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DISMISSAL FOR JUNIOR OVER 100,000 REBELS FASCISTS JEERED IN REDS JAIL WHERE THE MONEY
CIVIL SERVANTS?
GOVERNMENT'S NEW
DECISION.
"WE MUST REDUCE EVEN AT THE COST OF EFFICIENCY.” -
ALARM OVER DEFICIT.
The China Mail is informed from an unofficial, though reliable, Souree that, owing to the deficit in the Budget, estimated at $2,299,096, drastic economy cuta in the personnel of the Civil Service have been ordered by His Excellency the Governor (Sir William Peel, K.B.E., C.M.G.).
TAKEN PRISONER.
Nationalist Troops in
Loyang City.
STAGGERING LOSSES.
Hengchow, Yesterday.
BERLIN.
Disorderly Scenes at Reichstag Opening.
INK POTS AS AMMUNITION.
Berlin, Yesterday.
BRITON
SCHOOLBOY SHUT UP IN FILTHY ROOM..........
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PASSPORT STOLEN
HIS UNCLE ?
GOES.
Traffic "Circus" in Kowloon.
EFFORT AT IMPROVEMENT
The Finance Committee of the
DOMINIONS'
OFFER
TO BRITAIN.
"Give Us Preference
We Shall Return It."
TARIFFS NO REMEDY.
London, Yesterday. SOVIET REVENGE ON Legislative Council will consider.The Imperial Conference again the following Supplemental Votes discussed inter-Imperial trade to- day. The specific proposals made on Thursday:—
dele- by the Dominiona
8 (par October gates on
Canadian, Mr.
Sanitary Inspectors' Quarters.
Public Works Extraordinary:-
Alterations
ference in British and other Em-
Up to October 11, over 100,000 Ink pots and other possible rebels on the Ping-Han line were ammunition has been removed from the Reichstag in expectation minde prisoners, and are being of a possible clash between the transported from National Socialists and the Com- continually
Peking, Yesterday, the new Parliament, A strong
Anxiety continues to increase Liuho to the detention camps at munists at the opening session of
force of police has been stationed regarding Master Christopher Hong Kong Buildings, Kennedy ticularly the
Bennett's offer of a 10 per Hankow.
General Ho Ying-ching, the within-and without the building Jowett, aged 18, the nephew of Town Block House.
Loud laughter greeted the en- the former Cabinet Minister, the to convert building into two sets cent. preference in the Canadian War Minister, has been appointed chairman of the Chengchow Pro-try of the Nazis. (German Far- Rt. Hon. F. W. Jowett, P.C.
in brown visional H.G. which is to be re-cists)
shirts and While travelling to Peking across of quarters for Sanitary Inspec- market in exchange of like pre- with Swastika azm Siberia to visit his parents, his tors, $5,500.
stolen between sponsible for the termination of breeches
The Police Department is pire markets), are now being con- We understand that a Memorandum has been issued to the
[bands tie pins, wearing was Retrenchment Commission (under the Chairmanship of Mr. M. military affairs at the front dur-andhich is banned in the streets, Chita and Manchuria, hence he vacating the Block House upon sidered by Government Depart- Breen), which is strictly enjoined to effect radical reductions of ing the absence of Marshal Chiang but the Communists turned up in was stopped on the Chinese- removing to the old Sailors' ments in London, and the Con-
Soviet frontier on September 25, Home, West Point
ference to-day considered eupple- The Hankow Pro-common mufti. stad in every Department of the Government service. It is serious Kai-shek.
Owing to its convenient loca- "Hail," shouted the brown and taken back to Chita by an ly alleged that the official mandate says that this must be accom-visional H.Q. will be temporarily
taken over by Mr. Wong Lun, their leader, Goebbels, entered, tained by the Ugpu in a filthy Slaughter House it is proposed to ing inter-Imperial trade.
shirts, rising and suluting as armed escort, where he was de-tion near, to the Kennedy Town mentary suggestions for improv- Mr. William Graham, President plished "even at the cost of efficiency."
ending the arrival of General ironical laughter coming from the room for which he had to pay carry out the necessary altern-
heavily. There was no bedding tions to convert the Block House of the Board of Trade, who, in a and the food was very scanty into two sets of Quarters for speech at Edinburgh on Saturday, Ho Ching-chun, who has been other benches.
