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WARNING TO CHINA MACAO GAMBLING BRITISH ATTITUDE KWANGSI FORCES LABOUR'S LATEST

AND RUSSIA.

JOINT ACTION BY CHIEF PACT POWERS.

MUKDEN NOW DENIES SURRENDER TO MOSCOW DEMANDS.

A CURIOUS STATEMENT.

The British. Government has addressed identic Notes to the Chinese and Russian Governments, calling their attention to the obligations undertaken as signatories of the anti-war pact and hoping that Russia and China will refrain or desist from hostilities. This action has been taken in consultation with the United States and other Governments. America and France have sent similar Notes and Japan, Italy and Germany are expected to follow suit.

Meanwhile, the expected denial that Mukden has surrendered to Moscow, accepting the terms of the July Ultimatum, is forthcoming. A Mukden spokesman says that Mukden has merely expressed, through Nanking, a desire for peace, adding that if Mukden had accepted the terms, it was strange that bombing and bombardment was continuing.

DOOMED?

GOVERNOR DESIRES

ABOLITION.

NEW TAXATION TO AUGMENT COLONY'S REVENUE.

POLICIES OUTLINED.

ON EXTRALITY.

UNILATERAL ACTION WOULD PREJUDICE SUCCESS.

PUSHING ON.

EARLY CLASH MOST LIKELY.

ARMY & NAVY REINFORCE- MENTS FOR CANTON,

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HELP FROM NORTH.

Canton, Dee. 2. There is little new to report on the situation here. No anxiety is manifest, and the city is entirely normal.

PROJECT.

NATIONALISING OF LONDON'S TRANSPORT SERVICE-

HUGE SUM INVOLVED.

London, Dec. 2.

The public ownership of Lon- don's passenger services, with "reasonable remuneration of Capi- tal," was adumbrated in a state- ment made to-day in the House of Commons by Mr. Herbert Mor- rison, the Minister of Transport,

"KID" MARRIOTT ON TRIAL.

INDIAN WATCHMAN'S TRAGIC DEATH.

STORY OF KOWLOON. DOCK SHOOTING.

PLEA OF ACCIDENT,

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A commencement was made bes The magnitude of the scheme, fore Mr, W. Schofield at the Kows the announerment of which sur loon Magistracy this morning of prised the chiefs of the transport the preliminary trial of Henry services, may be judged from the ("Kid"). Marriott, who faces . fact that, the capital involved charge of manslaughter arising amounts to over £130,000,000. out of the death of Ojugar Singh, The scheme, which involves an Indian watchman of the Kow- There have been no clashes soiability on public funds, aims at loon Docks, who fatally far between the opposing forces, climinating uneconomic compeli- wounded by a revolver shot on the Kwangai troops not having yet reached the Cantonese defence

The Kwangsi troops are reported to be slowly advancing without opposition.

CHINA TO RECONSIDER.

London, Dec. 2. The Intended refusal of the Bri- tish Government to acquiosce in the abolition of extraterritoriality was indicated in the House of Com mous to-day when Mr. Arthur Hen- derson, replying to a question, anid the Chinese Government had an- Senhor A. Tamagnini Barbosa,nounced their Intention to abolish Governor of Macao, and Mme. the system on the 15 January next. Tamingpini are expected back 'from

The Chinese Government were Lithon by the M‚M, str. D'Artag- aware, he said, of Britain's desire nan, this attirnoon.

to enter into negotiations on the Shortly before his departure

subject in a liberal and friendly from Lisbon to resume office as spirit and that the British Minister Governor of Macuo, Hi Excel.

in Peking was endeavouring 10 lency was interviewed by a repreinitinte discussions.

leading sentative of one of the Portguese pupora The Portu-

It will be a simple form of pub- informed that e denunciation of lines, which stretch across the ie ownership, but, in order to en- Crown Solicitor, conducted the guese paper (translated into

the extraterritoriality clauses of country from Samshiut on the West English) says:

Governor Barbosa has left Lis-treaties would projudice the pros-River to Tsing Yuen on the North ure vigorous business enter case for the prosecution, and. Mr.

