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SINO-JANESE AUSTRALIA WILL

CHT ATKDEN.

CHINESE P TAKE JAPANESE FANDITS.

(THROUGH REDENCY.]

Mar. 30.

A message frekden states that trouble croup hetween the Chinese and he last night ewing to the Chpolice firing 30 shots on 60 e soldiers engaged in prethe railway

zone.

The Japanesed and sur reunded the Coplice station and seized two-guns and In revolvera,

Through the tion of the Japanese Cons cable settle. ment was react afternoon,

NOT DEFAULT..

COMMONWEALTH LIABLE FOR STATE LOANS.

[THAOVÓN NEUTEN'S AGENCY.]

SYDNEY, Mar, 30. Mr. Scullin, Federal Premier, bas annolineed that there will be no Australian default on Wednesday, in spite of the decision. of the New South Wales Premier, Mr. Lang. not to meet the interest on pay. ments then due, as Counsel has advised that the Commonwealth is liable for interest payments onl Stato loans.

ST. GEORGE'S SOCIETY.

the Chinese ang and the MR. E. C. COCK THE NEW

Joanese return seized arms,

Ahe Chinese Ition is that the police mist Tapanese for

bandits.

DEATH R. C. GRI.

TIENTSIN N CUSTOMS

COMMER..

THROUGH AGENCY.]

Mar. 20. The death here today of Mr. R. Can, Commis.

kioner of Tien ve Customs, from pneumonia very short illness.

U.S. TARKILLING CHINDE.

REACTING WORLD'S

IN

| |THROUGH |AGENCY.]

Mar. 20.

"I have bee to show the Americans hoy high tariffs imposed by States hurt China and the trade of the whole wedlared Lady Dorothea Hon interview with Reutersentative, on her arrival f York, where she has been on a lecture

four,

PRESIDENT.

1.

YEAR'S ACTIVITIES REVIEWED.

Mr. T. E. Pearce presided at the nunual general meeting of the Society of St. George, Hung Kong,

which was held in the board room of Monats. Jardine, Matheson & Co, Ltd., last evening. In his speech, he reviewed last year's activities, and paid tributes to the Han, Secretary (Mr. P. 8. Cassidy) and the Hon. Treasurer (Mr. G. A L. Plummer) for the hard work they had put in.

Mr. E. C. Cock was elected Pre- sident for the ensuing year, whilst Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin was made Vice-President.

In addressing the meeting, the President said:-

PRESIDENT'S SPEECH. . .

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1931.

"I AM TIRED OF OIL MORE PRECIOUS ROYAL TRADE

LIFE."

ZIEGFELD FOLLIES' BEAUTY'S TRAGIC END.

- "

||

[Tanovom RTÜTER'S ADENOY.]

Nice, Mar. 30. **Tired of life," a woman de.... liberately drove a motor.car over the 600 test cliff at Ero-sur-Mer and washed to smithereens on the beach below.

Was

She was the ex-Ziegfeld Follies beauty and ex-film star who was known by the stage name of Peggy Davis. She

well-known on the Riviera, and was thrice married. her second annulled, and her third Her Brst marriage was dissolved, marriage took place in 1925 to a woalthy Australian, named Town send, by whom a baby was born in

1024

Poggy retired from the films as the result of a bíté from a zoo họn

during a rehearsal. A few moments before the tragedy she entered a enfé, drank two brandies, and scribbled a note which she left en n table: I do not want to return to the stage. Take care of my mother and baby.. I am tired of life."

in the charge for tickets, and at the

same time had to face increased

custs, and also pay for a certain amount of new gear,

This satisfactory state of affairs is due to the fact that members supported the Ball in such large numbers

Our thanks are due to Mr. C. Bernard Brown for auditing the

necounts,

I think there is nothing else to which I need refor, and therefore beg

to propose that—

The report and, accounts for 1930 be adoptod and passed."

After this has been seconded, 1

THAN GOLD.

ALLEGED MOTIVE. FOR BURMA'S SEPARATION.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGINOY.],

AMBASSADOR.

LIAISON OFFICER BETWEEN

· BRITAIN AND S. AMERICA.

[RBUTER'S AMERICAN BRAVICK).

Territo

SAO PAULO, Mar. 30. applause resounded through the Chamber of Commerce at a banquet when the Prince of Wales humorously remarked that he came all the way to Brazil " to hole out in one."

