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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1930.

› NAVAL CONFERENCE THE ANGLO-SOVIET EASTER ABOVE THE

AGREEMENT.

RESULTS.

CLOUDS:

WHITE PAPER ISSUED.

TEXT OF TREATY.

FLYING TOUR BY PRIVATE MACHINES,

REVIEW IN COMMONS.

EFFECT ON COLONIES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}'

(THROCOK RECTER'S AGENCY,]

LONDON, April 18. A memorandum on the resulta of the Naval Conference to date, in the form of à White Paper,

LONDON, April 18. Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Bri

น. tish Foreign Secretary, and Sokolnikoff, the Russian Ambassa der, this afternoon signed in the

CONTINENTAL FLIGHT OF ELEVEN DAYS.

THROUGH REUTER'S LOENCY.}

LONDON, April 17. Easter will be spent above the

THE RIOTING IN INDIA.

SITUATION NOW QUIET,"

GOVT. LABORATORY DESTROYED.

ITSAOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

KARACHI, April 17.

· An analysis of casualties in yesterday's rioting shows one per son killed by a bullet: 40 admitted to hospital as out-patients,." in-

SINGAPORE NAVAL

BASE.

FURTHER QUESTIONS ÎN PARLIAMENT..

"WHAT IS THE USE?"

[THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 17.

In the House of Commons Com- mander Kenworthy asked whether,

JAPAN'S ECONOMIC POSITION.

NO CAUSE FOR WORRY.

PROBLEM OF UNEMPLOY- MENT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

Tokyo, April 17. While yesterday's stock exchange resolution appears to reflect

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CHINESE ON S.M.C.

NORTHERN DAILY'S OUT. SPOKEN ARTICLE.

A CONTUMACIOUS POLICY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S' ADENOY,]

SHANGHAI, April 17. Under the caption of "April Madness," the Piratain Times in a leader predicts that foreigners

was laid before the House of Cabinet room of the Foreign Office clouds by 32 flight enthusiasts of cluding 17 police. Eleven were sent in view of the successful conclusion growing anxiety regarding prevail. in Shanghai and elsewhere in China

Commons this evening. It sur- veys the main achievements of the Conference and explains the re- sultant position, thus expressing in official form facts which have al- ready been published,

Procedence is given to the com- pirte agreement between all five Powers not to lay down any of the. 35,000-ton replacement, ships

The

a temporary comercial agreement both sexes who have ascended in to hospital as in-patients between the British and Russian-

of the Three-Power naval treaty, Governments. The agreement is to twenty light aeroplanes at Heston situation was quiet last night.

Aerodrome, Middlesex, to day, The damage includes the wrecking it was proposed to proceed, with serve as a modus vivendi pending starting the first continental Eying of the Government health, labora the conclusion of a full Treaty.

tour by private machines untory where apparatus worth thou the Singapore Naval Base, special- Under the agreement the high der the leadership of Captain sands of pounds was destroyed. contracting parties accord most

Alan The Treasury Office and the Cityy the provision for facilities in favoured nation treatment to sub-Baker, Nigel Norman and

Muntz

Collectors Offre were seriously docking and repairing the largest jects, citizens, juridical persons, Some others of the participants damaged. national produce and manufactures

include Mise of each other. The following are piloting her own mathine) Gordon Nora Trevelyan the exceptions.

Firstly, special provisions relat. Selfridge junior. W. D. McPher GERMANY TO BUILD NEW

ex-squash-rackets champion,

during the years 1931 to 1036 in.ing to trade contained in thera. Spencer Cleaver, daughter of

clusive.

treaties concluded by the Soviet Union with States which in August 1914 formed an integral part of the former Russian Empire and with the Continental border states in Asia.

