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WEATHER REPORT,

Yesterday's weather report, cast and remarks, issued by Royal Observatory at 6.10

stated:-

Imovement in India is rapidly be coring an exclusive Hindu affair, fore-have reached some common measure and until Hindus and Moslemas the

In order to facilitate the trans mission of military reports, a short wave wireless atation will be short ef agreement on communal problemly installed at the Woosung Forts, p.m., it will be highly difficult to devise reports the Shunpeo.

a system of Dominion Status accept-

able to both communities.

A feeble anticyclone is central As for the Indian National Con

A Tientsin telegram to the Chi- over East China. The northern de gress, which on its own statement nese Press says that the develop pression is moving N.E. and is now represents only 500,000 people of ment work in connection with the central to the N.W. of Hakodate. a population of over three hundred Hulutao harbour was formally com- The depression in the China Sea million, it has become a revolumenced on April 15, when Marshal appears to be nearly stationary tionary organization, and can no Chang Hsuch Liang perionally at about 250 miles to the south of the longer be said to be working for tended the ceremony held to celeb Macclesfields. There are indica- constitutional reform. True, it is rate the occasion. tions of a depression forming over Tongking.

Local Forecast: E... moderate; fine to cloudy.

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station at White Plains, near New Edward Hapfield owns a petrol York. The station was robbed three times last year. Mr. Kapfeld final-

VILLAGERS RISE AGAINST REDS.

BRUSH WITH OUTLAWS NEAR KITYANG,

PEASANTS AND GENTRY BUTCHERED

Reports from Swatow indicate

ly bought a bulldog, but has since that the Communist bands in reported to the police that burglars Eastern Kwangtung are still very during the night had not only taken the sum of £56, but had added inactive. ault to injury by stealing the bull

the only big political group in the country with any organization for

A huge swordash was caught by the manufacture of Indian public opinion, but its character and out- Chinese fishermen of one of look have changed, and with the the Dutch islands and was towed of Pandit JAWAHARLAL into Malacca recently. All efforts NEHTU President its activities to bring the fish ashore seem to have dog. have passed into the hands of exfailed until a lorry was used for tremists. On the other hand there hauling the fish from the water. IL are plenty of moderate leaders of weighed 15 picule and was sold fer isolated groups willing to accept 850. the Round Table Conference and

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Baker. and who are ready and anxious to coMr. and Mrs. Hugh Dellman are operate with Britain in framing

Recently, they again menaced Fungshun (a mountain- ous district north-west of Swatow) Pentonville Prison seethed with excitement one day last month when and Kityang (south of Fungshun). a prisoner escaped for *fex Fortunately, they were repulsed by minutes from the custody of the warders and climbed to the roof of the garrison troops. the prison. He was chased all over the prison roof by police and

The Communist band in Fung- warders, while an excited crowd shup numbered over 1,000. Latter Mr. watched the man hant from the

street outside the gaol. The prison-y, they attacked Kosha Village, to er, however, was quickly recap-which they set fire. Over two hun- tured,

dred dwellings were destroyed. A new political party has been Following this, they attacked ed intention of putting an end to

A number of finabeial scandals. alarmed the people to such an extent the city of Fungshun, and set up similar to the Hatry crash, have gentry. Then they moved to attack that the National Work Party-as the new organisation calls itself a Soviet administration on the out- demands the extension of the death

skirts of the city. The garrison troops put up a brave fight, while

the next Constitution for India. Amongst the passengers on the s The marriage arranged between Mr. But such lenders lack an organiza- President Lincoln which arrived in

CECIL GRAHAM PERDCE and Mition, and India's urgent need is Hong Kong last Sunday, MARGARET KNIGHT NORTH will an amalgamation of the moderate Baker is a prominent banker of take place on Saturday, May 3, forces to counteract a campaign Reno, Nevada. Both parties are on A reception will be held at 11 which threatens to `widen still an extended pleasure tour of the a.m. at the Peninsula Hotel, Ist more the gap between Hindus and world. floor, at which all friends will Moslems. In private discussions be welcome.

