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BRIGHTER HOPES FOR NAVAL PACT.

BRITISH PREMIER'S "INSPIRING SPEECH,

NO THOUGHT OF FAILURE.

[THOUGH REUTEL & AGENCY.]

NJ

LONDON, March 9.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1930.

AMERICA AND HAITI.

PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT TO BE APPOINTED.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

NEW INDIAN TARIFFS.

PROTEST FROM JAPAN,

"

LARGE MEETING OF BUSINESS MEN.

(THROUGH NEOTER'S AGENCY.]

CHIANG'S PROGRESS THE SITUATION IN

IN NORTH.

SHANSI ARMY LEAVES HONAN,

MOVEMENT AGAINST

SHANTUNG.

(THROUGH KIUTERʼN AGENCY.)

PEPING, "March 10. The Shansi troops have complete-

THE SOUTH.

UNEXPECTED MOVE BY " IRONSIDES."*

PAKHOI AND LIMCHOW OCCUPIED.

coalition's

Southern Kwangtung Reported to Lu Chung Lin is reported to have be about 5,000 in number, they have already occupied Pakboi, Limchow, arrived in Chengchow and is co-Lingshan and other important cities The Government never thought that they would in- operating with Shih Yu Sen and in the South. Han Fu Chu

vade these districts, and to pre- cautions were taken. The result is the Government garrison that troops there have had to evacuate

NEW YORK, March 10. A message from Port au Prince states that Mr. Hoover has ap

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT,} proved the recommendations of the Haitian Commission that a one-man provisional government should be

OSAKA, March 10.

CANTON, March 10: One thousand including the Pre- appointed from. April 15, when the term of office of President Bernosident of the Chamber of Commerce,

Considerable anxiety is being felt The Prime Minister, Mr. Ram-expires. Mr. Lespinasse is likely to leaders of the free trade movement,

sicceeded President Barno, and journalists attended the cottonly eracuated Honah, and are within lecal official circles by the

Kwangsi-Ironside " say MacDonald, broadcasting from The occupying force will be re meeting, which was held yesterday." drawing to Shuntchfu. Shih Yusudden and unexpected invasion of

duced, the United States High Com It agreed unanimously for the Chequers to America, declared that missioner recalled, and the provi- withdrawal of what is termed a San has occupied Changtch. no thought of failure of the con- sional Government will remain in discriminatory tariff resolution. It office until it is possible to hold enumerates five points of the new ference was entertained at Selections to the Legislature which tariff as a contravention and re- will, elect, a president for the commendations to the International James's Palace.

Economic Conference state that a five per cent. protection with three and a half annas in the pound is practically prohibitive to Japan, as the largest consumer of Indian cotton, and is contrary to the spirit of the Indo-Japanese Treaty of Commerce, It also impairs Indo Japanese trade and friendly re- lations and inter alia it emphasized the importance of unity in all The meeting itself is noteworthy as it is the Erst time cotton im- porters, spinners, maoufacturers, merchants and exporters have been brought together.

The Premier freely recognised the dieulties involved in adjusting the programmes which are now be ing discussed, but the last word in London rested with the statesmen, and every one of them was deter-

normal term..

THE LATE EX-PRESIDENT

TAFT.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, March 10, The remains of Ex-President

mined to get a Five-Power agree Taft will lie in state on March 11 sections of the cotton trade.

ment.

Mr. MacDonald quoted from the British and American declaration on the part of each of our Gov- eraments" to "the peace of the world," in the first Washington Treaty of October 9, and, said that

no departure would be made from that. "We shall not agree to base Any treaty resulting from the Con- ference on entangling military alliances," he declared pointing out that the bonds of, war cannot be the security of peace.

French Statement.

LATER.

The nature of the French and British discussions at Chequers dur ing the week-end are indicated in a statement from a French source in London that, in the event of the five Great Naval Powers (who con- trol 80 per cent. of the world's tonnage) agreeing to take concerted action against war threats, there

on the Bier upon which the body of President Lincoln once rested under the dome of the Capitol.

