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The
CHINA YEAR BOOK
1931
EDITED BY
H. G. W. WOODHEAD, C.BE.
"A Mentor Superb......It is not an exaggeration to say that the "China Year Book" is one of the most remarkable productions of its kind in the world."....No-one who pretends to desire to discuss or study affairs in Chins can afford to do without this "book"-North-China Daily News..
The "China Year Book" as it is presented to-day, is a voluma that no newspaper, commercial, government, in fact any office can do without."-China Press.
"There is no single work containing such a mass of varied and most useful information on things Chinese as the "China Year Book." Similar publications exist in many other countries, but fow can compare with, and none excels, the latest ime of this work.' Finance & Commerce.
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СНАТИТ Воль, Номо Кона,
COMMERCIAL PRESS, LTD., CARTON.
PRICE: $20.00 Net
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1931.
OBITUARY.
DEATH OF DR. KITAZATO.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.]
Tokyo, June 13, Dr. Shibasaburo Kitazato, the noted bacteriologist, died today, following a prolonged, illness.
'MINERS' HOURS AND WAGES,
OWNERS AND MEN TO DISCUSS PROBLEM.
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, June 13.
CHICAGO PLUCKS. UP. COURAGE.
THE CAPONE RACKETT. INDICTED,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Curcano, June 19.
It was reported to a special
Al Capone and sixty-eight others, meling of the Miners Federation many of whom are members of [Dr. Kitazato, M.D., was Presi. this morning that the consultations Capone's syndicate, have been in- dent of the Kitnzato-Pathological Laboratory and the Saiseikai Hos with the owners on the position dicted by the Federal Grand Jury pital-in-Tokyo Born in 1889, halikely to arise next month on the for conspiracy to violate the Pro- studied in Germany under Profes-expiration of the present Act rohibition Law,
from 1801, Ho was the discoverer of the pet gulating working hours had not week uge Capone surrenderad tetanus, diphtheria and pest, in yet led to definite proposals being on a charge of non-payment of conjunction with Dr. Aoyama, and made by the Mining Association Income Tax and was released on
bail of $50,000, was regarded as one of the foremost concerning the adjustment of hours bacteriologists in the world.]
and the protection of wages on a national basisse p
DEATH OF LORD TRENT.
FOUNDER AND HEAD OF "BOOTS."
(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENOY.]
LONDON, June 13. Lord Trent, formerly Sir Jense Boot, founder and head of the world famous firm of Boots," the chemists, has died.
[Lord Trent who achieved world wide fame through the medium of the famous chemist organisation which bears his name, was born in 1830, of humble parents. In 1868 he married Florence. Rowe, a native of Jersey, and had one son and two. daughters all of whom are still alive. Knighted in 1900, he was created first. Baron of Nottingham in 1913.
Lord Trent maintained a villa in the South of France, and was a member of the National Liberal, Reform Royal Automobile and Chiba.
His heir, the Hon. John Camp. bell Boot, who succeeds to the title. is the present chairman of the Boats interests.]
GERMAN POLITICAL
CRISIS.
DOWNFALL OF GOVERNMENT POSSIBLE.
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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BERLIN, June 12 Asudden orisis has arisen in political ciroles, threatening the downfall of the Government, uz a result of the demand of the Gor man People's Party, of which Ilerr Curtius, the. Foreign Secretary, is a member, for the convocation of the Reichstag,
The German People's Party insist upon an open discussion in Parlia ront of the emergency decrees issued by the Government and signed by the President just before the Chancellor's visit to England.
As the Nationaliste also domand convocation of the Reichstag," the Government's hand may be forced, in which case they would undoubt edly resign,
The Socialists may save the Gov- ernment, but they are only pro pared to lend their support if the Government agrees to change some of the provisions of the decroes. Budget Deficit £64 Millions, A Budget deficit of approximate- ly 284,500,000 for the year ended March 31 was announced to-day.
DISLOYAL ROUMANIANS.
SENTENCED FOR HELPING RUSSIAN INTRIGUE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. I
BUCHAREST, June 19. Described by the Publio- Proso- dutor as mercenaries whose mis- deeds inoked any higher motive. than money-making. persons
have been sentenced to from one to twenty years penal servitude on a charge of espionage on behalf of Russia
A woman, Cilly Auslender, was sentenced to six years.
Major Varzaru, the ringlasder, Was sentenced to twenty years.
HATRY'S ITALIAN
ACCOMPLICE.
MILAN COURT IMPOSES - HEAVY PUNISHMENT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCE.}
MILAN, June 12, John Gialdini, the Italian asso": ciate of Hatry, charged with offences similar to those which resulted in a sentence of fourtean years" penal' servitude, on Clarence. Hatry, was found guilty after a trial lasting six days, and sen-"} tenced to imprisonment for five- years and ten months and a fine of 10,000 fire
One year of the sentence and the whole of the fine is remitted under the public amnesty granted last your on the occasion of the wedding of the Italian Crown Prince,
Gialdini has aireddy ment a year in prison since his arrest
Joint consultations will be re sumed next Thursday and tha Executive adjourned till the 22nd. inst. to receive a report
A Delegato Conference of the Miners Federation, eled to do. torming the policy in connection with the hours and wages position, has boon fixed for the 23rd inst."
This afterncon's meeting was held between the Prime Ministar and the Coal Committee of the Cabinet and three members of the Sub-Committee of the Executive of the Miners' Federation. A further meeting between the owners and the mon having been arranged, the meeting was adjourned.
"EMPRESS " OF THE SEAS.
MAIDEN VOYAGE SUCCESS-
FULLY CONCLUDED.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Euan, Juno 13.
The newest and largest liner of "the Canadian Pacific Company, the. Empress of Britain, omncluded a successful maiden voyago when sho. arrived at Southampton yesterday from Canada...
She staged & new record for the trip, a feature of her voyage "be" ing tho remarkably slight variation in her outward and homoward journeys.
The land to land journey in each direction occupied exactly 78 heure 22 minutes, and the average spood, bath out and home,, worked out at 23.07 knots, At no time were her engines opened out full.
Messages from Liverpool and Southampton state. that owing to the roduction in trans-Atlantic pas senger traffic the great shipping companies operating these services have decided to make substantin! reductions in the number of sai ings during the present season.
RECONSIDERATION OF LOTTERY LAWS.
London, June 4-In the House of Commons to-day the Home Secretary Mr. J. H. Clynes, was asked whether he had yet, come to any decision to appoint a committee to inquire into the legislation governing sweepstakes in this coun
Mr. Clynos replied in the nega tive, but added that the whole matter of the lottery laws was now under consideration.
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