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No. 28,199.

HONG KONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1932.-

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INDIA HELPS BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY

EMPIRE EXCLUDED FROM PROHIBITIVE TARIFFS

IMPORT DUTY RAISED TO 50 PER CENT.

Simla, India. To-day.

The import duty against all but British cotton piece goods is! to he increased by India immediately from 30% per cent. to a mini- mum of 50 per cent... ad valorem. This decision of the Government follows the recommendations of the India Tariff Board.

The Tariff Board has long been considering plans whereby it might protect, against the low-priced foreign cotton pièce goods shippers, the staggering British cotton interests which have lost large and important markets through foreign competition based on cheap labour.

IRISH FREE STATE MINISTER SEES HOPE OF PEACE.

Door Not Closed To British Friendship.

London, To-day.

The Rt. Hon. Sean O'Kelly' and 13 other members of the Irish. Free State Delegation to the Ottawa Imperial Confer- ence reached Southampton. yesterday afternoon." „In interview, Mr. O'Kelly referred to his frequent informal cover." sation with the Dominions Secretary,--Mr-J-H.-Thomas. on the Irish question.

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He agreed with Mr. Thomas that no door had been closed to peace, and in his opinion there" was a much better atmosphere of friendliness as a result of their déliberations.-British Wireless Service.

THREAT OF WAR

IF JAPAN RECOGNISES MANCHUKUO.

FOOTBALL

THE VILLA AGAIN

BEAT SUNDERLAND AT VILLA PARK.

Leeds And West Ham

Fail

BRENTFORD CONTINUE IN WINNING VEIN.

London To-day.. Aston Villa, the pride of the Midlands, are making bold bid for the English gue Championship which they last won in the 1909-10 BERSON. Yesterday the wearers of the ...” claret and light' blue- fersieg triumphed over Sunderland United to register their second victory of the season.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

LORD LYTTON TO RETURN- HOME ON SEPTEMBER 5.

Work Of Commission Near Completion.

Peiping, To-day. The Lytton Commission is Lord completing its Tabours." Lytton is arranging to fly to Shanghai on September 6, en" route for England, while M.. Claudel and Herr Schnee are-ar- ranging to leave for Europe vis Siberia Reuter.

HATRED NO PROOF OF GUILT.

Defence Continues Fight For Cheng.

LEGAL ARGUMENT.

Mr. Potter Expects Ta Conclude To-day..

Leeds United, who have just gained "promotion, suffered their second reverse in as many matches when they lost at Blackpool by the

That the evidence of motive, odd goal. The Wolves, after of overwhelming hatred and the heavy defeat at Liverpool on evidence of the witnesses Zim- Saturday, made a welcomis return

mern and Christie, as a matter to last season's form when they of law, did not prove agency, overcame Bolton Wanderers on and consequently did not prove their own ground.

the guilt of a man, were conten- Nanking, To-day. West Ham, once the favourite tions put forward by Mr.. Eldon London side in the premier div Potter, K.C., leading counsel for The Chinese Press ston. failed yet again in the Second the defence, when he continued The new states that in the event Division.

Bradford City visited his argument before

the "Full of Japanese recognition Upton Park and departed with both Court this morning. Mr. Potter,

The Tariff Board's report is 11904 will not, admit the imposi- not yet published but the Gov-tion under any circumstances of ernment of India's resolution higher duties against Japanese thereon gives a summary and goods alone,

Board answered shows the

The Government has rejected affirmatively, the question as to all measures involving discrimin- whether non-British cotton piécelation against; Japan and has ap! goods were being imported at plied the increased duty gen- such a price as to render the orally to piece goods of existing protection ineffective. British origin without distin- It is pointed out by the Gov-guishing between the various ernment that India's action to countries of origin.

non-

"some extent is circumscribed by duty is to remain in force until

the fact that the terms of the March 31, 1933.

Convention Indo-Japanese

of

IMPORTANT CHANGES IN AIR MINISTRY.

Famous Soldier For Iraq Command.

HIGH PROMOTIONS.

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London, To-day. The Air Ministry announces that Air' Vice-Marshal Edgar Ludlow- Hewitt is to be Director of Opers- tions and Intelligence of the Air Ministry and the Deputy Chief

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MOLLISON CAUGHT

IN STORM.

Lands His Plane

In Safety.

WIFE'S SECRET PLAN.

Believed Preparing To

Fly Ocean.

points by a 4 to 2 victory.

Lincoln City, who have just en tered the Second Division, continu

to show good form and collect ed their third point at the expense

of the Manchukuo, the Chinese Government in- tends to order a punitive expedition against the of Swansea. Manchukuo.

Brentford

followed up their away success on Saturday by visit

Brentford, who last acason secured the services of

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with whom is Mr. F. C. Jenkin,, KC., is seeking to secure. against Cheng Kwok-yau on a quashing of the conviction charge of procuring the murder

the figure of the accused.

