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ECONOMIC CRISIS IN EUROPE.

MR. HENDERSON'S PLAIN SPEAKING,

[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE)

Ruaur, May 10. In the afternoon, Mr. Henderson opened the session of the Committee

the European Union. He said

that Europe was passing through economic crisis of greatest severity. Unemployment, poverty, and starvation existed while the corn bins of Europe and countries overseas were bursting with food which could not be sold, and capital by countless millions was lying idle in the Banks.

The atmosphere of laternational security and freedom from fear of war, he insisted, was the first essen- tial for economie prosperity and he ngreed with President Hoover that if the Disarmament Conference next year merceded it would do much to end the world crisis.

GERMANY'S 'NEW NAVY.

CRUISER WITH 18,000

MILES RADIUS..

72 SHELLS A MINUTE.

The extent to which the Intest German cruisers are superior to

́HONG KONG DAİLY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1931.

THE DIAMOND INDUSTRY.

END TO RESTRICTION OF PRODUCTION,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

AMSTERDAM, May 20.

The Committee of the Amsterdam

all others of, corresponding size in Diamond Exchange has adopted the

volume of fire and radius of ac

proposal of the International Com- tion in revented by details, hither-mittee for the diamond trade and to unpublished, of the Konigsberg, Karlsruhe,. and Koln. All three ships were built under the Versail les Treaty rules, which limit Ger- man cruisers to a displacement of 0,000 tona.

Using steam only, each of the now cruisers has a rading of 5,500 at 18 knots, but running on Dienbl engines alone the radius of netion exceeds 18,000 miles-equivalent to n voyage from Germany to the Far East and back without refuelling!

Ile said that in many countrics public opinion was beginning to understand the useless auffering economie nationalism had paused and was turning in favour of a programme of concerted interna- Lional action through the machineryproaches this amazing figure. of the League of Nations.

reductions:

No other warship afloat has. A cruising endurance that even

ap-

19lb of

industry to put an end; op May`*4, to the restriction of production in the diamond industry, owing to the refusal of South African producers to join in the restriction scheme.

LANDSLIDES IN TOURS.

GENERAL DUNLAP BURIED ALIVE.

{THROUGH REUTER'S ADENOT.]

Tours, May 30, Hope that one or more of the entombed may miraculously be re- covered alive was encouraged this morning after a rescue party, at the peril of their own lives, worked

POLICE AND RIOTERS CLASH.

STRIKES GENERAL THROUGHOUT SWEDEN.

(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY,1,

STOCKIDO, May 20. Mounted and foot polico had their roughest time, owing to the lawless behaviour of rioters, who were organised by Communists and other Soviet sympathisers, in connection with the strikes which have taken place throughout the country for some days,

The police were obliged to charge the rioters who vigorously, resisted when they attempted to capture hanners which were offensive to the Covernment and many persons from both sides were sent to hospital, Police with sabres also charged when they were stoned and other whe pelted from the Labour Ex- change.

CHEN TSAI TONG ADAMANT.

CHIANG KAI SHEK MUST GOI

(Fox oun owx oORRESPONDENT.]

'CANTON, May 20.

CENSORSHIP OF ·

TELEGRAMS.

CHIANG'S LATEST MOVE.

***

(THROUGH BLUTER'S AGENCY.]

SIANOMA, May 20. Three foreign cable companies General Chen Tsai Ting cata- gorically repudiated the charges advertise that in accordance with brought against him by General censorship regulations laid down by Ho Ying Ching of Nanking, General the Chinese Goverment forward Ho Chien of Chiangsha, General and received, telegrams will be sub Ho Chong Chun of Hankow, and nitted to censors appointed by the General Lu Tík Ping of Nanchang, Chinese Government and that only as contained in their telegram of foreign Government telegrams are May 19 to the Canton Commander-exempted. It is understood that in-Chief, urging him to reconsider censors, kave already been installed, his attitude carefully before again | plunging China into the mire of civil strife.

General Chen Tsai Tong, in reply, defended his actions na being en- tirely legal. He laid the blame on Chiang Kai Shek for the present deplorable state of affairs in China Order was restored after mid-the rnvagės of the Com- night.

