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DUTY TO

COUNTRY

TURNED DOWN BY LABOUR

MR. HENDERSON ELECTED LEADER

OF OPPOSITION.

CONSERVATIVES AND LIBERALS APPROVE OF MINISTERS' ACTIONS:

(REUTER AND BRITISH WIRELESS.]

LONDON, Aug. 29. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's con- stituents at Seaham, after com. sidering a letter from him, asked him to resign from the 'membership of their division,-*/

LONDON, Angust 28. Practically a foregone conclusion, Mr. Arthur. Henderson was to-day

Mr. Snowden's Retirement, The decision of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Philip Snow- dou to retire from Parliament: at the next general election is regretted on personal grounds by the members of all political parties, mo

Ho notified the Prime Minister four months ago of his intention

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1931.

LOAN FOR BRITAIN FROM USA AND

FRANCE.

"TO BECOME EFFECTIVE

IMMEDIATELY.

(THROUGH BRUTER'S, AGENCY.]

LONDON, August 28.

It is oficially announced by the Treasury that negotiations with

Bnancial authoritica of, New York and Paris, for the purpose of stili further strengthening the exchange position of sterling have been con- cluded on the following bases-

In the case of America it has been arranged that a financial

•!!! group will undertake, if called upon, to Lake up British Govern ment Dollar Treasury Hills to a total not exceeding G.800,000,000

French Pian

In the case of France, an agree nient has been reached in principle with a view, to making available a aus not exceeding ava milliards of franes, partly in the form of credit from the French banks and partly by the issue of British Franc Bills to the French public. The sum to for a term of one year.

elected leader of the Parliamentary not to seek re-lection and his deba borrowed in each contra will be Labour Opposition Party on the cision is in no way connected with recent political events. For years proposition of Mr. J. R. Clynes

There were six dissentients. They past Parliamentarians have admir were all associated with Mr. Max-ed the extraordinary courage and ton's Independent Labour group, determination with which anything but supporters of Mr. Ramsay MacDonald,

Mr.

J

Snowden both in office and in op position has devoted himself to his Mr. J. R. Clynes and Mr. William duties in spite of constant physical. Graham were elected Deputy Lead-disability and frequent illness.

It had constantly seemed that ho The meeting passed a resolution had kept himself going by the constituting itself the official op exercise of an immense will power. position. The meeting was attend-The strain upon him has been even yed by all-ex-Ministers of the late more marked since his recent severe

Labour Cabinet. Mr. Ramsay Mac-operation. Donald had already arranged to go. to Lossiemonth before the meeting was. summoned, but Lord Sankey, one of the Cabinet, attended and addressed the meeting in support of the National Government. He was listened to with respect,

In a letter to his constituents he writes:Although I havo had a remarkable recovery, I am com- polled at the age of 67 to realise that I cannot expect to be able to continue the strenuous life I have An interesting figure at the meet-lived for the last forty years. ing of the Liberal Party to-day was must seek rest from the Viscount Grey of Falloden, who arduous work of the Commons with has not previously attended any its long hours and Inte aitting." Party meeting held since the war. Mr. Snowden would have asked Mr. Lloyd George, with whom leave to retire earlier but when the Lord Grey does not get on, was uninternational financial crisis arose able, of course, to attend.

he felt it his duty to remain in The gathering was presided over office to see through these diffeuls by Lord Reading, Foreign Secretica tary, and with, two dissentient. vaices, the adhesion of the Party to the National Government was 4p- proved.

2. Premier's Pature,

Statements to the effect that the Prime Minister has decided not to seek re-election at the end of the Liberal Ministers Congratulated. Another interesting development present Parliamentary authorative was a letter from Sir John Simonly described as unreliable.

Treasury statement, Messrs. J. P. Simultaneously with the British Morgan and Company announced in New York that they had...ar- ranged a 08000,000,000 uredit for Britain with a group of American banks.

Cables from New York state that it is believed in American financial circles that G820,000,000 out of the recent .125,000,000 to the Bank of England has been used in the past week for the support of sterling, as the weekly statement of the Federal Reserve Bank shows an ex- pansion by that amount in aecept-

ancér held.

The new credit arranged for the British Treasury will become effec tive immediately. One hundred and fifteen American banking houses are participating.

TOLL OF YANGTSZE FLOODS

250,000 DEAD AT HANKOW.

HALF A MILLION REFUGEES

FEROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

HANKOW, Aug. 30, \ The Gendarmerie » Headquarters has completed a careful investiga tien of the food problems.

The report states that 163,000 houses and other buildings have either collapsed or have been ren dered

rendering

uniohabitable,

782,000 people homeless and desti tute, which is roughly 50 per cent. of the population.

It is now reliably estimated that 250,000 have died, leaving roughly half a million refugees.

Further food news will be found on pages 1, 4 and 7.1

THE POSEIDON DISASTER.

SUBSCRIBERS TO FUND THANKED.

[THOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

"LONDON, August 98. The sincere thanks of the Royal Naval Benevolent Trust to subscrib As the British Government drawsers to the funds for the benefit of on the credit, it will deposit Trea- the widows and depondents of the mury Bills with Messis. J. P. Mar

victims of the Poseidon disaster, are gan & Co.

expressed in Flect Orders tonight.

PARIS, August 28

It in officially announced that in Anglo-Frerich financial agreement has been concluded.

It is understood that France will lend Britain £40,000,000, half in the form of credits by private. banka and half by the issue in Francs for public subscription of one-year Treasury Bonds bearing interest at four and a quarter por cent.

France.

The French' loan is part of the credit of G.$400,000,000 to be sub scribed half in America and half in' It is understood' that Britain will hand over Treasury Naturally Mr. Ramsay Mac-Bonds to that amount to the French (who recently detached himself from Donald's attention is at present and American Government. the official Liberal Party) con- wholly taken up with the immedi gratulating the Liberal Ministers who had participated in the formate task of Government and he is

tion of the National Government,

serious

unlikely to take any decision re garding his own political future in After explaining the

the meantime, je le nature of the crisis which the Gov

As far as the Sonham Harbour ernment had been forced to meet, division, which he now represents, Lord Reading referred to the seri-is concerned, it is understood that fices the country would be called he will leave the question of his upen to face and said that one future candidature in the hands of thing, was certain, though the de the local Labour leaders. tails could not yet be given, the Liberal members of the Government ** would Hover be parties, and would not be asked to be parties to any scheme which would mean merely economising at the expense of the poor."

The meeting was also addressed by Lord Grey, who travelled special ly to London to give his support to

the resolution.

Conservative Meeting. The Conservative. Party meeting, attended by peers, M.P.'s and can didates, was presided over by Lord Hailsham and addressed by Mr. Stanley Baldwin.

The following reaolution, propos- ed by Lord Hailsham.and seconded by Sir Henry Page Croft, was pass ed unanimously

This meeting supports Mr. Baldwin in his decision to take part in the formation of a National Government to deal with the pro Font Gnancial emergency,

Buccessful Conclusion.

(BL1719E WINELESS SERVICE)

Ruany, August 20. The successful conclusion of the negotiations in Paris and New York for credits to the British Government amounting to about £50,000,000 for one year was an nounced late last night by the Treasury in the following state-

thent!

Bir William Jowitt has written to his constituency, Preston, to

For the purpose of strengthen-: say he has agreed to retain his position as Attorney-General and, ing until a further change, the lacing himself in the hands of the position regarding negotiations local Labour Party as regards the that have been in progress with the fext Election.

financial authorities in New York and Paris, is that they will be con eluded on the following basis.

It is understood that Mr. J. H. Thomas is meeting the Executive of the Derby Labour Party at the end of next week to explain his decision to join the new Govern ment.

Economy Proposals,

In the ones of America the ar- rangement is that a financial group will undertake, if called upon, to take up British Government Dollar Treasury Billa "to à total amount.not exceeding £300,000,000.

RUGBY, August 20.

In the case of France an agree. The two Sub-Committees of the Cabinet, charged with the duty ofment in principle has been reached with a view to making wailable detailed consideration of economy

a sum not exceeding five miliarde measures and of Parliamentary of francs partly in the form of procedure and plans, have made credit from French banks and part considerable progress and, it-un- derstood, that the material they ly by the issue of British French have prepared is already in the bills to the French public. hands of members of the Cabinet The sum to be borrowed an each centre will be for the term of one who will devote the week-end to an

YCKT. intensive study of the proposals. The negotiations have been con Mr. Stanley Baldwin, in the which will come before the Cabinet ducted in the most cordial aperit, course of a long speech explained meeting on Monday.

The Prime Minister will return and the greatest assistance has been the reasons which caused him to

of Finance, the Bank of France, and various authorities in America. The negotiations were carried through very expeditiously and without any difficulty.

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issned by the Royal Observatory at 540- Pie, stated:-

Pressure is high to the NE of Japan. A trough of low pres sure covers the N. China Ses The typhoony appears to be in about Lat. 20deg. N. Longani

aldeg. E moving N.W.-

Local Forecast:-E., winds, moderate; fair, local thunder showers.

