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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1932,

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

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

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AUSTRALIAN PREMIER OPENS BRIDGE IN SPITE OF "NEW GUARD"

THE SYDNEY BRIDGE

OPENED

WONDER OF THE WORLD

AUSTRALIAN PREMIER PERFORMS THE CEREMONY.

BRITISH ENGINEERING SKILL

Sydney, Yesterday. The Australian Premier, Mr. Lang, added to the wonders of the world when he officially opened the £9,000,000 harbour bridge, thus culminating seven years of labour. Sydney proper is now connected by the harbour with the vast suburban area of North Sydney.

The bridge which is an intricate mass of over 50,000 tons of steel, stretching 1,650 feet was built by Mr. Dorman Long, and was such a triumph for British engineering skill that when the two ends met in 1930 it was less than an inch out according to plan,

IRISH FREE STATE NAVAL TRAGEDY ON CAPTAIN EDEN AND CAMBRIDGE'S GREAT

POSITION.

Attitude of British Government.

CLOUDS ON HORIZON.

London, Yesterday. Stern warning against unila teral action on the part of the Irish Free State on the lines of

OLYMPUS.

Man Found Hanging în Conning Tower,

LLOYD GEORGE.

Playing Pugnacious

Pacificist."

London, Yesterday. "Work in the conciliation of

EARLY ENQUIRY.

Considerable gloom the Sino-Japanese dispute is less was cast over Naval cir- than playing the pugnacious pack- ficist," said Captain Eden, the cles yesterday, by the Under-Secretary of Foreign Mr. De Valera's proposals to death of Leading Signal- Affairs, when replying at abolish the oath of allegiance man W. Spooner, who Kenilworth, Warwickshire, to and to withhold land annuities

Mr. Lloyd Georbe's criticism of was found hanging in were uttered by Mr. Neville

the League and Britain's policy Chamberlain when speaking in the conning tower of H.M.S. Olympus, one of Birmingham.

Mr. Chamberlain said that the the Submarines attached British Government had not re- ceived official communication to H.M.S. Medway." from the Free State Government The body of Spooner up till now, and, unless the re- ports were officially confirmed, was discovered at about he did not assume that they were

The Naval authori

in the Far East.

He endorsed the peace efforts by the National Government and the efforts to restore settled conditions where British traders might carry out business in quietude and confidence again. Reuter.

PRINCE LENNART'S MARRIAGE.

Deprived of Rights to Succession.

CABINET DECREE.

CHANCE

TO EQUAL OXFORD RECORD

LAST FEW MOMENTS BEFORE THE HISTORIC EVENT.

NO PIPE - OPENER THIS YEAR

(Reuter's Special Service.)

London, Yesterday.

The last few hours of anxious waiting before the Boat Race is a nerve-shaking ordeal for both coaches and crews. The eve of victory or defeat!

After a pint of specially brewed beer, a game of cards, a few tunes on the gramophone the eights retired to bed at 10 p.m. They will have a brisk run before breakfast, but, owing to the early hour of

the Race, which is finally timed for 10.30 a.m. there will be no customary pipe-opener on the river..

The rival coxswains went over the course to- gether after the crews had had their last outing.

correct, but lest there should be 7 o'clock yesterday morn- any doubt as to the attitude of the British Government, he de ing, and when cut down clared that any suggestion that he was dead. the Anglo-Irish obligations and agreements could be varied by either side, as though it con- cerned that side alone, would ties are observing the Hundreds of thousands of Australians and cause the British Government the

gravest concern, and, if serious- strictest secrecy in the visitors from overseas witnessed the opening cerely pursued, would undoubtedly matter, but, we are in- mony; trumpets blared; guns crashed; aeroplanes revive the bitterness of differ-

ences which was hoped to have formed, an enquiry into swooped over the world's loveliest harbour; and pro- been removed for ever. Reuter.

*the circumstances of the cession ships, representative of all nations, passed under the great arch.

BREAKER POINT deceased's death will be Prince have been deprived in

The rights of the hereditary think.

Cambridge victory will enable them to equal OUTRAGE. held at the earliest possi-Dame "bernadotte" is the only

consequence of his marriage. The Oxford's record sequence of nine wins from 1890 to ble moment.

right he now retains. Reuters 1898.

The Governor, Sir Philip Game delivered the opening address and read out a message from His Majesty the King, while on the north end of the bridge, the Mayor of North Sydney cut the ribbon with the scissors used at the recent opening of the Killvankull Bridge, New York, which were present- ed by the Mayor of New York as a gesture of good- will.

"NEW GUARD” MAKES ITS' MOVE. Just before Mr. Lang severed the ribbon open- ing the bridge a mounted police officer dashed for ward and severed the ribbon with his sword. Fellow police officers immediately dragged him from his horse.

Sydney, Later.

"I declare this Bridge open in the name of the pe- ple of New South Wales" was shouted by a mount- ed man as he spurred his horse forward and cut the ribbon. He was arrested and gave as his name, Captain Degroote, an ex-officer in the Hussars. He was a member of the "New Guard" Organisation recently formed to "oppose all attempts to socialise Australia,” and which boasts of a membership of 300,000,

Campbell, the "Chief Commander" of the New Guard, who was absent from the ceremony, prefer ring to bathe, said "although we had 100,000 men we knew that one British officer was sufficient to deal with Lang and the Bridge situation despite the precautions taken, including the presence of 1,400 policemen."-Reuter.

CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES.

A message from HM. the King congratulated all concerned on the successful conclusion to a mag- nificent triumph of engineering skill,

Mr. J, H. Thomas, among others, sent a message congratulating those concerned on their achieve ment of which the British Empire may well be proud. Reuter.

Women and Children

Now Released.

NAVAL WIRELESS NEWS.

Recently it was rumoured that

the cook employed at the Break er Point Light-house, who was,, with eight others, kidnapped by Communists in February had been released. Now information has reached Hong Kong of the release of six others of the cap- tives two women and four children.

The news of the release of the

DUMBARTONSHIRE BY-ELECTION.

Commander Cochrane Triumphs.

COMMUNIST FORFEIT.

Commander Cochrane (Conserva-

Stockholm, Yesterday. prived by Cabinet decree of his Prince Lennart has been de rights to succession.

[A-Reuter's cable on March

11 stated that the marriage of Prince Lennart, a grandson of

The general opinion is that the Race will be a good one to Hammersmith Bridge, but then it is ex- pected that Cambridge will go ahead, though fer- thought vent Oxonians are consoling themselves with the that Oxford are better than most people

A

the King of Sweden, to "Miss ASSEMBLY'S NOTE TO SINO-JAP MEETING IN Karin Nissavandt, the daughter of a Stockholm merchant, at-a London register office, stirred popular interest to an extra-

ordinary degree, in view of King

REPRESENTATIVES.

Assembly Committee's

Decision.

THE MEASURES TAKEN.

SHANGHAI.

Four Powers to Be Present at British Consulate.

Gustave's distaste for the alliance. The newly wed pair, who now assumed the name of Mr. and Mrs. Bernadotte, will reside at Lake Constance. They were greeted hysterically by an enor- mous crowd, mostly of women, as they left the register office.]at yesterday's meeting of the pletely effective the cessation of

Assembly Committee is that the hostilities at Shanghai will be made.

SUSPENDED.

Geneva, Yesterday.

Bugby, Yesterday.

The result of decisions made; A further effort to make · com-

sent a letter to the Sino-Japanese tomorrow when the Chinese and representatives inviting them to Japanese representatives will meet inform the Committee of the at the British Consulate, Shanghai, measures they have taken or ex-

pect to take in the near future together with representatives of in order to carry out the resolu- Britain, United, States, France and tions of the Council-Reuter. Italy -

Rugby, Yesterday. The result of the Dumbartonshire There now remains in the By-Election, necessitated by the ap- hands of the "Reds" Mr. Ed-¡ wards, the British light-keeper, pointment of a Conservative mem-PUBLIC SAFETY ACT Hon. Sir Erle Drummond has and Mr. Andreineff, his Russian ber, Colonel Thom, to the Indian assistant, for whom efforts are Judgeship, was declared this after- still being made to secure their noon as follows:

De Valera's Action in release as early as possible. women and children is the first tive) 16,749.

Irish Free State, definite information to reach Tom Johnston (Labour 18,704) MILITARY TRIBUNAL ABOLISHED Hong Kong since the kidnapping. R. Gray (Scottish Nationalist) It was wirelessed to the local 5,178. Naval authorities by the Com-

London, Yesterday. mander of H.M. destroyer White- hall yesterday.

The Whitehall is on duty at Swatow and is standing by ready having secured one-eighth of the Valera and the Free State Executive

The communist candidate not day evening by order of Mr. De Mr. Arthur Henderson to render assistance if required: total poll forfeits his deposit. have been in the hands of the Tom Johnston was Parliamentary The effect is to abolish the Under Secretary and later Lord military tribunal which sentenced Customs Officials from the start Privy Seal in the last Labour Gov-political prisoners who were releas and it is gratifying that their efforts have met with some sucernment. He lost his seat at the ed by Mr. De Valera last week and General ElectionBritish Wireless to remove the ban from Saorere

and the Iriah Republican Army

Negotiations with the "Reds"

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EXCISE DUTIES INCREASED.

Important Bill Passed at the Hague.

dat

The Hague Yesterday Bill for increasin on wine

"NEW GUARD PLOT FRUSTRATED An amazing plot to seize Mr. Lang and to throw the raising of

a foreign securities.

vas

1pper!

H. McIntyre (Communist) 2,870. The operation of the Public Seventy per cent. of the electorate Safety Act of the Irish Free State vated.

has been suspended as from yester-

Service.

GENERALLY CLOUDY.

The weather report issued by the Royal Observatory to-day... states:

cyclone has dissipat

moving

Councilme

Router.

GENEVA'S EASTER VACATION.

Remains.

The British Minister in China, Bir Miles Lampson, will be the Bri tish representative at the meeting.

British Wireless Service.

KREUGER'S BANKERS DENY RUMOURS:

London Auditors Are Approached.

Rugby, Yesterday.

Members of practically all de ference have left Geneva for the legations to the Disarmament Con- Easter vacation. Mr. Arthur Hen-

Stockholm, Yesterday. The Board of the Skandinaviska derson, Chairman of the Conference Kreditaktiebolaget, Kreuger's prin- WINSTON CHURCHILL orders. British Wireless Service

is remaining at Geneva on doctor cipal bankers, has announced that they are paying the proposed. HOME AGAIN

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Extensive Lecture Tour of US.

SIR HORACE WILSON and deny rumours to the cont

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