PORTUGAL'S LOYALTY TO

HER PRESIDENT.

GREAT DEMONSTRATION AT LISBON,

The Portugues Consul General

that he has

The Diesel engines of the new Barriers Against Prosperity.

German eruisers constitute λ The greater part of Europe was technicni nchievement of the first urgently calling for credit, but the order.

They develop one unit of countries which had surplus re horse-power for every sourcer seemed more and more re-weight, and are thus about 85 per in drenching rain all night, remov luctant to lend. He described the cont, lighter than the usual type ing the miniature mountain of in Hong Kong, Benor C. de Albu- barriers against trade as barriers of oil engine for marine work. against prosperity and said that he

The Diesel plant in the new erat.debris when they heard a woman'squerque, informs mast state most plainly the importers is, indeed, so very light, and

The workers redoubling their received news from II. E. the Gover anco which the British Government'

President of the Portuguese Repub- attached to the question of tariff occupies such little space, that it energy were watched and cheered her of incao to the effect that the

was only installed as an after-

lie 'reecived a great ovation in fon by Mrs. Duming. thought. Yet it gives these ships n

Lishon, when he laid the first stone strategic value entirely dispropor.

of the new port development scheme. Thousands of people came tinnate to their tonnage.

to the enpital from all parts of the country for this notable event. and, following the ceremony on the site of the proposed docks, a great reception, attended by all classes, was held at the Presidential palace. At night the capital was en fete and a remarkable demonstration of loyalty to the President-Dietator was staged by the Army and Navy, public, in front of the Independence Monument.

Catastrophio Fall in Prices. Nations were striving by every means to keep out foreign goods

both and impoverishing

The armament is exceptionally Them-powerful, consisting of nine in Krupp guns of the highest velocity, mounted in three triple turreta protected by armour, plating.

selves and others. The principal creditor countries insisted on the payment of debts but refused to accept the goods which the deblor countries had to offer and insisted on payment in gold. The conse quent scramble for gold had largely contributed to the recent catastro

The guns are quick-firers, each discharging eight rounds a minute, or twenty-four, rounds per turret

action With all three turrets in each ship would be firing seventy-

It is ascertained that General Duniap was buried by a landslide while attempting to rescue a woman who was trapped in. a cave.

Tocre, May 20. Mra. Briant, one.

of the three people who were entombed, has been rescued alive but her left leg was crushed and had to be am

phic fall in prices. They had shut two, 1051h shells a minute, a verit-putated Her condition is grave. the Civil Guard, and the general,

their eyes to the fact that interna tional trade must take the form of barter.

In course of bis speech Mr. Hen- derson appealed to the Russian delegate, M. Lutvinoff, to banish the thought that members of the League were plotting war against the Soviet, and assured him that they were hoping for increasing peaceful intercourse and trade and would welcome any help he could give to secure such incrensod inter course based upon a mutual observ ance of international obligations.

Austro-German Customs Union. After a further discussion at the meeting of the League of Nations'. Council this morning, in which Dr. Bence (Czecho-Slovakia) and Dr. Marinkovitch (Jugo-Slavin) took part, the motion of the British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Arthur Henderson,, to refer the Austro German Customs Union question to the International Court at The Hague was unanimously passed.

World Economic Crisis. {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GENEVA, May 19,

On Mr. Arthur Henderson's pro- posul the Commission of the Euro- pean Union has appointed a com mitive of 17 members to study the procedure to be adopted for the preparation of definite practical proposals to deal with the world economic crisis,

DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE.

MR HENDERSON HONOURED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Ruony, May 10. The Council of the League of Nations to-night, by a unanimous vole, appointed the British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Arthur Henderson, to be President of the Disarmament Conference, which February.

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able torrent of steel and explo. The body of General Dunlap was sives which only a stoutly armoured extricated in a dreadfully crushed target could hope to survive,

corpse of Mr.

