SACKING OF CHANGSHA.
OFFICIALS BRUTALLY
BEHEADED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT.}
PEIPING, July 30. Hessages from Changsha state that all the Government buildings and foreign properties in the city were burned or wrecked, except the Post Office, and Yale Hospital.
PIRACY ON TAIHO
LAKE.
THIRTY-FOUR PASSENGERS
KIDNAPPED.
(From Our Own Correspondent;}
SHANGHAI, July 30. Taiho Lake pirates, some wear- ing grey uniforms, captured two launches and kidnapped 34 passen gers, seriously wounded the captain of one launch, and killed two body guards of the Shanghai Garrison Commander, who is deeply aroused over the incident and is taking drastic measures.
The Communists on Monday even ing crossed to the island where the Foreign Settlements and Con- sulates are situated, vowing that they would burn them, and it is hélieved that they have done so, but there was no news therearent CANADA'S ELECTION. when the last message was seat off last evening.
Changsha is still in fames, and wholesale looting is continuing.
Numbers of Chinese shops and business premises, also the Stan dard Oil and Texas Oil offices, were burned,
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It is feared that many citizens were killed.
General Ho Chien's brother and other officials were brutally be. headed.
The Communists are pursuing the remnants of the Government
forces to the westward.
CONSERVATIVES CERTAIN OF MAJORITY.
"[REUTER'S'AMERICAN SERVICE.]
OTTAWA, July 29. The Conservatives are certain of uecful majority over all other parties as a result of the general election, although there are still five results outstanding.
The latest figures are as follows: Conservatives Liberal
136
$3
United Farmers ....
10
3
Ten thousand Changsha troops. Progressives
have fed from the city.
It should be remembered that the word Communist" is used very loosely in China, and that thess marauding gangs who go up and down the country pillaging and murdering are just about as keenly interested in the political principles were General of Communiam as Feng Yu Hsiang's "Christian" soldiers concerned about the belief they abandoned as automatically as it was adopted.]
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Refugees Arrive at Hankoy.
HANKOW, July 30.. H.M.S. Aphis arrived this morn- ing from Changsha with refugees,
Labour
Independents
Liberal Progressives
Total
240
Even if the five outstanding re-
ults do not return a Conservative the total strength of the other par ties will be 100, giving the Conser vatives a comfortable margin.
In the previous Parliament the Liberals had a majority of one. Their seats numbered 123 and the Conservatives 90. The other parties had a total of 32 seats.
Premier Resigns,
LATER. Mr. Mackenzie King has tendered
including three Catholic Fathers his resignation to the Governor
and six Italian "nuns.
(Wah Ter Tat Pao). Japanese Consulate Destroyed. HANKOW, July 30.
It is reported from a Japaness
source that the Japanese Consulate
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 31, ∙1930.
WHANGPOO IN FLOOD.
UNUSUAL SPECTACLE AT SHANGHAI.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
SHANGHAI, July 30.
A high Whangpoo tide brought the water to within two feet of the Bund foreshore pavement, furnish ing the unusual spectacle of boats moored along the waterfront fully exposed to public view, instead of only the masts.
Szechuen Road, situated in the heart of the business district, was partly flooded when the drainage waters in the low-lying sections were unable to flow into the Whangpoo, the tide preventing their outflow.
Motorists and pedestrians were inconvenienced.
QUEENSLAND MINE
INQUIRY."
CIVIL PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST THEODORE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]...
BRISBANE, July 20. The Prime Minister has inform ed the Right Hon. Mr. Edward Grenville Theodore that outside Counsel" agrees with the opinion of the Crown Law Office and the Attorney-General in connection with the findings of the Royal Commis of the Mungana Mines to the sion which inquired into the sale
Queensland Government.
Attorney-General
ANTI-SOVIET RAID AT SHANGHAI.
RUSSIAN RESIDENCES
SEARCHED
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
SEANORAL, July 30. At the request of the Chinese authorities the Settlement police the residences of M. Rover, the this morning raided and searched Tass Agency correspondent, and M. Maharam, the Soviet agent, but they did not find anything of an
incriminating nature.
CANTON'S MAYOR RESIGNS,
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
CANTON, July 30.
