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WARREN'S

FOR

STYLE

AND

EQUALITY.

Suggestions

and

Estimates

Froo.

C. E. WARREN & CO., LTD. CHINA BLDU.

DIANA BAY'S

GREAT

WIN IN CHAMPIONS

HETMAN PUTS UP

BIG FIGHT.

-

SPLENDID JOCKEYSHIP

-WITNESSED.

"PUBLISHED" BY

Monager "Hongkong Telegraph"

for The South China Morning Post, Lid,

1 & 9, Wyndham Strast, Hongkong.

The

Library, Supreme Court

FINAL EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph.

BOUNDED 1801

NO 23,439

SAD WOA=XWF WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1931.

UNIVERSITY MAY SOON COLLECT.

CHINA INDEMNITY BILL BECOMES LAW.

DEBT ISSUE AGAIN.

London, Mar. 3.

The China Indemnity Bill, em- bodying the Nanking agreement by which the bulk of the Fund will be devoted to railway rehabilitation and the Hongkong University re- ceives a donation of £205,080, pass- ext its third rending in the House of Lords to-day, without a division, and will be submitted almost im

$30,996 SWEEP. Diana Bay won the Champion this afternoon in great style,mediately for the Royal Assent,

after a stirring finish in which Mr. Chang on Hetman made a great but futile effort to upset general calculations. Ultimate- ly, Hetman

beaten and Diana Bay won in a canter, with Sitting Bull only a head behind Diana Bay's chief rival.

Lord Dunestfort (Conservative) asked for information on the nature of the negotiations going on

regard to China's obligations to holders of railway honds.

He pointed out that the Bill would confer great benefits on China and he hoped that a statement could be made to reassure the House,

Lord Personby, for the Govern ment, said that it was the policy In the sense that there were the Government and of their only three starters, the race was predecessors that the Boxer la- something of a disappointment, denuity should. not be used as a but the splendid jockeyabip exhi-bargaining counter in getting bited more than compensated for satisfaction for the cinima, He the lack of numbers.

pointed out that a certain amount

It seemed from the progress of of the money would go into Chinese the race that Mr. Sokoloff on Mrs. railways. the better development Dunbar'a Sitting Bull had the of which would benefit bouilhold- setting of the pace as his chief | ers.

duty. He raced away at the start In regard to the negotiations, a at a very fast pace, and Diana Bay

conference was held in Nanking

held close about three lengths belast November and certain docu- hind, with Helman two Jengthe

ments were submitted by the further astern.

Chinese Government which it was

No change had taken place in decides must be carefully examin those positions by the time thated by the interaments concerned five furlongs had been covered. except that Diana Day hand drawn a little closer to Sitting Bull.

Diana Bay. Challenged. Diana Bay jumped into the leadi at the Village. Hetman pussed Sitting Bull at almost the same time, and followed Diana Bay. Into the straight and offered challenge. For a brief spell the poples ran merk and neck, Hetman being ex- tremely hard ridden, but about a hundred yards from the post. Hetman was forced to give up the struggle and Diana Bay won in canter.

Sitting Bull then came up to make big effort to wrest second place

and attending the conference which was aljnurned--Renter.

CASH SWEEPS.

LUCKY NUMBERS AT

THE RACES.

Winning sweepstake tickets af Lo-day's Race Meeting were *14 under:

No. 15

625 81

Race No. 1.

$1,847,80 470.88

236.41

Unplaced runners ($50 each)

The first prize in the Cham-662, 687, 602, 491, 321, 236, 505.

from Hetman, failing by a head.

plons Sweepstakes was 330,996, the)

winning number being 3593.

Rave No. 2.

No.

13

.$2,065.00

pre-

82 208

Just before the tiffin interval, Miss Pamela Scott Haraton sented the Ladies' Purse to Mr. Quincey, the rider of Apollo, who escorted Miss Scott Harston to tiffin, according to custom.

The opportunity was also taken of presenting the Governor's Cup to Mr. Dynasty, the owner King's Bounty, which scored sensational win over Apollo

Unplaced runners cu, 146, 745.

Race No. 3.

No. 374....

a

i

22:18

this event, a decision which was reversed in the Ladies' Purse race this morning.

