HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
COUNCIL AGREES TO NEW RESOLUTION SERIOUS POSITION
BASED ON JAPAN'S PROPOSAL
CANTON HELP FOR GENERAL MA?
PU YI PASSES FROM POLITICAL PICTURE
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIB, November 23. The Council separated at.12.10 p.m. after agreeing.io.a_rasolu. tion based on the Japaness proposal aligned with the Counch's views.
The resolution will be submitted to the Chiness, and Japanese Governments this afternoon,
„Another private' inssting of the Council in Exed for 1 a.m. on November: 24.
It is understood that the resolution makes the question of ́evacuation peparate from the dëspatch of a commission só as evacuation shall not be influenced by the appointment or movement of the commission.
NEUTRAL OBSERVER" LEAVES FOR
CHINCHOW
PEPING, Nov. 20: Mr. Margetts, the America Mili baty Attachd, will leave for Chin, chow to-night to, observe the situs-Dairen and Port Arthur: " tion. It is understood that the British and French Legations “Bro sending military azinehés 'hid other observers to Manchuria as soon as possible.
now returned to Kwantung from Tangkangtae, "and it is believed that he is now living between
Military attachés from Tokyo are due at Mukden on Nov. 4.
NEW GOVERNMENT FOR MANCHURIA
CANTON TROOPS FOR MANCHURIA? (From Our Own Correspondent.)
CHINA'S FOREIGN
MINISTER
DR. WELLINGTON KOO
APPOINTED
"[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NANKING, Nov. 23. Dr. Wellington Koo has been ap pointed Foreign Minister,
Favourable Impression in Leaguo Circles.
Panas, Nov, 23..
Dr. Wellington Roo's appoint atent has produced a post favour able impression not only in Leaguo circles, where he is well-known, but alse in diplomatic cireles where it is felt he may tond to exercise a ronciliatory effect in the present Sino-Japanese relationa
A.D.C. SUPPER
PARTY.
BEHIND THE SCENES, AFTER THE LAST PERFORMANCE.
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the
An extremely happy ending to the very successful run of "Dear Brutus" by the Hong Kong Ama teur Dramatic Club, took place a Saturday evening after the final performance, when the entire cast, together with friends and the mem bers of the A.D.C. committee, ga thered at the Hong Kong and [Shanghai Bank moss for a supper
party. CANTON, Nov. 23. The reomy of the mess presented The Canton Government is predecked and festooned with the many avary gay appearance, being be-
paring to dispatch a military ex-beautiful bouquets and baskets of pedition to
Jadies Manchuria to help dowers which
had received in recognition of Gonoral Ma Chan Shen to recover
their separate performances. The the territory Forcefully occupied by duties of host (un-officially) were A meeting of undertaken by Mr. A. Gray (Dearth Japanese troops.
of "Doar Brutus") who carried the State Council was held yester-out the work entailed in an admir- day morning to discuss the coming able manner, proving himself as the Japanese excellent in this capacity as he was expedition against army of occupation in Manchuria. as an actor. General Chang Fat Bui, leader of
Naturally the most popular guest the "Ironsides," may be placed in present. was Mr. Rupert Foster, the charge of the expedition. The producer of the play, and in a very "Ironside ".
leader is still in happy speech Mr. R. E. Lindsell, Shanghai, but he has requested the the President of the So Canton Government that he and ciety, told the guests how his subordinates be permitted to much hard work had been put The ex-Emperor, Pu Ti has de-go to Manchurin to fight the Japan-in by Mr. Foster towards making It is learned that he is on "Dear Brutus" a memorable as finitely passed out of the political ese. picture for the present, at all his way back to Canton to get his St. Joan." Agreeing to this one events, It is learned that he has army ready for the expedition. and all of the party stood and shew- ed their appreciation of Mr. Fos, ter by drinking bis health and sc cording him a hearty vote of thanks. Other speeches wore made by Mr Foster and Mr. Champkin. Speci al references were made to Miss Betty Fair, the youngest member of the gathering, who had proved herssif "an extrémely capable ac. treas.
TOYO, Nov. 3: It is learned on good authority fran Muksien, that the new Mukden Government will shortly declare control of the three Eastern pro vinces of Fogtien, Kiria and Hei- republiena form Tingkiang, with a of government.
EXIT EX-EMPEROR PU YĮ MULDEN, Nov, 23.
FIGHT AGAINST LEPROSY.
THE PHILIPPINES RESERVATION.
