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EMPIRE'S NEW TARIFF
MARRIOTT
WINS MOTOR
CYCLE TRIAL Lewis Comes Second & Williams Fourth.
The Ching Maid learns. from an unofficial source that E. Marriott, riding a 5 h.p. Rudge machine, machine. won the Hong Kong Re- liability Trial which was staged on Saturday night and Sunday!- morning over a 29014 miles)
course.
H. E. Lewis, was placed second 013 his 3 hp. A.J.S.. while H. G. Williams on a 2.49 h.p. B.S.A. was fourth,
Chinese Ferry
Launched
Mme. Quo Tai-chi Acts
At Ceremony.
1888 DUNLOP
Pioneer
1932 DUNLOP still the Leader
PREFERENCES ANNOUNCED IN LONDON
RECIPROCAL DUTIES EMPIRE POLICY
BULWARK TRADE
COLONY PREFERENCES CONFINED TO MOTORS
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MUTUAL PROTECTION FOUND
WILL STIMULATE
WORLD'S TRADE Parliament To Hurry Legislation.
FULL PLANS REVEALED.
London, To-day.
The new Empire Preferences, it
With the publication of the sun-
is expected, will act as an almost IMPERIAL TARIFF PREFERENCES, BASED UPON A DE-immediate stimulant toworld.com- SIRE FOR THE PROTECTION OF BRITISH INDUSTRY, AND merzé. LINKING THE SCATTERED DOMINIONS AND CULONIES MORE CLOSELY TO THE MOTHER LAND, ARE ANNOUNCED mary of the proceedings of the Im- IN DETAIL FROM LONDON TO-DAY. THE TARIFFS, WHICH perial Conference at Ottawa, the thrms of schedules. which had, WILL BE OPPOSED BY A STRONG FACTION IN PARLIAMENT,
hitherto been kept back, mainly at the Dominiona ARE EXPECTED TO BE DISCUSSED AND POSSIBLY IMPLE
the request of MENTED AT THE COMING SESSION, WHICH WILL OPEN wing to risks of forestalling, are revealed. It is on a basis of the NEXT TUESDAY.
A large measure of protection is contained in the agreements, agreements and schedules contain- all of which were reached at the Ottawa Conference, but there are ed in this report that, legislation proposals for further extending the preferences, in one instance to has been drafted which will he block Japanese cotton interests in their attempt to stampede Bri- tish compétition out of Ceylon.
The Anglo-Canadian
taken up by House of Commone immediately Parliament reassem bles-on Tuesday next. Legislation
Lordon. To-day. "China's first. train ferry, cost-
agree foreign products coming into Great will be pressed forward with all ing £70,000, was launched by Mme. Quo Tai-chi at Walker-on-ment provides for lower duty on Britain.
48 per cent. of the total imports Tyne to-day.
from the United Kingdom, while
speed, not only to prevent fore- stalling but because, under the: Import Duties 40 provision for the free entry of importte from the Dominions and Coloniar ceases on November 16.
Life still had its unpleasant spots for the children of the hon-picker even though they have left the routine of town life.
Whose turn next? Bath time at the end of the day's work..
RESIGNATIONS OF LIBERAL MINISTERS APPROVED.
Sir Herbert Samuel Declares His Task Completed.
London, To-day.
A great audience at Queen's Hall last night recorded its approval of the “rebel Liberal Ministers recent resignations Bir Herbert Samuel warther principal speaker. He claim ed that the main task for which he joined the Govern- ment was finished. Reuter.
The Ministers who resigned were-Lord Snowden, Lurd Privy Seal Sir Herbert Samuel, Home Secretary; and Sir AI- chibald Sinclair, Secretary for Scotland.
Many "Free" Iteme.
London, To-day. In regard to modification of im. The vessel is 372 feet long, goods valued at G$8,000,000 per with a dead weight 1,550 tons, annum are admitted free from port duties in the Dominions on articles imported from Britain, full and is named the Chang Kiang: Canada.
of foreign particulars are given of the new It will be used in conveying trains, British imports over the Yangtze River from meat will be drastically and rates imposed. In regard to Cana-
The Report contains the terms South da, these modifications apply to Nanking to Pukow and is capable progressively restricted. of carrying three trains, with aAfrica imposes minimum specific some 215 items, of which, in 132 of agreements between the United duties on foreign goods, while cases, duties on United Kingdom Kingdom and various Dominions total of twenty-one wagons.
admitted goods are to be reduced, while in and India, and in the opinion of The ferry was built with Funds British products are of Boxer Indemnity, and is free. India gives a ten per cent. 79 cases such goods are for the the Government, the agreements acknowledged as one of the finest preference.on 163 items, to which first time to enjoy freedom from greatly increase the opportunity of On the basis of inter-Imperial trading and repre- and most modern "vessels of her may be added cotton and arti-Custom's Duty.
Reuter..
ficial silk piece goods. Austra-last year's trade, over 40 per cent. sent an important step towards the sort. -
lla gives a preference to British of imports from the United King restoration of world trade. goods ranging 15 to 20 per cent.dom into Canada will enjoy imme-over-riding consideration was ex- New Zealand will reduce all du-diately the advantage of lower pressed in a resolution passed by ties on British goods and New-Customs Duties than those pre- the Conference which declared Goods to the that by the lowering or removal of foundland has granted a prefer-viously in force. ence of 10 per cent. on certain value of over $8,000,000 are be- barriers among themselves, pro- GERMANS NEED
ing "admitted free of Customs Duty vided in the agreements, the flow classes of required "material.
to Britain from Canada.
19TH. ROUTE ARMY
LEADER DEPARTS.
Fukien People Pledge Support.
General Au Shau-nten, Comman- der of the 78th Division of the 19th: Route Army, left Hong Kong for Fukien on the s.s. Tainun yesterday afternoon.
He informed the China Mail re- presentative that immediately on his arrival at Amoy he would proceed to the fighting zone at Lung Ngam, where the 78th Division was pre- paring to launch a general attack on the Communists in the district.
Under the Ottawa agree. ments, Ceylon will be invited to adopt the principle of pre- ference in respect of a num- ber of Indian products, of which cotton piece goods is the most important, while the Government of British Malaya will be invited to give India a preference in return for which India will ""grant preferences to certain
Colonial products. The effect of a preference for British-made cotton in Ceylon General Au further stated that Will be a boom to British Indus- the disbanding of the provincial try, already threatened with troops under command of General Japanese "dumping." Japan, Chan Kuo-fai had been completed however, has intimated that she and steps towards reorganisation of will erect cotton mills in India the provincial administration had and thus circumvent the prefer- been started.
ence restrictions in India and
Before the departure of General Ceylon, if they are introduced in
Shing-chung, the latter territory. Au, Mr. Choong manager of the Fukien Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong expressed | on behalf of the Fukien people wil- lingness to support the 19th Rdute Army at any cost. Replying, Gen- eral Au said he would convey the sentiments of the Fukien people to General Tsai Ting-kai, Commander- in-chief of the 19th Route Army.
JAPANESE MISSION TO PEIPING. Manchukuo Sending An Emissary.
Colonies Benefit. -Arrangements were made on behalf of the Colonies at Ot- tawa to provide for numerous Increased preferences, but these are confined to motor vehicles in Straits Settlements ..and Hong Kong. It is expect- ed that reduction of the duty
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LLOYD GEORGE
WARNS WORLD
OF WAR FEAR Urges Nations To
Abandon Arms.
TREATY CLAUSES BROKEN.
London, To-day.
Mr. Lloyd George, colour ful Liberal leader, stepped into the spotlight last night in the role of prophet of impending doom. Addressing s
large gathering in the interests of World Peace,. Nn the Guild Hall, he warned of
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of trade between the various toun- tries of the Empire would be faci- litated and that by the consequent increase of the purchasing power of. their peoples, the trade of the world would also be both atimulat ed and increased.
Agreement Schedules. Agreements with all Dominions follow. the same general form. Im- ports from Empire countries into the United Kingdom fall into three classes, namely, those accorded: en-
POWER ABOVE
PARTY'S RULE
TROOPS RUSHED
BY LORRIES TO GUARD BELFAST
Arms Among Civilians Seized In Raids.
PEACE IS MAINTAINED.
Armoured Cars Patrol in
- Riot-Wrecked Streets.
Belfast, To-day.
Peace is being maintained in Belfast, but only at the point of guns of military and police.
Three thousand police off- cers, armed with rifles" and revolvers, and a feet of armoured cars, are patrol- ling the city's danger areas, guarding the Falls Road dis- trict and those other areas where the mob menace was greatest,
Seven, lorry loads of troops of the Inniskilling Fusiliers, carry
French Premiering machine-guns, have arrived In London chatty little weapons displayed
Will Discuss Arms Parley Plan.
London, To-day;"
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in the city and are on duty, their
at points of vantage as much for purposes of intimidation as any- thing else.
Arms Seised.
A disturbing feature of the M. Herriot, Premier of France, trouble, which broke out on Toes- day during a demonstration of accompanied by two officials of his unemployed and discontented covernment, arrived in London late ler-scheme workers, who-de- last night and was
met by Prime manded more pay, was the un- Minister Ramsay MacDonald and Covering of large supplies of arme- and ^ammunition, among Sir John Simon, with whom he con- civilians, Police raids in-sus- fers to-day.
pected quarter disclosed this The two Government leaders are preparation for revolt. It is endeavouring to reach an under- thought probable that the arms were obtained through some sort standing in the matter ofan of Communist agency. armaments policy, so as to pave the
Already 70 arrests have been way for discussions at the forth-made: coming International Conference or, The rioting on Tuesday caused better still, to simplify plans for an numerous casualties and thus far earlier Four Power Parley in the three persons have been reported killed, while others are serious- same matter.
ly wounded. Police were forced to fire on mobs, when marksmen among the angry mass com- menced sniping at the officers.
The French antagonism towards
the German demand for equality of
treatment in the matter of arma- mente, Germany's stiff and stubborn retirement attitude, threatening
from all arms discussions, has caus ed a serious impasse in the Euro- pean programme for military and naval reductions. The British and French Premiers, however, meet on sympathetic ground.
Government Must Be Independent.
VON PAPEN'S SPEECH.
Munich, To-day, Reform of the German Con try free of duty, but substitution was dealt with by Chan- jject to revision three years cellor Herr von Papen in a plan for League of Nations Control
which are grant-speech here. He said a power-of Arms, ed preference though imposi
hence, those
France recently put-forward
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a "pooled" international
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Not Intimidated.
The city last night was quiet and most of the streets were de- serted.
Lord Craigavon, in a speech at meeting of Belfast Unionists, said to-day that if the mischief- makers come to Belfast to create trouble or in an attempt to disappointed. He was not a man create a Republic, they would be to be intimidated,
Council has resolved to call upon Trades Unions to strike in sympathy with the relief workers but it is, not likely the Trades Unions will concur, particularly as the RUSS CAMPAIGN local shipyards are hoping to secure remunerative ordere shortly.
tion of specific duties on foreign ful authority must be created force, and this may be discussed in goods and those which receive pre-above all parties.
London-Reuter:
ference in virtue of tell per cent. Government, he added, must! LYTTON CLAIMS
ad valorem duty on foreign goods be independent of parties and
imposed under the Imparts Duties the Government, not Parliament,
Act.
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must control the affairs of state. His remarks are significant in view of the rumour of a Royalist
the world's danger from un- NEW CHAPLAIN FOR restoration, now current. Reu-
suspected war.
Не was convinced, he said, that no ruler of Europe wanted war in 1914 but that the ma- chinery, once started, crashed forward, out of control and overwhelmed civilisation.
D.B.S.
Prominent Oarsman From Australia.
PRINCES FLY TO COPENHAGEN. Greeted In Denmark By Royal Hosts.
London, To-day
U.S. PROPOSED
Fi
The Belfast Trades
Washington, Oct., 10.
The suggestion of Lord Craigs Considerable official surprise was von that the rioters may have shown to-day over the revelation been inspired by Free State sym-- that the Earl of Lytton, head of Pathisers or even by emissaries sent from Dublin, has given – a the recent League of Nations in new angle to the Beifast disturb. quiry in Manchuria, had asserted
Renter. ances that the allied intervention in Siberia in 1918 was "proposed by
Cited States Government."
$1.400 ESTATE.
The Rev. L. D. Nash M.A., will canned pineapples will
Mr. Lloyd George said he was shortly take up duties a teacher benefit, Malaya, and numerous tropical products, including quite prepared to defend the
Treaty of Versailles if it was at the Diocesan Boy's School He fruits from the West Indies and vegetable oils from West completely carried out, but he has been engaged as realdent assis
declared that the majority of tant master and chaplain, and is The Prince of Wales and Frince Oficials recalled, that notes, ex- "Africa, are" receiving prefer
signatories never had intended due to arrive in March. Educated George yesterday flew in the Im- changed between European capitals Fences from the Dominions.
therine's from Malmo, Sweden, via Hamburg, January and July, 1918, indicated M HỖ The Cabinet will consider im that to happen. Before the inke at Melbourne Grammar School, perial Airways liner Heracles" and the United States between estate of Mra Mary Rapp alla plementing the Ottawa decisions was dry they were arranging the Australia, and St.
nglish and ed by Prince and Princess Axel of the allies and that the United Changchun, To-day. during its meetings this week, for creation of new armies College, Cambridge, he took good do to Copenhagen They were greet that the proposal originated, with
Denmark British Wireless Ser States finally agreed Mr. Tokuzo Komai, Councillor of at the forthcoming session, open the last man to plead for Ger+grees in History Manchukuo, is expected to visiting on Tuesday next, the matter of many; but honour demands that was protoluent as an Peiping shortly in a private capa-Empire duties will probably be dis we carry out our city, but it is believed his mission posed of. The Government anti- and follow Cerronny's
is an important one which is likely cipates stiff opposition to its
disarming said
Prime
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