OTTAWA
CONFERENCE
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, JULY
VERDICT OF WILFUL | INDIA STATES
MURDER
INQUIRY
COMMITTEE
NEW DOMINION PROPOSALS
MAN WHO KILLED M. DOUMER TO DIE
FULL REPORT OF WORK
ISSUED
{THROUGH REUTER'S · AORNCY:)
OTTAWA, July 27.
FURTHER progress is recorded at
the Imperial Economic Confer- ence, notwithstanding official ra ticence which precludes a definite appraisement of the length of the
forward strides,
The spécial Meat Committee of the Dominions has, it is reported, agreed to recommend preferences on butter ranging from 15 to 20
per cent.
(THROUGH AXUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, July 27,
PAUL GOUGULOFF, the Russian
(URITION. WIRELESS SERVICE)
assassin of M. Paul. Doyer,"
Ruoay, July 77. President of France, was to-day WITH the issue to-night of the found guilty at the Paris Assizes, Report of the Indian States and sentenced to death by the Inquiry Committee, the work of guillotine.
all three Committees appointed after the second session of the Round Table Conference has been completed.
Gouguloff was found guilty of murder with premeditation, the jury taking barely half an bour to agree upon their verdict of wilful murder while of sound mind.
The proposals in all cases will
The question of the prisoner's be submitted to the United King-manity was really the only iarue in dom delegation for final decision, the case, the facts of the assassina
ton being accepted by the defence.
The effort of Maitre Geraud, the principal lawyer for the defence, to establish bis case that Gouguloff was and is insane, was emphasised by the accused's demeanour through out the trial.
It is understood to-night that the Dominions Meat Committee's re part avoids extravagant demands and does not ask for preferences but for quantitativa restrictions.
Any reports purporting to indi cate the attitude of the United
He made hysterical admissions Kingdom delegation to any of the proposals of the Dominions may be of his guilt, demanding to die. taken as unfounded as the Britian The final scenes were punctuated delegation is keeping an open by his renewed outbursts, inters mind until the picture has been persed with incoherent lamenta. completed with the receipt of all tions. He was continually inter the proposals of the Dominions. DISARMAMENT
QUESTION
MR. HENDERSON OPTIMISTIC
BRITISH WINKLESS SERVICE.]
RUGBY, July 27.
. M. Arthur Henderson, who has just returned to London after six months in Geneva where ho pre- sided over the Disarmament Con-
rupting his counsel's plans for
mercy.
AIR TRAGEDY IN
SURREY
THREE SOCIETY · PEOPLE KILLED
M.P. LOSES HIS WIFE AND SON
ĮTHROUGH REUTER'S ADENOV.}
LONDON, July 28.
THREE people prominent in Lou
don Society were killed to-day in an air crash at Farnham, Sur-
The victims of the tragedy were:
The next important stage in the Indian situation will be the any souncement, promised during the present suramer, of the Govern ment's decision on the communal question.
The States Inquiry Committee. over which Mr. J. C. C. Davidson presided, reached unanimous cour clusions after a 10,000-mile tour among the Indian States, during which personal discussions held with 88 Ruters or their Minis ters, as well as with deputations representing whole classes of the
smaller States.
were
Ideal System. was to explore specific financial The purpose of the Committee Gouguloff towards the end was on problems of each state, bearing in the verge of collapse. He writhed mind the principle that the ideal in his seat; his neckwear became system would be to arrive at an done; he was breathing painfully arrangement by which the Federal When the verdict of the Court units would contribute on a uniform was announced, however, Gonguloff basis to Federal resources. received it in perfect quiet and
with a martyr-like smile. The scene was followed by more myatio rant ing when he was led to the cells
below.
COMMUNIST PLOT
IN
AMERICA
ference, interviewed by the Lon PLAN TO DESTROY CREDIT
don Star to-day said that although he was not completely satisfied
with the conference's results to date he thought that pessimism ahout its final achievements were unjustified.
