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Air Defence Costs
Home Government Drafting Bill
London, July 20. Reference was made by the Ilume Secretary to the difference which bus arlsen between local authorities and the central Government regarding the upportionment of cost
of cost of air raid pre-
cautions when he informed the House
local authorities.
Lure.
FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1937.
Three-Year Plan For Kwangtung
$90,000,000 To Be Spent
Big Agricultural Scheme Details
Agricultural
Pedder Street Incident
Lawyer's Clerk On Obstruction Charge
William Wong, 22, n clerk in the and Wilkinson employ of Messrs. Grist, was charged before Mr. W. M. Thumson at the Central Magis- trucy this morning with obstructing Sergeant L. C. Pennell whilst neting In the due execution of his duties
con-
of Commons to-day that legislation: Much has been said and written ut Pedder Street last night. would be required to place Govern- about the Three-Year
Giving evidence, Sergeant Pennell ment expenditure on air raid precau- Plan which General Wu Teschen, said that about 11.20 last night he lons on a proper statutory basis, and chairman of the Kwingtung Pro- was on motor-cycle patrol duty in remove doubt as to the powers of vincial Government, in about to Pedder Street when he saw M. G. lunch in order to solve the rural fear No. 2815, in which defendant was A Bill for the purpose was being and food problems of the province, a passenger, being driven round the drafted. When it had reached a more
and to put agriculture as a basic trafic light in Des Voeux Road at advanced
stage, an opportunity would industry on a more efficient and pro- rather a fast speed.. The car stopped afforded for representatives of ductive basis. According to reliable half way up Pedder-Street, where local authorities to confer with the information, the draft of the plan it was parked, after it had been re- Government, and he hoped it might was completed over a month ago and versed at rather a reckless speed. be possible to reach u satisfactory
was submitted to General Wu just "1. approached the driver." agreement as to allocation of expendi- before his trip North.
tinued Sergeant Pennell, "and warned whereupon Whatever financial
him about his driving. arrange ments were ultimately decided would
The plan, according to Dr. D. Y. defendant confronted me in a rather said they be applied retrospectively to a date Lin, Director of the Provincial aggressive manner and which, it was contemplated, would be Bureau of Africulture and Forestry, were doing only ten miles per hour. January this year. He trusted the
represents the result of a very care-I replied I was not addressing hun Defendant further local authorities which had not begun fut study and planning not only by but the driver. preparation of plans would not think
puricultural experts but, also by said: He cannot do anything to us. it necessary to wait until the financial bankers interested in the rehabilita-1 am a lawyer with Wilkinson and arrangements had been placed on a tion of the depressed conditions in Grist, so you better look at. 1 told the rural districts. is reported him not to interfere as I was not statutory basis-British Wireless.
that the plan has been sanctioned by addressing him. the Central Government, and that not only local and Shanghat bankers but also, un enterprising group of financiers have agreed to help in carrying it out.
Mishap To Sir Wm. Hornell
Right Leg Badly Injured
It
HUGE SUM INVOLVED When interviewed concerning some of the main points in the plan and
"DON'T SHOW IT"
how it will be carried out, Dr. Linsatever you like.
made the following statement:
"When I asked the driver for his licence, defendant said: 'Don't show I again asked the driver for the and defendant remarked: licence, He is the owner of the car arisi there's the number. Take it and do
Let's go, Stanley'
All this Lee was the driver, time tolerated defendant's talk. took hold of the arm of the driver BOOK "The proposed Three-Year Agri-and tried to prevent him from get
Defendant interposed The numerous friends of Sir Wa-cultural Plan, involving a total ex-ng away. um Hornell, Vice-Chancellor of the penditure of $80,000,000 for a period again and pushed me away, at the University of Hongkong, will regret of three years which Chairman Wu same time saying, 'Don't manhandle to learn that he met with a nasty Te-chen is determined to carry out, him. I arrested defendant after a
struggle." cre of not only the accident a week or two ago while aims to take
In reply to His Worship, Sergeant inspecting the Univeralty grounds average annual shortage of 10.000,- and injured his right feg badly. 000 piculs of rice in this Province, Pennell sold the driver was all right
Kerasul Although he is better, he is unable but also the rehabilitation of at first ne he had occasion to pull
the depressed
districts along him up the night before for not hav- to use the leg and is still aid up, fnancial and economic
lines. Then a licence, but he assumed
aggressive attitude later, plan is most
able to walk normally.
