TUESDAY, MARCH
UNEMPLOYED
DECREASE
Latest Statistics From Great Britain.
SATISFACTORY FIGURES.
London, To-day.
: It is estimated that on February 19 there were ap- proximately 9,941.000 insur ed persons between the ages of 16 and 64 in the employ- ployment in Great Britain.
This was 67,000 more than a month before, and 625.500 more than a year before.
The industries showing the great- est Improvement during the past month were building and public works contrasting. tailoring, 'boot and ahoe manufacture, and pottery manufacture.
There was also some improvement in the iron and steel, the engineering and the notor vehicle Industries, } and in the shipping service.
At February 19, the numbers of unemployed persons on the regis ter of the employment exchanges : In Great Britain were 1.881,532 wholly unemployed. 340.897 tem- porarily stopped, and 95,480 normally la casual employment.
The total was 71,159 less than the;
number on the registers at January 22 and 638,729 less than a year bef fore.
The total on February 19, 1934, comprised 1,883,782 men, 58,368 boya, 328,146 women, and 47.613 girls British Wireless Service.
BRITISH POST OFFICE
CHANGES.
1934.
THE CHINA M ATL
Well, Fancy Seeing You Herely
ver before exhibited had their day at the toy dog show held in New York recently. Apparently the pair shown here had a previous acquaintence. "MPzi,” in the hot, točka things over with "Tynee." They're both 8-months old. Pomeraniaus.
INFRINGEMENT OF TRADE MARKS.
Unfair Japanese Competition.
REPRESENTATION OF JAP. GOODS. AS BRITISH
London, To-day.
DISARMAMENT SITUATION
British Government Awaiting Verdict.
NO NEWS OF MANCHUKUO
EMPEROR'S TOUR - ́
London, To-day.
Today's Short Story,
THE
FORTUNE
TELLER
By Karel Capek.
VERYBODY who knows any-bably a fortune-teller. Very likely, thing about the subject will but, that can only be a blind te realise that this episode could something else, say, the white slave not have happened in Czecho-traffic or espionage. Look here, I'd Slovakin, or in France, or in Ger- rather like to get to the bottom of many, for in all these countries, it."
as you are aware, judges are
"All right, Bob,” said the excel- [bound to try offenders and to lent Mrs. MacLeary, "you leave it
sentence them in accordance to me."N
with the latter of the law and not And so it came about that on the, in accordance with their shrewd following day, Mrs. MacLeary, of common sense and the dictates of course without her wedding ring, their consciences.^a
|but on the other hand very girlishly And the fact that in this story dressed and with her hair in ring- there is a judge who, in passing lets like a young woman who feels sentence, was guided not by the that it is time for her to put away statute-book but by sound common trivolities, with a scared look on her sense is due to the circumstance haby face, rang at Mrs. Myers's that the incident which I am about door: In Bayswater or possibly to relate could have happened no-Marylebone. She had to wait quite where else than in England; in fact while before Mrs. Myers received it happened in London, or, to be her. Imore precise. in Kensington; no, wait a bit, it was in Brompton
or Bayswater—anyway, somewhere. thereabouts. The judge, was, as aj matter of fact, a magistrate,^ and his name was Mr. Kelly, J.P. Also there was a lady, and her name was plain. Myers, Mrs. Edith Myers,
TO-MORROW'S STORY
To-morrow's story will be "The Sen Raiders," by H. G. Wells.
Well, I must tell you that this ady, who was otherwise a respecta- [ble person, came under the notice
"Sit down, my dear,” said the old of Detective-Inspector MacLeary, -
lady, when she had very thoroughly "My dear," said MacLeary to his inspected her shy visitor. "What wife one evening, "I can't get that can I do for you?" Mrs. Myers out of my head. What
stammered Mrs.
I'd like to know is, how the woman MacLeary. "Td like--it's my makes her living. Just fancy, bere (wentieth birthday to-morrow—I'm we are in the month of February awfully anxious to know about my and she's sent her servant for as- future." paragus. And I've discovered that
·New Stage Of Financial suits pending in Great Britain blem yesterday, the Foreign know, darling, you'll say she's pro-
Development.
AN EXPERIMENTAL SCHEME
Personal Pars.
"But, Miss-er," what name,
In the House of Commons, yes
she has between twelve and twenty please? quoth Mrs. Myers, and terday, Mr. D. G. Somerville called Questioned on the present visitors every day, and they vary seized a pack of cards which she attention to the number of law position of the disarmament pro- from charwomen to duchesses. I
began to shuffle energetically.
"Jones," sighed Mrs. MacLeary. against Japanese representatives Secretary, Sir John Simon, said
""My dear Miss Jones," continued In connection with the infringe that Captain Anthony Eden's
Mrs. Myers, "you're quite valataken. ment of trade marks and the revisits to Paris, Berlin and Rome
I don't tell fortunes by carda, ex- presentation of Japanese goods as were of importance, but that the
cept, of course, just now and then, London, To-day.
British.
Government were not yet in full
old The Parliamentary Secretary to possession of the views of all the Mr. T. G. Alexander, of the P. & to oblige a friend, as every Sir Ernest Bennett, the Assistant
does Take the cards in Postmaster General at Rugby, re- the Board of Trade, Dr. E. L. Powers concerned, and he would 0.S.N. Co., is leaving for England woman ferring to the changes taking placa Burgin, speaking for Mr. Walter prefer not to make any state-on the 6.8. Comorin on Saturday your left hand and divide them into ywave-heapa, That's right. Some British [ment on the subject until the in- In the administrative management Runciman, said that the of the Post Office, said that at end Ambassador to Tokyo was recent-formation was complete.
1ly instructed to make renewed re of this month It would enter on a
The Foreign Secretary, answering in among the passengers arriving but apart from that dear me" the new stage of its financial develop-preseptations to the Japanese Gov-another question, said that no re-from Home on the a... Ranchi, un said, cutting the first heap. "Dia- mondal That means monay. And to ment in accordance with the
ro-ernment
the port had been received of the im-Thursday, unfair pending visit to Tokio of the Ex-
with A view
acts of
commendations of the Bridgeman suppression of
Committee.
competition.-Router.
MEANS OF SPREADING
EMPLOYMENT
Hitherto, he said, the ravenue earned by the Post Office had been handed over to the Exchequer. In future, a definite sum of £10,780,-| 000 would he contributed to the (Continued from Page 1) national revenue and any gurplus would be retained by the Post Of President Roosevelt denounced fice and expended for the benefit destructive criticism, but welcom
of the public generally, in the de-Ind constructive suggestions, velopment of services or in a re-j
NRA, OBJESTIVE. The President expressed satis- duction of charges.
The Scheme was experimental,faction that most of the criticism but had every prospect of proving was not levelled against the Be an outstanding success, he said.covery Act itself, but against de British Wireless Service.
tails in the method of the Act.
SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES.
Newfoundland Debt Conversion.
The whole objective of the N. IL. A. was to raise the pu- blic purchasing power.
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Ceylon
tea
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Lady Malcolm Douglas Hamilton times I read the cards as a pastime, LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES
Emperor of China, who was recent- Among the passengers leaving ly enthroned in Manchuria, but the for Home on the s.s. Comorin on obligations undertaken by States Saturday Is Mr. G. P. Ferguson, as adtering to the resolution passed at sistant master at King's College. [Geneva on Eebruary 24, 1933, were well-known, and would presumably
such govern their action in (event.-British Wireless Service.
INDIAN 'QUAKE RELIEF WORK.
Comprehensive Plan
Formulated.
London, To-day.
an
Mrs. N. L. Smith, wife of the Director of Education, is returning to the Colony on the s.s. Ranchi on Thursday. She is accompanied by her two children. -
at the bottom.”.
The Easter Dance of the Kowloon
'During the week-end two casos of a small-pox - (one imported), five casen
Ng Tauu,, aged 30, unemployed,! The Kowloon Cricket Club's die the knave of hearts. That's a nice was bound over by Mr. Balfour in tribution of prizes for cricket, the Central Magistracy yesterday on tennis, bowls, billiards and bridge hand."
“Ah," said Mrs. MacLeary, "and a charge of the unlawful possession will be held on Saturday at 9 p.m. of a red woollen shawl, valued at An attractive entertainment pro- what else?"
gramme has been arranged.......“ "Knave of diamonds," proceeded $7, Mrs. Myers, uncovering the second heap. "Ten of spades, that's a Following an argument with an- journey: But here!" she exclaimed. other woman, during which "I see clubs. Clubs always mean brick was thrown in her face. Ng of meningitis and one case each of worry, but there's a queen of hearts Sau Tal was admitted to the typhoid and puerperal fever, were Government Civil Hospital yester-reported to the local baith authorl-
ties. "What does that mean?" asked day. Mrs. MacLeary, opening her eyes as
The new Palace of the Soviets, wide as she could.
"Diamonds again," meditated Cricket Club will be held on Easterwork on which will soon begin, will Mrs. Myers over the third heap bers are requested to enter their surpassing, by 28 feet, the Empire Eve, Saturday, March 31. Memrise to a height of 1,362 ft. thus "My dear, there's lots of money in games on the list as soon as pos- State Building in New York, The store for you; but I can't tell yetible.
Palace will house all central ad- whether you're going on
a long
| ministration offices. journey or whether it's someone near and dear to you."
Pleading guilty to assulting So "I've got to go to Southampton Macao Wharf, Wu Kau, a shop to be experimenting on a silent Tau, a travelling tradesman, at the The British Air Ministry is anid to see my aunt,” MacLeary.
remarked Mrs. coolis, was fined $10, and bound in seroplane the approach of which "That must be the long journey," 10 to keep the peace for six
months. I said Mrs. Myers, cutting the fourth
heap. "Somebody's going to get in Pleading guilty to larceny ofed, your way, some elderly, made two loaves of bread, Li Yuen, coo-
"I expect that's my unclel
· Mr. F. H. Crapnell, secretary and manager of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., in among the passengers for Landon by the 8. Comorin on Saturday.
Mr. W., J. Carey, Postmaster Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for General, leaves the Colony on the No one was opposed to sensible India, replying yesterday in the 8. Comorin, for Home on Satur- and reasonable profits, but a great House of Commons to a question day, on long leave. He will be ac- segment of the people were in ac regarding, the reconstructive works companied by Mra, Carey and their tual distress, and, when it came ton process in relation to the recent two children, a question of humanity first and earthquake, said that a comprehen- profits after, they had no room for sive plan had been worked out by Mr. A. B. Stewart, of Messrs. hesitation.
the Government of India and the Jardine, Matheson and Company, GOVERNMENT SUPPORT. Government of Bihar, in consulta Ltd., is returning from Home on the
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cannot be detected. It is said that
the noise of the motor and the whirr
of the propeller have been eliminat-
£150,000 SAVING
the purchasing power of the pen the Government buildings, the finan-Thursday, He is a former Colony "Well, bere, we've got something Mr. S. Balfour at the Central Mastective Sergeant Poyntz successfully up for Judgment in six months, by Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, De- London, To-day. ple, he said, remained greatly cial assistance to the local authori-golt champion. The Supplementary catimates curtailed, and could only be in-ties, and relief to private sufferers.
and no mistake, declared Mrs, glatracy this morning.
64 | applied for the confiscation of four w to the House of Commons on becreased and sustained by striving A special Commissioner, has been Arriving to Hong Kong on the dear Miss Jones, this is the micent
Myers over the fifth heap.
revolvers and -450 rounds of ́‚am- half of the Dominions Office, and for the lowest schedule of prices appointed by the Bihar Government, President Coolidge on March 15 will hand I've ever seen. There'll be Sau-tin, a widow, Lel On and Kaumati Police in a sampan at the Pleading" gulity to assulting Ng nunition, which were found by the approved, included £234,000 in on which higher wages. and in connection with the recent consti-cressing employment could main-ssistance given from contrai re known violinist and radio star. very, very rich young man is going man, were ordered by Mr, E. W
he stated, and, with the financial be Miss Betty Marino, the well-wedding before the year's out; a Chan Ho, a Chinese man and wo. Yaumati Typhoon Shelter. tutional changes in Newfoundland, tained.
With millions still unemployed ion, covering the reconstruction of ss, Ranchi, which arrives here on claimed Mrac MacLeary and lie, was bound over in 850 to come Before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the
The Dominions Under-Secretary, The Government could not, for venues, he had no doubt the work Miss Marino has been broadcasting to marry you he must be mil Hamilton to pay $2 compensation Captain Dahl master of the Mr. Malcolm Macdonald, said that ever, continue to absorb all the ? reconstruction would be vigorous-over International Broadcasting Cólonaire or a business man, because to complainant, at the Central Maastal stamper Clara Jebsen, was a great part of it was required to burden of unemployment. They taken up. British Wireless Ser-radio in America and is on a trip he travels a lot; but before you are gistracy this morning. Mr. Hamil ned 110 before Commander Hole at
around the world, "mest the deficit in the current fin-furgent need was to get, more peo- ancial year, including provision for ple working.
the payment of the interest on the "With a few exceptions, Indus Newfoundland public debt try will give its whole-hearted
The response to the Newfound-compliance," the President con land debt conversion, offer had, tinued, “but in rare cases, where been extremely satisfactory, and industrial self-government - falla, the saving during the six months the Government must and will| had been about £150.000.
more firmly and promptly in order
Helen Wong, Screen Star
In addition to the 4234,000, a to prevent failure. T further £40,000 was being askedjies The Code authorities are the for In connection with certain keepers of" their industrial? brothe
• work of reconstruction" and reha- there, ^- They must establish evary bilition in Newfoundland
Víroleja Servi
British safeguard against erasing the
| small "operator "from"." the "scene..
Codon should check the
competitive” mëll
Titis fallów is bei
Asks $524,920 In Alimony
Misa Hel Wong, the rat Chi-Bhanghai
fams, on every
China's
united, you'll have to overcome bon bound over all three in $50 to the Marine Court yesterday on the rent obstacles, there's an elderly be of good behaviour for sixtharge of using the whistle of his gentleman who'll get in your way, months.
but you must persevere. When you
rehsel, within - the confluss of Vic...] toria, Harbour, for a purpose other
do get married, you'll move a long In view of the very strong pro- thân”-navigation. Es plandad way off, most likely across the ocean: tests to the Government'
Yes's a guines, for the Christian quarters,” the original" salon to the poor negroes and to the Bot
Fand
grateful to you,”, declared partment, with regard.
King one pound trees
inr, out of her hand
ithout any
The Harbour Master has issued falling|a potice to mariners to the erect have"; been that the Naval Authorities advies trees that 8inch gunnery practies will
be- be carried out by H. M. 8. Tarang erlay Road and the ten tuin at Bău Châu Island, whilst on:
passage from Hong Kong to the West River
Thursday