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FRANCE & CHINA'S MANDATE.

PROTEST SENT TO NANKING.

NO ACCEPTANCE.

TRIOCOH REUTER'S AGENOY.)

PEPING, Jan. 3. Questioned as to France's atti- tude on Nanking's Extrality Man- date this afternoon, Count de Martel stated that a Note was delivered to China yesterday pro- testing against the Mandate, and stating that France could not ac. cept an unilateral denunciation of her extrality rights in China.

Mr. Stimson's Opinion.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Mr. Stimson has issued a state meat to the effect that Nanking's decreo abolishing extra-territoriali- ty agrees with the position taken up by the US, Government.

He says that the report that Nanking was automatically termi nating extrality rights on January is not borne out by the text of the decree, which Mr. Stimson in- terprets to mean that the Chinese wish January 1 to be the starting. point for gradual elimination of extra-territorial rights of the for- eigo Powera.

Mr. Stimson adds that conversa- tions on this subject between the Chinese Minister, Dr. C. C. Wu, and the State Department will con tinue even while he is in London.

PRINCE SAILS FOR CAPETOWN.

TO RESUME HUNTING

TRIP.

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RUGBT, Jan, 3. The Prince of Wales eails from Southampton fo-day in the 5.5. Kenilworth Castle for Capetown, to resume his big game hunting trip in East Africa, which be aban domed at the end of 1928 when the King was taken ill. The Prince, who will be away until the end of April is anxious that his tour should be as far as possible of a private nature. He is taking no ceremonial kit with him, and will travel on the Kenilworth Castle as na ordinary paseonger.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1930.

PROPAGANDA BY SOVIET.

COMMUNIST JOURNAL IN LONDON.

'DISQUIETING REPORT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON: Jan. 2. In view of the pledge of the Soviet Government regarding pro- paganda, some considerable stir has been created in London by the publication of Soviet message in the Communist newspaper, Daily Wurker.

the

This morning, the paper contain- ed a message from the Praesidium of the Third Communist Interna tionale at Moscow, greeting the Daily Worker as the rallying point for the fight against the "Social- Fascist

Labour Government." against capitalism and rationalis. tion, and against colonial.brutali ties, etc."

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Enquiries were made of a mem- ber of the Russian Aminador's

staff by a Reuter's representative, who was informed that no official statement regarding the message in the Daily Worker, was possible. "We inny have something to say in a day or two," he added.

QUALITY OF BRITISH

COAL.

GRATIFYING TESTS..

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RUGBY, Jan. 9.

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In the week ending Decembet 1, Britain's coal mines produced 5,647,900 tons, an amount which excreds any week's output since May 1921. The wage-carters em ployed for the week numbered

$19,400,

The superior quality of British cant has been demonstrated by a series of tests instituted by the Canadian Department of Mines. A report states that these tests were carried out on thirty fuels of the most varied type, ranging from an- thracite to peat. The most efficient fuel tested was Welsh anthracite, 8.4 tons of 'which were equal to 10 tons of American anthracite taken 's standard. Scotch semi-an- thracite was nearly as good.

CHANCELLOR OFF TO THE HAGUE.

A TREASURY PARTY.

[THROUGH DEUTER'S AGENCY,}

LONDON, Jan. 2.

"MORE GALES. IN BRITAIN.

A DARING RESCUE AT SEA.

A BRAVE SKIPPER.

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Ruqay, Jan. 3. During a severe gale over the north and central parts of the Isles yesterday the wind rose to a velocity of 91 miles an hour in Liverpool. Only minor damage was dene on land, but shipping was severely buffeted.

The Danish steamer Sonderborg went ashore on the coast of Scotland, 27 members of the crew getting safely away in their own boat. The Stornoway lifeboat put out, but owing to the Sonderborg's" signal- ling her position. wrongly, arrived late.

Drifters and other fishing craft in North Sea suffered damage, and in some cases lines and nets had to be abandoned.

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A daring rescue at sea was effect- ed in the North Sea during last Sunday's gale. The Hull tug Scots man was towing the steamship Nixe was encountered. when a storm The Nixe was discovered during the night to be taking in water at

SHANGHAI BROKERS

EXPELLED.

DEFAULTS IN DECEMBER SETTLEMENT.

OTHERS SUSPENDED.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AŬKNOT.]

SHANGHAI, Jan. 3.

THE GREAT PORT

OF LONDON.

ALL PREVIOUS RECORDS BROKEN.

TRAFFIC FIGURES.

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A SENSATION IN PAISLEY.

