NATIONAL CABINET CHITTAGONG RIOTS
MEETING.
CONTINUE.
INFURÍATED MOB CAUSE £75,000, DAMAGE
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1931.
PLAGUE IN BARCELONA
US WAR SECRETARY PARIS TOKYO NON
AT MANILA
STOP FLIGHT.
AUSTRO GERMAN CUSTOMS UNION.
FINANCIAL CRISIS
AUSTRALIA
CIVIL SERVICE SALARY
STRICT PRECAUTIONARY CUTS FORESHADOWED.,
MEASURES BEING TA
PAKEN
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
{THROUGH"MEUTER'S AGENCT; }"
LONDON, Aug. 31.
CHITTAGONG, Sept. 1.
BARCELONA, Sept. 1. The examination of the sconc
There has been an orgy of des Inhabitants of the Ban Martin dis truction all day long with the mob|trict, outalde Barcelona, are being mies side of the problem was near completely out of hand, and it is compulsorily inoculated, or alterna complated at this evening's estimated it has coat the city tively imprisoned to provout the meeting of the Cabinet which lasted £75,000
spread of plague Several houses have likewise been burned thres and quarter hours The Hindu business area, ranacked Amonaag dated August 28 economim, not yet settled include shops and looted the gold and stated reduction of salaries cf Cabinet jewellery contents of sales along with other booty. Officials are Miniators,Members of
of the House busily aghting Humerous incendiary of Combona Civil Servants, Jud- fires and endeavouring to calm gor and teachers.
the uproar Armed police have Consideration of the Financialon, called in, but the terme con aido falous advanced, but will be resumed to-morrow,
TO STUDY CONDITIONS IN PHILIPPINES
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AVIATORS AWAITING FAVOURABLE WEATHER.
THROUGH REUTER'S:AGENOT;) |
L BOURGET Sept. 1 Le Brix and Dorer are awaiting favourable weather to take off "on non stop flight to Tokyo They are whiling away the time by practice Lights
GERMANY PREPARING FOR VOLUNTARY CONVERSION
REBUFF:
[INHOUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.]
wids: the fuần
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MANILA Sept. 1. The U.8, Secretary for War, Mr.
BERDIN, Aug 01 Hurley, arrived this morning
Germany is preparin for a re- was given a warm welcome all
buff in connection with the prope ships in harbour being dressed,
ed Austro-German Customs Union. elected in the while ten thousand persons on the
hay " plar repeatedly shouted Mabu) Cables from Japan and Russia It is expected that the International response for voluntary conversion. a reveal trencheque weather, especial. Court of Justice at the Hague will The operation affects £550,000,000 of Mr. Hurley is studying conditionsly in Biberi
return a verdict that while Germany internal loans. Ninety-seven per in the Philippines on behalf Meanwhile, the French and Ger is within her rights to begotiate cent of holders have agreed to con President Hoover, and his visit has man authorities forbid any heavily such a union, Austris is bound by vert at a lower rate of interest. great signideance as the American loaded aeroplane to hop off the Genova Protocol, of 1909 by policy towards the Islands may be affected by his recommendations.
a The infurikted 'mod
ob stormed the
the enforcement of the Curfew Linued until nightad, when, with Order, the situation was apparent ly controlled,
Panic in spreading through the city as the result of a terrible out. break of bubonic plague a
It is reported that over sixty have already died of the dread die case and that, 140 others are in hospital
The outbreak is believed to be due to people wearing contaminated clothes, retrieved from a refusa dump
Despite drganised rat-busts and lavish disinfectant drenching, @many residents of Barcelona ars Hering in alarm from the city.]
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LONDON FLOOD LIGHTED,
BEAUTY OF CITY'S ARCHITECTURE.
It is learned that while the Cabinet aim at producing a pro- message from Chittagong, gramme Assured of majority sup dated Aug. 31, states: A port and apoady passage through Communal rioting has broken out the House of Commons, Mr. Mao as a sequel to the murder of the Donald is courting an ultimato Mohammedan
Polico personal triumph by including pre-Ashanullah.
