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4 CHRISTIAN MARSHAL'KIANFU MISSIONARY

CHIANG KAI SHEK.

BAPTISED AT SHANGHAI

YESTERDAY.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, Oct. 23. Chiang Kai Slick was baptised at a Christian this aftemoon,

Simple Ceremony.

OUTRAGE.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1930.

MASTER JOWETT. SERIOUSLY ILL.

MUCH ADO ABOUT GENERAL ELECTIONS

TEN DOLLARS.

IN NORWAY.

EIGHT. CHINESE PRIESTS ALSO IN CAPTIVITY,

FEARED TO BE SUFFERING FROM TYPHUS.

WARRANT ISSUED FOR 'ARREST OF WOMAN,

LABOUR FORMS THE LARGEST PARTY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.)

· Peipina, Oct, 23.

It is learned that, in addition to the Chinese and foreign priests and nuna already reported, eight Chi- nese priests are in the hands of the Conununists at Kiantu.

LATER. Chiang Kai Shek and Madame Chiang Kai Shek arrived from

The French Legation has instruct Nanking early this morning and cl the Consul-General at Narking proceeded to the residence of hiel to make representations to the mother-in-law, Mrs. Boong, in Soy- Central Government for the release mour Road, in the International of the captives.

The French Consul at Hankow Settlement, where, the simple cero. mony was performed this afternoon has made representations to the by the Rev. Z. T. Kuang, Chinese Finngsi authorities, pastor of the Young Allen Memorial

Church, Shanghai, in the presence R.101 DISASTER INQUIRY. of a few intimate friends, including

TWO ASSESSORS.

his wife and brothers-in-law, Mr.SIR JOHN SIMON TO SIT, WITH T. V. Soang, Finance Minister, and, Mr. T. L. Soong, Chairman of the Whangpoo Conservancy Board, and also Dr. C. T. Wang, Foreign" Minister, who are all Christians.

İTAROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PEPING, Oct. 23. Master Christopher Jowett is now confined to his bed seriously ill, with a temperature of, 104.

It is stated that his illnces may be due to the conditions under

which he lived while detained by the Soviet authorities at, Chita.

It is feared that he may be suffer- ing from typhus.

AMERICA'S POLICY IN

BRAZIL.

COMPETING FOR TRADE WITH GREAT BRITAIN,

(REUTER'S "AMERICAN SERVICE}

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. At the request of the Brazilian Government, President Hoover has placed an embargo on the shipment of war munitions and equipment to Brazil, except under special licencs

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Oct. 22. Pastor Kuang aaked Marshal'

The public eourt of enquiry into Chiang Kai Shok whether he sin! cerely desired to become a Chris- the 101 disaster will consist of tian, and the President replied in Sir Joba Símon, sitting with two

Lieut.-Colonel | Assessors, Pastor Kuang, then sprinkled Brabazon, and Professor, C. E.

The United States' policy in re- water over and welcomed the Pre- Inglis.

forenco to Brazil, still in the throes The first sitting will probably be of civil war, is being very closely aident to the Christian Church.

next week.

firm tones in the affirmative:

It is noteworthy that Mrs. Soong's son-in-law include Dr. Sun Yat Sen and Dr. II. II. Kung, Minister of Commerce and Indus. try, and that the Soong family are all Christiana.

The baptism, which was kept a profound secret,

startled has Shanghai and Nunking, as there was not the slightest knowledge of Chiang Kai Shek's intentions out side the family circle.

Moore-

The Court may compel the pro duction of any evidence, bearing on the subject.

[Lieut. Colonel J. T. C. Moore Brabazon, of Tara Hall, Co. Meath, is a pioneer motorist and aviator, and won the Daily Mail £1,000 prize in 1800 for flying a circular mile Од ли ll-British-made machine. Lieut.-Colonel Moore- Brabazon Was the fret Briton netually to fly. He was Parliament. ary Secretary to the Minister af. Transport from 1923-94.

