SNOWSTORMS IN THE NORTH.
TRAIN DERAILED BY
SNOWDRIFTS,
{THROUGH REUTER’O`JDENCY
HAKKOW, Feb. 21.
U.S. SILVER LOAN
TO CHINA.
ENDORSED BY CHINESE MINISTER OF COMMERCE,
· [THROUGH REUTER'S - AGENCY.}
NANKING, Feb, 20, Reports from the districts in Mr. H. H. Kung, the Minister. Central Chian state that severe of Industry, Labour and Com- snowstorms have caused much dameree, has called to Washington age and loss of life.
endorsing the proposal for American silver loin to China.
He express the hope that ac- tion will be taken before the American Congress adjourns in March..
A train proceeding to Hankow an Sunday was derailed by the know. drifts.
A score of passengers were killed and many were. injured.
Many of the houses in the native city of Hankow.collapsed under the weight of snow, and on Tuesday eight collapsed, as the result of which 25.people were
High Hopes for Materialisation of
Loan.
(Wah Tax Fat Pas.)
NANKING, Feb. 25. Ása result of further private discussions with the American
RED BATTLE NEAR ICHANG, Anancial representatives, it is ell
MARTIAL-LAW ENFORCED
EVERY NIGHT,
(THROUGH KRUTED'S AGENCY.]
PEIPING, Feb; 21. Fighting has been going on for several days, 30 miles below Ichang, between Communists under Ho Ling and Szechuanese troops, under General Kuo Haun, ・
Tension exists at Ichang, and martin1-law is enforced every night.
CONSULATE FIRE IN
MANCHURIA.
NO CASUALTIES AND CAUSE
UNKNOWN.
(THROUGH REUTER' AGENCY.]
TOKYO, Feb; 21. A message received from Chang- hun, in Manchuria, states that the Japanese Consulate was com- pletely destroyed by fire last night, The cause is so far not knowT There were no casualties.
FENG YU HSIANG SECRETLY
ARRIVES AT PEIPING.
DEPARTING FOR A FOREIGN COUNTRY."
(Wah Tu Tal-Pao.)
PERINO, Feb. 92. It is reported that Feng Yu Hsiang secretly arrived here on Fleuraday night en roste to Tien-
isin.
Feng Yu Hsiang is believed to have booked a passage on board. a berlain steamer for foreiga country.
EXTRALİTY QUESTION.
1
BRITISH, MINISTER VISITING NANKING-
Pan.)
(Wah Tu Yat Pan)
SHANGHA Feb, 22, Sir Miles Lampaon,. British Minister, is expected to arrive at
cially announced that the proposed silver loan to China by the United States is now limited to 300,000,000 Duners instead
of 1,000,000,000 ounces as previously suggested.
High hopes are entertained re- garding the materialisation of the The American Minister is loan. reported to be leaving Feiping for Nanking tomorrow in connection with the miller.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1931.
SILVER PROBLEM
NOW ACUTE:
CHINA -APPEALS TO INTER-
NATIONAL CHAMBER,
(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGINOY.]
PARIS, Feb. 21.
SOVIET PRESSURE
ON CHINA.
EFFECT ON SINO-SOVIET NEGOTIATIONS.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENDY }'
DAME MELBA DYING.
NOT EXPECTED TO LIVE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
[TROON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SYDNEY, Feb. 25 Dang Melba is not expected to
PEIPINO, Feb. 21. The Executive Committee, of the There have been many reports
Soviot morce considered an appeal by
were masning troops on the Chinese National Committee the Manchurian horder, to which urging immediate international set credence has been attached, consideration of the silver problem, but certain foreign authorities are now receiving. similar reports, Chinese Foreign Debts Considerably though it is generally believed. that the movement, if occurring, is with the object of intimidating the Chinese, into yielding in the St Soviet negotiations, and not with any intention of an invasion of Manchurin.
International Chamber of Com-durhig recent months, that the live through the night.
Disturbed.
The Governor of the Bank of Chinn oabled to the International Chamber of Commerce calling at tention to the serious handicap im pesed on Chinese external trade by the continued depreciation of silver, and stating that plans for the con- wolidation of Chinese foreign debts were considerably disturbed there- by
The Governor asks for an inter- rational conference to consider the question at an early date.
