1931-09-10 — Page 9

PUZZLED POLITICIANS

ENLIGHTENED.

NATIONAL ECONOMY BILL PRESENTED

BY PRIME MINISTER.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10,

TRADE UNION CONGRESS.

DISORDERLY SCENE AT

BRISTOL.

There was a disorderly, scene at Bristol this morning outside the

MR. SNOWDEN'S BUDGET: STATEMENT ha in which the Trade Union Con-

EXPECTED TO-DAY.

[REUTER AND BRITISH WIRELESS.}

LONDON, Sept. 9

hitherto to know how Govern». ment proposed to pass the economy measures in time to: be effective during the present financial year in view of the Inevitable delay necessary in passing the ordinary bill as well as the organised obstruction to be expected from Labour Mem bers

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gress is holding ite sessions. Owing

SHOOTING TRAGEDY ON INDIAN TRAIN.

JUNIOR MOTOR CYCLE RACE

PLUCKY " BRITISHER: WINS AT NEARLY 70 M.P.H.

[BRITISH WIRELESS ALLVICE.]

LAHORE, Serit. "D.

BRITON'S DEATH UNDER TERRIBLE CIRCUMSTANCES.

THROUGH EXUTER'S 'AGENCY.]

morning."""**

1931

THE NAKAMURA “CENTRAL BANK OF

CASE

TIMES CRITICISES CHINESE METHODS.

(TAROVON REUTER'B AGENCY.)

CHINA

NEW ESTABLISHMENT

CANTON

Allah Tie Tat Pao

CANTON, Sept. 0, RUGBY, SOpt. 9.

LONDON, Sept. 9 A Briton, Donald Clark, aged mination was shown by D. J. Pirlo, Thorburn and the Nakamura cases,

Extraordinary pluck and deter Drawing a parallel between theho organisation of a now. Gev

eramont bank called "the Central to Congress refusing to receive eighteen, was shot dead under ter a young Loadon motor-cyclist, who the Times, in a leading article Bank of China" vis-a-vis that at deputation from a body of unem-rible circumstances on the Bombay was winner for a second year of the this morning, anys it is not sur Nanking, which shall be under the. ployed whe had marched from S. Saharanpur mail train early this Junior Grand Prix Motorcycle race prising that the Japanese should direct control of the National Gov. Wales, the latter attempted to rush

at an average speed nearly 70 miles be indignant at Mulden's failure eramont, is in progress, This now per hour

At discover the criminals respon- bank will be authorized to ime the doors but were repulsed by the

Clark entered a first class com Pirie last week crushed badly and sible for the murder," and at the banknotes of #1, 35, 810 and $30. police. The leader of the deputapartment in which "Lieutenant was taken to hospital. He emerged delay in replying to the Japanese national currency. The Canton tion was injured in a meloe in Sheehan was sleeping. Shochen, ita Velocette machins against 40

yesterday to compete in the race on demanda:

A National Government Council has While Mr. Justice Foetham's Re Governor of the new bunk,

appointed Mr. Wang Lang Song as which worsen fought desperately.

a alleged, who was awakened by others. Despite his injuries he port has been dismissed scornfully the sudden entry, and fearing catablished several new records on by the Chinese Government, Amaci- an extremely difficult course, which can, European and Japanese resi another murderous attack, fred his is 220 miles long. He won by dents in many pants of China are nourly 6 minutes and then col-clearly liable to attack by soldiers. revolver thrics.

lapsed completely and was taken ne much as by brigands, and the back to hospital:

Chinese Government is powerless to protect them effectively.

thesa failed and he accepted the Politicians have been puzzled King's Commission to form a Na- tional Government. There were, he said, many underlying cause

· of the country's difficulties" which

Foreign Visitors... must be thoroughly examined at:

The Congress to-day heard foreign cr... The banking system required examination. The question of War visitors, notably Jeuhaux on be half of the International Federation Debts and Reparations was volved. Britain had burdened is of Trade Unions; Mr. Ryan of the American Federation of Labour, self by its honesty and its gener who said that they unemployment ority in paying its debts and situation in America was quite ne helping other countries. But thisd as in Britain; Mr. Levitt of was not the moment for gging into

the United Mineworkers of America, such questions. Government, had

who brought greetings from Canada incepet. Its responsibility for

and Mr. Joshi from India, | dealing with the crisis: I had to face realities and act promptly and vigorously-not in relation to Party machines but to a common National emergency-actin rela tion to high policy but to an im- mediate crisis, "London; the great international banking centre, found itself undefended from de mands made upon itself. The specific and cnly problem now wie to restore waning confidence and secure credits necessary to give us ao opportunity for the rebuilding of defences,

The method WAS divulged when the National Economy Bill was presented by Mr. the Ramsay MacDonald in

..... House of Commons to-day ea abling the Government to effect certain economies by Orders in Council, which are decrees not requiring Parliamentary sanc tion,

Labour Members are opposing this strenuously.."

Majority of Fifty-nine."

RUGBY, Sept. 8. The majority of fifty-nine which the National Government received last night in the first division of

Emergency Session," although! token a formal motion, is equivalent to a vote of confidence.

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Among the three hundred and "nine who voted for the Government were twelve Labour Members and three other Labour Members-Sir Norman Angell, Mr. Strauss and Miga Picton Turbervil-retrained from voting

Bankers' Ramp.

Reforring to the talk of

"Will it be longt Will it be abort 1 I know not. One definite thing I can say is our duty is to remain here and it is God's

duty to keep us until the crisis is past, until the world is convinced once again, that British sterling is and until the unassailable, wages and the incomes of our people are free from danger."

Financial "Typhoon,"

LONDON, Sept. 8, The Prime Minister made, the Government declaration the formal resolution to establish a Committee of Ways and Means.

on

Speaking vigorously, and not amincing words, he said the Bank "Bankers' Ramp," Mr. MacDonald brated on the possibility of a seri of England on August 8 "adum- said that bankers and financiers, ous situation in view of the alarm however sulfish, would not devise, ing outlow of deposits and the for political purposes, methods to was intensified by the temporary danger to gold reserves. The crisis bring themselves to bankruptcy. "credits arranged, but practically wish to say specifically and em exhausted in the third week of phatically that never in the whole August. A further loan was re- quired to keep sterling not from

The debate, resolved itse mainly 'course of the negotiations carried going off gold but from tumbling

on by the Chancellor of the Exoff gold chequer and myself with the 'ap The typhoon continued to ap provā] of the Government did theproach, and the Government had to move promptly, and rebuild its de- banks interfere with our political fences.

into an analysis of the omergency to deal with which the present Government was constituted, and which in the Premier's phrase was

not at all due to lack of potentini | proposals. They confened them. Many factors at home and National resources, but to lock of selves to giving us expert advice abroad, had contributed to the eituation. The crux of the situn intmedinte confidence."

tion was, that we had been absolute. ly compelled to get a Joan, and to do this we must balance the Budget, and put unemployment finance on u

as to the effects of the proposals It now remains for the Chancellor on the possible yield of a loan."

If the country was to get a loan, of the Exchequer, Mr. Snowden; to. announce in his Budget statement it had to balance its Budget and to-morrow and the specific measures, put its unemployment finance on a 'of economy and taxation which the sound basin... Government proposes, as a means of balancing the Budget.

Vigorous and Eloquent Speech By

Premier..

Tribute to French and

Bankers.

sound financial basis.

Referring to allegations that the crisis was due to an international Snanciers" plot, Mr MacDonald Americanasserted that he would join with

anybody who said that no outside authority should be permitted to control State policy. (Ministerial cheers and Opposition counter- cheers),

The Prime Minister pdid warm tribute to the helpfulness and RUGBY, Sept. 6.

