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FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1930.
CHINA COAST SHIP CHINA CURRENCY
DISASTER.
OVER 50 LIVES LOST WHEN VESSEL SINKS.
TWO BOATS COLLIDE.
Amoy, Jan, 14.
News has been received here of ja serious shipping diraster, na n result of which more thun fifty Chinese are reported to be drown- ed.
CONFERENCE.
NANKING MINISTRIES'
DISCUSSION.
SUGGESTED DEVELOPMENT OF GOLD MINES.
OTHER PROPOSALS,"
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LABOUR'S RETURN THE ANNIVERSARY SLAVERY EVIL IN
JUSTIFIED.
INTERESTING DEBATE AT Y.M.C.A.
HAGUÉ REACTION AGAINST CHAMBERLAINISM.
OF PROHIBITION.
"DRY" CLAIMS AND "WET" 'SARCASMS.
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PAPER'S LITTLE JOKE.
Washington, Jan. 16.
CEYLON.
LADY SIMON PLANNING® CRUSADE.
HONGKONG ALSO SUBJECT TO CRITICISM.
TO SPOIL TEA TRADE.
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A great national stock-taking on the effects, advantages and dis- advantages of Prohibition was carried out to-day, the tenth anniversary of "Dry America."
Debates on the subject were heard in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and
London, Jan, 16. both concluded with resolutions
Lady Simon, the authoress of in favour of the repeal of the the much-discussed book "Sla- Eighteenth Amendment, being re very" announced to-day that she.. forred to committees.
proposed to start on à crusado The conflicting points of view in Great Britain with were epitomised by Mr. Sheppard object of stopping people from tho buying Ceylon tea if davery is allowed to continue in.Ceylon, that "Prohibition is continuing Is Sir John Simon, the famous
Senator Sheppard proclaimed
Lady Simon, who is the wife of triumpliant tread."
Liberal statesman, informed a
Shanghai, Jan 17, There was an echo of the December Settlement debacle on the Shanghai Stock Exchange yesterday when a case was heard in the Supreme Court in which Mr. EXCELLENT SPEECHES. The disaster occurred when the
Gesaburger, a well-known broker, 8.8. Umkang, bound for Ningpo,
sued Mr. Meyer Shibbeth, another There were over sixty present, Washington, Jan. 16.
Shanghai, Jan. 16." Land the 88. Fuchuan, bound for
broker, who was struck off the roll including several ladies, at a de- Britain's suggestion that
| Amoy, came into collision, causing Regarding the Government's of members of the Exchange na the bute at the European Y.M.C.A. last battleships be treated like sub-the latter bout to sink,
suheme to reacite the country result of a meeting held a weeknight on the motion That the marines and abolished has some- The captain of the foundered from, its economic plight and to
Labour Government has justifled what surprised official circles in ship reports that more than fifty check a further drop in the value
The sum involved was Tls. 2,000 Its return to office." The Govern- Washington, and it is believedlives were: last, but that all the of silver, there was a joint con- that in view of the attitude of crew of the Fuchuan were saved.ference at Nanking yesterday of and the evidence showed that ment's record with regard
"At the time of the collision Japan and the United States, who favour retaining battle the Fuchunn was currying a con;/nzid the Ministry of Industry and burger in this sum as the result Britain's industries, and. foreign the House of Representatives, ships, the suggestion will be siderable number of passengers, Commerce, at which resolutions
saved, were discussed and adopted. rejected like the proposal of
In addition to sanctioning the derisius of the Finance Minister, Britain and the United States to The survivors were brought into
| Amoy by the 'Umkang to-day, abolish submarines.
According to the owners of Nevertheless, the United States the Puchuan, the ship was insur delegates will most probably agreed for a sum of Tls, 45,000 with to increasing the age-limit of one of the best-known insurance battleships and to making the first companies, replacement date 1986,
It is understood that a Couri of Enquiry into the disaster will Another important resolution be held here in due course, with awaiting the final sanction of the the Harbour Master, Captain G.|National Government, is the sug- Cross, as President.--Our Own reeted abolition of the tack in Correspondent.
favour of a silver dollár unit.
The Americans will also agree to the elimination of possibly three battleships in each country.
several of whom
were
U.S. Keep On Big Ships, The United States is not likely The name of the Fuchuan doen to agree to scale down, the size of mat appear i Lloyd's Register, battleship to 25,000, tons as naval but the Umkang is described experts consider that 30,000 tons therein as a steel vessel of 651 is the minimum size for efficiency. tons, formerly the 8.8. Batareing The United States will glady go having been built by Kreston and as low as Britain, as regards Co., of Leningrad, in 1909, for cruisers and also desires to reduce the Tal Lee Hong. Her dimen- The numbers of destroyers and sians are:-Length, 180.5 feet; * submarinca.
| breath, 30.1 feet; depth, 14.1 feet,
She is registered at Peking.
A Misapprehension.
It appears that. Washington Is suffering under some slight mis- apprehension as the suggestion for the abolition of battleships comes not from official sources, but from a group of Labour M.JS,
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald will make a proposal extending the Washington "holiday" and will also advocate lower tonnage and] lower gun-calibre when replace- ment becomes essential-Reuter's American Service.
"Exaggerated and Untrue.”
London, Jan. 16.
Japanese official quarters in London describes "exaggerated and untrue" the reports from Tokyo as regards the general dis- antisfaction of the Japanese del gates with the progress of the
GANDHI'S LATEST
PROPOSAL.
"COMPLETE INDEPENDENCE"
MOVEMENT.
SPECIAL MEETINGS.
Ahmedabad, Jan. 16. Writing in Young India, Gandhi urges that Independence Day, which falls on the 26th instant, be ob- served by the holding of simultane
meetings in all cities and vil- Jages throughout the country.
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Mr. "T. V. Soong, to adopt a gold basis for Chinese Customs, pay- menta, the conference deemed it expedient to defer the enforce- ment of the embargo un imported silver at present,
Developing Resources.
The greater part of the discus- son was confined to means and ways of restoring complete com- munications in the country to facilitate the transportation of Chira products which had been hindered from reaching shipping centres last year on account of the civil war. Part of the plan suggested consists in development of the resources of the provinces, it being pointed out that, by stabilising the currency, exports and imports would be better able to balance.
The Minister of Industry and Commerce Inld great emphasis on the importance of developing China's resources no as to increase the exports of the country, even If the National Government had to unsist the industrialists to a certain extent. He pointed out also that the national development plan of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen made it clear that the Nationalists should seek to develop China's resources during the six years' period of the so-called, "Political One year has elapsed Tutelage." since that period began, yet the He suggests that these meetings country's resources wore largely be held for the purpose of making undeveloped, whilst militarists declaration, which was approved had engaged in campaign after Anglo-Japanese conversations. by the Working Committee of the campaign in attempts to suppress
They declare that it was under-Indian National Congress on the
opposing factions. stood from the beginning that 2nd" inst., that "Puran Swarnj“, there would be differences of view ("Complete Independence") is now which must be approached in the policy of the Congress. Epirit of accommodation and sym- The religious, he says, may be- pathy.
gin the day by ablutions, and then Both these qualities, it is stated, there should be some constructive been clearly manifested work, such as spinning, the serving during the conversationsa, the of "Untouchables," etc., helping to whole object of which has been achieve Hindu-Moslem reunion, or to clear the ground before the Prohibition work.. conference.--Reuter.
have
Japan Not Favourable,
Tokyo, Jan 17. Japan's interest in the London Naval Conference is evidenced by the fact that Mr. Ramsay Mac- Donald's statement to the Press on Wednesday was cabled verba- tím to Tokyo, where it was care- fully studied by the Foreign Office.
Mr. MacDonald's proposal. for!
Gold Mines.
Stressing the need of a gold reserve if China lu to adopt a gold basis, a speaker suggested that the National Government should strive to develop at the earliest epportunity the many gold mines
in China.
F
Gandhi adds that in order to en- According to the general opinion able the Central Office to gauge) of the Conference, the gold mines the strength of the movement, it is in China'should be adequately and essential that the organisers nend fully developed during the period to it absolutely accurate accounts | of Political Tutelage, as at the of the day's doings in each town termination of this period the and village. Reuter.
PIECE-GOODS CHAOS IN SHANGHAI.
Government would be in a strong pexit ton to adopt the gold standard.
The decision of the National Government to adopt a gold basis for Customs payments, although it has attracted considerable utten-
the eventual abolition of capital | IMPORTERS TAKE STEPS FORtion in foreiga circles, is, it is
ships is judged to be particularly Airnificant.
PROTECTION. The official spokesman of the
Shanghai, Jan. 17. Foreien Office said that while
Following the attitude of the general Japanese opinion would hardly accept the idea of abolish-piece-gonds dealers, some of whom ing capital ships, it was arousing have refused to accept goods re- a sympathetic response in wide cently ordered unless prices are and influential circles.
understood, not likely to be object-
Peking.
ed to by the Diplomatic Corps in
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of transactions in Ewos. brokers had defaulted, otherwise he would not personally have been embarrassed. ›
Shibbeth plended that other
The Judge expressed sympathy with Mr. Shibbeth in what he described as "a most unfortunate
HABARVSK PROTOCOL' REPUDIATION.
Telegraph" Special Report
Confirmed.
MUKDEN „PREDICAMENT
Confruiter the Wolegomph's exclusive story published- on Wednesday, announcing Nan- king's repudiation of the agreement signed by Mr. Tsal Yun-sheng and a Soviet envoy, settling the C.E.R. dispute, a Router cable from Tokyo, received this morning, states:
A message frmo Harbin to the Rengo Agency states that according to a Muk- den report the Nanking Government has informed Chang Hsueh-long that it repudiates the Habarovsk Protocol.
Nanking declares that Mukden acted ultra viren and that, therefore, Nan- klug is unable to recognise. the coming conference, In Nanking persists in its present attitude, Makden will be placed in an awkward pre-, dicament.-Router.
Nanking objects to the Protocol on the ground that Mr. Tsal had no authority to sign as à jilenipotentiary.
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position," but he gave judgment in favour of the plaintiff for the full amount of the claim, with costs,
'It is learned that more brokers are facing expulsion and that lawsuits are pending. Our Own Correspondent.
HOPING FOR RUBBER RESTRICTION.
to
in
affairs, with particular reference steps taken to bring about international disarmament, played The audience decided, by votes hibition had merely transferred in London that there were from large part in the disgussion. Mr. Oliver declared that Pro-meeting of the Junior Liberal Club drinking from the "bar-room to four to six million alaves in the
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to 21, in favour of the motion.
Mr. P. S. Cassidy, Chairman of the baudoir." the Literary and Debating Clu mittee, presided.
The New York Leader remarks that the anniversary is being ecle- brated with the most genuine enthusiasm and gratitude in 36,000 New Yerk speak-castes, where a small whisky and soda is being re- taffed at a dollar instead of ten cents as in former days."
world."
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Sales were carried on in the.. open market, said Lady Simon, not different countries. in one country, but in nineteen
Mr. J. H. Hunt," O.B.E., opening for the affirmative, referred to the conditions under which the Labour Party had assumed office-the
Clean Up Our Own House, bitter attacks of a Press united in opposition and deliberately mis-
"Before we preach to other representing Labour's policy with
Chief Prohibition Commissioner people, however, we must clean up a view to alarming the electorate. Doran has issued a statement: our own house in Hongkong and Its meagre majority in the House "The big bootleggers are largely Ceylon," concluded Lady Simon, of Commons was dependent on the eliminated. The amall
ones are Reuter. whims of the Liberal Party, and being rounded up.--Reuter's in the House of Lords (owing to American Service. introducing mepqures of reform) It delay by the Conservatiye Party in
was hopelessly outnumbered. Its
inheritance from the Tories con- NATIĮRE VAGARIES sisted of a loss of prestige ind ་ IN AMERICA. foreign affairs, a coal question which had become acute owing to
the open defiance of the Govern- EARTHQUAKE, FLOODS "AND
ment by the coal-owners, and a dangerous position which had been allowed to grow up in Anglo- American relationships. -
ARCTIC WAVE,
A TROUBLE 'MIXTURE.
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"I was led to write my book," she said recently in an interview with a Press representative, “by a strong feeling that it is the duty
of us all to do everything we can
to support the International effort organised by the League of Nations to end slavery in the world. 98 many people think that the work was finished in the days of Wilberforce. The truth is that the very success of his crusado to change British law and practice by abolishing the slave trade and liberating elaves in Britsh Colonies blinds many people to the tragic fact that in many area's of the world even today the trade slaves still continues, and slavery is practised.
The Chinese Problem.
Foreign Polley Praised. "Continuing. Mr. Hunt said that
New York, Jan. 10. in the renim of foreign affairs,
A severe earthquake in Southern which was considered to be the California, extreme cold in the one direction In which Labour North-West and the Cork Mountain would prove inexperienced, the regions, and floods in the Middle Government had amply justified West and the South are the tribula- itself. By his heroic stand on the tions produced in the United States "It is, I am convinced, merely a re-adjustment of the Young Plan by the elements during the last question of arousing the public at the Reparations Conference, twenty-four hours.
conscience for more to be dono. Mr. Snowden had placed· Great. While big buildings rocked in A few years ago, when it was Britain again in the position of Los Angeles, Pomona and several found that a system of slavery still leader in Continental affairs; other places
along the San existed in the Sierra Leone Pro- whilst the visit of Mr. Rameny Bernardino Valley, giving the tectorate, and that when a alave MacDonald to the United States population ́a serious fright in many
ran away the courts falt bound Was unitedly acclaimed in the cases, five hundred families were
to justify his recapture, British American Press as "the most being driven from their homes by public opinion was deeply stirred. significant event in American his- the overflowing of the Wabash Ir. Amery, at the Colonial Office, tory for 200 years." Mr. Mac- River in Indiana. donald's visit was doubtless des- Severe floods are also reported took prompt action, and an Ordin- tined to change the whole current from Ohio, The Blanchard Riverance abolishing slavery in the "In the same way it is very. of political thought. Mr. Snow- went so suddenly that, numerous Protectorate was at once passed. den, in the words of a New people were trapped. Over two
hundred were rescued from the encouraging to see how the present writer, began the Statesman
of their Government is taking' more active second storey windows
steps to bring to an end thi reaction against Chamberlaintem
homes at Ottawa, Ohio. at the Hague: but his
New records for cold have been system of Mui Taal (child slavery) work
while was,
necessary reached in the Rocky Mountains in Hongkong. But slavery in and valuable, largely negative. Mr regions. The thermometer showed China Jo 80 much оп 11- Macdonald had taken the Becond step at Washington, and that se- to-day, and six deaths from cold that it will be more diff cult
of seven degrees below zero at Denyer tegral part the Chines0 cond step was positive. We had got are reported.,
to bring it to an end than clean away from the miserable con-. A vast area of snow extending as when it exists imply as trading. fusions and entanglements of the far south as New Mexico is block With all this I have dealt in my previous period and the orientation ing all the roads and mountain book. of diplomacy was entirely changed. passes-Reuter's American Ser
In conclusion, the speaker refer- vice."
red to India. Britain had grad- ually been raising the people of
India by education and legislation,
IN SHANGHAI,
"The book deals, too, with slavery in Abyssinia, in the Sudan, in Arabia, und elsewhere. At the very least there are still in all Parts of the world five million alaves, and probably six million. They are held as property to be sold at the will of their masters,
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote her memorable book on slavery, 'Uncle Tom's Cabin.' ”
'ANGLO-DUTCH NEGOTIA
and the time had now naturally NO CHINA NEW YEAR TIONS OPENED. 3r
come when the demund was made Amsterdam, Jan. 16. for expression. In India, the Lu-|· Some members of the British our Government was steadily pur. Rubber Growers Association, heading its path towards Dominion TABOO ORDER BY MAYOR Or just as they were in the days when
Status, and the most critical stage ed by Mr. S. E. Miller, the chair of that development had now been
NATIVE CITY. man of Mesars. Harrison and reached. The Under Secretary for Crossfield. Limited, have arrived India had given an assurance that
Shanghat, Jan. 17. in Amsterdam to negotiate with the Government would not allow The Mayor of Greater Shanghai the Dutch producers.
themselves to be turned aside from has taboo-ed the observance The discussions are of a pro- their objective by foolish resolu- the Chinese Lunar New Year, and Simon was asked, "that slaves are minary nature. There is no de- tions or other forms of propaganda, has given orders for the dispersal il-treated in these days, as they finite plan, in the air at the mo- but these very resolutions were or arreat of any Chinese found were in these ment. Reuter.
hampering the work and were decelebrating the annual "holiday" am sadly afraid that such plored by all friends, of India in Our Own Correspondent." Britain.
No Artificial Panacens..
Shanghai, Jan. 12. ' Mr. T. V. Soong, Finance Minis- reduced, the piece goods Importer of the Nationalist Govern- He stated that Japan was ters are forming a Protective As-ment, issued a statement to the agreeable to an extension of the sociation against defaulting con- press to-night indicating that the capital ship "holiday" until 1986, tractors,
Nationalists won't "attempt. any adding "it within that period, The trouble, of course, arises artificial panaceas for the purpose American and British opinion from the slump in the value of the of controlling the silver altuation
further than the early opening of THE REV. F. C. YOUNG. approved of capital ship abolition, tael.-Our Own Correspondent." the Japanese people would nrob-
the new Shanghai mint with a ably be ready to follow their lead.”
capacity of one million aliver It was further pointed out that}
dollara dally, which is expected to Japan's capital ship flect cost a
facilitate the circulation and ex- larger proportion of her national
tended use of large stocks of silver Income than that of any other!
bullion now glutting the market. Power; hence the strong conser- FORTY STUDENTS, ARRESTED vative feeling against scrapping ships for which the nation had sweated to pay.—Reuter.
* RED AGITATION IN
KOREA.
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QUIETER NIGHTT DUT STILL
VERY ILL!
The Other Side:
PUBLIC ASSEMBLIES VERBOTEN.
PRUSSIA AND COMMUNIST DISTURBANCES.
Berlin, Jan. 16,
of
Horrors of the System.
"Do you mean to say," Lady.
barbarities still exist,", "she said “Take, for example, : Abyssinia. They begin there with the slave ralder, who is a merciless -- MAN- hunter, raiding a village, maKLACT» ine without merey those who are useless to him and carrying off those whom he intends to sell to the slave traders, yo
Mr. C. Carruthers, in proposing the rejection of the motion, ac qufesced in the changing of the wording (the original motion was ||"that the Labour Government has 'This morning's bulletin regarding|justified its return" to" "power""),
“Major Darley has described a Mr. Soong declared, "the price the Rev. Fr. C. Young, lying III at but contended that the sense was
convoy of thousands of slaves IN SEOUL.
of silver is dependent on world the Matilda Hospital with not altered thereby,, Obviously, the
marching across the desert, the Tokyo, Jan. 17.
conditions, and so far as the pneumonia was to the effect that Labour Party had not the voting The latent report of the Com present alump is the outcome of the patient had a quieter night power in the House of Commons ofIn consequence of almost, dally men roped together the women No Pageantry.
munist troubles in Korea atatea present Chinese conditions, it is and that his condition this morning its immediate predecessar, and even collisions between Communists and children following as that five, more schools at Seoul, due to unsettled business result was much about the sEME.”. had the motion as originally word- and Fascists, and also between beat they can. The little babie have gone on strike, the students ing from internal military opera On enculer at to me, we seed been allowed to stand, it would Communists and the police, all when the mothers are too
carry them, are strapped:2 here le to be no State rushing out waving red flags tions plus the recent dimeulties informed that than that he chance have been fooling for the opposition public meetings and demonstra- three together on the m
about the King's About forty have been placed with Soviet Russia
to contend that the Government was tions in Prusala have been for they reach the rang (Continued on: Bage A)
under arrest Reuter.
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