THE
DE VALERA'S
"REPUBLIC.”
TSANG FOO VILLA | MURDERS.
Oath of Allegiance GOVERNMENT GRANT
To Go.
NEW CABINET.
London, Mar. 15.
“We propose to remove the Oath of Allegiance," declared President de Valera in the Dall toxiny,
We have a mandate to remove it, he said, and we want every H- tion of the community to be able to send representative to the Dall without having tó enerce their consciences by taking the Onth.
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TO CHILDREN.
VOTE OF $15,000.
kaleresting items are contained
in the votes which are to come be- fore the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council for approval on Thursday.
A sum of $10,000 in risked as an ex gratia payment to the surviving children of Yamashita Suraifiro who WIR murdered by # mob during the anti-Japan-
The atatement was made in replyese riots at Tang Foo Villa Són question regarding the retense of Republican prisoners,
The Dail afterwards adjourned until April 20.
in September last, and to AFLY dependents of the murdered mald servant, to be paid through the Japanese Consul General.
NEW CABINET.
Another vute is for $14,066 us President de Valera, who is also compensation to Mr. Noel Instone Foreign Minister, has selecled his¦ Brewer. This is the equivalent of Cabinet as follows:,
Mr. Sean O'Kolly - Vire-J'rest | dent and Minister of Laeni Govern
ment.
Mr. Sean Lemass Minister of Industry and Commerev,
Mr. Sean McEntee Minister of Finance.
Dr. Jumes Ryan Minister
Agriculture.
Mr. Frank Alken
Minister
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£1,000, it is explained that no a result of the investigation by the Secretary of State and his legal advisers and by the Executive Council into the ronviction and sentence to four months' impri- sonment without hard labour of Mr. Brewer, a free pardon has been granted by BE. the Gover
1.
Defence.
Mr. Thomas Derris Minister of } legal defence Education.
Mr. James Grogezongan.
of Justice,
Minister
Minister
Mr. Joseph Connolly of Posts and Telegraphs,
Mr. Patrick Buttlerige Minister
Router
of Cund and Fisheries.
OLD POLICE PENSIONER.
EX-SERGEANT MAJOR
SUCCUMBS.
An old pensioner of the Chinese contingent of the Hongkong l'olice Foree passed away að his regi- dence at 68, Main Street. Aberdern, yesterday afternoon in the person of Chan
Sik-cheung,
formerly a sergeant major in the
Force.
The late Chan Sik-cheung wa abusat 65 years of age and fest joined the police in 1884. Through the usunt channels of promotion he attained the rank of sergeant major and to Juno,-1930, was in- valided out after 35 years' wor- vice.
He was a very popular ofhrer and was highly respected by hin - superiors and subordinates alike.
ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.
HEALTH TRIP TO RIVIERA.
London, Mar. 15. The Archbishop of Canterbury,
on medical advice, is going to the South of France nest week.
It is officially stated that the Archbishop's general health is excellent, but slicki chenuation persists,
Dr. Lang has been troubled with miñor nesies dat several occa sious since he was appointed ta Canterbury four Vera Reuter.
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CLEARING HOUSE
SYSTEM.
OF NO ADVANTAGE
Mr.
TO BRITAIN.
with
London, Mar. 16, Walter Runciman questioned in the House of Com- mans to-day as to the proposed Franco-Hungarian agreement to provide a Clearing House arrange- ment for mutual fiquidation of the export trade, and said that after full consideration the Government bad reached the conclusion that no Clearing House system yet devised would be of advantage to Brilish trade. He did not think any such system would eliminate the handicap of exchange restric tions in existence on the con- tinent. British Wirclean.
FORCED LABOUR
PRODUCTS.
PROPOSED RAN BỶ BRITAIN.
adice
In Court and the case against the† police officers was dismissed,
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1932,
ON HEALTH TRIP TO RIVIERA.
The latest photo of the Archbishop of Canterbury, who li proceeding on a health trip to the south of France. It was taken at Geneva at the Disarmament Conference, when the Archbishop- was making an impassioned plea for an end to all warI.
CRACKER FIRING
DANGER.
SEQUEL TO VICTORY CELEBRATIONS
The
LYTTON MISSION IN SHANGHAI
READY TO BE OF SERVICE.
Shanghai, Mar. 15. Speaking at a fillin given by Mr. for Foreign Affairs, to-day, Lord no Thichi. the Vice-Minister etton said:
"We have come as envoys,
AS
Another sumn is of $2,604 for 1 certnin police ollers concerned in a raid upon house suspected of being a coin- mon gaming base. The action of these ofBeers was questioned, and 1⁄2 serhuis charges were brought The Deputy Dumelor General The complainants for Police, Mr. P. P, J. Wondebourne, against them. retained counsel to conduct the pro- } C.1.1, prouted the orenplers of ention, and it was considered ad the three floors of 71. Wyndham visable that the
officers street, before Mc. Schofield at the should be similarly represented. { Central Police Court this marn- The complainants, failed to appena į ing, for feing crackers without a representatives of the League, to
: rom the S.C.A.
of the place at your disposal all the re- and first floors Krobad Gailing,
sonrers of the League, to offer which in opposite Mr. Wodehouse's quarters at the Cen you its help and asafstance in any trad Poller Station, are aceupledy in which you can tell un it can be of service in this, partien- by the Tin Nam Yat Pac Chinese
lar crisis. dally newspaper. while the top houses a Chinese girts" school.
Mr. Wadehause stated that the neident rrurred on March during the t'hinese celebration of events at Shanghai. This had followed the first relebration on February 20, when the police took De action. rightly considering
or wrangly, that the population could be allowed to "blow off
FRENCH SURTAX
OPPOSED.
BRITAIN OBJECTS ON PRINCIPLE.
London. Mar. 15. In the course of Parliamentary answers to-day, Mr. Walter Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, said the Government had made it clear to the French Govern ment that it took exception principle to the imposition of the French surtax goods.
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On the
second celebration on
cot.
"But i must remind you that The League is not a super State: cannot impose its will upon members who do not require it: assistance. The League has effective answer to force. It in an alternative to force."
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Ile added that if China and Japan were willing to accept an would prove a help and advantage to both alternative, he believed it
countries.
Mr. Wu's Outburst.
RADIO BROADCAST
AUDITION FROM STUDIO TO-NIGHT..
Radio Programme Broadcant by 2. B. W. on a wavelength of 350 metroa (845 K.C.').
6.00-7.00 p.mi.
Chinese Programme.
6.00-6.30 p.1. Children'
Eramme.
Pro-
7.00-10.30 p.m. European Pro-
Mail Notice, ela
gramme.
7.00 p.m.
7.03-7.20 p.m.
Don Juan (Tone Poem) (R. Strauss), Bruno Walter conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orch. 2007-2008. 7.20-7.38 p.m. Octola, Rhapsodie No. 2 (Linxt ar
Willoughby).
J. H. Squire Celeste Oetet. 9404. Chant Sans Paroles (Techalkowsk!). Invitation the Valse
(Weber art. Scor).
OGOK.
And
J. H. Squire Colalo Octot. 8.00
(Local Time p.m. Weather Rebort).
7.38-8.12 p.m. Variety. Song-The New Moon-The Girl
on the ProW. Evelyn Laye and Chorus. 9752. Instrumental Just a Crazy Song.
Eddle Peabody, DB702. Vocal Duel-Springtime Reminds
me of You. Voen Duet-Close Your Eyen.
Layton and Johnstone. DB710; Orchestral-Hold my Hand-Selection.
Jack Payne and His B.B.C, Daneo Orchestra. DB707. Scotch Song-Sailing Up the Clyde.
Will Fyffe (Comedian). 9468. Organ Solo-The Queen Was in the
T'arlour.
Terance Caney, DB701. N.12-8.30 p.m.
Les Preludes (Symphonie Poem,
(Liuzt).
Willem Mengelberg and His Concert-
gebouw Orchestra.
8.30-8.40 p.m,
L2362-1.2563.
An Announcement by Dr. Radio of the Radio Service Station.
8.10-9.10 p.m. Hawaiian Music. Under a Texas Moon. Hawaian Love Bird.
King Nawahl's Hawalians. 2173. Tropical Hulas.
On The Dreamy Moana Shore.
South Sea Islanders. 1249. Dreamy Rocky Mountain Moon. The Waltz You Saved For Me.
Roy Smeck Hawaiian Trio, 2301, 9.10-19.30 p.m.
1.
2.
Audition from the Studio.
Programme.
Recorded Orchestral Item- Rosenkavalier Waltzes
(R. Strauss),
Bruno Walter conducting the
Berlin Philharmonic Orch. LXco.
. The Loan With The
Delicate Air,
h. A Brown Bird Singing.
(Soprano).
War
3.
Recorded 'Collo Solo-
March 4. Mr. Wodehouse inued, the firing of crackers was
not so general, being more or less Mr. Wu Tek-chen declared that on any British af spiralie nature, The house when the Commissioners visited | firaring in the present summonsea | Woosung, Kiangwan and Chapel
was situated t
corner of they would see for themselves "how Wyndham Street and Arbuthnot thoroughly the Japanese Road ad a spot much used by machine has accomplished Its motors aral pedestrians, Bemission of wanton destruction,"
out that while for and concluded: pointed cake of convenience, the proseen.
"The Japanese policy for the tion was undertaken in the forme domination of China since the of summuses, charging the de fateful evening of September 18 fendants with having talled to has not undergone
one lota of
He also said the question was being considered of making repre- sentations to the Portuguese Gov- ernment regarding a recent deurne increasing the duties by 20 per rent.. 01 eneral descriptions of Konds. British Birclean,
THE OTTAWA CONFERENCE.
BRITISH DELEGATION NOT CHOSEN.
abtain
permite; b the other change." But China, he said, con- hand danger to the pubile from tinued to look to the League for this Indiscriminate firing of
crackers at a spot much tred by Justice.
He had
Rumour of Obstruction. Questioned by Beuter concerning
traffic was quite evident, and it was this aspect which he wished to take up with the Court, kept the house under observation Sensational rumours that the new Government of Manchuria was for twenty minutes, during which the street was just our blaze of taking steps to prevent the League London, Mar. 15. crackers, thrown from the floors, Commissioners from going thither, to obstruct their in- Minister to-day | Pour Prime
moter-eurs during that or at least stated that almost immediately af-
„passed under this rain of yestigations, Lord Lyiton said he ar the Government was formed, alexului cr
had nothing to substantiate such reports.-Reuter.
The
Mulincers Concentrate,
Tokyo, Mar. 16.
Cabinet Committee was appoint- To the mistress of the prints ed to supervise preparations for school who responded to one of the Ottawa Conference so far as the summonses Mr. Schofiehl the Government in the United | pointed out the dangerous pavaj-) Kingdom wis eoncerned. It had bite of a driver being blinded | A report from Manchuli states buen continuously at work since fand of the fatal results that mischt | that the Chinese troops who re- then.
accrue from it. He iniered cently revolted are now concentrat fine of $25.
ing at Dolainor, threatening again Summanses against the Tien to attack Manchuli. Noon Yaz Po, in respect of the al- leged offence committed from both to disperse them, but many have Railway guards have been sent the floors they occupy, are to be joined the insurgents. reserved as the defendants were
Following the Consul's advice, absent, their case being adiurned i seventy Japanese women and chil- antil Monday.
dren have evacunted Manchuli forl Harbin to-day.--Reuter,
The composition of the United) Kingdom delegation La Ottawa had not yet beer, considered by the Cabinet. British Wireless,
NEW AERODROME VOTE.
ANOTHER $20,000 REQUIRED.
At Thursday's meeting of the Legislative Council, the Colonial Secretary will move:
MODERN WATER
WORKS.
WUCHOW SYSTEM GOING AHEAD.
