HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1931.
BRITISH ECONOMIC MISSION,
DEATH OF BRITISH AIR ACE.
TO THE FAR EAST.
RADICAL CHANGES IN BRITISH BUSINESS SEQUEL TO FARNBOROUGH
METHODS RECOMMENDED.
DECLINE OF BRITISH TRADE IN CHINA
AND JAPAN.
The Economic Mission, which along with the Cotton Mission visited Japan and China a few months age, has issued a grave warning to Great Britain regarding her trade in the Far East.
The Mission confirms the Cotton Mission's recommendations and is of the opinion that no industry which is so dependent on export as the British cotton industry is can continue to exist unless It is fully competitive with the other countries,"
The report also
states that it focis it is a matter of urgent necessity to promote moro intimate cultural relationship between China and Britain for the purpose of attracting Chinese students to British universities and workshops. The report also suggests that instead of having 'general" agents, who are only order "takers," British manufac ora should be represented by experts where the Mission consider Wld be order "getiers."
"he Miaston also recommends the British Government to sum. mon Conference to study the possibilities of British participa- tion the development of China.
Threport also stated that the stabilisation of silver should he nought every means, thus restoring China to her full pur. chasing ower, and that Britain should take the leading part in attaining he necessary international agreement theraon.
BRITSH PUBLICITY FAR BEHIND
་
THE TIMES.
[TROCO HEIER'S AGENCY.]
CRASH.
[TROVO BUTEN'S AGENCE.]
LONDON, May 7.
BOMBAY EXPRESS
SMASH.
ENGINE AND COACHES DERAILED.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BHUSAVAL, Mag 7. The famous British airmast. The engine and all the conchee Flight-Lieut. Waghorn, winner of the Schneider Trophy in 1990, died of the Bombay-Peshawar Express this morning as the result of in- were derailed near Lasaignon, 150 juries he received when he was fly-miles from Bombay. Details ing with a test pilot near Farn- not yet available, borough when the plane crashed
in a gale. The airmen, who jump-
ed from the plane in parachutes were picked up half a mile from the machine, Both airmen, were injured.
AEROPLANES COLLIDE. PILOTS SAVED BY PARACHUTES.
[BUTISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Huony, May 6. Parachates saved the lives of two Royal Air Force Pilots who were taking part in exercises in which two Squadrons of Acroplanes were engaged at Aldershot. Two nero- planes collided and crashed from a height of about 3,000 feet.
Both pilots jumped dear and by the aid of parachutes landed anfely.
fr
No Casualties.
are
LATER..
The express was derailed when crossing a bridge. There were no casualties.
An inspection of the track re- vealed that some fish-plates had been removed.
UPROAR IN AUSTRALIAŃ
PARLIAMENT.
MR. LYONS GREETED WITH FROTÍLBLOWER'S ANTHEM,
EXTRALITY NEGOTIATIONS.
TO BE RESUMED IN AUGUST.
(THROUGH REUTRE'S AGENDY.]
NANKING, May 7, It is reported that the British, Frroach and American Ministers are planning to go to Peiping but it is stated that they will return to Nanking in August to resume the extralify negotintions,
MR.
CAIRO STATION
FRACAS.
CENSORSHIP OF THE
PRESS IN CANTON.
EX-PREMIERS ATTEMPT TO CHIANG'S STATEMENT
ENTER STATION.
(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGESOY.]
CANO, May 7. Ex-Premiers Nahas Pasha and Mahmud Pasha again attempted entrain for the provinces to conduct a campaign to this morning to boycott the elections,
They approached the station at the head of a procession of motor ears but were prevented from enter- HENDERSON TO GIVE ing the station by a strong force CONSIDERED REPLY..
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
of police.
the
harangued Nahas Pasha erowd briefly and then the motor cars drove off.
