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BRITISH TRADE IN CHINA'S NEW CHINA AND JAPAN.

CONSTITUTION.

HIGH CLASS ENGINEERING | NO PRESIDENT: "MERELY A

PRODUCTS REQUIRED.

THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY.}

LONDON, May 8.

The full report of the Economic Mission to the Far East is being published on May 49.

CHAIRMAN OF GOVT:

:

(InŘOVAU REUTER'S AGENCY.]

NANKING, May 8.

Marshal Chiang Kai Shek sub- mitted the Provisional Constitution to the People's Convention this morning.

The Constitution provides for committee form of government. which in calentated to lead to

Sir Ernest Thompson and Sir Thomas Allen, interviewed to-day, phasised that the mission was unanimous that engineering 'should be representative and believed that there was still purchasing power incloser Teo-operation and better China for high elnas British en-

harmony." gineering products,

They pointed out that a proposal as regards the grouping of trades and competitors followed as plan which had been most successful in China, and believed that if Britain made a National effort to get its products n more competitive hasis she would succeed.

The Mission was much struck by the ability and strong inclination tu learn on the part of young Chinese, and had emphasised very strongly the necessity of much more inter- sive British propaganda in channel,

every

They deprecated the disposition. of British newspapers to depreciate the value of the British trade effort, and urged Britain to organ.

ise her industrial proficiency in the

public Press.

The Mission, while making no recommendation, strongly advent: ed the despatch of a British trade ship, which would show British goods in all ports and also inany inland centres of China, owing to the great waterways.

PRESIDENCY OF FRANCE.

Under this Constitution there will not be a President of the Republic but, merely a Chairman of the Geferment.

NAVAL TREATY.

EARNEST DESIRE TO OVER COME DIFFICULTIES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AQKNCY.},

Runby, May 7,

British,

French and Italian naval experts met at the Foreign Office to-day and exchanged views

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1931.

DUNLOP RUBBER COMPANY.

RESTRICTIONS UNNECES. SARY: SAYS SIR E, GEDDES.

(THROUGH BRUTER'A ADENCY.]

LONDON, May 8.

MR. COURTAULD SAFE.

RESCUED BY WATKINS' EXPEDITION.

[TILOVOU REUTER'S AGENCY.]

NEW ZEALAND 'QUAKES.

A HUNDRED SHOCKS DURING ONE NIGHT,

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE,]

WELLINGTON, May`8. Over one hundred earthquake shocks were felt last, night in the Hawkes Bay and Poverty Bay dis- tricts, when many residents in the township of Tiniroto and South Gisborne, left their homes. Many chimneys which had been rebuilt after the last earthquake were shaken down.

ANGMAGSALIK, May"‍ 8. · We have felt in full the severity

It is now established that a dog and force of the economic and political blizzard which has over-sledge party, led by Watkins, re- whelmed the world, declared Sirsened Courtauld, Captain Ahren Erie Geddes when presiding at the berg, after three hours flight in Annual meeting of the Dunlop Rub her Company in London. Ile de senrching the frozen waters for à clared that the depression was un sign of the missing explorer, spot- teda hut and landed as near to it as possible. Then he walked, but found the hut empty. There were tracks of a sledge, however, lead- ing from the hut, which Ahrenberg followed, flying his neroplane low till he sighted Watkins party marching to the base, accompanied MANY BABIES" COMPETE.

precedentedly deep and long, and would be long and painful.

that indieations were that recovery

The Dunlop Company's profits have fallen by about 40 per cent, but were still substantial. Thanks to persistent economy, despite the crushing taxation, they were still able to produce at competitive costs, Sir E. Geddes said that the protracted intermittent discussions regarding the possibility of rubber restriction provided a factor of un- certainty, which wna most adversely affecting the Company and that the Board was unanimously and whole-heartedly against any pro- posal to reimpose restriction, either voluntarily or by Government inter- The best hope for the vention. plantation industry was the speedy elimination of inefficient and expen. In the view of sive plantations. the Board the songer the bogey of restriction was finally laid aside the sooper would the rubber plantation

on the position of the naval pro-industry return to prosperity. blem as it stands after the receipt.

the Italian and British replies ta the French Memorandum of April 20.

The correspondence on the sub, feet brings out clearly the earnest desire the three Governments to vercome the present difficulties and, with this end in view, the oral exchanges of views will continue.

It is expected that the meetings At Geneva next week will present

NEWSPAPERS ATTACK ON·M. an opportunity for direct discus-

BRIAND,

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, May 7.

The garstion as to whether M. Briand will be a candidate for the Presidency on May 13 largely de pends upon the issue of the hig two-day debate on the Austro-Ger- in Custom lon plan, which opened in the Chamber this after- tachoon.

Recently there have been a cres. cendo of attacks on M, Briand in the Right Press, which has been straising every nerve to prevent bis attaining the Elysee, and the de- gree of his success in the debate.

sion on this subject between' the Foreign Ministers of the three countries. The French and Italian experts will leave shortly for Geneva, where some of thein are due on the 11th instant

DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE.

.CONSIDERATION OF NEXT YEAR'S ARRANGEMENTS.

(BRITISK WIRELESS, SERVICE. Į

Rucny, May 7. The Prime Minister, as, Tresid

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by Courtauld. Ahrenberg dropped food and flew back to the expedi tion hase with the good news,"

Earlier News.

ÅNGMAGSALIK, May 7: Mr. Courtauld is safe and is returning to the base camp with Watkins.

Lospos, May 7,

The anxiety concerning the fate of the British explorer, Mr. Angus tine Courtauld, who has not been

heard of since November, when he was narooned on a Greenland ice

“AMERICA GOING THROUGH | cnp, has been relieved by a report

HELL"?

from Copenhagen that he has been found and will return to the British

DISSIPATING THE ECONOMIC

CRISIS,

(THROUGH REDTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, May 8. The convocation of a worldwide sainating the economic crisis. economie conference only means suggested Mr. J. H Thomas in n speech at Leeds. Ho challenged nay student of affairs to me any country. offering a betler hope, of confidence than Britain, where there was more employs eng to 'dny. than in the boom period of 1913. Nevertheless, world-wide rehabilita- tion was impossible where the prices f primary products were unstabi- led.

He said that America was "go. ing through hell," and finding it uncomfortable to have bulging gold Loffers.

AGRICULTURAL LAND"

UTILISATION BILL,

will determine his presidential prosent, and the lenders of the Conser-

vative and Liberal Parties were PART OF MEASURE REJECTED.

prets.

The discussion is based on a interpellation by M. Franklin Bonit lon, declaring that M. Briand for the past five years has been repeat

present at a further meeting to-

of the Sub-Committee of the which is considering arrangements Committee of Imperial Defence dly mistaken, thus gravely comfor the General Disarmament Con- promising France, and it is neves-

ference to be held next year. sary immediately to modify his foreign policy.

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK'S

RATE.

CAPTURE OF TWO PRIESTS.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.],

RUGBY, May 7 When the Agricultural Land tilisation Bill, which was siderably amended in Committee, was considered on the report stage in the House of Lords this even-

ton.

hase camp.

FINANCE BILL IN COMMONS. !

FIRST READING PASSED.

[THROUGH 'BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, May 7. The House of Commons passed the first reading of the Finance Hill. to-day, einbodying the Land Tax and the Budget,,

AUSTRALIA BANS TWO` BRITISH FILMS.

SEX DRAMA DISLIKED.

THE "DOUBLE-TWELVE."-

race

(DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Ruony, May 8. The International motor known as the double twelve Logan at Brooklands at & o'clock this 1t continues until 9 morning. o'clock to-night and then after twelve hours intermission will he

resumed for twelve hours to-mor ro

Although in made the track difficult during the early stages the weather improved later and there was very little skidding.

One feature, of the race, which is a' handicap event, was the large number of “Baby cars, particular ly Austins and Marris Midgets.

Sir Malcolm Campbell was unable to compete through iudisposition.

· LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS.

GIFT OF £140,000,

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, May 8.. A gift of £140,000 for a library and extensions has been made to the London School of Economics and the Political Science University of London by the Rockefeller

foundation.

The School of Economics was

LABOUR RETAIN

SEAT.

MR. LEONARD'S VICTORY AT STROLLOX.

NEW GOVERNOR OF CANTON.

APPOINTMENT OF HSU CHUNG CHING.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] [FROM OUR OWN COURESPONDENT]

LONDON, May 9.

CANTON, May 2 The Provincial Government of The by-cleation at the Strollox division (Glasgow), owing to the Kwangtung; which ceased function- death of Mr. James Stowarting some time ago following the de- labour member), resulted as fol-parture of Guneral Chen Ming Shu.. issued a manifesto to-day upliolding, low-

the impeachment of Chiang Kai Shek as stated in the virealar tele gam of April 30 by four of this imembers of the Central Supervisory Board of the Kuomintang.