Mrs. Taft chose a grave, at the

Arlington cemetery on the sunny slope over looking the White House.

Mr. Taft will be the first PresiWORKERS STRIKE IN INDIA. dent to be buried there.

HELP FOR US, FARMERS.

HUGE APPROPRIATION

BY GOVERNMENT...

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.)

WASHINGTON, March 0. President Hoover has asked Con- gress to appropriate a hundred million dollars to be immediately available as part of the Farm Board's G8500,000,000 Fund, which it is to crente to make loans to

assist in the affective merchandis- ing of agricultural produce.

THROUGH REUTER'A AOKŃCY.]

The Central Government is des- patching forces to Shantung; 3,500 have arrived at Tainantu and the whole Second Division is expected there very shortly.

Repairs are proceeding on the bridge eight miles South of Teh- chow, which the Shantung troops destroyed last week, when it was feared that the Shansi troops would advance, but it is anticipated that four to five days will elapse before traffic can be resumed:

Yon's New Appointment.

NANKING, March 10. The National Government, in an official mandate has accepted the resignation of Yen Hai Shan from all his official posts (Vice-Generalis- sino and member of the State. Council of the Central Executive Committee) and states that he will be ordered to Europe or America

CALCUTTA, March 10. Twenty thousand mill hands, mostly from Madras, have struck in the Titaghur area as the direct result of the activities of the Beagal Jute Workers' Union, the President and Secretary of which have been served with notices under the Criminal Procedure code..

Two thousand workers are strikto investigate industrial conditions ing in the Barrackpore area.

RECENT AFGHAN PLOT,

REBEL LEADERS DEPORTED.

there.

Ho Ying Ching was formally in- ducted to the office of Minister of War this morning.

Yang to Take Charge of Shansi. It was recently announced that

(Wah Tu Ya! Pao.) the Fund was being called upon to

NANKING, March 10. unply G825.000.000 for the pur- chase of American corn for famine Hakin Khan have been deported.

Telegrams were exchanged be relief in China.

tween Chiang Kai Shek and Chao In a recent communique issued Tai Wen negotiating the rehabilita

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PERHAWAR, March 9. Sardar Aminjhan and Abda!

to Burma.

these towns.

The Caaton Higher Command, which had been planning an offen- sive towards the upper parts of the West River above Wachow, with Sunchow and weihsien as objec- tives, has now changed its tactics to meet the new situation. A de- tachment of Admiral Chen Chak's fotilla, including the Hai Fu and the Kwang Kin, is being rushed to Pakhoi and Linchow. Some 5,000 Cantonese troops are leaving Wu- chow and Samshui Tor Kongmoon on their way to Southern Kwang tun

CHEN TSAI TO

WANTS

20,000 MEN.

PLANS FOR CONQUERING KWANGSI. According to a Wuchow report, General Chen Tsai Tong has order- ed his recruiting officers to enlist 20,000 men for the campaign against the Kwangsi-" Ironside coalition, This is why the Cantonese troops have not so far pressed on with the attack. Fighting on the West River is imminent 40 the Cantonese troops are only twenty from Pingnam which is held by the Kwangsi troops under Wong Shiu

Hung.

An official report says that two battalions of the Ironsides" re cently mutinied at Kweihsien on account of their wages not being were shot. The mutineers then looted the villages in the vicinity of Kweihsien and fed to the moun- tains.

FATE OF WOMEN MISSIONARIES.

CRUEL DEATH AT HANDS

OF BANDITS.

BODIES THROWN IN RIVER.

(THROUGH ARUTER'S AGENCȚ.)

SHANGRAI, March 9. The North China Daily News publishes an anonymous letter from Kuling, dated March 5, stating that Miss Cajander died from ex-

baustion. The Misses Hendengren and Ingman "met a cruel death at the hands of the bandits. Their bodies were thrown into the river.

