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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1930.

REDS POURING INTO REDS EXECUTED

SUGAR MONOPOLY IN CHINA.

CONTROL OF CABLES

IN CHINA.

KWANGTUNG.

TRANSFERRED BY FOREIGN COMPANIES.

CITY OF NAMYUNG CAPTURED.

GOVERNMENT TO SHARE IN PROFITS.

{TURGUON REUTEN'S ADENO2.]

in

[THROUGH REUTER' AGENCY:]:

NANKING, Dec. 11,

(TÍNOCGH REDTER'S AGENOT.)

BHANGTAL, Dec. 11.

It is reported that 10,000 Com- munists from Kiangsi ate pouring into northern Kwangtung, and are looting and killing.

The city of Namyung has, heen captured.

The officials of the city fled,

SHANGHAI, Dec. 10. It is understood that powerful The first conereto results of the Cuban sugar interests recently pro. eight months negotiations between posed to the Chiness. Government the Chinese Government and the

monopoly 20-year sugar

foreign cable companies were at China, under which Cuban sugar tailed to-day, when the representa would be exempt from Chinese imlives of the Eastern Extension port duty, a Cuban combine and Telegraph Company, and the Great the Chinese Government equally Northern Company agreed to the sharing profits from the expected transfer to China as from December heavily increased consumption 24 of the control of the Shanghai- Chefoo Taku: Tientsin submarine cable, which since its inauguration in 1901 has remained under the SOCIALIST FIRES REVOLVER complote control of these two foreign companies.

The Chinese Government is re. Borted to have rejected the scheme, pointing out that China in 1020 im ported 750,000 tons of sugar valued * 100,000,000 taals, bringing in a revenue of $15,000,000 (Mex.), and they consider the "proposal would

not increase the revenue. Further- RADIO TELEPHONE SERVICE

no e, the sugar duties are likely to

be considerably increased under the new tariff of 1931, especially

white sugar, which is expected to he doubled.

It is understood that Cuban in- rests are now proposing the in- itiation of n sugar refining indus try in China ni a joint Govern. mant enterprise, Cuban interests providing 820,000,000 (gold) as capital.

TO ARGENTINA.

CHARGES FOR THREE- MINUTE CONVERSATIONS.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGuy, Dec. 10. The Postmaster-Goneral announ. ces that from December 12 direct

BANK FAILURES IN radio

AMERICA.

CONFERENCE OF LEADING BANKERS.

DANISH SOCIAL REFORM PLANS.

IN CHAMBER

(TORDUGU REITER'S AGENCY.]

**COPENHAGE, Dec. 10.

A Communist in the gallery of the Chamber attempted to make

HANKOW.

AT

PLOT TO ASSASSINATE CHIANG KAI SHEK.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENÖY ]

HANKOW, Deu. 11. Eight confessed Communists were executed at the Customs Jetty.

It is alleged that they had been plotting against the life of Chiang Kni Shek, who is expected to arrive

here shortly.

JAPANESE LEGATION AT SHANGHAI

PURCHASE OF BUILDING IN FRENCH CONCESSION.

102

(Wai Taz Yai ̈ Pão.)

SUANGHAI, Dec. 11. The Japanese Foreign Office has purchased a big building in the

ANGLO-AMERICAN NAVAL PARITY.

U.S. ADMIRAL'S SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, Dec, 11.

RAILWAY DISPUTE |

IN BRITAIN.

MANAGERS AND UNIONS FAIL TO AGREE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Dec. 10.

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CUBAN SUGAR SCHEME.

