PARLIAMENT RE-ASSEMBLES.
COMMONS PRESENT A TOPSY-TURVY APPEARANCE
BUDGET PROPOSALS ON
THURSDAY.
TRADE UNION"
CONGRESS.
LEA HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1931.
40 HOUR WEEK: ANNUAL HOLIDAYS FOR WORKERS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NEARING JOURNEY'S
END.
AMY EXPECTS TO ARRIVE®
"IN" LONDON TO-DAY.
· {THROUGH "REUTKA'S AGENCY.].
LONDON, Sept. 8.
KOENIGEDERO, Sept. B. While Parliamentarians are as Miss Amy Johnson leit Koeniga- The House of Commons present scnbling, today to hear Governberg for Hanover this morning. ed n topsy-turvy appearance when ment proposals calling on the en Amy intends to stay at Hanover it reassembled after curtailed sum-tire Nation to make sacrifices, the to-night and leave for London to mer holidays.
Trade Union Congress, at Bristol," "morrow.. is passing resolutions which ard likely, to accentuate the economic erisis.
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Without any of the excitement of a General Election since it adjournment on July 31, the Opposi tion found itself sitting on Govern-. montal banches, which, with the exception of a mere handful of MacDonaldites. Labour removed itself to the other side of the floor. Not the least wonderful sight was the composite character of the Government itself, with members Who short time ago, were in mutual politicnt conflict but who are now. brothern in a common cause...
The Congress this morning pase- ed a resolution in favour of a 40. hour working week and compulsory annual holidays on full pay for all workers
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Further resolutions oppose the proposed reduction in unemploy ment benefits and the increase, in workers' contributions.
JAPAN-SEATTLE FLIGHT.
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AMERICAN AIRMEN HOP OFF ON LONG FLIGHT.
(THROUGH: REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SANUSHIRO, Sept. 7. It has transpired that the T.U.C.
Charles Allen and Don Moyle, and the Labour Party have not yet One noticeable feature was, ex agreed on the report on the nation-hopped off for Seattle at 6:30 this morning in an attempt to make a cept for the front bench, Governalisation of life insurance,
non-stop Pacific flight. The fliars ment supporters formed party sec- tions of their own.
will follow the course of the Great Circle, skirting the Kurile and Aleutian islands. Weather condi tions are good.
The House of Commons was, pack. ed in every part. including the Gal. leries for various classes,
When the Prime Minister, Mr. Snowden and Mr. Baldwin entered they received loud Governmeet cheer
Ministrat Laughter,-
The first" business concerned the -resignation of the Labour Member, Sir Robert, Young, of the office of Deputy Speaker at the wish of his (engineering) Trade Union Exccu- tive, this reason evoked Ministral Inughter and jeers, Sir Dennis Herbert (Conservative) was" ap-| pointed in his stend.
Mr. Arthur Henderson is address. ing, the Congress on Thursday morning and is returning to London in time to hear the Budget speech.
CHILEAN NAVAL REVOLT ENDS.
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER OF, REBELS.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.].
NEW YORK, Sept. 7. The naval revolt in Chile bas The Spenker then read H.M. the boen quelled according to an offi King's message stating "That the cial announcement issued by the prosent condition of National fo- Government at Santiago to-diny, ancer in the opinion of his Minis stating that the rebels have uncon ters called for the imposition ofditionally surrendered "after additional taxation and the effect threat of further bombardment ing of economics in Public Expen-from the air. diture." His Majesty recommanded the matter for the consideration of the House of Commons,
Replying to Mr. Henderson, Mr. MacDonald unid that Mr. Snowden will open the Supplementary Budget debate on Sept. 10, and that the second reading of the Economy Bill will be moved on Sept. 11.
Today's debate will form motion of confidence.
PREMIER'S APPEAL
TO NATION.
GREAT SACRIFICES BY
· ROYAL FAMILY.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]
A.
