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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY AUGUST 25, 1931.

LABOUR GOVERNMENT

GOVERNMENT RESIGNS.

RAMSAY MACDONALD TO LEAD NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.

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LORD IRWIN FOREIGN SECRETARY.

TEN CABINET MINISTERS REFUSE TO PARTICIPATE IN NEW REGIME.

[REUTER AND BRITISH WIRELESS 1g a lawye

LONDON, August 94...

The crisis has ended," stated Mr. Ramsay MacDonald after negotiating with Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Neville Chamberlain and Sir. Herbert Samuel at Downing Street this afternoon, after which Mr. MacDonald proceeded to Buckingham Palace to tender his resignation.

The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, has tendered his resignation,

Mr. R. MacDonald informed the Cabinet at its final meeting that a National Government would be formed with himself' 'as

ime Minister.

An oficial from Buckingham Palace says that the formation of a National Government is being considered. It is quite pos sible that Mr. Ramsay MacDonald himself will head the National Government, but the latter means the exclusion of Mr. Hender son, Mr. Graham, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Clynes and others who opposed the cuts in the Social services. Mr. Henderson's resigna. on will be particularly awkward in view of his imminence at the "League of Nations, and bis election as Chairman of the Disarme. ment Conference, but it is not unlikely that Mr. R. MacDonald will take his place. »

Lord, Irwin is mentioned as the next Foreign Secretary.

LABOUR MOVEMENT WEAKENED.

Mr. MacDonald will head the National Government in which Mr. Stanley Baldwin has offered to serve. These developments mean a disruption of the Labour Party and Mr. MacDonald and Mr. Snowden will forfeit the already wavering confidence of their many supporters, while the final result of the crisis will be to“ weaken the Labour movement in Britain,

The seriousness of the spit is shown by the fact that ten Cabinet Ministers decline to participate in the National 'Govern. ment including Mr. Henderson, Mr, Graham, "Mr. Clyner, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Lansbury, who will carry with them a large part of the Labour members of Parliament.

A coalition of Conservatives and Liberals would have com. manded 320 votes, against Labour's 286; but the National Govern. ment will command z far larger vote,

POLITICIANS VISIT BUCKINGHAM PALACE.

Rugby, August 24,"

At the request of His Majesty the King the heads of politioni parties visited Buckingham Palace, this morning. The Conservative! leader, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, who was accompanied by his private secretary, and the acting leader of the Liberals, Sir Herbert Samuel, had already arrived, when, at ten o'clock, the Prime Minister reached Buckingham Palaco. Later they left Buckingham Palace for Downing Street where a further meeting of the Cabinet was at once ield.

GOVERNMENT'S REPLY TO GANDHI,

LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS BASELESS..

ĮTAKOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

A SIMIA, Aug. 23. Gandhi's complaintact breaches by the authorities of the Delhi Truce, including allegations that the local governments have been; pursuing a policy, of oppression against Congress, and sensational stories of the stripping and` }}}- treatment of women, have elicited h detailed reply from the Governs ment of India,

The statement issued by the Government shows hat a large number of complaints were entirely baseless, and that many others have been grossly misrepresented or ex- aggerated:

AMERICAN TENNIS

CHAMPIONSHIPS.

MRS. HELEN MOODY WINS

WOMEN'S SINGLES.

[REDTER'S AMERICİN SERVICE]

New York, Aug. 23. Though Mrs. Fearnley-Whitting to stall (formerly Miss Eileon Bon

ott) played extremely well, there was no surprise in the fins of the American Women's Singles "Cham picnship to-day, Mrs. Helen Wills Moody winning in straight | sots 6/4, 0/1

PRINCE HENRY.

ARAB STRIKE IN

PALESTINE.

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POLICE OFFICER INJURED IN RIOT AT NABLUS.

[TRLOUGH FUTER'S ADENOE.}

JERUSALEM, Aug 24

A British police officer was injur ed on the head and ribs by a shower Nablus, on the occasion of the Arab of stones during the rioting at

strike throughout Palestine a protest against sealed armouries in Jewish villages. The police: "ware. obliged to fire at a crowd of demon- strators who refused to disperse Six demonstrators were seriously injured. SONR

YANGTSZE VALLEY

FLOODS

$1,000,000 FOR RELIEF WORK.

(IFah The Yat Pao)

SHANGHAI, Aug 24.

la view of the grave food, situa tion in Hupek Province, Marshal Chiang Kai Shek has authorized the Nanking Financial Department to appropriate immediately amum of $1,000,000 for the relief of the flood mufferers

KOREAN RIOTS SEQUEL.

