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Canton, Dec. 8,
at the Provincial Kuomintang
to
THE HONGKONG
BRITISH OFFICER SHOT DEAD.
TRAGEDY ON LAHORE PARADE GROUND.
Lahore, Dec. 9. Captain F. J. McClenaghan, of
British negotiationn for the han, M.C.] establishment of ી Chineso Maritime Customs House, at Kow- Joon.
General Chan Ming-shu snid That negotiations for the establish. nont of a Kowloon Marithne Customs House, with a view
to
strengthening the preventive ser- vice of the Customs in Kwang- tung, were first conducted be- tween the Chinese Maritime
Customs Inspector-General and the British authorities sometime lant year when the discussions Nanking's falled on cenunt of inability to come to terms with the British.
Nanking Sceptical.
After referance was made to
with Mr. hin conferences
W
Five Men Arrested.
tho Reuter.
Dacea
Medical
Puan
School-
TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10. 1930.
DEATH OF FATHER RICARD.
EXPONENT OF THE SUN SPOT
WEATHER THEORY.
San Jose, Calif., Dec. 9.
THE USE OF GOLD RESERVES.
A REVIEW OF THE WORLD SITUATION.
America's Position.
and 80
silent.
Thin
London, Dec. 9. The death has occurred of Father Considerable attention is being In the course of a long speech the Eighth Punjabis, has been Jorome Sixtus Ricard, the exponent paid in business circles both in Ofee this morning, before a big shot dead on the parade ground by of the theory of the influence of aun London and New York, to the hope Oxpressed by the President of the gathering of prominent Cantona sepoy, who ran amok and also railitarists and politicians, ils shot an Indian sergeant, then pots on the weather-Reuter's Board of Trade, Mr. William Graham, that, "American and Bri- Excellency the Canton Governor, finally committed suicide,--Res- American Service,
Father Jerome Ricard, Jesuit tish financial authorities will bel General Chan Ming-shui, referred ter
[There is a possible cable muti-priest and professor of astronomy able to arrive at an agreement.In the work of the Fourth
lation of the initials. The Army and meteorology at Santa Clara the use of gold reserves, which Koumintang Plenary Session, and
List gives only one Captain College, California, devoted his life will provide on a sound basis a made reference to the reasons for the breakdown of the Sino-McClenaghan, in the Indian Army. to the evolution of a theory of the great credit structure,
This is Capt. P. J. W. McClensg-effect upon terrestrial weather con minister to common recovery. ditions induced by solar spots and That necessarily depends on the He claimed that by Central Banks, but the British prominencra. applying principles which he had Government is alive to the neces Calcutta, Dec. 9,
Inid down. weather forecasting | sities of the situation.” As a sequel to the assassination
The Times City Editor dir. of Lt. Col. Simpson, the pulice could be done far in advance.
Father Ricard was born in Plais-courages the view that an event this morning searched several Привев 1 Dacca and arrested sous, France, in 1861, and obtained of importance is impending, and five Bengalis, including Probhat his preliminary education in the although rumours were current in schools of Turin, Italy. He went to New York yesterday, the Federal the graduate of Nag. Agricultural College, and Kathe United States in 1873 and Reserve Board remained
studied at Woodstock College, New York bankers are reported na makhya Mukherjee, a student of Maryland. He joined the Catholic declaring that they saw no hope Society of Jesus just before leaving of any distribution of gold through Italy. He obtained the degree of the capital market until political Situation in India,
doctor of philosophy at Santa Clara conditions in Europo are more London, Dec. 9. in 1887, and since that time was a stable. The Government uf India's member of the faculty of that in- active weekly review of the situation institution. He abandoned ladin saya that hope alternates teaching of mathematics and moral
The Times points out that Ameri- with anxiety as to the outcome of philosophy many years ago.
en holds about half of the world's the Round Table Conference but The Santa Clara priest started monetary gold stock, aequired inj the feeling is growing that it re-his observation of sunspots and a perfectly legitimate way. Han-min. Chairman of the Legin presents a very important con- tabulation of their effect, as he saw will not be reduced unless her lative Council, and Mr. Wangtructive effort meriting the good-it, upon weather conditions in 1900. trade balance becomes adverse,| Chung-hui. Chairman of the will of all with the interests of In. He started with a ten-dlay forecast, which would compel her to ex Judicial Council, concerning the dia at Bears.
increased it to a month, then two part gold in payment or until she advisability of the Kwangtang Regarding events in India, the months and finally one season.
embarks upon an active foreign) Government supporting the review says
that in the United Other scientists refused to accept lending policy, which would give scheme for the opening of a Kow- Provinces agitation is more or his theory and many of the Inter borrowers the right to draw gold America his in 1000
Housy, General less moriband in the towna, and years of his life Father Ricard de- from America. Customs Chan Ming-shu mentioned that meetings and processions have voted to the defence of his beliefs part inrgely increased her foreign about five hours prior to the lost much of their previous attrac and in work simplifying his lendings this year, compared with opening of the Kuomintang Con- tion. In the countryside the peo-tronomic principles.
last year, but this has made very ference, when the proposal for ple are friendly, but anxious; an "The Padre of the Rains," how-little difference to her gold stock, the establishment of the Kowloon in most other provinces, about ever, had many followers and his which is nearly £30,000,000 higher Customs House was to be put to their difculties in selling their monthly bulletins were regarded as than it was a year ago. She has the meeting for final sanction, a produce.
Infallible by many Californians who lent relatively little to Europe, brief telegram was received from In Bihar and Orissa, the vivi would necept his forecnata and no probably because there is a dearth the Kwangtung Government in-disobedienez movement seems less other.
of really good borrowers. the
more adventur- forming
Nanking State popular, bet several violent
Britain, being Father Ricard was a member of Council that the British officinis,|cidents have occurred,
several scientific societies, publish-ous in foreign finance, and hay- who negotiated with the In- lu Assam it is reported there is ed several pamphlets and edited his ing more vested interests concern. apeetor-General of the Maritime an improvement in the political regular forecasts for the state. Heed in lending money abroad, hue. Customs, had consented to the situation, despite attempts to con-nino published a regular selsmogra-been less careful, but much of her Nanking suggestion, provided the tinue the educational boycott,hic record from data gathered by lending proved unwise. latter would cancel the project upon which Congress opinion the delicate instrument he had in- France, and not America, his
the opening
striled at Santa Clara some years been the principal taker of gold free-port t seems divided, Changshan. The matter was dis-
in the world's market since the cussed with Messrs Wang Chung
spring of 1927, and she has ample hu and Wu Han-min and, at the
Hold reserves with which to under- suggestion of the two leaders, a
take large foreign business if she the submitted to
It is believed the wrrelting of a
America. desired. But, like proposal was Kuomintang Conference advocat-mail train in Burmu some weeks
France does not feel the necessary ing a postponement of the iden ago was the work of the Bengal
confidence in foreign borrowers, -Britisk Wireless. to foria a new Kowloon Customs Revolutionary Party, and several
Touse
arrests have been made.--British Wireless.
of
il
-
Clashes have occurred in Born- bay and Karachi, and during ter rorist outrages in Chandpur, in Bengal,
THE MEUSE VALLEY "POISON" FOG.
Decentralisation Pign. Commenting on his second re- commendation to the Kuomintang Conference, concerning ping for the elevation of the authority of the District Magistracies in the Provinces, the Canton Governor PROFESSOR'S STATEMENT
AT ENQUIRY. emphasised that, according to prevalling practice, the Provincial
Brussels, Dec. 9. Government controlled all <lia- triets and consequently the Dis-
At the opening of the official triety had to refer all matters enquiry into the Meuse valley relating to estacation and con-
for deaths, at which the Premier, struction 20 The Provincial M. Jaspar, was present, Professor of the Nolf, who is president Belgian Red Cross, emphatically declared that uncontaminated fog could not kill anyone.
This statement aroused
interest, as supporting lively rumours that the deaths were due to poisonous fumes from factories. M. Baels, the Minister of the
Counell before carrying out any such programmes,
General Chur said that the District Magistrates must be given more power to conduct elvil
very
affairs, and it was to facilitate administrative work in the dis- tricts that the Central Govern- ment was approached to raise the interior, was appointed chairman
power of the Magistrate,
of the committee.
Representatives of the com- mittee who visited Engla to study the matter on the epot reported that enquiry was very difficult, as the fog lad disappeared by the time they reached Engis-Reu-
Kuomintang Reform. Deploring the chaotic state of the Kuomintang departments In North China districts or siens, General Chan said he was great- ly impressed with the lack of discipline in the Kuomintang de- partments in districts which he [Altogether 69 deaths occurred passed through while visiting in a few days, mostly of old people Nanking. Unless the Kuomintang and persons with lung affections. organisations were reformed the time would come when they would Interfore evon with
ter.
the ad- KOREA'S POPULATION.
AN INCREASE OF 1,536,000
IN FIVE YEARS.
Tokyo, Dee, 9.
on
in-
ministration of a Provincial Gov- urminent. For instance, in Anhul Province there were between fifty to sixty districts where the Kuomintang was making such exorbitant demands for funda, The population of Koren, ne- for the dissemination of Kuomin-cording to the censur Laken tu 21,057,000, an tang propaganda, that many had October 1, reported that the demands from crease of 1,535,000 since 1925.
The total for the whole Japan- the Kuomintang exceeded the total revenue of the districts.ese Empire, including Formosa When the Provincial Government and, Saghallon, is 90,404,000, an leaders failed to comply with increase of 6.947,000 in the past the demands of the Kuomintang five years.-Reuter. the taller threatened
census, us announced in The to aven dismiss the Provincial authorities. cable published yesterday, puts In districts in Chibit and Shan the population of Japan proper at G4,447,000, being an increase of district Kuomintangs 1,017.000 since 1025.3. had even gained control of the revenues of the District Treasury.
tung some
General Chan said that, as an observer, he belloved that public Nanking and while all Provincial not interfere opinion in, these districts was militarists should nguinst the Kuomintang repre- with the civil and financial ad sentativer for seizing money be ministrations of the Provincial longing to the district treasury Government, it was high time that the Kuomintang officials thus postponing educational and administrative programme.
endeavoured to work in harmony General Chan concluded by with district civil administrators for the welfare of the public, anying that while at Nanking ho had, on many occasions, conferred In short, there should be a clear with Marshal Chiang Kai-shek demarcation drawn batween tho and other leaders who were civil and military leaders and unanimous in expressing the complete co-operation between the opinion that while all military civil and Kuomintang depart power should be-concentrated-atments.
ngo.
HOURS OF MINERS.
BRITAIN, GERMANY AND POLAND DISCUSS.
London, Dec. 9.
Mines.
The Minister for
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Hia dia-to be considering the advisibility to a woven-hour day, which other The three countries
con- the Pollsh Government. mo#1 earned are Britain, Germany and cussions with thers have extended of a joint discussion between the wise workl be restored when the
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