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FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1930.
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NAVAL CONFERENCE REVOLT AGAINST FUND CONVERSION INDIAN CONGRESS "MASKEE” STILL
AGREEMENT.
TREATY TO BE SIGNED
NEXT WEEK.
FULL THREE-POWER AND A PART FIVE POWER PACT.
SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME.
NANKING.
HAN YU-CHU DIVISION JOINS REBELS.
TO LINK UP WITH MARSHAL FENG YU-HSIANG.
NOT PROVED.
CASE AGAINST FOREIGNER DISMISSED.
HEARD AT SHANGHAI,
Shanghai, Apr. 11. Mr. O. G. A:Anderson, acting Registrar of HM. Police Court yesterday dismissed the charge of misappropriation of funds brought NO HOSTILITIES YET. Frazar and Co., Ltd. of 19 and 20. Kiukiang Road against H. G. Evans, a former employes of the Company.
Shanghai, Apr. 10.
A serious revolt of a Division
RAIDED.
POLICE ARREST THE SECRETARY.
RESISTANCE BY WOMEN AND
VOLUNTEERS..
ON WAY.
DENSE FOG PREVAILING ON
CHINA COAST.
NOW FOUR DAYS OUT.
Mr. J. Stevenson's junk Maskee has not yet arrived in port from Swatow, although this is her fourth day out. Owing to dense fog along the South China Coast, she has not been seen by any ves- sel for the last two days.
DUNLOP
LONDON
British and · Best
"RED" MENACE TO SWATOW.
COMMUNIST VIRUS SPREADING.
BIG FORCE ROVING OVER THE COUNTRYSIDE.
SALT PANS SEIZED.
MARKET TOWNS TAKEN
The latest heard of her was Bombay, Apr. 10.
Communist activity up country when Capt. F. W. Potter, in a re- is assuming larger proportions, The Police raided the headquar-port to the Harbour Office this and it begins to look as if they ters of the National Congress to morning, stated day and arrested the Secretary, the sin, Suiyang, left Swatow on are able to avail themselves of
that his vessel, Abidali, who is also the comman- Wednesday morning and at 9 a.m. the preoccupation of the Govern- der of the National Militia at Mehrali.
on the same day, she passed the ment with other matters to Maskee at Swatow Bar.
spread their influence over a the Police entered the Congress age from Swatow, there was a possibility of
Women offered resistance when
Throughout the Suiyang's voy-wide area. There is even a Swatow going offices, but they were pushed aside light south-west monsoon and it "Red."
In the last day or two a number The F, and O. Malwa arrived of places have been raided by a rov- to search the offices.
They seized salt and also aphere from Shanghaj at daylight to-ing company, reported to be about paratus for making salt. Further day and reported foggy weather a thousand strong. The places en- resistance was offered later by along the coast. Asked if any tered are substantial market towns around two salt pans. The cordon was broken by the Police, however, and the pans were scized.
The case was first mentioned on April 1 when Evans was charged of 6,000 former Kuominchun with the fraudulent conversion of troops in Honan under Generalfunds entrusted to him by his Han Fu-chu, consequent on their employers. dissatisfaction over the Nanking This was Mr. Anderson's first administration, caused great ex-case in the Police Court where he citement in the Nationalist capi- is at present replacing Mr. I. T. The Naval Conference, which has been sitting in London tal yesterday. It is, however, Morris, who is on leave.
Mr. R. W. S. Winter appeared since January, will adjourn next week after the signature of understood that the main body for Frazar and. Co. and asked for by the Police who then proceeded was overcast and misty. a Treaty, two parts of which will be signed by Great Britain, of General Han Fu-chu's Army,
an adjournment, which was grant which consists of some 20,000
ed. The case was consequently America, France, Japan and Italy, and the latter part by
men, remains loyal to Nanking. not heard until yesterday, defen Britain, Japan and America only. The Prime Minister an- nounced the complete agreement of the Three Powers in the The mutinous Division is under dant also making an application to be re- that he had not had time to secure expressing their satisfaction at the outcome of the Conference. rebels are understood
The net result, therefore, will be a full Three-Power treating towards the Shensi-Honan legal advice.
border, heading for Tungkwan to
When the case was remanded agreement and a part Five-Power agreement. The Conference Bink up with Marshal Feng Yu-accused signed a personal bond It is understood that three peo- will adjourn on the understanding that the present European siang.
for $500 and deposited his pass-ple were badly injured in the port with the Court Our Own | affair.-Reuter. problems, which constitute the stumbling block to a full Five-
Correspondent, yet Power agreement, will still be discussed and efforts to reach an agreement continued. The Final Plenary meeting of the Naval Conference, apart from that to be held for the signature exists on the Honan and Shantung of the Treaty, will be held on either Monday or Tuesday.
House of Commons yesterday, the Conservatives and Liberals General Chang Tab-chun and the for an adjournment on the ground/ volunteers who took up their stand sign had been seen of the Maskee, which were supposed to be im-
EUROPEAN PROBLEM LEFT
OPEN.
accompanied by his colleague, Mr. Dwight Morrow.
Proposed Treaty: et The proposal is of course, pure, technical and is one of several under consideration.
Lull Continues.
Meanwhile.
complote Jull
borders. Marshal Chiang Kai- shek cancelled his troop review at Hsuchow yesterday on account of unfavourable weather. Last even- ing, he conferred with his chief subordinates, including Generala Liu Chi, Koo Chu-tung, Chan Kai- shing, and Chan Tiao-yuan.
The Hsuchow military confer- ence has decided to adopt the defensité-dlong the Tientsin-Pat know Railway, this being in ac cord with expectations.
...
THE COAL MINES BILL.
MINERS REJECT PROPOSAL BY GOVERNMENT.
London, Apr, 10. The Miners' Executive has un- animously rejected the Govern- ment's propals to increase the number of hours on a weekly or fortnightly bisis instead of the rigid seven-and-half-hour day ng provided by the Government Coal
It is stuted that the removal of the Shantung capital from Tsinan-Mines Bill.
London, Apr. 10. The Prime Minister, Mr. Ram- say MacDonald, made a statement. on the Naval Conference in the the House of Commons this after-ly noon when he said: "I am happy to state that this forenoon an It is said to comprise three agreement was finally reached be parts, of which parts one and two tween the United States, Japan might be signed by all the
five and Great Britain ou a naval Powers and part three by Britain, programme which inclusies
the United States and Japan. categories of ships."
It is suggested that part one The Premier added that the pro-should preserve the agreement granime agreed upon showed a sub-reached between the delegations stantial reduction and that the on the subject of what is called a French, Italian and British dele-naval holiday in capital ships and gations had decided that it was un- large aircraft carriers and a speed. necessary and undesirable to keeping up of scrapping. It should al-ence Generals Chan Tiao-yuen, all the delegates in London pend- so embody a table which repre- Han Fu-chu and Ma Hung-kwei | ONLY GERMANS DETAINED IN ing a settlement of the purely sents the agreed compromise be returned to their respective dis- European difficulties.
Treaty Within Treaty.
fu to Yenchow, along the Tien- The Executive has decided to sin-Pukow Railway, was discuss-demand that the Coal Bill in its ed at the conference. This step present form should become law. may be taken consequent on the British Wireless. rapid advance of the Kuominchun- Shansi allies.
Tanks To Assist.
Immediately after the
confer-
ARREST OF RUSSIANS DENIED.
BERLIN RAID.
Berlin, Apr. 10. The report that three members of
Serious Clash at Nasik.
Nasik. Apr. 10. A clash occurred here between orthodox Hindus and untouch- ables" on the occasion of a Hindu procession in which the monster chariot of the god Rama was drag-
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BERDEKATANA LEKSI EVANG DOWNERYSELEKTERERSEIKO TINTERSECTION
ALLEGED FRAUD ON RAILWAY.
Two Shanghai Men Said to
Have Absconded.
LEFT THE LINCOLN?
Shanghai, Apr. 11.
