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Tal. G. 289.
YOUNDED 1881
NO 23,057
四拜禮 號七廿月三英港香
THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1930.
CHINA ANTI-PIRACY MORE COMIC OPERA COMMONS & CHINA
GUARDS.
REGULARS TO REMAIN AT A PRICE.
"COMPANIES TO BEAR FULL COST OF PERSONNEL.
GOVERNMENTS TERMS.
London, Mar. 26. The result of the Govern- ment's decision to reconsider the
POLITICS.
MARSHAL PIŁSUDSKI STATES HIS TERMS.
POLAND'S TROUBLES.
CRISIS:
SAFETY OF LEGATIONS NOT DOUBTED.
́ ́│MR. HENDERSON'S TRIBUTE TO
OUR REPRESENTATIVES.
ARSENAL BOOKED FOR WEMBLEY.
DEFEAT HULL CITY IN THE CUP REPLAY.
FINALISTS RECORDS.
London, Mar. 26. At Villa Park, Birmingham, to-day, The Arsenal defeated Hull City by the only goal scored, and qualified to meet Huddersfield in the final of the FA Cup, at
The result could scarcely be regarded as a surprise. Hull City have done remarkably well in the
with the Arsenal in the semi-final
Wasaw, Mar. 26. Marshal Pilsudaki, the ex-Dicta- tor, is again troubling politics. He has offered to participate in the Cabinet which his partisan, Pro- fessor Szymański (who is much THE EXTRALITY ISSUE. Wembley on April 26. better known as an oculist than as a politician) has been attempting to form.
Marshal Pilsudski, however, re- quires certain
London. Mar. 26. In the House of Commons,
SIA PER ANNUM
AGLI GOPY 10 CENTS
DUNLOP...
British and Best
RADIO TELEPHONE IMPORTANT NAVAL RED PROPAGANDA
DISPUTE.
MEETING.
FRESH HOPES AT LONDON CONFERENCE.
P.M.G. EXPLAINS HIS DECISION.
GOVERNMENT'S "MAGNIFICENT
· OPPORTUNITY.
DEBATE IN COMMONS.
London, Mar. 26. An interesting debate on the
M. BRIAND'S RETURN.
London, Mar. 26.
The French Foreign Minister, Mr. Briand, arrived in London to night to resume work in connexion with the London Naval Conference.
IN MANILA.
DRASTIC STEP BY THE GOVERNMENT.
LETTERS CONFISCATED AND EXAMINED.
He was met by the British Minister USE OF MAILS DENIED. for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Arthur Henderson.
The Prime Minister will preside over a meeting of the delegations
Manila, Mar. 27. Drastic action is being taken
withdrawal of military anti-satisfied before he will "honour M. thur Henderson, Foreign Secre-tie on Saturday was not the least telephony took place in the morrow afternoon, and In view of to put a stop to the dissemina- conditions to be during question-time. Mr. Ar. Cup Competition, and their draw future possibilities. of wireless which has been called for toby the Philippines Government
striking of their performances. House of Commons to-night
piracy guards as from Tuesday next, was announced in the House of Commons to-night by Mr. A. V. Alexander, the First Lord of the Admiralty. The scheme proposed by the shipping companies has, apparently, not been adopted.
Mr. Alexander's statement fol lowed a question on the subject. He stated that the Government had) informed the shipping companies that they were prepared to sanc- tion the extension of the provision of regular military and naval guards for a definite limited period.
The Government's Terms.
The sanction, however, would be subject to the following condi- tiona:
First, the companies shall be- fore April 1, agree to an elaboration of the
pre- for sent scheme
the
sup- ply of Indian guards for the internal protection of shipping.
Second, any guard from the regular forces provided after March 31, 1930, is to be paid for by the companies in full.
Third, the whole cost of the claborated scheme, including the maintaining of the guard wher not actually on board ship, should be borne by the com- panies in proportion to their requirements.
Szymanski by joining his Cabinet." His first condition is that the De- puties will not interfere with the composition of the Government or its conduct of affairs.