A cuttle-fish 19 feet long, one of [633 practically every moderate leader

admits that India is not yet ripe the largest ever seen in Japanese founded in Rumanin with the avow-Chingtam Village and killed 930 even for Dominion Status, 'and waters, was captured recently by a Editorial and Business Offices: 12,bring overwhelming disaster to

that to confer it immediately would fisherman of the village of Kanan-corruption of the public services. villagers, mostly rich peasants and Lee House Street. Tel. Central everything that India cherishes cause of its size the prize brughe wa, in Kanagawa Prefecture. Be

12. Night Editor (Wanchai Office): London which is to follow the cuttle-fish being a

The Round Table Conference in the fisherman a large sum, Tel. Central 4517.

Japanese de London Office: 53, Fleet Street, sion's Report gave Indian leaders

publication of the Sivox Commis | licacy.

the opportunity to co-operate in the framing of a new Constitution acceptable to all castes and creeds, Admittedly it is a dificult task, of his efforts to meet China's aspira- It was announced in the London the residents of the city rendered Les but it has been rendered mors tion in improving the Customs order has much that a receiving valuable assistance to their defen-

difficult by the refusal of GANDHI Bervice and in bettering the treat-order was issued on a creditor's and his followers to join hands ment of the Chinese staff to the end petition against Horatio Botton-dera The Marauders were finally with those who do still believe the of putting them on an equal foot-ley, journalist, of and lately carry repulsed, over ten of their number British, connection as essential tu ing with foreigners.

ing on business at Grosvenor-gar India's welfare and prosperity,

dena, London S.W." The petition was filed on September 26, 1993. The first meeting was held at Bank ruptcy buildings, on March 91, and the public examination was fixed for April 14.

E.C. 4.

The Daily

HONG KONG, APRIL 9, 1930.

THE TROUBLE IN INDIA.

We are faced" with a situation

News and Views.

Mr. Herbert Heald, a prominent lumber merchant of the Philippines, at present on a business visit to Hong Kong,

which no Government can ignore," declared Mr. LANSBURY in speaking on the unrest in India. The Labour Government realises-just As a Conservative or Liberal Ad- Mr. A. Valentini, Consul for ministration would realise that a through Hong Kong last Sunday on France in the Philippines, passed definite and determined movement his way to Paris.

the 10TH to the 2ND APRIL, 1930, CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME said:

Path Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

B. ALVES,

Secretary,

Hong Kong, April 7th, 1930. [9267)

ORIENT.

MORTGAGE BANK AND ESTATE ÅGENTO.

"PEAK MANSIONS”

Mr. M. Manuk, secretary of the Dairy Earm lee and Cold Storage Co., is leaving to-day on the Pre- sident Lincoln for Shanghai.

Chief

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Officer, U.S.

A tribute is paid to Mr. F. W. Maze, Inspector-General of Cus toms, by the Shunpae on account

penalty to all persons convicted of corruption.

An old digger after a stretch of and luck in the River Diamond Diggings, near Kimberley, decided to give up operations, but was call ed out by his native boy, who said he had found a large diamond. It preved to be a magnificent fifty- The Royal College of Surgeons nine carat atone, and was sold for has been presented with the skeleton 4.000. The claim in which the of a Roman soldier which, it is be diamond was found had been aban-lieved, has lain buried for 1,700 doned by the previous holder as years, and was recently dug up in the excavations on the site of the new Thames House, Millbank. Sir The case in which a fishmonger Arthur Keith, on a first examina- charged with ill-treating ation, stated that it might be of an crocodile at Malacca was postponed even earlier date, but as a result for the decision of the uagistrate et fuller study, it has been decided what to

do with the crocodile. that the skeleton probably dates When the called Inspector McLennan said invaded Britain.

was subsequently from about A.D. 200, when Severus that the crocodile now had a good home and was well fed. The accus-

useless.

