Burghong Telegraph.
DECEMBER 31, 1933. ♬ MAG CENTE
́UILOR"PER_AMENITI
DUNLOP Fort
TYRE ll-feature of distinction and a factor
of safety
·DUNLOE
FORT
USTRALIA DISMISSED THIS MORNING FOR 228
Adgilral
Howard Kally:
Happy Valley RAVAT TOTIAW
Yuna);
ARCELONA NTRIGUE
BRITAIN'S GROWING
CONFIDENCE
ROSIER INDUSTRIAL PROSPECTS IN COMING YEAR
ENCOURAGING SIGNS
وارة صيف
- London, Dec. 30.
With the app vách of the year's end, the newspapers contain many references to trade prospects in 1933 and. the efforts made in meeting the difficulties of the fast- twelve months are the subject of summary
and comment
while the speeches of leaders in industry, commerce and politics show a similar preoccupation.
Mr. Baldwin in a New Year's, creased.
message to his party struck an Botter conditions in India are. optimistic note, plaiming that expected to lead to a considerable There was evidence that when the expansion of British imports. world advanced towards a general Lancashire Is vary, hopeful of no recovery, Britain would once an agreement being reached with the operatives on more looms per Weaver question,
ATIC AURESTS BY more be in the forefront.
POLICE
NITION STORE FISCOVERED
The Times and Dully Telegraph devoted leading articica to-day! to the progress of oventa in 1982 which the former describes stronuous year and the intter us
a proud-year for Britain.
CONVALESCENT.
The general conclusion of the press comment. on the evidence. drawn from many sources, le to |confirm Mr. Baldwin's description of the difference between, condi. tions to-day and a year ago, that Reviewing the work of the file as enormous as that between
-
BE TARIFF ISSUE.
NTER REVOLUTIONtional Government and the thecinally, whose danas i
IN MAKING-
*Own Correspondent).
Spalatiumdanston #ladyent, wie HẸP Lines and dầu, who la, convalescout.
Boya the "acal sien of the British Wireless.“ country, has been profoundly!
changed but changes upon lines
| which- "need" heither prejudice
world recovery nor leave Britain BUS FATALITY IN
Meerash Confrigh), Telegraphie irretrievably committed to a -Chanson, 1111. Ktertrad, December system of tariffa irrespective of the results. The Ottawa agree- London, Dec. 30.
arrests ments have marked the beginning
series of dramatic
KOWLOON
In Barcelona to-day marked of an attempt to translate the TWO WOMEN KNOCKED
political Commonwealth of
Com-
Ba
DOWN
Ovana thousand officers and men participated in the impressive naval raview at Happy Valley yesterday. show His Excellency Admiral Sir Howard Kelly Inspecting the Royal Marine contingent, and a naval
detachment passing the saluil ng base (Photo: Ming Yuen),
SPECIAL CAR TAX
REFUNDS
DICATION OF
ORDINANCE
FOR TEMPORARY
VISITORS
Further modification of the pro- visions under the Empire Prefer- ence Ordinance whereby a special motor vehicles which are not Em- licence fee is made payable for píre products, is announced in the Government Gazette.
irst intimation that another Nations Into an economic spread counter-revolutionary monwealth and to use it As the result of being knocked iad been discovered by the lever for towering the tariff walls down by a motor bus in Prince brities.
of the world. The greatest con- Edward Road yesterday, a Chinese accidental discovery of a version operation in history has woman was killed and a young garding the status of cars brought t stora of arms and am-been successfully carried' inio] girl gravely injured. flon gave the police the clue ollect."
e existence of a plot. The The Daily Telegraph draws at very was not disclosed. In- tention to the good progress made gations were made quietly. in the task of framing an Indian Troet was made in one house Constitution. the premises' soarched and authorities had their rs upon the whole scheme.
the
THE COMING YEAR.
examination by the Governor-in- The decision is the result of an Council of representations made re-
into the Colony for a temporary From Lee Fan, a bus-driver in the employ of the Kowloon Motor etay only.
The new Order providea that pay- Bus Company, a report was went of the special licence fee must received by the Police to the effect be made but in the event of the that the vehicle was approaching removal of the car within three Waterloo Road junction when, in months, an application for a re- awerving to avoid a part of the fund may be made. rond which is under repair, it With regard to the coming year, collided with two women walking the Inspector-General of Police, to- Applications are to be made to reports from industrial centres in- atong in the same direction. diente growing confidence in thei Raids prospects of most industries. It woman, and Cheung Chut, 19, were. G. P. will verify the facts and Lau Wa, aged 62, married gether with a full statement of the in thoy swooped.
facts of the particular case. The organised simultaneously is realised that the improvement, the, two pedestrians
involved. submit a report, recommending the ferent parts of the town and when it comes, will be gradual, but The former was instantly killed,
the ringleaders were aware on the whole, manufacturers are while the ether was injured in the refund or otherwise.
abdomen, being facing the new year hopefully.
subsequently Many small now Industries are catablishing themselves behind the taken to Hospital. She is not
expected to live. protection afforded to the home
Ав a lorry travelled along marketa and these are expected to Nathan Road yesterday, a Chineso.]
of employed as a car cleaner, fell absorb considerable numbers the unemployed..
from his sent on the vehicle, and
BLACK LIST.
he danger, they had been Tinto custody. ang the documents disclosed soarchea wore two lists of officers.
of these lists contained the
of military men who had
FIDUCIARY ISSUE UNCHANGED
BANK OF ENGLAND'S APPLICATION.
