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THE OLDEST - ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST
No. 28,972
HONG KONG,
SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1935
BEAUTIFUL
PAPER ENTERPRISE LID
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For The Early Spring
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Bat. 1845.
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PRICE $3.00 Per Month
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COMMUNIST EXECUTIVE AS COMMISSAR OF
STERLING DECLINE
VIEWED IN BRITAIN
WITH EQUANIMITY
CHEERFUL TREND IN
STOCK MARKETS
LONDON EVENING JOURNAL APPROVES ACTION TAKEN BY AUTHORITIES
London, To-day. The fall in the value of sterling: in terms of continental gold cür- rencles. which is attributed in part to nervous selling by for- eigners, continued yesterday, but the position is viewed with equanimity in the city.
This is reflected in the stock markets, which maintained a cheerful appearance, and yester day, apart from a fresh stimulus which was given to the demand for gold shares, following the ad- vance of 1/- to 146/d. in the price of gold, the feature of the markets was the good buying of while gilt: home industrials.
George Gonzales, cook on the ill-edged securities are quoted at
of
fated liner Mohawk, falls to his "knees and offers a prayer
thanks as he is landed with other survivors at New York. Gonzales been twice saved from the sesa. ying been a member of the crew of the burned Morre Castle.
ADDITION TO
CANTONESE
Second Italian-Built
Torpedo Boat
satisfactory prices.
It is pointed out' also that the depreciation in the pound has not resulted in any appreciable in- [crease in domestic prices, and that; the cost of Eving is actually tower than in 1991.
AUTHORITIES SUPPORTED : Like other newspapers the Evening Standard approves the at- titude of the authorities, who, it'
present movement work itself out
rather than check it by the operat
Any American girl, good look- ing and one who possesses, an.... income of. U.8.51,000,000 a year, is eligible to Albania.
become Queen of bachelor ruler of the Balkan state, King Zor, 39-year-old
is reported to be looking for bride with the requirements: listed.
"
AMBASSADOR AND
STATE SECRETARY
EXCHANGE VIEWS
Anglo-American Talk At Washington
SINO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE POSSIBILITIES DISCUSSED
PRO-JAPANESE
POLICY OF MR.
WANG CHING-WEI
HOTLY DENOUNCED BY MR. HU HAN-MIN
"DECEIVING THE PEOPLE"
[From Our Own Correspondent]
Canton, Yesterday.
Mr. Hu Han-min's statement op- posing the pro-Japan policy of Mr. Wang Ching-wel, President of the Executive Yuan, was published this morning by many local paperw and is believed to have been fully endorsed by the political and mili tary leaders here.
The pro-Japanese policy of Mr. Wang Ching-wei is against the principles of Dr. Sun Yat-sen `and will lead the country to ruin," de clared Mr. Hu. "Dr. Sun) as enjoin- ed' in his will, urges the political Independence and equality of China, abolition of unequal treaties, and opposition to imperia
em in China. What the Nanking Government is doing runs counter statement continues.
to the teachings of Dr. Sun," the
SOVIET RAILWAYS
Eddie Rickenbacker, famed airman, helping Mary Loufie Rey- nolds, 17-year old · University of Louisiana co-ed, out of the record- breaking New Orleans-New York plane on which she became an unwilting stowaway. The plane clipped 31⁄2 hours off the record in a dawn-to-dusk flight from the Gulf of Mexico to the Statue of Liberty.
ARMED ROBBERIES IN
NEW TERRITORIES
IMPORTANT
POLITICAL
MOVE SEEN
Major Issues Neglected In Past
IMPETUS TO LAGGING INDUSTRY NOW, EXPECTED
We Must Lose No More. Time," States Journal ·
Moscow, To-day.
The appointment of M. Kagame- vitch who recently built Moscow's first underground railway as Com- missar of Railways is regarded no a most important political move by foreign observers here.
It means that the Communist" Party will now have a direct and closer supervision over this [branch of industry, says the
Pravda.
M. Kaganovitch is called one jof-the-most-important executives of the Communist Party, and one
TWO OCCUR IN FIVE HOURS AT of Stalin'e closest comrades-in-
SAME VILLAGE
jarmo.
· JAPAN'S UNJUST DEMANDS Criticising the demand of Mr. Koki Hrots, Japanese Foreign Minister, that China should wake.
The paper says: "We cannot up to the folly of antagonising
Armed marauders are rife at Chan Tau Vil-tolerate any more lagging in this Japan, Mr. Hu said that Japan
most Important branch of nation- should realise her mistake and the lage, in the Lok Ma Chau District, New Terri-al industry. We must lose injustice of her invesion of China
and rebuked Mr. Wang Ching-tories, two armed robberies having been reported
In
SEA FORCES, have preferred to let the Joint Loan By Powers? for accepting Mr. Hirota's aur by farmers within five hours of each other.
lance of friendship, when he spoke each case the robbers made their escape before Washington, To-day.in the Diet' on February 2, muying ing of an exchange equalization The British Ambassador, Sir that Japan adheres to the declara help could be summoned. account. The journal adds that Ronald Lindsay, and
the tion of April 17, which 'Virtually in Britain there is neither ner- United States Under-Secretary proclaimed a protectorate över vousness nor cause for nervous of State, Mr. William Phil-China. ness in the situation. Stock mar-lips, conferred for nearly an "Mr. Wang Ching wei is really kets are in a healthy, condition. hour after which the latter die-submitting to Japan," Mr. Hu aa- British trade returns are promis- closed. that the discussion includ serted, "His Bets of yielding to ing. Industrial production is
DUE TO ARRIVE TO-DAY FROM HONG KONG
[From Our Own Correspondent]
Canton, to-day. flourishing. The internal price The second torpedo boat order-level is steady, and the internal ed from Italy will arrive here to-value of the pound remains high, day from Hong Kong where she it concludes.-British Wireless Ser- has been fitted and equipped.vice.
The new vessel will join the Tor-
pedo Boat Flotilla, of which there LOCAL DOLLAR UP are already three such vessels at Whampoa.
With a cruising speed of 40 knots an hour, the new torpedo boat is armed with two machine{ guns and carries two torpedoes. A sister ship arrived here about six months ago. The other two were built at the yards of Messrs. Thornycroft in England.
The four torpedo boats are spe cially built for coastal defence. They are under the command of Rear-Admiral Chang Chi-ying commandant of the Pearl River Patrol. The cost of the flotilla is about $2,000,000.
3 FARTHINGS
·APRIL 1929 MARK
REACHED
19
SILVER PRICES SOAR
The local dollar has advanc- ed three farthings, opening an demend this morning at 1/111⁄2 a mark last reached on April 20, 1929.
FEMINISTS. TRIUMPHANT
IN FRANCE AT LAST
Women
Gain Parliamentary. And Municipal Vote
.".
Japan are the Tangku and Shang-! halarmistices, resumption of postal and railway communications with Manchura, tariff in favour óf Japanese goods étc. NATIONAL EXTINCTION IMPLIED
"An economic past or co-opera-| tion between China and Japan means the commercial domination. of this country by Japan. Political co-operation with Japan would im- ply the national extinction of China,"
Paris, to-day. The long struggle of the Feminists to obtain the suffrage had an unexpected triumph in the Chamber of Deputies, which, by 459 votes to 124, adopted the Socialite Bill, giving women theceived the people by sponsoring
vote at both municipal and par liamentary elections.
The measure will most likely be killed by the Senate, which has invariably turned down such- proposals. Reuter.
Mr. Hu stressed that until re- cently Mr. Wang Ching-wel de
against "Resistance while negotiations are in
pro- gress," "Patience and endurance? etc.
"Prolonged resistance Japanese
SIR JOHN SIMON FLIES BACK TO ENGLAND
AUSTRIAN NAZIS DEMONSTRATE
Delight At Return Of The Saar
130 ARRESTS IN VIENNA
Vienna, To-day. One hundred and thirty were arrested when Aus. trian Nazis tried to demon- strate in honour of the re- turn of the Saar to Ger many,
The police quickly sup. pressed the demonstrators, many of whom defiantly shouted "Hell Hitler. Router.
DRIVING LICENSE TESTS
Hore Belisha Outlines New Scheme"
Spot and forward silver prices improved being quoted at 26 1/16 and 26 3/16, respectively.
The London on New York crossed an exchange of-views of the L.M.S. DEPENDENT ON rate was quoted at U.8.4.82%, British and American Govern- London. To-day, Sir John as compared with U.S.$4.84 ments and several questions of DOMESTIC REVIVAL while the New York on
London mutual interest which Mr. Phil Simmond arrived at Croydon by air 400,000 NEW DRIVERS TO BE
early yesterday afternoon after EXAMINED EVERY YEAR rate was quoted at U.S.$4.81% lips did not specify.
Mr. Phillips disclosed that the his short visit to Paris-British Ba compared with £-US$4.8434.
Wireless. United States was closely watch-
Sir Josiah Stamp On Present Situation
London, To-day.
.1.
Speaking at the annual meeting
ing the developments of the pro-
more time."
It is further, pointed out that the railway industry has not, pro- ressed for several years, while other branches have been forg ing ahead, thus the railwaya have been blocking the progress Man Shui-on, aged 40, a far of other branches of industry.
hut mer living in an un-numbered The principal: reason of this awakened at 1.45 am. to-day by situation has been the lack of two persons who entered his organisation and discipline. room from a hole in the roof, The Pravda accuses former while two other Chinese males, managers of paying too much armed with revolvers, made him attention to minor details and kept silent,
neglecting major issues.
in Chan Tau Village, was rudely
His hut was ransacked for about ter. half an hour, the robbers making.
