*
4
HUPEH BANDIT
*SUPPRESSION.
·RED FORCES CAPTURE KWANGSHUI.
„_„Lturovan_Reuter's 'AOENCY.]
HANKOW Mar, 12.
The brigade of troops despatched from Wuhan to Liuling to suppress the mutineers are also reported to have joined the Reds, who have now captured Kwangshui.
The famous Wusengkwan Fans And railway tummel beneath are in serious danger of capture "by the Reds.
Tho railway staff at Kwangabui have evacuated,
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SHIPPING DISASTER ON YANGTSZE.
Ji
CHINESE STEAMER BLOWS UP: 200 DROWNED.
[ROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
SHASONAL, Mar, 12
It is reported that a heavily loaded Chinese passenger steamer, the Pa Chi, bound up-river, blow up and sank last night 30 miles fram Slinnghai.
were drowned.
It is believed that 200 passengers The vessel carried 100 Chinese soldiers among the 300 Chinese passengers.
It is reported that fire broke out
A Peiping telegram of March 8 reported that reliable Chinese, and foreign reports confirmed that ro- bels numbering 20,000 apparently had occupied the area from Sinon board ns. the result of the yangehow to Kwangshui.
soldiers throwing cigarette "ends into the cargo, which was mainly cotton.
Trains from Peiping were not running further than Chuastien,
The first loyal troops sent against the rehals were insuficient, and were reported to have been defeat ed in severo fighting.
It was then said they were paing: on near Kwangshui.
CHINA'S DEFAULT ON LOANS.
BRITISH HOLDERS' CLAIMS.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Losnos, March 11. Replying to Brig. General H. Clifton Brown, the Conservative meraber for Newbury, Berks, Mr Henderson stated that there had been no further confe ence between His Majesty's Minister in China and the Chines Government as regands the latter's default in its obligations to British holders of Chinese bonds.
The last conferenco was held in
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1931.:
BRITAIN'S NAVAL ESTIMATES.
PROVISION FOR SEVERAL NEW SHIPS.
(THOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Mar. 11,
fu introducing the Naval Esti- nistes in the House of Commons to-day, Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty, stated that the new programme of construction for 1031 provided for the construe tion of overal new ships, including twu leader elnas cruisers, one 5,000.
FOREST FIRE IN KOREA.
'RIOTERS' REVENGE ON LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
'(Thnonau ARUTER'S AGENDT.];
TOKYO, Mar. 12.
FRANCO ITALIAN NAVAL SETTLEMENT
CAPITAL SHIP. TONNAGE RAISED.
[TUNOUGH, REDTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Mar. 14. The Franco-Italian naval agree.
It in reported that vioters storm-ment shows that before December
WILD SCENES AT BOMBAY.
CONGRESS BUILDING
RESTORED.
--[(THROUGH, REUTER'A...AGENCY.].
BOMBAY, Mar. 12. There were wild scenos this morn-
cd an oil depot and set fire to a 31, 1038, France and Italy maying at the Congress Building, which
neighbouring farest near the town of Koshu, in Western Koren.
Replying to interpollations in the son craisor; one leader and eight Upper House, the Government destroyers, four sloops, three sub-spokesman stated that despatches marines, and one stiallow draught partly confirmed the alleged out
gunbont.
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the Government of Bombay seized last October and has, now rostored in pursuance of the "Irwin-Gandhi agreement.
ships whose displacement shall not respectively complete two capital exceed 23,333 tong each, their gun cabro not to exceed 19 inches, On their completion France will scrap one ship of the Diderot class and Italy will sarap approximately tears, mostly armed with lathis, Two hundred Congress Volur 16,820 ton of retrolador took possession of the building et
FRANCE'S BUDGET
* DEFICIT.
TOTAL TWO THOUSAND
"MILLION FRANCS.
ITHROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.]
PARIS, Mar. 1. The Minister of the Budget ̃03- nounced in the Chamber that he will have a Budget defcit of 2,000,000,000 francs at the end of the finnheial year, March 31.
The Minister uttered a warning
the various social services, such as against extravagant expenditure on.
unemployment and old-ngo pon-
these lay a danger of chronic. budgetary deficits..!
He pointed out that the pro- Tages, for which the local authori. cruisers, making a total of 33,640 night and ran up the red flag, Lay sions, and he declared that ip.
granume is simply the normal "an- and replacement programme with (ie the limits of the London Naval
Trosty
He hoped that further progress in the agreed reduction would be maulo at the forthcoming Disarmament Conference at Genova, and, if so, An explosion quickly followed that the Government would be able to cancel, postpone or wary tho dif the outbreak of fire.
ferent items on the programine, which, if fully completed, would. cost £600,000 less than the 1930 pro. gramme.
