SIR W. BEVERIDGE'S SIX POINTS
TO BE FACED BY ALL THE NATIONS
CHARACTER OF WAR
Dow
MERSEY'S TUNNEL
VENTILATION PLANT
THE HONGKONG
TUNGHO RAIDED
BY VOLUNTEERS
HEAVY FIGHTING NEAR HARBIN
Harbin, May 10.
A report from Tungho statos The great engineering fent of troops
that
group of anti-Manchukuo excavating 1,200,000 tons of rock attacked the Manchukuo garrison numbering about 200 "Does Britain want a
in order to provide a new traffic quarters in a suburb of Tungho ton17" naked Sir William Bover-avenue under the Mersey, Inking ht midnight on Wednesday. The idge. Director of the London Lancashire to Cheshire, Wales, Oghting went on all night. The School of Economics, addressing and the Midlands, to now
attackera withdraw after captur the Universities Congress at Edin-pleted.
Jing a quantity of ammunition. burgh.
Japanese reinforcements have Central News.
despatched to Tungho.-
com
All that remain to be done are been "Our troubles must be attribut-the finishing touches at the two ed in the main not to bad Inten-main entrances, at Old Haymarket tions but to good intentions gone Liverpool, and Cheater-street, Birk- wrong not to malevolence but to ahead, in rondiness for the King blindness in facing facts even formally to open on July 18 this when they are obvious." he said. great enterprise which was in- Ile pointed to six new facts to-day augurated by the Princess Royal
which must be faced;--
Rejection
humanity.
ment.
Caldenism of
by
in December, 1925.
LEAGUE COUNCIL
MR.
MEETING
The new Mersey Tunnel is the solution of a problem that baled
EDEN SOON OFF Changed character of unemploy-alde for three, quarters of a cen- the progressive minds of Mersey-
TO GENEVA tury. Posterity will pay tributo to the initiative and daring of the
Londin, May 9. Mr. Anthony Eden, Lord Privy iate Sir Archibald T. Salvidge, Seal, will fly to Parts on Saturday whose vision and pertinacits led afternoon, proceeding to Geneva by Birth control and death control, to the tunnel becoming a definite rail the same night, to attend the plan and the scheme being launch-meeting of the Counell of the Late emergence and longevity of¦ed with Government assistance, League of Nations on Monday, political leaders,
Changed character of money, Changed character of war.
The King, when he performs the
It is anticipated that the foreign "Nearly all countries, including opening ceremony, will our own, are engaged in praising through a well-ventilated funnel arrive at Geneva towards the end pass Secretary, Sir John Simon, will international trade and destroylag along a carriage-way 36 feet wide, of next week.-British Wireless. it by national tariifs,' Be eon-able to accommodate four lines of tinued. "International traile
1straffe, and with a gradient which
praised to the skies and left to new execcda in 30. This rond-
REPORT
freez
the doorstep. The way has been constructed out of SAAR PLEBISCITE trouble is not simply that other 82,000 tons of iron and 270,000 tons countries have tarlífs, but that of concrete to link the Merseyside they have a pulicy of self-sum- | boroughs. With
two dock elency, of hitting international branches on either side of the Mer. trade whenever it raises its head."sey the tunnel is destined to he-
Come one of the busiest trifle.. SELF-SUFFICIENT EMPIRE.
ways of the north of England, and
PUBLICATION RESTS WITH LEAGUE
London, May 9, Questioned in the Common with regard to the report of the com- mitten of three appointed by the of Nations to enquiro
Our reaction should not be tondustrial activity.
a short cut to important centres of aim at self-sufficiency ourselves. On that basis we could not have a
The system of ventilation has reasonable standard of sub-been brought to such a point of sistence for our population. The perfection that even in the busiest League right line was to explore every hours of the busiest day, when tato measures for the rezulation possibility of preserving as much hundreds of vehletes may be emit of the Saar plebiscite next year. international trade posable ring their clouds of smoke in the Sir John Simon said the rejurt rather than aiming at a Valted tunnel, there will not be more than we addressed to the League, with States of Britons.
21 parta of carbon monoxide to whom the question of its publica-
ILA
That was what the Empire Fren every 10,000 parts of air. The tion rested-British Wireless.
48
ventilating plant is capable of in-
Traders described their introducing 2,500,000 cubic feet of
It was interesting to speculate what would have happened if our statesmen of fifty years ago, in atend of clinging to Free Trade, had nimed. nt J self-sufficient Empire. Now the time for that
was past,
The Empire Free Trailers were barking up the wrong tree for three reasons: (1) the Dominions
AT PEACE AGAIN
freak air a minute, and the pus- ability of the failure of these ap- pliares is guarded against by the duplication of every fan and Its drive. The same care has been GERMANY AND FINLAND END exercised in regard to the lighting of the tunnel, and any failure of the lighting system is now ruled out as impossible.
TRADE WAR
Berlin, May 9, Germany and Finland have ter- Against the dangers of collision, minated their four months trade
war.
are not economically the best com-re, and other emergencies, pro plement to Britain; (2) the Dominvision has been made on a most lons have become high protectim elaborate scale.