CAUSES ANXIETY.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
CANTON, Muy 7. Consequent upon the enforce ment of rigid censorship over nowa. papers and magazines hero since the coup was launched, journalists and- newspaper reporters in Canton are again experiencing a great deal of difficulty. It is a policy of the new Canton regime to permit no pro Chiang Kai Shek propaganda" in. any shape or form. In order to present a united front against the
autocrat of Nanking" in tho field of publicity according to the Authorities, no news should be pub lished unless it has been sanction
S.S. HIGHLAND HOPE ECHO,ed by the consor
APPEAL AGAINST INQUIRY
FINDING ALLOWED,
(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENOY.]
LONDON, May 0 Replying. to n supplementary query by Sir Austes Chamberlain, who on behalf of the Conservatives Associated himself with the tribute to Sir Milca Lampson. Mr. Hen- derson said he would very seriously consider Sir Austen Chamberlain's suggestion that he lay on the table the papers showing the course of the negotiations and the attitude.
Lospos, May 7. taken up by different parties,
The Admiralty Divisional Court Mr. Henderson reiterated that they were not without hope that allowed the appeal of the ownerg even now they might be able to pro- of the Nelson Line regarding the "(THROUGH REOTER'S AGENor.]
ceed to a settlement, and he would Highland Hope, which was wrecked take this into consideration at the in a fog off the coast of Portugal on November 19, 1910, àgainst the CANBERRA, May 7. same time I Sie Austen' Chain- The singing of the "Erothblow berlain desired to put down a ques-anding of the Court of Inquiry with
tion, he would give him a consider referenes to the Captain's age. GRAFT · ZEPPELIN'S - NORTH | cr's Anthem ? greeted the appeared reply.
POLE FLIGHT.
ance in Parliament of the United Sir Kingsley Wood asked whe- Party leader, ex-Treasurer Lyons..ther it was a faci that the Chinese Government had issued regulations Mr. Leobs
subsequently greeted with hooting and violent purporting to deal with tha nd- judication for foreign enses in their crossfire questioning when he rose owa Courts, and Mr. Henderson in the House of Representatives to said he had seen a Preen report. give notice of a nation, in the nazar of a set of regulations which he of the new party condemning the
no information on the subject. If Government's failure to take stepposed to be official, but he had safeguard the Commonwealth Sir Kingsley Wood put down a against national default.
question for next week, he would see if he could get au nuswet in the meantime.
TO BE MADE THIS SUMMMER. [THROUGH KEDTER'S AGENCY.]
BERLIN, May 4 The North Pole will be assailed simultaneously by air and water this Summer, ending to an nu Ratnermend By Dr. Eckener that the Grad Zeppelin was definitely timing her fight to coincide with the ar rival of Sir Herbert Wilkins on the sniamarine Nautilus.
The Zeppelin will carry a com plete Polar ephipment, and eight
or nine scientists and Aretic es plorers, of German, British, Ameri- can and Russian nationalities.
Lokog, May. z. Japanese Marketing Mellicos, That prive is by far be heaviest The Japanese expert marketing "handicap from which Bitch goods, methods are declared to favourably
compare with the British. A ser generally speaking, suffer from inons investigation on the question of Far Eastern markets, and t. přim- freight rates on raw wool imported arily nesants for thin dveline of Bri. into Britain, and finished exports, particularly to the Far East is tish trade in comparison with the in- urged. Japanese competition in the crease in the goods of our printjal wool markets will certainly increase competitors-Germany, Japan fed and the British wool and textilé in- dustry must take steps to meet it the United States. These authority and ensure that the cotton tradesity to promote more intimate cul- tural relationship between Chinn Live conclusions cierge from the experience is not repeated. Report of the British Economic
and Britain for the purpose of at- tracting Chinese students to British Mission which visited Chin and
universities and workshops.
Overseas Trade Japan under the Chairmanship of
Department of should summon a conference at an Si Ernest Thompson.
early date at which British univer- sities and business men, interested in the China trade, should be re- presented.
