HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1931.
BRITAIN'S MOST CURIOUS MARRIAGE OF LADY
ELECTION.
H.M. THE KING'S APPEAL TO NATION.
1 REMAIN A LABOUR MEMBER--THE
PREMIER
[REUTER AND BRITISH WIRELESS.]
LONDON, Oct. 7.
The King's prorogation speech says that the financial and economic crisis continues to dive cause for anxietykal
Measures will be taken by Ministers, with the support, of Parliament, to meet this emer« geney, which will involva sacri. fices from every member of the community. ***Tani, confident that, as on former occasions in the history of this country, every citizen will co-operate to the utmost of his power in restoring the prosperity of the nation.**
No National "Ooupon." The coming election will be, perhaps, the most curious and most confusing over fought in Britain,
Party in whatever constituency I
go."
During the next three wooks campaign, he will speak in soveral constituencier bosides his own, in oluding that of his son, Malcolm MacDonald, and that of Mr. J. H. Thomas, the Dopinions Secretary who despite the attitude of the local Labour Executive, will again contest Derby.
VATERA MAN,
Foodstuns Bul. Passed.
MAY CAMBRIDGE.
KING'S FORMAL CONSENT REGISTERED.
THOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,}
· LONDON, Oct.. 7.
HM the King hold a Privy Council meeting at Buckingham Palace, at which he registered his formad consent in Council to the marringe of Lady May Cambridge to Captain Heary Abol Smith, which will be solemnized on Oct. 24
[A message dated Aug 7 stated: The impending engagement of Lady May Combridge, the only aurviving, child of the Ear-of Athlone and Princess Alico, to Captain Henry Abel Smith, Royal Horse Guards, a member of the wealthy hanking family, who WAY aids.de-camp to the Earl of Athlone, when he was Governor-General of South Africa, was announced this
The House of Commons today gave a third reading to the Food-morning, stuffs (Prevention of Expoitation) Bill, after agreeing to an increase
in
the enah penalty for offences from £100 to £500. Offenders will be liable to the alternative of three months' imprisonment or both.
The object of the Bill is to em power the President of the Board. of Trade to prevent attempts at the "cornering of commodities
The fact that there will be no National coupon will cause difficulty in constituencies, and in many cases where there is no with labour candidate, Commervative and Liberal candidates are both claim. ing to support the Government. They may stand against each other, but every effort will be made to secure a straight fight with a Gov- ernment candidats where a babour candidate is standing. Cortainly where the sitting Liberal is a pro- tectionist Conservatives, will not оррове.
Nomination Day October 16.
LONDON, Oet.
view to forcing up prices.
LONDON STOCK MARKET.
ACTIVE BUYING FOR
INVESTMENT:
(DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICK)
RUGBY, Oct. 6.
The outstanding feature nt the It is now oficially announced that close of the Stock Markets to day Pantisment will be dissolved to was the substantial improvement morrow. Nemination Day will be recorded in leading British funds, October 16, and Polling Day Octo-following on renewed investment ber 27, three weeks hence,
buying, together with a sharp re covery in the sterling rate.
The new Parliament will meet for the first time on November 10. Arrangements have thus been made to reduce the delay incurred by the General Election to the minimum allowed by constitutional proce. dure.
War loan" Five Per Cents wore finally quoted one and a half points up at ninety-eight
International descriptions closed firmer.
THE DOLLAR.
After Parliament has been dia- solved to-morrow the Prime Minis The local dollar dropped in syan- ter will issue a Manifesto to the pathy with London yesterday to Nation," in which he will ask for ais, d. The silver rate in New free hand to deal with any situation York remained unchanged. which may arise by any methods The local exchange market, was which appear most effective.
rather wenker, but was steadier yesterday morning. Business was done at 18, 2d. Shanghai was also steady.
The lenders of the other parties will send out appeals corresponding to that of the Prime Minister and within its terms.
Conservative Satisfaction:
The Conservative satisfaction with the National Government's election decision, was unmistakably demonstrated at a meeting of Con- servative.members of the House of Commons, addressed by Mr. Fina- ley Baldwin.
The onthusinsat increased as the meeting continued and a voto of confidence Wis passed with no clamation.
SPANISH PREMIER
RESIGNS.
THEN CHANGES HIS MIND.
(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENOY. )"
MADRID, Oct. 6. "The Prime Minister of the Re public to-day came into conflict with the Cortes, resigned his post, and later withdrew his resignation.
Mr. Baldwin will address the Birmingham Conservatives on Fri- An incident arose in the, course day and intends to unge the need of the sitting of the Cortes. The for National unity and a National Prime Minister left his seat on the Government at this time. It is front Ministerial bench, took his probable that some arrangements seat among the Deputies and, said will be anade in the constituencies he had resigned.
to avoid three-cornered contests.
