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FOR

CONSULATE SHIRTS & PYJAMAS LILLEY & SKINNER FOOTWEAR : ROLLS RAZORS : WOLSEYS KNITWEAR : MACCLESFIELD SILK. NECKTIES: MOORES FELT HATS.

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HONG KONG

NATION-WIDE "BUY NOW" CAMPAIGN BEGINS TO-DAY IN AMERICA

A recent photograph of Mr. Alderman and Sheriff C. H. Collett, the Lurd Mayor Elect of

London. in

robes. (S. & G.).

ELABORATE

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ceremonial

OFFICIALS ANXIOUS

FAILURE WILL

MEAN N.I.R.A,

COLLAPSE

New Drive Commences Hopefully,

ROOSEVELT CONTINUES TO AVOID INFLATION

Washington, To-day. Uncommonly anxious eyes will follow the nation-wide "Buy Now" campaign which is opening in the United States, to-day, General Hugh S. Johnson and other leaders of the consider that failure will mean the collapse of the N. I. R. A. movement.

The journal "Business Week." reports that construction activity has expanded and that the demand for textiles is renewed but the jstrikes have visibly affected coal!

and steel production.

HUMANE. KILLING OF INCURABLES

German Churches To Bitterly Oppose New Code

Berlin, To-day.

The promise of a new penal code to legalise humane killing of incurables at their own request has been winde by the German Ministry of Justice in a memoran- dum published yesterday.

The

proposal threatens to create a fierce controversy on account of and cognate, religious, medical legal problema.

The Churches foreshadow parti. eularly bitter opposition.-Reuter.

UNCERTAINTY

OF MONETARY

POLICY IN US.

Inflationists To Wait

Until November.'

PENDING RESULT OF CREDIT EXPANSION SCHEME

Washington, To-day.

Mr. Richard Gridley, the leading economist, states that pressure is continuing in the United States for President Roosevelt to announce his monetary policy. Capitalists are reluctant to lend not, knowing whe-

AN INDIAN RULER[ther they will be repaid in the same

IN SHANGHAI

Maharaja Of Baroda.

RETURNING HOME VIA HONG KONG

Shanghai. To-day.

dollar.

Conservatives, including labour want the President to say that he will not issue “Greenbacks" and re- duce the gold content of the dollar. Inflationists assert that it will be impossible to raise prices sufficient- lly without these measures.

It

maintained that Roosevelt

does

President

not want monetary inflation

at least until credit inflation bas

Shanghai has a most interest-been tried, but 18 carrying "Green-

The journal "Econostat" as-i serts that business has reached jing visitor in the person of His back" and gold content powers as a threat to make everybody CD- the turning-point and is now Highness. Sir Sayaji Rao III, the

operate in the credit expansion ripe to Гените the advance

scheme. which was arrested at the end of July.

DOUBLE TENTH

CELEBRATIONS dollar and

Anniversary Of The Chinese Republic.

CHINA'S YOUTH MEETS IN ATHLETIC CONTESTS

The celebration of the "Double Tenth promises to be carried out on a more elaborate scale this year than in 1932, when the nation was concerned with the Manchurian con troversy,

While this year's official cole- bration of the Chinese National

Maharaja Gaekwar of Baroda, who arrived GC.S.I., G.C.I.E..

fiere yesterday on the liner, Em-| Hence, the new drive be- gine hopefully,

press of Asia, from Vancouver. President Roosevelt is expect His Highness, who is accom- ed to reject inflation in favour of! reducing the gold content of the panied by his nephew, a physi- also to modify the cian and several members of his Securities Act to permit the re-jstaff; is travelling round the opening of private capital mar-world. He leaves for India kets. Reuter.

morraw via Hong Kong

HUGE DEALINGS OF ter.

to-

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The Royal Princesses at Play.-A charming snapshot taken at the fete at Abergeldie Castle near Balmoral, on Sept. 5., behind the marquee in which the two Princesses sold while heather in aid of the funds of the Crathie Church.

Princess Elizabeth is enjoying a tug-of-war" with a sprig of white heather, whilst Princess Margaret Rose busies 'nerself with the guy ropes of the marquee. (S. & G.).

GERMANY

INSISTS ON

EQUALITY

Disarmament Policy Reiterated.

NADOLNY HEADS DELEGATION: TO GENEVA

Berlin, To-day.” The German Disarmament policy is put in a nutshell in the official statement pub- lished on the occasion of the departure of the Ger. man Disarmament delega- tion, headed by Dr. Nadolny, for Geneva.

HONG KONG BANK MIGRATION

Old Premises Clear On Saturday.

READY FOR BUSINESS:

BY WEDNESDAY

The transfer of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank offices from the old building to their temporary pre mises in the old City Hall Building| was commenced on Saturday after- noon at I p.m.

It is speculated that the Federal Reserve may increase their purchases of Government securities to B.$106,068,880, weekly, 6lling the banks with Idle capital and this making them want to lend. Credit measures may continue

to through

November, where- they fall, infla- jupon,

Through the two covered bridge- Reu- tionists

are expected 10 цве

ways constructed from the Bank the

utmost

for pressure

to the temporary building a long paper of money, remonetisation of silver and

procession of coolies carrying the devaluation of the dollar.

