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GANDHI'S SON ARRESTED.

FIRM ACTION BY INDIAN POLICE.

CONGRESS LEADERS IN CUSTODY,

[TEROPUR REUTER'S AGENCY.}

Bousar, May 21.

LABOUR SPLIT.

SIR O. MOSLEY RESIGNS.

OBJECTS TO UNEMPLOYMENT

POLICY,

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, May 20′′

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1930.

U.S. AND NAVAL

TREATY.

HEATED DISCUSSION IN SENATE.

ADMIRAL CROSS-EXAMINED.

[RIOTER'S 'AMERICAN SERVICE.]

WASHINGTON, May 20.

The Government's majority was reduced to 15 in the House of Commons last night, in copac- armed police under high officials,quence of the abstention from yotdon Naval Treaty by high naval surrounded the Indian National ing of Labour left wingers and

Three hundred unarmed and 50

BUDGET DEBATE. `·

CONSERVATIVE MOTION REJECTED,

LIBERAL SUPPORT.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

Loszos, May 20.

In the House of Commons to-

A variety of advice was given tonight, Sir Robert Horne (Conser- the Senate Committees on the Lon-vative) moved the rejection of the motion for the second reading of

Congress Headquarters at, seven o'clock this morning.

several Liberals on the division

The police arrested all Congress

position motion alleging that the

offeers to-day.

Rear Admirals J. V. Chase and

provision as unfair, and strenuous-

the Finance Bill.

He said owing to the Budget's

try was faced with increased dif-

BRITAIN'S NAVAL PROGRAMME.

CRUISER, DESTROYERS AND SUBMARINES.

REPORTED FALL OF NANNING.

REBELS TURN TAIL AT SIGHT OF FOE.

CONSTRUCTION TO PROCEED. FLIGHT TO LIUCHOW, WITH

(THROUGH REGTEr's agenor.]

LONDON, May 21.

In the House of Commons · at question time, Mr. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty, announced that orders had been given, for

cruiser Leander to be built at

VICTORS IN PURSUIT.

It is reliably reported from Wu- chow that the Cartonese troops have captured Nanning, the capital of Kwangsi. Following the capture of Kweihsien, the troops advanced along the upper reaches of the West River without resistance and the

IN

THE NORTH.

BLOCKADE OF YELLOW RIVER.

AERIAL BOMBARDMENT BY NANKING FORCES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:)

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SHANGBAI, May 21, A report from Hauchowfa states that Chiang Kai Shek has returned from Kweitch after an inspection of the captured city. The Generalia- simo's headquarters, a communi-

which ended the debate on the OP-3. R. Pringle described the cruiser heavy additional taxation, indo work to proceed on the six-inch gun Kwangsi troops evacuated Nanning que, state that as the result of the office bearers including the Presi- Government" had failed adequately.ly objected to other parts of the ficulties in competing successfully Devonport and two" destroyers to General Yang Ting Chung has been Koominchun forces in Chengchow

dent, Nariman.

Salt-Raiders Arrested,

Ninety-five volunteers were arrest

agreement.

to.

H. E. Yarnell supported the

to deal with the unemployment pro- blem, the sensational result of which was the announcement day that Sir Oswald Mosley had

Duchy of Lancaster.

ed at Wadala on their way to parti- resigned the Chancellorship of the Treaty proposal to add a fleet ofercasing that expenditure,

cipate in a raid on the salt depot.

100 Volunteers Injured in Police Charge.

DHARASANA, Jiny 91 Mrs. Naidu has been arrested.. Gandhi's son, Manilal Gandhi, Gandhi's secretary, Pyarelal, and a

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six-inch guna to the American Navy.

The cross-examination of Rear-

Admiral Chase by Senator Reed, before the foreign Relations Com mittee, was so severe that Senator Johnson, of California, declared.

for.

be built at Portsmouth, Tenders

for a destroyer leader and two re- maining destroyers, are under con

sideration.

It is also proposed to proceed forthwith with the building of two submarines of approximately 650 tons each and another of approxim- ately 1,900 tons.

Mr. Alexander explained that a considerable proportion of the 1999

foregoing represents the uncap celled portion.

upon learning of their arrival.continual aerial bombardment, the

are entraining for Loyang.

made Garrison Commissioner of Nanning to restore peace and order in the city. The defeated Kwangsi troops have fled to Liuchow, with the victors in pursuit.

Nearing An End. With the capture of Nanning, the campaign in Kwangsi is nearing a conclusion. It is understood that

Moslem, Imam Saheb of Bawagir. Thomas proposed The details of that Senator Reed was treating the the burden of rate relief left by programme has been cancelled. The the "Ironsides,"

Sir Oswald Mosley long ago with his colleagues, Mr. Lansbury and Mr. Tom Johnston, prepared memorandum outlining much more progressive remedies to deal with unemployment than Mr. the memorandum bave never been disclosed, hut Sir Owald Mosley's differences with Mr. Thomas have The arrests followed a, raid by 2,000 volunteers on the salt depot,en notorious. It was stated early A hundred volunteers were injured in March that only the entreaties when the police charged with their of Mr. George Lansbury prevented

a South African civil resister were also arrested.

lathis..

"

The ex-President of the Legisla tive Assembly, Mr. Patel, has ar- rived to lead the salt raiders in view of the arrest of the leaders.

Rush on Bank.

him then from resigning.

The Cabinet recently finally jected the Memorandum.

in the world's markets. In social On the other hand, Rear-Admiral services this country had gone twice as far as any other, and, by in-

which the revenue could only come from already overburdened indus- try, the existence of the social ser vices themselves were threatened.

Sir Herbert Samuel. (Liberal) supporting the Bill, recalled that the late Government's Derating Bill was very heavy and had been estimated at £24,000,000 by Mr. Neville Chamberlain. The present Chancellor was determined to pay LONDON NAVAL TREATY. his way and meet his obligations. Perhaps he was doing more. If there was the smallest improve ment in trade, the Budget was likely to yield a surplus next year, and perhaps a considerable surplus the year after that.

Admiral unfairly.

Seator Reed flushed and, glaring across the table, replied: "I thank the Senator for his lecture. I will temperate try to copy his own frame of mind.”

To, this Senator Johnson retort re-ed:-"You will be better off if

you do."

Sir. Oswald Mosley, who is one of the ablest debaters in the House of Commons, did not participate in last night's debate. It is BOMBAY, May 21..

rumoured that Mr. Thomas refus Hundreds of depositors besiegeded to agree to Sir Oswald Mosley the Indian-owned Bank of India winding up the debate, also that eager to withdraw their funds and Sir Oswald Mosley regarded the close their accounts. The excite Government's small majority ha ment was due to a report that the tantamount to a vote of pen-con- bank manager, Mr. A. G. Gray,dence. Ministers and politicians participated in the auxiliary force

are now speculating whether Mr. operations against the Congressists which Mr... Gray emphatically de- Ramsay MacDonald will induer Sir Oswald Mosley to withdraw his event, Sir resignation. In any Oswald is assured, of the support of a strong section of loft wingers.

nied.

The Congress House Raid, The Congress House raid was of a most thorough nature. A large aren around the building was strict- ly guarded by armed pickets.

Those arrested include Choksey, the vice-president of the Bombay Provincial Congress, two secretaries and the treasurer of Congress, the editor of the Congress Bulletin and

INDIAN LOAN.

£7,000,000 ISSUE FLOATED.

"

President Reviews Treaty,

New York, May 201 President Hoover reviewed the United States Fleet from the light. cruiser Salt Lake City off Virginia Capes, Los Angeles

Seores of aeroplanes circled over- head during the review.

NEW YORK POLICE COMMISSIONER.

MR. WHALEN GOES BACK TO OLD JOB.

[RECTEE'S AMERICAN HERVICE.]

NEW Yona, May 20 The Police Commissioner, Mr. Grover Whalen, is resigning and returning to his old post as gen- eral manager of a leading New York department store at a salary of twenty thousand sterling.

MORE CRITICISM IN WASHINGTON

[UNITED PRESS.]

the Kwangsi troops and their allies. will abandon Kwangsi, as they will not be able to make a stand in the province any longer due to the lack of sup- plies. Whither they will go is still

mystery...

The Shantung troops have been

instructed by Chiang Kai Shok to blockade the Yellow River where it leads from Honan to Western Shan- tang so as to cut off the rebels' communications in Hoaan.

To Attack Wuhan.

Paino, May 21.

It is understood that some of Chang Fat Ful's troops have reach- ed Yungming and Taochow. It is believed that he intends to move along the Western Hunan border to Hupch to attack Wuhan, He is reported to have asked and obtain- ed Ho Chien's permission before The Hunanese entering Huban. troops, which have been stationed on the Kweichow border have been ordered to withdraw to Changsha in order to allow Chang Fat Fui an unmolested passage.

While it is reported that they will make another attempt to at- tack Kwangtung, by coming down from the North River region, re- ports are current that they have been instructed by Yen Hai Shan Washington, May 15.-Senatori-to strike northward vid Hunan to It was, said Sir Herbert Samuel,al investigation into the nature harass the Nanking troops from the The reports go so far as to a tribute to British democracy that and history of the London Naval rear. the Labour Government had not Limitation Treaty continued to state that the Kwangsi troops and yielded to the temptation to put day, with Mr. Charles Francis the Ironsides have arrived at aside the obligations regarding Adams, Secretary of the Navy an understanding with General Ho debts. It was a grim Budget, but testifying Lefore the Foreign Rela- Chien, Governor of Hunan, whose PRESS APPROVAL OF STAND he thought it not unjust.

tion Committee and Rear-Admiral joynity to Nanning is doubtful, and William V. Pratt appearing before that they and the Hunanese troops the Naval Affairs Committee. will attack the loyalists, with Han-

kow as their goal.

Mr. Pethick Lawrence, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, said the large size of the Budget was only due to the aftermath of the war.

MINING ROYALTIES.

NEW BILL TO BE INTRODUCED,

(THROUGH REUTER'S "AQËNCY.]

LONDON, May 20. The president of the Board of

order.

now

A Quin

MR. MORROW AND PROHIBITION.

TAKEN.

[UNITED PRESS.}

New York, May 16-In an en- thusiastic editorial commendation the anti-prohibition - stand of

Mr. Adams went into his views

The Cantonese troops are on the subject of American parity with Great Britain in some detail.

"clearing up" the remnants of the He said that the United States rebels in Kwangsi. The civil affairs adopted by Mr. Dwight Morrow feet should not be brought to par- of Kwangsi will be entrusted to in the opening speech of his cam- ity with Britain before 1938 and General Lui Woon Im, former paign for the New Jersey Sena- that he had taken this attitude at chairman of the Kwangs Provia torial nomination, the New York cial Government. Lui will act as Times this morning declared that London, on the ground that to push through to parity before that the Kwangsi Governor for the tinie Mr. Morrow's direct pronounce sime would crowd the shipyards being under the direction of the ment concerning prohibition may rank historically with Lincoln's and probably produce unsatisfac-Kwangtang Government.

ber of Cantonese troops will remain speeches on slavery. tory vessels. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,

The New York World believes He said that parity would be in Kwanggi to safeguard peate and

It possible that this speech, which LONDON, MEY 20.

Trade, Mr. William Graham, reached, by treaty provision, some

advocated the repeal of the pro- Marking Time. The Government of India Loan,

hibition amendment and the sub- two members of the "War Coun-which was underwritten yesterday, Mr. Edward Mulrooney, Assist stated in the House of Commons time after 1936, the exact time de

effort would be pending upon the policy to be

General Chen Tsai Tong, Com-stitution of an amendment giving was opened for subscription to-dayant Chief Inspector of the Detes-to-day that an

mander-in-Chief of "the Cantonese, "states' rights" on the prohibition and the lists were closed carly this tive Division, has been appointed made to introduce before the end adopted. ***..

question, may prove the first de- The issue consists of £7,000,000 Police Commissioner in his place.

troops, and General Chu Shao disive move toward a solution of. of six per cent. bonds 1933-35, and

Liang, commanding the Nanking the problem.

Confusion which now exists in the price was 99 per cent.

contingent in Kwangsi, recently issued a joint cireviar that they the minds of many with reference to prohibition may be cleared by will rush their troops to co-operate Mr. Morrow's analysis and pro- with the Government forces against posed remedy, in the opinion of the Northern rebels. It is not the New York Herald Tribune. expected, however, that the Can- The Washington Post declared tonese troops will be rushed to the thes in Morrow's views on the prohibition question and its remedy North, at present, as it is absolute-coincide with those of many im

cil."

All the arrests were made under

section 141 of the Criminal Proce dure Code. banning the publication of the Bombay Congress Bulletin, Numerous documents were also

seized.

Fourteen were injured when the police dispersed a crowd following a lorry containing the seized" docu-

ments.

BRITISH MOTOR INDUSTRY.

DEVELOPMENT OF EXPORT

TRADE,

afternoon

The procreds of the issue will

of July a Bill dealing with the.Responding to questions, he ad- purchase of mining royalties, but mitted that the United States could he was afraid it would not pro reach, parity during the life of the

proposed treaty.

he used mainly to provide funds U.S. MINISTER TO SOUTH gress, beyond the introduction.

for capital expenditure on rail- ways, and the balance will be em- ployed for general purposes.

REPARATIONS LOAN. TO REDUCE NATIONAL DEBT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, May 30. Asked in the House of Commons

AFRICA.

REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

WASHINGTON, May. 20, The House of Representatives has unanimously authorised the ap- pointment of a Minister in South

Africa.

The resolution has been sent to [THROUGH HEUTER'S. AGENCY.]

if, in view of the desirability of the Senate for approval.. encouraging investments in British LONDON, May 20.

industries by British investors, be Several questions on employment

reparations matters wera addressed to the Lord would reconsider a Privy Seal, the Rt. Hon. Mr. J.lcan under the Young Plan, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr.

"

RUSSIAN RAILWAY

DISASTER..

in London would be limited to the (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] British Empire share of the gross proceeds of the loan. The receipts of this country would be used to re-

Moscow, May 20 Twenty eight people were killed duce the National Debt. In those circumstances, no question arose of and twenty-nine seriously injured interference with investments in in a railway collision at Chernays industry.

II. Thomas, in the House of Com-Phillip Snowden, said the amount mons. He said that as a result of Reparations Loan to be issued. his discussions with representa tives of the Association of Motor Manufacturers and Traders he was confident that a real co-opera tive effort was being made by in- dustry to develop the export trade He added that it had been de cided that the industry should take steps to organise a representative exhibit of British motor products at the British Empire Trade Ex- hibition at Buenos Aires next year. He stated that the Government of the Union of South Africa had placed in England an order for 46,000 tons of steel rails and vari ous permanent way accessories

NO IMPORT DUTY ON WHEAT.

(THROUGH ELUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHAMROCK V. SHAPING ᎳᎬᏞᏞ. .

TO LEAVE, FOR AMERICA

IN JULY..

on the Moscow-Kazan Line,”

NEW PRESIDENT OF HAITI.

GIRL FLYER HELD UP

AT SOURABAYA.

(ranoGH REUTER'S "AGENCY.]

SOURABAYA, May 20. Miss Amy Johnson is most dis- appointed at her inability to start before to-morrow, owing to a de fective magneta.

AGITATION · AGAINST MR. MACDONALD.

CHINESE TO ASK FOR BARRISTER'S DEPORTATION.

America's delegates went as far as they could to obtain the confer- Cave's adoption of the General Board plan calling for 21 eight inch gun cruisers, he declared. British and Japanese objections, however, forced the United States to accept 18 cruisers.

Mr. Adamy declared that six-inch Bun eruisers would be very use ful in some places."

law.

ly necessary for them to remain as partial students of constitutional a precaution against the possible

Mr. Morrow has had a pheno- return of the Kwangei troops and menally successful career, rising to He denied that the American de- the "Ironsides" and in order to national prominence as a banker legation had sacrificed anything essential to obtain parity, He ex-suppress bandits and Reds, who and more recently clearing an ex- pressed the belief that the build-have become so active and auda-tremely tangled situation in Mexico. ing of gunboats was a waste of cious since the money.

Kwangsi.

campaign

GERMANY'S GIGANTIC

JUNKER

by his tactful administration while in American Ambassador there. Be went to London as a member of the American delegation to the. Naval Conference Frequently spoken of as a Presidential possi- bility, his speech of yesterday, opening a campaign against for- mer Senator Frelinghuysen, wią given, publicity all over the coun try.

ALL-METAL AEROPLANE TO GARRY 50 PASSENGERS.

Berlin, May 14-After a ten-

Baloon League Finances.

Saloon League figures revealed by Washington, May 16 Anti-

"A Paper Party," Admiral Pratt told the Naval" Affairs Committee that the London Treaty established combat parity For the first time in history, he said, America was able to begin The deportation of Mr. Ranalda definite naval programme extend- G. McDonald, the well-known ing over a period of years and ma Shanghai British barrister, from terially reducing yearly wastage. China, is being demanded by the The admiral said that he ap Fourth Sectional Branch of the proved of the proposed abolition Shanghai District Knomintang of submarines, but he said that and the Waichiaopu is being ask he preferred to give his reasons hour cruise over northern Germany, the Senate Lobby Committee to-day ed to take steps in this connection. privately rather than, in an open the world's largest land machine, showed that the League had receiv

ed public contributions of nearly At a meeting held on May 14, hearing.

the Junker, all-metal plane 35, 181,000,000 in the year 1910 but this branch of the Tang-pudia- Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones cussed Mr. McDonald's speeches told the Foreign Affairs Committee anded at the Tempelhof Aerodrome only approximately 8230,000 ira at the annual and special meetings that he opposed a policy of consis where it was enthusiastically wel- 1929.

The latter amount included a of ratepayers of the Settlement intently dividing cruisers into two comed by a huge crowd. The aero-

single contribution of G8116,000. which he expressed his opposition classes. to an increase in the number of The British have limited the plane is incidently the 2,000th from Mr. Sebastian B. Kresge, who made fortune as a proprietor of Chinese members of the Shanghai chips best suited to OUT needs, plane licensed in Germany for com-

"five and ten cent" stores and has Municipal Council. These speeches namely, the eight-inch cruisers,"mercial aviation purposes since heca, active in prohibition work. were described by those present as he said.

the World War. most insulting to the Chinese re Completing his testimony, Col

The chief pilot expressed satis- sidents of the International Settle Henry L. Stimson, hend of the de

Newark, NJ., Fort, Re ment and to the Chinese, people as legation, reiterated that the treaty faction with the machinery which.

gressman Franklin control a whole and it was the duty of provided for an actual and not for responded beautifully to

publican of East Orange, annouNG- the Kuomintang, as representa "paper" parity. Sizes of the people to see that the Continuing his testimony on the throughout the cruise in spite of ed-to-day that he will be a can-

London Naval Cilditation Treaty the trying weither conditions didate for the vacant New Term matter was reclined

However, it was decided that, an before the Senate Naval Alienatorship

It is understood that be will be clination to retract his statements, Admiral Hilary P. Jones said that fifty passengers in comfortable wing supported by the Anti-Saloon Mr. MeDonald had shown no in Committee this afternoon, Rear new 'plane can accommodate over steps should be taken to deport the cruiser ratio gave Great Bri cabins while the motors are all en League, making a clear issue with closed and under constant super- Mr. Dwight Merrow, whose open- Experte anticipate that the Ex-President Borno was heavily him from China. It was also retain an advantagejand

He also declared that Japan's vision of mechanics. The plane willing speech yesterday in favour of yacht will ride the bea went the guarded when he left the Presi-solved to ask the Walchaopu to

take the matter up strongly with supposed 70 per cent, was actual- be taken over by the Lufthansa repeal of the prohibition amend will have a crew of twenty-two

America. and will carry one month's rations dential Palace, and no untoward Sir Miles Lampson, H. M. Minis Iv 100-per-cent, under present, con Air Co-operation to be used on the ment attracted interest all over

ter-NO. Daily

Company's international routes. Newa

(THROUGH REUTEL'S'AGENCY.]

LONDON, May 20.

FIRST STEP TOWARDS CONCILIATION,

Sir Thomas Lipton's America

[UNITED PRESS.] Cup challenger, "Shamrock V. won her third successive victory

Port Au Prince, Haiti, May 15.--- to-day when she finished first in a race from Harwich to South End In the presence of a large crowd, Shamrock V. will leave for Dr. Roy was inaugurated Presid The President of Resim.21.]

masakhs. Resad, ni l'America" shouy the middle of Salynaitis in micro Presiden and will go videt af Haiti to day a5 909 of the Trade, Mr. William Graham, ques- tioned regarding the Government's Tanied by the convoy "Erin," major steps in the programme of policy on Imperial Preference which will carry a. big supply of gaid, it had been already clearly oil that will be freely used in bad conciliation and general settlement

of the island. stated. He added that it was not weather.pe proposed to impose an import duty on foreign wheat, so that the ques tion of according preference to Canadian wheat, by suggested in the question, had not arisen

of food and fresh water.

l'incident occurred,

ditions.

A Declared Opponent,

16-Con