Ottawa Secrets Divulged
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EMPIRE'S POLICY EXPECTED TO
STIMULATE COMMERCE
TERMS OF AGREEMENTS BETWEEN BRITAIN THE DOMINIONS AND INDIA
[TRBOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, .Oct. 12.
Imperial tariff preferences, based upon a desire for the pro- section of British industry, and linking, the scattered Dominions and Colonies more closely to the motherland, are announced, in detail in London.
The Anglo Canthan ogreement provide for lower duty on 48. per cent, of the total imports from the United Kingdom, while goods valued at €89,000,000 per annum are admitted free from Canada.
British imports of foreign ment will be drastically and pro- greasively restricted, South Afiren poses minimum specifie duties on foreign goods, while British products are admitted free. India gives a ten per cent. preference at 103 items, to which. may be added cotton and artificial silk pirce goods. Australia, gives a preference to British goods ranging 15 to 20 per cent.. New Zealand will reduce all duties on British goods and New- foundland has granted a preference of 10 per cent. on ecertain classes of required material.
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Under the Ottawa agreements, Ceylon will be invited to adopt the principle of preference in respect of a number of Indian pro- ducts, of which cotton piece goods is the most important, while the Government of British Malaga will be invited to give India' a preference in return for which India will grant preferences to certain Colonial, products.
FREE TRADERS AGAINST AGREEMENTS
LONDON, October 13
On the basis of the latest trade returns, it is estimated that Britain will benefit by the preference on over £50,000,000 worth of foreign imports from the Dominions under the new Ottawa Con- ference schedules.
The view of all cominentators, except Free Traders, is that the schedules reveal more suletantial concessions and cover a wider range of exports than was generally anticipated.
The Free Trade Preas hitterly assails the agreements on the ground that they will seriously impede eventual world agreements.
On the contrary, the Conservative newspapers emphasise that Ottawa has lowered not raised the tariffs.
An interesting point in the agreement is the scheme: to restrict the importation of foreign meat to Britain in order to raise the wholesale prices. The Tiviek arggues that this is the only way to save the United Kingdom and Dominion growers from ruis, and' that it will also tienelit foreign growers in the Argentine and elsewhere.
COLONIES BENEFIT
power of their peoples, the trade of the world would also be stimu- lated and increased.
Arrangements were made on be half of the Colonies, at Ottawa to provide for
increased JUUSTOUS preferences, but these are confined
Same General Form, to motor vehicles in Straits Settle-
The agreements with all the ments and Hong Kong. It is ex-| Dominions follow the same general pected that a reduction of the duty | form. Imports-from Empire coun- on canned pineapples will benefit tries into the United Kingdom, fall
Malaya, and numerous trupica products, including fruits from the West Indies and vegetable oils frau West Africa, are receiving prefer ences from the Dominions.
The Cabinet will consider im- plementing the Ottawa decision dur ing its meetings this week, for at the forthcoming session, opening on Tuesday next, the mattor of Empire duties will probably be disposed of The Government anticipates stiff opposition to its Imperial Prefer- ence policy, which entails the levy ing of tariffs against.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1932.
GERMANY'S
CONSTITUTION
MUST BE FREE FROM POLITICAL PARTIES
(THROUGH BEUTER'S ADENCY.)
MUNION, Oct. 13.
THE reform of the Constitution
was dealt with by the Chan- cellor, Captain von Papen in a speech hare.
DISTURBANCES IN CHINA'S FIRST TRAIN GHASTLY MURDER AT
BELFAST
TROOPS SENT TO CITY TO KEEP ORDER
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
BELPAST, Oct 12,
PEACE is being maintained in Belfast, but only at the point of guns of military and police,
Three thousand police officers, He said that a powerful authori-arined with rifles and revolvers, ty must be carried above parties. and a fleet of armoured cars, are The Government must be indepen- patrolling the city danger areas, dent of political parties and the guarding the Falls Road district Government, not Parliament, must and those other areas where the control the affairs of state.
moh menace was greatest.
Sevou lorry loads of troops of the Inniskilling Fusiliers, carry SIR E. DRUMMOND'Sing machine-guns, have arrived in the city and are on duty, their chatty little weapons displayed at points of vantage^as“, much" "for purposes of intimidation as any thing else.
SUCCESSOR
M. AVENOL APPOINTED
{THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.}
GENEVA, Oct. 13, M. AVENOL (France) Deputy Secretary General, succeeds Sir Erie Drummond as Secretary General of the League of Nations.
M. HERRIOT IN LONDON
*(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]
LONDON, Oct. 32. M. HERRIOT, the French Prime Minister, accompanied by two officials, arrived in London late to-night. He was net by Mr. Ramany MacDonald and Sir John Simon. He will confer with them
to-morrow,
A disturbing feature of the trou- hle. which broke out on Tuesday during a demonstration of unem- ployed and discontented relief ichome workers who demanded
more pay, was the uncovering of large supplies of arms and "am. munition among civilians. Police raids in suspected quarters dis closed this preparation for revolt.. It is thought probable that the arms, were obtained through some sort of Communist agency.
Already 70 arrests have been made.
The rioting on Tuesday caused numerous casualties and thus far three persons have been reported killed, while others are seriously wounded. Police were forced to fire
on mobs, when markamen among the angry mass commenced
niping at the officers.
The city last night was quiet and most of the streets were deserted
Lord Craigavon, in a sperch at & mosting of Belfast Unionista,
to ratification in India, provision.said to-day that if the mischief-
is made for the imposition of duties makers come to Belfast. to create on foreign imports of wheat, rice, trouble or in an attempt to create castor oil, magnesium, chloride, abda Republic, they would be disap linseed.
pointed. He was not a man to be intimidated.
An undertaking is given by the United Kingdom, Government not to reduce the existing general ad radorem duty of ten per cent, im posed under the Import Duty Act on a large class of foreign goods which are already enumerated in the special schedules to the agree ments with the Dominions whose interests are affected.
Immediate Advantage. In regard to the modification of the import duties m Dominions on articles imported from Britain, full particulars are given of the new rates to be imposed.
In regard to Canada, these modi- fications apply to some 215 items,. of which, in 139 cases, the duties on United Kingdom goods are to be reduced and of which in 79 cases, such goods are for the first time to enjoy freedom from duty.
customs
On the basis of last year's trade, into three classes, namely, those over 40 per cent, of imports from accorded entry free of duty subject the United Kingdom into Canada to revision three years hener, those will enjoy immediately an advaní which are granted through the imposition of apofic those previously in force, goods to
a preference age of lower customs duties tha duties on foreign goods, and those the value of over eight million dol which receive preference in virtue lars being admitted free of cus- of the ten per cent, ad valorantoms duty. duty on foreign gonds imposed un- der the Imports Duties Act.
Minimum Preferences.
The agreement with Australia
eggs, poultry, butter, cheese and Board recommendations, United In the first category are included provides that, subject to Tarift other milk products from Canada, Kingdom goods will enjoy certain Australia, New Zealand, South minimum preferences grated ac- Africa, Newfoundland and South-cording to the duties chargeable
ern Rhodesia.
Foreign goods in the second cate- Legislation to bo Pressed Forward.gory, respecting, which Parliament will be asked to imposo specific BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.j
duties, are set out in the schedules RUGBY, Oct. 12.
to the agreements and include:,
wheat in grain 2/- per quarter; butter 15/- per cwt; cheese 35 por cent ad valorem. Shedules to the various
upon them.
The minimum margin of the pre- ference will range from 15. per ocnt; ad valorem” when the duty on United Kingdom goods is up to 19 per cent, ad valorem,
20 per With publication to-night of the
cent. preference where the duty, in summary of the proceedings of the
29 per cent, but the maximum duty Imperial Conference at Ottawa, the
rate must not exceed 75 per cent. terms of the schedules, which hither-
Preferences exceeding those re- to have been kept back, mainly at
agresulting from the application of the the request of the Dominions, owing to the risks of forestalling, and remonts set out the details of the formula remain at the existing level.
vealed.
It is on the basis of the agree- ments and the schedules thereto, contained in this report, that legis. Iation has been drafted which will be taken up by the House of Com mona immediately. Parliament re- assembles on Tuesday next.
The legislation will be pressed forward with all speed, not only to prevent forestalling, but, because under the Import Duties Act pro vision for the free entry of imports from the Dominions and the Cb lonies ocásee on November 15.
World Trade.
other proposed duties.
Fruit Duties, In the schedule to the Canadian agreement goods specified include
apples,
pears,
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canned apples, dried fruits, *Kg8,
condensed milk.
Under the corresponding schedule of the Australian agreement are included in addition to the above,
powdered milk, honey, `raw oranges, grape fruit
subject to certain minor reserva- tions.
Certain prohibitions on British imports are withdrawn and the re- moval of surcharges and primoge duties is promised as soon as prac ticable.
Meat Control,
An important feature of the Aus- tralian agreement has reference to arrangements for the regulation of imports into Britain of frozen and chilled meat.
FERRY LAUNCHED
MME QUO TẠI CHỈ PERFORMS CEREMONY
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LuxDON, Oct. 2.
CHINA'S first train ferry, cost- ing £70,000, was launched by Tyne to-day. Mine. Quo Tai Chi nt Walker-on-
The vessel is 2 feet long, with a dead weight 1,550 tons, and is It will named the Chang Kiang. be used in conveying trains over the Yangtzo River from Nanking to Pukow and is capable of carry- ing three trains, with a total of twenty one wagons.
The ferry was built with Funds' from the Boxer Indemnity, and is acknowledged as one of the finest and, most modern vessels of her sort.
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MANCHUKUO OFFICIAL FOR PEIPENG
MYSTERY MISSION OF JAPANESE
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
CHANDOREN, Oct. 13. MR. TOKUZO KOMAI, Coun
cillor of Manchukuo, is ex pected to visit Peiping shortly in a private capacity, but it is be lieved his mission is an important one which is likely to braig a change in the political situation in North China,
LIBERALS MEET. IN
LONDON
LLOYD GEORGE URGES NEED FOR DISARMAMENT
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Lobox, Oct. 13.
A GREAT audience at Queen's
Hall last night recorded its approval of the resignations of the Liberal pr-Cabinet Ministers, Sir Herbert Samuel Sir Archibald Binclair and their colleagues. concur,
The Belfast Trades Council has resolved to call upon Trades Uniona to strike in sympathy with the relief workers but it is not likely the Trades Unions will particularly as the local shipyards are hoping to secure remuncrative orders shortly.
The suggestion of Lord Craiga. von that the winters may have been inspired by Free State sym. pathisers or even hy emissaries sent from Dublin, has given new angle to the Belfast disturb
Ances.
Hong Kong To-Day
'CLOUDY
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, FORECAST AND REMARKO, 18SUED BY THE ROYAL Onservatory at 3.39 P.M. STATED!
A MODERATE ANTI-CYCLONE HE MAINS CENTRED OVER JAPAN. THE TYPHOON IS SITUATED ABOUT 20 MILES 'S. W. or Manila, WOV- ING W. on W.N.W: "FRESH ́HON BOON WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN CHINA SEA,
LOCAL FORECAST: 'N.E. WINDS, MODERATE; CLOUDY.
TYPHOON WARNINGS." The following typhoon warn- ing have been received by the American Consulate General from the Manila Observatory::
Manilà, Oct. 13, 0 Cyclone or typhoon south of Mindore, moving W.N.W.
Manila, Oct. 18, later. Typhoon in about 120deg. Long. › E. and 12degi Lat. N., moving W.N.W.
PRINCES LEAVE SWEDEN
RECEIVE WELCOME IN DENMARK
(BRITISH WIRELESS · SERVICE.]
Ruday, Oct. 12. It provides, inter alia, for Aus-THE Prince of Wales and Prince tralia limiting the export of frozen George, this afternoon few in mutton and lamb to Britain in the Imperial Airways liner "Hers 1033 to an amount equivalent tocles" from Malmo, Sweden, via The New Zealand agreement that so exported in the year end Hamburg to Copenhagen. * The report contains the terms of makes no additions to this list, but ing June 20 last. the agreements between the United, the schedules attached to the South
They were grooted by Prince and Meanwhile, the United Kingdom Princess Axol of Denmark. Kingdom and the various Domlu African agreement includes num- Government will arrange with the ions and India
and, in the ber of specific duties to be imposed Australian Government for the re¦ opinion of the Government, the on foreign imports of various other gulation of the importation of for land trade. By the the agreement, agreements greatly increase the fruite, faw and canned, and also eign meat in accordance with an the Dominion undertakes not to opportunity of inter-Imperial trad 10 per cent. an valorem duty agreed programme and for the increase the primags duty to lower ing-and-representa-important throughout the year on maize. antitative regulation of supplier still further the existing duties, to step towards the restoration of The only items specified in the of bacon and hams coming on the abolish the surtaz on. British goods and to modify certain basic import This over-riding consideration corresponding schedule of the New. Linited Kingdom market
duties. → was expressed in a resolution pass-foundland agreement are a duty on: ed by the Conference which declar-foreign cod liver oil of 1/40 per
Other Agreements. od that by the lowering of the re-gallon and on chilled or frosch
world trade.
moval of barriers among themselves, as provided for in the agreements, the flow of trade between the vari- ous countries of the Empire would be, facilitated and that by the com sequent increase of the purchasing
| salmon of tid per pound?
India Agresment.
Under the United Kingdom Indian agreement which is subject (Continued on neie" column.)^
1988 Consultation. The Government will, consult in
1923 on, the best moans of securing New and increased margins of an improved price situation and apréférences on United Kingdom more orderly marketing of the sup-goods Bra granted by the South plies.
African agreement affecting ton million pounds worth of trade of which Britain hitherto supplies two (Continued" on next column.).
Britain already enjoys a very large proportion of the New Zear Prstinued at foot of szet column.j
Sir Herbert principal spenker. He daimed that the main task for which he had joined the Government was
Samuel was the
-finished.
Lloyd George Holds Own Meeting, In the meanwhile, Mr. Lloyd George, who refused to attend the meeting at Queen's Hall, was ad- dressing a large peace gathering at the Guildhall.
The veteran statesman issued ́ä warning of the danger over-present of the world unwittingly plunging into another war.
He was convinced, he said, that no ruler in Europe desired war in 1914, but the machinery, once started, crashed forward and over- whelmed civilisation,
Defends Treaty If-- Mr. Lloyd George said he was defend the quite propared to Treaty of Versailles if it was completely carried out, but he de- clared that the majority of the signatories never intended that.
Before the ink was dry, they were arranging to create new armies.
"I am the last man to plead for Germany, but honour demands that wa- carry out our pledged word and to follow Germany's example in disarming."
millions.
Hitherto Newfoundland has not adopted the principle of Imperial Preferences but its agreement pro vides, as from July next, for pre ferences of 10 per cent. on a wide range of goods, subject to certain reservations.
India absorbs about ten per cent. of Britain's total exports but hitherto Britain has had no. toms advantages. Preferences are now proposed on articles in which the total trade last year was £34.0 million of which Britain supplied £14.3 millions.
HONG KONG'S SHARE
*We are indebted to the Colonial Secretary's Office for the following "commanique,
Hose Koso, Oct. 13. The Order under
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HARBIN
EUROPEAN LADY VICTIM OF
BANDIT ATTACK
CHILDREN RESCUED: TWO
BANDITS KILLED
TWO RUSSIANS SERIOUSLY ·
WOUNDED
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)
PEIPING, October 1.
A BRITISH' Woman, Mr. C. T. Woodruß, wife of the Chicf Accountant of the British-American Tobacco Company at Harblu, was killed by Chinese bandits on Wednesday morning as she was taking her two children to school hy motor car. The "children were unscathed, but the Russian chanffeur was wounded.
The outrage occurred near
Woodruff's home. Ono bandit was killed, another arrested but the third escaped.
The deceased, whom the bandits apparently intended to ab duct for ransom, is reparted to have resisted with the result that. they shot her dead. She was a native of Bristol nu is her bus. band, who has been stationed at Harbin for the past eighteen months.
A LATER VERSION OF INCIDENT
Hiner, October 13. Four-bandits attacked and: murdered a British woman, Mrs. Woodruff wife of the Chief Accountant of the British-American Tobacco Company and also attempted to kidnap hef three chil dren.
Two Russians parsued the bandits who Bred at them serious- ly wounding both
Chinese police chased and fired at the bandits killing two, but the others excaped..
The children were rescued.
WHOLE OF BRITAIN SHOCKED
LONDON, October 13.
The whole country is shocked by the news of the murder of Mrs. Woodru....
The poignant-circumstances of the outrage are related in the newspapers in heavy type banner headings..
The news was conveyed to her parents when her mother was visiting her father who, in a nursing home, near Bristol, is suf fering from nervous breakdown. The whole family is prostrate with grief.
INTER.
The Arst intimation of the 'mur. der of Mrs. Woodruff reached her parenta when they were listening to a wireless news bulletin at af
force come under Goverment no- tice as soon as they are taken into use within the Colony and can therefore be allowed entry, storage and re-exportation without the re strictions of bonding. The varia tion in the duty on brandy does not of course impose any fresh re strictions and in its present form of a direct reduction for Empire produce is a relief rather than burden.
But small as Hong Kong's con- tribution is it will be in the words
relations - house in Trowbridge, which they were visiting.
Shortly after her son arrived by car from Bristol with nows, cabled by the Imperial Tobacco Company.
MURDER OF MRS. WOODRUFF
WHOLE OF BRITAIN
·SHOCKED
THE whole country is shocked by the news of the murder of Mrs. Woodruff. (which has not yet reached Hong Kong).
of the Secretary of State's telegram The poignant "ironmstances of of August 24, 1932, "not only are the outrage are related in the ciprocal return for preferences renewspapers in heavy type banner ceived and offered, but also an headings.. earnest of our common desire to secure the fullest measure of Em- pire trade."
AUSTRALIAN VIEW OF
:
RECIPROCITY.
The nowe was conveyed to her parents when her mother was visit ing her father who, in a nursing home, dear Bristol, is suffering from nervons breakdown. The whole family is prostrate with grief.
སྐྱུས GULF STREAM MOVING WEST
COLDER WINTER FOR ORE NEY AND SHETLAND
PRAIBE BRITISH STATEMENT AT OTTAWA,
Melbourne.-Commenting on the British statement to the Ottawa Conference, the Age applauds the "straightforward, commonsense spirit" underlying it and praises *particularly the declaration that Great Britain does not intend to
Glasgow, Sept. 12. After four weigh meticulously benefits given or months investigation into the move- received. The article continues :---müht and flow of the Gulf Stream
That is also Australia's attitude, in Farcess waters and halfway; but it is impossible to ignore en- across to Iceland, the Swedish" re- tirely the fiscal history of the nego- search vessel Glovstrommen, with tiating countries, which makes some. Profesor J. W. Bandstrom, head the Pub of Mr. Baldwin's figures mislead of the Swedish Meteorological. Da- lid Revenus Protection Onti-ing, even though unintentionally partment, on board, returned fo ance promulgated in the Gazette It is true that the Dominions are Lerwick at the week-end and left and the legislation which it foreign goods, hut Australia is cer- The professor finds that the Extraordinary of this evening purchasing £350,000,000 worth of again for Sweden, foreshadows represent the con- tainly ready to give Great Britain stream is now moving more wester tribution oaked of Hong Kong a generous share of that total. Be- ly, and be predicts a colder winter towards the common effort planned causa of Australia's necessarily this year for Norway, Sweden, at Ottawa and now ripe for execu limited demand for certain heavy, Shetland, and Orkney: tion to promote British trade by a machinery, it would be uneconomic His investigations in previous system of reciprocal preference em in many cases to install a large-year at Spitzbergen, Greenland, bracing all the Dominions and De-scale plant Australian industrial and Iceland established that the pendencies. The contribution of development would probably betstream was running closer to Nor Hong Kong to this great schema of furthered rather than hindered by way and Sweden, but this year He
a discreetly regulated fusion of such course is more to the westward: Imperial solidarity must necessari- ly be small, because it is of par British manufactures. On the basis 200-whates Blaughtered, amount importange both to the of a well-considered reciprocity. Gelony and to British trade that there is no reason why a lurge part - The professor and his companiços, the movement of goods into, within, of foreign exports to Great Britain's witnessed the slaughter of 200 and out of the port shall be sub- markets should not be transformed) whales of Kinkevig by op TaroELÉ - jected to as few restrictions as pos into Dominion paporte, nor why in 100 beats, who drove them sehore sible and, this principle is observed a large part of those, foreign im- by using harpoons and stones.. even in the new taxation imposed ports into Dominion markete should A Faroe man got his leg smputat- on motor vehicles, which must per- not be transformed into British ed by a rope which twisted round.
· (Continued on neaj Column.} l'importa.
bis limb.