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recalled that the King, himself a victim of the high cost of living soon after the war pruned every redundant expenditure and met the remainder of the deficit by realis- ing £100,000 of the capital of the aDuchy of Lancaster, and declined
Government's auggestion ta erense his Civil List,
ZEPPELIN HOME AGAIN. SAFE RETURN FROM PERNAMBUCO,
(THROUGH, REUYER'S AGENCY.]:
BERLIN, Sept. 7.' The Graf Zeppelin arrived at Friedrichshafen to-day completing a round trip from Germany to Pernambuco and back, "involving two ocean flights.
MISS ENGLAND II.
SINKS.
MARVELLOUS ESCAPE OF
OCCUPANTS. AMERICA WINS HARMS- WORTH TROPHY. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
DETROIT, Sept. 7.
In the second heat in the Harms:: worth Trophy Races, Britain re- in-ceived a nasty check when Kaye Don turned turtle in Miss England 11. The occupants were, however, rescued.
Example of Social Leadership, [DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE).
RUGBY, Sept. 8. The Timer describes H. M. the King's action as an "example.. of public spirit and noriat lénderahip," which is wholly characteristic in its timely aid and generosity.
Mr. MacDonald's Message.""
To the horror of thousands of: spectators Miss. England IL when taking a bend half a mile from the start, skidded, turned turtle and sank, Kaye Don and the two mechanics were flung out into the clouds of spray to be picked up un- ́injured after`a miraculous 'escape.
SINO-JAPANESE,
RELATIONS
CRISIS BELIEVED IMMINENT.
NAKAMURA AFFAIR SEQUEL.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
COMBINED DRIVE AGAINST NANKING.
CANTON AND KWANGSI FORCES CO-OPERATE.
(From Our Own Correspondent)
SERIOUS POSITION IN FLOODED AREAS
COLD WEATHER CAUSES FURTHER
O SUFFERING AT HANKOW.
DANGER OF WATER AGAIN RISING
NOT YETUER..
KUO MIN NEWS AGENCY.]
80 MILLION DOLLAR LOAN.
Toxxo, Sept. Be Indignation is increasing daily against China connection with the 'Nekamura affair and other issues of which there are over 300 reparted to be await ing settlement. It is believed a crisis in imminent unless at unexpected development averte While many censure the mill tarists' advocacy for strong policy towards China, nevertheless they consider Shidchara's policy of patience and conciliation is proving untenable: M
This morning after discussing what is described as China's failure to give satisfaction regarding the Nakamura onse, the Cabisot de cided to await the result of the second investigation at Mukden into
Since Tuesday night rain has Ministry of Finance. Measures the circumstances of Capt. Naka mura's death, but passed a resolutory service from various outlying born pouring in torrents, plunging governing the receipts and disburse... tion That Military and Diploma districts, were also put on the same the refugees into more intense suf-ments of the loan as well as the tic authorities get in concert retrain for the front, where they will fering. The work of building mat proceduro for the custody of the garding what action they should. Lake if China fails to show sincerity be used to carry war supplies for sheds at Hungshan has had to be sinking fund are to be formulated
the armies. in conducting the investigations
The Southern forces have decided temporarily suspended. Although by the Ministry proomptly
to establish their field headquarters the river has been gradually sub customary heretofore." in Chenchow, some 70 miles south siding, the danger of another riso of Changsha, the capital of Hugan,
CANTON, Sept. 8, Part of the Fourth Army Corps under General Li Tsung Jen, of the Canton Government, has arrived in Chenchow and Yungehow in south- ern Hunan, preparatory to a com- bined drive on to Nanking. Gen. Hankow, Sept, 3-High winda seni: Chen Teni Tong's troops, in and Bonvy rainfall in the Wuhan co-operation with the Kwangsi, area for the past two days have forces are also pouring, into Chen-resulted in a sudden drop of the Nanking, Sept. 3.It is under chow, General Yn Han Mow, a temperature to 08 degrees Fahren stood that at a meeting trusted subordinate of General Chenheit. With the first., signs of ap. Central Political Council held yer Tsai Tong, is leaving Canton for pronching winter, the problem of terday, it was, decided to issue the font fo-morrow, by train. Large cothing the refugees has to be flood relief loan for the amount of quantities of war. supplies, includ faced along that of providing 880 millions. ing 700 boxes of cartridges, 200 rolls them, with food and shelter. It is The proposed loan in to be issued of barbed wire, and several hun feared that the scantily dressed by the Ministry of Finance dred boxes of hand-grenades, were flood survivors may develop in in separate instalments. It is shipped to Shiukan by train to fluenza or worse unless they are to be secured on national taxes to day. Some 500 coolies, rounded up properly clothed.
