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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6-1932

SIXTY "WAR CABINETS" FORMED

CONGRESS PREPARES FOR ANTI-

GOVERNMENT 'WAR

TEN THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS ENROL

IN CONGRESS RANKS

GOV. COUNTER-ATTACKS CONTINUE: MANY ARRESTS REPORTED

(REUTER AND BIN WIRELESS.]

BOMBAY, Jan. 5.

sion. The Volunteers will be billet RUMBLINGS of the coming. civile in residences throughout the

strife are intensified by the local Congresss Committee's com prenhesive plans for a bitter and Government "war."

In anticipa tion of casualties, Congress has equipped two hospitals with fifty

volunteer

four beds. and doctors and nurses.

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Ten thousand volunteers are re- ported to have enrolled in Congress. ranks and sixty successive "war cabinets " have been formed in order to last two mouths,' should ose complete council be arrested daily.

A complete cessation of the ex- port of cotton to Japan and Britain will also be attempted.

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Undeterred by the Arrest Prasad, Congress has appointed a third President in the person of

Dr. Austri

Meanwhile, the Government's counter-attacks continue and re. ports of arrests have been received from all parts of India.

BRITISH PRESTIGE HIGHER

THAN EVER.

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Protection for British. "Absolute protection must be every British 413214 given woman and child, whether of cial or not," reads statement which Gandhi left behind giving directions as to the policy of the Congress after his arrest.

A Challange to Government of Iadia.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Runny, Jan. 4. The arrest of Gandhi, ga, whose advice the Indian Coughee has determined upon a renewal of the civil disobedienes movement, in-

dientes that firm netion is to bo taken to preserve order in India.

LONDON SMASH AND BOMB EXPLOSION IN JAPANESE PROTEST

GRAB EPIDEMIC

TO NANKING ·

FRENCH TOWN

A CROSS BETWEEN JEWELLER ROBBED IN BUSY SECOND OUTRAGE WITHIN AGITATION AGAINST JAPAN

WHEAT AND RYE

BRITISH PROFESSOR'S EXPERIMENTS

[BRITISH WIRELEAR SERVICE.]."

Ruay, Jan. 3.

Sir Rowland Biffen, Professor of

Agricultural and Botany, whose production of rust free, whent in

1914 cronted worldwide, interest, has succeeded in producing a number of fertile aroutes between when and rye which, it is hoped, will lead the establishment of strains cap- relatively able" of cultivation on poor soils of good grain quality, and with production costs consider ably below those for home-grown! wheat.

CABINET MEETINGS

TO BE RESUMED NEXT WEEK

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, Jan S Beginning to-morrow there will be. It is authoritatively stated that meetings practically every day of

one or other of the Cabinet Com Government of India, with the full mittees appointed to report on approval of His Majesty's Govern-various subjects. ment, will use all its statutory The Erst Cabinet council since powers to combat what is, in effect, December 16, is due to be held a a challenge to the Government in week to-day. It is anticipated that Fearrying out its most elementary

the policy to be pursued by Grent responsibilities.

Britain

The ground for the action of Congress, apart from the Prime Minister's announcement at the end

the Lausanne conference will be considered. Manye import ant domestie matters must also be examined by the Cabinet before of the Round Table Conference, Parliament re-assembles on Febru which Congress regards a wholly | ary 2. inadequate, but which was accepted' by the Round Table Conference it self as promising further fruitful The arrest of Gashi, carly yester-gotiations, are the Ordinances day, was followed during the day which the Government of India by action against the Indian Cod.dave recently pus into force to cope Kress itself. Four new Ordinances with grave emergencies in three

proximed hampering its provinces,

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Roomy, Jan. 5.

activities and making picketting The Bengal Ordinances give the illegal, and this was followed by a Provincial Government the powers declaration that the Congress necessary to protect their officials Working Committee was an unlaw and the public against a wide ful association, *

sprend and dangerous "terrorist conspiracy.

