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NAVAL CONFERENCE

QUESTIONS IN COMMONS.

BATTLESHIPS AND SUBMARINES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

NEW ECONOMIC- COUNCIL.

TO PROMOTE BRITISH INDUSTRY.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1930.

EMINENT NAMES ON LIST.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

The

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Rudar, Feb. 12 Economic Advisory

LONDON, Feb. 12. In the House of Commons Lord Erskine aaked whether any foreign delegation to the Naval Conference Council, the constitution of which had made proposals entailing the the Premier announced in the scrapping of battleships of the House of Commons to-day, will Quem Elizabeth and Royal Sover-consist of men eminent in economies Weign claasca...

and in many spheres of business

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald replied the answer is decidedly in the " negative.”.

REPORTED CANTON

REVERSES.

CHINESE SHIPS HELD UP.

KONGMOON-APPREHENSIVE CLEARANCE FROM SHANGHAI

NEW MOVE. BY IRONSIDES."

[FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]

CANTON, Feb. 13. The latest report to hand states at the "Ironsides" activities in South-western Kwangtung have been extended further east. Their vanguard has reached the border of Toishan district, and another This Council is to replace the

force is threatening Youngkong, Committee of Civil Research and will assist the Government in pro which is an outlet to the sea. The moting industry.

military authorities at Kongmoon Those who have consented to serve are very apprehensive and have include:--

sent an urgent message to Canton for reinforcements. In response, General Chen Tesi Tong has in-

There were two dozen queries to the Admiralty relating to paval reductions. Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord, affirmed that the last Sir Arthur Balfour, who has been British programme of 50 cruisers President of the Sheffield Chamber was subject to a satisfactory out-of Commerce and, has served on

many Economic Committees. come of the conference, and said that to return to the previous figure of 10 would involve a substantial increase of cruiser tonnage. He declared that the reference to the British proposals showed that there was no intention of scrapping any of the latest British battleships.

Speaker Intervenes, The Speaker intervened when the Conservative member, Mr. D. C. Somerville (Barrow) suggested that the latest American proposal was to scrap battleships and give the American navy a large superiority of gunpower and speed.

Mr. Borin, leader of the Dock-structed Admiral Chen Chak to workers Union.

Sir John Cadman, Chairman of despatch a fleet of river gunboats the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. to the "Sze. Yap" district.

Mr. Walter Citrine, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress.

Professor George Cole, Reader in Economics at Oxford University.

Colonel Bir Andrew Duncan, Chairman of the Central Electricity

Board.

Mr. J. M. Keynes, the well-known economist.

Sir Alfred Lewis, Chief General Manager of the National Provin- cial Bank.

Sir Josiah Stamp, President of the London Midland and Scottish Railway, and famous economist.

Prof. Richard Tawney, Reader in of Economic History at the London

SOVIET DEBTS TO BRITAIN.

It became evident during the Arst discussion that it was virtually im posible to fix percentages transference until the actual sets University. figures were tabled by aach delega tion. Mr. Alexander suggested that all category figures and not merely those for cruisers, should be described by displacement as well as by gun calibre. The Japanese supported this, but the Americans did not favour the application to cruisers. The French reserved their opinion and the Italians expressed opposition to a rigid fixation and individual displacement of

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ships.

A communique states that the first committee of the Naval Conference considered the matters referred to by the Experts' Committee and decided to refer their report to the heads of the delegations,

CLAIMS TO BE HEARD. (SKITISH WIRELESS BLEVICE)

RECEY, Feb. 32.

In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Arthur Henderson, Foreign Secretary, stated that no schedule of counter-claims of the Soviet GoT- erament had been received during the current negotiations.

Admiral Chen Chak baa selected three gunboats, Changshan, Hai Fu and Kiangtai, to undertake this commission. As soon as they have completed preparations, these three gunboate will start for the South.

STOPPED.

GOVERNMENT ORDER.

[TAROUGE REUTER'S' AGENCY.]

Smanomat, Feb. 13. The clearing of Chinese ships from Shanghai for coastal ports was suspended this afternoon for a period of two days.

Chinese shipping firms received an order from the Government at two o'clock, and the Customs re celved instructions from the Super intendeat of Customs not to issue any clearance papers for two days. Three ships, however, were given special permission to leave."

PREPARING FOR WAR.