TYPHOON WARNING......

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

· Manila, Aug. 30, 10:30 am. Cyclone or typhoon E. of north- ern Luzon more than 300 miles. distant,

moving N.W. N.N.W.

BUBONIC PLAGUE AT, BARCELONA.

SIXTY-DEATHS ALREADY

REPORTED.

'(THROUGH' REUTER'S AGENCY.]

· Barcelona, August 28, city as the result of a terrible out- Fanic is spreading through the

break of bubonic plagise"

is reported that over sixty have already died of the dread dia- case and that 140 others are in hospital: jak

The outbreak is believed to be due to people wearing contaminated dump...

ANTI CHINESE WAR AGAINST THE SERIOUS QUAKES IN

DEMONSTRATIONS.

REDS.

MINISTER AT MEXICO CITY NANKING CLAIMS FURTHER

LODGES COMPLAINT

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

New York, Aug. 20.

VICTORY.

[KUO MIN NEWS AGENCY"}}

Nanchang, Aug. 22-It is learned A message from Mexico City that. Commander-in-Chief Chiang states that the Chinese Minister to Mexico has vigorously protested to Kai Shek i jeaving Nanking to the Foreign Office against the anti-night for the Kiangai. provincial Chinese demonstrations in the capital to resume control of the

·State of Sondras.......

ANOTHER..." CURE.” MR WANG RETURNS TO CANTON

(From Our Own Correspondant,)

CANTON, Aug. 30. After a long rest in Hong Kong, Macao, and Changshan, Mr. Wang Ching Wei, leader of the Left Wing of the Kuomintang and a member of the National Council here, re- turned to Canton, yesterday after noon by the s.. Taisham. He was accompanied by Madama Wang and others. The party was warmly gracted as they landed at the wharf by a number of high officials of the Mr. Wang Canton Government. has entirely recovered from in- fuenza and diabetes and will re sume his office work tomorrow morning

The return of Mr. Wang has set at rost numerous rumours" about discord and dissension among the anti-Nanking leaders in Chaton..

AMY EN ROUTE

CHITTA.

MARGA ARRIVES AT TOKYO.

TO

operations against the Reds."

Taking advantage of a favourable wind on the 20th the 11th Division under General, Lo Cho Ying and the 14th Division, under General Chen Chong set fire to a hill where 5,000 bandits wore in hiding. The outlaws, driven into the open by the conflagration, were annihilated..

BALUCHISTAN.

EIGHT DEATHS; MANY BUILDINGS DESTROYED.

|THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

LONDON," August 29,

A very serious earthquake in the Quetta area of Baluchistan as ro ported from Karachi. Details are. very meagre, but it is stated that Tail communication between Sibi and Questa is blocked, and the town of Sharigh in reported to be des troyed.

ZIARAT, Aug. 29:

Eight people wore 1ed and tremendous damage caused at Balu-

Government Buildings at Shah righ, Quetta and Ziarat have fallen down, the new Boch gaol was dam- uged and two warders were killed. The prisoners have been removed.

Bhort of Ammunition, chistan by earthquakes extending According to a telegrain from over several days. The tremori Genere: Ho Ying Ching, Com are continuing, mander-in-Chief of the Advance Forces, considerablo" progress bas been oude by the Government troops in Kinuga during recent days. The Reds being in want of ammunition and provisions, are fleeing from one place to another; two-thirds have surrendered and been disarmed. A part of the out laws under the notorious Mno Chak Tung, realizing that their days are numbared, has sent a deputy to sue for surrender. These murau- ders have in their possession 2,000 90,000 HOMELESS PEOPLE. rifles but no bullets.

19th Army in Action, The 10th Route Army under Gen- eral Taoi Ting Kai captured Tatien on the 17th A large number of the bandits were slain when they attempted to put up n resistance.

According to a telegram of Gan- eral Ho Ying Ching, Commander-in- Chief of the Advance Forces, all

•

The military are reinforcing the police guards on the railway lines. to Quetta, which is blocked by to Quetta, which are blocked by damage is not yet known.

PITILESS HARRASSING BY REDS.

[CENTRAL PRESS.]

CANTON, Aug. 28.

The Kiangsi.community here have

"Red" strongholds in, Kiangs are received another urgent appeal for now in the hands of the Gavern-help in the rehabilitation of, their ront forces. The remennt "Reds districts and homes. The message are being surrounded by Govern- received to-day stated that most of the Communist hordes who left ment troops.

General Shangkwan Yun Hsiang, southern Kiangsi for Bukiea and Commander of the 3rd Route Army Chekiang have returned and repeat- who has returned from the front, ed their game of burning, plaander enid that the 47th and 54 Divisions and killing of innocent people in have had a four-day engagement villages and hamlets they occupy SKANGA, August 20 ment at Liungtsun and Liectang Amy Johnson left Mukden at-ith six "Red" armies under Chu, 5.01 this morning for Harbin and Te and Mino Chak Tung beginning arrived there at 8 o'clock. She re from the 6th. The bloody battle fuelled and then hoped off for Chitta which ensued resulted in the killing

of over 20,000 outlaws!""

THROUGH REDTER'S AGENCY.]

Fat 2.25 22:

Marga von Etzdorf arrived at Hiroshims at 8.27 p.m. yesterday,

According to the appeal, about 00,000 homeless people are wander ing nhout in the province, as their homes were burnt to the ground hy the Communist bislits. About 50,000 of the refugees-found their way to the outlying aren of Hang- chow in the hope of securing relief. from that city, but they were forced out by the gendarmes and local gazrisons, because the city had no accommodation for refugees. Be ides they were manected to be Reds and were expelled from the Chekiang border. CANTON, Aug. 30. Some of the exiles were, even- The military authorities here are tually forced to join the Communist considering the dispatch of several army, while others were recruited picked divisions into Kings into the gray" divisions now

and hopped off for Osaka at 7.14 CANTON TO SEND PICKED this morning. She arrived at Osaka at 10.93, refuelled, and then left for Tokyo at 11.24.

popolo Torro, August 29, Marga Von Etzdarf arrived here at 4:02 pm today,

FRENCH SCHNEIDER TROPHY TEAM.

TROOPS:

[CENTIAL PRESS>]

order to wipe out the Communist commanded by General Chiang Kot bandits once for all, seeing that the Shek. The old men and children. latter are still very active notwith who do not join Chiang Kai She standing the Red suppression cam-or the Communists are left to die paigns undertaken by the Nanking in the wilderness, after failure to

obtain relief and food.

EXPECTED AT CALSHOT IN Government.

A FEW DAYS.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}:

RUGBY, „August":28," The French Schneider Trophy team will arrive within a few days The will bring three machines, one

In military circles here, it is be The rich people in southern lieved possible to read the crack Kinngsi migrated to Shanghai and divisions into Kiangsi to clean up sold their property long before the the Communists and then amach a Reds came. Those who cannot defent to the Nanking troops afford to go to Shanghai move to there who are worn out after Nanchand, the provincial capital. months of Gghting with the Red Despite the many Communists in units. There are about ten divi- Kingsi. Nanchang is so far safe

menace.

a Neiuport and two Bernardina sions of Manking forces in Kiangsi, from the Communist.

The team will be under the coin. but most of them are "grey" or Hence, those who have no money, mand of Captain Amanriche, who doubtful troops who are ready to to go anywhere are obliged to join has been in command during the switch over to whatever side that the Reds who stir them up agaiİNİ | training nɛ Marseilles.

gives the best offery

official sumpression by their uni propaganda.,

The French Air, Minister, M. Dumeauil, with his staff, will wit ness the race and will probably arrive at Calshot in the cruiser, Foch on September 8 or 0.

ZEPPELIN'S NON- STOP FLIGHT.

STARTS OUT FOR PERNAMBUCO.

RECOVERED

The recent report that three divi- sions of Chiang Kai Shek's own troops were routed by Communista at Tungku is confirmed by the mili tary authorities here. Tungku has CHANG HSUEH LIANG NOW been for years the stronghold of the Communists in southera Kiangi si. It is located in a very moun- tainous district and is almost im pregnable. It wil be recalled that two divisional commanders were defeated there six months ago, and one of them was decapitated by the Redi.

TO STAY AT SUMMER PALACE.

[RUO MIN NEWS AGENCY.

Being informed of the coming of Peiping, August 1.-Vice-Com

manderan-Chief Chang Fruch three loyni divizions of Chiang Kai Shek, the Communists evacuated Liang, who is fully recovered from his attack of typhoid, will shortly Tungku together with all men, leave the P.U..C.. hospital. It is [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] [ women and children. The three reported that he may stay at the Nanking divisions marched on and Summer Palace, or take a trip with FRIEDRICHSHAPEN, Ang, 29.

accordingly captured the The Graf: Zeppelin left at 0.30 which was practically empty. Shanghai, to Shenyang to inspect his wife, after her return from

nambuco.

ed and surrounded the town. A late Marshal Chang Teo Lin fierce fight ensued, and the Nanking

town

take part in the formation of the from Lossiemouth, where he arrived received from the French Ministry clothes retrieved from a rofuse pm on a non-stop flight to Per- Shortly afterwards the Rods return the mausoleum of his father, "the","

Government, which he described as this morning, on Sunday to pre- a co-operation of individuals of side at this meeting. He is being different parties, joined together kept in close touch with affairs by temporarily for the purpose of pass telephono 3ng the legislation necessary to "effect economies and to balance the budget. When the economies were out and the budget balanced they would part company for a straight fight in a General Election.

No Delay.

The British representatives, only Cabinet Ministers are studying, reached Paris on Wednesday night, daring the week-end, the reports in Sir Frederick Leith Ross, their detail made by the Cabinet Sub. chief, last night expressed to M Flandia, French Finance Minister, Committees on proposals for econo- The two sub-committees of the my, new taxation and Parliamen-on behalf of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Philip Snowdon, Cabinet charged with the duty of tary procedure. They will thus be..

the British Government's appreciaTM a detailed consideration of the fully familiar with the whole plantion of the cordial support of the economy measures and Parliamen when it is considered by Monday's French Government and the Bank tary procedure and plans, have full Cabinet.... mado considerable progress and, it Parliament pots on Beptember of France during the negotiations. is understood, the material they, have prepared is already in the hands of members of the Cabinet who will devote the week-end to an intensive study of the proposals which will come before the Cabinet meeting on Monday,

The Prime Minister will return from Eastmouth where he arrived this morning, on Sunday, to pro side at this meeting. He is being kept in close touch with affairs-by telephone.

e, agus NO

The Premier, in a Press interview at Lossiemouth, said:

You can assure the public that we are going to deal speedily with the situation. There will be no delay in Parliament nor long debates put up. We mean to get on with the business, for that is one of the ways in which we can justify the confidence which repond in us

(Continuped on Page 6.)

Well Earned Confidence.

M. Flandin, in reply, paid tribute to the well-earned confid ence which British credit has in spired throughout the world,

The Timer City Editor to-day re- marks: "These credits are really of the nature of insurance. The mere existence of them will exercise a powerful moral effect, and a large portion of them may never be used

Despite organised rat-hunts and city's lavish disinfectant drenching, many residents of Barcelons are fecing in alarm from the city.

GA INTERNATIONAL COAL

CONFERENCE.

TO BE HELD NEXT MONTH:

[BRITISH WIRELESS BERWICK:]

BRITISH ARMY OFFICER ARRESTED.

SEQUEL TO INCIDENT ONA

INDIAN TRAIN.

troopa loat. 15.000 rifles and other. weapons. By disamming and defeat- ing Nanking troops, the Reds have increased their rifles from 60,000 six months ago to, almost 100,000 by this time,

The SOVIET AGGRESSION.

(THROUGH REUTEL'S AGENĜY.]K

gag

CHOWFU CHANGES

HANDS.

(THROUGH REUTER AGENOT.]

PEIPING, August 20. [XVO, MIR, NEYS AGENCY, LAHORE, August 20,5

Chinese reports state that a mili Shots fred at an intruder, mis-

tary coup d'cut was carried out on. taken for a bandit, have led to the Harbin, Aug. Further reports Thursday night at Lanchowla, arrest of a Second Lieutenant J. Hof Soviet aggression along the capital of Kansu Province) *RUGBY, August 2

Welchman, of the Welch Regiment, Kirin Siberian border have beta The Provincial Governor, Ma The International Conference stationed at Dawalpindi, The in- received by the local Shipping Hung Pin, was taken prisoner and which will consider the general coal cident occurred in a railway train. Affairs Bureau Two steamers, his rival General Wan Chu, de export trade position as it affecte The intruder was a Muslim servant Tungahan and Fuchin one clared himself Governor European coal producing countries of another European passenger who returning from Fu'in on the Ussuri The cop d'etal was accompanied will be held next month in London. entered Lieut. Welchman's compart River and the other from Heiho by an outbreak of rife-fire which panic, bul Invitations sent by the Centralment unintentionally The Officer along the Amur River, were present the populace into a pa Council of the Bristy Coad faing probably having still-fresh-in-wind coded and followed all the way by the city in now.pria Industry have been accepted by the recent murder in a train of Soviet airplanes and gunboats The The coup d'etat to believed to German, French, Polish, and Bel- another British Officer, fired and boats however arrived safely at hot anti-Nanking but the outcome

wounded the intruder::

ITungking this morning!).

of local fends.:

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