A CRITICAL WEEK IN
BRITISH HISTORY.
LABOUR TO PUT UP A DETERMINED FIGHT"
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LONDON, Sept. T To-day opens the most critical weck in British political bistory sinen, tho war...
ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE.
MEETING OF FEDERAL STRUCTURE. COMMITTEE.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1931.
WHAT GANDHI WILL WEAR IN LONDON.
ENJOYING VOYAGE TO ENGLAND IMMENSELY.
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LONDON, Sept.
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HARMSWORTH TROPHY RACES.
KAYE DON WING FIRST HEAT AT 89 M.PH
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DETROIT, Sept. 8.
MISS JOHNSON SAFE
FORCED LANDING OWING TO SHORTAGE OF PETROL.
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CANTON FORCES MARCHING NORTH.
YELLOW RIVER
FLOOD.
FIGHTING EXPECTED NEAR WORKERS BUSY REPAIRING
HENGCHOW.
(Wah Tee, Fat Pao)
DYKES.
(Chun Ban Tat Pao.)
LONDON, Sept. 7,5 After an interval of over, soyen months the Indian Round Table Conference resumed its work this afternoon, when the Federal Strue The alignment of parties, when ture Sub-Committee met at Bhaving like pschoolboy on his-Brst Heibost Commodore Gar Wood's four hours, has been allayed by a the Nanking side about thirty thon sorvancy workers are busily engaged
the House of Commons reassembles on Tuesday, is expected to give the National Government a majority of between 60 and 60, while the official Labour Opposition, which will be led by Mr. Arthur Henderson, is Betermined to put up & most stranuous fight
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to According to a message from Mr. Henderson to the Daily Herald there will be no recrimination's ngainat old colleagues, who have doubtless beou actuated by deep. convictions,
Simultaneously the delegates, of the Trade Union Congress are mest ming at Bristol and it is expected
they will express determined resist ance to the National Government.
The situation has been described in conference circles, na "a war between the workers and financial interests,"
Labour in. "Defant Mood;
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LONDON, Sept. 7.
A violent attack on bankers and the analterable opposition to the
presiding, Jamer Palace with Land Sankey Of thirty-one members of the Committee only about half were present the others having not yet arrived, including Gandhi who are expected at the end of the week.
The Prime Minister extended cordial welcome to the delegates.
KNUCKLE-DUSTER JUSTICE.
the Rajputana wireleases that Gandhi continues to enjoy his voyage to England immensely, be excursion N
Tomps with the children aboard, caresses the babies and Attends Christian Service. jokes with their parents... 020
He somewhat startled worship, pers this morning by attending a Christian service aboard dad in his customary loincloth
As the Rajputana steamed through the silence of the Red Sea, he joined the congregation' in wing- ing Lead, Kindy Light which is his favourite Christian hyran
It was later in the day that Mr. Gandhi answered, the great question. as to what he would wear on "Br rival in London. He declared that
AMAZING REPORT ON U.S.A.if the weather is cold he will don
POLICE METHODS.
a heavy woollen cloth garment roaching to his ankles and a white homespun jacket
[Mr. Gandhi and his party are travelling second class, according to a message printed in the
Now York. Systematic brutality the use of the Third Degree is practised by the police through. our half of the United States, ac | N. CDN.] ecrding to a report of the Wicker- sham Commission, presented to President Hoover.
The report bears the significant tite "Lawlessness of the Law." This document, writton by three distinguished, fawyers, attests at least 100 casos where torture was used to wring statements, from re- luctant prisoners.
up.
DIVING FOR
£1,000,000.
RENEWED HUNT FOR LAURENTIC GOLD. DIFFICULT WORK OFF IRISH COAST.
Actual examploare given of men denied sleep until they con policy of the National Government fessed, of handcuffing men were points in the Presidential side down while spraying them speech by the Momber of Parlia-ith tear gas, of forcing suspects is to be rande to recover from the meat, Mr. Haydny, when opening "the Trade Union Congress at Bris
tol, which was attended by nearly six hundred delegates.
It will be recalled that the T.U.C.'s opposition to the proposed dole “cut "*"'caused the fall of the Labour Government and the T.U.C. described it as a dictator Labour Party.
After denouncing the alleged in *timidatory influence of internation-
al financiers, Mr. Hayday referred cryptically to an alternative policy which the Labour Party is framing
policy for which we will be called on to make many sacrifice in money," but he did not disclose the nature of the policy.
MR. THOMAS ATTENDS LABOUR MEETING.
