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BERNARDS OF HARWICH

CHATER ROAD,

HONG KONG

GENERAL O'DUFFY ATTACKED AND INJURED BY

SIR R. STUBBS

NEW GOVERNOR

OF CEYLON

Former Governor Of Hong Kong.

SIR SAMUEL WILSON RETIRING

Succeeded By Sir John Maffey

London. To-day.

His Majesty the King has approv- ed the appointment, of Sir Regin-

:

FRENCH AVIATRIX AGAIN DISAPPOINTED

Maryse Hiltz Unbart When Machine Crashes

Faria, To-day.

Maryae Hiltz, in attempting to take off at midnight fresh for her attempt to fly to Tokyo was agnin disappointed when her machine rose slightly, and then crashed.

The airwoman was unhurt, but burst into tears in her vexation.-- Resler.

ald Edward Stubbs, Governor of Cy- CONSTITUTIONAL prus, to be Governor and Comman-

der-in-Chief of Ceylon.

Sir John Loader Mafley is ap pointed permanent under-Secretary of State for the Colonies in succes- sion to Sir Samuel Wilson, who is retiring in November.

INDIAN REFORM

Conservatives Fear For Empire.

-

*JOIN SELECT COMMITTEE REPORT AWAITED

U.S. STRIKES STILL SPREAD

ROOSEVELT TO SETTLE LABOUR WAR

PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR PLEADS

FOR PEACE IN COAL INDUSTRY

WASHINGTON, TO-DAY,

WHILE RECOGNISING THAT THE UNREST IN THE

COAL INDUSTRY IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS, GENERAL JOHN- RESUMPTION OF WORK BY 75,000 STRIKERS

SON, N.IA. ADMINISTRATOR, IS HOPEFUL OF-AN EARLY

President Roosevelt's personal intervention in the labour war is expected as a result of a hurried visit of General Johnson to the White House after hearing Mr. Gifford Pinchot, Governor of- Pennsylvania, who had come to plead for peace in the coal las dustry.

The strikes continue to spread; but, unlike yester: day, there is no bloodshed to-day.

President Roosevelt has enlarged the National Labour Board from seven to eleven members, to cope with the pressure of work due the strikes.-Reuter.

It had been intended that

London. To-day. Brigadier General Sir Samuel;

The Government's proposals for Wilson. Permanent Under-Secre-!

Indian Constitutional Reform were Lary of State for the Col-

discussed at the Conservative Con- onfer, on retiring from service inference at Birmingham yesterday November should be succeeded afternoon on a resolution proposed by the late Sir Graeme Thom- which recorded confidence in the Hon, Governor of Ceylon,who Government, but represented to the accepted the appointment Parliamentary Joint Select Com- and was on his way home when mittee on Indian Reform that · ap- his death occurred.

prehension was felt regarding the BUT

had

It has now been decidad 10. 12, proposals concerning finance, de-. point Sir John Maffey, GovoPERSKY General of the Sudany as succes, fence, police, welfare of Indian sor to Sir, Samuel Wilson, and he peoples and trade discrimination.

an oficial

3,000,000 MEN RE - EMPLOYED Production Increased By 44 Per Cent.

TRADE PACE HAS SLOWED

Washington, To-day,

Some 3.000.000 workers were

will take over the appointment Sharp differences of opinion re-employed up to the end of Sep towards the end of November. were revealed when

tember, according to the Federation Reuter and British Wireless Ser-amendment was moved proposing

that any final conclusion on the of Labour Review, which however vice.

White Paper policy should be de-asserts that higher wages have been Colony's Governor From layed pending the report of the offset by shorter hours and higher

1

The Federal Reserve bulletin

CREDIT EXPANSION MACHINERY.

New Corporation To Be Formed.

Washingta To-d

President

| Credit Corporation? "created · Emmediately). Mih Initial capital of $2,000,000, authorised to borrow from the Reconstruction Finance Cor poration and land funds, with commodiffen" au security, gi The Corporation's initial duty will be to implement the Govern

IRISH RIOTERS

• Colonel and Mew: · Lludbergh, the American filers who are pros=" pecting a northern air route between America and Europejton their arrival at Copenhagen, Denmark on Sept. 15.

Cel: and Mrs. Lindbergh being received at the Town Hall (8

GERMANY

REITERATES

ARMS POLICY Equality Of Rights Insisted On.

FOREIGN OFFICE. TALKS

London, To-day. Prince Otte Von Binaurck Act man Embassy in London, called at

SMALL FIRE AT ROPE FACTORY Workmen. Put Out Flames.

ANOTHER BLAZE AT KOWLOON

Fire broke out in the compound of the Hong Kong Rope Manu Facturing Company's factory at Belchers' Street, Kennedy Town, last night at about 10.46 pm. The the Foreign Office yesterday Fire Brigade. sent two engines to the scenu but on arrival found that morning” and had a conversațion with Sir John Simon on the Dis the fire had been got in hand by the workmen at the factory with armament question.

Jolat Select Committee. In sup- prices. 1919 To 1925. porting the resolution of Lord It declares that production has ment's pledge to lend cotton growing Charge D'Affairs at the Ger-

Lloyd, viscount Fitzalan, the Mar-increased 44 per cent. since ers ten cents pound on their Governpt of Hong Kong from quis of Hartington and others re- March, whereas buying power cotton in an effort ralee, prices, 1919 to 1926 Sir Reginald Stubbs presented that the White Paper has only been raised 17 per cent. Reuter. G.C.MLG.. K.C.M.G., C.M.G.. was proposal were fraught with dan-

records that retail sales in New HONG KONG casepled at Radley and Christi gers to the Empire. College, Oxford,

Replying to the debat Mr. Neville York, Brooklyn, and. Newark de- Chamberlain, Chancellor of the clined approximately 7 per cent. SHOULD WIN J. 1910-11 he was sent special.mission to Malaya and Hong Excheques, said that the resolution in September.