IN KLANGSI
Rea-
off with jewellery and other pro REDS DEFEATED perty valued at about $200. The four men made good their scape. Roughly five hours previously, Man Kwai-lam, agèð 32, a farmer residing in an un-numbered hut
in the same village, was robbed of $50 and some jewellery by three
1,000 Killed In Fierce Skirmish
Chinese males armed with revol- BOGUS MAJORS AND OFFICERS vers. They also made good their ascape.
R.A.F. OFFICER. ROBBED
́TAKEN' · PRISONERS
Canton, To-day.
The Kwangtung First Group Army Headquarters in receipt of
telegram from Lieut-Gen Tang · Squadron Leader C. R. Keary, Lung-kwang, Commander of the 4th RAF of No. 5-B Armend Build Independent Division, stating thei ings, Kowloon, reports that between the band of bandits in Ching-chi, 12.30 am on Wednesday and 10 South Kwangsi numbering about. p.n. yesterday, someone broke into 1,000 had been suppressed by his his flat and stole Jewellery valued troops. In the encounter, more than 800 outlaws were killed and at $400.
lover 460, taken prisoners, including bogus majors and staff officers; many
- weapons, were seized.
London, To-day. CALCUTTA CUP
MR. EDWIN TAYLOR'S NEW posed Sino-Japanese sillance COMPRADORE'S BODY FOUND day the Transport Minister Mr. Scotland's Fifteen For
APPOINTMENT -...
It is notified that His Honour the
Murrayfield
London, To-day
Another telegram received yes
terday from... Lleut-Gen. Tang
states that his troops staged
|furious battle against 1,000 bandits |attached to the bogus 72nd Regi-
ment in the area of Kowpal on® February 25. As a result, 'the
In the House of Commons yester-
Hore-Belisha, outlined the steps Among the possibilities fore- séen by observers here is Joint The body of Ng Man-hoi, a Chin- which he had taken to set up a action by several nations to make ese male of 82 years of age, com-system of tests for new applicants of the London, Midland and Scot- tish Hallway yesterday, the Chair-Chief Justice, Mr. A. D. A. MacGre a loan to China to relieve her fin pradore of the Messageries Mari- for motor vehicle driving licenses. organisation, he said, ancial strain, rendering unneces- times Company, was washed ashore The new man, Sir Josiah Stamp, reviewing gor, has by Commission aigued by sary any new economic alliance at 4.30 p.m. on Thursday at Kennedy would have this work as its special The following have been bandits were defeated, over 100 be the general outlook, said that it him and dated February 27, 1985, with Japan. Reuter. was clear at the turn of the year appolated Edwin Taylor, Colonial that there had been a distinct check Treasurer, Collector of Stamp Re
Town: Suicide is suspected.
duty and would be based on 12 selected to represent Scotland ing killed in addition to a sub-
against England in the Calcutta stantial doizure of existing traffic areas, supervising examiner in charg
with
Cup match at Murrayfield on remnante retreated
The.
Hul
each area, and a chief examiner at March 16 W K. Marshall; For chang with the troops pursuing.
rest, B. C. S. Dick Murdock, Central Press. Fyfe Shaw, Logan; Murray, Dr. (Continued on Page 13)*
Government Appointments headquarters
The following have been appoint Miran Bakah, 1.DS.M., Hong Kong
in the process of recovery.
*apan venue, Assessor of Rates; and Estate On the other hand exports in De Duty Commissioner, to be a Com- cember and January showed a missioner to administer, paths, and marked advance and there was take declarations and affirmations great activity in the constructional for the purposes of the Estate Duty industries, but international trai Ordinance, 1982, so long as he shall ed by His Excellency, the Governer ing and the monetary altuation continue to act in such capsoffy, continued to be most discouraging
and "eft us dependent still upon
a domestic revival.
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WEATHER FORECAST
le Corps, to become one of his KING AND QUEEN OF BELGIANS rent from February 22 1986. Honorary Aides de-Camp, with
ARRIVE IN ENGLAND.
ment of Mrz Claud
as members of the Pilotage: Board of Examine
Deputy Har- bour Master, Aï cer, of the Royal Nayy
frama
Cloudy with moderate cast Vivian, Petherick, and Mr. Authur
winds," was the forecast (forá
day, as famed by the Royal Obiar vatory thin
point Risaldar
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Talt, R. M. Grieve, J. Beattie, TREASURY BILLS ISSUE W. A. Burnet, Thom, Waters and 70 Lamble Reuter London, To-dey
The total
This will be the 67th encoun-amount' applied for in tenders for
Bury bills between the two countries-in £30,000,0 the interne
rugby series, £55,995 last of which was won by and at Twickenham by two
Both sides haVC. WOO-
games and 10 have: