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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS; SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1931.

' PROBLEM OF THE FUTURE OF SHANGHAI. SOVIET CONSULATE GOLD AND CAPITAL

JUDGE FEETHAM'S GENERA SURVEY OF THE POSITION. FOUNDATIONS OF SECURITY EXAMINED.

[THROUGH REUTER' AGENCY.]

AT SHANGHAI.

FORMAL SURRENDER BY GERMAN CONSUL,

A COMMON POOL..

U.S. STOCKS FURTHER SWOLLEN.

[EEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

New York, April 24. The idea that stocks of gold and

SILVER PRICES

STABILISATION.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO APPROACH GOVERNMENT.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 24,

BRITAIN'S BUDGET STATEMENT.

DEPARTURE FROM USUAL FORMULA.

SPANISH THRONE

PRETENDER.

DON JAIME'S THREAT TO REPUBLICANS.

(THROUGH REUTER's agency.]

PARIB, April 4.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Ruay, April 23.

A Legitimist bob has beca The rising curiosity in political In view of the depreciation of asilver and the serious effect thereof circles as to the well-kept secrets thrown at the new Spanish régime

of tho on Enstern trade, the meeting of the of the Budget statement which the by the Spanish Pretender, Don famous Don Carlos, who himself Association of British Chambers of Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Jame of Bourbon, con Commerce in London resolved upon | Philip Showdon, will make on requesting the Government to use Monday, was heightened by an in-led his supporters in the Carlist Its influence to secure an Interna-vident in the House of Commons

prices. tional Conference to stabilise silver to-night. ·

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, April 24. SHANGHAI, April 24, -

Chinese on Council.

The reopening of the Soviet Con- The first part of Judge Featham's

Coming to the history of Chinese report on the problem of the future representation on the Council, the sulate in the near future is fore. capital must be regarded as of Shanghai issued is a volume Report shows that when the drait shadowed by the return of the common pool to be drawn on for approaching 200,000 words, and is Laud Regulations of 0800 were under building to the Centrosojus, the the needs of the whole world is, local trade representatives of Mos.according to tho. New York Timer, devoted solely to a survey of the consideration they contained a pro.

German Consular one of the points Mr. Montague subject.

posal for Chinese representation, cow, by the The second part, containing but for some reason, which the officials, who assumed charge fel. Norman has been advocating dur- Julge Feetham's recommendations, records do not explain, the pro-lowing the Sino-Soviet rupture ing his recent visit to the United " and suggestions, is to be issued in posal was not included in the Re-three years ago.

Meanwhile, the United States' Baron von Collenberg, German three weeks'.time.

Consul, has declined to state his enormous gold stocks will be fur reasons for the formal-surrender,ther wollen by the impending further £9,000,000 despatch of but it is generally believed that a new Soviet Consul is arriving soon from France to Amerien, in spite arising from the present negotia of the recent efforts of the United States Federal Reserve Bank authorities to check the influx of gold,

gulations, which were finally ap-

The Report opens with a brief de- | proved." Aeription of Shanghai, its different administrative areas, composition of population, origin and develop ment of Settlement, distinctions be tween "Settlement" and cession," and the beginnings of Municipal Government, in theory and practice, as to defence and neutrality of the Settlement.

Doctrine of Rights,

Great Opportunity Lost. Judge Feetham refers to the de- vision of the ratepayera in 1905 "Con-denying the right of the Council to recognise a proposed Chinese Ad. visory Committee. "The story of this abortive attempt to establish machinery for consultation between the Council and the Chinese com munity makes melancholy reading. It is impossible to resist the con elusion that a great opportunity was lost-an opportunity for taking such a step forward in the con- stitutional

He deals with the events of 1883 and 1954, which led to the develop ment of a special doctrine of righta which by virtue of its position the Settlement could be deemed to possess, namely, defence, armed neutrality and the right to exclude Chinese armed forces from the Setlicment,

Law of Self-Prezervation. The Report shows that the for. eign community claimed under the law of self-preservation to be en- titled to protect itself against dan

Land Regulations.

development of the Settlement as would have had a marked effect in establishing rela tions between the Council and ratepayers on the one hand and the Chinese residents in the Settle. ment on the other, on a broader and sounder basis. It was a rebuff. J'alienating Chinese support, which would have been of the utmost value to the Council."

Courts of Law.

tions at Moscow.

SOVIET GOLD TO BERLIN.

TENTH CONSIGNMENT

MOSCOW.

States.

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A. Treneury offeinl. at Washing ton suggests that this latest im FROMportation is connected with the fight of capital from Spai

{THROUGH AEUTER'S AGENCY.)

RIGA, April 24. The tenth consignment of Soviet As payment for gold to Berlin orders passed through here last Moscow valued at night from £1,000,000.

OPERATIONS AGAINST

MADEIRA REBELS.

MINISTER OF MARINE RE- PUGNANT TO SHED BLOOD.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

LISBON, April 23. Captain Magalhaes Correira, Minister of Marino, sailed with the remainder of the expedition to Madeira early this morning.

GIBRALTAR, April 23. The British cruiser Curlew has sailed westward.

WORLD WATER SPEED

RECORD BREAKER.

KAYE DON WELCOMED IN LONDON.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Ruary, April 23, The British racing motorist, Kaye Don, was given a great wel come by a large crowd on arriving ia London to-day on his return from South America, where he set up a now world speed record in the motor bont Miss England 11 at Buenos Aires a few weeks ago,

COMMONWEALTH BANK ACT,

AMENDMENT OF STATUTORY

PROVISION. :

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

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After the Prime Minister had stated the business for next week, Mr. Stanley Baldwin drew atten- tion to the departure from the usu- af formula--"consideration of the Budget resolutions" and to the Prime Minister's words, "business aising out of the statement,"

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald anid: "Something may arise out of the statement which will require action Ly the House, at I assure the House that it need not be at all alarmed about it."...

Pressed further he took refuge Fumorously in the Parliamentary tradition of "not anticipating the Budget statement,"

The Budget speeches will be the frst public appearance of Mr. Snowden since his recent severe i'lness.

PRINCE OF WALES AND PRINCE GEORGE.

ATTEND BANQUET AT LISBON,

[DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

War of 1872.

Dan Jnite has seized the op-· portunity afforded by the absence of King Alfonso to publish a mani- festo calling on all monarchists, to rally to the Legitimist enuse and units in combating Communism.

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Don Jaine declares that it is unjust that, as a result of the failure of a King who did not know how to win the love of his people,' the monarchist movement should end.

Don Jaime offers to put himself at the head of all patriots, and de clares that he is even ready to shed his blood in the fight against Com- munism,

Death of Infanta Isabella.

'King Alfonso's aunt, the octo- gentarian Infanta Isabella, who, though paralysed, insisted on leav ing Madrid because she refused to die in Republican Spain, died in a nursing home at Passy this after- noon.

She only arrived in Paris on Monday night.

"Inhospitable British Labourites.

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LONDON, April 23.

"Is he King Alfonso or Mr. Alfonso gueried a Labour mem- her in the House of Commons when Mr. Clynes stated that no appli- cation had been received on King Alfonso's behalf for permission to reside in Britain,

Ruay, April 23, The Prince of Wales and Prince Asked whether a landing vin George have decided to complete had been granted to King Alfonso, the last stage of their journey Mr. Clynes replied that so far as home from South America by air. ho knew King Alfonso came to They will embark with members Britain under conditions corres- of their suite in an Imperial Air-ponding with those always prevail- ways liner at Bordeaux and fly in ing in different countries relating

to Royal visits,

CANBERRA, April 23. The House of Representatives hy 19 votes to 17 passed the second reading of the Govern Aunt's Bill to amend the Comit to Britain. monwealth Bank Act, requiring the Bank to hand the Federal Treasurer all the gold necessary to meet 4 Commonwealth's in- debtedness to London.

In the hubbub due to several simultaneously, Labour cries were heard of "What about Trotsky!"

It is not revealed where her de stination is, but it is believed that

members rising As he he is relieving the cruiser London

at Madeira.

Force1.

Naval

Problem of Liberty.

The Judge Feetham goes on:

Capt, Cerreira, who is in com possession of adequate forces for mand of the naval and military protection may solve the problem forces, said he hoped that he The Report deals with the gen pers from attack without, and toeral position of the courts of law of order, but something else is would be spared the necessity of necessary for a solution of the shedding the blood of his follow that end organised permanent mili- in the Settlement, and it examines problem of liberty. The laiter countrymen, but he was a soldier tary forces and claimed the right to the main features of the existing problem enn only be solved by accustomed to obey orders and to

agreement which was enforced on summon to its aid the naval and April 1, 1930, regarding the estal government strong enough to main- have orders obeyed.

tain order, whose authority is lishment of Chinese courts in the military forces of foreign Powers.

