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RENEWED REVOLT LOH HWA AGAIN IN ENQUIRY INTO LOSS HOLLYWOOD STAR FORMOSA REVOLT PREMIER REFUSES

OF THE R. 101.

AGAINST

MR. BALDWIN......

DEMAND FOR CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP.

COL. COL. GRETTON LEADS REBEL

CONSERVATIVES.

OUT IN THE OPEN.

London, Oct. 28. At a party mceting attended by forty-four Conservatives, presided over by Colonel John Gretten. the leading repre sentative of the brewer interests. and a powerful unofficial tender, it was decided to send a de- claration to the Chief Whip sub- mitting that a change in the leadership of the Party errential to the national in terest.-Reuter.

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This fresh croption of revolt akainst Mr Stanley Baldwin's Leadership. which has been steadily growine, is doubtless # quel to the quarrel between the South Paddington. Conservative

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SUPPORTERS GIVE TROUBLE

DURING WEEK-END.

SUSPENSION VIEWS. RESULT OF AN EXPERT

Shanghai, Oct. 28.

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Loeal football followers are fed: up with the Loh Hwa team and their unruly supporters. There was trouble at Pioneer Field Saturday among the spectators. difference of opinion among Chengju and the Loh Jwa suppor- ters led to boys and copper-throw- ing, requiring the attendance of the French palice riot squad.

EXAMINATION.

the CABLE CONNECTING ELEVATOR FIN

On Sunday, Lah Hwa failed to Police in a league match at the muster full team against the

Stadium.

Again there was trouble among the spectators, and their money was refunded, a friendly game be- ily played.

Local opinion with regard to the suspension of players who took part in the Loh Hwa tour is that the Hongkong decision is right and it is hoped that Shanghai's indepen- Our Own Correspondeat. dent committee will follow suit--

Hongkong Appeal

The case of Chan Kwong-ui and Tao Kwai-sing is to be taken by the Appeals Board (Messrs. R. M. Dyer, R. H. Kotewall and P. P. J. Wode- house) this afternoon.

It is understood that Mr. Wong Kwong-tin, the President of the Chinese Athletic Association will state the rase behalf of the players and the Club, and that the players will he present to give evidence. it necessary.

THE ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE.

INDIAN DESPATCH TO BE PUBLISHED.

FOUND BROKEN.

BACK FROM BORNEO JUNGLE.

THRILLING EXPERIENCES IN MAKING FILM.

MARY NOLAN LEADS.

OVER A HUNDRED JAPANESE REPORTED KILLED.

CAUSE UNCERTAİN.

TO CONSIDER TAXES ON FOOD.

CLEAR STATEMENT IN THE COMMONS.

CONFERENCE

Tokyo, Oct. 29.. Fragmentary reports from offi- VIEW ON WORK OF IMPERIAL cial and unofficial sources in Formosa indicate that about 140 Japanese police and civilians have lost their lives in the uprising by The attainment of perfect savage tribes, but owing to the dis

ruption of telephonic communie::- technique and realism, with the tion, details are scarce and definite effectual elimination of "fake," confirmation is still lacking. is the paramount aim of the best Corps and units of the local gar Mountain artillery, a Telegraphic film directors to-day. and to rison have been despatched to as

THE PARTY STRESSES.

THE NEW BAY ISSUE.hus this, they and their col-sist the infantry and police to re- largely for party reasons, deciar-

PREAKAGE of a cable controlling one of the elevator fins of the R.101 was one of the salient points dealt with by Sir William Jowitt, R.C., the Attorney General, yesterday cannot be better illuminated than have clashed with a party of tribes. Irion that the most important and

at the opening of the public Court of inquiry into the loss of the airship.

Sir John Simon. K.C., the famous Liberal leader, is President of the Court, which has full powers to take evidence on oath and to compel the production of any evidence bearing on the disaster.

Sir William Jowitt said that it had not been determined whether the cable broke before or after the accident, but it was hoped that a microscopic examination would settle this most important point.

Suggestions that the airship had been weakened by the insertion of a new bay in the middle were dwelt upon by the Attorney General. It appears that the airship lacked the lift essential to safety before the new bay was inserted, while the process did not involve any cutting of the great girders or framework. merely requiring unscrewing.

MOVING SCENE AT THE OPENING.

London, Oct. 28. ' ¡ "Whether that evidence exists The public court of inquiry into in the files of the Air Ministry or the loss of the R.101 was opened any other quarter I propose to put this morning in the Hall of the it before you and make it public." Institute of Civil Engineers, which; has been specially prepared for the purpose. Sir John Simon, who

Trial Flights.

Sir William Jewitt went on to is conducting the inquiry, was say that the R.101 was taken out accompanied by Lfeat. Col. T. Jon four trial lights before start Moore-Brabazon, a pioneer airman, ing on her ill-fated voyage and she

clarations made in 1926..

