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H.K. CURRENCY,

MISSION.

TERMS OF REFERENCE

LIMITED TO. COLONY.

[umovou skuter's Agency?"]

LONDON, Feh. 25.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1931.

BIG BURGLARY AT LOSS OF HIGHLAND

SHANGHAI.

$30,000 WORTH OF LOOT.

THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY. ]'

SHANGHAI, Feb. 23. The higgest burglary of a foreign In the House of Commons at shop for the last few years took question time, Dr. Drummond place here in the early hours of Shiels and that it had been arresterday morning, when barglars ranged for a Mission to proceed catered the premises of Mesara, to Hong Kong forthwith to en- Boyes, Basurt & Co... the well. quire into the currency system of known jewellers in Nanking Rond, and carried off 830,000 worth of the Colony and report.

loot, consisting of watches of Swiss

of earrings.

Entrance to the shop was gained from the skylight, from which the

The Mission will consist of Mr.

HOPE.

CAPTAIN'S 'CERTIFICATE

SUSPENDED.

(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]

THREE-YEAR PLAN

IN AUSTRALIA.

REPUDIATION POLICY DENOUNCED BY PREMIERS.

(THROUGH REUTER's agency.]

MELBOURNE, Felj, 26, The Promiers Conference re-

W. J. Clegg. Governor of the and American tunke, and a number remiss in his duties, and the own. The Conference passed a resolu

Office (Secretary).

,

Mr. Ezechiel and Mr. Clauson

ed down.

A watchmari noticed 'n ahadow will leave for Hong Kong on Febre-ving inside and blew his whistle. Kary B.

Police hastened to the scene, but the thieves esenpéd...

ers cannot

WORLD'S SILVER CRISIS.

BIG SILVER MINE IN MEXICO 'CLOSED DOWN.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.)

TERRIFIC HURRICANE IN FIJI.

WORLD PACT OF PEACE.

BRITAIN'S ACCESSION TO GENERAL ACT.

(THROUGH NEIER'S AGENT

LONDON NAVAL. PACT.

ANGLO-FRANCO-ITALO DISCUSSIONS.

(MKITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Ruam, Feb. 25, Questioned in the House of Coin wons regarding the negotiations of the Foreign Secretary and the First Lord of the Admiralty in

LONDON, Fehr, 28.

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.

LONDON, Feb. 23. The Court of Inquiry into the

A message from Mexico City says

In a Memorandum on the pro- Highland Hope found that the affirmed the resolutions with regard that the big silver mine at Mate-pesed accession of the Govern stranding and loss were due to the to the Three Year. Plan to deal hunka, employing 1,600 men, has ment of the United Kingdom to failure of the master to navigate with the financial problem, includ-closed as a result of the silver the Goigral Act" of 1928, (ap. the ship in a proper scammalike ing wage reductions and a tax of crisi, which has exhausted the proved by the League of Nations Paris and Rome, the Foreign Un- muner, and suspended his licence three shillings and sixpence in the coupsay's resources.

for the pacific settlement of inter-dey-Sreretary, Dr. Hugh Dalton, for six months. The Court con-pound on all publio loans which are

national disputes); Mr. Arthurfd that so long as the "conversa sidered that the second officer was subject to Federal taxation,

Henderson points out that the trans" wers in progress the House time is past when His Majesty's of Connine would not expect the Government in Britain "could Government to make any state. make any now departure of this ment. He assured the House that kind in foreign affairs without full the United States and Japanese. consultation with the Governments Governments were being kept in of. other parts of the Empire.";: formed of all that occurred;

Mr. Henderson and Mr. Alexün- He adds that following: the opinion expressed at the Imperialer reached Rome to-day. Conference in 1930, the Govern-

British Attempt to Porrade Italy, ment of the United Kingdom will invite the House of Commons, at an arly date to approve accEG- sion, in the knowledge that the of Indin agree to their 'action and believe that such action will make Governments of the Dominions and

a further contribution to the peace end exurity of the world."

such a large passenger vessel,

Obief Officer Reprimanded for Destroying Sarap Dog.

|

BLOWN AWAY.

