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'INDIAN ROUND-TABLE CONFERENCE.

WOMAN DELEGATE'S GREAT PERSONAL TRIUMPH.

PRIME MINISTER WINDS UP DEBATE,

(THROUGH AKUTKO'S AGENOT.}

thin Dominion status to weaken the latter, or vice veran.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1930.

CHINA'S ANTI-RED

CAMPAIGN.

GOVERNMENT IN DEADLY EARNEST.

(THROUGA REGTEN'S AGENCY.)

GAMBLING EVILS AT SHANGHAI TRAIN

SHANGHAI.

DERAILED.

GREYHOUND RACING MUST | MANY PASSENGERS INJURED

CEASE.

BUT NONE KILLED.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, Nov. 21.

A formal announcement has not

beca made, owing to the necessity of further investigation relative to the strictly legal aspect of any action the Council may deem ad. visable to adopt in order to termia ato the orgy of gambling.

Discussions are in progress in the meantime for the purpose of ascer, Ho Chies, Governor of Hanau, nottaining what measures are likely to resign, and promising to rush to cause the least possible injury moncy and troops to Human immedi to the shareholders in the com. ately.

panics concerned.

Lu T Ping has wired to the

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, Nov. 91. Last night a third-class train from Nanking bound for Shanghai was derailed between Hwangtu and Anting, about 10 miles from Sháng hai,

It appears that the fish-plates had been removed from one section

of the line.

The engine safely crossed the damaged part of the line, but eight coaches were derailed.

Many of the passengers were in jured, but it is believed that none

·were killed

wreckers aimed at derailing the It is believed that the train

night express, but it so happened that this was preceded by the third-class train.

Converted by Princes, The Rt. Hon, Srinamsa Sustri, LONDON, Nov. 21. President of the Servants of Indian

NANKING, NOV. 21. The Round Table Conference to Society, speaking during the pre-

Evidence that a campaign against It is ascertained authoritatively day adopted a 10-minute rule for longed general discussion at the

the Communists in Kingsi, "Bunan that the Municipal Courell has de speeches. Twenty-five delegates had Round Table Conference to-day and Hupch is about to begin. infinitely decided, that greyhounds prepared thoir orations, but a said that of the two ideas that had deadly carncat is furnished by the and all other forms of commer number of speeches was unavoidab emerged from the debate Dominion

announcement that temporary head cialised gambling must cease, ly postponed until tomorrow, in status nt any rate seemed to hayo quanters are being prepared at cluding Mr. Ramsay MacDonald. been recepted by the British Con Hankow for Chiang Kai Shek, who

The ex-Vicity, Lord Reading. The idea of federation was com

Barvative and Liberal apokesmen.

is proceeding to that port shortly. to-day declared that British Liberparatively new. He had struggled A message from Hankow states als fally accepted the statement hord against it, but now he was

that Chiang Kai Shele will proceed fi convert. (Cheere.) that the natural issue of the de;

The Princes dad brought him to various points in Hunan and clation of 1017 was status equal round by the sincerity of their de Kiangai and will personally direct to that of the other Dominions.clarations, their restraint and mo-operations against the Communists. He added, however: "It is idle to deration. He hoped that when the

Chiang Kai Shek has wired to great topic was consigned to the say that at this moment there could committees, nothing would be done be anything like equality of stay those who cared for federation tus in India with the Dominions" inore

East Outdistancing the West.

Fears of Britons Not Baseless, Lord Roading confessed that ho

The Flight

Sinnvo hun,

The Council may sat a time-limit was increasingly astonished by the Sastri thought that the

fear National Government that his in which clubs will have the op "dazzling swiftness with which the of many Britons that the mi

troops captured Kianfu on the 19thportunity to gradually modify their outdistance the whinery of any polity constructiest, and that the Communists are activities, and finally wind up. Kinst. ama

Jed or founded aủ thể · Conference West." He hoped that the Conmight pass into the Winds of the withdrawing to the south. ference would accomplish the estab-National Congress Party, who had lishment of the principle of the occasioned the serious situation which led to the convocation of the All-India Federation.

