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FATE OF ENGLISH TIENTSIN CUSTOMS

MISSIONARY. LADIES.

MISSES HARRISON, AND NETTLETON-SHOT,

{racoon BETTER'S "ÄGENOT.)

Foocrow, Oct. 3.. A report, has been received from. Kienyanghsien, at the head of the Mingkinng River, North Fukien, that Miss Eleanor Harrison and Miss Edith Nettleton, who were captured by Red bandits, two months ago, have been shot.

CHANGE. -

COMMISSIONER (GRIERSON #FORMALLY TAKES OVER.

ĮTAROCON REUTER'S AGENCY.]

TIENTSI, Oct. 3. The old staff under Commissioner.

of Customs Grierson formally took over the control of the Customs this morning.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1930.

LENOX SIMPSON'S

CONDITION.

CHANCES OF RECOVERY SOMEWHAT IMPROVED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

TIENTIIN, Oot, 2, Enquiries made at the hospital to-night disclose that Mr. Lenox Simpson, who was shot by Chinese gunmen, is displaying considerable "The change over was accomplish-resistance, in spite of his serious

condition. ed quietly and without incident.

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It is understood that Mr. Lenox. Simpson's staff are receiving a gratuity of a month's salary in lieu

The British Consul at Foochow of notice.

Mr. Martin, is proceeding to FooDeputy Commissioner Threatened.

chow from Kienning.

SIR MILES LAMPSON BETTER,

[Tenovou REUTER'S AGENCY.]

WEIHAIWEI, Oct. 3. Sir Milca Lampson, who had been suffering from an attack of malaria, is now hetter, and he sail ed last night with Vice-Admiral Wnistell on bgard. H.M.S. Kent for Chingwangtao en route to Peiping.

AUSTRALIAN EX-PREMIERS

TO BE SUED.

DAMAGES CLAIMED FOR

PURCHASE OF MINES,

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGEKUY.]

BRISBANE, Oct. 3. The Attorney-General has issued writs claiming damages against Mr.

TINTRIN, Oct. 3.

During the taking over of the Customs this morning, Mr. T. Y Koo, Mr. Lenox Simpson's Deputy Commissioner, failed to appear, and it was learned that he had received threatening letters necessitating his avoiding appearing in public.

MANCHUS ASSUME OFFICE

AT TIENTSIN,

ACCOMPLISHED QUIETLY AND WITHOUT INCIDENT.

(THROUGH BLUTER'S AGENCY,]

Should he pass a good night, his chances of recovery will be same- what improved, though it is feared that, in any event, permanent paralysis is unpvoidable.

Spends & Fair Hight.

TIENTSIN, Oct. 3: Mr. Lenox Simpson spent a fair night, and his condition at to-day was reported as satisfactory as could be expected...

goon

However, he is very weak, and it is not considered advisable for the present to attempt to remove the bullet from his spino.

General Condition Practically Unchanged.

1.ATER.

SILK FILATURES CLOSE DOWN.

OFFICIAL INSPECTION OF SPUN, SILK RESENTED;

[THROUGE BEUTER'E ADENCY.].

DEATH OF MR. J. F. PILCHER.

SHANGHAI INTERPORT

GOLFER

[ranough nedren's AGENCY.j

SHANGHAI, Oct. 3.

SHANGHAI, Oct. 3, Eighty-ning out of 100 ilk film | Mr. J, F. Pilcher, of the South-

tures in Shanghai have closed down, British Insurance Company, the it is alleged, owing to a shortage well-known interport golfer, former of cocoons and as a protest against ly of Hong Kong, died this morn the official inspection of spun ilk.ing.

Thirty thousand operatives are affected.

DEMONSTRATION AGAINST

M. BRIAND..

ACCUSED OF PROVOKING VAR WITH GERMANY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.):

PARIS, Oct. 2. The Camelots du Rio (e Royalist organisation) staged a hostile de- monstration against M. Briand, the Foreign Minister, on his arrival at the Gard du Lyon from Geneva to-day

One of the members of this or-

A consultation by a number ofganisation, a man named Bourin, doctors is to be held this evening who was wounded in the Groat to determine whether the opera-War, rushed up as M. Briand stop tion necessary for the removal of ped on the platform from the trains and accused him of provoking war the bullet can be performed,

with: Germany.”