The Prince declared that he was

ALL INDIA CONGRESS.

CONSERVATIVE PARTY AGREEMENT.

..

BALDWIN-BEAVERBROOK POLICY IDENTICALI

THROUGH REDTER'S AGENCY.]:

FIRST PLENARY SESSION IN CONFERENCE.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

KARACHI, Mar. 20.

LONDON, "Mor," 200 The first plenary session of the

The political differences between All-India Congress to-day passed Mr. S. Baldwin and Lord Beaver the resolutions. adopted by the brook, which recently threatened to Working Committee and the Subsplit the Conservative party, have jects Committee, urging the re been settled, and an agreement renched whereby Lord Beaverbrooke, deploring the serious communal will support the official Conserva

committee to enquire into the of Empire trade and the develop- riots at Cawnpore and appointing tive policy to secure

Causer of the tragic outbreaks ment of home agriculture,

The session also passed a reso. lution, similar to that adopted by the Working Committee, appre sitting the spirit of Bhagat Singh and his comrades, regretting their execution, but dissociating the All- India Congress from political violence.

Kanacui, Mar. 30. Ulterior motives on the part of the Pritish Government in the Far East in connection with the pro- posed separation of Burma were suggested in & resolution adopted by the Congress Subject Com. mittee.

The resolution declares that the not a politician and not a business-lease of all political prisoners, and British endeavour to force Repara-man, so he could do something to tion seems deliberately to be en-help domination in Burma so as to make gineered to perpetuate British Burma, together with Singapore, by reason of the presence of oil and their strategic position, a stronghold for imperialism in East- era Asia.

The Congress registered strong opposition to the policy, which would result in Burms being kept as a British dependency and her resources exploited for British im perialistio purposes, and would be a menace to other Eastern nations.

Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, in moving the resolution, declared: "It is not gold or silver the nations are running after. Oil is more pre- did Turkey and England fight over cious than either. Not for nothing. Mosul oil?

INDIA'S FINANCE BILL.

PASSED BY COUNCIL OF STATE,

`(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]·

NEW DELHI, Mar. 30.

The Council of State has passed

the Finance Bill.

A New Delhi telegram of the 27th inst, stated that the Legisla tive Assembly, by da voles to 56.

The activities of the Society dur-hall bo pleased to answer any ques ing the year under review are so tions members may wish to nak. fully set out in the report that

This was soconded by Mr. M. 6t J. Walsh. and was carried un-rejected tho Finance Bill, which. there is little left for me to any.

The application for financial animously.

the Governor-Gonora! in a message President recommended assistance, fow in number, I am glad

should be passed. enrofully scrutinised by the committee ape pointed for that purpose.

to

SAY, were

The New President,

Mr. Pearce then proposed and Mr. Dowley seconded, that Mr. E. Cock be President for the ensuing year. This was carried unanimous-

The ceremony at the Cenotaph on St. George's Day was well attended., whereupon Mr. Pearce gave up This ceremony takes but a few the chair to Mr. Cock, but before minutes, and I would urge all mem- doing so the former said he wanted bere, who conveniently can, to turn to thank the committee and mem- up and support the President and hers for the very fine way in which committee on future occasions,

to

the

The members objected to an ine and, despite the Finance Member's creased income-tax and super-tax,

offer to reduce the amount to be

collected by a crere of rupees, the Assembly threw out the Bill.

In addition to the lamented death they supported him during the past LONDON-SHANGHAI FLIGHT of Mr. P. W. Blackwell, I have to

year.

Mr. Cock then thanked the meet-

biggin be elected Vice-President. He then proposed that Mr. Dow Seconded by Sir William Hornell, this

regretfully report the death of an-ng for the honour they had done other of our members, Mr. G, H. him and said he would do all he Arnold, which took place whilst I could to keep up the traditions and proceeding home on leave last year. honour of the Society,

I would take this opportunity of putting on record the Society's thanks to the Officer Commanding Lady Hosias born at the lat Somerset Light Infantry, for Ningpe, the of Professor the concert put up by the Band and WE. Soo famous ex-Bugles of that regiment on the missionary sad who mar- Cricket Ground on St. George's ried the late Ander Hosic, Day; also our grateful thanks to for many yhe Maritime the artistes for their assistance at Customs Bers that Ameri- the evening concert in the Loo e does not these tariffs Theatre, and to the ladies who are killing in China.

assisted by distributing cigarettes on that evening.

