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"AMERICAN OIL MERGER.

G.$2,375,000,000 INVOLVED.

[REUTER'S 'AMBÉIGAN BERVI

NEW YORK, June B. Steps towards the" consolidation

of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and the Standard Oil Company of California will take definite form within the next sixty days, unless formidable opposition develops in Washington, according to the New York Times.

This merger will form one of the "biggest patroleum, concert in the world with assets estimated at G.82,375,000,000.

"CONSOLIDATING- WORLD PEACE."

MR. HENDERSON'S SOLEMN WARNING.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SKEVICE.]

RUGBY, June 4. The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ar- thur Henderson, delivering the Burge Memorial Lecture in London to-night on Peace," declared that in respect of every forward policy in the last twelve years, the public opinion of the Nations has always been ahead of what the Governments have been prepared to do.

Cchsolidating "World

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As it has been with meral dis. armament, so, he was convinced, it would be with physical disarm. ament as well

Peoples were ready for all and more than all that the Govern ments would give.

Armaments Will Assure Peace! Whatever might be true of Gov. ernments, peoples at least were convinced that it was not by ccm peting in armaments, that pence could be assured. They had begun to seize the fundamental truth that no nation could live by itself bell alone. They were ready

by their statesmen to a new world from which warfare has been eli- minated.

His only fear was that the peo ples would not understand the chance with which next year's disarmament conference presented them, and that they would not make their Governments under- stand that, their delegations to the Conference eculd not be too bold or go too far.

My own fear.is that Nations Governments in will not show time that they can count upon sup. port for all reductions, however drastic, to which the Conference

inay Rgree."

Earlier in the lecture, Hr. Hen- derson had pointed, oul that, for centuries, statesmen and peoples bad thought only of peace nega- tively, as interludes in the conflict of nations. They had now to be impressed with the conception that pence is a great constructional ideal which must be diligently pur- chased.

War Must be Avetted.

The world ust be organised for pence, as it had been organised fer war, and peace-makers must direct forces of public opinion towards a deliberately planned and caroful- i concerted effort, if the awful calamity of another world tragedy, fought under still moro terrible conditions than last, was to be Faverted. N

Mr. Henderson referred to the strengthening of the general au thority and the prestige of the League of Nations, and declared that the day was near, if it had not already como, when it should be unthinkable that a maticn should rofuse to submit its quarrels either to the League Council or to the Permanent Court,

The cranco of that change lay not in the increase of authority which the League could wield, but rather in a change of the spirit which the Governments now show ed. It was the development of a community sense among the na- tions of the world.

What was so batonishing, in con- nection with the attempt on the

GERMAN MINISTERS ARRIVE IN BRITAIN.

CORDIAL WELCOME ON BOARD H.M.S.. WINCHESTER.

(THROUGH RELTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, June 5

Dr. Bruening and Dr. Curtius

arrived aboard the great liner Hamburg, from Cuxhavon, and are to spend the week-end in London and at Chequers as guests of the British Government.

The German Ambassador wel comed the visitors, and on arrival the whole party boarded the British destroyer, IL.M.B, Winchester, "in

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1931.

MURDERERS OF MISSION LADIES.

SENTENCES ON THREE YUNNANFU DESPERADOES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.).

YUNNANYU, June 5. The trial of the persons accused of murdering the two missionary Indies, Mrs. Dallas White and Mrs Claude Miller, has resulted in two of the prisoners being sentenced to death, and a third to twelve years imprisonment.

A

BRITISH GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.

THRILLING FINISH EXPECTED:

TTHROUGH REUTEE'S AGENDY.)"

Carnousti, June 5, To-day is a Royal day and one of.

the biggest occasions in the history of the little Forfarshire town “as the intense interest in the thrilling battle of the British Open Galt Championship has been enhanced by the visit of the Prince of Wales, who has expressed a desire that his visit shall be treated as private and informal.!!

With twenty-five players within six strokes of each other to head

remarkable finish,

It is understood that the execu the Solent to the strains of the tions have been postponed as there British and German National An-is a possibility of an appeal being the field there is every prospect of a thoms.

A talking film was made on the warship's deck after which refresh- ments were served in a cabin on the Winchester which bore them to Southampton, from there they went to London by special train.

