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DISASTROUS WUCHOW FIRE. STERLING FALL Winston Churchill Leads
HUNDREDS
RENDERED
HOMELESS.
EASTERN PART OF CITY RUINED.
(Our Own Correspondent),
Wuchow, Dec. 1.
A mass of blackened and still amouldering ruins is all that remains of a large part of eastern Wachow, the re- sult of a disastrous fire which broke out last week and spread devastatingly for days.
Hundreds of people have been) rendered homeless and destitute, the loss of property enormous,
Some idea of the day station caused in Wuehow by last week's fire may be obtained from the above picture, takon after the blaze
had burned itself out.
Cabinet
being Ministers
For Geneva.
The local Red Cross Society s distributing food to the refugees,
who are being housed temporarily in public buildina.
Hospital Barely Escapes.
The damage WAL restricted primarily to private dwellings, į although a large hospital barely escaped.
THE TARIFF BAR.
NO FOREIGN
ARRESTED.
SILVER MARKET WEAKENS.
DOLLAR SHAKY.
1
The Hongkong dollar opened a1 19. 4.13/16d, this morning, unchanged from yesterday, bu shortly afterwards the rate de clined a farthing. This was dui to reactions resulting from decided improvement in London-New York cross-rate.
Strangely enough, silver WOH ap 3/16ths apot and 1/8th for ward in London, where there were smail offerings, Indin and the Continent being small впуста. After the official fixing, however,
thi
Tory. Die-hards.
Opposition to Government's to Government's India Policy.
TWO-DAY DEBATE IN COMMONS.
London, Dec. 2. The Winston
Churchill group's disapproval of the British Government's India policy was expressed in the House of Commons to-dav when a two-day debate on the question was opened by the Prime Minister.
ex-
Mr. Ramany MacDonald the market ruled very weak, and pressed his conviction that the America was a seller at 3/8the
problem would be solved if it under the quoted rates.
was faced with
and
In New York, silver fa un changed at 20 centa.
The cross-rate jumped up to 3.40, reflecting the firmer under-} tone of sterling in New York.
*The Hongkong market
*H
resource.
courage
Major Attice, who was a member of the Simon Commisalon, approved the Government's policy on behalf
of the Labour opposition, but Bir Reginald Craddock, a member of
NEW CHINESE MEMBER
OF COUNCIL.
Nomination of Mr. T. N. Chau.
A BARRISTER IN BUSINESS.
We understand
that following
the Conservative !"Die-hard” section the rotirement of Sir Shou-son led by Mr. Winston Churchill, de- Chow from the Legislative Coun- clared that a paper constitutionell, His Excellency the giving India responsible govern
Governor ment would be a complete sḥam. has nominated Mr. T. N. Chau, the eldest son of the late Mr. Chau
The debate was opened on motion approving the declaration Sulu-ki, bimself a former member, of the Government's policy made to be one of the Chinese represen by the Prime Minister at the tatives. Round Table Conference on Tues-
day.
It was begun this afternoon in crowded House and will be continued to-morrow.
:L
THE DISARMAMENT ENTANGLEMENTS! easier this morning, the prevaling MONTH'S JAIL FORed that none who had sat at
their on
CONFERENCE.
London, Dec. 2.
Minister made an announcement The fire department account the plished wonders
composition of the inadeqante equipment, while the British delegation.
with
rates being 18. 4.13/16d. and 1 4.15/16d. The Shanghai marketi was also wenk at 18. 9.3/8d, and
London, Dec. 2. Great interest was evinced in the House of Commons at ques... | 1a. 0.9/16d. tion-time in an answer by Major Calville, Secretary to the De-
There are expectations that silver will decline with the im provement in the cross-rate,
out!
A MUTTER.
BANISHEE WHO LOOK-į ED “DAGGERS."
your
Mr. T. N. Chau, whe graduated at Oxford, is a Barristor-at-Law having been called to the Bar of the Middle Temple in 1914.
