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ECONOMY BILL DEBATE.

MR MACDONALD MEETS GANDHI.

PROMISE OF INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS.

CORITIBI WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Rucy, Sept. 14.

The second reading debate on the Economy Bill will be concluded In the House of Commons late to-night.

to

It seems probable much of the discussion will be concerned with the extent which the previous Government were committed to outs in expenditure which the mon wire will put into effect

The leader of Opposition, Mr. Arthur Henderson, has stated that £56,000,000 of economies had been provisionally accepted by himself and his colleagues before their resignation,

The general debate on budget

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INFORMAL AND GENERAL CONVERSATION

[Tunovan, ASUTER'S' AGENCY.J

LONDON, Sept: 14" Ramsay MacDonald and Gandhi met quite accidentally last night at Dorchester House, Lon don's Intest hotel de luxe,

Sir Tajsapra, the well-known Indian politician, is staying there and hads invited the Premier to a dinner party, the intter was unable to attend owing to his being at Chequers. However, he returned to town earlier than expected and decided to avail himself of the invitation and arrived as dinner was Anishing. Shortly afterwards Gandhi arrived. Naturally he met the Premier and there was an it formal conversation of a general

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1931.

ROUNDTABLE CONFERENCE.

GANDHI CENTRE OF INTEREST.

[THROCCH HEUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, Sopt. 145 Gandhi was the centre of interest, when for the first time he attended a meeting of the Federal Structure Committee of the Indian Round Table Conference, a

Carrying a flask of goat's milk, which will be his only nourishment until the evening, and closely wrapped in a blanket Mahatma, Decompanied by the Indian postess, Mrs Baro Jini Maidu, motored from the East End to the West-from his simple residence at Bow to the Palace of St. James, which ho catered by the Press door.

The Lord Chancellor, Lord San key presided over the proceed ings, with Gandhi sitting on his immediate left,

Gandhi did not speak during tho proceedings for this is bis weekly day of silence, but he makes his mediate companions, the septua genarian Pandit Malaviya and Sir

BANDIT OUTRAGE

AT SUINING.

ONE HUNDRED TEACHERS AND SCHOLARS CAPTURED.

(THROUGH HEUTER'S 'AQEKUY.]

CARA BÁN SHANGHAI, Sept. 34. A message from Hauchowiu states that all pupils and teachers from the Chinese Middle School at Sui sing, north Kiangsu, numbering more than one hundred, were cap tured for ransom when bandits raided the city on September 11

INTERPORT POLO..

HONG KONG BEAT PEIPING. IN FRIENDLY GAME,

(THROJUH REVTRI'S'AGENCY.}

CANTON TROOPS

ADVANCING.

TURNING POINT IN THE

CIVIL WARI

(From. Ont. Own Correspondent,)

LONDON NAVAL TREATY

ALL NATIONS CURTAIL BUILDING.

[REUSER'S AMERICAN SERVICE")

CANTON, Sept. 14:

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14. Figures published by the Navy: The Southern nati-Nanking forces, alter their capture of Fungyang, Department reveal the surprising practically without bloodshed, are fact that all five Powers signatory Inst advancing towards Hengchow, to the London Naval Treaty built a strategic point on the first line far less then allowed by the Treaty of defense of the Nanking forces. For the year 1030-1031 Britain is Hangehow in the southern, gateway 67,000 tons behind her permissible to Changsha, the capital of the amount the United States 100,000 tons. The Japanese, French and province, and is heavily fortified, e

The capture of Hengehow, accord-Italian figures are not given, but, to the local military experts, ie it is stated, they also are lagging Lantamount to the capture of Changsha It is generally believed a local military circles that the turning point in the pressut Can- ton-Nanking struggle for supremacy will be made it the Southern forces succeed in capturing Hongshow,

Captain Wong Kwong Yui of the First Aerial Unit of the Canton Goverment, who left Canton for Shikwan last Friday by train, has been directing reconnoitering work

resolutions, imposing alterations on charetter, Round Table business wishes known by signs to his im-this afternoon Hong Kong beat in southern Hunan. Four bombing

taxation will end to-morrow night and will on the two following days be discussed in detail during the report stage."}],

It is pointed out that of the

was not even mentioned.