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Defendant, who denied the charge.
will be some time before he will be rrying out of such this time nsked permission to consult a lawyer,
FOR PARLEYS
ON SALARIES
London, July 29.
In
of
urgent, especially emergency when the country must
murrow morning.
ANGLO-INDIAN TRADE
be put on a self-supporting basis in and the case was adjourned until to- order to face the crisis that is als ready here. I shall not try to des- cribe to you the detail of the plan, for it is rather long. But, briefly, 1 may say the plan is divided into two parts: the financial and the technical.
London, July 29, The financial It was suggested in the House of
is what we part is wha
Negotiations for a trade agreement Commons to-day at question time may call a rural co-operative pro- between His Majesty's Government that a decision was reached upon teamme which calls for a total ex- in the United Kingdom and the Gov- the restoration of temporary allow-penditure of $60,000,000 for three ernment of India, which have been ance to Government employees that years. includes the building of proceeding for some time past, will Government consider establishment agricultural granaries and transpor- be adjourned for the recess at the of conterence in Malaya or London tation facilities in different parts of end of July. They will be resumed of European employees of the tin and the Province, the promotion of silk, in September.-British Wireless. rubber industry on the present re- tea, and fruit industries, the deve muneration of workers.
Mr. William Ormsby-Gore, Secre-
lopment of
of fishery and forestry pro-
duets, the promotion of animal hus- of increasing bondry in Hainan, the reclamation
the yield of rice for
tary for Colonies, replied he did not colonisation of eertain stetion.2,000,000 mow of lund.
consider there was sufficient reason for such a conference.-Reuter.
TWO SOLDIERS CONVICTED
THEFT OF ARMY BEEF
and
the south route districts,
2. A reclamation plan for colonis-
in
ow of unused agricultural land in and developing of the delta areas in the sun-wen district. the Pao-an, Tung-kwoch. Chung.
| Hainan, anci the further reclunging and developing at least 500,000
and
teclinical
san, Poon-yi, and Shun-teh districts 3. A plan of improving and further along the Pearl River. The money developing at least 16,000,000 mow of spent on these important agriculrice land by extending selected seed, tural projects will be entirely on a better methods of cultivation loan basis, and all the farmers par-fertilization and by control of inscel ticipating in or
or using such loaps will and fungous diseases. be co-operatively organised for re-
BIGGER PRODUCTION ceiving the loans.
"For the
eurrying out of this huge It is hoped, Dr. Lin declared, that Killernen Samuel Castles und Ern- Anancial programme". Dr. Lin de- the carrying out of this est Kelly, of the Royal Ulster Rifles, clare, "both local and Shanghai programme will, conditions permit- were found guilty this morning by bankers and other financiers haveing, result in increated production the Court Martial at Shamshuipo. consented to lend their support, and for the province of 2,200,000 piculs The third accused. Rifleman T. J. it is likely that the present Rural of rice and 800,000 piculs of wheat Humphries of the same regiment, Co-operative Commission will be re- the Arst year, 4,900,000 piculs of rice
The sentences will organised WAS
so as to include
the more and bed later.
800,000 piculs of wheat bankers in its membership in order second year, and 7,000,000 pleuis of The accused were charged with to carry out the scheme more eff-rice und 3,000,000 pleuls of wheat, comblaing to steal 45 lbs. of meat clency." from the butcher's shop at Nanking pleaded Barracks on June 28. All not guilty.
TECHNICAL ASPECT
Emphasising the importance of
barley and other food crops the third year. In other words, by carrying out this technical programme Chair- The technical part of the plan, man Wu hopes to take care of the involving an expenditure of $30,-average annual shortage of foodstuff 000,000 for the three years, which is in the Province. REGENTS RESIGN
to come out of the Provincial Trea-.
An agricultural plan for Bangkok, July 20. sury, Dr. Lin explained, was drawn such
Dr. Lin concluded by The two remaining members of the up by three technical bureaux of the Kwangtung, Regency Council in Slum have re- Provincial Government, namely, the expressing the dope that Chairman
example | signed, following the
or Bureau of Agriculture and Forestry. Wu would take immediate steps to Prince Adityadhirabha and the the Land Bureau and the Bureau of carry out the scheme, and urged Cabinet, as a result of a scandal Conservancy. It is highly technical, that everybody interested concerning the private sale of the but it may be roughly divided into rural and economie welfare of the young King's property for a low three sections:
province should co-operate with the 1. An irrigation and drainage plan Government in making it a success. figure-Reuter.
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