(THEODOK REUTER'S AGERUT:Í

PEPING, Feb. 13. Government troops are busily digging themselves in westward of Hauchow. It is also reported that

General Shib. Yo San is putting Kueiten in a state of defence as hostilities on the Lunghai Railway are expected at any time. It in understood that General Shih Yo San refuses to give up a large and valuable quantity of rolling stock and locomoties from the Tientsin. Pukow Railway.

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SPAIN'S MANY TROUBLES.

SNOW STORMS AND CIVIL DISORDERS,

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

MADRID, Feb. 13. Spain's troubles, following the fall of General Primo de River are not merely political. The win- ter has teen terrible, with snow in many places fifteen feet deep. Villages are isolated and there has been no news from one for three weeks. Ons person was killed and there seriously injured in a land- slide due to snow near Barcelona.

The appointment of General afolas as Chief of Police in Madrid

indicated that the authorities are apprehensive of civil disorders. There has been fighting between police and students."

The Barcelona students demand the dismissal of the Civil Governor and the Rector of Barcelona Univer sity.

Reports of disturbances and cal Governor demanding redress clamorous deputations to Provin- of grievances are arriving from all parts of the country,

BRITISH AND INDIAN SHIPPING. FAILURE OF CONFERENCE AT VICEROY'S HOUSE.

A shipping conference convened by the Government of India held a confidential sitting last month at New Delhi at the Viceroy's house under the presidency of Lord Irwin. The conferenco failed.

SOVIET CLOSES 200 CHURCHES.

RED TYRANNY DENOUNCED.

BRITISH PRIMATES

UNITE.

(THKOVON REUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, Feb. 12.

Thoir Graces the Archbishops of Canterbury and York and His Eminence Cardinal Bourne to-day donounced the religious persecution in Russia

~Speaking at a Convocation at Canterbury, the Primate saked the Bishops to have united prayer offer- ed in all the churches on March 18, and called the Soviet Govern- ment to note the rise of strong pub

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AIR ROUTES AND EMPIRE TRADE.

INITIAL COST ARMPLY

REPAID

[BRITISH WILLKES HERVICE)

Rugar, February 13. Sir Dennistoun Burney, in dis- cussing various types of aircraft in relation to the economic develop ment of the Empire last night, said he thought that the excellent results obtained from their two experi- mental airships, B100 and 101, left no doubt as to the feasibility of the constructing of rigid airships capable of a cruising speed of ninety miles an hour, with a commercial range of 3,500 miles and with the ability to carry ↑ passengers.

Recent developments in flying boats suggested that that type of craft would shortly attain a com-

lie opinion, insisting that satisfacmercial range of 1,250 miles, at 190 tory British and Russian diplomiles hourly, and with a pay lond of ten tons. With regard to the matic relations must depend not large land aeroplane machine with merely on material advantages, but a commercial range of 600 miles and common acceptance of the with a speed of 110 miles hourly,

and pay

three type would not be competing. humanity.. principles of justice, liberty and seemed load capacity of four fons, types but supplementary to each other. The great trunk lines of the Imperial air system would be, big airship and flying boat routes which would serve within the Em- pire and function similar to that served by the great trunk railways of the United States of America.

Ho was having a careful enquiry made into the facts, and unless there was evidence of real improve ment, he would deal with the mat. ter in Parliament.

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The Convocation unanimously agreed to a motion moved by the primate on the lines of his speech.

-Archbishop's Warning, The Archbishop of York, addres- sing the Convocation of York, arg ed the utmost efforts to terminate the persecution, but pointed out the danger of giving the Russian Gov- ernment the smallest ground of ap pealing to patriotiem in support of its policy, thus adding to the

Cardinal Bourns, speaking at sufferings of the persecuted.

able to crush the anti-religious Hatfield, said that if they were un movement in Russia the consequ- ences would be terrible throughout the world.

200 Churches: Clousd.

The financial cost of inaugurating such a scheme would be very great but trade and industries would repay for access given to the Empire the outlay.

·REIGN' OF THE BUREAUCRATS. -.

BRITAIN'S NEW RULERS..

The annual dinner of the Indepen- dent Schools' Association was held at the Holborn Restaurant, Lon don, last month, when Dr. Graham Little, M.P., expressed his appre- ciation of the magnificent work done by the association. The bless- ed privilege of being independent, he said, was being more and more assailed at the present day, and in resisting that movement they were building up a beacon of courage and initiative.