It is learned that Mayor Ein Wan Roi has again tendered his resigna tion to Nanking with the approach ing change in the status of the Canton. Municipality,
It will be remembered the Mayor tried to give up, the post once be- fore when the"question of a change of status was first mooted in Nan- king, but the Central Authorities then prevailed upon him to sen- tinue in office after the change had been effected. He acceded to their request and was making arrange- ments for reverting the control of the Municipal Government to the Provincial Council in accordance
SUGAR INDUSTRY IN INDIA ROUND-TABLE ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN
AUSTRALIA.
CONFERENCE.
FLIERS.
PREMIER ANNOUNCES FULL INQUIRY TO BE HELD.
(THROUGH 'REUTER'S AGENCT.1
STATEMENT BY PRIME. MINISTER.
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
CANBERRA, July 30,-
LONDON, July 29. Mr. Scullin, the Federal Premier, The Government proposes to in- speaking at the Federal Institute, vite the other two Parliamentary be held into the Australian sugar at the forthcoming India Confer announced that a full inquiry will Parties to appoint representatives industry in regard to the embargo ence. on foreign sugar and the Sugar nado in both Houses this after Agreement (whereby the Govern-
mens pays bounties to assist the The latter agreement industry). wjl not be renewed until a com- prehensive report dealing with all aspects of the question are sidered.
COM-
The parties interested urge the renewal of the agreement for five years.
noon.
This announcement
· WOS“
BODY OF MISSING AIRMAN FOUND.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
RANGOON, July 30.
The body of Hook, the companion of Matthews, who was attempting to fly from England to Australia,
but whose machine crashed in Burmab, has been found by the
private expedition sent out by the Rangoon Gazette,
It will be recalled that Hook sustained injuries when the aero- plane crashed, and that Matthews left him with some villagers while he went in search of assistance."
First Suggestion of Conference. The Prime Minister, in the House of Commons, recalled that the Round Table Conference was rst suggested in a letter addressed to him last October by the Chair. man of the Indian Statutory Com mission. The letter said that, in GYMNAST'S FATAL LEAP. such a Conference: "His Majesty's Government would meet bath re-
INQUEST ON TERRITORIAL presentatives of British India and
On the other hand, the State branches of the Housewives' Asso ciation and some fruit growers' organisations are in favour of, lift-representatives of the ing the embargo on foreign sugar.
A TAILOR'S GIFT.
PROFESSORSHIP FOR
CAMBRIDGE. :-
The Council of the Senate of
with the mandate of Nanking, Cambridge University will shortly But for some reason or another, the report to the University on an offer Mayor is again reported. to be tired of Mr. Montague. Burton, the of the post and wants to resign. If his resignation is accepted this Koo, the present chief of the time, most probably Mr. Ching Tie Bureau of Public Works, will be appointed as his successor.
famous merchant tailor, to endow
be called the Montague Burton Pro a professorship in the University to
fessorship of Industrial Relations.
Mr. Burton having expressed his willingness that the detailed de- finition of the professor's duties Board, in a memorandum, propose that these duties should be defined as follows:-
Indian
States." The Government had been considering how, without changing the character of the Conference, as indicated in that letter, it could be used to give an opportunity to re- presentatives of India and the Bri- tish Parliament of exchanging and discussing views on the problems with which they were dadling, and for understanding each other, and the Government were impressed by the advantages which would result from the presence in the Confer
Paliamentary parties. Thus ho ence of representatives of the other
believed the difficulties and differ ences would be removed and the legislation to be undertaken here.
The Crown law officera and the expressed - an
On and after August 1 the Pro opinion against criminal proceed-vincial Council will have control of inga
the Canton Municipal Government. The Premier also announced that All municipal matters will have to should be left to them, the Faculty after would be. facilitated. civil proceedings would
now be be referred to the Provincial Gov taken.
Mr. Theodore declines to comment" ernment, and not to Nanking 28
on the announcement.
General, Lord Willingdon, intimat ing that the Government will resign office immediately the new adminis-Theodore was Premier. tration is ready, to carry on.
Rize dn Textile Stock Prices.
WINNIPEG, July 20. One repercussion of the election
in Changsha has been reduced to result has been a sharp rise in the ashes.
prices of textile stocks, apparently Japanese refugees from the Cou-due to a belief that the incoming munist-ridden city have been taken Government will inercase the pro to Hankow on board a Japanese tective tariffs against foreign im- steamer under the escort of a
ports. This will particularly affect Japanese gunboat...
