TOKYO-PARIS FLIGHT.
FRENCH FLIERS! RETURN JOURNEY.
{THROUGH BEUTEN'S ADENOX.]
Tokyo, Mar. 24.
ALL-INDIA CONGRESS
AT KARACHI:"
IMMINENT EXECUTIONS UNSETTLE PLANS.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
KARACHI, Mar. 22.
Burtin and Moenche_are_planning The news of the imminenes of
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1931.
AUSTRO-GERMAN CUSTOMS PACT.
INFRINGEMENT OF GENEVA PROTOCOL.
[TNNOUGU \NEUTER'S AGENCY.)
VIENNA, May 92. A move by three Continental Powers-apparently-to-torpedo tho to hop off on the return flight to the execution of three mon who proposed Austro-German Customs were sentenced to death in conner-Union occurred yesterday when tion with the Lahare conspiracy the diplomatic representatives of France, Checho-Slovakia and Italy chise is wisettling the arrangements called upon Dr. Schober, the for the All-India Congress, which Foreign Minister, and pointed out that the conclusion of such a union is to open here on Tuesday.
would infringe the Geneva Protocol of October 4, 1922.
France on the 26th inst., weather. "permitting.
The aviators will follow the same rate as they came to Tokyo.
CHINESE IN BROOKLANDS CRASH.
PASSENGER. AND OWNER INJURED.
JJ
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]
Pending the result of the applies |tions on behalf of those condemn.
The Protocol was signed on the ed, which are to be made by the
League of Nations' undertaking Indian Defence and, which the High to lend Austria 030,000,000 gold Court will hear to-morrow, the Ad-kroner for the rehabilitation of the dress of Welcome by Dr. Gidwani, country
Britain and the three countries the chairman of the reception com- mentioned guaranteed 80 per cent. mittee, which had been prepared of the loan. on the assumption that the meri tences would be commuted and A Chinese neued Alfred Yeskoh which urged participation in the Wong was, seriously 'injured
Round Table Conference, has been through crashing in privato aeroplane at Brooklands nerodrome 10-day.
LONDON, Mar. 22.
The 'plane was piloted by an Indian, T. H. Dastur.
It is understood that the owner the machino was also slightly injured.
AUSTRALIAN 'PLANE DISAPPEARS.
TWO PILOTS AND FIVE PAS- SENGERS ABOARD,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
MELBOURNE, Mar. 22. Anxiety is folt in regard to the fate of the National Airways machine with two pilots and five passengers aboard which has been. missing somewhere between Sydney and Melbourne.
The acroplane was last sighted a 30 p.m. yesterday at Wan. garatta, 145 miles north of Mel- urne, flying towards the moun nine.
Five planes searched for her all day long without 'result,
AMERICAN AEROPLANE CRASHES IN PANAMA.
TWO AIRMEN DROWNED IN 'CANAL.
^----
{REUVER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
New York, Mar. 22. Two United States airmen wore drowned in the Panama Canal to day when their machine crashed.
held over.
If the sentence is carried out, Dr.. Gidwani will advocate the rejection of the idea of co-operation in the Conference.
The Protocol was drawn up to independence, protect Austria's Italy, for instance, having suggest cd that control should be exercised by the guarantors and not by the Lengua.
Nineteenth Century History Repeating Itself.
PARTS, Mar, 23. Distinct fears of a repetition of nineteenth century history when a Customs Union proved to be a pre-
LINER MONTCLARE REFLOATED.
NO SERIOUS DAMAGE SUSTAINED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S- AGENCY.}-
LONDON, Mar. 2.
SCOTCH EXPRESS
DISASTER.
CRUISE OF THE
· NAUTILUS.
SUBMARINE TRIP TO NORTH POLE.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
New York, Mir. 99. A sorrowful start to her remark- able Polar expedition has been -made by Sir-Hubert Wilkins!... „aub-
VICE-ADMIRAL SIR HOWARD KELLY.
LAVISH HOSPITALITY AT CANTON.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
CANTON, Mar. 231 Vice Admiral Sir Howard Kelly, Commander-in-Chiol of H.B.M.
SIX PERISH AND NINE SERIOUSLY INJURED,
[TROVON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Mar. 22. The Canadian Pacific liner Mont-It was-tho-crack express "Royal
near Leighton Buzzard to-day, Sat which jumped the motale:
The engine and three coaches marine, Nautilus, which arrived at Squadron in China, who arrived in were completely wrecked, and 12 Brooklyn today with her flag fly-Canton last Saturday on a visit,
is being feted by the local authori of the following conches also jumping at half-mast.
