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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1932.

GERMAN POLITICAL | JEWS TO HOLD A

CRISIS®

INDIAN COMMUNAL AWARD

OTTAWA

CONFERENCE

AGREEMENT NOT YET COMPLETED

BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S PROMISE FULFILLED

ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE TO BE

RESUMED

[THROUGH NEUTER AND BRITISH WIRELESS.]

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LONDON, August 18. ganerul acknowledgment of THE Indian Comuunal award is grected by

its equitable search for a compromise and its liberality to the Minor. ities, but the comment is tempered with considerablo acepticha of the scheme's chance of universal acceptance, though recognising that the Government has ingenily fulfilled its promise to facilitate the progress of reforma.

The Times says: An a solution of the Communal problem the award is admittedly a second best, but a decision is essential by leaders of Commu- nition who may be encouraged to take a fresh attempt to reach an under. standing, on the other hand, they may prefer to hold the position is assures thom. Meanwhile, the most important political consequence in the decision in the removal of an otherwise unsurmountable obstacle to the completion of the tark began, and the Round Table Conference is now to bo resumed by the same method of consultation.

The Liberal paper, the News Chronicle, says: A bold clover award not pretending to contain any cloment of permaneneu, but a mera „stop gap..

The Daily Herald says: The scales are held kvenly but it is impossible to Anally judge the scheme from a communal viewpoint, while the composi tion of powers at a Central Legislature are not settled as regards the vote of the depressed classes,

Both the Morning Port and Daily Telegraph regard the method imposed as a settlement as most unsatisfactory and somewhat of a bald experiment.

GOVERNMENT'S PROVISIONAL SCHEME

and

Depressed

LONDON, Aug. 17. has been found impossible to abolish The long-waited Britian Gov- safeguards which the minorities ernment's provisional scheme for still regard as vital. Tims, in each Le "Cop- must the settlement of the Indian com province, there munal électoral problem was disstituencies" mainly for Hindus. closed to-day, together with a state. "Beparate Constituencies" ment on the netion by the Prime for Monbatamedune,

The decision of the Government Classes, Sikhs, Indian Christians, is unanimous and its effect is to give the Hindns, while retaining the system of separate electorates, an absolute majority in Madras, United Provinces, Bihar-Orissa, Central Provinces, and a prepon derance in Bombay and Assani.

Minister.

Anglo-Indian

Europeans, and "Special Constituencies" for wo- men, industry, landholders, nai- versities and labour,

There are certain variations ac cording to the province. For ex- The Moslems receive a majority ample, the Sikhs are represented in the North-West Frontier and only in the Punjab and the North also a majority in effect in the West Frontier Province and there Punjab, while in Bengal, the Mosare no European or Labour repre- lems receive a majority of seats but, sentatives in the Frontier Province. not an absolute majority.

This, in principle, is all a con- tinuation of the existing practice..

Special Seats,

The Proportions.

On the issue of the commuital

There will be goneral constituen- cies in every province in which the voters are mainly Hindus, and proportions in the Punjab and generally separate electorates for Bengal, the Mohammedans have Moslems, the Depressed Classes, claimed a clear majority in repre- Sikhs, Indian Christians, Augle-sentation in both provinces, by Indiane, and Europeaus.

reason of majorities in the popula. There will also be special repre- tion. In the Punjab, the percent sentation of commeren, landowners, age of population is 56 and in labour, the universities, and wo1 Bengal 86. In the Panjab, the

men.

Still Hoping.

Mohammedans are given, as Mo- hammedians, 8 seats out of total It is recalled in the documents of 178, which does not amount to that the task of giving a decision majority. But they will in prac tice get three landholders' seats, on the communal issue was under- with the possibility of another seat taken by the Government with the greatest reluctance, only after ther so from the special seats. Thus, in practice, they will have just a

repeated failure of the communi- bare majority. ties to reach an agreement among themselves. As that failure placed

der

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. |

OTTAWA, Aug. 10.

CONFERENCE

FLOODS & CHOLERA WILL CHANG REMAIN

"AT HARBIN

IN OFFICE?

VON PAPEN CONFIDENT OF TO HELP IN PACIFICATION BLACK" OUTLOOK FOR THE DEPARTURE FROM PEIPING

SUCCESS

(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]

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OF THE WORLD

(THROUGH REUTHE'S MOL..CY.]

gress

&

GENEVA, Aug. 17.

WINTER

(THROUGH ELUTER'S AGENCY.}

are

BERLIN, Aug. 17,

HARDI, August 7. THE closing stage of the Ottawa WE will remain office for a THE conveniory" to consider THE onset of cholera now pre-

longtime, declared the Chan-

seats the grimmest factor in Conference has been postponed cellor when excusively interviewed the protection of the Jewish from Thursday to Saturday when by Reuter.

people was decided by a resolu- the flood disaster. The disease is Von Papen is confident that his tion at the Jewish Conference, on the rampage among the refugees

and the number of cases there are reasonable hopes that an

the oummonsense of stating that the conference ex reckoned in three figures daily. agreement will bavo been completed. appeal to

presses deep conviction that the

The worst of the floods may not ane Irish Misters have can-political parties would be success-

ful, but should a vote of no don.critical situation of Jewish people have been seen. Reports from the celled their passages home in or-fidence be adopted the Govoris endangering their rights of up-country districts show that the

to continue the negotiations ment would take action in a citizenship and national rights in rivers are still rising and threaten

cordance with the situation, with many countries, the necessity of with the Domimone.

the Harbin area, An agreement benefiting the im- every intentions of respecting the alleviating the misery of Jewishing to increase the inundation of

Constitution.

masses and the present task of It is proposed to construct im portam Canachan ashing industry

Jewish national mediately a mile-long dam to check Von Papen Atclared that Ger-building up to well-mtonned Canadian circles,many's claim for equality with home in Palestine and organising the inflow of the foods, otherwise! 16 practically assured, according

nationa other

regards dis the people by donvening a world the suburb of Pristan cannot pos Details are not available but the

of its stinking Canndian demands, which are said armaments was vital for Germany, congress becomes an urgent neces-sibly be cleared

waters for a month. who could no longer submit to sity." now to have been satisfied, indiscrimination and he treated as a

The Congress, which will be Any rapid subsidence of the floods cluded an increase in

in Fuchintion is not to be expected second-class power, Germany still hold not later than 1054, will re- agres to return to some of her present the entire Jewish world and it is possible that the flooded colonics, the retention of which and shall be elected by Jews over premises cannot be rendered habit- was an unjustifiable discrimination eighteen, while the delegates must able before the coming of the usua: against Germany which must be be over twenty-four.

bitterly cold winter. The problem The Conference, which ends to of housing the refugees is the big- remedied sooner or later. He also

the Jewish people protosting against persecution Goverment will not

and urging hesitate to suppress any revolt them to unite in defence of their promptly by force of arms.

rights and thus contribute to the pacification of the world.

YUNNANFU NOTES.

per cent.

the pre-

ference tariff from ten to twenty affected in clude Russia, Scandinavia, Japan

Foreign countries

and Portugal.

OTTAWA, Aug 17.

The problems of Russian dump. I hoped the Nazis would not resort day, has drawn up a manifesto to est facing the authorities.

ing and Australian meat aro strongly hinted at as underlying the postponement of the confer ence closing date.

Yesterday's discussions,

which

were conducted in tho closest secrecy, dealt with these subjects. Canada and some Dominions are pressing for control and restric- tion of Russian importe to Britain

called

The conversations were off this evening when a negligible advance was recorded.

IMPERIAL CONFERENCES

HOW THE IDEA STARTED AND DEVELOPED

to illegal measures, but in any C180 the

"NAZIS TO ASSUME POWER."

FORECAST BY COUNT HELLDORF

BERLIN, Aug. 17. "Within a few weeks political conditions will result in the Nazis assumption of

power," declares Count Helldorf, leader in Berlin of the "Brown army," in a manifesto to his troops, at nouncing that all "storm troops will be given leave till August 23, after which all leave will be cancelled.

When delegates from all parts of the British Empire forgather in Ottawa, history will be repeating itself. In 1894,, the capital of in Canada was the scene of the first meeting outside of London of the representatives of the "colonics" for the purpose of discussing ques tions of common interest to them all. And then, as now, in the words of Sir Hyde Villiers of South Africa," the question is the com- paratively humble one of the con- mercial interests of the different portions of the Empire."

That conference also was called by a Conservative government (un- der Sir John Thompson), with the hope that "by a judicious adjust- ment of tariffs" a large portion of trade with foreign countries "might he, diverted into British channels." Canada proposed a confederation in which each part, while retaining its autonomy regarding tariff rates, shou' charge uniform preferential rates on direct importations from all other parts of the confederation. The Fielding-Laurier venture of British preference two years later Was the direct outcome of the Ottawa conference. They proposed "a comparison of tariffa witá view-to balancing of preferential

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DEATH OF THE

GOVERNOR'S WIFE.

August 4, 1932. On Monday, August 1, the funeral of Madiuno Lung, wife of Lung Chib Chou, was held. On Sunday the foreign community wore requestepl

ccasion.

POSTPONED

{THROUGH REUTER'S AⱭENOV.)

PEIPING, Aug. 17.

HAVING postponed his departure

in deference to the wishes of

Chiang Kai Shek, it is generally expected that Chang Houch Liang will be unable to leavo Peiping for some weeks, and it is even Bug- gested the period may be as long

9 a couple of months.

FROM CHINESE NEWSPAPERS.

The Nanking Medical Department reports that a total of 100 cases of cholera havo been registered, and there have been 28 deaths.

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A total of 1,170 of Manchurian

postal employees have arrived at Feiping and Tientsin..

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Mr. Tai Yuan Pei has refused to accept Mr. Wang Ching Wei's The international organisation recommendation that he should be concerned with relief work has ap Chairman of the Central Executive. plied to the League of Nations for Yuan relief.

RUSSELL BOARDMAN

CRASHES

HOLDER OF WORLD FLYING RECORD

(THROUGH AKUTAN'S AGENCY. }

New York, Aug. 16.

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The resignation of General Chang Fat Fui, Commander-in-Chief of the "Ironsides," has been accepted by tho Nanking Government, and it is stated that the Government has offered him a sum of $60,000 39°

travelling fees."

Large numbers of Chinese living in Japan have been departed to Shanghai by the Tokyo authorities.

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Following a bomb outrage in RUSSELL Boardman, the airman

who sprang into fame a year Tientsin, in which a motor car was to wall at the residence to pay rege when, with Jolm Polando, he badly damaged, martial law was de- speets and on Monday most of the created a new world's long distance clared in the Japaneso Concession. foreign residents joined in the pro-light record, was seriously injured

The resignation of Mr. Leang Lai in a crash to-day,

of Hoihow Boardman and Polando gained Tong, Commissioner the world record in July. 1931, Customs, has been accepted by the when they landed at Buyukbere Canton Government and Mr. Bun miles north-west Ping To has been appuited acting aerodrome, nine of Constantinople, in their Bel- Commissioner. lanca monoplane "Cape Cod."

The general cessation of all ac- tivities in the city showed the respect which everyone felt for Madams Lang and the Governor. It required more than an hour for the long procession to pass. Thou- Hong Kongands of tributes from individuals New York, with res gallons of Woo Man, Foo, a well-known Singe They had left Bennott Field, Swatow pipers state that Mr. organisations were received. Governor Lung requested that no gasoline aboard and rande the trip pure Chinese, las contributed as To-Day costly scrolls or other tokens be sent 19 hours. The distanco on the large sum to the Swatow Educa

so all were simply paper. The line shortest line was 3,011 miles, but tional Department for the founding of march was crowded with immense deviations, it is estimated, made of a public school. number of spectatore, the village the distance actually travelled, and rural people especially pour- 5,033 miles. ing into the city on that day.

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FAIR GENERALLY

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, FORECAST AND REMARKS, ISSUED BY THE ROYAL Observatony, at 6.20. P.M., STATED ; -

PRESSURE IS HIGHEST OVER THE PACIFIC TO THE SOUTH HAST OF THE BOXINS, AND BELATIVELY LOW OVER CHINA GENERALLY. Dε- PRESSION REMAINS TO THE SOUTIL EAST OF HOKKAIDO.

LOGIL FORECAST:-S.W. WINDS, MODERATE; FAIR GENERALLY,

MISS SLADE ARRESTED

favors, and although Great Bri: DISOBEYS ORDER NOT TO tain's free trade policy prevented. reciprocal action the Mother Coun try was to receive the same favors. Imperial Preference Start.

The Skins, who are a powerfer 20 almost insurmountable obstacle minority in the Punjab, will com-

ENTER BOMBAY in the way of any constitutional mand 32 seats in their own con- development, it became incumbent stituencies and probably at least one from the special seats, thus upon the Government to take ac

(THROUGH REOTER'S AGENCY.] tion, after receiving a direct in- giving them a representation per centage of 18.9 against a popula

BOMBAY, Aug. 17 vitation from the communities.

Gandhi's disciple, The Government, even how, have tion percentage of 13.

In 1897 Canada took the first MISS Slade, In Bengal, the Mohammedans not given up hope of an agreement

step toward imperial preference by was again arrested for con- among the Indians themselves, and are given 119 seats, with the Post sccording preference to products travening an order not to enter will be glad if, at any stage before bility of a small number of seats

from Great Britain. The effect was Bombay. from the special constituencies, out the Bill becomes law, such an agree total of 350. Thus they will beyond expectations. Exports to ment can be reached.

Canada, which had previously been With this in view, the scope of not have a majority in Bengal, but the scheme has been limited to a there are 25 European seats in that minimum, in the hepa that, once Province.

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Depressed Classes.

Another important feature in the scheme is the special traziment cx- tended to the Depressed Classes. These, though not among the high castes, are hevertheless Hindus.

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Mr. Herbert J. Wood of Lingnam has just returned from the United University, Canton, paid a flying States, has been officially appointed visit to Yunnanfu this week.

by the Canton Government as chief longer stay had been planned but secretary to the Air Force Depart delay on the journey up shortened the time of his stay in Yunnanfu. He was accompanied by a colleague on the teaching staff of the Univer sity, Mr. Hoh,

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The Rainy Season. Tho rainy season has come with a vengeance this year. Starting in early June, three weeks before it is usually expected, it has continued almost incessantly. As a result the Yuman-Indo-China Railway has te an unusually large number of break resulting from landslides in the mountains of this province.

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Rev. and Mrs. J. J. Van Hine and daughter, of the Christian and Missionary Allianco Mission in Indo- China, aro spending a vacation with Rev. and Mrs. A. Evans of the English Methodist Mission in Yua

na afu.

Mr. Charles Shadrach Reed II.

has recently arrived to take charge of the American Consulate, reliev ing Mr. H. E. Stovens who has been dwindling, rose from £6,172,000 in so na to be in a position, to grant transferred to the Tainan Conse that year to £23,795,000 in 1013. preferential-treatment to the pro-late. Mr. Reed's post before com- Other Dominions followed suit with ducts and manufactures of the co-ing to Yunnan was in Formosa. Although the Imperial Mr. Douglas Jenkins, Jr., je expect- similar results. In the meantime lonies.

Ottawa. On account of elections in

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a pronouncement has been made on the proportions of representation,

two other colonial conferences" Government would not agree to this, ed soon. to join Mr. Reed in the the

will communities

reach

were called, in 1002, and 1007, in it was willing to pursue the matter Consulato bere. modus vivendi on other parts of

London, and the advantages of pre- further the following year in the problem. The scheme is thus

ferential trading to the Empire at Zealand, and Australia the purposely confined to arrangements

large and to its component parts for representation of the British

The champions of the Depressed wore unanimously recognized. Indian communities in the Pro Classes have urged special repre- While the "ideal policy" of em- vincial Legislatures, consideration sentation for them as the most effec. pire free trade was discussed at of representation in the Legislative means of improving their con-

both conferences, it was dismissed ture at the centro being deferred, dition and banishing "untouchabil na unpractical to countries depen- as the proportion of the Indian ity. To this end, many of their dent largely upon customs duties State representation has still to be champions have advocated separate for the raising of revenues. further considered.

representation..

