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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1932,

MONETARY POLICY OF BRITAIN

A RISE IN WHOLESALE PRICES DESIRED

CHAMBERLAIN OUTLINES PLANS

SILK INDUSTRY TO BE ASSISTED.

London, Yesterday.

SMUGGLERS OPEN FIRE ON CUSTOMS BOAT.

Chinese Sailor Dies of

His Wounds.

FIERCE BATTLE OFF MACAO,

A desperate encounter between an armed smugglers' junk and A Chinese Maritime Gustoms cruiser led to the death of Lo Fook, a sailor, who received gunshot wound in the arm and chest, according to a report handed in at Police' Head- quarters this morning.

The Government desire to see a rise in whole-officer in charge of the Chinese sale prices and a smaller rise in retail prices.

According to Mr. G. Hallams,

Maritime Customs cruiser "Kwan This is the British monetary policy in a nut-Lui," Lo Fook, aged 31 years, em- ployed as a sailor on board the shell as given by Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the cruiser, died as the result of a shot Chancellor of the Exchequer, in a House of Com-wound in the arm and chest, re- mons debate on a Labour motion for the rejection smugglers, yesterday morning.

ceived during an encounter with of the Budget.

Attack Near Macao,

Mr. Chamberlain rejected Sir, for sometime with beneficial The cruiser is engaged on a pre- Robert Horne's suggestion for an effects.

ventive patrol and cruisers in international currency confer- Thé debate was adjourned. Chinese waters. The attack took erice, as already there' were

Financial Resolution. place near Mong Chau, south of enough conferences to engage Mr. Neville Chamberlain an,Macao, when she was on's journey the Government's attention, nounced that he would introduce to Hong Kong. She encountered a while monetary problems could to-morrow a financial resolution small junk, which had on board ten be settled without round table as a rough and ready attempt to or twelve Chinese men, armed with parleys. For example, the ten-assist the silk industry pending rifles. They were also smuggling dency of events in the United & final settlement of the matter, a quantity of cargo, In an attempt States to increase the currency which he will ask the Tariff's Ad-to avoid duty. and raise prices showed that we visory Committee to investigate. The cruiser "Kwan Luft ap might be moving in parallel lines -Reuter.

proached the junk, and the latter's to achieve a common object.

Surtax to Be Imposed. crew immediately opened fire, and Wholesale Prices,

Members. closely identified a battle ensued, during which the Several factors affected whole- with the silk industry state that smugglers jumped overboard from sole prices in Britain, notably the Government's temporary pro the junk, scrambled to shore and tariffs and the exchange value posals will be embodied in a made good their escape. of sterling, which the Govern- ways - and - means resolution, Lo Fook was severely injured, ment had no desire to see rising which will be carried to-day, im-and died on the trip to Hong Kong, higher than it was; also the cheap posing an immediate surtax on On arrival the body was taken to and abundant supplies of money imported manufactured products.

the Kowloon Mertuary. which were likely to continue-Reuter.

LONDON TO SPAIN IN

12 HOURS.

Continental Air Lines.

14,000 MILES IN USE.

CHINA'S DEBT TO

THE LEAGUE

Reported to Be £400,000

in Arrears. T

COMMENT: IN COMMONS.

London, Yesterday. The question of China's ar

Rugby, Yesterday. The Summer Service of the Great International Network of European Airways, which is now in operation, rears in regard to her contribu are this year so inter-connected, as a tions to the League of Nations result of International Conferences was raised in the House of Com- that they provide regular daily air mons to-day.

MR. HACHIRO ARITA

Appointed Vice- Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Tokyo, Yesterday. The Cabinet has decided to ap- point Mr. Hachiro Arita, Minister. to Austria, to succeed Mr. Matsuzo Nagai as Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs.-Reuter.

News in Brief.

services from London to 180 Euro- Sir John Simon, the Foreign During the month of April 94 pean cities and towns. Sixty-nine Secretary replied that China new radio listening: licences were of them; some as distant from Bri- owed £400,000, which the As-issued, and there were 15 renewals.

sembly decided should be paid tain as Spain, Italy and Sweden, can over 10 years. No steps had Travelling in the interests of the be reached in less than 12 hours been taken for securing these United States Postal Service, Mr. Manley G. Miller passed through on in the whole of Europe which are

payments, 20

Sir William H. Davison, the the s.5. President McKinley en more than two days from. London by Conservative Member for South route to San Francisco..

while there are now few districts.

air.

Kensington; asked what addi-

It is possible to fly from London tional burden China's default. According to the monthly report to Basle and back in a day on the had been thrown upon Great Bri. of the Broadcasting Committee, ordinary services. Meals are now tain, but Sir John Simon said he just issued, no European studio reguarly, served on the big lipers. was unable to give the exact concerts were arranged during

Now that the Imperial Airways figure.

are operating a complete through

route to Cape Town as well as India

Reuter.

by the Continental Services, the|| RAIN FALLS TO-DAY.

Company's fleet of multi-engined aircraft is now flying regularly over A light rainfall occurred ap- 14,000 miles of serial routes along proximately at 1:25 p.m. to-day,, which there are 50 main and inter thus breaking the long drought mediate air stations. British Wire-; which commenced nearly thres less Service.

weeks agoISA

April owing to the removal of the Studio to Gloucester Building.

The monthly report of the Broadcasting Committee shown that the actual hours of trans mission for the month of April |totalled 250 of which 144.25, were

devoted to European prog

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