Mr. W. Leonard (Labour), 10,044 Mr. J. A. Kennedy

(Conservativo)

"Mins E. Cupbell

(Scottish Nationalist}

8,062

8,321-

RECIPROCAL FEES FOR VISAS.

RATES ANNOUNCED BY NEW

PASSPORT OFFICE.

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The manifesto of the new provin eial régie is similar to the one issued by General Chen Tsai Tong and his subordinates a few daya ago, and is a fierce denunciation of the bend of the Nanking Govern-

ment.

It states, among other things, that he wanted to becoine a dićtu- Official announcement. has been tor and anteerat, something which made that Chinese, vina fees would the principles of the Kuomintang be computed on a reciprocal basis. as formulated by Dr. Sun Yat Seu Vian rates for various countries never permitted. His usurpation of Are: Great Britain, 10 franes gold; power, management of public fin United States; G.810, France, 10 anees, elimination or detention of franes gold; Italy, 10 lire; Savict those whose political views did not Russin, 5 roubles; Belgium. 70 agree with his own, and the, in- franes. Japanese subjects will be statement of unstrupulous pol- admitted free, unless they travel ticians of his own choice, are intand, in which case vist fees will

matters with whiching comrude oi be $3 for three months or 85 for the Kuomintang could bring him-

self into agreement. one year.

All visas are good for one year unless otherwia specified. Only

His recent detention of Mr. Bu Han Min has added

"oil to the flame" and made the people

more furious.

All the

nation.

Büch

one visa will be necessary for travel an unwarranted and provoca- in any part of China.

Live nction on. tho part Mr. Chi Hung, in charge of the Chiang Kai Shek deserves condem- The Provincial Govern- Bureau of Public Safety Passportment of Kwangtung, the declara- Office, advised travellers to obtain tron concludes, is solidly behind Chinese visas before going abroad General Chen Tan Tong and the if they wish to return to China,members of the Central Supervisory Board above mentioned in their Mr. Chi Hung said travellers would movement for the ousting of the ind it in most cases more con- "autocrat of Nanking.'

Following a meeting of local high venient to have their passports officials in Government House yes visned at the local diffes at 0 Han-terday, Mr. Hau Chung Ching was kow Road than to go to the Chin-elected Governor pure frit of Kwang-

tung ese consul in foreign countries.

Increased Staff Needed.

founded by Lord Passfield, the pre- rent Colonial Secretary, his wife, The present staff of fifteen is Bernard Shaw, Graham Wallas, and inadequate, Mr. Chi Hung said. others thirty-five years ago and has Local officials have petitioned Nan- grown into one of the most import

$1,500,000 Subsidy.

In order to enhance the fighting Mr. Chi Hung announced that efficiency of the Kwangsi Iron

side" conlition which is actively passport officials were finding fewer co-operating with the present Con steninship passengers without viraston régime in its revolt against Marshal Chiang Kai Shek, Generai than during the first days of pres-

Chen Tani Tong has promised to port regulation enforcement.

subsidize it to the (Atent of 81,303,000 and 2,000,000 rounds of munition. This was agreed to Cantonese forces from Kwangai for prior to the withdrawal of the the northern border of Kwangtang

Chiang's Expedition Against Ganton? Rumours are current here that Chiang Kai Shek is secretary dis patching nu expedition against

Chiang Ka Canton by water.

An appeal against the banning of their two films, "Capo Forlorn" and The Woman Between," has heen made by British International Pictures to the Australian Common-ant colleges of the London Univer-king for a fore twice as large as eity. It devotes all its teaching to the one now working. To dis social science and has 3,000 stu dents... It also possesses in depart.harge a ship quickly and thorough-

wealth censor.

A member of the staff of the company said: "Australian tastes ing, Lord Parmoor said that the

are different from ours, and no-[ Government must give, an uncoin. promising negative to Lord Haldoubt wa shall have to delete paris sham's request that the House of the films to conform with those Commons should be advised to

tastea."

the

LOWEST FIGURE ON RECORD RETURNING FROM CHURCH their privileges regarding

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] .

New Yong, May 7.

CONSECRATION.

The Federal Reserve Bank's re. BANDIT OUTRAGE IN FUKIEN.

duction of its rediscount rate from

amendments which Lertain Lords had made to the Bill.

