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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1931.

CABLE COMPANIES CHINA I

IMPORTS ABOLITION OF

IN CHINA.

DELICATE NEGOTIATIONS RESULT IN AGREEMENT,

(THOUGH NEUTER'B - ADENUY. ]

NASKING, Dec. 31.

UNDER NEW TARIFF

TIME-LIMIT, FOUR-THIRTY

YESTERDAY.

[TROVON REFER'S 'AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, Dec. 31, The Chinese Telegraph Adminis-It is officially announced that all tration and the Commercial Pacific goods arriving in China after 4.30 this afternoon will come under the Cable Company yesterday reached

new Tariff an agreement whereby the Nations! Government granted to the Commer- cial Pacific Cable Company newal of the landing licence in China for 14 years from January 1, subject to certain - revisions of the

ugreement.

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It is understood that theso-re- visions include the Ministry of Communicatione having an equal voice with the Cable Company in the relations of the Company's Shanghai office (the only one in China) with the public, while the technical operation of the cables remains in the hands of the Com-

pany.

It is understood that the Great Northern Telegram Company and too Eastern Extension Company are signing somewhat similar agree ments at Nanking to-day, after pro tracted and very delicate negatin tions.

Other Agreements Successfully. Negotiated,

LATER.

After a lengthy session to-day, the negotiations between the Chi- nese Telegraph Administration and the Great Northern Telegram om pany and the Eastern Extension Company reached a satisfactory con- clusion on broad principles in an agreement, which is believed to be

similar to that concluded with the' Commercial Pacific Cable Company. The details will be settled by negotiation Inter.

The Sino-Japanese agreement concerning the return to China of the Tsingtao end of the Tsingtao- Suscho cable was initialled this afternoon, while agreement was reached on general principles re- garding the Shanghai-Nagasaki cable, both of which, hitherto have heen controlled by Japan.

LIBERATED MISSIONARIES AND NUNS..

TELEGRAM REPORTS ARRIVAL AT KIANFU.

· (TANOVON REUTER'S AGENOT.]

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PEIPING, Dec. 4, The Apostolie Delegation, has re- ceived telegram from Bishop Migianistating that the four Fathers and five Sisters who were rescued by the Government forces on Christmas Day arrived at Kianlu on December 29.

CHINA'S MINISTER TO FRANCE.

SHANGHAI FINANCIER

APPOINTED.

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ITROVGR RKUTER'S AGENCY.]

NARKING, Dec. 30. Mr. Chion Yung Ming, a promin ent Shanghai banker, has been appointed Minister to France in succession to Mr. Kao, La, who is returning to Nanking, to take up the post of Minister of Education."".

CHINA'S

CREDIT

STRENGTHENS.

BONDS ARE RETIRED ON,

SCHEDULE.

MARSHAL JOFFRE:

GOING."

GROWING. PERCEPTIBLY

WEAKER..

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, Dec. 30. "I am going," said Marshal Joffre, who lies dying, to the one- arated Military Governor of Paris, General Gourard, when the old soldier visited the bedside of the Marshal to-day.

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General Gourard replied;"Mar- shal, do you remember Timbuctoo (Marshal Joffro was

one of the leaders of the march which resulted in the capture of Timbuctoo in 1803)

I was by your side." The Marshal signalled his re collection of the occasion, and then murinured very softly, "1 -An going."

OCTROI IN PEIPING.

ENFORCEMENT THROUGH- OUT HOPEI PROVINCE.

(THROUGH · NEXTAR!B-AÓRNCY.).

PRIPING, Dec. 31: Proclamations have been issued

informing the public that the Octroi and similar taxes are abolished in Fengtai, Kupeikow. and Nankow, as well as at the city gateways of Peiping itself, thus indicating that the abolition of likin is being en- forced throughout Hopel,

The official thus thrown out of work are receiving & month's pay, but they are petitioning the Finance Ministry at Nanking for a further three months' pay as a pension,

SIX AMERICAN BANKS CLOSE.