"PUBLIC EXECUTION No further developments are ro-

IN PEKING. ported regarding another column, of

TWENTY-TWO MEN SHOT. "Ironsides" who are marching from Kochow to the North with the (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,

PIPING, Feb. 13.

It is understood that British ship- object of striking at Luting, which is situated South of Takhing.

Scenes reminiscent of other days and other regimes in Peping were ping interests were ably represent witnessed yesterday siternoon whened by Sir Arthur Froom, a member CANTONESE WITHDRAW.

twenty-two people, inaniding two of the Council of State, and Mr. The Kwangsi troops. have de men convicted variously of murder, Fyfe, who pleaded that the Indian robbery or kidnapping, were parad coastal trade was the result of the Anitely got an upper hand. Owinged through the city streets, in investment and enterprise of Bri to their failure to attack Linchow tumbrils, then lined up and shot tish shipowners, and that it would and Kweilin, the Canton forces by soldiers at Heaven Bridge, South be considerably jeopardised by Mr. S. N. Haji's Coastal Reservation

Moscow, Feb. 12. bave withdrawn and concentrated City. at Hobsien and Hsinyi, North of

Hundreds of people witnessed the Bill. Representatives of the Scindia

The anti-religious movement in Steam Navigation Company cm- executions, and afterwards there phasized that the present state of the Ukraine has grown recently be twoen October, 1999, and February, was a comtant stream of specta-the Indian companies was due to tors to see the bodies which were left for some time on the execution methods adopted by British ship- 1930. Two hundred and two chur- owners. They insisted on the prinches of all creeds have been closed

To-day our people were appar- ground.

ciple of the reservation of coastal by request of the people, compared trade for Indian vessels.

with a total of 384 for the precedently content to be ruled or cajoled, These have been he would even say hoodwinked, ing five years. converted into village Soviet head into a state of subservice to bureau- quarters, schools, clubs and other cratic authority which would have made our forefathers shiver. He educational institutiona

thought one explanation was the destruction of a whole generation of young men in the Great War. and the miserable ndermining of the physical and moral character by a dole too small to secure nutri- tion but large enough to engender a supine requiescence an idleness would account for some of this change in our mood..

Wuchow, while another force has withdrawn towards the Hunas border.

In view of the serious situation, authorities the Canton military have instructed Generals Tooi Ting Kai and Chiang Kwang Nai to stiffen their defensive position perd

The heaviest reverse suffered by the Canton forces was in their at- tempt to capture. Tenghsien, to the In any statement of British west of Wuchow. The remnants of claims, those arising in respect of the Canton forces have re-establish ed their position in the neighbour- privately-held bonds and other The first committee has remitted securities would be classified separing districts of Wachow the submarine resolutions to the ately from the British Government claims, and opportunity would be Experts.

Press Comment.

afforded for all interested parties to express-their-views RUGBY, Feb. 12.

All pecuniary claims of whatever Commenting on yesterday's sub-nature against the Soviet Governing further reinforcements. marine discussion, the Manchester ment that had been notified to the Guardian says: "If we proposed British Government by British mib to abolish the ocean going subjects since 1918, had been registered marine not because it is a sub-at the Russian Claims Department marine but because it is an offensive of the Board of Trade. weapon, the suggestion ought not to Negotiations with the Soviet Am- offend any Power which demands bassador "had not yet. advanced the submarine as a vital defensive sufficiently far for those claims to weapon. The American delegation he presented to His Excellency. has put down the size of individual submarines for discussion. That is the first point. If it is a defen- sive weapon, let its size be reduced to suit its character. There is a second point. Are not these swollen submarine forces, ranging from 197 berne by the United States to 57 by Italy, to be heavily reduced "

The Daily Telegraph thinks that something has been gained by the

MUENCHEN EXPLOSION...

ORIGIN A MYSTERY.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

NEW YORK, Feb. 12. The fire which wrecked the Muen- declaration of the French, Italian chen was extinguished after 21 and Japanese delegates, of their hours. The vessel is partly sub desire to enter into an international merged. The hull is apparently in undertaking, such as has not hither-tact to been formally completed, to use The cause of the fire is a mystery submarines against merchant ship as the cargo was ordinary potash, ping in strict conformity with the which is not explosive. rules observed in surface warfare. But with the dismissal of the pro posal for abolition goes the prospect of effecting an invaluable economy and of diminishing the danger that lies in all extensive developments of armament.

