HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1933
MAHATMA GANDHI THE DISARMAMENT| LONDON-AUSTRALIA | BRITAIN PROPOSES PROPOSED SALE OF
CALLS OFF·
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE FOR
A MONTH
(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY)
POONA, May 8.
THE NAHATMA GANDHI, who
commenced his fast at" noon
to-day in accordance with his de- clared intention, was released from Yerayda Gaol at five o'clock this afternoon, British Summer Time.
Gandhi was driven from the gaol to the hungalow of Lady Vittal Das Thackersey, where he will probably stay during the period of the fast. Shortly before his release, Major Doyle, the Inspector-General of
CONFERENCE
· CAPTAIN EDEN TAKES A FIRM STAND
(THROUGH BRUTSE'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA, May 8.
THE question of whether the
armies of Europe should on standardised, or whether the Reich- swehr should continue, yesterday led to a serious deadlock over the procedure of the Disarmament Conference.
Delegations have asked their Governmente instructions, on which will depend whether there will be
AIR SERVICE
AIR-MINISTRY'S PROPOSED
AGREEMENT
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]
NARKING, May v.
THE Air Ministry has issued the tails of the proposed five year agreement with Imperial Airways for a regular two-way London Australia Air, Service
RESTRICTIONS
ON OVER-FISHING IN NORTH SEA
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.}
Ruany, May
CER.
PROTEST BY CHINESE FOREIGN OFFICE
iTHROCON RAUTBE'S AGENCK. 1.
NANKING, May 9,
MAJOR ELLIOT, Minister of THE OFFICAL Nanking organ, the Government had decided to in that the Foreign Office has cabled Agriculture, stated to-day that the Central Daily News states troduce legislation providing for to Mr. W. W. Yen, Chinese Ambas the regulation of supplies of fish sador to Moscow, instructing him coming on the market of Great to make representations to Moscow Prior to the initiation of the Aus Britain, and to impose regulations that the sale of the Chinese Eastern tralia-Singapore section by the in order to try to combat the grow. Railway is impossible without Australian company na interim ser
North Sea and other areas near vice will be extended from Karaching evil of over fishing in the Chinese approval. to Singapors by December to be Great Britain regarding which many operated jointly by Imperial Air complaints had been made. ways and an Indian Company,
It was proposed to regulate the sels so as to facilitate the escape of under-sized fish and thereby to contribute to the economic develop- ment of the fishing grounds.
The Karachi-Singapore section
CHINESE FORCES
RETREATING
MANCHUKUO TROOPS LAUNCH ATTACK
[THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)
PEIFING, May:8.
COMMUNISTS ACTIVE
IN KIANGSI
SITUATION FAR FROM ENCOURAGING
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]"
SHANGHAI, May 9
TELEPHONE ports from Luan- 3,000 Manchukue troops, assisted tary-General of the Central Polite show at mid-day state thatIN an interview granted to Reutel by an armed-train launched
to day, br. Tang Yu Jen, Secre attack on the Chinesa line au Liucal Commeil, declared that the ahquying and, after several hours Communists were still extremel of fighting, Chinese forces-who active in Kiangai and the altuma on were in inferior numbers-retreated in that province was far fron
to the vicinity of Changli.
Wen Kan, the Foreign Minister, only small Chinese forces have been
It is understood that Mr. En
A Communique points out that also verbally drawing the attention sent across the Luanbo for the of the Soviety Ambassador, M. protection of the railway.
main forces ato still stationed South-west of the river.
: Prisons, and Major Martin, the practically every speaker, except will be subsidised by £90,000 divic sizo of mesh used by British wrs Bogomolov, to the matter.
Superintendent of Yerasda Gaol, entered the prison.
A few idutes later Gandhi was led out accompanied by Mrs. Saro
· jiuji Naida.
J
It is now revealed that Gandhi cabled to the Goverment of India on May 1 declaring that he was undertaking the fast for reasons wholly utconnected with the Gov. ernment and solely connected with the Totouchability movement.
A Government communique states: "In view of the nature and the objects of the fast Mr. Gandhi is undertaking and the attitude of mind which it discloses, the Govern- inent has decided that he should be
relensed,"
Gandhi's Appeal,
crisis or a compromise, The British delegate, Captain Anthony Eden who is supported by the Italian delegate, urged that an immediato vote be, declared, and if standardisation is not accepted he states that it will be useless to con- tinue discussion.