Thousands of refugees from Rus-- sis are pouring into North Man. churia, owing to the deplorable. conditions in Soviet Bussin
PRINCES NARROWLY MISS REVOLT IN PERU.
UNREST REVEALED IN ARGENTINA:
(NEUTRU'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
Support, from China Association.
Mr. Sidney Mayers, Chairman of the British Chinese Corporation, speaking on behalf of the China Association, strongly supported the apponi of Chinese business men,
Mr. Mayers stated that in the
- NEW YORK, Feb. 20.5- pinion of the managers of a Lon-
The Prince of Wales and Prince don bank chiefly concemed with Chiness trade speedy consideration George by their departure from of remedial measures was not only Lina on the 18th narrowly missed
na attempted revolution in Peru highly desirable but they were con-
Anned civilians attacked the vinced of their practicability.
The Executive Committee there-Presidential Palace at Lima early According to A spokesman of the upon adopted a resolution calling in the morning.
urge their Govern. Nanking Government, the Central on all its national committees and Government leaders have unaniments to take the silver problem mously agreed to the proposed into their early consideration in
consultation with other Govern silver loan. ·
ments, including the "Chinese, - Close Co-operation Between Britain and France.
HSIN MING · PIRATE CAPTURED.
BROUGHT TO CANTON FOR EXECUTION,
{rnos our own CORNERPONDENT.]
CANTON, Feb, 20. Thanks to the amart work of the Canton Navy, another, pirate who took an active part in the piracy of the Hain Ming, a steamer belong- ing to the China Merchants' Steam Navigation Company on the Shang- hai-Foochow run, some months ago, was caught end brought to Canton yesterday for execution, Vis
This brings the total number of pirates connected with the outrage on the s.s.sin Ming up to nine, the other eight having been caught and exccuted last month.
The pirate was caught in his den
on the South China const in the territory of Hong Kong. Upon trial he denied being in any way con nected with the affair, but informa tion from other sources proved that ho, was diredly connected with, the
crimo.
Of the passengers of the Hsiu Ming who had been. kidnapped, the Canton Navy has effected the release of four.
SALE OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN AT CANTON: INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION COMPLETE INVESTIGATION.
[ubи OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
CANTON, Feb. 29 The International Commission of Inquiry into the selling of women and children, who arrived in Can- tan a week ago, left here to-day for Shanghai on Tuesday and will prolong Kong after having completed eced to Nanking for & conference their investigation. They expect to with Dr. C. T. Wang on the extra-init for Swalow, their next port of call, next Tuesday to continue their territoriality question,
works for the League of Nations,
ABOLITION OF LIKIN IN KWANGTUNG.
IMPOSITION OF SPECIAL
TAXES,!
(uh Ta Tet Pao.)
MINE EXPLOSION_IN: GERMANY.
TWENTY-FIVE MINERS. KILLED.
THROUGH REUTER'S
COLOGNE, Feb. 21, Twonty-five miners are dead and CANTON, Feb, 2 As a step towards the complete aur seriously hurt, whilst ton are suffering from gas poisoning in the abolition of liking in Kwangtung Eschweiler pit at. Nothberg, where "the Canton financial authority has
announced, the winding up of the explosion occurred 1,950 feet: kin department within the Kwang underground when 80 miners were
working. tung Treasury,zágg
With regard to the contemplated imposition of new special taxes in its place, such as duties on wood, pulp, silk, coooons and leather, a spokesman of the financial author- Thirty-one is the total death:roll: ity states that, owing to arrange resulting from the Nothberg pit ex- all onion a few miles fecalmatinsk
pit.
A number of men are still in the Angry Demonstration at Pithead,
LATER.
members to
PARIS, Feb. 21. The "conversations" between representatives of the British Treasury and the French Finance Ministry were.resumed, the nnture of which has been kept most secret, though their scope is unofficially declared to embrace close Anglo- French co-operation in currency, exchange, gold movements and loans.
FAREHAM BYE-ELECTION.
SIR T. INSKIP HEADS THE POLL
THROUGH EKUTER'S AGEKOS...î
LONDON, Feb. 21. The bye-election at Fareham, Hampshire, the to the retirement of Sir John Davidson, M.P.
(Unionist), who has represented the Division since 1918, resulted in R Conservative victory.
Thomas Inskip (Cona.) 18,743 The voting was as follows:-
Mr. Pearson (Loknur)
0.312 Mr. Cross (Liberal) ......... 3,517
12,437
They were driven off and fled to Callao, where they took refuge in an old fort, from which they were ejected after a short siege.
Argentina and Faraguay are aleo stirring, unrest being revealed in recent incidents
Outbreak in Paraguay. Fifteen army officers were arrest ed at Buenos Aires in connection
with an anti-Government plot, we revolutionists in Paraguay hare eaptured the frontier town of Vila. Encarnacion.
Filia Encarnacion Recaptured,
BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 21.
The diva is still conscious and hor near relatives are at her bed,
aidc.
SYDNEY, Feb. 21,
NARROW ESCAPE. OF KING ZOGU.
FIRED AT WHEN LEAVING OPERA HOUSE:
(rinovon auraR'S AGENCY.].
VIENNA, Feb. 20. Two men fired shots at King Zogue us he was leaving the Opera House,
SIR JOHN SIMON'S
LATEST BRIEF
PARTICULAR EMPLOYERS". OF MUI-TSAI ATTÄCKED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Feb. 20.
In a "speech" at Oxford to-day, Sir John Simon, after reforring to the tremendous amount of slavery A member of his suite was killed, in China, alluded to the position but King Zogu escaped.
of Hong Kong, and said that ho His assailanta wore arrested..
felt that, in spite of the efforts King Zogu, is undergoing treat-made, there existed there a condi Dame Melba is in a very gravement here for internal disorders,tion under which children, especial
attributed to excessive smoking. mly girly wore attached to parti- condition.
King Zoga, formerly Bfr. Ahaned pular, toployers under conditions Beg Zogu, President of the Al- indistinguishable from slavery, banian Republic, which was pro- claimed in 1017, was proclaimed King on September 23, 1928. Ho
ROYAL TOURISTS. REACH CHILE,
BOLIVIA TO CHILE IN W
AMPHIBIAN PLANE.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICK.)
་་་
Kuor, Feb. 20. The Prince of Wales and Princo George left La Paz, Bolivia, short- ly after midnight for Antofagasta, Chile.
Arrival at Bantiago de Chile,
(REDZEN'S AMERICAN SERVICE}
SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Feb. 21. Flying an amphibian plane and escorted by six Chilson machines, the Prince of Wales and Prince George arrived here from Antola gasta.
EARL HAREWOOD THROWN
WHILE HUNTING.
is born on October 6, 1808, is a Moslem and hereditary chieftain of the Mali Clan. He is assisted in the administration by a Council of Ministers headed by Prime Minister. The territory known "ae Albania was made up of the old Turkish Provinces of Scutari and of Yanina. The independence of Albania was proclaimed in 1912. A Republic was proclaimed in 1914, which lasted until 1928, in which year it was changed into a mon- archy,]
Viennese Plot to. Assassinate King Zogu: Revealed.
VIENNA, Feb. 91. Two men were arrested to-day whilst attempting to assassinato King Zogu of Albania.
Don't Let Us Lecture Other
People!"
He added: Don't let us spend all our time, lecturing to other: People. See first if we can get rid of all the slavery in the arena under our control, and than not, n Cxample to the rest of the world;"
U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF
WORK FOR NEARLY HALF A MILLION.
[BEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. President Hoover his announced that within a month the Govern
Both are Albaniana-Aziz Cominent will find employment for an ex-captain of Artillery, and 150,000 persona Ndok Cielossi, who belonged to the Albanian Gendarmerie,
The would-be assassins, who mere wearing evening dress, approached SUSTAINS. SEVERAL CUTS IN the loyal party as the King was about to enter his motor-air out- THE FACE.
Pide the Opera House.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Feb. 21:
Princess Mary, was thrown heavily Ear) Harewood, husband of while hunting in Yorkshire, and eustained cuts on his face and an injured ear..
Earl Harewood's "horse fell in A message from Asuncion (Para-thick mud on taking a hedge.
Earl Harewood in falling struck gur) states that the Government troops recaptured Encarnacion and his head on a stone,
·dicovered that the Reds bad rifled
the banks and Customs houses and descumped with the proceeds." Sirty, Combatants Killed at Lima.
