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HONG KONG MUI TSAI MURDER OF BRITISH

PROBLEM.

MISSIONARY LADIES.

DELAY IN REPORTS FROM STRONG REPRESENTATIONS

COLONY CRITICISED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Oct. 13.

A meeting of the Larenshire and Cheshire Association for the Aboll-

TO NANKING.

THROUGH RELTER'S AGENCY.].

PEPING, Oct. 15. It is officially stated that Sir! Miles Lampson is making the

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1930.

CHINA'S FINANCE MINISTER RESIGNS.

CONDITIONAL “UPON

ACCEPTED TERMS.

(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]

Sinon, Oct. 15. The Evening Post and Mercury states that the this alteracion

BANDITS CARRY OFF AMERICAN.

LETTER DEMANDS LARGE RANSOM,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PEIFING, Oct. 18. Bandits captured · Kwangshan, South Honan, on the night of

H. Nelson, of the American Lutheran United Mission,

INDIA'S UNLAWFUL GERMAN METAL CESAREWITCH

ASSOCIATIONS.

OFFICES RAIDED AND OCCUPANTS ARRESTED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENÒY.]

Bothay, Oct. 14.

A strong force of armed police raided the Bombay Congress Com

arrested the occupants.

WORKERS' STRIKE.

MAY AGGRAVATE POLITICAL SITUATIÓN.

(THROUGH REUTER': 'AGENCY,}

HANDICAP RESULT.

WON BY UT MAJEUR.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.]

LONDON, Oct. 15

BERLIN, Oct. 14,

The race for the Cesarewitch One hundred and forty thousand Handicap, run at Newsarket, re- Berlin members of the Metal Work-sulted as follows;-,

tion of State Regulation of Vice. strongest representations to Nan. Finance Minister, Mr. T. Y. Soong October 3 and carried off Mr. Bert mittee Office early this morning anders' Union are striking on October

held at Manchester, discussed, the mui tani system.

Miss Ashworth, one of the most

king for the murder of Miss Nettle ton and Miss Harrison, and urging the Central Government to take the most drastic action for the appre- hension and punishment of the

has submitted his resignation to the State Council, which will only be withdrawn if his terms are ne copted in full.

nctive of the Association's officials, criminals responsible for the mur- points out that the expense during {

said that for the sake of our honourers. nad prestige something should, he done' to clean up Hong Kong before · the League of Nations Committee enquire into the subject arrived.

The Dean of Manchester criticised the non-reception of the half-yearly reports demanded by Lord Pass. fell from Hong Kong,

The Dean anid that Lord Pass. field had informed him that he was prepared to send those reports to the League of Nations.

PERSIAN ART TREASURES.

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SHAH'S CONTRIBUTION (TO EXHIBITION,

[BITION WIRELESS MERVICE.)

Rugay, Oct. 14.

JACK DIAMOND NOW SINKING.

POLICE FAIL TO DISCOVER MISCREANTS,

(REUTER'S AMERİCAN BERVICE.]

New York, Oct. 14, Jack Diamond is sinking.

He has summoned a Roman Ca- tholic priest from Acra, New York, where he lives

The priest was brought to tho hospital and ushered into the sick 100m most secretly, watching de. |tectives" withdrawing outside the

door.

Da

Meanwhile, the police are nearer discovering the identity of the two mon who shot Diamond or Art treasures, valued at the motive of the attack, but £2,000,000, were brought to the Police Commissioner Mulrooney is Royal Academy to-day from the uf opinion that they were disgruntl. docks at Rotherhithe, eight miles ed members of Diamond's distant, in spacial vans with steel gang: deare, under an armed police escort. They comprised the contribution of the Shah of Persin to the, Fer sian art exhibition which is being held in London in January.

The treasures were brought to London in the steamer Babaristan, The crew being, unaware until their arrival that there was aboard any thing more precious thin a cargo of dates. In Persia the tronautes

were conveyed to the const by r in order to avoid the possibility of

bandit raids

H.R.H. PRINCE OF WALES ADDRESSES SCHOOLBOYS.

IMPORTANCE OF BIOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY,

(BRITISH WINÈLEBS BERVICE:].

RUDDY, Oct. 74. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales dow

n his private acroplane to-day to

the Bluecont School at Horsham.

He circled over the schon; before alighting, and during his speech

own

Diamond did not expect them to shoot him. They camo to discuss business, but the argument became beated and the shooting followed.

"Rum Baron" Missing. The police FO hunting for Charlos Entratta, an ex-convict, who Inst year was acquitted with Diamond of complicity in a double murder in a New York right club. The police are also investigating the mysterious disappearance of Leonard Steinberg, the reputed

Brooklyn "Rum Baron."

It is known that Diamond was xious to "out in on the liquor racket" in Brooklyn, and it is thought that he may have had Steinberg "taken for a ride" and en shot himself by Steinberg's friends, in rovengo,

Mr. Soong, in a memorandum,

the past sayen months' warfare, the slump in silver and the Govern- meni's newly-assumed responsibili. ties in connection with the reorgań- isation of the Kuominchan make the most rigid economics vital if default upon bood indebtedness is to be avoided.

The Evening Post and Mercury states that it is expected that the State Council will meet Mr. Scong's terms by adopting a comprehensive Budget scheme in accordance with his suggestions,

FENG YU HSIANG AT TAIYUANFU.

WANG CHING WEI SECRETLY ARRIVES AT TIENTSIN.

· [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PRIPING, Oct. 15..

Feng Yu Hsiang has arrived at The vernacular papers state that

Taiyuanfu, and that Wang Ching Wei has secretly arrived at Tientsin and is aniling for a foreign destina- tion sbortly.

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The bandits despatched a letter to the American Consul-General at Hankow.

The letter, which arrived on Qeto- ber 12, demanded a large ransom.

The Consul General notified the Hankow and Chengchow authori- ¿ies.

The American Legation in making representations to Narking urging immediate steps for the release of Mr. Nelson,

The bandits belong to the first Red army.

BRITAIN'S SECRETARY OF

STATE FOR AIR.

LORD AMULREE APPOINTED.

[THLODGE REUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, Oct. 14. It is oficially stated that Lord Amulree of Strathbraan has been appointed Secretary of State for Air in succession to Lord Thomson

of Cardington, who was killed in the R.101 dienster.

The offices of other allied or- ganisations were similarly raided simultaneously.

Boys Arrested.

LATER, Sixty-one arrests were made in the raid on the Congress Committee Office, including 25 boys.

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The national. flag was hauled down and the Union Jack sub

stituted,

Raids and Arresta in Bombay. ·

BOMBAY, Oct. 15. Other Congréss organisations raided include a number of volun- teer camps and women's picketers' organisation,

The total arrests were 125, in- cluding Nagindas, president of the Bombay War Council.

15 as a protest against the reduc- tion of wages and the recent arbi- tration award.

The strike may aggravate the political. situation.

Ut Majour Friendship.......................................... Old Orkneyond.

Thore were 28 runners. Won by four lengths, with Ave lengths separating second and third.

Strike Commenced.

BERLIN, Oct. 15, One hundred and twenty thousand metal, workers employed in 278 fautories and workshops in Berlin and 100 to 0 aget. Old Orkney.

The betting was:-100 to 8 agat.: 17t Majeur, 5 to 1 ngat. Friendship,

struck work to-day.

Big Grms like Siemens, Bergman

and the General Electric are trying EMPIRE CONFERENCE

to carry on with skeleton, staffs,

Disabled war veterans and men over 60. are exempted from the strike order to enable them to con.i tinue to draw their pensions.

ARBITRATORS' TERMS REJECTED.

Military and Police in Readiness.

Berlin, Oct. 11.-Serious fears are Military and police are standing by in readiness for emergencies.

being entertained that the political Armed police are stationed in situation will be further aggravat- four strategic centres in Northed by the threatened strike of the Bombay.

The Bombay Government has issued น Gazette Extraordinary declaring 38 Congress and allied organisations in the city unlawful. LATER. Mr. K. F. Nariman, President of

· PROTRACTED ECONOMIC DISCUSSION LIKELY.

