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SHANGHAI-PEIPING AIR MAIL"

INAUGURATION END OF

FEBRUARY.

(TARÖÐUN REUTER'S AGENCY,]

SHANGHAI, Feh. 3. That the proposed Shanghai- Poiping air mail line will become a reality before the end of the 'month is the gist of a report issued by the China National Aviation Corp's.

With the exception of the final

SINO-SOVIET

RELATIONS.

COMMERCIAL OR DIPLOMA- TIC INTERCOURSE?

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

NANKING, Feb. 3.

Moh Teh Hui; China's chief delegate to the Moscow Conference, arrived this morning.

Interviewed, Moh Teh Hui said he had come to the capital to ob tain instructions regarding the pro- posed resumption of diplomatic

tour of inspection the most neces-relations with Russia. Anry ground work is completed.

He added that he had reported Only mail with be carried at the fully to Chang Heuch Liang at beginning, but tho passenger ser-Mulden, but Chang had ordered vice will be inaugurated in the him to Nanking for instructions. spring if the present plans materi- alise

Regular stops will be made at Hauchesfu, Tsinanfu and Tientsin.

NANKING-BERLIN AIR LINE. JUNKER PLANES EXPECTED

FROM BERLIN,

(THROUGH RBUYER'S AGENCY.]

NANEING, Feb. 3.

expected

Five aeroplanes are shortly for the Nanking-Berlin air Jine.

Two Junker planes are due in Shanghai on the 12th instant, and the first trial flight from Nanking to Berlin will take place on March 1.

LIKIN ABOLITION IN KWANGTUNG.

T

ADVERSE AFFECT ON FINAN CIAL POSITION.

(Wah Ter Yat Pao.)

NANKING, 'Feb. 3. Fan Ki Mo, the Kwangtung Com- missioner of Finance, in an inter view, expressed the opinion that the abolition of likin in Kwangtung

It is understood here that two suggestions are before the National Government. Firstly, that there be

resumption of full diplomatic relations; and, secondly, that only commercial relations bo resumed,

Some quarters are fearing that a full resumption of diplomatic rela tions will lead to Soviet Communist activities in China,

YEN HSI SHAN'S PROPERTY.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

CONFISCATION,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

NANKING, Fob. 3. The Government has ordered the confiscation of all property owned by Marshal Yen Hai Shari.

WHOLESALE TURKISH

HANGINGS.

TWENTY-EIGHT PAY LAST

PENALTY.

(THROUGH REUTRE'S AGENCY.]

CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 3. The National Assembly of Am2;

was adversely affecting the financial gors has ratified the death sen- position of the Kwangtung Govern. tences passed on 23 reactionarios. ment..!

It was estimated that the month. ly shortage in civil administrative nhout 8000,000, and expenses in military expenses about $4,270,000. He said he was now consulting with Mr. T. V. Soong and Marshal Chiang Kai Shok n to how to carry out an administrative and military retrenchment programme on the one hand and to open up new revenue sources on the other, so that the deficiencios may be reduced.

SUMMER WEATHER AT CANTON,

(ah Taz Yat Pao.)

CANTON, Feb. 3. Canton experienced unusual warın weather yesterday, the thermo- meter rising to 82 degrees,·

CHINA IN BRITISH PARLIAMENT,

Spectacular Executions.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 3. Twenty-eight dervishes, hodjas, sheikhs and others were hanged at Menemen this morning for parti. cipation in the revolutionary out- break on December 23

All were dressed in long white shirts, with placards on

their breasts inscribed Thus punished traitors to the republićan régime of Komal Pasha,"

pre

Their hands tied behind their backs they were led surrounded by troops to the gallows in different parts of the village and executed in silence in the darkness, as the public, under curfew, were pro- hibited from leaving their houses before eight in the morning.

LANCASHIRE COTTON

DISPUTE.

RESUMPTION OF DISCUSSIONS EXPECTED.

(URITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.);

RUGBY, Feb. 3

CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY BRITISH STAFF,

It is confidently hoped that the (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.)

joint meeting in Manchester, to-day by the parties to the cotton dis LONDON, Feb. 2. pute will open a new phase and In the House of Commons to-day lead to a resumption of discussions Mr. A. M. Samuel urged enquirica between the employers and to be made about the five British Weavers, and that a tentative

members of the staff of the Canton agreement will if reached be the Hankow Railway who had not re-object of a new ballot of weavers veived their "dae. **

which it is hoped will end the stop

Dr. Hugh Dalton replied that Mr. Henderson had asked Sir Miles Lampson to report.

page.

SOUTH WALES MINERS' WAGES.

FINAL DRAFT OF REGULAT-

British Bondholders. Replying to another question, Dr. Dalton told Mr. Samuel that the” Government felt that the obliga tions to British holders of loans for

·ING AMENDMENT, building and equipping the Hu- kwang, Tientein-Pukow, Lunghai, (BRIZIOA WIRELESS 'BERVICE.] and Canton-Kowloon Railways should be treated separately from

RUGBY, Feb. 3. the Boxer Indemnity position, The Welsh miners and coal. Although the Government were owners have prepared & fual draft anxious, that Sir Miles Lampson of the amendment to regulate should use his utmost influenco lu wages in the South Wales coalfield. It will be submitted for endorse-

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1931.

JAPANESE FISHERY

CONCESSIONS..

* SOVIET TREATENS

CANCELLATION.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

TOKYO, Feb. 3 Considerable feeling is being aroused hore as the result of the reported threat by the Soviet to cancel the Japanese fishery conces sions in Siberian waters because Japan has defaulted in the royalties due on February 2

EARTHQUAKE IN NEW ZEALAND.

TOWN OF NAPIER WIPED OUT,

[THROUGH REUIKE'S ACKNOY.)

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Feb. 2. An alarming earthquake occurred this morning, as the result of which a vinduct in the Hawkes Bay. dis- trict was damaged.

The sea-bottom at Napler The question was brought to a stated to be lifting, and in conBe- head by the closing of the Vladi-quence of the discovery steamers

are putting out to sca.

vostock branch of the Bank of Korea and centres round the Soviet paid at the Sovist's rate of ex insistence upon the royalties being change.

ED

Baron Shidehara saw the Soviet Ambassador this morning, and it is believed he suggested that agreeable rate would be 27 sen, but the Ambassador is insisting on 40 sen. However, he promised to refer the matter again to Moscow;

GENEVA OPIUM COMMITTEE.

DAME LYALL'S SLASHING

ATTACK...

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.)

GENEVA, Feb. 2.

A slashing attack on a systemi that permitted the prosperity of a great country to be sacrificed to the interests of a few manufac was made by Dame Lyall, Chairman of the Permanent Opium Board,

turors

Addressing the Opium Committee A number of oil-tanks at Napier she cited the figures for opium im- have been set on are, but the teleported to China from Europe, in graph lines are down and informe- tion is menyre.

cluding six tons of morphine, and declared that, while the illicit traffic continued on the present scale, it was not unreasonable of China to British Warships to the Rescue.

distrust the attitude and intentions LATER. of_manufacturing countries.

The Committee unanimously pass- H.M.S. sloop Veronica, stationeded a recommendation afirming the desirability of withdrawing licences from firms implicated in the illicit traffic.

The royalties amount to approxi-nt Napier, wirelesses that overy mately Yen 4,000,000.

stone building in the town has been demolished...

PRINCESS BEATRICE.

There were many outbreaks of fire, and it is feared there has been a heavy loss of life.

The Veronica landed bluejackets

-CONTINUES SLOWLY TO GAIN to render assistance.

STRENGTH.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

Ruany, Feb. 3 The following communiqué was issued at Kensington Palace this morning :-"Princess Beatrice has had a comfortable night and con- tinues slowly to gain strength."

Late last night it was reported that the Princess had gained a little strength during the day.

INTERNATIONAL MOTOR.

BOAT CONTEST.

'MISS ENGLAND THE SECOND' TO COMPETE.

(BDITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)

RUGBY, Fob. 3 Lord Wakeãold has decided to enter. the racing motor-boat "Miss England the Second" for the Bri- tish International Trophy to be contested at Detroit next August.