South African. Reserve Bank; Mr.

be absolved from nition denouncing Mr. Lang's ro blame, because a P. H. Ezechiel, one of the Crown

master of such pudiation policy, while, voting was. Agents for the Calonies; and Mr.

age cannot he expected to stand equal on a resolution involving in THOUSE AND TRAIN GL. M. Clauson, of the Colonist burglars lowered & trope and climb the physical strain of connanding flation by the Governments of the Commonwealth, Vistoria and South Australia favouring it

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] while Queensland and West Australia

WELLINGTON, Feb. 26. and Tasmania opposed it,

The Nadi lighthouse was blown The resolution declared that the away and a train was blown off the Commonwealth Government should rails at Lautoka were among the furnish £1,000,000 a month to pro-incidents of the worst hurricane vide employment on reproductive and foods ever experienced in Fiji, works and £6,000,000 to provide a details of which were brought by the distress of the whent growors bounty for wheat to relieve the crew of a ship from Suva, and they

introduce legislation to ureate qad The Federal Government will

I

Mr. Clegg will meet them at Singapore.

The Mission will report 19. Lord Inssfeld, Secretary lor the Colonies, and no netion will be taken on their recommendations until the Government of Hong Kong has been further consulted.

If it appeared desirable to also consult other interests, this would

be done.

Mission Wholly Concerned With

dolony's Currency.

SHANGHAI AMATEUR

JOCKEY'S FLIGHT.

GERMANY TO SHANGHAI VIA S, AFRICA AND INDIA.

~ (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, Feb. 20.

Much interest has been aroused

by the report that Mr. Victor Hu, In local Chinese amateur jockey, is making arrangements for a flight from Germany to Shanghai ria Africa and India.

Asked as a supplementary ques tion whether the Mission would be empowered to consult the Chinese Government and consider the ques-

Mr. Hu, who is at present on tion of the Chinese currency, see-

holiday in Europe, took up flying ing that this is a question of the only recently in order to render depreciation of silver currency, Dr.practicable his sudden ambition to Shiels mid he had no doubt that

fly to China. the Mission would take into ac count all relevant considerations, but they were wholly concerned: with the currency of Hong Kong.

Ald for Uhina.

He obtained his pilot's licence in Geraany, from which he is de- parting in the course of the next few weeks.

He states that his object in to

Mr. G. 1. Shakespeare (Liberal) stimulate the interest of his conn asked whether Mr. Henderson, in consultation with the Powers con-trymed. in aviation.

He is using

cerned, had in view the supporting a German light neroplane.

by economic or other financial menn of the National Government of Ching in connection with the restoration of its internal and external trade.

Dr. Hugh Dalton replied in the negative, and added that Ilis Majesty's Government had been encouraged by the evidence of an iberensed state of tranquillity and increased control by the Nation ulist Government over large areas of the country.

His Majesty's Government hoped to encourage this by the provisions of the recently passed China In demnity Bill

COMMUNIST BANDITS IN

KIANGSI.

ANTI-RED CAMPAIGN

EFFECTIVE.

(Chun Wau Eat Pan.)

Naschisa, Feb, 20.

Under the pressure of Govern ment troops the Communist rem- pants and bandits are establishing their position, in the mountainous districts in Southern Kiangsi, aud L.O.N, Official's Visit to China.

some are hiding in the north-west- a supplementary ern berder districts which are in Replying to question regarding the visit of accessible from the outside-dis-

tricts.

Sir Alfred Salter to China, Dr. Dalton said that the visit was eCommunist leaders, are establish. Chu Tak and Mo Chak Tung, the behalf of the League of Nation, ing their headquarters at Ningtno, and not any particular country,

Mr. Cazalet asked whether the question was bound up with the stabilisation of silver.

Dr. Dalton did not reply.

LADY OWEN'S SEVERE SENTENCE.

APPEAL TO COURT OF CASSATION.

:

LATER. The Court severely reprimanded the Chief Officer for concealing the fact that he brought the deck teran log ashore and subsequently, de- stroyed the log.

The Court commended the fourth effieer, Mr. Parry, for his courage and resource in dealing with the situation due to an accident loa lifeboat.

RED UNEMPLOYMENT DISTURBANCES.

EXCESSIVE EXUBERANCE. IN BERLIN.

[THKOCOM REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BERLIN, F. The police mobilised in full strength today to suppress an ex- cessive exuberance in connection with the "world-wide" Communist unemployment demonstration,

Scifites occurred at various points this morning, notably in Gormannstrasse, where the demon- strators used... lirer

glasses and

fired revolvers.

issue a fiduciary currency limited to £18,000,000 to be devoted to the purpose.

will be covered by public loans,

Advances from the fiduciary fund

Australia's Indebtedness,

The Premiers' Conference state- ment denouncing Mr. Lang's policy says his assertion that Australia is paying Great Britain £30,000,000 annually in war debts is absolutely inaccurate. Over two-thirds of this sunn are necessary to meet the debts of the States, none of which has a war, debt. The Commonwealth's

War

reported that 80 were killed in the Ba district and 100 at Singatoka.

AMERICAN TARIFF TEST-

CASE.

IMPORTANT RULING BY CUSTOMS COURT.

IREUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE]

NEW YORK, Feb. 25... A decision of the greatest con- sequence to importers is involved in the ruling of the United States Customs Court that under the "Flexible "Clause" of the Tarif Great Act the President in empowered only to alter the rates, not the wording or the meaning, of any cinuse in the tariff,

'debts' ‚payment' to Britain ars £6,500,000 annually in accordance with the Anglo- Australian agreement. Australia Owes Great Britain and the United States E873,000,000, of which the war debt to Great Britain is now £81,000,000.

Mr. Seullin, when in Engiand, The police are in control of the started negotiations with the view situation everywhere.

ti a modification of the 1921 Fund- ing Agreement..

"Red Wednesday" Demonstrations.

LaNDON, Feb. 25.

A Communisten to the unem ployed throughout the world to demonstrate on "Red Wednesday" produced a crop of incidents in various European cities.

There was a very serious inci- dent at Leipzig, where a erowd attacked the polier.

The latter retaliated, and three demonstrators were killed and right wounded.

Uusmployed in Berlin wrecked

the Labour Exchange and looted

provision shops.

in Southern Kiangsi. The Govern ment troops engaged in the anti- Over 100 arrests were made in Paris, and police, mounted and on Red campaign in the province are lining up to surround them. The foot, were overrun in Barcelona. military authority believes that it At Prague, Warsaw, and Laitem- is not difficult to end the Comn-kurg mobs were charged by the munist nenace at an early date.

police.

Fifty windows were broken in Copenhagen and 50 arrests made. The movement was ignored in Britain.

SINO-TURCO COMMERCIAL

TREATY.

RECIPROCITY AND MUTUAL DENEFIT.

(Wah Ter Fat Pao.)

ĮTHROUGH REVITR ́S AGENCY.]

TARIN, Feb. 28, The centence passed on Lady Owen is regarded in many quarters as being too severe, and her Coun

NANKING, Feb. 20. sel is preparing an appeal to the.

The Turkish Churgé d'Affaires Court of Cassation. He also said arrived here yesterday and will he is contemplating an appeal to

open negotiations with Dr, C. T. President Douergae to reduce the Wang, the Nanking Foreign Minis- sentence by one or two years. Apter, regarding the conclusion of a how it is not expected she will Sino-Turke' commercial treaty. serve the full term, às the year alrendy spent in prison must be taken into account.