The statement asserts that furniture, fittings and books from "Further inflation of our already Germany will never sign a Con-the various departments journeyed $3,097,000,000 Expended.known for his philanthropy, it 16 greatly inflated money is most likely vention which ignores the funda- back and forth during the whole

estimated that His Highness contrito cause a breakdown in public con- mental principle of equality, afternoon.

Germany does not desire to Directly business buted more than 3,000,000 rupees to fidence in our money, causing a flight

10. over the

оп day the British Government during the 1rom the dollar, and accelerating increase armaments but to re- for

Saturday, the decline of its value declared organise the Reichswehr. Great War.

of

with squads

carpenters The State of Baroda, which 18 Mr. Edwin Kemmerer, the well-

hammers and anws set to work on 8,185 miles in extent, has a populu-known

the counters in the Bank building, tion of 2,443,007.

and in a very short time these had been removed to the new premises, where they were refitted and set up.

R.F.C.

Washington, To-day.

The actual cash expenditure

of the reconstruction Finance

toinlied

$3,097,000,000,

Corporation to September

30

at

10

$879,000,000 kave been repaid.

which sums amounting

Banks and Trust Companies re-

Independence Day, and the 22nd carved loans totalling $2,273,000,-

His Highness the Maharaja Baroda succeeded in 1875, and was invested with powers in 1881.. Weil-

anniversary of the proclamation ono, which $841,000,000 have been SAVAGE ATTACK

of the Chinese Republic, does not repaid.

egin until October 10, many Loun o crops amounted to business houses will take to-day $121,000,000 und loans for relief

ON WATERFRONT

as well as Tuesday as a holiday purposes to $450,000,000.-Reuter. Man Stabbed, Thrown

In Hong Kong, however, some

of the large departmental stores. SUGAR AGREEMENT

such as Wing On. Sincere, Thei

Press, and Commercial

others will remain open for business to- day. The Exchange Banks in the city, in accordance with Gov- ernment ordinance, will be closed both on Monday and Tuesday.

Athletic Meetings, Throughout China on Tuesday in the various cities students wil Kulher for athletic meetings. The greatest concentration point of the celebration

SCRAPPED.

Cuban Objections To U.S. Pact.

Washington, To-day.

Into Harbour.

FAMILY QUARREL OVER SALE OF A JUNK

During the course of a family quarrel on the waterfront, yester- day morning, near the Western Chinese Market, Tam Chor, .. boatman, was stabbed in the back by his nephew, Ng Yeung Ho,

United States economtat and Anancial expert,

"Inflation as now advocated is playing with dynamite. I believe we should await favourable condi tions," he asserted-United Press,

Per S.C. Gold Bar Co.

US. NAVAL BASE IN CANAL ZONE

Senator Intends To Introduce Bill,

San Diego, Calif.

JAPANESE

PREPARING TO

SEIZE C.E.R.

Startling Allegations From Moscow.

DOCUMENTS SAID TO REVEAL PLAN

Moscow, To-day. Documents in possession of the Soviet regarding the alleged activity, of the Japanese military and civil administrations in preparing to seize the Chinese. Eastern Railway, to be published by the official Tass Agency, are alleged to fully illumine Japan's role in the dispute.

They are also alleged to re- fute official declarations regard- ing the independence of Man- chukuo and the aloofness of the Japanese Government to the actions of the Manchurian Ru thorities.

It is further asserted that the documents show that the arrests of the Soviet employees of the C.E.R. were not caused by any misdemean- cur on the part of the employees, but were undertaken in order further the plans made with the participation of the Japanese mili- tary and til authorities in Man- chukua-Kenter...

Up

CER. DISPUTE

Manchukuo Urged To Take Firm Action.

HARBIN TIMES CONDEMNS SOVIET

Harbin, To-day. Strongly condemning the Sorlet's protests regarding the detention of the Russian officials

Chinese of the Eastern Railway, the Japan- ese-owned. "Harbin Times" slates that Manchukuo should adopt a firmer atti- tude,

to

The paper urges as the first the step, the withdrawal of

Germany does not de- mand equality of arms with France after five years, but demands further Disarma- ment on the part of other nations after that period. She is prepared to say what By evening the entire building had she is ready to do when the other Work continued during the whole Manchukuo delegates from the Powere declare definitely what of yesterday and it is hoped to Railway Conference in Tokyo, categories of weapons they are have everything completed and and adds, "It is unnecessary to continue the policy of compro- ready to abandon and what cat ready, except for detailed arrangemise with a party which has re- gories they are, `determined to ments of books and papers, by this jected all principles and ethics." keep, the statement declares.

Reuter.

VIRGINIA JOINS WET COLUMN.

been cleared.

evening.

In erecting and arranging the temporary building, the architects have followed, as far as possible, the

Reuter.

lay-out of the old premises, so that FANG TO ATTACK

it should not take long for the Bank's customers to familiarise!

