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五拜禮 四月九英港香 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1931. 日二廿月七
RINGLE OOTY 10, CENTA
NO. 23,400
THIRTY-FIVE TORIES
IN NEW GOVERNMENT.
The Prime Minister and his son, Malcolm,
Post for Son of Premier.
LATEST LIST OF MINISTERS.
London, Sept. 3. The weight of work in matters of detail which, the crisis has thrust upon the shoulders of the Prime Minister is shown by the fact that the minor ministerial ap- pointments have not been submitted to His Majesty the King personally in nccord- ance with the usual custom.
EXPERT STUDY OF His Majesty is at present at
SILVER.
Balmoral, whither Mr. Ramsay MarDonald would normally hav gone personally, to explain tha reasons for the various appoint- įments and to satisfy His Majesty CONFERENCE IN of the ability of the
PARIS.
now
administrators. The task which the Premier is facing will, how- ever, for a long time prevent him.
(quers,
SIX COUNTRIES further afield than Che REPRESENTED.
Washington, Sept. 3.
As unofficial conference of financial experts for a discus- sion of the silver problem has been arranged to take place in Paris on September 17, under the auspices of the In- ternational Chamber of Com-
merce.
The experts will give a rlose study to the silver depression.
The move has apparently buen initiated by the United States! Chamber of Commerce, which had previously sounded other countries.
The experis invited will come from Great Britain, France, India,
For this reason, official des patches between London and Balmoral replaced the personal audience.
Some of the M1.1.'s named in the list have actually been working in
NAVAL INQUIRY
FINDING.
STOKER'S DEATH ON SCARAB.
STRANGE MISHAP
(Our Own Correspondent.)
Shanghai, Sept. 4. There seems to have been no special reason for the re- fusal of the naval authorities in Shanghai to give informos- tion concerning the fatal ac- cident aboard H. M. 5. Scarab.
The impressions given when reports were received that Lead- ing Stoker Hooper had been killed in an engine-room mishap was that an explosion or some-
FORT
LOCAL BRANCH.
of
Pedder Bldg,
MAN-MADE "METEORS" AT CALSHOT.
S-6 B Does 405 m.p.h. in Trial Flight.
Britain Schneider Trophy team, who have been disappointed by the withdrawal of France and Italy. Left to right: Flight Lt. Hope, Flight-Linut. Lops. Flight-Lieut. Sisinforth, Squadron Leader Orle har, Flight-List. Boothman, Flying Officer Snaith, and Flight Lieut. Dry,
Pedder Parking
thing of that kind had occurred. Plaint.
The Naval Court of Inquiry inta the tragedy, which has been sit- ting on hoard HMS. Sandwleb under the presidency of Comman- der E. B. Bayley, has found that death was accidental, by drown- ing.
The evidence showed that Stoker Hooper was engaged in- removing rubbish from the pro- pellor shaft when he suddenly disuppeared.
The peculiar nature of the mishap led to a very close investi- Kation.
their departments since the begin AMY JOHNSON
ning of the week.
The list of the remaining non- Cabinet Ministerial appointmenta was issued from No. 10, Downing Street to-day, disclosing that the posts have been filled practically Tentively by Conservatives and
Liberals.
|
The nutable exception in the appointment of Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald's sum, Malcolm, as Under- Becretary
uf Blate Гару the Domsininnte.
Sir William Jowitt retains the Chinn, Japan and the United States. post of Attorney General, but Sir con- Stafford Cripps has given up the It is explained that the ference has not been called with position of Solicitor-General. the idea of stabilising silver, but to prevent wide Auctuations. The decisions of the Conference will be submitted to the Council of the International Chamber
of
Bimetallim the Remedy.
Com-
Conservative "Plums,"
The Conservative "plama" include:
Major W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore, meree in Paris on October 23. Under-Secretary for the Colonies Kenter.
in the last Baldwin Government, to be Postmaster-General.
Major G. C. Tryon, Minister of Some form of himetallism or Pensions in the last Baldwin the re-establishment of allver as a Government, to return to that monetary metal by leading occid-office..
Austen
ental nations is the only feasible i Captain Anthony Eden, former- method of restoring silver values, y Sir
Chamberlain's according to a survey for the For-Parliamentary Private Secretary. eign Polley Association prepared to be Under-Secretary of State for by Mr. Maxwell Stewart, which has Foreign Affairs. just been released,
Sir Hilton Young, ex-Financial
The survey recommends against (Secretary to the Treasury. to be any drastic curtailment in the pro-in charge of the Department pr duction of silver on the ground Overseas Trade.
that silver is mostly a by-product
-from the mining of other metuls.
Sir Thomas Inskip; K.C. ex- Attorney General, to become
The reasons for the present de Solicitor-General.
pression include the lack of mone Earl Stanhope to be Parliamen. tary use for silver, and also fail-tary Secretary to the Admirally.
find new industrial uses for
silver.
Any stabilizing scheme should be accompanied by a producer's restriction agreement as far as FORHIble.
The necesalty for a deeper in- quiry into the adequacy of gold) for A standard under present: "condition is suggested,
ST. LEGER
CALL-OVER.
