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CONSERVATIVE POLICY TOWARDS INDIA.

MR. BALDWIN REMEDIES CONSEQUENCES OF MISUNDERSTANDING.

CO-OPERATION WITH PARTIES ASSURED.

{THROUGH - REUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, March 12

The galleries in the House. of Coamons were crowded to-day, with Lord Peel and Lord Lloyd in the Peers' Gallery and a num ber of Indians in the Dominions'

Gallery, when the debate on India began on the Civil Estimates vote. Mr. Winston Churchill from the cutest sought a ruling as re- Kards the permissible scope of tho delinte."

"The Chairman ruled that there could be a general debate on ad ministention, but the future legisla tion could not be discussed.

Just Where the Conservative Party Stand.

Mr. Baldwin concluded by pay ing a tribute to Lord Irwin, and bal Bown reached could have been Aaving that such a conclusion as reached by no other Englishman.

What Churchill Bald in 1920, Mr. Baldwin, in stating that

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1931.

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL CHINA SHIPS GOLD THREE POWER

OF SHANGHAI.

FORMER SECRETARY'S CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.

(From Our Own Correspondent,)

SHANGHAI, Mar. 13 The hearing was opened to-day

in the Court of Consuls of the case in which Mr. Edwards, a former Secretary, is suing the Municipal Council for £6,060 damages for alleged breach of contract phus salary, superanmiation and trans. (portation.

whatever happened in India the area of goodwill and co-operation had been definitely calarged, quot-

Mr. Edwards testified to consider ed, amid laughter, the words of ahte friction with Mr. Fessendon, Mr. Churchill in 1920 in reference to Egypt, emphasising that the Director General of the Council, "British way of doing things im- which became intensified after the plied a close and perpetual co-appearance of a critical article in operation with the peoples of the Showdown," which Mr. Fessendea pountry, and this has been no- where no successful as in India."

thought owed its inspiration to him- self (Edwards).

Need for Unity, ' Mr. Baldwin said that there could be no better summing up of the situation than that speech.

Mr. Baldwin stressed the nood for unity among all parties on the subject of India. He was con vinced that such writings as a pear in papers like the Daily Mail do more to lose India than any." thing.

Mr. Stanley Baldwin, who open. ed the debate, said that the

erative Party stood exactly where it stood in his speech at Newton Abbot, in which he said that the main objective was an All-India Federation, but there were many grave difficulties and the Conser

Mr. Baldwin said that many vative Party was not committed--

· blind were

to the people every one was not committed by alarming rapidity with which the Cause it was impossible to pro-Enat was changing, and declared nounce a definite opinion until a

that the ultimate result in India definite plan had been submitted.and he again, referred to the puss They must judge how far it was possible to achieve the federal iden age by Mr. Churchill, which he without surrendering the essential quoted) depended not on foren but safeguards, and added that in spite goodwill, sympathy, and under- standing between India and Great of what they might have road or

Britain. hoard, the Party co-operation which existed in this country since the. appointment of the Simon Com. mission had not been broken and remained exactly whore it was,

Our Greatest Viceroy.

Lord Irwin's great work was that he bridged the gulf, and bis name would stand out in history As one of our greatest Viceroys.

No Surrender and No Victory.

Challenge to Choose Another Mr. Baldwin said that there had

Leader. excitement recently much been

Referring to the difficulties con about nothing. The Government, after the Conference, made a Bug fronting many Conservatives, Mr. gestion involving the sending of Baldwin declared that if those who delegates to India. He himself faced the subject of India in a and the colleagues he consulted, niggling and grudging spirit were including four members of the the majority in the Party, then in Round Table Conference, unani-God's name let them choose another monaly felt that it was the busi- leader; they were the minority ness of the Government of the day let them cease throwing difficulties to take the matter in hand. He in the way of those who had un- told the Government and now he dertaken an almost superhuman told the House that the Conserva task, on whose successful porfor tives were willing at all times to be manco depended the well-being, the consulted.

prosperity, and the duration of the British Empire. (Choers.)

Secretary for India Has Nothing to Add.

Mr. Baldwin deprecated most strongly the use of the words "victory" and "surrender" as re- gardy the Irwin-Gandhi converan- tions.