Prices Must be Competitive. Stressing on the foregoing ob servations the Heport says that all other aids to sale, however efficient,
The important point for Britain is hut of recent years the tendency of Japanese exports of all kinds of finished goods is to increase both in volume and variety in the mar kels to which they are consigned."
i British Representation
Unsatisfactory:
The
The some department is also re-
After reference to the United would be only truly effective when Stats and German imports into commended to convene an early Japan and Japanese distribution conference at which British Ink the price of our goods was com
ers, industrialists, exporters, and petitive. In the opinion of the the Mission cannot avoid the con- Mission all coats must be reduced elusion that Japan will henceforth merchant houses interested in the until prices of British goods again offer but little attraction for foreign Far Eastern market should he re reach a competitive level. At that merchant houses oxcept in special presented for the purpose of enquir level the natural advantages we limited good which are not pro- ing into complaints of inadequacy of possess in the world trade (among diced in Japan, and it considers British finance to meet the needs in which, are mentioned our artifical that the representation of British the Japanese market and decide on The conference skill manufacturers, convenience of manufacturers in Japan is unsatis desirable action.
It states that British should consider the question of the our trading stations and our goud factory. name) would re-assert themselves. manufacturers would be in a much provision of long-term credits for There is no doubt that such a policy better position to offer suitable the export of machinery equipment would require sacrifiers from all products if they employed and to China. It is clear that the classes of the community if Britain keted on the advice of efficient Chinese Government and the nation their faces towards a is to assert the report of the Misrepresentatives and if principals have set
unit personal visits. Britain un-policy of industrialising' China and fortunately does not study murket British capital should play its part requirements whereas her competi- in this development."
A common complaint is The Mission, in the course of a tory do. number of recommendations, fully stated to be the lack of attention recognises the importance of Japan to proper advertisement, the us
a competitor to Britain in the of suitable catalogues, proper pack supply of useful manufactured arti-ing and labelling. cles at low prices, notably cotton
sion.
no
A Serious Rival.
China Market.
"
Stabilisation of Silver..
The stabilisation of silver should be sought by every means (says the Report) thus restoring China to her Britain Full purchasing power, should take the leading part in attaining the necessary Internation al agreement, thereon.
goods. With regard to Japanese British publicity is far behind imports these are likely to decrease the times and is ineffective com- and the market become more compared with that of her competitors.
The Report confirms the Cotton petitive.
The Mission had not failed to Mission's recommendations and fur- Examining the iron and steel in notice in the Far East signs of prother is of the opinion that "No dustries in Japan the Mission repaganda on the part of other industry which is so dependent on fers to rationalisation schemes nations, the effect of which is harm-exports as the British cotton indus- there and thinks that if trade re-ful to British interests--"We com-try is can continue to exist unless vives the importers may secure lowmend this subject to the British it is fully competitive with other price orders in lines in which Japan-Government for consideration." ese production is insufficient and Recordingly suggests that manufac turers have resident experts in Japan.
countries,"
recommends the
to
Was
Mr. Scullin replied bitterly at- tacking Mr. Lyons and offering to take the motion immediately but Mr. Lyons declined.
WATER SPEED BOAT RACING.
KAYE DON TO ATTEMPT TO BEAT HIS OWN, RECORD.
BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.]
RUORY; Mny 6. Kaye Don, who will endeavour to beat his own water speed record of 163 miles an hour at the motor boat Regatta on Lake Garda, on May 18, left London for Italy today.
JAPANESE ROYALTY: IN OTTAWA.
ROYAL HONOURS AND ESCORT TO STATION.
(THROUGH REUTER'S ́ AGENCY.] -
OTTAWA, May 0 On their departure for Toronto. Prince and Princess Takamatsu were accorded full Royal honours and a military escort to the station, the Prime Minister, Mr. Bennett, seeing thein off.
BRITISH WARSHIPS TO VISIT KIEL.
[URITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}
Ruger, May 0. The First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. A. V. Alexander, said in the Whatever steps are House of Commons that two ships Turning to the China market to recrsary to prevent a calamitous of the British Navy would pay an which many of the foregoing ob- further decline in the Lancashire informal visit to Kiel in July and servations also applied the Mis ootton industry, due to cheaper it was hoped that ships of the sion says Britain's immediate prob. Japanese production, must be taken German Navy would visit the Engineering In Japan.
lem is whether she can producr low without delay.
