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BRITISH ECONOMIC

MISSION.

STARTLING EFFECT UPON BRITISH INDUSTRY.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, Jan. 20.

SNOWFALL AT SHANGHAI

A HAPPY AUGURY OF THE CHINESE SITUATION.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, Jan. 28.

The British Economic Mission aro

The second heavy snowfall cover- proceeding on Tuesday to Honged Shanghai streets with a white Kong, where they intend to prepare produce a startling effect upon British industry..

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1931.

GOLD OF REDUCED CONGRESS LEADERS CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

FINENESS.

BANK OF NETHERLANDS REVISES STATUTE.

{THROUGH RESTER'S AGENCY.]

AMSTERDAM, Jan; 96. The Bank of the Netherlands has revived a clause in its atetubes ro

RELEASED.

OFFENCES

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA'S ANNOUNCEMENT.

·FIFTY-FOUR THOUSAND PERSONS CONVICTED.

[DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

Rudus, Jan. 20. Tho · Governmint" of "India's official communiqué announcing the unconditional release of Mr. was issued last night.

[THROUGH. REUTER'S AGENCY.]

NISM IN

JAPAN.

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SUSPECTS SENTENCED AT TOKYO AND OSAKA,

(Tanovon NEUTER'S AGENCY.}

Tokyo, Ján, 28. Sentences ranging from one to six years' imprisonment were passed at Tokyo on 4 alleged Communists during a round-up of suspected Communists throughout the coun-

their report, which is expected to carpet, though it was not accom.garding the purobase of gold, and | Gandh; and other Gongress leaders, the Government said that 54,000 who were arrested on April 14, 1020,

RED SUPPRESSION CAMPAIGN.

COMBINED ATTACK BEING LAUNCHED.

on

HANKOW, Jan, 26 The Communists and outlawa under the notorious Ho, Lung, who have been committing all sorts of depredations in Tenu 3a and Tsze Liang Mountains the Hunan- Kiangai border, are being sur- rounded by Government troops after several fieree engagements. Tunan, Hupeh and Kiangai are launching a combined attack on these undesirable, elements,

Curiously enough, the commander. Yung is

panied by a blizzard.

The political wisenares discern in the fall of snow a happy augury of the Chinese situation.

AMERICAN SILVER LOAN.

UNOFFICIAL NEGOTIATIONS

PROCEEDING.

(Wah Ter Yat Pao.)

NANKING, Jan. 23. Successive reports current in Chinese circles allege that the pro- posed American loan is tending towards materialisation,

A Nanking Government spokes man, however, declines to view it so and declares that negotiations in connection with the loan are still being carried on through' unofficial channels.

now lays down as a rule that the bank will buy bullion in a weight about 12 kilogrammes and, with a Aueness of 4 per 1,000, but may buy

as low as 899 if exclusively composed of metal of the most cur- rent coins

Viceroy's Heasage.

Casualty Statistics.

NEW DELI, Jan, 201 At question-time, in the Assem- bly, Sir James Crerar, op behalf of

persons had been convicted of civil disobedience offences between April The Viceroy's message stated that and December, of whom 20,000 were in order to provide an opportun-arrested for picketing and intimida ity for

consideration of the tion. During the same period 11,000 statement made, by' the ́ Prime" Minister on January 19, the Qoy persons so charged were released ernment, in consultation with the when they had 'npologised. local. Governmente, have thought it right that members of the FEDERAL TREASURER OF Working Committee of the All- India Congress should enjoy fall AUSTRALIA.

liberty of discussion between thean. selves and with those who have Actex as members of the Committee since January 1, 1930. In accord- ance with this decision and with this object ad in order that thoro may ba no legal bar to any mecting they may wish to hold. any proclamation declaring the Committee to be an unlawful association under the Criminal Law Amendment Act will be withdṛown by all local Governments.

MR. THÉODORE'S REAPPOINT-

MENT.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY }

CANBERRA, Jan. 26. The Federal Cabinet, by majority, decided to reappoint Mr. Theodore as Treasurer.

This is subject, to ratification by the Labour caucus, which Mr. Seul. lin will demand to-night.

of the Communists in Wa Y SHANGHAI-CANTON FLIGHT. the Mungana (Chillagee) Mines,

It is added that this action has

Sir James Crorer said that 25,000 persons are now imprisoned. The casualties among the public awing to firing between April and July were 101 killed and 427 wounded.

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MAYOR OF CALCUTTA ARRESTED.

The Rede, over 1,000 strong, in occupation of Sin Sui have been

LEADER OF INDEPENDENCE put to fight, and are retreating

DAY PROCESSION. towards Tung Koo with the Govern

been taken in pursuance of a sin- ment regulars in hot pursuit. -

cera desire to assist in the creation Wa Yung, in north Hunan, is still

[THROUGH REUTER'S- AGENCY.) of such peaceable conditions; us in the hands of the Communists, If these negotiations, he adds, The case which led to Mr. Theo would enable the Government 10

CALCUTTA, Jan. 20. every attack made by the Govern. should reach a definitely progres

Chandra Bose, Mayor of Calcutta, ment troops having thus far failed. sive stage, the Nanking Govern-dorc's resignation is still pending, implement the undertaking given General Ho Chien, Commander-in-ment" will take steps to negotiate [Following the announcement of by the Prime Minister that if civil has been arrested. Chief of the Hunanese forces, is directly with the American financial the findings of the Queensland the Government would not to nick-members of Congress in celebration quiet were proclaimed and assured Ho was leading a procession of preparing to launch another attack group concerned.

Royal Commission into the circum-ward in ita risponso on this stronghold,

of the anniversary of Independence The Viceroy adds:-"I am con- Day." stances attending the purchase of

tent to hope that those whs will be affected by our aemsion will net and dispersed the demonstratora.

The police charged with staves in the same spirit as inspires 3, and I am confident that they will recognise the importance of accur ing for these grave issues a calm and dispassionate examination.",

Reference will probably be made suburb of Bombay the police did to Gandhi's relonse in the House not interfere with the ceremonies of Commons this ovaning when the of saluting the national flag to cele work of the Round Table Confer-brate Independence Day, while several processions of members of enco will be reviewed.

Congress carrying flags and shout. rst time since October 10 when the ing slogans were allowed for the Congress War Council was declared illegal.

notorious Ho Lung. The number

of Reds under her command there is reported to exceed 1,000.

SINO-SOVIET. COMMERCIAL

RELATIONS.

the

NANKING, Jan. 25. Mr. Moh Teh Hui, who had been representing China at the Moscow Conference, is leaving Mukden for Nanking in compliance with request of the Ministry of Foreig Affairs in connection with the proh- lem of resumption. of commercial relations between China and Soviet Russia.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Foocrow, Jan. 20, Mr. G. W. Brophy, manager and pilot of L. E, Gale & Co., took off this morning at 7.15 for Canton,

SINGAPORE MAIL ROBBERY.

STRONG ROOM BROKEN OPEN.

A serious mail bag robbery took A set of pinns on which the replace at the General Post Ooo, sumption of relations is to be linsed Singapore, on January 18. Officials has been drawn up by the Foreign

finistry, and, Piter consultation arriving the next morning found with Mr. Moh, wil he placed before the strong room door broken open the National Council for considera- and several mail bags torn opon tion, If approved, the document will be given to Mr. Moh to be clumsily and their contents, rifled. taken to Moscow as instructions from Nanking, forming the basis of negoliation.

LOAN PROPOSALS UNOFFICIAL.

CHINESE MINISTER UNABLE TO STATE POSITION.

OPPORTUNITY RIPE FOR

SCHEME,

Washington, Jan. 22,-Dr. Wu Chao Chu, the Chinese Minister to the United States, announced to day that he is unable to state the position of the central government at Nanking with regard to specific but so far quofficial proposals for a silver loan by the United States to China,

Negotiations for a silver loan to Chinn are only in the initial stage, Dr. Wu said. However, he ox pressed belief that the Nanking Government will give careful con- sideration to loan proposals when they become official and if repay- ment arrangements are satisfac- tory. Dr. Wu-said, also, that low interest rates would have to be provided.

Dr.. We told the United Press that it appears that conditions aro ripe for the launching of a largo scale programme of public works construction in China, and for this reason, ho said. long term loans Within recent days Dr. Wu has been in informal conference with Senator Key Pittman, Democrat of Nevada, n silver-producing state, who is anxious, to obtain "official approval for plans for a largo silvor loon to China.

Officials of government executive departments here continue to pro- fcás ignorance of proposals for making a silver tonn to the Chinese național Government.

might be useful to China..

3r. Theodore resigned his portfolio of Federal Treasurer.]

LANCASHIRE COTTON

DISPUTE.

MINISTERIAL EFFORTS TO.

EFFECT A SETTLEMENT.

[BRITISH WINELESS SERVICE]

Rugby, Jan. 20. Although the ballot of the weavers' amalgamation resulted in the rejection by 90,000 to $5,000 of giving negotiating powers to its executive in the Lancashire cotton dispute, the officials of the Ministry efforts to effect a settlement, and of Labour are continuing their they are to-day in touch with both sides to the dispute.

The Opposition have not put down any resolution on the subject,

and it will be raised on a motion for the adjournment of the House

British Press Comment: Fow newspapers have so far commented upon the releases. Viceroy's action, for which it says The Daily Mail Condorns the there is not the shadow of justi- grave conditions in India, and the fication in view of the extremely orning Post doubts the wisdom or the experiment.

The police were inmediata'y in GOLD INFLUX INTO UNITED hoped for by the Vicaroy, some re-

formed and spent the morning in- vestigating and taking photographa for finger prints. The investige- tions are not yet completed and no theory is yet advanced as to: how the thieves ontered the build ing. The Post Office is empty from 12.30 on Sunday afternoon until Monday morning. All doors aro locked and bolted and the watch men sleep outside,. So far ng can bo ascertained they know nothing of anyone attempting to enter the building

The mail bags which were. tam pered with wors mails in transit and included registered mail. No mails from Singapore, wero intor. red with. Post Office officials were reticent when questioned about details, as the investigations were still in hand.

CHINA-GERMANY AIR SERVICE

SHANGHAI-MANCHULI SEC- TION OPENS NEXT MONTH.

STATES.

G.2280,000,000 IMPORTED IN COURSE OF YEAR.

Washington, January 20-The United States Department of Com- merce to-day made public statistics showing the extent of the flow of gold and silver in and out of

America.

Changed Polley át Bombay.

BOMBAY, Jan. 28. Apart from 14 arrests in

F

INDIAN RESOLUTION AT TOKYO.

ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE CONCLUSIONS REJECTED,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

Tokyo, Jan. 20. Twelve Indian Nationalists at

INDIAN MURDERER

CONDEMNED.

•

try.

Thirteen others tried at Osaka were sentenced to from two to seven years' imprisonment with

hard labour,

It will be recalled that under the Pence Preservation Law, as rovised in 1899, Communists are liable to capital punishment.

IMMIGRATION TO

CEASE.

EFFECT OF BILL BEFORE

OBITUARY.

SIR PERCY FITZPATRICK.

[Tunova neʊT'S AGENCY.]

CAPETOWN, Jan. 28,

The death took place to-day of Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, K.C.M.G, who claimed to have originated the idea of the two minutes' silenco for Armistico Day.

King's Tribute,

Lord Stamfordham wrote on, be- half of His Majesty in 1920, ássur- ing Bir Percy Fitzpatrick that the. King "ever gratefully remembern that the idea of a two minutes pause on Armistice Day was due to your initiation- suggestion readily adopted and carried out with heartfelt sympathy throughout the Empire."

Sir Percy Fitzpatrick was in London shortly after the War and mado, it is asserted, the suggestion to Lord Milner, who passed it on to Authoritative quarters.

[Sir (James) Percy Fitzpatrick was born at King William's Town'

1802, being, the son of the Hon. James Coleman Fitzpatrick, of U.S. CONGRESS..

Nenagh, Ireland, and married Washington, Janaury 20.-The 1880. Educated at St. Gregory's Elizabeth Cubitt, of Pretoria, in immigration committee of House College, Downside, Bach. he went ef Representatives to-day authoriz ed Representative Arthur M. Free, he joined the firm of H. Eckstein to the Transvaal in 1884. In 1892 Republican of California, to send & Co., became a partner in 1808, to the House as a whole a favour. able report on the revised immigra-elected a member for Pretoria and retired in 1009. In 1910 he was tion bill.

The new would reduce the immigration 1920. He was the author of many measure, if passed, East in the Union Parliament, and retired from Parliamentary work in quotas from all countries by, 90 books on South Africa.] Colonel Henry L. Stimson, the Bo- per cent, It was recommended by

cretary of State.

According to reliable reports the bill which Representative Free is to report favourably will allow only -100 Filipino-America'a wards-to enter continental United States each year. It will permit more Filipinos to go to the sugar plantations of Hawaii, however, under regulations to be promulgat. ed by the United States labour de partment's bureau of immigration

The drastic cute in the number, of immigrants entering the United States cach year, are designed to America's serious unemployment prevent any possible increase in problem. Under the terms of the Free bill virtually all immigration into the United States will coe for at least a period of two years.

ADMINISTRATION OF WEIHAIWEI.

are

CENTRAL TREASURY TO: MAKE UP ANY DEFICIT. The Daily Telegraph says that while there is no assurance whatever

Nanking. Jan. 23-An order Boss, the well-known Indian politive Funn, intracte that suitable that events will take the course Tokyo, headed by Rashbehardi issued yesterday by the National Government Council to the Execu liance has no doubt been placed tical refugee, passed a resolution mensures for the administration of on the favourable reception of the rejecting the alleged conclusions Weihaiwei be formulated. outcome of the Conference by In-cached by the so-called Round dian parties and interests apart Table Conference," and emphatic haiwei being newly taken over by The order points out that Wei- from the Congress, and also on the ally endorsed all that the Indians the Chinese Government, conditions known desire of a section of Con- National Congress stands for at obtaining there

necessarily grese for the abandonment of the Lahore, and demanding that the peculiar. Taxes collected in the non-co-operation movement and on

Swaraj urge the Nationalists to con- territory should therefore be such the fact that the demand, of Continue the struggle for freedom with that they will not be detrimental to gress as they stood 16 months ago redoabled vigour.

local. economic conditions. Several are very largely met by what has

efforts should also be made to re- The report shows that last year now boon tentatively proposed... The the United States imported gold measure now announced, 'nays,

duce the administrative expenses. Should the local revenue be insuffi. worth G. $280,000,000. This amount is in the dubious category of

cient to cover expenditure, the de- amount of gold exported from the ecoss was G.230,000,000 more than the those which can be justified only

floit should be met by the Central United States

Treasury. The Manchester Guardian be. Last year the United Statea ex. lieves that the "fresing of Gandhi ported ailver worth GB.34,000,000. | will encourage the

REJECTED. moderate ported by the United States last a gesture of goodwill and a break Silver worth G.$42,000,000 was im- elements in the CongreRR It is

year.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] with the unhappy past. It sug. grets that as result of the Con-

LAHORE, Jan. 98. ference a new situation has arisen,

To rejecting the jury's recom- Up to now following the wise mendation to mercy at the Sessions, advice of Sir Tej Sapru, Mr. Judge Anderson passed sentence of Bastri and some others Congress death on Harikishem, who has not committed itself in ra. charged with the murder of a polica gard to Mr. MacDonald's state-sub-inspector and the attempted w.onf The present thoughtful murder of the Governor of the silenco is at least hopeful.?!

Punjab and a Police Inspector. The Daily News says that "if all intelligent well-wishers of, India will earnestly hope those released will seize the opportunity offered them, thero can be no doubt that mous report on the Bingham bill general amnesty will follow which provides for pasange of an ewiftly. The bold step already organic act under which American taken is a guarantee of that."

CIVIL GOVERNMENT FOR

U.S. SAMOA. AMERICA CITIZENSHIP NOW CONFERRED ON NATIVES.

Washington, January 20.--Tho Senato committee on territories and insular possessions, of which Senator Hiram Bingham, Re publican of Connecticut, la tho chairman, to-day ordered a unani-

The Shanghai-Manchuli section of Samion will brve a civil govern- the proposed China Germany Airment in place of the naval admini- Service is formally to be inaugurat stration which has been in power next month, according to reports at Pago Pago. Tutuila, for three service will be in the nature of an in the Chinese newspapers The decades. experiment and the 'planes will stop reported to day, also provides that The bill, which was favourably at. Nanking Tainan, Tientsin, Muk- the uninhabited Roso Island in the den and Manchuli.

American Samoan group will bo It is anid that the reason why como a part of the district of the Manchuli-Berlin section cannot Manua

THROUGH BEITER'S AGENCY,]

NEW DELHI, Jan. 25. Among the Congress leaders to bo released with Mahatma Gandhi (probably to-morrow evening) are: Mr. Vallabhai Patel, who w sentenced three weeks ago to nine months' imprisonment for a speech at Ahmedabad.

RECOMMENDATION TO MERCY

Was

A telegram from Lahore, dated December 23, reported that six shots were fired at the Governor, Sir Geoffrey de Montmorency, in the University Hall while he was attending a Convocation. He was slightly wounded shove the left hip and left arm. A Police Inspector who was wounded died later..

MRS. BRUCE REACHES ARIZONA. PROGRESSING ON AMERICAN FLIGHT,

Mr. Ben Gupta, of Calcutta; who Tucson, Arizona, January 18.- be inaugurated, simultaneously with The Bingham bill provides that

was arrosted at Amritsar on Octo Speeding eastward on her flight the China section is that the Sino- the Ramonn Fono or conclave of ber 28 and sentenced on November across the United States from Russian Conference in Moscow is the representatives of the people to one year's simple imprisonment Seattle to New York vid San Fran- temporarily suspended but, as soon in American Simon will meet on

on a charge of spreading sedition. cisco and Los Angeles, the Hon. 15 the conference reaches Mr. Ogden L. Mills, the Under-

0. May 16 of each year, instead of

Jawahar Lal Nehru, who was Mrs. Victor Bruce, the British Secretary of the Treasury, in an

successful conclusion and Sino- In November as was originally sentenced on October 29 last to two aviatrix, arrived here to day from interview with the United Press

Soviet relations are rostored; to a planred.

years' hard labour and a heavy fine San Diego, California. normal basis, negotiations will bo to-day expressed astonishment.at

The plan for a civil government on three charges of aedition and Mrs. Bruce, who has flown from reports emanating from Nanking opened between China and Boviotin Samosa provides that American instigating non-payment of taxes.

London to Japan and who crossed Batands in silver have been de Russia concerning the operation of citizenship will be bestowed upon Mrs. Naidu, who was sentenced the Pacific Ocean by steamship, is mosited in the United States ran the China Germany Air Service via the native Samoans. It is the 20- to nine months simple imprison route to New York: From that

Soviet territory,

sult of a visit paid to Samoa last mant on May 21, 1930, for leading point she will By to South America JULY

WLr and fax murked for unhinda

zaman man on and frenzied mill-women-cere ve for South Africa. From South Under-Secretary. Mills denied ways that this planes of the propos committee,oaded by Sarator Da Jawahar Lal Nehru Released, that any funds to be, sont to China od service will transport mails and Bingham, When the organic net

Africa she will fly back to England, in the form of a loan, silver or passengers on the same basis as become, occctivo. American Samoa

ALLAHABAD, JR. 25.,

completing her journey, around the otherwise, bave been placed in the those belonging to "the China will havo 'ä'civil governor “instend Jawahar Lal Nehru, president L] world." care of the United States treasury: National

Corporation's of a naval officer as chief ad- | tho All-India Congress, has bean: Mrs. Bruce expects to resume bor department.

Shanghai-Chengtú Service..

ministrator, as at present.

released from gnol.

flight early to-morrow.

A

Aviation

WRIGHT'S

DEATH IN PRISON,

MILLIONAIRE'S NEPHEW WHO KILLED HIS WIFE,

New York, December 30.-Charlca

Chopin, formerly of the Now: York Evening World, and nephew of the late multi-millionaire, Rus sell. Sage, is dying by inches in a tiny cell in Sing Sing prison.

York hotel. After the murder he Twelvo years ago Chapin shot his wife dead as she slept in Now

wrote a letter to his own describing the crime.

Paper

the age of 60 on virtually a lito. He entered Sing Sing in 1919, at

sentence.

"I want to dis here," The says. "I have nowhere to go.

It was reported that Chapin wus to marry the widow of Houdini the world-famous magician, when. he was freed. But the only freedom. which now awaits him is death.

New York, Jan. 2.-Charles E. Chopin, died in Sing Sing prison

for some time. In a farewell let to-day, at the age of 72.

Ho had been ill in his tiny call ter Chapin asked to be buried be side his wife.

After the murder in 1018 Chapin wrote letter, to his own paper describing the orime and promda ing to kill himself, but be after-': wards gave himself up at Brooklyn. He was sentenced to imprisonmens for life and entered Sing Sing in. 1010. He would have bean eligible for parolo in 1934, but he did not wish to bo froe,

At one time it was reported that he was to marry the widow of Houdini, the magician, when he was freed.

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