NATIONAL GOVERNMENT TO CARRY ON
UNTIMELY SECESSION: BUT BREACH EASILY REPARABLE
LORD SNOWDEN REMINDED OF...HIS.
RESPONSIBILITY
TARGU REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Sept. 20." We are unt quitters," declared
Mr. Walter Runciman, President of the Board of Trade at a mest ing of Liberal National Members of Parliament last night,
The meeting passed a resolution - reaffirming the determination of the National Liberals fully to support the Goversment. There were thirty out of the group of thirty-five-Na- tional Liberals present.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1932.
GANDHI'S TALK SILENCED
FIRM
HERRIOTT'S REPLY TO DE VALERA
BANDITS REMAIN
GOVERNMENT BANS INTERVIEWS
FRANCE HAS CONFIDENCE IN THE LEAGUE
[TUROCON_EZITER'S AGENCY.).
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]
GENEVA, Sept. 29.
RANSOM MUST BE PAID OR "CAPTIVES WILL SUFFER
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
NEWCHWANO, Sept. 29.
SPIRITED reply was made by N further letters from the bandits
M. Herriott to Mr. de Valera's criticiums at the League Assembly
September 26. He said that France declined to the present wave of share in pessimism, believing in the fature success of its offshoots, the World of the League and instancing the Court, Lausanne, Locarno dihor conferences.
POONA, Sept 20. A GOVERNMENT ban on all interviews with Gandhi has silenced whisperings. that some thing important is about to hapon
wha which the result of conversations held at Yorovda Jail, since breaking his fast, with the Liberal leader Jayakar, the Con- gress member Malaviya and others It was reported as a way to paving only an agreement between the Govern poliment and Congress, but, as the talke
are luing resumed to-day, Clavern meat orders were issued prohibit ing all interviews whatsoever.
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Ministers in general estimation.
The Morning Post suspects that the trite aim of the resignations not to resurrect Free Trade, to revive the Liberal Party. dubs Lord Snowden as the genuine Free Trader left in ties.
The Daily Expreu says there no reason to regret the going the resigned Ministers.
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The Daily Mail regards the
The resolution also congratulated 'secession as a gain at Home, des Sir John Simon and Mr. Runciman on remaining in the Cabinet.
LATER.
"An untimely secession," de- clares The Times deeply regretting the first breach in the National Government, though the breach is easily reparable,"
The Daily Telegraph exprèsses the opinion Rt the Cabinet is now If anything stronger than before. is likely to suffer, says the journal, it is the standing of the seceding
pite a possible temporary dimuni- tion of the Government's influence Abroad.
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The News-Chronicle congratulates the sceeders, as their action restores freedom of action to the Liberals,
The Daily Herald uses the signations as a peg on which to hanga shattering indictment" of the present." Tory" Administra tion, but it reminds Lord Snowden that he shares the responsibility for the errors which he now abjures.
NINE LIBERALS RESIGN
[um AND BRITISH WILLERS,]
INDIAN TERRORIST OUTRAGE
SIR ALFRED WATSON PROGRESSING WELL
TWO ASSAILANTS SWALLOW POISON
TUROTION RESTTER'S AGENCY. }
CALCUTTA, Sept. 25. SI Alfred Watson, his secretary, Mrs. Rose Grose and his chauf- Tour, all were wounded, the latter seriously, by gunfire from Indian terrorists, while they were driving here last night.
The attempt at the assassination of Si Alfred Watson was carefully auk planeed by the terrorists oregred at 6 o'clock while he was
moting Another motor dashed up and poured a hail of bullets to Sir Alfred's, car, wounding
him both shoulders.
Tho driver was wounded serious- ly and Mrs. Grosse slightly.
The assailants drove off a terrife spred.
It was not long before police were following the fugitive car and within a little time the three ocen
Lospus, Sept. 19. f ordinary business was transarted, THE resignation of nine Liberal' but was nog, completed when the Viscont meeting was adjourned until Fri- and of Beanie ry Sungsion for the National Gov- day. crtačni, fens brought to Baht, for; Resignations have also been ten- the first time, the history of a dered by the. (Boral junior minis similar crisis right anon.ha ngo, ters, namely, Lard Lothian, Under when ill do Ministers and luder- Secretary for Tudia, Mr. Isane
pants abandoned the machine and for Mines, Sir atempted to elude pursuit afoot. Sometaries now furolved, together! Fist, Minister
Swallow Poison.' with the late Sir Donald Mae Robert Hamilton Under-Secretary
Potion were ton clare, and closed Lent, resigned, but withdrew at the for the Chlenies, Mr. Gratum¦
Two of them swal- urgent request of the Prime Minis- White, Assistant Postmaster-Gener.in upon them.
confejon
crowded street, al, and the three Whips, Sirowed poison and the third, in the ter.
Thre iruparlant Government Markenzie Wood. Mr. Harcourt, exped in a taxicab.
Crowds as well as police, chased R. Itea, changes have already been officially Johnstone and Mr. W.
the three gummen. Members of the heral National announced as follows!
group led by Sir Johni Simon have not resigned.
Sir John Gilmar (Minister of Agriculture) begomes Home Secre- tary, vion Sir Herbert Smnul.
Major Walter Elliot (Financial Sceretary to the Treasury) becames? Minister of Agriculture,
Itter of Resignation,
In their letter of resignation to the Prime Minister the ins Liber-
Sir Godfrey Collins. M.P. for alm recall that they, with Bir
Greentek, becomes
Marleah
an
Viscound Secretary of Domalil State for Serland.
Snowden. resigned in January Major Eliot and Sir Godfrey after a bitter dispute over tariffs, Collins attain to Cabinet rank for hut withdrew at the urgent request ! the first time in their political of the Premier and other members
of the Cabinet,
carcers.
of Л
and
He condemned the precipitancy in dealing with disarmament prah. lemas dividing certain members of the Lengue, emphasising that it was impossible to improvise a code
the
of for
internationalisation pence.
Lord Csell Agrees. Lord Cecil, in backing up M. Herriott, said that overy country contained lunaties desiring the anti-Langue criticism might be summed up in the phrase, that the 4.eage was extravagantly; doing nothing."
they reiterate their demand for ransom of $1,200,000, otherwise they swear to cut of the captives ears,
They assert, further, that talk
will be of no avail as all they want is the ransom demanded.
BRUSSELS PLUNGED INTO DARKNESS
BIG EXPLOSION. AT POWER STATION
(TarenGH REUTKI'S AGENCI.]
BRUSSELS, Sept. 28.
was THE whole of the city
plunged inte darkness to-night
EX-EMPLOYEES SUE COMMERCIAL PRESS
CLAIM FOR $1,250,000 -FILED
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
SHANGHAI, Sept. 29. OVER a thousand former em- ployees of the Commercial Press, the largest book concern China, Gled a suit against thirteen
claiming $1,250,000 bouva and com- pensation following the loss of em ployment after, the bulk of their
me of the Board of Directors
properties were destroyed by Japanese gun-fire. «
SERIOUS FIRE AT NANKING
DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $120,000
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NANKINO, Søpt. 20. THE business sectioil of Hsinkwan on the river front district of Nanking) was ravaged by fire early this morning when thirty buildings were destroyed and many persons injured, three seriously.
The fire lasted two hours and the damage is estimated at 8120,000.
TROOPS MUTINY
Some of the plaintiffs of over MANCHUKUO · thirty years service sprung a sur- prise when they informed the Court that the company had not sustain- ed severe loss by the destruction of their Chapei factory, which, it is alleged, was insured by an mi
failure of the League and that following, a disastrous explosion at named Hong Kong company for
the electricity power station.
The power station was completely wrecked, the dainage being catim-
He declared seathingly that theated at at least Frs. 25,000,000. Fost of a single battleship was suf ficient to thrice pay the British cmtribution, while the cost of turen battleships was sufficient to defmy the whole League budget.
Lori Cecil hoped that an examin- ation of the Lagur expenditure by the Fourth Committee would lead to serious economies.
No serious minded man could maintain`a charge of inefficiency ngainst the League in view of its achievements, although not success. ful in certain matters members, not the mechanism of the League, were faulty, as the will to peace had diminished largely because the younger generation ignored the borras of war.
In the Paraguay-Bolivia and the Sino-Japanese disputes one or the other, or both parties, were not living up to the principles of the Longite. If France and Germany wold be guided by the Covenant and settled their differ, then 73 per cent, of the woral unrest would crid),
If members of the
Disarmament Conference, sincerely
desiel disarmament: the whole
wonk interentiana atmosphere magically shoes, and the fatore happiness of the world lies ist
their hands.
The explosion occurred in one of the principal turbines and it may hu some time before Brussels is "gan served with electric current,
GORDON BENNETT
RACE
UNITED STATES NAVY BALLOON. WINS
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BARLE, Sept. 28. IT is officially announced that the
Gordon Bennett Race was won hy the American halloon United States Navy which landed near Vila, ie hundred miles from the starting-point.
GREEK 'QUAKE
DISASTER
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$10,000,000, which amount, they had reason to believe, was duly paid.)
Tho ensa was indefinitely ad journed.
NEED FOR A NEW SPIRIT
WARNING AGAINST
DANGERS OF
PATRIOTISM
SEICE OF CONSULATE IN MANCHULI
[Tunon REFTO'S' AGENCY]
HARDEN, Sept., 90, THE Manchukuo garrisons at Manchuli. Hailar and Chalan- lus have mutinied and joined, the anti-Manchukuo forces. There three towns are now in the hands
f the mutineeri
Several Japanese are reparted to have been killed, but details of the tosses are not known.
It is, however, reported that the Mauchakto garrison is now on- gaged in sick of the Japanese Contulate at Minnichuli and that a bitter fight is yeing waged between the mutineer and the Japaneso gendarmes.
In opening the new Girl Guides International Chales at Adelboden, Switzerland, Lord Baden- in Powell, the Chief Scout, and foun der of the Girl Guides, said:-
from Manchuli We are here to open this beau-showed that the Japanese gen- tiful house which has been provid-Formes hail, up to that time, ed. thanks to the generosity and successfully defended the consular forethought of Mrs. James' Stor- staff.
"
TRAGIC SITUATION IN MT, row, for the Girl Guides and Girl
ATHOS DISTRICT
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.
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Scouts of all nation
"It will, in effect, be a school
Lust reporL
Nine Dead at Hailar. Vme Japanese residents of Hu of universal good will and under ar are known to have been killed standing among the future women in the rebellion (here, it is also of the world..
stated that the Mongolian troops are Everywhere to lay men
All the usaitants were yong||In Hong Kong||vie of Geer, where a tragic pines to a world torn and worn attempt to quash the mutiny.
Brazali, men
Although Sir Alfred is suffering from shock and legs of blood, he is reported to be doing well.
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THE END OF THE LEAGUE?
AMERICAN OBSERVER PREDICTS NEW INTERNATIONAL ORGAN
According to a telegram regelred by the Pontign Offer, na article by Sir John Gilmour and Major The letter says: We regard the the. Paris correspondent of the Washington Star on the abrogation Elliot are Conservatives and Sir Qurawa agrements as a danger to of the League of Nations, appear Godfry Colling is a Liberal Na- the best interests of the Empire, ing a tha jonral on September tional, a Siionita Liberal. All
ns a derogation of the powers of 17 is arousing widespread interest. The gist of the article is that tim three, curiously enough, are the Parliament, as a barrier to the re, Longue of Nations is now faced by Both Britan anl Parliamentary representatives of moval of the restrictions upon the a grave crisis. Scottish Burgts.
British people and as a probable France are now studying the ad visability of replacing the League by some international organ in which Anerien wil he included. As the reads For the growth of this view, the following points are mentioned:--
Fiscount, Snowden, in his letter cause of increased unemployment of resignation, slashingly attacks and social unrest." the Government's tariff policy and
Assurances of their support in declares that the task of the N the carrying out of all policice upon
tiding tional Government,
the which no differences have arisen are country over the period of national'
given. achieved bren emergency, has With this view the Prime Minister declines to agree.
