:
"BIG FIVE" RETURN TO LONDON.
PARLIAMENT MAY BE
·SUMMONED ON AUG, 19.
(THROUGH REJTKÉ'S'AGENCY,} {
U.S.A. INTERNAL
REVENUE.
$612,000,000 DROP IN FISCAL YEAR 1931,
(REUTEL'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
"LONDON, Aug. 17
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. The economy big Ave"-MT.
The internal revenue collections, Ramsay MacDonald, Mr. Snowden, Mr. Henderson, Mr.
William not including Customs, for the fiscal Graham and Mr. Those regather year, 1831, dropped #612,000,000 to ed in London this morning from the four corners of the Kingdom for a mesting, at 4 p.
There is considerable activity in political circles n'anticipation of an expected decision by the Govern- mout to summosi Parliament after the Cabinet meeting on August 19 in order to pása legislation, embody. ing the Government's proposals.
·Various thnorios continue to be advanced regarding the Govern- ment's precise monzures, but it soems there is "gonoral agreement that a special levy on all kinds of interest bearing securities at least is receiving serious consideration.
"Sheer Malicious Invention,"
**LONDON, Aug. 30.
A Parliamentary economy bloc, composed of the best elements of all three parties is predicted as the probable outcome of the conversi tions at No. 10, Dewning Street, last week, between the party lend- era in regard to the financial crises.
82,428,000,000,
Income Tax declined $550,000,000 and Corporations Tax 8237,000,000..
BUSINESS SLUMP·IN·
AMERICA.
REACTION OF EUROPEAN
SITUATION.
[LAUTER'S AMERICAN BÉRVICE]
NEW YORK, Aug, 10. The temporary business boom in the United States, created by the announcement of President Hoover's moratorium plan, appears to have died down.
The New York Times weekly in-
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1931.
FOUR AMERICAN BANKS CLOSE.
UNPARALLELED PERIOD
OF HYSTERIA,"
(REUTER'S 'AMERICAN BERVICE."]
TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug, 17.- A wish to protect depositors during an "unparalleled period of hysteria" is the reason given for this decision of four banks here not opening to-day and ticing up over |n $100,000,000 of assets,
The State Banking Department is taking over the institutions.
Eleven savings associations are also ceasing to pay out with drawals.
AMERICA'S COTTON
INDUSTRY.
SCHEME TO PROHIBIT GROWING" IN 1932,
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 17 Prodieting a return to prosperity within a fortnight if immediate action is taken, State Governor
Long has invited other Governors, Senators and Congressmer of cot- ton-growing States to meet vious week, and an estimated five-tion fur prohibiting cotton raising
August 21 to discuss State legisla
in 1032,
It is learned that the Eecnomy dex of basic business activity has Committee of the Cabinet (MCBBA
fallen to a new low record of 72.5 MacDonald, Snowden. Henderson, Grahant and Thomas) will meets compared with 73.5 in the, pre- again on Monday and Tuesday to formulate definite proposals aimed at balancing the oudget.
Those proposals will be submitted to a full meeting of the Cabinet which has been called for Wednes
dny.
"
On Thursday, moreover, the General Council of the Trade Union Congress and the National Executive of the Lalibur Party will
year normal level of 100.
"The index for the corresponding period of 1930 (also a slump year) was 86.8. The previous low record!
was 73.5 for the week ended June 20, The only line which has not shown severe reduction since 1930, is
meet "to discuss the national fin cotton cloth production, which is ancial situation" while Mr. Neville placed at 06.4
as compared with Chamberlain' and Sir Herbert 77.7.
Samuel are expected back in Lon; It is generally felt that there will don to learn the Government's in-be no improvement until the Euro tentions
bein situation cleara
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Thursday, therefore, is likely to be a day of vital decisions for the 1 Government. They will theh, be in i parition to learn the attitude not only of the Opposition; but of its own following in the country.