Conservative
tary, stated that he had learnt from Peking that the outlook in China had become worse, and enhanced a hundred per cent. by urged the Government to re
Interest in the Final will be when
speakers that an outbreak of civil war the appearance of a London team, consider its decision to use the was again regarded as immin- and it is certain that with two Post Office systems instead of
such sides as Huddersfield and the beam stations of the Com He had also seen reports the Arsenal in opposition, the ent, that Marshal Yen Hsi-shan, the
munications Company. | accommodation at the huge anti-Government loader, had stadium will be severely taxed. seized the Peking-Hankow Rail- The records of the Finalists GEN:2 ÉS CONNECTarway Administration.
make an interesting comparison as follows:
Secondly, the Deputies shall not interfere with the Budget,
Thirdly, the Diet must rescind the law prohibiting the Govern-
GOVERNMENT SERVANTS'
SALARIES.
Commission Report To Come
Before Council.
AUTHORITY FROM HOME.
are
The report of the Salaries Commission is likely to come up for consideration by the Legislative Council in the near future.
We
informed from official sources that the Gov. ernment has received the au- thority of the Secretary of State for the Colonies to lay the Commission's recommen- dations before the Council.
The Salaries Commission Report is the subject of Edí- torial comment on Page Six to-day.
Mr.ZERO
The Companies, stated Alexander, met on Monday last to consider the position and he was still awaiting their reply.
ment from opening supplementary credits without Parliamentary con- sent.
Fourthly, the Diet shall not be convened for at least six months.
was
Sir. Austen Chamberlain, who Foreign Secretary in the Baldwin Administration, asked whether the Legations were ade-3rd. quately guarded,
Splendidly Represented.
Mr. Henderson said he had no reason to doubt their safety. He pointed out that Britain splendidly represented in China, and Sir Miles Lampson kept him well informed on developments.
was
Arsenal.
v. Chelsen (h)
v. Birmingham (h)
4th.
v. Birmingham (a)
5th.
v. Middlestro (a).
6th.
v. West Ham (4)|
S. F.
v. Hull City
Replay
v. Hull City
Huddersfield
Sir Kingsley Wood (Con. Wool- wich W.) questioned the wisdom of at present relaxing extraterri- | 4th. torial rights.
3rd.
v. Bury (a)
v. Bury (h
v. Sheff. Un(1)
5th,
v. Bradford C. (h)
Mr. Henderson replied that he did not think the two points were entirely associated.
6th.
v. Aston VillX(1)
S. E.
v. Wednesday
Left to Minister.
asked whether the
during the disturbed conditions.
the development which have oc- curred since the beginning of last tion of Communist propaganda of the French delegation left for growth of which has given rise week, when the principal members among the Filipinos, the sudden Paris, much importance is attached to considerable alarm. All sus- to the meeting.
pected agitators are now under Mr. Stimson the head of the close surveillance by the police, American delegation, had a further and their arrest would un-
Mr. Lees Smith, the Postmaster/long conversation with Mr. Ramsay doubtedly follow a resumption
General, recapitulated the argu ments in favour of the Post Office. The Post Office engineers, he de clared, held that three wave- lengths were necessary for a 2-0 reliable service. The Post Office 2-2 afforded three to each Dominion, whereas Marconi's had only two to most, and only one to Australia. American Interests.
Replying to the contention that 13-4 he was favouring American in- terests, Mr. Lees Smith explained that there were only two .com. 0-0panies for these contracts, Mar-
coni and Standard; ·
The Standard Company was an
but American.. company, 2-1 21 employed sevent thousand British
-workers. 11-5 There was no reason for exclud-
ing it from the tenders.
This is the fourth appearance
the War.
They have won the
it
The debate was initiated by Sir
Capt. A. Eden (Con., Warwick) of Huddersfield in the final since Hilton Young (Con.) who is
extrality negotiations had been suspended Cup once. Arsenal have once drawing attention to the Govern- previously figured in the Final: ment's refusal of co-operation with Communications Company, They were defeated by Cardiff the
recalled that this great public utility corporation was formed in forder to co-ordinate and rationalise the wireless and cable systems of CANTON AEROPLANES. overseas communications.
Mr. Henderson-I cannot say City. they are actually suspended. I have to leave the matter for the time being in the hands of our representatives.-Router.
