1930-04-11 — Page 9

NAVAL CONFERENCE

MR. STIMSON VISITS M. BRIAND,

NEW HOPE OF FIVE-POWER PACT.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Recay, April 9. To-day's conversations between the Javal delegates, arranged in the Jope that the chances of a Five Power agreement might thereby be fevived, were somewhat impeded by ihe iliness of Signor Grandi. Nevertheless, the Frime Minister and the Foreign Secretary had a long meeting with the Italian An bassador, Signor Bordonaro and Signor Rossi in the course of the day and this evening the Freach and British delegations also met, After the latter meeting, which was held in the Prime Minister's room at the House of Commons & brief communiquo announced that the development of the conversa- tions during the last twenty-four hours had been examined and that n further meeting would take place-

-to-morrow:

It is understood that this meet- ing dealt mainly with statistics at did aho the conversation earlier in, the day between Mr. Alexander and M. Dumesnil, the heads of the British and French Admiralties respectively.

'Japan's Reservations Examined.

Meanwhile, progress was being made with other spheres of the Conference work. The British, Americas and Japanese experts who have been examining the re- servations of the Japanese Govern- ment to the proposals sent to Tokyo

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BRITAIN'S AIR"

FORCE.

NO TOWN SAFE FROM BOMBING.

PLEA FOR GREATER STRENGTH.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL

RUGBY, April 0. Lord Trenchard, the former Mar. shal of the Air Force, in a maiden speech in the House of Lords, called attention to the importance of an adequate and efficient Air Force to the British Empire.

He referred to the statement re- ceatly made by the Under-Secretary for Air, Mr. F. Montague, that today France had the first line" strength of 1,300 aeroplanes, Italy 1,100, America 900, and Great Bri

tain 0. That meant that Britain was fourth among the Powers in air strength. He said that this fact required very earnest consi deration. We were to-day as de pendent for the security of the Empire upon Air power as we were upon the Navy,

Careful Attention.

Lord Thompson, Secretary for

ANTI-PIRACY GUARDS.

SHIPPING COMPANIES: ACCEPT TERMS.

¡THNOTCH RECTER'S AGENCY-1

LosDos, April 8. In the House of Commons to-day, replying to Sir Basil, Peto, Mr. C. G. Amman said that the replies from the shipping companies ac

C.E.C. APPEALS TO SHANSI TROOPS.

FIGHTING EXPECTED

SHORTLY.

national

11, 1930.

WEEK.

"GANDHI'S NATIONAL | KWANGSI OUTLOOK

· IS. OBSCURE,

MILITARY SITUATION IN UNDECIDED STATE.

DAVI GANDHI CHARGED WITH SEDITION,

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

.......

Bosnar, April 10.

PLAN TO HARASS NANKING FROM THE REAR.

The military situation in Kwangs is still obscure. The Canton-Nan-

GENERAL HOYING CHING TAKES A REST.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

One result of Gandhi's so-called national week is the extraordinary king troops are pressing upon Sun SHANGHAI, April 10.

chow and Kweihsien, two strong A symptomatic culin atmosphere number of white khadder (home-holds of the Kwangsi troops, but is prevailing in the capital.

The War Minister, General Hospun cloth) caps," "Gandhi Caps," there have been no hostilities on, a Ying Ching has returned to Nan which have suddenly appeared! large scale. cepted the Government proposals inking after attending a

According to an unconfirmed "re- not the Bombay Indian popu-port from Wuchow, Li Tsung Jan, athletic meeting at Hangchow, and

lation, even merchants who pre-Pei Chung Hai, Chang Fat Fui, principle.

it is understood that he has post-viously wore the familiar round felt Wong Shin Hung and other com- LONDON March 28.

poned his departure for Harkow as headgear have been obliged to ex-manders of the Kwangsi-" Iren he wishes to attend the National change it for a Gandhi Cap 11 The result of the Government's Boy Scouts review on April 18 in

coalition recently held sides" entering the cotton, bullion, conference at Kweihsien, when it decision to reconsider the withdraw. which 6ve thousand Boy Scouts are stock exchanges. There have been was decided to abandon Kwangsi in

expected to participate.

numbers of bonfires of caps made view of the severe pressure by their of foreign cloth

adversaries, and to move to the north

to join the anti-Nanking movement, headed by the Shansi- Kuominchun forces.

al of Anti-Piracy guards was in-" nounced in the House of Commons at question time by Mr. Alexander, the First Lord of the Admiralty.

Mr. Alexender said that the Gov.

ernment had informed the shipping companies that they were prepared Air, said that the elements in air to sanction further extension of the power were an Air Force of suffi- provision of regular military and cient strength to carry out the ponaval guards for a definite limited licy of the country, air communien- 'period" subject to the following: tión, a sufficiently developed air condition. transport system nourished and fed by adequate aircraft, and lastly, a highly developed system of aero- nautical research.

No means of purely passive de fence had been devised for dealing with attacks from the air.

He assured Lord Trenchard that the Government were giving their most careful attention to the sub-

1s part of a potential Five-Power ject. The Prime Minister was tak pact reached a general agreementing as active part as head of the on most of the points at a meeting Committee of Imperial Defence. to-day, and will to-morrow denl

Turning to the question of air with one or two matters still out-

disarmament, Lord Thompson said standing.

that we had never claimed even a one power standard in the air. Air disarmament was one of the biggest problems that lay ahead. If air development went on there was no town in this country which was safe from bombing.

Aircraft Carriers.

A special sub-committee, appoint. ed by the First Committee to con- sider the question of aircraft car riers nisa met to-day, under the chairmanship of Mr. A. V. Alexan der, First Lord of the Admiralty, It was agreed, "That the general tem aircraft carrier' for the pur- poses of the present agreement should comprise firstly aircraft car. riers of over ten-thousand tons standard displacement as defined in the treaty between the United States, the British Empire, France, Italy and Japan limiting naval armament signed at Washington on 'February 18, 1022, and second- ly other surface vessels of war of

standard-displacement not ex- ceeding ten-thousand tons designed for the specific and exclusive pur pose of conveying aircraft and so constructed that aircraft can be launched therefrom, and landed shall not thereon. Büch vessels carry guns with a calilire in excess of six inches."'

These vessels will go into the aircraft carrier category, while all other vissels built to carry neoplanes are to be charged against the appropriate combatant category according to size and armament.

His own view was that no coun- try could possess air power that was not a progressive and highly developed country. Countries which could possess air power were very few and they were fortunately democratically governed.

Without their political co-opera- tion and agreement there was, how ever, no prospect of disarmament in the strict sence in air matters.

IMPERIAL ECONOMIC

COMMITTEE.

IMPOSSIBLE TO SECURE EXPERIENCED MEMBERS!

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. I

LONDON, April e. Replying in the House of Com- to the qualifications of the two mona to Mr. Somerville in regard members who represent the Colonies and Protectorates on the Imperial Lord Cecil for Geneva.

Economic Committee, Dr. Drum. Mr. Henderson stated in the merd Shiels said that one was on House of Commons to-day that as the Colonial Office staff and the at present arranged, Lord Cecilother, was elected by a panel con- would represent the British Gov. sisting of representatives of the ernment at the next meeting of various Colonial associations in Preparatory Commission for Die-added Dr. Shiels, to secure mem- Britain. It was almost impossible,

No Five-Power Pact. ÍTHOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

armament at Geneva,

LONDON, April 10. All chance of a Five-Power Naval Pact has definitely vanished, asserts the Daily earld, owing to the Franco-Italian deadlock.

Meanwhile, a Three-Power Pact cannot be fixed up before Easter.

The Americans have cancelled their passages on the Leviathan on the 22nd inst.

FIVE-POWER TREATY MAY

BE ACHIEVED.

{THIOCGH #CUTER'S AGENCY.)

bers who had experience, by travel. ling or otherwise, of all the Colonies.

AUSTRALIA'S CONSTITU-

TION.

GOVERNMENT SEEKS NEW

POWERS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Casen, April 10, The House of Representatives has passed the second reading of the three Bills for the referendums inviting the people to grant the Federal LONDON, April 10.

Government complete A Naval Conference communique power to amend the Commonwealth states that the French, United Constitution for authority to con Kingdom and Dominions delegatrol industrial affairs, and to control tion met for half an hour this trade, and commerce.. morning and then adjourned in

order to allow conversations with the Italian delegation in the after-

noon.

noon.

It is noteworthy that Signor Grandi is suffering from a bad cold! and is not allowed to leave his room. Briand was unable to see him yesterday, but is calling at Signor Grandi's hotel. this after)

Mr. MacDonald and Mr. Henderson meet the Italian Am bassado, and Signor Grandi's de- puty, Signor Rosso, in the House of Commons this afternoon.

Altogether. it was a very busy day, and there was something of a senention when it was learned that Mr. Stimson and Mr. Dwight Mor- row called informally at the Carl- ton Hotel, while M. Briand was lunching and conveyed to him a new suggestion bearing on the pos ability of a Five-Power agreement. The British spokesman declared this morning, that hope still exists and that something in the direction of a Five-Power pact may be achieved.

NEGOTIATIONS WITH SOVIET.

[BRITISH WIRELESS ŠERVICE.)

The Conditions."

First, the companies, shall before April 1, agree to an elaboration of the present scheme for the sup- ply of Indian guards for the in- ternal protection of shipping.

Second, any guard from the re- gular forces provided after March 31, 1830, is to be paid for by the companies in full.

claborated scheme, including the Third, the whole cost of the

maintaining of the guard when not actually on board ship, should be Sorne by the companies in proper tion to their requirements.

BRITAIN'S OVERSEAS

TRADE:

NEW, DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL FORMED.

· [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] ́

LONDON, April 10. The Overseas Trade Develop- ment Council," which has been formed to deal with expert trade problems, and to closely co-operate with the Lord of the Privy Sea: in an effort to promote employ meat, consists, of Government of- cials and representatives of com maeree who will be assisted by a panel of representatives of indus

ry with Mr. Gilett, secretary of the Overseas Trade Department, as chairman,

WOMAN ELECTED .

TO SENATE.

MRS. MOTORMICK AVENGES LATE HUSBAND'S DEFEAT.

to

(THROUGH RETTER'S AGENCT.]

CHICAGO, April 10.

when

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The situation on the Kiangsu Honan border is quiet. The Honan- se hoid Kweiteh but they show no

Congressman Arrested,,

CUTTACK, Orissa, April 10.. inclination to advance. The C.E.C. has issued an appeal asking the The prominent Congress leader, Shansi troops to rally and support Gopal Bandu Chaudhury, was ar

wards marching the Central Government recalling rested

their mentorious services during Balsore at the head of a party of the Northern pusitive expedition." volunteers to break the salt laws The Kuo, in New Agency con- Students were most excited and left tinues to carry messages from their schools and were parading the North China asserting that dissen- streets. Fourteen were arrested by sions are rife between Yen Rsi the Vigilance Committee which was Shan, Feng Yu Hsiang, the Weat-formed to prevent excesses. ern His Clique, and the Re

Eladus r."Untouchables." organisationists.

(THEQUE REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BOMBAY, April 10 A hundred persons were injured in a clash between Orthodox Hin dus and untouchables" at Nasik on the occasion of a Hindu pro- cession in which a monster chariot containing an image of the God Rama was being dragged through the streets. The police dispersed the crowds by baton charges.

WAR TO COMMENCE ON APRIL 15.

(Wah Tu Tat Pap)

PEPING, April 10. The Shansi-Kuominchun troops are reported to have definitely de- cided to launch a general offensive the Tientsin-Pekow and Peping upon the pro-Nanking roops along Hankow Railways simultaneously." on the 15th inst. Yea si Shan and Feng Yu Hsiang will proceed to Shihchiachuang and Chengchow respectively to direct the opera tions.

CHIANG IN HSUCHOW.

(Wah T Tat Pao.)

NANKING, April · 10. Chinng Kai Shek arrived at Hsuchow at o'clock yesterday morning and was greeted at the railway station by Lu Chih. Han Fu Chu, Ku Chu, Tung and a Hung Kei, Chen Tiao Yuan, the Shantung Governor, has come to

suchow to see Chiang who will stay there for a few days. Whence Chiang will go next is not known as yet.

SINO-RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

CONFERENCE AGAIN POSTPONED.

(Wah Ts: Fai Pao.)

SHANGBAL, April 10.

It is understood that the Sino- Russian conference will be again postponed as Russia has put forth Bome unreasonable demande. Mo Teh Hu, China's plenipotentiary, is still staying at Harbin and has not decided when he will leave for Moscow.

The Erst woman to be nominated THE WEIHAIWEI AGREEMENT,

a Senatorship is Mrs. Ruth McCormick who defeated Senator Charles Deneen by nearly 200,000 votes for the Republican nomina- tion of Illinois to the Senate. thus the has avenged the defeat infict- ed on her late husband six years ago...

The contest was marked by fierce recriminations, shooting, bombing and attempted kidnapping, as Mrs. McCormick says she was fought "with gloves off."

·CUNARD `CHAIRMAN RESIGNS.

WILL CONTINUE TO BE DIRECTOR.

[BRITION WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, April 8. Sir Thomas Royden announced his resignation as Chairman of the Cunard Company, which position

(Wah Ts: Fat Pau.)

NANKING," April 10.

It is stated in the diplomatic circles that Sir Miles Lampson, the British Minister, is expected here

shortly to sign the agreement on the Weihaiwei issue.

ANOTHER GENERAL SITS ON THE FENCE.

[ROM OUR OWN CORESPONDENT.]

CANTON, April 10. Reports have come to hand stat- ing that General Ho Chien of Hunan has recalled his expedition- ary force which was on its way to Kwangsi to cope with the situation in western Hunan arising out of the mutiny of a large number of. troops. Whether or not this was merely a pretexts for withdrawing his troops is difficult to judge, as no details have been given. But it is a fact that the Hunanese troops pretending to be taking orders from nual meeting of the Company in Nanking have never gone any fur ther than Yungehow in western Hu- Liverpool. Pressure of personal affairs was the reason, he said. He marched into Kwangi and attack- Ban. They were supposed to have will continue to be Director. He ed Kweilin. It is believed in some is succeeded by Sir Percy Bates,

quarters that General Ho Chien has Deputy Chairman."

come to some understanding with the Kwangsi militarista: The Gen: eral is still sitting on the fence in regard to the Shanri-Nanking war, and will not come down until-it is safe for him to do so.

be had held since 1922, at the an-

Ruary, April 9. Replying to questions in the House of Commons, M: Hender- son, Foreign Secretary, said that he hoped to be able to make a state- ment regarding the progress of SIR negotiations with the Soviet Am- basandor in the near future,,

Three Powers Agres,

$

THE KUOMINTANG IN MALAYA,

C. OLEMENTI'S ACTION TO BE INVESTIGATED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)....

LONDON, April 9. LONDON, April 10.

Replying to Bir Albert Bennett As a result of this, morning's in the House of Commons, Mr. meeting of the British, American Henderson said that the Chinese and Japanese delegations to the Charge d'Affaires had made re- Naval Conference all the outstand presentations on the suppression of the Kuomintang by the Governor ing questions between then were practically settled. The next step of the Straits Settlements (Sir will be the drafting of a treaty Cecil Clementi). A reply thereto

was at present being considered... embodying the agreement.

CHILDREN'S DAY.

NEW NAME FOR MAY DAY IN AMERICA.

[RECTER'E AMERICAN SERVICE.]

WASHINGTON, April 10. By a Presidential declaration May Day will henceforth be know AsChildren's Day" in America, Mr. Hoover in a moving speech referred to children as the nations. "Fundamental Asset."

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It will be remembered that the Kwangsi leaders declared for Yer si Shan and Feng Yu Hsiang when the latter ranged themselves Against Nanking, and Li Toung Jen

BRITAIN'S RUBBER

INDUSTRY.

...

PLEA FOR 'STANDARD SPECI... FICATION OF TYRES,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 10.

The absorption of crude rubber in the United Kingdom has more than doubled in the last four years, says the report of the Imperial Economic Committee on Trade in Rubber Manufactured Goods, and the United Kingdom is now second only to the United States, The report shows that about 75 as an absorber of crude rubber.

the industries of the world is ab per cent. of the raw rubber used by sorbed by the manufacture of tyres,

nad which accounts for about 85 per cent. of the total consumption of the United States.

Four of the most important mar- kets from British tyres are India, South Africa, Irish Free State and New Zealand; while Argentina, Spain and Germany head the United States list. The report opines that standardisation is one of the most pressing needs of the industry. For example over, 150 different types of tyres aro re-

as appointed vice-commander of the anti-Nanking forces. Accord-quired to meet the needs of ears ing to the scheme of the Kwangsi in the United Kingdom alone. The leaders, the Kwangsi troops and the

report states "that the recognition Ironsides" will concentrate at throughout the Empire of commen Kweihaien and then move to the standards and specifications for the Kwei River vid Liuchow to join the Kwangsi troops there, after which they will strike northward rid Kweilin and. Hunan and will pro- bably attack Hackow to harass the Nanking troops from the rear.

FAUL OF SUNCHOW EXPECTED.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

CANTON, April 1c.

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exercise goods would potent influence on the growth of inter-Imperial Trade," and coo. cludes that there.

no other uses

for raw rubber than that of tyre manufacture and that is where the rubber industry must mainly look for expansion in the future.

ant stronghold of the Kwangai. "Ironsides "coalition on the upper NEW DELHI, April 0.

reaches of the West River. The The report that Asaf Ali Was

An official communique from the Cantonese troops have crossed the arrested is incorrect. Thirteen front received in Canton to-day River and are bombarding the out- out of the 25 persons arrested have states that the pro-Nanking forces skirts of the city from three direc been detained and the others dis under Generals Chen Tsai Tonations. Owing to their possession of charge. Davi Das Gandhi is and Chu Shno Liang in Kwangsi. an aerial force, gunhoats and better charged with sedition and, the have now arrived within fring disarms and ammunitions, it is gener other, with violation of the salttance of Sunchow, a most import ally believed that the fall of Suns laws.

(Continued on next Column) „jehow is only a matter of days.

Concerning

Cooking.

WELL-COOKED FOOD.

No. 5

The loss of weight by cooking (no matter what fuel is used) is a matter of the extent to which the food is cooked.

Food loses weight during the process of cooking because a certain amount of water evaporates from it. Some water must be lost whatever the source of heat employed. The joint that is well done will naturally have lost more water than the under done joint.

can be No"saving of meat effected, except at the expense of the proper cooking of the food.

In a small enclosed oven with little or no ventila- tion the food becomes soggy and does not brown well because the air in the oven is over-charged with moisture. A joint properly cooked in a gas cooker, which is, of course, provided with an oven outlet for escape of moisture, has the appetising brown exterior of the old-fashioned roast, while in addition the essential nourishment is retained within it.

The oven should be really hot before the joint is put in, so that the outer tissues are sealed at once to keep in the essential juices; the gas should be. lowered about ten minutes after the joint is put in so that the cooking is completed slowly.

..

The gas cooker preserves and brings out the best in your food,"

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