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FOREIGN. CABLE} › OFFICES AT PEIPING.

CHINESE ADMINISTRATION

ASSUME CONTROL.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Parisó, Feb.. $7.

JAVA SUGAR EXPORTS.

QUOTA UNDER. CHAD-

BOURNE PLAN.

[THUGIL REUTER'S ADENOV,{

BATAVIA, Feb 27, Wa Ying Tang, Director of the

The Government has introduced Chinese Telegraph Administration a Bill for a temporary restriction in Hopei, on behalf of the Contral of sugar exports from April 1 in Government, took over yesterday conformity with the Chadbourne the Peiping offices of the Eastern Five-Year Plan, whereby, exports' and Great Northern for, the years 1931-1995 will be Extension Telegraph Companies.

-2,300,000, 2,400,000, 2,500,000, The foreigners employed at the 2,600,000 and 2,700,000. offer have been retained, and work hitherto has been proceeding nurinally,

U.S. CONSULATE-GENERAL AT NANKING.

MR. W. R. PECK APPOINTED CONSUL GENERAL,

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

NANKING, Feb. 27.

It is learned. from "Washington that the American, Consulate here is to he raised to the status of a Consulate-General,

The maximum amount to be ex-

ported will be fixed annually for the whole of the Dutch East Indies by Government decree.

Any contravention of the reguin tions will be punishable by impri- ronment for the maximum period of a year or a fine: not exceeding 10,000 guilders, while the ships con- cerned will be liable to confiscation.

CHINA INDEMNITY BILL. SECOND HEADING PASSED BY

HOUSE OF LORDS.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Feb, 20.

The new Conmil-General in Mr.The House of Lords today pass Willys Buggler Peck.

ed the second reading of the China Mr. Peak, who in necomputed Indemnity Bill, as hy arrangement there will be no committee or re- by his wife and daughter, is now on his way to China,

port stages of the B, which now Mr. Nelson Johnson arrived yes-awaits its third reading. terdiny.

SINO-RUSSIAN BORDER ·

WAR.

EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO CIVIL AND GOVERNMENT PROPERTY

(Wah Te Yat. Pao.)

MURDEN, Feb. 27. The Mukden Government' bas issued a report on the extent of damage done to civ and 'Govern. ment properly an a result of the Sino-Russian border war last year,

Lord Ponsonby paid a tribute to Lord Buxton and his signal ser vices in formulating lines on which virious educational objects in China could best be stimuinted.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FI

FEBRUARY 28, 1931.

LORD IRWIN-GANDHI AMBASSADORS OF

TALKS."

FURTHER REFERENCE TO LONDON NECESSARY.

• {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

BRITISH TRADE,

PRINCE OF WALES AND PRINCE GEORGE IN CHILE.

[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

VALPARAIBO, Feb,

Reuter's specin) correspondent

SOVIET EXPORTS. GOLD BY THE TON.

THIRTY TONS DURING LAST FEW WEEKS.

(TANOWION ARUTER'S AGENÓV.]

RIGA, Feb. 27. Oao hundred cases containing

TRADE DISPUTES BILL.

GOVERNMENT SUSTAINS.

DEFEAT BY SIX VOTES.

[THROUGH REUTER'M AGENCY, ],

Lornos, Feb. 26. The House of Commons Stand-

TERRIFICHURRICANE IN FIJI

TWO HUNDRED AND

THIRTY PERISH.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN_(SERVICE. ] ·

New Yonk, Feb. 26.

Now Delhi, Feb. 27. 'The Lord' Irwin-Gashi “talki " were concluded at 0 o'clock. with the Bince of Wales and eight tons of Soviet gold arrived ing Committee by 37 votes to 3120 persons, perished during the

'Gandhi said they may be re- Prince George, emphasises that

Their Highnesses summed

were largely here Inst night from Mowowindopted the Liberg)` amendment Apparently further, reference to minging attention to British com- route, in Berlin, making a total of to the Trade Disputes' Bill, in London is necessary in view of dif-mercial interests with the picnsures nearly 30 tons which have passed which the Conservatives combined fortnites...

of lavish hospitality in the course through during the last few. wesks, with the Liberals against the The reports of a breakdown'in the of their stay in Chile. italka is not confirmed.*

Government.

Their engagements on Thursday included in thorough inspection of the British American Tobacco Com- pany's factory amid the tremulans STABILISATION OF SILVER,oy of hundreds of thisky.-eyed work

MR, SNOWDEN WILL CONSIDER PRACTICAL PROPOSALS,"

*

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] :

LONDON, Feb. 20.