The British Commonwealth, the United States, and Japan begin at once a reduction of their capital

Secondly. rights accorded to say ships to 14, 15 and respectively,

third country forming part of the while France and Italy only re-

Customs Union with the Soviet serve their right of constructing Union to border states with respect additional-ships-from-replacement-to-the-local trade between inhabit

them since ants of the frontier zones. tonnage available to the signature of the Washington Treaty until to-day."

Bafeguarding Olause. Details are given of tonnages under the agreement between the

Delegation's Functions.

the North Ireland Minister of Finance who is flying with her bus band Lieut. Col. Spencer Cleaver.

The flight will last eleven days and will embrace Berlin, Vienna and Prague. Sir.. Sefton Brancker breakfasted with the party before the start. In an interview he said that the fight would do much to promote British flying prestige

-abroad:

PRINCE OF WALES IN CAIRO.

The British Government agree, in view of the State monopoly of foreign trade in Russia, to accord

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] to the Soviet Government the right to establish in Great Britain &

CA180, April 17, trade delegation consisting of a trade representative and his two

The Prince of Wales has arrived deputies forming part of the by air from Khartum. Soviet Embassy.

to ho

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British Commonwealth, the United States and Japan, and it is, men- tioned that this section of the Treaty will contain a clause safe- These three persons are guarding the British position in accorded all diplomatic privileges relation to the building programme and immunity and similar immuni- of other Powers. It is also noted ty shall attach to the offices that the agreed figures of 150,000 cupied by the trade delegation and tons of destroyers for the British used exclusively for its commercial Commonwealth must be condition functions, which shall be to facili ed on the agreed destroyer and tate and encourage the develop- submarine strength of the Euro-ment trade between the two coun- pean Powers at the Conference,

tries and to represent the interests and that this will be the subject of the Soviet Union in all that of further negotiations with those pertains to trade.

The delegation shall be respon Powers.

Referring to the financial ques-sible for all transactions concluded tion, it is stated that Britain would by the trade representative and have probably expended £50,000,000 persans authorised by him, but not on battleship runstruction by 1036,

for the acts of State economic or and a further 1,000,000 would be ganizations, except when such re- anved by reducing at

sponsibility has been clearly British capital ships to fifteen. cepted by the trade representative.

As to armament reduction, the unsuccessful Neval Conference at Geneva in 1927, the final British

proposal was for

once the

at

National Treatment.

The names of the trade repre a. comparable sentative and the persons empower

Further expenditure in these classes of ships of at least £15,000,000 has been avoided.

the Any

total tonnage af cruisers, destroyed to represent him shall be

YA and Bubmarines, including periodically published in over-age vessels, of 737,500 tons. Board of Trade Journal. The comparable total agreed upon question arising from commercial transactions entered into in this to-day is 541,700 tons.

country by the trade delegation shall be settled by British courts.

National treatment, is accorded in the agreement to vessels, cargoes and passengers of each country, and most favoured nation treat- ment as regards the coasting trade. subject to a reservation of right of cabotage as regards trade between two ports on the same coast. Ex-

Hopes for Future. Considerable as are these results, the Memorandum regards us even more iraportant the mutual impro vement of political relations which they imply, and the hope is ex- pressed that during the next stage: of the Conference, an agreement may be reached with the French and Italians at levela which will permit the incorporation of their programmes in the agreement al rendy reached between the three other powers,

Replying to a question in the House of Commons to-day, Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty, stated. that under the rules for replacement agreed upon at the Naval Conference, two ships of the Hawking Class will have reached an age at which they might her replaced in 1930. It had been agreed that the remaining two, one of which was delayed owing to the conditions following the war, might be replaced in 1936.

ANGLO-EGYPTIAN DISCUSSIONS.

[YHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]'' LONDON, April 17.

In the House of Commons at ques

cluded from these provisions are fishing rights, immigrants and pil. grims and ships' cargoes and pa sengers registered in British. self- governing Dominions.

Affect on Colonies.

REGULATING TIN PRODUCTION.

·POLICY JUSTIFIED..

[TBROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 10.

