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Volunteers'
Withdrawal Seems Nearer
Substantial Progress
To Schome
London, May 30. The Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, told the House of Communs that at a meeting of the Chairman's sub-Committee of the Non-Intervention Committee Inst Thursday, very considerable progress
was mode.
TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1938.
AMERICAN Subsidised
ADMIRAL Foreign Trade
Hits Britain PASSES
Vallejo, Calif., May 30.
State Aided Industry Invading Markets
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The death is reported of Rear Ad-! miral William Rawle Shoemaker, former Director of War Plans Opera- tions in the U.S. Navy, Chief of the
London, May 30. U.S. Bureau of Navigation and Com-
The dangers to British trade from mander-in-Chef of the US. Baltic subsidised foreign imports were dwelt Fleet in the Atlante during the Great on by a deputation from the Tarif War.
Polley Committee of Members of the Rear Admiral Shoemaker was born House of Commons, which was re- at Staten Island, New York, Oceived by Sir John Simon, the February 30, 1863, and dusted at Chancellor, of the Exchequer, and the US Naval Academy in 1881. All the Governments concerned had tie was promoted through the varl- Mr. Oliver Stanley, President of the
Board of Trade. this evening, now accepted the British formula, bus grades to Rent Admiral in 1917,
Mr. Thomas Levy, Conservative furnishing a definition of the "sub- and retired ten years later, stantial progress" in the withdrawal He was commander of U.S.5. Tal-Member for the Elland Division of of foreign volunteers provided for in bot during the Spanish-Ameriena West Riding, who, led the deputation. the British plan of July 14 last. War of 1009, and was in Manila in spoke of the huge volume of Imports Three new proposals were put forU.S.S. Arayat for the Philippine re-ni prices with which British indus- ward last week by the United Kinus-volution in 1080-02.
trailst could not compete. Chester In dom representative, designed to dis-
He dectured that this subsidised THURSDAY pose o
of difficulties which had arisen 1009, Admiral Shoemaker was ap- In connection with the date for the pointed Chief of Staff with the U.S.trade was causing a serious recession, restoration of sea and land observa-Atlantic Fleet in the following year. and was increasing unemployment in tlon schemes and the method of with-Ile became a member of the General Britain.
As an instance, Mr. Levy pointed to drawing volunteers. These proposals Board of the US Navy in 1912, and
large increase in exports were accepted by all representatives was appointed Commander of Atlante present, with the exception of the tie Fleet 3 in 1918, In 1920 he took German motor cars to South Africa
complete command of the Soviet representative.
U.S. and India.
Other speakers suggested an t- An agreement also had been rench-cruiser divisions on the Pacific, and
Commandant rease in tarty in order to counteract
nti crease ed on dearly all the provisions of the
appointed WAB draft resolution, apart from a num-awal in the following year. With foreign subsidies,
Sir John Simon and Mr. Stanley an admiralship, of reservations on the part of the his ber Soviet representative.
Shoemaker became Commander of promised to give the representations of the deputation full consideration-- Mr.
further the Preise Battleship Force in 1927. Buller added that
Heuter. meetings of the sub-Caminitice have Reuter. been fixed for this week when, he
earnestly hoped, progress recorded at the 10 incely! would be con- solidated by the adherence of the Soviet Government,
Commanding U.S.S.
elevation to
PICKPOCKET SENTENCED
Was
of
SAYS HE WAS ATTACKED A street coolic, Lam King-lee, Replying to a supplementary ques- L Yuen, 29, cncmployed, tlon, Mr. Buller bald the British sentenced to four months' imprison when he was removed to the Kowloon Government was attempting to obtain ment, to be followed by two years' Hospital suffering from head injuries was reeved at Canton Road, alleged he the ndherrner of the Russian Govern- police supervision, when he meat to the British olan.-British found guilty of arreny from the was attacked by four other evoller
person: « Central Magistracy to-day, with tumboo poles.
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No ruit fell during the
lust
Many Deaths
From Disease
In Hongkong
Twenty-nine dentis from
In- tastfectious and notitiable diseases were registered with the Health Authorities 24 during the week ending May 20. Of hours, and the total for the year is these ten were from smallpox, andi now 21.34 Inches against an average they constituted the total number of of 22.37.
notifications of this disease for the The Royal Observatory weather week. report stated that pressure probably continues highest over the Pacific to the cast and south-east of Japan. It is relatively low over Indo-China. Local forecast is: South-east wind moderate: Tair generally, some loen!
showers,
enteric
the two
There were six deaths out of 12 enres of meningitis, four deaths from 18 cases of incasles, three from four cases of diphtheria, three from 21 cases of dysentery, two from 16 cases af
Iever, and cholera victims, one died.
For the last 24 hours, seven new cases of measles were notified. six new cases of dysentery, two each of enteric fever and meningitis and one each of diphtheria and chicken-pox. There have been 110 further notifsions of cholera.
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CLASH AT ANTIOCH
Troops Occupy City As Arabs Rise
Alexandretta, May 30. Troops and armoured cars have occupied Antioch. In Syria, following n demonstration by armed Arabs.
One Armenian and several Arabs were wounded during the fight.
DISOBEYED SIGNAL
Driver Misunderstood Policeman's Wave
J. G. Buls of Condult Road, was fined a total of $40 when he appear- ed before Mr. H. R. Butters at the Central Magistracy this morning. charged with failing to stop his car when called upon to do so by a police oMeer at Island Road on May 11, and with driving the car at a speed dan-
A bomb thrown by an unknown person killed a woman and demolish- ed the house in which she was living.gerous to the public. -Reuter.
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Tramc-Sergeant Youo said that he was on duty at Aberdeen near the Industrial School on May 11 when he noticed the defendant coming along at a very fast speed. Ho signalled to the defendant to stop as ho speeding in a controlled area, but the defendant only slowed down and then continued on his way. His speed in the area was about 30 moh. The defendant had to be chased be tore he stopped his car, Charged with collecting money for The defendant aald that he did not charity without the permission of the know he was going so fast and wher Commissioner of Police, two well the traffic officer signalled to him he dressed Chinese youths appeared be- had thought he wanted him to slow fore Mr. II. R. Butlers at the Central down, and this he did. Magistracy this morning. The first Fines of $20 on each charge, were defendant Kan Luk-kal, 21, who had imposed. two previous convictions for larceny four years ago, was Oned $150, with option of two months' imprisonment. an option of three months' imprison- Detective Sergeant Mocveysald ment, and the second defendant, Mok that defendants had actually collect- Wai-leung, 20, was fined $100 with ed $07 and had spent it.
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