KIDNAPPED CANTON JOURNALIST.
CANTON POLICE SECURE MR. WONG'S RELEASE.
Wuh Ta Yat Pao.)
CANTON, NOV. 7.
The Canton police have effected the release of Mr. B. F. Wong, who was kidnapped by robbers in the
outskirts of Canton a fortnight' ago, Squads of armed polien wore again dispatched to Lung-An-Tung on Thursday afternoon, when He eral of the gangsters were placed → under arrest and eventually Mr.
- Wong was rescued.
Mr. Wong has returned home,
GANG LEADER'S FATHER ARRESTED.
According to the Canton vernacu. lar Press, the police expect to effect before long the release of Mr. B. F. Wong, the Canton representa live of the Hong Kong Daily Press, who was abducted by robbers while he was motoring along the Saichuen Road, in the northern outskirts of Canton, about a fortnight ago. A raid on the locality where Mr. Wong was held captive was made by the police on Wednesday evening when the father of the lender of the kidnapperi was placed under arrest. Ho has promised to hold himself responsible for the Folenso of Mr. Wong.
Acting upon informaation that Mr. Wong was confined at a certain house near the Cheung, On Market at Lung-An-Tung, to the north-caat of Canton, the Bureau of Public Safety sent a number of detectives Ad a company of the "Pence Preserving Corpa" to the scene, These men motored to the place and approached the house from different directions. They failed, however, to discover the captive as there was no one in the house. Apparently the robbers had previously obtained·| information about the raid and had romoved Mr. Wong to another house,
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ABOLITION OF EXTRALITY.
DECLARATIONS BY DR. C. T. WANG,
(THROUGH NEUTYB'S' AGENCY.}·
NANKING, Nov. 7. "Never will China regain her fall sovereignty and her proper place in the family of nations un less extrality is abolished," declar- ed Dr. C. T. Wang, In the course of nu interview this morning.
The Foreign Minister declared that the extrality question was the most important. iestie confronting the National
Government, and Although the success or failure of the extra-territorial negotiationa depended very much on the internal political situation, he believed the public support of China was a most important factor.
The people of China should unite and fight for the abolition of extrality.". The return of Shantung and the restoration to China of complete tariff autonomy were the result of vigorous public agitation.
- Dr. Wang said he hoped that the
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1930.
NANKING-PUKOW TRAIN FERRY.
BRITISH COMPANIES KEENLY INTERESTED.
(THROUGH REUTER'E AGENCY.]
NANKING, Nov. 7. The Railway Ministry officially announces that the plans have been completed for the construction of the Nanking-Pakow train ferry at a
cost of 84,000,000. --
The foundation concrete work in to be commenced immediately, and the entire construction is scheduled to be completed early in 1939.
A ferry-boat 300 feet in length and 33 feet beam with a speed of 12 knots will carry 21 404on freight
cars,
12 passenger cars and a locomotive, and the crossing of the Yangtze will occupy between 10 and 50 minutes.
It és estimated that at least 3,000 tons of freight will be conveyed neross the river daily.
British firing are keenly interested It is understood that several
in the countruction of the ferries, pontoons, etc.
UNDERSTANDING,
Powers which had expressed friend. | TRANS-ATLANTIC SHIPPING ship to China, especially Great Britain, Prance and America, would give concrete evidence of that friendship in the extra-territorial negotiations. China wanted sym- pathy in terms of action and not in words.
CHANG HSUEH LIANG
VISITING NANKING.
INVITATION FROM CHIANG KAI SHER.
BRITISH COMPANIES' PLANS FOR RATIONALISATION,
(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]
མམ་
LONDON, NOV. 0. The Daily Herald says six of the largent British trans-Atlantic ship. ping companies-the Cunard, White Star, Canadian Pacific, Afichor,
announcements
TYPHOON OFF
COCHIN-CHINA.
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE AND MUCH DAMAGE.
(THRODON KEUTER'S AGENCY,]
SAIGON, NOV. 7 Heavy loss of life and damage. was caused by a typhoon at Palo Cordere Island, off the Cochin- China const..
Every building was devastated, and the electric power station was destroyed.
Communications were cut,
*
All the Europeans are sale. The victims of the disaster are not yet, counted.
R.101 DISASTER INQUIRY.
MISHAPS NOT REPORTED TO AIR MINISTRY:
(THROUGH ARUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Nov. 6.
At the R. 101 enquiry to-day, Sir John. Simon, questioning Air Mar- shal Sir John Higgins, elicited the fact that the repairs, to the gas bags, which were holed through chafing, also the engine that broke down during the trials, were not reported to the Air Ministry.
