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FIFTH NATIONAL COTY PRODUCTS

CONGRESS

KUOMINTANG LEADERS. NOT TO TAKE PART

IN CANTON

!!

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1933

KWANGTUNG HIGH

SEA FLEET

MAY SUFFER SERIOUS SETBACK

COMMAND TO BE IN CANTON

From Our Special Correspondent) (From Our Special, Correspondent) THE Kwangtung High Sea Fleet

M

RUSSIA GIVES IN

U.S. RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION

USSURI RAILWAY DISPUTE NEW APPOINTMENTS TO

SETTLED

BOARD

WASHINGTON, July. 31.

THE NORTH-WEST HIGH SEAS SWEEP

FRONTIER ENGLISH COASTS

DEVELOPMENTS BEING WATCHED IN LONDON

LONDON, July 31,

*

PADDLE STEAMER OUT OF CONTROL &

LONDON, July at.

heavy sens swept the English coasts "to-"!

CANTON, Aug. 1.

Harbin, Aug. 1. command will be located in

The Russian Press states that THE National Recovery Admins DEVELOPMENTS in the sitna HIGH winds and

tration has been strengthened tion on the North-west Fron Sections, namely, general staff, ad M. Slavutsky visited the Foreign by the appointment to the Indus tier of India are being closely day, causing some considerable in Canton and is divided into eight

terference with shipping services. Troops Are advancing. from It was particularly rough in the jutant, transportation, armaments, Ministry and withdrew his pro-trial Advisory Board of Mr. James watched here.

ship of the Standard Oil Company Peshawar to the support of the Channel and crowds of holiday secretariat, inedical service, sup-test concerning the recent deten- Moffett, who resigned his director-

tion of the Usauri Railway ballast of New Jersey to support the cam loyal Halemtai tribe, which is makers at the seaside resorts turn Expenses for this Naval Office

palgo.

threatened by the neighbouring ed out to see great wavey dashing. plies, and paymaster.

tribe of Mohmands.

over the piers and seawalls. and the maintenance of the three train and crew by Manchukuo cruisers will cost about $900,000 froutiersmen at Sui Fen Ho. M. National currency a month after Slavitsky in a statement said that cutting out unnecessary, axpenses. until an agreement regulating Rear Admiral Chiang Si Yuan is customs inspections and visas for the commandant of this squadron, but there will be no second in Ussuri Railway workers was con- with Manchukuo, the Captain Chao Chung cluded command. Fleet.-Central Press.

truins and workmen. to Sui Fen Haa is acting as Chief of staff of Ussuri Railway would not send

Ho without permissions.

1

Meanwhile, the Government of

Other prominent figures in com

Several craft got into difficulties, mercial and industrial life who

The Royal Yacht, Victoria and Harry Harriman, the President of by the Bajauri tribesmen of certain have joined the Board are: Mr. India's demand for the surrender but no serious mishap occurred. the United States Chamber of agitators whose conduct threatens Albert, which is the headquarters Commerce, and Mr. R. Le Lund, pence and the fulfilment of inter-of Their Majesties the King and the President of the Manufactur-national obligations has not been Queen during their stay at Cowes, was compelled to send out a pin. complied with

nace to the assistance of a Porta- Royal Air Force aeroplanes ac+ era Asociation,

mouth-Isle of Wight paddle steam cordingly have flown over Bajaur which carried by the galo and and to-day dropped notices warn- ing the villages of their intention to bomb certain officially fixed ob lectives. The aaroplanes were Bree at when over the village of Klar

British Wireles

Cunton, Aug. 1.

Canton, Aug. 1. Civilian leaders here are on- Alousiei Coty, the well-known animous in their decision not to French manufacturer of perfume participate in the Kuomintang and cosmetics, has aroused the Fifth National Congress which anger of the City Special Kuo- will be held on November 1 atmintang and the Chamber of Nanking. They hold the view Commerce, because this Parisian that the coming Congress is bound wrote an article in his publication

Figaro to be dominated by General in Paris known as Chiang Kai Shek. Chairman of which insults China. The two the Military Allairs Commission, local bodies have instructed sell and Mr. Wang Ching Wei, Pre-ers of perfine and toilet articles sident of the Exgentive Yuan. to boycott this French product.

