NEW CABINET BEING REVIVAL OF BRITISH
FORMED
PEERAGE FOR MR.
SNOWDEN?
IRECTER AND BRITISH WATELESS,]
TRADE
MANUFACTURERS PLAN TO RE-EQUIP FACTORIES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S 40KOY.]
LONDON, Oct. 305- LONDON, Out 20,-
Signs of.a revival of industry are It is generally believed on soportest from all over the country „members of the present emergency
following the National Govern Cabinet will all preserve their scate in the new Council, that the Cabi-ment's victory at the polls, net will be increased to at least twenty members and the Collserva tives will be given a much larger proportion of Ministerial posts
thau nt prosent.
planning the re-equipment of their Many British amantinelers are factorica to cope with new orders, but foreign manufacturer, natici pating the introduction of a tariff
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1931
COMMERCIAL MOTOR THE MANCHURIA
EXHIBITION
REMARKABLE RESULTS FROM DIESEL ENGINES
[BRITISH WIRELEAS BEEVICH }
Ruasy, Oct. 30
At the Commercial Motor Trans. port Exhibition, which opens at Olympia, London, next Thursday nearly every maker of petrol and engined chassis. N stesan lorries will be showing on British motor manufacturers have recently devoted enewed attention to the Diesel type of engine for
SITUATION
MOVEMENT OF RUSSIAN (TROOPS" DENIED"
(REUTER AND BRITISH WIRELESS.1
Moscow, Oct 2
INCREASE IN MOTOR HONOUR FOR
VESSELS
BRITISH FLYERS
FIFTY PER CENT RISE IN KING TO RECEIVE RECORD
ONE YEAR
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Ruair, Oct. sol
BREAKERS
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVIOL)
RUDDY, Oct. 30, Fight Licut Stninfortii, who canalished a world speed record of 407 miles an hour, and Fight shipping now under construction Lieut. Hooldman, who tends the fty per cent, in the last year, and light, will be received by the King The proportion has increased by recent Schneider Trophy Secord
now stande at sixty nine per cent, at Buckingham Palace to-morrow:: of the total new tonnage classed 1,813,000 by Lloyds. Of 1,734,000 tons total,
A grave communication has been. The increased use mode of motor made by the Japanese Ambassador vessels is shown by Lloyds register in Moscow to M, Karqkhan, the roburns of the world's merchant Assistant People's Commisunr for disturbing effect of persistent rum Foreign Affairs, concerning the
ours of Soviet interference, actus! and contemplated, in the Man churin dispute between Japan and and
SILVER COINS FOR GERMANY
REDUCTION OF BANK- NOTES ANTICIPATED
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.
BERLIN, Oct. 30: With the object of assisting the Reichsbank to contro the gold standard and reduce the bank note cirmation, the Reichart has inno cuing with a face value of tioned the minting of new suver
1,120,000,000. This is in conform ity with the policy pursued some time ago, which led to a consider were for ships with form of warfare but the aromable increase in the import of
557. Half of this total is being privater was hardly an ideal built in the United Kingdom. one, and with the growth of modern navies, had disappeared. ....... Ita worst feature was the opportunity it gave to rascally freebooters:!üke Captain Kidd and many another, who, without any commission or letters of mark, fitted out craft and AT put to sea under the guise of re-
The most important appointment are very busy arranging for the road yah, in many cases with ra Chitin. AN ARA's motors. They number 223 out of employed of commissioning such Biver hars.
ercation of factories on sites in to be made is that of the Great Brital, and the dumping of to Mr. Philip Snowdens Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, a position goods into this country while which he must relinquish on retir entry is still fros, :5- ing from the House of Commone,
It is generally assumed that Mr. Snowden will go to the House of Lards and that he will remain as "a meinbar of the Government in a new capacity. The name of Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the fullblood ed Tarimst, is freely mentioned
as his most likely successor at the
Treasury
Sir John Simon, who gave“, n strong lead to the Liberals in sup- port of the National Goverment, lodindoed a body of Liberals committed to the imposition of, a tariff, and Lord Hailsham, the former Conservative Lord Chan ceflor, are both expected to join the Cabinet, among others.