Coming at a time when Chiang)

Professor Charles Edward Inglia. Kai Shek, alter hard-fought onm-Q.B.E., M.I.C.E., Professor of paign in which more than once he Mechanism and Applied Mechanics nt Cambridge University. In 1901 seemed doomed to defeat only to he was assistant to Sir John Wolfe emerge victorious as the head of Barry and assisted in the Engineer. the National Government, the ing School at Cambridge under Sir J. A. Ewing. He was the inventor President's baptism is a striking and constructor of bridges used blow to the Cominunists, who are during the War.] at present hunting down Christians in Kings and elsewhere in the Yangtze Valley, and is likely to form a striking precedent with far reaching effect on the future govern ment of China.

Chiang Kai Shek has joined the

Methodist denomination,

CHIANG KAI SHEK IN

SHANGHAI,

PLANNING A BRIEF REST IN HIS NATIVE VILLAGE.

(THROUGH ABUZEE'S AGENCY.)

SHANGHAI, Oct. 23." President and Madame Chiang Kai Shek arrived in Shanghai this

morning.

It is understood that Marshal Chiang Kai Shek is planning a visit bo Fenghua, his native place, for a brief rest.

NEW CONSTITUTION IN

EGYPT.

POPULAR REPRESENTATION

MODIFIED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

*

Caro, Oct. 22.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}

RUGBY, Oct. 22.

to be issued by the State Depart ment.

followed by Latin-Américan coun tries, where it is believed that the United States is making a definite

bid-for the Brazilian trade in com. petition with Great Britain.

BRITISH RAILWAY

ENTERPRISES.

AUTOMATIC TRAIN

CONTROLS.

(DRITISK WIRELESS SERVICE.)

RUGBY, Oct. 22..

An interesting dovolopment in railway operating methods is an- nounced by the Great Western Rail- way, which proposes to equip 1,760 miles of track, embracing all its principal main line routes, and 2,000 engines with its own system of automatic train control.

The system gives audible wara- ing to the engine-driver of the state of the signal, and, in the

It is annouderd from Downing Street to-night that it is the desire of the Government and the Air Ministry that an enquiry into the loss of the n.101 should be a public inquiry carried out by an indepen dent Court with full powers to take event of a danger signal being evidence on onth.

They have accordingly approach-train hefore it reaches the next passed, automatically pulls up the

ed Sir John Simon and he has con- sented to conduct an investigation, sigual.

In addition, Lieut. Colonel Moore. Brabazon, who used to sit in the House of Commons and took great interest in air matters, and Pro- fessor Inglis, Professor of Mechan: Cambridge University, fave been approached to net as assessors at assist Sir John Simon with their practical and technical knowledge during the inquiry.

jain

Bailway Extinston Schema At Southampton.

Work is to begin at once on the further enlargement of the South and applied Mechanism at

ern Railways extension scheme at Southampton Docks, under which

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3,500 feet of deep water quays, suitable for the accommoda. It is expected that the Court will❘tion of vessels of forty-foot draft, have its first sitting next week, together with cranes, sheds, rail. ways and all modern accessories, are to be constructed, at an esti- mated cost of £3,000,000.

The work will take about years to complete.

BRITAIN'S SOLICITOR-

GENERAL.

SON OF LORD PARMOON. APPOINTED.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, Oct. 23. An unpaid $10 pharmacy account was responsible for an extraordi- nary chain of events.

(THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENOT.)

BRITISH POLICY IN PALESTINE.

ALSDORF MINE DISASTER.

IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICAN | DEATH-ROLL TWO HUNDRED ·

JEWRY.

[REUTER'S AMERIDAN SERVICE.]

Osin, Oct. 23.

NEW YORK, Oct. 29. In spite of the lose of 12 scats in

Every referance to the British Monday's general elections, Labour Empire and to the British Labour remains the largest party in the Government WOB greeted with Mrs. Barunsen, a Russian phar. new Parliament, which is composed boos" and catcalls at a noisy macist, recently visited a Mrs. of 47 Labourites, 44 Conservatives. Anderson, an American woman, at her flat, to collect an account, when Mr. Anderson ejected her. She charged Mrs. Anderson with assault and battery.

and Liberais, 23 Radicals and sting of protest against the British Government's statement of Agrarian

