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PROVISIONS OF NEW NAVAL TREATY.
IRON DUKE TO BECOME A TRAINING SHIP.
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一拜禮 號四十月四英港香 MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1930.
IN INDIA.
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JAPAN AND NAVAL STRANGE SCENES IMPERIAL AIRWAY THEATRE RAIDED "RED" MASSACRES HOW WAR MAY BE
DEVELOPMENT.
TREATY.
ADMIRAL DOES NOT WISH TO SIGN.
NAVY'S DISAPPROVAL.
Tokyo, Apr. 1-1. It is learned that Admiral Takarabe, one of Japan's dele- gates to the Naval Conference, has asked the Government's permia- sion to leave London on Thursday next, but it is understood that the Government has indicated its desire that he should attend the formal signing of the Naval rety, which will probably take place on the instant.
It is believed that Admiral busily engaged all yesterday. Takarabe wants to leave London They were assisted by the Com-before the signing of the Treaty, mittee of Experts under the for the purpose of avoiding affix chairmanship of Sir Maurice ing his signature to a document Hankey, Secretary-General of of which the Navy disapproves. the Conference.
London, Apr. 13. The jurists deputed to draft the Treaty which is the result
of the Naval Conference were
A communique issued yesterday evening states that the First Con- mittee met at St. James's Palace in the afternoon to consider cur- tain items of business still out- standing.
war,
The fourth report of the Com- mittee of Experts, dealing with the rules for the disposal of vessels of was unanimously adopted, The three Powers concerned agreed to definition of the characteristics of vessels of the destroyer class. Rules for re- placement, drawn up by the special committee
of experts, were also considered and with cor- tain amendments unanimously adopted.
A draft to implement the agree ment reached regarding capital ships was also unanimously adopt- ed, together with the report of a special committee appointed to de- fine the term aircraft carrier.) The latter was adopted subject to certain important modification.
Ships to be Scrapped,
It is understood that the draft implementing the agreement re-
garding capital ships provides that the British Empire will scrap the "Mark rough," "Emperor of India," "Benbow" and "Tiger."
Two of these ships will be render-
SALT LAW BREAKING CELEBRATED.
EFFIGY CAST INTO THE SEA
AT. CHAUPATHI.
WOMEN AS PICKÉTS.
Bombay, Apr. 13. "National Week," proclaimed
FORTY SEATER MACHINES ON EUROPEAN ROUTES.
TIME TO INDIA CÚT,
London, Apr. 13. Among the early developments; in civil aviation is the construc-1 tion programme of the Imperial! Airways Company, Before the end of the present year Imperial Air- ways will have in use eleven big new aircraft, eight land aeroplanes and three flying boats.
The eight land aeroplanes are
AT SHANGHAI.
POLICEMAN SHOOTS
DEMONSTRATOR.
TRIED TO GET POSSESSION OF REVOLVER..
IN NORTH.-
COMMUNISTS SEIZE TWO BIG TOWNS.
OFFICIALS KILLED,
Shanghai, Apr. 13. Terrible orgies by Communists are reported in news to hand from Hupeh and Hunan.
Massacres and looting are said
AVOIDED.
NANKING ÖFFER TO REBEL LEADERS.
TWO MILLION DOLLARS TO SECURE LOYALTY.
to have taken place on an exten- THE OLD, OLD STORY.
sive scale, and the people in the affected districts are completely terrorised.
SERIOUS OUTBREAK.
Shanghai, Apr. 9. During a struggle with
a
It appears that big Communist
Shanghai, Apr. 13.
by Gandhi in connexion with the being built by Handley Page Chinese policeman in an attempt civil disobedience movement, Four of them are fortyseaters and wound up with mass demon- are intended for the European to wrest the constable's gun strations at several Indian stage of the air routes. They are centres. There scenes on the Chaupathi sands slotted wings. Unlike previous the Peking Theatre yesterday biplanes each fitted with four Bris from his grasp, a Chinese de strange to Jupiter engines and each having monstrator was killed outside The Government, on the other collected sea-water and sang will have corrugated metal fusel- morning during a disturbance Government officials who could not It is said that a sum of two
where half a million people British air liners, these machines
were
hand, wants, firstly, Admiral; Takarabe's signature to be patriotic songs on the way. age.
The burden of the songs, was that "the salt law has been broken."
manc
"SEPOY" FUND STILL GROWING.
Additional Sums Swell
the Total.
NOW $2,033 AND £35.
We are informed by Mr. W. A. Dowley that since the issu- ing of the First List of dona- tions to the "Sepoy" Fund, organised under the auspices of the local branch of the Navy League. further sums have come to hand totalling $1,341.
The latest donations in- elude $600 from Messrs. E. D. Sassoon and Company's in- terests, and $250 from Sir Robert Ho Tung. A detailed list will be issued later.
Including the sum already acknowledged in the First
List, the total so far received is $2,033 and £35.
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in twelve months of the ratification of the Treaty and finally scrapped within twenty four months.
The other two ships will be ren- dered unfit within eighteen months and finally scrapped within thirty
months of ratification.
The United States will scrap the
ships "Florida” and “Utah." Опс will be rendered unfit for warlike service within twelve months of the ratification of the treaty and finally scrapped within twenty four months. The uther will be render- ed unfit within eighteen months of the ratification and finally scrapped within thirty months.
The following ships are to be re- tained for training purposes namely the United States' "Arkansas" and the British "Iron Duke." and the Japanese "Hiyel."
These ship will be rendered use less for warlike service within twe lve months of the Treaty in the case of the United States and the British Empire, and within months in the case of Japan. British Wireless.
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appended, and, secondly, that he should not return to Japan during the special three-week's session of the Diet, beginning on the 21st
instant, since it is feared that he would make a damaging witness gainst the Guvernment's case when the Opposition interpellates the Government on the Naval Conference.--Reuter.
DOCTOR'S CAR IN A COLLISION.
CHINESE MOTOR CYCLIST
SLIGHTLY HURT.
created by students. Though The other four will be identical, with the exception that they will attacked by the mob the police- carry only twenty passengers, the man managed to retain his remainder of the space and lift capacity being needed for mail pistol, even after being struck and other freight These are in- on the head with his own baton tended for part of the India route, and beaten about the body by non-cast of Cairo.
the demonstrators. During the morning, police of Louza Station arrested nine Chinese of the student type.
The sunset of the salt law was "interred" by casting an effigy of it into the sea. Bugles were then sounded proclaiming the existence of the salt law.
Two More Arrests.
In Bombay the crowds were orderly. In Calcutta women form ed processions through the streets and sold contraband salt. They urged shopkeepers in the bazaars
India Line Speeded up. Three flying boats are being built are four engined forty scaters: by Short Brothers and these also They are needed for the Mediter- ranean section of the routes India and Africa,
to
The trouble' distance away
commenced some from the Peking The Weekly air mail to India Theatre which is situated some not to import British cloth. Five was speeded up yesterday by the little distance behind the Louza students were arrested for reading saving of a day, due to the fact that
proscribed
the service does not now include the long railway section from Cologne to Athens.
out extracts from literature.
The ex-Legislative Councillor, Pramathanath Banerjee, together with Doctor Prafulla Chandra Ghose, was arrested at Contai on a charge of breaking the salt laws. Gandhi addressed a gathering of women at Jalalpur and said that the
would picket liquor and foreign cloth in the shops.
women
Cutlery merchants at Wadwan have passed a resolution to buy- cott British made cutlery for A period of two months.-Reuter.
Trouble in Karachi.
Volunteers Resist.
Instead Imperial Airways air liners take mails and passengers all
£350
Send your donation to the Navy League's "Sepoy" Fund to-day. Individual contribu- ticns, however small, will be deeply appreciated.
ACEMENT PARKERTÁTEIS
police station.
Following the arrest of a number of students by Louza police the previous day for creating disorders in Nanking Road, others of their number yes- terday morning decided to hold a meeting in the Ningpo Road. Countrymen's Guild
Fellow Thibet
The police compelled the demon- strators to leave the building and persuaded the officials to close the iron grilles to prevent further trouble.
it
Raid on Theatre.
that appears
after being
the way to Uskub, via Cologne, driven away from the Ningpo
forces have captured Tungcheng been made by Marshal Chiang A dramatic mandeuvre has.
miles to the cast of Ichang. and Shayang, situate some forty Kai-shek to secure the assis- tance of two influential. Kuomin-
yang, putting to death over thirty Kuominchun rebels in Honan. Tungcheng was first seized and chun Commanders, Generals Sun Communist hordes captured Sha- who command one-fourth of the completely looted, after which the Tien-ying and Wan Shun-choi,
million dollars has been promis-'. ed by the Central Government to these Kuominchun leaders if they will turn over.
succeed in making their escape.
It is said that the "Red" bandits
PLANES COLLIDE 3,000 FEET UP.
Remarkable Escape by Two Air Force Pilots.
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PARACHUTE DESCENTS.
London, Apr. 13. Two Royal Air Force pilots, Flying Officer Percy and Fly- ing Officer Brake, had a res markable escape when their machines, both travelling at.. high speed, came into collision 3,000 feet up near Chichester."
Both men made a safe dea- cent by parachutes and land- ed in a ploughed field.
Percy escaped apparently unscratched, but Brake had a broken, arm and severe cuts to the face, received, while extricating himself from his machine--Reuter.
Negotiations between the Kun- minchun Generals and two Nan- king envoys who have been sent to Houan are understood to be in progress and if they are success- ful, Marshal Chiang Kai-shek stands a chance of securing vie tory by these means.
Previous Incidents,
It will be recalled that the sud- den surrender to Nanking by simi- lar methods of Generals Shih Yu- shan and Han Fu-chu during the Kuominchun rebellion last year and the surrender of an important Hankow Garrison Officer during the Nanking-Kwangal party tussle in Hupeh last spring, saved the National Government from two most critical military campaigns,: both threatening the overthrow- ing of the Chian Kai-shek regime.
General Sun Tien-ying, who is invading Northern Anhui, and his' colleague, General Wan Shun-choi, command between them over 70,000, Kuominchan troops, which will have a considerable influence in the
DITATIŠLE TO STRIATLÓNS COOLMENO coming war.
It is anticipated that General
mediate and severe attacks on the
How Merchants Suffer..
The Shansi officials under Mar- shal Yen Hsi-shan are endeavour- ing to accumulate war funds in anticipation of an early outbreak of the hostilities.
Karachi, Apr. 14. Vienna and Budapest. The only Guild the students made their way at present in occupation of Sha-Sun Tien-ying will commence in- Disorderly processions, consist-il section is from Uskub to to the Peking Theatre. Finding yang number fully a thousand. tar of ten thousand youths wearing boats cross to Alexandria, land
Salonika. From Salonika the fly the front door of the theatre open, The Government troops. are too Central Government troops in An ing Gandhi caps, traversed the streets
number of the students forced preoccupied with the defence of hui threatening the Nationalist aeroplanes doing the rest Karachi yesterday, of
of the their way through the entrance, but the Hupeh-Hunan frontier against capital if the present negotiations Several motor cars were damaged they Alexandria is reached in were met by some of the Chinese, military invaders to pay much break down. and their drivers hurt by stones Karachi in
days from England and employees and two Russians in heed to the Communist atrocities. which were thrown.-Reuter,
seven days.-British charge of the theatre. Despite the Wireless.
efforts of the staff, several de- monstrators forced their way into the auditorium and called
upon the others to join them.
The Russians managed to partly close the fron gates at the entrance, and this maddened the crowd which commenced to beat on the iron and shake the gates. Three others of the mob forced their way through a small candy store at- tached to the theatre and made their way into the auditorium.
Surat, Apr. 12. Gandhi went from Dandi to Pinjrat where one hundred and fifty volunteers, accompanied by large crowds, collected salt under his leadership.
arrival,
Prior to Gandhi's volunteers formed a cordon and frustrated the efforts of Excise men to destroy the salt pans.
Dr. J. E. H. Cogan, residing at Router. the Peninsula Hotel, reported to) driving along Nathan Road with the Police on Saturday that while the intention of turning into Mody Road. his car collided with motor eyele driven by a Chinese. The accident occurred about 10.30 on Saturday morning, Dr. Cogan being accompanied by Dr.
No Violence Wanted.
are
SOVIET PLOT IN LONDON.
STARTLING ALLEGATION BY
NEWSPAPER,
London, Apr. 13. The Daily Herald exposes an al- leged plot from a "Russian White Army" in London with the avowed object of kidnapping Soviet off- cials and restoring the Tsardom.
Yard is energetically investi- The newspaper adds that Scote
gating the plot.--Reuter.
Bombay, Apr. 12. A thousand volunteers hawking contraband salt througs-land out the city.
The Congress Committee has appealed to the public to observe complete non-violence, particular- cession which is being held on ly in connexion with the great pro. April 13.
Mission Accomplished. W. V. M. Koch in the car.
Turning into Mody Road, from London. Apr. 13. Mr. Henry Stimson, chairman of the direction of the Star Ferry, a the American Delegation to the motor cycle proceeding In 3
The Motor Accessories Dealere' London Naval Conference, made southerly direction collided with
address the car. The driver was thrown Association has decided to allow America and said that in the and sustained injuries to bisits employees half pay if they wish Anglo-Japanese-American agres. head and mouth.
to enlist as civil disobedience
another broadcast
to
His name was volunteers.--Reuter. ment a lower level of limitation given as Wong Kun, a fitter, of had been reached than any Laichokok. He was not detained body
delegation in hospital.
an any felt confident could be attaine when the délogations went to London.
first
Experience of the negotiations made it clear that Anglo-American naval rivalry had definitely ended. The same applied to America's relations with the Japanese dele- gation.
Mr. Stimson concluded by say. ing "We believe we have success- fully accomplished the mission with which we have been entrusted by our country.”—Reuter,
GENERALLY OVERCAST.
SEQUEL TO ARMED ROBBERY.
ONE MAN CHARGED WITH
WOUNDING.
Mayor Re-Arrested.
COAL MINE DISASTER
DISASTE IN AMERICA.
AT LEAST 20 MINERS KILLED.
1
Assistants Manhandled.
BELGIAN LLOYD STEAMER.
CAUCASIER IN PORT FOR
FIRST TIME.
With about 2,000 tons of gen about 8,000 tons for through ports, eral cargo for Hongkong and
the 8.3. Caucasier entered the har hour at about 10 am. on Saturday and berthed at Kowloon Wharf, Two assistants of the store fol- thus registering her first visit to lowed them and whilst remonstra- the Colony, beaten about the head and drag- ting with the students were ged into a small alley alongside the theatre. One of the Chinese
assistants rushed to the corner where a Chinese constable was re- gulating traffic.
dimensions being:-Length, 450
The Peking and Tientsin Muni- cipal Governments are extorting large sums from the merchants in addition to demanding $2,000,000 Commerce in the two cities. from the Chinese Chambers of
This is understood to be having
a most detrimental effect on the trade in North China and when war actually starts the situation will be ven worse, with communications interrupted.
in the Provinces, on the ground that war is imminent and it will be many months before the Central Government can curtall Its milf-
On the other hand, Nanking is She left Antewerp for the Eastwell prepared for war and the. on April 10. She is under
the Finance Ministry has announced its command of Capt. E. Heubert with decision to suspend the issuing of a crew of 68 Europeans,
the Disbandment Treasury Bonds Owned by the Lloyd Royal Belge, for whom the Bank Line are the The latter rad to the spot where local agents, the Caucasier was the two assistants were experien- built in 1911 as the s.s. Sydney, Cing a rough time at the hands of by the Flensburg Schiffab Ges. tary strength. the crowd, which was rapidly in- She has a gross tonnage of 5,852 Two Men for one post. creasing as residents of the district and a nett tannage of 3,613, her gathered at the theatre.
During the week-end, the ap As soon as the constable ap- fect; beam, 58 feet; depth, 27pointments of two Governors for Tacoma, Apr. 13. peared the crowd turned its at- feet.
Shantung Provinces have been an Calcutta, Apr. 12. A serious explosion has occurred tention from the two assistants Registered at Antwerp under the nounced. Sen Gupta, the Mayor of Cal-longing to the Pacific Coal Com-mob rushed the constable
at the Carbonado coal mine, be- and attacked him. Three of the Belgian flag, she was engined by cutta, who was arrested on March
and, the builders and is capable of de 22 and sentenced to ten daye' im- pany.
struggling with him, took his voloping 720 N.H.P. prisonment on a charge of sedi- At least twenty miners have been baton away, beating him over thei tion, was released at Rangoon on killed-Reuter's American
head with it and knocking his helmet to the ground.
Policeman Fires Twice.
Others of the mob made a rush for the unfortunate constable who,
serious, drew his pistol. As he did so one of the mob jumped on him from behind and another attempt
March 30. He
was re-arrested vice.
while reading proscribed litera-
ture at a meeting of students. Four members of the All Benga!
Serni
Students' Association were also bombs were crudely manufactured. realising that the situation was
In connexion with the armed arrested-Reuter.
Two Bomb Explosions.
Bombay, Apr. 12. Two bomb explosions occurred
Reuter.
THE AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION..
SATISFACTORY FINANCIAL
STATEMENT..
Marshal Yen Hsi-shan has ap- pointed General Shih Yu-shan s Governor, with Tehchow us the temporary seat of the Provincial Government, whilst on the other hand; the Nationalist forces which still occupy the greater part of Shantung are welcoming an- other new Governor, General Han Fu-chu, who will be in charge of the Nationalist offensive in Shan- tung. . .
The appointment of General- The Hongkong Automobile Asso-Chan Tiao-yuan has been announc
Han Fu-chu in place of General
dd.
ed to snatch the pistol away. Aciation's statement of accounts for fierce struggle followed, during the past year, to be presented at the which the constable managed to re- annual meeting, to be held in the Board Room at Messrs. Jardine,
robbery which occurred at an un- numbered hut at Nga Chin Wai,
Stock Exchange Closes. Kowloon City, on Saturday, two men who were subsequently ar
Bombay, Apr. 12. rested appeared before Mr. Whyte
The Stock Exchange was closed Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy Railway, there being two casual- police charge on a mob. A meet tain his pistol.
on the Great Indian Peninsula to-day as a protest against a this morning, on charges of rob-ties. The explosions occurred ing passed a resolution urging all Finding that he was gradually Matheson and Co., Ltd., at 5.80 bery with violence and wounding within half an hour of each other members to use only-swadeshi being overpowered he was compell- p.m. on the 28th instant, shows a one of the occupants. that the anticyclone is central,to
The first defendant was also in the early morning. The first (India made) cloth. The Bombay ed to fire twice, wounding the man satisfactory state of affairs. the north of Tokyo. A shallow charged with receiving part of the local train and the second. In the closed down, the Executive pass other shot apparently took no effect, pared with $12,683.94 for the pre- the enemy's, battlefront they will
accurred on a Bombay bound Cotton Brokers Association also who had attempted to snatch the The balance in hand at the end depression remains central to the property which was stolen. west of Haiphong. The local fore Inspector Fallon, who is in charge
revolver. This man died later. The of the year was $14,724.08, com- On the application of Dotective third class waiting TOOM at
Bycullah station. cast is: East winds, moderate; of the case, the defendants were attached to the outraged. The home spun-Rester.
ing resolution that members. The mob was eventually, cleared by vious year. No political significance is should deal only to swadeshi or the Police, who made a number of During the year, 84 now members generally overcast;"some rain. both remanded for one week.
Joined,
The Royal Observatory reports
We arrests.
Marshal Yen's Threat..
Peking, Apr. 12. According to Shaasi vernacular papers, Marshal Yen Hai-shan has instructed his commanders that if any foreign officers are found on
Reuter.
be justifled. In shooting them.
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