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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, DECEMBER
1933.
ITALY'S BID TO RESTORE EUROPEAN HARMONY
MUSSOLINI PLAN FOR PEACE
RUSSIA'S PLACE IN SCHEME
IMPORTANCE OF ROME. TALKS
POLICE RESERVE YOUNG MAN
ORDERS FOR CURRENT
WEEK
Orders by the Ilon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C. M. G., Inspector General of Police, state:
Chinese Company
Training Courso: Part 11-All re- cruits will attend at the Chinese Com- pany Headquarters on Tuesday, De- comber Gth, at 5.30 p.m. for instrue
tin
Indian Compaпу
Commendation. Lance Sorgent
R204 A. Karim of the Indian Cam-1
is commended by the the Hon. PY P. for rendering very valuable assistance to the Oficer in Charge, Aberdeen Police Station in connection Water Bay on 27th. October, 1933.
with a fatal lorry accident near Deep
SLAIN BY: ABDUCTORS
SHOCKING HARBIN
OUTRAGE
STOLEN POWER
N.R.A. IS HELD TO BE "UNCONSTITUTIONAL"
Tampa, Fla., Doc: 3.
The National Recovery Act ia
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declared to be "unconstitutional" TO-DAY'S BROADCAST. no far as attempts to control local Industry are concerned, according HUMOROUS INTERLUDE FROM to a ruling handed down by Federal Judge Ackerman.
Juden Ackerman declares that the Act might be valid in intor state commarco matters and ver hapa as n restricted emergency measure, but, the Federal Con- SIMEON KASPEtitution gave the American Gov. ernment no authority to invade the CONFESSION field of power reserved for the states in the matter of regulation of local industry. even in an emergency-Retter.
Rome, Dec. 3. Relations between Russia
Harbin, Dec. 4.. and Germany and between Germany and France formed
Simeon Kaspe, the twenty- the main topic of discussion
Revolver Practice. A revolver four-year old son of the between Signor Mussolini Practice for the Indian Company will wealthy owner of the Hotel take place on Wednesday, December and M: Litvinoff in the inter-th. nt 4.30 p.m. under Sub Inspector Moderné, Harbin, was mur
A. L. Hopkins at the Kennedy Roddered by his kidnappers national field.
Range. Only those detailed attend.
about ten days ago, after Training Course: Part II.There being kept in captivity for Sirect, Kowloon on Wednesday, De-over three months.
Important
developments
are possible as a result of the conversations which aim at
a common polley.
An official communique Isaued this evening after their second
meeting indicates that all quen tions likely to disturb world penco were discussed.
IDENTITY OF VIEW,
It has been
ascertained that there was complete identity of vlows between Signor Mussolini and M. Litvinoff on these inter- national questions, which will doubtless result in close diplo- matic cooperation.
WAB
the
will be no class at No. 3 Chi Wool
cember 8th,
This shocking news came to
All recruits of the Indian Company light yesterday with the arrest of riding in liongkong will attend seven of his nine kidnappers after Chinese Company Headquarters, 17a persistent police hunt. Queen's Road Central on Thursday, December 7th, at 6.30 p.m.
Instruction.
Flying Squad
for
The instructional patrol of the Hongkong Section will take place on Friday, December 16th. Fall in at 5.30 p.m. at Central Police Station. Dress-Blue Uniform and Cap with White Cover.
Emergency Unit Reserve
place on Friday, December 8th. Mem-
Riot Drill-A riot drill will take
▲ Conciliation
maia bers will fall in at No. 2 Police Station theme. It is learned that a doterat 6.20 p.m. sharp. Dress-optional.
(Sgd.) D. L. KING. mined effort is likely to be made
D.S.P. (R) to improve the strained relations betwoon Russia and, Germany, in which matter Signor Mussolini will use his Influence with Herr Hitler.
RUSSIA AND GERMANY,
LOCAL YACHTING.
Royal Navy Gain A Narrow Match From Club.
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A NINE POINT MARGIN. In the annual yachting 'match be tween the Royal Navy and the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club which was won by aled yesterday the Navy
Shots were exchanged before the kang surrendered. In the ahooling, one of the kidnappers was shot dead and another was wounded. The wounded man was the only one of the gang who succeeded in cluding arrest,
Federal Control.
Washington, Doc. a. Federal Control of the Stock Exchanges and Federal super- be recommended by the Senate vision of their operations would Committee on Currency and Bank-: Ing. the chairman of the Commit- tee announced last night-Reiter,
THE STUDIO.
From Z. B. W. on a wavelongth of 350 metres.
5.8 p.m. European programme. 5-5.30 p.m. A relay from Daventry, 5.30-7 p.m. A relay of the Hong- kong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden; tions, etc.