be_specially designated by the and forcibly and pressed into mil.
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(A mensage froma Tokyo, dated Sent. 4 states:
There are indications that the militarists and others are becoming increasingly incensed at the series of Sino-Japanese incidents, and particularly at the Chinese attitude towards the alleged murder of Captain Nakamura in Manchuria recently.)
HOME RACING.
PROBABLE STARTERS IN ST. LEGER.
{TBROUGH BEUTEL'S AGENOT.]
where the Nanking troops have dug is not yet over due to the copious in. Shiukwan, the northern terrain. rainus of the southern section of the Canton-Hankow Railway, will form the base of military operations against the North. General Pei Chung Hsi is diresting the Kwangai troops at the front, while the" com- mand of the Cantonese troops under General Chen Tani Tong" at "the.
DEVASTATION ROUND WUHU
Finance
NANKENG DYKES GIVE WAY.
Nanking, Sept. 3-Pitrous scenes were witnessed outside the Capital yesterday when three large dykes- the South, North and East Dykes gave way'at 5 o'clock in the morning. Frantic efforts of several hundred. farmers to stem the onrush of the "torrents by erecting barri-
front is entrusted to Generals Li 4,000 DEAD: 200,000 HOMELESS. cades were futile.
Yang King and Yu Han You. General Chen Tsai Tong is direct- ing the movements of the Cantonese troops from Canton, the seat of the ovement for the overthrow of Chiang Kai Shok and the Nanking Government. He will not leave
Nanking, Sept. 3.The important river port of Wuhu in. Anhwei in: getting & big thare of the flood trouble along the Yangtze. Not only is the entire city inundated Military authorities in Canton but the flood waters continue to state that no difficulty will be ex-rise. Houses are under several feet perienced in the conquest of Hunan,
here for the North unless it becomes necessary LONDON, Sept. 8. The probable starters and Jockeys in the St. Leger, which will be run to day, are... as follows:-
Horte. Birthday Book" Cameronian Convoy ........ Goyescus Inglesant Khorsheed Orpen...... Salaam Sandwich Sir Andrew Suze
Jockey,
Dick. Fox
G. -Richards, Elilot
Jones. Beery. J. Childs. Weston,
H. Wragg P. Beasley. H. Beasley.
The only injury they sustained was to their feelings and to this was added the disappointment of LONDON, Aug. 7.
Roony, Aug. 7. Desiring to participate in the The Prime Minister, Mr. Ram disqualified for crossing the start- being informed that they had been "reduction of national expenditure, say MacDonald, to-night issued a
H.M. King George, has sant a
ing lino five seconds too soon, and massage to the Nation.
- NAUTILUS ARRIVES AT message to the Primo, Minister
Ha banys.
"To-morrow Parlia.that the successful ruse by Gar
LONG YEAR CITY. stating that he intends to reducement will meet and Government Wood would in any case have sle- tho Civil List expenditure by will dak from it, and is certain prived them of the Trophy.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] £50,000 while the emergency lasts.
