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Hong Kong. Friday, Jan. 9, 1931.
SLUMP IN SILVER.
AARNA FELJÄRVNU
FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1931.
EAST OF SUEZ.
OF FL
Brief News Items From Far and Near.
The question of the chaplaincy. and Archdeacon Swindell's successor is httunsatted, the decision of the Archbishop.dk Canterbury not hav ing been received yo
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The Bishop of Singapore expects to make an announcement shortly.
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the United States that any plan! for the relief of Chirm which in-i volves a Tdan must be Internation- al in character. Many otherwise meritorious American schemes have had to be abandoned because of the reluctance of American (bankers to assume the whole bur
den of financing China, and the Opposition of the Chinese' to any worth-Penang ferryboat, a Chin-Institute, Oxford. The annual re- ese woman gave birth to a child. port of the Histijute states that the proposition that might imply even She was taken to hospital when the gift will greatly expedite the start Indirectly'a recognition on their boat reached the jetty.
The Rajah of Sarawak has made. a gift of ad5,000 towards the build- While travelling in the Butter-Ing fund of the Imperial Forestry
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of building operations. In the meantime the School of Forestry
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part of the Consortium Agree- ment or their inability to solve A tiger entered a cowshed altuar-continusa to provide accommodation their problems without outside as-ed below the Red Cross Bungalow for a great part of the Institute's sistance. In the face of present
at Fraser's Hill, F.M.S., and mailed Work, a cow, but fled on being disturbedi day conditions, no American by a cowherd. The: animal has not
Dr. J. C. Tull, Government group would be foolish enough to been seen since.
Pathologist, has left Singapore to represent the Straits Settlements Fattempt the Impossible without
Governatent at the International of Sentence the full co-operation of Great Bri-
Conference on Leprosy, being held rigorous imprisonment was passed at Manila from January 9 to 23, tain and other nations having im-by Mr. C. Wilson, the Singapore under the auspices of the Leonard portant commercial relations with Criminal District Judge.. on B. Wood Memorial. During Dr. Tull's China. It would seem that at the Zerner, the manager of the now absence until February 4, Dr. H. Or moment Great Britain holds the bankrupt
of the Angle Hopkins, Government- Bacterio- trump cards, but cannot prohibit Continental Manufacturers' Agencies logist, wil
Ltd. her Indian subjects disposing of Zerner was charged with fray. ||their hoardings of silver as they dulantly or dishonestly removing think fit. The Kuomintang is property without consideration to distribution of such getting a dose of its own medicine. prevent the
property among the creditors of L. W. Zerner, described as the pro prietor of the Anglo-Continental Manufacturers' Agencies, Ltd.
News in Brief.
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pathological branch.
The engagement is announced of Sydney Trueman Rhodes, (Com pagale du Selangor), youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Rhodes, of Dulverton, Somerset, and. Marlon Ella, second daughter of Mr. The lowest open air temperature:
Charleton Maxwell, Malayan Civil yesterday 'was 01 degrees, com-)
Service (retired), and Mrs. Max- That throughout the Far Eastwell, of Maryland Estate, Dindings, pared with 73 degrees on Wednes-trade and commerce was depressed. S.S.
with the exception of the Philip- A small fire occurred about 5.36 pines, was the opinion expressed by
H.R.. Prince Purachatra, Minister anna, a this morning at the coalyard of the of Communications and Commerce, purse containing Rs. 200 started to Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Yaumati, a heap of slack coal becoming iguited. Three engines under the charge of Mr. G. Mass turned out but were not detained long.
day,
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To save the ferry charge of one Marwari youth with a
Subarnarekha river below Siam, who left Singapore en route ford to Bangkok.
Ghatalla, but was swept away and His Royal Highness has just drowned. When the body was re- completed a tour of Japan, Chins covered next day the purse was and the Philippine Islands, "and | misstag. later intends to visit India and Two other men are also reported Burma.
to have been drowned in Kharkai river.
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the British-American Tobacco Company in Liverpool have been Club Lusitano this evening at 6.15 A reception will be held in the
put on half time.
In honour of. H. E. the Go7-
Lord Hardinge, ex-Viceroy of Apparently it is the opinion of ernor of Macao, Senhor Artur
from Mr. Pittman and the Senato Sub-Madame Barbosa, to which the Fox Mysore and was received on behalf Life Commission, aiting at Tapah,
Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa and India, arrived in Madras Committee that the principal tuguese community is invited.
of the Governor by Captain Sir Mr. B. W. Adams, manager of the cause of the 'decline of trade be
Charles Buchanan, Lerd Hardingo || Banopdane Estate, Bidor, said there is staying at Government House as were now less elephants. Two had and Lady been killed during the past two Beatrix Stanley.
years. He had also noticed that pigeon were on the decline and
Before Mr. Lindsell yesterday
tween China and the United States afternoon the hearing in the Felix guest of Governar
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the building pro- the Eastern and
A new type of tram' car ̈ls being built by the Colombo Tramways and Lighting Co., Ltd. at the moment as an experiment,
The car is intended to give more comfortable seating accommodation and is designed on a different plan. from the existing types of tram
is due to the latter's refusal to ac-Villas murder case was. continued. cede to China's request for a silver After a coolfe had given evidence, loan. No doubt he feels that by to the effect that accused and de- An assurance that all possible hornbills had decreased. yielding to what is little better ceased had had a fight about five steps will be taken by the Council-
months ago, his Worship adjourned to Accelerate than a thinly disguised form of the hearing. economie 'blackmail, and inducing
Western District Chinese primary Ithe President to negotiate with
Found wandering on the re- schools was made by the Council to clamation near the Wanchai Fire the Chinese members at the meat- the British Government for a sus Station, a Chinese mute, about 16 ing on December 10. pension of our policy in regard to years of age, was found to have a the sale of silver in India, trade fracture of the loft forearm He Sentences of one year and eight car. The first experimental cax was removed to the Government months' imprisonment were passed ith China would experience A Civil Hospital, but the cause of his by the Shanghai Special Distries/ will be on the lines early in the new miraculous revival, The Sub-injury was not ascertained.
Court on George Makaroff, Peter Comittee is even sufficiently
Smirnoff and Peter Migrenol, Rus-
ter of Mr.
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Mr. W. H. Gladwell, manager of idealistic to believe that if China Mrs. G. Ashwell-Cobban, daugh-sian juvenile offenders, convicted of Wearne Bros., Penang, was married were "nursed back into a sound merly at, the Magistracy, Hong Carlowitz and Company and the FM.S. Medical Service, presently G. A. Woodcock, for-breaking into the offices of Messrs. to Dr. Mary Agnes Minahan, of the financial 'condition"-by foreign Kong, authoress of "Spangle Record Beauty Parlour Goods to stationed at Seremban, at Penang. money, presumably-the country as been elected a member of the stolen from both places.
Arrives," "Da. Ukelele Band" etc.), the total value of $14,684 were would develop enormously; ban-Author's Society and was present ditry and militarism would dis- at their dinner at the Hotel Vic- appear, and, with peace and sound toria, London.. finance, the purchasing power of
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Messrs. T. G. E. Aggett and H. Anderson of the F.M.S. Railways.
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Mr. Kefjiro Nakamura, M.P., has Mr. D. R. L. P. Matheson, of the been appointed Parliamentary Malayan Police Service, and Mr. J. The trees on the road between Under-Secretary of the Communi- Donnett, of the Malayan Civil Ser- the inhabitants would greatly in the Police Recreation Club and the cations Office in succession to Mr. vice, are all due back from Homs crease, atimulating international Civil Service Cricket Club are being Masakata Nakano, who resigned leave gaga According to Mr. Pittman, trade with China, "particularly in felled, in order that the thorough recently. Chairman of the United States
fare will be clearer for traffic. The
The marriage took place on Sub-Committee which is investi- regard to buying some of big tree, at the corner, near the "Tropical, Topical, Cynical and October 2..at. St. Mary's Church, gating the causes of the decline Great Britain had any intentionsdered a danger, to motorista, will to "Apa Macham," a magazine Paterson, of Gula Kalumpong America's surplus whent." As if Monument, which has been con Naughty" is the description given Dumfries, of Willam Dunbar
of sacrificing its Indian economic also come down.
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of Chinese and American trade,
which has been produced in Kuala Estate, Perak, youngest son of Mr. the British policy of selling silver
Lumpur by Mr. H. LA Linnell Anand Mrs. Alexander Paterson, of in a depressed market was the Folicy in order to provide a great- A feature of the concert in the antidote to the slump is the motto, Dumfries, to Mary Thomson, major cause of the world's trade market for American wheat! Helena May Institute; yesterday and the net profits from the pro second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. depression. This is exactly what
It is almost as absurd as the aug-was the first appearance locally of duction will be given to the Central Thomas Thomson, of, Marchhill,
Dumfries. we said in the
the South Wales Borderers Octette. European Unemployment Fund, .. gestion that the United States who were heard to distinct advant- China Moil on
The price is $1 and "Apa might consider waiving the Bri-age in selections which included Macham is now on sale in Sings Treasurer, Penang, has gone to the Mr. W. S.. Ebden, Assistant December 11, last year, when we drew attention to the fact that the
tish War debt.
Welsh carols and sea shanties.pore. In addition to supporting a slump in silver, which is one of
The prospect of permanent (who arranged the convert) and value for their money, for the proof Mr. E. O. Venables as District Mrs. Bowes-Smith, Mra. Sanger good cause, purchasers will get F.M.S, on transfer to take the placa the main causes of the drop in the peace and a revival of trade in Hr d'Aquino also contributed duction is full of entertainment. Oficer, Upper Ferak. Mr. A. D.
York Is acting as Asalatant Tren dollar, may be attributed to the China, however, is one of the items to the programme, which con-If the standard is maintained, Asurer until the return from leaYO efforts of Great Britain to estab-bright spots in the present world tained an additional #novelty" in Macham" will become 4 popular
There is some bright of Mr. A. L. Birae. lish the pound sterling in India by depression, providing the oppor- the shape of a xylophone solo by Institution.
reading matter, and the pictures dumping on to the world market tunity of launching several
include one by Santry."
This
Lance-Corporel, Richardson."
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A native of Shanghai was
this
Mr. C. Alma Baker of Batu Gajah who arrived at Sydney by the Marella from Malaya recently
ABANDONED GIRL.
A paragraph, bearing a note of said that the novelist, Zane Grey, sympathy was contained in the Braila at the begin: Police reports this morning. It
aaoval with an Australian back
at any price silver that has been schemes for her financial rehabli-A DROP TOO MUCH! hoarded for years in the interioritation. Foremost amongst these s of India. This dumping vestigating Committee of the U.S.
Is the proposal of the Bliver In- CHINESE HAWKER BECOMES A
NUISANCE: proximates 57,000,000 ounces an- nually, but there remains in Indla
Senate to lend China 500,000,000 between five to seven billion ounces of silver through the morning charged before Mrning of this year. Mr. Baker is stated that a Chinese girl, said to ounces which will ultimately bo medium of an international pool. Williams with having behaved in a business will occupy him until Zane found abandoned in a rattan bas
on his way to New Zealand where be about eight years of age, was unloaded on the world market. The plan outlined by Senator Fitt-disorderly manner whilst drunk Grogrenches the Dominion in his ket, on the roadside, on the Kau
man follows the same general lines Inspector W. Shaftain sald that yacht. Then the two will craise Lung Hang bead at Taipo, continued dumping his caused the abnormal fall in the of the scheme proposed to Presi- supplied the cliate coolies in Robin-New Guinea, Zane, Grey, will finish much so that she was unable to the defendant was a hawker who around the coast of Australia and The child was extremely weak, so value of silver and China has been dent Coolidge in 1927, which for son Read with soup and congees. his travel book Fishing in the speak. She was stated to be al the greatest sufferer. We also a time was seriously considered. Last night he was evidently drunk Seven Seas, and will probably write mast a skeleton said at the time that if Great Bri- The plan was to send a Commisnot been fully paid by some of the and his grievance was that he had
She was sent to the Kwong Wah, tain had deliberately set out to son of American business men to coolles, so he lay on the ground ground)
Hospital even up the score with China for China to talk with the warring And shanted out. Residents her unwarranted interference leaders and induce them to stop indian policeman, was sent for and ed by the compradore of the Asiatic In the viclalty complained and an Yang Ping-sung, a shroff employ with British trade during the ghting and tuite under some tenderandant was taken into Fetroleum Company (North China) strike, which badly crippled Hong form of centra rpment that custod
Limited was sentenced to a year's Kong, she could not have found a could be finance
glatrate Imposed a fine imprisonment by the Shanghal more effective way to revenge large enough to
of $10 with the lternative of Special District Court when he ap fourteen days hard: labour.
peared on remand on a charge of herself than by manipulating the
dialte emp
emblersling 7:35.48194from his 3/15/16 silver exchange to the disadvan- binded soldiers.
employer between April, 1929, and tage of China. On the other hand
ransaction
bomber, 1980 China seems to have found equally hurtful method of ret
"Tesult:
tion, and, 88
Chinese
over four thousand
nder
The
Canada is Anding a new market ould have wo for Kee wheat in Columbia this
being salong
Its of the um campaign, started by the Hon. HH.
Stevens, Minister
The Rev Nigel Williams, (and | Télule sånson, has arrived in fli Sanadian | pore to act as tempórary: Trade Commissioners 4 abroad, toi thápläir at St An finds new repurchasers for anrplus fhir
Commerce, throughri
of
Ten Years Ago.
IFrom the "China" Mall" of: Jannery 9 1921.7
Today's
dolļarts T
After his bout" with "Eddie”. Walters at the V.RO last night, Sargeant **Kerrison of the Naval Yard Police, Welterweight. Champion of the Colony Pannounc Ted his retirement from
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