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LANCASHIRE

COTTON STRIKE

LARGE MAJORITY REFUSE EMPLOYERS' PROPOSAL

(TABOO^H BRUTER'S AGENCY.}.

LONDON, Sept. A.

efforts aro being made to secure a sottle ment of the weavers' strike in Lan cashire, the definite threat of stoppage in the spinning section from Sept. 17 has now amerged.

WHILE strenuous

to

MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION

MR. HUGH RUTTLEDGE AS LEADER

THROUGH REETER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Sept. 8

M. HUGH BUTTLEDGE, re recently retired member of the Indian Civil Service, will be the leader of next year's British Ex- pedition to Mount Everest.

The Mount Everest Committee points out that Mr. Ruttledge's Himalayan climbing while Deputy Commis sioner at Almora, in the Himalayas, during the past ten years, coupled with his knowledge of the Hima. layan people and the Tibetana, eminently it him for the command of the Expedition, but it is not anticipated that he will be one of the high climbers.

The ballot taken by the opera Lives of the Spinners Amalgama-great experience in tion, a trade union organisation, on the proposals of their employers redace wages by 2/0 in the resulted in 30,091 hus pound. members recording their votes in favour of a cessation of work. while 1,518 voted against a strike.

The employers' notices expire on Sept. 17 and unless an agreement is renched in the meantime, it is unlikely that the spinners will be found at work on Monday, the 10th.

Invitation Accepted.

the

Mr. Rutledge, who is 48 years if age, is now forming his own

party.

JEWEL ROBBERY

A slightly more encouraging position prevaile in the weaving SENSATIONAL section of the industry. With the decision of the operatives' fedora- fon to-day to accept, if Minister of Labour issues an in- vitation to a meeting, both sides of the wearing section, employers and operatives, have now expressed willingness to attend such n meet- ing

with Sir The next step lies Henry Betterton, the Minister of Labour.

FRANCE TO LEND NO MORE

TO DANUBIAN STATES

[THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.]

STRESA, Sept. 8.

wore GLOOMY faces

marked among the Danubian delegates to the Central and Eastern Europe Reconstruction Conference to-dny.

Their air of pessimism was the result of a speech by one of the leading French delegates, M. Coulonure, declaring that from now out. the Danubian countries must fend for themselves. France does not propose to lend any more money to Central Europe.

Nevertheless, both France and Italy have submitted schemes de

signed to desist the Agrarian States to market their surplus grain. INDIAN STATE PROBLEMS

FEDERAL ISSUES TO BE DISCUSSED

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE,]

Bucay, Sept. 8, IN order to continue the discus sions of certain aspects of federa- tion which have particular refer

ence to Indian State problems, a number of representative Princes have been invited by the Viceroy of India to meet him at Simla on September 20.

OXFORD STREET SHOP RAIDED

noon.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Sept. B.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1932.

·SPANISH LAND REFORM BILL

-PASSED BY CORTES

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

MADRID, Sept. 8. THE clause in the Land Reform

Bill providing for the expro- priation of the property of Gran- decs and other nobles was passed by the Cortes to-day.

Ar unsuccessful effort was made to dispossess commoners owning over a thousand acres of land. The Prime Minister, Senor Arena, in an impassioned speech, declared that the landed classes had douc nothing to raise the peasants from their down-tredden condition.

MOLLISON ARRIVES IN LONDON

RECEIVES GREAT WELCOME AT WATERLOO

(TURDUGH ABUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON. Sept. 8. A TUMULTUOUS civic welcome awaited Mr. J. A, Mollison on his arrival in Southampton to-day aboard the R.M.S. Empress of Britain.

Mrs. Mollison (Amy Johnson) had earlier flown to Cherbourg in an air-liner to meet her husband and accompanied him aboard the Empress liner to Southampton.

Five machines from the London aeroplano club encircled the ship again and again dipping in salute, as she passed un the Solent. South- ampton gave the Mollisons a won-

London's Delight.

A SENSATIONAL daylight jewel derfully enthusiastic welcome.

robbery along lines bearing an uncomfortable similarity to Chi

Ten thousand Londoners con- engo gangster methods occurred in Oxford Street, Londta, this after-tinued the "conquering hero" wel- come at Waterloo Station, shriek- the train Notwithstanding the fact thing their delight n was high shopping hour, the gun- entered. man walked into a jeweller's shop, The first person to greet Mollison one of the most fashionable in Ox was his mother. ford Street, slammed the door and drew the curtain over the window and ordered the two assistants to "put 'em up."