On his return to Hongkong, he Full Assent of Cabinet, pructised in the courts for some The motion was submitted by time to shipping and insurance. years, but latterly has devoted his the Prime Minister, who said his He is manager of the Chuan On statement on Tuesday.had the full nsent of the Cabinet. He observ fire and marine insurance, and of and Man On Companice dealing in the the Yuan
On Shipping Company Round Table Conference could doubt that political capacity in and the Shiy On Shipping Com
He is also manager of the India was solid, widespread and Hongkong and Kowloon Land and had enormously increased in recent
Investment Company and Manag years.
ing partner of the Taf Yick native bank.
The value of the conference had been that it had enabled them bet- ter to understand what was the Indinn "min" and what were the
tion.
pany.
Mr. Chau is a very popular mem- bor of Chinese commercial associa- ions in the Colony and is Chair- man of the River Steamers' Asso
itt
The importance which the Many touching scenes met the British Government is known to eyes of observers. as destitute attach to the forthcoming World partment of Overseas Trade to householders attempted to rescue Disarmament Conference their meagre belongings from eceived further emphasis to-day assurance that, pending dis- re two questions designed to elicit conswoning blaze. Dr tried when at question-time in the
Sterling's upward jump of tex EXTRA SENTENCE. bis problems in translating that salvage the few articles that came House of Commons, the Prime cussions on inter-imperial econoscents in New York wiped through the fire unscathed,
cintion and of the Hongkong and mic questions, no new trade the loss suffered on Tuesday, and, "Don't think you are going to
Kowloon Property Owners' Asso- agreements or fiscal
elation. Ho Hon. arrange there is some confidence that the frighten me by looking round at
English Outstanding Questions. |menta of a binding character
Secretary of the Hongkong Chinese would be entered into.
lump has been defiitely arrest me and muttering under
breath." rematkad Mr. Williams at The next stage, obviously, was General Chamber of Commerce, in police and military officials He stated that the full member-
ed. There was an improvement in the Central Polfes Court this morn to submit the putstanding questions which he has many times served furnished guards who protected ship had not yet been settled, but Major Colville replied: "I can the rates in all Continental ceuing to a prisoner whom he had 18 detailed and constructive as a member of the Excentive Com- property and maintained fire lines, that he himself would lead the de-assure the House that the Governtres, and it is believed that this entenend for returning from examination and they were accor-
legation and that it would include ment will enter into
no engage will continue. A Second Outbreak.
five other Cabinet Ministers, name ments with foreign countries which second catastrophe way the Foreign Secretary, Sir John would be likely to prejudice vither narrowly averted, sesterday when Simon, the Dominions Secretary, the objects of the Abnormal a second blaze started in a neigh Mr. J. H. Thomas, the Secretary of ortations Act, or any future ar- bouring business section which did State for War, Lord Hailsham, the rangements with the rest of the considerable dange before the Air Minister. Lord Londonderry. Empire. flames were quenched by the fire and the First Lord of the Ad- department and voluntanto
miralty, Sir Bolton Byres-Monsell. The big fire insurance firms in-British Wireless. Hongkong are said to be involved
A
in heavy commitments us a result of last week's disaster.
THE BURMA ROUND TABLE.
WORK BEGINS AT ST. JAMES'S PALACE.
Londen. Dec. 2. The work of the Burmese Round Table Conference began to-day at St. James's Palace under the chair, manship of Lord Peel.
The King's reply to a loyal mes-
sage sent by the inaugural meeting
Just week, expresses His Majesty's earnest hope that the deliberations. on which delegates are- now barking will be brought to success. ful issue.
031-
Draft Convention, Replying to other questions on
Im-
Mr. Stanley Bruce, formerly the Prime Minister of Australia, in a speech at the Royal Empire Society meeting to-day said statesmen of the Empire were presented with the greatest opportunity any nation the British polley at the Confer-ever had for stimulating greater eace, Mr. Hamsay MacDonald inter-imperial economic en-opera- referred to the fact that under the ion.-British Wireless. lale Labour Government, a comp mittee of members of the three parties examined broadly the terms of the draft convention, and stated that the present
Govern- anent had continued the exa
Pжnina-j tion in the fullest detail. doubled if it would be possible,! however, to take a statement on the Government policy before the House rose for the Christmas recess,-- British. Wireless,
BELGIAN TRAIN SMASH.