DEPOSITS THREE-QUARTERS OF A MILLION STERLING.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

JACKSON (Mississippi), Dec. 31. Six banks, with deposits aggre. gating £1,730,000, have closed in the State of Mississippi.

MARQUIS KOMURA'S

SUCCESSOR.

ZENJIRO HONIKINI

APPOINTED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

CHINA LOAN FLOTATION.

SIXTY MILLION MEX." ÎN TREASURY BONDS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

NANKING, Dec. 30. With the object of meating the. huge decrease in revenue which is expected in consequence of the abolition of likin, the National Government is floating on January 1 Mex. 800,000,000 worth of Trea- sury Bonds, bearing interest at 8.4 per cent and to be redeemed withia six and a half years.

The Bonds will be secured on the new Cigarette Excise Duty, and the issue price will be 09.

SPEED ON LAND AND IN THE AIR

MAJOR CAMPBELL READY

FOR TEST.

(BRITISH! WIRELESS SERVICE]

LONDON, Dec. 30. In the last few days mechanics have made a trial nesembly of the

car

BRITAIN'S COAL CRISIS RENEWED.

· OWNERS AND MINERS FAIL TO AGREE,

[THROUGH 'HEUTER'S'AGENCY.]

LONDON, Dec 30. Coal-owner, and miners in South.

Wales failed to agree at Cardiff to-day upon the terms for the exten- ion of the temporary agreement for the "spread-over" "of hours, which expires to-morrow.

Stoppage Inevitable.

A stoppage in the New Year' in. inevitable, failing a last minute change in the position.

The Secretary of the South Wales branch of the Miners Foderation, Mr. Richards, said that the break- down occurred after a discussion Jasting two hours, when the owners "paid no, regard to legality or humanity."

Mr. Gibson, the Secretary of the nal-owners organisation, said:

Tho men failed to accept our terms"

He added that the terms would be posted at the pitheads as soon as possible.

Vital Conference at Gardin. The action likely to be taken by the miners will dopend upon a dole gate conference which is being held at Cardiff this afternoon.

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EARTHQUAKE IN

· NEW GUINEA.

· ACCOMPANIED BY HIGH

TIDAL WAVE

"THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.)

BRITISH TRADE PROSPECTS.

MR. BALDWIN'S NEW YEAR

MESSAGE

[TRROUGH REITER'S AGENCY.]

SYDNEY, Dec. 31..

LONDON, Dae, 30. Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the leader. According to radio message of the Conservative Party, issued a from the steamor Duris an alarming New Year Message to-day earthquake phook was felt through, He bonflently forcenste out the western islands of Now thoroughgoing policy of national recovery through an emergency Guined on the 24th inst., accom-tarifi." - panied by an 8 feet tidal wave.

Ho promises Protection for the Cattle and a number of houses at manufacturer, a guaranteed prica to the farmer, for wheat, an' agree- Awinn were washed out to BC, ment with the Dominions which will

build up a gross Empire trade.

A European and a number of natives escaped by climbing palm

trees.

FUNERAL OF LORD

MELCHETT.

AGE-LONG CEREMONY AT MAUSOLEUM.

(THROUGH REUTZE'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Dec. 30.

Mr. Baldwin in New Year Message forreasts these develop.

ments as achievements of 1931, ex- pressing the opinion that a general election cannot be long delayed, in spite of the "Liberal plot " to keep the Socialists going.

Shipbuilder's Note of Optimism, Sir James Lithgow, the well- known Scottish shipbuilder, writing ia the annual review of Lloyd's List, strikes an optimistic notoʻre- garding British trade prospecta

World's Largest Exporter. Great Britain, he says, in spite Severni Government Departments, of the lamentable condition of her also Mr. Lloyd George, were repre- basic trades, still possesses the sented at the funeral of Lord Mel-largest foreign trade per head of the population in the world, and, chott, which was carried out accord-by comparison with many of her ing to Jowish rites in an improvised principal competitors, has exhibited

of reaction. family mausoleum, set amid tall Synagogue erected in front of the remarkable resistance to the foreds

pine trees, Here the coffin, in

Bank of England Lender of Inter which Lord Melchett's head rested

national Finance.