Lord After debate

Halsban upon moved the rejection of

Part one of the measure, which denla with the power of the Minia

two to ime, and a half per cent.-i Amoy, April 28.-The French Con.ter to acquire land for purposes of the lowest figure on record-wassul of Amoy, M. Fernand Roy, in reconditioning. The Lords accept partly to discourage the imports-charge of affairs for Spain, has beened his amendment by 82 to 31 votes, tion of gold stocks of which at the informed that Bishop Prat, a resi-majority against the Govern and of April there was the unprecedent of Amy, and Father Albingent of 51..

dented total of $4,731,000,000.

AUSTRALIAN. POLITICS.

GOVERNMENT SURVIVES FIRST TUSSLE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,}

CANBERRA, May 9. By two votes the Government survived its first tussle with the new United Party, whose no con- fidence motion was defeated by

votes to 32.

Mr. Langs (Ropudiationist) came to the assistance of the Govern- ment,

PORTUGUESE GUINEA REBELS SURRENDER.

[TRNGTON REUTER'S AGENOT.]

LISBON, May B. The insurgents in Portuguese Guinea have surrendered, accord-

Andres, of Fengtien; a village about halfway between weian and Hing. hwa, were captured by bandits on April 22, while travelling between Fengtien and an outlying mission station located in the village of Antao.

OBITUARY.

DEATH OF SIR CHARLES LUCAS.

The film "Cape Forlorn," is an Australian play by an Australian author, Frank Harvey, who play.

as he does in the film. ed the leading part on the stage,

The film is concerned with a skipper of a lighthouse who mar ries a girl from dance hall, with

the result that she flirts with his mate, who subsequently visits her, and the mate is murdered in af quarrel over the girl.

"Tho Woman Between" has been described as being more rooted in bad taste than anything that has ever been scen. The story is con cerned with the daughter of a Con servative peor who falls in love with a Labour candidate after hav. ing been the mistress of the Tory candidate.

Australian courts have banned nearly a dozen British talkios dur ing the last two years, but most of them have been released. The per- contage of British films baned in Australia is higher than the COF- The late Sir Charles was a distesponding percentage of American

Believing that interior conditions had greatly improved the Bishop left Amoy on April 13 for an in- spection tour of his district lying [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE) north of Chunnchow. Together with Father Andres and a number

RUGEY, May 8. of Chinese attendants, he went to The death occurred to-day of Sir Antao to consecrate a new church Charles Prestwood Lucas, aged which had recently been completed. seventy-eight. On their return to Fengtion" ban- dits captured the entire retinue. Linguished historian of British One consoling fact is that the Colonial development, and for many captors ATC not communists, but years was a high official of the rather independent renegades who | Colonial Office, British Service. pay allegiance to no one.

Since no demand has been made

for ransom, and since it is known

TO SPEAK ON S. AMERICAN

TOUN.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].

RUCKY, May 7.

filma,

· NAVAL - COMMANDER MISSING.

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that these Spanish Catholic Mis. PRINCE AND BUSINESS MEN. sionaries are on general good terms with bandit fenders in this district, the coup is not altogether, easy to explain. So far, political objectives appear to be the underlying cause. It is known that provincial military forces from both Foochow and Amoy districts are planning an ex- The Prince of Wales' will next pedition from both North and South seek address business men at meet

an effort to conquer the apostate ings arranged by loca: Chambers rulers of these intervening moun of Commerce in Birmingham and ing to a message from the Portutainous regions. It is, therefore, a Manchester. He will refer especi

general opinion that the captured | ally to his observations on hii re- guose Consul at Dakar.

A messago of May. 0 stated:missionaries are to be held as host-sent South American tour.

At the week-end he will fly to the It is learned that Portugueso ages to secure grenter advantage Guinen is still in a state of fer for these bandits in negotiating Midlands, where he will stay, with sient and that a Government ex- terms with the provincial authori:

pedition to that place is now con- tics,

3. Roy, French Consul in Amoy, templated, although the rebels aro reported to have fled on learning is exerting strenuous efforts to of of the defeat of the Madeira intain an early release of the Bishopthe Birmingham and Wolverhampmander has met with an accident

and his imprisoned companions; - ton districts.- surgents.

Nice, April 14-A retired naval officer, Commandor, R.M. Hall, agod 45, who lives at Lyndhurst, Hampshire, has been missing, from his apartment in Nice for ten days, He arrived hero in November and rented a studio apartment, where he spent most of his time painting. He frequently made trips into the interior mountains, searching for suitable landscapes, but every time le made one of those trips he told his landlady.

