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ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE.

CONGRESS CASE PRESENTED YESTERDAY.

(ranonGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Loupon, Sept. 18.

The sitting of the Federal Com

WORLD CRISIS AFFECTS HOLLAND.

MEASURES TO SAFEGUARD VITAL INDUSTRIES.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 1931.

THE NAKAMURA CASE

CHINA'S CIVIL WAR

HARDOON WILL DISPUTE.

THROUGH BRETER'S AGENCY. |

INTERESTING DEVELOP. MENTS EXPECTED.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

MARTIAL LAW DECLARED AT CHANGSHA.

CHANG ADOPTS“ SPORTS- MANLIKE ATTITUDE.

PEIPING, Sept. 10.

SHANGHAI, Sept. 13,

(Wah Tic Tas Pao:)

EXTRATERRITORIAL RIGHTS

RENDITION OF TIENTSIN TO BE OPPOSED:

[THROUGH PEUTER'S AGENCY.]

TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT

EAST TO WEST FLYERS FEARED LOST.

inites/wna^ resumed this..morning | orisis on Holland was streased cials here are taking a much less edn now stage in the British and Red Suppression Commissioner, mass meeting this afternoon, in the who started out from Junoni, near

THE HAGUE, Sept. 15. The grave affect of the World from the Thrung in a speech by Queen Wilhelmina when opening Parliament to-day,

The Chinese and Japanese of serious view of the Nakamura case than clsewhore

It is understood that Chang manlike" attitude, declaring that if China has done wrong, she must admit it nad make amends, while the Japaneis Legation ridicules the rumours that drastio action will be taken, asserting that there has boon a number of similar cases fr the past few years sad this merely. adda, one more.

A PRIPING, Sept. 15. A message from Tientsin states that Britishere, there are holding a Gordon Hall, to oppose the giving up of extrality and the rendition of

CHANOSHA, Sept. In The Hardoon Will dispute onter-

General Ho Ying Ching, Bandit Supreme Court in which Ezra Hardoon, ceusid and next of kin who has been assigned the command of the deceased millionaire, has of the axpeditionary forces against

to the widow. Plaintif intenda applying shortly for the usand order. in Hunan, and is expected here to" REDS

Plendings in the case are arcus- ing lively interest.

self the Tientsin Conecasion, a dziu

direct operations Bo has issued instructions to the Central Govern mont forces that no offensiva

and as marked with keen interest as Gandhi is due to speak and is putting Congress case for the first Lime before the Round Table Her speech announces that tam Hauch Liang is adopting a sports moved to revoke the probate gras Canton, has proceeded to Li Ling, SAM

Before proceeding to St. James'porary measures are under "con Palace Reuter understands that sideration with a view to safeguard. Gandhi had a conversation with ing certain vital branches of indus Sir Samuel Hoare, Scoretary of try from rutin. It adds that the State for India, at the India Office Government intends to bring the Today will be devoted to the interests of agriculture, industry continuation of speeches, especially and commerce together in one by new delegates, who wish to make department. their views known, totale le It is expected that by tomorTOW the Committee will be in a position to begin the consideration of prac tieni proposals for the now Federnl Constitution of all India, in which Indian states will take part.

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL

POSITION.

U.S. AND BRITISH BANK GOVERNORS TO CONFER

(THROUGH REUTER'S, AGENCY.]""

HALIFAX, Sept. 14.

It is repoorted that Mr. Montagu Norman, Governor of the Bank of

England, in to meet Mr. Harrison, Governor of the Federal Reserve Bank, New York, in Montreal and to confer upon the international fancial situation, particularly as it

** Gandhi Speaks." Gandhi, sitting on the left of Lord Sankey, was the first speaker. Ho "Aboke Rested in slow sentences and. his ancoch was not prepared, but periodically he referred to notes.

Gandhi said he did not wish at say stage to embarrass the British Government or his conference col- leagues. If at any time. he con- sidored he was unable to be of useful servien to the conference he would not hesitate to withdraw, He then sketched the sims of the Indian National Congress on which all cinemen of religions were repre- souted. From the very beginning | to-day. Congress had taken un the cause of the so called "untouchables."

DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE.

"BRITISH OFFICIAL ATTITUDE.

[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVIOL)

Ruan, Sept. 11,

MR THORBURN'S DISAPPEARANCE.

FURTHER STATEMENT IN HOUSE OF COMMONS.

[THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY. ]

LONDON, Sept. 14. Answering a question in the Replying to a House of Commons House of Commons, Captain Eden, question this afternoon, in connec the Under-Secretary for Foreigation with the Thorburn Case, Cap. Affairs, said he gladly took the tain Eden Under-Secretary for opportunity of stating that the Foreign Affairs, stated that neither

affects Britain and America The United Kingdom Government was the Chinese nor British Govera rumour is strengthened by the fact definitely opposed to any postponements had completed their examina.. that Mr. Montagu Norman has onnment of the date of the Worldtion of the position renched in the celled his passage to England for Disarmament Conference due to negotiations. which country he was due to leave mest in February next.

THE ECONOMY

BILL

SECOND READING PASSED

BY 57 VOTES.

Britain. Awaiting Details, f The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramay MadDonald, questioned in the House of Commons on the proposal of the Italian Foreign Ministér, Signor Grandi, at Geneva for an Armament Truce, said until the.. details were known the Government. could not pronounce an opinion on the suggestion.

Curtain delegations had submitted. a resolution to the Assembly asking. Governments to abatain, pending. the Disarmament: Conference from mestures increasing the present level of armaments. The resolution would be examined in committee and the British Governmont, wlas keeping in close touch with its re presentatives at Genera with regard

Mika Karachi ́ Mandate,

Gandhi then read the Karachi "Mandate, and declared the goal of absolute independence stated there- in remained intact. He had care- fully read the Premiers statement regarding British policy and found it fell far short of Congrèss claims.

[THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY;] Congress was not intent upon com- plele independence. In order to

LONDON, Aug. 14. parade before the universe they had

The House of Commons by 310 revered all connection with the to 283 votes defented the Opposi British people, The Mandate con- templated a partnership as betweention motion for rejection of Gov. two absolute peoples. While he no ernment's Economy Bill which was longer called himself a British sub-read for the second time,

The reference by Mr. P. Snow. iect, he would rather be called - den in the House of Commons

chel, but he still aspired to be a this afternoon, to the Executive to it citizen not in the Empire but in a Labour Party having shorthand- Commonwealth or partnership.

writers hidden under the table" when the late Labour Government

· [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE Į

disclosed its economy" proposala, now transpires to have been Rrany, Sept. 14,

ironica) allusion to the statement Public interest in today's meeting of the Federal Structure Commitmondo by Mr. Arthur Henderson tee of the Round Table Conference in the House of Commons Inst -the Committee, whose task it is week that he could produce short- to draft the new Indian constitu-hand notes of the proceedings. tion-was considerably enhanced by the presence for the first time

Gandhi's Day of Silence, -

of Mr. Gandhi.

Monday is the day of the weak when Gandhi maintains complete silence aave when duty, in his view, makes speech imperative.

He listened attentively to the prcecodings but took no part in them, although ocensionally he wrote a brief question and hand ed it to the Chairman, Lord San key, who wrote his answer and handed it back...

Committee's Duty.

RUGBY, Sept. -4

An

HING CONGRATULATES SCHNEIDER PILOTS.

FURTHER ATTEMPT ON SPEED RECORD TO BE MADE.

In the House of Commons the debate was resumed on the secondtions to Squadron Leader Orlebar reading of the National Economy

of Billbo

Mr. Arthur Greenwood, for the Opposition said the late Govern most was prepared to consider the proposals if they would achieve true equality of sacrifice." They parted company because a number

BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE

RUGBY, Sept. 14, The King has sent his congratuls- Flight Lient. Boothman, Flight Llout. Stainforth and all the off. cers and men of the High Spend Flight, on their victory in yester day's Schneider Trophy contest and the achievement of a new world's high speed record.

