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NEW BUDGET TO-DAY.

DEFICIT OF £15,000,000,

NEW TAXATION ON UNEARNED INCOMES.

(TanovoK REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, March 30,

expected that the financial year will'

THE

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1930.

NAVAL DEAD-LOCK. AUSTRALIAN - COAL THE NEW GERMAN

ANGLO.FRENCH. PACT FALLING THROUGH,

U.S. PRESS INSULT TO PREMIER.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, March 20.

Strong rumours prevailed in

STRIKE.

HOPES OF SETTLEMENT.

CONFERENCE ARRANGED BY PREMIER.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SYDNEY, March 29, Owners and miners are conferring

CABINET.

HERR BRUENING AS PREMIER.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

THE GRAND NATIONAL.

A THRILLING,FINISH

GREAT RACE DESCRIBED,

[TEROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] - BERLIN, March 30, The Centre Party leader, Herr

LONDON, March 29. Bruening, has formed a Cabinet One of the jolliest Grand Nation which includes Herr Curtins, nls, watched by 300,000 people in

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JAPANESE STEAMER |

WRECKED..

AGROUND IN FOG NEAR CHEFOO,

"FINE RESCUE WORK BY CUSTOMS TUG.

(THROUGH REDTÉR'S AGENCY.)

CHINA'S CHAOTIC

CURRENCY.

GOLD STANDARD SCHEME“,

DENOUNCED.

OUTSPOKEN COMMENT BY SHANGHAI DAILY.

[THOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

SHANGHAI, March 30,

Tho China Press editorial this

According to the newspaper it in Conference "circles this morning at the request of Mr. Seullin, the Foreign Minister; Herr Wirth, glorious weather, had almost thrill.

that the Anglo-French negotiations Prime Minister, who has asked Minister of Interior Herr Molden- ing finish to-day, when Sir Lindaay to "Weihaiwei from Chefoo went morning, caustically criticising the £15,000,000, and Mr. Snowden will Mediterranean Security Pact had and emphasised that a continuation General Groener,' Minister of Defence a length ahead of Shaun tao Spit in fog on Thursday night.

Ithem to discuss the position frankly, 'hauer, Minister of Finance and Melleray's Belle jumped the last |

end to-morrow with a deficit of bare to find an extra £30,000,000 to cover the deficit and new expendi ture.

It is reported that he will And the money by increased taxation unearned incomes and an increase of two pence per gallon on the

petrol tax.

BERLIN POLICE RAID.

"OXFORD PROFESSOR

INVOLVED.

(THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.)

BERLIN, March 30.

A sitting of the World Feasant Congress, representing seventeen countries, was widely disturbed by the arrival of the police who took away the delegates' passports, and arrested twenty-ave who heid no passports.

The victims included Professor Mitrany, of Oxford, who protested to the British Embassy against the confiscation of his passport.

The policy seemed to suspect the ́organisation of being Communistic.

BIG EGYPTIAN COTTON

SALES.

TO BRITAIN, AMERICA AND GERMANY,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

CAIRO, March 30.,

for the purpose of framing a become completely deadlocked, and ате most

that French circles pessimistic.

the

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Prime Minister. left for Chequera to-night and will return to London late to-morrow.

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No week-end visits have been arranged with the exception of Signor Grandi, who is lanching at Chequers to-morrow,

British circles are most reluctant to comment on the rumours,

French Chamber Adopts Young Plan,

Pants. March 30. The Chamber, after an all-night sitting, adopted a bill ratifying the Young Plan by 545 votes to 40,-

Japan's Reply.

"Toxyo, March 29.

It is authoritatively reported that it is likely that the instructions "to the Naval Delegation in London will be decided at a Cabinet meet- ing which is to be held on April 1.

Pending, the final decision, the contents are not known, but it is generally believed that Japan will accept the proposed figures with certain reservations, which will be sufficient to satisfy all but 'extreme "diehards" in. Tokyo, and, at the same time, will prevent disruption of the Conference.

U.S. Naval Appropriation.

WASHINGTON, March 30. The leaders in the House of Re- presentatives intend to withhold aution, in connection with the Naval

The Egyptian Government is re- Appropriation Bill, involving an ported to have sold directly to expenditure of over G.$300,000,000, British, American, and German for a further six weeks, in the hope spinners 250,000 kantars of cotton that the Naval Conference. will from the Governments purchases in reach an agreement in the mean

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POLISH POLITICS.

NEW CABINET FORMED,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

WARSAW, March 30. A new Cabinet has been formed with M. Valerian Slavek as Prime

time.

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TWISTING THE LION'S TAIL..

GRATUITOUS INSULT BY U.S. PRESS.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE]"

NEW YORK, March 29..

the American

Accustomed

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Minister; Count Zaleski Foreign public is to abuse of Britain by Minister; and Marshall Pilsudski the Hearst press, even it was Minister of War.

amazed at the vituperative charac-

There are only two changes in theter of a letter to Mr. Ramsay Cabinet, namely, the Premier and MacDonald published in the front the Minister of Justice.

page of every paper of a group in the United States to-day.

The Premier is invited" to close BAIL FOR MADAME HANAU the Conference which will be

OBJECTIONS TO AMOUNT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

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PARIS, March 29.

Madame Hanau has abandoned her hunger strike.

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of the dispute, not only affected the financial position of Australia, but seriocaly, affected Australian credit abroad.

private discussion, decided to put The Conference, after a long

pective organisations. certain propomis before their res-

It is generally anticipated that the miners will resume work on the basis of a reduction of 12 per cent. on hewing rates, and sixpence on the daily wages which were agreed to on November 11 but subsequently rejected by the mea.

MINE DISASTER IN JAPAN.

ו'

HEAVY DEATH ROLL.

[THHOUGH REUTER'S AGENOÏ.] ·

TOKYO, March, 201 Ten miners were killed and three

seriously wounded in an explosion coal mine at Miike, near in n Fukuoka, owned by the Mitaui's.

Owing to the raging flames the rescuers were greatly hindered in the efforts to recover the bodies.

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GIALDINI'S WEALTH ATTACHED.

ACTION BY ITALIAN

·AUTHORITIES.

„[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] -

MANILA, March 28. The Italian judicial authorities have ordered the attachment of ever dini's account in the Italo Britan- one million lire belonging to Cial

nic Bank, and are also investigat- ing the report that further large sums really belonging to Ginidini have been deposited in other banks under a woman's name.

Gialdini, who was a director of varions Hatry companies and went to Italy before the crash, was ar rested the other day in Milan.

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EUROPA'S RECORD

VOYAGE...

DETAILS OF THE ACHIEVEMENT.

[UNITED FRESS.]

New York, March 25-From the farcical if not tragie, and to send Cherboug breakwater to the Am the American delegation home,"brose Channel" lightship in New and is asked if he is not doing his utmost to help to create a pacifis tic inferior navy sentiment in the United States.

The Europa's average speed

was 27.00 knots,

Lloyd at

Officials of the North-German Europe the fastest ship afloat" onca proclaimed the with the Bremen next in order.

York harbour is approximately 3,163 nautical miles. The Europa's time was faster, by 35 minutes, than the maiden voyage over the same "Are you not elaborating daily course by her sister ship the Bre- with half-caste American corre spondents of international-minded men, July 18-29 of last year. whose metropolitan newspapers, publishers wear, decorations from Her case will come up before foreign Governmends for disloyalty the Correctional Court to-day. to their own. Briefly, Mr. Mac- Donald, are you the friend you Ball of Fr. 200,000,

pretend to be or the siyest, smooth- PARIS, March 30.

Europa's registered tonnage is est, trickicat diplomat that has Madame Hanau has been pro come out of England since Mrcording to Lloyd's 1920-30 Register 40,000, equal to the Bremen, ac- visionally released on bail of Fr. Arthur Baliour in 1922 proceeded of Shipping.

gently and painlessly to sink our No Property Loft.

American navy, his eyes all the LATER.

"full and while

running over Madame Hanau has protested with fears of gratitude for our against the amount of bail, which saving help in the Great War""? she declared prevented her release, She said she had given up all her

800,000,

property to her creditors, and had nothing left,

DEATH PENALTY-

ABOLISHED,

NEW AUSTRALIAN FLIGHT.|NEW ARMY AND AIR FORCE

PLANE FORCED DOWN:

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SYDNEY, March 29, The neroplane City of Sydney, which is being flown by the airmen Smith and Sheers, was forced down forty miles from Wyndham, North Aistralin

REGULATIONS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, March 28,

The North-German-Lloyd gives the tonnage of the Europa as 50,000, length between perpendicu- lars (from stern to fore part of rudder post) 038 feet, breadth 98 feet, depth 89 feet. The same figures are given for the Bremen ex cept that the tonnage is worked out at 49,854 tons.

Travelling from New York east after the record-breaking voyage of fast year, the Bremen made Edy stone Light, Plymouth, England, in four days 30 minutes. Later she went from New York to Cherbourg in four days 14 hours, the winds

steamships and aeroplanes,

fence.

MISSIONARIES CAPTURED.

ANOTHER OUTRAGE BY BANDITS.

· [THROUGH' REUTER'A ÁGENCY...],

Goilin, but the latter, staying bet- ter, won on the run in Glangesia

came

fourth and Ballyhanwood fith; all the others failed to finish. The only serious mishap was the fall of May King at Bechers where. by the jockey. Goswell, was seri- ously injured and sent to hospital.

Disgruntled Bookies, The result left solaced backers and disgruntled bookies who, for once, had to pay out beavily, as all three placed horses were heavily backed.

SHANGHAI, March 30. The North China Daily News. states that it is reported that brigands have captured Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Forteous (British) and Miss N. E. Gemmell (American), belonging to the China Inland Mis-

Mr. Midwood, owner of the win- sion at Yuanchow in West Kiangsi.er, is head of the famous cotton Taree other missionaries narrowly pool financier.

broking firm and a prominent Liver-

escaped.

The usual large crowd of Ameri- caps, meny dollar millionaires," dashed over and will be on the high seas sailing for home a low hours after the race. The official time was 9 minutes 40-3-5 seconds. A Correction

2,000 EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS.

BIG AREA AFFECTED IN JAPAN.

[THROWN REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Tokyo, March 99.

An official warning has been issued by the Central Meteorological Observatory to the inhabitants of the Ito district, which is famous for ita bot-springs in the Izu Peninsula, forty miles Sonth-west of Yokohama, where over two thou eand earthquake shocks have been felt since the middle of. February.

The local polith and town officials are taking precautions, as many of the buildings have been seriously "affected by the constant tremors.

The opinions of loading Seismolo gists are reported to vary, some alarm; others being apprehensive, asserting there is so causo for

though all are confident that the phenomenon is of a purely local

nature..

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SHANGHAI HARBOUR

· EXPANSION. EXTENSION OF CUSTOMS

JURISDICTION.

The announcement has been made by the Ministry of Finance at Nanking that the jurisdiction of the Shanghai Customs Administra- tion will be extended on the Wang poo River as far South as Chang chintang Harbour in the upper reaches of the river and as far

north as the break-water at

Woosung.

Thus the new move more than doubles the size of the harbour and adds 'greatly to the territory over which the Customs here operates ment to this effect will be made by and exercises authority. Announce. customs officials here within a few davs.

The measure is taken to facilitate the development of the port of Shanghai and is welcomed by Cus. toms officials who have suggest ed it and been in favour offit for several years. It has also been cipality. suggested by the Shanghai Muni-

It can be said that for the mo- ment there will be no great changes bour as it is carried out at present. in the administration of the har-

The enlarging of the harbour will prove a great boon to shipowners and whatever new work is under- taken in the new sectors will not be decided upon for several weeks. Meanwhile the thief benefit to shippers will be in their ability to

outside occupy anchorages

the previous limits of the harbour with- out incurring the added expense of obtaining the usual customs ex- aminers when their abips are un loaded.

With the harbour as congested as it is at present it is often the case. that ships arriving here find in suficient anchorage spaces and are

CHIFOO, March 20, The Kosni Marn en route!

aground on an island off Kungtung Kemmerer report, Signals of distress were commu- nicated from the lighthouse and the costoms authorities despatched the

Captain Hardy harbour tug in charge of the master,

and later returned with a lighter The pilot rescued 124 passengers,

strcases the

of six financial commissions, that "pathetia obituary notice therein

predeceased M. Kemmerer's. It anys that the "project" is sur- prisingly similar to the methods utilised by the United States in the

Philippines in 1003 and 1908.

and took of the compradore and

captain and crew remained on his staff and a limited cargo. The The China Preis is frankly en

tirely sceptical of a gold-standard board, but the dangerous position scheme, remarking there is nothing. of the ship necessitated further dis- substantial on which the project is tress signals, and in the rough seas erectable. after hazardous work, the tug.res- cued the captain and crew early this morning.

The Kosai Maru is expected to break. ap. She is insured.

facta or figures about the Kosai Lloyd's Register does not give any Maru There is, however, a Kosci Maru, which may be the vessel con- cerned about which the following information is given:-

A mythical gold mine. has been conjured up by the im agination of impractical theorists, and upon this is built an imposing edifice of enormous potential pro- Sts.

faith and hope, but these will **The report gives evidence of

hardly produce parity in gold; but it is a dismal task to search [According to local racing-men

for either inspiration or commercial The Kosci Maru is a wood screw clarity in this plethora of words. who can recall racing events in

ateamer of 186 grozs tons (94 tona One appears to be wandering in Hong Kong and Shanghai for many nett), and was built in 1914 by Wonderland with Alice and some years back Reuter is wrong in stat- Anrano Sankichi, Osaka, for Kasui financial mad hatter. ing that the owner of the Grand Gentaro. Her. dimensions are:-)

The report National winner is the gentleman Length 119.7, breadth 18.0, depth jockey who was prominent on Hong 11.5. Her engines were installed by Kong and Shanghai racetracks,

Ishii Chojiro and develop 29 N.H.P. and whose name is connected with Her port of registry is Shimonoseki.

port named The Dealer, which won the Champion Sweepstakes in Shanghai on four consecutive occa-

ions.

The owner of the Grand National winner is Mr. Walter Midwood, who is now dead, was Mr. Leonard whereas the local gentleman jockey, Midwood. The two men are be lieved to be brothers...

SHANSI VICTORY.

CAPTURE OF KAIFENG.

【THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

The Dealer won the Shanghai According to the racing records,

PEPINO, March 30. The Shanat forces claim that they Champions in 1000 in the Autumn have captured Kaiteng yesterday, meeting He again won the event Han Fu Chu's forces are retreating in the following Spring and towards the North-West. Autumn, and in 1002, won it at the Spring meeting: The late Mr. L. occasion the pory won. Midwood only rode on the first

Dealer started in the Champions on It is interesting to add that The two further occasions, getting third place and second place respective-

The owner of the pony was :. Duplex."

CANADA AND PRO

HIBITION ISSUE.

DEBATED AT OTTAWA.

[UKITED PRESS.]

The Hong Kong records bow Mr. Midwood" as having got third place in the Champions on Straight Forward in 1806.

Ottawa, March, 23. The

The Canadian Premier, Mr. King pony was only a subscription griffin, announced in the House that nego- and qualified for the Champions by tiations had been started for a winning the Valley Stakes Subscription Griffins only).

reciprocal liquor treaty between the owner of Straight Forward was Mred to prevent smuggling either way, United States and Canada, design- A. Houpt, of Messrs. Siemssen & Co., who raced under the name of "Arnold."

(for The

In 1680 Mr. Midwood also rode Foochow Cup. Bluejacket to second place in the

cor-

A Jater Reuter's message, above. recting the report, agrees with the

A MONTH'S RENT PLEASE!

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CANTON GOVERNMENT LEVY.

The Canton Government has again called upon landlords of all shops and houses to forego a month's rent, the immediate need being the improvement of thic currency. For the last two weeks the police have been busily collecting these rentals, and up to now $370,000 has been paid into the Treasury.

MYSTERIOUS AEROPLANE.

FOR WORLD FLIGHT,

STRICT SECRECY,

[UNITED FRESS]

in the course of which C. H. Casan resulted to-day in a heated debate

postulatos nothing new, and most certainly offers no remedy for the national bankruptcy that appears imminent."

"Nanking Serenely Indifferent."

The Acwspaper asks Will Nanking remain serenely indifferent to the financial malady that is surely and swiftly destroying com, merce and confidence ?", "and adds that it is within the

power of Nanking to firmly re-establish the national currency. No better use of executive prerogative could be made than to immediately impose duty on cargoes of silver being dumped from abroad, which have overstocked the market in China.

It concludes:-"To-day Chinese bankers and merchants, menaced will destruction, are unanimous that action identical with that of

America is imperatively necessary if China is to be saved from fina- cial death.",

Other morning papers offer no comment.

YELLOW FLOWER

DAY.

OBSERVED BY 60,000 PEOPLE IN CANTON.

او

Yellow Flower Day

Wai, en-

of Montreal, declaring that he was thusiastically observed on Saturday pposed to any such treaty, added in Canton, where there is no sign that he had been approached by of forgetting the "72 National high officials of the United States. Heroes" who lost their lives in The latter declared, according to the Revolution of 1911. Over Mr. Casan, that unless Canada con- 60,000 people througed the Yellow cluded the treaty, the United States Flower Hill, where the heroes are were prepared to place between buried. A number of pallave and 5,000 and 10,000 men on the border. matsheds had been erected and

WASHINGTON, March 25.

large numbers of wreaths and Department from the Government of police were on duty to maintain A note was received by the State memorial scrolls were sent. Squads. of Canada to-day, proposing revi crder and help the crowds. with a view to strengthening the the course of a speech, urged the sion of the border smuggling treaty when General Chen Ming Shu, in

The ceremony began at 10 am co-operation from both sides.

the Departments of the Treasuryry spirit of these heroes and com The matter will be referred to public to maintain the revolution- and of Justice: If it receives the plete their work by the extermina approval of these departments, the tion of the militarists. State Department will then submit a draft treaty for Canadian con-

sideration.

Among those present were lead- ing Governmental officials and re- presentatives of the various or ganized bodies.

At 12 noon, a salute of 22 gans was fired by the gunboats. Fac- tories, shops, schools, etc., were closed and flags were balf-masted. No theatrical performances, public amusements or feasts were allowed

Bill Passed In Commons.

OTTAWA, March 25, The Bill introduced by Mr. King, the Premier, which would authorize the Government of Canada to pro- hibit exportation of liquor to the United States passed the House of on this day. Commons to-day with 11 members registering opposition.

Mr.

Stronger opposition is expected to be manifest, in the Senate, where

UNIVERSITY BALLOT.. NEW YORK, March 24.

there is considerable feeling to the. Strictest secrecy is being main effect that the United States should.

FACULTY MEMBERS TO taiged in connection with the co-enforce its prohibition law without

RECORD OPINIONS. struction of the Stelling aeroplane Canadian collaboration, which is being designed for an The Corfservative leader.

(UNITED PRESS.] elaborate round-the-world trip. Bennett, attacked the Premier for A careful system of refinements undertaking negotiations with the

ANN ARBOR, Michi, Mar, 24.2 is being carried out in construction United States only after he had Balloting in a nation-wide poll of of the ship. The crew which will presented the bill to Parliament, university and college faculty mem junction with workmen is installing be negotiated only when the United gan to day and will conclude to these new features, using an old States first made offer, not after morrow. factory building at Patterson, New Mr. King had conceded the Ameri In a preliminary poll, 154 faculty Jerney.

can demands.

members favoured continued efforts The aeroplane has been flown a Mr. Bennett accused the Premier at prohibition enforcement, 57 number of times. It was learned of having made a great moral issue favoured complete repeal of the to-day, however, that the comple of liquor export, although a year law, 35 favoured the Canadian syn- tion of the ship' for ita final round-age the Government had refused to tead of control, 34 were in favour the world flight is dependent upon prohibit export on the grounds that of modification and 24 wished to its efficiency as displayed in tests the United States was not enforc retain the Volstead Enforcement now progressing.

ing its own laws.

act exactly in its present condition,

The text of the Army and Aitavouring weat-to-cast, crossinga fo» forced to go to the upper reaches man the plane is operating in con- Ho contended that a treaty should bera, on their prohibition views be-"

Force annual Bill, just issued, In August of last year the Maure- abolishes the death penalty and tania made another bid for the substitutes penal servitude for speed honours she formerly held by cowardice on active service, includ. travelling from New York to Ply Ing a sentinel leaving his post be month in days 17 hours 49 fore relieved, but retains the death Plenty of food and water are penalty for shameful abandonment The first steamship to cross the available, and the airmen are in of any place or garrison; shameful Atlantic, the Savannah, 250 tons. communication with the Wireless casting away of aims in the pre-went from Savannah to Liverpool Station at Darwins"

sence of the enemy, and treachery, in 20 days in 1810,

minutes.

of the river before they can be ac-I commodated. This means added expense as the Customs make a special charge for attendance when ships unload outside the harbour limits. New anchorage spaces will as available for practically all ships arriving in the river as the entire river from the Woosung breakwater to Changchiatang Habour will be the port of Shanghai: