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RENDITION OF WEIHAIWEI.

IMPRESSIVE ARRAY OF BRITISH WARSHIPS.

(mROVOR REUTER'S AGENOT.]

WEIHAWEI, Sept. 30, The rendition ceremony.com. mences as 10.30 on Wednesday morning with the landing of the Special Chinese Commissioner, Wang Chia Ching, and suite, who

will be received by the British Com missioner, Sir R. F. Johnston, Vice Admiral Waistell and other senior officials, and naval and military guards-of-honour.

Sir R. F. Johnston will then read Articles 1, 2, 3 and 20 of the Bendi- tion Agreement, and the first Article of the Naval Agreement, alter which he will order the Obi- nose national flag to be broken alongside the Union Jack," both of which will be hauled down at sun-

time after 32 years of undisturbed

FENG YU HSIANG TO RETIRE.

SURRENDER OF THE KUOMINCHUN FORCES,

(THROUGH BETTER'S AGENOT.]

NANKING, Sept. 30.

Chiang Kai Shek has telegraphed

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1930.

FINANCIAL REFORM IN GERMANY:

PROGRAMME SUBMITTED TO PRESIDENT,

THROUGH DEUTER'S 'AGENCY.]

DEATH OF LORD BIRKENHEAD.

FORMER CHANCELLOR OF GREAT BRITAIN. “

[TRAGUON BETTLE'S AGENCY:)

LONDON, Sept. 30, The death of Lord Birkenhead is announced,

Recurrence of Lung Congestion,

LONDON, Bopt: 28.

Lord Birkenhead's condition is

"BERLIN," Sept. 30, Chancellor Bruening has submit- to the Government that Feng Yuted to President Hindenburg the siang has decided to retire, and Government's financial reform pro that the Kuominchum are evacuat- grahame to cover the Budget deficit ing their positions on, the Lunghai of £37,300,000, due to unemploy

ment and the decline of revenue.

again reported on în a bulletin Railway front.

To prevent & farther defeit in issued today, which states that Chang, has sent delegates to confer the coming year, it is inderstood there has been a recurrence of the with Chiang Kai Shek regarding that salaries of members of the congestion in the terms of surrender...

Cabinet will be reduced by 20 per panied by a considerable rise of Chiang Kai Shek requests Ma Fucent, and the salarice of all State temperature. His general cond; Heiang and Chang Chih Kiang, ox- officials by 8 per cent. The anem- tion remain, good.

It will be recalled that he was chief of staff of the Komischun ployment insurance tax will bo in

The local Commander, Chi Huang

(who is at present in Shanghai), to proceed to the front immediately

one lung, accom-

creased by two per cent. to ci per firat reported to be aufering from cent.; and bachelors and spinstera ling complications, towards the

THE PILGRIM

TRUST."

SUBSTANTIAL EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY.

(REUTKU'S ANKEILAN BRETICK]

NEW Yonx, Sept. 30. The New Fork Times, in the course of a leading antiele, re- joice at the establishment of "The Pilgrim Trust."

EMPIRE CONFERENCE

SIMPLIFYING THE CONSTI- TUTIONAL RELATIONSHIP.

(THROUGH REUTERʼE`AGENCY,]

ho has given to their own feelings Britain.. of admiring sympathy."

ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE.

VICEROY DENOUNCES.

CONGRESS-MEN.

{TUROSON, BEUTUE"S AQRNOY,}

SIMLA, Sept. 3000

The Viceroy (Lord Irwin), in the course of a spetch delivered at the Punjab Government banquet, de nounced the action of the members of Congress in refusing to attend the Round Tablo Conference, and for conducting the civil dis clared, made an grond solution obedience movement, which, he do- immeasurably more difficult.

LONDON, Sept. 20. Addressing journalists to-day re garding the Imperial Conference, Mr. J. H. Thomas referred to the recommendations of the Legislation Conference of 1020, which will be The paper sare that there must discussed with a view to simplify be innumerable citizens who wishing the constitutional relationship to be able to do what Mr. Hork and showing the Dominions in form ness has done, but they can at least as well as in fact that they are by applaud the substantial expression no means subordinate to Great

Restoring Economic Prosperity. Great Britain was not going to The find totals $10,000,000, and the Trustees are Mr. Stanley Bald-f the Conference with arodster. win, Mr. John Buchan, Lord Mac-nined policy. One of the Confer cover a means, to encourage in- Milan, Sir James Irvine and Sir ecce's chief tanks would be to dis- REACH DESTINATION AFTER dustry's efforts to restore economie prosperity. The coonomic autlook was darker than it had been for generationa

Empire Appeal Court. Mr. Thomas said that the ques tion of an Empire appeal court

Josiah Stamp.