Inspector, posals which the followers of Mr. An infuriated Moslem mob loot- Henderson approved as Laboured and burned a large Hindu shop LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. city of light last night, when a fnsi -Ministersen
In conformity with the usual budgetary procedure, the new pro posals are not likely to he divulg ed hofors, the meeting of Parlin ment, wat
A masr defection of Labourites is expected, which will necessitate the alloting of minor Ministerial posts to Liberals and Conserva tivested
4
ia the centre of the city.
The Hindu population is panic stricken, shops are closed and mails are being, delivered under armed escort.]
MR. JH. THOMAS AND
NUR.ASA
EXECUTIVE DECIDE HE 78 NOT ENTITLED TO PENSION.
(THROUGH AKUTKE'S AGENET.]
The Rt Hon Craigie Aitchisch, Lord Advocate of Scotland, has agreed to retain his office, and the Conservative Chief Whip, Comm Rt. Hon. D. M. Eyres Monsell, R.N. takes over the Whip's office.. The National' Cabinet assembled promptly this afternoon at
· LONDON," Aug. 31. o'clock. This first Cabinet Meeting Mr. J. H Thomas fall from was preluded by a theatri- grace is completed by the decision cal ceremony of posing for the of the National Union of Railway, talkies It is suggested to-night men's Executiva that he is not en that Parlinmont may be called on titled to his pension, September 15 instead of September 8-in--order to permit the Cabinet to make a very detailed examina tion of the Sub-Committee's "re- portar
A Strenuous Week-end.
Strenuous (BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICN)
Buous, Aug. 31,
The Prime Minister, Mr. Mac.. dona), returned to London by aero
I Will Not be a Coward.. [BRITISH WIRELESS" BERVICE}
Ruay, Aug. 314
BARGAINING HOURS FIXED
ON SATURDAYS..
[THROUGH REUTER'S AUKNOTA)
LONDON, Aug 31. In connection with the forth coming London Stock Exchange opening on Saturdays; the Com- mittee states that bargaining hours will be from 10.30 nm, till "noon":
OBITUARY.
SIR HALL CAINE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Aug. 31
The novelist Bir Hall Caine died at 11:16 pm," to-night. gan
Sir Hall Caine was born at Run-
Mr. Thomas had, earlier in the day, reigned his position corn, Cheshire, in May, 1853. He Political Secretary of the N.U became, as a young man, a friend with which he had been closely
of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and he associated for nearly 35 years.lived with the painter post for some The resignation followed Mr years until Rossetti's death. Hall Thomas' decision to continue in Caine in 1885 published his first office in the National Government ha had been hard at work on vari quest from the Executive of the task of the new Govorament The ganisation of the Labour Party, ous mattera connected with the Union, which is an affiliated or
Cabinet mot thin afternoon. Mem- that he should immediately resign: bers have been studying the materi- from the Government. P
- plane this morning from Lcssie
mouth where, over the week ondas Dominicus Secretary and a re-novel The Shadow of a Crime,”
(BRITION WIRELESS SERVICE,]
Buany, Sept. 1. London was transformed into a
rehearsal took place of the theme arranged for the International Ilumination Congress, which open ed to-day
Floodlighting on Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Farliament, Tower of London and many other famous buildings had a striking effect and impressed in a remarkable way the beauty of London's architecture.
WEATHER REPORT.
5:
Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.05 pim, stated
An anticyclone is central over Hokkaido. A trough of low pressure extends from Indo- China to Formosa. Atmos. pheric disturbance is reportait 100 miles N.E, of Pratas.
Local Forecast:-E. or vari shia winds, modoerate; fair to showery."
WRECK OF THE
KWONGSANG.
DRAMATIC STORY BY TWO CHINESE SURVIVORS.
