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WOODLAND STAG'S BIG TASK.

Some Good Finishes Expected at Valley.

FIFTH EXTRA RACE MEETING.

[By Wombat."} - This afternoon we shall have plenty of runners to make up a good day's sport at the fifth extra race meeting of the Jockey Club at Happy Valley. The first race is advertised to start at 2.30 p.m.

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ChinaTMTM Mail

No. 27,798

BLISHED

1845

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1931.

ECONOMIC PARLEY. EX-VICEROY

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. -- The closing rate of the dollar ou demand, to-day was 11%d.

Altgineer - managera

DUNLOP Special

KING'S THEATRE AFFAIRS.

Bright Prospects Ahead.

FIRST ANNUAL MEETING.

Extra

Construction

For

Overseas

Motoring Conditions.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

FORT MOTOR CYCLE TYRES.

LOCAL BRANCH.

Pedder Bldg.

BRITISH DELEGATES CHOSEN

FOR OTTAWA.

ON INDIA

RUBBER PROBLEM.

EXHAUSTIVE REPORT TO BE

FOLLY OF RUTHLESS

CAMPAIGN.

An

MEMBERS RESIGN.

Rugby, Yesterday. In order to facilitate the ar Satisfactory progress was re-Conference that the representation rangement reached at the Imperial ported oy Sir Shou-son Chow, of the United Kingdom and the statutory meeting of the China Entertainment and Land Invest-forward be on the same basis, Lord Inic Committee should hence- ment Company, held in the King's Snell, Sir Arthur Balfour, and Mr. Theatre Building this morning.

aiguations from the Committee. Blundell have tendered their re-

Pending further reviews of the

A NEW IDEAL

DRAWN UP.

GROWERS CONFER.

The Hague, Yesterday.

important meeting of rubber growers, convened by the

BED AND BREAKFAST CROWDED INDIA - AS SCRUMMAGE. MR. WHITLEY SAW IT.

Britain Is Necessary to

Preparations for Great "National" Carnival.

CITY OF LIGHTS.

The gang's all here!

Its Progress.

LAND-LOVING NATIVE.

who took the choir at the first Dominions on the Imperial Econo" \OUTDATED METHODS | of the Department of Agriculture ticipatory malevolence that I have sion on Indian Labour, (writes the

OF RULING.

Mr. J. H. Whitley, formerly Colonial Minister, was held at As the days have passed, the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Ministry to-day, being at- gaze of that British reception lady has returned to London after a tended by Mr. Bernard, Chief has been fixed on me with such an- second visit of the Royal Commis-

in the Dutch Indies.

ahuddered and made the sign of Evenlag News). The meeting decided to appoint the evil eye every time I passed the He said that the report of the The building, he said, had not

a sub-committee to draw up an reception office. There was a Commission was signed and, would Some useful runners will be become revenue bearing until re-

Rugby, Yesterday. exhaustive report on the rubber brooding deadliness in it.

be published simultaneously in Bri- seen in the novice race, and a cently, and consequently the Pro- position in the light of the results

To-day the blow fell! "I amtain and Indla next June. good contest should be the out- fit and Loss Account showed a de-of the proposed conference at of the British Indian Union to-day.mittee will be Professor Debusey, "I am sorry, but you must vacate Indian Government will have to

Lord Irwin. ex-Viceroy of India, question for submission to the

Colonial Minister.

sorry," said the British reception was a guest at the luncheon of

The report is likely to cast a vivid Jill, for instance, gave bit balance of a little over $30,000-tawa, the Prime Minister has op-

The President of the sub-com-lady in a valce brimming with joy, light on the problems which the promise of better things when However, it was now fully occu- running in the last novice race pied, and with the continuance of pointed Sir Sydney Chapman, the over which Lord Reading presid- Departmental Chief of the Am-your room to-day. It has been face in dealing with the social diff- over one mile, as lid Lobster Bay the policy of showing the best viser, to be one of the represents health, Lord Irwin said that in the represented by Dr. Van de Waals, go?" 1 asked.

Government's Chief Economic Ad.

sterdam Colonial Institute, while booked." and Marquis Hall when running pictures, a bright future could

Responding to the toast of his the Colonial Department will be "Where would you advise me to. Many people will draw from it the in the same event. Therefore, he confidently looked forward to in the United Kingdom on the Com- next few years India and Indian

liven of His Majesty's Government

conclusion that those problems can believe we shall find the winner The revenue showed a reasonable mittee and Sir Thomas Allen, one affairs were likely to occupy an

"Home," grinned the British re-only be dealt with efficiently by the amongst these unless Royal Flush return on the amount invested.

ception Indy. And, oh, the lave-retention of British rule. is engaged.

The motion was carried unani-of the United Kingdom representa- The going is in lovely condi-

mously.

tives on the Committee since its

This wasn't a "wisecrack." tion after the recent rains and

Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth, Inception, has agreed to continue and Fleming were re-elected audito serve.-British Wireless Service, tors, which closed the business.

with three or four more hours of sunshine we should have one of the fastest tracks seen during the present season,

Mr. Tung, one of the Shanghai jockeys, who rode at the Spring meeting, will be riding to-day and Gold Key, which was his most successful mount at the big meeting, may be well to follow to-day.

APPOINTMENTS.

liis Excellency the Governor has appointed Mr. Victor Ceell

Branson, M.C., to be Second Leu- tenant in the Hong Kong Volun- teer Defence Corps, with effect Mr. L. Frost appears to have from May 3.

It is notified that the Hon. Mr.

TARIFF POLICY.

ed.

Reuter.

increasingly important place upon the political stage. Great USE MORE 'PHONES!light in her eyes! constitutional responsibility rest-

ed upon democracy of this coun- PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN BY HOME was wisdom.

try and he thought that he could safely say that British democracy was a very sane instrument and could be relied upon, to give

MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND THEvery sound judgmont.

LIBERAL PARTY.

ABSOLUTE INDEPENDENCE.

Rugby, Yesterday. Mr. Lloyd George, addressing a another good day in front of E. R. Hallifax, C.M.G., C.B.E., re- Liberal Conference at Buxton, ex- him, and I look to see him win-sumed duty as Secretary for Chin-plained the position of the Liberal ning four races with Leveret, Duke of Normandy II., Wood-eie Affairs on May 11. land Stag, and Zorhan. Mr. A. J. P. Heard should win with Fortune Bay and Valorous.

SELECTIONS.

1st Race:-

Boxing Eve.

Wisdom Stag. Little Beaver,

2nd Race:-

Mike.

Daylight Eve. Fair Sport.

3rd Race:-

Leveret. Fritillery. Brunswick Hall.

4th Race:-

Fortune Bay. Gold Key.

Wonderful Stag.

5th Race:-o

Morning Star.

The Pheasant.

City Hall.

6th Race:-

Duke of Normandy II. Happy Bay.

Bay of Bellingham II.

7th Race:

Woodland, Stag. Kilrea.

Evening Star.

8th Race:-

Jill.

Royal Flush.

Marquis Hall,

9th Race:-

Zarhan.

Pride of Tsingtao. Christmas Chimes.

10th Race:-

Valorous,

Sanction. Rooslan.

TRICK CYCLISTS.

"EXPERT" RIDER BEFORE THE

MAGISTRATE.

HANDS OFF HANDLE BAR.

Parliamentary Party, whose policy His Excellency the Governor was one of co-operation with the has appointed Mr. Alan Eustace Government without sacrificing in- Wood to be Chief Assistant to the dependence. The adoption of a Secretary for Chinese Affairs, with general tariff as a policy by Con- effect from May 11.

servatives had changed the whole political situation. Governor

Liberals and

His Excellency the has appointed the following officers to be tiva of his Honorary Aides de-Camp-

Labour would combine in defence of FreeMade.

After some discussion the Con- Second Lieutenant Ivar Gordon ference, by a large majority, de- Moon, South Wales Borderers. feated a resolution demanding the Flying Officer Anthony George need for the absolute and unfet- Cart Somerhough, Royal Air Force.tered independence of the Libern Mr. B. Wylle has been reappoint-Party-British Wireless Service. ed A member of the Board of Education to 1933,

APRIL SHOWERS.

The rainfall for the month of April at the Botanical Gardens was 8.90 inches on 18 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 9.30 inches, on 18 days, at Fanling, 16.12 inches on 11 days, and at the Police Station, Talpa, 18.43 on 17 days.

The maximum guat velocity as recorded by the Dinea-Baxende!!† anemograph, was at the rate of 45 miles per hour at 7.10 p.m. April 7.

COUNCIL VACANCIES,

on

His Excellency the Governor has appointed, provisionally, and aub-

NEW AIR RECORD,

ATTEMPT TO BE MADE IN BRITISH MONOPLANE.

TO START IN JULY.

Rugby, Yesterday.

It

culties of that country,

Rapidly Growing Population. Mr. Whitley has a strong belief in the future progress of industry in India.

The gang's all here! Liverpool is packed! From the "But," he said, "It is necessary glittering hotels in the centra to that it should be developed under the dives in Scotland Road, British ideas and influence. from the "Rooms to Let" of dockland to the "I puttee you ups" of Chinatown, there is not a room, not an inch of unalept-on space in the whole of this great city.

POST OFFICE.

£28,000,000 TO SPEND.

"More than eighty per cent, of Rugby, Yesterday. He paid a tribute to the loyalty

the 360,000,000 people in India and sense of duty of the great In the House of Commons to-day

follow agricultural pursuits, and the services in India in a very dif- the second reading was debated of

population has grown so largely ficult time. Another tribute was the Bill authorising expenditure by

that there is an increasing surplus due to the Government in Britain the Post Office of £32,000,000, of Have you ever seen a city really which finds it impossible to get a for the loyal fashion in which which It is proposed to

full? Imagine the Wembley Cup living on the land. they had supported them in In- £28,000,000 on the development of final crowd suddenly loosed on "It is, therefore, driven to seek

Golders Green, and all seeking other occupations."

SOME RAIN LATER?

The weather report Issued by the Royal Observatory at 10.30 a.m. to-day state

The northern depression has deepened and, is not central over the Sea of Japan.

A depression is shown over S.W. China and a feeble anti- cyclone over the lower Yang- taze Valley.

Forecast: N. E. winde; moderate; fair at firat; some rain later.

the British telephone system.

spend

undertake a considerable campaign

of advertising with the advice of experts to increase the selling or ganisation and to improve the methods of salemanship-British Wireless Service.

Three million people were en- The Postmaster-General, Major beds, and you will get some idea of

Black gaged in the cotton mills and jute Atice said that he proposed to Liverpool at the moment.

masses of people clog the streets. factorles and other urban industrial You can't get a bed; you can't get undertakings.

"Under British administration tramcar; you can't get a meal;

famine and pestilence has been you can't get your breath.

It is colossal; atupendous; dealt with so efficiently that corn- awful This is what you hear on paratively few people now lose their every hand:---

lives from those causes. This is "Just an attic will do, mias.. one of the principal reasons for the yes, the children could sleep an rapid growth In the numbers of the the floor,"

people. "Yeah

PERNICIOUS ERRORS

EGOTISTIC INDUSTRIALISM AND

COMMUNISM.

PAPAL FRANKNESS.

Rome, Yesterday.

A new Papal encyclical on

waal, I'll pay any-

see?"

Illiterate Masses thing you like

"The main problem will be how "Would the honourable manager to cope with that excees, which is give comfortable bedding to de- driven from the land owing to solated stranger?"

overcrowding. ---

"Sacre bleu .... it ces tree Mr. Whitley, who has visited 'ours tramp your dam town!" every province in Iadia, sald the **Donner wetter! vy cannot I the mass of the people was illiterate and

Hereditary Rooms.

a

could not read or write their own language..

día through those difficult social and labour questions is accommodations hav-yes?" months and years.

He knew published.

"Sure, acushla, and 'tis only that there was a feeling that if It denounces the egotistic in- tiny bed I'm askin'."

Something had been done by the only the Government could be dustrialism and communiem 2.6 "Ay would put up with anything, Government to agricolture, but the what was called a strong Govern equally pernicious errors, and says cy would!"

literate were apt to look with sua- Rugby, Yesterday. ment the trouble would have been the regime must be reorganised to New attempt on world long die-stopped and everything would enable the common people gradual-

picion on new ideas of cultivation. tance flying record will be made, have gone on happily. That he ly to rise to a position of modest reception

And to all of them the British "In the villages there is a sub- probably about the

ladies offer . their division of land," he Baid, "and end of July, believed was a profound delusion. comfort afforded by in a big British monoplane.-Bri-

property. adamant fronts; to all they praffer, families, Including grandparents, tish Wireless Service.

A Profound Delusion. Sincere collaboration of the that horrible "see what the cat their children, cousins-all relatives, Even supposing that the Gov-various vocations and professions hos brought in" smalle; to all they in fact-have their own piece of ernment in India had been able to must replace the class struggle. turn pitilessly, and murmur with land, from which all of them draw AIR MAIL.

enlist to-day the support of Economic power throughout the unalloyed bilsa, "We have no rooms their subsistence. public opinion for a policy suf-world, concentrated In a few vacant.".

"Young men are now compelled to SAVING ON SYDNEY ROUTE TO tended over a period sufficiently tyrannical despotism, and the only ficiently ruthless in character ex-handa, has degenerated into a

Hereditary rooms have won go away, bùt their one desire is to LONDON.

the day. The thousands who are return as soon as possible. The indefinite to achieve its purpose, remedy is a return to the salutary

flocking in have not telegraphed Indian has an overwhelming love he had no doubt that the super-principles of Catholic social philo. for their rooms, they have been for his native place. ficial tranquillity which would en-sophy and their judicious applica The first Air Mall from Austra-sue from any such policy would tion to capital

brought up since childhood to! "So when one man of the family ject to His Majesty's pleasure, Mr. lin, carrying 20,000 letters, kept be

and labour.-

inhabit them. Your bathroom is leaves for the mills in Bombay or a tranquillity of sullen ac- Reuter.

wanted by an ambitious native of Calcutta he goes back in perhaps New Guinea, and if your waiter twelve months, and another leaves wants the steak on your plate to take his place. That provides a for an annual guest from Tae- difficulty for employers, as they are mania, give it to him. It's his. always getting new men.' He booked it. For all you know he probably booked the bullock when it was a lamb! When I was exported one thing. "One pun," said Thunderbore. softened the bitterness of my ex- "Ten," grusted Blunderstorm. pulsion; one thing stopped me from "We've 'ad all that out afore, fulfilling a vivid desire to say Arthur," complained Thunderbare; farewell to the British reception "one pun la e-quit-able." lady with a mallet.

The "Ides Of March. They have kicked out the

"One pun ten," said Blunder- gentleman who never comes in storm, stubbornly. They had erect- and the gentleman who never ed a great superstructure an the 'goes out!

main deck of their speed-barge, The gentleman who never goes and Blunderstorm was spraying out is called Anstruther. He turn the whole yacht with carbolic be- ed out to be 'about forty-four, with cause he said, "We've been carryin'

C. G. S. Mackie to be temporarily an Its schedule all along the 18,500 quiesce rather than any tranquil- Unofficial member of the Legislative miles route, from Sydney to Lon- lity of agreement. Council, vice the Hon. Mr. J. Owen don, where it arrived yesterday. What they might call a con- Hughes, resigned, with effect from The journey occupied twenty ception of Empire which did May 7; and Mr. William Henry Bell days, thus saving fourteen days on duty throughout the Victorian to be temporarily

Unofficial ordinary transport.-Britlah Wire-era had passed and had been re member in the place of Sir H. E.less Service.

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Pollock, K.C., who is temporarily absent from the Colony, with effect SWEDISH DISPUTE. from May 14.

PEOPLE'S CONVENTION.

Nanking, Yesterday.

Chiang Kai-shek to-day submit-

ted three dates to the People's

ENCOUNTER BETWEEN TROOPS

AND STRIKERS.

Solleftean, Sweden, Yesterday.

A cruiser was ordered from

WHEAT SURPLUS.

CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION.

CANADA'S INVITATION.

"What are you going to charge after all?" I asked,

placed by a new ideal of Imperial relations of partnership. Now) we had grown into a family with new ideas in relation to ourself

Rugby, Yesterday. governing the Dominions, The development of Indian thought Representatives of the world's was quite natural and inevitable. exporting countries, will meet in

Anti-British Boycott.

London next Monday, on the in- Referring to the discrimination vitation of Canada, at the first Convention for their choice as to Stockholm last night to Aadalen, against British goods as such, when the Provisional Constitution where the trade unions have Lord Irvin said that it was one conference of this kind ever held should be enforced.

ordered a general strike in sym- of the matters he discussed with in London. The conference is The Convention unanimously

pathy with sawmill atrikers in Gandhi when he left Bombay and opened entirely to actual wheat "I inight mention that there is an selected on June 1 next. Reuter. the Vester Norrland area, where on which Gandhi gave him most exporting countries. epidemle of trick cycllets on the

five persons have been killed and specific and precise assurances. The countries represented will a completely bald head, a jolly "ides, and idea niff." reclamation, and they are very hard

five seriously injured in an en- Three things must be remember include the United States, which red face and DOG SETTLES DISPUTE. to catch," said Sub-Inspector Me-

**'Ides do," agreed Thunderbore. counter between strikers and ed. First, that the economic de- did not attend the Rome confer- He received his dismissal quietly, Beware the Ides of March! Lelland in the Central Police Court .:

troops, At

velopment of India was bound in ence, and Russia, as well as the and strolled off in the direction of

There is no night peace in Two women, by direction of A troop train despatched to the long run to strengthen her Argentine, Australia, Canada, the police station. Perhaps he this morning, when he charged a

Liverpool now. The city which Magistrate. Rudich, sitting in the the scene of the disorders was effective purchasing powers in all Hungary, India, Poland, Rou-was right. It is the only place you after midnight yawna, stretches, Fifth Avenue

Court, Brocklyn, temporarily held up, sleepers Gelds. Secondly, so far as could mania, Yugo-Slavia and Bulgaria. can enter in Liverpool to-day with- and settles to a rest undisturb- stood at either side of the court having been placed on the line. be foreseen, if the political ten-The chief subject is to discuss out booking,

ed, save for the distant, rumble room while, in the middle of the The strikers stoned the train.sion ceased there was bound for what can be done in the extra- The gentleman who never comes

of dockland, is now alive with room, a court attendant held a small | Router.

many years to be unfilled the gap ordinary situation caused by the in was named Smith. He is one bright lights and the buzz of brindle bulldog.

which India could not fill for her enormous wheat surplus, which of the London Smithe. He only

millions. The atmosphere is self in regard to which British in the United States and Canada, came in for a minute to get his feverish-brittle! manufacturers would have their alone is estimated at 400,000,000 hat, and the British recéption lady Thousands have not troubled to fidr share, Thirl? and most bushels.

gave him one look, and he won't book a bed for "National Night.”

Chinese youth before Mr. W. Schofield, with having ridden his bicycle in a reckless manner.

Defendant admitted the "offence. Inspector McClelland sald that at about 8,45 o'clock laat night he was

Bald Mrs.

SNOWDEN BETTER.

a Falstaffan

bulk.

in Fleming Rond, when he noticed "Here, Sport," called Mrs. defendant oping out' of Hennessy Florence Moxon. Road on a dicycle. Both defen- "Come, Brownle," dant's hands were off the handle Katherine Yaeget. bar and he was rolling up his The dog without hesitation trot

NIGHT."

only live on the foundation and forward, ranging from a reduc- youth about twenty-six with a the first train for Liverpool is to sleeves. There was quite a lot of bed over to Mrs. Moxon, and the

in the soul of goodwill, and Bri- tion in the acreage, under wheat Ronald Colman moustache and a be given over to carnival, people about, and a motor car pass-magistrate ruled It was hers. Mrs.

Rugby, Yesterday, tish trads was vitally concerned to the possible creation of some Greta Garbo vaiće. He described To-morrow night we are going ed defendant,

Yager yielded tearfully, and n

The Chancellor of the Ex- to see such a political adjust-international pooling agency to himself as a traveller, He travel- to put a gay paper cap on the head- Defendant: am an expert charge of petty, larceny against her chequer, Mr. Phillip Snowden, who ment of relations with India as control exports, puffled all right. Oh, yes we all of The Sober Man of Lancashire. bicycle rider

was withdrawn.

is cuained to bed owing to fatigue would permit of commeres to how The conferencs will meet at travelled: ghenden We are going to put a bottle in Inspector McLelland reparked She had claimed she lost the dog consequent upon the great atrain in its natural channel undisturb Canada House, under the chair- Eighty per cent of the taxicabe one hand and bauble in the other, that it was not he who arrested the year ago, and that last month it of work undertaken before he had, ed by political upsets manship of Mr. Ferguson, the are already hired to take parties and we are going to make him lead. defendant but China FC who followed one of her children home. fully recovered from his recent In referring to Gandhi he sald Canadian High Commissioner, to the course. I went out to us in a mad, merry dance through happened to be in the vicinity. Mrs. Moxon charged Mrs. Yaeger dliness, was reported to have pass that if he came to London he be It is probably the first inter- Aintree, and found a relish of a city of carnival where the merry- The Magistrate (to defendant) + with unlawfully holding: the dog, ed a good nighty and was a little Heved he would strain very nerve rational conference held at which bargees hammering like mad" to makers are the gay ones of all There is too much traffe for that which disappeared from the Moxon better to-day, British Wireless to secure Agreement, British Great Britain has no representa-erect fast-minute stands. Blunder-nations-Dennis Dunn in Dally. port of thing. Fined eight dollars.", home on January

Wireless Service. »

tive British Wireless Service."... "storm and Thunderbore were there." Express.

CHANCELLOR PASSES A GOODmportant, trade lived and could. Many plans will be brought come in any more. He was a They will dance until dawn and