(TUROVOK REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Oct. 14.

The Imperial Conference to-day had a more detailed discussion on one of the suggestions for imprey. ing inter-Imperial trade subraitted. .100,000 metal-workers of Berlin yesterday, namely, the applicability which, will probably be called for of the quote system to the export" Monday coincident with the first and import of Empiro wheat. This meeting of the new Reichstag. was referred to a special committee. The conference adjourned to This huge conflict has now become practically unavoidable since the October 16, when it will probably. tradra-unions declared that the re-discuss bulk purchase, which aleo duction of wages as awarded, by may be referred to a committes. official arbitrators is "intolerable." An official observer points out- The strike will probably be declared, that the colossal work on the econo Most of the arrested people in before the Minister of Labour can mic side of the coaforance is likely. the Congress raids have been sen- tenced to terms ranging from three as otherwise the unions could be without actual decisions by the announce that the award is bidding, to involve weeks of discussion to four months' rigorous imprison-held responsible for having broken leads of the delegations.

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the Bombay League of Youth, has been arrested.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, Oct. 14. His Majesty the King has ap. proved that Lord Amalree be ap pointed Secretary of State for Air Yon and Feng to Carry On, to succeed Lord Thomson who There is no likelihood of Yen Hai porished in the R.101 disaster. Shan and Feng Yu Hsiang retiring Lord Amulree was formerly Sirment. and leaving the country for abroad, William Mackenzie and was creat according to Chinese telegraphic ed a Baron last year. His is 70 advices from the North.. In a state-years old, and wad called to the ment Yen said that although his Bar in 1889, taking silk in 1914. troops have recently suffered a set- From 1019 to 1920 he was Presi- back, they will defend Shansi. He dent of the Industrial Court. Ho is confident that the Central Gov- has presided over pumerous Courts ernment will not invade Shansi on of Inquiry and has acted as ar account of the strategie geographic-bitrator and conciliator in industri- al features of that Province. He

al afferences for the Board of added that his troops and other Trade and the Ministry of Labour, anti-Nauking forces will again rise against Nanking as soon as it is opportune.

Feng Yu Hsiang has also shown no indications that he will retire, but on the contrary has instructed

President of New Bombay War Council.

LATER. Usman Sobieani has been nomin- ated as the next President of the new Bombay War Council, which is expected to function immediately. War Council Composed Exclusively

of Moslems.

clasively of Moslems, over 100 of The War Council will consist ex-

whom have already offered them- selves for nomination.

[Lord Amulree, formerly. Sie William Warrender MacKenzie, K.C.; was olevated to the Barony was educated at Edinburgh Uni SOVIET DEBTS TO BRITAIN. in 1929, Seventy years of age, he

versity and London University, and was called to the Bar, Lin

the contracts. This latest develop- ment will especially affect the posi- tion of the Social-Democratic Party and its freedom of action towards. the Cabinet

GERMAN CUSTOMS DUTY ON WHEAT.

PRICE DROP DEMANDS

- INCREASE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

[DAITIBH WIRELESS ŠKOVICE.). Suggestions for Improving inte

Imperial Trade,

RUDDY, Oct. 14.

The heads of the delegations to. the Imperial Conference to-day continued an exchange of views on suggestions for improving inter- Imperial trade. They referred cor- tain matters to the Committee which net this afternoon and discussed. in a goneral way various technical aspects of the quote system with re- ference to the importation of wheat, Broadly stated the idea of a the German Government has notices from which any commodity is fied the Secretariat of the League produced the proportion which is that the German Customs day un to be received. The Committee wheat will be increased forthwith which considered this matter con- from 15 marks to. 18.00 roarks sisted partly of Ministers and part- per quintal.

ly of officials.

GENBYA, Oct. 14.

