THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,
NAVAL TREATY AND WILKINS ANTARCTIC
U.S. POLITICS.
TOUCHY FEELING IN SENATE.
WILL CONFERENCE CLOSE UNTIL 1935?
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 94. Neither the White House nor the State Department have made an official statement regarding the administration's attitude to M. Tardieu's suggestion" in London that a political pact should be collateral with the naval limitation treaty, but it is. opined that the
emphatic refusal on behalf of the naval delegation by Senator Robin son of America's participation in European security pacts could be given only on Mr. Hoover's author- 'ity.
There is already a strong senti- ment in the Senate against a con- sultative provision being apended to the Kellogg -Pact, and in it present temper of the Senate, ary political flavour in the naval treaty' might wreck its subsequent chances of ratification..
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Experts Agree On Technical Points.
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LONDON, Feb. 24. Experts met at St. James Palace this morning. It is understood they reached an agreement on certain technical points and will now sub- mit their report.
Authoritative quarters are not disposed to discuss the report that the Conference is likely to close down until 1935. It was stated time and events alone can show whether such reports are accurato." At the same time it is felt that much depends on the happenings in the French Chamber to-morrow.
CONSERVATIVE LOYALTY.
COUNTERBLAST" TO UNITED EMPIRE PARTY.
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LONDON, Feb. 24. As a counterblast to the United Empire Party campaign, Mr. 3. C. Davidson, the head of the Conser vative Party machine in the course of a statement, said that "a wave of loyalty towards the party is sweeping the country." He said that Mr. Baldwin will shortly make a statement, which will do much to clear the air."
M. CHAUTEMPS CONFIDENT
OF MAJORITY.
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PARIS, Feb. 24.
The Cabinet at its first meeting discussed its programme. M. Chau temps said afterwards that the Government was confident of the issus of the battle in Parliament to-morrow when it would appeal for a Republican majority.
EPIDEMIC IN EAST. INTELLIGENCE TO BE BROAD.
CAST DAILY. "
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EXPEDITION.
300 MILES OF NEW COAST LINE.
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MONTE VIDEO, Feb. 4.
Three hundred miles of new const line in the Antarctic was discovered by Sir Hubert Wilkins in the course of six seaplane flights with his ex- pedition which arrived at Monte Video yesterday. He actually few ahead from the ship 123 miles from port, and says he covered much un- known land in the course of 2,500 miles serial exploration at the South Pole.
He is proceeding to New York on February 28. His next venture is likely to be a submariné trip to the North Pole.
ITALIAN AVALANCHE
DISASTER.
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ROME, Feb. 54.
The death-roll in the Bolognola" avalanche is now fifteen. There are still six persons missing.
THE AMRITSAR OUTRAGE.
DEATH OF WOUNDED STUDENT.
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AMRITSAR, Feb. 24. Pratap Singh, the student who was wounded by a bomb at Khalsa College anniversary celebrations, as reported in our columns yester day, has died. Half a dozen stu dents have been arrested. Tho police are searching the college..for something incriminating.
AUSTRALIAN FLIGHT
RECORD.
HINKLER STILL UNBEATEN,
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CALCUTTA, Feb. 24. Flight-Lieutenants Piper and Kay have arrived and there is now no
question of their beating Hinkler's record of 15 days to Australia as this is already the sixteenth day of their flight.
MORE HINDU-MOSLEM RIOTS.
MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED.
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ARMEDABAD, Feb. 23. Martial law has been proclaimed at Una, a village in the State of Junagadh, where eleven Moslems have been arrested following a seri. ons Hindu-Moslem outbreak.
Severa clashes between the rival
communities have occurred, and it is reported that 125 Hindus, includ ing a number of women, have been injured.
Hind shops were looted and burned by the Moslem rioters,
Support for Government.
Boy, Feb. 23.
The All-India Non-Brahmin- Cón- gress Committee to-day passed · a BATAVIA, Feb. 24. resolution in support of the Vice, The meeting of the League of Toy's statements of policy made in Nations' Eastern Bureau of Epide. October and January, announcing miological Intelligence opined that Dominion Status ne the goal of sir traffic from countries in Africa British endeavour in India, extendi. infected with yellow fever shoulding an invitation to a Round Table be forbidden until the strictest Conference, and condemning efforts quarantine- can be effectively ap towards civil disobedience?
Committee The Congress plied.
Dr. Van Louk Huyzen was elect presses its readiness to co-operate ed President of the Advisory Coun with the Government and all other sion to General Graham, and Dr. Conference a success,
ex-
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1930.
"DOWN WITH THE THE NEW CRUSADE.
MONARCHY."
WILD SCENES IN MADRID.
EXILED STUDENT LEADER RETURNS.
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MADRID, Feb.
Lusty shouts of "Down with the monarchy," "Down with clericals,"
course of one of the wildest scenes the sleepy capital has witnessed for
many years,
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The occasion was the welcoming of the President of the Federation of Students, whom the Dictator had exiled to Majorca. Thousands. of students, including women, worked up to fever pitch, acclaim-
FURTHER PROTESTS AGAINST
RED PERSECUTION, -
1,180 CHURCHES CLOSED.
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in University, numerous professors, the Russian Bishop Pichon, and forty other Russian pricets.
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THE NORTHERN SITUATION.
MORE FIGHTING BY TELEGRAM.
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in
CANTON'S POLICY URGED.
CANTON GENERALS AND NANKING.
DEFENSIVE IN KWANGSI?
[FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]
ODETTE DARTHYS.
FINE CONCERT AT THEATRE-ROYAL.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH HONG KONG)
I suppose that ones predominat- ing feeling or leaving the Theatre
| Royal last night was one of wonder... ment-and it must be confessed ng
PEPINO, Feb. 4, BERLIN, Feb. 23.
"At Taiyuanfi.it is believed that An appeal to all the Christian Yen Hsi, Shan has sent out a for-
CANTON, Feb. 23. nations of the world against the ther circular telegram which is
The Kwangai situation was ob "Christian persecution and reli-claimed to be endorsed by military and Down with militarism" regious suppression in Russia," was leaders in the South, South-West scure last week. Since their ocsmall measure of irritation-at the sounded through the streets in the made at a monster demonstration and North-West, also Hanan and cupation of Paklau after a hard amazing indifference of the Euro- by Berlin Protestants, attended by | Manchuria, The telegram em-fight with the Kwangsi troops, the pean people of Hong Kong to really the ex-Crown Prince and other phasises the need of peace through- Cantonese forces have not con
good music. Hohenzollerners, the Rector of Ber
out the country, and disagrees with tinued their advance in that dis-
le. Odette Darthys, who comes unication by force and urges the
here with first rate credentials, as trict. Watlam, to the South-West convening of a National Assembly.
Shansi-ites insit that Yen Hsi of Paklau, and Kweihsien are still the principal prima donna of the Shan has no intention of attacking the hands of the Kwangsi Paris Opera House, is welcomed by while another Kwangsi a handful of people representing troops, force, under General Pei Chung about one quarter per cent, "of the Hsi, has appeared in North-East European population of the Colony. on the defensive
Kwangsi, their objective being ap- Morsewitch, whose name is a house- Forty wounded arrived at Tsinan-parently the Kwangtung border, fu last Thursday. Apparently they
hold word, got such a poor audience were casualties from the fighting
persuade him to play again in that he swore no' inducement would between Kao Kuci Tes and Govern ment. forces.
It is reported that the Canton Hong Kong, Miguel Fleta declined co-operating with Kao Kusi Tee course at the Wuchow Military Con- less than twenty people had taken Liu Chen Nien is reported to be Divisional Generals urged this to sing at all when he found that against Chen Tiao Yuan, the Goverference, saying that in view of the hor of Shantung, who is loyal to present crisis in Northern China, scata for his concert. Nanking. It is understood that the Kwangtung should adopt a more Kong so anmusical, and helplessly maintain neutrality, but intend to embark on further campaigning in to see if we like good music? But Shantung Generals mostly desire to conservative military policy and not apathetic that we cannot even try
tion of the Canton Government up-
ed the "hero."