The Premier's visit lasted half Tajsapru Jayakar, Both the latter had acted as his intermediaries in na hour,

bi converantions with Lord Irwin in India.

Penktaf

£10,500,000 to be raised by new SCHNEIDER TROPHY

taxation in the current Snancial

year -£20,000,000 will be derived SPEED RECORD.

from direct,, taration. For a full year the figures are £81,500,000 and $57,500,000,

TRIBUTE TO SUPREMACY OF BRITISH WORKMANSHIP.,

[BRITISH WIRELEAS SERVICK]

With the Badget and the Economy Hill, both under way, the Govern- ment are concentrating their atten tion upon means of achieving a favourable trade balance. N

Roany, Aug. 13, "The Cabinet Bub-Committee is

Flight-Lleut, Stainforth of the examining the whole subject and will report upon it at the earliest British Schneider Trophy team to possible

All relevant day created a new world speed questions, including the proposal record. Following the Schneider to prohibit luxury imports, will be Trophy Race, postponed from, yes. considered,

moment.

terday on account of bad weather, Stainforth took up over the Solent This week's Parliamentary pro ceedings promise to be highly imane of the new Supermarine Rolls. portant, and among speeches await ed with particular interest is that of Sir John Simon, who intends

to-morrow to draw conclusions from results of careful analysis here cently made of the British trade position:

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Prime Minister · Appoints Committee.

Reuter

[THNGDON REUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, Sept. 14. understands that the Prime Minister has appointed a Cabinet Committee to consider the whole question of Britain's adverse trade balance, and to examine all proposals advanced, including Mr. Runeiman's proposal of banning imports, and the proposed revenue tarift.

LORD INCHCAPE AND TARIFFS.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGRNOY.]

LONDON, Sept. 14. Lord Inchcape, who has been a Life-long Free Trader, has joined the ranks of the Protectionists.

In the course of an article in the Daily Mail, he declares that "in present conditions I admit the expediency of a tariff. to protect industry and agriculture."

Royce seaplanes designed for the use of the British team and heat the record for the International s

kilometre course of 357.7 mph.

set up in 1929. by Squadron Leader Orlebar, this year's captain of the British team.

404 Miles Per Hour;

speed-which bas to Stainforth ke be confirmed by the Federation Aeronautique International-w 388.1 mp.h, or 691.3. kilometres an hour. He made six runs over the course and his speed was taken from the average of the beat" four consecutive runs. On his second run his speed was 404.8 m.p.h

Great Britain to-day, won, for the third time in succession, the Schneider Trophy for which there bave been eleven races since 1913

The winning pilot, Flight Lieut. Boothman, piloted the Vickers Supermarine Rolls-Royce S-6B sen plane. He bent the previous record for the course by nearly twelve m.p.h. After completing prelimin- ary tests Bouthman crossed the starting Ene soon after 1.10 p.m. He covered seven laps in 38 rains. 22 sect at in average speed of 340.08 m,p.h. The previous record for the course, established by the late Squadron Leader Waghorn for Britain in 1929, was 328.03 m.p.h.. Boothman's fastest lap was his first, which took 5 mina, 20 secs.—a speed of 363.1 m.p.h. which compares with the best speed lap of 332.40 m.ph. Boothman's in the previous' race. best time for the 100 kilometres during the race, was over the first two laps where his time was 10 mins 52.8 sec8a speed of 342.8,

HURRICANE DEATH the event

ROLL.

The new Secretary for India, Sir Samuel Hoare, sat on the Chair man's right,

LATER.

The Federal Structure Committee 'spent all day in a general debate. Actual Business Session Opened: [BRITIES WIRELESS SERVICE}

RUGBY, Sept: 14 The Indian Round Table Canter ence this morning entered upon the actuni business of its second session, when Lord Sankey presided over the Federal Structure Committee.

