THE
HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY
7, 1936.
Three Die
As Planes
Collide
BUT VICTIMS WERE
BRITAIN BUYING Air Base
ARMS ABROAD
IN CITY STREET MANUFACTURERS IN
AVIATORS ESCAPE
Beriin, Feb. 6.
Three people were killed in the street to-day and injured when on aeroplane crashed from over Munich after a collision
Apparently it was owing to the bad weather that the two planes, believed to be Befifiglescater military machines, collided. One crashed into the au fingerstrasse and the other into a
TENDEROUNE MUITOTERARE DAINITTUANQUAMISON,
TRANSPORT EMBARGO HARD
TO MANAGE
Committee of Eighteen Meeting in March
Ceneva, Feb. 6.
The sub-committee on oll transport to-day com pleted its work. It is un- derstood that its report shows serious practical dif- ficulties in the way of an embargo on transport, not- ably in the matter of control,
The Committee of Experts is expected to finish its work next week, when its report will be sent to all Governments. These will
be given about three weeks to consider the Information. and the Committee of Eigh- teen will be convened early in March to tako further action.--Reuter,
FL
street
In Schwabing, northern suburb, where little damage was done, Both pilots landed safely by means
of parachutes.---Reuter.
KHARTOUM DISASTER
London, Feb. 1.
CLEFT STICK
HOME PLANTS REMAIN
IDLE; OTHERS THRIVE
London, Feb. 6.
The charge that the British Government was buying arms abroad, to the extent that the British small arms industry was at a standstill while foreign plants did a thriving business, was made to-day at the hearing before the Royal Commission investigating the arms manufacturing and export trade of the United Kingdom.
The heads of Imperial Chemicals Industries, who have been giving evidence before the Royal Commission, were succeeded to-day by Major Clark, managing director of Hadhelds, a big Sheffield organisation. He denied his firm had sold their armour piercing shells, or allowed other people to manufacture them on licence, to eight foreign countries.
Major Clark added there was no secrecy about the shell, as it was patented.
During earlier proceedings, when ICI, witnesses were giving testimony, experts refuted the general impression that mustard gas was easy to make. They said that if one had raw- materials given one it would be an extraordinarily difficult job to make the gas. One expert said that even with his twenty years' experience his ability would be greatly taxed.
Sir Harry McGowan, chairman of the LC., sald his company would not be concerned about any private loss through the nationalisation of the ΑΥΤΗΝ industry but insisted that nationalisation would be a great loss to the country.
Commissioner'a In answer to a query he said the IC.I. did not make poison gan, and did not know of any other firm making it.
plant, the company would be allowed to act as sale agent for the sale of the government's surplus of rifles and Lewis guns. The agreement was now terminating. It had failed to achieve its object on account of the embargo on the export of arms.
Captain Bali, of the Soley Arma ment Company, which acted as B.S.A. agents, said arms had never been sold to revolutionaries. Their business Another 1.C.I. officer agreed that had been conducted purely with gov- generally speaking it was necessary ernments--Router. to have peace-time orders to enable! any concern to bo ready for the emergency of war-time.
LITTLE BUSINESS
Kave
COST OF NATIONALISATION
Washington, Feb, 0. The Inter-State Commerce Com- mission has presented the Senato
Munition Inquiry with an estimate of
The heads of other large engineer. ing Arma
evidence. Where the cost of reconditioning the Govern- armaments plants existed they were ment's eight naval yards to permit very little used, they said.
the Government to build all the war Mr. G. D. Burton, managing direc-ships required. It would $23,000,000.
run
into
Chain Plan
Condemned
AMERICAN DEFENCE SCHEME DIES
NOT NEEDED AT PRESENT
(Special to "Telegraph"}
Washington, Fob, 8. High officials regard the Wilcox Bill, to establish a chain of powerful army air bases along the borders of the United States and also in strate gic overseas possessions, as dead.
It is learned the report of a special
OPPOSES INCREASE IN SILVER PRICE
Thomas Warns Against Upward Revaluation
Washington, Feb. 5.. The upward revaluation of silver as a compromise with Congressional infla- tionists, is opposed emphati- cally by Senator Thomas, who declares that such a move would prevent silver ever becoming money. owing to its widespread In- trinsic value and the official price.
Some observers believe the stand taken by Senator Thomas, places revaluation practically outside the realm of possibility--Reuter
muu
tions for the proposed bases is at War Board regarding the best loca present on the desk of the Secretary for War, Mr. George Dern, and prob ably will never be made pabile be- cause it delves deeply into the secrets of national defence.
Moreover, it will probably never be wed, except as a guide, in connection with defence strategy.
Observers believe that the proposed chain of air bases excends the present defence requirements, and hence the expense is not warranted. High
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8.30-9 p.m. A Relay from Daven- try.
The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra directed
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9.9.20 p.m. Daventry News Bul. lotin.
9.20.9.40 p.m. From the Studlo. A Pianoforto Recital by Lyla
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Programme
Bach 1. Orgel Phantasie in C... Liszt 2. Sonate Op. 31. Allegro Beethoven. 3. Walzer Op. Brahms.
9.40-10 p.m. A Recital by En-
Caruso (Tenor).
rice
1. Agnus Dei (Bizet). 2. Strange Harmony ("Tosca") Puccini), 3. M'Appari (Like a Dream) ("Marta") (Flotow). 4. La Donna
e. Mobile (Woman is Fickle) (Verdi) 5. O Sole Mod Capa). BIG BEN A Re-
10-10.30
p.m.
Jay from Daventry.
England v Frange. An eye-witness account and a running commentary on the Ice Hockey match Relayed from Wembley,
A statement read in the House of tor of the B.S.A., said the small arms approx*** yard stick figure, it is army officers aro sharply divided on the Empire Pool and Sports Arena,
Commons this afternoon with respect to the City of Khartoum disaster off Alexandria, in which twelve persons lost their lives and only the pilot of the Imperial Airways plane survived, sald that the conclusion of the Ins- pector of Accidents would be publish-
in due course.
industry in England had been crippled
As 11
the merits of the plan and Air Corps leaders say that instead of expensive bases in the interior of the country, seaboard bases are preferred. More over, they believe it best to spend money on planes rather than bases.
through lack of government support. estimated that the Government could if that were not so there would be build soventeen warships yearly in no necessity for the government to these renovated yards, at an annual purchase foreign makes of small cost of about $160,000,000, and that arms, as they were doing.
at the end of twenty years such "Instead of factories like Hotchkiss, programme would achieve the con- Bren and Colt being busy as they struction of twenty battleships, twenty--United Press. It whe
was recalled that pilots were have been for number of years, aircraft carriers, twenty heavy and required to satisfy themselves before while the B.S.A. Blood practically twenty light cruisers, 200 dentroyers beginning a flight of the adequacy of idle, our company would be working and 45 submarines. their fuel and water supply. This to capacity and in an emergency Estimating the cost of plants to was still a part of standing instruc-would be immediately able to switch tions in Imperal-Airways Renier entirely to home requirements, he
declared,
UNEMPLOYEMENT INSURANCE
EXTENDING PLAN TO AID AGRICULTURISTS
London, Feb. 6.
NEVER AIDED REVOLTS
enable the Government to manufacture all its military arma, the Commission reports it would require $8,000,000 to duplicate Colt's machine-gun and small arms factory, $11.000.000 to
In 1930 the War Offee conclusiod duplicate the Pratt and Whitney and an agreement with the B.S.A. where-aeroplane factories, and $3,000,000 to by, in consideration for its main-duplicate the Dupont Carney's Point]
of a rifie manufacturing powder factory.United Press.
tenance
DAY BY
DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
THE BEST MEN ARE MOULDED OUT: OP FAULTS.Shakespeare.
In the Houso of Commons this afternoon, the Minister of Labour, Mr. Ernest Brown, proposed the The American Mail Liner President Becond reading of the Government's McKinley will arrive in Hongkong at Bill to extend unemployment insur-6 p.m. on Saturday, and will sell for
Sunday. ance to agricultural workers. He said Manila at 2 p.m. on the Bill affected about three-quarters
Clara
Local ostato valued at $52,800 was left by the late Mr. Chan Man-sui alias Chan Sik-nam, otherwise known
There will be no dinner dance on Saturday at Repulse Buy Hotel, but the usual toa dance will be held on Sunday, at 4.30
p.m.
The forthcoming wedding is an nounced of Mr. Cyril Chadderton, Pearce Apartments, Shanghai, and Miss Mary Robertson McCreath, whe is en route to the Colony per P. & 0. Naldera.
In connection with the Diamond Jubilee of St Joseph's College this year, an appeal has been issued for donations towards the jubiles ports meeting and a souvenir album which it is intended to
publish."
of a million men and women who- Assaulted aboard the s.s. would be brought into a separate un-Jebsen yesterday, Chiu Ching-fni, employnient insurance to a fund of quarter-master, has been sent to the their own, which would be fanucially Kowloon Hospital suffering from an self-contained.
injury to his eye, Tho
Bill, in the main, followed the recommendations of the Unemploy- ment Insurance Statutory Committee, but the major difference was a rather higher rate of benefit, which was made Cheng Sek-nam, merchant, who possible by a slightly higher contribu- died intestate on or about Juno 15. tion than recommended in the report. 1935 at 30 Yik Yam Street, Wongnol- The theft of four gunny haga from They hoped that the payment of con- chung. Letters of administration the main hold of the steamer Chuen tributions would begin on May 4 next have been granted to Mr. Cheng Chiau, berthed at the Yuen On Wharf, and the payment of benefit as from Book-won, the son. November following. The amount
of the Exchequer contribution would
be at an annual rate of £800,000.
INSURANCE LAW
REFORM
•
was admitted by Cheung Ko, 26, un employed coolle, when he appeared
due
King
The con-.
BRITISH AID FOR EGYPT
HARBOUR DREDGING
AND RAILWAY.
10.30-11 p.m. Dance Music. 11 p.m. Close Down.
H.K. UNIVERSITY
LAW AND COMMERCE
SOCIETY
At the annual general business meeting of the Law and Commerce Society of the Hongkong University, held recently the following office. bearers were appointed:
President Mr. M. A. Cooper, B. Com.
Vice-President.-Prof. R. Robert.
son, M.A.
Graduste Vico-President. - Mr. Cheng, Yu Hual, B.A.
London, Feb. 6. The Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Lord Cranborne, was asked in the House of Commoas to-day about proposals for the dredging of Alexandr Harbour and the constsac- tion of a railway from Fuka, and Government whether the Egyptian had requested financial assistance.
He replied that estimated expendi- Hon. Vice-Presidents:Chairman ture for additional dredging of of the Hongkong General Chamber of Alexandria Harbour was 20,000 Commerce, Chairman of the Chinese Egyptian pounds, and His Majesty's Chamber of Commerce, Sir A. D. A. Government had spontaneously offered Macgregor, Chief Justice, and Mr. H. to contributo & ram not exceeding C. Macnamara, M.A., Land.
10,000 Egyptian pounds.
Hon. Members:-Sir William Hor- Estimated cost of the Fukamatruh Railway was 91,000 Egyptian pounds nell, C.LE, LL.D., Sir William Shenton, and the Government had offered to Hon. Dr. 8. W. Teo, Q.B.E., Hon. Dr. T. A. Kotowall, Mr. sum noi R. H. wards that expenditure a exceeding 20,000 pounds sterling. Martin, A.S.A.A.. Hon. Mr. C. G. The Egyptian Government was con- Alabaster, Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, Hon. Mr. M. KY Lo, Prof. C. A. Mid- tributing the romalader.
dieton Smith, M.Sc., Mr. P. S. Cassidy. Chairman.Bir. Gol Tiang Hin Hon. Secretary-Mr. Leung Sik Kwno
The British Government would not acquire any control over the harbour or railway line, Lard Cranborne said.
British Wireless.
BRITAIN'S CREDIT STRUCTURE
GOLD VALUE ISSUE RAISED
Hon. Treasurer-Mr. Au Yeung Chlu
Hon. Auditor.-Mr. T. A. Martin, A.S.A.A.
Representatives of the respective yours: Fourth year, Mr. Chang Yoong Hin and Mr. Kwik Khik Tibiang; third year, Mr. Andrew Lu and Miss Helen Moore; first year Bliss Liem Slon Ton.
ACCUSED MAN IN HOSPITAL
As a result of an examination on before Mr. Balfour, at the Central The Minister claimed that the Bil English held at the Polytechnic Com-Police Court this morning. Detective
merelal School on Wednesday last. Sergeant Fowlie
prosecuted. would confer great advantages on the Marcos Tavares was awarded the defendant admitted a previous countryside and do much to check the Cecil Free Scholarship, and Stanley viction and was sentenced to three flow of labour from country to towns. Lo, Ng Kai-yuen, Kwok Yu-seng, montha herd labour. The complain-
Mr. Tom Williams, for the Labour Franklin Leo and Lam Tick-man enchant was Chiu
tallyman Opposition, wald they would not oppose won a half-foo scholarship. All the
London, Feb. 6. the second reading, but reserved the scholarships are generous donations Dr. M. Nicolson; driver of private
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, right to criticise the measure in detall of Hotel Cecil.
car No. 2543, and Tong Slu-sik, driver Mr. Neville Chamberlain, informed the in committee.
of private car No. 4411, appeared on House of Commons, in answer to a The debate continues.-Brilish
· As a general meeting of the remand before Mr. Macfadyen at the question, that the value et to-day's Wireless.
National Commercial & Savings Howloon Magistracy this morning market price of gold, added to the Banks, Ltd., yesterday, the following on summonses for driving their cars reserve of the Bank of England in
without
саго and
caution in the last four years, would be about ALSO ALLEGED VICTIM Pirectors were elected:Mr. Lam
the Chi-fung, Mr. Nip Kan-ting, Mr. Lat
of Prince £181,000,000. junction
OF ASSAULT · He added, in reference to the sug Jaw-son, Mr. Wong Wal-lau, Mr. Edward Road and Waterloo Road Choy Hing, Mr. P. Gockchin, Mr. on the night of January 11 gostion of a member, that it would do
When a caso. in which Chau Lai Mark Chun-sam, Mr. Wong Kwok-On the application of Mr. M. W. Lo, highly misleading to seek to relate shuen, Dr. Chau Wal-cheung, Mr. Lo who appeared for the second defen the credit structure of the country to man, aged 20 years, unemployed, was Chung-wan, Mr. Lam Chik-euen, Bir dant, the afternoon of Tuesday next figures of the net imports of gold, so charged on three counts of loitering, Choy Cheong, Mr. Ma Wing-chan, Mr. was fixed for hearing. Dr. Nicolson shown in the Customs returns, and assault and possession of offensive put by his questioner at £414,000,000 weapons was mentioned before Mr. Harr Choang-jowa and Mr. Li Cheong was not legally represented. Jat.
In the last four years, as these do not W. Schofield, at the Central Biagis- The defendant jumped over the necessarlls represent a transfor, of tracy this morning, it was stated by Ip The Board of Trade has appointed
defendant and a private watchman he was turnstile romarked Sub-Inspector. A gold to or from British ownership. Detective Sergeant Baldwin that bots
had assaulted wore in hospital. a committee to consider whether any charged before Mr. W. Schofield, at Kirby when prosecuting Lo Chi-nau, British Wireless, shanges in the existing law relating the Contral Magistracy this morning, 20. unemployed, who pleaded guilty to the carrying en of the business of overcoats, and a raincoat, property of before Mr. Halfour at the Central
RELIEF ACTS REPEALED Insurancs are desirable in, the light No. 95 Hennessy Road, ground floor, Police Court the morning to a charge of statutory provisions relating toon February 4 and having stolen two of attempting to avoid payment of
Washington, Feb. 6. compulsory insurance against third overcoats, and a raincoat property of faro on the Yaumati ferry launch
Mr. Mitaral, a merchant, and also Man Ying, from Hongkong to Sham In accordance with paily woks, and by employers against Mving turned from banish shuipo. Mr. L. A Hurlow, Inspector, Roosevelt's recommendation to Con liability to thely workmen.. including two pust Presidents of he had been instructed to ask that the that the faro was three cent. The ed a Bill which now goes to the White night; assaulting. Kan Wad, a private A Commities of fifteen members, ment. Acting Inspector Carey said was the complainant. It was stated greas on Monday, Congress has pass Lin Terrace on February 4 at mid- watchman, and possession of a knife and actuaries, will be presided over questod that defendant be remanded fault, ten days hard labour. Bublankhead compulsory Cotton Act,
purpose, pove by Birr Felix Casual, formerly Judge in polico, custody for 24 hours The Inapeeter Kirby added that this type Smith-Karr Tobacco Act, and the Advocate General to the Forces suplication was granted Defendant of offence was becoming very frePotato Act, which come under AiAir Kr. Schoteld remanded defendant.
is a life banishee,v: British Wireless/s
quenter
logislation/---Reuter, NY De police,cabody for three days
BRITISH COMMITTEE
APPOINTED ·
London, Feb. 0.
Kwong,
unemployed,
President
tipe
The watchmen, Kan Wal, had been struck on the head with a hammer, and the defendant fell down some steps while running away and received internal Injuries.
The charges against defendant that he was found loitering at Taing
were
-“Lloyds, and other insurance expörta | case be taken for committal, and re- defendant was fined $10 or. in do- House for ratification,; ropes ink, he and a hammer. Lericans, unlawful;
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