Gar Wood, piloting Miss America to obtain, a vote of confidence. I IX., lured Kaye Den over the line H.H. the Prince of Wales appeal to the Nation also to give too soon and both were disqualified. also has informed the Premier that us its confidence and to banish from Gar Wood's brother, George, pilot-
OSLO, Sept. &.. The Nautilus arrived at Long he intends to contribute £10,000 its mind any notion that the crisis from his income for the same purwhich has confronted us was not ing Mies America VIII., banging Year City at 1 p.m. to-day. ·
real and dangerous, or that wo behind, had merely to complete the
pose,
course and run over to-morrow's
The First Heat.
HM the King writing to Mr. could have met it with measure third heat to win the Harmsworth Ramaay MacDonald points out loan vigorour, than those we shall that it is not easy to reduce the ask Parliament to annction. Wo Trophy. Civil List without sacrificing some had to face it and all its potentia State function or rendering unom-consequences. We had to act with
[The Arat heat was won by Kaye ployed numbers of His Majesty's decision and, speed, and the great Don in Miss England II. when be servants, but after a careful thing we have already secured is beat Commodore Gar Wood's Miss sideration he has come to the con- that instead of the House of Com America. IX. by a mile in the thirty clusion that by the most rigid mons. morting to deal with the fin-mile triangular cours. His aver economy it is possible to reduce itancial collapse it is meeting to age speed was 80.913 mp.h. as com by £30,000,
deal with proposals to avert that pored with his rival's speed of grim possibility and to bring the 27.027.1. country back on to an even keel."
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He adds that other Members of the Royal Family are all desirous to aid by reductions of their grants during the crisis.
The King's Civil List amounts to £470,000 annually. He also re ecives £60,000 as income from the Duchy of Lancaster.
The Prince of Wales is making a personal gift as the £70,000 in come is derived solely from the Duchy of Cornwall,
Political interest now centres on morrow. A message from the the reassembly of Parliament to- King will be read in both Houses, The debate will take place on the Prime Minister's motion to set up
Committee of ways and means, but it is not yet certain whether the Opposition, led by Mr. Hender- son, will divide in the House of
LEAGUE OF NATIONS' ASSEMBLY.
HUNGARY REQUESTS FINAN- CIAL ASSISTANCE.
[EXITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}
RUGBY Sept. 7. The 12th annual Assembly of Commons. If they do, the Gove the League of Nations opened t erament majority is expected to be Geneva to day with a speech by about sixty, but it may be more the President of the Council, Sonor Give Us Your Conidance on thecount of Labour abstentions Lurroux, Spanish Foreign Minis:] The Chancellor of the Exche tex.
Mr. Hamsty MacDonald, in re plying, says that all sections of the nation will be heartened by the Royal example.
He
"I appeal to the Nation toquer Mr. Philip Snowdon, will
3. Tibulesco (Roumania) wai give us its confidence and to banish introduce an emergency Budget on
elected President of the Assembly from its mind all notions that the Thursday, and addressed the delegates.
A short Cabinet meeting to-night said the entire world was suffering crisis was not real and dangerous,"
Ramsay MacDonald reviewed Government's complete from a terrible crisis due to lack Any's Mr. in a message to the Nation on the schemic and dealt with the proce-of confidence, and it was the duty. eve cf a meeting of Parliament, dure He adds, that the House of Common mons will not be dealing with the condition of the financial collapse, hut with proposals to avort that arim peasibility and to bring back the country to an oven keel, ・・・
T.U.C., Meeting,
Five hundred and eight-soven delegates attended the 63d. Trade Union Congress, which opened at
Bristol to-day.
of the Assembly to demonstrate international solidarity,
A roquest was received from Hun gary asking the Lengue to investi gate the financial situation of that country with a view to the granting of a further loan.
WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.17 pim, stated:-
The typhoon is filling up be. tween Naba and the Boning. Pressure is low from Cochin- China to the lower Yangisze Valley.
or.
Local Forecent :-S.W. variable winds, moderate; fair to showery.
TYPHOON WARNING,
The following typhoon warn- ing has been received by the American Consulate General from the Manila Observatory: Manila, Sept. 8, 0.45 8.0. Cyclone or typhoon S. of Naha, filling up.
OBITUARY
MACKEY
MR. JAMES MA GLOVER.
THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY.}.
LONDON, Sept. Br Mr. James Mackey Glover, one of.
the best known Bohemian figures of his generation, died to-day at: Hastings
as two-thirds of the Hunances of water while the inhabitants of gunerals are willing to support the one-storey dwellings are making the Canton cause.
best of the situation by crouching on house-tops. Over 1,000 refugees near the Hengchin Dyke have been without lood for several days.
Marshal Chiang Kai Bhek is re ported to be despatching no less than six divisions of troops to southern Hunan, to check the ad vances of the Southern forces. "At prosent the opposing forces are about 40 or so miles from eäch other..
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According to an investigation of the local Flood Relief Committee, no less than 850 miles of Innd in AJ PRELIMINARY SKIRMISH. and around Wuhu are affected by
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(Wah Ter Fat") Pao.)
$15,000,000.
the floods. 4,000 people have sue cumbed while over 200,000 are CANTON, Sept. 8. homeless and destitute. The area Canton Military Headquarters of agricultural fields damaged totals have issued & military report stating that a skirmish took place at the 500,000 mow, and the amount of foot of the Ta Yu Ling Mountain property destroyed is estimated at An urgent telegram (on the Hunan-Kwangtuag border) on the 3rd inst, between the Can- tonese vanguard and those under has been dispatched to the Central General Ma Kan (a divisional com Government to appropriate a large mander of Nanking appointment). sum for emergency relief. The fighting lasted a few hotira re- sulting in the enemy's defeat. There were over ane hundred casualties. The wounded soldiers have been carried to Canton for treatment.
HAN FU CHU CONFERS WITH THE YOUNG MARSHAL.
A band of outlaws under Li Tip Cho discovered by the 77th Divi sion under General Lo Lin in the forests, 7 miles north-west of Bui- chuan, has been completely disarm ed. 1,080 brigands under Kung Ko [KUO MÍN NEWE AGENCY.] Chung have also been ropaded up Peiping, Sept. 3.-General Hanby the Government brigade under Fu Chu, Chairman of the Shantung Commander Liu F near Shushui, on Provincial Government, left here the Kiangsi-Hunan border, in north- for Tainan yesterday morning. He Generals was accompanied by Chiang Po Cheng, Counsellor to the Commander-in-Chief's
Head-
western Kiangai. şi
When severn thousand bandits.
Water pouring inland from six... breachas awept away whatever lay in its path. By 10 o'clock, the food had reached to within one-third of A mile of Nanking city, and by 11 clock the suburbs between the Shuihsi and Hanbel Gates were one. large expause of water,
More than one thousand farmers and their families, carrying the little bundles they could pack in their hurry, have flocked to the Capital. The refugees are being temporarily accommodated on top of the city wall pending the build...... ing of concentration camps. De puties of the General Relief. Com- mittee in collaboration with the Municipal Bureau of Social Affairs are devising ncaaures for their succourt.
It is learned that the sudden collapse of the dykes, was due to the fierce wind which has beco blowing for the last few days. In some parts of the outskirts, the water has attained a level of seven or eight feet with signs of a further rise. **
The Yangtze has risen another
the water level to a feet above that eight inches at Heiakwan, bringing of the Chinhuai River, Besides pumping operations in the city, urgent steps are being taken to strengthen the barricades so as to prevent a further inundation of the city,
FLOOD LIGHTING
LONDON
MAY BE A PERMANENCY.
