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SIMON COMMISSION'S REPORT ON INDIA.

SECOND VOLUME COMPRISES UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATIONS.

NORTIL WEST DEFENCE AN IMPERIAL FUNCTION.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1930.

CHINESE CUSTOMS GOVERNORS CONFER

CRISIS.

·CHANG HSUEH LIANG RE- OPENS CHINWANGTAO.

[TRAGUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, June 93..

It is understood that Chang Hsueh Liang has reopened the

TO-NIGHT'S BALL.

THE LONDON SEASON.

SECOND MEETING IN THREE YEARS.

BIG COLONIAL PROBLEMS.

BRILLIANT SOCIETY

FUNCTION.

[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE}

LONDON, June 23.

RUGBY, June 22. London society is expected to The Colonial Governors Confer-turn out en masse to-night at the

GOVERNOR - GENERAL'S RESPONSIBILITY. Chiangtan Customs House, which ence is to be opened at the Colonial Midsummer Eve's Ball, one of the

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Loapos, June 93.

The second volume of the Report of the Simon Commission on India has been issued.

It comprises the unanimous re- commendations of the Commis-

sioners.

1.

Federal Constitution.

Gateway of North-West Must Be

Safely Hold. "Throughout the period that India is on the road to self-govern- ment," the Report emphasisee, "the gateway of the North-West should be safely held. The army in India "must be strong enough for

It says that the ultimate Con- the task. We hold that for many years the presence of British troops stitution must be Federal,

and British officers serving with Indian regiments to be essential."

As regards the units of a Federa- tion of Briush India, the present provinces are in no way'ideal areas for self-government. The Govern- ment of India should appoint ď Boundaries Commission to adjust the provincial boundaries. There should be à maximum of provincial autonomy, involving the abolition of the dyarchy (the system of divid- ing the administration between the local and the contral governments). Each province should be mistress

in her own house." Burma should be definitely excluded from the new polity, and she should have her own Governor, who should not be subordinate to the Viceroy.

India-Burma Affairs.

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A

Mr. Francis Hayley Bell, as matter of routine, closed on Friday as a sub-station of Tientsin.

It is believed that Chang Hauch Liang's motive is the necessity for maintaining Chinwangtao as a port of entry for..Manchuria,

CONSULAR BODY'S RECOM

MENDATION.

{THROUGH REUTER'S KOENOT.)

TIENTSIN, June 23.

Office to-morrow by Lord Passfield, Secretary of State for the Colonies.

The Conference is held in accord- ance with a suggestion made at the first conference in 1927 that such gatherings should be held at tried nial intervals for the consideration of questions of importance to the Colonies.

AMERICAN FOREIGN STEAMER AGROUND

AT CHUNGKING.

TRADE.

EXPORTS SHOW INCREASE.

SIGNIFICANT STATEMENT BY COMMERCE SECRETARY.

(REUTER'S ·AMERICAN SERVICE}

In

WASHINGTON. June 22

MAY BE A B. & S. SHIP.

According to a Naval wireless received message, a report was from the Japanese steamer Anzan Mary from Chungking to the effect that the .. Wanhui, a B. & S. vessel, is ashore on Tatui Tze Rock, ad requires assistance. A British

the x.s. Fuling Afaru is standing by.

a speech here to-day Mr. Robert Lamont, the Secretary for gunboat is going to her aid, while most brilliant functions of the sen

Commerce, said that the new Tariff son, which is under the special Bill, recently signed by President patronage of the Prince of Wales.

Hoover, would not retard the amaz The ball, which is in aid of the ing growth of American foreign Greater London Fund for the trade. After the tariff in 1922 there Blind, will take place at the Am

were as many protests from foreign bässador Club, and coincides with

countries as were received during the Prince's birthday which is to

the present year, and in the seven day. In addition to the Prince,

years since the last tariff was en- the American, Argentine and Belforced America's total exports had gian Ambassadors and their wives have agreed to be patrons. All of them, in company with a number of other Arabassadors and Minis- ters, are expected to be present in

Nearly the whole of the Colonial territory, which has an approximate area of 2,000,000 square miles and Aupports a population of about 30,000,000, lies within the tropics.