7 pm
Closbig Local Stock Quotá-
7.3-7.16 p.m. Transcription Pro- gramme.
Belection by the Novelty Narimba Band,
7.18-7.30
pim. A Programme of records kindly loaned by a Listener. Song Goodbye (Stolz-Reisch).
Richard Tauber (Tenor). Octet The Grasshoppers Dance
(Bucalossi)..
Rong-The Song if Dene (Stolz
J. H. Squire Colesto Oslet.
Robinson),
Richard Tauber (Tenor). Octet The Butterfly (Bendix).'. 7.30-8 p.m. From the Studio.
J. II. Squire Celeste Octet,
Shorter Work-Week
Philadelphia, Dec. 3,
A Humorous Interlude by Bryan General Johnson in a speech Lewis who will reply to his many here to-day declared that a thirty- correspondents and end up with "The hour week with increased pay- Lion and Albert."
8 pm. Local Time and Weather rolla, a nivoented by the Trade Untons, would bankrupt so many Report. companies and force them to cease production that the resulting un- "shock the employment would country."—Reuter.
8.3.11.30 p.m. A relay from the Ko Shing Theatre, News.
10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press
11.30 p.m. Closo Down
All relays from the Hongkong Hotel are by courtesy of the Management and during the intervals recorded music will be broadenst from the Studfe.
Silver Agreement.
New York, Dec. 3. In a letter to Senator Borah. KIDNAPPERS' CONFESSION. Mr. Warburg, in the forefront of the army of critics of the ad- Under close questioning, the ministration's policies, declares lenders of the gang confessed that that he is in every way sympathe Simeon Kapse, who was abducted tie with a silver agreement bé- tween producers and consumers, but opnores bimetalism. He on August 25th, and for whom a ransom of Y300,000 was demanded, doubts whether the doubling of was shot through the head on the price of silver would double November 24.
the purchasing power of the Chi- nese people because that depends The body was burled, they upon the goods and services which stated, at Erbtientantze, a small the Chinese can export. Mr. War
a one-fifth metal C.E.R. settlement some forty miles burg favours to the west of Harbin. Ponce against a note issue, optionally in cover as a legal minimum reserve have gone to the spot indicated to gold or silver, provided that silver 1 test the truth of the report and carries a fixed price. to bring back the corpse.
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EX-DETECTIVE ARRESTED.
LOCAL GOLF.
R.H.K.G.C. Championship Play At Fanling. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
The following are the results of the first and second rounds for the Royal Hongkong Golf Club Championship played off at Fanling yesterday:
First Round:
A. McKellar beat C. W. F. Booker
S. Rebertson beat R. Young 1 up. D. S. Edward beat E. D. Matthews
R. K. Valentine boat J. Newton 5
A. E. Lissaman beat J. H. Mackic. -S. H. Dodwell w.o. A. B. Raworth scratched,
Hunter T. A. Pearce beat F. D. and 1. O. E. C. Marton beat T. R. Chands 4 and 3.
Second Round:
It is pointed out' the Soviet Russia is anxious to be
Mr. Warburg disagreea with 8 and 6. good terms with Germany, who,
Senator Borah in regard to Bri- with big interests in Russia.
tish monetary co-operation and and 2. Among the men arrested is a believes Great Britain realises is likely to respond promptly, and
former detective-auperintendent that it is to her mutual interest it is hoped that the opening of dis-
named Martinoff.
with America, to establish Inter cussions will eventually culminate the narrow margin of 357 points to
stability, be2 Meanwhile, the police are with-national monetary in a Busso-German Pact of Non- 346. In the morning the Yacht Club holding Information concerning yond any national consideration. Aggression, similar to the pacta, securo 170 points against their op betwen Russia and her other ponents' 182 but in the afternoon the; the arrest of five members of the Renter.
Civilians had slightly the better of White Russian Refugee Organisu- "neighbours,
their rivals, winning 170 points to tion, on a charge of complicity in
the kidnapping of Kapse.
The way would then be clear for Russia to resume her former place in the con- cert of Europe and for a further attempt to bring France and Germany together.
INTERMEDIARIES,
-
It is thought probable, in this latter connex.on, that France and Russia, both of which are on good terms with France, would act as intermediarica.
The next logical step would be
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The Yacht Club were represented by F. S. Coote, S. Berg; B. Naezs, Dr. L. J. Davis, H. S. Rouso, R. B. Williams, M. Cord Homme, Capt. H. Marshall, Major K. P. Atkinson. F. Cope, C. C. Blake, N. V. Croucher, A. IL. Wood. Major P. S. Stewart, M. Bergaust, Major E. M. Bolt G. Gandy, G. G. Wood, D. P. Rossier. J. G. Pilcher, Col. J. Bilderbeck, Capt. | C. C. Fowkes, P. G. Parker, E. F Lee, R. Stock and Lieut. O:1, R. M. W. Maraden.
