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KIANFU FOREIGN ·

CAPTIVES.

FATHER DE GENLIS INTERVIEWED.

'(THROUGH RESTER'S ADENCY.]

SHANGHAI, Oct. 24.

MARSHAL CHIANG

KAI SHEK.

SPENDING A WEEK AT FENGHUA.

(THROUGH REUTKE'S AGENCY.]

gone to Ningpo this afternoon en route to the President's birthplace, Fenghua:

SHANGHAI, Oct. 24. Bishop Mignuni and the French

Marshal Chiang Kai Shek, and Father de Genlis, who wore cap-Madame Chiang Kai. Shek have tured by the Communist bandits at Kinniu when the Reds captured that city and seizod a number of Koreign and Chinese missionaries belonging to the Apostolic Deloga- | week.

ion, but who wero released in order that they should proceed to Shang- hal with the terms for their release,

rrived here this morning.

Bishop Mignani is recuperating, nd is not able to receive visitors..

Garrison Takes Filght,

Father de Gentis, interviewed by outer, said that Kianfu is a palthy city with a population of 000 normally, which had heen

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1930.

GUN-RUNNING TO CHINA.

BANDITS ATTACK

FENGHUA.

BEATEN OFF BY LOCAL TROOPS.

ALLEGATIONS IN KING'S BENCH ACTION.

ÍTKOVON NEUTER'S ADENOY.]

NANKING, Oct. 24.

It is officially reported that 000 bandits attacked Fenghua yester day, but were beaten off by the | local Government troops.

The bandits escaped into the

Seven of the handits were killed and one was captured.

They expect to return within a neighbouring mountains.

CHIANG KAI SHEK'S CONVERSION.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANONAL, Oct. 21. Pastor Kuang, who baptised Mar- shal Chiang Kai Shek, interviewed by Reuter, stated that Chinese Christians feel the greatest joy over

YOUNGER NEHRU CHARGED.

REFUSES TO PLEAD.

(TUROVON RÉVIEN'S AGENUT.)

ALLAHABAD, Oct. 21. Jawahar Lal Nehru was charged with sedition, abetting infringement

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

“GREAT ARAB VICTORY."

ARABS TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE GOVERNMENT.

(THROUGH REUTERS-AGENCY:]~~

JERUSALEM, Oct. 21. The local Arab newspaper Falas. is describes the British Govern- ment's statement of policy in Palestine as a "great Arab vic tory."

OVERTHROW OF BRAZIL GOVT.

PRESIDENT LUIZ RESIGNING.

(ECUTER'S AMERICAN BERVIOR.Į

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 24. The Drazilian Government has been overthrown.

President Luiz is resigning.

SPANISH TRANS-ATLANTIC AIRMAN'S OFFENCE.

LONDON, Oct. 23. Allegations of gun-running trans- actions between Ireland and China figured in the King's Bench Divi- aion to-day when an action WAY brought by Mr. William Rowntree Horend, of Nowry, Co. Down, the The paper declares that the defendants being the National and Balfour Declaration is dead, and Provincial Bank, Ltd.

that there will be no more immigra tion and no more land for the Jews, | TWO MONTHS FOR SUDVER-

The paper calls the Arabs to

SIVE ACTIVITIES. co-operate (presumably with the Government) fof the completion of (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] their independence.

Horend claimed damages for breach of contract, or, alterna- tively, remuneration for employ ment by the Bank, who, he alleged, engaged him to carry out gun-run ning from Uister to China on behalf of one of their customers.

Bank Official's- Evidoncs, Mr. Walter Cordy, the assistant manager of the Cardiff branch of the defendant bank, giving evidence

was any contract between the bank and Horend.

elled to 100,000 by refugecs. The the Marshal's action in joining of the salt law, and instigating for the defence, denied that thero

y was captured at dawn on the inst., after a fight with the rrison, who fled to the north.

One Thousand Killed.

"little" peasant Soviet's ter- throughout the countryside in- curated a reign of terror and ing, in which Father de Gentia mated that 1,000 were killed. uding two Chinese Catholic hera.

Red Government Organised.

ʼn the arrival of the Red leaders

20,000 Red troops order was' pred, the civil officials and the

police setting up a properly i nised Red Government.

hop Beaten With Iron Rods.

priests and the Sisters of ity sought refuge in the houses Chinese Christians, of whom

are 2,000 in Kianfu, but Mignani, who was captured he 5th at., was bound and n with iron rods, and the were rounded up during the few days,

foreign sisters were sent

} the river to nurse, 400 wound-

d troops.

jop Mignani and Father de with Red passports, were

Christian brotherhood,

"Too Busy With Nation's Affairs."

non-payment of taxes.

