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SINO-AMERICAN SHIPPING CO.

CAPT. ROBERT DOLLAR'S PROPOSALS.

{THROUGH RENTER'S AGENCY.)

SHANGHAI, Feb. 2.

BANDIT-INFESTED

PROVINCES.

LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS JOIN BRIGANDS.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Chface

PRIPING, Feb, 2 It is officially stated regarding

and foreign travellers the proposed. Sino-American ship from Jchol and Suniyunn state that

•ping agreement that Captain these provinces are becoming Robert Dellar submitted to the increasingly infested with bandits Chinese Government s'enemoran. that it is now most dangerous to dum proposing that the Dollar leave the railway of the Suniyuan Line should provide a line of ven, line, and that even the towns along sels to ply between Shanghai and the railway are not safe.

such that The conditions are Hankow, Shanghai and Ningpo, Shanghai and Canton, Shanghai many hitherto law-abiding citizens and Foochow, and Shanghai and have joined the brigands, including Tientsin under the Chinese flag several of the famine relief work- and supervision of a Chinese Board era of Navigation, tho administration and working of the vessels remain ing in the hands of the Dollar Line, which would pay to the Chi- These Government & royalty on the profits.

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The Ministry of Communications replied that the proposals would be acceptable if the company' was formed along the lines governing the Sino-American Aviation Com- pány,

So for the Dollar Line has not roplied

SINO-SOVIET NEGOTIATIONS.

CHINESE MOSCOW DELEGATE'S VIEWS..

(Wah Tez Tat Pao.)

TIENTSIN, Feb. 2..“ Mob Teh Hui, Chinese delegate to the Moscow Conference, lef here for Shanghai yesterday' even- ing en route to Nanking,

Before his departure Moh Teh -Hui told Chinese Pressmen that no fear was entertained that the Soviet Government would increase their forces at the Russo-lanchurian border.

He added that the Soviet Govern. was desirous of resuming mont diplomatic and commercial rela tions with China. In such a con- tingency China would insist that no Bolshevik propaganda would be tolerated in China. Regarding this maiter China could adopt the same policy as is now being follow.

ed by the Turkish Government,

The vernacular papers state that the bandits in Jehol number 20,000, nearly all being ex-soldiers.

WORLD'S LAND SPEED

RECORD.

ATTEMPT TO-DAY BY MAJOR. CAMPBELL

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE).

RUGBY, Feb. 2.

Major Malcolm Campbell expects to make an attempt on the Day. tona Beach to-morrow to heat the world's land speed record of 931 miles per hour established in the British "Sunbeam" by the late Sir Henry Segrave.

Major Campbell, who is a week. end trial on three-quarters throttle

reached 101 miles per hour, will make another trial to-day if the bench is in a satisfactory condi.

tion.

SNOWSTORMS AND GALES

AT HOME.

HEAVY FALL IN LAKE DISTRICT.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Ruany, Feb. 2. Severe snowstorms in Scotland. and the North of England during the week-end caused traffic inter. ference.

The heaviest snow for many years fell around Keswick, in the Lake District.

Severe gales were experienced

He believed that all these prob. round the coasts.

lems would be amicably settled to

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1931.

BROPHY AGAIN TAKES THE AIR.

EXCUSABLE ERROR BY REUTER

ABANDONS FORD

BRAZIL PROJECT.

RESTARTING FROM FOOCHOW SHORTLY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Foocnow, Feb. 2. Temporary repaim to bis aero- plano enabled Mr. G. W. Brophy to fly from Diongloh, to Foochow at one o'clock to-day.

Mr. Brophy expects to leave for Canton in three days' time."

FOREIGN BUYERS OF BRITISH GOODS.

PASSPORT FACILITIES FOR THREE MONTHS,

[DRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.]

KUGBY, Feb. 2. Visitors to British industries are to-day offered additional pasport facilities.

Treo visas to foreign bayers will he made ayailable for three months, and will cover a return visit to the United Kingdom made within that period.

TALKING PICTURES IN EDUCATIONAL SCHEME,

ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE

THEIR VALUE.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, Feb. 2

The first planned attempt to deter mine the value of talking pictures as part of the British pducational system began to-day in 15 schools under the Middlesex education Authorities.'

Special instructional. films are being employed, and it will be pos sible to forecast the place that sound films will occupy in the educational field and the value of this new method of imparting knowledge as compared with broad. casting and silent films already in

use

PRINCESS BEATRICE.

