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FOR LIFE.

SKIPPER AMUCK WITH RIFLE.

INVADE

SESSION ENDS IN CONFUSION.

“DOLE" COSTS CURRENCY EXPERT RUMOURS OF NIGHT ATTACK BY CREW TIGHT

ALARMING · ·

FOR HONGKONG.

HOME TREASURY. | GOVERNMENT IGNORANT OF

MEMORANDUM TO

COMMISSION.

REVENUE FALL FEARS

FOR 1931.

EMERGENCY

THE ARRANGEMENTS.

CURIOUS POSITION.

It is disclosed to-day That the Hongkong Government inowa

RUSSIAN

REVOLUTION.

SHARES SHOOT UP!

AS RESULT.

nothing of any arrangement for NOT CONFIRMED.

the ending of an expert to the Colony for the purpose of inventi gating our currency problem. મા

New York, Feb, 10. A widespread rumour that a PLAN.ch was intinuited to ir Telegraph revolution has broken out in representative who called at the Russia gave added enthusiasm to Colonial Secretaria this

not proceedings on the New York Fax. subsequent in which the ful-Stock Exchange where, after Towing offrial communit wayesterday's sensational boost, insured to the Press:

the "bulis" to-day had another field day.

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London, Feb. 10. The huge growth of expen- diture on sorint services in Great Britain is the subject of an exceeding important Treasury Memorandum the Royal Commission Unemployment Insurance. The Royal Commission has al- ready been engaged for nearly two months on its highly import- ant task of suggesting means by which the Unemployment In- Hurance Fund, now borrowing

"The altention of Government has been drawn to alatements

Ries in the pries

of

MLocka

BANDITS:

NINGTEH SACKED.

SHOCKING OUTRAGES IN FUKIEN.

HUNDREDS HOMELESS AFTER ATLANTIC DRAMA.|

ORGY OF ARSON.

ENORMOUS DAMAGE.

(Our Own Correspondent.)

Foochow, Feb. 7. Serious disaster has befallen Ningteh, the most prosperous elty in north-eastern Fukien, which was raided and looted by a horde of bandits (estimated at 400) a few nights ngo, tre

having been done.

Baltimore, Feb. 16. A sensational story of drama on the high sens was related to day on the arrival at Baltimore of the Norwegian steamer Nivaroid, a 'shall tramp.

The captain was in frons; the first mate was suffering from rerious cuts and bruises, The second mate was severely wounded in the chest, where he had been hit with severni bullets and the police flug was flying.

The and an

AIRMAN ARRIVES

BROPHY TURNS UP AT KAL STATE CAPITOL.

TACK AERODROME.

OFF AGAIN TO CANTON.

After having been held up in Swatow for several days, owing to bad weather, G. W. Brophy, of the | DEMONSTRATIONS ALL 1. E. Gate Company, arrived un- expectedly at Kai Tack Agro-

OVER AMERICA. drome: Kowloon, this morning,, and Inter resumed his flight to Canton, leaving here at 1.45 p.m.

The airman left Swatow at 9.15 this morning in an endeavour to make a direct flight to Cantón. Visibility, however, was bad and as a consequence he had to fly at an altitude of between 150 and 300 feet. The weather was thick that he realised that

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BOSTON ARRESTS.

New York, Feb. 10, A march on the Capitol at Washington, and the forcing of un entry into the State Capitol of Minnesota were features

in-

in the local press to the effect were all-round, varying from vemendous damage and suffering

would be difßeult to make Canton of unemployed demonstrations that Mr. W. H. Clegg of South | to fifteen points, The registered

When officials went aboard it was

and he therefore decided to land which were organised in leading Aftien will visit the Colony to sales reached the highest level

in Hongkong,

cities all over the United States. advise (2) earreney matters, for over a year, totalling 4.800,-

The bandits tracked the city, ascertained that all aboard had

While flying ho happened to spot which was apparently · left The Government has receivent | 90m,

un- an exceedingly anxious time.

British destroyer to which he to-day, apparently at the no information on this subject," A message from Winnipeg states though terrible atrocities

protected by troops of any surt, captain lost his reason that brokerage houses' cables re-been committed by the

have amuck, armed with a large knite signalled enquiring where he was,stigation of Communista.

the airman having lost his bear- The Communists and unemploy- The first report stated that Mr.garding troubles in Soviet Russia ravaging the nearby districts, un-

outlawa ahammer and a rifle,

With the rifle, he took up si pari-

Inga somewhat. Apparently, heel who took part in the march on. var London correspondent cables. making it clear that ar legging have been one of the fuctors ing an entrance without great dif-deck with bullets, threatening the ally, those aboard managed to make floor of the House of Represents his position on the deck. Eventu-ed, on arrival, admission to the mission is to investigate Hong responsible for the rises in wheat ficulty. kong's currency problem at the

him understand that he was near tives. This wan refused, but instance of the Colonial Ofice.

Bias Bay and as he knew that point, after some discussion, a number of he had no diffleulty in directing his them were allowed in the public A question will be pot in the

course for Hongkong. House of Commons to-morrow,

heavily from the Treasury, may Clegg was going to Shanghai, but in connexion with grain market-dar the cover of a thick fog, gain- Lion on the bril and swept the Rgested that they should write the Capitol at Washington demand.

he made solvent yourling.

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and self-sup

when it is understood that Mr.

export prices.

The Winnipeg Exchange to-day registered, a new high level since the end of November.

Reuter's Berlin correspondent the rumours from abroad of an upheaval in Russia have not been confirmed in Berlin.

Rueter

Judge Holman Gregory, K. C, is the chairman of the Commission and the other members are:

Councillor W. Asbury (chairman of the Sheffield Public Assist auce Commliter) Professor Henry

Clate Snowden will intimate that the states that Clay Professor of Political Eron- Johannesburg report that Mr. omy and social Economies at Clegg is to investigate the silver ajanchester University),

slump and the Chinese currency Dr. II. J. W. Hetherington (Vier-problems is not true.

Chancellor of Liverpool Uni- versity and chairman of twn Trade Boards).

Mr. E. C. P. Lascelles (Deptity Umpire under the Unemploy- ment Insurance Apta and Chairman of DO of the Metropolitan Courts ferees).

ï [ Re-

Mix, C. D. Rackham (member of

Cambridgeshire County Coun-

ell and Temporary Inspertor

It was recently reported "that serious trouble had occurred Odessa by reason of the refusal

port. 1

SHANGHAI PETROLf workers to load grain for ex-

PRICES UP.

CHEAP SOVIET GASOLENE

SCHEME.

Shangbai, Feb. 11, Coincident, with aunotcements

of Factories. Home Office. by the leading Oil Companies of 1915-19)-

increases in the price of gasolene

Mr. H. M. Trouncer Presidend mutur ats, effective as from

of the Institute of Actuaries today, it if learned that a synd

Social Services,

fate is being formed for the Menoraudan sate of cheap gasolene lartes The

Treasury points out that, excluding war pen- en Itussiza. sions, which camot fairly be in- cluded in any comparison, the State contributions to anein) ser- vlees have risen from £28,000,000 in 1910 to £150,000,000 in 1930, an increase of over 5999 per cent,

Unemployment insurance is like ly to cost £55,000,000 in 1931. increase of £15,680,000 as pared with 1928.

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Budget Equilibrium Threatene

The Treasury Memorandumi soya that even in the most favourable conditions, su great an increa swiftly incurred would lay over. the Budget and entirely upset its equilibrium on the basis of exist in taxation.

The revenue, it is pointed oute must be expeted to fall in 19:41.

and this fall must be balanced it

The increased, prices coming irto effect today are as follows:

Best motor spirit, $1.25 per gals lon in baik.

Ordinary, gasolong, $1.221; per gallon in bulk.

Best grade motor unita $12.00.

spirits, int five-gallon tias. of two

NEW DELHI NOW COMPLETED,

WONDERFUL SCHEME COMES TO FRUITION,

London, Feb. 19. Delhi, which are gifts to India on Four superb columns ht. New

the completion of the new Imperial Capital from the four grent Damin- ions of the Empire, were unveiled to-day.

