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Prague, April 17. The last of the pictures and to confer with the representative England won the International cartoons of new German leaders of the Italian Government about Hockey tournament for the first which were on exhibit at the so-economical questions concerning time since it's inception in the called art show here, and which re- the two countries.--Transocean Colony, when she defeated India sulted in a protest by, the German. Kuo Min.
by the only goal in a very fine en- Government, were removed on
counter at King's Park yesterday. Tuesday, "according to an official
Page 10. communication from the Czech Foreign' Office. Further tasteless items in the exhibition on Tuesday drew a protest in turn from the Austrian Minister, Dr. Marek.- Transocean Kuo Min.'
Paris, Apr. 17.
The new French disarmament. Note elucidating the French plan for "enforcement guarantees" was telegraphed to the French Embassy in London "on Tuesday afternoon,
to and will be handed in the British Foreign. Office, on Wednes- day-Transocean Kuo Min.
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Madrid, -Apr-17. The President of the Republic, has accepted the resignation of progress
*Alvarez for of the Lhasa-Nanking Minister
Justice, negociations is not known.
Balder and appointed the Minister
Reval, April 17, Tibetan, troops are reported to for Education, Madariaga to take
The Soviet Goverment have re- be moving on the Khan Province, charge of the Ministry of Justice eastern Tibet, where trouble is an- pending a solution to the crisis.nounced claims to the restoration by ticipated from local turbulents-State Alarm" has been proclaim of Russian. battleship seized Reuter,
ed for the entire province of France while inside the harbour Valencia.-Transocean Kuo Min. of Bizerta in French Tunis in 1918.
according to Press reports from Moscow on Tuesday. Since the Geneva, April 17.
Soviet have now transformed these The building of a 12-mile tun-demands into one for suitable nel through the towering Mont- damages, the move is likely to have Blanc left the stage of preliminary an important bearing on the out- discussion on Tuesday when the as-come- of the scheduled Franco- sembly of French, Italian and Swiss Russian negotiations on pre-War experts broke up at Bonnerille after debts-Transocean Kuo Min, appointing a temporary working One of the world's Committee. greatest engineering projects, the tunnel will begin near Chamonix and pierce the solid rock of the base of Europe's highest mountain for 12 miles. Although the cost is estimated at 1300 million, francs, the travel, satistics lead the planners to take an optimistic view of an early return on investment. Motor cars will be charged 26. francs for attacks on pedestrians, shop-the passage through what will be
the confinent largest hollow rack Practically all the newspapers at Keepers and restaurants. The men
Transocean Ku Min, Home, with the exception of the escaped arrest until they killed & "Daily Herald". and the "News city official and stole boxes con-. Chronicle" welcome Mr. Neville taining £1,700 in course of tran- Chamberlain's 1934-1935 Budget❘ sit.
Under the circumstances, there- fore, Mr. Chamberlain. is to be congratulated on exercising such tact and judgment in his pro- posals, and during the one and a half hours that he was speaking. he commanded the attention of the full House who accorded him a deserved ovation at the end of his speech.
The world depression will pass, when it is hard to say, but there are signs that trade in general fa inclined to improve,
Four Young Men Executed
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Berlin, April 18. Four, young men belonging to a band of Communists, who years ago terrorised Berlin, were executed to-day at Ploetzenses prison.
The gang responsible organised
proposals as a "tonic to the com- The number executed since the munity." The various comments Nazis assumed power, is approach are shown in another column. ing a hundred-Reuter.
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MR. LIN REVIEWS CONDITIONS IN KWANGTUNG
Production Of More Rice Stressed
(From Our Special Correspondent)
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Berlin, Apr. 17. That Germany is determined to discourage any attempt at intro- ducing wild-west style of banditry was evidenced by the execution here on Tuesday of tour gangsters for their participation in & bold- up of a pay wagon in Berlin. in September, 1932, when one guard was killed and two others seriously wounded by bandits. The four gangsters of whom the youngest was 22 and the oldest 31 years of age and who were found to have staged a number of similar hold- ups were decapitated in the court- yard of Ploetzensée prison early on Tuesday morning-Transocean Kuo Min.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL
A tea party will be given by the Chinese company of the Police Reservists to Mr. D. L. King to- day at 5.30 p.m.
The output by the Raub Aus- tralian Gold Mining Co., Ltd. for the four weeks ended 28th March, 1934 amounted to 2,023.90 ounces.
The American submarine, tender Сапория, accompanied by the minesweeper Pigeon and six sub- marines, arrived here yesterday from Saigon.
The rainfall in the Colony during the last 24 hours, ending 10 am. to-day, was 0.06 inch, totalling 4.19 inches since. January · 1; `sa agains an average of 8.88 inches.
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The Fairlea CMS. School Gra- duation ceremonies, will be held in Bt. Stephen's Girls' College Hall on Wednesday, April 25. Mrs, T. W. Ts'o will present the certificates.
The Chinese stage play at the Theatre featuring Miss Wu Lee
ip Ying and Chopin will be con- tinued until next Monday, the 23rd inst. This will be Miss Ying's last appearance on the stage before going into movie work with a local company, These performances are. in addition to the usual picture,
Paris, Apr The French Home Minis、 raut issued an order of the expul- sion of Leon Trotsky" after a very
HE the C.-inC., Admiral Sir short period." The expulsion de-
Frederic C. Dreyer, yesterday. eree applies to all territory under
made an informal inspection of the, French flag, thus, outlawing
HMS. Cornflower, the vessel even Trotsky's return to the island
The Hague, April 17. which was recently handed over of Corsica, where he had-made a
The Minister of Economics, Dr. to the Colonial Government, for bome for some months following his Verschuur who held the post since use by the Hong Kong Naval De- lectures in Copenhagen in Novem 1929 handed in his resignation on fence Force as a training ship. ber, 1932, while a special clause re- Tuesday owing to 1-health. The and gave a short talk to the tuses the exiled Communist to set Minister recently underwent pro- cadets. toot' inside Paris from the moment longed treatment for kidney trou- the decree is released. The order ble and has been advised by phy-
Chief Inspector R. H. E. Marks, declares that the measure was bas-xicians to take a long rest. His re- who recently underwent` an 'opera-. ed on "infraction of guarantee of signation came wholly unexpected tion for appendicitis, is making neutrality of conduct" signed by and created much consternation favourable progress and is expect- Trotsky in receiving promission to especially since, the Ministry of ed to be discharged from hospital reside in France; the exact nature Economics is considered the most in a few days' time. During his of Infraction is not revealed-important post within the Cabinet absence Chief Inspector F. E. E Transocean Kuo Min.
In view of the extensive programme Eooker, of Kowloon, has been per- for combating the economic crisis, ---Transocean Kuo Min.
Berlin, Apr 17. The Berita Newspaper Deut- sche Allgemeine Zeitung" in com- menting or the German reply to the
Freiburg, Breslau Apr. 17. · British Inquiry about the provisions Returning from his annual tripa made in the German Budget for to the Riviera King Gustav of the Army, Navy and air-ministry, | Sweden arrived here from Paris is pointing out to the exemplary for à stay of several days Trans-
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With regard to the Reichswehr the German Government has made the first step in providing funds for preparatory work for the proposed transformation of the Reichswehr into a short-service-army.
forming the duties of Chief Inspector at Police Headquarters.
The weddings are announced to take place shortly of Mr. Augusto Arthur Mattos. clerk, Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd., residing at 86. Parkes Street, Kowloon, and Miss Celeste Consusion Souza of 92, Parkes Street; Mr. Chu` Slu' Po. merchant, residing at 6. Mongkok Road, Kowloon, and Miss Foo Shir Lam of 26. Mongkok Road How- 1002.
HONGKONG ENGINEERING
Canton, April 18. of foodstuffs, he said the province So bright does the future seem A sound and promising future must produce more rice. AND CONSTRUCTION
that there is to be a reduction of was outlined by Mr. Lin Yun Kai, "The problem of unemployment
Berlin, April 17. ~ COMPANY, LIMITED. sixpence in Income Tax while the Chairman of the Kwangtung Pro-requires our immediate attention, Army and Navy cuts are to be vincial Government, who made & especially among returned resid-
The Swastika and" old black reduced by one half, The horse-
white red German Flag • will dy detailed review of the conditions of ents from overseas," "The total NTWELFTH
TOTICE is hereby given that the
Owing to the high winds and ORDINARY Power tax on motor vehicles is the province in an address, yester-number of returned immigrants It is further very well-known that from every public building in Ger- TEARLY MEETING of Shareholders also to benefit by a 5/- reduction,
day at the Provincial Kuomintang from Singapore, Indo-China, Siam most of the few ships of the Germany on the occasion of Hitler's rough seas prevalling, the three of the Hongkong Engineering and "owing to limitation in certain Headquarters.
