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STANDARD

DISINFECTANT

'I Gall Tins

$2.70 per Gall. $2.10-

5

35

50,, Drums

..$1:85

M

Tins Refilled

.$2.00

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C. E. WARREN & CO., LTD.

China Bulidins.

Tal. 20269.

INDIA SITUATION IMPROVES.

CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE- FAILING.

INCREASING CONCERN AT THE CONSEQUENCES.

SIGNIFICANT MOVE.

London, July 7.

The weekly appreciation of the situation compiled by the Government of India and cir- culated to Members of Parlin

ment describes as the chief

event of the week in India the declaration of the all-India Con- gress Working Committee to be an unlawful association under the Criminal Law Amendment Act. The Committee consists at full strength of about fifteen persons who, for a considerable period, have been playing a prominent part in organising and directing the civil dis-

obedience movement.

Not only had they urged the public to defy the law and refuse the payment of taxes, but they

incitements had circulated troops and police to fail in duty in dealing with the disobedience movement.

to

their

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Supreme Court

Hongkong Telegraph

FOUNDED 188) NO. 21,135

CPD MAŁX#P TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1930.

DOMINANT ISSUE IN POLITICS.

COMING FIGHT ON EMPIRE FREE TRADE.

PRESSURE BY TORIES.

80 PER ANNUM

BETAXIRGI CUPY 10 GRATS

MERCHANT SHIPS' EX-PREMIER OF NEW CANTON AND THE

LOAD LINES.

CONFERENCE AGREES ON STANDARDS.

WORLD-WIDE APPLICATION OF NEW RULES.

ZEALAND.

DEATH OF SIR JOSEPH GEORGE WARD.

A VARIED CA

CAREER.

Wellington, July 7. The death occurred here- to-day of Sir Joseph" Goorge: Ward. former Prime Minister of New

CONVENTION SIGNED.Zealand.

he later acted as head for over 20

over 30 years.

IRONSIDES.

GEN. CHAN CHAI-TONG

RETURNS.

TROOPS NOW CONCENTRATING AT WUCHOW.

INVASION TALK.

Canton, July 7. Increased troop movements

FORT: DUNLO

The tyre of To-day, on the road of the Future.

Local Branch.

Pedder Bldg.

Tel. 24554.

"RUN" ON BANK AT ANXIETY ON THE

AN END.

CHINESE CONCERN MEETS ALL DEMANDS MADE.

YANGTSZE.

TROOPS NOW BEING WITHDRAWN.

COMMUNIST. BANDS SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITY.`

SHASI'S BAD PLIGHT.

“Shanghai, July 7.

DEPOSITORS PANIC.

Concerning the "run" on-the London, July 7.

National Commercial and Savings The parties in the House of

Bank of No. 144-150 Des Voeux Commons will shortly come to

Road Central which commenced grips on the issue of a closer

last week, the assistant manager Imperial economie policy on a.

Sir Joseph George Ward, the

of the Bank, Mr. Lo Chung-ching, motion, lodged to-day by Mr.

New Zealand statesman, was born London, July 7.

told a Telegraph reporter this Stanley Baldwin, the Conser-

at Melbourne. in April, 1857, and

Many Chinese cities on the The representatives of twenty-educated there and at Bluff, New

morning that for the last three vative leader and Mr. Neville Chamberlain, advocating anfe- seven Governments forming the Zealand: He begun work as a lad have been apparent here during days while the "run" was on, the Yangtaze, including Shasi, Yo- guarding of the Home market, the International Load Line Con- of 13. in the Post Office, of which the last few days as a result of Bank was able to meet all the chow and districts near Hankow, demands of its depositors and where there are many foreign ference concluded their six expanding of the export by re-

years. At the age of 21 he went a new move by General Chang the "run" actually stopped yester. residents, are threatened with

invasions by Communist bands. ciprocal trade agreements with weeks' deliberations to-day when into business as a produce mer- Fat-kwei, who, with his famous

Entering Parliament in Ironsides and a few of the aidence of the depositors was res- assuming serious proportions and

day afternoon when the con-

The Communist disturbances are the Empire overseas and the they unanimously signed a Con- chant. imposition of duties on foreigávention establishing world wide 1887, he represented Awarua for Kwangsi rebel remnants had tored, foodstuffs, devised

residents in the Yangtsze districts: obtain to. equivalent advantages for British loading standards for all mer-

The Bank was able to proceed are greatly perturbed on learning. In 1881 he entered the Ballance been pushing northwards in an manufactures and agriculture in chant ships engaged in interna Cabinet as Postmaster General endeavour to get through to with its normal banking trans that the National Government Empire markets and elsewhere. tional trade, with provision for and held the same office in the auc- Hankow. The Nationalist forces actions this morning and Mr. Lo intends to commandeer twenty The date of the debate has not yet special vessels like timber laden 1912 and then for four years in defeat on these troops at Heng-similar "run" during the week-end from Hankow and other parts of ceeding Liberal Governments till claim to have inflicted a severe added that the branch of the bank steamers for the conveyance of at Yaumati which experienced thousands of Nationalist troops heen fixed.

the National Government (1915- 1919). He administered his chow, and it is now reported was again very quiet.

The Bank manager attributed department with much enterprise that General Chang Fat-kwei ia and efficiency, securing penny

the "run" to the uneasiness in the postage for New Zealand and abandoning his plan of getting local money-market consequent on

Steamers Seized. advocating at various postal con- through to Hankow and is again the suspension of business by the ventions an "All-Red" cable and turning southwards through Industrial and Commercial Bank,

Limited."

connexion, Chinese universal penny postage.

Hunan in an attempt to regain work was recognised by

Mr. Lo. also said that the telegrams state that the Chinese majority of those who went to Shipowners' Association here has bestowal of the K.C.M.G. in 1901. Kwangsi.

In the Seddon Cabinet he was The 59th Division of the Can-draw back their money were been ordered by the National,,

prepare thirty Colonial Treasurer and Minister tonese forces, which for some time small depositors in the savings Government to

Many others with steamers for the transportation of Railways and his appointment had been stationed at Shiukwan department. as Minister of Health in Novem-under the command of General fixed deposits knowing that the of troops. The Association has ber 1900 is believed to have been Yu Hon-mou, has been hastily National Commercial and. Savings accordingly seized 18 steaipers, the first of its kind in the world. transferred to Kwangsi. They Bank Limited had no connexion awaiting the final orders of the came down by rail from Shiukwan with the suspended Industrial Nanking Government to proceed to at the end of the week, and have and Commercial Bank, remained Hankow. already left by boats for the West calm and let their money tay River, with Wuchow as their first where it was. destination.

П

The House of Commons to-day rejected, by 216 votes to 141 Conservative proposal to increase the preference on British Empire sugar from a halfpenny to three farthings a pound.

Mr. Philip Snowden, Chancellor

ships and ships like tankers pos- sessing constructional features which offer extra invulnerability against the sea.-Reuter.

Report of Committee. The report of the Load Line of the Exchequer, said the Govern-Committee 1927-1929 formed the ment was taking steps with a basis of the discussion at the Con- civil view to assisting the sugar proference which has just concluded. ducing Colonies which had been The recommendations of the Com- bard hit by the existing con-mittee were as follows: ditions. Reuter.

1 That the rules for determin- ing the maximum load lines of merchant ships drawn up could properly be adopted by the Board tish ships laid down on and after of Trade and applied to new Bri-AASTANE

which is given, and to any exist- a date to be fixed, due notice of ing ship at the option of the

Incomplete Hartals, Simultaneously, the Committee's Empire trade has now become president, Pandit Nehru, and the the dominant issue in British poli- tics and the by-election at North Secretary were arrested and sentenced to six months' simple tion to the Feorage of Mr. Noel Norfolk, necessitated by the eleva- imprisonment each. Hartala in Buxton, is being fought on this. rarione towns followed, but many The election is a straight fight be- of them were incomplete and tween Conservative and Labour. there were no clashes with the The Labour candidate is Lady authorities. Popular demonstra- Noel Buxton while the Tory tion had

been most marked in Bombay City, where conditions nominee is Captain T. A. Cook, a continue unsatisfactory.

in

In spite of the activities of Con- gress, the situation shows dis- tinct signs of improvement several directions. The position on the frontier is rapidly return- ing to normal.

are

In parts of Gujerat there indications that the movement is loosing some of its vigour, and most of the provinces report slackening of effort.

Movement Failing.

The conviction is growing, that the civil disobedience movement cannot .succeed. and com- mercial and industrial circles are showing an increasing con- regarding the

cern

con-

member of the Executive Counell of the Unionist Party, who was defeated in the last election when the figures were as follows:

Noel Buxton (Lab.) T. A, Cook (Con.)

Mrs. Hoffman (Lib.)

Lab. majority

14,644 12,661 3,403

owner.

2. That compliance with the conditions of assignment lald down in Part II of the rules be

required not only on the first as- signment of a load line but throughout the whole life of the ship; and that these conditions be applied to existing ships so far as may be reasonable and practicable, having regard to the efficiency of 1,883 the existing arrangements and fit-

tings.

NO LOAN FOR THE SOVIET.

BRITISH POLICY REMAINS UNCHANGED.

London, July 7.

3. That the means of closing openings in the bulkheads of superstructures on the freeboard deck for which freeboard reduc- tions are made be recorded on the Fond line certificate.

al

Annual Inspections.

4. That inspections be made intervals of approximately twelve months to ensure that the various fittings and appliances specified in the rules are main-

BRITAIN & TRADE WITH

CHINA....

Permanent Commercial Staff to be Strengthened.

COMMONS' QUESTION.

His

the

London, July 7. Replying to Mr. H. Day (La- bour, Central Southwark) in the House of Commons to-day with regard to the measures to be adopted for assisting Bri- tish firms to participate fully in the revival of trade with China, Mr. G. M. Gillett, Par- liamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department, said that besides the Economic Mission which would be sent to the Far East, the permanent commercial staff in China was being strengthened.--Reuter,

AESAREA TO SEA AUTO PERTSONEN KOLİM

General Chan Returns,

The importance of the situation may be gauged from the fact that General Chan Chai-tong. Com- mander-in-Chief of the military forces in Kwangtung, Kwangsi, Honan and Fukien, has himself returned to Canton from Lok Cheong.

ACCIDENT AT THE FIRE STATION.

TWO MEN HURT WHEN A LADDER FALLS.

the Yangtsze back to Shanghai and Pukow to take part in the Northern war.

In this

With the Nanking military com- mand taking this desperate action and sacrificing Hupeh by further withdrawing the Nationalist troops from Hankow and Wuchang, there is every reason to believe that the Northern war is approaching its final stages.

Shasi Facing Crisis. Shasi, an important commercial town on the Upper Yangtaze, altuated between Ichang and Yo- chow, ie in real danger of being taken by Communists, about four

An unfortunate accident occurred, General Chan had been conduct-at the Central Fire Station this ing a large part of the 8th Route morning just before 10 o'clock when Army overland to the Yangtaze the men were going through their via Hankow to re-inforce the usual morning fire-drill. One man thousand of whom have arrived on Nationalist Armies in their de-received minor injuries and an- the bank opposite the city, taking fence against the Kuominchun other was sent to hospital in a seri- Shansi Allies; at the same timeous condition.

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up positions and displaying an intention of invading the place at the first opportunity.

he had been engaging the Iron-

extension It appears that aldes in the vicinity of Changsha ladder, with one man on it, fell at

The latest messages from Shasi with the idea of annihilating these a height of approximately 35 feet. indicate that the city is in a state rebel forces.

A jumping-sheet was in readiness of siege. The small contingent of General Chan Chai-tong has for any emergency and the man Nationalist troops there was de once again transferred his Head- escaped with nothing more than a feated yesterday following an abortive attempt to drive away the to few cuts. quarters from Shiukwan Wuchow and will be leaving for

A more serious injury was, sus-"Reds.". that place within a day or two.

tained by one of the men holding i The main body of Communists Bequences of its continuance.) The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ar-

Threat to Canton?

the jumping sheet, however. The has occupied the Shasi suburb, There is an increase in construc- thur Henderson, replying to a Par-

extension ladder, in falling, hit one Tai Ping Kew, and is fast ap tive effort towards the constitu- liamentary question, said he had al-

In spite of the seeming anxiety of those below on the head..... proaching the city itself. City tional solution of political pro-ready informed the House on Janu- tained in proper condition, and After Seddon's death, Sir Joseph that General Chang Fat-kwei may

First aid was at once applied to guards and Government troops are blems, and the Mohammadans in ars 27th that it was not proposed that the load line certificate be who had several times acted as attempt to stage & come-back at the injured fireman by the officers erecting fortifications, in the hope particular are devoting much at- to guarantee any loan to the Russian endorsed by the surveyor who Premier during his chief's ab- Canton during the absence in the and men at the Station, after which of defending the city pending the tention to the presentation of Soviet Government in connexion makes the inspection.

sences, succeeded him in August North of the greater part of the he was sent to the Government arrival of reinforcements from their case at the London, Con-with the negotiation for the pay-

office till March 6th and 8th Route Armies, General Civil Hospital, where, it is reported. Hankow and Yochow. 5.-That the displacement at 86 1906 and held ference.

ment of debts due to British na-per cent, of the moulded depth be 1912. Amongst the enactments Chan Chai-tong remains very he is in a rather serious condition.

of his regime were the Land Set confident and claims that the Far reaching significance is at- tionals. Since then, there had been shown on the certificates of

now number barely tached to a deputation representing no change in the policy of His Ma- registry of British ships instead tlement Finance Art, which en- Ironsides many different classes to the Chiefjesty's Government.-British Wire of the displacement at 75 per cent. abled the Government to finance 1,000, whilst the Kwangsi rebels: associations of private buyers in are not more than 5,000 strong. Commissioner of Peshawar to sub- less.

the purchase of freehold cstates If this is correct, the Nationalist mit constructive suggestions for the

6.That as the rules require for subdivision and settlement, forces should have little difficulty development of local and fore-

the deck line, from which the free-acts for facilitating the extinction in defending Kwangtung from shadowed early measures to en-

board is measured, to be marked of the National Debt and the pro-any attack from that quarter, but hance the general efficiency of the

with its administration in the North West

upper edge

the vision of old age annuities and the the present anxiety seem intersection of the upper surface

vey that the rebels must be con- widows' pensions act, Frontier Province.

of the freeboard deck with the

The Government also presented siderably stronger than is stated. Furthermore, the 1st and 2nd

While the situation has still many unstable elements, these are not so numerous or so pronounced as a few weeks ago.-British Wireless, Simon Report Sales.

HOOVER AND TREATY RATIFICATION.

shown at present.

BUILDING COMPETITION ONLY outer surface of the shell of a a battle cruiser, the New Zealand,

ALTERNATIVE

upper side of the deck plank. next

Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, be amended accordingly.

ing.

DOUBLES FINAL AT WIMBLEDON.

out ALLISON AND VAN RYN BEAT

DOEG AND LOTT.

Chamber's Assistance. Great excitement exists among Chinese merchants and in view of the serious altuation the Chinese Chamber of Commerce has pro mised to assist the troops with

was assigned to the leaders of the adequate funds. A sum of $7,000

troops yesterday.

War Situation.

Steamers leaving Shaai for the London, July 7,

Lower Yangtsze are crowded with ship, instead of level with the to the Navy and, in 1909 Intro-Air Squadrons, which had been The last final in the Wimbledon refugees, while a Japanese. gun- the waterway, Section 457 of the duced compulsory military train- sent to Hankow to re-inforce the Championships was played off to- boat is standing by. The Com Nationalist Air Force In the Washington, July 7.

Northern campaign, have been day when Allison and Van Rymmunists are under the leadership The proceedings of the special

After acting as leader of the recalled. Major Wu Kom-ngar, beat Doeg and Lott in the men's of Li Fong-shan and Ho Lung. London, July 7. meeting of the Senate.to discuss

Opposition fill August, 1915, he with the 1st Squadron, has already doubles 6-3, 6-3, 6-2. Twenty The latter was responsible for the for the holders perpetration of many Communist Mr. Wedgwood Renn informed the London Naval Treaty opened

Timber Load Line.

joined with Mr. Massey, Premier passed through Canton and left minutes sufficed

American doubles disturbances In South China be the House of Commons to-day that with a message from President

and leader of the Reform Party, for Wuchow. The 2nd Squadron to defeat the up to the present about 30,000 | Hoover urging the ratification of 7-That Section 10 of the Mer-in a war-time coalition Govern- has come back to Shinkwan and champions in a match in which tween 1926 and 1927. copies of the first part and about the Treaty and stating that the chant Shipping Act, 1906, he ment. He was Finance Minister, is remaining there for a few days hard hitting predominated.

The winners showed fine mid- 26,000 copies of the second part of only alternative to this is com- repealed, and that fresh legisla- and with Mr Massey went to awaiting further instructions,

court play and drove back, their The anticipated fighting on the. the Simon Report had been sold in petition in Naval building with tion be enacted empowering the London to represent the Dominion

Ironsides Plan. Great Britain.

suspicion, hate. and ill-will Board of Trade to make regula at the Imperial War Cabinet and

opponents to the baseline from Tainanfu-Kisochow Railway has At the Secretary for India's re-leading ultimately to disaster. tions to apply to all ships carry- Conference meetings of 1917-8 In Canton everything is per- where lobs proved ineffective, broken out. and the Shansi forces quest, various Parliamentary ques--Reuter's American Service, ing timber deck cargoes when and also attended the Peace Con- fectly normal and it is not Allison and Van Ryn did not lose are concentrating their attacks

engaged on any voyage at any ference in 1919.

generally felt that General Chang a single service. Doeg's lighting against the army under General time of the year. Also that table conference on Indian affair INTERNATIONAL TU.C. power be given to the Board of After his return he broke up Fat-kwel will make another effort service often falled, but Lott was Han, Fu-chu at Welho and Teing- chow. The hostilities, are affecting Trade to modify these regulations the coalition by resigning in to attack Kwangtung; it seems excellent when on the defensive communications on the Tsinanfu- Kinochow Railway and since yester as may be found necessary, due August, 1919, at the general more probable that, If his forces Reuter

day passenger traffic has been regard being paid to any repre- elections his party was defeated have been really seriously reduced

suspended. sentations made to the Board by and he lost his seat. His defent as is claimed by the Nationalists, FIVE HUNDRED DELEGATÉS ́

More than five hundred was partly due to an agitation he is attempting to get back to the interests concerned.

wounded Nationalist troops return- directed against him on the Kwangai amongst friends where has just returned to Hongkong, AT STOCKHOLM."

8.That: a special timber load ground of his alleged bias is a he will have the time and oppor- travelling via Biberia.. line may be assigned to steamers Catholic. Sir Joseph, who had tunity to re-organise his army. The three aeroplanes now on ed to Tsingchow yesterday. Shan- Three Avian planes have been their way out are without motors, si aeroplanes visited. Tsingchow. Stockholm, July 7. carrying timber deck cargoes in also represented New Zealand, at shipped from England for Canton the Air Bureau here having quite and dropped bombs. The Nationalist Five hundred delegates from accordance with the regulations various Imperial Conferences was for the Kwangtung Provincial Air a number of motors In stock at troops are falling back slightly, twenty-six countries, including contained in Part V. of the rules. made a Privy Councillor in 1906 Bureau at Tei Sha Tau, Canton present. Most of the motors at towards Wellsien Japan, were present at the open-

3. That compliance with the and a baronet in 1911. He re- The order was secured a short the aerodrome here are French The management of the Tsinan ing of the fifth International Trade conditions of assignment is essenceived the freedom of London, time ago by the Far East Aviation some Tenaults and some Potez, fu-Kiaochow Railway has sent in Union Congress at which M. Jou- tial to the assignment of load Edinburgh and other cities and Company of Hongkong, for whom and it is presumed that the a strong protest to the Nationalist haux (France) reviewed the im- lines permitting tankers to load several honorary degrees. He Mr. R. Vaughan Fowler is the three planes in question will and Shansi militarista complaining portant obfecta attained since the deeper than the ordinary load line became Premier in 1923 Router manager. Mr. Vaughan Fowler be atted with these motors of the fighting on the Railway, Amsterdam Congress. Rexter.

(Continued on Page 18.)"

and I.B.S.

tions regarding the composition and terms of reference of the round

-British Wireless.

were postponed until Wednesday.

No Hindu Viewpoint.

Simla, July 7. The Committee of the All-Parties

Conference has adjourned inde-

finitely as a consequence of no-one

being able to present the Hindu viewpoint authoritatively in regard

to the federal form of constitution.

The Bombay Moslem leader, Jinnah,

undertook a similar responsibility

on behalf of his co-religionista

Reuter

(Continued on Page 12.)

OPENS.

has been in Europe recently but Our Own Correspondent.

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