A meeting in London of the Tin Producers Association unanimous ly passed a resolution in favour of regulating tin production to not more than eighty per cent, of the capacity of the plant,

Sir Cunliffe Lister expressed ine opinion in a speech that it might now be said confidently that the decision last November to adopt a policy for the regulation of the industry had been fully justified.

Production in 1930 under the scheme now in operation would not be 191,000 tons but would be 164,000 cons.

Referring to the discussions with the Dutch tin interests, Sir Cun- life Lister said: "We may say confidently that our policy may be assured of a preponderating mea sure of support in all the coun- tries where tin is produced."

FORMER CEYLON

GOVERNOR.

DEATH OR SIR WEST RIDGEWAY.

(THROUGH ACUTEL'S AGONOY.)

in

LONDON, April 18. The death is announced of the The provisions of the agreement Rt. Hen, Sir Joseph West Ridge- may, by mutual agreement, be ex-

way, K.C.B., G.C.M.G., formerly tended to the British self-governing Governor and

Commander Dominions by a simple exchange of Chief of Ceylon, at the age of 88. notes and they may also be extend- He was a son of the late Rev.. ed on conditions of reciprocity to Joseph Ridgeway of Tunbridge any of the Britsh Colonics, Poswells and had a distinguished mill- sessions, Protectorates and dated territories if the Soviet Gov-tary and diplomatic career. ernment are so notified by the Bri- tish Ambassador, at Moscow.

Man-

COMMONS V. LORDS.

In this event the Boviet trading DEATH PENALTY IN WAR. organisation may send -thither agents, acceptable to the Govern menta concerned, to carry out com mercial transactions. Such agents shall have no diplomatic or con- sular privileges or immunities.

It is provided that if Russian produce is accorded most favoured nation treatment in British Domia- ions and other overseas territories which have nevertheless not adhered to the agreement, the Soviet Union will accord reciprocity, reserving to itself the right to denounce this

respect

tion time. Mr. Arthur Henderson said that the Government had hoped to complete an agreement to provision in emerge from the Anglo-Egyptian Dominion or India. treaty discussions before the rising

of the House at Easter, Certain important points, however, still

Right to Denounce,

of

any

The agreement shall remain in

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 16. On a Government motion the House of Commons, by 194 votes to 80, re-instated the clause abolishing the death penalty for cowardic and desertion in the Army and Air Force Bill. In the previous day the House of Lords the removal of the clause.

earried

Mr. Thurtle, who was responsible for its original insertion "when the Bill first came before the House of Commons, declared that the action of the House of Lords, was ingly audacious.

ar-

"

CRUISER.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

BERLIN, April 18.

ing economic conditions in the will have cause to bitterly regret country, well-informed foreign ab. the decision in regard to Chinese servers do not appear unduly representation on the Council.

Referring to the attack, on Mr. perturbed by future developments.

The papers are giving prominence Chamberlain, the leader recalls to the increasing unemployment, that H.M.S. Government despatch- labour disputes, business depresed the Shaforce costing British battleships: Mr. A. V. Alexandersion, and other similar signs of

It is worse taxpayers millions. replied that the matter required economic social unrest, but close than useless to affront and defy the a very careful review in the light observers assert that fundamentally British Government and the most the situation in Japan is less seri- probable effect of a contumacious ous than most other countries at the present time,

of the treats.

We are hoping shortly that it will be signed by all the powers

represented at the Naval Confer nee. This review, will be under

The Reichsrat, dealing with the Budget of the Reich for 1930, in serted an appropriation of 2,000,000 marks as the first installment for taken with as little delay as pos- the new cruiser "B" of the samo sible, and after full consultation type as the much discussed Ersatz with the Dominions and Govern Preussen,-now-being-constructed-ments concerned.

