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ADMIRALTY CUTS

IN PAY

MEN WILLING TO ACCEPT REASONABLE CUT.

(BRITISH WIRELESS, DERVICE.).

UNEMPLOYED IN

GREAT BRITAIN.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19 1931

EXAMINATION OF LORD HUDSON AND SILVER PROBLEM.

3,000,000 EXPECTED TO BE OFFICIAL CONFERENCE TO

WORKLESS.

Ma

THROUGH REUTER'S "AOKNUY.)

Ruany, Sept, 17

LONDON, Bopt1A In the House of Commons, at

The increase in the present record question time, Sir Austen Chamber of unemployment figures by 200,000 lain, First Lord of the Admiralty to 3,000,000 was anticipated in a stated that the Admiralty had speech by Mr. Neville Chamberlain issued an Order to the Flent in in the House of Commons when which it was stated that the Ad speaking on the National Economy miralty was fully alive to the hard-Bill. He said this was an neumed ships among certain classes of rat-figure in making up the Unemploy. ing resulting from the reduction of ment Fund Balance Sheet for next nay. The ships of the Atinutic year flunt were to proceed to their Homo ports forthwith to enable & per sonal investigation to be made with a view to necessary alleviation

Later in the debate the motion for adjournment raised by the Mem ber for Portsmouth Central, Capt. W. P. Hall, RN, Sir Austen paid a tribute to the Senior Officers Commanding the Atlantic Fleet for the tact and common sense of their actions which would, ha balieved, ba warmly echoed by the men of the Fleet.

Lower Deck Action,

¡NAs regards the lower deck, al- though their action sould not ha excused, he might almost say that if such action was takon at all it inpoko well for the general dis "cipline of the Navy that it should have passed oft so quietly and without disturbance. He felt con- dant that, in accordance with the traditions of the Service, the men' would loyally uphold it, and would not look back to what had happen ed but forward to rendering service to the country.

After dealing with the detailed criticisms of cuts made by Capt. Hall, Sir Austen said with régarð to special casca" of hardship and unfairness, the Admiralty was pre- pared to make an inquiry with the hope of finding a method of allevi. ating the hardships,

The general scheme of economy, laid down by the Government, was required in order to restore Nation- al prosperity and restore National credit. They could not allow it to be eaton away in detail, but they were quite rendy, in cases of exten tional hardship, to provide a remedy, if they could.

Bummoned to London.

That was the propose of the in- quiry which would be opened at, the earliest possible moment, after the arrival of the ships at Home ports, by the respective Commanders in Chict

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Me Neville Chamberlain also stated that nearly £1,000,000 will be saved in the deductions from feed to doctors and chemiste, payable under the National Insurance Act, this in equivalent to 1/10th of their present remuneration.

CHIEF PETTY" OFFICER WILLIS HONOURED...

PRESENTED WITH GOLD

WATCH.

THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Sept. 17. Chief Petty Officer Willia, the hero of the Poseidon disaster, was entertained this evening by the Molesey, "branch of the British Logion, of which he has been made an honorary member.

O.P.O. Willis was presented with gold watch and his wife, Mrs. Wähis, with a travelling bag, by Colonel John Brown, the National Chairman of the Legion.

7.

In a modest: rophy to addresses. praising his conduct in the Posel. don disnator, C.P.O.. Willis said there were plenty of others in the submarine service who would have done exactly the same as he did

WAR DEBTS.

AMOUNTS RECEIVED AND PAID BY BRITAIN..

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, Sept. 17. In a Parliamentary answer on

war debts, the Chancellor of the Excheq ter, Mr. Snowden, stated the net war debt due to Britain by Italy

MEET ON SEPT: 30.

