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LABOUR PARTY SPLIT IN AUSTRALIA.

REPUDIATION POLICY IN

BYE-ELECTION.

{TANOVON REUTER'S ÄCIZNOY.).

SYDNEY, Feb. 19, Evidence of a split in the Aus tralino Labour Party is provided by the fact that no representative of the Seullin section of the Cabinet was present at the opening of the campaign in the East Sydney bye election, which the Labourite, Mr. Ward, is fighting on Mr.. Lang's repudiation policy, although the

JESUS CHRIST'S RESURRECTION.

AUSTRIAN PROFESSOR RECONSTRUCTS STORY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.]

LONDON, Feb. 10,

A small bent,fumeh-backed, homely figure of four feet, nine inches is the, senational destrip. tion of Jesus Christ in a new book,

The Messiah Jesus and John the Baptist," by Dr. Eisler, Profemor of Historical Research at Vienna' University.

Dr. Eislor has featured in mont

Paris Sorbonne.

Federal Executive of the Labour British universities and at the Party gavo instructions that the election should be fought on Mr. Soullin's policy.

Labour membora resolved not to

Ho revives the theory that the

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1931.

EDUCATION BILL.

REJECTED BY HOUSE OF LORDS.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

· London, Feb. 18. The House of Lords to-day re- jected the second reading of the Government's Education Bill.

The division resultod:-

Against For

Majority

108

29

-140

Substantial Saving. The Government is not expected to endeavour to resumitate, the

Education Bill, the operation of which is airandy rendered remote by Mr. Sourr's amandment, as

PLYMOUTH PLANE SPAIN'S NEW REGIME LEGALIZATION OF

CRASH INQUEST.

"COLONEL LAWRENCE OF ARABIA" GIVES EVIDENCE.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Feb. 18.

'KING" AND NEW PREMIER ACCLAIMED BY POPULACE,

[TROVON REUTER'S ADENOV.]:

MADRID, Feb. 18.. The now Ministers took the oath A verdict of accidental death of office to day, and King Alfonso ras returned at the inquest and Admiral Arnar were acclaimed Plymouth to day on three victims by a large crowd as they motor of the flying-boat disaster on Febru to the War Ministry to administer Hy whose bodies have been the oath to General Berenguer, who

is lying ill.

recovered.

Frror

די.

The jury expressed the opinion that the accidant was due to an of judgment, that in turn Wing Commander Tucker, who being due to the inaparience of

Aade the landing

The evidence showed that Tucker, planes, but not with flying-bonts, insisted on taking charge during

Tho New South Wales Federal works of the historian Josephus agreement between the religiouswho had had experience with land were severely consored when Chris-bodies has persistently eluded the tianity prevailed, everything negotiators. noxious to Christiane boing erased.

Dr. Eisler is of the opinion that the Crucifixion was a sequel to a plot to size Jerusalem, the thieves bing merely armod followers of Jesus

obey the instruction of the State Executive to advocate a repudia tion of debts in the bye-election and decided not to participate in it,

General Strike Resolution

Defeated.

The Australian Council of the Trade Union Congress defeated by 110 votes to 40 a resolution in favour of a general strike, and decided to senda delegation to Canberra to demand the declara- tion of a stato of national emer-

gency.

National Emergency Motion Defeated.

CANDERIA, Feb. 19. At a meeting of the Labour Caucus, a motion calling on the Government to declare a state of rational emergency

defeated by 41 votes to 5.

WAS

The Theodore Plan was adopted by 27 votes to 19, with the stipula tion that if the Commonwealth Bank Board again rejected the Plan the Government must chal

lenge the Senate with legislation to nationalise banking.

A proposal to buy 1,000,000 lbs. of silver and coin, and £4,000,000 to he utilised for unemployment relief worka was referred to the Treasury for investigation.

BRITAIN-SOUTH AFRICA AIR ROUTE.

NORTH AFRICAN SECTION OPENS THIS MONTH,

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE:]

';'

He explaine the resurrection" by the existence of a twin-brother of Jesus, who impersonated him.

Dr. Eisler admits that his recon- struction is purely hypothetical,

··By ita rojection Mr. Philip Snow-the final flight. den, Chancellor of the Erahoquer, will save a cubstantial sum, begin ning at £600 200 annually and rising later to £0,000,000.

