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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
INDIA POLICY
LOOKING ROUND THE STORES
APPROVED
CONSERVATIVE SUPPORT
BALDWIN SUMS
UP POSITION
SPECIAL BUYERS' GUIDE FOR CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS
and
Amongst the practical gift sug- much appreciated possession, pro- gestions is that of dainty foot-viding an endless source of plea- wear, and it is here that the name sure, and what is more, building up of Gordon's comes rendily to mind. This well-known house specialises an intimate record, by prèserving in ladies footwear
various In picture form the constant associated lines, and, as in former changes in the life of the Colony. years, has imported special stocks
Two of the most popular of the of shoes, stockings and alippers; London, Dec. 4.
the Rolleiflex The Government's policy on India suitable for the present acason. Present age are pressed by an overwhelming ma- the Occasion" is particularly apt to-day received the approval, ex- Indeed, the firm's slogan "They Fande cicard, twin-tens roil-
tim rellex cameras, which are, as| jority, of the Central Counell of the ment moved by Lord Salisbury was Conservative Party. An amend defonted by 1.120 votes to 390, a majority of 712.
The meeting was held in full ment of the pledge given by Mr. Baldwin, as Leader of the Party, to consult the Conservative Council, prior to the introduction of the
Government's bill on India, which is to be based on the recommendations of the Joint Select Committee.
Mr. Baldwin, in a powerful and carnest address, urged that the re port should be supported. Theirs win an immenso responsibility, for the considered opinion of the re- presentatives of the Conservative, Party must carry weight in Britain ard would be regarded with im- mense interest not only at Home, bit in the India Empire and throughout the world.
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Every type of footwear is avall for the ballroom, to the stout, ser able, from the delicate creations viceable footwear for everyday dainty boudoir slippers is also a wear. The suggestion to give good one.
Fine hostery, of the better sort, is always acceptable, and Gordon's are offering special gift boxen con- taining three pairs of finely woven atockings in a variety of fashion- able shades at the moderate price of $8.26.
Leather house slippers in cheery shades of red, blue or green or attractive colour combinations are another speciality.
When buying gifts at Gordon's, parcels to be held for delivery on instructions may be given for the
Christmas morning.
ATTRACTIVE GIFT CAMERAS
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER - 5, 1934.
BRITISH SHIPPING SUBSIDY
ASSISTANCE FOR TRAMP VESSELS
RUNCIMAN'S EXPLANATION
London, Dec. 4.
RADIO BROADCAST
Two Studio Items For This Evening
RELAY OF DANCE MUSIC COMMENCING TO-MORROW
From-ZBW on a wavelength of 365 metres (845 kilocycles):
4.7 p.m.
Chinese Recorded Programme. 7.11 p.m.
European Programme, 7 p.m.
London and New York Stock and
history, the House of Com-Commodity quotations. Closing Local
For the first time in
for tramp shipping.
ons to-day voted a subsidy
simple in operation as they are efficient in their work. That they been clearly demonstrated in re- are in a class by themselves has
cent years, and it is opportune to able percentage of successful com- refer to the fact that a consider Bill was carried. It grants By a vote of 231 to 50 the
petitora in this year's Amateur £2,000,000 for use in assist- Photographic Competition organ- ised by the Telegraph used eithering operating steamers and Rollentex or Rolleicord.
to make it possible for Bri- The former is the original pro-tish ships to meet foreign duct of the manufacturers, while subsidised the Rolleicord is an excellent little
competition.- camera, by the same makera Reuter. modelled on the famous Rolleiflex,
COMMONS DEBATE with certain simplifications, so that it can be sold at a much lower
London, Dec. 4. price, viz, one which brings it debated
The House of Commons to-day
the within the purchasing power of a Assistance Bill, which authorizes British Shipping:
have looked with envy new and larger class of users who the Board of Trade to pay sub- the sidies in respect tramp voyages in 1936 up to £2,000,000 and to make advances for two years of not more. than £10,000,000 for scrapping, building or modernising British cargo vessels.
|pontessors of a Rolleiflex
On
After tracing the events leading
As a Christmas gift, auch a to and since the setting up of
camera is calculated to give the ut- te Simon Commission, Mr. Bald-
most pleasure to its fortunate re- Insisted that the policy recom-
As a happy hunting ground for cipient, and even as early In. the tended by the Jolat Select Com-the amateur photographer, Hong-month as this, there are Indications titten was evolutionary rather than kong atands in an unrivalled post-that this Christmas will see the evolutionary, and was inevitable in tion, here being so many opportuni-number of Rolleiflex or Rolleicord evolution from Britain's dealings ties of taking snapshots, and thus enthusinats in the Colony greatly uth India throughout the whole of securing a pictorial record of the creased. Those who wish to in- 1st century and throughout the Colony and its life.
vestigate these cameras should en- pesent century to date.
quire of any of the leading sup
THE REAL CHOICE "An leader of the Conservative Juty with a full sense of rea- pability," said Mr. Baldwin,
accent the report as a basis of islation, and I recommend this Canell to accept it. I tell you tit, in my view, the report offers tl beat opportunity to give india aConstitution which in itself pvides the best hope of progrESS the future. It is my considered jigment that with all the changes al chances of this wide world tay you have a good chance of kping the whole of that sub eltinent of India in the Empire ft over.