[THOUGHTBUTER'S AGENCY,"

PARIS, Sept. 18.07 To-day exports, under the BUB" pices of the International Chamber of Commercs, who are meeting to examine the silver probleza, hold their first gathering formally to enable the experts to get into con tnet,

The official confórones opens on October 20

The present stato of the silver talks were cutlified by an official of the International Chamber of Com merce to Reuter. He pointed out that the proposal originated at the Bionmind Congress at Washington last May, but as it was not quite alear to what extent such a con- 'ference' would be useful, the Coun

cil later resolved calling for, the Appointment of an independent privato commitee of experts to re- port on the technical aspect so as to enable the Council to fix. s policy

The committee was not yet com plete, but it is hoped the report will be ready for submission to the next meeting of the Council on October, 23.

ROUND - TABLE CONFERENCE.

GANDHI'S "GENTLE AND HUMBLE COMPLAINT.”.

{BRITIDE WIBBARE KIATION]

Buonr, Sept: 17. Mr. Gandhi made a long speech at the meeting of the Federal Structure Committee to-day so the course of a general discussion on the composition of the methods. of election to the Federal Legislature.

He began by declaring himself oppressed by the fear that the delegates were not the chosen oner of India, but of the Government. There was a sense of unreality about the Committee, and its pro- cerdings seemed to him: intermin able and leading nowhere. He made the gentle and humble.com. plaint that His Majesty's Govern ment did not give them a lead which would help them to reach

conclusions. He wished Govern ment to say what they would do if Indians had appointed them arbi-

at the signing of the funding agresters of their destiny,

mander-in-Chief of Home ports mount received since was £33 mil dent scristim with the points before It is understood that the Comment was £500 millions. The not Mr. Gandhi then proceeded to have been summoned to the Ad. lions and to be received under the tho meeting. A vik miralty to discuss the plan for agreement was £231,550,000, Que Spirit of Give and Take... holding of the inquiry into the "The war debt due to Britain by India, historically, was one cour grievances of the mon regarding France at the signing of the fundry, he said, and the Princes, in pay cuts..

ing agreement was 670 milions. agreeing to a Federation, had help- The amount received since waset to maintain that unity. There £43,628,000 and the total to be faust be a spirit of give and take received under the agreement was between British-India and the In- £199,500,000.

quite and workabis scheme of abian States, for without it a de- federation was impossible,

Adjournment Motion Withdrawn, (THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Sept. 17. The past is past, and it is in everybody's interest to forget it, declared Sir Austan Chamberlain in the House of Commons when replying to a Labour demand that there should be no penalisation in connection with the naval anrast. Labour Members emphasised that they did not condone índíscipline in the Navy. Sir Austen reiterated

Mr.

agreement with the remarks made Gandhi found himself in by Lord Peel, who had pointed out certain advantages which the

The total owing. by Britain to the United States no the signing of the funding agreement was G.81,000,000,000. The amount paid since was 0.81,353,720,000, and the aggregate amount to be paid under the agreement to completion of method of indirect, election possĽŠS- payments was G.811,105,963,000.

ed over direct election.. He said he was wedded to adult suffrage, idea of two Legislaturen, while he but was not enamoured with the

was opposed to the whole idea of nominated members. Experts; he' advice, but they should not be able submitted, could attend to give

to vote.

ING TO ENGLAND.

the substance of the Admiralty" MYSTERY" MAN RETURN statement.(mentioned yesterday) giving an assurance that all griev ancer would be sifted by the Dis- trict Commander-in-Chief, but said that Government could not... allow the economy schema to be eaten away.

The ex-First Lord, Mr." Alexan- der, said that he was gratified at Government's statement, and finally the Labour motion for adjournment

the House was withdrawn,

Trus Perspective. [CRITIAN WILKLESS SERVICE.]

Ruaty, Sopt. 18. Last night's debate in the House of Commons on the recent unrest

R. NORMAN SAILS ON BOARD

DUCHESS OF BEDFORD.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

QUEBEC, Sept. 18. Refusing to be interviewed Mr. Montagu Norman, the Governor of the Bank of England, kailed to-day on board the Duchess of Bedford for England. He is travelling on the passenger list incognito, his name not appearing

in the Atlantic Test, following AUSTRIAN REVOLT. upon outs in Naval pay, included in the National programme of economy served to place the incl. dent, in its tric perspective.

The Labour Member for Ports mouth, Capt., W. G. Hall, who initi ated the discussion, emphasised that the cause of the unrest was solely hostility to cute in pay which hit

PRINCE STARHENBURG PRO. VISIONALLY RELEASED,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BIMETALLISM.

NEED OF RAISING LEVEL OF WHOLESALE PRICES

THROUGH LEUTER' AGENCY.]

LONDON, Sept. 18. Lord Hudson, who is an advocato of bimetallism, gavo notice of a motion which he will present to the House of Loads, on Sept. 30, questing the Government to confer immediately with the Governments of the Dominions and the United States on the need of raising the present level of wholesale prices, also of the desirability of deskog with the question of silver so as to increase the purchasing power of a large portion of the world's popula tion, by stabilising the price of silver to some appropriate level

PORTUGUESE NAVAL MUTINY DENIED.

{THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.)

LISBON, Sept., 17. There is no taith in the report from Spain of a Portuguese naval mutiny. The whole country (ia" quiet.

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by the Boyal Observatory at 5.25 P., stated:

The typhoon is less than 200 miles to the east of Oshima, moving north. A typhoon ap-- pears to be forming to the cast of the Visayas in about Lat: 13 deg, N., Long, 120 deg. E.. direction of motion at present unknown

Local Forecast:-NE.or variable winde, moderate; fine generally.

TYPHOON WARNING.

The following typhoon warn ing has been received by the American Consulate General from the Manila. Observatory. Manila, Sept. 16, 3.15 p.m. Cyclone or typhoon E. of Visa yas Islands, direction unknown

FRENCHMEN GAOLED FOR

ABDUCTION. T

MANS FOR FOREIGN LEGION ATTEMPTS TO KIDNAP GER

men.

COL LINDBERGH'S FAUX PAS.

RECEPTION AND AVIATION OFFICIALS PEEVED.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCE,

NANKING, Sept. 18. Cal Lindberghe lack of prompt ness" in informing the Chicote authorities here of his movements han caused considerable dissatisfac tion, especially in Chinese ingles It is pointed out that the only telegram from Lindbergh to tho Chinese authorities dated Sept.

BRITAIN'S PROPOSED

TARIFFS

CAUSING ANXIETY IN EUROPE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.

GENEVA, Sept. 17,

Anxiety in France, owing to re. parts that Britain might adopt pro tective tariffs, is shown by the fact that M. Rollin, the French Minister of Commerce, has approached the representative on the Board of and was transmitted rid the Trade and expressed the view, helt Chinese Legation at Tokyo, by the French Government, that

Lindbergh was orpected on Sept. 50, but learning last night that he the imposition of Customs duties was due to-day preparations for his for the purpose of remedying Bri arrival were feverishly hastened.

The Reception Committee and Avia-tain's advema balance trade would tion officials waited vainly while constitute an infringement of the the river traffic was cleared, after long wait it was Joarned that Lindbergh had. postponed his de parture from Fukuoka, al ve

The general feeling in the Capi tal is that he should have shown greater consideration for the Chinens authorities

Nanking Ready to Raceira Lindbergħa, {THROUGH RIUTER'S AGENCE.]) MOONANKING, Sept. 18

All preparations for the reception of God, and Mrs. Lindbergh have been completed but were greatly hindered by the rapid rise of the Yangteze, which, swept away the jetties from the stages to the shore,

Start Postponed,

FUKUOKA, Sept. 18,

elementary rights of countries on gaged in normal economie relations He added that the French Govern ment could not believe that Britain would adopt much stops which, he felt sure, would injure the interests of both countries. Aves

PEACE TALK IN CANTON

BUT CHIANG KAI SHEK MUST RETIRE.

(From Our Own Correspondent:

CANTON, Sept. 18.

Inspite of the fighting, though of on in the vicinity of Hoagthow, in a minor nature, that has been going. Human, where the opposing forces are converging, talk of prass and a possible amicable settlement of the mooted in official circles here. The Canton Nanking dispute in still strange fact is that neither Nan king nor Canton has openly derlar.

