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"TIMES" REVIEWS

FEETHAM REPORT.

A VAST AMOUNT OF SUGGESTIVE MATERIAL."

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, June 17.

EXTRALITY IN

CHINA.

GOVERNMENT'S POLICY TOWARDS CHINA REFUSED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, June 17. In answer to a question in the The administrator of the future House of Commons Mr. A. Hender will find in these dispassionate son said that the negotiations bo- pages a vast amount of suggestive tween Sir Miles Lampson and Dr. material," says the Times in re- 10. T. Wang had reached. atago. enabling a report to be sent to the viewing the report of Mr. Justice respective Governments, but it Feetham on the future of Shang-would likely be sometime before hai,

the proposed treaty would be sign- able, the Mr. Featham's “dynamic" pro-

Meanwhile, it was intended to Ces, ways the Journal, has set carefully examine the Feetham Shanghai upon the road to far-report. renching reforms. Meanwhile the negotiations between Sir Miles Lampson and Dr. C. T, Wang have dons much to shake the oxtra

When preased by Sir, Austin Chamberlain for a statement of the Government's policy in China, Mr. A, Henderson said that owing to conditions prevailing in China to

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1931.

ULTIMATUM BY

BANDITS.

A

EARTHQUAKE SHOCK IN TOKYO,

THREAT TO KILL MISSIONARIES.

(THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:)

HANKOW, June 17) An ultimatum has been de-. fivered by bandits stating that unless the Italian missionaries are ransomed within ten days all will be put to death.pn A Chinesa priest, who Was re- leased to deliver the ultimatum at Laohokow, declares that this is no idle threat. The Mission's offer of $3,000 for an extension of the time, limit has been refused.

· ORNAMENTS DISPLACED,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

TOKYO, June 17.

A severe earthquake occurred at 6.10 p.m. throwing down ornamenta in houses, but, so far as is known, there is no serious damage, though it is possible there may be damage elsewhere,

Mainly Felt in Eastern Japan. LATER. A message from Peiping dated

Ipcoming reports indicate that May 20 stated: The Apostolic the 'quake was felt widely through- Delegation here has received, a telegram from Laohokow, in Hupeh out eastern Japan, mainly in the Province, stating that Communists invaded the Catholic Mission at district of the Is Peninsula which they killed three Chinese, priests, re-dispersed the seminarists and car ried off Bishop Ricci, Fathers Chee- cnoci, Lazzeri, Maggini and Sautini.

EARTHQUAKE IN

INDIA.

ROUND TABLE- CONFERENCE.

PLANE COLLISION IN JAPAN.

FIFTEEN PEOPLE KILLED: NO

50 HOUSES DESTROYED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.).

PESHAWAR, June 17. Fifteen people were killed and fifty houses destroyed by an earth. quake in the district of Panjshir, sixty miles north of Kabul.

TRANSPORT. BILL.

L.C.C. TO RECEIVE £9,500,000 FOR TRAM EXCHANGE..

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.].

RUGAY, June 10,

FEDERAL SPIRIT” IN ONE PILOT KILLED: OTHER DESCENDS. BY PARACHUTE.

INDIA.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SIMLA, June 10. Reports that the Maharajah of Patiala has modified the views, he expressed at the Round Table Con ference in London in favour of the Federation of All-India, is confirm ed.

A statement was issued for pub lication to-day in which the Maha rajah states that the Federation. scheme as proposed hitherto is fraught with the gravest danger to the very existence of the Indian States,"

There is nut," he declares, n .single trace of a Federal spirit throughout India, and if the scheme is accepted the smaller States are bound to suffer the fate of the smaller German Prin- of 1816. They will disappear from the map of India."

territorial foundation of the Inter- day it would be contrary to the Chayuenkow, near Lachokow, whep was badly hit last November, but day approved the provisional terms cipalities under the Confederation

national Settlement.

Even if Shanghai is permitted a moratorium for five years, or for ten years, which seems probable, and the definite operation of the now Treaty is further delayed by the other Powers and China, Mr.

Justice Feetham's description "ot years but decades," will not be fulfilled.

Breathing Space, During the probable breathing space of a decade, opinion in

public interest to make any state ment in view of any possible percussions from Chinn

French Hixed Court.

When asked about the reorganisa tion of the French Mixed Court in Shanghai, Mr. Henderson said that negotiations were proceeding but the had not been informed of any agreement. As far as he was aware no preparations had hitherto been made by the Chinese Government to establish Special Courts.

Mr. Henderson refused to admit there was any connection between was being

GERMAN PRIEST. MURDERED.

OUTRAGES BY RED BANDITS

ON MIN RIVER,

Peiping, June 11-It is learned.

Shanghai bath foreign and Chine the Feetham report and the Extra- that the Red bandits who recently

may agree on basis for the Settlement, as. Mr. "Teetham dooms necessary, but its

acceptance by any Chinese Govern ment seems doubtful.

negotiated by Sir Miles Lampsoned Father Melchior Geser, Ger- man Catholic priest belonging to and Dr. C. T. Wang,"

the Salvatorian Mission at Kien- ning.