Administrative, financially and It is understood that at a fur-legislatively each Colony is self-person, ther meeting of the Consular Body contained and there is a wide held this morning, it was decided diversity of race, language, re- to recommend their respective sources and needs. Legations to recognise the taking over of the Tientsin Customs as fait accompli

India's Defence. Regarding the constitutional pro-

44 Worst Is Over."'- blem and India's defence, the Re-

In the meantime, the Customs port proposes that the Governor- General, advised by the Com- seems to-day to be working at full mander-in-Chief as representing the blast, though the methods Imperial authorities, should be necessarily slipshod with the large responsible instead of the Governmy of newly-engaged Chinese and ment of India. Thus the defence

are

1.

A feature of the affair is that it will be conducted on the lines of a private party, tickets being strictly They have a common interest, limited. Another feature is the however, in certain services such number of this year's debutantes as medical, agricultural and public who are to be found listed on the works, regarding which a periodical ticket-selling committee. They in- exchange of views is regarded as clude some of the most beautiful

girls in England. The Conference which opens to- valuable.

is expected to sit for morrow about three weeks, and there will be

Midnight Pageant. Beside the ball a "Midnight

increased by 41 per cent.

In the period from 1922 to 1929 imports of manufactures from Europe rose 45 per cent.

He stated significantly that the United Kingdom was the only important European country from which the United States had pur- chased less in 1020 than in 1999. This decline, however, was not duc to changes in American duty rates.

During the same period the ex- ports of manufactured goods in. creased by practically 100 per cent. annually.

FORMER FRENCH PREMIER

number of foreign supervisers, three main aubjects for discussion. Pageant" is to be presented. It Europe to unite against the new.

of the North-West Frontier should who are styled "emergency off-camely, Colonial development, with

cere."

becue an Imperial funetion as a matter of supreme concern to the whole Empire."

Grave Dangers of Internal Disturbances.

Mr. Lenox Simpson says that "the worst is over," and he hopes within a week to have command of

special reference to the working and application of the Colonial Develop ment Fund; secondly, administra tion of scientific and technical

a fairly efficient staff, including a services; and, thirdly, problems of number of ex-Customs Germans Colonial administration in general. formerly dismissed for purely poli-

The Report alludes to the equal "The point at which India and ly grave dangers of internal distical reasons. Burns affairs.might be co-ordinated | turbances involving not only the

is London, not Delhi."

Provincial Legislatures. The Provincial Legislatures

should be increased in size and based on an cafranchisement of 10 per cent of the total population, which is truble the present elector-

ate.

Women Voters.

The Report proposes a "substan- tial increase" in women voters.

Provincial Cabinet.

problem of the preservation of law and order.

"The life of millions in India

depends literally on the existence of a thoroughly eficient administra tive machine."

Therefore, while

prepared to recommend a consider

able advance towards self-govern- ment, the Commissioners emphasise that "we must be a power able to step in and save the situation." The Governor-General and Gover. nors must be armed with full and The provinces should be adminis- ample powers, and the impartial tered by Provincial Cabinet

power must at present be maintain- chosen by the Governor, who woulded to protect minorities. have overriding powers for certain defined purposes.

Federal Assembly.

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It is understood that good pay and inducements are offered to ali applicants.

The cld staff, with the exception

of a number of Chinese tide waiters, continue to follow the Inspector. General's instructions and have not reported for work.

ARCHIVES UNDER LOCK AND KEY.

(Wah Taz Yat Pas.)

TIENTSIN, June 33.-.

Mr. Lenox Simpson is consider ing the stoppage of the collection The Indian Civil Service and the at the Shanghai Customas House of Indian Police Service must con tinus to be recruited as All-India

The Legislative Assembly should | services by the Secretary of State. be reconstituted as a new central organ," entitled,

The High Courts should be cen-

"The Federaltralised. Assembly," and composed of mem- bers mainly chosen by the Provin- cial Councils by a method of pro- portional representation.

Legislative and Financial Powers.

