BABE RUTH HITS TWO HOMERS
BRAVES AGAIN LÖSE TO CHICAGO
New York, June 12. Babe Ruth, the King of Swat, smacked out two home runs for the Yankees at Cleveland, contributing largely to a convincing win and getting within striking distance of Jimmy Foxx, the Athletes' star]
hitter.
Foxx scored his 22nd of the sea- son to-day and Ruth his twentieth.
THE
WORLD ECONOMIC
CONFERENCE
Continued from Page 1
Stimson and the majority of his
Administration colleagues in the feel that a reduction or even the debts is In- cancellation of war
evitable but for domestic reasons they have not said so publicly.
President Hoover is likely to meet with as much trouble over, Prohibition as over war debts in his campaign for re-election to the Presidency,
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Chicago increased their advant age over the Boston Braves in the publican National, winning the second Hame of the series by 5-3 to-day, although Art Shires hit a hon for the Braves,
McNair scored the only circuit clout of the day, for Athletics, who lost to Detroit spite of their successful big
ters.
Resultes,
Boston
Cincinnati
National League.
3 Chieng
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
OATH AND IRISH EXPORTS
MR. DE VALERA'S TARIFF POLICY
CUTS IN CIVIL" SERVANTS' SALARIES
MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1932.
CORRESPONDENCE.
A Rainfall Query.
(To the Editor, Hongkong, Telegraph.]
Sir-1 was much interested to read in your issue of Frkday the in- formation given regarding tho amount of rainfall since Juno 1st, and should like to know the
the tremendous
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reason of Dublin, May 18. There is a steadily growing de-parent discrepancy between the mand for a definite statement by amount of water received in the the Irish Government as to its reservairs and the amount which CHICAGO CONVENTION.
on the attitude towards the Ottawa Con- appears to have fallen Trouble is expected at the Referenre. The debates on the Budentchment areas
Convention get made the necessity for this National which is opening at thiengo to-inveasingly manifest.
11 is clear that the Minister for morrow (Monday) to re-nominate?
Hoover as the Party Phance, Mr. MeEnter, bas bad- President enndidate for the Presidency. geted on the basis of an export Many Prohibitionists are dis trade in the coming year at least the turbed by the reports that Presi- equal to that of the past year. If ident Hover is disposed to favour that should fail to materialise, re- hit-the re-submission of the issue for venue in proportion will not he
the country.
tortheoming. It is suggested that the "Dry" lunders
hoyent may sidential
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run
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The proposal to invite Senator Horah as the bead of Ende pendent Dry Party appears to be hanging re
If I read your artivle- aright, the catchment area is 2,700 acres, The number of square inches in fa square chain is 627,264. Thin, one inch drep, becomes 627,264, divided by 277.27. equals gallons per square chain for one ineb of rain. equals 2265,1 gallons. Ten chains equals one here:
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Mr. Chan Kwok-tung's action in probable tassuming the re-nomina-gaged. After twenty-four hours" London, June 12. ·
that Pro-eunsideration, Mr. de Valera Issu- this matter in assisting the ends Eleven hundred Elonians Bredtion of Mr. Hoover)
justice," commented Mr. The streets and cheered whenhibition will cease to be a serious fed a reply dealing with the rights of
Police and election issue. Mr Al Smith is of the Free State, ignoring alto-Schofield, at the Central Their Majesties The King
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stated that Mr Chan Was Thomas's message. Queen, accompanied by the Prin- Roosevelt's chief rital ress Royal and the Earl of Haremmination - Kontor,
Mr. de Valera's newspaper. The strumental in effecting the wood, visited Eton College to-day.
Irish Press, to some degres littsrest of a Chinese who had stolen where they attended Divine Ser-
the curtain on the big game that a deck chair from 96. Kennedy is being played. In the Budget Road, the residence of Mr. J. B. this week ne fewer than forty-Wilson. three new tariffs were imposed. According and the suggestion is that for the preference which each of these yields to the British and Dominion trader in this country the Treaty will be permitted to be braken and the whole political position set back to 1921.
vice,
Later in the day, five thousand people saw the King and Queen al the windows of Windsor Castle, when the bands of the Life Guards and the Scots Guards played on the east terrace of the Castle,
CHINA'S AERIAL
PROGRESS
NEW SCHOOL TO BE ESTABLISHED
(Telegraph Special.)
Shanghai, June 83. The National Government, has secured the services of Mr. John Jouett, who has won considerable prominence in the development of commercial aviation in Amerien, ta assist in the establishment of an up-to-date Flying School for Chion.
The new School will train pilots in order to develop all phases of aviation in China.- Reuter
MR. DE VALERA'S BEREAVEMENT
MOTHER PASSES AWAY IN NEW YORK
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New York, June 12. The death has occurred here Mrs. de Valera, the mother of Mr. Eamon de Valora, President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State. She was an Irishwo. man, her husband being Spanish.
Her son. the head of the Irish Free State, was born in New York in 1882-Reuter
LABOUR RIOTS IN ARGENTINE
STRIKE ON SUGAR PLANTATIONS
declared
NO CUT AND DRIED STATEMENT
Continued from Page 13
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald phasised that their transactions Paris had got been official. statemen of the two countries had been expressing their views.
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10 Sub-Inspector D. J. Dredge, Mr. Chan, who is the cashier of the Dairy
Farm Company, was standing on his verandah at 98, Kennedy Rond yesterday morning when he saw
district
good many of the economie trou bles in Europe and get the crono-
a man take the deck chair from mic machine working again proper
the verandah of No. 96. He went The Budget ly," declared Mr. Ramsay Mae
itself which is
to the house and asked.Mr. Wilson Donald in a statement to the Press ostensibly intended to stimulate if he had lost a chair and on being after the Anglo-French discus-home industries and provide news sions, speaking on behalf of Sir employment, has had a very dig-informed that he had, Mr. Chan went in the direction taken by Simon and himself.
turbing effect on trade, and in the thier. ile caught up with the some departments of business com- inplete chinos has been brought defendant in Toi Yuen Street and
had him arrested by a Theabout.
A greatly increased cost-
watchman- of living, and even greater unem- ployment than exists at present, is the result prophesied by many business men.
have Two days
already been taken up with the debate, and an- other day will be needed. On Thursday next the Oath BiB will go through its final stages. After that it remains For the Senate either to pass or hold it up.
"Thinking aloud," was how Mr. Ramsay MacDonald ex- pressed it.
"We have not tried to bar- gain, nor to compromise," he said, "but after a while we found
thinking along much the same lines,"
We
were
The twn governments are deter mined to make Lausanne effective and to obtain a good practical de. cision.
The crucial financial position of Austrin was one of the main topics of conversation, according to French semi-olicial quarters.
AUSTRIA'S NEEDS.
a). The Bank of England has ready granted Austria a credit of
a hundred million schillings, and Britain now considers that it is up to other interested nations, such as France and Italy to assist Austria.
The "Hair Shirt" Policy.
His Worship bound the de- fendant over on a personal bond for $50 and ordered that he be sent to the country.
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PLANS FOR STEEL WORKS.
CHINESE PLANS FOR BIG ENTERPRISE
Nanking, June 12. Plans for the establishment of an iron and steel works at Hsiakwan, have now been completed. A sum of £123,000 from the returned Bri- fish Boxer Indemnity Fund is being used for the purpone.
In pursuance of what is now known as "hair shirt" policy, Mr. De Valera's Government is find- ing itself, obliged to do some une popular things, not least of these being a cut of salaries and wages in all Government services.
Government servants are often envied for the privileges they en-
A site has already been chosen and joy of fixed salaries, regulur hours,
Just now they are building will begin shortly, while pensions, etc. having a very rough time here, experts are being sent to Britain They are participating. like all for the purchase of the other people, in the increased in-machinery.
necessary
next
do so come tax now even with the British It is hoped that the works will be France is prepared to provided an international operation by an Increase of Is. 6d, in the in operation not later than
But they are to suffer spring-Reuter, for the economic and financial re-pound.
the Danubian coun- also in direct cuts, Mr. McEntee storation of tries is decided upon, the idea be has settled in his Budget that the be the services must lold him £250,000. ing that Austria should Srat to benefit from the scheme inHe has not yet declared the scale view of the urgency of her needs. of cuts, but representatives of the nervices will have the privilege of seeing it before it is enforced. I anderstand that it will begin with a1 per cent, cut on salaries of KIANGSU FINANCE |2175, rising to 3 per cent, up to £300, and a 4 per cerit. for every Eno above that.
--Reuter.
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While lowering a dinghy from a fell into the water and was Jank off Shamshuipo yesterday, a sen- drowned.
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Shanghai, June 13. Thousands of labourers on the It is reported that owing to
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Financial dificulties, the Kiangsu is the right to resign in such cir Head and leg injuries were suffered and Tucuman Provinces in Argen- Provincial Government, under the cumstances, have ten years added, a stonebreaker who slipped and
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between the
cut suggested becomes effective, langer of drowning, he was rescued and, as they are all senior men, by Private Bevan, of the Argylls, and police and sugar-factory workers
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Highest on Lowest June June
weerd, on record. 11 West River at
Bhlubing +-43.7 North River at
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