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新二十月二十处洮热

AT NON-POLITICAL

MEETING!

ATTEMPT TO STAMPEDE THE

INDIA CONFERENCE.

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FRIDAY. DECEMBER 12.

BERLIN PUTS BAN EMPIRE ECONOMIC

CO-OPERATION.

ON “ALL QUIET.”.

"CRIMINAL FACE" OF THE

CHIEF ACTOR.

FASCIST VICTORY.

Berlin, Deg. [1 The Board of Film Censors has

deliberating at considerable length without a decisim so far, on the question of probibiting the exhibition of the Biru "AB Quiet

DIE-HARD OUTLOOK. on the Wodern Front," which ha

London, Dec. 11. Protesting against "the unwarrantable change in the estimation of the facts of the Indian problem," which he declared had not changed, Mr. Winston Churchill made a most remarkable speech in London to-day, declaring that the Government's duty was to promote India's wel- fare with good administra- tion instead of raining false hopes of speedy political changes.

It was notable that Mr. Wills ton Churchill was addressing a meeting of business men in the City which was described as a non-political meeting, though it

CHAIRMAN RESIGNS

COMMITTEE.

ACCEDES TO REQUEST OF PREMIER TO STAY.

IMPORTANT CHANGES.

PREMIER SITS AS MEDIATOR.

THE HINDU-MUSLIM DIFFERENCES.

HOPEFUL TALKS.

London, Dec. 11

1930.

Et COPY^ "EENTH

LOCAL BRANCH.

Padder Bldg.

SHANGHAI BANKS DEFRAUDED.

FIVE-YEAR TERM FOR FRENCHMAN.

SENTENCE IS, HOWEVER, SUSPENDED.

FOUR RUSSIANS WET BLANKET

SENTENCED.

DESCRIBED AS "HIGHLY

UNDESIRABLE."

HERE FROM CANTON.

Without revealing the natura

of the allegations against the

of T

mer-

defendants

Ware

11 the

B.A.

mer-

*ON LOCAL RED ACTIVITIES.

LIGHTNING RAIDS BY POLICE.

YESTERDAY'S COUP.

TWENTY ARRESTS.

A series of lightning raids carried out by the police last night and early this morning resulted in the arrest of fur- ther Communist suspects. Twenty men are now detain- ed in cells, and it is believed that a most complete clean- up of the ringleaders and the more dangerous 'agita. tors has been offected

| defendants, the police applied to | BULLEF-PROOF VESTS USED IN

Mr. Williams, at the Centrait Much importance is attached in

for the India Round Table Conference]H.K. BANK INVOLVED). Police Court this morning. circles to conversations which are

the imposition of a penalty he- sides tife order of expulsion, on London, Dec. 11. proceeding privately for the ad-

Shanghai, Dec. 8. of Hondu-Moslem dif-

four Russians, including a woman, defranding who appeared before the The Rt. Hon. Sir Halford

Charged with

Court ferences. already been the cause of serious Mackinder, P.C.. who has been

To-morrow's Sub-Committee several prominent local banka ofon charges or arriving demunistrations, chiefly by Nazia chairman of the Imperial Shipmeetings and the meeting of the sums amounting, in the aggre- Colony without valid passports, and clashes with the polire.

ping and Imperial Economie full conference in committee next gate, to almost two lakhs The fig was shown over to-day Committees for some years pasi, week will reveal that excellent tuels, Paul Georges Vareune, a Stoliaroff, described as a young to experts,

of whom. Đac

resigna progress has been made with the French citizen, formerly carry-dancing master; Marie Nesteroff, official of the Ministry of Defence recently tendered his

tion of the latter organisation.general work of the conference ing on business under the style widow; R.I. Ginzburg, a expressed the indian that the

of Mr.and it is recognised that a settle of Varenne & Co., silk

chant, 38 years of age; and N.A. but at the request chief cur faz the flm bad a

sentenced in the Pritsher, who was described as criminal face

that the Ramsay MacDonald has agreed ment of the communal differences chants, was ant

until would have an immediate effect in French Consular Court,

being a barber, 34 years of age. before in continue Ministry of Defence, as custodian o

President Ch. Touissant, and of the traditions of the old army changes in the constitution have speeding up the task before the

Messrs. L. Lion and H. Civet was bound to protest against this been effected.

