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UNIFIED CONTROL OF LOCAL BUS SERVICES
POSSIBILITY OF
NEAR FUTURE
GOVERNMENT'S POLICY
ANNOUNCED
ALL ROUTES TO BE OPEN TO TENDER
UNIFIED CONTROL OF THE COLONY'S MOTOR- OMNIBUS SERVICES, Kowloon and Hongkong, may be envisaged as a possibility of the future, as the result of a statement of Government policy in this mat- ter, disclosed this morning.
At the tenth of June next year, all existing rights and privileges will expire and the Government con- templates offering all-the services of tender, on new terms and presumably to the highest bidder. The issue of the announcement to-day is tantamount to twelve months' notice to the existing licence holders.
The official columunique, outlin ing the Government scheme <tates:
of
be mute for goodwill.
"Where
any successful tenderer is required purchase
decision of the
ま
to aforesaid, the Government as to whether anything to be purchased is suitable effective shall be final conclusive.
As from 10th June, 1933 when all the licences and rights existing Companies concerned cense and determine, the Govern- ment proposes to let by Tender exclusive rights (which will pot inicie the rxisting tramway rights of the Hong Kong Tram-
The opportunity will be given way Company be the Peak Tram for a single tender covering the Company) to operate Rond whole Colony, or for Mechanical Transport of passen- tenders each envering one divison: gers where payment is by the seat of the Colony only. The divisions i neupied.
contemplated are:--
TENDER CONDITIONS.
Conditions on the following
included in
lines will be
Tender Form:-
the
A royalty na grobrvipts
in lieu of the present scaling:
tax and licence charge,
2 Government control of routes..
slopping places, and time tables.
# Maximum Fares,
4 All vehicles to be of British:
make.
If the preseal Heensed com panies shall so desire. the successful tenderer 91 Len- derers may be required to: purchase, under some method į of valuation to be deter- mint by the Government, all suitable and effective vehicles, repair plant, and machinery. tands, buildings and materials used by the present licensed Companies immediately before! the 10th June. 1933 for the purpose
their
Takimene
under-
flongkang Island.
Jeparme
The inland including, the! the New Territories. Detailed Tender Forms are penuse of prepaention.
LONDON
FLAT DRAMA
WOMAN HELD ON
MURDER
CHARGE
(Reuter's Special Servico).
London June 3. Mrs. Elvira Barney, the daughter of Sir John Mul- lens, the well-known Govern- ment broker, has been ar rested on n charge of wilful murder.
His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, the Hon. Mr. WT. Southern, Inspecting the datack- ment of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders during yesterday's King's Birthday celebrations.
THE BUBBLE
BURSTS
BRITISH FIASCO AT AUTEUIL
PERRY BEATEN BY MENZEL!
London, June 3. British tennis pride, fol. lowing the recent successes in the French tennis cham- pionships, fell heavily to-day, when every prominent player went down to defeat,
The sensation of the dag was the defeat of P. J. Perry, the British hard-courts champion, by R. Menzel, the Czecho-Slovakian Normally, Perry would player. defeat Menzel in nine matches out fof ten. To-day, he suffered a Įremarkable lapse of form and was
defeated by three sets to two.
PERRY OVER-CONFIDENT. Perry started splendidly win- ning the first set by 6-2, outplay- ing Menzel. The Czecho-Slovakian reversed the position, drawing level at one set all, winning 6-4. All was thought to be over when Perry again assumed complete ascendancy. He took the third vet with the loss of one game, and the linge crowd regarded the mnteh aa all over har the shout-
DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA
IMPORTANT ORDER FOR DORMAN LONGS.
(Router's Special Service). London, June 4. A representative of the Chinese Ministry of Railways has given in order to Messre, Dorman Logs for eight ap- proach bridges for the pro- jected Nanking-Pukow Ferry. -Reuter.
JAPANESE POLICY
FRANCE'S NEW CABINET
M. HERRIOT'S MINISTRY
Paris, June 3.
M. Herrlot, the leader of the Radical Socialists, has been busy on the task of forming a Cabinet and it la understood that the Ministry will be formally announced Inter.
Political prophets declare that M. Herriot will assume the port- folio of Foreign Minister na well as the Premiership and that M. Paul Boncour, whom many thought would move into the Quai D'Orsay will
be appointed Inister for War.
THE NEW CABINET.
Later. The composition of M. Herriat's Cabinet is officially announced fo
Premier and Foreign
Affairs
webe:
CROP OF RUMOURS AT GENEVA
MANDATE CANARD
War
Navy
Air
bestol, France'ı DOW Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary.
M. Herriot. THE WORLD
.M. Paul Bencour.
.M. Georges Leygues.
M. Painleve.
Finance ..M. Germain Martin.
Justice
Budget
Education
Colonies
CRISIS
M. Renouli. U.S. SUGGESTS NEW
.M. Palmade.
