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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1934.
KING'S MESSAGE NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST AIR MAIL LINE
TO LONDONERS
Face The New Year
With Confidence
London, Jan. 1.
In accordance with the ancient
Capt. A. Eden Now Lord
of Privy Seal
custom the Lord Mayor of London C.M.G. FOR DR. WELLINGTON MR.
sent a new Year message to His Majesty the King on behalf of the people of London.
His Majesty replied, "Please convey, to the citizens of London my warm thanks for their loyal I greatly ap- New Year message. preciate your words of greeting to the Queen and my family. I am happy to think that we can now face the New Year with growing confidence and more cheerful hearts."Erith Wireless Service.
SCENES OF REVELRY
New Yorkers Usher In 1934
New York, Jan. 2. Scenes of revelry, unsurpassed
marked the advent of the New Year in New York. **The streets were filled with crowds of merry-makers blowing tin horns and trumpets, while the hotels and restaurants made enor- mous profits on the first big occa- stor since the repeal of Prohibi- tion.
TANG SHIU-KIN GETS M.B.E.
London, Jan. 1.. Two Hong Kong residents, Dr. A. R. Wellington and Mr. Tang Shiu-kin, have received recognition in the New Year Hon- ours list, announced to-day.
Mr. & M. G. Cadogan, the newly-appointed British Minister to China, becomes Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George. Mr. E. M. B. Ingram, Counsellor to the British Embassy at Pekme has received the order of St. Michael and 'St. George. Mr. T. O. Barlow, Chairman of the Lancashire Textile Com- mittee, who is at present conferring with the Japanese indus- trialists, becomes a Knight Commander of the British Empire- Reuter.
Captain Anthony Eden, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, "has been appointed Lord of the Privy Seal
FIVE NEW PEERS
"London, Jan. 1.
The New Year's Honours List distributes favours over a wide Aeld. Literature, art, science, so- cial and local Government work
since the bull market days of 1929. and many women have been hon-
oured.
Among the most interesting honours is the award of the Order of the British Empire to William Gilbertson, driver of the famous Royal Scot train, which recently toured the Canada
Thousands of New Yorkers toast- ed. President Roosevelt's "New a tele- Deal" From one hotel gram, signed by 1,000 guests, was sent to the President, congratula ting him on the prospects for 1934. Similar celebrations took place in all big cities throughout the United States.-Reuter.
ANGLO-ITALIAN TALKS
Sir John Simon To Meet Mussolini
He was later Acting. Principal Medical Officer, the post he occupi- ed at the time of his appointment to Hong Kong,
TO CHINA
Service Necessary
For Trade
London, Dec. 2
The Manchester Chamber of 1 Commerce is playing a very active
W
NEW YEAR IN GERMANY
President's Message
TRADE REVIVAL IN
AMERICA
To The People IMPROVEMENT IN UNEMPLOYMENT
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disorders. The
RELIEF.
While
FINANCES OF AMERICA
Fresh Plans For
to banks
1934
Berlin, January 2 The Diplomatic. Corps assem
New York, January 2. part in the proposal for an air mail, bled to-day at the Palace of the The United States is on the service to China" A deputation Reichs President to exchange the threshold of gradual trade revival, waited upon the Under Secretary usual New Year greetings at the according to the Secretary of Com- for Air on November 29, The official reception.
President Paul merce who in a statement said Chamber tell me that no actual re-
Hindenburg, funkled
by that last year there was one great. port of the deputation will be Reichs Chancellor, Adolph Hitler economic accomplishment, notably available until the Chairman has and Foreign Minister Neurath an improvement in the position of given a formal account to the
the farmer banking situation "and China Committee of the Chamber. 1933 became the turning point relief in unemployment. Before any announcement is made, of German history, the people benefits in heavy Industries from certain other action I am told he having experienced a complete public works construction is a to be taken. The object of the de-mental and spiritual re-birth. hopeful aspect, stimulation in putation was in furtherance of the
Reichs policy, capital goods industry remains one A clear sighted
Washington, December 314 wish on the part of the members assisted by the Nation's read of the major problems of the Gov-
Important financial develop of the China and Far East Section ness to make sacritices; stem-ernment
mentaare believed to be portend of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce to witness the early es med the rising tide of internal He Bointed out that debtored by an`annouscement that the
German youth would require further rellei as,"de" tablishment of a direct Air Ber- looks forward to a brighter future. spite the improvement last year Reconstruction Finance Corpora vice with China. The following is. Germany's return to healthy unity price levels continue well below the tlon is offering R.F.C. debentures a copy of the resolution carried at is the best guarantee for world average of 1921/29, duding which s recent "meeting
banks which have sold or are sell- That the Members of the China Peace. I myself who have ex a large proportion of current in The offer is being made to the and Far East Section of the Man pertenced the horrors of three debtedness was contracted.