River.

prise," the principle of commer- C. Jenkin, fnstructed by Messrs. hon to return to the high post of pect of a satisfactory issac.

The Chinese Government will The troops which reached here cial management". will be incor- Deacons, was for the defence;

Before describing the circum- Governor of Macao. He has oc

The scheme will be explored instances of the unse, Mr. Andrewes eppied this ice since 1920 and doubtless give weight to these con on Saturday in a number of transported. has maintained with dignity his siderations, and I hope that in the ports are reported to be the 3rd

sent from Nanking. taediately with all the interests In- drew his Worship's attention to reputation as a distinguished co-circumstances they will not, in fact, Division

Comniand, and be reached here lies.-Reuter,, lonial administrator and has ever carry their declared intention into General Chen Kai-sheng is involved, including the Munichpull-the definition of manslaughter as yesterday, coming vir Shanghai guarded the nation's heat inter-execution".-British Wireless,

and Hongkong. ests.

Governor Barbosa is "hich

The Chinese Minister had been

More Troops Coming.

WHY DID THE GOVERNOR OF Generals Chu Shao-liang and Mao

CURACAO RETINET

official in the Portuguese Colonial PAY YOUR MONEY AND| Service. He has been entrusted

TAKE YOUR CHOICE. with many and varied duties in It is interesting to note, however, that during the dis-the public service and in all of cussion in the House of Commons, Mr. Arthur Henderson them has always displayed a high degree of knowledge, bringing to announced the receipt of a telegram from the British Consul-

bear on the discharge of his General at Mukden giving details of Mukden's surrender.

office the excellent qualities of Furthermore, the Habarvsk wireless station indicates the great discernment and zeal, coupl reason for continued demonstrations, stating that Russia does ad with a deep interest in his not trust the word of Chang Huch-liang. It is said that work. Russia will keep up her "enterprises" until Mukden's promises have been fulfilled..

COMMONS DISCUSS MANCHURIA.

Mukden, Der. 2.

Previous Assurance,

Mr. Y, D. Shen, the Chairman "The United States Government of the Public Enlightenment Com Look stops in July, through con- mittee, has issued the followingversations in Washington, to see statement ..

that the attention of the Chinese

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Itutrenchment Plan.

Renier.

A few minutes before, his da. parture, although we knew that most of his time would be taken up with other matters, we took the liberty of asking His Excellency

[On November, 12, Reutor cabled Governor Barbosa to grant us that His Excellency the Governor of an interview. in the assur Curacao (Heer do Fruytier) had ance that

be able retired at his own request, and that to impart information on many he had been officially thanked for his matters that most of our readers services on the island. It Was will be keenly Interested to learn. emphasised that his retirement had We asked:"What will be Your nothing to do with the incident on

carried out a raid.] governorship of Macao?"

he would

The 6th and 8th Divisions are also reported to have left Nanking for Canton under the Command of

These have not yet | reached Canton,

General Ho Yin-ching, the Chief of Staff, is also on his way south with a naval squadron.

Ping-man.

The Ironsides under General Chang Fat-kwel are stated to be on the frontier near Walt San. A the clash between them and Cantonese forces seems imminent.

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SERIOUS FLOODS IN ENGLAND.

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INTERFERENCE WITH NEW

BY-ELECTION...

TAMWORTH CONTEST.

November 10."

Was

Mr. L. R. Andrewes, Assistant

distinguished from murder, and referred his Worship to the neces- sary precautions in the carrying of firearms.

The Incident Explained.

Coming to the facts of the In- cident; Mr. Andrewex Bald-The eircumstances are these: The very unfortunate event took placa on Sunday November 10 at about 4.16 p.m. at the Kowloon Docks. The deceased was a watchman at- tached to the Indian 'watchman's staff of the Docks and he went on duty at 4 o'clock that afternoon and it was his particular duty to patrol No, 14 beat, adjoining the seawall, of which I have photo... graphs and plans,"

"The defendant is employed by the Dock Company and it is part of his duty to superintend the Indian watchmen and to visit them and see that they are on their posta.. He is licensed to carry a revolver and in fact he carries one.