:

He refused to plead

Judgment was reserved.

He said that in February, 1998, the Cardiff branch had a credit of over £92,000 with instructions from a bank in China to pay it to a Cardiff firm against shipping docu-

ONLY WAY TO NATIONAL PROSPERITY.

FREEDOM FROM PARTY TYRANNY.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.}·'

LONDON,, Oct. 23. A truly National Government,

said R.R.S. WILLIAM SCORESBY.ments, covering 10,000 rifles and consisting of the lending men of

Asked if the Marshal was plan. ning to take an active part in the Pastor Kuang church,

He is too busy "Probably not. with the nation's affairs, but he and the spirit of Jesus Christ within him go marching on."

CONTROL OF SHASI.

(THROUGH MEUTER'S AGENOT.),

RESUMING RESEARCHES IN

ANTARCTIC.

(BRITISH WINKLESS SERVICE)

Ruaar, Oct. 3,

The Royal Research Ship Wil. liam Scoresby sails from London next Tuesday to resume her re-, searches in the Antarctic and the It is reported that the Szechuan neighbouring ceas on which she bus authorities have taken over the con- been employed since 1920, trol of Shasi and district.

HANKOW, Oct. 21.

VICE-MINISTER OF RAILWAYS.

[THROUGH BEDTER'S AGENOT.}

NANKING, Oct. 24. Huang Hang-Lin, a prominent Shanghai banker, has been appoint-

d to proceed to Kiukiang oned Vice-Minister of Railways, in

ith inst to negotiate for the succession to Lee Chao Wan, who p of the captives. The Reds hat they would collect the has resigned..

at Kiukiang in a fortnight.

Klangsi Goss Red,

er de Genlis estimates that

half of Kinagsi's 25,000,000

ants willy-nilly are

Reds.

ed leaders expressed their

GOVERNOR OF SHENSI.

(TURODOK REVIED's agenot.]

NANKING, Oct. 24.

towards the British and Yang Hu Chen, whose troops are Cowards me nid pns, alleging that they were advancing

Chiang Kai Shek: they Tanglewan, has been appointed

ilder towards other nation- but all were strongly anti-

1.

ew With Christian Foreign

Minister.

Christian Foreign Minister,

Governor of Shensi

KWANGSI QUIET.

SET-BACK FOR YUNNANESE

These investigations are carried ont by the "Discovery Commit: tec, on behalf of the Falkland Irlands Government, to whom the vessel belongs.

It was by her assistance that Sir Hubert Wilkine curried out his ex-

ploration from the air, of Antarctic territories bear Graham's Land during the southern summer.

The William Scoresby is only 134 feet long, but has oil fuel to carry her for 4,000 miles. By a large steam winch she can work a small trawl in over 3,000 fathoms, Echo- sounding gear enables her to sound down to about 130 fathoms and a Lucas sounding machine has 5,000 fathoms of wire.

She has two small engines for

10.000.000 rounds of ammunition,

The Bank, he said, had no other concern in the matter.

Bank Returns Credit. In March, 1928, they informed the bank in China that the latter's re- quirements were outside the scope of a banker's business and that the credit would be returned.

The jury found that the plaintiff had not established the existence of a contract, and judgment was entered for the Bank, with costs.

The matter was 'Inter raised in the Northern Ireland House of Com. mons, when, replying to a question with regard to the supposed con- signment of rifles, Sir Dawson Bates, the Minister for Home Affairs, said that the suggestion that arms had been purchased in Belfast and shipped to Ching was erroneous.

GERMAN MINE DISASTER.

BRITISH EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY.

(THROVON REDTER'S AGEKOT.]

LONDON, Oct. 23, The first business of the Central Committeo of the Mining Associa tion, at its meeting in London to day, was to pass a vote of sympathy will the families and relatives od the victims of the German mine

cxplosion disaster at Alsdorf. The vote was taken in silence, with all the members standjag.

The General Council of the Trades Union Congress has also sent to the German Federation of Trades Unions a message of con dolence.

His Majesty's Massage.

As already reported, Sir Horace Rumbold, British Ambassador in Mavni, Oct. 23. Berlin, has conveyed a message Major Franco, the airman who from the King expressing his per attempted to fly to. America last sonal sympathy to Fresident Hin year but was forced to alight at snent has conveyed its pro- denburg, the British Govern. sea and was rescued by a British warship, has been sentenced to two months' imprisonment for subver sive activities in connection with the recent Republican demonstra- tions.