OF BANKS
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
"What people are liable to for- get," he said, "is that 64 nations;
NEW YORK, July 27, are represented at Geneva, all with THE police of Pontiac, Michigan, to-day raided a hotel bedroom different armament problems, and it is not easy, though not impos- where they found evidence of a sible, to adjust so many viewpoints, well-organised Communist plot to "We have, not yet done with the destroy the credit of the bnake by Hoover proposals, the Simon re. anonymously passing alarmist mes solution to abolish aggressive wea-sages over the telephone to de pons or the clause in the Versail. positors. les Treaty which says that Ger
"telephone whispering" many agreed to disarm as a pre- campaign has been going on for liminary to a general disarmament some considerable time and it is on part of the victor nations in believed that a large proportie the 'Great War. Those three the panie runs on various banks points, coupled with the desire of over the country originated as a the prontes of the world for dis result. armament, are my main reasons for optimism.
BRITISH MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION
CENTENARY CELEBRA-
TIONS
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 23,
The
Go-ordinated Schamo.
of
all
Federal officials declare that they have been watching a number of similar campaigns in different parts of the country, but there seems to be little doubt that they are part of a co-ordinated scheme for destroying confidence.
Mrs. A. C.. Bossom, wife of the Member of Parliament for Maid- stone, and an Alderman of the L.C.C.
Bruce Bossom, their 21-year-old
son.
>
.1
Count Othoerbach Furstenau, n young German friond of Mr. Bruce Bossom.
The party went up in Mr. Bruce ton Aerodrome on a pleasure flight ORsom's private plane from Hea yesterday afternoon, the young man taking the controls.
He had had considerable Blying experience, having many fine flights to his credit.
Sudden Swoop to Death.
planation forthcoming for the dis At the moment, there is no ex-
29, 1932.
SIR ROBERT HO TUNG
JAPAN AND
RECEIVES ROSETTE OF --
LECION OF HONOUR
(TARDUGU' REUTER'S 'AGENCY.]
PARIS, July 28, SIR Robert Ho Tung was pre- scoted to-day with the Rosette of on Officer of the Legion of Honour.
CRITICAL PERIOD IN JAPANESE HISTORY
WILL ARRIVE WITH PRE-
SENTATION OF LYTTON REPORT
[THKODUN RECTER'S AGENCY.)
MANCHURIA
CHINA OBJECTS TO APPOINTMENT OF 'AMBASSADOR
THROUGH REUTER'S KOENCY.]
ISHIMOTO LOCATED
NEGOTIATIONS FOR HIS RELEASE IN PROGRESS
ĮTHROUGH REKUTER'S ·AGENCY.}
NANKING, July. 26... THE Foreign Ministry has receiv- ed a telegram from. Chang Hatch diang reporting that Ishi NANKING, July 28,
moto has been located by the Jehol THE Foreign Ministry has in-authorities and that negotiations structed Chiang Teo Pin in between the Jehol authorities and
Tokyo to protest to Japan regard ing the appointment of a Japanere Ambassador to Manchuria, while Dr. Wellington Koo has been in-
the League Commission to the said issuu.
the bandits for Ishimoto's release
are at present taking place.
structed to invite the attention of ANTI-"RED" ISSUE.
ANOTHER CHINESE
OBJECTION
NANKING, July 28.
A SPOKESMAN of the Chinese Government, referring to the Japanese Government's decision to
3,000 CAPTIVES BROUGHT TU CANTON.
CANTON, July 28. For the sake on ending greater suroveas in the anti- Red * Expedi- . tion launched by the various provin our armnes in Kings and rukiem,
031hala¢f-Mi-kulty Di
the
LONDON, July 21. A PLEA, for understanding and co-operation from Europe with made by Colonel Homma, the appoint an Ambassador extraordi- | str, Chow Lu anɑ General Li Taung Japan in her hour of crisis was
Japanese Military Attaché, speak-nary and plenipotentiary, concar- ing at
4th Group Anny, both memvers of 1 dinner of the Japan rontly แล Governor-General of the South-west Polkacal Loancil, Society in honour of himself, his Kwantung, stated it can only be telt yesterday for nong Kong as wife, and the veteran Japanese regarded as a step to formal re delegates of the Coune in order cognition of the "puppet" régime to confor with General Chen Ming and the annexation of the three Shu, former Muuster of Com north-eastern provinces.
nnnrications..
statesman, Mr. Yukio Ozaki.
