1930-12-02 — Page 9

CHINA'S FIRST DEFAULT.

INTEREST ON RAILWAY DUE AND UNPAID.

(TUKOUAU REGTER'S AGENOT.]

SHANGHAI, Dec, 1. The Shanghai-Nanking Railway has defaulted in the matter of payment of interest on £60,700, which was due to-day.

This in the first time that China has defaulted in the payment of interest in connection with the Shanghai-Nanking Railway.

FIRE ON GERMAN

LINER.

CAPTAIN AND "SPARKS" STICK TO THEIR POSTS.

[RECTER'S 'AMRUAN GRRVICE}

New York, Nov. 30. The Norddeutscher Lloyd cargo liner Ludwigshafen (5,918 tons), laden with bales of cotton, WAB reported to be ablaze this morn- ing 30 miles off Mala, Poru.

YUA

At the time the inesange received, the Captain and the wirehera operator woro stated to bu "sticking to their posts," the re- matuder of the crew having takon to the boats.

SINO-SOVIET

CONFERENCE.

TO BE RESUMED ON THURSDAY.

i

(TARÓVON MIDTEN'S ROKNOF.)

Moscow, Nov. 30. M. Karakhan, in the course of a Note to Mo Toh Hut, the principal | Chineso delegate, yesterday, pro- poses that the, Sino-Soviet Confor once regarding the Chinese Eastern Railway should start on December 4.

Soviet Satisfed With Chinaso Note.

•

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1930..

FOREIGN PRIESTS

RELEASED.

NOW ON BOARD A BRITISH

· GUNBOAT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

HANKOW, Nov. 30. Father Laffan and Father Lin- cham, who were captured at Sien Laochen last April; have been re- leased, and are now on board & British gunboat on the Upper Yangtsze.

CAPTIVE LADY MISSIONARIES.

RESCUE PARTY EXPECTED TO REACH PAOTOUCHEN,

(TAROKOK RELICA'S 'AGENCY.),

· ROUND - TABLE✨

CONFERENCE.

HINDU-MOSLEM "CONVER SATIONS" BREAK DOWN.

(THRQUOI REUTER'S, ADENOT.]

Paring, Dec. 1.

LONDON, Dec. 1. A Swedish missionary, Mr. Oberg,

The conversations" between who sent the first nows regarding the Hiddu-Moslem delegates to the Miss Hayward and Miss Gomersall, Bound Tabio Conferonco have wired from Protouchen yesterday broken down. stating that the ladies, as far as

Hitherto there have been separ

COAL CRISIS IN BRITAIN.

EVERY PROSPECT OF TEM PORARY SETTLEMENT,

(THROUGH REOTER'S AGENOT.)

LONDON, Dec. 1. Work consed in the majority of the Scottish coal pits last night.

Pickets are out in full force to day, but according to Mr. James Doonan, President of the National Union of Scottish Mine Workers, there is every prospect that a tom

RUBBER INDUSTRY IN MALAYA.

COOLIE EXODUS CREATING LABOUR DIFFICULTY,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]:

LONDON, Dec. 1g Attention is being drawn to the report that 23,060 coolies have left the rubber estates in Malays in a single month owing to a reduction of wages and increased hours.

In the course of a letter to the Financial News, Mr. Maurice Maude, as "an anxious share- holder, forescen a labour difficulty when the price of rubber again at goes up.

day's meeting of the Coal Concilia. tion Board and the Scottish owners' and miners', representatives

Glasgow. NANKINO, Doc. 1.

(A Reuter telegram from Peiping dated April 20 reported that the British Legation had stated that the priests who were captured at Sicataochen were P. Laffan, from county Limerick, and J. Lincham, from county Cork. Both were at tached to St. Columban's Mission in Hanyang in the Hupch province.]

The Foreign Ofee officially states that Mo Teh Hoi has wired from Moscow that M. Karakhan, replying to Mo Teh Hui's Note, expresses satisfaction with its contents, and agrees to the final conference open. BRITISH FAR EAST MISSION. ing at Moscow on Decomber 4.

ARRIVAL AT SHANGHAI,

ASSUAN DAM COMPLETION.

BRITISH FIRM AWARDED CONTRACT.

(THROUGH

1^reuterʼs ageNCY.]

CAIRO, Dec. 1.. The Cabinet has decided to award the contract for the.com.

The British steamer Ben Vorlich piction of the Assuan dam to the

is rushing to the resouo.

Happy Ending Reported,

SAN FRANCISco, Dec, 1. A happy ending to the fire on board the German cargo liner Ludwigshafen, which is off Pasama and tot Peru, is reported by the

Radio Corporation.

The crew subsequently returned to the ship and controlled the fire, and the vessel was able to proceed to Cape Mala under her Own power.

JAPANESE NAVAL COMMANDS.

SEVEN REAR-ADMIRALS.

PROMOTED.

[mnoran BBUTER'S ADENOT.)

TOKYO, Nov. 30.

British

Мевага firm,

Jones & Railton,

Topham,

The firm which held the original contract stopped the work of heightening the dam, owing to the alleged incompetent interference with the resident engineers by the staff of the Egyptian Government. The head of the firm was the late Sir John Norton Griffiths, who was found shot in a surf boat at Alex- andria on September 20,

U.S. "PROSPERITY LOAN."

AUTHORISATION OF CONGRESS TO BE ASKED.

ĮBRUTER'S AMERICAN SKOVICE}

economie troubles, is

Wah Tu Yat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, Dec. 1. The British Economic Mission to the Far East, comprising 15 mem- hers, arrived here yesterday.

The authorities have instructed the Press pot to publish news un- favourable to the Mission,

GENERAL DISARMAMENT

CONFERENCE.

UNITED STATES TO PARTICIPATE,

[ECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

Met d

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30,

can be ascertained, are at presentato Moslem and non-Moslem oon-porary settlement will follow to not exactly in the hands of bandits, stituencies for the existing provin and that eight Mongolian soldiers dial legislatures. The Hindus now are protecting them, but 800 bandits demand joint electorates, which the are surrounding the party, and Moslems contend would give the fighting between the force of troops Hindus a preponderating strength and the bandits occurred on Satar in the majority of cases. day, in which 40.soldiers were killed.

In spite of the 'chaotic conditions, Mr. Oberg is attempting to get through to the Indies.

Mr. Andrew and his rescue party, which left Peiping yesterday, are due at Protouchen to-night.

FRENCH CONCESSION

HANKOW.

It is understood that the Aga

Khan, on behalf of the Moslems, has intimated that the Moslems are unanimous in standing by an irredu cible minimum of 14 points.

This question was drawn up at the Moslem Conference at Lucknow

last year.

The Hindus state that there will be no more Hindu-Moslem negotia ATtions, but all questions of the posi- tion of minorities will be dealt with by the Federal Relations Com

SINO-FRENCH VIEWS TO BE EXCHANGED.

(Wah Tsi Fat Pan.)

NANKING, Dec. 1.

The French Legation has received

mittee;

[DRITION WINKLAS SERVICE.]

Burmah Separation. ·

Roody, Dec. 1

Increase in Price of Domestic Doal, The first effect of the stoppage at Glasgow was an increase of 1d per est. in the price of domestic

coal.

Federation Socretary ́Hopeful.

vent

EL

7 LONDON, Nov. 30.

Mr. Maude suggests that a whole- sale exodus could be remedied by the stopping of work on Sundaye. which would thus afford to give the coolies a decent Ilving wagy owing to the reduced output and increased price of rubber,

and mentioned that the National

Mr. A. J. Cook, after telephon Ho pointed out that the Govern. ing to the Scottish miners' officialement has been in constant touch. said that it was impossible to pre with both sides during the dispute

to stoppage to-night or morrow, but there will be a con Industrial Board had made in te ference of Scottish delegates to gard to the Scottish appeal a simi morrow, after which he hoped to far recommendation to that modo get the men to resume work pend in the case of South Wales, namely. ing Thursday's national delegate that as a temporary settlement meeting in Londen, which, it is pending negotiations there should reverse bo zo wage reductions and that the generally believed, will Friday's decision against a "spread. | ( over" of hours,, so as to avert a ed. Actually the agreement reach..

spread-over" principle be adopt-

national stoppage.

