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五拜禮 號八廿月八英港香 FRIDAY,
AUGUST 28, 1931.
日五十月七
$30 PER ANNUM SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS
The late Dr. John Fenton, former-
ly of Hongkong University, whose death is widely regretted by a large
Zeppelin's
Discovery
in Arctic.
What Camera's
Eye Saw.
Clue to Fate of Amundsen.
circle of friends. (Photo: Kobzal PLANE IN SNOW.
LISBON REVOLT CRISIS.
NORTHERN AREA ISOLATED.
350 CASUALTIES IN CAPITAL.
Madrid, Aug. 27. General Carmona, the Dic. tator of Portugal, is still facing critical situation, though telephone news from Lisbon states that the fur. ther outbreak last night was quickly suppressed and that quiet has now been restored in the capital.
As a result of the further fighting, the death-roll has mounted to fifty, while three hundred people are wounded and in hospital.
over
been isolated and a strict censor
ship has been into operation.
believed that
skirmishes are ne
curring with the rebels,
who
are
decing northward.
Berlin, Aug. 26. Hope was extended here to-day that the veil of mystery which for several years has cloaked the fate of the late Captain Raold Anundsen, the Norwegiam Arctic and Antarctic plorer, will be lifted.
ex-
The mystery of Amundsen's.
LOCAL BRANCH.
Pedder Bldg.
LABOUR PARTY'S REMARKABLE MANIFESTO.
"Picture shows the Graf Zeppelin being greeted on her return from her Arctic cruise. Dr. Eckener is leaning out of window on right. A photograph taken during the trip has ravested an aeroplana in snow- unobservable to the naked eye-which is believed to offer a clue to the fate of Captain Roald Amundren,
fate may be solved as a result LEAGUE'S
of last month's flight of the
| Graf Zeppelin over the Arctic
regions,
Professor Paul Molchanoff, the Russian meteorologist, who was aboard the Giraf Zeppelin when the spectacular light into the Arctic was made, to-day developed photo- xrophic plates which he had exposed, while the Graf Zeppelin was lying over the southera renches of Nova Zembla.
Aeroplane Shown in Photo.
The photographs reveal that in. the snow on the ground directly
INVASION
OF CHINA.
Co-operation With Government.
NOTED VISITORS.
Geneva, Aug. 27.
In pursuance of the plan of
beneath the Graf Zeppelin there co-operation between the Chi-
the
Government and
Footpads Meet their Match.
GRIM FIGHT NEAR DOGS' HOME.
Nathan
Fierce Attack on Banking Interests.
APPEAL TO MASSES
FOR SUPPORT.
“CONSTRUCTIVE EFFORT FOR A NEW SOCIAL ORDER.”
CABINET'S ACTIVITIES.
A REMARKABLE MANIFESTO issued by the
Labour Party and signed by Mr. Arthur Henderson, who has stepped into the leadership, suggests that the effect of the collapse of the Labour Government and the establishment of the National Government under Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, has been to cause a violent swing of the Party to the Left.
The MacDonald Government is accused of the intention to attack the standard of living of the workers in order to meet a situation caused by the policy of the private banks. The bankers are inferentially, accused of a deliberate plot to bring about the collapse of the late Government, which was setting a bad example from a financier's viewpoint in taxing the rich to provide for the necessities of the poor.
"IMPOVERISHMENT OF WORKERS.".
Committees at Work
the
Mr. Arthur Henderson, virtual lander of the La- bour party.
GIGANTIC LOANS FOR BRITAIN.
IN PARIS AND NEW YORK.
DISSIPATED.
