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A COURT MARTIAL
ABANDONED.
SMEDLEY BUTLER TO BE REPRIMANDED.
ANOTHER LETTER.
America has been robbed of the climax of a first class sensation, a Reuter message from Washington this morn- ing announcing that the Gen- cral Court-Martial of Major General Smedley Butler has been abandoned, and that he will be officially reprimanded instead.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9. 1931.
M
LABOUR LEFT WING EUROPEAN P.S. AS CHANGE *IN_SALT
REVOLT.
I.L.P. MOVING TOWARDS -
DISAFFILIATION,
A MOSLEY SETBACK..
London, Feb. 8. A two-day conference in Lon- don of the Southern Counties Division
the Independent
BODYGUARD.
PRECAUTION AT SZE YAP MEETING.
EVIDENCE OF EXCEEDINGLY
STORMY DEBATE..
Labour Party to consider the NEWSPAPER REPORTS. question of disatfiliation from the official Labour Party, eventually | decided to have the whole ques
tion reviewed before the anual
conference.
Sir Oswald Mosley's manifests
That one of the principal shareholders, took along with him a European police sergeant as bodyguard was revealed when
of December Inst, signed by seven, the case in which the Sze. Yap teen members of the House of Steamship Company is seeking Commons, including Mr.
Oliver to restrain certain persons from Baldwin, and which proposed the acting as Directors was resumed formation of an emergency cabinet
before the Acting Chief Justice
of five to carry out national rein the Supreme Court this morn- construction, the establishment of
an Import Control Board for food-ing.
stuffs, trade agreements with the I described it, an extremely Dominions, and certain tariffs, stormy was discussed at some length.
It is learned that the decision was reached by the Secretary
The Conference finally defeated of the Navy. Mr. Adams, after the receipt of a letter from Gen. motion in favour of Sir Oswald eral Smedley Butler
Mosley's proposals as a party pro-} explaining his indiscreet refer-gramme by an overwhelming vote, ences to Signor Mussolini at the Philadelphia Club.
further
in suffering official reprimand, General Butler joins the ranks of several notabilities, Including Admiral Coughlan, who was re- sponn.le for remarks ridiculing the deposed ex-Kaiser, and Admiral Sima, who was reprimand. ed for his part in the famous incident at the Guildhall and for commenting on the issue of Irish) Home Rule.
ÆMINILITAKALAMUT FERTILISEDMINTONELMIPURINEIRANULE
DOLLAR FALLS BELOW ELEVENPENCE.
New Low Record Created This Morning.
NOW QUOTED AT 10%Ð.
Another new low record for the Hongkong dollar was es- tablished this morning, when the quotation fell below 114. The opening rate was 11d.. which was the same as Satur- day, but at. 10.40 nm. there drop to 10%d., this being the first time in the history of the Colony that the rate has fallen below tid.
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meeting. though the Secretary of the Company, Mr. Wong Yuk-tun stated, "în cross- examination, that it was not very atormy, the shareholders being pacified by a speech he made.
Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., who is for plaintiffs, put it to witness that the meetlag of July 8 last was one of the inmiest meetings imaginable.
GABELLE.
AMERICAN AS ASSOCIATE CHIEF INSPECTOR.
BRITON'S NEW POST.
Nanking. Feb. 8.
930 PER ANNUM
#AST SINGLE CUFI 19. CENTS
EWIN FOULED IN NINTH ROUND.
DISAPPOINTING END TO TITLE BOUT.
OFFICIAL INTERVENTIONS UPSETS BOXENT.
LOCAL BRANCH. ·
Pastor Bldg.
FINANCIAL CRISIS IN AUSTRALIA.
NANKING ATTACK
ON GOLD
SCANT SUPPORT FOR THE BAR SPECULATION.
THEODORE PLAN.
MR. LANG'S LONE HAND
Canberra, Feb. 8.
The prospects of an agrec-
It is officially anounced that the Minister of Finance, Mr. T. V. Soong, has appointed Mr. Frederick Albert Cleveland, an American MR. MURDOCH SEVERE. attempting to settle Australia's
economist, Acting Associate Chlor Inspector of the Salt Gabello, in succession to Mr. Frederick Hunsey- Freke.
