1931-03-17 — Page 7

CONSTITUTION OF CHINA.

FIVE YUAN SYSTEM AND BILL OF RIGHTS.

[TROVO NELTEN'S ̈ADENCY.]

SHANDAL Mar. 14.......... The Kuo Min News Agency given a general outline of the Provisional Constitution derided upon by the -Drafting Committee.

The Constitution will consist of five chaplers and will embody the Five Yuan System and a Bill of Rights, and the programme to be carried out during the period, of Politicn Tutelage.

The draft must he submitted to the Standing Committee of the Central Executive Committee for approval before submission to the People's Convention on May 5.

DISSENSIONS IN YUNNAN.

GENERAL LUNG YUN FORCED TO RESIGN,

--

【THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY }

PEIPINO, Mar, 10. The four dissatisfied Generals in Yunnan have forced the Chairman, General Lung Yun, to resign on the 11th inst

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1931. -

SOVIET COUNSELLOR CHAMBER OF INDIAN

:: SHOT.

“JAPANESE ASSAILANT

SURRENDERS.'

[THNOVO NEUTER'S AGENCY.]

1

י,

TOKYO, Mar, 10. An unknown assailant shot and Paul dangerously wounded M. Auikeief, the Boviet Commercial Counsellor, at. nine o'clock this morning when he was leaving his residence.

o

LATER

PRINCES.

VICEROY URGES RELIGIOUS TOLERATION.“

[TBROVOU REUTER'S AGENCY.]

NEW DELHI, Mar. 10. The Viceroy, addressing the an unt session of the Chamber of Princes, apponded for a reign of law based on the broad goodwill of the community. Equal rights for all must be recognised. There must he an efficient police with a strong competent judiciary secure from executive interference.

to be

CALLOUS POLITICAL ST. GEORGE'S BYE MURDER IN GERMANY

ASSASSINS HOLD UP CROWDED_BUS.

(THROUGя REUTER'S AGENCY.]

ELECTION.

LADY DIANA COOPER'S

FIRST SPEECH.

(THROUGH AZUTER'S AGENCY.]

BERLIN, MAY 15.

LONDON, Mar. 10 An astoundingly daring political Lady Diana Duff Cooper, who is murder occurred in a crowded 'bunelectioneering most actively on be near Hamburg at midnight, when half of her husband, Mr. Alfred three men jumped on board and Duff Cooper, in the St. George's drew their revolvera.

1

.....

RECORD INSURANCE POLICY.

FIVE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

DEATH OF SIR CHARLES ELIOT.

FORMER VICE-CHANCELLOR OF H.K: UNIVERSITY-

News reached the Colony yester day of the death at sen botween Penang and Colombo "on board the Nippon Yusen Kaisha aer Hakone Maru of Sir Charles Eliot,

C.B., MA G.OMG., P.C., D.Litt., LL.D., D.C.L., a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong, at the age of 60.

Deceased, who was educated, at

NEW YORK, Mar. 1. The General Motors Corporation has taken out an insurance policy for the record sum of 8000,000,000, under which 150,000 dealers and em | ployees' in the United States are bye-election, made her début se eligible for life insurance boncfits. public speaker at a meeting held in the Marchioness of Hartington's drawing room, at which, the May. INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL Cheltenham, and later no Balliol

show his fair domestic servants who are

voters were honoured guests.

They forced all the passengers to put up their hands and forced a Communist member of the Ham It appears that M; Anikeieff was

He urged the rulers just entering a motor-car with the

moderate in their personal expendi.burg Municipality to intention of proceeding to the Em-ture so as to allow the utmost papers. bossy when an unknown Japanese, revenue for the welfare of the com- When they were sure of hie

munity.

identity they shot him dead and about 35 years of age, approached

jumped off, still bring, wounding a

M... and fired several shots at him.

Three of the shots found their

woman passenger.. " mark on the arm, leg and breast, respectively.

M. Anikcioll was immediately rushed to the Keio University Hos pital, where he is lying in a serious condition, but he is expected to Jive.

He counselled religious toleration and conciliation, and he suggested that some means should be estab, lished to maintain contact between the Government and the governed. The ailting concluded with the unveiling of a fine statue of Lord Reading.

The proceedinge will continue for a whole work.