News of the young man's" death has horrified the foreign community of Harbin,
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC
CONFERENCE.
A. K. Mackenzie beat D. S. Robb at 20th.
J. S. Maclaren wo.. J. M. Walker scratched.
Robertson beat McKellar 6 and 6. Valentine beat Edward 2 and 1. Lissaman boat Dodwell 1 up.
Pearce
He was a well-known planlat, REPORT ON BIMETALLISM TO. Martan beat brat a and Lay at
who had played at concerta zin most of the ports in the East. He was Russian by birth, but a naturalised Frenchman-Router.
Saturday Races. Jan (Mr. S. Oldland) won tho "A"
BE PRESENTED
Vienna, Dec. 1. A Pan-European Economic Con- ference to discuss comprehensivo- the economic situation in Europe was opened here yesterday
the French financier, M. Joseph Callaux.
Dr. Dollfoss, Chancellor of Aus- tria, welcomed the delegates,
Lieut. C. W. Johns and Com, W. G. morning under the presidency of The Navy were represented by Com., Cowlanda. E. A. Drummond, Lieut. H. E. B. wing to shortage of space detalled: Curiel, Lieut Com. L. L. B. Myers, resulta are held over. Capt. C.C. Sedgwick, Com. F. Elliott, the extension of the Four-Power Venville, Com. F., E. P. Hutton, Lieut. E. A. C. Ball, Lieut. Com. J. Pact to a Five-Power Pact, but Lieut. J. H. Swain, Lieut Com. C. E speculation on this possibility is, P. Harrison, Lieut. P. F. Pawlett Class yacht race for a special prize, Lieut. F. R. C. Talbot, Capt. B. II. G. and Ailsa (Lieut. R. B. Williams) won Bennon, Lieut. F N. Elliott, Lieut. the "I" Class special prize. W. Smith, Lleut. D. E. Gillespie, Com. Rolla (Mr. R. Stock) S. Brown. Capt. W. G. Benn, Lieut. Dennison Cup for "11" Class; Wings J. F. Whitfeld, Lieut. P. M. B. (Mr. Cord Homme) the Bellflos Cup Chavanac, Lieut. D. St. Clair Ford. tory Class; and Joan (Mr. F. Lieut. Com. I. R. II. Black, Lieut. Cape) the Warren Memorial Cup for T. Emmanuel Capt, L. V, Wells." Class
of course, premature.
It is believed that the strained relations between Russia and Japan were niso · discussed, but there has been no indication of any decision In this matter, nor of what the trend of discussion wun.
WELL SATISFIED.
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN
won the
BRIEF
It is pointed out that the phras-i HAPPY THE MAN WHO CAN EN- The Sanitary Board meets to- ing of the Russo-Italian Nox- DURE WITH EQUANIMITY THE HIGH1-morrow and will receive reports on Aggression Pact contains a clause EST AND THE LOWEST FORTUNE the private water supply of the Dairy
Farm Company.
prohibiting either party from Soucca,
ontering into commercial agree-- Lane, Crawford, Ltd., are issuing ments which might prejudice the their popular desk calendar for Interests of the other. Hence it 1084.
the results--Reuter.
GERMANY AND RUSSIA.
sion. They were arrested by a dis- triet watchman.
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on
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Marselles via ports of call
The .s. Andre Lebon will sail for Tuesday, the 6th instant, at Instead of 4 p. B
As advertised.
The wedding was solemnised an
One of the most Interesting re- ports will bo presented by Sir Henry Deterding of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, who will speak on bimetallist. Ho re- presents the Royal Dutch Petro- icum Company.
The conference has been divid- ed into four commissions which
22nd,
J. B. Ross beat W. A. Stewart and 1.
STUBES SHIELD.
First Round Of The Annual Inter-Hong Competition.
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The following are the results of First Round games In the Stubbs Shield, organised by the Royal Ilong- kong Golf Club.
Butterfield and Swire beat, District
Officera three up and two to play,
Socony Vacuum received o walk over from the Mercantile Bank, who have scratched.
Lowe, Bingham and Matthews beat General Electric Co. Lwo up.
Dairy Farm beat II.M.S. Berwick at the 20th green.
will deal with (a) European NEW MEETINGS
Economic problema, (b) Trade and Customs, (c) Transport con- ditions, (d) Unemployment-Row-
tor.
A WOMAN'S £1,500 SWEEP WIN
HUSBAND ASKED TO REFUND RELIEF
ORDERED
RECEIVER FOR DORMAN LONG CO. London, Dec. 1. Fresh Leetings of the Dorman Long Co. and the South Durham Steel and Iron Co. have been order. ed, after considerable opposition to the proposed financial scheme in the Chancery Division of High Court.
Mr. Justic Maugham said, that
His Lordship considered that tho told trustees in such circumstances
to 'n book. He was satisfied, however, na to
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is indicated that the agreement be- Chan Tak, aged 51, and Leung tween Russia and the United Ying, 21, were charged before Mr. Saturday afternoon at the Kowlson States contains no threat to Italian, Balfour, at the Central Police Court Union Church, with the Rev. Dr. E. L.
this morning, with loitering, and were Allen officiating, of William Humble, The husband of a woman who interests.
sentenced to one month's hard labour son of Mr. and Birs, John Wilson, of drow Ole King Sole in the Irish the 61⁄2 per cent, debenture holders It is understood that M. Litvinofroach. Detective-Sergeant Fowlle sald View, Vonnybridge, Scotland. Sweepstake was summoned before of the Dorman Long Co. were not at 1.30a.m. on Saturday, the do-and Nora, daughter of the late Mr. R. the Relief Committee of the New reminded that, in recommending has been keeping in close touch fendants were seen in Bonham Strand Mackintosh, and Mrs. Blackintosh, of enatle Public Assistance Committee the scheme, the trustees (Barclay's with M. Stalin during the conver-at house No. 133. The second defen Glan-v-mor, Dufftown, Scotland. The to show cause why he should not Bank) were creditors to the extent sations in Rome and M. Litvinoil dant was standing on the other do- bridegroom is an electrical engineer ropay the sum of £207, which he of over £1,000,000 which was only
fendant's shoulders, working at the of the Shing Mun Water Scheme. is believed to be well satisfied with door. He had a knife In his posses
had obtained in roller. In respect partly accured. of his wife and three children. Chan Yau, a married womAD,
The man, Thomas Finlay could not be regarded as impartial. charged before Mr. Hamilton, at the Central Magistracy this morning, sold half of her ticket
the Committeo that his wife 17 gramophone with having assaulted another woman, A Warsaw journal reports that:
After stealing the Italian Fromior, Signor Musau-records from his father's house about Chan Tal, with a hammer, at Sai maker. The money she would the bona fides of the scheme and six months ago, Ng Ping-kwan, 20 Wan Ho. was fined $10, or in default receive (about £1,500) belonged to ho ordered a new meeting of the lini, intends, during his converfalled to return. He was arrested 14 days' imprisonment. The fight her, and ho disputed the claim Dorman Long stockholders and sations with M. Litvinoff, to me- during the week-end and buch originated over a quarrel, when the made upon him by the Committee, also of the South Durham share diate for an entanto batween Ger- before Mr. Balfour at the Central defendant asked the complainant for! He. refused to make any offer. holders (which proposed to trans-
GOVERNMENT many and Soviet Russia. Ho plans, Police Court this morning charged some boards from which to extract Finlay added that his wife had for their assets to the Dorman it is said, to turn German expan-, with theft. He pleaded guilty. Detse- rails and was refused, Heated words left home to escape begging Long Co.),
Nanking. Dec 8, sion from Austrin and direct it to- tive-sergeant Meltobbie said defendant then passed, and the defendant
Later in the day, the Chancery. The threat from Tibet as wards Soviet territory, but the rendered overy assistance he could ir struck the complainant with a hamletters," and he did not know
judge granted an urgent applica|developed into a mafor, problemi Journal concerned expresses doubt recovering the records. Defendant'r mer on the head. Defendant denied where she was,
Ng Chak-ping, compradore the char, but said that complainant The Clerk announced thatlon on behalf of certain debenture. for the Nanking Government, with as to whether the Soviet would be prevent in Court. A fine of $71 had attacked her, and, when she proceedings would be takon In holders to serve notice of a motion an army of 10.000 invading troops bering over 10,000, has crossed. Propared to cada any land to Gorar alx weeks' gaol in default, was bumped into her, struck her head Court for the recovery of the for the appointment of a recolver marching into China, plan the the Chingahn River, which hither- man colonista.
imposed.
against the hammer.
money.
Tibetan authorities, ni Bikang to has served as an Armistice have sent an ultimatum to the Ling-Reuter.
fathol,
to the Dorman Long Co-Reuter.
TIBETAN THREAT ULTIMATUM BENT TO CHINA
Chinese demanding the surrender of several districts, including the much-disputed. Tahke region. ^
According to an official rebóra: the ultimatum expired yesterday, |but news) as to whether or not. hostilities have begun has not yet boen received,
A force of Tibet troops, num~.