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BRITISH CABINET

CRISIS?

LIBERAL MINISTERS MAY

RESIGN

-{BRITISH__WIRELESS BERVICE.)....

RuGay, Sept. M. A FULL attendance of Ministers in expected at Wednesday's important meeting of the Cabinet which will discuss the tariff im plications in the Ottawa Agree- ments.

Sir John Simon, in order to be present, left Geneva by train to- night and will, to-morrow morn ing, fly in a Service machine from Paris to London.

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ANOTHER BRITISH

NAVAL MISHAP

SURVEY SIMP STRIKES ROCK

ÍROGOK REUTER'S AGENCY.]

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1932;

EXPLOSION ON FRENCH SUBMARINE

ONE MAN KILLED 32 :

INJURED

(THROUGH OBUTER'S AGENCY]

CHEnsouna, Sept. 27,

VON GRONAU SUCCEEDS

FLIES NONSTOP TO MANILA FROM HONG KONG

(TROOUGH, BRUTER'S AGENCY.)

SERIOUS 'QUAKE IN GREECE

100 KILLED AND 150 INJURED

'(THROVOH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Ars, Sept. 27.

CHINA'S FIRST TRAIN FERRY

TO BE LAUNCHED ON "OCTOBER 10

ISAKOVAN REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Sept." 25.

the BASTER bas overtaken anotherCAPT. Von Greanu has completed villed and 150 injured as the by the Government on the or

LONDON, Sept. 20.. THE Admiralty announce

grounding of R.M.S. Challeng- er whilst surveying in uncharted waters off the Labrador coast.

rock on

The vessel struck a September 23, six miles north of Ford's Harbour Light in Latitude 50.28 N., Longitude 61.10 W. The weather was calm and she was later refloated.

Damage was done to her forward oil tank and to several other com-

Mr. Stanley Baldwin, who res turned from Aix-les-Baina yesterpartments. day, had a long conversation with After calling at Ford's Harbour the Prime Minister to-day and with to re-embark camp parties, and, several other at his colleagues. as far as possible, to ascertain the The business before the meeting full extent of the damage, she will will be the final discussion of the proceed

St. John's, Newfound legislation arising out of the land. H.M.S. Heliotrope has been Ottawa Conference, and necessary ordered to proceed to the place and to put the agreement into effect. to stand by. Much public interest is, being shown in it, owing to the known attitude

of the Executive Committee of the

National Liberal Federation, which an Wednesday last passed a resolu tion condemning the agreements reached at Ottawa.

„Provisional Plans.

:

At that meeting, Sir Herbert Samuel, the Home Secretary, refer rod to the provisional conclusions agreed to by himself and his Liber

a colleagues in the Cabinet and it

The survey on which the Chal. lenger was engaged is in connection with the opening up of the Hudson Bay route and the area the ship was working in is quite unexplor ed.

of the huge French submari": nes. One man is dead and 32 are injured, nine of them seriously, aboard the submarine Perser, as a result of an explosion during manoeuvres in the English Ohan- nel Fire broke out after the ex- plosion but was quickly quenched.

MANILA, Sept. 27.

VER one hundred persons were CHINA'S first train-ferry, built the first direct flight from Hong

result of an earthquake in Greece. der of the Chinese Purchasing Com Kong to Manila.

of His homeward route will be ria The village Strathaikion mission in London, at a cost of Terissos, in the Chalcidico region, £70,000, will be launched at New Java and Ceylon.

suffered worst.

castle on October 10, by Mr Que Tai Chi.

VON GRONAU OFF FOR MANILA

The Persee, of the same class as the vanished Promethee, which sank

BEAUTIFUL TAKE-OFF with more than 60 souls aboard off the coast of France on July 7, met Captain Wolfgang vou Gronais, misfortune under very similar cir the German flier, who with three cumstances as those in which her companions, is trying to encirels sister ship was last. The mystery the world on Wahl flying boat, of the Promethea's sudden plunge left Hong Kong early yesterday to the ocean floor, however, is a morning for Manila, He arrived riddle which still puzzles thenore on Sunday last at about 4 French navy experts.

p.m.

