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BITTER DEBATE ON NAVAL TREATY.

"AN IMMENSE SURRENDER," SAYS MR. CHURCHILL.

U.S. ADMIRAL'S BOAST IN SENATE.

In a bitter debate in the House of Commons on Thursday Mr. Churchill, in eriticising the Naval Treaty, enlled it an immense surrender."

Reur-Admira! Hilary Jones, of the US. Navy, in a statement before the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate, said: "If you line up the fleets (British and American) and say Fight it dut,' I have no doubt we should win,”

SECRET DOCUMENT DISCLOSED.

[RKUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, May 16.

"The first official protest against

the London Naval Treaty was voiced by Rear-Admiral Hilary Jones, who told the Foreign · Re-

Mr. Churchill claimed that he was justified in his action on the ground that nothing new was dis- closed and that the document was necessary and relevant to the dis cussion.

Mr. Lloyd George retorted that

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1930.

POLICE SURROUND AGITATORS.

INDIAN SITUATION

QUIETER.

PRESS HARTAL.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

DEARASANA, May 15, The police are apparently deter mined to practice etayagraha (civil disobedience) against the satyagra- his headed by Mrs. Naidu, who are marching hither to raid the salt depot.

When Mrs. Naidu and her com. panions started out this morning,

OF FAMOUS DOUR STRUGGLES IN SILVER NOVELIST.

WALKER CUP.

BRITAIN RETAINS WOMEN'S TITLE.

DEATH

GREAT FIGHT BY MISS FISHWICK.

"DAUNTLESS DIANA,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

LONDON, May 16 At Formby, in the final of the Ladies' Golf Championship (30 holes) at the end of the morning round, Miss Fishwick (England) was 3 up on Miss Collett (America). Dauntless Diana" aroused such enthusiasm that the referee appeal

ed to the 2,000 spectators to restrain

the police made a corden round their applause at Miss Fishwick's them, whereupon rs. Naidu re every shot. Miss Fishwick had three fused to turn back and directed berputts at the first and was square at the second with two perfect followers to squat on the road.

Mrs. Naidu and her volunteers sat woods. She took the lead at the all day long near the salt-pans, fourth where Miss Collett missed a

MR. W. J. LOCKE.

ARTIST, LANGUAGE MASTER

AND STORY TELLER,

(THROUGH KRUTEX'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, May 18. The famous novelist. William

John Locke died here last night,

Success did not come easily to Mr. Locke. Born in Trinidad in 1863, and sent to Cambridge: to

IMPRESSIVE PLAY BY

AMERICANS.

"

JONES' FIREWORKS.

(THROUGH ARUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, May 16. At the end of the morning round Jones was 7 up on Wethered; Von Elm and Hartley were all square; Voigt 6 up en Holderness and Johnstone 3 up on Tolley.

In the foursomes at the end of the morning rounds Mackenzie and Campbell were 7 up on Smith and Willing: Torrance and Cuimet 1 up

on Stout and Moe.

complete his education before eater. ing his father's bank, his first am- The weather wa halmy and bition was art, but, after some ex-ideal.

After a moderate start in which perience in the studios of Paris, he decided that he had made a mishe missed a foot putt, allowing Wethered to turn square, Jones in

AND GOLD IN CHINA.

BULLION MOVEMENTS

RESTRICTED,

VIEWS OF HONG KONG BANKERS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

SHANGHAI, May 18.

At 10/10 this morning the Cus toms authorities posted a cotifica tion prohibiting the importation of silver coins and the exportation of gold bars.

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This announcement led to fiarrying, of the gold bar market which, opening at 520 taels, drop- ped to 503 but reacted to 513 when the tanks showed an inclination to boy"sterling.

LOCAL BANKER'S VIEW. Interviewed as to the possible

lations Committee in the Senate the principle, if followed, would inside the police cordon, not eating short putt. The American squared take, add turned to writing actioa. amazing fireworks, won the tenth effect of the step taken in Shang-

that he not only disagreed with many decisons of the conference, but thought that a different settle ment would have been quite poesi.") ble. He disclosed that when in London he consistently, opposed dividing cruisers into eight-inch and six-inch gun categories as con. trary to all previous policies of the United States. He also oppos. ed limiting America's eight-inch vessel, ta 150,000 tons, arguing that the United States should be entitled to use tonnage in the class required.

be disastrous and asked Mr. Baid- win's view, but the latter did not respond.

