THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 15, 1937.
LABOUR M. P. AND COLONIES International Administration Recommended
Viscount Snowden's
Estate
London, To-day.
Viscount Snowden, the form- er Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer, who died three weeks ago, left £3,366.—Reuter.
SENATE'S SHARP
Premier On World Parley Prospects
LONDON, TO-DAY. THE PRIME MINISTER WAS LAST NIGHT QUESTIONED IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS BY A LABOUR MEMBER RE- GARDING THE CALLING OF A WORLD CONFERENCE TO
REBUFF TO DISCUSS DISARMAMENT, THE PRESIDENT BARRIERS AND THE INTER
Washington, To-day.
In words of bitter denuncia- tion the Senate Judicial Com- mittee yesterday presented its majority report on President Roosevelt's Supreme Court Bill. The committee asks for defeat of the Bill as it is "needless and futile and an utterly dangerous abandon- ment of Constitutional principles which is presented in a most in- tricate form for reasons that obscur
ed its real purpose."
The committee says: "It should be so emphatically rejected that its like will never again be presented to the free representatives of the free people of America."-Reuter.
CHOU MEN-TSAI ARREST
Mr. Wu Te-chen Asks For Punishment
REMOVAL OF ECONOMIC |
NATIONAL ADMINIS- TRATION OF AREAS WHOSE INHABITANTS WERE TOO BACKWARD TO BE CAPABLE OF SELF-GOVERNMENT.
Mr. Chamberlain said that in the
MR. T. V. SOONG
BARON GLENRAVEL
DEATH IN LONDON YESTERDAY
ACTIVE CAREER
London, To-day
The death occurred yesterday at the age of 79, of Baron Glen- ravel, a former President of the Council Federation of Cham- bers of Commerce of the Empire.
Arthur Shirley Benn, Baron Glen- ravel of Kensington, started his career as a student at the Inner Temple and lived for some time, in Canada and the United States, be- coming British Vice-Consulat Mobile, Alabama, and Managing Director of Benn and Company.
He held a commission in the
T.V. SOONG Canadian Garrison Artillery and
opinion of the Government, it was FLYING TO
undesirable to consider the calling of a world conference on such sub-
jects as those mentioned without CANTON
such a thorough investigation be forehand as would indicate that there was a reasonable prospect of
success.
VAN ZEELAND INQUIRY
As to the removal of internation- al barriers, the Belgian premier,
Mr. Van Zeeland, was at the mo- ment engaged on an inquiry into the possibility of reducing inter- national trade restrictions.
Until the results of this inquiry were made known, it would be pre mature to consider the possibility of a world conference on the sub- ject.
Asked if there would be an in- terim report, the Premier replied:
"I do not suppose there will be Van an interim report until Mr. Zeeland is in a position to say what he has ascertained.”—British Wire- less.
Canton, To-day." Following the arrest of Mr. Chou Men-tsai, member of the Kwang- tung Provincial Government, on in- structions from Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, for speculating in Kwangtung banknotes, Mr. Wu Te- chen, Chairman of the Kwangtung
Organ recitals are being given on Provincial Government, has sent a alternate Tuesday evenings until cable to the Generalissimo tendering the end of July at St. John's Cathe himself for punishment for "lack dral, to mark the restoration of the of efficient management over his organ, which was re-opened at the
staffs."
It is learned that Mr. Chen Yiu- cho, Director of Public Highways in Kwangtung, will succeed Mr. Chou as a member of the Kwang- tung Provincial Government. Our Own Correspondent.
DEATH OF LENIN'S SISTER
Officially Confirmed In Moscow
Moscow, To-day.
morning service on Sunday.
Canton, To-day.
returned to England in 1902. Here he took up politics, and contested Battersea in 1905 and 1910.
In the latter year he stood, and was elected, as Conservative M.P. for Plymouth, which seat he held until 1918.
Mr. T. V. Soong, Chairman of
In 1918 he represented the Drake the National Economic Council, isDivision of Plymouth and remain- arriving in Canton by air to-day.
ed member for this constituency until 1929. Two years later he was elected as member for the Park Division of Sheffield. He lost his bank-Beat in 1935.
ex-
It is learned that the purpose of Mr. Soong's visit is to study the problems connected with the change rate of Kwangtung notes and National Currency.
He was a member of the London Mr. Soong will later go to Hainan County Council from 1907 to 1911
the Highways Island with General Hsu King-tang, and Chairman of the Commissioner of Reconstruction, Committee in 1910. to work out a concrete plan for de- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
From 1921 to 1923 he was Presi velopment. air
Mr. Wang Ying yu, former Com-Chambers of Commerce and Direc- dent of the Association of British |missioner of - Civil Affairs for
Kwangtung, will be given the posi- Commerce from its inception in tor of the International Chamber of tion of Director of Industry- in Hainan. Our Own Correspondent
Swatow Stalemate
1927.
His next post was Chairman of the National Unionist Association, and in 1923 he became Treasurer, of the Imperial Council of Commerce. 'During the War he was, Trea- surer of the National Committee for Relief in Belgium..
Canton, To-day. Negotiations in the Swatow affair are at a standstill. It is stated that
In 1928 he became Chairman of the Council Federation of Chambers the Japanese Consul in Swatow has requested Mr. Huang Ping-fan, the of Commerce of the Empire, and Mayor, to open a second investiga- was President from 1981 to 1934,
when he retired from active life. tion. Our Own Correspondent...
Italian Ban On British
Missionaries: Reprisals?
WITH A VIEW TO
He was knighted in 1926 and created Baron last year.-Reuter.,
H.K. Aquarium Society
The Hong Kong Aquarium So- ciety is, holding its monthly meet-
ment of the Hong Kong University, at 8.30 p.m. when a talk will be given on Tropical Fishes.~
LONDON, TO-DAY. welfare work, apart from scholasticing on Wednesday this week in the PROLONGED NEGOTIA -|work, the Italians may consider the Laboratory of the Biology Depart- TIONS BETWEEN. THE BRI-request.. TISH AND ITALIAN GOVERN- MENTS
WRONG PRINCIPLE – SECURING PERMISSION FOR The Foreign Secretary expressed MISSIONARIES EXPELLED regret at the Italian decision, which FROM ABYSSINIA TO RE- he considered the wrong print The previously reported death of TURN TO THE ITALIAN COL- ciple on which to proceed. Lenin's sister on Saturday was ONY AND RESUME WORK, officially confirmed yesterday in an HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. announcement revealing that she This was revealed în the died as result of a stroke.
House of Commons yesterday by She was one of the first Bolshev-the Foreign Secretary, Mr. An- ists and a diligent collaborator of thony Eden. her brother.-Trans-Ocean.
..
The Hon. Secretary of the So ciety has received from America a quantity of different types of fish food, some thermometers and other accessories, which will be on sale at this meeting.
The Hong Kong Travel Associa- tion acknowledges with thanks the receipt of the following subscrip- tion:-Kowloon Motor Bus Oo.
But, he added, as the Italians had taken this action, the British Government. must re- serve the right to consider tak- ing similar action in so far as Italian missionaries are con- cerned, in territories under British administration. Mr. H. C. Macnamara was apany foreigner whatsoever with the ...The missionaries were expelled pointed President of the Catholic task of establishing any kind of from Abyssinia following Italian
0. "Sirdhana" - wil Truth Society in succession to Cav. school in Abyssinia.
occupation of the territory on vari- leave Amoy for this port on the B. Basto at the annual meeting If British religious missions de-ous pretexts, including that of 17th inst. and is due here on the yesterday.
sire to carry out humanitarian and espionage. Reuter.
18th. inst.
Mr. Eden said the Italian Govern- ment had decided not to entrust
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