The Hague, Dec. 2. The tragi-comic raid of Venuelan revolutionaries on. Willemstadt at the end of June last, is recalled by

London, Dec. 2. the announcement that Major

Very heavy rainfalls over the Slobbe of the Conel Staff will shortly supercede Heer de Frustler,

British Isles have caused serious the Governor of Curacao, who was General Chun, Ming-shu; the flooding in many parts of the coun recalled soon after the incident.-Civil Governor of Kwangtung, has try, especially in the West of Eng recently returned from a tour of land, where road trafle is being inspection of the troops in the considerably hampered. North River district,

The most extensive floods in the Upper Thames are due to the No Aviation Plans,

which was the ember rainfall General Chang Wai-chang, the highest for forly-six years.

"At about 4.15 pm., as I said; Chief of the National Aviation The floods are seriously imped the deccssed was approached by Bureau, who has been for several ing the Tamworth by-election both the defendant and the Indian imunths in Nanking, bus just re- where Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland. Sergeant watchman, named Surnam

operations hirainst the rebel forces the Baldwin Administration and from different directions and Bur- on the North and West Rivers. who was defeated at Erdington, nam Singh was then on his rounds In addition to a number of aerd Birmingham, at the last Election, visiting the watchmen on duty. planes which have already arrived

is opposing Mr. G. Horwill, a La-Surnam Singh Inquired of the de- in Canton from Nanking, it is re- ported that there are a large num-bour candidate in a straight fight. ceased whether everything was all The by-election 'is due to the re- right and, receiving a satisfactory her of machines in Hankow ready to fly to Canton should they be tirement of "the sitting Conserva- reply, he continued on his round, required to further augment the tive Member, Sir Edward life, in leaving the defendant with the de Provincial Air Force. Our Own order to enable the defeated Min-ceased.

inter to content the sent. Correspondent,

The Tass Agency has rond- and Soviet Governments was called Excellency's policy on resuming the the island when the Venezuelane turned to Canton to direct air who was Minister of Labour in Singh. These two men came up

The

east a sintement declaring that the provisions of the treaty for the renunciation of war, to which Mukden Government has necep!-hoth Ching and the Soviet Union

Moscow's demands, thus were signatories,

"His Majesty's Government in the practically surrendering. United Kingdom associated them Tass Agency at the same time selves with that step.

"Both the Soviet and the Chinese Whinted that the coming negeti Governments then gave format and tions would take place between public assurances that neither would Moscow and Mukden indepen-resort to war unless attacked.

The Treaty has now been ratified dently of Nunking.

by no less than fifty-five powers, If the Mukden Government including China and the Soviet had really accepted Moscow's Union. terms, it Heems very strange that the Red Army should the next day have bombed Pakota.

The Mukden Government has not accepted any terms. It has "only, through the medium of the Nanking Government, expressed a desire for peace.

New Action.

Governor Barbosa replied:-"My policy will be identical with that I have followed since my appoint- ment as Governor of Macao, namely, to reduce expenditure to the great- est possible extent, doing away in all unnecessary offices; with

as can be other words, all such abolished without impairing the efficiency of the Colony's servleus."

We asked:"Has Your Ex- cellency devoted your attention only to financial matters?"

To Abolish Gambling, "No!" replied Governor Barbosa "His Majesty's Government in emphatically. "As you know, the the United Kingdom associate them-economic organisation of that dis selves with the netion which the tant and picturesque Portuguese United States Government are now colony has not been exactly what we taking to call attention to the pro- would like it to be, and this condi- visions of the treaty for the re- tion of things has prevalled for nunciation of war and particular- some time past. We aspire to the lý to Artiele Twn which reads: substitution of certain forms of "The contracting parties agree revenue-though they are common that the settlement or solution enough elsewhere; for we are an- Moscow is trying hard to in-

of all disputes or confilets of what xious to do away with the revenue duce Mukden to open indepen- ever nature or of whatever origin from such sources as, for example, they may be, which may arise the sale of oplum, licensed lotteries, dent negellations, but Mukden

among them, shall never be and fantan, cutting down such re- venues gradually until they can be Hough except by pacific means", ls in dally communication with

the earnest hope completely abolished. This line of Nanking and all diplomatic ac and to express tions have been taken after in-hut China and the Soviet Union action has to be, in my opinion, the will refrain or desist from mca principal concern of the person en- -sures of hostility and will find it trusted with the Government of the

Colony, possible in the near future to come

structions from Nanking.