Mr. Hussey-Freko has been up- pointed Adviser to the Ministry of Finance.
ment at the conference which is
financial difficulties are as remote
as-ever,
FULL TEXT OF RECENT MEASURES.
EXCHANGE MAY BE CLOSED IN AN EMERGENCY.
MINISTRY'S POWERS.
The text of the regulations drawn
up by the Central Political Council at Nanking for
BY "WANDERER,"]
Mr. Theodore's plas Зд un- acceptable to Queensland and to Disqualified in the ninth round West Australia, and it is certain for hitting low, Jock Crichton lost to be rejected by the Board of tho his middleweight title at the City Commonwealth Bank unless that body's ideas have greatly altered. fall on Saturday night, There
Mr. Scullin, the Premier, and the control of the Shanghai Gold was not the slightest doubt about Mr. Theodore are endeavouring in Bar Exchange, the features of the infringement, but there was obtain the support of Messra. which were outlined in the no weight behind the swing and Hogan and Hill, the Premiers of Telegraph a week ago, is DOW Ewin, the new holder of the belt, Victoria and South Australia available.
Hitherto, suffered little hurt, though its respectively.
these The measures frankly aim at a curbing of the reckless speculation immediate effect was to bring him Ministers have been undecided.
Mr. Theodore is to interview the which has been a feature of the to his knees. It was a moat an Eoard of the Commonwealth Bank Gold Bar Exchange for months Mutisfactory end to a disappoint-on Tuesday, and the Premiers past, and it is believed that their ing contest: It arone largely from have decided to remain at Can-enforcement will have a salutary the fact that both men were badly berra to await the result of the effect, though a favourable re- rattled by too much ofletul inter-interview. ference. It could not be suggest- ed that Mr. Murdoch was wrong in any of his decisions, but once or twice a Nelsonian eye woul have been in the best interest, while beyond a doubt the fraying of tempers was due to his not always necessary interventions.
Mr. Hussey-Freke. Mr. Cleveland, who
came out East with the Kemmerer Currency Commission, later joined the Salt "Reasonably Peaceful." Gabelle na head of the Accounting Witness disagreed, and said it
having been in charge or suggestion of halding, but it was a lot of talking, but after he of the President's inquiry into the seldom took a serious form, and
of the United business methods
some latitude, in a keen match of had addressed the gathering, States Government 1010 and this kind, would have done no thinga quietened down, and, al-Chairman of Presiden Taft's Com- harm. though he knew that at heart the mission on Economy Efficiency requisionists were not in favour in 1911-13.
was reasonably peaceful. Thereement. He is a well-known There was a rood deal of holding,
Unprecedented Apology. Since America's unprecedented Mussolini. pology to Signor which Mr. H. L. Stimson made 0: Ally to Signor de Martino, the Italian Ambassador, accompany. ing his formal expression of regret by a written apology in which he said: "The sincere regrets of the government of the United States of America are extended to His Excellency, Premier Benito Mus- solini of Italy and to the Italian people for this discourteous and unwarranted utterance by a cons
this govern and voted in favour of an interna-kai. missioned officer of
the tional policy of organisation, not
·ment
active duty."
Preference to the Americas papers have been fall giving of the incident.
Dominions, but trenting all coum-
on
It has eclipsed as a "story." public interest in prohibition, farm relief, unemployment, the in- dustrial depression, the
papers carrying all the detalls they can discover regarding the Butler- Mussolini affair. while in many the past exploits of Butler as an ofleer and as an "enfant terrible" have been recounted,
Court Formed.
martial comes as a greater sur-
Bright Start.
As it was, the contest began in abright enough vein, Crichton puzzling Ewin by his abrupt changes in tactics, and piling up a useful tally of points by sudden; advances, a quick rat-tat of blows and as equally quick getaway. Ewin did not find his feet until the fourth round when he seemed
SEVERE SNOWSTORMS.
IN JAPAN.
Considerable Loss of Life Reported.
TRAIN SERVICE UPSET.
Tokyo, Feb. 9.
Japan was awept by severe . snowstorma during the week- end, considerable loss of life being reported from various parts of the country.
Train services were disrupt- ed as a consequence. Tokyo is at present experiencing un- usually cold weather.-Reuter.
action on the silver market is not expected to result immediately.
