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INTERPORT TO-MORROW

RAIN STOPS IN

SHANGHAI. ·

Mitchell Recovers But ls Uncertain Starter.

TREMENDOUS INTEREST. Hong Kong Eleven's Youth.

(From Our Own Staff Correspondent.) Shanghai, To-day. Bright sunshine is dry-

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China Mail

No. 29,112

EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1932.

EMPIRE DAY FAIR

ENTHUSIASM

HON. MR. BRAGA ASSURED OF ITS SUCCESS

CANADIAN COMMISSIONER SHARES OPTIMISM.

WILL CAUSE A BOOM IN BRITISH GOODS

MIDDLESEX SCORE 484

Defeat Glamorgan in Two Days,

AN INNINGS AND 193 RUNS. Hearne, 176; Peebles 6 for 49.

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London, To-day.

The strong Middlesex term re

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

JAPANESE CRISIS.

National Cabinet Necessary.

ARMY'S INTIMATION.

Baron Hiranuma Likely Premier.

Tokyo, To-day.

General Muto, Direc- tor-General of Military

quired only two days to dispose of lowly Glamorgan and thus gain full points towards the English Education, and Lieut.- county cricket championship. General Mazaki, Vice- Against an attack that seldom Chief of the General

looked dangerous, Middlesex com-

Enthusiastic assurance of the success of the piled the huge score of 484, giv- Staff, visited General ing the grounds and it Empire Day Fair, which opens on Monday, was ing them the victory by an Innings Araki this morning and

to-morrow.

ed from his attack of in- of the community.

fluenza but it is not cer- Optimism regarding success of the Fair was tain that he is well also expressed by Major V. E. Duclos, Canadian enough to play.

Government Trade Commissioner.

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THE CANADIAN EXHIBITS.

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Hall Mark of a Superlathy Product

DAIL PASSES BILL TO ABOLISH OATH

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MOTION APPROVED BY 77 TO 69

DE VALERA SECURES LABOUR SUPPORT.

REACTION AWAITED

Dublin, Yesterday.

LONDON

For

Against

Majority

77

69

8

The Bill for the Abolition of the Oath of Alle- expressed in an interview with a “China Mail" re-and 193 runa.

J. W. Hearne, the veteran pro- intimated that the Army giance passed its final stage in the Free State Dail will be possible to play presentative, this morning, by the Hon. Mr. J. Pfessional, struck form which reis not prepared to sup-to-day. The voting was:—

Braga, Chairman of the Fair Committee, who said called his triumphs of a few sex-

sons ago. Going in first wicket port a purely party Cab- Capt. E. J. R. Mitchell, that this is the first time that such a Fair was being down he soon mastered the bowl-inet as it is convinced skipper of the Hong held in Hong Kong, and its organisers were meeting, and although he was sound that only a National Kong team, has recovering with whole-hearted support from all sections rather than brilliant, he scored

freely all round the wicket. J.Cabinet is able to com- Lee also batted attractively and mand confidence. The was unlucky in missing his cen

On May 4 the Dail, in the Committee stage, support of the Nation is Although the two professionals necessary to bring the passed the Bill by 77 votes to 67, which practically took the main honours all the bats-

country safely through ensured its adoption. An article on the Irish Treaty men secured runs and it appears

by Sir Austen Chamberlain appears on page 7 of He emphasised that the whole of that Middlesex may maintain some the present crisis. the work connected with the or semblance of consistency this year. Indications are that this issue. ganisation if the Fair was being With so many prominent amateurs undertaken voluntarily, and that the available the county has one of Baron Hiranyma is like-

President de Valera, in guid- Treaty agreement between the "There is every reason to believe efforts were those of amateurs with the strongest elevens, on paper, in ly to be summoned to ing the Bill through the stormy two parties. It is customary

one the country. that the Empire Products Fair previous experience, but which will be held on Empire. Day, and all of the workers were putting Mr. J. Turnbull ta unfortunate form a Cabinet. to-mor- stages of the second reading when there are differences of claimed that the abolition of the opinion for one or the other to next week; will be an unqualified their

Reuter. ly placed this season and with the row,

Oath would not constitute repu ask for a consultation to discuss auccess" Major V. E. Duclos, work, and Mr. Braga is confident loss of two of their best, profes- "Drastie. Purging." diation of the Anglo-Irish Treaty them.

Astonals Glamorgan will find it dim-

Tokyo, Yesterday. Oath to HM the King, but

Breach of Treaty. Canadian Government Trade Com-that the Fair will prove missioner told the China Mail this AUCCESS.

cult to gain points. The Welsh According to a well-informed would merely effect the removal "Mr. De Valera, without con morning.

Immediate Effecta

batting failed diamally against the source, the report that General or dead timber, ****

sultation intimation of any Asked if he expected immediate strong and varied Middlesex at Araki, and Mr. Suzuki have "Unilateral Action.” kind, proposes to break his side

(Continued on Page 6.).

Asked in the House of Com- of the Treaty It is not for us 'as- annual fan he said, "and the effects on Empire trade and the tack, two innings realising only is some talk of a permanent Em- marketing here of more British 291 runs.

mons on May 6 whether he would a Government, being the other. pire Exhibition, but nothing de- goods as the result of the Fair, Mr. I. A. R. Peebles, the inter-

consider the advisability of sub party to the Treaty, to do other In regard to the arrangement for/ Braga replied that he was decidedly national slow Bowler, has had a finite has yet been arranged."

mitting the dispute over the than call attention to the fact treaty with the Irish Free State that he has broken the Treaty.” to a specially constituted Court On a-later occasion Mr. Thomas of Appeal of an International warned Mr. de Valera that if the Court, Mr. J. E. Thomas, the Bill to abolish the Oath were Secretary for the Dominions, repassed, the British Government plied that Mr. De Valera had de-might refuse to enter into nego liberately chosen to propose the tiations with the Free State in abolition of the Parliamentary the matter of the Imports Duty oath from the Irish Free State, Act.

Mr. George, Lansbury, Leader which was a constitutionally un-

of the Opposition, urged the ilateral action.

In a leader, the North China Daily News dis- cusses the prospects of the match which will de- cide whether Shanghai can even the series or else concede Hong Kong a 16-14 lead. The leader summarises the game 88: a contest between Hong Kong youth against the Shanghai experience.

Tremendous interest is being taken in the game and record attend ances are expected if the weather remains fine.

"I am hoping that it will be, an

the coming fair, Major Duclos said that everything had now been de- cided upon.

The whole of the ground floor of the Peninsula Hotel (Continued on Page 6)

OVER 700 SURVIVORS OF GEORGES PHILIPPAR

HOPES ENTERTAINED FOR THOSE MISSING

ANXIETY OVER FATE OF NOTED JOURNALIST,

RETURNING FROM CHINA VISIT

Paris, Yesterday,

hearts' and souls into

to be

the

of that opinion.

strenuous year, which includes two As a matter of fact, he said, firms cricketing tours, but he retains his In the arrangements for a show on second innings heʼran through the much larger scale next year. This Glamorgan batsman, taking six enthusiasm was all to the good, and wickets for 49 runs. most encouraging.

in Hong Kong were already making form remarkably well.

Scores as cabled by Reuter are: As an example of the enthusiasm

Middlesex: 484 Hearne 176, which has been shown here, Mr. Lee 93).

Braga said that the Canadian Glamorgan: 162 and 129 (Peebles Government's Trade Commissioner 6 for 49).

in Hong Kong, has already arrang-

ed with his Government for a con-

signment of pedzree seed potatoes

THEFT OF A TELEPHONE.

M

GREEK FOREIGN DEBTS.

by

Representations

France and Italy.

TRANSFER OF DEPOSITS,

London, Yesterday, Similar representations to those put forward by the British Minister at Athens concerning the service of Mr. Thomas added in reply to Government to wait until the Bill Greece's foreign debts were to-day a supplementary question: had reached its final stages, when

in dispute is thel he would ask for a debate.

to be sent here as a gift from the Charged with the theft of a made by the French and Italian "The matter Canadian Government to Hong desk telephone, the property of Ministers to the Greek Foreign Kong. These seed potatoes, on the Hong Kong Telephone Com- Minister. arrival here, will be distributed to

It is understood that they sup-

pany, Ma Hung-ying (32), stat- the farmers in the New Territories, ed to be unemployed, pleaded ported the view of the International and Mr. Braga said that it is

as the result of this guilty before Mr. W. Schofield in Financial Commission regarding the hoped that

tac Central Police Court this question of authority to transfer generous gift from the Canadian

morning, and was fined $75 or sums deposited for interest service. Government, a very high class strain of potatoes will be cultivated Bix weeks' hard labour in default. British Wireless Service. in the New Territories.

Mr. Braga said that the whole of

the British Empire will be repre- BRITISH AID FORSOUTH

sented at the Fair which is open- ing on Monday, but most particular- ly the British. Isles, Canada, Aus- tralia, New Zealand, South Africa, British India, Hong Kong and the following parts of the Empire The survivors of the French liner Georges Picturesque Feature Philippar number 717, according to information re- ceived at the Messageries. Maritimes office here.

Trustworthy estimates have placed the number aboard at 767, but it appears that 12 intending pas- sengers from Saigon did not join the ship, there- by reducing the complement to 755.

It is still hoped that the list of the saved is not final, as there are a few additional names still being received from Aden and Djibouti, and it is possible that some rescues were effected by coast- ing steamers and African craft

M. Georges Philippar, the Chairman of Messa- geries Maritimes after whom the ill-fated vessel was named was on liday at Quimper when the

ws of the

eceived. He immediate

A picturesque feature connected with the opening ceremony, eald Mr. Braga, will be a Tableau repre- senting the British Empire. This Tableau, he said, will flank the dals

(Continued on Page 6.)

STOP

PRESS

19 Missing from Philipper.

Asterday, The number fro dippar missing

AMERICAN BANK

ASSETS OF £7,000,000 TO BE TAKEN OVER

DECISION ALLAYS STOCK EXCHANGE FEARS.

SUBJECT TO GUARANTEE

London, Yesterday.

The recent Stock Exchange concern for the

of Briti ank with assets, according the last ba

of $70,000,000 and been all

BANDIT MENACE

IN HARBIN.

Russian Rail Workers Kidnapped.

URGENT APPEAL FOR TROOPS.

Evacuation of Women and Children.

Harbin, Yesterday.' Bandits raided Hengtaobotze, on the eastern section of the CER,

IRAK AND THE LEAGUE.

Wants to Qualify As A Member.

BRITISH MANDATE TO TERMINATE

Foreigners Interests.

to Be Protected.

London, Yesterday The League of Nations Council

and kidnapped 10 Russians and 18 at Geneva to-day approved a report.

Chinese employees of the Fallway, providing that as soon as Irak has accepted conversion covering the according to a message from an ex-various guarantee recommended by

gineer-who eluded capture 2.

Permanent Mandates. Commission,

The message appeals for the Britain can terminate her mindate

and Irak become an despatch, of troops to the scane and member of the League.

urges the evacuation of

and children. It con

-women

odepend

Irak will thus be qualified for ad- A. MIBBLOT at the next

imbly In September to accept the

that if the troops arrive too late the |other railwaYON

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