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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MARCH 2, -1934.
WILD SCRIMMAGE IN STRANGERS' GALLERY Hunger-Marchers Continue Commons Demonstrations
SHIPPING
SLUMP
MORE SHIPS WITH LESS CARGO
GODOWN CO.’S MEETING
More steamers arrived last year, but with less cargo: This was the position revented by the Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, the Chairman of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co. Ltd., nt the forty-seventh ordinary annual meeting held to-day.
Shipowners were and to be in difficult position and the turns Indicated that they uru striving to keep up connections while having to be content with small cargoes.
CHAIRMAN'S' SPEECH. Addreasing shareholders, the
Sonar Lerroux, who has resigned the Premiership in Spain, following the withdrawal of the support of the
Popular Action party.
FANLING GOLF
SUNDAY
Old Course..
Chairman said: propose, with STARTING TIMES FOR your consent, to take the report and accounts with the Auditors' Report, which have been in your hands for several days, as read. The profit on working last year was considerably less than the provious year. At our last meet- ing I pointed out that the increased balance then was due to unlooked for business coming our way in consequence of the misfortune at another port when cargo destined there was temporarily placed in 1000 pur care.
1.28 G. Milne, A. McKellar. 9.32 F. Lobel, T. R. Chassels, 930 A. E. Lisaman, N. L. Smith. 9.40 K. S. Robertson, F. J. de
Rome.
9.44 W. Alexander, A. C. Young. 948 D. S. Edward, R. H. Grinths, 9.52 A. B. Purves, W. Mulcahy. 9.60 0. E. C. Harton, 3. 1. Walker,
I. II. Geare, D. S. Robb. 10.04 Major E-Field, Capt. Michell. W. J. S. Key, H. N. William-
Nothing unusual occurred dur-10.08 ing the year under review and in view of conditions prevalling 10.12 the Colony, the amount available 10.16 for distribution may be consider.
ed satisfactory.
son.
C. W. E. Bishop, T. J. Price, G. 8. Archbutt, H. C. Hopkins, 10.20 C. B. Robertson, II. G. Wailing
ton,
10.24 N. K. Littlejohn, C. Myenek.
At the wharves 750 vessole 10.23 1. W. Shewan, 7. S. Whyle berthad and landed 670,313 tons.
THIRTEEN MEN EJECTED
TWO NOISY INCIDENTS IN AN HOUR
London, Mar. 1. ANOTHER REMARKABLE SCENE arising from the activities in London of the so-called hunger-marchers occurred in the House of Commons this evening, when one of the fiercest scrimmages ever seen in the Strangers' Gallery disturbed the progress of to-night's debate on the Russian Trade Agreement.
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The fracas ended in the ejection at intervals of thirteen hunger-marchers, who gained admittance to the Gallery during the dinner-hour, and suddenly embarked upon an apparently pre-concerted demonstra- tion.
Pandemonium reigned in the Gallery as police and attendants engaged in a scuffle among the visitors in their efforts to quell the disturbance. The objectors were strategically placed at different corners of the Gallery.
The shouting had nothing to do, the agitators was a woman station- with the matter under discussion. ed in the Ladies Gallery, but she The demonstrators began to yell was promptly silenced as soon as from all corners simultaneously: attention was drawn to her. Down with the National Govern- ment! Down with the Unemploy ment Bill, together with shouts of condemnation of the Government's refusal to see a deputation from the hunger-marchers.
CORRESPONDENCE ·
The Muzzling Order.
The Editor,
Hongkong Telegraph.
Str. In your morning contem- porary to-day there appears a notice to the public by the I.G.P. intimating that the muzzling Oraor will be enforced more strictly than ever.
JAPANESE MILITARY
MANOEUVRES
Tientsin Official Protest Ignored
(Special to "Talograph")",
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Tlontain, March 2.
NO ACTION ON SILVER?
MR. MORGENTHAU
ENIGMATIC
Washington, Mar. 1,
A desire for a continuance of . the present experimental monal-
The Japanese Military Com-ary policy, at least for the re- Now, Sir, hydrophobia is a mand in North China carried out mainder of the fiscal year, was dreadful discase and every due ita intention of holding large expressed by Mr. Henry Morgen- precaution should be taken to pre-scale manouerres in the districts thou to members of Congress to- vent it. The notice in question to the south of Tientsin yesterday day. atates that a case occurred on the in spite of Chinese protests. island in February, while during
The attitude of the Secretary of the same month a case of ravies
Early yesterday morning, more the Treasury Department as dis was reported from the New Terri- than 1,000 Japan tror the closed by his address is generally tories. Incidentally, the fact that conveyed to the interior on the
mean' that ho a case of hydropnovia occur u Peking-Shanhalkwan Railway and interpreted to
andrastic action in the monetary the island by no means indientes carried out their practice in
therefore area extending as far as _Tong-sphere in regard to silver is son- that the subject was
kuentun, which is beyond the limit templated at the present time. bitten on the island.
The following extracts from the provided in the Boxer Protocol of
There is very little likelihood widest 1901. police notice deserve the
Fortunately no incident occurred indeed of any measure publicity:-
1 Dogs (except in the New As a consequence, But another silver for monetary backing. Territory) must be muzzled or on protest from the Chinese authorl- tles is anticipated-Central News.
CURRENCY 19SUE. lead.
to
Mr. Morgenthau made the view's
3 No dog may be brought from the Now Territory to any other
be harried and hauled before the of the Administration plain to the part of the Colony,
It will be within everybody's Courts for breaches of this order, Banking Sub-Committee of the recollection that when the order while in the villages where the House of Representatives, which was inatituted about a year ago, trouble originates, all is to be atția studying a the ostensiblo reason
a peace!
WAS
Bill to establish
suspected chae of rables near It is my belief, shared I know Central Federal Authority with Talpo. I believe I am right in by many others, that the reni sole power of issuing currenty. saying that not a single case of purpose of the muzzling order is Mr. Morgenthau told the Com- proved rabies has occurred since, not that of an anti-rable measure.mittee that the Treasury is work- that time, either on the island or It is being used by the Govern- in Kowloon. Yet now this order ment na a source of revenue ing on a day to day basis. Ho in (which, even if it were necessary, (villagers cannot pay $8 ainest) opposed to any further monotary Inhuman, particularly in while to the ordinary constable experiments for the present, summer) is to be rigidly enforced It is a gift, enabling him easily to
SILVER'S FUTURE. everywhere, except in the area all his case book. I heard a story from which the original numureted recently, which may be apocryphal, Questioned regarding the effect case and the new proved case of of a Chinese constable who rabies have been reported.
Six men were ejected in the first instance and all was seemingly tranquil for an hour when seven more demonstratore in now is
3 rapidly thinning Gallery consecu tively jumped up shouting, being WOMAN SILENCED.
promptly thrown out before they Among the most vociferous of finished their sentences.-Reuter.
Smith. W. J. Waddington, W. H. E.
DEBATE ON SOVIET
Thomas
W. A.
Cornell.
which compared with 1932 Is 6010.32 more steamers and 89,680 tona of cargo lena. This is an indication 10.36 W. A. Butterfield, of the difficult position shipowners are la; they are striving to kerp 10.10 J. Coulthart, P. S. Grant. up connections but have to be 10.44 A. MacFarlane, J. Muckinght.
In 10.48 C. H. Bradley, D. Elin. content with small cargoes. many instances if it were not for 10.52 J. Forbes, T. R. Rowell. the low coat of essential services! 10.56 W. Woodward, H. H. Beddow. 11.00 H. I. Pethick, L. R. Andrewes,
of the port there would not be 11.04 D. J. Keogh, R. I. Cherrill. suficient Inducement for vassels 111.08 I. F. Phillips, C. W. F. to call hore.
Booker.
HARBOUR DREDGING.
11.12 A. C. 1. Bowker. H. H. Mundy, 11.10 W. E. 1lunt, A. E. Thompson.
Mayhew.
New Course.
In my speech last year I said 11.20 A. B. Raworth, H. S. Hills. that it was hoped that harbour 11.23 R. Young, W. Thomson, dredging in the vicinity of our 11.28 A. D. fumphreys, J. W. wharves would be. undertaken in the near future. Work in this <iirection has not commenced yet but a very satisfactory arrange- mont has been come to with 9.10 Mrs-Shaw, Mrs. Rodger
9.48 J. P. Warren, R. K. Valentine. Government and dredging will be
9.50 J. A. Shaw, R. A. Rodger. started this year.This Company 10.04 A. Kidd, Mrs. Wison. has agreed to bear the coat of work 10.12 Mrs. Mackic, Miss Thomas. carried out on its property,
10.20 E. Bchruter, D. Cochrane
9.32 E. des Voeux. D. Gordon.
Four items in the balance sheet 10.28 F. 9. Gibbings, IL C. Webb. perhaps need explanation. Under 10.30 L. C. Grover. M. N. Cooper. Renewals Account the $43,012 ex- 10.44 W. W. Murdock, A. W, Muir. pended and on the assets side 10.52 J. F. Robinson, A. R. Mc.