Rival Armies Near Each Other.
Shanghai, Mar. 26. Rapid movements by the Kuomin- chun forces, indicative of their intention to open early hostilities
Not Political,
HARBOUR PIPE-LINE CEREMONY.
Supply To Be Turned On On Monday.
INTERESTING FUNCTION.
An interesting formal cere mony is to take place on Mon- day at 3 p.m., when the water. from Shing Mun- Valley, brought across the harbour by the new pipe-line, will be turned on:
take
The Tunction will place in Queen's Road. Cen- tral, near the City Hall, where the pipe-line: joins up with the city maine...
The tests of the pipe-line have been in every way ratis- factory.
anam FACİES ASK
Macdonald at the House of Com- mons this afternoon.
The next few days should be of The Postmaster General reply to be recognised that the Franco- the highest importance. It seems ing, said the Government's deci- Italian deadlock cannot be broken sion had not been reached on the except by a political understand- grounds of any political doctrine, ing, and it is significant that the interests. The late but in consideration of national American statement last night
Government
of activities.
The strike of High School Students, the assaults upon American sailors, and a strike at the Philippine Sheet Metal Com- pany, are among the recent events attributed to the Communist organisation In Manila, which is undoubtedly in direct contact with the Third Internationale in Mos- cow.
Mails Refused.
With the object of breaking this contact as far as possible, the Government has taken its first action against the Communists through the Bureau of Posts, which has issued an announce ment to the effect that the use of the malls will be denied" to the Proletarian Labour Congress, which is alleged be connected with the Moscow Soviets.
to
The order extends also to twenty suspected Communist agitators, whose personal mail will not be de confiscated anl consigned to the livered. It will, it is stated, be
Dead Letter Office.
Agitators Threat,
The twenty men concerned are the courts to regain their privileges. threatening to take action through All of them are under close police surveillance.
BEING FITTED WITH GERMAN WIRELESS. Reasonability Questioned, Sir Basil Peto (Con. Barnstaple)
Canton, Mar. 26. asked whether it was reasonable cept such terms and M. Szymanski Northern Hupeh, and the erection longing to the Kwangtung provin-
The Party leaders refused to ac-against the Nationalist Army in
All the larger neroplanes be to "throw on to the shipping has abadened Cabinet-making. companies the whole cost of the
by both sides of extensive fortificacial air squadrons are being fitted leased the beam stations, with opened the door to fresh discus- confiscated by the postal author. The Government recently re-tions on the Hupch-Honan borders, protection of the ships, crews and signed following a vote of censure. are reported from Hankow. The with wireless in order to en- officers, and to withdraw the
Nationalist authorities are enforable them to maintain communica- facilities given in the past by Marshal Pilsudski's brother, cing martial law both in Hankow tion with the land whilst engageded to themselves the future of
Government."-
Later.
Jean, is forming a Cabinet-Reu
Commander Kenworthy remark- | ter. ed: This is a new principle that naval guards should be paid for.
and Wuchang. After Д rapid march from Northern Honan, the
Mr. Alexander said he had JUNK TRIP ROUND THE guards, have arrived in districts nothing to add.-Reuter.
Seeking Concessions.
WORLD.
SEVERAL APPLICATIONS TO
JOIN ADVENTURE.
-Enquiries in local shipping cir- cles in Hongkong this morning re- vealed the fact that negotiations are still proceeding in London be- tween the Admiralty and the ship- There is evidently no lack of ping companies. Attempts are still venturesome spirits in Hongkong. being made to secure
some con- for the advertisement inserted in cession regarding the burden of ex-yesterday's Telegraph by Mr. L. J. pense which the shipping
com- Stevenson, of the 3.5. Hang Sang, panies will be forced to bear under for a fourth man to join him and the new scheme, it being felt that two others on a voyage round the the entire cost should not fall upon i world by junk, has already produc- the companies.
ed over a dozen replies.
In this connexion it it is pointed Mr. Stevenson hopes to set sail out that while the guards are on from Hongkong on April 7th, in the ships they are maintained by
a junk which has been specially the companies, wherans if they were engaged on shore duty the constructed for the voyage. cost of maintenace would fall upon the military or naval authorities,
In a Cleft Stick..
Amongst the applicants for the vacancy in the junk's crew is one man who speaks four lanzunges, another who is willing to put up a considerable sum towards the A shipping company official was asked this morning if he could expenses, and a third who is a
local journalist. press an opinion as to the provisions outlined in the House of Commons sidered, and no doubt a decision The applications are being con- yesterday by Mr. Alexander being will be quickly made. accepted. He replied that the ship- "ping companies were in a cleft
stick, inasmuch as guards were.INTER-VARSITY GOLF
necessary whatever the terms, :
He also pointed out that it would
be necessary to have official guards
CONTEST.
main body of the Kuominchun troops, forming part of their van
along the Han River..
The Kuominchun forces are but 100 miles from the first defensive line of the Nationalist troops, and according to official Hankow mess ages the Kuominchun Army is fast approaching Hsiangyang.
wireless telegraphy, to the Com munications Company, but reserv-
The late Government and the
sion.
Once more, there is hope that & Five-Power Treaty will result. Reuter and British Wireless.
wireless telephony. in reconnoitring or bombing.
Tokyo, Mar. 27. A considerable quantity of Ger- Imperial Conference deliberately man apparatus arrived here yes- refused to give any undertaking which was expected to be held to- The specjal Cabinet meeting terday and is heing installed on the various aeroplanes immediate service atations for future tele
use the that they would
beam day for the purpose of deciding ly. A number of engineers who phonic development. The position proposed Japan-American agree on the Government's reply to the have graduated from American when he came into office was that ment, has had to be called off, as Universities have been specially there were two alternatives. The domestic political obstacles have engaged to instal the apparatus. first was to use the beam stations. arisen which necessitate further and to train aviators, in its use. Their advantages were that the delay.
The Cantonese aviation authori had the equipment and, therefore, ties expect this new apparatus toit seemed obvious that by combin- Hankow Apprehensive. be of great assistance to them in ing telegraphy and telephony in their Kwangai campaign.--Our one set of apparatus, economical view of the early outbreak of hos-
Hankow is most apprehensive injOwn Correspondent.
results could be achieved.
Commanding Officer of the Hankow tilities. General Ho Cheng-chun, and Wuchang Garrisons, is in charge of the fortifications on the Hupeh frontiers.
FRANCE CLAIMS LAND DISARMAMENT.
LEADS THE WORLD, SAYS M. TARDIEU.
Paris, Mar. 26.
Greatest in World,
The Naval General Staff is re- ported to be strongly opposing the acceptance of the agreement, and therefore the reply is not likely to be ready before next week.- Router.
The other alternative was at Rugby where he found a great wireless service already in ex- GOODS SOLD INSTEAD istence the greatest commercial overseas telephonic service in the world..
German military advisors from With the assistance of several Nanking, General Ho Cheng-chun is erecting 600 miles of fortifica-
The question was whether, with tions with
the reductions in overhead live wires between Hsiangyang and Sinyangchow, on
charges, and some further ra- In the matter of and disarma-tionalisation, Rugby did not give the Hupeh-Honan bordera, ment, France leads the world, greater. advantages than the com- Hankow Railway in Honan, about Minister, during the Senate debate the beam stations.
Sinyangchow is on the Peking-claimed. M. Tardieu, the Prime bination in a single Instrument at forty miles from the Hapeh on the Army Estimates, frontier, while Hsiangyang is in Another · official' Hupeh.
asserted
Early Clash.
OF DELIVERED.
COOLIE AND BUYER SENT TO PRISON.
The sequel to the absconding of
Several letters have already. been
ities, and it is alleged that their the Third Internationale... contents show direct connexion with
It is also definitely known that the Soviet agents in Russia have been sending money to a certain ture to cover the cost of the dis- member of the Philippines Legisla tribution of propaganda.
Governor-General Silent.
is watching the situation closely, The Governor.General, Mr. Davis, but so far he has declined to make any statement.—Reuter...
