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CABINET · CRISIS IN JAPAN.

BARON WAKATSUKI PREMIER,

[TEROVON REUTER'S AGENCY. J

Tokyo, April 11.

It is expected that Mr. Hamagu- chi, the Premier, will resign, and that the new Promier and Cabinet will be appointed on Monday.

Mr. Wakatsuki is the most likely successor to the Premiership as the only appointee able to prevent a split in the Government,

LATER.

Mr. Wakatauki has informally intimated his acceptance of the Presidency of the Minssito Party.

The formal acceptance is expect ed to be announced this evoning.

Mr. Wakatsuki Created Baron.

LATER.

In view of the probability of Mr. Wakatsuki nccepting the Premier- ship, spesial interest attaches to the announcement that he has been created a Baron in recognition of services a head of the Japanese Delegation to the London Naval Conference.

EXTRALITY IN CHINA.

U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT NOT ALARMED.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE 1.

WASHINGTON, April 11. The threat by Dr. C. T. Wang,

Chincao Foreign Minister, that he might be constrained to declare that the extra-territoriality nego. tiations between China and the Powers had reached a dradlock," na the "patience and tolerance of the Chinese Government were not inexhaustible," does not alarm the State Department, which, according to the New York Times, prefers to regard the threat as primarily de- signed for home consumption,

Japanese Minister Returning to Tokyo.

(THROUGH ARUTER'S AGENCY.]

TOKYO, April 11. It is learned that Mr. Shigemitsu, Japanese Minister at Nanking, has been instructed to return to Tokyo Other members of the Delegation for the purpose of discussing the who have been rewarded include progress of the negotiations on Mr. Tauneo Matsudaira and Ad-extra-territoriality and other pend- miral Takarabe, hoth of whom re- ing issues. ceive the first-class decoration of the Order of the Rising Sun with Grand Cordon.

KING GEORGE'S HEALTH.

CONTINUES TO IMPROVE,

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}

Ruany, April 10. It was stated at Windsor Castle to-day that the King's condition continues to improve.

For the first time this week; Cord Dawson of Pean did not visit His Majesty, wiio, however, was seen by the laryngologist, Sir Milson Rees, and Dr. Martyn of Windsor.

As a precautionary measure, the King is keeping to his room for the next few days

It is not decided whether he will carry out his proposed visit to Newmarket linces at the end of the manth.

(THROUGH REUTER'S. ADENCY.] Steady Improvomont Maintained.

LONDON, April 19.

It is officially announced that the steady improvement in the King's condition is being maintained.

ROYAL SOUTH AMERICA TOUR ENDS.

SINO-TURKISH COMMERCIAL

TREATY.

(Chun Won Fat Pao.)

NAKKING, April 12. The negotiation of a new Sino- Turkish commercial treaty has been successfully concluded, accord. ing to a report from diplomatic circles.

Among other things, the treaty provides for the surrender of in tornal navigation rights in China by the Turkish Government.

RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION

IN CHINA.

MISSION TO PROCEED TO JAPAN.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1931,

NEW SOUTH WALES GRAVE SITUATION

'DEFAULT.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ISSUES WRIT.

[TRUOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

SYDNEY, April 11. The Commonwealth. Crown Land Office, on behalf of the Endoral

Government, is issuing a writ on Monday claiming £700,000 from the Government of New South Wales, tish bondholders which were paid presenting commitments to Bri. on behalf of New South Wales,

SUNDAY OBSERVANCE

ACTS.

TEXT OF THE NEW BILL ISSUED.'

{BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE]

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RUGBY, April 30. The text is issued of a Bill to be introduced in the House of Com. mone by the Home Secretary, Mr. J. R. Clynes, before the Recess, to deal with the Sunday opening of places of entertainment,

The Bill provides for licences to be granted by County or Borough Councils in England, after conault- ing local feeling, to permit the Sunday opening of placea for musical or einemn entertainments,

xhibitions and public debates..

Licences will be granted on con dition that the profits will be paid to charitable objects approved by the Council and that the workers employed are not deprived of one day's rest in a week.

The Bill does not give permission for stage plays.

IN PORTUGAL.

REGIMENTS REFUSE" TO OBEY ORDERS.

(TUROVON REUTER's ADENOT.]

--

LONDON, April 12.

A grave situation in Portugal is revealed by Router's Lisbon cor- respondent

INDIA'S NEW VICEROY.

LORD IRWIN'S WELCOME TO LORD WILLINGDON.