(KRITION WIRELESS AERVICE] All Areas Except Scottish Continuo.

RUGBY, Nov. 30,

Scottish Shifts Deaze,

It is understood that the delegates It is now certain that all the min for Burma to the Indian Rounding areas except the Scottish coal fields will continue as usual tu- a cable from the French Govern- Table Conference will ask for an inorrow, ment that the latter is considering carly consideration of the question China's request for the retroccasin of the separation of Burma na of the French Concession at Han-meeting of the Committee of the how.

The French Minister has been whole Conference to be held this instructed to exchange views with afternoon. too Minister for Foreign Affairs,

tion.

Dr. C. T. Wazs, in this connec,

the Preparatory Commission on The conclusion of the work of

Disarmament next week is dicted in despatches from Mr. BANK OF ENGLAND'S Hugh Gibson received yesterday.

p#°་

Mr. Cotton, Acting Secretary of State, said that the deliberations of the Commission had proceeded generally along the lines export- ed, and there was nothing to pro.. vent, the United States from par ticipation in the projected general disarmament conference.

Ho

added that there would probably be reservations covering semo items of discussion in which the United States could not par ticipato

New York, Dec. 1. Amongst the periodical naval

A Prosperity Loan, totalling Mr. Cotton did not indicate changes taking place to-day is that $1,000,000,000, to ameliorate the what they were, but it is under of Vico-Admiral Katsunoskin Yama. existing nashi, who resigned from the Vice-planned by an Emergency Com-rd that they concern particular mittee, including numerous bankersly the proposal of limitation of armaments on the basis of budget and business-men.

The Committee will ask Congress, appropriations. which reassembles to-day, to authorise the loan for new public buildings, ronde, and the deepen- ing of channels of rivers..

Ministership of the Navy. Dopart ment on June 10, and who has been appointed commander of the Sasebo

naval station.

Vice Admira! Ilyoza Nakamura has been appointed commander of tho Second Fleck

Other changes include the promo- Lions of seven rear-admirals to bo vico-admirala

CONSPIRACY TRIAL AT

MOSCOW.

MENTION OF TORTURE " CAUSES AMUSEMENT.

(THEGGJU RIUTER'N ADENCY.]

Moscow, Nov, 30.

under the auspices of the Federal The work will be carried out

Government.

DEMONSTRATIONS, IN BOMBAY.

CROWD STONE POLICE STATION.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

BOMBAY, Noy, 30. Sixty-five persons were injured and 38 detained in hospital after police lathi charges in demonstra tions following the ceremony of saluting the National fing."

According to the official news agency, the evidence of the eight accused in the conspiracy trial con-

A section of the crowd stoned the tinues to condemn theat

their Esplanade police station and injur confinned All bave criminal connections with Tor-od a few constables, whoreupon, two pom," namely, the White Russian or three lathi charges were made. Financial, Industris), and Commnner-

sial Association in Paris, and have

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] Britain's Lead.

Roopy, Nov. 30. thur Henderson, spanking at Car- The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ar- diff yesterday, referred to the situa- |tion regarding disarmament, Un- der the terms of the general act of arbitration, which he indicated

GOVERNOR.

'MYSTERIOUS' MOVEMENTS

EXPLAINED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

LONDON, Nov. 30. According to Sir Josiah Stamp, the "mystery" of Mr. Montagu Norman, the Governor of the Bank of England, is merely a mare's

It will be recalled that the Simon. Commission, impressed by the strength of the Burman senti. mont in favour of separation and by the constitutional difficulty | of giving Burma a satisfactory place in any centralized system an the lines of responsible Govern inent in British India, came to the conclusion, that: "Nothing but the most overwhelming considers tions could justify the continued retention of Bunna within the Government of India.”