Settlement, and refers to two diffbased on law and limited by law. culties which had arisen. First, the He expresses the opinion that the He traces the history of the application of Chinese law within rule of law can truthfully be said to prevail in the Settlement, but "not as yet in China." Land Regulations, and says they the Settlement; second, the work- ing of the provision regarding the

reads the situation China is under were made only a very rudiment handing over of prisoners to extra the rule of & transitional govern

an absolute character, arg provision for the Municipal | Settlement authorities. Regarding Constitution,' and it was not the latter the Report stresses the ment of

importance of maintaining, in order which government has undertaken si the new regulations of to protect the Chinese within the the colossal task of preparing the way for a system of conftitutional Approved by the Settlement, the Council's conten 1803

government which is to rest on a The difficulties democratic hasie. Diplomatic Corps that the Settle- tion that no prisoner should be handed over without a preliminary ment was equipped with its present investigation, which is to be inter machinery of government. "The preted as meaning that the investi- Settlement, therefore, is governed gating Court must be satisfied on the evidence brought that there -to-day under a constitution dating was a prima facie case against a from 1800, when the Settlement was prisoner. Jess than a third of its present area, and the foreign population numbered about 2,200, and the Chinese 30,000 compared with io. day's figures of 28,963 foreigners and 071,307 Chinese."

were

He comments on the diffeulty of getting new bye-laws passed owing to the cambrous machinery, and he considere it is not surprising that the present constitution has proved "inadequate for the Council and ratepayers to deal with new condi- tions created by the growth of the

last 60 years.

Judge Feetham, adds, however, that it is remarkable that so much has been successfully accomplished under a constitution framed to meet the needs of so different a cum- Jounity.

Principles of Constitution, He describes the constitution as based on two principles, self-gov. ernment and rule of law. That is, the will of qualified voters and their elected representatives and

constitutional authority with limit

ed powers..

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of this task are due not only to China's size, vast population, civil wara and internal disturbances, but also to the fact that, the whole theory of constitutional govern- ment on a démocratie basis is Judge Feetham pointed out the entirely new in China, and its danger of the Municipal police being netual realisation will involve a used to make arrests for outside complete change in the outlook and authorities, and that they may un-political thought of the people. willingly become instruments where- by outside authorities could obtain control of innocent inhabitants of the Settlement for the purpose of illegal and oppressive action of the gravest kind,"

Judge Feetham considers that in spite of the weakening and embar rassing influence caused by the in- completness of the Council's Re- gulations and Bye-Laws, the ad ministration in the past has been effective, and can continue so to be, provided the courts deal fairly with cases involving the Council's authority.

"On the whole, it may be said that in spite of the difficulties and obscurities of the situation the rule of law in the Settlement prevails, and personal rights and rights of property are safeguarded."

Business Interestx.

The Iteport goes on to deal with business interests in Shanghai. Judgo Feetham circulated questionaire to all the Chambers of Commerce here, and he sums up their views on the causes of Shang hai's predominant business position and why it must be safeguarded as follows:-

Dictatorship of Kuomintang. Judgo Feetham refers to the the Kuomintang dictatorship of during the period of "Politien! Tutelage."

He points out that the dictatorship implies the exercise of unlimited and absolute power, and there enn be no final solution of the general problem in regard to the establish- ment of independent courts of law so long as that dictatorship con- tinues. In the absence of con- stitutional government there cannot be independent courts."

"North-China Daily News" Comment.

LATELL

LISION, April 23.. Four trawlers, converted into guardships, loft for Madeira to: day to participato in the opera tions against the rebels.

Two destroyors and an auxiliary cruiser left for Madeira at mid day.

BRITAIN'S CONTRIBUTION TO LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Buany, April 23. Inn Parliamentary answer to day the Foreign, Secretary, Mr. Arthur Henderson, stated that the British Government's contributions to the Longue of Nations and the International Labour Office totalled £107,770 in 1929 and £115,190 Inst :year,

GERMANY TURNS THE

OTHER CHEEK.

OFFENDING FRENCH OFFI CERS ALLOWED TO DEPART.

(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]

BERLIN, April 94. Three French officers who were arrested at Koenigsberg for having. photographed soldiers drilling have been allowed to leave Germany hurriedly vid Poland.