In the meantime foot and since not being a Bolshevist, one Sanitary Inspectors employed at emphasised that tariffs had pro- formally appointed chairman of the Hankow H.Q. in succession to mounted police without engaged can only buy in the open market, the Slaughter House, and a vote vided no remedy for the present in scuffles with demonstrators where supplies are very expen- of $5,500 is requested for this situation, opened the proceedings indulging in Fascist and Com-
41811|18961029192491327 8222) munist war cries.
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Further, we are informed that it has been decided that the junior members of the Service, particularly those who were recently brought out at the instance of the Home Colonial Office, are to be the first to be affected.
OLDER
Owing
MEN TO BE RETAINED?
·་
General Ho Ying-ching.
Loyang Entered. -News released by the Hankow Provisional H.Q. is to the effect that the Nationalist division un der Hau Yuan-chuan captured Loyang on the night of October 9 and entered the city on the fol-
commanders and divisional Brigadier Generala.
.. Kuominchun Diminished.
Reuter.
Windows Smashed.
"Wanton Blackguardism.”
Berlin, Yesterday. The Chief of Police has stated
the disturbances, as the Police that there was no looting during were quickly on the spot and ar- rested 50 rioters, who are all National. Socialists. Very sovere
Rioting Ceases.
FRESH AND FINE.
To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states:-
A
strong anti-cyclone is central over S.E. Mongolia.
Pressure is relatively low in the extreme south.
winda; Forecast: N. E. freshi fine.
Rainfall. Rainfall to 10 am today n. Rainfall since January 1, 94.75 inches against an aver- age of 78.93 inches..
Temperature.
The temperature at cartain specified centres this moruing at 6 o'clock was:-
Hong Kong Macao
purpose.
Kowloon Traffic,
with a general discourse on the A saving on Rent Allowances at possible methods of organising inter-Imperial trade en preferen- present drawn will be effected.
tial lines, through the media of bulk purchase and import boards, Public Works Extraordinary: etc., and there was a discussion the general methods suggested Kowloon, Miscellaneous, Traffic on the particular application of Improvements at Traffic Circus, to each Dominion. Tsimshatsui Wharf, $11,050.
It is noteworthy that the pro- In order to meet the growing nouncement was made that the traffic requirements at Taimsha United Kingdom Government had tsui Point it is proposed to put accepted the principle that where the following items in hand, tariffs exist in this country, pre- namely:-
ference shall be given to the
(1) A new Rikisha Shelter be-Dominions.--Reuter.
tween the Public Pier, and
Star Ferry Wharf, $1,700.
(2) Removal of the latrine to
the approved position on
the Public Pier, $900.
Exchange of Views..
'Rugby, Yesterday.
The heads of the delegations to-
the Imperial Conference continu-
(3) Easing the Road Curve, ed an exchange of views on sug-
for improving gestions Salisbury Road, $1,900.
inter-
(4) Construction of proposed Imperial trade. The President of wooden platform for 'Bus the Board of Trade, Mr. William, passengers arriving at Graham, opened the proceedings. Tsimshatsui Ferry, $500.
73
70
Pratas Island
Manila
76
Foochow Amoy
71
69
68.
(6) White Lines, $160.
$6
66
Swatow
Chefoo Shanghai
with sketch of the various sug- gestions which had not been
While the Police were dealing with demonstrators outside the Reichstag, where 80 persons were During the past year a con-(We note that drastic reduction in
protected business streets and smushed the windows of Jewish siderable number of men under the Sanitary Department had
arrested, Fascista raided, the un- the ages of 30, was engaged by the been urged, so that it would ap-lowing morning.
General Cho Meng-ling was shops, cafes, and hotels. There Government for service in the pear that the work of this De-
Defence was much tumult inside the Reich- appointed They partment is considered to be yesterday
Commissioner various Departments.
of Chengchew, stag during the formal business, are in almost every case possessed "unnecessary.")
and Side by side with this state- with his 54th division stationed but the session was adjourned to of high qualifications, were given to understand by the ment, is the Budget speech of the in the city to maintain peace and October 15 without disorder. Colonial Office that when their Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, C.R.E.. order.
General Ma Fu-hsiang wired to three-year contracts had expired, which was presented on October 2 they would be retained by the of this year. It contains the fol-Nanking on the 9th that the Shan- si remnants on the south bank of Hong Kong Government provid-lowing paragraph --
in hard times like the ing that their services during that term had proved satisfactory. present the urgent necessity of the Yellow River had been com to this expectation, balancing the Budget calls for pletely accounted for, together several of these men have induc-something more than the ordin- with the capture of over ten rebel
For ed their wives to leave Britain ary processes of scrutiny, and join them in the Colony, in this reason the Government, as spite of the failure of the Govern- my predecessor said in this Coun-
It is now claimed from Hanków measures will be taken against ment to provide suitable housing cil on June 19, will be delighted if accommodation.
the recommendations of the pre- sent Retrenchment Commission that the Kunminchun first enter-the disturbers of the peace, as he A Further Anxiety.
He referred to. (6) Stalking out of boundaries examined at the plenary session If these men are to be affected make it possible to effect any ed this campaign with about has no intention of allowing the
and erection of signs, $800.last Wednesday. by Retrenchment, they will not considerable economies in the 250,000. Of this number, 30,000 good name of the Capital to be
disbanded, and 100,000 had sur-guardiam.
508060341610718) 92401212682201251116111 (7) Car shelter and half of the proposals for bulk purchase motor cycle and rikisha and import boards and. to the only lose their positions and incur business of running the Govern were killed and wounded, 60,000 besmirched by such wanton black-
¡ment."
rendered, leaving 20,000 strag- considerable expense in selling up
Hence his cash sive and poor. The Budget Deficit.
shelter to be removed, $800, treaties existing between the Unit- .: Berlin, later.
under which their homes and returning to
special powere The deficit in the Budget which gling still along the Lung-Hai sec-
was exhausted, and the cold is in- (8) New drill ground for Fire ed Kingdom and certain foreign
Brigade, $1,800. Britain, but there is the further
credits are given. The last-men- The rioting has ceased, but not tensifying his friends' fear that
mere (9) Removal of Drill Tower,tioned suggestion will be consider anxiety that they have no assur- has caused so much alarm to the tor, and 40,000 who managed to
of the Yellow River.
a single whole window pane re-the mental strain on a ances that the Colonial Office will Government will, it is estimated, retreat in time to the north bank
The
In view of this staggering loss, mains along the great frontage schoolboy by such treatment is secure them compensatory Home amount to $2,299,096.
amountn required is $28,365,335. or Colonial appointments.
The combined efforts of the The estimated expenditure for the military circles consider that the occupied by Wertheim's depart-likely to prove injurious,
in the Leipziger
Consul-General at Harbin, the There is no intention on the coming year is $29,787,865, and Kusminchun, with morale shaken mental atore
British Legation in Peking and (11) part of the Retrenchment Com-the estimated revenue at $27,488,-to the last fibre, will no longer Strasse. Reuter.
the Embassy in Moscow have 20 mission, we understand, to reduce 759, and it therefore appears constitute a big factor in the the many employees of the Gov- that the Budget has been prepar-nurth military situation. ernment whose ages range from ed with the possibility of having the war can now be regarded as stationed with various divisions, far proved unavailing to effect (12) 50 to 58, or who have at any rate to face a deficit of over two mil-terminated.
which are to be held responsible his release, though normally such
His Excellency the Governor: Telegraphic advices from for the suppression of all the out-cases are settled in a week. long since attained the pension-lion dollars. And this, stated Mr.