I say to you deliberately that it my firm conviction that if you rus ber this opportunity, you infallibly lose India, what- er you do, before two genera- ths have passed. That, to my md, in the choice. Helfevinst tit, I can in no other than give y the advice I do.”
Mr. Baldwin added that he was rivinced that he was right in t matter, but he was not alone. I had with him the unqualified sport of everyone of his Con- novative colleagues in the Gov- etment, and he believed it would biseen next week that he had the soport of a large majority of the Chservatives in the House of Cmmona.
FAIR BASIS
A resolution approving the gheral principles of the report, at expressing the view that its raommendations furnish a fair bals of constitutional settlement, we moved by Mr. L. S. Amery, MP., supported in the subsequent deiate by, among others, Lord Darby, Lord Eustace Percy, Sir Austen Chamberlain and Lord Lilithgow.
An amendment moved by Lord Salisbury expressed readiness to accept a well-considered measure
A good camera thus becomes apliers of photographic supplies.
NTEREXISTRICTS FILARE <>
WORLD SHIPPING
CONFERENCE
Preliminary Talks
In London
(Special to "Telegraph")
(Ds Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphia. Meas sagar Ordinance, 1395. Receivad, Duermbyt 4. 3.0$ 0.M.)
London, Dec. 4.
Mr. Walter Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, announced in the House of Commons to-day that ង preliminary world shipping conterence, which would include the United "States, would be held in London early in January.
The conference agenda will be drafted later and the World Conference at mgr. chant shipping interests would be held in Berlin in all probability he nounced.--United Press.
SMARTENSACOLARITEIT SELFDE
an-
Mr. Stanley, Baldwin, whe yester- resolution approving the report vincing his Conservative colleagues the defeat of the amendment, the day secured another triumph by con-
was carried on a show of hands by of the wisdom of approving the Select
overwhelming British Wirelcas.
majority. Committee's report on Indian con.
atitutional reform.
an
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
here from Shanghai at
GA.M.
on
The Mesageries Maritimes has issued a striking wall calendar, with dally date blocks,
to
The President of the Board of Trade Mr. Runelman, said one of the Government's objects was to enable British ship-owners compete on approximately equal terms with foreign tramp shipping which WILK receiving subsidy assistance from ita Governments. Government support was restricted
R.A.F. CREW'S ESCAPE
Forced To Leap
From Plane
London, Dec. 4. One of four Air Force bombers of
an India Squadron, on a flight to Singapore from Kohat on the North-west frontier, crash- ed after leaving Alor Star to-day.
be
The pilot. Flight-Lieuten. ant Paish, becoming faint through petrol fumes attempted to return to Alor Star, but feeling himself to losing consciousness shouted to his Aircraftsman Passenger to jump. Both took to their parachutes, the pilot landing in a tree and the passenger in a man- grove swamp. Neither was hurt.-British Wireless,
to tramp veseuls because of the peculiar position in which they were, and the benefits which they
they played in Britain's system of brought to the trade of Britain as a whole, and the essential part
national defence.
The Government had made it clear that this kind of assistance could only he given if the British shipping industry Itself took steps to reorganise itself within its own
limits.
Three conditions they regarded as of first importance, were that advantages.given to industry should not be dissipated, that there should
Stock Quotations.
7.08-7.80 p.m. Concert Waltzes. The Skaters Waltz (Waldieufol).
Kongreh Waltzer (Strauen) Estudiantin Waltz (Wadies ch.
International Concert Orchestro.
Helena Waltzer (Offenbach),
Barnabas von Geczy and his Orch,
Dream Waltz (MBlocker).
Maidens of Baden-Waitz (Komzak).
Marek Weber and his Orchestra. 7.30-8 p.m. Variety.
Love, Life and Laughter-Selection.
Now Mayfair Orchestra. Vocal Gems Musical Comedy
Marches.
Light Opera Company. Organ Solos-Take a Chance-
Selection. Organ Solos-Broadway thru' a
KeyholeSelection.
Terance Casey. Vocal-Gracie Field's Medley.
Gracio Fields (Comediena).
8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report. 8.03-8.25 p.m. From the Studio. "The Waikiki Trio." 8.25-8.35 p.m. Octets. Barcarolle-Tales of Hoffmann"
(Offenbach).
The J. H. Squire Celexto Octet My Sweetheart when a Boy
(arr. Willoughby), Silver Threads among the Gold
(arr. Willoughby).
The J. H. Squire Colesta Octet. A.35-9 p.m. Carnaval Sulte Op. 9 (Schumann) (AIT. for Russian Ballet) played by the Lonodn Sym- phony Orchestra conducted by Sir Landon Ronald.
1. Preambule. 2. Pierrot,
3.
Arloquin.
4.
Valse Noble..
5.
Eusoblus,
G.
Florestan.
7.
Coquette.
8. PapillonE.
4.
Lettres dansantca.
10.
Chiarina.
11. Chopin.
19. Estrella,
13. Reconnaissance.
14. Pantalon et Colombo
15.
Valse Allemande.
16. Paganini,
17.
Aveu.
18. Promenade.
19. Pause.
20. Marche des Davidsbundler
contre les Philisting. 9-9.30 p.m. From the Studio.
Mr. R. Sanger .... .Sopranu. Madame . Evelie
.I'iano.
M. H. Evelle
Programme.
?
. Violin.
Concerto in A Minor... Vivaldi..
2. Songa:
3.
To You (Strauss).
Festival of Love (Weingartner)...
Spanish Air (Wolfe).
The Little Brown Bird.
Pianoforte:
Etude In A Flat (Chopin). Prelude and Fugue in C Minor (Bach),
9.30 p.m.
Reuter Press Bulletins, London 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity Quotations.
9.35-10 p.m. Light Opera. Flarodora Selection (Stuart).
The Band of H. M. Coldstream The Golsha-Voen) Gems (Jones).
Guarda, Light Opera Company. Ruddigore-Selection (Sullivan,
arr. Winterbottom).
The Band of II. M. Coldstream Guards. 10-11 p.m. A Relay of the "Blue Rhythm" Band from the Sailors' and Soldiers' Home (by courtesy of the Committee).
10.30 p.m. day Press News, Further
Reuter Press Bulletins, Rugby Mid- London Stock and Commodity Quotations,
11 p.m. Close Down.
ZEESEN PROGRAMMES
be greater employment of British This Evening's Broadcasts From ships and British seamen at the expense of foreign subsidised ships
The German Short-Waves and that shipowners should them-team will be broadcast from Zemen
Special program for Far Eastern
Line of the Royal Dutch Mail, as well national dar block issued by the Nederland tions and particularly in the inter-
We have received an effective calen-selves, within their own organisa- follows.
SOUTH ASIA ZONE South Asia Zone, broadcast from DID, shipping as a useful desk calendar from Lane, press for an adjustment of the
conference, (19.74 metro) and DIN (81.45 metres). Crawford. Ltd.
4,45 9.m.- DIN,DIN Announcement (ġerm.. supply of world tonnage--British
Engl) German Folk Bang. Fro Wireless.
gramme-Yorecast (German, Eng- Bah).
for provincial self-government," MEN JUDGE THINGS MORE FULLY The P, and 0. Iner Soudan is due ensuring the administration of BY THE EYE THAN BY THE EAR; CON- the police services In India, but SEQUENTLY, A MINISTER'S PRACTICE Friday. hoped that Parliament would not. 18 AS MUCH REGARDED, IF NOT MORE, establish a central responsible THAN is SERMONS-Bridges. Government, as recommended in the report. He said the safeguards was fined $10 by Mr. Wynne-Jones in J. H. Little, of No. 183 The Peak, in the report looked very well on paper, but had no strength. Once the Central Police Court this morning they had parted with power, once tarrier in the street without a muzzle on a summons for allowing his fox they had established this central or lead. body, there could be no retreat.
MR. CHURCHILL'S QUERIES Unable to raise money to return to Mr. Winston Churchill, in sup- the country, Chan Man, 26, un- porting the amendment, asked if employed, of no fixed address, stole a have got a year," said Mr. E. W. "Think yourself lucky; you might "this production of seven years of pair of shoes from a shoemaker's Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy bositation
would stand near the Ko Shing Theatre. He this morning, when he imposed a fine doubt" satisfy anyone. The Socialist Brought before Air.
was caught entoring a pawnshop. of $600, in default six months' hard Party would use it only as a
Wynne-Jonce at the Central Police Court this labour, on Wang Kui, 27 years, un- stepping stone on the downward morning, the man was sentenced to employed, for having possession of a Path: and the Congress Party in one month's hard labour. Detective-sors blade, in Yaumall on Decem- India would use it only as a lever, Sergeant Goodwin prosecuted. for their purposes.
