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MUNICIPAL, NOTIFICATION
No. 21/36.
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The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, JONE 10, 1936,
THIS DEFENCE BUSINESS
الكما
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1936.
LAD KILLED ON PRESSMEN MEET CANTON CURRENCY NEWS SUMMARY
QUEEN MARY
HOPES FOR RECORD VANISH
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UNION'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE
London, June 8.
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The annual conference of the Empire Press Union opened London to-day. Major J. J. Astor, President of the Union. presided
Do-
London, June 8. A fatal accident was reported aboard the British luxury rer. Queen Mary, to-day.
Arthur Golding, a twenty-two-over the gathering which was re-
presentative of the Home, year-old lad, making his first trip
minions and Colonial Press as an able seaman, was found un- conscious and bleeding" profusely on the deck, Apparently he had slipped and struck his head hea- vily.
He died subsequently. Passengers were unaware of his death or his burial.
A moderate swell to-day induced a slight roll, somewhat destroying the earlier illusions of a luxurious hopel ashore
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Are we getting on with it as efficiently as we might? All of us have
admit now that re- armament of some sort is needed. We have to face up to the Europe
and Africa-which the break-speed down of the Disarmament Con- terence and of the Lengue, the dominance of Governments which are quite unashamedly deter- muned to have armies, sir forces, and t tes just us big and strong as they can possibly pay for, have brought into existence. But it we have to spend millions WORLD FLIGHT
"There is no hope of a record ou the present trip as the ship has not reached the speed attained on her outward voyage or the average of the Normandie's home ward passage. The Queen Mary covered 670 miles during the past twenty-three hours: She has en- countered fog frequentis.--- Reuters Bullefia Service
We U defence do not want to spend merely for sperding's sake.
the position of DEPUTY ELECwe want to, get full value for our TRICAL ENGINEER.
in
money. It was largely to see that
Britain should get full value for what she is spending that Str
Thomas Inskip was appointed "Co- ordinating Minister" so short a
time ago.
MOLLISONS PLAN
London, June 3. While aeroplane firms are busy on the new Air Force expansion programme. Amy Mollison and her
Vare husband
contemplating world planes.
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Candidates must be Chinese, who hold degrees in Electrical Engineering Irom recognized universities, and who have had several
experience years Electricity Power Station work.
They must be conversant with the control, maintenance, and re pair, of modern Steam Turbines,tion actually is. But certainly Mrs! Mollison told "Reuter" that
the
fight
in two separate
His first speech to the Commons since he was put into this position
The intention is that the planer is not entirely reassuring. We have to remember, of course, how should keep Logether during the short his experience of co-ordina-flight.
ordinator
Force.
she has not abandoned hope of securing a big plane, but it may be impossible to get one in time to leave England by the end of August.
The delegates were welcomed by the Dominions Secretary. Mr. Mal- colm MacDonald, who said the sqvereignty now belonging to the Dominions was complete and final. The freedom of the constituent parts of the Commonwealth, and the spirit it engendered was an essential condition of harmonious co-operation within the Empire.
The Postmaster General, Majer Tryon, also spoke and assured the conference that the Post Office was doing its utmost to give the Em- with the pire communications highest efficiency and at the lowest possible rates.- British Wireless:
ROYAL NAVY
RETURN OF THE CORNWALL
London, May 28. EMS. Cornwall, Captain H. C.. Philips, will leave Singapore to- day on her withdrawal from the China Station. She will call at Penang. May 29-June 1 Colombo. June 6-9; Aden, June 17-19: Buez, June 24; Port Sald. June 24-25: Main, June 29-July 4 Gibraltar, July 8-10: and should arrive at Portsmouth on July 14. Her pre- her sent ship's company joined there on December 19, 1933.
The Cornwall has served for three commissions, all in China. since she was completed early in 1028. She is now to pay off into dockyard control at Chatham to Each of undergo large repairs. the Kent class, to which, she be- longs, is being taken in hand in rotation to be modernized. Addi- tional protection against aircraft is being given them, both in the form of increased armour and more anti-aircraft guns. Provision is also being made for them carry three. aircraft instead WHEN STAND
one. The first of the class to be COLLAPSES so treated, H.M.S. Cumberland,
The fièrs plan to fly to Austra
across the Atlantic, girding the globe by a route covering 27.00o miles.- Reuter.