He hoped, in view of the fatreach- goodwill shown by French, and

ing negotiations which must. be Parliament, which adjourned at American bankers. He said the begun pretty soon ad regards re- the end of July until October 22, cuts which Government would,,pro-parations. settlements, etc., that care re-assembled to-day in a special pose might be serious hut they foreign nations in connection with would be exercised in attacks on session summoned to give legisla- would know what they were. If this campaign against banks.. `tivo effect la the scheme, propar- the pound had been, “allowed to ed in the last two weeks by the tumble off gold, if there had been National Government, for rester. a real panie the value of money ing the equilibrium of National nunes by large economies in Na- tional expenditure and additional taxation.

A Labour member's challenge as going to be affected by the economies to how he (Mr. MacDonald)-was

led fr. MacDonald to burst out with, "I am going to get a cut of a thousand sterling annually !"

Mr. Arthur Henderson, whn. followed, said that the two ente the Opposition could not accept were. interference with the efficiency of the social services, and the lowering of the standard of life. By cute in

(A message from Baasaval dated July 25 states: Two British army officers, were to-day the victims of Punjabi terrorists both being stab

The Nakamura case, says the Times, again emphasises the neces

bed in their sleep in a Punjab mail SCHNEIDER TROPHY it for caution, in making further train,

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Lieutenant G. R. "Hext, of the 8th Punjabi Regiment subsequently died of his wounds, but Lieuten- ant L, M. Shechan, of the Royal Artillery, his companion, is' report: ted to be out of danger, though "be

was badly wounded.]

ST. LEGER RESULT.

SANDWICH. WINS.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Sept."9. The result of the St. Leger "war" as follows:-

Sandwick Orpen

I 2

Sif Andrew Cat 3 Ten ran, Four lengths bei tween first and, second, one length between second 'and third;

፡ BETTING. 9/1 Sandwich.

11/2. Orpen,

20/1 Sin Andrewa-k

Special Place Batting.:

4/6 Orpen,

7/4 Sandwich.

2/1 Goyebens.

Others proportionate.

41@amsronian' is Beaten.”:

Echoing over the Town Moor

CONTEST.

PROCEDURE. FOR:

SATURDAY.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

RUGBY, Sept., Da In the absence.of both the French and Italian tentos from the Schnei der Trophy Contest the procedure to be followed on Saturday will be that one of the two S.GB. Vicker's Supermarine Rolls-Royce, seaplanes, which were specially developed for the contest will fly the course and attempt to beat the 100 kilometres world's speed record, and also to establish a fresh record for the Schneider Trophy contest...

Should this prove unsuccessful an attempt will be made by 8.6A,, which flew in the 1920 contest, fol- lowed by S.0B..

A JOURNEY'S END

AMY LANDS AT LYMPNE.

concessions - to Chinese national sentiment,"

Agreement, and it was impossible for T. V. Soong to get wind of it except by information supplied to him by the American Bank Note company.

The American Government and Minister Nelson Johnson were severely criticised for being utilised. by T. V. Soong.

...

The meeting passed a resolution denouncing the American Bank Note Company and the American Express Company and wring a hoy cott against them by the public. The resolution went on to suggest that hereafter orders for printing bank notes, should be given to British firma.

CHINESE GOLD.

DEPOSITED IN UNITED STATES BANK,

(Mal Tez Tat Pho)

NANKING, Sept. 9

|

INDIGNATION MEETING

IN NANNING

U.S. AND A CONSIGNMENT OF

NOTES.

[CENTRAL PRESB.] |

Nanning, Sept. 7-The United Stales was strongly denounced at a mass meeting here this morning ca interference in the domestic affairs, of China! All the public bodies and schools took part in the gathering which was convened to protest to the United States Government for mixing up in Chinese politics and acting as agents of the Nanking Government."

The outburst arose over netion on the part of the American Bank Note Company towards the Kwang- si Provincial Bank

A littlo, over two years ago, the Kwangai Pro- vincial Bank and the American Bank Note Company signed a con tract for the printing by the latter of bank notes amounting to large his arrived at Hong Kong being sums of money. The Brst shipment

consigned under, the care of the American Express Company

Though the cases of bank notes were

stored at the Kowloon godowns, the American Express Company refused to deliver the goods on, the ground that, they werd restrained from-doing-so" by the American Minister who took action at the request of Soong, The Kwangei Provincii Bank have paid a substantial part of the contract price and have fulfilled all the terins and requirements of a perfectly valid agreement. The view in expressed that the American Express Com

pany are common carriers and have: no right to detain the goods of which they have been commissioned to effect a prompt and safe de- livery,

LONDON; Sept. 0, The Nanking Financial Depart Miss Amy, Johnson landed atment has shipped another big ron Lympne. She is leaving for Croy-signment of gold bars to the United don later.

States, which will be deposited with the National City Bank of New York.

According to a spokesman of the The meeting upbraided the Ameri

ean Bank Note Company and the of gold bars to the United States

came a cry of amazment from the NAUTILUS PREPARING FOR Financial Department, the shipping American. Express Companyfor

assembled thousands "Cameronian

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by· the Royal Observatory at.. 5. p.m, stated:-

The typhoon is about 120 miles to the E.8.E.. of Ishigaki, - moving northward. A shallow depression covers S. Chinn.

Local Forecast-Westerly or variable winds, moderate; cloudy; showery, sled

TYPHOON WARNING. The following typhoon warn ing has been received by the American Consulate General from the Manila Observatory : Manila, Sept. 9, 10 am. Typhoon in about 123deg, Long. E. and 24deg. Lat. N., direction -unknown.

might not merely have sunk slowly, it might have withered to nothing, and war and old age pensions and health and insurance Benefit be The Prime Minister, Mac- come nearly worthless, It was too Donald. who last addressed awful to contemplate the conso the Hous of Commons Esquences for the British people, if unemployment, benefits, he said, the leader of the Labour Government, the complicated system of credit whole of the late Cabinet had pro- and exchange, on which they derisionally accepted. 250,000,000 in -to-day-faced-a packed Hous?—-18 head of the National Administra. Poded as an importing country, Economies." tion with Lenders of the Liberal were thrown into confusion.

Uncommon Courage." and Conservative Parties as his * After insisting that the problem Cabinet colleagues, and with his was not at all one due to lack a Mr. Stanley Baldwin, who warm- former followers, save for a dozen potential national resources, but ly paid a tribute to the Premier's one due to lack of immediate con- "uncommon courage," declared ors, manged in Opposition.

A message from the King was fidence, the Primo Minister Ap-that when the crisis finally became by the fact that two other read to the House of Commons by pealed to all classes to go cheer the Speaker. It recommended, the fully with the Government over condition of National finances to the hard and broken, road, along which national security, honour their consideration and naked them

ba-found. and well-being wero to make provision accordingly..

The Primo Minister, in moving

An Equitable Burden.

'a resolution that the House go into

a Committee of ways and moans on

Thursday, when the Chancellor of

The burden that

HOMEWARD JOURNEY.

EXPERIMENTS A COMPLETE SUCCESS.

(THROUGH KEUTER'S AGENCY.}

Oslo, Sept.-9. Arcange from Long Year City atatea that the Nautilis is under- going repairs to slight damage aus. tained while she was under ice, before departing for America.

The members of the expedition. are completely satisfied with their experiments with seientific appara tus, especially the gyro-compass.

WOULD-BE ASSASSIN.

SENTENCED.

SEQUEL TO ATTACK ON 'SIR

J. E. B. HOTSON

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

POONA, Sopt. 9. ed Sir J. E. B. Hotson, Acting. The student Gogate, who attac Governor of Bombay, on July 22, while he was inspecting Ferguson College, has been sentenced to ten years' rigorous imprisonment.

is beaten." The vast crowd had only come to see one horse on but the last Classic of the season which they had risked every cent,

provided a sensational upset and yeilded bookmakers a rich harvest as Mr. Dewar's Derby winner faded: out two furlongs from home and the struggle home in the inst furlong was further... · humilated Derby placed horses fought out for CHEN'S PROTEST TO MINISTER victory, but a furlong from home Sandwich closed in and in a strong challenge drew away winning easily, thus reversing bis Derby placing with Orpen.

Convoy was fourth.

Time : 3 minutes, 11.1-5 secs. Lord Rosebery thus registers his Arst classic victory.

The late Lord Rosebery only won ponce, that was in 1995,

matter of hours nobody bad a right to refuse help however dis greeable and impossible the task Conservatives, therefore, had no alternative...but, to promise... Dia Premier such help as they could give, and until Government's task had been accomplished, the whole of we shall ask their strength would be behind the the Exchequer, Mr. Philip Snow each individual to bear, in rela Fremier in the most difficult ask den will introduce a Supplemention to national sacrifier, will not before him in the next three or four tary Budget, said that the crisise an inequitable one, Already, weeks. was one of those extraordinary in His Majesty has led his people by Mr. Baldwin reminded the

his Royal example, announced position of their responsibility. oidonta in politics which got a Democratie

Government to the this morning. The widow has 17 their attitude dedator test Democracy had not always offered, her mite. The unemploy nations to, believe that there was a been successful in saving itself d. themselves have written claim large section in Britain which nad against sudden danger two burdens which are going to contrition, or was reluctant to face the

ing the privilege of sharing the not realised, the gravity of the post-night showed the following Agures:

11/10 Cameranian (L. and o.). therefore, heartoning and gratify.

bute to the funncial stability of difficulties, the breaking of Britain's 112 Orpen (t. and o ing to observe how the country had the Nation, Our people will be international credit would be an71 Sandwich (d. 15/3 taker). braced itself to meet the emergency proud to help and will be joatean unparalleled disaster affecting nut P1 Salam it and o)

How "Oziale" Arose to see the fruit of their surrenders only Britain but the whole of 10/1 Goyescas (5, and 0). denlerdes josta prin restored national credit humanity.

100% Sir Andrew (o. 20/1 taken). I ask the House of Commons to

25/1 Inglesane (t and o.). Mr Macdonald described bow thetri arose, and the efforts uphold Government's hands in its

40/1 Birthday Book (offered) which be made for the late Glove work

50/1 Conroy (6) 50/1 Khorsheed (o.), crament to deal with it. How (Continued on nest Column)

The motion of confidence was carried by 300 to 250 TOLERA Government majority of 50 which is whas had been expected..

Beaufort Club Gall-over.d

LONDON, Sept. 8.

CHINESE IN MEXICO,

OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

(CENTRAL PRESS)

CANTON, Sept. 8. Mr. Eugene Chen, Minister for Foreign Affairs, called last week the following protest to the Mexican, Minister for Foreign Affairs on the aubject of the expulsion of Chinese nationals from the Mexicon states of Banora and Binaloa

of

The Beaufort Club call-over to The National Governme

China, established at Canton pro test against the expulsion of Chi- nese nationals (who, are all Can- toncss) from the Mexican sister of Sonora and Sinalok and denounce. it as an bet of barbarian, There is no parallel to it in modern times it' is a revelation of abuse of state- power and lack of restraint and responsibility on the part of@High, Authorities:

is aimed at stabilizing foreign ex breach of faith, dishonesty in carry- change, and the rumour that the ing out their obligations and con Government is going to mint new spiracy of the two companies to gold coins in America in prepara-delrand the Kwangs book. The tion for the introduction of gold contract is deemed a confidential currency in China is untrue.

(Continued on previous Golumn.).

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