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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1932.

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PRESIDENT HOOVER RECOVERS AS AMERICAN CAMPAIGN CLOSES

NEW PROPOSALS WILL PROTECT LABOURING MAN

Social Legislation. In Preparation.

COMMISSION'S REPORT.

London, To-day.

The final report of the Unemploy- ment Insurance Commission, which is expected to form the basis of Parliamentary Legislation in the Session which begins on November The 22, was issued last night. Chairman, Judge Holman Gregory, and four members, signed the main report and there is a minority.re- port signed by two other members,

ANOTHER BLOW TO IRISH

EXPORT TRADE,

Britain Doubles Duties.On Livestock, Raises Others.

London, To-day. From November 9, the Irish Free State live animals exported to Britain will pay a 40 per cent. duty instead of 20 per cent. ira- posed in July and dairy produce, bacon, pork, poultry and game

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pay 30 per cent. duties. The announcement comes on the heels of the Dublin declaration thist farmi produce exporters would be neslated to beat British duties by a bonus from the Gov- ernment.-Reuter.

SPECIAL COURT

but the recommendations of the TREATY EXPIRES NEXT APRIL 1

Commission on many points are un- animopa.,

The main proposals are, briefly, a dual system of insurance and re-

lief. An insured worker who has paid the minimum number of con- tributions will be entitled to a fixed) payment for a limited time without enquiry into his needs.

Workers who are not insured, in- cluding those over the income limit

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remedy

REPUBLICAN RALLY

IN MID-WEST

ROOSEVELT FAVOURITE AS POLLS OPEN TO-DAY

PROHIBITION ISSUE DOMINANT

S. AUSTRALIA

PUSHES SCORE

TO 175 FOR 6 English Bowling Too Good For Batsmen.

VICTORY PRACTICALLY CERTAIN.

Adelaide, To-day. South Australia are in danger of an inning's defeat in their follow on against the M.C.C., as with only four wickets in hand. they require another 170 runs

Unless their tail wags, defeat is imminent.

ALL BUSINESS HOUSES WERE CLOSED AND WORK WAS AT A STANDSTILL TO-DAY THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AS AMERICANS WENT TO THE POLLS TO SELECT

South Australia advanced their THEIR-PRESIDENT FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. THE over-night score of 102 for 2. to CAMPAIGNING CLOSED LAST NIGHT WITH THE USUAL WILD 176 by lunch to-day, but in do- PROMISES AND DECLARATIONS BY THE CANDIDATES TO Ing so lost four more valuable

wickets. The score now reads

THE ACCOMPANIMENT OF THE CUSTOMARY TUMULTUOUS 175 for 6. SCENES.

Republicans staged a more spectacular final rally as the Demo- crats played for caution and a swing towards President Hoover was indicated. Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt remains the strong favourite, however, and it appears that the White House will be oc- cupied by the first Democratic President since 1920,

The election has been fought|

ELECTION RESULTS:

Full scores are as followA ¡—— M.C.C.: 634 for 9 deo. (Sutcliffe

154, Leyland 127, Nawab of Pataadi 0, D. R. Jardine 108 not out, R. E. S. Wyatt 61; Larwood 81, C. V: Grim- mett 4 for 176, M. G. Walte 2 for 108).

South Australia: 290 (K. Nitsche 69, V. Y. Richardson 194, F. R. Brown 4 for 81, Verity 9 for 45).

-Reater.

But Cable Service Silent An N.Y. Stocks

Nation Casti Votes,

Government Questioned As To Plans.

REFORMS ARE URGED.

