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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1930.
EASTERN NEWS IN
BRIEF.
The Nitto Cotton Spinning Com
pany, of Japan, which is engaged in the silk reeling industry, in nd-" dition to cotton spinning, has de- eded to establish a new filature in Kanazawa at ย cost of some
'PARS FROM EVERYWHERE. T,300,000. The new filature, which
Mr. F. W. Maze, Customs Inspec tor-General, is leaving Shanghai to-day for Hong Kong to negatinte with the British authorities regard- ing the prevention of smuggling of foreign imports through the British colony..
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CORRESPONDENCE.
SHARE-MARKET GOSSIP.
will be equipped with 300 boilers, (TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG is expected to begin operations about the middle of May.
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Two hundred native rubber pro- dacers on the west coast of Sumatra have decided to join the tapping holiday during May. Mr. Marinus. who was present at the natives' rubber tapping holiday conference Those who knew. Dr. and Mrs. as the representative of the home Wheeler in the old days in Yoko- Government, is mailing to Europe hama, says the Japan Times, will a full report as to the rubber market be grieved to learn of the recent situation. including the plan for death of Mrs, Wheeler in London, establishing a permanent organish where she has resided since the tion of rubber producers for the death of Dr. Wheeler in the earth-stabilisation of rubber 'prices... quake. Dr. and Mrs. Wheeler were residents of Yokohama for more than 50 years
tax"
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DAILY PRESS."1
SIR-Pressure of business matters prevented' me from replying to your leaderette of Friday, headed
Share-Market Gossip."
Your comments are not quite au- curate:-
ณ
-My letter was signed by my- self as a private individual, not as
firm of brokers." I era broker-I am so no longer, and I waited until that was a fact before writing you!
-You say "what possible objec- tion there can be to publication of such news,”
etc., "we cannot imagine."
·
M. W. Masy Royda, British Consul General, and Mrs Royds gave a dance tea at the Gymnasium, Two Chinese "press says that the Kobe, last week, by a farewell party. If you cannot imagine then I think National Government will cancel for their friends, as they are leav-you must be more lacking in in- the "consumption
ing on furlough on May 15. The telligence than I can well believe, October 10 this year. Merchants Gymnasium was prettily decorated
3-That comment on the present throughout the country, it may be with, flags, ribbons, lanterns and
price of Banks might of course be recalled, bitterly opposed the intro- flowers, and tea-tables were arrang-juggled with ad infinitun but I duction of the tax and sent many ed all the way, round, leaving a petitions to the Central Govern large clear space in the middle for consider it was not a fair comment. ment, requesting its immediate dancing. The host and hostess re- nbolition. However, the Govern celved their guests at the west door, ment introduced it on the ground and na soon is têa was served danc that a great deficit in national ing began. Everything was skil- revenues would be caused by the fully arranged and a very enjoy proposed abolition of the likin taxable afternoon was spent. The and that the consumption tax" | Tapan Chronicle ways it was was designed to meet the deficit. happy idea to give a party of this sur, as it was the only possible
It is all a matter of opinion---but I back mine against "Kufan's."
4.I still say who is "Kufan "! What does be do And why should he attempt to guide the public in their share transactions-whether they be investments or gambles!
have entered my protest against I leave for England shortly-I
Recent unpleasant incidents in means of giving so large a number that column in your paper-you
an opportunity to express their Appreciation of all that Mr. and Mrs. Royds have done in Kobe and to wish them a happy time in Eng- land and a safe return to Japan.
won't publish my letters, and I must leave it at that for the nonce.
Yours, etc.,
G. C. MOXON. Hong Kong, May 12. [Our
correspondent complains that our comment on his previous letter was "not quite accurate," but he is not quite accurate him self. He says you won't publish my letters," whereas the fact is we have not refused to publish either of the two letters he has sent
us.
The points of his first com- munication were included in our previous comment; his second letter is printed as received. And now Firstly, we for his four points, plead guilty to inaccuracy in stating that the original letter criticising came from a firm of Kufan" brokers. It came from one who was
local football matches were dis- cussed at a meeting of the Singa pore Amateur Football Association Disciplinary Board last week. One of the incidents inquired into was the sending off of Yan. Hong by the relerce in the Second Division The Portland cement producers match played between the Warders affiliated with the Japan Portland and the Singapore Harbour Board. Cement Manufacturers' Association Yan Hong played for the Harbour are having a general meeting for Board. The referee's report on the four days from May 12, when the question was read and considered. | output curtailment for June This was supplemented by the evi | August will be discussed. Some of dence of the referee himself, and the producers demand a reduction the defence of Yan Hong was also of the curtailment rate, for the considered. Dr. Pathy sent a writ coming months, as they estimate ten opinion. The Board desided to that stocks will show a sharp de uphold the official's report. It was eline, favoured by the season of stated that Yan Hong yas_sús. demand, which has just begun. The pended in 1999 for a similar offence, cement market has become.somewhat and the Board held that he should better of late, favoured by the 33 be also suspended for the whole of
per cent, output curtailment and this season. The match between the consequently the stock at the end G.E.C. and the Police, when of this month will probably fall to
broker, but is one no longer. player on each side had to be cau1,400,000 barrels, as was expected. We were misled on this point by tioned was also brought up. and However, this sgure will be still the fact that, in writing to us, be after consideration of the referee's some 400,000 barrels larger than the ased notepaper with a printed report it was decided to send a aim of the Association, which is heading giving the name and ad- letter of censure to the G.E.C.
