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PROBLEM OF THE FUTURE OF

SHANGHAI

RENDITION SHOULD BE GOAL OF COUNCIL'S POLICY.

TRANSITION PERIOD PROBABLY

DECADES.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Judge Feotham's recommends tions on the problem of the future of Shanghai are being published on Wednesday.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1931.

ANTI-CATHOLIC POLITICAL CRISIS.

DEMONSTRATIONS.

REPUBLICAN CROWDS

HOSTILE ATTITUDE.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCE.]

MADRID, June 16.

A train from Pamplons bound for Saragossa conveying a thousand Roman Catholics, who had been.

SHANGHAI, JUDE 16 that trust is boing recognised by participating at a meeting, held at the governing body which is seekPamplona, where speeches were

made attacking the Government's | ing, in co-operation with the Chi-alleged anti-clerical policy, ran the nese, to discharge its responsibili- gauntlet of angry Republican ties in the interests of foreign crowds at every railway station nations to help their subjects and through which it passed. Stones were thrown and windows broken, China,”.

and force. shouts of Long Live the Republic from the crowds on Creation of New Court,

the railway platforms, were answer- Regarding extrality Jadge Feeted by cries of Long Live Christ other Catholic ham says it is impossible for the the King,"

slogans, Municipal Government as now co- stituted to continue if there were a general relinquishment of extra lity rights...

Friefly, he recommends against immediate rendition though th3t|| should be the goal of the Council's policy, however, such rendition is impossible until such times that certain conditions are fulfilled.

This period of transition will be "probably decades,” as he points out that the Chinese as yet aro inexperienced with the working of representative institutions and their need for political training.

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Judge Feetham suggests the crea tion of a Court to take the place of the Court of Consula, consisting He also points put that the of three qualified judges: ene of Settlement Administration here is whom must be Chinese. The Court auperior to Municipal Administra... would assume the jurisdiction of the. tion in any Chinese urban area, Court of Consuls and additionally and says that the Settlement held decide cases for the purpose of by foreign Powers under the pre- obtaining authoritative decision sent treaty arrangements as regarding the interpretation of land trustees for China "for the time regulations, and the validity and being should be sufficient to meet interpretation of any Municipal Chinese National aspirations, and | Law,

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PREVENTION OF COLLISION PREHISTORIC SKULL FOUND

"AT SEA.

REGULATIONS POSTPONED.

[DRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE),,

!.

IN AUSTRALIA.-

IMPORTANT BEARING "ON

MODERN DISEASES!

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].

CANBERRA, Juno 15.-

and

Finally the Catholics left the train at Caele Jon in order to escape the hostility of the Repub, licans.

TRANS-ASIAN FLIGHT.

COUNT AND COUNTESS LEAVE

``LE BOURGET.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

AVERTED.

GOVERNMENT ACCEPT LIBERAL PROPOSALS.

[THEODOR KRUTER'S" AGENOT.]

LONDON, June 18. – The Premier, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, stated that the pólí.............. tiçal crisis has been averted na thao. Government has sccepted: the redrafted amendment to the) "Land Taxation proposals," mbi fest to the reconsideration of

details, magkano certain de GENEVA, June 10

NANKING BONDS

PROHIBITED.

CANTON GOVERNMENT'S

LATEST EDICT.

{From Our Own Correspondent.)

Canton, June 16. The National Government in Can- tan has ordorod all the banks, and money deniers here, in Shanghai and other places to refrain from buying or selling bonds just issued by the Nanking Government This, according to the Canton revolution

* Unless otherwise advised Mr.ary régime, is' in accordance with Shinwell and Dr. Drummond Shiels its declaration that it would not are flying to London to attend the recognize any loans, internal or critical division in the House of external, which the Nanking, Gov Commons in connection with the rnment might contract after the Land Tax this, evening

birth of the National Government in Canton. But loans Boated by the Nanking Government prior to the advent of the revolutionary régime here are recognisable, whether they be internal or ox- ternal loans.

Bervices Nos Required,

LONDON, June 10. Mr. Shinwell and Dr. Drummond Shiels have been advised that their presence in London is not required, therefore they are remaining at Geneva

Possibility of Government Defeat. [DRITISH WIELLKES AKAVICE)

A Ruom, June 16, The Liberal Party's critical amendment to the Government's Land Taxation proposals is due for debate and division in the House of Cammons to-day, S

There is still a possibility that the Government may be defeated,

$6,000,000 Loan

The local authorities state that Chiang Kai Shek is floating a loan for $9,000,000, accured on the unified tax. out the country are being cautioned The people through not to subscribo to such a loan, ns the money obtained will be devoted entirely to the furtherance of Chiang's selfish ambition and not to any constructive purposes. The merchante in Canton are admonish-

in such case a General Electioned that buying or selling of these would seem to be inevitable.

latest Nanking bonds is tantamount to openly aiding Chiang Kai Shek in his usurpation of power and prolongation of internal strife. Sovere punishment will te imposed on those who dare to transgress this Government order,

Le Bound, June 18, Count and Countess Desibour

In some quarters, howover, it is took off at 5 am. for Koenigsberg on the Srst stage of their trans-believed that the re-drafted Liberal Asian flight.

