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- LONDON, April 30th.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY,
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NEW SILK TAXES.
HOSTILITY IS DEVELOPING IN CERTAIN QUARTERS.
ARPSING MALLIES IN COMMONS.
LONDON, April 30th.
The hostility to the silk impost which is devaloping in certain trade circles that articles containing any silk will be taxed at thirty-three per cent of the value of the complete article, and hence affects a wide range of goods like clothing lined or trimmed with silk.
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AFRICAN WELCOME ECLIPSES RECORDS.
SOUTH
CAPE TOWN, April 'soth. The warmth of the Prince of Wales
welcome eclipsed all South African trudi tivna Every window and balcony was
MAY 2ND, 1925
GERMAN POLITICS. PRUSSIAN CABINET GIVES POST
TO SOCIALIST.
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The Prussian Cabinets appointed" as Polips: President in Berlin the Soci
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TRADE MARKS IN CHINA,
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HOME BOXING. ' CURLEY WINS FEATHER WEIGHT BELT,
Johnny Curley. head violently red, in the feather-weight boxing elpumpion of Great Britain.
At the National Sport-
alat Deputy, Herr Grezinski, a metal NO FURTHER EXTENSION OF TIME ing Club on March with he took the title, worker sid ex-leader of the Workmen's
of roaring cheers to those of the massed outbreak of the revolution. ends in the streets.
MARX SENDS GREETING.
In the House of Compions, Mr. Winston has been enhanced by a customs ruling crowded, the occupants adding their hiotaan Soldiers' Council 'at Cussel at the Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer replying in the debate on the Budget was naaniled by Labour interruptious, and be declined to extinue his speech."
The Ministerialists walked out, and
Later.
Mr. Churchill followed them.
The Hon. Walter Guinness, delending in the House of Commons, the gold the tax in the Commons, denied that standard decision was aniled by a broad-silk was anything but a luxury. It was
side.
The Cowrative Sir Frederic Wise, the financial expert who, after a detailed riticism of this "gamble," which would probably benefit nobody but the United Sites, declared, that he did not want io borras more from America, and he certainly did not wait to be in their
hands.
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Mr. Hamsay
MarDonahl derouneed the Budget on similar lines to those of Mr. Snowden" yesterday,
Mr. Churchill, replying to the debate 24 In fighting, mood. delighting the Pastarialists. He speedily faced an benigny scene. when expressed the pangon that it was in the interests of
The luncheon at the City Hall, at which the Mayor and Council officially welcomed the Prince. was attended by five hundred guests, the most representative gathering in Cape Town's history.
The Mayor dwelt on the assurance of mixed with wool and cotton merely to loyal reception all over the Bountry.
The proceedings concluded by the a increase the attractiveness, and wassembly rising and singing "For he's a now economical to the poorer classes jolly good fellow," most lustily, He cited the example of the superiority of cotton, and the fact that ladies pre- ferred the feet and tops of stockings to which they hitched their suspenders not to be made of silk.
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This cally was greeted with cheers and laughter, and mock cries of "Oh!"
Mr. Guinness scouted the, suggestion; that the price of "two eleven and three” stocking would be much more, nor would the tax appreciably affect the industry,
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TO BE GRANTED,
PERING. May 1st. It is stated in reliable Chines: virgles, Herr Marx han telegraphed his con-that the time limit, for the registration gratulations to Marshal von Hindenburg, of trade marks will not be further as capressing his sincerest wishes that the German people under his presidency will enjoy law and order at home and peace.
HONGKONG AT WEMBLEY. abroad; and hoping that Germany, by consinaing a policy of peaceful interna-SIR HOBERT HO TỪNG IS ALREADY tional understanding. will sou recover her mghtful position in the world.
HIGHER DUTIES POSSIBLE.
BERLIN, April 30th. Germany's nett budgetary surplus last. year was 334,000,000 marka
The Finance Minister, Herr von Schlieben, in his Budget speech in the Reichstag, estimated next year's expend iure at 4,900,000,000 marks and the re venue at 4,952,000,000. Is proposed an increase in the beer and tobacco excise to meet the deligit.
Among the addresses presented to the Prino of Wales on the Grand "Parade this afternoon were those by the In- dian, Chinese, Malay and other Mos Tem hodies, t
as well as the "Cape ecloured The thronged the out- committee. skirts of the Grand Parade and formed a vast concourse at Green Paint Common, where the Primes reviewed the coloured Church Lady' Brigade.
Everywhere the coloured population demonstrated its loyal enthusiasm.
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RUBBER RESTRICTION. UNREHEARSED DEMONSTRATION.
L'APE TOWN, May 1st.
PERCENTAGE OF PRODUCTION After a dance at Government Hour: LATEST CABLES.
FOR NEXT QUARTER- Dust night, attended by several hundred REVIEW THE PROPOSAL. guests, at which the Prince of Wales:
Loxpox. April 30th. danced untiringly, he was out at 9.30 LONDON, May 1st.
The standard production of rubber ex- this morning. His appearance occasion- Members of the silk industry are to ed a very successful unrehearsed demon-portale at the minimum rate of duty from the trade unions and employers to ascerest in London privately day, to restration. Bands of massed students, in Ceylon and the Straitsand Malay States is the habit of learning how to qualify view the position under the Budget procluding hundreds of attractive girls in during the next quarter is fixed at sixty-
University gowns, were outside Govern The Labourites have handed in amendment House. A body of comic cavalry. that neemployment benefit was not grow. |
(Labourites cries of Shainements to delete from the Badger, the armed with brooms and brushes, was Shameful insulting the workers Proposal to tax silk, on the ground it'followed by an oxwaggon, raped in a luxury. Messrs. Courtauld's blue and white drawn by twelve oxre. letter to the press maintains that arti Then cam144 an inmens procession of and Withdraw!")
Heial silk is
luxury than chering and laughing students, who Mr Churchill continued, in spite of in and better class wool and sand in chorus a specially written, song, cotton, Ended it is exported in low-jurging the Prines of Waks not to be the Chairman's appeals for order.
priced condities world-wide.
"down in the mouth. The Priner ap- Mr. Churchill wagnis declined to with They declare the silk duties will grave peared highly amused. He seated hims draw, ami a scrive of Labourites sprangly prejudice British manufacturers and self in the waggon and drove the pxen. case hopeless confusion-especially in He led the procession through the city, the case of mixed fabrics-discourage accompanied by the wholehearted sing factory extensions,
time whening of He's a jolly good fellow 30} verish efforts are being made by many the crowded City Hall.
increase their Here the Prince of Wales was defe- foreign countries to power of roduction. It will retard the moniously installed Chancellor of the chiployment of workers in the artificial, Iniversity of Cape Town, which he has ilk dyeing and finishing trades! They occupied siner the inauguration of the conchide by begging Mr. Winston Chur-University in 1919, and given the hon Achill to consider his disastrous pro-orary degree of Doctor of Lawy
The proudings were tourked by gouri- posal.
a talking simultaneously..
*The Chanteyllor of the Exchequer ironi sily commented on the rights of speech, and he remained on his feet for 15 minutes vainly trying to get a hearing, tipally he sat down, suggesting that the motion be taken forthwith, since the
posals.
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LATEST RESULTS OF "GAMES IN LEAGUE.
LONDON, April 30th. In the second division of the Lengue, Southampton defeated Bradford by 2-0, In the third division, Swanwa Tan quished Reading by 1-0.
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WASHINGTON, May 1st The Secretary of Commerce, Mr. Her 1 The Lock Silk Manufacturers Associa humoured ragging, including the appear- Opposition, were not prepared to listen tion has telegraphed to the Cabinet ance on the platform of a little whit bert Hoover, has issued a, tatement that with the return to the pound gold basis, Minister that the proposed tax will ruin her, wearing, the varsity football col the entire international trade will be
There was also a parade round the the wing silk industry and increase unemployment.
hall of & counterfeit presentment of Mr. Calculated in terms of gold prices. Ramsay MacDonald and the singing of songs, addressed to the Prince of Wales
Dear old Tad." as
PRESS COMMENT.
to the Government spokesma}}.
Mr. Sakfavala (Com., Bättresa (N.) rose to reuse the debate, upon which the bulk of the Ministerinliste walked
The Financial News refers to the out of the nose, and Mr. Churchillgrat blow ziven to the British silk
export trade"" Zallowed.
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PRINCE GEORGE SAILS. Mr. Baldwin subesquently moved the" by Canada and Australia-and Japan aru losure amid back-bengh, Labourite cries, chill to intreuiue a rehate on exported LEAVES LONDON EN ROUTE FOR of "Dirty:"
serious competitors. It urges Mr. Chur-
goods.
The Daily Mail politicul exrrespon-
The "Labourites challenged the division,dent, writing on the subject, says that but they did not persist on neerunt of Mr. Churchill intends to grant a remin sion of taxation on imported silk, which admonitions from Mr. Ramsay Mueix used in clus manufacture of goods for Donald, who, with the Labour frontexport benchers, had not participated in the la- Vérruptions.
THE PROS AND CONS. The Committee stage afterwards was concluded without a división.
CHINA.
LONDON, April 30th." Prince George has left for Marseilles to join a P. & O liner bound for China, the will travel via Bombay.
OPIUM FROM BUSHIRË. EXPORTS FOR RUSSIA SHOW HEAVY INCREASE.
TRAIN DERAILED. MANY KILLED IN RAILWAY SMASH IN GERMANY,
GENEVA, April 30th.. BERLIN, May 1st, The British Government, have written Between 10 and 40 persons are report to the Secretary-General of the League The Budget discussing will he continued to have been killed and many injured of Nations asserting that the export of
through the derailment of the Eydthu- opium from Bashire had increased i ed on May 7th.
huen xpress. The necident caurred value from 2661,000 in the year 1921-1 Heuter's Lobby cortesident says that tween Swaroschin and Preussisch-Star- the Ministerialists are must resentful at gard statiónis,
the abrupt ending of Mr. Churchill's ITALIAN WORLD FLIGHT.
MAJDE DI PINEDO HAS REACHED CHARBAR
speech.
The
Conservatives
that Mr. urge Churchill's words were innocuous and that no exception could be taken to his
TANDOF.
Rosz. May 1st. The Labourites maintain they were fully The Italian airman, Major di Piardo, Justified in challenging what they can who is on a Bight round the world. has arder to have been a reflection on the arrived at, Charbar, in Baluchistan. Workers.
While the
storm was raging. Mr.
Churchill remained unruffled until the
repeated calls to withdraw caused him
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that 946,000 worth in the latter period
He predicts that a general condition in the stability of prices will be reached, which should redound to the benefit of commeres and industry all over the world.
and Lord Lonsdale's belt that goes with it, from George McKenzie, rush-lika young man whose home is a Leith, and twie the winner of the trophy. ring, we say, tells surely of character; that, perhaps more than anything, hav
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ing to do with sport. it typifies towns, This matter is fully dealt with on the districts, countries. Curley is of Lame editorial page--En, ]
beth, and you" would never mistake him for other than a Cockney; McKenzie,
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LONDON, May 1st.
fan sharply chiselled, stely-eyed, hair bristly, the personification of dourness-
And he is a Scot in every particular. they fought as von would expect Curley 10 4. manner perky brazen ruther McKenzie with a tensity that
Sir Robert Ho Tung is hielly engaged at Wembley., "in, enuretion with the Hongkong Pavilion. He met at the berned. docks a Hongkong contingent, number-
It was, in that it offered two marked up- than many I have been and suffered re- ing about righty men and twelve women posites, & care contest. And it was better for the silkworm industry. All are now cantly, because it was free from hold- comfortably housed at Wembley, whereing; it was splendidly British, a toe-to- final arrangements for the Hongkong play are proceeding satisfactorily.
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toe affair, in which each young man' was prepares to stand or all without recourse to tricks that have no place in boxing, as I understand boxing to bi... It was a bout that will not be remembered by reason of brillianes. I would bars PRINCE OHICHIBU.
it understood that neither McKenzie nor ON Curley is within even measurable dis AT CALL
HONGKONG
tance of what Jim Driscoll was, for in- VOYAGE TO ENGLAND.
stauce; but without doing a great deal in the matter of sheer elevernes, they Tokyo, May 8t.
made the fight tremendously interesting, Prince Chichibu leaves Tokyo, on his and one which, these days, when oue to confess that there are few con. visit to England, on May 24th hyderable champions, something worthy warship. He will probably a by of the occasion."
visiting H.IJ.M.S Izumis
Formosal He will join the! al the Loechos. Hakuouki Marn, probably at Hongkong.
CHILD LABOUR.
MUNICIPALITY TO
# SHANGHAL
CALL ANOTHER MEETING..
SHANGHAI, May 1st,
The Municipal Council is calling special morting, of ratentyers, on duum oth, when another attempt will be made to adopt the child tabair resolution með- tioned on April 13th, when failed to attend.
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THE PANCHAN LAMA. HAS LEFT SHANGHAI ON VISIT TO HANGCHOW.
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SCOTSMAN'S COURAGE.
Last night McKenzie and Curley fought anew a battle "they had some time ago Hoxton way at catch-weights; then the Londoner was the winner and now they werk almost precisely like what they were when the Soot was outpointed. Mo Kenzie boxed according to text-book, an in the arrangement of himself he waR more of a stylist-pose correct; hands held high; and always was he on his toet also he was the very soul of aggression. Bat Curley, though without the polish of the Scot, contrived to build a stouter defence, and, what mattered most, he had" more powder in his punches. He rarely sent a blow along that had not his body withat; and had McKenzie been chicken- hearted he would not only have winced, but he would have surrendered before balf dozen rounds had been completed. But McKenzie is not built that way; he is of the, no-surrender. breed. Hi,” courage, his daring, his indifference to punishment were wonderful. He refuse! to budge an inch. Through twenty long. gruelling rounds, without, except on cur occasions, turning a hair, he did not re- trent; he was shakem often; I saw him shiver more than ouers but he never hald
SHANGHAI, May 1st. Panchan. Lama "left here at
He-bagus-oil ap
He add that the German mark prices a clock this morning will now be absolutely on a gold base,
the Dawes plan having linked up the visit to Hangehow. German coinage to a degree with the pound sterling.
The most certain effect of the English more will be to reduce the volume of)
hazard in international speculative trade, because of the elimination of risks that must be taken with currency of Buctuating value There probably will be a snall swing of prices in Britain as adjustment is made; but the gain in stability will bring benets likely to out- weigh any losses.
AMERICA AND HUNGARY. COMMERCIAL TREATY IS READY FOR SIGNATURE.
WASHINGTON, May 1st, It is understood that the Americo-
to £140,000 in 1904-1923, and stating Hubguria comercial treats, similar had been cosigned to Vladivostok. Ex to the Americo German treaty will be ports declared for Russia (presumably signed shortly it will be submitted to for Vindivostok) had increased from the Seunte for ratificacion in December. 1 to 44 per cent. of the total exports. while exports declared for Hongkong showed a corresponding fall.
The letter adds that it is not known. what proportion of the Vindivostok consignment actually reached there, because the vessel Primething, which left Bushire in December enrrying 350 enses consigned to Vladivostok, never arrived there.
THE DRUG TRÁFFIC.
LONDON, April 30th. In the House of Commons Mr.
to map out repeatedly, I withdraw JOINT CONCILIATION PLANS OF Lacker Lampson. Under Secretary for
pothing."
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Some Conservatives criticise Mr. Bald- win's remaining in the House after the departure of Mr. Churchill..
THE GOLD BASIS.
MR. R. BOOTH BY SUGGESTS · INTERNATIONAL MEETING.
Londos. April 30th
In the House of Commons, Mr., R. Boothby asked, in view of the restora tion of the gold standard, whether im mediate steps would be taken to facilitate the summoning of an international Guan- xial conference, including representa
taves of the central banks, with a view to further stabilisation of currencies on the lines contemplated by the Genoa re- solutions.
MR TALBOT.
LONDON. April 30th: Mr. Stafford Talbot has resigned from the executive association of British credi: tors of Russia, of which he was the first president.
Home Affairs replying to Air. W. Forrest (Liberal) said the advisory committee to assist the Council of the League of Nations in dealing with the drug trade was still in existence "and" would meet, before the meeting of dus Assenibly in September. The Govern- ne tends to form in Anglo-Russian ment had not been informed of the date conciliation association to protest against and the agenda had not yet been rir. the negative policy adopted towards eulated. Russia as he is convinced that the Russians are willing to go more than half way to meet their Eritish creditors.
FLOATING DOCKS.
LONDON, April 30th.
MISS MARY MACSWINEY.
U.S. IMMIGRATION OFFICERS UNLIKELY TO INTERFERE.
MISSIONARIES IN CHINA THEIR GROWING DANGER 18 RECOGNIZED IS LONDON.
LONDON, April 30th.
In the House of Commons, in answer to questions. Mr. Austen Chamberlain, Secretary of Foreign "Affairs, said he was aware of the growing danger to inland missions in certain districts of China.
Warnings had been issued to the mis-
Rionary
"bodies concerned from time to time, both by the British finister at Pek- ing and the Foreign Office in London. •
CHINESE KIDNAPPER KILLED. NARROW ESCAPE OF SHANGHAI RESIDENTS.
SBASOHAI, May 1st.
A Chinese kidnapper was killed, a companion was seriously wounded, two WASHINGTON, May 1st. Immigration Officials assert that thereby-standers were slightly wounded and is nothing in their records, showing that
a foreigner narrowly escaped death in a Miss Mary MacSwiney arrived here illegally. And unless investigation shows maning gun fight yesterday, when a Sikh khe violated the immigration law, they will not attempt to deport her. COMMUNISTS IN U.S.A. NEW YORK POLICE DISPERSE. TEN MEETINGS.
New. YORK. May 1st. The police last evening dispersed ten Communist gatherings in the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. They drove the members into the street and captured 'a quantity of May Day literature.
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NURMI AT LOS ANGELES IN GREAT FORM.
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#igos of distress. His physical cong dition touched perfection; had it not done so he must have buckled up un der the many body blows, one or two rather low, I am bound to say, Ho was also punched on the jaw with right and left handed blows; several vicious upper-cuts, too, did he suffer. But to the very end, he was believer in himself; he was for every carrying the fight,
TYPICAL LONDONER.
"McKenzie was all grit, dogged to the
cure.
But he had not the calm tha
phlegm of the Londoner. And in this respect Curley was a magnificent cop- tradiction of the popular conesption of the Cockney. Curley was ever ruffled. He was forced into severuj tight cor- ners bus by clever employment of his highly-coloured headpiece he managed to bamboozle MeKenzie.. The worst her Bat suffered was to have his lip cut. at half-distance it was plain to see that barring a knock-out of some "accident he was bound to win. Curley was the stronger, the more workmanlike fighter, and at the end he had won well. His victory was a very popular one, but there was warm admiration for the loser, -Me- Kenzie was Game all' through; he had on to the last gasp, and went down like the true little Scotsman that he is Bennison in the nily Telegraph.
JAPANESE AIRMEN.
TWO FLYERS EXPECTED IN PEKING SHORTLY.
PEKING, May 1st. Two Japanese zirmen in separus zero-
constable detected a gang of kidnappers attempting to steal a 19 year old son of
wealthy Chinese, Sung Woo Pab Young Sung, who was in a riesha, was stopped by a gang of six fully-armed men,planes are shortly coming to Peking: It is now atted-they are due to arrive at two of whom detained the coolle while Nanyuas parade ground, niá Korea atď
Manchuria, on May 8th,
the remainder made off with the ricktha and its occupant.
The ecolie broke away and pursued the gang, raising the alarm, which the Sikh heard
Seeing the gang, coming towards him, one waving a pistol, the constable opened fire, which the bandits returned.
Many shots were fired. A stray bullet pierced the back curtain-of a motor cir driven by a foreigner.
Mr. Talbot saya the British Govern inent, the association of British creditors In the House of Commons, in aAGWIY. of Russia, and the majority of British to questions, the First Lord of the Ad and Russian industrial, merchants and miralty, Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, pointed banking interests, have been systemtically out that of the four large floating docks trying to drive the Anglo-Russian team handed over to Britain by Germany on! with the cart before the horse. Bussia must had been sold, two were being utilised be helped, if they want her to help them, one at Malta, and one at Singapore, and The Hon. Walter Guinness replied that Mr. Talbot is of opinion that there might the fourth was at present surplus. There the Geron resolutions contemplated, not be an agreeable surprise for British fore, in the interests of economy the action by the Government. the first eroditors if it could be made possible for fourth would be sold. The question Of place, but a conference of central banks, the Soviet to be invited to atate what its use in one of the English dockyards He doubted if the time had yet come it is prepared to do for creditors if n was considered but the opinion was for quarter miles, the respective times be- and another ricksha coolie received for this and added that the co-opera- British loan of a hundred million sterlingel that the best thing was to dispose of tion of the central banks was increasing. could be made to Russia, on fair security, the dock now.
Loa ANGELES. April 30th. Nurmi ran one and a half miles in six minutes and forty-two and a half
conds, breaking the world's record.
In the same race he beat the world's records for 2,000 yards and one and a
ing 5 mins 33/5 ance, and 5 mins 35
RECA.
The rienha coolie was shot in the arm
wall bullet wound in the wrist.
SHIP AGROUND
PRESIDENT
VESSEL 18 ASHORE NEAR KOBE.
OSAKA, May Jeż The su President Van Buren has gone. aground, at Sum, dear Kobe. If is hoped to refloat the vessel at full. tide to-morrow.
OBITUARY:
MR. JOHN FRENTICE
SHANGHAI, April 30th. Mr. John Prentice, one of Shanghai's oldest and wealthiest residente died pneumonis to-night, in his 78th year