London, To-day. Replying to Sir John Wardlaw- of £250 per annum, and Insured Milne regarding the revision of workers who have exhausted their the agreement in Shanghai res- Insurance rights, will be relieved pecting the Special District Court, according to their needs under a re- Sir John Simon said no notice had on economic and financial grounds, AMERICANS WATCHING FOR lief service administered by the been given to terminate the agree-the Democrats possessing a de- local authorities and supervised by ment. The matter was discussed cided advantage in that they were the Minister of Labour.

in the House of Commons yester- able to criticise past Republican Retention is recommended of the day.

administration. Proper measures κα Unemployment Insurance Spheme

Prohibition-remans' a dominat- substantially on the lines or that existing abuses were under con-1 present in force, as First line of sideration and had been discussed ing factor and millions of voters defence for the great majority of by the British Charge d'Affaires will support Governor Roosevelt unemployed," and it is made clear and the Chinese authorities, he for the sole purpose of accom- that such a scheme, together with added.

plishing another step towards the Sir John Wardlaw-Milne said it repeal of the 19th amendment. the unemployment assistance scheme which they propose, should be link was desirable to give notice "if ed up with arrangements for the we are to get real reforms," and training and 'the occupation of un-suggested if notice were given the Government should endeavour to employed.

The Ministry of Labour should be make sure the Municipal Council generally 'responsible for the

in Shanghai was fully consulted trol and development of the new ssr regarding the necessary changes vice for maintaining through em.and that it be represented if necca- ployment exchanges, contact between sary, on any body established to

consider them. persons affected by the service and opportunities of employment and

сод-

Sir John Simon said he would for ensuring that the test of needs like time to consider the sugges-

is administered in accordance with uniform principles throughout the country. Some variations between the areas may be desirable.by ron- son of the differences in the cost of

¡tion.

The agreement in the matter of the Special Court expires in April,} 1939.-Router.

living, cost of transport to work! SIR HOWARD KELLY

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and other local circumstances, but they should be limited. The main cost of the new service should be borne by the Exchequer, but the local authorities should contribute a share, as they must have a financial interest in their decisions.

Principles for "the guidance local authorities in making granta (Continued on 'Page 19)

COUNCIL MEETING ON THURSDAY.

Routine Business On Agenda,

LEAVES S'HAL.

Bound For Colony On

H.M.S. Kent,

H.M.S. Kent, carrying the flag of Sir William Archibald Howard Kelly, K.C.B., C.M.G., M.V.O., and

President Hoover.

While it is expected that Gov-

The small colony of American citizens here, supplemented by the force of the U.S.'. Asiatic Fleet now in port, a large Colony in Shanghai, and several thou- sands of Americans in the Philip pines, none of whom have a vote, are awaiting with the keenest in terest for the results of the elec tion.

...They are not the only ones who are interested, The Ameri- enn nation is voting on the pro- hibition issue and the outcome is watched by the world.

Reuter's News Service has fail- ed to send any, word of the elec tion to-day.

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Gain Slightly

Turn-Over Of 1,600,000

Shares Yesterday.

HALL, HITLER—The youngest "Hitlerite" salutes his chief.

JAPAN'S CONSUL

BEATEN BY MEN OF GUARD FORCE

Su Ping-wen's Troops Turn On Government.

WOMEN, CHILDREN FLEE.⠀

Tokyo, To-day,

RESCUE SHIP

WINS PRAISE OF

PASSENGERS

President Madison's Splendid Work.

SEAMAN SWIMS ASHORE.

The heroism of men of the President Madison and of the skill of her skipper in rescuing the three survivors of the 8.6. Nevada, which was wrecked in the north Pacific, is told in á letter signed by every passenger of the President liner. The fet- ter is sent to the American-Mall Line, Seattle.

"We, the undersigned, who comprise the entire list of first and special class passengers of the 8.8. President Madison, who were aboard on the occasion when this vessel effected a rescue of the survivors of the wrecked freighter Nevada, of the State Steamship Company, on Septem- [ber 29, 1982, at Amatigriak Island, one of the Aleutian Group, wish to take this opportunity to express our unanimous view that the rescue was affected under such difficult and dangerous cir. cumstances that the fent does great credit to the master, the officers and the men of the 8.3. President Madison. We regard the exploit as extraordinary, and desire that these men should know our feelings of appreciation

for the acts of skilled seaman-

ship exceptional leveiss not, have been accomplished.

withou, which this rescue could

These ~ circumstances, have left pect and confidence for the with us a deep impression of res

master, the officers and men, of this passenger steamship.

