OUR INABILITY
TO SWEEP CHIMNEYS
LAST YEAR WAS ENTIRELY DUE TO THE LAST-MINUTE RUSH,
FOR OUR MUTUAL SAKES————————
Please book early this year.
MODERN APPLIANCES OPERATED BY EXPERT WORKMEN.
C. E. WARREN & CO., LTD. China Building.
***
Tel. 20269,
on New York::
Amdarg Tolegraph" Wankzim Morning Post, Liu,
Min-Street, Hong.ag.
The
FINAL EDITION
Library, Supreme Court
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED H
No. 12313
Wha W=+}}+&## THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1932.
四片儿
140 PER ANNUM
SINGLE CUPT 10. CENTS
{"Bouth China Morning Post Bldg." Tel. 24554.
SECRETS OF THE OTTAWA PACTS MADE PUBLIC
BELFAST DISORDERS
TROOPS DRAFTED
INTO CITY
STRIKE THREAT
LORD CRAIGAVON'S
CHALLENGE
London, Oct. 12.
An armed peace is being preserved in Belfast. Troops have been brought in and posted strategically to deal with any serious outbreak of violence, while the police
Mr. Charles Corkran, son of a British General who with Mrs. Muriel Pawlay, in a prisoner of bandita in Manchuria,
have been heavily reinforc- HONGKONG
Yesterday's rioting took place AND EMPIRE
Bed
in the Nationalist quarter · of Belfast. On more than one oc-
HINTED AT
casion to-day, the unemployed DUTY ON FOREIGN CARS attempted further demonstra- tions. Rioting broke out at one or two points, but swift action by the police brought a restora- tion of order within R few minutes.
The police appear to have the situation well in hand, though the vigilance is not being relaxed
In any way.
ALL POLICE ARMED. Over three thousand police aro How on duty. They have all boen quipped with revolvers and rifles, still while armoured patrolling the danger areas.
cars are
Seven lorries, loaded with officers and men of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, armed with machine guns, have been drafted into the city, and they have set up posla in the main streets of the Nationalist
quarter.
As a further procaution, the curfew order requiring all civi lians to be off the streets between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 am. in being maintained.
SEVENTY ARRESTS.
The police have been busy all through the day making raids on suspected premises. In the course of these surprise visits they have discovered quantities of arms and ammunition in the possession of vivillans.
Seventy arrests have already
been made.
Late Inst night, Reater's Belfast correspondent indicated that the city was quiet, most of the streets being deserted,
Lord Craigavon, in the course of a speech at a meeting of Belfast Unionists said:
“If mischief-makers have come to Belfast to create
an Irish Republic, they will
be disappointed."
OTTAWA SEQUEL
Cabled summaries forwarded by Reuter to-day of the provi- sions of the Ottawa Agreements show that the Crown Colonies have been brought into the gen eral achome of preferences.
Ceylon will be invited to adopt the principle of Imperial Preference in respect of a number of Indian products, of which cotton plece- goods are the most important.
At the same time, the Govern-
MORE FOOD TAXES MANCHUKUO MYSTERY
CERTAIN
VALUABLE DOMINIONS'
CONCESSIONS
BRITAIN'S RETURN SECRETS OF THE OTTAWA AGREEMENTS were revealed by the United Kingdom Government last night. The wide range of the good taxes proposed ex- plains the inability of the Samuelite Liberals to support the Government.
The Anglo-Canadian Agreement provides for a lower duty on forty per cent. of imports from the
United Kingdom, while goods valued at G$8,000,000 will be admitted duty free each year.
ly and progressively restricted. Australia gives a Pre- British imports of foreign meats are to be drastical-
ference to British goods ranging from 15 to 20 per cent.
South Africa imposes minimum specific duties on foreign goods, while certain British products are ad- mitted duty free.
India gives a ten per cent, preference on 163 items, to which may be added cotton and artificial silk piece goods.
New Zealand is reducing all duties on British goods and Newfoundland is granting tenir cent. prefer ence on certain classes of goods.
Britain will impose duties on foreign butter, cheese. fruits, maize, wheat and so on.
ment of British Malaya will be PRINCIPAL POINTS IN AGREEMENTS
7
MISSION
Japanese Official to Visit Peking
Chanchun, Oct. 13. Mr. Tokuzo Komat, a Coun cillor of the Manchukuo Government, Is expected to vlalt Peking shortly in his private capacity, according to a atatement issued to-day.
It is believed, however, that he is being given an im portant mission which is like. ly to bring a change in the political situtation in North China-Router.
DESPAIR OF 'BOOKIES'
|NITSICHIN'S WIN AT
NEWMARKET
GREAT STRUGGLE: IN STRAIGHT
(Our Own Correspondent).
Speculation is rife regarding the visit of a Manchukuo official to Pak. ing. It is believed that he will place proposals before Marshal Chang Haueh-liang (above left) for à solu- tion of the North Chlas situation.
FATE OF CHENG
KWOK-YAU
A PETITION FOR CLEMENCY
M. HERRIOT IN LONDON
DISCUSSION BEGINS TO-DAY.
London, Oct 12. M. Herriot, the French Prime Minlater, accompanied by two otcials, arrived In London Inte to-night. He was met by Dr. Ramsay MacDonald and Sir John Simon Je will confer with them to-morrow,-Router.
LATE NEWS. VOLUNTEER PERIL
GUERILLA CAMPAIGN MAY COLLAPSE
LACK OF FOOD & CLOTHING
COMING OF THE WINTER
(Special to "Telegraph".)
Poking, Oct. 13.. The collapse of the long London, Oct. 12.
guerilla campaign waged against. Japan in Manchuria with a large The King and Queen, the
|degree of success is threatened." -- of Harwood, were members Princess Royal and the Earl
CHINESE CUSTOMS More than three hundred of an exceptionally large Chinese residents of the
Over fifty of the most promiment are reported to be operating in thousand Chinese volunteers Colony, crowd which to-day saw known Chincia "merchant,
North Manchuria, harassing the under the leadership of a well- Nitsichin win the Cesare signed a petition which will be ing it impossible for the Man havo Japanese at all points, render-
witch in a magnificent race. presented to the Government some chukuo Government to claim time next week in an attempt to so any effective control over a The winning horse is owned by sure a commutation of the sentence vast area. Mr. D. Kennedy, a London stock on Cheng Kwok-yau, the rich broker, Mr. A. Buston's Chel-young man condemned to death for marsh, considered a good outside procuring the death of George chance, occupied second place, and Fung. and other milk products from Lord Rosebery's Sandwich, last Those who have signed the peti- With publication to-night of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, year's St. Lager winner and to- tion decline to disclose their names the summary of the proceedings of South Africa, Newfoundland and day's favourite, ran third.
for good reasons, but it is under- the
Conference at Southern Rhodesla. Imperial
stood that the petition is written Foreign gonda in Ottawa, the terms of the schedules,
the second
in Chinese and was prepared by a Ottawa on behalf of all the Crown which hitherto have been kept category, respecting which Parlin-
learned Chinese scholar. Colonies to provide for numerous increased preferences, but these back, mainly at the request of the ment will be naked to impose early stages of the race the sun The plea for clemency advances are confined to motor vehicles in Dominions, owing to the risks of specific duties, are set out in the made the colours of the jockeys the tender age of the condemned schedules to the agreements and indistinguishable and it was until man and the fact that he and Lay Hongkong and the Straits Settle-forestalling, are revealed.
the runners came into the straight Ming-fai were actually husband and that wheat in grain 2/- per quarter;
the positions could be wife in the eyes of Chinese, be butter 16/- per cwt;
accurately observed.
cause they had lived together us checso 15 per cent ad valorem. ·| Claymore was first round the man and wife for months, as Schedules to the various agree-Paris, West Wicklow, Sandwich, The petitioners plead that Chin- ments set out the details of the other proposed duties.
vited to give Indian preference in return for which India will grant preferences to certain colonini pro- ducts.
HONGKONG'S PART.
Arrangements
mande were
ments.
at
London, Oct. 12.