CAMERONIAN A HOT FAVOURITE.
Sir Philip Sassoon, who has large interests in the Far East,
Under-Secretary to become
of State for Air, « position which he held in the last Conservative Administration.
Liberal Post.
The Liberals who have obtained Government posts include:
FORCED DOWN.
NO DETAILS OF MISHAP.
Moscow, Sept. 3. Miss Amy Johnson, who is flying from Japan to England, a return journey, has met with mishap.
Her plane, the Jason II, hux bren forced down between Arsk Kazan, but no details have yet been
SCHNEIDER TROPHY
MISFORTUNE.
FRENCH AND ITALIANS SCARED OFF.
BULLS IN
BROKER'S
ALLEY. given for the last-minute withdrawal, which followed
BRITAIN'S WONDER seaplanes, the new Vickers Rolls-Royce machines, have already yielded sufficient of their secrets to convince France and Italy that it would be useless to challenge Britain for the Schneider Trophy. That is the explanation generally the refusal of the Royal Aero Club to postpone the race.
SHOPPERS SHOO-ED Won't Worry About
AWAY.
Shopkeepers in Pedder Street are complaining at the effects of the closing of the car park in that thoroughfare, so much so that there is talk of representa- tions being made to the Govern ment on the matter.
It is pointed out that the street. being through thoroughfare, is now practically "dead" so far as the prospects of business from peo- ple coming into town by motor-car is concerned, nul it is felt that concession in the interests of shopkeepers should be made.
some
There is general agreement that
West Side.
Despite the official notifica-- tion that the police have been instructed to keep on the move people using that sec- tion of Ice House Street known as Brokers' Alley, the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Inspector General of Police, stated this morning that per- sons conversing on the weat side of the road will not or- dinarily be interfered with.
People obstructing the centre
considered
Britain will fly over the course on Saturday next week with the aim of winning the Trophy outright and creating a new record. It will not provide the thrill of an international speed contest, but it will further establish the supremacy of British aircraft of the high speed type.
The man-matie meteors in the hands of the team led by Squa. drion Leader Orlebar have done speeds faster than man or machine has ever travelled before...The announcement of, the French and Italian withdrawals was followed by a disclosure that during a practice flight recently, the camera timing-guns proved the S-6 B to have reached a speed of 405 miles an hour, 6.75 miles a minute, 594 feet a second!
POSTPONEMENT REFUSED.
London, Sept,
lateness of the British decision to
The Royal Aero Club this morn-participate in the race to produce
the parking of cars in the street all of the road will, however, be day, as formerly, meant very little asked to move on, failing which beneilt to shopkeepers bui ane sur-action will be takon. gestion is that cars should be per- Mr. Wolfe, speaking to a Tele- mitted to park for a restricted graph representative, said:"As a ing received an official notification the new "wonder-planes" Cas the rfod, was ten minutes, in order to result of complaints made to the from the Aero Club of Italy and the high speed pilots have christened facilitate shopping, after which they
police, after inspection of IceAero Club of France that unless the them) reports on the "erformance could be moved on by the police.
British Club was prepared to grant of which have no doubt convinced Whilst nothing definite has yet House Street, it was
postponement of the Schneider the Italians nad French that it been decided, it is likely that re-necessary to take action to prevent Trophy Itace for at least six would be useless to entered and
presentations will be made by the the unnecessary obstruction which months, both contries must
de-machines at present available for Phopkeepers.
As finitely withdraw from the contest. their teama.
One of the Vickers Supermar- ine Rolls-Royce-8-6-B seaplanes has already, in the course of training flights, reached a speed of 405 miles an hour.
Min Johnson in the cockpit of the Joseph,
received to indicate the extent of the damage, if any, or suggesting whether or nut Miss Jolinson was hurt-Reuter.
THIRD DIVISION
SOUTH.
YESTERDAY'S ́ MATCHI AND TABLE.
+
London, Sept. 3. In a Third Division match to- day. Thames (nt home) shared points with Brentford, each side scoring one goal.—Reuter,
League Table.
Southend
Sir Robert Hamilton, ex-Chier Justice of the East Africa Pro-Crystal P. tectorate to be Under-Secretary Fulham of State for the Colonies.
Mr. P. J. Pybus, of the Power
and Traction Finance
Company,
to be Minister of Transport.
Mr. If. Graham White, Assistant Postmaster-General.
Mr. Isume Foot, the well-known Plymouth selleltör, Secretary for Mines.
London, Sept. 3. Cameronian, winner of the Derby and the Two Thousand of Guinena, is a hot favourite for the St Leger which is to be run it! Doncaster
Wedneday next
week.
On
The call-over at Victoria Club this evening revealed the follow.
iny position:
ed.
6/5 Cameronian, taken and offor-i
7/2 Orpon (t. and s.)
a Subwich (0)
10/1 Goyescna (5.)
100/9 Salaam (6.)
100/6 Bir Andrew (0)
20/1 Inglesant (o. 25/1 taken). 40/1 Syze (Offe}hd), kä
Mr. Gwilynm Lloyd George, son the Liberal leader, to Lo (Continued on Page 9).
