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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1931.
COLONY:
INVESTIGATION OF | CANTON PREPARES CHIANG'S REPLY TO
FOR WAR.
BRITISH COLOUR
FUTURE OF KENYA
SILVER PROBLEM.
KYOTO THOUGHT MOST SUITABLE FOR CONFERENCE
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KARACHI TO ENGLAND IN SCIENTISTS, IMPRESSED BY
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Ruay, May 29.
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Rugar, May 29.
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SUN FO.
HEAVY TROOP MOVEMENTS:"DO NOT MAKE YOURSELF
THE LAUGHING STOCK."
RECRUITS WANTED.
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SHANGHAI, May 29.
OBITUARY.
DEATH OF MR, DONALD MACGILLIVRAY.
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LONDON, May 23.
The donth is announced to-day of
Tokyo, May 29, A new record for flight from Many distinguished scientists, in- Lord. Francis Scott, hend of the
Senator Pittman, who is on his Indin to England 'in
light cluding Sir Frederick Hopkins, delegation which is to give evidenen way to Shanghai to investigate the neroplane has been made by Pilot President of the Royal Society and before a joint Parliamentary Com-silver question, arrived at Toko. Officer, John Grierson, who reached Lord Rutherford were much immitten on the question of closer hamn this morning. Ismpne Aerodrome last night in pressed by a demonstration at union between Kenya, Tanganyika
"When interviewed he stated that four and half days after leaving the factory of Messrs. Spicers, and Uganda, at a gathering, yes. in July he will return to Japau to Nanking that Chiang Kai Shick has, prise at their demand, declaring ho decorated by the Chinese Govern- Karachi, five thousand miles Limited, Cambridgeshire, of the
distant.
Grierson is nu ooer in a Bombing Squadron stationed in India and he has flown to England using his own
Gypay Moth machine, which ho purchased secondhand sone time ago.
Although the flight, was made in auch splendid time Grierson did not
set out to make a new record.
When his leave became due he determined to got back home in the fastest possible way. Apart from a telegram he sent from Pernin nothing had been heard of him until he telephoned his arrival at Lympne.
Yesterday he few from Sofia eleven hundred miles distant in one hop.
MRS. EDWIN MONTAGU TO
CONTINUE FLIGHT. ·
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Moscow, May 28. The Hon. Mrs Edwin Montagu, ahoge plane way destroyed by fire in Persia earlier in the month, in the course of an aerial tour of the Near East and Russia, has obtain ed a new plane and flew to-day, to Aakhabad
The aviatrix in shortly leaving for Moscow via Smarakand, and Overburg.
PROF. PICARD'S STORY.
NEVER FELT IN DANGER.
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terday, expressed the view that new colour film process, which that no constitutional change was want. firm has developed. The visitors ed by settlers whose main desire were shown a colour film on their
was to be left to develop Kenya arrival & few minutes after rench-for the common benefit all its ing the worke
The invention was the result of an accidental discovery made dur. ing the manufacture of fancy wraq. ring paper and has been carefully developed to perfection during the last two years.
TERRIFIC STORMS IN BRITAIN.
RIVERS BURST THE BANKS.
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inhabitants, white and coloured.
He pointed out there were about three million natives in the country their lands who recently had safeguarded to them. They were completely free to work as they liked, either their own land in the reserve, for while employers or for the Government. Their taxa- tion, he said, worked out at six shillings and sixpence per head, while European ̈residents here pay £30.5 per head. The settlers wish. bed the natives to have a fair deal so that there should be no forced labour, that they should not he highly taxed and that they should be encouraged to develop their own
BATTLESHIPS ON VIEW.
RUGBY, May 28. Violent thunderstorms broke overlands. the South of England last night and the early hours to day, eansing considerable damage, particularly in the Western Countries and Wales. Severa! buildings were struck by lightning and in some cases fires resulted, but no loss of life from this case is reported. The most serious damage was the result of floods. In several towns and villages the main stres were imparable and business premises flooded.
The storm caused great havoc in South Wales. Several rivers burst their banks in the low-lying dia tricts of Pontnewynydd, Monmout thshire, which were deserted during the night by their occupants, who were temporarily accommodated in the local cinema. In some cases it was necessary to use boats to reseus people trapped in their houses in the Clun Valley, on the borders of Wales.