CONDITION RATHER MORE SATISFACTORY.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)

READY, Feb. 9.

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A bulletin issued yesterday even- ing stated that the condition of

the satisfaction of both sides ex- ELECTORAL REFORM BILL. Princess Beatrice was not so satis

rept the Chinese Eastern Railway question, which was the only diffi cult point to be overcome in the futuro session of the conference. His present visit to the capital was nuinly for the purpose of consult- ing the Central Government in regard to a new policy to be pur- sued in settling the outstanding differences with Russia.

EXTRALITY IN CHINA.

PREPARATIONS FOR FORTH-

COMING CONFERENCE, ·

(Wah Ter Yat Pao.)

LIBERALS WILL SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT.

[BRITISH WIRELESS JERVICE ]

factory owing to a slight rise. ol temperature: -

Although this slight notback was followed by a somewhat disturbed night, to-day's bulletin states that the Princess condition this torn- ing was rather more satisfactory.

Kuary, Feb. 2. The Parliamentary event this week will be the second reading ****, debate on the Electoral Reform Bill which opens to-day.

The Conservatives will oppon the measure, but the Liberals, who regard the alternative vote as a step towards proportional repre- sentation, which they strongly favour, will support the Govern-

ment.

It is generally expected that the Bill will pass its second reading.

NANKING, Feb. 2. The Committed for Foreign Affairs of the Central Political. Commission is taking up the ques. tion of Holland's, Brazil's, Spain's and France's extra-territoriality in China with a view, to making ado quate preparations for the coming conference with the Ministers of the four nations concerned in re- gard to this matter.

Dr. C. T., Wang, who is now on leave, will return to Nanking this week and confer with the Com- mittee.

COMMUNAL RIOT NEAR

RAWALPINDI."

MANY KILLED 'AND WOUNDED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT.].

RAWALPINDI, Fob, 1.

DR. CURTIUS MAKES HIS REPORT:

HINDENBURG PLEASED AT GENEVA RESULTS.

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Berlin, January 27. The For- eign Minister, Dr. Curtius, was received to-day by President van Hindenberg to whom he reported on the recent session of the League of Nations Council.

The President expressed his gra- tifation at what has been attain- ed at Geneva in respect to the German-Polish disputo.

The Prong continues to comment extensively on the Council's ses- sion and generally expresses satis- faction that the Gorman Foreign

MISUNDERSTANDING EXPLAINED.

[XHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

SHANGHAI, Feb. 2.

A telegram from New York on Saturday stated that the well- known evangelist, Mira. Aimee IsoPherson and her daughter, Roberta, had left Honolulu that day for Shanghai aboard the s.. President Wilson.

It added that Mrs. MagPherson was travelling under the name of Mra. Poate

INDIAN CONGRESS DEMANDS.

WAR CLOUDS IN KWANGSI.

DISILLUSIONED REGARDING NO HOPE OF PEACE WITH PEACE OFFER TO NANKING

STATE" CONCESSIONS."

(REUTER'S AMERICĂN BERVICH]"

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.

OUT CONCESSIONS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY']

ALLAHABAD, Fob, 1.

A message from Pars states there A meeting of Congress leadera are indications that Mr. Henry to-day, attended by Mahatma Ford is abandoning his' rubber-Gandhi, discussed at length the growing experiment after investing question of the poace negotiations.

The trend of the discussions re- several million dollars in planta- tions in the Tapajos river region, veals that Congress is prepared to Brazil,

negotiate, if all political prisoners are freed under amnesty and all repressive measures withdrawn.

The opision is expressed in

Tho employees have been ro- duced from 3,000 to 200..

Some of the staff men have re-

There has been a completo mis signed and others are being transgeneral that unless these points understanding hore. ***

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ferred to Australia.

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Mrs. Poate and her daughter, It is reported that Mr. Ford Isabel, who are aboard the Prost believed he had a Government con dent Wilson travelling from Honocesion, whereas ho bad only lulu to Shanghai with British pass-

slate grant. ports, are the wife and daughter of well-known and respected British merchant in Shanghai, and they are in no way connected with Mrs. Aimes MacPherson.

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‚' [REUTER'S AMELIGAN BERVICE.)

... New York, Feb. 2. With reference to an Associated Press telegram from Honolulu stat- ing that Mrs. Afines MacPherson wat proceeding to China under the proudonym of "Mrs. Poate," the Associated Press learns from the Dollar Line that Hra F. W. Poate

and her daughter, who were mis- taken at Honolulu for Mrs. Aimee MacPherson and daughter, are well known residents of Shanghai, who had booked berths on the President Wilson in London and took up their tickets in Boston,

RUSSIAN SUGAR CONTRACT

WITH EAST,

LONDON BROKERS: CONDUCT NEGOTIATIONS."