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case

ed had given a written statement hire sculptor, Mr. Herman Caw The design submitted by a York the animal. He was discharged. to the police that he did not want thra, has been awarded first place by the adjudicators appointed by

being killed,

The Communists in Kityang at tacked Tonghang Village, about eight i from the city. The vil

agers rose in arms and put up a heroic resistance against the in- vaders for three hours. The latter were eventually driven off, after prisoner and many killed... more than forty of them were taken

Looking Back 25 Years,

game boen

match between the combined Civi- It would be safe to call the

played at Happy Valley on Satur lian Teams and the West Kente, day, a draw, although, had the would probably have gone to the concluded, honours shield winners, who were nil in the second half. They (the Kents)

ground one after another. At the turned out in full force, but the civilians straggled down the roll call they were short of several players, and substitutes had to be

to

A Budapest message of March 19 the Dumfries Burns Club in a com- procured to make up a team... states that rumours have come to etition for a new monument to The West Keats were having much garian war prisoners, who were not take the place of the one now in the second half when an unseemly ear lately that hundreds of Hun-Robert Burns, which is intended to their own way at the beginning of able to return to their country after the cemetery at Dumfries.

The disturbance drew. onlookers away

HONG KONG WAR MEMORIAL, Sir-roomed & Five-roomed Apartment, immediate.object of GANDHI'S Ca Chinese was sentenced to six weeks' the Pesti Naplo states that diplomonth, had a narrow escape when

THE Laying of the FOUNDATION

STONE of the WAR MEMO-

RIAL NURSING HOME by Mrs. W.

T. SOUTHORN will take place of THUES.

PM.

all SUBSCRIBERS, and the Pablic

are Cordially invited to be present. By Order of the Committee,

LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

Secretaries. .Hong Kong, 17th Apr., 1920. [9520

PRINCE EDWARD ROAD,

KOWLOON,

Modern Construction with Garage,

CAMBAY BUILDINGS" Flats with Modern Conveniences.

Influenced by extremists who will brook no delay, GANDHI determined to break the law. This is the sole

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to defy existing authority cannot be permitted to go on without steps being taken to resist it. Those res ponsible for the administration of Indian affairs are deserving as Mr. LANSBURY Baid of the sym- Licut.-Comdr. Stanley V. Mathes, pathy and encouragement of all in Navy, at Manila, passed through

Disbursing the very difficult position they have Hong Kong last Sunday en route to to face. Addressing his followers; San Diego, California. en the eve of his march, GANDHI

Our case is strong, our Mina Sutherland, Mr. Cleversa Mr. Robert Sutherland, Mrs. weapons are non-violence, truth, Steward, Mr. John Fruser and Mr. and suffering, and God is on our George Davis arrived in Hong the war, have been taken prisoners inning design for the monument from the ropes and the footballers by the Chinese and compelled to shows the poet, in contemplative from the field of contest. A Euro- side," and he exhorted those taking Kong by the ... 1sar on April 20.

work in Manchurian sand-pits unmood at his plough, and the cost penn and a Portuguese had quar part in the campaign to despise,

On being found guilty of the theft coolies Although the Foreign Office

der the supervision of Chinese is estimated at 3,000,

relled and come to blows. Police- the law wherever possible. The of a packet from a woman living in and the Hungarian Red Cross have the inaugural ascent of the Oxford were going off quietly enough until

