HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1931.
BROADCAST TALK GANDHI ARRIVES IN SCHNEIDER TROPHY BUDAPEST COLOGNE FASCIST REVOLT IN BY MR. SNOWDEN.
BRITAIN.
CONTEST.
SCHOOLMASTERS PROTEST HUGE CROWDS GATHER AT TROPHY WON OUTRIGHT
AGAINST SALARY CUTS.
[LEUTER AND BRITE WIRELESS.]
FOLKSTONE.
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London witnessed its most" un-
FOLKSTONE, Sept. 12. usual procossion for many yehre Mahatma Gandhi arrived here at to-night, when thres. thousand, well- dressed schoolmasters marched, four 2 p.m. to-day. Though it was rain- abrcast, in the most orderly fashioning heavily, the vicinity of the to Kingsway Hall. in protest harbour was thronged with specta ngainst their salary cuta.
Rise in Sterling.
The best tributo to sterling fol. lowing Mr. Snowden's budget was paid, by denizeus of Wall Street to-day by the implicit assumption that there is no further need to con- sern themselves over Britain's posi- tion.
Sterling opened at five thirty- seconds higher, and closed still stronger at 4.80, well above the gold export point ...
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Mr. Snowdon Explains,
FOR BRITAIN.:
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LONDON, Sept. 13,
It is officially announced that the Schneider course is clear and British machines will fly over the
EXPRESS DISASTER.
TWENTY-FIVE KILLED: COMMUNISTS BLAMED.
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course immediately.
When the Trophy has been gained below,
British fliers will attempt a speed mocard at 3 p.m.
tors. The crush was so great thated, polico precautions were neCURARTY, and entranos to the station was allowed only on production of a special permit.
More Indian Delegates Arrive, [DRITION WIRELESS SERVICE]
Rocny, Sept. 12. Seven more of the Indinn dele- gates to thie Round Table Conference are expected to arrive in London to-day, including the representative of the Indian National Congress, Mahatma Gandhi. Others arrive Runny, Sept. 11, The Chancellor of the Exchequer,ing include Pandit Malaviya, fra Mr. Snowden, to-night broadensi Naidu (the Indian poetens), the talk to the nation on the emergency Nawab of Bhopal (Chancellor of the budget. He explained that the Chamber of Provinces), the Rajah budget introduced leat April was, of Korea, Sir Prahashandar Pat "as he stated at the time, makeshift. tani and Maulana Shaukat "Ali He waited to submit a new budget (brother of Maulana Muhammad until he had the support of the Ali whose death occurred in London recommendations of the May Com during the previous session of the mittee, whose members had been Round Table Conference). In ad nominated by all three politica dition to theen delegates, nearly thirty others are already in Lon- parties,
don.
In the meantime, the financial situation had got progressively worse. Mr. Snowden described the stages of the British financia! crisis, following the grave difficul- tics experienced in Austrin and. Germany in June and July, and ex- plained the nature of the" danger with which the country was fnerd.
He told listeners they could form some idea of what a calamity they had escaped by remembering what had happened in Germany, Austria, France and other countries.
British Experience.
British holders of French war loans knew from their experience something of what depreciation of Four Afths of meant. currency their capital and four-fifths of their interest had been taken away by the depreciation of the frane."
There will be a merling of the Federal. Structure. Committee on Monday.
340.8 Miles Per Hour.
LONDON, Sept. 13, Flight Liegtenant Boothman com. of Bleted the Schneider course soven laps and won the trophy outright for Britain,
Bright, sunny weather brought out thousands to the Schneider course canly this morning. Flight Lieut. Bootmman started at 1.11 p.m. it
Vickers Supermarine Rolls-Royce." Boothman's average spoed was 340.08 miles per hour, which is a new speed record for the contest.
Record Broken.
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Flight **Lieutenant Boothmin broke the world record for the hundred kilometres, flying start in closed circuit at a speed of 349 miles per hour.
This record was previously held by Flight Lieutenant Atcherley with a speed of 331.75 m.p.hi
Saturday's Flights Postponed.
LONDON, Sept., 15." The Schneider race has been postponed. It may be held any time after 8 am, on Sunday.
Referring to the arrival of
Thousands who visited the shores Mahatma Gandhi the Times anys, the inclusion, for the first time, of of the Solent hoping to see the Congress leader roba critics of British Schneider Cup team boat. the Round Table Conference of their Squadron Leader Orlebar's record chief complaint that the strongest of 337 miles an hour were most section of Indian politicians had disappointed after waiting for hours stood aloof. The discussions will in drenching rain when it was de- be incomparably morn represents-cided to postpone the race.
