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FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1933.

NO AGREEMENT IN WHY AMERICAN

THE NORTH ·

Uncertain Trend Of Negotiation.

***TABLE THUMPING" BY JAPANESE

Peking, To-day, Official confirmation of the] agreement concerning the irre-

FARMERS ARE

DESPERATE

Reaction From Post-War

Land Boom

| LYNCH LAW_THREATENED.

THE CHINA MAIL

DISARMAMENT

POSTPONED

Conference Adjourned: Till October 16.

BRITAIN'S POLICY

London, To-day. The General commission of the Disarmament Conference. ́yesterday passed a motion ad- journing the Conference until October 16. Germany. alone opposed the motion, akhongh

voting.

To-Day Short Story,

ROBBERY WITHOUT

VIOLENCE

The Air Steward's Story

As Told To PETER CHEYNEY

Des Moines, Iowa. Behind the uprising of farmers gulars in the Luantung region in which brought troops and martial lacking, and the best information law recently into several north- here is that the "agreement" con-western, Iowa counties is a story

THERE'S something romantic gers spend the night and had a yarn stitutes an over-statement. of the post-war land price boom

Hungary abstained- from about people who travel by with the assistant manager. I The general opinion is that fand 15 years of efforts to slow

air. Perhaps they're big busi asked him if there was any local the Japanese have done consider the high-speed agricultural ma-

Delegates of Britain, France and ness men; or people who are in a news or excitement. able table thumping" concern chine of world war days down to Italy promised their respective Gov-hurry to get somewhere. ing the disposition of General Lia pace approximating consump-ernments collaboration in the seen some odd things....

I've What do you expect to this dead- and-allve hole?" he asked. "It's Chi-chun's troops, which the tion demands.

negotiations which the President of But the strangest was something seldom anything happens, here, but Japanese position as virtual vic Farm prices for choice towa the Conference Mr. Arthur Hender-that happened when I was steward there's one bit of news. Some mad- tors of the North China hostili- land soared to £40, £60, and even on

Is to conducet in various on, a Juba-Cape Town hop. I was man flew down here to-day on a ties has enabled them to do. more per acre after the, war-capitals during the adjournment. working privately for some friends single-seater from Khartoum and

However, it is believed that as With loose credit and plentiful

In the House of Commons yester of mine who wanted sto organise a flipped down on the landing ground the result of patient negotiations, money, expansion was the watch day, the Foreign Secretary, Sir John small Aying service, but the project here without as much a by-your- the Chinese have agreed to in-word and farm owners huortgaged Simon, referring to this Conference, never materialised.

leave. How he ever got his plane corporate not all the reinforce their property as they sought to said it was the intention of the Bri- We picked up a couple of passen-down on the floor I don't know, for ments that the Japanese recently extend their holdings and to in- tish Government to facilitate by all gers at Jube They interested me. it seemed as if he were half tight. sent General Li, but his original stall the latest farm machinery. means in their power, the resolute Somehow Id a vague idea that I'd Then, after he'd landed be pro- band of 3,000 men, which will be] On the rush that received im-prosecution of the work remaining met the woman before, but I couldn't ceeded to get really tight, said stationed along the Peking-impetus from the stock market to be done.

something about his wife running Mukden Railway. Reuter.

boom agriculture borrowed on the He hoped that, as proposed by the

away. Anyhow, he got all mixed up strength of 4/-a bushel corn and President of the Conference, the I didn't like the man. He was a with the local policeman and he's in] corrsponding prices for other conversations under his guidance be- big, surly fellow. He looked like a the lock-up now. There's no other commodities.

tween the interested Powers. would Dutchmanin

newa." take place during the interval.

FRENCH SUBJECT IN COURT

Entered Colony Without Valid Passport.

SERIOUS VIEW OF CASE TAKEN BY POLICE

The reckoning came with the steady drop in prices which for ced farmers to pay off these ob- ligations with receipts from corn sold at as low as 5d. a bushel.

Organised

LIMITING RUBBER

PRODUCTION.

place her.

Ill-Assorted Couple.

She was the prettiest thing I've aver seen in my life. They were an ill-assorted pair. I' was curious, about them, but I hadn't got to ba curious for long, for while we were loading the plane, a special charter pilot who had just flown down from: Khartoum nudged me as he in-

Unrest developed. protest came in 1931 when farm- ers massed to prevent testing of cattle for tuberculosis. National Dutch Merchants Arrive,dicated them. guardsmen were sent to enforce the tests.

"Farm Strike.”

Next came the "farm strike".

In London.

London, To-day

LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY.

Silver Prices Drop 9/16.

I nodded.

TO-MORROW'S STORY.

To-morrow's story will be Was He A Liar 3" by Michael Arlen

In The Lock-up.

