GANDHI MAY BE OUSTED
CLASH OF WILLS OF FACTIONS
DANGEROUS PLAN OF RADICALS
(Special to Telegraph")
Bombay, Oct. 25. Tens of thousands of delegates to the Indian National Congress meet in annual convention here
to-morrow.
Discussions on policy will cen- tre around the personality of Mahatma Gandhi, for fifteen years virtual dictator of the Con- gree party. Recently there have of revolt against
been
his die Gandhi heard them and expressed his desire to retire from the Congress.
Congress will decide whether or
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DEMOCRATS SURPRISED
CALIFORNIA'S STRAW VOTE
SINCLAIR NOT SO POPULAR
(Special to "Telegraph")
[y Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphie Min agat Ordinance. TAPI Received, October 22, 13-.M.)
Washington, Oct, 24.
The "straw vote" which the Literary Digest has undertaken in California to obtain an impres sion of the direction the political wind is blowing, has shown that Mr. Upton Sinclair, the pink- Democrat, is not so popular as he was thought to be. For a lang time it was believed that he would overwhelm Governor Merriam in the gubernatorial race, but the Digest poll says "No!"
854 ballots, from als cities, give The Brat returns, a total of 18
an)
Merriam a Aubatantial lend, aggregate of 11,262, Sinclair hag But dele.5.198 and the remaining votes are gates realize that if the Mahatma fairly equally divided among the is to be retained as an active ton. other candidates,
not he should retire.
grens force Congress must follow his policies of non-violence, en couragment of home spinning and
Thes and other hints of the trend of thoughi
wre causing
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,
RECORD DIVE BY SUBMARINE
Rasts On Sea Bed For Experiment
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Taranto, Oct. 24.
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The 1,000-ton submarine, Galileo Ferraris, descended to a depth of 109 metres to-day and laid claim to a new.world record dive with. out safety devices,
The submarine remained on the seabed twenty min. utes and tested torpedo. launching apparatus, -{ui- ted Press.
NYAMBERL
ANOTHER STRIKE
CALLED IN U.S.
24,000 LOCKED OUT OF DYE SHOPS
A
Paterson, NJ., Oct. 24.1 strike of 24,000 ilk sand rayon dyers has been called JAM from midnight.
Democrats sanie apprehensive GORMAN THREAT weaving and village reorganiza-
The contenta of President tion Adoption by Congress of the Roosevelt's
openlig enimpaign mere radien Ideas of the partypech are being closely guarded. left-wingers would insure exer- Asked whether President Rome. tion of Gandhi's threat to retire.
veit Intended to "give 'em hell," Export observers are convinced
the Secretary of Commerce, Mr. that Gandhi will sway the con-
Daniel Roper, offered na more ference us, he
has swaged many than a hint, saying: "I don't be before and emerge more powerful lieve he will go beyond purgatory.
than ever.
• MASSES FOLLOW.
Recent demunstralons against Gandhi, they say, are isolated in- stances, whereas the nases of Indla still revere him as a paint, Last November a mob at Nagpur set upon the Mahatma and his party and bombarded them with! CRA,
During his Inter tour of the Central provinces orthodox Hindus protested against his advocacy of the Untouchables cause by lying
down In front of his automobile.
In May n mols of birk enste Hindus stoned his automobile at Buxar on the Ganger, completely demolishing it.
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OPIUM HIDDEN IN
EGGS
FOUND IN MAN'S
LUGGAGE
leverly concealed in 296 preserved
Five hundred Yaels of raw opium
ducks eggs were found in a basket among the luggage of Youn Pui, A passenger from the steamer Kong So, when a search was con- ducted in the Hoi On Wharf by ja Revenue Officer,
If the Congress repudiates Gandhi and necepts his retire The man was charged before Mr.Į mont. Congress'
at the Central) leader is. W. Hamilton, new likely to be the comparatively Magistrney this morning, by young l'andit Jawaharlal Nehru, Reven Oliver Grimmitt, and, in now serving'a. prison sentence for answer to the charge, maid the sedition.
oplum was not in his luggage,
LEFT WING CHIEF.
Mr. Grimmitt sald defendant was arrested coming off the Hoi On
HEAVY LOSS IN SPANISH RED REVOLT:
CASUALTIES RUN INTO HUNDREDS
REBELS' DEAD. ÚNESTIMATED
(Special ta "Telegraph")
the Telegraph, Copyright, Telepraskie Mes-
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Madrid, Oct. 24. The heaviness of the casualties arising from recent Spanish revolt and the continued guerilla war-
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"NOT GUILTY" HIS
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The Fundit is the learling spiritWerf with a basket full of pre-
|served ducks' eggs. The Revenue. 20 the Left Wing wcialist and
Omerr an duty sounded a couple, communist element of the Con- gress. A graduate of Oxford, and the eggs, and found them to widely travelled, Pandit Jawaontain plura. The defendant
claimed the basket as his. harlal wants to make India a socialist alate. He would socialize Evidence was then Inken, and the means of production, distribu-defendant stated that the plum Charles Lindbergh, pleaded not tion and exchange, and control the belonged to another man, who had, guilty when arraigned here to-day. economic life of the country by come from Wachow systematic planning.