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The situation in India underwent but little change otherwise, al though disorders took place at vari- our cities..

Newspapers generally agree that in the circumstanres Lord Willing- don and his advisers were left with no possible alterntive to the course

takon.

Movement for Complete

Independence

In the North West Frontier Province, a movement aiming at complete independence is in being which seriously, qudangers peace The Timer ways: "It is not un- and order within the province and fair to say that from the first to gravely imperils the defences of the last Ganhi made no practical India at its most critical point. contribution whatever to the work Its leaders have rejected thỏ of the Round Table Conference proposals of the British Govern- His attendance showed certainment for constitutional advance in courage, but his performance was the Province, though those pro- fool proof that nothing is to be ex-posals had the approval of all pected from leaders of Congress in parties of the Round Table Con- their present mood by way of con- forance, and; to further their ends, structive statesmanship. That they are endeavouring to exploit mood will inevitably change na timo | the economic, distress and' to embroil goes on, and the prestige of Britain the unstable and warlike tribes wil stand all the higher, not merely of the frontier.

Special measures in both pro. for having exhausted every means vines are clearly necessay so long of oliciting the whole gamut of In- as such activities last. dan opinion and for pursuing standily thereafter a chosen courso of constitutional progress, in spite of every attempt to turn it into

in Indin hut in the world outside, į

baos.

Unrest at Allahabad,

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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

ALLAHABAD, Jan. 6. At Allahabad to-day, two persons. were killed and several injured in the erish of a huge crowd while the police were dispersing a prohibited procession demonstrating Gandhi's incarceration.

Thirty arrests were made, includ- ing the brother-in-law of Jawahar Lal Nehru.

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Jawahar Lal Nehru was to-day sentenced at Ahmedabad to two your rigorous imprisonment for disobeying an order that he was not to leave the city boundaries.

Disturbances also occurred at Cawnpore and Calentia, where the police carried out a series of lathi charges.

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It was considered necessary to im poas e curfew order at Cawnpore.

Twenty arrests were affected at New Delhi for unlawful picketing.

Prasad Arrested.

BOMBAY, Jan. 4.

Congress Activities.

In the United Provinces, a cam. riaign has been set on foot by the for branches of Congress with the ubject of inducing the peusuntry, who make up the great bulk of the population, to withhood their rents, out of which a large part of the Government Revenue is paid. Here Kau conomic distress is being ex- poited.

DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE

PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS

POSTPONED

(YRITION WIRELESS. BERVICE]

RUGBY, Jan. 5, Discussions arranged for to-day between Mr. Arthur Henderson and Sir Eric Drummond, Secretary General to the League of Nations, on matters connected' with the. Dis- armament Conference, of which Mr. Henderson is chairman, have been postponed until Sir Eric Dracond has recovered from an attack of in. feam.”

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BURMA PLENARY SESSION

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MEETING EXPECTED NEXT WEEK.

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICK]

Ruony, Jan. 4. The Burina Round Table Confer- ence in London to-day began con- sideration in committee of the re- „port" prepared by its Chairman, Lord Peel, on the work of the Conference up to date. When con sideration is completed, the report, with such amendments as may be necessary, will be sent to the plen- ary session, probably next week; when it is anticipated the Prime Minister will make a statement to the Conference.

such

But the United Provinces Gov- urnment have fully recognised the out departing from the ideal of difficulties of the enltivator arising non-violenes. But history shows from the worldwide fall in prices that outbursts of violence which and on the recommendation of a spare no class or creed are the

consisting mainly of inevitable consequencA of unmittee elected representatives of the teaching. argicultural classes in the Legis lature, agricultural rentals. in the province have been adjusted gen-" rally to the level ruling in 1901, when the price level was the same

in the past year.

Prompt Menguras Neckarry.

