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CHATER ROAD,
HONG KONG.
PARLIAMENTARY OPINION DIVIDED ON BRITAIN'S FOREIGN POLICY
REDUCED TAXATION IN BRITAIN?
Chancellor Optimistic, But
Reticent
London. To-day.
Asked in the House
of Com-
mon yesterday whether progrVAN was being made towards the re
Mr
the next Neville Chamber.
duction of taxation in Budget.. lain. the Chancellor pr. said
condition
try was evident
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195/1257
and enabled him to look with eon-
a favourable Aranel print financin!
fidence for outcome of the
year.
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MILDER TONE TOWARDS GERMANY VIOLENCE
'STOP MEDDLING IN EUROPE"
MR. AMERY TURNS TO U.S. AND EMPIRE
LLOYD GEORGE CHARGES FRANCE WITH DOUBLING HER ARMAMENTS
LONDON, TO-DAY.
MARKED DIVERGENCE OF OPINION ON BRITAIN'S FOREIGN POLICY WAS REVEALED DURING THE DISARMA MENT DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS LAST
MR. HENDERSON NIGHT. WHILE THE MINISTERS. GENERALLY, FAVOUR-
IN THE HOUSE
Attends Labour Party Meeting.
Londen, To-day.
Mr. Arthur Henderson, President of the Disarmament Conference, was in conversation at the Foreign Olice on Monday.
He took his seat in the House of Commons yesterday afternoon for 'the first time since his recent elec-] tion as Member for the Clay Cross
division of Derbyshire.
Although he did not take part in
the disarmament
the debate in
ED CLOSE TO-OPERATION WITH GENEVA, OTHER PRO. MINENT SPEAKERS, NOTABLY MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND MR. L. C. M. S. AMERY, ADVOCATED CLOSER ATTENTION TO EMPIRE AFFAIRS.
If Germany is going to re-arm, no one can prevent her. I is time to reconsider the British policy, declared Mr. L. C. M. S Amery. Britain should stop pestering France and other coun triex into Disarmament.
"We should stop meddling in Europe and get the United States to associate with us more closely with the affairs of the Dominions rather than with Europe." he sald.
No undertaking was given to Germany in the Versailles Treaty that the victors would disarm to the level of the vanquished, but the hope is held out that Germany's Disarmament will be the first stage of a general limitation of armaments, declared Sir Austen Chamberlain. during the Commons debate in the course of a trenchant castigation of Germany bellicose spirit.
Mr. Winston Churchill,
AND DISORDER
IN NEW YORK
Turbulent Mayoral Election.
HOODLUM GANGS RIOT AMONG VOTERS
"Red" Candidate Thrown Into Street
New York, To-day. The Mayoral election held here yesterday was the most turbulent for many years. Violence and disorder swept the city, hoodlum gangs, treating the voters uncere. moniously.
A record poll is expected, how- ever, despite the intimidation, gang fighting and minor rioting. which was prevalent.
The "Fusion" guards, culled GERMANY
by the anti-Tammany candidate,į Mr. La Guardia. from the ranks MAY CANCEL
of professional pugilists, and WITHDRAWAL athletes, were powerless to deat
with the situation.
British Influence For Conciliation.
SIR J. SIMON'S SPEECH IN ARMS DEBATE
London, To-day... The Foreign Secretary, Sir John eloquent d'force Simon, made an of Great Britain's sháre & 1 "pro- moting Disarmament,, in the re-
debate last night.
Commons, he attended the Labour "Stick To The League," FRENCH AND US.tion in the House of Commons
Party meeting which was held after i the Foreign Secretary's speech and discussed whether a vote of cen-j sure on the Government would hel taken. British Wireless Servico
M. LITVINOFF IN NEW YORK. Ambassadorial Welcome!
For Soviet Envoy.
Shanghai, To-day, According to Havas, M. Maxim Litvino, the Soviet Commissar for Foreign Affairs, arrived in New York
Says Churchill.
Mr. Winston Churchill said that he could hardly bebeve Mr. Lloyd George's picture of a Germany with "300,00 rifles too many and a few Boy Scouts."
On the contrary, he saw the philexophy of blood-lust being No inculcated into youths.
parallel to this could be found since the days of barbariem.
ARMAMENTS
Startling Figures By
Lloyd George.
Germany could cancel her with- drawal from the Lengue, of Na- Lions, and every country must) earnestly trust that events would cause her to do so, he said.
A great deal would happen in All Britain's the next two years. influence would be on the side of reconciliation.
Mr. David Lloyd George, war Lime Premier, with masses of figures, showed the increase of armaments since the end of the war. Locams Treaty, the Government's He said that since the Locarno view, after consulting law officers,
Thugs attacked the Com- munist candidate, Mr.
Robert Minor, and pitched
him into the street.
FOUR KILLED, SIX WOUNDED IN KENTUCKY DISORDERS
Wild Uproar Throughout State During Elections
Harlem, Kentucky, To-day. Four people were killed and alx wounded in the disorders which prevalled throughout the State of Kentucky, yesterday, during the elections for the State Legisla ture, and the Mayoral elections in the town of Louisville-Heuter.
TWO STATES VOTE
DRY
Surprising Election In U.S. Repeal..
New York, To-day. Early returns in the Prohibi- tion vote show that North Carolina and South Carolina voted "Dry," while Pennsylva nia and Ohio voted "Wet." The Kentucky returns will counted to-day.--Reuter.
Later,
LOW SCORING
CONTINUES IN
INTERPORT
Hamilton, With 51, Saves Malaya.
113 FOR 7.AT TEA.
SPLENDID LAST-WICKET STAND FOR HONG KONG
In just under an hour after lunch
to-day Malaya lost three wickets in collecting the necessary runs to pass the Hong Kong first innings total of 125.
The bowlers continued to do- minate the batsmen and but for Hamilton, the skipper, who made 161, the Malaya team would have
collapsed.
Hamilton's score of 51 out of He 99 included 7 boundaries. completed his half century with a four off Minu and was bowled be two balls later. In 1926 Hamil- ton knocked 96 against Hong |Kong in Singapore.
Both North and South Carolina voted, "Dry
Utah indicates a close race, with the "Wets" slightly ahead.
The tea interval arrived with the score 118 for 7 wickets.
Frank Goodwin did not go out with the Colony team after lunch Ohio is estimated to have voted and Archie Hamilton was entrusted two to one Wet" and Pennsylvania with the attack from the
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In one district, the entire elec-five to one "Wet".-Reuter. tion Board was arrested for fighting between themselves. - U.S. PURCHASES Reuter.
La Guardia Elected.
New York, Later. Tammany Hall has conceded the New York Mayoral election to Mr. La Guardia-Renter.
Mr. La Guardia won the election by about 200,000 votes.
Mr. Joseph McKee, the Indepen-] dent Democrat was second and | Mayor ́O'Brien, the Tammany Hall
candidate, third.-Reuter.
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As regards the validity of the BIRTH CONTROL
IN ASIA
It was no wonder, therefore that Pact was signed. France had in- was that the withdrawal of any
there was alarm in the neighbouring creased her guns and bombing party to the Treaty did not release Problem To Doctors And
the other parties from their obliga- aeroplanes by 50 per cent.
ilona.
countries.
We should
ter without careful ́ consideration and consultation with the other parties to the Treaty.