The decision was roached after tive than heretofore, and Gandhi's
Orlebar and England, if he will use Squadron Leader 'presence
Licut-Colonel Bristow, the Clerk of the course, had flown over the course in a seaplane to study the conditions on the spot.
it to the best advantage of his country; should greatly facilitato a mutual understanding of Indian aspirations and British respon sibilities."
In No Bense a Plenipotentiary From India.
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As the weather during the next fow days threatens to be very un- settled, the Royal Aero Club has decided that the contest will be held at the Arst favourable opportu. The choice, said Mr. Snowden,
The Tinda emphasise, however,nity-any suitable time, between 8. rondly, was between his badget that "Gandhi is in no sense a a.m. and 6 p.m. (including Sunday). with its unpleasant economies and plenipotentiary from India. He [URITIBA VIRELESS SERVICÉ] heavy taxation, and a paper cur has failed to Bring with him any renny worth no stable value, meas solution of the profound communal
RUGBY, Sept. 12., ingruin more or less for every controversy, which is one of the body.
I know," he said, "the sacri-most obstinate barriers to the Indian settlement. He comes, in flers you are being called upon to fact, as a representative, not of make are to you real and tangible India as a whole, but of a powerful while tho ruin,, which would other- and widely extended political or wise overtako you, is not so obganisation, pot easily controlled by 'vious. But it is just a real "
To restore confidence in British any leader, but for the moment,
owing to deep allegiance to himself, to-morrow. credit, the budget had to be bal And, he comes to take his share in anced. It had got into an balanged condition, mainly through the call upon the Exchequer for the relief of unemployment.
The conditions will be reconsider- rd to-morrow, and the machines will be ready to fly at any hour from 5 am. Although by the rules of the race only a day to day post- ponement is permissible, it in con- sidered unlikely that the weather will have improved sufficiently by
Vessels of all, sizes had taken up the practical discussion which, has their places at various anchorages already made considerable preia the Solent. gress, and not to reopen the prob lem afresh.
LINDBERGHS AGAIN EN ROUTE.
ARRIVE AT OSAKA,
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OSAKA, Sept. 33...
BUDAPEST, Sept. 13.. As a result of the collapse of a viaduct, ten miles from here, as the Budapest-Cologne Express was passing over it, nine conches crash The casualties are at present not known.
A fuse was found near the scene, which suggests a planned outrage.
LATER. Twenty-five passengers were kill ed, including n Londoner, Harry Clements, and an American woman. A piece of paper which was found nearby throws the blame on Com- munists.
THE NAUTILUS.
LEAVES FOR NORWAY IN SNOWSTORM.
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Tho
LONGYEAR CITY (Spitsbergen),
September 12. "
submarine Nautilus left last night in a snowstorm probably for Norway, as the trans-Atlantic crossing is at present considered very risky.
WEATHER REPORT,
Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.14 p.m., "stated:-
The anti-eyelone is noow een- tral NW. of Shanghai, moving E. A trough of low pressure extends from Indo-China: to Guam,
Local Forecast: Variable, winds, moderate; fair ta showers.
TYPHOON WARNING.
The following typhoon Turn- jag has been received by the American Consulate General from the Manila Observatory :: Manila, Sept. 19, 11. .. Typhoon. in about 122deg. Long. E. and 38deg. Lat. N., recurving north-eastward.
FRENCH STATESMEN GO TO GERMANY.
ITEROOR REUTER'S AGENCY.]
AUSTRIA.
SERIOUS DEVELOPMENTS
EXPECTED.
HOĽOU REUTER'S AGENCY.]
HYPHEN MARK CRASHES
TWO FRENCH AIRMEN ·
KILLED.
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Moscow, Sept. 12.
VINNA Sept. 13.
The Hyphon Mark crasht to-day What is believed will be a far- roaching revolt has broken out in the northern provinces of Austria, at the mouth of the River Taniper, under the leadership of Dr. Pleimer,& tributary to the River Belayn, head of the Fascist movement.
Two of the three occupants were killed
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The seriousness of the revolt is not yet fully known, but the
The Hyphen Mark crushed near authorities. admit that, parts of the provinces in northern Styrin, upper Ufa at 4am, local time, The Austria, and Salzburg are ablaze.plane, it is reportou, is, destroyed Dr. Pfreimer called out his forces Inst night and seized many, publio buildings, driving out local authori While it is still unknown which ties, occupied ronds and blockaded two of the Hephen II's many towns and villages. He also issued proclamations informing perished, it is learned the third the population that Fascists had owes his life to a parachute. He is assumed power
now being given shelter and is receiving medical attention,"
Among the pinces taken over by the Facists in Kirchdorf, in upper Austria, where the public buildings were occupied and resisters ejected. Forces of Gendarmorie troops ar rived, at Kirchdorf from Linz, and it is reported that after a brief conflict, the Fascists were overcome and the two lenders arrested...