The Council State to be re- tained as heretofore. "The existing legislative and financial powers of the two central Chambers should remain as at present, but the Federal Assembly should vote cer- tain indirect taxes to be collected by a central agency.

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The Central Executive should be the Governor-General in Council.

The Governor-General and not the Secretary of State should ap point the Councillors.

Head of the Government. The Governor-General must con- tinue not only to be the repre sentative of the King Emperor in all formal ceremonial matters, but the actual lead and the active head of the Government.

The British Parliament abould still be responsible for future deci-

·sions.

Council for Greater India. Finally, as a beginning in the direction of an All-India Federa- tion, the Report proposes the crea tion of "Council for Greater

India" for organised consultation between British India and the States.

Principles Which Guided Commission.

The Commissioners explain that they had been guided by the fol lowing principles:-

дет

the duties un cargoes destined for Tientsin.

Though the majority of the Cus- toms staff have returned to work, they have nothing to do, as the important papers and archives are locked up in the safe of the Cus- toms House.

The Native Customis has been resumed.

British Minister Invited to Nanking.

MALAYAN RUBBER

PRODUCTION.

RESTORATION OF GOVERN MENT RESTRICTION.

DUTCH AND CEYLON CO. OPERATION NECESSARY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

LONDON, June 29. The Kuala Lumpur correspondent of the Financial Times, referring to the Asiatic Rubber Producers meeting on Saturday, when a sub- committee was appointed to con- sider schemes to remedy the depres Bion in the industry," says the overwhelming consensus of opinion favoured the restoration of Govern- ment restriction, with the proviso that the co-operation of Dutch and Ceylon planters must be secured and that tapping must be stopped on Sunday and on another day every week.

will represent episodes from Shake speare's. "A Midsummer Night's Dream." A number of well-known society women have promised to participate.

PREDICTS DISASTROUS RESULTS FOR EUROPE.

Paris, June 19-Writing in his paper, L'Ere Nouvelle, the former Premier, M. Herriot, appeals to United States tariff. Unless als is done without delay, the former Premier asserts, Europe must in- evitably perish because her in- dustries will be ruined and her countries reduced to misery and un- employment by having to pay to the United States under the exist ing reparation and debt-funding agreements without, on the other hand, being able to supply, the United States with goods.

Among those taking an active part in the organisation of the function are Lady Diana Cooper, Princess Asía Yilma, Margaret

The remainder of the French Bannerman, the actress, and Miss Ellaline Macey, who was one of the Press, with but few exceptions, principal organisers of the "Perfect continues the bitter attacks on the United States tariff policy, with Dinner and Perfect Music invenir now pressing for a boy

slogan "If the United States close honour of the Queen of Spain last cost of American goods with the

their ports against our imports must close our purse against their

ytar.

The patrous of the ball include Constance Duchess of Westminster, Mrs. Roma' Greville, the Mar. chioness of Londonderry, the Coun. tess of Oxford and Asquith, Violet, Duchess of Buthand, and many others.

MALTA'S CABINET.

RESIGNATION NOT CONFIRMED.

¿

[OITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

LONDON, June 93. Lord Strickland,, Prime Minister of Malta, says he has no confimza tion of a Press report of the re-

exports.'

Cost of Producing to be Investigated.

[UNITED TREES.]* Washington, June

Interviewed by our represența- tive, an official of Butterfield # Swire said that they knew nothing about the matter beyond what was given in the Naval wireless, mer- If it was one of their vey sage. sels, then it must be the Wailiu, as they have no steamer called the Wanhui. It was probable, how- ever, that it was the Wanliu, "for this vessel is on the. Fangtaze ser- vice. "In that case, there will ba no news about her for some time. for whatever help is required will be provided by the people in. Hankow,

EUROPE MOTOR.

CHAMPIONSHIP.

DAY'S ENDURANCE TEST,

BRITISH CARS SUPERIORITY,

{THROUGH RECTEE'S AGENCY.]

LE MANs, June 2 The road motor championship of

bours endurance test, resulted in a Europe, otherwise the twenty-four triumph for British cars.

