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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1932.

MA CHAN-SHAN'S DARING

CE SÉLECTIONS

FOR TO-DAY

a new

The Thirteenth Extru Race Meet- ing to be held at Happy Valley this afternoón should produce racing of a very high order. The furf is in excellent condition, und, it will not be surprising if one or two records go by the board. Mr. Frost who is will mounted standa an exceptionally good chance, ol. annexing all three St. Legers and may well establish

pre- redent in the annals) of racing in the Colony, The Hong Kong St. Leger, the fourth rich on the pro- gramme, will be the big event of i the day. but the Fremantle St. Lager for Australian ponies will doubtless provide a more thrilling race and a mare open one. The Sub-Griffins St. Leger completes The trio of main events and a véry classy field has been entered.

The programme opens with the appearance of a bunch

DISSENTION IN THE CABINET.-At the Cabinet meeting,

at No. 10, Downing Street, to consider the Ottawa Legislation, three Cabinet Ministers handed in their resignations. Sir Her beri Samuel (the. Home Secretary), arriving. He resigned.

A POLICE POWERS

class ponies in the Shel-0 Handi- cap. For the winner.however, one looks no farther, than Mr. L. Dun- bar's Gleneagles, which will be

ridden by Mr. Frost, who will be the jockey to follow. Bag and Baggage looks a likely thing fór a place.

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Tout's Selections.

1ST RACE

Gleneagles

Sadko

Pride of Tsingtao

2ND RACE

The Giraffe

Polar Star Friar Tuck.

3RD RACE

- Lunar Star

Valorous Daylight Eve.

4TH - RACE

Liberty Bay Wild Life ~Navy Hall

5TH RACE

Valeta The Crook- Valley Hall

6TH RACE

Indiana

Món Talisman Wonderful Stag.

7TH RACE

Racing Boy

Chia Quan Cypres

STH RACE

Adam

King's Parade The Gadwall

Tax Sought

From Mah

Jongg

Y

EXTENDED.

New Regulations In Colony Force.

GAZETTE ANNOUNCEMENT.

Est. 1845

PRICE $3,00 Per Month.

The", FORT) Hall Mark

Superlative Product

of a

BIUNLOP

EXPLOITS IN DEFENDING MANCHURIA

DELEGATES TO

ROUND TABLE PARLEY NAMED

But Brains Selected For Discussions.

PERSONNEL ANNOUNCED.

(President),

CABINET STILL CONSIDERS DISARMAMENT PLAN.

Parliament Concerned With * Air Force Future.

London, To-day.

The Government's sarmament nolley is still under the careful zonsideration of members of the Cabinet. An important debate on disarmament will take place in the House of Commons next Thursday:

Great interest is boing display- od in the subject by members of Parliament and questions, parti- cularly with regard to aerial dis armament, have been tabled for next week. British Wireless Ser-

DOLLAR FIRM :

WHILE SILVER

GAINS GROUND

New York Stocks in

Upward Flurry,

STERLING HOLDS STEADY..・

A

SOUTH AMERICA

REDUCES MEAT

EXPORT TOTAL

Will Not Embarrass Britain In Dominions,

AN IMPORTANT TRADE!

London, To-day.

An agreement has been- reached between the British Government and the great meat exporting firmus in South America, under which the latter have undertaken voluntarily to reduce their exports of meat to this coun- try on the lines suggested at the Ottawa Conference.

By the Ottawa. Agreements, the British Government agreed to adopt a policy of having for its definite object the two-fold purpose of raising the price of

meat to a remunerative level andj of progressively increasing the the share of the Dominions in United Kingdom market. They undertook that effective steps would be taken to secure these results. *

The dollar remains unchanged The maximum quantities of ¡to-day at 1/4 1-8.

foreign meat to be allowed to be Silver prices gained a fraction, imported into the United King- spot silver rising from 18 to dem during each of the quarters 18 3/16, while forward silver also of the period between January.J, į gained 1/16 to 18 5/16. vệ t 1933, and June 30, 1934, express