"Sheer Malicious Invention."
the description
applied by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald in an interview at Lossiemouth- to-day, to a report that a manifesto will shortly be issued by the Party leaders calling for voluntary cuts in salaries and wagea
WAB
The Prime Minister said that no proposal had been made for even n temporary all-round cut in, wages and salaries. The whole thing was ridiculous. There was nothing which, by, any stretch of the im agination, could he made the basis for such a discreditable statement.
He declared that Great Britain was as secure as the Bank of England.
REVOLUTION IN CUBA.
REBEL FATE IN HANDS OF
U.S.A.7
{HEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE},
SALE OF SWEEP
-TICKETS.
ACT OF A “ROGUE AND
VAGABOND."
RULING BY THE HIGH COURT,
A
|
REMARRYING THE DIVORCED.
on
NIGHT DEVELOPING IN "
CHURCH IN AMERICA.
British divorce law reformers are watching with keen interest the development of n big fight in the United States over the ques tion of re-marriage.
When the General Convention of the Episcopal Church opens in Denver, Colorado, on September 16, it will have before it an amend- de report of its Commission on Marriage and Livorce.
If endorsed, this would permit divorced persons to he married in church, with the service of the Book of Common Prayer. The new ennon would thus mean a complete reversal of the Episcopal Church's position,
A King's Bench Divisional Court gave an important ruling on the The proposed change is described question of the sale sweepstake ag a signal for battle, and in the tickets.
view of Mrs. Scaton-Teideman, sei Mr. Mead, the Marlborough-cretary of the British Divorce Law- street magistrate, had held that Reform Union, it will be strong before a conviction could take place ly attacked, particularly by the the defendant must be proved to Roman Catholic Church. ('have been a "rogue, and `vagabond”.
at the time of the offence.
"The position in America is similar to the position here" she The King's Bench judges held said to a Daily Herald representa that it was not for the prosecutive recently, "There is a con- tion to prove that the defendant's tinuous fight against the re-marri- mode of life was that of a rigue age of divorces. and vagabend, out that once the commission of the offence was prov ed the statute provided that the offender should be so deemed.
The Lord Chief Justice (Lord Howart) and Justices Avory and Acton corapased the Court."
"Our own Church taken the view that no one who has a legal spouse alive should be allowed to re-marry in church. Church people in America seem to be finding that that view is too rigid, for it tends to drive more and more people out of this churches.
"Our attitudes that the Church has a perfect right to make its own laws for ità own community-
NEW YORK, Aug. 10, The Havana correspondent of the Associated Press reporting brisk fighting, with varying lortunes, be-C. Watson, of Blackie's Sports,but that it has no right to seek
tween the Cuban Government forces and the rebels, anys it is boliosed in Havana that the real fate of the revolutionary movement lies in the hands of the United States.
It is pointed out that powerful bankers in America are deeply in volved in Cuba and ove many sugar plantations there as a result of mortgage foreclosures.
If they and the State Department withdraw their tacit support of the Machado dictatorship,, it is be- lieved that the President would be unable to pay the army and would probably he overthrown.
The correspondent states that ex-President Memocal and other insurgent oliefs, who were recently captured, are now imprisoned in a fortress at Cabanas.
Revolutionarica: from the United States are reported to have landed nrms and ammunition On Cuban cosst.
SERIOUS FLOODS IN 'MEXICO.
200. CHILDREN DIE OF DYSENTERY.
(THROUGK" REUTER'S AGENCY.]
the
MEXICO CITY, Aug, 16. Disease and devastation have followed torrentin); rains in Bouth ern Mexico, and two hundred child- ren are reported to have died of dysentery at San Pedro.V
Chief composed Prothero, of New Scotland Yard, appented against a decision of Mr. Mead, dismiss. ing a summons charging Mr. C. W. man's Bureau, Pall-mall, with un- lawfully selling Irish weepstake population as a whole, or to at- tickets on the Graud National. tempt to influence the national
legislation."