British imports.
GOLD SEIZURE AT SHANGHAI.
(Wah Ti Tat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, July 30. The Customs oficials here seized over 30 gold bars, valued at 820,000, -on board a Japanese vessel to-day,
POSTAL STRIKE SETTLED.
(Wah Ter Yat Pao.)
TIENTSIN, July 30 Through the mediation of the Bureau of Public Safety, the post men's strike has been settled, and they will resume work to-morrow."
PRINCE OF WALES FLIES.
TO BELGIUM
[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.}
RUGBY, July 29...
[A message of July 5 stated: The Federal Treasurer, the Right Hon. Mr. Edward Grenville Theo- dore, has resigned following the. announcement of the findings of the Queensland Royal Commission of Enquiry into the circumstances attending the purchase of Mungana (Chillagos) Mines by the Queens land Labour Government when Mr. The Commission finds that Mr. Theodore and another Labour ex Premier, W. McCormack, alse Mr. Goddard, who was Mines Manager of Chillagoe, were guilty of fraud and dishonesty in procuring the State to purchase mines for £40,000, Mr. Theodore, interviewed; hotly denied the charges, which he declar- ed, were the work of his political enemies. Mr. Theodore has made clear that his resignation will only operate until these charges are cleared up]
formerly.
NATIONAL TAXES INCREASED.
V
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
t
CANTON, July 30
con-
Study and instruction on dition of employment and relations between employers and employed, with special reference to causes of industrial disputes...
Methods of promoting industrial
peace.
At the inquest at Warrington on Henry Dominic- Conterio (18), a private in the 4th Battalion of the Prince of Wales's Volunteers, who was fatally injured while leaping over a wooden vaulting horse in the drill hall at Warrington a ver dict of death from misadventure was returned.
Sergeant Major Nash said the leap was a foolish thing to do on the part of Canterio, but it was done in a boyish spirit. Harold Yardley, another member of the battalion, said that Copterio vault
ed several times over the horse, taking flying dives without touch- ing the horse with his hands. He was warned several times, but ap peared to take no heed. When attempting to vault again, he fell on his head.
Lieutenant Varley said that there was no regular parade for the men ou Wednesday evenings, and they had gone down purely voluntarily for recreation. On behalf of the commanding officer, Colonel A. P. V. Pigot, and the other officers, he conveyed to Mrs. Conterio sincere sympathy.
Political Parties to Nominate Delegates. For this reason, said the Prime Minister, the Government propose to invite the leaders of the other two parties to nominate representa tives to attend the Conference, from Mr. Burton is willing to transfer both Houses, but he must make it to the University 18,858 21 seven per clear that the Government could cent. cumulative preference shares not throw off their constitutional in Montagua Burton, Ltd., guar- anteeing on behalf of himself and responsibility and must claim com-ed to exclude from the Indian re- bis personal representatives, that, plete freedom regarding the pro- presentation anyone who had sign if in any year during the tenure of the first professor the income from posals which they would subsequent the shares should be less than £1,330, ly lay before Parliament as the out- some of the Conference, to advance the deficiency will be made up.
the purpose announced by the Viceroy after consulting with His Majesty's Government.
A Romantic Picture. MF. Burton is one of the most
romantic figures in industry.
He began business 30 years ago with a capital of £100, and to-day be is one of the largest merchant tailors in the world, with, it is said, the greatest number of tailoring workshops, retail shops, and em ployees in the trade.
Exchange of Views.
ed any report or had taken part in the civil disturbance. He asked if there, was to be one rule for the Indian and another rule for the British representatives.
The Prime Minister added that! so far as the Indian Central Com mittee was concerned, he under- stood that body would not be re- presented, but they were at pre- sent in communication with the Viceroy, and he could not say more at present.