ANNOUNCES HE WILL STAND AT NEXT ELECTION.
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LONDON, Sept. 8. Personal bitterness and acrimony was avoided at the meeting which, by 103 votes to. 18; paused a resolu?
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into cells with diseased persons until fear of infection unsealed water torture, of severe beatings their lips, of administration or
by rubber hose and sandbage,
Those Chinese methods are de fandon on the ground that only drastic action can check the crime wave, but the Wickersham investi. gators discovered that professional criminals and gangsters rarely found their way into the torture
chambers
After seven years another attoft set £1,000,000 in gold, the balance of £0,000,000 which went down in (14,000 tons), when that vess: wan the White Star liner Laurentic
sank during the War by a German submarine.
The Admiralty has granted to the Malet Salvago Syndicate of London & concession to work on the wreck for a specified period, and the salvage steamer Estoy is being employed
The Laurontic, which was, em- The principal victims were poor ployed during the way as an auxi persons, friendless immigrants, neliary cruiser, was sank in 1917 cff grocs and those aluspected of Com the west coast of Ireland. munist sympathies. The Commis sion leaves it to be inferred that gangsters are powerful enough to buy protection from such horrors.
The Stronger Testing, It is unlikely that there will be any public agitation to end the Third Degree as a result of the Commission's report, for fear of crime and of Communism is now? stronger than humane feelings The Commission itself acknow- ledges that in great cities like Chi- cago the public is more concerned with the reduction of crime than with official lawlessness. They were told that in Chiengo it was the exception when suspecia wers not subjected to personal violence. turo given in the report are as Some examples of ingenious tor
In Miami a man accused of mur
follows:
The total value of the gold re- covered from the wreek during the Admiralty operations, which were stopped seven years ago,
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£4,035,708. The operations were carried out by the salvage steamer Recer, under the superintendence of Lieut. Commander "E. L. B. Damant, R.N., during the spring
`and summer months of 1917 and 1919 to 1924. They cost approxi mately £128,000, which included a bonus to the officers and men em played on the work.
vage operations are the heavily rol ling seas. The earlier Admiralty work was done under great diff culties in consequence of the fre quency of rough weather,
America VIII, was thirdi" Gar:
SHANGHAI, Sept. 7. The Yellow River continues to rise, causing much alarm to the inhabitants in the Yellow River valley:" At important points con- in repairing dykes,
CANTON CIVIL SERVANTS.
LONDON, Sept. 6,
CANTON, Sept. 72 Kaye Don, piloting Lord Wake-
Any anxiety that had been feit The war relouds overshadowing field's Miss England 11 won the for the safety, of Mins Amy John- first boat in the Harnworth Interson, regarding whom to nows had Nanking and Canton are expected national Motor Boat Trophy been received for more than twenty to break in southern Hunes. On Miss American IX. by more than a mile. His average speed over the from Rigs to the effect that cand troops are concentrated at the British aviatrix had been sight thirty-mile triangular course was ed flying over Libau in Latvia to Hengohow (in southern Hunan), Harmworth Trophy series. If the identification of the plane tions. In view of the latest mili 89.013 m.p.h.a record for the day are making, elaborate defence prepara-
tary movements of both sides, pro- liminary engagements” will taka. place around Hangohon
The hurriednem of var propara- 50 PER CENT. OF SALARIES tions in Kwangtung is indicated by press gang activities in some towns and oftica, particularly Kongmoon and Fatahan where coolics and oven a number of shop foziz were forend Trade activitica in Kongmoon; have into military transport servios, been temporarily paralysed.
Wood's average speed was 97.627. m.ph. pilar
The Trophy it awarded to the country which wing two of the three races.
که یه مرده
SKIERS' ATTEMPT TO CROSS CHANNEL:
PICKED UP EXHAUSTED Calais, August 14-Three Aus triun skiers, pamed Namestnik, Liebhart, and Conrad, left, Calais to-day on their attempt to cross the Channel on specially constructed akis. They found the task quite beyond them, and were eventually picked up exhausted by a pilot boat from Caluise by
One of them was found mile and a half from the shore, but the other two had covered three miles:" They bad had such faith in their venture that they had set out inaccom- panied by a convoying boat..
ST. LEGER.
LATEST BETTING,
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AN ALLEGED BALTIC RUM-RUNNER.