Captain Eden's firmness discon- derted the Germana.
After the Conference. yesterday afternoon the Chairman, Mr. Arthur Henderson. Captain Eden. Mr. Wilson, the American and Signor Soragni of Italy, met, and promise whereby the general lines Mr. Henderson suggested a com- of the British plan can be discussed without entering into the amend
'ments."
German desire to discuss the whole This is intended to satisfy the
plan before voting.
ed annually in decreasing instal ments.
The journey will take ten days, and a half ounce letter to Singa pore will enst 1/-.
NEW CHIEF OF AIR STAFF
AIR MARSHAL SIR E.
ELLINGTON
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)
LONDON, May 8.
The Germans argue that they cannot be expected to make con-THE AIR Ministry announces the cessions regarding the Reichswehr appointment of Air Chief The Mahatma Gandhi has now unloes they know what the Powers Marshal Sir Edward Ellington as appealed to the Government to re-are prepared to do as regards dischief of the Air Staff in succession lease sil, political prisoners and, to armament and German equality. to the late Sir W. Geoffrey Sai- withdraw the Ordinances.
It is realised that a rute in the wood, whose death occurred last He add that if he survives the general "commission which
will weak: ordeal of the fast, he will take up place the Germans in a minority, the threads where they were inter-might cause their withdrawal from
rupted on his return from Eng- land.
Gendhi has shown his good intentions by announcing the sus pension of the civil disobedience movement for a month.
In his public statement on this matter, he says: "I am certain that civil disobedience cannot be withdrawn finally while so many resisters are still in prison.
the Conference.
PREMIER'S RETURN TO
GENEVA
PRESS REPORTS DENIED,"
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
"I shall not derive any advan-
RuGay, May 8. tage from my release if during my MacDonald, yesterday stated in the The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay fast no productive agreements is House of Commons that he had reached between the National Con-never considered whether he should gress and the Government.
or should not return to the Disar- mament Conference.
"If the political atmosphere is still murky when I have survived my ordeal, I shall invite the Gov- ernment to take me back to gual."
...
Unconditional Release, [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)
Roosy, May 8.
An official statement says:-/ Mr. Gandhi was unconditionally released. The release followed the beginning of a 21 days' fast, which Mr. Gandhi has undertaken in the cuns of the Indian depressed classes. The circumstances and pur- pose of the present fast are entirely different from those of the fast which Gandhi underwent laat year. On that occasion it was sought to bring pressure upon the Govern- ment to alter a decision on policy The present fast has no political significance and is entirely disso- ciated from civil disobedience, in which movement Gandhi has played a prominent part.
The Indian Government is con vinced that there is no political motive behind the present action and as he has declared his intention of imposing upon himself thuis ordeal in order solely to forward the removal of Untouchability" and of devating the rest of his life to that cause, it has been considered desirable to release him from prison' and to attach no conditions or reservations to his freedom.
Gandhi has been in Yeravda Gaol for sixteen months, but he could at any time have regained his liberty by renouncing the civil disobedience movement.
The release does not involve any change 6 Government, policy in regard to that movement and the Government's bande are free to take any subsequent action that the cir cumstances may warrant, No gen- eral amnesty of civil disobedience prisciners is contemplated.
MARKED DECREASE IN UNEMPLOYED
[RAITISK - WIRELESS SERVIOS.
Ruasy May 8
A REDUCTION of 76,500 in the number of persons unemployed in England as compared with the March figures is disclosed in the re-
turn for the past month.
The total unemployed comprised 2,070,814 wholly unemployed; 517,418 temporarily stopped; 99,402 normally in canal employment.
The total on April 24 included 2,160,125 (mop, 68,858 boys, 408,700 women and 63,046 girls,
Pross statements that the matter had been discussed by the Cabinet, were pure invention, and without foundation....
ROOSEVELT CONFERS WITH GERMAN DELEGATE
(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY]
PRESIDENT Roosevelt, the Unit
WASHINGTON, May 9.
at the
White
Mr. William Cordell Huil and Herr ed States Secretary of State Schacht President of the Rischs bank, conferred House, yesterday.