Mr. Wedgwood Bean, Secretary "I have been told that I have for India, said that after Mr. kurrendered to Mr. Churchill, Baldwin's historic speech there was

The case was adjourned.

· EXTRALITY IN CHINA.

SINO-JAPANESE DISCUSSION.

(Wah The Fat Pao.)

www.

revision or

PEIPING, Mar. 13. In commenting on the problem of Japanese extrality in China, negotiation for its abolition now being carried on in Nanking, spokesman of the Гаралево Legation said that Japan's position was similar to that

TO AMERICA.

CONVERSION INTO GOLD DOLLARS.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, Mar. 13.

Gold

bars valued at Tacla

210,000,000 were shipped on board the President Cleveland to :the United States Government mint at San Francisco by the Central Bank of China under the authority of Mr. T. V. Soong, Minister of Finance, constituting the first ship. ment since the embargo on bullion in May last, to be converted into gold dollars, thus earning interest which otherwise would be lost if the bars remain in the possession of the Bank,

The shipment constitutes a pure- ly Governmental move, as there is no sign of any removal of the embargo."

FRENCH GOVERNMENT

DEFEATED..

AMENDMENT TO BUDGET BUT OF NO SIGNIFICANCR.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, Mar. 12. The Government were defented in the Chamber by 325 votes to 245

NAVAL AGREEMENT.

AMERICO-JAPANESE. ATTI- TUDE IDENTICAL.

[RETTER'S AMERICAN ADVICE.]

WASHINGTON, Mar. 12.

"

HONG KONG MUI TSAI CONTROL.

SECRETARY OF STATE'S INSTRUCTIONS OBEYED.

[Thnovan REUTER'S AGENCY.]

'INTERFERING WITH

SOVIET EXPORTS."

DEMANDS FOR REPRISAL BY RESTRICTING IMPORTS.

{THROUGH_ACUTER'S AGENCY.]

Moscow, Mar. 35.

LONDON March 19, Several informal conferences re- In the House of Commons at "Ta response to demands for garding the British, French and question-time, Mr. E. T. Campbell reprisals against those countries Italian naval agreement have been (Conservative, Bromley, Kent)"interfering with Soviet exports ***

andor and officials of the State the Secretary of State's despatch Congress of Soviets, H. Molotov, held between the Japanese Ambas asked why the orders contained in made by delegates to the All-Union' Department, and it is believed that on August 22, 1020, instructing that Chairman of the Council of the the attitude of the Japanese and steps should be taken forthwith to People's Commissaries, announced American Government 10 very establish machinery for the inspee. that the Soviet would respond by similar.

tion, control and remuneration of restricting imports from such coun- Mr. Castic, Assistant Secretarymui tea in Hong Kong had not tries. of State, stated on behalf of Mr. been carried out. Stimson that the incorporation of the agreement in a new Five-Power Treaty would involve ratification by the Senato,

U.S. GOVERNMENT CRITICISED.

*** ANOTHER ROOSEVELT AT WHITE HOUSE.”

(REUTER'B'AKERICAN SERVICE.].

WARMINGTON, Mar. 13. Severe criticism of the present American Government was made by the Progressive members of both the leading parties.

Dr. Drummond Shiels replied that Mr. Campbell was mistaken in thinking that the instructions were

not carried out.

NAZIS-COMMUNISTS CLASH

IN GERMANY.

POLICE FRUSTRATE COM-

MUNIST MANŒUVRE,

3

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BERLIN, Mar. 13. The Communists' plan to tor- pedo" a monster Nazis meeting in Hamburg was frustrated by the police swooping down upon them and arresting 1,500.

The Communists entered by means of forged tickets.

The police got wind of this and

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Replying to the representative of the Far Eastern region, who de clared some Japanese fishing com panies were attempting to violate the Fishing. Convention and ignore the Soviet legislation, M. Molotov declared that the Government would force all those working in Soviet territory to observe the Soviet laws. -

SUEZ CANAL DUES.

SHIPPERS' PROTEST TO

PRIME MINISTER, ·

{THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY.]