BIG SEIZURE OF ALCOHOL-
Stockholm. International.com-
is correct. Lisa Johnson, is 1,000 sidera
course. Toros Landing,
LATERA
It is now learned from Riga that she ran short of petrol when flying over Latvian territory yesterday and made a successful forced land ing at Aizpute at four o'clock in the afternoon, teenka VORWE Although every source of supply was sought, she was able to obtain only ten gallons of, petrol, just suficient to take her to Liepaja, where she landed safely later in the
She refuelled this morning and evening and spent the night there. resumed her journey to London, or
WEDDING BAN BY REGISTRAR:
PROBLEM OF HINDU CHILD":
MARRIAGE
State of Hervousness. (CENTAL PRESS]
CANTON, Sept. 0 The Nationalist forces are march ing towards Hengchow in Hunan which will be occupied by them within the next few days. So far the expeditionary forces havo, anët with practically no resistence, us. the Hunanese troops are sympathe tic to the Canton cause. Hengchow is garrisoned by about 4,000 troops who will go over to the invadera 105. soon as they reach that citylk
The vernacular Press to-day says London, August 15,-On the that a state of nervousness exists in ground that he believes the intend Changsha, capital of Hunan where ed bride is already married accord- troops have begun to dig trenches ing to Hindu law, the Registrar- in preparation of war with the General has instructed the Superin Linngkwang armies. Chiang Kai tendent Registrar as Hampstead Shek contemplates to dispatch his
own division, under General, Pinb Register. Office to refuse a marriage licence to h wealthy native couple from India.
On Tuesday the man and woman, dressed in native costume, visited the register office.
They were accompanied by a secretary.
Chuk Tung to Changsha, but Ho Chien's officers strongly oppos their presence in Hunan Itia believed here that Hunan will come into the Nationalist fold before. long.
Aerial Unit Leaves Canton, (From Our Own Correspondent.)
CANTON, Sept 7
The 4th Aerial Unit left. Canton
When the circumstancas of the intended bride's former marringe. were explained, Mr. Bridger (the superintendent registrar) shid that the notice would" be taken prov for Shiukwan yesterday morning to sionally and that the facts would participate in the anti-Nanking have to be placed before the Begis campaign in compliance with orders trar-General ht Somerset House be from General Chen Tani Tong The fors licence could be issued. aeroplanes flew to Shiukwan, while They were anxious that the wed-is staff and war supplies weet by ding should take place at the special train. Large quantities of carliest possible moment, and when petrod, high explosive hombs and informed of the Registrar-General's
machine-guns were on board the veto they were greatly disappoint-
train. ed. It is understood that the woman was married in India when a child, and has not seen her husband for a number of years."
CANTON NOT AFRAID OF -WAR.
CENTRAL PRESS.
FOR WAR CHEST.
'(From Our Own Correspondent.)
CANTON, Sept. 7
Pity those in the employ of the Canton Government Another haf month's salary is being held up for war purposes. The Government has to-day decreed that all officials and afficers in its employ are entitled to receive only 50 per cent, of their
alories for the month August,
PHANTOM HORSE
OF KENT.
HOOFBEATS IN A LANE AT DUSK
VILLAGE PUZZLED.
Gathering dusk in a Kentish,
lane and only the sound of horse's 100
Nearer and nearer and louder. and louder sounds, the beat of the hoofs until the wayfarer leant. atide in fear of being ridden down. Then silence, mais
The phantom horse has passed. * This is the mystery, thef, ia puzz- ling the villagers of Wys, near Ashford, Kant.
Three times has the phenomenon.
occurred but not once has horse or zidor been soon.
The sound is like that of hoofs on a frosty rond," said a girl who declared that she met the phantom in the lane leading from the village to Olantigh. Towers
Village paychists who are vestigating are divided into two schools of thought.
There are those who Bolieye that the White Horse of Hent--in these daye emblazoned rampant on * the prow of many a steam-roller-has returned. CANTON, Sept. Is it not possible in these Mr. Wang Ching Wei in his troublous times, they aak, that the wecky Memorial specoh to day de- White Horse has come back to lead clares that the National Govern Men and Maids of Kent in a great meat favours peace, but is not crusade of sacrifice to cheer the afraid of war if it is thrust upon heart of Mr. Snowden by burning SLACKNESS. it by Chiang, who talks of peace their War bonds
tung while pushing Reds into Kwang. Mr. Wang also said that anti- Chiang plans are well formed and Chiang is also blamed by Wang for the Hankow floods, as the Dykes Fund has been misused for war purposes
plications may follow the seizure of SINGING PEOPLE TO SLEEP. a Hungarian steamer in Swedish territorial waters on a charge of smuggling alcohol. The vessel, the DR. ADRIAN BOULT ON TIME name of which is given as Ilona, was bound, according to her papers,
dam.
