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NANKING WAR ON HARD LABOUR FOR

CANTON,

·

ULTIMATUM TO BE ISSUED.

SECRECY OVER MOVEMENT

OF TROOPS:

CHAN MING-SHU PLANS.

Nanking, May 14. Inlications that at the con- clusion of the National Conven- tion the Nanking Government will declare war against the Canton regime are conveyed in an official report stating that the

Government has requested twenty Nationalist commanders to sign a manifesto in the form of an ultimatum to Colon leaders. The declaration will denounce General Chan Chai- tong for his insubordination.

enry

The Government claims that

military commanders all over the country have telegraph ed to the Central Government pledging their allegiance, no mat- ter what may happenin con-

nexion with the South China.co. bellow.

SOLICITING.

RECEIVED MONEY FROM EUROPEANS.

UNSAVOURY CASE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1931.

BEHIND SCENES

OF THE INDIA BOYCOTT.

VAST PROFITS OF MILL-OWNERS.

con-

IN COMMONS.

-Two-aentences-of-three-months- ACCUSATIONS MADE hard labour, to be served currently, were passed on who was convicted at the Central this morning for

Poice Court

Chinese

PROFANE YOUTH SENTENCE.

INCIDENT ON FERRY RELATED

Convicted on charges of threa tening to assault on elderly Chin- He and of using profane langunge towards four girls on the Sham- shulpa Ferry

before Mr. Chinese who appeared young Hamilton at the Kowloon Magls tracy this morning was fined $150 on the two counts.

Sergeant Baker told the Court

solielting and Ilving the PATIENCE URGED. that the defendant had been in the

proceeds of prostitution,

For the police, Inspector W. Le Chevalier said three Europeans, loval on coming out from cinema, were accosted by the de- fendant who took them to a tea house, and afterwards arranged for their visit to an unlicensed house in Peel Street,

In a raid the police found four girls with the Europeans, in the establishment, together with the lenant of the floor.

London, May 13. The direct accusation that In- dian mill-owners are financing the boycott of Lancashire-made goods was made in the House of Commons to-day during a debate on the India Office vote, when Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister drew attention to the serious effect of the boycott and picketing British Trade.

habit of using abusive language to the girl who went to work daily by the Shamshulpo Ferry. Yesterday the elderly Chinese mentioned in connexion with the first charge, spoke to the defen dunt about his language, but was in turn abused and challenged to

fight.

On registering a conviction. his Worship said the defendant must be a very brave man and should on join one of the Chinese armies,

His Worship complimented the first complainant upon his action!

deed and described hin example which might well emulated by the younger genera tion.

Sir Philip declared that not only Though it was well-known that was the Irwin-Gandhi agreement offenders of the type of the defening carried out in the letter, dant were quite comtimon la the but no attempt was being made to carry it out, and the so-called Colony, it had been diflicult tu secure o case against any of them truco was a delusion,

Sir Herbert Samuel, the Liberal hitherto. In the present Instance,

sail the most important however, the police were able to lender,

of the collapse of the prove that the man had approach- chuses et prospertive customers on two Lancashire trade had undoubtedly Secrecy Maintained.

ensions, this going to prove that been the Indian tariff duties and He invited he made his Hving on the proceeds the Indiwa boycott. Гозут the Secretary

Endin, Mr. Forming part and pareel of the uf prostitution.

the Court Wedgwood-Bein, to indicate what. Nanking preparn!inus for war in an edict used by the Gurrisun that of the monies he received in steps were being taken to press on the with necessary measures to imple- Command instructing all vermen respect of each girl from far papers that news pertaining to foreigners, $7 was paid to the girl,en the conclusions of the Round froop movements, transportation further $ to the milstress of the Table of arms and ammunition and funds use as her quota, and the re- assigned to Nationalist cumman-maining $2 was pocketed by him ders, or anything regarding war self. preparatom, must not be printed, Nanking internis

maintain secrecy over the war preparations until the conclusion of the National .Convention.