Fresh Opportunity.

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Members of the Depressed Classes

will unite in the genera! Hindu

The Idea Grows. Imperial conferences had now be

An-

Dr. Joseph F. Rock, representing Harvard University, is spending song months here working up re- sults of his latest trip into north- western Yunnan and western Szo- chuen. In additional to his hotani- cal investigations he has collected books of tho Nashi tribes and is

now translating them. Dr. Rock is well known for his articles in the National Geographic Magazine.

conference was postponed until this summer, and in the meantime National Government came into power in Great Britain committed to a policy of protection.

The treaty decks cleared for ac tim, ulling trade, barometer throughout the world intensifying the competition for new markets, both politicians and business men The communities will be given constituencies, and also for twenty come a regular institution.

recognizing the potential and ac tual advantages of closer economic tries is among themselves and with I another opportunity, between now years will, where specially numer other was held in 1911, two during unity and demanding practical re- and the passage of the Reform ous, return a certain number of the war and four since. As a re-uits, there would appear to be no half of that import trade a Bri-p

Great Britain, while slightly over Bill into law, of producing an Depressed Class members for special gult of these conferences the self plausible reason, despite family tish. In 1928, Great Britain was agreed scheme or their own,

constituencies of their own. Thus, The Government will not be awhile receiving special representaverning Dominions were officially jealousies and outside, opposition, importing 30.4 per cent of its total Imports from British countriesTM and" party to negotiations for the revi- tion, they should also be able to recognized as being independent why the most ambitious-dreams-of- sion of their own scheme, or con command consideration from their in every sense of the word, while Empire trade builders, from Sir sending them 41.95 per cent, of ita

Wilfred Laurier down to Mr. R. total exports. still acknowledging fealty to common king and an empire-wide B. Bennett, should not now

There is still plenty of room for realized. $7 Women's Seats.

kinship; preferential rates were

trade expansion within the Empire Increased in diversity and in pro-

Unified Empire.

more absorption of rawer and Power will be given in the Con-Regarding the representation of portion to general tariffs, and The significance of a closely unifi agricultural products by Great stitution to revise the electoral ur women, it may be recalled that the many independent trade agreements ed Empire is realized when one re. Britain, and of manufactured pro the assent of the communitien con that the "women's movement in rangements after ten years, with Simon Commission held the view were negotiated as between two or views its physical scope. In aren ducts by the Dominions though it + it covers 13,009,762 aquare miles, or is recognized that the marketing in cerned.

more parts of the Empire. India holds the key of progross." But the most momentous incident about one-quarter of the known foreign countries of imperial sur- Two Big Isnes,

Provision 'is' made: for 37 special from the angle of trade occurred surface of the globe, its pluses, either of primary products Two big issues are joint versus sents for women, Women in India at the last conference, 1830, when population is over 450,000,000, or of manufactures, is quite as im saparate electorates, and the com- have declared, through their own the representatives of all the or about the same as that portant as is the matter of increas munal proportions in the Punjab organisation, that while they de- Dominions urged upon Great Bri- of Europe, 60,000,000 of which are ing output where there are obvious and Bengal. On the formar issue, sire representation, they want no tain the desirability of abandoning white. Just short of half of the deficiencies, and that a self-contain the decision favours the present special privileges in sockings it, its traditional policy of free trade export trade of the overseas coun- ed Empire would be as impractic system of separate electorates.. It

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(Continued at next column.) (Continued at foot of next column.) able as it would be selfish.

sidor any modification of it, ua co-religionists. less it is supported by all partics affectoa.

be

ment,

Forged banknotes have been ap pearing in Fatshan district.

Farther China news will. be found on page 3.

A report has been mide to the Canton Harbour Department thes at 4 p.m. on the 15th instant, a tow- Towboat Company, Canton, was in boat, bolonging to the Sun Cheong collision and sank near Chan Chuen. She was towing overu? passenger junks to Chan Chuen when the collision occurred, No one Was hurt.

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General Woo Ram Ngar, of the Canton Air Force Department,, who (Continual in previous column.)

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