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INDIAN ROUND-TABLE CONFERENCE.

SOLUTION TO MINORITY DIFFERENCES ELUSIVE.

FRESH OFFER BY MOSLEM DELEGATION.

{THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.].

LONDON, Jan. 14.

An important development in Hindu-Monjom differences at the Round Table Conference occurred

The result of the proposal in Bengal would be that Moslems would remain in the permanent minority, although they constitute the majority of the population.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1931.

TIENTSIN BELGIAN

CONCESSION.

FORMALLY RETURNED TO CHINA YESTERDAY.

{THROUGH NEUTER's Agency.]”

TIENTSIN, Jan, 15. The Belgian Concession here was formally handed over to China this morning.

LEADER'S LETTER TO CONSERVATIVES.

BALDWIN ENJOINS PARTY TO ATTEND PARLIAMENT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]'

LONDON, Jan. 14.

BRITISH LABOUR DISPUTES.

MINISTERIAL EFFORTS TO REACH A SETTLEMENT.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICS.]

RUODY, Jeb. 14. Labour Ministry officials conferred with both sides to the disputes in the cotton industry in Lancashire to-day.

In preparation for the re-asson bling of Parliament on January 20, a disciplinary letter has been 'cir-

Every effort is being mundo to calated by Mr. Baldwin to Con-euro a settlement before Monday, servative members of Parliament, when a wide extension of the stop.

at a meeting of the Minorities Com The special constituencies it was ing, and his place was taken by the drawing attention to the fact that page is threatened.

mittee to-day when Bir Mohamed Shafi, on behalf of the Moslems,

made a new offer which," If ac cepted will and the controversy."

Dr. Moonje, a Hindu, replied in In conciliatory manner.

Mr. Ramsay MadDonald them ad- journed the meeting to enable the two sides to "talk,"

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Illness prevented the Belgian Minister, Baron de Warzee, attend.

Belgian Consul General, M. Sayers, proposed to set up there were such who expressed his pleasure in giving timt Moslems, could hope at least effect to the retrocession in the to secure only one seat, namely, presence of Dr. C. T. Wang, Foreign Dacen University. In the Punjab Miistor, who had been closely they might conceivably secure two associated with the negotiations, of the special constituency scats, in

Tsang Chi Fang, Mayor of Tien- case they might have atsin, took over control of the Con- which

cession in the name of the Chinese majority of one.

Government, and in fclicitous terms congratulated those concerned upon the successful outcome of their acgotiations.

Moslem's Greatest Sacrifice.

Sir Mohammed Shafi said that it Iwan the Moslems final offer and they could not possibly agree to any greator sacrifice than it involved.

Whole Work of Jenforence Imperilled.

An early and substantial increase of the Indianisation of the Indian Army and the establishment of a training college in India

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of officers

Sir Srinavasi Sastri, who follow- defence Indian

services,

ed, said that he had listened to the the chief recommendations of the offor with respect. Ilo and some of Delence Sub-Committes of

his friends beloved that the difficul. Round Table Conference, which also ties were capable of settlement and advocates the utmost reduction of bad, indeed, been more or less the number of British troopa in India, but recognise, the necesity settled in regard to the greater part of not infringing the responsibility of India, and remained only in of the Crown through the. Com- Bangal and the Punjab. This offer mittee of Imperial defence, which was one which, it seemed to him is not merely concerned with India and his friends, might be accepted but with the Empire as a whole. in these two Provinces. He poirt-

Delegate's Fallure to Represent British Opinion in India.

CALOUTTA, Jan. 15. Mr. W. L. Travers, President of the European Association, in a let ter to the newspaper The States man, endorses the journal's com plaint that Mr. Gavin Jones, the British Indian delegate to the Round Table Conference in London, had failed to represent British opinion in India in advocating re- sponsible Government by a central administration,

Mr. Travers repudiates the view's expressed by Mr. Jones, and says that he is ready to resign if the European Association disapprove of his letter.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.) Renewed Efort to Settle Hindu- Moslem Differences.