Reuter.

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Joint Action by Powers...

London, Dec. 2. For the first time since it was signed, action arising out of the Kellogg Pact has been taken. The British Government have co-operat-

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NAVAL CORPORAL'S DEATH.

· “BERWICK” MAN PASSES AWAY.

We regret to have lo record the

denth of Corporal R. F. Swallow, of H.M.S. Berwick, which took place yesterday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. The deceased succumb ed to malignant malaria and secondary heart failure..

The late Corporal Swallow was very popular amongst his com- rades, and his death has cast cuite gloom over H.M.S. Berwick and in naval circles generally.

The funeral, with full military. honours, will take place this evening.

́MARTIAL LAW IN WUHAN.

Canton, Dec. 2.

In order to co-operate with the Navy and Army in the offensive against the rebels, General Chang Wai-chang called a meeting yester- day to discuss the re-organisation of aerial forces.

The pulling at the May Election' was as follows:

Sir E. Iliffe (Can.) ...29,807 G. Horwill (Lab.) 14,102

Majority

15,405

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'Heard Shot Fired.

"Surnam" Singh will say that after he had gone a few paces, he heard a shot fired, and, looking round, saw a revolver drop from the defendant's hand. The defen-- dant at that time was only a few feet away from the deceased. The -Reuter, defendant immediately went to the deceased's assistance and called to Surnam Singh to come too, ceased, they found that he was "When they had got to the de-

ON POST OFFICE.

It was decided to divide the planes into three squadrona; the 1st squadron, consisting of the national planes recently arrived, to be commanded by Colonel HUGE AMERICAN LOSS Chang Yiu-cho and assisted by Colonel Tien Hsi; the 2nd Aquadron of local planes, by Colonel Huang Kwang-yul, anisist- ed by Colonel Hu Chin-ya; and the 3rd squadron, also of local planes, by Colonel Yang Koon-yue, assist- ed by Colonel Chan Ylu-shing.

Naval Reinforcements

SPECIAL RATES TO US. REGISTERED SHIPS.

Washington, Dec. 2. The annual report to the Preal. dent of the Postmaster General

"REBELS" IN JAPANESE CONCESSION.

to an agreement between themselyes "It is for this very reason that I

Hankow, Dec. 1. upon a method for resolving by have, in accordance with the terms The Wuhan authorities declared peaceful means the issues over of international conventions, es which they are at present in con-tablished a rigid control over, the martial law on November 30,

General Liu Shift returned to troversy.

work of a reple to control the pre-Hankow from the front on the pre- paration and sale of opium, bring about methodically the restrictedvious day.

General Koo Two-tung led back use of this deleterious drug, which "His Majesty's Government in the unfortunately is used to satisfy a his troops to Wuchan on the 30th ed with the United States Go" United Kingdom feel that the re- craving which is most harmful in and requested the Japanese Consut brought him to Canton, Upon | tera American Service, ernment in the issue of joint respect with which China and the its consequences. At the same time to hand over for trial those rebels

the Chinese gregatiovernments in regard to Soviet Union will hereafter be held i am trying to rednes, the number who have taken shelter. In the In the good opinion of the world of Chinese lotteries in the Japancaq Concession Canton the situation in Manchuria, calling will necessarily, in a great measure, hope that it might be possible Nesre. Agency. depend upon the way in which they to suppress carry out these sacred promises."

and

the attention of those Governments to their obligations under the Pact The Memorandum which has been communicated to the National Gov- ernment of China and to the Gov- ernment of the Union of Soviet So cialist Republics by His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom has been issued for publication to- morrow and is in the following terms:

Sucred Promises.

wounded in the left forearm and in the stomach. The deceased said: to Surnam Singh: Mr. Marriott shot me. He said that in Hin dustani. Both the defendant and Surnam Singh then assisted do- ceased to a comfortable place near The defendant went away to telephone for the ambulance, leav

ceased.