It is understood that his uncle able age limit. The majority of Hallifax in his speech, "need not Shanghai intimate that the troops laws in their respective districts, the heads of Departments have occasion any alarm."
Presum-under Shih Yu-san have evacuat-the dispositions of Government was formerly active in the exclu--Furniture, $2,000.
[sion of Communists from the Provision made in Estim-
ates
The United Kingdom Govern- reached, or are near, the pension-ably the reduction of employees of ed Hsinhsiang, in north of Ho-troops being as follows:
Labour Party, and it is suggested
ment, however, have intimated to able limit, whilst a number have the vital services, such as Public nan, which is taken over by 20,000 General Hsia Tau-zen to guard here that this is the cause of the Provision made by Supple-
western sector of Hupeh; severe treatment, meted out to mentary Vote
2,500 the Dominion Premiers that they exceeded it by two, three, or even Health, is less serious than a Kuominchun under Lu Chung-the
accept the principle and continu four years.
"possible", deficit, due to expen-lin, who are, however, being General Chien Ta-chun, Wuchang the nephew.--Reuter.
Total
$7,500 ance of the principle that, where diture on unnecessary items. It closely pursued by the National- and Hankow; General Fan Shih-
[The Right Hon. Frederick "Government Delighted."
British tariffs exist preferences to seng, the northern sector of Jowett, P.C, has represented the
Owing to the extra cost (partly the Dominions will be continued. Referring to the Orders in is also to be noted that, whereas ists.
Hupeh; General Siu Chi-tso, the Labour Division of East Bradford due to low rate of exchange) of Council of July, we find that "the the Government has considered it!
To Suppress Bandits.
Mr. Bennett, at to-day's meet- General since 1929, and formerly repre- various articles required for the ing, cleared up a misunderstand- Governor in Council has deemed it expedient to dismiss a number of
According to military report, Hapeh-Hunan border; advisable that a Commission be its public servants, it was stated the 60th and 61st divisions under Hsu Yuan-chuan, the eastern sented west Bradford from 1906- drawing room and lounge of ing when he explained that his appointed to consider (1) the suf- not so very long ago by a respon Generals Taai Ting-kai and sector of Hupeh; General Tan 18. He has twice been President ficiency of the existing staff of sible. member of the Colonial Chiang Kwang-nei atter, having Tao-yuan, Kiukiang-Nanchang; of the Independent Labour Party, Government House, it has not offer was to increase by 10 per the Government and its effective Secretariat that "every member employment, and (2) the possibi- of a Department considers it his having rendered active and valu- General Cheng Fei-chen, Kian and was Chairman of the Labour been found possible to avoid ex-
able service against the Kuomin- and Yuanchow in Kiangai; Gen- Party Conference in Edinburgh ceeding the vote.
In 1924 he was made lity of reducing such staff by re-primary duty to give the taxpayer chun, will shortly, be transferred erals Li Kuo, Lo Lin and Teng in 1922. distribution of work or by aban-the best value for his money to Hunan, in order to assist Gen-Ying, the southern sector of First Commissioner of Works, a donment of "unnecessary work." consistent with efficiency."
eral Ho Chien in the eradication Kiangai;, General Cho Meng-ling post now held by the Rt. Hon. of the Reds and bandits in that to be transfered to assist Gen-George Lansbury. He was Chair- province. The Cantonese forces eral Ho Chien for the drive of the man of the Government Public are now under instructions to Reda and bandits in the southern Accounts Committes in 1928.) mass at Hauchang, to be entrain- sector of Hunan,
BRAVE BRITON.
FIERCE FIGHT WITH TWO BANDITS
DESPERADO WINGED.
Peking, To-day
Attacks on foreigners in North China are very rare, Reuter claims,
AIR TRAGEDY.
