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No. 27,999

A MONSTER PETITION

DISARMAMENT.

(Reuter's Special Service.)

London, Yesterday, The biggest petition in History, zigned by millions of people in forty-five countries, in favour of world disarmament, is to be pre- sented to the Disarmament Confer- ence at Geneva when it opens, on February 2.

PULLER

RIKISHA

ASSAULTED.

Hit Over Head with Beer Bottle.

SAILOR FINED.

the Contral Police

A disturbance on the praya in Connaught Road Central, near the The British portion was promoted Hong Kong Club, last night, had by the British section of the its sequel in Women's International League. for Peace, and Freedom, and is signed by two million citizens.

THE DISARMAMENT

CONFERENCE.

India to Be Represented.

THREE DELEGATES.

Rugby,. Yesterday.

Court this morning, when S. Parkes,

a seaman on board the American' ship Nevada, was brought before Mr. E. H. Williams charged with common assault on Chan Tee, rikisha puller.

Parkes was alleged to have hit Chan on the head with an empty

ESTABLISHED 1845.

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1932.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR — The closing" rata of the dollar "on demand, to-day was 1/5 5/16.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month

SCHEME TO REORGANISE THE LANCASHIRE COTTON INDUSTRY

SURPLUS SPINDLES AND LOOMS TO BE SCRAPPED :: IMPOSITION OF A LEVY

GREY CLOTH EXPORTS SHOW SHRINKAGE

in

JAPAN SWEEPING AWAY TRADE FROM

BRITAIN :: THE PRICE FACTOR.

British exports of grey cloth continue to reveal| aa regrettable shrinkage. From 489,000,000 yards 1929 shipped to Bengal, exports for 1931 are likely to be less than 30,000,000. In this line of the trade Japan is sweeping the board. Rationalisation In answer to the charge, Parkes of sales organisation and revised merchanting alleged that six or eight coolies, of methods are not expected to help regain and re- whom complainant was one, tried tain the trade. It is essentially a quest of price. A scheme for the reorganisation of the Lanca-

beer bottle.

to pull him into an alleyway,

At midnight Parkes came out, and)

PREMIER'S BUSY DAY.

Cabinet Meetings

Next Week.

CONVERSATIONS.

JUST ARRIVED!

DUNLOP

1932-1

TENNIS BALLS

(PRESSURE PACKED).

NOW OBTAINABLE FROM ALL STORES.

ANOTHER INDIA CONFERENCE

THE LICENSING REPORT.

Royal Commission's Recommendations.

ALMOST UNANIMOUS,

Rugby, Yesterday.

Viceroy's Invitation

Accepted.

· FREE AND FRANK TALKS.

Rugby,

A most interesting ment in the Indian

aftultion Is the Invitation extended by the Viceroyto several prominent Indian leaders and statesmi di Lo confer with him in Delhi, A The Royal Commission on The invitation has been se Licensing, which has been sit-cepted, and a meeting will take ting for over two years and has place later this week. examined scores of witnesses ré- The invitation followed quick presenting different viewpoints ly upon a statement issued by on so highly a controversial sub- Sir Tej Sapru that the Viceroy ject, has now issued, practically should call a conference of In- a unanimous report, although dian leaders prepared to speak three of the nineteen members freely and fearlessly on consti- dissent from certain proposals. tutional matters, itd.

The main recommendations

are s

Reports from Indian centres;

Uniform closing hour of ten indicate that the situation is now p.m. throughout the country for thoroughly con rolled by the all publle houses, but extension authorities. The general, impres in establishments where mealssion is that the hold which Con

Tress earlier exercised over are served with drinking

Speedier reduction of redun-large section of Indian opinion: →ng – considerably diminished. dant licences."

Improvement of public houses The determination of Govern

or policy of constitutional reforms, as places of general refreshment, ment not to be deflected from its

Experimental expansion

outlined in the Premier's public ownership.

Creation of National Licens

speech upon the conclusion of

ing Commission to stabilise poliche Round Table Conference,

More effective control of clubs being contrasted with the barren Special hotel and restaurant Ospect offered by Congress agi

tators.

In the witness box, complainant testified that Parkes engaged him shire cotton industry is now being considered by

Rugby, Yesterday. from Ship's Street at 9.30 p.m. and drove to the Hotel Cecil, where wit the trade. It involves the scrapping of 10,000,000 The Cabinet will, on Monday, ness was told to wait for payment. surplus spindles, and 100,000 looms; also the im- hold its first full meeting since the Christmas holiday to con- India will be represented so the drove in witness's rikisha to the position of a levy on firms remaining in the indus-sider the statement of policy Dearmament Conference by the praya where, without warning, he try. Principals in the industry, however, are far which the Fremier will make at Secretary of State for India. Sir was hit on the head with a bottle. from optimistic about the effectiveness of such a conference on Tuesday.attr

the plenary session of the Burma

Samuel Hoare, who will act as Witness denied defendant's allega-

Matters connected with Re leader in so far as his Parliamen- tion about being attacked by costics. scheme. According to them the only remedy is

arations and the Disarmament licences--British Wireless Sera tary and other duties may permit. In reply to a question by Mr. Wil-world-wide increased consumption of goods.

Conferences will be considered vice. Other of India's representa-liams, Parkes said: "I had three

y the Cabinet on Wednesday tives will be, H. the Aga Khan, or four drinks, 1 guess at de

The Premier, to-day, received and Sir Henry Wheeler,-- Member His Worship Convicted accused

London, Yesterday.

the Secretary of State for India, of the Council of India." They and imposed & fine of $30.

Every year Bees a further

Sir Samuel Hoare, and after- will be accompanied by four expert ordered that $15 of that sum, who shrinkage of British exports of the Lancashire cotton industry, Eric Drummond, Secretary-Gen- A scheme for removing from wards had conversations with Sir advisers-British Wireless Ser- to be paid as compensation to the

grey cloth, according to the an- ten million surplus spindles, Aral to the League of Nations. complainant.

nual report of the grey cloth hundred thousand looms, and the British Wireless Seite, section of the Manchester imposition of a levy on the firms

vice.

THE REPARATIONS

CONFERENCE.

Hotels Reserved for Meetings.

BRITISH DELEGATES.

Rugby, Yesterday.

"

ARMED ROBBERY CASE ENDS.

He

Chief Justice Reserves

Judgment.

RECALL OF A WITNESS.

Grey Cloth Figures.

Chamber of Commerce.

of the gold standred will be only temporary." Bouter

The Colton Industry.

remaining in the industry drawn

In 1929 Britain shipped to Bengal 489,000,000 yards; in Up by the joint committee of the Cotton Trade Organisation is 1930 218,000,000; but in 1931 the total for eleven months has being considered by the trade.

"I am quite convinced we shall fallen to 26,000,000.

never secure again the volume Losses are also recorded in of trade of pre-war days, even shipments to Australia, China, under the most favourable cir- the Netherlands, and Egypt. cumstances, declared Mr. T D. Evidently, in this class of Barlow, Chairman of the Cotton goods, Japan is sweeping the Trade Organisation when inter- board.",

viewed.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.

Home Industrials and

Banks Firm.

OPTIMISM PREVAILS.

Rugby, Yesterday..

and the

The Kak Hang Village (Kowloon City) armed robbery case was con- The report adds, that it is "There have been enormous The two principal British decluded at the Assizes this morning, "useless to delude ourselves that developments in the productive

A more hopeful view of the legates already, appointed to at- tend the forthcoming Repara when the jury returned unanimous we are likely to retain even our capacity of India, and Japan, and European situation tions Conference are Mr. Neville verdicts of "guilty" against Chung attenuated export trade by latterly China," said Mr. J. H. chances of useful International Chamberlain, Chancellor of the King-man, and "not guilty in the rationalisation of our sales or- Grey, Chairman of the Execu-co-operation at the forthcoming Exchequer, and Sir John Simon, case of Li Fat.

ganisation, and revised merchant- tive Committee, and added: Conferences was shown on the Foreign Secretary.

The Chief Justice (Sir Joseph Hing methods. These may prove "These factors one has to face and Stock Exchange to day. Most de As yet it is uncertain whe- Kemp, K.C.) accordingly discharged beneficial, but they are quite in realise. Until the consumption partments were cheerful, and gilt ther the Premier,, who to-day

LI Fat, and addressing Chung adequate to bridge the gap be of goods increases throughout edge securities continued very

"The jury has tween. had consultation with these King-man said:

English and

d foreign the world, we cannot hope to ob- arm. German bonds were again Ministers, will also attend the found you guilty of the charge prices. Any advantage arising tain the pre-war amount of for- strong, and several other foreige Conference.

brought against you.”

out of Britain's abandonment eign trade,' Reuter

The Lausanne Municipality bas At this point Mr. Hin-shing Lo,| placed the Hotel Du Orchy at counsel for the defence, interposed, the disposal of the Conference. and mentioned the objection which

This hotel was the scene of the he had raised in the course of the WHITEHALL GETS A RETAIL PRICES IN

*1922 Conference and offers an case to one of the Crown witnesses ple accommodation for committees and secretariat.

being recalled at the close of the de- fence to reinforce the case for the

The plenary or public aittinge Crown, and he had asked that that wil be held in the Hotel Beau point be reserved Rivage nearby British Wire less Service.

His Lordship said that he had not been prepared to reserve the polat as stated by Mr. Lo. What he was

prepared to reservé

ve was whether it

TWO MEN PLUNGE INTO THE permissible to re-called the wit-

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the harbour from)

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MOVE ON

Strenuous Session Ahead

HEAVY PROGRAMME:

(Reuter a Special Service)

London,

declar

ness in question, at the request of the jury, to test her ability to “The National Government Identily a pair of ear-drops when not a party. Government placed together with four other ed the Premier, when

return to London day spent at

out

ન્ય

COLONY

Interesting Figures.

The following table, fór which the China Mail 1 Indebted to the Baperintendent, Imports & Exports, may be of some Interest to the publickar whic han bean

DIPHTHERIA

At the time of the last Civi Disobedience cam

was at it:

after ing

during which

diphtheria had been reported.

Up to noon to-day no fresh case of volunteers and

then supported That it is not yet safe to relax inclined to renew precautions is evident from the fact which is made to that two cases were reported yester; cularly pointless by

day and both were Europeans. One prospects of, constitutional

of these cases was notified in the vange on the Bnea indicated by morning and the other in the after the Premier

Servico.

noon.

UNITED STATES AND THE FAR EAST

PARIS PACT INVOKED

STRONG NOTES TO GOVERNMENTS OF CHINA AND JAPAN

Washington, Yesterday. The State Department has taken a momen up. Home Industrials and banks step in intervention in the Far East. It has ad were notably arm British Wire- dressed notes to the Chinese and Japanese Govern

Governments lanes were marked

less Service

MR. WILLIAM GRAHAM

King's Message of Sympathy.

· LITTLE CHANGE:

ments.

The notes open with the assertion that the recent military operations about Chinchov last remaining authority of the Chinese Gover ment in South Manchuria, as existing before Sep- tember 18, has been destroyed.

The American Government is the League Commission will facilitat tive solution of the Sino-Japanese it is compelled to notify China and

admit the legality of any nor intends to

cognise any treaty

apan, or their

rights of the Unite