BOWLS Kong. In the following year he was really aimed at arresting the pro- a member of the West African Landsposal for Central Self-Government in India and confining themselves Committee. In 1918 he was up- pointed Colonial Secretary of Cey-to something less than the recom mendations of the Simon Commis

lon, a post he held until 1919, during ion, namely, Provincial autonomy which period he administered the

in one or two centres first. That Government on several occasions, } was ■ direct challenge to the

From 1919 to 1925 he was Governor of Hong Kong. In 1925 he was appointed Captain-General ..... and

Governor-in-Chief of Jamaica where.

Governmest.

Continued on Page. 14.)

he remained until appointed at CABINET. CRISIS

year to Governor and Commander- In-Chief of Cyprus.

Sir Beginald, who will celebrate hie 57th birthday next Friday, has the Ist Class Japanese Order of the Rising Sun. He has two sons and a daughter.

Sir Samuel Wilson.

Sir Samuel Wilson visited the Colony early this year after his tour of mspection in Malaya,

He retired from the position of Senior Commissioner of the Land Purchase, Commission in Northern Ireland in 1981.

Sir

Sir John Maffey

John Looder

K. O, MG,

C. IFEMIC, B., was

at Bugby

ford He

and

Depa

Inter

IN SPAIN

Failure To Form New Government.

ARMED SOCIALISTS READY FOR REVOLUTION

Madrid, To-day: Dr. Maranon - has been “able to form a«, Govern

owing to the refusal of the Socialists to agree to the dia 'solution of the Cortes,

The Socialists are/1

to be armed, and ready, lo es- tablish a virtual Dictatorship. -Beuter

Muffer, Dr. Maranon yesterday at the i

vitation of President Zamora,

educated; dertook to attempt to

Greerumiest: the Independ publican, Senor Don Jose, having, declined, in orde the political impassa?

Dun and Bradstreet'a analysis asserts that the general trade pace has per ceptibly slowed.

President Roosevelt called upon Mr. Wallace, Agriculture Secre tary, to speed up the cotton loans, which are lagging inexplicably.

The Textile Institute reports that 145,000 men have been re- employed and pay-rolls have been more than doubled since March.

Steel manufacturers ofi cially complained that fixed price for steel rails of $35 per ton involves a man. facturing lons, but they may accept the offer in order to spread employment. Reu-

Shanghai Team Not Selected.

MAIR'S FIRST INTERPORT

The first Lawn Bowls Inter port match will be played this afternoon on the Craigen- - powers green commencing Pat

3 p

RE. Luiz has been unfortunate to lose F. Cullen, who was involved in an accident, but "Wally" Kain who is filling the vacancy at No 8 Is a very tellable player. It win be his first Interport.

Mr. Main had not selected his team late this morning, but it is more than probable that the fol

GIANTS NOW LEAD lowing will be the teams

BY 3 TO 1

A. E. Coatea

J. Chalmers Pe

Senators Lose In World F. Los

Series Baseball.

Washington

It is understood that a prelimin. the aid of the fire hydrant which

was installed in the factory. ary statement was made regarding

A the German Government's attitude

quantity of rope making towards the treatment of arma material was damaged to the ex ment in any convention negotiated (teht of $20. terthes Geneve Disarmament Cor matshed, shelter on the rife

at the - Con- Matshed Burnt At Kowloon.

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In particular, observations

jrange at Whitfield Barracks, near questions which had been address- Canton Road, Kowloon, caught fire id to Baron Von. Neurath during shortly before midnight yesterday. the recent conversations at Geneva Fire appliances from Kowloon and were placed before the British Mongkok Stations were rushed to Foreign Becretary They reveal the scine and, with the assistance that the German Government's at of the military, soon" extinguished titude on the main questions upon the blaze.";

which differences have arisen re- mains unchanged.

On the question of war, material Germany maintains her claim. Germany, rejects the project for transition period to give a trial to the new system of supervision and control

jenter" and, during ssent unequality of maintai without

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JAN DRO

It is suspected that the fire was caused by some coolles who used the shelter to sleep,

NEW ASSISTANT LAND OFFICER

Mr L R Andrews,

NEW BUPERINTENDENT

OF POLICE

His Excellency

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WILD RIOTS IN TRALEE

STRUCK WITH

HAMMER FIVE

TIMES ON HEAD Soldiers Required To Fix Bayonets.

"BLUE SHIRT" LEADER ESCORTED OUT OF TOWN

Dublin, To-day. General · O'Duffy, organiser of the "Blue Shirts” and President of

the United Ireland Party, and Mr. Cronin were injured by rioters at Tralee Swhile attempting to enter the Conven- tion of the United Ireland Party here yesterday.

The serious dis- order necessitated the summoning of

the military 80 miles

from Corlu

The rioters, armed. with stones and batons, were deter mined to prevent the Convention from meeting. and Bur rounded General O'Duffy__and __ Mr- Cronin, together - with other delegates, whom they attacked violently.

General O'Duffy was struck on the head with a blunt 'instrument, the ́blood streaming down his face. Mr. Cronin was slightly injured in the back.

Both successfully fought their way to the Hall, which was besieged by a crowd

e smashing.

and

ring, the dele-

Civic Guard

vainly tried to form ordon around the pending the ar- of the military.