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THE HONGKONG
GOLD OR SILVER?
VIEWS OF THE CHINESE CHAMBER.
TELEGRAPH.
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1931.
KOWLOON WEDDING.
YESTERDAY'S CEREMONY AT! THE ROSARY CHURCH.
A pretty wedding was solemnized
FORMOSAN, UNREST.
INTER-TRIBAL DISPUTE AMONG ABORIGINES.
your.
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The question of stabilisation of
Tokyo, Apr. 26. Twenty-alx Formionu utari- Hongkong's currency pro.aced at the Rosary Church, Kowloon,
slaughtered and warm discussion at a meeting of yesterday afternoon, when Willumines the Chinese General Chamber of Charles Simpsun, second son of decapitated during an inter-tribal Commerce on Saturday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. S. Simpson, led to the dispute at Mushn, the same dla when it was resolved by a majority altar Anna Gregory Logosh, youn- trick which witnessed the antl that while the Chinese Government gest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Japanese rising on October 28 last according to a Press continued to use a silver currency. Logosh. The Rev. Fr. Spada it would be best that tongkong ofleinted.
lespatch received in Tokyo. should not act independently by The bride, who looked charming It seems to be an aftermath of One of the adopting a gold basis. Speakers in a dress of white georgette and last year's utfnir. expressed a fear that much of the Ince and carried a bouquet ut white tribes attacked another's village! Colony's trade with foreign coun-lilles, was given away by Mr. at daybreak this morning and tries and export trade with the Austin Spary, while Victor set fire to the village, after which Kwangtung Interior would be Labrum acted as best man to the they decamped, taking the henda | diverted to Canton and Shanghai bridegroom.
of 26 victims with them, The bridesmulds WITH Miases If Hongkong did not wait for Chinn
Mr.
A
in
Police Protection. to take the lead in stabilisation. Babs Saunders and Lida Astaheff,
Tulpeh, Apr. 25. Many Chinese bankers and mer- who wore pink georgette dresses
Police communique states chauts attended the meeting which (Princess style) and carried pink
that serious trouble hus eroppeti was presided over by Mr. Li Yick-carnations to match. mui who was supported by the A large number of friends and up between trusted tribes
Formosa who co-operated with the Chamber's Secretary, Mr. Chan well-wishers attended the ceremony authorities in subduing the Musha Heung-pak. The ny ether resolved at the Church and later repaired to that a committee he appointed. No. 4, Wing Lok Buildings, Nathan uprising last October, and Musha consisting of Mesers, Chau Yu-teng. Road, where a reception was held,tribesmen, who are now concen- were rated in eamps under Police pro- Ho la. In Kwong, Li Tsz-chung. and where the happy couple
Lection. Shum Pak-ming, Wong Kwong-tin, the recipients of congratulations,
dress Li Yiu-long. T. N. Chau. J. M. Wong and Mok Ying-kwal, to pre- sent The Chamber's views to the Currency Mission.
Prior to the general discussion the Secretary read tetters from the Native Bankers' Association. Chinese import firms and indivi dlund bankere which general fo voured retention of the present form of currency
Chinese Bankers' Plea.
Some 184 Musha tribespeople The bride's going away was of green georgelle and lace. were decapitated by members off The couple was given a rousing the trusted tribes, 1 being send-off when leaving for the honey seriously injured, whilst 184 are committed missing. Three have pent is being
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THE PRINCES' TRIP.
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LINER ARLANZA ARRIVES IN LISBON.
SECOND EXPERIMENT FROM LONDON TO AUSTRALIA. Mr. Li Trzeschung, Manager of The Bank of Canton Lid, held that
Landon, Apr. 25. after stabiling the Hongkong The second experimental British
Lisbon, Apr. 25. dlar much of the money now re- Australia air mail service, perated.
The Prince of Wales and Priner mitted by rich Chinese inerchants by the Imperial Airways, left Croydon
in a pine ton Armstrong-Suldely Air George arrived here at 7.30 this in the frofo abrond and
Mainy
1in today. Transterrei te States would be
The liner was variying, property and other investment in Australian. Indian
The Princes disembarked to ful
if a number of public engagements,
combined morning aboard the liner Arlanza, escorted by Portuguese destroyers Central and China. Mr. Lt forecast au atarm-African mail totalling approximately and the cruiser Kent. ing exodus of middle class Chinese 50,080 letters. The mail is due t families from Hongkong to Kwang-Port Darwin on May 10. tung when this class of people The first experimental service ens including a banquet and reception Found that the cost of living ineuntered delay due to a mishap to to-night. China was Jess, because of the low the City of Cairo neas value of Chinese money. speaker said that the middle class
Koepang. The Kent will take the Princes The Timor, last Sunday. British Wireless, to the mouth of the
Girande to-
Koepang. Apr, 25. morrow, whence they will motor to Commodore Kingsford-Smith, the famous Australian aiznest, took off Bordeaux and take an air liner for Ato-day for Pori Darwin, in the Souththe Journey Home.
Fern Cross, with the air mails from the
City of Cairn.
Port Darwin. Apr. 25. Commodore Kingsford-Smith
| Chinese predominated in the recent
Census and he hel,eved that
For this Ta*T15, a specially exodus to Canton would indirectly
equipped Armstrong-Siddeley air affect local trade and property.
iner left Croydon Aerodrome this of labour and The high cost
has morning. They are due in London materials locally would drive fac turies operating in longkong to re-arrived with the City of Chira's on Tuesday. Reuter and British
Wirclean. to Kwanglung, while the mall-Biruter, locally manufactured products
mox
Kent, at 1.45 am. en route to the mouth of the Gironde from whence they are motoring to Bordeaux. Reuter.
Leave for Gronde. would find it hard to compete with holders of a much cheaper silver
Lisbon, Apr. 25. in China. manufactures
The currency. With the Hongkong!
The Prince of Wales and Prince speaker visualized a considerable dollar at two shillings Kwangtang George sailed on the cruiser 1.M.S. decrease of Chinese tourists to firms would have to spend about Hongkong, adding that Hongkong's $2,700 to purchase $1.000 worth of foreign trade would likely be affect-goods here. Mr. Ho visualised a ed by the high cost of godowa and unprecedented and wholesale with transportation fees. Mr. Li men-drawal by Chinese depositers of tioned the enterprise of the Canton huge sums from local banks and Government in building a big go-from the savings departments of down at Hanan, which in time he the Chinese universal providers. said would greatly assist Chinese for
investment in importers of foreign goods, While the shallow Canton Harbour was unsuitable for the accommodation of ocean liners, foreiga gcods raight indirectly shipped there through smaller steamers plying between Canton and Shanghai.
profitable Kwangtung.
Mr. Ho Kwong told the meeting that industrial depression had re- sulted in Japan after stabilisation whereas india suffered consider- able trade stagnation after adopt- ing gold. The large, number
VIOLENCE TABOO.
GOVERNOR OF THE PUNJAB ISSUES WARNING,
Lahore, Apr. 25. Disorder will be suppressed and individual rights and liberties will declared! the protected,
in the Punjab
Views similar to those of Mr. Lunemployed in the Straits Settle-e were advocated by the Manager of nents was a clear proof that coun-Governor On Lok Yuen, expressing fear that try could not be saved by a forced addressing the landowners in the stabilisation might affect Bong-stabilisation. Annam, which also Shahpur district, and warning the kong factories.
had turned to a gold standard, wit-rank and file of Congress not to peaked one of its worst periods disregard the Irwin-Gandhi agree- last year. He maintained that ment
Where violence and crimind revival of local trade might be ex-
were involved, he pected if the local rurrensy was intimidation
cheaper than Shanghai declared, the Government would made
Ino longer slay its hand.-kenter.
Stabilisation Supported. Strongly supporting a stabilised two shilling dollar for Hongkong, Mr. Li Jorshun, submitted that the unprecedented fluctuation of local currency made it exceedingly dif firult for all legimate trade to aper- ate while foreign and Chinese' re- sidents were alike affected by the high cast of daily necessities, in- cluding rice and sugar which were imported from centres abroad uk- ing a gold basis. Mr. Li pictured a big opportunity for nimufar- turers in Europe when the Hong- kong dollar was stabilised at two shillings, which would directly benefit local importers.
Commenting on the above views Mr. Ho lu said that as the high sterling exchange had practically killed the local import trade with European countries, Canton and Wachow would similarly decline to pince big orders for foreign goods from Hongkong after stabili- sution, finding that they were the
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