A sum of $100,00, represent- ing three days" income of the Shanghai, Hangchow and Ning- po Railway, is alleged to have been embezzled. The cashier of the Railway, a man named Liang, together with a shroff named Yun, is alleged to have disappeared on Tuesday. ".
Rumours are circulating here that the two men left Shang- hai on board the s.s. President. Lincoln for Hongkong.-Our Own Correspondent,
All is now
a member of the crew answered in mune from such attack, and their the negative. He added that the easy fall has come as a shock to Malwa might have passed her, but the countryside. Chief of them the Maskee had not been noticed, are Sin-hi, In the Ket-yong district, probably because of the inter-and Kwan-yim-aan, on the border mittent log.
'of Ket-Yong and Fungshun. In neither place was there any strong defence force.
Soldiers Retire.
After the raid on Sin-hi it is said that soldiers were summoned from
a rukour | Ket-yong, but that on * that the Communists were return- ing they retired hurriedly. Both sides indeed are so far shy of each other. The Communists left Kwan- vim-san in a similarly hurried way -on a rumour that some troops ware
advancing.
RUSSIAN RESIDENTS IN ENGLAND.
REPORTED ORDER TO RETURN TO MOSCOW.
London, Apr. 10. Mr. J. R. Clynes, Home Secre tary, was questioned in the House of Commons to-day regarding an order issued by the Soviet Consul- Generd in London to a number of Russian, subjects domiciled here, ordering them to return to Mos- cow, where they were liable to execution(?). He was asked what action he proposed to take with regard to their continued residence in this country,
Mr. Clynes said he had only seen the newspaper reports of the matter. No representations had reached him from any of the peo- pic supposed to be concerned.- British Wireless.
SHANGHAI COUNTRY
CLUB.
has been
Where this force comes from and what is its objective are not yet plain. It may be a body in retreat from military pressure, brought about by a juncture of troops from Meihsien (Kaying) and Taipu, making its way south to join the Fungshun Communists, or it may be a union of these and neighbour
Commurists aiming at extend- ing "Red" influence towards the Ket-yong district and Hoking up with the Hall-luck Fong groups.
Ominous Features.
The Communists on their part showed no inclination to interfere with the common people. They robbed the wealthier shops and houses, and held a few wealthy people, including two women, to ransom. But they made & point of paying for the rice with which they were
supplied and of showing that the ordinary man had, so far, nothing to fear from them.
TLS, 2,200,000 OFFER REFUSED.
Shanghai, Apr. 11. At a meeting of members of the Shanghai Country Club last night, The it was decided to refuse an offer of
2,200,000 taels which
This is regarded as distinctly made for the Club's property. ominous. It means that the peo- Our Own Corespondent.
The Country Club is situate on the Bubblig Well Road. It com- prises reading rooms, a theatre, tea and grill rooms, and offers facilities for dancing, tennis, lawn bowls, squash rackets, etc. It has à mem- bership of over four hundred.
tween category and global methods trict late last evening. Many of limiting naval tonnge and tanks have arrived at Hauchow Conference to Adjourn,
should supply definitions of the to assist the Nationalist forces in the Soviet Trade Delegation were Mr. Ramsay MacDonald further exempt and special ships which lie defence. stated that in veiw of this decision outside these categories.
Marshal Chiang left at 10 o'clock among the five men arrested in con- he would propose, at the next Plen- Part two, it is stated, would for Nanking and it is anticipated nexion with the discovery of two ary Session of the Conference to refer to the method for humanis that he will arrive at the Capital secret printing, establishments has be held early next week, that the ing submarine warfare which was
been proved, unfounded:. some time this evening. agreements aow reached should be discussed this week.
It is now authoritatively stated Marshal Chiang Kai-shek's that all those arrested were Ger- Police dispersed the crowds with
ged through the streets. signed and that the Naval Confer-
chief lieutenant, General Ho Ying- ence should adjourn on the under-
The printing works at standing that France, Italy and work it is suggested that a three- mörning.