A general debate which will be EXPRESS HITS "SLOW"
NEAR MALINES.
RUSSIAN MINUS
PASSPORT.
TIENTSIN OFFENCES
RECALED. Described as a newspaper com- positor, a young Russian appeared before Mr. Williams at the Central Pollce Court this morning on a charge of arriving in the Colony
without a valid passport.
The defendant pleaded guilty. Detective Sergeant C. Mottram informed his Worship that the de- fendant was arrested by a Russin continued to-morrow followed the
member of the "E" Contingent of reading of the King's message and
the Force near the Central Market, on Monday the Conference will re-i
The officer was formerly in the Brussels, Dec. 2. solve itself into committees for
British Police in the British Con- the purpose of detailed examina with disaster this evening, crash-there he arrested the defendant:
The Lille-Antwerp express met cession in Tientsin, and whilst tion of its problem.-British Wire-ug into a passenger train hound for various house-breaking
from Brussels to Antwerp,
Iesa,
uffonces.
Up to the present the casualties | A fine of $60 or five weeks' bard are known to include two dead and Inbour was imposed.
THE ENGLISH CUP twenty-four injured,
REPLAYS.
GAINSBOROUGH IN SECOND ROUND.
London, Dec. 2. Gainsborough Triulty sprang a surprise by defeating Crowe, otherwise the F. A. Cup roplaya to-day terminated na expected. Tunbridge Wells Rangers offered a great struggle at Brentford, and another Kent League side North- fleet, hold Bournemouth to a single goal victory.
1 Crowe
5
The results were: Gainsborough Accrington *Watford
Northfleet Brentford Halifax
Rotherham
2 Thamos
0 Bournemouth
TW. Rangors
2 Nowark
* After extra time.
-Router
The mishap occurred
near
Malines, about half-way between FEMALE INVASION OF Brussels and Antwerp, for which [both trains were bound.---Reuter,
“BERMUDA" FIRE SEQUEL.
NEW SHIP TO BE BUILT.
STEAMER.
HEAVY FINES AT THE MARINE COURT.
A scene of rare occurrence in the sombre atmicsphere of the Murine Court was witnessed this morning. when 24 girls were arraigned on a charge of having boarded the 8.8. Athelqueen, lying at. Taun Wan, without the permission of the Sir Frederick Lewis, the chair-mustor or the officer in charge. man of Furneas Withy Limited.]
London, Dec. 2.
They wore dresses of colourful owners of the s.s. Bermuda, which hues varying from bright red to was recently destroyed by fra at black, and their prosence lont a Reifast, has announced that a touch of brightness to the Court.
1 contract has to-day been placed
All the girls pleaded guilty to
1 with Mesars. Vickers Armstrong' the charge.
The Court was in-
for the construction of a sister formed by Inspector Monroe that ship to the Bermuda, canting over they were women of ill-repute and one million pound.--British Wire- each was fined 550 or, in default,
| six wooks!.Imprisonment..
Lour.
NAVAL REVIEW
TO-MORROW.
OVER 800 MEN TO
TAKE PART.
Не to
tiun,
mitece.
banishment whilst serving a term] dingly being referred to several Mr. Chau has taken a consider- for five years deportation.
committees working in India, the able interest in the welfare of the The defendant Was banished matters to be specially studied in Chinese community and is a mem- from the Colony on April 27, 1930, cluding the questions of the Fran-ber of the Harbour Board and the For a period of five years and was chise and the safeguards,
Sanitary Board, He has served. arrested yesterday in Lower Lax
Alluding to the communal ques Hospital Board of Directors, the with distinction on the Pang Wah ear Row after he had been back in
Mr. MacDonald said the District Watchmen's Committee, the Colony for at least six weeks.