It was learned that, the orow tics. An official etatement issued by the were in mourning for the quarter- When the British gunboat carry-
the ing
Vice-Admiral entered company announces that six per- master, named Grimmer, who was Some were killed in the disaster, in- swept overboard and drowned in Whampoa, the gunboat Changshan cluding the driver and the Breman. the course of the trip from Phila-fired a salute, to which the British
Nine others were very seriously delphin to New York. injured and a number were less
Runbont replied. seriously hurt.
ciare, which ran aground in a fog in the Firth of Clyde, has been refloated.
A preliminary examination veals that the vessel has not beened the rails.. seriously damaged.
re
MISSION RE-UNION AT WENCHOW.
BANDITS AND CHINESE
CHRISTIANS.
[MON OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT,]
J
Dramatic Rescue Work.
was
LONDON, Mar. 23. Hy the light of acetylene flares the resuus, work was continued till Inst last night on the twisted wrock-
the nge that onco
"Royal Scot," the fastest train in the world, which achieved the record on the non-stop run from London to Glasgow, a distance of 400 miles, in 1928, and recently attained a speed of 90 miles an hour,
WENCHOW, Chekinng, Mar. 13. At the time of writing Wenchaw is enjoying its third day's burst of Spring sunshine; of blue skies and foliage, answering the wooing of
Passengers Imprisoned. the gonial breeze from the warm
The express. yesterday was BP Pacific. "The cock's shrill clarion" heard on these glorious mornings proaching a speed of 70 miles an has an added intensity as if en-huur when the engine reared like
The Nautilus has come to New York to be formally christened by Mr. Jean Jules Verne, the grand soa of the famous French author of "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sen,"
START OF PERILOUS VENTURE.
Camden, N.J., Mar. 10.-Aboard the submarine in which he hopes to make the first undersea voyage to the North Pole Captain Sir Hubert Wilkins, the famous Australian Arctic and Antaratie explorer, 'to- day sailed away from Camden for the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
At Brooklyn Sir Hubert and the members of his crew will receive the
After an exchange, of greetings with Commander Chan T, Vice- Admiral Kelly was escorted to the Ohungshan, in which gunboat he
came to Canton,
Upon landing at the Government wharf at Tin Tzo Ma Tau, the dis Linguished visitors were taken to the Canton Naval Headquarters.
The naval band at the wharf added further warmth to the wel come of the Canton Government detachment of picked and the Marines standing on guard made the occasion all the more dignified.
After a rest the distinguished visitor was escorted to the Victoria Hotel on Shameen, where he is staying.
Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock
An Association Press message cursor of a political union betweendeavouring his utmost to emulato a horse and slithered on its sido co-operation of the United States Vice-Admiral Kelly and his staff stated that Gandhi, in a speech at Austria and Germany, aro betray- the joyous song of the mellifluously with a shrieking hias, while the Navy in making final preparations were the guests. of honour at a Bombay, declarod that Congress ated by the 'nowapapers, which roga: blackbird or the adoring warbling carriagea piled up liko & contorted for the voyage to the Polar regions. huncheon given by General "Ca
of Browning's "wise thrush" who "sings each song twice over,
Lest you should think he never
could recapture
Karachi would reassert the resolu- tion adopted at Lahore last year, declaring for unequivocal indepen-
denez.
He added that the party's dele kates at the next Round Table Couference: would make the same demand..
DISARMAMENT IN
THE AIR.
the new Austro-German agreement as the edge of a wedge to be driven through the article of the Peace Treaty forbidding an Austro-Gor- man politicul union, except with the agreement of every member of the engue Council.
Several evening journals speak as though the anschluss (union) were more or less accomplished.
The Journal des Debats, adds
"And dramatically: Hans Mittel-Europa."
anschlug
Hectic Activity Expected, M. Briand has been busy all day long in diplomatic exchanges, a foretaste of the hectic activity BRITAIN FIFTH IN LIST OF expected in the near future.
AIR POWERS.
ESTIMATES BEFORE HOUSE.
ין
London, Mar. 17-Without the formality of a recorded vote the House of Commons to-night up proved the air estimates as sub mitted and defended by Lord Amulrce, the Secretary of State for Air.
442
Austro-Gorman Economic and Political Independence Intact.
BERLIN, Mar. 93, Official circles are unable to understand the excitement in Euro. penn capitals over the Austro- German Tariff Convention.
|
It is reiterated that the agree. ment does not conflict with existing obligations, but is the first step towards the economic unity of the United States of Europe, of which
dist.
now is
The first fine careless rapture,"
shimmering FulBloom pansies, crocuses, and abundant incanse breathing wall-flowers are tull dress apparci in our gardens making us exiles yearn for the home-land as Browning sensed it in
the month of April.