There are also four 3.4in semi-condition. The automatic guns for use against Briant is visible under a rock, aircraft, and twelve torpedo tubes. An armour belt covering the water. line, a thick stoof deck over ma chinery and magazine spaces, and numerous watertight compartments would onable the ships to stand heavy punishment without being sank

A fourth cruiser of the same general type, named Leipzig, is now being completed. She will bo slightly faster than her prèdeces.

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Yet another naval surprise is foreshadowed from Germany in the 200-ton torpedo-boat shape of a propelled by light-weight motors. In speed and offensive power she will, it is claimed, establish en- tirely new records, but meanwhile the secrets of the design are being closely guarded:

FRANCE'S ELECTRIC

DREADNOUGHT,

REPLY TO NEW GERMAN SHIPS.

Turbo electric engines may drive the new French battle cruisers, the first of which, provisionally nam- el Dunquerque, is to be laid down

this year.

to

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FRENCH TEXTILE STRIKE.

MILLS IDLE: CONDITIONS PEACEFUL

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

ROUBAIX, May 10.

Al

FINANCE BILL ATTACKED.

CONSERVATIVES' MOTION

DEFEATED.

[TRROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, May 10.

The House of Commons to-night came to grips with the details of the Land Tax machinery, on the motion for the second reading of the Finance Bill.

The Bill was fiercely attacked by the Conservatives, mainly on the land tax proposals.

Sir John Simon (Liberal) deviar. that he would oppose the pro- He saw no reason why a posals.

should be taxed because hu

It is now computed that nine-d tenths of the staffs in the Roubaix, Tourcoing and neighbouring mills are ile. Conditions however, peaceful..

are,

The weavers at Melas, in the Loire district, have also struck.

acquired land.

The Conservative amendment for the rejection of the Bill was defont- ed by 270 votes to 230, after which

the Finance Bill was accorded a second reading.

raunists and bandits in Kiangsi, And northern Hunan, Fukien, Kwangtung, the unwarranted deten tion of Mr. Hu Han Min in Nan- king, the instatement of his close rolitives, unscrupulous politicians and members of his own trusted clique, irreapretive of their ability, to high and responsible offleck, the Eelting up of one clique against another for the furtherance of hig selfish ends, and a hundred and

one other instances.

The widespread, and unchecked ravages of the Communists and of China were, according to General bandits in Kinngsi and other parts. Chen Tsai, Tong, the result of Chiang Kai Shek's policy. At the beginning these Communists did

not number any more than 7 or 8 thousand, and could have been easily suppressed.

Unless Chiang Kai Shok retires, General Chen Tsai Tong Eces no hope of tranquillity in the country. He is determined to oust him from the expital with all the strength, at his command.

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ANTI-CANTON CAMPAIGN.

(Wah Tu Fat Pap.)

NAKKING, May 20,

A report is current that the Nan- king Government is showing no reluctance in taking drastic mea sures to deal with the Canton faction, Marshal Chiang Kai Shek has appointed General Ho Chien, General Ho Cheng Chun and 'Gon. eral Ho Ying Ching, the military leaders of Hunan, Hupeh and Kiangsi, respectively, to be, the joint lender of an anti-Canton campaign.

EXTRALITY IN CHINA.

NEGOTIATIONS RESUMED.

(Chun Wan Fat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, May 20. While extrality negotiations with the Powers concerned have been generally suspended as ♫ conse quence of a deadlock reached on ome important points concerning

OIL AGREEMENT SIGNED. BURMA REBEL HEADQUAR-the abolition of special rights held

[THROUGH REUTER': AGENCY.).

LONDON, May 10.

The agreement between the Iraq Govermnent and the Iraq Petro- leum Company was ratified yester-

It is frankly admitted that these ships have been expressly designed

cancel the German "pocket day. battleships," the building of which has caused great uneasiness în Parin

TERS RAIDED.

. STATEMENT IN HOUSE OF

COMMONS.

[BRITISH WIRELESS KERVICE]

Roar, May 10.

by the Powers, the Sino-British negotiations havo heen resumed following the arrival of the British Minister, Bir Milea Lampson, at Nanking.

QUESTIONS IN HOUSE OF COMMONS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, May 20. Replying to Mr. Warlaw Milne in the House of Commons

to

A statement on the situation in Burma was made in the House of Commons to-day by Mr. Wedgwood- The Benn, Secretary for India. most important recent event was the discovery of four camps pro-whether the resumed negotiations bably the headquarters of rebels, at Nanking in regard to extrality were based on the same instruc- in the jungles in Taoin District," which were destroyed after heavy dons from His Majesty's Govern casualties among the rebels, who ment as the previous negotiations, is carefully guarded. These guns fled. The effect of this success may Mr. Dalton declined to answer. He are said to le capable of an be far reaching.

Impassable Barrage. The French naval authorities are taking no chances. Their battle Besides the main armament, cruisers will be more than twice as there will be a powerful battery of дож the Deutchland and anti-aircraft guns of the large her sisters, besides being much fas electric" model, the secret of which ter and more heavily armed.

as

The plans prepared by the Sec next tion Technique of the Ministry of Marine are understood to have been anally passed, and the keel-plates of the Dunquerque will probably

Mr. Henderson agreed to accept the nomination, provided the British Cabinet approves. ...

bo laid next autumn.

The original displacement of To be Hold at Geneva. 23,330 tons is reported to have (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] been reduced, owing to the substitu

GENEVA, May 20.

tion of 12in. for 13.4in, guns, in The League of Nations' Council, accordance with the recent Franco Italian naval pact. Turbo-electric in private session, has decided that drive is favoured, because it allows Geneva is to be the seat of next of a more extensive sub-division of year's great Disarmament Confer the hull inta, watertight compart ments, thus giving the ship, bot ter protection against torpedoen and mines

ence...

A Rangoon Press message says

rains.

His Majesty's Government to the negotiators and they rast remain confidential while the negotiations are progressing.

When Mr. Wardlaw Milne asked, is it not desirable for the House to

UNIVERSITY.

amazing rate of fire. A few of The monsoon has commenced ind instructions had been given by them firing together would, it is lower Barma and it is hoped that claimed, put up a barrage of burst, the situation will quieten down ing she's which no hostile aerop But, Mr. Benn coneluded, on the lane could pass.

economic side, the position remain- Stout. armour-plating over alling difficult. vital parts will be another feature of the Dunquerque. The following that the Burman Government to-day know the basis of these negotia comparative table not only exhibits announced that the situation had ions Mr. Dalton replied "Not" at her crushing superiority over, the been reviewed in consultation with present." German pocket battleship, but the Military Authorities, who did law. Tho shows that she could hold her own not advise martial against any existing battle cruiser General Staff have worked out £200,000 FOR HONG KONG except ILM.S. Hood:

plans to prevent the rebels penetra-. Dun Deutch ting into Upper Burma during querque. land. Displacement, tons £2,00 10,000 Special importance is attached Spoed, Enota

313 0 12in. to this feature, for French experts Armament

0 13in. regard the torpedo as the deadliest Broadside, 16,

4,020 naval weapon; and have therefore

As in the case of the German DIVIDEND OF SIX PER CENT. insisted that the new battle cruis ship, electric welding will largoly sors shall be made as torpedo-proof replace rivetting in the construc- [THROUGH REDTEK'S AGENOT.]

na is possible.'

tion of the Dunquerque, and many The ships will have a maximum other weight-saving methods will be BALF, May 19. The first ten and a half months' speed of 31 knots, and carry employed. Four nonplanes are to

onough fuel-oil for a voyage of be carried, working of the Bank of Intera 12,000 miles at lower speed. Exact She will be the first capital ship tional Settlements, for the period details of the armament are still of the Dreadnought type to be ended March 31, resulted in a pro- confidential, but it will consist of laid down in any country since the fit, enabling the payment of a six at least nine; and possibly twolve, 3. per cent, dividend..

The deposits on March 31 were 12in. guns, on mountings which 3,780,000,000 Swiss francs and the permit high elevation for an ex- assets and liabilities 1,000,000,000 treme range of over 30,000 yards.

(Continued on next Column.) Swiss francs.

BANK OF INTERNATIONAL

SETTLEMENTS.

8.208

20

VON - BULOW'S MEMOIRS.

CERTAIN STATEMENTS WITHOUT FOUNDATION. {THROUGH EUTER'S · AGENCY.]

LONDON, May 20.

Nelson and Rodney were started Von Bubow's Memoirs have been nine years ago, and the first battle published with the following in cruiser to bo built since the Hood, italies-Note that the statements begun in 1016, Her cost is estimat objected to by Lord Lonsdale are

entirely without foundation. ed at over £5,000,000,""

(Chun Wan Fat Pac.)

SHANGHAI, May 20.. The Board of Trustees for Con trolling the returned British Portion of the Boxer Indemnity Fund re- solved at the second meeting yes- terday to pay a sum of £25,000 to the Chinese Committee of the aniversities at London for promo. tion of Chinese cultural'studies' and supporting Chinese stadents in Eng- land, in accordanco ..with the original Sino-British agreement re- garding the disposal of the fund.

It was also resolved to pay the on by Civ £200,000, the payment heing author- lized to be made next month.

HANÓI COMMUNISTS.'

ONE IMPRISONED FOR LIFE.

[THROUGH NEUTER'S "ACENOV,]

HANOI, May 19. The trial of six Communists has ended here.

RED OUTRAGETM IN HUPEH.

3 CHINESE PRIESTS KILLED: BISHOP CARRIED OFF.

(THROUGH REUTER'e Agenot.]

PEIFING, May 20.. The Apostolis Delegation here

the

has received a tolegram from Lao- hokow, in Hunch Province, stating that Communists invaded Catholic Mission at Chaynenkow, near Ikohokow, when they killed three Chinese pricats, dispersed the seminarists and carried off Bishop Ricci, Fathers Checcacci, Lazzeri, Maggini, and Santini.

OGMORE BY-ELECTION,

LABOUR MEMBER

RETURNED.

(THROVON REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, May 20.. The by-election at Ogmore, dus to the death of Mr. Vernon Harta-

One of the accused, named.To Chan, who was caught carrying an order of the Revolutionary Tribunalhorn, resulted as follows: 3. Pasquier, to death, was sen- condemning the Governor-General, tenced to nonal servitude for life.

Others received sentences of from one year's imprisonment to twenty years' penal servitude.

Fourteen were acquitted,

FRENCH BANK SCANDAL.

NEW INQUIRY ORDERED,

(THROUON REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Pants, May 19, The Senate, sitting ne a High Court, to-day ordered an addition- al inquiry into the charges against the former Minister, M. Raoul Perct, the former Ambassador, M. Besnard, and two ex-Under-Seero- taries of State, in connection with the Oustrie financial scandals.

The Senate rejected the claim of the accused for an immediate trial and a verdict of Not Guilty.

LATER. The trial, however, is not likely to be resumed before the autumn..

OXFORD HONOURS

EINSTEIN.

[DNITION WIRELESS BERVICE)

Ruay, May 19. Oxford University to day decid- ed to confer the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science upon Eins- tein, at a special Convocation to be held on Saturday.

THERE

Mr. Williams, Labour 10,350 Mr. Campbell, Communist 5,210

ENGLAND-AUSTRALIA FLIGHT.

SCOTT STARTS ON RETURN JOURNEY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENDT.]

Synsey, May 20, The nirman Mr. Scott started on his return fight to England at 8.95

ENGLAND-AUSTRALIA AIR MAIL.

ARRIVES AT, KUPANG.

(THROUGH REDTER'S AGENCY.]

BATAVIA, May 20. The Hercules, the newly-purchas- ed Imperial Airway'a De Havilland airliner, carrying the England- Australia. mail arrived at Kupang from Port. Darwin at 12.50 p.m.

NETHERLAND'S QUEEN TO VISIT PARIS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE HAGUE, May 20. "The Queen of the Netherlands has accepted the Invitation of the French Government to visit the Colonial Exhibition in Paris.

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