Government took the view to the Pe Laung Kuk, the Fince Admitting the offence, defendant
would not be justified allowing Lasked why he was not allowed his
n failure to agree on this point to Committee. of the St. John : liberty as foreigers were allowed to
stand in the way of putting in Council of the St. Stephen's Col Ambulance Brigade and! the travel freely about the world.
operation n constitution which otherwise had A rough general lege, which incidentally was the More than 800 men are to take, said he had merely returned
agreement. Hongkong on his way elsewhere
school in which he received his Part in a naval review at the and had come ashore to make pur
early education. Happy Valley
He wanted to impress chases before continuing his jourHoise his conviction, without re-
is an Mr. Ch
education morrow morning at 10,30 o'clock, acy. when the Commander-in-Chief, { During the proceelings the deservation, that the work so for ac-enthusiast and contributed much complished could ever have been meritorious service during the 1.E. Admiral Sir Howard Kelly, fendant stared fixedig at his Wou done except by the method of co-nancial campaigns in connexion will take the solute.
ship and when sentence was pass-operative consultation, and that if with the building of the new St.
and he was being led out of the Three companies
catablishment of the Chese representing all ships in part, and dock he continuously turned round they tried to change the method it Stephen's College and with the Faculty at the Hongkong Univer- amarine company under Major and, staring at his Worship, mut- would destroy the chance
continuing agreement and co-iqera aity. V. C. Brown, of l.M.S. Kent, will tered to himself."
His Worship andered the defention with India herself.
be united back, and,
British Democracy.
to- racecourse
D
jetl
scumen,
mass at the racecourse in addition to several of the ships' bands.
dunt
to
on the:
HEARNE.
The whole display will be under after making the remark quoted Capt. Reyne, of II.M.S. Berwick, shove, said he would have given If they succeeded however, it DEATH OF MR. A· G. the defendant an additional month would be one of Britain's greatest To-morrow's review will be the only that he did at wish to. The contributions to democratic institu first naval display for about two defendant was ordered away for tion and human liberty.
enra, as last year there were not the second time but was instantly The Premier criticised an urgend-
brought back.
sufficient ahlps to part.
The Commander-in-Chief
¡ment standing in the name of Mr. "Call him back," exeluimed his Winston Churchill and foar other. expected at 10.30 am., and, after Worship. "Tell him I am going in members, and minde an appeal, an inspection of the companies, increase his sentence to will take the salute From a marchmonths.
seven which was later repeated by Lord
past that is expeelest to last about out and not look round."
Tell him to go straight! Winterton, for its withdrawal.→→→
an hour.
Renter and British Wirelens,
Another illustration of the Wuchow-fire dianstar. A largasrico-miti and hundreds of residencer .....completely, guiied... Enormous property damage. Is, reported, and -11 -31...elated that, sevarai – loual - Insuramos-
companies are involved.
APPENDICITIS OPERATION.
Insurance men in the Far East will be shocked to learn of the death, which occurred in Shanghai carly this morning, following an aupendix operation, of Mr. A. G. Hearne, North China Manager of the Manufacturera' Lifo Insurance Company The sad news was con- tained in a wireless mosange re- ceived by Mr. E. J. R. Mitchell, South
China
Manager
of
the
• Company, to-day.
The late Mr. Hearne, who was about 48 yoars of are, was one of Shanghai's most popular bachelors. He had been In the East for several years, first in Japan and for nine years in Shanghai, where he storied the Company's branch office and built up connexion.
a very fine
He was a very keen golfer, hay- Ing been appointed Captain of the Shanghai Golf Club this year, and was niso the owner of a number of Дне fine Airedale dege, several of which have been noteworthy winners. His
mother
nud l with whom much sympathy will be felt, paid him a visit fast summer..
The late Mr. Hearne was 'ap- nointed North China Manager in March this year. at the same time that Mr. Mitchell was made Man-, ager for South China.
The Royal Observatory reports that the anticyclone remains stationary to the "N.W. of Peking.