An official welcome was given by Colonel Shelinordine, the Director of Civil Aviation, besides a host of flying men.

It is learned that Mr. and Mra. He then emptied the till and trays of jewellery into his pockets Mollison propose to make a jour- and backed slowly out of the shop,ney to the United States in resump. keeping the assistants covered with is revolver all the while, and then vanished among the crowds.

Armed robberies in the West End have been practically unknown sin the past.

CABINET MEMBERS

BUSY

PREMIER CONSULTS MR. THOMAS

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, Sept. 8.

SHIP'S BOILER· EXPLODES

TWENTY NEW YORKERS KILLED

(THRONON REUTER'S AGENCY.}

New York, Sept, & TWENTY parsons are reported killed and sixty missing au the result of a heiler explosion on a ship on the East River.

LATER.

the

The explosion occurred on

tered by the Municipality to carry ship Observation, which was char-

workers to and from the Municipal farm at Rikers Island.

47!

In Hong Kong To-Day

PROBABLY, SOME RAIN,

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPOET, FORECAST AND DEMAREB, 188UED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT 5.55 F.M., STATED ;~

PRESSURE CONTINUES BIGHEST. OVER THE PACIFIC TO THE NORTH- BABT OF HOKKAIDO; THE DEPRES- HION REMAINS TO THE BOTH OF HAINAN.

LOCAL FORECAST: N.E, WINDS, FRESH CLOUDY GENERALLY; PROB- ABLY SOME RAIN,

DESIGNS FOR

GUILDFORD

CATHEDRAL.

EXHIBITION AT THE

·R.1.B.A..

tion of their honeymoon. It is possible that Mollison will then FROM OUR ARCHITECTURAL attempt to fly the Atlantio from America to Britain, the plan he was compelled to abandon recently owing to ill-health.

DE VALERA GOING TO GENEVA

CORRESPONDENT

LYTTON REPORT

RUMOURS

MANCHURIAN "STATUS QUO ANTE" IMPOSSIBLE

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Tokyo, Sept. 9. ACCORDING to reliable sources,

the Lytton Repare revogaisen that a return to a status que ante In Manchuria is impossible, and suggests it be demilitarised and assisted by Japanese advisers, China retaining nominal sovereignty...

BANK RAIDED AT NANKING

ROBBERS GET AWAY

· WITH $10,000

'{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]; NANKING, Sept. 0. IN the best Chicago style five arm

ed bandits held up a branch of the Bank of China bere this morn ing and got away with $10,000 in cash.

KIDNAPPED

BRITISHERS

MANCHUKUO GENERAL

NEGOTIATING

THEIR RELEASE

(THRDUON REUTER'S AGENCY,]

Toxro, Sept. 9. MESSAGE from Mukden states that Mrs. Pawley and Mr. Corkran have been located and are known to be safe. The Manchukuo general, Wang Tien Chung, is negotiating with the bandits for their release.

A

THE REVOLUTION.

ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST OUTBREAK. MEMORIAL SERVICE HELD IN CANTON,

RECOGNITION OF MANCHUKUO

STRAINED SITUATION AT SHANGHAI EXPECTED

LATEST

COUNT UCHIDA'S

ANNOUNCEMENT

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}.

SULANOHAT, Sept. 0. ernment's determination even firm-

to semi officialer. Mr. Wang added that China' ACCORDING

Japanese reports, Japan is stand vis-a-vis the Sino-Japanese forinally recognising the Manchu | situation has been defined and clarified by Minister Lo Wen Kan, kuo on Sept. 13.

in his recent speech, in a manner As this is expected to lead to a most strained situation at Shang- which should to clear and unmis hai, the Japanese authorities arotakable. taking precautionary measures to meet any emergencies.......

(THROUGH RZETER'S AGENCT.}

Shanghai Rumours,

Regarding current rumours in Shanghai, Mr. Wang pointed out that as far as the Government aa thorities are concerned, they have Toxro, Sept, b.

studiously refrained from any, pro: INTERVIEWED by newspapermen vocative action. As regards the to-day, Count Uchida, the boycott, Mr. Wang said that 30 Foreign Minister, confirmed the reports thas Tapan's recognition of long as it is carried out within the limits of law, the Government can not interfere in the matter, as the Manchukuo as an "independent" State is now only a matter of time.