WEATHER REPORT.
About 20 Fathoms Down. The vessel, or what is left or it, is reating at a depth of about 20 fathoms of water. It is understood that the Salvage Company has work to be done by the divers be located it, but there is considerable from Gdynin (Poland) to Rotter The sort of singing which makes
part, of the treasure. fore they can expect to recover any he had nearly 18.000 gallons of an audience go to sleep, and resolve alcohol on board: The master, into stay at home the next time was Swedish Customs authorities, conductor and musical director of the B.B.C, giving the last lecture at the tenth Summer Course in Music Teaching at Oxford.`
When the students sang, "How lovely is Thy Dwelling Place" (Brahma), he pulled them up for what he described as their large juicy crescendo." EN MIND
"I am afraid in "churches' 'and choirs where they sing this, he BA1d." One Hometimes hears ✨ such crescendon, and if they do it in one varea they repeat it in another. But Brahms was not such a fool as to do the same thing every time,
And don't get slower when you sing "eafter. That awful Victorian ballad singing where every diminus endo was accompanied by a slackan- ing down af time, is still with kis.””
Time is a Servánt.
There are others who say that the carnation of an oquestrian statue at the entrance of Olantigh Towers
phantom horse and rider is the jung
squire.
This squire of Olustigh rehearsed his own funeral, Standing at an open window, he directed, the ar He also stated that the National lags of an imaginary corpse while
his servants formed the cortege Government adheres to the pro-A special investigator on the spot gramme for Local Autonomy and has different ideas reconstruction,
tion withdrawing their endorsement dering his wife was chained to the greatest obstacle to the sal- the course of an interrogation by indicated by Dr. Adrain Boult, the are being carried out to the memory of an eccentrie odila Thomas Parliamentary the floor of a mosquito infested cell candidature, but not demanding his and later questioned with the scalp resignation.
Mr. Thomas was present and he of his dend wife at his feet,
A Finn. in Los Angeles, arrested praised the tone of the debate. He without cause when he argued with announced that he intended toʻl
policemen, was beaten with brass stand once again for Denby, but knuckles till covered with blood
as far as I am concerned, there A negro boy in Arkansas was will be no general election until the whipped over a period of six days crisis is past."
till be confessed to a murder, but the Appeal Court reversed the conviction as against the evidence.
In El Paso a young Mexican woman, charged with having kill ed her child, was relay questioned for 25 hours till she confessed
CHILEAN REVOLUTION.
HEAVY CASUALTY LIST IN
NAVAL BATTLE.
In Clarkadale, Vississippi, Va negro, charged with murdering white man, was tied to the floor
The divers found that sana had buried that part of the vessel. where the gold was to be found, and its removal was a laborious work. The action of the waves had made the sand hard and all sorts "of queer methods had to be em- ployed to loosen it. No sooner had a way been made through the chan- nel than it was as quickly blocked again,
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One expedient was to play upon the sand water forced through a hose pipe, from the salvage steam
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fessed NEW YORK, Sept. 0.. A message from Santiago de Chile Bayn it is believed that a thousand were killed in a sanguinary battle between naval rebola and Government forces at Taleuhuand
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their hands in the hope of finding the bars of treasure. In the end, however, the work was abandoned, after the recovery of the greater part of the gold.
The Police Unse, Commenting on the police argu. ment that third degree methods get results, the Commission points out that this benefit is overweighted by The Malet Salvage Syndicate the fact that many confessions thus have begun their work and hope obtained aro falso, and of 106 ap to recover most of the remaining peal cases studied nearly half of gold before the time limit impos NEW YORK, Sept, the ochvictions were revered bead by the Admiralty has run out.
cause of third degree methods,
Casualties Only Fifty,
A message from Santiago, Chile, states that the Government.versionThe effect upon the poller a
of the battle for the Anvar fort Taloukunna gives the casualties as only fifty, but that one thousand were taken prisoner.
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ALL QUIET ON SUNDAY.
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Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued. by. the Royal Observatory at 5.22 p.m., stated -
The position of the typhoon is -uncertain. It appeare to be be- tween 200 and 300 miles SE of Naha. Pressure is low over B. China and the NW. China Senz Loen Forecast-6.W or variable winds, moderate; fair. to showery
When did Queen Victoria die !! Dr. Boult asked.
