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Fenang Sept. 13. -Penang 1 being promised & Grand Fair and Entertainment. theglike of which has never been seen here before, on Saturday, Oct.
6, at the race course.
The Fair, which is in aid of St. George's Church funds, under the Distinguished Patronage of His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops and of the Hon. the Resident Councilor and Mrs: Goodman.
The Rev.. Keppel Garnier, assist-
First To Reach South Magnetic Pole
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1934.
THE EMPIRE'S RETURN
TO PROSPERITY
South Africa To Pay Off War Debt
(Special Air Mail Service
London. Sept. 5.
In the twelve months, ending Striking evidence of the economic June 30 last, Australia. while recovery of the British Dominions, greatly expanding her imports. was provided in two announce had a visible export surplus of nents yesterday:
£38,669,000, compared with £26 - South Africa is to pay off the 682,000 in 1932-33.
balance of her war debt to Britain amounting to nearly €8,000,000-at the end of this month: and
Full proof of the re establish ment of Australian credit is found tn the fact that, in the last 18 months, well over £100,000,000 af Australian loans have been con- Budget surplus for years. Wages verted to lower rates of interest and pensions are being increasin
Landon market, while
New Zealand anticipates the first
the
ed, and the special unemploy-growing deficits in the Common- ment tax is being reduced.
wealth Fudget have given way to n
In addition it is understood surplus.
chat:
New Zealand, too, seems to have Australia. In spite of expanding entered the path of real recovery.
imports. has increased her visiter trade
figures showed An ble export surplus-largely as a export surplus of £17,000,000 for result of the rise in the price of the year ending June 30-nearly wool-from £26,882,000 to £34-double the amount needed to meet 669 000: and
payments on external debts.
Canada has advanced further than the United States towards in- dustrial recovery in the past
velve months. -Fouth Africa's gesture in repay- ing the whole of her war debt to this country is the more. praise. (Special Air Mail Service)
worthy by reason of the fact that London, Sept. 5. it is spontaneous and not legally Sir Edgeworth David, the famous
inter-Allied Australian explorer and scientist necessary. When all
a and the
first man to reach the payments were suspended as South Magnetic Pole, died at result of the Hoover Moratorium Sydney, Australia, yesterday, aged in 1931, Britain offered to suspend 76 He was born in Wales.
further War Debt payments due Sir Edgeworth
scientific from the Dominions. officer with the Shackleton Expedi. tion in 1907-9.
Was
During the war he was given the task of recruiting and training the Australian Mining Corps but in 1915, although 57 years of age, he went to France on active ser
ed by several committees, is orice as a papper. He rose rapidly ganistrig the Fair and from a
to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, glimpse of the preliminary plans. becoming geologist to the British it is evident that a rare treat is Armies on the Western Front. in store for the residents of this town..
This is literally true, for in ad- dition to the ten various stalls and side-shows, there will be the "Pig and Whistle" where liquid
refreshment can be had with no restrictions whatever; the "Slip. Ing." which provides suppers and "Snacks" and "Ye Bun Shoppe" where-in the youngsters can re- gale themselves with teas and ices.
The Fair is scheduled to open at 4.30 p.m. when the children and their parents could visit the various stalls and enjoy the side- shows, but the real "fun of the fair" is not expected to wax strong till about 7 p.m. and then from 9 to 12 p.m. there will be "Dancing on the Village Green."
The stalls will be situated in the Grand Stand building opposite the tote windows where the public are in the habit of paying out and it should, therefore, be not diffculs to extract their cash from themt The dancing will be on the lawn and it is expected that more than one band will be in attendance.-
UPTON SINCLAIR
Disturbs Mr. Roosevelt
(Special Air Mail Service)
- London, Sept. 5. Mr. Roosevelt and leading members of the Democratic party are seriously disturbed at the smashing victory acored by Mr. Upton Sinclair, the novelist, in the preliminary voting for the Governorship of California.
To Mr. Sinclair's request for an in- terview, Mr. Roosevelt has replied that he would be glad to see him provided the candidature for the Governorship is not discussed.
Democratic lenders feel that even if Mr. Sinclair is not successful, his radical programms may be extremely damaging to the prestige of the De mocratic party, and may cause many who would normally support them to turn to the Republican party in the Congress elections in November.
His
Bouth Africa was the only Dominion which did not take advantage of the offer.
Even had this offer never been made. South Africa need not have repaid the loan until 1945.
PURCHASING POWER
INCREASED
Union
South Africa's decision is wel Testing Darwin's Theory come evidence, not merely of the
Grst important work in high
the Integrity of Australia was the survey of coal-Government but also of the bearing strata in the Lower Hunter renewed prosperity which has Region. He discovered the famous come to South Africa, largely as a Greta Coal Seam. In recognition result of the permium established of his ability he was given the on goid. Chair of Geology at the University of Sydney in 1801.
Gold is the principal product of the Union, and the taxes derived from the mining companies are its chief source of revenue.
In 1806 the British Royal Society sent an expedition to Funafati to test Darwin's theory of the origin of coral atolls. The expedition. many leading countries, including
a second expedition in 1997 and Gold Standard the value of
Darwin's theory.
Since
gold.
CANADA'S INDUSTRIAL
REVIVAL
The economic position has also been on the upgrade in Canada for the last twelve months."
Although her fortunes are const. derably bound up with those of the United States. her industriei recovery is generally considered to have advanced further than that of the United States.
In spite of her great industrial expansion in recent decades, how- ever, agriculture remains Canada's principal Industry, and her pro- gressive recovery is, in no small measure, bound up with the con- tinuance of the rise in the price of wheat,
BRITAIN'S RECOVERY
In his Budget statement to the New Zealand House of Represen- tatives last night, Mr. J. G. Coates the Finance Minister, attributed the flourishing condition of the Dominion's finances largely to the economic recovery of Great Bri- tain.
This, he said, had led to a substantial rise in New Zealand -export prices for wool and meat.
Export prices as a whole had risen by 20 per cent, since 1932. This improvement in economic conditions had been reflected in public revenues. practically all
get estimates. As a result, the
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(Special Air-Mail Service)
HEATHER ANGEL NAVY WEEK IN
To Be Mrs. Ralph Forbes
(Special Air Maŋ Service).
London, Sept. 5. Mr. Ralph Forbes, the London actor, and former husband of Miss Buth Chatterton, is to marry Miss Heather Angel, ona of the small band of British actresses who have
London, Sept. 5. Prince George's engagement to Princess Marina of Greece seems to have aroused more popular in terest than any other foreign
made good in Hollywood. Ena of Thoy are motoring to-day to match of our time, apart from the engagement of Princess
King of Yuma, Arizona, for the ceremony, Eattenberg to Alfonso
"LONDON
Civic Visit To H.M.S. President
failed, but Professor. David took Britain and South Africa, left the items of which had exceeded Buggain, in 1906, but in that case says a Reuter telegram from Holly- Maurice Jenks, a former Lord Mayor succeeded in establishing the truth has advanced from 855 to 138s, an deficit for last year, forecast at it was accompanied by consider-wood:
He joined the Shackleton Expedi- Union's gold production last year.
cunce. At the old valuation the 2,094,000, had been reduced to /able public controversy. tion to the South Pole in 1908,
was worth rearly £47,000,000. At
Pole at the age of 62, and was a member of the first party to climb Mount Erebus in the Antarctic.
carcer a
He finished his war chief geologist for the whole of the British Forces attached to Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig's headquarters, and in 1920 Ee was knighted, for his services.
enabled
£709,000,
Thanks
to
Miss Heather Angel, who was once a dairymaid on a Banbury Another Interesting foreign en- the generosity of gagement of English royalty this fusta, came into prominence in the
London stage production
British Government
old
Crown Prince of Sweden, Frincess
of
The Green' God-
(Special Air Mall Service)
London, Sept. 5 London's Navy Week, which has been attracting thousands of visitors daily to H.M.S. President at the Victoria Embankment, was last even- ing officially recognized in a civic sense by a ceremonial visit by Sir
and at present Acting Lord Mayor in the absence of Sir Charles Collett. Over 8.000 visitors had paid for al-
Sir Maurice Jenks was received with and discovered the South Magnetic to-day's price it would be worth Great Britain, he, added, no pay-century was, of course that of the London Wall." by John Vanguard of honour on the quarter deck.
mission up to last evening.
where there was a large gathering of 76000,000. This big increase in value has ments" were required during the Duke of Connaught's daughter, Druten. She subsequently starred visitors. On behalf of the officers, staf and ship's company, Captain J. swoollen the pronts of mining year on funded war debt to the Princess Margaret Victoria, to the in numerous British films,
Mr. Ralph Forbes had a part in R Hemsted, in command of the Pre companies and has
In view of the good financial Patricia of Connaught, Princess "The Green Hat," and later insident since 1912, extended a welcome mines to be re-opened and new
Sir Maurice Jenka, replying, said the ventures to be started on the prospects for the coming year, he Mary (now the Princess Royal), such films as Beau Geste," "Dogs and thanks for the official visit.
and the Duke of York all married of War" and proposed to make the following into the British aristocracy. King dess"
citizens of London had always taken Edward's eldest daughter married Another bit of film-land romance the deepest interest in everything Reduction of the special wages the Duke of File, and Queen Vic-Dade known to-day concerne Lili affecting the Navy, knowing full well that they depended upon it for the Damita, the French blonde. unemployment relief toria's daughter, Princess Louise,
protection of the commerce upon It is reported in New York, says which the wealth of the City had been from is to 100 in the £ and in-married Lord Lorne: afterwards Reuter, that she is engaged to built up: As acting Lord Mayor he crease of exemptions;
Duke of Argyll.
marry £. millionaire Australian was glad to accept the invitation to Five per cent. increase in Civil
English royalty has had several rancher, Mr. Hugo Brossey. inspect the President. Among all Service wages and salaries as
matrimonial alliances with the Miss Damita is at present film- other offices he held be valued none from Aprli last-being a partial Baltic, but this is the first with making in London. She was told more highly than that of Admiral of restoration of cuts made in 1931 the Balkans, But Balkans and about the report, and she would and 1932; and
Joined in Princess neither confirm nor deny it, are Five per cent, increase in old Marina, for her, grandfather was Mr. Brossey is
a friend age pensions as' from Oct. 1. a Dane and the brother of Queen mine," she agreed. "But when the
tirae
to
my In addition the Government pro- | Alexandra. posed to increase the defence vote
Modern Art
engagement I shall be the first to do so," by £300,000.
new interest which the
Lili Damita left Princess Marina will bring into the school to become a ballet dancer, Royal Family will be that of and was a star at the Casino de modern art. The Queen is a col- Parla before she became a film |lector of old English furniture, but | actress,
DR. H. GERLICH
11
Inventor Of Winged' Bullet
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, Sept.
Rand. The activity thus engen-.. dered has spread itself over the community, which is already helped by tax relief, made possible by the larger yields of mining Im- posts.
AUSTRALIA'S EXPORT SURPLUS
What the "gold premium has done for South Africa the rise in the price of wool has done in, a minor degree, for Australia.
In the last wool season it is estimated that this added at least
the News has been received from Copen- | £15,000,000 to
purchasing hagen of the death of Dr. H. Gorlicb, power of the Australian farmer.
who came into prominence three years ago as the inventor of the Halger-Ultra or "winged" bullet. He had been in Denmark since the end of last year, engaged with an armament factory there in experimenting with and per- fecting his invention.
With bullets of ordinary design, the limit of useful velocity is about 2,800 ft. per second. Anything beyoud this re- sulta in excessive erosion of the barrel. By the addition of two circular rings or fins of soft metal, Dr. Gerlich claimed to have made possible a velocity of 8,000ft persecond or over with ordinary riffe fire.
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SHARE ISSUE
SURPRISE
Fear Of Forged Documents
1:
(Special Air Mail Service)
concessions:
tax
for
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has shown no interest yet, I One of the conditions of a think, in our modern furniture Hollywood contract she signed four designers, who have a European years ago was that she should not reputation and her taste in paint fall in love. "You cannot be a ing runs
In academic channels. cinema star and a house-wife at There is no knowledge of any of the same time," she said then.
The contract was not due to the Princes having any interest in (Special Air Mali Service)
expire until next year, but since London, Sept. 5.
modern art The Court, indeed, it was made she has made alms in A loyal, enthusiastic, and topical has shown no particular taste for England and has appeared on the correspondent writes:
contemporary art since George IV. | London stage. Surely fate has handed us the right Princess Marina is said to be a London, Sept. 5 Soma surprise was caused in the Marina It is a beautiful name, it is favour modern artists in prefer- name for the new Cunarder now-student of modern painting and to It was freely suggested at first that a high velocity ballet meant the death City yesterday by an announcement koell of the tank, a suggestion (writes that certain irregular letters of allot-Sppropriate to a queen of the sea, and it comes within the eight-letter limit." our Military Correspondent) naturally ment in connection with the issue One can be sure, too, that nothing welcome to the many soldiers who made recently by Airspeed (1984) Ltd would please the Queen more than to were still inclined to regard the had been presented to the registrars. launch a ship named after her future
Brokers have been asked to present daughter-in-law; allotment letters, before dealing in them, to the registrare, the Federated Trast and Finance Corporation, for verification.
