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DRASTIC REFORM OF

FRANCE'S

64

ADEQUATE

DEFENCES

468,000 In Army And

500,000 Reservists."

WAR MINISTER CONFIDENT OF SECURITY

Paris, To-day. "The Spring of 1934 will be a critical period for Europe and France," declared M. Tardieu, in! the course of a heated debate in the) Chamber of Deputies on a Bill pro- viding for the delaying from one month to four months, of the cail-

FRENCH SENATE VOTES ON FINANCE BILL

Article Twelve Providing More

Taxes Adopted

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Paris, To-day. The French Senate yesterday

of the adopted Article Twelve Finance Bill, providing for the re- imposition of various taxes.

The Senate adjourned after voting on all the Articles of the Finance Bill, except a few minor pointa.-Reuter.

STREETS

PATROLLED

IN HAVANA

ing up of the French conscripts for LOOTING BY GANGS

1934-36, in order to increase thei number called up during the years 1936-40, the lean years carres- poading to the decreased birthrate of 1915-19.

M. Tardieu protested that the Army would thus be reduced by A number of batallions in the Spring of 1934.

He declared that France needed a safeguard for peace. The War Minister, M. Daladier, replied that France was in a posi- tion to assure its own security. She possessed 408,000

men on

the active list, 500,000 fully- trained reservists, excellent modern war material and a for- tified system of defence without parallel in history,

-Reuter.

GERMAN FOREIGN{ TRADE DECLINE Big Drive Started For Recovery.

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE ABROAD

Berlin. To-diny.

OF NEGROES.

SI JOTING AND BOMBING BY RIOTERS

Havana. To-day. Armed soldiers and sailors were patrolling the streets of Havana throughout yester- day, in an attempt to keep or- der as a result of the latest violent outbreaks.

Shooting broke out near the Presidential Palace yester day morning, and gangs of negroes armed with sticks roamed the streets, looting shops. Just night.

Seven bombs exploded in different parts of the city.- Reuter.

BRITAIN TO BUILD

NEW LINER

20,000-Ton Vessel For Orient S.N. Fleet.

A big drive to improve Ger- 18 MONTHS' WORK FOR 3,300

many's dwindling foreign trade

WHIN

WAN

yesterday inaugurated at

London, To-day. At the meeting of the Orient the first meeting of the newly instituted Foreign Trade Council Steam Navigation Company, in attended by the Minister for For London, yesterday, the Chairman; eign Affairs. Baron von Neurath announced that

an order and Herr Schmitt, the Minister being placed for another ship. of Economics.

In plan it

slightly would be a The Council is purely an ad larger and improved sister-ship: visory body, but its recommenda-jof the "Orontes." Lions are expected to

Carry the weight of the Government.

Herr Schmitt pointed out that German exports have de clined 7.1 per cent, since 1932 while world exports have in. creased by about one per cent. (Continned on Page 12.)

GERMAN ADMIRAL, PASSES.

Formerly On China Station.

Berlin, To-day.

Admiral Friederich von Ingeschl; aged 76, former Commander of the

The ship follows four others

HOUSE

BERNARDS OF HARWICH

GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTERS

PIONEERS OF

Quality Goods at Reasonable prices.

CHATER ROAD

HONG KONG.

OF LORDS PROPOSED IN NEW BILL

SAFETY VALUE FOR COMMONS

JOINT COMMITTEE TO PASS MONEY BILLS

BILL NOT NECESSARILY SUPPORTED BY GOVERNMENT

LONDON, TO-DAY.

IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS. LAST NIGHT, THE MAR- QUESS OF SALISBURY INTRODUCING A BILL FOR REFORM OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS, DECLARED THAT THE BILL DID NOT PROPOSE TO REPEAL THE PARLIAMENT ACT.

It recognised certain constitutional principles, namely, that the power of finance belonged to the House of Commons and that, the final authority was the people.

Under the House of Commons power in finance, how- ever, other legislation might be passed, also the legisla tion passed might not be the deliberate judgment of the people, but the judgment of the passing majority.

The Bill proposed a joint committee of Both Houses, with the Speaker as Chairman, for the certification of money Bills, instead of the Speaker alone.

such changes in its constitution as they would make country safe, and in so doing, they should go no further than wai absolutely necessary,

aim of the Bill was The

of Lord the House to Rive sufficient power to prevent

The time-honoured pageant of the Lord Mayor's Show---- The Lord Mayor's Coach with Sir Charles Collett, the new Lord Mayor, passing the Mansion House and Bank, in the pro- cession through the City. (S, & G.).

COURT-MARTIAL

·AT KOWLOON

R.A. Sergeant Found Guilty.

Further, if the reformed House of Lords rejected a Bill three times by an absolute majority of the whole House, not merely those present, the final decision Iwould be referred to the next en-

aning sitting of the House of country from being hurried into The Military Court Martial on Commons, whose decision would vast changes without time given Sergeant. W, G. Thomas of "the] be conclusive.