Alleged $300,000 Bribe, 15 (Wah Tu Fat Pao.)
CARTON, Sept. 7
It is learned from official sources that the National Government has granted General Tang Song Chi a sum of $300,000 whereby he will be able to buy over a part of the Hunanese forces under General Ho
Chien.
The impression of a phantom horse may have been produced by the hoof beats of a frisky donkey which inhabits a nearby field," he states.
So that's that.
DRUNKENNESS TESTS.
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SEVERN SALMON, FAILURE. WHAT NEW YORK POLICE
MAY USE
alleged to have stated that the com. mand of the Lons was offered to 1901, was the prompt reply: FLARS FOR DOOM OF FAMOUS him by an official in Budapest, and the owner of the steamer is stated Boult, ie that awful tradition,
"Good heavens, exclaimed Dr. FISHERY to be connected with the Hungarian never going to die 1 Is it just this Consulate in Dantzig, a sort of slackoning over time that
Newport (Mon.).—Salmon, Baher
It would appear from further minkes your audience so like this men on the river Bovern are asking statements made by the master that Dr. Boult dropped, his head on his if the once-famous fishery is doom the Hungarian ship Tabor, which chest and makes them stop at home ed
New York Under now regular tions just aned, the problem of c | determining – whether a "motor-car easier for New York, tralo police driver is drunk or sober should be men. A suspect may now be re- quired to touch his nose with his avion Third degree must brute afterwards in the Tombs was seized on June 2 with a con- the next time. Back the Thres poor acatons have been ex forefinger with his eyes closed to lise those who practise it. Their
ght against la viesancas, if waged Prison with swallen faces, all sorts traband cargo of slcohol, was own. But rhythm must go on. I am perienced but that which ends on stand erect for several minutes with of bruises and guts, and aften ed by the Hungarian akokol mong the Inst one to be a slave to time. Saturday is too worst of all. Some his over closed, or to pick up & by forbidden means is degrading with blood spots scattered over poly. I think it must be your servant and of the net fishermen have not coin from the pavement. Itself almost to the level of a
Hokkari SuIf still in doubt a policeman may
struggle between two law-breaking them byder vann oppiainee A Profitable Venture not you the servant of it. But: caught a salmon for montano ake the suspect to walk #straight
A distinguished magistrata r6- Considerable smuggling, opera- when you give way to slackness of Mr. W. Orgau, an old fisherman, Kings
New York police are instanced posted to un tont when several tions are carried out in the Baltic, this sort it in poisonous suggested that far, and oil washed line, to tell the time. in report as practisers of such me Italians were brought before him a Finland is a Prohibition country. Our accompanista to-day are into the river from the roads may accurately or lo nga bis home to thods and authoritative proof is for alleged violence he locked at and the other Scandinavian States too cute and smart and give way to account for the shortage of fib, correspond with that on his driver's. adduced that medieval weapons their backs and there was hardly have n' form of semi-Prohibition in all the singers whims But they but whatever the case may be licence. The general co-ordination exist in many stations hero, a spot which was not ray from force, which makes the smuggling must und do so. They must go on it is certain that scores of men of midvements may be acted, Recent methods amployed in recent beating hot of alcohol a profitable venturo. 1 and keep the rhythm only they and their families at Lydney, Newn gether with the general meatal eluded punching is the face ship-Machael Fischetti, a former was stated some time back that must tell the singers they are doingham, Gatcombe, Woolastone, End titude ping with rubber hose kicking in head of the lica ranad, re-pince Probibition had been introit otherwise they will not be Chepstow will be without the means Hav BAROONA, Sept. 6. the abdomen, tightening the neck ported as admitting his resort to cherd into Finland the consumption engaged again Laughter.) to live if the present conditions con- policeman will be required to ma
redacalming, fie almost to shaking point Ari brutality in the following words of alcoholic drinks of all types had Dr. Bault advised the students to tinue, arrive
twentyto the fomb and get my increamed by nearly 400 per cent wield-batons as much as possible They ure spending more Arrested persons come to station Loba, and for the day moderationhouses or headquarters in good solfa sawed-off baseball bat and The Hungarian Legation denies He always kept one in his office and than usund every day on the wat replaced the recent hostilities. The shape and are seen short they came through with everything master, and says that the ship be people or telephoning he dicked the ability of these men cannot be
walked, in tone those logs. Yes, the alleged frstatement of the at home, and if he were talking to but return empty hand More Wontinued at foot of next column.) they knew
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