He said, however, that he is not people have the liberty of refusing yet in a position announce to buy the goods of any country;

With reference to the 3rd plen whether she will first notify thenry Bession of the CEC, Mr. Powers and the League.

to

CHINA DETERMINED TO RECOVER MANCHURIA

Waug pointed out that the session. has been postponed owing to the fact that a number of C.E.C, mum- bors, such as Generals Chiang Kai Shek, Ho Ying Chin, Liu Chih Chen Chi Tang and Yu Han Mou are engaged in the bandit-suppression campaign and will not therefore be able to attend the session, it con voned this month. Although, the ses sion has been postpoasd, the Party Authorities would" nor on that no Shanghai, Sept. 4-Questioned count relax their efforts for the im concerning the threatened recogni provement of the Party administra tion of the puppet Manchukuo by tion

STATEMENT BY WANG

CHING WEI

Japan, Mr. Wang Ching Wei, in. In regard to the report that Mr. an interview, declared that such a Sun Fo will probably be appointed move would not in any way affect to act for Mr. Hu Han Ming the National Government's deter-member of the Standing Committos mination to recover the lost terri- of the Central Political Council, tories in Manchuria. In fact, if Mr. Wang, said that ho was not such recognition should have any aware of any such proposal-Kus effect at all, it would make the Gov- Min,

(From Our Own Correspondent.}

CANTON, Sept. 0. The Chung Shan Memorial Hall was the scene of a memorial service PORTER WHO MADE! to-day which was held to mark the anniversary of the first attempt of the Chinese Revolutionary Party, under their late leader, Dr. Sun

At the Royal Institute of British Architects, 9, Conduit-street, the designs submitted in the final com- petition for Guildford Cathedral are on view, the selected design be-Yat Sea, to overthrow the Mancau ing that of Mr. Edward Maufe, F.R.L.B.A.

A MISTAKE.

regime. There was & large gather- MOST WRETCHED MAIN IN ing at the coremony and those pre

FRANCE. Bent included representatives of the Party, Government, public bodies and many leading citizens.

The

in

HER TEMPLE ROBBED

SISTER AIMEE'S MANY TROUBLES

The Angelus Temple of Mrs. Aimée Semple McPherson, the Los. Angeles "hot gospeller," has be come a hive of trouble.

POSSIBLE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL

ITBROUGH Ruter's Agency.1

DOMIN, Sept. 8. In all five sets of designs are in-

Youn most wretched IT has been finally decided that cluded in this exhibition. It is It will be recalled that it was

Mr. de Valera will personally

on September 9, 1806 that the late France to-day is the station-master lead the Irish Froo State delegation not easy to judge architecture com-

fow of a small junction at Aigrefeuille, Dr. Bun, together with a to the forthcoming session of the paratively from plans and draw friends, tried to stage a coup in in Charente, wrote the Paris cor- League of Nations.

ings, but there can be little doubt | Canton but their efforts met with

Rumours that it is for sale, aro This will mean that he will

indignantly denied, but another. preside over the Council, beginning that Mr. Maufe's design is by far no success. It was during this at respondent of the Morning Post on THE Foreign Secretary, Sir John on September 21, and at the open the best sent, in. For one thing,tempt that the first, three martyrs July 19.

of the Chinese revolutionary cause,

For several weeks he has been Los Angeles evangelist, Dr. Paul Simon, is returning from Scoting of the Assembly on September is the simplest and most compact Luk Bo. Tung, You Sze and Chu

preparing for the passage of the Roder, has offered to buy it. land this evening and will devote 20.

in plan. The site is a green Kwai Chun, met their deaths.

Twenty employees have been dis- his attention to-morrow, to current

Dr. Sun Yet Sen escaped toge Under-Secretary of State for Pu- mound, about 50ft, high, allowing ther with Cheng Szecloung and lie Works (which includes rail-missed on charges of misappropri international problems.

plenty of open space, on the out these two fled to Japan where the skirts of Guildford. The cathe doctor made another drive for re-ass), who was due to arrive on ating funds.

Sunday on an official journey. The

Mr. Roy Watkins, one of the dral, which is to be built of brick,cruits to support his cause. How station had been newly painted, the with stone dressings, and a cop- tory and as a mark of respect, the uiting-room and buffet swept and temple leaders, said;

garnished, the only porter was "We had group of film stars in per roof, is a long building, with procession filed past his photograph, ready in his Sunday uniform,

which was draped with Chinese have and chancel roof lines at the fags, and bowed three times before Oxford. On the resumption of same level, and a central tower. It moving on." the Conference of the International consists of nave, with aisles-ap- Law Association, Professor J. L.parently to be used only for circu Brierley presided and Mr. J. Arlation-crossing (under the tow- hur Barratt, K.C., presented the

The Prime Minister to-day con Thora invited include, among tinued his examination of Ottawa others. the Nizam of Hyderabed, Conference matters. He had a con. and the Maharajahs of Banswara, sultation with the Dominions Se Bikanir, Patinin, Nawanagar, cretary, Mr. J. H. Thomas, who is Baroda. Kashmir, Mysore and spending his holiday within easy Indore.

reach of London.

