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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1932.

NEWS FROM AND OF CHINA

Haueh-liang, Hau Yung-chang and Ho Chong-chun; Ministers Huang Han-liang, Chen Kung-po and Yeh Kung-cho; Vice-Minister Lin Kang-hou; Mr. Li Shih-tseng and Dr. H. H. Kung, members of

GENERAL'S RESIDENCE DESTROYED the Central Party Committees.

POLICY OF NATIONAL DEFENCE TO BE DRAFTED.

(Kuo Min News Agency.)

Ministries of Railways and

Interior.

Nanking, Jan. 7. In accordance with a decision of the Executive Yuan, it is an- nounced that the following changes in the personnel of the Ministry of Railways and Inter- jor have been made:-

Ministry of Railways. Chang En-huang, Director of the General Affairs Depart- ment:

Kwan Keng-ling, Director of the Business Department! Jen Chuan-pang. Director of the Finance Department; Chang Hu, Chao Tseng-yu and

Yu Yen, Counsellors.

Ministry of Interior.. Hsieh I-chung, Director of the General Affairs Department; Chu Kuo-liang, Director of the Civil Affairs Department and concurrently Acting Direc- tor of the Rites and Cere- many Department.

and

Li Keng, Director of the Sta-

tistics Department; Huang Tzu-chung, Director of the Land Department and concurrently Acting Director of the Police Affaire Depart-

ment.

Finances.

Measures are being drafted by Dr. Huang Handfiang, Offi- ciating Minister of Finance, to meet the enormous deficits in the various governmental de- partments accumulated prior to the recent re-organisation of the National Government.

Further important appoint- ments of the Ministry of Finance were announced yesterday. They

are-

Dr. Kuo Ping-won, Director of the Customs Administration. Mr. Chou Ping-wen, Director of the Consolidated] Tax Ad-

nistration,

Mr. Chen Chun-ting, Director of the Treasury Department. Dr. Francis K. Pan, who was originally appointed Direc- tor of the Treasury Depart- ment, la transferred as Fin- ancial Secretary of the Ministry. Appointment of a new Director of the Salt Ad- ministration is stil under consideration.

National Defence.

Peking, Jan. 7. It is learnt that the leading military commanders in North China will lasue a telegram urg- ing the Central Government to draft a definite policy for nation- al defence, before another false step is made.

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dedicated to the Red Army and to be reserved exclusively for the a tendance of the red officers and soldiers. Another theatre, seat Ing an audience of 8,000, will be constructed along entirely new Ines. The architects have in this case dispensed with the stage and with all machinery for decorations. The seats are built around's horre shoe-shaped platform on which the actors will perform their parta after the fashion of the Shake- spearian stage without any back- ground and without any footlights

whatever.

actors and

their

SIDELIGHTS ON LOCAL

HAWKER SYSTEM

PROSECUTION REVEALS "TERRIBLE SYSTEM" OF BRIBERY.

THREE CONSTABLES CHARGED

Horace Lo, and the three constables were defended by Mr. F. X D'Almada.

means was intimated by Mr. Eugene Chen, the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, in an address made to the staff members of the Ministry yesterday morning. Minister Chen pointed out that never in her history had China Commerce and Industry: ever found herself in such a dif- Messrs. Yung Taung-ching, 0.8. ficult position as that which Lieu, Fan Hsu-tung, Yu Ya-ching, confronts her at the present Wang Shao-lal and Kwok Lock juncture. Her difficulties may

Banking: Messrs. Chang indeed be described as unparal Chia-ngau, Li Ming, Wu Ting-leled, he emphasised, chang, Chou Tso-min, Chen Hui- After referring to the grave te, Chien, Yung-ming, Hu Tau- responsibility of the Foreign

Thres constables, Li Lam, Mak Iu | cases and in others as much as $1 chow and threatening Shanhai- tung, Hu Pi-klang and Tan Li- Ministry in the discharge of its

In explaining the new and Wan Put, and two others, week. kwan, and with Chinwangtao and

duties in the present national departure, the organ of the Moscow named Chau Pang and Wong Tok, not collect these levies but had to The constables themselves could Tangku open to invasion, North tionalists: Messrs. Wang Yun- his conviction that the new culated to stimulate co-operation Kowloon Police

