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THE OLDEST - ESTABLISHED NEW
No. 28,922 HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
LADY SOUTHORN, DR. HOPEFUL OUTLOOK
FOR 1935
INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION SHOULD CONTINUE
WORLD-WIDE CONDITIONS NOW GENERALLY ENCOURAGING
LONDON, TO-DAY.
IN THE FARME
PRICE $3.00 Per Month
AUTUMI EXOTWEAR
PAUL RENNET
BLACK AND MR. MCPHERSON HONOURED
M. LEON TROTSKY
NEW YEAR HONOURS FOR 1935
3 BARONS & 5 BARONETS ARE CREATED
PRIME MINISTER'S LIST OF KNIGHTHOODS TOTALS 27
AS LAST YEAR THE NEW YEAR'S HONOURS LIST IS
TROTSKY A LONG ONE THE MAJORITY OF THE RECIPIENTS
DENIAL
THE YEAR 1936 SHOULD SEE THE MAINTENANCE AND EXPANSION OF THE PRESENT INDUSTRIAL ACTIVI ¿TY IN BRITAIN, THOUGH STAGNATION IN WORLD TRADE WILL PREVENT ANY VIOLENT ACCELERATION, WHILE THE POSSIBILITY OF A GENERAL ELECTION AT THE END OF THE YEAR IS ALSO A RESTRAINING FACTOR, REPUDIATES ACCORDING TO INDUSTRIALISTS AND BROKERS.
Cotton and heavy industries are expected benefit from re- organisation; and other, measures taken in 1984.
Prospects In America aza fairly cheerful The attitude of Wall Street recently has been encouraging and definite progress has been made by industry; moreover, the effects of the dollar dévaluation and the huge public works expenditure” have, not yet been fully felt.
SHIPWRECK ON NEW YEAR'S EVE
But 171 Passengers Celebrate
ENTHUSIASM IN ALL BIG
NUS. CITIES
The European situation is also encouraging, in view of the better
Franco-Italian and Franco-German
relations, but foreign exchange dea
lexs point out that the maintenance
ACCUSATIONS
OF COMPLICITY
Kirov Murder Trial
Open Letter
DOUBT THROWN ON EVIDENCE OF ACCUSED
Paris, To-day. Suggestions that he was im-
BEING MEN NOT WIDELY KNOWN IN PRIVATE LIFE OUT- SIDE THEIR OWN IMMEDIATE CIRCLE. THE HONOURS HAVE BEEN FAIRLY EVENLY DISTRIBUTED AMONGST MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT PROFESSORS AND MEMBERS OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION, SOLDIERS AND COMMER- CIAL: MAGNATES, WHILE ART AND LAW CLAIM ONE identify the three little, girls found dead. In naarby. EACH
Only three ne Barons and five new Baronets have been created this year, and the Prime Minister's list of Knighthoods
totals 27:
Three honours come to Hong Kong, Lady Southorn, wife of the Colonial Secretary, being created a Dame of the Order of the British Empire, Dr. G. D. R. Black, M.C., C.M., an Officer of the Order of the, British Empire, and Mr. J. L. McPherson, Member of the Licensing Boar and Secretary of the Chinese YMCA, the Order of the British Empire.
The New Year honour for 1985 LADY SOUTHORN are announced as follow
Baronies: Rt. Hon Sir Henry
D.S.O.
Minister Leading Light Behind
Girl Guides
rmor-Hes
of the present exchange parities plicated in the reassination of pachante Betterton, will prove increasingly difficult, and Kirov are repudiated by Leon of Labour; Sir Thomas that, although the political, situs Trotsky In an open letter com-keth, Bart; and Lieut-Col. Sir Wynd fon in France le how eah, the mar municated to the press here. ham Raymond Portal Party M.VO., ket does not rule out the possibility He says that even if every-word of repetition of civil dietura the Ind Intant og Nokolayee, the
Privy Councillor; ayer of Kirgy, uptaken ist face
of Linlithgow, Kt. value, it optated that a certain
T.D. consul" proposed to transmit pro- and I did not state if the letter was written, anh sent. HUMOROUS TOUCH
bances
ING PROSPECTS for sterling are more mplicated The Improvement on A Wall Brest, which in attracting Bullen Funds, coupled with the
New York To-day.
city celebrated. New Eves "with greater enthusiasm and hope than at any time since the boom years of 1928-and 1929. The number of revellers on of sterling. Moreover, it is helley-
(Continued on page:8.)
Weather continental outlook, Trotsky, who foreshadows a bro-"GREATER checking the, seasonal appreciation chure jelucidation the reasons for the attempt to drag in his name in
Broadway at midnight was esti-ed that resources of the Exchange to this mad criminal act," says mated at 1,000,000 and there was Fund have been heavily drated by an unprecedented demonstration the steady support accorded" of merriment and hope in the (Continued on Papir 9.)*. future, declares, the "New York Times,"
Champagne flowed freely in other large American cities, and, when the American passenger liner"Victoria" went ashoreson the British Columbia Coast, the 171 passengers and crew celebrat ed the New Year by dancing to music from the wireless. Reuter.
CONFIDENCE IS
KEYNOTE FOR 1935,
་་
that the only consuls he knows are those who refused him visas, and adde that, 16's hardly necessary to stress the fact that "during nearly
HITLER'S MESSAGE 40 year olutionary metivity I al
"Return Of Saar Is*
Warmest Wish"
OPPONENTS OF PRESENT REGIME WARNED
Berlin, to-day.
Our warmest wish for 1935 la
the return of that German territory,
which, through its voice of blood,
dya opposed recourse to individual Teardom, rorism,aven, agat.
reason to change my
SHANGHAI
OF TO-MORROW”
Mayor's Ambitious Programme OPTIMISTIC NOTE SOUNDED IN NEW YEAR MESSAGE
Shanghai, To-day. An ambitious programme of cultural, educational, industrial
GERMANY GREETS and municipal developments
NEW YEAR': Reichsfuehrer Reviews,
Situ
will in January 13 proclaira to the WILL
IN UNITED STATES whole world ita indissoluble com-
DealTriumph
Recognised
✅ GOVERNMENT WIEL HOLD
REINS FOR RECOVERY
Washington Today
America enters the New Bear confidently,
with the great majority of citizens marching in} step with President Roosevelt "The "Now, Deal" won fresh pres, tige in 1934, the average Ameri- can being definitely better than before the "New Deal
American industralistă are
cal of President Rod
mic programi
erally faces.
but
munity with the German Reich,"
Said Reichefuehrer Hitler in his
LEADERS SPEECHES
tic
was outlined-by Mr. Wu Teh- chen, Mayor of Greatet Shang- hat, in his New Year message. to the citizens,
Hundreds have passed through the "morgue at Can
asked all who might have died in identification tor
GIGANTIC US. NAV
PLAN APPROVED ROOSEVELT LOOKS TO NATIONAL DEFENCE
Washington, Yesterday
President Roosevelt has approved. Increase kin
the
for national defence, according to the Work which will shortly
000,000,000 for ordin
Hand
to Com ure," but i
Lady Southorn is one of most outstanding social wor in the Colony Not the l portant or her many activities that of the Colony Commissioner of the Girl Guides Association since 1926 a movement in which
ncy appropriatims
sheshi always shown the great TENSION IN
misioner before her departure for the Colony.
est interest She was Ceyon Com-
SAAR
Lady Southern was the founder COMMUNIST
among others, of the well-known Ladies International Chub and has occupled the presidential chair of the Club ever since its inception.EX
Her interest in children will be noted from her association with the Society for the Protection of Chil- dren.
(Continued on Page 5) MR. J. L. MCPHERSON
Man Behind Y.M.C.A. Expansion
The message sounds an optimis Mr. J. L. McPherson was born note regarding Shanghai's in Toronto, Canada, in 18744 FOR PEACE STRESSED IN future and invites fellow-citizens to After receiving his M.A. degree te-affirm their faith and conadence at the University of Toronto, he in the fulfilment of the plans was appointed General Secretary visioned for what he terms the of the University Young Men's Greater Shanghal of to-morrow Christian Associations of the pro- vinces of Ontario and Quebec, This post he held for four years. (Continued on Page 4)
New Year proclamation to the Nazi The will for peace, was
Berlin, To-day Party, in which he also claims that Germany is stronger now than she keynote of the speeches w
which Germany's leaders herald was 12 months ago.
ed 1935. G
Reichafuehrer Hitler, speaking at the Diplomatic Corps recep-| FURTHER BRAWLING tion in Marshal Hindenburg's for-
New
wera.
brawl
(Continued on page 9.).
Reuter
NO FRESH. DEVELOPMENT IN SIAMESE SITUATION
IN THE SAARmer palace in the Wilhelmstrasse, Christmas audience between the
Alleged Brutality Of Police
SIX MEN SUSPENDED
Saarbrucken, To-day
Evél celebrations
parties,
ingen, where a man
hürt
Continued on Page
ROSSLYN PARK'S HOLIDAY
RUGBY VICTORY
WAS
year declared: "May the new
the bring us nearer to sublime alm of securing relations between the na tions which are based on the cognition of equality. Honest operation should guarantee: welfare of mankind.
(Continued on Pare 9)
London, To-day, Since the Slamese delegation and the King am at his residence at Knowle Surrey there has been
ent, except the fact that all mat
are being referred by
to Bangkok
The delegation say it may be ter of weeks, even mont
Does Japan Mean China Should Have Adequate Natt For Defence?
DR. G. R. BLACK Former St. Andrew's Chieftain Honoured
Dr. G. D. R. Black, M.D., CM: (Tor) was born at Maxwellton, Canada, in the 1878 and the son of the
Capt Colin Black J.P. of Li shire Scotland He ed chiefly in Canada and burgh and is a graduate onto University
He came out
1908 to
Argyle educat
ACTIVITIES
the navy, progi
the fleets
gth under the
Treaty, provides for
struction and also provides
warships, two 8,000 ton cruisers, three destroyers, six submarines, 15,000 ton aircraft carrier and aeroplanes.
The navy will acquire 5,500 more enlisted men for a total of
RAMPANT 88,000, while Mr. Claude
CAFE RIDDLED BY BULLETS
NO SERIOUS UPHEAVAL EXPECTED
Saarbroecken, To-day.
The atmosphere of tension has been increased by minor brawls and free fights in the
past 24 hours in various parta
Swanson, Secretar Navy, will ask
addition of 1513; officers, mak ing a total of 7,012
A well-informed source, sta that President Roosevelt.bas also
proved an increase of
for the War Department. cal year beginning July the reduced estima es prop George H. Dern, Store will so increase the o
will be
Air
ter
of the Saar between supporters or six of the German Front and their opponents, combined with So- cialists and Communists:
Some Catholics and 40 Ger, were about to
man
teave
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