PRINCE GEORGE RETURNS

FLIES HOME FROM CONTNENT

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE).

Rruby, Sept. 8. PRINCE GEORGE, who has been oa holiday in Biarritz with the Prince of Wales, returned to Eng land to-day by air, travelling in his brother's private 'plans.

He stopped en route at Le Bour- get and landed this afternoon at Hendon.

CATHOLIC CAUCUS AT ESSEN.

TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND ATTEND RELIGIOUS

GATHERING.

FLOATING CASKET FOUND.

REPORTED TO CONTAIN REMAINS OF DEAD WOMAN.

STRANGE RE-APPEARANCE.

DIVORCE LAWS OF THE WORLD.

THE CONFLICT OF JURISDICTIONS.

port of the Committee on Jurisdic-er), choir, presbytery, sanctuary- tion and Recognition in Divorce with high altar and Lady Chapel, and Nullity.

Mr. F. Bayford, KC., Re the corder of Portsmouth, was chairman of the committee, the

13r successful lie was is now his-

ALL-PROVINCE MEETING. PLAN TO IMPROVE SYSTEM OF EDUCATION.

Educational

the train was divided, one section rolls of dollar bills into the barrel. During the stop at Aigrefeuille the other Sunday. I saw them put going on to La Rochelle and the provided for poor relief. When we received the money there was only

other to Rochefort. The Under- Secretary's saloon was to be taken

off and attached to the part destin- one dollar 23 cents" Y ed for La Rochelle, and the station- Mrs. McPherson has instructed master had decided to supervise her lawyers to defend a £50,000 suit the operation personally.

Unfortunately, he was called brought by a film director and te away at the critical moment, lea- appeal against a £2,000 verdict, in extending eastward, with its root (From Our Own Correspondent.} at a lower level: The transepts.

CANTON, Bept: 9. ving the affair in the hands of the

another case, are shallow, the north being de scribed as Quocn's Chapel," "and

Enquiries made at the Education only porter. Naturally, when he

the worst Meanwhile, she is suffering from other members being Mr. J. Arthur their line is continued, on the Department here to-day elicited the returned to the scene

had happened; mistaking his in an

& nervous breakdown and a my- Barrett, K.C. (vice-chairman), north, bylibrary, lay clerks, cho news that preparations are now un- Maitree Gaston da Leval (Belgiarristers, and sacristy; while the der way for the third annual Allstructions, the porter had coupled sterious illness contracted on a re- Bar), Mr. Clifford Mortimer, Dr. line of the south transept is con- Province

Meeting the saloon on to the wrong section George Wunderlich (German Bar),

tary to Rochefort instead of a doctors despaired of her life a few Commendatore G. Pallioeia (Ita tinued by children's chapel, Dean which is to take place in the City and dispatched the Under-Becre cent holiday in the tropics. Her

and Chapter, and Canons, to end, shortly.

According to present arrange-Rochelle,,

days ago. cast, in the Chapter House. The nave aisles run without break into menta, the meeting will open on October 1, and will extend until the ambulatory.

October 8. It will be attended by educationists throughout the pro- vince and the directors of the Educational Bureaux of every dia: trict.

lian Bar), Mr. Arthur Vandyk, Mr. C. G. Dehn, Dr. Edward W. Ma plea, Mr. Francis Charles Con ingeby, and Mr. William Latey (convenor).

The committee said in their re

others.

CHAPEI "HERO" ATTACKED.

ALLEGED DERSERTER

Despair.