This time he made no mention 1 of a trip.

His landlady has wired to his people-she says the Commander's Lord Ednam, the accompanied mother and a sister are in Eng

to Sunch Antriar, und It is hand-me-zhe-bay not-you-notified expected that he will make in the police.

She sorms to think that the Com formal visits to several factories in

in a lonely spot.

'ment of business administration.

NEW CANADIAN DESTROYER.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Rucky, May 7. The Canadian destroyer Saguenay eaves Woolston to-morrow to carry ut her power trials and the sister ship, Skeenn, follows shortly.

The Saguenay, is expected to be commissioned at Portsmouth on May 27 and the Skeena on June 11.

ENGLISH CRICKET

RESULTS.

LATEST SCORES.

InnovGH REUTER'S AGENOY.]

LONDON, May 8.

Yorkshire v. Oxford, Yorkshire won by an indings and ninety-two runs.

Scores:-

Oxford, 1st innings

913

Macaulay, 4 wickets for 48. Yorkshire, 1st innings. 185 Oxford, 2nd innínga

80

Macaulay, 6 wickets for 20.

Sussex ». Cambridge. * Sussex won by wickets, Scores:- Cambridge, 1st innings. 191

Landridge, 7 wickets for $9.

207

179

Sussex

Cook, 05 not out, Cambridge, 2nd innings Sussex, End janings (4 wkts.) 57

New Zealand e. Essex. New Zealand won by an innings and 48 runs.

495

Scoren :- New Zealand, 1st innings

Dempster, 919, Essex, 1st innings................ 204

-O'CONNOY, 129.

ly at least ten, men are necesANTY, and in as much as ships arrive on `short notice during twenty hours

of the day, the present staff finds | Shek's trusted troops are leaving it necessary to work long hours,

Visa fees will be charged exact ly as other countries compute them with regard to fluctuations the money exchange rate.

SOVIET OFFICIAL IN CHINA.

TIRED OF PRESENT JOBS : SEARCH FOR WORK.

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Shanghai in a convoy for the South. Upon landing somewhere on the South China coast, they will attempt to invade Canton. Such reports, whether true or not, are causing considerable uneasiness in the city.

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A Peaceful Settlement? (Chun Wan Yat Pao.)

NANKING, May 8 According to a Nanking Govern. ment spokesman, the Canton affair" is expected to be peace, fully settled through mediation offered by a moderate group of the Nanking régime.

Mr. Sun Fo who was at first re- ported to have differences with Marshal Chiang Kai Shek over the detention of Mr. Ha Han Min is inclined to return to Nanking, to

According to Russian sourcra, says the North-China Daily Mail, many Soviet officials at prosent in China are tired of their jobs with the Soviet government and are resume office. looking for other more congenia! Occupations

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The first Soviet Consul, who was formerly attached to the Soviet Consulate General at Shanghai, bas resigned his job and‘joined a for- eign firm in. Shanghai. Another, in the person of Miss Zikova who was one of the secretaries attached also to the Soviet Consulate-Gener al at Shanghai, has thrown up her job and taken a job as stonographer in a Shanghai firm. The last one to leave the ranks of the Bolshevik outfit is Mr. M. Epport, who was nitached to the Soviet Trado Mis sion in Dairen and who until quito recently was in Tiontein,

With regard to Mr. Epport, for many years he had boon in the timber business; he was a commer- cial man in the strictest eens of the word, and he never meddled in politics. For some unaccountablo reason pressure was brought to bear on him to mix up business with politics, and for this reason preferred to resign, although, he -had-a-mary-inorative position Ho is now in Shanghai, engaged in an- other kind of busines which has connection whatsoever with Moscow and itá propagande_work.

Daer, 5 wickets for 740, Essex, 200 innings .........................

Morritt, 8 wickets for 41.

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Nanking leaders to persuade Mr.

Efforts are being made by the

Ju Han Mia to attend the Plenary Session of the People's Convention, However, Mr. Hu has declined to accept their invitation. on ground of illness.

EXCHANGE RATES.

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Paris Now York-

'Brussels

Genera J. Milan

Copenhagen

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Vienna Prague... Madrid Lisbon

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Rcony, May 7

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31,07

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108,25

103

375

817

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348

Montevideo

31

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