W

LONDON, March 12: The Council of the Mercantile Marine Service Association (tho senior

of representative body

a large force descended as the British ship masters and officers) meeting was about to commence

of other Powers which participated ion of school teachers casting Hoover personally responsible for and marched out 1,500 of the 5,000 has sent a letter to Mr. Ramsay.

in the Washington Conference in 1921. The expiration of the old Sino-Japanese Treaty had no rela- tion whatever to this privilege held by Japanese in China.

NANKING, Mar. 13. Dr. C. T. Wang, the Nanking Foreign Minister, mot the Japanese Chargé d'Affaires yesterday discuss the problem, which lasted one and a half hours, but no report is as yet available.

Another Roosevelt needed at the White House," declared Bena- on an amendment to the Budget tor Morris, while Senator Lafol improving the conditions of promo-lette, of Wisconsin, holde President 200,000,000 francs, but the Premier, the failure of last Congress to re- did not make it a question of lieve the distress due to the

drought. confidence.

Combined Attack on Government Falik.

Senator Borali, in an article in Collier's Weekly, protesta against the Administration's propensity to appoint Commissions whenever a PARIS, Mar. 12

troublesome question arises, which, "A combined attack on the Gov- he declares, has the effect of avoid. toernment in connection with the Billing direct responsibility to the

for the reorganisation of the Acro

the air services to West Africa and, Postale Company (which conducts. South America, and in which there have boon difficulties owing to the suspension of the group of banks: connected with it) failed.

According to Japanese report, Dr. C. T. Wang is alleged to have insisted on the unconditional sur.

A Socialist amendment amount- render of extrality by Japan before the conclusion of the People's Coning to a vote of non-confidence in vention, which is scheduled to be

the Government was rejected in the held in China in March.

Chamber by a majority of 00 votes at the end of an all-night sitting.

The attack centred on the posi

(Laughter.) There has been no really nothing to add from the SOVIET OIL AND COAL IN Finance, who, in reply, denied that surrender; there has been no vic-point of view of the Indian situa. tory, but there has been a victory tion. of canmon sense."

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HUGE EXPORTS LAST YEAR.

(Wah Tu Yas Pao.)

HARBIN, Mar. 13.

According to an official report

tion of M. Flandin, Minister of he had participated in the affairs of the Aero Postale Company, or had dealings with one of the suspended banks which financed the air line,

LATER.

The figures for the division 70- jecting the Socialist amendment were 340 votes to 215.

people.

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN U.S.

RESTORATION OF DEATH PENALTY.

present.

Three hundred were subsequently released.

Simultaneously in severe scuffle between Nazis and Communists in Berlin occurred.

Eighty-two Nazis were arrested. Eight people were injured;

ALLIED DEBTS TO BRITAIN. STATEMENT ON POSITION TO

DATE.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

MacDonald, Prime Minister, sup- porting the Shipping Merchants? resolution in regard to the Suez Canal dues.

[An earlier message stated: The Shipping Merchants" Committee of the Manchester Chamber of Com mirco passed a reaplution' expresa- ing the opinion that the high dues charged by the Suez Canal Com pany were proving a serious dis advantage to inter-Asian and other advantage to British trade and an competitive trades which were freo from the heavy burden of dues.

The Committee urged that His Majesty's Government, ALS th largest individual shareholder in the Canal Company, should use its LONDON, Mar. 19.

influenos to secure a reduction to The position of Great Britain in five gold frames per ton in respect. regard to war debts was outlined of loaded ships, and two and a half by Mr. F. W. Pothick-Lawrence in respect of ships in, balinst, in (Financial Secretary to the Tren-accordance with the arrangement modern racketeering in America House of Commons.

The prevalence and violence ofury) in reply to a question in the made in 1883 between British ship-

owners and the Canal Company.I has caused a reaction in favour of He said that the amount to be capital punishment in States like received during the financial year Michigan and Kansas, which origin- ally took the lead in its abolition.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

NEW YORK, Mar. 13.

A Bill providing for a public re- ferendum on the question of the restoration of the death penalty has been passed in Michigan, which has had no execution for over a cen tury, while in Калвав, which abolished executions 60 years ago, there will be an immediate resump

passed by the Legislature.

insed on the result of a recent FRENCH WAR AND MARINE tion if the Governor signs the Bill

investigation, the Soviet Govern- ment reaped considerable benefit last year from Soviet oil enjoying an isun good market in Man- churia, due to the breaking-off of Sino-Russian diplomatic relations and consequently the suspension of a tax on Soviet oil.