..mittees appointed at the Arat meet Thomas says his decision in the hour City." "The Prodigal Son," "The N
al prepared by the two Sub-Com- In his letter of resignation, Mr. ing on Wednesday last to report of the nation's crisis was not on economy and taxation measures hastily reached, but with a know:
BRITAIN INDIA AIR ROUTE.
LONDON KARACHT IN LESS THAN SIX DAYS,
(REITISH WIRELES SERVIC]
which he was granted financia)
stance against promise not to
enter a Unión.
anak Jeague, Gounnil, (BRITISH WINKLEIN, SERVICE J
RUGBY, Sept. 1.
SUMMER AT HANGCHOW"
WATERWORKS COMPLETED: ONE OF THE BEST IN CHINA
POSITION OF FOREIGN
an
ENGINEERS,
The sixty-fourth session of the League Council opened at Genera this morning under the Presidency of Senor Lerrous, the Spanish Minister, Lord Cooil, heads the British delegation, ins RUGBY, Aug. 31. Among the subjects on the agenda Progress in the construction of are the Austro-German Customs great maritime port at Haifs on question, the suggested independ the coast of Palestine will make it denes of Iraq, put forward by: (From Our Own Correspondent.) possible for Imperial Airways Power, as a preliminary to the introduce an experimentally faster admission of Iraq to the League,"
Great Britain, the Mandatary and more direct Winter Air Sor and a similar proposal by France rice between Britain and India, in regard to Syria beginning mid-October. Arrange monte have been made for two Empiro Air Mail Services to leave London every week, one on Satur- day and the other on Wednesday. The Saturday service will carry the Indian airmail and, after leaving. Athens, will continue by flying-bout rid Cyprus to Haifa instead of ma Crete to "Alexandria, At Haifa. triple scrow landplanes will con- tinue the journey direct across Palestine and Iraq to Baghdad. The air mail will arrive at Karachi -dekatan te pak CANTON, Aug. 317- in less than six days after leaving About $10,000,000 worth of new London. The Sexisting service be silver coins have been circulated tween Palestine and Egypt will be throughout the city since the opera retained and give through connections at the Canton mint resumed. tions between Central Africa and Many of the old coins which were India. The new arrangements will provide a direct air service between Britain and Palestine, and it will now also be possible to fly from Kenya Colony to India vid Egypt in only eight days" allo
and on Parliamentary procedure. ledge of the facts and in the sincere Thou Gavest Me," all written befoundered, almost without warning, the morning it commenced to rain.
The reports are understood to be belief that he was rendering not completo, and the Cabinet is pro- only his best service to the railway-
which was an immediate success.
include" A Son of Hagar" "The His Marx stories he wrote on the advice" of Rossetti, His novels
Deemster, The Bondman," "The The Christian, The Eternal Scapegoat," "The Manxman **
White Prophet," and "The Woman
"During the war Hall Caine did included successful lecturing tours in America and hundreds of articles serien papers, and he edited King Albert's Book," the pro-
the request of Me. Lloyd George be seeds of which were devoted to helping the Belgian refugees, At assisted in the preparation of the British war im in 1918.
In the same year he was knight ed and in 1999 was made a Com panion of Honour.]
tween 1888 and 1913
CANTON MINT.
WORKING HARD TO MEET DEMAND FOR NEW COINS.
I CENTRAL FRES6.1997
The City Waterworks has been in
HANG HO”, Aug
operation for ten days, and is con sidered to be one of the most. modern waterworks in the country. The plant was built at a cost of $2,500,000, and the installation an nupies an arca" qf about 12. mau. The plans for auch water works were discussed four years ago, but owing to lack of funds it has not been possible to complete the scheme til nowego
Judging from the local papera the Chekiang Conservancy
lil
being attacked for not making rejected by the people are boing many necessary improvements. But, re-melted into new coins at the here again, lack of funds is said to mint. However, though the supply be the cause, and the three remain of now coins in the city is sufficient to meet local demand, the neighing Austrian advisers and
advisers and engineers bouring towns and districts are very have been asked to resign before. short of new coins. He
ceeding to a final study of the men, but discharging his duty to excellent propaganda work, which crew, after she crashed over 880 even a few cables' length from JOHN THORBURN'S, FATE.