"We should stick to the League France, in 1914, had 35,000 tons
If Germany's withdrawal became of Nations in Europe and address of destroyers, and she now had des-effective, however, it would raise! Germany collectively.
troyers totalling 108,000 tons.
|issues so far reaching in charactor on Monday, and is being redress some of her grievances The United States, in 1914, had that it would be impossible to make trenied by American authorities as before re-armament has reached 440,000 tons, and new had 259,000 any public statement on the mat on Ambassador,
President Roosevelt is arranging age which will endanger the peace tons.
of the world," Mr. Churchill said. confidential conversation with;
CAPT. EDEN, PACIFIST. him at the White House this week-i
Winding up the debate, the Un- The United States Secretary of der-Secretary of State for Foreign State, Mr. William Cordell Hull
Affairs, Captain Autheny Eden, and other lending American politi-urciared that if Europe had accept clans will participate in the dis-ed the British Disarmament conven-1 cussions Central News Agency.
tion in March, "We, would have re- duced conscript service eight months, and would have virtually
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PRINCESS ROYAL 'SATISFACTORY:"
A Fairly Comfortable
Day.
London, To-day.
A bulletin sued last evening stated that the Princess Royal had passed a fairly comfortable day and that her condition is satisfactory.— British Wireless Service.
PRINCE GEORGE TO TOUR S. AFRICA.
Sails On January 19,
· London, To-day, H.R.H. Prince George will leave England for his tour of South Africa on January.
10.
to
Yet France and the United States talked peace more than all the other Powers put to gether. France had doubled her armament budget since the signing of the Locamo Pact and the United States had in- creased her armament budget from U. 8. $590,000,000 to US. $700,000,000.
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BRITAIN. DENOUNCES TARIFF TRUCE.
Withdrawal Yesterday,
Social Workers.
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LONDON CONFERENCE THIS MONTH
8
OF GOLD.
Naval Yard end, while Minu bowled from the Supreme Court, end to D. C. Burn and R. G. Gibson.
Both batsmen refused to take any risks and 25 minute play produced only 12 russ. At this period a ball.
Burn on the arní before rolling on to the wicket: 12-1--7
$2,800,000. For 86,000 from Hamilton kisked badly and hit
Ounces.
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL (By_Telegraph, Copyright. Telegra phe Messages Ordinance, 1884, Re- ceived November 8, 7.10 am
Washington, To-day. The Chairman of the Re- construction Finance Cor poration, Mr. Jesse Jones, yesterday announced that the R.F.C. so far, have pur- of chased 86,000 ounces domestic gold, U.S.-2,800,000 in
United debentures. -- Press: per S. C. Gold-Bar Co.
LONDON STOCK MARKET DULL.
A. macons #disaster occurred in the next "over when · Bo Chow Talk pushed, a ball to Garthwaite at mid off and van half way up the pitch without calling Gibson for a run. THO Army player whipped the ball in and hit the stumps 18-2-0.
አድ R. N. Hamilton opened his count with a boundary to the leg off Minu, and in the next over straight drove the Army fast bowler to the rails. Owen Hughen quickly [placed Garthwaite in the deep for Hamilton when next be faced Good- įwin's substitute. In this over one kicked up badly and hit him on the hand. Ducklit very nearly goi a
Unsettling Effect of catch quit at short leg. Dollar Fluctuations.
London, To-day, Sterling on New York was yesterday quoted at 4.91, and on Paris at 81° 1/16.
Garthwaite Relleres Minu. Owen Hughes made his first bowl- ing change at 24 when Garthwaite care on in the place of Minu. His over cost two no balls, the first and third, a 4 and a 2 to Gibson.
Hamilton was suffering from
London, To-day. The problem of birth-control in Asia will be discussed at Conference to be held in London Jon November 24 and 25.
London Stock Markets were gen-strain and Owen Hughes very wise- The Conference is the result of erally dull, the sharp fluctuations 1 took him off and put Pearce on requests for help and informs of the dollar having an unsettling at the Naval Yard end. tion from a large number of effect.
Pearce bowled round the wicket British and Astatic doctors, so-
British funds were steady with to two men close in on the leg side, cial workers and publicists in war loan at 100%.
a man on the aquars leg boundary, India. China and Japan.
Gold closed at 129/11%-Briamid-on and a deep mid-on. The Conference will be held in tish Wireless Servica.
In his second over he had the London School of Hygiene
Gibson out for obstruction— In the House of Commons yes and Tropical Medicine, and will
and Malaya were only 3 runs and military and naval aviation, 'ed with too much picrle acid, he
on with three wickets down." - provided & scheme could be worked said. It was impossible for Ger-terday the President of the Board (be presided over by Lord Horder. Among the supporters are:-
It was unfortunate for Gibson, fout for the control of civil aviation." many to manufacture big guns of Trade Mr. Walter Runciman,
who looked set for a big score, as "If the land Power had made without the whole world knowing. said that the Government had come the Chinese Minister in London,
the ball kept very low. He scored reductions comparable to the Bri- Therefore, why impose a period of to the conclusion that the tariff Mr. Quo Tal-chi, the Chinese
his 13 out of 96," tish naval reductions, perhaps the, Disarmament Conference need not have sat at all," he said.--Reuter.
abolished all heavy artillery, tanks
Armament Firms Criticised.
London, To-day.
The spirit of Locarno was charg
probation?
tain still stood by her plan, said.
he
Defending Francs, Captain Eden sald it was not France that walk-
London, To-day.
truce entered into at the World Minister in Parls, Dr. Wellington Economic Conference was no long-Koo, Miss Margaret Sanger, the er of practical value, and notice famous American birth control had been given to withdraw from it pioneer, the Baroness Ishimoto, from yesterday December 7-Briand the Hon. Bertrand Russell,” tish Wireless Service. ⠀
Reuter.
ed out of the Conference, We 37,974 More Find Jobs In
should be careful, in our desire to
on Monday in the House of do justice to the German view. Commons, as regards criticism of point, not, to do an Injustice else. British armament firms which were where---Reuter. enjoying, prosperity, Captain, An Captain Eden expressed the thony Eden, Under Secretary for
opinton: that there was n9 |Foreign Affairs, attributed the
*cause for despair. The debate prosperity of one to Ita motor car
had shown, that isolailon had business.
scarcely any friends, bal
One big manufacturer attri- buted his increased trade:" to " the demolition of alums by m
He will travel by sea to Cape ploaiven ( land laughter)
Britain During October
London, To-day, The estimated facrease in the
A further decrease in unemploy-number of insured parsons employ. *--*| ment in Great Britain, took place in es last month was 44,000 in com- October. The returns of the parison with the previous month; | Ministry of Labour show that since and 887,000 as compared with one
January the unemployed, Agure has year ago fallen by, 600,245,5
It was largely British polley that brought Germany into the League and Britain hoped that long before Germany a two years notiek wall up town where he is due on Feb-We had an effective system of her resignation would be with -rukry 4. ----- British Wireless Ser-licensing for the regulation of the drawn, he said.pe
vice.
[export of arms and munitions, Bris The debate then ended, ---Her
The total of employed in Octo 758, representin
fug, the month of tion as compared
ago, of..
By October of last year, the "un-industrial improvement, which has
aluce continued, first became ap Parent,' and the present comparison is therefore made with a register unemployed which had begun to
-British Wireless Bervice,
WATER SUPPLY IN
HONG KONG.
Hours Extended.
Commencing from to-morrow. the hours of water-supply on the Island will be from 6 to 11 a.m. and from 4 to 9 pm. ».
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Garthwaite was not bowling as well as he has done, but consider. ably better than he did yesterday. He was, however, no-belied too offen, and it was following one of attempted these that "Croome to hit a half volley out of the
low down by Minu "at mid off 53- 4-5.
STOP PRESS ground and was brilliantly caught
125 FOR 8
· Willis-was- bowind· by Red- wiend for 8 the score at 4 p.m. being 125 for B
"At 4,15 ́ ́ p.m. Malaya" had scored 150 for 8.
Hamilton was brought back into the attack in the next over, and should “have had the 'Malaya cap- |tain with his last ball; Teddy Fincher failing to hold ■ diMeult one in the gully
Off Bail Incident. Duckitt relieved Garthwaitë, in. the following..over, and his first) ball, a full toss, was sent to the Boundary by Alvis, but with him) fourth ball he took the off ball to
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