(THROUGH BRUTEN'S AGENOT.).

NEW DELHI, April 12. Lord 'Irwin in a message of wel

come to Lord Willingdon at Aden

tolcgraphing from says:----

He says that several regiments Medina del Campo, Spaiu,

in the provinces have refused, to obey the Government's orders, and that the authoritice are concentrat ing troops at Barreiro and Caldas darainha;

I have no need to assure you that in the great task you are about to undertake you can count on my personal friendship and the goodwill of India's people, and I earnestly trust that throughout your torm of office all good fortune and success will attend you,"

Gandhi Grows Despondent, Big developments are expected

AVMEDABAD, April 12. very shortly.

Gandhi appears rather despon- The Government is still master dent with regard to the permanency

of peace in India. of the situations:

MADEIRA REVOLT:

OFFICIALS TO BE PLACED

ON TRIAL:

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LIBBON, April 11.

Addressing the first batch of volunteers whom he led to Dandi to break the Salt Law last year, ho declared:-" I try to the utmost for permanent peace, but find anture" is against un."

He urged the volunteers to bo ready to act in the "forefront of the fight," but added that he will decide finally after seeing Lord Willingdon at Bombay.

MAYOR OF CHICAGO CLEANS UP.

The Cabinet has approved of a decree suspending individual guar- antees in the Islands of Sao Miguel and Terceira in the Azores, and has decided to disband the garrison THREE THOUSAND OFFICIALS units at Funchal, Ponta del Gada, and Augrado Heroismo.

It has also approved of a decree extending to the entire territory of the Republic the provisions of the recent decreo discharging all Legal actions arising out of 17th military and civil officials support- and 18th Century Sunday Observing insubordination during the re-

volt, or inciting others thereto. ance Acts are to be recalled,

It has been desided immediately to apply the penalties of the latter dreres to a number of officials, including General Sousadias and Colonel Freiria.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Ruay, April 1. There is much newspaper com ment to-day on the text of tho Bill issued yesterday to deal with the Sunday opening of places of entertainment, which provides for licensing by Local Authorities after a consultation of local feeling of Sunday cinemas, concerts, exhibi tions, but not stage representations, Its reception is not very cordial, ne its provisions represent the ad vocacy of "Brighter Sundays" and not the supporters of stricter Sun- NARKING, April 12.

day observances. With a view to improving China's As the Times remarks, the back- railway administration the Naners of the Bill are entitled to claim king Railway Department is organ that it does nothing except legaliz- izing a railway mission to Japaping what happened in the 17th for the purpose of inspecting century. Japan's railway administration and railway workshops.

(Chun Wan Yat Pao.)

Mr. Sun Fo, the Chief of the Railway Department, has appointed PRINCES SAÏL FOR EUROPE. Ching Shao Keng, an angineering officer of the department, as leader of the mission, which will consist of 18 members; and is expected to wait for Japan on Tucaday.

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, April 10. The Prince of Wales' South American tour, on which he bas been accompanied by Prince George concludes at the week-end when they sail for Lisbon in the Jiner Arlanan.

The special short wave wireless apparatus, by which the Princes have kept in touch with Home on the outward journey on the. liner Oropes, proved so useful and worked so well that a similar wire less outfit will be provided on the Arlanza.

PRINCE AND PRINCESS TAKAMATSU IN NEW YORK.

COMMUNIST FELLED BY

POLICEMAN,

"TRICTER'S AHERICAN SERVICE]

'NEW YORK, April 10.

A Communist who tried to force his way toward Prince and Princess Takamatsu on their arrival here from Britain was felled with a blow on the jaw by a policeman,

FORESTRY IN CHINA.

(Chun Wan Yat Pao.)

NANKING, April 12. The Nanking Ministry of Industry has drawn up a scheme for the afforestation of the whole country which will be divided into four sections, and each section will be placed in charge of an afforesta- tion officer for carrying out its own

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ENGLAND-AUSTRALIA - RECORD FLIER.

HIS MAJESTY CONGRATU- LATES SCOTT.

[THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.]

SYDNEY, April 11.

1

DISMISSED.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN BELVICE),

ASSUAN DAM EXPLOSION.

ONE EUROPEAN KILLED AND FIVE OTHERS INJURED.

‚(through 'Peuter's AGENCY.]

Chino, April 1o.

A mechanical engineer. named

Harrington was killed and Mac donald, a kon of Sir Murdoch- Macdonald, and four other Euro. peans and three natives were in jured as, the result of the blowing up of the explosives depot at the Assuan Dam yesterday after a Bro in the store.

The damage is estimated £10,000.

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EVACUATION OF MANAGUA.

AMERICAN FAMILIES TAKEN

INDIAN TRAIN ROBBERY.

BANDITS ROB AND KILL LANDOWNER.

{TURGOGN AKUTER'S AGENOT.]

MYMENSINGH, April 11. Three bandits fired revolvers at

three landowners aboard a train last night and robbed them of 10,000 rupees.

One landowner woa killed and the second sent to hospital' hors.

The third was slightly injured. The Assailants jumped from the train when it slowed down, and escaped

INDIAN ARTIFICIAL SILK YARN.

ABOARD TRANSPORT. Managua, Nicaragua, April 8. | MANUFACTURE TO CEASE ON

AUGUST FIFTEENTH. Easter Sunday was n and day for ruined Managua but there were dramatic scenes as the survivors of

(TBŇOVUH, NEUTEN'B' AGENCY.] last week's holocaust and earth quake stood on the shores of Lake. Managua and offered prayers of

BOMBAY, April 11. thanksgiving for their deliverance

As the pathetic Easter services The Millowners' Association Com- were being conducted on the shores mittes recently appointed to FO- of Lake Managua, the U.S.8. Chau.gulate the nature and extent of the mont, United States navy trans

port, sailed from Corinto carrying use of artificial silk yarn, passed 188 American women and children.a resolution endorsing an arrange- The transport, which is due ntment between Gandhi and certain Balbon, Panama, on Monday night. millowners whereby artificial sk

To-day, Mrs. Rossich, the wife of

An Americau lieutenant of the yarn will gradually be eliminated, United States Marine Corps, died 150 as to cease altogether by August of a fractured skull suffered as n result of last week's earthquake.

Order for Evacuation,

15.

GERMAN" "REBEL LEADER ANNOUNCES FLANS.

CHICAGO, April 10. A few struggling thousand sur SPLIT IN RANKS OF NÄZIS. Mr. "Tony" Cermak, the new vivors remain in devastated Man Mayor, is vigorously wielding his agua. Their presence is handicap. broom and has already swept out ping relief efforts, and making it 1,000 persons appointed by his pro- dificult to combat the problem of decessor, including many depart pestilence. Orders have been issu mental heads of the Municipality. ad, however, for all but those need. Spoils to the victor" is a re-ed for relief to leave Managua for cognised slogan in American poli- the towns in the country whore tics, so the dismissals have occasion there is little danger of disease, ed no surprise.

where pure water is available and where food and medical deports have been established.

The United States navy is con- BRUSH WITH NICARAGUAN | tinuing its mission of merey. By

INSURGENTS.

AMERICAN MARINE OFFICEN KILLED,

(RÉUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, April 12. The Navy Department announces thab Captain Harlen Pefley, of the United States Marines, was killed in the course of a brush between native guards and insurgents in north-eastern Nicaragus.

ship and asroplane food and me dical supplies are still being rushed in Managua and the zones in which the refugees are being con. centrated.

It is still impossible to estimante the full extent of the havoc wrought Ly the earthquake. Estimates of the dead continue to range from 800 to 2,000. Estimates of the in- jured range na high as 5,000. from Damage is estimated at

4.825,000,000 to G.8180,000,000. The second reading of the Bill

A congratulatory cable from His Majesty the King was forwarded to Mr. Charles Scott by the Governor will probably be taken on April 21, General, Sir Ianno Isaacs, who tele graphed saying, "Every Australian and an amendment to include pers justly proud of your courage and mission to license stage plays is

skill." certain to be introduced.

The Government's intention is to allow the House of Commons a free vote on the Bill

UNEMPLOYMENT INSUR- ANCE BILL.

T.U.O. EVIDENCE FOR ROYAL

COMMISSION.'

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}

GRAF ZEPPELIN IN EGYPT.

FIRE HOSES PLAYED ON CROWDS.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].

Camo, April 11. The Graf Zeppelin arrived at Almaza Aerodrome at 5.30 a.m. and was tumultuously cheered by a huge crowd.