"THE HIGH COST OF HEALTH."

U.S. DOCTORS AND STATE MEDICAL SERVICES.

is

Found sympathy to the German Government

The death-roll is now estimated at 200.

NEW MINES SCHEME APPROVED..

BECOMES OPERATIVE ON SATURDAY,

[B2ITIOR WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Rucny, Oct. 23.

Mr. E. Shinwall, Secretary for Mines, has approved a schema sub- nitted on behalf of the majority of the mine-owners, and has appointed next Saturday as the dote on which

all Farties, and an independent Council of producers, traders, work- ing 'men and economists free from the tyranny of party politics, `was, urged as the way to national pro-

The High cost of health" sperity by Sir Felix Schuster, a life.

becoming a long Free Trader at a banquet people of moderate means not be-it comes into fores.

grave problem to

ranged by the Lincoln Chamber cause

the doctors are becoming of Commerce,

millionaires, but because of the Taxation, said Sir Felix Schuster, multiplicity of charges for many should be so cut as to restore capi- things that now seem necessary for tal to industry, and the. "total every operation or illness. Drastic disregard of economy by Parlia-remedies for this evil have been ment, Municipalities and indivi-proposed. One suggestion is gov- duals" should be coded.

ernment control.

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Safeguarding and Colonial Prefer- To save the medical profession ence, he added, held out the best from any such socialisation," the prospect for

British industries organised. doctors of America arc against subsidies and bounties urged to take the bull by the horns abroad, which allowed dumping in and establish their own medical centres for rich and -poor. Such is the remedy proposed by Dr.

Belfast Polloc Surplus Arms. Sir Dawson Bates emphasised that before any proposal to pur. chase surplus apms in the custody Britain. of the police authorities would be entertained, the most searching in DAYS OF FORGETFULNESS. | Malcolm L. Harris, of Chicago, quiries would be made.

The arrangements with regard to the disposal of such surplus stores would have to be carried out in accordance with the most stringent regulations.

He gave an assurance, therefore, that no such transaction as that suggested had occurred, or could possibly occur.

BRITISH SUGGESTION TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.

¡THROVOS REUTER'S AGENOT.)

and

FISHING FLEET TRAGEDY. TWENTY BOATS LOST IN

STORM LAST - MONTH, [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENDY.]

QUIMPER, Oct. 23. All hope of the return of a secre of Breton tunay fishing boats, enught in a storm on September. 18, has been abandoned,'

Thus 200 fishermen' have perished. an unprecedented disaster-lear ing the majority of 127 widows and 103 orphans financially, most dis- tressed.

"SIAMESE TWINS"

SEPARATE.

BLACKED.

retiring president of the American Medical Association, at the open- ing session of that body's recent, convention at Detroit,

"Medicine is being besieged on WHEN MANAGER'S EYE WAS': every side by forces that are con stantly growing atronger stronger," declares Dr. Harris, of New York," and unless some de

Made, ine Infante has committed fensive effort is made to break the world that of walking out on s the unpardonable sin of the show siege, the profession must eventual-Siamese twin act at Atlantic City. and become employees of the State." ly capitulate, become socialised,

The right half of the "Siameso with a suggestion for the dropping Dr. Harris suggested that discrepancy between the salary pro- twins," voxed over a 100 per cent.. henceforth of the custom of plae-American medical societies should mised to her and the salary she

LONDON, Oct. 24. Almost on the eye of Armistico Day, the Foreign Office las ap-

working water bottles, fine silk EMPIRE CONFERENCE proached all foreign Goverments note and other scientific gear, and she carries a laboratory.

The purpose of her investiga- tions is primarily an advancement of knowledge as to the distribu- tion, migrations and conditions which affect whales, but tho also attends to the possibilities of fishery development..

She has already conducted valu- able trawling surveys around the Falkland Islands and will make others on reaching south.

Her complemcat will consist of seven officers and 16 petty officers and men commanded by Lieutenant Commander Irving.

T. Wang, interviewed by There has been practically no de- stated that all the informa-velopment in the Kwangsi military is disposal showed that the situation and only occasional clashes ate in Central China were have been reported. but and attacking foreign- The Yunnanese, who wore besieg- icularly missionaries, in ing Nanning, have been repulsed by effort to embroil the the Kwangsi troops after three Government with foreign days fighting. It is understood He said that ho had re- that the situation will remain stag Before the sails, presentasions will the diplomatic representa nant until the two Cantonese, divi- be made by Underwriters to Mears, te than once to advise their sions under Tsoi Ting Kai and Roy and Sutherland, her chief to leave the danger points, Chiang Kong Nai, which were re-engineer and artificer, respectively, at he admired their cour-cently released from the frost in for their gallant action in diving ot their wisdom. Those the North; return to the South to repeatedly in iey waters off South tes who remained at places assist in the campaiga.

e conditions were

most

PREMIERS REVIEW WORK

OF CONFERENCE.