The Royal Aero Club to-day of them would not accept the view issued the official spocus of Lieut. of "equality of sacrifice" taken by Stainforth's attempt on the inter- the other two political parties.national three-kilometre

Bir Herbert Samuel, Home Se-which differ somewhat from the Lord Sankey extended a welcome measures must diminish purchas after the event, which were based cretary, admitted that the economy Sgures announced immediately to three new delegates not presenting power and, in consequence on stop watch readings. at tho lagt meeting, the Gackwarenuse some decline in employment. of Baroda Gandhi and Pandit but the Nation was acting under Automatic Timing Device required The speeds as mensured by the Malaviya Their prestace, he the hard compulsion of funncin by international regulations show said, greatly strengthened the re-and economic necessity. Many of that Stainforth accomplished a presentative character of the com- them, who for forty years had mean speed for four runs of 379.03 mittee, and the..., was convinced

taken no activo part in the work miles an hour or 610.01 kilometres that with patience and good will

of social reform, found themselves such he had been displayed during compelled to injure the cause in an hour. The new record, there- the earlier work of the Committee, which they passionately believed. fore, is slightly more than twenty- a settlement would be ranched, They would support the Bill with one miles an hour greater than the record of 257,7 miles an hour set

..

Their duty he went on, was, ton heavy heart but with a clear up in 1929 by Squadron Leader make suggestions and to examine conscience because they knew there Orfebar. their acceptability. Ho did not was no alternative. anticipate anything in the nature, of en ultimatum from any, quar- ter. but he would remind the Com the inter-party negotiations which able Lieut. Stainforth will make a

negu::

Sir Herbert proceeded to describe

had preceded tho. resignation of mittee that the time for ultimahe late Government and conclud: tum came, if at all, at the ended by protesting that ex-Ministers tiations the beginning of the were not me to hich they were ber cconomies which they were The morning and sfternoon site tings were mainly devoted to ready to approve in August,

speeches by the delegates who joined the Committee since the conference, was resumed, and who, in general "terms, defined their attitude to the task before them. Blog Interesting Speech.

One speech which attracted much attention was that of Sir 4M: Dadabhoy, the great Indian ins dustrialist, :' who laid great eni phasis on the necessity of uphold ing the safeguards,

He described the intimate con- rection between British and Ladian financo, and said the financial enfeguards were necessary to nad in the interests of both countries Indin, as a whole, would not countenance to the smallest extent. a polios of repudiating India's

The debate continues.

for fifty years. In the event of a failure to reach a settlement by communities, he hoped the British Parliament or Government would, if necessary, act as arbitrator.

Four Points,

If weather conditions are favour further attempt this week on the world speed record, and a specially tuned Rolls-Royce engine will be itted to the Vickers Supermarine seaplane for the purpose in place of the Schneider standard engine used yesterday. Ma

Pending the result of this into temps, it le uncertain whether for terday's record will be submitted to the Federation Aeronautique internationale.

The record for the hundred kilo.. metres was also beaten yesterday by Lieut. Boothman, in the course of his winning fly over of the Schneider course at a mean spoed It is anticipated that the comf. 340.06. His speed over a hun mittes will conclude the genera dred kilometres was 342.8 miles an discussion tomorrow, whon

hour? Gandhi and Pandit Malaviya ire expeated to speak, and will-after- wards begin a study of the de tails which have boon tabulated by Lord Bankoy under the follow- ing four heads

Firstly, the strength and com position of the Federal Legisla ture, including the proportions in

1 Regarding the Hindu-Moslemench chamber to be assigned to the communal issue, he was confident states and to British India respeo the communities would themselves tively.

nottia the problem which must not

be allowed to stand in the way of

reforme or the constitution.

If the present opportunityn was:

Secondly, direct, and indirect. methods of election.

Thirdly, the relations betw Kihe: two chambers."

HUNGARIAN TRAIN

SMASH.

The Minister in Chins had not reported any action subsequent to that described on Thursday.

CHINA JOINS LEAGUE

COUNCIL:

BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]

GENEVA, Sept. 14...

A new record was created in League of Nations annals this afternoon when China was, un-

animonsly elected to the Council.

