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CHINA'S EXPORT FRENCH STEAMER

TARIFF SCHEDULE.

-APPROVED BY CENTRAL POLITICAL--COUNCIL

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

WRECKED.

STRIKES A ROCK IN FOGGY WEATHER.

(TAROVON NEUTER'S ADENOV. Į

SHANGHAI, Mar. 10.

NANKING, Mar. 20.

A wireless report to Shanghai Mr. T. V. Soong's proposals for

says that the steamer Changkiang the revision of the export tariff (formerly the Knut Hamsun) has were approved by the Central Polien wrecked and is 'n total loss. tical Council,

The date from which the new schedule will be opérative has not yet been decided, but it is under. stood that some advance notice will he given so that the export trado will not be unduly disturbed.

Mr. T. V. Soong, Finance Minis ter, on March 18, submitted to the Central Political Council - Mem- orandum proposing a revision of the Expert Tariff Schedule.

He suggested that the old export tariff rates collected ad valorem hall remain at 7.5 per cent., but that the export duties collected according to quantity shall be in erensed from three to five per cent. The. Memorandum points out that a deficit of $142,000,000 was expect ed for the current fiscal year, and. that urgent measures were heces. sary to meet the financial string. cdey

Mr. Sonng went on to say that the existing export schedule was promulgated 70 years ago, and was unsuitable for present conditions.,

le declared that the increase, which was very small, would not have an adverse effect on the trade and industry of China.

CHINESE CONSUL-GENERAL AT LONDON.

DR. KUANGSON YOUNG APPOINTED,

[THROUGH REUTER's AOENCY.}

NANKING, Mar. 20.

Dr. Kuangson Young has been

Fifty out of 300 passengers were picked up.

The fate of the crew is unknown. The French warship arnd is proceeding to the scene.

French Sloop Rescues Sixty-Six.

SHANGHAI, Mar. 20,

The French Minop Marne has ar- rived here with 00 sumivors of the steamer Changkiang, which struck rock in the vicinity of Wenchow in very foggy weather on Monday.

Eleven of the crew and three passengers were drowned,

The survivora elambered on the rocks and walked to the lighthouse, which communicated the ship's position to the Marne.

It is now learned that most of the passengers from Haiphong landed at "Hong Kong, and that only eight passengers were on board.

MURDER, OF LADY MISSIONARIES.

TREMENDOUS INDIGNATION IN UNITED STATES.

"[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, Mar. 19. Tremendous indignation has leen aroused throughout America over the murder in Yunnan-fu of the two missionaries, Mrs. Miller and Mrs, White.

The State Department has in structed the United States Minia ter at Nanking to insist on the murderers being immediately brought to justice.

Ten Arrests Reported.

PEIPINO, Mar. 20,

The Foreign Affairs Commission-

"HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1931.

NON-CONFIDENCE IN JAPAN'S GOVT.

DEFEATED BY LARGE MAJORITY.

(THROUGH NEUTER'S ADENCY.]

Tokyo, Mar. 90. Following yesterday's demonstra tions outside the Dict the Seiyukai introduced a vote of non-confidence in the Government this afternoon in the Lower House.

As the Minseito holds an abso lute majority the Beiyukni's motion was bound to be defeated, but the

CHINA'S BUDGET.

FOREIGN CAPITAL ON EĄSY TERMS UNLIKELY.

(THROCOK REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Mar. 20. Tho Times, in a leader on the Chinese Budget, says that Mr. T V. Soong, Finance Minister, ad- mitted that foreign lenders will hot seriously think of assisting China until her Budget, is balanced and the plan to consolidate and redeem her foreign debt in effec tively in operation,

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Army Most Expensive and Lent Eficient,

"He might have added, even then foreign capital will not be Cabinet agreed to provide full taninable on easy, terms if the soope for debate on the motion, Chinese army continues to be the which was aimed at the Governmost expensive and least efficient of those maintained in any important ment's economic, diplomatic and State' general administrative policies.

The introduction of the motion in the Lower House followed a strong denunciation of the Govern ment's economic policies in the Upper House this morning.

At the same time a proletarian masa meeting to denounce Mr. Hamaguchi was held in Shiba Park this afternoon.

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Strong cordons of police were at various strategic drawn points as a precautionary measure. In spite of all this noise and excite ment, there is little doubt that the country as a whole still favours the present Ministry, whose position is unlikely to suffer from these demon. stration, unless there is an unex- nected development.