APPEAL FOR RESTRICTIVE MEASURES.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AOEHOV }

BRUSSELS, Dec. 10. The managers of the railway Early preparation for the 1033

Addressing the Sugar Conferenco Naval Conference is the newspaper companies met the executives of to-day, Mr. Chadbourne (U.B.A.) interpretation of a surprise anthe Railway Unions in London to pointed out that Javanca produ- nouncement made by Admiral Pratt, day to discuss the latter', demands eers had provisionally agreed to Chief of Naval Operations, before for improvements in rates of pay reduce their exports, and he ap the Naval Committee of the House and conditions of service.

pealed to the other delegations to of Representatives, that "naval

It was announced that the com- | apply restrictive measures, parity with Great Britain by 1838 panica were unable to concede to He suggested that each déluga. was not contemplated by the United their demands, and the Einions' re. tion should appoint two members presentatives Intimated their in- to reach an understanding on the Admiral' Pratt added that the tention of submitting their claims géneral principles, and also' 'pro- Hoover Government locks to Con- to, the Central Wages Board, to posed the formation of a committee gress to authorise fleet conform which the companies' claims for ing to the terms of the London reductions have already been sub- to collato world statistics, and a

States,"

Naval Treaty before the trestymitted. expires, but has indicated that it It is hoped that the Board will intended to spread the proposed reet on December 19 to consider the programme involving an expendi-dispute. ture of $1,000,000,000 over a longer period.

further committee to consider the means of reducing stocks; also a permanent commission to meet quarterly to supervise the enforce. ment of agreements and study the world con- means of increasing sumption and to constitute a world

Higher Customs in Belgium.

a speech while Minister. Steinck French Coneession for the site of/COURT OF INTERNATIONAL | railway managers to tho unions of fund for that purpose.

was outlining the social reform plans.

The police intervened. Another Communist Bred a re- volver, but without causing any

harm.

Four arrests were effected.

telephone. communication' will be available between Great IDLE Britain and Argentina, with an extension by land line in South Ainerien to Uruguay and Chile.

The servico wil bo available to all parts of Britain and Northern Ireland and in South America to subscribers at their ordinary tele phones.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

New York, Dec. 11. The leading New York bankera

The minimum charge, covering a held a conference at the New York! Federal Reserve Bank owing to the three minutes' conversation from and withdrawals at some any place in Britain to a city and of the branches of the Bank of the province of Buenos Aire, will be of the city', to the remainder of Argontiua; United States, one smaller and newer banking organ six guineas; and to Chile, £d 129. isations, which is in no way con- nected with the Ame.ican Govern- Gent

run

According to the back's officials,

the alarm was caused by the failure

of the negotiations for the forma-1

WORLD'S PEACE.

tion of a bank with assets of STRIKING SPEECH BY FIELD

$1,000,000,000.

A telegram from New York, dated December 8, stated that the nego tiations for a merger by four banks with resources totalling $1,000,000,000 had broken down,

MARSHAL ROBERTSON,

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE-]

one

RUGBY, Dec. 11. The veteran soldier Field-Mar. shal Sir William Robertson, of the outstanding figures in the great war, made a striking speech the Public on the maintenance of the world's

peace, when, yesterday, he unveil

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INDIANS IN CEYLON AND MALAYA.

BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S. POLICY OF REPATRIATION.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Dec. 10.

the Japanese Legation.

PRINCE OF WALES

SPEAKS SPANISH.

"HIS GRAMMAR AND ACCENT

ARE SPLENDID""

(THROVOH REUTER'S AGEŅUY.)

LONDON, Dec. 10. The Prince of Wales' progress in Spanish strikingly

JUSTICE.

ILS. PROTOCOL SUBMITTED TO SENATE.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN FERVICE.]

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. President. Hoover has submitted to the Senate the Protocol worked out by Mr. Elihu Root and his colleagues last year for the United States adherence to the Permanent Court of International Justice.

It is officially estimated that the saving in labour costs of the pro- posals made in mail week by the

the men in the traffic and clerical grades of the service would amount £20,500,000 year, and the. savings accruing from the pro posals made recently to the repre sentatives of the shopmen would be £1,500,000 a year, a total estimated saving of £11,000,000. This sum roughly 10 per cent of the total wages and salarie, bill. There are nearly 625,000 railway, workers affected by the proposals, about 110,000 being shopmen.

The position of other grades in the railway service has not yet been considered by the railway managements. The wages of some sections, like the dock workers,

od during a tree ho dolivered at ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE governed by awards ar agreements

dinner given in his honour at the Savoy Hotel by the Argentino Club.

"His grammar and accent" are aplendid," declared many Spanish guesta,.

veria,

!

DRAFT REPORTS BEING- PREPARED.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

to which the railway companies are not the principal parties.

·BRUSSELS, LATER. The Chamber has adopted Bills for increasing the customs duties en imported sugar and lowering the excise on domestic sugar,

The Germans announce their in-. tention of seeking an increase of the annual export quota from 200,- 000 to 800,000 tone. --

Java, Sugar Trust Bales Discontinued.

BATAVIA, Dec. '11, discontinue sales temporarily.

The Sugar Trust has decided to

Percentage of Rastrioted Crops.

LATER.

It is learned that the Cubali- Five railway companies the four principal groups and the Metro. Java Sugar Agreement which has been concluded at Amsterdam in- politan-wore represented at A meeting of the National Railway volver a restriction of the Java In the House of Commons to-

The Prizes only occasionally

Ruary, Dec. 10. Shopmen's Council and the follow crop by 11.72 per cent, and the day, questioned whether provision glanced at his notes, and turned The committee work of the Indian ng organizations of the men

Cuban crop by 23,5 per cent. Amalgamated Engineering

Both parties are trying to induce had been made to repatriato un-

from Spanish to English, or vice Round Table Conference, will be The labourers in

resumed on Friday, several times with the

Union, the Electrical Trades Un-the European producers to restrict employed Indian Ceylon and Malaya through the utmost caRd.

The results of exchanges of views ion, the Federation of Engineering their crop by 20.5 per cent. rubbor depression, Dr. Drummond

Shipbuilding Trades,

Herr Dekatel, one of the man-. The Prince of Wales' linguistic during the past few days, mean and Shiels said that he was unawarefforts ought to contributo large:y while, are being summarised in the National Union of Foundry Work-agers of the Netherlands Trading whether special provision had been

to the success of the British Trade form of draft reports by the Chair-ers, the National Union of Rail rade in Coylon.

Exhibition at Buenos Aires in 1831, men of the Burren Sub-Committee waymen, and the United Pattern He would ask the Governor as

Constitution makers' Association. which is the first entirely British and the Provincial regards Malaya. It was the Gov.

exhibition ever staged in a foreign Sub-Committee. country.. crnment's policy to repatriato all unemployed Indiana, and 13,360 had been repatrinted during the first nine months of this year.

of

FRANCE'S CABINET. A telegram from New York, dated

EX-LABOUR MINISTER Toveniber 21, stated that four lead

ABANDONS ATTEMPT. ing banking concerns, the Bank of the United States,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY ] National Bank & Company, the Manufacturers Trust Company and in Hollywood, Southampton, the Inst of the five memorials

PA18, Dec. 10. the International Trust, were

the M. Laval, the ex-Minister of amalgamating with resources of erected in Great Britain to

officers and men of the forces who Labour, has abandoned the task $1,000,000,000.

during the war whose forming a Government, Braves were unknown.

"Such ceremonice," he said, "re mind us of the large suma still being expended upon armamente, and that in spite of the enormous sacrifices in the great war, aluding no fewer than 9,000,000

ves. Many people think will continue to recur. Fortunate-

The President of the combination was to be fr. J. Herbert Case, who is the chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

The merger was to give the organ- isation 1-10 branchea in New York City, with deposits of approximate ly G. 8700,000,000.

LATER.

Notices were posted at the head offer and branches of the Bank of the United States this morning atating that the institution was in the hands of the State Banking Department.

RIOTOUS SCENES AT HAMBURG.

POLICE OPEN FIRE ON OROWD.

(THROUGH RAUTER'S AOZNÚY,}

HAMBURG, Dec. 10.

to open fire on the crowd, and one -man was killed and one wounded.

Nari Deputy Find.

ment.

BATAVIA TIN FOR AMSTERDAM.

and

in-

Wars

the picture hag another side. Whereas the means of settling in- ternational disputes is now more universally condemned as failure

are SO

ATLANTIC AERIAL

SERVICES.

ANGLO-AMERICAN CO-OPERATION.

[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE] Prince Quotes Poems of the Argentine,

Ruasy, Dec. 11.

Workshops and Stores,

the

They will be presented for further discussion at Friday's meetings be. Sir Ralph Wedgwood, the chair fore being sent on to the Committee man of the General Managers' of the whole Conference early next Conference, made a full atatement week, probably on Tucaday.

Society, Batavia, is proceeding, to China to defend the interests of the Java sugar producers lu view of the rumoured possibility of China grant mga Cuban sugar preferential tariff,

The trade union representatives

Debates in the Provincial Con-explaining the present financial stitution Sub-Committee have cover position of the companies, and sub- undertook to consider the propes The Prince of Wales spoke ined a wide range, and any of the mitted the following proposals:-ns and to give a reply at the ear

The War wage of 16s, 6d, por livet possible moment. It was er- Spanish and English at the dinner subjects touched upon may again be week at present paid to railway pected that the anions will be in in his honour held at the Anglo-reviewed on Friday.

workshop staff and stores staff a position to announe: their policy. Argentine Club, London, last night. A small committee set up yester.whoso rates of pay and conditions on November 28. Should direct The Prince sails for South America day by the Federal Struturo Sub of service are governed by Deci- negotiations fail to produce agree in a few weeks and will open the Committee to revise the schedule of sion No. 728 and subsequent deciment the subsequent procedure. British Empire Trade, Exhibition at federal subjects met to-day.

sions of the Industrial Court, to will be different from that provid- Buenos Aires.

Its report will enable the Sub reduced by:-6, od. per worked for the conciliation grades. For The Prince said he was greatly Committee to complete the outlines in the case of mon employed on the conciliation grades there is looking forward to his visit, and of its draft plan for a federated piecework or other systems of pay first the Central Wages Beard (o mentioned that the exhibition was India to be reported in due coursement by results, and is. 6d. per body consisting wholly of railway the first entirely British Trade to the Committee of the whole Con week in the case of men employed company and trade union repre Exbibition staged in a foreign forence.

on dimework, leaving a War wage rentatives), and afterwards the country. On this occasion he hoped

of 10s. per week in the case of National Wages Board, which has to see a little more of the marvel-

an independent chairman and in- lous fields of the Argentine, and his

cludes representatives of the users desire was stimulated by reading

of railways. The appeal, in the some of the popular pogns of the

case of the shopmen, is to the In Argentine, of which be quoted

dustrial Court, the chairman of verses by Santos Vega. He also

which, Sir Harold Morris, is also expressed the hope that in addition

chairman of the National Wages to commercial intercourse there

Board. should be an added interchange of Anglo Argentine cultural ideas,

EMPRESS OF SCOTLAND DOOMED.

[DRITISH WIRELESB* 8KAVICE.]

Russy, Dec. 19. hun over before, and every day Under-Secretary for Air, Mr. F. In the House of Commons, the it becomes more evident that there Montague, referring to negotiations are no realy foreign nations, but for the establishment of an air ser that the interests of all

vice betwer Baltimore and Ber closely interwoven that if one nu- tion suffers all will suffer to some muda, and an extension of the ser- extent. Undoubtedly the mainten. vice eventually across the Atlantic

to this country, said the project | THREE HUNDRED TONS OF uace of great and cosy arma-

OIL AFIRE. menta is not the first ossential was not exclusively American, and between involved co-operation measure required to prevent war. By far the most important require. British and American air interests. ments are less jealousy and less sol-

fishmeas in the conduct of intornn. tional affairs. That spirit is we

British West Indies Services, The Under Secretary for

the

(THOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

fimoworkers NOBEL PEACE PRIZES. AWARDED TO U.S. SENATOR

AND ARCHBISHOP.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

OSLO, Dec. 10. The establishment of a world wide brotherhood was the keynote of a distinguished gathering, in cluding the King, the Crown Prince, and members of the Diplo. matic Corps, at the presentation of the Nobel Peace Prizes to Senator Frank Kellogg und Archbishop Soederblom,

The former, while deploring the numerous predictions of war, de- clined to interpret the signs of the times as forstelling war.

Archbishop received the

The LONDON, Dec. 10.

YEN-HSI SHAN AT TIENTSIN.

The liner Empress of Scotland prito as a tribute to the woumeni. Kiotous scenes were witnessed in may hope now gradually appear Colonies, Dr. Drummond Shiels, (28,000 tons), which was recentlycal movement within the churches Hamburg to day, during demonstrning, and when it is adequately announced in the House of Com told for £19,000 for dismantlement for greater unity. tions by unemployed.

forthcoming, and not till then, mons to-day that proposals for air at Blyth, Northumberland, caught The palico were anally compelled disarmament will follow rapidly services, in the British West Indies fire early this morning.

and easily enough, and nations have been put forward by the When built in 1905 she was the

RIOTING, IN CUBA. will at last be on the road to Atlantic Airways, Limited world's biggest boat prace and goodwill. The success- The initial operation, it is under-

The fire spread rapidly, in spite

[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE] BERLIN, Doo. 10. ful attainment of such a result stood, would be a service connect-of the combined efforts of several Dr. Fabricius, who was arrested would be the grandest war memori ing Trinidad with British Guiana, fro brigades and a fleet of fire-floats

NEW YORK, Dec. 10. augmented from the Tyne for obstructing the police yesterday, al that could be orooted, and it Barbados and Venezuela.

A message from Havana states This afternoon all hope of saving that fresh rioting has broken out. was Aned 180 marks, with the ought not to be lightly denounced Full particulars have been com Alternative of 13 days' imprisotin, advance as fantastic or impos municated to the Governments of the ship was abandoned when 300 in several parts of Clithe

sible, and so bring both civilization there Colonies, and their observa- tons of oil fuel in her bunkers

One person was killed and sover- nd Christianity into contempt." tions are awaited.

ignited.

al were wounded, The momorin he unveiled is especially to those who went dowa in veahela torpedoed or were mined in home waters, but its record in- cludes also the names of others who died at home or in distant areas and whose bodies could not be re-

IMPENDING DEPARTURE covered. Among them was Lord Kitchener, whose name figures on HOP the first panel and who was drown-

FOR JAPAN. ed on a Mission to Russia.

[rinovon REUTER'S LUKNOY.) Field-Marshal Robertson descrih- BATAVIA, Deo, 11.od him as the principal, organiser |

TIENTSIN, Dec. 11. Owing to the lack of storage here, of victory, who alone saw the war

SHANGHAI, Dec. 11. Yen Hai Shan's family, consisting son the Government of the Dutch East would be one of long attrition, and

Flying Officer Harvay arrived of over 20 immediate relatives, - aty The deceased General served, in Indics is shipping the unsold stock the most outstanding dad trusted of 3.000 tons of Banka tin this personality of the Allied or Coun from Hong Kong at 3.30 this after rivet here yesterday, and proceed the South African War, 1800-100% ed to the Marshal's residence in in the European War, 1914-1018. month to Amsterdam, where it will eil. Lord Kitchener novor disclosed noon.

the same withis.my txoriance that thought red, ie FoodHow at 10

He left Amoy ab. 8 a.m., and the Japanem Concession, an

was Commandant of the Staff warehouse but the sale of the less and domineering disposition

the Baluchistan Consignment will be effected in which some attribute to him,"

added the Field Marshal,.

Quelta, 2024-1997.1 Batavia.

LACK OF ACCOMMODATION REASON FOR TRANSFER.

(TRNOTCH REUTER'S AGENOE)

AVIATOR HARVEY AT SHANGHAI.

FROM FOOCHOW IN

SIX HOURS.

--ĮTILLODOR-AEUTER'S AGENCY.]

OBITUARY.

GENERAL W. H. ANDERSON.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Dec. 1. The death is announced of Gen. eral Sir Warren Hastings. Ander.

the latter port for- Shanghai at 11 will leave for Japan about the 15th and Finst

District,"

Bir Ralph Wedgwood pointed out that the proposed reductions would bring the War wage of rail way shopmen to the level of the War, wage in the general engineer ing industry

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