1927-05-07 — Page 12

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POST OFFICE NOTICE.

ESTABLISHED

1846

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1927.

EUROPE'S PROBLEM.

10,000,000. WORK PEOPLE UNPRODUCTIVE,

CUSTOMS BARRIERS.

Geneva, May 6.

EMPIRE TIES.

CHANGE IN CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATIONS.

OPERATIVE FROM JULY

London, May G.

At the Economic Conference

Reuter learns that as a result, Mr. Walter Layton (Great Bri-of correspondence between London tain) said that the European and the Dominions-July 1 has been problem would not be solved until fixed as the date for the pro- the nations themselves acted. posed change in the channel of com- The object they had in view would munications between the British not be attained simply by the Government and the Governors of establishment of an organisation the Dominions."

day,

h

be

COTTON FINANCE.

PROPOSAL TO CANCEL CREDITS:

SPINNERS OPPOSED,

London, May 6. The Liverpool Cotton Associa-

tion met the General Committee of

the Federation of Master Cotton- Spinners' Associations in Manches- ter and discussed a proposal from Liverpool to sell cotton only on cash

terms.

No statement was issued at the

opposed the withdrawal of the cus tomary ten-days' credit owing to the financial position.

Credit to some firms has already been stopped. Reuter.

HUDSON MAXIM.

DEATH OF EXPLOSIVES EXPERT.

New York, May 6. The death is announced of Mr. Hudson Maxim, the well-knowh inventor and explosives expert Reuter's American Service.

for co-operation such as that pro- It la pointed out that a Governor-close, but the spinners, it is known, posed by Mr. Jouhaux on Thurs-General of the Dominiona ia Hia Majesty's personal representative Mr. Layton and several of his as opposed to the situation at an earlier stage when the Governora colleagues expressed the opinion were appointed by the London that a less complicated and more Government and acted also as the elastic plan would prove more latter's representatives. useful.

It is now recognised that this They

pointed. out that practice might be regarded as no; there were 11,000 kilometres longer wholly in accordance with of new Customs barriers the constitutional position of the în Europe and popula-Governor-General, and after July tion of at least 10,000,000 souls communications between Govern. were without productive work;ment and Government will whilst $2,250,000,000 was an-direct in the case of any of the nually spent on armaments. Dominions desiring it. (These were symptoms of a dis-Governor-General will no longer re- present His Majesty's Government united Europe).

in Great Britain. Rubber Restrictions.

The question of carrying out the Geneva, inter.

resolution of the Imperial Confèr- Addressing the Economic Con-ence regarding the development of ference Mr.

Henry Robinson à closer personal touch between President of the National Bank Great Britain and the Dominions, of Los Angeles, said that he did and among the Dominions them- not see how the British rubber selves, is at present under con- restrictions could assure a consideration.-Reuter. tinuity of supply on that the high level would prove of ultimate; benefit to the world.

He wondered also whether the fact that over 75 per cent, of rub- ber was consumed by a non- producing country, whilst to the country with controlling restric- tions consumed only seven per cent. might not be regarded as discrimination..

Sir M. Muspratt's View. Mr. Robinson was referring to Sir Max Muspratt's statement yesterday that with the rarest exceptions there is no discrimina-) tion against the rest of the world

RADIO TELEGRAMS may now be accepted for Kongmoon under in the export of raw materials, the same conditions and at the same rates as for Canton.

From

INWARD MAILS.

SATURDAY, MAY

Europe via Negapatam (letters only London

7th April

Per 7

Europe via Negapatam (papers only, London

7th April)

Preussen.

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Empress of Asia. Pres. Garfield. Pres. Grant.

The much criticised rubber re- strictions had not discriminated in favour of Great Britain, but were introduced to ensure con- tinuity of the supply of a product essential to modern-civilisation.— Reuter.

Earlier Cables.

Geneva, May 6, At the economic conference M. Theunis read a telegram from the Pan-American Commercial conference at Washington ex- pressing warmest wishes and hoping labour's economic confer- ence would contribute toward the reconstruction of Europe and the amelioration of living conditions 15

of all nations (Applause). M. Fushimi Maru.*· Theunis is sending a telegram of 10

thanks in the name of the con- Empress of Canada.ference.-Reuter. 20 Kashima Maru. Tango Maru.

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Protecting Russians.

Geneva, May 6. In consequence of the modifica- tion of the police measures for the protection of the Russian de- legates, the incident is now con- sidered closed. Russian scruples surprised the Swiss authorities, who point out that they were merely fulfilling a duty in pro- tecting the Soviet delegates and that the measures were in no way so stringent as at The Hague Conference following the Genoa Economic meeting when the pas sage leading to the Russiang' rooms in the hotel was walled up. -Router.

IS IT MURDER?

BODY FOUND ON MAINLAND ROAD.

Murder is suspected by the Police in the case of the body of a Chinese man found at 6. a.m. to-day on the Taun Wan Road, New Territories.

The supposed victim is about 30 years of age, but there is nothing, ao far, to establish his identity. Inquiries are proceed-

From the first examination It appears that the man was struck. on the head with a heavy, blunt instrument.

The spot where the body was found is in Kau-fu-kung-au

His Excellency, the

appointed Dr, John Baas Dr. Idaac Newton to be tices of the Peace for the Honton.

Hence the

DUTCH CRUISER.

GOING FROM SHANGHẢI TO EAST INDIES.

The Hague, May 6, The Dutch cruiser "Sumatra" has been ordered to proceed from Shanghai to, the Dutch East Indies, via Nagasaki-Router:

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