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Meanwhile the Government has not lost sight of the possibilities. of arranging a Irure with the Canton leaders by pacific mean. and in this ennnedan Nanking newspapers to lay published a significant interview with General Ho Ying-ching, in which the Nan- king Minister of War declared that Marshal Chiang bard officially granted Mr. Hu tas-min permis sion to visit América.

Helease as Gesture.

The Vice-President of the Judi- Youn- vial Council, Mr. Shao chung, interviewed Mr. Du Han- nin this afternoon arranging for the latter's departure from Nan king.

The defendant fold

Conference. The sanner this was done the more likely it be that the troublen İTL would Indis wonht cense,

Wrang Beliefs.

Mr. Benn sald in some

il

AEL be

The defendant was fined $50 on the first court and $100 on the second, the alternative being three months on the two charges..

WILD GAME CASE FAILS.

NO PROOF THAT BIRDS WERE SHOT HERE.

Prosecuted under the Ordinance protecting will game, a Chinese Inspertor Chevalier, however,

who was arrested at the Youmati Railway Station last evening car- contended that the defendant got more than he said le did, as proof

arrying five partridges, appeared be could be brought forward that he ters was wrongly ingined tore Mr. Hamilton at the Kawloon received $15 from each of the that The difficulties through Magistracy this morning, charged toreigners.

which Lauenshire was passing with being in possession of five The woman, who was proved taj were solely due to the political partridges taken in the Colony. be the principal tenant of the cause as mishandled in India, but The defendant sluted floor, was fined $75, seven it must be remembered tint in the had purchased the birds from weeks, on a charge of keeping a shy | Inst ten years the whole of the Shum Chan. brothel.

British export trade bnd safered a severe decline.

DAMAGES FOR BREACH}

OF CONTRACT.

LOCAL FIRMS WINS CASE IN SUMMARY COUNT.

A claim for damages for brench Mr. Summary of contract was derided by Justier Lindsell in the Court this morning, in action brought by Messrs. Kalob and Co., Lid.. York Building, against Chau Yuteng, of China Building, when he found in favour of plaintiff..

It appears that Marshal Chiang is willing to meet the Conserva tive Party and Mr. Hu Hinn-min

Plaintiff's claimed that through halfway in the hope that the res lease of the Conservative leios defendant's failure to obtain ship

ment or give delivery of 500 bales may have a conciliatory effect on The Canton Kuomintang and mili-of goods within the contract time, aver they had suffered a loss of tary officials.

$1,000, and they claimed that cum As damages.

It

Dealing with the Irwin-Gamekiri conversations, he polated out that

that he

after he had lighted from the

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train and was about to leave the the Government of India were on- station. He did not, witness said couraging India's industry. in reply to his Worship, see the The salvation of India's huge defendant's ticket, as it had been agricultural population Iny in the surrendered to the Railway autho encouragement of village indus-rities before his arrest. try. The economic value to India

130 The defendant muid

had birds from Shum at which alation he had

lensed his rullway ticket.

of this movement was not fully bought the appreciated in England, but if the economic position of India would improved, the Lancashire cloth trade would benefit.

Restraining Extremists.

be

It was stated by Sergeant Car- Puthers that the defendant had hauda sum of Chinese money on him as well as a ticket from a Chinese station to Shum Chun. The tola densand for cottone had apparently come from goods in India was nearly four Chinese territory. million yards and as the production of the Indian mills was only two and half million yards there was a big margin which would have to be filed from external particularly as the demand for a better quality of goods increased.

BOVERNITY.

Winston's View.

yourees,

His Worship dismissed the vase.

LABOUR CONDITIONS IN INDIA.

Go

Chan Ming-shu for Europe..

After dealing with the facts of

He emphasised the necessity 01 | REDUCTION IN HOURS AND The ex-Civil Guvernor of Can the ease and law on the point. Bis restraining the extremists on both

WAGE REVISION. ton. Generid Chan Mingshu, Who Lardship said it was due not S sides. The restoration of good arrived in Shanghai yesterday on much to the failure of the Anglis

relations between the two The Royal Commission ander Kashmir, has Oriental Company at Calcutta that peoples was the first the P. and O. 8.8.

essential. the, former Speaker of the House changed his mind eoneerning his

the goods were not supplied in time Patience and courage in the pur-of Commons, which has been in- proposed trip to Nanking, accords is the defendants taking no early suit of pence were never more vestigating industrial and other ing to Chinese telegrams, which

labour conditions in India, where steps to ascertain why their cabled say that the General Chan-is leay-order was not acknowledged.

400,000 rallway workers receive ing this morning on the same ves

less than $12 a month and factory sel for Japan.

laws pernilt working up to Mr. Winston Churchill said the hours weekly, has drafted a His Secretary, Mr. Sun Usi-wen, correspondents

Imperial Parliament was respon- port which is to appear in May. told newspaper

This report, according to a Gov. that after a short visit to Japau

sible for the welfare of the peoples both of India and Britain, and erament argan here, favours new reduction General Chan will go to Europe, Passports for his European visit fuldt their part within the contract until they parted with that respon- wages legislation and

time or, at any rate, to minimise sibility they had the power and in working hours. It also stresses the day Judgment word he for lawful rights to act in the inter-the importance of having or

ests of both.

ganized bodies of employers and Mr. San added that General planiffs for $373.89 and costs,

Mr. F. H. Kwok was for plaintiff He declared that the hoyentt workers to negotiate wage condi- Wang Shao-bung, who is in Hong-

and the demands for prohibílive | tions. kong, will also visit Jupan, where at Mr J. T. Per defended. he will join General Chan Ming- shu.

have been secured.

t

that

Feng-Yen Reaction.

Shanghai sources state several leaders of the Western H Clique, including Messrs. Tsou Lu and. The Chi, who figured prominent- ly in the Fung-Yen alliance last year, are on their way to Canton to

seemed a fair inference that, have ing had a knowledgement, de- spile Rather calles within a fort- right, they could have taken steps discover what was wrong and so position to at themselves the i

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10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press News.

Clase Down.

10.35 p.m.

UNDER SPEAKER'S EYE

"SWEEP" TICKETS IN COMMONS.

During question time in the House of Commons recently, Mr. rose and Kinley (Lab, Bootle) asked the Speaker

"Is it in order for hon. members to wit t on these benches Alling in counter- foils for Irish Sweepstake tickets?"

There was an outburst of laugh- ter and Mr. Beckett (Lib., Peck- bam), who was sitting next to Mr. Kinley, put down on the bench a small green booklet on which he had been writing, Miss Picton- Turbervill (Lab, The Wrekin), on the next bench, turned round and made grab at the paper, but Mr. tariffs were directly injurious to It recognizes, however, that Beckett's hand reached it first. the well-being of the mass of the alike in this matter and 118 re- "Name! Name!" shouted sev. people in India.

wasgards housing and sanitation, eral members. scarcely any commodity whose ex-which are other matters needing The Speaker replied to the polni clusion from India would inflict improvement, responsibility mast of order with "That is not with- morn injury on the Indian people continue to be placed chielly upon in my province,"

afterwards than cotton cloth,

employers, owing to the difficulty The green booklet

government ma-passed to several other left-wing No class of capitalist in the of providing vast

chinery in so`

n country Labour members. world in this year of economic where only a minute proportion

Whitehall "Sweep." misfortune hnd made such vast of a population three times as It is expected that Mr. J. R. A Chinese who was seen by a Join the anti-Chinng Kai-shek move-

profits as the Indian mill-large as that of the United States Glynes, the Home Secretary, will ment. This movement is being jenstable climbing a waterpipe at

owners. This, coupled with the

non-agricultural make a statement in the House of watched

some 179, Beclamation Street was non-

fact that conditions in the In- closely

Commons regarding n Derby's hard quarters consider that it may tenced to three month

dian mills were lamentably be The commission is now in Bri-sweepstake which is being con- hour by Mr. Hamilton at the

Words ultimately lead to a revival of ac

low those of other countries, en tain after spending 18 months in ducted by the Office of tivity by the Feng-Yen forces in Kowloon Magistracy this morning

tilled them to say it was in the Indin and collecting ovidoner Athletic Club, of which the First interests of the Indian people which fills 18, volumes.

of. North-Western China in gympathy a charge of larceny of a jue

Commissioner

Works. Mr. ket and four silver dollars from with Canton.

that this monopoly should be

George Lansbury, is patron. Because of the tension in Cantonan imute of the first floor.

prevented.

Mr. Lansbury said to a reporter.. Inspector A, R. Clark said the General Chan Hsueh-linug, will re-

"I am. very interested in the ac- The Indian' mill-owners were SOVIET COTTON PLAN. main in Nanking at least a week defendant was seen by the con-

tivities of the Athletic Club, and after the conclusion of the National stable who instantly went up to financial supporters of Mr. Gund- Convention to attend a disbandment the floor. By the time he hadhi and provided the money behind TO PUT AN END TO IMPORTS. the members are fue fellows, but I am not responsible for what they conference regarding the disposi-ched the door, the defendant the boycott. The debate is pro-

Plans of the Soviet Government do in their spare time. to increase Russia's cotton tion of superfluous forces in North- had gained admission to the ilateceding British Wireless.

and attempted to rush past the Western China.

put more than 80 per cent, in 1931 police officer, but was caught.

will deal a blow to the country's iniports from Amerien if the plan is realized.

and

Pence Delegate.

The incident occurred at about

4 o'clock this morning.

Shankhai, May 13. Chen Shib, the Chief Secretary of the Kweichow Itehabilitation ceived from Nanking_hat night.— Hendquarters, is proceeding im Our Own Correspondent. mediately to Hongkong to conduct peace negotiations on behalf Chiang Kai-shek.

of

He will confor with Wang Shao-

Marshal Wu Pel-fu.

THE AIR MAIL TO AUSTRALIA.

INTERESTED GOVERNMENTS

MOVING,

London, May 13. Questioned In the House of Nanking. May '15. Commons regarding the regular lung, who le now in Hongkong, The Nanking Military Com-air mail service to Australls, the prior to joinink Liu Chiwen, mand has telographed to the Under Secretary for Alr, Mr. F. Superintendent of Shanghai Cus- Hankow and Szechuan military au- Montague, said the establishment

thorities

thom to of a regular air service beyond In- requesting toms, in Canton.

Chen Shih is expected to return render protection to Marshal Wu din was under consideration by

Governments

concerned. to Nanking within three weeks. Pel-fu who is on his way to tho

British Wireless. Instructions to this effect were re. Nanking-Rehter.

employed in pursuits.

out-

When one thinks of the gam- bling which goes on in business and at the Stock Exchange, well, all I can say is that is it not my business to censure members of a

Nearly 6.000,000 acres wil be sports club." Tickets planted this year under the pre-weep" rost 1a.

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the

Imports of cotton in 1930 were 67,830 tona, of which. 20,800 tons came from the United States, cotton districts, together with remainder from Porsin, India tous of wheat and general com 16,418 tona from Egypt, and the 120,000 tons of fertilizer, 120,000 modities worth 250,000,000 rubles. Turkey, Afghanistan and China.

By 1982 the Government ex- These are being furnished by the and an additional 100,000,000 const entirely. rects that cotton Imports will Government at fixed state prices A total of 7;400 tractors have rubles is being advanced to plan-

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