At its first meeting, last week, the Committee confined itself to the exchange of friendly assurances between British and Indian dele-

gates.

The meeting is still proceeding,

HYPHEN SECOND

TRAGEDY.

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE TO ENQUIRE INTO ACCIDENT.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Moscow, Sept. 14. ↑ A message from Ufa states that the bodies of La Brix and Mesment have been put on a train and are being despatched to France. Dorot placed a wreath on his comrades' coffins,

PARIS, Sept. 14.

A technical commission will fly to Ufa from Paris to enquire into the. Hyphen II. tragedy. LATER

The airman Codos has declared is readiness to re-attempt a long distance record, but not immedi ately, as atmospheric conditions will not permit a flight, to Tokyo so Inte in the year.

TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT.

ATTEMPT TO FLY FROM

WEST TO EAST.

(THROUGH REUTERA AGENCY.].

Lissos, Sept. 13: Three airmen Wily Body and Christian Johansen, both Germans,

and Costa Vie, a Portuguese, start ed for New York from Juacal, near Villa Franca

both man took his machina high into the sky, then he circled over the Solent. "to make a perfect anding.

In aeronautical circles to-day's The fees are using a Junker's triumphe by Boothman and Stain acroplane specially constructed for NOW EXCEEDS 300 MANY forth are regarded as having been the adventurous trip which has only won after months of technical and once been accomplished without a INJURED.

scientific struggles preceding the bitch.. race and as constituting a remark- (BRITISH WIRELESS BREVICE]ble tribute to the supremacy of the British engine and aireralt huilders.

Rudby, Sept. 13. The latest information from the Governor of British Honduras indicates that the situation is fairly well in hand and that the survivors are in good health. The death roll from the hurricane and tidal wave is now known to exceed three hundred, and hun dreds of others have been injured.

H.M.8 Danse is racing at full speed for Belize, British Honduras, with food and medical supplies, which are urgently needed in the hurricane-stricken city,

Speed Merchants Not Satisfied. THROUGH REUTER'S AGENUE.)

LONDON, Sept 14.. The 404 m. h. socomplish by Flight, Lieut. Stainforth in oog of his laps yesterday has not satisfied. the speed merchants, who are “holting up" another engine for afurther attack on the record some time during the middle of this week...

FASCIST UPRISING

IN AUSTRIA.

LIKELY TO BE SHORT LIVED

ETHEOUGH REUTER'S AGESOY.]

VIENNA, Sept: 13

SHANGHAI, Sept. 14. In a friendly interport Polo match Peiping by goals to

Piping boyer Margetts did not pity, Thunder took his place.

ROTHSCHILD'S HIT BY

BANK CRASH.

LONDON BRANCH HELPS OUT- VIENNESE BRANCH,

COMEDY OF TROUSERS.

DIPLOMAT ARRIVES IN PYJAMAS.

"HOT GOSPELLER

MARRIED.

SECRET CEREMONY AT YUMA,

{REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE ]

MATTE Los Angeles, Sept. 149 The Hot Gospoller " Aimen

Semple MacPherson, was secretly married at Yuma, to where she flew with the English convert to her o David L. Hulton, who is a music teacher.

YOUNG COUPLES MURDERED.

LIFE SENTENCES FOR THREE MEN:

"BODIES. SET," "ALIGHT" IN ENG MOTOR CAR...

New York, August 14-Justice outraged by the revolting torch murder "'* on Tuesday night in whịch two boys and their girl com- Budapest, July 20. The dignifled panions were murdered and burn- planes, directed by Captain Wong, but unconventional figure of Med in a motor car near Ypsilanti, have been daily cruising over enemy Pallier, the Czecho-Slovakian Minis Michigan, moved rapidly Inst positions Hunan in an attempt tor to Hungary, descended this even night, to estimate the strength of the ing from an express train in Budn- Nanking troops, M Dest Central Station, clad only in

"In order to facilitate scouting, his pyjamas.mine work from the air, a temporary aerodrome is being constructed in Nambung, on the Hwangtung Human border.

General Chen Tsai Tong is ex- pected to have for an inspection tour of the defence works in the North River districts in the course of the next few days.

Vienna, Sept. 6. The recent failure of the Amstelbank at Amy sterdam has involved the Viennese LAST MINUTE PEACE branch of Rothschilds in heavy losses, it was revealed here, to-day.

It is understood that the National Bank, whose president is Baron Louis Rothschild, the head of the Vicaneac branch, has lost the equivaeint of over $1,000,000 in the crash. Following the National Bank's losses in connection with the failure of the much-discussed Kreditanstalt in April of this year, the new affair has seriously impair ed the prestige both of the Nation. al Bank and its president whose resignation from the world of in- ance is again rumoured to be

imminent,

Meanwhile, however, the London Rothschilds, according to Press reports, have advanced $100,000 to their unlucky cousin, on condition that Baran Louis makes over to them as security his entire fortune, including all landed estate. This condition, it is understood, has been complied with."

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 3.20 Pm stated:

The anti-cyclone over Japan has strengthened. A trough of low pressure extends from Indo- China to Yap.

Local Forecast:-S.E. winds, moderate; fair,

BATTLE OF MARNE COMMEMORATED.

EFFORTS.

CHIANG KAI SHEK OFF TO THE WAR..

A few hours after two young white men and a gigantic negro admitted the crime they were sen His staff, waiting in force to meet tenced to life imprisonment, the him, were horrified, till the diplomat maximum penalty under Michigan explained that his unorthodox attire law, for each of the four murdors, was not of his own choosing, but the Judge explaining that the "Beni had been forced on him by an tences were to run consecutively to enterprising thief, who had taken prevent any lightening of the se.1- his trousers through the window oftence for good behaviour in prison. the sleeping-car in which the Minister was travelling. PAR

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Even this speedy justice did not

prevent the mob from battling with the police in an attempt to lynch the prisoners. Before the trio worn-

The police were informed and, with commendable, promptitude, found the missing trousers in conveyed to prison the police were maize field along the line,

forced to use tear gas, and their The Minister's pocket-book, which labs freely in fighting back... the contained a considerable sum of mob, some of whose more impetu- money in Hungarian and Czech curous members succeeded in clawing rencies, was, however, not found.

the prisoners and tearing their clothing.

YOUNG FRENCH REDS

ARRESTED.

SHANGHAI, Sept. 14, A number of Nanking civil leaders are making their last efforts to avert the Nanking-Canton war. A circular telegram which was signed by Messrs. Li Shib Tseng, Wu Teh Cheng and others, appealing for peace has been ardently supported Paris, Sept. 7-Sixty-two arrests by Mr. B. H. Kung, Minister of wore made to-night by the police Industry and Commerce, at the suburb of St. Donis where However, in view of the tention the local Young Communist League of the situation, their efforts are attempted to defy the ban on to hardly likely to meet with success, day's demonstrations. Over 3,000 War preparations on the Nanking police and republican guards, had side have been completed, Nanking's been mobilized in the capital alone feld headquarters are established to disperse any demonstrations. at Changsha Harshal Chiang Kai Shek is reported to be ready to proceed to Hunan to direct opera

tions.

SHANGHAI PAPERS BANNED.

CANTON'S LATEST EDICT.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

CANTON, Eept. 14. The Canton Government has to- day placed a ban on all the Chinese newspapers published in Shaughal, declaring that they are a mouth- piece of Chiang Kai Shek, "Hero after no Shanghai Chinese news papers will be permitted to be sold on Canton streets. From to-day on any one caught buying or reading. a Chinese Shanghai paper will he punished The exact nature of the punishment, however, has not been disclosed

The Postal Administration. jo Canton has been instructed to cease extending, transportation faci- lities to the papers, concerned, whose general editorial tone has of FRENCH CELEBRATIONS OF Inte become hostile to the Canton

revolutionary rdigme, ANNIVERSARY.

Meaux, Sept. 6-In commemora tion of Marshal Joffre a victory over the Germans in the firet battle of the Marie, which military critics contend changed the whole course of the war, the Minister of Air, M. Jacques L. Dumesnil, presided over claborate ceremonies here to day.

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$10,000,000 OFFER TO CANTON? GAMBLING AND DANCE HALLS

DON HONAM: ISLAND.

(Wah Tu Fat Pao,) 2,

The Minister, who was delegated

CANTON, Sept 14. by Premier Pierre Laval to repre A sensational rumour is going Bent the Government, arrived by round that a notorious gambling. aeroplane from Paris and flew to ring" is offering the Canton. the site, of the battlefield. There Government sa annual revenue of are few indications to show that $10,000,000 for farming out to them the area was shattered in the two the right of opening gambling fierce battles of 1914 and 1918, houses and dancing halls on Honam Today's celebrations are com Island, opposite Canton & Pods memorative of the first battle which was decided on September 6, 2014. General Von Kluck opposed the French Fifth Army under the|| late Marshal Joffre. On September 3 General Von Kluck continued to advance after crossing the Marne. Meanwhile, the French reserves

They are also alleged to have signified the willingness to pay the Government a deposit of $3,000,000.

JAPAN'S NEW MINISTER

The Fascist uprising is likely to be of short-lived duration,pedawore pouring in and three days Dame „TO CHINA.

The Ministerial Council to-day A Correctio...

resolved to use all means" within The U8.8 Rochester carrying

LONDON, Sept. 14- the power of the State to restore similar relict, stores is also report. It was announced to-day that peace and order at the corlicet ed to be speeding to assist the Stainforth's record was 379 mph possible moment and to take strict British authorities, while the and not, 380 m.p.h which is an proceedings against the authore of

tak Colonist Offee, through the Ship error, due to the fact that the first the movement ping Conference, has requested any calculations were made by time-The revolt in Kirchdorf has been Brush ships in the vicinity to keepers-using-stop watches, where completely suppressed, and order le Tender, all assistance in their power us the regulations stipulate that reported to have been restored in

The King and the Colonial Secre the speed for the record must be Bruck. fary (3r. J. H. Thomas) have sent established by an automatic timing All other provine

dovice, pre messages of sympathy?

Krypadlom kan zalogamen present quite por

are for the

later Marshal Joffre ordered, the ounterattack of ordered, the

A feature of the celebration to- day was the presence of one of the old Paris taxi cabs in which French, troops were rushed up from Paris to zepel the Germans, after they had crossed the Marne and were

MR. SHIGEMITSUI PRESENTS ́OREDENTIALS." (TuonoH NEUTER'S ACENOT.]

Sept: "141 Introduced by

oreden. Both

advancing on the capital. The town Shigemitsu present of Menux reserves one of these talk to "Chiang ancient crates, cherishing It a hoped that the friendly Bino

be further pathetic but all-important symbol Japanese relations of France's victory under arms,

consolidated.

Fred Smith aged 2, an OT- convict, Frank Oliver, 13, a pain- ter, and David Blackstone," 33, dn" illiterate negro, admitted the hor rible crime, after a pistol with which one of the victims was kill- eu, was traced to Blackstone. They said they had intended only to rob the two boys, Thomas Wheatley and Harry Lore, and their girl com Vivian Gold, but when the victims panions, Anna Harrison

to murder. LOLA recognised them they wore driven

and

They related that they shot Lors and, then killed the others with clubs and rocks, after Blackstone. had assaulted one of the girls. Judge George W. Sample, impos. They had piled the bodies on the ing sentence after hearing the con-back seat of Wheatley's car; driven fessions, expressed regret that life past Lore's home to a lonely spot, imprisonment was the maximum where, after soaking the victims penalty. He said: "I feel I am and the car's upholstery with petrol in the presence of fende, and don't from the car's tank, they set wonder at the crowd bowling for afregn vengeance.

(Continued on previous Column.).

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