Yesterday the Canton Government was in feceipt of an urgent tale. gram from Messrs Wu Teh Cheng, praminent leaders of the Kuomin Chang Chi and Li Shill Talang, ad bang in Peiping, doploring its mili tary activities and war-like pre parations. The message, called at tention to the disastrous floods and famine in Central Chinn and all the horrors they were bringing ans of thousands of people have perish

A GENEVA, Sept. 18. and millions more are facing Fear that Britain will adopt pro starvation as a result of these tection is behind an important re-calamities. The Canton authorities solution submitted to the Second are urged to stop fighting at onen Committee, and is signed by Bol and devote their time and energy and Sweden calling on every coun. dring millions in Central Chius, gium, Denmark, Norway, Holland to the relief of the countless try to avoid a change in its tarif The local authorities are strongly or commercial policy bending to urged to consider these matters, increase the economic disequil brium.

The Canton Government has de- nied that it in launching na offer. sive against Nanking, declaring that unless Chiang attacks Kpang tung no attempt will be made to

The Lindberghs have postponed GENERAL ELECTION 5ght Naaking The resent war their departure until Saturday.

Intends to Fly to Europe.

OBAXA, Sept. 18 Col. Lindbergh stated to Press representatives that, after spending | A few days at Nanking, he hoped to fly to Europe," but that he had not yet decided on the route he would take.

ZEPPELIN IN THE

AIR AGAIN.

"REPLIES" FROM BRAZIL. WITHIN TWO WEEKS.

[THROUGH AKUZKE'S AQINOY]

BERLIN, Sept. 17

OUTLOOK.

PROBABLE ELECTION DAY OCTOBER 19.

(THROUGH EXUTER'S AGENCY,]

LONDON, Sept. «18. Despite the opposition expressed at the Liberal Party meeting, poll tical opinicu generally is convine- od" that there will be an early- peal to the country by the Nation, al Government, headed by Mr. MacDonald, on the tariff issue,

This will probably entaiḥā, change in the National Govern

defection of Sir Herbert Samuel

preparations are purely for defen- sive purposes, Pence can only be realized upon the retirement of Chiang Kai Shek, the replycou "cluded, "

Withdrawal of Canton Troope, (Wah Ter Fat Fao.)

CANTON, Sept. 19 The Cantonese troops under the divisional commanders, T Hon Mow and Li Yang King, are with drawing to Northern Kwangtung from Hunan and will take up the nonnal garrison quarters along the North River

Kwangsi troops who have ad- vanced into Hunan are also with- drawing. **

shafen at 1.18. m, for Pernambuco,

The Graf Zeppelin left Friedrichment's inergonnel, (dwing to the CHIANG LEAVES FOR By and other Free Traders, as

Friedrichshafen, Sept. 12.-The

It inauggested that all the

has been fixed for Thunday night time to dissolve (Parliament on departure of the Graf Zeppelin for Government's business is certau

He next journey to South America to be passed by both Houses, in All available berthe have hean October Pitomis booked at the reduced rate of 4,000. This would automatically mene marks, and in addition to this, the that October 19 would be Polling ayship will probably carry an ex- Day. ceptionally heavy mail on this trip, The newspapers continue to give the second of three, arranged for prominence to election, talk, but this autumn, S

Contradictory Reports

Berlin, Sept 10-Two French

were sentenced to-day to four years' imprisonment with hard labour by the District Court at Lueneburg, nehr the Franco- German frontier, on charges of abduction. It was stated in, evi Under the new arrangements dence that the two had acted as with the Brazilian postal authori recruiting agents for the French ties the dirigible will this time There are contradictory reports Foreign Legion and had attempted remain at its mooring mast at regarding a meeting last night be after having rendered them uncon which time the mail it has brought banks and the Prime Minister to kidnap two German workers Pernambuco for four days, during tween the representatives of the scious with drugged cigarettes. A will be rushed to the various Eengi. after which the Cabinet set until customs officer testified that belian centres by aeroplane and the 9.30 p.m. stopped the automobile with the replies taken, back again to Porname On the one hand, it is stated Agents and their two victims near buco by the same means. Thus it that the bankers asked for a de- the frontier and that the two will be possible for businessmen and finitat announcement that there him and then threatened him with to their letters to Brazil within a least until the present danger to Frenchmen had first sought to bribe others in Europe, to receive a reply would be no election at present, at their revolvers.

