"HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1936.
BELGIUM TACKLES PROBLEM
Special
Committee On
Public Order
MINERS' STRIKE NOW
GENERAL
Demand For More Pay And
Improved Conditions
Brussels, June 15.
In consequence of the widespread strikes, the National Gov- ernment has formed a committee on public order presided over by Premier van Zeeland including the Ministers of Justice and Interior to deal with the situation.
The miners' strike is now general and so far engineers only are partly affected. Scores of thousands of workers in other trades are idle and are demanding generally a ten per cent. in- crease in wäges and improved conditions.-Reuter,
TROUBLE SPREADS ("Hong Kong Dally Prens" Special)
Brussels, June 14, The strike movement in Belgium is assuming even greater dimen- stors.
NEW CABINET
"Hong Kong Dally Press' Special"
Brussels, June 14.
The new van Zeeland Cabinet undergone slight changes, which are nevertheless important." The Minister of Finance and the Minister of Public Works, both be- longing to the Socialists, have changed places, so that the Minis- try for Finance is now in the hands of de Mar and the Ministry for Public Works held by Merlot.
has In the neighbourhood of Liege 40,000 workers belonging to the coal mines and the heavy in- dustry, power works and garages, are on strike. In the Kokill works ir Liege, where a partial strike broke cut on Saturday, the entire staff came out in the course of the
evening.
It is expected that the workers of the iron and steel works will not appear on Monday, Among the bank employees in Liege is also a strong movement in favour of the strike...
Transocean News Service.
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WORKERS' DEMANDS
Brussels, June 14.
The new Government is three- tened with a general strike in the Coal and steel industries to- morrow
The workers claim that prices 01 steel have improved since the en- try of the British producers into the international steel cartel, and consequently demand that they be given a share of this increased prosperity.
They
among
are demanding, other things, collective contracts, a guaranteed minimum wage," a forty-hour week. annual holidays and pensions at sixty.
Since the Liberal Senator Dierz refused to take over the Ministry for Traffic, it was offered to the Liberal. Jaspar, who accepted it.
The King administered the oath of office to the new Cabinet on Sunday morning. The first Cabl- niet meeting will be held on Mon- day morning when steps to end the strike will be discussed.-- Transocean News Service.
IN SESSION
Brusssels June 15. Van Zeeland's new cabinet took the formal cath of allegiance to King. Leopold on Sunday morning and straight away went into ses. ston concerning the strike situa tion confronting the country,
The miners; strike is spreading and they are demanding a ten per cent. increase in wages, reduction of hours of work and holiday with
pay.
London, June 15.
Mr. George Bernard Shaw an- nounced in a speech from the stage after a performance of his play "Candida" at the People's Theatre In Newcastle that he had now re- tired from public speaking. Mr. Shaw will be 80 years old month.-
British" Wirelesa
next
DR. SCHACHT'S JOURNEY
Political Motives Denied
STATEMENT AT ATHENS
Hong Kong Dally Press" Special)
Athens, June 15.
The President of the Reichs- bank. Dr. Schacht received the re- presentatives of the Greek foreign press to whom he declared that the object of his journey was en- tirely unpolitical and that it was Bkewise Incorrect to 3ssert-AJ certain papers had done--that the journey marked "the opening pí a German economic ofensive in the Balkans" "My visit clearly show that I am not pursuing any poll- tical aims which, moreover, in the case of Greece, would be quite superfluous. The relations between Greece and Germany have always been most cordial and I cannot conceive that anything could pos-
Gendarmes are being held in Dockers in Antwerp are continu-sibly happen which should bring readiness to prevent any stay-in ing the strike and will probably be movement, but no violence is ex-supported by tram workers and
pected..
Heuter,
BRITISH RECOVERY
INDICATIONS
London, June 15.
and
Mr, W. S. Morrison, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, in a speech at Northampton said that the trade outlook was encouraging. Awakening of industry was going with increasing momentum 'there was a steady increase in the standard of wages. The whole of the people of the country were buy- ing more. They were eating more food, drinking more cocoa, smok- ing more tobacco. particularly ladies, traveling more. by train and saving more.- British Wireless
BONUS MONEY TO
VETERANS
Heavy Mail In America
Washington, June 14 The largest, registered post in history, consisting of letters con- taining $2,300,000,000, is at pre- sent being delivered to 2,517,000 American households.
The money is in full payment of the United States veterans' bonus, due to the men who served in the American army during the months; that the United States was at war with Germany, from 1917-18.
Congress voted this vast bonus over President Franklin D. Roo- sevelt's veto.
The average payment to each
veteran in $558.
public works employees. Reuter's Bulletin "Bernice.
JUNIOR T.T. RACE ENTRIES
FRANCE BACK TO NORMAL Workers Keep Their Promise
SHOPS REOPEN
Paris, June 15. Conditions at the capital are now normal and it is reported that the city has returned to the usual galety, while shops have reopened and business is active.,
The promise by workers in big factories was kept and they re- turried work this morning.
will
Now that France has returned to normal, attention in domestic affairs is drawn again to sanctions.
One paper stated there de a new Franco-British friendship when sanctions are raised in order to devise means to reorganise the League and stabilisation of Europe. It is added that there will be new. tasks for new statesmen.- Reuter's Bulletin Service
EARLIER REPORT
Paris. June 14... In the capital the strike epide- mic is rapidly passing off, but on Sunday the staffs of great depart- ment stores. Insurance companies and several smaller Arms werc still deflant. In most places work will be resumed on Monday mor- ring. but still there are 50 small and medium works on strike.
The great horse race for "Three- Year-Olds" which was to take place on Monday for the Pre- sident's Prize. was postponed til September as stable "hands are on strike-
Transcrean News Service.
SILVER MARKET
(From Our Own Correspondent)
London, June 15. London Silver prices
to-day were unchanged for "Spot" and down 1/16 for "Forward." follow:-
Spot Forward
June 13 .19-7/8 ...19-15/18
2.
June 15 19-7/3 19-7/8
SWEDISH CABINET
RESIGNS
QUESTIONS IN
COMMONS
話
League Meeting And Other Matters
London. June 15.
Six questions are down for answer in the House of Commons to-day bearing. directly or in- directly on the speech delivered last week by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamber- lain, and asking that the attitude that will be taken by the British Government at the meeting of the League of Nations towards the end of June should be defined.
One of these questions addressed to the Prime Minister asks whether the opportunity for the Commons debate on the international situa- tion anticipated for June 32 will be set aside for this purpose..... British Wireless.
FDEN'S ANNOUNCEMENT
London, June 15. | In the House of Commons 'ta- day, Mr. Eden announced that it was the Government's desire to arrange an early debate on foreign polley at which he would state the Government's views as regards the action which will be taken collec- tivaly at the forthcoming meetings
CHINESE LABOUR
DELEGATE
TAKES PART IN GENEVA
DEBATE
4-
ATTACK ON IMPERIALISTS
Geneva, June 15.
Mr. Chan Such-san, Chinese workers' delegate, participated in the debate on the International Labour Office Director's re- port. He attributed China backwardeness in Industrial produc- tion to constant attacks of natural calamity, and externally the bondage of unequal treaties and Imperialistic aggression
The severe state of depression was due to the dumping of forelen goods, thereby destroying the market for home-made products, he said,
He estimated the smuggling in worse, said the delegate, and he North China to have caused $25,- appealed tc. the
International 500,000 damage in the nine months Labour Office to enquire into the ended April 1.
conditions of recruiting of Chi- director to visit the Far East, to rese labourers, and also asked the
ensure closer relations between China and the International Labour Office.
The delegate attacked the cap talistic imperialists and drew at- tention to the factory accidents particularly frequent in the Inter- national Settlement of shapghal.
Bad as the condition of the Chi- nese workers were, those of the
of the Council and Assembly often million overseas brothers were the League- Rester.
"MORE INCIDENTS IN PALESTINE
Jerusalem, June 14. More sniping outside Jerusalem, attributed to Arab terrorists, re- sulted in the wounding of five Jewa this morning.
*
Two of the victims were struck when their car was ambushed on the Jafra Road, four miles from Jerusalem. Jewish
watchmen, bearing the firing, rushed to the rescue of the two and repulsed the attackers.
Another ambush occurred eleveri miles from Jerusalem, when a con- voy Including a number of buses, was attacked on the Jericho Road. The driver and two passengers. were wounded.
Troops escorting the convoy re- turned the fire and drove off the assailants.
The Iraq Petroleum Company's telephone line, stretching from Haifa to Iraq, alongside the pipe- line, was found out this morning in the Jordan Valley.
("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special}
Stockholm, June 15.
Meanwhile, a proclamation is- The Swedish Cabinet presided sued by the High Commissioner, Over by the
Lieut-General Sir Arthur Wau- Social Democrat us into confilet with each other." Hansson resigned on Monday fore-chope, provides the death penalty "To-day we are Greece's beat noon in consequence of a rejection and life imprisonment for such customer. We import large quan-
by both Chambers in the Riksdag acts of terrorism as firing on Litle of tobacco, the price of which of the Government Bill providing troops, bombing and tampering had greatly increased to the bene-" for an increase in the old-age with communications—
Reuter pension in the case of persons re- siding in exceptionally expensive districts.- Tranances Newa Servire.
fit of the Macedonian peasants. But we can only buy from you f buy from us." said the doctor.
"Despite out existing freindship we have at our disposal nothing for payment other than our ex- ports."
ed
London, June 15. There were 24 starters out of an The Reichsbank and the Greek entry of 27 in the Junior Inter- Bank are going to make every national Tourist Trophy race effort to facilitate the trade re- which is being run to-day over a lations between the countries con- 264 miles mountain course in the cerned., and Dr. Schacht conclud- Isle of Man."
with hearty expression of James Guthrie, riding a Norton thanks for the friendly reception machine, who has won the event accorded him in Greece.- for the past two years is one of the Transocean News Neruins. competitors. During practice rans he broke his own lap record,
PEACEFUL PENETRATION Stanley Woods, on a Velocette,
Athens, June 15. who beat Guthrie in the Senior Trophy last year is also competing | Reichbank,
Dr. Schacht. Chancellor or the arriving to-day.
on
In the Junior event to-day. It is stated that h's visit has no poli-
to machines of
limited 350 C.C. British Wireless,
under
INDIAN RULER IN LONDON
visited
Sheikh this morning.
at India Office by the
British Wireless.
tical significance, but he was com- ing to try to induce Greece to buy more from Germany. Dr. Schacht. arrived from Bucharest after visit- ing Vienna. He is attempting peaceful penetration in the Bal- kans by Germany by means of better "commercial relations with the countries he is visiting.- Reuter's Bulletin Service,
MUTUALLY SATISFACTORY
• Stockholm, June 15. The Socialist Government under Premier Hansson which has been in power since 1932 resigned fol- lowing the defeat of Parliament on Saturday on proposal to increase old age pensions in the districts where the cost of living is parti cularly high. The Cabinet recent-
was defeated by Parliament over the question of higher defence credits.
Heuter's Bulletin Service.
NEW ELECTIONS IN
HOLLAND'
Constitution To Be Altered
The Hague, June 15. The dissolution of" the Second chamber will probably take place at the end of the year and new elections will be held in February o March, according to the 3- nouncement made to-day at * meeting of the Anti-Revolutionary Party, to which the Prime Minis- ter Dr. H. Colijn, belongs.
London, June 15. two sons were received on arrival The Sheikh of Barreln and his;
Athens, June 14.
These steps are necessitated by sentative of the Secretary for In- in London yesterday by a repre-
Dr. Schacht's two days' visit to the Government's decision to alter the Greek capital is declared to the constitution by regulating the have been mutually satisfactory. position dia. The Marquess of Zetland was
of extremist parties, On Sunday morning Schacht had changing the voting system and a lengthy conversation with the reducing Parliamentary salaries. Governor of the Greek Note Bank, Keuter. and Directorate on the subject of trade development between the two countries. At a lunch given in Schacht's honour by the Ger- man Charge d'Affairs, Pistor. Fre- mier Metaxas was present, and also were the Minister for Econo-
EGYPT'S DECISION
The weight of the mail is 300 "Hong Kong Daily Press" Spec"£1) tons.
The Post Once has asked that every ex-soldier remain m his house to-morrow until the post- man knocks and so receive the bonus personally. It is felt that a real stay-at-home day may be anticipated.
Penter.
Cairo, June 14. The Nahas Pasha Government has decided that Egypt should en ter the International Labour Office in Geneva, Hitherto Egypt had only sent an observer to the de- liberations,
Transocean News Service.
males and the Minister of Finance
H
TRAGIC TRAIN ACCIDENT
Boy Thrown Qui
"Hong Kong Daily Press Special)
Vienna, June 14,
A tragic accident on Saturday
PEIPING ECHO
IN COMMONS
་
Japanese Murder
Allegation
The Chinese delegate supported the proposal for convening an Astatic labour conference-
Writer
HUNT CUP BETTING
OVERCOAT AS FAVOURITE
London, June 15. The following is to-day's call- over for the Hunt Cup to be run on Wednesday:---
"100/8 Overcoat t, and o.
13/1 Law Court o. 14/1 t.
10047 Chuchoteur t and o.
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London, June 15. In the House of Commons to- day, Laut Coi. T. C. Russell Moore (Con, Ayr) requested a statement or the Japanese charge that soldiers of the British Em- bassy guard at Peiping led Japanese omcer.
The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, recounted the case and added the findings of the Court of Enquiry effectively con- Arming the result of the pre- liminary investigation which `has been sent to the Japanese Embassy which subsequently submitted" the testimony of a number of witnesses who now assert that they identify the three members of the Britiah Embassy guard as involved in certain disturbances on the night
of the murder.
In the meanwhile investigations are proceeding and the witnesses named will be examined by the Court of Enquiry..
Captain Peter Macdonald (Con., Isle of Wight) enquired on what grounds the Japanese charges were based
Mr. Eden replied that the matter was before the Court of Enquiry and preferred to await its endings.
Reuter:
CHINA'S IMPORTS TO CANADA
100/7 Zingaro t. and o 15/1 Hairan o. 16/1 t 20/1 Boethius t and o 22/1 Hans Sachat, and o. 25/1 Infiatlon t, and o. 33/1 Fresh Fox t. and o. 33/1 Guinea Cap t and ... 33/1 Totaig and o. 33/1 Finalist o. 40/1 A 33/1 Revelation o. 40/1 40/1 Gunboat D. 50/1 t 40/1" Sarason o 50/1 t 40/1 Solarium, and o. 50/1 Rose Crag t and e 50/1 Greek Abbot t, and o
Reuter.
DAVIS CUP
Jugoslavia To Meet Germany
Vienna, June 15. Jugoslavia eliminated Austria by
3 matches to I in the Davis Cup and will now meet Germany in the European Zone final.— Keuler.
NEXT VOYAGE OF AIRSHIP
resulted in the death of a 11- Gain 58 Per Cent. In "Hong Kong Daily Fress" Special).
year-old nephew or the Greek For- eign Minister.
While the train carrying the boy was passing between Grasling and Rossenbach through a tunnel near
Fiscal Year
Berlin, June 14. The next trip to North America of the airship “Hindenburg” Chinese imports to Canada gina on June '19, when both ordin-
be-
the Yugoslavian frontier, the boy showed a gain of more than 58 ary and registered letters of all was passing along the corridor in per cent. in the fiscal year 1935-kinds, as well as ordinary parcela the dark in search of toilet, when | 26, compared with the previous will be carried, A trip following
official this is programmed for June 29, Dominion
the
Rnd
Germán business has begun to reckon on this fast service as al-
train gave a jolt and threw fiscal year, according to the boy against a door which was figures issued by the unsecurely fastened; It opened and † Bureau of Statistics.. the boy dropped on the rails, This was the most remarkable ready an intergral part of inter-
communications, where, the body was cut to pieces, increase in Canada-China trade national
al- carried half a mile by the registered for many years.
though in reality the service as Total train from the spot.
Imports from China far as the North Atlantic is con- amounted to Canadian $3.717,000. | cerned, is still in nominally ex- The boy, accompanied by governess Munich to spend his vacation with
perimental stage-- was on his way to compared with Can, $2,346,000, his uncle.--
An even more striking increase Transocean News Service, was noted in the month of March when Chinese imports totalled Can. $516,000, a gain of no less than nearly 84 per cent. over March last year.
Tinnunean News Service.
VENEZUELA STRIKE
Caracas, June 14.
2
Canada buys a great variety of goods from China but more than
AUTHOR'S DEATH
London, June 14. Mr. G. K. Chesterton died of heart
The general strike bere has been half the total is peanuts. and failure at his home at Beaconsfield called off suddenly,
Caracas have been resumed—
·The train and bus services
Reuter.
C.P.O. KILLED IN FALL OUT
WINDOW
OF
and other leading figures of public INVESTIGATION BY NAVAL`AUTHORITIES
life.
On Sunday evening the Pre- sident of the Note Bank gave a reception in Schacht's honour.
King George conferred on. Dr. Schacht the Grand Cross of the Order of St. George=" Franantena News, Bernar
Manila, June 1ỡ.
G. J. Hamilton, Chief Petty Officer at the U.S, Naral Yard at Cavite, "fell out of a window last night and was killed instan- taneously. It is now belleved that he has been murdered and an investigation is proceeding C.P.O. Damliton", was a native of Arkansas-Reuter,
peanut oll. Other products in- include eggs, spices, animal bristles, tea, artincial slik, drugs and an immense variety of curios,
In return Canada's exports to China in the fiscal year just closed amounted to Can. $4,556,000, an increase of about two per
cent. over the previous year.
The chief items from Canada
only two month after finishing his autobiography on which he has been working half a year. He wan taken ill after returning a month. age from a motor tour of France, of which he was accompanied by his wife.- Reuter.
were paper, lumber fish, wheat, was chiefly China) in flour, nickel and lead.
the fiscal year amounted to Can. 31,185,000, compared with Can. $876.000,
in
Canadian experts to Hongkong the same period were Can. $1,409,000 compared with Can."
HONGKONG SHARES IN GAIN Hongkong is a great clearing house for. Chinese goods and much of Canada's imports from the Far Fast comes via that British $1,302,000, colony..
Both exports and imports, there Imports eredited to Hongkong fore, registered, encouraging gaina. (although the country of origin.C.DN.)