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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1930.

FLYING-BOAT.

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PEIPING OCTROI

SHANSI TOBACCO.

ABOLITION.

TAXATION.

YOUNG SHANGHAI ATLANTIC FLIGHT BY

JOCKEY KILLED.

EXECUTIVE YUAN AGREES TO REQUEST;

BRITISH CIGARETTE CO.'S PONY KICKED HIM IN THE

YEN'S FAILURE SAVE THE COUNTRY.

REGRET FOR POOR HANDLING OF SHANSI,

(socon neureN'S AGENCY.]-

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À mesinge from Taiyuanin states that Yen i Shan is preparing a telegram expressing regret for his poor handling of Shansi, and acctis. ing himself for having been respons sible for failure to save the country, declaring that the political pro- posals of Wang Ching Wei are the best policies for China, urging that they be adapted, and announcing his retirement,

It is understood that Yon Isi Shat, at Chang. Hsuch Liang's re- quest, has sent delegates to Muk den to discuss the disposal of the Shaasi,troops, who are said still to number 180.000.

Relinquishes Control of Shanai. PENING, Nov. 4.

Officially Confirmed.

NANKING, Nov. 3. The reports concerning the minent retirement of Yen He are officially confirmed.

(TRADUAN KËnter's Agenor.]

PEPING, Nov. 5.

The yorumculars publish a state- ment emanating from Nanking that the Executivo Yun has agreed to the request to abolish the Pripitig Octroi, and has instructed the Ministries to devise menus for making up the revenue lost by such

step.

ADDRESS AMENDMENT

REJECTED.

SUGGESTION OF OPPOSITION RESPITE

[ruzovon BIETER'B AUESCY.]

FACTORIES.REOPENED,

FACE.

(TUROVOH-REUTER'S AGENCY.)

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

TIENTSIN, Nov. 3.

LEAVES LAKE CONSTANCE

FOR CALSHOT. ⠀

(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY:]

BERLIN, Nov. 5.

MUSHA MASSACRE VICTIMS.

OVER A HUNDRED

CREMATED..:

THROUGH BECKER'S AGENCY. ]

SHANDRAL, Nov. 6.

TOKYO, NOV. The British Cigarette Company's Edward Minay; a young notice The twelve-engined Dornier fly- It is oficially learned from For- factorica, which have been closed jockey, who feil while riding in a ing-bont Dox took off from Lake inom that the bodies of 102 vietins at Musha were for almost four months owing to race here on Tuesday and was kick-Constance on a fight to Calshot of the massacre

cremated in the grounds of the the exorbitant Shausi taxation deed in the face, died today in,spite tia. Amsterdam, preparatory to an hands, are re-opening to-day under of the efforts of three surgeons who attempt to fly the Atlantic vie Musha School on the 3rd inst.

A Buddhist ceremony was held in the old tax agreements formerly operated on him for karyngitis, concluded with Nanking.

connection with the cremation,

It is believed that his heart fail. The re-opening of the factories ed him while riding, hence his fall.

Deceased's friends advised him a was arranged as a result of nego-week ngo against riding, as he was tiations carried on at Mukden with Chang Hsuch Liang by Mr. A. S. Kont, a director of the B.A.T., and the Musor of Tientsin, Chang Chi Fung

DISARMAMENT

COMMISSION. ·

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH A UNITED BODY.

[URITIBE WIRELEAS SERVICE}

not robust. He won former Shanghai Public School boy, and was employed by the arm of David Sassoon & Co.

An elder brother in the same firm is due to return to Shanghai in a day or two from Europe from. furlough..

STATE BANQUET TO INDIAN

PRINCES.

MAGNIFICENT SCENE IN BUCKINGHAM PALACE.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

Ruany, Nov. 5.

RUGBY, Nov. 5. The achievements of the Imperial Conference in regard to the set of problems dealing with arbitration and disarmament and the position of the British Commonwealth at Geneva have enabled Lord Cecil, head of the British delegation to mission, to set out for Geneva, the Preparatory Disarmament Com where the Commission meets to-day,

tend, the Round Table Conference. with the knowledge that on three

The scene was a magnificent one, important international issues thetho Princes being attired in robes British Commonwealth spenka as a.

of 'ceremony.

LONDON, Nov. 4. It is reliably reported that Mar-

In the House of Commons to-ůny, what Yen i Shan has decided to retire to his native town of Wutai-on the resumption of the debate on hsten and to baud over military the Conservative amendment to the affairs in Shans to General Hau Address, Mr. Lloyd George, after Yung Chang, and political affairs criticising the Government's in action in regard to unemployment, to Shaag Chen."

said that he would not support the ameridment because it was pro- tectionist." Also, he was bound to in-wait and see the effect of Liberal Shau and Labour co-operation in regard

to the problem of unemployment.