The Persee was on trial runi,

To the accom-

A small group of offelats and German residents. gathered at the Kai Tack Agrodrons to bid fare well to the fier. paniment of rousing cheers the large seaplane taxied out across the Harbour at 8.15 am, and after taking off beautifully was soon out

casting along in the lee of the Channel Islands when the explo- sion jarred her dangerously and threw men stoned and battered against the steel walls of compart ments. Fortunately she was travel- ling on the surface at the time,

The Commander of the sub-of sight. marine sent out a wireless call for assistance at once, for the extent of the damage could not be exactly ascertained and there were fears that the submarine might founder with all her wounded aboard. From the Maritime Prefecture near here, two seaplanes were immediately GOVERNMENT'S REPLY | despatched followed by two fast tuga.

GANDHI EXPRESSES SATISFACTION

is understood that the nature of WITH BRITISH these conclusions have already been conveyed to the Prime Minister."

[BRITISH WIRELESS BEKVICE.]

It is generally assumed that the opposition of the Liberal ministers to the Ottawa agreements is. Bill maintained" and "The Times knyя that apparently. the only condi. tions on which the present composi.

RUGBY, Sept. 26. tion of the Cabinet can be main- tained during the World Economic THE British Government's tele Conference are that the legislation gram expressing acceptance of arising out of the Ottawa Confer and great satisfaction at the agree ence should be postponed. This ment reached between the Caste suggestion ca: hardly commend Hindus and the leaders of the De itself to the majority of the Cabi-pressed Classes in india, was read net and, indeed, provisional plans to the Legislative Assembly at

have already Leen made to start the Ottawa legislation on October 18 when the House of Cermons

meots."

Simla this morning.

In Yerayda Gaol at Poona, Mr. Gandhi, after carefully studying the Government's reply expressed In these "vircumstances, the news the view that every part of it was papers anticipate that the Liberalentisfactory and decided to break ministers will sign from the Cabi- his fast which had lasted for six

days and five hours. net as also will Lord Snowden.

It is understood that if the Liberala resign, they will not go into opposition but will co-operate with the National Government on all questions other than that of the Ottawa legislation.

The Prime Minister is already assured of continued support of Sir John Simon, Mr. Walter Runci. man and most of the other Liberal National Ministers.

OBITUARY

COLONEL SIR PERCY GIROUARD

"

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Sept. 26.

has occurred of

Crowds had assembled, outside the prison sud were much relier ed by his decision.

Attention is drawn to the fact that the Imperial Government's proposal for giving the Depressed Classes representation under the after the parties directly interested | had failed to reach an

ment on this subject.

now Indian constitution was issued,

Rgree-

At the same time, the Govern ment, announced they would con- sider any proposals on which the interested parties were agreed,

Seaplanes Report.. Later in the day the seaplanes returned to Cherbourg with the re- port that the Persee was saved and in tow of the tugs, coming slowly towards harbour.

Some hours later the straining salvage ships steamed into the naval base.

The accident was attributed to bursting water jacket. Fire fol- lowed, the blast but was quickly artinguished.

家

HITLER ATTACKS HERRIOT

"INSOLENCE AND HYPROCRISY "

¡THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

MUNICH, Sept. 20. INSOLENCE Carried Too Far," article written by Herr Hitler, the is the bonding of a leading Nazi leader, in his paper, the National Observer, referring to M. Herriot's speech at Gramat

Hitler speaks of "M. Herriot's "involence and hypocrisy and ассивен the French Premier of wilfully misrepresenting the facts, He ridicules M. Herriot's state- The anxiety of Hindus generally as to the possible effects of Gandhi's ment that France animated fasting hastened the satisfactory solely by the idea of peace and result of the negotiations in which attitude of the Herriot Govern- concludes that in view of the the Caste Hindus and the Depressment it is a mistake fon von Papen od Classes fenders have been engag to take up the disarmameni ques

tion with Paris.

ed.