Meanwhile, it is learned that an action by Lady Owen against a Alin producer to return Frants 50,000 advanced to hinr før, a film

The Chinese authorities decare that reciprocity and mutual benefit pending discussion. is the principle underlying the im.

in which she was to be starred as GENERAL CHEN TSAI TONG.

a languishing yamp is pending be

fore the Paris' Courts.

According to Le Journal, garis of the film were "shot," but, wers not strikingly successful, and the venture was dropped,

FIRE DESTROYS U.S. LEGATION BARRACKS.

uh Tai Yat Pao.)

Priso. Feb. 28. garrison quaster's the Legation arena, caught fire yes terday morning, resulting in the destruction of the premises..

EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN THE COLONY TO-DAY.

(Chun Wan Yat Pavi).

CANTON, Feb. 20. General Chen Tuni Tong, the Military Governor of Kwangtong, is expected to arrive at Hong Kong from Shanghai to-morrow morning by the President Cleveland.

SCOTTISH AMALGAMATED SILKS, LTD.

ONLY THREE OF ACCUSED DIRECTORS GRANTED BAIL.

{THROUGH 'HEUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Feb. 23. Bail of £2,000 each has been at- lowed to three of the accused Gardner, Hannay, and Strachie hut refused, to nine others in the Scottish Amalgamated Silke eese,

New Fiduciary Currency.

LATER. Mr. E. G. Theodore stated that

the Federal Government proposé to introduce a Bill in Parliament to create a fiduciary currency tối meet the emergency and to provide funds to crente employment.

Proposed New Province if N.B.W. Defaults,

SYDNEY, Feb. 20.

The decision was given in a tent case brought by the Fox River Butter Company against changes affecting Swiss cheese imports, made by President Coolidge.

AMERICAN GANGSTER ON CONTEMPT CHARGE.

AL CAPONE REFUSES, TO PAY INCOME TAX

Britain Bound to Consult Dominions.

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Ruger, Feb. 25.

A Memorandum was issued to night regarding the propoerd ac.. cession of the Government of the United Kingdom to the General,

Act,

It will be recalled that the rati feation, nf the optional clause was regarded as an essential part of the effort seriously to implement the undertaking of the puct of peace in creating effective safe guards against war before realities are forgotten." lated only to justiciable disputes, The optional clause, however, re and it was to cover the field of non-justiciable disputes, so that all international disputes of whatever character should be capable of pacific solution, that in 1920 the league Assembly, produced the so- called General Act." Its import- ance lies in the fact that it com pletes the organised system of "all-' in arbitration."

i

Rour, Feb. 20. The British attempt to bring

Prince at 11 o'clock at a meeting. Italy into the full Naval Treaty began in earuest at the Chigi

attended by Mr. Henderson, Mr.

Alexsider the Foreign Ministry Signor Grandi; and the Navyy Minister, Admiral Sirionni..

EUROPEAN STATES' SURPLUS WHEAT.

CONFERENCE FAILS TO REACH TANGIBLE RESULTS.

THROUGH REUTER'S "AGENCY.]

PARIS, Feb. 20. A resolution in favour of a sys..' tem for the control of marketing of surplus wheat was approved at European Agricultural a plenary session to-day of the

ence

Confer.

LATER.

The conference' endad without. tangible results, deciding that it was not competent to settle details of marketing. The members of, the conference, however, undertook to import certain quantities of the surplus wheat of central and eas tern European countries,

member of the British Common- wealth, all of which disputes shall be settled in such, at ligniter as the parties have agreed othall agree; fourthly,

disputes concerning questions which, by International" Law, are solely within the danostic jurisdiction of States; and, fthly, disputes with any party to the His General Act who is not a ddiber

of the League.

J.

from the frst novession in 1930,

Its initial currency is five years

A White Paper points out that n the Pact of Paris provided no machinery for a pacific solution of disputes, signature of the ceptional clause and the necession to the General Act are a logical sequence to neceptance of the Pået. Majesty's Government, however, could only accede to the General The White Paper revidis, that Act em dnditions corresponding last year's Imperial Conference - closely to then made regarding provided an occasion for consulta the optional clause.