"The Pilgrim Trust," as the benefaction by Mr. Edward Hark hess, the American philanthropiat and oil magnate, of a 1,000,000 to endow social and

Bura, of

set, the Union Jade for the last staff, passed through here on their that President Hindenburg will Birkenhead, issued this afternoon educational work in Britain, is would be debated. It would adjudi- |

peace..

The British navy will be repre Bented by the Kent, Cumberland,

The ex-end of August, but, His condition to confer with him concerning the will probably be taxed. reorganisation of the Kuomischun, penditure of Government depart was stated after a few days to be

ments will be-reduced by £8,000,000.much improved. Fong's Delegates to Mukden.

It is anticipated that the Reich

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE] Perrino, Sept. 30.

stag, which will meet on October

Ruang Sept 29, - The delegates of Feng Yu Hsiang,

A bulletin concerning Lord including Lu Chung Lin's chief of, will reject the programme, and

states that there has been a recur. rence of the congestion in one lung accompanied by a considerable rise in temperature. The patient's general condition remains good. The bulletin is gigned by thos doctors.

way to Mukden, «

'

Chang's Second Peace Telegram.

It is stated that Chang Hsueh Liang is anxious to hear the views

to

authorise the Government legalisa it and adjourn Parliament until the spring.

Cornwall, Sandwich, Petersfield, of the various sides before issuing MCO CERMAN DIPLOMA-

Medway, Marazion, Odin. Osiris, Oswald, Otus, Thracian, Storm. cloud and the Somme, and the Chinese navy by two warships,

Sir Miles Lampson Down With

Malaria.

WEIHAIWEI, Sept. 30.

a second peace telegram.

Retirement of Chiang, Yen and Feng?

The vernacular papers here, which may now be regarded as a Manchurian State, assert that the telegram may call for the retire- ment into private life of Chiang

and Feng Yu Hsiang, and the sam- moning of a National Assembly at

Sir Miles Lampson, British-Minis-Kai Shok as well as Yen Hai Shan ter at Peiping, on board H.MS.. Bridgewater, arrived this morning suffering from an attack of malaria, Tientsin."

He staying ashore on the island.

Two Chinese warships are ex-

TIC RELATIONS.

FAREWELL TO AMBASSADOR TO ST. JAMES'S.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

perted to arrive early to-morrow OPIUM SMUGGLING. members of the Cabinet and their morning with the Chinese rendition Commissioners, also 300 Marines for the guarding of the territory boundaries.

FOREIGN SHIPS TO BE SEARCHED.

Reported to be in a Bexions Condition.

LONDON, Sept. 30. Lord Birkenhead last evening was reported to be in a serious condi-

tion.

The chest trouble has extended. This morning's bulletin stated that the patient's condition con-

·

styled, begins works to-day,

The ex-Premier, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, one of the Trustees, out- lining the objects of the donation in a letter to the Times three days ago, said that the Trustees are given complete discretion in the use of the Fund for any purpose cover- ed by the legal word "charitable," The gift is prompted, in the words of the donor, by admiration for the manner in which Great Britain has incurred and borne the burdens of the Great War."

MISSING EXPLORERS

SAFE

ALL HOPE ABANDONED.

BATTLE WITH VIOLENT SNOW STORM.

[UNITED PREDE.]

Winnipeg, Sept. 25-Major Bur cate on matters of an inter-State wash, the Canadion flying explorer character and perhaps the affairs of individuala. He understood that who was yesterday reported Jost the Imperial Conference committee after flying conditions in the north appointed for foreign policy and has been declared impossible, has defence matters, was specially to consider the question of the future reached his destination. of the Singapore naval base.

Main Issues Before the Conference-tron missing 48 hours when their

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE:]

Ruony, Sept. 29.

The main issues before the Im perial Caference, which opens on

Wednesday in the Reception Room of the Foreign Office, were discuss ed to-day in an interview by the Dominions Secretary, Mr. J. H. Thomas, who is one of the United | Kingdom delegates...

