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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1933.
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PACT
DECLARED
CONCLUSION OF FOUR POWER
BUILDING
SOCIETIES
IN BRITAIN
Improving Homes And Slum Areas.
IMPORTANCE STRESSED BY PRINCE OF WALES
Warning To British Legion
London, To-day.
H. R. H. the Prince of Wales at- tended two conferences in London yesterday. He first went to the annual conference of the British Le-i gion of ex-Servicemen, and after-
wards visited the international gathering of building societies.
Speaking to the British Legian, be declared, "I do not hesitate to say that the ex-Servicemen of this country have received from the suc- cessive Governments more, benefits and consideration than those of any other country which fought in the Great War.
"If the Legion is to be effi- cient and to use its influence to the best advantage, it must að- here always to one of the most important sections in its char- ter, that it must be entirely. non-political, "My
message to you to-day is that we must close our ranks at more, and help this country through the depressed and very difficult times through which it is now pass
ing.
Betters Homes.
The active interest which the
HUGE TREASURY ISSUE
IN AMERICA
MUSSOLINI HOPEFUL
Government Raises Funds On ACCEPTED
some
Notes, Certificates
Washington, To-day. The United States Treasury Secretary, Mr. William H. Woodin. yesterday announced the issue of
$500,000,000 five-year 2
and рег cent. Treasury notes about 400,000,000 nine-month 3% per cent, certificates of indebted- neas, to be used to meet matur. ing debla, to pay interest on the public debt and to provide funds for the industrial recovery pro-
gramme.--Revier.
TRAINING CHINESE IN LONDON
Indirect Benefits To Industry.
BIAS DEVELOPED FOR MACHINERY
London, To-day.
BY BRITAIN
AND FRANCE
Five Articles Aim At Close Co-Operation,
SEMI-OFFICIAL SUMMARY
ANNOUNCED
London, To-day. Signor Mussolini, the speaking at opening of the Sen- ate, in Rome, yester- day, stated that negotiations for the Four Power Pact had reached such an ad- vanced stage that its conclusion is im- minent.
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Official Photograph-The M.C.C. team return Home.—(L. to R):-H. Sutcliffe, D. R.: Jardine, Ames, Paynter, Mitchell, Duckworth and F. R. Brown, photographed on board, the tender after dis- embarking from the "Duchess of Atholl" at Greenock on May 6, when the MC.C. team arrived
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In a leading article dealing with In Paris, the Council of Ministers WORLD ECONOMIC the report of the Chinese Govern-yesterday authorised the French ment Purchasing Commission in Ambassador to Rome to accept the London, for 1923, showing an ex- present draft, which is also accept penditure of the year of £550,000 able to Britain.
making a total of £750,000, while Notification of German approval 3,700,000 is in hand for the is expected quite soon," and "when acquisition of British manufactures, received, the Pact will be formally "The Financial Times" emphasises concluded.---British Wireless Ser- the value of these orders from the vice. viewpoint of employment.
Referring to the efforts to bring
.
CONFERENCE German Delegation Announced.
NATIONALIST LEADER INCLUDED
Berlin, To-day.
The official German delegation Paris, To-day. Prince displayed in the Housing pro-
The following is the semi-official to the World Economic Conference, blem, was reflected in his remarks to Chinese students to England for summary of the Four Power Pact, which opens in London on Monday, the Building Societies' Con-training. the paper points out that The preamble declares that the next, is as follows:- gress. He traced its close con American industry has benefited by principal aim of the Pact is to give nection with the health, education American-trained Chinese giving more effect to the procedure es and remarked that in spite of the Preference to machinery with which tablished by the League Covenant, with proviso decisions of the four great advances made since the war, they are familiar.
and moral welfare of the community
more homes of the right type were! The paper states that by following Powers not to infringe the rights of
suit, British institutions should be other States.
still wanted.
While as building societies they able to create a bias in the direc- might not be directly concerned with alum clearance, nevertheless they don of British productions.-Reu-
could render Invaluable, assistance ter.
by supporting those schemes which had for their objective the provision of alternative and better accom- modation for the lowerpaid workers. (Continued on Page 12.)
NEW SECRETARY OF THE LEAGUE
Sir Eric Drummond Retiring.
LEAVES IN JULY
London, To-day, Sir. Eric Drummond, re- tiring Secretary of the League of Nations, sat with the Council for the last time in that capacity, yesterday, and members. paid a waran tribute to his services.
London Tribute To
T. V. Soong.
HAS WON THE TRUST OF CHINESE MERCHANTS.
London, To-day. The Chinese Minister of Finance, Mr. T. V. Soong, who is paying a brief visit to the England, will meet Prime Minister, Mr. Ram- say MacDonald, and other members of the Cabinet. It is assumed that the Anglo- Chinese relations will be dis- cussed,
Under Article One, Bri- Lain,
and France, Italy Germany agree to collabor
ate.
Article Two stipulates for the jexchange of views, particularly in view to applying the provisions of the League Covenant, espe cially Article 10, dealing with the maintenance of territorial status que, Article 16, dealing with 'sanctions in the case of aggression and Article 19, deal- ing with the revision of Treaties
Article Three of the Pact lays down that in the case of failure of the Disarma- ment Conference, the four Powers consult to find a solution for the unsolved problema...
Article Four states that the four Powers may likewise con- sider together, economie "ques- to Mr. Soong, states that his fin- tions in which they have com
mon interest in Europe. ancial ability and his courage in
The Times," paying a tribute
Article Five fixes. the duration
the face of appalling difficulties, of the Pact to 10 years, renew- and his reputation for integrity, able for a further 10 years, un He does not officially leave the have won him the trust of those less notice is given at the end of League until July. He is suc-shrewd judges, the Chinese mer-the eighth year. — Reuter ceeded by M. Avenol, of France, chants, and the respect of the Sir Eric was named first still important foreign communi- Secretary-General of the League ties of the treaty ports, Bri-
at the 1919 Paris Peace Confer-tish Wireless Service.
ence, and has since then bult ur:
an international' civil-service - in
the League Secretariat, where CARDINAL BOURNE IMPROVING practically all nationalities are] represented, and which work Emoothly and efficiently." Bri- tish Wireless Service.
UNPAID WORKERS
3,000 Go On Strike At Tsinpu
* Tainan, To-day Three thousand employees of the Tsinpu workahops here are strik
London, To-day.
The condition of His Eminence, Cardinal Bourne, Archbishop of} Westminster, continues to Improve, and he is regaining strength-Bri-
tish Wireless Service,
U.S. SHIPBUILDER : PASSES
Ban Francisco, To-day, Mr. Joseph James Tynany the ing as a protest against the non- well-known shipbuilder, died hers
bist night. Beuter,
Payment of wages Renter
ASSASSINATION
· IN GREECE
M. Venizelos Escapes Bullets.
WIFE AND CHAUFFEUR WOUNDED
Athens, To-day. When M. Venizelos; former Premier of Greece, and hir were returning to
night
fred at them.
Irelos and the
M:~~Venizeloj
Baron Von Neurath,. Foreign Minister.
Count Schwerin von Krosigk, Finance Minister.
Dr. Hugenberg, Minister or Economica.
Dr. Schacht, President of the Reichbank.
Herr Krogmann, Lord Mayor
of Hamburg.
BRITAIN SWELTERS UNDER LONG HEAT WAVE
85 Degrees In Shade In London Yesterday
London, To-day. Britain's wonderful weather, which lasted over the Whitsuntide holidays, continued yesterday, when the shade tem
perature, although below that of Monday, reached 85 degrees.
The heat wave started on May 27, when a temperature of 79 de grees in the shade was recorded in London, that being the hottest May day for four years. British Wireless Service:
INDIA INCREASES COTTON DUTY
BASEBALL RIOT IN AMERICA
Ladies' Day In Cincinnatti.
POLICE PROTECT- UMPIRES
New York. To-day. Ladies' Day in Cincinnatti provided the usual excitement on the baseball field. The game between the St. Louis Cardinals, 1931 champions; and the Reds was marred by riot- ons proceedings which led to police protection for the um- pires.
(Continued on Page 12.) Results as cabled by Reuter:-
National League.
Herr Wilhelm Keppler, the well- Discrimination Against Brooklyn
known engineer.
Herr von Hoesch, German Am- bassador to the Court of St. James.
Daladier Going.
TO STAY THREE DAYS IN LONDON,
The
Paris, To-day. French Premier, M. Daladier, will leave for Lon don on Sunday for the opening of the World Economic Confer
ence.
He will probably stay for` three days--Renter.
MATTERN LEAVES
OMSK.
Round The World Flight
9
New York
Melville Ott hit a homer.
2 Wilson hit a homer.
B. H. 7 9
8
Japan.
Pittsburgh
GOVERNMENT READY TO
NEGOTIATE
Surh hit a homer. Chicago
Б
St. Louis
6" 16 Medwick hit a homer. 2 American League.
0
Simla, To-day.
The Government of India have Cincinnatti fissued notification of an increase in
Boston the emergency minimum specific Pennock pitched. duty on cotton plain and greys, of New York non-British origin, from 50 per
*
Boston
New York
SUSSEX XI
BEATEN BY
MIDDLESEX
Splendid All- Round Play By Allen
SURREY'S CHECK NOTTS AT TRENT BRIDGE.
Another for "Black Bradmag”
London. To-day.
Sussex suffered their first defeat· of the season when they lost, ingle iously to Middlesex at Lord's yes- terday. G 0. Allen, who achieved fame in the recent series' of Tests. was largely instrumental in the de- feat of the most promising southern team.
Warwick, for whom Bob Wyatt played a great innings of 166, re- corded their fourth win in seven matches when they beat Derby to take third place in the table.
(Continued on Page 9.) Results as cabled by Reuter:- County Championship. Middlesex, beat Sussex by an Innings and 48 runs at Lord's.
Sussex: 182 (G. O. Allen 7 for.
41) and 202. Middlesex: 432 (Hendren' 96,
Hearne 82, G. 0. Allen 80).
Essex beat-Worcestershire by an innings and 123 runs at Leyton.
Worcester: 194 CHAT. 0-Smith
5 for 66); -183 (HT, 0,,Smith 6 for 62). Essex: 500, (Nichols 117, Cat- more 98, Eastman 78. Jack- son 6 for 89).
Warwickshire beat Derbyshire by wickets at Edgbaston. Derby: 226 (Paine 5 for 38) and
217. Warwick: 366' for 8 dec. (R. E. S.
Wyatt 160);
78 for 2 wickets.
Surrey took first innings points. E. from Noits at Trent Bridge.
Notis: 267 (Harris 132, Gover
5 for 70):
::
257 for 9 wickets dec. Surrey: 857 (P. G. H. Fender
106, Voce 5 for 76);
81 for no wicket.
12 0 Hampshire best Kent by 10.
wickets at Southampton.
1 Kent: 299 and 178./
9
1
8 10 Babe Ruth and Dickey hit homers.
Chicago
Kress hit a komer St. Louis.
cent to 75 per cent "ad valorem." The increase is due to the depreciated yen and also to the pressure of Japanese competition, which is ad- versely affecting a number of Indian industries, besides the cotton industry.. Reference is made in the Įnotification regarding the de-Chicago
nunciation of the Indo-Japanese Washington Trade Convention but the Gov-
Campbell hit a homer..
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11
ernment affirm that they are MR. ARIYOSHI FOR prepared to discuss the situation with a view to solving the pro- Lieut. James Mattern, the blem. Beater.
Moscow, To-day.
well-known United, States: avia tor, in his plane, "Century of Progress," left Omsk, at 1 am.
this morning for Chita. The CHINA'S SOVEREIGN
weather, is favourable for flying.
Reuter
Lieut. Kattern hopped off from Her- beng Grace, Newfoundland, early Test Saturday morning, in an attempt to complete solo fight around the World
Crossing the North Atlantic he few non-stop for 23 hours
to re-food is domieniand Inle ]the coast of Norway at 10.15 am, on Sunday. He took off at 3. p.m. the same day for Oslo, landing theme, at
"840a.m. on Monday he jell Moscow" arriving" nately at
RIGHTS.
Return Urged By League Societies.
Montreux, To-day,^%
A resolution moved by Lady Gladstone, urging the League of Nations to 'do their utmat to re-establish sovereign rights China, has been approved bý ill the nations represented at Conference of League of Nations Societies here, except
NANKING,
Japanese Ambassador's Visit.
Shanghal, To-day.
Hants: 468 (Mead 198) and 11
for no wicket.
Somersetshire beat Gloucester- shire by an innings and 110 runs- Jat Taunton..
Gloucester: 182 and 201 (J. G.
White 6 for 76)." Somerset:, 448 (Young 1053.
Northants- beat Leicester by
3 wickets at Northampton, i
Leicester: 141 (Clark 7 for $63
and 213.
Northants 307 (Tinimas 113), and.
50-for 17
Friendly;
Glamorgan drew with the West Indies at Cardía, yo!
West Indies: 475 (G. Headley **-129) and 26 for 2. "Glamorgan: ~ 493
(Dyson, 147, FR. Martin B for 90);
NATIONAL GALLERY Lord Duveen Appointed A Trustee.
London, To-day, Lord Duveen, the well-known art
Mr. Arlyoshl, Japanese Ambasan- dox to China, accompanied by his wife and the First Secretary,,, MI. Arimo and his wife, left for Nan- king by train a 10 a.m. to-day.h
Interviewed by Reuter at the sta-expert and benefactor, has been ap Hon, Mr. Arlyosht declared no pointed a trustee of the National in succession to, Mr. F. S. political significance was attached Ga
to the trip, which was "a" purely Clarke, resigned--B personal visit. He said he had not decided when he will visit North Chippen
Mr. Ariyoshi, is expected to: turn to Shanghal on Sunday-1004
Hah Wireless