He goes on to say that the hidden on a pieco of: Palestine soil, lay while the Minister of the West sent crisis in world trade and reserves of vitality which the, pre- London (noterm) Synagogue refinance has called forth in Great

Britain, cannot be better exemplified- Bank of England has resumed, al- than by the manner in which the most without question, her tradi tional place as the lendor of inter-

Coal Board's Recommendation. in which Captain. Malcolm Campbell will attack at Daytona

Simultaneously, the Report of the Beach the speed record made by the Wales dispute was issued in London National Coal Board on the South late Sir Henry Segrave.

to-day. It appreciates that the The 12-cylinder 1,400 horse-power temporary spread-over" arrange ment entered into by the minera on engine, although twice as powerful November 29 had the effect of re as an express railway engine, in only lucing the earnings of the workers. five feet long and three feet wide.

The South Wales Miners Fedora Designed originally for the Glos-hours, onmely, seven and three-cited age-old Hebrew prayers,

tion proposed a redistribution of ter Napier seaplane in the Schnei- quarter hours for Avo days and six At the conclusion of the prayers, der Trophy race, the special per-und a quarter hours on Saturdays the collin was placed in the tomb,

The Report says that such a re- mission of the Air Ministry has distribution would only be possible the

-His doctors declare that they have never had such a patient as this wonderful old man of 79, who after lying unconscious for five hours last night, woke up and asked for food and greedily gulped i

TOKYO, Dec. 31. glass of milk held out to him,

The Cabinet have decided to ap polat Mr. Zanjiro Horikiri, formerly

daily, When he had finished, he said Mayor of Tokyo, to succeed the late of the Department of Overseas Marquis Komura, as Vice-Minister

calmly and quietly: "I am going to

die."

Marshal Joffre this morning was able to drink another glass of milk, raising the glass with his own hand,

LATER, Marshal Joffre's improvement to- night was more marked.

Marshal Sinking.

PARIS, Dec. 31," Marshal Joffre is sinking.

LATER.

A bulletin issued at 6.30 this morning stated that Marshal Joffre spent a quiet night, in spite of the difficulty in breathing.",

Marshal Joffre remains conscious, but he is growing perceptibly

weaker.

BURMA UPRISING QUELLED. BUFFS, COMPANY NO LONGER REQUIRED.

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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

RANGOON, Dec. 30. Sixty casualties occurred in clash at Udokwin between the rebel tribesmen sad Indian troops of the Punjabi Regiment yesterday..

Decisive developments are expect ed shortly to follow the policy of the troops, who have been penning the rebels in the jungle, where food and water aro not available.

Affairs.

Marquis Komura's Funeral, The funeral of Marquis Koniura took place this afternoon.

MAJOR FRANCO APPEARS

ÁT ANTWERP.

INTENDS TO GO TO SOUTH AMERICA,

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]

been obtained for its use.

A series of experiments on stream lining, carried out by models in a struction of the chassis and body, wind tunnel, preceded the con-

and resistance has been reduced to a minimum.

Captain Campbell hopes to reach a speed of more than four miles per minute.

Schneider Trophy Baca. The Royal Acro Club to-day received from the Royal Acro Club of Italy official confirmation of the entry of three seaplanes for the Schneider Trophy Race. This re- presents a challenge to Great

certain a contest in British waters Britain as the holder, and renders

next September..

which rests on a pedestal of violet

marble.

by an agreement between partics, for the Coal Mines Act

The Hon. Henry Mond, the new prohibits more than 71⁄2 hours work

Baron, recited the mouniers' pray mends a maximum of 7 hours 40 Kaddish, to which the mourners The Board, therefore, recorn- ers, and finally came the ancient

and seven hours on Saturday, estabuttered responses. minutes work daily for five days,

lishing the principle of twelve working days, including both Saturdays in a 60-hour fortnight..

Owners' Terms.

The Zionist Executive has receiv ed messages of sympathy from centros as distant as Colombia and China.

