1930-10-21 — Page 7

STRAITS DEFENCE CONTRIBUTION.

STRONG UNOFFICIAL

PROTESTS..

GOVERNOR TO DISCUSS WITH

LORD PASSFIELD.

VIGOROUS RAP FOR

KUOMINTANG.

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former city. Part of these contin- gents later left for Peking.

Following a simple coremony, General Yu Hsieh-zung, the alan- churian officer commanding the Peking and Tientsin expedition, was formally installed to the post of Garrison Commander of Peking and Tientsin. The ceremony took place this morning and was presi ded over by Mr. Wu Te-chen, the Nanking political envoy to Man- churia Other representatives of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, General An important statement on Chang Hauch-liang and of the the Military Contribution ques- tion was made during the Bud-anking and Manchurian Govern-

ments were also present.

COUNCH REFORM.

Singapore, Oct. 13.

get debate in the Legislative Council to-day by H. E. Sir Cecil Clementi, who stated that whilst Home on leave he would discuss the whole matter with Lord Passfield.

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Addressing the Council, H.E. the Governor said:--Before the debate on the Colonial Secretary's motion continues, I wish to ex- plain brielly to the Council why no official statement, has so far been made concerning the Colony's military contribution. You will all remember that the unofficial members of this Council present ed to my predecessor, Sir. Hugh Clifford, on July 12, 1928,

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General Resigns.

eral Officer commanding the 60th General Tsoi Ting-kai, the Gen- Nationalist Division, (Kwang-. tung).. has caused great surprise in Nanking political circles by tendering his resignation.

This

act is the more unexpected when it is considered that the 60th and 61st Nationalist Divisions, which are under the actual command of General Chan Ming-she, (the Cun- ton Governor), have to their credit much meritorious service, during the recent war against the Shansi- Kuominchun alliance.

These two Divisions were the first to enter Tsinanfu, thus receiv-i memorandum on this subject. Siring the substantial reward of Hugh sent it on the 16th of the same month to Mr. Amery, then Secretary of State for Colonies.

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Many Representations. Subsequently, when Lord Pass field took over the seals of the Colonial Office, Sir Hugh, on June 9. 1929, addressed him at length about the Colony's military coa tribution. Later in the same year, the Hon. Mr. Bagnall at a meeting of this Council, held on Oct. 28, 1929, made a speech on this matter, a copy of which was

forwarded to Lord asfie{d on November 26, 1929, by Mr. Scott, then administering the Govern-| ment of the Straits Settlements I to addressed Lord Passfeld on the subject on May 21 last,

Honourable members will, how- ever, realise that the question of the Colony's military contribution is bound up with that of the naval base now under construction in the Johore Strait. His Majesty's Government is discussing with the representatives of the Dominions at the Imperial Conference, now sitting in London, the future policy with respect to the Singa- pore naval base; and, until a final decision on that point is taken, no authoritative reply to the memorandum of the unofficial members can be expected.

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3200,000 cheir Chiang Kai-shek. The Nanking Government has sent an official Jetter to General Tsoi at Shanghai. asking him to remain at his post | and return to Kwangbung: His resignation is known to be con-: nected with recent political events in Canton.

Part of General Tsoi Ting-kai's forces has arrived at Hankow. while over five thousand units of the G1st Division are also concen- trating at Hankow, awaiting en- trainment for Hunan Province.

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To be Discussed Shortly, Lord Passfield, however, wrote to Sir Hugh Clifford on August 29, 1929, that he would do his best for the Straits Settlements in the matter of the military contribu tion; and in a letter, dated Sep- tember 30 last, i begged His Lord- ship to allow me to discuss this Chamberlain had said the Colony very important subject fully with should not be charged. him, when I arrive in England In answer to the unanimous protest of the Colony the Home trust, therefore, that my un-Government said it attached the official friends in this Council will very meaning to the words, of the permit the matter to remain in Ordinance which it had said would statu quo a little longer until not be attached, and to the possibil- have had an opportunity of plead-ity of which attention had been ing the Coton's cause in person drawn by the Colony. at the Colonial Office,

next month.

