BRITAIN TRIBUTES
DOUMER
OUTRAGE CONDEMNED IN PARLIAMENT
London, May 10, Warm tributes to the memory of the late President Doumer were paid by both Houses of Parliament to-day. In the House of Lords, un address requesting the King to ex- press on behalf of the House,
adhorrence
At the crime
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BURTON HOLMES
HERE
TO MAKE HONGKONG
TRAVELOGUE
Burton Holmes, the eminent traveller, lecturer and motion plc- turo photographer, who recently celebrated his forticth season on the lecture platform, arrived in Hongkong on the Empress of Asin to-day.
As ho and
ivandera around the sympathy with the Government of world, to lands and far ports on people of France In their grief, the seven seas, he bends a merry was moved by Lord Hallsham. He parado, for wherever Burton sald the whole world was shocked | Holmen goos, there follows in his at the news of the murderous at wale a motley throng, who view tack on President Doumer and Its his travelogue flims in the picture Intal outcome.
theatres of the world.
That a noble life given to public service should be struck down by the irresponsible hand of an as- sassin was a shock to the moral sense of civilised communities. I The late President had left be. hind him a memory of integrity, patriotism and unflinch-
Burton Holme's travelogues are famous. For seven years, during the silent era, he was associated with Paramount, and his weekly travel pictures were shown wherever Paramount filma were
He personal scrooned.
maken talking travel films for the M.G.M. people nowadays, and very fine films they are, too, as can be told by those who saw his recent film of the Yangtse Basin, screened In Hong- kung a few weeks ago.
courage which could only deepen for the French people their sense of loss, but which Aurely would be an inspiration to his country in the days to enme.
Lords Ponsonby and Reading supported the motion.
Mr. Holmes has travelled tensively, and has visited Hong In the House of Commona kong on six previous occasions, similar addreas was moved by Mr. Every now and then he feels the Stanley Baldwin and seconded by urge to "go places," so now he is the Opposition lender, Mr. Lans:indertaking, joyously, anothee anil bury.
TELEGRAPII. WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1932.
THE
HONGKONG
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MR. SMITH'S WAY TO PAY DEBTS
CORRESPONDENCE.
Those Heavy Dollars.
To the Editor, Hongkong
Telegraph.1
Sir,With the arrival of the hot weather, the inconvenience of carrying about heavy silver dollars becomes more pronounced. I don't know whether others feel about it as much no I do, but it is very annoying when changing a "ave-dollar note to have to carry about three or four of these big silver coins in one's pockets.
Visitors often complain about this, saying that nowhere else do they have to put up with such an inconvenience.
Could not the Banks relieve us from this burden? There may be a restriction on the note fasue.
but, if not, could not the Banks be induced to put more one-dollar notes in circulation? I feel sure that everybody would feel thank- fut for such relief-Yours, etc.
HOT AND TIRED.
The Water Shortage.
Sir-It would be interesting to ex-know why, after all the time, troubic, expense and official "back. patting" over putting the pipe line the Harbour for, water, cross there should still be this serious shortage.
If i remember right a big "Do" was staged in Statue Square at the official opening some months ago and we were told "No more water shortage",
Who's blundered again?--- Yours,
"THINLY DISGUISED
CANCELLATION.”
Washington, Apr. 14. Mr. Alfred Smith's proposal that America should forget about Euro- pean debts for 20 years, and should write off sums equal to 25 per cent. of the value of American goods purchased by Europe, has not received wide attention here.
Opponents of the schemo describe it as thinly disguised cancellation, and consider that the approval given it by the Wall Street interests in the party is sufficient condemna-
tion.
Senators who comment privately on the proposals dismiss them as impracticable.
Johnson to-day reflected the opinion A speech by Senator Hiram
of the majority of the Senato debts.
OR
"We could have collected over $250,000,000 (£50,000,000 at par) last year if we had desired," said Senator Johnson; "we can collect our $270,000,000 in the middle of this year if we desire to insist upon
payment."
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An Amerken in Paris (George Gershwin)
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Vielor Opera Company 16978.