Captain Woolf Barnate and Co- mander Glen-Kidston, driving - Bentley car, came in first, "

They covered 2,929 kilometres at an average speed of 112 kilometres an hour.

Another Bentley was second with Talbots taking the third and fourth places.

LATER.

Cant. Woolf Barnato,and Lieut.-. Commander Glen Kidston won at an average speed of miles no constituting a record. hour for the full 24 hours, this speed

There was a thrilling duel at night between a Bentley driven by Capt. Birkin and a Mercedes with Caracciola, the German ace Italian descent, at the wheel.

A

of.

An enormous crowd waited up, all night to cheer the two cars. As 18. The they hurtled through the pitch dark. Senate to-day adopted a resolution ness, one on the heels of the other nt speed of over 110 miles an introduced by Senator William E.

hour, Borah of Idaho, directing the The Mercedes broke down at Federal Tariff Commission to in three o'clock in the morning, and vestigate the cost of production at home and abroad of several items Captain Birkin subsequently retired. having sacrificed his own chance of included in the new tariff.

wiring the race by driving all out

The items especially emphasized were furniture, cement, shoes and farm implements, all considered of special importance to the farmer. Senator Borah has been contend- ing that the rates on these items were excessive. His resolution did not, however, question the new tariff | law.

Cuban Sugar,

Senator Beed Broot of Utah de- clared that the discrepancy in the

DRUG SEIZURE AT signation of the Cabiant, and the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, which

MARSEILLES.

DESTINED FOR SAIGON

AND SHANGHAI. 【THROUGH REUTER'E AGENCY.)

NANKING, June 23 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has again wired to the British Legation inviting Sir Miles Lamp-

PARIS, June 22. son, the British Minister, to come

A ton of narcotics, valued at to Nanking to discuss the matter

£30,000,

was seized by Custome regarding Mr. Simpson's assump-officers at Maragillea. tion of office.

In connection with the Customs "crisis," the "French and Italian

The drugs were concealed in cases landed by an Italian ateamer which arrived from Turkey.

report is discredited here.

MONSOON DRENCHES

PARADERS.

BOMBAY PROCESSION FIZZLES OUT.

(2) Constitutional changes should be concerned with the future development when All- India and not merely British India will take her place in the Empire. The new. Constitution Consuls proposed at a meeting should provide the open-door whereby when it seems good to that Tientsin should become a US. UNEMPLOYMENT the Congress headquarters. then the ruling Princes may en- duty-free port for the time being

on reasonable and just until the "crisia" is over.

tor

terms.

will allow Cuban sugar producers to send refined sugar into the Unit- ed States as cheaply as raw in cer- tain instances, is not sufficient to cause alarm or warrant a correc- tion at present..

The mistake makes the duty on refined sugar 12 cents instead of

14 cents a hundred pounds, and this

to "blow-up

the Germane," America was the next to fall out of the race.

One American Stutz car caught fire and had to be abandoned."

Another also dropped out, leaving Italy, represented by an Alfa Romeo, and France, represented by

Bugatti with two women drivers, to contest the race with the British cars.

The Alfa Romeo finished fourth. The Bugatti went steadily though net very fast and completed the. course.

This was the first time that women had competed in the race.

Steamer Race for Port,

New York, June 17-Nine steam.

is not considered sufficient to re-ships are racing for the port of

sule in the erection of refineries in New York in an attempt to land Cuba

SLUMP IN STOCK MARKET. RACE TO FORESTALL NEW DUTIES..

their cargoes before midnight to night and thus escape the new higher duties of the Smoot Hawley Tarifi.

motor-ears.

(THROUGH EKUTKE'S AGENCY.].

The (1) The

Constitution

Olympic is carrying The Central Political Council should contain within itself pm-

BOMBAY, June 22.

G81,000,000 worth of French lace, Some of the cases had been placed vision. for its own development, called a meeting yesterday to dis-

To-day had been fixed for

which is among the articles against "Where further legislation is

cuss the affair, when some deci-on board the steamer for shipment

monster procession of Gandhi-ites"

which new increased duties have [UNITED FRZ38.] required it should result from

heen imposed to such degree as to The seizure was a result of infor- in sympathy with the Garhwali the needs of the time and not sions were reached, the nature of to the Far East.

Washington, June 17.-President bring reciprocal French action. from the arbitrary demand of a which, however, were not divulged, mation received in Paris that an sepoys who were recently court- fixed time-table.

international organisation proposed martialled on account of their un

Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley "gainst American moderate-prited end a cargo of cocaine, beroin satisfactory behaviour during the Tariff Bill to-day, making it law. Temporary Duty Free Port.

Merchants are meanwhile rushing and morphine from Stamboul to rioting at Peshawar. TIENTSIN, June 23.

The Congress War Council," in The measure goes into effect at goods from bonded warehouses in Marseilles, to be transhipped there for Saigon and Shanghai.

defiance of the official ban, planned midnight to-night all the details of the demonstration. In signing the Bill, Mr. Hoover an effort to avoid excess duties. The police took elaborate precau- fulfilled pre-election pledges of They have already paid G$17,000,000 tions and blocked, all roads from tariff changes which he strove to in duties on account of the rush.

Major commercial readjustments: put into effect through a special A company of the East Lanca session of Congress and which have will at open be the order of the

many imported commodities. Op shire Regiment was posted in barely found fulfillment during the day, with prices elimbing steeply on readiness, but then down came the closing days of the regular sessione monsoon rain and everything was Primarily designed as an aid to ponents of the new tariff have esti the farmer, the Bill in its finalmated its cost to the American con literally washed out, a

form has been declared injurious to sumer as 81,000,000,000 each year. The situation in Bombay con-

Boycott, Suggested in France, both farm interests and to the in- tinues quiet.

terests of the common people of the Paris, June - 17.-I/Avenir, "a country generally, and Western Re newspaper closely connected with publicans have been among its most Under Secretary for Economics M. bitter opponents, p

Francois Pondět, published a starti Considerable Alarm hasbron ing manifesto to-day asking the caused by yesterday's severe slump French people to boycott American in the stock market, attributed in goods as a reply to the Low Unit

MAKAN SE DVE A Patay pucharestatiti, subichesthim sible foreign reciprocal action which

paper says, noxious to Enrope might cut down American exports in general and, to France in parti- and, thus further intensity the un-enlar. While not going to this employment situation though sup.length; most of the Paris papera porters of the Bill declare the now urge the institution of slump to be unconnected with the pan-European tariff and economic co-operation of Europe against the zariff.

United States

of

be

sale.

(3) The fundamentals Government" wust guarded.

It is impossible to provide at this stage as much latitude for change in a central sphere as in

The Commissionera, alluding to provincial constitution. The the Governors of the Provinces, Executive Council cumot beremy that the essence of their plan sponsible" to the Indian Legisla-will"afford Indians the opportu

British Cabinet is responsible to of the provincial, sphere how far the British Parliament:

the British system of Parliament- Until the provinces establish ary Government fitted their needs- themselves ns self-governing units and the natural genius of the the ultimate form of Central Gov. people, and it must be realised ernment cannot be fully deter that the change involved was very mined.

great and far-reaching."<

·

Payment of Datles After "Gricis " Is Over. It was also proposed that cargoes arriving at Tientsin should be re- gistered at the Consulates, the duties to be paid when the "crisis" is over...

IDJTJON

(Wah Taz Yat Pao.)

NANXING,June 23 The four Ministries of the In- terior, Communications, Navy and Labour and Commerce are forming a committee for the retrocession of Weihaiwei.

NEW YORK'S HUGE LIST: [BEUTER'S AMERICAN - BERVICE} NEW YORK, June 2 According to the provisional consus estimates there are at pre- vent 400,000 people out of work in New York,

LINDBERGH THE TI

[REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.]

NEW YORK, June 99, Mr. Lindbergh, wife of the famous airman who made a lone flight from New York to Paris, to-day gave birth to a son.

OBITUARY.

PUBLISHER.

{REDTEL'S AMERICAN SERVICE.}..

NEW YORK, Jone The death has occurred here of Mr. Leo Feist, the millionaire music publisher.

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