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FRENCH FREIGHTER CHANGKIANG.

ANXIETY FELT FOR VESSEL'S SAFETY.

(THROUGH REVIER'S AGENCY.)

Seascual, Mar, 18: Anxiety is felt here for the safety of the French freighter Chang kinng, which is now 48 hours over due from Hong Kong, and from which a broken off wireless mies. sage was received on Monday,

-The Changiang left Hong Kong on the 13th inst, and on the 16th inst, the local wireless station intercepted & message from her which read "Echous horhan," the

cssage then breaking off.

Horban is not known," but it probably means Bonham Island off the Fukien post.

The Changkiang is heavily laden 4 with cargo and carried between 20 and 30 passengers and a crew of

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RED SUPPRESSION IN KIANGSI.

(Wa Te Fat Pao.)

NANCHANG, Mar. 19. The anti-Red forces under the command, of General Sun Lan Chung and General Chu, Shko ang have resumed "Red" up- pression operations with the assist- ance of an air corps which bombed

YUNNANEU

MURDERS.

PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES CAPTURE ASSASSINS,

(TRAOUGH -KEDTer's agendy.?

NASKING, Mar. 10.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1931.

BYE-ELECTION AT

ST. GEORGE'S.

INDIA PLAYING A PROMINENT PART.

(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY,}

LONDON, Mar. 10.

India is playing a prominent part A telegram to the Foreign Office from Yunnanfu states that the murin St. George's hys-cicction, as is derers of the missionary ladies, indicated by the headings in the

Stop

Gandhi Mrs, White and Mrs. Miller, have Daily Mirror: been captured by the Provincial Laughing!" and "Put Petter in and Save India," and in the head- Authorities.

ing in the Daily Mail, "Gandhi in watching St. George's To-day "

The Daily Mail declares that the issue is Shall India be surren- dered to Gandhi and his forces of anarchy f

LABOUR GRIEVANCES IN

RUSSIA.

MINERS DESERT DONETZ

COAL BASIN..

· [TBROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

"RIGA, Mar, 18.

In spite of the regulations for.. bidding workers to leave their posts for the present, 10,000 miners have "desarted" the Donete Coal Basin in Soviet Russia in the Inst eight weeks.

The desertions are chiefly owing to their grievances over the de- plorable housing and feeding ar raugements.

More stringent measures against, desertion are consequently being enforced, while an improvement in housing and feeding has also been ordered.

LABOUR PERIL IN AUSTRALIA.

Capt., Duff Cooper concluded his campaign by addressing six meet

PARIS-TOKYO FLIGHT.

FRENCH AIRMEN ON

LAST HOP.

(THROUGH REUTER'S ABENÇY.]

SHANGHAI, Mar. 19.

DISORDERLY SCENES IN JAPANESE DIET.

SEIYUKAI RIOTERS ATTACK STENOGRAPHERS.

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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY:]

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TOKYO, Mar., 19.

BRITAIN'S NAVAL ESTIMATES.

PROBLEM OF SIZE OF CAPITAL SHIPS.

{THNOVON REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Mar. 18.

CONDEMNED MAN A HERO IN SPAIN.

ANTI-GOVERNMENT DEMONSTRATIONS."

[TEROUGH REUTER'S AOKNUY

MADRID, Mar, 18, The pussing of the death on. Captain Sediles,

A warning against, going too A riotous scene was enacted in The French ningen, Burtin and Moenche, hopped off at 8.30 this the Lower House last night, when far in the direction of reducing the sentence

Mr. A. V. Alexander, the First Jaca rovolt in December last, has. the Seiyukai, during the recERS, morning for Japan, on-the-final-a-group-of-non-Diet members of site of capital ships was given by alloged, to be the ringleader of the stage of their Paris-Tokyo flight.

Lord of the Admiralty, in the boon the signal for anti-Govern assaulted the Diet stenographers.

Apparently, the rioters alleged House of Commons, at the reportment demonstrations in many party that the stenographers were writ stage of the Navy Estimates, which of Spain, especially among the ing false reports of the Diet pro-were finally agreed to.

He pointed out that a ship was ceedings.

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Detention of 'Plane at Seoul.

Toxyo, Mar. 19. Press despatches from Koren re- port that the authorities have or dered the detention of the French 'plane on its arrival at Scoulat

students

The disturbances in the centie

Blows were rained on the unfortu. needed which had a reasonable of Madrid were so serious that the nate individuals until one of them chance of resisting air and under-police were obliged several times to 2.98 this afternoon, as the fliers collapsed and had to be taken.to/ Water attacks, while he firmly he.charge the crowd with batons.

took the Mekpo route, which was not permitted, instead of the Mak

ings last evening. He said: "It den route, which was sat

is a foul libel to say that a vote. given for me is a vote for Gandhi,"

LANCASHIRE COTTON CORPORATION.