New York.-Public opinion of the world is beginning to move to
NEW NOTES FOR KWANGSI.
MILLION DOLLAR. ISSUE,
AT HANKOW
FEAR OF SINO-JAPANESE
Wah Tize. Fat Pao.)
HANKOW, Nov. 23
NOVEMBER 241931.
NANKING CANTON
SPLIT
CHIANGIS, RESIGNATION AGAIN DEMANDED
(Val The Fat Pao)
CANTON, NOW, SEL Tho' much strained Sino-Japanese A political setantion was created relations have created a grave situato-day by the Kuomintang National tion bere and compelled the ChiCongress, of Canton, which at the * rese authorities to take more resumed plenary session this morn stringent measures to maintaining passed a number of important order and peace. In order to pre-resolutions, which might make in- vent any possible Sino-Japanese ternel pesce, and unification pros- qlash the authorities have decided pests in China mora remote. A ma not to muthurise any anti-Japanese One of the rosolutions passeđi là. demonstrations or mass meetings.
FINLAND MAY GO WET.
NECESSITY DICTATED BY BUDGET. SITUATION.
In view of
Helsingfors, Nov. the difficulty of balancing Finland's budget, members of one group of the Coalition Government to-day requested their representatives in the Cabines to propose the repsa of the Prohibition Law.
A Cabinet crisis is likely to eu me.
A commities which has been cou- sidering a revision of the Prohibi- tion Law suggested a scheme allow- ing free importation of red, and white wine and bror:
WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at b p.m., stated:
The typhoons less than 108: miles to the east of Naha, mov- ing N.N.E. The anti-cyclone to the NE, of Tokyo is dispers ing another appears to be forming over N. China.
Local Forscast:-Light vari- able winds, freshening later from N.E.; fine to cloudy.
TYPHOON WARNING.
The following typhoon wurn? inge hae been received by the American Consulate General from the Manila. Observatory: Manila, Nov. 23, 9.30 am- Cyclone or typhoon S.E. of Nalia, moving N. or N.NE
INTERNATIONAL
SCOUT-RALLY
IN HUNGARY,
1933 JAMBOREE TO BE
HELD IN BADEN,“
OSED FLIGHT TO CHINA
ANONYMOUS GIFT TO UNEMPLOYED AIRMAN
(THROPOR BETTER'S AGENCY. I
OBITUARY
M LOUCHEURO BUSINES MAGNATE, AND POLITICIAN
-{TERQUGR BEUTHW/4" KORNEY | |-
Panis, Nov. 28. M. Louis Louchour, the French LONDON, Nov
business magnate and statemonn, Anonymous gift of £500 has one of the wealthiest men been inade by a local industrialis France died in Paris this after- to enable Mr. T H. Chamberlain, noon,
of West Hartlepool, who Waw [Known as the French Stinnes, formerly with the Imperial Air-he was born at Roubaix in August ways, but who is at the present 1879 and began life as an engineer. time unemployed, to realise his Even in his early days, however, be ambition to fly to China
dreamed of big, business, combina, Mr. Chamberlain in now in Lon tions for although ostensibly a that the results of the Shanghai don buying a machine for the technician, he was really a finan
Peace Conference should be repudi-
ated, Another is that a punitive venture and intends to start the cial expert nad was chiefly inter- expedition be seat against Chiang fight shordy. He will, it is learn-ested in balance sheets, flotations, Kai Shek if the latter refuses to ed, beaccompanied by Flying amalgamations and the like.
retire after the election of a new Central Executive Committee and a Offer H. Lawson, of the Royal He was also a keen politician Supervisory Committee of the Kuo mintang by the Congress.
Over four hundred delegates-at- tended the meeting. General Yang King occupied the chnir.
TRAPPED BY FLAMES.
THE
POTTINGER STREET FIRE RECALLED.
FIRE BRIGADE SUPERINTEN-
DÉNT'S-COMMENTS. →→
Air Force.
Mr. Chamberlain has for some time been trying to raise funds for the fight by organising a series of dances,
THE HINDU MOSLEM: QUESTION
· CONSERVATIVE M.P.'S UNEASY
(THROUGH KRUTKE'S AGENCY.]