TIENTSIN, Oct..

Mr. Simpson, in the meantime, To-day marked the change over to retains consciousness and his gen the new régime hero when Maneral condition remains practically, churian officials formally took over unchanged.

the various Government offices.

Chang Chi Fang assumed the post

of Reting Mayor, Chang Hauch | P., & O. "EGYPT” SALVAGE. Ming took command of the various Police Bureaux, while the Customs,

Finance, Saft and Telegraph Ad.. Edward Grenville Theodore, late

ministrations also changed hands. Federal Treasurer, and à former

No formal ceremonies marked the Premier of Queensland, Mr. Wil liam McCormack, a former Premier occasion, the change being accom of Queensland, Mr. Reid and Mr.plished quietly and without inci-

Goddard in connection with the Mungana lentes.

A telegram dated Sydney, July 5, stated that Mr. Edward Grenville Theodore had resigned his post na Federal Treasurer following the announcement of the findings of the Queensland Royal Commission of Enquiry into the circumstances at tending the purchase of Mungana (Chillagoe) Mines by, the Queens land Labour Government when Mr. Theodore was Premier.

dent.

HOPEI PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT.

CHAIRMAN TAKES OATH OF OFFICE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

TIENTSIN, Oct. 3. Wang Hu Chang took the oath of office as Chairman of the Hopei Provincial Government to-day,

DIPLOMATIC BAG. SENT TO FOREIGN OFFICE..

· [BRITISH WIELLRAJ SERVICE.}

Ruacy, Oct. 2. As result of the salvage operations of the P. & O ateam- ship Egypt after collision with

M. Bourin' was taken into cus tody,

A number of other Camelots

JAPAN'S NAVAL MINISTER.

ADMIRAL TAKARABE

RESIGNS,

{THROUGH KLUTER'A AGENCY:)

TOKYO, Oct. 2 Admiral Takarabe, who was one of the members of the Japanese delegation to the London Naval Conference, has visited Mr. Hama guchi, the Premier, and is under stood to have tendered his resigna-

ANGLO-SOVIET DEBTS AND tion as Navy Minister.

CLAIMS,

COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS MENT IN LONDON.

(BXITION WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, Oct. 2. The British and Russian mem- bers of the Anglo-Soviet Debta and Claims 'Committee were received by the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ar- thur Henderson, at the Foreign Office to-day.

The Russian delegation were in- troduced by the Soviet Ambassador, M, Sokolnikov..

The Premier has not yet indicat- ed whether he will accept the re- signation.

EMPIRE CONFERENCE

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH RELATIONSHIPS.

ARITISH WIRELESS BRUTICE.] «

Ruan, Oct

At a meeting of the hoads of the delegations to the Imperial Con- ference at 10, Downing, Street, to day, consideration of the best me thods of dealing with the various items on the agenda of the Coo- ference was continued - and Foon- élúded.

Discussion of Constitutional Questions.

The preliminary discussion of some of the constitutional que

questiona before the conference was commeno- ed, and certain aspects were

re-

Admiral Takarabo's rosignation the outgrowth of the long con- troversy over the London Treaty. He had proviously indicated his ferred to a Sub-Committee catab alesire to retire from office as soon fished under the chairmanship of

n the ratification of the Treaty Lord Sankoy.. was completed.

Admiral Baron Kiyokaru Abo Named as Successor,

As was pointed out yesterday by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, theso constitutional questions concerning. the relations of members of the It is officially announced that British Commonwealth in the poli Admiral Takarshe has resigned,tical field arise out of the desi-" and that Admiral Baton Kiyokazu signs of the 1928 conference,

·LATER.

Abo has been named as big succés-

Afterwards the British and Russor. in delegations withdrew in order

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It is understood that one of the questions discussed to-day concern- Admiral Abo was naval advisered, the Governors-General of, the to make arrangements for the date to the Japanese delogation to Lon. Dominione se a whole, more par- and place of future meetings.

don, and is a member of the ticularly in relation to their posi-" The Debts and Claims Com-Supreme War Council.. mittes is provided for in the pro- tocol signed by Mr. Henderson and M. Dovgaleveky on October 3 last

year.

According to the terms of the

later created a disturbance in the protocol, & Committee of Experts Quai De La Rapee.

PRESIDENT HOOVER ON

TRADE DEPRESSION.

AMERICA ADMITS SEVERE SHOCK.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

New Yoax, Oct. 2, Fronch steamer in the Bay of An important speech was do- Biscay in 1922, the Foreign Office livered by, President Hoover, on has received the contents of the the subject of the economic depress diplomatic bag, found in the Capsion: in the United States and the tain's safe, which was brought to world generally at Clevoland, the surface recently and convoyed | Ohio, to-day. to Bristol.

are

The depression, declared Pre- The documente, which have laia ideat Hoover, in worldwide in its at a depth of 400 fost scope, but it is not necessary, for for eight years,

oohted us to wait for the recovery of the with rust and are still pod. rest of the world. den from the damp air in the safe, but many of them are still legible and the seals are intact. They included official despatches and diplomatic representatives at many

The Commission found that Mr. Theodore and another Labour ex- Premier, Mr. W. McCormack, also PRINCE GEORGE'S FUTURE. other communications to British

Mr, Goddard, who Was Mines Manager at Chillagor, were guilty of fraud and dishonesty in procur- ing the State to purchase the mines, for £40,000,

A Brisbane telegram dated July 20 stated that the Premier of Queensland (Mr. Moore had inform-,

GOVERNOR-GENERAL REPORT UNAUTHORISED.

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Oct. 2.

It is authoritatively stated that

ed Mr. Theodore that outside Coun-though plans for Prince George to sel agreed with the opinion of the accompany the Prince of Wales to Crown Law Office and the Attor the British Trade Exhibition in ney-General, which was against criminal proceedings, and that civil proceedings would be adopted.

Buenos Aires next spring have been discussed, nothing has yet been de finitely decided.

posts abroad.

AUSTRIAN GENERAL

ELECTIONS.

MANIFESTO 'BY FASCIST. PARTY.

(TUROUGH REOTER'S AGENUS:] {

VIENNA, Oct. 2 It was officially announced to-day.

that the Austrian genoral elections will take place on November 9.

The Heimwehr (the Fascist or ganisation) has issued a manifesto The statement that the tour emphasising the Party's determina might be a preliminary to Princetion not to allow a "Red" major. ity to snatch the helm of state Gov- ENGLAND-JAPAN FLIGHT. George's appointment to a

from ita grass). ernor-Generalship is unauthorised. PROGRESS OF MRS. VICTOR BRUCE.

ÍTSKOTAN KENTER'S AGENCY.}

ANGORA, Oct. A.. Mrs. Victor Bruce, who is flying single-seater Blackburn Bluebird aeroplane on a Bight from England to Japan, has left Konia for Aleppo

R.101'S TRIAL FLIGHT.

NEW SECTION PROVES SATISFACTORY.

[DITION WILKLESS-SERVICE.]

GOVERNOR OF KENYA COLONY.

BIR JOSEPH BYRNE

·APPOINTED. '

(THROPOH REUTER'S AGEHOW.);

LONDON, Oct. 9.

The manifesto declares that the Heimwehr must participate. In the [electoral struggle independently; of ether political parties and must build a new state on the ruins of the present Parliament.

LEAGUE ASSEMBLY,

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. TO

STATES ATTACKED,

(IHAGUON NEUTER'S AORNOY.]

Brig. General Sir Joseph Byrne,

GENEVA, Oct & K.C.M.G., the Governor of Sierra The minimum sum guaranteed by Ione, has been appointed to suc- the signatories to the Aggression Convention signed to-day io. cod Sir Edward Grigg, K.C.M.G20,000,000 gold franca, while the K.C.V.O., as Governor and Con- minimum contributions of the first reach nearly mander-in-Chief of Kebya Colony signatories

It is learned that Sir Joseph Byrne will assume his now appoint mont early in 1031.

1,000,000 francs.

The difleuities of other nationS exceed ours. Wo shall need again. to undertake to assist and operate with them."

President Hoover was address.

American

ing the annual convention of the and he added that the United States had had a severe shock to its economie system, which had been disorganised.

Bankers Association,

U.S. SOCIALIST WRITER ARRESTED.

LED DEMONSTRATION OF STRIKERS.

[UNITED PRESS.]