Spain was re-elected a poh-per- manent member of the Council.

WEATHER REPORT Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by tha Royal Observatory at 4.50 p.m., stated:-

The anti-cyclone over Japan is stationary. A trough of low presaura extends from Cochin- China to Guam,

Local Forecast:--Ewinds, moderate fair to showery..

REVOLT IN UPPER AUSTRIA.

LEADER FLEES: ASSO CIATES ARRESTED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGESUY.]

VIENNA, Sept. M Pfreimer's revolt has completely collapsed, and the Fascist Portys Pfreimer, head of the Fascist Party; has filed to Italy, but his chief of staff, Ranter, and, also Prince Strarhemberg, former Minister of the Interior, and the Commander to Chief of Upper Austria, Heim wehr, bave been arrested.

In many places the mere appear ance of troops was sufficient to disperse the Fascists.

a BOOK SE

STREET FIGHTING IN BERLIN.

SIXTY-FIVE INJURED WOMEN TRAMPLED UPON.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]

BERLIN, Sept. 14. Bixty five persons were seriously injured this evening during fierce

TWO MORE ENGLISH LADIES street fighting between Nezi and

REPORTED KILLED.

[THBQUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.

RELEASE

MISSIONARY

actions are to be taken unless the MONSIGNOR RICCI SET AT

robels “fire the first shot,

LIBERTYRSTAS Martial law bas, bec

declared in the city of Changsha following the arrest of a number of suspect- od Canton spios

The local foreign Consular body has been notified of the tense situa tion by the Hunanese authorities and asked to advice their nationals to' eyscunto the "danger zoneE.'

PROMINENT LAWYER

(THROUGH" REUTER'S AGENDT.]AND

PEIPING, Sept. 15. "The Apostolic: Delegation” has received a telegram from Laohokow atating that the Reds" have released Monsignor Rieci, who was captured at Chayuenkow on May 5 of this year, ov

CAPTIVE NEARLY A YEAR.

TERRIBLE PLIGHT DE REV. BERT NELSON.

MARRIES CONCUBINE Peiping, Sept. s.—The recent cap.

INTERESTING FUNCTION

AT CANTON

(From Our Own. Correspondent.)

CANTON, Sept. 15

ture of the Irish Catholic priest, Father Sanda, by Red bandits in the province" of Hupeb, has reROW- ed interest in the case of the Amarican Protestant" "missionary, the Rev. Bert Nelson, whose plight|| is a terrible one for he has been. a prisoner for nearly a year:

He was seized in the same pro vince as Father Bands on October 5. last year and has undergone un- told hardships since then. When the Reds carried him off he was

· (REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE ]

ZAVEC NEW Yonk, Sept. 15- The threo airmen, Wily Rody, Christian Johanson and Costa' Vle, Villa Francs to fly to New York are two hours overdue and their whereabouts is not known since they warb sighted by the as. Pannland. yesterday afternoon, 400 miles east of Halifax, Nova Scotia KAMER

Two pilots loft at midnight in on attempt to locate the flyers bub returned, this morning, reporting.

that visibily was poor and nothing

could be seen.

LIGHTNING STRIKES

ONE OF CREW INJURED.

[REUTEN'S AMERICAN BERVICE.]|| NEW YORK, Sept. 15

the North Beach Airport. One of Lightning struck the Do-Xat

the crew was injured, but the Do-X was not damaged."

EXCHANGE RATES.

BBITION WIRELESS SERVICE);

RUGBY, Sept. 14

123:06

Paris Now York Brustola Ganeva Amsterdam

Milan Berlin Stockholm Copenhagon ORO

4:86 1/18

234,94)

$4.02.

12.04

92.013

80.041

∙16:157

18:174

$18,181

Vienus

24.0

Prague

164

Helsing

100%

Madrid

[63.05%

Lisbon

$110

-376

810

31/32

31

1/52

Athens Bucharest Rio Buenos Aires Montevideo

Bombay Shanghai Hong Kong. Yokohama Silver (spot): Silver (forward)

13/32

13 1/16

A curious mariage, destined to rovolutionize the time-honoured wearing only a thin shirt and trou conception of the legality anders and a great part of last winter had elapsed, passed in a #cold," status of the off-spring of con- damp, mountainous region, before cubines in China, took place last warm clothing reached hun. Sunday afternoon in Aris Hotel in his ransom and this was forthcom A large sum was demanded for

Canton when Mr. To Kang Shek, ing, but the bandits beoke faith and a prominent lawyer here, made his demanded a curious assortment of cluding wireless sets, wrist watches concubino his wife with all the articles as additional racsom, in- rights and privileges appertaining and gramophone reeds When thereto. The "bride" and "bride these in turn had been seat their groom had been living together they coolly said that they intended for over ten years and bave four to keep Mr. Nelson indefinitely to children, but they had never gone teach them English. through the usual marriage cere Little News of Him. mony until last Sunday afternoon. His sufferings this summer have The occasion was solemnized when been for worse even than those of Mr. Tse Ying Pak and Mr. Chen last winter for he has been not far Tai Ning, two prominent lawyers from Hankow, where there have in Canton, neted as witnesses and been the worst floods over known. His brother has made several attached their names to the mar | In July there were cataracts of rain visits to Peiping, Nanking and ringe certificate. There were no for twenty-three days on end with Hankow and has tried to act as 1 flower girls. or: maids of honour the temperature standing frequent go-between with the assistance of present, and the bride was not ly at over 100 degrees and often native Christians and the American given away. But aside from this remaining over ninety all night. authorities have frequently urged the usual marriage routine was gone Such humid heat is almost unbear-the Chinese officials to do more, but through.

able under normal conditions and with another winter coming on the the lonely captive, continually soak- missionary's release seems as far off

(Continued on next Goluma.)

ALLEGED NON-DELIVERY

OF BANK NOTES.

KWANGSI BANK TO TAKE

-ACTION:

[CENTRAL PRESS)]

NANNING, Sept. 12 Strong feelings here against the American Banknote Company and the American Express Company for failure to deliver banknotes to the Kwangsi Provincial Bank took a new turn to-day, when a Committee was formed to make known througn- out China and other countries thé alleged deliberate breach of faith on the part of the two companies, Particularly the American Bank- note Company

Besides informing the National Government with the full facts of the case, the Committes has sent. circular telegrams to South America and other countries where the American Banknote Company has business connections, stating that the concern has purposely violated the agreement by communicating the material facts to T. V. Boong who asked the American Minister to restrain in the American Express." Company at Hong Kong from de- livering the notes to the Kwangsi Provincial Bank. T

The public in Canton and in other parts of the country is urged to boycott the American Banknote Company and the American Ex- press Company and to place futura orders with British firma,

It will be recalled that the Amori- cap Banknote Company of New York undertook to print banknotes Communists, MAND How for the Kwangsi Provincial Bank. A crowd of 20,000 which assem- The notes were shipped by the bled outside the Sports Palace, American Express Companynt where Nazi and Communist leaders Hong Kong, but it is alleged, re- were making speeches. The mob fuses to deliver the goods on the rushed in and broke up the meet- ground that their office at Shang- de hai has instructed the Hong Kong ofice not to do so at the order of the Nanking authorities's adve

16-is-understood that the Kwangel for the ro! Bank will take action covery of the notes, as it has ful- Alled all the terms of the contract.

BUDAPEST, Sept. 14 Two more English Indies are reinge Zemin ported to have been killed in the train smash which occurred near Budapest on September 13. – They are Mrs Clements, an English financial resources between the schoolmistress, and Miss Hilda

Forld of Faversham, federation and its unita

allowed to alin, he did not think Fourthly, the distribution of the there would-be another so good (Continued af-foot of next columns,

in the confusion women were trampled upon, and badly hurt

The police used trancheons freely in their efforts to quell the disturb

noce, but the rioting continued for

od with rain and sweat, has been in a pitiable condition,

Lite news has been allow ed to reach the outside world for some months, but he is believed to have had attacks both of dysentery and malaria

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