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FOREIGN SECURITY | BRITISH LEGATION

IN CHINA.

NO PROTECTION UNTIL

WAR ENDS.

IN CHINA.

TRANSFER A CONTRIBUTION TO CIVIL GOVERNMENT.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:}

ĮTEROUGH REUTER'E AGENCY.]

LONDON, August 7..

The Times, in the course of an The Manchester Guardian, in the

editorial, says that the Nanking Government has expressed regret

LONDON, August 9.

course of an editorial, says that though the transference of the

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1930.

CHINA UNLIKELY

TO GO RED.

FIRST ACT OF NEW GOVERNMENT,

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

PEIPINO, August 8. Chu Ao Hsiang, in a statement during his weekly interview, declar-

NANKING'S FOOLISH

SUBTERFUGE.

PEIPING PAPER'S SCATHING EXPOSURE.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PIPING, August 8. The Peiping Leader, in the course

FENG REPORTS CAPTURES.

PROGRESS ON ALL FRONTS.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PEIPINO, August 8. Feng Yu Hsiang, in the course of an editorial, declares that of of a communiqué, states that the

INDIAN SIX PER CENT, LOAN.

RESPONSE EXCEEDS ALL EXPECTATIONS.

(THROUGH REUTEN'S AGENOT.).

TOKYO-TACOMA FLIGHT.

U.S. AVIATOR ARRIVES WITH AEROPLANE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

-SIMLA, August. 8.

TOKYO, August 0. The response to the Government Lieut. Bromley, who intends to Six Per Cent. Loan has exceeded make a non-stop fight from Tokyo all expectations, and is regarded to Tacoma, arrived at Yokohams

to the Governments of the United British Legation to Nanking might ed, that China is not likely to go all the foolish subterfuges to which. centre of the Shansi troops capture as an indication that the Congress with his aeroplane on board the

States and Japan in connection with be curious at a time when the "the sacking of Changsha, and Hu Nanking Government is in obvious Han Min has stated that the danger of complete collapse, it is Nationalist Government" will hold the one contribution that Great itself responsible for the acts of Britain can still make in support Chinese citizens, but most foreign of a Government of any kind in Governments will be better pleased China. There cannot be any question to learn, that serious measures not of military intervention, but when, only repressive but remedial are as now, the struggle is between "being taken by the Nanking anarchy and the one possibility, Government against the alarming growth of Communist banditry in

order, we are obliged to give what civilian aid possible to the one civil

EMPIRE SHORT WAVE

BROADCASTING.

the central and southern provinces. Government in China. The Nanking Government has no force available to defeat the rebels' prosecution of the civil war, which nobody expects will end in a deci- sive victory over the Northerners, which is occupying its military energies, exhausting its Snancial "resources, and driving grea num-1 hers of the peasantry to despair, which is the best recruiting sergeant for the Communist organiser or bandit chief.

COLONIES TO" CONTRIBUTE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

[THяOCOE HEUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, August 7. Great Britain is to have a per manent short wave Empire broad. casting station with a world-wide | raage according to the News and

The paper says that the news that the British Minister to China has prepared proposals in regard to the modification of extra-Chronicle. Territorial rights would be more interesting if foreign missionaries could live in Chinese towns with out any fear of being kidnapped and held for ransom, and if foreign merchants were not exposed to the risk of having to escape in gun boats, leaving their property in the hands of looters.

There is a certain unreality about the negotiations which postulate the existence of a tolerable measure of public security in a country which is daily growing less secure.

The reinforcement of the British naval strength on the Middle Yang tsze is a nécessary precaution after what happened in Changsha. It. elearly would not be needed if the Xanking Government were able to protect British lives and interests,

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As the result of negotiations be the British Broadcasting tween Corporation, the Colonial Office, and various overseas authorities the B.B.C. have purchased land adjoining Daventry Broadcasting Station, on which they will erect a short wave transmitter capable of being heard in the remotest parts of the Empire.

The cost of the installation will be met by the Colonial Office as sisted by the Colonies, and the Dominions will also be asked at the Imperial Conference to assist financially.

The Treasury have provisionally agreed to find £12,000 for the ori ginal outlay, while the B.B.C. will provide programmes free.

Work will probably be begun" on

or "four months.