and
and
8.
taken Kowloon,
U. S. INTEREST IN PHILIPPINES
CONGRESSIONAL PARTY AT SHANGHAI
What other country, he asked. Yip Woon-wan, who
A Chinese at. Po Kut village, in yesterday would besive about its great denied a previous conviction, remem- by a through train from Canton yex- Chinese territory, was knocked down overscas posscasions as they were ad again before Mr. Wynne-Jones interday, and received serious injuries; States Congress arrived here from
bered It this morning when he appear..
Shanghai, Dec... Five members, of the United 'doing? France Holland, the Central Police Court. Defendant; which included a fractured skull and Japan to-day on their way to the friendly, countries, were amazed who was charged with and pleaded broken thigh bone. He was at the British attitude. Would guilty to stealing a roll of cloth in aboard and brought to
Philippines aboard the Canadian Germany, who, he said, was pre- Wing Wo Street, said he forgot he where he was transferred to an am Pacific Empress of Canada. They paring to reclaim her possessions, had served one month previously for bulance and conveyed to the Kowloon are: Senator McAddo, of Call- or Japan, who, at the other end stealing. The Magistrato
passed Hospital.
fornia; Senator M. E. Tydings of of the world was carving out an, sentence of two mantha' hard labour."
Maryland; Senator K.M.C. Keller Emple while Britain seemed
The first production of the season of Tennessee; Senator E. W. Gib- roidy to be chattered out of hera? Rand Central, was summoned before Society is to take plees at the Canton C. D. Millard of New York.
Chung Mow, of, No. 378 Queen's by the Canton Amateur Themrical son of Vermont and Representative With storm clouds gathering, this Mr. W. was no moment to plunge a great Magistracy this morning. fer export The play chosen is "Meet the Wife" Legislature, Senor Buenaventura
Schofield at the Central Club Theatre 67 Wednesday and Oriental dependency
The visitors were Thursday, December 19 and
met by Into the ing unmanifested goods from the
20. membors of melting pot.
the Philippines Colony on the The amendment was also sup- October 24. and was fined $25. He Herbert Phillips, Mr. A. J. Hope, Mr. steamer Tainan on and the cast is as follows:-Mra.
Rodriguez and Sentar portad, among others, by Sir was alleged to have exported nine R. Longworth. Mr. E. Hut emeler, Benitez. They arrived some days Eulogio Henry Page Croft, Lord Fitzalan bales of popper, Ave baler of dried Miss Yvonne Paging, M, AK. go and will clarify some of the and Sir Joseph Nall.
shrimps, eight bales of dried fish, Mr. F. C. Bailey, Mr. 8. B. Winram. outstanding questions of Filipino At the end of the debato, after bales of tallow refuse.
five balee of beche-do-mer and 18, The play la being produced by Mr. Interest before the American.
E. Whitamore.
visitors reach Manila-Reuter.
$ p.m. Short mical Programme. 5.10 p.m. Father Christmas at Werk. A.
Tour through German Toy In
dustry,
6.30.M. News in English
5.41 pm. The New Chamber Orchestra,"
Conductor: Hana Haren.
4.10 p.m. Topical Talk.
4.45 M, Nawa in German.
1 738. Cancert of_Light Music.
1a.m. New in Bagīlas,
3.10 p.m. Close down DJB, DIN (Germa
nr.
EAST ABIA ZONE
Eat Asla Zone brosdesat through DJA on $1.38 metre, and DJN ($1.45 metros).
1. DIA. DJN Annouwerment (Germ
East. German Foil Bang. Fre gramma Purecont (Germ, Eng!) 9.15 p.m. Fangs of Adrens. 9.30 .. Fairy Tale Time.
1.4 p.. News In English on DIA and
to Datch on DIN. 10 p.m. Selections from the Opern -"Der Wilderhots," by Albert Lerizing. 11.16 p...News In German on DJA and 1.12 p.m. Ceneri of Light Mwale,
DIN. 12.18 News in English on DJA and
"In Duich en DIN.” 11.30 am, Clues down, DJA. DIN (Öermə.
JERE LEE
and her All-Girl Band at the EMPORIUM BALL ROOM TEA: DANCES
JUST UNPACKED
MANY NEW SHADES
"JAEGER" SWEATERS
(with or
without Sleeves)
In Navy.
Green
Yellow, Grey, Red, Royal, Brown and White.. Also a large assortment of fancy designs.
OVERCOATS, SPATS, SCARVES.
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