and elsewhere has reached over man Navy are obsolete and require 45th birthday on April 20 accor Blant Royal Air Force Super- marine-Southampton amphibians Construction Company, Limited, will export markets" so at last a long
As a first step, the Government 140,000. They returned to their replacement for which the neces-ding to a decree issued on Tuesday were unable to take off from be held at the Offices of Messrs. Lowe, standing obstacle to the export of is going ahead in eradicating Com-country owing to depression in sary provisions are made
by the Home Ministry-Transocean Balotagne yesterday for Hong Bingham and Matthews, Mercantile British cars has been removed.
munists and bandits, he said, be those foreign colonies.
The increase of Agures in the Kuo Min.
their Bank Building Queen's
Hong on the last hop....of Road M Chamberlain, however, em-
cause untЛ and unless these law- We have to provide them with | Budget for the air-Ministry is ex- (Central), Hong Kong, on Thursday, phasised that the cuts in unem
flight from Singapore to - Hơng less elements are suppressed. the work. Therefore the "Provincial clusively for the urgently required the 26th April, 1934, at 12 o'clock ployed pay must have first con-
| Kong. If the weather improves (Noon) for the purpose of receiving 'sideration. A Bill will be Intro-
people cannot go on with their Government is opening factories. protection and defensive measures
the journey will be resumed to the Report of the Board of Directors duced providing for the
full work
live in peace. The policy In addition, mines are being open-against the big air-forces of all
day. and a Statement of Accounts for the restoration of unemployment pay
of the Government, he said, is toed and explored to the end that the countries neigbouring Germany. Year ended on the 31st December, as from July 1, absorbing make a clean sweep of these mau- all people in the province will have Transocean. Kuo Min. 1033, and electing Directors and
£3.600,000, and taking everything randers. W
employment."REN Auditoin
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 19th April to the 20th April, 1934, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
B ALVES
into consideration, the speaker The question of providing auth- Turning to foreign trade. Chair- clent foodstuffs to the people is man Lin Yun Kal cited customs also important in the opinion of reports in showing that Imports to Chairman Idu, who pointed out Kwangtung amount to $300,000,000 that Kwangtung has to depend on Canton currency a year. To coun- rice from distant lands and importster-balance those large Imports, he almost 10,000,000 piculs of rice said that native industries must be yearly. In the event of a blockade encouraged with a view to promot or other emergency the people Ing more exports. This is the only would be in danger of being star way to maintain economic equill ved. To remedy the insufficiency brium of the people.
expected a surplus of £29.000.000 for the coming year.
Without daring to challenge such authoritative opinion, one feels that reading between the lines, a certain caution may be detected In Mr. Chamberlain's proposals.
Unemployment is the key pro [3457blem of the day. Every suggestion
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 12th April, 1934.
Brussels, April 17, Reports that the ex-Empress Zita and her eldest son, Archduke
MINERS AGAIN -CAUSE
TROUBLE
Ten cases of small-pox with four deaths (one imported), two cases of diphtheria with four deaths, Tientsin, April 18.
four cases of typhoid, 11 cases of Factional nghting broke out be- meningitis with four deaths, one Otto of Hapsburg will shortly tween miners at Tangchiachwang case of animal rabies and 63 leave their present abode, at Castle to-day, which is suspected to be deaths from tuberculosis were re- Stenockerzeel in order to take up the work of Chaotschung and ported to the local health authori residence in Austria, are denied as other agitators who, falling at ties last week On Monday three unfounded and pure invention Tongshan to cause trouble recent cases of small-pox and one case h of typhold and meningitis in circles close to the ex-Empress ly, are formenting trouble at the each here Transocean Kuo Min.
Tanchischwang mine.-Reuter." were also reported.