1931-03-27 — Page 9

EUROPEAN DROWN- ED IN WHANGPO.

CHIEF ENGINEER OF" A.P.C. TIENKWANG.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, Mar. 98.

Mr. David Whyte, Chief Engineer

BIGGEST ECONOMIC BOOM IN HISTORY.

PRESENT CRISIS DUE TO OVER-PRODUCTION.............

"[THROVÓN REUTER'S AGENCY.]

NANKING, Mar, 20.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1931.

CHINA INDEMNITY

SETTLEMENT.

COMMISSION'S PERSONNEL NOT YET SETTLED.

wwwwwwwww..com

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

SHANGHAI COUNCIL

WIN.

EDWARDS PETITION DISMISSED WITH COSTS.

(From Our Own Correspondent;)"

SHANOIAI, Mar, 20. The Court of Consuls dismisand

ALL INDIA. CONGRESS.

GANDHI AWARDED A "BLACK FLOWER."

[THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

KARACHI, Mar. 25. Gandhi, arriving for the opening Edwarde, former secretary, against of Congress today, was received the Municipal Council, claiming with enthusinam, but at the rail 4,000 damages for breach of conway station at Malir, 10 miles from

tract.

LONDON, Mar. 23, In answer to questions in the with costs the petition of Mr. "Sir Arthur Salter, speaking at a of the Asiatic Petroleum Com-tifla in the International Club, House of Commons to-day, Dr. pany's steamer Tienkwank, who sounded an optimistic note in con- Hugh Dalton, Under-Secretary for was sitting on the poop-rail last nection with the worldwide depres Foreign Affairs, stated that the evening conversing with the Cap-

sion. He declared that the pre-Government hoped to be able to tain of the ship, overbalanced and sent crisis was due to over-produe make a statement soon in regard fell into the Whangpo.

tion and undue general poverty. to the selection of the British mem- lifebuoy was immediately thrown to him and a boat lowered, Once the crisis was over the world bers of the Chinese Government but Mr. Whyte was not seen again. would experience the biggest econ- Purchasing Commission and the It was a very dark night, and a omic boom in history, resulting in Board of Trustees, as provided for strong tide was running.

higher standard of living and by the China, Indemnity Settlement Mr. Whyte had been in China for

recently ratified by the British general prosperity all round,

Government.

A

25 years.

CONSUMPTION TAX. ·

CENTRAL POLITICAL COM- MITTEE PASS RESOLUTION.

(Chun Wan Fat Pno.)

NAXXING, Mar. 20. A resolution setting forth a num- ber of native products to pay, a special consumption tax was pro. posed at the Central Political Com- mittee by Mr. T. V. Soong, and was unanimously passed today,

The products falling under the new taxation are silk, peper, wonde and porcelain.

NANKING SURTAX ON SALT.

LIQUIDATION OF FOREIGN LOANS.

(Wah Ter Fat Puo.)

NANKING, Mar. 20. The Nanking Government is con. templating the institution of B surtax, on salt at the rate of 30 cenis. per 100 enttion

It is estimated that at least a total revenue of $7,000,000 can be collected over a period of nine months from this source, and that this amount should be devoted to the liquidation and consolidation of foreign loans.

IMPERIAL AIRWAY

SPEEDING UP.

FASTER FLYING. BOATS, IN MEDITERRANEAN,

"THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Mar, 25.

As the result of a permanent agreement with Italy and Greece,

and the introduction of faster flying-boats in the Mediterranean, the Imperial Airways have arrang- ed to speed up both their England- India and newly-opened, Contral African mail services.

Beginning on May 10, it is hoped to discontinuo the present route across Central Europe, and pas sengers and mail will travel nia Switzerland, Italy and Grecce to Egypt

From Cairo, which is the june tion of the Indian and African air routes, the India air mail will travel by land 'plane via Bagdad and the Parsian Gulf to Karachi and Delhi.

Asked whether he would con. sider the inclusion on the Board of Trustees of an engineer having full knowledge of railways, Dr. Dalton replied in the afirmative.

to

Ho added that the Government had been giving a good deal of consideration the choice of nominees to be submitted to the Chinese Government, with whom the final decision rested.

The Court found that the Coun- had acted within its legal rights in deciding not to renew the agree ment,

The judgment does not prejudice the relations botween Mr. Edwards and the Council relative to the un- expied portion of the agreement involving a salary superannuation. Neither does it discourage the Council from taking the same con. ciliatory altitude in effecting an amicable settlement which it show. ed prior to the proceedings.

DISTURBANCE IN BARCELONA.

