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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER

CHIANG KAI SHEK'S MAGNIFICENT LEAD. BANDITS' ATTACK ON WHITEAWAY'S SALE

NEW AND COMPREHENSIVE POLITICAL PROGRAMME.

NEW ERA DAWNING FOR CHINA.

(TAROVON REUTER'S AGENCY.)

"Chiang Kai Shek has given the loud and has been warmly support- ed by the committee, including the aforementioned, and Nanking will not be true to itself and to the country if it fails to take advantage of the advice so frankly given."

SHANGHAI, Now. 17. Commenting on the comprehen-gentlemen sivu political progranime drawn up by a special committee composed of Chiang Kai Shek, Ha Has Min, Tai Chi Tao, and Wang Chung Hui for the reorganisation of the pre- sent system of Government machin- ery, wiping away corrupt prac tices, for the improvement of offi- caldo, and, finally, to decide the

policies of central and local Gavernments for the immediata future, the North China Daily Yea atates that the whole docu- ment may be taken as an expres. sion of the high ideals which to-day stand a better chance of attainment than ever before in the history of the revolution.

Complete Understanding. Between

Mukden and Nanking. "There is every indication that a complets anderstanding between Nauking and Mukden and the virtual unification of the country

far as is possible in the existing circumstances, with the prospect of becoming complete, should the first part of the programme be carried 10 & conclusion.

The article adds that the Young Marshal has emphasised his dosire to work with Nanking for the good of the country as a whole. It would be a remarkably daring anilitarist who would endeavour to stand in the way of the Young Marshal's! combination with Chiang Kai Shek for the furtherance of the common policy.

"So, with the public recognition of revolutionary Government, an early admission of the abuse which have arisen during the past three years, and the very evident deter- mination to eradicate them, there is very prospect of hope for the internal future of China,

CAPTIVE ITALIAN

MISSIONARIES.

NANKING URGED TO SECURE RELEASE.

{THROCON HEUTEN'S ADENCY.],

NANKING, NOV. 17. The Italian Chargé d'Affaires, Signor Cortini, has wired to Nan king urging the Chinese authorities to take adequate measures for the release of the Italian' Fathers Maz- zoli and Filia, who were earried off by bandits when the Catholic Mis sion at Kulupa was pilinged.

MADAME CHANG HSUEH LIANG.

Chairman of Executive Yuan.

NAKKINO, Nov. 17. The Fourth Plenary Session of the Kuomintang C.E.C. day de cided upon important changes in the Organic Law of the Nationel Government, while all Ministers will automatically be mbers of the State Council..

The Arst decision makes it cer- tam that Marshal Chiang Kai Shek will

becoine Chairman of the Executive Yunni.

Extermination of Bandits, The session adopted Dr. C. T. Wang's proposal calling for. the extermination of all bandits and Communists within three months.

Nanking Land for Legation Quarter.

-lu connection with the decision of the Conference to get nside land for Foreign Legation buildings, it I understood that the plots will be scattered throughout the cite in order to avoid the formation of a Legation Quarter" such as exists in. Peiping.

A proposal to hay up the Lega- tion property in Peiping, with the iden of using it for a National University, was not adopted by tu-day's meeting..

NANKING, Nov. 18.

At the fourth plenary session of the O.E.C. to-day Chiang Kai Shek was elected Chairman of the Execu tive Yuan, and Yo Yu Jen Chair- inan of the Control Yuan,

FRANCIS LORANG ON TRIAL.

EXPRESS TRAIN.

RAILWAY FUNDS LOOTED AND STAFF KIDNAPPED.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGEKOY.]

AT SHANGHAI.

BARGAIN-HUNTERS' SCRIMMAGE."

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

PEPING, Nov. 18.

SHANGHAI, Nov. 15. Further details of the attack on Amazing scenes were witnessed at the Peiring-Suiyuan Railway ex-Mesars. Whiteaway, Laidlaw's store picas train show that 700 bandits during the sale of water-damaged at first seized the small station at goods following a fire. Kuneigtsun, which they looted of the railway funds and kidnapped some of the station staff.

The bandits then surrounded the train and went through all the passengers' baggage, taking overy thing of value, as well as all the mails, and they also carried off a number, of Chinese passengers for

Tansom.

So far as is known, there were no foreign passengers on the train,

Excited orowds composed of a score of nationalities stormed the entrances in quest of bargains, and the crush became so great that the management was obliged to close the doors more than once, fear being felt that the plate glass win- dows might be smashed.

Special Folice Detachment in Attendance.

A special police detachment, was summoned to keep order.

The crowds overflowed into the FENG AND YEN TO GO streets and blocked the trafe.

ABROAD.

(THROUGH REUTER'A' AGENCY.]

PEIFING, NOV. 18. Some of the vernacular papers state that Feng Yu Hsiang and Yen at Shan will depart from Shansi for abroad within a week.

LIMITATION OF WAR MATERIAL.

BRITISH RESOLUTION ASKS FOR PUBLICITY.

Geneva, Nov. 13.-The third day of the preparatory disarmament commission's debate on whether war material should be limited by direct or indirect, meaning budgetary, methods left the issue in a state of suspended animation pending Fri- ACCUSED OWES HALF A day's final voting on the resolution submitted by British delegate, Lord MILLION.

Robert Cecil, of which only the first two paragraphs advocating the fullest publicity regarding arma. ments and the fixation of war materials, were carried to-day by a narrow majority.

[THROUGH REVIER'S AGENCY)

LONDON, Nov. 18. The trial has opened at the Old Bailey of the Bnancier Francis Lorang. the managing director of the Bluebird Petrol, Ltd., who de- camped but

was extradited from France and committed for trial on the charge of fraudulent conversion

of sums totalling £17,000 and issu-ment and that the mea in the street ing a false report of the Bluebird Petrol, Ltd.

The indictment contains 34 counts. The trial is expected to last a week.

The Praseentor alleges

that ARRIVES AT NANKING FROM Lorang owes £500,000.

Loring pleaded not guilty, TIENTSIN.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENC1.)

NANKING, NOV. 18. Madame Chang Hsueh Liang arrived here this morning from Tientsia.

It is believed that Marshal Chang Hauch Liang is leaving soon for Shangha and Hangehow, from which port he may sail for the North hy gunboat,

MRS. BRUCE LEAVES SHANGHAI.

SIX HUNDRED MILE SEA FLIGHT TO SEOUL.

[IHROUGH BEDIER'S AGENCY.!

SHANGHAI, Nov. 18.

The Hon. Hra Victor: Bruce left

Korea.

at 7.30 this morning on a direct flight to Seoul, the capital of This is a 600-mile flight, wholly over the sea, and is regarded as one of the most hazardous stages of Mrs. Bruce's flight.

SHANORAK, Nov. 18. The Hon. Mra, Victor. Bruce paas- ed over Mokpo, south-west Korea,

at 19.43 p.m.

Airwoman Lands at Seoul.

Szor, Nov. 18.

The Hoo, Mrs. Victor Bruce

· Innded at. Seoul at 5.43 p.m.

HONG KONG CUSTOMS STATION.

CANTON OBJECTION TO SCHEME.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

NANKING, Nov. 17.

At the Fourth Plenary Session of

the Kuoniintang C.E.O. to day, the motion to open a Customs Station in Hans Kons as dropped

is understood that the scheme

CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY

CHIEF ENGINEER.

MR. VALPY'S CASE TO RE INVESTIGATED.

(THROUGH RASTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Nov. 17.

The main feature of to-day's de bate was a verbal duel between Count Bernstorff, the German dele gate, and M. Massigli, the French delegate. Count Bernstori insisted that the world demanded disarma- would not believe that anything had been achieved before tanks and gas had been actually scrapped,

The French delegate announced that during the present session of the commission he would reply in full to the German demand for parity is armaments. The Italiau delegate has moved an àmendment to Lord Cecil's resolution, advocat ing as the most effective means to limit war materials the combination of the direct and indirect methods.

FLYING ACCIDENT AT NOTTINGHAM,

YOUNG PILOT KILLED.

Nottingham,

Signs of impatience and loss of temper were shown when the dis- appointed bargain-hunters failed to gain admission.

The affair was

A Regular Shoplifters' Holiday.

a regular shop lifters holiday, as it was impos sible to detect petty thievings in the midst of human sardines push ing and jostling, closely resembling a rugby scrimmage.

DEVIL'S ISLE TO BE ABOLISHED.

FRANCE CONTEMPLATING USE OF ANOTHER ISLAND,

19, 1930.

DEATH OF KING HUSSEIN.

PASSES AWAY AT CYPRUS,

(THROUGH 'HEUTER'S ADENCY.]

BAGDAD, Nov. 18. King Hussein died at Cyprus, whither his son, King Feisal of Iraq, has gone.

When he received news that his father's condition was critical, King Feisal was preparing with all speed to proceed by aeroplane for Port Said, and thence on board'a British warship.

́INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - IN MADRID.

BARCELONA FOLLOWS WITH

GENERAL STRIKE.

(TUROLOR REUTER'S AGENCY.}'

SHENSI IRRIGATION BRITAIN'S POLICY IN

SCHEME.

PALESTINE.

PROPOSED TO 'DIG OLD CANALS.

THROUGH RECTEN'S AGENCY.)

EQUAL JUSTICE FOR JEWS

AND ARABS.

[runovou REUTER'S 'AGENCY.]

Lexpoy, Nov. 17/

PEPINO, Nov. 18. The Chairman of the Interta In the Hour of Comixops, in tional, Famine Relief Commission opening the Palestine debate on a announced to-day the undertaking motion of adjournment (which of a huge new. irrigation project in means that a vote will not be Shensi at a cost of $900,000. taken), Mr. Lloyd George gaid that' they wanted equal justice for Jews and Arabs. He could only under-

The Commission's engineers will | divert the waters of the Kingho,

·acres.

23 miles north-west of Sinnfu, there-stand the White Paper as if it were by watering an area of 100,000 written by an anti-Semitic ofcial.

Dr. Drumtimond Shiels, in reply,, asserted that any suggestion that the Government intended to depart from the Mandate was based on e misunderstanding. On the contrary, they intended to carry out the

It is interesting to note that ad ancient irrigation scheme more than 1,000 years old formerly watered this area, but that it gradually fell into disuse. However, traces are still visible, ́and, it is proposed to Mandate and regarded the two again dig the old canals.

RELIEF FOR AMERICAN UNEMPLOYED.

MADRID, Nov. 17. While the situation in the capital is much easier, it is learned that a getieral strike has been called at Barceloon in sympathy with the WINTER OFFERS FORMIDABLE movement in Madrid

Madrid is now normal. Shops have re-opened, and the workers have resumed.

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The general strike at Barcelona is intended to force the authorities to recognise the Sindicatos Unicos, which was suppressed during the Dictatorship as Communistic.

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PROBLEM.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE).

NEW YORK, Nov. 17. The Emergency Unemployment Commission tins opened a campaign to raise G.80,000,000 to relieve the unemployed in New York.

The Mayor's Commission has an- nounced that it will buy 4,500,000 pounds of food to feed the needy until January 1.

This will be distributed from the polico stations.

Among the thousands of unem- street

A message from Chicago states that the approach of winter had made the unemployment problem most formidable.

Disturbancos at Barcelona,

BARCELONA, Nov. 17. Four mep, including a poliecran, were seriously wounded in disturb- ances that broke out last evening..ployed selling apples at

The Governor closed the head corners at 2. pence each is Mrs. Oscer Hammerstein, the widow of Paris, Nov. 11.-The. famous quarters of the trade unions, and the famous opera impressario, French penal settlement at Cayen- 60 arrests were effected. nes will according to the Press, soon

The troops are patrolling the be transferred to Kerguelen Island streets, the cafés and theatres are in the Indian Ocean near, the An. closed, and there are do news- tarctic. It is understood that the papers. authorities are contemplating this change firstly in order to remove from French civilization the blot represented by the inhuman condi tions on Devil's Island with its tro- pical climate, secondly in order to efect

economies 88 Kerguelen, being far off the regular steamer lanes, affords the convicts practic ally no chance of escape and makes it thereby possible to reduce the number of guards and the adminie- trative apparatus. Finally it is pointed out that on Kerguelen Island the convicts will not only be able to lead a healthy life but also to fend for themselves and thereby dispensing with the necessity of importing foodstuffs.

POLICE OFFICIALS DISMISSED.

REICH AND THURINGIA.

Berlin, Nov, 13-The tug-of-war between the authorities of the Reich and the State Government of Thuringia which is under the con- trol of the National Socialiste en-

U.S. LAW ENFORCEMENT

COMMISSION.

BILL TO LEGALISE A FOUR PER CENT, BEER.

..

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

NEW YORK, Nov. 18. Contrary to a belief hased on advance information of the Law Enforcement Commnission, the New Fork Times learns that the Com- mission voted by soren votes to four in favour of the modification

The city is building huts and shelters for the uneinployed; and the work is, proceeding'space,

Army field-kitchens are distribut

sides of it as of equal importance, ind had always intended that the Jews and the Arabs should have' the opportunity to submit their views before further legislative: or administrative action were taken..

Dr. "Shiels announced a develop- ment scheme involving £2,500,000 supported by the British Govern- ment and assistell by a loan, to provide settlement land for Jews and Arabs of approximately 10,000 annually. The Bill therefore, would be introduced to Parliament after Christmas As regards the suggestion for a Round Tablo Con- ference, it had never been possible to get the parties together.

[BRITIER WIRELESE. BERVICE.] Development Scheme.

RUGBY, Nov. 17. When the Government's Pales tinian policy was discussed in the House of Commons to-night, Dr. Shirts, Colonial Under-Secretary, emphasised, that the Government. had repeatedly affirmed its inten tion of carrying out the full Man dato and they stood by that. Re garding the projected development. scheme, he said that it was neces sary to provide for an expenditure. not exceeding £2,000,000, a large part of which would be devoted to productive work such as irriga

ing hot soup, coffee, ty, now tion, drainage, and other schemen-

The workless 'in numbering 118,000, include a num her of youths who were found suffer, ing so much from the effects of starvation that they had to be sent to hospital.

*SEQUEL TO RIOTS IN PERU.

COMMUNISTS SENT TO PENAL COLONY.

[RECTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.]

New York, Nov. 17. The serious disturbances in Peru appear to have been quickly coun of the Volstead Law, but the mattered, a message from Lima stating ter is not definitely settled.

Meanwhile, Senator Bingham, la preparing a Bill for the next session of Congress to legalise the brewing of a four per cent, beer.

GERMANY.

tered a decisive phase with the FRENCH RELATIONS WITH summary dismissal of several high Nov. 10-While police officials in Weimar, the capit In the House of Commons, at lying at an altitude of 100 feet,al of Thuringia, who are charged question-time to-day, Mr. Hugh Mr. Ronald Leslio Wing, aged 20, with having supplied the federal Dalton, Under Secretary for For of Mapperly Park, Nottingham, Ministry of the Interior with evid-M. BRIAND DISAPPOINTED rign Affairs, stated that Mr. was killed in an aeroplane accident ence for its action again Thur Arthur Henderson had asked Sir Loday.

ingin, thereby aoting against the

Miles Lampson, the British Minis He was flying a single-senter law on official secrets.

ter in China, to enquire into the Moth belonging to the Nottingham The material against the police circumstances of the dismissal of Aero Club, whes; his machine crach-officials was found, it is alleged. Mr. Valpy, the Chief Engineer ofed in a ploughed field within a in a number of sensational raida

WITH DEVELOPMENTS.

Paris, Nov. 13.-The Chamber's delato on foreign political ques

the Canton-Hankow Railway, quarter of a mile of the norodrome, their homes and on the Weimar tions to-day culminated in the

The matter was brought up Wing, who is a well-known Notting beadquarters of the Republican or largely as a result of the proposed ham youth, had been flying around ganization Reichsbanner Black eagerly anticipated specah by For- grant of Boxer Indemnity Funds during the afternoon at a low al-Red-Gold." The incident has ovok eign Minister Aristide Briand for the purpose of completing the titude and making left-handed cd, an nerimonious controversy in whose appearance on the rostrum Canton-Hankow Railway.

turns. During these operation, the the Berlin press and the govern evoked storms of tumultuous ap

aching lost ite dying speed and mont organs forecast that the hands rolled over twice and then did a of the German Gowraunant will be plause, from the benches of the Left nose dive, turning two somersaults forced by the incident which thend Centre and whose passionate which wrecked the machine. Berliner Tageblatt describe

A. Conservative member of the House a few days back suggested that Mr. Valpy's salary, amounting to $30,000, had been withheld

INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT

·BILL.

[LIMITS STATUTORY WORKING

HOURS.

[YHROUGH ALUİKA'S AQENCY.]

LONDON, Nov. 18.

The text has been issued of the Government's Industrial Employ. ment Bill for the purpose of imple menting the Washington Conven- tion of 1019.NE

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to take strong The pilot was killed instants."the last straw,' neously, being found strapped in action against the defiers of its the seat of the coekipt when the authority rescue party examined the wreck

ago,

THE PENALTY OF POLITICS

MR. SNOWDEN ATTACKED BY

CONSERVATIVES.

IRAQ AND LEAGUE OF

NATIONS.

OPPOSITION. TO INCLUSION AS INDEPENDENT MEMBER.

Genova, Nov. 10-Growing op position is making itself. felt London, Nov. 10. Interviewed against the entry into the League by the Daily Herald Mr. Philip of Nations of Iraq under the terma Snowder Chancellor of the Excho- of the recently-concluded treaty be quer, warned the Labour Partytween Great Britain and Iraq, this against tendenciou, reports rela- opposition having been voiced in The Bill, which is not rigid, limits tive to the alleged resignation and the course of the deliberations of the statutory working hours for affirms that perfect. agrooment pre- the League's mandate commission, French quartore express fears that industrial workers to eight in any vails in the Labour Cabinet.....

plea for a continuation of the pra vent policy was interspersed with volleys of cheers,

The speech was chiefly devoted to Franco's relations with Germany whore developments," he declared, had disappointed him like many Frenchmen although it was not greatly to be wondered at that Germany's three and a half mil- |tion unemployed in their despera

ton had no great sympathies for France and ber former Allien All this however, the Foreign Minister continued, was no proof of any lack of foresight on his part. France would, continue to work for peace and he was prepar.

cd to vacate the Foreign Ministry before changing his policy.

"The Versailica treaty has its good and bad points and it is in- possible to ignore ite clauses which day and 40 in week, with cer At the same time the Conserva Byria will claim that Iraq's ad confer upon Germany certain rights canviat costures laic foranlig.conderetion into the League forms ase for instance article 10 of the

Was wire stayed from greed 38 hours in a period of 21

Chen Ming Shu, the Chairman of daya, but hefore tanking BD DE Mt. Snowden as the saviour of precedent, and VII Demme tugur vindistons Geant4ssdiere

the Kwangtung Provincial Govern

ment, who asserts that such a cheme would seriously. affect Kwangtung revØRUES.

Hthe reopen- the Minister for Labour shall con- tinues to attack him violently claimed, Iraq. ought either obtaining of certain BBUSE WHICH WOUTO complete and unqualified autonomy be, bynonymous with immediato re- Bult the organisations affected.

orbe refined admission into the vision of the Versaillon treaty, she League of Nations.

The Daily Mail says that lie do The Bill excludes arameh, man-parture from the Cabinet is the

key to the situation.. agors and clerks.

that 70 Communist agitators have been arrested and sent to a penal colony, as a sequel to the riots, at Cerro do Pasco,"

WINTER TIME

designed to increase the general productivity of the country, and which would provide for settlement on the land of about 10,000 families. In view of the present financial situation in Palstine,, the only way such a sum could be provided was by a loan under the guaritee of the British Government. After Christmas a bill authorising the necessary guarantee would be in troduced.

was intended in the The scheme wIE first place to provide for those land- Ira Arabs who could be shown to... have been dispossessed as a result of land passing into Jewish hands, and any balance would be available for both Jewish and Arah settle ment. The scheme was surely proof that the Government was not only attending to the needs of landless. Arabs, but making possible further opportunities for Jewish land, Lettlement.

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