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· 五拜禮 號一月五英港香
FRIDAY, MAY 1. 1931.
日四十月三
BINGW" COFTA
DUNLOP
LOCAL BRANCH.
Pedder Bldg.
SILVER-GOLD RATIO. FLIER'S STORY CHINA-WIDE REVOLT Nayal Arsenal CANDIDATE
DARLING PLAN SUPPORTED.
BRITISH EMPIRE ACTION URGED.
·STANDARDISING SILVER PRICE.
Torento. Apr. 30.
International, or, MA " major alternative. Imperial action for the restoration of the value of silver coinage to at least something like its old ratio to gold, was urged as a cardinal remedy for the world econornic depression by Mr. Arthur Meighen, the former Prime Minister, ad- dressing the Canadian' Press Association.
ARCTIC SEARCH
FOR WEALTHY
OF FORT BAYARD CRASH.
BRITISH EXPLORER. | MR. FORD'S NARROW
ICELANDIC RESCUERS SET OUT.
THREE EXPEDITIONS
POSSIBLE.
Loudan. Apr. 30.
A race bus started to rescue
Mr. Augustine Courtauki, son of
ESCAPE.
HIT TELEPHONE POLE INTENTIONALLY.
LIVE WIRE PERIL.
That he deliberately steered his machine for a telephone pole
into
AGAINST CHIANG.
CANTON COUP PART OF BIGGER SCHEME.
SUN FOYSTERY, RUMOUR OF ESCAPE FROM ARREST.
the millionaire silk magnate, in order to avoid a crash WANG, CHING-WEI AGAIN.
who is feest on the Greenland trees and had a remarkable ierenp.
Reuter's Reykjavik correspon dent reports that the Terlajulle patrol-tront Chlink. carrying seaplane and six members of an Teelandle Resene Expedition, sall ed this morning on an afterupt to resene the missing Briton.
M
thirty escape, crashing within yards of a live wire which would have set his machine ablaze, was Ford, revealed by Mr. Edward the young Shanghai amateur fier. this morning.
Fort
The mishap occurred at
The Onion should arrive at the rent ie barrier sixty miles from Bayard as reported an Wednes- Angmagsalik on the morning of day. Mr. Ford, who is connected The speaker printed out that May 1, and from there four of the with the Asiatic Petroleum Com the great fall in the past five meneers of the expedition propose pany, flew from London to Fort years in the value of silver, te dy in the seaplane in Taskussak, Hayird, but does not contemplate which was the sale mensure of where the British fitoval Gas resuming bis journey to Shang-
Society a Air ronte hai by air. vahie and sole medium of ex-gruphitral change for ever half the world's "Spedition Indkai there population, had demoralised the stand tamelinge phner to be found.
From Oslo, it is reported that exchange of commodities be-
10 the Aretie nirma Ahrenberg is
was ascertained by a Tric tween gold and silver currency still held
Bergen by mraph representative, this morn- nations.
Bad weather. Interested British in, that he intends to have his He suggested that if the United wireles live asked the Norwegian Moth plase repaired at Kai Tak. States, Germany and other nation airman, Captain Riser Larsen if and then to offer it for sale. declined to cooperate with the birth is willing to participate in the tish Empire in definite steps to research, and he is considering the store sheer values, the British Em-
pire alone.
suht be prepared te
The Darling Scheme,
art
He supported the ideas advanveit, Bay Mr. J. P. Darling, of the Mid-1 land Finok. for a British · Empire! combination to control the gold standard of the world and thus be In a position to guaranter a silver standard Through The establish- ment in the Empire of a British Commonwealth Bank.
malier.
Renter,
CAROL RISKING ALFONSO'S FATE.
POLITICAL TENSION IN RUMANIA,
Hurbarest, Apr. 30. fries of "Long Live Spain," and easter-eries of "Long Live the hing." were heard last night in the streets of Bucharest. where
Machine for Sale,
He announced this intention in the course of a conversation at the Kai Tak Aerodrome, where he was the preparations for making machine to be landed to-morrow, and for the repairs to be effected.
Mr. Ford was rather reticont. concerning his flight, but qualified his expression of disappointment In not accomplishing to the fall his programine, by describing the trip as "good fun."
Uneventful!
Apart, however, from his slight accident in Greece, snowstorm and the more serious crash at Port
The Bank, having control of the bulk of the world's new gold sup; ples. wouki purchase silver and standarding the price on a basis ing Carol's intervention in eventful, though very interesting.
of approximately 20 ounces of all-tical affaits has created ente ver to one of gol!.
Canada's Lead,
political tension.