Arthur Pryar's Band 10879. Geme from "Taire of Hoffman" (Offenbacht Vietve Opera Company. 18976. 7.40-8 p.m. A Concert. Benz-Fiddle and I (Weatherly-Gooders)
Hulda Lashanaka (Soprano) 1548. Plano Bolo-Spinning Bong (Wagner-List)
Ignace Jan Faderowak) 1849.
Trator-Anell Chorus (Verdi) Gemi from "Mignon" (Thomas)
Bone-Mandalinata Hapale (Murolo
Tagliaferri
Cetle Bole-Intermezzo (Vivaldi)
Orchestral,
Tilo Bekipa (Tenor) 1645, The debate was on the question
Pablo Casank 1642. of economy, and Senator Johnson was arguing that economica which 8 p.m. Local Time and Weather
Govern- Report. would lead to American ment employees being thrown out 8.3-8.32 p.m. of work could have been avoided if Midnight Reflections (Mafteck-Stgiore11) the moratorlum had not beenigh Water Brennan-McCurdy
A twenty year mora-
Pas Whiteman and H Cancer torium was tantamount to cancella.
Orchestra 35992. Gold and Silver (char) tion, Senator Johnson said. Ho
Internations Concert Orchestra. Emperor (J. Straus) was opposed even to a year's ex-
International Novelty Orchestra 30019. tension, which he predicted would The Glow-Warm-idy (Robinson Lineke} be auggested by the Administra.ear and Flowers Teband
granted. silence.-
Both motions were unanimous- ly approved in
British Wireless,
EXTRAORDINARY BASEBALL
FOUR CLUBS HAVE BLANK DAY
more comprehenalve tour around the workl
This morning in an interview with a representative of the Telegraph he recalled that his first visit here occurred just after Admiral Dewey defeated the Spaniards In the American- Spanish war of 1898. On that occasion Mr. Holmes
met and photographed the famous Ameri. can Admiral in Hongkong.
"I've photographed Hongkong from several angles," he said, "and it has always proved one of New York, May 10. the principal features in my films Some extraordinary baseball showing bow the rest of the world was witnessed to-day, Chiengo tives and what it does. This time And Boston in the American I'm going to catch a lot of 182 League were crushingly defeated, Hongkong, and will incorporate being blanked out, while their it in a thiking travelogue of my opponents, Philadelphia and De-round-the-world tour. Most of troit respectively scored 9 and 1. my previous flims have been short Dykes hit a home run for the travelogues, but this will be a Athletics.
longer effort. Results:
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"Seven Innganges are used in sound recording. I speak English, French, Spanish and Italian my- self, and expert linguists trans- Inte into Portuguese. Swedish and German,
"As a matter of fact I can speak German also, but we don't gel enough beer in Amerien to get the accent right?"
Mr. Holmes, who is accompanied by Andre la Varre, the eminent camera-man, who is his partner, will proceed from Hongkong to
etc.,,
TAX-PAYER.
tion.
Democrats at War.
Sanitary Board Election
As regards Mr. Smith's speech Sin-May 1, through the medium tast night, more interest is taken of your valued paper, extend my here in the domestic Implications. heartfelt thanks to all those elec-The Press of the country unani- tors who were good enough to give mously interpret it as a direct at- me their support, and to the other tuck on Governor Roosevelt of New members of the public outside the York, who is at present the most electorate for having kindly afford- | !ikely Democratic candidate for jed me so much encouragement and the Presidency, War between the two wings of the Democratic Party assistance?
has now been brought into the open,
I am indeed grateful for the confidence they have thus shown ne and feel that I cannot belter justify it than to fry my almost to marry out the pledges on which || went to the electorate for their suffrage.-Yours, etc.,
LI SHU-PAN.
DOWN THE SLOPE TO DISASTER
FOUR COUNTRIES SLIPPING INTO BANKRUPTCY.
Geneva, Apr. 14.
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"I have recently stated," said Mr. Smith, "that while I would accept nomination if tendered by the Con- vention, that until the Convention assembled I would not be for or against any candidate, 1 announce to-night all exception that state- ment. I will take off my coat and waistcoat and fight to the end against any candidate who persists in any demagogic appeal to the masses of the working people, of this country to destroy themselves by getting class against class, rich against poor.
While in the early part of his speech Mr. Smith allowed himself free play of voice and gesture, he
Victor Concert Orchestra 35922.
8.32-9.20 p.m. Variety. Orchestral-What'll I Do
Orchestral-Marcheta
Victor Balon Orchestra 19876
Vocal Duckrep Your Skirts Deen Mary Ann Alleen Stanley and lily Murray 19700. Humorous Song-Taught Me How w Plag" the
Gerond date. Humorous Bong-I'm Specialist
Frank Cransit Organ Solo-After 1 May Pm Horry. Organ Act The Prisoner's Song
Jean Crawford 19880. Song Where the Blue of the Night
Vocal Duel Ind a Girl Like You
Sony-Printer of Lore
2455.
A Columbo (Baritones 22867, Organ Solo-Call Me Darling
Jenne Crawford 22901.
Orgno SaleCarolina's Calling Mr Song-Mah Lindy Lau.
Bong-Gwine lol Hebb'n
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A Selection of records from 2. D.-W. song-Twilight (Hamilton).
song-My Little Nest of Heavenly Blue (From
The Love Call"-Epaeth and Lekár Maria Joritza (Soprano),
Dand-Dorothy Selection (Cellier)
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UNCHANGED
Although silver is up both in London and New York, the Hong- kong dollar remains unchanged at 18. 234d. lesa locally.
Silver is up 1/8th in Lundon, spot and forward. Speculators bought and China sold at the rise. the market being quiet. After the offein fixing. buyers' require. ments
satisfied and the tendency of the market WAR LEX- certain.
The market la life-nings being declared closed
were
New York reports A rise 1/8th in silver prices.
BRITISH COAL EXPORTS
of
1491 for 8 wickets.
Sussex replied with 283
the face of universal impotence to arrest the disaster, South-Eastern Europe is slipping steadily inlu bankruptcy.
To-morrow the League of Nu tions Council will meet again lo consider the case of Austria, Han gary, Greece and Bulgaria, but able to do anything to help, sinen there is no prospect of its being no country is ready at present to and make the loans the League Finan
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Band-Tom Jones (German)-Selection
Gem-The Quaker Girl (Monckton)
Light Opera Company,
ing that it was his most important from a typed copy, evidently feel-Vel
atribut'.
The Roosevelt faction, who rely for support on the Dry South and the Radical West, profess to believe that the speech will do more good to Governor Roosevelt than harm, rejoice to but supporters of Mr.
find him back more in fighting form, while busi-
Reg. Band of H. M. Grenadier Guarda-
This record in by special requesi), Song-Wanting You (Hammerstein-Hamberg). Song-Lover Come Back to Me (Hammer-
atein-Romberg)
Lawrence Tibbett (Baritone), 10.28 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press
Smith NewA,
опсе
Notts went in a second time, ob- Icial Committee recommends. Iness, which feara that under Gov-
taining 137 for 5 wickets.
PARKER WELL OFF MARK.
Gloucester defeated Worcester by 143 runs, at the Victoria ground, Cheltenham.
in Jo-
deed, its main function seems like ly to be to give a kind of approval to general defaults.
Hungary, of course, 14 fault already.
Austrin may be expected to go off gold and default on various external obligations at the samu time, unless she Can somehow raise a new loan to pay the in 1terest on old ones.
It was Gloucester's first match of the season and Parker, their famous left-hand bowler had a splendid opening, taking thirteen Worcester wickets for 97 runs.
Gloucester made 176 and dis Bulgaria, according to missed Worcester for 155 (Parker League Financial Committee, musi 7 for 52). Batting again, the home withhold 50 per cent, of her ex- county made 254 for 8 declared.ternal debt payments due in the And sent their opponents back for next six months, 182. Parker taking 6 for 45 in this
Greece is not being encouraged innings.
to default nearly as much as her Prime Minister, M. Venizelos, wants.
EASY FOR KENT, Kent defeated Leicester by ten wickets, at Leicester.
GOVERNMENT MAKES REPRESENTATIONS
London, May 10. Replying to f question in Parliament the President of the Bourd of Trade sald discussions Leicester began well enough. their were in progress with the German They scored 221 runs in and Belgian Governments regard-first innings, quite a good score ing their restrictions
in the conditions.
Freeman took 7 wickets for 60 runs. Kent re-
on
the.