THE death

Colonel Sir Percy Girouard, BENGALI TERRORIST

K.C.M.G., D.S.O., at the age of 05

years

[Colonel Girouard, who was born in Montreal, was educated at the Royal Military College, Kingston, and entered the Army in 1888. He saw much service, including the Dongola Expedition in 1897, the Nilo Expedition in 1807 and in the South African War, for services in which he was knighted.

·

OUTRAGE

CASUALTY LIST. REPORTED

HEAVIER

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

He was Manager of the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich from 1800 to 1803, Director of Budan Railways

CALCUTTA, Sept. 28. 1803-08, President of the Egyptian THE casualties in the terrorist Railway Board 1999-00, Director of bomb outrage on the occasion Railways in South Africa 1809 of the monthly dance of the Euro 1002, Cazmissioner of Railways in

pean Institute at Chittagong were the Transvaal and Orange River heavier than first reported. Colony 1902-01, A.Q.M.G, Western It is now stated that in addition Command, Chester, 1900, High to Mrs. Bullivan, who was killed, Commissioner of Northern Nigeris sixtoon other Europeans who were 1907-08, Governor of Northern dancing were wounded. Nigeria 1908-00, Governor of the It is stated that the raiders East Africa Protectorate 1900-12, were attired in Mabommedan cos and Director-General of Munitions tumes.. Supply in 1915.] THEIR MAJESTIES RETURN ING TO LONDON

(URITISH WIRELESS. „AKOVICK.]*|-

The leaflet advocated the slaugh RUGBY, Sept. 98.

tor of all non-official and official THE King and Queen will leave Europeane, and Mr. Benhall, a Scotland on Thursday by Royal member of the R.T.C., warned the special train, arriving in London, organisers of the movement that if on Friday morning,

they thought they could frighten They wont to Balmoral on Aug. the British people inte conceding 23 and are returning to London something, they were greatly mis fow days earlier than originally | taken. arranged.

IMMORAL TRAFFIC IN HARBOUR

The Legislative Assembly has punased a resolution expressing horror and condemnation of the outrage, whilst "a leadot, printed in Bengali, wab displayed in the Council of State

M. Herriot accused Germany of army not only for defence, but for seeking to organise a powerful

aggressive purpose, and his specch caused consternation at Geneva,

Prior to journeying to London to attend the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Sir John Simon, Bri- tish Foreign Minister, had a brief interview with M. Herriot, who arrived at Geneva thie evening by motor.car.

It is learned that Sir John

Simon telegraphed taking for the interview to be arranged.

Sir John hat previously presid ed over a meeting of Empire dele- gates from which Mr, de Valera was absent, but at which Ireland was represented by Mr. Lester, the Irish Free State delegate to the League.

Bir John Simon explained the efforts which are being made by the various States to induce Ger many to return to the fold of the disarmament conference and added that Mr. Arthur Henderson was also working in concert with other parties in this matter.

CHANNEL TRIP."

UKELELE AS DISTRESS SIGNAL.

VIOLENT 'QUAKE RECORDED

SEISMOGRAPH NEEDLES RUN OF CHARTS

THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.]

ELIMINATION OF LIU CERTAIN

END OF SHANTUNG WAR IN SIGHT

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY).

Caroo, Sept. 27

THE alimination of Liu Chen

Nien as a political factor in Shantung seenus to be certain, as Han Fu Chu's troops have com- pletely surrourl the city of Lai-

The vessel will bo named "Chang chow where he and eight thousand kiang" and will go to Nanking men were holding out. early in the New Year under her own steam, commencing the train ferry service, between Nanking and

Pukow a month or two later when ILLEGALTM the bridge and approaches are! ready.

The Purchasing Commission stilli has. £2,300,000 of the Boxer Indem. LONDON, Sept. 27, nity available for purchases in TERRIFIC earthquake shocks, Great Britain, but it is stated that recorded in places as far the employment of the fund on use. separated as Landon and Seattle,ful purposes, is hampered by the find the experts differing regarding political complications. the centre of the disturbance. With Manchuria, for example, So violent, were the shocks that there is great difficulty. Large recordings in England were impos-purchases for the Feking-Mukden Bible, the swinging of the needles Railway have had to be cancelled. of the seismographs being so wide that they swept off the charts.

This experience was shared by the West Bromwich. The seismologiste observatories at Greenwich and SUSPENSION OF

who have studied the charts are of the opinion that the centre of the disturbance was in the Atlantic

Ocean near the Azores.

time of the taking off was fine but The weather at Kai Tak at the though the plane could be heard flying over Kowloon, it could not be seen through the clouds. Pass ing over the Kowloon wharves, the plane was seen to dip below the eloads and circled once over the

: Seattle Report. Coblenz and Rhineland, two Ger-

The earthquake was also record- man ships alongside the wharfed at the Washington University The plane disappeared down the in Seattle. harbour through the South Chan have placed the centre in Mexico Seismologiats there net within a few minutes of leaving or Central America Kal Tack.

garia

BOXER INDEMNITY

JAPAN EASILY ABLE TO. COUNTERACT CHINA'S

INTENTION

[THROUGH REUTERʼB_A0ENCY.])'

Meanwhile, Reuter's correspon- From Manila, the fliers are due dents at Belgrade and Sofia, re to visit Borneo and the Dutch Eastport that severe shocks have oc

TOKYO, Sept 2 Indies and from Batavia will fol low the Dutch Air Line route back curred in Yugo-Slavia. and Bul- Alicial spokesman, when ques- tioned this morning, regarding to Europe, the airmen being expect-

The disturbances.

Japanese action following the pos ed back in Berlin in October.

severe and considerable damage has sible definite suspension by the Chinese Goverument of the Boxer several parta of Yugo-Slavia, where the population Indemnity to Japan, stated that for some time was panic-stricken, action had not yet been contem He, however, intimated,

In Hong Kong To-Day

FAIR AT FIRST; SOME

RAIN LATER

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, FORECAST AND REMARKS, ISSUED BY THE ROYAL ÜZERVATORY AT 5.40 P.M., BTATED :-

THE ANTI-CYCLONE

OVER. N. CHINA HAS INCREASED, SLIGHTLY IN INTENSITY”... A DEPRESSION IS MOVING EASTWARD ACRÓSg Konza, PRESSURE IS · RELATIVELY, LOW OVER THE CHinя Sea, the PRI- LIPPINES AND THE PACIFIC TO THE EASTWARD,

LOCAL FORELast: — MoverATE WESTERLY W*Nns, FREBRENING FROM N.E.; BAIN AT FIRST, 'BOME RAIN LATER,

FATE OF PLANTER AIRMEN

'PLANE SIGHTED IN GULF “OF:"MARTABAN-

(THROUGH REUYER'S AGENCY.}

...RANGOON, Sept. 26. wreckage of an aeroplane, believed to be that of the miss-

THE

ing airmen, Messrs. Salt and Tay lor, who were last seen on August 12 when they were attempting to Ay from Malaya, to England, has been sighted by a French air-mail pilot in the Gulf of Martaban.

The discovery confirms the theory that they crashed into the water in the course of their flight from Moulmein to. Rangoon, though it is not easy to count for The whole journey is one of only a hundred miles by air and the water orossing is roughly 80 miles,

Mr. F. B. Taylor, was from the Seaport Estates at Sungei Way and Mr. G. W. Salt, was on the Glenmarie Estate at Belangor.

been done in

were

very

The violent quake was felt all over

Bulgaria, but information of its effect in at present lacking.

RUBBER RETURNS

OUTPUT NOW BELOW 1929

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]

LONDON, Sept 27, ANALYSIS of returns compiled by the Rubber Growers' Asso- ciation based on 618 companies, ahowo በጦ output in August of 20,180 tona which, basing the monthly average of 1920 at 100, represent an index number of 90.3. The Malayan and Sumatra out pun index figure is still over a hundred, but this is more than off- set by heavy declines in Java and Ceylon, which are 67.6 and 50.7, respectively.

WOMAN POSES AS HUSBAND

20-YEAR MASQUERADE

A GIRL'S SAKE...

.plated.

that Japan might recoup from the

Dairen Customs. receipts,, but it is not likely as Japan does not wish to involve Manchukuo.

The spokesman consideredit would not be dißeult to find means to counteract China's intention.

RUSSIA AS AIR POWER.

GAINING ON OTHER NATIONS.

1,270" FIRST-LINE"

MACHINES

IMPORTATION OF

GREYHOUNDS

SEQUEL AT SHANGHAI

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANONAI, Sept 27 CAPTAIN ANGUS' objections to

the seizure of the steamor. Ballshead by the Customs were with" drawn at the British Police Court, when a charge of illegally import ing greyhounds, was dismissed.

At the Custems' request" Capt. Angus transferred the title to the vessel in favour of the Customs, which, according to the Magistrate, was a department of the Chinese Government, which in China is. tantamount to the British Crown, therefore, he is entitled to request. the withdrawal charge that <would ordinarily not he withdrawable..

STRANGE FUNGUS

INDUCES HAPPY MOOD

WHEN EATEN

A timely discovery has becn made in these days of depression of a mushroom, which, when eaten in moderate quantities, induces a bappy outlook on life.

It is hardly surprising that this discovery should be made in Jo- pan,where fungi of many varie- ties from a daily article of food both in and out of season.

This latest discovery has beeni- made by Professor Matsuura, of the Tottori Higher Agricultural School, who for many years has studied Japanese fungi and who has named it Waraitake Modo- ki" because of its resemblance to-- "Waraitake "`or Laughing Fun- gus, which is another species of poisonous fungus.

Professor Matsuura anys that when a mall quantity of the Latest information from many mushroom is eaten the consumer sources

the Arst-line Arst becomes "merry," as if he gives strength of the Soviet Air Force at had been drinking rather liberal-

ly. 1,270 aircraft. This places Russia

After this state, as with over- above Great Britain, but below the drinking of alcohol, the learned United States, France, Italy, and professor says that the consumer

Japan.

delicions The method of placing, however, muffers agony, while, should he still is obviously unsatisfactory, be- Persist in eating the

he enters that state mushroom, cause it leaves gut reserved, which the Professor calls "panic- FOR Sources, and relative efficient stricken" and which appears to re- writes the Daily Telegraph ansemble very closely the deliriume tion correspondent. · ·

A woman's 20 years' masquerade as a married man, so that she might earn enough to support a girl friend and her child has been ended by her death.

In February the Soviet Govern- tremens produced by, the other va

riety of over-indulgence. ment (having declined to send in

Technically the Professor says ' a report to the League of Nations that this new species is light green when the other Powers did the in colour, while the back of the previous autumn) gave the first head-part or cap is purplish- line strength as 750 aircraft. The brown, and the stalk is quite easily. term "Arst-line," however, appeare broken vertically,

Before she died, at the age of 46, to have diferent connotations in Moreover, the poisonous element at her mother's house at Aston different countries, and in any case does not affect the stomach direct- Magnu, near Blockley, Gloucester this Russian estimate could only bely, but the nerves, and the effect is shire, her real identity 06 Mrs. accepted with reservation. Harah Holtom had become known. It was at Aston Magna that sho married, at the age of 10, a villager named William Hoitom.

Hacient Workers,

seen ten minutes after eating the fungus. The particular time of the year when the fungus is found is in the rainy season of day and

It is known that Russia has Jane, and it grows among decayed

The couple migrated to Essex, steadily developed her air strength, straw ad leaves. Though large but two years later the women left whereas other European nations quantities may be found in Tottori her husband and returned to the have been content more or lese to Prefecture, this fungus has not yet Midiands. Unable to find work as mark time. In the table below the been registers in the word's a woman, she donned men's clothing latest reported figure zor Russia is book of fangi, and nasumed the name of William compared with the first-lind Sidney Holtom.'! (on p

strengths reported to the League Thereafter, for 20 years, she pass in October by the other Powers: ed as a man. She worked as a tim

United States | ber-haulier or anyyy, and was noted for her strength. Part of har leisure. she spent in the local ins Wo Boff at once across with a mug of ale, smoking a short the Channel. We did the journey clay pipe. While working on a coal from Calais to Dover in one and whart at Ledbury, Holtom befriend a half hours. After reporting at ed a girl with a child, and they Dover we went straight along to settled as a married couple at Ramsgate: From there we started Evesham.

ing about nine and left the next mornig at 8.30, arriving at Calais about 2.30.

France Italy

Japan-

Tussia

Great Britain

1,752 1,887

3,507

are more than 40 "factories,' eme ploying upwards of 150,000 "mer and women. The number of pilots: and mechanics under training at the Regular air force centres ex-

., 1,384

1,270 Miss Elizabeth May, daughter of

........ 833ceeds 5,000. Chemical warfare is Sir George May; chairman of the

The British figure includes the A curious sidelight on Sovict

the subject of continuous TOBEBID Import Duties Advisory Committee. and Lady May, and Mr. R. O. Cole

Ari Force in India, under the In methods is given by Mr. L.R. Ma of Anerley, the outboard motor boat

dian Government, and the Regular well in Aero Digest" (U.8.A). enthusiast, who set out from London on the last lap. but the weather There another child was born to strength of non-Regular unita. In each unit of the air fotos thers to complete the return journey to bacams very stormy, und before we the girl, and Keltom was described The latest reports indicate that is a pilot, an observer, and a înt Antwerp, arrived at Westminater realized it we were on the Noro on the birth certificate as the father. Russian aircraft, factory workers-chanic of the Skegnaia Brigade. Pier.

Sands. There we discovered that No other person, not even the doc. are very efficient. And as pilots The latter are appointed by the Sibeco without permission of the how they were stranded on the to mend it. It was a very delicate band for 18 months, suspected ed skill and courage.

The story of their adventure and the rudder was broken and we tried tor who attended the supposed hus the Russians have always displey: Communist narty to watch the work and report secretly upon it. Thirteen were severally fined Nore Bands was told to s Press job and was impossible to do"his" real sex.

Busia now relies upon her own Their names, are never published. $10, or, in default, 10 days' hard representative by Miss May,

without special instrumente,

The secret was revealed in hos aircraft factories but German That the Soviet is determined to Inhour, and the fourteenth, who We had a perfect journey out, Mr Cole had his ukelele with pital, however, three years ago, and technicians are still

muke Kussia air minded is shown did not appear in Court, had her she said. We left Antwerp at him and he waved it to try and at the "wife was bound over at the and there are still a

by the fact that the State fostered bail of 200 estreated,

pm, on Aug. 1 but were held up tract the attention of passing ship-Assises for having made a false of German pilots in

Onenviakhim, & kind of Air Loa rodeung albemistress of the vessen a long time in the cane) as the ping. Then I saw a tug in the declaration on the birth certificate

hip. bourger bone which conveyed the womagnato was damaged at Chont omng and we both paddied at hand that Haltom was the father of the fr

the men to the ship was fined $20, or We had to wait some time while we would in its direction. The child

in default 20 days hard labour, Belgian engineers repaired it. We crew of the tag were very kind to At the trial it was stated Holtom Under the Five Years

Detective Inspector Baker pro- arrived at Ostand the game even us both. They took us and our wore faminine garments for the development is in progress.

(Continued at foot of next (Confirmed at foot of next column.) engine on board and towed the boat. first time in the 20 years.

FOURTEEN: WOMEN· FINED

Fourteen pro befora:4; the-

Marin

Mrz

stant

Court yesterday

on a charge of boarding the 21.

Winued at foar of an

Minster,

Jocuted.

of sirerait, many Aldes, of PL