REPARATIONS CONFERENCE
AMERICAN INTERESTS TO BE SAFEGUARDED
REUTER' AMERICÄN" SERVICE}.
INTERNATIONAL
SMUGGLING GANG
TWO STEWARDS AND DISH- WASHER SENT TO PRISON
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1931.
RUBBER INDUSTRY
MUDDLE
EMPHATIC DENIAL OF RESTRICTION AGREEMENT
LACK OF EVIDENCE- AGAINST CHINESE
[TENOUGH REUTER's Agenor.)
(THROUGH, NEUTEN'S AGENCY.)
THE HAGUE, Doc. 9.
A SHANGHAI TRAGEDY
RUSSIAN MUSICIANU CONFESSES TO MURDER
To Know His Fate To-day
The report that a rubber restric(From Our Own Correspondent.) tion scheme has been completed is emphatically danied by Van Der
GANDHI RETURNO
TO INDIA
NOT SATISFIED WITH ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE
China's New Ministers
EUGENE CHEN AT FOREIGN MINISTRY
GEN. HO YING CHING MINISTER OF WAR
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.J.
rotum
B if
to
BOMBAY, Dec. 28, In his est, speech 3 11 his India Gandhi spoke fight against Bri. SHANGHAL. Dec. 28.
Zal Ivan Kormilstoff, a youthful Rus-tish authority was inevitable.
and self-confessed had to face this (clubs), but in murderer of Valentina Bertavich, the fight to come they would have beautiful young abaret dancer, to night bullets. will hear his fate on Wednesday in the Special District Court where the accused was charged with, and admitted, stabbing the girl fatally because she resisted his kisses and aroused his fury by tanding song He knew, deceased in Harbin where instancy arose.
New YORK, Dee, 2. Following a conference between Mr. Mills, President Hoover and Mr. Stimson, yesterday, it is indicated
BERLIN, Dec. 29, int official circles," mucording to the Two ship stowards and a dish! Waals, director of the Trade Sec- New York Times, that the adminis washer were sentenced to varying tion of the Colonial Office. Hesian musician
·tration-will-not be deterred-by-an-for having tried to smuggle Chinese
terms of imprisonment at Bremen declared that no such scheme has adverse attitude by Congress from stownwys into the United States boer sut to the Dutch Indies by the Dutch Colonial Office and de deciding to participate in the forth in the liner Bremen..
Chen Lai, a Hamburg Chinese, clined to say whother negotiations coming. Reparations Conference, was sequitted owing to lack of had opened between the British should much, participation be con-evidence after the Court had re.. and Dutch Governments. He also sidered best to safeguard American worded its suspicion that he was at said that any statement concerning the head of an International organ restriction tended to upset the interests.
isation for assisting stowaways with tranquillity which is so desirable branches at New York, Philadel the interests of the rubber market. phin and Sydney.
.
The accused's misdemeanoura
the Conference is limited Rolely to reparations, however, the United States will probably not be
were discovered Test Tigo, when represented, but if it amounts to four Chinese wore fquad conceal general economic conference Presied behind the walls of the Breamen's dent Hoover will seriously consider rending-room. sending an official representative.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.).
Busy Months for Ministers and Diplomatists.
LONDON, Dec, 20. Governanent ministers and diplo matists will be busy during the! next two months with reparations and war debts. The Conference will probably be held at Lausnane, either on January 18 or 20. rogard ing which mamentous pourparlers are proceeding at London, Paris and Washington.
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The League Council assembles at Genova as the end of January with any important egenda, doubtless in- cluding the Manchurian dispute, while the Disarmament Conference which will be presided over by Ma, A. Henderson, if his health has recovered, starts on February 2
Lausanne is the most likely seat for the Reparations Conference. owing to its nearness to Geneva compared with The Hague which is largely favoured. A definite an- nouncement is expected during the week-end.
Date and Venue Not Yet Fixed.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
Fees of $200 had been paid for onali “passage......
An Earlier Report.
LONDON, Dec. 29, the Minancial Times state that The Amsterdam correspondent, al according to information from a
for rubber restriction" has been gonorally reliable source," & scheme
completed it in understood, after discussion between the interested
MILLIONS FACING Anglo-Dutch parties.
