WORLD'S LARGEST PASSENGER 'PLANE
CESSATION OF WORK ORDERED
Owing to Need for Economy
(Reuter's Special Service.)
LONDON, Jan. 10. The need for sponenty has led to the cessation of work on the civil flying-boat which would have been the largest passenger 'plane in the world,
Tho machine was under jpastrue tig at Vickers Super Marine Avia tion Works, "Southampton,
GLASGOW'S "WILD MEN" ON TRIAL
M-GOVERN AND PRINCIPAL ASSOCIATES ACQUITTED
Riotous Disturbance Outside Court House
Reuter's Special Service.)
GLASGOW, Jan. 10.
when
Red banners, bottles and bars of iron were among the exhibits at Glasgow. Police Court, Britain's militant Mozaber of Parliament, Mr. John MuGovern; and eleven others, were charged with mobbing and rioting on Glas gow Green.
A police witness described the LONDON TO CAPE.sorios rioting in connection with which McGovern and the others TOWN IN 9 DAYS
were charged. He said that a Perowd of between 30,000 and 40,000 demonstrated angrily, stopping the traffic, throwing stones and ask- ing the police.
NEW LA. SERVICE STARTING TO-DAY
Weekly Service Projected
'-(ORITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]."
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RUGBY, Jan. 18. On Wednesday thirty-eight- seater acroplane will set out from Croydon on the first stage of the 8,000 miles journey to Cape Town, and thereafter a regular weekly servien in both, directións betwooń London and South Africa a pro jected.
After a month of trial tripe with Janis only, Passengers will be taken, The aeroplanos will cover the dis- tance in deren "days, which it is hoped will later be reduced to nine days. The fare has been provision. ally fixed at £130 including accom- modation en route.
Five types of nineraft, including ginnt flying boats, will be used during each journey.
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LONDON-AUSTRALIA
AIR MAIL
REACHES PORT DARWIN IN TWELVE DAYS
THROUGH, REUTÈR'S AGENCY.)
PORT DARWIN, Jan, 19. Completing Д clockwork-like flight in twelve days, Kingsford Smith landed hare at 1.45 pm, with 700lbs. of English Air Mail.
YOUNG GIRLS' CLIMBING FEAT
NEARLY REACHES SUMMIT
KILIMANJARO.
(Reuter's Special Service.)
McGovern and his principal asao. cintes were acquifted, but a fur. ther batch of arrests was made at j
the conclusion of the proceedings owing to riotous disturbances ont.. side the Court House. The police dispersed the demonstrators with batons.
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SITUATION IN INDIA
ABSENCE OF TROUBLE IN
RURAL AREAS
Failure of "No Rent" Campaign.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]"·
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20 1932,
GERMAN IMPORT ·
DUTIES
EMERGENCY DECREE
INTRODUCED
A
Ht at Non-Gold Standard Countries
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(THROUGH ARUTER'S AGENOT.]
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BERLIN, Jan. 10.
'DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE
REPARATIONS
CONFERENCE
FRENCH DELEGATION
DATE OF MEETING NOT
APPOINTED.
M. Laval Not to Attend
THROUGH "BEUTER'S AGENCY:]
YET FIXED
Germany Opposed to Postponement
THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BERLIN, Jan. 19..
HAT the Paris suggestion for
FRANCE'S FOREIGN CHIANG RETURNING
POLICY
TO NANKING
IMPORTANT STATEMENT BY M. LAVAL
Will Sacrifice,
"Nothing"
[THOUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, Jan. 19:
Government's foreign
SUN FO'S SUCCESSFUL
MISSION:
Political Outlook Now Brighter
[TARGUGK REUTER'S AGENCY.]
HANOCHÓW, Jan. 10.