Princess Mary, who mas riding close behind, did not see the
necident..
They opened a fusillade at point- blank range.
The King's attendants immedi
Apparently all carried revolvers cly surrounded His Majesty and. returned the fire. in their hip pockets.
Tho
King's Adjutant, Major Topola, was shot thrice in the head and 'died on the spot
The Court Minister, 31. Libohova, although twice wounded, continued Do fire his revolver."
One of the assailants was pur- sued and caught and roughly treat ed by the crowd.
He was found to have discharged
Enel Harewood was rushed by inotor to Harowood House, where | seven cartridges Ma New Yons, Feb. 81.
overal-stitches were put in his
Forty loyal troops and 20 rebels were killed at Lime, in fighting between Government, troops and revolutionaries.
DOLLAR LINER LAUNCHED.
MRS. COOLIDGE PERFORMS
CEREMONY.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
ear..
UNITED STATES LIQUOR LAW:
'DIRECTOR DISFAVOURS
ARMED FORCE..
of dollars of the 8700,000,000 pre- Ho stated that half a milliard
vided for construction during 102 could immediately be available for unemployment measures.
SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL. OFFICIAL WELCOME AT WESTMINSTER HÄLL
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Russy, Feb. 20.. After a triumphant arrival at the gaily decorated Waterloo Rail way Station,
where he WILA welcomed by an enthusiastic crowd. headed by the Lord Mayor, Sir Malcolm Campbell motortd
toi Westminster Hall, where he was officially welcomed by the Govern-. ment.
The two assailants are reportedThe ancient hall was flooded by to have been subsidised by friends. in Albania and Albanian residents in Vienna
The police visited a number of the latter's homes, at night; time and made several arrests,
Assailant Former Friend of King 2083
VIENNA, Feb. 21.
- ĮTEUTER'S "AMERICAN SERVICE]
It is revealed that Azis Cami, one WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 of King Zogu's would-be assassina, Colonel Woodcock, Director of was once one of the King's closest NEWPORT NEWS, Feb. 21.
Prohibition, does not favour an fricads, but fell out with King Mrs. Coolidge launched the new expenditure of vast sums nor the. Zogu at the time of the latter's trans-Pacific Dollar liner Presi-mployment of the armed forces of fight for leadership in the State,
at Coolidge, sister-ship to the the Tfnited States to enforce the
liquor laws
·Prident Hoover:
Conservative najority [Sir Thomae Inskip was Solicitor General from 1920-1924, and during the War served, in the Naval Iutel displaces 23,000 tons, and in equip
The vessel is 858 foot long and ligence Division at the Admiralty.ped with e'ectric davits, and the
U.S. NAVAL APPROPRIA-
TION BILL.
EXTRA SUM FOR ELEVEN DESTROYERS.
{REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.. The Senate passed the Naval Appropriation Bill for 8338,000,000, the sum of $10,000,000 having been added to the Bill as passed by the House of Representatives for stårt ing work on 11, destroyers.
Defence of Panama Canal Zone. LATER. Important developments in the naval policy of the United States are believed likely to result from the recent maneuvres for testing the defence of the Panama. Caval Zone,
-It-is-considered that a strong funce of acroplanes with swift air craft-carriers as Jases would be able to cripple a much superior force of battleships and cruisers before the latter, could come within range of their objective.
lilboats are atted with wireless which will send out "SOS" signals Automatically in ease of necessity,
"MAD, MULLAH
KILLED.
BRITISH OFFICER · AMBUSHED AND KILLED;
THROUGH RETTER'S AGENCY.] -
SIERRA LEONE Feb, 20 The exploits of a West African "Mad Mullah," a Mohammedan muned Idara from French Quinea, hugo engled with the death himself and four followers' and Lieutenant Holmes, of the Royal West African Frontier Forge.
-
Wickersham, who, in compliance This has been disclosed by Mr. with the Senate'solution, has int to the Senate roluminous ovi dence taken by his comminion.
ainen: when he has been ons of bis bitterest fooя,
ed that it was their intention to Both arrested men have confess- kill King Zogu, declaring that he is a traitor to the Albanian people. and responsible for the run of the country.rek
King Zogu apologised to the Aus
disturbance tring Foreign Minister for being an
FRENCII ARMY ESTIMATES.nocent cause of the
TOTAL BELOW PRE-WAR FIGURE:
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]
PARIS, Feb. 20, The Army Estimates have been prepared
They amount to Frs. 459,000,000, which is Fra 70,000,000 above the figure for last year.
