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SHANGHAI REDS FRUSTRATED.

SENSATIONAL RAIDS ON SUSPECTED RADICALS.

{From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, Jan. 19. 'Important documents were dis- covered following a series of light- ning raids on 27 suspected radicals. The arrested included two women,

The documente reveal that a Jarge-scale Communist demonstra. tion was planned for Shanghai on Wednesday, the anniversary of Lenin's death, which has now been thwarted.

The literature includes poems comparing policemen's hands with the eagle's talons, and claiming that the Communists are standing among the people like a burning fire, united as if bound with chains or ropes...

GOLD LOAN TO CHINA.

EXCITEMENT IN SHANGHAI CHINESE CIRCLES. -

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(Wah Tes Fat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, Jan. 19. Excitement was aroused in Chi- nese circles by a report stating that League of Nations special dele gate is expected soon to proceed to China on a mission to arrange internatiotial gold loan of £100,000,000 to China.

an

SHANGHAI DOG RACING.

CLUB REPLIES TO

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL. +

(From Our Own. Correspondent.}

SHANGHAI, Jan. 10. The Greyhound Racing Club has replied to the Municipal Council, holding that the threatened clorure

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1931.

U.S. SILVER LOAN

TO CHINA.

SHANGHAI AMERICAN CHAMBER PROTESTS.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

ROUND TABLE"

CONFERENCE.

ECONOMIC BARRIERS

OF EUROPE.

APPEAL FOR CONSIDERA- FINAL PLENARY SESSION.

TION OF REDUCTION, [DRITISH WİRELEAS SERVICE]

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE] Ruor, Jan. 19. At the faal Plenary Session of

RUGuy, Jan. 18. SHANOMAL, Jan. 19. the Round Table Conference 10-

An appeal for earnest considera- The American Chamber of Commorrow, the Prime Minister (Mr. force cabled the Washington Cham Ramsay MacDonald) will make ation of proposals for reducing ber of Commerce protesting against statement of the Government policy, economic barriers was made by Mr. of the dog track is tantamount to the intended silver loan to China,

Lord Reading and Lord Peel

Arthur Honderson, the British an act of illegal and despotic ex-maintaining that such a stop at this will also speak.

This Observer says: As Mr. Foreign Minister, speaking yester propriation. The selection of March junsture would tend to make on-

MacDonald will only indicate the day at Geneva at the Committee for 31 as the time limit was due either ditions worse,

broad lines of the Government's the Economic Union of Europe. ships inflicted or was prompted by to a callous disregard of the hard-

Bill, Lord Peel is not expected to a desire to prevent the ratepayers.

give more than provisional and from considering the matter at the annual meeting in April.

The Club desires the whole ques. tion to be submitted to the rate- payers.

WORLD'S TRAFFIC IN OPIUM.

BUILDING BLAZE IN CONSTANTINOPLE.

TWENTY TRAPPED AND SEVEN INCINERATED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOL.] [

CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan, 18. Over a score of persons word trapped in a blazing building com- prieing commercial offices and a cinema film store in the centre of the commercial district,

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limited approval to the declara

tion.

The Viceroy Lord Irwin) refor. red to the Round Table Conference in a spood on opening the Legisla- tive Assembly at Delhi yesterday.

He said Great Britain has realised, as the dune heard it at first hand from all sections of the Indian delegation, something of the now forces that are animating the political thought of India."

Mr. Henderson referred to the Economic Conferences different

held under the auspices of the League of Nations, and recalled that 20 Governments had accepted the principles laid down by the conference held in 1997.

In spite of promises to imple- ment these resolutions, however, they were still unfulfilled.

Mr. Henderson asked what was going to happen in Europe if the tariff negotiations failed. Failure He described, the Conference as might, he said, lead to a general, the turning-point of the constitutariff war, the effect of which on the European situation would be tional history of India.

most grave.

GENEVA: PUBLICITY AND PROPAGANDA FAIL.

ĮTARÓUGH REIMER'S AGENCY.)

GENEVA, Jan. 15. That the League of Nations' Cen- tral Opium Board's publicity and propaganda failed to reduce unprejured, four of whom were mangled.The first business of the morning cably the world traffic in opium whilst jumping out of windows.

The casualties include many

Seven were incinerated, three asphyxiated, and 14 seriously in

was reported by Mr. Lyall, chair- man of the Opium Committee to the typist and work girle. Council.

Mr. T. V. Soong is now on his

He said that the traffic continued way to Nanking from Tientsin. He on an immense scale, and, failing should have joined General Chang other means, the Board must use Heuch Linng on the latter's return its powers to denounce those coun- to Mukden, but he cancelled his trics which are in danger of becom journey, at the last moment on reing centres of the illicit trafic." ceipt of a telegram from Marshal The report of the Board, to the Chiang Kai Shek urging him to return to Nanking at once.

Mr. Soong's return to the capital is believed to be connected with the above proposed gold lesh.

Council complained that certain countries, some of whom signed the Geneva Opium Convention, were slow in responding to its request for information. Some gave igures only of legal imports, and did not SINO-SOVIET_CONFERENCE. refer to the seizure of illicit drugs.

(Wah Ter Fat Pan,)

AMY JOHNSON DELAYED.

ENGINE TROUBLE COMPELS

FORCED LANDING,,

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY ]

BERLIN; Jan. 18. Miss Amy Johnson, the famous British aviatrix, who left Warsaw

[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE]

RUGBY, Jan. 10. The Round Table Conference ends to-day,

was the final meeting of the Minori. ties' Sub-Committee.

He earnestly appealed to the Foreign Ministers now in Geneva to reconsider the matter.

International Economic Policy. Lord Parmoor, the Lord Presid The report of this body, in which ent of the Council, also referred to international 'economic policy in one paragraph relating to the pro-a speech at North Paddington yea tection of the British mercantile terday. "We must look to flene- community in India had been re-va," he said, "to promote a spirit drafted, was adopted by the Full Committee of the Conference.

The following is the new clause "At the instance of the British commercial community the principle was generally agreed that there should be no discrimination between the rights of British mercantile community firms and companies trading in India and the rights of Indian-born subjects, and that an appropriate convention based en for the purpose of regulating."

The last Plenary Session then began.

of peace in international economy. and support a world policy of a free exchange of goods, unimpeded by the obstructions of customs hours."

Time Saving Proposal.. THROUGH REUTer's agenor ] [[

GENEVA, Jan. 10.

Others lumped tropical and Euro for Berlin today, made a forced reciprocity should be entered into time was saved by a proposal by |

landing at Klodawa owing to engine

pean territories together, while in formation from South Amertes and Central American States was al most entirely absent.

trouble. HARBIN, Ja, 19.

Moh Tch Hui, the Chiness dele. gate to the Sino-Russian Conference

The Council adopted, the Bond's at Moscow, left here for Mukden last night in order to interview suggestions that it should be allow. General Chang Heuch Liang and tord to recommend an embargo on report to him the latest develop imports of drugs from offending ments in connection with the Mos. countries, and also that the origin of illicit drugs seized should he Dow Conference.

reported to the Board,

After a few days' sojourn at Mukden he will probably proceed to Nanking.

H.R.H. PRINCE OF WALES:

KWANGSI PEACE PROBLEM. BLOCKAGE ON LINE DELAYS

(Wah Ti Yat Pao.)

CANTON, Jan. 10.

JOURNEY.

[THROUGH REUTH'S AGENCY.} According to a Canton semi-

BORDEAUX, Jan. 18. official news agency, Mr. Wu Ting Yeung, the Rehabilitation Com- The train in which the Prince missioner of Kwangui, left Canton of Wales and Prince George were. for Hong Kong to-day after a con- travelling to Santander from Paris, sultation with the Canton Govern- to-day was temporarily hold up ment regarding the peace problemowing to an accident earlier in the in Kwangsi.

night to an express train from Immediately after his arrival at Spain, which resulted in a blockage Hong Kong he will join with of the line and necessitated the General Wang Shao Hung and transfer of passengers on both the other Kwangi representatives on up and down lines to other trains a visit to Nanking.

in the prefecture of Bordeaux.

It is authoritatively stated that tha result of Dr. Wu Ting Yang's discussion with the Canton leaders was highly entisfactory and that as soon as he and General Wang Shao Hung return from Nanking, the Kwangsi situation will be definitely octtled.

ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.

ORDERED TO TAKE A LONG

REST.

[THROUGH REUTER'S 20INOT.}

LONDON, Jan. 18.

It is officially announced that the

Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr.

Mias Johnson was unhurt, and it is understood that she will resume hor flight to-morrow,

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS RECORD FLIGHT.

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LONDON-COLOGNE IN TWO

HOURS..

(DE1118H WIRELESÁ SLÁVIOK.]

RUGBY, Jan. 18.

The Prime Minister's statement of the Government's intentions will be. made this afterbaon.

Minorities and Depressed Classes (THROUGH ERUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Jan. 10. The final report of the Minorities' Sub-Committee of the Round Table. Conference recommends that the Conference register an opinion favourite the desirability of an agreement upon the claims made thereto, and that negotiationa should be continued between the

representatives concerned, with a ro queat that the roult of their efforte An Imperial Airways liner estab-be reported to those engaged in the lished a commercial air speed record next stage of the negotiations. yesterday by flying from London to Cologne, on the first stage of the England-to-India flight, in two hours and five minutes at an aver age speed of 10 miles per hour.

CUBA SUGAR CANEFIELD CONFLAGRATION.

HEIGHT,

However, it was subsequently CAMPAIGN OF ARSON AT ITS learned that the Princes kad passed through, Bayonne at 12.10 p.m. and a telephone order was sent to San- tander to delay the s.s. Oropesa's departure.

Impassable Barrier.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.}

HAVANA, Jun. 18. Nearly 13,000,000 pounds of sugar The mishap occurril at Mor- cane were burned yesterday in ceux, in the heart of the desolate Matansas and Havana Provinces, Landes, district, on arrival at The fire is attributed to incon which the Princes were faced with diarism and represents the largest an impassable barrier of over a conflagration in the canefields for milo of ploughed up truck, impos-yenre.

a delay of five bours, while a Cuban Government Issues ́ Decrée.

special train was summoned from the Bouth and Their Highnesses. with their luggage, were transferred across the gap.

It adds that the Minoritics and Depressed Classes were definite in asserting that they could not con sent to any self-govorning constitu

tion unless their demands wore met." in a reasonable manner. Concluding Proceedings Commence.

The concluding proceedings of the Indian Round Tablo began with the final meeting of the Minorities' Sub-Committee, at which the Prime

The League Council's proceedings were most expeditious, and much

Mr. Henderson, president, to dis continue the practice of reading long reports by the Rapporteur.

Only the resolutions appended to reports will be read in futuro, ·

Chinese Application for Experts.

The Council agreed to the Chinese application for the services of Sir Arthur Salter and Mr. Haas to advise on the reform of Chinese finances and the organisation of inland waterways.

PARLIAMENT RE-OPENS TO-DAY.

BUSY SESSION IN. PROSPECT.

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Ruony, Jan. 10. Parliament remmmmmbles to-mor

row with a busy session in prospect. The main subjects for early dis cussion are education, trades dia- putes, unemployment and India.

It is probable that some eloso voting on some of these subjects will occur, but the general expecta tion in polition circles is that the Government will avoid defeat on the main issues.

What may prove the most neute subject of debate will begin on Thursday when the Attorney Gen cral, Sir W. A. Jowitt, will move the second reading of the Trades' Disputes Bill.

GERMAN REICH FOUNDATION.

EX-KAISER'S UNCONSTI- TUTIONAL :“'ORDER.”

- {THROVON NEUTER'S AGENCY.)

BARLIN, Jan, 18.5 The sixtieth anniversary of the

foundation of the Garman Reich was observed all over Germany,

After taking the salute at a March Past of troops in front of the | Reichstag, President, Hindenburg, who 60 years ago hailed the rat Emperor of the resurrected Reich, galvanised 10,000 ex-Service men with the old war cry" Germany, Hurrah!" at the Sportpalast.

In the course of brief address President Hindenburg said Wo hava lost much that will live for. ever in our soldier hearts, but tho Fatherland remains,”

The ex-Kaiser signalised the occa The Liberals will meet to-morrowsion by ignoring the Constitution, to decide their general attitude on which abolished all orders and for- the seion's programme and this bids Germans to accept decorations, by addressing a letter to a well- measure in particular.

known Berlin soldier, bestowing upon him the Cross of My Royal Order of the House of Hohenzol- lora,!!

DROUGHT SUFFERERS IN AMERICA.

COMMITTEE TO ASSIST RED CROSS IN FUND RAISING,

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10: President Hoover has appointed Committee of 57 members, head-

ed by ex-President Coolidge and ex presidential candidates. Mr. A. L Smith and Mr. Davis, to assist the Red Cross to raise $10,000,000′ to relieve the sufferers in the drought stricken areas.

NOVEL CHARITABLE BEQUEST.

HUGE SUM FOR POLICE COURT POOR BOXES.

BRITISH WINKLESS SERVICE,]

Rocay, Jan. 19. The late Mr. John Albert Drinum, of the Constitutional Club, Lon- Mr. Henderson observed that the don, and Nice, France, bequeathed Council were happy to learn of the £70,000, practically all his estate, application from China and the in-in trust for the Poor Boxes, of the toreat the Chinese Government were Metropolitan Police Courts in taking in the League.

The session WAR adjourned, till January 20, when the report of the Preparatory Disarmament Commis- sion will come up.

Gift to Council,

The Council accepted a gift of

$10,000 for the preparation of a conference on the reform of the

calendar...

COTTON INDUSTRY

LOCK-OUT.

London for the benefit of poor and nerdy in auch manner as the Court Magistrates may decide.

THE PREMIERSHIP OF

JAPAN.

Tokyo, January 13-At the Cabinet Council held to-day, it was unanimously decided by the Cabinet members that Baron Shidcharn, Acting Premier, present himself at the session of the Imperial Diet after the New Year's recess pend-

Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, LABOUR MINISTER'S APPEAL ing the complete recovery of Mr.

brought in a revised report of the Sub-Committee,...

Subsequently the Plenary Session continued the discussion of tho re ports of the Sub Committees, in- cluding the Federal Structure Sub- Committee.

An important pronouncement by Mr. MacDonald on the policy of the Government in regard to the future constitution of India is expected to be made this afternoon.

LATER.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald appealed

to the 20 delegates who were down

NEW YORK, Jan. 18. A message from Havana states to speak to withdraw their names that a decree has been signed fix-in view of the shortness of time. ing the tax on the sugar industry A number did so, then the Maka- at 11 cents a bag of 325 lbs. of rajah of Patiala resumed the get- He emphasised manufactured sugar of the next five Leral discussion.

that the Princes could only federats sail.years' crops.

with British India, which was self- governing.

Prince of Wales Sails.

SANTANDER, Jan. 18. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales

Lang) has been ordered to take ated on the Oropesa at 9 p.m.

least three months? rest.

His Grace is suffering from severe

neuralgia due to overwork.

[DRITION WIRELESS SERVICE]

·Ruody, Jan, 10. The Archbishop of Canterbury's. doctors report that he is suffering from a severe fifth, nerve neuralgia due to overwork, and that :a`com- plete rest for at least three months is essential,

BRITISH COAL

SETTLEMENT.

VOTE ON ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS,

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

ada Ruary, Jan. 18.. The South Wales, mindra " "con="

SOUTHERN RAILWAY

DEVELOPMENT.

AUTO-CARRIER FOR CHANNEL SERVICE.

(BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.]

Roaby, Jan. 19..

A new steamer to carry, passen. gern and motorcars acrose, the Channel by the Folkestone, Bou- logne and Dover-Calais routre is being built for the Southern Bril-

way.

After five yeare, the tax will be 50 cents a bag until 1940.

In order to prevent the expan sion of the industry, a special tax of 825 will be levied on all bags produced by any new raill establish ed in the next five years:

INDIAN PRESS LAW.

GOVERNMENT POSTPONE

CONSIDERATION.

New Demi, Jan. 19: In the Assembly, Sir James To is called an auto-carrier and Crerar, Home Member, announced will accommodato 38 cars as well that the Government had decided as passengers and crew.

to postpone consideration of the The auto-carrier, being con- Press and Unlawful Instigation structed by Mewara, Henderson, Bills in view of the general desire Lianoči pogon me wh to mark the furnaces xearly 250.000

Enteinenbere for the forthcoming. The Southern Railway are also anomentous announcement "ol; the building 30 now augines and much Prime Minister, other rolling stock.ENA Mr. Rangachariar, leader of the Opposition, urged the susponelon of the Press and Unlawful Instiga- tion Ordinances as well.

ference yesterday, accepted the terms of settlement reached in London on Thursday, by 180 votes to 72.

They are extending the elestri. Kiners Actually Karume Work.

fication system; rebuilding several (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY }

stations and pending. during the LONDON, Jan, 19. year, a further £1,300,000 on the The South Wales minera have Southampton-Dooks extension resumed work."

scheme

Sir James Crerar said he was able to add anything to his statement.

(Continued at foot af viert column.)

OBITUARY.

DR. ETHEL BENTHAM.

[THROUGH BEITER'S ADENOY.]

TO BOTH SIDES.

[ONITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.}

RUGBY, Jan. 18. The Minister of Labour, Miss Bondfield, bas telegraphed to both sides to the cotton dispute, remind. ing them that the effects of the stoppage cannot be confined to the parties concerned, but will inflict Injury on the whole country.

Mie Bondfeld expresses hopes for a speedy settlement.

TENSION ALONG THE

SPANISH BORDER.

Paria, January 13-According to Press reports, from the Franco- Spanish frontier Spain it again on the eve of grave events. The Spanish frontier-guards are being strengthened and the custom form- alities rigorously enforced while within Spain all telephone com. aunications have again been placed under censorship.

Mrs. Gubbarayan urged that women must be given a full oppor tunity to contribute service, if India' was to take her rightful place. among modern nations,

· LONDON, Jan. 18 The death has occurred of Dr. Ethel Bentham, the Labour M.P.,

Lord Peel paid an outstanding who won the East Islington seat at fact of the Conforenes had been the last General Election after con- the great change of opinion that had testing that seat on three previous brought the conception of federal India to a state of reality. He said occasions. E

She was a great champion of the future attitude of the Conserva- women's titerests, and said recently tives would depend upon complets. were still in the equality of treatment being granted that women hobbledehoy singe, he

to British traders and British trade,

stril seeking full-eman To see reservations made in some cipation in practice as well ne in quarters.

Lord Reading said the Liberali theory."

supported the policy conferring The voting at the last General responsibility at the centre, pro- Election at East Islington was: vided the safeguards were nde Dr. Bentham, 15,100: Major Tasker quate, and after listening to the (Con.), 13,641; Mr. E. C. Middleton debaten they saw to reason to "(Lib,), 11,136,"

change their attitude.

Hamaguchi, the Premier.

The Kaiser's notion is doubtless a sequel to the fact that the soli sitor concerned recently conducted successful libel action on the ex-Kaiser's behalf against a Berlin. newspaper editor.

BELGIAN INDUSTRIES TO CUT WAGES.

Brussels, January 13-A twelve per cent. wage-reduction taking. effect immediately and an addi fional five per cent. reduction as from March 1 was decided upon |by the mixed commission for the iron and steel construction industry, It is believed that this decision. heralds large-scale wage reductions in other Belgian industries...

RICKSHA COOLIE AND SAILORS.

HIGHWAY ROBBER SENT TO

GAOL.

Two sailors from the H.M.S.; Cumberland were complainants in a case in which n rioksha coolio. was arraigned before Judge "Chao hai, last week, on a charge of high- in a Special District Court, Shang-

way robbery.

Ar T. 1. Chung Assist and Municipal Advocate, prosecuting, told the Court that complainants engaged two rickshas from Hotel Plaza, Rue Montauban, to Peking Road on the evening of December 27. Last Reaching Peking Road a Hittle distance to the cast of Che kiang Road, accused and the other coolis not in custody stopped their vehicles and some "men" appeared, and robbed complainants of $55. A report was made to the police who arrested, accused in the French Conecasion, the other coolio being still at large.

Accused denied the charge, but the Judge found him guilty and

months' imprisonment. sentenced him to one year and six

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