The pilot will be Kaye Don, who during recent trials at Lough Neagh attained an unofficial record of over 100 miles per hour.

Kaye Don meanwhile hopes to make an official attempt on the world speed record at Buenos Aires early in March during the British Empire Trade- Exhibition.

H.M.S. NELSON.

VISIT TO UNITED STATES FLEET.

(BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE}

The warships Diomede and Dune din are proceeding to Napier from Auckland with doctors, nurses and medical stores.

...

*

It is feared that thousands are homeless.

Food is urgently required.

Tremors Recorded at Sydney.

SYDNEY, Feb. 3. Terrific earthquake shocks were recorded at 8.51 a.m. lasting for two hours.

Wireless reports from ships state that extensive damage on the North Island has resulted; especially at Napier,

Town Looks as if it Had Been

Bombarded.

LATER.

A telephone message from an eye- witness at Napier states that there is a long stream of casualties,

He is of opinion that the loss of life is heavy,

All the big buildings in the centre of the town, including the Post Office, were razed,

The town looks as if it had been bombarded. Ago lake

Official Death-Twenty-one.

WELLINGTON, Feb. 3. It is officially announceit that 91 are dead from the earthquake. **

The hospital at Napier was wrecked and the nurses' home collapsed, killing several of the inmates

Fire is raging, and half the town is in ruins.

---| The tremors there were almost continuous,

Two deaths are reported from Wairoa, which, with Waipukurau and Waipawa, was badly damaged.

The Commander of the Veronica; who has taken charge of the situa tion at Napier, confirms that the RUGBY, Feb, 3.. The Admiralty announces that damage is very severe. HAS. Nelson will pass through

Refugees are sheltering on board. the Panama Canal on February 23 bridges on the North Island

Heavy damage occurred to and during her visit to the. United States Fleet will berth at Balboa,

LATER

IRAQ PIPE-LINE CONVENTION.

PETROLEUM COMPANY'S

CONCESSION.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT ]

JERUSALEM, Feb. 3. The Iraq Pipe-line Convention between the High Commissioner of Palestine and the Iraq Petroleum Company provides for the construe- tion of a pipeline terminating at Acre Bay.

GERMANY AND THE LEAGUE.

There are indications that the death-roll at Napier will exceed 100...

DR. WU LIEN TEH PROPOSES

LEAGUE MONOPOLY.

Some suggestions are made by Dr. Wu Lien Teh, China's Official Delegate to The Hague Opium Conference of 1911-12 in regard to opium suppression, in a Chinese contemporary.

After an historical survey, Dr. Wu makes the following concrete suggestions:--

1. The Central authorities, through the Government Opium Suppression Bureau, should so knowledge the magnitude of the affair and invite practical business and scientific leaders to a confer ence so as to adopt a fundamental method of dealing with the danger, 2. Without delay, an accurate survey should be made of the areas of poppy cultivation throughout the various provinces, so that full data may be available for the guidance of the authorities.

3. Propose an interregnum of 18 years for bringing the whole traffic to an end. During this period, strict control of its production throughout the Republic by the Central Government should be established, particular stress to be laid on the ports and cities whence the raw drug is exported.

4. Invite the experienced staff of the Maritime Customs to collect | the necessary revenus, any, at the rate of Tix. 2,000 per pienl, which should be entered as a separate opium excine account: By this means, immediate operation" could be assured with little or no extra cost to the country.

Out of the gross revenue thus collected, at least ten per cent. should be ear-marked for the estab- lishment and maintenance of opium refuges and general hospitals in various centres, where the addicts could be treated and thence anti- opium and health propaganda could be disseminated.

.. Hand-in-hand with the above, there should be firmly enforced the gradual diminution of poppy cul tivation and opium smoking by one- fifteenth every year, so that the provinces, and people could adapt themselves to the progressive policy of the Government.

7. It is not advisable to adopt too drastic or detailed a scheme, at A portion of Bluff Hill, with the beginning, such as the licens houses overlooking the port, ooling or photographing of opium lapsed...

habitues, for such means entail enormous expenses of administra tion and numberless - loopholes for misdeeds, apart from the unpopu larity of the measure.