The sight of a priest or an army officer was the signal for renewed abouts. The police kept well in the background.
TRIPLE COLLISION.
EIGHT KILLED IN AMERICA.
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KEVOSHA, Wisconsin, Feb. 24. Eight were killed and sixty injur ed in a triple collision at a level crossing. A passenger train bit and hurled a motor-car in front of an en coming goods train.
EXPLOSION IN HAVANA.
TEN PERSONS KILLED.
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HAVANA, Feb. 24. Ten persons were killed and four seriously injured in a boiler explo sion at the pumping plant which supplies the city with water.
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FILM STAR'S DEATH.
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MONROVIA, Col., Feb. 24..
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Ijin the leader of the Russian emigrants, declared that during the past three months the Bolsheviks had closed or demolished 1.180 churches.
Chiang Kai Shek, and even if hosti- lities break out he will merely act
The Canton Higher Command is the West River with Wuchow and strengthening the defences along district as their front line.
Worse Than Early Christians.
LONDON, Feb, 23, - The movement in protest against the religious persecution in Russia continues to spread. The Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church has associated itself with the campaign, Also the Patriarch. Dimitri, head of the Orthodox Church of Serbia, who appealed to all civilised nations defend the frontiers of the province Kwangsi. There would be no que these very same people who "can't.
to put an end to the aufferings of the Russian people, which" are worse than those of the early Cbristians."
WARSAW, Feb. 93.
Many Soviet subjects driven out of Russia by hunger or the anti- religious movement managed to evade the Polish frontier guards and enter Foland, where they were taken into custody by the authori-
ties.
OFFICE WITHOUT A
MAJORITY.
PREMIER'S HINT OF "NEVER
AGAIN."
In a New Year message to the Glasgow Labour paper Forward, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald says:-
"The times are hard and the work is proving to be difficult. Some of it bears fruit at onéé, "but "other parts, owing to the barrenness of the soil and the neglect of our
against invasión.
A PROVISIONAL GOVT. IN PEPING?
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PEPING, Feb. 24.
Io Hong
porting the Central Government, be bothered" turn out in the even but it must take into considerationing for a concert would be the first the circumstances in which Kwang-
teng Province might well be placed to complain if no good singer or in consequence of the Northern musician ever came to our inhospit- eriais. If it eventuated in a war able shores. involving a number of provinces in the North, Kwangtung would have
It is understood that the mem- the big task of dealing with doubt bers of the Sishan clique in Pepingful elements in Hunan and Fukien have proposed to organize a Pro-They certainly could not afford to visional Government in Peping continue the campaign in Kwangsi. with Yen Hsi Shan as its provision- gestion the Conference agreed to On General Chen Ming Shu's sug al chairman. They are asking Ter issue a declaration emphasising the for his opinion in this regard.
Canton Government's loyalty to Nanking.
MR. LOWTHER'S DEATH.
PITCHED FROM SADDLE BY SHYING HORSE.
formerly
Viscount Ullswater, Speaker of the House of Commons, gave evidence at the recent inquest held at Bicester on his brother, Mr. Harold Arthur Lowther, cousin to Lord Lonsdale, who was thrown
gm his horse and killed.
A Bold Rider. Viscount Ullswater said that his brother lived mostly at the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, and
The film star, Miss Mabel Nor- predecessors, are to take longer was of independent means. He was
mand, has died of tuberculosis.
PRINCE OF WALES ON
SAFARI.
[BRITISH WIRELESS EERVICE]
time.
But we have evidence.
a bachelor, 85 years of age, a good horseman, a very bold rider, and thoroughly used to horses. He had been staying at Bigester for part of the hunting season.
On his return to Canton, General Chen Ming Shu wired to Nanking ta this effect. The Nanking Govern- ment is said to be "rather anxious" because the Carton Higher Com mand did not agree to promise to send troops to the North should Nanking muke such demand, and it is reported that Chiang Kai Shek is intending to send a senior leader to Canton to discuss things with them. It is reported that the dele- gate will make his journey South by aeroplane.
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A' CANTON VICTORY?
-EIGHT THOUSAND REBELS
CAPTURED.
