GREATER POWER NAVAL
BILLS TO IMPROVE U.S. FLEET
CONFERENCE, REVIEW
Washington, Feb. 4.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS QUERIES
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AREA IN REPLY
LEAGUE AND SANCTIONS
London, Feb. 4. Among a number of Important questions which were down for answer at the first meeting of the House of Commons for business since
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,
Defence Of India
CONSULTATION IN EMERGENCY
Nay Delhi, Feb. 4.
In face of opposition, the Legislative Assembly carried a resolution to establish a standing committen of both Houses for consultation on all matters concerning defence.
REDUCING COTTON SPINDLES
RUNCIMAN REVEALS STATE OF AFFAIRS
Mr. G. R. F. Tottenham, Secretary LOSS
of the Army Department, contended that consultation was impracticable in an emergency, especially when secrecy was necessary concerning the despatch of troops-Renter's Dulletin Service.
SITUATION SATISFACTORY
Landon, Feb. 4.
OF TRADE SINCE 1912
London, Feb. 4. Moving the second reading of the Cotton Spindles Bill, which aims at a considerable reduction in redundant *pindles in Great Britain, the cost of which will be paid out of a levy on the romaining
of the Board of Trade, spoke briefly to-day in the
Commons. House of
FEBRUARY 5, 1936.
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a the adjournment before. Christmas R. A. Butler, mado a statement in the Runciman, pindles, Mr. Walter Danse Macabro
Senator Park Trammel, chairman of the Senate Naval Committee, to-day introduced four bilis, designed gener ally to strongthen the Navy.
Tho
first of these measures authorises the expenditure of $6,000,- 000
to correct the deficiencien fourteen battleships. Tho second authorises the modernisation of eight other warships. The third empowers the President of the United States to undertake construction of 221,000 tons of auxiliary ships needed for the proper maintenance and operation of
Treaty-strength Navy.
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The fourth bill directs the Presi- dent to dispose of vessels on their reaching the replacement stage, in accordance with the Washington and London Treaties.
The bills have been referred to the Naval Affairs Committee-Reuter.
FIRE DANGERS
ILLEGAL STORAGE-
OF SPIRITS
were Revol relating to foreign Affairs.
Replica were given by Mr. Anthony Eden, who, rising to answer for the first time an Foreign Secretary, was loudly cheered. Mr. Eden announced the issue of two White Papers con- taining a collection of documents descriptive of the League's work on the Italo-Ethiopian dispute correspondence In connection with the application of Article 10 of the League Covenant.
and
The publication of the papers enabled the Foreign Secretary to con-1 fine his replies to half a dozen ques.
The Under Secretary for India, Me. Commons at question-time on the present position in India. The satisfactory, though vigilance on the internal situation, he said, remained
maintained part of the police had been strictly
He explained that the output of the industry was now 01.00, com- with good results,pared with an index figure of 100 in 1921, while the export of piece goods showed an even more alarming drop, the Index figure being 20.00 as against 100, in 1921.
British Wireless.
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Spindles were now 77 per cent, of the 1921 total.
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The Government was prepared to
Plano Solon-Flosso Teacher- reconsider Clause 15 of the Bill which Selection, Broadway Melody of 1930- forbids the installation of new spin- Selection, Patricia, Hossborough, ning machinery in the first thres Vocal-Fare thee Well Annabelle, years after 'the Bill has been passed Lullaby of Broadway, The Boswell, Ing the industry.
and
tions on the Italo-Ethiopian dispute others 1 Gusano's bowling, which also prevents a newcomer enter. /sistors, Organ
Solos S
was really good, especially coming, as It did immediately after his long in- nings, was ignored.
said Mr. Runciman, were in idle milis Ifalf the spindles to be wiped out, or in plants which were not working full time.
to a description of the latest develop ments. He recalled, that when Lea. gue's Committee of Thirteen met at Geneva on January 20, it decided that
Of course, one fully realises that at the present Juncture there was no action it could usefully take to pro- perfect, but one
even the Hongkong Press can't be According to the poll of the in- Justified in expectdustry, representatives of 28,000,000 mote a settlement of the dispute ing to find the leading sporting events spindles favoured the Government's through agreement between the faithfully recorded-and the LR.C. proposals and 11,000,000 disapproved. parties, but that it would not falK.C.. game, at least, had an im- to submit suggestions to the Counelt portant bearing on the cricket League,
LABOUR OPPOSED Mr. J. R. Clynes, Labour, President should mere favourable circumstances had it not?
"With Arlar:
that decision
of the National Union of General and However, sports writers, ke Municipal Workors, on behalf of the Majesty's Government were and are others, are not infallible, we suppose, Opposition, opposed the Bill on the in entire agreement," he said.
and sometimes they do turn out ex-ground that it wna Insufficiently com NO NEGOTIATIONS
cellent stuff. For instance, the reprehensive. part of the Lai Wah Cup football
A Labour amendment, for the re- match, appearing in your issue oflection of the Bill was defeated 237 Monday, was a really well-written, to 149, and the Bill passed second accurate and praiseworthy effort.
reading-Reuter,
Ik
Yours etc. Robert T. Tang, II. Lee,
Tong Kwong, shopkeeper, of No. 45 Wanchai Road, was summoned before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Cen- tral
Magistracy
this morning, on two counts of storing 04 gallons of in- flammable liquid, namely, spirits of wine, on the first floor kitchen at the nhove
address, and also the same antity in the yard, without
nvalid and was fired a total of $80. In reply to a separate question, Mr. Mr. C. I R. Sanderson, appearing Eden informed the flouse that His for the defendant,
admitted both Majesty's Government were taking summer. He said defendant had
part in
the io negotiations for carrying on business under the kettlement of the dispute at the pre- nume of Kung Sang Loong for the sent time. Turning to the Committee last twenty years. Normally he kept of Eighteen, he reminded the House about two tins of spirits of wine on
that the Committee derived its au the premises, but on this occasion he thority from the Co-ordination Com- We are indebted to our correspon.
that the price had
had gone down
mittee set up on October 10 last, on dents for such absorbing dota on the much and so invested in 33 two the recommendation of the League R,C. v. K.C.C match. Unhappily galion
tina. He received a visit from Assembly, to co-ordinate measures to they have plastered the letter with an. officor
of the Fire Brigade on he taken by members of the Langue inaccuracies which we must, in a men- Innuary 21 and was told he could not in fulfilment of the obligations resting sure of self defence, point out. The keep the tins
there. He immediately
did not "ash tely upon them under Article 16 of the Telegraph certainly had them removed to
same China Provident, Laoandown of the Convenant. When the Committee of frein its headliness the
Mortgage
The line read "L.R.C. Company. Defendant did not host Eighteen met at Geneva on January Lucky"
That Escape Defeat". 22, one of its tasks was to consider Just
OUR REPLY
old
RETIREMENT OF MR. P. A. COX
OVER 40 YEARS IN EAST
Mr. L'ercy
A. Cox, Assistanc Oriental Manager of the Canadian Pacific Steamshipa and Railway, and a popular figure in Oriental shipping the law and had since taken out a whether the embargo already existing a statement of fact, not a comment.
circles, left the Colony this morning on his retirement, after a spell of permit for storing a hundred gallons on certain exports to Italy could Furthermore while we greatly ap. In the godown.
(over 40 years in the East, of which offer extended to covering the report of
preciate the concluding tribute conver leum its derivatives,
the football over 20 years were spent in the ser. vice of the C.P.R., mostly in Shang- and residues. The Commitice decid-mutch it must be observed that it wasni. Mr
Cox is cul to convene a committee of experts a Kotewall Cup match and not a Lai England leisurely via Honolulu, New proceeding to to conduct a technical examination Wah
Vah Cup me.
Zealant and Canada.
Mr. C. Fitz Henry. Superinten- dent of the Tire Brigade, said the pirit of wine was stored in the yard about two feet away from a fire at which cooking was being done.
Mr Schofield remarked that it was an extremely dangerous thing to store the spirita in a yard where there was a fire, and fined defendant $40 on that summons and $20 for the quantity stored on the first floor.
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if
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with a view to reporting at an early R. Abbit's comment "sochow or date on the effectiveness of extending the was done correspondente the present measures of embargo, to especially them.
statement "that only a miracle could save the Indians" holds good. They go on to describe the "miracle" in
"I need only add that no time will be lost in the preparation of this re-
cint measures under Article 10 are being maintained and their operation is being closely followed."
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Mr. Drummond presided over pleasant gathering of the C.P.R. staff yesterday
formal good-byes were, said and Mr. Cox was given a complete fishing outfit as a parting
(19,74 metrai) and DIN (81.45 metres). gift. Mr. Drummond mentioned in
port, Existing economic and finari: detail and in the same breath deny his remarks that Mr. Cox's. Lervices..
that somehow.ur.other.It was done is The particular phrase obviously re- to the Company and his helpful and fers to those last fifteen minutes kindly treatment of the staff under when on our correspondents own him would remata a happy memory showing the light was ao bad that "it to them all, and in a wider circle the was absurd to have continued."Far East would miss a refreshing Sporte Editor, H.K.T.
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A WOMAN 18 THE MIGHTIEST TOWER |
Chy Yau, shopkeeper, of No. 52 Wanchai Road, ground floor, was
MILITARY SUPPORT fined $10 on a summons of storing 32 gallons of spirits of wine, 10 gallons Finally, Mr. Eden referred to the of turpentine and four gallons of communication with other Govern, kerosene without a valid licence. ments on the question of military sup- The Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, appearing port to be afforded under Article 10, for defendant, said that last year the paragraph 3, of the Covenant to a defendant, knowing that a licence was State which, on account of its parti required to
keep spirits of
wine, sent cipation in measures of a financial petition to the Superintendent of and economic character, applied col- the Brigade An officer was sent lectively against an aggressor, might round to inspect the premises, and be exposed to armed attack by that after his inspection defendant was State and observed that the result of told what he had to do before taking these exc
exch notice o
which had been out a
a licence, Defendant accordingly brought to
of all States ro-
Found by a clansman in a hut in which architect to prepare plans presented on the Co-ordination Com-Leung Chau Chiene wands, Tong were approved in August Inst and were now being published from severe chopper wounds, Wong year, and the place was constructed as a White Paper, was to reveal an Chun, 37, pig dealer, was removed according to the plans. He then identity of view in the interpretation to the Kowloon flospital in a serious waited for another inspection and of that part of the Covenant
are condition. Police investigations eventually had a couple of time, in- the Governments of France, Great proceeding. stalled in the place. On January 14, Britain, Greece, Turkey, Yugoslavia, an officer of the Fire Brigade in Czecho-Slovakia, Rumania and Spain. spected the place and told defendant-British Wireless,
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Fourteen cases of Diphtheria with six deaths (one imported), five casos of Typhold with three deaths (one imported), four cases of Meningitis with three deaths, and fi2 deaths from Tuberculosis, were reported to the local Health authorities last week. On Monday one case cach of Diphtheria and Typhoid were also reported.
for
When Bummonses for ollowing dogs abroad without muzzles
Chan Man-shi, of the Man Mee It would be better to make a slight
hefore Mr. Balfour at the Contral Boarding House, 96, Connaught Road altoration. Defendant asked if he
Magistracy this morning, Mr. W. Le Contral, was bound over and ordered could have it done after the Chinese 25 last year. The premises were in- Bart Sparrow, Assistant Superinten- to pay $10 compensation New Year, and the officer assented..
by Mr. spected and defendant was advised to dent of Police stated that he had Balfour at the Central Police Court On January 21, another ofleer in submit a plan, which was sent in and anes on account of the danger of assaulting Kwok Kum-on, foki of the
been instructed to ask for heavier this morning on ·ច Bummans spected
the place and found the duly passed on July 19, except for a spirits, turpentine and kerosene light alteration about the ventilation hydrophobia and the great inconvin Kwok Cheung Yuen firm, 24, Gilman stored in the receptacle which had When that was completed, defendant lence of treatment. The defendants, Street, on January 22. Mr. C) A. S. been constructed. Mr. Lo raid if there was
should have applied for a licence, but which Chinesesch Barevine Russ appeared for the complainant. an implied licence, it was he did not.
