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THE OLDEST - ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST

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Tel. 27778.

No. 28,382

HONG KONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1933.

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GENTLEMEN'S HIGH GRADE.

OUTFITTING

AT HOME PRICES

BERNARDS OF HARWICH

CHATER ROAD,

HONG KONG

MOUNT EVEREST CONQUERED BY HOUSTON FLIGHT EXPEDITION

3 JAPANESE

WARSHIPS ENTER

CHINWANGTAO

British Military Observer Despatched.

INTERNATIONAL SITUATION

CAUSED

Peking, To-day.

According to an official communi- que, General Ho Cha-kun reports that yesterday two Japanese war- ships and one aircraft carrier un- chored at Chinwangtao.

Air Commodore P. F. M. Fellowes, the leader of the ex- *pedition.

It is learned that a British mili- STEAMBOAT CO.'S

POOR YEAR

tary observer has been despatched

the latest Japanese operations in the Shibmenchai region.

to Chinwangtao in connexion with $129,698 Profit Absorbed

By Expenses.

$68,648 DEBIT CARRIED FORWARD

If these operations extend and the Chinwangtao area is involved, international complications may en-

A profit on the year's working. sue in view of the extensive foreign of $129,698.34, was reported at interests in that area.-Reuter.

the annual meeting of shareholders of the Hong Kong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company, held this morning, but even when added to a credit of $43,050.84; this sum is insufficient to cover the cost of

NANCHANG

OFFICERS NOT BADLY TREATED

- Pirates Refrain From repairs, and other expenses

Binding Captives

A debit of $68,648:16 was car- ried forward to the new account..

LOCATION NOT DIVULGED BY The chairman, Sir Robert

RELEASED ENGINEER

Newchwang, To-day.

Ho Tung, said: "The pro- fit on working for the year under review, including income from investments, renta and transfer Mr. F. L. Pears, third engineer fees, amounts to $120,698.34 the credit of of the "Nanchang," who was allow-which, with

|$43,050.84 brought forward from total of

0

SUCCESSFUL FIRST ATTEMPT

BRITISH PILOTS ASCEND LOFTIEST PEAK

PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN FROM TWO 'PLANES DURING 3%1⁄2 - HOURS FLIGHT

PURNEA TO-DAY,

MOUNT EVEREST, THE WORLD'S HIGHEST MOUNTAIN, WAS YESTERDAY CONQUERED FROM THE AIR, WHEN THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSTON EXPEDITION FLEW OVER.

CHINES THE PILOTS WERE IN THE AIR FOR 3 HOURS.

THE 29,141 FEET HIGH PEAR IN TWO WESTLAND MA

When the planes took off from Purnea at 8.15. a.m.it was not

intended to make an attempt on the peak, but merely to make a trial

flight.

The expedition have met with many difficulties since their arrival at the base at Purnea, and have had a long wait for suit- able weather. Visibility has been generally unsatisfactory; and

frequent gales have delayed the work. Yesterday morning, how ever, it was learned that the wind in the upper atmosphere had dropped considerably, and it was decided to make a trial fight.

THE TWO SPECIALLY EQUIPPED PLANËS, PILOTED D. F. MCINTYRE, WITH TWO OTHER MEMBERS AS OBSER- BY THE MARQUIS OF CLYDESDALE AND FLIGHT LIEUT.

VERS ASCENDED. THEY FOUND THE CONDITIONS EVEN LY CARRIED OUT THE IMPORTANT PART OF THE EXPEDI BETTER THAN THEY EXPECTED AND THEY IMMEDIATE-

TION.

Jed to return to Newchwang by the 1981, makes

bandits to present their demands. 8172,749.18. I regret, however, to state that this amount is not has reported that the captives are sufficient to cover cost of repairs, not bound and are not being badly Directors' and Auditors Fees,

[Interest on overdraft and the HIGH amount allocated for the usuall However, he could not at present depreciation of steamer values as divulge their location.

proposed for your approval and

treated.

At the urgent request of the Ja-detailed in the repart before you. panese authorities, the contents of the pirates' letter were not reveal- ed, because of the danger that the negotiations for the release of the captives may be frustrated-Reu- ter.

British Government's Action.

London; To-day.

The Foreign Secretary, Sir John

"After making the neces sary appropriations for the various items I have just mentioned, there remains at debit the sum of $68,648.16, which your Directors recom- mend to be carried forward to a new account,:.

Lord Clydesdale. ALTITUDE NECESSARY.