Alternators, Water-tube boilers what he said recently suggests not ete. They should also be able to so much the sort of control of of rival Service claims which might supervise
installation
ensure that. plans and equipment Transformer' Sub-stations and
were as up-to-date and well linked Transmission and Distribution
as possible as an absorption in the systems, including overhead business of securing war suppliesa FL Honolulu, America and mains of 5000 volts tension. A the sort of absorption which one knowledge of the construction, might expect from a Minister of repair and test of domestic elec Munitions rather than a "co- "of Navy: Army, and Air trical appliances is also desirable.
In addition to a thorough Ominous as some of the plans for knowledge of English candidates putting the country's industry and must be able to speak the North-food suppiles on a war footing may seem, this work is valuable and ern Chinese language fluently,
But we still necessary enough. The successiul candidate will need to be sure that the big receive a salary of $600 per problems of rearmament are being month from the date upon which tackled in a far-seeing. Impartial, and statesmanlike way. We want he takes up his dutles in Tientsin. to know that there is a clear vision He will be upon probation for a of the sort of Army that we need period of six months from that date.
Applications containing refer ences, credentials, copies of diplomas and curriculum vitae"
is it to be a mainly mechanised force or are we to rely on the foot- slogging masses of 1914-187 We want to know just what the Navy is aiming at-above all whether the case for more battleships is of each candidate should be ad- really being examined without pre- dressed to "The Secretary & Engineer, British Municipal Council, Tientsin" and forward- ed so as to reach him not later than Tuesday, 7th July, 1936.
By Order.
H. F. BARNES, Secretary & Engineer.
Tientsin, May 28th, 1936.
Council Room,
4477
WAR AND AIR
French Departments To Co-ordinate
Judice. We want, above all, to know what air defence can be made to amount to.
MANY HURT
Disaster At Roumanian Royal Review
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Boor Kong Daily Press" Special)
Bucharest, June &
A terrible disaster, causing loss of life and serious injuries occur red on Sunday, during the custom- ary parade of the Youth Societies in connection with the anniver- sary of the return of King Carol.
DISCUSSION
Nanking Offer May Lead To Stabilisation
BENEFIT TO HONG KONG
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The premium on Hong Kong money in Canton opened this morning at 178 but there is every indication that before Saturday it will be down to 155.
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I connection with a dase in wihch two men, Chan Cr.ong, 'aged 27. and Wong Sang, aged 21, were- charged before Mr. Mücfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy on Mon- day with the theft of a safe con-·, taining a quantity of money and jewellery, a third man was charg ed in respect of the surge theft yesterday. Re was Chang Wen- yu, aged 26, police constable D. 285, of the Police Training School. Page 6.
hard
Sentence of two months" labour, with the addition of 21 strokes of the birch, was inflicted on an 18-year-old unemployed youth, Lam Hung, when he ap- peared before Mr. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, charged with stealing a handbag. containing $86.55 from Ho Yin- far. married woman, in Soy Street
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The increase is merely a flash in the pan, it is un- derstood, and is due to the following causes:-
Speculation, which the authort-hand over her silver to Nanking. ties are attempting to stop.
Negotiations are still proceeding
A summons against B.. D. Evans, "Rumours of war with Japan and and it will be very interesting to of the Royal Observatory, for allow- the verdict of the Cantoning his black Scotch terrier abroad The offer of Nanking to supply Commission which is still discuss in Chatham Road, near Cameron civil war with the North.
Canton with the Shanghai big dol- ing the question.
Road, without a muzzle on May lar, which they are prepared to
21, about 9.30 a.m., was heard be- back two to one if Canton will
fore Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kow- loon Magistracy yesterday. Detec- tive-Sergeant Davies appeared for the police.