STARVATION
SERIOUS STATE OF AFFAIRS IN U.S.A.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, Deč. 25. The spectre of starvation faces millions in the United States this winter, declared Mr. Hudson the Council of New York, giving ovi- Executive Secretary of the Welfare dence on the unemployment ques- tion before the Senate Committee to-day.
G.$700,000,000 Needed,
It is a spectacular attempt to prove that America can provide for | her workless and their families without resorting to Government "roliet measures.
Neafly G.$700,000,000 will be needed to relieve unemployment in the coming year, according to Mr. Goldsmith, the Director of Jewish Charitien in Chiengo,
MANY PROJECTS BUT NO
FUNDS.
It is stated that the details, of the proposals have been despatched by air mail to the new Governor of the Dutch East Indies, where it is due to arrive early in the New Your
The scheme provides for & re striction in the production of the European plantations by forty five per cent. of their 1920 output. The native output. in the Dutch East Indica will probably be reduced in proportion.
SEVERE GALES IN
NORTH SEA
HEAVY SNOW-FALL IN SCOTLAND
(Reuter's Special Service,)
The tragedy decurred on Monday night after a quarrel, after which the youth surrendered to the police.
FUTURE OF BRITISH
FILMS
He declared that if the recent ordinances were repealed he would advise the Congress to co-operate with the Round Table Conference Committees, but what he had learn ed after his arrival in Bombay had left him with little hope that there. could be co-operation, unless he was to loss all sense of self-respect.
Meanwhile, the situation in the Peshawar, region is stated to have improved.
Dressed in white and garlanded individual members of the Red- BASIL DEAN'S APPEAL TO Shirt organisation are marching te
GOVERNMENT:
(Reuter's Special Service.)
LONDON, Dec. 38. England has the best artistes, the boat authors and the best stories in the world," said Basil Dean, the British film producer, at a Film Studio luncheon to-day.
Mr. Dean was pleading for the aid of a Government department in providing facilities for back grounds and for the co-operation of the Anglo-American Blm industrier
'PLANE CRASHES IN
AUSTRIA
TWO AIRMEN ESCAPE INJURY
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police posts, shouting revulutionary. slogans, to offer themselves for ar rest.
Otherwise, the situation has im- provad, The British troops have been withdrawn from the city,
765 Arrests.
The Reds were twice dispersed when aptempting to hold a meet- ing at Gonda Twenty were wound. ed on the first pocasion and four were killed and eight wounded on the second. The area is now quiet..
The total number of arrosts in stated to be 783. the whole province is now officially
Premier's Attitude.
LONDON, Dec. 28. "It is very hard when the Government has given more prual than any of its predecessors that it is preparing, in conjunction with the leaders of Indian opinion, to broaden Indian freedom, that the exponents of violence and disorder are dashing the cup that is being offered from Indian lips."
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LONDON, Deur 29.
(THROYON REUTER'S AGENOF.) Severe gales are raging in the North Sea and as a result, coupled with the spring tides, the Thames
VIENNA, Dec. 18.
Thus Mr. Rameny MacDonald, rose to an abnormal height to-ing. A story of terrible experiences who is still at Lossiemouth, but An hour before high tide in Lonia desolate country in West Austria who, even over the Christmas holi- don this afternoon, the water had has been related by two airmen, days has occupied much of his time begun to overflow the banks of the who, almost completely exhausted. with State business, keeping in estuary at Gravesend, and the staggered into the village of Twen close touch with Downing Street by police have instructed the riverside and stammered out a story of how telephone, in a declaration to Reu- New York-Distress is increasing stations to keep a close watch. they crached the mountains ter on the renewal of disorder in among Now York's unemployed us All people living in the vicinity in a thick fog, and had been waD-India. the city enters its third winter off have heen warned to be in readi-dering in the snow for two and a depression, but breadlines, appleness to evacuate or to take steps half days in search of help. vendors, street begging and other to combat, Boods shoxid the Thames The date and venue of the In-public evidences of destitution are become further swollen at the next ternational conference of the Gov-less than last year. ergments concerned in the repara- The city's Welfare Council admits tions problem, upon which the that even the tremendous efforts of special advisory committee under the mammoth, smooth-working re- the Young Plan has reported, haver machinery may not be able to still to be fixed. »
Meanwhile discussions technical issues that arise are pro cooding between French and Eng lish exports,
RUGUY, Dec. 28.
the
The report has gained turrency
smure proper care for all those in need. It is estimated there are. some 860,000 unemployed, of whom 180,000 are believed destituto.
But, most of the 11,000,000 per-
tide
..
Snow Expected. (BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, Dec. 29. At the moment, England is ex- periencing rather warmish weather for this time of the year, but the weather prophets predict that it is
A Mischievous Movement.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Naxx190, December 28.
Appointments to the following Ministries were ofoially nounced this afternoon, following the session of the CXDC,
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr. EUGENE. CHEN.
Minister of Finance,...
Me. HUANG HAN LIANO, Minister of Communications,"
General OHEN MIND SHO. Minister of Railways,
AY. YEY KUNG OD Minister of War,
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General Ho YNG CHING. Mialstor of Navy,
Admiral CHIN SHAO KUAN. Minister of Education,
MẸ, CHU CHA PHA Minister of Justice.
Mr. Lo WEN KAN.
Minister of Home Atairs.
M2. LA WEN FAM, Minister of Industry,
Mr. CHEN.Kuso. Ph...
The following appointments were also announced - Minister of Chief of Staff of the Army,
General O PRI TER..
Inspector-General of Military Training,
* Marshal L: Tsay HBIN
President of the Military Advisory Council,
General TANG SING CHI,
Chairman of Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Committee,
Mr. Sam CIN. YANG,
FENG FEELS OPTIMISTIC
(Wah For Ta Pne)
NANKING, Dec. 20. Marshal Feng Fu Hsiang arrived at Nanking this morning by special train and was cordially welcomed by Nanking and Canton leaders,
When passing Tipatsin on his journey to Nanking he said in the course of an interview that an
CANTON MILITARY MOVEMENTS
personal dictatorship had been re moved there would be no more obstruction to national unification. Personally he did not harbor may hostility towards Chiang Kai Shek and now he (Feng) was willing to cooperate with him (Chiang) again for the salvation of the country. from outside invasion.
JAPANESE BOMB
CHINESE TROOPS
DRIVE AGAINST BANDITS PANSHAN ENTERED AFTER
IN THE SOUTH
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
UTTON, Dec. 99.
SHORT SKIRMISH
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Toxro, Dec. 20. Japanese-aircraft bombed a large
First reports renching Vienna stated that one of the exhausted every Indian who over for his General Chen Tai Tong, Com han at noon. The Chinese replied The Prime Minister added that in accordance with orders from body of Chinese troops near Paul- airmen was the well-known British fier, Captain Neville. Stack.
Metherland must share the Gov-mander-in-Chief of the First Army with machine-guns, rifles and artil. It was stated that he had been ernment's regret at the recent hap Corpa of the Canton Nationallery fire, according to despatches to piloting a wealthy Czecho-Slovakian penings which do not represent a Government, the armies in Kwang. the Press, boot manufacturer named Bata on haffled and oppressed Indin struggl-tung are being cestationed, To The Chinese subsequently retreat- a business trip, with the Far Easting te bo free, but a mischievous facilitate protection, the Province ed and the Japanese detachment as the ultimate destination.
movement, which is trampling upon has been divided into four military According to early reports, the India's progress, machine was completely wrecked and Captain Neville Stack and the
there was no information as to the fate of Mr Bata and the other pass sangers.
in Paris that an early meeting besons living in the New York metro unlikely to continue, although snow pilot had escaped unhurt, while
or more than indirectly come in French Governments is in prospect, but the French Prime Minister to contact with the city's most nente
problem. day denied that he had been invited
Last year's 8 breadlines and to confer with Mr. MacDonald in other free mass-feeding centres have London." He said it was not at dwindled to 29, and those food sta- present contemplated to hold any tiong which still axist are racre or such meeting, which would only be less isolated on that the public is pportune after the experts hadless conscious of thean. No longer. completed the tank on which they are now engaged,
TO REMAIN ON GOLD STANDARD
FIVE SOUTH AMERICAN STATES
(REUTER'S AMERICAN BREVICK )
New York, Dec, 29.
Bolivia, Chile, Columbin, Eador and Pers will maintain on the gold standard as a result of a confer ence of the" five South American Control Banks at Lima, declared Professor E. W. Kemmerer, the American financial expert, when he returned from South America.