Bayard, he said the flight was n
His average speed was between 80 and 90 m.p.b. and he estimated that his actual dying hours for the journey were about 90.
There were angry scenes lu the Senate when the new Govern-
The intrepid avlator certainly Ale byhen also enggested; ment's programine was read, pro- farande should gier
the posing, inter alia, to restore to the had a narrow esespe in the crash which cut short his tripu the silver restoration Royal Prerogative many PUMA
ile apparently discovered BOON FLR he had shut <>fl
Mr.
that
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extending
it which have fallen into disuse.
A
large silver rolnate with ot Uproar followed the reading of his engine preparatory to iamling, dollar and two-dollar pieres, replac, the Royal Derrer dissolving Parthat he enld not "niske it." fe ing to some extent. the present tiament and fixing June attempted to ascend again, but June 1 for the elections, which, it three extra cans of "juice" in his inste issue.
It was implied by the speaker is anticipated, will be forcely contail held the rear of the machine that the whole subject might be toted.Renter
down, with the result that he was considered at the Imperial Econo
forred in a downward drift towards mic Conference soon to be held at
a grove of trees. Ottawn.---Reuter,
Mr. Eugene Meyer, Governor of the U. S. Federal Reserve Board, incidentally, has just disclosed that silver formed one of the principal matters of discussion during the "mysterious" visit to Washington "1 Mr. Montagu Norman, the Governor of the Bank of England.
MADEIRA REBELS
LYING LOW.
TROOPS OCCUPY ALL. STRATEGIC POINTS.
Aimed for the Pole.
MR. WANG CHING-WEI.
MR. SUN FO.
Disaster.
Forty-five Perish in "Explosion.
TORPEDO MISHAP.
Bio de Janeiro; Apr. 30. In a terrific explosion at a Brazilian naval arsenal to-day, twenty-one workmen were killed and ninety-seven seriously in- jured, many of them critically.
MENACED BY IRATE MOR.
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AMAZING SCENE
· AT ASHTON.
TORIES CAPTURE THE SEAT.
The disaster occurred at Nie- MOSLEY JEERED.
theroy, the capital of the Stute of
| Rio de Janeiro, and the site of the
biggest naval arsenal in Brazil.
A large machine-shop was comi pletely destroyed by the explosion, and other buildings In the naval works were very seriously dna- nged.
The tragle affair is believed to have been caused by the detona, i tion of a huge torpedo cantain-i ing three hundred pounds of high explosives.
London, Apr. 30. Extraordinary scenes were witnessed at Ashton-under- Lyne to-night, following the defeat of the Labour candi- date in the by-election caused by the death of Mr. Albert Bellamy,
hortile crowds threatening Sir Oswald Mos- ley and his candidate, who had to be given special police protection.
To Sir Oswald Mosley's inter-
Twenty-one workmen were killed outright, and twenty-four of the vention in the election is attri Injured subsequently died of their
wounds, bringing the total deathbuted the capture of the sent roll to 15. Seventy-three others by the Conservatives, the result have been sent to hospital-of the polling being declared Reuters American Service.
to-night as follows:
KAYE DON'S QUEST IN ITALY.
TO PUT RECORD OUT OF REACH.
+
Lt. Col. J. Broadbent (Con) 12,420 Str. Gordon (Lab.) Mr.
11.003
Allen Young. (New Party)
4,472
Con, maj.
1,415
After the declaration, there were amazing scenes outside the Town THE CANTON COUP is part and parcel of a wide-
Hall, a huge crowd holding the spread anti-Chiang Kai-shek movement which is
Mosley Party responsible for the London, Apr. 30.
defeat of the Labour candidate, and likely to thrust China into the throes of civil war within
Sir Malcolm Campbell, the land adopting a threatening nititude. a few weeks, according to reliable information to hand speed record-holder, and Lord
Supporters and officials of the this morning. The movement is sponsored by veteran Wakefield, owner of Miss England New Party were surrounded and Kuomintang leaders, headed by the Reorganisationists.. were present at a luncheon in ists were shaken in their faces, London to-day in honour of Mr. amid cries directed partly at Mr. Kaye Don, who recently created a Young and partly at Sir Oswald new world water spend record at Mosley of "Traitor!" "You dirty Buenos Aires,
dog! "You let the Tories in."
An independence manifesto was issued in Cantem yesterday, and though General Chan Chai-tong was not a signatory, it is believed that he will issue a formal declaration of his attitude to-day.
It is rumoured in Shanghai that Mr. Wang Ching-wei, who is believed to be responsible for the alliance between Chan Chai- tong and the Kwangsi clique, is returning from Lungkow to Hongkong and that he will go to Canton as Civil Governor. There is another strong rumour that Mr. Sun Fo and Mr. Wang Chung-hui are coming out on the side of the Reorganisationists.