This expedition, the most el- aborately prepared effort of the kind, is the third attempt. Something of the hardships it will face have already been re- counted by the unsuccessful fillers:

In January 1932, two Americans, Richard Halliburton and Mayo Stevens, were baffled in their attempt to fly over the "roof of "Needless to say, your Direc-the world", owing to the

un-

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One of the Westland Two-Seater Biplanes of the Houston Mount Everest Flight Expedition, which, piloted by the Marquis

the world's highest peak

of Clydesdale and Flight-Lt. D. F. McIntyre, yesterday flew over

MIMIC WAR

TO BE STAGED

IN HONG KONG

Army And Navy Manoeuvres.

MOCK ATTACK TO BE MADE ON COLONY

Hong Kong will be the centre of Joperations in mimic -war, on Wednesday and Thursday, when the Navy, Army and Air Force will co-operate in manoeuvres, which though part of the normal routine training of the Services, will be novel to Hong Kong.

Colonel R. Cousens, D.S.O., Aset Adit, and Qr-Mr-Gen. In charge

BRITAIN MAY PROHIBIT of Administration, when Interview

SOVIET GOODS

ed this morning, stated that the manoeuvres are being held as part. of the routine training of the Forces in Hong Kong. The troops

are composed of two companies from

DRASTIC POWERS TO BE CONFERRED participating in the attacking force PRESIDENT OF BOARD OF TRADE the Lincoln Regiment and a com-

RUSSIAN BILL TO BE PASSED TO-MORROW.

LONDON, TO-DAY.

pany of Marines.

The two companies of the Lincolns and one company of marines embarked on board the Berwick and Medway yes terday morning and proceeded to Tole harbour where they will make a practice landing this afternoon.

DRASTIC POWERS TO DEAL WITH THE IMPORTATION: OF RUSSIAN GOODS, IT IS UNDERSTOOD BY REUTER, ARE CONFERRED ON THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF BILL, WHICH WILL BE PASSED IN ALL ITS STAGES TO-being made on Centre Island in TRADE BY THE DRAFT OF THE GOVERNMENT'S RUSSIAN

MORROW.

This practice landing, which «ir

The 116-mile flight to the moun- tain was quickly accomplished, and with specially protected cameras, The Bill which follows são arrest of the six British en-Taipo, is taking place in order that Tolo Harbour, about 4 miles from photographs were taken as the gineers of Metropolitan Vickers Company, will empower the Pre- the attacking troops may accustom machines circled round the summit.sident of the Board of Trade to issue orders affecting specific themselves to disembarking from

A perfect landing was made categories of Russian goods or to prohibit importations boats. when the two machines returned to altogether, base, and the Marquis of Clydes~: idale was in a merry mood.

Flight-Lieut. McIntyre, how.

ever, appeared frostbitten in spite of his electrically heated

suit.

Wednesday and noon" on Thursday, After the operations at Tolo Har bour, the Berwick and Medway will

The real attack on Hong Kong The Government are conferring with the Dominions on the will take place between noon 00 subject of the Bill, which will be presented to-day.

Sir Esmond Ovey, British Ambas- sader in Moscow, who arrived in London on Sunday, yesterday at- tended a meeting of the Ministers who have been engaged in dealing

Both pilots and observers report Jed that the oxygen apparatus, upon

which the success of the venture with the position in Russia arising largely depended, worked without out of the arrests of the British | hitch, while the machines behaved subjects. Sir Robert Vansittart, excellently in the rarified atmos Permanent Under-Secretary of phere...

State for Foreign Affairs, also at- {tended.*

During the trip, careful watch was kept for members - of the expedition led by Mr. Hugh Buttledge, which is mak ing a simultaneous attempt on the peak on foot. Malls for the latter party were carried in- the machines, but they were not located. Reuter.

tors regret that they have not a suitability of, their plane, the "Fly- LONDON TRAFFIC

more satisfactory statement of ing Carpet."

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Simon, said in the House of Com- MOTHERWELL

mona yesterday, that the report from Sir Miles Lampson, the Bri-

tish Minister in Peking, confirmed

the story that the steamers.s.) Nanchang, of the China Naviga

THREE POINTS

IN ARREARS

tion Company, was attacked at Away Triumph Over

noon on March 29 by a large förte of pirates while at anchor off the mouth of the Lino River, MA

The piratea ars feported by Sir Miles Lampson to have carried off four subordinate British officers and escaped up river.

sent thera

Partick.

QUEEN'S PARK DRAW

Flying across Nepal, they rose toy 18,000 feet, being struck by the fact that at such an altitude and in such

CONTROL

close proximity to the perpetual 16 Policemen Replaced now, the temperature was nearly

40 degrees warmer than that en-

countered when flying over Alpine

country in the previous August: Halliburton described, the condi

ons as uncomfortably hot.

