OUTRAGE IN BERLIN
SOVIET BUILDING BATTLESHIPS
STUDENT SHOOTS AFGHAN
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MINISTER
(THROUGH RIUTER'S AGENCY.}
BERLIN, June 0.
THE Afghan Minister, Sirdar
Mohammed Azziz Kan was seri-
ously injured in a revolver outrage by an Afghan student, when the latter, who was admitted to the Minister's library, fired five shots froma a revolver at point blank longe. one hullet entering his Jung.
The Minister's staff rushed to his assistance, detaining the student, ..who was handed over to the police, was immediately
The Minister
FOR SERVICE IN PACIFIC
(THROUGH EKUTER'S AGENCY]
LONDON, June 6.
THE Daily Telegraph understands
that the Soviet Government is in negotiation with Italian ship building firms for the construction of four seven thousand-ton cruisers, with very powerful armament, and a submarine of, it is reported, 3,800
tons.
The ships are for special service in the Pacific Ocean.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1933
JAPAN AND THE COTTON TRADE
PROTECTION URGED IN BRITISH COLONIES
[THROUGH RETKE'S AGENCY]
LONDON, June 6.
THE Excentive Committee of the
cotton trade organisations have addressed a Memorandum to Mr. Walter Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, in the matter of the proposed Anglo-Japanese dis- cussions.
rushed to hospital where he was AMERICA GOES OFF treaties. immediately operated on.
VICTIM DIES FROM WOUNDS
(THROUGH RENTEN'S AGENCY)
LATER.
The Afghan Minister died this afternoon.
MARRIAGE OF DON ALFONSO · ·
EX-PRINCE DENIES RUMOURS
(TEROUGH REUTER'S AGINCY.]
LAUSANNE, June 8. DON ALFONSO, the ex-Prince Asturias, denies all knowledge of his intended marriage. It is believed, however, he intends to present his family with an accom- plished fact which is legally possi ble after June 17,
THE DISARMAMENT QUESTION
TOKYO DEMAND ELIMINATED
Genova, May 31.-The drafting commitee of the General Disarma
GOLD
PRESIDENT SIGNS NEW. BILL
(THROUGH REUTER'S AUENCY.)
WASHINGTON, June 5. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has
signed the Bill which repeals the gold clause, thus placing the
United States officially off the gold
standard.
» The main purpose of the Act in to clean up the anomalous position resulting from the gold clauses in
the
The memorandum urges that should the Japanese delay in scad ing representatives to the proposed conversations, the British Govern. ment should proceed with formal trade notice to abrogate
Meanwhile, the Government should arrange in the different Empire markets for the imposition of substantial margins of prefer- once or the control of imports by quotas, which might be reconsider- ed if the proposed conversations led to a situation justifying recon- Aideration.
It the conversations break down, the Government. should make pact with Holland to protect the Anglo-Dutch Far Eastern colonies from unfair competition by the Japanese cotton industry.
GREAT MEN NEEDED IN GERMANY
both public and private obligations. (BY COL. MAURICE SPENCER,
GERMANY'S “FOREIGN
CREDITS
|
BERLIN EAGERLY AWAITING REPLY TO SCALING-DOWN-
REQUEST.
BERLIN, May 30. The reply of New York bankers to Germany's request for a seal ing-down of Germany's foreign debita was eagerly awaited here to day. It was believed that, if American creditors consent to
A
Cessation of some of the payments and to a scaling-down of certain
will fall in line.
Q.M.G., J.P.)
ROUND THE WORLD FLIGHT
MATTERN MAKING GOOD PROGRESS
(THROUGH BEUTRE'S AGENCY)
Moscow, June 6.- LIEUTENANT James Mattern
the American airman, took off from here at 1.14 a.m. to-day, for Sverdlovsk from where he will fly to
and
Novosibirsk, Irkutsk Khabarovsk.
Lieut. Mattern hopped off from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, early last Saturday morning, in an attempt to complete a solo fight around the world.
Crossing the North Atlantic, he few non-stop for 23 hours, landing to re-fuel at Jomfruland Ielet, off the coast of Norway at 10.15 am. on Sunday. He took off at 3 p.m. the same day for Oslo, landing there at 4.20 p.m.
At 6.40 m. yesterday he left for Moscow, arriving safely at 2.05 P
MATTERN AT OMSK
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)
Moscow, June 6. THE airman Mattern landed at
Omsk to-day.