The authorities state they are confident that within a short time the rebellion will be suppressed.
crew
PARIS, Sept. 12.
It is now learned from Moscow that the Hyphen Mark Aler Dorel
was saved by Parachute
Lebrix and Meamin wore killed,
Flight Abandoned
COLOGNE, Sept. 12 It is reported from "Niowkerk that Codos and Itabida have decid- INTERPORT POLO. ed to give up the flight to Tokyo, Apparently the tank defect is more serious than at first supposed. It Has not yet been repaired. The airmen are leaving for Ruris this evening or to-morrow.
SHANGHAI BEAT PEIPING.
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SHANGHAI, Sept. 16.
LE BOURGET, Sept. 11...
A message on September 11, stated: Lo Brix and Dorét; the
The interport polo match be-French aviators who are contestants tween Shanghai and Peiping proved in the race for the long, distance one of the best and most exciting record, hoped off for Tokyo at ten
minutes past six this. morning." gamea cyer seen in Shanghai.
Peiping went off with a bang secaring five goals before Shanghai "Shanghai managed to take the
replied.
lead in the middle of the last chukker, but Peiping equalised in the last minute with a brilliant goal.
Peiping were most unlucky not to score during extra time, alter, which Shanghai • broke away score the winning goal.
Regult
Shanghai Peiping
to
LAST OF THE BARE FIST FIGHTERS.
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JEM SMITH PASSES AWAY.
[THKDUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Sept. 11.. Jem Smith, the man who fought 109 rounds with bare knuckles for the world's boxing, championship, died to-day in a London nursing home.
WEST RIVER AGAIN IN FLOOD.
DAMAGE, TO PROPERTY NOT YET KNOWN.
From One Own Correspondent.)
·CANTON, Sept. 13. 'Borious food conditions prevail in the south-western part of Kwang- si along the Right Hiver, which is
the uppermost part of the West River. The river has rison mora than 20 feet above its normal lovely and a vast extent of land, covering nearly 24 districts on either side, is under water.
Houses and cattle have been washed away, thousands of people rendered homeless, and the fall arap of rice completely destroyed. Torrential rains have been almost edotinual: for, the last month ar more, thus causing the present. inundation. The oxient of the disaster lins surpassed that of 1011 Human bodies as well as those of domestic animals, house furniture aud building material are constantly floating down the river.
A rescue party from Noaning, the capital of the Province, has been at work for some days trying to ren der aid to the flood victims, but the rushing water has made tho work of the rescuers difficult. The Red Cross Society of Nanning ad other benevolent públic organisa tions are busy at work, trying to bring, wherever possible, relief to the flood sufferers. At present it is impossible to give any accurate report of the extent of the damage done and the number of people drowned or rendered homeless,
The National Council here has
appropriated 820,000 for the relief
of the flood victims in Kwangai;
SIANFU A HUGE LAKE.
They were followed seyen minutes later by Codos and Robida who are also trying to create a record. The HEAVY RAINS CAUSE MUCH race is likely to be a most editing DAMAGE AND LOSS OF LIFE.
one.
It is semi-officially learned from Dusseldorf, that the Question Mark has landed owing to engine trouble,
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PRIPING, Sept. 13. A message from Sianfu datod BELIZE WIPED OUT. September 11 states that torrential rains have fallen since the night of September 9 and, following, the adnormal rainfall, has transformed the whole city into a huge lake. The water is two feet deep in the shallowest places.
Sovere damage is feared and number of liver lost
DEATH-ROLL EXCEEDS
300 HUNDRED.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 11. The latest news from Belize, British Honduras, which has been devastated by a violent burricane and tidal wave, gives the deathroll, ascertained so far, na 400,
A
Wash-out."
Pants, Sept. 12. Smith's opponent in that historic M. Laval and M. Briand have fight was Jack Kilrain, an Ameri
MIANI, Sept, 12 accepted an official invitation to
can, and the fight, which was, stag- visit Berlin on September 27, whiched in France in the year 1887, was "The city is wash-out" is wire- the Charge d'Affaires at the Ger- declared a draw owing to the dark.lessly reported by an American man Embassy conveyed to M. Laval ness which was rapidly falling, pilot who has flown over Belize with this morning.
Smith was born in 1863 and was medical supplies for the popula the last of the hare fist fighters.