"An Impause Surrender."

or drinking. They passed the time in spinning and chatting.. Mrs. Naldu Arrested and Released,

BULSAR, May 16.

where she was released.

SHOLAPUR, May 13 Mr. Maneckchand, the President. of the Municipality, has been arrest ed in contection with the recent

Mrs. Naidu was arrested and The very important section of taken outside the police cordon the extract from the telegraphed instructions to Lord Balfour at

Sholapur Arrest, Washington in 1921, which Mr. Churchchill (who described the London Treaty as "an immense sur- render") quoted in the House of Commons, runs: "We cannot in: the face of. French freedom con- struct a great submarine feet apart from the submarine and cruiser

construction of the other Powers, or enter any agreement fettering our liberty to build whatever nua bera or classes of cruisers against submarine craft we may think ne-

riots.

Pross Call Hartal,

at the sixth.

'drive

Til he could obtain a footing in where Wethered's sliced his new vocation he obtained an

hai, a prominent local Chinese knocked spectator unconscious. banker who was interviewed by a

at He placed his second the Daily Press representative said:- appointment as language master in

eleventh against the pin and re- It is difficult to see how this famous Scottish school, and it was there that he wrote his first novel. Later, he became secretary

Miss Fishwick was unperturbed and won the ninth. By the tenth she led by up, despite the moral support of many Americans carry ing the Stars and Stripes. Miss Collett lost the twelfth, fifteen and eighteenth.

Miss Fishwick's refusal to be to the Royal Institute of British intimidated by her formidable ad- Architects, while continuing his versary was instanced by bold ac literary work, and he published curate putting. The cards returned eleven novels, all highly praised by were 19 and 95.

the critics but somehow failing to attract the public, before he leapt into fame with the twelfth the delectable "Morals of Marcus Ordeyne,"

Misa Fishwick Wins:

LATER. Miss Fishwick beat Miss Collett

BOMBAY, May 15 An All-India Conference of jour- naljats owners of printing

and presses, mostly representing Na tionalist newspapers, has passed & resolution authorising the furnish by 4 and 3, ing of security under the Press Ordinance,

the provided security has not been forfeited.

Replying to the suggesteion that he should compare the British and American fleets with six-inch and right-inch vessels equally divided, Rear Admiral Jones said: "If you just line up the fleets and say "fight it out,' I have no doubt that cessary to maintain "our National test against the Press Ordinance.

we would win."

Admiral Pratt said that he be and Imperial life.”

lieved that the Navy's general "board was never consulted regard-. ing the Treaty, either hefore or

Doubtful Points."

At the conclusion of the naval

during the negotiations in London debate Mr. Balwin-suggested that,

Commons Debate.

in view of the lack of clearness of

the rules regarding what docu. ment an ex-minister might use, Mr. Lloyd George himself and one or two other Cabinet experts should consider the matter and clarify the doubtful points.

first

The Conference bas called a Press hartal for May 20 and 31 as pro-

Bombay Procession.

BOMBAY, May 15. "Long Live the Revouition!" cried the marchers in a procession over a mile long through the busi ness quarter of the city to-day.

The event was organised by the Youth League, and those taking part carried red flags. They in cluded a number of Congress volun- teers wearing white... "Gandhi " caps and red scarves.

"[THXOUGA PEUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, May 15. The work and issues of the Naval Conference were debated in the House of Commons to-day on the initiative of Mr. Ramsay Mar Donald, who said he was convine ed that the foundation of interna Mr... MacDonald said that he tional naval building and under- would gladly assist in that een standing must be agrement benection but he disagreed that there tween America and Great Britain. was anything doubtful in to-day's That piece of the work had already incident. He expressed the opin-guly trouble in Peshawar "district

been done.

Referring to the Franco-Italian attitude, he snid that Britain would never get security by a three Power agreement alone. The Ad- miralty agreed to 50 cruisers for a strictly limited period, provided the other Powers met this standard, and it was a proper proportion of new construction suitable for ex- tended operation.

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ion that Mr. Churchill, before rending the document, should first have obtained the consent of the house.

Peshawar Quiet.

SIMLA, May 15. Latest advices show that the position or the North-West Fron tier has considerably improved.

All is quiet in Peshawar City. the being the activities of gangs, wear ing red shirts, who are cutting tele- graph wires.

...

Ninety Injured in Rioting.

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Earlier Esport..

LONDON, May 15.. As a result of to-day's matches Miss Glenna Collett (America) will meet Miss Fishwick (Britain) in

the final of the Ladies' Golf cham- pionship.