wars. know that the Government The New Year finds Americansing preferred stock to the Cor- chester Chamber of Commerce as well as the Nation desire only returning to their traditional opporation, which is now giving consider that the ofganisation of He is Chairman of the Royal an Air Mail Service, preferably harmony with other. Nations on imism. While there is still a them an opportunity of purchas the basis of Honour and Equality wide difference of opinion whether ing Reconstruction Finance Cor- Sanitary Institute, an ordcial mem-all-British is essential to the pro- A Germany enjoying equal rights the Administration's monetary ac-poration debentures, maturing on ber of the Legislative Council, off- per carrying on of trade with the oial Justice of the Peace, and vice- Far East. They hope that the Ex-will bring confidence such as is tion and other moves like the December 15, 1935, and bearing
of all Nations." ";
turn to prosperity, it is generally cent. President of the Hong Kong Phil- ecutive Committee and the Board essential for a fruitful co-opera- N.R.A helped or hindered the re-interest at the rate of 25 per
of the Chamber will press for
conditions Improve The issue of these debentures Is After finishing his speech the believed as
unlimited, being determined onky harmonic Society
this development in every possible MR. TANG SHIU-KIN, M.B.E.
by the amount that the banks way and do so with added con-aged Field-Marshall shook hands there will be a quiet return to
words orthodox economic ideas. Reuter.
borrow. -MT. Tang Sblu-kin. M.B.. is ndence in view of the outstanding and exchanged friendly another figure prominent in local success of the existing service to with the members of the Diplo medical circles, and for many years Singapore
and the hitch, East matic Corps.
Adolph Hitler then delivered the has done much to carry western Indles.
When this motion came before Government's best wishes express- methods of health hygiene to the Chinese. He is a committee mem-the Board of, the Chamber with ing gratitude at having been hon- ber of the New Territories Medi- the endorsement of the Shipping oured with the task of re-uniting cal Benevolent Society and a noa- Merchants Committee, it was the German people, adding that agreed to make appropriate re-the President's support in parti- official Justice of the Peace.
He is also Chairman of the Po presentations to the Air Ministry,cular resulted in a policy concur
rent with honour and equality. The new Privy Councillors are Leung Kuk and a member of the supported by the request for an
President von Hindenburg re the Aga Khan, Sir Tei Bahadur St. John Ambulance Brigade Com- opportunity of enlarging on the
mittee and the St. Stephen's Col-issue, by députation, The gentle-plied to the Chancellor saying that Sapru and Lord Stanley.
Although the Lord Privy Seal lege Council.
men taking part in the deputation his sincere wish was that the man Mr. Tang is a son of the late were Sir Kenneth D. Stewart, who freed Germany from internal usually sits in the Cabinet, Captainr. Tang Chi-ngong, former heid K.BE., Chairman
of the China disunion-add party strife and led The purpose of his appointment of the Tung Tin Fook Bank, who section, and Mr. G. S. Hammond, Germany to the consciousness of is to strengthen the Foreign Office was also a member of the Court a Member of the China Executive National Unity might prove cap
The Air Ministry tell me that able in 1934 to bring work team, whereCaptain Eden will con- of the University and who con- to that in- tinue to work under. Sir John tributed large sums
details about the deputation should hope."
"The task is before you May Simon. Capain Eden is expected stitution. Mr. Tang Shiu-kin auc- of course emanate from the Man
of Under- ceeded his father in the banking chester Chamber. Imperial Air- your forceful leadership, combined to resign his position
devotion of all your Secretary ot. State for Foreign business, and in addition, to giv-ways, I understand, have the mat with the
reach the associates, successfully ing large sums of money to the ter under active negotiations. Tung Wah Eastern Hospital, the University, infant welfare centres and other charitable work, he has taken a keen and lively interest formerly in education. He was Chairman of the Tung Wak Hospi-
United States and
The Ave new Peers created in clude Sir William Morris, the famous motor magnate, and Mr. Godfrey Eltan, M. A., a supporter of Mr. Ramsay Macdonald.
One of the best-known new Knights la Cedric Hardwicke, the famocs actor,
Eden will not do so.
Aairs-Reuter.
SIR GEORGE CADOGAN London, Jan. 1
Bir George Cadogan, C.B., CM.G.. The Foreign Secretary, Sir John
who was appointed to succeed Sir Simon, is expected to terminate Miles Lampson as British Minister his holiday at Capri, Italy, to
to China on the transfer of the morrow, and will proceed to Rame latter in November, is the youngest where he will have conversations son of the Earl of Cadogan, and with Signor Mussolini
on has been in the Diplomatic, Ser- atanding problems in the European vice as Councellor for many years. situation before returning to Eng- land. "
оп
He will probably reach London January. 7-British Wireless
Bervice.
MEETING STILL UNCERTAIN [Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press ""(Copyright.)] ·
MR. E. M. B. INGRAM Mr. E. M. B. Ingram, O.B.E.
CM.G., has been Counsellor at the British Legation in Peking since 1929, He served on the "General Staff at the War Office from 1914 to 1918 and entered the Foreign Office and Diplomatic Service in 1919, serving in Oslo and Berlin before being transferred to the Foreign Office in 1927.
CAPT. EDEN.
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tal Directorate, also a Director of (From Our Special Correspondent) the Po Leung Kuk, member of the executive committee of the Chin-
London, January 2 ese Chamber of Commerce, mem- ber of the Board of St. Stephen's Following are the Silver Quota- College (of which he was a form- tions on the London market to of the day:-
Jan. 2 Dec. 30 er pupily and a member Chinese Merchants' Club.
London, Jan. 2. Spot
19.5/16 19.1/16 The New Year Honours List Forward
191 19.3/16 The London on New York cross includes five Peers, four Baronets and twenty eight Kaights, includ-rate to-day closed at ing Sir Horace Rumbold. Ex-5.18. Ambassador to Berlin, the British Minister to Buenos Aires Sir Henry Getty Chilton, and the Indian Jurist Sir Bahadur Sapru have
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and
Hitherto, the RFC. has obtain-
FRANCO-GERMAN ed all its funds from the Treasury
PARLEYS
Reopened at Berlin [Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright.)]||| |_|
Berlin, Jan. 2. Franco-German negotiations have been opered with the return
Department.
Meanwhile, strong claims :: are being made for the Roosevelt re- covery programme in an estimate 9 of ità results at the end of the
FOR RECOVERY RESULTS
year.
+
The - Administration - recovery
markable period of business re- geneles hate effected a very, re- covery" according to Mr. Roper, the Secretary of Commerce," who a declares that every major business"" indicator is moderately above its
1932-level.
of the French Ambassador from Paris where he received fresh in-l He adds that many difficult structions. An official communi- problems are, however, still swait- que states that Francols Poncet ing a solution. has been received by Chancellor Meanwhile, President Roosevelt Adolph Hitler and Foreign Mini- has announced that he is return= lofty goal." Then the President ster Baron Von Neurath. The ing to the State banking authori
Thetles full control over the State banks not members of the Federal Reserve system, which he assum ed In March last in consequence of the then existing banking crisis.
received the congratulations of Premier Goering, the leaders of the National Council, from the Reichsbank and from the Army and Navy-Transocean Kto ́Bäin.
A PISCATORIAL PUZZLE
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daly „Press" (Copyright.)3 =
Loch Ness
Valencia, Jan, 1. A near relation of the ubiquitous sea monster" was taken alive by fearless fishermen cruising outside the city harbour here on Monday. The animal is thirteen feet long and whate-like The piscatorial puzzle is now on
113 Madrid for identification. Transocean Kuo Min.
been named members of the Privy BRADMAN SHINES its way to the Oceanologic Institute
Rome, Jan. 2. Sir John Simon left Capri on Tuesday morning for Rome but it was still uncertain whether he will meet Mussolini on Tuesday or Wednesday. At "the occasion of Disarmament Conference, where he He has the British Foreign Minister's visit is the British delegate.
of Conservative Member
for Warwick and
Captain Anthony Eden, M.C., Council-Transocean. Kuo Min..
been an outstanding JP, has
gure throughout the year at the
a semi-oficial communique states been
that it possible that the Italian Parliament
Government may take this oppor- Leamington since 1923, and served tunity to make known its stand-in the World War from 1915 to
THE EMDEN'S
BELL
Record Third Wicket Partnership
Bydney, January 2."
In a match against Queensland
point, concerning disarmament and 1919, with the King's Royal Rifle Discovered In Park in the Sheffield Shield, Bradmax
the reform of the League of Na- Corps.
DR. WELLINGTON
Year
tions in order to clear up the situation. Both Grest Britain and Italy, so the communique adda, Hongkong only came in for a
share of the New have ever since the opening of the Disarmament Conference deve- loped a strong activity aiming at a reconciliation of the an tagonistic views to obtain at least a minimum of co-operation indis- and pensable for the economic political reconstruction of Europe.
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FIRE ON CARGO STEAMER
Crew Manage To Control
-Flames
London, Jan 1
San
small Hobours, but a gratifying feature is that the honours which have been conferred are really well de- served. They were announced in & "Government Gazette Extraor- dinary" as follows:-
Near Melbourne
NEW AIR SERVICE
Um 1
[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright.)]