The French Ambassador at Ber-

the officers, and

incident aeriously.

the German Foreign Office is not taking the

The North-China Daily News editorially commenting on Judge Feetham's Report, says he has been particularly successful in appre- eating the remarkable difficulties which the Municipal Council bas had to encounter, No small part of those dificulties has lain in then apologised for the behaviour of inability of the diplomats to lend Judge Feetham says there was

themselves to a practical apprecia. nothing remarkable concerning the

tion of practical problems. The adoption of these principles, but it

record shows that although the voice of the bigoted reactionary is remarkable that the attempt

"Shanghai's favourable geo-as been heard more than once in was made to work this familiar

the conduct of the Settlement's type of constitution under condi- graphical situation has been a con- tions not merely unfamiliar but dition sine qua non of its develop affairs, the Council's policy bas great commercial centro, gradually developed along the lines unparalleled. "The small com- ment as

of progressive intent,, and it is ht munity of Western business men but the main cause of the concen found itself called on, in addition tration of trade, industrial and ting that some tribute he paid to to providing for their own limited banking interests within the area those men who are facing the Municipal requirements, to accept of the Settlement has been the problems of the day and built no a large share of responsibility for security afforded to life and pro-cording to their lights, but built governing and protecting an im- porty by the special régime estab well. .migrant Chinese population that fished in the Settlement, and it is

a inatter of vital importance that Judge Fectham, after studying gathered within the Bettlement."

The character of these problems this security should be maintained all the material at his diepoeni endeavours to summarize the trend could not be seen in advance. It. in future."

Council's constitutional A group of Chinese bankers ex- of the is obvious that though progress has been achieved, bo, anality has been press the same view, adding two policy, and he comes to the con- Firstly, clusion that, in spite of the obscur qualifying reached,

The-Report gaca on to deal with that security in the Settlement has antiam of the diplomatic and con- the difficulties which arose between diminished. Secondly, they feelular Borvicos, the Council possess the Settlement arid Chinese out that the security which the Settle ed an appreciation of the deeper aide, fundamentally due to the fact ment affords must be maintained that they represented opposing and improved, but that the Settle principles of government and rule ment regime could not be regarded of law versus arbitrary authority, as permanent, since it was not. and expresses the epimon that the consistent with Chinese national Council in order effectively to cod development Arol and protect the Chinese resi dents the Settlement was compelled to insist upon a restriction of the powers of the Chinese authorities in respect of these Chinese,

statements:

In the concluding chapter, the Report exainines the foundations of security here, which are shown to depend upon two factors, protec.

tion-and-low,

issues at stake the defence of the principle of limited authority exercisable under the control of the courts of law as represented by the Settlement régime against the unlimited and arbitrary authority normally enjoyed by Chinese o cials. Thus the Settlement has developed its democratic liberty in surroundings to which that abstrac-

tion is exotic.

AUSTRO-GERMAN CUSTOMS UNION.

SCHEME FOR VAST INTER- NATIONAL AGREEMENT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

PRAGUE, April. ga. An ambitions "All European” schome, whereby the proposed

Customs Austro-German

Union might be replaced by a vast inter- national agreement on agricultural and industrial questions, was out lined-by-M Bonea, the Cescho Slovak Foreign Minister, In speech to the Foreign Committee in the Chamber of Deputies.

The scheme includes concerted action by Germany, France, Italy, Czecho-Slovakia, Austria, and pes sible. Switzerland, regarding the disposal of the agricultural sur plus of the States of South East- ern Europe, and a European agreement on industrial produc tion and distribution:

The Princes hope to reach Lisbon on Saturday morning, where they will be received by the Portuguese Ministors and other high officials.

They will drive to the British Embassy, afterwards calling on the President.

The measure replaces the statu In the ovoning, following a re..." tory provision for 25 cent. guldception at the Embassy to the Bri- reserve by limiting the issue of tish Colony, the Princes will at Australian notes to £60,000,000, tend the Government banquet and

reception.

PALESTINE DEVELOPMENT.

SCHEME.

DISCUSSIONS IN LONDON JERUSALEM.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}

RUGBY, April 23.

The Colonial Office announces that discussions on the develop. nont scheme for Palestine started yesterday in London and at Jeru- salem.

The discussions in London are being conducted with the Jewish Agency by an International Com- mittee appointed by the. Govern- cat and those at Jerusalem by Jew and Arab leaders appointed hy the High Commissioner.

PLOT TO ASSASSINATE JAPANESE PRINCE? POLICÈ GUARD AT HOTEL DOUBLED:

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BOSTON, April 23.