After the capture of Kienning,

:

Therefore, saye the Times, rendi- KING AND QUEEN TO where they routed the 50th Nation

tion in some form or other may be nearer than he contemplates.

The Times is of the opinion that the safeguard against some of the closer risks involved. lios in ever

co-operation with leading Chinese in the Settlement and Nanking, for the interests of China as a nation are bound up with the maintenance of stablo rolatione at the essential rallying point, Shang- hai.

In those interests alone, the British Government, who have been unnecessarily retioont about the current negotiations, would do well to ponder the Feetham Report be fore they commit themselves too

far,

GIVE BALL.

AFTER COURT RETURNS

An

FROM SCOTLAND,

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}..

Ruany, June 17. announcement that Their Majestics the King and Queen have decided to give a ball at Buckingham Palace in the last fort. night in July, after the return of the Court from Edinburgh, is re- garded as a further indication of Hin Majesty's condition.

Maddening Moments

The

man who dared

The manager was furious. The young man scrunched. The waitress was flabbergasted. The young man went on scrunching. Over the faces of his, fellow Junchers stole a look of horror mingled with admiration at bis sangfroid. Still he went on scrunching ........ He didn't care How delicions they were, these "Ovaltine” Buska, How subtle their melting crispness.... bow piquant their anual flavour, He took s drink. What an admirable lunch Was having Why, should he order anything else when he had got these perfect rusks? Ho toyed with the idea of passing them round. Perhaps it was hardly fair to keep such pleasure all to himself. And yet, dash it all, there were only a few left. No, he couldn't spare them. ·Certainly not.

OVALTINE

Pusks

BRISHING

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alist division, the Reds advanced on Yeaping, which was hastily evacu- ated of all foreigners' and, of Gov- ernment officials.

The Intest roport is that the Reds are. still advancing rapidly down the Min River towards Foo- chow, which is considered to be in serious danger of capture.

Government warships are being sent there to aid in the defence of the city.

REPAIR WORK ON BOARD NAUTILUS.

GENEROUS "ACTION OF U.S. NAVY DEPARTMENT,

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

་་

WABEINGTON, June 17. The Navy Department has receiv ed a message from the battleship Wyoming saying that all is going well on board the submarine Nauti lus where they are busy repairing the engines and charging the bat. teries."

The Navy Department indiente that no charge will be made for towing the Nautilus,

Shipping men estimate the tow| cost at £8,000.

BURMA REBELLION.

GOVERNMENT'S OFFER OF

PARDON.

[THEQURN REUTER'S AGENCY.)

RANGOON, June 17... The Government of Burma is fur- ther attempting to terminate the rebellion by distributing notices atating that all rebels surrender- ing, who are not leaders or have committed murder or have actively participated in serious outrages, and, who fully confess, and under take not to rejoin and will not assist, the rebels will be allowed to go to free.

NEW GOVERNOR OF KOREA.

CIVIL GOVERNOR, ALSO:

RESIGNS

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.),

TOKYO, June 17% : Baron Ugaki has accepted the Governor-Generalship of Korea, and it is expected will be formally installed this afternoon..!

Civil Governor Rosigna

1:44.

Follow Count Saito's resignation, Count Kodama, the Civil Governor | of Korea, has also resigned.

Buccessor Appointed.

Kiyonori Imeida, Vice-Minister et. Communications, has beca' appoint- ed as Civil: 'Governor of Koren in succession to Count Kodama,

there was only minor damage; in cluding the temporary disruption of telephonic communication.

There were no casualties.

The London County Council to offered by the Minister of Trana- port whereby under the London Passenger Transport Bill they will receive £8,500,000 of special class, of stock in exchange for their Tram- ways undertakings..

THE POSEIDON FUND.

NEARLY $20,000 BY NOON YESTERDAY,

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI 'BÀNKING CORPORATION'S'

GIFT OF $5,000.

Between noon, yesterday and on Tuesday the Navy League Poseidon Fund practically doubled itself. The increase was by $9,488.70 to $10,225,70. This was largely due to a magnificent gift of 85,000 by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation............ The Hong Kong Share Brokers' Association has subcribed another 81,000 and Messrs.". R. G.. Shewan, A. L. Shields and F. H. Crap- nell each sent a choque of 8250. Personal donations of $100 each- were received. from Messrs. F. H. Taylor and James Fleming.

A very gratifying feature of the fist published to-day, is the number of subscribers. There is a large British population in this Colony and we ask everyone to spare something for this cause. Money can be sent direct to 8. A. Arthur, Esq., to the the Daily Press, or any of the other English local newspapers...

THANKS FROM SIR HOWARD KELLY AND

** COMMODORE WALKER,

We have received the following letter from Paymaster Com mander W K. C. Grace, R.N., Secretary to Commodore A. H. Walker, A similar letter has been received by the Chairman of the Navy League (~~.

Commodore's Office,

. Hong Kong

June 16, 1931.

V

Sir-I am directed by the Commodore to inform you that, on learning that the Hong Kong Daily Press had toaugurated a fund for the dependents of those who lost their lives in H.M. ship. Poseidon, he acquainted the Commander-in-Chief of tho. fact. He has now received a message from Vice-Admiral Sir, Howard Kelly, K.C.B., O.M.G., M.VO., requesting that an expression of his grati tade may be conveyed to you..

INDIA CONFERENCE POSTPONEMENT.

PRINCES NOT READY.

There is little likelihood, after all, that the India Federal Struc- ture. Committee will be able to meet in London at the end of Juno, says the Manchester Guardian of May 27. Perhaps it was a rather remote hope that it could, but the British Government have leftTM nothing undone on their part that would have brought about this early meeting, and it now appears that it is entirely owing to difculties of one kind and another in India that the date will almost certainly have to be postponed.

S

(THROUGE REUTER'S ADENOT.]

Toxro, June 17. During a practice flight, over Ises Bay, two Naval planes collided in mid-air. One pilot being killed instantaneously, but the pilot of the other machine desconded safely by: parachute.

Both machines fell into the ana and were destroyed.

DOX FAILS TO RAISE.

FLIGHT MAY BE ABANDONED,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PORT NATAL, June, 17. "'- The German flying-bnat Do-X- was unable to rise from the water when she attempted to take off from here today and probably her. flight along the coast of Brazil will have to be postponed.

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ST. PHILIBERT DISASTER.

DEATH ROLL NOW 303.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

NANTE, June 17.

It is now believed that the death

5.03.

It will be recalled that the ante roll of the St. Philibert disaster is proposed by the Government for the reassembling of the Committee was June 29, and, the mere mention of an early a date gave lively satis That of itself must cause a post- faction in India and promptly disponement of the meeting, but it posed of the insinuations, plentiful also turns out that a number of in India, that the Government were Indian leaders who are engaged at playing for time and were not the Bar, men like Sir Muhammad genuinely anxious for an early re- Shafi and Sir Tej Bangur. Sapru sumption of the Conference. The find it impossible to Be London proposal was only made a little for the end of June, the Com- over a week age, and therefore did mittee cannot reassemble on June not give overmuch time for dele and sit during.July it can hardly gates to arrange for another jour meet in August, and so it looks ne ney to England, and yet it was though there can be no meeting thought even in India that the thing until September, the date original might just be done. But the in-ly contemplated. timation, has now been received: în Mr. Gandhi' is, of course, still ex- London that the Princes cannot pected in London for the resume- come for June: 29. They requiretion of the Conference, and it is more time in which to consider stated that before he does come bo their policy.

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will make one more effort to bring about a Hindu-Moslem settlement.

In complying with the request of the Commander-in-Chief, theTHE HONG KONG & CHINA GAS COMPANY, LTD.

Commodore would like to take this opportunity, of tendering his personal thanks, and those of all Naval ranks and ratings at Kong to the Hong Kong Daily Press for this practical method expressing sympathy with the boreaved.

The Managing Director,

Hong Kong Daily Press,

Hong Kong

·I am, Sir,

Yours, faithfully,

W. K. O. GRACE. Secretary to Commodore.

CONDOLENCES OF THE CHINESE COMMUNITY.

Commodore Walker has received the following letter of con. dolence from Dr. R. H. Kotewall, C.M.G., and Dr. S. W. Teo, O.B.E., on behalf of the local Chinese Community:-.

China Building, 5th

Hong Kong Door

15th June, 1931," Sir,--On behalf of Dr. 8. W. T'so and myself, and in the name of the Chinese community which we represent, I have the honour to tender to you as the representative of His Majesty's' Navy in this Colony our heartfelt sympathy add sincere con- dolence in the sad loss of life occasioned by the sinking of the sub- marine Poseidon.

I have the honour to be,

Bir,

Your obedient bervant,

(sd.) R. H. KOTEWALL.

Commodore A. H, WALKER, O.BE, EN..., /

H.M.S. Tamar,

. Hong Kong The Commodore's reply was as follows:-.

Commodore's Office, Hong Kong, 17th June, 1031,

Sir-I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 15th Jung and to thank you, and Dr. B. W. Teo, for the very kind expression of sympathy with His Majesty's Navy on the loss of so many valuable lives in the Poseidon disaster,

I am sending copies of your letter to the Commander-in-Chief, Vico-Admiral Sir Howard Kelly, K.C.B., C.M.G., M.V.0, and to the Commanding Officer of the ill fated vessel, as I know they and the survivors, will be glad to receive the message of condol. ence from the Chinese Community of Hong Kong.

I have the honour to be,

obedient gervant, ((84.), A, E, WALKER,

Commodore,

R. H. KOTEWALL, CM.G.

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