Sergeant Blackman succeeded in. Mr. Hugh Speaight, who made separating the fighters, and they Nam Chung Street, Yaumati, a no positive details on the subject, University Balloon paign is an attack on the Govern-jail by Mr. Whyte-Smith yesterday. matic inquiries will shortly be his balloon came down after an of liquor, he had "disguised fair Union last another Portuguese intefered. It ment's salt monopoly, "and he sug

is alleged that under the influence started.. gested three ways in which the The following left Hong Kong on

hour and A half's flight. The nature with ill-favoured rage;" Salt Act would be brokon, namely the s.s Isar on April 21:-Mr. A. J. Miss Jean Collin. leading woman

halloon descended at Chinnor, five and been trying all the afternoon DAY 24TH APRIL, 1930, att sent to Detached and Semi-detachal Vilne by the people manufacturing salt. Wortzel. Mr. Wong. Mr. and Mrs. the stage at a Bath theatre last telegraph wires, breaking many of the policeman, he tried to urge his Manton, Taingtau; Mr. and Mrs. in the revas," High Toppers," left drag-rope became entangled with When the men were separated by miles south-east of Thame. The to fasten & quarrel, on someone. wherever possible; removing salt Lehmann and Mr. Cheung Chak for month without paying tax, and giving it Shanghai.

and slapped the face of a man in the stalls. This extra- Spencer, who was piloting, had to Sergeant Blackman several times. them, and the pole as well, and Mr. companion on to the fray again, away to others. All of these con-

ordinary incident followed inter-

told him quietly to go away but.. A Chinese who had three previous ruptions and "eat calls" during the balloon and land in a field. atitute offences under the Act, and convictions against him was sen-her song with Jack Mayo. Miss

he persisted, and, finally (it is al such a campaign was bound to be tenced to five months bard labour Collin said: "I tried hard to carry screen vamp, who, after divorc

Miss Maria Curda, the famous leged), assaulted the sergeant. He divested of its non-violent character by Mr. T. 5. Whyte-Smith yeater- ou, but the disturbance was too ing her hustand, is continuing to sergeant and two plain-clothes ser- was immediately secured by the before many weeks.

day for stealing two poles from a much. It was the first line that live with him, has told, in an inter house in the course of construction anything has ever made me cry on

geants who had appeared on the at Mongkok.

view, her reasons. the stage. If such a thing occurs wood film director and Miss Corda from the soldiers of "Frog march He is a Holly gene and there were loud cries again I should feel quite justified believes that artists should not be him!" object of his action, for any salt Police by the as. Cremer that when How the Cutty Sark, the famous said. "So far the experiment is Hong Kong Daily Prere April, 24,

A report has been made to the in taking the same action."

After this, there was no tied to one another. We are pow more football. The whistle was his followers may obtain from the she was on her way to Hong Kong

free; we are independent, she sounded, with the scores standing sea will be neither good for man on Sunday she sighted a small

ten elipper, even in modern times, perfectly satisfactory, but if my

West Kents, 2; Civilians, - nor beast. He left no loophole for Japanese steamer, name unknown, sailed so fast that she started tow husband should greatly with that I 1005. conciliation or compromise. He on the rocks near High Lammocks.ing an 11-knot tug was told at the should marry him again, well, I Looking Back 50 Years, will defy the law, he says, unless As far as the crew of 8.5. Cromer Blue Water evening at St. George's suppose I shall." the present Constitution is changed, could ascertain the stranded ship Hall, Liverpool, by Captain W. H and the British surrender every appeared to be deserted.

By the last steam launch from Dewman, owner of the Cutty Sark,

Shaukiwan yesterday, a passenger. scrap of responsibility for the

The truly Nordie sport of boxing came into Hong Kong who reporte We set one sail, and had started has taken such a hold on Mexico that some time during the afternoon Government of India. GANDRI him. For importing three, bottles of to set a second, when the tugmaster that bull fighting is becoming less a junk" lying at a stone's throw self must realise that under no wine into the Colony from Kong called out, You had better take and less popular. This fact is from the shore by Cape D'Aguilar, circumstances will the British re- Moon without paying the necessary sal in as you are towing us. In manifested by the annual report was seized and taken away by a lease the reins of Government and duties, a Chinese was fined 850, or march out of India, and this is the four weeks' imprisonment, by Mr.boys to be sailors. We have rigged ion, which shows that during 1029 not know, or would not tell whether the Cutty Sark my wife and I train of the National Boxing Commis steam guard-boat. Ho either did one powerful reason why the cam-R. E. Lindsell at the Central her, and make a certain amount of Mexico City witnessed seventy she was a smuggling junk, but it paign was doomed to failure before Magiatracy yesterday. Defendant's our it was launched..

