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TIENTSIN HARD UP
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Nanking, Aug. 2
THE HONGKONG
SPEAKERSHIP PROBLEM
(Continued from Page 1.)
represent stituency.
particular con-
NO SOLUTION YET ·
Other suggestions for meeting the difficulty have been advanced and criticised by authorities on constitutional questions, but it revealed in a letter from the Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Bald- win, to Mr. Lloyd George, publlah. ed yesterday, that enquiries ho has made show that none of the suggestions considered by the Government would be generally acceptable in Parliamentary cir-
clos.
TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY,
INDIAN EMPIRE WELFARE
FINAL APPROVAL OF HISTORIC ACT
TREMENDOUS ·
LABOUR
London, Aug. 2. The Government of India became an Act to-day when received the Royal assent in House of Lords.
AUGUSTI
1985
JAPAN PROTEST
OUTER MONGOLIAN REPLY VERY UNSATISFACTORY
Changohun, Aug. 2.
The reply of the Government of Outer Mongolis to the second pro. test from the Kwantung Army made in connection with the arrest and Imprisonment of a Japanese Army surveyor on June 25, was received to-day.
!
The contents of the mesange w!!!! not be divulged at present, the High Command asserts.
It is authoritatively learned, Bill however, that the reply, is consider
ited highly unsatisfactory, both by the the Japanese command and the
Manchukuo Foreign Office.
This is the second Japanese pro- Many members of the House of teat within the past few weeks. Commons attended at the bar to The first went out as a sequel to witness the historic scene. Fre-border clashes and the alleged paration for passing of the men-violation by Mongolian patrols of sure has occupled nearly eight the Manchukuo frontier.
усага,
Publication of the report of the
Conference Failed
Mr. Lloyd George had written to the Premier, as "Father of the House of Commons," to offer his services in solving the dificulty and maintaining the authority of the chair which "constitutes an essential part of the prestige won and maintained by the British Simon Commission in May, 1930, It was intended, following a Parliament."
Mr. Baldwin replied with aug-was followed by various sessions conference at Manchull, between gestion that, in the circumstances, of the Round Table Conference Japanese and Mongolian represen- If the Sponker were opposed, lead and the issue of the Government tatives, to arrange for the ex- change of diplomats. Man- ing members of the House, with- White Paper March, 1933, indicat
chukuo's allegation that such out distinction of party, mighting the greatest common mensure visit his constituency and appeal of agreement reached as a result an exchange was necessary in for his return, and announced of these Investigations and con-order to preserve the friendly rela
tions of the two countries and that for the protection of the 2,000,000 Mongols in Manchukuo such an arrangement was desirable on the other side, was counterbalanced, according to the Japanese view, by Russian influences at work in Mongolia. The conference failed to bring a settlement.
that he and Mr. Ramsay Mac-sultations.
The Parliamentary Joint Select Donald and Sir John Simon, as representatives of the three Committee sat for 18 months and parties in the National Govern its recommendations in October ment, were prepared to do this. last were largely incorporated in Sir Herbort Samuel, for the the bill, proceedings in connection Liberal Party, has subsequently with which have occupied 61 signified his willingness to do Parliamentary days this aussion. likewino.
COMPROMISE HOPE
Mr. George Lansbury, Leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party, has now issued a statement further explaining the reasons for the setion of the local Labour Party, and emphasising the respect of the Labour Party for the dignity of the Speaker's high office.
Both Lansbury and the Prime Minister have emphasised that the question is not a party one, nor be tween any Government or any Op- position, and there is a hope in political circles that the charac- teristic British spirit of com. promise will afford a solution before a Genoral Election makes the mat- ter urgent.-British Wireless.
TELEGRAPHIC "DON'TS"
NEW REGULATIONS ANNOUNCED
Under a proposed amendment of the Summary Offences Ordinance, it will in future be an offence for any person to
NEARLY 500 CLAUSES
Great Britain, it will be recalled, The Act consists of 478 clauses has been watching developments and 16 schedules occupying 455 between Manchukuo and Mongolia printed pages, and it is the longest alertly, and there have been fears act in the history of Parliament, expressed that the unsatisfactory The Scheme of the act is to set up frontier situation might eventually in the place of the present form of lead to Japanese action against Indis, Mongolia which would embroil Government in British which has been described as "In Russia against Japan-Reuter, essence unitary and centralleed,"
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an all-India federation linking to- gether eleven British Indian pro- vinces and such Indian states as are prepared to join.
SHANGHAI GANGSTERS
RANK EMPLOYEES ROBBED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT
Shanghai, Aug, 2. A broad daylight robbery oc- curred this morning, $1,300 in cash being stolen from three em ployees of the Bank of Com munications.
A motor car carrying the three men and a bodyguard was forced to stop while returning to their office after.collecting money from a Arm in Markham Road. The driver Arst saw a man throw a number of bamboo poles on the road. As the car stopped, four armed men rushed up and pointed pistols at the occupants of the car.
While the gangstera were (a) send any message by tele
searching the men in the car constable ran up to see what is graph, telephone, wireless tele- graphy or wireless telephony which Both at the Federal Centre and going on, but was threatened by is grossly offensivo or of an in-in the provinces the Governments two more armed men who ruched decent, obscene or menacing char-will be formed of Ministers out from the other side of the
responsible acter; or
to legislatures Inroad. The constable was forced to (b) sind by any such means any much the same
да sense the give up his own pistol.
Having taken all the money on message, which he knows to be British Cabinet is responsible to
the employees of false, for the purpose of causing the Parliament at West Minster. them from annoyance, inconvenience or need. Three federal subjects only are the bank as well as the body- less anxiety to any other person; reserved for administration by the guard's pistol, the gang escaped Governor-General In his diacre- by another car, which was seen tlon, namely, defence, external on the left of the road before the affairs and ecclesiastical affairs. incident.
or
(c) persistently make telephone calls without reasonable cause and for any such purpose as aforesaid. The penalty Is a fine not exceed. ing $100 and imprisonment for any term not exceeding one month.
ACT ON ADVICE Governor-General and Provincial Governors will act on the advice of Ministers so long as to do so doss not conflict with certain special
TENDERS ACCEPTED responsibilities laid upon them
relating to such maters as prevén- tion of any grave menace to civi LATEST GOVERNMENT peace and the safeguarding of
LIST
The Government has accepted tenders as followe:
Repairs to GP.O. 1-Messrs. Kwong Cheung Hing.
Repairs to "Clayton Barge" Messrs. Kwong Hip Lung Co., (1032) Ltd.
minority Interests and financial stability.
No arrests have been made.- Wah Kiu Yat Po.
SCOUT JUBILEE
ST. ANDREW'S TROOP NOW TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OLD Arrangements are now practically complete in connection with the Jubilee Anniversary celebrations of the 1st. Kowloon (St. Andrew's) Troop of Boy Scouts.
oning service will be
A.IT .1
Burma is separated from India and given a constitution on the same general, lines.
An "At Home" and Display of and Cub work will be held on amendments Scout Mora notable accepted in the course of the Bill's Saturday, September 21, commencing passage through Parliament are at 3 p.m., when all parents of the the reservation of six seats in the boys and friends interested in the and the Movement will bo very Troop Council of States for women
and welcome. Supplying and laying wood the substitution of direct for in- block flooring at the New Central direct election to the Council' of
September 22, at 11 British School, Kowloon The State The Fedoration does not held in Andrew's Church and will China Import and Export Lumber come Into being without the be of a special nature with hymns Co., Ltd.
essential pro-requisite of the and prayers to suit the occasion Supplying and laying Torrazzo accession of the India states con- Mr. R. Dormer, Scoutmaster of the ut the New Central British School, taining not less than half the total Troop, la duo back in the Colony Kowloon-Messra. A. Vannini & states" population.
shortly from Home leave. The As- aistant Scoumaster is Mr. R. H. Wong The welfare of the people of who with Mr. Dormer visited Aus India and Burma numbering 850,- tralia and participated in the World Supply of 8 Launch "Mooring added to the Statute Books to-day. December.
000,000 is involved in the Act Jamboree of Boy Scouts held last Buoys" The Talkoo Dockyard and Engineering Company of
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NEW NAVAL UNIT
C.E.C. SESSION
CANTON LEADERS HOLD LENGTHY CONFERENCE
Canton, Aug, 2
.Southern leaders to-day held a
~ THE TYPHOON
The Manila Observatory, re- porting at 8.40 a.m. to-day, staten that the typhoon is situate in about 124 Long., 28 Lat, moving W.N.W. The position is east of South Formosa,
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lengthy conference to discuss the (Winding-Up) Ordmance that a first question of attending the sixth ¦ and final dividend of $5.00 has been Central Executive
a
plenary session.
Conference declared in the case of the
Yick Manufacturers, Ltd.
Kwan
Yuan that it is unable to remit its share of revenue-to the Yuan. The remittance stopped by the
CANTON ORGANISES A TORPEDO FLOTILLA Hopel Administration in the 24th fiscal your when the Tientsin
Canton, Aug, 2. Municipality way still under the
Chinese reports 'state that Provincial Government Notifica- | torpedo flót!lin was organised to Owing to financial stringency tion has been filed with the day with a view to increasing the the Tientsin Municipal Govern Executive Yuan. Central News strength of the Canton navy. -
ont hai Informed the Executivo Agency,
Lieutenant Hsich Sung-nlon has taken pending the return of Mr. washing in Hongkong and Kowloon been appointed commander. Mean Hsiao Fu-cheng from Slam, which Cleanliness and Ventilation By-laws While a schemo
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