He hoped that when he made POLICE AND STUDENTS USE the announcement regarding the personnel of the Commission and the Board there would be general

the

satisfaction that

various interests concerned had been fully represented.

TOKYO-PARIS FLIGHT.

FRENCH AIRMEN HOP- OFF FROM TOKYO,

*{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,}

Toxyo, Mar, 20 The French airmen, Burtin and Mancho, who arrived at Tokyo from Paris on Sunday, took off int the return trip at aight minutes past seven this morning.

They are following the same route as they came, and plan to attack the record for a flight from Tokyo to Paris, which is held by D'Oisy.

OSAKA, Mar. 20. Burtin and Moenche arrived here

Speeding up will be effected on this ecction by the introduction of partial night-flying, and passengers and mail will arrive at Karachi | at 10.18 a.m, from Tokyo., in five days and two hours after leaving London.

LIVING IN HONG KONG

"Ovaltine's" value is Particularly at this season doubled. Energy and vitality can only be gained by supplying the system with the necessary vitamins ia correct ratio.

"Ovaltine" not only contains these but also in correct nutritive value all the proteins, fats and carbohydrates which Science has determined are essential for health.

"Ovaltine" is prepared from ripe barley-malt, creamy milk, fresh eggs and cocoa. The nourishing properties in these best of Nature's foods have been scientifically concentrated by an exclusive process which ensures easy. digestion and complete assimilation.

"Ovaltine "is specially recommended for growing children, nursing mothers, the aged, invalids and con- valescents, sufferers from insomnis and for all needing extra strength at time of severe bodily or mental strain.

OVALTINE

TONIC FOOD BEVERAGE

Builds-up Brain. Nerve and Body

[ABB, 4]

SOUTH AFRICA AND JAPAN:

"GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT"

DENIED.

FIREARMS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

BARCELONA, Mar. 20. The police frequently charged students who were flying the Red flag over the University and dis- playing posters inscribed Long Live the Republic 1" and "Death to the King

The police and students used fre arms, but no injuries were inflicted, The police are patrolling the streets with drawn batons.

SCENES OF TERROR IN

MADRID.

CONFLICT BETWEEN POLICE AND STUDENTS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.).

MADRID, Mar. 25.

Suenes of terror were witnessed at the San Carlo Hospital, adjoin ing the Medical Faculty, during the conflict between the students and the police yesterday, in which one policeman was killed and seven wounded, and 13 civilians wounded,

Karachi, & youth wearing mourning badges and carrying a black flag, hailed Gandhi as "Bhagat Singh's murderer," and presented him with a black flower.

The extremism aroused by the Lahore executions seems, however, to have receded in Congress eir. cles.

Effect of Boycott on Lancashire Trade.

W05

LONDON, Mar. 25.

1

FINANCIAL CRISIS IN POLICE-REBEL

AUSTRALIA:

NEW SOUTH WALES DECLINES TO PAY:

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}.

SKIRMISH IN BURMA.

MANY KILLED AND WOUNDED.

[mNOVOU REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Burma.

Sixty dve rebels 'attacked'a police outpost, and the police drove them off, killing, four and wounding one... The police captured a gun and There were no other wonpons. police casualties.

RANGOON, Mar. 23. CANBERRA, March 20.

Twenty-eight were killed and Mr. Scullin, Federal Premier,numbers were wounded in skir announced in the House of Repre mishes between the rebels and sentatives that Mr. Lang had telepolies, in the Tunein district of graphed to him that New South Wales did not intend to pay interest due to the Westminster Bank on April 1, nor any subse quent interest payable in London.

The members for the Riverina and North New South Wales after the announcement threatened to secede from New South Wales.

Mr. Theodore declared that Mr. Lang's action was utterly unjusti-wounded and two rebels were kill fied. There had been no necessity ed and others wounded. · ̈ hitherto for any Governinent to re-. fuse to pay its debts.

Mr. Scullin said Mr. Lang's pro- posed default raised vital questions He Baked was the Commonwealth legally liable in the event of a default to pay interest due to Holders of New South Wales bonda and if so could the Commonwealth use the revenues contributed by other States.

The Indling boycott, and its effect on the Lancashire cotton industry, discussed in the House of Commons to day, when Mr. D. H. Hacking (Conservative) maintained

Mr. Latham promised that the that the Viceroy-Gandhi Agree | Opposition would support the Gov- ment had not eased the situation:ernment in any steps to ensure Mr. Lancashire mills had not received Lang's observance of the financial

agreement. permission from the Government of Mr. Theodore disclosed that Mr. India to advertise their own goods Lang had refused the offer of Com- or to engage in propaganda to monwealth Bank assistance to pre. increase their anica.