"

Red, as the mass of the peasant farmers, unlike the Russians before the revolution, are not serfs, but the owners of the land, though their holdings are very small, while those working for the farmers are well-treated and are given a fair share of the produce, and hoped to become landholders themselves. Moreover, the Chinese peasantry are law-abiding, and hated blood shed and murder, such as are being practised at Changsha and else

where, and they would not follow "such an example. One of the first acts of the new Government will be to suppress the Reds.

REV. ALLAN CAMERON SAFE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PRIPING, August 8. The U.S.S. Palos' has received a wireless message from Changsha stating that the Rev. Allan Cameron, of the Eunan Faith Mission, who was reported to have been stabbed to death, is sale.

the Nanking Government has re-ed two battalion commanders and sorted the most laughable is the 1,000 men, and the left wing of Shih one attributing Communist activi Yu Sau's troops occupied the four ties to Wang Ching Wei.

outer gates of Tsaoàsien.

Will the Nanking Government blame Wang Ching Wei for the atrocities committed on Mrs. Hearne and Miss Nettleton, which occurred in territory claimed to be under the control of Nanking Did Nanking do anything to suppress On the contrary, knowing that these the brigands in Kiangsi and Kunen

provinces were hotbeds of bandits and Communist terrorists, they withdrew their troops and left the nafortunate residents at the mercy of the Reds, and they now blame Wang Ching Wei for these disturb ances !

DROUGHT RELIEF IN AMERICA.

PRESIDENT DIRECTING

OPERATIONS.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

propaganda of boycotts has not President Lincoln. affected credit." ~

Owing to their haste in departure. Twenty-nine and a half crores of from America, Bromley and his Cavalry rounded the enemy's rupees were subscribed, and ap- flank, and reached Kuyueh and plications for 13 crores were made Kiasiang, a ́d are now pressing to-

by small investors throughout the wards Chiling and the Tientsin-country. Pukow Railway. They captured 300 earts containing supplies.

The right wing of the Lunghai-

vominchun have taken Ningling. 30 from Eweitch, which they ex- pect to occupy to-day.

On the Peiping-Hankow Railway front; we occupied Hwaiyang, and we

are now advancing towards Chowchiakow.

Other troops captured Shangshui and Pehwutu, eastward and west ward of the Peiping-Hankow Rail- way, respectively.

GANDHI'S SUCCESSOR.

(THÏOUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

BOMBAY, August 7. Gandhi's latest successor as head of the civil disobedience movement is Maulana Abdulkal Amazad, whom Vallabhai Patel nominated President of Congress before Patel bimself was sent to gaol.

Women Offenders Decline to Pay Fines.

All women Congrese members arrested during the week-end dis-' turbances have refused to pay the fines imposed by the Magistrate,

CHINA'S NEW GOVERNMENT preferring prison.

Vallabhai Patel has been sen. tenced to three months' imprison-

WASHINGTON, August 7, Preparations to extend the relief ENLARGED PLENARY SESSION. ment. of the drought suffering nation are proceeding apsce, under the per- sonal direction of President Hoover.

Reports pouring in here indicate that the damage resulting from the drought will reach £2,000,000 on- LARGEST BRIDGE IN THE less the rains come soon.

WORLD.

ACROSS SYDNEY HARBOUR.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].

SYDNEY, August 7.. To-day a man crossed the largest bridge in the world when the chief rngineer of Messrs. Dorman, Long & Co., Ltd., the company building the bridge to span the beautiful harbour here, stepped across the gap of forty-two inches from one section of the main arch to the

(THROUGH BEUTER'S 4GENOT.}

FEIFING, August 9.".

Malaviya Beleased.

BOMBAY, August. 8. Pandit Malaviya has been "re- leased.

Gandhi “Conversations,"

ALLAHABAD, August 8. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru, who has returned from Lucknow, states that Jawahira!

A formal meeting of the en- larged Plenary Council of the The reduction of railway freight Kuomintang was held yesterday ratos on hayfodder to the cattle afternoon, being attended by it has not yet been decided that breeding areas, and possibly the free transport of livestock to un- affected grazing lands, is contem- plated."

BIG SALARIES IN AMERICA.

MR. SCHWAB'S MEAGRE $150,000 FROM STEEL.

(CNITED PRESS.}

members.

A Standing Committee was ap- pointed, also Committees to discuss the formation, of a Government, propaganda, and instructing" the population in Kuomintang prin- ciples.

and

Motalal Nehru Nehru will go to Poona to see Gandhi. He is still communicating with the Viceroy about the proposed visit.

