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PLAN UNIFICATION OF MANCHURIA.
General Muto to Act As Governor ?
SUPERVISING CONSULS.
Tokyo, Yesterday. For the purpose of unifying Japanese Administration in Man- churia, the Cabinet has decided that the Commander-in-Chief be provisionally appointed Special Envoy, with plenipotentiary
WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1932.
Britain Leads World Out Of Slump
Sir Robert Ho Tung's Address In England
HOPES FOR PEACE FIRM
powers, and shall be ex-officio COURAGEOUS FIGHT FOR HEALTH AND
Governor of Kwantung, with con- trol of the South Manchuria Rail- way.
As Special Envoy, he will be
placed under the direction and
control of the Foreign Minister
CLIMB TO FAME.
London, July 10.
Hopes of peace in the East and a revival of trade-with the
and "will take charge of foreign teeming millions of Asia are proclaimed by Sir Robert. Ho Tung, the affairs, supervising the Japanese self-made multi-millionaire, who is in London in connection with his Consuls in Manchuria.
It is expected that General duties as adviser to the Chinese National Government. Muto will be appointed to this
important post.
Few men's recorda.could equal
Idol of the Poor of Sir Robert is the confident of
The Cabinet also decided to the amazing climb to success appoint Mr. Akira Ariyoshi, the this merchant prince of Cathay the rich and the idol of the poor in
Sir Robert, although he began life his own country. former Ambassador to Brazil as
To the youth of China he is Minister to China, and Count As the son of a poor and numerous Hirotaro Hayshi as President of Chinese family in Hong Kong Haroun el Rasshid and Dick Whit- the South Manchuria Railway-seventy years ago, is now so unitington rolled into one. A chroni
versally respected that hardly an cle of his charitable donations is Reuter.
international commercial deal of like a tale out of the Arabian any importance is undertaken in Nights. China without his advice.
TREATIES CAN QUELL
WAR DESIRE.
Interesting Address "At Rotary Tiffin.
ficient a scholar that his teacher
His life compares with that of Sir Robert Is hopeful about the Mr. John D. Rockefeller, for both world's future. He believes that are from poor families, and owe Britain is leading the world out of their success to their own efforts, the financial slough.
As a boy of seven he showed such In an interview he said recently: Promise that his parents saved one "The ending of the depression pound a year to send him to school. "In my opinion, if all members of and righting of the world's mar- After three years he became so pro-
restoring the League of Nations and all the keta depend in part on
But Robert Ho Tung was too am- the conversion will be favourable signatories of the Kellogg Pact, the buying powers of the people of offered to teach him free.
adhere strictly to their treaty obthe East.
bitious to remain fobg at a Chinese The China Mail. and immediately apparent. That
ligations, the possibility of war is Great Britain's Lead school, for English attracted him. such an operation can be transact really negligible; in fact I daresay "The first step to world prosperity He entered a Government school at Led with such splendid results is an that even the military and naval is national prosperity. Britain, by Hong Kong, and after graduating once withdraw going off the gold standard and in with flying colours he passed a stiff most, if not all their objections, to troducing a tariff system, has taken competitive examination, becoming Hong Kong, Wednesday, July 27, 1932. encouraging sign, while the tremen-exports - would at
dous saving to the Government a general disarmament!" declared the lead in readjusting herself, and a Customs clerk. should ease the Budget situation. Mr. Richard C. H. Lim, barrister-at- I hope that China will follow.
Fight With Ill-Health. "China is now more united as a Commerce inspired him, and he It should soon be possible for the law, in the course of an interesting
address on "Some Recent Interna-nation than she has been for many joined a British firm. Before long Chancellor to grant some relief to tional Treatles" at the Rotary Club years, and her National Govern he had set up in business on his the heroic, but over-burdened, tax-weekly tiffin yesterday afternoon. ment deserves wholehearted sup. own. To-day he is the greatest payer, and the consequent effect on The speaker pointed out that the port. China's prosperity depends magnate of the East.
absence of sanction to enforce any partly on the cessation of internal All the while Sir Robert bas While many countries are totter-business would be favourable to a
rules of International Law was troubles and partly on international fought another, fight; he has strug- ing on the brink of financial rulo, considerable degree. Already the great drawback. By certain arti-]
gled with -health for 50 years, t co-operation. and
when the whole world is market has benefited, and the con- cles of the Covenant, members of
"The internal troubles have be-Three times the doctors have suffering from an acute econo.nie version bonds have reached a new the League agreed that should any
come much less, and a strong, and given up his life as hopeless, yet dispute arise between them they
this indomintable man has smiling- depression, the recovery of Great high record of 1004. Once again would submit to either (a) arbitra. successful central Government willj ly won through. Britain has been remarkable, and Britain has shown the way, and tion (b) judicial settlement (e) in gradually put an end to them. Now he is 7 years old, and though since the return of the National Sir John Simon's comment is signi- quiry by the Council of the Leagues ready growing, with Great Britals his six-foot frame shows the ray- Government last year considerable ficant: "Nothing has been more until three months after the award taking the lead, and the United ages of illness, his face and eyes junior. Dat has saved him; ; he progress has been effected on the striking in recent weeks that the of the arbitration, the decision of States, France, Italy, Germany and those of a man 20 years
|lives exclusively on sour milk. road towards a return to normal, impression the whole conception of that Permanent Court, or the report, other natione following.
"Now that the Shanghai and Sir Robert was knighted for his The latest achievement Is the con- the scheme has made on the minds of the Council,
He referred to gops in the Manchurian troubles are drawing services to Great Britain and Hong Altogether Covenant, remarking that if the to a close I see no reason why mat Kong, while he holds many Chinese version of practically the whole of of other countries."
honours and the Grand Cross of the the war loan. The response has the conversion is a matter for the Council fails to reach a report which tera cannot be settled.
"China and Japan have been Knights of Christ of Portugal.. been magnificent, as has been the deepest satisfaction in which not is animataly agreed to by the
Among his exploits was the set- response by the British public to a few of the Hong Kong holdere members, other than the parties to good neighbours in the past, and 1
the dispute, then the parties are feel this is a golden opportunity for tlement of the great season's strike who converted will join..
given the right to take the law into Japan to demonstrate her good will of Hong Kong in 1922 by the sim- all patriotic measures. That only
their own hands, after a lapse of and friendliness towards my coun- ple expedient of personally paying 2 per cent of the holders refused
nine months.
try.
in the financial difference between the to. convert ia eloquent tribute to
"China has 400,000,000 inhabit- demands of th strikes and th offers the nation, more particularly as
MISS H. LEITE WEDS BRAZIL ants, and with these people united of their employers. He almost the Ioan holders included
and prosperous they could take achieved his alm of a united China CONSUL
their rightful place in the economic several years ago when he tried drawn from every class of the
were
News In Brief.
and that they would not go to war
"International co-operation is al-
"
his
Miss J. Coppin, secretary for the A quiet wedding was celebrated make-up of the world producing to induce the various leaders to community Already, within a few Hong Kong Broadcasting Studie, re- short weeks of the launching of turn to the Colony yesterday. She in the Catholic Church in Shameen goods that can best be produced attend a round table conference. He has been in Java for the past month when Miss Heraida Leite became locally, and purchasing the rest still hopes to achieve the end wher
| a suitable opportunity arises. the scheme, over £1,000,000,000 of on her station.
the bride of Mr. N. T. Okvalra, from other nations.” Consul for Brazil the bonds have been turned in,).
Messrs. F. A. Xavier, Vice Con- 1,587,000 of the 2,600,000 holders
Mrs. Lane, wife of Inspector L. Paul for Brazil, J. M. A. Basto, and of this stock having assented to
Lane, D.IS, of the Water: Police H. M. Gracias performed the ser- conversion. The dissenters Bum Station, has reported the loss of a bered, only 115,000, representing 2 grey snake-skin handbag, per cent. of the total, and tens of Star Ferry yesterday. The bag contains one letter and two keys, thousands of further assents are and is of great sentimental value to pouring in with every mall. This the owner.
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EX-KAISERS ACTIVITY CAUSES ALARM.
DISCOVERY OF RARE Cave which according
PAINTINGS.
Art Treasurers Hidden In Hyderabad.
BURIED BY YEARS:
Brahmi inscription carved on it, is dated the second century AD. The fresco represents a scene in which ladles are shown enjoy-
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Another found
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"Vihara" of the fifth century Hyderabad, July 1, A.D. In this fresco the Bo
The Hague, Yesterday.. Persistent growing rumours of is the last week for bonus conver-
the ex-Kalser engaging in politi- sion and a wonderful success la
Chinese workman named cal activities has led Herr. Vos, a assured. While a great measure of Chung Hong, 50, living at Táng Chol member of the Lower House, to Street, Mengkok, collapsed and died lay on the table a question aching support would have been available in Kimberley Road, at 1.80Pm the Premier what measures the on purely patriotic grounds, the yesterday. The body was removed Netherlands Government has As the result of the keen in hisatva, in the form of terms offered were attractive to the Public Mortuary.
taken to prevent this. Reuter's
terest taken by theNizam's elephant, offers himself as préy .....Special Service. enough to guarantee & gratifying
Government in the famous to hunters to appease their reception to the scheme. Á sacrl One case of enteric fever and ons and case of cholera, are shown on the re
GAMBLER LOST WIFE, LAND Ajanta frescoes, some new hunger. There are several fice was entailed, but the com turn of notifiable diseases for the
AND MONEY.
paintings which had hitherto episodes of the story; in one he is shown throwing himself down pensation was reasonable and the 24 hours ending July 26. 3
been concealed under a thick pa from a precipice, in another lack of any compulsion added to
Killed His Opposent And
of dirt smoke 'and varnish have hunters are cutting large pieces the inducement. In these parlons dent of the Hong Kong Electric Mr. W. E. Orchard, Superinten-
Vanished:
just been discovered,
of fresh from his body, and in
times, 5 per cent, was too much Company's showroom, Des Vœux Interest for such a giant loan and Road Central, has reported the loss of an electric desk fan, valued at a rate of 3 per cent, was au
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In 1920 Sir Akbar Hydari another they are roasting, those then Secretary to the Nizam's pieces on a fire. The delineation fathe whole subject is marked Government in the
Vienna, July 10. Bad luck dogged a landowner, The played cards with another land
owner in i village fun near Lubin cal He lost his money, his land, and
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