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China Mail

No. 27,655

CURIOUS POSITION AT LABOUR'S WASTED

CONFERENCE.

British Delegates Want

to Be on Committee.

MINORITY INTERESTS.

further

London, Yesterday.

OPPORTUNITIES.

Mr. Baldwin Prophesies Tory Return to Power.

数

BAD BLISHED

1845

HONG KONG. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1930.

QUAKES IN JAPAN

PRISONER'S ATTACK BIG

ON WARDER.

Annoyed Through Lack

of a Bath.

DUMPING MUST CEASE.

"EIGHTH" DAY PROMISE !

London, Yesterday.

in the Victoria Jall

Warder Sidney

on the

SUMMER RESORT WIPED OUT.

MANY DEATHS

ON FIRE.

TO-DAY'S

DOLLAR -The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/2 16/16.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

SOVIET SUPPLIED WITH U.S. 'PLANES.

Four Hundred Illegally Shipped to Russia.

SECRET PAPERS SOLD.

ого

Dainty Eyeglasses

N. LAZARUS

Ophthalmic Optician · 13. Queen's Road Central-

GOLD MINE TO OPEN GENERAL TALK WITH

IN KWANGTUNG.

Relief For Returned

Chinese.

"RANK & FILE.”

Dissentients to the School Attendance Bill.

WILL EMPLOY THOUSANDS PREMIER AND UNEMPLOYMENT.

London, Yesterday, There was an unusually large

Canton, Yesterday. Washington, Yesterday.

With a view to relieving the re- Something of a sensation was caused during the course of the turned overseas Chinese who had gathering of Labour members at evidence of Vasiley Delgass, for been thrown out of employment in the special meeting of the Parlia merly Vice-President of the foreign countries, the Cantonmentary Labour Party, to-day Amtorg Trading Corporation, (a Bureau of Social Reforms had a attended by Mr. Ramsay Mac- Soviet Agency), before the House meeting the other day with repre- Donald, to have a "general talk" Clyde- of Representatives Committee, sentatives of the various oversea with the rank and file. which is investigating Communis Chinese bodies in the city in atten- siders were notably absent, fight- tic activities.

dance. It was decided to organize ing a by-election at East Renfrew Delgass

a "Canton Rellef Commission of in defiance of Party headquarters. According to an official report,

testified that

400

American aero engines had been Returned Unemployed." In which

to Russia, during

Chinese prisoner 1614, who is charged with causing grievous HOT SPRING RESORT. A curious position has arisen

Speaking at the Conservative bodily harm to Acting Principal regarding the Round Table Con Council, Mr. Stanley Baldwin Warder Bert Plumb by stabbing ference, in consequence of the claimed that Conservatives were him decision at the Federal Relations at present the only united party, norning of October 22, made an Committee to co-opt all members and said that the present Govern- other appearance before Mr. E. H. of the British delegation and alliment was at its wits end and williams this morning when fur-

Tokyo, Yesterday. except two of the States. The conscious that at any moment ther evidence was taken.

A Committee invited the British their doom may sound. (Cheers).

severe earthquake shook Indian delegation to suggest six They had wasted an unrivalled that on the morning of October morning. It is believed that no Murphy said Tokyo shortly after four this for co-option, opportunity at the Imperial Con- 21, the day names

before the stabbing, damage was caused locally. The committee to 49 out of 86, which a single good thing, namely, the the Jail. At about 7.45 the pri- with the series of sharp 'quakes the past three years as "other be brought before to-morrow's at the unemployment figures and the Conference totale.

decision to discuss economic mat-soner, who was in his coll, rang which have recently been occur- When the British Indian dele-ters in Ottawa next year, and, he is bell and witness went to him. gation met for the purpose of added, "they will be discussed by Prisoner asked for a hath and wit- selecting names, a revolt occurred our Party." among the minority interests,

ness told him that he would get Conservatives' first step upon one that afternoon. Witness then who pointed out that the Com-resuming power would be an im-shut and locked the cell door and mittee was no longer a small ex-mediate emergency tariff on went away. pert committee, and maintained manufactured goods. Whatever that six was insufficient to enable cbstacle stands in the way of its the representation of all minori abolition,__dumping shall be re- ties. The delegation thereupon moved. The Conservative Party resolved to usk the Federal Com-differences were past; "and we mittee to co-opt the entire British shall say no more about them." Indian delegation. Thus it will Reuter. be a committee of the whole Con- ference, which is expected to re- solve itself into expert sub-com- mittees, as required.-Reuter.

Change of Attitude.

Rugby, Yesterday,

"The Only Good Thing."

More Shouting,

PRIESTS MURDERED.

Another Outrage By Chinese Bandits.

Hankow, Yesterday.

It is reported that the Italian priests, Father Noveli and Luciano, were killed by bandits at "flingan, South Shenai.

Immediately afterward the pri- suner again raug the bell and also Witness went to the shouted. cell several times and each time and prisoner asked for a bath Rugby, Yesterday.

proceeded to ring and about again The Conservative Leader, Mr. as soon as witress left after tell- Stanley Baldwin, attended a

ing bira each time to wait until the afternoon. Finally A.P.W. Party meeting to-day when 800

killed-Reuter. delegates to the Council of the Humb sent for witness and asked The British Indian delegation National Conservative and Union-him what was the matter. He was to the Round Table Conference ist Associations unanimously ordered to take the prisoner to the

a resolution expressing office of A.P.W. Plumb, who ask this afternoon resolved that the passed Federal

grateful appreciation of his sered the prisoner what he wanted Relations Committee

and told him that he would get vices to the Party. should be requested to co-opt the

after In the course of his speech, Mr. His bath in the afternoon, remaining members of the Bri-

the prisoner tish Indian delegation. A meet Baldwin expressed the view that which witness took

the only good thing to come out back to his cell. Here prisoner ing over which the Aga Khan pre- of the, recent Imperial Confer- again started to ring the bell and sided was of the opinion that it

ence was the decision to adjourn shouted loudly. would not be possible to represent the disenssion of economic sub- put a piece of paper in the bell all interests by the co-option ofjects to: Ottawa

to prevent it ringing. an additional six members, and Inter-Imperial trade will be dis- after the trouble had pointed to the fact that all mem- bers of the British delegation and cussed there, and it will be dis- until 8.20. all but two of the States delega- Cussed by our Party," he said. tion had been co-opted.

favoured &

small

next year.

Witness had to

Placed on Report.

This was gone ort

The first step that the Conserva- Proceeding, witness said that tives would take when they came A.P.W. Plumb ordered him to Originally the members of the into power would be to effect an place the prisoner on report and delegation Federal Relations Committee and emergency tariff on manufactur- le did so and at 11 a.m., prisoner the minority interest were prepared goods.--British Wireless Ser-

ed to leave their case as regards the general atructure of the con-

vice.

before Mr. J. W. Franks, went Prison Superintendent, before whom witness

gave evidence of

atitution in the hands of a small WORLD INCREASE OF the events of the morning.

expert committee in the expecta- tion that they would be further: heard on matters affecting their particular interests. As the

Federal Relations Committee has now reached a membership of about 50, it could not be regard. ed as a small expert committee and might possibly extend its ac tivities to a scope not previously contemplated. In these circum- stances, therefore, it seemed best

on the committee which would

PERSIAN CURRENCY

NEW MONETARY UNIT TO BE INTRODUCED.

+

UNEMPLOYMENT.

Effect of Immigration in U.S. Being Watched.

SITUATION BAD AT HOME.

By Detective-Inspector W. Shan- лon: Whilst in A.P.W. Plumb'a room, witness did not see, the lat ter strike or threaten to strike the

prisoner with a ruler.

Proceeding, witness said that that morning he gave two punish- meat prisoners their bath.

It is feared that the Pré- fect Apostolic, the Rov. Father Sogglu, has also been

"Atrocious Crime."

Feking, To-day. The Apostolic Delegation and the Italian Legation have both received confirmation of the murder of Bishop Soggiu. The Italian Legation has issued a statement that the.. "atrocious crime was per- the telegram taking thirteen petrated on November 12,

days to reach Peking. The Legation is addressing a Note to the Chinese Foreign Office."

to

Monseigneur Gerant, the Apostolic Delegation, wired the Chinese Foreign Minister this morning that Bishop Sogglu had been kill-

machinery." They were bought meeting for Biscussion. from the War Department, which supplied with the engines secret official papers describing

said that although they would. never be satisfied with the pro- "Home For Poor."

gress made, yet the Government's Realising that the number of re- record of work was one of which the changes and improvements in turned unemployed has been in-they would be proud.

Sir Charles Trevelyan, in his... United States aero engines. Reu-creased day after day, and that ter's American Service.

some of them even have had no fare speech, asked for the views of the to return to their respective vil-Party in regard to the compro- lages, Mr. Wu Pak-liang, director mises he had reached with Liber- of the Bureau of Becial Reforms,ance Bill, notably, the one "ac- als regarding the School Attend- November 10, including a severe has decided temporarily to put copted under protest," postpon-

ing the operation of it, until

with ten dissentients, decided to

shock yesterday afternoon, while those unemployed in the "Home for the Central Observatory states the Poor" and to take urgent steps September, 1932. The meeting that 1,500 shocks have been re-for their relief. corded since November 7 in the district around the popular hot spring resort of Ito.

Much Damage Done.

Gold Mine To Open.

support Trevelyan's efforts to pass the Bill. The meeting postponed

It is learned that a mine own-the hearing of a statement by

er named Yu Hou-tsik has deter- Mr. J. H. Thomas relating to the

School-Leaving Age,

Rugby, Yesterday.

The earthquake hit Mishima,mined to continue the opening of Imperial Conference-Reuter. on the Izu Peninsula, and neigh-the gold mine in Loting district, bourhood. Fifteen are known to Kwangtung, which was once oper be dead and a large number injurated in 1918, when, due to the ac- ed. Serious damage was done tivities of bandits and military The Prime Minister and most when a fire broke out.

movements, the work was subse-members of the Cabinet attended The earthquake commenced at quently auspended,

a meeting of the Parliamentary. 4.50 a.m., and lasted about 10 The owner has now submitted Labour Party to-day in pur- minutes. Owing to the damage to Director Wu his intention of re-suance, it was explained, of the to communications details are opening the mine, the operation of policy of maintaining close con- still lacking, but considerable which will probably require over tact between Ministers and prî- damage appears to have done to 1,000 workmen, who will be con- vate Labour members.

the towns of Mishima and Numazu stituted by the returned oversen Sir Charles Trevelyan, Educa- and the neighbouring villages of unemployed, Canton Newton Minister, announced that Nirayama and Nakasate.

Heavy Loss of Life.

Tokyo, Later.

:

Press messages reaching Tokyo give the following details of the quake thus far ascertained. In

Agency.

LORANG

FRANCIS

SENT TO JAIL.

and about 100 seriously injured, Seven Years Term for

At "Bluebird" Financier.

whilst 18 houses were destroyel and 100 badly damaged. Numazu one

person was killed and at Nakago a whole village was destroyed and 10 people! were killed. At Ito 50 houses were destroyed by fire, and it is feared that there was a heavy loss of life.

FORMERLY PENNILESS.

the Government had decided-to- postpone the operation of the. Education Bill from April next to |September, 1982. This measure extends the school-leaving age from 14 to 15 years.

•

Sir Charles Trevelyan explain- ed that he had been in negotia-

tion on certain matters affecting

the measure with the Liberal

Party, which made many demands

to which he could not accede, although on others there was room for compromise.

ed, adding: "Repeated vio-Mishima four persons are dead lent outrages are contrary to all civil rights against our Catholic missionaries and the occasion for profound sorrow throughout the world. I strongly protest against this horrible massacre and

He wishel for the views of the beg the Government to as-

Labour Party, on the matter, but Bure protection for other

Francie Lorang, Chairman of he was prepared under protest to missionaries working en-

the Bluebird Petrol Companies, accept a postponement of the Bill tirely for the well-being of At Atami three people were was to-day convicted of all

to September, 1932, and also cor- the Chinese

killed people."

and

many injured. charges and 'sentenced to seven tain suggestions regarding the Reuter.

Shuzenji, in the Ohito district, is yenre' penal servitude, believed to have suffered heavily,

miles west of Tokyo.

L

which

· Total of 163. Killed.

Later.

London, Yesterday.

700 PASSENGERS.

By the Magistrate: Punishments were various in the Jafl and in- London, Yesterday. cluded confinement-to cell and

Summing up, Mr. Justice Swift Powers of local authorities in re- The record number of 2,285,987 It was customary to bathe, punish- to the British Indian delegates wholly or temporarily unemploy-

difference in the scale of food.

but no detalls are available as said that Lorang had been the spect of maintenance grants. The meeting eventually decided with that all interests be represented ed is on the employment sexisment prisoners on the afternoons ring on the Idzu Peninsula, 40 communications have been com-cause of a terrible disaster to 10 dissentients to support the pletely disrupted. Hakominami (various companies and numerous Minister in his efforts to get the thus become a committee of the of 24,210 compared with the pre- prisoners their bath because they ters for November 17, an increase Tuesdays and Fridays. On

Series of 'Quakes.

vilage was destroyed by fire. people interested in them. If men Bill through the House of Com- that morning witness gave the two whole conference and could re-

Later,

Felt in Osaka.

like him went unpunished the mons-British Wireless Service. solve itself into an expert subvious week.

commercial life of the City : or This morning's 'quake was ap- The railway between Atami any community could not con-'EMPIRE AIR FLEET. were due to go off punishment at Berlin, Yesterday. committee as required. British The unemployed on November 10.50. As the Warder on duty he series of quakes. which have graher of boiling water shot up-

parently connected with the and Hayakawa was destroyed, Atinue. Wireless Service.

15 were estimated at 8,484,000, could use his discretion about been occurring recently in northwards at Atami. The Central Luxemburg boker, came to Lon- ACCOMMODATION FOR OVER

Lorang, who was the son of a an increase of 250,000 since Octo- bathing prisoners. In the morning ern districts of the Izu Peninsula. Observatory has stated that the don in 1903, as a small trader. For ber 31.

If convenient. The accused was The neighbourhood of Mishima, vibrations lasted for 80 minutes 20 years he was penniless. After Washington, Yesterday. also a punishment prisoner, but he The effect of immigration on a hot due to come off punish morning's quake, reported that extending far to the west of friend, he was compelled to pawn

was the centre of this and were felt over a wide area, the War, when he wrote to a · INDIA ROUTE EXTENSION, unemployment is being closely ment that day.

it had experienced an average of Osaka and northward to Maebashi his mackintosh in order to raise watched.

The prisoner, when caked if he about 800 minor shocks daily since and Takata.

Rugby, Yesterday. EQUAL TO POUND STERLING..

President Hoover does not fa-had any questions to put to Wand-Continued at foot of next Column-

money to reach the City.

The Passenger capacity of the vour the total suspension, but re-er Murphy, said: "There is much

Lorang, a few years later, after Imperial Airways · Fleet will be. Bagdad, Yesterday. ferred appreciatively to the strict-in his evidence which is incorrect,

the flotation of the Bluebird Com more than doubled in. Spring by The new currency law to operer enforcement of the regulations, but I will admit that I am not cer- neon, and he gave these two in the The Numazu police report a pany, purchased a maner in the addition of eight Handley ate on April 1, 1931, provides a He pointed out that in October lain if he was in the room when morning because it was convenient. total of 168 killed in the district Surrey, when, in his own words he Page air liners and three Short- gold monetary unit, equivalent to the immigrants from all sources A.PW. Plumb assaulted me." Prisoner: That is blas! under their jurisdiction, including was "swimming-in money." Super Calcutta flying-boats, carry-" the pound sterling, called a totalled 6,000, compared with the Replying to the Magistrate Warder Murphy denied that he one at Numazit,t: seven, at Lorang shortly afterwards disine 40 passengers each. New "dinar," which is divided into monthly average of 24,000.--Reu- Warder Murphy said that it was was binned against the prisoner, Mishima, 87 at Nirayama town, appeared and eluded the police units will be available for the ar- 1,000 fils. The rupee will be call ter's American Service:

possible that A. P. W. Plumb. had He had been absolutely fair to him and 120 in Nirayamin district. for months. wandering in Bel-ticipated extension of the India ed at the rate of 75 file sach.

assaulted the prisoner without all through.

Summer Resort Destroyed.gium and France. He was ar-route to Australia and the open- Prisoner. On the 21st four pri- three times. The first time no one witness seeing it..

Prisoner!" "I rang the bell only

Tokyo, Later. rested in January at a night club ing next year of a service to According to a report received in Montraartre, In the company Capetown. They will give the soners, including myself, werp came, but "Ma Fee (Warder by the Communications Depart of two women Reuter fleet a total accommodation for under", paninamant, asby would you Murphy) came the second time ment the whole village of Hakone-

25 1727 passengers, which is much in allow three of them to bath in the When I asked for & bath he told me machi, the popular Summer re- ACTS OF TERRORISM, excess of any other passen- morning and not me?

that would get it on "Tai pat pat" sort which was destroyed in the

ger air fleet in the world. Br Witnes only gave two man (the eighth day of the week). A 1928 earthquake, has again been PERSECUTION OF GERMANS IN fish Wireless Service. baths and that was because they there le qa such day and not know-wiped out, only four houses being were coming off punishmenting what he meant. I rang again. left standingkasting gran Notes have been exchanged be- Prisoner: We were all on rice Then he came and took me to "Pak Considerable anxiety is felt tween the British Legation at and water. I saw two of the men Lam? (A. P. W. Plimb), for the safety of 800 workers Osb and the Norwegian Govern- come past and asked, them: Top Asked if he had anything more who are employed in the con- ment with reference to the latter's have all baths!" and they repiled to question. In regard to Warder struction of the Tanna tunnel, claim to sovereignty over Jan Yes. I understood that to mean Murphy's exidence, prisoner sald; near Atami the entrance of The German Government has Mayen Island, 800 miles north that all three had had fatha. ~ One I have more. east of Iceland, The British note of the three was put announced the formal recognition punishment together. tors of engineering on of Norwegian Sovereignty over I resented his þeirle

olutionary: --charges. the Island,cbut suda that the re- a ency}; says that ail | cognition is accorded Indepen-

The now currency will be based

en trustee securities administered by a currency board sitting, In London. The establishment of a new National Bank is also fore- thadowed. Reuter.

PROFESSORS TRIAL.

CHARGED WITH ANTI RED PLOTTING

WORKERS" DEMAND.

Moscow, Yesterday.

The trial has opened hara of the

JAN MAYEN ISLAND.

·SOVEREIGNTY: CLAIM BY NORWAY RECOGNISED.

· BRITAIN'S ALTRUISM.

Rugby, Yesterday

and declares that dently of and with all due res

of workers

rad- in regard to the

Over of the claims lai

wêrlan Goverin

DYESTUFFS ACT.

ABOLITION IN BRITAIN NEXT

PHY YEAR

POLAND

APPEAL TO LEAGUE. -

Berlin. Yesterday.

which collapsed:

decided to appeal to the League

- Rugby, Yesterday, Magistrate: I want you to con- The hot spring resort at Ito is of Nations in connection with al At the second League Confer- ane-yourself king him ques reported to be still on fire as the leged acts of terrorism Brainst once for concerted economic ac

ve an oppor-result of a conflagration following Germans in Folish Upper Bilesfa tion to-day, after Bir Sydney statement later, the quakes A personal visit paid by the Pre-Chamman had annemced the abo Prisoner: If instead of being 900 Casualties, sident of the Mixed Commission to lition by January 18 of the British will told the eighth day of the week,!The Chief of Police in the Bohenibirken is stated to have rer Dyestuffe Safeguarding Act Ger Fee (Wärder Murphy) had Shizuoka Prefecture telegraphs salted in the dismissal of the many, France and Poland declar me that I would

my bath to the Metropolitan Police Head Polish Mayor and school directors, ed themselver prepared to review in the afternoon I would have been quarters that the casualties in his the transference of the Police their reservations to the 1928

Prefecture, inclusive of the Indief and the arrest of 80 people Convendron on export and im case continued after the Peninsula, are expected to reach charged with

bitioné: “Britia): Wire: 900-Reuter.

the after timin Interval