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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1931.

EMERGENCY GOVERNMENT

BRITAIN ?

IN

PREMIER'S HASTY RETURN TO LONDON. ARCTIC IMPORTANCE

TO DISCUSS URGENT FINANCIAL EXPERTS

STATE BUSINESS.

MR. SNOWDEN'S HURRIED VISIT TO DOWNING STREET

[Tanovan afvEN'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Aug. 11.

AGREE.

COMPLETE APPROVAL OF HOOVER PLAN,

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Aug. 1. The Conference of financial ex- A sequel to Mr. MacDonald's spectacular interruption of his holi-perts which is sitting in London day occurred at Downing Street is reached complete agreement on this morning by the hasty arrival detail measures to give effect to of the Premier after travelling all the Hoover Finn. The formal pro- night, after which he was visited tocols will be signed this afternoon. by Mr. Snowder and the King's Private Secretary,

Mr. MacDonald, when interviewed, inid that "urgent Governmental business" had brought him back, but he declined to discuss the nature of the business, or to com- ment on newspaper reports that Gonzervativa. members are appeal- ing to him to form an emergency · government.

However, it is understood his return is connected with the recent Economy Report and the general fancial situation.

This is the second time business has intruded on Mr. MacDonald's holiday as Premier.

Mr. MacDonald, had just con- cluded long and confidential discus. sions with Mr. Stimson in the Scottish Highlands during walks on the moor and in the dining-room of the farm house, where the states men sat in the evening in the light of oil-lamps,

Mr. MacDonald has admitted that the talks covered International and financial questions,

VITAL MOVE IN FINANCIAL SITUATION?

(BRITISH WIRELESA BERVICE),

ILUGBY, Aug. 10. The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, who has been in Scot Innd since the House of Commone 10se for the Summer Vacation, is returning to London from Lossic mouth by train to-night.

It is understood that the Premier wishes to gain closer touch with current State business. It is his

intention to BOO many Ministers

sure in Londos to-morrow.

The whole general situation, both political and financial, is expected to engage. the attention of Mr. Ramsay neDonald and his col- pagues for the next day or two.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Philip Snowden, will probably return to London from his home at Ilford, Surrey.

It had been previously arranged that Mr. MacDonald should come

AUSTRIA SEEKS LEAGUE'S AID.

FINANCIAL POSITION TO BE EXAMINED.

(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]

GENEVA, Aug. 11.

to the теародве

Austrian Government's

request to League to seck means to remedy the Austria's economic and financial difficulties the League, is despatch- ing two financial experts to Vienna

In

to investigate.

Exportation of. Money Prohibited..

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.

"TO AVIATION.

WILL SOON BE HIGHWAY BETWEEN GREAT CITIES.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

POINT BARROW, Aug. 11. Eskimos, got a vision of econ Anding themselves on a highway between the two Worlds as the result of an address by Col. Lisd- bergh while dwelling on the im portant future of the Arctic regions from an aviation point of view as the shortest way between the great cities of the Earth.

The Lindberghs have departed for Nome.

AMERICAN AIRMEN

ARRESTED.

NO PERMIT TO FLY OVER JAPANESE TERRITORY.

[TURQVON REUTER'S AGENCY.]

TOKYO, Aug. 11.

At the Procurator's Office, fler considering evidence, it was decided to order the confinement of Pang- born and Herndon and the prohibi- tion of the use of their plane,. pending a final settlement of their

Ca%C.

Since their arrival, both airmen have been subject to close examina- Budapest, Aug. 10.

tion as they have not obtained per Hungary is now outdoing Ger- mission to fly over Japanese terri many in the severity of its emer-tory and allegedly flew over forti geney decree.

fied areas and had cameras aboard

The latest to be issued absolutely their 'plane. forbids money to be sent out of the country in any form whatsoever, without the express permission of the National Bank,

"

Detectives are supervising ar rangements on the frontier to pre- vent infraction of the decree.

INTERNATIONAL SILVER

CONFERENCE. .

(BEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

SERIOUS FLOODS

IN INDIA.

THOUSANDS DESTITUTE:

MANY. DROWNED.

(THROUGH REDTER'S AGENCY.]

BOMBAY, Aug. 31.

ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 11. The abnormal monsoon has pro It is formally announced that theduced serious floods south of Bom- International Conference on the bu Thousands of people have Silver question is under sympathetic been rendered destitute and many consideration by the American drowned in the low-lying villages Federation of Labour.

in the Malvan district,

BANKING EXPERTS MEET AT BASLE.

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AWAITING RESULTS OF OTHER NEGOTIATIONS.

ESKITI WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, Aug. 10. There was a meeting to-day, at South for a meeting, on August 24, Basle, of the Committee of banking of the Cabinet Rub-Committee. It experts which the Seven-Power Con is not possible to say if these arference requested the Bank of Inter- rangements will be modified, or if national Settlements "to set up to the Sub-Committee will

mees inquire into the immediate further earlier, but the Economy Report is credit needs of Germany and to bound to be one of the leading sub-study the possibilities of converting jects under discussion between the portion of her short-term credits Ministers.

into long-term.” It believed that the Prime The Committee consists of ropre Minister hopes to transact the ira- sentatives nominated by the Gover medinte businen in hand within a 'nora of the Central Banks and is Jay or two and le return to Lossie-presided over by Mr. Albert Biggin, mouth to resume his holidays.'........ the United States member. It took Drastic Economies Hecessary, note of the direct negotiations now proceeding between London, New York, Paris and Zurich, and reach-

· LONDON, Aug. 10..ed the conclusion that no decision The Premier's unixpected depar should be taken until the results of ture for London last night has these negotiations are known. The opened the flood gates of specula-British member is Sir Walter Lay- sian, political wiscacres foreshadow 'ton, a Director of the Bank of ing vital moves in the political and England. Anancial situation.

· [THROUGH HLUTER'S AGENCY.]

Apart from his two-day meeting with Mr. Stimson, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald has found time to digest the weighty report of the Economy Committee which wast published shortly before the Pro- rogation-of-Parliament, and which stressed the importance of drastic economies if national bankruptcy is to be avoided.

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The report may hare so im- pressed the Prime Minister that

he has decided that the Cabinet.

TELEPHONE EXPERIMENT AT NEWPORT, DOCKS.

STEAMER CONNECTED TO "LONDON, GLASGOW "AND LIVERPOOL.

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[BRITIEN WIRELESS" SERVICE]

RUGBY, Aug. 10.

RAILWAY CRISIS

IN FRANCE.

FRS. 18,000,000 DEFICIT DAILY.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

PARIS, Aug. 11. The railways are faced with a deficit of Fra, 18,000,000 daily and the Government is considering a scheme of drastic re-organisation and the wholesale closing down of stations throughout the country. Stations will be at least twenty- 6ve kilometres apart, while "motor buscs will conduct the intermedinte services.

KING AND QUEEN IN LONDON..

INSURANCE CLAIM AT THE MERCY OF PIRATE PREVENTION

JUDGMENT.

IMPORTANT RULING IN

NEW ZEALAND.

(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENOT.]

WELLINGTON, Aug." H.. The Supreme Court gave an im portant judgment against two in surance conipanies on a onim for £78,000 arising from a Bre after the great earthquake which occur

red at Hawks Bay.

The companies had disputed the claim on the ground that the fro..

as caused by the earthquake.

COTTON SLUMP. INCREASED BUYING INTEREST

(THROUGH'DEUTEN'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Aug. 10. Following this morning's slump in cotton prices, the tendency in the afternoon was to recover, in con sequence of the low values attract ing increased buying interest, especially from the Continent,

MARTIAL LAW DECLARED IN CUBA.

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FEAR OF REVOLUTION,

THE SEA.

· NAUTILUS AGAIN DISABLED.

{THROUGH NEUTEN'S AGENCY.]"

ON WEST RIVER.

EIGHTEEN FORTS TO BE ESTABLISHED.

ATTACK ON MR. T. V. SOONG.

FRENCH POLICE" ARREST

ALLEGED LEADER. Auting upon information furnish. ed by oulcers of the Greater Shang- hai Bureau of Public Safety, the

(From Our Own `Correspondent.}⠀⠀ French Police arrested last Wodnes.

day nitomuon Tong Char Yeas alleged to be the leader of the band of gunmen responsible for the attempted assassination of Mr. T. V. Soong the Finance Minister, at Shanghai North Railway alleged to be the principal in Station on July 23. He was also: making an attempt on the life of Nanchang soveral days later. Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek in

of

TROUSOS, Aug. 11.

