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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1934. ______ PRICE $3,00 Per Month.

IN L.C.C.

LABOUR PARTY JUBILANT OVER SUCCESSES

OVER SUCCESSES IN L.C.C.

Herr Anel Hitler, the Ger ການ Reiche Chancellor, in characteristic attitude.-15. &

(1.).

PROSPECT OF CONTROL

FOR FIRST TIME

.

LEADER PROMISES REAL

POLITICAL CHANGES

COMMUNISTS AT FOOT OF POLL

London, To-day.

The Labour Party are jubilant at the pros- pect of controlling the London County Council for the first time in history.

NEW PORTUGUESE CONS

POR SHANGHAI

Mr. Da Silva

Lisbon After

Shao

day.

The Portuguese Comrül-Gonoćni here, Mr.-J., B. P. dəy Ilva,, and hir- wife (and three child leaving for

the as Patrocin Yong

Mr. Silva was the rest at a luncheon given vefiding by the Consular body, He has "been" Coney! General here for two- and a half years.

His successor. Mr. Alden is arriving In April, fra Bombay, -Reuter.

The leader, Mr. Herbert Morrison, formerly the Transport SIR PHILIP..~*~ Minister, said that the election result was magnificent. "I can promise some real changes in policy,” he added.

Lord Jessel, the Municipal Reform leader, on the contrary, ascribed the election result as apathy on the part of the elec- torale.

GERMAN PROTEST The Labour Party have not lost a single seat. Their strik- TO “MOCK TRIAL" to successes included clean aweeps of six seats at Hackney, and

Hitler Found Guilty Of "Crimes."

NEW YORK MAYOR AMONG 20 PROSECUTORS

Washington, To-day.

The German Ambassador here

four each at Fulham and Bethnal Green. -

The leaders who are unseated, include Mr. Ernest M. Dence, Chairman of the London County Council, Sir Cyril Cobb, Chairman of the Public Assistance Committee, Earl Haddo, the new Marquess of Aberdeen, Mr. Webbe, the recently appointed leader of the Municipal Reform Party, and the Liberal leader. Sir Percy Harris.

ONG KONG.

ELECTIONS

SASSOON ON

AIR ESTIMATES the ploneers of the cathode ray tube. The designers, Mr. L. H

Very Small Increase Reported.

GOVERNMENT MEMORANDUM WILL BE FOLLOWED

London, To-day

In presenting the air.

Sixteen Communists candidates were all at the bottom of the poll. the House of Cons -Reuter.

protested to the White House last A LABOUR

night against a mock trial, in M

dison Square Garden. New York, at which Chancellor Hitler was found guilty of "crimes against | | civilisation."@

The State Department has de- clined to take kelion. No Gov- ernment official was in any wayfa connected with the trial..

The twenty prosecutora includ- ed the Mayor of New York, Mr.] - La Guardia, and the ex-Mayor, Mr. Al Smith. Reuter.

DEMOCRAT LEADER MAKES REPORT.

Congress Adjournment

In May,

NO WAR DEBT MESSAGE

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

lly Telegraph. Copyright. Telegra The area (inting, 1994.

crived March 0.55

Washington, To-day. Senator Robinson, the Democra tic leader, has Informed President Roosevelt that he is confident that Congress will adjourn between May

1 and May 15, AA

*

They conferred lengthily, and surveyed the entire legislative si tuation, after which it is under-

CONTROL FOR

LONDON C.C. Amazing Advance At The Elections.

29 SEATS GAINED

London, To-day. Labour control of the London County Council for the next three| years is virtually assured as the re- plt of a heavy swing towards la- bour at the elections, yesterday.

With 26 results to be declared to-day, the results announced last night show that from the Council of 124 members, Labour

CATHOLIC PRIEST SEIZED

Tension Between Nazis And Vatican.

"PROTECTIVE CUSTODY"

Wermerichhausen,

Frankonia, To-day,

A signficant commentary to the recent growing tension be tween the Vatican and the Nazi regime, was seen yester«- day, when ■ Catholic priest, Father Kolb, was taken into "protective custody" for anti- Nazi utterances,

He is the fourth Catholic priest

the Under-Secretary Philip Sassoon, kand: timales, in their the outcome of

sue Disarmament and

A new television process which, it is claimed, will bring talk- ing pictures into the home in the same way, a broadcast pre- grammes, has recently been demonstrated by AC. Cousor, Ltd.

Bedford and Mr. O. 8. Puckle, making adjustments to the Cathode Ray Transmitter.—(8. & G.).

50 CENT DOLLAR

ADVOCATED

Committee For Nation Urge Gold Boost.

SPECIAL TO.CHINA MAJÚ..

i by Tangraph. Copyright, Telesco into atvikingen. Ordinance, 1894. No

New York. To-day.

The Committee for the- tester urged that the United Stater gold price, alib

nomy on one hand, and on other

policy of postponement cannot dollar 50 cents, on terms with the our reluctant conviction that creased to U.S.$41.34, making the

}ba continued"

14 old parityUnited Press, per S. "The resumption of the C. Gold Bar. Co. scheme of 1928 has become in:|| evitable, but, we do not want, at) this, stage, to put forward a pro-

gramme of construction which might prove to be the starting gun for a race in air armaments.

“In the interests of world. pesce, the initial measure of advance for which these es timates make provision, la being decidedly kept within the most modest bounds” =

continued. The estimates, he amounted to £17,561,000 net, which was an increase of only £185,000.

U.S. SILVER MOVE

TO-MORROW.

Fixed Ratio To Gold Not Planned.

COINAGE COMMITTER BILL

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL (By Telegraph, Copyright. Telegra-

has secured 61 seats, the Munici-to be arrested in Germany during | pal Reformers, 37 seats, and the the past month on similar charges. For this, four new squadrons, made pic: Misssages Ordinance, 1884,, Re- Liberals, nil,

Labour gained 29 seats, and the Municipal Reformers and

-Reuter.

Liberals lost 25 and four respec- STOCK EXCHANGE

tively..

Three of the outstanding seats were Labour at the last election.j ----Reuter.

U.S. TO SUPPORT SOVIET TRADE.

stood that Senator Robinson will Representatives Leaving.

henceforth concentrate

on" the

tariff measure, the Appropriation Bill, and on legislative aid for municipalities, ..

Senator Robinson Indleated that

For Russia.

EXPORT BANK'S BACKING.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAJL (By Teleprapk,: Copyright, Telegra

up of two for some defence, one colved March 8, 8:95 mm)

| flying-boat aquadron and the equiva»

ent of a squadron for the foot one jarm, were provided, while two home

REGULATION BILL delange squadrons, now forming

Fletcher Anticipates Simplifications.

MODIFIED DRAFT ALMOST READY

Washington, To-day.

part of one of the experimental en- tablishments, would be reconstitu and given a separate entity,

(Continued on Page P).

RACE HORSE TRAINERS REINSTATED

After a visit to the White House,

London, To-day Senator, Fletcher said that ho^e The Roeing Calendar announced pected that the Fletcher-Raybarn yesterday that the trainers, C. Chapy 19.was practicable to direct its Instated.--Renter, features: against

no war debt message is expected phio Mesinges Ordinance, 1894, Re Bill would be simplified as much man and D. Taylor, have been

- this session United. Press "per 8. |ceived. March. 9, 0.21. 4.M.) |

C. Gold Bar Co

WORLD WHEAT PRICES

U.S. May Oppose. Any Stabilisation Plan.

· UNLESS UNIVERSAL EVIDENCE

"Washington, To-day

The Chairman of the Racon- struction Finance Corpora» Hon, Mis Jespe day stated that seeki

ised -evils of the stock

•Washington The House of tives Coinage

agreed vole and The Bill

comp

plan to

cept silver at

porting surplus fary

It

"understood" that?

mittes is not planning to-

US. 30-HOUR WEEK LABOUR

BILL TENTATIVELY APPROVED

Application For Place Near Head Of House Calendar

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAJE (By: Telegraph, Cop

zember,

the Hones

approved Labour Bu

He adds that the Rular mittee will be: Liked to Bill place near the hand House calendar--United- per SC, Gold Bar Co............

STAGED SUICIDE LEGEND

M. Thome's Evidence In Stavisky Case."

LAST-MINUTE PHONE CALL-

legend of staged

Theme, French Surete dence

He explained the laat, telephone call from Chamonix

ace Paris, e, which mainlyz. for ex- the police shot Stay

He said that the local, Sur Com- inspector found the ablish and telephoned to Par #fixed ratio for silver with gold; structions. Thon but merely to authorise purchases him to break down the doo of silver at increased: price. Until The Inspector, retur the commodity price level has been villa and summoned ermanently established – United open the door. He reas par 3. C. Gold Bar Calz

and entered by the found Stavisky

a modifed draft had Five Modifications To

completed "by the

Committes and

WILL CONSIDER CHANGES

The Fletcher-Rauburn Bill

telephoned to Paris ordered him marist

STOP PRESS

JAPANESE OUTRAGE

MR. MUTO

SERIOUSLY

WOUNDED

Perpetrator Commits Suicide.

SEQUEL TO SENSATIONAL DISCLOSURES

Kamakura, To-day. Mr. Sanji Muto, a lead- ing Japanese industrial- ist, was shot and Berl: ously wounded here, this morning. The motive was apparently political Mr. Muto's nesaflant committed suicide diately after,

Hz. MutowaR IŠKVÍ when his assailant soy gumman killed a templed to prýš then red, on Mr. |wbanded in three)

[bad: andefc

nection with ger between the

vate enterprises, signation of the Comm Barom Nakajima" on Reuter

COTTON

-Mr. Muto's life we ballding up of the Tuj fehi cotton intéresta. |- Ee recently bought control i [newspaper, Jiji, in which

ried on a campasyn last year ing up to the boycott of Indian cotton-Renter;

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