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CHINA OBJECTS TO AMNESTY TO POLI

“DUMPING."

TICAL OFFENDERS.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1930.

BRITISH MINISTER TO CHINA

SPECIAL TAX ON CERTAIN | PRINCIPALS IN 1922 COUP VISIT TO HONG KONG,

FOREIGN GOODS.

[Tunovoy Reuter's AGENOT.}

NANKING, Dec. 98.

EXCEPTED.

ÍtanGron ÁLDTEN'S 'AGENCY.}

NANKING, Dec. 26.

It is learned that the National Government, on January 1, 1931, is promulgating an Act providing for an amnesty to political offenders excepting the principal participants

SINGAPORE AND BANGKOK.

(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY }

PEIPINO, Dec, 27.

Sir Miles Lampson, British Minis- ter to China, accompanied by his daughter and Mr. Stirling, left Peiping yesterday en route to Hong Kong,

With the object of preventing the dumping" of certain classes of foreign goods into Chitin, the Legis Intive Council bas referred to the Government & proposal that a

wards to visit Indo China, Singa-

Sir Miles Lampoon' intends after

Special Tax be collected on goods in the coup of 1922 when Sun Yat pore and Bangkok, and will be shipped to China to be sold at un-Sen was ousted from Canton, and absent at least two months on

reasonably low prices, thereby com- peting with similar native products. The Government's approval is

*xpected.

CHIANG KAI SHEK AT SHANGHAL

CALLS ON HSIUNG SHIH ĦUÍ.

(TAKOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, Dec. 28. Chiang Kai Shek, who specially visited Shanghai to see Heiung Shih Hui, who was injured in the aeroplane accident at Shanghai on December 9, called on the patient yesterday.

MARSHAL JOFFRE UNDER-

GOES OPERATION.

CONDITION CONSIDERED VERY GRAVE.

(TANOVEN REUTER'S

1.]

Fans, Dec. 28.. Marshal Joffre was operated upon

for arthritis in his lower limbs.

His condition is very grave.

TARIE, Dec. 2. According to Le Temps, Marshal Joffre, whose illness has been kept n secret, underwent an operation on the 10th inat, when his right leg vas amputated.

Spent a Quiet Night.

PARIB, Doc. 28. Marshal Joffre spent a quiet › night.

His condition is slightly improved, but reserve is maintained as re gards the outlook.

DUKE OF GLOUCESTER · RETURNS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Dec. 27.

HR.H. the Duke of Gloucester

arrived at Folkestone from Abys

sinis to-day.

the principal leaders, in the rebel-holiday lion this year.

Mr. Ingram has assumed the duties of Chargé d'Affaires from

The Communists will not be par-yesterday. doned unless they express their loyalty to the Kuomintang, and to the National Government,

EMPEROR OF JAPAN.

REPORTED ATTEMPTS ON HIS LIFE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]:

TOKYO, Dec. 97.

LEAKAGES OF DIPLOMATIC INFORMATION.

ALLEGED BRITISH

CARELESSNESS.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. Allegations that there, has been leakages of valuable, information from the despatches of British diplomats to the Foreign Office are contained in the report of Mr. Fish, Chairman of the House f Representatives Committee, which has been investigating Commünist activities in the United States,

The widely circulated report of an attempt on the life of the Em- peror of Japan is unfounded.

While the Emperor, was on his

The report, alleges that informa way to open the Diet yesterday tion from British diplomatic "des- morning, a man attempted to pre-patches have been conveyed to sent a petition regarding some per- Soviet segret service men, and sonal grievance, and was promptly quotes the statement of M. Agabe koff, ox-Åttaché to the Soviet Legation at Teheran, that reports from the British Embassy at Wa ington on United States activities

arrested.

Similar attempts have been made frequently, but no importance has been attached to them..

were

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SAFETY OF LIFE AT SHANGHAI.

CHALLENGING LETTER TO MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANOBAI, Deer 28.

BRITISH ECONOMIC MISSION.

NOW INVESTIGATING AT TIENTSIN.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AUKNOT,]

PRIPING, Dec. 27,

The Chinese Ratepayers Associt The British Economic Mission to tion have issued a challenging letter the Far East is due to arrive at to the Municipal Council stating-Tientsin this morning. "We will never be content to sen

The British Commercial Attaché, taxes paid by one million residents 3lr. Gcorge, hán gono to Tiêntsin to

even to ensure the safety of your expended in such manner as not meet the party.

The party will remain several lives," and demanding that immedi-days at Tientsin for investigations. sin steps be taken to justify the The social functions will include expenditure of acarly Taels 3,000,000 dinner by the Hopei Government on a police force to demonstrate the on the 30th it." Council's' ability to uphold law and order within the Settlement. `

The letter is the result of the of armed kidnappings, four of which occurred in a single week.

wave

Most of the members of the Mis- sion intend visiting Peiping wight secing within the next few days.

DISTURBANCES AT SERIOUS DISORDERS

BOMBAY.

POLICE LAUNCH SEVERAL LATHI CHARGES.

{THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY }.

IN BURMA.

BRITISH OFFICIAL KILLED BY REBELS.

(THROUGH NENTER'S AGENCY.]

BONDAY, Dec. 29.

RANGOON, Dec. 26. Seventy-five were injured lan

An ofleial report regarding the series of lathi charges by the police disorders in Tharrawaddy, and on the Maidan, where a crowd Insein, districts says that a band assembled to participate in the of rebels surrounded the bungalow ceremony of safuting the "nation of Mr. Pegu Yomas on 'Christmas al fing.

Eve and killed Mr. H. V. W, Field The police had previously dis. Clarke, of the Indian Forcat Engi- poreed the crowd, but it reassem-neering Bervice, who was staying,

led in front of the Espintiade there, and burned the bungalow. Police Court, which was stoned.

Two police sergeants and six con stables were slightly injured,„.

of the local Congress "war coun- The president and four members

cil," which is an unlawful body, and hnd organised the flag ceremony, were arrested.

INTERNATIONAL TIN:

In the meantime, the police BIG EDUCATION BEQUEST. QUOTA AGREEMENT.

patrols, equipped with bullet-proof vesta, and stationed at. strategic street corners, are conducting a rigorous search of automobiles with the view to preventing kidnappings, imparting to the city an almost warlike atmosphere.

OBITUARY.

LORD MELCHETT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Dec, 28. The death has occurred of Lord Melchett.

The late Lord Melchett, known before his clevation to the peerage

AMERICAN'S 87,000,000 FOR FOUNDING SCHOOLS.

· Birmingham, Alabama, Dec. 90 — A bequest of upwards of G.$7,000,000 was revealed here to-day when the last will and testament of the late Mr. Alan Harvey Woodward, iron manufacturer, was filed for probate. The bequest is to constitute foundation for the support of a group of schools for boys. The teachers for the Brat 25 years, the will, stipulates, must be Northerners who will enable their students to

learn that there is little difference Between Yankees and Southerners.

The will further provides that only Caucasians born in the United States will be admitted to tho schools. The schools will be non- sectarian.

The late Mr. Woodward was a 1028 as Sir Alfred Moritz native of West Virginia. However, Mond, was known everywhere ns au spent most of his life in Alabama was also a baseball magnate, an business leader of learning and as head of iron and steel mills. He foresight who was attempting to cathusiastic amateur golfer and a & permanent source of ink soience more closely with indirector of wemal railway com Running forward to the Emperor's formation to the Ognu. English car, a man dropped a spectacle case, diplomats have unwittingly render.dustry and to apply new ideas to panics.

industrial organisation- which the crowd momentarily mised valuable service to the Soviet took for a revolver, and this gave through their detailed reports to rise to the rumour, which has been the Forign Office.!! authoritatively denied...

DISASTROUS FIRE IN

TOKYO.

RAILWAY MINISTRY OFFICES DESTROYED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY J

TOKYO, Dec. 27. Fire destroyed the Railway Minis- try to-day.

There were no casualties.

ENGLAND-AUSTRALIA --

FLIGHT.

The Duke represented the King FLIGHTLT. HILL COMPLETES

at the coronation of the Emperor Inst October.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE, GOVT. MAKER.

LIBERALS' FEAR OF BALDWIN RESTORATION.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Dec. 26. A significant statement has been made by Mr. Lloyd George in reply to the Rt. Hon. Vernon Hartshorn, Lord Privy Seal, who complained of Mr. Lloyd George's criticism of his (Mr. Hartshorn'a) figures with regard to the number of men em. ployed under the public works schemes.

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JOURNEY.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.]

SYDNEY, Dec. 93. Flight-Lieut. Hill arrived bere on December 25 on the completion of his flight from Britain. -

There was no official welcome.

Australia-England Flight

SYDNEY, Deo. 20. The dimman, Captain Matthews, has hopped off on a flight to Eng Iand via Port Darwin

AIRSHIP LOS ANGELES IN

ÁRMY MANCEUVRES.

· PERMISSION GRANTED BY

ALLIES.

THE SAHARA.

LORRIES WITH DIESEL ENGINES.

ASSENT OF MALAY STATES ASSURED.

A party of military police, who apparently set out to discover. Mr. Field Clarke's whereabouts, came whom were killed and two wound- into contact with the rebels; four of

ed.

Captain Rusty who was in com mand, was slightly injured.

Another detachment suffered a few. caanalties in their withdrawal to Tharrawaddy.

A sub-divisional police officer and 4 township officer are reported miss Ing.

A company of the Fifteenth Pun. jabis and a company of the Buffs are proceeding to Tharrawaddy.

Several rebels were captured on Christmas Eve in the usein die- trick.

Murdered Official's Body Recovered." The situation in the disturbed area is reported to be more antis- factory,,

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

LONDON, Deż: 26. The Financial Times understands that the Governments of the Dutch Indica, Bolivia and Nigeria have already signified their assent to the tin quota agreement, while the The police, under Captain. Rust; assent of the Malay States, the recovered the body of Ar. Field other Government concerned, is Clarke, assured..

Of fields responsible for. 10 per cent of the world's output which Burma and Siam are the most im are not covered by the scheme,

portant, but as the tip are of these two States goes almost wholly to the Straits Bettlements for refining it may come indirectly under con- trol by means of export licences.

Isolated rebel gangs during the past 24 hours raided and footed soveral villages...

British Troops. Despatched to Disturbed Arpas;

The Punjabis and Buffs reached Tharrawaddy, from which place parties were :spatched against the

rchels.

Seventeen rebels were captured in the Insein district

A battalion of Burma Rifles is

CHILD LABOUR IN EGYPT, being despatched to the disturbed

DAME A. ANDERSON AND CRUELTY IN FACTORIES.

Franovaн REUTER'S AGENCY)

Rabol Activities Confined to Tharrawaddy.

LATER.

It is unofficially reported that the rebels, whose delivities have been LONDON, Dic. 93,confined to the Tharrawaddy dis The Daily Herald gives promin trict, number 1,000. ence to an article by Dame Adelaide' Anderson, D.R.E., in an interna

His father was that great chomist, SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION IN tional labour review dealing with Dr. Ludwig, Mond, who settled in

conditions in Egyptian ainning factories, in which she allegra that England and was naturalised a

children, some as young na bi years, year or more before the birth, In

are, employed, and, spurred on by overseers with cance and whips, Lord Meichett 1803, of his son;

made to work long hours for wages passed from Cheltenham College to

as low as tenpence a day, and are Algiers. A scientific expedition, kopt awake by the blowing of Cambridge, and thence to Edin-vaing a previously untried type of whistles and the clanking of irons. burgh. He was called to the Barychicle, left Algiers yesterday for Children are also employed under at the Inner Temple in 1994, and headed by Commandant B. denud tent-making.

the Sahara. The expendition is very bad conditions in rug-making practised for a time on the North Pontois Wales and Cheshire circuit.

U.S. AND CHINA'S TARIFF.

NON-INTERFERENCE POLICY OFFICIALLY `ADOPTED,

Washington, D.C., Dec. 20.-An absolute policy of non-interference in Ching's plans to promulgate now

His scientific and commercial tariff schedules shortly was an abilities, however, noon led him so nounced by officials in Washington | take an active part in the indus to-day.

trics which his father had estan It was pointed out to newspaper |lished and developed. correspondents here that the United He first entered Parliament in States holds that recent treaties 1006 as member for Chester, and negotiated between China and America grant full tariff autonomy to China. Hence, China may levy whatever customs dutice the desires, in the opinion of American official dom,

less of the schedules -

SUGAR RESTRICTION

SCHEME....

DECLINE. TO CO-OPERATE.

́(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

The main objects of the expedi tion are to show that lorries "with- Diesel ongines using fuel oil have a radius of action double that of petrol vehicles; to undertake scientific surveys and excavations; LEADING JAVA PRODUCERS to climb the highest Hoggar moun taina, especially the Gara-el-Jeaun, nearly 10,000ft high, anil to make sound films of festivals and dis plays. The route to be followed four years later transferred to is:-Ghardain, El-Golen, In-Balak, Swansea, for which he sat for 13, Aulef, Gno, Menaka, Kidal, Tit, years In August, 1024, he was Fort Flatters, Chadames, Cabes, Tamanrasset and the Hoggar, elected for Carmarthen. He had and Tunis been. First Commissioner of Works and Minister of Health.

It is not yet known here what inorenses the new tariff to be pro-

For the greater part of his time, mulgated by China will provide. However, the Washington govern in the House of Commons he was ment will not attempt to interfere a Liberal, but it was no surprise in China's customs policy, regard-when he left Mr. Lloyd George, whom he had supported during the period of the Coalition, and trans- ferred his allegiance to Mr. Bald. win and the Conservative party He objected strongly to Mr. Lloyd Georgy's land policy, which he held was simply Socialism.

Officials hore do not expect that the now China tariff will seriously effect trade between China and the

United States.

In an editorial published hero to-day the Washington Post up proves China's proposed notion in increasing her tariff schedules; on the grounds that China's prospects than they have been for many for internal peaco are brighter years.

CHARGES AGAINST

AIRMAN,

·U.S. NAVY FLIER ALLEGED TO BE DRUNK.

The rebels are armed with rifles and have plen of aminunition.

Their selvoton of forest fast- nesses as headquarters has hitherto enabled their main body to eludo capture..

The rebels' casualties, which have not yet been confirmed, are report ed to have been between 100 and 180.

'As far as can_ be ascertained at present, 50 have been captured.

The Government are taking all steps to deal with the situation.

Governor Gurtails Tour,

The Governor of Burina has cur- tailed his tour of the delta and has returned to Rangoon, ***

BOMB OUTRAGE AT NEW DELHI.

"CIGARETTE CASE

EXPLODES.

(THROUGH REUYER'S AGENCY.]

NEW DELHI, Dec. 20.... A native attendant was removing

AMSTERDAM, Dec; 28. The Netherlands Indian Agricul

Java sugar producers, has inform tural Company, one of the lending

ed the Committee of the Java Sugar some anclaimed luggage from the Producers' Association that it can waiting room at Delhi. Central not co-operate in the sugar restric- | Station, when a cigarette case tion on the basis as agreed upon dropped from one package. SPAIN TO DISBAND AIR between the Cuban-American Dele A loud explosion followed, and

gation and the Java Association. blew off his arms, killing him.

FORCE.

REORGANIZATION ARRANGED WITH LOYALISTS'.

Madrid, Dec. 20. It is under decided to disband the entire. Spanish air-force pending its com plete reorganization with only those officers, and men who re mained. loyal to the monarchy dur ing the recent revolt,

stood the government has

The doclision which, Press-reporte state, has already been approved by the King, illustrates the extent to which Republican sentiment hid gained a footing in the air force and is believed to be the forerun- ner to sweeping changes in the other services as well.

Imperial Chemical Industries, and Lord Melchett was chairman of the

a director of the Nobel Industries and many similar undertakings Activo individualist as he was, he was also a firm believer in coopera- tion. During a visit to Palestine he advocated cordial co-operation Meanwhile, the revolt, has att between the Arabs and the Jews for least for the time being completely, the development of that country. former Premier Zamorra

(aubsided." ~34 is noteworthy that and

Intered Filers Leaving. Lisions Dec. 20.The Spanish,

San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 20. At home he suggested that no there Andre Maura, who publicly accept- Licut. Lester J. Maitland, a famous was a League of Nations to pre-ed the whole responsibility for the [REUTER'S, AMERICAN SERVICE.] I pilot of the United States Army Air

revolt, remain at liberty while the Corps, to-morrow will go on trial serve international peace, in indus former donation Delos Ition, Largo Mr. Lloyd George aays that

before a military court martial try there ought also to be a league. Caballero and Bancher Roman who Liberals deem that they are dis-

WASHINGTON, Dec. M

here. He will be tried on charges of peace, with efficiency, reduction as admitted their complicity in charging a patriotic duty in doing The United States airship Los of intoxication, misbehaviour and of costs, and participation in pro- the plot have been arrested and their best to avert dhe risk of the Angeles will be used for the first of conduct unbecoming an officer fits. He was chairman of the con- transferred to the capital's milit

ference between a group of the most ary jail. restoration of the Baldwin Govern-time for reconnoîtring at the forth and a gentleman,

The charge against Lieut. Mait prominent, explains of industry and ment to power. That is why they coming exercises of the American land alleges that recently and while trade union leaders, with a view to wish this Government be given an- Reet, starting in the Panama patient inn San Antonio, hoe inspiring a better spirit in industry here who escaped from Madrid

pital he was intoxicated:sha a conference which is one of the other chance of pulling themselves waters on February 12 | In 1027 Licut. Maitland with most promising of recent develop after the failure of the revolt and together; and taking their job in When the Los Angeles was re- Lieut. Hegenberger made the first ments ir the way of peace. His who wore interned nå Maira to- Arnest But unless they do so,ceived from Germany, under successful military non-stop nero- latest honour was the gold medal day announced their readiness to

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