A fenture of the elections was the policy regarding Falestine, fully Labourites bid for power with a outlined two days ago. programme of a capital levy, com-

The principal speaker was Dr. When the case was resumed on plete disarmament and nationalisa- | John Haynes Holmes, the Pastor of Wednesday Mrs. Anderson failed to tion of banks

Community Church, New York, who appear, and it is believed that the With a slightly less Sovietic atti-ia well-known for his anti-British has gone to Japan. In the mean-tude they gained a striking success writings and sentoons, and who is time, judgment by default was at the polls in 1927, and formed a known to be closely associated with l'entered against her in two civil | Government which Insted only, a Indian extremists in the United

suits volving monies lont and fortnight. The other three parties States, secured by a mortgage on the same have since combined to keep them furniture to different parties.

in check.

A fresh warrant was issued for

It is noteworthy that the Com- the arrest of Mrs. Anderson and her munists, who bad three seats in the bail was doubled..

last Parliament, now have cone.

The case has caused a sensation in local circles.

EMPIRE CONFERENCE

ECONOMIC BASIS OF GREAT BRITAIN'S FISCAL POLICY.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Ruany, Oct. 22. The South African Premier, General Hertzog, broadcasting to night on the work of the Imperial Conference, said that although the work being done in the field of eponomic co-operation was attract ing much notice, other work of the very greatest importance and signi- ficance was also being accomplished and the problems resolved.

The Constitutional questions he queathed by the 1926 Imperial Con- ference, were being dealt with 'Wia

manner and a spirit, which entitled the delegates to feel confident that the present Imperial Conference would, in every respect, remain true. to the spirit of its predecessor and attain a no less happy result for the future.

Economic Needs of Dominions. Whereas at the previous Confer ence the constitutional needs of the

justment of the constitutional prin- Commonwealth demanded a read.

ciple to the constitutional develop nient, at the present Conference it was a readjustment of the economic basis of Great Britain's fiscal policy in harmony with the economic needs of the various member States, herself included, that was involved.

The new problem was certainly no les dificult of solution.

Bevolution in Fiscal Practice. I, therefore, the present Confer-

TRADE AGREEMENTS WITH

DOMINIONS.

COMMITTED TO CONSIDER BEST TYPE OF TARIFT.

'',

[BAITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Ruany, Oct. 23. The President of the Federation of British Industries has set up two committees, one of which will con- sider the type of tariff which can best meet the situation and the best methods of arriving at recipro cal trade agreements with the Dominions, while the other com mittee will elucidate the compara- tive industrial policy.

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It is significant that be aroused enthusiasm when he urged the Arnis of Palestine to follow Gandhi's example and to follow a campaign of passive resistance against the British.

AND FORTY-EIGHT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].

COLOGNE, Out, The death-roll of the Alsdorf mine disaster is now 248, not in cluding the injured who have died in hospital.

It is believed that there aro 00 still under the pithead

The Communists are profiting by the unrest among the mine workers to organise demonstrations

and strikes.

CHRISTMAS FUN-AND

FURY.

JOKES WHICH MAY NOT MAKE YOU LAUGH.

There are many little deviers of an excruciating and playful malice, which appear in the toyshops in tho months approaching Christmas, de signed expressly for hoste who wish to revenge themselves on their Bucata.

The Jokes Manager of the big Best toy and magic shop in London recently introduced a Press-repre- sentative to this year's Christmas, Jeste, just coming into stock.

If such collection of jokes wore. sand years from now the English accidentally rediscovered a thou- people of the twentieth century would go down in history as a raco unparalleled for its ingenuity of malior, refinements of torture, and eocentric treatment of guests.

Press Comment.

The New York Times, whose own- er is the pillar of American Jowry, has adopted a sympathetic tone towards Great Britain in connee- tion with ita abatement of policy.

The journal assorts that the claims of British Zionism. were always in- admissible and justice, could nover

"Here is a very popular little talerate the imposition of Jewish article," said the Jokes Managar. ascendancy in Palestine by high"As you see, a simple tablet of. pressure methods.

Pink. SORT.

Pleasant perfume But once inmersed in the bath, it turns the water to ink. Greatly in demand at house portica.