Round Table Conference, were not Indian Womanhood's Ideal. unreasonable. He said the spokes,

men for India were under obliga- | departed from. It is impossible to A great personal triumph was tions to try to convince the British

It was found impossible to con go back to pass the pen through olude to-day the general discussion achieved by the Begum of Bhab nawiiz (Sir Muhammad Shafi's that their fears may be coun

the last four or five days and de-at the Round-Tablo Conference. tered by cautionary measures, or daughter and one of the two wo that those fears were baseless. He clare they have never existed. men delegates), wearing a pale usked, was not the conference de We have listened to remarkable heard, but five other delegates Nineteen more specahes were blue sari wound round ber figure signed to concilinie the people from speeches displaying the mind of will speak to-morrow, including the and diamonds flashing from her whom disturbance Was fearce 1

She declared that she was a Moslim woman umerged from They were not hereditary crimin. India, speeches when differences Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay Mac Purdah ard, with the other woman als, savage or barbarian bordes, were declared not meant to send Donald, before the Plenary Session, not want a Government that would | distegate, (a Hindu), had come to sworn enemies of the British or od British institutions. They were Lendon to participate in such a Conferener, which illustrated the men of culture and honour, and aost of them had made a mark in "o-onlled unchanging East was unchanging no longer." She sup: ported the federal proposal and hoped that Indian women would soon achiere Western freedom of speech and notion combined with Eastern refinement, which was In. 'dian womanhood's ident

hair.

to

The Bogun was loudy cheered. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald from his chair sent her a specia! note of congratulation;

Minda-Moslem Tension.

for

their professions. They wore out kinsmen in spirit and blood. It he sense of political grievance which had placed them in the posi tion which we view with such dis trust and disapprobation. Remave the discontent and you will find them alongside you working for the now constitution that wo frame Therein ea the strength of the situation to-day It is easy to bring our enemies round."

(BRITISH WIRELERE AERVICE) Plenary Session Ended.

shall

the recognition of status. This re cognition made hore never can be

The latter may possibly refuse to close down, which is likely to lead bo, protracted litigation.

which began on Monday, definitely ends.

us all away you home to India, we back to the House of Commons full of despair, but meant to bring us face to face with the facts so

During today's discussions the that they may be overcome and Nawab of Bhopal, in urging that fated into a system of agreement."

India be given equality of status Mr. Sastri bad candidly admitted with other Dominions, supported a a change of opinion, and he was federal system of Government pro- not the only man to do so with vided there be no interference with We want internal affairs of States whose in the last few days. opinions to change in the sense position should be precisely defined that every new

fact challenged and should in no way be subordi- them, and accommodate them innate to the rest of Indis practice with the systems he hoped they would construct before the Conference ended.

Addressing the delegates of the minorities, the Prime Minister said: The case you have put

Depressed Classes

HUGE HEROIN HAUL OPIUM SEIZURE AT

AT SHANGHAI.

SHANGHAI.

VALUE EXCEEDS” ONE' MILLION DOLLARS.

TOROVOU KOTER'S AGENOT. 1

Guanghar, Nov, 21, Another large quantity of heroin was found among the cargo of the steamer Cracovia.

[ It appears that muspicions were aroused concerning; a consignment of wax, and samples were taken and analysed and found to contain 30 per cent of pure heroin,

The Customs are reticent, but it is believed that the present seizure amounts to £1,000, whose wholesale value amounts to 1,120,000.

A telegram from our own cor- respondent at Shanghai, dated Nov. 14,"stated that a higo'seizuro wan made when the Customs disco or ed on board the Lloyd Triestino $1,000,000 emanating from Turkey, steamer Cracovia heroin valued at

dwarfing a previous seizure.]

EXTRALITY PROBLEM.

BRITISH AND DUTCH MINIS TERS VISIT DR, WANG,

Tah To Fat Pao.)

NANKINO, Nov. 21. The British Minister and the Dutch Minister called upon Dr. C T Watig yesterday, when they dis

tion. cussed the extra-territoriality ques.

Dr. A. M. Bedkar, speaking ori behalf of the depressed classes,. D community of 43,000,000, explained their status as invidiously distinct from that of any other Indian com. munity and midway between scri and slave, except for the additional handicap of untouchability. They bad welcomed the British as de the oppression of orthodox Hindus, liverers from agelong tyranny and bub they found that instead of ad

could they stand a chance of having urged them to remember the legiti vancing they were marking time. Caly with a Swaraj constitution British people, in which case he political power in their own hands mate aspirations, of 70, ose of without which they could not bring Mussulmans as well salvation to their people. They did only mean a change of masters, but one that really was representa tive.