Anglo-Japanese Alliance.
spirit of the old Anglo-Japanese Colonel Homma declared that the
Was still alive, Ho The work involved examination sater. The aeroplane which appeared Alliance
was stronger to-day of the existing rights of each State to be proceeding smoothly enough, thought it under its particular treaty with the was suddenly seen to be in difficul than ever.
The most critical hour in Japan- Crown, and examination in detail ties and crashed like a stone.
The bodies were so badly muti-ese history was, he said, approach- of the contributions which certain States make, and the value repro.lated that recognition was almost ing with the presentation of the rented by the territories which some impossible. Furthermore, they were Lytton Report. Japan was of the States have ceded to the found widely separated several vinced of the justice of her eauso. Crown in return for guarantees of hundred feet from the wreckage of England would be the first to realise the machine. It is presumed that how vital the Manchurian question a military nature.
they endeavoured to jump clear of was to Japan and to recognise the the doomed 'plano at the last legitimacy of the action in self- defence of the Japanese Army in China,
Balance Sheets,
The Committee has prepared i balanco sheet for each Indian State, debiting the Amounts in respect of certain immusitics en- joyed, and crediting it with its contribution to the Crown, which eventually passes into the revenues of the Government of India.
The object of the Committee has been to suggest terms which could be fairly reasonably accepted both by the States and British India as a basis of mutual and voluntary association. So far as the States
mument.
Mother and Eider Bon.
Mr. Bonsor was well-known in American society before sho mar ried the international architect, Alfred Charles Bossom in 1910. She was the daughter of Samuel G. board National Bank of New York. Bayne, the President of the Sea- Bruce was the eldest of the three had been very keen on flying for sons of Mr. and Mrs. Bossom and
years.
are concerned, such association Count Furstenau was a visitor must be achieved with each in from Germany whom the Bossoms dividually, na only in a very gen-
were entertaining. eral sense is it possible to speak of the common interest of the States. as contrasted with the interests of British India.
Epstein Status Owners,
Mr. and Mrs. Bossòm received
British Sympathy.
con.
Britain's sympathetic mediation in the Councils of Europe in the Inst few months had tremendously helped
and encouraged Japan
The chief Chinese delegate at vite the serious attention of the Geneva has been instructed to in-
League toward this matter,
POSTAL EMBARGO SQUABBLE
CHINA DISAPPROVES JAPAN'S ACTIONS
(TURGUONESUTER'S AGENCY.]
com)
NAKKING, July 28. through a difficult time when she A SPOKESMAN from the Com-
munications Ministry. standing and antagonism of the Japaneso temporary Post Office at had to face the gross misundermenting on the establishment of a world at large.
But the most critical period Shanghai, stated that the action in our history regarding the Man-
was illegal and the Chinese Gov- ernment was at present contem-
churian question has yet to come.
We are ardently hoping for hearty plating a protest to, Tokyo, co-operation and understanding from Europe in our national crisis."
NECLAMATION ARMY OF
The recommendations of the Com-considerable, if unwelcome, notoric. YEN HSI SHAN TO EMERGE? mittee are thus intended to provide material for a settlement with each ty some little time ago when they State on its entry into the Federa-purchased Epstein's famous and severely-criticised statue "Gonesis," tion on basis of a balance sheet which they kept at their London taking into account individual
residence, 5, Carlton Gardens, credits and debita.
S.W.1.
The Committes, however, points out that by the very fact of their entry into the Federation, the States would be making a contribu
in golden scales."
It is, however, admitted that Lion" which is not to be weighed In Hong Kong
while the vast majority of these whispering campaigns have been deliberate attempts to wreck the hanks, sonte have been the work of anbalanced cranks,
Eight hundred and eight backs MORE than 2,000 doctors, includ suspended payment in the first half ing many from Overscas, a8of this year, of which 273 have sembled here for centenary celebrabeen in Chicago.
tions of the British Medical Asso-
ciation; Papers totalling over a
million words will be discussed in
the 24 sections, presided over by
CANTON TAXES.
TO BE PAID IN CENTRAL BANK NOTES.
specialists and other distinguished SEQUEL TO INDIAN phone Administration in Fangning
medicoes.
The President of each section checks the eloquence of speakers by using the old prerogative to limit speeches to tea minuter.
BRAWL ON ALEXANDRIA
BEACH
DIPLOMAT REFUSES TO-OBEY REGULATIONS
İTHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
ALEXANDRIA, July 27, INSISTING on swimming when the beach inspector, a famous swimmer, had decided that it was too dangerous, the Austrian Minis tor to Egypt, Baron Versbach Hadamar, became involved in a brawl at an Alexandrian bathing: resort to-day.
MURDER
HOSPITAL ORDERLY SENTENCED TO DEATH
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PESHAWAR, July 28. ABDUL RASHID, the hospital orderly who murdered Capt. Coldstream, was to-day sentenced to death,
OBITUARY
SIR WILLIAM- WILLCOCKS
[TRACON "ENTER'S AGENCY.]
CAIRO, July 28,
His opponent in the fat-fight was the Egyptian swimmer, Hilmay Bey, who crossed the English Chan- THE death occurred, to-day of
'nel successfully some years ago, and who is now employed at Alexandria In the capacity of beach inspector,
In discharge-of-his-office-be ordered Baron Versbach Hadamar to cease bathing in the rough sea, as it was against the regulations,
Dragged Ont.
The Baron refused, whareupon
he was forcibly removed from the water by Hilmey Bey.
Blows followed, and the Baron
vas taken to the police station in his bathing costume.
Later the Minister protested to the reting Premier who apologised for the incident.
. Sir William Willcocks.
BRAZILIAN AIR PIONEER
'BRITISH · COUNCIL'S
SYMPATHY
- [UD1719R-WINKLERS-BRIVICS-]-
RUGBY, July 27,
THE British Air Council have sent, through the British Air
CANTON, July 29. Both the Canton Automatic Tele-
Road and the Kwangtung Electric Supply Co. were visited on Tues- day by Mayor Liu Chi Wen, who was accompanied by Mr. Li Chung Chun, Director of Public Utilities.
While touring the Main Tele- phone Exchange, the Mayor show- ed a keen interest to the operation of the telephone service, nating a number of pointed questions.
Honam River Station.
Arrangements have been made by the Bureau of Public Utilitice for the construction of a sub-station of the Kwangtung Electric Supply Co. in the Po Kong District, Honam. Orders have already been placed with a local firm for the purchase of the necessary machinery. It is hoped that the new building will be completed in time to nOGOJM- modate the machinery on its arrival from abroad.
Wharf Tax,
To-Day
CLOUDY, SOME RAN LATER.
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, FOUECAST AND REMARKS, 1SBURD BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT 5,55
P.M., STATED:----
PRESSURE IS HIGHEST BETWEEN S.W. JAPAN AND THE BONING AND RELATIVELY LOW OVER CHINA GENERALLY. A DEPRESSION COVERS TONGKING. THE TYPHOON APPEARS TO HAVE SLOWED DOWN AND TO IS ABOUT THIRTY MILES TO THE EAST OF THE PERCADORES MOVING BLOW- LY NORTHWARD.
"
LOCAL FORECAST:-W. TO S.W. WINDE, MODERATE, FRESHENING ; CLOUDY, SOME, RAIN, LATER,"
The following typhoon "worn- ing has been received by the American Consulate General from the Manila Observatory:
Marila, July 29, 3.45 p.m.- Typhoon or cyclone in about 177deg Long. E. and 24deg. Lat. N., moving N.N.W.
The Bureau of Finance A nounces that the semi-annual tax tion orders the midwives to remove payable_expire and wharves in the title of doctor from their sign- Canton will be due on August 1. boards on or before August 15, Owners of auch properties are re- failing which they will be prosecut minded of the regulations governed according to law. ing the tax in which provisions are made for the imposing of fines for failure to make payment within the time-limit-stipulated.------
- Midwives, Mot Doctors,
Municipal, Taxos,
50,000,
Peiping. It is learnt that a Re- clamation Army of 50,000 for the North-West will be formed out of the disbanded Shansi and Suyuan troops by General Yen Hai Bhan, Director of the Taiyuan Pacifica tion Headquarters.