President Roosevelt is reported to be trying to persuade Germany to yield on the arms demande at Geneva.
SOONG HAS LUNCH WITH ROOSEVELT
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY }
WASHINGTON, May 5. MR. T. V. SOONG, the Chinese
Foreign Minister, lunched with President Roosevelt to-day.
"Afterwards they economic discussions.
began their
MR. MACDONALD, HAS AUDIENCE OF THE KING
(BRITISH. WIRKIESH SERVICE.]
Sir Edward Ellington has been the member for Personnel on the Air Council since 1931, and has been principal. Air A. D. O. to the King since 1830. He served in the Great War from 1914-18, being mentioned in despatches, awarded the Legion of Honour and the C.. M. G. He was General Director of Supply and Research at the Air Ministry from 1919 to 1921, and a member of the Air Council from 1919-22 He commanded the Royal Air Force in the Middle East from 1922-23, and held a similar command Iraq 1026-28. He was Commander in India from 1923 to 1020 and in in-Chief of the air defence of Great Britain from 1928 to 1931.
CARDIFF HIT BY TRADE EMBARGO
PARALYSIS OF PORT THREATENED
TEROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
:
LONDON, May 6. THE CARDIFF City Council after a long discussion to-day, decided to ask the Government to raise the embargo upon Russian goods.
lasted for two months longer, the port will be paralysed. Already five thousand men have been affect
It was stated that if the embargo
This would apply to both British and foreign supplies,
Arrangements were contemplated with a view to restricting the land- ing of fish from the more distant fishing grounds, which were at all times relatively of a poor quality, to a certain size when dealing with a surplus to normal requirements.
A Reorganisation Commission would be established to draft, the proposals for & reorganisation to be laid before and considered by, the fishing industry. posals had been communicated to These pro- the countries chiefly interested and he hoped to introduce the necessary legislation at an early date.
pi
REVOLUTIONARY PLOT IN SPAIN
BLOODLESS MILITARY COUP FAILS
IE
TROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]
MADRID, May & A VAST plot to overthrow Spain's Hepublican Government has been discovered.
General Goded who was mainly responsible for the fall of the Dict tatorship, has been arrested and dsported to Las Palmas. General Orgaz has fled to Portugal.
A number of other Generals are have declared hair loyalty to the believed to be implicated, but they Government
It was intended to provoke a bloodless revolution, drive out the Ministers across the frontier and substitute the Right Wing Minis try.
The movement would probably have developed into an attempt to restore the Monarchy.
SILVER MARKET
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
LONDON, May 9. FOLLOWING. ARE THE BILVER QUOTATIONS. ON THE LONDON MARKET TO-DAY!
May 9 Spor
19.5/10 FORWARD... 194
May 9 191
197
ed and many are idle owing to the TRADE IN FAR EAST
cancellation of contracts by local importers.
ATLANTIC AGAIN FLOWN
POLISH AIRMAN'S FINE FLIGHT
THROUGH REUT
40ENCY.].
HIO DE JANEIRO, May & MEJA. MOLISON'S feat of ay- ing the South Atlantic has been emulated by the Polish sir- man, Skaraynski, who has flown the ocean from St. Louis Senegal in RUGBY, May 6, The Prime Minister Mr. Ramsay He passed over Port Natal rat
17 hours. MacDonald, visited Buckinghain 4.40 p.m. to-day, and is heading for Palace yesterday afternoon, and Rio de Janeiro, had an audience of the King..
This is the first time the Primis, Minister has seen His Majesty since his, return from Washington.
THE LATE MR. LANDAU
REMAINS RE-INTERED IN JEWISH CEMETERY. There was a very impressive cere at the Jewish Cemetery, mony.
Lebon were re-intered
JAPANESE AND MALAY MARKET
SHIP COLLISIONS
ARBITRATION COMMITTEE
FORMED
[EUO MIN NEWS AGENCY)
The
Chinese forces at Funing, being similarly in inferior numbers, have withdrawn to Lulung where they are rapidly establishing de-
fences.
HO CHU KUO ́ON WAY TO THE FRONT
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PIPING, May 8. CENERAL HO CHU KUO, Com
mander of the Chinese forces
at the Luanho sector left for the ing with General Ho Ying Ching front again tonight after consalt
Nanking, May 1. has promulgated a set of regula- The Ministry of Communications tions providing for the establish Affairs Bureau, of Arbitration ment, by the various Navigation Committees for the settlement of
"General Ho Chu Koo's hurried disputes arising out of shipping return to the Luan liver area in- dicates the gravity of the situation
'collisions.
For this purpose, every Naviga-along that front. tion Bureau of the Ministry of Communications shall establish auch a committee..
The Committee, shall be compos- ed of from five to seven members. The Director of the Navigation Bureau and the chiefs of the Second
Department and the Examination
HUANG FU TO CONFER
WANG CHING WEI
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, May 9 MR. Huang Fu, the newly appoint Section of the Bureau shall be ed Chairman of the Peiping ex officio members. The other mem- Political Re-organisation Committee bere shall be invited by the Direc of the Executive Yuan, will leave tor of the Navigation Bureau from Shanghai for Nanking en route to amongst the following experts with Peiping to assume his post on in his jurisdiction:
Wednesday or Thursday. After be--- (a). Harbour Masters or pering appointed to the Chairmanship, sons holding similar posts,
Mr. Hoang has been winding up (b). Ship captains or pilots of his personal affairs in Shanghai good reputation.
He will be accompanied by Mr. (c). Members of the Insurance Wang Keh Min, former Minister of Association of good reputation.Finance in the defunct Peiping ing out of a shipping collision,
In the case of any dispute aris Government. either of the partics concerned may for a few days in Nanking in order Mr. Huang Fu expects to stay petition the competent Director of to confer with Mr. Wang Ching the Navigation Bureau to have the Wei, President of the Executive dispate referred to the Committee Tuan, before proceeding to Pei- for settlement..
plak
Meetings of the Committee shall be called by the Chairman, and Membership on the Committee shall be honorary, but appropriate al- NEW PAPER MILL lowances may be given to the invi ed members.
The Director of the Navigation Bureau may appoint an appro priate number of staff members of the Bureau to attend to routine ar fairs of the Committee,
In the settlement of any dispute arising out of a shipping collision, the Committee may, after having determined the liability in the mat ter, demand from the party liable a fee equivalent to 3 per cent. of the amount of compensation.
MARTIAL LAW
ENFORCED IN TIENTSIN AND PEIPING
(KCO MIN NEWS AGENCY]
DEPARTURE, OF SIR PETER GRAIN
TO BE ESTABLISHED. IN WENCHOW
[XUO MIN NEWS" AGENCY]
Nanking, May 1.
reived assurances of co-operation The Military of Industry has re-
by private interests in its project for the establishment of a paper mill in the vicinity of Wenchow, south-eastern Chekiang.
According to officials of the Min- istry, the mill will be a semi-off- cial enterprise to be capitalized 'at, five or six million dollare. As a Esult of recent investigations, Wenchow is regarded as the most suitable location in view of the abundant supply of raw materials and the practicable development of hydro-electric power.
FIRST OF THE DUTCH PLANES AT SELETAR"
OFFICIAL WELCOME BY THE
GOVERNORS
encouraging.
engagements usualties among the Mr. Tang said that in the recen officers of the Chinoso. Government forces were 4 Divisional Okus manders, & Brigadier Commandery and
more than ten Regimental Comiuanders -
According to the Nanking offical the strength of the Commimista. present in at least 100,000 ruffas,
The total number of Government troops in Kiangsi is now 24 divák sions, six brigades, not inclocking the troops from Hunan, K and Fukion,
9,000,000 PEOPLE KILLEN
least nine million Kiangai people During the last few years, at were killed by the Communists, the lose of property being meetimable
Mr. Tang admitted the impossi bilty to axtorminate the Congrun. ist elements in Kiangsi wish mulitary force alone, as political influence must be used to make, the people turn away from the Com munists and their doctrines,
He said in Conclusion that the Kiangai situation has become easier, after General Chiang Kai Shek's arrival there last month. The situation 14 however, still freught with possibilities.
CHANG SHI KU SUCCUMBS
BULLET WOUNDS PROVE FATAL
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]
PRKING, May CHANG SHI KU, stated to be Manhenkuc agent, who shot at in his room at the Wand Lits Hotel here on Buday, from his wounds last night. anahiient was a young Chinese, escaped in a waiting var.
Chang denied that anyone had shot him, declaring that he was struck by an electric current,
PEIPING-MUKDEN RAILWAY
SERVICE RESTRICTED
THROUGH RESTER'S AGENCY)
PEIPING, May 6 THE PEIPING-MUKDEN Rair way train service has again been restricted, trains now running
Paper dealers and newspaper A resolution of the China and
publishers in Shanghai and alse only far as Luanchow, Far East Committee, adopted by
Tientsin, May 1 the Board of Directors of the Man-
where will support the scheme and During the month of May, mar active. preparations will begin as cheater Chamber of Commerce retial law will be strictly enforced soon as the Executive Yuan formal- cently, declares that: The existing in Peiping and Tientsin in orderly approves the project. The Min- preferential duties of 10 per cent, to forestall possible reactionary istry expects to secure a loan from in favour of British cotton and activities. All public meetings are the British Boxer Indemnity Re artificial silk textiles which are in to be prohibited and any, memorial fund for the Government's share of operation in the Federated. Malay services held in connection with, the the capital. States, (excluding Singapore) are varions memorial days must be proving entirely withot effect in convened under the auspices of the checking the severe Japanese com- local. Party Headquartera, petition which is being experienced in that market. The resolution drew attention to the imminent danger of a severe dislocation of tribution of British goods in the the existing facilities for the dis
market The China Executiva therefore requested that urgent re-
PRESENTATION MADE BY presentations be made to the Gov ernment, asking for adequate mea
MEMBERS OF ZERO CLUB, surca to be taken with the least possible delay so as to safeguard.
Shangha this important British export trade, function · book
The committee also desired that vate meeting of members of the the Government should be informed Zero Club recently, when oppor of the highly unsatisfactory state unity was taken of saying of affairs reulting from the refusal good-bye to an old friend of the of the authorities in Malaya to a club, in the person of St. Peter STILLord the preference in cases where Grain, who is shortly retiring from
bulk was broken, notwithstanding China satisfactory, proof being produced. In a few words the chairman, Mr. is to the British origin of the goods. C. C. Langhorne, referred to the As a large part of the trade in great friendship which had existed Malaya is conducted in this man-between the guest of the day and per the existing to per cent. pre- the Club for so many years, and, ference is proving quite ineffective on behalf of the members, presented have been conveyed to the Secretary plate.
The views of the Ching Committee Sir Peter with a small piece of
COUNCIL FAILS TO VOTE
BURMA SEPARATION
DOUBTFUL
[THROUGH BEUTER'S ACKNOY]
pleasant little
at a pr
Wong Nei Cheng, yesterday, when the remains of the late Mr. Henry Landau which had been brought over from Saigon is the 8.6. Andre IN THE HOUSE of Commons to * LONDON, May 6). day, Sir Samuel Hoare, Secre- for the Colgate Bir Peter Grain in a very happy tary of State for India, announced The first meeting of the Tempor little speech, returned thanks for that the sittings of the Burris sry Bub-committee of the Chamber's the honour which had been done Legislative Council ended on May new artificial silk (rayon) trade 6, without a vote being taken on section, in addition to considering the question of the separation of the important queston of the taxa the Federation, on which the Coun- tion of artificial silk, discussed per city had been engaged for several tain early action in regard to days.
Japanese competition,
The late Mr. Landan died from heart failure on September 5, 1em; but his body was embalmed and he lay in state until the body was taken to Hongkongk
At the time of his death the de case representing For Films in Baigim
him, and for the many happy times he had had amongst them. He then sprang a complete surprise upon his hosts by presenting the wh handsome loving
his upp
Singapore, May -About one hundred and fifty people were pre- sent at Seletar yesterday, to wel- come, the first of the Dutch/mai? | planes from Batavia to Amsterdam to make the call at Singapore. His excellency the Governor, Sir Cecil Clamenti, and the Misses Clementi were the principal guests, and re- presentatives of the consular bodies of Singapore were present.R
The machine Phaip, Pelican, a Fokker F18 sixteen-seater plane, ar fived at 4.80, and the first of the passengers to slight was the Batavia manager of Royal Dutch Airways, who was greeted by his excellency.
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