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SUN FO'S MISSION.
GOING TO CANTON WITH PEACEFUL PROPOSALS ?
NANKING APPROVES ?
Shanghai, Saturday.
It is disclosed that Sun Fo is carrying to Canton definite pro- posals for a peaceful settlement of the political situation, and a feeling of optimism prevails here regarding the outcome of his mission.
HAPPINESS AT LAST!] LEAGUE OF NATIONS
MANCHESTER CONFERENCE
AGREEMENT.
QUANDARIES SOLVED,
Rugby, Saturday. An agreement was reached at a meeting in Manchester yester day of the Chemical Trade Joint Industrial Council as to wage re- duction. The agreement which affects more than 80,000 work- ers, provided that the standard Before departing from Shang-rate in federated works for day hai Sun Fo had a conference with labourers should be reduced to several of the "cider statesmen, 1/- per hour, and, that of shift at which it was suggested that men to 1/1d, per hour. a good deal of friction was avoid- able by putting Party and Gov- ernment affairs under entirely separate administrations - a suggestion which Nanking is re-a ported to approve.-Reuter.
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Men receiving rates more than the respective minimum will suffer equal reductions, and piece workers will be asked to accept
reduction of five per cent.
The employers' representative, in announcing the agreement, said that both sides to the nego. Nanking. Saturday. tiations had evinced the keenest An important penee move was desire to make the best of an ad- made last night by the famous mittedly difcult position.-Bri- statesman Wu Tze-hui, who, foltish Wireless Service. lowing a lengthy conference with Chiang Kai-shek at Tangshan, telegraphed to Ku Ying-fen stating that Chang Chi, the Vice- President of the Judicial Yuen, was proceeding to Canton imme- diately to "talk over matters" with Wu Tze-hui who has con- siderable influence in political circles and is an ardent advocate of peace.
It is announced that the Nan- king-Berlin air mail service is be- ing formally inaugurated May 29. Reuter.
PARLIAMENT.
QUESTION OF SUEZ CANAL CHARGES.
GOVERNMENT'S POWERS.
On
Rugby, Saturday. The House of Commons ed- journed to-day for the Whitsun- tide recess. The session will be resumed on June 2. Questions raised on a motion for adjourn- mert included that of the Suez Canal dues.
Replying to the suggestion that the Government should, through the British Directors, press for a revision of the high transit charges against which the Foreign Secretary had re- ceived protests from six mari- time Powers of Europe, Mr. W. R. Smith stated that Govern- ment had no direct voice in the Company's administration and had no authority to demand what might be desirable in the inter- ests of shipowners and commerce generally. Within the limits of their powers and opportunities the Government had done every- thing possible to help in the direction suggested. --British Wireless Service.
TO QUIT CHINA.
WORK OF ARCHAEOLOGIST STOPPED.
EXPEDITION ABANDONED.
Peking, Saturday,
In response to repeated petitions from the Society for the Preserva- tion of Ancient Relics, which has boon agitating since last year for the expulsion of Sir Aurel Stein, the Governor of Sinklang province has ordered the noted Archaeo- logist to leave the province.
Our Sports Diary.
LOCAL
FENCING –– To-day — If ong Kong Fencing Club at 5.15 p.m. RACING-To-day-Sixth Extra Race Meeting Continued).
Wednesday HK, Jockey Club Half
Yearly Meeting of Voting Members at 5.15 p.m.
Club Closing of List of Subscribers of Subscription Griffine and Austra liane, at noon.
Saturday-1.K. Jockey
WATER POLO-To-day--En- tries close
close for League, 6 pm. GOLF-Sunday--Kowloon Golf Machine Gua Co.,
Club
II.K.V.D.C.
LAWN BOWLS: Saturday- Division -Kowloon Docks Taikoo. C.C.C. v. C.S.C.C., K.B.G.C. Police, EC.C. v. Recreio; Divi- sian Recreio v. H.K. Electric, Taikoo v. K.C.C., C.S.C.C. V. K.B.G.C., Yach: Club v. C.C.C.
May 30-Entries eluc for c.s.cic. Competitions.
HOME.
and
CRICKET-To-day
morrow.
Glamorgan v. New Zealand.
Middlesex v. Sussex,
Essex v. Worcester BIRUX Lancashire v Yorkshire. Somerset v. Kent,
Northants V. Leicester. Notts v. Surrey,
To-
Warwick v. Derby. Gloucester v. Hampshire. Wednesday, Thursday and Fri-
dayxford v. New Zealanders,
Middlesex v. Essex, Lancashire v. Kent.
v. Somerset,
Tora v. Hampshire. Northants v. Sussex. Carabridge v. Notts.
V. Surrey. ck ". Yorkshire. Worcester v. Derby.
Monday
& Tuesday , New Zealanders. Еввех Northants. Lancashire v. Sarrey. Notts v. Somerset. Glamorgan v. Leicester. Hampshire v. Warwick, Yorkshire Kent. Derby v. Sussex. Worcester v. Gloucester. MOTORING-To-day—B.A.R.C.
ting at Brooklands. YACHTING To-day- Royal Harwich Regatta.
Open Meeting
EXHIBITION-Thursday, Fri- -day and Saturday-Reyal Tourna-
ment at Olympia.
RACING-Friday-Manchester
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TROUBLES OF TARIFFS.
New York, Saturday. A survey undertaken by the Tariff Commission at the request of the State Department indi- cates nearly seven hundred million dollars of imports into the United States.
Many were affected by the ex- clusion of products of forced or indentured labour under the pro- vision of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act effective on January 1.
According to the New York Herald Tribune, the Commission has studied labour conditions all over the world and an effort has been made to list every possible commodity includable. in a sweep- ing ban.
Rubber imports from Malaya which totalled 138 million dollars in 1928, may be excluded in accordance with the Treasury Department's interpretation of the law, because Malaya is re- ported to employ and contract labour with penal sanction.
Similar imports from Java and other of the East Indies islands are also listed as possibly affect- ed.
Tariff Commission further an- nounces an experiment with this system doubtless to involve seri- ous administrative difficulties, and international complications. -Reuter's American Service.
BRITAIN AND INDIA.
STILL SEEKING A SOLUTION.
WORK TO BE RESUMED.
Rugby, Saturday.
The date and other arrange- ments in connection with the re- -sumption of the work of tho Federal Structure Committee of the Indian Round Table Confer- ence is still the subject of con- sideration between the Secretary for India, Mr. Wedgwood Benn, and the Viceroy of India, Lord Willingdon.
Every effort is being made to meet the convenience of the de- legates from India, with whom the Viceroy is in correspondence. The results of his enquiries will be communicated to London as soon as they are complete.-Bri- tish Wireless Service.
Gandhi's Next Move.
Nainital, Saturday.
It is now practically certain that Gandhi will not attend that important section of the Round Table Conference, known as the Federal Structure Committee, in London on Jupe 29, though it is still possible that he will go to London for the more formal pro- ceedings of the fall conference in September.
Famous Indian Dead.
Lucknow, Saturday. The death has occurred of Sir Mohammad Ali Mohamed Khan President of the All-India Muslim League.-Reuter.
The value of building permits in the City of Winnipeg for the month of March wae more than double that for the same month last year, bring- ing the total for the year up to $1,004,4000. There is marked activity in home construction this
Revence derived from the Port of ¦ year. Calgary customs branch during 1980 amounted to $3,286,067-the third!
Spring seeding operations in It is learned, that Sir Aurel highest total since 1921, In 1921 Southern Alberta are general, under Stein accordingly started for Home the total was $2,111,983 and in 1925 favourable soil conditions, according from Sinklang on May 18, aban- | It was $3,094,300. The two years to the latest reports. The first re- wheat this year doning his scientific expedition exceeding the 1930 total were 1928 corded sowing of whose work has been hampered and 1929, when the figures were Intely by the Blakiang authorities. | $4,640,550 and $5,286,321 ~~~~Reuter.
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