Paris, Jan. 1. made a sparkling 253 runs. By
Air Minister, Pierre Cot "an- doing so he touched the thousand nounces in "Le Petit Journal' the mark for the sixth successive formation of a new airways.com- Sydney, January 2. season, a feat unprecedented in
serve to link up France, Tunis The bell of the famous German Australia. He played a charace pany, "Air Afrique" which will
Casablanca 'and' Madagascar cruiser Emden, which was stolen teristic and daring innings, driv- from the War Museum in April and ing and pulling with great actur- Transocean Kuo Min.
taken to acy for 204 minutes. He hit for belleved to have been
sixes and touched the boundary. Germany, was found in a park on the outskirts of Melbourne by a no less than 29 times. He helped His Majesty the King has been representative of a leading news Kippax, another representative of PACT FOR CO-OPERATION graciously pleased to approve the paper which received information the Australian Test team to score following appointment in the Dis-in regard to the whereabouts of 125 runs in 172 minutes which in- cluded 12 fours. They created tinguished Order of St. Michael the bell. and St. George:--
This is the second time. the bell an Australian record partnership has been stolen and discovered of 363 runs for a third wicket buried in a public park-Reuter.
To be an ordinary member of the Third Class 'or Companion:
The Honourable Dr. Arthur,Ro- bartes Wellington, J. P.
To be an ordinary member of the Fifth class or Member
Tang Shlu-an, Asa T. H
His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to approve the following appointment in the Most Excellent Order of the British Em- The owners of the British 8.9 | pire. (Civil Division):— Sacramento Valley from Pedro, in the Gulf of Mexico, for Japan and China with a cargo of cotton, received messages to day stating that a fire broke out on board when the ship. was about 1,500 miles from San Francisco.
Water was pumped into the hold and the ship subsequently report ed that there was undercom plete control Reuter
DR. AR. WELLINGTON C.M.G.
The Hon. Dr. A R. Wellington, C.M.G., who came to the Colony from the Federated Malay States in February, 1929, as Director of Medical and Banitary Services, be- gan his career in the Civil Ber- Vice as Medical Officer at Bara wak, and served at Bingapore. FOG IN ENGLANDSelangor, Negri, Bemblan and Pahang, before being appointed Benton Health Oficer of the Fede- Transport Services
rated Malay Stated in 1919.2
Transport services
of about 7,000 square? ing the south-easteri
land counties of
slowed down owing to
The railways suffered only slight
stand-Reuter. De
Cloudburst and Floods in
California
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright:))
Paris, Jan. 1. The newspaper "1'Oeuvre"! claims authority for a report that "a Pact for Co-operation," mu- tually guaranteeing the frontiers of the four states concerned, is being. negotiated between the Balken nations Greece, Turkey, Roumania, and Jugo Sisvia. The
MANY PEOPLE KILLED THOUSANDS Bulgaria for a decision of ad-
HOMELESS
1wrecked by a landslide and "many. Los Angeles, January 2 Thirty-one persons were killed animals escaped spreading terror ineteen, missing many injured throughout the countryside. and thousands: rendered homeless The floods are worst in the in California foods following a
Montrose and a Crescenta dis- cloudburst
The foods are the worst for tricts where heavy in added to fty-six years. Damage is esti the plight of the inhabitants A mated at a million dollars. Traffic wall of water twenty-five feet being
for at least high wrecked the American Legion twenty
Bridges wash Hall at Montrose, killing two wo les shops and men. Floodlights from Hollywood General studios provided the only flumina- and Heatless tion in parts of Glendale and section Montrose where the lighting sys-
vices, were fed awa
offices Hos
forstwenty
of the Grimth Park zoo was ter was wrecked. Reuter;
Pact will also be submitted to herence and will also be held open for signature by Albania and other staten-Transocean Kuo Mini
MODERN TURKEY
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily
Press
(Canyright.
Aukara Jam the Brst time in ystem was,”
hen, the
hagent
the
conversation lasted an bour. French Ambassador explained the viewpoint of the French Govern- ment and handed over a memor- andum containing the essential points of his verbal information- Transocean Kuo Min.
DOOR STILL OPEN FOR DISCUSSION
Berlin, Jan. 2.
The provisions against gold hoarding are not affected" by the decision...
According to the Washington correspondent of the "New York The German press commenting Times," President Roosevelt has on the discussions now going on, also approved a new permanent between France and Germany policy, under which about fifty maintains that there is still a million астев of sub-marginal wide gulf between the French and lands will be retired from cultiva- German viewpoints in the question at a cost of 8350.008,000. tions of disarmament and equal-Reuter.
ty. Nevertheless the renewed ef- forts show clearly that the door is left open for further discussions.
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Federal scheme for insurance on deposits, which becomes effective on January 2.
BANK DEPOSITS INSURANCEZ Most Banks Fass Eligibility Test.
Washington, January 1 President Roosevelt issued statement from the White House to-day declaring that he was gratified to announce that ninety Only 141 banks were ineligible per cent. of United States' banks, out of 13,564. The scheme covers representing 97 per cent of de- all deposits up to $25,000-Reuter.
positors, had qualified for the new
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