RIOTING IN HANOI

TWO FRENCH OFFICERS KILLED.

[THEOTCH REPTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, Feb, 12.

It is officially announced that the rioting in Hanoi, Indo-China, TO- ported yesterday, is ascribed to re- volutionary propaganda from and abroad. Two French officers three non-commissioned were killed, whilst five Annamite privates were killed and six wound- ed,

officers

PARIS. Feb. 13.

The Ministry of the Colonies'an- nounces the French, without casual- ties, repulsed an attack on the military post of Hunghoa in Indo- China

An Annamite motor driver-fired a revolver at a policeman in Hanoi on Monday and shot dead two other persons before being arrested.

Several members of the revolu tionary secret societies, mounted on bicycles, bombed various points in Hanoi on the evening of February 10 but there were no casualties There is absolute calm elsewhere vin Tungking province.:

The damage is estimated at 82,500,000 and is covered by insur- ance.

MILL FIRE IN RUSSIA.

TWENTY INCINERATED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S. AGENCY.)

Moscow, Feb. 18. Twenty persons were burnt to death and 18 badly injured in a. fire which broke out at the State mills at Rostovandon.

AFRICAN APPOINTMENT;

[THROUGH DEUTER'S AGENCY.]

CAPETOWN, Feb. 12.

The Earl of Clarendon has been appointed Governor General of South Africa in succession to the Earl of Athlone.

INTERNATIONAL BANK

[THROUGH REUTER'S" "ÄGENOT.]

MILAN, Feb. 12. A The sub-commitice, appointed, by the Hague Conferenca to organim International bank settlements is progressing, so well that it has been decided that a meeting of the Governors of issuing banks will be shortly convened at Rome to draw up a charter of the International Bank and to discuss the composi- tion of the Board of Directors.

A Canton official report, issued yesterday, lends colour to the alleged Canton reverses. It states that the Canton forces are chang ing their plan of attack, and are concentrating on cutting off the rear of the "Ironsides" advancing in Kwangtung..

NEW TREATIES.

CZECHO-SLOVAKIA AND GREECE.

(Wah T Tat Poo).

SHANGHAI, Feb. 13. The Chargé d'Affaires of Czecho Sovakia arrived here yesterday. In the evening, he and Dr. C. T. Wang signed the Sino Czecho Slovakian commercial treaty. The text of the treaty will be published

later.

NAKKING, Feb. 13, The Ministry of Foreign Affaires published the text of the new Sino- Greece Treaty yesterday.

“WET” · VICTORY IN AMERICA.

POLITICAL SENSATION.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

SPRINGFIELD (Mass), Feb. 12. A political sensation has been caused by Mr. William Granfield, a Democrat and a supporter of the Wets, successfully contesting the special Congressional election. This is a Republican stronghold. Unemployment and business de pression are assigned as the prin- aipal reasons for the change, but Prohibition doubtless

was also a factor,

FUKIEN SITUATION.

(Wah Taz Fat Pao.)

NANEING, Feb. 13. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek has dispatched Phang Chun to investi- gate the situation in Fukien. Chang left here for Foochow with Admiral Yang Shu, Chwang, the chairman of the Fukien Provincial Government, on the gunboat Pao An last evening.

THE CER DISCUSSIONS.

(Wah Tez Tut Pao.)

NANKING. Feb. 13. The Central Political Council has passed a resolution to appoint Mr.

It is understood that the ques tions of deferred rebates and of e rate war were not discussed.

The Indian delegates were dis satisfied at the absence of any pro-

visions on the part of the Govern ment for the progressive increase of In ding tonnage and the promotion of the interests of the Indian Mer- cantile Marine.

It is felt that the chances of Mr.

S. Haji's Bill in the Assembly are now very poor, especially in view of the resignation of Congressmen from the Assembly.

Representatives of half a dozen Indian shipping companies, includ ing Mr. 6. N. Haji, the author of the Coastal Reservation Bill, recent

LONDON MAN WINS £5,000

-AND LEAVES.

RUN ON NICE GAMING TABLES.