The Government of Burma sup. port separation, and the Govers- ment of India, in a recent despatch,

nost"

He says that Mr. Norman left for accopt the principle of the assump Cherbourg because he wished to tion that there would be an equitable talk with an American friend on the Bremen. He returned on the financial settlement with a safe Majestic because he did not wish sgarding of the respective economic to go any further.

TURKİSH MINISTER AT ROME.

COMPLETE AGREEMENT

intorcats of the two countries.

A despatch add the proviso that there should be ample opportunity for Indian opinion to declare itself, and asks that the whole question

should first, be discussed at the Hound Table Conference,

REPORTED.

If the representations from the acted authorities mentioned Are (UNITEV PRESS.]

upon the presence of the Burma Romo, Nov. 27--Rushdy Boy, the delegates on the various sub-com- Government were accepting, every Turkish Foreign Minister, arrived mittees set up to deal with matters dispute would be referred to An to day from Geneva and was mot referred to the Federal Relations impantial arbitral tribunal.

at the station by Signor Grandi, Committees will be superfluous, and He added: "As a result of dis. the Italian Foreign Minister, ac fit is for this reason they at this cussions at the Imperial Confer-companied by high officials of the stage have raised the question.

The sub-committees appointed to trace we may now hope that all self. Foreign Office, and by the Turkishnaider the first and second of tho governing Dominions will not with Ambassador and his staff. us in taking this new and far-

Ho want first to the Quirinaloheads of the subjects of Lord Chan reaching stop.

und was received by the King, and cellor Bankey met this morning.

It is understood that for the pro- "The British Commonwealth hav. afterwards to Palazdo Chigi, the ing given the lead in this great Italian Foreign Office, where he sent the informal discussions for the matter, the other Powers, I am cer. conferred with Signor Grandi on adjustment of Hindu-Moslem views tain, will follow their example. We on the friendly relations between and relations which have been pro- their seeding for the past three weeks shall then have made another great the two countries and stop forward toward the comple. political and economical problems have been discontinued.

It is stated that the " ton of other systems of safeguards Completo agreement between the against war.

two statesmed has been reached on tions" have resulted in little rend progress in the matter of communal On world disarmament the Gor. the different questions, discussed. ernment were also in completo This orening Rushdy Boy will representations. accord with the Dominions. The be received by Premier Mussolini. Preparatory Commission on Dis. The Italian Press gives promin

on

conversa-

also denied that their allegations | YOUTH JUMPS FOR HIS LIFE making very satisfactory progress Minister and forces that it will separato electorates the Moslem }

armament at Geneva had been ence to the vis of the Turkish Posed a discontinuance of the

were extorted by torture.

The mentica of torture," adde

the agency, brought a smile to PARACHUTE ENDS ATTEMPT the defendante' faces."

COMMUNISM IN UNITED

STATES.

ON U.S. RECORD.

UNITED PREES.]

"Ban Diogo, Cal., Nov. 27-By tho alim margin of only 30 miles Mr. Gerald Notticton, 20 years old aviator of Newark, New Jersey, INVESTIGATION INTO THEIR failed to-day to catablish new

ACTIVITIES..

junior cast-to-west transcontinental fight record.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN BAR VIDE]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30

Mr. Hamilton Fish, ohairman of the special comrnittee of the House uf. Representatives which is investi- gating Communist activitica in the United States, adjs:---

In informing the Hindus that they

discussion on tho question of and we could not appraise too strengthen the friendship between delegates, it is stated, have expres highly the work of Lord Creil. He the two countries. This friendshiped their willingness to discuss other continued"We must have some constitutes one of the most essen-outstanding questions. limitation of main power to be tial elements for maintaining the maintained if disarmament freely peace in Europe notwithstanding comes into operation. We must the wrong interpretations and the have publicity so that we know lively comments of the European: what the Governmtate are doing. prees. Only ranty Italian mo We must have some sort of super diation was able to put an end to vision and control by an impartia! the strained relations between League of Nations Commission, Turkey and Greco. whose task it shall be to ensure thne dho limits included in tho disarmament treaty are not in- fringed or exceeded in any way.

