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U.S. MUST MODIFY HER TARIFF POLICY
Warning Sounded By Mr. Wallace
SUPPORT FOR PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT
Washington, Dec. 14.
The United States must modify her tariff policy or accept a con- siderable
permanent
loss in
URGED
EVOLUTION OF
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1933.
SIR JOHN SIMON'S ECHO TO ROYAL
OAK AFFAIR
"HOLIDAY"
May Visit Romie, Berlin and France
London, December 14...
Vice Adml. Rushton For Reserve. Fleet
London: Dec, 14.
RETROCESSION OF SHANHAIKUAN
"No Hitch Has Arisen"
KING CRICKET
CRICKET WINS
THROUGH
Bodyline Dispute Happily Settled
to the Royal Oak, It is understood that as the out. An echo
Peiping, December 14. come of yesterday's Cabinet mees affair of 1928 is heard in an Ad- Ing. Britain will make a supreme miralty announcement that Vice- Tao Shang Min, Administrative effort to re-weave the threads of Admiral Edward Astley Rushton Inspector of the Luantung area
London, December 14. has been appointed Vice-Admiral | who returned from Tientsin at the disarmament conference.
The body-line, bowling contro- noon, told pressmen no hitch had It is stated that Sir John Simon commanding the Reserve Fleet in
to Vice-Admiral W. arisen da connection with the veray, which at one time threaten- will spend the Christmas Recess succession
chosen to negotiations for the retrocession of ed a break in Anglo-Australian "holidaying", on the Continent, Munro-Kerr who was He will be particularly attracted succeed Rear-Admiral Collard after the walled city of Shanhalkwan, relationship on the cricket field,
Paris, the Royal Oak incident. The ap- which he declared had been cams now ended, according to by the charms of, Rome,
message sent by the Australian Geneva and possibly Berlin-pointment dates from April 24,
1934-Reuter
Cricket Club.
Reuter."
It is understood that Bir
Later.
John
Foreign Markets, said Mr. Wallace, MODERN PERSIA Simon's European tour during
*s a
the Secretary of Agriculture in nis annual report to President Roose- velt.
United States The creditor nation with nation psychology,
·
!
the Chritmas recess will be large-
ly devoted to effecting a Franco
Rapprochement German
debtor Britain Secures Large sounding sig. Mussolini regarding
modity We must perhaps also our policy regarding International debts and foreign lending, or put our internal economy on a sub. stantially, nationalist basis. The best course will be to work to wards an expansion of foreign purchasing power through tarif adjustments, and eventually a re newed foreign lending accompani ed by a willingness to receive cer-
trade Foreign for money loan. will continue to be vitally im- portant to American agriculture. -Reuter.
Railway Order
London, December. 14.
A large order for covered rail
way vans for the Persian. Railway has been secured by a British arm, the Metropolitan Cammell Carriage. Wagon and Fiance
Company.
In
article, a leading
"The
towards
his precise attitude League of Nationis-Reuter.
and
the
GIANT CUNARD LINER
tain foreign goods in exchange Times yesterday paid tribute to Government to Assist
Washington, December 14.
The formation of a new politi- cal party pledged to support Fra sident Roosevelt's policy" is fore- shadowed by the Republican Sen- ator, Mr. Johnson,
He declared that the Party lines had been loosened owing to the present economic and social revo- lation, and that the realignment of political thought was necessary. "The country must go through
Roosevelt's with President
pra gramme or else go to hell econo- mically," he said.
Senator Johnson stated here
that
while President Roosevelt was adhering to his objective o'
tariff a world-wide reduction of
wails, the President believes the
owing to international condition! to-day this objective will be best reached by negotiating bilatera treaties with individual countries. --Reuter,
HUGE SUM WANTED FOR RECOVERY
Washington, December 13. The colossal cost of the Robse velt recovery programme is partly revealed in the official announce ment on the financial proposals for the coming year..
Adminis-
Persia
the evolution of modern under the vigorous leadership of the present Shah from her pre- vious state of dangerous and tur- bulent feudalism. Special referer ce is made to the Shan's campaign against official corruption, which "The Times ** says has greatly benefitted his humbler subjects.
The newspaper adds that the revival of Persia under the Shah's leadership is welcome to Great Britain, who always desires her to be a strong and independent country-British Wireless Service.
FREE STATE
"BLUE SHIRTS”
In Its Completion
London, December. 13. Financial assistance from the Government to enable the early completion of the partially built glant
Cunarder was difinitely promised by the Chancellor of Exchequer to-day.
SILVER MARKET (From Our Special Correspondent)
London, December 14. Following are the Silver, quota- tions on the London market to- day Codin
Dec. 14 Dec. 13
181 18 9/15
Spot Forward
18 11/16 18 The London on New York cross rate to-day
£=US. closed."at
5,07.
TO VISIT JAPAN?
A Goodwill Tour by Mr. Latham
Melbourne, December 14... Interviewed by Renter in regard to a "Melbourne Herald" report Questioned as to the progress of ] that Sir Charles Kingsford, South the nexotiations between the Chan-will pilot an aeroplane carrying ard and White Star Lines con- Mr. Latham, Minister for External cerning the merger made a con- Affairs to Tokyo next February on dition of assistance, Mr. Cham- a goodwill mission to Japan. Mr. berlain replied, "I am glad to say Lyons, the Prime Minister said these dificult and complicated that he was unable to congrm the negotiations, conducted with great report and that he had hitherto goodwill on all sides, have reach- not received any invitation ed the stage at which the Govern- visit Japan-Reuter, ment feels justified in assuming that an effective merger of the
Accused of Wishing North Atlantic fleets of the Cum,
Dictatorship
Dublin, December 13. The ban on the Blue Shirt or- ganisation, which has been fob lowed by swift action, including the seizure of the headquarters oi the United Ireland Party; was dis- cussed in the Senate to-day, on the motion for adjournment.
the
.
Senator Milroy challenged Government to produce any evid: ence to justify their actions.
He declared that the Blue Shirt mini-stood for the end of rule by the way gut-bully. The Government merely prostituting its powers to party purposes.
It is stated that the
An AD! tration is preparing for
2 propriation demand of mum of $6,000,000,000, or which 82.600,000,000 will be regarded as ordinary budget expenditure.
The remainder will be employ- ed for extraordinary emergency expenditure in connection with the reconstruction programme, in- volving disbursements required after February 15 next, when the present funds will be exhausted.
It may be noted that these en- ormous estimates do not include
fo
Mr. Ruttledge, Minister Home Affairs, accused the Blue Shirts, in his reply, of seeking to establish a Dictatorship. He asked purely political party what
a quartermaster had a uniform. and issued orders.
The Minister quoted + docu- ment which said that. the Blue
the requirements of the Recon- Shirts, in his reply, of seeking to struction Finance Corporation. thousand
men, of which fifty
which cannot be forecast-Reu-thousand would be "inner circle"
ter.
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LIQUOR FOR
UNITED STATES
Permits to Import 5,500,000 Gallons
men. "Storm troops, In other words," he said. Reuter,
LONDON-PARIS WEEK END TRIPS
No Passport Restrictions
".
ard and White Star Lines will be- come an accomplished fact at an early date.
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"It is the intention of the Gov- ernment, in that event, shortly to lay before the. House, proposals for furnishing the necessary An ancial facilities for the comple- tion of the new Cunard Liner known as number. 534."
CONSENT OF CREDITORS.
further Answering
questions.
the Chancellor said that not only would these proposals have to come before the House, but the consent of the secured creditors in both cases. would have to be obtained.
As everyone was anxious to get on with the work he believed there would be no undue delay-British Wireless.
FIERCE GALE SWEEPS BRITISH COAST
Many Fishing Boats Overdue
DROUGHT IN
BRITAIN
Disastrous Fire At Winslow
tinues
to
London, Dec. 14 The abnormally low rainfall of:
Britain, con- the past year, in
the country throughout and is seriously inconveniencing Bristol, Leicester, Liverpool, Man- chester, Sheffield and Newcastle.
Restrictions have been imposed in many towns. The level of the Thames is the lowest for, many years.
The water shortage yesterday. hampered the efforts to fight a fire at Winslow, Buckinghamshire, which gutted gir houses and shops. Fifty people were made homeless-Router.
STEAMER SINES
London, December 14. Britain is at present afflicted with an unusual combination of London, December. 14.
Arctic conditions and a drought." The fiercest gale yet experien. An icy north-easterly gale. un- ced this winter swept the British equal in six years, yesterday stop- coasts, yesterday, and was parti-ped the cross-Channel steamer cularly severe in the English services and made heavy demands Channel
on lifeboat crews all around the Some cross-Channel boats were
coast. Many exciting rescues were diverted from Dover to Calais, made. and sailings were curtailed Those crossing experienced the roughest weather this winter.
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Lifeboats around the coasts London, December 13. In the House of Commons, the had many calls, and some anxiets was, for a time, felt for a large Foreign Under Secretary," Mr. An-
Finnish-owned four-mastered bar- thony Eden, said the French Gov
que, "Lawhill," which left London ernment, in response to an en- quiry, had been informed that the last week for Australia and which British Government were glad to will take part in the annual grain enter into
An unidentified steamer with a crew of about a dozen, disappear- ed off the Suffolk coast before the eyes of lifeboat-men.
No-one was saved-Reuter.
MUTINY ON
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plated except for the actual date Board of Control to Marylebone
of the retrocession.
It will be recalled that following Larwood's leg-theory tactics in his
He added that he expected the work of retrocession will be con- chaded before the end of the year. With reference to. tre Chinese re- port that the Japanese demanded last tour in the Island-Continent, the inclusion of Tunglocten to the there was a big outcry by the followed by Australian public, east of Shanhaikwan in the ter-'
some unpleasantness. between ritory of Manchukuo, Mr. Tao said no such demand was brought up Billy Woodfull, the Australian cap- tain, and Plum" Warnen, joint by the Japanese.-Reuted:
manager of the English team.
"NOT ATTENDING”
Right in the middle of the Test matches, the Australian Board of .Control sent a cable to the M.C.C. protesting against Larwood's tac-
In an interview with the repre- ties. But this cable met with a sentatives of the Press, Mr. Shiao curt rejoinder from Headquarters. Fu Sheng, member of the South- Since then, however, messages
historic Test matches, the first of which was played in the far off- days of 1876.
Happily, however, the Australian Board of Control has sent" "a message to Marylebone · Cricket Club to the effect that they re- garded the Bodyline Dispute is ended and that the Australian team would leave for England on March 9, 1934. The following is the text of the cable:-
"With further reference to your ⠀ cable of October 9, and your con- firmatory cable of December 12 in reply to ours of October 11, we too one regard the position as having been finalised. Our team will leave Australia on March 9, 1934. Reuter.
It is not for us to make any comments" here on the rights and
01 Wrongs
bodyline bowling. Suffice it to say that no doubt followers of the game, not only
that he will not attend the forth-to England and vice very and it Nanking nor was he aware that M.O.C. sent another sharp note to any of the members of Central the authorities "Down Under." Executive Council' at Canton wil
West Political Council declared have been flashed from Australia in the two countries concerned, coming Fourth Plenary Session at was only a few days ago that the
proceed Forth to participate, at
In many quarters it was feared
but also all over the world, must feel happy that the position has now been cleared up, and fet ta Add here that no doubt the Test matches that are due to be play- ed in the "Old Country" next
the Session. He said he had re- that these messages would cal-summer will be carried out in the ceived a letter frank General minate in the termination of the best spirit of the game. Chiang Kai Shek and Mr. Wang Ching Wel through Mr.