The rescue

The market was brisk in New York, and business yesterday was average, above 1,600,000 shares

> ""We wish here to draw attention changing hands. The market be-

to those circumstances which, la: haved well, and it seems that a con-

bur opinion, mark this feat as ca- dition is developing where favour- able news of any kind will be em- How the Japanese Consul at pecially meritorious. phasised and unfavourable news Manchuli, M. Yamasaki, was of the survivors of the freighter minimised states Mesers. 8. A. beaten by Su Ping-wen's troops Nevada was only made possible by Pierce end Company's report when they took over the city, the skill in seamanship exhibited by The Dow Jones Averages for in-was graphically told by re Captain R. J. Healy, Master of the President Madison. After fortunes in New York city as adustrials, ralls and utilitles show an fugees to the special correspon-B campaigner.

upward trend, industrials rising dent of the Tokyo Nichi-Nichi at intercepting the distress signal of the Nevada which gave the unfor- The tone of their remarks stress-2.17 to 64.68, while rails advanced Matzevskaya. kama

On the morning of September tunate freighter's bearings, the ed the fast that the Republican ad- 1.13 to 28.04. Utilities, quoted at

27, when Su Ping-wen's railway only wireless message received from ministration. had proved safe in the 27.67, show a rise of .57. - present period of economic struggle To-day, being Presidential elec guards turned against the Man-that ship, Captain Healy, remaining which has left much of the world in tion day, the New York Stock Exchukuo, M. Yamasaki was sum-on the bridge for thirty-six hours, a chaotic state.

change will be closed, and orders re-moned to the headquarters of the steered a course remarkably direct In his California broadcast, which ceived to-day will be executed to local ceramander. There he was to Amatignak Island, navigating was carried across the country on morrow. telephone wires and released from Pacific Coast stations, Hoover de fended the protective tariff.

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Commander-in-Chief of the China ernor Roosevelt will win a big GOLD'S RETURN

Fleet, left Shanghai yesterday and

majority of the electoral States

is due to arrive here on Thursday, there is much speculation on the November 10,

H.M.S. Devonshire, which is out on exercises, is due back in port Thursday night or Friday, morning at the latest.

At the Legislative Council STOP

PRESS

SOUTH AUSTRALIA DEFEATED.

M.C.C. Win By Innings and 128 Runs.

meeting on Thursday, the At- torney General will move that the rules dated October 15, 1932, made by the Chief Justice under scotion 114 of the Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1982, be approved, also that the scale of fees and percentages dated October 15, 1932, prescribed by the Chief

Adelaide, To-day. ⠀ Justice under section 115 of the The M.C.C. to-day defeat- Bankruptcy Ordinances,-1981,-be-ed-South Australia by an approved

to

The Attorney General will also move the First Reading of (a) a Bill to amend the Opium Ordin- ance, 1982; (b) a Bill to consolid-: ate and amend the law relating to the catablishment and regula tion of the Police Force and (c) | a Bill consolidate and amend the law relating to Prisons, last-L: ly, the Attorney General will move. the Second Roading of a Bill to consolidate and amend the law relating to Companies

innings and 128 runs,

South Australia scored 216 in their "follow-on, of which Catchlove scored 65, in 200 minutes.ATE

Catchlove's innings includ. ed three boundaries..

effect of President. Hoover's last minuts appeal to the disgruntled farmers of the mid-west.

Final Drive.

Washington, Nov. 2. While Democratic leaders wero beginning to relax their drive, con- | fident they already have the Novem- ber 8 election in the bag, the Republican party machine had full steam up to dry from one end of the country to the other in as concen- trated a drive for the re-election of a President as the nation has ever seen.

AWAITS WORLD

TRADE REVIVAL

Britain And Japan Firmly Agreed.

CONFERENCE DISCUSSION.

Geneva, To-day.