They will embark the same night ir. HM.S. Kent, landing at the mouth of the Gironde next morn- ing and driving to Bordeaux Aero drome, where an Air liner will await them.

The cruiser Kent, which is on its way home from China to Chatham, where she will pay off and recommission, reached "Gibral tar to-day and will arrive at Lisbon on Saturday.

AIR VICE-MARSHAL KILLED. COLLISION OVER SUSSEX.

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 23. Hot, the air officer commanding Air Vico-Marshal Felton Vesey

the fighting area in the air defence of Great Britain, and Flight Lieut. 1. H. Moody were killed in a collision at Seahurst Park, Sussex, tween a Moth plane, in which Vice Marshal Vesey Holt and Lt. Moody were passenger and pilot, espectively, and a Siakin fighter.

The sole occupant of the Biskin was uninjured.

Vice-Marshal Vessy Holt was a pioneer of the old Royal Flying Corps, and received his presont The police guard at Prince Taka-appointment only as accently as matau's hotel was doubled last April 1. night, following a report that two ren had been overheard planning

a. assassination there.

A message of April 10 stated:- Rumours that Communista have planned a demonstration on the arrival of the Japanese Princo and Princess Takamatsu have led to extra guards being assigned to protect the couple, who will be ar riving from England to-day to spend a month in the United States.

CONSTABLE WATCHES CLOTH BEING STOLEN.

When six men were charged nt London Sessions with breaking inte shop in Walworth-road, B.E., it was stated that a constable watched suits and rolls of cloth being load ed on to a motorvan in broad day. light:

very

A Barrister-Are you a

The Constable simple fellow 1 (sharply). Not so simple as zoine people may think

Mr. Cecil Whitely, K.C. (chair man)-Now, don't get angry. You are not the first police officer who bas been taken in.

"A Salute of Death."!

LATER.

The Air Force salute, which be- cama a salute of death," appar. ently lies behind the crash in which Vico Air-Marshal Vesey

Hot and Lieut, Moody were killed, A squadron of eight single seat er fighters had been ordered to act as an escort to Holt's 'plane for a tow miles and give tho umal Air Force salute when they parted,

The squadron dipped in salute when the Moth was at a height of 1,500 feet, and one of the fighters Eightly collided with Holt's 'plane, which developed a spin and crash- _ed.

ENGLAND-ROME AND RETURN FLIGHT.

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Alleged Monarchist Plot in Valencia,

VALENCIA, April 21. The Civil Governor is reported to have discovered a royalist plot, in which members of the artillery are involved.

Two arrests include the young son of an artillery officer, who ordered 5,000 monarchist cockades from a military clothing factory, it is alleged, on behalf of the artit. lery regiment under Marquis Deso telo, ex-Mayor of Valencia, and lenders of the Patriotic Union.

It appears that the monarchists' programme included a rising in Cordova.

Constituent Assembly Elections, MADRID, April 24. The Cabinet decided that the elections to a Constituent Assem- bly be held in June, probably the 21st or 25th, and that the voting Age be reduced from 25 to 23,

Japan Recognises Republic.

TOKYO, April 24." The Cabinet to-day decided to recoguise the new Spanish Govern-

ment.

AUSTRALIA-ENGLAND AIR MAIL SERVICE.

SOUTHERN SUN DEPARES FROM SYDNEY..

[TENOUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY.)

SYDNEY, April 24. The plane Southern Sun, with 407. lbs. of mail for the England- Australia air mail, hopped off at eight o'clock this morning for Brisbane, whence the Queensland Air Mail Service will take the mail to Port Darwin.

Kingsford Smith; Arrives at Koepang,

PORT DARWIN, April 23. Commodore Kingsford Smith took off for Koepang to-day to pick up the City of Cairo air mails.

"KOEPANG, April 24. Kingsford-Smith has arrived.

JAPANESE NAVAL 'PLANE MISSING.

{TZOVÓN REVTER'S ADENCY.),

Ruaar, April 23.

TOKYO April 23. Captain Frank Hawks, who-yen-During a return trip from Tai- terday attempted to fly from Lon- boku, while flying to Bagsbo, three don to Rome and back in one day out of 10 naval scaplanes wore and was forord down south of forced down on the water this Paris on his return flight, today afternoon.

Two of the machines were pick- reached Heston Aerodrome, having

mising. flown from Le Bourget in 55ed up by: steamers, but one is still

minutes.