Within this five-Power frame ching, returned to the capital this which the arrests took place have baton charges; 26 orthodox Hindus and 26 "untouchables" being in- Britain should
been publishing Communistic pam- continue their ef-[
Commenting on forts to reach an agreement in ani-Power agreement might be em-
the Hsuchowphlets inciting the Army and Fo-jured in, the clash. a spokesman of the lice to insubordination.—Reuter, son with that between the United bodied and this would be dealt conference,
quiet here, al- with in part three of the proposed | Nationalist Government told
though there are occasional stray States, Japan and Britain.
The effect of this is to Chinese correspondents at Nan-
assaults by the "untouchables." In conclusion, the Prime Mini- draft.
National Govern- ster stated that the terms of the secure a more far-reaching agree king that the Anglo-Japanese-American
ment and outcome.
ment has given instructions to the agree. ment now being drafted followed The conference, however, con- troops along the Tientsin-Pukow very closely the figures announced tinued throughout the day, and Railway not to open hostilities fast autumn during the negotiations lasted until late this evening. against the rebels.
The French and the United The Government will wait for with America.
Mr. Stanley Baldwin, on behalf Kingdom delegations met before the enemy to strike first, and will of the Conservatives, and Sir Her-noon. Shortly after
Mr. thus be in
position to know bert Samuel, speaking on behalf of MacDonald and Mr. Henderson which of the doubtful troops are the Liberals in the absence of Mr. were in conversation with the pro-Narking and which are not. Lloyd George, expressed satisfac- | Italian Ambassador tion with the Prim Minister's Rossi. statement. Reuter.
Way Now Clear.
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and Signor Japanese Visit Resented.
on the ground that rumours state that these warships are bringing $3,000,000 worth of arms and am- munition Into China.
RUBBER TAPPING TO
STOP IN MAY,
NO EXCESS PRODUCTION IN OTHER MONTHS.
Reuter.
INDIAN LANDING
GROUNDS.
TO BE USED BY THE DUTCH AIR SERVICES.
The Hague, Apr. 10.
It is officially announced that permission for the use of landing grounds in India for the regular
ple have no hope at this juncture
in the Government, and are prepar- ed to take the new-comers at their face value. Nor are they prepared. to go out of their way to save those who may fall victim to the rebels.
Absence of Troops. Another serious factor is the ab- sence from the district of reliable troops. Few of the 61st Division, which has been in control (↑ Swa- tow and district for some time, are now left. They have been drafted down to the war 'against Kwangsi. Their
is place
to be said taken by the troops of Chang Chin from the Amoy district. These have been chiefly noteworthy for their failure to cope with the ac- tivities of the army under Teu and Mo, which is at the moment said
The students are most excited Amsterdam-Batavia. air service to be widely extending its away in and trave left the schools, Reuter.
BRITISH MINISTER
Ex-Member of Assembly... Narayan Prasad Singh, an ex- member of the Legislative As- sembly, has been sentenced here to one year's imprisonment for violating the salt laws.-Reuter. Amersterdam, Apr. 10. The Dutch Rubber Producers'
Excitement in Orissa. Committee has issued a statement
Cuttack, Orissa, Apr. 10. announcing that the suspension of A prominent Congress leader, tapping in May will now come into Gopal Bandu Chaudhury, has The British Empire delegation The Nationalist Government, effect and adds that measures must been arrested while marching to- had a meeting later and at 6.80 to-according to Shanghai telegrams, be taken to ensure that tapping wards Balsore at the head of a the British Government has given night M. Briand visited Mr. Macis expressing strong resentment during April and June and on-party of volunteers to break the London, Apr. 10. Donald at his Downing Street re-against the coming visit to Han-wards shall not exceed the normal | salt laws. The delegates of the three sidence to review once more the kaw of a fleet of Japanese cruisers, rate-Reuter. Powers have been engaged on an position of the conference. examination of the outstanding
Signature Next Week. points comprised in the reserva- An official communique issued tions proposed by the Japanese later says, the "French, Italian and Government in Tokyo.
The Hankow Kuomintang De- United, Kingdom delegations. met Progress with the examination at 10 Downing Street this evening. partment has protested similarly of these reservations has been The present state of the negotia- to the National Government. smooth and at the close of to-day's tions was considered with a view Honan messages state that meeting it was officially announced to reporting to the heads of the conditions continue to be quiet. that an agreement has been reach-delegations on Friday morning." Thousands of Kuominchun troops ed on these points.
The heads of the delegations will are massing at Chengchow. The This is taken by the Press to-morrow proceed with the draft- Shansi-Kuominchun indicate that the way is now clearing of the treaty which
commanders will for a Three-Power Pact if a Five-emerge from the Conference. As to open hostilities against Nan- are understood to be content not Power agreement fails,
indicated above, this will probably king at the moment. On a number of technical mat-comprise certain articles ters the five Powers are in agrec-signed by the three Powers only. Shansi troops has arrived at Teh The main body of the advancing ment and it is understood that the leaving the European questions chow, but no attempt has been SHANGHAI CHAMPIONS. which have suddenly appearch question of whethor these should for inter settlement. be embodied in a treaty form to be What will probably be the final made to get further than that signed by all the Powers, re-planary meeting, apart from that city. War is not expected to presented at the Conference was for signing the treaty, will he break out for one or two weeks. discussed in Conference quarters held on Monday or Tuesday.
to-day.
The newspapers state that the
British Wireless.
to be
broad outlines of the form which
Final Attempt Succeeds. such an agreement might take,
London, Apr. 10. were considered to-day at the There were many comings and headquarters of the French dele-goings to-day in a final attempt to gation by Mr. Stimson, who was (Continued on Page 7.)
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A HAILSTORM IN SHANGHAI
UNUSUAL WEATHER IN THE NORTH.
Help the Navy League's. "Sepoy" Fund. He gives twice who gives quickly.
Fourteen
parading the streets. Shanghai, Apr. 10. have been arrested. by a hailstorm, was experienced formed to prevent excesses
A sudden squall, accompanied A vigilance committee has been
Some damage was done to about an hour. here this afternoon, lasting for Reuter.
houses and roads.
"A" SWEEP COMPLETELY
FOR NANKING.
TO CONFER WITH NATIONAL LEADERS.
Kiangal. It is not felt, therefore, that much is to be hoped from them.
The Real Danger. What is threatened is indeed a painting red of a much larger area than has so far been under Com- munist eway; With the failure of Shanghai, Apr. 10. Government support the fine efforts Minister to China, is to leave made in the Ket-yong district to Sir Miles Lampson, British which for three years have been Tientsin on Saturday for Shang. keep out the Communist virus are Bombay, Apr. 10. One result of Gandhi's so-called haj, en route to Nanking, where he in danger of falling to the ground. will confer with Nationalist The pressure of Kwangsi on national week is the extraordinary
leaders.
Kwangtung together with the sert number of white khadder (home-
ous situation in the North makes spun cloth) caps-"Gandhi caps'!
the hope of resisting the menace CLOUDY WEATHER,
small. Tau and Mo have already a amongst the Bombay Indian popu-
very substantial area in Kiangsi lation. Even merchants who pre- viously wore the familiar round The Royal Observatory reports and Fukden under their sway. What is on the cards, unless some felt headgear have been obliged that the Eastern Sea depression vigorous action is taken by the moved to NE. Japan. The Government, is its extension other depression is still central throughout the Swatow hinterland, over S.W. China. An anticyclone and, in the event of a Nationalist bras, formed over, S.E. Mongolia. defeat in the North, the fall of The local forecast is: South Swatow itself to a "Red" regime.- winds, moderate; generally cloudy. Our Own Correspondent,
SOLD OUT. Claim at Nanking.
to exchange It.for the Gandhi cap has Shanghai, Apr. 11. Shanghai, Apr. 10. It was announced here this morn on entering the catton, bullion or Symptomatic of the calming that all the tickets in the stock exchange. soft tmosphere prevalling in the Shanghat Champions "A" Sweep
There have been numbers of capital, the War Minister, Ho Ying- have been sold.Our Own Corres bonfires of caps made of foreign
(Continued on Page 7.)
pondent.
cloth-Reuter,