York on Londoned as percentages of quantities The New

corresponding quarters cross rates quoted yesterday at in

G$3.2914 remains unchanged the twelve months ended June 30, at that price, while the New 1932, were accordingly decided, York on London rate which was upon. ¡quoted yesterday at £-G$3.2984 During the coming year and in dropped a further fraction, to the light of the experience gained,

-G$3.29%.

the British Government will con-

of

For

It is

In New York,, the Stock Mar-sider the best means of ensuring an A draft bill of an Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law re-

London, To-day.

ket was active, with a turn-over improved price situation and move; The list of the British dele-uf, 1,000,000 shares, and good orderly marketing of supplies. lating to the: establishment and re-

gates to the forthcoming Indian average gains. The action "indi- this purpose a world meat confer- gulation of the Police Force, is an-Round Table Conference has been cated rather strongly that the ence will be held next year. nounced in the Governinent. Gazette, announced- as comprising Pre-selling drive has absolutely fail to secure restriction to the Ottawa The amended Ordinance preserves mier MacDonald

led to dislodge any important levels of the amount of meat im- the power of arrest given to the Viscount Sankey. Sir Samuel stock and that the technical posi-ported, pending the formulation of police by Section 30A of the Sum- Hoare, Viscount Hailsham, Sirtion of the market has grown more permanent plan after con- mary Offences Ordinance, 1845, in John Simon, Lord Irwin, Mr. stronger during the past week, sultation with all the interests con- the case of certain offences against F. C. C. Davidson and Mr. and not weaker. A further trad-cerned, that the agreement with the South American exporters has been Isanitation.

R. A. Butler, as Government de-ing rally, is indicated which may Among the other changes in the legates, and Lord Winterton, take a definite form after next reached. British Wireless Service. Ordinance, is an amendment to give Lord Reading, and Lord Lothian, Tuesday," says E. A. Fierce and power to take the photograph, finger as non-Government delegates. prints, weight and measurements, of The Labour Party declined the Dow-Jones, averages were:, In- every person arrested, and also of invitation to nominate represen-dustrials, 3.25 up; rails, 1.75 up; convicted persons, with a provision tatives. Reuter. that all photographs etc., taken of

Personalities.

a person not previously convicted The Parliamentary delegation wil

who is acquitted, shall either be be constituted as follows:-Premier destroyed or returned to such por-MacDonald, President of the Con-

800.

Prison Silence.

ference, Viscount Sankey, who will

An additional offence is crented take the chair in the Prime Mini- of giving false evidence, to the later's absence, Sir Samuel Hoare, i palice.

Secretary for India, Viscount Hail- sham, Secretary for War, Sir John Simon, Foreign Secretary, Lord Taking the view that "a modern Irwin Ex-Viceroy of India and how prison cannot be run on the silent Minister for Education, Mr. F. C. C. system," sections dealing with the Davidson, who was Chairman of the offence of talking have been omit-Indian States Committee appointed ted in an Ordinance to consolidate by the last Round Table Conference, and award the lay relating to 32 Butler, inder-Secretary for Prisona.

India. At work, at exercise und in hos-

India and

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LANDSIDE FATALITY..

¡Co.

utilities, 1.07 up.

FAST STEAMER

MAY BE ARMED

BY CANTONESE

S.S. Venezia Reported Choice For Gunboat.

PURCHASE RUMOUR HEARD.

AVERAGE NOTE CIRCULATION.

$152,978,324 During October.

The average amount of bank notes: in circulation in Hong Kong during the month of October was certifed of at $152,978,324, $128,382;337 which was Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation issue. Char- tered Bank issue totaled $21,646,024 | and the Mercantile Bank of India, {Ltd., $2,949,963,

HEIGHT RECORD. — M!le. Maryse Hilz, the well-known French airwoman, claims to have broken the women's ulti- tude record by flying a big monoplane to a height of 10,000 metres (approximately 32,000 feet). In all, her fight lasted an hour and 25 minutes.

|EMPLOYMENT

:

CONDITIONS'

GENERAL MA'S

AMAZING WAR

ON JAPANESE

Personal Adventures Are Thrilling.

BOMBED IN A LAKE.

Amazing stories of the adventures of General Ma Chan-shan and his soldiers are told by Mr. Chiang Shou-shan, his representative, who' has come to Peiping from Heilung- kiang.

It is stated that General Ma on one occasion after the Nonni River battle hid himself in a pond over- grown with reeds while four Jo |panese aeroplanes bombed the stretch of water from overheat. Two bombs landed about 10 feet from where the General lay and he

IMPROVEMENT was injured in the face. Ma's sol-

New Figures Soon To Be Announced.

BRITAIN GRATIFIED.

London, To-day. During the first day's de- bate on the unemployment problem in the House of

Labour, Sir Henry Better-

Commons, the Minister for

ton; said he believed, it had been proved that the efforts of the state to stem the abnormal unemployment by expediting public works had failed, and that whatever

diers were at first well clothed but their uniforms were soon tôrg în the jungles; their leather boots fared worst and had to be discarded for those made of horse 'ski or pig skins.

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According to Mr. Citing even the Mohammedans among General Ma's soldiers had to use foot-wear made of pig-skins in such extremity. During the summer, the soldiers still wore winter uniform. Later, General Ma telegraphed to the yar- lous districts still under his control, asking for new-ngiferma, But he only got 150 Bils, though at the time he had still 40,000 men under him.

Mr. Chiang, who recently arriv- ed in Peiping after a long, and Ha-

usefulness they might have, zardous journey from Heilungklang,

had was how exhausted.

In the year preceding Sep- tember, 1931, the number of persons in employment de- creased by 1,000,000. Last year, however, the number in employment was practi- cally unchanged. There was no falling back and only in a minority of industries had the position deteriorated.

The new unemployment figures, to be published on Monday, would show an im- provement. As one-third of the unemployed are engaged in industries mainly affected, by world conditions, it was a matter of real satisfaction to the Government that the position had been largely maintained while conditions abroad had so seriously de- teriorated. -- British Wire-

less Service.

It is announced in the Government Gazette that Mr. J. H. B. Lee has The average apecle in reacrve for been appointed to be an assistant to the same month totalled $121,650,- the Secretary of Chinese Affairs.

Army Bares Attempt to Sell Secret

Maps of Fortifications in Hawaii

said at the outset of his talk that the activities of the Volunteers in the northeastern provinces repre- sented a spontaneous movement on the part of the Chinese people there. Japanese publicists had been telling the world that the Volunteers oper ating in Manchuria were nothing but bandits, but as a matter of fuet this was not true. The great wa jority of the Volunteers were ptd- sants who had been compelled to take armis by the adventures of Japanese militariate. There were also disbanded soldiers, but they should not be confused with ban- dits, the speaker said.

Fifty Battles,

Mr. Chiang estimated that the Volunteers had fought at least 60 battles side by side with the troops of General Ma Chan-shan against the Japanese in North Manchuria. Of these the most notable were the battles of Luchuantien and Patao- ho, in which General Ma narrowly escaped death.

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SHANGHAI SOCCER

TRIAL.

As Disappointing As. Hong Kong

POSSIBLE COMBINATION.

(From Our Own Correspondent).", "000,

Canton, To-day. The former Channel steamer, 9.8. Venezia, now, operating on The non-Government delegates are the Hong Kong-Macno run, is pital, the prisoners talk and to Earl Peel, formerly Secretary for reported to be the object of an prevent them communicating with India, Earl Winterton, former offer by the Canton Government each other is impossible. Talking Under-Secretary for India, the Mar- and the rumour of her sale is in reason is not objected to by the quess of Reading, former Viceroy, heard in well-informed circles.

Honolulu, T. H. Nov. 1. foreign powers had tried to pur- Prison administration, and exces Marquesa of Lothian, until recently

Honolulu was filled with rumours chase the documents from army sive talking ean be dealt with under Under-Secretary for

There is some doubt, however, the rules.

as to who the actual purchaser of of "spy plots" as army authorities men.

Army authorities indicated these Chairman of the Indian Statutory this craft may be. Some believe today revealed the discovery of an

The first Shanghai Interport The section

regarding the Commission.-British Wireless Ser-General Cham Chal-tong is bidding alleged plan to sell valuable secret reports were incorrect, but declined

soccer trial, held on October 30, The Canton Government's ban on separate confinement of prisoners, vice

for the ship.

It is believed he maps of the fortifications of Hawait to explain. mahjongg, recently enforced, is except in approved cells, has been

wishes to turn her into a river to foreign countries, including Bri- Meanwhile it was learned that an proved almost as disappointing as omitted as unnecessary, as. In the anid to be an outgrowth of agitation new prison the cells will be of uni-

under-cover man who contacted the the recent Hong Kong match. gunboat. The offered price is tain and Japan.

two enlisted men, pretended to re- Y. Y. Chow's team surprisingly to have the game made illegal ex-form size, and with the exception of

Army intelligence men staged a said to be between $300,000 and cept in such places as it would be

raid last night at a bungalow in the present a supposed British agent. beat S. V. Gash's XI. by 5 goals ||$400,000..

The trio was supposed to get to 2. before 6,000. spectators at the one or two cella in Victoria, Gool,

Canidrome, possible to tux. Mah Jongg in the which are larger than the average A fall of carth occurred on the Negotiations are being con- Waikiki district, where it was re-

$150,000 for the plans, hillside, at Old Kowloon Tong yes-ducted in secret, the reports under way to dispose of plane of,100 marked bills as evidence of able Shanghai line-up will ba home, it was urged, should be

ported that negotiations were The under-cover män brought From all Indications-the-prob- and are invariably used to ac- abolished, but might well be en commodate three or more prisoners; terday, resulting in the death of a state. couraged in restaurants, upon which

The rumour is lent strength inestimable value.

good faith. When he offered them Y., Y. Chow; L. F. Stoker and... · a tax might be levied and the in-the cells are all much of the aume Chinese male, Cheung Sui, 35, em-

ployed as a stone breaker,

by the fact that most of the Can- Major General BriantTM H. Wells to the soldiers other intelligence Voong; Westwood, Gash and come of the Government swelled.

The body was A provision to section 10 of the

removed to the ton riverboats are disabled and issued a brief statement, but de- men swooped down on the bungalow Hurry: Keats, C. Chon, Lawton,

the fleet is not sufficient to pre-clined to give details, saying: and arrested the two soldiers; Darkie Chen and Van. Opium Ordinance, making it clear Kowloon Mortuary. that the power to appoint suitable

serve the safety of the adjacent "Two soldiers are under arrest It was learned that they hopud- persons to sell prepared oplum is to Mr. J. C. Fitzhenry, Acting waters.

at Fort Shafter in connection with later to dispose of the mops to Ja- of the Fire It is announced in. the Govern- bo exercised anly where, local cir Superintendent

Yesterday, it is learned, the removal of confidential docu- pan and other countries.

Drafting equipment was found in ment Gazette that the names of cumstances make the establishment Brigade, has reported to the Police Messrs. Chang Tin Po and So ments from army files without the

the bungalow, which was for the Messrs. Hin Iu-tsang, Han Shing of Government. oplura shops difficult, the loss of a gold wrist watch, valu- King went to Hong Kong to ne permission of army authorities." wan and Sik Loung-kwong have is included in the Ordinance to ed at $80, from hits bedroom at the gotiate the purchase of naval News of the arrests set in circula-purpose of copying the plans selected. The team will leave for been added to the Dental Register. amend the Opium, Ordinance, Fire Station Building.

arms and equipment.

DENTISTS REGISTERED.

Bize.

J

tion reports that representatives of U. P.

The Anal Hong Kông trial will: be staged on Tuesday when the Selectors hope to be able to fill the last eight places, Howe, Rodger and Strange häving already been

Shanghai on November 22.