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BRITAIN AND THE HOOVER PLAN.

AFRICAN GOVT. ACCEPTS

•PROPOSALS IN PART.

İYANOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BRITISH TRADE IN PERSIA.

STATEMENT IN HOUSE OF LORDS.

(BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE]

RUGBY, June 20.

Tokyo, June 20 The Cabinet has decided that it A statement on the situation re

is unnecessary for Japan to declare her attitude towards the Hoover Proposal at present as she was not notified formally, however, it is intimated that Japan is ready to

concur if others do.

India Agreeable.

who called attention to the, effoots

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 27 1931.

NEW AVIATION INSURANCE CO.

SIR ARTHUR WORLEY ELECTED CHAIRMAN,

(BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE]

Ruany, June 26. -.- The Times states that the British Aviation Insurance Company, Ltd, has been formed with a capital of £250,000 by a number of lealing

British insurance companies,

Com-

Karding, British trade relations with Persia was made by Lord, Parmoor on behalf of the Government in the House of Lords, last night, in reply

It is to develop work hitherto to a speech by Lord Lamington, done by the British Aviation In. of the monopoly satablished by the surance Group Limited

panies and underwriters subscrib- Persian Government. NA

Lord Parmoor said that the Goving capital are represented in al- ernment desired prosperity and pence in independent Persin, and SIMLA, June 26.

that negotiations had been proceed. The Indian Government's accepting for some time with the object ance of Mr. Snowden's debts pro- of concluding a general and com- posal is contained in an official mercial treaty.A nensure of agreement had been reached and communiqué; which indicates

the Government were confident that Budget saving of £830,000, counter if Persia so desired negotiations balancing a loss of £220,000 from could be brought to an early and Reparations.

Africa's Attitude.

B

PRETORIA, June 28. The Government has accepted President. Hoover's proposal inso far as South Africa's share of

·German reparations is concerned, but the Government has decided not to take advantage of Mr. Snowden's offer to extend the moratorium to inter-Empire debts.

Mr. Mellon Leaves, for Paris. [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.}

RUGBY, June 26. Representatives in London of' Yugo- Poland; Roumania. ́ ́and Slavia are to-day being officially in. formed of the terms of the declara. tion made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the House of Com-

Buccessful end.

most all parts of the world, and through their agencies, they will be able to offer insurance of all kinds needed by aeronautical and asso- ciated industries on lines which insurance have made British universally valued,

The Times adds that the board is a strong one and consists of the chief officers of various companies, together with leading underwriters at Llloyda.

WIMBLEDON TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

· VAN-RYN ·: BEATS BOUSSUS IN FOURTH ROUND.

(THROVON REUTEL'S "AGENOT.],"

¿

LONDON, June 201 The glorious, sunny weather at.

tracted thousands of spectators to the Centre Court, which was filled for the first time this week to see Van Ryni (U.S.) beat Boussus (France), in the fourth round, 6-2, 1-0, 0-2, 6-1,

Dorothy Round Enters Last Eight.

The "giant killer," Dorothy Round, a Sunday School mistress, who overcame Senorita de Alvarez entered the last eight in the women's singleh by beating Mias Johnstone (Britain) in the fourth round, 0-0, 6-1. go

elimicated the Hughes, however, other giant killer, Nigel Sharpe, 4-0, 0-2, 6-4, 83 in the fourth round:

Wil Borotra Beturn?

LONDON, Juno, 25. Sir Arthur Worley, managing

Borotrip who flow to Faris en director of the North British and Wednesday immediately after beat Mercantile Insurance Companying the Japanese, Miki, in the was yesterday elected chair.nap.

Representations had been made by the British Minister at Teheran on the Exchange Regulations and their adverse effect on trade. Fur ther the legislation of February and March this year had brought all foreign trade with Persia to a standstill. The reason which the FAMOUS" Persian Government had given for their trade monopoly was the acute economic crises in their country.

{ JOURNALISTS' RACE ROUND THE WORLD.

OPPONENTS MEET AT CROYDON AERODROME.

[BRITION WIRELESS SERVICE.]

M'LUNGU" PASSES AWAY.

ALOYSIUS HORN: PIONEER

AND TRADER.

[TANOUGH BEYTER'S AGENCY.)

singles at Wimbledon is, it is 're- parted, not returnng to Wimbledon to-day. Borotra is due to partner Boussus in the men's doubles to day and to meet Artena in the men's singles to-morrow." The te port that he has abandoned tennis, however, appears unfounded, since he played a number of trial sets in Paris yesterday and continues his normal training..

Misunderstanding.

Cochet and Brugnon found re- sistance in their match with Aoki In the first set the Japanese players lod at 42, but allowed their advantage to slip. away when cat in half by drives and smashes down the centre line which caused misunderstandings, and the Frenelimen took the set at 6-4. The Japanese players were niso beaten by Brugnon's clever

and Miki LONDON, June 20. A man whose nisor adventures included being carried in the mouth of a wounded hon and assegaied by fiatives during a quarrel over ivory died to-day in the person of Aloysius Horn, the famous trader and pioneer.

Trader Horn had a crowded life

mons of the British policy regardare, firing round the world on o of thrills in Africa and America, '| lobbing which drew them to the

ing the Hoover proposal.

As noon the the Hoover proposals "are really accepted His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom will be prepared to suspend for one year the annual payments due to them in respect of relief recom- mendations and other loans to these countries.

RUGBY, June. ds. Two Japanese journalists, who posite routes, met at Croydon air- port, yesterday, where their routes crossed.

The purpose of the flights, which are undertaken in friendly cam petition by members of the staff of the Tokyo dahi and the Osaka Anahi, is to show how quickly, an ordinary traveller can go round the world using regular passenger air services. The passages had been booked through Thomas Cook and, Son, Limited, the well-known Mr. Andrew Mellon, Secretary of tourist agents, and connections are the United States Treasury, who being specially speeded up at each has been in Britain for the past"

RUGBY, June 25.

balt

The travellers, of whom the re-

which was paralleled by few other

white men

His life was recently embodied in a book which was later adopted to a talkie" film

Trader Farn was eighty-two years of age.

He succumbed to a com on cold.

QUEEN OF ROUMANIA ILL.

BY MISTAKE.

week, left for Paris yesterday. Mr. presentative of the Tokyo paper TAKES DOSE OF VERONAL Mellon declined to discuss the pur, left. Japan on June 15, and the pose of his mission, but the news representative of the Osaka paner papers anticipate that he will dis.left on June 9, anticipate they will complete the journeys in about thirty-one days.

cuss with authorities details in connection with the French reserva- tions to President Hoover's pro- posals, which are due to take effect next Wednesday. It is stated that Mr. Mellon may visit Berlin. after Paris,

It is reported from Washington that the United States Secretary of State, Colonel H, L. Stimson, will sail for Europe to-morrow. travelling, direct to Naples and visiting Germany.. France, Britain later.

and

No Iden of Mission;

(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, June 25. Mr. Mellon arrived here at 5.30 p.m. He said that he did not know how long he would stay in Paris.

When be. atrived in Landon he had no idea he was going to have

an official mission. This is inter-

It has taken

one

traveller

ten days to complete the journey across Siberia, Russin, and Ger many to London, of which a small section was undertaken by rail.

The other traveller, who has been nineteen days on the journey cross- ed the Pacific and the Atlantic by water, will resume air travel when he leaves London to-day.

R.A.F. DISPLAY AT HENDON.

100 MACHINES TO TAKE··

O PART

[DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RoGoy, June $5.

It is estimated that 150,000 peopln

preted as indicating that his miswill witness the Royal Air Forca sion was official.."

