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THE PREVENTION HAICHING PIRACY

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HOME GOVERNMENT'S

VIEWPOINT.

RESPONSIBILITY RESTS WITH SHIPPING COMPANIES.

SEQUEL.

SECOND OFFICER GETS "A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN. -

TO GO TO HOSPITAL.

It was learned this morning that Mr. A. J. Johnston, who was second officer of the 8.8. Haiching when she was pirated recently, is suffer- Ing from a nervous breakdown and

EXTRALITY QUESTION. will be removed to hospital to-day.

London, Dec. 23.

YOTAZ+XE

936 PER ANNUM-

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1929. ♬ A→TO COPE, 13 DEKTE.

ATTEMPT ON LIFE OF VICEROY.

LORD IRWIN'S CABLE.

TO HIS MAJESTY.

"FEW OF US REALISED WHAT HAD OCCURRED."

CONFERENCE UPSET..

London, Dec. 25.

SHANGHAI SHARE

· ́UPHEAVAL.

SETTLEMENT: DAY PROVES DISASTROUS.

BROKERS AT WITS' END

LOSSES FEARED GREATEST

: FOR 20 YEARS.

Shinghi, Dec. 24.

There were frenzied scenes on

POLICY IN EGYPT DEBATED.

MASTERLY SPEECH BY "MR. HENDERSON.

NO MEDDLING WITH INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION..

The Bulck's now brakes represent

the highest development

self-energizing” principle, which

makes braking effort; they

reveal unmatched responsiveness to

the slightest pedal pressure..

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

-Tolapăws Central 1248 or:1247. 59, Wong Nai Chway Rondr.....Happy Valley,

WOMEN SHOT BY TROOPS.

STATEMENT ON DISORDERS.

IN NIGERIA,

MOB'S CLEVER PLAN.

INDIA'S MINIMUM DEMANDS.

THE INDIAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

IMPORTANT REPORT AT LAST ISSUED IN LONDON.

London, Dec. 23. Answering questions in the House of Commons to-day on the recent disturbances in Southern Nigeria, Dr. Drummond Shiolds, REMOVING - SUSPICION- India, stated that a mob of women

Undor Secretary of State for STRIKING PROPOSALS.

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London, Dec. 23. The Government's policy in the Stock Exchange yesterday In Egypt was raised in Parliament connexion with the attempts to ud-to-day, on a motion for ad- just the December Solllement.

journment, by Sir Austen Cham- berlain, who was Mr. Baldwin's Foreign Secretary.

Mr. Johnston was tranferred to the 8.8. Haiyang, of the Douglas Line, non after the Halching's China problems formed the return to port. At that time he The dastardly attempt on the subject of numerous questions seeined to he suffering no serious life of the Viceroy of India was in the House of Commons to-day, ill effects from his nusty experimentioned in the House of piracy and banditry particularly ences and it was not anticipated Commons to-day, when in reply attracting attention. Mr. Alex- that his return to duty would have to questions by Mr. Stanicy

It had long been expected that ander said, that the respon- any consequences,

Baldwin and Sir John Binon, Last night, however, Mr. Johns the Secretary of State for India to be faced, and this proved to be there would be serious difficultlek sibility of preventing piracy ton was obviously suffering con- rosted largely with the shipping siderably and it was necessary with the King's permission, a at their wits ends to meet their (Mr. Wedgwood Benn) read, only too true. Many brokers were companies, and no indication for him to take to his bunk. was given of a change of

message. addressed by the obligations. This morning he was no better Viceroy.to His Majesty the King decision regarding the with- drawal of piracy guards in have to go to hospital for a week

The Hongkong and Shanghai and it was decided that he will as follows:

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"I regret to have to inform the purpose of making adjust- His Majesty that an attemptments in regard to the millions of

taels involved. was made this morning to wreck my train by exploding a bomb under it as we were approaching Delhi;.

The Foreign Secretary told the House that His Majesty's Govern- ment had never, in any way, contributed to runson money paid to bandits by British subjects in Chinh during the last three years.

Navy and Pirates.

For, so in order, to repair

shattered nerves, Mr. Johnston is a most popular officer in his Com- pany, and the news of his illness will be received with deep regret · throughout the Colony.