Mr. Lloyd George's refusal to support the Conservative amend-united body. LIU YOH FEN A PRISONER.ment to the Address is interpreted in the lobby as meaning that the Government will be given until Christmas to state their specific and comprehensive plans to deal with unemployment-in other words, as soon as the Imperial Round Table Conference is over. The Govern ment will probably be seriously challenged by both Opposition parties.

CAPTURED RECENTLY AT

PUCHANG,

+

[NOUGH REUTEŃ'S AGENOY.]

XANKING, NOY. 5. It in officially learned that Liu Yoh Fen, ex-Governor of Shensi, was made prisoner on the Sed inst upon the occupation by the Gov- ernment troops.of: Pachang, near the Shenai-Shansi border.

Later Lin Yoh Fen was removed to Tangobow, westward of Tung- kwan.

Lin Yoh Fen is one of the lead. ing Kuominchun Commanders.

· KANSU TROOPS JÓIN NANKING.

(THROUGH MELTSH'S AGENCY.]

NANKING, Nov. 3.

•

LATER.

Amendment Rejected.

LATER.

The House of Commons rejected the Conservative amendment to the Address, the division resulting:-

For Against

Majority

281 250

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Mr. Baldwin's Position Regarding Unemployment Conference.

LATER.

At the conclusion of the debate on the Conservative amendment to the Address, Mr. Stanley Baldwin. reiterated that he declined to parti- opate in a three-party conference on unemployment because the sub- jeet of tariffs was completely barred, Prime Minister Replies to Mr. Baldwin.

Buckingham Palace last night the In the State dining rooni of King-Emperor, accompanied by the Queen, entertained at a banquet Chiefs who are in London tɔ nt- the Indian Ruling Prices and

R.101 AIRSHIP'S GENTLE FALL.

These issues are: Firstly, a general act for the pacific included in addition to, two Indian The guests, who numbered 60, settlement of political isues in the Princesses, the Queen of Spain, same way as adherence to the op- Prince of Wales, the Duke and tional clause provides for arbitra. Duchess of York, and other mem tion on justiciable issues. Second-hers of the Royal Family. ly, the draft disarmament pro- gramme Like the United Kingdom Government, the Dominions Gov- ernments will be disappointed if the work of the preparatory Disaran- ment Commission is not able to pro- seed rapidly enough to render a full Disarmament Conference next year. As far as the British Common- wealth is concerned, there will be no disagreement to complicate the work of the Preparatory Commis sion when it comes

to build the framework of disarmament and decide the items to be included. Thirdly, the heads of the delogn tions to the Imperial Conferenco accept broadly the proposed amend- ments to the Covenant of the League to bring it, into nocordance with the Kellogg Pact.

U.S. OF BRITISH EMPIRE

AND EUROPE.

MIGHT COME BECAUSE OF NECESSITY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

A message from Chengchow states that several of the Kansu military for & programme of mutual help League of Nations' Union meeting,

units have declared their allegiance to the Central Government, includ- ing Lau Chung Tien, Commander of the First Kaos Division, and his troops.

NEW PRUSSIAN TERRORISM.

CASTOR OIL CURE FOR

CRITICAL EDITORS!

*THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.)

BERLIN, NOV. 4. Non-Fascists in Germany will have a thin time if the National Socialists come into Power.

Speaking at a National Socialist

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Pring

JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 4, Minister, replying, said that tho

General Smuts, addressing the Government was going "all out" with the "Dominions. When the was gloomy over the prospects of

the Disarmament Commission dis Government got big orders for a British firm through preference they cussions at the next Geneva Assem discovered that the industrial agreebly. ment prevented it from taking General Smuts expressed the advantage of the order. He declar opinion that the proposed con ed that industrial international federation of Europe was the re ngreements necounted for much un-sult of the economic condition. He did not see any harm. in Europe employment in Britain.

becouting a united body. It be all to the gand if the trade may are broken down or lowered and become more free. Ho thought that eventually there would be a-more potent League covering the whole world, and inside that League smaller groups not alien to the main idea of auch groupa, There might be a United States of the British Empire and Europe vader the aegis of the League, and it might come because of necessity,

CUNARD LINERS'

INSURANCE.

| AGREEMENT BETWEEN, GOVT. AND COMPANY,

[CRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, Nov. 5.