It is on the basis of the agree-Include: ments and the schedules. thereto, It is expected that the reduction contained in this report, that legis- of duty upon canned pineappleslation has been drafted which will will benefit Malaya.
be taken up by the House of Numerous tropical products, la Commons Immediately Parliament cluding fruits from the West Indies reassembles on Tuesday next. and vegetable oils from West Africa The legislation will be pressed are receiving preferences from the forward with all speed, not only to Dominion.
prevent forestalling, but because under the Import Duties Act pro- vision for the free entry of The reference to increased pro-imports from the Dominions and ferences by Hongkong in respect the Colonies ceases on November
confusing, 16th.
A PUZZLE.
of motor vehicles in
Inasmuch as at the present time:
this Colony grants no preferences)
ง
WORLD TRADE.
commodities whatever. The report contains the ternis of It has been generally assumed the
batween agreements
the
FRUIT DUTIES.
In the schedule to the Canadian agreement goods specified, include
apples, pears,
canned apples,
dried fruits, eggs,
condensed milk.
NINTH INTO STRAIGHT The going was good, but in the
bond, with Chelmarsh, Roi de reasons. Sandals, Son a Mint, Blue Vision and Nitsichin close on her heels in that order.
CLAYMORE BEATEN.
A quarter of a mile from home, Claymore was beaten, Chelmarch having taken the lead with Roi de Paris, Claymore, Sandwich and Nitalehin following.
Nitsichin was running magni- flcently and shortly afterwards Under the corresponding sche-swept into second place and pass- that Hongkong would be very United Kingdom and the various dule of the Australian agreement ing Chelmarsh on the rising lle was not a man to be intimi-alightly affected by the Oltawa Dominicus and India and, in the aro included in addition to dated, he added.
jagreements, aceing that so little opinion of the Government, the above,
is produced locally which could agreements greatly increase the enjoy reciprocal treatment in re-opportunity of inter-imperial trad- turn for any preferences which ing and represent an important; the Colony might grant,
step, towards the restoration of world trade.
STRIKE CALL.
DUTIABLE GOODS.
powdered milk, honey, raw oranges, grape fruits.
the ground won by three lengths.
HONGKONG NOT IN PICTURE.
There was a fine struggle be- The Belfast Trades Council has
tween Chelmarsh and Sandwich passed a resolution calling upon
for second place, but Chelmarshi the Trade Unions to strike in
The New Zealand agreement fought off the challenge of Lord sympathy with the relief workers,
This over-riding consideration makes no additions to this list, Rosebery's horse and gained the but it is considered unlikely that By its status as a distributing was expressed in a resolution but the schedules attached to the verdict by two lengths. the Trade Union will concur, par-centre, Hongkong's prosperity has passed by the Conference which South African agreement Includes
Rol de Paris was fourth, Blan ticularly as the local shipyards been built up on a free port polley, declared that by the lowering or a number of specific dution to be dearna afth, Sandale sixth and are hoping to secure remunera- and it has been widely felt that the removal of barriers among imposed on foreign imports of Popotte, from Guernsey last. Live ordors shortly.
any marked Interference with themselves, as provided for in the various other fruits,
The winner's time was three A conference has been opened this policy would be detrimental agreements, the flow of trade be- canned, and also 10% ad valorem minutes. fifty-one and two-fifths with the Lord Mayor and other to the Colony's best interests, tween the various countries of the duty throughout the year on maize. Reconds. prominent Belfast citizens to The possibility of giving some Empire would be facilitated and The only Items specified in thei consider applying scales of un-slight preference on commeditles that by the consequent increase of corresponding schedule of the employment benefit similar to those already subjected to duty, such tho purchasing power of their Newfoundland agreement prevailing in England.-Router and as winea, spirits, beer, tobacco, peoples, the trade of the world duty on foreign cod liver oil of etc., has been mentioned, but there would also be stimulated and in-1/4d por gallon and on chilled or has been no indication of Hong-creased.. kong adding to the list of dutiable articles,
British Wireless.
PRINCES LEAVE
SWEDEN
LICENCE DIFFERENTIATION?
·
from
raw and
are A
frozen salmon of 18 per pound. INDIA AGREEMENT.
and linseed.
are
The bookmakers are despon. dent at the result, docluring that they would even have preferred a victory for Sand. wich. Nitolchin was very heavily backed on all books.
NEW MASTER FOR D.B.S.
THE REV. L. L. NASH APPOINTED
ese customs demand the severe punishment of offences such as the seduction of a man's wife. The petition has been translated into Engilsh for consideration by the authorities.
INTERPORT SOCCER
SHANGHAI PLANS ANNOUNCED
(Our Own Correspondent).
Shanghai, Oct. 18, The Shanghai Football Associa- tion announce that the interport soccer match between Shanghai and Hongkong will be played at the
Canidrome on November 26.
In the event of a draw, the re- play will be on the same ground on the following day.
Hongkong plays the Rest of Shanghal on November 27 if the Interport is decided and a match Ingainst a team not yet decided upon on November 29, subject to the Hongkong Association agreeing to play this fixtura.
The Interport dinner will be held Jon November 28,
For the theft of a' Jacket, an opium pipe and other articles from a watchman employed on the no. Tal Leo, Chinese was sent by Mr. Wynne-Jones to-day to prison for one month.
despatches reaching Peking that Now, it is startlingly revealed In these three hundred thousand mon are faced with starvation and unless clothing and food is made death this winter soon to break
available to them.
STUBBORN FIGHT.
For a year they have put up a tubborn resistance to Japancas domination in Manchuria. Time and again large groups have been broken up by the more efficient douth-dealing
weapons of the Japanese, but have reformed, taken in fresh recruits and have resumed their activities.
With the winter descending, how. ever, they find they have got only summer uniforms and little food or ammunition.
SUPPLIES FAILING.
The bitter weather which settles down upon Manchuria must cause a collapse unless assistance is ron dered quickly. During the paat year, they have obtained their sup ples mainly by raiding Manchukuo and Japanese supply depots, while food has been supplied to them by villagers.
Even succour in the way of food aupplies from villagers is failing them already. Many of tho villages are deserted and desolato. wrecks owing to the continued war- fare, and crops have not been planted.
There seems, at the moment, little prospect of getting sufficient winter clothing for this vast army, In which event it will be impossible for them to carry on the strugglę. -Router.
STOP PRESS
London, Oct. 13. The country has been shocked by the news of the murder of á Mrs. Woodruff (which has not yet reached Hongkong).
The poignant circumstances of the outrage are rolatod. In the newspapers in heavy type with banner headlines.
SAME GENERAL FORM. The agreements with all the Under the United Kingdom- Dominions follow the same general Indian agreement which is subject In regard to motor vehicles, form. Importa
Empire to ratification in India, provision amongst the suggestions made countries into the United King is made for the imposition of duties RECEIVE WELCOME IN has boon one that a higher licence dom fall into three classes, name on foreign imports of wheat, rice, feo might be imposed on foreign ly, those accorded entry free of castor oil, magnesfum, chloride, DENMARK
makes than on British vehicles, duty subject to revision three although it seems
those which doubtful, If years hence,
An undertaking is given by tho The Rev. I. L. Nash, M.A., has London, Oct. 12. such a plan were adopted, whe granted a proference through the
on United Kingdom Government not been engaged as resident Assistant The Prince of Wales and Prince ther it would be of any real imposition of speciale duties
which to reduce the existing general ad Mastor and Chaplain of the and English, and was prominent parents when her mother was George this afternoon flew in the value to British manufacturers. [foreign goods; and those Imperial Airways liner "Horacica" Un to the present, the local au-racetve a proference in virtue of valorem, duty of ten per cent im Diocesan Boy's School, and is due las an ́oarsman. He has had pre-iting her father in a nursing yous experience of teaching. In home Rear Bristol, suffering from from Malmo, Sweden, via Ham- thevities have not released any the ten per cent, ad valorem duty posed under the Import Duty Act to arrive next March.
statement as to the precise man on foreign gonde imposed under which are already enumerated in Grammar School and St. Catha- for the last three years in a ro family is prostrate with grief
on a large class of foreign goods He was educated at Melbourne Australia, and has been engaged nervous breakdown. burg to Copenhagen.
They were greeted by Prince ner in which Hongkong will be the Imports Duties Actua and Princes Axel of Denmark added by the Ottawa Agree. In the first category are included the special schedules to rerine's College, Cambridge, where anonsible post in the Diocese of emer British Wireless..
He took a good degree in History Melbourne. poultry, butter, chosse (Continued on Page T.) -
ཏཝཱ
The nowe was conveyed to her
The whole
Page 15Page 16