· Village Officials Withdraw.

Resignations,

SUBAT, August 8. One hundred and ninety village officials who resigned at the begin. The members who recently arriv-

ning of the civil disobedience move- "ed from the South were welcomed.ment have withdrawn their re

Ma Hsia Chin was appointed signations. Chief Secretary of the Standing Committee.

No Mayor for Calcutta.

CALCUTTA, August 7. The city is still without a Mayor. to elect a Mayor, the mob again On the résumption of the meeting invaded the Council Chamber, and

co-pilot, Gatty, arrived without passports, and they were not per mitted to disembark until the Foreign Office

gave them. special permission.

The aviators said that they hoped to start on their flight across the Pacific within ten days, although it was difficult to find an air-field permitting a take-off a mile long, which they required.

AIRSHIP FLIGHT TO INDIA'S

PREPARATIONS ON R.101.

[BEITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

RUGBY, August-7. Canada, work is proceeding on the While the airship R.100 is in Preparation of the R.101 for her. fight to Indin, which takes place. next month.

P

The R.101 has Diesel oil engines and is the slaver of the two ships, but she is being equipped with two new engines put of her complement of five, and these, it is hoped, "will improve her maneuvring capacity and provide a cruising speed. of

miles an hour.

indicates the existence of an almost A meteorological investigation. permanent north-west wind, current in the Middle East, and the R.101 is likely to follow the northern course after leaving Ismailia, while

the return journey from Karachi as far as Egypt will follow the south- erly route over the Indian Ocean.

A new bay amidship is being added to the R.101, and this is ex- pected to increase her lift.

AUSTRALIA-ENGLAND “FLIGHT.

Youngstown, O., July 31. Reve- executives of Bethlehem Steel re lations concerning huge salaries of

It was decided to telegraph the ceived a check to-day when it was whole country ordering the release learned that Mr. Charles Schwab, of all those imprisoned on the The two sections will actually chairman of the board, received charge of opposing Chiang Kai the meeting once more had to be Curmingham, engaged on a solo

bonuses although it had formerly Shek. but G.8150,000 a year and no

other.

but they manifestly will not be in the new transmitter within three will be completed on September 16

a position to do that so long as they are at war with the North.

DUTCH HONOUR FOR.

SIAMESE PRINCË,

[THROUGH REDTER'S AGENCY.]

THE HAGUE, August 8. The Queen of the Netherlands has conferred upon Prince Dam- röng of Siam the Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands.

"LORD BIRKENHEAD.

IMPROVEMENT REPORTED.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Ruory, August 7.

Lord

A slight improvement was report ed to-day in the condition of Lord Birkenhead, who is ill bronchial pneumonia.

CANADA'S NEW PREMIER. (THROUGH AZUTER’B AGENCY.]

OTTAWA, August 7. Mr. R. B. Bennett has formed a Cabinet with himself as Premier and Minister of Finance and Ex- ternal Affairs_____

[Mr. Bennett, who mas che leader of the Opposition party, which re. cently put Mr. MacKenzie "King's Liberal Party out of office, is a pro- minent paper manufacturer in Canado. He is strongly pro-British and favours Protection tariffa.]

CAPTIVE LADY MISSIONARIES.

BRITISH CONSUL LEAVES TO ORTAIN RELEASE

THEOUGH BEUTEE'S AGENCY, ]

The Empire broadcast at first will only operate for a limited period cach day.

meet on August 25 and the arch

at a cost of six million sterling,

The bridge strutches between the abutment towers over the channel, a distance of 1,675 feet, the total length of the bridge from Dawes Point, south, to Milson's Point, north, being 3,770 feet.

Even at high tide there will be DEMOLITION OF A FAMOUS | headway of 170 feet for vessels

HOTEL.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, August 7. Demolition work has begun on the universally-known Hotel Cecil in the Strand, which was recently. sold to make way for a mammoth office building..

Two hundred men have been em- ployed to carry out the task in seventeen weeks. They are working night and day, and even the foundations of the hotel are being uprooted.

[In a letter, to shareholders last month the directors of Hotel Cecil, Ltd., stated the approximate result of the sale of the company's pro- perty. The price received from Shell-Mex., Ltd, for the land, buildings, fixtures, fittings, etc., was £1,522,000; the price realised by the sale of faraiture, stock, etc was 400,920; and other assets, say. £10,770, making B total of £1,022,705.

passing underneath.