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RANSOM MONEY
Lindbergh's Orders
Trenton, June 8. Colonel Charles Lindbergh, now in England, has instructed the au- thorities to hand over to his friend and legal adviser, Colonel Breckin-
ridge the $14,860 ransom money found in the home of Bruno Hauptmann, who was executed for the part he played in the Lind- bergh baby kidnapping of 1932- Router.
KING'S LEVEE
Streets Crowded To Ser Royalty Pass
The streets
London, June 9. The King held his third levee at Buckingham palace this inorning with were filled cheering crowds to witness the drive from St. James's palace. The King wore the uniform of Colonel in-Chief of the 'Seaforth High-
landers.
to of
Reuter,
was commissioned for trials on May 13, The second, H.M.3. Suffolk, is in dockyard hands at Chatham, and will not be com pleted unit January next. HMS: Cornwall is the third, and after her will come EMS. Kent, now flagship of Vice-Admiral Charles Little.
A detachment
Duncan,
Sir
of the China
One division of destroyers from
(Other references to the King's
activities will be found on "
Page 3).
HETTY GREEN'S SON
Lake Placid, June 8. Colonel Edward H. R. Green, director of several banking, and Industrial companies, and the son of the famous woman financier, Mrs. Hetty Green, died suddenly
to-day- "Reuters
London, June 8.
S.A. VISITOR
Defence Minister, who arrived in Mr. Oswald Pirow, South African
London to-day, was among the Prime Minister's visitors at 10 Downing Street this afternoon.- British Wireless.
If the verdict is in favour of the Shanghai dollar it will mean the stabilisation of China's currency as Kwang tung and.Kwangsi are the only two provinces not using Nan- king coinage.
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The stabilisation rate would pro- bably be about 1/27/8 (Shang-Kowloon Docks shortly before 5 hal's rate which would mean that Hong Kong money would be at a premium of only 10 per cent, in Canton instead of 70 odd per cent.
as at present.
This would have a tremendous effect on the purchasing power of Canton in foreign goods and would no doubt have a tremendous effect on trade with Hong Kong.
THREE KILLED
When Grenade Explodes
A nasty accident occurred
o'clock on Monday afternoon, re- sulting in a labourer receiving severe injuries. He is now in the Kowloon Hospital, where his con-. dition is reported to be fairly seri- Page 7.
Fears for the safety of the
fiers Manila-Madrid
F. Arnaiz.. grew grave and J. Calvo, which when midnight came without word of their whereabouts. have now been allayed.
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"A consignment of 370 bales of raw silk which, on delivery, turn- "Hong Kony Dally Press" Special ed out to be cotton waste, formed the subject of a claim for $92.862.- Trieste, June 8.
7 brought by Messrs. Rajarm In the Tarnova Valley Dear Girdharilali and Company of Trieste a man and his wife with Bombay, against the Dollar Steam- their 15-year-old son found a gre-ship Line, before Mr. J. J. Hay- nade that had been buried since den. Acting Chief Justice, and a the World War. With the object special jury at the Supreme Court of selling it is old tron, they load-yesterday. cd it on a cart, not suspecting От that it had never exploded. the way the cart overturned, the grenade burst and all three per sors were killed.- Transocean News Service.
SUEZ NEUTRAL.
Canal's Annual Meeting
Paris, June 8. The permanent and absolute neutrality of the Suez Canal was emphasised by the Chairman of
the Company, the Marquis de Vo- gue, at the annual generui meeting to-day.
The Marquis said recent fantas- tic reports were answered by the International Convention provid- ing that any Power forbidding entry of the Canal to another Po- wer would be guilty of an act of
war.-
Reuter.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL
The Hong Kong University Medical Society will hold their An- nual Launch Picnic on Saturday, June 13. The launch will leave Blake Pier at 2 pm. The destina- tion will be Clear Water Bay.
The loss of $319 In money and
from $6
the worth of stamps Grand Dispensary, China"Building, has been reported to the police. The theft occurred between 10 pm. on Sunday and 830 Monday morning.
A student of St. Stephen's Girls' College was robbed last night of her handbag, containing $200. Ac- cording to a police repart, the vic- tim was unable to identify the. thief.
A Dinner Dance will be held at at Repulse Bay Hotel to-day € 00 p.m.
Fleet has been making a cruise in Japanese waters during the post month. It has included the air · craft carrier Hermes, Captain G, The Grand Stand, where over 3,000 guests were assembled was Fraser D.S.O., the foulla leader Captain R. S. Benson, Has Sir Thomas Inskip been directly opposite the Royal Stand,
and the destroyers Delight, and given power enough to deal at where were King Carol himself, Duchess. The places visited have the Czechoslvakian State Presid-included Kobe, Kagoshima, Beppi, forcibly and, quickly with such
ent questions? Or ought they to be Benes and the Yugoslavian
Next week the and Nagasaki. of examined, even while rearmament Regent Prince Paul, both
detachment will rejoin the Fleet were sort of Com- whom
in proceeds, by some
Bucharest LD
at Wel-hai-WeL mission which could argue them attend the Tuler's conference, as well 1.5 the brother 0: out convincingly?
the King, Prince Nicholas, Marie, China, the Decoy, Commander A the Queen Dowager of Roumania, F. de Salls, Dainty, Commander Lieutenant.. numerous dignitaries of the Court, R. M. Dick, Diana. and the entire Diplomatic Corps. Commander W. H. Selby, and De Just as the first group of Youths fender, Lieutenant-Commander E with flags flying and bands play- Hinton, M.V.O., is on detached
duty
the East Indies Formerly in command of the ing, the Grand Stand crashed
Squadron near Aden. Some of minelaying cruiser Adventure, on with a deafening. roar, in full
the submarines are also on de-
the China station, Captain W. H view of all spectators.of the Royal
tached service. Or the sloops, the Gell, D.B.O., will take charge of Stand and 30,000 others that were
Folkestone will leave Hong Kong the Portsmouth Navigation School assembled in the grounds. A wild
on June 20. for Yangtze ports and † in August next. He will relieve panic broke out, the crowd refus-
Shanghai; the Falmouth is due at Captain" E. 3. Spooner, D.8.0. large number of houses washed ported to the Health Authorities ing to be calmed by reassuring
Shanghai from to-day until June Captain Gell has had considerable away. statements.
8, the Lowestoft from June 8 to experience in navigation; he was
Casualties at present are thought for the 24 hours ended on Monday. 17, and the Grimsby from June
assistant Director of Navigation to be small, but thousands are 17 to July 10.
in 1922-25.
homeless.
RUSSIAN ATTACK ON GERMANY
Sequel To Collision Of Steamers
steamer
with
last year formed the equipment of
No. 205 Squadron at Singapore.
NEW POST
ASSAM FLOODS
Thousands Homeless
Shillong, Assam, June 8. Exceptionally beavy rains have caused flooding in many parts of Upper Assam. where Afty villages have been inundated.
Crops have been destroyed and a
Carrying a Dutch passenger, Mr. H. A. Semmelink from Penang... the RM.A. "Dorado" zived here yesterday at 11.10, a.m. according to schedule. She carried 0.454 kilos of freight and 132.793 kilos of-mall
Two cases of Diphtheria and one case of Enteric Fever were re-
"Hong Kong Daily Press" Special ("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)
Berlin, June 8.
King Carol and his brother, with Paris, June 9,
The entire Russian Presi con- great presence of mind, took the
The return showing the number Details
co- concerning the
CHINA GUNBOAT RELIEFS
The Government is organising of cases of Notiflable Diseases ordination of the activities, of the ducts a prolonged attack against rescue work in their hands. The
which have been notified as having War and Air Ministries have now Germany, alleging that in the col- exact number of casualties is not FLYING-BOATS AT SINGAPORE
An official statement
HMS. Dauntless, Captain Sir relief.-
occurred in the Colony of Hong "Journal Baton between the German stea- yet known.
At 6.20 a.m. Greenwich Mean Lionel Sturdee, has arrived at Reuter's Bulletin Service, been published in the
mer "Pollux" and the Russian says that the report of one Newa
Kong during the week ended on Official."
"Meshinsky" on May 4. Agency which stated 24 were dead ime yesterday the two new Short Hankow with reliefs for the gun-
June 6 are as follows:-Small-Pox Singapore flying-boats (Four boats of the Yangtze -- Flotilla. The Miniser for National De-
the German vessel had steamed and over 400 wounded, is not true
Rolls Royce Kestrel liquid-cooled she remains until June 3 to effect
12 fatal cases, Diphtheria 3 cases, SOUTH AMERICA BOUND engines) arrived at Singapore to the archange, and will then begin Hong Kong Daily Press" Spec'al)
1 fatal. Enteric Fever 7 cases, 3 fence, M. Daladier who is also the away. leaving the Russians to but that three are dead and about
Measles fatal,
3 fatal cases, Minister for War, is entrusted with their fate. An investigation made 80 wounded. It is, however, ex-
reinforce No "205 (Flying-Boat! | her return journey, reaching
cases, 1 the task of rendering their co- by the German marine authorities, pected that the very many of those
Cerebro-Spinal Fever 3 Squadron at that base. They Portsmouth on July 22.
Frankfurt-main, June 8. operation effective and is nomia-whose finding was just published. wounded consisting mostly of wo-
left Plymouth on April 21, and
The airship "Graf, Zeppelin" fatal, Tuberculosis (not notifiable) THE CRUISER CAPETOWN ated at the same time to be Pre-shows that both vessels received men and children, will not re-
made the journey in a series, of
etarted for
on 43 cases. South America 'The cruiser Capetown, Captai sident of the Supreme Council, only slight damages, dense for cover.
fights of about 1,000 miles each which hitherto has been invariably prevailing at the time of the coll- | Although horror filled all those
D. A. Budgen, in which the EMonday at 8 p.m. with 20 pagzen- by an all-red route, stopping a held by the head of the Govern-slon, and the German steamer who had witnessed and heard the
Gibraltar, Malta, Aboukir, and peror of Abyssinia is now travel-gers on board-
Transnasi News Service, having waited for two whole hours tragedy, the King ordered that the
Basra, and crossing India by the ding to Gibraltar, is on her way home from a two-year .commission The New "Permanent Committee trying to obtain wireless contact programme of the day be carried
o the China Station, where she
SWISS DEFENCES of National Defence" has been with the Russian steamer, which through, although in somewhat
after the victims A number of Singapore II air-served as attached drutser for created under the chairmanship of had continued its way to Lenin-subdued form
"Hong Kong Daly Press". Special the Minister of National Defence. grad. Only when all efforts to had been removed. The reason craft are now building to replace duty at Hankow during the winter
Berne, June 9. whereabouts' of the for this was that the crowd was older types, Normal accommoda-months. The Capetown is due at Besides the latter the Committee tocate the
The National Counell, by 110 will consist of the Minister for "Menshinsky" avere fruitless, did still in such a state of agitation tion is for a crew of six, who can Gibraltar from Friday to Monday
The next, and should arrive at Ply-votes to 53, passed a law yester- that it was unwise to break off. eat and sleep on board. con- Marine and Air, Marshal Petala the German steamer also
General tinue Its voyage, and both stea- When at last quiet had returned, maximum speed, with full load, is month on June 5 Captain C. day, providing for a credit of 235 and the chiefs of the
there homeports the programme was drawn to a 145 miles an hour, compared with Coppinger, DS.C, has been ap millions Swiss francs for streng- Staff of the Army, Navy and Airmers reached
close...
the 95 miles an hour of the pointed in command when she thening national defences safely.--- "Force.
Traniocéan“ News Hermon, Transocean News Servici
Southampton type which up to recommissions. Transocean, News, Service.
ment.
Transoccan News Service..
lakes...
Brusscis, June 8 M. Emile Vandervelde has in- formed the King that he is unable to form a Cabinet, owing to the fact that the Catholic Party is unwilling to co-operate with the Socialist Party,
It is believed that M. Paul Van Zeeland, the Prime Minister who resigned only last week, will be recalled to form a Government. Kleutern #Buletin
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