Amendment which was adopted by a majority at a hastily sun oned meeting late last night offers pros Beete of overcoming the difficulties. The Cabinet which immediately met. remained in session until 11.30 and then adjourned. A further Cabinet meeting was held this morning.

REGENT'S PARK.

BOTANIC GARDENS FOR

THE PUBLIC.

[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE]

A fall meeting of the Parliament- ery Labour Party, at which Minis- ters will attend and express their views on the Amendment, has been summoned for this afternoon... RUGBY, June 15. The effect of the ar amend Tho First

Commissicnor ofment which is somewhat: technical RUGBY, June 16,

Works, Mr. George Lansbury, in form, is stated to be that, gener The amendments in the Interna-

announced in the House of Conally speaking, dully developed pro- tional Regulations for provention

Professor Sir Colin MacKenzie, mons to-day that it was proposed perty would still be exempt from of collisions at sea, which were to come into operation next month, Directer of the Australian Instito epon the Botanic Gardens to the land tax. It was this amead- have been postponed until a date tute of Anatomy, anounces that the public free of charge, and to ment which was communicated to announced later, as replies from the skull recently found in Con.maintain them is part of Regent's the Prime Minister last night and

Park. all the Governments concerhedtral Australia by Mr. Rigg, an

laid before the meeting of the which number over sixty, have not engineer exhibits features father. The decision follows the resolve Cabinet and it remains the basis of

similar to those of the Peiping of the Treasury that all Crown to-day's negotiations, skull, and expresses the opinion land in Regent's Park, except the that it will throw light on the phy. Zoological Gardens, shall revert to Biology of the erect posture, with the public as the lenses fail in. an important bearing on maty modern chronic diseases of the hu- man system.

yet been received.

THE POLAR SUBMARINE.

NAUTILUS TOWED TO QUEENSTOWN.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, June 13.. The submarine Nautilus, in which the Australian Arctle ex- plcer, Sir Hubert Wilkins' is eros- sing from America prior to "an attempt to reach the North Pole under the ice, and which has been experiencing engine. trouble in Mid-Atlantic, is now being towed by the U.S.S. Wyomingo Queens- town, Ireland.

INTERNATIONAL SILVER CONFERENCE.

NO REQUEST RECEIVED BY

BRITAIN.

(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY.]

LONDON, June 10, That the Government had receiv ed no request for an International Silver Conference was stated by Mr. Snowden in reply to a question: in the House of Cominons.

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WINDSTORM IN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND.

£40,000 DAMAGE IN BIRMINGHAM,

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}

Rugby, June 16. Damage estimated at from 240,000 to £50,000 was caused by Sunday's windstorm at Birmingham, and steps are being taken to help the homeless families.

.

Heavy flooding in the Scottish Highlands and in Cumberland are reported as the result of the storm,

which was accompanied by exeep tionally Heavy rain.

ST. PHILIBERT DISASTER.

BEREAVED FAMILIES WILL BE PROVIDED FOR."

[THROUGH REUTZE'S' AGENCY.]

NANTES, June 15. Through Minister Doument, who arrived here to-day in connection with the St. Philibert disaster, the NEW ISLANDS DISCOVERED. Government has given its assurance that the bereaved families will be properly provided for..

RIVAL CRUISERS RACE TO PLANT NATIONAL FLAG.

[BEUTEL'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

PREMIER'S MESSAGE OF

-SYMPATHY.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Ruany, June 16.

EVENTS IN BURMA. SITUATION GRADUALLY

IMPROVING.

[BAITIAN WINKLES, SERVICE]

Ruasy, June 13.

Lively Time in Commons.

Rugay, June 15,

...

CANTON'S NEW TOBACCO TAX.

(Wah Taz Fat Pao.)

The Canton Customs House has

CANTON, June 16:

new Customs rate, which is ten issued & notice declaring that & times higher than the existing rate, will be imposed on native-made tobacco leaves exported, ie, 1.7 Hk, tach per one picul,

CANTON CUSTOMS

SEIZURE.