(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENUE Į

AUSTRALIAN CABINET MINISTERS RESIGN,

PREMIER REBUFFS LABOURITE LEFT WINGERS.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

CANBERRA, Feb. 2, The Premier, Mr. Scullin, has accepted the resignations of Mr. Felton and Mr. Lyons.

Mr. Forde has been appointed Minister of Customs, Mr. Green Postmaster-General, and Mr. Daly Minister of Defence.

Those appointments are regarded as a rebuff to the Labourite Left Wingers, who expected one of their leaders to be appointed to the

Cabinet.

BASIC WAGE REDUCTION

IN AUSTRALIA. CABINET ASKS ARBITRATION COURT TO RECONSIDER.

(THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENOT.] LONDON, Feb. 1. The Financial Times stales that

CANDERRA, Feb, 2. the sale of 100,000 tons of Russian

The Cabinet has decided to ask TOCON- sugar to the East in one contract the Arbitration Court to has been effected through, the inter-aider its decision to reduce mediary of Londen sugar brokers. basio wage rates by 10 per cent.

The sugar was placed with one buyer in order to avoid any dis turbance in Eastern markets, thus minimising any adverse effect on the final, accomplishment of the Chadbourne. Plau,

PERU'S FOREIGN DEBTS. UNABLE TO PAY AT PRESENT.

REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

NEW YORK, Feb. 1. A report from Lima states that the new Finance Minister has de- clared that the Government will follow the advice of the American financial expert, Mr. Edwin Walter Kemmerer, who is reorganizing the finances of Peru and who favours postponement of payment of. Peru'a external debts until the country's economic normalcy is restored.

The Minister added that the. Peruvian Government will fulfil all ite international obligations, but momentarily is unable to reimburse foreign creditors without seriously. affecting the nation's economie life.

LABOUR DEFEAT IN

AUSTRALIA.

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ATTRIBUTED TO MR. E. G. THEODORE'S REINSTATEMENT

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

SYDNEY, Feb. 1. The Government suffered a seri ous sel-back in an important bye- election at Parkes, New South Wales, in spite of the fact that the Premier, Mr. J. Scullin, actively participated in the campaign, and the Nationalist candidate, Mr. Marr, defeated the Labour candi date, Mr. Martin, by a majority of 8,833 votes.

Cabinet Ministers Dismayed. Many members of the Cabinet are dismayed at the result, which they attribute largely to the re instatement of Mr. E. G. Theodore as Treasurer.

They declare that a general elec- tion now would probably mean the dismissal of the Government.

The Senate, which is now in a position to dictate to the Govern- meat, may possibly hold up all Government busmess while 'Mr. Theodore remains. in office, thus compelling his withdrawal or general election.

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OIL DISCOVERY IN ITALY, AFTER TWENTY YEARS' SEARCH

{THROUGH REVYKR'S AGENCY.)

·ROME, Feb. 1. Minister wisely refrained from After

20 years unsuccessful any attempt to win a spectacular I search

for petroleum in Italy. Many persons were killed and victory such as might have antish gushers yielding 175 gallons per

ed the Nationalists but was out for minute have been found in Fonte PREMATURE PRESENT TO wounded and a Sikh jamader and actually attained a settlement

viva, near Parms.

FILM STAR. BERI-BERI IN DUTCH EAST (native officer) burned alive during which, it is hoped, will not only a fierce communal riot in a village alleviate the position of the Ger

HAROLD LLOYD'S NEW BABY INDIES...

IN INCUBATOR. 40 miles from here.

man minority in Poland but will Hindu and Sikh villagers resent also do a good deal to remove the

Hollywood, -January

26. The ed a Moslem oboking beef in a danger of further German-Polish Crown pil conflicts and pave the way for

stork flow over Hollywood to-day boarding-house.

relations

and landed with a son for Mr. An awromoped, the aid of Moslems | posesful righbourly from a neighbouring village, several which would de la nit ven VIENNA, Feb. 2. hundred of whom arrived and at of all concerned, der

pular motion picture actor, The Reichstag's foreign affmars

LONDON, Feb. 2. The Lloyd hoir was born pre- Professor Wenckebach has ac tacked the Sikh village, burned and

