London. June 18. The Washington correspondent Modern thinkers prefer industry of the London "Times" reports on all costs. They know that if the attitude of the United States you establish industry by wise and oficial circles towards the proposat scientific tariffs-Sir William is of the British Chancellor of the Kovao, June 18, Voldemaras, who
wrong about high tariffs, they are. Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamber- för many years had been in rea- unfashionable, it is" scientific ones lain regarding the creation of a The inquiry into the circum- lity dictator
that of Lithuania, was
count the
consumer can clearing house between Germany stances surrounding the death of sentenced by a court-martial on
look after himself. And indeed, if and England. Protests by Ger- Mrs. Alves Guerra, wife "of the Monday to twelve years' hard we survey the state of the world many's European creditors against Consul General for Portugal who was found shot through the temple for having participated to day, we see that he lolly well the transfer suspension, says the In the recent military
in a room at the Peninsula Hotel "Times" correspondent, have caps- tion which was summarily crus-
Sir William says that Honged irritation in the United States
an the evening of May 29, was hed by the present regime.
Kong is not a producer of primary because while reproaching Ger- concluded at the Kowloon Magis Transocean Kua Min.
commodities; but 1 industries are
many for non-payment of debts. tracy yesterday when a verdict of" to grow only when they are natur- they use exactly the same argu-
suicide was returned. Page 11 al-where the raw material is ments to excuse their own. de- protection 'is unnecessary and the faults to the United States. To- Protectionists are wrong which is wards Germany, the United States is planning no measures of retri- Compare Hong Kong and Lan-bation but expects that its credi- cashire-Hong Kong has labour ters would not be treated less ad- LOCAL AND GENERAL The Foreign Minister. M. Bart-capital and suitable water; and vantageously by Germany hou left on Monday night for
can get barley and hops abroad. those of other nations. It, how-
The Hon Secretary St. John Am- Bucharest where he will arrive on. Lancashire has labour capital ever, British clearing, if and when bulance Brigade wishes to ac Tuesday: Heis.nccompanied by and coal, and gets raw cotton put into operation, proves injurious knowledge with
sincere and the Roumanian Minister to Paris, abroad-Hong Kong has es much to the rights of the United States, greateful thanks the following right to brew beer as Lancashire then a protest will be lodged in donations to Brigade. Funds;-- to make piece goods.
London through diplomatie chan Hong Kong Jockey Club $250.00, -- zela-Transocean Kuo Min.
Mrs. Matthew, England £5.5.0.
M. BARTHOU LEAVES. FOR BUCHAREST
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Paris, June 18.
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absurd.
The Paris Press emphasises that
Besides we already have the in- this journey and the visit to Bel- grade that follow can be regarded dustries. That is the point. Any as a continuation of Barthou's lat-protectionist knows that if you est European missions. The Buc have an industry you must protect harest visit is considered specially. Protection, makes employment, significant in view of the fact that the Little Entente conference be- gan on Monday--Transocean Kuo Min.
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HERIDITARY COURT
employment increases purchasing power, purchasing power increases consumption, consumption- in- creases production, increased pro- duction means, increased employ- 'ment, increased eniployment, in- creased purchasing power, and
round. and, round, that it is surprising that protected communities 'don't burst.
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Is Hong Kong too small? Surely not: Is she to be unarmed be- cause she is weak?
Must David
Berlin, June 18. During the first forty five days ut its existence, the new "hereditary health court" established to" oper- ate the law. for effecting the di-because he is David be deprived of minution of hereditary diseases and congenital defects, which be- gan work on March 15 and to dute, has held altogether twenty sittings, and ordered 325 sterilisazions in
Berlin out of 340 cases examined, according to statistics up to June
his five smooth stones out of the brook.
Besides Protection is not сод cerned with size. The argument applies as well to a county as to a Continent.
The United States favours the
published on Monday. Nearly Continent. Their constitution for- half the pallents themselves, that bids interstate Tarins. No state is 143 cases. asked for surgical ac-
has a Tarin though they have tion so as to prevent further pro- duction of progeny while 37 ster-separate legislatures, and some of ilisations were recommended by tain. law court physicians and 138 more
and
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prisons.--Transocean
ONE FRANC DAMAGES
Paris, June 18. One frane damages was awarded on Monday to the Eher. Publishing house in Munich by the Paris law courts in a-sult against an "unap- prehended" defendant, prosecuted
them are larcgr than Great Bri- Great thinkers no doubt win
NEW ORLEANS HURRICANE
than
Heavy Damage To Crope And Property
New Orleans, June 18. The deaths as a result of the hurricane which swept over a 200- mile front along the coast of Louisiana and Mississippi are now known to be at least seven.›.
The damage to crops and pro- perty is estimated at over £1,000,- 000-Reuter.
HIMALAYA'S TOLL
Munich, June 18. The first penalty for the viola- tion of the sacred loneliness and unscaled Himalayas was exacted when the present party of Ger- man scientists and athletes be-
their attempt Kam
to penetrate whether it Canada someday amal- gamates with the United States the snow-guarded fastnesses. Ac-
a message cording to the, double tariff wall which pro-headquarters of the expedition, from the
tects, on the one side the Cana- dlari, and on the other the Ameri- can, from penury, shall be pulled down or whether the Constitution
despatched ori Monday: the photographic expert, A. Drexel, "died suddenly from preumonia
of the Great Republic will be again on June 8 after a day and a half"
fllness, far above the everlasting amended.
Across the Atlantic, however, snowline on Nanga Parbat, 5.100 feet above sea level-Transocean we find the states of Europe of ail
Kuo Min. with its
If, when at home, they will call or telephone to the above
be a question, the merits of which matically debar such candidates address, they will receive the should be more closely examined. With regard to "D" and. “E” utmost assistance and the here is no doubt that racing, as Class pontes, one of the com- sport, has gripped the imagina-plaints of owners Is that the latest available information on tion of a large section of the drawers of fairly good subscriptions were advised by directors of asy solve, when it arises, the question all subjects of enquiry will be Chinese community, and were it grifins find their ponies in the lums
not for the existing slump in "C" Class where they are well placed at their disposal:
business, racing would enjoy an catered for, whereas those who overwhelming popularity over all have, drawn indifferent performera other forms of sport. The Hong will find their charges in the "E" Kong Jockey Club, after a particu-Class and except for races for non- larly lean season during the earlier winning ponies, there is no pros part of this year introduced certain pect of their racing at Happy measures with a view to increasing Valley. If the owner, desires to the support at Happy Valley, and
race at all, the pony will have to their efforts were rewarded with be sent either to Fanling or Macao, Immediate success. There
There is yet another reason why
shapes and sizes, each are, however, a good many in the com- a programme for the summer, such munity who feel that the race as we have stated has much to meetings are too expensive to commend it. It is a fact that the Lattend, and that tickets at $5 a Australian pantes of 1834 are head time makes a big hole in their and shoulders better than those pocket should things go against which were sent here during the them. Therefore, in addition to three. preceding years. There reducing the price of cash sweep have been suggestions of adding tickets, the question of lowering ¦ a "Č" Class to the 'classification, | får the price or tickets on the pari- but apparently this has not been mutuel should be seriously con- considered practical Would it not sidered and it thought ft. Ambe infinitely better to allow un- mediately adopted.
successful Australian pontes to run unofficial races and thus to some extent help pay their keep? Not
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for the piracy of Hitler's "Mein separate Tariff system, indispens- Kampf of which an unauthorised able to its welfare. Protection is French translation recently ap-so adaptable. that I defy anyone peared on the market.
to state a principle for limiting its can The court found the "defendant application.
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ruled that the penalty of 500 ships carried the stars and Stripes "quickly and easily
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Sample each Soap Cintmant and Telcymi on receipt of 21 cta. Addirnas: Maline & Phipps (Asia) Ltd., P.Q, Bon 21, Hong Kong.
To come back, however to the respite of three months In the days when racing was confined, to a few of them have won ittle or a handful of ponies which were nothing in stakes this season. sent out at every gymkhana dur- Ing the year, a cessation for three months was not only necessary, but tended to introduce a healthy tone into the sport. To-day, how
Echoes of 1861, extracts taken from our files, cre given on Page 6
A chinese was admited to the Government Civil Hospital on Monday with injuries suffered through belzig struck by a motor car while Crossing" Hollywood Road. Ho Ylu Kan, a woman, was also taken to the hospital from Kennedy Town following a similar accident on the waterfront.
Mr. A Brostedt, Asiatlë Traffic Manager of the Canadian National Railways, returned to the Colony from a trip to Colombo by the Tasukuni Maru yesterday.
In attempting to alight from B moving tram at, West Point on. Monday, Chan Po Ching, Iving at No. 0 Second Street, lost his foot- ing and in falling struck his head heavily on the ground. He was re- moved to hospital in a serious con- dition.
Inquiries at the French Convent Hospital late last night elicited the information that Mr. E. B. Reed who was injured in a motor-car accident on Sunday morning, is progressing favourably, although he 15`still confined to his bed.
THROUGH TRAFFIC TO START ON JULY 1
Tientsin, June 19. Through railway traffic is ex- pected to start on July 1.
It is
reported, from Chinese sources that all Japanese detach- ments in Buaritung will be recall ed following the introduction nif through traffic, while the Chin ese, Government will seek the can- cellation of the Tangku Truce, the provisions of which will then be fulfilled. Reuter.
protect that too. It only needs a bounty. guilty, ordered him to stop further But what about shipping? It i We need not concern ourselves printing and sale. of the French generally agreed that Proection is with our Bankers and Underwrit edition, directed that all copies sont good for shipping. Before ers. They are only middlemen at-
selzed be". destroyed
and American took to it American ter all
In conclusion there is no argu- | GERMANY'S ARMS ENVOY francs would be inflicted for each on every ocean in the world; and
ment used in support of the great copy seized from now on.-Trans- feared competition with none. To and beneficent principle of Pro- ocean Kuo Min.
(Special to the. " Hong Kong Balls: day it costs them so many dollars tection that does not apply to the
Press" (Gopyright.)] to keep that flag flying that if you Colony of Hong Kong with as placed them all in a line edge to much force as it does to Europe edge they would reach the Moon and America, India and Africa.
Mars or somewhere...
Australla, China, Japan, Paraquay Most shipping concerns in pro-and the Principality of Monaco. tected countries pay dividends out of the tax payers pockets.
propositions and with the number of ponies racing in Hong Kong increasing year by year, the day does not seem far distant when It will be prudent to hold the meetings such 15 we have
with reduced stakes and with expenditure minimised in other respects, a couple of unofficial race days during the "off" season may prove. Anancially to be quite good: envisaged.
But that doesn't matter. “If pro- tection. injures our shipping we
Let us get on with it and begin with beer and pigs Yours, etc.
EDGAR DAVIDSON, Hong Kong, June 19)
Paris June 18, "A" semi-official announcement states that the German special disarmament emissary, von Rib- bentrop who conversed - with M. Berthou on Saturday, was receiv ed this evening by Premier. Dou
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