[BRITISH WIHELKY SERVICE.]

RUGBY, Oct.

The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramany MacDonald, in the interval before the next meeting of the heads of the delegations to the Imperial Conference, is having conversa tions" with the various Dominion Fremiera in which the work of the Conference is being reviewed.

He has already had a long taik with the Australian Premier, Mr. Scullin, and will have "conversa. tions" with the others in turn.

The different Committees formed to deal with the various subjects on

Liuchow, the base of the Kwani Georgia to fres her propeller when the Conference agenda have LOW

rendered it impossible rebels, is being besieged by the Cantonese troops, who have, how- ever, made no strenuous efforts to attack the city. Prices of daily necessities have risen considerably and at present salt fetches $40 per catty, the highest price in record,

to carry on their labours.

eign Minister remarked Red movement was well ced and equipped, neces- military campaign and tyment of largo bodies of trits suppression.

ИPOA ACADEMY PSED DOWN.

QFROM CHIANG KAI

SHEK.

THE SWATOW: INCIDENT.

ANTI-TRENCH PARADE

ORGANISED

it was entangled with the trawl.

JUNIOR LORD OF TREASURY.

dealt in detail, or în general terms with the matters 'before them and several have reached an agreement on the recommendations to be laid before the Conference. Their Re- ports have first to be drafted and revised before presentation to the MR. C. THURTLE SUCCEEDS delegation heads and to the Confer-

MR. A. BARNES.

No decisions will, however, be taken except by the Conference in plenary session.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

ence,

Ruany, Oct, 23. Following the resignation of Mr. Alfred Barnes, M.P., Mr. Ernest According to 1 Chinese Press Thurtle, M.P., has been appointed report from Swatow, the recent Junior Lord of the Treasury (un-ments by delegates, representing the incident in which a Chinese hotel | paid),

tout was killed and several wound- The Junior Lords of the Treasury ed by Annanteso sailors on board a

are accordingly as follows:-Messra. French steamer is still not settled.

JA. Parkinson, C. Edwards, W. Whiteley, W. Paling, E. Thurtle, the last two being unpaid.

Overseas Settlement. Among the Committees aitting today was that dealing with over- seas settlement which heard alate-

United Kingdom, the Dominions and Southern Thodesia.

The figures for the last two years show that British emigrants receiv- ing-assistance under the Empire Settlement Act numbered 46,000 in 1920 and 72,000 in 1020, the last

incorporate or organise for businest

ing wreaths at Cenotaphs or at the purposce, and establish medicalised, uncoupled the Tombs of Unknown Warriors during centres, owned, controlled, in which attached her to her partner official visits to various capitals.

managed by the societies them lacked the manager's eye, walked selves. These societies would pro-sign which stated that the and hor out, and began tearing down the The suggestion was made in order vide all those unable to pay re to eradicate memories of the Great gular fees with the most advanced sister wore the only original War.

Siamese twins. "The proposal has been variously commensurate ith their financiced the arrest of Madeline on the type of medical treatment, at price

The management promptly caus- received in London, though it is ability. recognised that the placing of wreaths on the Cenotaph has occa- sionally been used as a ments of securing advertisement.

SPANISH QUEEN IN LONDON.

WELCOMED BY PRINCE OF WALES.

[BRITISH WIRELESS HERVICE.]

Ruany, Oct. 23.

**As an actual illustration of what charge of vandalism, and had her may be expected to happen to the halad before Magistrato Altman.. medical profession when it loses

Claims for Salaries. control of its own business,' (Dr. Harris cited the formation of the separately, and each put in coun

The girls arrived at the coutroom Public Medical Service Association terclaims for salaries. Madeline in England, which aims at estab- asked for £214 for five weeks and fishing a universal medical service & fraction at £40 a weak. Patri by the Government, available to the cis asked for £210, admitting that entire population, irrespective of the already had actually received ability to pay.

A bill to this effect has already

beon introduced in the House of Commons, and it is admitted that the movement will be opposed by the medical profession. But when

about 48. a week of her £40 a week salary.

Time set has been running near- ly six weeks.

The magistrate dismissed all the charges and counter-charges, but

The Queen of Spain and her two the legislation is passed, the pro-said: daughters, Princess Beatriz and fession will have to bow to the in- Princess Maria Cristina, arrived inevitable as it did when the national London this evening and were health act was passed. greeted by the Prince of Wales,

The idea is that health is of Prince George and Princess Ben such vital national importance that trice.

the question of one's ability to pay should never arise," said Dr. Har ris in explaining the motives lò- hind the British proposal.

AMERICA'S HARDEST WINTER PREDICTED.

DESPERATE APPEAL TO "MAKE JOBS."

Here

girls their salaries and avoid fur- "I would advise you to pay these ther complications."

The manager with the black eye saidi

"What about my oye? Do I ro

satisfaction for it?"

ceive any

"You do not," ruled the ma

gistrato.

said the manager after the adjourn This in a beavy blow to us,"

ment of the court.

"It will take at least three days

The so-called-Siamaso-twins-baro

is an actual illustration of what may be expected to happen to the medical profcasion when it lores control of its own business,' "

Just as the British Modical Asso- ry School in Whampoa hased down, Duo to the

eiation is fighting the gocialiation to warm up a new set of Siamese (REUTER'S AMERICAN- BERVICE] thefunds, the authorities

of medicine in England, so must twina" medical..sacistics in America seek

Freaks of Nature, wing Kai Shek asking for A parade was organized on the

NEW YORK, Oct. 2. to counteract the movement in this. furceived a reply ordering | 19th instant when shops, factories

A desperate appeal to American country by voluntary co-operation to be drilled to keep stop when: the the school. Marshal and schools, were closed. Over

industry to co-operate and alleviate said Dr. Harris, according to the they walk or dance, and to avoid Chi wired the Canton 20,000 workers and students parti- Mr. Barnes, who retired from mentioned. figure including 37,000 the suffering of the unemployed | Tímea report, ilar to that in night cause them to subdivide in mildquarters to the same cipated after a mess meeting at office as Chairman of the London who went to Canada under the during the coming winter was made

which continues: sudden awkward motions which "A sitnation efle

Chung Shan Road. They paraded Co-Operative Society in 1923, is special £10 rate scheme for British to-day by Mr. Arthur Woods, whom England confronts the medical pro- the presence of the audience Find instructors of the through the principal thoroughfares Chairman of the Co-Operative emigrants.

President Hoover has asked to fession in Belgium and Germany, bobqaid off last week and carrying small flags and shouting Party. He is one of the Labour, The total British emigration to direct relief measures.

The Intanto girls word "billed as where, as a result of legislation Daisy and Viol the received an allowance slogans denouncing the French Whips, and at the last election was all parts of the Empire was, in 1920,

Violet Mikon, fairly Mr. Woods opened the offices of favouring the poorer classes, it is complete appropriate filt cxpenses to enable They wore especially vociferous returned for East Ham (South) 109,000, and in 1920, 107,000, the Department them to their respective when they passed the French. Con by a majority of over 10,000 in

of Commerce becoming increasingly more difficult names Daisy and Violet Hilton, In the first six months of the formally and appealed to employ for physicians to make a living who are genuine Siamese twins. hom 120 students who rulate and something untoward three-cornered contest. He has sat present year 21,083 have gone to ers to make jobs." gradently, have been sent might have occurred had there not for this division since 1922.

The two Infanta girle were as Dr. Harris said tagg Canada, including 19,000 who have Local and State commissions are

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better to do rested and taken before Magistrate too serve in the First been troops there dispatched by tho

thing voluntarily fan-to-be-Altman-a-contis previously ment FISCHIO, WHINI to put this mataro forbidden on the Atlantio Oity

RN

Mr. Thurtle has beon MP. for received State assistance,, nearly be Putsin ipformn.. Liri

"It is Un

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gendarmerie has been tion of the Consulate and French formerly, an accountant and asles rate scheme, 4,228 to Australia, New York Police are taking ❤ dispquard the school and commercial houses. It is under man. He was Parliamentary Seero- including 1,500 State, assisted and census of the needy is preparation her off from year to year while Boardwalk. They had no difficulty to menor and order in stool that Frouch residents did not tary to the Minister of Pensions in 1,508 to New Zealand, of whom 503 for relief measures in the hardest the seige of medicine is drawing in proving that the acctuation

appear during the. demonstration. the first. Labour Government,

winter for decader.

its lines tighter and tighter." ".: unfounded.

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were State nesisted.