MISS HELEN WILLS MARRIED.

SIMPLE CEREMONY IN A

SMALL CHAPEL.

Berkeley, Dec. 23.

"Luckily no harm was done and few of us realised what

had occurred.

Hundred Million Involved. One report puts the sum in- volved at no less i figure than a hundred million tacle, ·,

Clients and brokers exploded various bombshell, at the eleventh "I hope Your Majesty, there-hour, and hard words were ex- fore, will not be disturbed by changed. exaggerated reports.".

On the subject of piracy, Mr. .A. V. Alexander, the First Lord of the Admiralty, said he was satin- fied that everything quossible was being done by His Majesty's Navy to prevent practical outrages on British menchantmen in China.

Mr. Wedgwood Benn added that As regards the methods adopted |

he felt sure he was expressing the Miss Helen Wills, the world-sentiments of the whole House in rages, he pointed out that the Fred. Moody, the San Francisco and Lady Irvin and their staff pirates travelled in the ship dis-broker, were married to-day in the providentially escaped injury in gulsed as passengers, and the picturesque little chapel of St responsibility for dealing with Clement, at the foot of the Berke- this form of piracy rested primarily

ley Hills. with the shipplüg companies and the civil thorities ashore.

-armed with sticks arrived at

Opobo on December 16 and cut off. The keenly awaited report of the District Officer and twelve the Indian Central Committee, members of the Police Force from which is to be considered, with the rest of the town, leaving the the Simon Commission's report Europcuns defenceless..

in dealing with the immedinte A platoon of troops under Lieutenant R. M. Hill arrived, but future of India's political status,

no dirzet change in the situation over ten

He said that though there waaed the troops back. After giving

the mob which had gathered push. was issued to-day.

Somewhat startling reconi- warnings, and in regard to the Sudan, as a result tempts were made to snatch the

as atmendations are made, including of the new proposals, there was a rifles from the troops and as the request for Indian Provincial contingent promise to allow an District Officer was being attacked, Armies. It is also suggested Egypidän battalion, in certain Lieutenant Hill gave the order for that the Secretary of State for circumstances, to return to the his men to fire,

Indin should have two Indian As t Sudan. He regarded that as a

result, ninataen women Under-Secretaries, one of them were killed and a man dangerous retrograde step.

was also to have a sent in the House of fatally shot. Ten women also died Commons. from wounds. There wore other casualties when eight women were pushed into the river when the mob made a rush, als eight being

The time had not come, if ever it should come, when we could divest ourselves of any part of our responsibility for the Government of the Sudan and share again the responsibility for it with the Egyptian people.-

British Prerogative.

drowned.

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Co-Operation.

Preliminary actions were heaid continuance there.depended solely subsequently released by troops, year from the Indian Legislast JNE

...The Committen was formed last

expressly for the purpose of working in co-operation with the Simon Commission, and their Re- port will be considered in con

in the New Year, Simon Commission, which; it is anticipated, will be issued narly

for the prevention of such out famous tennis player, and M. voicing profound thanks that Low 19,000, and Mr. Vietor Gansburger, offencen which led to its with- officials and the men were then to Junction with the Report of the

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Governor's Committee. His Majesty's Navy assisted In the suppression of piracy by patrolling the veinity of well- known pirate buses, such as Bina Bay, in order to intercept pirated ships before they are brought in and abandoned.

The ceremony was very simple. Only the parents of the bride and bridegroom, and, the bridegroom's brother and sister-in-law were present.

The whereabouts of the honey- moon have been kept a sceret but it in believed that the happy couple are leaving on a private yucht.

Miss Wills was fully composed A Piracy Committee ander His during the service, which did not Excellency the Governor of Hong-contain the word "obey.". kon was studying the question and constantly urging upon the Chinese authorities, the necessity for using every means in their power to locate and round up pirates in their villages,

The only additional expenditure of the Navy, due to piracy, was the cost of the fuel expended in the special patrols.

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Extrality Issue.

the dastardly outrage.

Meanwhile, a" report has Now been received from Delhi stating that the Confer- ence of the Viceroy with the principal Nationalist leaders including Gandhi 'and Motilal Nehru, begun in the afternoon and broke down on the main question, Dominion Status

Bomb Buried.

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in the Supreme Court, Mr. David Raphael, a broker, sued Miss Edith Bertenshaw for a sum of Tls.

another broker, for Tis, 9,000. It a broker, sued Mr. Samuel Gatton, is belfered that these actions are merely the forerunners of other

London, Dec. 23. The Indian Central Committee, Dr. Shields added that the which sat under the chairmanship officers on the spot were antisfied of Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair, whö that the opening of fire by theis a Member of the Council of the troops was the only possible State of the Government of India, If an Egyptian battalion were course to save life and property. has issued its Report. sent back to the Sudan, would it Markpepple Jaja, the Chieftain, be made perfectly clear that its who was captured by the mob and upon the decision of the British had stated that the plan had been Government, and that if there drown up on the assumption that were any repetition of the women would not be fired on. The women were to rush the

rogative of the British Govern- drawal, it would be the pre-lost the factories, ment, uncontrolled by reference to at Abako where the police were The only other casualties were any other authority, whether in compelled to fire on a frenzied Geneva or at the Hague, to order msb, aix women being killed.", und enforce ila withdrawal ?

European ladies were assaulted Refering to Clause Five of the in the riots at Aba on the Imo Several Suspensions.

new proposals, providing that River, but the general situation Several members of the Ex- each of the contracting parties was now well in hand-Reuter. change have already been sun- should undertake not to concludo fiended, but further action has political agreements, prejudicial been deferred until December to the interests of the others, 31st, when an extraordinary meet- |Sir Austen Chamberlain said it ing of the Stock Exchange will be was ridiculous to say that the held to consider resolutions.

lawsuits.

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The losses are the heaviest for

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twenty years. Ewos and rubbers According to the latest informuare chiefly responsible for the crisis, the Repercussions are expected in The bride received hundreds of bomb was buried between the rails commercial circles,

tion regarding the outrage, telegrams of congratulation from and was fired by means of a con- all over the world, and masses of cealed cable attached to a

Many traders have been complete- beautiful flowers from friends and battery, which was afterwards | dent.

amallly wiped out.~Our Own Correspon well-wishers.--Reuter's American found some distance from the rail- Service.

way. The bomb exploded before the Viceroy's couch passed over it. This is the second bomb outrage in Delhi this year. Two bombs were thrown last March from the gallery of the Legislative Assembly; and five people were injured,

RUSSIAN REBUFF TO RUMANIA.

REFUSAL TO. ACCEPT PACT COMMUNICATION,

An attempt to assassinate Lord Hardinge, who was then Viceroy, was made exactly seventeen years ago to-day.

Lord Hardinge was about to

LOST $3,700 IN NOTES.

FELL OUT OF POČKET IN STREET.

In answer to questions regard- ing the future of foreign rights in ́China, Mr. Arthur Henderson said he had received no intimation that

-Mr. Wang Ying-fai, residing at the Chinese Government intended to abolish extraterritoriality on

make his State Entry into Delhi, 40, Connaught Road West, suffer- M. Herberte, the French Am-accompanied by Lady Hardinge, ed a heavy loss yesterday morn January 1st, but the Chinese bassador to Moscow, visited M. They were riding an elephant and ing, when he found that

Litvinoff, the Foreign Commissar the bomb struck

Moscow, Dec. 28:"

the howdah,

foreign policy of the British Government and the British

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THE LONDON NAVAL CONFERENCE.

Minimum Demands..

"India's minimum demands”

The Report lays down

(1) an explicit declaration that full Dominion Status in India is the goal at which the British Government alms (a point which may be regarded as covered by the recent Proclamation of. the Viceroy),

Empire was to be governed by the FRENCH CABINET SELECTS tial step towards the granting of interests and the circumstances of the Kingdom of Egypi.

Profound Anxiety. He hoped the Foreign Secretary would reconsider the clause, based as it was on mutuality, which did

not exist in fact

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DELEGATES.

