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'Studebaker's interest in supplying replace-

ment parts lies in maintaining the satisfaction of

Studebaker owners. On the other hand, the puri

veyor of "bargain" parts has really no interest in the satisfactory performance of the car for which he is supplying those part

parla.

Obviously. It is quite as impossible to judge quality, in automobile parts merely by looking at them as it would be to distinguish "steeling from plated silver by superficial examination. That's the "why" of the sterling mark-and that's the "why" of the Studebaker emblem on genuine Studebaker party,

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

(Incorporated in Hong Kong)

No. 27,983

ESTABLISHED 1845.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR, -Tho closing rate of the dollar on demand, 'to-day was 1/5 7/16.

The FORT) Hall Mark

of a Superlative Product

FAR EASTERN.

MARKETS.

China's Economic

Development.

BRITAIN GET READY.

FOUNDATIONLESS.

Official Denial of Agreement.

FRANCO-JAPANESE,

Paris, Yesterday. An American newspaper's re-

London, Yesterday. port to the effect that a Franco- The great possibilities of the Japanese agreement had been

markets

were reached,-whereby-France_should John

of the Enst

be guaranteed by Japan's posses- Major emphasised by Colville, Secretary to the sion of "A Chinese Province" has considered sufficiently Department of Overseas Trade, been

foundationless.-Reuter.

in a speech to the Shefeld Cham-striking to be officially denied as her of Cammerce to-day. He expressed the opinion that China must, before so very long. rid herself of her internal dif- ficulties.

WOR

MR.

WINSTON CHURCHILL.

American Publicity Methods.

"Nothing can hold back, very nluch longer. the inevitable force of scelal and commercial' progress in that vast area," sald the speaker, and added that he not forecasting an imme- diate development of the Chin- ese market, but, he believed, and his view was fully borne out, by members of the recent Econo- mic Mission to the Far East that we must take a long view cence of Mr. Winston Churchill,

HIGHLY INDIGNANT,

(Reuter's Special Service.)

New York, Yesterday. American publicity methods are not assisting the convales-

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1931.

U.S. AND DEBTS.

HOOVER PLAN AMENDMENT

ADOPTED

POLICY OF CONGRESS.

Washington, Yesterday. The Ways and Means Committee of the House] of Representatives has adopted an amendment to the Hoover Mora- torium Bill declaring the cancellation or reduction

is! of foreign debts against the policy of Congress

The Committee has ap-

Bill

ALL FOR LOVE.

Rector's Daughter Sacrifices Fortune..

MISS M. CLEMENTSON.

(Reuter's Special Service.)

London, Yesterday.

Miss Marjorie Clementson, the twenty-five-year-old daughter uf Kent rector who, last year, left

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

THE WHEAT QUOTA.

Amount Not Yet

Fixed..

BUNLIR

BRITAIN'S THIRD ANTI- DUMPING ORDER

MR. THOMAS'S STATEMENT. 50 PER CENT. AD VALOREM

DUTY FROM SATURDAY

a fortune of several thousands of Whitehall Ex annually on the cond'tion that she remained single, announced her engagement to-day,

"

THRILLING AIR JOURNEY,

Terrified Tiger in 'Plane.

Rugby, Yesterday. Government's proposal for at quota on wheat-was-discussed-in. the to-day when Dominionts Secretary, Mr. Thomas, and the Minister of Agriculture, Sir John Gilmour, received a deputation from the Liverpool Corn Trade. Associa tion.

A communique since issued states, that, in reply to a ques- tion regarding the reported state- ment by the Canadian Premier as:

SIXTEEN CLASSES OF ARTICLES

STRIKING FIGURES WHICH REVEAL NECESSITY FOR MEASURE.

London, Yesterday.

A third anti-dumping order issued to-day

to the proposed amount of Em- imposes, from December 19, a duty of fifty per cent.

pire quota, Mr. Thomas said

the,

there had been no decision as to on a large variety of manufactured articles, mainly amount of Empire luxuries, including hosiery, stockings, cotton quota by the Cabinet. Indeed, Mr. Bennett had himself tissues, household cotton goods, and handkerchiefs. The new dumping order includes illuminated A tiger's first nerial trip led to he had mentioned were glass ware, cameras, photographic material (not

TENSE MOMENTS.

(Reuter's Special Service.)

London, Yesterday.

sensutional struggle in

made it clear that the percent-

purely his own estimates.

Д

A general discussion ensued, cinematograph films), wireless valves, electric

and be ready to play our part in who awoke this morning. to read proved of the Hoover cross-channel 'plane to-day. The particularly as to the difficulties lamps and fitments, ropes, cordage, garments (not

a

amended. Reuter.

the economic. development of in the newspapers that he was Moratorium

a broadcast Chine when the opportunity scheduled to make #rose. If we did not, some for- message to England through -eign competitor would-Router. telephone installed by his bed- Bide. Mr. Churchill was indig MARU-ant at not being consule, and broadcast, flatly refused to greatly disappointing crowds of reporters and cameramen who were packing the hospital corri-

TOKOOKA

KIANGSU CASE.

The Case for the dors.

Defence.

$80,000 INVOLVED.

Much Better.

Rugby, Yesterday. Mr. Winston Churchill's con- uption continues to improve. To- The defence was opened this day he sat up in bed and smoked

Chief Justice vice.

a cigar-British Wireless SeSr- morning before the

(Sir Joseph H. Kemp, KC.), sitting

in Admiralty Jurisdiction, in the way on the Tokooka Maru.

ure made,

courses harbour.

that there

as tiger was en route to Croydon

MAHATMA GANDHI ISSUES DENIAL.

Report of Rome Interview.

ABSOLUTELY FALSE.

Rugby, Yesterday. Mr. Gandhi says he gave no route to India, has, in reply to an inquiry, wirelessed London to day denying the statements at- tributed to him in an interview

alleged to have been given in

vice.

*

*

from Ostend in order to appear

in connection with Liverpool at a circus. When the journey future markets, and the deputa- underwear), rubber-proofed tissues, sporting

alette and rifles, cartridges, and lawn mowers. Reuter. started the trainer opened the tion handed in cage-door in order to quieten the memorandum on the subject.

Rugby, Yesterday. During the discussion Mr. tiger, which was obviously ter-

The third list of new duties under the Abnor- rified,

The

The tiger jumped out. Thomas said that he wished to Subsequently the trainer entered make it clear that, subject to the mal Importations Act was to-night issued by the the cage, and man and beast kept tcome of the proceedings at the Board of Trade for publication to-morrow. each other company. there till Ottawa Conference, the intention

of Government was that there Order imposes a fifty per cent. duty ad valorem as the end of the journoy.

ahould be a quota. Subject to from Saturday next upon sixteen classes of articles, that, he suggested the Associa-

including the following:-

LOCAL SHARE MARKET.

Operators Waiting for the Settlement.

"FEATURELESS.”

Buyers. Providents (old), -5.16.

Providents (new), $2.35.

Hong Kong Lands, 380. Chinese Estates, $95. Trams,- $21.

Cements (combined), $184. Cements (old), $124. Entertainments (new), $16. Hotels (old), $14.80. Raubs, $40% ox Dividend. Humphreys (old), $18.10. Ewos, Tis. 15. China Lights, $27. Dairy Farms, $282. H.K. Amusements, $19,30. H.K. Govt. Laan, $21⁄4% prem. Bellers, Ewos, Tis. $15.00. S.C. Enterprises, $10. China Lights, 82714.

tion should appoint representa Upes to help Government in ham- mexing out the details of the agreed. British Wireless Ser-

scheme. To this the deputation

vice.

HARBOUR OFFICE SHROFF'S FOLLY.

Received Money Not Entered in Books.

Illuminating glassware used for artificial light. Cameras, photographic plates and films, other than Wireless valves and parts cinematograph films. thereof. Electric filament lamps and fittings. Grass mowers. Manufactures, wholly or partly, of cotton of the following descriptions - tissues in piece, flags, handkerchiefs, shawls, and household cotton goods, including table and bed linen, and towels. Cordage ropes and twine, under one quarter inch diameter, except such as is used in packing other goods. Complete, or incomplete, garments, other than underwear, and hosiery, com. plete or incomplete, other than ünderwear, but in- cluding stockings and hose for men, women, and iral Police Court this morning, children, and shaped material for making into such charged with the embezzlement garments or hosiery. Citric acid, tartaric acid, and of $159, the property of the

cream of tartar. Aluminium, sulphate, amnionia, Hong Kong Government.

Mr. F. H. Loseby. for the de- alum, soda alum, and potash alum. Ammonium fence, said he would give the chloride. Lithopone. Rubber-proofed tissues in Police side of the case, which

A CAUTION.

Lo Kai-to, a shroff employed at the Harbour Office, appeared be-

fore Mr. Williams in the Cen-

was to the effect that defendant piece. Loaded and empty cartridge cases for sport- was a shroff in personal security ing firearms.

of $2,000. On Wednesday morn

ing he received $159 in payment

of a bill and apparently did not

STRIKING FIGURES OF RECENT IMPORTS,

The largest category of imports affected is enter this sum into the books that relating to complete and incomplete garments. even up to four o'clock that after-

noon. Mr. Loseby did not think The average value of items included therein im- there would be any dispute as to ported monthly last year was £815,000. During the the facts, but the question would last two months this figure has increased to be whether there was an inten-

action between the China Naviga Of course, Counsel said, in a fog Rome a few days ago to Gior- tion Co., and the Nippon Yusena navigator, however competent henale D'italia. Kaisha, in which claim and counter might be, could swear

Mr. Gandhi says he gave no claim involving the sum of $80,551 was no motion on his ship, parti- interview at all to any journal-

The official summary issued by cularly when taking the tide into ista in Italy and adds:-- The action is the sequel to

"Giornale D'Italia's statement the Stock Exchange to-day states: consideration, but it could be said

The market this morning was collision between the CN. Co. 8. that the Tokooka Muru was not is wholly false. I never gave any Kiangsu and the N.Y.K... Tokooka making any appreciable headway interview to Pressmen in Rome. quite featureless, operators appar

early Maru on the

morning of when the Kiangsu steamed into her. The last interview I gave was atently waiting for the pending Set-

tlement to go through. Here Counsel pointed out that the Villeneuve, Switzerland, where I March 22, just outside Lyemoon

Sales. PASE. The plaintiffs' claim is for Kiangau's speed from 7.45 to the asked the people, of India not to

Wharves, $154. $40,000 damages and costs of the time of the collision was, according come to any decision, but to

Ewos, Tls. 152. action, whil the N.Y.K. are cross-to the evidence, certainly 7% knots await my statement. I shall take claiming for $40,044.

8 'knols or Jover ground, possibly

no precipitous action, but shall Mr. H. G. Sheldon (instructed by more; and spealing as to distance, make ample previous entreties Messrs. llustings, Dennys and he pointed out that the Captain of to the authorities should direct

become Bowley), in stating the case for the the Kiangsu said that when first action

unfortunately N.Y.K. said that on March 22, the sighted the Tokooka Maru was from necessary. Please give this Tokooka Maru, with a leeused pilotj800 to 400 feet away, while the Cap statement the widest publicity on board, left the Kowloon wharvestain of the Tokooku Muru atated possible."-British Wireless Ser- at 7.10 a.mt. It was a misty morn that when he first sigated the, ing and the ship took various Kiangsu she was from 600 to 900

of the feet away. in steaming on

He suggested that to According to a message from arrive at the actual distance his Rome, dated December 15, Mr. was reported to have At 7.32 her course was N: 75 E., Lordship would have to estimate be- Gandhi and at 7.43 there was a thick fog to tween the two, say 500 to 600 feet. said:--

"India, with her. vast masses, Proceeding, he said that the force the N.E. of the harbour, about fivs cables away.

The master of the of the collision was so violent that can create a new civilisation, but Tokooka Maru and the pilot decided the Tokooka Maru's head which was this work of construction is for! To-day the whole to seek refuge to the north of the set to N.E. was turned to a position the future.

facing N.W., and the bow of the Indian nation is called to a work channel.

boycotting," in

tion on defendant's part to com- £924,000 in October and to £1,023,000 in November. Counsel emphasised that at the Tokooka Mari was badly bent to of destruction —

an interview by the Giornale !port.

mit the offence, on which his Almost as large is the cotton manufacture cate- time the decision was made the fog,

Mr. Sheldon then referred his D'Italia. He continued:--

Worship could convict. Defen- Was five cables away and there

"return to India to continue.

dant, he said, would be dealt with gory, goods in which were last year imported to a was no incoming ship in sight and Lordship to the chart and sald that

In the position was that the Tokooka the struggle against England,

departmentally in any case, and monthly' value of £684,000. In both October and no incoming ship was heard.

rossing the fall way, the Tokooka Maru, having reached her anchorage which will be, as heretofore, with

would probably lose his job. The November the last figure increased to £912,000, Government had suffered no loss. Maru had a distance of 6.2 cables, ground with no way, or negligible out violence."

The attitude adopted by the when the month's quantity of cotton goods jumped about 600 yards in all, to cover to Way, was run into by the Klangsu

It travelling at between 7 and 8 knots DEATH OF A YOUNG POLICEMAN. Mr. Ng Kin-cheung, aged 17 Crown, was that they would be from under 7,000,000 square yards per month last reach the anchorage ground.

a fog so thick that a

years, of Routers, Limited (Finan-satisfied with a caution. was not a case of a long journey per hour in

ship 500 to 600 feet away could not There passed away. In the Gov-cial and Commercial Services).| For the prosecution, Detective year to nearly 10,000,000, across a crowded fairway.

The value of imports last month of other cafe- At 7.44 a signal was heard acne be seen, and having heard the signal ernment Civil Hospital at eleven met with death under tragic cir- Bergeant D. Fitches said defen- distance way on the starboard bow of the Tokeoka Maru ahead did not o'clock this morning, a young men cumstances, yesterday. It appears dant received the money for what gories, included in the order, was photographic Immediately this signal was heard stop her engines at all.

ber of the local Police Force, he accidentafly fell from a pass-1s called Light Dues from the The question was, having regard the person of Police Constable ago way of the building Into the Captain of the s.B. Ho long. It films £88,000, electric lamps £97,000, electric light the Tokooka Maru's onglass were

the position stated, was Harold Thomas Morse, at the early street, and fractured his skull was defendant's duty to imme- fittings £95,000, cordage etcetra £61,000, citric acid stopped and she continued to glide to

the conduct of the Captain, age of 26 years.

He was removed immediately to diately make out & receipt and £65,000 and lithopone £62,000. toward her anchorage,

British Wireless the Tokooka Maru in A former member of the Grend the Government Civil Hospital, submit it to the Chief Account- At 7.48 thero came a whistle from

Buicidal M suggested by dier Guards, and hailing from where he died shortly after admisant, Mr. T. Farkinson, The bill Service. the s.8. Kiangsu and she simultano the plaintiffs' Counsel in support of Dartford, Kent, Mr. Morse joined ston.

was apparently suppressed by de- ously appeared.. The engines of

fendant. aspersion the Police Force here on Septem

Mr. Parkinson knew money on his person, never leftį that the s.8. Ho Hong had clear- the premises. ed that day, and on making en- The man had been sick, and You are busy. Yet you quiries at the Clearance Office Sergeant Fitches did not think want to be informed of the learned that the bill had been he had any intention of stealing news of the day. Then, turapaid. The Harbour Master (Hon. t. He added that the Crown

Comdr. G. F. Hole) sent for the would be satisfied with a caution, Mr. Lloyd George, accompanied to the back page and glean

Police, and on defendant being and he thought Commander by his faily, left Colombo for the news. It's there con- questioned, he stated that he had Hole would be too. It was de- England to-day aboard the s.8. received the bill but the money fendant's folly and he had been Rajputana. He has greatly bent- veniently summarised

for.

was lost, and he was afraid to given a lesson,

fitted from his tour report the, matter to Comdr. His Worship cautioned the Wireless Service.

Defendant, who had the defendant.

of

fact

their own Captain, an the Tokooka Maru were immediate which was greatly resented. bar 19, 1080. He was stationed at ly put to full astern, and at 7.50 or

Counsel then argued on the ques-Central Police Station, at the time

7.51, two or three minutes after the tion of responsibility and quoted of his demise. In August this appearance of the Klargau, the col authorities."

Ilaion occurred.

year, Mr. Morse was admitted to the Canossa Hospital suffering Counsel then said that the speed ilcavo alive.

from a septic ear. After a of the Tokooka Mars after the

dia. The funeral takes place to- month's treatment he "WAS course was set for the anchorage morrow morning, the cortege, leav-charged, having, apparently, re ground was at 748, engine slowing the hospital at 10.30 o'clock covered. On October 14, be wa five knots; at 7.44, engine stopped; arriving at the junction of Stubbs removed to the Government Civil at 7.48, full astern; and at 7.50, the Road and Morrison Gap Road an Hospital, which hospital he did not time of the collision, there was n hour later. Full military honours (Continued at foot of preosding'

Column).

will be accorded.,

REUTER'S EMPLOYEE'S TRAGIC

you.

DEATH.

Hole.

"

MR. LLOYD GEORGE.

Rugby, Yesterday.

British