The total is, however, 10 per tent below the pre-war figure.. Important Changes in Programme,
LATER,
A draft of the "Compromise kara gained; influence, as -a Plan" is reported to have been thiou, converter of simple natives reached as the result of "conversa- in Kambia to Islam, in which ha tions betwoon. Mr. R L Craigie, was assisted by his ability to por of the British Foreign Offer, with..
representatives of the Quai frem conjuring tricks, He there
or persuaded the natives to d'Orsay, Ministry of Marine, defy the Commissioner. The latter. whereby there will be important eventually served Idarn with a de-changes in the French-naval pro- portation order,
The Navy Department will probIdare attacked the Commission. It is understood that Mr. Craigie
ally piross for the assignment of a lange part of the 73,000 tons of the allotted cruiser class to be built as flying-deck cruisers.
DISTURBANCES RECUR IN
NETHARRAWADDY. CLASH BETWEEN VILLAGERS AND MILITARY POLIGE.
(THROUGH REUTER'8 AORNOY,]
HANGOON, Feb. 21.7
the imposition of the new taxes where 61 miners were killed last red in, the region of. Tharrawaddy, will be commenced at a date later year. :
the most serious of which, was at, than March 1, which has already To-day's explosion produced an Zainglowe, a elash beifveer 400 been announced by the Nanking angry demonstration by the miners villagers and 40 military police, Government.
and their relatives at the pithesi. in which 23 villagers were killed.
er's clerk with drawn sword and obtained some satisfaction, firstly, threatened to kill the Commission in the direction of a reduction of and for the purpose colected. tonnage particularly regarding force armed with swords, cut-| submarines, France, however, heses, and guns, such
claiming a contingent increase in destroyers as compensation; and | second y, in the direction of per- suading France to agree to a mar gin" of, superiority over Italy; of 150,000 tons until 1936-(France claimed a margin of 210.000 tone in the course of the London Con- ference),
A platoon of the Frontier Force left: for Kombin headed by: Bri- tish officers and the N,0,0.
Lieutenant Holmos was ambush, ed, while a visiting, sentry post war cut to pieces by the, fanatics with swords.
The troops thereupon shot and killed four rebels.
It was subsequently learned that Harn himself was killed."
The military, forces werá
laders were arrested;
Other malcontents are dispersing Orthodox Mohammedans refused
participate in Idara's insur rection.
|
Mr. Craigie is submitting the plan to the British authorities.
Mr. Robert Leslie Craigie, C.M.G. has been a Councellor in
and was the British representative on the Inter-Allied Blockade Com mitter from 1916-18 Ho bis also bren First Scoretary and Charge D'Affaires at Washington.]
of pence.-.
THE NEW
SPALDING
MULTIDOT
n white glare of are lights for photographers and film operators. An enormous crowd cheered and shouted "Good old Campbel
Mr. Herbert Morrison, Minister of Transport, in an official wel come, paid a tribute to the achieve. ment, which, he said, would ent hance British prestige and the out- standing efficiency of British en- gineering,
Sir Malcolm Campbell, in an in- terview, said: "I have not given up motor racing, and it is most. unlikely that I have given up ro-
ord-breaking attempts”
Knighted Motorist Thrills His Majesty.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]
LONDON, Feb. 20. H., the King received Captain Malcolm Campbell at Buckingham; Patare to-day and conferred on him the accolade of Knighthook]... Malcolm for half an hour on his His Majesty conversed with Sir:
Daytona experiences.
LASTS TILL 17'S LOST,
KRO-FLITE
GO
BALL
CAUSES A SENSATION
THE ADVANTAGES OF THE MULTIDOT EASIER TO HIT because the dols Indicals mom accurately the part of the ball whiche should be struck, "bu EASIER TO FIND because the dals are brightly contrasted with the ball and surroundings. EASIER TO IDENTIFY because,
U's the only bal with the
scientifically placed dots.
SYAN HARKING
A. G. SPALDING & BROS. (British) Ltd. Export Dept 74, Cheapildi, Lindon, ECa
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.