Wychow, March 14, The work connected with the "That this Council approves of installation of a modern system the expenditure of a further sum in Wuchow is rapidly gaining) of $20,000 on the Kai Tak aero headway. drome ungar during the financial
At present the workmen fre year 1932 which sum shall be connecting up homes and stores met from future loan and shall meanwhile be charged
advance from the surplus balances of the Colony."
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Japan and Russia.
Harble, Mar, 15.
4.
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7.
8,
9.
Menuet (Paderewski).
Spanish Dance (Cassada).
Gasper Cassado. LX158.
a. Football.
The Photo of The Girl I Left
Behind Mc.
(Comedian).
Recorded Plano Solo-Duetto
(Song Without Words). (Mendelssohn).
William Murdoch. 0372.
a. You Are My Heart's Delight. b. At Dawning.
(Mezzo-Soprano),
Recorded Violin Solo-
La Capricieuse (Elgar).
Waltz in C Sharp Minor (Chopin).
Bronislaw Huberman. LX137. Two Selected Songs (Baritone).
Recorded 'Cello Solo-Si Mes
Vers Avaient Des Ailes (ahn). W. II. Squire, D1023. 10. . Oh Baby! Where Can You Bet b. If I Could Be With You,
(Comedienne)..
11. Recorded Pianoforte Solo-
12,
Shepherd's Hey (Grainger), Country Gardens (Grainger), Perey Grainger. D1664. Two Selected Songs (Baritone). Day Press News.
10.30 pm. (Approx.). Rugby Mid-
10.33 p.m. (Approx.). Close Down. The Records in the above European programmes are kindly supplied by Messrs. Anderson Music Co.
THE COSMIC RAY.
BALLOONS' PART IN
EXPERIMENTS.
Pasulona (Cal). It is reported that a Japanese
Small balloons, with dellcate neroplane flying over Soviet terselentific instruments attached, ritory eastward of Pogranfich-
are to be sent 10 miles or more naya, was forced
to land by above the earth, and from the re- eight Russian pinnes-Reuter,
CLOSER UNION OF COLONIES.
along the streets where-the water
COMMISSION TO BE mains have previously been laid.
APPOINTED. it in hoped that the new system will solve the water problems of
London, Mar. 16. the city, and that fire hazard will The Colonial Secretary, Sir also be minimized, because of the Philip Cunliffe Lister, stated in
And the Charging a Swatow Chinese before amplc supply
pres- the House of Commons to-day Mr. Wynne Jones at the Central sure of water which to that the Governors of the Lea- Police Court this morning with beg new system will make possible. wards Islands. the Windward In the House of Commons to his Worship that the defendant had
ging, Inspector F. Shaftain informed |--Our Own Correapondent. day, under the ten-minutes' rule, been in the Colony for only five days. Commander Locker Lampson was ! He stated that the soldiers given leave to introduce
London, Mar, 15.
Swatow
Aults obtained man may know whe- ther he is living in a universe that is dying or one that is growing.
Dr. Robert A. Millikan, head of the California Institute of Tech nology, has revealed his plan to send the balloons into the strato- sphere in order to study the "cosmic ray."
The purpose of the experiments will be to learn whether the "ena mic ray" has its origin in the cons- truction of the material universe, as he now believes or if the rays signal the universo's testruction, an Sir James Jenns þolloves.
Talanda and Trindad are
Sir James holds that the "cosmic general agreement as to the de- raya" are the "death walls" of the sirability of a Commission being
universe, having their origin in the into the breaking up of the universo's dis bil to had attempted to arrest him to work The King has approved the appoint-appointed to enquire
of a closer union bo- tant matter. Dr. Millikan, taking prohibit the importation of goods as conlig in Shanghai, but he ment of the Roy. William Thornton question
and he the view that they are the "birth made by foreign forced labour. objected and ran away. His Worship Featherstone, M.A., Intely headmaster tween these islands.
erion" of the universe, belloves the The Bill was brought in and informed the defendant that he would of the Diocesan School, Hongkong, to had under consideration the ap
the vleariga of Nook, Burbiton, formally read a first time.-British to trouble if he started begging the cession of the ion pointment of such a Commission.rays have origin in the formation
in Hongkong, and registered a caution.
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