Rcaults of today's matches are as follows:

Miss Fishwick (Britain) beat Miss Ferguson (County Down) one up.

Miss MacDonald beat Miss Bailey two and one.

In the semi-finals, Miss Glenna Collett beat Miss Wilson (Britain) one up. Miss Collett was lucky in this match and just escaped defeat on two occasions.

Miss Wilson led by a single hole at the afteenth, but then she put her tee shot out of bounds and lost the lead. Then later, on a

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KUOMINCHUN SHOWS UNITED FRONT.

MAIN ARMIES HELD"

IN RESERVE.

THREAT TO SHANGHAI

FIRMS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].

PEPING, May 16.

The allies are ready to advance under one supreme command and are therefore presenting a united front.

After the fall of Chiang Kai Shek which is a foregone conclusion," the most important issue will be reconstruction under four general points :-The maintenance of law and order, the suppression of ban-

the lightening of taxation and the making public of all financial mat- ters.

In a Weekly Pres interview, putt for a half ran round the hole principal armies of Yea and Feng Chu Ao Hsiang stated that the but did nos sink, constituting an-

were not, yet engaged, but caly other escape for Miss Collett.

In the other semi-final. Miss Sap and Sun Tien Ying are aghting those of Wan Hauad Tani, Shih Yu Fishwick, Britain's hope, beat successfully. Everything is procced- Miss MacDonald by, the comfort-

ing satisfactorily. MYMENSINGH, Bengal, May 16.

able margin of ave, up and four to Mr. Churchill then admitted that he ought to have paraphrased the

Ninety were injured in rioting

play. document, but contended that ex originating from volunteers' efforts

Miss Fishwick is a girl in her tracts be had used were quite inno- to obstruct the passage of a cart

teens and is a relentless fighter. train of eent and uninjurious.

containing barrels of liquor escort-She has behind her a

smashing victories, including the Eighty-two Conservatives, headed by armed guards. ed by Rear-Admiral-Beamish, gave

The crowds became violent and defeat of Miss Wattles, one of the Mr. Winston Churchill cortand.

strongest players in the American "d that the proposed treaty was notices of motion that in the the police opened fire,

An official version atazes that the team. opinion of this House Part Three not a British and American treaty of the London Treaty (dealing police, were heavily stoned and for parity, but a formal British with light craft) is contrary to the several injured before acceptance of definitely inferior sea interests of the British Empire and

the firing UNITED STATES OF dits, the eradication of corruption, I was ordered. power. Conservatives were unable.

The police casualties were to accept the slightest responsibil ought not to be ratified. ity in connection with the treaty, der, Firs: Lord, who asked whether

Replying to Mr. A. V. Alexan-officer, four non-commissioned off- vers and 28 constables injured. An assistant "sub-inspector was serious-. London draft of the treaty, Gonly injured and the Magistrate him- self was hit and the Police. Super- servatives intended to tell he coun-

intendent hurt. they would denounce the treaty, try that at the first opportunity

Mr. Amery replied that obviouslý no Guvernment would denounce the treaty it formally entered into, but when the treaty was again con- sidered in 1935 he hoped that they would enter the discussions more watchfully and carefully than the present Government. The debate adjourned sine die.

and held themselves free to review the whole aituation.

The ex-Minister, Mr. George Lambert, on behalf of the Liberals, welcomed the treaty as improving

British and American relations.

Praise for Japan.

Mr. Lambert paid a tribute to "the great nation, Japan," which had always played the game with England and fulfilled their treaty obligations during the wartime They took no imbrage when the British and Japanese treaty was 1 denounced.

Mr. Lambert asked if the Gov Prument were going on with, the Singapore base. He urged suspen- sion of the work thereon in view of the signature of the British and Japanese arbitration treaty.

Fate of Gibraltar.

The Left Wing Labour member, Mr. A. Fenner Brockway, urged the Government to make bolder-die- armament proposals and suggested, ns an example, that Gibraltar and Suez should be placed under in ternational control.

Mr. Lloyd George said that the British, Japanese and American understanding reached in London was worth more than a hundred cruisers. The results of the con- ference were satisfactory so far as the deep set situation was cerned, but unsatisfactory as fe gard the narrow seas. The situa

•tion had grown worze in many ways because the dormant pre Ajudimas, and rivalries. bad hear

stimulated.

con-

in view of their cirticisms of the

EUROPE.

M. BRIAND'S APPEAL TO

POWERS.