After extremely difficult nego- 1st rountries. more. bilten by
Fire stations are tiations, conducted almost without economic materialism than most; provided at every 160 feet through-a break for over two months, both and (33) tariff bargaining between out the tunnel, and are alarms countries concluded a commercial
and telephones are within
easy agreement which was provisional-
ly enforced last month.
blood relations was more apt to reach at any point. breed bad binod than good,
"I believe, therefore that we ought to make our agreements for the preservation of international
of
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I
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George's Dock is a control room nil
In the ventilation building at With provisionul enforcement which may be said to be the eyes, either country adopted against the trade discrimination which cars, and the complete nervous other were automatically resigned. trade where we can, and how we system of the tunnel from end to Thereby Germany has made perce ran," said Sir William. "I do not end. The operators in this room with the last of those European regard the ontlook for Britain in have under their control the com- countries which had the near future as a rosy one.
declared cannot help feeling we have quite will be able to deal immediately count of the agricultural polley plete working of the tunnel and trade war upon the Reich on ac insufficient grounds for our rather with any emergency that arises. aluggish self-satisfaction at the
Inaugurated by the Nazi Govern- reduction
The present estimated cost of unemployed. the construction of the whole pro-
ment. Que easy prosperity has gone.ject, including the land but ex- Like the German-Finnish com- The set of the tide is against us.luding interest charges during mercial treaty of 1926, which ex- construction, is £7,077,800, and to-pired at the close of last year, the wards this the Government agreed new treaty is based upon the most "The War showed that private to contribute £2,500,000. The favoured nation principle. enterprise was n better ship for balance of the cost will be met out fair weather than for foul. The of loans, and the loan
Prior to final enforcement, the charges hard times called and may enll will be provided by tolls over a
tariff reductions provided by the again for planning.”
limited number of years and out new treaty cannot become effective of rates levied in Liverpool and to their full extent. During the Finnish Intermittent period the government is entitled to reduce There are to facilities in the the respective tariffs only to the. anxiety. The next war would be tunnel for pedestrians or horse-level of existent. Finnish minimum
rates.-United Press.
PLANNING AGAIN.
The changed character of war Birkenhead. was the most important thing of all, and the cause of greatest
a war of armed forces on each side drawn traffic.
against the civilian population of the other side. There would be little or no defence only, re- prisala. Air arms on both sides would simply have a race to destroy the towns of each other. Britain, with its enormous population concentrated in Lon: don, was the most exposed of all, but that meant she would have to play the game of reprisals more effectively. we were going to amash into war, did anything seem worth while except trying to stop war? Had not some of our national feeling got to go?
PREMIERS AND THE LORDS.
Under modern democracies men were apt only to attain lendership i when they lost all desire to lend. The good nature of the British led to them nover deposing anyone-- once leader, always leader,"
But he did not hold the view that all wisdom resided in the very young. The young could be as blind as anybody. A possible way out would be, to send every Prime Minister to the Hound of Lords after five or seven years,
The effect of birth control on the population might be revolu- tionary. In thirty years' time the principal preoccupation of Na- tional Governments, if such re- mala, will be maintaining num→ bers.
WAY DEAR, THAT wwewn
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THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1934.
SHARE PRICES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
The following in the list of local share quotations lequed to-day.
Banks
HI.K. Banks, $1840 b. HI.K. Bank (London), £131 n. Chartered Bank, £16 h. Marcantilo Bank,
£2B
A
Mercantile Bank C., £15 n. East Asia Bank, $93 s. Am: U. Finance Corp., Sh, $20 n China O. Fin. Ord. Sh. $4 n. China O. Fin, Prof. Sh. 86 n.
Insurances.
Canton Ins.. $822 n. Union Ins., $025 8.、 China Underwritern, $1.30 b, China Fire, 4026 n. H.K. Fire In., $250 n. International Assce, SG n.
Shipping.
Douglas, $38. B.K. Steamboats, $12 n. Indo-Chinas, (Prof.), 30 n. Indo-Chinas, (Dof.), 888 n. Shells (Bearer), 61/3 n. Union Waterbonts, $11.30 n.
Mining.
Antamoks, 67 cts. n. Balators, $33% n. Bagulo Gold, 30 cts. b. Benguets, $321⁄4 n.
Benguet Exploration, 20 cts. n. Benguet Goldfield, 20 cts. n.
Big Wedge, 12cts'n.
Gold Creek $3.
Ipo Mining, $4 n.
Itogona $7 n.
Kallan, 23/6 .
Langkats (Single), $18
n.
S'hai Explorations, Sh. $1.90 n. S'hai Loan. $5% n. Rauba, $16% n. Venz: Goldfeld, $7 n.
Docks, etc.
H.K. Wharves, $100 b. II.K. Docka, $16 b.. S. China Motors A., $2 n. 8. China Motors B., $8 n. Providenta (old), $1.55 b. Providents (new), 75 cts. n. Hongkews, Sh. $350 n. New Engineerings, Sh. $5.20 n. Shangha Docks, $133 n.
Cotton Milla.
Ewo Coltons. Sh. $11:10 n. S'hal Cottons, (old), Sh. $73 n. S'hai Cottona (new), Sh. $13 n. Zoong Sings, Sh. $13. Wing On Textiles, Sh. $60 n.
Lands, Hotels, etc.
H. and S. Hotels, $5.95 b. H.K. Lands, 361 n. S'hai Lands, Sh. $25 n. Metropolitan Lande, Sh. $14 ¤ Humphreys, $11.20 n. H.K. Renities, $5.35 n. Asia Realtles "A" Sh. $140 n. Asin Realties "B" Sh. 820 n.. Chinese Estates, $84 n. Chino Realtios, Sh. $16. China Debenture, 3h.$187 n.
Public Utilities. Tramway, $21 b. Peak Trams (old), $15.90 n. Peak Trams (now), $7% n. Star Ferries (old), $97 b. Yaumati Ferries, $22.n..
C.
CL (old), $9.05.
(new), $8 n. 1.K. Electrica, $73 b. Macno Electrics, $25 b. Sandakan Lights, $8 n. Telephones (old), $21 b. Telephones (new), $12.30 n. China Buses, Sh. $13.20 n. Singapore Tractions, 5/- n. Singapore Pref., 16/10%1⁄2 n.
Industrials.
Malabon Sugars, $121⁄2 n. Cald: Macg. (ald), Sh, #21 a. Caid: Macg. (Prof.), $19 Canton Ices, 32.00 n. Cements (new), $21% n. H.K. Ropes, $51⁄41⁄2 *--
Stores, etc.
Dairy Farms, $26% n. Watsons, 86.45 n. Der A Winga, 31 d. Lane Crawfords, $4 n. Mackintosha, $21 n. Sinceres, $11% n.
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. THIS EVENING
From-ZBW on a wavelength of 355 metres:
5-8 p.m. Europrán Programme, G-7 pm. A Relay of the Hongkong. Hotel Dance Orchestra from the Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden.
7 pm. Closing Local Stock Quota- tions, etc.
7.03-7.30 p.m. Light Opera. Vocal Gem"The ;Geisha”
(Jones).
Light Opera Company. Selection-Dorothy" (Celler).
The Band of HM. Coldstream
Guards.
Vocal Gems—“The Gondollers"
(Glibert and Sullivan).
The Columbia Light Opera
Company.
7.30-8 pm.
From the Studio.
A Talk on "Dráma quil Dancing in Fair Java" by the Globe. Trotter.
p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.
6.00-10.30
Chinesa
Studio Concert.
3.m.
10.39 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press
News.
10.35 p.m. Close Down.
All Relays of the Hongkong Hotel Orchestras are by courtesy of the Management.
8.10-10 p.m.
European Berardel
Programme from "ZE.K." on 640
k.c's.
8.30-0.10 p.m.
A Concert. Guitar Solo-Fandanguillo
(Torina).
Guitur Solo-Tremolo Study
(Tarrega).
Andres Segovia.
Song Twilight (Hamilton).
Song-My Little Next of Heavenly
Blue Troin "The Love Call")
Maria Jeritza (Soprano). Pianoforte Solo-Berreuse
(Chopin).
(Lebar).
Pianoforte Solo-Minuetto From
Bulte (Suk-Op. 21).
Ignaz Friedman. Song-Bless This House (Brahe), Sang-Once in a Blue Moon
(Kishor);
John McCormack (Tenor). Violin Selo-Hungarian Danca
No. 2 in D Minor (Brahma-
Joachim).
Violin Sala-Cavatina (Raff-Op. 85.
No. 97.
Arthur Catterall. Song--Patiently Smiling ("The Land Or Smiles") (Lehar).
| Song You Are My Heart's Delight
("The Land Of Smalles") (Leher).
Nichard Tauber (Tenor). 9.15-9.35 p.m. Dance Mosic. Fox Trot Sing A Little Low-
Down Tunc. Fox Trot-Everything I Have
In ours,
Fux TroLearn to Croon. Fox Trot-Moonstruck. Fox Trot-When I licnr Your
Voice.
Waltz-The Shadow Wallz. 9,35-10 Thi Band Music Fron Opera "The Meistersingers" (Wagner)
(Selection),
The Regimental Band of H.M.,
Grenadier Guards. "La Traviata-Drinking Song and
Gypsy Chorus (Verdi). "La Traviata"-Prelude to Act
IfI (Verdi).
Creatore's Band.
"Carmen" (Binet) Selection (Alder- Ahot Command Searchlight Tattoo). Mossed Bands of the Aldershot
Command.
10 p.m. Close Down.
Wm. Powells, $1.50 . Wing On (H.K.). $120 n.
Miscellaneous.
Amusements, $3% b.
H.K. Batainments, $7% n. 8.C. Enterprises, $1 n. United. Theatres, Sh. 32 D. Macan "Greyhounds," $2 a. Construction (old), $1.90 b. Constructions (new), 70 cts, b. Ch. Govt. % 1925 G.$ Bonda
874% .
H.K. Govt, Loan 84% b. prem Wallace Harpers, $8 n,.-
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