Whon only 30 miles from his gos! here Mr. Nettleton, after hav- ng made an excellent flight дегова

"After the first five years the the continent from Newark, was disarmament treaty will be subject forced to jump to safety in his to revision, and if the experience parachube, thereby becoming a member of the caterpillar olub.

Nouring Ban Diego Mr. Nettle The Communita are far more ton los his way in the fog. Boon xtensive persons and better hia mesoling singly became exhaust rganised than I anticipated before Beause of noor visibility he the investigation began

was unable to glide to a Inndhing Ho estimates that there are 500,000 and was forced to take to his para Communist men, women, and child- chute and abandon his aeroplane.

The aviator suffered no injuries. ren in the United States.

OBITUARY.

"MOTHER" MARY JONES. [REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE].

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30" The death is schounced. of

BREMEN DIET ELECTIONS.

ADVANCE BY THE NATIONAL SOCIALISTS.

[THROUGH REUTERʼs ADENOT.)

BERLIN, Dec. 1 The National Socialista obtained 3 sents in the election to the Diet of the Free State of Bremen, com pared with two held formerly

The Communists gained two seats

the, first five years shows, that the treaty needs improvement, we shall be in the happy position to set about making that iamroverment, When we have the work of the prophedoory Common Wetpleootel Ty bofore many months": there "militant we hop

rights

for instance, the Social Democrats. will be a fixed disarmameng sơn- ferenco, representing the whole The deceased indy, was a centen. have now 40 compared with; 50

previously held. world.'

arian.

orusad

In Scotland the Union of Scottish Mine Workers decided on Saturday to cease work from to-day. Con sequently, the shifts did not des cend the mines this afternoon, but there is strong hope that the incet ings fixed for to-morrow morning will result in an arrangement where by the work will soon be resumed.

The Saturday meeting of Scottish delogates, which decided to cease work, was taking place at the same time as a similar meeting in Cat- diff among South Wales, mining delegates, where the decision to continue work was reached.

South Wales ia a much more im portant coalfield and was, in fact, regarded as the danger point in the situation. The settlement reached there provides grounds for the ex- pectation that to-morrow's meet inge in Bootland will lead to a rerumption of work.

Abundance of Coal Production Asmirod,

ed by the South Wales owners and miners provided for work on 11 days of 8 hours daily during the fortnight. This gives 89 hours for a fortnight as against a nermissible 10 hours a fortnight, if 7 hours per day per working week as laid down by the New Coal Mines' Act were adhered to rigidly.

Conidenca in Temporary Agreement.

RUGBY, Dec. 1.

fields work proceeded as usual to In all the English and Welsh cont- dar..

In Scotland, there was a stoppage in most though not all districte, but hopes are entertained that the situa- tion will be relieved sa s result of the conference of the Scottish Coal Trade Conciliation Board, which will meet at Glasgow at noon at tho request of the National Union of Scottish Mino Workers,

The utmost confidence is express- ed that a temporary if not a final agreement will be reached and the danger of a general stoppage in Scofland averted.

Saturday's decision of the South Wales Minera Federation, in accepting the district agreement for the

"spread-over" of working. hours despite the embargo placed on such agreements by the Nations! Minera Foderation in London the previous day, has apparently had a marked effect upon the situation, The Secretary for Mines, Mr. when the National Federation It is generally anticipated. that yesterday, emphasised that Shinwell, in a statement issued meets again on Thursday it will the ruverse Friday's decision and mano- danger of a national unheaval on tian the spread-over" in districta added: "There will be no interfer- Monday had been averted, and where miners desire it. ence with normal transactions in coal and no interference with ex- ports, and buyers of coal need be under, no misapprehension about obtaining supplies. There will be

an abundance of coal production."

(Continued on nezt. Column.)

YES!

"Protect Wages and Standards"!

The Secretary of the Federation, Mr. A. J.. Cook, said yesterday:" "It is for each district to consider the position in relation to its own needs, namely, to protect wages and standarda:””

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