EMPLOYMENT IN GREAT
BRITAIN
Marked Improvement In Some Industries
London, Sept 3.
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The Ministry of Labour estim- ates that at the 20th August there were approximately 10,170,000 sured persons, aged 16 to_64. in employment in Great Britain, This was 34,000 more than the monch before and 378.000 more than a year before.
Improvement was most
making- total of 2,136,578,
fore.
JUVENILE LABOUR
This
The net increase, as compared with a month ago, is accounted for by the unemployed boys and in employment girls who have just left school.
An increase in the number of
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1934.
PROBLEMS C OF
THE SAAR
Mr. Knox's Complaint To League
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Fress" (Copyright,)1
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Berlin, Sept. 3.
The sensational claims made by was 10.318 more than the number on the registers at July 23, 1934, the Saar. Commissioner, Mr. Khox, and 274.559 less than the year be-in his report laid before the League of Nations on Saturday on the results of searches made in the work service". In Saarbruecken were, answered by the National office of the Reichs work service here on Monday night.
official refutation of the The boys and girls registering for em- charges states: "there has been no playment ordinarily occurs in the military training of Saar workmen months of July and August, but in the German work service or the number registering this year anisation. The work service never has higher than usual and re-included any type of military.edu- In the ship-building and ship-sulted in an increase of 31,088 cation. Secondly, the charge that repairing Industry and in shipping the number of unemployed boys services, the improvement record-
and girls as compared with the ed in the previous, months con-
previous month tinued.
marked in the coal- mining industry and there
was
also some Improvement in the building and the woollen
worsted Industries.
and
On the other hand there was a In the fute industry, following decrease of 20,770 in the number upon the terniination of local of men and women on the regis- holidays, there was a substantiaiters as compared with the month reduction in the numbers regis- i earlier.. tered as temporarily stopped.
A SLIGHT SETBACK
On the other hand there was a further decline in employment in tailoring, boot and shoe, cotton | and motor vehicle "Industries. A slight setback also occurred in the
industries and in the distributive iron and steel, pottery and hosiery
trades.
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At August 20, the numbers of unemployed persons on the regis- ters of Employment exchanges in Great Britain were 1.558,338 wholly unemployed. 456.841 ter- porary stopped and 81,399 normally in casual employment,
"TOTAL UNEMPLOYED.
The total number of unemploy ed comprised 1,892,319 men, 68,715 boys 321,803 women and 53,941 girls,
employment
"work
the Baar Germans in the service" perform even labour duties outside the Versailles treaty in de-
tagised zone is false. Within the Saar German work service have campa Thirdly, Mr. Knor's 'special training for the Saar ont- tle consists in fact of young Saar workers in the work service who are given special treatment, in educating them to become con- sclously German men.
Fourthly,
CRISIS BREWING IN AMERICA
London Keenly Watching Progress
London, Sept. 4. London financial and commer- clal circles are keenly watching the progress of the strike in the northern textile districta
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There is no doubt here that the United States stands од the brink of potentially one of the Bravest crises in its history and offerings of dollars and the un- nervousness is reflected in the certainty in the commodity mar- keta
RECORD FLIGHT
ATTEMPT
German Airmen's Progress
from.
A total success of
the strike will, have serious effect од the accentuate a decline in produc- country's industry and tend to
tion as well as placing a heavy strain on finances through add- ing to the already heavy unem- ployment figures, while all mar- kets would feel repercussions.
Some circles belleve that the administration will be obliged to force a settlement of the strike effects of election campaigns. owing to the possible "adverse
Reuter,
DEALING IN DRUGS
More Officials"
Arrested
COURVOIS
Conrvoisu
DODWELL & CO., LTD. Sole Agents.
Tel. 20656,
AN EXPERIMENT
In The Army
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, Aug. 18
an experiment in infantry reorgani
· The War Office announces that it has been decided to carry out cation Puring 1934-38 with the object of
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Calcutta, Sept. 3. The German airman, Herr Ga- The work of the
the alleged credit of 12,900,000 blenz, manager of the German
Peiping. Sept. & exchanges and the juvenile em-marks for the support of 10.000 Luft Hansa, who is attempting a two more police officials have been The Chinsee papers report that
12 months is also reviewed in the known to the German work service Shanghai, has arrived here from licit drugs. The Peace Preserva playment bureaux during the past young Bear Germans is quite un-record fight
Berling to arrested on charges of dealing in Ministry of Labour return. The leaders. They defray the cost of Jodpur and is leaving for Bang- tion Corps official arrested was the number of vacant situations filed the Saar work service out of their kok to-day.—
first, after which his alleged new through the agency of the ex- Dwn means, the support being to Reuter.
complice was lured from Miyun) Adjusting the proportion of changes and bureaux in this per-provide in no form from any Gér-
His hopes of reaching Hong-where he was the director of the (fi) Simplifying tactical control of
infantry to supporting arms, iod was 2,245,324. During the cor- ran bureau."—
kong in six days are thus defeated, Bureau of Public Safety. responding 52 weeks a year ago. Transocean Kuo Min.
as the plane started its journey
infantry supporting weapons. The accused are alleged to (i) 8implifying peace the number was 2,137.482----
training on August 29. It
expected to have made large sums from drugs. British Wireless.
arrive here sometime to-day.
and the supply of reinforce- In the meantime the municipal
menta in war. Accompanying Herr Gablens sanitarium for drug addicts will Uuder this experiment an infan- are Captain Untucht, as second admit patients from to-morrow astry brigade will consist of head pliot, who is well-known for his part of the campaign to combat quarters, one support battalion, services on the newly-opened the evil.
and three rifle battalions, instead airline to South America: Kir-Reuter.
of the present organization of chhoff, the radio operator. and
beadquarters and four battalions the mechanic, Daban..
of infantry of the line, each com- prising support company and three rifle companies.
The 6th Infantry Brigade at
FRENCH SAILOR | CANCER GERMS
KIDNAPPED
Sensational Story In America
New York, Sept. 4.
FOUND
Result of Long Research
FRENCH "AIDE MEMOIRE " [Special to the "Hong Kong Dall Press" (Copyright.)]
Paris, Sept. 3. The text of the French "alde memoire" dealing with the Saar questions, still remaining unsettled between France
Germany, and was sent to the League of Nations on Monday and will be published simultaneously in Geneva and Paris on Tuesday, according to an official announcement here on Monday night.
The French Government à ex- (Special to "Hong Kong Dally Press")
pected to propose the opening Telegraph, Copyright, Tele of direct German-French discus-
Ordinance, 1894. Messages
(By
graphic
A sensational story of kidnap. ping and torturing a French sailor named William Rosen is revealed by Federal detectives who arrest | Received, september 4, 4:30 p.m.) ed the alleged kidnappers. It ap
Berlin, September 4.
pears that Rosen was kidnapped Dr. Von Brehmer in a sensa- from the French liner Champlain tional statement appearing this
slons- "Transocean Kuo Min.
on August 2 and released yester-morning declares that he has dis- WORKERS' CARD
a
result of many years of research work. The noted biologist believes that he will be able to prove that cancer. is caused by germs and not as the new school of thought belleves by a virus or group of viruses, › Dr. Von Brehmer holds cancer to be curable.
day because the kidnappers feared cavered the cancer germs as detection. The kidnappers, who were a gang of smugglers, impri- soned Rosen in their apartments in Brooklyn because he threw & package of narcotics into the sea after finding it concealed in a ventillator aboard the Champlain. The kidnappers held burning cigarettes to his forehead and bound him with ropes in an ezort the opinions held by Robert to make him obtain ransom.-—
Koch and by Professor Kraus Reuter
that cancer
1s due to germs- Transocean. Kuo Min.
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SECRET RADIO STATION
Alleged Link With Russia
It
Harbin, Bept 4.
. The doctor thus substantiates
"EXPERIMENT ON ANIMALS "
Berlin, Sept. 4.
SYSTEM
Examination For Artisans
(Special to "Hong Kong
Daily Presa").
H
(By - Telegraph, Copyright, Tele- Ordinance, 1894 graphic · Messages
Received, September 4. 4.30 p.m.)
Berlin, Sept. £ The introduction of "workers":
A claim to the discovery of can- card" as a further development cer bacillus has been made by Dr. of the "corporative state" in the
The choice of the Southern route over India was made at the last minute, since the situa-
over Russia and 'Céntral Asia,
i
NANKING EXECUTION
Nanking, Sept 4. accordance with Marshal
tion in Sinkang made it inad-Chiang Hal Shek's instruction that Blackdown (Aldershot Command) sable, for the time being, to fly the extreme penalty be meted out has been selected for the experi the originally planned route to licit drug traffickers through-ment, and will be composed and
out the country and following the "quipped as followe
Support Battalion.-Ist Batta Pelping executions Bunday lion, The Durham Light Infantry, morning, a 26-year-old Chinese. Wang Min Chung, was shot, yes- terday for dealing in morphia pills. Reuter.
RECORD BREAKING AIRMAN KILLED
Cleveland, Sept. 3... After breaking the world's land
plane speed record, with a speed.
of 306.215 miles an hour, Douglas Davis, the noted American airman, crashed and was killed when leading in the Thompson. Speed Trophy Race.
His body was found eight miles from the course.--Reuter..
SILVER MARKET
From Our Own Correspondent)
London, Sept. 4.
TIO
HOMELESS PARISIANS
(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily
~~~Presa" (Copyright.)]
Paris, Sept. 9.
Two hundred poor Parisians were rendered homeless on Monday by a big are which broke out in the ancient army barracks in the form- ex fortified quarter in the north
east part of the cfty burring thirty of the big old fashioned buildings to the ground.
All the inhabitants made good their escape but few with nothing more than their ragged clothes which were on their backs." The
Headquarter company.
Queen'e Building,
DAVIS CUP
Yugoslavia Gets Through
by 3 matches to 2 to enter the
Budapest, Sept. 3. Yugoslavia defeated Hungary 1935 Davis Cup Competition pro- ing singles match to-day.. per, winning the necessary decid
Puncec (Yugoslavia) defeated
the issue. Gabrowitz (Hungary) had previously won the other singles match, defeating Schaefer, also in straight sets, to level the match.
Straub in straight sets to settle
64, 6-3, 7-5.
Puncec (Yugoslavia) beat. Straub
Schaefer 6-3, 6-3, 8—3. Gabrowitz (Hungary)
-Reuter.
beat
ENGLAND XI FACE THE AUSTRALIANS:
Many Test Players In Team
London, Sept, 3. Three machine-gun companies, After the disappointment on One anti-tank company. Each machine-gun company will match between the Australians and Saturday owing to rain, the cricket have three machine-gun platoons the England XI commenced at
cf two sectione of two Vickers
machine guns. The anti-tank com- Folkestone to-day, the home team pany will have four anti-tank including many of England's test platoons each of four anti-tank players. guna,
Ride Battalions-ad Bn., Royal play, the score reaching 188 for 3.
England batted until close of“ Warwickshire Regt., 2nd Bn., Duke
uf Cornwall's LI, 1st Bn, South Woolley scored 88, Walters 22 Staffordshire Regt,
Hobbs 38 and Hammond 43 not out. Headquarter company (including Reuter,
Four rifle companies. Each rifle company will have four platoons each of three sections, and there will be a light unchine-gun in each section.
a mortar platoon with four 3in. mortars and a light machine-gun lion. The Duke of Cornwal & Light platoon of four guns equipped with Infantry, at Gibraltar, will join tripod mountings for anti-aircraft the Brigade next January, in or ground dutles).
accordance with the programme of the three battalions, at home will annual reliefe, 1934-35. Meanwhile,
establishment by October 1, 1984, be organized on the experimental
and the 2nd Battalion, The Doke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, may be reorganized either at Gibraltar. or on lfe return to this country.
Reorganization of the infantry on the above lines was proposed in the third of a series of articles on "The Tecks of the Army" in "The Times" of August 30 last year.