The China Inland Mission is un-

able to confirm their reported

deaths

Earlier Details," Telegraphic advices were received by the Chins Inland Mission last week concerning the three Finnish Misses lady misionaries, the Cajander, Ingman and Hedengren, who were carried off by brigands in Kiangsi Province, on February 3 The contents, however, could not be deciphered so the message was sent back to the place of its origin for the necessary corrections.

The three ladies had to Bee from the large city, Kian, on the Kan River, in the western part of the province, because it was unsafe for them to remain, the city being in imminent danger of capture by bandite and Communists who were approaching in large numbers. They were going up-river in two boats when they were stopped by the brigands, who robbed them of all their belongings, after which they carried the ladies away.

A week ago. the local headquar ters of the Mission heard that the three ladies were safe, but that they were being held in a temple some 50 from Kian and onls ten li from another city called Kishui.

U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT QUESTION.

OPPOSITION TO $18 A WEEK DOLE,

(UNITED PRESS,]

Washington, March 4--President Hoover discussed the problem of unemployment with members of his Cabinet to-day as an aftermath to the vigorous attacks in Congresa yesterday on the Administration's unemployment policy.

Mr. James J. Davis, Secretary of Labour, suggested that provisión be

made for the appropriation of

Government building programme. G$30,000,000 to be devoted to a This plan, he believed, would be better than to follow out Senator Smith W. Brookhart's suggestion of a flat appropriation:

2

Senator Brookhart's scheme was characterized as providing for s flat dole of 818.a week to each

such unemployed man, aad course, Secretary Davis declared, is undesirable from all points of view.

Aliens Discharged.

DETROIT, March 1. Mayor Charles Bowles to-day ap-

order dismissing more than 1,000 proved the Detroit City Council's city employees who are aliens, in order to make room for jobless American citizens.

Canadians are harder hit than any other nationality, as because of Detroit's proximity to the Cana dian border there are many resid ents here who retain their Canadian nationality.

New Yong, March 4. Commissioner Whalen, the head of the New York Police has in- structed the police to carry out a policy of "free speech but no riets." ns regards the Communist who have announced their intention of organising a series of unemploy ment demonstrations, beginning to- morrow and culminating in a mass convention at Chicago to deal with the question of a permanent" or ganization.

Chinese Authorities Indiferent. It is difficult to understand why the Chinese authorities, who only three months ago, notified the Con- sular Body in Kiukiang that steps to suppress were being taken brigandage, have apparently done outside of Russia.

As a nothing to rescue the ladies.

The Russian Socialist, Raphael Abramovitch, says that the demon strations in the United States and elsewhere in the world are planned by M. Stalin "to bolster up the fallen prestige of Communism,"

can be little chance of peace crera hold expansion of the Board's by the North West Frontier Gov- tion affairs of Shansi after the depaid. A major and three corporals matter of fact, the N.-C. Daily

being disturbed.

If France is unable during the next few weeks to persuade Bri- tons and Americans to agree to a pact of security, France does not consider that the conference is doomed to failure, as agreement will certainly he reached regarding the method of naval limitation, and will facilitate the task of the Geneva Disarmament Conference, while all the Powers are favourable to a battleship holiday.

Finally. France will not object

President Hoover's action is, re- garded as possibly foreshadowing

activities.

AFTERMATH OF FLOODS IN FRANCE.

ernment, it was stated that Sardar

It is Aminjan, half brother of ex-Kingparture of Yen Hai Shan. Amanullah, and Abdul Hakim understood that when Yen leaves

The report that Wong Kuen and Kham, Amanullah's trade agcat at the country, Yang Shao Tai will Peshawar, had been arrested owing take full charge of the political Mong Chi, two Kwangsi Major- to the discovery of a conspiracy affairs of Shansi. The military Generals, have been detained by Wong Shiu Hung has been confirm. to disturb the peace of Afghanistan affairs of the Shansi troops will be by bringing about fresh rising placed under the control of Shanged. The troops under these two Chen, Hau Yung Chang and Chow officers have been placed under of the Shinwari tribe.