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PARIS, Jan. 18. The French delegation to the Disarmament Conference, which is menting no Genova on. February 2, in being appointed to-morrow by Council of Ministers,
It is understood that it will com- standard. It conditions of derprise M. Tardieu, newly-appointed w axpressed in Government Frace will snerifies nothing of her TO RETURN TO NANKING, Minister for War as President, Mcircles, where the opinion is ex credit without no corresponding AND THE THREE LEADERS Dumont, the Ministar of Marine, pressed that a long delay will have missien of her debts. She declined ARE RETURNING TO M. Dumoniil, the Minister for Air,
THE
An important pronouncement of IT IS REPORTED THAT SUN a long postponement of the the
FO HAS SUCCEEDED IN Lausanne Conference is absolutely policy "way, made by M. Laval in | PERSUADING' ' CHIANG KAF leacceptable to Germany, is the the Chamber, in declaring that SHEK AND WANG CHING WEI
"A" put in force to-day which N emergency decren is being
anthorises additional import duty on goods from countries where the currency has fallen below the gold
action man trade urgently require such the new duty will also be applicable to goods from conatries where German products are treat. goods from other countries. ed unfavourably, compared with
U.S. TO REMAIN ON GOLD STANDARD
SOUND FINANCIAL
POSITION
Able to Meet All Calls from Foreigners
IHEUTER'S. AMERICAN SERVICE}
New York, Jan. 18. The United States will not aban- don the gold standard, ns has beep suggested frequently of late.
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This confident assertion made to-day by a high banking authority, who said that the coun- try's banking system was in a splendid position. to meet any wad- den, call from foreigners.
HAWAIIAN DISORDERS
LAW MACHINERY TO BE OVERHAULED
faHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]:
HONOLULU, Jan. 18.
RUGBY,, Jan, 18, Reports concerning the second week's operation of special Govern ment measures in India are reaisur. ing. In most Provinces, notably, Madras, Punjab, Bihar and Orissa, Bengal, Central Provinces and Assam, there has been little activity The Hawaiian Legislature met and, apart from the North-West | to-day for a special scasion to deal Province, a general absence of | with the grave situation arising trouble in the rural areas,
from the recent assaults upon The situation in Bombay City is women. well under contry and Congress. has received only lukewarm support in the rest of the Presidency.
In the United Provinces failure of the "no rent" 'campaigs has been a significant feature, and in large towns of the Provinces there is a definite tendency for the dis. turbances to settle down.
In the North-West Province, al- OFhough many arrests are still neces sary and disaffection tends to ro- vive in some centres a general im- provement contiones,
· Dar-es-SilaẨM, Jan. 18, A young Surrey girl has succeed- ed in climbing alene to within two thousand feet of the summit of Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest
"mountain,
The young lady is the daughter of Mr. W. H. Bingham, a raired African businese maa.
It is probable that the law en- forcement machinery will be over- hauled and that Tape with vio-
lepoe " will be made a "capital
offence:
".
U.S. AIRPORTS AT
14
$135,000,000.
'world'.
Panas, Jan 18.
EARLIER.
M. Paul Kaynard, Minister for the calamitous consequences not only to accept solutions which were CAPITAL TOGETHER BY Colonies and M. Paul Bonecur, in Germany but throughout the powerless to solve the crisis and 'PLANE TOMORROW. nn ax-League of Nations delegate.
which would impair French inter- A message from Washington states that the House of Represen
ests.
This famous beauty spot has be »tatives and the Senate have both
While, as regaids disarmament come the centre of important poli the Government maintained its tical activity. predecessor's standpoint, and as conditions demanded definite framework which embodied respect for contracts, arbitration and de- finitions of an aggressor, mutuul
approved the vote of 0.8430,000 to cover the expenses of the American. stolegation to the Conference.
French Delegates.
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PARTS, 19, That M. Laval will not attend the Disarmament Conference i proved by the official list of the French delegation which, nevertheless, is powerful.
It comprises
M.. Tardieu, Minister for War. M. Dumont, Minister of Marine. M. Dumemil, Minister for Air, M. Reynaud, Minister for the .Colonies.
M. Gignoux, Under-Secretary of
State:
Senator Paul Boncourt and Lieut. Colonel Fabry.
WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by the Royal. Observatory at 5.15 p.m., stated
The anti-cetone is centra} over N.W. Korea,, moving E.