Mr. Mellon will go to.

display, on Saturday at Hendon, the in which nearly, 100 aircraft will

Riviera as soon as his work in take partes of aircraft,

Paris is done,

J..

Another "Holiday.”

お

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, June 26.

The Secretary of State, Colonel, H. L. Stimson, is sailing for Europe on Saturday for a heli day," which probably will be similar to the holiday" that Mr. Mellon is now spending

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Practically,

including dying boats, used by the | Royal Air Force will participate!

OBITUARY.

DEATH OF SIR HÁRRY REICHEL.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]

Colonel Stimson; addressing a conference of newspaper men, said that he was going to Europe on the Advice of President Hoover, He

LONDON, June 25 lind arranged to confer with the

Tho death has occurred at Foreign Ministers of Great Britain, Biarritz of Bir Harry Reichel, the France, Germany, and Italy, and well-known educationist. also to see the French President. [Born in 1856, the second son of

[TTIKODON REUTER'S AGENCY.]'

LONDON, June 23. The Daily Express Vienna cor- respondent learns from. Bucharest that Queen Helen of Roumania is seriously ill from veronal poisoning Officials state that she mistook the medicine bottle, and took the wrong doic.

Official Denial.

BUCHAREST, June 25. The Daily Express correspon. dent's story. regarding Queen Helen is oficially denied.**

The reason for Queen Helen's illness is that she took a fit during her early morning side.

MR. GEORGE SELLARS.

DISAPPEARACNE FROM 8.8

COMORIN

[TitHoran AEUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Tunc 25. On arrival at Plymouth to-day the Captain of the P, & O. liner Comorin reported that Mr. George W Sellars, CA., an accountant who

was on his way home from Hong Kong, disappeared during the voyage.

His fellow passengers stated that he was in good spirits on the oven ing of his disappearance.

MUI TSAT IN HONG KONG.

MORE QUESTIONS IN HOME OF COMMONS.

Colonel Stimson in due in Naples the late Bishop of Meath the deprusödón NEUTRN'A AGENCY.] on July 2, Paris on July 15, Berlin censed, was educated at Christ's

on July 91, and London on July

Optimizm at Home,

[ARITISH WIDZIKAS/SERVIC Hoapital and at Balliol College,

net.

In the second set the Frenchmen led 2-0. Then the Japanese players suddenly sprang to life. Miki drove brilliantly from the base line and Aoki's network was sparkling as be intermingled smash shots and cut strokes with perfect precision.. At BallAoki, however, struck a bad patch, and, trying to overdo the slicing stroke, hit the ball too finely with the consequence that it struck the net, and the second set

was lost,

Aoki Recovers.

In the final act Cochet recovered all his former sting in driving and frequently found the corners of the court. Brugnon Successfully in- vaded the net and a 40 lead camo as no surprise. Aoki at this stage nade a recovery and his adroite ness at the net. gave the Japanese nlayers three games off the reel. The Frenchmen, however, took the next game and Cochet with a volley the corner claimed the ninth game, set, and match.

WOMEN'S SINGLES,

Third Bund.

Miss Helen Jacobs (USA) bent Mrs Pittman (Britain); 6-3. Bh

Miss Betty Nuthall (Britain) beat Fraulein Paitz (Germany), 4-0, 6-0, 0-1,

Fourth Bound. Fraulein Aussem (Germany) beat Mdile: Neufeld (Franes), 6-0,~8-2.

MEN'S DOULES.

First Round.

INDIA'S FINANCIAL POSITION.

STRAIN ON GOVERNMENT DUE TO DEPRESSION.,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

"LONDON, June” 20. Replying to a question in the House of Commons regarding the facial position of India, Mr Ramsay MacDonald stated that the financial strain' on the Government of India was due to depression, which had been accentuated by uncertainties which attended the discussion on constitutional changes, and more particularly, the con- sideration of provisions to be em- bodied in the now constitution to ensure dnancial stability: It will not be possible to introduce the proposed constitutional, charges if the Gnancial stability is not as sured, and His Majesty's Govern- sment is determined not to allow a state of affairs to arise which might jeopardise the financial stability and good Government of India, for which the Secretary of State is at present responsible.