Status of Accused.
to impose those laws upon
11
the
Dr. Bernard Iddings 'Ball, one Sir Percival Clarke (for the ap of America's landing clergymen. pellant) said that on Feb. 9 Mr. has denounced the Commission's re- Watson was visited at the Sportsport, and has expressed the belief man's Bureau by a police-constable, that a large, number of priests will who bought froin him two tickets in the Irish aweepstake. The appel resign it. it is passed.
lant's case was that the facts estab lished an offence against the Lotter ios Act, 1923, and the Vagrancy Act, 1824, but Mr. Watson contended that, being of good character, he was not liable to be convicted or punished.
AMERICAN 'ARMS FOR CHINA
WASHINGTON GRANTS EXPORT PERMISSION.
Mr. Mead was of the opinion that, in order to justify a convic tion, it must be proved that the status of the accused at the time of committing the offence was that'
· Washington, Aug. 7.---It was un- of a rogue and vagabond. Such derstood here to-day that the Unit- status having been duproved by ed States Department of State has evidence, he held that, although grunted the request of Mr. Yung Mr. Watson committee the act ira- Kwai, the Chinese puted to him, he was not liable d'Affaires in Washington, for pers to be convicted, and dismissed the mission to export arms and am- summons.
munition from America to China Giving judgment, allowing the The amount of arms and muni- appeal, Lord Howart said Mr.tions involved and the exact char- Mead. found that Mr. Watson had acter of the shipment in question committed the act imputed to him. has not been revealed.
Charge
PITIFUL SIGHTS AT CATHOLICS APPEAL
HANKOW.
HUMAN BODIES SLOWLY COMING TO SURFACE.
I'THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
HANKOW, Aug. 17. The river TONE another thros inches during hat night, but there was a slight fall this afternoon, and all ports upriver report the river is falling,
Food prices are soaring; little fresh food is available.
There are pitiful sights of re- fugees evacuating the railway embankment with their meagre possessions, some with their be longings on their head struggling along with water up to their chins, A few are still clinging to the bankment, though now only the rails are exposed from the water.
Dood cattle, and dogs "hre floating
ia the streets and human boches are also coming slowly to the
Kurface.
RELIEF FOR FLOOD VICTIMS.
(Wah Tst Yat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, Aug. 17. tion in the Yangtze Valley has The seriousness of the flood situa actuated the Nanking Government to take greater stops to appeal to the Chinese at home and abroad for the relief of the sufferers."
A nation-wide flood relief, cami paign will be organised to enlist charitable institutions and philan- thropists throughout the country în a common effort to relieve, the sufferers...
WEATHER REPORT:
Yesterday's weather, report, forecast and rearinks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 3.20 p.m., stated:---
The typhoon has entered the.. "coast about 10 miles to the càst of Hong Kong and is moving slowly northward or filling up. The other typhoon" is central about 100 miles to the 8.8.E. of_Oshima, moving N.W.
Local Forecast:-W. winds, fresh to moderate; overcast ; rain at first: improving later.
COLONEL HURLEY'S VISIT TO EAST.
2
U.S. SECRETARY OF WAR
· LEAVES . SEATTLE.
Seattle, Aug, 9-Colonel Patrick J. Hurley, the Secretary of War in Prezident Hoover's Cabinet, to day was on the high seas es route to Manila by way of Japan and Shanghai. He is to make an ma pection of the Philippine Islands, for the administration of which he is directly romponsible.
Secretary Hurley was to have sailed with Don Manuel Quezon, the President of the Philippines Renato and the outstanding leader in the Filipino independence moveTM
ment. But Sensior Quezon, was left behind in accordance with an announcement of his physicians yesterday. President Quezon, it was announced,, requires further rest in a moderate climate. Ho has been in tho. United States re- cuperating from severe illness for a year and it is not yot known when he will be able to return to
the Philippine sailed from
Secretary
Seattle aboard the Dollar liner President Clovalatid. He will reach Shanghai.on August 25 and. Mani- la on August 31 In Manila the Secretary of War will be the guest of Governor General Dwight F. Davia. In view of the certainty that Filipino, independence. do. minds will create an active issue in the next session of Congress Se- cratary Hurley is anxious to cb-
·tain: first-hand information of the insular territory which he adminis- ters through Colonel Davis and tho. staff at Malacaran Palace,
1.