CINEMA MANAGER

ARRESTED.

HOMICIDE CHARGE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Jan. 2.

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TO HELP BRITISH, BLIND.

RECOMMENDATIONS BY COMMITTEE.

MANY SCHEMES.

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RUGBY, Jan. 2

It is officially stated that blind persons registered in the British Isles number 50,771 and that 36,485 of these are classed among the un- employed.

RUGBY, Jan. 3. The Port of London has during A fresh development in the ter It is announced to-day that Douglas Fleming and L. A. Lewis, the past year broken all its previous rible Scottish cinema disaster on

when

seventy British brokers, has been expelled records for shipping traffic. Figures New Year's Eve,

Ex just issued covering the eight children lost their lives and over from the Shanghai Stock

months from April to November thirty others were seriously injur- change.

Jack Bebar and C. J. White have 1999, show that in that period the fed, occurred at Paisley, to-day when How further to improve their lot been suspended owing to defaults tonnage of shipping that arrived the police arrested Charles Doris discussed in a report signed by

and left the port Was in the December Settlement.

nearly ward, the manager of the Glen 40,000,000 tons. This was 5.6 per Cinema. cent. more than in the similar period last year, which was itself able homicide. a record...

FILM-MAKERS' 'PLANES

CRASH.

IRONY OF A TITLE.

(THROICH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

This year it is estimated that the net registered tonnage of shipping handled at the docks, of the Port of London will reach the record amount of 60,000,000 tons, as against. that of 33,000,000 tons last year.

SANTA MONICA Cal., Jan, 3. In the past thirty years value of Two, air-liners each believed to imports and exports in and out of the Port have jumped from be carrying five persone, collided 2987,000,000 to. over £700,000,000. miles from land, They The Port's increase has been mainly three

the sea, and it is in cargo, as disting, from passen plunged into

all feared that tea were killed, er traffic, but the Port authorities, by enlarging the dock accommoda- including the film director," Mr.tion and the landing stage at Til- Kenneth Hawks.

bury, are encouraging big passen

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Lord Blancsburgh, and presented by the Advisory Committee on the Dorward was charged with culp- welfare of "the blind to the Minis

try of Health. "

There were pathetic scenes in the town all day to-day in the viein- ity of the infirmary and the mor tuary, where many volunteers were preparing the bodies of the little victims of the disaster for burial.

Numbers of them broke down, overwhelmed with pity, and sub stitutes had to be found.

Hearses repeatedly visited the Mortuary to-day, slowly conveying the bodies in small white coffins to the homes of the victims along sorrow-stricken streets.

There were one or two private

The returns from local authori- ties show that of the unemployable blind, 5,111 are in institutions, and 1,374 live at home or in lodgings, Only two-thirds of the latter possess means, including grants cx- ceeding fiteen shillings a week.

A scheme for the provision of an insured minimum income for all unemployable blind persons living at home or in lodgings is recom- mended by the Advisory Committee:

Local authorities are urged to adopt a comprehensive scheme which will provide that the means

an alarming rate and the three the production of a film entitled use of London as a calling place funerals to-day, but over sixty of of those living in urban arena shall

men

aboard her signalled for assistance. The tug's captain, how- ever, decided not to remove the men until all hope was gone.

vessel The condition of the worsened afterwards however, and throughout the remainder of the night all efforts were rendered un-

successful owing to mountainous scas-which were made to get a life- line aboard the Nixe, both of whose boats were smashed in an attempt to launch them. At length, her situation becoming desperate, the tug was turned sternward and she rammed the Nixe at full speed, the tug captain shouting as he clored with the Nixe, Jump lads, for your lives.**

A few minutes after the men reached the tug's decks the Nixe turned over and sank.

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GUNMEN BUSY IN DETROIT.

CHIEF OF POLICE ATTACKED.

EEOTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

DETROIT, Jan... Mr. Henry Garvin, head of the police bomb squad, was due to "ap- pear to-day as a witness' in the On reaching Capetown he will

trial of Martin Cohn, proprietor of stay for a short while with the

the Study Club, who is charged Governor-General of South Africa,

with manslaughter in connection Lord Athlone, before travelling

Mr. Philip Snowden, the Chan-with the fire on September 20. north through Rhodesia to Dodoma, in the Tanganyika Territory, the cellor of the Exchequer, accompani- ed by Mrs. Snowden and Mr. Wil- point at which he aandoned his Graham, the President of the carlier trip. "

It is probable that as the rainy Poard of Trade, left for the Hague season in Tanganyika may make to-day for the Second Reparations the mail route impracticable for autoinobiles, the Prince will use an The delegation is essentially a peroplane to move from one hunt-Treasury party. Mr. Arthur Hen- ing ground to another. He took derson, the Foreign Secretary. is leave of the King and Queen on not going as political questions are Tuesday night, and spent yesterday net being considered.

and this morning putting matters in order for his long absence.