-

Regarding the proposed reduction on the hereditary Salisbury principle. Lord observed that only one dur- ing the last session of the

House of Lords had the at-

tendance exceeded 150,

I

to consider them.

He therefore proposed that the new House consist of 150 heredi-

MISAPPROPRIATION OF MESS FUNDS.

2nd Battery, Hong Kong Singa

FIRE RAGES FOR 24 HOURS ON AMERICAN STEAMER :

Reaches London After Grim Race Against Flames

London, To-day,

The American steam-ship, "Tepatops," 5,350 tons, currying cotton and timber from Florida to London, arrived in the Thames yesterday with a fire aboard which had raged for 24 hours.

By the time the vessel resched Greenwich, fire-fighting floats were the-dames ENE The measure proposed the pore Heavy Battery Royal Artil walling and after two hours of hereditary element in the House lery, charged with misappropria-controlled, spital Wire should be greatly reduced-to 150 tion of various sums of money Peers with 150 member added handed to him by his command-

from outside, plus Peers of Blooding officer for payment of Mes GEN. JOHNSON'S

Royal, members of the Episcopal bills, was continued at Gun Club Bench on a reduced scala and a Hill Barracks, Kowloon, this number of Law Lords, making a morning.

total membership of about 320. Major R. G. Lochner, M.C. After the measure had been (S.W.B.) presided and was sup- tary Peers, and 150 Lords of criticised by Labour and Liberal ported by Captain C. L. Crick of Parliament, to be chosen outside Peers, Lord Hallsham, Minister of the Lincolns and Lt. Parker, R.A. the Peerage, besides the Royal War, on behalf of the Government, Captain E. B. Bolt, B.A.. prose- Peers, the reduced number, with said it was the custom to give a cuted while Captain P. V. Wii- Bishops and Law Lorde, totalling first reading to every BLHeliams, R.A.. appeared for the 320. Reuter.

would therefore note for its intro-defendant. duction but that did not mean that the Government, or be personally, supported it.

FULLER DETAILS OF BILL..

Not Yet Considered By Government.

London, To-day.

At this morning's hearing Sergeant Thomas was found guilly of the charges preferred against him,

POWER LOST N.R.A. Chief Now Reduced.

SUPERSEDED BY EMERGENCY COUNCIL

com-

GOLD RISE OF 60 PER CENT.

FARM PRICES

INCREASED BY

61 PER CENT.

Professor's Figures For 9 Months.

EMPLOYMENT AND PAY-ROLLS FALL

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL

By Telegraph, Copyright. Telegra. nkle Mensagen Ordinones, 189. Re ceived December 20, 8:31 a.m.)

New York, To-day. Professor Warren's assistant, ¡Professor F. A. Pearson, writing in the "Comell Magazine," on farm (economics states that farm prices have responded promptly to the rising price of gold.

He asserts that during the period from February 15 to November 15, gold has risen 60.2 per cent. in value, while basic commodities, over the same period have risen 61 per cent.-United Press, per S. C... Gold Bar Co.

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Wages Decline By 6 Per Cent

“TO CHINA MAIL. Thy Telegraph, CoppreRE. Talegra phiafessages Ordinanes, 1892, Ra- |scived December 20, 9.82 ajas:)

* Washington, To-day The United States Secretary of Labour, Miss Francis Perkins yesterday stated that employ- ment in the manufacturing indus- tries had declined by 316" par cent. and pay-rolls had declined 16.2 per cent. from October 15 to

November 15.

This was the first recES- sion since March, she declar ed-United Press, per 8. C. Gold Bar. Co.

Washington, To-day. For the first time since March,

Washington, To-day. President Roosevelt has or- ganised a National Emergency Council headed by Mr. Frank C. Walker, whose duties are the As the Government had not con-

Sentence has been deferred pend-most far-reaching and most im- sidered the subject, he said, be

portant undertaken by any one factory employment in the United States has shown a decline: From could not on their behalf expressing confirmation by the G. O. C.

man, since the new deal

October 15 to November 15, figures an opinion on the measure.

menced.

He assumes all responsibility show a drop of 287,000 or 8.5 per in co-ordinating and consolidat-cent, while pay rolls dropped by

U.8.87,800,000 or 6.2 per cent. ing the various recovery agencies. It is estimated that 2,800,000 including the National Recovery ave been re-employed since March, Administration and the Agricul- tural Adjustment Administration,] and for enforcing recovery mea Bures,

Leave to introduce the Bill was given by 84 votes to 35 British

recently built by Messra. In the House of Lords last even-Wireless Service. Vickers. Armstrong for the ing Lord Salisbury moved a Private Orient Line.

The new vessel will pro- vide employment for

Bill for the reform of the House of REFORM OF LEAGUE Lords by reducing its membership,

18

and strengthening its powers impose delay on legislation.

to

in introducing the measure

he

OF NATIONS. Britain Will Uphold Its Authority.

London, To-day.

CHINA'S WHEAT TARIFF.

New Duty Puzzles Australia.

BIG MARKET JEOPARDISED.

London, To-day.

The Canberra correspondent of The Times, states that the reported, Replying to a question in the intention of the Chinese Govern-f House of Commons yesterday re- ment to impose duties of 7d, per garding the suggested reforms in 138 lbs, of wheat and flour, from

This action reduces Gen- eral Hugh S. Johnson, Re- covery Administrator, from vatual Czardom to mere membership of the National Economic Council Renier.

Reater.

MORE UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEFS

Washington, To-day!

United States unemployment re lief expenditure has incresesd in 186, citler and urban counties in 45 Etates containing 65 per cent of the country's population during

months to 3.300 work-people. The s.8. Orontes, which it will; slightly exceed in size. is 638 stated that members of both Houses feet long with a 75-foot beam had formed a small committee to and a tonnage of 19,970. —Bri-submit proposals that would secure Bish Wireless Service,

Britain against any sudden and subversive change, and the Bill was based on those proposals,

He called attention to affairs,

the League of Nations, the Prime December 18 has puzzled the Aus JAPANESE TRADE November abroad, where the old order Was superseded by dictatorships or dia. Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, tralian Customs, who have telegraph- ruptive changes, and he argued said that the Government would ed to Nanking for duty confirma. that in Britain also they must in continue to give the closest attention, in view of the original Inten- eure against the possibilities of tion to the matter with a view to tion to impose a 5d. on subversive attempts to set up two upholding the usefulness and au- flour, beginning January 1,

thority of the League-British'leaving wheat duty-free, methods of Government.

(Continued on page 12.) Wireless Service.

LINDBERGHS IN NEW YORK Long Flight Ended.

Imperial yacht, "Hohenzollern", and TWO ATLANTIC CROSSINGS ON

until 1915, Admiral-in-Chief of the High Sean Fleet, and sometime Commander-in-Chief of the German China Station, died this morning.

-Renter.

17 ELEPHANTS DIE

OF POISONDA Fatal Feast Of Ripe Corn In India.

SURVEY TOUR

New York, To-day, After completing one of the most extensive fights in history, includ-

The duty of the House of Lords, he said, was to make

the crossings of the north and OXFORD RUGBY WIN Spanish Republic To Be

South Atlantic, Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, famous American Allers, landed at Long Island, New York; yesterday, ou

Commencing their flight from New York on July 9, to: survey, for Pan-American Alyways, the best route over, the north Atlantic, the "Seventeen, elephants were found Lindberghs toured Greenland, Ice- dead yesterday in a Bald of Indian land and Denmark.pare corn in the Cambam Valley...! They later, visited 'other European.

Madras, To-day

IN SCOTLAND.

Cambridge Beaten By Dublin University.

MENACE

Wheaten Will Government Take

Action

and

RUNCIMAN AVOIDS QUESTION BY CONSERVATIVES

London, To-day The President of the Board of Trade. Mr. Walter Runciman in

During

last month families on the 1,650,862 relief rolls totalled

as compared with 1,526,7877-in

October. Expenditure for Novem

ber was U.S.837,652,000 ́come pared with U.5,$35,686,000 October-Beuter.

| CHRISTMAS BUSINESS |38- PER

W CENT HIGHER-

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

Telegraph, Copyright. Telepra

Nationalist And Pacific the House of Commons, yester Message Ordinance 1884. Re-

Madrid, "ToxdRY»«

Trade and commerce would. be developed, especially The Spanish Premier, Senor Ler closer relationship with Bouth London, Te-day... roux, in Ministerial declaration,erlen an Oxford, won and Cambridge-issued yesterday, stressed that the He hoped to arrive at a solution lost -in, yesterday'a only":tWo Republic must be Nationallat. The of the religious question that had first step to this end was the noring the spirit of pacification through Bagby Union matches, The Light Blues were visitors to establishment of social peace, and

Babor, Gil Robles, leader of the

procialmed ant rio

Loyalty points to 10, while Oxford,

Apparently attracted by the scent countries From Portugal they flew of ripe corn, the animals had des to Gambia, from where they took Dublin University where they lost cended from the hills, and feasted off on their long fights over the by on thề córn which is believed to have south Atlantic to Bradl. They been infected with a "pertilanoe then made" their way to New York

which made it poisonous-Beuter

pline,

Lout Boalny

day, declined to reply to the eived December 20, 388 CM)*

* New York, To-day: Conservative request for asBUT"-

ance that if the Anglo-Japanese The National Retall Dry-Goods cotton negotiations were unduly Association has Indieated that this protracted the Government your'e Christmas, businesi is ni would take action to deal with mach an $8 per cent above. last the Japanese menace before the year United Preas, per B,C.. Gold negotiations concluded,

WEATHER REPORT

The Conservative member for Macclesfield," Mr.

gaye: notice that be raise the que

Bark Co

with winds,

the Royal

to-day.