.

LATER.

The non-confidence voto - WAB defeated by 239 votes to 100.

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COMMOTION IN JAPANESE DIET.

er at Yaumanfu has informed the YOUTH SCATTERS PAMPHLETS

United States Consul that ten have

appointed Chinese Consul Generalleen arrested in connection with at London in succession to Chen the murders of fra, White, and

Wei Cheng, who has resigned,

Mrs. Miller; including the principal culprit, who is alleged to have con-

Dr. Young, who was formerly anfessed his guilt..

oficial in the Foreign Ministry, left China early last year to investigate conditions in Europe as the Mini- try's Special Commissioner.

HONG KONG CHINESE TRADE MISSION TO CANTON.

TO INVESTIGATE CÔNDITIONS IN INTERIOR.

(Wah Tas Yat Pao,)

CANTON, Mar. 20. In response to General Chen Ming Shu's request, & Trade Mis sion comprising Hong Kong's lead ing Chinese merchants, including Sir Shou Son Chow, 8. W. Tao, Chen Lim Pak, Li Yick Mui and Li Yau, Chun, proceeded to Canton thin morning by the 9.8. Fatshas to investigate trade conditions in the interior,

MOTOR-CAR TAXATION

IN BRITAIN.

IN LOWER HOUSE.

(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]

Toxio, Mar. 20. A commotion was caused in the Lower House this morning when a youth in the Visitors' Gallery start- ed scattering large numbers of

METHOD CRITICISED BY SIR pamphlets over the Government

HERBERT AUSTIN,

[DRITION WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Ruany, Mar. 19.

Sir Herbert Austin, the well known motor manufacturer, speak ing at the American Chamber of Commerca luncheon in, London, criticised the British method of motor-car taxation, based on herse-power, which, he said, was unfair in incidence and amount.

In spite of the handicaps, how- over, Britain hold the world's record for speed on land, water and in the air.

The output of British passen gör and commercial motor cars had gone up from 73,000 in

1922,to 238,000 in 1929, with a drop of about 2,000 in 1930.

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BALDWIN CANDIDATE

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MAJORITY OF NEARLY SIX THOUSAND.

THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS-TOKYO- FLIGHT.

FRENCH AVIATORS DETAINED.

(THROCOM REUTER'S AGENCY.] -

TOKYO, Mar. 10. The Japanese authorities have telegraphed to Seoul expressing regret to M. Burtin and M. Moen che at the necessity for detaining them.

BRITISH POLICY IN INDIA.

FATE OF GANDHI'S MOVE MENT PREDICTED.

(THROVON REUTLE'S AGENCY.]

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LONDON, Mar. 10; Lord Irwin has weathered, a

WORLD'S RECORD GOLD HOLDER.

FABULOUS SUM CONCEN

TRATED IN AMERICA.·

[1607ÈHE AMERICAN SERVICE).

1097

NEW YORK, Mar. 20.

The largest amount of monetary gold over held in--onic country is. now concentrated in the United bigger storm than India has known States, which holds. 84,085,000,000, declared the being $1,000,000 over the record since the Mutiny, Maharajah of Burdwan in a spoechostablished by the United States in It is hoped that after an invest in London to-day,

Defending the British policy in gation to allow them to continue to Tokyo, but probably this will not India, he denied that British pres- tigo had been surrendered, and he be permitted until Saturday.

It seems that the airmen were expressed the opinion that Gandhi's previously warned several times movement would either end in

Embakay swallowing up Gandhi or the French through against taking the Mokpo route, Gandhi dissociating himself from owing to the fact that it is a forti- fied aros,

Their detention was ordered im. niediately on their arrival at Seoul.

They should have taken the Mukden route, which had been sanctioned.

ITALIAN AIR SMASH.

THREE BRILLIANT ACES KILLED,

LONDON, Mar. 19.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY J Captain Duft Cooper, the Con- servative. candidate for Sc

PISA, Mar. 18. Three of Italy's most prominest George's. Westminster, and a sup-

airmen were killed to-day in a porter of Mr. Stanley Baldwin; is

the top of the poll in the bye-crash two miles at sea, namely, election with a majority of 5,710 Colonel Maddalens, Captain Cov

And

Engineer Lieutenant over Sir Ernest Potter, the In-coni, dependent Conservative candidate. Damonte.

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The voting was as follows:-

17,242 Captain Duff-Cooper Sir Ernest Petier... 11,532

5,710

Majority

Captain Alfred Duff Cooper, 1.9.0., formerly of the Grenadier Guards, was born in 1890, being

All three participated in the recent brilliant "formation flight from Italy to Brazil, while Colonel Maddalena led the relief expedi- tion in 1926 which found part of the crew of the ill-fated airship "Italia,"

the oldest son of Sir Alfred CENTRAL AFRICA AIR MAIL. Coper, F.R.C.S... and the inte Lady Agnes Duff, sister of the First Duke of Fife. In 1919 he married Lady Diana Manners, by Edvented whom he has one son,

at Eton and New College, Oxford (Honours in Madern History), he was elected Conservative Member for Oldham (Lane), in 1924-29, and was Financial Secretary to the War Office in 1928.

PONTYPRIDD BYE ELECTION.

A

LABOURITE RETURNED.

[TROVOU REUTER'S AGENCY.] Patriotic

LONDON, Mar. 20. The result of the Pontypridd hye- election is as follows:

Mr. Davies (Labourite) 20,687.. Mr. Crawshay (Liberal) 8,309 Mr. Evans (Conservative) 8,480 The bye-election was due to the retirement of Mr. Mardy Jones,

The youth was promptly arrested and identified as a member of the Right Wing reactionary organisa-

tion.

EARTHQUAKES ROCK THE

PHILIPPINES.

DAMAGES ESTIMATED AT ONE MILLION PESOS,

[THROUGH REVIER'S AGENCY.),

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MANILA, Mar. 10. A series of earthquakes rocked the Philippines from Aparri to Jolo yesterday.

The greatest damage was caused at Ilocos Norte, where churches, convents, and Government build- ings are reported to have been destroyed.

The most disastrous shock occur red at 2.25 in the afternoon,

Several persons are reported to have been injured, but there were no deathe..

The damage in estimated at several million pesos..

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Shortly before 2.30 p.m. Thursday, an earthquake shock wAS felt in the Colony. The Ruya Observatory seismograph recorded a shock at 2h. min. 30secs. The greatest amplitude was 56 milli-. metres,

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BRITAIN'S TEA DUTY,

RE-IMPOSITION HIGHLY

PROBABLE.

(TAROVON REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Loxpox, Mar, 19. The probability of Mr. Snowden Chancellor of the Exchequer, re- imposing the tea daty in the next budget is voiced in the Daily Mail, which discloses that some import ars and packers have engaged ex- tra warehouse accommodation increase their stocks, whilst som wholesalers have advised 1bo customers to buy freely and immo- diately.

ALI BABA'S CAVE.

LATE SIR CHARLES ELIOT.swing 100

MEMORIAL SERVICE HELD IN TOKYO.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

TOKYO, Mar, 20.

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TWENTY-THREE DAYS SAVED.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE. ]

RUGBY, Mar. 19. The first air mail liner from Central Africa to Great Britain arrived at Croydon. this afternoon on schedule time, having covered 6,174 miles in nine days, a saving of 23 days as compared with sur- face transport.

The Srst stage of the flight, from Mwanza in Tanganyika, to Khar- toum, was covered by the Imperial Airways flying-bost "City of Khar- toum,"

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ANGLO-FRANCO-ITALIAN

NAVAL AGREEMENT."

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CARLISLE EXPRESS SMASH.

VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER AGAINST DRIVER.

[THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.]

LONDON, Mar. 19.

A Coroner's jury at Carlisle to: day returned a 'verdict of man slaughter against John Eskdale, the driver of the express which was

FIRST MEETING OF EXPERTS, derailed on January 3, when three

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICH.]:

Huday, Mar. 19. The Committee of British, French

and Italian experts engaged on drafting the final terms of the Anglo-Franco-Italian Naval - Agree- ment held its first meeting at the Foreign Office today.

It is expected that the proceed- ings will liat several days.

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WRECK OF SEALER

VIKING.

SEARCH FOR TWENTY-ONE MISSING ABANDONED,

(REUTER'S AMERICAN - BERVICE)

Sr. Jour's (Newfoundland),

Mar, 20. The search for 21 missing from the wrecked sealer Viking has been abandoned.

A total of 129 passengers and crew have been saved and one body found.