(2) an immediate and substan-

Dominion Status by the conferring upon the Provinces a liberal Paris, Dec. 23. measure of autonomy and 'making A Cabinet meeting to-day the Government of India respón- nominated the following delegates. sible to the Legislaturą,” · to the London Naval Conference:

(3) the amendment of the M. Tardieu, M. Briand, M. Ley- gues and Mo Piotr (membors of Government of India Act in such the Cabinet), and M. de Fleuriau a way as to enable Dominion Status to be achieved with further (Ambassador to Britain.)

It was proposed that British troops should leave Cairo and Alexandria. Had they the right to go back at once if the lives of The following assistant dele. enquiries by Statutory Commis- foreigners in Cairo or Alexandria gates have been appointed:Msluns, etc. or olwewhere were threatened? | Massigli, head of the French ser

vices to the League of Nations; Mỹ Moyseet, Professor at the School of Naval Warfare.

He viewed with profound anxiety. the consent of the Government to the removal of those troops.

Mr. Henderson, the Foreign The Cabinet has also decided Secretary, replying, said his policy that the delegation may have the was the same as Sir Austen Cham-assistance of any special advisers Foreign Secretary. His proposals might select. Reuter. contained one modification as con- berlain's had been when he was whom the Chamber of the Senate

intrusted with the proposals in the

Chamberlain-Sarwat Treaty.

an Minister (Dr. C. T. Wang) re- ferred to it as a possibility in con- versing with the representative in to-day, in order to hand him wounding Lord Hardinge and kill-envelope containing $3,700 Nanking of His Majesty's Minister communication with the action of ing. the attendant.

Hongkong, notes had fallen out of in Peking.

Mr. H. L. Stimson reminding,

It is stated in a message from his coat pocket. Mr. Henderson declined to Moscow and Nanking of their New Delhi that many of the local Mr. Wong was walking near the answer a question as to what obligations under the Kellogg residents mistook the sound of the Central Market at the time he dis- steps he would take if the Chinese Pact.

explosion for the guns fired in hon-covered the loss, and imme- Government abolished extrality.-- M. Litvinoff refused to accept our of the Viceroy's return. diately made a report to the police. "Reuter.

the communication:

Wang Chung-hul's Opinion. On China's Intentions in this matter, it is interesting to note that Dr. Wang Chung-hui, passing through Singapore on his way to Nanking a few days ago expressed the hope that extrality would be. abolished on January 1st,

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He declared that as the Sino-

Viceroy's Subsequent Speech.

new

Russian dispute was almost com- In consequence, when Lord and nietely settled, all statements Lady Irwin arrived at the about joining in Mr. Stimson's Viceregal House, the Municipality action would be aimless.

was unaware of the outrage and presented Lord Irwin with an Ad- dress of Welcome.

Thoy could only bol considered as hostile demonstration.-Router.

foreigners.

In reply, the Viceroy dealt with the fact that the centre of Imperial rule had returned to Delhi, and he

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DINNER TO US. NEWSBOYS.

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US. AMBASSADOR TO BE HOST.

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Troop Movement. troops for defence of the Canal. Under the Chamberlain-Sarwat proposals, the British Government was not prepared to withdraw troops from the interior to the -banks of the Suez Canal for a

period of ten years."

This concerned the location of

THE ANGLO-SOVIET RESUMPTION.

REVIVING COMMERCIAL

POSTS.

London, Dec. 23. The Department of Overseas": Trade announces that on the re- sumption of diplomatic relations

Saner Opinion

The Indian Central Committee Is of the opinion, the Report goes on, that this may be the last opportunity of the

British Government to acquire the sup port of all the saner and more responsible elements of India opinion," and hopes that, in com- bination with the ideas of the Statutory Commission, the Indian Central Committee may have found a solution to the grave and intricate problems involved.

The Committee goes very füll into detail regarding its recom- mendations for Provincial auto- nomy and the allocation of the re- spective functions of Governor. and Governor-General, ""

The Electorate.