Indian Christian Minority. Mr. K. T. Paul, the representa- tive of 3,000,000 Indian Christian ninority, while urging Dominion status for India, expressed the be lief that the Conference would lay down general standards of equitable treatment to all citizens without prejudice or favour, and that a central Government would he made Mr. Joshi, on behalf of the, work-strong enough to oversee the effec- ors, demanded that a federal con- tive maintenance of such standards stitution should be no framed that in actual practice in all the Pro- the political influence of its revices and States.

Workers' Representatlys.

Government.

Women's Share in Administration.

as

other minority communities,

Sir Phiroze Sethna, Parsi and Liberal, also emphasized that In. din will be satisfied with nothing short of Dominion status with ante- guards during the transition period, and he said that Indians, it only given opportunities, could worthily ulerte ce, any positica entrusted to the, and the same amplied to

the army.

Eure

SHIPMENT CONSIGNED TO DAIREN.

【THROUGH REUTER'S AQUNUY.)

SHANGHAL, Nov. 21. The steamer Claud Rickmors en-

tered yesterday with a large quan-

tity of opium.

It is believed that 100 casos To: the manifest consigned to Dairen.

on

The Custeras acized the consign- ment

GANGSTER AL CAPONE ARRESTED.

CHARGED WITH FAILING TO PAY TAXES.

"[HEUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.]'

"

Onico, Nov. 21.

It is reported that the gangsten lender," Scarface" Al Capone was arrested yesterday.

Government's Darelenting War Against Gangsters,

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. Mr. Mitchell, Attorney-General, declared that the Government in- tends to party on an unrelenting war against the gangsters.

will be charged with failing to pay. taxes on huge illicit profits from liquor and other activities.

It is understood that Al Capone

OBITUARY.

DAME MARY SCHARLIEB.

(TKOCOE KEUTER'S 'AURNOY.]

LONDON, NOV. 21, The death is announced of Dame

Mary Scharlieb.

Sir Akbar Hydari, representing the Nizam of Hyderabad, asked the delegates from British India, who had shown such strength of wind and patriotism in coming to the Conference in face of so much op [The Inte Dame Mary Scharlieb, position and contumely, to work who was created a Dame of the for a constitution which would et British Empire in 1800, was con a Government national insulting gynecologist to the Royal every sense, but which by its stabi- Free Hospital for Women and 'con- lity would endure and not merely sulting surgeon South London Hon satisfy the uninstructed for the pital for Women moment. If the British Parliament part of her education at the ladras gavo responsibility to a great In Medical College, and received the dian federal policy within the diploma of the College in 1978. Empire Englishmen who have done She also studied at the Royal Free so much for India in the past could Hospital in London and received have a welcome and honoured place the gold medal and scholarship in in the Judia of the future.

up has not fallen on deaf ears" | irol should be left with the federal North-Western Frontier Province. RUGBY, Nov. 21;

We are not hero for debate, he The plenary session of the Round continued. We have gone past all

Sir Abdul Quaiyum expressed the view that the federal system was Table Conference, which began cat We are here for action. Monday the general discussion on We are not recorders of the past warmly

The Begam Shah Nawaz was the only way for India to make pro- congratulated, on her | gress and be united. He pressed India's constitutional issues, was but the custodians of the future, speech, in which she dechred that the claims of the North Western onded by the Prime Minister to-day The policies of 1800 perased by the basic principle of federation Frontier Province to a greater con- She urged trol of its own affairs, and he urged The that Indian women be given an that it should not be treated as

an inferior unit in federation. adequate, share in administration.

Sir Chiman Lal Botalvad assur Princes' Viowa Endorsed,

India Mistress in Her Own Botse,

ed the minorities that the majority Sir Mirza Ismail, Prime Minister

Mr. Jinnah, British India dele enmmunity would be able to arco of Mysore, eloquently endorsed the gate, said the cardinal principle to such safeguards sa would satisfy views already expressed by the guiding them in their deliberations them. Indians know they would Princes representatives.

was India's desire to be mistress | cemmit mistakes, and that for some Sir Ram Swami Aiyar, Indian in her own house, and he could not time their administration would be Liberal, who claimed federation as conceive of any constitution they comparatively inefficient, but they the result of the Princes' attitude could frame which would not trans- has become practical politics, tas ter that responsibility to a central followed by Lord Reading, who Government ar to a Cabinet respon accepted that the natural issue of sible to it. Obviously there must the 1917 declaration was Domition be safeguards during the transi- status. It was, however, idle to tional period, and for those inter- be anything like equality with the weloomed the warmly patriotis at- say that at the moment there could ests which existed in India. He Dorainions. Questions such as army titude of the Princes. ed. Finally, it was Parliament that and foreign affairs must be discuss must be persuaded.

The Nawab of Bhopal expressed the opinion that the Hindu Moslem tension (which was non- existent in the Indian States), occurred in British India, solely political TOREOs. fie beliey. ed that immediately the founda. tions of the constitution of self. governing India were laid thosn differences would

shortly before mid-day to enable us and by every other nation were could alone succeed. automatically the Muhammedan delegates to pretty disappear.

much the same. Mr. Jodi (representing the in-earry out their religious exercises. policy of 1930 depends upon the dian workers), declared that the Throughout the discussions the situation which has been created chances of success of the workers' speeches marked an extremely high by the passing of the years since struggle would be greater when In. level and it is generally felt have then. It is, untrue to say that the dia was self-governing.

served the purpose of clarifying the Government wished go back on Siz Kumaswami Aiyar (a situation.

An enunciation of the what had been accepted by then Madras Liberal) said that the at willingness of the States in treaty pledges between, say, 1917 and titude of the Indian Princes had relationship with the British Gov-the present, The Government ac made the Government of India's crament to consider an All-India opted wverything that been officially dispatch out of date. "Let's hear federation scheme has been perhaps said. This conference had been call no more of Lord Irwin's declara. the outstanding feature of the discd because we accepted it. At its tion promising no immediate cussion,

meetings it will have proof that translation of self- government Into

Striking Addresses,

we mean to carry it out." They practice."

Of the speeches delivered yester had to face practical requirements The Maharaja of Nawanagar (the day general admiration

and not be put off by difficulties. cricketer Ranji) said that only by pressed for that of the Moslem dele- problem beth in thinking and prae- They had now the same type of federation could equality of Dominion

gate, the Begum Shah Nawaz, attical action which they had to be achieved. the conclusion of which many con- status He enbmitted that in the interests gratulatory notes, including CLC forence. 1920 made a great declara face at the reoant Imperial Con- of Britain and. India recognition from the Prime Minister, were sent tion, and 1920 put content into of India's right within the Empire to her. to manage its own affairs as early Another striking speech was that position they were in. As men of that declaration That was the of Mr. Sastri, who explained why knowledge and experience

na wis reasonably possible should not be left to any doubt.

Depressed Classes,

Mr. Ambedkar (representing the depressed alasses or outenstes), said thit the depressed wanted "Domin- ion status with safeguarda."

..

SALA Ex-

་

who

Ranjl'a Contribution,

ideas, had emerged, those of Domi- Mr. Bricivasa Sastri said two

advance in constitutional

Sahibzada Sultan Ahmed, of

nion status and of federation. The latter was comparatively new, and Of the later speakers, the Maha-he, confessed himself a convert. He ir view of the unexpected attitude had thought out problems they had rajah of Nawanagar, better knowa hoped that in the Comcuittees to of the Primoes he had abandoned to sit together full of the pre- to the English-speaking world as which these great topics would go the advocacy of a unitary constituiminary necessity of facts and Banji, the famous cricketer, em- nothing would be done to weaken tion and now supported federation. find a way through as they might phasised the vital necessity of one at the expense of the other. Federal Relations Committee. see their actions fructify in peace satisfying the aspirations of India Fears in the minds of many British The Federal Relations Committee and the happiness of their people. as a whole if she was to continue people when they contemplated a Nawab Sir Abdul Qaiyum, re- is expected begin its aittings on What he asked had emerged from a contented and vigorous, member large presenting the North-West Fron Monday, and will consider the this First of all, status had of the British Commonwealth, stadus, that the machinery might tier, said that it was useless to structure of any federal system, in emerged. It was not static. The Great Britain had done well by pass into the hands of the Indian threaten the British Empire, but eluding the question of responsibi. Conference had established India in developing ber resources, National Congress Party, were not h daimed, equal rights, recalling lity as centre. It is empowered as lations of active co-operation beaodernising many of her instituuoreasonable, but the pacificntory the loend proverb, "Eves a flea in its work proceeds to appoint in tween them in which the part of the tions, and above all, establishing steps now recommended were cal your trousers can make you most consultation with the various dele- delegations from India was as peace and tranquillity. He saw no culated to win over once more their uncomfortable,"

gations a sub-committee to consider conspicious as their own. In the reason why federation should not hearts to the ways of loyalty and Vested Interests.

special subjects, and the services second place, the speeches had been be effected as soon na dilleult mat ordered progress. Inapito of the Chairman's of skilled draitamen are at its ble of reserved subjecte-and every settled for a while. In aexing for Gwalior State, said it was no small

extraordinarily practical. The pro- ters receiving adjustment,could be efforts, it was impossible that an disposal. the speakers could be heard to-day, Prime Minister's Winding Up

menker had said that problem federation, the ruling Princes also tribute to the great and enduring must be faced-was a problem of asked for the judicial ascertainment work Englishmen have done in to five postponed speeches will b

Speech. heard to-morrow, including Mr.

how things were to be fitted into of the rights of the States. Un fadia and for India that there The general discussion of the In-conditions which Rammy MacDonald, who will wind din constitutional issues which stabilising or ossifying those con of paramountey should, give placa demand for the establishment there exist without certainty attaching to & conception should be a practically universal Sir Pheroze Sethna (a Farai began at the Real Table Confer-ditions. It was an honest study as

to a clear formula which should be of British institutions. No think- Moderate), declared that India chce on Monday ended to-day with between responsible men of facts considered decision by a comfg Indian believed that to-day & speech by the Prime Minister, relating to conditions in India and petent and impartial tribunal.. folia could shoulder the entire would be satisfied, with nothing Mr. Ramsey MacDonald, who said to public opinioas here. They had Views of Landlords Representative responsibility of full-fledged tom short of Dominion status with it was his duty to sarvey the field to recognise the objective and not

mion. That position could only ba transitional safeguards.

Sir Próvish Mitter, representing reached by stages, Therefore, there as it is at present. He said the meraly the subjective nature of Replying to remarks contained in

the landlords of the different pro was no foundation for the fear that first striking fact was that they their task. This is aauthor point. Lord Pool's speech about vested in- were all for the first time here to The declaration of the Princes has vinces, said they desired a constituif India was declared to posses teresta, Bir Pharoze Sethna quotai numerous instances in recent years gether. They bad reached the revolutionised the situation. The tion ensuring the protection of their the status of a Dominion na im interests with those of other mediate demand for transferring at orice not only opened polies to Europeans. He hoped ferent future from what the past has that when he returned with a con: had been. You have listened to our vision and cheered our hearts tion, for the class both in the pro-ponsibility of Government and

those magnificent sporches eo full and let us lift up our eyes and vinees and in the centre. No poli defence would be made, stitution, Indian and European

You see the glowing horizon, but has tical arrangement in Tadis had a merchants would co-operate side by promise by the Frinces. side for the advancement of India, have listened to the speeches from simplifted our duties.. The Princes chance of success ubles firmly root representatives of practically every have given a most substantial od in the structure of India: society. Britain, and the Empire.

jatorest, community and differing contribution in opening up the way By acceding to the sentiment of the group in India. You have done to a really united federated India." people, with due safeguards and that competenter de Finaliv,sabe, conference. zenerally security for the free affiliation of Winch hud ebakIJI UNU MAIN" when the Chairman (Mr. Ramsay marks something great and most here to the style of architecture. world would he prominent not only in the sphere of trade and com- MacDonald) remarked: "I think signißent in the evolution of To The style of architecture, bad a I shall now rule that Lord Pool | dian' self-governmcht-the voice of great controlling, influence on the merce, but also in maintaining

world peace has been vory.amply answered." the women of Indin. This then is mind that abode within it.

"up the date.

of preferences and practical mono.milestone, that indicated an indif- Princes saying what they have said minorities with adequaté represanta to Indian shoulders the entire re-

Prime Miniator Intervenes...

Bengal Muslims. Mr. Faziulhug, a leading Bebgol Muslim, and the present moment was most opportune for settling the differences which had disgraced delegation failed to come agreed settlement the task of fram ing 'constitution would fall on the (Continued on next Column.)

are determined to go through that stage. We may not manage things as efficiently as you are doing now, but it is our affair, and we want to be allowed to manage it ourselves.

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