(THROUGE REUTEE'S AGENCY. T
RUGBY, Sept. Ta
The interest shown by the general public in the flood light illumina
quarters, and Ko Kuang Ting, made another attempt to cross the tion of notable London buildings is Chairman of the Administrative Kan River from Taiho and Wasanabated, and large crowds throng Committee of the Kinochow-Tainan two days ago, the 28th Division the streets in the lighted area each Railway and personal representa
tive of the Vice-Commander-in under General Kang Ping Fan assisted by the gunboat Minchuan Chiefs
evening
The foreign delegates to the Inter-
Prior to his departure, General inflicted a heavy defeat upon them. national Illumination Congress, in fan stated that he had been con- Subsequently, the Government honour of which the display has: ferring with the Vice-Commander-
in-Chief relative to the maintenance forces cut the communications been organised, have expressed their of peace and order, in the North between Chu To and Mao Chak admiration at the wonderful effects which have been achieved by the and the exile of Yeu Hai Shan. Tang on the one hand, and Li Ming The North-Eastern leader has pro. mised to assume responsibility for
the first,
FIGHTS WITH THE REDS.
Sui on the other.
Strong defence works have been erected by the Left Wing Forces under Generat. Ho Ying Ching along the region east of Lichuan, Kuangchang and Loan,
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gne and electricity industries, which are jointly responsible for Arrangements.
The whole cost is borne by thems and allied industries, b but it i GOVERNMENT TROOPS WIN
understood that the low figure op Mr. Citrine, Gonoral Secretary,
BIG. VICTORIES,
which the flood lighting installa King's Bacrifice.
made a statement regarding the
The British delegates will sak [The late Mr. Glover was born
AIRCRAFT FROM US."
tions supplied by British firms can Lennox Aug financial crisis and the interviews the Assembly to express the sym in 1601 at Kingston, County
be run has surprised a number of To encrifice voluntarily over ten which the General Council of the pathy of the League members with Dublin, and was reducated at the
Catholic University, Belvedere Col Nanchang, Sept. 3.--The "Red"
Nanking, Sept. 1-A consign per cent, of his income, that was Congress had with representatives the food havon refugees in China
lege, Dublin. He was, director of under Huang Kung Luch were fixed in 1910 when incnetary values of the late Labour Cabinet. The Mexico Invited to Join League.
GENEVA, Sept. 8. music at Drury Lane Theatre: 1803 severely repulsed by the Government of military airplanes consist business houses, and it is probablo. were much higher than to-day is Council, he said had wanted to regarded as onst substantial. This assist the Government, but they The League Assembly manimous to 1920 director-manager of the ment 10th Division under General ing of twenty-six bombing and pur that in certain cases the augmented in the aspect taken of the King's felt Government's policy was econo- ly decided to invite Mexico to join Theatre Royal Plymouth, 71012-13; Wet Li Hanng at Chaoyen, north spit-machines, purchased from aystem of illumination will be kopt
Mayor of Boxhill-on-Sea 1897 was west of Ningtu, on Monday, a tele- America by the Aviation Adminis for permanent display gift. Streamer headings unani mically disastrous and impossible the League
Signor Grandi, Italy, proposed musical critic for the Sun, Even-gram from the front reports. The tration of the Ministry of War,
It is also possible that mously binzonod it and extel it for them to subscribe to thin nanInspizing Gesture whose Congress passed motion that all programer concerning ing Yer and yeral other tes Government foran have succus arrived here yesterday. After moral is interpreted as placing the animously approving of the action armaments should be immediately paper he also contributed on fully wiped out all trace of ban undergoing trial. Fights abord lip buildings will be foo
front for active service against the fin future," not regu solution of the present crisis as of the General Council as, report and effectively suspended during musical matters to The Daily Mail ditry along the Loan-Ningtu-Ynag they will be senf, to the Kingst above party politics It is ed by Mr. Citrine and adjourned the session of the Disarmament and Daily Telegrapha Ba publish feng region, it is claimed,
+Conference next February,
ed hundreds of songs and dances.] (Continued at foot of neat column:) " !Reds. (Continued on neet Column) for a day.
MARY" OCCASIONE..