In order to exterminate the states that the Post Office deficiting Surnam Singh with the de- "In the absence of the defendant, rebela in the South, the Central at the end of the fiscal year, June Government, bas Bent Admiral 30th, was G$85,461,000 as com the deceased mado no statement to Taeng Ye-ting, commanding the pared with G$32,121,000 last year, Surnam Singh. The defendant then 2nd Naval Squadron, to reinforce an increased deficit of over fifty rejoined Singh and the deceased,

million dollars.

and waited for the ambulance the Canton Navy.\..

The deficit is attributed to the to come. It arrived after about Under the command of Admiral Tseng, three gunboats, the Yung increases in the wages of Fost twenty minutes. The defendant Chik Leur Ching and Che Tung, Office employees, to free postage then accompanied the deceased to arrived at Whampao yesterday privileges, and to the granting of the Kowloon Hospital and handed morning. The motor boat Stu Fes special rates on mail contracts to him over to the doctor. The"do Ying picked up the Admiral and American registered ships. Refendant then reported to the police,

Died in Hospital. arrival, he first proceeded to the Naval II.Q. and afterwards to the

"The doctors, at the Kowloon Military H.Q. to Interview Cereal only the Hal Fu, Chap Sun, Kwon Hospital considered an operation Chan Chal-tong. After receiving Chin, and Moo Fung off the East necessary and as there is very ado- Instructions from the latter, re- Bund, and the Fee Ying and Chungquate Indian accommodation at the garding the measures to be taken Sun at Nam Shek-tau to guard Government Civil Hospital on the against the rebels, the Admiral Canton,

| Hongkong side, they transferred: left the same night with his gun-

him to the Government Civil Hop- boats for the West River front.

pital. That was about 5.30 pm. Before his

the departure, Admiral and his officers were General Ho Ying-ching, the on the 10th, He was operated CREDIT BALANCE OF OVER entertained by the officers of the Minister of the Board of Training, upon at the Government Givil

£900,000.

4th Naval Squadron at the Nam has wired. to General Chan Chal-Hospital and never properly re Yuan Restaurant in the afternoon. tong from Amoy reporting that he covered from the anaesthell London, Dec. 2. It is learned that three more left Shanghal by the gunboat no onportunity occurred for dying The P. and O: Company has is bouts, the Yung Cheung, Che Tai Ching An on November 23 and deposition to be taken from him sued its report for the year ended and Ching An, of the 2nd Naval arrived at Amoy on the 80th before his death occurred on the September 30th.

Squadron, are now. en route to General Ho is expected to arrive evening of the following day, that -New Taxes.

It shows a credit balance of £949, South,

May in Canton, this morning. The is the 11th NE TURIS

To return now to the defens "Without a doubt," answered 000, which includes £120,000. car-

Nearly all the gunbosts of the motor boat Nam Keung

He reported to the police Governor Barbosa, and it worried, forward, from last year 4th Naval Squadron have been sent to Tampeo to welco

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despatched to the

them entirely." The Action taken by the Britisht might be possible to suppress Government was announced in the and in the same way I hope to be able, with each successive tender House of Commons to-day by the" Foreign Secretary, Mr. Arthur in future, to reduce the number of Henderson, to whom several ques, fantan gaming houses, with the ob- tions bearing upon the Chinese feet of eventually doing away with any revenue derived from such sources."

situation were addressed."

After announcing the, Govern-

The Interviewer then asked: ment's decision, he said that an to "His Majesty's Government in the the existence of a state of war, he "Will not these measures affect the United Kingdom have observed with could only say that, as far as he rovenue of the Colony.”

the knew, neither the Chinese nor the apprehension and concern

China Soviet Governments have informed course of events between and the Soviet Union with reference any other Government that they to the situation in Northern Man-consider themselves at war. 'churin sines July,

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