THE, HONGKONG
TUESDAY, TELEGRAPH
AUGUST
1034.
French Proposals Approved
FOR - ABSORBING
CROP SURPLUSES
London, Aug. 20,
the
At to-day's meeting of Wheat Advisory Committee, the Freneh delegates outlined the steps to be taken in France to cope with the wheat surplus_pro- blom nni
and expressed the confident that by
continuation the hope measures which had greatly re- duced the percentage of flour milled from wheat, and by securing that large quantity would be diverted
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mimal consumption, a greater part of the surplus stocks" would be disponed of.
The French Government attached the utmost importance to the effective maintenance
the
of
wheat agreement and the success of the French plans to absorb the bulk of their surplus was depen- dent upon the adherence of the exporting countries to an effective syalom of expont quotas,
They urged the subdivision, of the erop year quotas into quarter- ly periods and the setting asido of a certain percentage of the
The Wai Dah Bobbin Plant in Shanghai whers firemen last wank wagad a three-hour battle, to subdue the fierce blaze and to save adjacent buildings from destruction. A fireman was injured during the outbreak. The picture shows water being poured into the heart of the fire from a naarby structure.
estimate of world demand as SOPWITH'S
reserve, the allocation of which should remain in the hands of the Wheat Advisory Committee.
These proposals were generally supported and the Committee set
YACHT TO COTTON & WHEAT. RACE VANITIE
up a drafting subcommittee to American Defender Not bring together all the generally Acceptable proposals before the Committee.
The Sub-committee will report to-morrow-British Wireless,
H.M.S. REVENGE SAILS
London, Aug. 20. H.M.S. Revenge left Portsmouth to-day to rejoin the First Squadron of the Mediterranian Fleet, having recently completed refit and been recommissioned.--Britial Wireless,
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News has been received in Hongkong that Mr. R. F. J. Lind- sell, oldest non of the Hon. Mr. R. E. Lindsell, acting Attorney General, was one of the success ful candidates for the Colonial Offca recently.
It is not yet known to which Colony Mr. Lindeell will bo np. pointed. Although it is possible that he will enter Government service as cadet in Hongkong, this is not likely.
CANTON'S LINK. WITH NANKING
NORTHERN LEADERS
URGE UNITY
Nanking, Aug. 21.
It is learned in official circles that Identle telegrams signed by Yen Shih-aban, Governor of Shansi,
Yet
Chosen
Newport, Aug. 20.
The British challenger for the America's Cup, the Endeavour, with Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith's designer, Mr. Nicholson, aboard, stretched her new mainsail on a five-hour 20-mile spin to lay,
LATEST AMERICAN-
QUOTATIONS
Menara. Swan, Culbertson and Frila 'have, received the following queta
tons on the New York cotton and wheat exchange for yesterday,
New York Colton.
Aug. 18.
Close
Mr. Sopwith has accepted the offer October from Mr. Gerard D. Lambert, the December owner of the American yacht Vanitie, January to hold a series of matches, beginning March on August 24.
May
This has caused great surprise in Jaly sporting circles, since it is the first time an American yacht will have
been used to test out an invader. It
will be recalled that in 1980 the Re- solute offered to test out the Sham- rock V, which offer was turned down by the lato Sir Thomas Lipton.
America's challenger will be decided ns the result of trials starting on August 22, for which the Vanitia is rot eligible.
America's yacht will be either the Vanderbilt Syndicate's Rainbow_or the Boston Syndicate's Yankee. The Iatter has been beating the Rainbow
TEST CRICKETERS’· ABSENT WIVES
(Continued from Pagé 6,) persons might not be able to do their best.
"He travels the fastest who travels alone." And it is very certain that the board in not the only body, nor by any means the first, which has taken that view. It is a general rule, I believe, that Aug. 20.
married actors on tour make the Closing journey alone. Forty years ago Range o.barrister's wife would even 13.26-13.27 have thought of accompanying 13.41-13.43 her huband on circuit, and even 13.48-13.48 judges made the round without 13.08-13.68 the companionship of their wives. But, though it may be expedient, 13.70-13.77
is it level thus to separate husband 13.40
and wife?
18.07 13,23 11.20
10.41
18.47
13.50
Spot
13,15
New York Rubber.
Aug. 18.
10.60
16.71. 10.00 10.13 10,40 Alay
16.67 Total anles: 100 lots.
Chicago Wheat.
September October December January March
in the various rares and until recently, September when the Rainbow took in extra December ballast which has been most success- May .... ful, and she has beaten the Yankee in the last two races.
19.69-13.60
Aug. 20. 10.47-15.50
·
Aug. 20. Aug. 18. .... 103
104-104 104%-105 100%-100%
104% 100
Saturday's sales: 23,173,000 bushels,
Last Saturday the Rainbow again defeated the Yankee in the King's Cup race over a 33-mile course beat-September.... ing her by three minuter-Renter.
PONIES AUCTIONED··
Four Uneligible Animals
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:
We all know that no contract
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Broadcast from ZBW on a wave- length of 366 metres (845 kilo-cycles)..