In the House of Commons, at question, time, Mr. Philip Snow don, Chancellor of the Exechequer, stated that if any practical 'pro- posal for the stabilisation of silver were submitted by the in .terests concerned he would care-

girl, who the Prince of Wales questioned in Spanish The Princes were gratifed to hid that the most important equipment of the factory is British, and expressed their ad- miration at the provision of a squash ructs court for the British employées.

Graham Rowe Company, selling genta for many types of British

The Princes later visited the

goods.

The Prince of Wales learned that the company by agreements with well-known British firma has estak lished a number of factories in Chile for the sunnufacture of genda

fully consider them, but it seemed to be difficult to deal with silver effectively except as part of the wider problem of price stabilisa-rials, the results of which are tion generally.

› INQUIRY INTO MALTA

SITUATION.

Lord Buxton said that the pro- NO posals of the Bill fell short of the recontendations of the Advisory Committee, of which he is Chair. man, but the Committee cordially agreed to the conclusions reached. with the Chinese Government,

Lord Buxton concluded by paying a tribute to his Chinese colleagues kin the Advisory Comm'ttee,

Lord Ponsonby said that Lord Buxtou's endorsement would give n blessing to the measure in China.

The total loss of Government property in the Kirin and Heilung | OPIUM RAIDS IN NANKING. kiang provinces is estimated at $3.000, and that of civil property about 221,000,000,

CANTON-KOWLOON RAILWAY.

REVISION OF TRAFFIC AGREEMENT.

(Wah Tu Yat Pao.)

CANTON. Feb. 27. In an interview with FresMED, Chic Pro Chiu, director of the Canton-Kowloon Railway (Chinese section), stated to-day that the negotiations with the British nuthorities for a revision of the traffic nereement between the Chi- nese and British sections of the Canton-Kowloon Railway had, not been concluded, the Hong Kong. Goverment not yet having sent a delegation to Canton to continue the negotiations. Apart from this question, however, the Chinese sce. tion of the railway would be able to increase the efficiency of the transport service and introduce an additional daily express service from May 1, as the work of replac ing the old sleepora.in expected to be completed by the end of April,

SIX HUNDRED §MOKERS

ARRESTED,

Wah Tar Ynt Pao)

NANKING, Feb, 27.

Over 300 illegal' opium dens in Nanking were raided by the police yesterday with the result that

الحمد

from imported British raw mate-

reported to be most satisfactory.

His Royal Highness praised "this excellent principle," and said he would do his best to recommend

its extension.

The Prince of Wales found time | to play a hard gamò at polo before MORE DEPUTATIONS TO attending a reception of Chilean

BE RECEIVED.

(DRITISH WIRELESS BRAVICE.]

business men at the Presideal'

Palace, where he discussed a mul- tituie of questions affecting British trade, and he subsequently called Ruour, Feb. 20: on Senor Guevara, Mayor of Val- Replying for the Prime Minis-paraiso, where the conversation ter to a question in the House of largely centred on Anglo-Chilean Commons on Malta, the Chancellor trade. of the Exchequer, Mr. Philip Snowden, stated that a sections of Maltese opinion would have an opportunity of laying their viewi before the Royal Commission.

In order to avoid embarrassing the Commission, it was considered desirable that in the meantime members of the Government should refrain from receiving deputations on Maltese questions.

LONDON UNDERGROUND

· RAILWAY EXTENSION.

AUSTRALIA'S CURRENCY

BILL.

SENATE EXPECTED. TO REJECT - MEASURE,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

CANDERA, Feb, 27. Mr. E. & Theodofe expecls that the Senate will reject the Bill to create a fiduciary currency to meet the emergency and to provide funds

about 600 opium sokers and also TWO YEARS WORK FOR FOUR for unemployment, which will then

a large number of keepers were arrested, and вто now detained awaiting trial.

KWANGTUNG'S POLITICAL'

PROBLEMS.

CHEN MING SHU TO VISIT NANKING.

Jah Ta Yot Pao.)

SHANGHAI, Feb, 27. The Nanking Government has received a message from General Chen Ming Shu, the Civil Governor of Kwangling, to the effect that as soon as General Chen Tsai Tong returns to Canton he will proceed to the capital with a view to con- sulting the Central Government regarding some impending political problems of Kwangtung.

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Ruor; Feb. 26.

The London Underground Rail way pinus to begin work in the summer on, the extension of the Bakerloo Line from the Elephant and Castle to Camberwell Green, a pepulous South London district.

The present line links Padding ton and Waterloo Stations, the main line termini, and un north runs into the outer suburbs. The work will provide employ- ment for 4,000 men for two years and will cost nearly £2,000,000.

the

LORD'S DAY OBSERVANCE ACT.