NOT A MATTER FOR BRITISH GOVERNMENT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

A period of much liveliness ce curred in the House of Commons to-day while the House, was on- gaged on the Committee stage of the Finance, Bill. To the general. surprise, the amendment moved by a Conservative member, exempting

LONDON, June 18. The Canton Government's action Agricultura! Land from the pro respecting the Customs is not a visions of the Land Tax was car matter in which the British Gov- ried against the Government by ernment is called on to intervene, 232 votes to 208. Amid Opposition declared Mr. Arthur Henderson, The Secretary for India, Mr. cheers and cries of reaign" Mr. the Foreign Minister, replying to Wedgwood-Benn, has circulated to Baldwin inquired of the Premier a question in the House of Com- members of the House of Commons, what course he proposed to adopt.,mous to-day. a statement civering the events in Mr. Ramsay MacDonald in re Burma last week.

ply, pointed out that the amend- This shows that in the Tharrawment was moved as a drafting addy and Insein districts, dacoitics amandment, which would have po were less numerous. In Henzado, hearing on the substance of the the situation was difficult owing to Bill. In these circumstances the the low numerical strength of the Government would accept the Military Police, but troops will amendment and would examine it arrive there shortly.

to see if it could be thus describ ed. More shouting followed this statement and a Conservative mem- ber attempted to provide for a real test of strength by moving an amendment which he claimed dealt with the point of substance.

Finally Sir Artbur Steel-Mait- load (Conservative ex-Minister) moved the closure, but the Govern ment ranks were by then reinforced and the motion was defeated by a narrow majority of 249 to 232, thus reversing the result of the snap division.

In the Prome district, the police and troops had had several suc ceascs against the rebels and the situation is improved,

In Thayetmyo, the original rebel area is reported to be settling down, but dacoities have been numerous in the north of the dis trict and there were signs of dis affection in the neighbouring dis tricts of Minbu and Magwe,

In the Pegu district, over thirty prisoners broke out of Nyaunglebin sub-jail, captured fifteen police car bines, and mods for the forests' to. the west

Attacks on Indians and Chinese | still · continued in "noveral districta of Lower Burma, but the situation was..gradually improving.

Emergency Meeting of Cabinet. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)

LONDON," June 15.

An emergency meeting of the A large number of Indian immi Cabinet at midnight discussed the grants have left flangoon during the Bubstitute which the Liberals de last fortnight. The economic situacided to introduce instead of their tion shows no marked change. Cul original land tax amendment. It tivation is starting slowly. Several is hoped thereby that a crisis will districts report that relief works be averted.

Throate of breakdown of the will probably be required in August or September after the ploughing German Government are aimilarly is finished,

receding,

Press Gloomy.

---- LATER... Notwithstanding last night "de- cision of the Liberals to modify their land tax amendments, conced- ing a substantial portion of the Government's case, the political Correspondents of the morning papers take a gloomy view of the night's debate, and predict dis Government's prospects of to

KOREAN GOVERNOR

RESIGNS.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,}"

TOKYO, June 30.

EXTRALITY IN CHINA

BRITISH GOV. STILL AWAIT ING FULL REPORT.

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, June 15. The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ar thur Henderson, questioned in the House of Commons to day regard- ing the present stage of the extra- territorial negotiations with the Chinese Government, said he was still awaiting the full report from the British Minister, but he could not at the present atago give an undertaking to publish 'it, when received.

Moreover, until political condi tions in China make it possible for a final arrangement to be conclud ed, it was not desirable that the results so far reached in the negotiations should be published.

PIRATES RIFE ON EAST RIVER

·LAUNCH SERVICES :: ENTIRELY SUSPENDED:

(From: Our Own Correspondent.)

NEW YORK, June 13 The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay The race of British and Brazilian | Macdonald, in a mezange of ruisers to plant their respective sympathy to the Frouch Prime ed territory in reported from Rio excursion steamer Saint Philibert dered his resignation as Governor solution unless the peacemakers at and Ho Yuan on the East River National flags on newly-discover Minister on the disaster to the

de Janeiro, following the report which foundered and tank is the of the Captain of the British estuary of the Loire on - Sun- steamer, Lelande of the discovery day, mays: 1 an deeply grieved of two new small islands near St. to hear of your terrible disaster, Paul's Rocka, in the middle of the My colleagues and I send you our "Southern "Atlantic. .⠀

profound sympathy in the loss of marry y The Brákilian) Gangerament has ag, many lives in such tragie

ordered a cruiser to proceed to the cumstances, spok

Septake of Latest information states that Tisunderstood that a British 242 excuratonists lost their lives in cruiser has also been ordered the disaster, and that sixty-nino thither from Georgetown, British bodies of victims had been recover Guiana,

Led up to last" night,

Count Salto has informally ten General of Kores,

MORE SUBMARINES FOR CHINA STATION.

(THROUGH EEUTER. 8 AUERUT.)