Such an arrangement will largely
depend upon the local conditions.
LATER.
It appears that Señor Zamora's resignation followed a dispute with
Lloyd George Stil Disapproves. the Constitutional Committed in the course of a debate on the
by Liberal, Ministers 1
The Premier bepea to continue to keep in touch with the Indian Round Table Conference during the next three weeks, and this” will - entail his remaining in London for
a few days,.
A member of the Committee at
MR. THOMAS EDISON.
DEATH EXPECTEDĮ IN FEW DAYS TIME.
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WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarky, issued by the Royal "Observatory; at 5,20, p.m., stated:
A depression is shown to the S.W. of the Paracels, it ap pears to be nearly stationary: An anti-cyclone is forming over N. China.
Local Forecast:-E. winds, moderate; fair.
TYPHOON WARNINGS.
The following typhoon warn ings have been received by the American Consulate General from the Manila Observatory;
Manila, October 7, 9 a.m.- Typhoon in about 128deg, Long, E. and 21deg. Lat N., reour- ing north-eastward:"
Manila, October 7, 8 a.m.-. Typhoon in about 140deg. Long- 3.and 14deg,. Lat. N., moving. N.W
CALCUTTA SWEEP TICKETS.
NOT TO BE HANDLED BY
·BRITISH BANKS:
[THOUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]-
LowDon, Oct. 7 The Daily Bxpress states that British · · banka, have decided, not. to handle sweepstake numbers in future following a request of the Home Office, which practically terminates the distribution of Cal cutta Sweep numbers in Britain.
MANCHURIAN
SITUATION
MUNITIONS FOR MONGOL PRINCES.
ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN
• SUPPLIED BY JAPAN,
(THROUGH
REUTER'S AGENDT.]
TRIPING, Oct. 7. According to telegrams xe, ceived at Chang Hauch Linng's headquarters 876 trains loaded with minitions reached Ikasini on October 2, and (Jepanoso troops confined the Station Staff while a hundred Mongols
with carts unloaded, the muni tlone which were carried on to the Mongol Chief in Inner Mongolia. Similar cargoes ar rived on Oct," "at" • "mai 'siztlon near Taonan and were despatched to Tabao, where a thousand Mongol troops are encamped, headed by thirty `à „Mongol" students from Japan,
It is also alleged that Mongol Princes and, troops are concen trated wear Chengchiatan and are preparing to declare their independence, and march on Chengchiatun. They have also been supplied, stafe the tele grams, with... rifles, guns and ammunition by the Japanesext
Chinese allege... that these. munitions were taken from, the
atter Mukder Arsenat
the Japanese occupation, Sa Provincial Government Moved to: Harbin...
Fah To: Tat Pav.)
PEITING, Oct. 7.
vincial Government.to, Harbin,
·
Students' Services Refused,
SHANGHAI, Oct. 7: The Nanking Government has refused to accept the Shanghai students' demand for aming and organizing them as a national volunteer defence army. This has aroused considerable, resentment on. the part of the students who are reported to be prepared to march into Nasking to present another petition to the Nanking Govern ment regarding this matter
POLITICAL CRISIS IN GERMANY.
CABINET DECIDES TO RESIGN.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BERLIN, Oct. 7. The Cabinet decided to resign to-day.
LATER
If Dr. Bruening succeeds in form. ing a Cabinet) that commands a bare majority in the Reichstag Germany will continue to be ruled by emergency decrees, which at aly means the country will bb, andes a Dictatorship able to orush all opposition," But if he faite Ger many may in desperation be com pelled to try and get out of her present calamitous dilemma by putting, her fate in the hands of Heiz: Hitler and Harr Hugenberg
NANKING-CANTON PEACE
NEGOTIATIONS.
PROSPECTS NOW MUCH BRIGHTER,
CANTON DELEGATES PROCEEDING TO NANKING.
THROUGH RETEN'S ADENOV.]
NANKING, Oct. 7.
After a week's deadlocit the Centon-Nanking ponce negotiations, are brighten
Kai Shok. If dictatorship is done away with the country would bo Lunited again!
Continuing, it devounces Japan for its forcible occupation of Man- churia, branding such actionu, as provocative and condemnable. Wo Teh Cheng to-day stated that, "Japan is trying to maex Man- the Canton lenders view of the Fehuria just as it did to Korea. It present National crisis waived all is instigating Manchurians to de- conditions for peace with Nanking care independence under Japanese and that Chen Ming Shu is coming protection. Such a policy of ag to the capital immediately to regression by the Japanese Govern. port to Chinng Kai Shek
ment is to be condemned...