Lord Thomson's Determination.
Sir John Simon rend a minute
Red Star and Atlantic Transport by Lord Thomson insisting on ad- Lines have completed rationalisa-herence to the programme of the tion plans with a view to cutting Indian flight. out wasteful British competition.
United sailing
Sir John Higgins said that as have already begun, and experts he realised that Lord Thomson was believe that closer arrangements determined to have the airship will be made. -
ready for India by the end of September, every effort was made to speed up the work.
Lieut-Colonel Moore Braliazon (one of the Assessors) asked, if
The Companies mentioned own 52 liners, valued at £65,000,000.
The lines will continue as separ- ate entities..
THROUGH NEUTER'a ADENOT. |
NARKING, Nov. 7. The official Central News Agency states that upon the invitation of Chiang Kai Shek, Chang Hsuch Liang has decided to proceed to Nanking shortly, and will probably | leave Mukden for Nanking on the NATIONAL ART GALLERY Lord Thomson had not wanted to
15th inst.
SCHOOL LEAVING AGE IN BRITAIN.
"CHARTER FOR THE
AVERAGE, CHILD."
(Takonon aKUTER'S AGENCY.) ·.
A search was instituted in the vicinity and subsequently à man and a woman were placed under arrest. The former admitted that'
LONDON, Nov, 0. he was the father of the leader of
The Government School Attan the gang responsible for the dance Bill. raising the school abduction, but denied any know-leaving age in Great Britain from ledge of Mr. Wong's whereabouts. 14 to 18, and providing for the The arrested persons were taken to Craton and the man promised to hold himself responsible for the reloase of Mr. Wong, whom the police expect to recover in the im mediate future.
DISARMAMENT COMMISSION.
SOVIET DELEGATE AGAIN CALLED TO ORDER.
THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.Į
GENEVA, Nov. 6.
We are about to preduce revolutionary change in the world," prodieted Lord Cecil, in a speech at the seventh session of the Prepara tory Disarmament Commission, which opened under the chairman- ship of M. Loudon (Netherlands) Lo-day,
Lard Cecil, however, counselled against undue haste and said he would favour compromises on any points of difference.
beter-Litvinoff, the Soviet delegate, came into conflict with
maintenance of school-goers between the ages of 14 and 15, obtained a brennd reading in the House of of a Conservative motion for its Commons to-day after the defeat rejection by 204 to 297.
Many Liberals, obviously, voted with the Government.
The Bill, which it is intended to pass before Christmas, affects 300,000 children.
The Government claims that it will keep 300.000 children off the labour market for a year and will enable 150,000 adults to obtain jobs. Sir Charles Trevelyan, Education Minister, described the Bill ne charter for the averago' child" Lord Eustace Percy, opposing the Bill, said that the Bill would in- crease the taxation of the vanployee class by £8,000,000 per annum Ho said the need was that education should develop mental keenness very targely in touch with and in con nection with the inachine on which the kronness would have to be exercised.
RELIEF PROJECTS FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.
U.S. NAVY TO EMBARK ON SHORE CONSTRUCTION.
PICTURES.
FACILITIES FOR LENDING ABROAD.
(BRITION WIRELESS SERVICH ]
RUGBY, Nov. 6.
The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramany MacDonald, informed the House of Commons to-day that a one-clause Bill would be introduced shortly empowering the trustees of the National Gallery at their discretion to lend paintings and drawings abroad, under proper safeguards.
THE GRECO-TURKISH TREATY.
PROVISION FOR NAVAL
DISARMAMENT.
Turkish treaty of friendship and Angora, November 1-The Greo- the protocol renouncing the con- struction of naval armaments were
go to fadia himself, would Sir John Higgins have ordered her to India in view of the alterations made to her?
Sir John Higgins replied that that was an hypothetical question which he did not think he could answer, but on what he heard from Wing Commander Colmore 31ajor Scott about the results of fed that the ship was safe to go to
and
the trial, he would have been satis-
ludia.
Airworthiness Certificate Issued.
|
Air Vice-Marshal Dowding.assert | ed that ne the airship had not done fall-power trials, he told Lord Thomson that her proposed to in struct Wing Commander Colmoro to carry out full-power trials as soon as possibly after leaving for India, so that if anything were. Bot satisfactory, there would still be time to turn back, after which Lord rettled then," showing that he was Thomson remarked: "That's all
absolutely confident.
DAMAGES TO THE HAKUSAN MARU.