New York, Sept. 20. Heywood

tion as it is affected by the 1026 declarations regarding the quality of statua existing among membera of the British Commonwealth of nations

Empire Tribunal for Settling Dinerences

Another matter that came under. goporal review at to-day's meeting. was that of establishing an Empire tribunal for settling differen GEE that might arise between individu

wealth.

was to meet in order to enquiro into the whole question of claims: and counter-claims, as a necessary preliminary to a treaty in sittle- ment of all outstanding questions which is eventually to be negotint-Broun, well-known newspaper cola units of the British Common- ed between the Eccretary for Forumnist and recently announced eign Affairs and, the Soviet Améandidate for the legislature on bassador in London. The Commit- the Socialist ticket, was arrested continue their examination of these tee will meet again, shortly, to set here to-day while parading with and other questions at meeting, up sub-committees for the purpose group of striking garment work- to-morrow. of dealing with the details of the questions under discussion.

REDEMPTION OF BRITISH WAR BONDS.

ers.

་་

:·

Tho heads of the delegations will,

Meanwhile, the Committees of the The Magistrate, Mr. Ford, be- Conference are at work and other, foro whom Broun was brought, die committees are being established, missed the charges, and compli-on mandatės, arbitration and dis mented him on his recent article armament, war graves, defence. about his political opponent, Louis Brodsky, another Magistratu,

questions, civil aviation, cables, oversong settlement, and forestry.. Mr. Broun's entrance into poli- Experts are meeting in committed ties has roused interest all over on research and industrial stand- the nation. He is well-known for ardisation, and on questions re his extremely liberal views, and left garding reciprocity in old nge the New York World because of a pensions and the form of invoices disagreement occasioned by his ar for Custome purposes and regula.

NEW ISSUE OF TREASURY FOUR PER CENT BONDS. (THROUGH RECTAR'S AORNOY.]

LONDON, Oct. 2 The Treasury announces the ro demption at par on January 15 next of four por cent war loan

720/42, amounting to £77,000,000. dent espousal of, the cause of Sheco tions regarding, marks of origin

The Treasury also announce the and Vanzetti. Since then he has of goods.

by tonder of an unlimited been writing his daily column, "It Bonds, redeemable in the three Seems to Mo" for the New York

amount of four per cont. Treasury

year 1934/36 at a minimum price Telegram, and a weekly column DUTCH RUBBER SITUATION. o a hundred and a half.

for the New York, Nation.

Notwithstanding the shock. however, the fundamental assets of the nation were unimpaired, its resources were undiminished, site | CATALAN LEADER ENTERS gigantic equipment and unparal-. leled organisation for production and distribution were, in many ways, even stronger than in 1999.

SPAIN.

MINISTER OF COLONIES TO TAKE ACTION.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

To. Continue Writing.

Roy W. Howard, head of the Scripps-Howard nowspaper chain and Mr Broun's employer, has ORGANIZER OF OLD disclaimed all responsibility for his

UPRISING.,

candidacy, but says the Telegram Barcelona, Sept. 26.-Getting will not interfere, Column and past watchers on the border, the campaign will go on together. Catlan autonomist leader, Col. Should Mr. Broun be elected, which Marcia, has succeeded in making seems unlikely in view of the small operate with the Governor-General fho Minister intends to co- an entry into Spain. He was on vote hitherto polled by the Sool of the Dutch East Indies for the his way, from Brussels,

purpose of improving the situation,

MODIFIED MARTIAL LAW IN CUBA.

SUSPENSION OF CONSTITU

TIONAL GUARANTEES.

Col. Marcia was one of the oralist candidates in New York, it ganizers of the Catalan uprising will be time enough to consider (DCUTER'S, AMERICAN SERVICE)

against the government a few years Mr. Howard says, whether an NEW YORK, Oct. 2

ugo, assisted by refugees living in ee-holder con simultaneously bo France. As a consequence of this the Telegram columnist As a result of the political situs- he was expelled from the French The Farid in a good humoured tion in Cuba, President Machado has addressed a message to the capita! and went to Brussels, He editorial, warned life former on- Cuban Congress asking for a sus was not included in the general ployee that it will oppose his ac pension of the Constitutional asty declared when. General tion, believing that a good writer Guarantees of Havana and its subrimo Rivera was replaced in ebould not be diverted to politics, and that it will engage in mud urle, according to a message from Power

He is reported to have declared slinging if he persists. Mr. Broup the Caban capital.

that ho will not leave Spain, hav. himself appears to take, his can. The Constitutional Guarantees are the people's Charter of Rights, to force the government to accept

ing suffisient supporters to be able didacy seriously. under which they exercise the pris prosence in the country. His vileges of freedom of speech, free return has created a profound senaathon, and developments are eagerly awaited in Paris. ⠀⠀⠀

dom to meet, etc.