RUGBY, Jan. 14.

Before the actual ceremony of rendition the representatives of the Belgian Legation and the Chinese Foreign Office exchanged ratifies tions connected with the roadition agreement,

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(Wah Tez Tat Pao.) Dr. C. T. Wang, Interviewed.

In an

TIENTSIN, Jan.-15. interview with Chinese Pressmen, Dr. C. T. Wang said that his present visit to Tientsin was entirely in connection with the Belgian Concession rendition cere- mony.

The Chinese people, he added, should be grateful to Belgium, for she was the first nation to relin-

this "opportunities" narrowly missed in the past ecasions will certainly recur, and pointing out that Government business will be taken on Wednesdays, finally assert ing, "No excars except illness is adequate for failure to respond to a three-line whip."

BRITISH DRUG PLAN OPPOSITION.

CHINESE SUGGEST INTER-

NATIONAL FACTORY,

The conference in which the President of the Board of Trade, Mr. William Graham, and the Mines Serratory, Mr. E. Shitwell, are taking part to find a masia for renewed negotiatione between the South Wales coal-owners and miners have continued all day in London,

Settlement Anticipated To-day.

Rugby, Jan. 38. Negotiations for a settlement of! the coalmining dispute in South Wales were continued at the Board of Trade yesterday, and although Dot reached the agreement was jasues were so narrowed down that A settlement is anticipated this morning when the miners' and mine owners representatives will, once more attend at the Board of Trade.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GENEVA, Jan. 14. Numerous snaga" have appeared during the discussion in the Ad EUROPE'S DEBTS TO U.S.A. visory Opium Committee's meetings regarding the quota system in the British plan for the limitation of the manufacture of narcotic drugs.

The plan fails to find geporal favour, and Mr. Woo Kai Seng, the quested that consideration bo given principal Chinese delegate, has re- to the Chinese plan for the creation of nn international factory nt Geneva which would manufacture

GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND'S·

BELIEF

{REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

NEW YORK, Jan. 14. A statement in regard to Europe's debts to America, which is consider ed significant, us the speaker in-

ANGLOSOVIET DEBTS AND CLAIMS:

SUB-COMMITTEES TO COMMENCE WORK.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, Jan, 18. The eleventh mesting of the Anglo-Soviet Debts. and Claims Committee yesterday decided that the Sub-Committee dealing with the bondholders claims and Soviet counter-olaims should commenco its work on January 20, and the Sub Committee dealing with miscellane ous privato doble, claims and counter-claims on both sides early in February.

PRINCE'S TRIP TO ARGENTINA.·

DEPART FROM LONDON TO-MORROW.

(DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Roosy, Jan. 14, H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, who will embark for his South American tour at Santander on Sunday, will travel to Paris on Friday, nocom. panied by Prince George.

FLOW OF GOLD FROM LONDON TO PARIS.

FRANCE ACCEPTS INGOTS OF REDUCED FINENESS.

(TIROVON REUTER'S AGENCY.];^

PARIS, Jan. 14. The Bank of Franco, which has hitherto only accepted gold bullion of a standard fineness of 999 per mille, has decided in future to as cept all ingote of gold of a standard, fiuonos of 500 per mille and over.

This means that the Bank of France will now accept gold of the standard fineness adopted by the Bank of England, namely, 010.60 per mills,

All gold sont from London to France at present must be refined, involving delay and uncertainty.

The immediate result of the chango may be to intensify the flow- of gold from London to Paris, but the opinion is expressed that gold: movements may be regularised in dúg course

HANKOW NATIVE BANK ROBBED.

CHRISTMAS EVE CRIME.

The Princes will fly to France in

Hankow, Dee. 27.-Booty amounts the morning if the weather is fine;ing to 83,800 fell into the hands of otherwise, they will leave by train in the afternoon.

GERMANY'S BIG BUDGET DEFICIT.

FINANCE MINISTER'S

STATEMENT.

{THROUGH REUTER's AQENCY.]

- BERLIN, Jan. 14-

a gang of armed robbers on Christ mae Eve when the Chang-yu Native Bank was hold up. The Bank is situated in the Yun-song-ping passage off the main street of the city. At six p.m. a man from an- other bank called to collect the sum of 89,000 in dollars and when the iron grille door had been closed the money was counted out in piles on the counter. The counting as nearly finished when one of the assistants in the bank had to go out and the grille was unlocked for his

ed out that non-settlement of the quish extra-territoriality in Chinn the ontire world's supply of drags tends to stand as the Democratic." Addressing the Reich budget exit. Two men immediately sprang

the whole work of the Conference.

Mr. Ujjal Singh said that Sikhs could in no case accept leas than 24 per cent. of representation in the Punjab Council id he feared that Punjab Council. the offer would not lead to peace in Bengal and for that reason he considered it unacceptable.

31r. Nath Winda, a delegate from the Punjab, also pointed out that

autonomy. Lately, she has made a. funther friendly gesture to China in the form of retroceding the Belgian Concession nt Tientsin.

He said that he expected 10 other

Nations:

under supervision of the League

The matter will be further dis

cussed in sub-committee.

foreign Concessions to be retrocedea CHINESE COFFINS WASHED to China this year,

Bino-Russian Conference.

Regarding the future of the Sino- Russian Conference at Moscow, he

32 per cent. of the proportion of thought that if the Chinese Eastern his population would be reduced by Railway question is satisfactorily the offer to having 27 per cent. re-settled, other Sino-Russian proh

lems will be easily settled. presentation,

Dr. Moonje, the Hindu Hahn- anbha leader, expressed the view that accommodation was at last within sight. He suggested that the Committee adjourn and that a lew representative members of each side, with the Prime Minister az the ennciliator, should consider situation privately,

Separation of Sind.

The Sub-Committee on Separation of the Sind concluded to-day,

A rengoed effort to eattle the Hindu-Moslom problem was made to-day when, in the Minorities Com- Prime mittee, over, which the

The draft report admits that the Minister presided, a fresh offor wae case for the division of the Sind .made by Bir Mohammed Shaf on from Bombay in impressive. The behalf of the Moslom delegation. Government of Bombay have point On the proposal of Dr. Moonje.ed out certain administrative diffi- the Hindu leader, who described it eultios, but they are not thought

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.. SUGGESTED SILVER

COMBINE.

NEW YORK - CHINESE BANKER'S PROPOSAL.

(Wah Ter Yat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, Jan, 15. According to a report from Tokyo official sources, the President of the branch of the Bank of China at New York, Mr. Sun, is negotinting

ASHORE.

CONSIGNED TO "TUNG WAH HOSPITAL"

(THROUGH REDTEK'S ADENOT.}

SYDNEY, Jan, 14. A-number of Chinese coins have been washed up on beaches near Sydney, and there is much specula- tion among local Chinese regarding the significance of the happening."

One of the coffins bears an inscrip- tion in Chinese, which translated shows the figures "8 87! and the words "Tung Wah Hospital, Hong Kong."

CHINA'S ECONOMIC

ACTIVITIES.

with American lending bankers re- LEAGUE OF NATIONS INVITED

with the present silver crisis.

as showing a spirit of accommoda-insuperable. The Committee recom-garding steps to be taken to deal tion, the Committee adjourned mend that an expert Committee in while the offer was further con India should examine the case fully, sidered in private by a few of the with the financial aspects of separa- leaders on either side with the tion. Prime Minister present ciliator,"

still continued.

Ds con-

Defence Sub-Committes Report:

He is alleged to have proposed_ the following plan for their con- sideration:-

A silver combine to be formed by Chinese, American and British lead.

TO SEND EXPERTS,

1932, was made to-day by Mr. Albert Ritchie, Governor of Maryland, in his inaugural address.

Mr. Ritchie said:-"The coun- tries of Europe are our debtors, and we won't prosper if they are prostrated. Our economic progress involves helping them, and the time is near when further consideration should be given to the statue of our

international debt,"

The Governor also attacked high tariffs and denounced prohibition.

'QUAKE TREMORS IN MEXICO.

MEXICO CITY THROWN INTO CONFUSION.

[REFTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE).

MEX100 CITY, Jan. 14. The sharpest earthquake tremors ever experienced here threw the city into great confusion late this evening.

The tremors lasted for over two minuter.

to

The population ran into the streets, expecting buildings collapse. A peculiar. yellow light was seen in the sky, accompanied by flashes of lightning.

The disturbance followed a big drop of the thermometer, which caused intense cold, maty residents seeing snow for the first time in their lives,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY }

GENEVA, Jan. 14, The Chinese Government has tele- After everal hours the meating The Defence Sub-Committee re- ing barkers for the purpose of buy. graphed to the Secretary-General It is understood that disagree. port, issued to-day recommends ing silver bullion amounting to of the League of Nations, suggest At the same time ing that Sir Arthur Saller, Director immediate steps to increase sub- £15,000,000, stantially the rate of Indianisation efforts should be made to advise of the Economic and Finance See- rowest possible margin, namely, the of the Indian Army and the early Great Britain to discontinue releas- tion, should visit China to discuss question of one gen¿ in the Punjab establishment of an Indian Training silver for the open market from questions relating to the effect of duration rocked Yera Cruz and

ing College. The Government of India.

ment has been reduced to the nar

Moslem Offer.

For the above-mentioned purpose an international conference should lie held between the babkers of the

LIKIN ABOLITION IN

FENGTIEN...

Counell. Actually, agreement was reached between the Hindus and India is advised to set up an ex Moslems, and the delegates repre- senting both communities at one pert commitice composed of both time joined in making an appeal British and Indians to work out to the Sikhs, who, however, refused the details of the College proposel, three nations concerned.

The majority of the Committee hold to give way......

that it is impossible to lay down any definite, rate of Indianisation, since it might embarrass those re- When the Committee met Sirsponsible for defence. The report Mohammed Shaft recalled that is also points out that the factor the provious negotiations certain approaches to agreement had been governing all considerations is the made, but it was over represente responsibility of the commitice of tion in the Punjab and Bongal-Imperial defence for examining all

defence problems. where the Moslems are in the majority that failure had cocur red. He was now authorised by the Moslem delegation to make an offer that Punjab Moslems, should have through communal electorates.

British Press Confident of Favour- able. Developments.

RUGE, Jan. 16.

In view of the narrow margin of 40 per cent, of the entire number difference that remains on the

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

MUKDEN, Jan. 15, The Fenglien authorities have ordered all likin ofloes in the Pro- vince to stop the collection of the tax...

the present world depression on China's economic activities,

The Chinese Government also suggests that Mr. Robert Haas, Director of the League's Communi- cations organisation, should visit China to discuss the problems of China's inland waterways and land reclamation.

The Secretary-General has replied that the invitation will be submitted to the League Council at its Janu- Bry session,

CHILEAN NITRATE

COMBINE,

(REDTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Jan. 14. Pending consideration of their of seats in the whole House and minorities' question as a result of

The Minister of Finance has should have liberty to contest the yesterday's developments, hopes are new offer made-at yesterday's meet special constituencies which it was rotertained in Indian Round Table ing of the Minorities' Sub-Commit announced that the negotiation, in

circles that thera

efforts tee, the Moslem delegates refrained Now York for the establishment In Conference. proposed to create Bengal, Moslems should have to effect a settlement of this from comment on the suggestion for of a 8300,000,000 nitrate combine through communal electorates 43 stubborn problem will not be submitting the communal question have been successfully completed.. por cont. representation in the abandoned, and that they may be to arbitration advanced yesterday whole House and the right to con brought to a succesful issue before by some of the leading Hindu dele

the delegates disperse.

gatea. As the Moslem offer was test special constituencing thore.

Broadly stated, the problem is to not accepted, however, they have. In. so far as the minority, pro-

following state vinces were concerned, Moslems devise a scheme which will give the authorised the should continue to enjoy the weight Moslems a sense of security with ment age they had at present throughout resorting to devices which it is

"It has been suggested that cor.GEORGE HENRY SARGENT. the separate electorates, similar recognised would stunt the develop-tain persons should be asked to arbitrate on the Hindu-Moslem

[HEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE weightage to be given to Hindusment of Indian national feeling.

in the Sind and Sikhs in the North- The new offer made last night question, The Mohammedan dele West Frontier Province. If at any by Sir Mohammed Shad, and gation considers this course would be unconstitutional, de the appro- time hereafter two-thirds of the upon the basis of which virtual representatives of any community agreement was reached between the priate and only body which can de- Hindus. and Moslems, failed to cide the question saving agreement insen. Fromanial Lecitate Car

Rental cil or in the Central Legislative Council desire to give up their All-parties, however, recognise the British Parliament communal electorates and accent valuable opportunity for settling joint electorates, then thereafter the the problem which the Conference system of joint électorates could offers, and the British Press con come into being in that particular fidently awaite further and more

Invourable developments. provincial or Central Legislature, ws the case might be.

(Continued at foot of next column)

Reports of its various Sub-Com raitdees were presented this morning to the Indian Round Table Confer ence sitting in Committee under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minis- ter, m

OBITUARY.

Shock Rocks Vera Cruz,

Hour Dietrich, said that he expected the Budget deficit in 1831 to total

£50,000,000.

of

opon while six armed men entered the bank. Two of these mounted guard over the assistants while two Taxation would not be increased, packed up 81,800 in notes and cash nor would the salaries of officials be from the safe and the other two gathered up the money on the coun- further reduced. It was imperaler. One of the cooks of the Bank tive, however, that administrative costs be reduced and, eventually, military and naval expenditure,

SUNKEN TRICOLOR'S

CARGO.

sering what was going of went up on to the roof and got down into another shop, from which place hó telephoned to the police. The mes sage was a long time in getting the robberg bad left with the loot.

CHEMICAL PRODUCTS CAUSE LIVING POEM AT A BALL.

A EXPLOSION.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

The

OSLO, Jan. 14. Norwegian Consulate in Singapore has telegraphed to the Ministry of Commerce that Con- Bular enquiry found that a cargo of various chemical products on gendered gases which exploded and destroyed the Tricolor,

There was no evidence that the Tricolor carried munitions, except a small quantity in the strong room.

DUTCH DESTROYER FOR EAST INDIES.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOF.)

THE HAGUE, Jan. 14. The Dutch destroyer Vangalen will leave Curacno on February 21 for the Dutch East Indies vid the Cope.

The Fangalen is due at Batavia

VERA CRUZ, Jan. 14. A riolent carthquake of long on June 1.

caused great alarm

Other towns also felt the shock,

BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION.

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SHAREHOLDERS BRING SUIT TO REFUND BONUSES.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

NEW YORK, Jan, 14, Four shareholders of the Beth- Johan Steel Corporation have asked the Chancery Court of Newark, New Jersey, to compel the group af officers and directors to refund to the Corporation over $34,000,000 allegedly paid to them in bonuses sition 1911.

The instigators in their suit desire

Bethlehem Corporation. to abolish the bonus system of the

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DISTURBANCES AT AHMEDABAD,

POLICE FINE ON DEMON. STRATORS.

ITAROVON REUTER'S AGENDY.] CONCORD (N.H.), Jan, 14,

BOMBAY, Jan. 18, Mr. George Henry Sargent, the

The police opened fire at Ahmeda well-known writer, died to-day.

bed masterday after failing thatlar "He became. Tity vitor of Sepere-a-crow--démonâ ruling-ás Paul Pioneer Press in 1300, and sympathy with the four Indians joined the Evening Transcript, who were, executed at Foota Boston, in 1893, after which be took up bibliography and literary work. He also compiled Epigrams and Aphorisms of Oscar Wildeg

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