MESOPOTAMIA'S WAR CEMETERIES.

A BIG PILGRIMAGE.

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RUGBY, Jan, 2. A visit to the war cemeteries and hatticfields of Mesopotamia has been organised by the St. Barnbas Pilgrimage furd.

Conference.

The main problems will be the organisation of the International Bank and consideration of the draft charter drawn up by the Organisation Committee which mei at Baden-Baden.

The Conference will also examine

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"Such Mea Ara Dangerous.”

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The machines were engaged uponger companies to make extended

for large liners.

The latest development in this direction is the announcement that the Canadian Pacifc have decided to place London on the schedule of the s.s. Montrose and Metagama.

Like Flaming Comets."

LATER. So far three bodies have been

The traffic of all United Kingdom recovered. They are those of cameramen who were catapulated the eight months reviewed, but it perts increased by 7.7 per cent, in from the 'planes at the time of the is claimed that the Port of Lon- collision The 'planes were pre-dou's activity is developing in paring to swoop down after a greater ratio than other ports. parachutist as he leapt from the third 'plane, to enable the camera- men to photograph him as he struck the water. The third 'plane' was not involved in the crash.

After the collision the two

planes (containing the ten people), plunged like flaming cometa 3,000 feet into the sen.

The parachute descent was staged as an incident in film centring on the life of the late Mr. Alfred Lowenstein, the Belgian financier who fell out of his pritate 'plane over the English Channel.

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RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO.

REPORT FOR · LAST NOVEMBER.

the victims will be laid to rest to- morrow (Saturday).

be brought up to twenty-five shil- lings weekly. Standard incomes of The Paisley Town Council which eighteen shillings weekly in rural areas and twenty shillings to met behind closed blinds to-day has

twenty-five shillings weekly in the made all the necessary arrange-.

more urban country areas are sug- ments for these.

asted.

The Committer

the expresses One of the schools attached to

opinion that the age at which old St. Mirren's Roman Catholic

age pensions are payable to the Church lost no fewer than twenty-blind should be reduced from 30

to 40 years. one children in the disaster.

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SWEDEN'S CONTROL OF JAPAN'S MATCHES.

RUMOURS OF STATE MONOPOLY.

ATTACK ON A MONEY CHANGER.

ENTERTAINING-UNAWARES.

A man, who was alleged to be an accomplice in an armed robbery- at a money-changer's filst at 93,- Shanghai Street ön August 18, last, was charged before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at Kowloon Magis tracy yesterday.

The Chairman of the Haub Aus- tralian Gold Mining Co., Ltd., Singapore, S.S., in the course of his report of the mining operations, for, the four weeks ending Decem-

TOKYO, Dec. 30. ber 5, 1920, states that for the

the period

development work The Japanese match-making in- umounts to a footage totalling es dustry is fast declining ag a conse

· Detective Inspector Fallon, who foot, as follows:-Sinking 95 ft,quence of the steady influx and prosecuted, said that the money- driving 668 ft., crosscutting 923 ft.

of consequent pressure foreign changer had his shop and living The tonnage mined and treated capital. Under existing conditions quarters on the same floor, sharing totals 2,201 tons, the average re- the Japanese match-producing tinthem with his wife and a fakt. On FIRE ON PRESIDENT VAN covery being 13' dwts. per ton of dustry might be regarded as having August 12 the defendant came and

BUREN.

fine gold, yielding a satisfactory fallen under the complete domina- made arrangements for renting" a

tion of Swedish capitalists; profit.

cubicle. He took up residence the The development work shows consideration of the prevailing next day and lived there until the maintenance of widths and values situation, the Finance Office is in night of the rabbery on August 15. formally contemplating the initia-At about 10.30 p.m. on the day in throughout.

tion of a match monopoly by the Government for the protection of -thu domestic match-making in-

dustry.

RUBBER CARGO ALIGHT. Singapore, Dec 27-A fire which might easily have had much more serious consequences broke out on board the Dollar liner President Van Buren at the Singapore whar- vos in the early hours of yesterday. Mr. Garvin was driving a car morning.

The fire started in the boiler room this morning, when a gang of men in another car pulled alongside and at about 3.30 am and spread to fired a dozen shints, seriously injuran adjacent hold in which 150 tong Garvin and agiri of rubber was stored. The rubber ng Mr. bystander.

caught, alight, and for a time the situation looked really alarming.

Prompt measures were taken, However, to unload the cargo, and the Harbour Board Fire Brigade speedily had 17 lines trained on the danger area.

THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES.

CONVENTION SIGNED IN

WASHINGTON.

[RECTER'S ANELIGAN BERVICE}

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Mr. H. L. Stimson, the Secretary in detail proposals regarding de-of State, and Sir Esme Howard, veries in kind, and questions the British Ambassador in Washing- aßecting non-German reparations. ton, to-day signed a Convention

In an interview with Reuter's re presentative before his departure, Mr. Snowden said he did not think that the work of reaching an under- standing would be as arduous as the last time. The preparation for the second conference had been

mitch more thorough.

delimitating the boundary between the Philippine Archipelage and British North Borneo,

The Convention does not alter the title of the United Statry to existing boundaries, but confirms Turtle Islands, which will continue

The Cyanide Plant,, treated a tonnage of low grade concentrates aniounting to 620 tons, giving a profitable recovery of goid bullion.

BUKIT KOMAN ARZA-From this arca the tonnage mined and treat- ed totals 887 tons, and develop ment work 3383 feet.

In

question he asked the joki to buy him some cigarettes. When the joki went to the defendant's cubicle to The latest information to hand give him the cigarettes he was srized by the defendant and four anys that the Swedish merchants other men, who bound and gagged interested in the Japanese match him. The money changer's wife, market are now going to import who was the ly other person in SICALLOW WORKINGB-Develop-wood direct from the Soviet Jum- the shop at the site, was also seized

ng hitherio and bound. ment 2401 ft. are 2 ft. wide, average her mills instead of value 5 dwts.

through Japanese merchanta

Negotiations for the direct im- port of wood are now in progress between the Swedish importers and the Soviet Trading Commissioners resident in Japan.

ANDERSON, AND STOPE AREA.-The. tonnage mined and treated totals 418 tons, and development complet- ed 6 feet.

LILBURNE SHAFT. This shaft has been sunk and timbered a further 23 ft., and is now 2 ft. below the 360 ft. level.

When the money- " changer himself returned he also was seized. The robbers took the safe to their cubicle, opened it with keys taken from the money-changer, and stole 8780 in money and jewel- lery. They made their escape by the buck door.

About 3,000 bales of rubber were damaged, but nearly all of it was

DERRICK SHAFT AREA-Total ore ENGINEER FOR SINGAPORE. police but nothing occurred until damaged by water, not by fire. The water penetrated into two mined and crushed from this area, holds, both of which contained rubis 898 tons, and development 430) her.

Passengers Burried Ashore, The passengers had the unpleas ant experience of being roused from their sleep and hurried as- hore to Rames Hotel, but they en- dured the discomfort calmly and good humouredly.

feet...

TO SUPERVISE GRAVING DOCK CONSTRUCTION.

CYANIDE PLANT.-620 tons of low grade concentrates treated for a yield of 105'70 oz. of gold bullion, giving a satisfactory profit.

A young Aucklander who has DREDOR Alterations to sluices risen rapidly in the profession of completed. 2,100 yards treated for civil engineering, Mr. James a yield of 2700 oda, of gold bullion, Collett Dickinson, B.E., M.IO.E., for a profitable result,

arrived at Auckland from England SMELTED GOLD-Battery 1,67345 by the Rangitiki on his way to

The matter was reported to the

October when information was re- ceived to the effect that a man who was in Victoria gaol had taken part in the robbery. An identification parade was held on October 8, and the money-changer and his wife picked the defendant out im- mediately, as the man who rented the cubicle. The defendant was ar rested on December 28 in Arbuthnot Road on a warrant as he left the. Gaol, When charged at the Yau- mati Police Station, he said that he

ozs., Cyanide Plant 105'70 oz. Singapore, where he is to superin had nothing to say.

Evidence was given by Mr. to be adminstered by the British which they had planned on board Dredge 27'90 ozs., making a tota tend the construction of a large Grimes of the P.W.D. and Mr. T.

The party will go overland "to

He expressed the opinion that North Borneo Company. Marseilles on March 20, and the the International Bank was high. The Convention settles the last desert crossing from Beyrout to

question regarding Baghdad will be made by car. Ay complicated venture, but he outstanding

thought the charter would be sovereignty over the islands of the specially-equipped

adopted.

Pacific.

steamer

river has been chartered for the 500-miles journey to Basrah and Babylon and Ur of the Chaldecs.

BRITISH INDUSTRIES

FAIR.

U.S., AND BATTLESHIPS.

ECONOMY FEATURES.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN" BERVICE.}

Boston, Jan. 2.

JAPAN'S LABOUR-

TROUBLES.

MOTOR-WORKS CLOSED,

OSAKA, Dec 30. The Asano Cement strike.

The battleship is by far the most economical way of throwing high amicably settled yesterday but the explosives about. declared the dispute at General Motors, Ltd, Secretary of the Navy Department, is still unsettled and the factory This dispute arose Mr. Adams, in the course of iis closed. speech "to the Boston Chamber of through a decision of the Company to discharge 250 men as all the Commerce to-day.

workmen, assisted by their Union leaders demanded a reconsideration of the decision. The management then decided to close the factory till. the New Year.

He went on to say that the bat teship was still the most import- andant, probably the leading weapon

of the Navy, an

A BIG EVENT...

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Roces, Jan. 2. More than 1,500 British manu- facturers will be represented at the British Industries Fair, which opens simultaneously in the middle

London of February in Birmingham.

Buyers from 50 nations are ex- .pected to reach England in the next few weeks and 10,000 eata rague kinguorodem tebowyer 1,000 pages each, have been des- patched to business houses in all parts of the world.

Slump in the Pearl Market.

some-

They had bad luck, however, in seeing the Boxing Night festivities spoiled, and as all tables at Raffles Hotel had been booked by Singa- pore residents they had a what dull time.

Their baggage, which was stored ed in a room adjacent to the burn-. ing, bold, was also taken ashore, but some of it was alightly damag ed by water.

After an anxious hour or two the fire was extinguished, and it was then found that only minor damage had been done, and that the ship was unharmed structurally.

The sailing was postponed for u few hours to permit of certain re pairs being done.-Straits Times.

FAMOUS MINISTER DEAD.

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Ruchy, Jan. 2."

The death occurred yesterday of the Rev. Mark Guy Pearse, who, was for over half a century a A well-known pearl producer here popular Wesleyan minister, author has discharged 500 employees as af and fecer

"But," he added, "our officers are not pugilistic swashbucklers looking for war. The American Naky wants news, be much as any body and would welcome a means of stemming competition in ship-result of the diminished sale of would have been 88 years old building.

pearls at home and abroad.

to-morrow..

of 1,808'05 028.

EXCHANGE RATES..

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RUGBY, Jan. 3,

12291 4.88 34.885 20.125 12.00) 93.21 20.435 18.135 18.205 18.205 -

Paris New York Brussels Geneva Amsterdam

Milan Berlin Stockholm Copenhagen *Orla

Vienna

34,60

Prague

1041

Helsingfors Madrid Lisbon Athens

1942

30.81 108.25

Bucharest

Hio

Buenos Aires

375 916 Holiday Holiday Holiday

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Hong Kong

Yokohama

graving dock at the new naval base. After an absence of seven years in England, Mr. Dickinson is mek- ing a brief visit to his parents.

Having been awarded the New Zealand University's travelling scholarship in engineering, Mr.

Murphy, C.D.I. The hearing was adjourned.

Dickinson went to Britain, where Telegrams in Brief.

he gained valuable experience upon large constructional work.

Later

he entered the service of Sir John Jackson, Ltd., one of the best known British contracting firms.

As a sequel to the Auburn prison. riot, Prison Governor Jennings has resigned, at the request of the State Department of Correction,

In recent years he had much to do with the head office end of the firm's contract for building the great Nag

Although, Mayor Walker of New Hammadi Barrage across the Nile, York recently had his official salary a £20,000,000 work, which Sir Johnnieed from $25,000 to $40.000 he Jacksons, Ltd., won from German will not benefit. He has decided competitors by a margin of £20,000. to give the difference to city chari- The barrage is situated 70 miles north of Luxor, and forms a new link in the great Egyptian water conservation system.

The graving dock to be construct- ed at Bingapore will supplement

ties.

Two people were killed and four seriously hurt in a petrol explo- sion which broke out on a launch alongside the aircraft-carrier Sara-

the great floating dock which was toga at San Pedro, California. The completed in England and towed explosion ignited the petrol residue wakuuta hezen hoa A-YORK MI PO Dating sound the Samboza and

hull WELL

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ago. The new dock represents | the aircraft carrier's

several~years”—work.

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