Herr Moldenhauer, the Financ Minister, said the Government bad taken over the Budget from the former Mueller Cabinet, which haul decided against the cruiser "B" The Government did not desire to infiuence the décision of the Reichsrat and would define its at-

Mr. Alexander said, there was no titude later.

useful purpose in discussing that The Cabinet approved the approat present, and declined to endorse priation for the .DEW armoured Mr. Churchill's suggestion that there should be no alteration în the Government's existing policy in regard to an imperial conference in the Autumn.

cruiser.

AUSTRALIAN ARMY

ESTIMATES. · ·

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

MELBOURNE, April 16. It is officially stated that the Government has ordered a reduc tion of half a million sterling in the Defence estimates. Half of this reduction will apply to the Navy and half to the Army and Air Force.

The reduction will involve the discharge of five hundred ratings,

THE GRAF ZEPPELIN'S

FLIGHT.

(THROUGH REWIER'S AGENCY.]

SEVILLE, April 18. The Graf Zeppelin, which yes terday set out from Friedrichsha fen, arrived here with sixteen pas-"] sengers on board.

The King and Queen of Spain were among those who welcomed the airship which," after staying for half an hour, reascended and pro- eceded on her flight back to Ger-

many.

AMERİCAN ELECTRIC

AMALGAMATION..

GENERAL ELECTRIC AND RADIO CORPORATION.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE]

NEW YORK, April 18 The amalgamation is announced of the General Electric Corporation and the Westinghouse Electrio Manufacturing Company with the Radio Corporation. The Depart- ment of Justice is investigating the amalgamation.

AMERICAN DUTIES APPROVED.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, April 10 A Congressional Committee has approved a duty of ten per cent. on hides, one of from twelve and a half to thirty per cent, on leathers and a duty of twenty per cent, on boots and shoes, all of which have been on the free list for years pait. [UNITED PREBU.]

Commander Kenworthy, asked if the position was not very much altered by the announced British policy of looking to the eventual disappearance of the battleship: What is the use then of building battleship decks?"

LONGEVITY IN JAPAN.

PARTLY DUE TO SIMPLE DIET.

*

[UNITED PRESS.]--

Long life is primarily a matter of heredity in the opinion of ex- perta of the Health Section of the Tokyo Prefectural Office, who have investigated the historics of 14,000 persons over 80 years of age who were awarded special recognition by Emperor Hirohito at the time

of his enthronement.

No serious development is likely unless general world conditions get worse as the financial depression in

Japan is mainly due to external causes which accentuate the fact that financial development in Japan has not yet kept pace with indus trial development.

∙CANTON “C.-IN-C.” WANTS TO QUIT.

RESIGNATION DECLINED BY NANKING.

BROAD HINT FOR FUNDS..

policy will be to unite the Liberal

and Labourities in their determina

tion to avoid their obligations for the protection of Shanghai.

In view of the unrest it seems madness to provoke instead of con- eiliating the better Chinese elements and the ratepayers"_decision__will__ hasten rather than postpone changes in the direction of the recogni- It tion of Chinese sovereignty. seems that a malign deity is work- ing in the minds of the Shanghai ratepayers, and the price of their "April Madness" may include heavy loss to themselves and other communities, finally leading to more bumiliating concessions than are at present contemplated.

NEW S.M.C. CHAIRMAN.

(THROUGH ARUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, April 17. At a meeting of the Shanghai

According to a reliable report from Wuchow, General Chen Tsai Tong, Commander-in-Chief of the Cantonese troops, wired General Municipal Council Brigadier Gen- Chiang Kai Shek recently, teader-eral E. B. MacNaughton was elected ing his resignation, ostensibly for Chairman, and Mr. G. W

Shep- his inability to crush the Kwangi-pard, Vice-Chairman.

Ironside " forces in Kwangsi. General Chen pointed out at length in his telegram the dificulties the expeditionary troops have encoun- tered, due to the fascial drain payers of the International Settle- caused by the prolonged fighting.ment will be called immediately for General Chiang, in reply, declined the purpose of reconsidering the his request and asked him to re. question of Chinese representation main at his post.

on the Municipal Council.

