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INDIAN AGREEMENT
SATISFACTORY
ANTI-BRITISH BOYCOTT ENDS
CONGRESS MUST OBSERVE THEIR OBLIGATIONS.
LAW AND ORDER IMPERATIVE
The discontinuance of the civil disobedience movement in India and the abandonment of the activities employed in connection with
it are announced in a long statement issued in New Delhi yesterday and read in the House of Commons yesterday afternoon by the Secretary of State for India, Mr. Wedgwood-Benn.
BLISHED
1846
HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1931.
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 11d.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
A SECRET?
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from practical experience
I have been long since convinced that Dunlop covers and tubes aro the beat made for cars, molor cycles and cycles. I say this from long experience."
"The Dunlop Company, I think, is like Guinness & Co. It has manufacturing secret, undiscovered. by its competitors,"
The Dunlop Rubber Co., (China) Ltd. Pedaer Building.
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LORD ARNOLD QUITS HIGH COMMISSIONER NEW OFFENSIVE ON MR. ALFRED DUFF FATE OF THE KINZAN
OFFICE.
IN SCOTLAND,
Enough Labour in the Labour Member Again
Lords.
NOT TO SECEDE.
Rugby, Yesterday. Owing to ill-health Lord Arnold). has resigned the office of Pay master-General. This office, which is unpaid, is not of Cabinet rank.-British Wireless Service.
Not a Secession.
London, Yesterday. Lord Arnold, in a letter to Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, states that he has resigned on the ground of health. He says that he accepted the position when the Government was formed in order to help with speaking in the House of Lords. But the Government hench in
The atatement gives the text of the settlement reached in the the House of Lords is now suf- conversations between the Viceroy and Mr. Gandhi.
ficiently staffed without him.
He adds that he desires to de- vote himself to the utmost to ac- vance the Free Trade and temper- ance causes, whilst remaining a member of the Labour Party and
As regards the constitutional questions the scope of future dis- cussions is stated, with the assent of His Majesty's Government, to be, with the further consideration of the scheme for the constitu- tional Government of India, discussed in the Round Table Con-doing what he can to help its in- ference.
NO MORE DEFIANCE
Rugby, Yesterday.
terests.-Reuter.
SCHOOL RAISING AGE.
| Policy of New Education Minister.
condone breaches of the existing In pursuance of the statement |law relating to the salt adminis- made by the Prime Minister on tration, nor is it able in the pre-
BILL MUST PASS. January 19, steps will be taken sent financial conditions of the for the participation of represen-coutry to make substantial modi- talives of the Congress in further cations in the salt Acts. For the
Rugby, Yesterday. discussions on constitutional re-sake, however, of giving relief to Mr. Lees-Smith, Mr. Trevelyan's form.
certain of the poorer classes it is successor at the Board of Educa- Civil disobedience will be prepared to extend its adminis-tion, has stated that it is, the in- effectively discontinued, and re-trative provisions on the lines ai-tention of the Government to ciprocal action will be taken by ready prevailing in certain places re-introduce the Bill for raising the Government. Effective dis-in order to permit local residents the school leaving age in order! continuance means effective dis-in villages immediately adjoin- that it may be passed into law continuance of all activities by ing the areas where salt can be under the Government Act. whatever method pursued in fur-collected or made to collect or This Act provides that a Bill therance thereof and in particu- make salt for domestic conaumn- receiving the assent of the House Jar,
tion or sale within such villagea, of Commons in three successive Firstly The organised de- but not for sale to or trading with sessions in two years becomes flance of the provisions of any individuals living outside them. law without the assent of the laws;
In the event of the Congress House of Lords.—British Wire- Secondly: The movement failing to give full effect to the less Service. for the non-payment of land jobligations of this settlement the revenue and other legal dues; Government will take such action RAILWAYMEN'S PAY
Thirdly: The publication of as may
in consequence become
news sheets in support of the necessary.-British Wireless Ser-
civil disobedience movement; vice.