United Kingdom when their pro- The Mission
gramme permitted. On the subject of engineering in and medium qualities of goods at Japan the Mission strongly recom- low prices, and it recommends the establishment of a British service mends manufacturers to supplement British Government to forthwith of specialists, or experts, in coun- the knowledge and sales capacity summon a conference to study the trics which are undeveloped or of their agents and information in financial and industrial interests where British trade shows the This service catalogues and trade literature by and to explore the possibilities of greatest decline. attaching direct technical repre- participation in the development of should report direct to the Depart China which would open up new ment of Overseas Trade and the sentatives to their agents' offices.
perzonnel to recruited from first It also suggests that several manu- markets.
elnes men.. Secondly, export" firms facturers might care to combine in Educato China to Our Methods." should consider without delay employing a joint expert to
Under the heading of metals whether the method of grouping expense, Manufacturers should also closely investigate the possibilities and metal manufactures the Re- for export purposes can be prost. of co-operation with the Japanese port says that the co-operation of able and applied to themselves.
financial interests is essential in industry,
anve
V
H.K. CIVIL SERVANTS, SALARIES.
STATEMENT BY DR. D: SHIELUS
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
B
LAND TAX PASSED.
(THROUGй 'NEWTER'S AGENCY.]
Losos, May 8. In the House of Commons the Land Tax proposals passed were by sap voles to 230.
BRITISH COMMODITY
PRICES.
SMALL INCREASE.
{THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
Rugay, May 7. The check of the rate of decline in wholesale prieds as measured at the Board of Trade which was noted for March continues. index number for April is 03.04 fall of only 2 per cent from the index figure for March.
The
The fall in February was 6 and in March .3 per cent."
The Cantou military authorities in co-operation, with the Bureau of Public Safety called a meeting of the local newspapers yesterday and explained to them the importance of controlling the Press at thi time. The co-operation and help of the newspapermen and publicists in their fight for the overthrow of. Chiang Kai Shek has been cargest- ly solicited,
The Canton Journalists' Associa tion, while agreeing to such censor- ship as war time necessity, ob-
of news which was currect and jeeted to the censor's suppression authentic. This, has happened time And again and the Association - hopes that the Government will think it over again before denying • reports which are truet
To Guard Against Spies. Considerable anxiety is being felt in offeint eireles here over a recent statement made by Marshal Chiang Kai Shek to the effect that he would have the Canton situation under control speedily, without having to recourse to arms. This is taken to mean that the Nanking Marshal is to regain Kwangtung ihrough predi- tical means, Subversive propaganda aiming at the undermining of the public must therefore be carefully guarded against, according to the authorities, A group of detectives from Military Headquarters has been sent out to watch for any spies the Nanking Marshal might send here to sow seeds of discord.
ARSENAL WORKING AT
HIGH SPEED.
LONDON, May 8. Dr. Drummond Shields, replying in the House of Cominens, estimat
In compliance with the order of ed that there were approximately In several groups of commodities, 030 Civil Servants in Hong Kong chiefly food the April price change General Chen Tsai Tong, the Gov- ernment Arsenal at Shekcheng in who suffered from Prduction is actually a small increase.
The importance of the movement the north-western outskirts of Can- of income calculated in dollars aunotating to sixteen and two-thirds which these figures indicate. is reton is again working day and night, per cent. in consequence of the new cognised in comments by the finnn- speeding up the production of arma method of
converting sterling einl editor of the Times on the and ammunition. The Arsenal is salaries into dollars.
present situation. He emphasises heavily guarded by trusted troopy Dr. Shields repudiated that this that no improvement in industrial of Colonel Chen Hon Kwong, re- was tantamount to a breach of con- securities can be looked for until cently withdrawn from Wuchow, tract and drew attention to the the actual rise commodity prices serious financial, position of Hong begins. Kong,
He said that arrangements were being made to make a readjustment easy and possible for those remiz. ting part of their salaries Home.
MORE 'QUAKES IN NEW ZEALAND.
(THROUGH REOTER'S AGENOY.]