It ia catimated that about 5,500,000 tons of Boviet oil were imported into Manchuria last year: Soviet coal also enjoyed a similar favourable market in Manchurin last year, its total importation into Manchuria being estimated at 17,800,000 tons.

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'PRINCESS OF HONESTY

AND OBEDIENCE."

PERFORMANCE OF ANCIENT

JAPANESE COUNT RITES.

(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]

Toxyo, Mar. 12

In accordance with the ancient Court rites, the naming ceremony for the new-born Imperial child was carried out in the Royal Palaco ,this morning.

The infant Princess was named Atsuko Yorinomiya, which may roughly he translated as "Princess of Honesty and Obedience."

BABY CAR RECORD SMASHED.

SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL ECLIPSED,

{THROUGH REUTER'S. AGENDY.}

LONDON, Mar. 13,

At Brooklande, driving an M., G. Midget, G. E. T, Eyaton broke Bir 31alcolm Campbell's world baby ear record with. a. speed of 07.00 miles per hour,

ESTIMATES.

TRANSFORMING BUDGET DEFICIT, INTO SURPLUS.

[THROUGH REUTER'S, AGENCY.]

Panis, Mar. 12

The Finnnec Committee of the Chamber have adopted amend- ments providing for a two per cent, reduction in sections of the cstimates of the War Ministry and Marine Ministry dealing with "material and building,” also the abolition of a reduction tax on long-terms Bourse operations, which

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HUBBARD GOLD MEDAL.

AWARDED TO DR. ROY. CHAPMAN ANDREWS.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE]

WASHINGTON, Mar, 13. Dr. Roy Chapman Andrews, the. famous American zoologist, has been awarded the Hubbard Gold Medal for his discoveries in the Gobi Desart.

OUTPUT:

have been enforced since last April. STEEL CARTEL'S REDUCED

If Parliament Totes amendments the deficit in the Bud get will be transformed into a surplus of 21,000,000 francs,

CHANCELLOR OF EXCHE- QUER'S CONDITION.

MINOR OPERATION TO BE

PERFORMED,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.).

LONDON, March 12,

The Harley Street surgeon, Sir John Thompson Walker, lengthily examined Mr. Snowden to-day and decided to perform a minor opera tion on March 18,

It was at one time feared that a major operation might be neces Mary.

It is hoped that Mr. Snowden will be able to return to the Hause of Commons after Easter.

(Mr. Philip Snowden, the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, has been ill for several days, aufforing from influenza. His doctors called in the ominent consulting surgeon, Sir John Thomson Walker, on March

DECISION TO CONTINUE RESTRICTION.

(THROUGH REUTER'S. AGENCY.]..

COLOGNE, Mar. 12.

A meeting of the International Raw Steel Cartel in Dusseldorf decided to continue the restriction of, the normal output by 30 per cent. during the second quarter of

1937.

INDIA'S SALT IMPORTS.

· ADDITIONAL DUTY ̈RECOMMENDED."

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.]

New Dan, Mar, 13. The Committee of the Legislative Assembly recommended the imme. diate imposition of an additional duty of 4 annas per 80 pounds of salt imported into British India.

The Committeo also recommend: od-that the Government, boem powered to further increase the duty up to an additional and if justified by any further fall in foreign prisés.

from Germany in reparations an- AUSTRALIA'S GOVERNMENT

nuities was £10,300,000, and from Allied debts £17,700,000, making

total of £34000.000 against £33,000,000 to, he paid during the same period to the United States in respect of British war debts.

VOTE OF NON-CONFIDENCE

REJECTED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

CANBERRA, Mar. 13. The House of Representatives by

The receipts from the Dominions during the same period amounted to £7.032,000, which reprosented the repayment of moneys horrowed 38 votes to 33 rejected the Opposi in Britain on behalf of the Domi- tion motion of non-confidence in nions, and which could not be the Government. reckoned as a set off against the The followers of Mr. Lang saved American debt payments.

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