The article ridicules General Messrs. Tang Shao and Hsiao Fu Chen, standing mem-Chien Tsai Tang, the general

SIX PLANES DISAPPEAR bera of the South-west Political officer commanding Kwangtung

HASKOW, Aug. 1, Council, stated that the Congress troops, and describes the North- Kuomintang gathering east Volunteers as bandits. The bat an assembly of the Blue four North-eastern Provinces are SIX planes of the local aviation school took off yesterday morn. Shirts or the Chinese Fascisti compared in the article as Frenching flying to an unknown destina. Farty, who will overawe and in- Indo-China free for foreign ex- tion, it was revealed to-day. The Auence other delegates in order ploitation. Even the late Dr. machines were piloted by several to push forward the secret designs Sun Yat Sen was referred to in instructors and cadeta and flew away without the knowledge of the of that Party.

derogatory vein.

eomniandant of the aviation school... It is believed here that Brigadier General Kuo Ping Wen, former head of the school, had a band in THREE DOLLARS PER TEN ter oder which the workers of the escape of the six planes, as he was recently relieved of his com mand by order of General Chiang

is not a

|

The smart

set

and

ultra- undern ladies in Canton insist on only French toilet articles to beautify their faces and figures, and the present boycott may have

This is the official reason given by the high Kuomintang elders in refusing to take part in the Poming Congress. Besides, there is a prevailing belief here that by skilful manipulation the adherents of Messrs. Chiang Kai Shek and Wang Ching Wei will move for the abolition of the South-west Political Council and the Kuomin- táng South-west Executive Com-French-speaking official of the anchow to-day. Central Press.

a serions effect on this French Kai Shek, Chairman of the Nan-

"mittee in Canton.

been active in stirring up the pro

The incident is now considered closed, especially as Manchukuo has released both the workmen and the ballast train-Reuter,

OIL TAX IN

CANTON

GALLONS

A Labour Win.

WASHINGTON, July 31, Organised labour won the Best und of the struggle to da for the a National Recovery Code steel industry at this morning's hearing before the Administrator, Brigadier-General Hugh Johnson'

The employers, who are trade tionally opposed to the indepen dent organisation of labour by out side bodies such as the United States Federation of Labour, sub mitted a Code specifically provid. ing for a Company Unions" sys. each Company will be organised under Company officials.

An attack..on the Company Unions system by a spokesman of the Federation of Labour was

trade which is the principal ex-king Military Commission. He had (From Our Special Carrespondent) supported by General Johnsor and port from France to this country.fessors and cadets against General

The offensive French magazine | Chiang..." came into the possession of a

Special City Kuomintang who translated the article into Chinese and published it in a serial in the official newspapers.

"

General Kno cannot be found in

THE CORAL ISLANDS

These two organs' represent the National Government and the Central Kuomintang Headquar- ters as far as Kwangtung and- He stated that the Coty ip- Kwangsi are concerned, and their terests in Paris own several news- abolition would mean that the papers which often publish news. CHINESE TO INVESTIGATE two provinces will have to take hud views unfavourable to China..

FRENCH OCCUPATION orders direct from Nanking. Apart from engaging in manufac Created and sanctioned by the "turing cosmetics, the Coty in-

CANTON, Aug. 1.

General Kuomintang Fourth

from National terests lave dabbled in inter- UNDER orders

Chen Chi Tang, commander-in- Congress, the two Southwest national politics, resulting in the organs can be abolished only by a publication of an insulting article Chief in the First Group Army, Rear-Adimral Chang Chi Ying. subsequent Congress,"

in the Figaro." he added.

the Commanding

West River Flotilla, hus ready two gunboats to sail for the Coral Island, to make an investigation of the French occupation of these islands. The Inspector-General of Foreign Affairs is making a study of the situation before taking action, and the Kwangtung Provincial Govern- ment is said to be compiling facts

The coming Fifth National Congress will elect members of the Central Executive and Super

visory Committees who are the most important persons in the Government and Party, and it is likely that those members who are

ANTI-PIRACY CONFERENCE

critical of the Nanking Govern:TO BE HELD AT NANKING and data on this matter.-Central

ment and Gener! Chiang Kai

Shek will not be re-elected mem- bers of the Central Executive and

Central Supervisory Committees.

The veteran Kuomintang lead-

TO-DAY

Nanking, Aug. 1.