Knowing that the Egyntians did' not like, to have British troops in occupation of their capital, the with the Soviet Union, it has been the present electorate to be doubl

The recommandations requiro' present Government did not con- decided to re-establish the com- ed immediately, the whole of the Bider it right to continue the mercial diplomatic posts which adult population to be compulsori- occupation for ten years, and determinated on the suspension of ly enfranchised by 1981 "Everything is ready for the foreigners' rights. It is used by paid a warm tribute to the archi

cided to terminate it when proper relations in 1927. Atlantic City, Dec, 23, abolition of extraterritoriality in

Mr. Edge, the American Ambas the troops to be located near the First and Third Grade will be Mr. cept in the cases of Europeans They also recommend the aboll arrangements had been made for Commercial Secretarios of the tion of communal electorates: ex- China on Jan. 1," he said to them' to evade taxation and enjoy tects, Sir Edwin, Lutyens, and Sirandor to. Puris, who started life 18 Canal-located there for the pur G. P. Paton, Consal at Tamsul, in Anglo-Indians and the. Depressed Straits Times representative. "Thea privileged position in China. It Herbert Baker, whose work at New

a hewsboy, has cabled inviting the pase of ensuring the defence of criminal and other codes of law have offends the national sentiment of Delhi formed a worthy setting for newsboys of Atlantic City to be that vital artery of British Formosa: willst the latter will be Classes been promulgated, and it only sovereignity in Chips, and act as the labours of "those whose task this guests, at his annual New Imperial communications. :

Mr. S. Simtaonds, Vice-Consul at The Committee goes on to re- mains for the second part of the a barrier between Chinese and is, under Providence, to achieve the Year's dinner to his former com- This would take from three to Constanza, in Rumania.fer to the widespread belief that rades-Reuter's American Service. five years from the coming into It is anticipated that they will the British Army in India will be, operation of the treaty that might take up their duties in January or maintained as a weapon for keep- reault from these negotiations, be February-Reuter

ing India in subjection. cause the Government had deter mined that thủ Egyptian Govern- ment should satisfy our militar 'nuthorities as to the accommoda- tion and amenities necessary for the comfort of our troons, and, he thought that by the time the operation became practicable, the best part of ten years would have gone,

full destiny of India among the civil code to be finished, before our

Dominions of the British Empire" legal system is complete. Judgos Mediaeval System."

He trusted that "the qualities of will be able to try without interfer- enco from the executive authority.". "Extraterritoriality must be unity of design and beauty joined Questioned as to whether Chinnabolished on Jan. 1, because other to vigour in execution may ever he would adopt the jury system, Dr. nations have given up their rights reflected in the work of those who Wang wald that Ching did not con- all except the United States, Eng-labour here in service to India." template doing that. Rather was land, France and Holland.

-"China" is entitled to fair congi-

INDIAN AIR MAIL.

KARACHI TO DELHI ON.

SATURDAY.-F

London, Dec. 23. The Secretary for Indin stated

Story of the Attempt. she modelling her laws on the Con- deration because it is the only coun

Delhi, Dec, 23. tinental gystam...

The Viceroy's train was bomb try where the mediaeval system of We will not have the jury sys-extraterritoriality still exists." ed ton miles from Delhi this morn tem," he said;; “because we bellove

Pressed for an answer as to what ing. The dining car door was that jurice are not normally cap-length of time e prisoner would smashed and one was injured. In the House of Commons that the pile of understanding the facts of have to await trial under the new The occurrence took place on the Karachi to Delhi air mail would be "Our principal reason for abolish-inite period had been fixed in the with five Nationalist leaders in the Karachi from London-on Decem system, Dr. Wang said that a de eve of the Viceroy's conference inaugurated in connexion with air mall which would arrive at ing extraterritoriality is that we code of procedure, but at the co-afternoon. beHave It to be an abuse of ment he could not recall it.

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the case.

Government Attitude.

Impossible to keen a military force

The Government believed it,

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- AN "OFF YEAR” IN

CHICAGO,

ONLY 94 MURDERS ARE UNSOLVED,

Chiengo, Dec. 21. According to the Herald Exam

being "an off year for gang slay there were only 34 unsolved murders in Chicago In 1829, this

Reuters American Bervice,

They, therefore, recommend And an experiment that the Provincial Governments be grante ed the right to raise a local army, to maintain internal security

Legislature's Fowers,

Regarding the Central. ment the Committed that all subjects, exe fence of India and

erred sible to the Legislature, lations, should be tra the control of: Ministers resnou.

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