No Successor to Lord Snowden. No successor to Lord Snowden, who was Lord Privy Seal, has been annomiced but the newspapers at ticipate that the duties of this office will be combined with those of, an- other Minister. To-day's Cabinet was the fire full anesting since the Ottawa Conference and was called
to consider the legislation arising
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there.
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regarding them and their attitude
generally towards the Government with whose policy, on other than
have
To-Day
FAIR
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER PEPORT, FORECART AND REMARKS, 18SUED BY THE ROYAL OBFERVATORY At 5.85 P.M., STATED *----*
Axri-cycluse REMATS OVER. N CH NA TO THE EAST OF HOKKAIDO Pressure Is In VIIVELY LOW TÓ THE EAST OF THE PHILIPINES,
LOCAL FORCAST: N.E. WINDLUS, LIGHT ON MODERATE; FATU.
THE ROYAL NAVY
SAILOR PRINCES.
After his recent appointment as Personal Naval · Aide-de-Camp 'to the King, it would not be surpris. Aueries and Ruisia
ing if Prince George is promoted always stond outside the League shortly to the rank of commander, The Prince will be 30 in There is no prospect of America's | R.N.
December. The Duke of York was untry. Protection Policy Attacked
-Britain has lost her former promoted to the rank of comman enthusiasm over the League Dur der in 1820. at the age of 25. The Viscount Snowden, in his lettering the past few years her attitude Prince of Wales never held this to the Prime Minister, slashingly in the Lenguo has en wenk. It attacks the policy of Protection seems that Mr. MacDonald, the and asserts that the main purpose Premier, desires to see internation for which the National Government' was formed, namely, to deal with a disputea settled by direct negro tiations between the nations.con- the national emergency has been cerned rather than through the
instrumentality of the League.. nehived.
He says that the Ottawa Agres 3.Germany is about to with Dents were wrenched from the Bri- draw from the Disarmament Con tish delegates in order to avert's "ference If France tries to exploit collapse of the Conference. the League for putting pressure on On the contrary, the Prime Germany on the ground of the lot Minister, on behalf of himself and, ter's violation of treaty obligations.
Work Not Finished.
Brony, Sept. 29. BRITISH warships are hastening
to the aid of terror stricken striving through lengus and legis-ave, refused to join the mutineers Enges in the Mount Athos dislation to restore Larmony and hump and have volunteered to make an
But leagues and le- situation exists as a resalt of the out by war.
It is anticipated that the Japaa- greet earthquake..
gislation are of little avail unless According t 1 report
from there is behind them the spirit of ese will endeavour to cross into Athens, kindleds of lives bave of the peoples themselves,
Rustian territory ny they are hard hern last and thousands of, people rendered homilors, .
Damage to the famous Monastery
Apostles of Good Will.
The opening of this dialet
of Mont Alles is also reported. means therefore the opening of
Today, the Commander-in-Chief
school of good will among the fu
pressed. All trains to the west of Taiteiliur have been stopped,
of the Mediteranean Fleet. Ad-ture women of all nations. The try in a noble aspiration, but there. ival, Sir Ernie Chatfeld, proceed leaders will gather here, in this is often the danger of its becom ed to the devastated area with all beautiful and inspiring centre, asing selfishly narrow in its outlook, avanelle whi
The flagship Guides from all nations to meet The need then is fer a wider out- HL.M.S. Quizabeth. with for recreation and ly learn Guid look and of friendly understand- wher battleships, IL.M.S. Revenge.ing: but they will po forth from ing towards others. H.M.S. Resolution and MS. here as apostles to all nations to This spirit is essential if we Royal Oak, and the Fourth Despread the ideal and the practica are to have peace and happiness stroyer Flotilla were to-day at of slires good will and comrade-in the work. This spirit, too, has Andros, aberenty miles from ship for others, regardless of any a higher attribute-it is the spirit for bringing the stricken district.
differences of country, creed, or which is erotial clitas.
about God's reign upon earth the This new spirit in one which is reign of
and good will vitally neoded in the world to
MR. CHURCHILL BETTER
FORITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Ruday, Sept. 27. MR Winston Churchill is report. ed to be very much better to night.
