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AMERICAN STEAMER VICTIMISED

AMERICAN INTEREST IN MANDATES

MORE ABOUT STRANGE CLAIM

BRITISH ACTION

(Our Own Correspondent).

London, Nov. 4, Washington revelations thatį correspondence has been passing: between the British, and Ameri- large-scale can Governments regarding the

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The area threatens to develop into a theatre for a

struggle before very long, accord-administration of Irak has been

ing to Chinese. reports.

It is reported that the vanguards

confirmed in London.

As far as Irak is concerned,

of Ma. Chan-shan's army have however, the American representa-i

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald,

BRITAIN'S WORKLESS

CLAIMS

already reached Yanchlatin, intions now appear to be meaning- THE GOVERNMENT'S the vicinity of Tsitsthar, their less. rapid advance having facilitated by further defections in the ranks of the Manchukun

forces.

been'

MANCHUKUO DEFECTION.

A full brigade of Manchukuo troops deserted their Japanese allies at a crucial moment when

זi

engagement WRY imminent.

The Japanese forces were com pelled to retire in the fare superior numbers,

of

The mutineers have now joined

State Department and the British

The correspondence between the!

Foreign Office on this subject is DEBATE IN HOUSE OF being forwarded by Sir John! Sinton to the League Mandates COMMONS Commission.

The American claim 1x upparently designed to test the United States' position with regard

mandates generally.

Lourlon, Nov. 4.

on the unemployment problem which has opened in the Com- mons, the Minister for Labour said)

LABOUR & INDIA

REFUSE TO JOIN CONFERENCE

GOVERNMENT SELECTS DELEGATES

London, Nov. 4. The Labour Party has refused an invitation to participate in the next round table conference on India's consitutional affairs.

The British Parliamentary defe- gation at the forthcoming Indian Conference in London will be con- stituted, therefore, as follows:- Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Presi dent of the Conférence,

Viscount Sankey, who will take is absent, the chair when the Printe Minister)

Sir Samuel Hoare, the Secretary

of State for India,

Lord Reading-

LOCAL

PRISON LAW

“SILENT" SYSTEM TO BE

ABANDONED

OFFICIAL PIRACY ON YANGTSZE

HAUL OF SILVER DOLLARS

SZECHUAN “TAX” METHODS

(Special to "Tofagraph".).

Shanghai, Nov. 5.

Another example of "official

on the Yangtze River was re-.

Samuel Inruil

INSULL ARREST

piracy" of foreign ships operating DRAMA lated on the arrival in Hankow of

the Yangtaze Rapids Steamship Company's s.5. f-ping.

The master of, the -ping reports that before the vessel left Chung- king, in Szechuan, to come down. river, she was boarded by three officials of the Tax Bureau, who

captain's cabin and undertake a | search.

Viscount Haileham, Secretary of PRISONERS MAY made it their first duty to visit the

State. for War,

Sir John Simon, Foreign Secre tary,

TALK

ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE

"I DON'T CARE"

(Our Own Correspondent),

London, Nov. 4.

A poignant story comes from

Lord Irwin, Ex-Viceroy of India The "silent" system in Hong They confiscated over a thousand Athens in connexion with the and now Minister for Education, kong's prisons, that is, the silver dollars, stating that silver arrest of Mr. Samuel Insull, who Mr. J. C.. G. Davidson, who was prohibition of talking theas not allowed to leave Szechuan. was the controlling figura in During the first day of a dobate Chairman of the Indian States prisoners, is to be abandoned, The captain was obliged to submit the gigantic G$2,000,000 Chicago

Committee appointed by the last under a new Ordinance relating a recoint for the money.

to the confiscation, 'but he asked for utilities organisation. which Round Table Conference,

This was crashed early this year.. to Prisons, the draft of which is refused. Under-Secretary for India.

Mr. R. A. Butler, the present published this morning.