Firemen were obliged to use their hoses to clear off the enthusiastic crowd surrounding the dirigible, which then left for Palestina,

Ruaux, April 11, A member of the crew first land- The Times Labour Correspondented by parashute, and 350 British and troops held says the evidence which the Gon-Air Force then oral Council of the Trades' Union down the dirigible for an hour. Congress will place before the of the general scheme. For the carrying out of the Royal Commission on the Unem scheme a large humber of disband-ployment Insurance Bill will be ed soldiers are expected to be ready soon; and that the proposals employed.

are both novel and constructive,

The General Council has consist- ently maintained that unemploy ment relief should be available to all generally unemployed persons and on a non-contributory basis, but the Council recognise the necessity of ensuring the solvency of the fund and also objections to greater

MARSHAL CHANG HSUEH LIANG.

(Chun Wan Fat Pao.)

drains on industry.

MURDEN, April 12. A It will offer' suggestions of its In response to Marshal Chiang own for making and keeping the Thore was a crowd of Com-Kai Shok's invitation, General fund actually sound. munists, who persisted in shouting Chang Huel Liang will proceed to "Down with the Japanese mur-Nanking at the end of this month derers "Down with the Japanese for the purpose of conferring with hangman 1" They were finally dis- Marshal Chiang on political and persed by the police.

economic problems concerning North China. Ho' will first proceed to Peiping.

PRINCESS BETROTHED, MEMBER OF JAPANESE ROYAL FAMILY.

Tokyo, Amil 6-Plans were 'con- pleted here today for the wedding next month of Princess Kikuko Asala and Chokutsi Naboshima, beir to Marquis C. Naheshima

The Princess is

daughter of

Prince Yashuhiko Asaka, who is

GENERAL CHIANG AT -FENGHUA.

PRESIDENT TO VISIT ANCESTRAL TOMBS.

The airship will return to Cairo Inter in the day and will leave for Home in the evening.

JERUSALEM, April 11. The Graf, Zeppelin arrived here at 1.10 p.m. and circled the city for a quarter of an hour, being cheered by crowds in the streets.

FRENCH AIRMEN FORCED

DOWN.

INDIAN LABOUR ROYAL

Hanoi, April 6-The aviators Moenche and Burtin, who left Hong COMMISSION.

Kong on Saturday at 9.50 a.m. for Hanoi, have been forced to land at "STARTLING' FACTS TO BE Mareny, on the frontier of China

NEVEALED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 11, Many startling facts will be ro vealed on the publication, at the end of May of the report of the Royal Commission on Labour in India, which, nocording to the Daily Herald, deals with workers' conditions, recruitment of labour, welfare, safety, and compensation;

to

The various proposals made in-

Ningpo, April 6-Accompanied head of one of the Imperial fami- by their rotinue, President and lies. Her fiancé eventually will Madame Chiang Kai Shek arrived hoad one of the oldest of the aris-in port early yesterday morning, on and gives mecial attention troomtio families of the Empire, board the 5.8. Hain Kiangtien. health questions.

This month the Princess will visit They proceeded immediately to the Grand Shrines of Inc and the Fenghun vid the Ningpo-Fonghus chudo questions of wages and work- Ting hours, the latter at present Imperial Mausoles ab Kyoto to re-motor highway.

In the afternoon, President and based on a maximum of a bour port her approaching marriage to the spirits of the Imperial ances-Madaras Chiang inspected the week,

The majority of the members of tors, including the Bun Goddess Wuling Primary School (founded

Commission recommend 54 from whom all members of the Ini. by President Chiang), Visits to the the perial families are supposed to be family ancestral tombs will be made hours, while Indian Labour mem

bera.urga 4 hours... descended...

to-day,

and, Indo-China, at 2 p.m. as a result of had weather. They left Marcay at 0.25 a.m. the next day and arrived at Hanoi at 1,10 p.m.

Today they left for Saigon, whence they will carry on their fight to Paris.

OBITUARY.

MR. W. SCOTT PENFIELD.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

WASHINGTON, April 12... The death is announced of Mr. Walter Scott Penfield, a famous international lawyer and a member of the Academy of International Law at The Hagae.

NAZI UNIFORMS BANNED.

RHINELAND, PREFECT'S

DECREE.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

COLOGNE, April 11.

The Nari movement has had a setback by the Chief Prefect of the Rhineland prohibiting the wear ing of Nazi uniforms.

LEGATION NOT TO BE MOVED,

JAPANESE STATEMENT OF

INTENTIONS.