CHAN MING-SHU REFUSES TO SIGN INDEPENDENCE MANIFESTO.
One of the most triking Ironsides and General Chan Chai- features of the dramatic develop tong.
Wang Ching-wei is expected in ments of the past few days, mast of them having gonê on behind [Canton very shortly, the scenes, is the violence of the
Koo Ying-fam Manifesto. rift in the fute in Nanking.
The best thing he could possibly do was to hit the telephone pole. This he struck. with one of his The cleavage, there is reason to wings, the force of the impact turn-believe, has been induced by dis-] ing the machine round
as to
ke
".
Kaye Don leaves for Italy in a day or two to represent England on Lake Garda for the d'Annunzio Trophy, presented in memory of the late Sir Henry Segrave.
Before the race, Kaye Dun will make an attempt to break his own world record at something which to use his own words will push the water speed record absolutely out of the reach of foreign com- petition."- British Wireless.
|SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL
SECRETARY.
Mr. Allen Young. the New Party candidate, had to be smug- gled out of the side entrance f the Town Hall with a strong police guard owing to the.. threatening murmurs of the
crowl,
supporters were
Later Sir Oswald Mosley and his faced with the necessity, though they were es- |corted by police to their hotel through streets crowded with thou- sands of people hooting and jeer-
inse.
Sir Oswald Delighted.
In spite of the hostile demons- tration, Sir Oswald Mosley said later that he was "delighted with the result: We shall continue fight- Ing all along the line."
The New Member.
intervention had more than a little to do with Labour's defeat.
MR. J. R. JONES GOING ON LEAVE.
Shanghal, May 1. Mr. Gordon, the defeated Labour The appointment of Mr. J. R.candidate, in un interview said: Jones us Secretary of the Munici "A small group of deserters hand- Canton, Apr. 36.
pal Council in succession to Mr.ed over the sent to the Conserva- That the sudden departure from S. M. Edwards, dates from today, tives, but something also must have the but he is proceeding to England gone wrong with the works for us so that agreements over the programme Canton of the Chairman of the wings on the other side came for the People's Convention, which Kwangtung Provincial Government. long leave. During his ab-to drop two thousand votes." Lisbon, Apr. 30. in contact with the ground, and seems likely to be wrecked. General Chan Ming-shu, is closely sence, the duties will be carried Mr. Meyer says there was
Fighting is still hanging fire in the plane came to a stop, only According to a reliable report connected with a widespread poll-on by Mr. J. M. McKee, Deputy general agreement that allver:
Reorganisationist anti-Chlang tical and military movement,
Secretary, and Mr. E. T. R. W.. S. The new member, Lieut. Colonel should be treated only as a Madeira because the insurgents thirty yards from a live wire.
Fortunately
who has been seconded Broadbent is a local man, being discontented veterans Winter, the undercarriage movement throughout the whole anised by commodity at aut as a monere lying low, judging by a tele- tary base, the opinion being am from Captain Correira, the and wheels remained undamaged, country is now inevitable, and on of the Kuomintang Parts, including from the offer of Municipal Ad-Mayor of the town in 1923-24. Le
of several members of the Central vote.
started life as a shop maalatant in expressed that the best outlook Minister of Marise and Comman and Mr. Ford does not anticipate this occasion, the strength
Chiang antagonists is causing Executive Committee, is confirment Mr. Jones came to Shanghal in the town at eventually became for the world was that steps der-in-Chief of the Expeditionary any trouble in getting speedly re-
Govern pairs effected.
alarm in the capital.
by the declaration denouncing Mar. 1994 to join the legal firm of Teca-manager. At the general election, should be taken to assist all Force, addressed to the
In reply to a question
ial Chiang Kai-shek issued by dale, Newman and Macdonald, and he polled 9.763 votes, against Mr. countries to establish goldment.
J
Sun Fo's "Escape,”
Messrs. Kon Ying-fan, Lin Sen and he accepted the post of Assistant Bellamy, who had 13.170a basis currency system.
Captain Correira reports: "The whether he contemplated lying
Secretary of the Council in 1928. majority of 3,407. The turnover operations have begun with comback to Shanghai, Mr. Ford spoke The Great Money Tangle.
