HONG KONT
BRITAIN'S TARIFF WALL ENCREASE IN PRICE
INSIGNIFICANT IMPORTATION OF FOREIGN GOODS
French Surtax Damaging British Interests
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUBBY, Dec. 4.
The House of Commons to-day
discussed a motion approving the -recent order by the Board of Trade under the Abnormal Importations "Act imposing a fifty per cent. ad valorem duty on various classes of importa.
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OF SILVER?
Scheme to be Brought Up at Paris
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOR.)
SPOKANE, Washington, Dec: 6- Plans worked out by the experts' Why Starling Fall.
committee of the International The various "unases which bad Chamber of Commerce for an ex- led to the recent depreciation in port sales agreement between the the internal value of the & were re-United States, silver producers, and ferred to last night by Mr. Nevills the Government of India, with the Chamberlain, who said that one of object of increasing the price of the chief causes wax, perhaps the silver will be submitted to the general uneasiness of foreign hold. Council of the International Cham ors of sterling balances in London,er of Commerce at Faris, on who saw hanging over Edrope *
March 1, 18, according to am an- cloud, of uncertainty about the guncement by Mr. Strawn, Presi future, and who thought they would dont of the United States Chamber be more comfortable if they had
of Commerce. liquid
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Tesourees At some place where they would be available at short notice. He had no doubt that A GLOOMY PICTURE those foreign holders of sterling balances, who had been taking their OF GERMANY prasently and they had made a bad funds away from London, would bargain
The Parliamentary Secretary of the Board of Trade, Mi. Hore Bulisha, said the orders had been exceedingly affective and imports of articles mentioned in the two orders had prastically conse Since the operation of the order only £35,000 had been taken in custom duties which showed how insignificant had been the import of these articles. "Anwering criticism, which came mainly from the Labour. benches, the President of the Board of Trade. Mr Walter pointed out that the policy of ex cluding certain articles was dictat- ed, solely by the need of lessening the strain upon Britain's purchas- ing capacity abroad caused by imbe, no stabilisations of currency. portations far in excess of rocant experience, and the ordera, were general and not directed against any country or countries
Runciman,
He denied that the polley was likely to lead to international frie tion, and reminded the House that the French decree, imposing at teen per cent, discriminatory duty, preceded the announcement of the nction by the British Government,
French Decree.
Balempa of Trade.
The Conservative loader, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, in a speech at Aberdeen, to-day emphasised the urgency of effecting trada Dalance without which, he said, there could
NAŽI MISSION TO DEFEAT BOLSHEVIŠM
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.])
PRESS MONDAY, DECEMB
DUTCH AIRMAIL. CRASH
FIVE PASSENGERS KILLED
(THROUGH REDTSK'S AGENCY.]:
UNIFICATION OF JAPAN'S FINAL WARNING
CHINA
Canton Delegates Leave for Shanghai
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
BANGKOK, Dec. 6. - Five passengers wore killed and two injured when the Dutch air mail orashed in taking off this
CANTON, Dec. 6. The 4th Kuomintang National morning.
Congress in Canton, alter having The injured included Colonelso, was formal adjourned yester been in aassion for a fortnight or troller of Civil Aviation, who was day. The closing address was du Brinamead, the Australian Comp involved in the crash of the Anglo-livered by Mr. Hu Haa Min, who Australian Christmas airmail at solidarity in accordancy and
appealed for national unity Alorstar on Nov. 20,
OBITUARY
MR. G. DALLAS: PROMINENT SPORTSMAN
(From Our Own Oorzaspondent.)
SHANGRAI, Deo, 6. aportiman and racehorse owner
M, Goorge Dallas, prominent whose wonder pony Switzerland won, the Autumn Champions, is dead.
·THIRTY SLOVENES SENTENCED
political principles of the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen The number of "dely: gates and guests at the closing meeting exoredad 100,
A manifesto was issued following the closing of the Congress The statement deals largely with the reconstruction of China according to the principles of the Kuomin tang. !!
Moss, Hu Haa Min, Sun Fo, General Li Trung Jen, and Dr...C C. Wu left here to-day for Hong Kong on their way to Shanghai to Nanking Government with a view meet the representatives of the to forming a new Unified Nationa Government at Nanking. The party from the South will not, however, proceed to Nanking unless they are assured that Chiang Kai Shek in going to retire as he had promised, The unication of China hinges on the retirement of Marshal Chiang Kai Shok, as far
as Canton is concerned.
Resolutions Adopted.
CHINESE TROOPS MUST LEAVE CHINCHOW
A Highly Provocative
Situation
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Torro, December 6. T IS INTIMATED THAT THE MILITARY AUTHORITIES
IARE DETERMINED TO USE FORCE TO COMPEL THE WITHDRAWAL OF CHINESE TROOPS FROM CHINCHOW AND POINTS EASTWARD OF THAT CITY IP CHANG HSUEH LIANG DOES NOT EVACUATE THEM OF HIS OWN" ACCORD.
TOKYO, December 6 According to a partly censored despatch from Mukden General Honjo has dispatched a final warning to Chang Hsuch Llang Amlating, on the withdrawal of all troops from Chinchow and "enstward, as the continued massing of Chinese troops le "highly provocativa,”
DR. ALFRED SZE TO CARRY ON
PARIS, Dec. 5.
The committee of the Chinese colony in Europe," in a manifesto publish what is claimed to be the resignation, text of Dr. Alfred Ste's letter of
Their arrest, wag
STUDENTS ARRESTED
NANKING, Dec., B
from Peiping were arrested here More than a hundred studente
The manifesto states that a m048 meeting of Chicuse, held in the garrison headquarters' troops. On this afternoon by the police and Latin Quarter, last night, expressed arrival from Peiping the studente disappointinent at the attitude of Dr. Sze and the powerlessness of very warned that they must not par the League to settle the Man- take in demonstrations, but ignor chunan question." declares that at the conclusion of
The manifestoing those; warnings paraded this the meeting five delegates called on morning distributing pamphlets. LONDON, 'Dec. 5.
Dr. Sze at midnight and submitted Police and troops were sent to ar In view of the forthcoming inter?
to him five resolutions, whereon rost them, Dr. Sze who had hoped to con-complished in spite of the fact that national disgussions on Germany'ı
ciliato the contradictory attitude of Nanking students attacked the debts and the possibility of an
The publicity section of the Secrethe Government and the people" police. The students are now der (THROVON REUTER'S AGENCY.] early change in the Government of
tariat of the 4th National Kuomin-allegedly sent in his resignation. tained Germany, the newspapers are giving
at garrison headquarter tang Congress informs us that the Roux, Deo. 6.
The Chinese delegation head pending instructions from Govern- prominence to a statement by Her charge of organising insurrection in held at 9 am on the ste in the offered his resignation as demanded The trial of thirty Slovenes on a National Kuomintang Congress was evening explaining that Dr. Sze
11th regular session of the 4th quarters anteda sinterment this ment Hitler, the Nazi leader, in Berlin Julian, Venetin (which was acquir Chungshan Memorial Hall under by the delegates of the Chinese
TWO RESIGNATIONS yesterday, in the course of which head by Italy from Austria as a result the Presidium of Messrs. Sun Fo, volony exactly as stated in the when within a few hours both Dr
NARKING, Dao.. B drew a gloomy picture of Bolshe-merging it with a foreign coun C. Wu. Li Yang King, Wong Cho festo.
The Capital was stunned to day of the war), for the purpose of Ching Hang Yi, Teng Tank Yu Cinese Colony Committee's mani Alfred Sze in Paris and Dr. Wel viam in Germany.
try," ended in the ringleader,Tso, Tao Sa Cuang and Kwan So
NOT ACCEPTED
lington Koo hero, resigned... Yed, and waw attended by 431, dele" | A reply has been received from gates, and 199 DÖSETYÖTE.
the Nanking Government stating that they will not accept the re- signations of Dr." She and Dr. Wellington Koo."
He commented on the remarkabis steadiness of the internal value of the £ and declared that there was na pause for anxiety, He hoped the steps which had been to might corrset, in the immediats future, what plainly had been a growing peril. Government was now engaged in examining the whole question of the balance of trade
Beferring to the recent fuetua tions of sterling he said the ex
He said that the Nazis felt it to Dealing with the French, decree,planation was simple: We are Mr. Runciman said it was against getting to peak point of the seabe their mission to defeat Bolate- all exports from Britain to France, to pay for commodities which we
sonal demand for British currency Vi and not merely against coal. The British Government was amazed to always import in enormous quanti. And that Britain was not to receive ties during the Autumn and, on top had a membership of 700,000, with the most favoured nation treatment of that, you must remember that 15,000,000 adherents, and there was which she had received from France there has been sa unusual amount not the slightest doubt that the for two generations, although there of imported manufactures, which. had been no treaty obligation, and have been sent into this country in Party would attain power before that France was even discriminat intelligent anticipation of what may long. ing against Britain. The attention of the French Government had been
drawn to the matter:
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Protests Usaleis. Referring to the increase of tariffs which were abutting out British goods from former markets, Mr. Ranciman said British Govern ments had made successive appeals against these barriers but in spite of the findings of the World Econo- mia Conference of 1927, endorsed by representatives of over fifty countries they found their protest were useless and were met always by the same reply that the internal interests of the country must be the first consideration of a Govern ment. That was the reply, he made to-day. Methods of persuasion had provod usele
Britain Kuat Take Notice. Mr. Runciman added:-"I wish it clearly understood Abroad, as well as at Home, that if we are to be hit, as we have recently been hit by the French decree, we cannot ignore it. I hope we shall be able to adjust our differences in a friendly way but discrimination against this country is a think which we look at with seriousnem Were it to spread it would be so damaging to British interests that we could not afford not to take The motion was carried by 250
notice of it?
Potes to 38,
He claimed that the Nazi Party
bsequently make their entry more. He emphasised that Germany. and is an extra burden on the could not pay their political, and
ficult. That has to be paid for, exchanges. But we are taking commercial debts without exporting stops to deal with it.!! questions. Mr. Baldwin said the world wide eocnomic, chaos...
Dealing with general polition on a large scale, which would lend Election had shown to the world that no country could face up to commercial debts, but refused to The Natis were prepared to repay crisis with greater courage, deter mination and fratitude, then Bri-submit to political extortions. tain. must never be betrayed. It had would be to reduce the huge The National Government His aim, when he obtained power, been returned to carry out a policy of national reconstruction, and that throttle importa, and limit political carried with it international recon-German administrative appėratus, struction. The country expected every political party to co-operate with the sole object of bringing back better times, and whatever party wantonly broke up that ac cord would be condemned in the eyes of the electorste fas efforts would be directed to the smoothing of party difference.
In the Comme
obligations.
REIMPOSITION OF GOLD BAN
HEAVY BUYING OF STERLING IN JAPAN
(TAROGON. BEUYER'S LOKNOT.)
TWENTY YEARS' FOR RINGLEADER
"
WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at p.m., stated:
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The typhoon is about midway between the N. Visayas and Cochin-China, moving wcat. The anti-cyclone is central to the west of Tokyo, moving east. Local Forecast:-NE. winds,. fresh; generally cloudy; some
rain.
TYPHOON WARNINGS.. The following typhoon warn- ings have been received by the American Consulate General from the Manila Observatory:
Manila, Dec. 5, 11.76 am." Cyclone or typhoon over the E. Visayas, moving W.N.Wor N.W
Manila, Dec. 3, 13 p.m.- Typhoon in about 196deg. Long. E and 12deg. Lat, N., moving
CANTON, Doc. 4.
The following, resolutions were adopted:
That the draft manifesto to be issued at the conclusion of the 4th National Kuomintang Con- greas be adopted;
That the number of proposals having been investigated by the Various sections be handled by the members of the C.ES.C. of theth Nattonal Kuomintang Congress;
That all military troops through out the country be put under the direct or indirect control of the Executive Yuan; and
times.
The Council, without the Chinese and Japanese delegates, met at p.. and dispersed at 5.15.
" INDICATION OF BAD "FAITH ".
telegraphed to Dr. Ego urging him Marshal Chiang Kai Shek lide to reconsider his resignation se Government is firmly behind him
The Marshal also saw Dr. Koo post, it is believed, he will not ate and urged him to remain a hat 4tead office to-morrow.
It is learned unanimous app officials that and Dr. Alfred Se carry on
That the post of Commander. in-Chief of Land, Air and Navy be not retained in ordinary The following new members of the Central Executive and Super visory Committees, who were, slect ed at the fith Season, were then officially announced :-
Central Executive Committee (s regular members)-Pei Chung Hare greatly mistaken, emphatical STRONG HAND DEMANDED
Toxro, Dec. 5. As the Japanese army's with drawal to Mukden, after operations;
SOVIET NEUTICRETE in the direction of Chinchow on November 7 was due to the assur
LEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICH } ance that the Chinese were prepar- ed to withdraw their troops volun-
WASHINGTON, Dea: "While the situation in Man tarily within the Great Wall, Nanchuria is a matter of deep concern king's reported rejection of the pro-to the Sovies I can say empha ed, will have the most unfortunate adhere to a policy of peace," said posal of a neutral zone, it is fear- tically that the Soviet intends to effect on the Japanese military Boris Skviriky unofficial topresen authorities who regard it as an in tative of the Russian Government dication of bad faith on the part here to-day, and added: "The of China. If the Chinese think Soviet certainly has no understand- the Japanese withdrawal eastward ing with any other Government, et makes it no longer necessary for the the expense of China, Chinese to withdraw westward they
383 votes; Li Yang King, 323 TOLCA
(Prom: Our Own Carrassando h
SKATURAL D »Thqusemaɛpa, Japenes strendeck
Yu Han Mou, 310 votes; Lin Yi declared a spokesman who expre Chung, 54 votea; Chang Hui ment's ability to hold the army in od doubt at the Japanese Gowers. Chang, 240 votes.
check if the Chinese fail to carry a maneating, where fag out their part of the bargain.
Central Supervisory Committee Zonco Jelencic, being sentenced to Ping, 206 votes: Chang Fat Fui, (3 regular members)Heung Han twenty years, imprisonment. Fif233 votes; Tang Shao Yi 32 votes.
teen others received sentences rang- ing from ten to two and a half years'. The remainder, wers quitted.
SUCCESSFUL CANADIAN
LOAN
· OVERSUBSCRIBED BY $65,000,000
EVC-
SEQUEL TO IRISH SWEEP
SCALA ESTABLISHES HIS CLAIM
{THROUGH" REUTER'S «AGENCY,}
Ir
templsted to meet the economic Further discussion of means con. situation will dominate the pro- coedinge of the House of Commons for the Christmas recess on Friday, next week. Before the House rists Government will make a definite anouncement on agricultural policy.
Toxro, Dec. b. which, it is suticipated, will include reimposition of the gold ban was Apparently due to the belief that the acceptance, not only of the imminent, sudden heavy buying of principle of the quota for home sterling occurred to-day. Whether grown wheat but of the quote of the beliefsin justified is impossible wheat imported from the Dominions to say, though it is known that and used by British millera This Mr Adachi, Home Minister, whose
{THROUGH BETTER'S AGENCE.} The Ottawa Canteranes, will leave the way clear for discus. statement advocating the formation sions regarding details with the of a National Government caused
OSTAWA DOC 5. Emilo Beals, the Italian cafe-
LONDON, Dec 4 RUGBY, Deo, B.
Dominions before
The National Service Joan of kooper, who drew an Irish Sweep. The tariff problem was referred Economic Conference at Ottawa in convinced of "the nécessity of an
the Imperial great sensation recently, is firmly $150,000,000 in an immense succos, ticket on Grakle, winner of the to in a speed by the Chancellor July of the Exchequer at Newport last
Many embargo in spite of strong oppoeia15,000,000-surplus of $85,000,000 established His claim as sale owner the subscriptions, to-day totalling Grand National this year, has night, when he frankly welcomed time for a debate on Wednesday on Ministers.
Government has also allocated tion from Mr. Inouye, Finance the required amount the desire expressed by other coun- the application of emergency duties, tries for & friendly and mutual dis-under the Abnormal Importations
in the Dublin Court after a long cussion of tariffs, but, said he, no Apt to imports of iron and steel binding agreement could be condutton goods, particularly cluded until after the Ottawa Con- cotton piece googls. ference. Britain mat claim the
right, exercised by other countries,
to direct har fiscal policies accord-
ing to her own interests.
Franck Burtax.
HM. THE QUEEN
RECOVERS FROM CHILL
The recent French Kurtax on British exports, he pointed out, was peculiarly damaging to the British cos industry, because it did not apply to some of Britain's principal competitors quoting their priods, in ¿legresisted sterling, and it came on top of strict pers
Bugsy Dee Bi vationing spalin. 1 The British Cory-
The Quran has practically, re ernment dich made strong reprevered from her call and expects sentations to Uranus, and he trun to return to London from Sanding nd thong representations would vary ham on Monday
shortly" "Thoere due consideration.
Ho as no reason why doprecla
AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS
CANDIDATES FOR
72 SBAITS
OURKE, Dec. 6. Only four, unopposed candidaten have been nominated from the re- cord number of 229 for 78 mesta in the Hour of Representatives at the Esdel Parliamentary Election to be held on December 19
Aeature of the
* New South orto Federal
Labourites
Prince of Wales Tow FIE
tion of value of sterling should baThe Princes of "is hos made The latter'mapTORIES substantial or prolonged, but a good recovery from his recant chill. testing tuna satisfactory settlement of the Re He was able to go out for the first New South Wales parations problem would do more time tonights ombay be lait Tarkenty are candidates have been than anything photo remove the Hours by der for Fort Belvedere! nominated for mine Genate somes for hervousnessow so widespread his residence at Emingdale, where New South Wales Queenslan over the world.
fictoria vaca
will spend the week
westward of Mukden, it is author adopted saking Tokyo to waved auch patriotic slogans, shout Owing to increasing banditry add manifesto and resolutions ritatively learned that the military maintain a strong stand and to authorities are planning e drive on condemn the anti-foreignism at a small scale to clear the districts Nanking. Three rockets wors. Ared esat of Liao River.
prior to the meeting.
GANDHI LEAVES
LONDON
LARGE CROWD BIDS HIM FAREWELL
{TAROVUN REUTER'S AGEN
enigmatic as ever
LONDON, D Clad in his usual loin cloth and Mr. Gandhi waved farewell to England today
NOVEL ENGINEERING FEAT [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVİCK!
Ryan, Dec 4 Early tomorrow morning. Soulgate Station on the London North Eastern Railway, an army of wwwmen, aided by all the Insert wechanical devices, will commento work on the tank of fixing & M bridge which is scheduled to be som picted au Sunday. In 24 hours 200 feet of line faust be moved, dad" 1,000 tons of carti excavated Then
The loan will be used for the ad bearing Two Italian hair dressers from the deck of a cross-channel the steel bridge. 10 Toen span je vantageais redemption of outstand-sued him claiming to be partners steamer en route to the Continent be niced in pontion, all ing Treasury bills and other obligain a quarter of the ticket which from whence he is returning to interfering with poruka tions due in the next twelve months.
The total subscription was attain three-quarters of it to a bookmaker
remained After Scala had sold India.
vice This remárkáka ed notwithstanding the fact that the before the race. A quarter shure Indians many of whom pre the past organish houfla
A large crown of English and depends for It sho Government accepted no subscrip was worth £88,000. The costs of Gandhi apa, tion from Banks and other big in the case exceeded £80,000. Counsel bade farewell to the Mahatma at
enthusiastically any off stitutions, which were prepared to for delence protested against the Victoria Station take up more than $30,000,000,
Judge's decision that Scala, should pay his own costs, but his Lordship 1) warmly declared that, notwith standing the Court's judgment, Scala had perjured himself up to the hilt.
JAPANESE BOMB BANDITS
THREE HUNDRED REPORTED KILLED
Tox
Dec. 0. Ülkoden stateni? snos bombed bkn-
LONE AVIATREX
SETS OUT SINGA
THE FAR EAST
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