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NAVAL CONFERENCE INDIAN POLICY

PROGRESS.

LIMITING THE SIZE OF

SUBMARINES.

AN IMPORTANT DECLARATION TO HUMANISE WAR.

CONDITIONS OF ATTACK.

Important recommendations regarding the size and arma- ment of submarines are being made by the First Committee of the Naval Conference to the next Plenary Session. If carried into effect al: Powers party to the agreement will be allowed only three submarines up to 2,800 tons each, these having a six inch gun. All other submarines must be of 2,000 tons and carry a gun not larger than five inch.

With regard to submarine warfare, the Powers will be asked to make a declaration that in their action with regard to merchant ships, submarines must conform to the rules of international law to which surface war vessels are subject and that the passengers, crew and ship's papers must be put in a place of safety before a submarine takes action or renders a ship incapable of navigation.

ANGLO-FRENCH IMPASSE CLEARED.

the

"The undersigned.

duly

formal

Au-

APPROVED.

LOCAL ACTION WHEN NECESSARY.

LAWBREAKERS GET HEAVY PRISON SENTENCES.

1

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1930.

“SQUEEZE” ON PEAK

TRAMWAYS.

NO MORE COUPONS BOOKS TO BE ISSUED.

•

FORGERY SUSPECTED.

The decision is due to

sub-

IN PIR ANKUM-

BTS GLAS GOPY 10 ÜENTS

ARMIES PREPARE FOR BIG WAR.

STRUGGLE TO BEGIN.

SHORTLY."

400 MILES OF TRENCHES IN SHANTUNG PROVINCE.

LOCAL INTEREST IN RADIO.

OVER A THOUSAND LICENCES

NOW ISSUED.

BIG GROWTH SHOWN.

Up to to-day. 1,004 licences for broadcast wireless receivers have been issued locally, the figure show- ing definitely the growing interest

British and Best

SIXTH VICTIM OF EXPLOSION.

A. B. HEYWOOD DIES IN HOSPITAL.

THE INJURED MAN MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.

in broadcasting in the Colony. The FUNERALS ARRANGED.

thousand mark" has for long been anticipated as an important mile- The death-roll in the explo

sion which occurred on H.M.S.

Coupon books, entitling holders to slightly reduced rates, will not be available on the Peak tramways. in future, the Company having de- GANDHI PLANS TOUR. cided to cease the sale of these as BIG CONCENTRATIONS.

from yesterday. Simla, Apr. 8.

Nanking, Apr. 8. Reports from various parts of the country indicate general non-pected forgeries. It is notified The departure of the Presi- atticial approval of the Govern that coupons already issued will be dent of the National Governatone on the road of the general ac-Sepoy yesterday is brought up accepted up to May 31st, after ment for Hsuchow this after-ceptance of broadcasting in the to six by the death in the Royal which date all unused coupons must noon, personally to direct the Colony, and the passing of the Naval Hospital at 7 a.m. to-day be surrendered at the Superinten fortification of the Tientsin- figure reflects the considerable im-of Able Seaman Robert William dent's ulice, where pro rata fefund Pukow Railway in anticipation provements which have taken place Heywood, a single man whose will be granted.

of an early onslaught by the Kuominchun-Shansi allied in the broadcasting service from tension prevailing in Shantung forces, illustrates the extreme;

and Kiangsu,

ment's action in dealing with the civil resisters, namely of dealing with the varying situations as they arise in accordance with local conditions, and of leaving Gandhi alone so long as this can be safely done.

It is pointed out that precipitate action might give the movement the artificial stimulus which its promoters are most anxious to secure.-Reuter.

Gandhi Leaving Dandi.

Dandi, Apr. 8. Speaking here to-day, Gandhi said he had decided to leave Dandi villages. Ile will probably tour and to pay visits to the surrounding

the Surat district until Sunday and after that will proceed to where ever his services are desired.

His camp here is gradually break ing up as the volunteers have been detailed to proceed to various cen- tres to continue their activities.-- Reuter,

Professor Sentenced.

Jalalpur, Apr. 8. Two salt-making volunteers, one

of which is a Professor of Gandhi's university, who were arrested at Aat have been sentenced to one year's rigorous imprisonment each-Reuter.