The real teacher," said Dr. One of the most extraordinary runs on simple chances ever known Graham Little, "is born, not made, took place at Nice last month, when but his making is not furthered, in at one of the "trente et quarante "my judgment, by the extension of tables 17 blacks and 17 colours turn the idea that teachers should be y conferred together and formeded up in succession. It is not un-trade unionists first and teachers themselves into an organization- usual for runs of 17 or over to take afterwards, just as I think that the Mo Teh Hui as China's plenipoten-styled the Indian National Steam- place on one simple chance, but for extension of the same principle ja is ruining medicine. tiary to the Sino-Russian Confershipowners Association to Protect it to occur on two single chaneca medicins ence to sektio the C.E.. issue. Me Indiun Shipping Interests.

Trade unionism may be a necessary. evil, but it is an evil. Not the least of the services which you are rendering is the stand you are making for the independence of the teacher as well as of the schools in which he teaches.

is expected to return to Mukden in

the immediate future,"

BRITAIN AND BOXER INDEMNITY.

A CHINESE REPORT,

(Fah Tes Fat Pao).

NANKING, Feb. 13. The British Minister has received instructions from London, stating that the British Government does not approve the suggestion to de- vote the British share of the Boxer Indemnity to the construction of railways, and instructing him to dis. continue negotiations in this con- nection.

The Japanese Government has also stated that it does not agree with the proposal to put the Japanese share of the Boxer In demnity at China's disposal....

FURTHER FALL, IN SILVER EXPECTED.

(Wah Ter Yat Pao)..

SHANGHAI, Feb. 13. The Eastern Bank recently im ported $5,000,000 worth of silver coins of Annam, from Saigon, and these are being melted.

More silver coins are expected to arrive in the near future, and it is feared that the price of silver will drop still lower.

SILVER INTO CHINA,

PROPOSED BAN. (Wah Tas Yat Pao.)

NANKING, Feb. 13.

GREAT FUTURE FOR AIRSHIPS.

MR. MONTAGUE'S

CONFIDENCE. ·

the

Mr. F. Montague, Under Becret ary for Air, responding to a toast of at the annual dinner of Luton Labour Club, said he sup- posed he must at any rate regard himself as partly responsible for airships.

"I have much to do," he said, "before my estimate speech comes before the House of Commons and I look upon that day with a cer- A tain amount of trepidation. great deal of money has been spent. much on airships-not nearly so though as his been reported in some quarters but I do not consider it has been a waste of money. At all. events we reduced the original plan for airships from six to two."

America has spent a great deal more money on the construction of airships, thereby showing her faith in the development of the science, By far the greater cost of those air- hips had been spent on experiment. The R101 is back in her hanger at Cardington undergoing certain al- terations as a result of her test flights. The R100 and the R101 aro largely experimental even now,

"The result of the tests of the R100 and R101 has boen simply wonderful from the standpoint of the science of flying, We have learned a great" deal;" I believe there is a great future for air- ships, for we have found that air- ships can do work that seroplanes cannot do. They will take all kinds of commerce for transit which

Hotels Warned.

NEW YORK, Feb. 12 Another well known hotel, the Cornish Arms," has been raided by Federal Prohibition Agents.

According to the Prohibition Ad. |

in- "ministrator, these raids

tended to give hotels in the Metro- polia notice that they must not serve wine or allow their employees to bootleg on the premises of hotels or night clubs. If found guilty In view of the importation of cannot be carried in aeroplanes. I.

am quite sure there is a great fu large quantities of silver. Mr. H. H. Kung, the Minister of Industry,ture for both and I do not think Labour, sad Commerce, has pro- the money spent on airships bas Personally I much posed to the Central Government been wasted. to ban the importation of silver prefer travelling by aeroplane-and into China so as to lemen the since June I have travelled over 4a financial crisis.”

4,000 miles this way."

they will be padlocked for a year. Patrons of hotels no longer may drink their own liquor brought with them to the tables of hotels which may not serve glasses or other accessories for such illegal drink

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at the table has never before been known.

Mr. G. J. Morgan, of London and Venice, who often sets as hest to Priner George of Russia, was play ing at this table with varying suc cess when this run took place. When it started he had £30 on black "We in the medical world are at and so on colour, and at every this moment fighting just the same winning coup he increased his stake battle for our hospitals as you are by £80 (10,000 francs). At the end fighting for your schools-namely, their independence of the eighteenth spin Mr. Morgan to preserve was the winner of over £5,000, and from the concentrated attack of he thereupon cashed in his chips bureaucracy intent upon absorbing

them." and left the tables

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