The American deet is expected to Nearly Two To One In themselves with their new surround-

remain in the Pacific area for #many more years," Senator Rob ert B. Russell, Jr., a member of the

Favour of Repeal.

¡ings.

There will be one entrance only, in Queen's Road. The Manager's Richmond, Va., Oct. 2,

room will be on the ground floor, Virginia, to-day; became 2, the with a special door for brokers close thirty-second state to ratify this to the main entrance. proposed repeal of national pre-

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It is authoritatively stated that the recently drafted United States Sugar Agreement has been scrap- The assailant then threw his Senate naval affairs committee, de, ped owing to Cuba's non-approval will be at Nanking,und the, difficulty in Implementing uncle into the harbour and, pick-clared, upon his arrival at the ing up a large plece of firewood,naval base here with a congres

sional Inspection party.. The plan to curtail domestic pro-throw it at the drawning man.

People in aampans near by quickly Senator Russell said he planned hibition, |duction is not affected-Reuter,

rescued Tam Chor and took him to to introduce a bill at the next ses-Returns late to-night from nearly

where athletes and sightseers will gather from all parts of the coun try for the opening of the splendid $1,000,000 Central Stadium, on Pur-

the pact.

ple Mountain, below Dr. Sun Yat SOCIALIST LEADER

sen's Mausoleum

In Shanghai, returned overseas

PASSES.

Movement In U.S..

students are to hold the greatest M. Hillquit, Pioneer of bull of the year in one of Shang- bul's newest ball-rooms;; while in Hong Kong the Chinese Club will mark the birth of the Republic by

simple tea-party at noon. During the past 20 years many names have come into prominence, and monuments are being built all over the country to the men who made a Republic possible; and on this day such names as Sun Yat- He immigrated from Riga in son, Huang Haing, Chen: Chi-met, 1886, and graduated in Law: Chi Helsh-yuan, Lu Jung-lin, Yuan practicing in New York since Shih-kal and others, who played a 1898. ́.

New York, To-day. Mr. Morris Hillquit, the famous Socialist pioneer in : the United States, died at: his home on Elvertide Drive, New York, yesterday, at the age of 64.

LAW FIRM:

PEKING?

Renewed Fears Of Rebels' Threat.

Peking, To-day, The anxiety over the movements under General: Fang Chen-wn and General Chi Hang-chang is not en-" tirely allayed. The latest report

leaders are considering restiming c the attack on Peking from three peints if the peace negotiations

the Government Civil lopital where alon of Congress opening in Jan all the precincts at which ballets STIMSON WILL JOIN from the front states that these it was found that the left lung had uary providing for the establlab-were cast in to-day's roferendum been punctured. His condition is ment of a naval operating base for slection gave: For repeal; 90,742; said to be critical,

the fleet at the west end of the against, 50,742, '/ Panama canal

The police were only informed af- ter the man arrived at the hospital. Meanwhile Ng Yeung Ho collected his belongings and escaped. It is thought that be hits already left the Colony, we

"In the event of the destruc» tion of the canal, the Pacific fleet now would be left with- put an operating... buse in the Canal Zone üres," --he' pointed ouf.

• This was on a basis of 1:246 pre- COMPANY'S CLIENTS INCLUDE ZUL. cincts out of the total of 1,690.

--RUSSIAN: TRADING UNITS S Up to the present they are stil! considering Peking's counter der Advocates of a liquor control plan, to apply to Virginia in the

Washington.mands in regard to their offer to event of repeal of nations)." pro-

It is reported that former Boere surrender. hibition, were leading on; another tary of Stata Henry L. Stimson will At present the situation is quiet, question on the referendum ballot soon become partner in the law firm with the exception of minor clashes Tangshan Central / News: The addition of Virginia to the of Burling and Rubles, whose

The quarrel started between Tam Bo and Tam Mul the younger The Georgian was asked about brother and sister of Tam Chur, the plans to keep the fleet concen- list of states favouring the twenty clients include the Russian official) Agency. Lover the sale of a junk. While try. trated in the Pacific, because of the first amendment, which would re trading organisations in the United

denly attacked by his nephew, ing to: separate them he was aud criticism in Japan of this policy, peal the eighteenth, left only four State

Becretary of the Navy Claude H. required to erase the law from the Edward B. Burling, Swanson is now at Honolulu on a constitution: Wet leaders are con-ehlet counsel for the US, tour of inspection of the naval fident final action will be taken by Board, is head of the firm Kwok Bl' Wing, a Chinese living VA

• '6'data of the thirty-sixth⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ George Bubles, the othe the that floor, at 69 Wanchal Boaty, base there, and of those on the Dile

convention! alled to was former special conne tify the“ result of referendum treasury" department)

United States Shippin"i

"leading part in making the Chinese He led the Socialist movement Republica reality, are remember for many years, and in 1917 was jumped out of the dicken winder Pacific coast, funds having recent

av o'clock this morning; and was kille ad.

Socialist candidate for Mayor of highly been made available New York City. -- Router. been seriously for some timid.

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