“In order to restore ponco and Ohing Wei and Sun Fo are coming present a united front against for to Nanking with Tani Yuan Pei andeign aggression, the Chaton Govern Chang Chi without demanding
the Chinese Monarchists' and the Japanese authoritics and has loftWu Teh Cheng added that Wang his private residence in the Japan pe Concession, Tientsin He is reported to have" secret y gone to Mukden under Japanese escort.
According to 'information from Monarchist circles, Pu Yi's family have left his Tientsin residence and also his Chinese tutor who has not been seen in Tientsin for the last fow days..
SITUATION IN SWATOW,
STUDENTS ANGRY AND PROPAGANDISTS ACTIVE.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
SWATOW, Oct. 8°
guarantees for their safely and that ment has proposed to the Nanking Government leaders have tele-Government the following thre graphed Wang and Sun congratu- terms:-(1) That Chiang Kai Shek lating them on their attitude and
olcoming them to the Capital
CANTON'S VIEW. ·
(From Our Own Correspondent.).
لرحم
is to retire; (2) that the Canton National Government is to conse functioning, and (3) that a unified pence conference he held to salva the various problems of vital im portance, including the formation" of a new National Government to take the place of the present Nanking regime.",
A Practical Geature.
CANTON, Oct. 7
CANTON, Oct. 7 The Canton Government issued a As a practical geiture on the, port further manifesto to-day, setting of the Canton Government, in sup- forth ita views in regard to the port of peace, General Chon Tsai present general political situation Tong is making arrangements for in China. The document states the holding of a provinc-wide that the present unsatisfactory military reorganization and dis- conditions in China, the disruption, handment conference, ** discontents and want of harmony | General Chen has also ordered everywhere, are the outcome of the dissolution of the field-hend- the dictatorial netions of Chiang, quarters of the 1st Army Group
In view of the fact that Kirin, the capital of Kirin Province, is under Japanese military occupa tion, General Chang Tso Hsiung,
Since writing on the 30th, ult., the Military Governor of Kirin, is conditions in regard to anti-Japan- taking steps to transfer the Froese feelings here have not emelior
ated; on the contrary, every day seca new activities, among the stud ents (boys' and girls alike) who ara, becoming more and more anta
Fresh posters appear in gonistic. the streets every few hours, and inflamatory handbills are freely circulated, to poison the minds of the ignorant massen.
"Fropaganda is resorted to through ing the services of cheap piece- COL AND MRS. LINDBERGH the medium of the Press: Vernacu godds experts would do well to lar papers publish any amount of refer to the Swatow Students'
TO RETURN TO USA. matter tonding to rouse further Association rather than getting. animosity against the Japanese people qut from home l
ROUND-THE-WORLD ELIGHT. Yesterday there was a small de-To-morrow the students will monstration entirely of newspaper stage another demonstration, a It men. At a meeting which follow is expected the authorities will ed, it was unanimously decided that maintain order and discipline ns on they should do all they could to previous occasions, when armed induce a more rigorous boycott policemen here guarded the main
Today at the Middle Schools are
'rond......... The Chinese are not likely closed to allowed the students to
to take any chances, being well go round and inspect Japanese
aware that the Japanese are pre-i PEIFING, Oct. 7." goods, Batches of ten went from pared for any eventualities, Pu Yi, ex-Emperor of the Ching shop to shop to differentiate be Dynasty, has yielded to the pres-tween Japanese and other foreign sure of persistent persuasion of goods! Any foreign firms requir (Continued on nëse Column.) (Continued on next Oolumn.)
THE BOY-EMPEROR.
REPORTED JOURNEY TO MUKDEN.
(Wah Tie Tat Pao.)
WORLD'S FINANCIAL CRISIS
NEW CREDIT OPASATION IN AMERICA.
BRITAIN STILL EUROPE'S WEALTHIEST COUNTRY.
PRESIDENT HOOVER TO CONFER WITH M. LAVAL.
Impregnabis Position.
will be known as the Emergency Credit Co-operation, with a. capital
He expressed complete confidence of 8500,000,000, and authorised to that the United Kingdom was, is loan at its discretion to any finan, no danger of losing her financial supremacy Those who indulged in cial institution
doubts might be reassured hy, con WASHINGTON, Oct. 77.
sidering the position before Bri President Hoover in a statement tain returned to the Gold Stand- to the conference declared that heard in 1925 It was found then proposed to discuss with M. Laval, tion to the United States or to
that we did not forfeit pur posi
the French Premier,, the questionany other country, because our of Buch. Lurther arrangements as knowledge of international com- merne and finance and traditions: and the connections built up for over half century were more im portant than the relation of our, currency to gold,"
It is understood that while the Article of the Constitution provid-
· (REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE) Liberal Ministers unanimously acting for the gradual socialisation of
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6. quiesse in the append of the couti try and have the approval of most
private property.