The death is announced of Sirmaturely. He weighs only four copted the Netherlands Gover looted the shops, and threw all the committee will hear: the Foreign ment's invitation to study beri-beri beef of the village lato a Hindu Minister's report on Monday next. Andrew Balfour; KC.M.G., Dires pounds. The newest thembers of in the Dutch East Indies...temple. garantati

The first plenary sitting of the tor of the London School of the Hollywood motion picture He is shortly leaving. for Batavia A strong force of police arrived Reichstag aftor the New Year's re- Hygiene and Tropical Medicine colony ims beca placed in an in-

and restored order,

cess will be held on funday. since 1023. -

gabator. He is expected to live.

AUSTRIAN PROFESSON TO STUDY PROBLEM.

for six months.

OBITUARY.

SIR ANDREW BALFOUR..

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are conceded there can be little hope of peace.

The meeting passed a resolution reiterating the Working Commit tee's decision that the civil dis obedience movement should con- tinue, and passed another resolu- tion, declaring that the boycott of foreign cloth must continue until the nation had acquired power to exclude foreign cloth and yarn by total prohibition or a prohibitive tariff.

PROMOTING CHINESE

GOODS.

NANKING TO HOLD EXHIBITIONS

The

Nanking, January 20, Ministry of Industry has decided to hold a number of exhibitions during the current year as a means to promote the manufacture and consumption of native products. Plans for the following exhibitions

are under way:

OPPOSED.

(Wah Taz Tat Pao.)

CANTON, Feb. R. Alarming information elicited from military sources indicates that the prospect of penes in Kwangsi is blasted by the unexpected action of General Poi Chung Hsi to die. arm the forces under the command of General Wong Yuk Cho in a suburb of the city of Nanning:-⠀⠀

General Wong Yuk Cho is the close ally of General Wong Shao Hing and was recently a stout supporter of General -Wong Shño · Hung's suggestion of settling the Kwangsi situation by peaceful negotiations with the Nanking. Government,

Following this development, other Kwangsi forces which have been in- follow General Wong clined to

Shao Hung's load are being con centrated in readiness to put up resistance to the belligerent elements, thus again raising tho war clouds in Kwangsi.

Telegraphic and river, communi- cations between Nanning and Wu- chow have boon suspended, and various rumours are in circulation, all indicating the seriousness of the situation.

LATER General Pei Chung Hai and General Chang Fat Fui have joint.

issued a declaration opposing General Wong Shao, Hung's pence offer to the Nanking Government. This, they say, means a shameful surrender to the Nanking side, and is a blot on the reputation of the 1. A porcelain exhibition. The Revolutionary Army which had various porcelain producing centres been and is struggling, hard against in the country will be inapected and the Nanking régime.

selection of the best porcelain ware chosen for exhibition at the capital.

Exhibition in each province of the products for which the pro- vince is specially famous,

3. Exhibition of domestic ap- pliances.

4. Exhibition of apparatus and material used for educational pur

poses.

ENLARGEMENT. OF ROME. AMBITIOUS 16-YEARS' PLAN.

Rome, January 27-An extensive programme for the enlargement of Nome and the connection of the capital with its suburbs and with the sea has been elaborated by a *pocial commission which has just concluded its work.

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The plan requires 15 years for its full development, Rome will a now railway station on grandiose linen, and the whole sys- lem of railways and tramar lines will be reorganized. New districts will be built here and there, and large avenues will connect them with the centre of the city. Signor Mussolini himself has drawn up the general lines of the program- me and the most renowned Italian architects have been working on the commission.

WRIGHT'S

CAPTAIN SHOT BY COAST GUARDS.

BRITISH MASTER OF RUM: RUNNER DIES OF WOUNDS.-

New York, January 25,-Captain William Cluett of Nova Scotia, a British subject and the master of the British steamship Josephine K, died in the marine hospital hore tonight as the result of gun. shob wounds inflicted by the per- sonnel of the United States "coust guard service.

Captain Cluott last night was on the bridge of the Josephine K when a United States coast guard cutter filed on his vessel. At the time the Josephine K was trans- ferring a cargo of liquor to a tug. just four miles from the Ambrost Channel lightship, which marks" the entrance to Now York har bour.

The coast guardsmen whose bul let resulted in the denth of Cap- tain Oluott said that his ship, the Josephine K, attempted to escape when it was pursued. First the men aboard the coast guard cutter fired warning shots, and then they opened fire with thoir one-pound

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