Flight Lieut. Ely gave evidence that twice he attempted to regain control, but Tuckor knocked his hands off the control. Ely, at the [In the House of Commons on last moment, believing Tucker had January 21 the Government wore wisjudged the distance from the defeated by 282 votes to 249 on an anter, groped the wheel, and amendment to the Education Bill pulled back the control. He w noved by the Labour member, Mr. the nose of the boat begin to rise: J. Sourr, demanding that the Bill but it was too late, and she struck should not operate until mid was the water and crashed. SLAVE TRAFFIC IN LIBERIA.Mr. Ramsay MinaDonald, Primo Lawrence of Arabia), gave evi- extended to non-provided schools. "Airoraftsman' Shaw" (Colonel Minister, subsequently anticed dence that the men that the Government would not inclined to go up with Tucker. He treat the defeat as vital, as no would have flown with Taeker if principle were involved if the he had been ordered to do so, but Government, accepted the amend not as a matter of choice. ment. The House of Commans passed the third reading of the Education Bill by 253 votes to 238. ACTION AGAINST GENERAL On December 3 the House of Com- mong passed an amendment post-

BRITISH REPRESENTATION

NOT NECESSARY.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE-]

Roany, Feb. 16. Asked if the Government had made further representations to Liberia on the recvat League of Nations. Commission's report on labour conditions,

said that they were not necessary. Secretary, Mr. Arthur Henderson,

The League Couricil had set up a Committee to examine how best to

the Foreign

assist the Liberian Government in this matter. He was Chairman of the Committee, which was meeting in London on February. 20.

BUTLER.

Return to Normal Constitutional Government.

OPIUM.

REPORTED MONOPOLY

SCHEME.

STRONG OPPOSITION

AROUSED.

EARL BIRKENHEAD.

FUND TO ASSIST POOR RELATIVES.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Feb. 19.3 Mr. Winston Churchill, who was ́ In view of persistent reporta clasest friends, has organized a one of the late Earl Birkenhead's alleging the possible, legalization fund to assist the Earl's relatives, of the opium tralie by the Chinese who are insufficiently provided for, Government, responsible officers of

although he made a considerablo the National Anti-Opium Associa-

income from books, journalism and tion of China held a special meet directorships towards the close of

his life.

The loading officials in the Minising in Shanghai last week at the try includes four Independents, two Liberals, one Conservative and one Premier and honorary president of house of Dr. Tong Shao Yi, ex-

Democrat.

the Association. The meeting was presided over by Dr. Tang and among those present were Dr. T H. Lee, Dr. Wang King Ky, Mr. Garfield Huang and several others.

At the meeting, unanimous position was voiced against the .om

legalization scheme, which wag. considered a suicidal policy for the

elded that the following measures Chinees Government. It was de should be taken to prevent its adoption:-

MADRID, Feb. 10. Premier Aznar announces that the Goverment will endeavour to

tional Government, assure a return to normal constitu-

after the General Elections before Municipal elections will be held summoning Parliament, which will be a constituent body, whose duty will bo to modify the constitution of 1976.

decided not to participate in the The Constitutionalist group has

clections.

Mooting of Protest.

ed in Shanghai on the 19th instant, 1. A protest meeting of all pnh. lio organizations should be conven,

ore dis NAVAL PARLEYS AT galations, which at present were

noning the operation of the School MR, VANDERBILT THREATENS Age Bill to September, 1932.]

CRISIS IN CABLE NEGOTIATIONS,

GOVT. DETERMINED TO TAKE

OVER FOOCHOW LINE,

Nanking, Feb, 12. In telegrams

And,

TO SUE HIM.

www.

San Diego, Cal., Feb. 12-Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr., journ alist and member of one. of America's most prominent families, to day declared that he may bring Smedley D. Butler of the United civil suit against Major General States Marine Corpe

General Butler, in a speech before

PARIS.

LITTLE HOPE ENTERTAINED FOR THEIR SUCCESS.

have subscribed to the fund, which A number of distinguished people

already large.

CHINESE VENDETTA

DEFENCE.

EX-SOLDIER SENTENCED.

ed guilty to stealing two motor-cars Harold Cole, 29, an engineer, plead- At the Old Bailey on January 15

and an overcoat, and putting Miss Edith May Purslovo' in bodily fear. by menaces.

was driving his Colonel's motor-ear Cole's defence was that while he was in the Army at Hong Kong, ho

2. The National Government when, ho accidentally ran over and should be petitioned to enforce. killed a Chinese, whose relatives strictly anti-opium laws and re- had persecuted him over since. They tried to get him to engage in the dopo traffic but he refused. Since his return to Landon he had been pestored by other Chinese to embark in the dope traffic, and they had declared that they would kill him if he refused. He was so wor ried that he drifted into crime.

more or less on paper, and make a definite commitment to the nation never to seek in the opium trade a

source of revenue."

3 The Legislative Yuan should bo petitioned to introduce and adopt a bill permanently outlawing,

PRESS OF ROMË. INDIGNANT. the opium trade and preventing the

readmittance of its legitimacy.