CHIANG KWANG NAI POST AND GATTY

RESIGNS.

LEAVE MOSCOW.

GIVEN SEVERAL WEEKS "LEAVE OF ABSENCE.”

(THROUGH REUTER'B÷AGENCY.}','

SHANGHAI, June 201 General Chiang Kwang Nai, who

kiang, has resigned bis command of recently arrived by air from Kiu. the 10th Route Army.

His forces were recently ordered to proceed to Kian and there naait orders to proceed against the Com whereupon he resigned. munists in Southern Kiangsi,

The Government has refused to accept his resignation, but after an interview with Marshal Chiang Kai Shek, he has been granted

sever weeks leave of absence."

"SYMPATHY WITH CANTON.”

According to the Central Press, which speaks on behalf of the Canton régime, the two "crack" Generals Chiang Kwang Nai and divisions ander the command of Troi Ting Kai have decided that they will not participate in any civil strife, in the country. This is according to the statement made by General Li Chang Tat in an interview with the representatives of the Press.

DIFFICULT STAGE NOW REACHED.

[THRÕUGE' REUTER'S' AGENCY.]}"

Moscow, June 95. Wiley Post and ↑ Harold. Gatty,

Atlantic flight yesterday took off who completed a record-breaking from Berlin at dawn to-day and landed at Moscow, on the second

stage of their flight round the

world, at 5.30 p.m.

They will commence, one of the most difficult parts, of their 19,000 flight to-morrow, when they set out to cross Siberia

Make a OMBE, June 20, A warm welcome awaits Port Omek at 5 h.m. and are expected and Gaity, who left Moscow for

at 'p.m,te

After leaving Omek they intend to fly to Irknisk, Chita, Khar barovsk and Spaak, where they will re-fuel for the trans-Pacific trip.

Moscow, June so. Post and Gatty passed over Kazan at 7.50 am

'Ousx, June 26./ Post and Gatty passed over Omsk at 2.05 p.m. Moscow time, without landing

DANISH FLIERS REACH HOME.

"The Government have, therefore, decided that, should need, arise,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] 'Goheral Li arrived in Canton they will apply to Parliament for the authority necessary to enable from his mission to Kiangsi a few

COPENHAGEN, June 20. them under suitable conditions, to the headquarters of the 9th Route arrived from Bremen at 2.10 p.m..

to give financial support, days ago. The general went to the The airmen Holriis and Hillig, Government of India for the pur-Army in Kinngsi to persuade Gen- They were greeted frantically by: pose of maintaining the country's erals Chiang Kwang Nai and Taoi cheering crowds who all morning credit, pending the constitutional Ting Kai and their troops to join were converging on the Kastrup settlement and formulation of pro- the Canton cause in the anti aerodrome by every type of con visions for maintaining India's Chiang Kai Shek campaign in veyance until the precincts were credit in the future."

South China. He gave a detailed congested into a solid masa,» explanation on the formation of

New Yoak, June 25, the National Government at Can-The flyers, Hillig and Holriis, are take part in the so-called anti-Red ton and the necessary steps to be reported to have been forced to

taken for the elimination of Chiang land in Krefeld, Germany. campaign.

Kai Shek by the Canton National 'Government, ...

MARSHAL LI TSAI HSIN.

PREFERS THE LIFE OF A HERMIT

[ENTHAL PRESS. I

CANTON, June 24. The Red menace is the greatest calamity to China und should be totally exterminated, declared Gen-

It is stated that all the lending military officers in these two divi siens, including their commanders, have expressed their sympathy with the Canton, cause.p

Few Minutes' Delay.

BERLIN, June 25, The Danish trans-Atlantic flyers, Hillig and Holrüis, were forced to land in Krefeld at 6:30 p.m. After a few minutes they again took of for Copenhagen. They said they lost their way in the journey across Spain and France.

Bremen Stop.

LATER.

The return of Chen Ming Shu to his army in Kiaugsi is only due to the uncensing activitica of the Red bandite menace in the province, Two divisions from the Nanking

The trans-Atlantis airmen, Holriis Government under the ceramand of and Hüllig, landed. at Bremen to- General Sun Chung Nin were utterly crushed by the Red bandits night owing to the darkness. They in Kinngai. It is owing to this ultimately abandoned the attempt to reach Copenhagen öftere morn desperate resistance by the Reding, and they are spending the night

at Bremen.

eral i Tsai Hein, the ox-Chairmon bandits that Chen Ming Shu in of the Kwangtung Provincial Gov | determined to exterminate the Red ernment, in до interview with monaes in Kiangai. He is by ro Press representatives in Nanking. meana a supporter of the Nanking In reply to the question concern dictator, says General Li Chang ing his reinstatement into the Tat Kuomintang, General Li stated that he had not received any inform tion about this and told the Press representatives that he has not seen Wu Chi Hui, for two or three. months. He added that he has no intention to enter politics again since he prefers the life of a hermit...

General Li further stated that ho was not aware of Canton's anti- Chiang Kai Shek movement av he very seldom roads any newspaper and receives no correspondence concerning the Canton, his friends.

from

In addition to playing chess billiards is the new hobby of the ex-Chairman of the Kwangtung Provincial Government. There is a billiard room in his residence where he often plays with his son and friends....

It appears that General Li has apparently lost his interest in mili tary affairs and pofities.

Raymond and Spence (Britain) THE CHRISTIAN GENERAL, beat del Castillo (Argentine) and Matejka (Austria), 47, 4-6, 6-1, 6-0,

6-3.

H. Lee and J. 8. Oliff (Britain) beat Madan Mohan and Singh (India), 6-0, 0-1, 6-4

Cochet and Brugton (France) beat Aoki and Miki (Japan), 6-4, 108, AGENT

J Sato and Kawachi (Japan) beat Brown and Mitchell (Britain); 7-4, 6-4, 6-1.

De Kehrling and Artens beat Boyd and Zappa Argentine), 0-0,

90, 61, 63

SURVIVOR OF R.101- HONOURED

H. LEECH AWARDED ALBERT MEDAL

DRITION WIRELESS SERVICE.

Reory, June 25. Among those who received decora

one of the few survivors of the

TO TAKE ORDERS FROM CANTONI

[CENTRAL PRESS.

CANTON, June 24. Mr-Tang Yuch Liang, representa tive of Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang had a conference today with high officials here concerning military affairs and other anti-Chiang Kai. Bbek plane.

CANTON PLANS FOR AN OFFENSIVE.

TO INVADE HUNAN.

[CENTRAL PRESS.]

THE NAVY LEAGUE POSEIDON FUND..

CLOSING ON JULY 4,

The Navy League has decided to close the Poseidon Fund to day eck, July 4. There is plenty of time for any who have not yet con- tributed to send along a donation, but those collecting on behalf of clubs, staff of firms and other groups are specially asked to take" notice of the fact that time, ie limited.

CANTON; June 23. The military authorities here are

The fund is only a few dollars making, preparations to launch a punitive expediton against Chiang short of 840,000 and it would be Kai Shek whose anti-Communist satisfactory to see the $30,000 mark

reached. campaign in Kiangsi is regarded as smoke-screen to cover his inten- tion to invade Kwangtung. Though no date is fixed for the northern expedition, it is learned to-day that mobilization cannot be far off.

The Kiangsi commander, General Pei Chung Hai, is leaving Wuchow to-day for Nanning in order to lend his forces against Hunan. The Fourth Army under. General Chang Fat Fui and the 7th Army.com- manded by Kwangai men "are" stationing on the Kwangsi-Hunan border, and an advance into the latter province can be launched at any time.

General Ho Chien has not suffi cient troops to resist the Kwangsi onslaught. When the Ironsides marched down from the Yangtze to Kwangel vid Hunna, Ho Chien gave them free passage through the province, though Chiang Kai Shok ordered the Hunanese to resist

them.

Co-operation With Feng and Yen. It is understood that Marshal

The Kuominchun, are concentrat.. Feng Yu Hsiang has, definitely pledged to mobilize his troops ing on the north bank of the Yellow against Chiang Kai Shek and is River in readiness to more down on only waiting orders from the Hauchow and Nanking, according National Government at Canton, to on interview with Mr. Y. L The Kuominchun have crncentrated Tong published to-day in the at strategic points ready to launch vernacular Press The Kuominchun or North Western forces comprise an attack on Hsuchow in the about 150,000 men all of whom are Tientsin-Pukow Railway

Oxford: He was Vice-Chancellor of IN LONDON, June-25. the University of Wales for many Viscountess Astor (Con. Ply

Northern commanders such eager to fight Chiang Kai Shek years, was Emoritus Rector in 1928 mouth) asked the Secretary of. Stato

Han Fu Chu, Shih Yu San Soong again. Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang, is and Vice-President in 1930 of the for the Colonies what steps were. tions when the Eing held at Chih Yman, have sent a telegram in Chin-pan, Shansi province, plan- Dan Ruasy, June 23. University College of North Wales being taken in Hong Kong for the vestiture today was Henry Leech to: Feng Yu Hainng to-day acking ning a drive on Nanking Mur The genual acceptance in prin. He was Cimrman of the Royal inspection and control of mus-tsai.

|Shen-are-in-frequent communica. eiple of Hoover's proposals has had Commission on University Educa Dr. Drummond Shinny replying, Airship R10 him to lead troops to storm shala Feng Yn Hsiang and Yen Hai

He was awarded the Albert Bedal, Nanking at the earliest possible d tonic effect on the business com- tion--in New Zealand in 1923, and mentioned that Lord Passfed had munity, and there was an optimistio Chairman of the British Univer- directed the Hong Kong Govern for gallantry displayed when the moment, asuring him of their uptions and are jointly preparing tons on the London Stock Exchange sitica Bureau in 1028, and was ment to appoint an additional nirahip crashed at Beauvais, by divided support. It is learned that mobilization schemes yesterday Active trading in Bri- honoured with the Hon. LL.D. officer, whose tank will be to visit returning to the burning mass of Marshal Feng will astunie; his post tish-funds and increased publio-degree by the Universition of maturegularly in their homes wreckage and disentangling his of Commander-in-Chief of the inquiry-for-industriali and shares Glasgow, Perth, Toronto, Belfast and to see that the regulations are companions and bringing them to North-Western Forces upon ap

pointment from Canton. 3aafety. being complied with fully were features of the market; and Wales.]...

Over a hundred men and officers of the 10th Route Army returned

(Continued on previous Oolumn.) to Canton to-day, having refused to

Yesterday's donations included $500 from the Chino Light and Power Co., Ltd., and a personal gift of $100 from Mr. G. A. Harri man. The full list, up to noon yes terday, is as follows —

YESTERDAY'S SUBSCRIP-

TIONS.

* Mesars, the China Light

and Power Co., Ltd.§. 500.00 Staff-Bradley & Co.,

Ltd. Mocars, Bradley, "&" Col,” 1. Ltd.

: Mr G. A. Harrimad

158.00

100.00

Mesare, Peak Tramway

Co., Ltd.

100.00

100.00

Mr. Alfred Line

25,000

Major C. P. Tosh

15.00

Mr. Brien

10.00

Mr. and Mrs Braine

Hartnell

10.00

"Jessalan Chicago

10.00

8,73

·81,034.79

Previously acknowledged 28,041.894

.....830,078.62.

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