The ten anti-gambling measures follow:
Only Bona Fide Dealers. Brokers shall henceforth be strict- ly prohibited from buying or sell- ing on behalf of parties who are not bona fide exporters or dealers in foreign exchange. The Exchanges engaged in gold bar transactions shall
be ordered by the Ministry to notify their brokers to the above- effect for rigid observance, Strict vigilance shall also be maintained ever the enforcement of this pro- vision by the Ministry's Supervisor. Brokers found guilty of violating the proceding stipulation shall be deprived of their business loence and severely punished by the Mini- atry. Exchanges engaged in gold bar transactions which wilfully ab stain from reporting, or otherwise connive nt, such brenches of the Jaw, upon detection, shall likewise be dealt with.
of discussing only two resolutions, Mr. Hussey-Freke, who WAS! they rained silent after he had formerly with the Haiho Conser spoken, and had pointed out how vaney Board, succeeded Sir Ernest Foreign Chief useless 1 was disputing over the Wilton in 1926 as matter, when the only thing the Inspector of the Salt Gabelle, but in shareholders were desiring was 1928, in order to bring the Sait their rights and privileges.Chlef Inspectorate under the direct Lite control of the Ministry of Finance, These, he contended, were chartering of the ship and the as in the case of the Customs, Mr. Liu Tsung-yi was appointed Chief paying of a dividend.
stiff with landing repeatedly Mr. F. C. Jenkin continuing his Inspector, with Mr. Hussey-Freko to be getting Crichton's measure. to the body. Clinches defence, enlled L Sgt. Hill, whos Associnte Chief Inspector-Reu-blows
began to form a feature of the
The "margin" money to be de SAUERCANNERIEMANN attended the meeting of July 8,
fight and finally Mr. Murdoch got Mr. Lang, the Premier of New posited by the buyer and seller at the request of Mr. Ng Tim-
inside the ring and separated the South Wales, is playing a lone shall not be less than 10 per cent. contestants forcibly. The contest hand. He will tell the Confer of the amount mutually' assumed livelier Interest. Ewin's ence his phin on Tuesday, the upon. In the event, however, of lone reach was conferring a basis of which is a reduction of the fluctuations in the market que advantage with the battle in the interest and the adoption of a new tation having exceeded 50 por sent.
tries on the same basis.-Reuter,
EUGENE CHEN TO GIVE VIEWS.
EXPECTED IN NANKING VERY SOON.
Personal Bodyguard.
He attended under the imprex-
ter.
H.MS. MALAYA BACK AT GIBRALTAR.
sion that he was required as a MADEIRA ORDERS NOT GIVEN pen, but Crichton connected
ted form of currency!
до,
At
Afraid of Trouble.
ATTEMPTINERAR
Mr. Theodore's Plan.
the of
Margin Money.
agreed
of the "margin" money, addition.. personal bodyguard to Mr. Ng.
beautifully with a nicely judged
al deposit should immediately be and to prevent any disturbance.
OR CANCELLED.
right cross. It would be almost
paid. Violation of this rule shall He arrived at the meeting at
impossible to say how the fight Gibraltar, Feb. 8.
Mr. Theodore, in his statement be dealt with severely. 2 pm, and did not leave until
would have gone but for that fatal
Government's finance During times of violent markot The report that British warships blow in the ninth. Both men wers polley, said that the reduction of fluctuations, the Ministry may is- 6 p.m. There were
over 200 people present.
about had been ordered to Madeira as a
constantly changing their tactics
WAR wages
not contemplated, sue special orders requiring, as in- o'clock, about 150 left the build-precaution, following bread riots,
and thoroughly on their mettle They desired the adoption of a crease in the legal percentage of Ing. He thought the meeting had is at least premature.
But when Mr. Murdoch began to three-years plan to restore the "margin" money and the payment concluded and asked if he could H.M.S. Malaya, the battle-cruiser,
deal out warnings, the feelings of but Mr. Ng Taim-kai request-left this morning, but later return-
hoth men were stirred up and the value of Australian currency to of additional deposit by the parties
ita 1929 level, which would concerned. contest had developed into a rough increase the national income by ed him to stay, as he feared the led to harbour, where destroyers re-
Directors as well as other staff Nunking, Feb. 8. The Central Political Council other people might return and mained thoughout the day--Renter.
and tumble when the referes
and provide work members of the Exchanges shall be £100,000,000 Later. The cancellation of the courts invited Mr. Eugene Chen to make trouble. About 50 people
strictly prohibited from engaging in The Daily Herald learns that the stopped the fight to declare Ewin for 200,000 men.
the winner on a foul.
He hinted that the Government gold bar transactions in collusion prise In view of the fact that fr. attend a conference on Tuesday, were left behind and they con-
The Admiralty intimated to the Com when the Council's Committee of ducted another meeting.
the Atlantic ⚫ Gallery Entertainer. intended to control drastically the with the brokers. Persons violating Adams refused to allow General Foreign Affairs will confer with departure of the 150, was accommander-in-Chief of Butler to resign his commission
Not one of the other contests exchange rates and to reduce this stipulation, upon discovery.
shall, besides being ordered to Generni Moh Toh-hui on the ad- panied by a lot of tallting but very Fleet which is engaged in exercises
be before the hearing.
little disorder.
near Gibraltar that it might be could be called bright, A. B. rates of interest. The personnal of the Court visability of consenting to re
The speech is interpreted to dismissed, be severely punished. necessary to send some unit to Kelley and Stoker Harley provid
Brokers shall confine their deal- of Mumption
commorcinl and Martial was announced more than political reintions with the Russlan
Madeira owing to the situation ed the best bout of the evening, mean that the Government favour a week ago as follows:
Government and on a settlement Cross-examined, witness sald there, but hitherto the necessity has and a draw just about represented the limited increase in the note ing with their clients strictly to Rear-Admiral Louis Rudolph de
their merits. Kelly was the more issue, and the rejection of the the Exchange, and may not under of the Chinese Eastern Railway that he had attended a few meet-not arisen.-Reuter, Stelguer (President).
dispute. It is understood that ings in his time, but never one
enterprising, but Harley had remedies proposed by the expert take any transactions outside of the the Finance Minister, Mr. V. like that. It Wos extremely
vory nice style and he stood up to committee, which also advanced a Exchange concerned,
Ministry's Powers. Soong, has already had meeting stormy, and he thought that Mr.
Kelley's rush tactics with excel-three-years' plan, based on a re-
At times of wlid fluctuations: in with Mr. Chen.
Li and the solicitors left because
lent judgment. Kelley spolit an duction of the expenditure of otherwise capital exhibition by Federal State Governments by a the value of gold and silver, or when it is, discovered that certain playing to the gallery. The bout further £15,000,000 yearly.
Salories of civil servants must unscrupulous brokers are wilfully swung in favour first of one man
Both be cut. and old age, invalid and boosting or depressing quotations and then of the other.
to manipulate or corner the market, took a good deal of punishment, war pensions revised.
The report condemns the in- for when it is believed that criris: Harley's punches, though a triflo
it is flation, and says that now
to be caused without any la likely fewer, being more damaging.
In the other ten-round contest, impossible to balance this year's satisfactory way of saving the L. 5. Hall and L. S. Davies, both budget; only an Immediate and situation, then the Ministry may, of thong old-stagera and well- drastic reduction of expenditure either on its own accord or upon known Ireally, threw defence to will afford a chance of approach- the petition of the Exchanges, or
the temporary suspension of the winds and exchange heavy ing a balance in the financial year business of the Exchanges or the
Rear-Admiral W. W. Phelps. Rear-Admiral D. W. Taylor. Rear-Admiral B. Franklin. Rear Admiral J. R. Y. Blakely. Rear-Admiral G.R.Clark, and Major-Gen U.S.M.C.
It is expected that Mr. and Mrs, they were afraid there might be Chen will be arriving here in n trouble. They seemed to give the
J. II. Pendleton, day or so. Mr. Chen has told in meating up as a bad job, as it Most of the Court were asked terviewers that in the near future was quite out of control. There he will issue a munifeste giving was no trouble at the second part
on the political of the meeting.
to come out of retirement In his opinions order to pass judgment on the dis-situation In China. tinguished soldier of the seà in- volved in the affair.
Mussolini's Acceptance. Elgnor Mussolini announced hin acceptance of Amerien's apology on January 80, after which there were some bitter speeches in the Senate.
One Senator praised General Butler for "his courage telling the truth about Signor" Mussolini," Another said he would "support General Butler in anything he says to or about Premier Mus-
solini."
Vanderbilt Connexion.
A feature of the incident is the allegation that General Butler obtained the basis of his story from Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr. a member of one of the wealthiest familles in the United States, and
a journalist.
It has been reported from many parts of the country that-Mr.---Van- derbilt has told exactly the same istory of Mussolini "that his car dom wohild, and he re-
PREYNDARINNAREMORE POMENIERTELENTES DESTE A JEROEN HIS LITRINNE
STOP PRESS.
SHANGHAI CURRENCY
INVESTIGATION.
BRITISH EXPERT ASKED TO ADVISE.
Johannesburg, Feb. 8.
It is understood that Mr. W. H. Clegg, the retiring. Governor of the South African Reserve Bank (who was formerly in the Bank of England) is shortly. proceeding to Shanghal at the invitation of the British Government to investigate the Chinose silver currency
RACIAL FEELING IN PALESTINE.
DANGEROUS SPEECH BY AN INDIAN MOSLEM.
д such
test of 1981-2.
dor
Wong Yuk-tsu, Secrotary of the
Jerusalem, Feb. 8. Company, said he addressed the The Indian Moslem leader, Shau meeting and attempted to pacify Kat Alli, in a speech at a gathering it by pointing out the futility of of the Moslem-Christian Assocla- the dispute. He suggested to the tion at Jaffa, paid a tribute to the meating that it should confine Maslont Christian unity, but do- itself to discussing the questions clared that Jewish immigration punches. In
political of chartering and dividend, and and
demanda were
The plan is not signed by Mr. suspension of forward transactions, endurance, Hall was bound, on
Exchanges engaged in gold bar past performances, to come out Gibson, Chairman of the Com-dealings shall be required to sabuit the Chairman said that he was endangering Palestine. prepared to put the proposal to
The Jews," he said, "must bent. Davies was shaky from the mittee, or by Mr. Bbcchau, the to the Supervisor for examination the meeting. it was duly pro-
change their polley.
fourth round en, but he stuck to Commonwealth representative daily returns of the quotations, and world stands behind you. The it pluckily and even found the view of Mr. Scullin's eplaion that average quotation for the day as posed, seconded and passed.
Grand Mufti Intends to make energy for retaliation at certain the experts are not entitled to well as the amount and period of Jerusalem the cultural centre of stages. The official decision was compile a plan, but merely to the transactions booked by their
a draw, but this was a tributo
collect statistics.-Reuter.
brokers for examination. the Moslem world."-Router.
more to Davios's pluck than to his fighting merits.
to
Newspaper Accounts.
In the course of cross-examina- tton, Mr. Potter referred witness
Chinese two
nowspaper accounts of the meeting, which stated that Mr. Li could not con- trol the meeting, and dismissed it. Witnoas said that when he read one of the reports he laughed. He laughed because it referred to an- other mooting which was held, which had not obtained the consent of the shareholders who had previously
The Moslem
TANG SHAO-YI TO COME SOUTH.
TO TAKE UP POSITION AT CHUMGSHAN
Shanghai, Feb. 8.
• Six-Rounders.
At
Daily Returns,
All brokers shall likewise be re- the Rotary Club meeting at quired to submit for examination:
Crawford's restaurant to dally returns of the names of
A. B. Campbell, of the Kent, Lane whose style suggested that he has morrow, the Speaker will be Professor clients, amount and had Ewin as a tutor, gained a R. Robertson, MA. The subject will transactions booked on-
abe "Gold and Trade Depression. over a docision
half, as well as the comfortable heavier man, A. B. Barber, of the Medway. Barber was carrying
Mr. Tang Shao-yi, ex-Péking too much weight and his In a hard-hitting lightweight left. The newspaper statement that arrived this morning from Nan- ponderous methods caused Camps Spirited exch Mr. Li could not control the meet-king and it is understood that he bell few anxieties. Barber's big he
-order
ing, and therefore dismissed it was will be returning to Canton soon.. punches found the air, or were employed not a true, representation. He did Mr. Tangas recently appoint parried and Campbell filled up
not discuss the Important statement ad by the Kwangtung Provincial points in gueril!? with the Directora, Mayu
Government far, Magistrata of the pu
tage Hobarts
| which, their difants are: