HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 20 1931
ROYAL MAIL STEAM
PACKET CO.
MORATORIUM MAY BE EXTENDED TO DECEMBER.
THROUGH MEUTEN'S AGENCY.]
LonDow, June 19. There is a likelihood of a con tinuation of the R.M.SP. mera-
THE RUBBER INDUSTRY.
VALIDITY OF LORD TRENT'S WILL.
ROME AND BIRTH CONTROL.
NAUTILUS BATTLES WITH ELEMENTS.
MALAYAN COMMITTEE'S
DR. MARIE STOPES TO GIVE TO CROSS ATLANTIC UNDER
LECTURES IN ITALY.
QWN POWER.
*REPORT:
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.],"
KUALA LUMPUR, June 19.
ENTIRE ESTATE LEFT TO
HIS WIDOW br
[THHOUGH RESTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 19.
THROUGH REUTER'S' AGENCY.]
Ros, June 19. Annuthoritative iddendum to
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
CHEN MING SHU'S
ATTITUDE.
15
DEFINITELY SIDES WITH NANKING.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
THE NAVY LEAGUE POSEIDON FUND.
"A" TOTAL" OF NEARLY
$27,000.
Up to noon yesterday, donations, to the Navy League Fund in aid of CANTON, June 10, the relatives of mon lost in H.M.S. WASHINGTON, June 16...
Poseidon totalled $20,849.20, an An epic battle against the elo.
That the 19th Route Army form-
Kwangtung in Kiangai under the ed Among the dqnntions were This for a further six months.
Marie Stopes has been invited to ments is proceeding in the Atlating the two crack divisions of other 83,020,50 having been recoiv- This is indicated by the terms in between the R.M.S.P., its deben citizens, representing various public £3,000,000 to his wife who is a ship of Signor, Mussolini on COR Queenstown, to where the Ameri-Shy has definitely cast its lot with Ltd., and $345. from the staff of a further scheme of arrangement comprising of European and Asiatic" | estate of between £2,000,000 and Italy to lecture under the obairman-tie, four hundred miles from command of General Chen Ming 6500 from Messrs. Dodwell & Co.,!
ture atode holders and the White Star proferenco share holders. The expires on
present moratorium June 30.
The Court has ordered meetings
of the R.M.S.P. debenture holders and the White Star preference shareholders on June 30, at which it is hoped an extension of the moratorium until December 31 will be agreed to in order to enable the R.S.M.P. to complete its task of formulating a scheme of recon- struction.
A message dated London Febru- ary 19 stated-At a meeting, of debenture holders of the R.M.S.P. and the preference shareholders in the White Star Line held in Lon- don the, White Star shareholders overwhelmingly passed a resolution in favour of a six months' mora torium in respect of dividends on the £5,000,000 B3 per cent, eumula- tive preference shares in the White Star Line, which are guaranteed by the R.M.S.P., in order to enable the latter to submit a complete scheme for reorganisation.
WRECK LOCATED.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
ST. NAZAIRE, June 19. Tugs have loented the wreck of the ill-fated St. Philibert, and divers subsequently descended
The wreck was found to be lying on its side, but the divers wero un- able to enter the hull. They saw no hodies. It is believed that the task of reflonting the craft will prove extremely difficult,
AFRICAN TRIBES FALL OUT.
AN IMPI SURROUNDS...
VILLAGE.
[THEOCON REUTER'S AGENCY.)
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DURBAN, June, 18. Seventeen natives were killed and 17 wounded in the tribal fight- ing mentioned yesterday. The trouble has now died down.
The. Hlongwas agreed to let e Jaw take its ecurse and called off arrangements for a counter attack
perpetrators
being rounded up and two arrests have been made. All is now quiet in the tribal area.
on the Amabomvus.
The
Ero
It appears that the trouble start- ed owing to a party of Amábemvu,
attending girls who were
A
H'longwa wedding receiving un desirable attentions, whereupon
The General Purposes. Committee of the Federated Malay States,
bodies, has submitted a Memoran dum to the Government. It states:
· Legal" circles are debating the question of the validity of the Will of Lord Trent who left his entire
Jersey woman.
In a codical to his Will, Lord Trent declared his domicile to be First, that the control of rub. Jersey where there are no death
duties, if ber production is desirable profertes, but, it transpires that under vided all the principal producing his widow over two-thirds of his estate. The remaining third must countries" participate. --
go to other legal heirs.
Lord Trent left à son and two daughters.
Second, that any international control scheme should provide against an accumulation of heavy stocks in producing countries. Third, that an international agreement should be reached for a period of years that no further Areas should be alienated for rubber cultivation.
Fourth, that controf should be aimed solely for keeping unwant ed rubber off the-maiket, but not forcing prices beyond an economic Agure.
AVTATRIX INCINERATED.
"PLANE CRASHES AND BURSTS INTO FLAMES,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Fifth, that if other principal producing countries are not pre-
LONDON, June 18.
Miss The famous airwoman, pared to participate Malaya should not consider any form of Cicele. O'Brien, and her woman passenger, who has not yet been control.
Six, that no appreciable fallingtified, were incinerated when off in the Malayan production the light pana in which they were flying crashed and burst into owing to economic pressure can
flames near Hatßeld. be looked for unless the price falls to a lower level than hither-
to, as employees of all national- ties will certainly necept lower wages in preference to being repatriated.
Miss O'Brion was the daughter of the Irish Baronet and sports man, Sir Timothy O'Brien. She was one of the first women to fly across the Channel with a woman. passenger. In 1028 she lost a log The committee is requesting the as the result of an air crash but Government to forward the Memo-resumed flying as soon as she was randum to the Secretary of State. "
FRENCH ANSWER TO POCKET BATTLESHIP.
DECISION TO DELAY CONSTRUCTION.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
After', a
able.
ALEXANDRA ROSE
· DAY.
£52,000 COLLECTED.
"[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]:
Ruay, June 19.
In London and Greater London £52,000 was 'collected for hospitals PARIS, June 16,
un Alexandra Rose Day as the re- long debate in thesult of street males of artificial ruses Chamber on the 1931 naval build and contributions.
The amount aimed at was £50,000 ing authorisation Bill, which in but the day was not favourable for cludes provision for the commence sellers owing to rain. mont of construction of a 23,000- ton cruiser as a counter to the new. German pocket-battleship," the Deutschland, the Bill was finally
adopted.S
An important development, how over, was the passing of an amend- ment to the Bill, virtually delet- ing the credit for the building of the cruiser.
It is understood that the laying down of the craft is to be suspend.
they departed indignantly and ed, pending a further study of the their menfolk hurriedly, mobilised question. an Impi which surrounded the Hlongwa village,
AUSTRALIAN GOLD»
SHIPMENT.
SENATE PASSES BILL.
(THROUGH REUTER'S ́AGENCY.]
CANBERRA, June 18, The Senate to-day passed the Bill authorising the shipment of gold to Britain to cover Australia's Immediate liabilities.
The Bill thus becomes law.
ASCOT GOLD CUP.
FAVOURITE GETS THE VERDICT.
TOURIST TROPHY.
RACE..
AVERAGE SPEED OF
80 M.P.H.
[ÉRÍTISH WIRELESS BERVICE.)
Ruosy, June 18. The motorcycle speed champion- ship of the world will be contested to-morrow over the famous, 200-milo mountain course in the Isle of Man, The world's best motor-cycle riders, from Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Austria, Italy, Switzer-. land and elsewhere, are challenging Britain's supremacy though British manufacturers and riders are con- fident of repeating their suCCESBER in the Lightweight und Junior T.T. ovonts,
The record 'sum collected is £68,000 two years ago..
FINANCE AND INDUSTRY REPORT.
"A COMPLETE TRAVESTY.".
(THROVON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 18,
The Daily Herald forecast of the report of the Committee on Finance and Industry is declared by Lord MacMillan to be entirely un- authorised and a complete travesty of the contents of the report.".
Comprehensive Nature,
RUGBY, June 18. Lord MacMillan, Chairman of the Committee on Finance and Indus- try, hopes that the report, of the Committee, which, in political circles is believed to be of a very comprehensive and important nature, will be presented to the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the course of next week.
AMY JOHNSON TO FLY
TO PEIPING.
ATTEMPT TO BE MADE IN JULY
(THROUGH AXUTER'S AGENCY.]
WARSAW, June 18 A message from Moscow states that Amy Johnson has advised the authorities that she intends to re attempt a London-Peiping flights beginning in July;
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
Runny, June 18.
The world's championship race, Owing to a brief but sudden the Senior Tourist Trophy contest, rainstorm, which began when the the winners of the two events King and Quoon wore about to already hold will participate, and in drive down the course on their it is expected that an average speed: visit to the Ascot Race Meeting of eighty miles to day, the Royal party went past the enclosure in closed fandaue.
The principal race in the pro. gramme was for the Gold Cup, which resulted as follows: " Brig Gen Lambton's Trendon Lord Glanely's Singapore Mra James Salmon-Leap
The betting was 3/1 Trendon, 6/1 Singapore, and 100/3 Salmon Leap. WAR
The total takings of the totall anter to-day excended £60,000
an hour will be 'DO-X ARRIVES AT BAHIA. reached. DAMLARI SEK ITALIEN
Recort Broken.
Ruay, June 19: By covering the second lap'in the Senior Tourist Trophy Motor Cycle Race in the Isle of Man to-day at
AMERICAN SERVICE.]
an average speed of 70.92 MPH. New York, June 18-Tas great J. H. Simpson on a Norton German Ayingbeat, Do X which machine established A new record started today bulbox trip down In: the third lap be again broke the Brazilian coast to lie de the record with speed of 20.59.Janeiro, has arrived safely at
Bahia. M.P.H.
the Foreign Office denial that Dr.
structive birth-control says: "It is merely ridiculous to suggest that permission has been given to any body to distribute birth-control information in Italy, where the duty of every woman is to provide sons
.
powerful searchlights. and radie buzzing incessantly: to main-murist suppression appears to be for the Fatherland stain in sight a small "
spcck" Dr. Maris Staples, when Liter rolling heavily in the mountainous to the contrary. viewed by Reuter in London, de scribed the denial as "stuff and seas behind, nonsense " and added: " It is con- ceivable they deny it, in Rome but I am definitely going to keep my appointment."
THE INDIAN PROBLEM.
MR. BALDWIN DEALS WITH SITUATION.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Ruony, Juno. 19.
Dealing with the Indian problem in speech at Malvern last night, Mr. Stanley Baldwin said that the conference which is to reassemble in September would carry on the or less at the discussions more point where they were left in January.
They were getting to the most difficult part of the work and recent events and communal troubles in
India had not made it any easier.
Regarding safeguarde, fr. Bald.. win emphasised, that there must be financial safeguarde and that though the stability of the credit of India might be maintained there must be safeguards for British trade also, safeguards for the main- tenance of law and order, and enfe- guards for the minorities, The last in many cases was the most difficult. Later,
The speck" is the Nautilus which has been blinded by the bridge periscope and running lights being washed away, but determined by hook or grock to cross the
A
Warren and Wo Fat Sing.
were received from Mr. J. P.
part in Chiang Kai Shek's cam Messrs. Jardino, Matheson & Co., can warship. Wyoming is steaming Nanking and is taking on. active slowly directing at night time by paign against the Southern Govern. Ltd. Personal gifts of $100 cach
with ment under the pretónce of Com.
certain notwithstanding all the propaganda in the vernacular Press
The feature of the list is tho number of substantini cheques that General Chen Tsai Tong has ceased sending provisions to the have been received from the staffa 19th Route Army, realizing the of leading firms of all nationalities. futility of persuasion and man-The list is as follows:- auvres to secure its support in his revolution for the verthrow of Chaug Kai Shek, Up to the pro- SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED Hent Canton has been sending both money and war supplies regularly UP TO NOON YESTERDAY. to support this 19th Route Army in Kiangai with the hope of winning them over to the Canton cause. Prior to the return of General Chen Ming Shu to military life, there. was some hope of realizing this, but that hope was shattered, when the command of the 19th Route Army was turned over to General Chen Ming Shu, former Governor of Kwangtung
Atlantic by her own resources.
Admiralty Offers Assistance. THROUGH REUTEL’S AGENCY-]
LONDON, June 19. The New-Chronicle, which is fin Ancially supporting the proposed Arctic trip of the submarine Nau- tílus, in return for exclusive reports of the adventure, an. nounces this morning that the Admiralty has offered to assist Sir the Hubert Wilkins to repair Nautilus at Plymouth.
CHINA'S FIRST
MOTOR VEHICLE.
TURNED OUT AT MUKDEN YESTERDAY,
THROUGH KELTER'S AGENCY.]
