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二拜歳 號四月一十英港香 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1930. HA MINGLE COPI 19 CENTS

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DISASTROUS FIRE NANKING-MUKDEN

DESTROYS

BIG BUILDING.

JAPAN ADVERTISER'S PLANT WRECKED.

·GEISHA HOUSES GO UP IN

TOKYO BLAZE, -

A FAMOUS JOURNAL.

Tokyo. Cet. 4.

CONFERENCE.

LIVELIEST HOPES NOW ENTERTAINED.

ISSUES AT STAKE.

Shanghai, Nov, 4.7

The North Chine Daily News commenting this morning on the forthcoming meeting between Marshal Chiang Kai-shek and General Chang Hsueh-liang, says there is little doubt that those who look upon the establishment of pence in China as a maiter of vital importance will attach the live-

Fire has destroyed the plantliest hopes to the conference.

of the Japan Advertiser, Tokyo's famous American newspaper, reputed to have the largest eir culation of any foreign daily published in The Far East,

Later.

The destructive bry at the Japan Advertiser Building was apparently due to delective elee tric wiring.

Building Destroyed.

neities still confronting both The journ adds that the dir-

leaders justify the view that a failure to take the elementary precaution of personally exchang ing opinions would be tantamount

a surrender to ssiparons in luences which are again actively hat work,

Unless the National Government

fully comprehends the principles upon which Chang stich-liaur proposes to work in North China, its efforts to deal with the Com. munist menare în the Yangtsze

musi necessarily restricted.

It broke out at 4.20 a.m. 'to-day, | Valley soon after the morning edition of the journal

the press. was off The building was destroyed and there were no casualties.

Five neighbouring geisha houses were also destroyed.

The loss is estimated at a million yen, which is partially covered by insurance,

Previous Disaster.

Mr. B. W. Fleisher, the

pub

be

Feng Yu-hsiang and Yen si shan may momentarily be dis counted and they will lose much of their planmur if Chiang Kai- shek and Chang Hsueh-liang enme to a workable decision regarding future action.

Taking recent declarations al (their face value and giving the two | leaders -normal political vision, the projected conference may be looked upon with the liveliest expectation for the future emanci which was established in 1905,pation of China from the banefal acquired the paper in 1908 and servitude of ruinons civil warfare. rapidly developed it into one of the best-known American journals outside the United States.

lisher of the Japan Advertiser

--Reuter.

Sanking, Nev. d. Tientsin, instead of Tsingtao,

The newspaper's premises and will plant were wiped out in the earth-ference between Marshal Chiang quake disaster

be the venue of the con-

of 1929, but Mr.nch-lane if the arrangements Kalalek anl General Chang Fleisher courageously set about rebuilding, and it

vained now being made materialise. steadily in prestign

Marshal Chiau has wiret to the National Government that he is not

is

Future Uncertain.

Future plans are uncertain.-- Reuter,

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PARLIAMENT DEBATES

UNEMPLOYMENT.

LIBERALS DECLINE TO OPPOSE GOVERNMENT.

DEPLORE INACTIVITY.

FOLLOWING the publication of the proposes during recent

to the Government the Libera! leaders consultations, the House of Commons yesterday debated un- employment, on a Conservative amendment to the Address in Reply.

DEPUTATION.

IDEAS FOR IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

GENERAL ECONOMIC STAFF

RECOMMENDED. -

MISSING.

MISHAP FEARED ON HANOI TRIP.

TWO DAYS SILENT

Grave fears are now entertained

CHINA.

WITHDRAWAL MATTER FOR SOCIETIES.

COMMONS DISCUSSION ON FUKIEN OUTRAGE.

DETAIL UNIMPORTANT. for the safety of Mrs. Victor Bruce, MR. MARTIN THANKED.

tion

the intrepid British airwoman, of London, Nov, 3. whom no news has been received

London, Nov. 3: The establishment of a central since she left Bangkok for Hanoi

The withdrawal of mission- organisation for the purpose of on Saturday.

aries from the interior of China facilitating economic co-opera-overdue..

Mrs. Bruce is more than two days is a matter for the various Mis- No information of any sionary Societies to decide for Was advocated by TU-

description has been received re-themselves, declared Mr. Arthur presentatives of the Federationgarding her whereabouts, and there Henderson, the Foreign Secre of Chambers of Commerce of the is every reason to apprehend that tary, during a discussion in the British Empire, who were to-day her machine has come to grief. House of Commons regarding received informally by the mem-either in the jungles of Sinm. the "barbarous" murder of Miss the mountainous Loun- Nettleton and Miss Harrison re- try of Laos, which she would have ċently. The deputation's main object | have cross in a direct light to was the elaboration of resolutions | Hanoi..

inter-Imperial trade which

Commerce Congress. last May. - '

bers of the delegations to the u Imperial Conference.

After detailing the circumstances.

Cables suggest that the Liberal Party discussed in private their attitude to the amendment and decided to continue their were passed by the Chambers of is no more than six hours by air.avert the shocking tragedy, which support of the Government for the present, the trend of Sir Herbert Samuel's subsequent speech giving no indication of a combination of Liberals and Tories to bring about the Gov- ernment's defeat.

Punitive Measures Demanded.

of the murder, Mr. Henderson said The trip from Bangkok to Hanoi he was satisfied that everything hu. manly possible had been done to and as Mrs. Bruce left the Siamese His Majesty's Government and Check Suggested.

capital at dawn on Saturday and members of all quarters of the Sir Shirley Benn expressed the had not arrived at Hanol at 4.35 House deeply deplored. Federation's view that the p.m. yesterday afternoon, the fears establishment of an Imperial are apparently more than justified. General Economic Staf was Nothing has been essential: and said that the

yesterday afternoon, but the Hong Federation would like lu The debate appears, so far, to have been more or less agreement reached between the kong office of the A.P.C. would cer- lifeless:

eight Governments represented attainly have been advised of any fresh developments had information Mr. William Graham made it fairly clear that the Gov.the Imperial Conference that no ernment did not propose to lend support to Mr. R. B. Bennett's economic action likely to affect come to hand.

the rest would be taken without proposals for a ten per cent. Empire tariff.

coneultation with "such General Economic Staff.

The Liberal proposals, interesting in a way, show little advance on Mr. Lloyd George's schemes of two years ago, The agricultural policy is similar in many respects to that outlined by Dr. Addison at the Llandudno Conference.

LATEST LIBERAL BOOKLET.

London, Nov. 3. meeting of the Liberal Party, The Opposition's first serious at-accused the Government of in- activity and lack of zeal in its tark on the Government since the treatment of unemployment.

Parliament

of affaits which made was state 01 reopening

see an

heard since

The British Minister, he said, had formally demanded punitive measures against the culprits, and Dr. C. T. Wang, in reply, said that the barbarous incident would be severely handled. The Fukien au- thorities hoped to capture the guilty very soon and extra troope had been sent to assist.

The Chinese Foreign Minister, Another disturbing factor in the added Mr. Henderson, was fully Sir Shirley Benn laid particular circumstances is the fact that Mrs.live to the deplorable impression emphasis.upon the need for agree. Bruce's plane is equipped with wire-created by the tragedy.

Wireless Carried.

nents between His Majesty's less. It is felt that had she made Governments assembled in the a forced descent she would have "Withdrawal Suggestion. present Conference as to the use been able to send out messages T- they would make of such bureau,garding her whereabouts and her Lieut. Col. Sir Assheton: rather than upon the constitution plight. of the bureau itself,

it

Final

Heads Get Together.

consideration

of

proceeding in Tsingtau rom Feng opened by M. Neville Chamber-difficult for the Liberals to await

the Government's plans. hwa, as originally intended, buthin, the, Chairman of the Con-

Sir Herbert Samuel was equally that he intends going to Nanking.

an critical of the Conservative amend arriving in time to attend theservative Party, who moved responsible for the production of CE.C. on the 12th instant. after the Address in Reply to the King's survive.

The Japan Advertiser was alse Fourth Plenary Session of the official Conservative amendment to ment, however, so there is little doubt that the Government will the Trans-Pacific, a weekly review of Far Eastern political, snein ich he plans to visit Peking and and economic developments.

U.S. VICE-CONSULS DROWNED.

Tientsin. Reuters

LENA GOLDFIELDS DISPUTE.

THE LIBERAL PLANS FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.

New Booklet Issued by Mr. Lloyd George.

Pownall, the Conservative Member

or at

It may be recalled that Mrs. for East Lewisham, suggested to Bruce crashed near, Jask last month the Foreign Secretary that he ask during a sardatorn and experienced the principal missionary societies the an exciting adventure, as it turned to withdraw missionaries, constitutional aspects of inter-out, among wandering Balcuchi Icast, the women missionarice, in imperial relations was begun at a tribesmen, dancing and singing for view of the disturbed state of cer meeting of the heads of the the chief in order to maintain tain parts of China. delegations to the Conference this friendly relations. morning and resumed this after- noon. The work will be continued to-morrow.

The Prime Minister of Canada. Mr. R. B. Bennett, presided at this. afternoon's meeting, at which pro-

was reported by Lord Sankey's Committee to which the conference had referred certain specific queations for detailed con-

ideration.

THE ANTI-BANDIT CAMPAIGN.

MORE TROOPS ORDERED TO TAKE PART,

Nanking, Nov. 3.

to strengthening

Mr. Henderson replied that mis- Isionary societies did not like to withdraw their workers, whether male or female, even from an area known to be disturbeu. The Foreign Office had been in touch with them, but a withdrawal was a matter for themselves to deter- mine.

Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Con- servative leader, asked. Mr. Heu- derson to convey the thanks of the House to Mr. A. J. J. Martin, the British Consul at Foochow, and

Speech, regretting "the failure of the Government to propose any measures adequate to deal with the crisia in the industrial, agricultural and commercial:

A booklet was published to-day aituation, or to check the continuin which Mr. Lloyd George, Mr.

The Sankey Committe were, en- With a view REPRESENTATIONS |ed growth of unemployment."" Seebohm Rowntree and the Mar-

quis of Lothian explain the un-gaged this morning in an examina- the Nationallet forces engaging Mr. Henderson said, amid cheers, TO SOVIET.

Defeat Unlikely.

anti-Communist war in employment plans which were tion of the provisions proposed the London, Nov. 3. The debate will conclude with a submitted to the Government in to be introduced in the Parliament Central China, the Government that he would certainly do so.

the course of the recent Liberal of the United Kingdom to give has decided to dispatch another An accident, followed by two at- Arthur Henderson, stated to-day in Foreign Secretary, Mr.

under General Miso division

o'clock at eleven

effect to the recommendation con- Division to Labour conversations.

tained in the report of last year's | Bing-wan' to Kiangsi. tempts at rescue, has resulted in the House of Commons, that after morrow night, but the defeat of the death of two United States the conclusion of the recent arbitra-the Government is not expected. Vice-Consuls, nuudly, Mr. William |tion proceedings between the Soviet Jackson, of Havana, and Mr. J. T. Government and the Lena Goldfields Wainwright, of Matanzas, and of

BRITISH

TRIPLE TRAGEDY OCCURS.

IN CUBA.

Havana, Nov. 4,

the former's wite.

The

Mr. William Graham,

the

Company, the Lena Company had President of the Board of Trade. requested the support of the Bri-replying to the speeches in support tish Government in this case. A gust of wind blew Mis, Juck-

The British Ambassador at Mos-of the amendment, while admitting] son over the top of a cliff into the cow had therefore been given in the gravity of the industrial shark-infested waters of Matanzas structions and had

made appr Bay. Her husband jumped in to priate representations to the Soviet situation, thought that the present outlook was a little more hope- save her, and both were soon in Government.-British, Wireless,

ful." difficulties.

Thereupon, Mr. Wainwright div ed into the sea, which was very rough, and all three were drowned. Mr. Sydney Guest, another United States Vice-Consul of Havana, narrowly escaped drown- ing when he tried to save his com- panions-Reuter's American. Ser.

vice.

INDECENT PICTURES

CONFISCATED.

FLIGHT OF OVER 3,000 MILES.

He expressed, the opinion that until Russia recovered, there: could be no real European

covery.

те-

R.A.F. PLANES ON VISIT TO' GAMBIA,

Bomber

London, Nov. 3.

Squadron,

Two Choices. Referring to the Imperial Con- ference, Mr. Graham declared that

A flight of the Forty-seventh the delegates were faced with two composed of choices. The first was to aceept three Fairey aircraft, reached Mr. R. B. Bennett's proposals with Bathurst in Gambia to-day, after a regard to the imposition of a ten 3,300-miles' journey from Khar- per cent. Empire. tariff. The toum.

second Was Empire economic This was the first time that Air development by means of a volun- Force land planes had visited fary preference.

pre-

ENLARGEMENTS MADE. FROM Gambia.-British Wireless.

POSTCARDS.

LATE AIR MINISTER'S BROTHER.

MAJOR THOMSON'S DEATH REPORTED.

When an application for the con- fiscation of 153 pictures "and" 12 photographic plates of an indecent nature was made by Detective Ser- geant Naughton before Mr. Butters, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, the occupier of No. 18, Chi Ma Terrace, where the pictures were found, appeared in Court, He

London, Nov. 5. said he had bought the pictures as postcards in Wanchal, and had en-Thomson, brother of Lord Thom- The death has occured of Major lurged them. They were for n

son, late Secretary for Air friend of his, who wanted them to

Major Thomson, who was $8 years of age, was seriously I when

Regarding voluntary ferences, the Government spokes- man quoted propositions such as Empire Rationalisation, bulk pur- chase and import boards.

General Situation.

Questioned regarding the general

The proposals include a ten per Conference on the operation of The second squadron of Hankow situation in China, Mr. Henderson cent reduction in national ex- Dominion Legislation. The Com- aeroplanes will also be commis said that after the intervention of penditure, the Government to give mittee will meet again to-morrow-operations, which are expected to war appeared to have ended tempor- sioned to take part in the the Goveror of Manchuria, the civil the lead by the appointment of a "new Geddes Axe Committee.

an alteration of taxation so as favours

last some weeks. The Govern-arily. ment has announced the appoint-

Empire Tribunal. Other features were

Manchurian forces now controll- No decisions have, of course,ment of General Ho Cheng-chun ased a large part of. north-eastern drastle revision of the unemploy-been taken, but it is understood Commissioner of the anti-bandit China outside Manchuria and the

ment insurance scheme,

that the trend

of discussion campaign in Hunan, Hupeh, National Government had declared the proposal of to reduce the burden on).Commonwealth Tribunal, before

Kiangsi and Anhui.

that it would now take the suppres- Following negotiations. private enterprise:

the sion of Communist agitation and which any inter-Dominion issue followers of General Shih Yu-brigandage in South China and Trade With Russia,

may voluntarily be taken for hen who commandeered over two Central China seriously in land. arbitration. The competence of hundred coaches and some locomo- Troops were apparently being an extension of the exports the Court would be confined to tives, have agreed to return this moved into the affected areas..

credits schenie, especially disputes between Governments in rolling stock to the management of

the Peking-Hankow Railway. with a view to increased the Commonwealth.

The general Idea at present is trade with Russia,

-

a vigorous policy of Empire that the tribunal should consist

development,

of five members, that each party the reorganisation of agriculture should appoint one jurist and one so as to absorb half a non-jurist, these four agreeing on million, additional workers, He would necessarily be a member a fifth member who would preside. in which connexion the

of the British Empire. booklet states that "the State should, create 100,000 family farms, varying from three to a hundred acres," the tenants to be recruited from agricultural workers. allotment holders special training farms, - Business Telephone System.

and

The parties might also agree to essors with special knowledge of the subject under dispute.

HOME GOVERNMENT AND INDIA:

CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS HELD OYER.

Extrality Talks.

Sir. Kingsley Wood (Con. Wool." wich West) asked whether, despite the unsettled state of China, discuse sions were proceeding with regard to the abolition of extraterritorial rights.

Mr. Henderson? I don't quite see that one question affects the other.

Mr. Henderson replied that all that would be taken into account-- Reuter.

Sir Kingsley Wood asked whe London, Nov. 3. ther it was not very difficult for any The desirability of some such Answering questions in the Government to give any undertak- Empire Tribunal became obvious House of Commons to-dey, Mr. Ing at present in connexion with when the British Government and Wedgwood Benn, Secretary for In China. the Dominions Government signed" | dia, said it was not the intention of the Optional Clause and when all, the Government to formulate pro- with the exception of the Irish | posals for constitutional changes in Free State, entered a reservation India pending discussion in Con- The Liberals also recommend in regard to disputes between ference.British Wireless. that the telephone service; while Government members of the Mr. Graham outlined the

remaining under the Postmaster- Commonwealth. Government's efforts to foster

General, should be made relatively Any agreement is, of course, British trade, mentioning the coal independent and run on commer-subject to confirmation at a deputation to Scandinavian coun- cial lines similar to the arrange- plenary session of the Conference. tries, the Mission investigating ments under which the British markets in Japan and China, and Broadcasting Corporation oper the enquiries that had been set

ates.

the

SILK DEPRESSION IN SHANGHAI

FRENCH SCHOOL FOR PEACE.

THE RECONSTRUCTION OF EUROPE

Keeping in Touch. afoot in the iron and steel and the Finally, it is recommended that of

Methods whereby the degree FORTY THOUSAND THROWN

consultation between cotton trades.

OUT OF WORK.

Paris, Nov. 8. the Government raise a National Dominions may be strengthened

There was inaugurated to-day a Development Loan of $250,000,000 have also been considered in, the

Shanghai, Nev. 4.

Pence School, the object of which Mr. Butters granted the applica-the R.101 disaster occurred, and he

to finance various schemes, for light of recent experience, and it One hundred and six silk file is to Institute methodical rules tion; but ordered that the frames never rallied from the shock of his cipal

Sir Herbert Samuel, the prin- instance, the construction of roads, la felt that value would attach to tures have closed down, throwing concerning international relations, be given back to the applicant.

speaker, who regional planning, housing and a free exchange of views and forty thousand workers out of em with particular reference to the brother's death-British Wireless, addressed the House after a electricity-Renter

(Continued on Page 7.) ployment. Reuter, reconstruction of Europe. Hana8:

sell.

Liberal Criticism.

Liberal