A fisherman has handed in at the Aberdeen Police station, a casket

Like an Eastern queen of olden which he had picked up at sea, and which is said to contain the cremat

days, she is held in complete m ed remains of Mrs. Bertha Louise

In style the Cathedral may be

too late to repair the clusion at Lake Elsinore, 80 miles Arriving

the Sampson, an American woman,

described as simplified Gothic. The

station-master from Los Angeles and a mile from Mr. H. J. Sampson, husband of

nave, of seven bays, has tail, two

disaster," the deceased, visiting the Orient port that they made no recommen-light windows, of the lancet type,

could only try to mitigate its con the nearest telephone, The heavy sequences by rushing to the tele- gates and walls of her Moorish rectangular on each side, with

with its domes and from Oakland, California, is at dation in regard to the substantive

phono. and warning the authorities castle, present in Manila, where his son is divorce laws of any State. They clerestory windows high up above

of Rochefort, who were not expect minarets, are heavily guarded. an engineer. The deceased lady ar had to determine in what circum-though there is no actual clere

ing the Under-Secretary until two

In Los Angeles, from the watch Essen, Sept. 1.-The annual cau

days later.

tower of the Angelus Temple, sup- cus of the German Catholics open rived in Hong Kong with her stances the jurisdiction exercised in setery or triforium, Judged from

Confusion and, consternation ed here to day with about 200,000 husband aboard the liner Empress on State should be recognised in drawings the only defect in the de-

plicants offer up unceasing (way- of August 24. from

Bign is some awkwardness at the

reigned. Feverish directions were ars for her recovery, bangun peuple, from all parts of the coun- of Japan

Exclusive · Jurisdiction.

junction of the tower with the long

give to prepare the official ban-Her physician, Dr. Williams, has try attending. On Sunday next Manila, where they had sojourned

At present many States, while roof line-producing an offceb, of they will attend a big open air for about a year.

quet, while th Mayor and Council issued a bulletin stating that she is Pontifical Mass, which is to be Mrs. Bampton was taken ill with claiming an exclusive jurisdiction sagging at this point. At a glance

and other notabilities, hurriedly suffering from a fractured skull summoned from their Sunday oc

but that abe is better to-day. celebrated by the Papal Nuncio, malaria on board, and when the in particular circumstantes, ad the best of the other designs is that Monsignore Orsenigs on a hill overliner docked, she was removed mitted a concurrent jurisdiction in by Messrs. Thomas Worthington

The feelings in hooligan circles cupations, hastened to the station

“Her troubles,” he said, “ara looking the city,

straightway to the War Memorial particular circumstances, admitted and Sons, FF.E.I.B.A... in which the

Meanwhile, the authorities of La proving an adverse factor in Ker While matters relating to the Hospital, where she died, the fola concurrent jurisdiction in others intention has evidently been to against deserters from the Chinese to welcome the visitor.

10th Route Army was demonstrat- Church will form the topic of publowing day. Her remains were Other States claimed an exclusive produce very wide nave..

a jurisdiction is particular circum Mr. Maufe, who was born ined on Thursday when a person bay-Rochelle, who were drawn up in recovery. The basal fracture is lic discussions and addresses, poli- cremated and later placed in tical problems will undoubtedly be casket. Mr. Sampson expressed a stances, and admitted a concurrent 1882, was educated at St. John's ing every appearance of having de mass on the platform, looked in serious, and extensive, and there is considered in conadential meetings wish to take the remains with him. jurisdiction in none. For example, College, Oxford, and articled to serted from the Chinese anay, was vain for the guest of honour, and a possibility of adrebral haemorr

A. Pito, ragged "in the Praya and ulti- after waiting without result for hage at any moment.

Another train, anxiously tele "Many people are trying to reach of the leading personalities of the Mr. Sampson departed for Manion the Continent many States Professor William Center Party and the Cathoffela ou the liner Empress of Asia on claimed an exclusive jurisdiction in FR.I.B.A., being also a student at mately assaulted by a mob, an Church. As it is known that the August 31, taking the casket with regard to their own nationals, the Architectural Association. He For & time (ho was in danger of phoned to Paris to ask if the Un-her, and if one succeeded in caus latter will agree to the conclusion him. By some misadventure it whatever might be the domicile or has designed, altered, and reds being severely mauled, when the der-Secretary bad forgotten his ing the patient a shock she might

residence of the parties at the timecorated several

Police came to his aid and at the engagement same time affected an arrest. TheAs for the station-master at Relays of suppliesats are carry Party and the National Socialists only on condition that the latter custody of the Police who have were resident in their States they charming church for the Royal Aarrested man was yesterday fined Aigrefeuille, it is reported that he ing on unceasing prayer in the

Pherson. communicated with

theclaimed and admitted & concurrent sociation in Aid of the Deaf and 85 and ordered to sign a personal is not on speaking terms with the Angelus temple for Mra. Aimée Mo

porter. give up their hostile attitude-to-aines

Dumb, at Acton,

bond: bf sex.: jurisdiction. wards the Catholic Church,

of a coalition between the Center appears to have fallen overboard,

The caskot is at prosent in the of the suit, while where foreigners noted were churches his best.

American Consulate.

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