4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7-10.40 p.m. European Programme. 7 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quota-. tions, London and New York Stock and Commodity Quotations.
Victor Herbert
7.08-7.30a.m.
Melodies.
Selection The Fortune Teller
(Czardas).
Orchestra Kiss mo Again (Mile.
Modiste) (Herbert).
Victor Salon Group,
Orchestra-March of the Toys
("Babes in Toyland"),
Victor Concert: Orchestra.
Selection-Babes in Toyland.".
Victor Light Opera Company. Selection"Sweethearts,"
Victor Light Opera Company. 7.30-7.40 p.m. A Violin Recital by Mischa Elman.
1. Minuet in G. No. 2 (Beethoven); 2. Serenade in G. Major, Op. 30,
No. 2 (Aronsky).
3. Le Coq D'Or-Hymn to the Sun (Rimsky-Korsakow),
4. Thals-Meditation (Massenet). 746-8 pm. In a Fairy Realm Sulte (Albert W. Ketelboy). Albert W. Ketelbey's Concert Orch
1. The Moonilt Glade,
2. The Queen Fairy Danecz 3. The Gnomes March.
8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report
8.03-830 p.m. Variety. Song-Love's Last Word is Spoken.
Gracio Fields (Commediennie), Piano Solo-One Minute to One.
Raio da Costa, Vocal Duet--Over Somebody Elso's
Shoulder.
Derickson and Brown. Vocal Duet-The Little Dutch M111. Waltz-Ich schenk mein Herz nur einem Mann. ("The Dubarry"). Fox Trot-Wer woint heut aus
Liebe Tranen.
The B.B.C. Wireless Military Rand. Faust Frolics (arr. Debroy Somers). Debroy Somers Band.
The Band of H. M. Coldstream
Guarda. 9-0.20 p.m. Excerpts from "The Yeomen of the Guard" (Gilbert and Sullivan):
Barnabus von Guczy and his Orch. Song-The Very Thought of you. which was not bilateral 15.02-16.62 far as both parties were concerned, Song-A Place in your Heart.
Sam Coelow (Tenor). 15.00-16.05 which provided for such a
per-
8.30-8.40 p.m. A Relay from Da- 16.08-16.08 manent separation, could possibly ventry (Should reception prove satis- 16.35-16.85 stand in law. Is a temporary | factory). 16.62-16.02) separation on a different footing? "An eyewitness account of this That must seem to most lawyers Morning's Play in the Last Test rather
Match by Howard Marshall.” Relayed difficult
question, On the one hand, there is a from the Oval, London.
8.40.0 p.m. Band: Brunic fundamental principle of English Overture The Jolly Robbera law which permits people to enter (Suppe). into any contracts they please; and so long as the objecta are not Immoral or against public policy or illegal, contracts are permis-Reminiscences of Scotland sible on any given subject. And
(arr. Godfrey). Aug. 20,
It is on this fundamental principle 745-74% 76%-70% that the Board of Control bases 70-79% its "wife-exclusion" contract.
Australians are pretty good lawyers. Without a doubt before the contract was drafted, close Aug. 20.
attention was given to the body of Closing cases where contracts have been Ranga volded on the grounds of public 85%-85% policy, 86-80% Wills in restraint of marriage 89%-80% ure defeated of their effect on those grounds, and a will which made a separation of husband and condition of enjoyment. would result in an out-and-out gift, with the condition abolished. Taking these things into con- sideration, one wonders whether the object desired would not have been more surely effected by im- plication rather than contract- by presenting return tickets for one, hotel accommodation for one, expenses generally for one, and so forth.
Chicago Corn,
Aug. 18 74% December.. 7034 May
70% Total sales:-16,040,000 bushels Winnipeg Wheat.
Aug. 18. Close
October
85% 80%
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Sold At Racecourse December
An average price of $20 wan May realised for four Australian ponlesi at an auction hold by Messrs. Hughes
and Hough, at the Race Course yes. FLOOD'S
terday.
All four were rejected from a lot
of 42 subscription ponies previously
HIGH TOLL wife a
auctioned, as being unfit or uneligible THOUSANDS HOMELESS for the Jockey Club meetings,
*IN MANCHURIA ·
No. 9, a black pony, measuring 14.1,
Han Fu-chu, Governor of Shana three-year-old, fetched $35, the tung, and Yu Haveh-chung, Gover-highest price for the four. rer of Hopei, have been addressed
The others were disposed of as
No. 23, bay, 5 years 14.1, for $25. No. 20, bay, 6 years 14.3, for $5. No. 30, black, 6 years, 14.3, for $15
to the Central Government and the follows: South-West authorities in a private capacity urging co-operation among all political groups in working out national unification.-Central News.
CHINA AND JAPAN
LEGATION STATUS NOT LIKELY TO BE RAISED
Two Japaneso ambasanders,
NO AGREEMENT
WHEAT PRODUCERS FAIL TO FIX QUOTAS
Harbin, August 20. Unprecedented torrential rains fell on Friday, Saturday and a serious Sunday, resulting in rise of the Yalu River.
have
The cricketers themselves, of Two reservoirs have burst, and course, as men of honour, would! the town of Antung has elghly
not challenge the validity of a per cent of its area under water document to which they had set
Six hundred are dead or miss their hands.
thousand ing, and sixty
are. But their wives, who muy homeless, without food and water. had no say in, the matter, might London, Aug. 20.
one day do so. And Australian Notwithstanding a Inst minute Twelve thousand houses are
beliove, affords an local law. I appeal by the French delegate, the under water, and the streets have efficient weapon. Before any mar- International Wheat Committee is ex-i been transformed into raging ried Australian can loave the pected to terminate its sessions here rivers, carrying off houses, people country without her, his wife practically without result. The ad-
Journment is likely to be to-morrow, and property.
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M. Devinat, the Frenchman, appeal-
Shanghai, Aug. 20.
Mesara. Sato and Saito, are leav- ing for China shortly with the In- tention of inspecting conditions here. They will first visit Man churia and then North China.
The reported elevation of the status of the Japanese Legation inducers have achieved.
ed for a continued system of export
China to an Embassy is unlikely,
The damage also Includes 750
must give written permission for the period of his absence,
quotas and the establishment of an boats. Five bridges were smash- International pool, much the same cd to smithereens. sort of arrangement as the tls pro-
The total loas is estimated at
A sub-committee, formed to draft aix million yen..
a report will conalder, ister alia, the
although the post of Counsellor representations from France, but it Refugees are facing a water'
wil be created for the Japanese Legation hero.-Reuter.
IN WIRELESS TOUCH The following steamers are ex- pected to be in wireless corumunica- tion with Hongkang to-day: Tamaha, Tuscania, Lima Maru, Havana Maru Kuruhima Maru, General Sherman, Herborg, Sensan Maru, Talyang, Sikiang, British Mariner, Conte Verde, Asama Maru, La Plata Maru, Com- piegne, Kingyuan, Emp, of Canada, Suinong, Kwolyang, Changio.
is expected that it will recommend famine-Reuter.. dispersal of the committee until next |. year's crops are more accurately `pro- dictable-Router.
DEMAND FOR WHEAT.
Estimated At Sixty Thousand Bushels.
Landon, Aug. 20.
CHICAGO. TORNADO,
Damage Said To Total A Million Dollars.
Chicago, August 20.
As a result of a tornado five are
A further meeting of the Wheat Advisory Commission was held in London to-day. On Saturday, tho committon considered the question of dead, and damago auffered is The the probable world demand for wheat estimated at $1,000,000. during the crop year August and tornado died over the Great
While waiting for a forry, laat night, a Chinese, Ng Tal-sing, sudden. July 1984 to 1936, and agreed on a Laken--United Press. ly, collapsed, and died an hour after figure of:000,000,000 bushels as thoir admission to the Government Civil provisional estimate of the world In- Hospital.
port demand for trop
The Commilites recognized, however, Mrs. Ella Herman is leaving on A Dinner Dance will be held at that considerable additional demand Thursday for Europe, via Bouth Ropulae Bay Hotel to-morrow. The for animal fooding may develop dur Afrien, by the La Plata Maru, Mir, "Andetonians" Band will, ba Ing at, Ing the course of the crop year. Herman of The Office Appliance
Co., Ltd., in sailing early next year. tendance.
British Wireless,""
That would spike any contract.
Many people explo
put to the acid, test
Overture ... Light Opera Orchestra. When Maiden Loves, She Site
and Sighs,
Nellio Briercliffe. (Contralto). Tower Warders, Inder Orders.
Honry Millligo ani Chorus. When our Gallant Norman Foes.
Dorothy Gill and Chorus. (a) Alas! I Waver to and Fro.
Nellie Briercliffe, Walter Glynne and Peter Dawson. (b) Is Life a Boon?
Derek Oldham (Tenor).. 0.20-0.30 p.m. Operatica (Famous Operatic Melodies) (arr. J. Squire).
The J. H. Squire Coleste Octet. 9.30 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins, London 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity Quotations.
9.33-10.05 p.m. From the Studio. A Pianoforte Recital by Miss Barbara Balean,
Programme.
1. Rondo from First Concerto in
C (Beethoven).
2.
(Accompanied on the Second Piano by Harry Oro). First Movement of Fantasia
in C... (Schumano).
3. Humoresque in G
(Rachmaninoff). 10.05-10.20 p.m. Light Orchestral. Programme. Bolero (Ravel).
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Gymnopedie No. 1 (Erik Satie),
Boston Symphony Orchestra." A Hunt in the Black Forest
(Voelker).
In a Clock Store (Orth).
Victor Concert Orchestru.. 10.30 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins, Rugby Mid-day Press News, Further. London Stock and Commodity Quota- ions, followed by New York Opening Quotations. T
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