$121,150 expended on Kowloon Wharves are expenditure on No. 2 Wharf, which is being repaired and lengthoned by 160 feet to 725 feet. It is also Intended to lengthen No. I Wharf to 760 feet to facilitate the berthing of large vosscis.
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Under Machinery and Plant, the $35,501 represents electric erano and motor lorries; the latter we find convenient for small de- Ilveries now the vehicular ferry is running.
LICHTERS BOUGHT.
Eachran.
21 YEARS AGO
Extracts From the "Telegraph" Files
The following extracts are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week ended March 2nd, 1913.
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The rate of the dollar on demand
The $20,000 expended on lighters was the result of a very entisfac was is. 11.9/16d.
In a cricket match between
tory arrangement arrived at with Holt's Wharf when we purchased | their small craft on the under. standing that we do all the tran. Hongkong and Kowloon, resulting shaping of cargo in connection in a draw, T. E. Pearce Rcored 70. Amongst the Kowloon players were with the Blus Funnet Line.
There does not appear to be any. J. P. Robinson, H. S. Rouse, B. D. thing else that requires special Evans and A. R. F. Raven. mention and I now beg to propose
the adoption of the report and
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accounts, When this has been At the Jockey Club Races, Fijian done, I shall be pleased to answer Chief, ridden by Mr. John John- to the best of my ability any latone, won both the Derby and the questions shareholders may wish Champions.
to ask,
The Hon. Mr. C. Gordon Muckia seconded the adoption of the
Sir Henry Blake, former re-
Goy
TRADE PACT New Territories and Kowloon. you (or the S. C. M. Post, I forget, not say that the programme for
con-
whole
There will be a Ten Dance" at Repulse Bay Hotel on Sunday at 4.30 p.m.
followed a pup for a solid hour to of steps aiready taken for the im There are hundreds of normal find out where it lived, and no provement of silver prices, Mr. points of contact between the obtain a cuse. In a recent leader Morgenthau agreed that he could Docs the I. G. P. seriously be- which) described the case book purchasing silver had had any Heve the villagers will read his system as "iniquitous" and so it particular effect upon world prices In opening the Commons debate, months from the date of the first notices, or obey them if they do? Is. But I suppose while it exists, or upon the purchasing power of on the Anglo-Russian temporary representation,
fow does he hope to provent con- the authorities must provide its other nations, but he contended tact? SHIPPING PROMISE, trade agreement, the President
Why, oven on the main officers with easy cases-bence that if all the countries concerned
this muzzling order,
ratified the London Silver Agree of the Board of
With regard to shipping, for roads alone, nothing short of a Trade, Mr.
It is not time we had the the duration of this temporary cordon of police, on duty
E littlemont, it would have a beneficial Runciman, recalled that in
efect.Reuter. three years from 1929-1933 inclu- agreement Russin would utilise tinually and searching every truck, justice for dogs?
Abolish the order or make it increasing sive the total value of Russian an
of lorry, etc., would be of any use. proportion
And yet, His Majesty's lieges in effective throughout the goods and materials sold in Bri-British shipping, provided that
where no suspected Colony. tain WOR approximately £124 Euch services were avaliable at the towns,
cases even have occurred, are to million, whereas the goods which prevailing market ratce, Britain sold to Russia came to The Soviet Union had further about £40 million.
declared that they wore prepared One of the first objects of the to accept the Jurisdiction of the British Government was to bring United Kingdom Courts in those two figures much nearer to spect of transactions entered into gether. The Russians had now by their trade delegation, and it accepted the view that Britains provided that British Courts could not continue baying largely should be the arbiters in all enses rom them while they bought so of disputes-which might arise out.. little from Britain, He thought ide diplomatic channels.
hat was a very handsame admis- on on their part, but it was one which was absolutely necessary as the foundation of the negotiations during the last twelve months.
OTTAWA PREFERENCES.
The agreement accordingly In- cluded provisions whereby the Russians undertook to adjust business so that there would be, after the initial period of the change-over an.
approximata balance of payment under which the money they received in Bri- tain for their goods would, in the main, me spent in Britain,
In the agreement, the Russian had acknowledged Britain's right to prohibit their goods if they were likely to frustrate the Im-
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DEBTS AND CLAIMS. diplomatic immunity would be The agreement provided that accorded to the trade representa- tive of the Soviet Union in Lon dlon and his two deputies, and to the offices of the delegation.
Britain has formally retained nil rights, with respect to debts and claims.
There would be, in futuro, n considerable extension in the amount and character of pur- chases made by the Soviet Govern- ment in Britain.-British Wireless,
SINGAPORE OPIUM
SEIZURE
COURT
perial preferences provided for in SEQUEL IN KOWLOON the Ottawa agreement. There again, said Mr. Runcimao, we that must express antisfaction they had been ready to accept our views.
PREFERENCE PROCEDURE.
Following the seizure by the Revenue Department Singapore
moni
A fortnight ago, on the B.8. City of Manila, of a large quantity of oplum, which was stated to have The agreement provided that been put aboard at Hongkong, n the subjects and citizens of either shop-keeper, Wong Shu, of No. 161 Kowloon, was country should enjoy, in the other Temple Street, country, all trading facilities, charged before Mr. Wynne-Jones rights and privileges accorded to at the Kowloon Magistracy this the subjects and citizens of any morning on two charges of export- other country. The goods of ing raw opium and non-Govern
prepared opium. elther country should also enjoy, The Singapore authorities In the country of eithor, the facilities, rights, and privileges charged Herath Singho, aged 33, granted in any other foreign English-speaking Sinhalese boat- country in all that related to im-swain of the City of Manila, in port prohibition, restriction and connection with the seizure, and he was sentenced to three years' Customs duties.
The procedure laid down with rigoroue imprisonment. On him which led to the people in Hong- Mr. S. B. C. Rosa was appointed regard to preferences was that if were found, it was alleged, clues
either party represented to
kong who sent the contraband. Allan Cameron were re-elected Postmaster General.
other that the preferences were He stated that he was asked whilst being frustrated or Home pro- the ship was in Hongkong to duction detrimentally affected a smuggle a consignment of dried a result of the prices created or fish to Singapore, and for this he maintained by such action, there'
was paid $350. The tobal con- wore to be negotiations.
traband seized was 2,576 taols, of non-Governmont" "chandu" and 480 tahils of opium.
port and counts, and this Wan orner of Hongkong, was appointed unanimously agreed to,
Deputy Lieutenant of Cork County.
OTHER BUSINESS.
. Measra. Frank
and Austin
to the board of Directors on the proposal of the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, K.C., seconded by L, S. Greenhill.
Mr.
Messra. Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming, and Mosera. Linatend &
The Rev. C. II. Hickling resigned the pastorats of the Union Church.
PARTY RIGHTS.
the
If the negotiations succeeded,
Mr. J. Barrow," of the Imjorts
Davis were reappointed auditors, Austin, Allan Cameron, A. II. at a remuneration of $1,500 each, Compton, J., Jesson, Felix A. on the proposal of Mr. J. D. Danby, Joseph, H.H.H. Priestley, J., P. seconded by Mr. A. W. Heron. Warren and T.B. Wilson (Direcall was well. If the negotiations and Export Department, appeared This concluded the business of tors); Mr. F. H. Crapnell (Secre falled, the first party might in for the prosecution and applied
timato to the other that most for a week's remand, which the meeting. It was announced tary); and the following sharehol- that dividend warrants would be deras Sir Henry Pollock, K. C. favoured-nation treatment in ro- granted, bail being fixed at $6,000, On the application of Mr. M.A. available, to-morrow,
and Mesars, G, B. 8. Thomson, J. Depect of import prohibition should Present were the Hon. Mr. J. J.Danby, A. w. Heron, D. Mackenzie, cease to apply to the goods In da Silva, who represented the de- Paterson (Chairman), Ilon. Mr. C.H.M, Miller, A.0. Kennedy, L.S. question, this intimation to take fendant, this was reduced to $2,500 Gordon Mackia and Messrs. Frank Greenhill and W. J. Koswick. offeet in not loss than threo cash and $2,500 In mirety:
SUNDAY
GITIZEN.
CVCENS
SUNDAY
AN EXPLOSION OF LAUGHTER'
-with beautiful Jean Harlow as the
female fire-cracker of filmdom !
and
Sho's all T.N.T. (Tantalizing, Naughty,
Temporamental)
her heart-throbs, bursting on front-pages, make this one of the morricst picturos mado !
The
inside howls of Holly-
wood stardom!
BOMB
HARLOU
LEE
TRACY
with Frank MORGAN
Franchot TONE
Pat
O'BRIEN
Una
MERKEL
Ted
HEALY
Victor Fleming
Production
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