The Ministry of Communicá-

ers here have little to gain by at- tions announced to-day that a tending the coming Congress. Į second anti-piracy conference High military figures here who will be held at 9 in. to-morrow Are members of either committee to discuss plans and regulations "are said to have shared the same drafted by the Ministries of Navy view as their civilian colleagues, and Communications.

CHINA AND THE

LEAGUE

TOKYO'S CRITICISMS ·

IGNORED

Narking, Aug. 1. Concerning Tokyo's criticisms of the League's technical co- operation with China, Mr. Wang Ching Wei remarked that the Leagues, technical assistance to its members did not date from to-day, being one of the League's important functions, hence the Government considered it un- necessary to reply to the criticisms from Tokyo.Reuter

YOUNG MARSHAL "IN ENGLAND

HURRIED TOUR OF INSPECTION ARRANGED

London, Aug, 1, Yesterday Chang Hsueh Liang, who is making a hurried tour of aircraft, munition factories, naval, military and air centres, visited the Hawker Works at Kingston, accompanied by his son.

When the first anti-piracy con- ference concluded, the Navy Office was asked to draft a plan concerning joint measures for the suppression' of pirates, while the Ministry of Communications was requested to draft regulations concerning the necessary "safety installations. including wireless ahoned merchant vessels.-Reuter.

THE CHARHAR DISPUTE

Press.

1

SILK EXPOSITION

Canton, Aug. 1.

All oil products exceeding 39 degrees in power and purity are subjected to a business tax of three dollars national currency, for every ten gallons or a case of two

Mr. Thomas Lamont, President of the Iron and Steel. Institute, and it was finally agreed to withdraw the clause.

The workers are thus technically free to choose their own methods of labour organisation, though Mr. Lamont added that owners will still endeavour to continue to deal

pany

מורתו תותח

A DESERTED VILLAGE.

PESHAWAR, August 1. Kotkai is a deserted village. It hag normally a 100 inhabitants and will probably be bombed again this evening. The next objective against the tribesmen will be decided after

photographs. ascertaining the damage by aerial

News is awaited of the three wanted agitators, one of which, it is believed, has entered Afghanis tam.

If the air operations are useless, troops will advance.

It is understood there were no tribal casualties due to the bomb- ing

GANDHI AND PARTY ARRESTED

DİSOBEDIENCE MARCH FORESTALLED

tins, the Kwangtung Provincial with employees through the "Com Government announced to-day. The owners' Code provides a

This applies to retail sales. Ap-10-bour week and a parently such business tax con-weekly wage of fifteen dollars.-- cerns directly, foreign oil com-Reuter, panies, though the order is not

Washington, Aug. 1. Several of the largest retail clear on this point. Since oil is

AHMEDABAD, Aug. 1. sold in the city and not in Sha-firms in the United States are

Mahatma Gandhi and Mrs. Gandhi were arrested at meen, the tax will be payable by putting into immediate operation THE Chinese agents of foreign oil shorter hours and higher wages 1.40a.m. to-day.

for which Mr. Johnson has signed The Congress leader, was staying companies,

executive orders. The tempor in bungalow belonging to a ary retail code provides for a wealthy mill-owner, Mr. Ranchood forty-eight hour week in food and Dag and had retired. grocers shops with a minimum wage of 14 to 15 dollars per week, according to the size of the City, whilst other retail trades have a forty hour week with a minimum wages from 13 to 14 dollars per week.

SILVER MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent)

THX

LONDON, Aug. 1. FOLLOWING »ARE

SILVER QUOTATIONS ON THE LONDON MARKET · TO-DAY:

Seor

FORWARD.......

Aug. 1

ΣΤΗ 18

July 30 17.15/16

18:1/16

THE LONDON ON NEW YORK CROSS BATE TO-DAY WAS: £1= $4.40.

CANTON, Aug. 1. THE coming silk exposition in Canton will be held at the y.M.C.A. co the Band, All exhi bits of silk will be on display under the care and supervision of the T female silk workers...

Besides silk products, there will be exhibition of handicraft by women workers as well as theatri- cal performances and other attrac tion. Central Pres.