previous turpentine and kero which is an increase on so in this case, as defondant was not acne were found in the kitchen told he should not put anything in
Ng Lam, 20, unemployed, was sen- tenced to 12 months' hard labour by until he got his licence, but, on the
Ching Hong, 29, was sent to prison Mr. on January 21 and the spirits of wine two months by Mr. S. Balfour at Magistracy this morning for return- Macfadyen at tho Kowloon contrary, was told the place was all in the store. The store would be ap right, except for one small defect.'
the Central Magistracy this morning ing from banishment. Defendant ad- proved, but defendant would be r Mr. Fitz Henry agreed that de-quired to erect a partition enclosing for the theft of a quantity of lead mitted a previous conviction for the fendant had went a petition on June the kitchen.
settings and Icad prints, the property samo offence. Ho was banished of his master at a printing shop. No. July 24, 1934, for Lon years. Ng
near
a fire when an inspection was made
NEW ANGLO-EGYPTIAN
TREATY PLANNED
London, Feb.
weeks.
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32 Pottinger Street. The defendant Chun-ming, 88, unemployed, was admitted to the police that he had similarly sentenced for the been stealing from time to time for offence. Ho admitted having been a period of a month and had disposed banished for ten years on February
of the lead at a marine store dealer's | 5, 1934. Inspector Chestor-Woods Yesterday prosecuted. shop in Wing Wo Street. morning, at 8.30 the complainant was
hard
ho
looking through a peeling. Detective Laf Hei, aged 23, who was stated by hole and saw Lal Ting; alias Lai Ting-hel, alias the defendant stealing. I Sergeant T. Cashman
prosecuted,
the police to have told his victims that he was the second son of Sir In the House of Commons, the Foreign Secretary, ques-
Three months
labour and an Robert Ho Tung, was sentenced to tioned with regard to Egypt, replied that in response to the order to pay, 316 amends or undergo four months hard labour when
a further month's imprisonment was pleaded guilty before Mr. 8. Balfour request of the United Front for the negotiation of a Treaty of imposed by Mr. Balfour at the Cen- at the Central Police Court this Alliance, the Higli Commissioner had been instructed to state trai Police Court this morning on morning to charges of obtaining $16 that His Majesty's Government were prepared to enter forth- 20 years, who pleaded guilty to falsely pretending that he could Lam Hok, allas Lam Hok-kan, aged from anch or three Chinese women by with into conversations with the Egyptian Government with charges of the theft of clothing to the obtain employment for them as wash the object of arriving at an Anglo-Egyptian treaty settlement. value of $113, the property of Lee amohs at the Empress Hotel. Do- Phil-sun, master of the Yick Sang fendant admitted a previous convie- With a view to promoting the formed King Fund, the Egyptian Knitting Factory, and illegal pawning tion for a similar offence. Detective prospects of a comprehensive settlo Prime Minister and members of the of some of the articles, including two Sergeant J. Shepherd stated the do mont, His Majesty's Government United Front of this reply. A non long conta. Detective Sergeant T fendant was not known at the hotel thought it dawirable to begin with the chip of All Maher Pasha, hnd now in room 40 at the Wan Kau Boarding and was in no position to obtain em- party Government, under the leader Cashman stated the complainant lived Categories which had given most been formed and it was understood House and the defendant.. occupied Worahin Tor., them. He asked His
to take a serious" view
dimouity in 1930. They felt these that a representative committee of room 41, which was opposite. The quite a number of women had been difficulties were: surmounted, the all partios, presided over by Nohas key of the latter room fitted, with a victimised in this respect. The de- proepocts of reaching a settlement Pasha, would be appointed by Royal Bttle force, the door of room40. fondant was also ordered to pay $45 would clearly-bo favourable,
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