Tai. Lu Chung Lin will take Yang Teng Fai and Leung Chiu charge of the Kuominchun.

Kec. Mong's family has been ad- The political affairs of the North-vised to pay $300,000 for his ran Western Provinces will be transact- EUTA. ed by Chao Tai Wen under the direction and orders of the Central Government,

A DAY OF MOURNING.

(TAROCOR REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIA, March 9. Flaga on all public buildings in Paris were flown at half-mast to TO day, when the 'country chserved a day of mourning for the victims of the terrible flood disaster in Southern France.

PERSIA'S CURRENCY.

BE CONVERTED TO GOLD STANDARD...

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Collections for the survivors and

TEHERAN, March 10 dependents were made in all Chur- The Government has introduced if Britain, America and Japanches, while benefit performances are a Ri to Parliament converting the being organised at places of enter-currency to a gold standard with managements of the pahlevi as the unit, which will tainment, the which are devoting a portion of be equal to one pound sterling. to-day's recrints to the National in view of Mr. MacDonald's broad: I Subscription Funā. east to America.

reach a Three-Power Agreement of more extended scope, although this is considered unlikely, particularly

Ne Assistance From France.

Similar Ideal Funds are being established all over the country.

Premier's Scheme.

TOULOUSE, March 10. LONDON, March 10.

A comparison of South-West The British, French and Ameri-

France to-day with the devastated ran delegations met at St. James' regions during the war, was made Palace this morning. A communi- by the Premier, M. Thrdier, in an que states that certain technical interview after his tour of the food questions were found to require area, in company with President

Doumergre further exploration. The French He said that the technical pro- Minister of Marine, the British blems must be approached exactly First Lord of the Admiralty, accom as they were after the Armistice. The peasants must be housed in panied by technical advisers, with hutments pending the re-building American observers, were asked to of their cottages, after which the consider and report thereon "-aa vine industry must be restored and reafforestation carried out in crder early as possible.

to minimise the possibility of a recurrence of the catastrophe.

The meeting of the heads of the delegations fixed for this afternoon was postponed to Tuesday. It understood to-day's discussions con- cerned the Anglo-French navel. figures indicating that the Confer- ence is now to discuss the Anglo-| French position as a phase in the Anglo Americo-Japanere discus rion which have been momentarily no decision can be parsed, reached till the question of the Five-Power treaty has been settled.

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MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF

: CHINESE.

"TAKEN FOR A RIDE.”

[UNITED PRESS.]

SAN FRANCISCo, March 5. Police, investigating the wreck ing of the motor car of John J. Kan.and the mysterious disappear ence of Kan himself, believe that this well-known young. San Fran cisco Chinese moy have been The question of another plenary taken for a ride." session is not yet mentioned, it is This American phrase has grown stated from an American souree D around the activities of gangs. that the French have not subters in Chicago and other cities and it refers to kidnapning in a mitted any mutual assistance to the motorcar with subsequent violent

death. proposal on a Five-Power basis as M. Briand is aware the American Senate is not likely to depart from

PROPOSAL TO BAN SILVER IMPORTS.

EMBARGO ON EXPORT OF GOLD ALSO WANTED. SUGGESTION TO COIN 50-CENT PIECES.

NANKING, March 6. The Central Daily News, the official organ of the National' Gov. crement, publishes an article this morning stating that Dr. H. H. Kung, the Minister of Industry, Labour and Commerce, recently submitted, pronosala Chiang Kai Shek regarding the

silver situation.

to

General

Among the suggestions made by Dr. Kung was that the Chinese Customs Administration be in- structed to put a ban on the im- port of silver.

It was also suggested that nego- tiations be started with the British and French Governments with a view to getting the Governments of India and Annam to prohibit the export of silver for a specified time.

"

NORTHERN GENERAL'S SUDDEN DEATH,

POISONING SUSPECTED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY. }'

SHANGHAI, March 10.

