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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11,

EASTERN NEWS IN BRIEF

PARS FROM EVERYWHERE.

In accordance with the Nations! Government's order for the adop tion of the Gregorian calendar, Chinese banks in Shanghai will be clound to imsiness on January 1, 2 and 3. However, thesó banks will observe their "Spring Holiday" on February 17 and 18 which coincido with Chinese Now Year Days.

According to the Sinwanpoo, the Soviet administration in Harbin proposes to build a now consulate at the cost of R. 1,000,000, The plans are being kept secret, but the the Chinese authorities have obtain ed a copy of the plans which in- clude fortifications, # system and a tunnel."

remarkable statement is made, that

RURAL SENTIMENT CHANGING.

1930.

NEW MINERS' STRIKE THREATENED.

DEMOCRATIC MOVE OVER TO DAILY HERALD " PREDICTS

WETS."

UNITED PRESS.]

WALK-OUT.

London, November 4.-The Daily Herald, the organ of the Labour Chicago, Nov. -A change in Party, to-day forecasts the out- rural sentiment on the prohibition break of a general strike of the issue from "dry" to "wet" is coal miners throughout England, considered to be indicated by the Scotland and Wales on December 1 fact that the plurality of the auc-on the question of the seven-and-a- cessful Democratic Sebatorial can-half working hours day. didate, Mr. James Hamilton Lewis, Coming shortly after the defeat may run "ns high as half a million of the Labour Party in the muzi votes over 3irs. Ruth Hanna McCor-sipal elections and the Conservative mick.

moyo against the Cabinet in the House of Commons in connection with the alleged failure of the Mac- Donald Government to check the growth of unemployment, the paper's forconat is bound to arouse the greatest interest in political and economic circles.

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Down-state Illinois had been ex- pected by "dry" leaders to rally behind the Republican candidato, but her recent indication that she treach would follow the result of the Illinois prohibition referendum por sibly weakened her strength as

dry," spokeswoman.

The Chinese press now denies

Dry Chlef Cancels Trip. San Francisco, Nov. 5,-Dr. Amos Woodrock, the national prohibition

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Paris, Nov. -Major Coste and

the breakdown of the Moscow Con- ference and says that the prospect of an early resumption of the Con- forenco has grown brighter because! Mr. Moh Teh Ilui, the Chinese chief delegato to that conference, has telegraphed to the National Gorchief who had heen scheduled to ernment, asking for permission to sail for Honolulu from San Fran extend the period of his stay in cisco to-day, suddenly cancelled his Russia for three months more so reservations without explanation, that he may resume negotiations. Officials of the Matson Naviga tion Company said that President Hoover had recalled him for an im-M. Bellonto were received by the Senate to-day, numerous distin. portant conference.

uishod persone poing present.

M. Gaston Mounier, president of the aeronautical

the group in Senate praised the flight of the two aviators who he said hail captured the admiration of the world and who were the best ambassadors of

In order to ascertain the exact number of Chinese in various for- eign countries, the Waichiaopu has sent hundreds of thousands of "1 overseas Chinese registration forms" and

"nationality, certi- ficates" to 51 Chinese Legations and Consulates and ordered the Inttor to distribute these among the everacns Chinese of their respective places so that these forms may be filled and subsequently sent to Nan- king for statistical purposes.

In some quarters it was surized that this might have to do with the "wet" trend manifest in the re turns of the elections yesterday.

Dr. Woodcock was understood to have been ordered to be in Wash. ington for a meeting day after to morrow, for which reason he must fly to New York instead of taking

train.

CASTOR OIL, THREATS

DENIED.

GERMAN FASCIST LEADER SAYS HE WAS MISQUOTED.

Judging from various indications, General Chen Ming Shu is generally mentioned as the possible successor to the chairmanship of the Provin cial Government of Hunan after the resignations of General Ho Chien, which is expected to be made short- ly. It is noticeable that the move-

Berlin, Nov. 5.-An amusing con- ment for ousting Genaral Ho Chien from his present post has been very troversy rages in the Press over the active since his failure to withstand report on the speech made by the the Communist advance into Chang-Dr. Goebbels, at a closed meeting prominent National Socialist leader, sha. The thorough-going reorgani zation of the present military united his supporters when he is alleged in Hunan will be made very shortly. to have stated that on coming into power his party would know how to treat newspapers and editors as he would order his.storming columns" to visit these newspaper offices and force each of the editors to drink quart of castor oil.

Furthermore his legicnaires would ba given permission to beat up all owners of foreign-made motor-cars which would be barued up as a The Communists he

pence.

The Air Minister then gave 14 short history of the preparations of the flight and warmly praised the two airmon.

· MYSTERY. OF· CAVE·

CLEARED UP.

MAN WHO DISAPPEARED

IN 1900,

Bath, Nov. 7. The mystery of a skeleton found in a cave in Wasle High Woods, near Bath, has been solved at an inquest to-day.

The remains are identified as those of James Humphries, former-

Osaka, November 6-Mr. Bunji Suzuki, president of the Japan General Federation of Labour, who several times represented Japanean labour groups in the International Labour Conference, clearly express- ed his intention to retire from the

clerk to the Paris Council and labour movement yesterday, when

Assistant Overseer of Freshinord he was unanimously recommended warning.

village, a fow miles away, who dis.. to remain in the post at the 18th would down by shooting six of appeared in 1900. A revolver con National Convention of the Fedora their most prominent lenders which tion here. Mr. Komakichi Masucks would be sufficient to deter the rest. taining a spent carrtridge was found is popularity mentioned as the When the report appeared in the near the skeleton and there wâs a possible successor to Mr. Suzuki as Press Dr. Goebbels immediately hole in the forehead apparently the next president of the Federa-issued a denial, complaining that tion.

As the Foodstuffs Committee in Nanking has approved the embargo on the importation of Japanese rice,

It is also

·REGISTER,

the sentences had been taken out of caused by a bullet. His officia! their context and disfigured. The books wore in order. The verdict Republican Press howeyer main-

was that the eksleton is that of tains that the report was absolutely reliable since it was based on steno Humphries and that he was found it is expected that the Finance De-graphic reports made by several shut in a cave, partment of the National Govern independent witnesses. ment will dispatch orders to that pointed out that similar threats effect to the Maritime Customs all have been made by National Social- over the country, Although the ist leaders Yarious occasions Committee will refrain from inter- during the election campaign and HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL fering with dealing in Japanese rice besides were inherently true as already imported into China, the being in accordance with the intel- cargo is not much demanded in lectual standard of the National Hong Kong Observatory, November 10 Shanghai. Howeyer, prohibitive Socialist masses to whom the party measures of the Nanking Govern had nothing else to offer. There is, ment will not affect considerably the papera point out, only one thing the Japanese rice situation, since missing, namely a declaration that Japanese exporters are practically those meneures would be taken Barometer...] refraining themselves from import along legal and constitutional lines Temperature ing Japanese rice any more into just as Herr Hitler recently declar Humidity... Shanghai.

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Berlin. Nov, 4.-Amazing tales of mediaval superstition were reveal- ed in the trial here of August Joha Geneva, Nov. 5-A good deal of Josef Weissenberg, known as the disquiet has been caused in French "Prophet of the Evangelical Church circles here by the report that the according to. St. John" which had Turkish Government has decided to ita templo" in. one of Berlin's send a delegation to the forth northern suburbs. The public pro coming session, of the, preparatory xucutor demanded a sentence of 15 disarmament commission of the months' imprisonment because the League of Nations. accused had by absurd treatment The delegation, it is said, will contributed to the death of one be headed by the Foreign Minister, man and to the blindness of a child. Rushdi Bey, who is already en The court-galleries-were-orowded route-for-Geneva-where, it-is-fear- with the prophet's disciples beared, he will join the anti-French

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