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been believed that he received total of more than G. $1,000,000" a year.

To-day's disclosure was in con- nection with the suit of Mr. Cyrus Stephen Eaton, who for weeks has been making strenuous efforts to prevent the proposed merger of Bethlehem Steel with Youngstown

Sheet & Tube.

The bridge will carry a roadway It was recently revealed that Me" fifty-seven feet wide, four railway Eugene Grace, president of Beth lines, and two footways each ten lehem Steel, received a salary of feet wide. The bridge will be readyG81,200 with a bonus of more than for traffic in 1931,

EUROPEAN FEDERATION.

M. BRIAND PREPARING A FRESH NOTE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

PARIS, August 7. According to the newspapers, M. Briand is preparing a fresh Note on bie scheme for a European

federation.

The replies received to his original nations differ on such matters as suggestion show that European relations with the Soviets, the main tenance or revision of peace treaties and economie rivalries, etc.

G.81,500,000 a year, and, therefore,. it had been presumed that the even more famous and internationally powerful Mr. Schwab would top this materially.

A recent petition filed by Mr. Eaton with reference to the income of Mr. Grace asserted that for this anaual amount Mr. Grace "renders no adequate service or considera“ tion."

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GIFT TO NANKINIG SEMINARY. -

LARGE SUM FOR METHODIST

EPISCOPAL MISSION.

(UNITED PRESE. }

king Theological Seminary was

New York, August 1--The Nan found to be among 14 beneficiaries ander the will of the late Mrs. Rebecca Wendle Swope when the document was admitted to probate in Court here to-day.

The estate was said to total "more than G.890,000,000" in the aggre gate, although it has been popular. approximate supposed to

y

G8100,000,000,

abandoned.

It is said that Sen Gupta han agreed to retire from the contest if a Moslem candidate is put forward.

BRITISH TROOPS OPPOSE

AFRIDIS..

DANGEROUS SITUATION NEAR PESHAWAR

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

PESHAWAN, August 7. against the Afridis, who are 5,000 British troops to-day moved out strong, and are concentrating to the West of the Khajuri Plain and the Bara Valley, within 15 miles of Peshawar.

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RUGBY, August 7 Thirty-five portions of a division. After repeated warnings had been of the entire estate into 200 equal given them not to approach within This aroused a storm of news portions are bequeathed to the a certain distance of Peshawar, a paper controversy, in "the course Methodist Episcopal Board of For" hostile body of Afridi tribesmen of which Mr. Arthur Brisbane, eign Missions, and the income will have been bombed by Royal Air Hearst columnist, said that "a civi-be used for the Nanking Theological Force machines stationed on the lization that can afford to pay Seminary. 8230,000 year salary for lew afford 81,0000,000 for running a big- minutes talk on the radio can steel concern.”

Mr. John F Sinclair 6f the New York World quoted the late Mr.

COLORADO RIVER WATER DISPUTE:

MEXICO A SHARE.

north-west frontier.

The tribesmen were stirred up by Bloods and a Lashkar was form unfriendly Mullahs and Young Fd estimated at 5,000 strong

discussion at the League Assembly the statement that no employco

The opinion is expressed that a Nicholas F. Brady, as authority for PROTEST OVER MOVE TO GIVE parties, generally at night, by un- is unavoidable since Great Britain of a well-run corporation can pos demands it, and there is a general sibly be worth in salary over desire to consider the susceptibilities $100,000 a year." of the League.

After repayment of debenture | BELGIAN CAVALRY CHARGE stock, bank loans, costs, etc., amounting to "£800,081, there ra mained an estimated balance, for distribution of £822,624.

This will suffice, says the report, to repay preference shares at par with dividend to date of liquida tion, and leave approximately £311,000 (equivalent to 155. d. per share) available for distribution aking ordinary shareholders Be fore this distribution can be made it will be necessary to put the com- pay into liquidation

STRIKERS.

POLICE GREETED WITH VOLLEYS OF STONES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

PARIS, August 7. More violent disturbances in the Roubaix and Tourcoing district reached a climax in a cavalry charge by the Belgian gendarmeric. The sixikare, who had haldast ones.meating at Mando, grasted arrival of the police with volleys of stones and bricka Then the gen- darmes charged.

Mr Henry Smith,hairman of the United Realisation Company, stated in a letter that his company, Foocuow, August 8. as owning balf the ordinary share The British Consul, Mr. Martin, capitol of the hotel.company, has left this morning for Teaping for raised objections to certain resolu the purpose of interviewing Lutions to be proposed at the extra Haing Pang in an endeavour to ordinary meeting of Hotel Cecil, obtain the release of Miss Harrison Ltd, Winchester House, only, with a number of injured and Miss Nettleton.

August 8.7

Some strikers crossed the border for more ammunition," but French gendarmes, who were wait ing, drove them back. Eventual-

strikers, they dispersed.

GALVESTON BEAUTY

CONTEST.

(UNITED PRESS,]. Washington, July 31.Senator William L King of Utah to-day protested against the reported efforts by Mr. Dwight Morrow, U.S. Ambasador to Mexico, to negotiate an agreement with Mexico.con- cerning a division of the waters of GIRLS OF SEVEN COUNTRIES the Colorado river, incident to con-

struction of the

great Boulder Dam project..

In the opinion of Senator King Mexico is not entitled to any por: tion of the river's waters, which are of immense irrigation valuo,

Some observore sa developments

COMPETE.

UNITED PRESA.]

The tribesmen descended in small frequented ways into the Bara Valley, north-west of Peshawar, and had arranged to concentrate on the Khajuri Plain on Wednesday.

Warning notices posted along their route were ignored and recon- noitring aeroplanes fired at. As a

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Roosy, August 7. The young Australian airman, flight from Australia to Britain, landed on the small island of Flores through oil pressure trouble after a nine hours' fight from Wynd ham, Australia.

The machine was undamaged, and when the runaway has been cleared, enabling him to take off, he will resume the journey.

ROUND-EUROPE AIR RACE, GERMANS TAKE FIRST THREE PLACES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BERLIN, August 7. The final results of the recent round-Europe fight have now been announced.

The German aviator, Morzik, Inst year's winner, again came first with a total of 423 points

Another German, Poss, second with the same "number of points, and Notz, iso a German, was third with 419.

came

The succeeding positions were taken by Miss Spooner (Britain) 416, Polte (German) 406, Lord Carberry (Britain) 405, Captains Brond (Britain) 395.

Mies Spooner was easily the highest scorer in the starting and landing tests over 30 feet obstacles, otherwise the British competitors lost their earlier advantages.

Revised Placings.,,

The revised figures for the plac ings in the round Europe fight give Morzik jer points,

The revised placings put Captain Broad eighth,

Precautions bonitis outpost meditated, attack materialised six were strengthened, but before the

ly 60 machines, dropped bombs with squadrons, numbering approximate- the object of dispersing and dis-CANADIAN SUGAR couraging the tribesmen. had the effert intended.

It is believed that this operation

..

Peshawar Guarded All Night.

PESHAWAB, August 7.

Troops closely guarded the city

Galveston, Texas, August 2. With feminine pulchritude of all parts of the land represented, Gal veston's famous annual beauty con test began to-day, a

five in Among the countries which haveing is reached... Salted Shade Soviet midden to Pridentitatile Aft many, France, Hungary, Rumania, to-day, Senator William H. King and Turkey

of Utah amended his remarks on the

of a situation somewhat akin to that and cantonment all night long, in of the Sudan, unless an understand view of the danger of a night attack

To-day the girls filed past the contest judges wearing sport clothes To-morrow there will be a public parade

Following the completion of judy, ing, the holder of the world beauty title will be announced:

reported Mexican negotiations, by stating that he had learned that the United States was not negotiating wia Mexico nor was it contemplat ing negotiations regarding Afexican claims to water rights in the Colorado river,

Afridis

Troops.

LATER,

The Afridi raiding party made a feeble attack on the British troops a mile from Teshawar laat night.

The city gates will be closed to night:

All precautions have been taken, and aeroplanes are, reconnoitrin

INDUSTRY.

COMMITTEE FORMED TO

HELP.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE

NEWLODE, Augnet, nounced in Wall Street. that Canadian bankers and sugar producers are jointly nominating a Committee, to help the sugar in dustry.

The announcement followed. meeting of the representatives of the Chane, National Bank, National City Bank, Royal Bank of Canada and other concerus.