SUCCESSFUL CLAIM FOR WAGES
LOCAL COMPANY SUED.
A successful claim was inade by Lun Wai Stun, general oflice assist- intermediate ank, but was proant; for salary amounting to $780 noted direct from lieutenant to owing him by the Chinese Mer. explain in 1510, at the age of 23. chants Land Investment and Con- King George self was made a struction Co., Ltd., at the Supreme commander in 1901, when he was 20,Court yesterday before the Chief end a captain when in his twenty- Justice (Sir Joseph Kemp). eighth year.
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Mr. W. C. Hung, Jnr., of Dra- con's, for the plaintiff, atated that the claim was for balance of salary due to the plaintiff for the months of February to July last, The total salary for those months was 8000 and of that sum $135 had been paid on account.
Plaintiff started work with the de-
Caradoc's New Commission. The cruiser Caradoc, which re turned to Devonport on July 12 after two years' service in China, during which, she was stationed at Hankow for two winters, is to be of the agreements reached his National Labour, colleagues in Germany will leave the League recommissioned for further service the Government the Lord Chau Italy will then follow suit out of in the Far East. Captain V. H.. The opposition of Sir Herbert cellor, Lord Sankey and Mr. J. IL sympathy with Germany. This may Danckworts, who has been appoint fendant Company on February 13 Bamuel and his Liberal supporters Thomas-made the following state- also lead to the withdrawal of Hun-od for duty at the Admiralty, will last. He asked for wages at the to the Ottawa decisions was well- ment: We put our hands to agary, Austria and Bulgaria.
4-The League has shown itself he succeeded by Captain F. N. end of the month and first received known and in a statement issued very big job twelve months ngo to-night they explain their views We knew what it meant.
powerless in dealing with the Far Syfret, from the Tactical Division something towards hin salary in Eastern problem during the past of the Naval Staff. The Caradoc, April. About the middle of June year. Japan has completely ignor.ike other "O" class cruisers, is he was paid $110, making a total ed it, and threatens-to-withdraw not allowed a commander as execu- of $135, received on account of hia The work is not finished and can should the League proceed to act in five officer. Among the appoint wages There was a sum of $705 Mr. D. L Strellett appeared for another there is a reparations and
B-Towards the disupto between those of Lieutenant-Commander C. a disarmthient settlement and then Bolivia and Uruguayal the F Frend, late executive officer of the defendants. It is understood that before the there is the World Economic Con Langis has betrayed its effective the sloop Scarborough in the West Judgment was given for the plain.
Indies: Lieutenant G. E. Jones tiff with costs. resignations took effect the Cabinet ference to carry through. We shall essentiee examined but found impracticable go on until these things are done, The League is also burdened with late of the destroyer Thracian on a suggestion that legislative action The Nation still needs a non-party many difficult problems such as the the China Station: Lieutenant French; Lieutenant U. A. Moore, on the Ottawa agrooments should government and purely party resiguation of.Bir Eric. Drummond, Hill-Walker, from the cruiser gunnery officer, from Chatham be delayed.
considerations would weaken our the Sporetary General, the question Norfolk in the Home Fleet: Lieut-Gunnery School; and Lieutenant An afternoon meeting of the national lufluence in the world and of the cost of the League, and thenant H. E. H. Nicholls, from half. WM. Vereker, navigatat, from protection cruiser Cabinet was held in the absence be a blow at the Governments now question of apportioponent of the pay. who is an interpreter in the fishery
(Continued at font of sext colunin.) · Godetia. – of the three reigning Ministers and at work towards world recovery, cost.
fiscal matters, they are in agree not bo finished until one way or strich accordance with ita Covenantments for the new commission are due to him. Tab
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