Local Forecast:-N.E. winds, fresh; free to cloudy.
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NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD- BANDIT
"KILLED BY A WOMAN
(Reuter's Special" Service.)
BUCHAREST, Jun. 19. Popa, Rumania's nineteen-year- old boy bandit, the terror of the countryside, indulged in his last adventure today:
The date of the Lausanne Cou. ference and the composition of the delegations ATA still undecided, according to a semi-official French
agency.
It is not yet known even if the Conference, will be held, or whether
the delegates will be the Premier assistance and security. and the Finance Ministers, or the Finance Ministers only, or simply experts.
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Negotiations are being actively pursued between the Young Plan signatories with a view to finding a basis for a provisional reparations agreement, but growing opinion in international cincles is that a de. Anite and detailed solution is at present out of the question,
I
A
SERIOUS UNREST IN SPAIN
得
BILBAO BUSINESS AT A STANDSTILL
4||
6,000 Workers Strike. at Barcelona
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.).
Yesterday afternoon Chiang Kai Sheic and his loyal lieutenant, Ho Ying Ching, had a conference with Sun Fo, Wang Ching Wei and Wu Ti Cheng.
Among the questions they were discussing being China's foreigiz relations, the present inancial crisis and the change of certain provincial governors.
The result is stated to have been, "successful."
It is believed that Wang Ching) Wei will be the first from the ab sent -" triumvirate
to go to Nan king, to be followed soon after by Chiang Kai Shek, but nothing concerning this has been definitely decided.
PEIPING STUDENTS AGAIN BUSY
(THROUGH" RKUTER'S AGEROY.}
Seven
PEIFING, Jan. 19. hundred students. It 姐 meeting to-day decided to appeal for the release of their fellow stad. ants who are hali prisoners in Nanking.
Renewal of Moratorium,
Awcording to 几 semi-official French atatement, France and Britain are nearing an agreement with a view simply to renew the Hoover Moratorium to Germany
BBAO, Jan. 18. for a farther six months or a year.
Following a elash between Meanwhile, America's European Socialist Republican supporters and debtors, who are also Germany's the Traditionalist opponents of the creditors, would, according to the new regime in Spain, a mob of same statement, make a joint de Socialists and Republicans stoned chration demanding identical treat and attempted to set fire two ment at the hands of the United Catholic newspaper offices and Statos Government as a condition convent. The Traditionalists fired of the extension of the moratorium of the attackers, killing three,
while several personis, ineluding to Germany.
two policemen, were wounded. In-ents, fantry were called out, and thirty- ase Traditionalist leaders arrested.
M. Lavil Sounding U.S.A.
{RKUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.Į
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.
M. Laval, the French Premier, is sounding the United States regard ing the possibility of extending the He was plain by a womaa single-Hoover Moratorium. handed,
..
It appears that Popa attackedl a party of villagers, shot one man down and was grappling with an- M.
other. The latter's wife rushed to her husband's assistance with an
In the Bombay Presidènes the 194 FIELDS BUILT DURING xe, felling him from behind, cleav-
The
position is generally quiet. arrest of leading agitators and the seizure of notified places continue. A considerable number of those arrested have since been released.
several cases diedaimers or apologies have been accepted by District Magistrates. Oconsic trai little support. hartals have received comparatively
YEAR.
Valued at approximately 135,-" 000,000, the American system of air- ports on November 1 embraced 2,034
airports and landing fields, accord- ing to figures compiled by the nero- nautics branch of the United States Department of Commerce,
The 683 commercial folds and the 648 municipally owned ones account ...for most of the total number which
The male members of the party to which she belonged, wore over-
Reports state the removal of the come by mcntain-sickness at 17,000 principal agitators had a silnit cry. foot and had to retire to the nearest effect averywhere." rest eamp.
To the United Provinces orders prohibiting processions and meet inga have been generally deyed and wel' lows enthusiasm for the nd rent" campaign has been
Allahabad is still the worst cen tre of activity in the Province, although no further serious clash between the police and processions has occurred,
INFANTICIDE AGENCIES shown.