I got him some strong coffee and The pair were booked for Cape listened to his story. It was the Town-the end of the flight. It same old story. He had neglected

LAST DAY

OF

POWELL'S

SHOE SALE

IS TO-DAY

WM. POWELL, LTD.

THE GENTLEMEN'S HOUSE,

9, Queen's Road Central.

TYPHOON MAP

OF THE CHINA SEA

THE LANDSMAN'S HANDY GUIDE TO LOCATING THE CENTRE OF A

TYPHOON

Showing the New day and night, Storm Signals,

PRICE 50 CENTS.

ON SALE AT THE PUBLISHERS.

"Robbery without violence," he|---- murmured. "Robbery without Pirre Henri Agostini, claiming to|

violence that's what it is."-- I whistled to myself. I had a be a French subject, appeared be-Jaimed directly at low prices.

"What do you mean?" I asked. pretty good idea that the man in the The rubber restriction' proposals #fore Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Cen-Their mortgages

He ́ jerked his head in the direc-lock-up would be the husband of the were pending lend an additional interest to the tion of the pair who were just get-woman we had brought over. tral Police Court this morning, on a said the farmers and contended arrival at Croydon by air, yester-ting into the aeroplane. -charge of entering the Colony with that they could not pay because day evening, of the prominent

After a bit I thought I'd take a ́out a valid passport.

"Those two," he said. "There's stroll and have a look at him. - He

• of depleted incomes so they went Dutch rubber merchants M. van a story there. She's the wife of a was locked up in a lean-to shed, just Mr, W. P. Thompson, Assistant on to the highways as pickets to Leeuwen and M. van Enthoven. Director of Criminal Intelligence, prevent movement of commodities

man who has a job in Khartoum;coming out of a drunken stupor. In an interview with Reuter they used to be a good chap before he whe prosecuted, asked for a serious to market until prices reached a said that they would stay a few took to drink. The fellow over

A Brother Officer. As he raised his head and looked view to be taken of the case. He point that assured cost of pro- days in London to see the World there is a man named Sanquam in my direction I had the surprise asked for a term of Imprisonment duction plus a reasonable profit. Economic Conference. or a heavy fine to be imposed, to Outbreaks of violence followed also visit Dr. Colijn, the Dutchwork and one of the toughest nuts who was second-in-command of The would Dutchman. He's a nasty bit of of my life. He was none other than gether with an order for the defen- but the forcible prevention of Premier and leader of the Dutch in the Colony, an' he's been trying my regiment during the War. He dant's expulsion from the Colony, farmers from selling their

The defendant, speaking English, ducts gradually died out after find out what the Dutch delegates for years. She could never make His eyes were sunken, and his face pro delegation to the Conference, and to make a get-away with that women certainly looked a sight for the gods. produced a letter of Identity. which having spread to Nebraska, Min- were doing. The stated was issued to him at nesota, South Dakota and other

tested up her mind, I suppose. Anyhow drawn, and it was a minute or two: Hanol, Indo-China in 1990 when he states.

In addition, they would have it looks as if she's made it up now!" before he could muster up sufficient went to Shanghai. He said that he

conversations with several people.

intelligence to recognise me. Out of this movement rose the-Reuter. had produced this at the passport "Farmers Holiday Association," office, Hong Kong, six months ago, its aim being to withhold pro- and although they had refused to ducts voluntarily from the townLS accept it, defendant said that they in order to force a rise in prices. had not told him to get a new one.

had opportunities of studying them came a bar lounger. Sanquam-the Mr. Thompson remarked that the came more acute, the Association As the mortgage situation be

en the first stage. He was an of-Dutchman-had always been keen. French Consluate had stateed that it organized "Councils of Defence"

fensive brute. As for Her, well, Ion his wife but had kept his distance -was not a valid passport.

think she was the loveliest person while she was happy with: her] Mr. Wynne Jones, examining the agreements between creditor and in many countries to work out

I've ever seen in my life, and it husband. Apparently she was not paper, remarked that it was only debtor.

made me sick to think that she was keen on the Dutchman, but eventual- valid for the trip in 1930 to Shang-

considering spending the rest of her ly had become sick and tired of the In some cases conciliation was

life with that fellow.! EAL

boring existence which was the re- effective, but in others fore- In spite of drop of 9/16 in silver We arrived at our first stop insult of her husband's continuous closure actions were started. At prices, the local dollar remained the early evening. When we had "ags." The defendant said that he ar- one place an attorney represent steady at yesterday's figure, open-put the plane to bed I wandered He gulped down the coffee and rived from Canton 10 days ago. He ing a foreclosing insurance coming this morning at 145. had worked there for a British firm,

over to the hotel where our passen- rested his head between his bands. but, owing to a disagreement, he house steps as he offered a bid compared with 18 15/16 on Wed- pany, was dragged from the court Silver prices were, spot, 18% as

"I'm damned fool," he said. "I hed signed. He intended to re at a forced sale, and forced to nesday, and forward, 181⁄2 3

[knew she'd go off with that cursed turn to Canton to take action make a higher offer on pain of against 19 1/16 the previous day.

BEER ORDERS BY Always making up my mind to turn Dutchman in the long run, but I was against the firm.

lynching.

The London on New York rate

RADIO. Mr. Wynne-Jones pointed out that the letter which the defendant Similar movements by farm shows a decline, from £-G$488% possessed would not even take him State, forcing frequent postpone day. The New York on London ers occurred in other parts of the Wednesday to &-G8430-yester- to Canton. -The defendant replied that it had

foreclosure sales, cross rate showed great activity been visued by the Canton Bureau ing up and county treasurers

Meanwhile unpaid taxes were pil. dropping from 2-GR4,40% to £-G$4-

27. of Public Safety and was valid for one year. The passport he had, collect the delinquent levies. The found it necessary to call sales to said the defendant, had also been sales were jammed with tight- given to others whom he knew.

un make a single bid. After fre

lipped farmers who refused to NEW TERRITORIES be quent postponementa, the Iowa State Legislaturce met and post- poned delinquent tax sales unt December 1, 1983

certainly looked like a runaway. I his wife, neglected his job and be- THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE LTD.

Came From Canton

The defendant was remanded Modday, for enquires to made at the French Consulate.

MAN WITH RECORD GAOLED.

ments of

PRODUCE.

Committee To Study Marketing Problem.

Receiving Sets Fitted To Delivery Vans.

..

over a new leaf, and always, leaving It until it was too late; but maybe Maybe what?" I asked. “There there's a chance: still, maybe"

doesn't seem much chance now, does there p

The New York.

"Isn't there?" he mumbled: The President of a local brewery

"Look here. I flew down heze'-justi announces that orders for beer will on the chance that I might get a few [be filled by radio. The brewery, words. with Banquam, - He“ ... might

which will be in full production listen to reason. He might shortly, has a fleet of 100 ten tonemfled,

near

trucks, each equipped with a short "Don't be silly," I said. "What those used in police cars... wave radio receiving set similar, to good will it, do talking to Banquam? You know what he is. He'll pro- The brewery will maintain send-bably knock yon down and think Among other legislative moves

ing station and radio orders, walle himself justified, în „doing... se. was the passage of laws declar His Excellency the Governor has avoiding the necessity of returns to

the trucks are delivering, - thus Look bere, there's a bungalow ing a virtual moratorium on appointed a Committee consisting the plant until the track is ex-

here that belongs to Possessed Razor Blade, mortgage foreclosures in Iowa of the Honourable the Secretary for

javfriend Kofe mine. He's until March 1, 1935..

Chinese Affairs. (Chairman), the

haustedReuter.

away on a shooting trip and you can Cries of "anatching" lead to the The outbreak which led to the Head of the Sanitary Department,

spend the night there. Have a arrest of Leung Hung, on the Ping recent calling of troops resulted the District Officer, North, the

ight." sleep and I come back for you to- On Wharf yesterday. When search when a Judge began considera- Honourable, Mr. J. P. Braga and the ed, the man was found bad have ation of cases brought by insar- Honourable Mr. S. W. Tso, -0.B.E., Tacor blade in his possession.ance companies and land banks LLD to consider and submit re- Charged at the Central Police testing the validity of the morta commendations regarding the mar Court this morning with possession torium laws. Trate farmers In-keting of New Territories produce

fach an Implement it for an un-vaded the court, dragged the in Hong Kong and Kowloon. awful purpose, it was revealed Judge from his bench and three- that the defendant had two pre-tened to hang him, unless he held lous convictions for theft and had the laws constitutional Reuter. been banished from the Colony.

Asentence of three months' hard tbour was imposed.

COOLIE BREAKS AN ARM AGAINST TAXI

BROTHEL KEEPER

FINED $1,500.

All Grills Locked.

Wong Hing age 36. tore Mr. Bahófeld

VIENNA'S GRAND OLD MAN

Wounded 1859

Still ***** Going Strong.

Banquam, e de

It was after midnight when I got him out of the lock-up and took him along to the bungalow. It wasƐA nice little place, not a stone's throw from the hotel, and anyhow, 1 je me karte Koh K

though he'd be able to get some Care Vienna aleep, and pull himself together "Grandpa" Josef Bojanofsky Is There was no doubt he was ins 99, master shoemaker, is know

made him eat somethi as the Grand Old man of the and then lett him lying Hong Kong and South China, which Josafatadt, Vienna, and still makas Jeat, a; quarter bottle pf whisk was formed at a meeting of Aus- his own boots

keep him company,” tralia:

and taken pri-go back and see kim in the

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