PERIODICAL CONFERENCES.

(JHEOUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.] «

PARIS, May 15.

The Government will probably be established in Peping early in June. Chiang Kai Shek has not a good arsenal and is therefore buying much munitions abroad.,

Yen Hsi Shan is carefully watch- ing the shipping entering Shanghai. When it is proved that certain firms, whose names we know,' are active in this trade, it is highly probable that an embargo will be placed on their dealings in North ern territory. A list of such firms may be published.

Foreign military advisers are actually in front of Hsuehow direct- authorised to declare that there is no likelihood of leniency being shown them if they are captured on the battlefield.".

All-India Congress Resolutions. ALLAHABAD, May 16. The working committee of the All-India Congress, under the presi- dency of Motilal Nehru passed a resolution calling on all classes to make a supreme effort to attain their goal, to continue the struggle with redoubled vigour during The proposals by M. Briand for Gandhi's incarceration, to inaugur the organisation of a United States ate a campaign for non-payment of of Europe are outlined in a Note taxes, to intensify the salt and which he is sending to the prin-ing operations. "Personally I am liquor "campaigns, and to boycottcipal Powers and which is to be British commercial institutions, published on Saturday.

It emphasises the necessity of It is understood that 2. Briand strict observance of non-violence suggests the formation of a special and calls on Indian papers to cease organism within the framework of publication in view of the Press the League of Nations to deal with Ordinance.

problems of general. Europest-in- terest by means of periodical con- Sholapur Quiet,

ferences. The sovereignty of the SHOLAPUR, May, 16. various states concerned would be The mills closed since Gandhi'aduly-respected Miss Amy Johnson has been de-arrest have been reopened without layed two days in order to repair incident. The shops are reopening her plane which was damaged in and the situation is quiet. landing here.

GIRL FLYER'S FLIGHT RESUMED.

DELAYED FOR TWO DAYS

AT RANGOON.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] «

RANGOON, May 16,

She reaumed her flight to-day.

HEBRON RIOT ECHO.

TWO ARARS SENTENCED.

TO DEATH.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGEBUY.]

SERIOUS FLOODS IN CEYLON,

BEVERAL THOUSANDS NOW HOMELESS.

[UNITED PRESS.]

SHANGHAI TRAM- STRIKE.

AGREEMENT REACHED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCE.)

Mr. Briand requests the Foreign

SHANGHAI, May 16" Ministers of the Fowers he is ad- Tramway officials forecast the dressing to suggest how such a complete resumption of the tram system could be established to en-service. following a meeting with able him to submit a concrete the strikers' delegates this morning scheme to the Assembly of the Lea at which the latter accepted the

employers' terms. gue in September.

AMERICAN COAL · MINE EXPLOSION.

[REUTER'S AMERIGAN BERVICK.]

WASHINGTON, May 18., Berenteon men were killed in a mine explosion which occurred to

Washington, May 10.—Mr. Still SEVENTEEN MEN KILLED. Jerusalem__ Max 15 Imán Frela. American Consul afl The last case in connexion with Colombo, cabled to Washington to There was a sharp exchange be the Hebron riots last August, has day that the worst floods in the tween Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. now been completed, two Arbs be- memory of living man had follow- Churchill: The former criticised ing sentenced to death, one sented heavy rains throughout Ceylon. Mr. Churchill for quoting in his enced to seven years' imprisonment The Ceylon power station, was speech "the personal and secret in- and another sequitted on a charge paralyzed. structions of Lord Curzon to the of the murders of Slonim, & banker There had been heavy damage today at Avella. The mine is owned Inte Lord Balfour for the Washing-1 manager. and twenty-three other crops, and several thousand persons by the Powhattan Coal Company,

Jews nt Slonim's house.n ton Conference."

were homeless.

of Cleveland.

PIRATES' HAUL.

peated this feat at the twelfth, not will affect the Hong Kong market, having to hole out. He then holed but it will undoubtedly affect the out from a 33 yards run up at thetael market. If the Shanghai mar-

thirteenth.

Wethered seemed rattled. Jones won the fourteenth despite three putts and also won the fifteenth.

Wethered halved the sixteenth but lost the seventeenth. was bunkered at the eighteenth, but recovered, and then with a careless short putt only gained a half.

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Earlier News.

Jones

LONDON, May.15.