En-
for many hours. snake, imprisoning the passengers Hefty rescuers wielding hatchets and crowbars and mechanics oper ating oxy-acetylene apparatus aliced the girders to release the sufferers, and the surgeons used saws and knives.
Dying Passenger's Fortitude. In one case the workers apent
three hours trying to reach a man who sipped brandy and expressed his gratitude for their efforts and His body still re- anally died.
main unextricated and unidenti-
fied.
Tragle Birthday Celebration. Mrs. Margaret Lang and her daughter Dorothy were kept alive with oxygen for a similar period.
Miss Dorothy Lang's fout was amputated before it was realised that it was her eighteenth birth- day.
Bir George Saltmarsh Killed. The fatalities include Sir George means of the papers in his pocket. Saltmarsh, who was identified by
The lato Sir George Saltmarsh Council and a J.P, for Herts. He was an original member of the Port of London Authority, and a
After the work at the navy yard Ming Shu, General Chen Tani Tong, has been completed Sir Hubert will and Mayor Lin Yun Koy in the craise in his submarine to Pro Tool Si Club in Tungshan, Prac- vidence, Rhode Island, where Mtically all the high officials of the Jean Jules Verne; the grandson of the famous nuthor of fantastic Canton Government were present.
In the evening, the British Vice- tales, Jules Verne, will christen the Admiral was the guest of honour polar undersea ship the Nautilus,
of Admiral Chen Chak, Com- Canton mander-in-Chief of the Navy, at an elaborate banquet given in the Naval Headquarters.
Base at Spitzbergen. The christening performed, the Nautilus, with Sir Hubert and his men aboard, will sail to London and thence to Spitzbergen, where they will make their base. From the Spitsbergen base they will thoroughly explore the polar ice cap, atteinpting to cruise boncath the top of the world as far as it is possible to go under water.
The British visitor, recompanied by his staff, H.B.M. Consul-General Herbert Phillips and other men- bers of the British Consulate in Canton, proceeded to the banquet in several automobiles, and were greeted by Admiral Chen Chak and
atbers.
M. Briand is an ardent propagan.trymen representing, their churches was a member of the Herts County in behalf of the Australian explor- Great Britain has been most sym-
They attacked the estimates as in both to retain their entire economic evideneed not only by this fact, but land Director of Grain Storage to has been established.
sufficient to provide Britain with an adequate air defence in view of the greatly superior strength of the Italian and French air forces.
ter of making then in the mat- mure king
In concluding, Admiral Chen Chak lavished, unstinted praise apon the guest of honour, saying in substance that the British Gov- ernment is to be congratulated
Vico-Admiral Kelly replied. upon haring him in its service. thanking his host heartily for the hospitality shown him.
Last week the members of the Methodist Mission, and earlier on the China Inland Mission, would have been doubly glad of such weather, for hundreds of re- presentatives to the Annual Dia-
Sir Hubort” and others have Daring the course of the banquet trict Meetings held in this city had
Admiral Chen Chak, as host, de- to meet during day after day of almost incessant rain and raw
livered a short speech of welcome, travelled both the North and South never before has a journey under weather. But unaccommodating as
polar regions by aeroplane, but
saying, among other things, that he tho ico been attempted. Sir
was exceeding glad to have Vice- climatic conditions were for the
Hubert's effort is fraught with Admiral Sir Howard Kelly and his, former mission especially, it was
The occasion dangor, but he believes that he can staff visit Canton, gratifying to the organizers of the meetings to find such a very large
reveal new chapters of hitherto was looked upon as an opportu
nity for strengthening Sino-British attendance, members having come
The Nautilus has been lent to Sirfriendship. Ever since the estab- Hubert by the United States navy,lishment of the Central Govern- in some instances from churches
hidden scientific knowledge, two or three days distant.
ment at Nanking, he went on, couraging was the sight of such a
which is rendering, all possible sid
pathetic aid large array of young Chinese conn.
helpful towards The estimates provide for
er's effort to take a submarine to expenditure of £18,100,000, They
far and near. The writer whose
China's programme for reconstrus- the top of the, world.
It is expected that several months tion. Great Britain has also ex- were approved after the Conserva-
with these annual 'nequaintance Hitherto there have been no tives, hended by Sir Samuel Hoare,
VERTA does and the Liberals, headed by Sir protests by foreign Powers here, meclings goen bnek
a series of member of the Executive Commit must pass before the effort of. Sirtonded a helping hand in the mat- nol remember such Herbert Samuel, had reversed their and none are expected in official usaal role of condemning the Gov-quarters, as it is contended that meetings here where the youthful tendon in 181. Crtain Prize Hubert is successful. Careful study a member of the Indian Wheat aren must be made even after the ernment's alleged extravagance,
nother Austrin nor Germany has element was so strong. That the out cases in 1914. He was also marine conditions over a wide viointed any of the obligations of Church in not without strength in Committee in the following year, Spitzbergon base of the Nautilus also by the fact that in spite of the Board, of Agriculture in 1916- years of widespread rapine, incen- 1918, a member of the Grain Sup and political independence,
diariam and wholesale murder, in plies Committee, Vice Chairman of spite of the loss by death of nearly the Allies Wheat Purchasing Com-anchor in White Goose Bay off 100 members, and of some lapses, mitteo, a member of the Royal Com To-night at 7.30 Vice-Admiral the numbers are down from last mission on Wheat Supplies, of Kelly will be the guest of honour
To-day The reports which he became Vice-Chairman.at a banquet to be given by General year by only eight, were mostly very encouraging and He was one of the British repre- Chen Ming Stu, General Chen Teai especially to know that some of the sentatives on the Wheat Executive.
Tong and Mayor Lin Yur. Koy in districts, inaccessible on account of
Government Touse. All the mein- Death of Miss Dorothy Lang. banditry and Red pugnacity, by
LATER. bers of the Consular Body in Can. Sheffield, Mar. 17.-Speaking beforeigners for some years, are now
ton are also invited. fore the Sheffield chamber of con-pronounced quiescent enough to merce on the observations of the admit of foreign visitation. Rev. recent British, trade mission to F. and Mrs. Worley, of the C.I.M., Mr. Frederick Montague, Air devoted special comment to the their work for about a month. The Egypt Sir Arthur Balfour to-day ave gone up-country in pursuit of Under-Secretary, in supporting the Japanese invasion of the Egyptian Miasca Simpson and. Doidge, B.A.. £18,100,000 appropriation for the market.
of the Methodist Mission are 25 air service, reviewed the past year 41 Macahn Chiang Kai Shek has
The Japanese are selling silk miles away south holding Biblo wired to Yunnan instructing Gen- and the progress that has been articles in Egypt at a lower price Classes for dozens of women, and eral Lung Yun, the lender of the made by British aviation. He cathan ean he obtained for Manches Provincial Government of Yunnan, phasized that the Government is tor's finest cotton textiles," Sir on Christian Endeavour Work. to expedite the military reorganisa. exercising the utmost in economyArthur seid "Unfortunately this The Homing Instinct! tion and disbandment plan in and he declared that by the and of possibility was never foreseen when
At the recent annual meetings Yunnan, and stating that the four 1931 Britain will have 42 aquadrons the tariffs were created and under Generals who had recently attempt with approximate first-line which Manchester goods made from referred to one of the Pastors re ed to resist the disbandment of strength of 499 aircraft. Of this Egyptian cotton are actually high.porting the condition of his district, old of a Christian, family there er than silk." those mercenaries under thoir renumber, Mr. Montague said, only 06 per cent. will belong to units in
Sir Arthur said that British living on the hills which was raided spective commande should
the regularnir force.
manufacturers must make a more by bandits. A youth, their son, sternly reprimanded.".
was seized and carried off bound, "Actually," Mr. Montague told intensive study of Egyptian re- According to a report from Yun-
an ox and the household poultry the House, we shall have ten quirements if they expect to com nanfu, the political situation in
squadrons fewer than provided for pets, successfully against French, were also taken. During the briefing on her trip down south. Ar- in the original scheme for air Italian, Greek and Japanese pro-period of his captivity, he employ: destination for ten days, she had defence which was promulgated, in | duets.'
Sir Herbert and Sir Samuel also urged larger expenditures for the support of civil aviation na a re-
YUNNAN SITUATION NOW servoir from which to draw pilots
NORMAL.
EXPEDITING MILITARY
REORGANISATION.
(Chun Wan Fat Paq.)
NANKING, Mar. 23.
be
Yunnan has become normal with the return to the provincial capital of General Laing. Yun
AMERICAN WHEAT-CROP.
and machines in the event of war: They have, when their respective parties have been in power, beca charged with the administration of Britain's air forces.,
дл
Greatest Economy.