1.The Grand Stand Sinkes.—Win- uer $760. Secund $300. Third $200. For Chinn Ponies bona fide Griffing of this Meeting. Six Furlongs, Mr. L. Dunbar's Cyclamen Bay,

160 lbs.

(Mr. Hilja

300.00 295.00 ($50) each)

.$2,081.60

*$95,60" 297.80

Unplayed runners ($50 each) 781, 302, 245, 201, 31, 762, 200, 158, 407,

No. 899

G08

960

Race No. 4.

$2,112.20 689.20 31-4.60 Unplaced runners ($50 each) 1387, 720, 73, 236, 411, 718, GNG.

Mr. Aitch Aitch's Valerous, 155 ... (Mr. Pote-lkant) Mr. K. H. Kay's Eros, 168 lbs.

(Mr. Clark) 3 Ten starters. Length and half; kalf length,

"

Race No. 5.

No. 191

602

.$2,818.20

805.20 417

402.60 Unplaced runners ($50 each) 681, 731, 820, 745, 683.

$9.80;

Race No. 6.

No. 1291

808 1643

Time: 1 min. 30 secs. Pari-Mutuel. — Winner. 1st. $0.70; 2nd, $7.80; 3rd, $8.10.

2.-The Ladies' Purse-Presented. $500 added for Winner. Second $300. Third $200, For China Ponies. Onco Round (About 7 Furlonga 40 Yards.)

Mr. Chan Tin-son's Apollo, 164 1b...(Mr. Quincey)

Mr. Dynualy's King's Bounty,

163 lbs. (Mr. Chang) 2

168 lbs. ...

PEACE IN INDIA IN SIGHT.

VICEROY AND GANDHI IN MIDNIGHT TALKS.

FULL AGREEMENT REACHED ON IMPORTANT POINTS.

TRUCE TO BE CALLED.

EM PER ANNOL

BX+AE INGLY COFF 10 UKATS

NANKING SPLIT REACTIONS.

MAY CAUSE CANTON RESIGNATIONS.

HU HAN-MAN SAID TO BE DETAINED.

SILVER DIFFERENCES.

FORT DUNLOP

Local Branch,

Pedder Building.

Tel: 24554

NÁVAL PACT PUTS ADVENTUROUS

M. BRIAND IN FELICITOUS MOOD.

GIVE AND TAKE AND NO BITTERNESS.

TRIBUTE TO ITALY.

Paris, Mar. 3.

M. Briand WOR in felicitious mood to-night when addressing the

Chamber on the subject of the naval agreement just concluded between France, Italy and Great Britain.

Nanking, Mar. 3. That the unexpected resigns- tion and alleged detention of Mr.ment, he said, was the fact that

The best thing about the Bottic Hu Han-min, Chairman of the it represented a give and take and Legislative Council and member left no bitterness in the minds of of the Central Political Council, any of the negotiatora concerned.

is likely to have repercussions in M. Briand paid a warm tribute

FLIGHT OF CHINESE YOUTH.

SEEKING FATHER IN TORONTO.

REACHES YOKOHAMA ON AN EMPRESS LINER.

A H.K. STOWAWAY.

(Our Own Correspondent).

Shanghal, Mar. 4. South-Western China, leading to the Italian Government, which The extraordinary adventures possibly to the resignation of had done everything possible to of a Chinese Canadian-born HE GREATEST stride towards a settlement of certain influential Nationalist reach satisfactory results in the youth, who ran away from his THE

temporary home near Canton, the India problem was made yesterday when Lord leaders in Kwangtung, is the interests of peace.

He added: "There has been reached Hongkong, stowed away, opinion of well-informed circles Irwin, the Viceroy, and Gandhi came to an agreement here.

friction between the two nations and travelled to Yokohama and Perhaps this friction has hoen

Round Table Conference,

Military Intrigue.

on all points at issue between the Government of India All eyes are centred on Marshal aggravated by polemic discussion. Shanghai, were described in the and the Congress Party. The way appears to have Chiang Kai-shek in anticipation of In any event, there has never been Shanghai District Court yester- in denting with a grave arriere-pence in the minds day afternoon when the boy ap- been cleared for the co-operation of Gandhi and the his next move

members of the Hu Han-min of either Frenchmen or Italians. peared before Judge Lo. Congress in the completion of the structure of the new Party which has wielded consider- "The agreement creates a propi-The boy is named Walter Liung Constitution drawn up in broad lines at the Londonable power tu Government circles. Llons atmosphere for the continua- and he is only thirteen years of tion of negotiations for a complete age, and he was charged with agreement on outstanding Franco- stowing away aboard the B.M.S.

Empress of Asin from Hongkong. Mr. MacDonald Pleased,

Living at Canton. London, Mar, 3.

Apparently he had been living The Prime Minister, in a tele- with his stepmother at Tafsban. nounced by the Kno Min News| gram to the President of the in Kwangtang Province; and his Agency that the animosity be- French Counell, M. Laval, and to adventurous flight was due to a tween Mr. Ifa and Marshal Chiang Signor Mussolini, expressed his desire to return to Toronto, where Kal-shek originated in the ques-great gratifiention on learning he had lived for eleven years, to tion of the selection of members that, the problems left over by the find his father. to serve at the National Assembly, London Naval Conference had

LORD IRWIN

Political circles are ex- ceedingly pleased with the developments, which seem to great diffi-

remove

the culty in the way of a peace- ful settlement of the con- stitutional issue. The epoch- making official announce- ment of the success of the negotiations appears to en- courage the belief that the work started at the Round Table Conference will be car- ried to a successful conclu- sion. It is expected that the Congress Party will al-

GANDHI

most immediately call a truce in their activities.

As head of one of the Non-Italian questions."-Router. İking political' groups, Mr. Ha Han-min has amongst his suppor ters a number of military comman- dera and while offeintly it is an-

It is understood that his father it is thought that considerable been settled by agreement, subject is the

lending proprietor of a military intrigue is behind the to the concurrence of the other Chinese restaurant in Tarontu. downfall of this foremost Canton- Governments represented at the who returned to China about two car leader in Nauking.

Conference. He added:-" con-years ago bringing the youth with sider the result of these long him. negotiations to be a happy augury He returned to. Toronto leaving for the settlement of the problems the boy in the care of his ategi- which will confront the General mother. Disarmament Conference in 1982. This agreement, if finally reached, will set the seal upon the friendly re.. Intions between the British Com- monwealth of Nations on the one hand and the four countries with

Since the coup on Saturday, Mr. Hu has remained at the Govern- ment officials' Club at Tongshan near Nanking where he is under stood to be under surveillance, pending a final decision by Mar- shai Chiang Kai-shek.

י

Refuses Food and Drink.

It is stated that for the past

Brutally Treated.

The boy complains that he brutally treated by his relatives and decided to run away.

Was

He had no means whatsoever, but

The most important concession made by Lord Irwin appears to be connected with Gandhi's saft views. The arrangement is that people living on the coast-line will be permitted to manufactwo days he has largely refused which such cordial collaboration was ho managed to reach Hongkong ture and sell salt. The Government monopoly in the major part food and drink and appears to he established during the London somehow or other a few days prior exceedingly pessimistic his Naval Conference-British Wire to the departure of the Empress of

of India will remain.

PATH TO PEACE CLEARED.

in

views on the situation. He basesa. refused to issue any statement or to make any comment regarding the disagreement between himself and President Chiang Kai-shek.

Four leaders of the Nanking Conservative Party, Messra. Wu Tze-hui, Li Shih-taeng, Teai Yuan- pal and Chang Ching-kiang, visit-

OIL IMPORTS INTO AMERICA.

TARIFF COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE.

New Delhi, Mar. 3. in the path of peace were cleared The path to peace between the away,,

Besides the agreement regarding Government of India and the Con-

the manufacture of salt on the gress Party appears to have been coast, details of which have beened Tongshan yesterday afternoon

a provisional entirely cleared. The Viceroy and briefly disclosed,

and had on interview with Mr. Hu. Mabatma Gandhi continued their settlement has been reached on

The latter was much moved by the talk until after midnight, Gonthi the restoration of conlisented pro-visit of his old colleagues.

_By_a. coincidence this Club was Teaving the Viceregal-Pilucutperty belonging to leading mem

bers of the Congress-Party.

formerly occupied for several 1.30 ..

Restoration of Property. months by Marshal. Li Chai-sun), Immediately aferwards, it was

This provisional settlement has ex-Canton Commander-in-Chief,! years. officially stated that an agreealready been approved by the when he was made a prisoner by ment had been reached between Executive Council, with a minor Marshal Chiang for over a year.

Lord Irwin und Gandhi which alteration with regard to the will be reviewed and confirmed extent to which such property may

be restored. later to-day.

Political circles are now quite An agreement regarding the confident that the whole situation will be satisfactorily arranged and salt law was reached yesterday that a trace will quickly be called afternoon. aftor Sir George to the civil disobedience Schuster, the Finance Ministe:.ment. had been invited to join the parley as a consultant.

only

Great Advance.

The

Provinces Silent.

drastic step taken by President Chiang in dealing with

Asia.

Hidden Four Days,

He had travelled by Empress liner to China on his way out two years ago and recognising that the Anim was of the same line, going to Canada, he stowed away.

The liner left Hongkong on February 19, but the lad's presenco

Washington, Mar. 8. The House of Representatives has passed a resolution ordering, on board was not discovered until the Tariff Commission to in four days later when the Empress vestigate the oil importa from all of Asia was steaming into Yoko

hama Harbour. countries exporting over -two

He was handed by the ship's million barrels of crude oil to the United States during the past two officers to the Japanese authorities,

who sent him to Shanghai.

The countries will include

Mexico, Peru, the Dutch East

Indies and Venezuela-Router's American Scrvice.

Wondering in Shanghai. What happened to the youth in the next week or ten days has not- been ascertained but he was found on Monday wandering on the Bund,

is political opponents has arous- UNITED STATES AND probably looking for an opportunity ed much attention among the Provincial authorities, and it is move-considered extraordinary that so

SOVIET

"I would establish normal rela- tions," he said, "I would not there-

of stowing away once agalu.

The District Court Judge ordered him to ba handed over to the Can- -tonese Guild for immediate assle- tance. The Cantonese Guild are to arrange for his return to Can- ton.

FREEMASONS IN CONFERENCE.

MEMDERS.

for one of the Provinces has SENATOR BORAH ADVOCATES telegraphed to Nanking urging the

RECOGNITION. The great advance made in the cancellation of the order for the

Washington, Mar. 8. Salt Agreement.

more remarkable In view of the resignation of Mr. Hu.

Senator Borah, the Chairman of It is known that for some time the Senate Foreign Relations Con fateful decision of the Working The talks at that stage had Committee of Congress on Satur. the Chairman of the Legislative mittee, his advised the Hoover Ad-

rejecting Lord

Irwin's Council had not beer at one in his ministration to recognise the Soviet | reached a point where the salt faw day. .$4,699.80

Fortunately, political views with several mem-Government. serious counter-proposals. 1,342.80

remained the 67140

obalacle, and after this difficulty the converantions were not closed bers of the Nanking Central Unplaced runners ($50 each) had been met, the remaining 18-and the Congress took a different Political Council, 1573, 234, 1402, 926, 986.

Rucs were easily settled by mutual attitude as a result or a mere con- Mr. Hu's strong opposition to by endorse the theory of Com-ANNUAL CHANGE FROM ALL cilintory reply by Lord Irwin on the President's method of organismuriem, but I would not fear its concession.

'American It is understood that the salt the point of the alleged police ing the National Assembly fo sald teachings."—Router's

to have been only the immediate Service, Inw agreement between Sir George excesses-Router.

cause of his resignation which has Schuster and Gandhi provides that:

been urged by close associates- -of people living on the sancoast will;

The views of a large number of the President for some timo past, be allowed to gather, manufacture

The m

man appointed to succeed and sell anlt, which will be re-members of the Congress Party

were expressed in the Bengal Lehim at the Legislative Council, Mr. garded as Nature's gift to them.

acknowledgement by the lalative Council by Mr. J. L. Lin Son, who was much favoured The

Banerji, prominent Congressite, by the President, visited Hong- Government of India of this vital principle is not likely to interfore who welcomed Mr. Ramsay Mackong as late as Baturday last and with

Donald's statement of policy and dined with His Excellency the Government tho

aid that the safeguards were a Governor of Canton, General Chan monopoly, under which Government will still supply the common feature of free constitu- Ming-shu, at the South Restaurant salt for the major part of India.

+OMB. Ho regarded some of in the China Building. Jandhi's pointe as irrelevant and others positively injurious to the host Interests of the country.

1

Race No. 7..

No. 1111

:$4,554.20'

1,301.20 650.00

·

4 909

Mr. L. Dunbar's Glengugles,

.. (Mr. Heard) 3 Unplaced runners ($hi vach) Three lengths; 1060, 149, 807, 640, 687, 1401, 665,

100, 474.

Six starters.

two longtha.

Time:-1 min. 47.1/5, socs. Pari-Mutuel.-Winnor,

-Race No. 8.

$5.00;

19, $5.10; 2nd, $5.10; 3rd, 36.10.

No. 1824

+

*

3-The Sports Club Cup & Honz

M

1942 119

Kong Blake-A Cup prosented by

the Mombers of the Sports Club with

the

Congress Viewi

FASCISTS, APPROVE

AGREEMENT.

London, Mar. 4... Over aight thousand Freemasons, presided over by Lord Ampthill, assembled at Albert Hall yester day and unanimously adopted a resolution for the introduction of the principle of a direct annual ·

· NAVAL UNDERSTANDING

charge on every membor of the SATISFACTORY.

Craft throughout the world for the upkeep of the administration. Rome, Mar. 8.

The Northumberland and Dur. A meeting of the all-powerful

ham delegates withdraw their Fascist Grand Council, after hour-threatened opposition. Reuter, ing Signor Mussolini, Signor Grand! and Admiral Sirianni, pass- One point of disagreement be-ed a resolution expressing the A reconciliation between the tween Mr. Hu Han-min and Presl opinion that the naval agreement The agreement between the Indian Extremists and the to-dent Chlang was the recent sug-between Italy, France and Britain $30,990,00 Viceroy and Gandhi, which, it interates is also foreshadowed.♬

8,858.00 Hope, will lay the flrat stone in 4,428.00 the edifice of panca in India, wan

followed by a day of intenso pr

$6,075.00 1,087.50 1,087.50 Unplaced runners ($50 onch) $1,000 added for Winner. Second 1722, 1286, 1748, 1818, 1094, 222, $300, Third $200. For Subscription 1181, 1082, 248, 742, 620.

Griffing of thin Mosting, One Milo and a Half.

Race No. 9,

No. 8588

6047 6828

Edifice of Pence.

Later.

Silver Loan Divergence.

realion for a big silver loan, was satisfactory on all points.-

Rentor. which was supported by Hu Han- min but known to have been op-

JAMAICA LIQUOR TAX.

Kingstown, Mar: B.

Mossrs. Mackle & Grayburn's

Taš, 149 iba................ (Mr. Clark) 1] Mr. A. H. Carroll's Azalea Loaf,

149 lbs.

In order to discourage rum-run- .(Mr. Wong). 2.

$196.80 Tickets:-662, 2880, 4608, Mr. Dynasty's King Willow.

Passengers who left by the Chichibu poned by mambers of the Chiang Nanking Finance Minister, who isning, the Government has decided 1049, 6941, 1160, 5849, 1262, 926, tivity at New Delhi, in Govern- Mama trefas Included: Mr. and Mrs. Kal-shek Party which favoured related to the President is said to levy heavy tax on liquor 1242, 6728, 6880, 2189, 8861, 812 ment and Catigress circles. In the R. Butherland. Mr. P.. W. Massey gold lean from other European to have been opposed to the silver brought to Jamaica for transahip (Continued on Puso 18.)

1212, 6272, 1818, 1880, 4460, 2189, course of which notable obstacles and Me. H. O. Shrubsols. 5981, 8801, 1831, 4811.

countries. Mr. TV Boong, the loan.

ment--Reuter,

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