An agreement between the Board of Trade and the Cunard Steam. ship Company, Limited, for the insurance of one and possibly two meeting, to-day, Dr. Goebbels, the large passenger vessels of arcop- Reichstag leader of the Berlin | tional value which the Compaty National Socialists, said that when proposes to build is assured.

he becomes Minister of the Interior

The value of these vessels will, it is anticipated, be about £4,500,000 each, and uncertainty exists whe the marine, ansurance market will be able to absorb the whole mount of the insurance required.

OBITUARY.

GENERAL AKIYAMA."

(THROPON: BRUTER'S AGENCE.)

ERROR IN ALTIMETER - MOST PROBABLE.

THROUGH REUTER'S AUKNOT.]

Lisbon and the Azores.

GAS POISONING IN HAMBURG.

MUNICIPALITY ORDERED TO PAY COMPENSATION,

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOR,Į

BERLIN, Nov 4. By a decision of the Hamburg Court the Municipality of Hom turg has been ordered to pay com- pensation to over 100 people who Buffered injury to their health in May, 128, when a number of re

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U.S.A. ELECTIONS.

DEMOCRATIC LANDSLIDE"

ADMITTED.

{RECTER'S AMZHIVAN - SERVICK-}

NEW YORK, Nov. Tho country polled to-day in am election full of baffling uncertain. ties, though the Democratic swing of the pendulum is considered like- ly, even by Republiean dichards.

The weather is fine, but, apathy, is reported in many districts.

The proceedings generally have been orderly, though, a negro was shot dead outside a booth at Da

election 'ville, Kentucky, and an offcial was kidnapped at Buckner,;. Missouri...

FREEDOM OF LONDON.

CONFERRED ON THREE PREMIERS.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.}

The chief interest lies in the effect the election may have on the Presi»: RUGBY, Nov. 4. With all the traditional ceremony dential election in 1902, for during the Honorary Freedom of the City the past half century; when the of London was presented in the Guildhall today to the Candian, party in power lost congressional Australian and New Zealand Pre-elections in the middle of the miers, Messrs, Bennett, Scullin and President's term, it also lost the Forbes.

next presidential election.

The Republican newspaper, the Hérald-Tribune, admits that the

The hall was filled with Chibinet Ministers, representatives of Old City, Livery Companies, and others civil life.

sidents were killed as a result of officially associated with London eations in New York State have

phosgene gas escaping from con- tainers stored in a factory,

The Municipality were also or- dered to pay the costs of the pro- cedings.

PERSIAN OPIUM EXPORT

CONCESSION..

SOLE RIGHT GRANTED TO PERSIAN MERCHANT,

(THROUGH REUTER's agency.]

TEHERAN, Nov. 4. The Persian Government has granted Haji Mirza Habibulla Hanin the sole right to export opiam for five years.

The concessionaire guarentees to *xport 6,500 cases annually from

bia port

EMPIRE CONFERENCE

pre made. Pa

ASPECTS OF INTER-

IMPERIAL RELATIONS.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, Nov. 4. The heads of the delegations to the Imperial Conference made fur- ther progress to-day with a final consideration of constitutional as- pects of inter-Imperial relations and also approved the reports of various committees, including those on the Singapore Naval Base, on war graves, and on arbitration and disarmament.

resulted in a Democratie landslide.

State Governor Roosevelt

Ro-Elicted.

Mr. Franklin Roosevelt has been re-elected as State Governor.

LATER. The general elections for the Congress, part of the Senate and the State Governorships indicatos a national swing in favour of the Democrats.

Sweeping Success of "Wats and Democrats.

NEW YORK, Nov. 3. Although it is still too early to tabulate the results of the elections, it seems certain that the Weis

and Desucorats have scored sweeping success.

In regard to the last-mentioned, the delegates were generally in favour of improving the machinery

The intest returns zakow, that - Di for a peaceful settlement of all. forms of international disputes. Democrats ardi 39 Republicans have. The principle: underlying the gen-been elected to the House of Re ceal net is approved with reserva presentatives, and 7 Democrats and tions, applying to disputes prior to the accession of that instrument to

Republicans to the Senate,

The tax is increased to £83 per enso for the first two years; £110 for the third and fourth years, and 2117 for the last year of the

ast year of the concession, disputes in which the parties have

It is believed that the concession- atre is forming a company of lead ing Persian opium merchants with a capital of £250,000.

Rocsevelt's Huge Majority. The most outstanding feature is the huge majority of 694.000 where

agreed on other methods of peaceful settlement, and to disputes between members of the British Common-

by Mr. Franklin Roosevelt has been wealth of nations.

re-elected,. His victory for exceeds Draft of Disarmament Convention... | anything over scored by ex Gover- At the resumption of the R.101

nor Al Smith:----dat- The delegates also agreed that the enquiry to-day Dr. Hope Simpson, BRAZIL'S NEW PRESIDENT. draft of the disarmainent conven- Mr. Roosevelt's nomination as

LONDON, Nov. 4.

In his ovidence, said that the meteorological conditions were very arefully worked out for the flight. There was nothing about the wen- thor experienced by the R.101 on her fight to Indim that need have worried the navigators.

There might have been an error of 75 feet in the altimeter reading, but the greatest possible error was 108 feel. Witness quoted a letter from Dr. Eckener, expressing the opinion that an error in the altimeter was most probable,

PROGRAMME OF RIGOROUS REFORMS,

[HLUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.].

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 4. Dr. Getulio Vargas assumed the Presidency of Brazil to-day in the presence of members of the Junta, all leaders of the revolution, and ilo chiof State officials.

tion offers a very excellent basis for | the Democrats?, candidate for the progress and that everything pos | Presidency in 1932 thus sible should be done to call as actun! || assured.. Disarmament Conference as soon as possible,

Amendments to League Covenant.

The Dominion delegates are also generally agreed on the desirability of the proposal to add amendments to the League Covenant to har- monise it with the Kellogg Pact...

Mrs. McCormick Defeated. The Republican landslide in Illinois has crushed the hopes of the Republicna Mrs. Ruth McCor mick (whose father and husband. were both Benators) to be the first woman to be elected to the Senate. She was defcuted by bill a million Heavier Than Air Graf, ma

votes by the Wet" Colonel Lewis. Dr. Hope Simpson said that the

The Civil Aviation Committee Dr. Vargas explained the Gov.

Illinois and Rhode Islind both. dipping of the airship at the time rnmental programme as involving of the Conference to-day roviewed

declared by a majority; of two to of the Hendon trial flights was due fret, a general amnesty; second, a the progress in Imperial air com-

one in a referendum in favour of the repeal of Prohibition, while the to the instability of the stuios moral restoration of civil life; munications with heavier than air phere. Prior to the India Right third, the intensive diffusion of craft since the last Conference, and

Wet yote is lending in Massa the airship had experienced no education, particularly techalcol

was impressed with the commercialchusetts, where prohibition had abso and wind over 15 miles an hour. She and professional; fourth, the estab

political advantages of develop- experienced more unstable weather, lishment of a consultative council ing and speeding them up still fur-been made a definite issue.

Mr. Dwight Morrow, ex-Ambassa but not such gusts weather.

composed of leading personalities; thor. Hope was expressed that the Major Cooper, of the Air Minis fifth, the appointment of com

next stage, which will be the opening dor to Mexico, who has been men- try, said that he was most impress-mission of inquiry, to examine the next year of a regular servico be. tioned as possible Republican by the fact that very few trees administration of former Govern would be followed by the extension elected Senator for New Jersey.

tween Britain and South Africa, candidate, for the Presidency, was were broken by the fall of the airments; sixth, the reorganisation of ship at Beauvais, indicating that the Army and Navy in Recordance of a weekly air service between the fall was very gentle. There with national needs; soventh, a Britain and India to Australia. was no mechanical defect in the revision of the system of taxation:

Imperial Air Mails, elevators or their control levers,

od.

[BRITISH WAKERA BERVICE.]

eighth, the intensification of cul-

LATER.

Led by Mr. Franklin Roosevelt, whose lead over. Mr. Tuttle is now." 700,000, the Democrats continuo their surprising gains in mest parts of the country.

Illinois, West Virginia, Oklahoma. and Colorada appear to have turn

It was recommended that when The hearing was again adjourntivation; ninth, the maintenance the facilities offered are equal, pre- of rigorous economy; tonth, the ferences should be given to Empire organization of a general plan of air routes in the matter of Imperial inilway and road construction; air mails. It was also recommend. and cloventh, a drastic reductioned that the personnel of the existed out the Republican Federat in the number of public officials.

ing liaison system should be placed Senatore in favour of the Demo- on a more permanent basis; thatorste, the interchange for periods of ser- vice should take place between the administrative and technical air officers in the Empire and that technical officers should confor for the purpose of evolving a perman- ent standard of air-worthiness with in the Empire.

Nuany, Nov. 4. Evidence of the survivors of the French witnesses, one of whom: witnessed the disaster, has been completed and the Court of Inquiry into the loss of the airship to-day board evidence concerning the wea ther conditions at the time,

This was given by officials of the Air Ministry Meteorology, Depart ment.

ST. GEORGE'S CHAPEL

RESTORED.

ROYAL FAMILY ATTEND THANKSGIVING SERVICE.

(DEXTION WIRELESS SERVICE.):

Elevet seats in the Lower House it is believed, will be Democratio which at present aro Republican, in future

The Democrats are already cam fidently claiming that a coalition with the poolists and the Farmer- In view of the inquiry into the Labour elements may treat the R101 the committee made no recontrol of the House from the coinmendations regarding airships. Republicans

The re-elected "Dries" include Senator Borah..

Ensines Stump Responsible for

· Republican Defeat, Many of the Southern States, which two years ago supported President Hoover, have now return. ed to a Democrat persuasion,

Completion of Singapore Dock

TOKYO, Nov. 5.

Sir John Simon, President of the General Yoshifura Adojama, who Court, said that their evidence and is attacked in a newspaper,

distinguished himself as a Cavalry showed that very careful arrango. Is "storm troops" would go to

Commander in the Russo-Japanese ments were made our the ground and

RUGBY, Nov. 4. the newspaper office and make each

War, died last night, following an on the airship to learn the probable operation-for--amputation of--his-meteorological conditions. Whether The King and Queen, the Prince editor drink a quart of castor oil,

right leg.

or not it was good flying weather of Wales, the Duke of York, Prince The effect of the agreement i He would take care that the police entered into would be that thein 1923, entered the Army as a Sub quite another question.

General Akiyann, who retired in which to start for India was George and Prince Arthur of Con-

naught were present to-day': aba ITHEOTON BRUTER'S ADENCY.]" arrived half an hour later...

Government would undertake to Lieutenant in 1979, became Major Dr. Hope Simpson, Director of thanksgiving service to commemor- He declared that the National provide insurance against both con- General in 1890, Lieutenant-General Meteorology at the Air Ministry: ate the re-opening of St. George's

* LÖNDON, Nov. 4, Socialists one day would shake struction and marice risks in re in 1903, and, fuit General in 1916. said that the 1.101 was warned Chapel, Windsor, which has just It is believed that the hands of

spect of the first vessel to be built He saw service in the Japan-Chine that she would be likely to meet hoen restored to a original splen- the delegations of the Imperial Mr. Helin, Democrat Senator for up the routine of the Reichstag by the Company in so far. the War and the Boxer Rebellion, as high winds and rain over northern dour.

Mappa de Conference have approved of the Alabama, was defeated by the so that the Opposition would not ordinary insurance market is unable well as the Russo-Japancis War. France, but the weather conditions Edward III nearly 600 years report of the Committee presided Democrats for conducting cam

to do so. The Company would be He was Superintendent of Cavalry on the night of the flight were ago, gave the Chapel to the Knights over by Mr. Ramsay MacDounid inpaign on

-day!!!

and anti-Catholio. re-appear there,

required to exhaust the open tar on the Military. Edutation Board in nothing to cause the navigators of the Carter, and many others of favour of the completion of the lines. ket before calling on the Board of 1913, commanded the Guards Divi- anxiety.

the Order were present to-day. Singapore Dock in accordance with

Bowspapers, irrespective of the Communiste could only be Trade to make up the deficiency. sion in 1915, and was Commander Dr. Simpson expressed the viewAlmost all the Royal families of the the tender given to Sir John Juck party, are agreed in regarding the

The agreement agraviden for rf this Chorch Garrison in 1918 that the rain did not affect the world were present in person or son, Lid. in 1998. Certain other business slump as the chief facto

heller of the war von OT VINSCREVA

whew Huboryapet were strung up; and overy driver, the insurance of a second vessel on file became

similar terms provided the Board Council in 1917, and from 1920: to an important factor in the final Among the assembly were also tract, time, was seven yeast disen listaction with the conditions

Probably the whole question will under which Prohibitionen of a foreign motor car in Germany of Trade iz antisfied her keel wib 1923 was Director of the Military catastrophe. The airip would the representatives of various cught to be thrashed: and the cars be Inid within six years from the Education Board. He was 15 years have had far worse weather for bodies of workers engaged in the be re-examined by the next Imforced is considered only a Title

perial Conference.

·less responsible. execution of the agreement.

of age.] destroyed.

hours after the time of the disaster, restoration of the fabric.

He also declared that the terror

The