LOSS ON YEAR'S WORKING.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

LONDON, Mar. 19. The Lancashire Cotton Corpora tion, which was formed Inst year, has issued its first balance sheet showing a net loss of £169,309, of which Es0,300 was accounted for

COMMUNISTS' WREAK VENGEANCE,

SAVAGE ATTACK BY HAMBURG REDS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

HAMBURG, Mar. 18.

A savage revenge for the murder of Herr Henning, the Communist member of the Municipal Council, who was shot dead in cold-blood while travelling in a 'bus on Satur- day night, three Nazi tremists being responsible, was

Ex-

hospital,

Stenographers Go On Strike,

LATER.

As a result of inst night's inci dent, all the stenographers of the Lower House have gone on strike pending the settlement of their grievances.

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Consequently, the whole proceed- ings in the Diet are at a standstill, and there is considerable anxioty lest this afternoon's plenary session will have to be cancelled.

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Several stenographers recently struck by grounds of overwork, but the present instance, of all walking out, is unprecedented.

Stenographers Return to Work. LATEIL

The Diet stenographers, have agreed to return to work, and the

the "Red" strongholds in Western GREAT LABOUR ARMY TO BE by writing down stocks from cos taken by his Communist colleagues general session is now being held.

Kinngsi.

According to the latest Govern. ment report the Government troops have captured Loan, Yihuang and Nantung, important cities in West- ern Klangai.

FORMED.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SYDNEY, Mar 18 The creation of a great "Labour Army" to defend Labour's ideals has been decided upon by the General Wang Chin Yao, a divi. Metropolitan Labour Conference, which decided to organise District sion commander, is leaving hore Councils all over the country in _for_the_front_to direct 'operations." | 01 der to combat anti-Labour forces.

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The remainder related to actual mill trading, principally due to the small percentage of machinery worked.

ANGLO-DUTCH RUBBER NEGOTIATIONS.

DUTCH COMMITTEE'S VISIT TO LONDON POSTPONED.

{Tanovan reurER'S AGENOT }

LONDON, Mar. 10.

in the Hamburg Parliament this afternoon.

As soon as the House opened this afternoon, the Communists rose in n body and rushed the Nazis, boat- ing them, so severely that several of their number were badly injured before the police, who were sun- moned, were able to restore order with their batons.

Seven Communist members of the Hamburg Council were spended for a month.

RIOT AT DUSSELDORF.

MOB.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AORNCY.]

The Amsterdam newspaper POLICE FIRE ON COMMUNIST Effectensblod announces that the Dutch Rubber Committee have postponed their visit to London for A few days in order to give the Dutch Colonial Minister the op portunity of communicating with the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indica

SUGAR RESTRICTION

SCHEME.

ENDORSED BY DUTCH COLONY..

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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BATAVIA, Mar. 18.

The People's Council to-day approved by 18 votes to 5 the Government Bill for a temporary restriction of sugar exports.

The Bill represents the offeinl endorsement

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COLOGNE, Mar. 10. There were riotous scenes, at Dusseldorf last night when a crowd ol Communists attacked, the City Hall and attempted to force their way into a meeting of the City Council,

The police fired, seven being seriously wounded.

civilians

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BOMB OUTRAGE AT".

BELGRADE.

OFFICER HERO DIES' OF

WOUNDS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

-BELGRADE,-Mar-18 Major Rekelov, the officer who was seriously wounded yesterday in bomb attempting to remove from the front of the Officers' Home, died of his injuries to-day. It revealed that the explosion tore off one of his arms.

SEARCH FOR VIKING SURVIVORS.

FAMOUS AMERICAN AIRMAN PARTICIPATING

REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE]

New York, Mar. 10. Airman Bernardi Balchen, the

lieved that the capital ship in the past had been allowed to become much too large and expensive,

There must be a very careful and technical examination of the problem before they set about re- ducing it too far.

No Agreement,

All shops were closed at Jaen, where a procession honded by the Bishop, the Mayor and the Muni- cipal Councillors, marched through the streets carrying placards de- for Captain toanding pardon Sediles.

Students demonstrated noisily at Santiago and all shops were closed. Death Sentence to be Commuted.

LATER,..

Sir Charles Cayzer asked whether the written assurance to be given to France and Italy by Britain in

In reply to Pressusen, the finis connection with the naval agreo-

ter of Justice stated to-night that ment that Britain favours a re-

in response to a telephone message duction of capital ship guns to a maximum of 12 inches and a sub-to, London asking clemency for stantial reduction in the maximum Captain Sediles, King Alfonso had displacement of 38,000 tons would given an assurance that he would ba also given by the United States sign a decree commuting the death and Japan.

sentence as soon as he returned to Spain,

Bishop's Protest.

Mr. Alexander replied that the British assurance did not depend or a similar American and Japan- ese assurance,

Sir Charles Cayter asked would this written assurance bind Britain Japan and America did not agree to the reductions

Mr. Alexander referred Sir Charles Cayzer to his statement of last week and added that we had aiready indicated our views on the question of the size of ships, but no agreement had been reached.".

U.S.. Not to Participate in Agreement Drafting. [REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, Mar. 18.

LATER.

The death sentence on Captain Sediles has been the signal for de- monstrations in many parts of Spain, especially among studenta.

The disturbances in the centro of Madrid were so serious that the Police several times charged the crowd.

All shops closed Jaca, where procession, hended by the Bishop and Mayor, and Municipal Coun++ eillors, marched through the streets carrying placards demanding a

As a result of a long trans-At-pardon for Sedilen. lantic telephone conversation with Students demonstrated in San- Ambassador Dawes and Senator tiago, where all shops were closed Dwight Morrow in London, the Se.

Population "White Hot in Wik etary of Stato declared that it How appears unnecessary that the United States should participate in the drafting of the British, Fronch, and Italian naval agroe ment

WORLD'S SECOND COLONIAL POWER. HOLLAND OUSTS FRANCÉ FROM POSITION,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

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Excitement,

· LATER. /**

Indignation

The unrestrained over the death sentence passed on Capt, Sediles has resulted in Capt. Demingo being clapped in gaot for four months. i

The incident is symptomatic of public feeling that somebody has blundered" in connection with the.. trial, and the announcement of the sentence in the newspapers, not- withstanding the censorship, has areated white hot" excitement.. The whole population is agog.

The court-martial of General

AMSTERDAM, Mar, 18 Holland bag austed France as the Becond Colonial Power, in the hero of a number of famous flights, werid, according to the census of Rear-Admiral Byrd's 30 just published, showing the One Communist died of his including

trans-Atlantic and South Polar population of the Dutch East Infesto in December, has been fixed wounds.

A number were slightly injured, and four policemen were injured by stones.

LIBERAL PARTY DIVIDED.

of the agreement MR. LLOYD GEORGE MAY

JOIN THE CABINET.

reached at Brussels for world restriction.

[ranovaй REUTER'S AGRNOY.] '

Burguete and ex-Minister Zamora, signatories to the republican mani

flights, will participate in the dies to be 00,000,000,

The population of the French for March 20; but it may be post- search for the remaining survivors Colonies does not exceed 39,000,000. poned, as both accused are,

of the Viking at Horse Island.

The weather provented him start- ing from Boston this morning.

NEW YORK CITY ADMINISTRATION.

MAYOR WALKER

IMPEACHED.

(DevTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

LONDON, Mar, 18.

NEW YORK, Mar. 18. Rumours of a closer Liberal- GENERAL MOTORS

Formal charges that Mr. James Labour Association, even the pos MANAGER IMPRISONED.

sibility of Mr. Lloyd Goorgo ac-Walker, Mayor of New York City, SENTENCE. AROUSED INDIG-centing a portfolio in the Labour for some years past has discharged

'NATION IN CHILE.

IREUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

New York, Mar. 18. Indignation has been caused here by a report from Santiago de Chile that Mr. L, K, Bethune, the Gen, eral Manager in Chile of the General Motors Acceptanco Cor- poration, has been sont to prison in connection with a suit agalust the Corporation by local motor-car ngents who claimed £45,000 in com- TONIC FOOD BEVERAGE mission for eats which they allege

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[A... 5.]

It is further reported that the United States Ambassador has twice been refused permission to visit Mr. Bethune.

Cabinet, wore rife this evening,he duties in a wastoful and in- prior to a meeting of the Liberal conpetent fashion," are made by Parliamentary Party, at which, the City Affairs Committee, whose however, nothing definite was done, report was published to-day by and, on a motion by Mr. Lloyd Governor Franklin Roosevelt, a George, the mosting adjourned to close friend of the Mayor.

The Committee, which is March 24, when the whole attitude

of the Party towards the Govern-private organisation of leading citizens, says that Mr. Walker's ment will be considered.

"conduct in office has been incom. Sir Archibald Sinclair read a letter rosigning the Chief. Whippetent, inefficient and futile, and of government has failed to func ship, owing to the "general divi-As a result of this, the machinery tion and the administration of the sion of opinion in the Party,"

Mr. Lloyd George stated that city has been brought into dis

he stood by Sir Archibald Sinclair.repute.

Last week, a petition was sent to

It was a serious position and be Governor Roosevelt by the Society. did not feel that he could:call-on-for, the Prevention of Crime which, any other member of the Party to without impugning the Mayor's in

tegrity, demanded some-proof. submit to the indignity to which that he really desires to clean up Sir Archibald had been subjected. the city:"

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