Inaull, who was an associato of The Superintendent of Prisons

the late Mr. Thomas Edison, and who was regarded, at one timo, as Eari Peck formerly Secretary of to prevent prisoners from com-

PEER ASSISTANCE.

is of opinion that the modern

The same officials then proceeded one of America's wealthfest In- Non-Government delegates are system and that it is impossible dollars amongst the Chinese pis-himself Immune from arrest in prison cannot be run on the silent to institute a search. for silver dustrial magnates, had thought

he beloved it had been proved SUBSTANCE DISPOSED OF.

that the efforts of the State to stem abnormal unemployment by. Since the correspondence is expediting public works had fall

the ranks of the anti-Manchukuo been exchanged, however, Irak ed and that whatever usefulness

CONSIDERABLE HAUL.

groups and stiff fighting for Tsit-has entered the Lengue of Nations they might have had was now ex-Stale for-Indhu, Sarl Winterton, amusicating with one another, and sengers and they obtained a con-Greece. He will be 73 ́noxt week.

sibar, one of the most important as an independent State and there-hausted, centres on the western section of fore the substance of the Ameri

the Chinese Eastern Railway. is cua claim has been disposed of In the year preceding Septem-

believed to be imminent.

W

SU TURNS DEAF EAR.

by the passage of events.

ber 1931. the number of persons. Amerien apparently considered in employment decreased by one that she was entitled to be heard million. regarding the conditions under Last year, however, the

num-

In the meantime, General Suwhich the country of Irak would ber in employment was practically

be administered when Britain's stationary", niandate ended. The basis of this

Ping-wen, who led the mass muting in the Manebuli district, ja farning ́a deaf ear to all overtures for his return to the Manchukuo fold mid has again telegraphed to Chang

such-liang expressing his detered. mination not to come to terms with. the Japanese.-Renter

STRANGE PRAYA DRAMA ·

ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO DROWN CHILDREN

FATHER

CHARGED

claim has not been disclosed, but only in a minority of industries There was no falling back and there is reason to believe that the had the position deteriorated. documents may shortly be publish- New unemployment figures to be published on Monday would show: fan Improvement.

As one-third of the unemployed

this view has been endorsed by the authorities.

The new Ordinance is principat ly a

consolidating Ordinance. The chief amendments following:-

are the

TRANSFER OF PRISONERS.

In section a new sub-section (8.8. 4) lins, been introduced to allow of the transfer of a prisoner

siderable haul by like methods. No He broke down completely. when receipts were given and the exact a police officer visited his tem- amount taken in this manner isporary residence and announced not known.

that an order for his preventive The ss. I-ping flies the American Jarrest had been issued. flag, the Yangtaze Rapids Company boing

RI American concern

Reuter.

MEDICAL EXAMINATION. Ha lips trembled and for quite fa long time, he was unable

frame worde. Ho then stiffened, drew himself up and muttered

from and to a prison to and from BOMB OUTRAGE "I don't care.

any place at which his attendance is required for the purposes of any form of statutory procedure, e in the case of a convicted

BIG ORDERS FOR are engaged in Industries mainly Lord Hailsham and Sir John Simon. prisoner, for examination at the

ENGLAND

CANTON RAILWAY

EQUIPMENT

Canton, Nov. 4.

affected by world conditions, it

The Ministry of Railways has HARBOUR TRAGEDY chase of new locomotives and

act nside $1,900,000 for the pur-

coaches for the Canton-Shaokwan Railway and the Canton-Samahul Railway Orders for these ve- hicles will be placed with engineer- Ing firms in England.

The section of the Canton-Shao-

CONFIRMED

1

BODY OF WOMAN RECOVERED

STRONG DELEGATION.

have been omitted as unnecessary.

THWARTED

Plot Against Lytton Commission

to

He was allowed to have a good lunch at a hotel and was after- wards taken to the office of the Attorney-General. The Attorney- Gonoral later gave orders that ho Is to undergo an exumination by

heart specialist to-morrow.

AIR DEFENCE OF CANTON

was matter of real satisfaction to former Under-Secretary for India, Secretariat for Chinese Affairs the Government that the position, the Marquess of Reading, a former under the Deportation Ordinance, had been largely maintained Viceroy, and the Marquess of or to give evidence before a while conditions abroad had so Lothian, until recently Underagistrate, etc. seriously

for deteriorated. British Secretary

Indla

Sub-saction. (5) of section 7, has and the

GANG WHO. MENACED Wirelcas,

Chairman of A recent Indian been omitted, the view of the

Superintendent of Prisons being} | Investigating committee.

MR. T. V. SOONG The Labour Party were invited that "a modern prison cannot be to nominate representatives but run on the silent" system. At

Repercussions of a proposed

DETECTAPHONES AND and they would prefer not to take work, at exercise and in hospital bombing from the Cathay Hotel of

A.A. GUNS part in the discussions at this prisoners talk. To prevent them members of the Lytton Commission stage.

communicating with one another early In September, together with

Canton, Nov. 4. A man's attempt to commit

in impossible. Talking in reason evidence regarding the alleged is not objected to by the prison identity of the nasaliants of Mr. chase anti-aircraft guns for the Concerning the decision to pur- suicide and drown his young child- ren was related to the Magistrate,

The British delegation is pro administration, and excessive tulk T. V. Soong in the Shanghal North aerial defence of Canton, the Cen- Mr. Kennedy Skipton, at the

bably the strongest ever associated ing can be dealt with under the Railway Station, and the throwing tral Press learned to-day that the Central Magistracy to-day, when

with Indian

Rules." affairs. Sir John

of a bomb near his house, came to municipality will appropriate one Fung Po-man. G1, described

light in Shanghai this week when million dollars for this purpose, as kwan Railway between Wookung A corpse found floating yester-Simon's inclusion is of particular UNNECESSARY CLAUSES. being formerly a foreman in the and Mapa is in bad condition, as day about 69 yards from the Interest as le is one of the

In addition In section 8 the latter half of officials of the Public Safety

to anti-aircraft Public Works Department, was the sleepers are worn out, and the Government depot opposite the Ministers with the greatest know-8.8. (1) and the whole of 5.842) prisoners now in the custody of government will order aeroplane. Bureau stated that certain guns, it is learned that the city charged with attempted murder, administration has borrowed 3,000 prison for women at Laichikok, ledge of India, by drowning, of the children. eattles of ties for replacemont has been identified as that of He was Chairman of the Indian Except for one or two cells. In the Shanghai Municipal Police had detectaphones, which are used to Detective Inspector Shaftain, from the Shalkwan-Chuchow Leung Kai-tai, the elder of the Statutory Commission appointed Victoria Gaol, which are larger confessed their connexion with detect thy sound the approach of who brought the charge, said the Bullway Administration.

two women who disappeared front enquire into constitutional than the average and are almost those crimes. Members of the enemy, aeroplanes. Secretariat of Chinese Affairs Four motor couches will be their sampan the previous night reforms and was the author of invariably used to accommodate gang had plotted to bomb the Part of this sum is to ba, ap. and its attention draw JE ኒብ the placed on service on the Canton when they were last seen rowing the report which generally bears his three or more prisoners, the cells residence of Gen. Wu To-chen,propriated from accumulated re- ense by a complaint from the Shamalai Railway, running be out from Shamshaipo with

fare all of much the same size. In Mayor of Greater Shangkal.

venuca derived from the re- man's wife. It was disclosed that tween Canton and Fatshan on the male passengers.

the new prison the cells will be The Chinese authorities were ro organization of city finances and the man went to the Praya nt West River. These conches will Fears of foul play have been

of uniform size. from England, confirmed

There is and luctant to divulge information the remainder of the amount is to Wanchai, with the two children, also be ordered and after throwing in the elder, a each vehicle holding one hundred together with blood-stains on the aspirations and ideale of its pre-for

The task of the forthcoming will be therefore no distinction in regarding the confessions of these be secured by public contribution, conference is to harness the size or type between a cell used men, but it was definitely stated --Central Praze. girl aged 6, jumped in with the passengers. A special platformeraft which had been found float-decessors to the realities of Indian prisoners and any other coll. As of a serious nature would be Between the time of their

separate confinement of that political and criminal charges other; an infant of three years. will be constructed at the Fatshaning at Lalchikok,

The incident was witnessed by station to avold the rush.

political conditions and British regards s.s. (2) the Superintendent placed against the men. In cer- remand, on October 24, and a bontpeople in the vicinity and Passenger traffic on this line has]

Parliamentary responsibilities. of Prisons is of opinion that any tain instances, the Chinees all three were rescued.

au-socond period of detention, somé The strength of the delegation call which is fit for a prisoner to thorities will apply for extradition. of the prisoners were sent to the wards the children

given year ago, the total increase be CHILD WELFARE IN indientes the importance which be confined in is also fit for him were into the charge of their grand-ing about 110,000 passengers.-

the Government nitach to its dell-to be punished In.

Chineso authorities for further A SCORE OF ARRESTS.- CANTON

berations. The Government be-

interrogation and it was during For the same reason in 8.8, (4) Heve that with goodwill

The gang, numbering more than this that officers of the Publie and la short

provision forbidding a score, were arrested through the Safety Bureau aacortained the pablenco and the desire and alteration of an approved cell activities of Chief Det-Inspr. H. men's connexion with the intended HOUSE TO DEBATE AN EXHIBITION TO BE capacity to understand each without the Governor's consent Robertson, Det-Sub-Inapr. Claude bombing of members of the Lytton.

other's points of view shown at has been substituted for the old White, and a number of Chinese Commission.dat da HELD DISARMAMENT

the previous Round Table Con- sub-section. ferences, they should be able to

senior officials. In the courae of VISITING JUSTICĖS.

} \LOST THEIR NERVE. N make progresa in securing

la series of ruids, when the polico,

Some of the gang, more rospect measure of agreement as a pre redrafted to conform with the of the gang whom they suspected, able to engage floor space in a Section 18 (old 19) has been realising the desperate character ably dressed than others, were liminary to the concluding stage of existing practice by which two were Parliamentary -discussion And

fully equipped with steel building adjacent to the Cathay, visiting-justices are appointed walatcoats and steel shields, as for the proposed assassination of legislation.-rition Wireless.

twice a month to visit a particular well as the other accoutrementa mombers of the Commission. The prison.

After-increased ten fold compared with

mother.

The case was remanded for n week.

A quarryman, Choong Shu, was killed by a fall of earth in old Kosy loon Tong yesterday..

The Liquidator in the matter of the Sing Pin Entertainment, Ltd, has notified that a first and final dividened of 14 cents per dollar has been doclared.

Central Prens.

MANY QUESTIONS ON AIR FORCE

London, Nov. 4.

by the

two me,

discovery,

CONFERENCE TASK,

a

יד.

Arst

Canton, Nov. 6. The City Government has decided to promote

a Children's Welfare Exhibition.

The child welfare movement was The Government's disarmament started two years ago by the policy is still under careful con- Bureau of Publle Health and the

The special Fox Magic Capt Section 19 (old 20) which deals usually employed, they arrested men wore handed several bombs sideration of members of the Bureau of Social Affairs. The pro- series of the 1932, Olympic Games, with remission of sentenco where the majority of the gang lathe and were equipped with Mauser Cabinet. An important debate on sent exhibition will be participated which were advertised to begin at the some payment is made after com-ronch Concession, with the as- pistols, but at the last moment On Yip grocery at 11, Shape Stroot, the House of Commons on Thurs-ures for the batterment of the to

disarmament will take place in in by medical schools, and all mea King's Theatre to-day, were adheduled mittal to prison for non-payment sistance of the French Police. The they lost their nerve. This is Kowloon City, previously entrusted

arrive in Hongkong by the of a fine, has been amended by the gang had in their possession attributed to the fact that they health of children will be on dis- | American Mail liner - President with $170 belonging to the shop, re day.

omission in line 3 of "of summary overai, pistols, à quantity of am- would have to encounter foreig- Madison yesterday, Great Interest is being display play-Central' Press. turned

Unfortunately, yesterday with a story that he

the nims were delayed in transit, and Jurisdiation" and the substitution monition, some bombs, and a hand- nors going and coming from their had been dispossessed of the money od in the subject by members off.

were

`quarters. by footpads in Prince Edward Road. Parliament, and questions par!!-

not shipped by the liner at of any" for "a" before "court", grenade. Four men, reported to be armed, Bhanghai, The Management of the criminal jurisdiction has in some The original charge, preferred The prisoners were returned to The polles are not inclland to sive cularly with regard to aorial die-raided a hut at Sam Hot, in the Castle King Theatre regrets, therefore, since the Supreme Court in its in the First Special District Court, the Municipal authorities and the much credence to the sport, and the larmament have been tabled for Book district, New, Territories, last that these films will not be shown at casse (e.g, manslaughter) power to was of being members of case was adjourned until Toki is undergoing Interro kton, next track-British Wireless." | night and robbed a woman of 165. the theatre to-day,

criminal gang and armed robbery, Wednesday afterapon,

A shop-coollo employed at the Lo

And,