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BRITISH NAVAL MISSION TO CHINA.

CHINESE NAVY TO BE MODERNISED.

[021118H WIRELESS SERVICE,}

Ruary, Dec, 2.

The Admiralty announces that, in acordance with the British Naval Agreement with Chinn, signed in July, 1920, at Nanking, a British Naval Mission is to proceed to China, to advise and assist the

Ministry of the Navy of the Nation alist Covernment in the projected reorganisation and modernisation of the Chinese Navy.

British Commodore of Chinese Navy,

Captain Baillie Grohman has been selected as first head of the Mission. He will assume the rank of Commodore in the Chinese Navy and will proceed to China early in 1931 to arrange preliminaries with Vice-Admiral Chen, Vio-Minister of the Navy at Nanking.

(TAROVON REUTER'A ADENOT. Į

LONDON, Dec, 2. In accordance with the British Naval Agreement with China, sign

CAPTIVE FOREIGN

MISSIONARIES.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1930.

BRITISH MISSION TO MUKDEN-NANKING

FAR EAST.

RESCUE TROOPS ENGAGE RED ARMY.

OPPOSITION VOICED IN RADICAL QUARTERS.

(THROVON NEUten's agency.)

PEIPINO, Dec. 3.

The Governmont troops who are

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

POLITICAL TIES.

MATRIMONIAL MEANS FOR

REINFORCEMENT.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, Déc. a.

SHANGHAL, Dec. 3. Opposition towards the British ' It is reliably reported that Mar- attempting to effect the release of Economic Mission to the Far East shal Chang Hauch Liang's younger Mr. Bert Nelsen, an American, who has been voiced in radical Chinese sister, who is well-known in Man was captured by bandits on Octo:quarters, but the leading vernacular churian society, will marry Madame her 3 at Kwangshan, Honon, and papers are pointing out the trus Chiang Kai Shek's youtiger brother in now being held at Kwangran, purposes of the Mission and, the with the view to reinforcing the upch, ned Mr. K. N. Tvedt, benefits that may accrue to Chias political ties of Nanking and Muk- Norwegian, who was captured by by an expansion of Anglo-Chinese den. bandite on October 10 at Loshan and is now being held at Kwang- nna, Hupch, had severe, fighting with the First Red Army during the past few days.

The Government troops admit 200 casualties, but they claim that the Red losses were 1,000,

+

Emissaries have been sent to negotiate for the release of the captives held by the Reds.

trade.

GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF

AUSTRALIA.

SIR I. IBAAOS SUCCEEDS LORD STONEHAVEN

(THROUGH BRUTER'N AGENCY.]

LONDON, Doc. 2 Sir Jane Alfred Isanos succeeds Governor Stonehaven as Lord Goneral of Australi

GENEVA DISARMAMENT

MISSIONARY LADIES IN MONGOL CAMP.

BOTH ESCORTED SAFELY TO PAOTOUCHEN,

[TBROCON REUTE='É AGENCY.] 2

PEPING, Dec. 3. The American Legation has re ceived a wire from Paotouchen stating that Mrs. Hayward and Mrs. Gomersall were safely brought into Factoucher at 11.30 this mora ing.

PUPING, Dec. 2. The situation regarding Mrs. Hayward and Miss Gomersall does not appear quite so satisfactory as Captain Stables' wire of the 1st inst. indicated.

COMMISSION.

Captain Stables wired last night TONNAGE TRANSFER FROM ONE CATEGORY TO ANOTHER, stating that the local officials had delayed action until the following (BRITISH WINKLES SERVICE.] day. The ladies wore still in the |

Mongol hill camp, and tentative Ruany, Dec. 2.

arrangements had been made for a As the Preparatory Commission military motor expedition to the on Disarmament at Genova to-day, camp on the 3rd inat., but in view Lord Cosit announced that he had of the official objections Captain A letter from Mr. Nelson, dated November 12, which has just reach

received instructions from the Bri-Stables and the other foreigners Bir I. A. Isaacs appointment tish Govorament enabling him to forming, the rescue party are not ed the authorities, states that things are becoming more and more difiuarks an important constitutional agree to the principle of liberty to accompanying the expedition.

change in the relations of Great | transfer, tonnage from one naval Britain with the Dominions, It category to another for navies is the first practical result of the whose global tonnage does not ex-ITALIAN PRIEST CAPTURED

AT SINCHOW.

