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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY
1936
Big Hongkong ABOLITION Big Borrowing
Estate
MR. LANDALE LEAVES OVER TWO MILLIONS
Local estate amounting to $2,070,100 was left by the Into Mr. David Lan- dale, formerly of Messrs, Jardino, Matheson Co.
lato of and Dalwinston, County of Dumfries, Scotland. Bir. Landalo died at Dalwinston on September 6, 1935. Estate duty amounting to $252,441,05 has been paid.
An application by the Hon. Mr. JAJ. Paterson, the lawful attorney, for seating exemplification (nominate) of the executor," was granted.
Mrs. Mildred Sophie Landale, the widow, and Mr. David Fortune Landale, the elder son, were appointed executors of the estate.
OF TITHES
FORESEEN
REPORT BY ROYAL COMMISSION
GOVERNMENT ATTITUDE
Plan Afoot
AMERICAN TREASURY! OFFERS SECURITIES
Washington, Feb. 27. Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary to the Treasury announced that Treasury financing on March 15 will offer $1,250,000,000 in new-securities for cash, bf which $450,000,000 is for the redemption of Treasury bills maturing on the following day. The balance of $800,000,000 will be new money.
GROWING LARM
An additional London, Feb. 28.
$550,000,000. In The abolition of tithes, on which will be refunded, making a
Treasury rotos maturing on April 10 the incomes of the majority of the financing of $1,800,000,000.
total clergy in English rural parishes de
Mr. Morgenthau admitted that a pend, is foreshadowed in" Govern- large amount of the now cash borrow- mendations of the Royal Commission bonus payments-Router Special. ment of policy, basad on the recoming is in anticipation of the veterans' on Tithes which was appointed In. The late Mr. Alfred Laing, of Chefoo, who died on January 26, 1934, August, 1934, and which proposed the complete extinction of the whole of left local estate to the value of £2,300, the existing tithe rent charge. Letters of administration with the will. The report suggests that the Gov annexed have been granted to Mr. ernment should purchase compulsorily G. G. N. Tinsen, solicitor, the lawful all tithe rent charge from the existing owners, who, should be compensated by the issus of now Government three per cent, stock to a total of £73,000,- 009.
the revolt has been revealed and Tithe-payers' liabilities would be nobody knows who fired the shots or d by equal Annuities wielded the swords which slow the over a period of forty years, Prime Minister, Finance Minister the annuities to be equal in amount and the other victims of the plotters. to the gross annual value of the tithe-United Press, charge taken by the Commission.
attorney.
BRITISH DEFENCE
MINISTER
•
IN CHINA
(Continued from Page 1.)
of
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ASSUMPTION OF WAR In its statement, the Governmont decided that while the Prime Minister declares that it is prepared to accept Testifying before the House
Washington, Feb. 27. would retain, as ho clearly must. the main conclusions of the Commis- Representatives Chairmanship of the Committee of ion, and it is learned that the Govern- Representative Len, of California, Naval Committee, The Defencement intends to introduce the necous-sald:-"Wo must assume that there Imperial Defence andents Curmittes, ary legislation in the spring, so that going to be a war in the Pacific, Folicy and
Requirements Minister would be. appointed
the Bli would be
possibly with a Great Power, Deputy Chairman of these Com-autumn-Reuter mittees, to whom the Prime Minister
23
would delegate the following duties:
enacted in the
(1). General day-to-day supervis- SOVIET OFFICIAL
to
jon and control on the Prime Minister's behalf, of the whole organisation and activity of the Com- mittee of Imperial Defence. Co- ordination of executive action and of monthly progress reporta the Cabinet or any committee appointed by them on the execution of the re- conditioning plan.
(2). In the Prime Minister's absence, taking the chair at the Com- mitteo
of Imperial Defence and the Defence Policy and Requirements Committee.
(3). Personal consultation with the Chiefs of Staffs together, includ ing the right to conveno, under his chairmanship, the Chiefs of Staff Committee whenever he or they might think desirable.
(4). Chairmanship of the Principal Supply Officers Committee.
The Prime Minister added that it would be the duty of the Deputy Chairman to mako- auch recommenda- tions as he thinks necessary for im- proving the organisation of the Com mitteo of Imperial Defence,
CHIEFS OF STAFF
The position of the Chiefs of Staff Committee would be as follows:
Individuals composing it had a double function, since each advised
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the Committee preserved together, unimpaired the right to submit con- fidential reports of their collective military views to the Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the Committed of Imperial Defence.
The Minister could recommend any Improvement he thought necessary in the organisation of the Committee of Imperial Detence.
tho
In any event, and for the purposes. of the co-ordinated planning the exist.ng Joint Committeo, which con- sisted of Directora
tora of Plans In three service, the Departments would be supplemented by three offers drawn respectively from the Navy, Army and Air Force, who would graduates of the
INJURED
BRAIN SPECIALIST CALLED TO AID
Representative Ploree, of Oregon, said:"We feel that the west coast the next great war will be in the is largely unprotected. We feel that
Pacific. All students seem to agree that it will come within the next few months."-United Press.
U. 5. CONDOLENCES
Feb. 27. Washington, Feb Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State cabled Mr. Koki Hirota, the Foreign Minister: "On behalf of the United States Government and Moscow, Feb. 27.
peoplo assure you of the deep It in
announced that Professoret with which we learned of the Herbert Olevecrona, the famous brain deaths of the distinguished officials of. specialist, has arrived here to consult
the Japanese Government.
"We extend on the treatment to be given to Alences."--United Prens Akulov, Secretary-General of the Central Executive Committee, who is
SOVIET SYMPATHY Bultering from a fractured skull,
Moscow, Feb. 27, sentative to the Japanese Ambassador The Government has sent a repre- to express condolences at the sassination of Admiral Okada, the former Premier, and other Ministers.
Reuter
It was previously rumoured that Professor Olovecrona's visit was in connection with a report that I. Stalin had been shot in the head
United Press.
CHOLERA RAGES IN SIAM
BANGKOK: DECLARED INFECTED PORT
Singapore, Feb. 27. Cholera le raging in Slam, where hundreds of people are dying daily,
Bangkok has been declared an in- tested part, and all air passengers leaving the city are being inoculated before going aboard.
The Siamese Government is spend Ing huge sums on preventive work Reuter's Bulletin Service.
FRENCH ASSAULT
ON HIGH PEAKS
our sincery
TOKYO REBELS
DEFIANT
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condo-
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sassination of Admiral Nagata. (9.10 a.m.)Router.
SURRENDER EXPECTED
New York, Feb. 27.
The United Press correspondent in Tokyo, in an uncensored telephone conversation with New York to-day, declared that the four-chief officer leaders of the Tokyo military coup as a self-imposed penalty and to may choose to take their own Eves, demonstrate the unselfishness of their motivos
surrender of officers still barricaded in Government quarters,
led during the revolt, is expected
abortly. If they do not surrender for trial it is believed the
gentlemen's
way" will be their one alternative.
The common soldiers who joined the revolt have gone to their quarters,
College Theo thmperial Defence EXPEDITION GOES TO and will probably rturn to duty pre-
Thei
NOW
Oaleora tha
would hold official positions on staffs of their respective departments. work, in their own departments, would be chiefly that of obtaining the necessary materials for the prepara- tion of joint plans, but their main work would be on the collective plans prepared by the Joint Planning Com- mittee for submission to the Chiefs of Staff Committee.
NORTH KASHMIR
Bombay, Feb. 27. The French expedition which is to attack the heights of the Koram fountains, in North Kashmir, arrived here to-day.
The expedition intends to establish a base camp on a glacier 12,000 feet In addition, steps had been approved laid along trail to the summit
high, and twelve other camps will be for the strengthening Secretariat of the
of the Router's. Bulletin Service. Committee of Imperial Defence-British Wireless.
TWO SOLDIERS CHARGED
ALLEGED THEFT.
AND ASSAULT
GNEISENAU AFIRE
FLAMES NOT YET CONTROLLED
Singapore, Feb. 28.
Allegations of theft and assault on still aftre and the biaxe is now con- The German steamer Grelsen is an Indian nolice constable were made sidered more serious-United Press. against William Jackson and William
Lovegrove, both privates in the Lan- morning. cashire Regiment, Shamshuipo Camp, when they appeared before Mr. from Hongkong. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Palica Court this morning.
efendants pleaded not guilty to of stealing a quantity of white cloth from outskin the President Knitting Factory, 63-66 Cheungshe WAN Read, and to assaulting P. C. his duty. Singh in the execution of
REAR BUM
Debretire
Sergeant J. Forment
stated that at 3 o'clock this morning
RAW RUBBER
sently. They face no penalties sines
obeyed orders.
Whe
oppulace af Tokyo is discuss Ing the possibility of the appointment of former Governor Araki of Korea. as head of the now Government, there are Ekely to be many days of un temper of the country is ascertained. certainty and inactivity while the
It is certain there will be no change unquestionably there will be a change in Japan's form of Government, but in polleles Ünited Pranį..
EMBASSIES GUARDED
Tokyo, Fob. 28. As a precautionary
ry measure, troops are to-day guarding the American and other embasales in
Tokyo.
They have erected barricades at strategic points and the battle flest guns still dominate the capital- United Press.
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