4. The

Kuomintang Central Party Headquarters should be re- quested to oppose the legalization scheme, in accordance with the teachings of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, who

Rome, February 14.-No. great hopes are being entertained here regarding the successful outcome of the converantions on naval dis armament which are now going on expert and the French authorities at Paris between the British naval

The belief prevails here that the

to-morrow,

the Cosmopolitan Club in Philadel British representative will prob phis last month quoted Mr. Van-ably leave

Paris

For the two offences at Stoke Newington, Cole, was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment, and for stealing the motor cars to four tences to run concurrently. years' penal servitude, the sen

in 1924 strongly criticized such a tion of opium, and, explaining that betrayal of the nation, scheme and characterized it as a recent statements by one of the

executive members of the Associa to Mr. K. T. Chung and Mr. Ma tained.f

5. "Lettera should be addressed tion, were in direct opposition to

the policy it had consistently main Ying Chu, members on the National 8. The Association should not Committee hereafter permit any of its excou-

tive members to become Opium Suppression Committee, this resolution being, however, subject to the approval of the General Meeting of the Association.

According to the Association, the reports alleging the possible legal- 6. The National Opium Suppresization of opium are apparently well founded. The Association has sion Committee should be asked to learned from reliable sources that

Slave Shipments in Red Sea.

despatched yesterday to the Telo. derbilt when he attacked Premier taking hoimme nothing but: vague Opium Suppression In reply to another question re graph administrations at Foochow not use Mr. Vanderbilt's name but assurances and making it practical-

Benito Mussolini of Italy. He did garding the shipping of slaves in and Amoy, the Ministry of Com-when Premier Mussolini proteatedly certain that Great Britain will (official), who had previously op-rently members, of the National the Red Sea, be said that two naval munications instructs that the developed that General Butler's mvo to take recourse to the safe-posed the legalization of the opium sloops were stationed there to pre-telegraph land line between Foo-journalist.

information originated with the

guarding clause of the London, Pact trade, requesting them to oppose vent slave traffic from Africa to chow and Chuanshihaban

"Unless, certain of General But and therefore to increase naval the scheme in the National Opium Arabin. Otherwise no steps had that between Amoy and Kulangsu, unless others are cleared up. I will

ler's statements are retracted and estimates and construction sinco

Suppression Committee: teen taken recently, but the ques- which have hitherto been leased bring civil suit against him," Mr. France insists on her refusal to

Force of Public Opinion, tion was under consideration. respectively to the Eastern Ex-Vanderbilt said. To declared that grant Italy the naval parity de

Mr. Henderson also said that he tension and the Great Northern General Butler violated an agreemanded by the

latter The first time-table for the Northoped shortly to make a statement Telegraph Companies bo imme-made by Mr. Vanderbilt In printo The Press of the capital is inspect the demand of public two high officials of the Ministry of African section of the 8,000 miles on information on the subject of diately taken over, the terms of conversations with the hoads of dignant at the attempt of the opinion and atrietly adhere to the Finance, Mr. Li Chi Hung and Mr. Imperial Airways Britain-South Blavery, to be furnished to the lease baving already expired. The

Since his reprimand it has been French newspapers to make Italy the enforcement of which the Compaly in practice there with a view policy of absolute suppression for Formosa to study the opium mono. Hein Ting Yao, have been visiting Africa route, which operis on Feb.League in accordance with the

rumoured that General Butler will the scapegoat for the failure of mittes was specially created, resolutions of the Eleventh Assem,

ask for a year's leave of absence the Anglo-French conversations. Fury 20, was issued to-day..

7. The National Anti-Opium As from active service with the marine

to possible application in China, de corps so that he may make a lecture The papers re-emphasize that Italylation should immediately issue tour. Then, it is reported, he will is prepared to cut down her naval for its opposition to the legaliza-lated by a high foreign officer con

statement setting forth reasons etira

(Continued an next Oolumn ›

Rugay, Feb. 18,

This addition to the Empire air routes extends from 2,070 miles from Cairo, on the Nile, to Kbar- toum, and hence wit the great Lakes to Mwanza in Tanganyika, and it will connect Britain by air with the Soudan and with Central and East Afrien and bring India, Perala and Iraq into direct air communication with North-Eastern Africa,

Specially designed 'multi-engined

bly.

INDIAN BOYCOTT OF FOREIGN CLOTH.

DEALERS OUTWITTING CONGRESS PICKETEERS.

(THROUGH RELTER'S AGENCY.]

KARACHI, Feb. 18. Congress' circles have been flut air liners and flying-beats built intered by the resignation of the en- Britain. have been flown. to Africa tire local foreign cloth boycott com- for use on this route:

mittec, as a result of the evidence

two companies the order adds, should be notified that with the oxpiration of the agreements, they will no longer cajoy the privilege or receiving or transmitting mes- Buges respectively in Foochow and Amoy.