General Cher Ming Shu, the The life histories of the 14,000 Kwangtung Governor, has dispatch- Japanese, ranging in age from 60 ed Admiral Chen Chak and Gen.

to more than 100, revealed :—

lies. the members of which generally his intention to resign.

That most of them came of famistal Cher Hing Wan to Wuchow to persuade the "General to abandon had lived to a great age.

That a majority of them belong to the middle class, and are neither unusually rich nor unsually poor.

That about one-half of them eat both meat and vegetables, with rice as the staple diet.

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That 30 per cent, of the men and per cent of the women never have used intoxicants, and that those who have used alcohol took only mild rice-wine in limited quantities...

Another Ratepayers' Meeting.

SHANGZAI, April 17. A special meeting of the rate-

SERIOUS FIGHTING BREAKS OUT.

PEPING-HANKOW LINE IS ZONE OF WARFARE.

IN HONAN AREA:

Apparently, the Commander-in- Chief of the Kwangtung forces has been greatly disheartened by the fact that the Canton financial authorities are unable to faise suf ficient funds to defray the war ex penses and that the campaign seems difficult and tedious. It is DEFECTIONS FROM NANKING believed, however, that General Chen's request to resign is a hin for financial help from Nanking. and it is rumoured that General

Chinese cables from Shanghai Chiang Kai She has promised to remit a large sum of money to the ion along the Ticatsin-Fuku Rail- state that while the military sitüa.

Cantonese troops. It is doubtful, however, whether Chiang will fulf way line remains unchanged, geri-

ous fighting has broken out along. his promise, as Nanking has no the Peping-Hankow Railway line. money to spare owing to the imIt is reported that the Kueminchun peading war between the Nanking forces in Honan have captured RICKSHAW PREFERRED TO troops and the Shapsi-Ruominchun Yencheng on the Railway. Over

More than 75 per cent. of the aged persons were farmera, and i majority of the men first or second sons,

were

MOTOR-CAR.

either

AMERICAN DIPLOMAT'S STRANGE TASTE.

(UNITED PRESS,]

The American Minister to China, Nelson T. Johnson, prefers rick shaws to automobiles, at least while he stays in Peping. He likes to aheerve the sights of the ancient capital from the leisurely sent of a man propelled vehicle.

So while his fellow diplomats of

forces.

FARMER-BANDITS.

"COLLECTIVE" FARMING OF

OPIUM.

(UNITED PRESS,] Farmer-bandits have seized large areas of land in Henan province, and are starting a "collective" of their own, with land that belongs to other people, according to the letter of an American missionary received in Peping

presented difficulties, and it was force till the entry into force of a rogant, impertinent and astound-to-day approved of a compromiso Peping to wear full dress for eveszed, discussed what crop would he

accordingly agreed that the discus sions should be adjourned over the Parliamentary recess.

commercial treaty subject to the right of either party to denotace it or any arrangements entered into between the Soviet Govern ment and the British Dominions or other overseas territories, at six months' notice.

stemmed tobacco.

300 wounded soldiers arrived at Hankew by rail on Wednesday," Details of the fighting are not ayailable as yet."

Meanwhile, the Kuominchun forces in North-Eastern Hupeh have cap- tured Laohokow, a very strategic point for the Government forces. General Ho Cheng Chun has pro- eceded to Siangyang, South-East of Lachokow, by aeroplane to direct the Nanking farcea."

Nanking's supporters under Sang Kaan Yun Heiang in Horan are reported to have turned over to the. Kuominchun. General Ho Ying" Ching, Chiang Kai. Shek's right hand man, has proceeded to the front to direct military operations.

....

THE FRENCH BUDGET. SENATE AND THE CHAMBER FINALLY AGREE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AQKNOT.]

