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THE HONGKONG
FORMER A.D.C. LEAVES
CAPT. R. F. WALTER
FOR HOME.
Capt. R. F. Walter, R.A., formier A.D.C. to Sir William Pect and His Excellency the Ofcor Administer- ing the Government. Sir Thomas Southorn, left for Home by the ILM.S. Empress of Canada this. morning.
Accompanied by Lady Manning And Miss Morse, who had been staying at Government House for the past fortnight, Capt. Walter was seen off by several friends including His Excellency the O.A.G., Sir Thomas Southern and Lady Bouthorn, who were accompanied by Lieut. W. R. J. Cragg, A.D.C., His Honour the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, the MIRSOR Gerrard, Mr. John Barrow and Mr.
von Kobza.
TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1935.
EXTENSION OF N.R.A. BLOCKED
NEW LEGISLATION LABELLED "MUST"
HUEY LONG'S FILIBUSTER
Washington, June 13.
KOWLOON CLOCK VAGARIES
FERRY SCHEDULE
AFFECTED Kowloon residents are finding i cause to complain about the clock: on the railway station tower,
Residents who leave their homes at the usual time to catch a certain ferry And that on reaching the Stor Ferry Kowloon wharf there is no ferry alongside. For instance, when the clock struck nine this morning, the ferry which was to The N.R.A. Bill was again des have left for Hongkong at that layed when a single Republican hour was only just arriving. Con- objector blocked immediate apsequently it left about proval of the Senate amendments minutes late. by the Ilouse of Representatives, The 9 a.m. ferry from Kowloon thus forclug the Bill to a con- should later leave the Hongkong ference.
wharf at 9.10. The particular ferry that loft Kowloon a fow minutes after nine this morning departed from Hongkong wharf just before 9.15.
Roosevelt
Earlier. President bad indicated his willingness to accept the Senate changes direct Capt. Walter, was appointed ing that the voluntary Codes, A.D.C. 10 Sir William
Peel in under which the anti-trust laws November 1932 and during his stay are suspended, must include col-
bargaining. in the Colony had enjoyed much lective
minimum popularity among both the foreign wages, maximum hours, prohibi- and Chinese communities.
tion of child labour and unfair trade practices; otherwise, the anti-trust laws would be fully
CLIPPER SETS FAST TIME
CUTS 41 MINUTES OFF FIRST HOP
Honolulu, June 18. The Oriental Clipper. mighty path-finder for the Pan-American Always trans-Pacific air service project, on its way from California to Midway Island, alightes Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, at 12.66 E.S.T. to-day.
She had Rown from San
at
Frau-
cisco in seventeen hours and fifty. eight minutes, beltering her time! for her previous test night, although she was forced to proceed through rain squalls and fog almost The whole of the way. She actually cut 41 minutes of her time
Reuter.
NEW BRITISH CABINET
MINISTERS BACK
IN LONDON
effective.
three
It will be recalled that at Tuesday's monthly meeting of the Kowloon Residents' Association it was reported that the clock on had been out of order for the last the tower at the Railway Station few weeks, and as this is the prin- At the same time, the President cipal clock on the mainland the told the Democratie lenders that Secretary was instructed to write the manager of the Hallway he expects the passage of four- teen "must" Bills, four of which Station asking if it would not be as speedily as possible, namely, possible to get the clock thorough- the N.K.A. Bill, the Industrinily overhauled. Disputes Bill, the Guffey Coal Bill, and the Bill extending the office of Transportation Co-ordinator.
Fifty thousand railroad workers are facing the loss of their jobs on Saturday unless the Inst-named Bill is passed, while the passage of the Coal Bill is a most urgent matter, owing to the threat of a coal strike on Sunday. the be ginning of which now seems hard- ly avoidable.
Among other "must" Bills are the Holding Company Bill, the Bank Bill, the Social Security Bill and the A.A.A. amendments.
CRITICISM OF BANK BILL
SENATOR GLASS FOUR POINTS
New York, June 13. - Senator Carter Glass, Democrat of Virginia writing in the magazine "Fortune" anys that the Facing this programme, Con-pending Bank Bill will entirely greasmen are now losing all hope alter the character of the Federal of an early adjournment and expect the session to go far into Firstly, he said that it will pro- the summer.
vide closer control for the -Presi- Meanwhile, the Holding Com-dent over the Federal Reserve pany Bill remains deadlocked in Board.
Reserve Act.
the House Committee, A survey Secondly, he says that he dis- of the sentiment of the House in-likes the provision of the B dicates that it may be defeated whleh enables the board to judge unless it is given Republican sup-the open market dealings in Gov- port-Reuter.
ernment obligations.
15-HOUR SPEECH
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Also he said that a managed currency.. had not been proved be subject to experiments.--United workable and that banking should
Press,
Thirdly, he does not approve of London, June 1.
the theory that the Federal Re- The Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley
Washington, June 1,
serve Board should fix the nation's Baldwin, as Chancellor of Cam-|- The Senate adjourned until economic heart-beat by the mani- bridge University, presided at
on Friday to-night, when it willpulation of the bank discount convention for the conferment of take up the Social Security Bill.rate honorary degrees this morning, Senator Huey Long's filibuster, And later in the day returned to in which he talked for 15 London.
hours, was the second longest o Other Cabinet Ministers who record. However, Senator La have assumed new offices since the Follette, Senior's, 18-hour address reconstruction are also back in in 1908 was easier due to the furt London. The new Foreign Secret that he frequently rested while ary, Sir Samuel Hoare. received the clerk of the Senate read courtesy calls at the Forsign documents. In Senator--Long's Office from Ambassadors and case, the Administration members Ministers in Lordon-British insisted that he remain on Wireless.
feel and talk uninterruptedly.
He discussed recipes for “pat likker. Roqucfort cheese, religion and history.--United Press,
DOLLAR STILL UNCHANGED
MARKET REMAINS VERY DULL
The Hongkong dollar was an changed on opening this morning, the official rate being 28. 4d. The market is very dull, with the tone slightly easier. Business rates are about 24. 4%d. sellers and 2s. 4.5/16d. buyers.
In London, silver prices were unchanged yesterday. India
nught and China sold, the market being quietly steady.
In New York, allver declined i quarter,
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RED LEADER SLAIN
his
Chengtu, June 14. An official statement quotes captive Red soldiers as stating that their leader, Mao Tse-tung, has been killed in battle with Government troops.--Renter.
LORD CARSON
CHINESE ART
EXHIBITION
LONDON DISPLAY
PREPARATIONS
London, June 13. Preparations are already in hand for the great display of Chinese art that is to be assembled at Burlington House in the
autumn.
Lord Lytton is Chairman of the Organising Committee which, in- cludes some well-known authori- ties on Chinese art.
The Exhibition will comprise, in addition to representative Chinese paintinga, many of them of great historic and artistle value, a fine London, June 13. selection of bronzes, porcelain, The condition of Lord Carson, textiles and lacquer, some of which showed a slight improve- which are drawn from the Peking ment last night, is unchanged. Palace collection.-British Wire- British Wireless.
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