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FRIDAY, MARCH
1934
ANGLO-SOVIET
TRADE
British Exports Well Below Imports.
RUSSIAN ASSURANCE
London, To-day. In opening the House of Com- mona debate last evening on the Anglo-Japanese temporary trade] agreement the President of the Board of Trade. Mr. Walter Runciman, recalled that in three years, from 1929 to 1933 inclu- sive, the total value of Russian goods and materials sold in Bri-i tain was approximately £124,000,-| 000, whereas the goods that Bri- tain sold to Russia came to about £40,000,000,
One of the first objects of the British Government was to bring! those two figures much nearer to- gether. The Russians had now) accepted the view that Britain could not continue buying largely from them while they bought so little from Britain.
He thought that it was a veryį handsome admission on their part, but that it was one which) was absolutely necessary as the foundation of negotiations during the last 12 months.
The agreement accordingly in- cluded provisions whereby the! Russians undertook to adjust their business so that there would; be, after the initial period of change-over, an approximate bal-, ance of payment under which the money they received in Bri- tain for their goods would, in the main, be spent in Britain.
In the agreement, the Russians had acknowledged Britain's right to prohibit their goods if they were likely to frustrate the Imperial pre- ferences provided for in the
Ottawa Agreement,
"There again." said
Mr. Run-
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Howard Chandler Christy, celebrated artist, gets sugges tions from three famed veterans of the stage as he designs the souvenir program for the Lambs Club dinner and ball to be held to New York on St. Patrick's Day. The kibitzers <left to right) are David Warfield, Fred Stone and George M. Cohan.
DEPRESSION PASSES
Fresh Evidence Of British Recovery.
elman, "we must express satis RAILWAYS FAIR BAROMETERS faction that they had been ready
OF PEAPLES MEANS
te accept our views,"
o!
The agreement provided that subjects and citizens, etc., efther country, should enjoy in other the country, all trading facilities, rights and privileges ac corded to the subjects and citizens etc., of any other country.
London, To-day
The belief that is shared by the public as well as by business and official circles that Britain is making a de cisive recovery from the effects of the depression, was strengthened yesterday by a variety of fresh evidence. When the general meeting of prohibition, restriction and Cus- the Southern Railway was held
Goods of either country should also enjoy in the country of either, facilities. righta and privileges granted in any other foreign coun- try in all that related to import
toms duties.
yesterday morning facts supplied The procedure laid down.
with regarding the improvement in conditions bore out the optimis- regard to the preferences WAN that if either party represented to
tic expressed at the general the other that preferences were he meetings of the other three great
tion detrimentally affected, as a
railways, which had been held
and the return of a measure
of confidence in the business outlook have provided the public with more money to spend," he said. "Railways are fair barometers of
INSPECTION OF THE FLEET.
Gibralter Venue.
THE CH
London, To-day. First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir
To-day's Short Story.
The Shameless
Behaviour Of
A Lord
By Michael Arlen.
TIHIS is quite a simple story, pursued the professions of leisure
Tbut it is about, a, lord. The and luxury, that he used bis im lord in question was John [mense fortune and unusual parts-- Tiberius Vincent de Guy, second (which it has always been the plea- Viscount Paramour, and he was sure of worthy persons, to discern wealthy beyond the dreams of in the Immensely rich-to, no other avarice. He was, in fact, so advantage than the decorations of wealthy that Mr. Otto Kahn stood his various palaces and castles, the at attention when speaking to lavish entertainment, of his friends him and Mr. John D. Rockefeller therein and only the most anthink burnt his tongue with his hoting exercise of charity; but those milk..at the mere mention of his nearest to him were most of all dis pleased at his evasion of his duty to his line and to society, for young with what indomitable energy ho
name.
Of course, young Lord Paramour had not made the money himself The merely decorated it. His father, the late Watt A. Guy, will be re- membered as the inventor and pro- moter of the Paramour Safety,Hair- pin: which, it has been said, has Imade a deeper impress on contem. porary life than any other invention (except Beocham's Pills.
TO-MORROW'S STORY
To-morrow's story will be "Rich Man's
Room," Inez Holden.*
SUNDAY KING'S
THE
Manament to Love
as the marble. which it is born
Marlene DIETRICHE
in "The SONG OF SONGS**
A ROUBEN MAMOULIAN
It was thought pretty deceat of the old man that, when one day as he lay on his deathbed the Prime Lord Paramour showed a strong Minlater dropped in to hand him a disinclination to marry. A pageant viscounty, he instantly took as his of young ladies of quality was title the name which had made his passed before him in review, but he millions, and died Lord Paramour: either heeded them not or remark- in which choice some people of the ed, in a most amiable manner, on meaner sort have professed to find the imperfections of line, carriage, a particular aptness. for had not and cosmetics which (he said) were (they asked) the most famous ad-
apparent in the most recent gen vertisement of the hairpins. that one emtion of young ladies. There which has for more than a decade were not, of course, wanting a few COMPANY MEETING been emblazoned in coloured lights ladies of determination to make a across the eastern end of Piccadilly formidable attack on his celibacy
PRODUCTION-
BILAN AHEINE
LIONEL ATWILL AUSON SOPWORTH›
A Foromont Picture.
TANNER DISMISSED.
circus and has raised advertisement on behalf of their daughters; but Hong Kong & Kowloon Confliction Of Evidence
to the majesty of an institution-young Lord Paramour withstood had not those letters of fire beseech them with what can only be called ed: "Buy Paramour, Lord of Hair-
a humillating ease. pins. No Woman Should be With- [out" Whereupon, to be Bure, no
"YOMEN WAS.
Bolton Eyres Monsell, with Vice
Of young Lord Paramour it must Admiral Sir Dudley Pound, Second he said that he was a gentleman of Sea Lord Vice Admiral Little, De-spirit; the war found him no lag puty Chief of the Naval Staff, and gard; but he was not ambitions in Sir Оянуть Murray, permanent the arts of peace. It pained some Secretary to the Admiralty, will pay of his most worthy friends to soal
an official visit to Gibraltar from March 20 to 23 for the board ins-1 pection of the combined Mediter ranean and Home Fleets British{ Wireless Service.
MLLE. HILSZ OFF AGAIN.
Flyer Leaves Swatow
This Morning.
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ALL ACCIDENTS MUST BE REPORTED
Car Owner Pleads He Was On Private Property
BACKS INTO BALUSTRADE
II
Wharf & Godown's
VERY FAVOURABLE YEAR
And No Criminal Intent.
The case against W. A, Tanner for obtaining $40 from Messrs. The Albert Hall Ball, in aid of
Lane, Crawford, Ltd., by false pre- the hospitals of London, will be re
A very favourable year's work tences was re-opened before Mr. membered by many people as one of ing was reported at the annual S. Balfour at the Central | Magis the most brilliant entertainments of genera
general meeting of the Hong Kong tracy this morning, defendant be the brilliant season of 1022. But il
ing discharged on this, and on will be remembered by Mrs. Lyon- and Kowloon Wharf and Godown further charge of fraudulent con- West-she was a New York Lyon Co, Ltd. this morning,
version. Mr. M. A. dà Silva Zap- before she married a Hampshire The directors present were: Hon. pared for Tanner, and Mr. L. H. West--for a remarkable conversaMr. J. J. Paterson," (Chairman); V. Booth prosecuted. tion with young Lord Paramour, Hon. Mr. C. Gordon Mackie, Messrs.dence, and there being no clear
Owing to confilction who, after dancing with her beauti
used in its strictlautical sense Joseph, H. H. H. Priestley, J. P. counts.
of evi-
daghter, had drifted into her Frank Austin, Allah' Cameron, A. H. proof of criminal Intent, Mr. Bal bor. The word "drifted" is here Compton, J. H: Jessen, Felix A.four discharged defendant on both
faintest Idea inte box he was for Lord Para had, not the warren, T. B. Wilson. entering. He h after having
Shareholders present were the danced with Mika Lyon-West Hon Sir Henry Pollock K. C., (whose name he did not know, Messrs. G. B. S. Thomson, J. D. which is a grave reflection on the Danby, A W. Heron, D. Mackenzie, Pleading guilty at the Central present state of society), discover H. M. Miller, A. C. Kennedy, L. 8. Magistracy this morning, to a sum-ed a distaste for the company of his
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cause the accident had taken place on private property that there was no need to report it,
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BRITISHER SAVED
BY JAPANESE.
Osaka Policeman's Plucky Act.
Osaka
A British seaman has been saved from drowning by an Osa- ka policeman.
In regard to shipping, they had the rise or fall of peoples' means." UNEMPLOYED DEMONSTRATION{trate, said that, except in the case been notified that it was the inten- Large increases in
ing frustrated, or Rome produe within the last few days.
The French avlatrix, Mlle. Mary-mons for failing to take due care guests in his own box, and had Greenhill, and W. J. Keswick. result of prices created or main- Loder, said that they were meet-day.
The chairman, Mr. Gerald se lsz, left Swatow at 10 a.m. to- and caution while driving his car wandered to the first door be saw The Hon Mr. J. J. Paterson, the tained by such
for Shanghai. Mile Hilar, at the Hong Kong University, and shoved it open. Lord Paramour Chairman, addressed the meeting an action, there ing in happier and more encour- who arrived in Hong Kong from Mr. C. K. Wong, said that he was was an abstemious young man, but as follows: were to be negolations.
Faging circumstances, since the Hanoi on Tuesday, is making a turning his car outside the main that night he had indulged in a If the negotiations succeeded a downward trend had been arrest-fight from Paris to Tokyo by easy entrance of the University after a glass or so of wine, wittily remark Gentlemen, I propose, with your well. If negotiations failed, the ed and last year had shown a re-stages. first party might intimate to the covery.
dance when he backed into the ing to a friend that "a" chap can't consent, to take the Report and Ac James Nichol was waiting on The left the Colony on Wednes-stone balustrade.
dance in cold blood.".
counts with the Auditors' Report, the pier for a sampan when he alher that the mont favoured na¡ "Improvement in trade day morning with the intention of Admitting a second summons for "Why, good tion's treatment in respect of im-
evening. Lord which have been in your hands for was washed away by the tide. A making a direct fight to Shanghai, falling to report the accident, the Paramour!" cried Mrs. Lyon-West several days, as read. to Japanese officer attached to the port prohibition should cease La
but landed at Swatow owing to ad- defendant said that he thought be- brightly.
The profit on working last year water police jumped in, brought apply to the goods in question, this
verse weather conditions. intimation to take effect in not less
"Ah," said Lord Paramour. was considerably less than the pre-him ashore, and gave him first than three months from date of
Evening, Sorry, I'm sure." And vious year. At our last meeting 1afd. the first representations.
he proceeded to drift out of the box pointed out that the increased ba Mr. E. W. Hamilton, the Magis- again. ......
lince then was due to unlooked for business coming our way in conse- "But please don't go so B001. tion of the Soviet Government, for both passengers and goods traffic
where the driver was killed, it Lord Paramour! I am delighted quence of the misfortune at another duration of this temporary were cited by him in support of his
was necessary to report all acto see you. Only a moment ago I port when cargo destined, there was agreement, to utilise an increasing belief that the recovery already re-
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cidents, whether on private pro-wai remarking how beautifully you temporarily placed in, our care.g verty or not. proportion of
Nothing unusual "occurred dur- They were promptly thrown out British shipping corded would be maintained and
and my daughter were dancing before they could finish their san- first count, and cautioner on the provided that such services were accelerated.
Defendant was fined $10 on the together!"
ing the year tnder review" and in The ex-President, Mr. John available at the prevailing market
"Your" - daughter? tences-Reuter,
Ah!" And view of conditions prevailing in the Cosgrave, then said that he hoped rates, The Soviet Union had at a meeting of Harrod's Greattempted to secure admission, bul Sir Woodman Burbidge presiding On Wednesday a large crowd at-
[second summons.
Lord Paramour, who couldn't for Colony, the amont available for dis- that they would be on differed further declared that they were General Stores declares.
the life of him remember the lady's tribution may be considered satis-Islands (laughter) "In my the cold weather dampened the prepared to accept the furladiction opinion we have seen the worst
name, nor where he had met her,
factory
Mr. De Valera declared that if,
spirits of those waiting in long respect of transactions entered shall see a continued upward tread queurs, and order was preserved TRAFFIC WARNINGS
revenue
from
of the United Kingdom's courts Infof the depression, and I think we
Into by their trade delegation, and in prices."
IN COMMONS
John McGovern, Member for Shettleston, Glasgow, left the
A MYTH:
that it was provided that British.j Improvement in British National Courts should be the arbiters in Industries was also remarked by House in a temper after protest- all cases of disputes which might Major Dunlop in his presidental ading against the alleged restriction European Cautioned For Enchanting everything. In fact, they are striving to keep up connec
aride outside Diplomatic channels.dreas at the United Kingdom Cham--
The agreement
provided ber of Shipping yesterday,
He referred, however, to the ill effect of international/trade="re-] strictions upon the shipping, in dustry since shipping" was essentially international and de pended ultimately upon the re- storation of world trade.
that diplomatic immunity be accorded to the trade repre- sentative of the Soviet Union in London and to his two do- puties and to the office of de legation. Britain had formally retained all rights with respect to debta As the world's biggest buyer. and claims, There would be in Britain, could" demand that the future considerable extension in adverse trade balances, be redress- the amount and character of pured by the fullar purchase of her chases made by the Soviet Govern- other countries, goods, and no time ment in Britain-British Wireless should be lost in overhauling exist Service
BANKHEAD BILL
of admission.!!
REPORT OF TREASURY
·SECRÈTARY
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Mr. Morgenthau
“The strand has been to in crease the output/of silver " He added that it would bënießt
er, if all nations prat “Gify the
April
relation of allvá
CAST
Negligence. DRIVING IN WYNDHAM STREET
ዩ።
HUMOROUS SCENES IN
„DAIL DEBATE
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sat down and regarded her benevol the wharves 750 vessels berth- he thought it would save the ently "Better call her madam, of and landed 570,818 tons, which country from craziness, he would compared with 1952 la 60 more 80 willingly, and even endure the | he thought, to himself, g
"Enchanting girl, madam. Ensteamers and 89,680 tons of cargo misery of taking the "Blue Shirt chanting dancer. Enchanting lines. This is an indication of the leader, General O'Duffy, with
dificult position shipowners are in; him Reuter. madam, a very adequate girl, your ons but have to be content with dredging in the vicinity of wor daughter,"
amall cargoes. In many Instances wharver would be undertaken in "I am so glad you like her said it were not for the low cost of the near future. Work in this di Mr. Lyon-West brightly. Mrs.ential services of the port there rection has not commenced yet but Lyon-West had a reputation to keep would not be sufficient inducement very satisfactory Arrangement Protesting against a summons up as to brightness, for driving big car in Wyndham Like her, madami cried Lord
has been come to with Government. Street on February 19, Mr. 3: Ed-Paramour. I like her enormously.
and dredging will be started this Harbour Dredging das at the Central Police Court Most girls,
rather tire
Fear This Company has agreed to Four Items in the balance sheet bear the cost of work carried out this morning said, that he should some-but yon
madam,
need expl have been warned by the police in in most
der on its pro is witty, Renewals Account, {stead of being, brought::" to Court: w)
pended on lighters He did not see the slm before bu
entered the street. 97
Mr. E.. W. Hamilton,
{trate replied, thit ko
}for vessels to call here.
$121,156,00 expend
which is