Balanced by Bound Finance.. The trade depression had also
A Good Reception. reduced very heavily the yield of tnxce. The Governoient had de-
The Government's taxation and cided to cense borrowing for un-
economy.. proposals have had a employment and to meet the cast generally good reception. With the of relief out of current revenue exception of the opposition Preas, Although it would add sixty million which takes the line that the Bann pounds to expenditure in a full cial position of Britain is funda- Col. and Mrs, Lindbergh arrived ITALIAN BOMB TERRORISM.
He ind had to find the huge sum mentally so genuinely strong that bore at 3.28 p.m. from Kasumi-
the hudget deficit could have been of seventy-four million pounds to balance this year's budget, and 170 rectified by other means, and with gaura. millions to balance next year out what it considers an attack prodigious task. He had faced it upon the standard of the national and the country had now balanced life, all newspapers are agreed that the Chancellor has fulfilled h the budget-balanced it by sound drastic and disagreeable duty in a finanes. They had to recognise that. in, n time of a great trade de notably fair manner.
year.
Financial opinion has reacted
pression the country could not favourably to the budget and British afford expenditure which might be funds were to-day marked up.
incurred in prosperous times. The
Government's economies, amounting
Press Comment,
CHOLERA IN IRAQ..
a
15 DEATHS OUT OF 787 CASES.
(THROUGH BEUTRE'S AORNOY.]".
BABRA, Sept,, 12. The death roll in the cholera Judging from the foreign Presa epidemic of Iraq is now 415 out of He defended the proposed cuts comments reaching London, other 787 cases,
The British Hospital is saving in unemployment benefit and the countries, including the British
two out of every three of its ease. salaries of touchers.
Four-fifths of the deaths are among those refusing treatment...
to 70 millions, were severe but not
intolerable.
Unadulterated Nonsense.
Regarding the income tax changes,
Dominions, have also been greatly impressed by the unequivocal man ner in which the situation has been tackled.
Typical remarks are those of the he stated that out of four million New York Times which describes
One dramatic moment occurred or more persons whose income the budget as striking testi- during his speech, when the Premier would be brought under review, mony to the determination of the remark: "I speak for Labour," only one and half millina would British people to keep at all coste and, being interrupted by the Op pay any tax and the tax would be their public finances in order" and position, exelnimel They can take small. The contribution he was of the Cape Times, which regards the label from my back, but they asking from people with incomes it as a "bravee and honest effort cannot take it from my mind." from two to three hundred yearly to meet a serious situation." was not large and he believed they would not complain at making it to the national need in the emer- gency.
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تیرا
EXPLOSION PUTS POLICE ON
TRAIL OF GANG,
Rome, Sept. 7-A hre in n suburb of Genon put the authorities to-day on the track of tim perpetrator of the series of bomb outrages which during the last few weeks spread terror in a number of Italian cities including Turin, Bologna and Genoa.
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AMERICAN TENNIS. PERRY BEATEN.
(RECTER'S AMERICAN, SERVICE.]
tion.
It is said that the houses are tossed in a pile like toys. One area of about six blocks square has been completely wiped out, and ships and barges are lying high and dry on land, while, houses have been
washed out to sea,
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FLOOD RELIEF
FUND.
SIR VICTOR SASSOON DONATES $50,000.
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SHANGHAI, Sept. 13. Up to and including September 10 the National Relief Committee had received contributions totalling, $2,334,024 and Tis 3,310 Air Victor Sassoon has donated 850,000.
The damage is estimated at over HIGER VEGETABLE PRICES one million dollars.
MAY BE EXPECTED. The American warship Rochester
FOREST HILLS, Sept. 11. The following were the results of the semi-final matches in the Ameri-is lying at Panama City preparing can National Singles Championship for a dash through the Panama CANTON DEALERS THREATEN
TO SUSPEND BUSINESS. which were decided here to-day Canal with relief supplies. The
G. M. Lott (U.S.A.) beat J. Doeg British cruiser Danao is also being |
despatched from Barbados to the (USA. and holder) 7-5, 6-3, 6-0.
Ellsworth. Vines (U.S.A.) bent devastated pron, F. J. Perry (Britain). 44, 3-6, 6-4,
Vines Wing.
'LATER.