VATICAN'S DESCRIPTION OF
BIRTH CONTROL ·
(THIRDOON REUTER'S AGENCY}}'
Rowe, Jan. 18. Why is there all this talk of birth control when, statistics show an alarming downward grade of natality throughout the white popu- lations of the world while the co- loured races, on the contrary, dre increasing asks the Orservatore Romano, the organ of the Vatican in on article to-day........
.-Tho writer protesta strongly agionat the suggestions recently made that there are exceptions to the prohibition of birth control by the Catholic Church
The' article,characterises the at- titude of the Protestants in regard to birik, control as confused, re- marking:
includes also Army, Navy, inter mediate and masked auxiliary fields. The Army has fifty-one aerodromes and the Navy twelve. There are four state-operated fields in the country, 204 market auxiliary fielde and 364 intermediate fielda operated by the Department of Commerce.
ing his skull.
WALKER CUP GOLF
BRITAIN ACCEPTS
Σ
Socialists and Republicans, in af consequence, have called a general i strike an a protest against the action of the Traditionalists. All activities have been brought to a standstill. Shops have closed, and the streets are deserted.
After the meeting they marched to the Municipal Kuomintang Heads quarters and asked to see: they leaders. They hammered on the? door and carried off the signboord, but were unable to force an ea tranée. The police arrested, thir teen, including some women stud
LEWONING WINDS UP ITS AFFAIRS
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT WITHOUT A PROVINCE.
A crowd of two thousand workers demonstrated in front of the prison in Bilbao to-day, and secured the BRIAND AND SIR JOHN release of three Communists arrest reported here that the Liaoning Peiping, Jan. 14-It is reliably ed following the disorders. They Provincial Government, which was SIMON
carried off the prisoners amid moved from Chinchow to Luanchow triumphal cheers.
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(THROUGH AYUTER'S AGENCY.]
"PARIS, Jan. 18.
Bomba for Civil Guards.
At Valencia two bombe, were thrown into the barracks of the Civil Guard,
INVITATION
(Reuter's Special Service.)
Los ANGELES, Jan. 18. Much satisfaction has been given here by nows that all doubte as trpathy as a result of their too brief operatives have struck work.
British challenge for the Walker Cup, now in America's possession, have been dispelled.
M. Briand has replied to Bir John Simon's message of goodwill
Two encabiners were disarmed by and regret at the ices of a valued strikers in an affray in connection collaborator in international affairs with strike of metal workers at
Sagunto. M Briand says he retains the liveliest memories of sincere sym-
At Barceloni six thousand textile
collaboration in recent months and offers his mest cordial wishes for the happy accomplishment of Sir The Royal and Ancient Club, St. | John Simon's task. Andrew's, has accepted America's invitation to play for the Cup as usual.
“"| ༣: Francis Quinet has been chosen to captain the American amateurs,
AN OLD SPANISH CUSTOM.
UNSOLD LOTTERY. TICKETS
WIN
During the year commercial and municipal fields have increased in number at approximately an equal In Bengal the situation in gener-rate; neither classification has shown ally quiet and the anti-Government abnormal acceleration or lag during movement has not gained momen- the present economic depressions/ turm:
Ninety-nine commercial fields and ninety-five, ‹ municipal ports have Spain's great Christmas lottery been built since the first of the has gone away.
From the drum were drawn balls Municipalities apparently have which entitled the owners to the not resorted to airport construction first prizes, valued at £1,200,000 nt in their public works programmes par
A decrease of important crime as compared with the previous week is recorded in Burma where mirren.yeur ders continué, praticularly in the Prome District.
BURMA RICE CROP
R
FAILURE OWING TO WANT
OF RAIN.