[TMnnovox neutsIL'S 'AGENCY.]

HANKOW, Dec. 9. The Catholic Mission here receiv. ed a telegram tonight from Hwang- chowfu, saying that the Italian Franciscan Father Angustin Degas- peri has been captured by Reds at Sinchow,

cuit,

Mr. Nelson is wearing summer

clothes and the weather is cold and

cead. 100,000 tons.

ed in Nanking in June, 1929, the damp. His fare is rice and bitter ferenes (following the historic de decision at the last Imperial Con- British Naval Mission is to proceed vegetables, and only very occasion-claration of equality status made plicably only to surface ships, subs- Laborty of transfer will be ap- to China to advise and assist theally is ment supplied.

at the 1928 Conforance), that the marines being excluded and thoir Nationalist Government's Navy

No letters or news of any kind Governor-General should be op global tonnage fixed by the Dis Ministry in the projected reorgan has reached the missionaries, and pointed by the King on the advice armament Conference for each isation and moderation of the their emptors are constantly urging of the Dominion and not the Power, Chinese Navy. Captain H. then to pay the ransom, threaten Home Government. Grohman, D.8.0., has been selected ing that otherwise they will kill as first head of the Mission, and will assume the rank of Commodore in the Chinese Navy and leave for China early in 1831 to arrange the preliminaries for the establishment of the Mision with Vice-Admiral Chen,

The remaining officers and rat- ings of the Mission, the composition of which has not yet definitely been leoided, will prooted to China when the necessary arrangementa complete.

J

Are

them.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Report Untrue..

SHANGHAI, Dec. 3. The Kuo Min Newa Agency states it is authoritatively · informed that the Press report of the engage ment of Chang Hsuch Liang'e sister with Soong To An is untrue."

BILLS IN U.S. CONGRESS,

CINEMA ON BRITISH

TROOPSHIP.'

ENTERTAINMENT FOR TROOPS,

(TUROCAR REUTER'A ÄDENOT.]

LONDON, Dec. 2.

In the House of Commons to-

EMPIRE TRADE

PREFERENCES.

REVIEW BY DOMINIONS' SECRETARY.

|

BRITAIN'S COAL. CRISIS.

POSSIBILITY OF A NATIONAL STOPPAGE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

R.101 DISASTER.

PRESENTATION OF BRITISH DECORATIONS..

(URITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Ruouy, Dec. 3. The British Ambassador to LONDON, Dec. 3.

France, Lord Tyrrell, visited Beau- A serious development in the vais to-day, to present the docora coal crisis arose late last night tions and gifts awarded to these when Mr. A. J. Cook, Secretary of who in various ways assisted on the Miners Federation, stated that the occasion of the disaster to the

the position in Scotland would com-|R.101.

pel the rest of the districts to face The decorations granted by His up to the whole issue. Septland Majosty the King and the insignia could not be left alone in the of which were presented to-day, in-- struggle.

cluded Knighthoods of the Order The statement is interpreted as of British Empiro to Monsieur indicating the possibility of Coucho, Secretary-General of the national stoppage in support of the French Air Ministry, and to Scottish workers.

Monsieur Lekcau, Prefect of the Oise.

It is announced that the Prime Minister will meet the miners' executive to-day.

Scottish Stoppage to Continue. LONDON, Dec. 2. The Scottish Miners' Conference

the stoppage. in Glasgow has decided to continue

Ayrshire, where most of the pits are working, is an exception to the general stoppage,

Newcastle Opposes National Stoppage. The Council of the Northumber. land Miners' Association at Now.

castle, while opposing the suggested "sprend-over" of hours, has de- cided to oppose any national stop page

for the present.

The Mayors of Allonne and Beauvais, Commandant of the Sub- Division of Beauvais and Com- mandant of the Gendarmerie of the Oise are appointed Commanders of the British Empire Order,

Membership of the same Order was granted to five persons, and the Meritorious Service Medal of the British Empiro tutor persona.

The Mayor of Allonne also receiv- fed a gold watch and chain with the

Royal Arms inscribed on it.

Twg doctors who attended the survivors received silver inkstands inscribed with the Royal Arms.

Others also received cigaretto. cases, silver bonbon trays, and brooches, while Nuns received rosary boxes, all inscribed as above.. The town of Beauvais was pre- sented with a large silver rose bowl,

and the community of Allonne with a larger silver inkstand suitably in-

(BRITISH WINKLERS SERVICE] Negotiations Largely in Suspenza.

RUGBY, Dec. 3. Although the unexpected decision of the Scottish miners to continue | noribed. the strike renders the coalfields A cheque for £150 was presented situation more difficult, hopes are to the Beauvais hospital, while the entertained that adverse develop. Mother Supetior of the Nuns at ments will not take place.

the hospital was given a cheque.

The Secretary for Mines, Mr. for £25. Shinwell, is determined to continue. In a letter from Lord Tyrrell to [BRITISH WINKLESS SERVICE.

his efforts to secure a satisfactory the French Foreign Minister, be RUGBY, Doc... settlement, and he is in touch with conveyed the deep appreciation of

the development, of neoiprocal pre- and men.

The present position regarding the representatives of the owners the British Government of all that

was so spontaneously done in France. ferenece with the Dominions was To-morrow the resumed meeting to assist the victims of the disaster restored by the Secretary for of the delegate Conference of the and to salva the wreckage. Dominion Affairs, Mr. J. H.Miners' Federation of Great Britain

First Australian to Occupy Post.

Sir Isane in the septuagenarian Chiaf Justice of the High Court, and is the first Australian to o copy the post of Governor-General. His recommendation by Mr. Scullin last March raised a stormy controversy in rogard, to whether the Govenment were entitled to alter the traditional procedure of the vioregal appointments without day Mr. Tom Shaw, Minister for reference to the people.

War, stated that if the experiment [The Bit. Hon. Sir Isaac Alfred of installing a cinomi on the trans- port ship Novasa, now proceeding Tannes, P.O., K.C.M.G., who was born in Melbourne in 1858, has to China, were succeful both from bern Chiat Justice of the High point of view of military pas Court of Austrália since 1908. Ho sangers and the film: company, the was knighted in 1928, Bir Ismo question of its extension to other graduated as a Scholar in Law troop transports would be consider. with first-class honours nt Moled. bourne University, and WAB ad- Mr. Shaw anid that it was at mited to the Victorian Bar in 1880, the request of the Army Council Britain on the basis of reciprocal The Republican, Senator Brodie, being appointed Quam's Counsel that the Board of Trade granted preforence had been made since the

He has been auopcesively the cinema firm. facilities to indal finding of the Imperial Conference idle, but elsewhere.in Britain there the enquiry into the loss of the air Yesterday afternoon, Chiang and plete embargo on all merchandise Solisitor-General of Victoria; At the apparatus on the Nevasa with had been

CHANG HSUEH LIANG RE TURNS TO MUKDEN.

(Woh T Ft Pao.)

NANKING, Dec. 3. Chiang Kai Shek gave a farewell dinner party in honour of Chang Hanch Liang this evening.

Chang had a lengthy conversation at the former's residence when they discussed the rehabilitation affaire of the North-West Provinces and the Sino-Russian dispute.

Chang Hauch Liang has decided to leave Nanking this afternoon.

SIR J. NORTON GRIFFITHS' ESTATE.

(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY ]

LONDON, Dec. 3. Sir John Norton Griffiths, who was found shot in a surf boat at Alexandria on September 26, left catate of the gross value of £5,300, with not personalty nil,

SCHOOL-AGE IN BRITAIN.

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OPERATION POSTPONED UNTIL 1032,

'(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.)

LONDON, Dec. 3.

The House of Commons passed

ap amendment postponing - the operation of the School-Age Bill to September, 1932.

SERIOUS PLOT IN MOSCOW.

"ENGINEER WRECKERS" ACTIVE IN INDUSTRY.

יי

(THROUGH AKUTER'S ADENOZ.]

Rra, Dec.

EMBARGO ON RUSSIAN MERCHANDISE.

(Reuter's AmpoSUKN BERVICE.]

WASHINGTON, Dee, 2. Two interesting Bills were intro- duced in Congress 'to-day.

the

introduced a Bill to place a con-

manufactured in Russia.

Department of National Defence.

Mr. Williamson, Chairman of the Expenditure Committee, in House of Representatives, intro duced a measure recommending the establishment of a Department of National Defence, placing the Army, Navy, and Air Force under a single Secretary of State.

SOVIET DIPLOMAT EXILED,

CONTINUOUS ANTI-COM- MUNIST PROPAGANDA,

(TAROGON ARUTER'S` AGENCE.}

BERLIN, Dec.

A message from Kovno states that the Soviet have banished M. Rakovski, the former. Ambassador in Paris, to Siberia for continuous propaganda agains: the Communist leaders.

Hitherto M. Rakovski has been

han.

Com-

3 1889.

torney-General; Mambor of the Australian Federal Convention,

Thomas, in, answers to a series of questions in the House of Com- mono.

He said that no offer relating to

published. The next out charge on the public funds. Antage was the investigation which which framed the Commonwealth frequent change of programine was already has been initiated by the Government ine the methods Constitution; Member of the House arranged and the charge for each whereby it could be accomplished.

In the case of wheat the obvious of Refresentatives of the Austes entertainment was reasonable, lian Commonwealth Parliament,

reciprocal agreement would be re- and Attorney-General of Australis,

ganding coal, which he had endeav Gured to effect 15 months ago. Ho, was Auting Chief Justice in 1997 and 1929.

Lord Stonehaven, who has been Governor-General of Australia since 1925, was born in 1874, He was formerly Minister of Trans- pont and First Commissioner of Works in Great Britain (1922-24), end has served in the Diplomatic

BACK TO SILVER! Coal, however, was also produced

RESTORING MONEY USE OF WHITE METAL.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

-LONDON, Dec. 2

"

in Canada, who felt it necessary to put a tariff on soft coal,

Mr. Regarding Australia, Thomas recalled the speech at the Conference in which the Premier, Mr. J. Scullin, said that Australia would be willing as part of the definite policy of Imperial econo zaio co-operation to consult with the representatives of British

A strong plea for the remonotion-manufacturers as to the possibility

Service in Egypt, Abyssinia, Estion of silver at a price fixed about of affording & greater degree of Africa, Paris, and Burgos Aires. wo shillings per ounce. was made i proference to a certain end without

will examine the Scottish embargo | RESUMPTION OF ENQUIRY.

tiated locally.

["XONXOV S, BELASH ÚDAÖURL]

LONDON, Dec. 3. The Graf Zeppelin's Commander, Eckener, attended the resumption of

ship. R.101.

on the spread-over" arrange- inent before them on the applica- tion of the South. Wales district for approval of the scheme nego- Most of the Scottish coalfields are has been no stoppage.

RUGBY, Dec. 2 The coal 'pegotiations, apart

Zeppelin Commander to Testify. from temporary arrangements per

Commander Eckener and Sir John mitting the continuance of work in listricts where no agreements Simon entered with their armas. yet exist, are largely in suspense linked together, and they shook until after the meeting of the Miners National Federation handa with Squadron Leader Booth, Thursday.

after which Sir John Simon con

on

In Scotland to-day no agreement ducted Commander Eckener to a was reached between the owners and Rent near his own. mine workers, but efforts' contious to end the partial stoppage which affects about 60,000 Scottish miners,

OROYDON-CAPE TOWN: FLIGHT.

MISS SPOONER'S ATTEMPT WITHIN FIVE DAYS,

[BRITION WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, Dec; 3, fisa Winifred Spooner, one of the most distinguished British air- women, accompanied by Flying Oleer Edwards, left Croydon at attempted five days' flight to Capo seven o'clock this morning on an

It was annoy-sed that Comman- der Eelconer wid read all his evi- dence, and would give his utinost help in analysing his explanations: of the disaster.

ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE.

FEDERAL CONSTITUTION UNDER CONSIDERATION.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE).

Ruosy, Deo. 9.

of the

ha free sub-committee

sacrificing any important Austra by Lord Bradbourne in presiding an interests, and of considering [DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] Congratulations of Sydney Bar.

in London at the annual meeting the representations of manufac of the Consolidated Goldfields of zurers for gotting full advantage of Rugar, Dec.3.

thess, proferences. No exchange of South Africa. His Majesty the King, on the world's Gold Production Declining.ing reciprocal praferences with New Thews on the possibility of develop- recommendation of the Prime

He said that the world's present Zealand had taken place since the Minister of Australia, has appoint-

gold production between £83,000,000 Conference closed, and as to whe living in banishment in Astrak Sir Isano Iannes, Chief Justica to £83,000,000 yearly (whereof South take advantage of the Now Zen- ther anything could be done to ef Australia, to Buccood Lord Africa accounts for about half) will land. Premier's offer. he recalled Town. "The Government have, also ux Stonehaven.

The London-Cape Town fight Indian Round-Table Conference to polled throa well-known

probably have fallen in ten years that when the possibilities of a inunista from the party on the Sir Isaac, who is 75 years old, to £35,000,000, and in another five quota were being examined, the in- whe necomplished in nine days last which has been committed the. ground that thy formed a group is a native of Melbourne, and is years, South African production will quiry would start with meat, which October by the South African air-consideration of questions on the which - aimed at ̧ Wrecking the the first Australian to hold that not exceed £10,000,000.

upplied mainly to Canads and Ausmas, R. Cusparenthus, and in proposed federal structure and tiatio, and would then consider days last April by Captain Barnard over which Lord Sankey presidos, party's polioy and described the

He has played an im-t

"bigan, to-day ite work in prepara "five years' plan" as a comedy, and position.

It is noteworthy that gold yes what particular quota was appll- and the Duchess of Bedford, were also necused of publicly re-portant part in the public life of torday reached the highest price on cable in the case of butter and

Miss Spooner is flying a specially Lion of the framework of the fedor-

al constitution.. waling Stats soerots at workers Australia, and was a member of the London bullion market since close in which New Zealand was filled Desoutter monoplane, equip It will meet daily this week, and moetings. Therefore,

med with a 120 horse-power Gipsy in the early stages will be engag were the Convention which framed the regarded as counter-revolution Commonwealth Constitution. Bisco Great Britain returned to the gold mainly interested.

Third engine. "Seventy gallons of his appointment sa. Chief Justice of standard. in 1995.

petrol are carried, giving a range fining more procisely the tasks be ed in clearing the ground and do the High Court he has given special..

ef 1,200 miles. attention to Constitutional-ques,

fore it, although it should not ha- ions.

long before positive proposals bo gin to take shapo.. INTs Busines Committee met this aftymoon, and re-constituted mors sub-committers for which the delegations had submitted: liste of The provisional constitution of the sub-committee, of which the [URITION-WIRELESS SERVICE}}

Foreigh Secretary, Mr, Henderson, Reony, Dos, 2 will be Chairman, will have 28 Asked in the Houes of Commons members, including three from the whether he proposed to refer to the Indian States delogation, which World Court the claims of British will have a watching brief: The investors in the French war loan, Committes which is to consider the

arios.

they

GOVERNMENT DEFEAT IN HOUSE OF LORDS.

OF NO POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE.

{minovan' REUTER'S AGEROY,]... A message from Moscow atates

LONDON, Dec. 2. The Government were defeated that, a serious plot has been dis covered, among the "Engineer in the House of Lords to-day by 74 to 10, the House carrying a Wreckers in the Nijni-Novgorod motion by Lord Hailsham deplor district, where Soviet industrial ung the Government's refusal to activities have been held up during respond to the Dominions fiscal the past few days in conseguentes a fat e f of a series of breakdowns in a great Tho, defeat in technical and with electric power station.

out political significance.

unca,

“[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

Replying to the congratulations

Nations Urged', to Bask, an

Immediate Remedy. of the Sydney Bar in the High Court this morning, Sir Isaac re-

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. · plied: "I am bumbly and dutifully

The well-known British banker, grateful to my beloved King for the very high honour ho has graciously Mr. J. F. Darling, addressing conferred upon me: I trust I shall the Congressional Silver Sub-Com- | be worthy of it."!

AUSTRALIAN PREMIER DEPARTS FOR HOME.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY

LONDON, Door Mr. J. Souljin, Premier of Aus tralia, has left for Australia.

mitteo, urged the nations, of, the world to seek an immediate re mody for the depressed price of silver, or dire consequences would be probable,

Senator Pittman; Chairman of the Sub Commiiberadasala World Conference to stabilise the silver market:...

BYE-ELECTION-AT BRISTOL

EAST, DEATH OF LABOUR MEMBER

ANNOUNCED,

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, Dec. 2. A Parliamentary byo-election in- Bristol East. is made necessary by the death to-day of Mr. W. J Baker (Labour), aprire The polling at the General Elee

AMANATEEN tion resulted

W. J. Bokar, Labour 24,197

11,091

BRITISH INVESTORS

FRENCH WAR LOAN.

WHOLE QUESTION UNDER CONSIDERATION.

APPS, of the Exchequer, I condition's enabling · Burma to be.

the whole qucetaon was stil, under onsideratio

Eers, but the Chairman la not yot chosen,