DOX CROSSES ATLANTIC.

DIVE MISTAKEN FOR PLUNGE INTO THE SEA.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

NEW YORK, June 5. The Do-X has arrived safely at Fernando da Noronha Island, on the Brazilian coast,

Forced Down by Engine Trouble..

PRAIA, June 4.

The Do-X was not involved in an accident, apparently she was mere- ly forced to alight en the sea owing to engine trouble.

Captain's Mistake.

LONDON, May 4. It now appears that a captain of an Atlantic tramp steamer mistook a momentary dive by the Do-X for a plunge into the sea and wireless- ed as reported that the flying-boat had fallen into the son,"

Actually, the Do-X ja still flying steadily to 8. America

LINDBERGH TO FLY PACIFIC.

MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY

HIS WIFE.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.}

WASHINGTON, June 4 Colonel Lindbergh, the trans- Atlantic flyer, is planning a flight across the Pacific before the end of June after which he will make an aerial tour of the Far East.

LATER

Colonel Lindbergh, who will prob ably be. accompanied by his wife, proposes to fly a monoplané with a cruising speed of 150 m.p.h. and will make the journey by easy stages

NON-STOP FLIGHT RECORD TO BE CHALLENGED.

·

PILOTS SELECTED FOR

FLIGHT,

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

lodged.

It will be remembered that the two ladies, who were the wives of Missionaries, and af American nationality, were both found mur dered, in their beds on the morn-" ing of March 17. It was presumed at the time that the murderer, was

a dismissed servant who had in each case crept into the room and killed his sleeping victim with an axe. Several members of a notori ous criminal gang had been em- ployed by the European community 38 domestic servants and the authorities were supposed to have had a good idea of the guilty parties from the first.

The crime aroused the greatest indignation "all over America.

SHANGHAI FRENCH MIXED "COURT.

RE-ORGANISATION IN

PROGRESS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

NANKING, June

Dr. C. T. Wang in a statement to Press representatives, this morn ing, stated that an agreement had been reached with the French authorities for the re-organisation of the French Mixed Court" at Shanghai. The re-organisation is expected to be completed by July.

Dr. C T Wang also declared that the chief work of his Ministry this year would be the retroces- sion of all foreign concessions...

H.M. THE KING'S 'BIRTHDAY.

AMERICA LEADS.,

Later,

America, took the lead half way through the third round, MacDonald Emith equalling his own and Jurado's | record with a seventy-on for an aggregate of 223. Britain in, how ever, hot on his heels with Rag Whit combe, who also squalled the re-

cord, coming second with 71 for 924, followed by Allies with 73 for 223, Armour 77 for 225 and Colton 79 for 233.

THIRD, ROUND RESULTS.

Jurado took the lead with a 73 to 'make his total 220.

Jurado........

·MacDonald Smith Cotton..

Havers

79-228

Reg Whitcombe .............. 71–224 Farrell.

W. Davis

Barexen

Armour

7B-224 75--225 71-205 77-295 Archi Compston...... 75-228 Genta

75--298 Horton Smith

75-231 Charles Whitcombe 75–231

HOME RACING.

BRULETTE WINS OAKS: FOURCOURSE SECOND.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Londen, June 5. The race for the Oaks resulted as follows:

Bruleite Tourcourse Linkstor

1

2

One length between first and second, I length between second and third.

BETTING

7/2 Bralette. 6/1 Fourcoume. 10/1 Linkator.

The Prince of Wales congratulat- ed Jurado, who staged another great round in which his only error was.at

PRIVATE PARTY AT BUCKING--the-home-hole, when he placed his

HAM PALACE.

(DKITISH WIRELIMB MERVICE)

* RUGBY, Jané 4 H.M. the King, who was sixty six yesterday, held a private birth. day party at Buckingham Palace to-day. The Queen, the Prince of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of York, Princess Mary and the Earl of Harewood, the Duke of Glouces ter, Prince Georgo and many other members of the Royal Family were present at luncheon.⚫

To-night, the King and Queen will visit the opera at Covent Gar den, where "La Forza del Destino" will be played. This will be Their Majesties first visit during the Italian season,

The King will go to Epsom again to-morrow to see the race for the long-range Oaks.

RUGBY, June 4. Squadron Lender 0. R. Gayford and Flight Lieutenant D 1. G. Bett are to be the pilots of the Scout Fairey-Napier aeroplane, with which the Air Ministry is to make "an effort to recure the world non-stop flight

record."

The machine is now under, con- struction and the attempt is likely to be made in the late Autumn, Although not definitely settled, it

IMPERIAL ECONOMIC

CONFERENCE.

will probably make the attempt in MEETING. MAY BE DELAYED. the direction of South Afroca.

"Make no mistake. Unleas by

part of nations to jusfy their successive, it may be by gradual, military preparatios and allieners: as manturce of, self-defeare, was stages, wo can bring about the

disarmament of the world in

peace could no longer be guaran; toed by armamente and that mo dern warfaro oculd no longer be localized

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, May 4 Router understands that .... well- the failure to appreciate the risk. nocent people will then be the informed circles in Londen think, unseparable from armaments. Ex- perience suggested that world victims of deadly attack from the that the Imperial Economie Con-

air,”****

ference, due to begin in Ottawn in He was certain that pecples August, will be postponed. W

It was intended that the confer everywhere were longing for dis nimament and it next your's Coneroo should continue the discussions ference succeeded there would go up started at the last Imperial Con- from them signs of relief and ference in London regarding Im- thanksgiving, and an increase of perial Economic Co-operation, but confidence, and safety. It would owing to their pre-occupation in do more than any other single tao domestic affairs, neither Australis tor to end the present world econo nor New Zealand will be able to

send representatives; Pere mic crisis.

Horror of Next War. Torrible the lat war had been any further war must be in finitely worse)- <Continued at feot of kezi column)

second shot into a burn and had to lift out under penalty.

When asked on the eve of tha, departure of the Ryder Cup Team whether he would play for tho British team with the conditions unchanged Cotton replied "Sorry but I cannot play." The condition causing the trouble is that neces sitating Ryder Cup players return. ing together. Cotton wishes to stay

on in America. 17

SWEEPSTAKES AT HOME.

GOVERNMENT CONSIDERING THE MATTER,

[BRITISH WIEZİZBE""SERVICE"]

Rugar, June 4

SINO JAPANESE POLICE CLASH.

CHINESE POLICE OFFICER ARRESTED.

{THROUGH REUTER'S-ACENOT:]-

nese gendarmerie

Toxyo, June 3.

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WHAT CANTON CLAIMS.

ALLIES COMING ALONG THICK AND FAST.

BANDITS ON THE WAR PATH.

NANKING" OFFICIAL

KIDNAPPED.

[FROM OUR WN CORRESPONDENT.

CANTON, June 5. That bandits are taking advan

tion and are once again active in

According to the Canton Gazette, an organ of the now régime at: Canton, a message from Tientsin, It is semi-officially reported that dated June 4, atates that the grand yesterday morning a body of Chi alliance among Generals Han Funge of the prosent political situa

found Japanese police patrolling in the Chu, Chi Hung Chang, Shih Yu the suburbs of Canton is indicated San and Sun Tien Ving against in their kidnapping, last Monday vicinity of Tashichiao, 97 miles south of Mukden, and arrested Chiang Kai Shok has "assumed afternoon, of Mr. Wong Kom Fun, Secretary to Mr. Chang Kai“ of them, and, it is alleged, maltreat tangible form. At a decision reach: Nanking who caule to Canton some ed them on the grounds that thoyed at Peiping yesterday by the days ago in an attempt to effect à had no right to be there..

peaceful settlement of the Canton- Nanking dispute, and Prof. Teul Ying Shan of the Chung Koi School

Sericulture

Shih Yu San and Sun Tien Ying are to invade the northern sector of Honan with the aim of occupying all the strategic points there.

On hearing of this report the delegates of the allied forces, it Japanese Polico Headquarters at

was decided that the troops under Taschichino sent a squad of bfteen police, to demand the release of the others, when, it is alleged, the Chinese police started firing to which the Japanese returned fire.

After a short encounter the Chi- neso police surrendered and the Japanese arrested a Police Officer and two gendarmes.

There were no casualties:

NAUTILUS LEAVES USA FOR LONDON,

SATISFACTORY SPEED

TRIALS..

(REUTER'S AMÉRICAN BERVICE.]

It is reported that General Feng Yu Heiang will soon proceed to Tankehow personally to direct the forces under Sun and Shib who are stationed along Chinghuachen and Changteh in the opening campaign against Chiang Kai Shek.

of

The official and the Professor out enjoying the mountain breeze were" among a party of four men

when the abduction occurred. The Party went to the foot of the moun- ta in an automobile, from where they climbed to the Nanyang Mon- astery. After a long and amiable conversation with the monks, and two members of the party hiked enjoying the beautiful scenery,

Adopting his old, tactics, Chiang scenic spot about a mile away. up to Cheung Sin Ngam, another Kai Shek is trying to influence The other two men said they were General Yu Hsueh Chung, garrison tired and did not follow. commandant of Peiping and Tien- wore then told to wait for them in They tein, by offering control of Shari- the Monastery. This they did. But tung, hoping that General Yu may after waiting two and a half hou help him to eliminate the Shantung neither the Professor nor the official forces. Realizing Chinng's cunning returned. Night was fast appronch plans, the old elique of the North- ing, and anxiety was felt. Two of ern forces has stooned General Yu the apprentices of the Monastery from falling into Chiang's trap, fo

In the meantime, Chiang has went to the top of the mountain in ordered the transfer of part of the search for the missing men in com- NEW YORK, June 62 Shantung troops under (teneral Hanpliance with the request of the The submarine Nautilus, is leav-Fu Chu to Kiangsi for bandit sup-but, after a long search not a trace other two members of the party, pression. This is apparent that of the missing men could be found Chiang attempts to reduce the mili tary strength of the Shantung troops, so that he can subjugate them with the least possibility of resistance,

ing for London this evening, having concluded satisfactory speed trials off Province-town, Massachusetts.

Her commander, Lieut. Comdr. Danenhower, stated that the craft would have a cruising speed of eleven knots.

The submarine has already been equipped for her Polar dash: She has a stock of food sulcient to last her crew for eighteen months, and sufficient fuel oil to enable her to cover from four to five thousand milca.

OIL FIRE IN ROUMANIA.

NO FATALITIES: £73,000 DAMAGE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S. AGENCY.]'

BUCHAREST, June 4. Contrary to expectation, it ap- pears that not a single personin. the affected area last his or her life,

The damage is now estimated at £75,000 ($1,500,000) but the firemen and troops, after heroic efforts, have succeeded in preventing the outbreak from spreading further.

NEW GOVERNOR OF MALTA.

APPOINTMENT OF GEN, SIR DAVID CAMPBELL, K.C.B.

In Manchuria.

With the view of winning over the support of the Young Mar churian General, Chiang Kai Shek. has delegated Mayor Cháng Chun. of Shanghai to Peiping, in order to celebrate the birthday anniversary and to inquire after the health of General Obang Hsuch Liang. Upon his arrival at Peiping, Chiang's representative has been coldly treat. ed by the important personages of the North-East."

The matter was reported, to General Chen Tsai Tong, who sent out an army of detectives and police. to search of the kidnapped persons;

CANTON'S ATTITUDE.

EXPLAINED TO AMERICA.

(Wah Tit Tat Pao.)

CANTON, June 5. Mr. Tang Shao Yi, a member of the Executive Council of the, National Government nt. Canton,

THE "CRACK" DIVISIONS.as addressed a private, message

CANTON'S CONFIDENT

CLAIM,

to Mr. Hoover, the President of the United States, through Mr. C. C. Wu, Chinese Minister to Wash- ington, advising him of the real. meaning of the anti-Nanking move ment in South China and explain- ing the object with which he is actuated to participate-in-the-move ment after his 20 years retirement from political life.

CANTON THE NEW SEAT

OF GOVERNFENT!;

CHIANG DEPRIVED OF PRESIDENTSHIP.

(Wah Tez Fat Puo.)

The Canton Gazette confidently claims that the two "crack divi sions comprising the 7th Route Army have sided with the South. A message states: Great signific anco has been attached to the movements of the 19th Route Army, since the declaration of the anti- Chiang campaign, It is certain that, the 19th Route Army-will join hands with Canton against Chiang following the retain of General Heung Han Ping and the approaching arrival of Mr. Chang, -Chief of Staff of the 19th Route.

Army at Canton, from Kiangsi.

According to a report, the Nation al Government will reorganizo the 19th Route Army into the ard: Areny Corps, with the appointments of General Chiang Kwang Nai as its Commander-in-Chief and concar-ter of the National Government of rently Commander of the 7th Army Canion, has addressed a diploms General Tsoi Ting Kai, Commander tic pote to the foreign Ministers nt of the 8th Army and General Tai Poiping notifying them that the Chich, Commander of the 8th Army seat of the Central Government of Mr. Li Chang Ts, former Director China has been transferred to Can- of the Bureau of Public Safety, was ton from Nanking, and that Chiang sent by the National Government Kai Shek's presidentship of the as special envoy to Kiangai to Central Government and his other at Clifton and joined the 9th "comfort" the 18th Route Army official posts have boon annulled Lancers in 1930.

served there. Mr. Li will stay in Kinngsi by the highest authority of the through the South African War, as Chief-of-Staff to as to facilitate Central Government. being mentioned in despatches, the movement of the combined and also in the Great War, in fonces.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, May 4. General Sir David Campbell, K.C.B., who has been G.0.0. Aldershot Command since 1997, has been appointed Governor of Multo. (Born in 1860, he was educated

Ho

which he was first in command of Participating in the anti-Chiang the 9th Lancers, then of a cavalry movement, the 10th Route Army brigade and later of the 21st Divi- have gradually withdrawn from sion. From 1990 to 1924, he was where they are concentrated at the G.O.C. Baluchistan District and Norbern bank pending further from 1028 to 1927 was Military instructions from the National In the House of Commons tu day, Secretary to the Secretary of State Government. the Home Secretary, Mr. J. Hfor War General Campbell is a Clynes, asked whether he had yet keen riden and rode winners in the come to any decision to appoint a following: races:-Grand National committee to inquire into the (1804), Grand Military (1996), Irish regulation of sweepstakes in this Grand National (1805), Irish Hunt country, replied in the negativo. ~~

Cup (1883-06).): Mr. Clynes added that the whole matter of lottery laws was now- under consideration."

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR

"CONFERENCE

CHINA'S REQUEST FOR SEAT ON GOVERNING BOARD..

{THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENOT,Į

GENEVA, June 4

OBITUARY.

DEATH OF MR. MORTIMER SCHIFF.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.}"

WHAT CHIANG SAYS.

CANTON, June Mr. Eugene Chen, Foreign Minis

A SECRET AMERICAN

LOAN?

(Wah Tee Yat Pao.).

TROOP MOVEMENTS AGAINST negotiating

REDS.

BHANGHAI, June și Rumours are circulating locally that Benatar Pitman is unofhcially with the Nanking, authorities for an American loan, half silver, and half gold, to China for the purpose of reforming: China's monetary system.AND However, the Nanking fanncial authorities definitely deny this re port and state that Senator Pit man's mission to Chise is only confined to the investigation of the eilver market in China.

NANKING, Juna 4.- Interviewed by the Kuo Min News Agency regarding Reuter's Nanking report that Chiang. Kai Shek is preparing three armies to march against the Canton national leaders, an official spokesman of the Nanking: Government categorically denies the truth of this statement... The Government is not mach In its earnest desire to preserve concerned with any direct result of pence," he said a desire which is

an impeachment of Chiang Rai shared by the people of the entire Shok by the national loaders Dow NEW YORK, June 4::: The death has occurred of Mr. country, the Government is exin Canton Morimen L. Schiff, the well-known hausting every means to satisfy theChiang Kai Shek's family: 18 American banker and philanthro-Canton demand by pacific means: regarding the Communist menace pistas der If any movements of troops are to more seriously than" anything else, He was Vice-President of the Boy be made they will be for the pury and despite the development of the Scouts of America, and he participose of defence and not for negres Canton situation, it is persistiek in.

its effort to suppres they Com pated in the Six-Powen Conferencesion

column.) munists in southern Kiangu). win London regarding Chinese loans,

A plea that Chins should be re- presented on the Governing Body of the International Labour Offices was made by Colonel P. Chou, the Chinese Government delegate at today's meeting of the Interne Martens Estional Labour Conference,naya

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