Prompt and docisive measures against the leaders of such a move- mont are regarded as imperative, This messure hau meant a sacrifice determined not to be diverted from but the Government are equally of no less than eight-hundred thou- the policy of political advance for sand pounds per annum of revenue India which was by the United Provinces Govern Prime Minister's statement at the ment at a time, when resources are

conclusion of the Round Table Con- otherwise seriously strained.

ference.

set out in the

The three committees foreshadow- ed in that statement will embark for India on January 15 pursun the enquiries necessary for the com- pletion of the constitutional plan.

Furthermore, a Consultative Com- mittee of the Round Table Confer- enca is being set up in India to

Mais Case Against Congress. The main case against Congress, however, is that it is, in effect, try The authorities are believed to be ing to set itself up as a parallel pussuing a steady campaign for the to the Government and is not only purpose of breaking up the Con-obstructing every mensure, taken arcas organisation. Rajendranath by the Government to maintain law Prasad, appointed by Vallabhat and order but is also endeavouring &xamine other aspects of the pro- Patel to succeed him an President to make constitutional reform and blem. Gandhi's name was included of Congress, was arrested at Patna the work of the Round Tabla. Con-in the list of its members. to-day.

ference abortive. Congress circles in Bombay ex- Feet" the arrests of two hundred local workara to occur in the next day or two.

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THOROUGHFARE

'(Router's Speciai Servics.)

LONDON, Jan. 5.

A FEW DAYS

(From Our Own Correspondent,)

BLANQUA, Jan. 3. The seeded bomb explosion in The recent epidemic of smash nad French Town within a few days oc

London culminated with a most dasing and cleverly planned day. A pawnshop employee being slight light hold-up in a busy West Endly hurt. The rest of the audience street to-day

MUST CEASE

اللہ کو

(THLOUGH REETER'S AGENCY. J

CHINA WITHOUT

A FOREIGN POLICY!

COUNTRY ALSO FACING FINANCIAL CRISIS

(TRROUCÍË RROTER'S AGENÒY.]

gral rails on jewellers' shops incurred in a Chinese vinam to-day: against the frequent attacks on Possible for the new Government to

The manager of jeweller's shop after collecting a valuable parcel of jewellery from a bank, where ho

had deposited it, was nitanked by handits who thrust a hat over his

eyes, felled him to the ground and snatched, the packet containing ropes of pearls, dinmond braceleta and rings valued at £2,000, they then jumped into a large motor-car in which they escaped at a high speed despite scores of pedestrians and policemen who were directing the truthe twenty yards away.

Car bandits also raided a gold. smith's shop in New Bond Streot to-day, when they smashed a win- dow and escaped with a quantity of jewellery.

TEST CRICKET

UPHILL FIGHT BY S. AFRICA

(TAKOCGN XEUTER'S AGENCY.]

MELBOURNE Jan. 5.

Australia, in their match against At the close of play on Today S. Africa, held a lead of 108 runs. Scores as cabled by Reuter fal low:-

198 S. Africa. Ist innings ****** 353

Australia-2nd Innings,.

Australia, 1st innings

W. M. Woodful, e Mitchell,

b McMillan

.......101

W. H. Ponsford, e Mitchell,

b Bol

D. C. Bradman, b.w., b

Vincent

34

167

A. F. Kippax, e Curnow, b

McMillä

67

S. J. McCabe, o Mitchell, h

McMillan

71

K. Figg, Mitchell, & Via-

cept....

W. A..Qidfeld, b.w., by.

McMillan

E. L. a'Beckett, h. Vincent C. V. Grimmett, not dut T. M. Wall, by Vincent Ironmonger, b 'Quino

Extrus

Total

S. Curnow, b Grimmett

nicked and rushed the exits. The police are trying to trace the source of bomb manufacture, which

has recently increased.

RUSSIANS APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE

93

SEQUEL TO ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, Jan. 5.

A bitter legal battle is promised following the filing of an appeal by soveral Russians, who were recently sentenced to long imprisonment torms for the attempted ahdetion of, Mr. Sopher, a rich Jewish mer- chant.

UGLY SCENES" AT

HARBIN

ONE CHINESE AND SIX RUSSIANS KILLED

[THROUGH REUTLA'S AGENCY.].

PERING, Jan. 5.

from Official, foreign reporte

Harbin state that one Chinese

policeman and six Russians were: hilled and twenty Rusisans wound- ed, during some serious riots on Saturday and Sunday when crowds (of Russians gathered in Harbin's main strect, Theki Tais Kaya, fol- lowing the alleged beating of a Russia. by employees in a...Chinese ehop.

The Chinese version states that a. Japanese paper inflamed the, pas. sions of the crowds by declaring that a fuerian had been killed.

D

10

12

0

21

554

S. Afrios-2nd Inningse

Ο

B. Mitchell, c and b Grim-

mett

",

A. J. Christy, e Oldfield,,

b Ironmonger.

63

H. W. Taylor, b Grimmett 39

D. P. B. Morkel, b Iron

nonser

H. B. Cameron, 1.b.w. b

Ironmonger

13

J. Viljoen b Ironmonger O. L. Vincent, not out

10

Q. McMillan, not out........

Extras

1

19

.106.

Total (for 7 wickets)

AUSTRALIAN AIR MAIL

KINGSFORD-SMITH LEAVING

TO-DAY

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Rucny, Jan. 8. Air Commodore Kingsford-Smith will leave Hamble Aerodrome, near Southampton, to-morrow, in his aeroplane the Southern Star with air mail for Australia.

LOWER INTERNATIONAL TARIFFS.

ECONOMIC CONFERENCE

SUGGESTED

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, Jan. 42 a The Democratic Tariff Commit! tee to-day agreed to a Tariff · Bill which, it is understood, authorises President Hoover to call an jater- national economic conference to >romote' a lowering of international. tariffs,

FLOODS IN WEST OF SCOTLAND.

The start was originally fixed for TWO THOUSAND FAMILIES Degember, but a mishop neces sitated the dismantling of the mo chine and delaying his departurò,

WEATHER REPÓRT.

The weather report, forecast and remarks issued by the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, at 5.20 p.m. yesterday state:-

The anti-cyclone is central over S.W.Japan, moving E. NE, The typhoon is about 10 miles N.W. of Zap, travelling north.

Local forecast-Easterly, and variable winds, moderate to light, fine.

HOMELESS

[Renter's Special. Service.)

LONDON, Jan. 8.

More than two thousand families are homeless in Glasgow and in the west of Scotland, as the result of the flooding of the rivers, Clyde and Cart.

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In the Cathcart district houses, are flooded to a depth of six feet, and many families are maroaned in. their homes. Terrified children have beep carried to aafety by the Police,

were

At Paisley many houses are under wate and the occupants have had to swim to safety. Governments Considered Policy. On the rejection of its claim to'

tional organism is being brought In the East End of Glasgow the into existence. the Government will tops of motor-buses which a co-ordinate voice in the Govern-

It is the considered policy of the carry out without hesitation, its caught in the flood and had to be ment of India, Congress has set it-

British Government to pursue Ralf to enforce its claim by the open.

and calls for the support of every soned passangers," Already a long list of succesive instigation of the people to break steadily a plan of negotiation with responsibilities for order in India, cut off in order to extricate impri-

the object of obtaining the greatest Indian who desires to guard his "War Cabineta have Been pre- the law and resint its operation, pared, and in the meantime, Con- The ond in view is to bring the measure of agreement on constitu. country from widespread disorder gross is being established on a war Government in India to a stand-tional questions, and to bring to and misery

still

their consideration every leader of The Prime Minister, who is in footing."

