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GOVERNMENT AND INDIA.

VIOLENCE TO BE STOPPED IF

IT DOES OCCUR.

FIRM STAND TAKEN.

London, May 2. In a speech at Southampton, Lord Russell referred to Gandhi's statement that violence elsewhere was a necessary result of his non- violence movement and said "If that is a necessary result steps will have to be taken to put an end to ft".

Lord Russell emphasised that the Government was not going to be deflected from their intentions of dealing quite frankly and fully with the India question owing to certain outbreaks on the part of those who wished to have it dealt with in that way-Reuter,

SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1930.

DASTARDLY HANOI AFFAIR.

(Continued from Page 1)

Tonkin. "We are being confronted with a new manifestation of the activities of the Communist Party who had some old scores to settle with Pham Huy Duong.

"In effect the shooting is an opilogue to a long feud which has been carried out by Phan Huy Duong's enemies against him and his family.

"The injured man was in fact, at one time Minister of War to the Revolutionary chief, Nguen Thai Hoc, but had deserted from the Party, and since the day when he took this step, his condemnation to death had been decided upon by the Communista,

CRUISER BUILDING

DELAYED.

AMERICA TO MAKE CHANGES IN DESIGN.

HULL IMPROVEMENT.

Washington, May 2. The White House has announced that the laying down of three 10,000 ton eight inch gun cruisers,

construction whose

President Hoover postponed at the beginning of the recent Naval negotiations, will be further delayed.

The postponement is said to

no connexion have

with: the result of the London Conference but is due to contemplated changes in the design of the vessels as a result of the trials ships of this type which have just been commissioned.

"Already, once before, on Decem- ber 25 of last year, drawn into an ambuscade by Nguyen Thai Hoc he had exchanged shots with his form- er chief, who succeeded, however, in getting away. If Hoc had been killed that day, the bloody events at Yen Bai would, without doubt, ed. Calcutta, May L.

-not have come to pass.

More Prison Sentences.

↓

The Chairman and Secretary of the Civil Disobedience Committee, the Secretaries of the North, South and Central Calcutta, and Burra bazar Congress Committees and also the ex-President of the All Bengal Students' Association have each been sentenced to one years'

rigorous imprisonment for dis. obeying Police orders.

The local newspaper, Vishwami- trahindi, is suspending publication and the committee of Indian jouran lists has requested the remaining papers to do likewise.--Reuter.

Commissioner Retires.

Simla, May. 2. It is understood that Sir Horatio Bolton, K.C.I.., Chief Commissioner of the North West Frontier Pro- vince is leaving for England to- morrow en account of ill-health.

He will be replaced by Mr. S. E. Pears, the Resident of Mysore.

.

Sir Horatio Bolton recently suc ceeded in restoring public confidence

Many Escapes, "Pham Huy Duong who was a non-commissioned officer of tirail- leurs before he joined the Revolu- tionary party had escaped death many times at the hands of the men from whom he later seceded.

He had always been able until yes- terday to foll their ruses..

of the first

Improventent in the design of the hull is said to be one of the principal alterations contemplat-

These three cruisers are in- cluded in the first five to be built under the latest Naval programme. The remaining two vessels will be constructed American Service.

presently. Reuter's

.

New Naval Chief.

New York, May 2. President Hoover has announc- ed that Rear-Admiral Waliam of the Veazle Pratt, President Naval War College, who accom panied President Wilson on his trip to France in December 1918, will be appointed Chief of Naval Operations in succession to Rear- Admiral C. F. Hughes when the latter's term of office expires.-

"As a retaliatory measure, the Communists first killed his father, a professor in a local educational institute. Duong at that time had not joined the Secret Service, but after the murder of his father he did so, vowing that he would bring his father's assailant to book.

"On learning of this further actReuter's American Service. of secession from the Party, his enemies sent an anonymous letter to his family, saying that the death of the father did not suffice: they would slay Duong as well.

Continuously Trailed. "Since that day, Duong, aware of

in Peshawar when he had a confer- the fact that he was continuously ence with the leading citizens, fol-being trailed, had been on his guard, lowing the outbreak of distur- but the network of spies which en- bances, with a view to the restora- circled him, relentlessly drew closer tion of peace and feeling of secur. in day by day. To save him from

the vindictiveness of it-Renter.

muniste, the higher Government au- thorities offered to send Duong to France..

SHANGHAI CHANGES

ITS MIND.

RATEPAYERS APPROVE MORE

CHINESE COUNCILLORS.

QUARREL BETWEEN

CHAUFFEURS.

INDIAN ORDERED TO PAY COMPENSATION.

the Com- HIT OTHER WITH CANE.

"He refused. His mission was for him an unaccomplished one, his father's slayer being still alive. Also he knew perfectly well that in his absence, the fate destined for him would fall on members of his family. Duong was not only a good servant of the Republic possessing courage above the average, of which he had from time to time given convincing proofs he

also a devoted father. Shanghai, May 2.

"Now he is stricken down at last, By

overwhelming in ratepayers of the International but let us hope that his strong Settlement this evening reversed constitution will enable him to sur- their previous decision by a vive his injuries in spite of all proving a resolution in favour of fears to the contrary." increasing the number of Chinese members on the Municipal Council.

SLIGHT OPPOSITION.

vote,

Paris Criticised.

An assault case, in the course of which the defendant, an Indian motor-car driver, contended that a witness for the complainant was telling a pack of lies because she was Chinese and naturally wanted to help her own countryman, was heard by Mr. Grantham at the Cen- tral Magistracy this morning, when Gulah Mohomed was charged with assaulting Yee Lam-fu.

was an-

The complainant was the chauf- feur of Mrs. Ho Wing, and he said that whilst he was driving his mis- tress in Chater Road yesterday afternoon, the defendant struck at got down him with a cane. He from the car and his mistress blew a police whistle, which swered by Inspector Shaftain, who was pasing at the time and who took the party to the Police Station. In a gomment on the political Mrs. Ho Wing corroborated.

Defendant's version. of the in- The Municipal Council had, significance of the affair, the

complainant regrets exceedingly the cident was that the journal prior to the first meeting, delay in carrying nut the sentence drove his car so close to defendant's ammously recommended an in-

of death on Nguyen Thai Hoc and that he put out his hand to ask why crease of Chinese members from 38 other revolutionists who were the complainant did not blow his three to five, but after an on- captured after the recent out-horn. The complainant then got tagonistic speech by Mr. Ranald

breaks. It deplores the indecision out of his car and attacked him. Macdonald, the ratepayers declin-

of the Metropolitan Government Witnes had a cane with him but He described ed to agree to the proposal.

in Paris, to whom the matter of he did not use it. Today's meeting was called on the executions was referred, and Mrs. He Wing's evidence as a "pack a petition by many leading resid-adda A public personality well of lies," as she was naturally try- ents of the Settlement, and the informed on the situation, to whoming to help her own countryman. following resolution was proposed we took the matter, is regretting His Worship said he did not be- by Mr. R. Calder-Marshal and exceedingly the all too slow pro-lieve the defendant and fined him seconded by Mr. A. W. Burkill: cedure connected with the repres-55, and ordered him to pay $2 com-

"That the Council be authorized sion of the crimes of Yen Bai. If pensation to the complainant. and instructed to make forthwith we had been more energetic, many representations to the Powers con- mind, would have reflected sanely, cerned with a view to securing ap and perhaps those things

which increase in the number of Chinese came to pass at Yen Bal would Members of the Council from not have happened', he says. three to five.

Speeches in support of the resolution were delivered by Mr. H. Lipson Ward, Mr. H. Arnhold, Mr. K Fukushima, and Mr. Y. Hayashi.

Mr. Ranald Macdonald opposed the motion, however, adopted.

of hearing addresses.

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CANTON INSURANCE

OFFICE.

SUCCESSFUL REPORT FOR PAST YEAR

1

"We have on our part received certain tracts from the Communist Party announcing a grand "Red" day for May the First. God will that ft. will not be Red except on

The General Agents and Con- those, papers!" again

[A Renter's message from Paris sulting Committee of the Canton which was,

yesterday stated that President Dou- Insurance Office, Ltd., in submit. mergue had commuted to life impri-ting a statement of the account of sonment with hard labour, the death the Office, made up to 31st Decem. There were no fewer than 1,227 voters present, the Town

sentences passed on nine Annamites ber, 1929, state: Hall

who participated in the recent insur- 1928 Account After payment being packed. The meeting lastedrection at Yen Bai. The death penalty two and a half hours, and before however, will be carried out in four of an interim dividend of $18 per it closed the ratepayers were tired other cases.)

share on 23rd May 1929, this Ac- count shows a surplus of $746,- 019.40, and it is recommended that this sum be appropriated as fol- lows: To pay a final dividend of $27 per share, $270,000; To add to London, May 2.

Underwriting Suspense Account to .123.825 close the year 1928, $476,019.40.

.34.845

1929 Account. The amount 12.07 20.365 standing at credit of this Account 18.165 is $1,912,581.53. Out of this sum, 34465 it is further recommended that an ..103 interim dividend of $18 per share 108.30 be paid, absorbing $180,000.00, the

.818

balance of $1,782,581.53 being car 42.13/18 ried forward.

.1/10%

About thirty voted against the motion.

The general feeling amongst the community is that the decision now reached is very satisfactory.

Our Own Correspondent.

EXCHANGE RATES.

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Buenos Aires in parenthesis indicating deaths: Sh Plague, Alexandria 1, Baghdad 2, Yokohama. Bombay (4), Rangoon (1), Colombo New York 1 (1), Pnom-Penh (1); Cholera, | Geneva.

Milan Bassein 1 (1), Calcutta 165 (118), Bangkok 4 (1), Pnom-Penh 2, Sai- Stockholm gon 19 (13); Small-pox, Bombay Oslo 89 (64), Calcutta 122 (108) Prague Madrid Cochin 68. (6), Karachi 7 (2),

Athens Madras 27 (6), Moulmein 83 (3), Rio Rangoon 1, Vizagapatam 2, Penang Bombay. 1. Batavia 1, Saigon 4 (3), Canton Hongkong

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Consulting Committee.-Mr. A. 4.86.3/32 S. Gubbay resigned his seat on ac- 25.07 count of his departure from the .92.745 Colony. Sir Robert Ho Tung, 18.09 Messrs. A. H. Compton, L. Dunbar, 18.16 Henry Humphreya, T. E. Peace and .104% A. H. White retire but, being Deligible, offer themselves for re- 376

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offer themselves for re-election.

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