The loom question is the most argent, Greece, for example, has payments due on May 1, and it is now April 14. Her predicament is no fault of her own, for her ex- ports are primary products whose prices have fallen catastrophiently, and in spite of urgent economies
ernor Roosevelt the Democratic discredited economic and political Party would become a museum of theories. heaves a sigh of relief.
TORNADO'S TOLL
CONVICTS KILLED WHEN GAOL COLLAPSES
GG
Calcutta, May 10. The Gnot at Mymensingh, Bengal, collapsed under the blast! of a tornado to-day, killing 22 warders and prisoners, and injur ing 36 seriously. There were slight casualties. ing many
Two hundred convicts, includ- prisoners, excaped.
dangerous political The tornado caused appalling damage among the surrounding villages. Reuter.
wa mwaka mpak
10.30 p.m. Close Down.
SUGAR MARKET.
THE LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS
The following cable at the close of the sugar market yesterday hús been received by Messrs. Pen- treath and Co.
London Terminals. August 1932 4/10% up 2d. December 1932 6/21⁄2 up 1940. March 1933 5/51⁄2 up 11⁄2d. May 1933 6/63⁄41⁄4 up 13⁄4%d. Buyers at above prices, sellers asking d-d, more.
New York Terminals. Spot .04 up G'pts.
May 1932 59 up 1 pt. July 1932 .68 up 1 pt. September 1932 73-up 2 pts, December 1932 .81 up 1 pt. March 1933.
London (10/6/32).—Cuban 968 and/or Preferential Rawa, C.I.F., U.K., May shipment, business has
buyera over,
Importation of United Kingdomplied with 284, in spite of some
clever bowling by Astill, who took and considerable reduction of ex- EMPLOYMENT FIGURES been done at 4/9% per cwt., with
conl-British Wireless.
EGYPT MAKES AN EFFORT
WIN DOUBLES IN DAVIS
CUP CONTEST, '
four wickets for 27 runs.
penditure on armaments Budget Leicester collapsed before Free-equilibrium is impossible. Large man's slows in their second sums of British money are lockel innings, being all out for 104. up in Greece.
Freeman by taking 6 for 23 obtain.
ed an analysis of 13 for 82 in the match. Kent, requiring 43- runs to win, knocked them of without loss.
MATCH ABANDONED. The Lord's game between the M.C.C. and Yorkshire had to be abandoned, no play being possi.. ble since Saturday.
MOTOR DRIVER
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SET ON BY THREE FOOTPADS
EXCHANGE RATES. ·
Previous Day. Yesterday.
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BRITAIN'S STATISTICS SHOW SLIGHT DECREASE
Paris.. London, May 10, Goneyn Figures issued by the Ministry Berlin of Labour show that on April 25 Oslo.... there were 9,404,000 insured per-Helsingfom sons, aged between 16 and 64, in Athone employment in Great Britain. Buenos Aires This was 66,000 less than
the Shanghai
New York. month before, but about the same
Amsterdam as the year before.
The decline occurred in the cate-Madrid. On the first and only day of The victim of an attack him by gory of those "temporarily stop- cricket, keen struggle
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most of was three men, Kwong Sau, a Iconaod ped."
whom are
in Hongkong, witnessed, Yorkshire wera dia- motor-car driver, was assaulted the coalmining industry.-British Brussels missed for 212 runs, R.W.V. with a hammer and subsequently || Wireless.. Robins taking 5 wickets for 61 robbed of money and other per- runs. The M.C.C. had made 48 sonal articles to the total of
Stockholm BLOCK for 2 when stumps were drawn. $24.60, as he was returning to up from behind and seized the Copenhagen. Royal Naval Yard Police, received Reuter,
his home in Pak Tin village, couple, The man
Lisbon... struck was In the Shamshuipo District last several blows with a hammer and Itio.
Bombay. night.
was knocked down. He was then Yokohama The victim, who was accom- relleved of articles and money Montovideo.
Montreal.
Geneva, May 10. Egypt won the third of their Davis Cup matches with Italy te- dny, having lost the first two. In the doubles match, Grandguillot and Grandgulilot (Egypt) bent Sertorio and Deibono (Italy), 6-2, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.—Router, -
Tho baby daughter
of
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fatal injuries yesterday morning when
sho fail into a large bowl of bolling
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