The suspension of the Charter would be tantamount to the de- claration of a modified form of martial law.

IN RUINS

Marcia Arrested.

Madrid, Sept. 27-A first-class | political mongation was caused here

EUROPEAN BANKING CHIEFS MEET.

REPARATION PAYMENTS IN

GOLD

by the news that the famous Cata Berlin, Sept. 28-The visit hore HOUSE COLLAPSE IN U.S. an autonomist leader Marcia had of Mr. Quesnar, Director of the been arrested in Barcelona, Mar- international Reparations Bank, THIRTEEN PEOPLE BURIED, who had been banished from and Mr. Montagu Norman, Gov. ENTIRE SHIFT KILLED IN

Epain for life crossed the frontier ernor of the Bank of England, led RUGBY, Oct. 2.

bandestinely in order to resume his to prolonged conversations with The Air Ministry has issued ontored the array in 1893, sorved in

Brig. General Sir Joseph Byrno COLLIERY EXPLOSION, [SEVIER'S AMERICAN NERVION)

former nativitner When brought President of the Reichsbank, Dr. before the examining magistrate he Luther, who will shortly visit the communique regarding last night's the South Africa: War, including

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

New Yonx, Oct Sdmitted his intention to plot for United States." ** trial fight of the airship R101, the Siege of Ladysmith, later serv-

Thirteen, people, all French, the secession of the Catalan pro-

A number of technical questions which states:--The behaviour of 25 88 A.A.G. at the War Office.

Ruany, Oct. 2

were trapped in the collapsd of a vince, as he believed that the time, connected with the working of the He was Inspector-Geroral: bf, thë There were no survivora of the four storey tonement house Bat was opportune for

Hank for International Settlementa such a move. the airbin. & including the new linyal Trish Constabuld st from 1916 Lawginsing which pauendi, lekininkiet and Willa and made it a big outer cover, was quite satisfactory, { to 1920, was called to the Bar at at midnight at the Grove Colliery, · Resous-workers *** recovered; the ʼn motor car to kn waknown destina- and the addition of the new section Lincoln's Inn in 1921, appointed near Walenii, Staffordshire bedies of live persons who were tinn in order to prevent any it

in no way affected the control and Governor of Sierra Leone in these representing the entire shift extricated injured, N

Governor of the Seychelles in 1022, Fourteen miners lost their lives killed, while uve others have been tempt to free him, It is holioved that this time he will be indicted stability of the ship."

on duty.

The other three are still missing for hightreason

1997.

THE HAGCE, Oct. 2 The Minister of the Colonies to.. day received the Committee of the Dutch Rubber Grawers Associa-,

tion.

ANOTHER CHICAGO.

** INVESTIGATION.

ACTIVITIES OF THE GRAIN BOARD.

[UNITED PREJE.]

Washington, Sept. 27.-Senator General P. Nyo of North Dakota, progressive Republican, announced. to-day that he is demanding a Congressional investigation of the nètivitie, of the Chicago Grain Board:

Senator Nye charged that o thorough investigation would re veal operations of the Board de- liberately intended to depress whent prices and thereby to discredit the Federal Farm Board. v.

Mr. Silas Strawn and other ra presentatives of the Chicago Bard; of Trade this week expressed them- selves as convinced that Russian short-selling in Chicago had not hoon aulicient to affect whent prices. Conferences with Scantary of Agricultura Hyde

and

other Gov- ernment officials proceded this ver

that another subject, doalt with in It now appears that proponents these pourparlers was the practic of the Farm Board lay the respons nuility of making part of the next sibility for the depreciation of reparation payments in gold bal-wheat at the Chicago Brain Board' lion instead of in currency,

own door,