POSTAL BOYCOTT
IN CHINA'
AGAINST COMMUNIST
DISTRICTS
(THROVOK REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, July 28.
Nanking Consulted.
General Li has already Berit three of his own staff oicers a trip to Nanking in order to con- sult the Centrai Authorities
on
the option of effective measures
for the suppression of the "Red" remnants in these provinces.
Northern Region Safe,
General Li Yang King, Com-. mander of the 3rd Army, and com- enrrently Pacification Commissioner of the East Region, who arrived here a few days ago to constit General Chen Thai Tang, Com mander-in-Chief of the Land, Air and Naval Forces of Kwangtung, has completed his amission. He left.
understood that General Li, unti- Swatow in order to resume per sonal direction of his forces. It is cipating possible Red" attacks in the northern region of the pre- vince, has obtained the assurance of the Commandor-in-Chief that this eventuality will be duly peo vided for.
yesterday, by steamer bound
3,000 "Red" Captives.
Over 3,000 captured "Red" out- laws, who fell into the hands of the Cantonese Expeditionary Armics during the recent engage menta along the Kiangsi-Kwang- tuvg border, have been brought back to Canton. After their trial by the local military court, a num ter of them, especially the young, will be tumed over to the reforma-- torics attached to the prisons,'
Unwilling Farmers,
It is reported that a largo
LT-
is learned from Nanking that the Ministry of Communications General Ten will himself assume bas decided to cut of all areas in the post of Reclamation Commis Chiua under the control of either i ber of the prisoners were forced Bioner, General Chang Ying Wu is bandita or Communists from the recruits from the farm in the to be appointed Deputy Commis rest of the country, at least as far "Bled"-infested region in Kings: eioner, and General Fu Tso I, 16 postal facilities are concerned, they have been compulsorily draft Chairman of the Saiyaan Provin In future, a boycott, similar to ed into the "Red" Army against cial Government, and General that against Manchukuo, will be their wishes,
Wang Tsing Kuo, Commander of conducted against all Communist Further China news will be found the 70th Division, as Associate and bandit districts. Commissioners.-Kuo Min.
DRASTIC PUNISHMENT.
OPIUM ADDICTS EXECUTED.
Hsuchow, Drastic punishment has been meted out to the owner of an opium den here and three soldier-clients who belonged to the 6ad Regiment of the 9th Division. garrisoning Hsuchow.
Officers of the regiment discover- ed one Chao Yung Chih to be operating an opium den near the barracks; and in a raid caught three soldiers patronising the place. Following a court-martial, the four men were sentenced to be shot and were at once exccuted-Kuo Min.
CHINA'S COMMANDEERED
TRAINS.
REQUESTS FOR RETURN IGNORED.
Nanking-Renewed request for immediate return of rolling-stock detained by the various military. mits is made to the Ministry of War by the Ministry of Railways.
Although an "order to the above Acting on instructions from the effect was recently isano by the Provincial Department of Finance, Ministry tof War, the communion- the Canton Municipal Government | tion states. fow, military units have! has notified all its departments | complied, with the instructions. “As that thereafter Central Bank notes & result, administration of the nered, especially in the case of the Peiping-Hankow. Railway whch has the Irgest number of locomotives and ears commandeered by the military. Kuo Min.
The Bureau of Health has pub. Attaché in South America, who is linbed anotification forbidding of $1, $5 and $50 denominations various enilweve is greatly ham. now in Ilio de Janeiro, a message. midwives in Canton to uso the only are acceptable for payment of of condolence on the death of M. title of doctor on their simboards | municipal taxes or dues. -------- Santos Dumont, to the Brazilian nor to prescribe in the capacity of Amounts below one dollar may, Government and the family of the medical practitioners, The notifica. however, be paid in subsidiary distinguished Brazilian air pioneer. (Continued at foot of next rolumn.) Icoin.
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