Regarding the recent strike of labourers at the Philippines Sheet Metal Company, the manager of the concern, Mr. W. Chittick, is taking a very decided attitude. He at tributes the whole affair to Com munist propaganda, and says that the men who have walked out have very little chance of being re-engaged unless they show that they abstained from work owing to fear of bodily harm rather than because they were in. sympathy with the strike Leaders. Strike "Cause."
The ostensible cause for the two Chinese with 200 catties of dispute is contained in the fact alos wood and 40 catties of Ameri- that the Company recently Aerial masts at the Marconi can ginseng, as reported in the phanged its system of payment. spokesman stations ran up to about 280 feet Telegraph yesterday, was heard at Instead of paying labourers by the that French military in height whereas the masts at the Central Magistracy this morn- day, It was decided to introduce a effectives were forty-four per Rugby were between 120 and 169 ing, when Mr. Grantham heard system of piece-work. cent.. below pre-war strength, feet high. A high mast system charges against two men of steal It is pointed out that the change The Nationalist forces are assemcreased owing to the general rise maat system only about £3,5000.
though the Estimates. had in-cost roughly £34,000 and a low ing and receiving the goods. took place at the beginning of bling heavy artillery at the two in prices and the extra expendi- Any loss of power attendant on defendants, together with another no
It was stated that one of the February and that the men found cities and as the Kuominchun forces ture due to the reduction in the the low
cause for complaint until mastsat are marching towards Hsiangyang, military service period. Reuter
Rugby coolfe, was engaged to take the agitators began their campaign. encounters with the Nationalist
had been made good by the goods to the Star Ferry wharf, forces are probably but, a matter
development of a very power-where they were to meet a shop ful transmitter, so that taking the coolie from the Wong Hing-tai TO-DAY'S RAINFALL. transmitter and the aerial together, Japanese piecegoods firm, of 31, the Rugby system gave even more Bonham Strend, the owners of the power than the Marconi aerial
during the training of the Indians.CAMBRIDGE DEFEATED VERY of days. It is stated that the
The latter will be either recruited from Singapore or India and the shipping companies, will be forced to pay for regular military or naval guards for training purposes.
We are officially informed that Dr. Jackson, an expert malariolo- gist from Malaya, who has accept ed a position in the Hongkong Government service, is due to leave Singapore on April 19th, by the P and 0 liner Mantan, för Hongkong
HEAVILY.
OVER TWO INCHES IN THE THUNDERSTORM.
Wavelengths and Handlines,
After a well-earned holiday in France, M. Dufaure de la Prade, well-known as Consular represen property.
tative at this port, and a genial The men failed to appear at the and extremely popular figure in: wharf, and, following investiga the official and social life of the If they were going to give tions by the police, it was discover Colony, has returned to resume The severe thunderstorm which a valuable service all over the cd that they had sold the goods to charge of the local French Con- Extensive troop movements are broke over the Colony in the early world they must have more than a man in Des Voeux Road. The sulate, vice M. Villon Duval His taking place between Hankow and hours of this morning cause rain- one wave length. Three wave Hsiangrang. Yesterday witness fall exceeding two inches longths were necessary for reliable ed the departure for Halangyang The total since January 1, service, an of a Nationalist Division under Including 2.00 Inches this morn- General Chiang Ting-wan.A |ing, is 0.25 Inches, against an
(Continued on Page 12.) average of 5.64 Inches.
Nanking Government has placed an order for a large consignment London, Mar 26. Oxford won the inter-varsity German and American firms and of arms and ammunition with golf contest by twelve matches to
that 500 cases of ammunition are three, taking the foursomes by expected in Shanghai about April 4/1 yesterday and the singles by 20th. eight matches to two to-day, a team were all victorious.
The American trio in the Oxford R. Baugh beat. Frain (Cam. bridge) by 4 and 3.A
Sweeney beat Carr air and five Scheftal beat Kerr by one hole. Reuter
A new wave-length meant a new serial. With the cheap Bughy (Continued on Page 121)
walue of the wood and medicine arrival, by the HM D'Artagaan was $2,600, and they were sold to from Mersefiles yesterday, was the second defendant for $600. awaited with pleasure, particular- His Worship imposed a sentenco ly by members of the local French of six months' Imprisonment in community who are extremely glad both cases
to have him in their midst again,