In connection with tho Tariff

his troops to withdraw to Shanal coln's Inn, in 1885." He has acted CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION Truce Convention signed in March, quota is to allot to different sour

Diamond's Criminal Career,

LATER. Amazing interest is being taken in the Jack Diamond ease all over and Kees to await a better America, evon politan dailies devoting "columne to

the great metro-portunity for final action.

it

The Sus points out that Diamond cacaped five times from charges of to the boya he urged upon them murder, six times from robbery the especial importance of biology and assault, thrice from grand

geography-subjects which would help to equip them to be, and twice from felonious

and

come scientific investigators in out-

ying ports of the Empire.

They are both Imperial subjects, n. they make for a better under- Etanding of mankind," he said.

U.S. PRESS ATTITUDE TOWARDS PROHIBITION.

QUESTIONNAIRE ADDRESSED TO THREE THOUSAND PAPERS

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.

assault.

The Evening Journal alicges that Diamond and Entratta shot dead

Two

two men in a night club. vital witnesses of the crime were murdered and another terrorised into silenco.

PLOT TO ASSASSINATE POLISH MARSHAL.

FIVE SOCIALIST DEPUBLIES ARRESTED.

(THROUGH RELTER'S AGENCY.}

The Prohibition Bureau bias ad-

WARSAW, Oct. 1M.' dressed a questionnaire to 3,000

Five Socialist deputies have been newspapers as to whether they in arrested, allegedly in connection tund to oppose or adopt a neutral with a plot to assassinate Marshat 'attitude" towards the Prohibition Pileudski, the Dictator.

Amendment and the prohibition Alleged Leader of Plat Зда

as Chairman of numerous Govern. cpment Commissions, on such ques- tions as Shops Hour Acts Board There has been no serious fight trades and disputes, and industrini of Trade Acta, Wager Boards,

ing since the withdrawal of the unrest, and is an authority on Shansi and Kuominchun troops and local

govorament matters and the war situation in the North is one of the Editora of Lord Hals licensing laws. Lord Amatiree was expected to be as stagnant as that bury's Laws of England. He is not in Kwangsi. The campaign against known previously to have had any the anti-Nanking forces seems to be interest in, connection with, or

special knowledge of aviation.]

a long way off.

Mukden Warlord's Appeal,

FLIGHTS.

Chang Hsuch Liang has wired BRITAIN-AUSTRALIA Yen and Feng advising them to retire and go abroad and guarantee- ing their personal safety, but it is doubted whether his appeal will make any impression.

Over 100,000 prisoners have been taken to Hankow. Those of them who are able-bodied will be incor porated into the Government forces

back to their homes.

TWO FLIERS AHEAD OF HINKLER'S TIME. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Oct. 14. Wing-Comdr. Kingsford-Smith

NOW SUBMITTED,

(DRITION WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Buony, Oct. 14. The British-Soviet 'Debte and third meeting to-day, issued the fol Claims Committee, which hold its lowing communique

As unauthorised, statements have appeared in. some newspapers the

Committea stato that at the second meeting the Soviet delegation sub- mitted a list of their claims under general headings, gave explanation of these claims, and answered ques- tions put to them by British experts regarding the distribution of these claims among respectivo sub-Com- mittees.

The British delegation submitted! their general Hist.

It says that the increase is im perativo owing to the exceptional Board of Frade, prosided to-day, Mr. W. Graham, President of the drop in wheat prices.

Immediate enforcement is neces-the British and Australian Minis and among othors attending were

sary in order to prevent imports

of wheat in anticipation of the ters for Agriculture, change.

The quota proposal was tabled, for discussion, though not neces sarily recommended by the United JOURNALISTS DEPORTED. Kingdom delegation The Com mitten considered it worth detailed and technical examinatión by, ex~ porte who were asked to report- upon the proposal.

ALLEGED DISSEMINATORS

OF NEWS.

The third moeting devoted its attention to comparing these two lista in order to formulate the exact scope of the work of sub- .Committees. It was suggested that Madrid, October 10.-King Alfon

Lord Saakay's 'Committee, which a fifth sub-Committee should be so has signed a decree authorizing is considering certain aspects of while the old and weak will be sent flew to day from Karachi to Allahs formed, to which should be sun the State Bank to export gold in inter-Imperal relations, to-day com-

bad, which he reached in the recordmitted Soviet claims for compenza. time of five and a half days fromtional economy of the Union of the order to keep up the peesta. Mean-pleted its examination of questions London.

