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MR. CHAMBERLAIN ON BRITISH POLICY
Raising and Maintenance of Price Levels
(Special Air-Mall Bervice)
WESTMINSTER, June 6. Mr. Chamberlain responding to the general desire of the House of Commons, made a statement on the World Economic Conference and concurrent negotiations on interna
He defined the main tional debts. issues-prices, currency, and bar- riere to trade-which faced the Conference; emphasized its im- mense importance; and closed on: note of qualified optimism.
Mr. Grenfell expressed the good will of the Labour Party for the success of the Conference, but re- gretted that international debts were not on the agenda.
Having pointed out that the ob- jects of the Conference could not be achieved if each nation laid down rigid and specific terms in advance. Mr. Chamberlain claim ed that the Government would be nearly the whole of representing the nation" in the views which they would present. Somewhat to his surprise, a memorandum on the Conference prepared by the Gener a Council of the Trades Union Congress was in close accord with those views,
First Objective.
The first objective was the raising and maintenance of price levels. by That could not be achieved monetary action alone. Revival of international trade, which was the essential factor. depended upon political tranquility and interna tional good will and confidence There was still confusion about the adjustment of production to con- sumption.
HARVEST GOOD IN S. HONAN
OPIUM GROWING SUPPRESSED
PARIZUNE
COMMISSION TO MEXICO
TO INVESTIGATE SILVER INDUSTRY
..
THE PREMIER CENSURED
A Sabbath-Breaker
do.
FREE CHURCH ASSEMBLY COMPLAINT
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald
Was
NANKING, June 13. S.E. Honan, June 6-Harvest. time has come round again and for THE world-wide economic
pression in recent years has the next ten days all the farmers of the 'district and their wives and aroused the interest of different
and as the United States and severely criticised by Mr. Roderick families from least to greatest will countries in the problem of silver, be hard at work from dawn till dark Mexico are principal silver produc. Cameron, Inverness, meeting of the rasping, threshing and stacking ing countries, such matters as the Free Church Assembly in Edin- their, wheat, while crowds of inter-stabilization of the price of silverburgh, for his Sunday activities.
Mr. Cameron, when submitting ested onlookers will be following and adjustment of its demand and their every movement for each supply are of vital concern to those the report of the Committee on Public Questions, declared that pre- less straw and blade of wheat that they countries.
In view of this, the Chinese sent Prime Minister more than any can legitimately glean legitimately purloin. The days are Government has instructed Mr.of his predecessors beld Cabinet
meetings on Sundays. long, the weather is hot, the work Frank Lee, the newly appointed He appears to be such a busy is hard, and tempers are inclined Chinese Minister to Poland and man in getting the world right," to suffer under the combined effect. Czecho Slovakis, to investigate the said Mr. Cameron, that he seems to have forgotten the plain, simple silver producing Nevada, U.S.A.
duty of bonouring the Sabbath Day.
ar
Taken as a whole the harvest is decidedly good without being rank- ed as excellent. Laat nutumn, was unusually dry, and the late wheat sown after the first snow in Decem- ber came up thin and scanty and at first seemed likely to fail en tirely. Thanks to unusually heavy late spring rains the heads of grain have developed better than had been expected, and with ex cellent early wheat and barley there will be a good average crop. The rains have been so heavy that all ponds and ditches have filled, and
water has come across the main
roads in places, while some wheat has been drowned,
No Opium.
A remarkable feature of the season revealed during a recent tour of the district is the entire absence of the opium poppy which usually makes such a gap, if, sad- dening show at this time of your. Not a plant is to be seen anywhere Theoriste said restric-in this area. By contrast with the tion must be ultimately bad, al- many abortive efforts at opium though it might bring temporary al suppression during the recent years leviation. While the main, object
the present completely successful was to increase consumption, it would be folly to allow production result is all the more noteworthy, to proceed unchecked and unregu- especially as it means the foregoing in a time of special financial strait
lated:
conditions in
To Start Shortly.
The government is also contem plating the sending of a commis- aion for the investigation of silver industry to Mexico for the purpose of exchanging views concerning the question of silver to serve basis for economic co-operation.
EUROPEAN OFFICERS AND
CHINESE SHIPS
A RUMOUR DENIED.
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Mr. Caineron also attacked the Traffic Commissioners for granting licences for the running of Sunday excursions.
Sunday Shops.
The strong opinion was expressed by the speaker regarding the closing of shops on Sundays. They wanted Lo see a clause inserted in the
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Mr. Frank Lee, who is now in Lord's Day Observance Bill mak the United States, will be appointing it compulsory for all foreigners. ed head of this investigation com-whether naturalised or not. to close mission so that he can proceed to their shops on Sunday.
These people, he declared, abused Mexico without delay. He will be accompanied by Mr. Fang Chi the hospitality extended to them in Hsiu, Chinese Consul in New York, this country. They were largely and also Mr. Chang Hsiang Ling, responsilbe for the problem of the who is representing the Chinese open shop on Sunday, and they merchants at the exposition being derved no consideration.
Speaking in support of the repre held in Chicago. It is understood that they will start on their jour-sentative of committee, the Rev. Alex. Ross, Dumbarton, said that if ney shortly--Kus Min.
the Church of Scotland were to stop flirting with the Church of Eng- land and stop discussing such re- latively unimportant things as to whether women should wag their BLACKWOOD FURNITURE heads in the pulpit," and were to
the give themselves to they have at their command and the influence they possessed to the work of organising a great cam- 8 paign of recalling Scotland to re- pentance and faith, they would be occupying their time much better. Financial Position. When the report of the Finance Committee wus submitted Mr. D. M. Smith, W.S.; convener, said that there was no doubt that the position of congregational givings was a matter for thankfulness.. The orders to the bureau from The Finance Committee were of the Ministry of Communications opinion that the time had come to were that all foreigners employed close the reserve fund as far as ita as ehip's captains or engineers on accumulation, went.
He had been surprised to find the Chinese vessels would be required to have certificates issued by the rate at which the fund had grown. ministry in Nanking. This ruling After 16 years it amounted to near- was passed by the Nanking governly £40,000. It seemed to the com ment about three weeks ago. At mittee, that £40,000, was a sufficient the present time the local bureau reserve fund. is accepting applications from for eigners employed on Chinese ships.
It was explained by the bureau that foreigners who were employ ed with Chinese ships would be permitted to carry on their duties hair applications for certificates with their vessels during the time, are pending with the Ministry of Communications.
Shanghai. Officials Bureau of Navigation last Mr. Chamberlain expressed theness of scores of thousands of denied that they had been instruct- hape that there would be gree-dollars collected by way of fine, ed by the Ministry of Communica ment that would lead to a stable euphemistically described in pretions in, Nanking to forbid any international monetary standard.vious years as a speciál opium tax. more foreigners to be employed on Provided certain conditions were I am, told that the government Chinese owned ships, as was re- observed, the gold standard was the orders received Bere to the effect ported in local Chinese papers. only one which could inspire con that in any district where the opium fidence. But before there could be a return to gold there must be safe poppy was found the district official guards against those defects which would be shot and the magistrate rashisred. Special inspectors were had recently brought it to ground. On the subject of abnor appointed to secure the eradication mal barriers to trade, be referred of the opium plant, and that their to the exchange control how in efforts have been completely success force in 40 countries and pointed. ful is the testimony of all with out that these could not be remov-whom I have spoken.-F.-C.D.N. ed without a removal of the causes which created them. The oppor tunities of the Conference ought to
the
lead to substantial advance to MALAYAN GIRL'S BRAVERY wards agreement.
On restrictions and quotas he
INFURIATED SON
The reason for issuing certificates to foreigners, it was said, is to a more accurate system for
TAIPINO, June 8. The story of how a daughter-in-hav
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Looking to the capital of the Fres Church, he hoped the committee's decision would make up to some ex- tent for the loss of interest on in-
vestments.
The report and deliverance were adopted.
DIAMOND MINES CONFERENCE
thought he saw in some quarters SAVES FATHER-IN-LAW FROM yielding of rigidity. So far as tariffs were concerned there was no inconsistency between British policy and a desire for general tariff re- duction. Our policy was not pro- hibitive tariffs such as had proved injurious to other countries. Cre law's brave act saved her father maintaining in Chinese vessels only ditor "nations must realize that from serious injury was told in the foreigners who are fully qualified it is hoped will result in the res commercial debts could only be police court here to day when Yap to hold their positions.. paid in goods and services,' and Sin Kee, charged with causing unless they are prepared to take grievous hurt to his wife with goods and services they cannot ex- pect to have those debts paid."
Debt to America..
On the subject of the debt to America. Mr. Chamberlain refused
Members of the bureau state that
a knife and committing house without the help of foreigners trespass and mischief by Chinese shipping would be greatly smashing " 24 bottles of" Ii-handicapped. quor, was sent to Tanjong Rambu- tan for mental observation by Che Albakri, the magistrate.
According to the evidence Yup to make any statement lest by 10 Sin Kee attacked his father, Yap advertence the chances of settle-Kim Geek, a local rubber dealer, ment might be prejudiced. Separa with a knife when his request for tion of War debts from the Con- ference agenda was inevitable be cause debts were matters for nego tiation by individual nations, deb- tars and creditors.
any was refused. The father's daughter-in-law rushed forward and snatched the knife from behind. In doing so, she was deeply cut on her right hand...
Meanwhile the father ran to a neighbouring house and telephoned to the police.
GERMANY'S PRE-WAR
COLONIES
DELEGATE TO LONDON "DROPS A BRICK."
LONDON, Jun 17. The German delegation to-day re- pudiated the proposals of Dr. Al- fred Hugenberg, one of the Ger man delegates, presented yeater. day before the world economic con- ference, when he made a plea for the restoration of Germany's form- er colonies in Africa.
Cape Town, May 22.
An important conference, which opening of the Kimberley diamond mines in the near future, started
Présent at the conference here this afternoon.
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The Government of the United States were in full possession of the views of the British Govern ment, expressed in the official com- munication in December, and fur ther developed in the conversations The son then wrested himself from between President Roosevelt and the his realtives' boid, and dashed out Prime Minister. We should do to seek his father. Not finding him well to assume," Mr. Chamberlain in his favourite liquorthop, the added, "that out difficulties are son began smashing all the bottles fully appreciated by the American of lipuor he could find. A police Government, and that there is no posso arrived and took charge of berg, who apparently spoke with WEDNESDAY, desire on their part to do anything | him.
to emphasize those difficulties, or which would prejudice the success for treatment. The son also struck The woman was taken to hospital of the World Conference." In con clusion, he declared that he would his mother on the chest.
ge to the Conference in a spirit It was added that the man had of optimiam and confidence, and been sent to prison for 18 months asked the House to trust the Bri- some years ago, for arson. tish delegation to do their utmost
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Folly to Pay!
general.commandation of the Gov. ernment's objectives at the Con- Sir Herbert Samuel reciprocated ference by doubts about the effects with an expression of good will to of their trade commitments at the Government in their enormous Ottawa and elsewhere.
It was announced that Hugen-
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The delegation said Chancellor Adolf Hitler did not sponsor the proposal.
Hugenberg asked that territory be made available for German settlement. He said restoration of former German territory, would en able the country to meet her. ob Higations abroad. .....
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