Major Burwash and his com- panion, W. J. McDonough, had

dramatic arrival amazed the wat-. chers who had practically given up hope of their safety. A heavy storm with driving sloot and anow and high gales of wind had com pletely demoralized all communi- cations with the provincos of, Saskatchewan and Alberta. In the very ́midst of this storm, out of the swirling now, appeared the plano that had been given up for lost

Rrany, Sept. 29. The Secretary for Foreign) Affairs- Mr. Arthur Henderson) and Mrs. Arthur Henderson gave a farewall

tinues to cause anxiety, as the "They forget, also, that the tem-

A Family Gathering. luncheon yesterday to the German

At the outset Mr. Thomas em Ambassador and Madame Sthamer, night fever still persists. There has peraments of the two men are so

a family who are leaving London this week been no improvement in the different as to make it impossible phasised that it was

gathering. While it was true that Major Burwash explained that The Prime Minister and other affected lung.

for either to have adopted a differench had its separate interests, all he had been forced to land at Fort were working together in the com- Alexander on the shores of Lake ladies were present, and the other"The Smith of My Own Fortune." ent political complexion."

"For a bet of £50 he under mon interest in pursuit of common Winnipeg on account of the violent guests included Lord D'Abernon The late Lord Birkenhead had

ideals. The delegates, therefore, weather and had been unable to camo into the Conference to ex notify headquarters of his where and Lady D'Abernon; Bir Austin what the late President Wilson took, at the age of twenty, a non- Chamberlain, Lady Chamberlain and Sir Horace and Lady Rum called a single-track mind." In stop walk from Pirkenhead landing change views, to consult together, abouts.

Rejoicing is general here that the candid biography of hire ("Lord stage to Llandudno pier, a distance and to try to work out together to Chineso Gunboats at Welhaiwell

Mr. Henderson mid they werd Birkenhead." By an Ephesian." of sixty miler. He becomplished their mutual advantage the solu-thig distinguished Government

plorer has not been added to the (ah. Tez Tat Pao. an order of the Provisional Head. bidding farewell to an Ambass Burke e soon, 108 od pre pub. this, in fourteen hours, at an aver fronting the ricus problems con

In the field of Inter-Imperial toll of airmen lost in the northern TIENTEIN, Sept. 30. quarters of the Commander-in-dor who, in the course of his tenura

constitutional status had already heading oxpeditions to the magne post, had succeeded in establishing many firm and lasting friend-

been settled. The Imperial Contic North Pole and to King ships. He recalled the difficult

ference of 1998 set out a definition William Island secured valuable circumstances in which Dr. Sthamor

of the position and the mutual results and attracted much world-

wide attention. had first assumed his duties, and

relation of a group of self-govern- said he and Madame Sthamer

10g communities composed of Grent. Britain and the Dominions in terms would carry with them in their

which are well known." rotirement the good wishes of all who had come into contact with them during their official mission

Hankow, Bont 26-Pursuant to

bold.

various

Two gunboads of the Manchurian Chief, rigid inspection of incom. of no less than ten years, of his lished four years ago, each chapter age speed. of four and a quarter relations the broad principle of gunsts His recent exploits in

of the place..

1

Naval Forces, the Haihsia and ing and boutgoing vessels, trains Chenhal, left for Weibniwel to and aeroplanes is to be immediate take over the naval defensive affairs, ly enforced by the Gendarmerie Fendquarters for the Wu-Han area to provent the smuggling of opium Foreign steamers plying along the DOPING OF RACEHORSES, Yangtze Itiver will also be subject

JOCKEY CLUB - STEWARDS STAMPING OUT PRACTICE.

(through becYER'S' ADENCY.]

LONDON, Sept. 20. `

to search.

SHANGHAI TELEPHONES TO BE TAKEN.

Chapman, the racehorse trainer, TINES OUTSIDE SETTLEMENT who has been warned off New- market. Heath for having doped o horse, has a big stable of 30 horses,

TO BE SEIZED.

Nanking, Sept. 26. It is report his patrons including the Duke ofed that the Ministry of Communi Richmond and Duke of Norfolk cations has officially instructed the The fonger was recently elected a Greater Shanghai Telephone Að member of the Jockey Club.

ministration to take over the tele The Stewards have evidently phones installed by the former dlucided to stamp out doping, as Shanghai Mutual Telephone Com instead of posting, the usual pany in Pootung, Chapel, Naatan notices before the race, they merely and the extra-Settlement roads. In

to London.

Dr. Sthamer, replying amid plaudits, said he regretted that the pleasant personal and officiar 26- iations established in London were. coming to an end. He was fully conscious of the fact that his mis sion to London had attained the object for which it was undertaken. Hi, Government had entrusted to him the work of trying to tide over the atmosphere which the war had created, and he was very glad to be able to say to-day that his efforts in this respect had not been unsuccessful, A friendly atmos phere had been created, and be was looking hopefully into the "fu- ture. To his mind, the best way and the most effective means for gecur- ing lasting peace had been the Forey of patience and conciliation which would for over be connected with the name of Dr. Stresemson's policy, which had led to The

Thero miles an hour."

illustrates that attribute. are seven chapters-the seven stages of "F. E.," as it were; and in the seventh stage he was still a young man still an adventurer.?!