- LONDON, June-10.- The submarines Orpheus and Phoenix left Portsmouth for China to join the new Fourth Flotilla

launches plying between Walchow

CANTON, June 10, For fear of being pirated, steam

the eleventh hour succeed in mov have stopped running TERRY ing Mr Baowden who hitherto is

Numerous letters, have of late reported to be ndamunt,

It is stated that the Govern

been received from pirates demand. ment'i delegates at the Geneva ing, huge sums of "protection fees,” Mandates Commission and the It is believed that there are over Labour Conference have been in

a score of independent bands of structed to prepare to return to brigands operating along the Enc London by aeroplane, if access River between Weichow and Ho sary in time to vote on the critius Shipping companies prefer cal division: The Cabinet held an to suspend service altogether than emergency, meeting at mid-night, to comply to the exorbitantide- but the outcome is not divulged, mands of these pirater studegin

NAVY LEAGUE POSEIDON FUND.

BIG DONATIONS-RECEIVED YESTERDAY.

GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM H.E. THE GOVERNOR

AND THE STOCK, EXCHANGE,

Bubscriptions totalling 82,390, in aid of the Navy League. Poseidon Fund, were received yesterday by the Hong Kong Daily Prens. The statement forwarded to us early in the afternoon by Mr. S. A. Arthur, the Hon. Treasurer of the Fund showed that up to noon, yesterday, another $3,874 had been collected by him self and the local newspapers, bringing the total to $9,739.

Quito a large amount of money came in later in the day, and, by arrangement with the Navy League, the acknowledge will be made in this afternoon's papers and in the morning papers to-

morrow.

Prominent among yesterday's subscriptions were a cheque of $20 from H.E. the Governor (Sir William Peel, K.CM.G., K.B.E.),' 8500 from the Stock Exchange, and, in addition, cheques of $100, each, from thirteen stock exchange firms, Bearing in mind Mon- day's donation of $1,000 from the Sharebrokers" Association it will be seen that the brokers have, indeed, done their bit.

Seldom has a more deserving appeal been made in Hong Kong, and while the response has been extremely generous, we ask those who have not yet given to send a donation either to one of the local newspapers or direct to S. A Arthur, Esq. c/o Messrs Gibb, Livingston & Co., Ltd., P. & O. Building. We make a special appeal to-day to those who can afford a small cum. Every dollar helps in this effort to secure an adequate endowment for the dependante of the men lost in this disaster,

SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED.

(UP TO NOON YESTERDAY.)

H.E.. the Governor.......

J. T. Bagram

Benjamin & Potts..... Ellis & Edgar. Joseph Gould & Co.. Fred Kew & Co. Moxon & Taylor A. H. Potts

G: U. da Roza.... P. M. N. da Silva

Tester Abraham Weill & Co.

Mackintosh & Co.'s Staff Banque Franco Chinoise Mr. W. R. Mansfeld Mr. M. T.. Johnson ... Botelho Bros.

Mr. T.. H, King

Mr. S. A Arthür Mr. V. Goulborn

Mr. J. Bentley

H. P.

230.00

Hong Kong Stock Exchange..

500.00

And the following member firms of the Hong

Kong Stock Exchange:

A. A Alves

100.00

100.00

200.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

· Wright & Co.

100.00

Hon. Mr. C. Gordon Mackie

100.00

Mr. and Mrs. JW. Stephenson.

100.00

The Bank Line, Ltd. Mr. L G. Bird

100,00

100.00

·Bank of Canton, Ltd.

100,00

Mackintosh & Co., Ltd. Mr. Woo Hay Tong Jebsen & Co.......

100.00

100.00

100.00

185.00,

50.00

¡50,00

50.00

50.00

30.00

25:00

23.00

98.00

25.00

"A Sympathiser "

25.00

Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Childe'

- 285,00

8.6. "Img Shin".

20,00

Mr. and Mr. J. M. Gordon.

25,00

Mr. G. C. White.

90.00

C. H. D.

20.00

Scandal Point Whist Drive.

20.00

Mr. A. Rollin

10:00

Mr. R. Johnson

10.00

Mr. O. A. Grumas

10.00

Mr. Leung Yan Po

10:00

10.00

10.00

∙10.00

10.00

∙10.00

10.00

10.00.

10.02

Mra. Goo. Gerrard ...

10.00

Staff of Dollar Steamship Cb," Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Hollinge E. I. M.

8.00

8.00

15:00

5.00

5,00

8.00

2.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

$1,00

83,574.00

Previously acknowledged :- Daily Pres Hong Kong Telegraph

2,063.0

Total

$8,739,00

Mr. EL. Groome Mr. A. L Sullivan Miss Cooper... W, JO... Mr, O.. N. Fialder Mr. L. H. V. Booth Mr. K. F. Lay......

Mr Jan. 8. Logan 'Mr. L. Bian.....

Mr. J. M. V. Figueriedo Mr. L. E. Ozorio Mr. A. J. V. Ribeiro Mr. L' A. Rosario. Mr. F. X. Mendes Mr. A. J. Brown

Hong Kong, June 16, 1931.

S. A: ARTHUR,

Hon. Treasurer,

Navy Leagno Poseidon Fund, &

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