The murderers then disappeared, leaving no trace.

The police believe that they were

Nazis,

Three Asstseins Arrested.

BERLIN, Mar. 16. Two of the three assassins of the

MATCH:

College, Oxford, was third Secre- tary at the British Embassy at St.

The Marquis of Hartington's FRANCE DEFEATS GERMANY. Petersburg from 1880 to 1909, and

butler, in the course of a letter to the Press, denies that pressure was. exercised on the household staffs.

The followers of Sir Ernest Pet- ter are confident 'that Sir Malcolm

Campbell's support will bring the chauffeurs to Sir Ernest Potter's

aide.

{TUROVOII' REUTER'S AGENOX.]

PARIS,. Mar. 15. After an interval of 33 yeare,

France and Germany to-day renow ed combat on the soccer fold, France winning by the only goal. scored.

The Church Takes a Hand.

The match was played before a The Church is also taking a band huge crowd at Colomber Stadium, in the election. The Rev. Hugh

later he went to Constantinople) where ho remained Gve years. He was Chargé d'Affaires at Morocco for a year, and held a similar post in Bulgaria for a year, and he spent a similar period in Sorbia,

And became Secretary to the British- Embassy at Washington in 1905. Не was British Commissioner in Samoa during 1800, and in the years

The assailant, after emptying his INDIAN CONTROL OF ARMY-| Hamburg Municipal Communist in Chapman announced from the pul- and the deciding goal was obtained 1900-1904 he was His Majesty's

revolver, fled and has so far escaped capture.

LATER.

It is probable that the assailant was actuated by a perverted sense of patriotism, as M. Anikeicff, s head of the Soviet Trade Delega- tion, has played an important part the negotiations surrounding tho long-standing Russo Japanese fishery dispute and the closure of the Vladivostock branch of the Bank of Korea in February.

Dog Défenda Its Master.

General Lung Yun left. Yunnau

in the following day.

Various responsible bureaux are both carrying on the Government.

The rocalcitrant Generals, who, it is understood, object to Nan- king's plans for the disbandment of the troops in Yunnan, are sum- mening a military conference to reorganise the Government..

•

NANKING BERLIN AIR SERVICE

TRIAL FLIERS REMAIN A WEEK AT PEIPING.

(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.]

PEIPINO, Mar. 16. The

German neroplanes which arrived yesterday are ex- pected to reminin a week, then fly ing to Manchuli, which it is antici. pated will take 10 hours,

EXTRALITY IN CHINA.

SINO-DUTCH NEGOTIATIONS.

(Wah Tent Pao.)

PEITING, Mar. 10. The Dutch Minister left bere for Nanking yesterday for the purpose of opening negotiations with the Nanking Foreign Minister on the problem of Dutch extrality in

China.

weeks.

LATER.

According to the police report, four shots were fired, three at M. Paul Anikeieff and one at his dog, which attempted to defend its master and sprang at his assailant, Two (not three) shots hit their intended victim, but he received three wounds, an one of the bullets pierced his right arm and entered his breast.

Assailant. Surrenders to Police,

LATER.

NEHRU UNGES RETENTION OF

*WAR MENTALITY."

(THROUGH REUTer's agency.)

BONDAY, Mar. 15. Half a dozen persons were in jured to-day as the result of a stampede towards the platform upon which the Pandit Jawarhalal Nehru was addressing a mammoth meeting of the Maidan Esplanade.

The stampede was due to tho.sud- dea failure of the loud-speakers, and, consequently, the inability of thousands to hear.

Nehru controlled the crowd well. He sent away all the women and continued his address.

He urged the retention of a "war mentality."

He wanted, he said, full control of the army by Indians besides the administration of the country and financial policy.

NEW ARBITRATION BILL

ATTACKED..

AUSTRALIAN MEASURE CREATES OPPOSITION. 3. Aniknieff's assailant surren- dered voluntarily to the police,

Sydney, March 11.-Of more than stating that he was actuated by usual interest were the events here indignation at the Soviot fishery and in the Federal capital, Can- manipulation.

berra, to-day.

waters.

Sato Resident Twenty Years in Russia,

LATER. 1t is learned that Sato married a Signor Mussolini.. Russian and returned to Japan re- |

cently after 20 years' residence in

Russia

It seems he has been indignant for some time past over the Soviet officials' attitude towards the ques tion of the Japanese fishery rights,

Resolution by Upper House,

LATER.

a subarban 'bus have been arrested. The identity of the third has been

established.

One of the arrested. men is an cx-Hamburg policeman, who was expelled from the force six months ngo for participation in the Nazi movement.

The second assassin is a clerk, also a Nazi."

It appears that 15 shots were fred in the omnibus.

A woman passenger was wounded in the leg. and another woman had a thumb shot off.

was wounded in the head, escaped by feigning death.

pit of Savoy Chapel that it was a through an error by Munzerburg religious work to support hir. Duff the German right half, who kicked Cooper, and he called upon every into his own goal in attempting a "Christian"

clergyman to express

his views on the "deplorable" clearance. way the election was being con- duoted.

Commissioner and Commander-in- Chief for the British East Africa Protectorate and Agent and Con- sul-General at Zanzibar, which, he resigned. He became Vice-Chan cellor of the University of Sheffield in 1905, and in 1000 he was ap

Lord Beaverbrook, speaking at a CHEERIO CLUB'S MONTHLY pointed a member of the Royal

meeting in support of Sir Ernest Petter, said that Gandhi would be waiting for the result of the bye- election to know whether the Con- servative Party, through its leader, would continue to support the Socialist policy.

Mr. Duff Cooper, speaking simul-

DANCE.

PRESENTATION TO MRS.

LEWIS.

Commission on Electoral Systems. He was appointed Vice-Chancelor of the University of Hong Kong in, 1912, which office he held for six

The monthly dance given by the years, and in 1018-1919 he acted as His Majesty's High Commissioner

A companion of the victim, who taneously, said he deplored that Cheeri'o Club was held last night in Siberia. He was British Ambas

India had been drawn into parly politics, and he hoped that the in the City Hall. Music was usador to Japan from 1918 to 102, British policy in India would never be an issue between Englishmen.

The murderers cut the telephone wire to Hamburg.

Reprisals are Teared, as the in- dignation in Hamburg is tremen- dous.

LATER.

The third Nazi wanted for the Hamburg murder has been arrest- ed.

POISONING CASE ACQUITTAL.

HUSBAND AND A "NIGHTMARE.”

Monmonth. Not Guilty" was the verdict at Monmouth Assize Court in the remarkable Forest of Dean poisoning trial.

bo

dis-

ANOTHER "POCKET

nished by an eight-piece orchestra directed by Mr. G. W. E. True,

The attendance was large, there being about 150 Indies and 240 men. As well as the British service men, quite a number of men from the French warship were in evidence.

This is the Inst dance that Mrs.

when he became a member of the Imperial Academy of Japan. His publications includo A Fiunish Grammar, Turkey in Europe; The* East African Protectorate, Lotters from the Far East, and Hinduiso and Buddhism, and many papers. on marine biology.

A tribute to the memory of the D. J. Lewis, who was the chairman late Sir Charles Eliot by a per of the ladies' committer, will be sonal friend will appear in to-mar- able to attend, as she is leaving row's issue of the Daily Prom

BATTLESHIP." REICHSTAG VOTES FUNDS DESPITE OPPOSITION. Berlin, March 11-With the Com mutists opposing and the Social Democrats abstaining from voting the Reichstag's budget committee the Colony shortly. Mrs. Lewis was today passed the navy estimates presented with a lovely clock by the totalling 183,500,000 marks includ other members of the committee ing ten millions as a first appro priation for the new pocket-battle.as a token of their appreciation of Mrs. ship "P."

her effort and hard work. Like her predecessor Ersatz Lewis' leaving will be greatly re- Preussen, the vessel proved a high-gretted. Mrs. Lewis' successor in

controversial issue with the Com- Mrs. L. .O. F. Bellay.

Those helping to make the dance unists raging against the appro priation and the Socialists reject a succces are Mr. R. A. Brown, un principle" but reserv-chairman of the men's committee, ing their final attitude in the hope Pte. J. Callander, M.C., and all

ing it

PASSPORT REFUSED MISS TOLSTOY.

WRITER'S DAUGHTER UN-, 'ABLE TO VISIT CANADA,

of using it as a bargain counter the members of the committees

their negotiations with the Chan- Special plans for an entertain. Canada to. continue her work as a

cellor for an increase of the sujeer- ment for the men of the American

tax.

on the

Miss Tolstoy is now lecturing in Japan and in accordance with their regulations, the Canadian in- migration officials are compelled to

forbid her entry.

CAN I GET A BATH NOW?

* The assailant, Nobukatsu Sato,

The new Arbitration Bill before was formerly manager of the the New South Wales Parliament Hakuni Yoko, a concern connected was hotly attacked to-day by the with fishery operations in northern leader of the State Opposition, Mr. 1. It, Bavis. Mr. Justice Pidding

Ottawa, March 11.-The desire of of the famous writer, to come to ton, he declared, was given power

James Vaughan, the white-haired

Miss Alexandra Tolstoy, daughter in the bill of over-riding acts of miner, was noquitted on the charge Parliament, a power greater than

of attempting to murder his wife

writer and investigator of economic that vested in the Italian Premier,

and discharged from the dock,

fleet are under way, as well as conditions has been frustrated by The jury were five minutes short

The speakers of the government plans for the continuance of the the refusal of the Soviet govern- included in the provisions of this bill are abolition of the existing in- of two hours in considering their coalition parties without exception concerts which have lately been ment to grant her a passport. dustrial commisson and the a decision after a summing up by favoured the construction of the dropped.

Mr. Commissioner Cave, new "gocket battleship "

The Cheeri'o Club sponsors cuter pointment of Mr. Justice Pidding which indicated as clearly as spoken grounds that with things being tainments for the service men and ton as the sole commissioner,

The State Government's bill to word could that he, as the tempor- what they are, Germany must ox is supported by donation and run reduce the rate of interest to three ary judge of assize, did not think haust all possibilities for armament by volunteer help. per cent. is also being vigorously at the jury should credit the evidence remaining her under the Versailles treaty though some of the speakers tecked. The bill, it is expected, of Mrs, Vaughan.

"Let the Prisoner

expressed the hope that internation. will be strenuously opposed in the In view of the motive actuating Legislative Council and its rojer charged," said Mr. Cave when the al disarmament agreements would It is believed that the negotia. Anicicff's assailant,ution is predicted. It is stated that jury's verdict was announced, and make it possible for Germany to as the repudiation proposals of James Vaughan stumbled into the scrap the now skip before it had tions will be concluded in two noteworthy that the Upper House 14. Lang, Premier of Nowwell of the court fumbling with his been put into commission.

The debate brought a closely this morning passed a resolution

He sat for a moment with the reasoned speech by the Minister of urging the Government to seek an South Wales, did not appear in his cap. early settlement of the question of speech on policy, the Council will

lecting his fow belongings, and then sisted that the navy estimates had Japanese fishery rights in Soviet br justified in throwing out the bill. chief warder of Curdiff Prison eol Defence, General Greener, we of

An Extraordinary Position. Meanwhile at Canberra an extra-walked out to face the crowds in been cut down to the irreducible minimum consistent with the neces A Cabinet conference was held ordinary position in Federal poli

the streets.

sity of defending East Prussia and subsequently to consider the signi- ties was created when Senator W.

Wooks in the Cells,

concluding: Sindo Germany for ficance of the resolution, and de-F. Dunn, ender of the Lang cided to regard it as a desideratum

Five weeks I have been inside military and political reasons decíd- and not an impeachment, and at group, was re-elected chief Govern

navy within the limitations impos. the same time to guard against the ent Whip in the Senate against the cells knowing all the time that ed upon the reconstruction of her

the wish of the Fuloral Premier, I was innocent," he said in

T possibility of the resolution being Mr. J. H. Seullin.

special interview Now I amed upon us under the Versailles used as & weapon by the anti-

In the House of Representatives going back to Oldcroft, in the treaty we cannot go back and I for Government elements in the Diet. the no-confidence debate was con- Forest, to try to forget this night-my part must identify myself with tipued. The intense public interest mare of an attempted murder the fate of the naval estimates. I in the proceedings was reflected by charge and to build up my life shall stand er fall with them.” the unusual apoctasio of a largo again. Of course I cannot go back queue awaiting entrance to the pub to my wile when she was in the witness-box telling those things lie gallery,

I could not believe Tt-is-considered that when the against me. vole is taken, the fate of the Gav- my ears, erament will reat in the hands of I-have been a working miner members of the Lang group. The on the coal face three hundred debate is continuing..

yards below -God's sky, and I hope my job in the pit will be open for ne next week

"REDS" IN KIANGSI.

