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·ŠTRAITS FOOTBALL

SENSATION.

ASSOCIATION SECRETARY SENT TO GAOL.

CRIMINAL BREACH.

PLENARY SESSION

SPEECHES.

(Continued from Page 1.)

of India, some of whom would in- evitably look askance at the Federal iden, which must not be forced directly or indirectly on any one of them. They must be secured in

their rights, and their privileges

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1931.

Singapore, Jan. 8. with the British Government must Arrested at 10 o'clock this mort-remain unaltered until they them ing by Detective Inspector. Byrde, selves voluntarily and without com- Capt. G. L. Harries, secretary of pulsion agreed to change. Personally the Singapore Amateur Football he believed a scheme of Federation to Association, pleaded guilty to two would be devised which he could charges of criminal breach of trust accopt, but till the scheme and was sentenced to six months before him he preferred not to give rigorous imprisonment by Mr. G. an opinion. C. Dodd, the Singapore Criminal District Judge.

Mr. Basu's Complaint.

PEKING LEGATION TRANSFER,

MR. C. T. WANG TO TAKE UP QUESTION.

SOVIET PROBLEM.

STABILISATION OF SILVER URGED.

(Continued from Page 1)

Gold thus became the sole inter- national currency, and the silver bullion of the Far coinnge and East automatically began to lose

THE PRINCE FLIES TO PARIS.

́START OF LONG TOUR OF

SOUTH AMERICA.

ita value for purposoa of foreign PLANS FOR THE ANDES.

irnde.

The Menaco.

London, Jan. 10. Tientsin, Jun, 16. With the intention of discussing

The Prince of Wales commenced The second intervention of the his South American tour this extruilty questions and the nug- gested removal of the Legations bankers in the currency problem afternoon when he flew to Paris

of Nanking, the Minister

was the restoration of the British in his own Puss-Moth plane, ac Foreign Affairs, Mr. C. T. Wank pound to its full face value in gold companied by Prince George.

The Princes lenve Paria to- was is leaving for Peking this after-after it had fallen by one-third as

night to join the linor noon.

a result of war expenditure. morrow

on Sun- Other European currencies were "Oropesa" at Santander

fractiona of day. stabilised at only their former worth. This action On the was good for British credit but Princos will travel extensively in and for our export trade. Since the six chief countries of South we put the pound back on a gold America. They will cross the basis in 1925. China's purchasing Andes at twelve thousand feet.

Mr. Wang had two conferences with General Chang Hsuch-liang while here, but owing to the delay in the arrival of General Mo Teh- but, the chief Chinese delegate at tending the Moscow Conference, they were unable to discuss the of the ideal cherished by a large Sino-Soviet lague which the Manpower was halved.

He churian ruler is most destrous of section of the Indian people. also expressed the view that com-settling.

Mr. Basu complained that the decisions about which there had been the largest measure of agree ment. In many respects fell short

a meeting with the

On the accused pleading gulity. Mr. E. Tongue, head of the Singa- pore Detective Branch, stated that he was arrested on a warrant, the amount involved being $700.50, Mr. Tongue said that Harris had been employed by the Association at $746 per month for the past four manual differences and the ques. The Foreign Minister has year and he was responsible for tlon of minorities had been discuss- The gate collections, among hised in a manner which ignored that arranged

the different communities in India United States Minister to China had been used to living with one and the Italian Charge d'Affaires In September Inst year, Mr.

The Peking Tongue said, n xum of 8616.60 was another in amity every day of the Legation authoritles have arrang- Then we should lenuw what the Yel- Bent to him by Messrs. Robinson lives for many centuries, and Co., Ltd., representing advante sale of tickets for the Singapore vs Salangor match. This amount he The same month misappropriated.

other duties.

he drew a cheque for $150 for petty cash and used the money himself.

There were occasional clashes, he said, but they infrequent and in- finitesimal when compared with the number of amicable contracts,

Better Indian Position.

to-morrow morning.

There is another menace in this steadily widening gap between the values of gold and silver.

If we cling to the gold standard, Аята from buying and a stop European goods, It is certain that she will make them for herself.

of Mr. Peril really means. European producers would be swamped out of existence by the cheap output of the Far East.

we stave off this danger?

How can

next six weeks the

using motorcar and mule, and they will spend a day sailing on Lake Titicaca.

The Princes will fly by air over sixteen hundred miles.

The Prince of Wales has taken

he used in Africa last year.

the cinematograph camera which

of

While great importance is at- tached to the encouragement which the Royal visit will give to the great Trade exhibition de- signed to Increase the aale British goods, the Times describes the tour as "primarily an act of friendship towards the countries with which Great Britain fras clone and long established ties.

ed a banquet in honour Wang.

Apropos of the suggested the Legations to removal of Nanking Mr. Wang will take to Peking plans of the contemplated at Nanking witch

One remedy is fast finding favour Mr. Tongue wald that in Novem. The Maharaja of Dholpur said now quartersa ber last year the S.C.C. aent in the spirit that and animated the have been prepared by the Nank-with financial experts. It is to re- cheque for $40, belug ground rent, Conference was a spirit by which ing Reconstruction Committer and tore silver to its old place na a stand-

ard of value. and this amount was also misap all the probleme of India could be Foreign Ministry officiala,

The Duke of York and Duke of propriated by the accused.

solved, and he would not be aur-

International agreement would, Gloucester bade au revoir to their Mr. Wang will seek the opinions Mr. Tongue added that the As-prised if one of the

of the Powers of course, be necessary for this stepbrothers at Hendon, who Rociation did not wish to press the gains which have accrued to India of the Ministers

should on the estimated amount to be anand influential bankers are urging the conference during prove to be the better understand.igned for the construction of the that Great Britain, with her im- new buildings and it is considered mense interests in Oriental silver- ing between the Indian Staler and likely that the Nanking Govern-using countries, ought to lead the British India.

meat will offer to purchase the way. Legation buildings if removal Nanking is agreed upon,

charge.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Cruelty Cane,

[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.j

dog-

Kreatest

European Views. Colonel Gidney said that owing to the fact that Hindu-Moslem controversy was still unsettled And that his brother Indians re- | fused to recognise the vested and rommerelal interests of Europ cans, they were still in the land of ennjecture.

at

Soviet lexues,

to

Production Problem,

Wo

They propose that silver should [be stabilired at about three times.

value, even Despite Mr. Wang's assurance its present exchange

making, a great that General Mo Teh-hui has not though it means the least intention of realgning his present of purchasing power to the post

the Sino-Soviet Con-Chinese, the Indians and all other ferener, Japanese reports state holders of silver. Sir.---Referring to your article

Mr. Gavin Jones said that the that General Mo is disappointed at

"But if you artificially raise the in your issue of the 14th inst., and great problem of initia could only the lack of sincerity on the part value of silver," say some people. "it the correspondencé by Maudebe solved by the Federation of All-of the Soviet delegates and their will lead to a great increase of ita Woods appearing in your issue of India, and, although the Indian insistence on the terms of the production." All the better. Thursday concerning the States presented great difficulties, Kharbarovsk Protocol and has are all short of money—not as in- roasting, I desire to say something the problems in British India were tendered his resignation to the dividuals only, but as nations. In- has increased According to my analysis, both to get better hands to Manchurian Government, realisternational Trade

reale

constituents to ing the numerous obstacles in the faster than the available supply of way of an early settlement of the gold. We need a new standard of Chinese Enstern Railway dispute. value to remedy a ahortage of cur rency that is hampering and de- pressing trade. The great mercial expansion of the last cen- tury was largely due to the increase of currency due to the discovery of new goldfields.

to clear the misunderstandings.

the States.

A Manchurian official, Mr. Fan Chi-kwang, say the Japanese re- ports, is on his way to Harbin to see Gen. Mo.

you and your correspondent tried to bring home two charges-first, The British Parliament had, he that the Magistrate was wrong in thought, forecd upon India ut a consenting to the case bring with ten rapid pace democratic in- drawn, and, secondly, that it was astitutions for which they were not case of gross cruelty beyond argu-

prepared. ment.

The Franchise Sub-Committee's The answer to the first charge report was too vague and he urged is very simple. On the strength that Second Chambers should, C. T. Wang intends to stop at

of a veterinary cortifiente as the without doubt, be introduced in results of the careful and accept the development of Provincial

ed form of an examination, ie, States, post-mortem examination, and on the application of the Prosecuting

ed.

vances.

Great Advances,

On his trip back to Nanking. Mr.

Tsingtao and Weihaiwej,

Slaves to Gold.

com-

wero

escorted by three Service planca.

The Princes are due to return from Rio de Janeiro, homeward, on April 12, arriving in England on April 28. Their luggage includes an aeroplane and a fleet of motor- cars.

of

They are using the Princes Wales' own Moth machine.--Reuter and British Wireless.

FANLING HUNT MEETING.

EXCELLENT PROSPECTS FOR TO-MORROW.

SISAKY

[By "Ringtail."]

"Judging by the big attendance at the last steeplechase meeting of the Fanling Hunt and Race Clubs, there is every indication that the sport has lost none of its popu Jurity.

to

The Committee is looking for. Bandit Evil.

At the present time, with gold as ward to a greatly increased atten- the sole international measure of dance for to-morrow's meeting, for President Chiang Kai-shek has value. every country tries to main some very interesting events are a capital Police Officer, the Magistrate, ac- Doctor Shfaat Ahmad Khan, decided to make a second visit to tain its credit by keeping as large down for decision, and

to n ge

supply of gold as possible afternoon's sport is assured cording to the usual practice, had while suspending judgment on the Central China. He will

Bar to Rather than reicase? its gold re- those who make this pleasant trip no alternative but la dismiss the work of the Federal structure Kinngsi, Hupch and case. He could not very well dis- committee, believed the work of supervise the anti-Communist ex serves into circulation

n Govern to the country. regard this certificate, which al- the other committees when analys, peditions in view of the inability ment Bank will raise the rate of

Many new ponies will be making Divisons and properly digested, would of the Nationalist

to interest prevailing in its territory, their initial bow to steeplechasing, ways bears SO

in much weight

be found to have made great adeffecting a termination of the ban- and so handicap its national busi- and as some of these have big re English Courts of Law,

dit activities in Klangal where ness life.

putations on the flat, it will be The answer to the second ebarge.

Mr. Shiva Kao criticised the notorious hordes under the Chu is also very simple. Both you

Although the British Empire is very interesting to see how they and your correspondent. Maude Proposals for a Constitution which Teh are launching herce counter-

outside attauks kept labour legislation

against the Government by far the largest producer of gold compare with our tried. "timber Woods were apparently ignorant the jurisdiction of the Federal forces near Klanfu.

in the world, with an output of toppers." of the methods by which a dog is

£60,000,000 yehr, the Bank of The Committee has arranged an killed for food wild this ignorance Legislature, and was based on a

Meanwhite disturbing news England last autumn had to raise excellent programme of six events, was the cause of all the unsound very restricted franchise.

Ramachand Ra Rao said the from Human points to a revival of its rate of interest to the crushing four steeplechases, one hurdio and criticism. The writer is a member

results attained so far had the Communist Army umler Gen-figure of 6% per cent, at a time one flat race, and, as a field of five of that section of the Chinese comceived the willing assent of think-eral i Ming-shui, an ex-liwangsi when trade was already severely or more will face the starter in munity, who regard dog meat as a delicacy and he is therefore well in fulin. The Can. Divisional Commander who turned depressed, in order to hold on to each event, there should be plenty

during the ference had evolved a Constitu- Communist

1910 ita stock of the one metal which at to occupy the minds of puntern in qualified to say carrectly how ation from which many deviations Kwangtung-Kwangsi war. General present has an international ex search of a mild flutter. dog. is sinughtered and prepared wild be necessary, but he trust-Li's followers have occupied Sin-change value. What William Jen- for food. The

of the ed that whatever might be done ning and Ningning, two flourishnings Bryan said more than A now betting booth has been slaughtering and preparation is in the future the essential frame-ing haiens in Southern Hawan and generation ago of the United States erected to accommodate hackers briefly as follows:-

work would remain. He arged shows signs of sweeping on to is true of Britain to-day-we are and a big improvement has been 1st stage: The animal has first that the further progress of the wards Central Hunan where many being "crucified on cross of gold." made to the saddling paddock to be killed by one of three work of this Conference should he of the districts are weakly defend-

which is more convenient to the methods,-hanging, drowning or done with a minimum of deløy,

It is folly for mun to become the public, and is much larger than slave of his own machinery. Our the old one. New stables

have by being hit on the head with

The Nanking Military Command out-of-date currency is one of the been erected and a strong support heavy blows.

has been instructed by Marshal drags that are holding back the has been built outside the wire boundary in the public enclosure. Chiang Kai-shek to assign two wheels of international commerce.

process

Optimistic Moor.

2nd stage: The lifeless carcase Concluding, he said he was in is then dipped in very hot water an optimistic mood, and believed to enable the hair to be scrapped the whole

off easily.

ed.

1

of the scheme would Divisions of 10,000 men, consist- The problem of production has Good parking space is provided

be well receieved in India, providing of the 43rd and 47th Divisions, been solved by modern machinery. free, and refreshments can be 3rd stage: The hairless carcased adequate anfeguards and tran- for Kiangai to assist the 18th and Our difficulty now is with the prob- obtained at the Palace Hotel Bar, is then held over a burning Are silors arrangements were made 50th Nationalist Divisions now on lems of distribution and exchange, which is on the course. My selec- produced by a heap of straw or for the responisbility to be trans- their way to reinforce Kianfu and If our financial experts go deeply tions are:

Kishui. The 25th and 4th ex- enough into the cloud of trade de- grass or other inflammable mater-ferred as early as possible.

Sardar Ujjal Singh anid the con- Kuominchun Divisions have also pression, they may find a silver lin- inle any convenient spot. This burning (which was wrongly inference had achieved a large mea-been instructed to proceed to ing which can be used to convert terpreted as "roasting" and per-sure of success in many directions. Kiangsi and join in the war. haps was the cause of the misguid- Opinion in India would have a great

ed opinion) in not intended to influence in bringing the proposals cook the animal but to help into final shape by which the legiti prove the smell and Laste of the mate aspirations of the poopic of In-ed was marked by the delegates. sailafted. The Princes standing in silence-British Wire-

food ultimately

dia would

bo

the smell of the meat otherwise be. ing pbnoxious.

to be prepared, had wholeheartedly associated them- selves with Indian feeling, and the essential result, of the

conference

Ath stage: The carcase is then ready to bu opened and clean

ed up to be prepared for food.

less.

Other Vlows,

our present gloom into good for- tune.

European Residents.

Calcutta, Jan. 10. A meeting of the European A&~ was that, with the exception of de-

Mr. Hafiz Hidaya Thusain (Mos-sociation has unanimously passed fonce and Foreign Affairs, the res-lem) declared that the work of the a resolution supporting the Pre- sident's attitude regarding the ponsibility of the Executive to the Conference was indestructible."

The Maharajah of Dholpur said Round Table Conference-Reuter. [It was reported from Calcutta on January 15 that Mr. W. L. Travers, the President of the European Association, in a letter to The Statesman en-

In conclusion, I wish also to Buy Legislature is all other spheres at the Conference laid the foundations that the Magistrato was not wrong complete. The safeguards

in allowing the case to be with frighten anyone. He hoped that in of unity in India. drawn and that the dog was life-India the scheme would be discuss less when the police constable

Shiva Rao said that Labour was

athe

nowspaper

the

came to the spot. In any event, x, and opinions expressed on it, in not enthusiatic, They wanted it frequently happens in our Courts a spirit of goodwill and in an at- Statutory Declaration regarding dorsed that fournal's complaint that that the opening statement of facta mosphere of peace.

the rights of Labour, adult suf Mr. Gavin Jones, the British In- frage, and adequate representation dlan delegate to the Round Tablo of Labour in all Legislatures. Conference in London, failed to re- British opinion in India in vocating responsibla Government central administration. Mr. who were not connected with any Travers repudiated the views ex- violent crime. This would creato preased by Mr. Jones, and said ho an atmosphere of goodwill for con- was mady to resign if the Euro- aideration of the proposals-Res pean Association disapproved of

his letter.]

by the prosecuting officern is not The Lahore Outrage. borng out by the evidence sub- When the Conference reassembled sequently given on nath. In this to day, the Aga Khan as Chairman particular case the evidence of the of the British India Delegation, and Indian constable might have been the Sikh delegate, Ujjal Singh, to the effect that he heard a dog pressed deep abhorrance of the squealing, but whether or not it hore outrage, in which the wife of was the dog is another question. Captain Curtis was killed and his Yours, ato.

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