INDIANS' APPEAL FOR CO-OPERATION
TELEGRAM SENT TO MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY
REMAINING PORTION TO BE CONSTRUCTED
GRANT FROM BRITISH BOXER FUND
(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY)
GENERALS MA AND SU
ARRIVE IN SHANGHAI ON SUNDAY
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]
SHANGHAI, June 5.
GENERAL Ma Chan Chan and General Su Ping Wen, former Volunteer leaders in Manchuria SHANGHAI, June 6 arrived here tonight, from Hong AT an all-day meeting hold yeater-Kong by the s.s. Conte Rosso and day, the Board of Trustees of drove off with Mayor Wu Teh Chen, the British Boxer Indemnity Fund, In an interview to Reuter before decided to advance £4,500,000 to landing General Ma Chan Shon the Minister of Railways for the stated that he would submit a construction of the remaining por written report to the Central tion of the Canton Hankow Rail Government regarding the military way.
situation at Heilungkiang. General Ma Purther declared that he hnd still 20,000 men stationed in the Suiyuan-Peiping area and he would continue to resist the Japanese.till death if the Govertiment, ordered him.
The Trustees also decided to make an advance of £360,000 to the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company. The money will be used for the building of six new ship for built in Great Britain. the Company. The ships will be
The two loans, which represent at current rates of exchange ap- proximately $30,000,000 will be the biggest advances cyer made to the Chinese authorities, by the Board of Trustees.
The Board is also reported to be giving favourable consideration to further loans for educational and communication purposes,
MR. SOONG IN ENGLAND
་་
RECEIVES CORDIAL WEL COME AT SOUTHAMPTON"
(THROUGH REUTER'S MOENCY}
LONDON, June 5. MR. T. V. BOONG, China's prin
cipal delegate to the World Economic Conference, arrived in Southampton to-day by the
5.9. Europa.
As erisis succeeds crisis, it is becoming more and more evident that the loss of Stresemann and Briand has been disastrous for the peace of Europe. Both were big. men
France has since turned
ALLAHBAD, June 6. more to the cause of peace, but Germany has produced no succes THE release of all political pris Mussolini is soners, the withdrawal of the sor to Stresemann.
Mr. Scong, to whom warm tri- speaking with à greater sense of Ordinances, and the issue of an responsibility And Benesh
of invitation to Congrees to colla butes have been paid in the Lon- Czechoslovakia carries more weight borate in shaping the new Constitu- dod newspapers, is accompanied by thap might be expected from the tion is urged in a telegram sent to Mr. Young, an American financial
Mr. adviser, Mr. Tei, the President of size of his country. So far the new Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, ruler of Germany has not given Stanley Baldwin and Sir Samuel the Bank of China, and Dr. W. W. Yen the Chinese Arindamador to evidence of statesmanship.
Moscow.
the
Hoare.
The authors are sixty prominent Indians, including Dr. Tagore, Mr. Sini and Mr. G: D. Birla. ··
He was met at Southampton by Mr. Quo Tai Chi and the First Secretary to the Chinese Legation.
The first to greet him wate £
behalf of Sir John Simon, who sent a letter of welcome.
The vessel which carried these heroes and the wharf at which the Conte Rosso berthed were guarded strongly by police when Generals Ma Chan Shari and General Su Ping Wen landed.
MA CHAN SHAN TO VISIT CHAHAR
[THROUGH REUTER'E AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, June 6.
FRENCH TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
MISS SCRIVEN "BEATS MDME. MATHIEU
PARIS, June 8 the finals of the Men's Singles, Crawford bent Cochet, while in the Women's Singlea Miss Scrivent Scores 48 beat Mdnie. Mathien. cabled by Reuter follow-
MEN'S SINGLES
J. B. Crawford (Australia). WOMEN'S SİNGLES
Miss S. C. Scriven (England).
MEN'S DOUBLES
F. J. Perry and G. P. Hughes
· · (England).
MIXED DOUBLES
J. B. Crawford (Austrália) and
Miss Scriven (England). Ho-day's resulta cabled by outer were:
裁白
Crawford beat H. Cochet 8-6, 6-1,
6-3,"
Miss Scriven beat Mime, Rene
Mathieu 6-2, 4-6, 64.