Ho contended that Lancashire' goods did not, in the main, com- pete with Indian manufactures,

Competition within India came mainly from Japan, against whom, if the boycott were really economic, it should be directed. He had been informed that the boycotting and the picketing were supported by those closely connected with the Indian textile industries.

Mill-Ownere" Duplicity. These desired, not to improve the material conditions of ludia as a whole, but actually to place fortunes in the pockets of a com. paratively small number of Indian mill-owners at the expense of the many millions of Indians who would have to pay more for their goods.

Commander Kenworthy (Labour) also emphasised this point, strong ly criticising also the conditions in The Civil Guards opened fire on

India which could be successfully the students, the bullets splinter-exploited in such a way. ing the hospital windows, including Sir Herbert Samuel (Liberal) con- those of the operating theatre,tended that Free Trade between where an operation was in pro-Britain and India was really in the

groan.

The nurses and doctors risked their lives transferring the terrified inmates of the children's ward to safety under the hail of bullets.

The conflict was the resalt of the political situation.

· {THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY.)

TOKYO, Mar. 20. Commenting upon a report that the ery

"Yellow Peril" has been raised in South Africa. on the con- "Gentlemen's Agree- clusion of a ment" between Japan and South Africa, the Foreign Office denics

The Federation of University that any special agreement has Students has demanded the dis been reached, though an under-missal and prosecution of the Chief standing has been obtained to relax of Police. the restriction on the entry of Japanese.

As there are only 1 Japanese' residing in South Africa, inclusive of members of the Coneulates and their families, the idea of a "yel- low peril" is characterised as non-

Белве

LIBERAL PARTY

DISSENSIONS.

SIR JOHN SIMON'S

ATTITUDE.

(THROUGH NEUTRE'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Mar. 25. The dissensions in the Liberal raaks have been carried F stop further, in a letter by Sir John Simon, in which he says that the proceedings at the meeting of the Liberal Parliamentary Party yea terday had brought matters to, a hend.

It was uncless to ignore the sub. divisions in the party. Ha a. ODG of 17 who favoured the retention of unfettered independence and op- posed any commitment to 'support the present Government,

He quoted a declaration made, by Mr. Lloyd George a year ago, pointing out the danger of letting the Government believe that the Liberals will never vote against them or a critical issue.

It will be recalled at Sir John Simon left the meeting referred to before its conclusion.

"

interests of India itself as a whole, and he expressed the hope that the Indian Government and the Indian Legislature would not re- frain from adopting a policy of Free Trade in the interests of the Indian people:

& more

vent a default.

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT

AGAIN RESCUED.

LANG FOLLOWERS SAVE- FIDUCIARY BILL,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

51

Later the rebels felled a trec across a road and ambushed a 'bus containing an Indian medical officer and a posse of police,

The medical officer was seriously

Simultaneously, the polico and Punjabis found the rebel camp, in the jungle and killed 2, captured seven, who were wounded, and yo- covered a gun.

The police did not sustain any casualtion...

Two important rebel leaders were killed.

RUBBER RESTRICTION SCHEME DOOMED.

DUTCH DISSENSION EVIDENT.

(THROUGH REUTER’A AGENCY.] :

AMSTERDAM, Mar. 25. Five big rubber producers, lo- cluding the Internationale Cradiet Handelsvereeniging of Rotterdam," and the Arendsburg Company, who attended yesterday's meeting and are, declared to have refused to consent to any form · Government intervention for restriction pur- pesos, refuse to confirm or give details of yesterday's negotiations.

As they are important produpers. it sooms certain that the Dutch Rubber Committee will be broken" up.

CANBERRA, Mar. 26. The followers of Mr. Lang, the extremist Labour Premier of New South Wales, again saved: the Commonwealth Government from In any event, further co-opera- defeat to-day when the Theodoretion will be dificult, and it is there- Fiduciary Notes Bill gained a fore not expected that the Dutch second reading. by the narrow East Indies Government will take

measures to enforce restriction, margin of five votes, 34 voting in

How the Scheme Fell Through. favour, and 20 ngainst.

LATER.

The minority included Mr. Fen- ton, who acted as Labour Prime Minister during Mr. Stultin's sence in London for the Imperial Conference.

It is now stated that the Rubber Committee met on the 28th to deal with internal matters and that re- striction was not discussed...

The serious phase is over and the that the reports of a break-up of. situation is well in hand.

Rigid Censorship Enforced.

LATER.

A message from Cawnpore states that a rigid censorship is being enforced.

Definite figures of the casualties are not available, though the dead He trusted Indians would put are still placed at 50.

Many dead and injured are still aside the. illegal economic pressure, which had been adopted in orderlying in the streets.