"BLUE SHIRT ORGANISATION

UPHOLDING CHIANG'S

POLICY

CHINESE WOMAN

FINED

FOR SENDING YOUNG GIRL

·OUT FOR OPIUM ·

Charges of possession of a mace of prepared opium, keeing a divan on the 1st, floor of No. 48. Qacen's Road, West and retailing opium to

es-

He was sleeping soundly when he was wakened up by a crowd rushing in, when the District Ma gistrate and the District Superin- tendent were. seen to arrive in four cars, accompanied by a aquad of police officers-

strong tides fouled some yachts in the roads.

At one time, with they steamer sweeping down more or lear out, of control, the King's yacht Britannia Was seriously endangered, büt when a collision seemed likely, the addle steamer dropped both her anchors and they held her clear.

The steamer was later towed clear, when the gale had moderated somewhat.

Owing to the gale, the Regatta of the Royal Yacht Club was post poned for the first time in its hired for the first time

EXTENSION OF LONDON TUBE

NEW SECTION OPENED ON MONDAY

LONDON, July 31. THE last section of the Tube railway extension from South Harrow to Cockfolters was opened to the public, to-day.

The Tube railway which re twenty-five miles long is the longest underground in the world and the new addition just completed has cost about £3,000,000.

On some sections, the speed now attained is three miles in fire minutes. -

Cockfosters was formerly a rurak country spot, but housing estates have rapidly increased in numbers during recent years and it is esti mated that the population of the neighbourhood will increase by 50,000 within the next few years. British Wireless:

Gandhi called the inmates toge CURBING FALL IN

ther, prayed and then surrendered. The Herald Tribune"

All the other members of the arrested, including timates a return to employment party were

Maheday Desai, Gandhi's secre- of over one million persons.tary, and thirty-two Achramites. Reuter,

SINGAPORE SCHOOL FEES

PROTEST AGAINST

INCREASE

All of them have been placed in the gaol at Sabarmati..

Warning that this would be the probable outcome of Gandhi's do- clared intention of beginning & new civil disobedience. march was given by officials at Simla some

PRICES

CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE FIXES RATES

CHICAGO, Aug. 1...

Board of Trade have decided

hours before, it being indicated THE Directors of the Chicago that the authorities would probab

not to countenance any future ly arrest Gandhi to-day as soon as trading in grain and provisions be the march began.

CI

In fact, they did. not wait for low the closing prices of July 31,

This order is to be effective until the march to begin. The authori-

August 15-Reuter ties apparently decided upon ar "rest before the start was made.

The march, in which Mrs.

charged with possession of 11 taels After nearly two hours discusion in the Congress Party-Reuter,

of raw opium at No. 13, Ke Shing Street, 2nd floor, and with coun- selling, aiding andre bothing, the possession of opium by a minor

lau Po pleaded guilty to the charges against him, and was fined

sion, the meeting decided to post pone action until after Monday's meeting of the Legislative Council, at which the hon. Mr. Lim Cheng Ean will open a debate on the whole question of education policy,

COMPANIONS MAY BE RELEASED

GANDHI TO BE RELEASED

Singapore, July. 27. Represen- Gandhi and fifteen other women It was stated in Peiping that tatives of all sections of the Asia were to have participated, was was probably the first time on re tic communities of Singapore met planned to start from Ahmedabad. cord that there were so many yesterday at the house of Dr. S. K. The marchers were to go to a bishops in Peiping when Bhop Lim in Bencoolen Street to record village in the. Ras Kaira, district Norris as chairman of the House publicly their emphatic protest and there launch a new civil dis of Bishops of the Anglican Com against the policy of Government obedience movement with an appeal munion, called a meeting for July 91, and 22. It is recalled that at a person under 21 years of age were in raising the fees for primary and to the villagedience has been this meeting Bishop Mówill, of CANTON, Aug.. 1.

Civil disobedience.. ONCERNING the apology of preferred against a Chinese named secondary school education in the

Mr. Edwin. E. Cunningham, Lau Po before Mr. Schofield at Colony, which increase it is pro rapidly dying out in India latterly Szechven announced his intentions

of accepting his Sydney appoint American Consul-General in Shang. Central Magistracy yesterday,posed to bring into force on Jan and in announcing. his march, was ment Bishop Hind of Fukien,.

it conflict with the bulk of opin hai, to the Municipality of Greater Isang Sze, a widow, was also uary 1 net FENG'S OBJECTIVE-

are on furlough, and Bishop. Gel Shanghai yesterday because of the

Bishop Curtis of Chekiang, who трад, assistant in Hankow OBTAINED!.

Blue Shirt organization and its

four of the five Chinese bish aasassination activities as appeared

were absent. in the American-owned Bhanghai Peiping, Aug. 1. Evening Post and Mercury, it was reported that Mr. Cunningham An Official Military Council assured Mayor Wu Teh Chen, that

AJKEDABAD,” Later, communique issue this afternoon this paper will not hereafter pub- 840 or three weeks: $50 or four and the Unofficial, it is under says that on July 30, Feng tele-lish auch news as emanated from weeks and 9500 or four months stood, will invite Government to It is understood that Mahatma respectively. The widow admitted moet the wishes of the public by Gandhi's companions are to be re- graphed his representative at the Central Press of Canton.

The Central Press published a re- possession, but denied the second postponing the operation of the leased on parole. If they commit new scale of fees a breach of the parole conditions Tientsin saying his object of de-port that the Blue Shirt gang is charge.

Another meeting is to be beld they will then stand open trial. fending Charlar had been obtain- attempting to assassinate leading In the witness box, Revenue Officer ed and he is now willing to officials in the South-West- and de- Grimmitt said that he went to the next Wednesday if Government det is worthy of note that Gandhi abolis his military post and clares that General Chiang Kai 2nd Boor of 13, Ko Shing Street eline to accept this invitation, at was arrested, on this occasion, un pledge himself to avoid civil strife. Mayor Wu branded the Central there his saw the woman sitting on will be decided upon, and in all previously in custody as State Shek is behind this movement. Re about 8.30. p.m. on Monday and which a definite form of protect de ordinary law whereas he was Feng's representative conveyed Press as an organ for the fabricat a bed. As soon as she saw him probability a petition will be drawn prisoner, detained during the this message to Ho Ying Ching, ing of rumours,

she picked up a parcel and hid it up for presentation to hie excell Government's pleasure. Rester who said that Chiang and Wang

The Central Press is informed underneath her pocket. This turn ency the Governor GALA

It was decided to send to all Un- official members of the Council de had announced their four prin- to-day that the Blue Shirt gang is ed out to be a packet of raw

Batails of the meeting. The follow ciples for the settlement of the really inexistence and that ita opium.

object is to assassinate leaders who Although the girl had pointed. Charhar dispute and if Feng ac- disapprove the policies of General her out as the person who sent here is a list of the associations re- cepted these the matter would be Chiang Kai Shek. It is learned out for the opium, she denied that that some of the Blue Shirts in the opium was for her own use. automatically settled. Rouler...

Shanghai and Nanking are also she admitted, however, that she members of the Kuomintang and had given the girl money to buy that the activities of his so-called the opium for some body else Chinese Fascist party are conduct.After the girl bad given ovid, Mr. Yang Chien was murdered enve, Mr. Schofield decided that the by the Blue Shirt gang, as his principal tenant was to blame and name appeared among the list of discharged the defendant on the intended victims. The attempt on second count bat fined her 2000 August 9, the Naval Air Arm; on Mr. Huang Chi La is another proof for three months for possession,

of the Blue Shirt ateivities be- The principal tenant, who WES August 10 and 11 he visits Vick-cause Mr. Huang is also on the absent had her. OT100 $100

same list.Central Prea

estreated.

او را

He departs this afternoon for Pangbourne where he will observe August, &, the De Haviland and all night divisional manoeuvres Hundley Page Factories: August including the bridging of the 8, the Flying School at Grantham Thames on August 2, he visits and proceeds in the evening to the Twenty-Third Air Squadron Portsmouth where he inspecta on at Biggin Hill; on August 4, Arm strongwhitworths at Coventry, (Continued at foot of next col.)

ers' works. Router.

ed in a secret manner,

Straits Chinese British Associa tion Ceylon Tamils Associa tion: Indian Association Clerical, Union Chinese Christ

an Asagiation; Chinese Stud- ent Literary Association: Lara

sian Association, India-Ceylon Club Bingapore Tamil Reform Association Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Singa pore Shorthand, Writers Asso

ciation, Chettiara' Chamber of Commerce and Chinese Associa

aporé Free Prei,

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(Continued on next "column).

Poona, Aug 199 Gandhi is being brought Yeravda gaol, from where he will probably be released under order restraining him from lea ing the district and forbidding clivity in connection with disobedience movement:

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