comprehensive scheme to be sub. Į the nation. mitted to Parliament at a specia? To withdraw from that position -session," rext week, ak
now would brand me as a coward," So far, the only item of the pro- he added. discussed is a suggested reductional Union of Railwaymen, Der posala which has been disclosed and The largest branch of the Nation by ten per cent in Unemployment-Mr. Thomas' constitute Benefit apart from allowances for assured him of its full confidence. children, but when an official an- nouncement of the completed plan
ia mada it is confidently anticipat ed that it will be found to provide for equitable distribution of sacri fiers in nccordance with Govern- rent's declared policy.
To-day's meeting of the Cabinet lasted three and a quarter hours. The arrival and departure of Ministers was watched by a large crowd.
Cabinet Meetings Dally.
Ruopy, Sept. 1 Cabinet Ministers are engaged on a week of intensive work. They will hold full meetings daily, and in between will be in constant touch working as a team upon various aspects of the task they are pledged to perform, They expect to com plete to-day the economy aide of the work and then to study in detail the proposals for new taxs- tion drafted by the Cabinet Finance Committes
The intention of the Cabinet to have a scheme completed and correlated for presentation, as comprehensive whole, to Parliament
SITUATION IN BURMA::
OUTLOOK "BRIGHTER,
(BRITISH WIRELESS, SERVICE
Huay, Aug 31 The India Office statement on Burma (for last week says the situation continues to improve satisfactorily on the whole
NEW SPANISH GOVERNMENT.
CONDEMNED BY WORKERS.
(THROUGH AEUTER'S AGEMUS,]
BARCELONA, Aug. 31,
In the Thaetmyo District, the including: three important leaders caused by the issue of manifesto surrenders now amount too 1,476, A tremendous sensation has been who were on the list of those ex by the National Confederation of cluded from the amnesty, Workers condemning the new Gove tinue and the total is now 4,671.
Gurrenders in other districts con.rament 31 no better than the Monarchy, and presaging a social No serious engagements between
revolutionary movement toward the Government forces and the either Fasciam or Bolshevism.) rebels occurred during the week.
Tharrawaddy rebellion, was con- Saya Sau, the organiser of the victed and sentenced to death by special tribuant at Tharrawaddy on August 28.
The Irrawaddy in lower Burma is falling, and it is hoped that the
when it meets next wook. Part of danger of serious breaches of the the scheme will be of budgetary embankments, has passed
matter, and Parliamentary privia Bryt
lego, coupled with the importance,
TEXAN OILFIELD REOPENED.
SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN RERVICE.]
Phones, and Electrio Light A British engineer has been en gaged by the Provincial - Govern. meat to advise and assist with the installation of automatic telephones, and this gentleman is now residing in the city.
In order to meet the great de- their contracts have expired on the about midnight on August 0, when is still operating three shifts so as longor pay their salaries.
mand for new coins the Canton mint grounds that the Board ene the wind and son increased in
to speed up production: It is esti violence, a wAAAA
"From that hour onwards, the about $360,000 daily
mated that the mint turns out
means that within ten months all
the men related through Au later silver bars were purchased from leave. We wonder what the kiture weather grew worse and worse."