It is expected that a Cabinet Committes will be established to examine fiscal and other fisitors in order to clear the way for lerisin tion soon after Parliament marts, probably in late January for the real business of the session,
Meanwhile, immediate logislation may be introduced confering upno
Ministers emergency powers against
dumping.
Substantial Reductiors' In Unemployed.
· [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
¡BUGBY, Oct. 30, Evidence of the improved indus The heads of the spending trial outlook is shown by substan departments, the War Ofice, Aartial redictions in the unemployed Ministry, Admiralty, etc., are cer during the last few weeks, a time tain to find places in the new of the year when a seasonable in Cabinet
erense is expected, is supported by information from many areas,
Interview With the King. The Prime Minister saw the King's this morning, after which he consulted with several of his colleagues in the National Govern ment,
Herbert including Sir Samuel, who went straight to No. 10. Downing Street, on arriving from Darwen by train, and was with the Prime Minister for half an hour.
"
Press Forecast.
The Great Western Railway as a result of exhaustive inquiries among the manufacturers using its lines anticipates a considerable in- crease in traffic.
definite improvement are the iron Among the industries reporting n and steel, cotton and woollens, carpets, timplate and galantebing.
markable results.
DON BRADMAN'S FUTURE DECLINES OFFER FROM
ACCRINGTON
(THROUGH BETTER'S AGENCY.) -
SYDNEY, Oct. 30. Don Bradinan has declined, the offer to become a professional, for
Accrington; the Laneshiro League
club, and has signed a two years agreement with threo Sydney busi ness groups.
AUSTRALIAN CRICKET
S. AFRICANS POOR SCORE
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:}{
ADELAIDE, Oct. 30. In the second match of their tour the South Africans scored 178 (Christy 03, Grimmett 5 for 60).
play have scored 19 for one wicket
ARMAMENT HOLIDAY AMERICA CABLES HER
Every detail rogárờing #1 representations amantes from the Tass Agency, which is the official Soving organ for the dissemination abroad of Russian rioffata views. Thon Tass Agency, : Adnouncing the lodging of Japan's views, states that Mr. Kiko Hirota, the Japan
sc Ambassador, pointed out. tô M. Karakhan that various rumours wore current in Manchuria, allog; ing that the Soviet Government was assisting General Mah (Ching-
raci) with military instructors,
ammunition, ote,
PIRACY."
INTERESTING ADDRESS
· UNIVERSITY UNION.
GAMA LEGAL ASPECTS DEFINED;
cognised privateers to make pirati cal attacks on' the commerce..of other countries whether belligeront on friendly,
THE RECONCILED BOURBONS.
SPANISH MONARCHISTS' NEW HOPE.
The earlicat trial of English DON JUAN AND DON JAIME. nirates of which he could find a complete,record was that, of Daw.
The Japanese Ambassador also raferred to an allegation that Goneral Mah had himself stated
A lecture on Piracy” was de son and others in 2008. The cast: The news that arrived, from that there were between twenty livered last night by Mr. Justice was interesting, the prisoners nav Paris recently to the effect that thousand and 40,000 Soviet troops Lindsell at the University Union ing been guilty of piracy in two there had been a reconciliation ho massing near the station of Daurs Assembly Room. The speaker de forms. They were members of the tween the two branches of tho with a view to entering Manchuria fined the term as understood in the crew of an armed merchantman of Spanish Bourbon family is execod- Mr. Hirata added, according to earliest days and recalled many Charles 11 who mutariod on aingly important as, however small the Tass Agency, that the rumours cases, some of which had been voyage to South America wized their chances muy appear at the were disturbing public opinion heard in the local Courts, to make the ship, put the captain and moment, it necessarily increases the in Japan and the military au his talk an interesting and in others ashore, and then set sail for hopes and strength of the Monar- thorities in Manchuria,"
Should Soviet troops be seating present
Atractive one to the large gather the East Indies where they comchist parties in Spain,
mitted various piracica
brought to book
The conflict between these two South Australia at the close of over the border and down the Mr. Lindsell said that piracy, Oase at Old Bailey.
Hireto concluded, Japan would while being one of the most hein-
branches of the family dates fron Chinesa Eastern Railway, Mr.
the reign of Ferdinand VII, who abolished the existing Salic law so send troops to the Taonan Taitsi. Dus offences, was at the same On finally being har Railway, which had been built time one of the most exciting crimes at the Old Bailey Sir C. Hedges, that his infant daughter, Isabel on Japanese money, so that the into which lawless members of the the Admiralty Judae, who presid might inherit the Crown of Spain: human race had ever bean led at ed over the Commissioners ap-
By this action he disinherited M. Karakhan, replying on be one time or another by the lust of pointed to conduct the trial, his brother Charles who, until half of the Soviet Government, adventure and the greed for gain charged the Grand Jury in the then, had been the heir apparent. stated, according · vo the Toss The word was actually derived following terms: "Piracy is only
from the Greek meaning to at sea term for robbery, piracy This started the Carlist party.
being tempt or attack. The pirate was
robbery committed and has cost Spain three long civil
ACCEPTANCE
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE] Many works which months ago
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. were on half time are now fully
The United States' acceptance of engaged and increased inquiries the League of Nations year's from abroad are largely responsible armament holiday. scheme has been for this change..
In regard to the reshuffing of the Cabinet, the newspapers fore- cast that Mr. Stanley Baldwin will remain as Lord President of the Council, Mr. J. H. Thomas used for the Cairo road transportat Secretary of State for the Demi-ystem and new services at Alex- nions, Sir Samuel Hoare at the andria, also four eighty ton electric Indy Office, and Sir Philip Cun- traveling tanes liffe-Listerius President, of the North-east Railway received by for the Indian Board of Trade
Henderson's, Aberdeen.
received, is one reported by Messrs.
Among the engineering orders cabled to Geneva, Thornycroft for torbues to be LIMITATION OF NARCOTICS
It is taken for granted that Mr. Snowden will become a peer and
Lord Privy Seal retaining a place A MATTER OF GRAVE
in the Cabinet,
said to
Possible changes are include the Foreign Secretaryship at presont held by Lord Reading
CONCERN
CYPRUS
Lord Hailsham may succeed Lord MR. THOMAS' WARNING TO Sankey as Lord Chancellor. The Marquis of Crowe at the War Ofice and Sir Austen' Chamberlain at the Admiralty, are said to be likely to retire to make way for jounger men.
Premier Congratulated."
(THROUGH BRUTER'S ADENOY.]
LONDON, Oct. 20. "It is a matter of grave con- The Prime Minister has received card that, in any circumstances messages of congratulation from all whatsoever, the King's representa over the country and from attive in a British Colony should classes, to-day.. poured in from all parts of the Telegrams also world, particularly from the United States where Mr. Ramsey Mac- Donald is immensey popular.
Another Government Seat. ⠀
The result of the election in the Inverness (Western Tales) Divi- sion, a Liberal sont, was declared to-day..... "A" National Liberal · was elected, bringing the Goverment majority in the new House of
Commons to 501, as follows:
Government parties ..... 753 Labour
personal danger from those who have been exposed to insult and are subjects of His Majesty."
Thus M. J. B. Thomas. the Secretary of State for the Co- lonies, in telegram to the Gov.. ernor of Cyprus, declaring that the liberties given under the present constitution have been abused by disloyal political leadera
PERSIA SIGNS 1931 CONVENTION.
{THROUGH ZEUTER'S AGENCY.I
GERIVA, Oct. 99. Persin had signed the 1934 Con vention relating to the limitation of the manufacture of narcotics.
"REDS
IN, KIANGSI.
ATTACKS ON TOWNS AND CITIES FEARED,
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
CANTON, Oct. 30,′′- General
Chen Tai Tong has again ked by General Cher Ming Shu to send troops to Kinng to take the place of the 13th Route Army in completing the be remembered the 10th Route anti-Red campaign there. It will
king and Shanghai in compliance Army is being transferred to Nau with the orders from Nacking,
Over one half of General Chen
Ming Shu's men bare left Kiangi for Nanking, and the rest are being concentrated in Kianfu, Kanchow And Nanchang, the capital of Accordingly, in the interests 01. Kiangi, waiting for ships to trum- the people of Cyprus, the Govern port them to their now post. Fear mont will have in review, in conis entertained that the remnants of
comilet would be broadened.""
WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at $10 pe, stated
The anti-cyclone is centred near Nanking, moving cast, Very strong monsoon over cea tral and SW. portions of the China Sen.
Local Forecast:-N.E. winds, fresh fine.
a rover on the face of this waters within the jurisdiction of the Ad. wars and constant political distur who put to sea not for any legitimiralty. If any man be assaulted bances mate purpose but to attack and within that jurisdiction and his The present leader of the Carlist prey on defenceless seafarers of ship or goods violently taken away party is the fourth Carlist preten- any nationality including bis own, without legal authority this is der to the Spanish Throne and is Like Cain, his hand was against piracy and robbery. If the marin called Don Jaime de Bourben of overy man and every man's against ers of any ship shall violently dis- Bourbon by his followers he is him. As early as Roman times he possess the master und afterwards called Jaime III. and he also benra had already come to be regarded carry away the ship or any of the the family title of Duke of Madrid. as the enemy of the human race goods, tackle, apparel or furniture, and Cicero, the great advocate, call with a felonious intention and in
Last of His Familyfe ed him" hostis omnium community place where the Admiral hath -the common foe of all mankind. or pretends to have jurisdiction,
He is a man of he usually this is also robbery and piracy."? lives in Paris or of the Riviera. This charge is of a rent interest he has no children his branch hs showing what was 200 years ago
Happy Hunting Grounds,
of the Bourbon family will become extinct with him.
At no stage of the world's as it is today, in the eyes of the history had policing of the sens great English lawyers the main
This opened a way for a con:, kept stride with the establishment constituent indeed the very ciliation and greement between of peace and order on land, and sence of the crime of piracy: as him and King Alfonso. Such an hence whenever there had been recognised by all civilised, nations, lonely sens, especially in the neigh that essence being robbery on the agreement is reported to have been Agency, that the rumours were bourhood of the Archipelagues, or high seas whether committed by a signed a few days ago in Paris, bassed upon absolutely unfounded of coaste with maay inlets, with ship's crew who mutiny on by at- King Alfonso has made no state inventions, emanating from irres markets adjacent to absorbs the tackers from Another vessel. In ment, but Don Jaime, hos stated ponsible persone interested in booty, pirates found a happy hunt. other words, according to the Ento the Press, that neither of thems spreading provocative rumours ring ground. Thus the Greckinglish view, no crime is recognised has abdicated, but that both have garding the situation in Man lands in the north east of the Meinternationally as mirace which decided to forget past, differences churia kaip
diterranean, the Antiles, the Cic does not involve sea, robbery, and and to unite their causes so as ie lian coast, the consts of Dalmatin, from the reported cases it would strive against the forces of anarchy Malabar, Norway, Grant Britain, appear that Americans: takt the and Communimp in Spain. and last but not least that of south same view
pant
another harboured pirates. ense China, bad at one time or
He declared that there were no Soviet instructors among the Chinese troops of General Mak at other Manchurian Brovince, nor Teitsihar, or in any army in any
ceived, nor hnd they been received were arms or ammunition, being re-
by these troops from Russing:
The Soviet Government, declar. od M. Karakhan, is not assisting either of the struggling factions in Manchuria,
January
Prince Juan is the son of King Alfonso He is at present at Dart mouth College, and he would be
sultation with the Governor, the the flod Aatay, now in inaccessible amount of scepticism regarding and the Malay of Borneo 50 years In the Haiching cass (1830) the Juan the Third if he came to the
tack the cities and towns...
This event has raised the hopes Mt. Lindsell then went on to of Monarchists, especially in the quote the various statutes and pro- Royalist centres of Navarre an
obtained a somewhat narrow sign for it. He made detailed refer to mouth
visions made in English law de Biscay, where the following refrain Only in modern days had piracy fining piracy and the punishments is said to be runing from mouthy ficanos of sea "robbery which the ences to several piracice which have
Vendra en Enero, ordinary individual now under- been dealt with in the Hong Kong stood thereby." In history, muay Courts, the respective facts of
Don Juan tercero," different types of men had been which illustrated very clearly bo which, being translated, named pirates who would not come tween statutory piracy under the Don Juan III in within the modern idea,
Act of William IV and piracy The Greek islander of the fourth jury gentium described above. century B.C., the Dane of the sighthand, ninth centuries A.D.,
The Hnishing Piracy. ago recognised no moral law to rates attacked the ship but fail Throne of Spain. restrain him from treating all who ed to win the bridge; in other words and runs equally well by replacing lay outside the limits of his city they never gained full control of Jaime" of "Juan," for, curious The rhyme is sometinica changed, or tribe as enemies ripe for plun the ship, hence, according to ourly enough, Don Jaime would also dering, provided only they were view, they had not committed be the third." weak enough to make the risk of piracy jure gentium, but the attack worth while A spoil-laden statutory felony of casaulting and return from a succesful inrond in wounding with intent to commit Don Street, this afternoon for should have been persons who hold friend, but Trench police in
deed from being regarded as cri Cabinet Ministers assembled at among the leaders of the attack:
The gentleman burglar is an
to such alien territory, so far in- their first, meeting, after polling, recently taken the oath of alleginals have now been enriched by
minal, was an occasion for riuhlie the Trens case (1929) where the It was only with the emergence
The speaker went on to refer to All were evidently in the best of ances
You have action of spirite; happy smiles contrasting their anxious looks when the against the ringleaders. You have lara" Odette and Germaine Blanc, ests in the Chinese Eastera Ral-proper, but a form of warfare took the vessel which was, how- tions of Europe-Spain, France, National Government was first ap my full support in any necessary They were, assisted, however, by
which, though not directly autho- every stoppend on auspicion by Hollnad and England, each pointed.
rised, was at any rals condoned British submarine, while being separate and definite entity. that netion to put down sadition or to make it clear to those unfortan
by the community or tribo to navigated under their directions modern conception of piracy with ately inled that neither now nor
which the raiders belonged and the into Biss Bay. Here again the this distinctive featurs came into in the future will disorder be
recognised. tolerated"
Independient
Irish Nationalisis
CABINET, MEETS.
LONDON, Oct. 29.
One of the Government's first tasks is expected to be the Cabinet reconstruction with an increase to about twenty, as ten was found ievufficient.
It is exagged Mr Snowden will be a Cabinet Minister with peerage.
Heat for Premier.
&
RUGBY, Oct. 30. The Prime Minister, who despite the beavy strain of works of recent weeks is remarkably well, is leav ing London to-day for Chequers, where he will spend a restful weck- end
State Opening of Parliament.
MUHAX
whole question of the constitutional | mountain recesses, máy again, nis future of the Island, jam e
The telegram states that the King has been much perturbed to learn that while His Majesty's repre- sentative was in residence an at Stack was "actually made on - "Gov- orament House at Nicosia and that
A Lelegram received from the Governor this morning reports that the situation in the towns continues slowly to improve The Colonial Secretary has expressed hia. satisfaction at the signs of re- turning normaloy,
ARMISTICE DAY CELEBRATIONS
The State opening of Parament H.M. THE KING TO ATTEND
by HM the King will take place ***
CENOTAPH SERVICE
on November 10. It is anticipated the progrem of His Majesty from Buckingham Palace to Westminster will, be witnessed by exceptionally
[BRITISH WIRELESH BERVICE).
Ruday, Oct. 30. Ruony, Oct. 30. FLM the King will bo present Mr. Pinip Snowden had an abat Armistice Day celebrations at one of HLM. the King at Bucking the Cenotaph, in
Whitehall, November 11.) ham Palas this morning.
on
BURGLARIES BY WOMEN.
SERIES OF ROBBERIES IN NORMANDY.
two non, Richard Harpin and Christian de Montarbon. They are all under 20 years of Be
These young people, who bolong
Soviet Neutrality.
TOKYO, Oct 30. While the Foreign Office all along bas expressed a certain reports of Soviet military move monts and a Sine Soviet agree ment, there appears to be a acnee of rolief at M. Karakhan's sur ances that the reports are devoid of foundation...
Disturbing: rumours continue to airculate, but on the strength of Office Appears confident that the Moscow's manes the Foreign Servist intends to maintain strict
way are not menaced young
JAPANESE "GUNBOATS
Enemy of the Human Race....
to respectable families, are Bocused A DENIAL AND EXPLANATION authority of the Government toes crime was piracy jure gentium, being. Every nation as it acquired",
of ataging a series of robberies in Normandy
FROM CANTON",
The Director of the International Section of the Central, Publicity Committee of the Kuomintang Clanton, naks us to deny a report published in our issue of Oct. 2 to the effect that several Japanese gunboats were reported to be cruising around the mouth of the West River and that the Canton Government, through its Foreign Consul at Canton that these gun 'gonts, would not be allowed to pro- ceed to: Conton unless, pérmission
Exterminated by Pompey.
:
But the case was of particular in national conscioumersanturally as terest as the pirates who were sumed the thity and claimed the brought to trial here were actual right to exercise exclusive juviallo - In Boman times again the termy seized in Chinese waters. That won over its own nationals whether- was applied to a pane of advan fact, however, did not out the within its territorial boundarica) turers who settled on the African risdiction of the Hong Kong or in its ships on the hich so const, a community made up of Courts. The pirney itself had Only in the case of pirates was men of all nations of hunted routaide the territorial waters of The pirate by common conse
been committed on the high seas this right and elnima renounced fugees of vanquished parties, etc,
ho preyed on all shipping indis China and the pirates were liable constituted! himself" the criminately and wore finally exter to be tried by a competent Court the human race and was deemed minted by Pompey. It was these of any nation before which they to have forfeited all onim to
thecom were arraignede h
protection by the country, of which mon foes of mankind.",
It was there that they found the he was a national; He way res In those days and conditions gentium and any other crime. It be exterminated na ruch He was
On Sept. B they broke into house at Arromanches-les-Bains the Calvados Department, where they dint and took full advant age of an excellent cellar. A few days later they burgled a chatenu Fat Botterile-en-Bessin. Other com plaint against them have been dodged,
The two men were captured in recent adventures. A few days ago,a woman who owned an hou Let Houlgato "U(Calvados), visited
St Aubin-sur-Mer, and on the had been secured from the legal Lowever, the name of pirate was mattered not on what part of the pot in fact extroditable, but must beach recognised among the bathers Government. We are informed by in the main un-more than a good high sens it Imd been committed or he tried by the Courts before two youths who had stared at her the above authority that dodanan term of abuse for their attacke what was the flag of the reel which he was arraigned. hotel from August 20 to September ene gunboats have been arising used by the vletins of hostile pirated the offenders were justies The speaker concluded by 10, and had made off in a motor at the mouth of the West River incursion. So again from Elizabe able wherever they were caught or ing the famous case, Red can without settling their bill for or any other river in Kwangtungan times down to the Spanish could be brought to trial. As the which was taken to the Pr £10. 16 thi Kaniza ap 125g but that the Japanne ganhost on American war, the victions of Pri common enemies of mankind their Council and upon which it was des
They wore Harpin and Manther this patrol is a Cseton, where she Vatering orpeditions copied the own nation, renounced any daim cided that a pirate, no matte bon. Inquiries revealed the fact has been in company with other same name to their attackers Pri to exclusive
jurisdiction over his nationality, could and mus, be that they had been the companions foreign gunboats for many montin vatooring proper was's recognised
tried by the Courts befor which in crime of the sisters, Blano, a past.
(Continued on: nézi Column. K (Contit ued on next Column, he was arraigned 23
circumstances in keeping with their | Minister, had warned the Japanese that Cicaro, designated when distinction between.piracy jure garded almost as vermin, liable to
them