.M. Demonzie:|
al Sarraut
third time,
INVITATIONS
M. Herriot is assuming the RUSSIA AND China Premiership for the though his second Cabinet lasted for only a day.
Loudon, June 3. The British Government la con- tinuing its enquiries among the
Geneva, June 3. The initiatory statement by Baron Saito, Japan's new Prime Minister, outlining the future policy of the Japanese Govern- ment, has resuscitated interest His first venture was in May, major Powers to be represented at
3024, when France rejected M. the Lausanne Conference, to ascer
FIRST PREMIERSHIP.
BRITISH STEEL in the Far Eastern situation. Poincare, being tired of a sub-tain their views as to the Proposed
INDUSTRY
RATIONALISATION
SCHEME
BEHIND TARIFE
SHELTER
London, June 3.
A great nationwide effort to re-establish the prosperity of the British iron and atcel industry is now under way.
A whole erop of rumours were
text of Baron Saito's
Blatement
in circulation immediately the servient parliament, tired of the
Ruhr occupancy and tired of the International Economic Conference became widely known, but careful reparations wrangle.
to consider methods to stabilize inquiry proves that as far as the Twelve months ·later, his world commodity prices. Lengue is concerned, there has Government was defented owing been 110 new development to to its financial proposals which justify an Interruption or re-included #capital levy. His vision of the Assembly's pirinance minister was M. De Monzie, who again appears in that
gramme.
This is particularly obvious in role. view of Japan's complete with. In July, 1926, he formed drawal from Shanghai, much another Cabinet following sooner than was generally belley-Government defeat ed would be the case.
Caillaux's demand for a free hand, and M. Herriot'» government was
LYTTON REPORT.
FAMOUS FOR PIPE.
M.
His pipe and his old volumes
The report of the Lytton Com-defeated on a vole of confidence mission
on the same day that its policy of Enquiry into the. Manchuria situation is not expect-
was outlined to the Chamber. ed for some time and it has been- Proposals for the complete re ascertained that the Chinese have organisation of the industry will made no further application re-make life worth living for M. it would seem, however, that be worked out by a National Comgarding a report of the Lytton Edouard Heriot, Perry suffered from over-committer, hended by Mr. Charles procedure in Manchuria sinc» the No caricaturist hay ever fidence, and slacking off to some Mitchell, the chairman of Messrs. request of Dr. W. W. Yen at the attempted to draw Herriot with- extent, was unable to get into Doran, Long, and Company, whe end of May for information
e-out his pipe, and no friend has his stride again when the demand were the sponsors of the powerful garding how far Japan had carried ever thought to wish him well on became urgent. Menzel won the combination which is to make out their agreement to withdraw his birthday without the gift of u fourth set at 7-5 and the fifth ribid for China's development work, into the Railway Zone.
book. In his student days, while The deamativ arrest followed | 0-3.
The National Committee for the "Lord
Lytton has suggested studying to be a nehool teacher, If the successful tender the discovery at her flat in London |
LEE DEATEN.
reorganisation of the iron' and nothing of the kind!" WAR the stall cater the whole of the on Wednesday of the holy ori H.G.N. Lee,
or steel industry will be assisted by authoritative response to an conqueror Colony then the successful Michael Scott Stephen, the son of Lacoste, went down in straight District and small specialised com-quiry regarding a rumour that tenderer may be required to a Kent magistrate, who had been sets to De. Stefani, the
the chairman of the League Com- Italianmittees, purchase such things as afore, shat dead.
mission had Davis Cup player.
TARIFF MEETING. Lee was not!
recommended said used for the whole Mes.
Japanese mandate in Manchuria.-- Barnes married Colony, but if the successful Sterling
John shadow of himself, though he
The proposals were outlined by | Renter. in enough Barney, the American fought keenly tender shall cover part only singer, who is at present travel second set.
The match ended in Sir George May (photo ou right) of the Colony then the ing in the United States,
de Stefani's favour, G-3, 9-7, 6-2. at a meeting of the principals of successful tenderer may be The discovery of the body of
Henri Cochet also qualified for forty iron and steel firms with the SIR JAMES BRENAN required to purchase only Mr. Stephen such things us
PURCHASE UNDERSTANDING,
WAM mnde
the
the
mer's menibers of the
the semi-final of after singles, defeating Gregory Mangin Import Duties
6-2, 7-5, Advisory Com
aforesaid an guests at a cocktail party at the by three sets to one, in the opinion of the Govern-at had left for home. ment are used for that part shots were heart.
of the Colony covered by the!
Lendor,
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On any auch valuation as aforesaid no allowance will
BOMB DROPS ON ANHULI TOWN
TWENTY KILLED: 40 WOUNDED
C.E.R. DAMAGE
Five 57, 6-3.