Стикойси
LUTER'S AGENOT.]
for unemployment relief, although Balla, each bearing the amount $18,779:600 was to be spent by of a prize, and corresponding with cítics during the last half of 1930] the numbers of tickets, ara placed and during 1931. Nor has goyern- in drums by an automatic device. mental economy greatly affected thej. As the drums are emptied the spread of municipally owned fields. amount of the prize and the cor- The new airports opened during the responding ticket number are call- year have been" those normally re od "out] quired in the orpansion of the By a touch of irony there were national, airways. Five hundred and no owner! The ticket had eleven airports were being planned been sold. According to an for or contempinted on November 7. Spanish custom all tickets issued Figures for the middle of 1931 (whether sold or unsold) are in. show that California led the states cluded in the ballot-aefrenn- in number of airports, having sixty-stance that would not prevail in nine, New York, which is far down the Irish Hospital draw, or in, gay the list in total number. had the other well-conducted sweep f greatest capital investment in nir- In the absence of owners the pertam of January 1, the total boing money goes to the Spanish Trea
"The Lambeth Genference found an ambiguous condonement of "the
Tel LONDON, Jan, 18. practice and a lady was recently The Government of Burma re decorated for her work connected ports that the exportable surplus with the opening of birth control of rice is likely to be considerably clinica which are actual agencies less than had been expected, owing of infanticides
* to the failure ¿f the late raina. $17,003,000.
sury.
EXCHANGE RATES.
[OXITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Paris New York Montreal Brussels Goneva Milan... Berlin Amsterdam Stokholm Copenhagen Oslo
Vienne Prague
Lisbon
Helsingfors
Madridiser Athens
Ruosy, Jan. 18.
881
3:474
4.10.
24 15/16 17 13/18
14.20/32 8.62) 17 15/16 18
18
30
137
238
1004
47%
not old
9727
Bucharest
-485
Ria **** Buenos Aires" Bombay
302
1/6)...
1/104
1/5.1/18
2/4
Shanghai Hong Kong Montevideo Yokohama... Silver (spot. Silver (forward)
PHILADELPHIA SENSATION.
NO WAGES. FOR CITY
EMPLOYERS.
.
The financial difficulties of Phila delphia, the third largest city in the United States, largely due to the depression" "reached" an achte stage when 26,000 city employees were told that they could not ba paid as there was no money in the
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when the Japanese occupied the former town, is now winding up its affairs preparatory to dissolving It is pointed put that as the Gov.) crument cannot now control Liao-
ning and carry on its functions as a Government there is no object in its continuing in existence
The Government officials have been driver from pillar to post. since September. Mukden was their headquarters when the Japan- est first commenced their militaryi operations in Manchuria Forced to leave Mukden, they established: themselves in Chinchow... Then when the Japanese occupied· Chine how they removed to Lanoshow Now, with the Japanese in control" of their territory, they are left- without any duties to perform,
CANTON "GIRL GRADUATE MARRIED.
CEREMONY IN HONG KONG
The marriage took place yester day afternoon, at the Church of till.
Christ in China, of Miss Lillian L The city officials are trying to Teang, daughter of the Rev, and raise a loan from bankers to meet Mrs Tsang Wai Sus, and Mr. the wages of the municipal ser- Kenneth Lee, son of Mr. Lee vants, but Philadelphia is already Lom Shoe and, younger brother of burdened by's debt of £1,000,000 Mr. Cheung 8 Lee. Miss Teang is and the major part of the tax re s graduate of the Pool To Girls coipts is swallowed up in meeting Academy, Canton. W the interest
Given away by her father, the bride was dressed in a white satte
The city has had to expend large sums to moni the unemployment gown with a long train the was situation, £3,000,000 being. bor attended by her sister; Easide fer winter relief works. Katherine Tang, as bridesmaid
The duties of "best toan? Figures published to-day showed sarried out by Mr. Lei Chak that more than 230,000,000 has been Professor at Lingnam raised for the jobless in 33 Ameri- Music was supplied by the fean cities by municipal grants and 10~2, ANNOUN
21privato charity
was held at the Tu
It is the Clovernment's contention Tat Restaurant later in the ever 16 13/16 that the burden, should be borne by ing. The honeymoon is being spot 101
localities and not by the flate,
in Macao: