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THE NEW NAVAL TREATY.

BATTLESHIPS TO BE SCRAPPED.

IRON DUKE AS TRAINING SHIP.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)

RUGBY, April 13.

The jurists deputed to draft the treaty, which is a result of the Naval Conference, were buisly eng- aged all yesterday. They were as sisted by the Committee of Experts,

Maurice Hankey, Secretary-General

CIVIL AVIATION DEVELOPMENT.

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS

ENTERPRISE.

FORTY-SEATER 'PLANES.

[THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY.)

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, APRIL

SALT LAWS DEFIED. BASEBALL

MASS DEMONSTRATIONS

IN INDIA,

BOYCOTT BEGINS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, April 13. "National Week," proclaimed by LONDON, April 13. Mahatma Gandhi in connection Among the early developments with the civil disobedience move. in civil aviation is the construement, wound up with masa demon- tion programme of the Imperialstrations in several Indian eentros,

BOMBAY, April 13. Airways Company. Before the end

Strange scenes were enacted on where 500,000 of the present year Imperial Air Chaupathi sands, ner aircraft, eight land aeroplanes and three flying boats.

BEGINS.

TOMORROW'S GAMES.

THE HOME RUN CON- TROVERSY.

́15, 1930.

PROTECTING

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FRANCE'S FRONTIER.

SCHEME TO FLOOD....

COUNTRY.

AS LAST RESORT.

(UNITED PRESS.]

IN THE NORTH.

WOULD-BE ASSASSINATORS TO BE EXECUTED,

RETREAT OF ANTI-NANKING. FORCES.

NEW YORK, April 14.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] At approximately three o'clock ta-morrow afternoon eight umpires

Andre Maginot, France's good,

SHANGHAI, April, 14. will stride up to the home-plates

The Chineso press states that of eight major league ball-fields, natured, giant-statured Minister af

War, is. planning to protect Chiang Kai Shek will proceed to utter the time-worn phrase "Play France's rich northern frontier Hankow next week to inspect ball," nad the 1930 baseball season from enemy attack-with water. troops. will have officially begun.

Should France by menaced again from the north by a German army surging across Belgium, a simple twist of a switch and the entire northern border would be foodd

leaders, who, as reported yester It is expected that the two bandit day, had admitted that they con- spired to assassinate Chiang Kai Shek during his recent visit to for execution.

RACING AT MACAO.

HONG KONG COMPANY TO REVIVE THE SPORT.

OFFICIAL APPROVAL FROM MACAO.

DETAILS OF THE NEW ENTERPRISE,

The Daily Preti fearns on good

being taken to revive racing in the authority that definite steps are

neighbouring colony of Macas

under the chairmanship of Sir Ways will have in use cleven big people collected sea water and sang Ruppert over Ruth's salary, the with millions of tons of water. In Hanychow, will be sent to Nanking Hong Kong to acquire the race-

of the Conference.

A communique issued yesterday

The eight land aeroplanes are

After several months of pre- or the wrangle between Babe Ruth, seasca training which was marked home-run king, and the owner of the New York Yankees, Colorel sixteen teams will once again de battle over a schedule of almost 155 games to decide the 1930 chan pions.

In the American League, the champions, are favoured to dupli- cate their 1928 performance. In the National League, the Chicago Cube, winners of the League pen nant last summer. are picked to have hard fight on their hands if they expect to win again. this year.

inland sca

that the Minister of War, Deneral A report from Hankow states

Ho Ying Ching, who arrived in Hankow yesterday, is of the opinion that Yen Hai Shan and Feng Yu

difficulty.

A company is being formed in

course, stands, and other property and Recreation Club. Only owners in Macao of the International Race

and those directly connected with racing will be allowed to parti- cipate in the shares of the new

be $100,000. Shares will be 810 each.

Governor's Approval, `.

" evening states that the First Comm- being built by Handley Fago. casting an effigy representing it philadelphia Athletics, last year plateaus would remain above the Hsiang will be overthrown without concern, the capital of 'which will

mittee met at St. James's Palace in the afternoon to consider certain items of business still outstanding. The fourth report of the Committee of Experts dealing with rules for the disposal of vessels of war was unanimously adopted.

Rules for Replacement. The three Powers concerned agre- ed to a definition of the charac- teristics of vessels of the destroyer class Rules for replacement drawn up by a special committee of 'ex- perts were also considered and, with certain amendments, unani mously adopted.

A draft to implement the agree ment reached regarding capital ships was unanimously adopted. A report of the special committed appointed to definite the term "Aircraft carrier" was unanimously adopted, subject to certain import ant modificationa.

British Battleships, It is understood that the draft implementing the agreement re- garding capital ships provides that the British Empire will scrap the Marlborough, Emperor of India, Benbow, and Tiger. Two of these ahipa will be rendered anfit for warlike service within 12 month of the ratification of the treaty and be finally scrapped within 24 months. The other two ships will be rendered, unfit within 10 months and finally scrapped within 30 months of ratification.

.8. Ships to be Scrapped. The United States will scrap the ships Florida and Utah. One will be rendered unfit for warlike ser vice within 12 month of the rati fication of the treaty and finally scrapped within 2 months, and the other will be rendered unfit within 18 months of ratification and finally scrapped within 20 months.

The following ships are to be re- tained for training purposes, name- ly, the United States ship Arkansas the British Empire ship Iron Duke and the Japanese ship Hirci. These ships will be rendered useless for warlike service within 12 months of the treaty in the case of the United States and the British Empire, and within 15 months in the case of Japan.

Mr. Stimson's Statement, (TYCOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 13.. Mr. H. L. Stimson, the chairman of the American Naval delegation, broadcasting, said that in the Bri. tish, Japanese, and American agrée- ment a lower level of limitation was reached than anybody on any delegation felt confident could be attained when the delegations first came. The experience of the nego. tiations made it clear that British and American naval rivalry was definitely ended. The same applied to their relations with the Japanese delegation. He concluded by stat ing: "We have successfully accom- plished the mission with which we have been entrusted by our 'coun try."

Japan's Attitude. THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

TOKYO, April 13. It is learned that Admiral Takarabe has asked the Govora- ment's permission to leave London on April 17. It is understood that the Government has indicated its desire that he should attend the formal signing of the Treaty pro- bably on April 20.

It is believed that Admiral Takarabe wants to leave London before signing for the purpose of avoiding affixing his signature to a document of which the Navy dis-

approves.

Four of them are fortysentery and are intended for the European stage of the air routes. They are biplanes each fitted with four Bris- tol Jupiter engines and each having, slaited wings. Unlike previous British air liners these machines will have corrugated metal fusel age.

The other four will be identical. with the exception that they will carry only twenty passengers, the remainder of the space and lift capacity being needed for mails and other freight. These are in- tended for part of the India route, exit of Cairo.

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Time to India Out.

Three flying beats are being built by Short Brothers and these also are four engined forty seaters. They are needed for the Mediter ranean section of the routes to In- dia and Africa.

The Weekly air mail to India" was speeded up yesterday by the saving of a day, due to the fact that the service does not now in- clade the long railway section from Cologne to Athens.

Instead Imperial Airways air liner take mails and passengers all the way to Vakub, via Cologne, Vienna and Budapest. The only rait section is from. Uskub to Sclonika. From Salonika the fly, ing honts cross to Alexandria, land aeroplanes doing the rest of the journey. Alexandria is reached in three days from England and Karachi, in seven days."

AEROPLANES COLLIDE. PILOTS' REMARKABLE ESCAPE.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 13. Two Royal Air Force pilots, lying Officer Percy and Flying Officer Brake, had a

remarkable cape when their machines, both travelling at high speed, came into collision 3,000 feet up near Chiches

ter.

Both men made a safe descent by parachutes and landed in a plough.

ed field.

Fercy escaped apparently un- scratched, but Brake had a broken arm and severe cuts to the face, received while extricating himself from his machise..

TO RESTORE TSARDOM. "WHITE" RUSSIAN PLOT IN

LONDON.

[TKEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 13. The Daily Herald exposes an al- leged plot from a "Russian White Army" in London with the avowed object of kidnapping Soviet offi- cials and restoring the Tsardom,

The newspaper adds that Scot- and Yard is energetically investi- gating the plot.

Italian delegation's general reserva- tion made at the opening of the Conference.

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The "first committee's report con.. tained many reservations, the most important of which was made by the Japanese and referred to the transfers between destroyers and Mr. Stimson rose light-cruisers. and announced that the first com. mittee on April 12 had reached an agreement on this matter.

The Government, on the other hand,

Admiral wants, firetly, Takarabe's signature; and, second- Iy, that he should not return to Japan during the special three weeks session of the Diet beginning on April 21 since it is feared that he will make a damaging witness to the Government's case when the Opposition interpellates it on the Naval Conference.

Twenty-five Minute Session, {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 14.

"Mr. MacDonald thea' ran rapidly through the are other reports which the committee and plenary session unanimously adopted, but the first report merely noted, Mr. MacDonald said, the adoption of the reports to enable them to pro- seed with the drafting of the Treaty. which it is now hoped will be ready for signature on April 22.

SHAMROCK V. LAUNCHED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.}," The fifth plenary session of the

LONDON, April 14. Naval Conference lasted twenty-five

Sir Thomas Lipton's new yacht minutes. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald,

with which it is who was presiding, said that its Shamrock V.. business was formally to pass the hoped to lift the America Cup, was reports made by the committee of launched at Gosport by the Coun- experts and the first committee a tess of Shaftesbury, wife of the number of which were agreed on Commodore of the Royal Ulster the reports but subject to the Yacht Club under whose auspices

she sails. (Continued on next Column.)

The

patriotic songs on the way, of which the burden was "The salt law has been broken." At sunset the salt law WAS "interred" by

into the sea. Bugles then sounded proclaiming the non-existence of the salt law in Bombay. crowds were very orderly,

Women Bell Contraband Salt.

CALCUTTA, April 13. Women formed a procession here and, sold contraband salt, and urged shopkeepers in the bazaar not to import British cloth.

Five students were arrested for reading out extracts from prescrib ed literature. The ex-Legislative Councillor, Pramathanath Baner jee, and Dr. Prafulla Chandra Chose, were arrested in Contai on a charge of breaking the salt laws.

JALALPUR, April 13. Gandhi, addressing the women"," snid that women would picket liquor and foreign oloth shops.

WADWAY, April 13, Cutlery merchants here are re- solved to boycott British-made cat- lery for two months.

Hooliganism in Karachi.

KARACHI, April 13. Disorderly proccasions of 10,000 youths wearing "Gandhi caps traversed Karachi. Several motor. CATS were damaged and their drivers hurt through atone throw ing.

Congress President Arrested,

ALLAHABAD. April 14 Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru, Presi- arreated at Cheoki railway station dent of the All-India Congress, was

Act. on a charge of violating the Salt

Jawaharlal, who WILS route to Raipur in the Central Provinces to attend a youths' con- gress, was lodged in the Naini gaol, and will be tried to-day.

Exact in Bombay.

BOMBAY, April 14. The cotton, bullion and seeds share markets closed down, follow. ing the receipt of the news of the arrest of Jawaharlal Nehru, which soread like wildfire throughout Bombay.

Sen Gupta Sentenced.

CALCUTTA, April 14. Sen Gupta has been sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment. He was charged with sedition, con- spiracy and with obstructing the police.

The four students who were rested with Sen Gupta were also sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment..

ALLAEABAD, April 14. Jawaharlal Nehru has been sen tenced to six months' simple im- prizonment.

few hours the rich farming sad industrial region from the port of Dunkirk to the manufacturing city of Lille would be turned into an Only the bills and prominent water, but each will be, fortified with artillery and anti-aircraft guns capable of commanding the entire. Hooded region. The attack- ing army's infantry and cavalry would be thus instantly halted while bombing planes could only fly over the flooded region at great danger.

This swirling, torrent of 18 water, would do immense damage to French property in this region and would require at least twenty-five years to drain and make the land im-again fit for cultivation. Maginot

The season will end one · week earlier this year than previously, Sunday, September 28, is the day set for the last game. This move was made because the late ending of other years caused conflict be tween the World Series and portant football matches. To-mor- row's opening games follow:-

is certain, however, that the waler would stop any enemy in their march toward the ports of France. The water would be under perfect control and never roleased except in the direst emergency when other means of halting the enemy appear

futile.

National League. Philadelphia at Brooklyn. Boston at New York. Pittsburg at Cincinnati: Chicago at St. Louis.

„American Laâgna,

If undiluted sea water is und, New York at Philadelphia. Maginot fears that the farming land would be antillable for at St. Louis at Detroit,

least 25 years. On his most recent Cleveland at Chicago, Washington at Boston.

tour of inspection of this region, Exactly half the teams will be Maginot said he thought it possible playing under new managers. Bob to dilute the sea water with one- Shawkey is the cutstanding one, third natural water which would and has the hardest post to filmake the work of reclamation much that of handling the New York easier. Yankees. Shawkey replaces Miller ..Construction of Dikes. Huggins, who died during the 1929

The Ministry of War is now com- -sensori.

National

By

(Fah Tu Tot Pau.)

PEPING. April 14. There has been a sudden with-

It is further understood that drawal of the anti-Nanking troops His Excellency the Governor of in Shantung, which has aroused Macao, Senhor A. T. de Souza much speculation. The Shansi Barbosa, has approved the forma troops at Tehchow and Pingyuan intion of the new Company. Several Northern Shantang have retreated prominent racing-men in Hong to Chengchow while their allies, the Koog are interested, including Mr. Honan troops under Sun Tien Ying. E. Potts, who at one time was have evacuated Timen where they the foremost owner in Hong Kong. recently concentrated.

MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR

ON KASHGAR......

TWO HONG KONG PASSEN. GERS MISSING.

(THROUGH RETTER'S AGENCY.]

and whose "King" stable raced with such success here for many, years.

The Company, when formed, will take over and reorganise the moribund Race Club in Macao. The affairs of the International Raco and Recreation Club, it is learned, are being investigated, and it is anticipated that the money which will be paid over by the Hong Kong concern will help materially in spreding-up the settlement of the Race Club's affairs 8.B.

SHANGHAI, April 14... Two Chinese passengers mysteri- ously disappeared from the Kashgar while the vessel was pro- ceeding to Shanghai from Hong

Kong.

They are Ho Pak Lim and Lan Yaks, and on boarding the vessel at Hong Kong, they carried only a small bag and a basket of fruit between them. It is therefore be lieved that they intended to commit suicide.

Ir

The Yanks have been strengthen-pleting its plans for the construe tion of the necessary dikes, and ed considerably and are expected flood gates. Maginot expects the Nothing is known of the men to give the Athletics a close fight report to be completed in a couple beyond the names under which they for the pennant. These are the two of months, and hopes to secure the travelled. favourite teams in the American League, and are expected to pulcessary funds to start the work

within + away from the rest of the opposi already begun on the fortification of fortresses and canons.

year or so. Work has in nature than a continuous line tion early in the rasen, having of the hills in this region. Secret The engineers of the War Minis private battle of their own for the fortresses are being imbedded in the try are studying means of making championship.

hills, and moveable artillery forces the flood-protection possible in all are being created to link up the seasons of the year, which is some- "dry" spots with the flooded thing that has not been possible in area.

the past. It will be recalled France The Minister made it clear that flooded a small part of her northern this fortification is not directed in border during the recent world war any way against France's neigh to keep the Germans from reaching hour, Belgium, but against the her.ports and crippling the country. possibility that Belgium's neutral- The new project will be done on ity might again be violated by a much larger scale and provide some northern neighbour. For this France with absolutely fool-proof reason Maginot believes the water water protection from any invasion protection is much more friendly of her lines between Lille and the

(Continued on next Column) Channel.

Competition in the League is expected to be much keener than in the American. The Cubs are starting in with practic ally the same line-up that on them the League pennant and lost them the World Series in 1929. Joe McCarthy continues as manacer. The New York Giants have added Home new material, while the Pittsburg Pirates will he fighting just as hard as they did in previous years to come out on top."

Home Runs,

A revival of the home-run hitting controversy which occupied con siderable space in 1029 is expected. The lively ball question is also, in for some discussion. The general opinion last year was that hard- hitters were making too many cir- cuit drives for the good of the game. They were very easy to hit in the National League parks in that the bleachers are close to the Mob rowdyiem marked the last home-plate, and hits that would be day of National week." A good for one or two bases in the Nationalist procession stoned pri-American turned out to be home- vate motor-cars and several drivers

runs in the National. were injured.

Further Boycott of Foreign Cloth.

KARACHI April 14.

The Piece-Goods Association has passed a resolution. not to order foreign cloth for twelve months.

Congress Declare a Hartel.

Bousy, April 14. The Congress Committee pro- claimed a "hartel" after the con- viction of Jawaharlal Nehru which was published by means of motor- ing volunteers dashing through the streets shouting the news from mezaphones.

The war council" seat out five hundred volunteers to sell contra- band salt to the public. Mrs. Sarojini Naidus, Gandhi's sister-in- law, collected £750 in the Stock merchants paid Exchange when

fancy prices at an auction of con- traband salt.

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S.S. CITY OF PEKIN." DIFFICULTIES OF SALVAGE.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]-

Mori, April 14.. The salvage ships, are finding it difficult to refloat the City of Pekin due to the deep sea and a strong current and also the bad weather.

The Anzhi reports that the pas sengers have been taken to Fasan by motor-boats.

U.S. MINE EXPLOSION..

HEAVY DEATH-ROLL.

[TEROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

TACOMA (WASHINGTON),

April -13.

At least twenty persons have been killed as the result of an explosion in the Carbonado coal mine, belong ing to the Pacific Coal Company.

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Babe Ruth, outfielder for the New. York Yankees, is again the highest- paid player. He signed a contract early last month, after a long and drawn-out discussion, receiving $160,000 for two years. This con- stitutes a new high record for one Rogers Hornsby, of the Cubs, and year's salary to any ball-player.

Lou Gehrig are the second highest- paid, receiving 323,000 for their secson's work. Horosby is renort- ed to be contemplating asing $40,000 for 1831.

Now Talent.

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An amazing amenit of new talent has sprung up in the past month. Most all the clubs have several new *rookies" on their rosters. The Cleveland Indians have taken in 20 new players in an effort to build a third-class club into a pennant con- tender. The New York Yankees have a dozen new players who are considered first-class. With them to back up veteran like Ruth, Pen- nock, Gehrig and Lazzeri, Marazer Shawkey hopes to bring another! pennant back to New York.

The Philadelphia Athletics are about the only team not taking on any new material Although Man- ager Connie Mack has acquired several rookies" he does not ex- pect any of them to break into the regular line-up in 1930.

NEW DRIVER FOR THE SILVER BULLET.

[RZOTER'S-AMERICAN SERVICE].

NEW YORK, April 14. "Cannonball" Baker has accept- ed an offer to drive Kaye Don's car, Silver Bullet. at Daytona Beach subject to the approval of the Franklin Motor Company, with whom Baker is under contract.

Concerning

Casking.

ECONOMY.

Stops will be also taken to obtain recognition of the now concern by the Hong Kong Jockey Club and by the Shanghai Race Club, so that ponies of these Clubs may be allow ed to race in Macao. The new Hong Kong concern, it is pointed out, will have no connection what ever with the International Race and Recreation Club of Macao.

Sunday Race-Meetings.

Racing enthusiasts wil be glad to know that it is intended to hold. race-meetings in Macao at such time as will provide engagements for Hong Kong ponies all the vent round, that is to say whils Hong Kong is enjoying an "off "season, the Marno roccourse will be busily engaged.

No detail is to be left to chanec. so that instead of the usual dull

Sundays experienced by racegoers during the last off" season, an excursion to Macno and a visit to the racecourse will be soon possible. . Owners of small stables will wel- come the news that many races will be arranged to provide engagements far ponies which have not done particularly well in Hong Kong)

No. 8

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