Mr. Potter spoke for two

In the

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BRITAIN WIPES OUT FOREIGN CREDITS

LAST FRENCH PAYMENT ON SEPTEMBER 10

RUMOURS ARE STILLED

NO RENEWAL OF CREDITS SINCE U.S. DEBT PAID.

London, To-day. Inaccurate rumours current in certain quarters during the last few days regarding the repayment of credits obtained last year from the United States, have made it necessary for the British

·Government to announce that all sums drawn against that credit. were finally repaid last April and that there has been no renewal of credits since,

With the payment on September 10 of 2,500,000,000 francs to France, Great Britain will have repaid in full the enormous foreign credits obtained by the Treasury during last year's financial crisis. –

It will be recalled that these vast credits totalled G$200,000,- 000 from the United States alone and from France an addi- tional 5,000,000,000 francs, half of which latter sum was advanc. |ed by the banks and the remain, der subscribed by the French public in the form of bonds.

BRITAIN RELAXES CREDIT GUARD.

Money Transactions Still Restricted.

POSITION IMPROVES.

Due To Conversion Plan's Success.

has reviewed

pending the completion of the War

*London, To-day. of George Fung.

On his return from Ottawa, the Public interest has flagged due Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. This report comes on ing Coventry City and collecting to the absence from the dock of Neville Chamberlain the heels of vague but both points.

the position arising from his re- disturbing rumours of Vivian cured, the Were Ham hours and a half this morning, quest to intending borrowers to re- frain from coming on the market massing Chinese troops amateur forward, in an endeavour and hopes to complete his argu

Loan Conversion operation. within striking distance to the Wolves for pride of place. course of his argument, he quot

to gain promotion, were just beaten ment this afternoon.

In view of the gratifying high of the Manchurian bor-This season they are making all ed extracts of judgments of some ders. The forces

in efforts to surpass last season's re- 17 famous Judges, and referred Percentage of assents already re to famous cases in the Court ofceived from holders of War Loan bonds, the Chancellor now feels Jehol are known to be

The fallowing were the full re- Criminal Appeal........

satisfied that some partial relaxa- Mr. Potter at one stage retion of the present arrangements numerous and are there, sults as cabled by Reuter:-

marked that never before had he acknowledgedly, to re-

come across a case and probably may safely be permitted, but for the

time being requests that only cer never would, where Crown coun- sel had said: "This man is a bad tain operations, be undertaken.

Firstly, a mere exchange of one character, therefore he must class of security for another with- have committed the crime."

Sydney, N. S. To-day." Caught in a sudden summer of the Air Staff, Air Vice-Marshall thunderstorm, which break with Burnett, who is to be Air Officer Commanding the Iraq Command in amazing suddenness and force pel an anticipated Jap-

succession to the Marshal Ludlow along the. Atlantic seabord, Hewitt.

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anese invasion. Reuter.

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was on his way to Newfound-

Distinguished Career.

land, from which island he will

Mr. J. A. Mollison, famous Atlan MR. SUN FO LEAVING Blackpool Air Commodore Breese is pointed the Senior Air Staff Officer tic flier, was forced to come down

FOR SHANGHAI, Huddersfield in the fighting area.-British Wire- to a landing here to-day. He

Sheffield U. Wolves Railway Official Also: Sailing To-day.

Aston Villa

ENGLISH LEAGUE.

First Division...":

1 Sunderland 2 Leeds 4 Leicester 6 Liverpool 4 Bolton

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Air Vice-Marshat E. R. Ludlow Hewitt, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., M.Chop off on his return ocean flight

has been Air Officer Commanding to Britain.

Wife's Ambition,

It is understood that Mr. Sun Charlton

Second Division.

B Notts C. D Manchester 2.Swansea

$ .Tottenham

2 Port Vale

1 Millwall

Hearsay evidence (the most

out a change of ownership will be

striking case) and evidence in re- allowed, and secondly, an issue of gard to bad character, were always a new security to replace the dangerous, types, said the Chief security, the final redemption of which had, prior to July 1, 1982, Justice.

been fixed for a date earlier than Mr. Potter, continuing his argu- ment, said that if the Crown want December 1 next, provided that such ed to establish agency, it was no operations concern only British, U. 1

argument at all to say that because including Empire sterling issues, the accused had hired two men for domiciled in London, and involve 2 the purpose of murdering Fang neither provision of new cash nor

that that could be evidence in any underwriting.

the Iraq Command since 1930. He The landing here was, man- Fo will leave for Shanghai to- Lincoln is the son of the Rev. T. A. Lud- aged perfectly, although there day aboard the a.s. President Notts F low-Hewitt, and was born in 1886. Educated at Radiey and Sandhurst, was some concern felt for the air- Grant. He will be accompanied Southampton he joined the 1st Batt. Royal Irish man, coming down to a strange by his secretary, Mr. Leung Hor- Stoke C

2 Bradford C. Rifles, with which regiment he field and under the worst possi The reason for Mr. Sun's visit

West Ham served from 1905 to 1914. During ble conditions. Reuter.

to the Northern port has not

Third Division (South) the war from 1914 to 1919 he was

been disclosed.

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8 Bournemouth0 in the Royal Air Force and in ad- While Mollison," the East to

0 Luton T.. dition to earning the CM.G., West Atlantic flight hero, was official will also be sailing for Coventry C

Another prominent Chinese Clapton '0.

2 Brentford D.S.G., and M.C., he was mention talking to Lindbergh, the West Shanghai on the same liner, Mr. Northampton 5 Exeter C. ed in despatches six times and to East hero, at a secret half-

2. Bristol R. awarded the Legion of Honour hour meeting in New York on tung-Shamsui Railway. He ar-

Lee Sin-kan, head of the Kwang- Southend From 1921 to 1923 he was Air August 23, his wife, Amy, un-rived in Hong Kong yesterday."

Third Division (North). A.D.C. to H.M. the King and was known to her husband was tak Commandant at the Royal Airing a course in "blind-flying" in will be the purchasing of rail-

The main object of his visit Accrington

Barnsley Force Staff College from 1928 to Hampshire in preparation ac-way materials, and he will also Barrow

cording to the Daily Express, for have discussions with the Minis Doncaster the First Woman'a solo East toter of Railways, regarding the Hull C West Atlantic flight...."

D.S.0. Amy is said to be learning to line.

improvement of the Kwangtung DOLLAR REMAINS been Director of Opera handle heavy aeroplanes of the In addition to this Mr. Lee is tions and Intelligence since

UNCHANGED; 1981. He saw service in the South African War and the Great War

Silver Registers An being mentioned in, despatches and

Advance Of 1/8. awarded decorations in both con- flicts. He is 50 years of age.

1930,

Air

War Veteran.

Vice Marshall'

Burnett, C.B., C.B.E., has

Mr Wu Yick-war promoter and organizer of the Chinese Univ

has just

after a vis

tlement

Ype in use on Atlantic trips. stated to be, making an import-

In an Interview she said sheant mission for General Chan would possibly make the attempt Chai-tong. in September.

"Jim will be against it but I hope to be able to persuade -him to let me go,” she said.

It is also reported from New Work that Mollison may-shortly have to decide whether to sec the most lucrative offered by a lea

act ever

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The whole of the American credit was repaid in March and April, with the right reserved to borrow an additional $50,000,000- at any time up to August 23. That right was never exercised and will now finally lapse. While that portion of the French credit. (Continued in Page 7.)

COTTON WEAVERS SPLIT UNION.

Thousands Refuse To Strike.

TEST OF STRENGTH.

Northern Operatives Obey Trade Chiefs.

London, To-day. The power of the Lanca- shire Cotton Weavers' Union, long considered one of the most powerful existe ing, is being severely tested by the ignoring, by thou sands of mill workers, of the order to strike,

The extent to which the:

have Lancashire weavers responded to the call of the union, is not, yet fully known. But from reports available from various centres, it would appear that a con siderable number of mills

are at work. In fact, in some of the towns of the South and Southwestern por tions of Lancashire, condi- tions are almost normal.

shape or form. Even if these two An announcement respecting the men hired another man it was not repayment of the 4% per cent. War evidence of agency either, Loan, 1925/45 and the 4 per cent, Mr.Potter pointed out that, at Treasury Bonds, 1982/84, is being the close of the case Mr. Sheldon made on Tuesday. By the begin made no effort at all to attribute ning of October it will be possible 3

any particular portion of the to estimate with fair accuracy the evidence of Zimmern and Christie (total amount of cash to be provided to any particularialne in the case. for redemption on December 1, the strikers are loyal to the

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SUTCLIFE REACHES

4

3,000 RUNS.

Kent Beat Essex By Innings & 48.

ALL-INDIA-BEATEN.

London, To-day, ***Harbert Sutcliffe reached his 8,000 runs for the season during "The local dollar remains u ang-the match between hire and

11/8/8, after its rise.

It is in North Lancashire that

The question of terminating the so- Union. In Burnley, Nelson, called "Embargo" will then be re- Preston and Accrington very few viewed and a further statement operatives started work yester made British Wireless Service,

day.

China May Keep Boxer Indemnity

Shanghai, To-day Prior to his departure

of-Fina

The strike was called af noon. on Saturday, after the negotia tions between the operatives re presentatives and the employers had broken down. After three days of argument, it was dis covered that neither side would consider compromise.

This is a wage dispute. The employers are seeking to cut ally weavers earnings fra and at the same time nounced a reduction

that the

call a strik