Rigorous Imprisonment,

Bombay, Apr. 8. Jamnalal Bajaj, whose arrest resulted in a hartel being declar- ed as a protest, together with two other volunteers, has been

sen-

been issued in books of

The lull before the storm con-

and artillery at all strategic positions in Shantung.,

In the past, these coupons have changeable for tickets on the care, twenty at slightly reduced rates, and have applied to first-class and third-class fares.

Seen by a Telegraph representa-tinues, with both sides content to tive this morning. Mr. J. D. Hum- remain Inactive for the time being,

but concentrating troops phreys, of Messrs. J. D. Humphreys and Co., Ltd., the General Mana- gers of the Company explained that the Company were moved to dis- because they had discovered for continue the issue of coupon.books, some time past that they were over collecting tickets each month, the the money which should have coupons being largely in excess of accrued from them.

Well Guarded.

-Accompanied by over one hundred officials of the Nanking Government and two hundred

Yu at three o'clock this afternoon armed guards, Marshal Chiang Kai-shek left on the gunboat Cho

for Pukow. He boarded the train

"It has not been a very satisfacat Pukow later in the afternoon tory system" he added, "as there for Pengfow. He intends to stop has evidently been a certain amount there for a few hours before pro- of squeeze going on. It is quite ceeding to Hauchow, the Nation possible that some of the conduc-alist Headquarters between Shan- tors have taken advantage of the tung and Kiangeu; along the 10% discount allowed for the pur-Tientsin-Fukow Railway. chase of each book, by buying books themselves and pocketing the 40 centa discount."

The President is quoted as say-

ing that he will return to Nanking

in a week's time.

Regarding Marshal Chiang's trip to Hsuchow, it is stated that he has taken with him a huge sum of money for distribution among the Nationalist Divisional Com- manders along the Railway, in connexion with their mobilisation. Long Struggle,

time to time.

January 1, 1929, when broadcasting It is interesting to note that on commenced from the G.P.O. build ing, the number of licences issued was 234. This had grown to only 261 in April of the same year, but when the studio was opened In October, 1929, the licence, figure had reached 518. On January 1, 1930, the number had swellen to 724, and the increase to 1,004 in just over three months definitely displays the growing interest.

next of kin is his father, Mr. William Heywood, of 106 Roan

five ratings killed as a result of Street, Greenwich, London, S.E.

the explosion will take place today, leaving the Royal Hospital at 4.30 p.m.

The funeral of the officer and

Petty Officer Pitt, who was

among the injured, is now making good progress in the Royal Naval Hospital.

Three Married Men Killed.

The intimation that an explo sion had occurred on H.M.S. Boxing Commentary. Sepoy yesterday morning was ing studio will, for the second time, the Telegraph. At that time no On Saturday, the local broadcast contained in yesterday's issue of relay a ringside running commen- details were available and unfor- tary on the boxing tournament at tunately the explosion has been the City Hall. As on the last oc-attended with a loss of life which casion, the tournament has been ar- was not then imagined.

Of the six men killed as a result. ranged by the Hongkong Boxing Association, who have again given permission for the relays

The transmission will commence at 9.10 p.m., concluding at the end

of the programme which will be at about 11.30 p.m.

New Transmission Hours.':'

London, Apr. 8. 1cords the view that a "merchant The First Committee of the vessel" does not include such a Naval Conference met this after-vessel participating in hostilities non under the chairmanship of in such a manner as to forfeit its the First Lord of the Admiralty, right of immunity. Mr. A. V. Alexander. A communi- The Committee decided to re- que states that the Committee con-commend for adeption by the sidered the report of the Committee Plenary Session a new form of

Mr. Humphreys also suggested of Experts dealing with the unit declaration to which all Powers

that there might have been forged size of submarines and decided to

books of coupons actually cir- represented at

Conference forward the report with the unani should adhere, and to which other

culated, although they had no de- finite information on this point. mote recommendations of the First Committee to the heads of dele-Powers not represented should be

invited to give their

Asked if he did not think the gations.

monthly season tickets might also The repart of the Jurists' Com-assent.