G.E. RAILWAYS "GO-AHEAD POLICY
£1,000,000 TO BE SPENT ON NEW ROLLING-STOCK
At overal highland centres, pre- puentions are in train for winter sports. Snow fell very heavily in parts of Scotland to-day.
The Prime Minister motored from Lossiemouth for about twenty-five miles to a neighbouring golf course, but he was unable to play owing.
to the snow.
for example, do Broadway Crowds The Continent is still Blanketed see cold, hungry men ghing in with snow. long lines up to bread wagons at Times Square and Columbus Circle.
DISASTER
The city's welfare organisations are ECHO OF POSEIDON pursuading sponsors of such public feeding places to spend their money in more necessary relief, pointing out that such institutions have been i
It later transpired that Neville Stack was not in the machine when it crashed. The sole occupants were Lukas, the neting pilot, and a mechanic.
EROS RETURNS
MR. ARTHUR HENDERSON
MAY UNDERGO SLIGHT OPERATION
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BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
entered Panshan
ANOTHER CHINESE NOTE
GENEVA, Dec. 28.
areas, the North and West Area, the South Aren, the Central Arén, and the East Area, with a military chief over "each. The North and A fresh Chiness note handed to West Arca comprises the West, the the League fecretariat details the North, and the Little North River movements of Japanese troops, and districts; the South Ares, Kao Lui proclamation by General Honjo and Yan Lim districts: the Central which, the note declares, appear to Aren, Canton city, Namhoi, Punyadenote increasing Japanese mili- and the other contiguous districts: tary activity with the intention of and the East Aron, Switow, Chin extending occupation. Mino, Waichow, Sheklung and the RUORE, Dec, 28.
East River districts. Generals Yu Mr. Arthur Henderson, who is Hon Mow, Heung Hon Ping, Li
DIPLOMATIST RECALLED returning to London after a stay Yang King, and Chea Ohang Po on the French Riviers, from which have been appointed Military Chief ALLEGED · PLOT ʻAGAINST. his health has greatly benefitted, of the West and North Aron, Cen- JAPANESE AMBASSADOR expected to take advantage of the tral Area, East Arce, and the South presence here of Sir Eric Drum- mond, Secretary-General to
Area, respectively.
(THROUGH REDTEK'S AGENCY, } The First Army under General Yu Much interest was shown by the Longue of Nations, to discuss the Hon Mow, composed of the 1st and crowds passing through Piccadilly procedure of the forthcoming World the 2nd Divisions, is moving to its
PRAGUE, Dec. 201 Circus to-day in the statue of Eros, Disarmament Conference, over the new station, which embraces the diplomatist whose recall was de It is officially stated that the West, North and the Little North manded by the Soviet, owing to an years, was found to have beenderson is due to preside on Febru- River districts. Its headquarters alleged plot, against the Japanese replaced during the night on the ary 2
will be established in Shiukwan: Ambassador at Moscow, is Karer island site in the Circus, where thable, that Mr. Henderson may districts will be entrusted to the Blayak Diplomatie Mission at Mon- It is possible, though not pro The protection of the West River Vaack, Secretary to the Crocko- roadways have now been rearranged to facilitate the round-about traffic have to undergo a slight operation, Second Division under Commanderen, and who is en route to Frague system.
but it is hoped that, even in that
(DU)TIAN WIRELESS BENVIDE
RUGBY, Dec. 28.
the
found not only had for the public LIEUT.COMMANDER PLACED which, after an absence of over six opening session of which, Mr. Hun-
morals, and encouraging te profes sional beggars, but, also not so effi- cient as other relief methods.
(Continued on Page 67)
AMERICA'S RECORD
COTTON CROP
LARGE FALL IN WORLD CONSUMPTION
(THROSCH MCUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Dec. 98.
The record-breaking supply of raw cotton in America and the serious position arising from, this | abundancy are discussed in the cur rens issue of the Empira Cotton. Growing Review,
The journal states that the pro- spective American cotton erop is onormous, avon when compared with the 1026 record, bat matters: have been rendered worse owing to
ON RETIRED LIST
(THE JUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.}'
LONDON, Dec., 29, According to the News Chronicle, Lieut.-Commander B. W. Calpin, who commanded the submarine Poseidon when she sun on June 9, has been placed on the retired list ut his own request.