Expectations of dramatio Liberals in Parliament for the sup- tacked Setor Zamora, whereupon move by the United States in an port they are giving to Mr. Rhe resigned. He withdrew after a effort to break the current world- MacDonald and the National Gov-
conciliatory speech by the Speaker, crament, the views of Mr. Lloyd Señor Besteiro, and a vote of con-wide trade depression were not George remain unchanged. Ho disfidence had been passed with the fulfilled to-day approves of an election at the pre-warmest applause
A conference of politicians as sent time and of the action taken
sembled at White House this evon- ing, and it is understood that it dealt principally with the domes were imperative during the period tic situation. The European situs of depression and in respect to tion was undoubtedly also consinter Governmonial debts. ---
He dered, but from what angle there
International Measures Essential is no definite, indication
Wall Street belioves that the
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE. (THROUGH "BEUTER'S AGENOT.)
rumors that an offer to extend New Your, Oct. 6.
the moratorium will be, decided
RUGLY, Oci, &. Mr. Thomas A. Edison, the world upon as a result of the conference
The Rt. Hon. Mr. J. H. Thomas, Secretary for the Dominions, in famous inventor, is gradually sink are at least, premature
Sweeping measiares. ing at his home in West Orange, financial credits were advocated the world-wide nature of the econo
to ease an interview, to-day, emphasised. New Jersey He passed a fair night, but he refused to ent to day. by President Hoover at an oztra, mic crisis and expressed the view His medical advisers consider that ordinary session at the White that international measures would Mr. Ramsay ManDonald has de, death is only a matter of days. He House attended by the highest ultimately prove essential in cided to decline the invitations of was 84 years of age in February
Staterman of the world must Sunderland and Gateshead, and is lost.
New Organisation,
address themselves to the origins of the troubles which were rooted WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.-in reparations, war debts and cur A new credit organisation for rency problems. biandening, the ↑ facilities of the One of the first duties of the Federal Farm Board and the New Government would be to ap liberalisation of re-discount pro- ply themselves to these interna visions of the Federal Reserve law tional intes
The Prime Minister will broad.. cast an election address, to the nation, using all transmittere, at 0.20 p.m. to-morrow, but the actual first shot in the National Govern- ment's-platform-campaign will be fired on Friday when Mr. Baldwin addresses the mass meeting at Birmingham Town Hal...-
Premier's Plans,
to again fight his present con-
stituency, Besham, mak
He stated to-day: “I remain a Labour, member. I shall fight as
a Labour candidate."
Despite the resolution of the ocal delegates meeting, passed by majority of ane, disapproving his action in becoming head of the National Government, he has been again nominated as a candidate); and is assured of support
AUSTRALIA-BRITAIN FLIGHT.
KINGSFORD SMITH RESUMES JOURNEY.
ĮTAKOJGE,REUTER'S AGENOT.]
Roup, Out. 7. Kingsford Smith left for London Sahall-cumentké dlours of the Labour it 6.15 am, today Zaballadora
The Fremier said to-day:
officials.
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Sound Banking System. Our temporary difficulty munt not obscure the essential strength of our position, We have been for over a century, and we remain, the wealthiest country in Europe.
Our foreign Trade in grenter. than that of any other European. country. Our banking system is
absolutely sound and secure and in this respect contrasts favour
bly with that of countries whose Our foreign assets run into thes currency is still on a gold, basie!) sands of millions of pounds. Though the pound is temporarily. cut adrift from the fixed gold standard, our budget is securely balanced and the Government and. ----- 4 - 69 | the Opposition, too, are:inexorably! were among the provisions proA to the Imperial, aspect of the opposed to inflation. Thus there posed by President Hoover for ra Government's work, Me Chomus is no reason whatever to anticip lief of the world economic crisis, at said he hoped the National Gov- ate any considerable or prolonged the conclusion of the conference, at Jernment's Empire policy would depreciation of starling or any midnight. A well-informed quarter aim at making a fuller use of the failure of this country to retain states that the credit organisation. Empire's immense resoufoer al financial lendership
There are still some Chinese patronizing the Taiwan Bank and the Japanese hospital. The Japan ese themselves go about, as usual.
FIXED
ABANDONEDİ
(THROUGH RESTER'S" "AGENCY").
SHANGHAI, Oct 7: The U.S. Consul, Mr. Cunning- ham, announces that Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh will leave for Japno, at
a.m. on Thursday, aboard the Shanghai Maru and embark on the President Jefferson at Yokohama at 10a.m. on Saturday for Seattle.
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