At St. George's, Sandwich, the

ket becomes steadier as a result, the Hong Kong market would also be so influenced. The rate in Hong Kong was steady yesterday, the quotation being 1/3-11/16, and-to- day it has advanced slightly, the

buyers being in the market." rate being 4/6-13/16 without many

The gentleman who made the above statement added that he thought the Nanking Government

has decided on the step because

America foundation had yet an-they have been rather successful in other success, their impressive con their war against the Northerners. vincing glof and crisp and pre.

Had they not been successful they. cisely accurate iron shots being would not be in a position to es

force the order... worthy of the best professionals.

Our informant also added

All the British players laboured

ic uncertain periods and the fateThis may be a first move on the. of the singles 1s regarded pessimi- stically,

The Prince of Wales stayed all day long and took a lively interest in all the matches.

Jonce wag not impressively steady, though he gave glimpses of the demon in putting. Willing was "rock like," and Tolley and Wathered, after a magnificent fight, obtained the lead at the twenty eighth for the first time in the match.

The Americans squared but the British players had a glorious finish.

best gelf of the day, but Stout was Holderness played some of the

erratic and allowed the early lead

restriction in silver.”

Another Local View... The stop will atop a good deal

cf speculation that is now going on ia Shanghai," said another pro- minent, barker who was interview ed.. At present quite a number of people are simply buying sterling, sending it to London for conversion to dollars, and flooding Shanghai with silver. This step is profitable due to the adoption of a gold basis. currency in India and Indo-China... "The Customs notice may result

to trickle away. The all Scottish in a lowering of the tael rate and combination Campbell Smith were the wiping-off of the huge silver unlucky in the morning but made surplus in the North," added our

a gallant recovery, squaring at the sixth in the afternoon, but failed to break the American standard of excellence.

YEN ACCUSES CHIANG.

CABLE TO LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

EXPLOSIVE BULLETS AND POISON GAS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

informat.

This, gentleman also said that the Nanking Government) is facing a serious problem when it comes to payment of materials ordered to carry on, the civil wer, as for instance, airplanes. Any improvement in the money-market in China, would result in just so much benefit for the Government.

COMMUNIST EXCESSES.

CATHOLIC CHURCHES IN KWANGSI LOOTED,

Foreign missionaries in Western Kwangsi have latterly suffered to a PEPING, May 18. considerable extent at the hands of' Chu Ao Hsiang, under the orders Communist troops under Li Ming. of Yen Hsi Shan, has cabled the Shui., Word has been.received from Chief Secretary of the League of Nanning by church circles in Wu- Nations, calling attention to the chow to the effect that the Chung fact that Chiang Kai Shek has Sien Catholic Church was recently bought more than 200 cases of ex- thoroughly looted by the Com plosive bullets and drains of poison munists, who smashed windows, gas, and has attempted to send doors and everything not portable. them to Yunnan ---through--Iado-- A foreign priest was cast into. China.

prison at Lungchow, but fortunate The Government of Indo-Chine,ly. he was released some time after having found these articles which wards. Fire was set to another are forbidden by international Catholic church in Lungchow and a pacts, seized them, and reported building was destroyed. The Catho. the facts to the French Foreign lic Church in Porch was also burnt: Office

down by the Communists. The cable insists that this is proof that Chiang Kai Shek pays no attention to international agree- THE TOLL OF THE ROAD. mente, and requests that the case be brought before the League so that the country which furnished MOTOR MISHAPS DURING 3029 these forbidden articles should in- cur all the pains and penalties which it merits.

THREE CHINESE STEAMERS SINO-FRENCH AGREEMENT.

INDO-CHINA COMMERCIAL

LOOTED.

(THROUGH EEUTER'S AGENCY.]

IN CANTON,

According to statistics compiled

by the Canton Municipality, there were 340 motor, accidents in the city during 1929. Of this number, 64 accidents were caused by public 'buses, 189 by public motor vehi cles, 47 by private motor-cars, 40 TREATY.

by motor-trucks, and five by moter

(THROUGH BEUTZA'S AGENCY.) Eighteen deaths were recorded, A hundred pirates on Wednesday

the victims including, three child- night successfully held up three Chinese steamers, the Toongheng

NANKING, May 16, ren, five women and 10 men. The The Sino-French Indo-China Com-number of those severely injured. Foongyuf and Kirin, twenty miles below Yangchowane Metr

mercial Treaty was signed this was 5, including nine children. 15 They looted the passengers be-evening by Dr. C. T. Wang and women and men. Those slightly Count de Martel, the French injured number 332, including 20 longines setting away with more

Minister,

children, 69 women and 237 men. than $20,000.