STRONGHOLDS TO BE BOMBED.

(Was Tez Fat' Pas.)

•

NANOIANG, Mar. 16. The anti-Rod forces are prepared to launch another campaign against the "Reds" in Kiangai.

The total forces participating in the campaign are estimated at over 10 divisions, and General-Ho-Ying Ching has boon appointed by the Nanking Government Commander. in-Chief of the Anti-Red Expedition and concurrently as Chairman of the Commission for the Rehabilita tion of Kiangsi.

A number of bombers have been

waters.

PRINCE OF WALES CAPTURES ARGENTINA.

BRITAIN'S BID FOR COUNTRY'S TRADE..

(REUTEN'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

NEW YORK, Mar. 15. The Prince of Wales could be

sent out to bombard the Red the President of Argentina to mor- GERMANY'S TRADE

strangholds.

KING ALFONSO VISITS ENGLAND.

row if he wanted to," declares the New Tork Times.

The American journal yesterday described the British Trade Exhibi tion at Buenos Aires as one of the

most elaborate bids that any country ever made for another's trado."

The paper pays a conspicuous tribute to the Prince of Wales' ВИССЕВЕ"

FOR FEBRUARY.

LOWER THAN FIGURES

FOR LAST YEAR.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENDY.]

BERLIN, Mar. 16. *

'It describes his speech in Spanish Germany's imports for February as crisp and clear and as much totalled Mks. 20,300,000, and

EXTRAORDINARY POLICE PRECAUTIONS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

LONDON, Mar. 38. Extraordinary police precautions

The New Fork Times declares wore taken on the arrival of the King of Spain last night on a visit the popularity of the heir to the to -his mother-in-law, Princess British Throne in South America Beatwee, who-is-now-convalescing.is almost incredible.

ex.

"I shall never forget the day I was arrested. At five o'clock in the morning a police constable knock- ed at my door-and-said, "There are some people to see you, and in rushed three men, who took me away. I was glad to go into the witness-box, for I knew that I had only the truth to tell, so I was not although it wa ao

.1

ODEO." Crowd in the streets of Mon- shouth town booed and hissed Mrs. Anne Pinchin, the war widow who during the trial admitted that she

easier to understand than much of ports Mks. 776,300,000, compared had been intimate with Vaughan, the other Spanish that was broad with 717,300,000 and Aker Police had to crcort ber to an 778,000,000, respectively, for Janu- cast

ary.

The figures for February, 1000, were importe Mks, 981,600,000 and exports Mks. 1,023,300,000.

omnibus and guard the vehicle until itstarted

Ench day Mrs. Pinchin has visit ed Vaughan in the cells of the tourt and taken to him his meale.

LABOUR ORGY IN AUSTRALIA.

FEDERAL TREASURER EXPELLED FROM PARTÝ.

!..

· [TALOUGH · REUTER'S AGENCY.]

***Synsky, Mar, 15. The Metropolitan Labour Confer ence to-day unanimously expelled the Federal Treasurer, Mr. Theo dore, from the Party, because he is opposed to Mr. Lang's repudiation policy.

Revolution a' Godsend. Wild specches were the chief characteristic of the meeting, one. of the delegates declaring that revolution would be a Godsend. He urged the Labour Party to take up arms to protect Mr. Lang.

The meeting decided to replace. the White Australia objection by

tribution and exchange. the socialisation of industry, dis

OF COURSE YOU CAN

IF

AT ANY TIME

YOU HAVE A

GAS GEYSER.

Instantaneous Water Heaters to suit every requirement on Hire, Sale and Hire Purchase,

INSPEOT MODELS AT ·

OUR SHOWROOMS.

HONG KONG & CHINA GAS CO., LTD.

CENTRAL (SHOWROOM

KOWLOON SHOWROOM.

-WEST POINT..

... ICE HOUSE STREET (Nour' STAN: Fizimi), :

.. 248, NATIJAN ROAD

(Corner of JonaN BOLD),

PRONE 20000