GOVERNMENT TO INTRODUCE AMENDMENT. BILL.

{BAITISH WIRELESS SERVICE-]

Ruant, Feb. 28.

The Home Secretary Mr. J. R. 4ynes, announced to-day that in order to give the Home of Cóm

MOSCOW TO BECOME AN INDEPENDENT STATE.

PRODUCES TWELVE PER CENT

tec.

OF RUSSIA'S OUTPUT,

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

A message from Suva atates that

hurricane in Fiji on Saturday.

Worst Gale in Islands' History. SUYA, Tob. 87. to. have been lost, and tremendous Two hundred lives are reported

dupage to stock, crops and build- thegs was caused by the terrific hurricane in the Lautoka, Ba and Sigatoka districts last week-end..

The hurricane is said to have worst in the islanda'

The amendment will have effect of making most large strikes illegal.

It is generally considered that it will make the Bill worthless been the from the Government's point of history. viow. 1

The ravaged area, waa isomis k

The Committee adjourned to al. until Inst evening, when an urgent low the Government to consider appeal was received, for food and whether on not to drop the Bill. medicál supplies, which were

The rank and file of all three promptly despatched." parties now regard the Trade Dis. putes Bill as dead. especially as the Trade Union Congress is about to advise the Government to drop.

NEW YORK NEWSPAPER DEAL.

Moscow, Feb. 28. The Regional Congress has de. cided to turn Moscow into an init

An attempt throughout the week dependent administrative and even-

to reach an agreement between the omie unit, with a separate budget Liberals and the Government fail PAPERS SOLD TO SCRIPPS and a separate Executive Commited, and if the Government thinks HOWARD SYNDICATE.

it worth while to proved with the Bill, other drastic Liberal amend The decision has been taken on ments, to which the labour Party

[RENTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE] the ground that the population of very strongly object, will be

NEW You, Feb. 27. the city is over 3,090,000, who pro- brought.

The **World" newspapers, duce 19 per cent, of the total House of Commons to reverse the Sunday Worlds," were sold this The Government can ask the namely, the morning, evening and Russing production.

Committeo's decisions when the morning to the Scripps-Howard Bill returns to the House for ro- Syndicate." port, but it is improbable that the Party to secure a reversal. sufficient Libera's would desert

COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES IN RUSSIA. FOURTEEN CONSPIRATORS

TO STAND TRIAL.

[TROVON REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Moscow, Feb. 26. Fourteen members of the social ist organisation, the "All Union Bureau of Central Committees of Mensheviks," will stand trial in the Supreme Court on March 1, charged with counter-revolutionary activities.

The organisation is alleged to have aimed at the restoration of the capitalist régime by means of "wrecking" activities and foreign intervention.

General Strike Declared legal.

The contract was signed by the three, Pulitzer brothers and is effective immediately.

The den followed a midnight ruling of the Courts that the will By their amendment the Liberals of the late Joseph Pulitzer, pro- succeeded in replacing the Gov-prietor of the papers, did not pro- ernment's definition of a general hibit their sale.

strike (which rande sympathetic strike, possible) with a definition declaring illegal any strike which

NEW, YORK, Feb. 26.

Mr. Paul Bock has withdrawn his

exposed the community to danger offer of 0.85,000,000 for the Fort to health or safety by interfering newspapers.

The bidders now are the em- with supplies and the distributing of essential foods, water, fuel, ployees and the Scripps-Howard medical services, and other ne Syndicate. cosanries of life:

•

Government Will Not Resign.

till had the overwhelming approv There is no question of the Goyal of the maus of the nation. The ernment resigning as a result of proposed measure he detoribed as its defeat.

bad, for the country, had for in- dustry, and not really in the best. interests of the trade unions.

Mr. MacDonald recently stated in a public speech, that he would only resign if defeated on a direct vote of censure.

The indictment states that the All-Union Bureau was organised in central economic institutions and a be made the issue for the dissolu- number of counter-revolutionary tion of, both Houses of the Common-eels were financed by Mensheviks wealthy Parliament,

abroad and the industrial party Under the Australian Constitu- from funds subsidised by the Gorned Trades Union Amendment vity. The present Bill would pro tion Act the Senate, can be disman Social Democratic Party, the solved in the event of prolonged Second International, and the disagreement with the flouse of Paris Commercial Industrial Com Representatives.