Soviet Socialist Republica arising while the Government announced He is so far wall ahead of the out of the intervention of Great that it is still resolved to convene of the form of Commercial (Trea- time made by Hinkler on his fifteen Britain in Russia during the civil Parliament as soon as possible and ties, after which reference was made and a half days' record, Bight to war.

that it has had to take certain re to other questions, including the Australia.

pressivo measures only in order to provent the public from falling ultation in relation to foreign Leystom of communication and can- proy to unjustified alarms.

These measures include the do-affairs, channels of communication portation of one English and one American

Manchurian forces.

The Honanes undor Shih Yu San have severed connections with the Shansi-Kuominchun coalition." They have declared their support to Chang Hsueh Liang and are moving towards Hopes to join the Chiang Kai Shek has instructed Shik to rerume The news of the alleged bomb his former official title as Com- piot against Marshal Pileudski, in mander of the 13th Route Army, connection with which eight and to place his troops under the Socialist members of the Oppost. tion have now been arrested, caus-

command of Chang Hauch Liang. ed & great sensation all over the country,

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JAPANESE DIPLOMATIC

Flight-Lieutenant Hill, who felt

Rangoon for Singapore to-day, has EUROPEAN FEDERATION. ...also...improved on Hinkler's...ache-

dule,

VATICAN SHOWS

ENTHUSIASM.

OBITUARY.

Kingsford-Smith at Rangoon.

newspaperman who, it is with foreign countries, and the alleged, sent out innecurato" news, phraseology of ofheist documents. RANGOON, Oct. 16. Rome, October 10.-A remarkable and a decree making political Wing-Comdr. Kingsford-Smith article was published to-day in strikes illegal. In spite of this de landed at 4.6% this afternoon, being the Vatican's organ Omercatore claration the strike movement. NEW ZEALAND GOVERN-

four days ahead of Bert Hinkler's Romano, wholeheartedly supporting spread further to-day. In Malaga time.

the French Foreign Minister, M. the railwaymen joined the strikers MENT DEFEATED.

Briand's Pan-European Federn while in Vittoria general strike tion scheme, and welcoming the fact has broken out. At the latter place R.A.F. EXPLORING NEW AIR the recent session of the the police immediately arrested 50 DR. SAMUEL VAN HOUTEN. [REVIEX'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

ROUTES.

League of Nations showed some labour leaders. ** antive progress in this matter. WELLINGTON, Oct. 14.

Strikes Spread. The article has caused son sur

Madrid, October 11.-The strike. The Government was defeated by

RUOBY, Oct. 14.. day wherefore it is believed that movement is over-running the coun- 31 to 21 votes during a discussion.

The Executive Comunisted of the

A Royal Air Force expedition son special, so far unknown, in- try, having now also readied MARECER OSRST SEMAKIN MERITO A STRUKTUR VAN MATANGI Sevilla firmat zu Viškris-At- prosentatives of the settlement mant alleging that the police in Miniator to Holland, has been ap-hitherte. tuexplored areas in enthusiasm of the Vatican's organ the latter place three were killed for what the League is said to have and many injured in clashes with clause of the Land Laws Amend-ented the story of the plot in or pointed Ambassador to Russia, suc West Africa.

der to bolster up the weakening|reeding Mr. Tokichi Tanaka, who New air routes will be investi-achieved in respect to the Pan- the police. Unrest.is General veteran Dutch statesman, ment Bill.

Dictatorship.

is retiring.

gated during the "five" "wicki' "tour. Európe plan;`

throughout the country.

The leader of the alleged plot is said to be an old revolutionary, Peter Jagodzinaki, who, however, donios that he ever contemplated the assassination of 'Marshal. Pilaudaki.

APPOINTMENT..

(THROUGÚ ERUTER'S AGENCY.]

Toлxo, Oct. 1.)

[ON/TISH WIRELESS SERVICE) prize as coming rather late in the

"

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGEN01.]

The death has occurred of the

Samuel Van Houten.