The Princ Minister. who and other anti-German Alma.

throughout has maintained an in sitting as Ássessors,

After evidence had been given. timate touch with the members of all the delegations and is fully the accused was found quilty, and alive to the difculties which the sentenced to imprisonment of five communal questions have raised, years penal servitude, and a fine of Fex. 3,000, (This sum accord- the has been closely watching efforts for their settlement.

ing to French law, is multiplied 71⁄2 When it became known early intimes, and really anusunts to Fcs, the week that he was willing to 22.5000 or the equivalent of $3,000

Mexican currency.) place his services as a conciliator at their disposal, hoth the Moslems Maitre J. Barroud, while Mr. J. E.

office

The correspondence

Meanwhile, the company showblished to-night, ing "A Quiet" kas deviled 10 withdraw it whatever the Censors may ay.

The action of the Company will

most certainly be claimed by the National Socialiste as a for the Fascist movement,

victory

Later.

The Board of Film Censors has

that on

wan

jali-

Sir Halford's Letter, Sie Halford Mackinder's ulter to the f'rime Minister, dated Sovender 18-four days from the closing of the Conference-recalls the eve of the Imperial Conference he placed himself at their disposal respecting his chair. manship of the Imperial Economic Ing Committee, feeling that the Governments of the Empire might desire to remodel one or both.

The Report of the Graham Com- mittee, endorsed by the Confer

that he ence, seemed to imply should contiuse as the Chairman

conference.

The accused was defended

Detective. Sergeant L. Whant, dants arrived in the Colony by who prosecuted, said the defen

train from Canton on Wednesday and were arrested on the 8.8. Sai On as the vessel was about leave.

The whole affair reflects, the to highest credict on the resource and strategy of the police. [*] There is no doubt that the Com- munist leaders had plotted a riotous demonstration in Hong- kong yesterday, and the manuer in which it was nipped in the bud is likely to dampen their

"It was really on account a report made to the police that the search was made for them. In this case I have been instructed to prove they are highly undesir by Jable aliens," added the officer.

The police asked for the im-

was held under the auspices of { decided to ban the film "All Quiet Committee and the Imperial Shipp. and the Hindus rendfly took adadeley watched the case on be-position of a penalty, besides an ardour for the future,

the Indian Empire Society.

At the outst, the former Tory Minister declared that the absurd Indian the pretensions extremists had met with nothing but soft deprecations and, placa- tory words by the Governments of India and Great Britain.

This weakness had encouraged the extremists.

No Relinquishment.

on the Western Front."---Router.

AERIAL SURVEY OF RHODESIA.

GREAT SAVING IN TIME EFFECTED.

London, Dec. 11.

of the Shipping Committee, but that the chair of the Economie Committee should be occupied for one year by a representative of each Government in turn.

I was therefore necessary to)

The foll results of the serial unmistakably that the re-state British nation did not intend to survey at 63,000 square miles of the body should not only receive relinquish effectual control of country in Northern Rhodesia area Indian life and progress and that The Round Table Conference had no power to frame a constitution.

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In tendering his resignation, he says he is proud of the fact that fresh lanes of life. but also more necurately an imperial con- The ground survey of this area stitution, a wider reference, and,

B meest

reinforced would have taken about ten years. whereas the British Survey Ex-secretariat.

new available.

No agreement that it reached.pedition of the Aircraft Operating he declared, would be binding Company, carried through the work upon Parliament, morally legally.

A

Premier's Reply.

vantage of it.

Promising Start.

half of the Hongkong and Shanghai order for their explusion from the Banking Corporation and the Na-Colony, lanal Commercial and Savings

Four of the leading men of Bank. pach side, therefore, visited the Prime Minister's offelni residence

ות

Tuesday and a long talk

His Worship passed sentence of two months hard labour on each defendunt and made an order for their expulsion at the expiration of their terms,

THE VARSITY SOCCER МАТСИН.

OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE SHARE TWO GOALS,

Loudon, Dec. 11. At. Stamford Bridge to-day, the

|

Bullet-Proof Vests

Information

the

reaching authorities gave reason for oxtra. ordinary precautions. Nearly two hundred men were engaged in the operations in Queen's Rond West, In various gulses, and those en- trusted with the most dangerous work all wore bullet-proof vesta,

A number of secret service men from Canton were in the police party, which

In the concentrated danger area centring round the Yin Heung ten-house, without at- tracting attention, disguised as waiters, street cleaners, medicants etc. Uniformed men went into concealment at Winglok Wharf, and immediately the "fun" began.. they threw cordon round the aren.

Many Charges. There were 15 charges, in three ensued. The Prime Minister was of which Varenne was charged, as accompanied by the Secretary for India, Mr. Wedwood Benn, and principal, with defrauding the Na- the Attorney General. Sir Williamtional Bank of India, Ltd., and the National Commercial and Savings Jowett,

Bank, of sums amounting to £5,- The conversations, promising to 905 Sterling, by means of fictitious be fruitful of results, were con- invoices, accompanying bills of ex- tinued yesterday when it

was change.

to the total amount of deemed "desirable

to widen the £7.730.

The other 12 further charges scope of the discussion and to in- vite other prominent members of

were of instigating and abetting the conference ebnuected with the one named Pierre Raoui Maurice provinces

in concerned

the Arnaud, an employer of the ac negotiations to take part. Those oused's in defrauding the Nationale of Chelsen Football Club, Ox- to-day attend with the original Commercial and Savings Bank, the ford and Cambridge played a draw in less than four months. Twenty The Prime Minister, replying. negotiators at the HOUR of Com Hongkong and Shanghai Bunking one goal each in the annual Inter

Alarming Detonation. mous and at the close of the meet Corporation, and the Chartered Varsity soccer match-Router. thousand photographs were taken recalls the conference resolutions

ing it was officially stated:

Bank of India. Australia and China, C. G. Edwards, of Hongkong, whe Mr. L. II. V. Booth, who

WAK It seemed certain, he added. daring, the flights, which extend-hearing testimony to the value of

"The Prime Minister met in- Ltd., of amounts, totalling approx-playing in goal for Cambridge.

directing, and other European ed over 40,000 miles. A Glusher Sir Halford Mackinder's services

formally leaders of Hindu that a new ilouse of Commons

und mately to £10,000 odd, on bills The results since the War have offleers, had an alarming Qx- biplane, the first aircraft in the both Committees. would be in existence before the

been: 1919-20, 2-2; 1920-21, Oxford perience, when a huge cracker- Moslem communities and continu-mounting to some £25,000. Experience of the working of world designed and built spoelal

The MAH Arnaud

also 2-1: 1921-22, Oxford 3-0; 1922-23, bomb exploded within a TLLM Government of India Act can be

fow introduced.

the Imperial Economic Committed previous preliminary conver *Th new Honey for survey work, was used.

which charged with the first necused on Cambridge, 2-0; 1923-24, 1-1: 1924. | Inches of their faces with a terrife would have to

from has removed apprehensions which sations. The discussions The contact prints made decide what now

Its ranged over a variety of subjects the last 12 of the counts, with de-26, Oxford, 4-1; 1925-26, 2-2 1920- detonation.

are to be resumed, British Wire-frauding the banks of n like sum 27. Oxford 1-0; 1927-28, Oxford. can be done.

photographis contain detail which attended its commencement.

The moment the Communists is proving of great interest from sphere of work and its influence

as principal. but this accused, ou 6-2; 1928-20, Cambridge, 3-2: 1929-began to show their presence, the "We shall be free to call the geological, botaniwl and other had steadily increased.

his name being called, failed to 30, 1-1; 1930-31 1-1. halt and to retract our steps." | viewymints.

police swooped, and ton nerests besides

The term of Sir Halford's chair- a mout

appear, and it is believed that he

were made in quick time. Others he asserted.

errors in existing maps, it being manship had witnessed

hus absconded from the jurisdic

were-made shortly afterwards, in- first found possible to detect lines of valuable advance in imperial co- "It is evident that our

in cluding that of two men much operation. etforta to create an All-India enn-rologen! Tormation with

European clothes, who were try- stitution has been ill-enceiveti, ccuracy. --British Wireless,

ing to get away. There is reason to believe that one of those mien was the principal organiser and

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It may be our duty to curtail the

function of an all-India body and

to build up in each

l

Province 1 Here real and intimate and represents- tive

organisms self-government. which when developed, will Torm Auror foundation for an Ali- India Government than the present crude and unduly Westernised conception."

"Platitudes und Aire Talk."

revealing

BANDITS ACTIVE IN KIANGSI.

MAGISTRATE FLEES WITH OTHER OFFICIALS, -

Shanghai. Der, H. While the Kiungai Government frees are endeavouring their best

The Prime Minister asked Sir Halford Mackinder to continue in the the

until chairmanship changes in constitution have been effected and trusts that he will also be able to remain as Chair- me of the Shipping Committee.

Graham Report.

icsx.

ALLEGED RECKLESS

DRIVING.

EUROPEAN SUMMONSES LORRY DRIVER.

tion of the French Court.

Accused's Admissions.

MARTIAL LAW IN CUBA.

The accused, on being interrogat ed by the President. admitted all the facts of the case, and franklyĮ NECESSITATED BỶ RENEWED that his companion was his chief stated that Arnaud had acted en-

throughout tirely (Varenne's) instructions.

Accused pleaded that in what he

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his

RIOTING,

New York, Dec. 11,

A mensage from Javana states

Heutenant.

An enormous quantity of pamphlets were seized, while red banners and cracker-bombs wore also found. It is probable that the suspect will be handed over to the Canton authorities.

Chu Kan was summoned before Mr. Lindsell, at the Central Pulice Court this morning, for driving in bi further letter Sie Halford a reckless and dangerous manner had done, he had had no criminal that Martial Law bas been at Stubbs Rond on the 5th Instant. intention to defraud the complain- declared throughout Cuba for the Mackinder accedes to the request.

in evidence, ants, or any of them, and, while second time within a month. The Graham Committee reached

Mr. F. C. Hall, general agreement that there stated that at 7.15 that morning, acknowledging that he had done

This action has been taken føl should be some kind of Imperial he was in his car going down wrong, pleaded that his "indiscre Underneath the platitudes and

machinery for the examination of Stable Road when the defendant, tion" had grown from a small be-lowing the renewal of rioting in several parts between the euphemian or Western demuera-

to suppress bandits in Southern economic matters of inter-Imperial who was driving a lorry, camo ginning until it had almost become

students and He polities, he said, and under- Kiangsi, messages have been re- concern and for this purpose the into view round à bend.

The was

n habit: he admitted that in May authorities and

other disorderly elements.national acath the alry Round Table Conceived at Nanchang that bandits Imperial Economic Committee was completely on the wrong side of 1920, he first started overdrawing ference talk, the actual process of captured Shangyiu District early instructed to continue as at pre- the road, so much so that he was against invoices in order to meet a Renter's American Service. governing India has been lardily this week, defeating a small nament established but note, how head on and the driver of the car claim in France of Fes. 100,000 and maiter int rigorously carried on.

ever, was taken by the conference had to pull up suddenly to avert from that initial step, the Twenty-four thousand Indian

The Chinese Magistrate

has of

desire of the United King- the

a collision. politicians or their dupes were in ned, white all Government officialslom Government that their repre-

Maitre J. Barraud asked for the Everywhere there was

be ex- are taking shelter in the vicinity sentation should be on the same repressed. The Gandhi

erefsed on behalf of the accused, there was # beon.. largely of Shangyin which is being looted basis as other parts of the Comcontention by the defendant that clemency of the Court to be

by bandits.

monwealth.

middle of the road whom he was

and that criminal Intent mastered, even by the most-

A general reference to this endeavouring to avold, Mr. Hall suffering of Administrations:

committee Included, firstly, the said he saw no-one on the rond-was entirely absent from the mind.

of the series, of in-

of the accused, in what he had vertigations into the marketing of way.

The case was adjourned until done, and, referring to prisoner's, ire foodstuffs in the

United

war services, deafred the Court to to produce a witness. ‚'

consideration.

ber of Government troops,

The populace has submitted a

for militars reinforce

Mr. Winston Churchill conclud-petition ed with an invitation to the ments. British nation to realise Its power.

Gandhism Must Be Crushed.

Any concessions to which the Socialist Government might com- mit Itself, he said, would only be used as a starting point for new

AUSTRALIA'S GOLD BOUNTY. BILL,'

Questioned with regard to

hu

Here on.

workman in theder" out that he was a first of-1

· SHANGHAI AERIAL CRASH.

Shanghai Caution.

Shanghai, Dec. 11. Police authorities in the Inter- Settlement And the Chinese elly have been taking extraordinary precautions against Communistic disturbances in view of the approaching of the third anniversary ́of the Red uprising in Canton, which fell to-day.

Special pollve contingents, have been patrolling the danger points in inrge numbers, and practically the whole resources of the Settle- ment and Chinese police have been engaged to-day.

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DEATH-ROLL NOW TOTALS FIVE PEOPLE.

Sburgh, Dec. 12. The death has orrurred of Chen

Shik-huis A.D.C7%, thus brluging the death roll In the air crash to nine o'clock, and 'eight urresta five

A minor demonstration occurred

dom; secondly, inquiries into Tuesday to enable the defondant take all the surrounding facts into Tzeng-van, one of General Hsuing in Nanking Road round about

the production for export and murketing of

riw certain materials in various parts of the

Shanghai. Dec. 11. world; thirdly, the reparation at the

of the Commonwealth Flying Omeer Harvey arrived fustance

here, from Hongkong via Anny, at Yeys of any branch of Empire. 3.30 this afternoon. trade and marketing; fourthly,

He left Amoy at 8 ani, to-day, | nnd "arrived at Foochow at 10 a.m. of the economic re-

demands by the iubina revelation- PASSES SPEEDILY THROUGH Governments of preliminary sur

aries.

The truth was that Gandham must sooner or latter by grappled with and finally, dritshot, It was. uacleas to try to satisfy a tiger by feeding him with cata meat Router and British Wircless.

BOTH HOUSES. ·

Canberra, Dec. 11. The Gold Bounty Bill, which

Cunning Methods:

The Court retired to c consider the matter and, after an absence of three-quarters of an hour, return ed a finding of guilty, on each on the fifteen counts,"

The President, addressing the pri

igation of the present con- where he stopped an hour, leaving | soner, atrossed the very serious na- ;

General Hauling Shih-hul, who' was badly injured by the crash, is improving, but la fist out of danger. His

other A.D.C. la recovering rapidly-Reuter.

FINE WEATHER.

were made,

The vigilance of the police was the continued, until well into aght.

Haakow Raids,

Messages from Haykow report similar precautions 1 the Wuhan cities, the Garrigon Comniander co-operating with the police.Numerous rakda have

provides for the payment of a Ferance: fthly. provision for at 11 am. for Shanghai-Reuter,ture of the offence, "which was, bonus of £1 per ounce for all gold facilities for conference amont

Indeed, one that struck at the root produced In Australia in excess of those engaged in particular indus

of commercial morality, and shook the years 1929/30 and 1930/31,tries in the Commonwealth; and further study of the problem of the foundation of business integrity, has now possed all stages of the sixthly, an examination of und clorer economic association with. It is an offence that mérite, and will The Royal Observatory reports been carried out at boarding Whilst discharging cargo from

House of Representatives.

report on any economic question in Empire with special reference receive, the sternest consideration. large anticyclone of moderate houses and amusement resorts, and the .. Tilawn yesterday, one of

The House threw out an amend-referred to the committee by the to the problems left over by the You, Varenne, have by a continued intensity is central over 8.E. some hundred suspects have been the coolies recolved a fractured ment limiting the operation of the Commonwealth Governments.

Imperial Conference for examinn course of fraudulent practices, de Mongolia Frish to moderatokon into custody.

will prevail along the The authorities are speclaily care skull through a wooden chant of bounty to five years.

tion before the meeting at Ottawa frauded three British and one Chi-monsoon Later,

Questions In House. toa falling op him. The man, Chan

next year, had already been begun nose bank, of over 815,000 or 9.3. coast of China and over the ful since the discovery of the plot Chuen (45) of 597, Canton Road, The Senate has passed the Gold

Replying to a Parliamentary by the United Kingdom Govern at the present rate of exchange, of North China Sen. The local or the assassination of Chiang Kai- winds, moshek, who is expected in Hinkow fr was removed to the Kowloon Bounty Bill without an amend question to-day, the Dominions ment and would be actively im totalling more than The 180,- forecast is:-N.E.

a'day'er two. 5 BANGUN STOPAListed on Page 12.) i derate; Ane. lospital in a serious condition.

Secretary Mr. H. Thomas, old pursued British Wireless,

ment.-Router,