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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1932.

U.S. SCANDAL

STATE DEPT.

INVOLVED.

OIL AGAIN

ALLEGATIONS

REFUTED.

Washington, Yesterday.

BRITAIN AND IRISH FREE STATE.

Improving Trade

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Relations.

COLLABORATION.

Rugby, Yesterday.

The President of the Board of) Trade, Mr. Walter Runciman, and Irish Free State Ministers for In- dustry and Agriculture had further! discussions to-day

upon means of improving trade between the two countries and securing mutual col- laboration in trade problems.

Expressing Government's desire

reas-

A first-class scandal appears for such co-operation, Mr. Runciman to be brewing as the result of a said that when Parliament legations made before the Sen-sembled a statement would be made ate's Finance Committee that the on Government's policy for develop. State Department pressed the ing

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. —— The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/5 3/16.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

CAPTAIN EDEN'S IMPORTANT MANSION HOUSE SPEECH

WHAT BRITAIN HAS DONE TOWARDS LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS

EXAMPLE OTHER POWERS SHOULD FOLLOW

GRAVE RISKS TAKEN THAT HER CONTRIBUTION MIGHT BE EFFECTIVE, STRIKING AND PATENTLY SINCERE..

Rugby, Yesterday.

A statement that Britain would welcome com- inter-commonwealth trade.- pletion of the London Naval Treaty by an agree National City Company last year! British Wireless Service.

ment between France, Italy and herself was made

to complete a twenty million dol-1

lar loan to the Colombian Gov the allegations that a concession by Captain Eden, Under-Secretary of Foreign ernment, and, a few days before was granted in return for the Affairs, in an important speech at the Mansion

the Company consented, Colom- Department's "good offices" to

bia granted an important oil secure completion of the loan, House to-day. concession to the Gulf Ol Com- but it flatly refused to acceed to

ance

KIANGSU - TOYOOKA

MARU CASE.

Responsibility for Collision.

COUNSEL'S ARGUMENTS.

The Admiralty Court action be-| tween the China; Navigation Co.,

fohubtage

JUST ARRIVED!

DUNLOP 1932 TENNIS BALLS

(PRESSURE PACKEDJ

NOW OBTAINABLE FROM ALL STORES.

CROWN PRINCE OF ETHIOPIA.

Entertained to Foreign Office Dinner.

DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.

Rugby, Yesterday. The Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, to-night gave a dinner at the Foreign Office in honour of the Crown Prince of Ethiopia.

The Duke of Gloucester, the Prime Minister, Members of the Cabinet, other leading statesmen and the Archbishop of Canterbury | were among the numerous distin- guished guests.-British Wireless Service.

SWEDEN SWEPT BY STORMS.

House Blown Away.

FALSE NEWS

HOW IT MAY BE PREVENTED.

A SUGGESTION

GOVERNMENT

FACILITIES.

(Renter's Special_Service.)

Copenhagen, Yesterday. The International Press Con- ference, which has been in ses sion here, for the past few days, concluded this morning. The principal resolution passed con- cerned the best way of coping with the circulation of false news. It was held that this could best be prevented by pro viding the widest possible facili ties for the supply of informa- Lion

by Government offices, which should be so organised that journalists might, at, any time, obtain confirmation or 16- futation of any particular ques-

pany controlled by the Mellon the demand of Senator Johnson He added, "It is a source of regret to us that family, which concession, it is to-day that the Department's that hope had not yet been realised, and it would alleged, was held up to the bank correspondence on the subject be a helpful send-off to the Disarmament Confer-

FORESTS. DAMAGED. as a reason for accommodating should be submitted to the Fin- the Colombian Government.

(Reuter's Spécial Service.) Committee. Reuter's ence, were it able to record, in its early stages, the and the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, In- Stockholm, Yesterday, The State Department refutes American Service.

concurrence of the two largest Naval Powers involving claim and counter-claim Sweden Is being ravaged by tion. Europe, after ourselves, in terms of this latest limi-of a collision between the CN. cord.

totalling over $80,000, arising out some of the worst storms on re- tation of naval armaments."

|Co. an. Klangan and the N.Y.K. A hurricane is raging in the construction. Forests also have Toyooka Maru, was continned northern part of the country and suffered untold damage. On the Captain Eden was speaking seven-eighths of it and to-day, in before the Chief Justice (Bir doing a deal of damage. It has Island of Gotland alone it is ear at a meeting, convened by the spite of London's vulnerability to Joseph H. Kemp, K.C.) this morn- already swept away a two-storied timated alx hundred thousand Lord Mayor of London, on behalf air attack, Britain ranked only ling.

rest house, which was under trees have been destroyed.

SCOUTING IN AUSTRALIA

WALOROI COLLEGE SCOUTMASTER'S VISIT HERE.

ment.'

of the League of Nations Union, fifth among the world's air pow and attended by civic representa ers. He hoped the Disarmament Gift to St. Andrew's Troop.

tives from all parts of Britain to Conference would remove that consider disarmament. He said discrepancy. rFritain could do no that the British delegation could more alone, and other::nations Mr. J. B. Maltman, scoutmaster of the Waloroi approach the Conference with a now must do their share. When College Boy Scouts troop, Orange, New South had, in all fields of armaments ended, be trusted they would, at clear conscience that Britain the Disarmament Conference Wales, Australia, paid a visit, last evening, to the since the war, continuously least, have a method whereby 1st Kowloon (St. Andrew's) Group of Boy Scouts, striven to give a lead in disarra- at their headquarters St. Andrew's Church Hall. Mr. Maltman spoke interestingly of scouting in Australia, and as a memento of his visit present-ments are not an insurance of ed St. Andrew's Troop with a replica of world security but a menace to boomerang.

It, we have urged nations to con- sider a reduction of armaments On behalf of St. Andrew's Troop, Mr. R. Dormer (Scoutmaster) by the most effective means in presented Mr. Maltman with a model of a junk in Silver, mounted our power

AJ- by example. on blackwood, bearing the inscription Presented by 1st Kowloon Powers we have not increased must alone among the great B.P. Boy Scout."

our expenditure on armaments

a

Our Example. "Deliberately, and because of our belief that excessive arma-

Sp

We

Mr. Maltman said he was the conveyor of fraternal greetings during the past five years, from all scouts in Australia, and remarked that he felt sure his troop have done even more than this, at Waloroi College would greatly appreciate the gift of the Hong for our reductions, since the Kong Troop.

Armistice, have been continuous Mr. Maltman next addressed the glad to see so many Chinese boys see.

and drastic and clear for all to boys, who were

When our obligations to Beated round in take to the movement. He had our own people, when our com- horseshoe formation. He first of visited Canton, but had been dis- mitments, solemnly, undertaken all touched on the modern Abori-appointed, because the scouts there in the eyes of the world, are re- ginal, and remarked that nearly all would not say a word to him. the blacks had been gathered in was probably because they were ed that we

That called, it will at once be perceiv have ftken risks, now. and were at present working either shy or did not understand the grave risks, that our contribu

at Mission hospitals, where they language, he expected. made useful articles out of trees,

Scouting In Australia. Speaking of scouting in Australia,

tion might be effective, striking and patently sincere. None will and polished the articles. with

regret these risks, it they bring ordinary mud. Sometimes they Mr. Maltman said that scout rallies us the fruits we seek." polished till the skin of their hands were held in each State, and inter- Army A Police Force.

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FINE.

The Royal Observatory's. report issued to-day states:-

A fresh ticyclone is form- ing over N.E. China.

Forecast:-N.E. winds, mo- derate; fine.

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Rainfall. Rainfall for 24 hours end- ed at 10a.m. to-day - pil. Total since January 1-a{} against an average of 0.41 inch--deficit 0.41 inch.

Temperature.

The temperature at certain specified centres this morning

at 6 o'clock was:-~

Hong Kong Macao

59

58

Pratas Island Manila

68

72

Foochow Amoy... Chefoo Shanghai

40

56

88

“WE INTEND TO GOVERN INDIA.”

"AS LONG AS WE ARE RESPONSIBLE"

Responsibility for Collision. Arguing on the matter, oféres- |ponsibility for the collision,' Mr.

Elden Potter, K.O., who with Mr. SIR SAMUEL HOARE'S DECLARATION

BRITAIN ACCEPTS CHALLENGE

AND INTENDS TO WIN.

F. C. Jenkin, K.C., is appearing for the China Navigation Co., said that the Toyooka Maru was entire- |ly unjustified in going across the fairway when she could have an- chored with complete safety to the south of the point she was in at 7.43 a.m. If the Toyooka Maru

“As long as we are responsible for India we was not actually in the fog when intend to govern. For the moment a battle has

she started the manoeuvres,. it was

London, Yesterday.

obvious that those in charge of the been thrust upon us. If we fight, of course, we win, ship could not have hoped to cross but I regard such methods as out of date," declared

the fairway without going through

a dense fog. The position, Coun- Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary of State for India, ad- sal said, was that they (those in dressing a group of journalists at the India Office charge of the Toyooka Maru) hop-

to-day. ed to get across to clear weather and took a chance, which, as

Measures taken to deal with the situation in

80 often happened, went wrong. India had been successful, he said; and added that

Mr. Potter cited authorities to show

that it was imperative for ships to it was Government's wish to see internal peace in keep to the starboard and if one India, and Government would be delighted to re- chose to go to the port side, the new goodwill and co-operation with all sections of

onus was on it to prove what ob-

stacles there were to prevent it from Indian opinion.

keeping to the starboard side. In The emergency measures, he declared, would

this case, therefore, the onus was

entirely on the Toyooka Maru to not be continued a day longer than was necessary, Justify her manoeuvre, and he sub- but as long as threats and attempts to break up the

began to peel. The speaker passed State rallies were conducted every The British Army, said Cap round his walking stick, a proof of four or five years. In May last tain Eden, was now little more armaments might be mitted that the say the work of skilled hands. These year they were honoured with a than a police of force in no res and checked, and that casured mistede ryokat could not ar Government continued, they would remain in oper- blacks cut trees down with stone visit from the Chief Scout of the pect larger than our immediate the hopes, so often expressed, charged this onus in view of the fact ation. If the threats were removed, and sympathy tomahawk, which W24 rather World: Lord Baden-Powell of Gil-Imperial duties required. wonderful, The stone blade of the well, and every state that he visited Navy had been successively re The British Government would her Captain has admitted that be ment would not be slow to respond to the new spirit The would be translated into action that the fog was on the ship, and and co-operation substituted, the British Govern tomahawk was shapened and shar- thousands of scouts, girl guides, duced, frat voluntarily pened with crude implements. wolf cubs and brownies welcomed end of the war, and then by suc or niggling spirit, but sincerely Kiangau. After the second blastReuter.

at the enter the Conference in no mean had heard the whistle of the The Boomerang him. Mr. Maltman såld that Aus cessive treaties. Speaking of the ancient Abori-tralia was fortunate in having at Air Reduction.

anxious to contribute by sugges from the Klangsu, Mr. Potter ginale, Mr. Maliman said that they long twilight. It enabled them to But our Air reductions had progressive decrease in the vast have known that the other was în tion and action to a real and argued, the Toyooka Maru must

Rugby, Yesterday, had taken the only poss used iron and steel spears at one play tennis at even seven o'clock at been the most drastic of all, for burden of international arms in bound whip and that abe (the win, and many other Members of 50 doing, he believed,

The Prime Minister, Mr. Bald- tion, and took it drasticall time, but, finding from and steel night. hard to come by, they turned atten- The speaker next dealt with the Air Force second to note, Brworld progressBritish Wire her bows. He emphasised that the number of well-wishers present shorter than if they at the end of the war with an ments, which, b-day Clogs Toyooka Maru) must come across the Cabinet were among the large remain in existenc

those emergency operat tion to ordinary pieces of stick which activities of a week-end camp touch-tain had voluntarily scrapped less Service they threw at their object. But they ing upon cooking, ambulance work,

Toyooka Maru did not frätify her did not wish to lose these pieces of and bridge building. He pointed

at Victoria manoeuvre.

o-day on the occa- gradual stages. aticks so one of the blacks, invented out that ambulance work, when out

Bion of the departure of Mem: sult had been The case is proceeding bers of the three Indian Com- the North-West to continue stance, law and ith the

maintained on

y well, and

the boomerang, whitt is STOP PRESS

piece of wood, with a alight til at Replying to questions pat by the one end. With this they killed boys, Mr. Maltman said the far of their food.

* kangaroo was used for matting China, Impressen.

The fur was coarser than that of the "Mr. Maltman; continuing said eat and finer than the hair of a dog. that they, in Australia;ch Pague A kangaroo had tremendous fighting Ideas of China":

powers, but seldom ätta

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