The whole business area, half a square mile in extent, was wiped out by fire.

Hastings muffered similarly. Several were burned to death when Rosch's building vollapsed while burning,

A ONCE PLEASANT. AND S

PEACEFUL TOWN.

3. There is no need to be naham- †ed of this apparent inconsistency from previous declared anti-opjum policies of the Government, for a mistake corrected is better than AR- obstinate insistence upon unpracti cal methods. Besides, we have the glaring example of the powerful and well-organized United States advantages has not been able to of America, which in spite of its solve the problem of Prohibition among a population only one-fourth

ours.

Menace of Narcotics.

The concession lasts 20 years,

Napier is a seaport on the east after which the pipo-line in Pales. fand, and capital of the provincial coast of North Island, New Zea tine becomes the High Commis-, district of Hawkes Bay, north sioner's property.

The convention may be eancelled Lion

cast of Wellington, The, popula

is estimated. at about if the necessary agreements with 10,000. The main portion of the other countries through which the town atretches along the flat shore pipeline passes are not completed land of Hawkes Bay, while the cocaine and other, derivatives of After discussing the menace of within three years."

suburbs extend over the hills to opium, Dr. Wu concludes:Some. the north. The site consists of readers may consider my plan re- picturesque peninsula known 28volutionary, but these are days of Beinde Island. The harbour (Port initiative, and those responsible for Ahurir) is sheltered by break the world's happiness should, try to water. The Cathedral Church of consider any reasonable plan sub- St. John (1988) for the bishoprie mitted for its attainment, of Wainpu, is one of the finest ecclesiastical buildings in New Zea Jand, Imitating the early English style in brick. An athenaum, a OPIUM DENS IN NEWARK. small hospital, a lunatic asylum, a philosophical society and an ac ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY- climatization society:are among the THREE CHINESE ARRESTED, public institutions. The town, nemed after Sir Charles James [REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICES] Napior, is under municipal govern ment, and returns a member to the

NEWARK (New Jersey), New Zealand House of Representa

Feb. 2

Dr Dalton wild that the Chinese The Tok important ledes, such from the League on the ground of and large quantities of wool and Chinese were rounded up during Minister in London and a ropre as the regulation of wages in view the League's complete failura tinned and frozen, meats ars ex early morning raids on 16 ophuo sentative of the Chiness Ministry of the changed hours of working with regard to the protection of ported. There is railway com- dens in Chinatown, in an attempt of Railways mould be the Chinese and the present state of industry, national minorities and disarma-,munication, with Wellington, New to capture the leader of the drug members of the commission the will, by agreement, be submitted ment.”-

Plymouth and the Wairarapa, ring, who is known just to have remaining four would be British, almost immediately to a new inde. The Socialista also demanded Wanganui and Manawatu districts, arrived, from San Francisco,

lected by the Chinese Govern- pendent chairman, who will be withdrawal

ve Numernus old native pas or forti-The leader was not caught." but Both motions ment from a panel of haznes which asked to give his award by the end

however, fed villages are seen in the neigh $5,000 of drugs were seized and the would be submitted to them shortly. lof February..

defeated

bourhood

dens smashed up.

the 'mattór.

NAZIS' WITHDRAWAL MOTIONS DEFEATED.

(THROVON REUTER'S AGENCY.] A

BEBLIN, Feb. 3.

China Indemnity Purchasingment at a special: meeting of the In the course of a discusion by

Comnalazion

South Wales Coal Conciliation the Foreign Affairs Committes of Various members at question-Board to-day, bukalak

the Reichstag on Dr. Curtius' 90. time pressed the Government, to The now agreement will, after port on the last meeting of the expedite the appointment a signature by the members of the League of Nations Council, the mission Board, remain in force for three Nazis put forward a motion de purchasing

China

:

ROYAL MAIL STEAM |

·PACKET, STOCK.

DECLINED AS A GIFT O

STOCK EXCHANGE.

[TAROVON REUTER'S AGENCY.]

ON

LONDON, Feb. 3.. The Royal Mail Steam Packet stock, which recently shrunk to £8, ennoot now be given away on the Stock Exchange in consequence of the 'ndverse view on the question whether the holders' liability is unlimited in the event of winding up.