Tokyo, April The Imperial Japanese Government will not ecnsider any plan for the transfer of its Legation to Nanking, capital of the National Government of China, until it is convinced that Nanking is to be the permanent capital of the Chinese nation, ac cording to the official spokesman of the Foreign Office in Tokyo. *

The spokesman denied roporte published in the vernacular press that the Governmont is considering the early establishment of a Japon- rsa Legation in Naoking. It had een reported that the Legation property in Peiping would be re- tained simply as a Japanese Con- sulate General,

For practical

purposes, the spokesman pointed out, the sent of Japanese diplomatic authority in China for the past 18 months has been the Consulate General in Shanghai, which is in charge of Mr. M. Phigomites, who was clo vated from his post as Consul- General to be Charge d'Affaires This arrangement, it is zaid, has proved satisfactory. Mr. Shigemi- tsu is at all tianos able to reach Nanking promptly for conferences with Dr. C. T. Wang, the Chinese Foreign Minister, and other im portant officials of the National Government.

"While there is no reason to be- fiove that the capital of China will not remain at Nanking," the For- eiga Office spokesman said, "equal ly there is no conclusiva proof that it will not retura to Peiping at some future time. For the present Japan considers that no change is desirablo".

NANKING-MANCHULI AIR. LINE.

AEROPLANES BACK AT PEIPING AFTER FLIGHT NORTH.

Berlin, April 4,-Despite the, Easter holidays political interest continues wide awake mainly owing the dovelopments in the dispute within the National Socialist Party, Captain Stennes, the head

new.

the "stormtroops" in Northern Germany had it announced today that he was making preparations for publishing his own newspaper in order to defend his standpoint, although for the time being ho | does not intend to form a

party inasmuch as he considers himself and his friends as the true National Socialists, ready to con- tinus the fight for the party's true ideals. This group is also making a preparations for the holding of a teries of public meetings after the Easter holdays.

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money

Asked bow about the supply of view of the fact that Herr Hitler so far has always taken care of the party's funds, one of the leaders of the rebels stated that they wore confident of overcoming this difficulty in the Rear future, They would also soon be able to tako over the reserves of the "storm troops" which had been declared dissolved by Herr Hitler' on account of their friendly at Peiping, April 6-The return titude towards the Stennes group. ⠀ How things will further develop : trial flight of the two Junkers aeroplanes of the Euro-Asia Avia- and influence the political con tion Corporation from Manchulstellation-cannot-be-foretold-since. the money question is with a very Ras accomplished yesterday, when they landed here at 4.30 o'clock large number amongst the "storm yesterday afternoon. The trip. was troops" of paramount importance as they are largely recruited from inade in seven hours, covering a

the distance of 1,734 miles (5,200 1)

According to Mr. Li Ching-sung, Vice-Director of the Operation De- partment of the Corporation who was on board one of the planes, with further practice the Peiping- Manchuli section of the Nanking- Manchuli service may be covered in six hours. "We had no railway line to follow and depended wholly upon the map to direct our course," he said.

Mr. Li stated that at present the temperature at Munchuli je still 18 degrees below zero. Flying dur ing the winter season would be impossible.

unemployed, especially the younger ones who have grown up in the distress and disintegration of social conditions caused by and following the war.

MIKI MEETS DEFEAT.

BEATEN TWO STRAIGHT SETTS BY F. J. PERRY.

London, April 4.-F. J. Porry tu-day won the final round of the Paddington Club lawn tennis tour- Following the inauguration of nament at Maida Vale, when he the Nanking-Berlin air, mail and triumphed over Miki, the crack passenger, service in the near fn Japanese, Parry defeated Miki by turc, Planes No. 1 and 2 will be | 1-3 and 6-0. operated between Peiping and Manchali while Planes No. 3 and 4 will fly on the Shanghai-Peiping section.

H.M.S. TIGER TO BE BROKEN UP

FAMOUS VESSEL ENDS CAREER,

Her

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[BRITISH WINKLESS SERVICE.

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Ruany, April 11.

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London, April 5-Plans were completed here to-day for the sale and breaking up of H.M.S. Tiger, one of the most valient, scarred veterans of the World War. return with the Atlantic Fleet from spring manoeuvres last week mark- ed her doom indor the terms of the London Naval Treaty of 1930.

Launched in 1913 the Tiger was the most powerful of any afloat. Naval circles deeply regret that she must be withdrawn from the BattleMontevideo- Cruiser Squadron-because they be lieve she was the best all-around. battle cruiser ever built in Britain. H.M.S. Tiger emerged with fame from the Jailand engagement

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