CANTON, Aug, 11. Shorty after leaving hero last

In compliance with the sugges- night the submarine Nautilus devotions of the shipping merchants, loped engine trouble and is now the Provincial Government adrift in the Arctic Sea at the Kwangtung has decided to build mercy of the current and tides.

some, 18 forts in various stragetic points along the West River to keep the pirates in chock.

TROKMSOR, Aug. 10.

The Nautilus left here at 6.30 p., for Advent Bay, Spitsbergen, from where it will start on its undersen dush to the North Pole.

SUBMARINE DISASTER

"TALKIE."

After a survey of unfrequented spots on the West River, where bandits are went to hold up pass. ing bónts, the military authorities suggested the 'erection of a fort on each of those spots. In each of there forts a company of soldiers are to be stationed, who will be

NO REFERENCE TO BE MADE responsible for the maintenance of pance and order within their de signated ares.

TO POSEIDON.

[THROUGH REUTER'S, AGRNOY.]

LONDON, Aug. 11, At the request of the Admiralty no reference will be made to the submarine Poseidon in the "talkie" of a submarine disaster shortly to be in the making at Elstree studio. The original intention was to base the picture on the recent tragedy in China, waters, the Admiralty lending many facilities for its pro- Juction, while Petty Officer Willis, HAVANA, Aug 11 the hero of the Poseidon, was to ars President Machado has declared

Acting under Congressional pow-help in its production.

martial-law in view of the grave situation, as ex-President Monocal is reported to have landed to lead rebel forces.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report.. forecast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 8 p.m., stated:

".

"The typhoon is still shown as a somewhat deep depression, over S. China.. A feeble, anti cyclone is central between S,W, Japan and Bonins.

Local Forecast:-8. E, winds, moderate; generally cloudy: rome rain, th

TYPHOON WARNING.

The following typhoon warn ing has been received by the American Consulate General from the Manila Observatory-"

Manila, Aug. 11, 10.30 a.m.- Typhoon in about 115deg. Long. E and 28deg. Lat. N., moving. W.N.W.

DEMONSTRATORS SET UPON.

:

ANTI-CRUELTY PARADE AT STAG HUNT.

POLICE BREAK UP FREE

FIGHT.

BORODIN AND GALEN.

PRESENCE IN CANTON

DEMED.

(CENTRAL FREBS.]

CANTON, Aug. 10. That Borodin and Galen are in Canton is strongly denied by Frank E. Lee, director of the Interna tional Section of the Kuomintang C.E.C. These two Russians have not been invited to Canton, he declared, and the reports published in, the Shanghai and Hong Kong paners are not correct.

The story is aimed at discredit. ing the National Government aud as started by Chiang Kai Shek's propagandists.

A

BATHERS RESCUE SPEED KING."

SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL'S NARROW ESCAPE.

London, August 6-A hero and heroine who probably saved the lives of Sir Malcolm Campbel and four others by swimming hálf-a mile through treacherous currents off the Sussex coast on Monday managed until to-day, to escape publicity.

Sir Malcohn had dashed from a motor yacht to rescue two young men in difficulties. Leaving the motor yacht at anchor, he was re- turning in a dinghy. Miss Helen Cowie, aged sixteen, and a youth named Hall were surf-bathing and observed the overloaded dinghy in difficulties.

A special watch will be kept on al: boats passing by,

Such preventive measures, it is beloved, will effectively keep the bandits and pirates suppressed. The co-operation of all the villagers nearby in the matter will be enrn. estly solicited....

The cost of construction of these proposed 18 forts will be in the neighbourhood of $45,000, figuring on the basis of 42,500 for the build- ing of each The Govemment, however, has no money whatsoever for such purposes and it is there- fore proposed that all the property of bandits, whenever and wherever found, will be confiscated and sold by auction, All the money thus realised will be reserved for the building of these forts.

A FRUITLESS

QUEST.

OLD LEADER REFUSES

NEW POST.-

(Chun Wan Fat Pao.)

CANTON, Aug. 11,

Mr. Sun Fo, a leader of the National Government, returned to Canton last night by steamer from Hong Kong.

It is learned that his mission to Hong Kong was to induas, Genera)| Hau Chung Chi, a Kuomintang veteran military leader, to accept supreme command of the anti- Nanking Expedition, which ·wan! offered to him by the Executive Council of the National Govern mant. However, General Hni de clined the offer and Mr. Sun Fo's] mission is regarded as fruitless.

SOUTHERN MILITARY:-

PREPARATIONS.

PHÍ CHUNG HSI BUSY.

tho

London, Augus: 5-Disorderly scenes were witnessed in the small Somerset town of Clothsham to- day on the occasion of the open- ing of the stag hunting season. Supportera of a League aiming at the prohibition of cruel sports made a demonstration at the meet of the Devon and Somerset stag departed.. hounds, carrying bannerji denounc ing the sport and distributing Isa- flete. For some time their at- tempts to speak were treated good U.S. WITHDRAWING FROM and a majority of them has reach-

CANTON, Aug. 10. They plunged into the rough sea

The Kwangsi troops of and swam to the motor yacht in Fourth Group Army are now mass- which they started off and over- ing on the border of Hunan, took the dinghy when its plight portion of the vanguard command- had become parlous Disdaining ed by General Tan Lán Fang has praise the heroic swimmers quietly advanced as far as Yungchow, on

humouredly by a large crowd, but Inter tempera began to rise...

GOING TO BALMORAL SOON.

[BRITISH WIRELESS HERVICE)

RUGBY, Aug. 10, The King and Queen returned to London to-day from Cowes, where

A farmer's wife, wized a banner, they spent a fortnight on the Royal in the mud. Her land was follow- tere it to pieces, and trampled it yacht Victoria and Albert.

The King has enjoyed several ed by others and soon all the ban- days racing in his cutter Britanners had been torn to fragmente

and the Jeaflets scattered

nia.

To-morrow, after a meeting of the Privy Council, Their Majesties will travel from King's Cross Station to Sandringham and after a short stay there will proceed to Balmoral.

JOAN

During

free fight which ensued turf. bottles and stones were thrown and eventually the demonstrators were conducted from the scene by the police Hunt officials did not a sociate themselves with the coun- ter demonstration, but from the hunting standpoint the meet was a

Committee composed of himself, A interesting experiment was Mr. Snowden, Mr. Henderson, Mr. inaugurated in Newport Docks, PRESS LAW IN GERMANY, failure owing to fog. Thomas, and Mr. Graham, should South Wales, to-day when a Clan meet immediately to concert mea-Line steamer was connected teler. suren of salvation although the phonically with Landan, Glasgow committee was not due to meet j and Liverpool.

until a fortnight hencs,

Cables had been laid to the gen All the members of the Committes eral cargo side of the docks where are holiday-making within easy dia- nine plugging in switches had been

installed. tance of London.

EMERGENCY DECREE

AMENDED.

{THROUGH BEUİzn'a aqmsex.]

BERLIN, Aug. 10. The Clan Ling had used Newport President Hindenburg has signed It is likely also that Mr. Snow- den desires to put the finishing Docks for forty years and, it is another emergency decros amending touches to his announced gigantle catimated, it has carried two mil- the Pres Law under which the conversion scheme to reduce the lion tons of cargo to Egypt and Prussian Government last wook interest on the Five Per Cant stock other parts of Africa, including forced the newspapers to publish so and therefore anxious to Enow Topomotives and Fallway carriages anti-piebache manifesto how for his colleagues are instined Similar facilities for the connectionHenceforth, any such publication lofollow the recommendations of of ships berthed in dock to the ran ha enforced only if it is unc the economy committee, especially Trunk Telephone Service will be tioned by the Government of the where the social sorviots are con- available soon at Swansea and Car-Reich, and in any event, it must

not exceed five hundred, words........

perped

FINLAND OVER-RUN., BY BEARS.

HAITI

FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT

BEING HANDED OVER,

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the southern border of Hunan,

The troops belonging to the 4th, 7th, 8th and 18th army units arej now, busily, mobilizing from Kwejíjn

ed Huangsha Ho.

A military conference was sum- moned by General 'Pei Chung Hsi, Fourth Group Aruy, at the Bold- the Vice-Commander-in-Chief of the

headquarters in Kweilin inst Batur- day.

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At the police station, the arrest ed man stated he was formerly chief secretary to General Li Tsai Hain, former chairman of the Kwangtung Provincial Govern mont, whe has been detained by General Chinng in Nanking sincs the Kwangi rovolt in 1928.

Teng was arraigned before Judge Loo in the Second Special District Court, Shanghai, when an applica tion was made by a representative of the Greater Shanghai Bureau of Public Safety for accused's extradi- tion. The Court, howarer. remand: ed accused in custody until August 19 on the ground that the Chinese police authorities had not produced prima facie evidence to support their charges against accused and that farther investigations were therefore necessary.

Accused's Danial. Questioned by the Court, accused vigorously denied the charge, and stated that he was a member o the Kuomintang and a loyal sup porter of General Chiang Kai Shek Germany a number of years ago, and that when he was studying in he was, called back to China by the into Party leader to participate in. national revolution.

Accused, who described himself as a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, admitted, however, that he was arrested in Nanking at the time General Li Trai Hain was taken into custody. He accused said, was later released by order of General Ching and on account of this, he was very grateful to the General. After being released, he returned to Shangai at the re mest of General ing to conso's Mrs Li in eonction with the detention of her husband,

As stated, the Court Premanded the case until August 12.” Mr. Shih King, counsel, for delencs, remuest. ed that acceed be recorded better treatment in fail than nrmed rob. bers and other criminals.

MADDENING MOMENTS.

Another

hopeless

dawn!

Compared with the Brown, Browns, sailors marooned on a desert island with a batch of cannibals 10, appease were a soft thing. After all, what was a cannibal compared with Caroline Gloria when she cried ia the night? Nothing,

It is learned that a detailed plan 5-Further plans to continue the Expeditionary forces into the pro- Port Au Prince, Haiti, August for the mobilization of the Northern programme of restoring complete vince of flunan was drawn, up folmere rifle, a bagatelle. Anch autonomy to the Republic of Haiti lowing the conclusion of this con were completed here to-day. The ference. agreement reached between officials

To direct military fone UMTE

the of the United States and Haiti | Geld-headquarters of the Fourth provides for Haitian control of Group Army remains in Kweilin. three Government Departments General Pei Chung Hsi is in coo- which previously have been in slant communication with General charge of American advisor,

Li Trung Jen the Commander-in- The agreement is to become Chief of the Fourth Group Army. effective on October 1 who is now in Canton. General Since the visit last year of the Poi is in Kwailin to direct the American Commission to Haiti | mobilization of his troops there, CATTLE AND SHEEP KILLED much of the American control here The entrant report that he had NEAR, RUSSIAN BONDER... has been relaxed. A regular Ameri- arrived Tungehow in stated to be

can diplomatic envoy, is replaced › premature, and Helsingfors, August 4-Bears in the American High; Commissioner General Li went back over ten sf large numbers are over-rubning and gradually plans for the with his staff officers to Wuchow, to helpi various districts of Finland. noar drawal of American occupation in the supervision of the variousj the Russian border and are killing. have been worked out by ramilitary duties. Several large con cattle and sheep on a wholemle American Marines are still here samments of arma and munitions as scaleThey venture right up to and the frances of Haiti are still well as foodstuffs have been obtain farmhouses and even enter farm-carefully, supervised by the United ed from the National Government, yards in quest of food. Many poor States, but more and more the and they will be shipped to Kwangs farmers have had their only cow powers of administration are being si to be distributed to the various „seized and killed."

handed back to the native officials. army units.

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now you see them abandoning the last hope. The “Ovaltine" Ruska Tin is empty. Someone shall pay

the penalty for it to- morrow, but after all, to-

morrow may never come. ‚'; And all the dae Caroline' Gloria cries. That toothsome flavoursome, scrunchy, golden Brown Rusk is top there. And she never stopped crying for Jess, Slie knows, and so do they by this time.

OVALTINE

RUSKS

APPETISING DISKOTIVE B. #KURISHIN),

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