KUO IN

MATA.

CONTROLDMMITTEE SIN.

(Waλ Pao.)

N. Mar. 30.

ПБ

Although on the night itself I conveyed to the various sub-com mittees, the Society's, as well my own personal thanks for the able way in which the annual ball was organized and carried through. I must again make a roference.

Services Appreciated.

It is only those behind the scenes who know and appreciate how much enteful thought and hard work are

Was carried unaminously, Mesars. P. S. Cassidy and G. A. 1. Plummer

were 1'é-elected Hon. Secretary and Hon. Trasurer re spectively, while, the following were elected to serve on the committee:- Sir William Hornell, Messrs. L, C. F. Bellamy, W. A. Cornell, V. M. Crayburn, F. C. Hall, C. Bulmer Johnson, V. C. Labrum, F. J. Shervell, E. F. Aucott, J. Bentley, G. E. Mitchell and A. B. Raworth. The chairman then proposed vote of thanks to Mesars, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd, for kindly giving the Soviety use their board room, and the Hon. Mr. W. E. Shenton proposed a vole of thanks to the nutgoing President.

ENDED.

AEROPLANE CRASHES IN

SNOWSTORM,

(THROUGH BRUTEK'S AGENCY,]

LONDON, Mar. 20. · The London-Shanghai fight up- dertaken by Mr. Edward Ferd, in Gipsy Moth machine, came to an abrupt termination at Tatoi to- day.

The British airman ran into a machine being wrecked beyond re- severe snowstorm and crashed, the

pair.

out of the wreck and escaped, Mr. Ford managed to "scramble

marvellously, unhurt.

Flight to be Continued.

ATHENS, "Mar, 30. Ford will continue his flight to Japan. in a few days.

TOKYO-PARIS FLIGHT. FRENCHMEN BOP OFF FROM

PEIPING,

a

linison officer "be-

merce in South America and the tween the British Chamber of Com- manufacturers in Great Britain.

The Prince urged every British resident abroad to buy, promote and purchase British products.

The Prince was loudy ovated at the close of a brilliant speech, and he subsequently shook hands with 100 ladies who were present, and then danced until the small hours.

AUSTRO-GERMAN CUSTOMS

UNION,

WILL INFLICT DAMAGE ON BRITISH INTERESTS,

[TÚROUGH REuter's adricr.]

LONDON, Mar. 20..

The Federation of British Indus- tries has dispatched a letter to Mr. A. Henderson, Foreign Secre tary, urging the Government to take the most energetic steps to prevent the Austro-German Cus-

toms Agreement or the ground that it will considerably damage British interests,

RECITAL AT. THE THEATRE ROYAL.

TOTÍ DEL MONTE AND DE

MURO LOMANTO,"

There was

enthusiastic and appreciative audi- a large and most ence- present at the Theatre Royal last night for the recital given by Toti dal Monti and de Muro Lomato

Madame Toti dai Monti, who

possesses a beautifully clear ́80-

GERMAN COMMUNISTS

RAIDED.

INVOLVED IN TREASONABLE TRAFFIC IN EXPLOSIVES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

an extension

The correspondence has bean published between Lord Beaver- brook and Mr. Neville Chamber- lain on the subject,

Lord Beaverbrook, replying to. Mr. N. Chamberlain's invitation to state the terms upon which he is prepared to give his support, laya stress on the desirability of Empire Free Trade, otherwise Empire economic unity. He proposes n policy of increasing manufacturing of home production and agricul tural production by quotas, and prohibitions of or duties on foreign foodstuffs.

Lord Beaverbrook specially fav ours the last, and he promises the fullest support if these methods are adopted.

Mr. N. Chamberlain replied that BELLIN, Mar, 20. Mr. Baldwin had authorised him The first action taken by the to say that Lord Beaverbrook had police under the new emergency policy in regard to agriculture, and correctly stated the Conservative decree which temporarily suspends that Mr. Baldwin was prepared to some of the principal fundamental employ all the methods enumerat- rights of citizens so that personal | ed.

liberty is no longer inviolable, the "Mr. Neville Chamberlain conse fights of private property are no quently welcomes Lord Benver- longer guaranteed, and postal and brook's support.

telegraphic secrecy in abolished, was

a raid upon Communist headquar- ters in Berlin.