He had all the ruthless candour of the adventurer. For from dis liking that noun, he rejoiced in it, The biography, indeed, opens with these words, summing up his philo. sophy of life-

"The great Disraeli did not dis in the name of adventurer, and I am myself willing to be called one in the same sense, Life is an ad- venture. He who, atarting with nothing, fights hard while conceiv- ing ambitiously, must be an adven- turer."

Encoms at the Bar. In 1809 F. E.'s" income at the Bar was 48 guineas. In his second year it was £1,200 and 6000 after he received more than a thousand briefs, with fees of nine or tec thousand pounds, in a famous series of tobacco actions. By 1914 he was

earning £30,000 a year.

British Commonwealth of nations Principle of Co-operation, ⠀

that separate members should move The report of that Conference forward as they have so far moved also made plain how vital was the forward, hand in hand, and, more principle of co-operation if the over, the influence which such joint British Empire was to believe in action on their part can exert He was proud of his family its positive ideal, and it further greatly exceeds the influence which His wife and placed on record that there were can be exerted by any one of them. read family man, children were his "chums." certain points arising out of the acting alone.

The Conference, no doubt, there peared to require further detailed consideration.

He loved children; and with his present legal position which fore, will find one of its chief tasks:

is discussing the next steps to be Ho recommended that a special taken in the cause of security and own" he always adopted the prin- ciple that they treated him with perfect frankness as a friend and body be set up to consider these, disarmament.

Goodwill to All, an equal and argued with him, questions Accordingly last Autumn An Exploded Legend,

provided they avoided rudeness. a special Conference for the con- To tare now to the Economic. But whereas the soldier of for-

When in 1910, Bir Frederick sideration of Dominion legislation Conference, it is not a Conference tune, as a type, may fight on any Edwin Smith, Bart, was raised to and Merchant Shipping Legisla- to which we go with a Parliament side," F. E has always kept to hit single tracks and it is rell the peerage, it might have been tion whe held at the ectary policy to be pursued at all that this unusual biogmphy destroys noted that the crest on the arms of the recommendations of that costs with the Ries that success of one infantile yarn. He was at of the new Baron Birkenhead was special conference was to recover failure may be measured by our Wadham College, Oxdord, with Faber meae Fortunne, which, in certain restrictions of the Dominion success or otherwise in pursuit among others now famous-Sir John English, is The Smith of my own Parliaments on the ground that of that policy. Our object is a

tionally out of date, eminently characteristic." Bios aui C. B. Fer Ephesian) Fortune. This concise legend is such restrictions are now constitu- national sphere of goodwill to com sider together what can best be The present terms of their recom- removed so far as Governments can says:-

mendations will form one of the romove them. But whilst Govern-

Lord Birkenhead, who was treat-

took full paware of examination order to facilitate the taking over, Hague Conference and to the first men-Smith, Simon, and Ery-were ed an Earl is 1022, was born at main issues for consideration at the monts can dó a good deal, there'

after the race. Many trainers are a branch office of the Telephone now Anxione, as there are many Administration will be opened at tonics on the market hitherto re-Pootung, it is understood. garded a legitimate.

BOBBY JONES TIRED OF GOLFINGI

HOME FOLK GIVE HIM A GREAT OVATION.

[REUTER'S "AMERICAN/SERVICE.]*

ATLANTA, Sept. 29. Bobby Jones' homefol gave him an ovation on the conclusion of the great trail of-golfing adven- tures that he has ever had

His wife and baby son grosted him first, amid the din of mator horng and train, whistles

that he was fed up with golfing Jones looked tired and admitte He said he must henceforth attend to law praction, though he would

him custody of the Walker Cup for

The Goling Association hag

a year. This is the first time the

of the Association.

"These three young Wadhami close friends. Smith was president of the Union ir 1994, Simen two years later.

forthcoming conference.

are many important things that Governments can not do. Govern. ments can help to create conditions in which real progress can be made;

Birkenhend on July 12, 1872 He stop in the pacification of the world

obtained a lot class Final Hon. in the School of Jurisprudence in 1994, Obstacle to True Constitutional

Vinerian Law Scholar, 1803, Development. by freeing Germany from foreign occupation and control. He added