Hence
BRAZIL.
ed to Hankow, and will station The above plan is now put into FURIOUS FIGHTING IN AIRMAN - JOURNALIST HIT BY along the Wuchang-Changsha line force, giving a limit of one for a brief, rest, before commenc-month for the complete elemina- ing the campaign against Reds tion of the Reds and bandits in and bandits. It is learned that Huper, Hunan, and Kiangsi pro
PROPELLOR.
Townsville, Queensland,
Yesterday,
when the victorious troops have vinces.be accomplished the task in Hunan, Heds Retreat. Fred Hancock, a former member they will march directly to a
$500.
ed in more detail when the heads drill Fire Brigade (10) Old
ground to be formed for of the delegations meet to-morrow. Meanwhile, the specific pro traffic parking, $1,200. Provision of motor cycle Fosala made by the Dominions, particularly that advanced by the shed, $600. Reinstating footpath, $200
Government House.
$5,000
COUNCIL MEETING.
The following is the agenda for the Legislative Council on Thurs day at 2.30 p.mits
The Attorney-General will move the first reading of—
A Bill to amend the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance, 1900.
are under consideration by the ap propriate departments of the United Kingdom Government, and a atatement will be made in reply to Mr. Bennett's proposal
Canadian Premier, Mr. Bennett,
the existing preferénce, granted to the United Kingdom by Canada and not to add a flat 10 per cent, to the present prefer- ences. British Wireless Service.
FRENCHMAN ABROAD.
Paris, Yesterday. The fourth congress of French- men: residing in foreign countries, bas opened.
M. Freydet, the Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai,
Business Men Flocking The Attorney-General will move assisted--Havas.
to the Colours.
Montevidéo, Yesterday. of the Australian Air Forte, who Kwangai to check all reactionary Or account of the big concen
Fighting at Sao Paulo, Brazil, was representing the Brisbane elements, if the Kwangel cam-tration of Government troops on but a case occurred on Saturday Courier, while getting out or the paign will not have terminated by the Nanchang Klukiang line, the 20 mller westward of Peking seroplane in which he was flying to that time.
Reds under Wang Kung-leh and is proceeding on a 200-mile front. Pang Teh-wei voluntarily evacuat-The insurgents have captured, A well-known Peking resident, welcome the airmon now on their Yangisze Situation, ran on the 9th inst, and re the important trading contre a British ex-Service, man named way to Australla, was struck on the A W. Lewis
shooting trip head by the propellor and killed With a view entirely to exter treated towards the Kiangal- and federal base of Florianopolis, minating the Reds, and bandits Fukien border. Seeing their rear in the State of Santa Catharina, in the provinces along the Yang- being threatened by the Govern- In the meantime, immense en- teze River, the War Minister Homent troops under Kung Peng-thusiasm is reported in Rio de Ying-ching and Lu Te-ping, fen, the Communists under Chu Janeiro, where the Beservists are Chairman of Kiangel, have plan- Teh and Mao Tsak-tung have also docking to the colours Salaried after a long conversation, to evacuated the various towns Be men's positions have seen guar divide the various provinces into yond Kankiang Kiangal Cau anteed. Reuter' American Ser-
vice certain number of districts to belton News Agency.
encounters Mentaukow They attem and demand
with
Hoar
the second reading of—
A Bill to amend the Gam bling Ordinance, 1891,
A Bill to amend the Life In- surance Companies Ordinance, 1807, 2010
A'Bill to amend the Fire and Marine Insurance Companies
A Bill to incorporate the Deposit Ordinance, 1917.
Colonial Treasurer, ved bes A Bill to amend the lawye lating to pawnbrokers.
A Bill to amend the Criminal Procedure Ordinance 1899.
A Bill to amend the Pablle
Health and Buildings · Ordin, ance, 1998.
The Colonial Secretary will move. the second reading of
A Bill to apply a sum not exceeding twenty-three million three hundred and sixty-five thousand three hundred and thirty-five dollars to the Public Service for the year 1931
[It la not proposed to proceed with this Hill until Monday, Octo
or 20% 9.80]
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