PRESIDENT HOOVER'S

VACATION

BOUND FOR PORTO RICO

(REUTER'S AMELICAN SERVICE)

POINT COMFORT. MAT. 19. President Hoover left in the

At Khartoum the mail was trans-battleship Arizona on a holiday ferred to a land plane and flown hip to Porto Rico, the Virgin Is. to Cairo, where it was joined by lands, to-day, accompanied by Mr, the London-bound Indian air mail.

Hurley, Secretary of War, and Dr. A second flying-boat was used on W. A. Wilbur, Secretary of the the stage from Cairo to Athens, Interior. across the Mediterranean, and the journey home was completed by ordinary air liner.

About 54,000 letters were deliver- ed from the air liner.

R.101 ENQUIRY REPORT,

PRIME MINISTER DESCRIBES RUMOURS AS GUESSWORK.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, Mar. 19. In the House of Commons, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald replying to Sir Samuel Hoare, said the R.101 Court of Enquiry had not yet re ported to the Air Ministry."

Therefore recent rumours regard- ing the alleged contents of the Re- Port can only be guesswork.

ROYAL COMMISSION ON MALTA AFFAIRS.

PREMIER ANNOUNCES

PERSONNEL,

[BRITISH WIDELERS KERVICE.]

Rugar, Mar. 19.

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PROSPECTORS STAMPEDE IN MAZATLAN,

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

New Yonn, Mar. 10. A stampede has been in full

The Prime Minister, in the miles north-east of House of Commons, announced the Mazatlan, since a prospecter tum composition of the Royal Commis bled upon what is believed to be sion on Malta. Ali Baba's Cave,

By, the terms of reforence, the It was first discovered by the Commissioners are to visit Malta notorious bandit Heraclio Bernal, and consider the existing political in the days of Diaz, who used to situation in the Island, and to bring the raw gold into the towns make much recommendations

sourceof may seem to them dosirable as to A simple but impressive service without disclosing the.

taken tlia stops which should be wae bold this morning at the Eng. supply,

Prospectors, who are attacking to deal with it, with special refor lish Church in memory of Sir

the quartz rocks with hunting ence to the possibility of re-estab Charles Eliot, who died at sea on

Govorn: Monday whilst en route to Eng-nives, have already staked 1,600 lishing Constitutional

claims Around the mountain ment."

The Commission will consist of Baron Shidohara, Minister for streams.

So far they have dug out 1,200 lb. Lord Askwith, woll-known for his Foreign Affairs, who was a clom

work as arbiter in industrial dis personal friend of Sir Charles; of gold...

putes, in Great Britain, who will and a large number of other high

Mazatlan is a seaport town in be Chairman; Sir Walker Gerton, Japanese dignitaries, together with British and foreign diplomats, Mexico, on the West coast, and is the distinguished Colonial, Ad- a centre of distribution (supplying ministrator, formerly Governor of almost all the towns and mining Southern Nigeria and British camps in the state of Sinaloa), and Guiana and Count de Salls, at the most frequented port on this one time British Envoy Extraor Const. It has an extensive trade dinary to the Pope Real regret is expressed at the with the United States, and largely It is expected that the Commis passing of such a staunch suppor-exports-gold-and-silver=coin-and::sion will arrive in Malta:early.

April. ter of Anglo-Japanese friendship. Lullion.

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Striking tributes-are-paid by the Bir Charles, both as a diplomat and a scholar,

persons were killed and 20 injured. Eakdale collapsed on hearing the verdiet, and was committed for trial on a Coroner's warrant, bail being allowed.

It was alleged that Eskdale, was driving at a dangerous speed at

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EXPRESS TRAIN SMASH IN FRANCE.

CRASHES INTO STATIONARY TRAIN.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, Mar. 19.

Ten poraone are reported to have been killed and more than 50- injured in a train smash at Etam- pes, where the express from Paris to Bordeaux vollided with a gonda train,

LATES

Experts are puzzled regarding the cause of the accident.

Tho express

practically through the station when the two rear coaches inexplicably jumped

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the rails and were washed into matchwood against stationary train alongside.

The express was able to proceed with the uninjured and slightly injured, after the wrecked tail and boon detached.

Seven Killed and Twenty Injured,

LATER. The casualty list totals seven dend and 20 injured.

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The dead, include an Englishman named Westmead.

All those killed were in the dining-car, which was the first to. leave the raila.

The train went on 50 yards, when two other coaches were derailed.

The

occupants of the second conch were not injured, and those in the third car were imprisoned. inside, a number being cut by broken glass.

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