Chang Chi, the leader of Nanking's peace his delegation, urging him and fellow members at Canton to come the to the Capital to attend Fourth Plenary Session
Referring to Nanking's peace the gesture and the arrival of peace delegation here. Mr. Shias pointed out that the Southwest shall stick to its attitude in pre-
and
in order serving peace Kwangtung, and will not be per
faction suaded to join in one against another,
PLENARY SESSION POSTPONED
the
BURNS PHILP'S NEW
MOTOR LINER
The Malaita Arrives On Maiden Voyage
mesaroom
According to reports from local vernacular papers, Messrs. Sun Fo and Tai Chi Tao, important Nan- king officials are coming South and will reach Hong Kong on Their mission to December 18. the South is to persuade
As one of only two motor pas-loon. Most of the passenger cabins members of the Central Executive senger ships to be built in England are provided with two berths and Council of the Kuomintang at in 1933, the Malata which arriv-. & sofa; there is a punkah louvre Canton to attend the Fourthed in Singapore last week on Ber for each person and running water to maiden voyage, possesses particuit provided throughout. The berths Session at Nanking in order settle all the outstanding nationallar interest and has, moreover, are fitted with Vito" box-spring individual qualities which single mattresses, supplied by Vi-Spring problems and Party affairs.
her out as an unusual vessel. She Producte. Ltd. The cabin floors is by no means a large liner, yet are covered with Tenkoid, the pu she embodies features common to blic rooms and alleyways being. laid with Korkeid rubber flooring. vessels of far greater dimensions.
Each berth is provided with ap She was built by Mesara, Bar-electric headlight. clay, Curle and Co. under the su- Nanking, Dec. 14. Ipervision of Mr. W: G. R. Snell- On the upper deck forward. is,
the superintendent · of accommodation for a dozen sea The standing committee of the grove,
has Messrs. Burns, Philp and Co. The men, the carpenter, boatswain, and Central Executive Council wired the Nanking delegates in propelling machinery, which is an boys: there is also Canton their decision to post-outstanding installation, was con- and carpentar's shop. A large pone the plenary session, thus structed by Messrs. J. G. Kincaid portion of the space aft of No. 9 allowing time for them to fully and Co, A full description of the cargo batch on "this deck is reser- discuss matters with the South-engine appeared in the September ved for passenger cabins and, the issue of the Motor Ship, based on dining saloon, together with the West-Beuter.
an inspection of the unit whilst galley, pantry, the bakery and trials were being run at the build-other conveniences. The engineers" era Greenock works. It is the mess is on the starboard side. Aft first two-stroke single-acting engine is accommodation for half-a-dozen. of the Burmeister and Wain type greasers, also the Chinese quarters built in England and the only and a native galley. There is a the main eight-cylinder motor of its class mail room forward on
deck and space, for special cargo, in existence.
aft of which is a considerable Leading details of the Malaita amount of insulated store capacity Longth 325 ft Mulded breadth both for cargo and propiniona 47. ft. Moulded depth 23 ft. 8 ins,; Dead-weight 3,500 tons; Draught 20 ft. ins; Grose register 3,810 machinery casing is the engineer's tons: Net. register 1,883 tous; Pas-workshop, forward of which is a senger accommodation 101 persons; store. On the same level ate, ar- Carga capacity 100,000 cub. franged various tanks for different mean speed 13.98 knota,
QUORUM ASSURĖD
Shanghai, Dec. 14. Despite the postponement of the Plenary Session of the Central Executive Council, it is understood that most of the Shanghai mem- bers, including Li Lieh-chun are not attending the Conference but their absence will not affect the meeting as a quorum is already assured-Reuter.
THE FIRST CONSIGNMENT
Shanghal, Dec. 14. The first consignment of Ameri- can wheat is arriving in Shang hal on December 17, from Port
Reuter.
PASSENGER ACCOMMO-
DATION
On the starboard side of the
grades of lubricating oil. The refrigerating machinery and eva porater room are on the port side, aft of these being the switch- board and the manoeuvring air re- On, the boat deck are located servoir, which has a capacity of cabins for the captain, officers and 600 cub, it. It will be seen from Between the poop, and forecastle; ther, five holds and 'tween decks. decks is accommodation for a num together with the usual forward ber of passengers, forward being a and after peaks, which are used music-room and aft a smoking sa-for the carriage of fresh water,
Off Deal, the "Lawhill" dropp- DUTCH WARSHIP da total of 8,376 tons engineers, while aft is the hospital the plans that there are, altoge
B.n arrangement by race next year. which. British and French holders
Washington, December 14. Permits to import over 5,500.000 gallons of liquor during the next
of week-end tickets will be. al-ed her anchors and held her post- four months have been given by
tion 400 yards offshore until a Journey the Federal Alcohol Control Ad-lowed to continue their ministration.
spirits, The ailotments cover. wines, beers and other beverages and include 35,000 gallons from China-Reuter.
SUBSIDIES DISLIKED
BY NORWAY.
Oslo, December. 13:
to, Paris and London respectively Dover tug towed her clear. ces Sentences Passed by
without passports,British Wire- less.
BROADCASTING FROM
'INDIA
First Programme Heard
**In England
London, December 13. The first wireless programme from India was sent to England to-day and radiated over the Em-
Corporation.
cargo Cross-Channel
services were cancelled. Several fishing boats are overdue.-British Wire- less Service.
PRINCE OF WALES VISITS UNEMPLOYED
London, December 13. When the Prince of Wales, as Patron of the National Council of three Social Services, began
at Hull days tour of Yorkshire
A strong disilke of shipping sub- sidies as an instrument to stimul- ate the shipping trade was ex-pire Service of the Broadcasting to-day, he was given an enthus- pressed by Mr. A. H. Mathieson. presiding at a meeting of the Nor- wegian, Shipping Association here to-day.
Mr. Matheison declared: "We will have nd subsidies." He ex-Wireless, pressed regret that a cry for sub- sidies is now coming from Great Britain the "home of Free Trade." \..
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Concluding, Mr. Mathieson con- tended that subsidies represented a danger to the whole of world trade and he urged co-operation among non-subsidy countries in regard to remedies-Rueter.
Court Martial
SHIPPING SUBSIDIES
DEMANDED
London, December, 13. Sourabaya,. December 14.
The House of Commons-to-night The five European corporals who discussed the motion of a private were involved in the Dutch war-member, Dr. Leech, calling atten ship Zeven Provincied mutiny oftion to the effect upon British last year, were sentenced by Court shipping and the shipbuilding in- Martial to sixteen, twelve, ten, dustries of uneconomic State-a- eight, and one years' imprison-fated foreign competition and urg menta, respectively, and the three ing the Government to take im
mediate steps to assist and defend European sailors to eight, four and one-a-half years. Reuter.
these vital and important indust rles-British Wireless.
DR.. C. NORWOOD TO RETIRE
Headmastership Of Harrow School
KING AND QUEEN OF SIAM
lastic welcome by the unemployed The programme was opened by men of the city, four of whose a short speech by Lord Brabourne, clubs he visited.
In these clubs he inspected the who five days ago took over the Governorship of Bombay-British men's activities and talked to them, with an entire absence of
To Visit Europe Next Month formality, on a variety of subjects. The Prince also visited the handf
Bangkok, Dec 14. craft centre for crippled children:
Afterwards, he drove to Bever-Dr. Cyril Norwood, -the head- Their Siamese Majesties have ley, to visit a boste! where un master of Harrow Behool, a re-arranged to sail for Europe early. employed boys receive agricultural linquishing the headship next in January aboard the "Meonia" It is learned that barely half the training, then went on to York, summer to take up the Presidency, but they may postpone their de- Irish Free State loan of £8,000,000 where he visited more umemploy-of St John's College, Oxford, to parture for three months? Until:
Reater. at 31 per cent. has been subscribed centre and opened a Boy's which he was elected to-day Assembly has ended it session ed: Reuter
Club-British Wireless."
Renter
BARELY HALF””
London December 14.
London, December 14
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