Flemington, MN, J., Oct. 21. Richard Hauptman charged with the kidnapping and murder of the Jaaby son of Col. and Mrs.
Mr. Hamilton convleted, and im-) He has just been sent here from posed a fine of $2,000, or in default New York, following extradition. twelve months' hard labour. į proceedings-United Press,
He would eliminate landlordisin und the Indian princes, redistri. bute land to the peasants, cancel agriculturists' debis, ussure labour living wage, an eight-hour day and give them the right, to strike. First he would have to seize power WHEN YOU GIVE, TAKE TO YOUR Que use of diphtheria and two from the British · Raj. and his]SELF NO CREDIT FOR GENEROSITY,
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MURDER CHARGE
MAN CHARGED AFTER FOUR YEARS
Mias Xavier, of No. # Tu Chung Buildings, Pak Shing Street, Sentenced of nine months was, was summoned before Mr. Wynne. This will be the fifth time the passed on Chan Hoi, who was charged Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy Congress has met in Bombay, its before Mir, Q. A. A. Mucfadyen at the this morning for allowing her dog birthplace. In its early days 5010 Central Magistracy this morning with to be abroad in Nathan Rond en- to 1,000 politicians attended an- nieking the pocket of an old man muzzict and unleashed an October 2.. nual Congress meetings, sat com-named Lai Tung in Stanley Strect. Defendant admitted the offence and n
New York, Oct. 24. fortably in easy chairs in public It was stated that whilst complainant fine of $10 was imposed.
The United States Supreme halls, were properly attired in was walking in the street, defendant
Royal went up to him and took a wallet frois
Artillery Headquarters Court has held the Railroad Em- morning suits and deilvered esanvs bis becast pocket. Defendant had notify that gun practice will be ear-ployee Pension Retirement Act to on nationalism in perfect English. previous conviction for the same ried out from Stonecutters in the be unconstitutional and has grant-
A crime committed in No.. 3 Gandhi changed all that in his offence in 1023, and was banished for direction south of Capsuimun and north cd 134 railroad computes an in- Godown of the Kowloon Wharves Afteen year sway of the Congress. ten years after his term of imprison of Kau-l-Chau between 0.30 a.m. and junction restraining the enforce on the night of December 1, 1930, Proparations have been made to meri.
p.m. and between 6.30 p.m. and 11ment of the Act.
had a sequel in the Kowloon -care for 100,000 to 150,000 dele
.. on the 20th. Inst., and again in gates,
The second annual Grade School the same direction between 9.30 n.m. This decision caused consider-Magistracy this morning, when Art and Handicrafts- Exhibition, the and 3 p.m. on November 1.
able buying of railroad.atocks, Chan Lung, nged, 35. nig Meetings, will he held in the objectives of which are to develop
sending the Dow Jones averaged slaughterer, was brought before open air, after six o'clock in the work among youngsters and to pro- lisenced distillery at No. 10 Keleher Swan, Culbertson and Fritz.
latent abilities in art and handicrafti Charged with having kept an un-for 20 rails up 2.70 points. Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones charged evening, when the sun is down. vide an outlet for the displaying of Street, with fermenting mash, Li Kong
with the murder of Leung Muk, 30, Delegates will squat or stand on their creative capabilities and hand- and Li Choi pleaded guilty before Mr.
a lighter coolic. the slopes of Worli Hills, at whose work, opened its doors to the publie Hamilton, at the Central Magistracy base the Arabian sea lles.
yesterday afternoon at the Chinese this morning. Revenue Offcer Y.M.C.A. The Exhibition will be on Grimmitt said they had eight konge Bahu Rafendra Prasad, one of for four days, between the hours of of mash and produced about 30 Gandhi's most devoted and trusted p.m. and 0 p.m. ending on Satur. cattics of spirit a day. The first louteannts, will preside over the day. Twenty-six schools have sent defondant was the unster, and the Congress, About 50, ho has an aggregate number of 1,300 exhibits second defendant a foki. Mr. Hamil served several terms of imprison fer display. Much of the success of ton fined Li Kong $600, or six months' ment. He has been an active the Exhibition is due to the Interest hard labour on the frst charge, and this croning on congressman since 1920, when he Commitice composed of Messrs. Tso on the second, the sentences to run plane from Teinanfu.
and hard work of the Preparatory $250, or three months' bord labour,
gave up a lucrative law practico at Yuk-wah, chairman Leo Yuk-tong, concurrently, LI Chol was fined $100, Patna to devote himself to the H. M. Chong, Y. Y. Chan, S. 8. Yung, or two months, and $50, or one month, Indian masses.-United Press. K. C. Lai, and Miss Alice Kwok, the sentences to run concurrently.
FLIES TO PEKING
On the application of the police, the accused was remanded for one week formally. Peking, Oct. 24.
Loung. Mok was.
faped by panied by Madame Chiang and Mr.the heart. He was lying on it Marshal Chiang Kai-shek accom godown coolles stabbed through Donald, Marshal Chang Hauchback with a wound in his left linng's British adviser; arrived hero brenat, evidently inflicted with a board a private sharp weapon. The heart had bean penetrated, The generalissimo was at the The accused was arrested on a Nanyuon Aerodromo, * Central warrant in Woosung Street on Newe
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