the foreigners on the Chekiang Recently 4,000,000 ounces of Conservancy Board have had to preter: "The eas rose to great Hong Kong by the Canton Mint. Awal holds generated heights, sweeping over the ship. Arst shipment al 2,000,000 ounces, of How the ill-fated Kwongsang about on dock. About 4 o'clock in
FOR TWO DAYS. overboard everything not lashed the balance of the button will soon time and time again. They carried silver bars have been received and down. One could hardly more be shipped to this city, under the feet of her officers and very heavily, so hard you could not sunken ridge of rocks during the the vessel. None of the members height of the typhoon, which racked of the crew slept. We all crouch for eight hours before the end, was hole we could And. None of us, and shattered the doomed vessel ed in what protected alleyway or
the sole survivors of the disaster, not stand up against. La the fre graphically related in Shanghai for although many had gone to son for the Erst time by two of the three many years, ever saw sich waves, Still shaken by their battle with room it was a most impossible to Chinese sailors who apparently, are such terrible wind that you could
two and a half days longer as they the elamants which continued for food the furnaces so greatly did the drifted, singing to wreckage, in the still raging seas, the men in their story, sounded the death knell to any hopes that some of the foreign moment as they knew steam must burnt to ashes to prevent the displace at strategic cross roads, where officers, also might have escapedbe kept up in an ecovery of his identity. It was ectric light stands are being erect- Noticeable changes are takng the entaclysm which overcame their Most of the deck officers, I known that before his executioned for the control of traffic ship. WANT think, were on the bridge, the the Nanking military headquarters In their opinion not a single per-men continued through the inter had been duly informed of his eon, other than their three selves preter. It seemed to as the arrest.
A CHINESE ALLEGATION
[CENTRAL PRISS.]V
CANTON, Sept. 1.
An extensive electric-light plant. is now in the process of construe. tion near the river bank at Gan kow, about six miles outside the
ship jump and rol with the waves to-day says that John Thorburn was neer is supervising the operation, Canton Daily Sun from Shanghai miles or so. Ad American engi. A special dispatch to the city. This plant is dovised to light the up-river towns, etc for 100 But both the foreign engineers and strangled to death by Boochow and British material is being used firemen remained below at their Military Police, without trial, and very largely work, never stopping for one that alter taiture the body was
Chekiang University.
The enrolment of new students to he Chekiang University takes place on Tuesday next.
of the 50 odd souls aboard the typhoon would never cease when Kwongsang, managed to escape the suddenly, about 7 in the morning fury of the typhoon, the men dewe struck some sunken rocks, clared, relating how they saw man More huge waves swept over us, animals, were desperated trying to. rese, disappear beneath the way to pieces and carried away. Doors Two of us managed to secure up the river is encouraging in so after man, both foreign and Chi The after lifeboats were smashed swim and And some wreckage News from the country districts
The Bite Urop,
after the ship sank Neither do were stove in. The mid-ship life planks and hold on to them. The far as tho ries crop is concerned; they believe that any further sur boats were apparently badly dam other man saved ching to a case this shows signs of being a healthy vivors reached the shore in that aged at the same time. section of the Tukien Coast theyre Lifeboats Smashed,
of cigarettes, For hours after this and plentiful one. finally were washed up on. This
very little can be remembered. The The Typhoon. for the reason that the trio lay for For a few minutes-anyway it sea continued to be very bad with
The typhoon last Monday cured, some time exhausted in native vil seemed very long-the ship way huge waves. It rained. In this lages where they believe they would battered and swept as she hung on uner we drifted, battered, a considerable amount of damage have heard of any others cast away the rocks. Then even more terrible over two days
thirsty, hungry and exhausted for to property at Mokanahia, but the in that neighbourhood. GR
Wardour of the holiday-makers, WAN waves bit Against us and the Washed Ashore, not to be damped, and many turn? The two men, who arrived from force of them carried us, smashing Foochow aboard the San-Poh coast and crashing, over the ledge into
ed up for the Messiah Concert on Finally when t of 5: Wenhsiang, were Wong Fob sleep water again, Lu would be better to give in and succver, and is undoubtedly the it seemed as if it Tuesday evening. This was a great Sing, deckhand, and Soo Kwei The captain immediately order drown, two of us were washed best concert of its kind for several Tuen, firemen's cook. A third Chi-ed both anchors to be dropped. ashore on what later proved to be years past nese survivor, e freman, was lelt This was done and life preservers the mainland, a peninsula hetween Lake Plenies, behind at Foochow owing to injuries served out to each member of the Bantu and Funning Baya. We lay The low foreigners who have TO which he sustained in the wreck. crew. Then efforts were made to for hours on the beach, justable mained in the city through the sion in case of new taxation makes The proceduro under the new.
At the two men brought with Launch the life boats but most of to drag ourselves above the reach summer months have found the it essential that secrecy shall be small Cabinet arrangement is that ing to-day subject to certain ena of what actually happened to the sway, or badly smashed. So far we by villagers; bahermen, who took us picnice bays found favour,
them the first eye-witness stories them were either gone, washed of the waves. Here wo were found he very enjoyable and moon light maintained until Parliament is in a Cabinet of ten alone takes deciditions to be laid down by the Texus Kwongsang during the typhoon rode the sess alright, and it seemed to their huts. We two thought we Mr. 8. D. Main is still exp formed. It is considered equally sions, but that Ministers are pre- Railroad Commission as the oil re- which swept the China Ceast on as if we might survive the stormy were the only ones saved. Then encing difficulty in connection with desirable that the scheme is sent, when their departments are gunting body A limited number August 9 and 10 they were taken based upon the principle of being discussed. These Ministers of troops remain at the oilfeld to immediately on their arrived before o'clock, one hour after we first who had been washed ashore operty at Mokanshan, for though Then, it must have been about several days later our comrade the return of Dr. D. D. Main's pro- equality of sacrifice proposals may take part in discussions but aid the Commission to enfores is Mr. C. T. Tod, manager of the stuck the. Kwongsang muddenly his cigarette cas some three or nominally returned, the loca dealing with economy should be play no part in the actual decisions conditions
Indo-China Steam Navigation Com shook all over and dived towards four down the beach was authorities are still inhabiting the announced at the same time as the It is now known that the decision A cable from Houston. (Texas), pany of which Messrs. Jardine, the bottom, bow first. It happen brought to the village where we houses, and will neither vacate now taxation to allow five points reduction in the on August 15 stated hat drastic Matheson & Co. Ltd., who are the ed so quickly no maa had a chanes were He had been hurt in the them, por pay rent The person The question of outs in salaries Civil Service cost of living bonus action to deal with the overprodue operating owners, and Captain A. to do anything. Her bottom must wrock and could not walk whose doty it 18 to see that the of Ministers Members of Paris which in to operate to-day was made tion of oil bad been taken by Gov. Williamson, O.BE, D.S.C., have been badly torn on the rocks. Apropiontain men we property i handed, back in fact ment, and Public Servants will it by the Labour Government and that ernor Sterling, who announced that marine superintendent for the amię is understood, be further examined an order to give offect to the does he had ordered National guard liad HARENGU water but soon came up again On ast
We were sacked underneath the could not talk very well with the s twice summoned Mr Main to to-day
on was also issued by theminat units to-be mobilised for daty In
of this coast who- told us Mokanshan on such an errand, only Government
East Taxes in order to shut dow
Everything Swept Overboard. all sides could be soce the heade of were about -10027s from Bantu to disappear at the antolat moment.. the walla en
Esongsang-foundered-could not be somer of the Chinese mombers of | mites)But,
The exact point at which the men, some of our foreign officera Taland (approxim ly 33 English determined by the men as they see the drew Among them also were those unseguinted illness the const in general. But they
know that the typhoon hit
(Continued on Best Coloma,
of avoiding any possibility of eva- men busta ABER
The Cabinet's desire is to pro- "duce a scheme, which fully meets the budgetary situation and is, at the same time, considered equitable inertice and its demands by the
(Vontifici al jool of nézt coluem,)
The Premier continue to receive an enormous quantity of letters from all classes of the community assuring him of support and offers ing congratulations on the he has adopted.
A Texas, Aug. 31: The East
This action followed the petition of oil operators that the waste of bigos: formbly: prevented, pending the enforcement of the Conservation L]
and
provi
The members of the Rotary Club "Contaire, to mider évér, Birday, but recevant to the addrenes hayas not, yet bezno
The immediweather is still too hot for any:
thing but a social hour ins