FAMOUS DETECTIVE
RETIRES
INSPECTOR KEEN: MAN OF A HUNDRED VOICES
(Reuters Special Service.)
London, Dec. 20. Known to criminals throughout
Erected in 1893 sá a memorial to the late Lord Shaftesbury, the fountain, surmounted by the wing. ed figure chosen by the sculptor, Alfred' Gilbert to Bymbolise charity and love, became a well- known" laudmark.
It was removed during the w on the reconstruction of the Under-
ground Railway Station. There were many signs to day that its return to Piccadilly command popular approval,
BABY KILLING, CHARGE
GANGSTER ACQUITTED
FREUTER' AMERICAN SERVICE.)
NEW YORK, Dec, 28. The notorious Bronx gangster, a heavy fall in world consumption London as the man of a hundred Vincent Coll, who was arrested on tram sixteen million bales in 1998 voices, Inspector Keen of Scotland October 5 in the course of a whole- to 1,000,000 last season.
Yard retired today, after twentyrale "comb-out of the city for the It will require a substantial in-seven years' service,
perpetrators of the baby-shooting charges arising out of the affair.
The police still have in custody Frankie Giordano, whom they a
(Renter's Special Service.) ·
LONDON, Dec. 29 Tncreased employment will be offered by the expenditure of searly $1,000,000 by the Great Eastern Railway in the New Year on addi- tional rolling-stock. · A further crease in consumption to prevent a Inspector Keen is a master of outrage, was to-day acquitted on
109,000 will be spent on station carry-over of 13,000,000 at July 31, and other improvements, while 1532. wooden viedurt at Ringwood, on
the Falmouth Branch will here placed by a permanent arels and ombankment costing £83,000.
The position of Egyptian cotton
is almost as bad. The supply will be more than twice last scazon's consumption. chah
disguise and bas ability to change
his voice.
On several ooonsions he was so
successful in assuming Gles that he was invited by criminals to take
part in their schemet. '
sert actually did the shooting, though Coll was alleged to have been in the our at the time,
event, he would be able to fall Ip Shiu, sad the North and the with it repers to the Foreign his present intention of leaving Little North River districts, to the Ministry.
It is believed the allegations were Landon for Geneva on January 28. First Division under Commander Li
made for Tocal purposes, i
An X-Ray Examination.
{THROUḍa "RZUTID'S AGENCY.]
Chan Kno.
NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS
The Second Ariny under General Heung Hon Ping, composed of the 4th dad the sth Divisions, is being withdrawn from the East River ..LONDON, Dec. 20. Despite an improvement in his The 4th Division under Commander districts for Canton and vicinity, health as the result of his recent Chang Mui Bun will have charge of Riviera holiday, Mr. Arthur Hen the protection of Canton city, while THREE DAYS' PROGRAMME derson is entering London nurs the 5th Division under Commander ing home to-night for an X-ray Chang Dat will be responsible for 'examìsation, to determine if à.
minar operation, is necessary,
SHANGHAI 'BUS" STRIKE ENDS
STRIKERS RETURN TO WORK UNCONDITIONALLY
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
SHANGHAI, Dec. 18
The bus, strike has ended. The
men returned to work nepridition. ally, the Company this scuring a second victory this year
the defence of the Szeyap districte.
IN CANTON
The Third Army under General (From Our Own Correspondent.) Li Yang King, composed of the 7th, the 8th and the 2nd Independent
CANTON, Dec. 2. Divisions, is moving to its new
An elaborate programme for the territory, the East River districte.qulebration of New Year is being The 7th Division will protect the prepared by the Canton Govern- Chiu, On, Kit Yang, Taun Ning, and theat. A three-day! gederal holidny, Chiu Yang districts, while the 8th | hezinning from January 1 has been Division, Swatow, Tai Po, Fung announced, during which time there Sun and Mino Hsien. The 2nd Te will be no busines transactions in dependent Division under Comman oficial circles, der Ching Sui Kwei will be respon sible for the protection of Ho Yuen, Lungchow, and Tawlung districts.
General Chen Chang Eo's troops, tunge composed of the Ist Independent Division under Commander Watch a drive against banditry: chat. Man, will be responsible for and piracy in their respective
(Continued at foot of next column.)
the Southern portion of
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