CHINA SENDS THIRD NOTE:

TO JAPAN, 27

(THROUGH PRITER 4 AGENCY.)

"Ninking, Aug. 24.. With reference to the Korean

riots, which had thair beginning int July during which, according to the Chinese investigations, ono hun- dred and forty. Chinese were killed, 14180 seriously wounded and the loss of property and goodas ostām. mated at $3,000,000, the Nanking Foreign Office this morning do.

Minister, Mr. Shigemitsu, The Note insists that, the". Japadcast authorities in Korea/failed to give the Chinose nationals proper pro- ∙tection bath before and during the outrages, and that the Japanese Government should be had respon sible.

The military have now taken CENTRAL CHINA AN INLAND lived a third Note to the Japanese charge, while armoured cars and reinforcements have been summon ed.

CONDITION SATISFACTORY.ed

In other cases where action na to be taken owing to illegal or inflammatory activities on the part,, of adherents of the Indian Con- gress Party, rio breach of the settle. ment was involved, and the action taken did not exceed the requireto ments of the situation....

Gandhi to Visit Viceroy" --tree,

(BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICA)

[THLODGE REUTER'S AGENCY.] ***

Roony, Aug. 23.

Portland Place. M

TOLAN" BEATS OWN RECORDA

100 METRES IN 10 3/10. SECS.

[DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

VRD VANCOUVER, Aug. 24. The American Eddie Tolan better- his own world's record covering a hundred metres in 10 8/10 acconda, beating his provions record of 10 2/3 seconds.

SEA

[THROJGH BRUTER'N'AGENCY.]||

The Note further demands that

ARMS DEAL.

SHANDAI, August 120). The air voyage from Nanking to Hankow now is a trans-ocean flight; for central China lies beneath a the perpetrators of the outrages and tideless sea. Unller water are count delinquent officials be punished, and Joss villages and hundreds, of small demands formal apology from tho towns over which junks sail without Japanese Government, compensa- cbstruction. It is a spectacle which-tion for lose of life and property is both magnificent and appalling, and in guarantes of the non-occur..." one per cont. of foreign property in

An astounding fact is that unlyrence of such outrages in future. Hankow is insured against foods GERMANY AND ALLEGED and at present it is impossible to padmaq ari pestimate the losses arising from dam- age to property and cargo, but it must run into many millions of dol- lara. Moreover, business will be at a standstill for months. The te crop. for which central China is

[CENTRAL PRESS.1 famous is ruined; the trees on the hillsides are safe, but the leaf cannot. be picked and cured. An

CANTON, Aug. 23. Hunger is already working among has gathered momentum, though it The agitation against, Germany the refugees. Yesterday when is not so serious as generally be diors were engaged in moving alleved. A meeting at the Provincials quantity of grain from a godown in Kuomintang yesterday adopted a the native city a large body of 18 resolution requesting the National fugees attacked the soldiers and Government to sever, economic rela attempted to soise the grain,tions with Germany. Hz. Eugene hand to hand fight earned but other Chen is studying the matter und troops arrived in empang armed will deal with it accordingly. with machine-guns and quelled the trouble. Seung

„ABYSSINIA TO, FREE

SLAVES

At the conclusion of the visita Buckingham Palace of the poli tical leaders this afternoon, the

TWO MILLION PEOPLE TO King, visited his third son, the Duke of Gloucester whe yesterday. BE LIBERATED underwent an operation for ap-

London, Aug 19-All slaves in pendicitis at a nursing home at Abyssinia, who it is believed, num. His Majesty spent some timeber two million, are to be liberated. at the bedside of the royal patient. The decision to suppress in his The following bulletin signed by kingdom this old custom of slavery the surgeon, and docter in attori aha heon reached by Ras Tafari, the dance, was issued this morning Emperor of Abyssinia, who ax "The Duke of Gloucester has pass plains his intentions and plans in own of the peel as comfortable a stight, as can Jotter to the Anti-Slavery and be expected, and his condition con-Aborigines Protection Society m tinues to be Batisfactory." night's bulletin states that the Duke's condition continues satis factory,

Ruony, Aug. 23, After roturning to Simla from Calcutta, the Viceroy called on mreling of the Executive Council, whon consideration was given to Mr. Gandhi's telegram assuring His Excellency of his desire to prevent a breakdown of the Delhi

Truce.

