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ORDER OF THE RISING SUN.

PRESENTED TO CHANG

HSUEH LIANG.

(THROUGH REUTEN'S ADENCY.)

MUKDEN, Jan. 21.

On behalf of the Emperor of Japan, the Japanese Consul General at Mukden to-day presented Chang Hauch Linng with the Order of the Rising Sun (First Char).

BUSINESS TAX. REGULATION.

(Wal Fez Yat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, Jan. 21. The Nanking Financial Ministry has issued a regulation governing the imposition of the business tax in all provinces. The tax has for its object the making up of deficits caused by the abolition of likin

It provide a maximum rate of

CHINA INDEMNITY

BILL.

HEATED DISCUSSION IN HOUSE OF COMMONS.

[THROUGH REUTER'S, AGENCY.]

LONDON, Jan. 20, When Parliament re-assembled

to-day after the revs there was a good attendance in the House of Commons, particularly in the Con- servative benches, in consequenas no doubt of the recent dissiplinery

letter of Mr. Stanley Baldwin, in sisting on botter attendances.

The House of Commons passed the second reading without a division of the China Indemnity Applica: tion Bill, which Dr. Hugh Dalton, in moving, declared had provisions that constituted a great programme of mutual benefit to Great Britain and China. It would bring, firstly, increased educational opportunities to China; secondly, increased mate-

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1931.

ROUND-TABLE CONFERENCE.

NANKING-BERLIN FLIGHT.

MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL'S SINO-GERMAN LUFT-HANSA

MISCHIEVOUS OUTBURST.

Government's Abandonment of British Bula.

*THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Jan. 20. !".Die Hard ”*viewa on the Round Table Conference were contained in a speech at Cheltenham by Sir Michael O'Dwyer, former Lacut. Governor of the Punjab, who said that it was summoned to divide the skin of the dying British lion," and that it was significant as mark- ing the willingness of the present Government to abandon British rule and British responsibility in India.

Setting of Britain's Greatness. Mr. Winston Churchill, interview-

well-meant spouches at the close of

rial prosperity to China by helped, declared: "The cloquent and ing her to build up a great trans

SERVICE.

[TINOVON REUTER'S AGENCY.]

NANKING, Jan 21.

PROHIBITION IN THE WHO WANTS THE

UNITED STATES.

COMMISSION'S INCONCLU-

SIVE FINDINGS.

(REUTER'S AMERIDAN BERVICE)

NEW YORK, Jan. 21. Senator Borah's comment on the It is understood that a trial flight

Wickersham Report is that while from Nanking to Berlin in coaneo tion with a Chinese-European Luft- the conclusions of the Commission Hansa air service will take place will be most satisfactory to the supporters of prohibition, the con- toward the end of February, in conclusions of the individual commis nection with which the Corporation sioners will be most satisfactory is organising with the financial, its opponents. transportation and navigation de- partments of the Chinese Govern ment, nominating Chinese heads of' the financial and transportation interests will nominate the head of departments, while Gerinan aviation the envigation department, also, t Germme assistant for the financial departinent. paha MreN

BRITISH SUBSCRIBERS TO FRENCH WAR LOAN.

LIBERIA REPUBLIC?

U.S. SEEKING INTERNA-

·TIONAL HELP.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

H.M.S. LUCIA “MUTINY."

COURT-MARTIAL HELD AT

DEVONPORT.

(THROUGH RELTER'S AGENCY.]

WABBINGTON, Jan. 21.

LONDON, Jan. 20. The Court-Martial opened at Reports from Geneva that the United States is seeking to wash Devonport to-day of Able Seaman its hands of Liberia elicited a Gratton, of M.S. dopot ship State Department announcement Luain, who is charged with disobey- that while it did not accord with ing the command to "fall in the policy of the United States to Sunday morning, January 4, as a assume any exclusive responsibility part of "both watches for exer- in the continent of Africa the cises;" also a command to fall American Government would gladly in" on the quarter deck.

Three other able seamon will ap consider sympathetically any pro poul of international co-operation pear before the Court-Martial later.

on

to help Liberia to solve iis proband 20 others, who are still detain?-

ed in barracks, will be dealt with lems of sanitation and slavery.

after the decisions of the Court Martial have been promulgated.

"The torpedoing of the report by individual commissioners leaves tho document without force of effect." Ex-Secretary of State Bambridge Colby quoted. Milton," Chnos umpire sits." red to Hornee's "ridiculous mouse,"

Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler refer KING'S REQUEST REFUSED.

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SPANISH LEADERS DECLINE TO FORM NEW CABINET,

"A Happy Ship.” ⠀

The Prosecutor stated that only one able seaman obeyed the com- minnd. The others remained in tho mesa with the hatch secured fron below..

The Herald Tribune devotes a toppage supplement to the report.

The New York World in a huge cartoon shows a prohibition reformer in funeral gari marching

Berlin, January 14-The usually Lieut. Commander Hoskyne, giv towards the setting sun.

The New York Times, in a leader, very well informed Madrid corres ing evidence, said that it was cheen- emphasises that six of the 11 compondent of the Berlin Tageblatt till for the men to work on Sunday missioners agreed to some form of reports that King Alphonso tried to get the ship ready to proceed modification of the liquor laws, and to induce various statesmen to form to Lisbon on Thursday. He denied recommending the report to Dot in order to conduct the long pro- men and admitted that it had been gress committed the Republican mined general oicotions but met happy ship until the last few party to a thoroughgoing unyield with firm refusals both from the months, but the change was not ng and impossible policy of en.well-known political lenders Cambo connected with witness. forcing prohibition, thereby bring- and Sanchez Guerra.

Sentence Imposed. ing the inevitable conflict nearer,

2 per cent, on business capital and port system worthy of hor natural the Conference' do not represent a FRANCE REFUSES TO PAY IN says that President Hoover by not a now Cabinet on a broader basis that he had been aggravating the

a maximum rate of 5 per cent, on the vahie of business transacted by

a firm in one monili.

Approval must be obtained from the Central Treasury Department if the tax raised by a provincial government is higher than the stipulated rate.

BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN.

SIR F. LINDLEY APPOINTED.

[тugоyan REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Jan. 20.

Sir Francis Oswald Lindley, P.C., K.C.M.G., C.B.E., Ambassador Ex traordinary and Plenipotentiary to Portugal since 1920, has been an pointed Ambassador in Tokyo, in succession to the Rt. Hon. Sir Cecil Anthony Tilley, G.C.M.G., who was appointed in 1935.

Sir Francia Lindley, who is 58 years of ago, is the fourth son of the into Lord Lindley, and kna sorved in Japan in the British diplomatic service.]

AIR MINISTRY'S

APPOINTMENTS. ·

GOVERNMENT DIRECTOR OF IMPERIAL AIRWAYS,

[URITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Audry, Jan. 90. Sir Walter Nicholson, hitherto Secretary to the. Air Ministry, has now become Government Director of the Imperial Airways.

The appointment of Mr. C. L. Bullock, C.B.E., &s bis successor at the Air Ministry, took effect as from -to-day,

Bullock was

were

resources and her modern state;vory large body of British opinion," and, thirdly, increased purchasing and said that a stranger would power and productivity to China, conclude that the British as a result of which the Chinese anxious to wind up their connee- market would increase in value, tien with India as soon as possible. which would benefit British trade.

"I do not believe," he added, Lastly, it would bring increased orders and employment to workers that is what the British nation in the British heavy industries and wishes or means. If so, then the engineering trades.

day of its power and greatness it the world has set for ever."

The Conservative member, Mr. Godfrey Locker-Launpson, said he hoped that the House realised the magnitude of the gift they were inaking to China. He passed the opinion that the Bill should atipu late that Britain was represented. on the Board of Trustees which would deal with a portion of the

inoney.

Education Plus Five Per Cent.

Lambert, moved the rejection of the The Liberal member, Mr. George Bill, and said he considered that the Government were taking a very oireuitous route in securing educa tion in China. He pointed out that Americana would have dealt with this money by very different methods, and declared: The Bill will beamireh Britain's fair name in China. It is education plue five per cent."

He did not object to a profit, but to hypocrisy.

The Conservativo, Capt. Eden, pointed out that the body on shore recommendations the Bill Lased included Chinese representa- tivos.

The President of the Board of Trade, Mr. W. Graham, declared that the whole object of the Bill was to cement the friendly rela. tions in a practical way and link un the provision for education with railway development.

He said that the Government hind be advised in nothing by the Washington Agreement, which did not entitle them to arrange that railway material should be pur- chased in Britain. He had no doubt that the purchasing commis. sion would be enabled to see that they were fully safeguarded in con- nection with prices.

Debts to British Firms in China. [Sir Walter Nicholson entered

As regards debts due to British the Admiralty in 1809 and has served as Private Secretary to the firms in China in respect of rail

Grahan First Sen Lord and from 1920 na way development, Mr. Secretary to the Air Ministry. Mr. quoted the Chinese Foreign Minis, to the British formerly Assistant tor's statement Secretary to the Air Ministry. He Foreign Secretary last year, in programme of railway rehabilita- tion would include the early settle Dont of euch debis.

The motion of rejection was negatived.

"To Tell India the Truth. "Mr. Churchill complained that the British case was not stated at the Conference,"

All unpalatable truths about safe. guards were left unspoken or touch- ed upon lightly as necessary evils appropriate to the period of tran Rition If the safeguarde were to be real and effective, then Dominion status and responsible Government wore not the terms to apply to the

GOLD FRANCS,

·(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

PARIS, Jan. 20,

In reply to the Britah Noto re- garding war loan paymente, the French Government states that it cannot agree to pay British sub- ecribers in gold francs while other subscribers are paid in paper, nor cunt accept the British sugges

NEW YORK, Jan. 20. Twenty months of research into the question of Prohibition enforce. ment has resulted in extraordinarily inconclusive findings in the report of the Wickersham Conunission."

However, the Commission oppoach

the repeal of Prohibition, though

Commissioners TROOM-

more

efficicat

tion to refer the case to arbitra-individual tion, since it amounts to a pro-mend considerable modification. posal to place a fresh burden on Three of the Commissioners favour the French Treasury, and the sup- enforcement with port of the French legislature could machinery, two require a more ex- tended test, and another demands a Referendum, but all agree that there is a lack of adequate enforce- ment, public enforcement and public observance of Prohibition.

not be obtained for that.

BRITISH DEMAND FOR DISARMAMENT.

constitution which was outlined." TRENCHANT SPEECH BY MR. 'QUAKE SHOCKS IN

Mr. Churchill found one consola- tion. "It is not yet too late... by the time another Conference nesembles, whether here or in India, the British nation must know where it stands must have courage and wisdom, in Lord Birkenhead's words, To tell India the truth.' * Prime Minister Refutes Charge of

Weakness.

The Prime Minister, Mr. Rameny MacDonald, in a broadenst address on the Round Table Conference to- day, refuted the idea that it was "a sign of weakness on the part of the British authorities here and in India, and called owing to the civil disorders in India."

He declared that the latter, on the contrary, had placed difficul ties in the way of summoning the Conference.

HENDERSON

BRITISH WIRELESS. SERVICE]

RUGBY, Jan. 20, The British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Arthur Henderson, at the opening of the public session of the League Council. at Geneva to day, strongly urged that the Longue should lend the nations in a bold

approach to the disarmament pra

|bican.

Disarmament by collective agree ment was the meat important ques- tion of the present day in inter- national politics, and a test of mery nation's loyalty to the ideals, the aime and the purposes of the League.

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An effective scheme of armament reduction was cesential to the

CENTRAL JAVA.

CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE IN TWO VILLAGES,

(THRONOR NEUTER'S AGENCY.]

BATAVIA, Jan. 21. Seven severe earthquake shocks occurred this morning in Central Java.

Considerable damage was done it two villages.

"Six were killed as the result of the collapse of chimneys in a tapioca factory,

The King also signed the new budget which provided for a sub- stantial increase of the salaries of army and navy officers and of, all civil servants and besides for a loan of 350 million Fescins for the rail. ways. The budget estimates balance with surplus of 43 million pesetas. Madrid that the Spanish Govern It is further reported from

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LATER. Able Seaman. Gratton's defending advocate intimated tant he was not putting Gratton in the witness box, nor calling evidence.

Gratton was later convicted and contenced to three months' hard from the Service. labour, to be followed by diamissal

MOVE FOR HIGH OIL TARIFF.

mont has just placed in Great Britain contracts for a number of now powerful guns of 38 centime- tres-calibre. 20 meters long and with an effective range of 35 kilo metres, these guns are destined to reinforce the coast, defences at El Ferrol, Cadiz, Cartagena and on tho Balearic islands. The guns will be mounted in revolving armoured | AMERICAN PRODUCERS AND turrets and will cost £80,000 each.

CHAIRMANSHIP OF ARMS

MEETING.

SOVIET OBJECTS TO SELEC- TION BY THE LEAGUE,

Moscow, January 5.-The Soviet Government through its diplomatic representatives in the capitals of the great Powers but also in Oslo, Teheran and Warsaw has delivered Fidentical notes to these respective governmenta naking that at the forthcoming disarmament confer ence all participant states should have the fullest equality of rights.

The Boviet Government, therefore,

demands that the Chairman of the conference should not be designated

future welfare of the people of the GOLD PROBLEM SOLUTION, by the League of Nations of which

existed and how far it was the re- sult of uncertainty as to whether war would be prevented

world. Doubtless they would be Mr. MacDonald pointed out, that told that the present was not a for over half a century India had good time for reduction, that there. been assured that the main pur-was anxiety, unrest, fear and even pese of our presence had been to talk of war. That might be true, give gradually to India increasing but he naked in how great a mea powers of self-government, and sure this unrest was simply a re- | declared that if we changed our sult of the armaments that now policy of reason and justice la Cauno we encountered obstruction and irrationality, the immediate result would be increased lawless- ness.

Mr. MacDonald declared that the Conference had been able to come had anticipated or had ever been reached before. He omphasised that the makers of the new con stitution will have to protect the different communities.

UNITED STATES CO-OPERA-

TION ASSURED..

REDTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. United States co-operation in the efforts of the Bank of International Settlements to solve the gold proo- lem are unofficially stated, to be assured.

State Departament officials say the United States would be willing to

not all slates participating in the conference are members, but instead be elected by the conference itself. Besides, the note points out, the Chairman of the Conference should not belong to a state which already during the preliminary disarma- ment conferences has taken a dis- tinctly negative attitude towards disarmament, nor should he be the delegato of a country which has a highly developed armaments in

dustry..

FOREIGN PRODUCTS.

INDEPENDENT GROUP. CONCERNED.

Washington, January 15.-Repro..... sentatives, of independent oil pro- dueers in twelve states today began a concorted campaign designed to persuado Congress to ennet men sures providing for high tariff: schedules ou oil and petroleum pro ducts imported into the United States from abroad.

The oil men contend that high import duties, on oil will help the. independent refiners and distribu- tors as well as the many small petroleum producers.

The campaign launched to-day is vigorously opposed by Mr. Ray man Wilbur, the Secretary of the Interior, who contents that a high oil tariff would furnish an incen- tive for the large producers to greatly stimulate domestic produc- tion immediately. He said that many oil wells now shut down would at one be opened up and there would be an America's petroleum conservation Frogramine.

abandonment of

Senator Morris Sheppard, Demo. crat of Texas, and Representative

has had a lengthy career in flying. 1 which Dr. Wang promised that the closer to agreement than anyone that through failure to carry out a co-operate in a plan to expedito ference and proposes the selectiontives of the independent oil interests

ENGLAND-INDIA AIR SERVICE.

EXTENSION TO AUSTRALIA UNDER CONSIDERATION.

[BRITISH WINELEJS. SERVICE]

Ruony, Jan. 20.

The Under-Secretary for Air, Mr. F. Montague, stated in the House of Commons that the proposal of the Imperial Airways for an exten- sion of the service betwoon England ned India to Australia had, after examination, heen forwarded to the Governments in Australia, Indin and the Straits Settlemonts for con. sideration,

TRAGIC RESULT OF SPEEDING UP,

100 CASUALTIES SINCE JAPAN TRAINS ACCELERATED.

ence.

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John N. Garner, Democrat of Texas If there were nay real danger in the present situation, it was, to

Furthermore, the note rejects and minority four leader in the believed, not the risk of war in the

Geneva na the venue for the con.House, to-day promised representa immediate future; it was rather

a sympathetic congressional hear of a place in a country which main- policy of disarmament they might transfere of gold for the purposes tains normal relations with all ing drift into the situation which exist of ceonomy.

states participating in the confer-

Representative's Charge. ed before the late war,

A detailed report is awaited from: Some people said that nations the "United States Consulate, at were falling into the old system of Basle before a definite plan is

On formulated. There must be a general deolar alliances for warlike enda. tion of the rights which cannot be behalf of the British Government, BANK FAILURES IN UNITED violated. As regards the disturb he would say without hesitation anoos in Inthia Mr. MacDonald that ho knew of no alliance and remarked: There has never been could know of none, except that of troublesome semi-revolutionary the Covenant itself, the great world FIGURES OF PREVIOUS YEAR movement for such a slender rea-alliance against war and against

· son," and said that the new Viceroy the armament by which mar was would reach Britain in a day or prepared and carried on.. two, when pro shall devise ways and means of continuing the work of filling up the gaps and discover-

STATES.

DOUBLED,

[EEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20,

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It is announced that no fewering solutions. than 1,390 banks failed in the United States last year.

This compares with a total of 642 in 1929.

Separation of Burma.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Kuany, Jan. go. In an announcement: negarding the Government decision to procced with the separation of Burma from India, Mr. Wedgwood Donn, Secre- tary for India, in the House of Commons to-day, stated:

For the British Govenmcht and people, he asserted that the only were their friends who would look |- with them to carry that, course, to victory.

BOMB EXPLOSION IN CUBA.

HAVANA DEPRIVED OF

·SUCCESS OF FRENCH

WATER SUPPLY. · COMMUNISTS.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

CHAMBER VOTE ORDERS RE- "The Government wish it to be,

HAVANA, Jan. 20. understood that the prospects of A bomb explosion, believed to be LEASE OF RED LEADER.

constitutional advance held out to due to the work of anarchiste, in Burma se a part of British-India the main waterway, has deprived Pario, January 16.-To-day's first will not be prejudiced by this de- the city of its water supply. Tokyo, January 14-As the re-regular sitting of the Chamber cision and that the constitutionn! sult of the investigation conducted after the New Year recess resulted objective after separation will re- jointly by the railway and judicial in a considerble Communist success main the progressive realisation of authorities in connection with the when by £70 against 208 votes the a responsible Government in Burras recent railway train disaster on the Chamber ordered the release of the ne an integral part of the Empire. nyt, has been revealed that Communist Deputy Marty and the In pursuance of this decision Lucy the tragic incident occurred as the maravitors or the motor clined to like much tieng toward result of execes Epced with which Caummunist Deputy Dicles framing, ina consultation an

It may be recalled that Marty public opinion in Burns, & now the train was running on a curve,

was the leader of the famous Black constitution as may be found most It is considered regrettable that side by side with the gradual speed-Sea mutiny in the French Navy, convenient and expeditious, their The decision although without any object being that the new constitu direct influence on the political ion for India and Burma shall situation is regarded here as of come into force as near as may be

simultaneously.. symptomatic importance,

ing map of the trains on the Govern- ment Railways, there have occurred about 100 casualties during the last

year,

OBITUARY.

SIR CHARLES CUST.

RUGBY, Jan 20. The death has occurred in Las don of Captain. Sir Charles Cust, an old friend of King George, whose oquerry he was for 38 years,

U.S. IMMIGRATION PROPOSAL.

TWO YEARS' RESTRICTION

APPROVED.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. The Immigration Gob-Committee of the House of Representatives has approved the Administration's proposal to restrict all imanigra tion for two years to 10 per cent. of the existing quotás.

TRISTAN DA CUNHA.

BRITISH STEAMER TO CONVEY STORES.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Ruany, Jan. 20. The Government has arranged that the steamship Seringa, which snils from Leith for South Georgia at the end of this month, shall call at Tristan da Cunba with maila

EUROPEAN AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS.

BETTER SERVICE BETWEEN GERMANY, ITALY AND AUSTRIA.

Munich, January 16.-Representa- tives of the German Austrian and Italian air traffic organizations met hero to-day for a conference aimed at the conclusion of an agreement intended to improve air communica- tions between the three countries. Timetables for the regular ser vices are to be united no as to give quicker connection and all possible incasures Bro to be taken for in- creasing the safety of day and night flying. Between Berlin and Rome an express air service will be in- stituted for passengers and mails,

EACH IN HIS OWN FIELD.

EINSTEIN CALLS ON CHARLES

CHAPLIN.

Mr. Wirt Franklin, the head. of the independent. oil men, to-day at tacked Secretary Wilbur, charging that he is attempting to give the four big oil companies-the 'Stand- ard interests of New York, Now. Jersey, Indiana and California-as well as the Shell interests the entire American market. Mr. Franklin declared that conservation of Ameri-- can oil while there are heavy im- ports of petroleum from abroad is a policy likely to result in the pur chase of independent domestic wells by foreign controlled countries.

The bonference of the indepen- dent producera which met here to.. day unanimously elceted Mr. Frank lin to bo their chairman and offeint; spokesman.

OIL COMPANY IN LIQUIDATION,

RECEIVER TAKES OVER RICH- FIELD OIL COMPANY.

Los Angeles, January 15.Upon petition, of the Republic Supply Company the large Richfield. Oft Pasaden, Cal., Jan. 14.-Professor Company to-day was placed in the Albert Einstein, the famed German hands of a receiver. 3ds fb

As it went into the receivership physicist of relativity fame, to-day visited Mr Charlie Chapling the the Bichqair Oil Company listed Troles da Cunha of the largest mater, somedban of the mazena Fila panel HEUERNMENT ** (lebilities at G.836,000,000. of a group of islands in the South the Chaplin studios here. Atlantic. These islands were first Dr. Einstein chatted at great discovered by the Portuguese navi-length with Chaplin. He viewed gator from whom they take their the latest Chaplin motion picture, annexed by which has not yet been released

publicly. namo. They were Britain in 1916.3.

The action of the courts in plao. ing the Richfield Oil Company in the hands of the receiver served to depress prices for oil shares in the New York stock market to day?