The Solicitor-Genwal, Bír, Staf- ford Cripps, said that the 1927- Act did much more than was When the debate on the second necessary or wish in placing re- rending of the Trades Disputestrictions on trades unions acti Bill was resumed in the House of vide ample safeguards against any. Commons on, January 29, Mr.usurpation of power of the union9. Winston Churchill rigorously at It would remove the sense of in- fucked it. He defended the Act justice felt by the trades unions At the defendants are reported of 1927 passed by the Conservativo | and it would maintain proper and to be planning to purge the Cabi- to have pleaded guilty.

Government which, he contended, adequate safeguards against the net so as to exclude the follovers

(Continued at foot of next colums.) I usurpation of power by any class of Mr. Lang on the one hand, and those of Mr. Lyons, a former tet ing Treasurer, on the other.

Meanwhile Mr. Scullin' is believed

LONDON NAVAL PACT.

SPEEDY BRITISH

DIPLOMACY.

TAROTGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

ROME, Feb. M Optimism prevails in, connection with the speedy diplomacy carried on by “Vr. Henderson's travelling conference,"

mittee.

EARL BIRKENHEAD'S WILL.

REAL AND PERSONAL ESTATE BEQUEATHED TO WIDOW.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Feb. 27. The late Earl Birkenhead's - will shows gross estate of £63,223 and net personalty £10,50.

Pronto has been granted to the widow, to whom all real and per sonal estate is bequeathed abso lutely.

A London telegram of February 10 stated that Mr. Winston Chur- chill, who was one of the late Eari Signor. Mussblíni, Recompanied Birkenhead's closest friends, had by Signor Grandi and Admiral organized a fund to assist the

who were insuffi

nons an early opportunity of pro- Sirianni, received Mr. Henderson Earl's relative for, although he

nouncing on the question of Sun- day entertainment, the Govern

xint would introduce a Bill at an early date.

The Bill wil amend the Lord's Day Observance Act of 1781, under which the Sunday opening of einemas was recently held by the High Court to be illegal, and is expected to give the right to local authorities to decide the kind of Sunday entertainments to be. per- mitted.

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It is understood that the Bill will be left to the free vote" of

the House.

AIR SMASH IN BELGIAN CONGO.

PILOT JUMPS FROM

and Mr. Alexander in the Palazzo ciently Venezia in the aftermon and dis-had made a considerable income chased the draft navel aprenent from books, journalism and diree- for an hour.

torships, towards the close of his Mr. Henderson and Mr. Alexan.life. A number of distinguished der were amiling when they eft, people had subscribed to the fund. and they arranged a sightseeing tour for tomorrow."

This is indicated as meaning that their work is done and that the political aspect of the negotiations has been satisfactorily decided..

BRITISH CIVIL SERVANTS", BONUS

MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

SUSPENDED.

The technical side still remains, and experts worked furiously, all day long and start early to-morrow. Banquet to British Visitors.

"[TUROUGH REUTZE'S AGENCY.] ĮDRITION "WIEELMAS "SERVICE.]

LONDON, Feb, 26. :

Roary, Feb. 2. Mr. W. J. Brown, the Labour The naval negotiations continued Left-Winger, who is Secretary of throughout to-day in Rome. In the the Civil Service Clerical. Associa light of their recent Paris "con tion, and who has been suffering MACHINEversations" the Foreign Secretary, with pleurisy, left his sick-bed to-

Mr. Arthur Henderson, and the day to attend, the House of Com First Lord of the Admiralty, r.. mons in order to question Mr. A. V. Alexander, discussed the Snowden de regards the "cut" in various technical questions involved the bonus to civil servante, coming with Signor Grandi and Admiral into operation on March J. Sirianni" at the Palace Chigi for some hours.

TO HIS DEATH.

{THROUGH REUTER'S JOENCI.)

-Elizmernville (Belgian Congo);

.. Feb. 20. The weekly mail-plane on its way to Elizabethville from Boma crashed to-day Викла

The pit, evidently realising that -a-crash wis inevitable, switched off his engine and jumped to his death. Five passengers and n mechanis remained in the machine which crushed,

In the afternoon the British Ministers discussed the naval nga cord project for as hour with Signor Bussolini when Signor Grandi and Admiral. Siriauai were also present.

It is anticipated that the dising.

He was dissatisfied with Mr. Snowden's reply, that he was sim- ply carrying out the agreement,

Mt Brown press) for a debate. in spite of the warnings of the Speaker and was named for dis obeying the rulings of the Chair.

Finally, Mr. Shayden moved hin | surronsich

All the occupants were injurėd, Tonight Signor Grandi gave House to a division, and the Hause

but they were able to continue banquet in honour of the British their journey in another seroplane. visitors.

of Cormons voted for a suspension

of five days by 250 votes to 27,

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