The fire started in a well-appoint-6-4, 6-3. ed villa in the St. Matteo, belong- ing to one Corone whom his neigh- bours believed to be a respectable, merchant whose occasional absence on business had never occasionciling Lott, 7-9, 6-3, 0-7, 7-5 any comment. Thus these neigh bours were horrified when early this morning thick clouds of black smoke poured from the upper storey
Ellsworth Vines won the Amerì- can Tennis Championship by bent-
SINO-MEXICAN. 'DISPUTE.
of the villa, and hurriedly alarmed U.S. DECLINES TO INTERVENE the fire brigade. As the fire brigade
[REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.]· drow up before the house, a violent and shortly. explosion occurred afterwards Lovone ran" from the house, shrieking with pain, and was rushed to a hospital. Meanwhile, the firemen succeeded in extinguish
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11. The United States declines to interveus in the China-Mexico dis pute. So the State Department has informed the Chinese Legation hero,
DENIAL OF PEACE PARLEYS.
Official Account.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, Sept. 12.
An official account regarding the Honduran hurricane in the form of a cablo from the Governar to the Colonial Office states:-The death- roll exceeds 300, and will probably
situation is causing anxiety, and be considerably larger. The food if a dry speel pecurs the, water shortage may become scute.
The majority of the poorer elaesca lost everything they possessed.
Town Inundated. (BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE Į
RUGBY, Sept. 12. According to information received
(Wah Taz Yat Pao)
CANTON, Sept. 13. Canton vegetable dealers aro threatening to organize a general suspension of business if the authorities are: adement on the imposition of a tax on vogetable exports...
TO RELIEVE CHINA'S DISTRESS.
TRANSPORTING FOODSTUFFS FROM EUROPE.:
Dealing in details with depart mental ecomoies, the Premier men-
[THOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. Economy Bill Debate.
tioned that the Airship R.100 was to be disposed of and the Carding ing the conflagration while the To-day in the Commons, the ton aerodrome placed on bare.main-police took possession.
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 12.. The Chancellor described the talk Premier moving the second reading tenance basis. The airmasta and A search revealed a maze of cor-
According to the Bocialist news of "Banker's ramp
un of Economy Bill; explained how the equipment in various parts of the respondence, showing Lovone" to
by the Colonial Office the hurricane paper, Hej Folk, a scheme is being. adulterated nonsenso. If the facts Government's scheme balanced, say world, built to facilitate airship have been the head of an anarchist
which struck British Honduras on considered here to relieve the dia- were known the country would be ing seventy million pounds in a flights, would be reduced to some group whose ramifications extended
Thursday afternoon destroyed 70 treas in China by transporting eternally grateful to the Bank of full year were to be found by other status.
throughout the world but chiefly to Referring to the cuts in the South America. It also was de NO NORTHERN MEDIATION IN per cent. of the town of Belize with foodstuffs which are going to waste England for the efforts it made to economies and eighty million
CANTON DISPUTE.
population of nearly 13,000 in other countries owing to over- full its duty as the custodian of pounds by taxation, of which fifty unemployment benefit, the Premier finitely ascertained that he had eeu
The damago is estimated at more production." seven millions, considerably more and they had consired it an im- at Turin and Bologna at the time British credit,
The paper states that the Inter Industrial depression is show than half, were to be found by nerative duty to put unemployment of the recent outrageston Feiping, Sept. &-The reports than £500,000,
A denth roll of 50 was offeinily national Trades Federation has ing no lift," concluded Mr. Snow direct taxation.
finance on such a sound position Furthermore, the investigation current bere that Northern leaders, den," but the country has come Twenty million pounds were that everybody having financial showed that Lovone had been ex-in co-operation with the Central reported up to last night, but it is asked the International Federation
ox Government, are despatching Mr feared that the total loss of life of Trade Unions to organisa through hard times triumphantly covered by the provision made as transactions with Britain, especially perimenting with a new in the past to an era of greater regards the sinking fund and in the in the form of loans,, was satished plosive and had in vain tried to Lo Wen Kan, a former Minister of will be much greater and a Press relief scheme in cooperation with nrosperity. It will happened again, background was
the conversion that her financial, fabric was sound. extinguish the are resulting from Toreign Affairs, to Canton to ar mesenge states the number of doad the Socialist Workmen Inter-
nationale. if the people show the same grit scheme, not-estimated as yet but several members on both sides of these experiments, juffering-arious range terms of peace between the to be 400 and the injured over 600, as their predecessors and the same which would be launched at the the House spoke after the Premier burns in the attempt and being National Government and the Can-A tidal wave followed a cyclone, The postbility of chartering faith in the country's future." earliest possible opportunity and the debate will be continued finally knocked over by the ton chique, are authoritatively de- and the town was inundated to a vessels for this purpo being con
depth of from five to nine feet. plosion.. (Continued on meat Column)" (Continued at foot of next column.) I and concluded on Monday.
clared to be incommoçt:
sidered.