EYES ON CHINA'S TRADE
BRITAIN ALERT TO OPPORTUNITY
WON'T ADVISE. ON TARIFFS
London, April 1. Mr. A. E. L. Chorlton, Union- int, to-day requested the Govern- ment to represent to the Chinese authorities that the export duties imposed on Chinese goods are both a hindrance to British trade and an important factor militating against the endeavour to restore China's trade balance. Sir John Simon, the Foreign
IT Secretary, responding the House of Commons, recalled that in recent years China had abolish- ed or reduced the export duties On allik, rice, wheat and other articles.
NO BRITISH
EMBASSY FOR CHINA
BRITAIN RESPECTS 1919 AGREEMENT
ITALY NEVER BOUND
London, April 1. Sit Derwent Hall Caine, Labour, to-day asked in the House of Commons whether any further consideration had been given to the desirability of Britain following the example
that in 1919 the British Government
TUESDAY, APRIL
'THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
GERMANY'S
FIGHTING
MURPHY ABOUT TO ... RETIRE
FORCES
GENERAL MacARTHUR | EXAGGERATED SIZE
FOR PHILIPPINES
MAY BE FIRST COMMISSIONER
It la
Washington, April 1. reported that Generál
Chief of Staff of the United States ·
to
OF ARMY
MANY CANNOT BE CALLED
(Special lo "Telegraph"}
Berlin, April 1. The Reichswehr has issued a denial of reports that 550,000 youths of the 1916 Class have been summoned for medical examinations. Such allegations are nonsense, it is stated..
It is further denied that the new Dotcaco Law would announce the formation of a National Council of Defence, says the United Preas.
According to Renter, the fore-
1935.
RADIO BROADCAST
A Variety Programme From the Studio
TOPICAL TALK
From 2.B.W. on n wavelength of 355 metros (815 kilocycles):
4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7 p.m. Loent Stock Quotations. 7.03-7.35 p.m. Musical Comedy. SelectionMother of Pearl
Strauss). Vocal Gem Dall at the Savoy.
(0.
Selection The Big Broadcast. Songs Three Wishes ("The Good Song-Let me give my happiness to
Companions").
you ("The Good Companions").
Jessie Matthewn (Soprano). 7.35-7.68 pm.. Four Violin Solon by Albert Sandler with Olive Groves (Soprano),
1. Looking for you (Sanderson).
. An old Violin (Fisher).
3. Grinzlag (Benitzky).
4. Remembrance (Melf). 7.48-8 p.m. The. J. It: Squire Celeste
MacArthur, who is at present Army, is sinted to become the first figh Commissioner of the Philip plne Islands when the Common wealth is inaugurated, succeeding of Russia and Italy and raising Governor-General Frank Murphy the Legation in China to the who is about to rotire status of Embassy.
It is understood that Governor- Sir John Simon, the Foreign General Murphy has falled
replying, Secretary,
anid
the secure sympathetic support for Government's attitude Was in-
of some of his proposals and that the dicated in his statement
Governor-General is very disap- November 6, last.
On that occasion Sir John stated pointed over Secretary of State casts that the German army's Oetel.
Cordell Hull's attitude towards fature strength would be 750,000|ifumoreske Paraphrase for strings He added that it might there-hatched an arrangement with the suggested enactment of higher men are described as an exaggera
Lari Pates in the Philippine fore be presumed that the Chinese other powera that no embassies Islands with a view to safeguned! tion in official quarters `to-day. Government was aware that the should be established in China America's textile exports to the year's Cinss of conscripts would It is pointed out that no single export duties tended to produce without a general accord being
reach oven 680,000 men, as it was the effects which Mr. Chorlton reached in the matter. Italy, the Islands,
as possible that fifty per cent, of those mentioned.
General MacArthur served only Power to withhold acceptance The Foreign Secretary did not of this understanding, had retain Commandant of the Manila Dis-called would be found unauitable for think that the British Governed the right to raise the status of trict from 1922 to 1925 and was the Army because of physical dis-1.Songa: ment's representations in this con- her Legations anywhere where recently recommended by Secre- abilities.
Further, a large number of men nection would serve any useful other countries had established tary of War Dern to a second term
as Chief of Staff.
would be exempt from service, since purpose. He pointed out that an embassies.
they were indispenable in business. alternative revenue would have to
or to their families. Thus the be found and the methods of
number who would actually receive raising it might interfere equally,
milltary training in the next low or more, with trade.
years was nothing like 8,000,000, and probably only about a third as many--Reuter.