MUKDEN, June 19 The first motor vehicle manufac If as time went on, it becamb tured in China was turned out, to- impossible to reach a sufficient day by the Industrial Works, which amount of agreement at this con- ference, then, of course, it would is associated with the Liaoning he the duty of the British Govern- Trench Mortar Arsenal s ment to advise Parliament to the occasion, was fittingly cele- frame such legislation as they brated. thought fit. But the whole ques- tion was so dificult in its rature, and so fraught with dangerous con sequences in its failure, that it required the very best that they could give in the way of brains of this country.
INDIA'S FUTURE.
MR. MELLON IN ENGLAND.
NO OFFICIAL INVITATION TENDERED:
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
/
Ruany, June 18. Mr. Andrew Mellon, who
visit is on
private
to
Roosy, June 18 Asked in the House of Commons whether, in determining the de tails of the Provinsial constitu tions in India, if it is proposed, to hold conferences of the interests affected in each prince repárate. ly, the Secretary. for India, Mr. Wedgwood-Bonn, said. it was 'not proposed to hold Prozine con England, yesterday evening had ferences at the prosent szage, but a conversation with Mr. Monto when the time came to settle the gue Norman, the Governor of the details relating to the tranchise Bank of England. Earlier in the and constituencies, the Committea day he had an interview with the appointed for this purpose would, Prime Minister and Foreign Se no doubt, have to hold separate cretary at the House of Commons inquiries in each Province.
Mr. Mallon describes his visit as purely private, and is this week going to see his son, who is an un- dergraduate in Cambridge Uni- versity,
DAVIS CUP TENNIS.
CZECHO-SLOVAKIA WIN.
35.
(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY,]
Premier's Denial.
RUGBY, June 18 The following communiqué', was issued from Downing Street this morning-The Prime Minister's | attention has been drawn to a statement in a newspaper to-day that the Government invited "Mr." COPENHAGEN, June 18,
Mellon to come to this country to Czecho-Slovakia won the two re-discuss a revision of war debts. maiping singles matches today to This statement in every respect is defeat Denmark in the semi-final of absolutely untrue. No invitation, the European Zone of the Davis was issued by the Government to Cup by five matches to love,
Mr. Mellon, nor has any such com Results as cabled by leuter were'
inde to munication been as followYAN ME
Menzel (Czecho-Slovakia) beat Word (Denmark) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, 61-
Hecht (Czecho-Slovakia), bent Ulrich (Denmark) 03, 05, 6-2
FRENCH LADIES
OVERWHELMED.
BRITAIN'S GREAT TENNIS
VICTORY.
[BRITISH WILELESS SERVICK]
Rucny, June 19
Government in Washington inviting them to discuss this or any other subject.”
Another indication of the sever-
Army is seen in General Chen Teni ance of relation with the 10th Routa Tong's order for the closing of its armoury and office in Canton. All the guns and ammunitions in the armoury, including, over 2,000 new rifles and a similar number of old
ones recently brought back from Kiangai for repair, and about 20 machine guns, have been transfer- red to the main Military Headquar ters for safe keeping.
UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE BILL.
[PRITISH WIRELESS. SERVICE
Roasy, June 19. The text was published to-day of the Unemployment Insurance Bill, which is designed to deal with certain anomalies in the operation of the Unemployment Insurance Acts and to provide for facilitating the removal of workers and their dependents from one place to an- other.
The anomalies in question were revealed in an interim report of the Royal Commission, which was reccatly published. They affect four classes of workers.
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Firstly, workers who receive sub-- | stantial wages or similar payments in respect of which benefit if pay- able.
Secondly, seasonal workers. Thirdly, persons who normally work not more than two days in n. week.
"
Fourthly, married women who have ceased to be normally employ- ed in insurable employment.
The Bill proposen to deal with these classes of persons by enabling the Minister of Labour, after con- sultation with an Advisory Com mitten, constituted for the purpose and containing representatives of employers and of workers, to make registrations applying special pro- visions to the classes in question.
PRESS PRAISES BANK OF ENGLAND'S ACTION.
RECEIVED IN VIENNA WITH SATISFACTION.
[BRITISH WIKELENB. BERVICE.}
Roany, June 18. The news that the Bank of England had made" din' interim advance of 150,000,000 schillings the to the Austrian National Bank ponding completion of the nego tintion for an International loan to the Austrian | Goverment to provide the necessary funds to guarantee the liabilities of the Credit Anstalt, has been reedived in Vienna with an expression cf. keen satisfaction.
BRITISH STATESMEN, "TO VISIT: GERMANY.
PREMIER AND MR. HENDER SON ACCEPT INVITATION
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Mctors. Dodwell & Co.,
Ltd........ Messrs, Hong Kong Fire
***$500.00
Insurance Co., Ltd. Mengra. Canton Insur-
anes Office, Ltd. ....... Messrs. Union " Water-
boat Co., Ltd....... Staff-Jardine, Mathe-
son & Co., Ltd. .... Manager & Staff, Hong
Ltd
Kong Telephone Co.,
Staff Johnson, Stokes
& Master.... Staff-Lane, Crawford,
Ltd......
Messra. Wallem & Co.... Messrs. Hong Kong
Amusements, Ltd...." Mr. J. P. Warren....... Measra. Vaouum Oil Co.,
Ltd.
"Wendy"
Manager and Staff—P!
A.B. The Swedish Trad), 'ing Co. Fil, in China
Busy Bees Working
Party
J. and C
250,00
250.00
280.00
345.00
185.00
Individual members of the staff, Chartered Bank
170.00
'135.00
120.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
$100.00
Staff-Equitable Eastern
Banking Corpn.'
100.00
100.00
Staff-Jardine, Engin-
eering Corporation.
100:00:
Mr. Wo Fat Sing Messra. Keller Kern &
Co., Ltd.
$100.00
100.00
& O Banking Cor- poration
300.00
100.00%
50.00
60,00
50,00
80.00
& Matthews Residents-Helena May
Institute
*****
46.00
32.00
Foreign Staff Credit
Foncier ...
25.07
25.00
25.00
20.00
Mr. JW. Franka,
20.00
G.. B. H. J..............
20.00
Capt. HH W. Oliver..
20.00
Staff-Andersen, Moyer.
& Co., Ltd.
18.50
10,00
10.00
10.00:
10.00
10,00
Mr. G. S Scott..........
$10,00
Mr. J. G. Edmonsen
10.00
Mr. A. de Mello .......
10.00
Mr. Chun Wing Lee T. W. R.
10,00
10,00
Rev. A. Swann .....................
10.00
F. Havin
∙10,00
Mr. Wm. Wetherspoon..
6.00
Mr. M. L Whitley
B:00
Firdos Khanabu
8:00
Mr. W. C. Bird
-6.00
Mr. E. G. dos Remedios
8.00
Mr. F. C. Dixon
6:00
Mr. Pang Kan
5,00
Аполь
8.00
2.00
$3,920.50
Mr. H. C. Gray. Mr. J. Stuart
Staff-Lowe, Bingham
Mr. D. Burlingham Mr. Raoul Bigazzi. "Stunsail"
C. L. F...... Capt. W. T. Erwin Mr. E. Walker Mr. W. B. Patry Mr. R. Perry
A. P, B.
Previously acknowledged 22,021:70
820,849.20
5. A. ARTHUR, Hon, Treasurer, Navy League Poseidon Fund Hong Kong, June 10, 1031
The City Editor of the Evening Standard, commenting on the more assured feeling in the mar The promptitude of the Bank kats reported from German fin- of England's action is warmly op-ancial circles, of which features of proved in financial circles bere promise are that some messy has The City Editor of the Evening already returned to Germany and News says that since the War the that the Reichsmark has beem Bank of England has consistently steadier, says
pursued aplicy designed to pro- The most important factor mote general World stability un leading to greater confidence in dor the ponviction that word. Germany is the help which tho monetary conditions are now so Bank of England is giving to bound up together that every 10- Austria Credit granted to Aus dustrial country depends for pre-tria should be a minaps of restore
the measure of general
increasing confidence throughout
Ruasy, June 18. the second day's play of the || The Tereign flos announces women's international lawn tennis that the Prime Minister and the pority on match against France at Eastbourne Secretary of State for Fareign stability. Its entry into the preying stability in that country and to-day, Britain again on all the Affairs have accepted the invitent Austrian complications after singles and doubles matchstion of the German Chancellor and appants by the Austrian authori. During the two days encounter, Herr Curtius to vin Berlin on ties is actuated by this motiys, Britain won by 12 matches to love. July 17
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contral Europp
A feature of the foreign mone market in London to-day wAL sharp recovery in German bonda