All the national taxes will be in- creased 20 per cent, on and after August 1, according to the order of Mr. Fan Ki Mo, Commissioner of Finance. The purpose of this in- creased taxation is to obtain sufi cient revenue for the resuscitation of the present badly depreciated Central Bank of China notes. It will be remembered that the Gov- ernment has already decided upon the flotation of another loan for $15,000,000 for this purpose. Bonds are being printed for distribution in denominations of $1, 85, 810, |
The Prime Minister, replying to $30, $100, and $500. The increase of 20 per cent. in taxation will have
Mr. Baldwin, said he was at pre- to be paid out of these bonds. In
sent exchanging views regarding no doing the Government will be Within 10 years of his beginning the number of representatives from
Prime Minister's Candour: AEROPLANE ON GOODWINS, Į able to dispose of approximately business, Mr. Burton had opened a
The Prime Minister added I $1,200,000 in bonds. The present chain of shops extending from Man- the two other parties to be invit-
have been perfectly candid. We empty vaults in the Government chester to Leicester. Workshops ed, but, he thought three or four have considered it and we are now CLIMB ON TO-ROOF OF
depository will be quickly replenish were established in Leeds, and one from each would be a convenient engaged in negotiations about it.. CABIN.
ed, but only at the expense of the shop a month was opened. taxpayers. After being rescued last month from the Channel, when his ma SIXTY MILES AN HOUR chine crashed off Deal, the pilot of a monoplane hurried by car to London to keep a dinner engagé
R.100 WELL OVER ATLANTIC.
SPEED.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE] ́
RUGBY, July 29. The airship R.100 made: good progress to-day on her voyage to Montreal.
MONTIZAL, July 29. Elaborate preparations are being H.R.H. the Frince of Wales flew made for the reception of the R.100. to Belgium to day, landing at A crowd of at least 100,000 is ex
Brussels this evening in heavy rain.
ment,
There wore three occupants of the plane: Mr. Hylton Murray Philip- on, of Stobo Castle, Stobo, the pilot, Mr. James Murray Philip 800, his brother, and a mechanic.
They left Hendon early in the morning intending to fly to France and to return early in the evening.
When about a mile across the lighter the North Goodwin lightship, fog was encountered, and while the pilot was trying to and a way through engine trouble developed and the aeroplane crashed Fortunately the sea was calm and the three fiers managed to got out of the waterlogged cabin through
He was met by King Albert, pected to witness the arrival of the Queen. Elizabeth, the British Am airship at the mooring mast twelve Trawler to the Rescue,
bassador and many other distin guished people, the Ambassador making a number of presentations,
With this 20 per cent, increase in all the national taxes, the Govern- ment will abolish the temporary 10 per cent, increase in taxes for mili- tary purposes which went into effect on January 19 of this year. "How the taxpayers will react towards this big increase in taxa- tion is not known. It is certain that no taxpayer welcome this latest scheme of the Government for raising money.
COLLISION IN SWATOW HARBOUR."
KALGAN AND HOZAN MARU:
DAMAGES BLIGHT.
The firm claims to pay the highest number, and he would like their But at present I think the House rate of wages in the trade, and Mr names to be announced, if pos- the course suggested."
would be well advised not to adopt Burton has always shown a deep sible, before Parliament rose at the interest in his employees. One of his welfare schemes is a private end of this week. savings bank," to which he adds 10 per cent, interest manually on all sums invested under £4,000.
Party Representatives Full Delegates,
Emclent Representation at Confer ence Needed,
Ma further reply to Mr. Thurtle (Labourite), who asked if the Gov- The Chair of Industrial Relativas.
Asked by Mr. Lloyd George whe-ernment had considered the effect of Leeds University owes its founda-
upon Indian Nationalist opinion tion to Mr. Burton, who gave it anther such nominees would have of admitting Opposition parties to the Round Table Conference, the mite the engagement of a professor gaten, and whether he had reached Prime Minister replied in the affix. endowment of £20,000, which per-equal status with the other dele- at a salary of £800 a year,
any conclusion regarding the re mative. He added that it was per Cast May Mr. Burton offered Or presentation of the Statutory Comfectly obvious that it was for the ford University £1,350 for seven mission, seeing that it was no or- good of India, as well as of Britain, years for the maintenance of a Pro- dinary Commission appointed by that the discussion, at the Confer- fessor of International Relations - the Government but had been ap
ence should be very full and re- painted under the authority of presentative, and that the Govern Parliament, the Prime Minister ment should have an opportunity replied that the nominees of the of listening to a most thorough Opposition parties would be full thrashing out of all the problems. delegates The question of repre- that arose and would have to be sentation of the Statutory Com dealt with by legislation. He was mission had received from the Gov very little interested in propor ernment a great deal of anxious tonal representation at the Con- consideration, and at the moment ference. What was needed was representation that would be effcient in bringing ideas to the Conference and in examining the questions before it
NOT A DYING INDUSTRY.
UNDERTAKERS IN HAPPY MOOD AT SCARBOROUGH,"
- At the 26th annual conference of
Mamber.
She reported by wireless at în- tervals during the day, and this evening gave her position as well out over the Atlantic to the north- west of Ireland, adding: "Every- thing O.K. Weather fine but rather
On arrival in port on Tuesday" cold."
The airship was making a speed crit by using the mythe B. & Steamer Kalgan made the roof the emergency afternoon, Capt. R. T. Stevens of
of 60 miles per hour.
The plane was sinking rapidly a report to the Harbour Office to when Mr. James Murray Philip the effect that a collision occurred son remembered that he had left between his vessel and the O.S.K the British Undertakers' Associatey were inclined to say it would his passport and gold watch steamer Hozan Maru (Capt. tion at Scarborough recently, Alder- be a great mistake to have mem which he greatly prized, in the Oyama) at Swatow on Monday last. man K. V. Kenyon, of London, in bers of the Commission as repre- cabin. After diving three times he There was only minor damage sus his presidential address, said that sentative delegates at the Confer- succeeded in recovering both arti tained and both vessels were able it was a matter of satisfaction that ence.
while some organisations were ⠀⠀ Assistance From Commission cle
to proceed on their respective voy age The Hozan Maru, was expect suffering from trade depression, ed to arrive at Keelung yesterday their association was holding its. According to Capt. Stephens own. Amongst their workers con- report little damage was sustained ditions were better than in many would clearly be undesirable that by the Kalgan which is now moored trades. Their pay had remained any member of the Statutory Com In the meantime the Dieppe to Bucy Bis. It is understood she high, and he did not think there mission should be included in either trawler Byrius was, racing to the will not dock for repairs.
was a trade in the country that of the party delegations, but was could boast, of a lower percentage it not also clear that the Confer rescue, having seen the plane fall.
ence ought to have the assistance of of unemployed. into the sea. It got alongside and
Mr. B. Hodgson, of Bradford, representative of the Commission, took the airmen on board c
that were in MSnowden and could not the Government All three drove in a taxi-cab to
then mate
had put up the Death Duties there with the consent in partics, Sandgate," when to what of thRg his brot
Lacol bắn phá dinner
hed been reduction that the Chairman of the Commis, two Philipsons lives. Mrs. Philip ment might be fulfilled.
So I hope," he said, sion to act son provided her nephews and
whatever your politics are, you One Rule for AI. their companion with hot baths
will try to remove. Snowden and a change of clothing and also called in a doctor, who found that the pilot was suffering from a alight His mother before her marriage cut on one of his legs, caused when was the Hon. Nino Murray the machine struck the sea daughter of the tenth Lord (Continued at foot of nezt column.), Elibank”
miles from the city NER Boon the machine sank and the Many special trains are being three men had to swim, the pilot run, and British and Canadian assisting the mechanic to keep
landing parties, specially trained for the mooring manœuvres, are ROUEN STRIKERS RESUME standing by,
WORK
17KBOUGE BEDIER'A AGENCY.
Rover, July 20.. The strike movement here has notably declined and numerous werkers have
their employ- Tenumed
The strike leadors recently arrest ed have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment varying from two to
five years
NAVAL TREATY BILL
ALL STAGES PASSED.
[THROUGE BEUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 20.
The House of Lords has now passed all stages of the Landon Naval Treaty Bill, which will re- ceive tão Royal Assent this week.
see to
Mr. Hylton Murray Phillipson is a cousin by marriage of Mrs. Hilton Philipson, formerly Mias Mabel Russell, the actress.
The undertakers were all in hany mood, and the president-elect, Mr. W. S, Pattison, ald that they never had a happier or a bonnier faced act of people before at Bear
borough
Sir Austen Chamberlain said it
[THROUGH REUTER'S AOENCY.]
Prime Minister Opposes. Simon
LONDON, July 20 In the House of Commons, dur ing question-time, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald announced his reads ness to agree that the Opposition parties should each appoint four members of the Indian Round Tekle Conference, on the Indian Constitu
is Banmeldu
credited delegates, but the Govern- ment would retain com "freedom regarding Kubsequ legislation.
The Prime Minister replied that he held the view at the moment that it would be a gricvons mis- take to do this, as there was a strong reason why it was propos-
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