10 YEAR PLAN FOR INDIA
AN AMBITIOUS PROJECT
BY MADRAS GOVT.
Bombay,
The Government of Madras are considering schemes for, the con stitution of an Electricity Board and for a Ton Year Flan for the development of hydro-electric schomes In the Presidency for the. establishment of an Electricity Grid from Madras, in the north to Rameshwaram, in the south, and from the east coast to the west.
The Pykara scheme, the first attempt by the Madras govt. In the
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1933.
NANKING CALLS FOR TRUCE
JAPANESE COUNTER
OFFENSIVE
An offlcint communique issued fo-day states that rellable in- the formation received from North is to the effect that the
Kwantung Army command has
decided to send 20,000 Manchu- kuo troops and the main part of the Japanese Eighth Divi-
elon, to relako Dolonor.
The communique adds: "The recent developments in the die- pute between the North Chinn Authorities and Feng Yu-hstang show no sign of a rapid settle ment.”—Reuter.
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PLANT DISEASES TOLL
£12,000,000 LOST EVERY YEAR TO AUSTRALIA
HUGE PROBLEM
Sydney, N.S.W.
No less than £12,000,000 ls lost
annually to Australia through the toll, of plant diseases, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Re search reveals in its sixth annual report.
To reduce this enormous dobit is one of the council's major pro- blems, says the report.
Investigating bunchy top in bananas, the council made recom.
New South Wales and
Council has been responsible for The entomology division of the
numerous attacks on weed plants by
OPIUM RING
EZIŁA EXONERATES TWIN
·BROTHERS
San Francisco, July 18. Judah Ezra, formerly a million- nire resident of Shanghai, who pleaded guilty on July 5 to violation of the U. S, Narcotic -- Laws, has mado a statement to the U. B. Attorney
San in
Francisco, exonerating his brother; Isanc.
At the same time Ezra has named Ailan Zimmerman, of Shanghai, as his real accomplice.
Zimmerman is still residing in Shanghai, and in a statement to- day, the U. S. Attorney said that made to Jan attempt would bo
extradite and prosecute him.
Zimmerman, together with Judah und Leane Ezra, Leong Chung, Y. T. Kong, and Paul Yih, was named In the original indictment.
Mrs. Judah Ezra has been notifi-
ARMISTICE PLEA
Nanking, July 18. Marshal Chiang Kai-shok fold of hydro-electricity, has nowy about to call another important mendations which were followed aled that she has overstayed her been successfully completed at a
conference at Kuling, in Kiangal, by the cost of nearly £75,000 and it will in Dolonor and Kolgan, where Fene menta, "The banana industry," the voluntarily departs from the United to deal with the rapid developments Queensland Agricultural Depart-Visitor's Permit, and unless she States, she will bo deported.- supply power to the western dis-Yu-hsiang has shown further de- report says, "has now been success. Reuter. tricts of the presidency. Govern- tormination to renew hostilities on fully re-established in these States," ment have now on hand the Mettura big scale against Manchukuo, Project. Detailed plana have despite Chiang Kai-shek's warn- been submitted to Government ex-Ings. The conference is expected perts of this scheme which is to open on Thursday. estimated to cost about $1,000,000, į It is learned from official circles and which when completed will that Nanking is ready to make new supply power to seven central concessions to Feng Yu-halang, districts. This scheme is expect-nsking him to stop his warfare in ed to be completed by 1930.
Charhar.
The military quarrels in Sinkiang Following its completion the and Szechuan will also be dealt
with at the same conference.
OTHER SCHEMES.
certain Insects.
Ilstory of Seizure. brother, Isaac Ezra, pleaded guilty Not only Judah, but his twin' to violation of the Narcotic Laws when arraigned at San Francisco on An officer of the Council in the July 6. United States dincovered a fly which They were arrested following of a large consign-. attacks Noogoora Burr, a weed the discovery which already covora thousands of ment of drugs aboard the N. Y. K. Maru. The druge Ing at an alarming rate. acres in Queensland and is spread-liner, Asamo
were concealed in oil drums.
The American authorities are Several consignments of that fly [satisfied that by the capture of government propose to undertake) Mr. H. H. Kung, the prominent were sent to Australia from the Judah Ezra they have broken into another schemic the Periyar
Chiang Kai-shek partisan, returned U.S.A., and, after it was found that one of the biggest dope-running Scheme-which will supply power here yesterday from Shanghai and they would not attack any plants af rings operating in the Far East to the southern districts and which will accompany Mr. Wang Ching-economie value, were released in and the United States. will take, it is estimated, not leeswel to Kuling, whille General Huang Queensland. than five years for completion. Fu has also been summoned from The coat will be about £1,500,000. Peking for this Kiangşi conference.
Simultaneous with these-Reuter. schemes are schemes for intensive agricultural development and vil lage reconstruction.
CO-OPERATION NEEDED.
Nanking, July 17. General Li Tu, the Kirin volun- Electric plants, agricultural im-teer leader, arrived here this plements, and all other machinery morning and called on Mt. Wang in connection with these schemes Ching-wei, will be ordered it is understood, through the High Commissioner in London and the orders' will be placed with British firms-Reuter,
ALLEGED ROBBERY BY A TRICK.
DOUGLAS GIFFORD TO STAND TRIAL AT SESSIONS
INSECTS IMPORTED. Insects imported from Europe to destroy St. John's Wort did not meet with such success. They were vigorously attacked by meat ants, ground spiders, and other enemies, but they will be tried out on higher localities.
Sentence upon the two brothers was postponed until September 2, pending the receipt, of 'further in- formation from the Orient regard- ing the smuggling ring of which the Ezras are alleged to be the heads.
The Assistant Attorney said that the brothers had furnished the police with valuable informa- tion which would aid the Govern- General Li Tu, who arrived from Shanghal, was met at the
The council announces the dis-ment to eradicate the ring's ac- station
covery of Zn effective vaccine tivities. by several military
Judah Ezra admitted that ometals.
against black disease of sheep,
he When interviewed the which, it is estimated, will save had amassed a considerable fortune, General appealed to all sections Australia £1,000,000 annually. | Raw opium and the derivatives of opium had been imported into strength and tackle the crisis The Council is now working to America in large quantities dis- facing the country. He said that avert the buffalo-fly menace by in-guised as tea and other packed and he would confer with the Contral troducing insect parasites to attack Government regarding the dis-the fly carly in its life-history.
of the nation to combing their
China,
position of his troops in North| The report points out that during Regarding Marshal Feng Yu- the last year it commenced a divi- hatang'a activities, General La Tusion in box and crate testing. The said that he believed the Marshal importance of this to Australia is indicated by the disclosure that 59,- would respect the wishes of the 000,000 of these containers are used Central Government.-Reuter.
for internal use, and from 10,000,- 000 to 15,000,000 are exported.- Reuter.
Douglas Gifford, aged 38 years, an unemployed Eurasian was com mitted for trial by Mr. Wynne- Jones, at the Central Police Court yesterday afternoon, on a charge
BREAK FROM CHIEF. of theft of $60 from a Chinese
Peking, July 17. married woman, by means of a Reliable Chinese sources state trick, at the General Post Office, that seventeen subordinate officers Inspector M. Murphy, of the Cof General Li Chi-chun are dis- I. D. conducted the prosecution. Gifford called no witnesses, and made no statement when caution- ed by the magistrate before com- mittal.
satisfied with the terms he has negotiated concerning his men. These officers have refused to obey orders and have concentrated their men at Tangshan for re- organisation.Reuter.
UNIFYING CHINA.
CONSTRUCTION PLANS, FOR
NATIONS
Tara Khan, a Police Reservist und chauffeur in the employ of Mr. A. L. Brussot, manager of_the_ Banque Franco-Chinoise, was com- plimented by Mr. Wynne-Jones for DELEGATES LEAVING. at this morning's weekly memorial good work in connexion with tho arrest of the accused in Chater Road.
THREE QUARTERS OF AGENDA
Nanking, July 17. Mr. Wang-Ching-wei-speaking
meeting of the Executive Yunn de- clared that the Government's ed towards the unifleation of the polley harenfter was to be direct
country through construction,
canned products.
Fake commercial firms were in ling existence, he admitted, for hand- the consignments. Over 60,000 of drugs were found con- cealed in Ezra's home in San Francisco, where he had been ap parently operating as a real estato ugent.
SECRET PRESERVED.
PLANS FOR ANTI-WAR PARLEY IN SHANGHAI
Shanghai, July 17. The utmost secrecy surrounds the preparations in connexion with the convocation of the World Anti-War Conference to be here held in August.
learned. Though it is
that Madame Sun Yat-sen has been Conference, she refuses to divulge made Honorary Chairman of the
any information and has been re- fusing to see Press representa- tives.
ference are nut
The date and place of the Cón- yet decided,
The victim, Ho Luk, told the SHELVED BY CONFERENCE Court that she lived at 412, Shang-
He recalled the recent statement hai Street, second floor. On July
London, July 18. issued by Mr. T. V. Soong In which 12 she wont with her aunt to the Liquidation of the Economic the Finance Minister announced G.P.O..for $60 which had been Conference proceeds apace, with that only seven provinces, Kinng sent her from her husband in Wei- sub-Committees hatching several su, Chekiang, Hopei, Anhuei, Ho-August previously announced is haiwei. It was a cash postal or formal roports from which der. Gifford,, wearing a dark emerges the fact that three-quarnan, upeh and Hunan, were unlikely owing to the inability of
handing over standing at the ters of the questions on the agenda in those territories to the Central bai before that dute. The French felt hat, was
revenues collected the delegates to arrive in Shang- counter. She asked him. "Sir, have been shelved until the pro- Government. Meanwhile over half delegate, it is understood, has dr- is this the post office," and he pects of an agreement on cur-
a million troops in Szechuen were rived already, but his whereabouts replied "Yes,' and Inquired of her rency stabilisation are brighter.
Aghting against each other. In Is not known.-Reuter. business. Her husband's chop Delegates are already prepar the past the Government had at- and the chop of the Kwaning to go home and the League tempted unification through mill- On Motor Transportation wore Secretariat has been reduced to try force, which had always fail- produced by witness, and the the minimum. money was handed over to her
"Senator Couzens is leaving on Mr. Wang Ching-wei atated that friend who in turn gave it to her. Thursday and the remainder of hereafter the Government would Gifford suggested checking over the American delegation hopes to devote its energy to construction the numbers on the notes, a $50 anil on July 27, Immediately after work in the seven above-mention- and a $10 note. He directed them the conclusion of the plenary ses-ed provinces; with the hope that to go to the first floor of the build- sion.
Britain Complimented.
Grost
ed.
other provinces will gradually follow the example of the Pro- vinces that are romitting revenue.
PEKING DEATH.
ing He told them to stand aside,! and they waited for about three minutes, but Gifford failed to re- The Committee on External In- turn. They reported at the Post debtedness has presented a report Reuter. Office, and were informed they in which it compliments had been defrauded. They then Britain for paying her debts, and went to Central Police Station. upholds the sanctity of contracts The following day, they went which should only be revised bl- again to the Station and in the laterally and urges creditor na- detective office gaw Gifford seated, tions to facilitate payment in ser-
After a G.P.O. clerk had given vices and goods. testimony, Tara Khan stated that, One notch of progress was re- in consequence of a Police mes-gistered to-day whon
Poking, July 18. ango he Boarchod for Gifford. Homent was reached with the Danu-
Mr. Wang Yung-pao, former met him in Chater Road on July bian countries, with regard to re- Chinese Minister to Japan, who 18 and asked defendant, "How are striction of wheat exports; the returned to China after the anti- you? Where are you going" Gif-amount agreed upon being 54 Chinese riots in Korea in 1981, ford replied "I have just returned 000,000 bushels for the first year died suddenly to-day at the age from Canada. Can you lend me and 50,000,000 for the second year of 57.
.
an agree.
FORMER MINISTER TO JAPAN PASSES
failure-Router.
ton or twenty dollars?" Witnoss of a two-your agreement. The The cause of death was heart- suggested going to the Post Office figure for the past three years and defendant rofused. He or has hodn 53,800,000 bushols. At- rosted defendant and took him to lentien is now being concentrated Hondquarters.
upon an agreement with Seviot GENERAL HO'S ILLNESS. Magistrato (to witness)-Thank Russia. ...
War Minister Suffering you. You did a good piece of
Final Arrangements.
From Pneumonia. work.
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald presided Complainant's aunt bore out
Peking, July 18. her story, after which Insp. at the meeting of the Steering Com-
mittee this afternoon where final General Ho Ying-ching, Minis Murphy testined to charging the arrangements for the adjournment tor for War, is suffering from defendant. In reply to tho of the Conference were discussed. pneumonia and is being treated at charge, Gifford sald "`I am not The names of the speakers for the the German Hospital, guilty.
Defendant_contended he offer. fual plenary session were also con Dr. Stickforth; attending him. aldored, together with the nature says he will have recovered in ad to change the, netes and not to of the reports of the Economic and about two wooks, but at prozent chock over the numbers. This Monetary Commissions, which will ho is allowed to do no work,-*- the witness denied..
be published-Router."
Router
CHINA AIR FORCE
AVIATION CHIEF PREDICTS LARGE INCREASE
San Francisco, July 18. General Chih Jon-chow, the Chi- nese. Air Chief, announced here to- day that the Nanking Government will place in servico 3,000 fighting neroplanes within the next three years.-Router.
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