HAIL STONES AS BIG AS FOWLS EGGS,"
DISASTROUS STORM SWEEPS
It was not for the prosectition to The decision to grant the request. prove that the accused's mode of of China to import arms and ma= life was that of a rogue and vaga-munition from America recalle bond, but only to prove the com-that some time ago. Dr. Wu Chao mision of the offence alleged. Once chu resigned as the Chinese Minis" OVER HUNGARY** that was done the statute providedter to the United States, becauen, that an offender should be docmed he refused to ask for permits for to be a rogue and vagabead. shipment of arms, which he believ
Mr. Mend had given no little od would be used against his thought to the ease. but had mie-friends in the revolutionary Chin directed himself. The appeal mustese Government, at Cantos. Mr. The region most seriously nffccted be allowed.
Yung Kwala..became Chinese is-Hustazio-where, the floods de Justicos Avory and Aston agrood":"|Charge=3'Affaires and asked the stroyed 150 houses while the lo- and the appeal was allowed, with State Department for permission to mates, were zaleep. The number of costs, and the case went back to jahip-arma -and ( ammunutition to casualties is not yet known...
„the magistrate for him to convict. ! Chíns.
Budapest, August 6-Hailstones as big as fowls egge have killed two little boys in a storm which has just swept over Hungary, the storm destroyed aloinema and a power station. It tore off roof of schools and houses and killed heres, partridges and pheasants, whole-
FOR UNITY.
AGAINST "OFFICIAL ATHEISM IN SPAIN.
[THROUGH RIUTEN'S LOZNOY.]
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THIRD TEST MATCH
MORE RUMOURS OF PEACE.
SECOND DAY'S PLAY HELD ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE
UP BY RAIN.
(THROUGH: NEUTKE'S... AGENCY.]
MANCHESTER," Aug. 17, MADRID, Aug 14 Unite in the struggle against Owing to heavy rain, which last official atheism" runs jointed for some hours," the fold is under Fastoral Letter to Catholics issuert by the whole Episcopate, which strongly denounces the new Spanish Constitution as establishing the orudest laicism
In the meantime, the Radical minority is tabling in the Cortes n motion to prevent the clergy front selling religions property,
The clauses in the new Constitu- ton (which will be rend to the Cortes on Tuesday) are gradually being, revealed. For instance, the death penalty is abolished and wearnt diplomacy is denounced.
secret funds will be abolished. The budget appropriation,
IRELAND.
FURTHER RIOTS NEAR BELFAST.
of
water, and in consequence there will be no play in the Third Test Match between England and New Zealand to-day,
KING'S TRIBUTE TO
SCOTSMEN.
THE FUTURE IN THE HANDS | OF MEN" WITH BRAINS.
AGAIN SUGGESTED..
(From Our Own Correspondent.),
CANTON, Aug. 17. Newithstanding the hustle and busto of war and reports of an early clash between the opposing armes in tunan, hopes for a peace, ful settlement of the Canton- Nanking dispute aro again being. talked of. Frominent Agures in the present movement for peace are General Wu Teh Cheng and Mr. Chang Chi, both Cantonaro iQ BOX-
rice of the Nanking Government.
These two men haye proposed that a round table canterones boʻheld ̧ in Shanghai with each factigg, re- presented. They have dispatched. atologram to the Canton Govern- ment urging it to consider the matter and sond representatives to Shanghai.
Mr. Sun Fo, Koo Ying Fun and When Scotsmen aspire earnestly other members of the Canton to a purpose, the purpose is already National Government, in reply RELIGIOUS FEUD IN half accomplished" was a tribute stated that they were not opposed paid to Scotsmen by the King when to such a peace conference. The ho visited Glasgow on July 10. primary objective of the formation The streets from the Central of the National Government in Station to the Bridge Wharf were Canton, they "explained, was to lined by tens of thousands of oust Chiang Kai Shok, whose dicta- Peoplo..
Outside the station the torial actions have long jacurred crowd was disappointed to see the wrath of the people through- closed carriage, drawn by four grey out the longth and breadth of the horses with two ontriders, waiting country. So long as he remains in for their Majesties, but a great power, they 'sco no hope in such a cheer went up when, as the King peace movement.. Canton, they
turbances occurred in Ulster last
and Queen, approached, the signal pointed out in conclusion, would be was given to open the carriage. a. better place than Shanghai for The King and Queen were than such a proposed round table con- night when a large crowd ran riot, drawn to Bridge Wharf, about feranse, and Mr. Chang Chi and smashing the windows of busi-mile away, where they boarded the General Wa Teh Cheng are urged nees premises owned by Catholics, turbine steamer King George V, to come down here for the purpose. and the Convect at Lisburn, near moured at the side of the King
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, Aug. 1.6 Further Catholic-Protestant dis
Belfast.
The mob also burned shop belonging to a widow and attacked the Hibernian Ball. The police repeatedly charged the crowd with balons before order was restored.
The outbreak is the sequel to the, train outrage on the border, when the railway track was torn up and the driver was compelled to send the train to destruction, thus block ing the line.]
MOLLISON "CREATES ANOTHER RECORD.
LONDON TO GLASGOW IN
George V, Bridge, and went down the river to Shieldha?!..
There they formally opened the new £2,000,000 dock.
Development.
Replying to an address of wel- coms, the King, who was in admir al's uniform, said.
Marshal Chiang Kai Shek is re- ported to be in full favour of the
peace movement: But it is certain that he will not give up his offices to please, his political enemies in Canton. General Wu Toh Choing and Mr. Chang Chi may come to Canton in the near future to nego- tiate with the southern leaders for
peace,
CANTON'S REPORTED TERMS TO NANKING,
(Wah Ter Tat Pao.)
This is the third time we have come to the Glasgow Docks, and each occasion has marked. & new step in their development. Your address recalls that 34-years ago, during the reign of the great Queen Victoria, I paid my first visit to
PEIPING, Aug. 17. your city. Then you had only sight.
Mr. Chang Chi's second effort to miles of qunys. To-day you bavo
arrange peace between Nanking twelve, and the tonnage using your port has all but doubled itself, in responsible circles A reply and Canton has been well received That in itself is a remarkable from several Canton leaders has record.
not been published, but it is learn- But what chiefly impresses moed, that the Cantonese authorities is your present courage and enter have shown a definite wish for prise. At a monent of industrial
peace. Thus the peace movement depression you are steadfastly pre-
is taking bn a substantial form. paring for the long hoped-for trado revival. I believe that, those who have faith in the future of our nation will not be disappointed, and will reap the full reward of their foresight.
3) HOURS."
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]:
LONDON, Aug. 16. Mr. A. J. Mollison, holder of the record for a flight from Australia to England, created another record to lay when he flew from London to Glasgow in three hours, 20 minutes. He was accorded a rousing recep- tion by his parents and friends at the Scottish Flying Club. He also took his mother for a flight,
Mollison was mobbed by a trèmėn. dous crowd on his departure. He
She has been the window from intends to fly to Boat of Garten which Scotland especially has look. in Invernesshire to visit his grand-ed out upon the world. She has father.
been the port from which Seatamen have gone forth to colonise and develop new lands For a century her ships have sailed every pocan, and there are few corners in the world, however remote, where you cannot find a Glasgow engineer.
Mollison also proposes to attempt a Capetown record fight in Octo- ber in a metal plane which is being prepared for the venture.
•
LINDBERGHS' FAR EAST
FLIGHT.
EXPECTED TO REACH TOKYO
ON WEDNESDAY.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGEKOY,]
Toxyo. Aug. 17 An unconfirmed report states that the Lindberghs, taking advantage | of good weather, hopped off from Petropavlovsk for Nemuro and will urobably arrive at Tokyo on Wednesday.
"Two centuries ago Glasgow was the pioneer in the development of trade with North America.
"New Worlds."
It is a great record, but I am convinced that it is not yet ended. There are still new worlds for Glas-. sow to conquer.
There is, for example, that Southern half of the American cun- tinent from which my dear son, the Prince of Wales, has recently re- turard, and which I believe will one day be bound to Britain with close ecmmercial ties, -
The future lice in the hands of the men with brains, energy and determination. These qualities the people of the second City of my Empire have never lacked.
A Denial.
The motto of this groat City is Toxo, Aug. 17. Let Glasgow Flourish." That is The report of the Lindbergs' dent once an aspiration and a resolve parture for Nemure has proved to We shall watch with cordial in be unfounded.
MEASURES TO MEET UNEMPLOYMENT.
RECLAMATION BUREAU TO DEAL WITH PROBLEM,
܂
Nanking, Aug, 10-Two, model roclamation bureaux, one in the North-east and the other in the north west, are to be established by the Ministry of Industry to accom- medate the large number of flood"; refugees, and unemployed in the country. "A comprehensive, pro- gramme is being, drafted by the Realamation Administration of the Ministry and wil be submitted to the Exerntive Yuan for approval. A further scheine to, aut in reducing the ranks of the unem- ployed formulated, by the Ministry provides, for the opening of fac teries for the livelihood of the people" in the various districts and municipalities throughout the country. The regulations, govern, ing their organisation have been referred to the Ministry of In- terior for consideration.
terest the fulfilment of that hope."
Rain fell and the Queen walked under a large umbrella to the edge of the dock to pour wine from a George III, silver jug into the grey waters, christening the deck "King George V."
REBEL SENTENCES
REDUCED.
LENIENCY FOR LEADERS OF
REVOLT IN BURMA,
Rangoon August 10. Now that the rebellion in Burme has virtual ly endot the Government is tem pering its punishment with Jeniency, The sentences passed on 13 of the 18 prisoners who were condemned to death for participation in the Pyapay rebellion have been up muted to imprisonment for life, Another prisoner, who was son- tenced to death, has been released on furnishing security for his future behaviour and 40 out of 44 prisoners who were sentenced to transportation hays been reléised under similar guarantees:
It is said that. Canton has sug- Bested the following terms for
pence,
(1) The release of Hu Hai Min and his reappointment as President of the Legislative Yuan of the Central Government, eve
(2) A political council to ke formed to take charge of tho administrations of Kwangtang and Kwangsi, the Canton und Kwangsi leaders to be autonomatically p pointed as members on the council. (3) In that case the existing National Government at Canton will be abolished
CHIANG AT LUNGHWA
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY."
"
SHANDRAI, Aug. 17. Chiang Kai Shek arrived at Lunghwa this afternoon by plano from Kiangsi.
COLLECTING LEGAL CHARGES.
FOR
GUNMEN LEVY TOLL
TRIAL OF AL CAPONE..
Cicero, Chicago's most inwless sub- Chicago, Aug 1-Bookmakore in urb, are being heavily assessed v finance the impending new trial of Scarface Al Capone, permier facke teor, bear bacon end gangster, the Chicago Daily News declared to day.
The Daily News Deserts that in Cicare gangsters armed with guns, aro collecting funds to enable. Capone to fight the attempts of the- Federal authorities in convict hird on scores of charges of violating the federal probabillon and revanus
Several wooks av Capone plend- ed guilty to the many charges. against him. When he finally ap- peared for entered last week the." defending and prosecuting attor neys sought to present a compro mise plan for making Capone's son tenco easier to Federal Judge James H. Wikerson, Judge Wilkerson refused to accept the recommenda tion for leniency and after deli beration he accept: f the petition of the defence and allowed the racke teer to withdraw is original pies and pierd "not guilty."
Accordingly, now trial for Canone will start next week! This time he will-fight-bitterly and by use of every technicality the efforts of the Government which spent two years in collecting a Thass of evidence against him
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