A Customs revenue eru'ser is now proceeding to Shanghai with 100 Nurvivors,
It is believed that the remainder were drowned. “
Scenes of Frightfulness.
LATER. The loss of the Pa Chi is con- firmed.
The captain of a Customs cruiser patrolling in the Yanglaze BA smoke smothering a vessel and steamed over to assist, but before the cruiser's arrival an explosion
Reference to Franco-Italian Agreement,
Mr. Alexander, referring to the Franco Italian agreement, em. phasised that in return for France's consent to the limitation of guns on capital ships to 12.in., the British Government would give Writ the French Government a favoured a reduction of capital ten assurance that they themselves ship-guns to a maximum calibre of 2-inch and a substantial reduction of the gisting maximum displace
ment of 35,000 tons.
Mr. Alexander mentioned that
rent the Pa Chi's foredeck, instant- ly killing many dedo passengers. Italy's submarine tonnage did not The captain anchored his ship, exceed 52,700 tons, including over November, and since then there but immediately a second exple-5,000 tons for average ships which France and waro irreplaceable. sion blew out the stern, throwing Italy had agreed not to lay down most of the remaining passengers any further submarine tonnago be. fore 1933, when they would be súh into the river.
ject to the decisions of the Disarmo- ment Conference of 1939.
had been a good deal of corres pondence with the Chinese Giovern- ment, while Sir Miles Lampson has been vollecting information regarding British claims.
There were the most frightful scenes as the mass of burned and humanity injured panic-stricken struggled in the water and on the. wrecked ship.
The Customs cruiser and native
Mr. Henderson referred other questioners to previous replies on the same subject, and asked for notice of a question by Mr. A. M. Samuel (Cón,, Farnham), who Asked whether the Foreign Secre-hosts rescued 180 people out of tary was aware that the Chinese about 400 known to be on board. Government was issuing internal The Pa Chi was a 300-ton river icons which are standing in front steamer loaded to her capacity with of the loans which are in default. deck passengers,
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Submarine Figure Least Satisfactory.
the
tics were instructed to gót situation under their control,
The disturbances apparently were due to the opposition of the Koreans to the proposed removal of the prefectural office from Koshu to a more convenient site,
JAPAN'S PREMIER STILL WEAK.
tons.
Allotment of Capital Ship Tonnage.. The total of capital ship tonnage accorded France and Italy respec- tively under the Treaty is raised from 175,000 to 181,000 tons, France and Italy may complete respective
y 34,000 tons in aircraft-carriers before December 12, 1930.
down in front of the building, and prevented processionists who ar riyed this morning for the formal opening of the building from enter- ing until they had received an as Aurance that their grievances would be immediately considered,
Half-an-hour after opening, how- ever, the quicontents reappeared and bombarded the Congress Build- stones and attacked "loyal" volunteers with lathis,
A score of the latter wore alight- ly injured.
No cruisers with guns over 61. inch calibre will be constructeding with after the completion of the 1930 programme. There will be no fur ther construction of submarines except for the completion of the MAY BE OBLIGED TO RESIGN, 1930 programme and the replace ment tonnage, becoming over age after December 31, 1931. [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Toxyo, March 19: The apparent failure of the Pro-
to recover his strength to face the mier, Mr. Hamaguchi, sufficiently
arduous duties of the Premiership, is given bonsiderable prominence
in the vernacular papers this morn- log.
The strain of listening to the interpellations in the Dict yester day were too much for Mr. Han aguchi, and he had to withdraw without replying.
France's Submarine Tonnage. Subject to a general revision of the naval question by the Disarma- ment Conference in 1931, the ton-
not exceed 81,099 until December 31, 1933. Members of the British age of French submarines shal
Empire maintained that this figure is too high in relation to their destroyer figure of 160,000 tons.
under the London Treaty, but they agree not to resort to article 21 of
above-mentioned revision,
the London Treaty pending the
Bases of Agreement. (BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, Mar. 13. The Memorandum on the recent On the advice of his physician, negotiations which resulted in a he is resting at his official resi- settlement of Franco-Italian dif- dence to-day, and will not be ateulties left outstanding at the con- tending the Diet
chision of the London Naval Trenty The feuhi reports that an emis was presented to the House of He emphasised that, while from sary of the Minito Party called Commons to-day, when the Naval the point of view of His Majesty's upon Mr. Wakatauki, who repre- Estimates were introduced by the Governmont the figure of sub-sented Japan as principal dele First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. marines was the least satisfactory
A. V. Alexander. The bases of part. of the agreement, it was a
agreement for settlement provide, very considerable reduction upon
in regard to capital ships before France's original programme, The
December, 1930, a displacement of United States and Japan generály
each not execeding s3,2X1 tons and concurred with the armagements
a gun calibre not exceeding 19 contemplated in the bases of the
inches. On completion of each agreement, and all members of the
France would serap one ship of the British Commonwealth who were
Dreadnaught class.. Similarly, Italy represented at the London Naval
would scrap approximately 16,022 Conference had exprœsed general
tons of first-class over-age cruisera.. approval.
Great Britain and French
Theories."
LONDON, Mar, 11. In the House of Commons, in the course of the debate on the Naval Estimates, Mr. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty, declared that no undertakings had been given during the recent naval "converantions" .at Paris that Great Britain would support the
French theories at the Disarma- ment Conference.
gate to the London Naval Confer. once, apparently for the purpose of enquiring.whether he would be prepared to accept the Premier ship in the oyent of Mr. Hem aguchi tondering his resignation, which is regarded as a not remate possibility.
Submarine Figures. Turning to the submarine cate gory, he said that the figure for France in 1930 was not to exceed 81,090 tons, whilst that of Italy would not exceed 52,700 tons. Both the French and Italian Gov- ernments agreed not to include any submarines in the 1031 programme and not to lay down any further
The police were called out, but, Nariman, President of the Bombay Congress, pacified the aggressors by promising satisfaction of their claims.
BOMBAY CLOTH MARKET
STILL OPEN,
LADY CONGRESS VOLUNTEERS
ACT AS PICKETS,
(THROUGH REUTER'S ÁGENDY ]
Bounay, Mar. 11.
It is officially stated that the Muljijethe Market, the big foreign piece-goods market, will not be entirely closed for the next week as first reported.
SALISBURY BYE-ELECTION",
RESULT,
CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE
RETURNED.
(FUROVAH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Mar. 12.
The Salisbury bye-election, due to the resignation of Mr. Hugh Morrison (Conservative), resulted as follows:-
Mr. Spencer Robertson
(Conservative)
.......... 15,800. Mr. Masterman (Liberal) Mr. Hancock (Labour)...
9,590
3,030
JUGO-SLAVIA 'QUAKE.
DEATH-ROLL ONLY THIRTY-
ONE
(TAKOTOR 'REDTER'S AGENCY.]
BELGRADE, Mar. 11, Some surprise has been occasion Only a few of the shops were ed by the issue of a statement by closed yesterday, and the Market the Ministry of the Interior, an- remains open with a view to dis-nouncing that the death-roll in the recont earthquake in. Jugo-Slavis posing of the existing stock of
was only 31. foreign cloth.
Lady Congress volunteers have replaced all the made picketers."-
S
PARIS-SOUTH AMERICA AIR
MAIL SERVICE,
RISK OF SUSPENSION NOW AVERTED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Without prejudice to the general.
PARIS, March 12, reserve of capital ship tonnages
The imminent risk of the Com- established by the Treaty of Wash
pogais Generalo Aero Postale, ington, the total tonnage in this
which runs the air mail service, catagory accorded to France and between Paris and South America Italy respectively under the Treaty down the West Coast of Africa. would be raised from 175,000 tons having to cease operations owing to 101,000 tons.
the suspension of the banking
ed.
Mr. Alexander said that this
AMERICAN TOBACCO 'CO.S EARNINGS.
FORTY-THREE MILLION DOLLARS LAST YEAR.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
NEW YORK, March 11, The American Tobacco Company hari anuċunced that its net carn- inga for the 1965 financial year amount to over G843,250,000.
This is the largest eyirning in the history of the Company and represents an increase of no less than forty-thres par cent, over the net earning for 1920.
LORD STAMFORDHAM,
KING'S PRIVATE SECRETARY
:
would not give rise to any addi-group financing it, has been avert- submarine tonnage before 1999. tional new construction, but would A Bill is being rushed through Mr. Alexander emphasised the merely permit France to retain her Parliament, empowering the Air point included in the bases of existing capital ships. France Minister to continue running the UNDERGOES OPERATION. agreement that, Britain considered undertook to scrap by December, service. the figure for submarines submitted 1830, two of the three old battle- The Aero Postale operates a (BRITISH WIRELESS ·SERVICE. ] BRITISH WIRELESS SZOVICE.)
by France as being far too righ, | ships which under the Washington 25,000 miles route with 200 ma Buany, Mar. 11. especially in relation to the Britial Treaty were not replaced. Under chines. It has 46 nerodromes and
Rucny, Mar. 11.. Speaking on the Naval Estimates destroyer figure of 150,000 tons in the basis of agreement France and | 70′ wireless stations.
Lord Stamfordham, Private Secre- themselves, which total £51,000,000, the London Naval Treaty and it Italy would complete only two
The Air Committee of the Cham-tary to H.M. the King, underwent Mr. Alexander said that the pro-was, therefore, necessary to make capital ships before. December. ber previous to the crisis turned an operation to-day, which was mo ̈. gramme of instruction included reservation that, in the event of 1030.
down a proposal for a slate, sub-cessful. The commencement of two cruisers a entisfactory Solution of this sub of the Leander class, one cruiser of about 5,000 tons, one lender and eight destroyers, four sloops, and three submarines, but the orders would not be placed until the first quarter of 1932. The programme was merely the normal instalment of building under the London Naval Treaty, and he hoped that pro- gress in the agreed reductions at the World Disarmament Confer- ence next year would enable the Government to postpone, vary, Or eancel the different items.
L.O.N. COMMERCIAL CONVENTION...
RATIFIED BY THE NETHER- LANDS,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENDY.]
GENEVA, Mar, 11.
The Netherlands ratification of the Commercial Convention of March, 1930, has been sent to the Langue of Nations.
Twelve States have now ratified.
·GERMANY'S-“-POCKET " BATTLESHIPS.
Reduction of Gun Calibre.
manine figure the problem not proving possible next year, the One very important point die. right of the British Commonwealth cussed in Paris and Home and, on which they obtained agreement to increase must be maintained.
Concluding, he said that the As a reduction of the calibre of general concurrence remarking the guns of the proposed new capital Agreement had been intimated by ships from 13 inches to 12 inches. from all members of the British page is regulated by the Treaty of the United States and Japan, and Passing on to vessels whose ton- Commonwealth represented at the London, he said that it was most London Naval Conference general satisfactory to note that no fur
ther construction in what was approval had been received.
r, L. C. M. 8. Amery (Con- known as "entegory A Cruisers." servative) questioned whether Briarmed with eight-inch guns, way to tain was not paying too much to take place by France and Italy get agreement, and mentioned that after the completion of their 1930 in regard to submarines France had programmes, and this would mean 81,800 tons and Italy 52,700 tons that each would rest upon as against the total for the whole strength of 70,000 tons of under-age
ships in that category. British Empire of 52,700 tons, Japanese Press Comment.
FL
By the terras tentatively agreed upon at the London Naval Confer ence and now embodied in the draft Toxyo, Mar, 12. disarmament convention drawn up Contrary to expectation, the de- by the Proparatory Commission on tails of the Franco-Italian Naval disarmament, France and Italy were Agreement, which were to have able to treat "Category B Cruisers," been published simultaneously in with gun calibres- not exceeding the capitals of the five naval 6.1 inches-and destroyers, as being Powers are not yet available in one category. In that category officially in Tolky».
France might have in December, London Press. despatches out 7035, if she built to her maximum, lining the agreement arrived too rather more than 100,000 tons of late Inst night to enable the ships for replacement, whilst Italy vernacular...newspapers to oom would have about 151,300 tons. vient thereon, though the Chagai, It
anticipated, however,
w'us
The British made it
in the course of a leading article that the French Government NAVAL BUDGET ADOPTED, on the general aspects of the pact would in addition possess in 1836
appears to reflect the attitude.of
a large over-age tonnage in that THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.] the Japanese generally,
Recognising the value of the
category. BERLIN, Mar. 11. Franco-Italian Agreement from the clear during the negotiations that The Budget Committee of the standpoint of armament limitation the temporary retention of that Reichstag to-day adopted the Naval and world peace, the Chigi novcu- claim to its ultimate replacement tonnage conferred on France' no Budget-for-1931, which includes theless expresses dissatisfaction et provision for the instalment ha significant inconsistency of and the reservation included in
"pocket" battleship.
ange in submarines after inducing guarded that position. The exten- Japan to give up her original de aion of life for destroyers had also mands on submarine tonnage at the been provided for London-Naval Conférence:
(Continued on previous column.)
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[4.7.4, 2.]
The Minister of Defence said he was determined to carry out the naval.construction programme,
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