Volunteers Baroiled will receive The assumption is made by Con-Indian opinion who is willing to Lossiemouth, is in constant touch

co-operate. only their food and their uniform, grees that the ignorant peasantry

by telephone with Downing Street Whilst the alternative constitu- and has been kept fully informed but will not receive a payment of can be taught to defy the law with

(Continued on ntxe Column.) (Continued at font, of next column.)

of the latest events in India. six annas daily as on the last occa

Kilmarnock has suffered the most. Here seven hundred have been ren- dored homeless, and were only re scued after difficulty. The rising waters have endangered the elec tricity station, which has had to be abandoned, thereby plunging s large ares into darkness.

Tokyo, Jan. t.

NANKING, Jan, 3 It is understood thne the Japan-

Mr. Sun, Fa, in an outspoken cue Governarent intends to strongly interview, declares that it is im protest to the Chinese Government i

formulate p foreign policy or solva. Japanese life and property at Cun-

domestic problems unless Chiang ton, Focchow. Arany and Swalow: Kai Shick, Wang, Ching Wei and also warming China that Japan will Ha Min-return to Nanking be compelled to send naval lending He added that the Central Political parties for protective purposes it: Comel is still the highest politioni Nanking fails auppress the

organ in the country, and all quen- "agitation.

League Council Meeting.

tions relating to foreign policy must PARIA, Jan. 5.

be approved by this body before the At the Qual Dorsay there is still but mentioned of the Standing Com Ministry can put them into effect, no confirmation of the reported....re- quest by the Chinese Government mittee of the C.P.C. is in the

capital. for a special meeting of the League Council,

to

DR. ALFRED SZE INDISPOSED.

Dr!

REQUEST TO BE RELIEVED OF HIS DUTIES

(THRUNCH RAUTER'S AGENCY,'};

.LONDON, Jan. 4.

Chinese Alired Sre, the Minister in London, who WAS obliged to spend some day's in a nursing home in Paris after the Lengue Council meeting, and sub. sequently left for the English countryside to recuperate, feturned to London yesterday..

A. medical examination, however, shows that Dr. Sze' is in a nervous condition, requiring several months" holiday.

It is now Dr. Sze's intention to depart on January & for Malaga, possibly continuing his journey into North Africa in search of the sun.

Reuter understands that Dr. See, fearing a lengthy absence from London, has requested the Chinese Government to appoint a substitute to take over charge of the Chinese Legation.

SERIOUS DISORDER

AVERTED

STUDENTS DEMAND HEAD

"YOUNG MARSHAL “ OF

(From Our Own Corresponden§. 3-

*SHANGHAI, Jan. 5.

The presence of somed members of the Public Safety Bureau of the Municipal Police at the Chamber of Commerce, prevented serious stud- had sathered for the purpose of ente disorders, today, where youths insisting that merchants declare a general strike, and demanding that a business be suspended as a PTO- (Continued on next Column.)

Mr. Sun Fo also stated that the country is facing a serious Anuncial crisis. The Finance Minister had reduced Government expenditure from $30,000,000 to $20,000,000 monthly, but had discovered that the Government income was only 818,000,000. Mr, Sun Fo blames the reckless flotation of bonds by the previous Government for the pre- sent state of affairs;

DISASTROUS FIRE AT CANTON

DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $50,000

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

CANTON, Jan. 5, Another disatrous fire occurred in Canton early yesterday morning, reducing twelve shops and houses to. nshey. One Jaki was burned to death, another is missing and a third was seriously injured when he jumped into the street from the varandah of the second storey in an attempt to escape. The missing Juki is believed to be buried beneath the debria,

The fire started in the row part

of the Yuet Chaug Money Exchange

Shop on The Tung Road and zoon apread to the adjacent building, The Fire Brigade spent two and a half hours in getting the fire under. control

were

Most of the occupants of the buildings which

destroyed were sound: nsleep when "the disne ter oocurred. The cause of the fire is not known

The loss is estimated at over $50,000.

Japanese invasion of Manaburis test against the failure to resist the

The radicalroléments, among the students demanding the head of the "Young Marshal," because he had.. failed to defend Chinshow,

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