London, Dec. 30.
It is announced that on the application of the Bank of
England, the Treasury he authorised the maintenance of the fiduciary Issue at the exist- Ing Ugure of £275,000,000 for a further period until March next.
31st
Chus, as forecast by the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the debt payment to the United States, no Increase in the issue beyond the existing figure has been found neces- Bary,British Wireless,
GERMAN FIRM'S BANKRUPTCY
HEAVY LIABILITY: FEW ASSETS
SIX PER CE
CENT POSSIBLETT
LAST THREE
WICKETS
PUT ON 34.
DOGGED FIGHT FOR FEW RUNS
Melbourne, Dec. 31. Australia's first innings closed after resumption of the Second Test this morning with the poor score of 228 runs..
BOON
The last three wickets put G11 thirty-four runs, which was rather | better than had beer expected, though, barring the sensational, nut good enough to be regarded as an important contribution,
All Australia's batsmen had been dismissed before the close of play. yesterday and England's task, to- day was merely the dismissal of the "rabbits."
Australia's total compares with 360 obtained in the first innings of the First Test, which they loat by ten wickets.-Reuter..
OUT OF THE DEEP
CHOSHUN MARU ON RUN AGAIN
SHANTUNG MISHAP
An application for a receiving order in bankruptcy against Messrs. Steger and Co., importers and exporters, of 2, Connaught (Hy
RECALLED
(Special to "Telograph”)
Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphic
Road Central, was granted at the Messages Ordinance. 1895. Haciend, December Supreme Court this morning by 1, 11 am) the Chief Justice (Sir Josoph Kemp).
:
Shanghai, Dec. 81. The Japanese steamer, Cho- The application was made by Mr. shun Maru, one of the fastest. DEF.C. E. Rondall (Mesars. Russ and vessels operating on the China
BRIGHTON
Co.) on behalf of Lau Yeo-mut, of Wellington Street, the petitioning Coast, which went aground and sank off the Shantung coast in
creditor.
EXPRESSu Yee-mui stated that the deb. July lust, has been successfully
75 MILES AN HOUR ACHIEVED
NEW ELECTRIC SERVICE
Railway returns for last week received injuries which caused his NEW MINT TO OPEN IN the public on Sunday and thereings of his own private dwelling ated their sympathy with the give encouraging signs of increas- romoval to Hospital. mont. The other was a sorted traffic, notably in minerals and
lack List contaiping the heavy goods. There is an all
of army officers who wore round increase in every class, of
MARCH
GEN. HERTZOG'
OUTBUI“
firm owed her $8,000 and in-refloated and repaired. terest under two promissary notes. The Choahun Muru is operated Mr. Kendall: It is usual for the by the Dairen Kishon Kaisha, petitioning creditor to say some-which rune mail steamers between thing about the assets and liabili-Shanghai, Tsingtao and Dairen. ties of the firm, but in this case of She is a twenty-knot boat and was European firm the petitioning practically now when she met with creditor is not likely to know much usuap and temporary immersion. She is due in Shanghai to-. about them.
Mr. M. Steger, partner in the morrow, coming as practically a debtor firm, estimated that their new boat. In effect only her hull London, Dec. 301 liabilities were between $250,000 has been retained. She has been atted with new engines and her A speed of over 75 miles an hour and $300,000
interior decorations and Bttings ABOLITION OF THE was reached during the inaugural
SELLING UP.
have been completely, replaced. run or the Southern Railway's
She restimes service of the TAEL
new electric route to Brighton to
To meet the liabilities he was Shanghal-Dairen run on January
The day.
doing everything possible.
4-Reuter. office furniture had been sold and The service will be opened to hnd realised $1,000. The furnish-
after will include twenty-three would realise approximately express trains each day.
$1,000. An offer had been, minde Shanghai, Dec, 30. The inaugural ceromony marked The Finance Minister, Mr. T. V. the completion of a scheme which for the goodwill of the firm.
announces that a well- has cost two million, seven huu-amounting to $15,000. equipped Central Mint will be dred and fifty thousand pounds In Canton, they had received an opened on March 1 for the coinage and 99 per cont. of the work on offer of 85,000 from the into dollars of silver tendered by which has been carried out by There was life of the former
Pretoria, Dec. 31. the public at a conversion rate of British firms.
Organlod financo, assisted by 71% tagl centa per dollar.
Contra of policy to be Mconre. Stegar Afrikander treason, forced South An Advisory Board, composed of sible only after the The Hongkong dellar advanced well-known bankers and merchants, Electrical Board embarked the
Altogetherclared General Hertzog, in a New Bym-foreign and Empire buyers, but 4th this morning to Is. 3d.