Four arrests were made on the numerous documents premises,

were meized, while similar; raids wore, ordered to be carried out, in other towns.

Supreme Court at Leipzig into the It is reported that the raids are a sequel to the enquiry by the treasonable traffic in explosives, in which Communists are alleged to have been involved.

DUTCH RUBBER

COMMITTEE..

HUMOURS OF ACTIVITIES PREMATURE.

(THROOM RECTER'S AGENCT.]

| Austendam, Mar. 30. Four out of the five members of

issued a statement pointing out that while the Committee were

prano voice of excellent quality RIVER BOAT HITS A ROCK the Dutch Rubber Committee have gave two groups in the first half of the programme of which the

very

WUCHOW.

could in the interests of producers, this did not imply that the Com mittee had full power-of-attorney. The final decision lies with the producers themselves.

First Serenade (Gounod) and "TAI HING BEACHED NEAR empowered to do everything thoy Capiuera (Benedict) were pleasing, The second group was also well received and, in response to the applause gaye as an encore quaint little song about & Cuckoo Cloek.

E'lacean

In the second Half Madame Toti dal Monti gave a fine rendering of the soprano song from Lucia di Lammermoor, The fine cadenza passages at the end with fute ne- companiment. were most ulearly

heard at his best in the well-known given, and had to be repeated.

Monsieur de Muro Lomanto was

Boug from Tosen,

le stelle, which was given with finish and in fine dramatic style. His fine tenor voice was heard to ad- vantage in O Sole Mio which had to be given a second time.

The duct from the second act of Rigoletto brought a most valued and enjoyable programme to an end,

The fate obligato parts were sympathetically played by Francisco Elsi, while the accompanimente were most ably rendered throughout by Annitale Bizzell.

Programme.

The full programme was:-

FIRST PART,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT.]

PEPINO, Mar. 30. Búrtin and Moenche, who are 1. By deleting the words "40 engaged on 4 return fight from Honorary in the second and Tokyo to Paris, hopped off from third lines of rule 4 and sub- Peiping for Nanking and Shanghai | 1-(a) Ultima Canzon, F. P. Tosti. stituting therefor in each cascat six o'clock this morning,

(b) Mattinata, f. Leoneavalio. the word "0"

DE MURO-LOMANTO

The Special Meeting. This concluded the business of the The Contromittee of the required before a function of the general meeting and the hon, seere- Kuomintang in Manchuris guitude we undertako can be tary then read the notice convening officiallyfed on Satur successfully carried through. We the special general meeting when diny, and unday Generals can be satisfied that future occasions Mr. C. Bulmer Johnson proposed Chang Hsu Chang Teo cessful, when so many of our mem

of this nature will be equally suc the following resolution:

That the Rules of the Society be Hsiang, War and others bors are willing to come forward to amended as follows:- who have bated by the do their bit. Kuomintang ters, at Nan

I wish to make particular refer- king, to be of the Con-

enge to the large amount of time trolling C wers dely

put in by our honorary secretary. and honorary treasurer 00

the Society's behalf during the year.. Unfortunately noither Mr. Cos. With th of carrying out the K construction time to undertake the duties for an

sidy, nor Mr. Plummer can find the plans in Mour comrades other year. I would on your should strict the Kuomin tang politices laid down behalf convey to both these gentle. by the part Dr, Bun Yat our appreciation and hearty thanks. Son, and messential point

sworn in

A declarady issued by them, runs |--

that their fe not misled the sake of continuity, to arrange Your committes have decided, for by other political pro- for and appoint a paid treasurer paganda,

We all at the Kue- and socrotary, and your confirms, tion of this stop will be naked for

mintang is political party nt the special general. meeting in China where China, Jor the Kuomint party which which follows this one. has done vak in acceller. *ating the of national revolution,"

Mesars. Linstead & Davis are pre- pared to undertake the duties, and to meet the cost it is proposed to increase the subscription from 82. to $3 per annum, and to debit the Ball Account with a portion of RED SON IN the mum required. I am glad to Ray both Mr. Cassidy and Mr. Plummer will be pleased to carry on until these other definito and firal

аге arrangements

made, should you approve of the suggest. rd change. ment. Members will observs with tisfaction the final figures of the 30 Ball, there being a surplus on the right side of no less than

(Chua Pao)