It is reported from Mukden that Liang Chung Chin, the defender of Manchuli, died suddenly on Satur." day in mysterious circumstances. Poisoning is suspected and a post- mortem is being conducted. SEQUEL TO FOOCHOW COUP,

【THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

NANKING, March 10. The Central Government has re

Governor of Fulkien, to send to quested Yang Shu Chuang, the Narking for trial those members of the Fukien Government who were involved in the attempted coup 'etat in Foochow some time ago.

RAID ON SHANGHAI NEWSPAPER.

MACHINERY SMASHED.

(Wuh Tez Tut Pao.)

SHANGHAI, March 19, Over thirty workers, some of them being women, raided a well- brown Chinese daily newspaper, the Shih-The Pao. They forced an Another suggestion made by Dr. entrance into the printing rooms, Kung was that the National Gov. and demanded an explanation for ernment should ban the export of having not published their declare

old from China and impose an tion, which they forwarded to the import duty on silver,

paper for publication. They then A further proposal was that, 50-stnanked the printing machinery, cent silver pieces he coined to pre- and upset the types. pare for the eventual adoption of the silver dollar standard in Shang

bai.

Dr. Kung's proposals were re ferred to the Administrative Yuan for examination. The Administra tive Yuan suggested that negotia Kan, who is 21 years of age, istions be started with the British the brother of Sam Mue, San Fran- and French Governments regarding claro federal narcotic agent. Police the present silver situation: and in Chinese regard to the proposed ban on the

its decision, and become entangled believe that prominent in European poilties. The Ameri- mombers of the San Francisco import of silver and the coinage of cans, however, are still optimistic,nderworld may have "had it in "50-cent silver-pieces, that these sug

for both. mEN.

Following the disappearance of opining the success of the Confer- ence is inevitable, because every-Ken, the police discovered his moter-car smashed at the foot of a body feels reductions must be

alif.

There was no sign of Kan biznelf. made..

The Shih Tze Pae will print only one sheet to-morrow on account of its inability to repair the machinery in time...

HANKOW BAN ON NEWSPAPERS.

(Wah Tez Yat Pao)

REVOLVERS SEIZED.

(Wah Taz Yat Pao.)

TS:NOTAO, March 10. One hundred and two chests of revolvers were seized on heard a

Japanese steamer by troops at Safhtao yesterday. The contra. hand is worth over a million dollars.

WEIHAIWEI ISSUE.

(Wah Tas Fat Pao).

PEPING, March 10. The British Minister, Sir Miles Lampson, has received instructions from London regarding the Weihai wei issue. The British. Legation is dispatching mea to negotiate with the Nanking Ministry of Foreign Affairs in this connection.

DANISH ROYALTY IN SHANGHAI,

1

WARM WELCOME BY NOT-

ABLE GATHERING,

· (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]

SHANGHAI, March 9, Their Royal Hignesses Crowny Prince Frederick of Denmark and Prince Knud, together with Prince and Princess Axel, arrived here this afternoon aboard the East Asiatic Company's motor ship Fionis.

The Royal party was received at the Customs Jetty by a distinguisb- ed gathering of

Chinese and Scandinavian notables, including the Danish and Swedish- Consuls- General and Chevalier S. X. Chen, the latter representing the Chinese Foreign Minister.

This evening, the visitors were entertained at a banquet at the Cercle. Sportif by the Danish Society of Shanghai, and to-mor row evening the party will be the guests at a reception at the Ma jestic Hotel, to which 000 guests have been invited.

The Fionin will leave for Nan- king on Wednesday, and will be escorted by the Chinese cruiser Haiyung. On reaching the National capital. the Royal party will bo entertained by Marshal Chiang Kai Shek and Dr. C. T. Wang, the Foreign Minister,.

Later. the party will leave, for Tsingtao and will then proceed to

HANROW. March 10. Three leading Chinese daily newspapers of Tientsin, the Tai gestions be referred to the Ministry Kung Pao. Ti Shik Pao and Fat of Finance for consideration.

recommendations of the Fat Sin Wen, have been banned by Administrative Yuan have been the authorities here. Many copies approved by the National Govern of these papers were confrented

when they arrived here yesterday. Jopan. ment

The

er has been told that siner this Jetter was sent to the Consuls, things have become worse than ever, Plenty of soldiers have been placed in the various cities but apparently none have been sent out into the country to hunt down the brigands. The result is that the robbers are becoming bolder and holder and the people. аге suffering terribly. Hundreds are murdered, thousands of homes are being plundered. The bandits are left unpunished, and other people, rather than be mar dered. plundered and looted, have oined the gangs to,, murder, plun der and loot others. These bad conditions are spreading and things are said to be going from bad to

worac.

The elementary duty of a Gov- ernment is to protect life and pro

narty and, until this is done, the Chinese authorities canoot very well talk of other things..

BISHOP VERSIOLIA'S

MURDER.

CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S

OFFER

(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]».

SHANGHAI, MOT. §.

It is semi-officially stated that the Chinese Government's offer to pay, as reparation, the burial ex- nenses in connection with the denths of Bishop Versiglin and Father Caravario has been accept- ed by the Italian Government, wha have requested that the amount of reparation be donated to a fund for the benefit of the Chinese poor.

GERMANY AND COMINTERN.

FOLLOWS BRITISH-ATTITUDE. (THROUGH AEUTER'S AGENCY.]

BERLIN, March 9,

In the course of recent discus- Bions with the Soviet Ambassador in Berlin GA the subject of Bolshevik propaganda in Germany, Dr. Curtius, the German Foreign Minister, according to the Socialist newspaper, Forwaerts, made it clear that in future the German Government will make no distinc tion between the utterances of the Third Internationale and those of the Soviet Government,

[Recently the British Govern- ment issued a statement to the same. *effect.]

BYRD EXPEDITION IN NEW ZEALAND.

(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.}

WELLINGTON, March 10. The Byrd Antarctic Expedition has arrived at Dunedin.

COMMUNISTS IN AMERICA. [REQTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

+

New York, March 10. The Commissioner of Police re- cently addressing the League of Political Education declared his Secret Service men joined the Communist party and were closely watching and forestalling the move- ments of Reds. There were 9,567 Communists, mostly propagandists agitators in New York City, many of which were not United States citizens. Only twenty-five per cent. are able to speak English. Many alien Rede have already been de ported including aliens released from prison.

Following the Commissioner's re

relations the Charter of Commerco launched a campaign for the de- portation of alien Communista, on the ground that their activities were detrimental to business proe- perity. A committee was appoint. ed to induce concerns to dischargo employees with radical tendencies.

GERMAN REPARATIONS TO AMERICA.

RECOMMENDATION TO SETTLE BY LEGISLATION,

[UNITED PALSS.] Washington, March 5.-President Hoover has sent a Treasury mess- Congress recommending legislation for settlement of Ger man reparations.

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to

All claims would be cared for, under this scheme, by 52 annual payments. The claims include 48,800,000 reichmarks for mixed claims awards, covered in 37 an- nual payments, and 95,200,000 reich- imarks for expenses of the Ameri can occupation of Germany.

The United States payments were "not covered "by provision of "the Young Plan, although at the time of the signing of the Young agree ment it was provided by the five creditor nations-Belgium, Great. Britain, France, Kermany, Italy and Japan-and' by Germany, through the signing of a concurrent memorandum, that amounts requir. ed to cover outpayments" or the war debt to the United States should be specified and cared for over a 69-year period.

PRINCE ON HIS WAY TO UGANDA.

(ORITION WIRELESS SERVICE)

Recor, March 10. The Prince of Wales looking well and sunburst, left for Uganda yes terday. His departure was in- formal with only the Governor and a few other friends to say goodbye at

the station.