be subject to forgery, Mr. Hum- mittee on the legal aspects of sub-

phreys replied emphatically in the marine warfare was, after discus- therised to that effect on behalf tenced to two years' rigorous im-negative, pointing out that the sys-

The commencement of hostilities sion, unanimously adopted and will of their respective Governments Prisonment. In addition the

tem under which these were check- should synchronize with the com- also be forwarded to the heads of hereby make the following de-three men were fined three hun-ed was such as to place the forgery pletion of Marshal Chiang's troop delegations.

claration, namely that the follow-dred rupees with the alternative of them beyond the realms of likeli-inspection. Judging by the ing are accepted as established of a further six week's imprison-hood. He explained that all the fortifications and troop movemente Submarine Proposals.

monthly tickets bore the names of it appears that both sides are con the holders, of which the Inapes- tent at present to strengthen their tors, the conductors and the Peak positions while attempting to Tramway Office were in possession. secure the assistance of troops This enabled them to keep a definite which are still neutral. check on when, and by whom, the

The tactics adopted suggest season tickets were taken out or that both sides are determined and renewed month by month, and any are preparing for a struggle which attempt to obtain free rides would may last for several months: soon be detected.

That the Shahsi forces are con- templating measures to occupy Shantung as soon as hostilities commence is evidenced by the con- centration of over 10,000 troops at Tehchow, on the Shantung border.

Some 5,000 Shansi troops under be given from 11 a.m. to 12.15 p.m., the 43rd Shansi Division are mags- Chinese programme from. 12.15 to ing at Pingyuan, which is within 1 pm, and an English programme striking distance of the Nationalist from 9 a.m. to 10.30 p.m.

The question of the total aboli-

tion of submarines was examined

by the First Committee but, vari-

rules of international law:

The Declaration.

"First, in their action with

bus delegations having expressed regard to merchant ships. sub-i their views, it was clear that no marines must conform to the agreement could be reached on this

rules of international law point and the Committee, with

which surface war vessels regret, decided it was impossible to subject.

recommend abolition.

other

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are

of

"Secondly, in particular except Passing to the consideration of the unit size of submarines on in the case of persistent refusal to agreement was after reached some stop on being duly summoned, or

resistance to a visit active discussion.

The French delegates supported search, no warship, whether sur- by the Japanese agreed with the face vessel or submarine, may sink Powers represented toor render incapable of navigation any merchantman without having that the maximum unit first placed the passengers, crew of a submarine should and papers in a place of safety. For this purpose the ship's boats with thousand,

not regarded as a place of of five inches, are

unless the safety for three safety asked submarines of 2,800 tons each arm- passengers and crew

recommendation of the

the perts tonnage be two maximum

but they

gun

of

ment. Reuter.

Collision With Police.

New Delhi, Apr. 8. Seven salt-making volunteers were injured in a collision with the Police at Shandra near here.

-Reuter.

Gandhi Collects Salt.

Jalalpur, Apr. 8. Gandhi has collected salt at the village of Aat. The police were not present. Hindu and Paral shops in Bombay have closed in conformity with a hartal claimed as a protest against the arrest of the prominent Gandhi supporters, Nariman and Jamanial Bajaj. The former was sentenced to a month's imprisonment.

pro-

The railway strikers at Bombay is assured offered satyagraha by lying in ed with a six inch gun for the period in the existing sea and weather front of a train. Two were in- collision with the of the Convention which, it is pro-conditions by the proximity of jured in a

were arrested.-- posed, should last until 1936.

Gun Limitations.

Reuter.

presence of another police. Ten

Router.

land or the vessel."

The First Committee, adopted The French delegato said that this Declaration and the report, France had already launched a sub- and these will now be referred to a Session of the Con- marine over 2,000 tons and would, Plenary

Wireless qui like two more, not exceeding 2,800, ference-British The Committee then decided to re- commend the Conference to limit)

Anglo-French Parleys. the unit size lo 2,000, but to pro- vide that any Power might have

London, Apr. 8. three submarines not exceeding 2,- The Prime Minister Mr. Ramsay 800 tons on the understanding that MacDonald, had over two hours these were embraced in the total conversation with the French tonnage of the country's submarine; Foreign Minister, M. Briand, sti category.

the House of Commons this after-

GREAT JOURNALIST

on

COTTON INDUSTRIES

TROUBLES.

INDIAN BOYCOTT CAUSES MUCH CONCERN.

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WEAVERS' DISPUTE.

London, Apr. 9. The recent developments in India have disturbed the Lancashire cot- ton industry..

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mer-

a similar

forces.

400 Miles of Trenches. The Shans troops have pre- pared trench lines in Shantung covering 400 miles, which serves to indicate the determination of Marshal Yen Hri-shan,

Despite the critical condition in Shantung, it is considered ex-

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of

the explosion, three are married. They are Torpedo Gun- ner Reed, Petty Officer Belderson and Able Seaman Cooper.

Mra. Reed is now living at "Kingswood," Randolf Road N.E., Portsmouth; Mrs. Belderson at Second Avenue, Gillingham, Kent, and Mrs. Cooper at 12 Grayham Road, Plaistow, London, E.C. 3.

Accident Details,

Programme hours from April 15 to September 15 have been revised as follows. On Mondays, Wednes- days and Fridays, commercial news will be transmitted from 11 a.m. to Able Seaman Smith was one of 11.30 am, Chinese recorded music the men killed outright by the 12.30 p.m. explosion. His father, Mr. James from 11.30 a.m. to English recorded music from 12.30 R. Smith, lives at 4, St. Martin's to 2 pm.. Chinese recorded music Field, Tusten, Dover. Able Sea- from 6 pm to 7 pm. and an Eng: mån Draper, died in hospital. ish programme from 7 pm to yesterday afternoon. His next of 10.30 p.m

kin is his mother, living at 16, On Tuesdays and Thursdays, the Cambridge Cottages, Kew, Surray, programmes will be the same as Details of the accident which is with the ex- one of the most serious concern- those given above ception that from 6 p.m. to 8 pm.ing a warship ever to occur in English programmes will be given Hongkong, show that the Sepoy, and Chinese programmes from 8 accompanied by other destroyers, p.m. until midnight.

left the Harbour shortly after eight o'clock yesterday morning for exercises. Matters proceeded normally and nothing of an un- towards nature occurred, until about ten o'clock.

On Saturdays, the morning pro- grammes will remain the same but from 7 pm. to 11.30 p.m. there will an English concert and dance programme.

be

On Sundays, a church relax will

NO SPECIAL RULE *FOR TAOISTS.

WISE MAN HAWKS WITHOUT

A LICENCE, --

Depth Charge Explodes...

At that time the Sepoy was apparently engaged in the work of manoeuvring with depth charges. As is customary these depth charges are operated from the stern of the vessel - but through some cause or another a depth charge on board the Sepoy auddenly exploded. The tremend- ous force of the detonation was such as to kill four men outright and blow the bodies of two of them overboard, but strangely

:

Inquiry

to be Held.

The explosion immediately at

ships and H.M.S. Sterling on arriving at the scene, rescued from the water the bodies of the

overboard.

Ram Das Gandhi Ganted.

traordinary that Nanking has 80 That they could not make a enough, the ship itself was only Surat, Apr. 8.

The Bombay piecegoods'

far made no attempt to send re-special rule for a Taoist because slightly damaged, and Ram Das Gandhi, a son of the chants ban on the sales of Lan-inforcements to relieve the Gov- he was a wise man was a comment mahatma, who was arrested

ernor, General Chan Tiao-yuan. made by Mr. Whyte Smith at the. April 6 with other volunteer law. shire cloth for three months has

The Vice-Commander-in-Chief Kowloon Magistracy this morning now been followed by breakers, has been sentenced to six boycott by the Delhi Hindustani of the Shansi-Kuominehan allies, when a Chinese of that sect Ptracted the attention of sister months' rigorous imprisonment. Mercantile

charge of hawking Association оп all Marshal Feng Yu-halang, has ar- peared on a Similar sentences have been pass- foreign piccegoods for an indefinite rived at Chengchow which is a bee without a licence. ed on four of his fellow prisoners. period.

The defendant was alleged to have hive of military activity, conge- -Reuter.

Meanwhile, a serious stoppage fa quent of the arrival during the been selling herbal cakes, and in two men who had been blown

week of over 50,000 Kuomiñchun reply to the charge he said that be troops.

had come to "Hongkong from to sell the medicine A big conference between Mar Canton shal Feng Yu-hsiang, Marshal for the benefit of charity. yen Hsi-shan and other higher He did not profit from the sales officers of the Kuominchun Army himself as the money accrued there- has been arranged at Chengchow from was used for good work. which will be opened as soon as His Worship registered a caution Marshal Yen Hai-shan arrives.

and informed the defendant that

The local naval authorities will he was not to sell without a hold an inquiry into the circum- licence whatever his sect was. stances of the explosion. The The defendant applied for per- date of this has not yet been mission to be allowed to sell the fixed. remainder of his stock, but his Worship requcated him to return tomorrow to see what could be done.

HONOURED.

FREEDOM OF MANCHECTER

threatened inside the industry, arising out of a dispute over the system being tried at Burnley to place eight looms Instead of four in charge of one weaver,`

The weavers oppose such a sys- tem, but the employers' representa tives yesterday, decided to recom- mend ita adoption. Two hundred thousand operatives may be affect.

Aeroplanes Active.

In connexion with the discussion noon on political aspects of the on armament for submarines, the Naval Conference which were the French delegato also desired the subject of private discussions. calibre of guns on super-submarines Qther aspects of the Conference to be six inch in ead of five inch were discussed by delegates and

FOR MR C, P. SCOTT. us the experts recommended. experts during the day at St. Consequently, it was agreed that James's Palace. The reservations

London, Apr. 8 super-submarines, should have six attached by the Japanese Govern-

A great journalist was honourededReuter, inch guns but other submarines ment to their acceptance of the to-day when Mr. C. P. Scott,

A number of aeroplanes have only five inch guns.

compromise tonnage proposals who recently retired from the

beer sent from Nanking to Hsu The Committee decided, after a which were agreed upon by the editorship of the Manchester

chow and Penglow. General long discussion, to refer the mat- United States and Japanese de Guardian, after fifty-seven years Last week's return of notifiable Chang Wal-chang, Chief of the ter of the placing of aircraft car-legations in London, with the full service, received the Freedom of diseases shows eleven cases of Nanking Flying Squadron, has ar- riers to the experts for definition concurrence of the British delega- the City of Manchester.

small-pox (hve fatal) three of rived at Hsuchow." and early recommendation.

tion, were this morning examined

The Lord Mayor of Manchester, typhoid (one fatal), five deaths Four aeroplanes were sent out by the heads of the delegations of who presided, said Mr. Scott had from malaria and two from in- from Hankow yesterday to spot the three Powers concerned.

regarded his position as a public fuenza, as well as 62 deaths from the movements of the Kuominchun The most important of the re- Very satisfactory progress was trust. He fought to secure justice tuberculosis. There were also three troops along the Peking-Hankow commendations made by the Com-made and it is understood that and freedom, both at home and non-fatal cases of diphtheria. Railway, when several bombs were mittee was the endorsement of the only one subject is now outstand-abroad. None had done more to All were Chinese, excepting one dropped Into the enemies' camp Jurists report on the measures for ing. This will be further cop increase the prestige of British of the diphtheria cases, Yester at Tzekingkwan. the humanising of submarine war-aldered to-morrow.

Journalists throughout the world day's return shows, five cases of Hankow messages say that a fore. The report by the experts re- (Continued on Page T.) -British Wireless.

military conclave was held yester

Submarine Warfare.

small-pox.

day being participated in by many Divisional Commandera,

All hands immediately turned to the work of succouring the was done until the Sepoy arrived injured and everything possible

in harbour shortly afterwards. The wounded were immediately rushed to the Naval Hospital.

SOME RAIN.,

The Royal Observatory, reports that the Shanghal depression is Nanking, Apr. 8.

now central near Tokyo!". The de- Chiang Kai-shek left for Pengpu China has deepened. Constal fog. pression over west and south-weat this afternoon to inspect the troops The local forecast la south on the Tientsin-Pukow line latar winds moderate, squally, general- proceeding to Hsuchowin Reuterly cloudy; some rain.