High courage
was displayed last night by Mr. Ling Kwan- sau, manager of the Industrial) and commerical Oil Refinery, of 14, Queen's Road Central, when Wha il 11 aeroplane which
he fought four armed footpads human
London, Aug. 27. It is expected that reports will | the and emerged triumphant. eye, subject to snow blind- nese ness, was not able to detect. League of Nations for the de With Mr. Tang Pak-wai, trea- Following the decision yesterday then be before the Cabinet from Professor Molchanoff believes, velopment of the country's surer of the firm, he was attacked of the joint meeting of the General the Sub-Committees appointed af The northern distrlets have that the aeroplane shown in his
precious photograph may be the health and educational organisa- at about 6 o'clock last evening, soon Council of the Trades Union Con-its first meeting yesterday. tone in which Amundsen set off tions, among other things, Dr. after alighting from a bus at the gress and the National Executive
junction of
Rond and of the Labour Party that the new from
Two of the Sub-Committees Tromsoc In search
of Rajchman, the Director of the Waterloo Road, by two men, one of Government should be "vigorously General Umberto Nobile and the Henith Section of the League, whom was nimed with dagger opposed in Parliament and by the were at work to-day. The sub: STERLING CRISIS
dealing with stranded men from the wreeked accompanied by Mr. Walters, Single-handed, Mr. Ling tackled his movement throughout the country," Committee Italian polar dirigible, the Italia. the personal assistant of the assailants, and so full of fight was another point meeting was held to economies and the new taxation Secretary-General, Sir Eriche, that when two other roughs day, at which members of the Con- required to meet the present situa. Drummond, is now on his way joined in the fray, he still refused sultative Committee of the Parlia- tion and to effect the balancing to give ground and eventualy put, mentary Labour Party were pre-of the budget was engaged in It is possible that the plane to China.
examining the actual details of that of other lost aviators or
the whole four to flight. Two of sent. Pour educational experts are them were armed with, doggers. may have belonged to Soviet re leaving for China
Subsequently a remarkable mani- the proposals which have already on Monday connoiterers. But, the theory that aboard the famous German Trans-
Mr. Ling did not emerge from festo was issued. signed. by Mr. been decided upon in principle,
Arthur Henderson.
The Second Committee considered the aeroplane may be the clue to atlantic liner Bremen.
the conflict without injury. He
Parliamentary procedure and the the fate of Amundsen will by
"New Social Order." They are Dr. C. I. Becker, the received, in all, eight knife cuta!
to be proceeded with thoroughly investigated.
former Praselan Minister of on the head and body, but making |
document of Since, in 1927. Amundsen hopped Education, Professor Paul Lange light of them, refusing to go to hose length, it appeals, inter alia, to the
considerable when Parliament resumes.
Apart from the legislation re companion from Tromsoe in search of General Yin, of the College de France, who pital in spite of the advice of Dr. massey of the country to rally to quired for dealing with the finan- Nobile, who was later rescued. is an eminent physicist. Professor Wong Chung-lam, whom he con- the Labour movement in defence cial emergency, Governmen
of true National interests and a will only proceed with Measures that there has been no indication of R. H. Tawney, Reader in Economic sulted. continues hist bis fate.
constructive effort towards a new of proved non-controversial dictatorship on the most absolute
Rocial order.
kind, scale, after repeated promises ta
The new National Government is restore to the country Home
denounced as semblance of Parliamentary
undemocratic and unauthorised by the people. sutationalism.
It Is. however, thought
General
Carmona
has the situation
in band and that
the new revoluton
has been squelched.
It is the twenty-
third to occur in Portugal since the little country exil-
Carmona
ed King Manoel some 21 years age.
The grievance today is General Cormona
con.
Investigation Planned.
with
2
Nobile Now Searching.
General Nobile, now stripped of his honours by the Italian Govern Feeling is strongest in Oporta ment, has been spending the and the country districts, though summer cruising in the Arcti there is strongly anti-Carmona aboard
section in the capital.
the Soviet ice-brenker| Malygin in search of traces northern Amundsen.
of
The situation in the districte is believed to be serious When Amundsen went in search; for the Government, though atrong of General Nobile they
were! measures are be taken to quell the enemies. They had disagreed uprising-Renter and N.É.A, over the credit for the flight over the top of the world in the polar dirigible, the Norge.
SURVIVORS
OF
KWONGSANG.
TWO ARRIVE IN SHANGHAI..
(Our Own Correspondent.)
Shanghai, Aug. 28. Two Chinese survivors of the Kwongsang disaster disembarket from the se, Wan Hsiung yester- doy.
They remembered little of their experiences. They were washed overboard when the gale was at Its height, soon after orders had been given to all to don life-jackets. They cannot remember the details of their rescue,
ON HILLSIDE.
History of Landan University, member of the Executive of the No motive was apparent for the Workers' Eduention Association, | attack. and of the Fabian Society, and Dr. M. Falskl, a professor of Warsaw University.-Reuter.
SCHNEIDER RACE INTEREST.
SPECIAL PARKING FOR
PLANES.
CHINA'S GOLD
FOR AMERICA,
CONSIGNMENT ON PRES. LINER.
(Our Own Correspondent.)
Tho sonders were the Contral Bank of China. The bars are con-
London, Aug. 27.
Shanghai, Aug. 28, Owing to rough seas and high The President Madison salled) winds, the British Schneider for. America, yesterday carrying af GRUESOME FIND Trophy Team were prevented from shipment of fe cases of gold bars
valued at $2,000,000. į making any "practice Bights at
Calshot to-day.
Arrangements for the race are signed to the Equitable Eastern proceeding smoothly. Special Banking Corporation, of New
rovision in being made for the York. parking of acroplanes in which spectators will arrive from all over Britain and from the Con- tinent.--British Wireless..
SKELETON OF A SUICIDE.
A grim secret was, givert up by the hillside when chance brought a party of.. youthful hikers there yester.. day.
AMY LEAVES FOR the mouldering skeleton of a
HOME.
GANDHI VERY CHEERFUL.
DRAMATIC END TO DISPUTE.
Simit, Aug. 27.
$7,000 ERAUD ALLEGED,
LOCAL FIRM SAID TO BE VICTIMISED.
new
mensur
New York, Aug, 27. ----According -- to --the --- New- York Evening Post, Wall Street bankers, headed by Mr. J. P. Morgan, have agreed to a new short-term credit of at least £$300,000,- 000 for the British Treasury. Officials do not deny the cor rectness of the report.
A further suggestion that this short-term credit is to be follow
ed by a long-term credit of G$500,000,000 finds little sup- port in banking circles at pre- sent.
London Traffic Bill. It in auggested that the Loudon The manifesto alleges that the Passenger Transport Bill, intro- It has been suggested that
Government in "determined to duced by Mr. Herbert Morrison British external loan will be float- attack the standard of living of the last March, may rank as such and fed in all leading financial centres, are somewhat workers in order to meet a altun since the support of the Labour but bankers here tion caused by the polley of private
public fury as the official opposition is doubtful of the prospects of the banking interests outside
to be forthcoming, the Bill success of such a loan at present. control, and is attempting to re will probably be carried through. verse the social policy of the
The Bill provides for the catab. nation."
Ishment of a Passenger Trans-
"not because the nation's re
Reports Confirmed.
It is confirmed on the highest
it does so, the manifesto goes on, port Board for the London traffic authority that discussions for the
area and negotiations with the
progressed decidedly in the last sources have suddenly diminished, Underground Railway and other opening of new British credit have not because the nation cannot groups have reached point at twenty-four hours. afford to provide for its unemploy which it Is generally recognized An official announcement is ex- ad, not because the budget cannot the suspension of the measure be balanced, burrily because would involve Rerious practica:pected to-morrow; financial Interaïts" hava decided dimculties.