record showed that he was convicted were sung during the evening to that upwards of 300,000 persons, This, however, is no justification Sea shanties eight prize 6ghts. It is estimated is safe to conclude that she was. In all his recent speeches the on two previous occasions for the the enjoyment of a big audience, many of them women, paid their for the constant violation of the Viceroy has made it clear that same offence.

including Lord Kylsant, head of the way into the arenas. while he is intensely anxious for

Pacific Steam Navigation Co., who senoritas are most enthusiastic over doubtedly goes on, and we heartily, Mexican waters of this Colony that un- the success of the Round Table Con- Mr. Fahnstock, an American bore the expenses. ference, in which Congress leaders millionaire. and his

boxing, and they are not low in wish that the Head of the Execu wife are were invited to participate, he is amongst the passengers on the

Certain officials of the Tokyo more Mexican youths are going in possessed that which would induce cheering valiant fighters More and tive, whatever his other hobbies, net prepared to surrender his Dollar Liner President Lineala Prefectural Office are beginning to for this sport. primary duty to maintain law and which is leaving for Shanghai to breathe normally again after a

him to make a special considera- order in the country. During the day. Mr. Fahnstock's private yacht month of worry and frantic search. last few months the Government is at present in Hong Kong, on A month ago the Prefectural seal, makers at Berne have just refused Europeans, of Chinese vessels that A Leading Swiss. firm of watch by craft commanded mostly by tion of the seizure in our waters, has been urged to get out or which, after their return from the without which the Weights and an order amounting to nearly at present entertain the mistaken govern," and on all sides tho North, they will start on & three Measures Bureau cannot carry on prestige of the Government would years' eruise.

1,000,000. gold roubles for machinery notion that under the shadow of its official duties, disappeared. and tools destined for the new the hills of this island there is to suffer an irreparable blow if

Then, just as mysteriously as it had watch factory which the Soviet he found immunity From arbit GANDHI or any of his followers The body of a small Chinese girl vanished, the seal reappeared in Government have constructed near were allowed to break the law with was picked up by the Water Police a plain envelope which had been Moscow. The firm claim that the Of the administration of this

rary-too often appropriation impunity. Another big factor fast evening off No. 3 Kowloon mailed from the Central Post-Office. pecuniary guarantee is insufficient Colony It may be asserted in which must operate against the Godown Wharf. The corpse was Even the reappearance of the seal. The Soviet claim that their factory, success of the campaign is that idmtified as that of Yeung Kiu, a however, did not alley the official which employs 2,000 workers, can

words forming the allegation of the active participation in GANDHI's 10 years old girl, who was reported anxiety, for it was feared that the turn out early 1,00,000 ninrm Conservative Ministry that ite Liberals against the now defunct march is confined almost entirely to missing from Lighter No. 62 of the thief might have made a copy of the clocks, .800,000 ordinary clocks, and foreign policy ban brought us into Hindus, Not a single big Moslem Kowloon Wharf and Godown Cora seal for his own use. Finally 200,000 watches. American firms unutterable contempt, and its in- leader is actively associated with many since 2.30 pm, on Sanday suspicion was thrown upon a clerk have already supplied the Soviet ternal management upset all pre- the campaign, and the rank and file Judging from the facts available it in the Bureau. He confessed the factory with machinery are displaying no active interest appears that the girl was drowned theft, but denied he had made any £130,000, while English firms have and beneficial government-ong worth conceived notions of useful measures in the proceedinga. The extremist by accidentally falling overboard, illegal use of the seal,

not competed.

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