The names of Mr. Sun Po and Tang Tsak-yu etc. plete success. The detachments in the negative adding that
General Chai-tong, is not amang. He has been joint Deputy Secre- is so large as to confirm the im Dr. Wang Chung-hul, leading not mind doing so if he Concerning the part which the landed have not encountered any would
require could be assured of selling the figures in the Government, are the signatories, but it is believed tary for more than two years.pression that Sir Oswald Mosler British Empire might play in the resistance and did not silver problem, Mr. Darling argues naval co-operation. The foreca de chine in Shanghai. In any case included among the recalcitrants, that the new ruler of Canton has Renter. that that remedy lies in her own cupled all strategic positions ac-plane, citur Hougknap or Shang in the reports cannot be ascer setting forth his reasons for spon- was hoping to dispose of the though whether there is any truth Prepared a long declaration which will be issued to inorrow, (Friday) hands if she has the courage to cording to plan.-Reuter.
bai.
tained definitely. It is known at all events that Mr. Sun Fo turned soring the coup against the Chiang apply it.
up unexpectedly in the Inter-Kai-shek regime. national Settlement
this early
General Chan's Attitude. week, and soon afterwards a story!
General Chan Ming-shu is utili gained currency that Chiang Kai- shek had sent a body of troops In Hongkong but his trusted fol to arrest the Minister of fallways lowers hint that he may proceed to:
London, Apr. 10. un hour after he had made a hur-Swabue and Hoifung to join his ried and secret departure aboard troops.
The Mission despatched by the There is much speculation as to Federation of British Industries a British steamer.
Sir Oswald Moxley appears to be Wang Chung-bul. President of the real attitude of the Civil Gov-to Canada, to study conditions Londen, Apr. 30.
the Judicial Council, has also arernor towards the sudden develop-with a view to stimulation of trade playing the same game with the ment of the Reorganisation move relations, will be busily engaged Labour Party as tho,Press Barons Sir Herbert Samuel, addressing rived in Shanghai..
nente, Both from Quebec, being officially greet-the National Liberal Club on the
In conferencas In Montreal, where have with the Conservative Party,
--Renter. It is expected that General Chan groat interest and sympathy
will Ning-thu
officially results could be brought about by the Secretary of State, Mr. Budget, which he described as
but displayed. Cahan, representing the Dominion Budget of expedients, anid unless Meanwhile, the greatest Interestine the circumstances leading The Mission, headed by Str
MARTIAL LAW. le at the gold soarce, before Government, and the Mayor, Mr. the Government failed to carry out is being taken in the movements of to his resignation and his attitude James Lithrow, left to-day far the stream Bows out and gets Houde.
the urgent economics required or Mr. Wang Ching-wel. Mr. Wang before leaving Hongkong. That he Toronto,
After inspecting indu dummed up in one country or
Shanghai, May 1. The royal visitors are the guests to adopt the recommendations of (who was associated with Yen and was well aware of the plans for strial plants in Hamilton and
Dominion Government. the Royal Commission
Martial law was declared in the another, that the British Empire of the
on the Feng in last year's campaign) has the coup is shown by his action in Niagara, it will visit Ottawn, Increase enormously the Prince Takamatsu is keenly, appre abuses of the unemployment in been conferring at Lungkow with dispatching two Regiments of his where an interview with the Prima Chinese city to-day in connexion emciency of its gold supply. It clative of the welcome given him surance system.. he saw no reason the Kwangsi generals and is said Pence Preservation Corps to Kiung Minister, Mr. Bennet, will take with the observance of Labour would be used in the first instanes by French Canadians during his to anticipato an early General to be responsible for the under-chow. It seems plain enough that place next Thursday. Britisk Wire Day, when Communist demonstra-
(Continued on Pago 7.) Canadian tour-Router.
Election-British Wireless.
standing reached between tho (Continued on Page 7.). lean.
tions are feared-Reneha.
"By pooling or rationalizing the empire's gold, "eld below ground
as well as above, and resorving | the all-important right to raise ita price, should the need arise, the British Empire is in'a position to
JAPANESE ROYALTY IN OTTAWA.
NO EARLY GENERAL ELECTION.
SIR HERBERT SAMUEL'S OPINION.
.
Oltuwa, Agr. 30. Prince and Princess Takamatsu
straighten out this grent money PRINCE AND PRINCESS GIVEN
tangle in which the world Bnde itself.
could rehabilitate the value
WARM WELCOME.
of silver and do much to prevent
arrival Na manipula-wore welcomed here an
the undue accumulation of gold in any one country.
tion would be required.
simple natomatic netion.
can
Wang Ching-wei.
TRADE MISSION TO -CANADA.
BUSINESS MEN LEAVE FOR TORONTO.
are
Fourth Labour Loss. Ashton-under-Lyne is the fourth sent that the Conservatives have gained from Labour since the Gon. eral Election, the others being Sunderland, Shipley and West Fulham.
Labour have partially countered by winning Preston and, the Scot. land. Division of Liverpool from the Conservatives.