making efforts to reduce the stock dress of the firm of which he was to 1,000,000 barrels Therefore, the bur seemingly is no longer-a-men- proposal for reduction of the outber. We confess this venial offence. ut curtailment rate will be prob. Secondly, we thank our correspon dent for his flattering reference to ally rejected at the meeting.
our intelligence, but still he does not enlighten us as to the real grounds of his objection to pub- Heation of news, and comment on the abare-market. The third point in the above letter calls for no an
A Chinese who had been under remand on a charge of alleged murder of a compatript committed suicide last week in the Penang Gaol, using his shirt as a rope with which to hang himself. The de- ceased had been under arrestin connection with a tragedy on & tongkang off Batumang. In Bght with two other Chinese he is alleged to have fatally stabbed one- with a pair of scissors. The other man attacker escaped with several wounds. The culprit is alleged to have then thrown the bedy of his victim overboard and escaped. He remained in hiding two days and then was arrested and produced be fore Penang magistrate, who ordered his remand.."
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of
crux of the whole matter. Share- market activities constitute news of public interest, and form "the legitimate subject of newspaper comment, If that comment should be unfair or inaccurate,, it is open to anyone to write calling atten- tion to the injustice or inaccuracy. The one and only point raised by This plan provides for the pre- Mr. Moxon concerned a reference vious completion of the considera-EsRulan" to the price of Bank fion of the tariff, the London Naval shares. We answered that criticism, In Nagoya last week as many as Limitation Treaty and the various and now our correspondent admits sco people applied to the Aichi supply hills still before Congress. it is all a matter of opinion, but Medical University seeking to sell The White House to-day declined be backs his against that "of their blood for medical purposes to comment upon the appeal of more "Kufan." Quite right, but is having read the article that than 1.000 prominent economists, that any reason why. Kufan " peared in the wika. Mainichi the issued in a statement yesterday, should not express his opinion previous day in which Dr. S. Kirihara, of the Surgical Depart against the tariff bill in its present And what a trivial point on which ment of the university: announced form as composing a direct tax that he wanted to make contracts upon the shoulders of large classes for the purchase of blood. About in the United States who are least 60 strongly-built people applied in able to beat it.
Indications point to steady pro person while others applied bygress with the tariff bill, in spite letter or telephone. Ameng the ap of the outery from the previous plicants lightermen were the most controlling coalition in which West numerous. A number of students on farm state representatives figur also applied. One man offered hised largely blood on the condition that it be taken from his hips, saying that that part of his body was too big and that he would supply his blood for nothing.
MISSIONARIES AND FAMINE
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to base a protest against the pub- lieation of cerament upon current doings in the share-market! We repeat that "Kulan": does not claim to be infallible in his judgment of the share-market and its probable movements, but he does claim to give an informative and a disinterested opinion to anyone who cares to ask him for advice. That this informa As the measure stands, it is con-
tion is appreciated we have proof sidered. definitely to represent in the form of numerous letters the Eastern manufacturing states from pur readers. That "Kufan's rather than the West, and the farm- comment is resented we have but fr is declated by his spokesmen to
one witness, whose complaint is have come out finally a sufferer reproduced above, and we must Domestic service at the sisters from the Hoover Administration leave it at that for the nonce.- quarters, at the Singapore General thus far rather than to have re- ED.1 Hospital was paralysed last week ceived any large measure of the owing to a sudden strike called by salvation which had been promised. the Hyla servants. Inquiries mada by a Straits Times represen- tative elicited the information that the real trouble began on May 2- the day following Labour Day. On that day three Hylams who ate alleged to have taken an enthu siastic part were arrested for post- ing seditious literature in the Havelock Road area. It is stated
(UNITED PRESS. that they were attached to the General Hospital, being employed
Washington, May 5-Famine as servants at the sisters' quarters: relief charities in China should be On receipt of news of the arrest administered through missionary their
comrades" at the sistere purchases of grain and distrib quarters immediately got together tion by reason of their intimate and demanded the release of the arkndwledge of conditions in the rested men, with the alternative of country, declared President Hoover, atrike. Their demands, however, in the course of an address at the were not countenanced by the opening of the Red Cross Conven "Combrite and a large number of tion tre
them"downed tools and refused Such a course, in the opinion of to darry out thelf duties Later in the President, would enable the day the trouble spread to ather relief supplies to escape, the greed parts of the General Hospital and of the Chinese soldiers, tax collec doctors and others had to do with tors and other obstacles. to safe. out the services of some of their transportation to the sufferers. Hylam servants. The strikers were Mr. Hoover praised the vico- dismissed and ordered out of the president of the Red Cross, Mr. hospital grounds.
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