Referring to the work of the Conference generally, he said that he could give a very good report of the proceedings.

London, Oct. 28. fastened upon the economic side The attention that had been of the Imperial Conference was leagues are forced to enter upon gain control of the situation. Aired Mr. Ramsay MacDonald in the their task fully prepared to take craft are co-operating in an en- House of Commons to-day, dur- deavour to ascertain the true posi-ing the debate on the Address in their lives in their hands should tion of affairs.

The relief force is reported to occasion so demand. This fact

Reply to the King's Speech.

The Premier ventured the opi- by the experiences of Mr. Harry

men yesterday afternoon. Garcon and his band of seven Formosan Sugar Company's, plant

Owing to the existence of the most permanent work being tack-

led by the Conference teen Universal Film Company at Hori, near the scene of the dissolution of the problems of apply- was the players, including Mary Nolan, turbances, some anxiety is felt ating the various constitutional de- who have for the last seven the possibility of suffering if the months, been engaged on the disturbances. spread, but this is in the deep jungle of Borneo. perilous task of making a film generally considered unlikely.

Nothing has so far been ascer- aboard the s.s. Cremer, this morn-outbreak, though it

Upon their arrival in Hongkong, tained regarding the cause of the considered ing, they were met by a Telegraph | possible that it may be due to over

Rapid Progress. representative, to whom Mr. Gar-strict pollee control.

Although the economic side was related some of the exciting incidue to tribesmer. revolting against felt that its most important work con, who 'directed the film-making, Alternatively, the trouble may be receiving more publie attention, he dents which had fallen in the path the plan to erect a large dam at was that whereby a definite mean- of the screen-players.

Nichi Getsutan, in connexion withing was being put to the various Attacked by Elephants.

an electric power scheme for which phrases and declarations of the a Company is at present negotiating 1926 Conference, relating to the "Ve, were

in the deep of the with Mesars. Morgans for a loan Constitution and the political re jungle one day," said Mr. Gar-Yen 45,000,000. The project, it lations of the various Dominions. con in a quiet easy manner which carried out, will, necessitate the

Very rapid progress had been made his narrative, all the more flooding of several square miles of made in that direction, and the realistic and enthralling, "shooting territory, and the inhabitants will work of the Constitutional Com- some scenes, when we were sudden-have to be moved elsewhere.--Rru [mittee was approaching an end. ly attacked by a herd of elephants, fer. We escaped, but not before we had shot some of the attackers, and the natives had shot, and killed. two of the beasts."

Mr. Garcon admitted that it was quite a terrifying experience, but ruid they regarded it as an incident which they had to be prepared for. and accept as part and parcel of their work.

TWO DIVORCES IN SHANGHAI.

DEGREES MADE FINAL BY U.S. COURT.

Own

The Economic Issues..

On the economic side the pur-. pose of the conference was to in- crease inter-Dominion trade with- out any Dominion suffering in its economic development. Tremendous keenness was being shown by all the members of the conference to help Great Britain and Professor 6. E. Inglis. Pro- had had a certificate of airworthi-thrill, the man-eating feline ap-

within the limits of their ability. fessor of Mechanism and Applied ness issued two days before her parently stalking the party until terday, final decrees were granted were getting. There would be far little use of the preferences they British manufacturers made too Mechanism at Cambridge Univer-departure on her last voyage. it was eventualy lured into the open in the cases of Anastasia Hannig more British goods exported to the. were sity, as assessors.

Experts, when they examined by the natives and then killed. "The iv. Charles William Hannigs, and countries overseas, if our manu.. the wreck of the R101, had die Kill" was effected early one morn-Ella Feltus v. Cornelios Feltua.

Interlocutory covered that the cable controlling, and there was a general feeling ing the elevator fin was broken, not only of satisfaction, but of re-granted in both possibly before the accident.

lief, when it was known that, the 22nd. monster had become a carcass.

Londay, Oct. 28. In the House of Commons. replying to questions from Mr. Baldwin, the Premier announced Association and the Central Office that the Government had decided over the selection of Sir Herbert to publish, in the same shape and Lidiard as the Tory candidate, form as the Simon Report, the Colonel Gretton is a strong ad- despatch from the Government of focate of Empire economic anity" India on constitutional questions and following the original refusal to be discussed at the Round Table of the Central Office to support Str. | Conference. A short time would Herbert on the ground that he had first elapse while views pledged himself to food taxes if exchangeit with the Government. . they were necessary to Empire of Indian on one or two points

economic unity, he made a state-British Wireless, ment, strongly criticising the leadership

Party.

Conservative of the

Timid-Hearted.

"I am in much the same posi- tion as Sir Herbert Lidiard.“ de- clared Col. Gretton.

LANCS AND CHESHIRE COAL MINES.

BIG AMALGAMATION PLAN AGREED TO.

London, Del. 28.

suspended in the Hall for

A big model of the R.101 is:

the elucidation of the evidence which will be offered by the survivors of the disaster and members of the Special Commission which in. vestigated the accident on the spot, airship constructors, meteoro logical experts and others.

Mark of Sympathy.

A panther gave them another

A microscopic examination was These were but two of the many being made which might show varied and dramatic experiences of whether this cable was broken be the intrepid film producers, but Mr. fore the accident or afterwards Garcon was busily directing the and whether it broke hot or cold. transference of the company's lug- "If somebody asks me, as he was

e Sir William stated, in regard to gage from the Cremer to the Em- asked at one of his meetings. "Sup-

comments on the recent recon-1 press of Canada at the time he re- When the Court assembled, its struction of the airship, that the counted the episodes to our repre- pose your own party said go away

president, Sir John Simon, speak-insertion of the middle from the pledges which you have A representative meeting of ing with emotion said "I think it was undertaken in order to insufficient time to explain

section sentative, and had therefore only given to your constituents, will Lancashire and Cheshire coal will be atting if we stand for a crease her lift.

few de- tails of the film to-be and its prin- you support your pledges? Sir owners yesterday disessed the moment to express our sense of

cipals. Herbert Lidiard said, I shall sup-question of a general merger of the poignancy of the tragedy we] 'port my pledge, and I shall say the Lancashire and Cheshire coal are met to investigate and to showi the same-(cheers)-because the industry, and, by an overwhelm- our sympathy with all those to first duty of a member of Parlia-ing majority, decided that cum-whom the dead were honoured and ment is to carry out, to the best plete amalgamation of the coal- of his power and ability, these un- mining interests of this enalfield' dertakings which he has given to was desirable. those who voted for him.

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settle details and to produce a A Committee was appointed to 1 cunnot see this matter pre-scheme.-British Wireless. ceeding very far, and 1. for one. am not going to he drummed out of the Conservative Party. (Hear, hear.) I am pressing ahead, not hanging back. I am sure you want action taken, and the time for talk is done.

BERLIN STRIKE NOW ENDED.

dear."

Heavy Engines.

Shanghai, Oct. 29. In the United States Court yes-

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facturers look full advantage of decrees were

every opportunity, than if the do- on July minions increased their prefer The former

ences by five or ten per cent, in petition alleged favour of Great Britain. cruelty and the latter habitual drunkenness and failure to pro- the conference. One

Two things had emerged from vide means.

was that Both cases were undefended-fraud. The Second was that the Empire free trade was an absolute Our Own Correspondent."

LENOX SIMPSON DYING.

CONDITION NOW EXTREMELY CRITICAL

only tariff Great Britain could im- pose that was worth anything to the Dominions in exchange for allowing a wider field for prefer- ences was a tariff on food.

Wheat Tax.

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"You can ask them, How I can” help you to get more of your pro- ducts into our markets? And the very first thing every Premier says is tax wheat.

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"We cannot do that," the Pre- mier forcefully asserted, amid. loud Labour cheers..

U.S. Unemployment,

The insertion of the bay did not involve cutting, he said, but

Mary Nolan Featured. merely unscrewing. Authority to split the airship"is Ourang. It is a drama of na- "The title of the film." he said,

Shanghai, Oct, 28. was given on July 22, 1930, by the tive life, laid in Borneo, introducing

The condition The Attorney General Sir Wil-Secretary of State for Air, the late native characters and scenes. We

of Mr. Lenox

that it might be possible to secure on that no good and possibly harm chief parts of the film in Borneo his recovery are considered most liam Jewitt, expressed the hope Lord Thomson, who was of opin have been seven months making the Simpson is understood to be

ceedingly critical, and hopes for the services of Dr. Eckener to give might be done by a flight of the Sumatra, and Malay States, and remote. His demise is regarded them the benefit of his great ex-R.101 to India early in 1930, and W, are now ou

our way back to las but a matter of time, according perience and observed that one of suggested that the necessary al-Hollywood, where we shall com- to Chinese telegrams from Tient tariff, he said, of helping trade

There are other.

ways than. a the few consoling things about lerations to the airship should bplete the picture in the studios."

sin.

with the Dominions and between "Miss Mary Nolan, who as you the occasion was the sympathy made, together with the extra bay, they had had from the French He desired that the light should know, was featured in Charming to protest to the National Governing carefully explored.

The British Minister to China is the Doniinions, and these were be and from the Germans-in fuct be made with a fifty-five tons lift Sinners and Shanghai Lady is ment concerning the outrage, per-

our leading lady, and she, togetherpetrated on Mr. Simpson. from the whole world-and their at the end of September. COST WORKERS TEN MILLION | desire to assist in the elucidating

with Miss Dorothy Janis, who play- MARKS.

of the facts,

ed opposite Ramon Navarro in "The The Attorney-General pointed little native girl have been with us Pagan', und who, in this film, is the Berlin. Oct. 28.

Nothing to be Hidden. out that the R.101 was fitted with all the time. workers' strike.

Diesel engines weighing seven- In his opening speech, which he, cost the the earnest spirits in the front of Mks. 10,000,000 in wages, has been adjourned until to-morrow, Sir estimated. The disposable lift, deing 'doubling up to the present. "The leading male actor has not workers had not concluded when the court teen toes, instead of nine tons as yet been chosen and we have been their party, and think they should terminated by an agreement to William Jowitt said that every pos- tons, proved to be no more than cludes Julian Burnheim, our busi- adopt half-measures, because some

which had been estimated at 00 The remainder of the personnel in-

COMMITTEE DEALS WITH of those who call themselves Cor-refer the dispute to arbitration.

sible factor which could throw forty before the new bay was lifted. servatives are not willing to go so120,000 workers employed in 276 brought out publicly. He

strike, which

CO-OPERATION, involved

light on the tragedy would be After the bay had been inserted, Leonard, Galliszio, our two camera- ness manager; L. Physjoc and factories and workshops in Berlin. tioned that among the documents men-

London, Oct. 28, was started as a protest against to be produced was a report pre-

the disposable lift was increased men, Clarence Cobb and Fred The Committee on Forestry set the reduction of wages and a

Phaister, who have been directing up by the Imperial Conference It may be recalled that Mr. J. C. recent arbitration award.-Reuter.pared for the Imperial Conference ten by Sir Walter Nicholson, the tant director, with myself as direc-developing scientific research and

Sir William read a letter writ- the sound; Isadore Bernstein, assis-to-day considered methods

State Opening of Parliament. London, Oct. 28. by the late Lord Thomson.

Secretary to the Air Ministry, tor of the film.

ensuring closer co-operation be- Labour Government to-day parti For the first time in history, à "It was a secret document, after the new bay had been addett |

tween parts of Empire interested cipated in the State opening of but he had obtained special per to the airship.

in forestry, with particular refer-Parliament, for in 1924 the La- mission to hand a copy of it to Sir Walter said that several

musiction--British Wireless.

ence to the exchange of informa-bourites took office after the Con- the Court, and to read material flights would be necessary prior tó passages from it.

the journey to India.

servatives had been defeated on

"We want statesmen who will press ahead and produce results and not listen to those who, it may be, are more timid-hearted than

far as the cause demands."

- Spring Discord.

C. Davidson, the, Chairman of the Conservative Party Organisation, resigned early this year because of the criticism levelled at the Organisation.

The metal which hay

The

organisation as he thought neces- sary, and since then the criticism has been increasing rather than When Mr. Baldwin was search- otherwise.

in for a successor, it was openly At a Conservative Meeting in sted in the Press that Con-June, an official resolution

He added: "Departmental letters. servatives were searching for a pressing confidence in Mr. Bald-ways most jealously guarded, but ex and departmental minutes are al- successor to Mr. Baldwin.

win's resolution was adopted. I have thought it right, without

Mr. Neville Chamberlain accept following the rejection of a resoly-making any precedent, to put he ed the appointment, stipulating tion by Col. Gretton, seconded by fore you and the public every that he would resign when he had Sir H. Page Croft, demanding a scrap of documentary evidence carried out such measures of re-policy of Empire economic unity.

which exists.

to 53 tons.

with

*EMPIRE FORESTRY

RESEARCH.

of

On the industrial situation, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald pointed out that no country in the world pub- lished unemployed figures as Bri- tain did. A big American indus- trialist had told him that if a similar practice were adopted in the United States, a total of from ten to twelve millions would be shown.-British Wireless and Reu- ter:

Native Music. "The film introduces native

a native theme song, and dances. There are five principals.

the Address, while last year H. M. Sir John Simon observed that We expect the picture to be released

the King had not sufficiently re- there was actually only one in April next and it should make whole company of seventeen had covered from his illness to go to flying trial. Jasting sixteen its appearance. in Hongkong onjoyed themselves immensely, al- Westminster hours, on October 1st and 2nd. cinemas in either July or August though they were looking forward

To-day, in full pomp and cere The Attorney-General, nd-rext year

to. returning to Hollywood,mony their Majesties drove along mitted, this, and expressed the Mr. Garcon expressed himself. "Ourang" is described as an troop-lined streets from Bucking- opinion that Lord Thomson be perfectly satisfied with the producOriental drama, but there is are ham Palace to Parliamenty, the

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tion up to date, and said that the no Chinese scenes or characters.

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