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RUBBER DEBATE.

CRITICISM FROM THREE PARTIES.

MACDONALD LEADS OFF.

Government's Views Presented By Mr. Amery.

194 VOTES FOR GOVERNMENT AGAINST 94.

The debate, following upon the Government's withdrawal of the rubber restriction scheme, took place in the House of Commons yesterday. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, leader of the Opposition, start- ed the proceedings by severely condemning the Government's action in what he called "mishandling the rubber situation." Similar criti- eism was also directed from the Liberal and the Conservative ranks, Mr. Amery, on behalf of the Government, replied and, ultimately, the motion was defeated by 194 votes to 94,

GOVERNMENT VICTORY.

London, Yesterday,

{ing the American, by six in the In the House of Commons, on evening. Someone telephoned to a motion for adjournment, Mr. New York before the closing of Ramsay MacDonald (Leader of the Rubber Exchange there; but the Opposition) severely criticis-Mr. Amery would not admit that ed the Government's rubber any American could thereupon policy. He declared that the fleece anyone in Britain by selling situation had been "mishandled," rubber because the British firms

were closed. causing heavy losses.

Ceylon And Malaya Fully Informed.

1ST.

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COUNCIL QUERIES.

Sir H. Pollock's Motion Withdrawn.

GOVERNMENT'S VIEW.

Meeting In Special Session At Bathing Beaches And Playgrounds

Westminster.

London, Yesterday.

H.E.

NEW TAXATION.

British Ports Likely To Benefit.

TRADE IMPROVEMENT.

Relief Welcome To British Ports" Authorities.

In Kowloon.

London, Yesterday.

London, Yesterday.

Public hathing facilities and Lady Bailey, who is on flight to

South England has been enjoy-

London, Yesterday, The Prayer Book struggle en-children's playgrounds in Kowloon The Government proposals for Capetown, is experiencing difficul- ing this weglungsually calm tered its last stage when the were the topics debated in the the relief of local taxation are She arrived at Euluwayo Weather Innd this after Archbishop of Canterbury open- Legislativa Condit yesterdays expected to have a beneficent yesterday from Livingstone, hav- noon the temperature in the shade ed a special session of the Church

the Governor (Sir Cecil effect upon the trade of British ing made this stage despite an at- was 70 degrees Fahrenheit. This Assembly in the Church House, Clementi, K.C.M.G.) said that the ports. tack of influenza. She said she miniature heat wave, however, is Westminster.

Government admitted its duty to had had a troublesome flight not expected to last, thunder- The Assembly's task is to de- provide playgrounds in Kowloon. the "Times" points out that har- The shipping correspondent of storms followed by cooler and cide finally whether to grant or More cubicles will be erected at bours and docks are large payers owing to the strong wind.

To-day, she was due at Johan unsettled conditions being pre- withhold approval of the new Repulse Bay when permits for pri of local taxes and the high level nesburg, but did not arrive. Some dicted. British Wireless Service. Prayer Book.

vate matsheds are surrendered. of these has been advanced as one The Archbishop of Canterbury anxiety was felt, but later Lady.

The Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, of the factors in the higher Bailey was reported to be safe,

formally proposed final approval K.C., senior. Shortage of petrol and oil has

to a full attendance of the three moved the following resolution:-

unofficial member, charges at British ports compar- ed with those on the continent. |caused a forced descent in-North-

houses.-Reuter.

"That the Answers given in The relief therefore from a large jern Transvaal.-British Wireless

this Council on April 19 to my proportion of local taxes would be 'Service.

questione 4 and 7 are unantis extremely welcome to ports' factory."

authorities. British Wireless Service.

HAWKER ARRESTED.

SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS AT MAGISTRACY.

CASE ADJOURNED.

At the Central Magistracy this morning. Detective Sergeant Flat- tery charged a Chinese named Lee Ying (23) described as a hawker of no fixed abode, with serious banknote frauds. The allegations against the accused were:-

forged $100 banknotes of the Cen- They tral Bank of China; and

(1) unlawful possession, of two

Replying to the critics of the three Parties, Mr. Amery

Mr. Amory said it was undoubt (Dominions' Secretary) said thated that the rulers of Ceylon and in 1920 the majority of Malaya Malaya had been fully informed producers were in difficulties, and of all the developments. outside syndicates might easily would like British territory direct- for a mere song, have secured a ly administered. It would, des great part of the industry. pite the immediate difficulties, greatly benefit them in the long run.

Mr. Amery reviewed the his tory of the Stevenson Scheme and the Government's attempt in 1925' to make the scheme more elastic. If there was any blame for fixing the price at 1/9d. he

P

On a division the Government accured. 194 votes against 94. Router.

watch worth $10 and $45 in money (2) unlawfully obtaining a gold by virtue of another forged $100 banknote of the Central Bank of China at the Wing On Company yesterday morning.

a genuine series issued by the Cen-

THE WAR.

UTTERLY CONFLICTING..

REPORTS.

TSINANFU MYSTERY.

Shanghai. Yesterday.

Northern and Nationalist re- port on the position at Tsinanfu

8 GUARDS KILLED..

Chinese Steamer Pirated On

PRIMATE'S APPEAL TO CONVOCATION.

"UNITY & PEACE."

Not Put To Vote, Sir Henry addressed the Council at length. The Hon. Mr. H. T. Great interest was taken in the Creasy, C.I.E., Director of Public

are utterly conflicting. A Nation-meeting of the Convocations of Works, read a reply. Sir Henry plete discrepancy between the view

Canterbury and York

at West- spoke again and then His Excel of the Bathing Beaches' Committee minster to consider the new Prayer lency announced the Government's and the Government in regard to Book.

view. The Hon. Mr. J. Owen whether there was room for cubi- The Convocations are com- Hughes (representative of the cles at Stanley. The Committee posed exclusively of the bishops Hong Kong General Chamber of recommended eight. for each, sex. and

clergy,

and they have Commerce) was the seconder but He considered the Government's give their assent to

the the motion was not put to the vote. reply to his question to be book before it can be laid de Sir Henry Pollock asked leave to satisfactory because it did not t fore the National Assembly for withdraw it as His Excellency had in

with the Committee's recom- final approval and presentation to promised sympathetic consideration mendation. Parliament.

of his proposals and the leave was The Archbishop of Canterbury, given. Dr. Randall Davison, in moving a One of Sir Henry's suggestions for children in Kowloon, Sir Henry

Yangtze.

Hankow, Yesterday. Eight native guards were shot down and the ship looted when a Chinese steamer was attacked and held by outlaws on the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River.

The steamer was attacked five miles below. Woshan, a port in the extreme east of Szechuan province. Bandita have been active also a lule further down the Yangtze River. eleven miles above Ichang British Naval Wireless.

to

Kowloon's Playgrounds.

un-

On the subject of playgrounds

resolution that the book be passed, was that a small committee be ap- said that "an ugly piece of land" said:

pointed from the Council to go into on the south side of Salisbury-

matter of children's play road, near the

the Railway fence, could be used. for a considerable Sir Henry's questions and the number of years.

Question No. 4,

There are members of Convoca- tion, who have from the first grounds at Kowloon. (Note: Only very small steamers

thought our proposals bad, and

Then there was the Nathan-road. go up at Wushan.. Jchang is 370 spoken and voted against them. I replies to them were as follow:- miles above Hankow and Hankow is have no right to expect that many

site used for keeping mules. 650 miles from the Sea. Wushan is of those men, though there may be

He: With a view to the increase of hoped that it would have been pos- about 100 miles above hang the some, will now vote differently. public bathing facilities in the able to come to some arrangement. latt latter being in the war of "Hunch the Wu-Han Nationala, and Wu Inclined now to vote against the Put up adaltional Bathing the permanent reservation of this province, Ichanson control of But there may be others who are Colony, will the Government

with the military authorities for shan under General Yang Sen. book which they voted in favour of cubicles, and pavilion accommoda- land for use as

The Chinese guards on Chinese

children's play- a few weeks ago.

tion, for the use of the public at ground. ships are mostly semi-regulars.)

If such there be, I should find Repulse Bay?

Sir Henry also referred to sites.

The Reply.

now.

to be

Plen of "Not Guilty." The accused pleaded "not guilty" Important Meetings.

London, Yesterday. to both charges and said that he A meeting of the Government did not know that the notes in his Civil Research Committee was possession were forged. With Piheldut No. 10 owung street, regard to the second charge, he (the Premier's official residence),denied obtaining the watch and Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Amery be- 346, by fraud. He had tendered Fing present when it is understood the $100 note believing it to be

they discussed the situation of genuine, and after

their opposition difficult to under- (i) Put up bathing cubicles, abutting on Nathan-road some of the rubber industry following the examined it at various

they had alist news agency at Nanking stand. Is it because the bishops and a pavillon, for the use of the which are privately owned but he

Stanley would like various avenues Government decision with regard the people at Wing On's decided to General's" and Chiang Kai-shek's repeatedly declared to be their in-where private bathing matsheds fully explored and suggested the

counters, states that both the "Christian have made explicit what they have public, at the Bay near to restriction.

Rubber Growers' Association.

accept it at a discount and gave armies arrived at Tsinanfu on tention and meaning? They have have already been erected?

appointment of a small committee him change, which he accepted. At 'the annual meeting of the

Wednesday night and are now already voted approval of the

to do so. After taking the accused's plea, rounding up the Northern rem-rubrics prescribing that the con-

(i) At present 15 cubicles (10) Rubber Growers' Association of Major Willson decided to adjourn nants. while a portion of the Na-secrated bread and wine "shall be at Repulse Bay with fresh water Shamshuipo, Sir Henry also sug- At the back of Yaumati and ́ London, Mr. Eric MacFadyen, the the case.

feet by 6 feet) are being erected Chairman, declared that the

tionalist vanguarda have crossed reserved only for the communion Stevenson Restriction Scheme bad aecution that the three notes were to the north bank, with Tehchow for no other purpose whatever."

It was not alleged by the pro- the Yellow River from Tsinanfu of the sick... and shall be used showers, water stand pipes, etc.children, adding that this was

gested a playground for Chinese Ten are for men and five for worked remarkably well and it might have been calculated to

complete forgeries. They were of as the next objective.

And further that "there shall be no made for a pavilion.

women. No provision is being question which cannot be settled serve its purpose equally well if Mr. L. S. Amery.

On the other hand Reuter's service or ceremony in connection not better for several years to tral Bank of China for use in vari- correspondents at Chefoo, Tien- therewith."

(I) The beach at Stanley has

D.P.W.'s Reply. On the subject of Repulse Bay come. He criticised the Govern- онд cities in South China, and tain and Tsingtao state that for-

been fully allocated; two or three would take it; but the Dutch supment's action in announcing the notes of this issue all hore Chinese eign advices from Tsinanfu show

additional sheds might be erected beach, Mr. Creasy (Director of pliers had defeated all calcula- withdrawal of the restriction, but characters the names of the south that the city was still in the hands

I am not trying to lay down for on the higher ground above the Public Works) replied that the tions and it was only with the concluded by declaring that the ern districts in which they were of the Northerners on Wednesday. other men what may for them be beach, but this site is not con- Bathing Beaches Committee's full greatest difficulty that the price rubber growers' position to-day acceptable. as currency. The for--Reuter,

honest or dishonest, consistent or sidered suitable. No public bath-programme WAB was kept at 1/9d. from July to had elements of strength which gery allegation against the accused

being borne in Position Vague.

inconsistent. The matter, ising cubicles or pavilion are being mind. There were 120 perraits for October, 1926, and from 1922 to were absent six years ago, and was that he had erased the four

Shanghai, Yesterday, supremely grave. I'de from my erected and no funds 1927. While the British industry the demand for rubber bade fair, Chinese characters from the three fu is vague. It is possible that cess of bringing to a close this an

are pro- private matsheds, as recommended was stationary the Dutch had to grow as rapidly in Europe as notes he had.

The present position at Tainan-heart trust that we are now in pro-į

by the Committee and 24 have been been

Issued for Stanley (besides leaps and in America. growing by bounds.

Since the establishment of the portions of the city, but their

bodies of Northern troops hold cient, long-drawn controversy.

utilise other approved and two under con- Mr. Amery made it clear that

£250,000,000 Lost !. Southern Government, banknotes

No conceivable book, old or new, one of the strips of Government sideration). The Committeo's re- there would be no change of ed chairman for the year.

Mr. William Duncan was elect- of the issue in question had so de-

can be devised which is not fairly land abutting on Salisbury-road commendation at Stanley was for policy in continuing the restric-was of opinion that 250 millions cepted by money changera and He preciated that they were not ac-

open to the critic.

as a play-ground for Kowloon 22 private matsheds. If the Gov- tion till November 1.

sterling had been lost owing to were only marketable to a few

Do you wish that it shall be open children? Will the Government ernment approved, further public Replying to criticisms

to priests and people to offer their also inquire into the possibility of cubicles will be erected at Repulse praise and prayers in a form which various unbuilt-on pieces of land Bay when possible, we have striven to make suitable abutting Nathan-road being Owing to the necessity for strict pur- economy, the Government con- sidered that it is not essential to provide pavillona which wore re- garded as luxuries.

EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS.

BACK TO SITUATION BEFORE TREATY,

STATEMENT IN LORDS.

London, Yesterday.

ADVICE TO BRITONS,

Should Leave North China War Area.

Supremely Grave.

Let this

use

vided for this purpose.

Question No. 7. Will the Government

од

to the conditions, the facts, the temporarily used for the aspirations of our century?

poses of children's playgrounds?

The Reply. Pending its use by the Govern- ment for other purposes, a small area can be reserved as a children's playground at the junction of Salisbury and Middle-roada. There

than southern districts, whilst also

Peking, Yesterday. much depreciated in value, were The British Consul at Chefoo worth more than those of the has advised Britons to remove to southern serfes, so that it was pro-, Wei-hai-wel-Reuter. fitable to the accused to make the [Note: Chefoo and Wei-hal crasures which resulted in the for- wei are both on the northern coast for peace. gery charge he now has to face. of Shantung peninsula, in the ex-

book come into where it is wanted and as it is wanted. It will make for unity. It will make for order. It will make The Archbishop of York, Dr.

an-

serve as a large residential dis-

as re-the Government's decision, most-speculators at very great discount. gards New York benefitting byly by British subjects.-Reuter. the premature announcement of

Other Central Bank of China: the Government enquiry, Mr.

notes issued as ourrency in other Amery asserted that practic- ally no business had been done that day in New York. A real fall of prices had occurred in both

Children's Playgrounds, countries because the position of the industry and the market were

With regard to the children's unsound. Prices were bound to

playground in Kowloon, said Mr. fall heavily directly anyone knew

Creasy, the existing playground in the facts of the situation, which

The accused had got clear away treme east of the province, being Lang, also spoke in support of the however, in the opinion of the Chatham-road is well situated to In the House of Lords the

Government, no area at Taim-sha- were to be faced.

Marquess of Salisbury, replying to with the note he had passed at about 40 miles apart and rough-book..

The Lower Houses of the two tsul which is really suitable for trict. Practically all the unbuilt Asked whether the two cents requests for information regarding Wing On's when he bought the goldly 300 miles from the war zone.]

was to be continued, Mr. our relations with the Egyptian watch, and had in addition receiv

Convocations then sat separately permanent reservation as a chil- Amery said that would have to Government and BB to wheed $45 as change. Greed was al-

to consider their attitude and ad-dren's playground; and none of the on areas of Crown land abutting undeveloped area adjoining Nathan-upon Nathan-road south of Mong- be considered by the Governments ther there were

leged to have caused his downfall, Powers of resistance have been journed. nego- any

undesirable road appears to be suitable for cou-

surround- of Ceylon and Malaya in connect- tiations

stultified by the ineptitude of between He went to Wing On'a again yes their commanders,

Bishops in Favour.

version to children's playgrounds.ings. This, I think, applies also ion with the whole review. this country and Egypt since terday and bought some singlets The "Christian General's" spec- Upper House

'It was announced that in the

to the two pieces of ground. men- A Denial.

The Debate the rejection of the recent proposed worth $10.25, and tendering a tacular advance in Shantung is bishops voted for the book and ë of Canterbury 207

tioned by the hon. member-the Mr. Amery denied that they treaty, said we had gone back to second $100 Central Bank of China largely due to the employment of against, and that the Upper House Henry pointed out that

Addressing the Council, Sr railway land and the military land. "loaded" the Committee with a the situation existing before any note asked for $44.75 change

whereas The original question, did not make view to ending the restrictions, treaty was put forward.-British

Having discovered since the ac- su province, a body of which is mously

Mahommedan cavalry from Kan- of York passed the book unani-five cubicles had been provided for it clear that other than Govern Mr. Baldwin was not aware of Wireless Service.

cused's first visit that they had now reported on the north bank p

women and ten for men, the Bathment Crown land was referred to the previous opinions of any mem-

been swindled, Wing. On's people of the Yellow River moving on to

ing Beaches' Committee, on July by the hon. member, but I now 17, 1926, of which he (Sir Henry) understand that private land was was a member, recommended six-referred to in the latter portion

The Commit-of his question.

tax

were

going

on.

benefitting at the expense of the CAPT. BROAD TAKES 100-KILO.cated with.

British and it was therefore time

to remove the scheme. The Gov-

ernment's announcement of an

enquiry would not have perturbed

Detective

kok have

ber of the Committee. The post- AIR SPEED RECORD, succeeded in detaining the accused Tehchow, to which place Marshal tion was, that the Dutch

whilst the police were communi- Chang Teo-lin ta feverishly rush-but there are strong rumours in teen for each sex.

ing all the troops he can raise in Tainanfu that General Chang tee had gone to great trouble. Sergeant Flattery Manchuria for the purpose of Teung-chang has left for Tientsin Transport was available and the

Private Vacant Land. went to the store and arrested the stemming the Nationallet ad- and that General Sun Chuan-fang Hotels Co. ran motor 'buses fre-

There is some privately owned accused.

vance Reuter,

has been appointed Tupan of quently on Saturdays, Sundays and would be suitable, but this would vacant land, well situated, which Northern Reinforcements

Shantung province-Reuter. holidays. Talrigtão, Yesterday."

By s pavilion, Sir Henry con ment, by resumption or exchange, have to be acquired by Govern- On Wednesday night the Man-

Japanese Troops Arrive. churian and Chikli. reinforce-

Shanghai, Yesterday, tinued, he did not mean "a stately

HONOUR.

London, To-day. Captain Broad, flying a de Havil-

·STAN HILLS

the equanimity of the House If land "sound" at Stag-lane aero- the rubber market had not been drome, broke the world's 100 kilo entirely artificial and the losses metre air speed record. Carrying caused by New York "beare". would have occurred sooner or about a ton of lead he averaged for Home on leave by the P. and O. through Tainanku southwards to landed at Tsingtao from the coast possibly a band stand. Ionic located for the purpose of a play- to all our cartoonist, leaves ments from Tehchow passed In all, 1,400 Japanese troops pleasure dome with a kiosk, and before any part of It could be al 160,0 miles an hour over a triangu.. "Marea to-morrow. Very aid in the Northern defence of the defence vessel "Kasuga" yester columns and so forth. He meant made to Government by members ground. Representations have been lar 100-kilometre course.

cartoon Chilchshou hills, which have incor-iday morning. They were rushed a matshed where people could alt

Varus rectly been reported to have fallen by train towards Trinamin in the and rest, in either before or 168 Mall" to-morrow) comes at the end to the Nationalists afternoon under Major General bathing.

The defence has now Improved Saito--Reuter.

Sir Henry pointed to the com

later.

Announcement To The Press.

He stated, thak

ment of the enquiry, had been given to the whole Press; includ-

The previous racord was

a Frenchman, Lazne, with

milles an hour.-Router.

appropriately his last

of the soccer season.

ciation in regard to the selection

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