MECHANIZED TRANSPORT The first line transport of the
London Bliver prices to-day were exact cause of the conflagration brigade headquarters and of the
Spot
Sept. 3 Sept. 1 ...21-13/16 21-3/4 Forward.....21-7/8" 21-13/16 London on New York cross rate.
ron Brehmer, of the State Insti-third Reich, is promised for the 1/18 down, as follow:- tute at Dahlem. He declares that coming winter by the General he made it visible under a micros- Secretary of the new Reich Cor- cope, cultivated and injected it to poration, Dr. Béhild. animals which subsequently showed signs of cancer.
the Explaining why
discovery was not made earlier. Dr. von Brehmer assets that the bacilli
cancer
The action will mean a return to the famous, guild, system under at 2.00 p.m. to-day was 5.01-7/8 which German artisanry rose to compared with 5.00-5/8 at closing such high affluence and freedom
yesterday, in the Middle Ages. All cobblers, butchers, weavers and curvera, etc. will again have to pass an examination set by & group of the best of their profession "and
is officially claimed that nestle so closely on red corpuscles Japanese gendarmies discovered that, they must be separated, by secret radio receiving and trans-special injection before becoming mitting station installed in a Chi-visible. He states that nese pharmacy at Klam UNES anthrives only on persons with al- by the community in order to win the Sungari River, the apparatus (kaline blood as the baclius passes the "master" title, without which being manufactured in the U. seven stages of which the first it will be almost impossible to
in healthy attract customers.
R.P.
four are found even
Following the discovery, four persons Manchukuo operators wère arrest | fleuter. ed
Information
concerning the movements of Japanese troops was passed on to Borlet' quarters and it received orders from "Kha- barovik.
Reuter.
IMPORTS FROM GERMANY TO ITALY
HITLER'S FIRST FORMAL RECEPTION.
(Special to the "Hong Kong DaBy Press" (Copyright.)]
Berlin, Sept. 3. In his new capacity as President of the Reich, Adolf Hitler will hold his first formal reception in hie Presidential palace on September 5 to receive the congratulations of all ambassadors and ministers in the German capita The ceremony Rome, September 4.
will be exactly parallel to the fa- Italy orders that in future paymous, new year receptions in Ber ment for imports from Germany lin's diplomatic corps held in the be made in Reichsmarts even 17 past years by former heads of the the contracts stipulated payment German nation... in other currency — Reuter,
Payment To Be Made In. Reichsmarks
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CHINESE MISSIONS IN GERMANY
In the re-introduction of this historic system of artisan's self- rule, only handworkers under (Special to the "Hong Kong Dally thirty-five years of age will be required to undergo master tests.
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HOMAGE TO THE LATE PRESIDENT
Pream":(Copyright.}],
Das not yet been ascertained........... Transocean Kuo Mins
ITALIANS ARRESTED IN FRANCE
1Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Fress" (Copyright.)]
Paris, September" 4. Five Italians have been arrested here on a crime of ésplonage, the details of which are lacking at present.
Traniacear Kuo⋅ Miz.
RUSSIA'S ENTRY TO THE LEAGUE
Bremen, Sept, 4. Two Chinese commissions, one military, headed by General. Sfu
Swiss Objection Ting Yao, and the other traffic, headed by the Vice-Minister of Communications,-Yu Fei Pan were [Special to the Hong Kong Daily accorded a hearty welcome here
Press" (Copyright.)] - on arrival from Hamburg, where (Special to the Hong Kong Dally the reception had been no less At a conference between the
Berne, Bept. 3. Press" (Copyright:)];
enthusiastic, The Chinese guests Committee of the Federal Council numbering twenty inspected the for Foreign Affairs and the Swiss Tannenberg, Sept. 3.
port and in the evening were League of Nations delegation held 500,000 German citizens med formally received by Mayor Maron Monday, the question of the into the crypt in Tannenberg kart in the reception room of the admission of Russia to the League monument, which houses the mor- Town Hall. In his address of and the allotment of a Council tal remains of president Hiiden- welcome, Mayor Markert stressed seat to the Boriets was discussed. burg, according to the estimates of the excellent relations between
the guard detachment here. The Germany and China, which, he The result way that the Swiss. national hero has now been lying said, the Nationalist Socialist Leagu of Nations delegatie in state in the candie-lit chamber Government strived to cultivate instructed to vote "no" for three weeks--
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most heartily
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battalions will be mechanized.
The 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, now at Catterick, ill join the 8th Infantry Brigade la November, and the 2nd Batta
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