There is a silly story that these Fellow and Lecturer at Merton If he felt in sozas regards that they can also help to remove ob- that Great Britain might be LE sured that this policy would be two tossed up to choose which party College, Oxford, 1906 Lecturers of the presence of these legal forms stacles; they can inspire a spirit of continued unaltered by the German each should join, since it was in Oriel College, 1897; Oxford Univer- would afford an obstacle to true confidence and lend guidance to the Government, and would contribute conceivable that Atty policient of alty Extension Lecturer in Modern constitutional development, and efforts of individuals. But we to the bringing about, step by ganisation could offer sufficient on History 1693; and Examiner in the that in order to secure froe and must not forgot that it is on the LATE SIR J. N. GRIFFITHS. step, of the pacification of Europe portunities for both those the Final Schools, Oxford, 1900-1000. full co-operation between equal efforts of industry itself that the and would help at the same time, repent this legend forget that He was the Conservative candidate partners in the British Common economie prosperity of the Common- VERDICT OF SUICIDE WHILST till further to improve the rela. Smith had already made his mark for the Scotland division of Liver wealth, it is desirable first of all wealth largely depends," and one. as a Conservative in the Union be pool, 1803-4 Walton division, 105 to make it quite clear that all the of our chief tasks will be to find tions between 'other nations. >

fore Simon appeared.

K.C. sad Bencher of Gray's Inn, Dominions are in form as well as the means to encourage those 1009: Treasurer, 1917-1918; Solici- in fact in no way subordinate to efforts and to ensure that Diey shall (Continued on next Column.)

tor-General, 1918: Attorney Gen-

provo fruitful

World's Economic Outlook The next broad division of the The Conference meets at a time

INSANE..

THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY.]:

ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 30. A verdict of suicido while tem- porarily insane was returned at the inquest on the late Bir J. N. Grif

the.

:

A business associate of the de- cossed in his evidenco said that fir J. N. Griffiths had long been in a state of nervous tension and anxiety

on the Auraan Dam, and this be. regarding the progress of the work came accentuated when he arrived

ENORMOUS ILLICIT TRÄFFIC

IN NARCOTICS

CREATES GRAVE CONCERN IN LEAGUE

[THOUGH REUTER'G_AQESOY,]

GENEVA, Sept. 20. The Fifth Committee of the

its labours

ague of Nations has concluded

It has passed a resolution that is in gravely concerned with the in Deypt three weeks ago. He nor instructing the Secretary

and

found the position more serious General of the League to write to

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

ASSEMBLY.

Foreign Policy and Defence,

ora 1918-19; M.P. (C.) Walton this country, Division, Liverpool, 1900-10: Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, 1818-22; on active service (with the agenda covered questions connect- Indian Corps in France), Europeaned with foreign policy and defener when the economic world outlook War, 1914 (mentioned in den Under this heading the conferenssin dark-darker indeed than it bas would no doubt consider what fur-beta for generations. Yet it is just patches): Major in the King's Own her advance could be made in the because our economic dificulties Oxfordshire Huasars teraporary Colonel in the Army Lord Rector international field, towards scouring are so great that the work of the

conference is so eagerly anticipated- of Glasgow University. 1999; for the general pence of the world.

and so much is expooted" from it. Security and Disarmament.

At any rate the greatness of the

D.CL. Oxon. :1922;: High Sloward this is our prime object to crisis is the measure of the opportu

of Oxford University, 1929 and

REPORT OF SIXTH COM-

·MITTEE "ADOPTED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.) Rector Aberdeen University which the efforts of the present i nity

1028. He published International Government have been directed

1. Soveral inter Imperial questions GENEVA, Sept. 30,′′-- Law, 1011, Newfoundland: Po since they took office. By caus which it is thought likely, may be The League Assembly adopted of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Tory of developing the use of arbitra oxamined at the Conference, were the report of the Sixth Commitee, iam artit 12 Internationation instead of war as instand informally discussed by Mr. dealing with the protection of in the Far East 1008: The Lacass by the adherence to the optional Thomas He said that the project unit aportance of the moblem is Ban 1005. The Desiretion of clauses and by the approach to for setting up en Email Courie capital importance Merchant Ships. 1017 The Indian disatfuament ne instanced in the which individual units of the Em ia connection with the peace of the Corps in France: Points of Viennegotiations of the London Naval pire might have access for the

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dificulties due to the delay in the bers as well as those who are non- that the solution is to be found in 1924 Fourteen English adgen, this great question it is of vital internal and domestic to the Brian

plete their measure, for the sup-co-operation of majorities and 1980; and Law, Life and Letters. (Continued as foot of next column,) ed at the Conference. pression of such traffic

tup has been kept outside the offon work had greatly aggravated the ncinbera of the League, to pom-mutual confidence and the constant), 1924: Famous Triala: of Fiestory, importance in the interests of the Empire" would probably be discuss

Dervous tension,

minorities in each country.

1997.