British Stocks Fall

Londen, To-day.

maltreated by the soldiers, who his ship to within a distance from kicked him, knocked off his which observations could be made

(Continued on Page 4) glasses and Injured his right.eye.

The Stock Exchange closed with They later detained him at the British socks the worst points of Japanese Consulate. the day War Loan Asaented being Sixty-seven women and fifty- three-quarters lower at 99, and the four children are now at now Conversion Loan, after chang-Matzevskaya, whence they fed] ng hands freely, at. % discount from. Manchuli through the good

British Wireless Servico.

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WIRELESS SERVICE FOR EMPIRE.

Two-Hour Programmes From Daventry.

London, To-day..

The attitude of Great The British Broadcasting Cor- Britain with regard to the gold-poration has now completed ar. standard is the dominating issue before the monetary side of the world conference on exports, which is being held an Realizing the uncertainty of his preparatory to E World Econo- own state, President Herbert-Hoo-mic Conference. ver reached-out across the continent.

is the radio and addressed the peo- plo of California in a broadcast put on the air only, in that state. His message dealt with tariff matters primarily affecting California.

Vice President Charles Curtis and Dr. Kay Lyman Wilbur, secratary of Verity was the most suc the Interior, ware in the Rocky cessful M.C.C...bowler, claim. Mountain states campaigning.. Ing five wickets for 42 runs, ** Silmson Stumping, }/ while Bowes and FR Secretary of State Henry L. Stim Brown captured two wicketsson was in Dayton stumping for his each for 57 and 66 runs res- pectively, Reuter.

chief, while Secretary of the Trea- sart Ogden Mills was trying his

Yesterday the British dele- gates most firmly Insisted that recovery of price levels and the freer flow of trade and capital must precede any ac tion that may eventually be contemplated in respect of gold standard readjustments: It was noteworthy that Japan's delegate, Mr. T. Sushima sup. delegat the British views, add

offices of the Soviet authorities,

Reuter..*..

MORE MEN WORK IN BRITAIN.

Employment Figures Are Encouraging

CONSERVATIVES ANXIOUS FOR

AGRICULTURE

Unemployment Issue In Parliament.

MR. MCDONALD'S PLAN.

London, To-day. Agriculture, like other in- dustries, must use the tariffs to work out its own salvä tion, declared Prémler Mac- Donald in the House of Commons debate on un- employment yesterday. The Government, he said, Intends to increase the efficiency of. British work and open new markets.

London, To-day. A substantial diminution in the rangements for a scheme for Bup-number of unemployed was shown plying all parts of the British Em-in returns issued last night by the pire with wireless service from Ministry of Labour stating that on December 19. At the October 24 there were approxi- On the short wave length from mately 9,397,000 Insured persons, Daventry, two hour programmes aged from 16 to 64 in employment will be transmitted at the follow-in_Great Britainiai ing times wifi in This was 246,000 more than in Subsequent speakers showed

Australian Zone 9.80 to 11.80 the month before but 51,000 less incipient revolt among the Con- ·-

than the year before. Of the In-servatives who urged preferen Indian Zone” 2.80 to 4.80 p.m. crease since September 26 in the tial treatment of agriculture. › African Zone 6 to 8 pm. numbers of insured persons in Mr. Lloyd George, advocating a West African Zone: 8.80 to 10.30 employment, approximately half is small, holdings scheme, said not

of

Canadian Zone 1'to B am."

due to the resumption of work one per cent of the labourers in upon termination of the dispute in Britain owned any fand. He de One innovation is the provision the manufacturing section of the clared £200,000,000 would suf- a list of the programmes record: Cotton Industry resister on for the present system fich a scheme of small hold- on gramophone disca for trans Unemployed on the register mission from local stations October 24 numbered 111,000-leas ofidales would require £400,000,- throughout the Empire-British than in the month previously — 000,~-

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ing that a return to the golded standard must also be govern ed by national domestic cond!- ditions.—Reuter.

Wireless Service:

British Wireless Service.