Another meeting was held yester day between representatives of the Ministry and those of the three foreign cable companies when the qucation of intermitional cable. rates we further probed.

-TWO BANDIT. LAIRS RAIDED. HUPEH GENERAL CAPTURES

800 PRISONERS,

ment not to mention statements

lecture bureau.

Mr. Vanderbilt's threat to sue General Butler has servod do revive public interest in the stormy potrel of the marine corps,

SHANGHAI COMPRADORE

KIDNAPPED.

CARRIED OFF IN MIDNIGHT 'COUP..

construction programme in any measure to which France would agree regarding her own navy and it is further pointed out that there- fore the initiative in any reduction of the new tonnage resta necessarily with France,

The papers also ridicule France's argument against any material suspension of naval building on the Another bold kidnapping affair grounds that her present naval took place in the early hours of superiority over Italy in chiefly in From Cairo to Ehartoum the

of two bandit lairs in southern Road, Shanghai who is the com types and that, were such vessels the 15th inst., the victim being Mr. Nanking, Feb. 8-The raiding Leh Ming Zung, of 1325, Wating Cela of more or less obsoleto servico will be operated by triple

Hupeb by the 48th division under pradore of a foreign hong in the to remain in service unt!!-1936, ecrow Armstrong Siddeley air liners, and from Khartoum on. in foreign cloth notwithstanding General Esu. Yuan-chnan is re- Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank France's margin would be consider

of an increasing number of dealers being engaged in secretly trading

wards into the heart of Africa by their pledge to abstain.

cat-Short all-metal-flying-houta,-

The dealers throughout have out „Čach-driven-by-throa-Jupiter Ven

kines developing a total of 1,500 witted all the Congress picketeers, horse power.

The flying boats will usu the rivers, and great lakes along the route as a natural lighting area

LONDON-PRAGUE

· TELEPHONE.

THROUGH SERVICE IN OPERATION.

[BILIA WIRELESS SERVICK:]

U.S. MINISTER TO HOLLAND.

CHICAGO LAWYER APPOINTED.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18: The Chicago lawyer, Mr. Nathan William MacChesney, has been ap- pointed United States Minister to In view of the continued growth the Netherlands.

Ruday, Feb. 18.

of telephone traffic between Eng-Mr. MacChesney is the senior land and Czecho - Blovakia, a "through" telephone service bo member of the legal firm, Mae,

415 Ho hrought into oporation.

editor of several legal publications Calls between Great Britton and the author of standard works

Czecho-Slovakin, have hitherto been -switched at Berlín.

on 'American law.

ported in an official dispatch re Building. The affair was all the troops, while advancing into the in a very-busy-district-whon-many are being branded by the papers| ceived here from Hankow Our more daring in that it took placeably diminished. These arguments bandit-infested region on the 7th people were moving about and instant, were mot by 3,000 outlaws within a very short distance of as a mero subterfuge and the out- emerging from their biding places. Louza Police Station,

look for a substantial curtailment in Hsiachokaw and Lipato. A. Mr. Loh had been celebrating of French naval building is there- sharp engagement ensued and 600 with a number of friends in a singfors regarded here of the brigands wero captured. song house in Kuangse Road and

as the revozBO Bixidos capturing four ammuni- had left this place at 12.15 am. of hopeful. tion dumps & number of rides, with a view to returning to his was seized by the Government home. As he was about to step into unita

his private motor car, four men Another rendezvous of the rushed out from the side of the bandits along the Hupoh-Kiungsi rend and brandishing pistols, forced border was destroyed on the same him into the car. One of the gang, day by the 45th division under having threatened to shoot Mr. General Hoh Meng-lin. At pro- Loh's chauffeur if he attempted to sent General Hoh's troops have reaist or raise an alarm, took combined with the forces under charge of the wheel and drove to General Hsieh Pin for the combine Yates Road where the chauffeur of the horder area between Hupch was forced to alight. The ging and Kiangai

aters and their victim, then drove off in westerly direction.

OBITUARY.

LOUIS WOLHEIM:

[REITER'S AMERICAN BREVICE]

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18. death has occurred hera

Wolheim, the well-known

the Hunan Provincial Government, General Ho Chien, Chairman of

Having regained his freedom, the reports that the situation in Human chauffeur reported the mattor to iwell under control General, the Doling and to the famile o Wang Chin-yuch commander of kidnapped compradore but all Louis the 8th route army, will proceed efforts to find the unfortunate nan cinema star, who made his biggest charge of the bandit-suppression The car was later found aban. hit a Katzinsky All Quiot on to Changsha immediately to take proved unavailing An

campaign in north-eastern Hunan.doned in the French Concession..

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