ANTI-PIRAC↑ WORK' Vice-Admiral Ernest Taylor, Unionist, questioned the Foreign Secretary with regard to steps
The British Government had no
When Governor-General Murphy intention, at present, of raising left Manila for Washington at the the status of the China Legution, request of President Franklin Sir John said.
In response to questions from Roosevelt, it was freely rumoured Major-General Sir Alfred Knox, that the Governor-General would Conservative, who wished informa- main in the United States and tion as to the extent of Communist run as Senator for Detroit, but activities above Hankow, particu-all interviews Goverfor-General
being taken to secure. Chiness and larly in Szechueu, Sir. Juha briefly murph baths that he would FRANCE TO
British co-operation for the nup reviewed the situation of the past return to the Philippine Islands, pression of pirates in Bins Bay few years.-Reuter, and Mirs Buy.
Sir John rellerated that operation already existed.
Co-
He had received reports of con- aultations of British Noval offleérs with Chinese Naval andl` Military authorities, but the details of these were necessarily confidential.
ROAD DEVELOPMENT ·
Mr. Chorlton again rose to draw attention to the road development In China, and especially the en couragement of bicycle travel,
FREE STATE REBELS
SUSPENDED FROM WORLD'S GAMES
The
DEFIANCE OF LAAF.
London, April 1 International Amateurj
as Senate-President Quezon ΣΕ ΠΕΡ other leaders had endeavoured to secure Frank Murphy as the first High Commissioner of the Com-
the
monwealth of Philipp
Islands-Reuter,
Miss Wethered Touring U.S.
FIRST PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT
Lieut.-Col. David Colville, Secre tary of the Department of Over- sea Trade, replied that the De
biladelphia. April 1. partment he represented had re-
'Mr. Alexander Findlay, repre- cently arranged for a commercial
Stores, who is counsellor to be posted to China. Athletic Federation has suspend. sentative of the John Wanamaker He was now in England to visited the Irish Free State's athletes Departmental
tour of Miss Joyce the industrial contres with a view from activities under its auspices. handling the arrangements for the to interesting manufacturers in The participating of the Free Professionn the possibilities of the cycle trade State is debarred from any in- Wethered, former British golf in China.Reuter,
ternational competition, including champion, told Reuter to-day that the Olymply Games. Neither can "everything is fixed.". the Free State receive teams from "Miss Wethered sails on May 22 aboard the Berengarla for her
ISSUE NEW. BANKNOTES
IN RESPONSE TO DEMANDS
CONVENIENT. SIZES
(Special to "Telegraph"}
Paris, April 1. Following the lend of the United States France will shortly issue reduced size paper
[currency.
only (Dvorak-Sear). Operatica (Famous operatie
Melodies) (arr. J. 1. Squire). 8 p.in. Local Time and Weather 8.03.8.33 p.m. From the Studio. Variety Programme by Birs. 0. C. Womack and Doreen Ma.
Report.
Song from "The Midahlpmaid."" Another Bird whistled n Tune. Close your eyes...
Mrs. 0. C. Womack. Piano Solo:
If I had a million dollars.
3.Songs:
Bye Bye Blackbird. Little Brown Baby..
It all depends on you, 4. Pinna Solo:
Your head on my shoulder. 8.33-8.40 p.m. Light Orchestral Selections.
Potpourri of Waltzes (Robrecht). Drury Lane Memories.
8.50-0 p.m. Tom Costello in Song Memorice.
9.9.20 p.m. From the Studio, "Topical Talks on the United King- dom" by Mr. G. C. Pelham.
9.20-9.30 p.m. Viennese Memories of Lehur.
9.30-11 pm. Victor Recordis.
Programme, of New
Orchestral-Eight Russian Folk
Dancer.
Leopold Stokowski and the Phila- delphia Symphony Orchestra. Songs-Adilio Bel Sogno, Gongs Soloperte, Lucin Canzonedell'Amore,
Beniamino Gigli (Tenor) and mem- hers of the La Scala Orchestra,
Orchestra The Merry Widow
Potpourri (Lehar).
an.
Marek Weber and his Orchestra. Fox Trots-I'm telling the world
she's nine.
Fax Trot How could I be lonely?
Ray Noble and his Orchestra. 10 p.m. Press Bulletins. Pok Trots Say When (film
"Say When"). Fox Trots-Wisen love come swinging
along (film "Say When").
Richard Himber and his Kltz Carlton Orchestra. Waltz-The Animal Trainer.
Times No. Years LLO
Fifty Killed In The chler reason for this tour of the United States," he ions as the ten-frane-notes which Waltz Not Not a thousan
Explosion
MUKDEN ARSENAL
DISASTER
Mukilen, Apr. 1.
A serious explosion of the No.
1 tank of the Mukden Arsenal ov-
curred yesterday morning when
saidh.
Į
Landt Trio and White with their Dixieland Orchestra. Fox Trats-If it's Love. Fox Trots-I'd like to Dunk you in
nty Coffee.
Eddy Duchin and his Orchestra. Tangos-Isle of Capri. Taos-Vous; Qu' Avez-Vous Fait
The first bills to be put into circulation will be the 60 franc notes, which will be brought out by the Bank of France this month. They will be of the same dimen-
suspension order is the Irish Free
were withdrawn two State's recent decision to refuse
and replaced by silver coins. to accept the ruling of the Interna- Details of the tour are not yet. The other notes to be issued in tional Amateur Athletic Federa settled, but Miss Wethered will new form will be the 100, 600 and tion that the National Athletic and get $200 for every eighteen holes 1,000 franc, but it is not antivi- Cycling Association of Ireland she plays, plus two-fifths of the rated that they will make their must confine its activities to the profits of any engagement: appearance until next year, Free State. Reuter.
Reuter.
The design on the face of the 50 frane notes will consist of a
The Waldorf Astoria Orchestra. of landsezpe
the park at
18.30 p.m. Rugby Mi-day Press Versailles, the head of a woman News, wearing a Phrygian cap, sym Fox Trots-The Laughing Song.
a garland of Fox Trots-The Tattooed Lady. rebolising France,
Rudy Valico and his Connecticut alive and vine leaves, and the
Yankees. transparent head of Flora on the right in watermark. The Chief Fox Trols-With every Breath I lake,
Fox Trots June in January.
Richard Himber and his Ritz- feature of the design on the
Carlton Orchestra. reverse side will be figure of Mercury bearing the Caduceus Fox Trots-Let's pretend there's and the horn of plenty.
Fox Trots-Serenade for a Wealthy
Widow,
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF THERE IS AN AMOUNT OF GOOD One case of Meningitis was the who force of workers was WILL IN THE WORLD TO-BAY WHICH perted to the local Health authorities engaged in work.
|ÁVOULD RECREATE ALL SOCIAL LIFE, during the week-end.
It was later discovered that ir BUT A LEADER CAME TO AUDE IT ¿ lifty workers were killed, and AND UNITE IT WITH A COMMON : many others injured.
The loss caused by the explosion'
is estimated at over $800,000— Central News,
LOCAL DOLLAR UNCHANGED
|1mruten-Sir Philip Gibbs,
The rainfull recorded at the Hong kong Botanic Gardens last month totalled 5.12 inches, the heaviest falls being on March 24 and 30.
Mas Isabel Toliand, of the Kow. lom -Tunk Branch of the Diocesan Girls' School, was the victim, of na Mr. G. E. Bird, of G. E. Bird and
rus accident on Saturday Co., Shanghai, ngents ruttertunate
Messrs night, when a rieksha in which she Burrell and Co., Ltd., Milwall. Lon- was riding along Chatham Rond was don, paint manufacturers, arrived in run into by a motor-bus. Miss Holland Hongkong by the 2.5. President wan throvt uut and received injuries | Lincoln. which have xince neecasilated her! Temoval-to-Kowloon-Hospital,
•
i
The watermarks will be so as to obviate damage through folding and the use of pins.
de Amour.
■ Moon.
"Fats" Waller and his Rhythm Waltz-Nevermoro. Waltz-I'll follow my secret heart.
Ray Noble atid his Orchestra. 11 33.194. Close Down.
These drustic changes are not attributed to fraudulent practices but are being made to meet the wishes of commercial people and Laccountants who, for a long time, “The annualmecting of the Hong kang branch of the League of Nations have been asking for notes which An application for the confireation Society is being held at the Helena will be smaller and more conveni-This of 114 heroin pills found in room May Institute at 5.16 p.m. on Friday, ent to handle than those now in
the circulation. The ofle: rate of the long-No. 13, Tai La Sin Hotel, Des Voeux when Bishop Hall will deliver
March 25, was presidential address, Road Central, un kong dollar
granted by Mr. W. M. Thomson, at
MARKET ON DULL SIDE
unchanged on opening this morning, the husni- ness rate bing about 2s. 04d. and 28. 0.5/16d. The market was sightly easier, with very little business passing.
Shanghai upened at 1s, G3/8d., the mark: being easy.
In London. silver ww 1/16th down apat and unchanged for ward. Amartes bought, while China operated both ways, the market belog steady,
of the room, having gone away.
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Ad. nounced later.
renta
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ZEESEN.PROGRAMMES_____ Evening's Broadcast Front The German Short-Wavers
Speelst
Tullama
programmes
for Far
Eastern
p.m. DIB. VIN Announcement (Ger..