Sassoonste Tufarktp.
Brentford
Rending
Brighton Mansfield Swindon Bournemouth Bristol R Luton Northants Watford Exeter Norwich Queen's P. Cardiff Thames Gillingham
Torquay
Coventry Clapton O.
F. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.
2 0 0 4 0 4
2 0 0 10
20.0 R4
1 0 2 1 3
1 0 3
WEATHER REPORT,
The Royal Observatory reports that the typhoon has left an area of low pressure over SW. Chinä and the N.W. China Soa. The northern depression continues to move E.N.E. to the south of |-Vindivostock.-
exists there at present.
already pointed, out in the Press. The reasons given by both coun- the average user of Ice Housetries were bad weather, bad luck. HECTOR'S RESCUE Street is frowned upon if he dares the loss of a pilot and the love of
to walk through the street during|aircraft. busy hours,
tho
AT SEA.
Request Refused.
This may be compared with the L.G.P. Hopes.
The application was considered Race was won by Flying Officer speed at which the last Schneider SURVIVORS OF JUNK
"It was merely with a view toy the Royal Aero Club at a meet-Waghorn-328 miles an hour. TRAGEDY.
informing persons obstructing the|ing this afternoon and subsequent- rond that it is a thoroughfare, andy it was announced that the Club Surprises for Experts Further news is filtering in of the that it must be kept as such, that had sent letters to the Aero Clubs
It is believed at Calshot that toll of junks and lives taken by attention was drawn to the existing of Italy and France, informing Wednesday's typhoon.
obstruction, in the hope that it them that the rules of the contestero-engine experts in every coun
try in the world will be astonished Messrs. Butterfield and Swire might effect the necessary in-would not allow of
postponement when the statistics of the per message from the provement and thus render further and that the committee had have received
10formance of the new Rolls-Royce Captain of the s.s. Hector, which action unnecessary.
option but to refuse the request.
racing motors fitted to these planes "It is not intended to clear the News of the withdrawal by the left here for Singapore yesterday morning, stating that when the ship street, and persons conversing at Italians and French has been re-tted to the 1920 pies developed can be published. The engines was only a few hours out of port he the west side of the roud, which Iceived with the keenest regret by 1000 horse managed to resene three men and not encumbered with rickshas, the British team at Calshot which, through the race though totalled be- one woman who were clinging to the will not ordinarily be interfered of course, has had to face and over-low the maxinium power. spar off a wrecked junk. The vessel, with. All persons standing in the come severe disappointments and
This your, the power of the unit which belonged to Macas, was nam-centre the road,
of
thereby misfortunes due to adverse weather has been considerably Increased. ed the Chum Yow Lee.
obstructing the through traffic, and loss of personnel and material British Wireless. The rescued people reported that will be invited to move on, and, if as the Italian and French teams. the vessel had capsized in the storm they fail to do so, it will be and that seven other persons had necessary to take further action, been drowned,
IN LANCASHIRE.
New Record Certain.
Rickshng Narrow Escape.
As the race must be held, the British pilots will fly round the "The question of removing course on September 12th and will, RATIONALISATION from Jee House Street it is certain, set up a new record. altogether was considered, but as This, following her two previous the majority of these rickshan are victories at Venice in 1927 and at brokers' rickshas,, which must Southampton in 1929, will give necessarily be parked somewhere Britain the right to retain the while the occupants alight, it was Schneider Trophy permanently. considered only reasonable to allot one side of the road to rickshas,
NEW BREAKDOWN OF NEGOTIATIONS.
London, Sept. 3. The joint negotiations between the employers and the weavers of the Lancashire cotton industry on the issue of "more looms per wea- ver" have again broken down.
the bulk of which are hired."
The rainfall recorded at the Royal Observatory during the 24 hours ended at 10 a.m. to-day was 1.20-Inch
It is understood that the dead-This brings the year's total to 63.42} lock occurred on the quoation of inches, against an average of 67.25. wages.Reuter.
TEXAS OILFIELD
TO 'REOPEN.
GOVERNOR AT LAST- SATISFIED.
Austin, Tex. Sopt. 3.. The dispute between the Governor and the Texas Railroad Commission has been settled and the East Texas ellfield will reopen on Saturday under a production rationing scheme, with the ap proval of the Governor. F
Martial law in the area will not, howaver, be lifted for the present,
An attempt will also probably be made on the world speed record, act up after the last race by Squadron Lender Orlobar.
power continuously...
NAUTILUS STILL UNTRACED.
DOUBT CONCERNING SIGNALS.
London, Sept. 4. There is still no definite newa as to the whereabouts of the Nautilus. doubts whether the signals Inter- Reuter's correspondent at Oslo
cepted by the Norwegian coal shly Ingertre, mentioned yesterday, were from Sir Hubert Wilkins, as faction
In aeronautical, círcles, -antis- they were on a wavelength (which is expressed at the he had never proviously used in ability uf the British air-communicating between Bergen and craft industry.
the Amorica.-Reuter..
"Wonder-Planes."
despite