Unofficial Reply,

Mr. P. M. Robinson, replying to the Governor's statement re-

Solid Mass of Public Opinion. Proceeding, Mr. Robinson, after referring to the remarkable degree trust between the people and the Government, went on to say that garding the military contribution, the unofficial members, and behind The spoke on behalf of the whole of said that it was unnecessary to re- peat at that stage all the arguie opinion. It

that they had a solid mass of pub- ments which had been used bath

was sometimes inside and outside the Council to thought the unofficials should con- show that the amount the Colony tent themselves with lodging their was being asked to pay as a de protest, but he felt that the sands fence contribution was not in were running out, and that the peo- accordance with the law.

ple of the Colony could not be ask- The unofficial members' attitude position year after year.

Jed to, submit indefinitely to that im- towards that defence contribu-

It was impossible to believe that tion was well understood and the the authorities at Government

Home could was well aware realise the state of the feeling WAS and of all which had been aroused in the Co- the facts concerned.

Sir Hugh lony. Clifford made strong representa- officials had confined themselves to Because hitherto the un- tions on the subject on theprotests, he (the speaker) would be Colony's behalf and the speaker sorry to think that the Home au- understood that Sir Cecil also was thorities were misled into feeling in sympathy with the public feel- that there would be no repetition ing of the Colony on the subject. of what happened previously.

Unofficial Majority.

of what it

Wave of Indignation.

There was a very great danger of Wiren the law under which the the relations between the Govern- Colony was being asked to pay was ment and the people being so first forced upon the Colony by severely strained that it might tax the use of the official majority the all the ingenuity of the authorities unofficial members resigned their to deal with it. There was already seats. They protested against the a demand for the reform of the use of any words which could constitution, and he (the speaker) possibly be construed as binding felt certain that the incident of the the Colony to pay for the Imperial military contribution would add Naval Base and its defences. Mr. very considerably to the demand. Chamberlain, who

· knew,

if .Speaking on the motion for the anyone · did, ' what the law adjournment the Hon. Mr. Tan meant to provide, said Cheng Lock advocated the con- that the Colony's expression stitutional reform of the Council of fears was groundless and that by the election of an unofficial ma- the protest was unnecessary. jority, instancing the ignoring of

Was

The Colony took the word of the the unofficial opinion in connexion Home Government, and therefore with the Defence Contribution as a it was not surprising that a wave point in favour of the change. of indignation swept throughout Replying H.E. the Governor said the, Colony when it was 'discovered he did not wish to discuss the mat- that they were being charged-ter then, but, added that such an until the Colony found it out for expression would add weight in his the very things for which Mr. Interview with Lord Passfield.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

NOTED SOCIALIST IN HONGKONG.

VANDERVELDE ARRIVES

ON VISIT.

PEACE OF EUROPE.

Accompanied by his wife, 31. Emile Vandervelde, the Belgian Socialist ex-Minister for Foreign Affairs and President of the Second

Internationale, - arrived hère to-day abdard the 's.s. Prest dent Lincoln. M." Vandervelde is at present on a tour of the Par East, and recently in Nanking, on the invitation of the Government, he addressed students on the Socialist movement.

in the course of a speech at the Chinese General Chamber of Com- merce in Shanghai recently, M. Vandervelde sald: "I have the authority of the venerable Thomas Masaryk, founder and President of the Republic of 'Czecho-

Slovakin, for saying that there will be no prospects for another world war for the next quarter or

half of a century. He points out that Europe to-day finds herself in a situation similar to the situa tion prevailing at the conclusion of the Napoleonic wars. The people are, in view of the exhaus tion of their resources, incapable of bearing the burden of another war. In brief, the inflammable material essential to the creation of another war is lacking, occa- sional outbreaks of hostilities, in various parts of the world not- withstanding,"

Referring to the League of Na- tions as a powerful instrument for world peace, the speaker regretted the standing aloof of both the United States of America and Soviet Russia, especially when the League had already achieved a good record in solid work for anti- opium and sanitary measures and for the amelioration of labour cor- ditions.

Pan-Europe. Union.

no harm as

Speaking of the plan of a Federation of European Nations (the Pan-Europe Union), the Pre- sident of the Second International held the view that while the scheme promised to immediate success, it could do long as the members of the new Federation did not more than sim- ply confirm pledges already made as members of the League of Nations. He predicted the failure of political democracy in the absence of industrial democracy and voiced the belief that the old international policy of "one people exploiting another people" would give way to the new world policy of "men organizing themselves for greater efficiency. to develop the soll and to husband nature."

M. Vandervelde concluded his address with the firm conviction that New China, administered along the principles of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the San Min Chu I, would be a great contribution to the cause of world peace, adding that it would be necessary for the masses to train themselves for participating in this big task.

THE LATEST LUNACY,

(Continued from Page 6.)

and all artistic history proves it-- that the artist who does not crave personal recognition for his work never does any work that is worth the recognising.

Even, moreover, were there to be such an artist, humanity would never tolerate his or her anonymity. For humanity's. instinct-once it has learned to appreciate, any. artistic work--is to discover, and lionise, and reward the artistle worker.

As evidence of which it may be mentioned that the original pro- moters of the moving-picture play omitted to tell the public the names of the actors and actresses. Till the public demanded, and with no uncertain voice either, to know.

A fire alarm was raised in Fort- land Street,

Kowloon, this. morning at about 10.45 o'clock. Two fire appliances under Station Superintendant Moss were rushed to the spot, only to find that "a small quanity of rubbish stored in No. 42, Portland Street had ignit ed, the flames having already been extinguished by the inmates.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1930.

JEWISH HOPES DASHED.

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Mandatory Power shall be enabled to carry out its obligations to the League of Nations, including any legislation urgently required, as well as the maintenance of order.

POLITICAL “WAR” IN THE ETHER.

POLAND GOES BETTER THAN MOSCOW.

RECORD RADIÓ.

Regarding economic and social development, the statement says

Chelmsford, Sept. 25. definitely that as the present time When the world's biggest broad- and with the present methods of casting station-more than fira Arab cultivation there remains no times as powerful as anything margin of land available for possessed by Britain-was secret- agricultural, settlement for newly tested to-night for the first and immigranta with the exception of fast time at the Marcoal Com- such undeveloped land as the pany's works here, the strength various Jewish agencies hold in was so colossal that more than 90 per cent of the energy radiated had to be short-circuited to earth by an artificial aerini.

reserve.

Little Vacant Land...

It is an error to suppose, that the Palestine Government possess large areas of vacant land which could be made available for Jewish settlement. The extent of their unoccupied land is negligible.

The provision of a margin available for settlement depends upon the progress made in in- creasing the productivity of the dand already occupied. It is pointed out that a wide area of at least one hundred and thirty- dunams is required to maintain à fellah family in a decent state of life 'in the unirrigated tracts. The whole of the cultivable Jand in the country, excluding the area already in the hands-of Jews, would, were it divided amon the existing Arab cultivators, pro vide an average holding of not more than ninety dunaris.

Or 86,980 rural Arab families in villages, 29.4 per cent, are landless- The condition of the Arab fel- lah leaves much to be desired and a policy of land development is called for if an improvement in his conditions of life is to be effected. The sole agencies which have pur- sued a consistent policy of land development have been the Jewish colonisation organisations, public and private. Jewish settlers have every advantage of capital, science and organisation. To these and to the energy of settl ing theawelves their remarkable progress is due.

Arab Losses.

On the other hand the Arab population, while lacking the ad- vantages enjoyed by Jewish set. tiers, has, by an excess of births over deaths, increased with great rapidity, while the land available for its sustenance has decreased by about one million dunams. This area has passed into Jewish hands.

Some of the attempts which have been made to prove that Zionist colonisation has not had the effect of causing the `previous tenants of land acquired to join the land- less class, have, on examination, proved to be unconvincing, if not fallacious, and it is recalled that the terms of the mandate require that in facilitating Jewish immi-. gration and settlement, the ad- ministration must ensure that the rights and the position of the other sections of the population are not prejudiced.

Economic Issue.

The Government considers that

taken, listeners in Great Britain If this precaution had not been and most of Western Europe would have been deafened by the terrific volume of sound.

As it was, the transmitter could be worked for a short while only, because the power which it took from the mains was so great that every machine and motor on the works was stopped and some of the lights had to be turned out.

Shouting Down “Reds.” Within a few days the huge transmitter, which has taken months to build, will be pulled to pieces and packed up in wooden crates ready for shipping to Rasin near Warsaw, where the Polish Broadcasting Company hope to have it reassembled in time to begin regular broadcasting, on Christmas Day.

All Europe, including British listeners, will be able to hear the new station with ease, as it is the intention of the Poles to see that political propaganda sent out from Moscow, Czecho-Slovakia and

is other countries not louder than their own.

The idea, in fact, is to enable Poland to shout down her neighbours.

Europe's present largest station at Moscow-is only half the size of Poland's new acquisition.

Six Huge Valves. Technically, the equipment is secret of the set's success is six the finest ever made, but the great huge water-cooled truusmitting valves (easily the biggest ever used commercially) which have been made after months of careful' reseach. Each valve can handle 100 kilowatts of electrical energy each one, fact, although standing only 3ft. 6in. in height,. is as powerful as one of the latest six-wheel motor-buses!

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The invention behind them is British.

and fitters will leave England for A staff of 12 Marconi engineers

Poland on October 17 to install the apparatus. Each valve will be insured for a sum which runs) into four figures!

The engineer who has carried out the work on the set is Mr. W. T. Ditcham.

Basin will work on 1,411 metres.

After a protracted meeting of the Agricultural Wages Board for to this end more methodical agri-shire held at Spalding it was decided

the Holland Division of Lincoln cultural development is required.

the inmigration of Jews results to confirm the reduction in the

in preventing the Arab population wages of agricultural workers al- from obtaining

ready decided on, and against which protests had been made by the workers and their leaders.,

for

the its

work necessary

mainten- aace, or if Jewish unemployment unfavourably affects the general labour position, it is clearly the

duty of the Mandatory Power un-standing on both sides of the der the Mandate to reduce, or if economic needs of the country. necessary, to suspend such immi- gration until the employed posi tion of the other sections is improved.

Leading Jew's Protest.

Dr. Chaim Weizmann, the Pre- sident of the World Zionist Or-

A

his

The Government regard the sus-ganisation (since 1920) and of the pension of immigration under the Jewish Agency, has intimated that labour schedule of last May as convoking the Congress of both he is resigning both offices and is fully justified.

bodies. The Statement adds

· that

In letter tendering hasty decision in regard to a more unrestricted Jewish im Secretary

resignation to Lord Passfield, the State for the migration is to be strongly de-Colonies, Dr. Weizmann expresses precated, not only from the

dissatisfaction with the Govern- point of view of the interests ment's new statement of polley, of the Palestine population, as a which he declares is, in effect, a whole but even from the special profound change in the practice. point view of the Jewish munity.

of the 1922 policy.

Arab Suspicion

come

of

Dr. Weizmann says that such a policy goes a long way towards denying the rights and sterilising the hopes of the Jews regarding the National Home in Palestine.

So long as B widespread suspicion exists, and it does exist, amongst the Arab population that It is noteworthy, that Dr. Weiz- the economic depression under mann was almost entirely respon- which they undoubtedly suffer at sible for British interest in the present is largely due to excessive establishment of a national home Jewish immigration and so long for the Jews. He was a Lecturer as some grounds exist on which in Bio-Chemistry at. Manchester this suspicion may be plausibly Universtiy in 1914. In 1916 he represented to be well founded, was Invited to become Director. there can be little hope of any im- of the Admiralty Laboratories, provement in the mutual relations working there till 1919. In this of the two races. But it is upon period he succeeded in interesting such improvement that the future Mr. Lloyd George in the Zionist peace and prosperity of Palestine movement,, for which he had been must largely depend..

working for years.

He declined the first proposal It is hoped that changes may be that an autonomous Jewish Colony devised in the method of the should be set up in British East preparation of the labour sche- Africa, but when the war made dule, which will tend to promote it possible to found auch a amicable relations between the Colony in Palestine, he advocated Jewish authorities in Palestine this plan with the

greatest and the immigration, department, energy, the result being the British and facilitate an agreed schedule Declaration of 1922-Reuter and based upon a thorough under- British Wireless.

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