It was later announced from Bombay that Gandhi-bas accepted the Viceroy's invitation to visit Simin for a personal interview to clear up misunderstandings, and has left Ahmedabad.

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Mr Gandhi will be received by the Viceroy on Tuesday.

It was intimated from Downing Street there would be no statement

made tonight.

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Objection to Economy Proposals. DSM LONDON, Aug, 24.

The arrival of the Opposition leaders so late after the Cabinet meeting is, interpreted almost gen- erally as meaning that the Prime Minister failed to win over the minority of opponents to the Becnomy Committec's propostis, and that attempts are being made- to form a National Government in which all parties will be repre-" sented

The efforts are likely to be can- tinued to-morrow (Monday);

The resignation of the Govern- ment is expected to be announced to-morrow:

The Cabinet meeting lasted only half an hour. It is under Cabinet Spilt. stood that members of the Cabinet have placed their resignation at the advice of the Prime Minister and it is reported that he will form a National Government representative of all three poll- tical parties to carry out the measures necessary to balance the Budget.

CONFERENCE WITH OPPOSITION LEADERS.

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After a week-end of important conferences it was anticipated. that to-day's events would prove decisive. Yesterday's events had an important bearing on to-day's developments. The visit paid by the Prime Minister to the King, soon after his return to London, was followed, on the Premier's advice, by calls at Buckingham Palace, yesterday afternoon, by leaders of the Conservative and Liberal Parties. These events were followed by a mesting of the Cabinet at No. 10, Downing Street, last night. It lasted, for nearly four hours before it dispersed when the Prime Minister again visited the King. On his return to Downing Street the Op- position leaders were called in conference by Mr. MacDonald.

The following announcement was made from Buckingham Palace this afternoon His Majesty the King invited the Prime Ministér (Mr. R. MacDonald), Mr. Stanley Baldwin, and Sir Herbert Bamuel to Buckingham Palace this morning and the formation of a National Government is under consideration

A National Government?

There has been strong opposition in the Cabinet to the economy pro posals which the Prime Minister and some of his leading colleagues, including Mr. Snowden, deem ne cessary to meet the financial situa tion.

Much of the Cabinet's time to night was doubtless devoted to a fruitless effort to secure Cabinet unity...

The report that the formation of a National Government was be- ing attempted was the climax to an evening of thrills, for the thou sands of spectators, who, sensing the drama of the occasion, gather, ed round Buckingham Palace and Downing Street."

Pals and Depressed. When Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, emerged at 10.15 p.m. from No. 10 and headed towards Buckingham Palace, lie was pale, and depress ed and it was assumed that he was conveying his resignation to the King, which opinion was streng- thened when he returned so sooniş

The idea was, however, dispelled when the Opposition leadern är. jesued at the close of yesterday's rived and it was evident that par Gubinet meeting. It was announcy co-operation was intended.

One of the 'callers at No. 10, ed that the Cabinet had been eri-

LONDON, Aug. 23. Router understands that converza-edged putting the Gnishing Downing Street was Sir Josiah tions between Party leaders at touches to a schero which, it was Stamp, the distinguished ccunomist Downing Street to-night after the belieyed, would meet the situation and director of the Bank of Eng- Casinot meeting related to the revealed by the recent Economy Midnight Conference,

land. formation of a National Govorn Committee's report, and that Minis

tars would meet this evening to hear ference at Downing Street was At midnight a Three Party Con:

The Labour Government has not | results. “

proceeding Mr. Stanley Baldwin yet resigned but resignation, it is The Cabinet is still in session. and Mr. Neville Chamberlain, understood, is contemplated, and it An authoritative statement is to be Joined the Premier and Sir Herbert

Samuel,

is believed that arrangements, a10 itated when it rises, undor discussion with a view to

The Cabinet meeting is still pre- drawing up a constitution for the new: administration in which allceeding. The Cabinot meeting last- ed three hours and three quarters Parties will be reprosented.

Just before it dispersed, the acting Important Hunday Cabinet Meeting. Leader of the Liberal Party, Sir Herbert Samuel, arrived at No. 10, Ready,

Downing Street. He remained with the Prime Minister after most of his Cabinet colleagues had left.

Mr. MacDonald's visit to the King does not infer resignation.

Mr. MacDonald spent a quarter of an hour with the King and then returned to Downing Street at 10.40 p.m.

The Cabinet meeting broke up at 10.47. p.m.

האחילול הזה

Great importance

to the

Bir Herbert Samuel arrived at decision of the Cabinet which assem

Downing Street shortly after the bled at 10, Downing Street, at seven

LONDON,Aug. 21.

return of the Promier from the onlock this evening for, the Arst Mr. Stanley Baldwin and Mr. "Bundry Meeting of x Cabinet Corn Reviile menteriais Nit Dewan Ca

Cabinet met pain, and cil which has theen-held-for-many-street at ten minutes past-mid- was still sitting at 10:15 pm, when night. Sir Herbert Samuel follow Mr. Ramsay MacDonald left Down-

portly after.

A great ting Bircot to go to Buckingham (Continued on next folumn) Palace

iness of this meeting. ited in a communiqué.

To

Ruany, Aug. 91 The following bulletin was issued this morning; "The Duke of Glou. cester has had a comfortable night and his condition is satisfactory, "*'*

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.15 p.m., stated:-

Pressure is relatively high from NE China to N. Japan. The typhoon in now about 100 miles to the west of Nabs, -moving westward,onentengät ose meta

Local Forecast:-W, or vari- able winds, light to moderate; fine to cloudy some local thun- der showers.

TYPHOON WARNING.

The following, typhoon warn ing has been received by the American Consulate General from the Manila Observatory: ::: Manila, Aug. 24, 8.15 40- #Typhoon in about 127deg, Long, E. and Zadeg. Lat. N., moving INN.W

ANGLO GERMAN WOMEN'S ATHLETICS.

London.

MYSTERY

MURDER STAGED IN ORDER TO DRAW INSURANCE MONEY.

Berlin, August 17.A new sensa- tional insurance murder the third within a period of twelve months, she been unearthed in Southern Germany.

In the picturesque langu¦ GERMAN BLAZING CAR " nge. cf. the Ethiopian mon- arch, Ras Tafari rominds the Society that traffic in slaves has already been" prohibited, and says that in some of the worst saacs of contravening the prohibi- tion the death penalty has been in dicted. His Majesty foreshadows legislation to facilitate the further step of freeing all slaves still own fed by the public, but utters a warn- ing that discretion is necessary in dealing with, a task of such de The case started with the dis licacy. Moreover, "there fa," covery of a blazing car near the points out, "a vast difference be-Black Forest Spa Herronlp in tween slavery as understood in which, after the fire was extinguish Europe and America and the formed, the police found the charred in which it exists in Abyssinia. remains, of a body who was at first since Abyssinian owners are not believed to be the owner of the car, averso "to" seeing slaves hold posts. a motor dealer from Bingen-on-the- awn property, embraen Christian-Rhine, named von Locum, ity and learn trades."

The Emperor's intentions, how over, are far from being "more" talk, and, as an earnest of his sincerity he has accepted the So- cisty offer to read a delegation to advise and help in this work.

DANCED 752 HOURS

FOR £100.

GIRL WINNER OF CONTEST WEARS OUT 20 PAIRS

OF SHOES

Subsequent inquiries, however, have lead the police to the belleve that von Locum is still alive and hiding, after having killed a tramp: and get fire to his car. It was ascertained that the automobile dealer had committed during the Inat femonths numerous frauds and feries, involving some firms the total amount of over a million marks. It was further more found that tvon Locum quite recently only some weeks ago took out a heavy insurance policy in case of death by accident, payable to his wife, whose payment has been stopped.

The Paris dance marathon." The theory that, the dealer may ended at four o'clock Inst month the escape his difficulties is ruled out have committed suicide in order to winning couple having danced for 752 hours

by the fact that during the war he bas sustained n`skullwound and had

a piece of silver fitted into the cranium, Not a trace of silver, how

The winners are Mr. Ted Stanley, of Miami, Florida' whose partner was a French girl. The reward for their efforts is a prize of $100, ever, has been found either on the ENGLAND WIN AFTER CLOSE Both had to be carried off the volim nor in the car, which is taken floor when the competition ended.to be as conclusive evidence the When they were capable of speech former is not identical with von they declared; Never again The girl had worn out 50 pairs of shoes and the young man eight.

CONTEST,

[REUTER'S AMERICAN:SERVICE]

HANOVER, Aux. 23. After splendid content here to day, England won the Anglo German women's athletics, obtain ing 68 points to Germany's 47.

AMY HOPS OFF FOR LONDON:

LINDBERGHS AT NEMURO:

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

Torvo, Aug. 4,

↑ Amy Johnson hopped off for London at 6.54 am today, on the

conclusion of her Japan visit.

She landed at Hiroshima at 9.20 a.m. in order to refuel, sad left for Beoul at 10.90 m.

ADSATA, Aug." 24. Amy Johnson came back to Hiroshima at, 3.40 p.m. from Fusan due to bad weather.

TOKYO, Aug. Colober and MeLindbergh rived at Nemuno at 781 am, to day. They had on the previous evening landed in a swamp it! Kuna shiri Inland. north of Nemuro,

The second prize it won by a couple who dropped out on the provious day when the male partner sprained leg in attempting fancy steps in s. semi-conscious condition

Locum

GERMANY'S NEW CALAMITY.

800,000 MUNICIPAL WORKERS THREATEN STRIKE.

FEELING IN CANTON.

The resentment: le more marked: against Chiang Kai Bhek than against Germany, as the former ini: ported Gorman military advisers. and poison gas experts in order to carry on a war with Canton by using weapons which are prohibited by international teraties

According to Gorman circles în Shameen, Germany no longer manu- factures any arms-adil ammunition, as munition factories in that coun-

try were all closed down by virtue of the Treaty of Versailles. How ever, it was admitted that the Nanking Government ordered large consignment of arms and ammuni tion from a German firm which secured the goods from munition factories in Hungary, Czecho Slovakia, and Austria,

MR. EUGENE CHEN'S

RETURN.

CANTON, Aug. 23. Foreign Affairs, and Mrs. Chen Mr Eugene Chen, Minister of returned to Canton yesterday at

mythe steamer Kinshan from Hong Kong. They were accom panied by Mr. Foo Ping Sheung, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs

tests. Li Chi Wen, Lin Yau Kan and Kan Chia Häu

CANTON ROUNDS UP REDS,

35 EXECUTIONS INCLUDING

WOMEN,

Wak Tec Tat Fao.).

CANTON, Aug 24 Altogether 35 of the 50 Reds " arrested in Canton, as a result of a series of raids on Communistic haunts made recently, have been executed by the Canton Police im.. the past daye. Of those executed five were women Communists

BISHOP'S APOLOGY TO. CONGREGATION.

The promoters of the contest, which was held at the Medrano Circus here, declare themselves

Berlin, Aug. 18.-With the threat satisfied with the results, but state of a strike of all municipal em that they will not attempt to stage ployees throughout Germany loom **The dancers, who shuffleding large Minister of Labour, Dr. round the ball to the insistent notes Stegerwalds to-night made in anticipation of seeing the in

such a contest in London.te

eleventh hour-attempt to prevent what is generally conceded will be

calamity.

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FORGOTTEN DOCUMENTS,

Altrincham A large congregation assembled at Bowden Parish Church

stitution and induation" by thes of & gramophone, were allowed a Afteen-minute rest every hour. The

Bishop of Chester of the new Vicur the Rev. H. W. Haworth, formerly: circus was open day and night, and spectators encouraged the semi The compromise drawn up by Dr. of Christ Church, Crewe, but the conscions dancers to greater activityStegerwald provider for..lding Beshop had left essential papers at by offering prices totalling £1,000 cn system of wage cuts, to take the Chester and the ceremony could

place of the abrupt wage reductions not be proceeded with their own account

aguinal which the employes pro-After the singing of a hymn the T

how to strike, "It gif, however Bishop ascended the pulpit and ex- JUNGFRAU CLAIMS MORE doubtful whether this proposal will pressed his deep apology to the con

VICTIMS.

be accepted as the unions are op-gregation for having forgotten the posed against any reduction what documents, which were necessary ever, while the municipalities, for the institution and induction BRITISH MOUNTAINEERS - prcased hard by the Federal Gor ceremony. He said they could, of "LOSE LIVES IN ASCENT.

ernment, insist that wagen must course, offer their prayers for the come down to conform with the Vicar but in the absence of the Jungfraujoch, August Three sexes paid in the Federal civil ser legal documents they could not con British mountai

era RH. K.vica and by the Administration oz, duct the interesting ceremonies Foto, RK. Reshaw and W. E. German Railway

which they had all come to witness. It is understood that the instit Dowhee were killed to-day while the 600,000 climbing the Jungfran.

be involved in the strike ne tion of the Vicar will take place 60 per cent," are engaged in ublic privately, and that at a later date- work such he

"gar" | "there" will be*■»public servicowin? works and street clea

the church for his induction:

They had reached the summit and bad started their descent when the accident occurred.

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