Mar. 30. According cial report, the anti e in Kiangsi has reached stage, and the hoped that the "Red" for completely suppressed Under pres sure of the troops the "Reds "ing further. south of KiKwangchang Shuiching as their headquarter

The accounts call for little com

$828.40.

the 1031 Ball will also show a sur I am pleased to be able to report

plus of: some $300 to $400, despite.

the fact that we made no increaso (Continued on gext Oõluma.)·

2 By adding the following parn-

graph at the end of rude 16:

Provided that nothing in these rules shail provent the payment in good faith of re- muneration to any officers on- servants of the Society or to any member of the Society or other person in reten for any Bervices actually rendered to, the Society.

重

GERMAN CONSTITUTION.

THIEF OF ORIGINAL

DOCUMENT ARRESTED," [TRROUGH REYTEN'O AGENOT.]

BERLIN, Mar. 29. The man who stole the German Constitution has been arrested.

Thieves some months ago broko into the Reichstag and stole the original document embodying the German Constitution of 1840. and other valuable books.

3. By substituting the word

three for the word "two"," in the 2nd line of rule 8, and adding after the word year in the 3rd line thereof the words or such other sum as the members of the Society shall from time to time determine at the annual general meeting" by the police of correspondenes And adding at the end of showing that the man, who is a such rule the words following painter, offered to sell the Constitu "the committee shall have tion to a foreign collector for

£3,000, power, in their discretion, to

Some of the stolen books have reinstate any such member without payinent of any fur-been recovered, ther entrance fee."

4. By etriking out rufe 17 and

renumbering rule 18 as 17.

5. By renumbering rule 10 as 18 and adding the words "pro- vided that the member con- cerned has been given the op- portunity of explaining auch conduct to the commitles either in writing or orally.” 6. By ranundering rule 20 as 10. This was seconded by Mr. F. J. Shervell and was carried

| 2-(a) Serenade (with flute),

C. Gounod, (b) Capinera (with flute),

A. Benedict. Tori DAL MONTE.... 3-'Elisir d' Amore, G. Donizeti. (Una furtiva lacrima).

De Muro-LoMANTO

| 4,~(a) Virgin's Slumber Son,

M. Reger. (b) Songs My Mother

Taught Me, A. Dvorak. (c) When Love is King,

T. H. More. Tori' DAL MONTE

SECOND PART,-

3

Y, Padilla.

The arreat followed the discovery (a) Princes E. Greh).

1-

U.S. PRESIDENT RETURNS

FROM PORTO RICO.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WABHINOTON, Mar. 29. President Hoover has arrived at Point Comfort, on his return from hia visit to Porto Rico, and has departed for Washington.

(b) For You

(c) O Sole Mio, E. Di Capua.

DE MURO-LOMANTO - 6.-Lúcia di Lammermoor-"The

Mad Scene," G. Donizetti.

TOTI DAL MONTE 7--Touca-(Solo di Cavaradossi),

G. Puccini,

(E'luccan'le stolle)" DE MURO-LOMANTO 9-(a) Vidalīta, ** A. Williams. (b) Estrellitra, 1. Ponco. (c) Clavélitos, J Valverde.

Tori DAL MONTE, 9.-Rigoletto,

G. Verdi. (Duetto, 2* atto Signor no'Prin- cipe io lo vorrel."). TOTI DAG. More and

DE MURD-LOMANTO

According to a report received locally yesterday the s.8. Tai Hing, a river boat, struck a rock about four miles below Wuchow on her way from Hong Kong and now lies benched with five feet of water in her holds.

H.M.S. Tarantula je standing by and all passengers and mail have been taken off the ship and sent on to Wuchow.

The Tai Hing (Capt. C. Trott) left Hong Kong for Wuchow on Thursday evening and the mishap occurred at about 9 a.m. on Satur- day.

It is not definitely known how the mishap occurred but it is said that the steamer struck the rock in trying to avoid some river craft,

|

The statement says it was in the interests of the market and pro ducers that the premature and un- founded reports of the negotin tions should not appear in the Press.

The majority of the Committen regret the notion of the opponents of restriction as being inopportune. because those interested in the rubber industry are being misled. All the rumours regarding the Com- mittee's activities were premature.

The

statement concludes :-The": Committes are continuing their activities in co-operation with the foreign parties interested with un- abated zenl.

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