The Viterby, Lord Erwin, YP- called that the present inaugural

ceremonies mark the fulfilment of

a decision proclaimed by the King- Emper nineteen years ago.

The work on the wonder[0] new capital has extended over fifteen years, and at times. 20,000

mun

Having onee obtained possession, the lawless mob entered upan args of looting and destruction. All who made the slightest aug uestion of opposition were killed or

wounded, and the casualties were extremely heavy.

Houses were set afre. shops were plundered of everything of

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Procession Surrounded.

entire crow with death,

Mates Bravery. The second mate tackled him, but was severely wounded when the f

He landed at Kai Tack at 11.10 galleries. The demonstration was captain opened fire upon him. Then B.m. and afterwards it was ascer-comparatively orderly. the first male made an attempt to tained that the weather between overcome the madman, but was here and Hongkong was not quite bouten down and severely clubbed. so bad, upon which he look off

Finally, the crew made a con- | ngain. certed rush and overpowered the 39362/20/2014/?|4|0|01|25,26:adman and placed him in irons,

Reuter's American Service. LOOSE TONGUES TO BE PENALED.

TELEPHONE. COMPANY

PROFITS.

Germun Extremists Walk Out in Protext.

FINAL DIVIDEND OF SIX

PER CENT.

“MUZZLING ORDER."

Berlin, Feb. 10. Following sn alteration in the Standing Orders of the Reichstag which will render it. possible to order the prosecu- dion uf about one hundred and fifty Nazis (Fascists) R Com- munist deputies for slander, rioting, etc, all the Nazis and the German Nationalists walked out of the House to-day in pro- test against the muzzling" of the Opposition by "illegal" methods.

The Vice-President of the Reichstag, who is a National Socialist, has tendered his ro signation.-enter,

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Ordinary gásolène, in units off have been, engaged simultaneously two five-gallon Uns.--$12.65. on the £10,000,000 <ity. I is the The increases are attributed to outcome of en-operative effort on the fall in silver. -- Our Own for, the part of British architects, respondent.

town planners and engineers and

of outrages Indian artists and craftsmen. The value and all sorts result is extremely beautiful; were committed upon the helpless

On Thursday, the Indian War community. Memorial Arch, which forms the gateway to New Delhi, will be the scene of commemoration cere- mour, during which the Fire of Remembrance which will remain perpetually burning, will be lit

CAMPBELL FETED IN AMERICA.

the equilibriumi is to be balanced TO BE PRESENTED TO MR.

by reduced expenditure.

A special table dppended to the

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inemorandum shows that the debt

HOOVER.

London, Feb. tu,

of the Unemployment Insurance After being feted on successive Fund was nearly £110,000,000 at the | nights by enthusiastic Americans, beginning of 1980. This debt may Cuptain Malcolm Campbell left have increased by from £72.000,- Dayton to-day for Washington, non to £75,000,000 by April 1 pgxt. where on Friday it is expected that the British Ambasador will Repayment Essential.`

British Wireless,

SUEZ CANAL DUES TOO HIGH.

It is pointed out that "continued present him to President Hoover FACTOR IN LOSS OF EASTERN State borrowing on the present at White House,

vast scale without adequate pro-

vision for repayment by the Fund

Captain Campbell will after-

wards leave for England, bringing

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property

Within a few hours, damage alone had been done to the extent of a million dollars, and when the bandits retired at nine n'clock the following morning they eft behind hundreds of people homeless and without food, many

or clothing.

Missions Escape. The C.M.S. Mission premises ! and the missionaries, strangely perhaps,

visited were not molested by the. invaders, though a miese Christian was among

or

AMBASSADOR TO PORTUGAL.

SIR CLAUD RUSSELL APPOINTED.

Landon, Feb. 10. His Majesty has approved the appointment of Sir Claud Frederick

Five thousand demonstrated without causing disturbances in New York, the procession being surrounded by police.

A procession at Oakland, Cali- fornia, was charged by police as it was approaching the City Hall. Clergymen Arrested.