Railway traffic to Cawnpore is to receive

satisfactory

restricted to urgent cases, settlement of the constitutional issue. On both sides coercion Looting, Arson and Assaults, ought to be abandoned.

LATER. Patience Counselled.

Eighty of the injured in the Replying to the debate, the Cawnpore riets died in hospitals, "POCKET BATTLESHIPS TO Secretary of State for Indin, Mr. mely, 48 Mosleme and 32 Hindus. Looting, arson and assaults con- Wedgwood-Benn, said the settle-tinue, but the police reinforcements ment reached between the Viceroy have arrived, and an early improve. and Mr. Gandhi would be forwardment is anticipated.

GERMANY'S BUDGET

ADOPTED.

PROCEED.

{THROUGH NEOTER'S AGENCY.]

BERLIN, Mar. 25. The Reichstag by 277 votes to 84 adopted the Budget to-day.

Communist motions to strike out

..

the fourth instalment for the con- struction of pocket battleship "A" and the first instalment. for pocket battleship "B" were rejected.

DEAD BESTREWN

STREETS.

M.P. REQUESTS REPORT FROM H.E.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Mar. 23.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Graham White (Lib., Birkenhead) asked that a report be called for from the Governor of the Colony of Hong Kong concerning the 1,300- dead children who are alleged to have been picked up yearly in the streets of Hong Kong.

Dr. Drummond Shiels, Vader Liberal Declaration of Polley. Secretary of State for the Colonies, LONDON, March 20. replied that the Governor had re- Mr. Lloyd George read at a ported in May, 1030, that a post- meeting of Liberal Parliamentary mortem examination was held in candidates a declaration of policy almost every case with a verdict recently adopted by the Liberal of natural causes. The Secretary" Party in favour of the general sup- of State, therefore, did not propose port of the Government on certain to seek s further report. conditions.

The meeting, after a long dis cussion, "roached no decision and left the matter in the hands of the Parliamentary party,

ed to the National Congress at Karachi in, the next few days.

Three weeks wae an insufficient time to appraise its effect.

As far as he was aware, the picketing was being improved. It clause in the agreement regarding

was clearly laid down that pres- sure and coercion should cease and that the boycott of British goods as a political weapon was to be discontinued.

It was his belief that those who entered into the agreement desired honourably to discharge their obligations to it.

Gandhi Condemns Strife.

KARACHI, March 20. The Cawnpore riots have disturb ed the atmosphere of the All-India" Congress.

Gandhi. has issued a statement: "I cannot too strongly condemn this strife."

The crowds outside the camp barbed-wire cheered Gandhi all day.

Gandhi, in an article in his paper, Young India, declares that Britain, when we reach a state of bonourabló association, may well be" come India's chief aupplier.

CAWNPORE RIOTING.

SITUATION NOW WELL IN

A HAND:~

(THEGUOU KEUTER'S AGENCY.] He agreed that the position was

NEW DELHI, March 20. not satisfactory. The main causós

The official list of casualties at of the happenings were the fear of enquiries on account of the Infec-Cawnpore is 40 killed and 250 in tious Disenses Ordinance, and also hospitalina mama? The latter's attitude will be re- the desire to save funeral expenses. vealed on a division: next week onlle understood that, the utmost was a Conservativo vobe of oeneurs on being done to remedy matters, in the subject of unemployment.. cluding free, burial.

The central part of the Chin cleared, but sporadic rioting con tinues in the outlying areas.

(Continued on next Column.)

6% FREE

OF

INCOME

TAX

"

A well-known rubber expert bura gher, interviewed by Reuter, said

the Committee were incorrect, All that had happened was that five big producars, who were opposed to restriction, fearing that the Com- mittee would take some action, wired to the Minister for the Colonies, expressing unwillingness reatriotion participate in

New York Prices Decline,

NEW Yonx, Mar. 23. Rubber declined sharply on the exchange and outside markets as a result of the Amsterdam' reporta of dissension likely to break up the Butch Committees.

schema.

14

Exchange options declined 45 points, and it is feared that the decline may have prejudiced the financial status of some foreign firms.

The market finished very weakly, and brokers are of the opinion that the decline is not yet over.

· A SAFE INVESTMENT Money invested earns a regular dividend

5% Free of Tax.

BUYS

YOUR

OWN

HOME

It is absolutely secure and always available

to be paid out in fall on demand.

+;'

No risk of a Falling Dollar.

Have your own HOME ready before you retire,

Established over 60 years. Capital over £1,000,000

THE MAGNET BUILDING SOCIETY

81-83,

HARROW ROAD, LONDON, W.2. Pamphlets from the HONG KONG DAILY PRESS Offices.