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THIS DOG BUSINESS
GROWING FEELING OF DISTRUST
GOVERNMENT'S
RESPONSIBILITY
THE HONGKONG
CLEMENTI ON RUBBER
NATIVE GROWER THE PROBLEM
LONDON SPEECH
London, June 5,
Sir Cecil Clementi, Governor of the Straits Settlements, who is now home in England on fur-
Sir, I must apologise for sint- ing in my letter appearing in yourlough, gave his views on the rub- Inaue of May 24 that Ordinanceber restriction issue in a speech No. 80 of 1000 was apparently on at the annual meeting of the existent. True it is that it does Association of British Malaya, not appear in the ometal bound coples of the Ordinances, but I have since discovered that it was renumbered and that this renum- bered
Ordinance some twenty years nyo, Volume page 79 of the bound Ordinances.
WOR
Sir Cecil, referring first to tin, anticipated that the price would eventually be stabilised at about £200
TELEGRAPH.
NAVAL TALKS
LONDON
TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK
TO BE STRICTLY INFORMAL
(Spacial to "Telegraph”)
Lily Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Andra Ordinoner. Jers. Hecolrid 4. .4 .m.)
TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1934.
CORRESPONDENCE
War Debts
To the Editor.
a. Honakong Telegraphi
Sir. A short memory is indeed a blessed think, espezially when called upon at the Barre on the Lord's Day.
I assume that Mr. Pepys refers to the United States of America. Will his friend Mr. Creed kindly inform me of any bonds on which the government of the United States defaulled in the mid- Mixties?
Washington, June 4. The State Department has announced that preliminary naval conversations will start in London on June 15.
bonda may repealed
vide
a ton and said he expected that the output quota would be steadily increaned.
sense
Moreover, I am sure that the
the Chancellor of
Exchequer would like to have this informa- tion, for presumably defaulted be picked up at a large discount. Under the debt funding agreement, Great Britain Regarding rabber, he feared
has the option of raying in U.S. gold coin or in gold bullion, or Apparently the police also have become unilateral in the
that the present agreement might
Mr. Phillips, Assistant Secre-in bonds of the United States. not yet discovered this-possibly that it would be only the plantatary of State,
raid that Mr.
J. M. they have not bad the time for the tions that would genuinely restrict London as soon as he has finished Norman Davis will proceed to necessary reading to bring their their output. Hence native rub- legal knowledge up-to-date-but, however this may be, the boundaryber is the crux of the situation.
Everybody concerned, he said, stones with their Inscriptions, pre still in position, the public has abould co-operate to ensure that unofficially been advised (during there would be no unauthorised the course of a Court case) that planting by the natives to whom the police are acting on the bound-big price is a temptation.
If the antive culpat enn ary the stores indicate, and no official pronouncement has been crafully
controlled the made that the authorities are pre-cheme promised to achieve its pared to abandon a demonstrably
bja | objectives-Reuter. Illegal position. The public must,
therefore, assume, in the absence
of
an explicit sintement to the contrary, that the Powern-That- Be intend to continue to regard these stones as marking the bound- ary between New Kowloon and the rest of the New Territory.
STRETCHING the law.
be
SAAR PLEBISCITE
FRANCO-GERMAN ·
ACCORD PRAISED
London, June 4.
Approval of the report of Baron Aloist (Italy) on the holding of the Sane Plebiscite on January 13th was given to-day by the League Caunell.
his work in Geneva to attend the
preliminary negotiations.
The Navy Department is sending
Admiral Richard Leigh and Cont
sador 201 London,
ARMS EMBARGO
amander Theodore Wilkinson as | BRITAIN PRESSING FOR
experts, and the American Ambus
UNITED ACTION Mr. R. W. Bingham, will also cooperate.
Mr. Phillips emphasised that the conversations will represent an informal effort to smooth out some of the major problems that are likely to arise before 1936.
Japan. Franco
and Italy are expected to send delegates 10 participate in the conversations. -United Press.