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SHANGHAI, Feb. 24.
Bat let us turn from this up pleasant subject to the delightful one of last night's concert. Mlle. Darthys is a supreme artist, her pertoire varied and pleasing. Above voice a joy to listen to and her re- all she is genorous. I remember other artistes who have visited Hong Kong and have shown very plainly what they thought of their recep." tion-Mile. Darthys gave generous- Is. She laid herself out to please and never lost her vivacious and happy mood for a moment. She saw that those who were present were fall of enthusidan and managed to forget the empty seats.
ful things about her singing, es" Perhaps one of the most delight-
Pecially for the foreigner, is that every word is clearly articulated, and since she is an actress as well as a singer, even though some of us might not have been able to give a translation of her songs we knew well enough what she was singing about,
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Apart from the exquisite render- ing of Butterfly's song, perhaps the most perfect numbers, from a pure- ly, musical point of view were de Curtis Torna Sorriente, the Tosca song and the magnificent and tragic It is reported, by the Kue in song from Gluck's "Iphigenic en News Agency, from Wuchow that Tauride." The lighter songs, how- severe fighting took place yesterday ever always with the exception of between the Government troops and Butterfly's Aria-proved the most
Hichman's "Ironside "Kwangsi
"Musette," forces Popular Eastward of Kweihsien in South gained a furore of applause and of eight thousand rebels, seven and another witty little song "Dis Kwange, resulting in the capture witty Manon Lescaut" of Auber, was encored as was the delightfully
Moi" by whom, I do not know.
the
daily that we are a minority in the House, and I wonder if ever again anyone can be found to undertake the harassing task of forming a
Elijah Horn, Mr. Lowther's Government without the peace of mind and security for the develop-groom, said the horse shied at ment of a policy from stage to stage something in the fence on the near which a majority gives.
side about 300 yards down Launton "Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Wins Road, bolted Cross to the other ton Churchill seem to have decided side, and then galloped down for Rucny, Feb. 93.
that at all and any cost they are to
about 50 yards. The animal then The Prince of Wales arrived at defeat us. They thought they had
took the middle of the road, and after galloping another 30 yards Nairobi “yesterday" morning on ths done it when, on the cry of " dear
lost its feet and slipped up on to completion of the first part of his coal," they proposed to deem the niner to long hours and defeat the
its near side. pitching, Mr. Low. thousand rifles and fifty field guns safari. In response to the Prince's only chance which is to come in cur
thor out of the anddle on to his wishes, there was no public demon-lifetime to organise this deplorablehead. stration. He played golf with the trade and give it internal peace. Governor of Kenya, Sir Edward Mr. Lloyd George's speech, with its Grigg, later in the day and at outrageous personal attack upon a night, after attending
Minister who has spent his life in a public dance, he gave a supper party and giving service to our workers, was plainly designed to prevent any co- operation in the Lobby between Liberals and the Government and to defeat the good relations which had been built up between them. This mancurre will be tried again and again, and whether it succeeds" or not will depend on the Liberals themselves. The party is not dis turbed. It will pursue the even
dance.
It is understood that the Prince thoroughly enjoyed the safari, which will probably be continued on Tuesday. An interesting record of game was taken.
LIEUTENANT'S LOVE DRAMA. TRAGEDY AFTER A BARRACKS.
DINNER.
young
The tragic story of a Welsh officer who brooded over a love affair and shot himself in
Cairo barracks was unfolded at an
quest at Cairo recently.
Stewart, aged twenty, of the South The officer, Lieutenant Charice
cil Bureau at Singapore in succes-partics in making the Round Table Wales. Borderers; was the only son
Guerin, representative for Indo- China, was elected. Vice-President. Thanks to the generosity of the Dutch Telegraphic Administration the Malabar Wireless Station will in future broadcast epidemiological intelligence daily instead of weekly.
AFGHAN EX-KING IN TURKEY.
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COTTON DEPRESSION IN INDIA.
PROTECTION AGAINST FOREIGN COMPETITION,
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BOMBAY, Feb. 23. The Bombay Government has sued a note as regards depression in the cotton, industry, and says CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 24. that if the mill owners clearly de- Ex-King Amanullah of Afghamonstrate that they are doing their nistan has arrived en route to atmost to improve their position, Angora where he will visit Mas-the case is made out for protec- tapha Kemal This has aroused tion against foreign competition." considerable interest as it coincides The Note declares that a protec- with reports that the present King tive tariff should be devised simply of Afghanistan, Nadir Khan, is to provide breathing space while the
industry is re-organising.
ill
of Canon and Mrs. H. J. Stewart,
vious month.
tenor of its way. It trusts the elec tors for a fair deal and a just judgment."
"DEAD" MAN ALIVE.
SHOCK FOR PARENTS-AND
THE, POLICEMAN,
Af dead man was found alive in "Hull recently after a policeman"
of Sketty Church, Swansea." He had informed the man's parents iett Sandhurst for Egypt the pre-lying dead in hospital.
that their son was believed to be
The adjutant stated in evidence Papers found in the pockets of a that an examination of Lieutenant man who fell dend in Nile Street Stewart's papers indicated that be
led the police to believe that he had been brooding over an unfortu- wae Dennis Johnson, of School, nate love affair at home. He was Walkergate, Beverley. a pleasant and cheerful young man, and never gave indication of any preoccupation.
The tragedy followed a dinner at which Lieutenant Stewart was with a party of fellow officers.
Johnson's parents were informed of his supposed death, but shortly afterwards a policeman, making in quiries at a lodging house whore Johnson used to live, was confront ed by the "dead" Johnson him self.
His body was found in mess uni- form in his room in the barracks, Johnson explained that he had The jury returned a verdict of met an unknown man in a public Suicide during temporary in-house the day before, and had sanity," and added a rider that in given him some papers to examine, their opinion while examining but he had disappeared with them, his, revolver preparatory to za arms The dead man was afterwards inspection on the following day he identified as John William Taylor, was overcome by a sudden impulsea miner, of Bishop Auckland, Dur to shoot himself." :
ham.
Ho (the witness) galloped up, but WHY SCOTS WEAR KILTS. before he could reach Mr. Lowther the horse was down. He dismount- ed, and getting no answer from Mr. Lowther, rushed back to the stables with the horses, and called on doctor and obtained a taxient.
Slippery Road.
Mlle. Darthya gave such a concert aa will not be forgotten by those who braved the long journey Trom the Peak or from Kowloon. They Lord Colum
Crichton-Stuart, had their reward "full measure, M.P., brother of the Marquis of pressed down and dowing over" Bute, addressing a Rothesay meet- and if their gratitude for an even- sing, revealed the eccret why Scots- ing of Wonderful pleasure can com
Pensate the singer for the indiffer- ence of the less brave, she will, wo hope, carry away not too bad an impression of Hong Kong.
Mrs. Louise Scrivener, of Frit well, said that she was walking to wards Launton when two horsemen overtook her going at a walking pace. There was
large, open
sheet of newspaper lying on the road, and she thought that the. groom's horse trod on the paper and caused it to touch the other horse's hind legs. Mr. Lowther's horse bolted and threw its rider; then got to its feet and stood still The road was slippery.
Dr. Holmes said he found Mr. Lowther lying on the roadside dead. his skull being badly, fractured. Some of the bones of the neck were probably broken also, but the frac tures of the skull alone were suff- cient to cause death.
The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death," and expressed sympathy with Viscount Ullswater, The foreman, Mr. W. E. Pank- hurst, said that Mr. Lowther was well known in the district, and had assisted several charitable objects.
Mr. Arthur R. Paget, a well- known foreign resident in Japan, died at his residence at Oiso on February 10. He was in his. 62nd year. He is survived by his wife and a younger brother. Captain Paget, who is living at Oiso." The late Mr. Paget went to Japan from Shanghai in the summer of 1903 and had been in that country ever since, living at Oiso, and had a large number of intimate friends both foreign and Japanese. He was married to a Japanese lady, but was without any children.
men wear the kilt. He said :----
"From a financial point of view I can assure you, out of a life-long experience, that I have found the kilt a most economical garment.”
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