A
number
LONDON, NOV 20.
of Conservative
"The Fire Brigado will be very pleased if these old houses are all mulled down, the streets widened, and the wooden staircases replaced by reinforced concrete," anid Mr. M.P.'s interested in the India H. E. Brooks, Superintendent of problem are uneasy regarding Mr. intimation the Fire Brigade, when giving Rameny MacDonald's evidence at the inquiry conducted that he is willing to anbitrate on by Mr. Schofield yesterday into the the Hindu-Moslem question. The fire which broke out on the morning | Biodu and Moalem representatives of November 8 at a house in Pot binger Street, as result of which six people lost their lives.
to the Indian Round Table Confer enco have themselves been unable to reach an agreement on the point, It is reported, however, that the Preawer has informed a Conserva
At the outset, the Coroner direct ed the jury's attention to four points, namely (1) the origin of the tive delegation that he has no in fire (9) whether the police or the
fire brigade did all that could have tention of trying to present Farlia been done in the circumstances (3)ment with a fait accompli. did any blame, direct or indirect,
rest with anyone and (4) what were
the reasons for the loss of life? second and third appliances follow For the purpose of the inquested in intervals of a minute each the proceedings took the form of There was a total of 22 men attached an inquiry into the death of a to the appliances Witness looked | Chinese youth, nine years of age, out of his window in the fifth floor named Chan Lim Fai,
of the Fire Brigade building and
Medical Evidenos.
and on reaching Pagis he made it his aim to get into touch, with lead ing statesmen--an object which He gradually nobieved.
At the beginning of the war he ontered the Artillery, of which he wna a tenerve officer, but in Novem ber, 1814, he was entrusted with the organisation of the output of munitions. In December 1016, he was made Under Secretary of State. in the Ministry of Munitions in the. Briand Cabinet while in the Gay- ernments--of-Ribot, Faileva, and Clemenceau which followed, he was himself Minister of Munitions. After the war he beame Minister for the Liberated Regions
CRICKET IN
"AUSTRALIA
SOUTH AFRICANS
QUEENSLAND
(THROUGH AEUTER'S AGENCY,1
BEIBBANE, Nov. 23.
In the anatch against the South Africans, Queensland scored 202 in their first innings. South Africa replying with 166.
In their second innings. Queens- land scored 18 for four wickets.
siw flamos in the direction of Pot CANTON FOOTBALL.
tinger Street. He then put through Dr, G. H. Thomas of the Govern District Call which meant. ment Civil Hospital said that at that five further applianos proced 4.45 am on November 8, three per-ad to the scene. Two minutes after sons were admitted to the hospital the third applianes had left, Mr. suffering from extensive baraFitzHenry and Mr. Brooks proceed- One of theme was Chan Lim Faied to the scene of the fire. another was his father and the third
a man 35 years of age. ..
A Mass of Flamen.
ward the eradication of leprosyre glad of currency in convenient Inthe character cf Mrs. Dearth Boys of all tongues, races, contin- when ho heard police whistles. He laid on to hydrants from the motor
Raid Dr. Victor G: Heiser, Far East director of the Rockefeller Foundation and president of the International Leprosy Association, at the closing session yesterday of the annual two-day conference of the American Mission to lepers, held in the Fifth Avenue Presby terian Church House.
"We seem at last to be getting some order and kystem
into this program against leprosy," ho said. Never was there a time when things were more promising than they are now"-
year.
HONG KONG POLICE
BEATEN.
(From Our Own Correspondent,)
CANTONY Nov. Eden An interesting football match between the Canton Police and the Hong Kong Police was played you- terday afternoon on the Tai Fat Tai football field. The game was hard fought from start to finish. The final score being 41 in favour of the Chinese.
The line-up was as follows: Hong Kong Police: Meers. Fraser, Brittain, Perkins, Hudson, Chan- liams, Shephard and Moss. Canton ning, Jessop, T. Pile, C. Pile Wil Police Chen Ki Teung, Tai Kong Pak, Li Tin Shang, Yim Hop Heung, Lau Hing Tsoi, Li Kia, Check Shek Kin, Ip Bok Wa, Fung King Cheung, Li The Hok, and Tenng Shui Yick.
The British visitors were cordially received by the Canton Police Re- creation Club.
...
RAJAH'S JEWELS
STOLEN
The doctor went on to say that Chan Lim Fat was admitted in a
"On arrival mid Mr. Brooks, Wochow, November 18,
Mrs. Thorps Leaving.
dying condition and I passed away at I found a four storied building The Kwangai Government have
4 p. the same day. The second involved. The whole building was issued one million dollars of bank, In our final criticism of Dear
man died at 5 pm but the boy's a mass of fames which were shoot noter which the Provincial Treasury Brutus yesterday we expressed
father survived his injuries.
ing across the street as well as takes responsibility. They are being the hope that Mrs. Thorpe might be
Sub-Inspector Barnatt, giving
threatening the adjoining premises circulated throughout Kwangsi and seen here again in other emotional
on either side. Two jete from the evidelice said that at 3.48 a.m. on are accepted for all taxes and other parts We regret to hear now that
the morning of November 8 he was hydrants were at work and were Govemment imposts. A new note both Capt. and Mrs. Thorpe are
Scouting is the greatest organi asleep in his quarters on the slope used solely to check the fire while issue has been needed and people leaving for England on Thursday.
sation of youth which exists to-day leading to Central Police Station other lines were being run up and form. The notes at present com-therefore Hong Kong audiences will eats and nations belong to it. Their heard someone rushing down from pumps. A total of six jets were two from the street and two worked," and general confidence and are learn with regret that Mrs. Therpe number increases from year to the Charge Room and board the nccepted in all the big markets. has made her final local bow. A re. It is well-known that Scouts have out Fire Opposite his bedroom each from the premises adjoining voice of Sergeant Williamson shout from the houses opposite and one This will continue as long as peace ference to the impending departure international gatherings, the is maintained in the province, but was a signal for members of the
she saw the reflection of fames on No. 42 The ground floor and stir wars and disorders will have the A.D.C. to also express regret at called "Jamboree "s. "They assem the glass windows of the houses came of No. 4 had already collapsed as well as the rear portion of the same effect on this issue as on many losing such a valued member of the ble in huge camps every fourth across the street.
year. The first, Jamboree took plare.
This was probably Sub-Inspector Barnett lost no second floor. throughout China in the past. The society. Mrs. Thorpe, if we at Olympia Hall, Londen; in 1929, time in getting to the scene of the caused by the collapse of the roof smallness of the issue also tends to member correctly, first appeared the second in 1924 at Ermelunden, fire, rushing there in his pajamas, which had burned through by this make people accept these note quito on the local stage in Bulldog the royal game park near Copen- When be got to Pottinger Street, hetime." cheerfully..
Drummond," and in each succeed- The Chairman of the Kwanging year since that production has hagen, the third in 1929 at Arrows found people rushing out from Nos. Witness said that the fire was Provincial Government and a num-worked either actively (in the true The next Jamboree to be held in three houses and shouted in "stop" message was put throug
Park near Birkenhead, England, 49, 42 and 44: Withers went into extinguished by 443 a.m. when the ber of officials who are attending, sense of the word) or behind the 1803 was given to the Hungarian Chines that there was a fire and At this stage the Brigade earned as delegates the National Govern scenes in all that the A.D.C. has Scouts according to the decision warned the people to leave the that three people had been burned ment Conference in Canton, arrived undertaken.
taken by the last International premises. He also heard Sergeant before the arrival of the Brigade from Nanning resterday and left Altogether this special supper Scout Conference in Baden, Aus Williamson doing the same.
and had been taken to the G.OH.. almost immediately.
party was probably the most suc tria.
No information was received about An aeroplane arrived from Can-cessful ever held after an A.D.C. No easy task to organize anch i
Bad Boy Missing»
anybody being missing until 8.30 He then told of steps being taken Canton, this morning with Mr. Wong of happiness at the success of the assembled not taking into account went on to a small roof overlook the scene with a party to relieve toa yesterday afternoon and left for production, and it was with forlings ramp! In 1929 about 60,000 Scouts Witunes than described how hem when Mr. FiteHenry went to to stamp qut the disease by tho Kek Choh, Chairman of the Provin-play, mingled with feelings of re- other persons in their company. Ining a lane in No. 44 where he saw those who had been at the task of Federal Government, paying tri- | cial Government, as passenger. gret that it had all come to an spite of the economic crisis, it is a man fx a ladder ten feet long extinguishing smouldering debris. ad, that the players and guests expected that about 30,000 Scoute on to the main roof. Witness saw Mr. Fitz Henry saw from the roof bute especially so the United States |
returned to their respective resi will attend the Jamboree in Hung Sergeant Williamson on the roof the bodies of a number of persons Leper Hospital and colony at
dences in the small hours of Sun
and shouted to him telling him of fall huddled up in the kitchen of the Carville, La., and to the govern. Lepers, in his annual report, roday morning.
Former Premier as Camp Chief. vealed that a much large program
the presence of the ladder. There second floor. The kitchen was a ment reservation in the Philip has been planned for the future
Count Paal Teleki, former Prime wore several Chinese on the roof small one being only a feet by four pinos which he characterized as than the mission ever had under-
Minister, is to be the Camp Chief and after these bad got down, wit and was at the rear of the building. to and from the capital, and may
Be in Hon, Chief Boout of news told them to clear off." "the most efficient leper, colony in taken before.
boast of wonderful sites for an ideal Hungary after having acted for Sergeant Williamson
- Trapped! the world
League Interest.
camping. The whole estate was years 24 Chief Scout of this or there was a small boy somewhere. offered as a gift to the King-Emganization. He has a world-wide behind the Sames. Witness went en
who had been seen to disappear, Witness thought these people had ten thousand pou not had suficient time to escape by jewels belonging to The health committee of the peror Francis Joseph I in 1887 on reputation as an eminent geograbe and main or ad after working a trapdoor through the roof of the of Darbhanga The Dr. Heiser urged that the term League of Nation" he said, "the the occasion of his coronation. It pher. In such capacity he became round found no stairs and as noth kitchen because the flames must have taken from the suite of
porte increasing interest in the at the disposal of Admiral Hor- member of the League of Nations; leper" be discarded because of study of leper conditions in the thy, the present Regent of Eung commission of inquiry in the Mosing could be done, witness returned come through a window in the tinguished visitor in the
to his quarters, WADER the social stigma attached to it in nations associated in the League, ary new who kindly offered it to the sul conflict. He is also member of
kitchen and a door at the end of the Hotel
Superintendent Copper of Bent all countries. He pointed out that and le stimuletin & by Scouts for the purposes of the Jam the Boy Scouts International Com said that the Fire Brigade arrived on the window, it might have had land Yard considers that the re
In answer to the jury, witnes passage. Had there been shutters which it is hoped that ultimately bores NCON tubercular patients formerly, suf- all of these. nations will be freed The preparations for the camp The date of the camp is fixed for there two or three minutes after the effect of keeping the fames off bery is the work of a notorious fered the same handicap when they from leprosy."
have already been started. Water
the first fortnight of August, 1889, him and that he himself was at the long enough for the people to ternational gang compose
men, and three women, who resents were known as
consumptives" The report of Fleming H. Be pipes will be laid down and experi. The number of participants has not he had board the first police whistle. Auswering the inry, witness said arrived in England from abroad
Rone of the Bre two minutes after escape and that dropping that designa./ Pell, the treasurer, who died & for mental drilling has been carried been limited yet, it has been stat Mr. Brook Superintendent of that owing to the locality and the This gang aheady has attempte
days ago, was submitted by Dela out. Road in the length of about ed though, that Hungarian Scouts the Fire Brigade, then gave evi state of the slope it was difficult a daring hotel confidence tri tion had meant much in the treat van L, Pierson, assistant treasurer 10 miles will be constructed in or will not be allowed to exceed a per-dence. He said that the first alarm to manouvre the jeto. He saw no it was frustrated by a det ment of tuberculosis. If no hotter ! It showed that the missions income der to connect varicus parts of the tain number, was received at the Central Fira chance of improvement for the the hotel disguised as-salter
has increased from $15,000 in 1911 camp. Work has commenced to terms is found he proposed that to more than 8280,000 for the eur- tarn Godollo into a trus Scouts'
Idead Damping Ground," Station at 3.40 a.m. it being in the future unism the whole district was . One theory is that the thiers !! topar ** he enlied simply a case rent year, and that during thin | Paradise,
The choice of the campsite is a form of a direct message from the pulled down and rebuilt, Witness the Maharajah's jeweln was if leprosy," tukas
twenty-year period cre than Hungarian Scouts are looking most happy one, Godalle is situat Central Police Station, The first mentioned that the district was who disgune him Dr. William Jay Schieffelin, pre 22,000,000 has been axpended forward with great pleasure to the ed in the neighbourhood, of Badi appliance turned out in one minute densely populated, there being no and by this mon sident of the American Mission to throughout the world. Tribute was arrival of their comrades from all peit, has excellent communications from resizing the alarm and the fewer than people living in the taxow to bes kasta or Pas
(Continued on Previous folumn:)
(Continued on mar Column.) | | bouse which was gutted. (Continued at foot of neat column.) paid to Mr. Reyell in a resolution, parta of the world.
Oh the Tearm "Leper."
ATY.
mittee.
then said
DARING ROBBERY AT THE SAVOY HOTEL.
Loilon, November thefying squad Yard, filed with were hurriedly sen comb the under London for thieves who
they were kent":