People Homeless. The heaviest damage was done" - VIENNA, May: 28. The report is confirmed that at Abergavenny, where many peo- Professor Picard and his axistant, ple are uncles and landslides of
Gurgi considerable proportions are we Kipfer, landed safely at
lacier, near Merano, last night,ported. Local rail services were and are safe and well, after reach in some uses dislocated. ing an altitude of 18,000 metres.
Their scientific instruments were undamaged.
Honoured by King.
BRONSKER, May 28. The King of the Belgians has conferred on Professor Pirnrd the Order of Leopold and made Kipper
Knight of the Order.
Lack of Water.
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BERLIN, May 28. Professor Picard and Kipfer, interviewed, enid that the only discomfort of the flight was be lack of fresh water. They never felt themselves in danger, as the temperature inside the gongala was 40 degrees centigrade.
In the stratosphere the outside temperature was 55 degrees centi grade below freezing point. They remained purposely, aloftst, night time in order to avoid landing on the mountains in darkness, but the threat of a storm and the fact of the balloon losing height forced them to land on the glacier. All their instruments are
snie, and sodiers are now dismantling the balloon, which was undoinaged. Telephones to His Wife,
BaUBBELS, May 28. Professor Picard telephoned to his anxious wife from Obergurgl and said that the balloon had reach ed about 16,000 metres, where it remained till sunset.
The manhole in the gondola was not opened until ten minutes before it struck the glacier. The oxygen apparatus worked throughout.
satisfactorily
KING AND QUEEN AT
OLYMPIA.
over
Road transport suffered wide areas and night motor-coach services from London to the West of England were suspended. Camps of units of the Territorial Army un dergoing training near Weymouth and at Minehead and Monmouth were flooded out,
Air Liners Forced to Land. In London some houses were struck by lightning, but the damage was slight. Two cargo Air Liners made forced landings during the storm. One was the Imperial Air- ways "City of Melbourne," which was bound for Paris with news. papers from Croydon, and came. down near Luton. The" ander-' carringe was damaged but the 'nir- men were uninjured. The second was the French Air Union ma chine, which, encountering the storm on the journey from Lympne to Paris, returned and, skirting the storm landed at Amersham,
POLITICAL BATTLE IN BRITAIN.
TEN THOUSAND LIBERAI, MEETINGS BE HELD,
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RUGBY, May 28.
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Rudny, May 20.
All elnases of ships including battleships, aircraft carriers and submarines will be opened for inspection by the public during the first week in August at Chatham, Portsmouth, Devonport and Sheer
DCAM.
Last year during one week seventy-one thousand people visited warships in this way.
NEW SPANISHI
AMBASSADOR.
PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO H.M: THE KING.
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Bray, May 29. Senor Don Ramon Perer de Ayala, the New
Spanish Ambassador, presented his credentials to H. the King at Buckingham Palace this morning.
JUDGE WHO COES TRESPASSING.
-HIS RAMBLES ON A GOLDEN MILE.
Mr. Justice MacKintion, who is one of the best known tranpers in| the country, referred in the Law Courts. to his moorland rambles.
exchange views on the silver quea tion with Government Authorities, tending bankers and business nien.
Senator Pittman said he thought Kyoto the most suitable place for the International Silver Confer ence.
COMMONWEALTH BONDS "
DECLINE.
FOUR PER CENT. LOAN
SCHEME.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
MELBOURNE, May 28.
A heavy fall in Commonwealth bond valbes on Sydney and Mel bourne Stock Exchanges followed
the
tentative, adoption by the Conference of Federal, and State Premiers of a scheme for a 10-year four per cent. loan for the conver- sion of Australia's internal debt, with the provise that an additional flat rate of income tax of 8 per cest. he levied on securities that are not converted,
CARTON, May 20 With the formal innuiguration of j' A message from Nanking states Mr. Donald MacGillivray. the "National Government" yes that Chiang Kai Shek has wired Born in Ondtário, ho, was eduç...”. terday, Canton is busy mobilizing to Sun Fo replying to the telented at the University of Toronto its armies, air forces and gunboats gram from San Fo. Wang Ching for another punitive expedition Wei and Tang Shao Yi urging him and Knox College, where he ob against the North."
to resign.
