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BETTER ATTITUDE TO
John Woollam won the Eng iish Amateur Golf Champion
ship at Ganton when he defeat- ed V. T. A. Bourn, the Walker Cup player, by 4 and 3. Wool- Jam is from Hooton, Cheshire.
THE GOVERNOR'S ILLNESS
H.E. Shows Slight Improvement.
UNABLE TO ATTEND PARÁDE
·TO-MORROW
His Excellency the Gov ernor, Sir William Peel, K.C.M.G., K.B.E., will not be able to attend the King's Birthday Parade to-morrow.
NEW SENSATION
IN J. P. MORGAN SENATE INQUIRY
Attack Launched On Prosecutor.
1923 MURDER TRIAL CHARGES
Banking Partnership Details
Washington, To-day.
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A sensational development oc- cured in the Morgan inquiry yes- terday, when Mr. John Hackett. describing himself as former Special Deputy Police. Commission- er of New York City called on the Senate Banking Committee to file charges against Pecora, investiga-
ting counsel.
Mr. Hackett handed the mem- bers of the Committee a pamphlet criticising Mr. Pecora's handling of the murder of "Dot"! King in 1923, when Mr. Pecora
HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1933,
WAR DEBTS
WAR DEBT QUESTION IN HOUSE OF COMMONS Chancellor Reticent Regarding June Instalment To U. S.
London, To-day. Asked whether any decision had been reached by the Government regarding the payment of the next Instalment of the war debt to the United States, the Chancellor, of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Cham- berlain yesterday said that would not be desirable for him to make any statement in regard to the matter at present.-British Wireless Service.
it
THE PORTUGUESE
EMPIRE
Imperial Conference Inaugurated.
POMP AND CEREMONY.
Lisbon, To-day.
A LUMP SUM PAYMENT?
SENATOR'S
SURPRISING
SUGGESTION Roosevelt's Difficulties
Appreciated.
[MR. RAINEY FEARS PRESIDENT'S POWERS.
"How Can Britain Pay
Washington, To-day
War debts were discussed in the United States Senate, yes- terday, and a keen sense of realities was shown.
Senator T. Y. Dings, of Mary land, proposed a lump sum pay ment. and said that he would wel
Est. 1945.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
ZAMBRENE WEATHERPROOFS
ARE
Superior
BERNARDS' OF HARWICH.
Outfitters.
CHATER ROAD,
HONG KONG.
SHOWN IN U.S. CONGRESS
The new Geological Museum Building in London, where His Majesty the King will open the World Economic Conference on June 12 The cost of adapting the building to accommodate the Conference was estimated at £7,500.-(8. & G.)
€16
CHINA'S ABLE NO DISTURBANCE LEADERS" IN THE PACIFIC
Japan's Assurance-
Of Peace.
was Assistant District Attorney. The First Portuguese Imperial come any genius who could show Tribute To T. V. Soong Mr. Pecora, when told of Mr. Conference in history, attended by how Britain with only $750,000,- And Chiang Kai-shek. Jackett's action, declared that all the Colonial Governors, was 000 in gold, can pay C$4,000,- The defied him to "go to the bot-opened here yesterday by the Pre-,000,000 when the United States
sident of the Republic, General will not accept goods. Antonio Oscar de Fragoso Car
tom" of the case.
A secret partnership agreement of Morgan and Co. was published yesterday afternoon. It was drawn up on March 31, 1916, after the death of the elder, Mr. J. P. Morgan, founder of the firm, and provides, inter alia, that in the event of a dis- pute between the partners,. the decision of Mr. J. P. Morgan is final.
mona,
The Democratic Leader Senator Robinson said that Presiden It is the most magnificent official Roosevelt realised the difficulties mecting since the days of the of collection of the debis, but there
Monarchy.
The Prime Minister, Dr. Antonio
MR. O. M. GREEN'S PRAISE.
London, To-day. warm tribute to the Chinese Finance Minister, Mr. T. V. Soong and to Marshal
ANOTHER NEW YORK SPEECH
BY VISCOUNT. ISHII
Boston, To-day, Viscount K. Ishi, Japanese delegate to the Washington Conversations, in a speech at
was every indication that he was Chiang Kai-shek Commander the Japanese Club, yesterday.
de Oliveira Salaza, in his opening carrying out, so far as tai be done, 1 speech, emphasised that Portugal's the existing congressional resolu- Colonial policy was in the service tion against cancellation and re- of the country and the world.-vision. Reuter.
His Excellency the Governor of Mr. Morgan may compel any Macao, Lt-Col. Antonio Jose His Excellency the G.Q.C.,[partner to withdraw forthwith, Miranda de Bernardes, is attend- Major-General O. C. Borrett, and himself fix the amount due ing the Conference.
to the partner concerned. No
C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O., will transaction can be made to which
take the salute.
were this
Juny partner objects, ·
The "China Mail"
The names of the partners afternoon informed by the Pr. were not published, but a mem- ber of the Senate Committee an- vate Secretary to the Governor,nounced that there were that His Excellency, who is con-"secret partners."
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fined to Mountain Lodge with a Partners are forbidden to spe- chill and some fever, shows slight improvement in his éral condition.
gen-
WELCOME RAIN
Reservoirs Gain Appreciably.
SOLUTION OF WATER PROBLEM AT HAND.
The arrival of the summer raina has once again averted a serious
culate except with their private to engage in any other business. means, and no partner is allowed
In the event of the death of Mr. Morgan, the partner- ship will be dissolved, unless the partners representing the majority of the interest notify. Mr. Morgan's execu fors that they desire a three-year extension.
More Famous Names,
RECEIVE PREFERENCE IN
BUYING STOCKS.
waler shortage in the Colony, and tomers for Messrs. J. P. Morgan A further list of selected cus- although the average rainfall for and Company's stock sales, shows the year up to 10 a.m. to-day was that 66,500 units of Niagara-Hud- 16 inches in arrears of the aver-son stock were sold for $29 in 1929, age, to-day's storm will reduce this when the market price was $86.
The list includes Mr. Owen D. deficit by about two inches.
Young, Mr. B. B. Mellon and Mr. An appreciable rise in the reser-Harvey Couch, who is now Direc-. voirs resulted from the heavy tor of the Reconstruction Corpora
storm which occurred on Monday, and to-day's rain will result in an even greater collection. Figures showing the present storage will not be available until Tuesday next, but it
tion.-Reuter.
(Continued on Page 7.) LORD WEMYSS BURIED,
anticipated that the Simple Ceremony At position this s year is slightly better
Village In Fife. than at the corresponding period or last year
The total rainfall since 10 am.
London, To-day. Admiral of the Fleet, Lord this morning until 2.30 p.m." was buried in the little cemetery of the Wester Webyss, was yesterday 1.645 Inches, 1.02 of this falling Chapel Garden, East Wemyss, Fife since 11.30 am- Thin brings the shire.
total for the year to 10.025 alla bier was a farm cart drawn against an average of 24.35 Inches by two horses, and his grave is set The Royal Observatory in to in quiet corner of the family's day's weather forecast predict private cemetery close to the coast showery weather, with moderate of Fifeshire, British Wireless Ber south-west for variable winds,
WORLD PRICE LEVELS.
Britain Will Help To Effect Increase.
- London, To-day. Questioned in the House of Commons, yesterday, regarding world prises, Mr. Neville Cham-
berlain Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, said that the Govern- ment would gladly co-operate with the United States, and any other Government, in any mea- sures that appeared calculated to assist in raising and main-"
the level of world taining prices.
As to the nature of such mea- aures, that obviously could not be determined until conversa- tions had taken place with the representatives of the Govern- ments concerned. Wireless Service.
British
Meanwhile, in the House of Representatives, Mr. Rainey, said that the pro- posed Tariff Bill will give the President power to make reciprocal tariff parts effec - Live on his proclamation, and the Senate will be un- able to reject them.
The significance of this is, that it may serve as a precedent for war debt negotiations in London, and may probably result in a moratorium. Renter,
UNCERTAINTY IN LONDON
Last-Minute Decision.
Probable.
THE JUNE WAR DEBT.
INSTALMENT.
London, To-day."
In connection with Mr. Neville Chamberlain's answer in the House
in Chief of the land, sea and air forces in Chma, is paid by Mr. O`M. Green in article en--- titled "T. V. and the New China" published in the News Chronicle to-day.
The article states that Mr. Soong has a marked per sonality of the highest repute. You always know what he means, and that he will do what he says.
"No Government in the world contains two more able men: than Marshal Chiang" and Mr. Soong, the article adds.--Reuter.
FAKE BELLICOSE TELEGRAM Rebellion Against Chiang Kai-shek.
FENG DENIES PARTICIPATION IN MOVEMENT
Peking. To-day
said that Japan had been, and still is, the standard-bearer of westem "civilisation in the Orient, and believes it her duty to defend certain ideas and in- stitutions against the tide of chaos and disruption.
He declared that the peace of the Pacific will never be disturbed. Reuter.
FENG ACCUSED -AGAIN.
2 STEAMERS COLLIDE
SEVERAL
OF THE CREW
INJURED
S.S. Guildford Castle Holed In Starboard.
SHIP BEGINS TO SETTLE
37 Passengers Landed At Cuxhaven Unhart London, Yesterday.
Three lives are feared lost and several seamen are known to be injured as the result of a col- lision between two British liners near the mouth of the River Elbe, off Cux- haven, North Ger- many. The accident occurred
the
dense fog, the ves sels involved being the Union Castle liner, s.s. Guildford Castle, and Messrs. Holt's motorship "Stentor."
The Guildford · Castle” wasn Badly holed in the starboard how and quickly began to settle, but the "Stentor" suffered · compara... C.E.R. Rolling-Stocktively minor damage, and after the impact steamed round to help in the work of rescue.
Detained.
COAL TRAINS SEARCHED.
that
Peking, To-day. Local railway circles state"
General Feng Yu. hsiang, who recently assum ed the post of Commander- In-Chief of the "People's
anti-Japanese Allied Forces,"
is now detaining rolling- stock on the Sulyuan Bail
way.
Thirty-seven passengers on board the Castle liner were mostly asleep at the time and none were hurt, bet two deck boys and the cook are, reported missing.
The passengers were immediately. summoned to the boat stations in their might attire, and were taken aboard the "Stentor" and several German vessels which came quick-
It is stated that General Feng ly to the assistance in reply to the
of Commons yesterday, to the states that General Feng Yu-hsiang of the Tatung Mines, while all were landed at Cuxhaven.
An official communique to-day has at present detained all coal sinking vessels $ 0. S. They
trains which export the produce! question regarding the Govern has sent a telegram to General traina passing Shuanhua are
ment's intentions concerning the
Search was made for the missing June war debt instalment, when Huang Fu, Chairman of the Peking boarded and closely searched by men, but owing to the inkly dark-
NEW GOVERNOR OF is understood that the Cabinet has for War, denying that he has re-
he said that it was undesirable to Political Committee, and General the troops of General Feng and ness and the fog which lay almost make any statement at present, it Ho Ying-ching, Nanking Minister General Fang Chen-wu. BOMBAY,
taken no decision, as yet, whether quested all the northern
Lord Brabourne Appointed.
London, To-day.. His Majesty the King has ap proved the appointment of Lord
Brabourne to be Governor of Bombay, in succession to Major- General Bir Frederick Skyes, whose term of office expires in December.
Britlab: Wireless Service:
STOCKS IRREGULAR IN LONDON
London, Te-day,
the
with
comman-
ter
Reu-
to pay or not, as it is not knownders to join him in a campaign EAGLE TO REPLACE
against General Chiang Kai-sek,
whether the United States Intends: to insist on payment
The uncertainty is not expected. The communique also states. to be removed until a day or two that the forty-seven comman [before: June 15-Reuter.
ders who allegedly made state- ments in a recent telegram ment, in fact, did no such thing. against the Nanking Govern-
FOUR POWER PACT
AGREEMENT.
Proposals To Be Issued In White Paper.
HERMES.
New Aircraft Carrier Due Next Week
on the water, no trace of them was found. The Stentor". Later pro- she was en route from London when ceeded to Hamburg, to which port-
the collision took place.
The Guildford Castle" was pro- ceeding from Hamburg to London. The As, Guildford Castle is a steel twin screw vessel of 7,995
HM. Aircraft Carrier Hermes in tons gross and was built in 1911 The statement, says the com- expected to return to Hong Kong by Barclay, Curie and Co., Ltd., munique, was a fake..
bagay from her summer cruise on June. 7.jat Glasgow, for the Union-Castle: |___HM, Aircraft Carrier Eagle, Mail 8.8. Co., Ltd. Her dimen- which is replacing the Hermes on sions are, length 4521 feet the China Station, will arrive in breadth 85 feet and depth 13 Hong Kong on June 10.
feet,
It was allegedly signed by General Chang Teo-hsieng General Wan-Fu-lin and forty-five others Reuter,
ADMIRAL DREYER LEAVES FOR PEKING
The my Stentor is a more NEW AMBASSADOR GRAVELY ILL modern vessel, being built by the Caledonian Shipbuilding and E- Dundee,
hom
-20-Londen, - To-day,= gineering Co., Ltd.
BN Co. Lt