FRANCE AND ITALY SILENT.
London, June 4. Press message from Washington
state that preliminary bilateral naval conversations will begin in London in the middle of June.
The discussions will deal with procedure and technical questions Preparatory to the naval conference to be held next year.
Now, Sir, there have been, in recent years, quite a few acts by the authorities wherein they have appeared to stretch the existing law somewhat tightly in order to achieve their object, or have neted M. Barthou (France) accepted In a manner ausgestive of partial- the report without reservation, ity in one direction or another.
estreasing the responsibility of the
Japan has also agreed to the acts which, in put it mildly, have Council and the necessity that all savoured of luck of candour on provisions of the report regarding British proposal that such disens their part, but, I submit, In their liberty of vote and guarantee of sions should take place, but no action over the boundary question, security to the people of the Saurreply has yet reached London from the French and Italian Govern- the Government have definitely should be loyally adhered to. been dishonest,
Mr. Anthony Eden Great Bri-ments.-British Wireless. May I now review the measures taing prained the spirit which taken in ronnection with rabies? enabled Germany and France to It is common knowledge that with reach an agreement on this point. animal disorders of this and adding that nothing would please similar descriptions.
Government British the only the
more than an extension of this spirit to effective methods of quelling an outbreak
those invariably other domains. It was are
for now adopted in England-le, complete the Council to study the working Isolation of the infected animals of the Agreement and any contacts or suspects, and guarantee could be given to nil of the area itself. Where this is Saur Inhabitants, whether voter Impossible, no restrictive measures or non-voter,- British Wireless, aro adequate. For example, in Calcutta, a city in which rabies is endemic, whatever precautions may.bu.taken to limit the scourge, restriction of healthy dogs (in such a way, for instance, as by muzzł- ing) is not attempted, as the authorities realise It would be qulte inoffactual.
NO ISOLATION.
that
SINO-JAPANESE DIPLOMACY
RAW MATERIALS FOR GERMANY
FOREIGN. CURRENCY
ALLOTMENT
London, June 4. Answering a Commons question, Sir John Simon said the President of the United States issued on May 28 41 proclamation misking
sale unlawful the
within the tons to Bolivia and Paraguay, United States of artus and muni-
The British Government were pressing
Geneva that the embargo whleh they have sug- gested should be imposed at once unconditionally by all countries which have undertaken to
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EUROPEAN PROGRAMME -
From ZBW on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 kilo-eyelon);
4.30-7.30 p.m. Chinese l'rogramme.
7.30-10.30
European Pro, gramme..
p.m. Closing Local Stock Quotations, etc.
from
7.30
7.33-7.53 p.m. Selections "George Whito's Scandala."
Fox-Trot-Sweet and Simple.
Hold My Land. →So Nice.
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.8 p.. Report.
-My Dog Loven Your Dog. -Six Women (Mo and
Henry the Eighth), -You Nasty, Man. Local Time and Weather
7.53-8.30 p.m. Variety. Violin Solo-An Old Vlotin. Violin Solo Looking for you.
Albert Sandler (Violin) with Olive Groves (Soprano), Fox-Trot-Faint Harmony.
The B.B.C. Dance Orchesten. Organ Solo-Broadway Thru' a Key-
hole-Selection. Organ Solo-Take a Chance-Selec-
tion.
Terance Casey. Song-Love's Reses. Song Sweetheart Darlin'.
Danny Malone (Tenor). Plano Duet-Mr. Whittington-Whit
a Piensant Surprise. Plano Duet-Mr: Whittington-Who
do you think you are?
"Carroli Gibbons and John W. Green. Fox-Trot-When I Hear Your Voice.
Geraldo and His Orchestra.
8.30-9 p.m. Orchestral. Go.
operate. In the meantime, leen- ees in Britain were being held up..
--British Wireless.
WAR MATERIALS
JAPANESE PURCHASES IN UNITED STATES
Panama, June 4. In the last two months, 32 ves- sels from United States ports have negotiated the Panama Canal for Japan with scrap Iron, steel, lead ant other munition materials.
American-manufactured
Anti-air- craft guns, packed like motorcars and marked machinery, have also passed through in the freighters.
The latest vessel to pass through enrried from the Canal Zone, 8,000 tons of serap iron which had been Berlin, June 4.
purchased by Japan from a New Although the
etabargo on im-York company at the rate of $8.90 ports of raw cottus expired on: May 31, in consequence of the foreign currency allotment af unly ten per cent, for June and strict of imports Government control little difference in cotton Im-
a ton-Reuter.
DROUGHT CONTINUES
rts is expected, as the imports LOW WATER LEVELS CAUSE
materials are governed of raw solely by the amount of foreign currencies available for payment. Stocks of cotton and many other
In raw materials
Germany are to last about four estimated months.
MR. ARIYOSHI'S VISIT TO NANKING
Now in this Colony, no attempt
Shanghai, June 4. is made at
isolation, but very New developments are expected onerous restrictions are rigorously in Sino-Japanese diplomacy when enforced. Are these of any avail Mr. Ariyoshi, Japanese Minister In consummating the object aimed to China, pays his first visit to The Government expects in the nt-le., the obliteration of rabies? Nanking since his return from | meantime to reach an under- I maintain they are completely in Japan. Mr. Ariyoshi leaves for standing with other countries for effective, for the following rea- Nanking to-morrow, Central | exchange of German industrial
News,
products for foreign raw material.
Bons:
tances.
1. Rabies is endemic in South China and there is complete free-Whether it is true or not, rumour dom of movement over the Angle has it that these "season tickets". Chinese border, and it must be re- membered that rabid dogs, in the social or
were given to persons of certain official status and to early stages, cover enormous dis-
sportsmen for their dogs, which, more than all others, run the risks 2. Contacts of known cases are of contamination which are known not Isolated. So far from this be to be peculiarly subject to rabies. Ing the case, there are no restric- G. Boes Importedl into the tlons whatsoever in the New Colony under permit have to un- Territory (exclusive of New Row-dergo no quarantine, and if one loon) ie. in the area officially re- garded as infected,
at
RIDICULOUS.
understands aright a Magistrate's reported comments, this was the source of the present trouble,
I claim that any intelligent per- son examining the faets, which are patent, cannot but form the opinion that the existing anti- rubles regulations are ineffective, oppressive and unconscionable,
GROWING CONTEMPT.
-Reuter.
LENA. GOLDFIELDS
DEBT
LATEST OFFER NOT ACCEPTABLE
London, June 4,
ALARM IN ENGLAND
of
London, June 4. A general Aondition
continues throughout drought Eugland, and in many arens the low levels of rivers and reservoirs is causing anxiety,
Fears of possible outbreaks of fire are entertalued owing to the abnormal dryness of vegetation.
Although London is still in u fortunate position, as compared with many parts of the country, in regard to water supplies, -warning against deliberate waste of water has been issued.Britial
Wireless.
1
WATER LEVELS.
FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS
The River Conservancy Commission The Secretary for the Over for Kwangtung Province notifies that seas Trade Department, Colonel the height of water in English feet Colville, questioned as to the in the West, North and East Rivers result of the negotiations in a as follows: Moncow between representatives
TRADE DELEGATES
556 DA
3. No steps of any kind are taken to prevent dogs crossing from the
June 3 June 4.
4.3 infected to the clean area. The
of the Lena Goldfields, Limited. West River at Shishing action of the police in stopping
and the Soviet Government to North River at Tsing-
yuen
7.2 10,3 people the presumed boundary
reach a settlement with regard to
1,0 North River at Samshui on the motor roads only, and only
the arbitral award of £130,000,000 East River at Sheklung 0.2 on odd occasions, morely serves to
in favour of the Company, said accentuate this point, and to make
I submit that the foregoing illus-
that while the Company hand con- everybody concerned with the re-trates one phase of a subject of stderably reduced their former sultant casca look ridiculous, pro-great importance to the community
demands,
froni the the offer
WELCOMED allke. and prosecuted
so far secutor
and of special interest to all who Soviet Government was Conditions analogous to those have at heart the welfare of the nucceptable and represented only
London, June 4. abtaining in villages and farms in Colony. To anyone who has lived a small Increase on the former the New Territory (exclusive of in Hongkong for any length of
The President of the Board of offer. The position was under
Trade, Mr. Runciman, to-day Now Kowloon) are freely allowed time, and who has freely mixed consideration-British Wireless.
extended an offcial welcome to to persist in the rural areas of with his fellow-men, there can be
the Urugayan delegation which has New Kowloon itself, and the no doubt that while the large authorities have taken no power majority are normally law-abiding
arrived in London to begin trade talks with the British Government. gent contact between the subjects, there is, among these
Negotiations are expected to begin nd urban areas of New very people, a growing feeling of This in itself is proof contempt for, and distrust of, thu
immediately-British Wirclenn. y do not expect to exercise laws and regulations of the Colony, is request regarding optional The Empress of Aula, from Shang-
supervision.
as distinct from British funda- SEASON TICKETS," : mental law, and forenust in ea- conversion of trustee securitles, hal, in due here at 4 p.m. to-morrow.
the Chancellor of the Exchequer couraging the growth of this
RHODESIA LOAN
London, Jane 4. exceptional measure, which does not imply withdrawal
subversive spirit. I place tho has agreed to an immediate issue Benson Ticket" permits are.ley of the Government, and the by the Government of Southern in Hongkong this morning and will
cont.
stock 1934-1949
Fe until recently, Issued to
uals, allowing them to bring actions and general attitude of Rhodesia for the purpose of ogs into New Kowloon from some of its principal officers, funding the Southern Rhodesia 5 fat of the New Territory, as whereas in this Colony, above all per
as they wished within the other places in the Empire, the British Wireless.
of the permits. This examination of the pre-polley of the Government should
The Society for the Protection of
Peer Gynt Suite, No. 1 (Grleg) (Op- 46).
New Queen's Ilall Light Orchestra directed by Georg Schneevolet. Morning.
(a)
(b) The Death of Ase,
(c)
Anitra's Dance.
(d) In the Hall of Mountain King. L'Apprenti Sorcier (The Sorcerer's
Apprentice) (Paul Dukn).
Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
of New York under the direc
tion of Arturo Toscanini. Dance Slave (Le Roi Malgre Lui") (Chabrier).
New Light Symphony Orchestra. 9.30-10.13 p.m. Conceri Items. Song-My Little Nest of Heavenly
Dive (Spaeth-Lehnr).
“Marlu Jeritza (Soprano), Detet-Collette (Fraser-Simson).
J. H. Squire Celento Octet. Sonx-Devonshire Cream and Ckler (Curzon and Sanderson), Song-Up From Somerset (Weatherly
and Sanderson),
Malcolm McEnchern (Bnts). Violin Solo-The Dance of the Gobling
(Bazzini).
Violin Solo-La Clochette (Paganini!).
Alfredo Rode.
SungAnnie Lauric.
Mary Garden (Soprano). Pianoforte. Solo-Sevilla (Albeniz). Pinoforte Solo-Navarra (Albeniz), Arthur Rubinstein. Song-A Dream of Paradise (Gray
and Littleton). Sung-Old Rustic Bridge by the Mill
(Skelly).
(Walter Glynne (Tenor). Octet-Moonbeams and Shadows
(Squire). Oetet-Melody (Dawes).
J. Squire Celesio Octet. 10.13-10.30 p.m.
Four Ways Sulte (Erie Coates)"
Regal Cinenia Orchestra conduet. ed by Emanuel. Starkey, Northwarda (March).
1.
2. Southwards (Valse).
3. Eastwards (Eastern Dance).
Westwards (Rhythm).
4.
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