The will assist the Government in main-grid scheme of supply for the and Co. on condition that they Africa off the gold standard, de-
The opening of paid the premium.
Year message to the Afrikander towards the premiums. He was people. eers with ex-King Alfonso, the shipbuilding industry contin- market locally in stendy, but litle taining the finances of the now whole country, coincide with the $7,000 had been paid by the e. first stage of the proues very quiet under the sovere business is passing.
anniversary of the first
unable to stato tho surrender He refers to the deep wound of ne drawn up by the plotters competition due to the subsidy In London, silver rose 1/16th. The opening of the Mint is con- 15th
Colgetric railways in the world, on value of the policy as it had public humiliation and national. the throwing of the whole of policy of other Maritime nationa. China bought on a steady market. nocted with the scheme for
In-After the official fixing, the market abolition of the tall us a monetary of which was the short coast line recently disappeared from the honour caused by this malicious
from. Brighton. Coal and coko exports are
and into confusion by means of
he had not been able to tregon and says that no dis- office ries of terrorist outrages,
Early linca employed ourrent at two hundred and fifty volts while look into the conditions. iding with goferal. rail-
The policy had been in existence loyalty, and no treason, will do the supply for the new Brighton for just over two years and was other than spur them on to a strike.
service is taken from the grid at taken with the West Const Life greater endeavour in the fulfil- ment of the task which has been 182,000 volta and reduced at a Insurance Co.
entrusted to the Government.- ---Reutur.
vo boon assassinated if they traffic compared with a year ago DOLLAR SLIGHTLY
to co-operate. the Saveral lines have plans for new
ber-revolution.
TERRORISM. PLANNED.
work during next year.
HEAVY INDUSTRIES.
uro is no definito evidence in the heavy industries, in ad- the plot had a Royalist back-dition to the Improvement In the ad, though its military home market, thore is a welcome cter leads to the guapleton | revival of Interest on the part of
the plotters
wero
INESE MINISTER TO AMERICA
TRED SZE LIKELY
O BE APPOINTED
Nanking, Dec. 31. Foreign Office has cabled
THE NATIONAL GALLERY
NEW CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Lanion. Déc. 10. Bir Philip Sassoon, Under Recro- tary for Air, has been elettod Chairman. af the Board of the National Gallery, in succession to
RISES
SILVER MARKETS STRONGER
Soong,
allvor dollar.
ruled firm, with American buyers unit-Reuter. 1/16th-above the quoted rates,
New York reports silver up 14th, with the market steady. The cross-rate oponed at 3.80%, but later advanced to 8,31,5/16..
LONDON STOCKS
BUOYANT
CHEERFUL TONE PREVAILS
NEW CAR PARK FOR PEAK
TENDERS INVITED FOR
WORK
compradore who had o
policy
The devolopment became por Chim the beneficiary!
the new service
pories of sub-stations.
:
'ANOTHER SYSTEM.
+
CAUSES OF THE GOLD CRISIS
PARTNER'S PROPERTY. In Europe there were outstand Electrification of the Brightoning export consignments which ho Mlis Dorothea Bewley, niera of Mr. line has been carried out on the estimated to bring in $1,000 Allen Cameron, Oriental Manager, third rail system to which the $1,500. There were also book Canadian Pacific Steamships, Limited, Cause for complalat at the In-Southern Railways recently con- debta collectable in Hongkong but walled on the Empress of Asia yester- adequacy of the parking accommo-verted the stages previously elec- he could not say how much. The day to Vancouver. dation at the Upper Peak Tram trified overhead.
Chinese partner owned some pro- Station will be removed when the The London North Eastern norty in the New Territories b
Mr. Lo Shut-po, the acting Invoice new parking ground is laid out. Railway is develoning an alterna- he was not sure if they stood in officer of the Nanking Government Tenders are now being called tivo avatem by which the current the man's own name. He had in Hongkong, has returned from to ascertain Canton. It is understood that he has On the Stock Exchange to-day for. The work comprints the con- used for propulsion is generator written to him he re-appointment of Dr. tional Gallery and a well-known
collector, who has demonstrated the tone was cheerful, and British struction of a too well and the fill on the train itself by Diesel whether they were in his own sent telegrams to the Nanking ing la of an arer at Victoria Gap, engines. Railway engineers will name but had received no reply, Ministry of Foreign Affaire king Answering Mr. EL Agassis, for instructions in connexion with the on: several funds strongthoned. " consent of the American his interest in arts
War Loan three and half per Peak, together with the widening watch the results of the different
the Office. nment is generally consider occasions by the loan of his Park
(Continued on Page-18.) Koroke conclusion Lang home for exhibition. cont. was 1/8th higher at 98.12/16. of a short length of Harlach Rond avstems with great interest the Official Receiver. Mr. Steger Canton Government's attitude towards
and any other contigent works. British Wirelcanz British Wireless.
-British Wireless.
ashington asking the conscht Lord Leo of Fareham."
De United States Government: Sir Philip in a trusteo of the Nr.
d Sze is Chineno. Minister.
London, Dec. 30.