Fourthly: Attempts to in- { Commons' Congratulations. fluence civil and Military ser A cablegram, signed by mem-] vants or village officials bers of all Parties, has been sent? against the Government or to to Lord Irwin from the House of persunde them to resign their Commons In the following posts.
terms:-
It is agreed that the discon- Linuance of the civil disobedience connotes the definite discon- tinuance of the employment of the boycott of British commadi- ties as a political weapon, and if | there is picketing it shall be not be aggressive.
·
REDUCED
Decision of National Wages Board.
LESS OVERTIME RATES. "We, members of the House of Commons, send our grateful
London, Yesterday. thanks and heartiest congratų-|
Railway operating costs will be lations to you on your magni- substantially reduced if the re ficent and successful efforts to commendations of the National bring peace, prosperity, con- Wages Board, which has been con- cord, and. happiness, to, the sidering the Companies' claim for peoples of India and Britain." reduction of pay, are adopted. Conduct of the Police.
-British Wireless Service. The Board unanimously advises a Mr. Gandhi has drawn the at-
Another Report, tention of Government to specific
New Delhi, Yesterday, men's wages and a similar ad- allegations against the conduct of The text of the settlement be-ditional reduction in respect, of all the Police and represented that de- tween Lord Irwin and Mr. Gandhi carnings over £2 weekly, but deduc- sirability of a public inquiry into was issued in the form of a state-tions will be limited to 8/- weekly. them, In the present circum-ment by the Governor-General in Provision is made for safeguard- stance the Government seas great Council.
ing lower-paid men's wages. -
cut of 28 per cent, on all railway-
land.
Appointed.
PROHIBITION.
First Gun Fired by Democrats.
VITAL ISSUES INVOLVED.
COOPER.
'Official · Tory Candidate for St. George's.
TO OPPOSE INDEPENDENT.
London, Yesterday.
London
cablegram
MARU.
Given Up as Total Loss?
REPORT TO HARBOUR OFFICE
In a
8.5.
on
were
THIRD TIME HONOURED.
Rugby, Yesterday.
Washington, Yesterday.
report to the Harbour His Majesty the King has ap- The first gun in the new
Mr. Alfred Duff Cooper haa Office on arrival in port at 5 p.m. proved that Mr. James Brown, political offensive which may end been adopted as officia! Conserva- yesterday, Captain Pringle, mas M.P., be appointed Lord High Prohibition was fired to-day at a tive candidate for St. George's, ter of the China Navigation Com- Commissioner to the General meeting of the Democratic Westminster,Router.
pany's s.s. Tean, from Shanghai Assembly of the Church of Scot- National Committee by the "big
via Amoy, stated that a Japanese . business man," Mr. John Raskob, tive M.P. for Oldham from 1924 to ashore at the north, end of Ock- (Mr. Duff Cooper was Conserva- steamer (name not given) is who has resigned from the Chair-1929 and Financial Secretary, War sou Island. manship of the Finance Com Office, in 1928-9. On Saturday a mittee of the General Motors'
This is probably the Corporation in order to devote direct challenge to the continu-Kaisha, of which the N.Y.K. are stated:-A Kinzan Maru of the Nisshin Kisan himself to politics, especially the ance of Mr. Stanley Baldwin's the local agents, which went Prohibition issue.
Mr. Raskob advocated Party Party is likely to form
leadership of the Conservative aground on Ocksou Island support for an amendment of the standing feature of the Parlamen- that all attempts which
an out- February 2. It is understood that Constitution providing for State tary by-election at St. George's made since the stranding to get option on the liquor question.
The issue may go beyond a of Sir Laming Worthington Evans.cessful and she has been practi- Westminster,, caused by the death this ship off had proved unsuе- fight between the Wets and the The potential Conservative can- cally given up as a total loss, be Drys and may even hopelessly didate was Lt.-Colonel J. T. Mooreing fast on the rocks round the split the Democratic Party and Brabazon, who to-day intimated ruln its chances for next year's his withdrawal from the candida-| island. Presidential election, for there is ture, in view of the fact that an Scene of the Stranding. a considerable division within the independent
Ockson Island is a few miles Party on the prohibition issue.
(Sir outside of Amoy and the Kinzan The South, while being a De-openly questions the wisdom of countered a thick fog when mak-
Ernest Petter) has appeared who Maru grounded when she mocratic stronghold, is also the Mr. Baldwin's leadership, regarding for Amoy at 9 a.m., on Feb- stronghold of dry fanaticism, ing which Lieut.-Col. while the Democratic element Brabazon says that he himself has stranding she was on the way ruary 2. At the time of the in the rest of the United Mr. Brown, who was a working States is decidedly against Pro- miner till he entered Parliament hibition. Renter's American Ser- and is a lifelong Churchman, held vice. the same office under the first Labour Government and again PRINCES IN last year.--British Wireless, Ser- ¡vice.
Hon. J. Brown,
CLEARER WEATHER. -
The Royal Observatory's weather report to-day states: The anticyclone is central near Tokyo *****
A depression covers S.W. China, and N. In to-China.
Forecast:-E. or variable winds. moderate; generally overcast; some light rain and fog, possibly clearing tempor. arily.
Rainfall. Rainfall for 24 hours ended at 10 R.M. to-day- nil. Rainfall since January 1-0.96 inch against an average of 3.47 inches-defici* 2.51 inches. Temperature,
Foochow
Amoy Chofoo
AIRES.
BUENOS
Welcomed by the British Ambassador.
Conservative
cxpressed misgivings.]
Moore
CAR CONTROL,
SLIGHT COLLISION WITH MOTOR CYCLE.
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.
en-
down from Tientsin, her normal trip being between that Northern. port and Hong Kong and Canton via Amoy.
At the time of the stranding her port bow was stated.to have been damaged, and was leaking in one of the hatches, believed local- ly to be the No. 1.
Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central
The local agents then assured a Magistracy this morning, heard a China Mail representative that the case in which Lo Wing-san, the ship was quite safe and not serl- driver of a public vehicle, was aumously damaged and it was mere moned for having failed to drive only a question of waiting for a the left side of Chater Road on favourable tide to take her off. February 19 at 10.45 a.m.
No Wireless' on Board.
Mr. Horace lo appeared for the defendant..
The news of the stranding of the Kinzan Maru reached Hong
CITY GAILY BEFLAGGED.
Buenos Aires, Yesterday," H.R.H. the Prince of Wales and H.R.H. Prince George arrived by air from Mar del Plata (a mari-
Traffic Sergeant Pater Guild Kong by cable from the Shanghai time village and fashionable stated that he was driving a motor Office of the N.Y.K., as the ship- watering place, 230 miles south of cycle combination in Ice House was not equipped with wireless, Buenos Aires).
Street toward Chater Road, and on and it was surmised that her The Princes' 'plane, escorted nearing the corner he sounded his plight was conveyed to Amoy by by 26 Argentine army 'planes, horn. On turning into Chater passing ships and the news was landed from the Palomar aero- Road, opposite the park-stand, he cabled to Shanghai from that.. drome. They were welcomed by saw defendant's car coming along. port. the British Ambassador, Sir There was a slight collision, the The Kinzan Maru is a cargo
Ronald
Macleay, and Colonel sidecar of his cycle striking the boat and has no accommodation Zuloaga, chief of the Argentine rear right mudguard of the car. for passengers. Army Air Service, amid the There were other motor cars in the steamer of 1,704 (999 net) ton- cheers of a crowd of a thousand. park-stand at the time.
The Princes left for Buenos
Driver's Right. Aires by special train, the city be- ing gaily beflagged in their Cross-examined by Mr Lo, Ser- honour. Reuter's American Ser-geant Gulld agreed with him that if a car was travelling on the left side of a road, and the passenger want-
MUSSOLINI ON NAVAL ed to alight on the right alde, the
The temperature at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock was:-
Hong Kong
60
Macao
63
Pratas Island
74
vice.
Manila
72
54
60
88.
Shanghal
45
HU HAN-MIN ILL.
SUFFERING FROM NERVOUS BREAKDOWN.
..
AGREEMENT
Beneficient Effect on World.
driver had every right to go over to the the right hand side of the road, unload his passenger, and then swerve over to the loft side ngain,
Replying to further questions put
A stcel screw
nage, she was built in 1918 by the Mitzubishi Zosen, Kobe, where she was registered.
Her dimensions are:-Length, 250 ft; beam, 87.7 ft.; and depth, 20.5 ft.
SKATES STOLEN.
CANE FOR A BUILDING CONTRACTOR'S. SON..
gard to these considerations Mr.Jon the scheme of constitutional tion of the spread-over to twelve Han-min is suffering from a nerv. and economic situation of the to the backing of vehicles. The roller akates
に
ter.
CHEMICALS. CO.
REDUCTION OF ORDINARY DIVIDEND.
Wireless Service, vi
Further evidence was taken at by Mr. Lo, the Sergeant said that the Kowloon Magistracy this morn- a driver had the same control over Ing when Won Houg, a Chinese SATISFACTION EXPRESSED.
his car in going forward as in back-youth, appeared for the accond time ing provided he drove slowly when on a charge of the larceny of a Rugby, Yesterday.
backing. :
| pair of roller skates, the property of Nanking, Yesterday. The Prime Minister has receiv-Witness agreed with Mr. Lo, that the son of Dr. H. F. Sommers, of The official Central News enysed from Signor Mussolini a tele-it was undesirable to back a car for the Península Hotel, on Monday difficulty in this course, and feels It states, in addition to the The clerical staff earnings are
last. that it must inevitably lead to summary previously cabled, that also subjected to similar reductions, that General Hu Hen-min, who is gram expressing satisfaction at a long distance in traffic.
of the Naval What Left-Hand Side Mespus. Dr. Sommers, who was watching charges and counter-charges, and steps will be taken for the parti- with small modificatione in respect still in Tangshan, is in a serious the conclusion
condition. Ho twice lost con- Agreement and emphasising that Mr. Lo submitted that defendant through glasses from his room fo so militate against the re-estab-cipation of representatives of the of earnings. lishment of peace. Having re-Congress in further discussions
The reduction of the overtime rata aciousness and medical aid was its benefits will have an influence was guilty of no offence, and that the Peninsula Hotel, saw a man not only on relations between the he would quote authorities to sub whom he recognised as accused is recommended, also the applica-ummoned from Nanking.
Other reports state that Hu signatories, but on the political stantiate his statements in regard stoop down and bring a pair of Gandhi agreed not to press the reform.
from underneath mátter.
It explains that the boycott on hours, daily, except in the most re-
ous breakdown-and his doctors ad- world.
left hand side of a road enly meant some machinery and take them to a Withdrawal of Ordinances. foreign goods had been directed sponsible grades.
Signor Mussolini adds that the that a car passing another car had hut In the Y.M.C.A. compound.. The action that the Govern-chiefly against British goods, to
The foregoing are less than the vise his return to Nanking Rou
agreement constitutes the best to be on that side. He believed He went down and called the man, ment will take on the discon-exert pressure for political enda. Companies' demands.
preparation for the general con- that there was a rule in the United who emphatically denied having the Hinuance of the civil disobedience It is, therefore, agreed that
Eight out of 17 members of the
ference on disarmament-British Kingdom which forbade the back-skates. He reported the matter movement is stated in detail, and the discontinuance of civil dia- Board signed an addendum urging
ing of motor cars unnecessarily, and a detective was sent to make includes the withdrawal of Ordin- obedience connotes the definite public ownership of all transport. ances, etc., promulgated in con-
He went on to say that Mr. T. H. C. enquiries. After some discussion discontinuance of the boycott There is every indication that the
Braydeld was in nection with the movement. on British commodities as a findings as regards reductions of Pending, prosecutions filed in con- political weapon,
pay will be accepted by all concern- ection with the movement and re- As regards the methods em ed.-Reuter.
Landon, Yesterday.. lating to offences not involving ployed in furtherance of the re
The net profita fur 1930 of the violence or incitement to violence placement of non-Indian by
huge Imperial Chemical Industries will be withdrawn, and those pri-Indian goods or against the con-
Company were £4,478,000 which lo soners will be released who are sumption of intoxicating liquors sold to third parties the transac-1.607,000 below those of 1920. undergoing, imprisonment in con- and drugs, resort shall not be tion must be regarded as final so The ordinary share dividend will nection with the movement for had to picketing methods except far as the Government is con- be eight per cent. Instead of six an offence not involving violence within the limits permitted by the cerned, but any person may seek and there will be no distribution or incitement to violence, Fines ordinary law. If picketing any a legal remedy, con deferred shared.--Reuter which have not been realised will where becomes aggressive it shall Whore posts vacated by rosign be remitted. The additional be suspended. Matlong have been permanently Police Imposed in connection with Mr. Gandhi urged a public en-filled the Government will not be the movement at the expense of quiry into the conduct of the able to reinstate the late incum- the Inhabitants of a particular Police but agreed not to press the bents. In other cases resigna ares will be withdrawn at the dis-matter when the difficulties in this tions will be considered, by the
of the local Government, connection militating against the
local Government in a liberal catablishment of peace were spirit. inted out to
Hons
unable
cindes that
AMERICAN OIL.
_NEW_SYSTEM OF ARRANGING *IMPORTSÆ
Washingto
färday,
U.S. FINANCE.
DEFICIT OF 500 MILLION DOLLARS.
car at the time defendant's the skates were produced from the
roof of the shed.
His Worship adjourned the hear Mr. Hamilton said that ho ing to Friday (March 18) at noon. thought there were others concern
Admitting that ho drove hised in the case, but it was unmis. motor cycle along · Morrison Gap takable that accused had removed Washington, Yesterday.
Road on the night of February 20, the skates from the yard Into the A Treasury deficit of $500,000, without a lighted rear lamp, Mr. J. hut. 000 (gold) at the end of the Barnett, of the Tytam Tak Pump- The accused, who is the son of Federal fiscal year in June is pre-log Station was fined $5, Traffic the contractor engaged in the build- dicted by Mr. Smost, Chairman of Sergeant, B. C. Baker stated that ing operations at the Y.M.C.A., the Senate Finance Committee. there was no bulb in the lamp when is 17 years of age. Reuter's American Service.
he stopped defendants
Twelve strokes of the cane. was You will have to be more care ordered to be given. DANGER TO NAVIGATION. ful at the corners in Stubbs Road
even if you have an urgent case JUNK CREW DROWNED. On arrival in port yesterday, the if you drive like that you will be handlers, vil sige master of the LC.J.L... Tjipanas having more urgent cases remark At 8 am yesterday, whilst sail- reported if the Harbour 'Office that eu Mr. Schofield in fining the Chining his Bahing junk off Tau Kong whilst on the voyage here- from ese driver of a Tung Wah San, Chinese territory, Kwok Fate Sandaken the vessel passed a Hospital ambulance $20 for over- siin was attracted by some person
bont: 80 feet long taking another, car on a corner at waving his arms On Investigat
Long, 114.20 E Stubbs Road on February 20. he found a waterlogged Hoklo at about 916 am NOTE EU Trafic Sergeant Meindl jexplain, nahing junk. On board were nivå.
Thour Master has posted that defendant in overtaking the dead men edcup = nobles to mariners stating rent vehicle Mr. P. Teste [who]. The sole survivor, Li Hung-lo, that the wreck in danger to was driving dowyab) had to stop said that the funk had foundered
during a spell of bad weather.
so as to avoid a smash
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