fortnight, as compared with the sterling is past On the other minimum of a month, required by hand, it is stated that the bankers the French Amopostale Company interview was concerned solely and the minimum of six weeks by with precautions to safeguard the erdinary mail bont

pound during the election, and that a Government announcement of a national appeal is most like ly to be made in the next few days

A Jarge sum of money found on

fineated. tho two agents has been con-

Place Cards on the Table... (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Sept. 17. Mahatma Gandhi lodged a

gen

STAINFORTH'S" "PLANE SALVAGED.

An All-India Federation Earlier in the proceedings, the views of the European business community were given by Mr. Gavin Jones. The Indian States,

- [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE) he said, should be adequately rete and humble complaint against | presented in the Federation and in

Ruaux, Sept. 17. fair proportion to British-India. Federal Structure Committee of the Flight Lieutenant Steinforth met Es Majesty's advisers "at" the

The racing seaplan in which Beyond that, the method of selee Round Table Conference today for with mishap yesterday, was raised

on was an internal matter of the States. They were all agreed that

not giving members a lend. He from eight fathoms, in which it the only solution of their problem wanted them to place their sprds enu in the Solent, by a savage

on the table and submit concrete boat to-day. But AINE responsibility should be transferred to any Government that was not representative of all India and at interests in India.

was an AN-India Federation, and no

proposals. Le said that the pro. ceedings seemed interminable to him, and were lending practically nowhere.

Undesirable Effect.

THE FRONT

TO DIRECT OPERATIONS

IN HUNAN

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. }

NAWHING, Sept. 18. Chiang Kai Shek left for Hankom this morning, aboard the gunboat Yat Sen to direct military opera tions in Hunan Chiang Bai Shek Day, stop at Kiukiang,

MYSTERY NOT ALL CLEARED UP

ADMIRAL BYRD TO REVISIT ANTARCTIC

-Boston, Mass., Sept. 13.Admiral Richard. Byrd, famous for his ex- plorations in the Antarctic, especially by means of aeroplanes, announced to-day that he will shorte ly conduct another expedition to the Antarctic as there is still considerable amount of mystery down there.

Admiral Byrd, however, will not diyalge his plans to the Press, al though detailed preparations for the expedition have already been made,

"Lords' Debate, The House of Lords, which ad- fourned on September B. till to

It has been decided to suspend to disarm and chase their officers of favouring direct election, they were treatment of any special interests, fable. E

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE],

The attention of the Press has turned recently from the financial

Roany, Sept. 17.

crisis, more or less terminated with the balancing of the budget, to the It did not appear to be much the country, and various political day, this afternoon discussed possibility of an early appeal to damaged.

combinations have been discussed. Preparations for Steinforth's at-

motion proposed by Lord. Mol In Government circles, the feel-chett, approving the action of the tempt to break his own record for ing is understood to be that sus Government in setting up a com Regarding the method of appoint the suggestions he made in this course of 370 miles an hour are calculated to have an exciting and into the methods of balancing the Lord Sankey undertook to bring the international three-kilometre gestions of an early election are mittoo of the Cabinet to inquire ment of British-Indian representa

continuing

undesirable effect on both the poli-trade exchange LONDON, Sept. 17. Houses, he still personally favoured Mahatma Gand then expressed The standard Rolls-Royce engine tical and financial situations Lord Melchett said the adverse

tives to the Upper and Loweree to the Government's notice, It is learned from Linz that the system of representation of tion of representation in the Indian Seaplane in which Flight Licates Cabinet and the Government have attention bed while Advocating - a number of opinions on the ques has been removed from the Vicketa the married men particularly hardly Prince Starhenburg, and, in his view, broke the contract arrested a fow days ago in oon and of the Legislatures in the Irage, he propised that each of the Trophy and set up the hundred mediate task of the re-establish tion of the whole basis and

The fact is that members of the balance of trade demanded urgent who was Governments in the Upper House Parliament. Favouring adult sul-ant Boothman won the Schneider all their energies bent on the intarill as a part of the reorganisa regarding pay, and, allowances connection with the Fascist uprising in Lower House. But the Europea half million of villages should elect kilometre record of 312 miles un ment of complete confidence, firmed by successive governments, the northern provinces, and General community would consent to irlTM

Letters from men showed they Puchmayr, have been provisionally direct election to the Upper House one representative and later elect hour, and a special Rolls-Royce ent Statements as to the personal tional industrial system, ha em Would accept any reasonable entrelensed.

from the Legislatures of the con

men for the Federal Legislature gine designed for the attack on the attitudes of members of the Gorphasised that a general election which did not bring tragedy to their

stituent States. They preferred in.

This procedure would obviate the speed record is being installed in ernment are based

Abould be avoided at all costa homes. He was glad the Admiralty

direct election to the Lower House reation of uned to stitches its place will be made as soon speculation Sub-Committee on mombers of the Labour opposition

unwieldly constituencies. Am

entirely upon After a short debate, in which had acknowledged the existence of sage to British sailors, urging them but, in view of popular opinion ber, and opposed also the separate as the weather conditions are mit which the three parties are repre- Lord Privy Seal, replying for the special hardships, we d

did not take part, Lord Prol, the willing to agree to it, provided

sented, is known to be making the Government, said he understood; all annual training in campe by the their ship. MASSA

that the House was truly repre Loyal-Urews. Territorial Army and supplementary

most careful survey in connection the objections to a general election, sentative of the federating units.

with the problem of redressing but was not in a position to make THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.] vreserve next year.

They held that the special interests, The strength of the Territórisa BA de date my phoneMEN

WELLINGTON, Sept. 18.

the adverse trade balance, and Army will be limited to that for The Admiralty cuts in pay have tures, should in the future Gov

now represented in the Legisla-

Any statement, every anggestion that has been put forward is being studied, The Government had, balanced which provision was made in this been accepted: philosophically by ernment be represented in both

The Liberal Parliamentary Par the budget and foreign countries car's estimates,

the two hundred officers and men Chambers Europeans, he said,

ty, mot to-night under the chair were iurpressed by the vigour with **** German, Paper Suspended,” of the British sloops Laburnum and should have the same representa BOMBAY, Sept. 18. At the end of a test fight to the man ship of Bir. Herbert Sarouel which, the problem had been tack-

Veronica - [THNQUAH HEUTER'S AGENCY:1

tion on now with constituencies ad Indian commerce will after all be Tast and back, a Royal Air Force and for two hours discussed the elhsges were ready to make c

ed and the spirit in which all The crews of the cruisers Dunedin at present to elect their representa represented at the Round Table Saro Severn flying boat yester, national" situation. It is authori BERLIN, Boot. 17. and Diomede who are paid by the lives. British and Indien.com Conference Sir Puryhotandes day set up a new record for

latively stated that the general run away from its responsibilitie

fices. The Government would not The Communist peper Rotefane New Zealand Government are not marco should be represented each Thakurdas sod Mr. Jamal Mohamed longest zou stop fight for, & flymers of opinion was that there He stated that the sub-committee has been suspended for one month affected but it is expected their by three or four members in both are sailing next week. The third | boat."

should not be an early generant the Cabinet studying the pro for printing an inflammatory me pay will soon be subjected to the Hous

delegate, Mr. G. D. Burla, is already. It few 1,100 miles from Gilbraltar election pro (Continued at foot of next column.) Itan per cont, Civil Service out.

(Continued on seat Columa.) la London,

blem of the trade balance was hard o Plymouth without alighting

(Continued on next Column) AL WORK.

Bith tangle, and the interests of the apart from the Hindu-Musulman.

“Untouchablen."

Indian Commerce to be Represented.

FLYING BOAT NON-STOP RECORD.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCE.]L

[BLITICH WIRELESS BREVICH.]

Bugsy. Bept 17,