ESTIMATED AT SEVENTY THOUSAND YEN.
(TEKOVOR NEUTEN'S AGENCY,)
OSAKA, Nov. 7:
The damage to the Hakusan Maru is estimated at Yen 70,000.
Fifty tons of cargo were damaged by sea water.
All the damage is covered by insurance.
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The repairs to the vessel will Decapy about two weeks.
SOUTH AFRICAN STEEL PLANT.
BRITISH FIRMS' TENDERS SUCCESSFUL.
BYE-ELECTION AT SHIPLEY.
CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE
SUCCESSFUL.
[INTOUGH. REUTER'A AGENOT.]
LONDON, Nov. 7.
BANK FAILURES SHAKE FRANCE.
FRENCH PREMIER INTERVENES.
Tannone RENTER'A AGENCY.].
LONDON, Nur, 6.
The result of the bye-election at M. Tardieu, the Premier, is per- Shipley, due to the death of Mr.sonally taking, stops to minimísó : W. Mackinder (Labour), was as the injury due to the recent
follows:-
Mr. J. H. Lockwood (C.) 16,238
Robinson Mr. W. A.
(Labour)
Mr. A. Davy (Liberal) Mr. W. Gallagher, (Com
munist)
13,573 19,785
LATER.
closing of the Adam Bank, ose of the oldest banking institutions with over 100 branches in north France...
· The crash is particularly felt in Buulogne, whose population de posited ita savings in the Adam The result is a Conservative gain. Bank, and 100 fishing smacks are Most Decorous Election on Record, lying idle, their owners being un-
able to pay their orèws
Arrangements are being made to In contrast with the uproarious liquidato the assets, which are South Paddington contest, the stated to be ample to cover the Shipley bye-election is described as commitments. Meanwhile, the direct," the most decorous on record.
The two main issues were unean ployment and a domand for the Three British firms have mucca-safeguarding of the woollen and fully tendered for the main plant textile industry, whereby the voters of the new works which the South in Shipley live.. African Steel and Iron Industrial Mr. Lockwood made a very strong Corporation, Limited, intend to point of the need for B tariff build in Pretoria.`
The expenditure involved in about against foreign (extiles. £2,300,000..
(DRITION WIRELESS BARVION]
RUGBY, Nov. 7.
ELECTIONS IN AMERICA.
REPUBLICANS SECURE · MARGIN OF ONE SEAT.
UZUTHE'S AMERICAN, SERVICE]
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.
consequence of the Adams Bank failure is that the Banque La Cour temporarily ceased operations, and et Chasseraud of Angouleme has
an important provincial bank, Lo Credit du Rhone, has closed ita doors, though it is understood to have obtained support to enable as re-opening, to-morrow.
Further Shock.
Mr. Lockwood, interviewed after the result was declared, said that.
LATER. his party alone had the solution A further shock was enused this of the unemployment problem afternoon, by the news of the suspension of the Oustrie Bank, ready for immediate operation, with a capital of 100,000,000 francs, and the sound practical Yorkshire which worked in close relation with workers now realised that their the Adam Bank and the Credit Da
Rhone. solvation again lies with the Con- servatives.
Oustric Bank Petition Filed.
PARIS, Nov. 7. The Oarstric Bank has led a petition in bankruptcy.
It is noteworthy that the women, Senate gives the Republicans a 6,000, were most active in elec
The final position of the new | who outnumber the male votera by
margin of one over the Democrats,
tioneering in comparison with the as follows::-
men, who were largely apathetic në | HOMAGE PAID TO FRENCH Republicana
the result of the prolonged unom- ployment.
48
Democrats......
47
Farmer-Labour
1
Stalemate in the Senate.
LATER.
The Labourites never expected to retain the wUE.
The outcome of the elections to the Senate is a stalemate, the Republican majority of one being AUSTRALIAN LOAN EXTEN- hy no means a practical one, and the real control lies in the hands of about 13
insurgents."
Even tho Republican Herald- Tribune admits thas President Hoover has lost control of both Houses in Congress.
The paper says that theoretical majorities are important only for organisation purposes,
SION PROPOSAL.
FEDERAL TREASURER
RESIONS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S ANEBOY.]
CANBERRA, Nov. 1. The situation in the House of Mr. Lyons, the acting Federal Representatives at midnight came Treasurer, has resigned following to a deadlock, namely, the Repub. resolution by the Labour caucus leans and Democrats possessing ordering legislation to compel the 310 Beats each and the Farme-holders of the £27,000,000 loan Labour Party one.
maturing in December to hold their bonds for another year.
The resolution laid down that interest on the bonds would be paid as usual, and that necessitous holders would be enabled to cash small amounts of the bonds.
Mr. Albert Vestal, the Republican Whip, lost his seat in Indiana hy the amazing margin of three votes in a total of 98,000 votes.
AMERICAN PIT DISÁSTER. DEATH-ROLL TOTALS
NINETY-FOUR..
(reufen's amenICAN SERVICE,]
ATENS (Ohio), Nov. 6. Mine officials now state that the signed by Ismet Pasha and Rushdi there was no written report on the 91, and that there were 300 men in Sir John Simon declared that death-roll in the pit disaster totals Bey for Turkey and by Premier last trial flight, and no written the pit at the time of the explo- Venizelos and . Mikalakopoulos inspection sheet of what was obsion. for Greece.
and asked:
The naval protocol provides that served during and after the fight.. Is it a fact that just the contracting parties will not
at this moment the Air, Ministry construct or acquire any armament granted unit without informing the, other ficate ?"
an airworthiness certi- party six months in advance
A
{AKITISK WINKLESH BERVICE. Late Lord Thomson'a Minuto, -
RUGBY, Nov. 6.
A minuto written by Lord Thom-
AIRMEN.
HONOUR FOR MEN WHO ̈·
FAILED.
Rouen, November 2-Major, Conto and M. Bellonte, the two French airmen who recently flew the At- lantic, arrived at Etretat to join in the homage which the. Nun 'gessar-Coli Association holds ovary year, in memory of the two aviators who were the first to attempt to fly the Atlantic and lost their lives in
rlan the attempt
Masa was aid during Which an air squadron flow over the memorial. of the gallant airmen dropping flowers. The mayor of Etretat Major Coste and M. Beliante placed flowers at the foot of the memurial which is the reproduction of the seropiane White Bird.
The two airmen then proceeded to St. Valery-en-Caux, where a pillar marks the place over which the Question Mark low on leaving Franco for New York. A monu- ment shortly will be erected at that. point.
ELECTIONS NEAR IN EMPIRE WHEAT
QUOTA SYSTEM.
POLAND.
PILSUDSKI CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN POSITION.
NUMBER OF ARRESTS OVER 3,000,
Warsaw, November 1-With only one more week dividing the country from the general elections which
cover
REPORT
OF ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE
order that the two governments. plied: "A certificate was issued by Air Vice-Marshal Dowding, re- may arrange their naval affairs by the Secretary of State, having son, the Air Minister, who we means of amicable and reciprocal gard to the reports furnished to expinations.
him."
presumably by Commander' Celmore.
at this stage The hearing wag adjourned. Compensation Pensions to Be Pald.
LATER.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE).
RUDDY, Nov. 6. The heads of the delegations, to are to supply the thin parliamentary the Imperial Conference will con- over Marshal Pilsudaki's sider next week the agreed report actual dictatorship, the authorities by the economic co-operation .com are everywhere intensifying the mittes over which the President killed in the 101, was put into break down the apposition in Graham, presided, upon the ap régime of terror by which they hope of the Board of Trede, Mr. W. evidence at to-day's session of the recordance with the openly given plication of the quota system to
The orders of the Premier. inquiry into the disaster.
Empire wheat. mianto had reference to the pre- After the Socialists, the German The object of the quota is to' parations for departure for India and Ukrainian minorities form the secure that guaranteed and if per- and road: "So long as the R.101 special objects of this official ter- sible an increasing, proportion of is ready to go to India by the last rorism. Their election meetings are the total quantity of wheat milled week in September, this further broken up everywhere by organised in the United Kingdom should be Mr. F, Montague, apeaking in delay in gotting her altered may hooligand whose actions are tolerat of Empire origin. the House of Commons, annonapced pass. I must insist on the pro-ed by the police, their leaders are Mr. Graham's committeo's report" that the compensation pensions for gramms for the Indis flight being put and kept under arrest under the is the result of a preliminary ex- the dependants of the victims of adhered to, as I have made my
most flimsy protexts and their nova amination of the scheme in its the R.101, for Air Force officere plans accordingly."
Bethlen, Ismet Pasha and Rushdi communiqué states that Comt Bey have decided on the necessity. of reafirming Turco-Hungarian ré- lations in the interests of peace. Count Bethlen has left for Stam- boul,
EUROPE ON EVE OF
· UPHEAVAL.
and men, would vary from £180 Air Marshal Sir John Higgins, papers suppressed. Yesterday a technical aspects. Of milling wheat (UNITED FRESS.)
AMERICAN VIEW OF
German printing plant in the city and flour imported into the United with a gratuity of £150 plus £94 in the witness-box; was asked SPEECHES BY IL DUCE. -
of Poson was closed and sealed, Kingdom about 47 per cent. have Washington, Oct. 31-Work on
annually for each child to prasions whether the minute induenced the to-day the last Ukrainian organ Empire origin. The scheme was of 52 shillings weekly, plus five course of events. He said that in Lemberg was suppressed examined in the light of a quota designs for shore construction pro-
Paris, November 2.-M. Loon shillings for each child.
the preparations may have been. jects which will cost G.814,000,000 Bailly, director of the French In regard to the civilians, pen-.
editor arrested. Furthermore, a the possibility of special quotas for partment as a means of alleviating from the United States, writes that with special children's allowancen, Colmore De Maior Scott that the raid was carried out through all different parts of this rapety was is being speeded. by the Navy De-Sournal Intransigeant, returning sions varying from £100 to £peeded up in consequence, but for an indefinite period and its for the whole of the Empire;', and '
on reports from Wing-Commander the present economic depression the current opinion in the new except those receiving workmen's trial light was satisfactory, he the offices of the Ukrainion-move- culed out as administratively im. and unemployment in the United world is that Europa is on the eve compensation, whose awards were would in any eso have been satis secretarial staff put under arrest.
ment in Warsaw and the entire practicable, M. Loudon a second time on the
The question of a guaranteed. States, it was announced to-day of a great general conflagration.necessary, would be made up to subject of the non-translation of M
fied that the airship was safe to go The former Ukrainian deputies, price we not raised, the scheme The projects are to include bar Mussolini's speeches have greatly scale. Paid civilians were not so to India. Litvonoff's speech, which filled nine racks, piers and power houses on strengthened this belief.
Chrusskiy and Terszakoweez, shared being examined as a method of qualified.
Demonstration by Modeli both the Atlantic and, the Pacific
securing to the Empire guar their fate. N ho “Nevertheless," typed pages, resurreeting the Soviet const, according to to-day's state-there exists no serious reason for
declaros, No Breakage Before Wreck...
RUGBY, Nov. 7. It is estimated that the number anteed share at world prices.
The Comenittee concluded that IL drastic diement; more proposals for
a quarrel between France and
LONDON, Nov. 7 Before the inquiry into the loss of people belonging to the opposi Public Works Plans. armament.
Italy. We have read the vehement | Two French experts who assisted of the R101 was resumed at West- tion parties, who have so far been the method were edented. there would be no insuperable inculties The White Hours spokesman re- and profoundly unjust reproaches in the examination of the wreckminster this morning, a demonstra arrested and are being kept im in the way of working It International Journalists', Protest.
Drafting of Heports, vealed-to-day that there are one which Il Duce has addressed to age, testified expressing their tion by means of a model of the prisoned without a definite charge billion dollars worth of public certain neighbours but these are opinion that no portion of the position of the gas bags and wiring already totals over 3,000, including
Ruany, Nov. 7 LATER
works undertakings either in couras largely sentimental complaints and dirigible could have been detached used in the ill-fated airship was former dopatios, teachers, priests,
The heads of the delegations to of the elections can therefore the Imperial Conference will not of construction or pending. The discussione bearing on the broad before the accident, and that there given in a room below the Court by journalists and others. The out-
fakepredicted en bouch to gixemestandfordsviti 2 Hu Yardingen: 65 prindian or Fascindedness newground-dor-swipeziusmálada.
tho Court, and his two Anesthe protested to M. Loudon at the early contracts being contemplated. nos Europe entirely subjected to a contact with the ground, and go over Colonel Moore Brabaron and majority, which will enable the Mar. with the drafting of the Temerin fór
to |sóra, i absence of a French translation of It is believed that three contracts system of dictatorship which, ac the engines hiretioned regularly t
Professor Inglis, were much inter shal to preserve what he regardsenssideration, at the plenary sitting being hastened will relieve the pre-cording to his own words, is a uni- the end sent unemployment problem.
vergal necessity!!! M.Litvinoff's spotchi"
(Continued at foot of nest column) ceted in the demonstration.
---The commuittée-of-the-Apoiation
of Internation
undertaken
the near future, T
J
"Hert there~ Kur`ay Werckage "bek kapandeki küherenty tear the intern they will be pecupied
as a constitutional régime.
of the Conference,
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