LORD MELCHETT'S SUCCESSOR.

SIR HARRY MCGOWAN MENTIONED,

The temporary agreement which the owners desired to continue during January lays down sys tem whereby the workers are em ployed for eight hours daily for five days and seven hours on Saturday) in the first week and on the second Saturday, making a total of i 87-hour fortnight, instead of the 20 hours allowed to the spread-

(THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY.]

miners' leader favoured the accept- over" system under the Act.

It appears that the South Wales

LONDON, Dec. 30. ance of the terms recommended by Gowan will succeed the late Lord

The Star says that Sir Harry Me The Italian entries were accom

the National Board, but the coal-Melchett as Chairman of the Im panied, as required by the regula. owners refused to recognise them, perial Chemical Industries, Ltd.. tions, by a deposit of 500 francs for contending that a redistribution of each competing senpinne, and panied by a reduction in wages.

hours was impossible unless accom- bankere guarantee for 6,000,000' The secret police interviewed the francs.

LATER. conspirators aboard the ship and

The delegates', conference of the warned them to refrain from policeived up to this evening, Accord meeting this afternoon.

No other entries had been re-South Wales miners held a long tical activities. Both have now lefbing to the recent agreement between for Brussels.

In the evening it was nanounced the various National Aero Clubs, that the men had decided to reject Major Franco said he only intend the time-limit for catries expires at the new terms of the owners, which ed to stay in Brussels a short time,midnight.on December 31.

will now be posted at the collieries until he had obtained an engage- ment 35 an airman in South

to-morrow. America.

Baussels, Dec. 30. Major Franco, who headed the revolting airmen in the recent re bellion in Spain, has arrived by steamer at Antwerp from Portugal, He was accompanied by his mechanic, Sada, with whom he flew to Portugal after the failure of the rebellion.

ITALIAN ANTI-FASCISTS

SENTENCED.

The company of the Buffs which | INTENDED TO BLOW UP PARIS was ordered to the scene is no longer required and has been reg called to its headquarters

U.S. RAILWAY STOCKS JUMP UP.

EASTERN LINES AGREE ON UNIFICATION.

· [REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.] /

New York, Dec. 30. One of the most vigorous ad- vances in railway shares has go curred on the Stock Exchange fol- lowing the announcement that the henda of the main castern lines have finally agreed on a unifleation plan, after a controversy which has lasted 10 years,

AFRICA

FASCIST HEADQUARTERS.

· (THROUGH REUTER'S SOENCY ]

PARIS, DEC. 30. Two Italian Communists, named Lario and Zitter, who were found near the Eiffel Tower on October 28

·

EAST BRISTOL BYE- ELECTION,

SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS LABOUR NOMINEE,

【ORITISH WIRKLESA, SERVICE)

Ruony, Dec 30, The writ for the East Bristol bye-election was issued -to-day and polling has been fixed for January 16,

Bir Stafford Crippe, the Solicitor with automatic pistols, ammunition General, is the Labour, candidate and a bomb in their possession, and Mr. Edward Baker will contest were to-day sentenced, respective the sest in the Liberal interest. ly, to three years' and eighteen It is not known whether the Cơm-

***g* | servative, will enter a candidate: „ months' imprisonment.

When arrested, they stated that they had come to Paris in order to blow up the Fascist headquarters..

STRIKE IN LAŃCASHIRE THREATENED

SERIOUS LABOUR STOPPAGE PROBABLE.

(THROUGH: NEUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, Dec. 30. Another serious labour stoppage.

on which the Lancashire Master Cotton Weawers havg announced for the introduction of the." More Looms per Waiver Harden BRADJOHANNESBURG, Dec. 30. ·Thô - "Central--Committee of the inchewed" fighting" "dovceed" "he", "Wengers" "Awaigemeelda yan orging native on the Randfontein Estates isation of the operatives) at a meet has resulted in the deaths of four ing to-day decided to withdraw more of the combatants and injuries labour from all mills where the to 30 others.

Bystem is introduced, while tho

RENEWED FIGHTING CAUSES is probable on January 5, the date

MORE DEATHIS, -

Nanking, Dee. 18 Mr. T. V. Soong, Minister of Finance, to-day ordered the payment of Coupon 35 TRIBAL BATTLE IN SOUTH (£114,000) of the Orien Loan. He hoa also ordered payment of drawn bonds of the Anglo-French loan amounting to £253,318 on December 24. Since September, 1929, when Soong announced the programme of the Government for the rehabitation tovon REUTER'S AGENCY.] -of-sha.kozna.sacarád dem,alizarana.. five payments have been made at a cost of 818,220,000. Every pay- anent called for by the announced programme has been met to date.

The salt secured loans "form" a] substantial part of the Chinese for eign national debt.

A thousand Basutes and Pondes | workers in all other mills will cease participated in the battle.

work in sympathy: «

The bye-election is caused by the death of Mr. W. Baker, the Labour member, who had a majority of 11,081 in the Genoral Election over the Liberal-candi- date]

POLITICAL RIOT IN COLOMBIA.

EIGHT KILLED AND ELEVEN. INJURED.

[REUTEL'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

Rotors (Colombia) D

killed and 11 wound. enERPE

as the result of a political riat a Capitanejo, in the province of Santander.

Federal troops imve been sent to the scene.

No Agency to Prevent Stoppage.

At this juncture, there seems no agency for the prevention of a stoppage in the South Wales coal- feld.

[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE] N. Stads' dompromiso.

Ruapy, Dec. 30. In North Staffordshire, as well as South Wales, the manner of work- ing the "apread-over" is being discussed between the miners and the owners. Both sides are refer- ring the matter to the National Col Board, and in the meantime work will continue on a day-to-day contract-beais,

Crisis in the 'Ruhr.

COLOGNE, Dec. 30. - The negotiations between the coal-owners and miners in the Ruhr- coal industry on the question, "of wages have broken down.

The owners threaten to post notices of dismissal' over the whole' coalfield on January 15, but Govern- ment intervention is expected.

BILL" TILDEN AS A

FILM STAR.

RETIREMENT FROM AMATEUR- TENNIS TOURNAMENTS.

[OBUTER'H AMERICAN BERVICE.];

NAW YORK Dec The famous temple pinyer Tiidon #guzenounced "ikatelarang TE

from amateur tournaments, because has decided to appear in the filme

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.- Tilden will be engaged in making tennis filma

nationalfinance.

Imperialiam in Shipping.

Mr. E. H. Watts, writing on. Low Freights and the Tramp British shipping are frankly Im declares that the remedies for perialistic Empire goods carried in Empire ships.

He urges British bankers tą exert their influence to obtain pre ferential treatment" overseas, and British shipowners, as a body, to Co-operate to remedy the present, low freight rates.

Bardinal Error Over Eusain.

Mr. Aylmer Vallance, another. writer, saya that since the War the afhole orientation of cargo shipping: policy has been based upon the sup- position that Russia is definitely out of the picture as an exporter of the primo" tramp Cargo-grain

Events have demonstrated that a cardinal to forget Russia was

error.

"

White Star Pays No Dividend." It was disclosed to-day that the Sir Harry Duncan MoGowan, White Star Line of the Royal Mail who was born at Glasgow on June group of shipping companies is not 3, 1874, is President and Deputy paving a dividend on its Preference Chairmen of the Imperial Chemical shares for the past six months. Industries, Ltd., Deputy Chairman It is to be noted, however, that of The Finance Co. of Great Britain the dividend paid in the previous and America, Ltd., Deputy Chair- six months was not earned, but was man of African Explosives and In- paid under the Royal Mail guar- dustries, Ltd., Director of Canadian antee. Industries, Ltd. of the Midlard Bank, and of the General Motors now unable to fulfil the guarantee, The Royal Mail organisation is Corporation of New York, as wel?ng it is again postponing its own as Advisory Director of the Over Preference dividends, which have scas Bank, Ltd.]. ..

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