Engl) German Feth Bonk. Tre gramme-Forecast (Oerman, Eng
b.m. A Trip In Song through Germany, 5.30 p.m. News in English,
the German 3.45 p.m. Greetings
Broadcasting Stations, 4.20 p.m. Helections from our Oreness
Mell. Ittee from Listeners-in 1.43 p.m. Now in German. 1.
Concert uf Light
p.m. News in English.
4.15 pm. Class down, DJD, DJN (Germ...)
Engl.)
The size of the new notes will vary. The 50 franc note will be listeners will be broadest from Zareen G The Central Magistracy this morning. The discovery of an illegal distillery the smallest. The others, while
SOUTH ASIA ZONE The application was made by Revenue on the ground floor of 3 Hau Wong being smaller than at present, will
South Asia Zone, broadcast from DJD, nicer Grimmit, who said that the Road, Kowloon City, led to a fine of be of Increasing sizes according (19 metres) and DIN (145 metres)
the value, so that the 1,000 4.03 pls were not calmed, the occupant $500, or six months hard labour, he
ify imposed by Mr. Wynne-Jones, in to the Kowloon Magistracy this morn frane note will be the largest.
Designs for the higher. de- A lakka man, Li Nam, 28, of nong, on Lo Chuen, 27, unemployed, Axed abode, was remanded in custody who pleaded guilty to four charges nominations are being studied by until Thursday when he appeared be- arising out of the matter. Revenue the Bank of France experts and fore Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Kew-Offeer W. G. Humphreys stated that the banknotes will be put into loon Magistracy this morning, charged seven barrels of mash were found and circulation at dates to be a with the possession of a dagger with gallons of spirit had already been out a licence from the Hon. I. G.. P. made.. On the defendant's own Sub-Inspector Cunningham applied mission he, earned about $6 per day for the remand, stating that the police selling the spirit at 16
catty, hoped to get, four other members of an alleged gang,
Arrested after snatching a handbag, When arrested by the police for from a Chinese woman in Queen's Amoy,, Apr. 1.
Road yesterday, Chung Fuk-chung, keeping a comanda gaming house The Municipal Government of the first floor of 686 Reclamation aged 30, unmeplayed, was brought be
DUKE'S SPEECH Amoy was inaugurated with due Steect, a Chinese woman stated that fore Mr. Macfadyen at the Central
Police. Court morning and re-i ceromony this morning when Mr.sho zommitted the offence, to a manded for 24 hours. It was alleged
London, April 1. Wang Koo-pan was duly sworn in money to send her son to school. The
The speech by the Duke of making pur- i as Mayor, and concurrently Com-woman was fined $50, or one month, that Wong Chul-chun, aged 24,
when ale appeared before Mr. Wynns married woman, wan missioner of Police.
Junca in the Kowloon Police Court chases at No. 148 Queen's Road and Gloucester at Grosvenor House The creation of a municipal gov. this morning will go to cao, had her bag on the counter, with her will be relayed by B.B.C. on April hand covering it, when defendant came at 21.30 and midnight. Record- crument at. Amoy has been con- she declared. The table inoney, templated by the Chinese Govern- $10.26 was placed in the Foor Box in and snatched it. Police whistles ings will be broadcast on April 4 ment for a long, time, as it is funds. Ten absentees had their tails were blown and the defendant was at 0700 and noon and on April 6 Arrested by a constable, The total at 15,00 (all GMT.).—British necessitated by the rapid growth of of $3 euch estreated, Sergeant
value of the bag and its contents was Wireless, the cityCentral News.
Kennedy, prosecuted.
MUNICIPAL GOVT. FOR AMOY
on
$57.00.
·
All the series will be printed on standard banknote paper in four colours and one of the four tinting inks will predominate on, a given bill, according to its denomination.
United Press,
EAST ASIA ZONE
East Asia Zane broadcast through DIA on 11.15 metros, and DEN (#1.45 metres).
* P.M. JA, IN Ausencement (Germ Engl.) German Folk Bang. Fi gramma Teresaal (Germ. Engl 9.15 p.m. Sher! Musical Programov. 9.30 pm, a blat mein erster Kamerad,-
From Hisarok's letter to hi betrothed. 1.65 y.m. New In English on DJ and
In Datch on DiN.
10 p.m.
The Second Brmpbany by Anten Bruckner. Conducted by Werner Richter-Holchhalm.
11. "A Mind alive helps the Daily Drive." A Dialogue between Max: Junuakket and Otto Berndt.
11.12 p.m. Nowa. In German on DJA" and
DJN,
(Continued on Page 5).
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