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No. 23026號陸拾式仟萬弍第日式拾月鄭年申壬 HONG KONG, TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1932.
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***If all be true that I do think
There are Ive reasons why men drink,
Good wine, à friend or being dry
Or lest we should be by-and-by.
Or any other reason why."
Henry Aldrich (1647),
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Armistice Signed at Shanghai
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Water Shortage at Hong Kong
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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS.
TODAY.
(May 17.)
Alphonso XIII, Ex-King of Spain born, 1888.
Empire Fair Committee Meeting, 6.15 p.m.
Chess Open Championships of the Colony: D. E. Carvalho v. 0.
Sequeira.AR
Rotary Club Tifin, Lane, CraW- ford's Restaurant, 1. p.m. Speaker: Dr. J. H. Montgomery on
The Truth About Cancer."
Lecture on. First Aid and Home Narsing by Dr. P. Ruttonjos, King's College, 3.45 p.m.
King's Theatre: “Over the Kill.” Queen's Theatre: "Lord. Babs.", Central Theatro: "Happy Stars" (Chinese Alm)." ..
World Theatre: "Inspiration." Star Theatre "Three French- Girl"
Ten Dances at, King's Rostanzent and Hong Kong Hotel; Dinner Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, Fenin- sula Hotel and King's Restaurant
Tides-High at 7.10 and 18.30; Low at 12.38 and 13.05.
WEDNESDAY.
(May 18.),
Embor Day. It China Sugar Rafning Co., Lick: (In voluntary liquidation) general meeting, Jardines Boardroom, 11
3.m.
Lammort's Auction Sale of Postage Stamps, Sales Rooms, 5.18
1.2.
inher to Mr. P. P. J. Wode- house at Police Recreation Club,
Mesting: Indo-China Btoum No vigation Co., Dooms Huan dhe
Whist Drive Secmen's In stitute,. pim.
Relations Between Britain
And Russia.
LORD SNOWDEN EXPLAINS TRADE AND DIPLOMATIC POSITION
FACTS ABOUT PROPAGANDA AND
DUMPING.
Soviet Russia remains the riddle of the world. Some interest ing facts about the Continuniet Empire, and its trade and diploma- tid relations with Great Britain and other countries, is contained in the following report at a debate in the House of Lorde,, to which Lord Snowden replied on behalf of the Government, decording to his figures dumping of Five Fear Plan products" is not yet a menace and he was of opinion that propaganda had. almost ceased.
It is interesting to note that all the noble Lords taking part in the debate won their own peerages, except Lord Lovat, who is 14th Baron.
LORD LLOYD'S INDICTMENT.
sacial credit facilities nor recogni. ton of the Soviet are necessary to develop trade with Russia.
Lord Lloyd drew attention to the trade policy of the Government with Russia. It was common know. ledge, he said, that the Sovies Gov- Without either credits or recog Fornment had seized British propitios, America had done far more party without compensation, had favourable trade with Russia, than repudiated its war debte, and had this country. The fact was that if repeatedly broken its treaty, obliga Russia wanted to trade with Great tiona
Britain or America she would do so, whether she was recognised or not. (Hoar, hear.)
To grant special trade facilities to such a Government was, to say the least, impolitic and listie cal foto
He desired to emphasise with all chlated to encourage printhe force at his command how dan *mples of Sdenty of contact which i gurous was the example of "giving after all, were the essential founda arsdits to a country which wa tions of international trade.
Central Theatre: "Happy Stars" (Chineso Alm)
King's Theatre: "Over the Hill." Queen's Theatre: "Lord. Babs." Star Theatre: "Three French Girls."
European Mail:-Inward: Europe ría Suez (Walders),
Tides:-High at 7.39 and 20.36; Low at 1.14 and 14.00:
THURSDAY.
(May 19.)
Was de jure recognition of the Soviet Republic necessary for our
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It amounted to declaration by the British Government that they were World Theatre: Inspiration trade and export 1: Great Britain prepared to give, not normal com- Ten Dancos as King's Restaurant was the first amongst the Great mercial credits, but Government_ and Hong Kong Hotel: Dinner Powers to extend de jure recogni- credits to a country which openly Dances at Hong Kong Hotel; Re- prise Bay Hotel. Peninsula Hotelion of Soviet Russia in 1924 Be repudiated all its obligations. For and King's Restaurant.
tween 1920 and 1924 trading operaus as one of the greatest creditor tins with Great Britain resulted countries in the world and om in a turnover of about 44,500,000 whose export trade must contipus Of that total nearly £8,000,000 to depend upon the amount of acerued on balance in favour of money we could lend all over the Great Britain. Since the official world, that was surely a dangerous recognition in 1924 the Soviet trade and short sighted policy. Company Meetings: Canton In-perations in this country had pro- surance Office; China Underwriters duced an unfavourable, balance Co., Ltd., noon..
totalling no less than £104,000,000. Queen's Theatre: To Oblige A Lady."
"Let us now look at the conditizely of responsibility for the hide. King's Theatre: "Over the Hill. tion of trade with the United States ous evils going on in Russia and Central Theatre: 77 Park of America, which has always re for the tyranny there. We had to Lane."
World Theatre: "Inspiration."
fused to have any de jure recogni some degree to share the respon Star Theatre:"Three French tion of he Soviet. Republic," con Sibility for that, for it was only Girl
tinued Lord Lloyd. "The results with our co-operation that the dic- Tea Dances at King's Restaurant of trading between American and tators in Russia were able to carry and Hong Kong Hotel: Dinner Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, the Soviet show a balance in favour on the Five Years Plan. Peninsula Hotel and King's Res-of the United States since 1923 of could only carry that on au long. Tides:High at 8.10 and 21.38; 8424,000,000 (about 200,000,000).as they financed it, and they could Low at 148 and 14:50.
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