Twelve arrests were made by police after disturbances during a demonstration in Boston. Those arrested included two women and We are informed by the Hong-Russell, K.C.M.G., to be British Am- elergymen. The clergymen were knocked down by the horses kong Telephone Co., Ltd., that the bassador in Lisbon, in sucession to balance at credit of Profit and Sir Francis Lindley, who has been of mounted police who wore turn-

ed out to maintain order. * Loss Account for the year ended appointed Anibassador in Tokyo.

Other For the Inst two years, Sir Claud

demonstrations, which the 31st December, 1930 (includ- ing the

#um $50,035.27 brought ussell has been Envoy Extraordin- passed off without untoward in- forward from the previous year)ary and Minister Plenipotentiary to cident, were held at Hartford, Con. amounted to $665,161.02.

the Swiss Confederation. He is necticut, Kansas City and Dalins, the son of Lord Arthur Rusrell; who | Texas, After allocating $228,195.65 to Depreciation Reserve and effect-married a daughter of the Vicomte

de Peyrunnet, Ing. on the 1st August, 1990, the

He entered the "Diplomatie Sor- payment of an interim dividend of

absorbing $02,000.00 there vice in 1897 and has served in H.M. remains the sum of $206,253.27. Embassies or Legations in Turkey,

Egypt, China, which the Board will recommend

France, Russia, Могоссо,

Paraguay. Argentina, at the forthcoming nunual general' meeting. be appropriated is lows:

To payment of a Final Dividend of 0 (making 10

the year)

Office..

Outbreak at St. Paul.

St. Paul, Minnesota, was the scene of the most serious out- break. A large body of unemploy ed, led by alleged Communlats, fol- Spain, Greece, and in the Foreign tackled the guards at the State Capitol and forced their way to He served in the Bedfordshire the floor of the House of Repre- Yeomanry during the war.-Resentatives.

Their

Jender mounted the Speaker's Rostrum, and demanded relief. The Acasian adjourned in confusion.

for

5183,004,67

*To Transfor to

General

Reserve (bringing some up to $275,000) Carry forward to next

Account

50,000.00

62,259.27

$295.259.27..

CHINESE OBJECT TO GERMAN FILM.

"BLUE EXPRESS" OFFENDS SUSCEPTIBILITIÉS.

BRITISH SCHNEIDER CUP TEAM.

SQUADRON LEADER ORLEBAR TO TAKE CHARGE.

London, Feb. 10, Squadron Leader Orlebar, wht in 1929 established a world record

St. Paul was the scene of a dis- turbance only a work or two ago, when militant unemployed obtain. | ed J audience with the newly inaugurated Governor of the State and demanded ct once that the State spend G$26,000,000 on special works for the benefit of the unemployed. They demanded"

"Soft-Pedalling.”

The unemployed in the United Statos... were "conservatively. enimated" February 6, at 7,000,000, by Miss Perkins, the New York State Industrial Com-

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air speed of 350 miles per hour. has been selected to take adminis. in licu. free food, free-homea, trative charge the Royal Air light and heat. Force Schneider Trophy Team.

Squadron Lender Orlebar, who is uflleer in tharge of the Flying Bout Development Flight at Felixstowe, Nanking, Feb. 10. was in control of the successful The Chinese Minister to Berlin, Britain Schneider Team in 1920, the forty wenithy residents who Mr. Chang Teo-pin, has tele-when he showed himself an excep were carried off for runaom. graphed to Nauking stating that tionally capable leader, Although missioner, who accuses the Gov- Landon, Feb. 10; The whole disastrous Incident | anti-Chinese propaganda is con- he did not himself fly in the race, crnment of "soft-pedalling" on the The report to be presented at

each maching after altuation since the beginning of seems to show culpablo negligunge tained in a German film entitled, he tested would quickly call into question the Napier Blue Bird ear with hit the annual meeting of the Liver on the part of the military authori- "Blue, Express" The Govern-modification during the trials and the crisis.--Revtor's American Sør-

but the Austin Seven, with which pool Steamship Owners Associaties. There is good-reason to hement is asked to place a ban on afterwards established a world vice. he established a small car record,

being, scut to the British Estion finds that the high, dues onlieve that the men chiefly responal- this film when it comes to China, speed record on one of the craft

the Suez Canal are contributing ble for the outrage belonged to two Following the despatch of an used in the race.. to the loss of our Eastern mur companies of soldiers belonging ofleial letter by Nanking it is

The members of this year's tenn ST. MIRREN THROUGH to the army of Gen. Chien Yu- understood that the kots.

Berlin have not yet been announced.---- It ways the dues on the Panania kuang, who mutinied some little authorities have agreed to requeat British Wireless. Canal work out at 15 to 20 per time ago and joined the bandits the film company to cut out the lower. Thus considerable a more than likely that, like effending sections when the pic- cent, tonnage is diverted. Tho report large proportion of the army, they | ture is sent to China. holds the British Government had been bandits before. primarily responsible--Reuter,"

the stability of the British finan:

eul system.

It is necessary that the scule of borrowing should be greatly re-hibition at Buenos Aires. duced and the fund so reconstitut-

Captain Campbell's, Arst, pubile ed and that lobt my he swiftly re- paid as conditions return to a more engagement in London will be

dianer in his honour by fellow- normal chanlibrium

member of the British Racing Driver's Club.--British Wireless.

Treasury Suggestion.

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Tho Treasury's Menmorandum. roneludes with a suggestion that an emergency sehente, involving reduced benefits and thereased introduced.~-~ contributions, be Router.

FINER WEATHER.”

The Royal Observatory reports that the antleyclone has strong- thened slightly and is now contral

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STRIKERS ACHIEVE

OBJECTIVE.

MADEIRA FLOUR DECREE

SUSPENDED.,

Funchal, Feb. 10. The recent oficial

decrco pre-

SOVIET TIMBER CAMP SCANDAL.

to

No stupa were taken to bring thearto Enok and these deserters, well armed, were able to gel to- her a body of bandits estimated Int 2,000, who, for some time have

been ravaging the

The north and east of Kutten.

Hitherto they have confined their attentions to murder and Bingo at villages, and the daring rald on the flourishing township

area

JAPANESE AIRMAN'S

PROJECT.

TO FLY PACIFIC IN THE SPRING.

BRAVEST DEED OF. THE YEAR.

CHINA STATION. LIEUTENANT HONOURED.

AT LAST.

EXTRA TIME REQUIRED TO BEAT CLYDE.

London, Feb, 10. Mesting, for the third time in the Second Round of the Sébitish Cup, St. Mirron defeated Clyde by thres goals to one. At the close. of ordinary full time, the teams were still on level terms, but St, Mirren obtained two Rools in extra time.

London, Feb..11. The Royal Humane Society has awarded the Stanhope Medal for AMERICA BANS IMPORTS

1930 (for the bravest deed of the FROM FOUR DISTRICTS.

Tokyo, Feb. 10.rent") to Naval Lieutenant Colla Plans to nitempt a Transpacific Singleton, who dived into the of Ningleh suggests that they are night are announced under Washington, Feb. 10.

St. Mirren are the Yangtsekiang from the gunboat Falkirk in the Third Round, which at home:tö over N.E. China. A V-shaped hibiting the import of foreign four

The Treasury has issued orders becoming increasing Bold.

It is reported that the bandits negin of the Hochi Shimbun' by | Potere! at Hankow during the is to be played on Saturday next), depression in altunted to the west fans been suspended and normality barring the import of lumber and of the Bonina. Fresh to strong mon has been restore,

The mill workers, who struck Inulpwood from four... districts in are preparing to defend themselves Seiji Yoshiuara, who flew last year night last August and spent in the Scottish League, Partiak- soon along the 8.E. coast of China

Ruskin unless the shippers are able against the expected attack from from Borlin to Tokyo,

.. The airman plans to hop of wonty minutes in the treacherous Thistle, playing at homoj defertoi and over the North China Seu. Local protest against the decree, have re- to prove that it has not been pro-Government troops, who are forecast:-N.E. winds, strong:turned to work and no furtbor dleduced by convict labour.-Reuter's } their way, to deal with them, now jany timó-after April 20th, and who had fallen overboard. obtained Router:

will fly via the Aleutians Rester. Reuter cash at first, fnor later.

turbances ara anticipated--Reuter. American Service.

'It is too Inte

on

currents trying to rescue a stöker

Hibernians, by the