"Pants, April 16.

equal tank ride up to evening parties and day-time functions in

The first crop sowed by the rob- bor farmers seems characteristic o limousiness, Mr. Johnson. jogs in unostentatiously in his rickshaw.

such folk, for it is the opium poppy, He likes the conveyance all the bet The missionary reports that the ter because he enjoys talking Chi-robbers, who are extarmers, seized nese to the puller as they roll along five haien (counties) on the West- ern Honan border. They drove together.

Mr. Johnson is also a strong away all farmers who have lived WASHINGTON, April 12

advocate of the "black tie "the there, some of them on land owned Members of the Benate-House tuxedo rather than the full-dres by their families for centuries, and Conference Committee on the tariff it. It has been customary in stole their live-stock and vehicles,

The robbers, who are well organ- on tobacco, resulting in a decision ing parties when heads of Legations for a duty of 82.27) for unstemmed were present. Mr. Johnson has most valuable, and decided that wrapper tobacco and $2.02 for urged his friends to adopt the more the opium poppy would make After a game of battledore and informal attire for dinners at which quicker yields than any other, so shuttlecock between the Senate It was also decided that the duty he is

guest.

they assigned. men to the various and the Chamber over minor. In accordance with the above of colton tapestries should be 66

And one of the reasons which has fields taken oyer, and carefully amendments, the Budget has been

finally passed. DEATH PENALTY IN

principle, trade between Britain 1 per cent, on cotton blankets 14 made the American minister glad cultivated the area.

It shows While droughts were common in

revenue of In the annexed protocol it is and Russia shall be eligible for cents and 30 per cent. on cotton to get back to China is that he can SERVICES."."

now obtain his favourite brand cf adjoining districts, the missionary 50,405,000,000 francs and an esti stated that the contracting parties consideration on the same basis as belting.

trade between Britain and other Most of the other Senate cotton cigarettes-Hatamen. These cigt says that fortune favoured the rob mated surplus at the end of the LORDS GIVE IN TO COMMONS. are animated by an intention to

rettes are sold only in China, and bers, and their opium poppies have financial year of 88,000,000 france eliminate from their economic re foreign countries in connexion with rates were approved.

The total reductions are approxi- lations all forms of discrimination any legislative or administrative The committee also approved of are designed for the bumble purse flourished. It appears certain that THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

measures taken by the British Gov-a rate of 3 cents per lb. on hackl of the Chinese coolie. But Mr. they will reap a good harvest this mately equivalent to forty million and will be guided only by com

sterling and will be devoted, inter mercial and financial considera- ernment for the granting of credits ed hemp, cents on jute yarns, Johnson found them good when be 35 per cent, on Bax and hemp yarns, wae in China as a student inter

The robbers have divided their alia, to a seventy-five per cent, rệ, LONDON, April 17,

bands into two parts one half duction in the turn over tax on The House of Lords has decided tions. They will adopt no legisla- to facilitate such trade...

The signature of the agreement above 60 per cent. on finer quali preter, and he finds them just not to insist on their amendment tive or administrative action such

was accompanied by a declaration tics 40 percent, on twisted fat good. to-day. Perhaps it is the turning back to their former oca fresh food, and a diminution of restoring the death penalty in the as would place the trade of the Army and Air Force Bill, which other party in a position of in- by Mr. Henderson that the Union and hemp threads, 2 cents per ib. memories they evoke. His friends pation of farming, and the other income tax, including from twenty- has now become law in the form in feriority to that of any other for of South Africa and the Irish Free on Macila cordage and 40 per cent. will not agree with him that they half remaining on guard as a gar five to eighteen per cent tax on State were excluded from the pro- on fabrics made of woven vegetare really superior to more costly rison to protect the olen fields income derived from foreign secur

natil the harvest. which it loft the House of Com-eign country.

(Continued at foot of next column). I visions relating to the Dominions. able fibre.

mond.

..

Question of Credits,

brands.

summer.:

ities.