EASTERN SECTION
RESUMING
(Special to "Telegraph")
and
Harbin, June 3, Communication with Pogranit- chanya, which has been Inter-1 rupted for some time owing to the Shanghai, June 4. serious damage to rulls Twenty-two wore killed and bridges caused by bandits and in-1 forty seriously Injured at Pengpu Burgent raiders, is expected to be yesterday when, according to afresumed shortly-Reuter despatch to the Shun Pao, a bomb
mittee, of which Sir George May BETTY FAILS,
is the chairman, Britain's last hope, Miss. Betty Sir George Nuthall, failed in the semi-final stated that the of the women's singles. Madante Import Duties Mathieu, the French champion, Committee was has acveral times proved too good convinced that
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minary stage and the dato and The enquiries are still in a prell- Place of such n Conference have not
yet been considered.
It is intimated by Washington that the United States Government is quite enthusiastic about the Bri- tish proposals, but favours a wide membership
the proposed cronomic conference, and suggest
of
the inclusion in the invitations of Russia, Argentine and Spain."
It is also felt that as stalibisation of silver will presumably be discus- sed, Mexico, Peru, China and other. silver-using countries should be re- presented-Reuter and British Wireless.
HALUN FALLS
INSURGENTS AGAIN DEFEATED
Harbin, Juuc 4. Continuing the successes which have been achieved in the past week, the Japanese forces, after inflicting many casualties upon the anti-Manchukuo troops do. fending Hailun, have succeeded in. M. Herriot spent all of his meagre occupying the city. pocket money rare volumes | The defented insurgents which he would pick out of the book boxca hung along the stone retreating in a northerly direction
and are being embankment of the Seine. In his Japanese bombing planes which
pursued home in Lyens, he has a library are reported to be adding to the of thirty thousand volumes. He takes great pride in his own confusion of the retreating army. Shanghai, June 1
Horary efforts and recently pub In a leaderette this morning,
lished a poem in prose," "The the North China Daily News wel- Forest of Normandy."
HIGH TRIBUTE IN N.C.D.N.
(Telegraph Special)
and
for Miss Nuthall and to-day was the main value of a tariff would comes the honour bestowed upon no exception to the rule. The be to afford the industry an op- Sir James Brenan mulch was over in two sets, 6-2, portunity of putting itself in pays # tribute to
order on the lines best adapted to masterly handling of one of the this country and to the diversifi- biggest erines which Shanghai ed nature of the demands which has ever had to face."--Reuter. must be met."
6-4.-Reuter.
WIGHTMAN CUP
BRITAIN'S TEAM
SELECTED
London, June 3. The following team has been selected to represent Britain in
MEXICAN QUAKE
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MORGAN'S ANTI-BEAR
CORPORATION
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GERMAN CRISIS
CABINET DISSOLVES
REICHSTAG
Berlin, Juno B. The von Papen Cabinet has decided to dissolve tho Rolehatag forthwith and thus evade a votu of non-confidence,
SIR GEORGE MAY'S PROMISE.
He emphasised that if the present abnormal competition con- inued, the Import Duties Com- FOURTEEN KILLED AND
New York, Juno 8. mittee would not hesitate to re-i
MUCH DAMAGE
The "dictatorship" (of which Messrs. Pierpont Morgan and President Ilindenburg, von Papen. commend the continuance of the
Company, the famous Wall Street and Gonoral von Schielecher ars present
of emergency duties
Mexico City, June 3. financiera, to-day announced the the principal figures) will rule the from ກ plane returning from? It was inadvertently announced this the Wightman Cup tennis battle thirty-three and a third per cent.
Fourteen persons were killed formation of a great security In- country without operations against bandits. morning that the Evening Service at against the American team led by as long no was necessary and to-day in the most violent carth-vestment corporation
Parliamont with tho provided the Industry did their quako shocks for
under Article 48 of the Constitu- many years. object of supporting Miss Betty Nuthall, Miss Round, part, the permanent tariff to be The shocks were felt over a wide market. soothing with indignation and are are aware, for the month of Jure the Mrs. Fearnley-Whittingstall, Mrs. decided fater would be made suf-aron
bond tion, or with the aid of emergency decrees until the now aleations, demanding the severe punishment evening services will be held at 8.16 Michell, and Mrs. King (formerly ficiently high to achieve the object damage was done in Mexico City. hundred million dollars has been the last legal date, at the end of
and considerable minor Already capital of over of the aviator concerned.-Reuter,p.m. cach Sunday,
one which will probably be delayed to Miss Phyllis Mudford.)-Reuter. in view-Router.
subscribed.--Reuter.
fell in one of the main
streets
The inhabitants of Pongpu are would be held at 6 p.tn. As members
the Wesleyan Church, Wanchal, Mrs, Helen Wills-Moody:
-Renter.
the
July.--Reuters