tained degrees óf D.D. and LL.D. Word has been received from Marshal Ohinng expresses' sur He went to China in 1896 and was
definitely turned deaf ear to has done his best for the revolution Canton's ultimatum demanding his and to follow the instructions of retirement within 48 hours, the Inte Dr. Sun Yat Sen.. He goes General Chen Tsai Tong is to-day on to say that if they think he has dispatching the first norint squad failed they should take piasty men under Captain "Wa Kam Ya to sures against him and if the parly Swatow to reinforce the garrison decides against him he would not there and to perform such recon- dare to stay another moment. noitering duty in Bouthern Fukien' and Kiangai ns may be required. The second aerial squad is being dispatched to the North River dis. tricts, while the third air unit re- mains in Canton.
Heavy, troop movements are going on in the city, and new recruits Arc wanted for military service. General Chen Tsai Tong is prepar- ing to enlarge his army from three six divisions. The military leaders in the Liang Kwang Pro- vinces say they have in the neigh bourhood of 150,000 men in uniform
to
under their command.
CIVIL SERVANTS' SALARIES
CUT IN AUSTRALIA.
{THROUGH REUTEN'S AGENCY.]
VIENNA, May 26,
A five per cent, ent in civil gor- vants' salarius, the doubling of, the tariff duty on coffee, and an increase in the tea duty in a ratio Mr. 3. Seullin ctated that the of five to eight, are among the Premiers had been informed that provisions of the Government's re- financial institutions holding prac-trenelen scheme submitted to tically half of the bonds were will the National Council, to-day. ing to convert.
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ment for his work in times of famine in Honan. Ho published a Mandarin romanised dictionary and wrote many books and pamphlets in Chinese.
FAR EAST. IN PARLIAMENT.
BRITISH SUBJECTS IN CHINA.
Victim of Reactionaries,
Marshal Chiang esserts that Sun Fo has fallen a victim to the "guiles of the reactionaries and Com munists who are intending to wreck the national peace and anity of the country." Chiang recalls that Sun Fo is the son of the Party leader and that te declared he was going to Canton in order to bring about a peaceful settlement of the situa tion; "imagine, therefore, your telegram was sent under duress."wering Sir K. Wood, said: The April 29-Mr. Henderson, ans- Marshal. Chiang urge Sun Fo to situation at Nanking is not such as be mindful of Sun Yat Son's in- to call for any special measures structions to do his pinnst to bring for the protection of British sub- ahout a peaceful settlement, ho jects. ends by mying "Do not ho led in Hock of your rich the lough ing your enemies to the 'sorrow of your friends.”
SHANGHAI TO NAGASAKI.
TWO SMALL YACHTS COMPLETE TRIP.
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scheme offered the greatest hope, He expressed the opinion that the provided all sections shared equit DEATH SENTENCE PASSED Nagasaki with amateur regns ably in the sacrifice.
SAME PAY LESS WORK.
AIM OF INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE.
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GENEVA, May 29.
A reduction in the working hours of the labouring classes through.. out the world, for the purpose, in cidentally, of regulating the output of manufactured goods, and thus tending to lay the "economie liz- zard," will be the principal aim of the International Labour Confer ence which opened here to-day.
It is anticipated that the least the Conference will achieve will be on international agreement-limiting the hours of coal-miners.
ATTEMPT TO WRECK EXPRESS TRAIN.
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BUCHAREST, May 28,
He was sitting with Sir Francis Just before the Simplon Orient Taylor and Sir Francis Dunuel), as express was due to pass, twelve the Railway and Canal Commission, yards of the railway line were to hear an application by the Ham found to have been deliberately sterley Ganistor Co., Ltd., Durham, displaced near flatina. to fix wayleave rates paid to Mr. The scene of the sabotage was Frederick William Brown for an close to the spot where the express aerial ropeway over less than a mile was derailed two years ago with
ON ANARCHIST.
PLOT AGAINST MUSSOLINI,
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ROME, May 28. The trial of the Sardinian anar- chist, Schirru, who was charged 05- with plotting an attempt to
WAS Eassinato Signor Mussolini, concluded to-day,, a verdict of guilty being recorded.
The Judge passed sentence of death.
FRENCH POLITICS.
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN,.
GOVT. CARRIED.
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PARIS, May 28. The Chamber to-day passed a voto of confidence in the Govern- ment by 318 votes to 281 at the conclusion of a debate upon foreign affairs.
In the course of the discussiOTI, M. Briand, the Foreign Minister, clared that the wheol of Austro-German unity has been effectively spoked."
M. Briand added that Franco- Italian · relations were evolving towards a complets agreement,
of his estate of Harperley station. disastrous results, heavy casual | TALLULAH'S TALKIE “HIT.”
Mr. Justice Mackinnon said he ties occurring hud wandered over the moorland land concerned. He remembered
the ropeway.
"Everybody Trespasses." There is every prospect that a
Mr. Terrell, for the applicants, keen political controversy will take place in Britain on the fiscal | said workmen' complained of a term question during
the next fow in Mr. Brown's, conditions that a months.
workman, would be dismissed if he was caught trespassing.
Mr. Justice MacKinnon: Why, this is a region where everybody trespasses. I have done it myself. (Laughter.)
A-Convention of Liberal Party delegates will be held in Londen to-morrow to consider plans for a campaign throughout the country in favour of Free Trade. It is stated that before the end of the
Mr. Terrell said the course of the yenr over 10,000 meetings will be ATTEND OPENING OF MILIaddressed by Liberals on this sub- ropeway had been a veritable golden mile to Mr. Brown. Since 1918 ho TARY TOURNAMENT.,
fect in various parts of the coun-had been paid £200 n year for the The Conservativo leaders have wayleave and other charges for the also planned an intensivo cam-siding, and had received about paign. The leader of the party,£6,000 Over the down at Dover the Mr. Stanley Baldwin, will addrras wayleave for an aerial ropeway was four meetings in June, whilo Mr. fixed by the. Court at 2d. a yard Chamberlain, Lord Hailsham, Sir held the wire track... Arthur Steel Maitland, Mr. Win- ston Churchill and several other prominent members have arrang- ed-to take part.
The polics are engaged in a search for the miscreants, and troops are now guarding the track,
U.S.A. FINANCES.
£200,000,000 DEFICIT.
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THAT MAGNETIC VOICE.
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SHANOBA, May 20 Last Saturday, two Shanghai yachts, the Nidaros and the Cheli- don, sailed from Shanghai for
Nows received from Nagasaki this morning stated that the Choli- don arrived safely at 8.15 .m but the Nirados has not yet been eighted.
LATER. The Nirados arrived at Nagasaki nt 19.30 p.m.
SINO-JAPANESE TRADE RELATIONS.
CHAMER OF COMMERCE RESOLUTION,
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No British subjects have been murdered or captured at Nan-
king during the last twelve months. The National Government recognise their responsibility for ensuring the adequate protection of British subjects, and I am confident that they are anxious to dischargs it to the best of their power. "The right hon gentleman may perhaps realise, however, that there are parts of China, more especially in the interior, which are at. pro......... sent only nominally under the con- trol of Nanking. It is, 1 regret to say, quite probable that attacks op British subjects may from time. to time occur in these districts.
Dutch Air Service to Batavia,
Mr. Been, replying to Limit... Com. Kenworthy, said that with: unimportant interruptions 4 ligu. lar fortnightly air service from Amsterdam to Batavia had been | oporated since September, 1930, and he understood that this 'sor vice would be run as a weekly one from Oct 1 Progross was being made with the ground organisation in India and Burma as funda per- mitted, and a chain of landing grounds along the trans-India route from Karachi to Victorin Point was now in regular use.
Situation in China,
May 4-Mr. G. Locker-Lampson (Wood Green, C.) asked the Se- cretary for Foreign Affairs whe- ther he could state approximately- which provinces of China were at present not under the effective con- trol of the Central Chinese Govern- mont,
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Mr. Henderson (Burnley): 1 TOKYO, May 29. fear that the position is scarcely Urging both the Government and capable of exact definition. The the people to pay greater attention. authority of the Ceutral Govern- to Sino-Japanese relations, for the ment itself is strongest in Kisagau, purpose of préventing unfortunate Anhwai and Chekiang, while Man developments, the Japanese Cham-churia and the Northern Provincos ber of Commerce, has passed a re- are under the control of the Go- solution urging:
(1) That Japan should agree to the gradual abolition of extrality regionally, provided guarantees are obtainable;
vernor of Manchuria, who is in close accord with the Narking Government. Outside these areas. the degree of control varies widely from time to time and in respect (2) That Japan's legitimate in.
of different matters, as personali- terests in Manchurin and Mongolinties and circumstances change, At be maintained at all costs; and the moment there are reports of a (3) That China's discriminatory movement in the Southern Provin.. treatment of Japanese goods heces against the Central Govern- protested against.