1923 for completion by the end of
1930. "Great Britain to-day standa
fifth in the first-line strength among
the world's air powers Moreover, our strength is more widely dis
responsibility abroad.
JAPANESE INVASION OF EGYPT.
SILK CHEAPER THAN BRITISH COTTON,
·
COMMUNITY CAFES FOR
·RUSSIA.
NO GOVERNMENT STABILISA-tributed and it must bear a bigger S. ENGINEERS TO BUILD
TION OF PRICES.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
No Race in Alr Armaments,
PLANT.
Miss Dorothy Lang, aged 16, of Greenock, whose leg was amputated before she could be released from express, has died. the wreckage of the "Royal Scot "
The deceased's father is the well- known Scottish shipper.
The death-roll is now six. It was at Arat learned that an unknown passenger was among the dend, but it is now believed that he has been accounted for.
A Narrow Escapo, News was received yesterday from Miss Simpson of the Method ist Mission that she had a very narrow escape from possible drown- rived by canal steam launch at her ed some of his time in prayer, and taken her seat in a ricksha when managed to free himself of his
the coolie pulling her got into a honda, then made hie escape, re turning to his home. Whether it quarrel with another, and in his was that the ox by its noise proved anger loosed his hands whereon the ricksha went up hackwards, 100, dangerous & possession or for and Miss Sinupson only saved her some other reason was found too self from immersion in the deep troublesome, did not transpiro, but canal over the side of which she the ox also found its way home, hung by getting hold of .post and eventually so did the chickens. Chicago, March 17-33. Owen Another pastor told of a tiny little near. She could not extricate her The current British air expendi.Weber and. olesen other engineers hamlet, perched on the very brow I self, but happily a Chinese canie turs is approximately one per cent.specializing in restaurant and kit of a precipitous hill knows to your year owing to trouble with a recal
to her aid and liberated her. Last helow that of 1925 whereas the chen equipment to-day started a correspondent, being also attacked The Farm Board has warned the French expenditure has increased journey from Chicago to Soviet and Christian family there lost citrant pupil in their school, the Seventh Day Adventisia shad to The Russia where they will build twelve wheat farmers that no Govern- from 130 to 140 per cent, ment stabilisation of prices will be Italian air expenditure in the same community eating houses in the all their food, clothing and other close it. The local Chinese Press
articles of daily use. The local
a week or so since reported that attempted in connection with the period has increased 40 per cent. principal cities.
and that of the United States 'has The community eating houses paster helped them in their ex- the Education: Authorities
tremity with a gift of several dol-refuse to allow them to reopen 19 arop...
the increased 150 to 160 per cent. which the American. engineers are Lissning the warning,
Great Britain has no desire to to construct in the Innd of the lars which the recipients subse- unless it is registered. Chman of the Board again em-
Good Schooling. O.M. Ship's Adventure, phasised the necessity of limiting indulge in a race for air armaments Communists will have a combined quently repaid him.
...The... China Merchante”- 8.5. The Methodist Theological In- the domestic production to meat and she anticipates substantial re capacity of 500,000 meals a day.
sults from the world disarmament Mr. Weber and his party some the demand.
The Board did not indicate any conference of 1932, Mr. Montague time ago were invited to begin their wangchi was two days overdue stitute has reopened after the win- work in Rusein by the Moscow Gov-on its trip from Shanghai last ter vacation, the students are again change of policy regarding 1930 concluded.
After the Air Under Secretary's ornment, the United Press learns week, it having had to go to the working vigorously. They have n wheat, which is now being stabi- lised by purchases of the surplus-speech the spokesmen for the Con- A number of domestic science rescue of the crew of the same high standard to live up to for stocks, and did not make any servatives and the Liberals made teachers are accompanying Mr Company's B.R. Heinchang wrecked during the past years' examinations They will instruct the in the vicinity of Gutzlaff, whence the four students examined gained mention of its intentions in con- their attack on the air estimates Weber.
in cooking and the it is said, tho, news was wirelessed total percentages respectively of .84, 85, BD and oa for the eleven nection with the cottan crop, of on the grounds of their being in. Russians which large stabilisation. adequate and then the Commons modern methods of preparing food by the lighthouse keeper.
for human consumption..
(Continued at foot of next column.) subjects taken. "proceeded to give its approval chases have already been made,
WASHINGTON, Mar. 22.
pure
now
Shameen.
at noon Vice-Admiral Kelly invited General Chen fing Shu; General Chen, Tsai Tong, Admiral Chen Chak and others to luncheon on board his flagship at (Continued on previous column.)
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