To conquer Everest, however, A

By New Scheme.

LIGHT SIGNALS

London, To-day,

plane must be capable of rising to What is probably the most at least 85,000 feet-the machines borate example of automatic: iraf-| of the present expedition had fe control in the world was - ŠIKU- already reached 86,000 feet other gurated in Trafalgar Square, Lo wise the racffed atmosphere, the don, yesterday.

London, To-day. Motherwell are now three points strong air currents constantly swinTraffic control by light signals is His Majesty's aloop, Cornflower behind Glasgow Rangers with four ling over and around the mountain, rapidly extending in London, at once proceeded to Nanchang, and an officer attached to the Bri-matches to play, in the race for the and the perpetual freezing winds where, every week, about twelve Hah Legation In Peking was also Scottish League championship. Yes-blowing from Tibet will defeat the new systems are installed, but owe sblast and most determined pilot and ing to the large number of strette terday they visited Partick and won tend to force his machine down. by the only goal scored to regater COBHAM MADE ATTEMPT.

converging on Trafalgar Square, their fourth successive win.

Eight years ago Sir Alan Cobliana about 65,000 vehicles daily, the and the fact that it is traversed by

St. Mirren did well to hold the also unsuccessfully attempted to fly Celtic to a toalless draw on

is the most ambitions latter's groum, and Quee

aken. whered six gouls with St. on their own grow ous amateurs have dropp two points in

Besulta cabled Follow:

Urgent representations were mads to the local authorities, and to the Japanese Govern- ment, and all possible steps were being taken by land and river, polica in conjunction with the Manchurian,” const guards, Bir John“, stated, Seaplanes and a number Junks →ware being loyed to carry on the search, and

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The subject was raised yes-] terday afternoon in Parliamen- | tary questions in the House of |Commons, when the Prime Minis- ter, Mr. Bamsay MacDonald, an- sented to-day to take powers to nounced that a Bill would be pre- deal with the importation of Eus- sian goods into Britain.

It was proposed to pass the Bill through all its stages

to-morrow, with a view to

Its passage into law at the earliest possible moment

FRANCE STRESSES proceed to sea and a surprise land.

SECURITY

More Important Than

Treaty Revision. PARTIAL AGREEMENT WITH ANGLO-ITALIAN PLAN.

"Paris, To-day,

The French draft memoran dum following on the recent discussions between the French Premier," M." Daladier and the British Ministers, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and Sir John Simon, has now been completed.

|ing will be made somewhere in ́ |Hong Kong territory."

The defending force, composed: of all unite of the local, garrison, will endeavour to learn, by means of aircraft observation, at what

and troops will be rushed to the point the attack will be launched,

spot to repulse the attack

(Continued on Page 12.)

EMERGENCY IN OIL INDUSTRY,

US. Regulations To Be Enforced.

Washington, To-day, It places a greater emphasis on

President Roosevelt in a letter to security than the Anglo-Italian the Governors of the oil producing plan, but agrees with the latter in states, has announced that he so far as it suggests that the Four recommend Congress to prohibit Power Pact will concertedly seek transportation, In Inter-State solution for European problems and foreign commerce, of oil man undertake not to increase arma toredam State in violation of in order that the House might be seized of the facts of the case, the ments during the currency of the the State's laws. correspondence and conversations agreement

The Opposition leader, Mr.

George Lansbury asked whether

between the British Ambassador Ar

An important divergence, and the Foreign Commissar, Mr. Litvinoff, and between the Russian: Ambassador, M, Maisky,, and the British Government, would be pre- seated in White Paper

(Continued: on, Page 12,)

WORLD ECONOMIC CONFERENCE.

however, relates to the propos- ed treaty revision. It stipulates that afgnatories shall consider the advisability” of "setting" in motion the provialone of the League Covenant as "a" whole," and thereby, Article, Nineteen must be taken in confunction Ten, with - Articles: Thres, Eleven and Sixteen.^^^ This means that common security

Price Levels Discussed undertakings must be given at least equals,"weight with "Freity revision-Beuter.

In Washington.

MEMORANDUM EXPLAINED,

He said, “There noems to be u widespread feeling that a state of emergency exists in the oil industry, and it is hoped that the Governors of the States affected will, after con- [sulting each other, take appropriate

action to meet it."--Reuter..

NEW MAHARAJA OF NAWANAGAR.

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Bombay, To-day

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