The resolution is hoing submitted to the Foreign Office.
HEROES OF CHINA.
CHRISTIANS FACE TORTURE
AND DEATH.
ment.
Mr. Locker-Lampson: May we' take it for granted that exirater- ritorial negotiations do not extend" to those areas over which the Cen- tral Government has no control 1
Mr. Herderson: I expect to have to make a statement, perhaps. on Wednesday, on the subject of extraterritoriality, and I will de for for the moment saying any thing on the matter.
Mr. Válpy's Dismissal, The general review of the Church Missionary Society, prosented at Mr. A. M. Samuel (Farnham, the annual meeting at Queen's U.) anked the Secretary for Fo Hall London, on May 5, stated: reign Affairs whether Mr. Valpy, In Chekiang, the report stated, the lato, engineor-in-chief of the the Chinese pastor had to dress as Canton-Hankow Railway, had re- Tallulah Bankhead, who abans coolie and take many precautions ecived from the Chinese Govern doned the London stage for the to avoid capture as he moved mont the total amount. of his back New York studio of Paramount, is about to visit his flock.
pay together with three months" hailed in New York as a brilliant
"The quiet heroism of thousands salary due to him on receiving film discovery on the strength of her
of Chinese Christians in face of notice of dismissal; and, if not, first picture, Tarnished Lady,'
poverty, robbery, starvation, whether he would ask his Majesty's shown before an audience of stage kidnapping, torture, and death is Minister to China to assist Mr and film celebrities
all too little known and recogne. Vapy in this matter, Marlene Dietrich and Greta ed. The spread of Communism Garbo have a formidable rival" is still threatens the peace and pros the burden of most of the criticisms. perity of the Church. In its hour China The picture is widely considered of need, the Church in quite unworthy of the actress's plends that there may be no les talents, but although handicapped sening of the help it receives from by the feeble story, Miss Bankhead the West." gave promise of becoming one of In Japan, the report stated, the screen's most magabtic person-
trado depression and the Conse- alities with an immense box office quent alarming increase in unem appeal
ployment were profoundly affecting, Tallulah's husky voice
2 talking the one hand, men and women were a large, long-tem loan to meet the picture, and her stage technique, found to be turning to religion for defcit and obviate the need of an experience with dinlogue and com-comfort and help. On the other increase of taxation, which is likely mand of English give her a con: hand, Marxian antireligious ideas to be detrimental to Replicausiderable advantage over fires were exercising a strong influence, chances in the 1932 election,
Garbo and Marlene Dietrich
especially on young men..
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WASHINGTON, May 23.- United States deficit billion dollars is shofarre Treasury.
The Ogures issued to-day are ascribed to the decrease in income tax, owing to trade depression.
It is understood that the Treasury
Henderson: My latest in formation is that Mr. Valpy is in communication with the Minister of Railways rogardag the balance". due to him, the exact figure of which is disputed His Majesty's Minister is already giving Mr. Valpy such assistance as is prepor
Mr. A. M. Samuol: Will ́thé
of an Admiral of the Floot, necom. Neville Chamberlain, Air Austen and 7. Ed., for the trestles which are contemplating an early issue of ceptionally alluring Proves ex- the religious and social life. On ernment sooking to deprive a Brit
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Ruasy, May 29. H.M, the King, in the uniform panied by the Qucon, was recorded an enthusiastic reception at the opening performance to-day of the 5 Annual Royal Military Tourna
ent at Olympia,
For Mr. Brown it was said that he built a great part of the siding and the £200 payment included the servico... of the siding.
right hon, gentleman inquire what is the reason of the Chinese Goy tish subject of his riguts
Mr. Henderson: I am perfectly content to leave this matter in the hands of the Minister. I am com tain he will do everything he can en behalf of Mr. Yalpy