The Herald-Tribune says that Britain is now reaping an unplea promises during the war. sant harvest of hor over-generous

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Jewish National Council's Decision.

Jerusalem, Oct. 23.

Water Into Ink,

Now, these tins of bivenite. Ordinary wafer sandwiches, with a thin layer of cream between. The joke is that the cream is really Aannelette. An excellent diversion,

The Jewish National Council helderved with ice-cream.

"All the spoons and forke in an eight-hour meeting.

those cases are collapsible. It is.im- It is understood that it was unpossible to eat with them. A meal animously decided to despatch_a statement to the Government de with these, and also with our is a great success, laid entirely

HOURS PER WEEK IN lining to participate in the new special dribbling goblets, Thero

Legislative Council or to have any are, ДЕ Lu "PETTING.”

share in parliamentary institutions ordinary wine glasscut in sec, apparently on the ground that they are cal- the pattern near the rim aru culated to arrest the establishment tiny holes, allowing the liquid, to of a Jewish national home.

trickle through, on to the, table and According to the local Press, all clothes before it can reach the sections of Jewry are adhering to mouth." the above decision.

HOW YOUNG MEN SPEND THEIR TIME,

Roughly 30 out of 100 young men in various cities in America can. hesed by Mr. A. E. Wolf, boys' director at the Lincoln, Nebraska, Y.M.O.A., spend an average of a little more than an hour's day in the company of girls and 24 hours per week in courtship.

Mr. Wolf, who is writing a thesis

Spend Their Time," sent question- for his master's degree at the State University on "How Young Men papers to scores of young men and received answers from 102, which he has tabulated. All those canvassed were between eighteen and twenty five and were working. No students were questioned.

The young men included bank clerka, barbers, hotel pages, book keepers, cable aplicers, department managers, draftsmen, engineers, wireless operators, and undertakers' assistants.

Films and Girls.

enco should eventually prove less Girls play an important part in fruitful in its economic labours than young men's lives, judging by the individual requirements had led ewers. Twenty-two of those re- five gotten that what

them to hope, it should not be for-plying admitted being engaged.

It was found that 63.35 per cent. was expected from Great Britain in order to meet 89 to the films each wock with a The Government has agreed to

the Dominion requirements, and girl, 60.37 per cent visit a girl's give financial help under the Deve- revolution in fiscal practice, no 33.69 per cent. attend church with a also her own, was hardly less than homo, 89.01 per cent. ge motoring, 83.84 per cent. go to dances, and lopment Loans, Guarantees and less than in economic theory. Grants Act.

{TUROUGH REUTER'S AGKKUR.)

LONDON, Out. 22. The Hon. Richard Stafford The schome also includes the Cripps, K.C., has been appointed reclamation of about 200 acres Solicitor-General in succession to

King Fund has signed the new Sir James Benjamin Melville, who mudland. Constitution and Electoral Law has resigned owing to persistent ill- drawn up by the Provisional Cabi- health,

net.

of

girl.

No Complaints,

The young men themselves re- quested a report on how much time Should be, therefore, tell them other young men spent in courting. that n change involving such funda- A table prepared from answers on hours per week spent in a girľa company shows also the average number of hours spent in the follow- ing activities

mental national issues could not be decided till after close and mature consideration, South Africa would

[The Hon. Richard Cripps, who RATIFYING LONDON NAVAL have no reason to complain.

The Cabinet, in the course of is the youngest son of Lord Par Report on these enactments, re-

moor, was called to the Bar, Middle commends that the Chamber of Temple, in 1013. He is the editor Deputies shall consist of 160 instead of Cripps on Compensation," and of 23s members, and that three-Cripps on Church and Clergy."} fifths of the members of the Senate

be appointed and, the remaining

two-fifths elected.

It is also recommended that each PRUSSIAN PREMIER Parliamentary Session shall be for a period of five months, instead of DECLINES TO BE BULLIED.

six months,

Parliamentary immunity is to bo raised in the case of libel and fere majeste.

Voters must be 23 years of age. Neither the Scnato nor the Chamber will be empowered to initiate dnancial lawe.

The King is to appoint Moslem religious chiela... ⠀

Press laws are to be tightened The election of Parliament will

under which every 50 electors will

HERN HITLER'S DEMAND

BEE ANSWERED.

(THROUGH EXUTÉE'S AGENOT.)

BERLIN, Oct. 92. Herr Braun, the Prussina Prime Minister, bas answered Horr Hit- ler's demand that he sweep the Prussian Government free of Social jam by appointing Dr. Severing as Minister of the Interior

TREATY,

SPEECHES TO BE BROADCAST ON MONDAY.

[DKITISH WIRELESS EKRVICE.]

RUGBY, Oct. 29. It is understood that ratifications in respect of the London Naval Treaty will be deposited at the Foreign Office next Monday by re presentatives of all His Majesty's Governments, with the possible oxcoption of the Irish Free State, whose ratification may be delayed slightly by technical difficulties, and of the United States and the Japanese Government

In the afternoon, President

* by a degree suurage system de

ist but a strong defender of the Minister of Japan) and Mr. Ram- be represented by an elector-dele Republic, and it is expected that he say MacDonald will broadenet gate. The elector delegates, sitting will give short shrift to trouble speeches on the Naval Treaty, as at Electoral College, will elect some Nazia (Fascists) or Comwhich it is hoped will be audible _all_Doputies.

in all three countries.

munists.

Conflict Between Free Trade and Protection,

Films, 2.00 hours; at girl's home, 2.87; motoring, 2.94; dancing, 2:07; eating, 1.84; courtship, 2.87; cards, 1.4; church, 1.87; walking, 1.05; athletics, 3.33 play, 1.03.

While it must be clear to every body that once more the conflict between Free Trade and Protection for Great Britain had to be decided, and that upon the decision taken I must to a large extent depend the

To-day, the Committee on econ- economie policy which in future omio co-operation had a general would obtain within-the-Common-proliminary discussion-on-the-work wealth, they in the Dominions, of the Empire Marketing Board whatever that decision might be, with a view to making suggestions and however much they might | regarding its future development. thereby eventually feel themselves A Sub-Committee is engaged on so disappointed, would have no ground examination of statistics regarding to guarrel with anybody.

the United Kingdom's wheat 'con. sumption and wheat production within the Empire.

Work of Committees. Many of the numerous subjects The Arbitration aid Disarma. on the agenda of the Imperial Con.ment Committee has concluded ite forenes are now being dealt with discussion of the general Act, and by Committees formed to examine although discussion, of the actual

Lammut the hoper

them in detail. The next

Text meeting I donte convention

draft, convention remains to,

be held when reports are available | faish the subjects beloro it by the for their consideration and this is week-end and to begin the prepara unlikely to be the case before next tion of its report.. week

The Committen on overseas settle- (Continued at foot of next column.)- ment held its first sitting,

..

BRITAIN'S COTTON

INDUSTRY.

ASSURANCES OF WILLING. NESS TO CO-OPERATE.

[DRITION WIRELBAR SERVICE.1:

Rronz, Oct. 23. The Home Secretary (Mr. J. R.

Clynes) and the President of the

Screaming Gushions.

Nor was this all. There were. clothes-pegs of inflated rubber that bent as softly as a snail's horns, ard would not hold one's cont There were cushions that acreamed if Sou leased against them; Gruyere cheese and delicious cho colates that turned to soap in tho mouth, sugor almonds filled with cayenne pepper; and novels out of which hissing serpents shot when you opened them.":

sunde the guest that he is mad, Everything is designed to per Board of Trade (Mr. W. Graham) or the victim of a malignantly per

Manchester yesterday, interview-seating poltergeist. ed, said that each section of the The cigarettes vibrato sinisterly: cotton industry in Manchester had when touched; the matches rattle received impressive assurances of like a rattlesnalie; the clothes willingness to cooperate in whole brush whistles a tune when you sale marketing and in carrying out bring your hat; and all the food, any. scheme which would add to the either explodes, frothe in the efficiency of the industry and ́in- mouth, or is made of rubber. crease its world competitive policy. Is Christmas a jolly tengon

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