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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1930.

"NAVAL CONFERENCE AUSTRALIAN NAVY. AMERICA'S NAVAL DISASTROUS NAVAL

MANY QUESTIONS IN HOUSE OF COMMONS,

PREMIER'S STATEMENT,

TAMOCOR RETTEN'S AOENÈT.]

LONDON, April 7 The Rt. Hon. Godfrey Locker- Lampson (Cons). after much ques- tioning of Mr. Henderson on the subject of the Naval Conference, obtained leave to move an adjourn ment on the House of Commons debate on a matter of urgent pub. lie importance, namely, the im minence of an agreement between His Majesty's Government and an. other foreign Power as regards the interpretation of article 16 of the League Covenant without consult ing the Council of the League or the House of Commons.

DRASTIC CUTS CONTEM.

PLATED.

SAVING OF £700,000.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BASES.

$10,000,000 TO BE SPENT ON IMPROVEMENTS.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, April 9.

The Senate has approved a mea sure providing for miscellaneous Naval Base improvements on the West Coast and at Hawaii costing over $10,000,000.

of

MELBOURNE, April 5, Drastic naval economies are being contemplated by the Federal Gavernment in a scheme which they are considering. It involves the discharge of five hundred addi- tional ratings and the reduction of Representatives. the feet in commission to two cruisers, one aircraft carrier and one destroyer, thus saving £700,000.

W

TEA RESTRICTIONS.

After Mr. Locker-Lampson had moved the adjournment, Mr. Ram- y MacDonald, in a statement, said that Mr. Locker-Lampson had put he question whether if any, re-in- terpretation of article 18 of the Covenant, involving fresh com- mitinents, were made, he would consult the other members of the Council of the League and give the House of Commons an opportunity of considering the matter before any agreements involving such in-restrict their output. terpretation were entered into.

BRITISH AND DUTCH TO CO-OPERATE.

Mr. MacDonald said that he was perfectly certain that nobody would abject more strongly than Sir Austen Chamberlain if he gave süch a pledge, which would mean that it would be impossible for any Gor ernment to exchange views or ex prees its views in regard to the meaning of the article which, Mr. Locker-Lampson knew perfectly well, was somewhat vague.

Not a Case. of Locarno, .

(THROUGH RZUTÈR'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 8. The Financial Times understands that negotiations regarding the restriction of the current season's ten crop have been successfully concluded, and all producers will

The chief feature of the scheme is that this is the first time the Dutch are co-operating with British growers. It is believed the restric tions will be on a sliding scale, recording to the quality of the tea, the nest leaf being the least affected...

Further Restrictions Necessary.

BATAVIA, April 8.

As a result of a telegram from Holland stating that the Ceylon and British Indian tes-planters Mr. MacDonald said that the could not possibly maintain their pledge would mean that France and present promise to restrict their Great Britain or Germany and output of tea unless the estates in Britain could not even exchange the Dutch Indies guaranteed a re-

It now gues to the House

GANDHI AGAIN COLLECTS

A

SALT.

HARTEL" IN BOMBAY.

{THROUGH XEUTER'S AGENCY.]

JALAPUR, "April 9. Gandhi collected salt at the vil lage of Ant, no police were present. Hindu and Parni shops in Bom- bay were closed in conformity with thehartal which was proclaim- cd as a protest against the arrest followers. of prominent Gandhi Nariman and En! Bajaj, the former was sentenced to a month's in- prisonment.

"Gandhi's Son' Sentenced.

SURAT, April 8. Ram Das Gandhi and his fellow- Prisoners have been sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment. "Too Early to Form an Opinion." [RRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)

Rugby, April 7,

The Secretary for India was ques- tioned regarding the effects of the campaign conducted by Gandhi in. India. Capt. Wedgwood Bean re- plied, "As the House is aware, Gandhi's march has caused a cer tain amount of excitement in the Bombay Presidency, particularly in districts actually traversed, and

ACCIDENT.

EXPLOSION ON BOARD

H.M.S. 'SEPOY

FIVE MEN KILLED AND "TWO INJURED.

..

Many casualties resulted from a very serious accident which occur very on.M.S. Sepoy yesterday morning while the vessel was off Hong Kong.

According to information obtain ed from the Naval authorities, the

casualties were due to an explosion of.a depth charge on board the war- graft. The cause of the explosion, however, could not be ascertained and it was stated that the Sapoy sustained very slight damage.

One warrant Officer and three men were killed, and three others were seriously injured. It was understood late laat evening that at least two of the injured, who are lying in the Royal Naval Hospital, were in a very critical condition.

The following are the names of the killed and wounded:

Gunner L. G. Reed, of Randolph Road, N.E., Portsmouth. P.O. Walter Belderson, of Second

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Killed.

Avenue. Gillingham, Kent. A.B. Thomas Edward Smith, of St. Martin's Fields, Tuston. Dover.

Redmond James Noel Cooper, of 12, Graham Road, Plaistow, E.C

A.B.

"Injured.

A.B. Robert William Heywood, of 108, Ram Street, Green wich, S.E. A.B. William James Angus Draper, of 16, Cambridge Cottages, Kew, Surrey. P.O. Reginald John Pitt, of 10, Oak Avenue, Gillingham, Kent.

A sad feature of the tragedy is that three of the men killed were married men, with their families at home. The Warrant Officer (Gnr Reed), P.0. Belderson and 4.3. Cooper's wives are living at the Home addresses mentioned above.

of these men by their colleagues on the China Station.

BRITISH WOOLLEN

INDUSTRY.

EMPLOYERS REDUCE WAGES, STOPPAGE OF WORK INEVITABLE.

(THROCAR REUTER'S AGENOT.)

STUDENT RIOTS IN SHANGHAI.

DEMONSTRATOR. KILLED : SEVERAL ARRESTED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANOUA, April S There is increasing unrest in LONDON, April 8. student circles due to the firmer Fallowing the report of the affi-attitude of the Nationalist Govern cini Court of Enquiry into the woolment. against Communist activities industry stating that the reduction which resulted in the arrest of of wages was imperative Yorkshire seventeen students yesterday in employers have posted notices of a ↑ Louza (Yanking Road) district for reduction of approximately ten per distributing inflammatory anti- cent.

Kuomintang pamphlets. The French palice later arrested a dozen more.

The Trade Unions offered to accept hall, but the employers are adamant, hence a general stoppago in apparently inevitable during the week-end.

RUSSIANS FOUND AMONG

CHINESE REDS.

This morning a body of students demonstrated in Thibet Road, scat- tering Communist lenflets and pro- testing against the Greater Shang hai Municipality's decision to close Chenaa Kiddle School because the faculty are reactionaries and some of the students Communists

ROUND THE WORLD IN A JUNK.

MASKEE LEAVES SWATOW.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.).

SWATOW, April 8. The round-the-world junk Maskee sailed to-day at 6 p.m.)

The Maskee is expected to reach Hong Kong at about 8 a.m. on April 10.

CHIANG LEAVES FOR,

PENGPU.

(TERÖÇON REUTER'S AGENCY.]

NANKING, April 9. this afternoon to inspect his troops Chiang Kai Shek left for Pengpu

on the Tientsin-Pukow line and is later proceeding to suchowiu.

REVERSE FOR SHANSI ·

TROOPS,

(Wah Tot Fat Pao.)

A mob squad broke up a demon- stration by students, but later they gathered in front of the Pekin Road Cinema and attempted to crash the gates in order to hold a meeting, this resulting in a free-for-all fight

PERING, April 8. with the cinema employees, during The Shanei troops invading Shan- which the demonstrators brutally tung have suffered a reverse at the assaulted an employee. A Chinese hands of the people's militia.

The latter attacked the invaders constable who interfered was as. saulted and his truncheon was voluntarily at Tehehow. The Shan- wrested from him, the constable si troops which were unaware of than drew his revolver, which the their approach were defeated. demonstrators also attempted to

Their loss sustained is reported to wrest. The constable fired on abe considerable. demonstrator who was instantly killed and another was slightly A Police squad then

FOUR EXECUTED AFTER BRUSH IN KWANGSI, According to the vernacular Press, the Communists in Western Kwang si under Li Ming Shui have been lately routed by the Kwangsi troops who have recaptured from them the important city cf Lungchow, where the Communists had set up a soviet government.

The Kwangsi troops, led by Major-General Leung Chung Bay, attacked Lungohow. last week. The French authorities in Hanoi at the time dispatched three hundred An- namnese troops and"Eve aeroplanes wounded. to Chennankwan, the gateway be-arrived, dispersed the mob and tween Kwangsi and Indo-China, to arrested six. assist the Kwangi troops. The -------- French authorities in Anaam have been bitterly antagonistic to the Communists, who and burned the French Consulate in Lungchow and deported the French Consular staff During the fighting, three of the aeroplanes crashed to the ground, when two airmen were killed and three injured. The foreign troops withdrew when the Kwangs: troops cantured Lungchow.

The Kwangsi troops had a severe Communists were finally defeated encounter lasting many hours. The

ARSENAL BUSY.

8,000 WORKERS 'MAKING RIFLES AND BOMBS.

(Wah Tız' Fat Foo.)

Shiukwan city, and forced them to fall back on Nambung. Chibing was subsequently captured from

PEPING, April 8. the Reds, and telegraphic service It is reported from Taiyuan that between this district and Canton war preparations are being made has been restored. The troops are in. Taiyuan. The arsenal there is now advancing in two directions working day and night. Over eight towards Namthung and Yanfa under thousand workers are engaged in the command of Colonels Wu Man the making of rifles, bombs, hand- Hin and Chan Hon Kong respec-grenades, etc. tively,

It is understood that the Kingsi from Hsunwa and the Fukiep Gov- Government will dispatch troops

the

views in regard to the meaning of striction of ten per cont, the Asso small proportion of village bead. A.B. Smith's father. Mr. James and fled, Hundreds of them were ernment will send troops from the article without first consaltingciation of Owners of the Dutchmen have resigned, temporarily at Smith, is in Dover. Much sympathy killed. and toany were captured, Shanghang to the Kwangtung bor- the Council of the League. He Indian Tea Estates has cabled in any rate, Elsewhere little general will be extended to the relatives including four Russians, who have der to assist the Cantos troops in could not take that pledge (Minis ducing their members to increase interest appears to have been arous" to ten million ed. The sain project of Gandhi's terial cheers) nor had the Bight their restriction

opposite pounds instead of 73 million as at campaign is to defeat the Govern- Honourable gentleman

present undertaken.

ment by breaking the salt laws and ever taken that pledge, or acted on

Meetings in this connection will has only just been initiated, and it.

he called at Bandoeng on April 10 it is too early to form any opinion and at. Batavia on April 11.

The present discussions of article 18 only amounted to one conference "What Power asking another, meaning.do we individually attach to article 16." This was pot A case of Locarno, where 'Germany's request for assurance in regard to its obligations if it joined the League of Nations involved a new interpretation which could only be made by the Council of the League. All that the Government could do was to say that; having ascertained as far as was humanly possible the opinion of the country and the tions, these subjects be continued with that opinion" always in mind. That was what the Government had been trying to do in the past, try ing for two and a half months.

Mr. MacDonald concluded by de. claring that if the leaders of the other parties would consult him whenever they thought that infor- ination in regard to the conference was required, he would be glad to discuss with them the advisability

ECHO OF MURDER TRIAL.

DIVORCE FOR LOCAL SKIPPER.

[THEOUGH REUTERʼS" "AGENCY,}"

LONDON, April 7 There was a Far Eastern echo in

as to the effects.

Asked whether any steps had been taken by the Government of India to prevent mass village disobedi ence, Capt. Benn said that the po- licy of. His Majesty's Government was stated by the Viceroy of India in his speech on January 25," and would be pursued as circumstances inight demand by the Government of India.

BRITON'S MURDER.

Able Seamen Herwood And Draper are classified as

"dan- gerously injured" in the casualty list. The injuries sustained by P.O. Pit are fortunately not very serious, The Petty Officer is a married man, his wife living in Kent. A.B. Draper's next-of-kin is his mother, and A. B. Heywood's relatives in- clude his father, Mr. William Hey- wond

been executed.

A committee has heen formed by the public bodies of Lüngehow for the relief of the sufferers.

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MERCHANTS IN SOUTH FLEE FROM REDS.

GENTRY TERRORISED BY FEAR OF TORTURE.

According to a The funeral of the four men, with

Canton report, fall Naval honours, will probably the Chu-Mo Reds who were threat take place at 4.30 this afternoonering to attack Shiukwan daring the past two days have retreated. from the Naval Hospital.

The anxiety and apprehension of the people in Shiukwan bave abated.

On Monday, the garrison troops

House of Commons on the negotia. Sensational trial of Sidney Harry BRITISH MINISTER TO MAKE Hospital late last night elicited the Shiukwan attacked the marau-

of making a statement.

the Divorce Court to-day of the Fox, the young man who was sen- tenced to death at Lewes Assizes on March 21 and will be hanged at Maidstone to-morrow for strangling his mother in the Metropole Hotel, Margate, after heavily inauring her life. Fox and his mother had been living on his wits, & both were practically destitute. His mother's body was found in her bedroom, to

which Fox set fire.

It transpired after the sentence that Fox had previously been con- Sir Samuel Hoare, in the absencevicted of charges of fraud.. of Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Lloyd George, approved Mr. MacDonald's suggestion of a meeting of the three

leaders.

Mr. Locker-Lampson withdrew his motion.

Graudi Anxious to Returz.

LONDON, April 7. Signor Grandi, the head of the Italian Delegation to the Naval Conference, is anxious to return to Italy next week. He specially in- terviewed the Prime Minister to- day and re-stated the Italian view. point.

He expressed Italy's willingness to agree to a holiday on battleship construction which gave France a battleship. superiority of 100,000 tons and repeated Italy's demand for theoretical parity with France, although Italy would not attempt to build up to it.

An Italian spokesraan stated to-night that Italy would not be a party to any agreement between Britain and France regarding the interpretation of the League Coven. ant.

Signor Grandi later met M.) Dumesnil of the French Delegation and indulged in what is described as a straight talk.

BRITAIN AND EGYPT.

FURTHER DISCUSSION ON

THE TREATY.

Divorce for Capt. Morse. Mr. Justice Hill to-day granted decree nisi for Captain George Alfred Morse, of the a.s. Antung, an the ground of the adultery of his wife with Fox.

The parties were married at Shanghai in December, 1908, and lived there and at Hong Kong and elsewhere, and had two children. Capt. Morse, who is at present at ca, in an affidavit said that his wife occasionally visited her par ents at Sydney. She came to Eng- land in 1925 to send the children to school. She was extravagant and he did not live with her when he came home.

It was stated that she committed adultery with Fox in a flat in Southsea in 1927 and in a hotel in London in 1928,

It is understood that Fox, who did not appear, knew nothing of the divorce case and entered no answer to the charge..

MEGAN'S MAIDEN SPEECH.

POLITICAL RIVALS HEAR THEIR CHILDREN SPEAK.

(BRITISH, WIRELESA BERVICE)

REPRESENTATIONS.

(THROUGH REUTER'a' AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 7. In the House of Commons at questions time, Mr. Arthur Hea- derson reviewed the recent events in China and, regarding the mur der of the Briton, Mr. Eric. Scar- lett at Peitaihe last week, said that

the British Minister would make the necessary representations. Mr. Henderson said he was satisfied that every practicable measure had heen takes to ensure protection for British subjects,

LORD BIRKENHEAD. SERIOUSLY ILL AT BIARRITZ.

"[THROUGH REITER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 7. The Earl of Birkenhead is very seriously ill at Biarritz:

BIARRITZ, April 7. Lord Birkenhead's condition is improved. A bulletin signed by, three doctors says that he broke a small blood vessel. No serious ap. prehension is entertained."

.DEATH OF WILLIAM P. GOULD HARDING.

GOVERNOR OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANK,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]

BOSTON, April.

A.B. DRAPER DEAD.

LATER. Enquiries made at the Naval news that A.B. Draper, one of the two who were seriously injured, Buccumbed to his injuries, bringing the death roll to five.

A.B. Hayward was reported to be in a very serious condition, while P.O. Pilt is making good pro-

gress."

MR. FOX SELLS FILM INTERESTS.

SYNDICATE TAKES OVER COMPANY.

[RECTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.)..

NEW YORK, April 7. Mr. William Fox has sold the controlling interests in Fox Films and Fox Theatres to a syndicate hended by Mr. Harley C. Clarke, President of General Theatres Equipment.

Mr. Fox will be chairman of the Advisory Board for a period of five years.

CONGRESSMAN'S OUTBURST!

LEGALITY OF REPARATIONS BONDS QUESTIONED.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN. SERVICE]

NEW Yox, April 8. The allegation that powerful In- ternational Bankers were mani. pulating the American Press for the purpose of misleading the pub- lic was made by Congressman Louis McFadden when addressing the Government Club. He assert The death has occurred here of ed that the Bank of International Mr. William P. Gould Harding, Settlements contained the seeds of Governor of the Federal Reserve a future war in which the United Bank of Boston and former Gov. States will be arrayed against a ernor of the Federal Reserve Board.united Europe. Mr. McFadden,

said that unless the State Depart ment certified the legality of the issue of the reparations bonds. shortly to be floated here, he would introduce's bill to forbid the sale of the bonds in the United States.

AUSTRALIAN COAL STRIKE.

SOME ACCEPT AND OTHERS REFUSE TERMS.

LONDON, April 7. Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. [BRITISH WIRELESS HERVICE] Ramsay MacDonald exchanged sympathetic smiles in the House of Roany, April 7. Commons to-night as their respec The Egyptian delegation under tive offepring broke the Parlia the Premier, Nahaa Pasha, had a mantary ice. Miss Megan Lloyd further meeting to-day with the re George, in a maiden speech, en presentatives of the British Gov-couraged by the warm reception of erament in continuation of the typically Georgian quip, settled lucid, self-confident negotiations for a British-Egyptian down in & treaty. "The negotiations, which are style: to support the Government's have accepted, by 412 votes to 279, based on the British proposals of August last and the Egyptain ab servations on those proposals, will be resumed to-morrow.

slum clearance measure. Shortly afterwards the Prime Minister's son, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, took the plunge.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SYDNEY, April 7.. The coal miners at Adamstown

the November compromise terms, but four others have rejected them Further meetings will be held to

morrow.

"BOMBS" IN GETHSEMANE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

JERUSALEM, April 7,

It is officially stated that the "borabs" found in Gethsemane were Turkish shells used during the War...

The combined campaign. forces of Kwangtung, Kiangs and Fukien will attack the outlaws from

three directions..

Many refugees have arrived in Shiukwan from Nemhung, Chihing and Yanfa. According to those from Nambung. the Reds' ore better dressed than when they last visited there. In Namhung, shops were

forced to contribute sums varying from $3,000, $2,000, 21,500, 81,000 and $500. in proportion to their size. Wealthy merchants and entry fled before their arrival for fear of torture.

REDS EVACUATE NAMHUNG.

(Wah Taz Tat Pao).

CANTON, April 8,

CHINESE CONSULATES

TO RE-OPEN.

(Wah Tu Yat Pao,)

NANKING, April 8. that Chinese Consulates in Russia It is stated in diplomatic circles are to be re-opened one by one.. Mr. Hsu, the Chinese Consul at Vladivostock, has resumed his duties there.

CONSULAR CHANGES.

[runovan REUTER'S, AGENCY.] ·

NANKING, April 8. Counsellor of the British

The

Legation. Mr. Ingram, has arrived, and is relieving Mr: Aveling, who is representing Sir' Miles Lampson.

Nambang on the Northern Kwang- The Reds under Chu Tak and tung.border. The Cantonese troops

are pursuing them,

ders at Kailung, some 95 from Mo Chak Tung have evacuated

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