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HOOVER DECLINES TO

HIGH OFFICERS

INDICTED BY

NANTAO COURT|

·China Merchants S.N. Co.

Case Proceeds.

BIG BANK DEPOSITS.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, To-day.

A sensation was created here when the Nantao Court announced the indict- ment of Marquis 1 and Chen Fu-mu, deposed man- ager and superintendent res pectively of the China Mer- Navigation chants Steam Co., held on charges arising out of agreements with the China Realty Company.

Five local Chinese banks. allegedly have received de- posits of 700,000 tnels from Chen, equivalent to the sum paid for sunctioning the agreements.

Chen also is alleged to have deposited money under several fictitious names.

The court charges both men with unfaithfulness in the execution of their duties and infringement of Chinese navigation rights.

Marquis Li is still in hos- pital awaiting the trial. Chen's movements so far are a mystery.

WETS CONTINUE EFFORTS FOR

MODIFICATION

Bill To Legalize 2.75 Per

Cent. Beer.

BUSY IN SENATE.

·

TAKE

FURTHER ACTION ON

The Great Unemployed Demonstration at Trafalgar Square.-Serious disorder was again caused by the hooligan element amongst the crowd of nearly 15,000 people at the "hunger- march" rally in Trafalgar Square. A large force of foot and mounted police restored order after several arrests had been made.-(S. & G.)

VIVID STORY

OF CABARET

FIGHT TOLD

European Knocked Unconscious,

GIRL WIELDS TEA-POT.

≈ TOTALISATOR

STERLING STRENGTHENS. IN ALL CENTRES.

Favourable Movement After Debt Payment.

London, To-day. Sterling strengthened yesterday on all centres.. "The New York' rate closed at $3.30% is compared A full and authentic account with $3.28% on Thursday night. of the brawl at the Majestic City comment attributes the con- Dancing Academy on Thursday tinued favourable movement to the night was revealed to a "China influence of yesterday's payment Mail" reporter yesterday by one and the indication that no im-

who took an active part in the mediate increase in Aduciary issue proceedings. He describes the is intended or will be necessary. whole, affair as a deliberate at-There was considerable buying on tempt to bring the Academy into French demand.-British Wireless disrepute by a gang of young Service. Chinese.

Describing the events of the

night, our informant said that he arrived, together with

Europeano, et about 9. toothed Press

took a seat just inside the door. They had scarcely seated them- selves when they noticed that

the dancers were stopping and Washington-Undismayed by the looking through the doorway. defeat of the repeal resolution, in

He himself went to see what was the House, "Wets" in congrees are happening, and saw a crowd of continuing their efforts for modi- about 30 Chinese youths collected fication and repeal of prohibition. inside the lobby, having an heated Congress James W. Collier of conversation with the assistant Mississippi announced that he manager and a Filipino clerk.

4

Praises

PAUL BONCOUR

DUNLOP

is the

SAFEST TYRE

DEBT ISSUE

·TRIES TO FORM REPORTS INSIST NOULENS MAY

́ ́A GOVERNMENT

Radical Reports His..

Failure.

·M. HERRIOT ADAMANT.

Paris, To-day.

M. Chautemps, the Radical ex-minister informed the Pre- aldent that he was unable to form a cabinet.

M. Herrlot, recently resigned, adamantly refuses to accept the portfollo of Foreign

·Affairs.

M. Paul Boncour, minister in the

BE SET FREE.

Course Suggested Following Diplomatic · Understanding.

[From Our Own Correspondent.)

Shanghai, To-day. Persistent

rumours that Mr. and Mrs. Noul-ns, convicted Com- munists, may be released follow. in the resumption of Aino-Soviet relations, are mentioned in a re- „port,circulated her the oldest "mor- quito newsanna hora. But the report is neither officially affirm ed nor denied.

Influential Chinese of Nanking and Shanghai are agitating for the release of the prisoners.

Herriot Government, was called by Europeans In

the President when M. Chautampa reported fallure and was closeted |with him for some time.

After the meeting M." Boncour an-} nounced that he had accepted not

UNLAWFUL ON

DOG TRACKS the task of forming a cabinet bat

“Tote Clubs” Likely To

Be Closed,

COURT'S LEGAL RULING.

London, To-day Considerable interest-nha- been aroused by a judgment of the Lord Chief Justice in the King's Bench Court yes terday. The effect oftwhich is to render illegal the fuse of the totalisator on gravhund. racing tracks in which ap proximately £3,000,000 has been invested in recent years, and which are patronised by a huge public..

of exploring the ground with a view to forming a cabinet.

After making this nice distinc- tion, M. Boncour's first step was to consult M. Herriot.

MR. BARROW

APPOINTED

Dire Want

Tragic Situation In

Shanghai.

(From Our Own Correspondent).

Shanghai, To-day.

The growing unemploy ment among foreigners in Shanghai, was #lustrated by the Russian, Vladimir, for mer member of the Imperial Bodyguard, attempting to committee suicide by jump-

MAGISTRATE ing into the river opposite the

Gazette Announces

Promotions.

SUPREME COURT VACATION.

The Hong Kong Government

Gazette dated December 18 states that His Excellency the Governor Shares of greyhound racing has been pleased to appoint Mr. companies, the present value of John Barrow to be a Police Magis

Chancellor which is estimated at about trate, in addition to his other

Herr Von Schleicher's Conciliatory Policy.

Berlin, To-day. General Von Schleicher's broad- cast yesterday has had good com ments from the press on the whole, only Nazi and Communist journals denouncing it.

£10,000,000, were marked down duties."

French Consulate.

He was rescued by sam pan men and he told police he was unable to face the res- podsibility of supporting his wife and daughter. SMITH'S FLIGHT TO CAPE A FAILURE

South African Airman

Crashes Unhurt.

AMY STILL DELAYED.

London, To-day. Mr. Victor Smith the South African airman, who set out from Croydon on Thursday on a flight to the Cape, met with a yesterday. serious mishap near Saint Malo

TANGLE LEFT

TO DEMOCRAT

GOVERNMENT

No Time To Act Now, President Explains.

CONGRESS VIEWS UNCHANGED.

Washing, To-day.

President Herbert Hoover will not take any steps to facilitate the discussion of the war debt issue, as Great Britain has requested...

By way of explanation, the President declared that he felt no need for immediate action, according to a state- ment made by a responsible official.

This statement of policy came following: an all-day conference between President Hoover, Secre tary of the Treasury, Ogden Mills and Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson."

President Hoover,

The President said he felt it would be "futile to review the debt situation without the approval of Congress, whose temper was still the same as it was before the crea tion of the Debt Commission..

The fact that December 15 had been passed had removed any reasonar excuse for Im- mediate action, he thought. In could be accomplished by his any event, there was little that administration" before the change of Government on March 4.

on the Stock Exchange yester-

The following Assistant Super- day afternoon. The decision will intendents of Police have been Frobably also affect the "Tote gazetted as official Justices of the Clubs," the number of which has Peace for the Colony of Hong been increasing rapidly in recent Kong Mr. Alfred Reginald Soy the whole of England. months and may reach 1,000 in mour Major, Mr. Walter Philip Thompson and Mr. Kenneth An- Judgment in this case is final, drew Bidmead. but newspapers forecast that the would introduce a modification bill;

Advised, To Retire.

matter will be taken to the House ing Mr. Rene Joseph Francois The King's Exequatur, empower- The assistant manager advised to permit beer of an alcoholic con-

of Lords on another case now in Laurent Ohl to act as Vice-Consul tent of 2.75 per cent; by weight, him to sit down, which he did after

Papers of the right and centre the Chancery Court.

When at a low altitude his ma- and naturally fermented wines.. telling his two companions the rea- find the Chancellor exceedingly con-

for the Argentine in Hong Kong chine failed and he jumped from The Commissioner of Pelice is has received His Majesty's signa- the machine with a parachute. He Meanwhile wets were also at son for the stir.

cillatory in his statement of policy understood to be considering the tare. work in the Senate. The Senate, The arguement grew more heated, which will tend to ease still further position arising from the judg- Xmas Vacation

landed safely'but the plane was voted to refer a resubmission and he again made his way to where the political situation.

ment in association with the The offices of the Supreme Court Service.

badly damaged. British Wreless amondment drafted by Senator the assistant manager was stand-

General Von Schleicher is in Home Secretary. It is consider-will be open daily from 10 a.m. to Carter Glass to the Senate Judi ing. He was again advised to keep virtually the same position in which ed probable that steps will be 1 p.m. during the Christmas vaca clary Committee.

out of the scene, and several of the

London, To-day. Senator Milliard E. Tydings of Chinese youth gave the same ad the former Chancellor von Papen taken to close down the "Tote tion (which commences on Decem Miss Amy Johnson (Mrs. J. A wait until that state function is ac Maryland also proposed an amend vice. Turning to go back to his found himself in the Reichstag Clubs immediately.

ber 24 and terminates on January Mollison), who has been held up on ment to legallse light wines, and seat, he felt a blow on the back of without a majority to support him:"

Greyhound race meetings are 1, both days inclusive) except on her return Bight from the Cape for complished before it can discuss the The Nazis might have formed the the head. He turned but could not Speaker-of-the-House, Mr. John identify the man responsible, and, nucleus of a cabinet had Herr Hitler being held several places, every public and general holidays when two days at Bent Ounif by bad vital question of war debts... N. Garner, blamed the "lame duck bearing in mind the assistant man accepted the nomination for chan-ments of managers, the totalisa- and on Saturdays, when they will;

beer.

A Second Blow,

night and according to state-the offices will be entirely closed, cellor, but he declined it, because fore will be in use.

on which Wireless Service.

'conditions of the it was offered. It was his refusal

DOLLAR REMAINS

votes" for the failure of his un-ager's warning, he walked on. qualified prohibition repeal amend. ment to pass the house by the He was struck again. necessary two-thirds majority.. Turning sharply, he caught the which caused reports of a serious

He said he was satisfied his aggressor in the act of retiring, and breach in the party-Renter. course in forcing an immediate de-with a swift blow, knocked him? cision on repeal had been for the down. "He was immediately seized best and he would do the same by several Chinese, who tried to thing over again." de

Mitchell Urges Action at Once,

Washington. Attorney General William D. Mitchell exhorted congress to change the national prohibition laws at once, if it is going to change them at all.

(Continued on Page 19.) FOUR KILLED IN DERAILMENT.

Twelve Injured In French Mishap.

Continued on Page b.)

NEW YORK MARKET LISTLESS.

Small Business Done Yesterday.

UNCHANGED.

Silver Declines As Sterling Improves.

Amy at Oran,

weather, reached Oran yesterday and hopes to start for Croydon this British be open from 10 am to noon. morning British Wireless Service.

BOMB PLOT IN BUENOS AIRES,

Buenos Aires, To-day.

· More than 1,000 bombs were dis covered in the home of a support fer of the former President Irigoyen, following an explosion there. IMAG

There were 16 arrests, and police The local dollar remained un-have bared what they believe to be changed this morning, opening at a plot for wholesale bombing in |1/87. FEBRNY

the city Reuter.. Silver declined, the forward The New York Stock Market is price standing at 17 this morning still within the narrow trading as against 17-1/16 yesterday, while ringe, according to Messrs. E. A spot silver showed a drop of Pierce and Company, whose report on yesterday's price, opening to states: "All the market did yesterday at 17.

"New York, To-day.

A notification in the Government Gazette states that unless The Hong Kong Public Billiard Saloon,

President-elect Roosevelt will take- over the reigns of Government in

March... So far as the United. States is concerned, the world must

Both Great Britain and France urged America to consider the necessity for Immediate discussion of the war debt situation with a view to assisting world recovery from trada despondency and general

Ltd., shows cause to the contrary STOP PRESS economic disruption. Great Britain

it will be struck off the Register.

KING'S NIECE ILL WITH FEVER.

London, To-day.

The attack of paratyphoid fever from which it is announced the King's niece, Lady Maud Carnegie, has been suffering for some days, is following the usual course and her progress is regarded as satisfactory.

British Wireless Service.

Republican's Win Leaves

Senate Lines Unchanged

Washington

day was to give additional evidence The London on New York cross that it is still in a narrow trading rate opened this morning at

Karl Schuyler, Republican, took Perpignan, To-day

range

Probably something more £-G88.80% with the New York on,

the oath today as Senator from Four persons were instantly kill than is now evident will be neces- London rate at G88.30

Colorado succeeding Walter Walk: ed and 18 others were gravely in- sary to push it out on either side.

who served by Jap fured when a local train was de-Industrials, rails, utilities and

alight downward. It is learned that an increase of pointment for the first two days of railed near here yesterday bonds showed

being mest mark 20 cents will be made in Third Class the session. The cause of the accident is not trend, the decli

WDS Fed In Industi

which declined fares on the Canton Kowloon Rall

was appointed early Way The off rate of $1.40 will in the fall by Governor William H. The injured were rushed to this fro més.16 to 6 city historic resting place of Business done was small, only 10 cenne on January 1, 1988, when $1.60 Adams, a Democrat, to succeed Be

marce changing

PRenters will be charged.

nator Charles W. Waterman, Repu Reuter kings and culture,

blican, upon the latter's death. Las ter it was decided the place had to be filled at the November election and Schuyler won by a small mar- ginboth

With Senator Schuyler present the political line-up until March 4 remains the same as at the earlfer session of the Senate, 48 Republi cans, 47 Democrats and one Farmer- Labour, the House being Democra to by a half dozen votes.

REVOLT NIPPED

Ex-Presidents Arrested.

Buenos Aires, To-day Ex-Presidenta Irigoyen: and: Alvodr have been arrested and will be deported. The Cabinet decided to take these energe tie measures to maintain order. and ask Congress to proclaimi a state of alege..

Police have been ordered to search the headquästers of the Radical Partynd to suspend the newspaper Tribunalibre; tai * Besides the bomb depot found in the house of porter of Irigoyen depot of arms was discover In any other house: There Apda are believed

spread polit

and, France, alive to the need for quick remedial action, especially in Europe, have spoken in very post- tive ferms to Washington,

With the war debta problem still unsettled, the fate of the Lausanne- Pact cannot be known for Rome time-Reuter.

TECHNICAL SCHOOL FOR THE POOR.

Construction Starts In January

に

January, 1988 will see the com- mencment of the erection of Va Technical Institute for the Colony's poor children.

The Hong Kong Government has made a grant of the sito of the old Tai Shing Paper Factory to the Technical Institution, and already the fum necessary for the erection, of a Technical Institute has been collected.

Fave already, been drafted struction will commence