Lion on the subject with other Goy. These reservations are, firstly, ernments of the British Common- disputes arising prior to accessionwealth. Imperial opinion was e- to the General Act or relating tophatically in favour of the principle situations or facts prior to neces of the Act, and the Government CHICAGO, Fel. 23.

sinn; secondly, disputes regarding of the United Kingdom will invite The notorious gang, leader, Al which the parties to the dispute the House of Commons at an early Capone, appeared in Court for have agreed or shall agree to have date to approve of the session in

recourse to some other method of the knowledge that the Govern the first time for years to-day. encefal s tlement: thirdly, dis ments in the Dominions and the" ́when he was charged with computes between. His Majesty's Gov

Government of India are in agree- tempt of Court in connection with crument in the United Kingdom mem with their nation and in the and the Government of any other belief that such action will make the non-paytacht of income-tax.

mimber of the League which in `n a further contribution to the penes The case has been pending for

Continued on urát Oğluma.) and security of the world.

(REUTER'S' AMERICAN SERVICÉ]

As a sequel to Premier Lang's repudiation policy, Dr. Earl Page; supported by the Country Party in The districts concerned, is eat. | two years. puigning for the secession of the Fool and mounted polier guard. Riverina, District of North-Easted the approaches to the Court, New South Wales, and the estab lishment of an independent pro. vince to be called "New England," bounded on the North by the Queensland border, on the West NEW YORK NEWSPAPERS by the Darling River, and on the South by the Hunter River.

It is suggested that a Provisional Government for the now provinco should be established ready to act imquediately if New South Wales defaults.

It is also suggested that any | special currency New South Wales

way issue be resisted.

OBITUARY.

LADY FRANCES BALFOUR..

*(THROVOU BEUTER'S AGENCY,]

LONDON, Feh, s The death is announced of lady Tranes Balfour, LL.D., D.Litt. man was a great champion of women's rights, but a gront critic of undern fashions.

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Thirteen well-known North ot England and West of Scotland burinces men were formally remend ed in custody in the Glasgow Sheriff's Court on February 17 on charges of fraud and false proten. ces arising out of an investigation of the anire of Scottish Amal- gamated Silks Limited. The amount involved is stated to be £438,000, The following are the names of tho, 13 arrested business

Tomlinson, en;- Fred

John Morison Rock:and, George Stanley Coats. Seton Veitch Coats, Joseph Johnstone, James Sutherland. Robert Hannay, Alexander Young, Lady Balfour was the widow of George Todd. Duncan Wilkio, Al-Colonel Eustace Balfour and was exander Hennie, John Gardner, the frith daughter of the 6th, Duke Bad Alfand Callender-Stradic Argyll and Cady Elizabeth Leve

Buller Bon-Gower, the wad President of land, one of the 13 business menthe Travellers' Aid Society and the charged, way wleaned on ball fauthor

of govern, biographical of £10,000,, owing to ill-ben?th... works.

"The Cantos naval authority is despatching the sunboat Chung THEY IN YOU font to feceive time, engedari while General Wong Shin Hung will arrive in the Colony on the shme day, by the as. Fatshan. |

She hated electricity and carried her dislike so far as to stick to paraffin, tamps.

and with great difficulty cleared a way among the hundreds who surged in.

FOR SALE.

THREE BIDS FOR “WORLD". JOURNALS.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}

NEW YORK, Feb. 25. While negotiations are reported to be in progress for the purchase of the Evening World, Horning World and Sunday" World by the Scripps-Howard Syndicate, employees of the three papers have requested the Surrogate Court to allow them to buy the business,

the

It is also learned that a third offer for the journals has been mail by the newspaper magnata, Mr. Paul Block, who is offering G85,900,000.

U.S. FEDERAL: RESERVE-

BANK.

MR, EUGENE MEYER APPOINTED GOVERNOR.

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(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.}

WASHINGTON, Frb, 25. The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Mt. Eugene Meret the N York Takin

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