The credit will be larger than that
also
that Britain is setting bad
It is considered improbable that advanced in 1026 and Its currency example to other countries in tax- ing the rich to provide for the Any other of the Bills Introduced will be one year instead of two. -necessities of the poor."
by the inte Government and still Otherwise it will be very similar. before Parliament, will be pro-
A French credit, equivalent to The Labour Party claims that ecoded with by the National the American, will probably the present dificulties of the coun-lovernment.
be arranged. try can be overcome In other ways. and says that whito Labour is vitally concorned with the national Interests, it emphatically rejects
Mr. Stimson's Visit.
Mr. Stimson, the U.S. Secretary.
This credit may be followed by a long term loan in the United States and it is believed that this will be of record size.
The willingness of American ban Fors to extend credit. It is indicat
the proposition that this can only of State, who returned to London this morning from Scotland, be secured by the impoverishment where he had been on herday, pro- ed, is dependent In a large measure
of the workers.
Taxable Capacity.
ceeded to Downing Street to make
makeupon the assurance of the British. personal call on the Prime Government that the programme of Minister. The two statesmen economy will be adopted....
It declares that the taxable breakfasted together and in course
the
Geneva Secondary.
In a copse at a bond marking
A fraud Involving a large suni! the turning into Mount Davis Road from Victoria Road, a troop of boys
was disclosed by a report mado from the St Lewis Industrin!
by Ho Shek-sang, accountant of capacity of Great Britain has not of informat discussion, the conThe Improvement of Brish Guan School of Saiyingpun, came upon
the Kung Cheong Imports and been exhausted and suggests
it is understood, turned verantion, hu-
Exporta firm, to the police yester- alternative policy of mobilising the raturally to the maintenance of man being,
day.
country's foreign Investments, and the present excellent relations Overhead, auspended from the
He stated that he paid $7,000 to a temporary suspension of the between Great Britain and the fork of a tros, what appears to have The dispute between the Govern-a man who produced a letter which sinking fund, in addition to the United States. been # belt or girdle, was swing- ment and the Congress Working purported to show that he was a taxation of fixed interest-bearing ing In the breeze, pointing to a sul- Committed which threatened to pre. representativo of a firm with securities and other unearned in- HOPS OFF FOR SEOUL cide and a death in tragic circums- vent Gandhi's departure for dealings. Sub
which the Kung Cheong had
had had come.
·FROM OSAKA.
tances.
develop Subsequent
Premiera Breather. land, was setueu urmațieally at Medical experts who Osaka, Aug. 28.
have ex-
ments, however, revealed that the amined the skeleton are unable to the last moment.
man who collected the money was Mias Amy Johnson, whose de decide on the sex, although they be
The Prime Minister, Mr. Ram- Gandhi was very cheerful when not se empowered, and it is parture has been delayed by bad Hevo nationality may bo determined he loft Simla for Bombay en route gested that the man hadhyay MacDonald, left, London to the next few weeks, Lord Roading| weather, hopped off for Seoul at by a pair of Chinese shoes which to London. He was accompanied by some
made himsolt night for Lossiemouth. He will the skeleton was still wearing his son, Deva Das, his secretary, sequainted with the business reing of the Cabinet, arranged for
turn to preside over the next meet 5.21 this morning.
despite the fact that the tragedy Miss Glade and the Pandit Malas lations and practices between the Monday must have been some months back. viya Reuter
two firms
She is bound for England after
er Japaä "visit.—Reufer.---
means
sug
∙∙cial credit as a romalt of the forma
tion of a National Government is evidenced by the fact that sterling improved to 4.86.5/82 on New York to-day. Parity is about 4.84.10/16. Sterling exchange in Paris was firm at 128.90/123.995 as a result of rumours that the British Govern- Owing to the pressure of work ment is contemplating 20-year- confronting the members of the £80,000,000 £90,000,000 loan In new Cabinet and the importance New York and Parle, at a rate of of the decisions to be taken during interest below five per cant. -"=="/
London Beliefs. The Foreign Secretary will be
A London Aμg 287; neva for the League mealings. London of the New York Tappy prevented from proceeding to Ge No confirmation is availablës:
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