WELLINGTON, N.Z., May 6.
and no one is allowed to approach
it, unless on business. According to An official report the amount of arus and ammunition turned out
CHIANG VISITS KU HAN daily has been doubled.
MIN.
»
General Chen Tsai Tong is most anxious of enlisting the support of APPEAL TO KOO YING FAN. the two crack divisions of Kwang-
tang
ander Generals Chiang [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) Kwong Nani and Tsoi Ting Kai in, his rerelt for the overthrow of NANKING, May 7. Chiang Kai Shek. These two crack Marshal Chiang Kai Shek yester. divisions, the conquerors of the day visited Mr. Hu Han Min, who Ironsides," all Cantonese, which in reported to have telegraphed to have been sunpressing Communists Mr. Koo Ying Fan nt Canton im- and bandits in Kiangsi, renow ploring him to refrain from start-reported to have concentrated in
Kangehow and Kyokhing.
An alarming series of earthquake shocks throughout the Hawkes Baying strife. district occurred at 2.30 a.m.-to- any, causing little structural dam- age but many indoor breakages. People are pouring out into the
open.
AUSTRO-GERMAN
ARCTIC SEARCH FOR suddenly breaking off of the nego
MR. COURTAULD.
AHRENBERG LANDS ON GREENLAND ICE CAP.
al.
CUSTOMS TREATY.
RUMANIA BREAKS OFF NEGOTIATIONS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]:
VIENNA, May 7. There was a sequel to Rumanin's
tiations regarding the Commercial Treaty with Germany when the German representatives were ready en route to Bukharest.
The German Chargé d'Affaires at Bukharest informed the Rumanian Foreign Office that the German Government was "painfully Bur- prised," particularly owing to the Rumanian Foreigh Minister's threat in issue an unpleasant communiqué should the German Delegation ar- NEYKJAVIK, May 6. rive during the Little Entente Con- "It must be considered impos-forence. Rumania's note and volte- In commenting on the wool and
sible to find Courtauld from an face are possibly attributable to textile industry the Mission thinks
aeroplane," is the extract of a repercussions in Paris and Little that British highclass cloths are
message from London received by Entente Countries of the projected. likely to continue to serve this
It is observed in the course of CONSERVATIVES RETAIN
the Icelandic inspection ship Oding Austro.German Customs union. limited market, but apparently it
gen-
SEAT.
at Lemon Bass. Courtauld's posi is only a question of time, before suggestions offered that a
tion is given as Intitude 67,03 north, Japan will be able to produce the cral agent without an expert is
LONDON, May 7. and longitude 41.49 went. whole of its needs. There is no usually a mere order taker and not
The bye-election at Scarborough,
ANGHAGBALIK, May 7 indication of efficiency in the Japan- an order getter;; it also recom
Ahrenberg, who left here accom. ese woollen worsted industry but mends the organisation of British caused owing to the resignation of it is seriously lower than ours and machinery exporters into groups to the Conservativo representative, nanied by Cozens (a member of the element calculated, allowing all po prevent wasteful inter-British com. Captain Herbert, due to ill-health, Watkins' expedition), has wirelessed sibilities, that the Yorkshire wages Petition, und es strengthen British resun followpporting that he landed on the and costs per unit of production are representation, which must be given Mr. Latham (Conservative) 21,018 Greenland ice cap after three hours at least two and a half times or close representation. The Mission Mr. Ramsay Muir (Liberal) 19,400 flying, and that he will continue the search for Courtauld on foot as perhaps three times greater than feels it is a matter if urgent neces
Conservative majority. 2,189 soon as weather permits, that of the Japanese."
Textile Industry.
order to counteract financial pene-
tration by the United States. If SCARBOROUGH BYE- we are to fight a winning battle for the China trade we must educ ate China to our methods and pro- ducts,"
(Continued on next Column.)
ELECTION.
(THROUGH REGTER'S AGENCY.]
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RUGBY, May 6, Asked for a statement regarding the present position of the negotia tions of the Austro-German Cus
Bald too Union, Mr. Henderson that he understood that negotiations were suspended pending the discus sion which would take place at Generp during the present month.
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