CRUISING WAR- RANTS TO BE ISSUED
GENERALS Ma Chan Shan and Su Ping Wen, who are Shang-
NEW FACILITY AT POST hai's most interesting visitors for a
OFFICE SAVINGS BANK. long time, called on "Mayor Wu Tel Chen this morning, after which the
London. Travellers' cheques and renowned defender of Nonni Bridge told reporters that he intended to cruising warrants are the latest leave for Chahar shortly in "order facility to be made available to the to reorganise his 20,000 troops Post Office Savings Bank subscriber. there. He said that he had not Sir Kingsley Wood, the Postmaster- yet decided when he will leave for General, announced this develop- Nanking.
ment in a speech yesterday in Lon
Generals Ma Chan Shan and Sudon Ping Wen were guests of honour at a reception given by Mayor Wu Teh Chen at noon,
JAPANESE MINISTER LEAVING FOR NANKING
[THROUGH 'REUTER'S AGENCY)
SHANGHAI, June 6.
MR. Ariyoshi, Japanese Minister to China, is leaving for Nan- king to-morrow. The nature of his
"It is the desire of the Post Office to make the Savings Bank of further use to holidaymakers, whe- ther ashore, or aboat," he said.
ment Commission was to-day engag- interest charges, other creditors revision of the Peace Treaty of which has been agreed by Congress Foreign Office representative, on mission to the capital is not known concluded with the British shipping.
ed in drafting a new disarmament agreement based on the formulac 'proposed by the British delegation and hoping that approval for the procedure would be given by the
Commission itself.
on the adjournment question und
The attack ΟΣΙ the Jews, has alienated from Germany sympathies of Western Europe, on which Hitler has to depend for a
Versailles. In Germany's financial situation was
Stresemann's time "Arevision WES assured outlined to bankers by Dr. Hal-treaty
was distinctly in Schacht, president of the Great Britain mar Reichsbank, while he was in the favour of it.and France had begun United States recently. At that to recognise that wisdom and true statesmanship lay in that direction. With Hitler the scene is changed.
on
to
It is argued that such co-opera tion is made possible by the truce in regard to civil disobedience.
A copy of the telegram has been to Lord Willingdon, Viceroy, and to Mr. Gandhi.
sent
SILVER MARKET ·
the
(From Our Own" Correspondent.}
LONDON, June 6. FOLLOWING ARE THE SILVER- QDOTATIONS ON THE LONDON
June 6 June 3 19.7/16 10)
MARKET TO-DAY :-
SPOT
FORWARD
191 19]"
JAPANESE BANK REPORTS
RISE IN BONDS AND DEBEN. TURES CONTRIBUTES
The Chinese delegates were sqɔn the centre of a large gathering, which gave them an enthusiastic welcome. Among those present were Miss Ho Tung, the daughter of Sir Robert Ho Tung, Mr. Wang, the head of the Boxer Purchasing Commission, Mr. Li, the manager of the Bank of China, and Mr. Silcock, the Secretary of the China Association.
MR. SOONG VISITS OXFORD
NO APPOINTMENT YET MADE TO VISIT FOREIGN OFFICE
[THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY)
MR. T. V. SOONG visited Oxford to-day, where he is probably remaining the night.
time, bankers were non-commital. The drafting committee will, in-
Germany floated approximately less the plans of the steering com- 81,250,000,000 in long-term bonds As Lord Grey has plainly stated mittee are overruled, embody the in the United States and about the present moment is that Ger "The great security for peace at British and American proposals and 81,000,000,000 is outstanding. eliminate entirely, the Japanese aug- Herr Schacht pointed out a few many is not armed and is not in a gestion for a clause permitting a days ago that the strain on Ger- position to go to war." In such new naval agreement.
man finances must be lessened or conditions France will refuse to ac- The decision of the steering com.the mark will depreciate.
cept treaty revision, and Great Britain, who has striven hard for mittee was taken as evidence that i The country's total indebtedness equality of status for Germany in Great Britain, the United States, abroad is now estimated at from respect of armaments, now finds it France and Italy are not interested $25,000,000,000 20,000,000,000 impossible to lift a hand in sup-
of which in reviving the naval issuo just now. parks,
10,000,000,000 port of Germany's claim. short-term Johns,
It seems that Hitler throws the The Commission has already acted marks is
10,300,000,000 p long-term, and blame for all international troubles 5,000,000,000 consists of foreign on "the political and economic in. has empowered Mr. Arthur Hender-participation in domestic German sanity of the peace settlements." son, the chairman, to adjourn the enterprises. These loans are shar- It is true that there is much in sessions for three weeks or a little ed in by the Reich, the states and the peace treaties which would not longer if he considers it necessary.eities, by private industrial, com- have been included if they were be The Commission, however, has not mercial and agricultural concerns, ing drafted to-day; and Germany yet ruled on the steering committee's and by the banks.
has not always been fairly treated request for definite instructions re-
Interest and amortisation on since 1938. But, there has been a garding the British plan.
long term loans this year are ex-growing and persistent effort to The British plan provides for pected to require 888,000,000 marks; strike out the more objectionable service on short-term obligations features, and it is only the attitude setting definite figures for European will demand 428,000,000 armies, the adoption of consultative while other liabilities will require other signatories to go slow in the more of Germany that has caused the pacts and reiterating the provisions some, 300,000,000 marks,
matter of revision. of the Washington and London naval It appears moet unlikely that
It is indeed a tragic situation. agreements. Japan approves in gen-Germany will be able to raise this Britons to-day are deeply disap- eral of the disarmament plan but aggregate of 1,000,000,000 marks pointed. I remember how, on tour.
TOKYO, May 31. would eliminate mention of the through favourable trade balance, ing the North of Ireland just be- With only one month left for the existing naval agreements entirely imports in the first three months was opened, I had expressed the commercial banks for the first half since the surplus of exports over fore the Disarmament Conference term-end, the business results of of the year was only 118,000,000 I hope that we should do justice to
of the year can be judged without seek an outlet in rice notes and marks.
Germany by honouring the pledges the results have been much better venue has fallen off, but the per much difficulty. It is urmised that treasury bills. Their interest ro Last year, Germany was able to given in the peace treaty, and in maintain service on her long and the correspondence with Germany than was expected.
centage fall is hardly 0.1 per cent. short-term obligations only through which preceded her signature of is, of course, the recent rise of the their interest on posit accounts, One of the contributing factors In August last year, they reduced 0 foreign INCREASE EXPECTED;
trade surplus qf the treaty. At the close of the 1,376,000,000 marks and by the meeting a German lady, the wife market value of national bonds, and this enabled her to reduce PRICES BREAKING
sacrifice of about 500,000,000 marks of an Irishman, came up to thank debentures and shares in their pos their costs. With all the foregoing RECENT RECORDS. “ of the currency reserves of the me for the fairness with which I had session. These banks, it will be combined, their business results
Reichsbank.and other banks.
remembered, depreciated their as have been made much better than spoken of Germany: How far TOKYO, May 31.
This year, the situation is much away that seems to-day; An increase in the cocoon produc- less favourable, both because of has put back the clock and civilisa markable fact is the steady pro the sharp increase of their invest Hitler sessed value at last term-end, and anticipated. The only point that the term-end before. Another re- claims their attention, however, is tion this year is now expected. The the smaller trade surplus available | tion suffers. Japan Federation of Cocoon Rai- and because the currency reserves
gress in the adjustment of their menta in national bonds, which sera Associations, however," will of the banks are already depleted..
frozen loans, thanks to the enhanc- throws a gloom on their invest not take any measures to check This explains the current move
ed prices of securities hypothecat-mente in nations, bonds, which this tendency.
ment in favour of alleviation of
ed. Aggregate advances at Tokyo throws "a gloom on their future The Numadzu fair this year the debt services.
and Osaka banks have dropped business because of the difficulty broke recent price records,-in
sharply of late, and this drop of their disposal at short notice. fact prices were as high as last
evidently is due largely to the ad YOBT and in the subsequent
justment of such loans,
cast,
COCOON PRODUCTION
IN JAPAN
RADIO FORTUNE TELLER
SCOTSMAN FORECASTS FUTURE FOR CHILE LISTENER'S
F
TO IMPROVEMENT
He has not yet made arrange- ments to begin his official consula tions owing to tiredness after his journey from America. No appoint ment has yet made for Mr. Soong. to visit the Foreign Office.
Stokes's last match against Scot- Banned a few years ago by the Hamamatsu fair . Yo level was re-land was also played in Edinburgh Ibanist dictatorship, forune-telling many banks complained of the At the beginning of the year gistered.
Efforts are now being made to This marked improve-
in 1881. raeat is sure to stimulate cocoon most remarkable in the whole series Chile, and large numbers of unem their fonds, but things have noting illuminations.
It was, perhaps, the has once again become popular in difficulty of sacking outlets for make Dhiren a seaport with dazzl raisers bringing up their produc- of anglo-Scottish encounters.
With a total tion to maximum. Actual produc-
ployed men and women of the more been so bad se was once threaten street length of about 280 kilo- tion this season will no doubt, ex and the vacant place was given to wave of superstition induced by the Japan, for which they get no in electric lights and 125 gas lights England turned up a man short, intelligent class are profiting by the ed. Their deposits at the Bank of metres, Dairen has at present 8,945 ceed the recent Government fore-
|F. T. Wright, of Edinburgh ecomomio crisis to reap rich har-terest, were below Y:100,000,000 in If the market quotation remains Academy, who was thus the first vests from the credulous by means January. Though they have since which is considered far from suf- high for some time, cocoon raisers English schoolboy international. of flowing robes and an exotic increased, the total today is still ficient. The South Manchuria Elec will certainly increase their pro- As Bootland also included another name.
below 7.200,000,000; the average be trio Co. is sponsoring. the slogan duction for the summer and au- Academy schoolboy in C. Reid, Advertisemente of palmista, oc ing Y.150,000,00 to Y.160,000,000. A An entrance light for every This increase may later to be famous as the strongest cultists, phrenolgists, and all kinds few years ago they used to have house," while the South Manchuria result in a surplus, and consequent and most formidable of Scottish of mystics appear everywhere, and Y,300,000,000, and so the present Railway Co. has agreed to give the Jy affect the market. Cocoon forwards, the match was also the fortunes are even told by wireless figure is not very big. It must electric company specially re- raisers must therefore exercise the only occasion on which one school each night from the powerful also be remembered, that least duced rate on coal from the Fushun utmost care to avoid such a danger. has had two of its boys playing in Chilean station radio by an East-100,000,000 is always required to mines. More illumination is to be named Sid Abdur be lodged at the Central Bank installed at once in the down-town Seer,!! The Japan Federation of Cocoon the same. international. Raisers Associations, however, sin Stokes kept up his interest in Rahmar.
Be reserve for the payment of de- posits socounts. The
streets as well as on some of the Their investments in the call principal boulevards, Parks, and market dropped, but they could bridges are also to be better lighted
(Continued on next Column), in the near future.
tumn seasons.
of opinion that in order to com- Rugger to the end. His latter Hammar, however, is in real life pete with rayon goods, cocoon years were spent in poverty and just plain, Mr. William M'Innes raisers should increase production great physical pain both horns Mitchell, who successfully disguises and keep prices high.
with unflinching courage.
La broad Senta accent:
BATUM OIL FIELDS GUSHER YIELDS 130,000 TONS
IN TWELVE DAYS.
Moscow, May 29. The powerful oil gusher at Lok bataa continues spouting with un remitting force and in twelve days has yielded 130,000 tons of oil. The jet has finally been directed into a bed and a pipeline has been com- plated for pumping the oil into tankers at Batum.
The Chief of the Oil Administra- tion has raised the question of re organisation and increase of the capital of the works at Lokbatan
The new service would include the issue of travellers' warrants of the fixed, sum of £6 and up to six in number, which could be cashed at will at any Savings Bank Post Office in the country and without surrendering the bank book.
Helping Shipping“. Arrangements had also just been
lines, to enable Post Office deposi- tors who were taking a cruise to of tain their money on board.SE appeal in an astonishing manner. British cruising had widened, its
during he last two years, and be hoped this now sorvice would not: only be helpful to their depositors but would encourage, the shipping industry in the fine fight it was mak- ing against world wide depression:
Speaking of the Post Office Sav inga Bank, Sir Kingsley said one in every four of the population in Great Britain were making use of the bank, and there were deposits to-day to the total of £315,000,000
Some 200,000 accounts were opens,
to the amount of 6,000,000 roubles ed each year for children, and both with a view to making it the big- Princess Elizabeth and Princesa gest oilfield in the Soviet Union Margaret Rose had been started: with an estimated output next year with a Savings Bank account and. of over 1,000,000 tons.
a home-safe.
Children
take to
'OVALTINE' COLD
Instinolively
Youthful appetites are hard to please in the summer; less food is eaten; the need for energy-giving nourishment is greater.
"Cold "Ovaltine is not only delicious and
refreshing : but, it supplies energy giving nourishment in a concentrated and most easily digested form Your children will enjoy this delightful tonic-drink."
OVALTINE
The
delightful COLD
Summer Drink