Economic Experts and Educa-crisis, Minister Chen expressed Soviet emphasises that it is cal-appeared before Mr. Fraser at the get some people outside China is in imminent danger, wu, Ku Meng-yu, Hu Shih, Mo

to do so.. Moreover, communications

unified Government, by single between the

Court yesterday The outsiders would collect Yin-chu, Yang Chuan, Chin Ching-ness of mind and purposes, will audiences. Jehol being inadequate and slow,

afternoon, charged with alleged the levy from the hawk- should the Japanese attempt to Yang, Tang Yu-jen, Chen Chin- be able to tide the nation over i

bribery from hawkers. Mr. Somerset ers week by week, giving All those new buildings are to Fitzroy was for the Crown, whilst a different pass-word every time advance on that province, the tao. Teng Shao-ying and Lu this unprecedented difficulty. be completed within this year Chau Pang was represented by Mr. with a number, so

Hsueh-pu.

"As regards the Manchurian, Trans-ocean Kuomin few troops stationed there would

that when the Educational Supplies. be entirely insufficient to ward

situation, a settlement must be off the invaders.

hawkers were accosted by the con- Nanking, Jan. 6. sought through diplomatic

stables in the street, they cold, In compliance with a petition channels," he declared. Col. Dohibara.

give the pass-word of the week and of the Shanghai Tientsin. Jan. 7.

Municipal

Mr. Fitzroy said it was a very their numbers. If they could dup- Bureau of Education, the Minis- The return to Tientsin of the try of Education has issued an

unusual and at the same time very ply these, they would not be inter- unfortunate notorious Col. Dohibara, one time order requiring that native pro- |

case, The three fered with, but otherwise they "mayor of Shenyang and alleged ducts be used as far as practic-sults can be achieved if the en-

constables' dutlés: were to would be charged. look chief instigator of the Tientsin able by all schools and educa-

after all the "hawkers uprisings, is reported. Owing to tional institutions in the pro-

and to see that they complied with his best record. much apprehen- vision of stationery, apparatus

the regulations. The other two sion is felt on the part of the and other equipment. With re-

defendants were outside people. Chinese that he is again out for gard to imported apparatus for mischief.

which there are at present no mains quiet in spite of the fall substitutes, the various univer

sities and technical institutes are of Chinchow. Curfew hours have instructed to explore the possibi- been further relaxed since yes-lities of native manufacture so

General Ll's House Fired.

that foreign products may be dispensed with as soon as pos- Nanking. Jan. 7.

sible. The Nanking residence of General Li Chi-sen, the Kwangsi

Mr. Yui Ming. leader, was entirely gutted by are yesterday evening. The speed with which the fire swept the building rendered rescue work difficult and little movable pro- perty could be salvaged from the flames. No casualties, however, are reported. The cause of the fire is not yet known.

In the meantime, Tientsin re-

terday.

National Finance Commission

Nanking. Jan. 6.

Nanking, Jan. G. Mr. Yui Ming, formerly Coun- sellor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Canton, was appoint- Shanghai Office of the Ministry ed to-day as Director of the of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Yui is a graduate of Cornell University.

Railway Loon.

Nanking, Jan. 4.

It is reported that an agree- ment has been signed between In accordance with a resolution the Ministry of Railways and reached at the Shanghai Peace the Board of Trustees in charge Conference, the former National of British Boxer Indemnity Re- Government established a Na- fund for a loan from the latter tional Finance Commission last of £400,000, for the con- November to control military and struction of the railway ferry civil expenditures and to pass on across the Yangtze River con- revenue receipts of the Govern- necting Pukow with Haiakwan, Twenty-three members Nanking, the materiais for which were then appointed and regula- will be imported from Britain. tions promulgated. The Com- Mr. Eugene Chen and mission was inaugurated on Nov.

Manchuria.

Nanking, Jan. 8.

ment

15.

A DOMESTIC MORATORIUM.

For Denmark.

Copenhagen, Jan. `6,

moratorium for one year is being to hawkers

While recognising China's world, Minister Chen pointed out, weakness in the diplomatic however, that satisfactory re- tire nation would present a unit-

With this system, the constables could check up the number of haw- can vindicate the cause of Right ed front. Whether or not China

kers, who had paid the, levy, and will depend primarily upon the

could at the same time tell whether proper conduct of her diploma

A bill proclaiming a domestic | The policy adopted here in regard the first and second defendants had was that £ limited been double-crossing them in re- tic negotiations. He concluded prepared by the Government, ge number of licences were granted to gard to the payment. If a number with the hope that the entire saff cording to information from su-people with the view to limiting the of hawkers had not paid their levy, members. would give him every thoritative quarters. The measure number of hawkers. assistance in fulfilling the im

In this way, the constables would round them. is primarily destined for the relief it was impossible for some people up to allow the first two defendants portant mission with which the of agriculture where bankrupter is who were desirous of obtaining a,

to collect, Foreign Ministry has been en- raging owing to the crisis and the living in that, way, to do so. After A Fald was made by Police off- trusted,

depreciation of the kroner-one had obtained a licence to hawk, cers on the ground floor of No. Trans-ocean Kuomin.

one must adhere to one line of | 241 Temple Street on December 29, trade. One was not allowed to and there they found a list of names, shift from one line to another. presumably of people who paid levy. This being the present policy, Apparently even licensed hawkers there were many people who wanted were made to pay. If a hawker to earn a living by hawking but had paid the squeexe, money, if were unable to do so because licences Mr. Fitzroy could use the term, he were not granted to them. As was not. Interfered with at all, no they were unable to obtain licences, matter what he did. B number of them went to the streets to hawk without loences.

A. SOVIET SKYSCRAPER.

Building Projects at Moscow.

1932 PROGRAMME.

Moscow, Jan. 4. Several Important building pro jects will be taken in hand in the Russian capital with the advent of Spring according to an announce ment published to-day in the organ of the Moscow Soviet..

These projects include the com struction of the first skyscraper of 22 storeys. This skyscraper will be solely devoted to literature and will provide a home for all Russian publishing houses. In addition to this, the skyscraper will house a public library and several public

At yeserday's meeting of the That a settlement of the pre-reading rooms. Executive Yuan, however, it was sent Manchurian situation must- Other projects include several decided that a change in the be sought, through diplomatic new theatres, of which one la to be membership and organisation of the Commission was necessary in consequence of the resignation: of General Chiang Kai-shek and Mr. T. V. Soong. President and Vice-President of the Executive! Yuan who acted concurrently as Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Commission. Consequently, the following 38 persons were ap- pointed to serve as members of the Commission:-

Government:-President Sun

It is generally felt that with Fo; Generals Chen Ming-shu, Ho Japanese troops occupying Chin-Ying-chin, Han Fu-chu, Chang

LISBON STARTLED.

Meteor Flashes By Over City.

PANIC PREVAILS.

Lisbon, Dec. 29.

Detective Sub-Inspector Elston gavé evidence of the rald.

In this way, it started the "ter- Chu Heung, a detective inspector,

Elston's

A panic was caused here to-night rible system of bribes. A haw-corroborated Inspector by a huge meteor, passing over the ker's licence cost: $4, and the de- evidence,..

case imposed a The bearing was adjourned untli capital and disappearing out at fendants in this sea. For a few seconds it seemed levy of thirty cents a week in some January 19. as if the enormous fiery mass would descend upon the city and cause havoc there, Then the danger) passed as swiftly as it had come and all that was left of the meteor was its glowing track across skies.

the

The phenomenon was observed from the local observatory, whose director stated that the size, of the meteor had been without precedent in historical times. Trans-ocean Kuomin

START

THE NEW YEAR

RIGHT!

AN AERONAUTIC EXPEDITION.

Plane As A Flying Laboratory.

FOR AFRICA.

microscopes for the study of special infasoria found in certain African pools to special recording ap paratus for native songs and dances. When the machine' was "weighed shortly before its start; it was found to be too heavy and the explorers had to leave behind several tins of film, and even then the pilot-only just managed to `tska the heavy plane off the ground..

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The expedition will take ap proximately three months. route includes unexplored spots in Berlin, Dec. 29.

the Soudan, Arabia, the Belgian Flying a Puss Moth machine Congo, Tanganyika and Abyssinia equipped with a 60 h.p. engine, Dr. whose emperor has sent a special. Karl Simmer, an Austrian selentist invitation to the two explorers and the German pilot Fritz Spind- who have both sean war service as ler left the Tempelhof Aerodrome, pilots and, before air départure that they this morning on the first aeronautic expressed confidence expedition Into tropical Africa would return safe and sound from For this purpose the machine had what is considered an extremely been turned into a flying labora, dnngerous venture. tory), being loaded to capacity with In order to placate hostile na« all kinds of scientific apparatus, tives, the explorers have taken from instruments for measuring along, large quantities of jcheap the intensity and velocity of the watches, beads and other trinkets,

and specially designed. Trans-ocean Kuomin.

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