Dr. Gerlich also claimed that his system could be applied to fleld artill ery and naval guns.
armoured fighting vehicle as a regret able novelty,
ence to those of the academit
schools. She visits modern art ex- hibitions in Paris and London.
She paints herself and knows how artists think and talk about nic.
POUNDS FOR SIXES
the Port of London, and they were proud that the City had a distinguish- ed nameship in the Navy, for which they were proud to provide various cups and prizes for competition
"No Security"
It was an admirable thing, he con. tinued, for young men to have a hobby stimulus with the knowledge that they which combined mental and physical
were serving a national purpose. He wished the President every prosperity, and hoped one result would be a satis tory number of recruita. One beard & lot of talk in these days about war, He was not a scaremonger, but one never know what might happen, and be felt that the only real security this country had was in the strength and efficiency of its Navy. International Agreements were no security whatever. They were admirable things if they were adhered to, but when humen passions rose people did not always adhere to then. If such a calamity as war did occur again every one would be called upon to do his and it
bit, beloved those who were capable of
doing so to prepare themselves for what might be required. He hoped the President would soon be able to show a waiting list of recruits.
Sir Maurice Jenks afterwards ins-
tures. We may therefore see the To Promote Brighter pected the ship and displayed great
Recalling Mr. Sinclaire's long con- nection with Socialism, the Repub
Small arms experts, however, took a licans hail his election as a Democratio cautions view, and, as far as one can
The Obvious.
strange situation at a royal mar- candidate as an opportunity for gather, fuller investigation has tended
Statistics indicate that women riuge in England when it is people who have believed that Mr. to confirm this in regard to the techni
It is believed in some quarters that Roosevelt's Administration was De-cal problems still to be overcome.
forged documents have been circulated spend more on their make-up than fashionable to give wedding pre- mocrat to see their mistake."
Contrary to much that is said, anti- by American "white collar bandits," the Government spends on war sents of modern paintings and tank research seems, from a practical or pedlars of worthless shares. ships. But you'll never see a fel-modern furniture and conaldered point of view, to have fallen bebind Airspeed Ltd. was formed to take low talding a warship out to dia- rather dowdy to send a wedding
manufacturing; nèr. aircraft tank development in recent years,
Fresent of ye olde art. Prince instead of outstripping it. Our army business of the same name at Forts-1
George is the only one of the has produced very greatly improved mouth, and made an issue in July of
King's family to be painted by types of fighting machines, but is still 400,000 Preferred Ordinary shares of
modern young artista. Miss Cath searching for the effective and reliables each at par. The issue was heavily anti-tank machine-gun that can be
leen Mann and Mr. Adrian. Dain easily handled and moved.
frey have painted his portrait Prince George's tastes, however, are musical rather than pictorial,
Mr. Sinclair, in a broadcast last night, said that Capitalism has broken down. Germany, he said, was in the power
of an "obscene demagogue and gangsters while Italy was riveted into the chains of slavery by Signor Mussolini,"
While enemies called him. Com munist, he said the principal points of his plan were already being applied by Mr. Roosevelt's Government under the New Deal.
Dr. Gerlich was of German nation ality, and was formerly an engineer at Kiel.
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The Thriller He: "Did you ever run across & over-subscribed, and the shares have man who at the lightest touch been dealt in recently at 8s 6d, or would cause you to thrill and premium of 11 Bd per share over the
sue price. Sir Alan Cobham is sales tremble all over?" director of the company.
She: Tes: the dentist."
Cricket
interest in the exhibits and explana tory discourses.
London, Sept. 6.. With a view to encouraging brighter Club, and enclosed was £3 for Croom cricket, bir. A. W. Heath, Salisbury-for hitting three 6's in one innings road, Moseley, Birmingham, a member against Middlesex. Mr. Hee
Mr. Heath mid of Warwickshire County Cricket Club,to-day:
"Professional cricketers are digging has offered £1 for every 6-with s minimum of 3-knocked by a profes- their own graves by this slow cricket. sional cricketer in any one innings in. I am sure that if people were satisfied with a few 6's, they would fill the first-class county match at the that they would see some good bitting. county ground next season.
This offer is contained in a letter to ground to capacity. I sincerely hope the secretary of the Warwickshire I shall have to pay out."