Counsels' opinions on the matter are in conflict.

SITUATION IN INDIA.

WEEKLY APPRECIATIONS" TO BE DISCONTINUED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY ]

LONDON, Feb, 2. '

In the House of Commons, Mr, Wedgwood Bonn, replying to a question, announced the suspension for the present of the Govern ment of India's weekly, apprecia- tions of the situation in order to avoid the risk of prejudicing a favourable issue of the present situation.

BENGALI TERRORIST

SENTENCED.

COL. SIMPSON'S MURDERER

*CONDEMNED,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

CALCUTTA, Feb, 2 Dinesh Gupta, the sole survivor of the three terrorists who murder ed Colonel Simpson, the Inspector General of Prisons in Bengal, and wounded Mr. Nelson, the Legal Remembrancer, has been sentenced to death.

Three Bengalis forced their way into the Inspector-General's office and 'shot Col. Simpson, and then they rushed out firing continually to cover their retreat and ́disap-. peared.

Mr. J. W. Nelson, judicial secre- tary, was seriously wounded, in attempting to stop the murderers.

Two of Inspector General Simp- son's assassins shot themselves.

ARAB BANDITS ROUNDED UP IN LUXOR.

ALL SURRENDER AFTER

BEING WOUNDED,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].

BYE-ELECTIONS.

FAREHAM DIVISION OF HAMPSHIRE.

[RUITIAN WINKLENA' AERVICE]

RUGBY, Fob, a

A bye.election will take place almost immediately in the Tareham division of Hampshire, owing to the resignation of the Conservative member, Sir John Davidson,

Sir Thomas Inakip, Attorney- General in the late Government, will be the Conservative candidate, and he states he is anxious to re- time to take part in the debates on turn to the House of Commons in the Trades' Disputes' Bill,

In a three-cornored, contest · at · the general election Sir John Davidson had a majority of 11,000..

East Islington.

An exchange of letters botwoon Mr. Paul, Springman, represents- tive of the Empire Crusade and the United Empire Party in the East Islington bye-election now, pond- ing, and Miss Cazalet, Conservative candidate, has resulted in the with- drawal of Mr. Springman, and the contest will be between Labour, Conservative and Liberal candi dates.

The vacancy was caused by the death of the Labour meraber, Dr. Ethel Bentham, who had a majority of 2,000 over the Conservative and 4,000 over the Liberal in the general alection,

CUBA SUGAR PRODUCTION.

REDUCED ONE-THIRD THIS YEAR.

[RETTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

NEW YORK, Feb.

A message, from Havana states that a Presidental deeree' was en- forced to-day limiting sugar · pro- duction for the year to 3,122,000 Spanish tons, & reduction of 33 per cent, compared with 1930,

Exports to the United States aro limited to 2,577,000 and other coun- tries to 396,000 tons.

OBITUARY.

F. M. HALE.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Feb. 2. The death has occurred of the well-known engineer and explosives export, Mr. Frederick Marten Halc.

He was 6 years of age.

The Hale Rifle Grenade and the Halo Aircraft Bombs were the only ones available for the British and French forces when the War broke, out. The first Zeppelin to be de- Luzon, Feb..2. stroyed in the war by aircraft, in The province has been relieved by its hangar at Dusseldorf (Liont.) news that all the bandit terrorista Marix, October, 1914), the first Zep- concerned in the attack on the pelin to be brought down in mid- American Expedition wages car on air, 1015, and the first submarine the 28th have been rounded up, to be sunk by aircraft, were all thanks to the tenacity of the police.effooted by Hale bombs, mang tun- The quarry was chased up to dreds of thousands of which were tho, last man, day and night over made Over 10,000,000 Hale gron the hilly desert..

ades oro used in the trenches, Ho All the bandite wore wounded also invented in November, 1914, an before they surrendered, with the anti-submarine diving bomb, or exception of thoir leader, Abu-Zeid- depth charge. He was also ́nu ex- Abu Tanlob, who was killed. 'pert on armour-piercing ghells.

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