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Carnation

Carnation

"From Contented Cows"

THERE'S CREAM

IN

EVERY DROP.

Sole Agents: CONNELL BROS. CO., LTD.

MILK HONG KONG & 8. CHINA.

The dollar, on demand, closed

to-day at 1/4.7-8;

The

FINAL EDITION.

China Mail

Est. 1845.

THE OLDEST À ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST

EL 1845.

No. 28,721

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1934. PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

ADVOCATES' DISSENSION IMPEDES AMERICAN

Mr. Joe E. Brown, the famous Metro-Goldwyn - Meyer comedy star, was a passenger on board the ม. Presideat Coolidge which Arrived izv Hong Kang this morning,

JAPANESE

PIECE GOODS

TO E. AFRICA

30 Per Cent. Of Imports To Colonial Empire.

HONG KONG NOT INCLUDED

Loudon, To-day. Imports to East Africa of Ja- panese cotton piece goods in 1932 represented roughly 30 per cent. of such imports into the Colonial Empire, excluding Hong Kong and Aden, said the Secretary for the Colonies, Sir Philip Canliffe-Lister when questioned in the House of Commons, yesterday.

SCATHING OUTBURST ROOSEVELT EMPHASISES U. S.

BY BORAH

NEW BILL CONDEMNED

AS PERMISSIVE

· CONFLICTION

OF MEASURES

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1824,

Received May 19, 8.49 am)

WASHINGTON, TO-DAY,

COLLECTION OF WAR DEBTS

Jane Token Payments Will Be Decided On Particular Merits

Washington, To-day. President Roosevelt has for- mally emphasised that the United Statea stands for the collection of war debts, but will grant a hear- ing to nations in distress requir- ing a reduction.

He added that the question of whether token payments would be accepted in June would be decided on the merils of each particular case.-Reuter.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT HAS GIVEN A FURTHER IN AIR LINER LOST

DICATION OF THE POSITION REGARDING SILVER LEGIS. LATION AT THE PRESENT SESSION OF CONGRESS.

He said that he believed that any silver policy laid down by Congress must be mandatory, but that the methods of carrying it ou should rest with the chief executive. He did not consider silver legislation as imperative for the list for the present Congress.

He emphasised that he was still studying the pro- posals discussed at Tuesday's White House conference with the silver Senators. He was inclined to see no thing new or sensational in the proposals.

In connection with the increased metallic silver re- serves, he called attention to the fact that there had been periods in the United States history when such reserves were much larger than now. He said that it was only comparatively recently that such reserves had dropped to approximately 12 per cent.

SENATOR THOMAS HAS RE-DRAFTED HIS EARLIER BILLS INTO A SINGLE BILL, WHICH THE SILVER ADVOCATES THEN PRESENT ED TO THE TREASURY SECRETARY, MR. HENRY MORGENTHAU, AS THEIR DEFINITE LEGISLATION, AND WHICH, IT IS ASSERTED; CONFORMS WITH WHAT THE PRESIDENT IS REPORTED TO HAVE AGREED TO ACCEPT.

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LEGISLATION SCHEME REJECTED

Morgenthau Proposals Declared Insufficient.

DEPARTURE CAUSES END OF READING

The position in East Africa was complicated by the Congo Basin Trenties, he said, but the matter was still being examined.

The Conservative member for BORAH'S Accrington. Major H. A. Proc- lor asked concerning the possibi- lity of some action in regard to these treaties which, he said, were crippling Lancashire trade,

Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister replied that the East Afri- can Government always fell that if those most competent to advise considered it in Great Britain's interests to determine those treaties they would readily accept their decision.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

By Telegraph. Copyright,, Telegra»

Lecived May 10, 12.50 p.m.)

The Bill Inc.udes:-

1. A declaration that the

monetary value of the cur rency's reserve should be

75 per cent, gold and 25 per cent, silver.

|2. Nationalisation with a pur- chase price maximum of 50 cents per ounce.

3. Discretionary authority for the President to purchase silver to conform with the 25 per cent. reserve policy. BORAH'S BOLT Mr. Morgenthau, and his Gen-

kie Mewagen Ordizance, 1896. Reral Counsel, Mr. Herman Oli- phant, conferred with Senator Key Pittman yesterday morning| Washington. To-day and with the main silver bloc in

IN CHANNEL

Mysterious End To Communications.

FRENCH MONOPLANE WITH SIX ON BOARD

Unfavourable Weather Conditions

Londen, To-day.

BUY YOUR SUMMER WEIGHT WHITE SLIPOVER

THIS WEER

LIGHT & COOL,

BERNARDS' OF HARWICH

CHATER ROAD,

HONG KONG.

SILVER ACTION

A JAPAN-GERMANY PARALLEL

A new Invention in the gliding world, chief engineer Zaschka, with some friends from the German Air Club, have bullt a new kind of glider, seen here, with a propellor worked by pedals. This foot-worked appar atus has the same effects as a' 7· h.p. motor. Zaschka, in the construction of his glider, has in- corporated some of the principals of the windmill seroplane.

The French air liner belong. U.S. NAVAL LOSS INAUGURATION.

ing to the "Air France" Une, which left Le Bourget, Paris, yesterday morning for Croydon with three passengers on board and a crew of three, is miss. ing.

She was talking to Cidydon-by wireless after crossing the French: count at 12.10 p.m. when the signale suddenly ceased.

An aeroplane from Croydon and French planes were despatched to aearch for the missing monoplane! and Naval vessels in the Channel

MUST WORK FOR PEACE

"TWO NATIONS

AS ONE IN

EFFICIENCY"

JAPANESE ADMIRAL DRAWS COMPARISON

CORDIAL RECEPTION FOR NAVAL PARTY IN BERLIN

Berlin, To-day. Considerable interest has been aroused by a [speech made last night by Admiral Matsushita, Commander of the Jap- anese Training Ship which is at

TECHNICAL EXPERT OF CORPORATIVE Squadron

STATE IN ITALY present at Marseilles,

who is on a visit here.

PASSES.

Cruiser And Destroyer

In Collision..

DISASTER IN MIMIC WAR

Washington, To-day, A message from the United have been warned to keep a lookout, States battleship, Tennessee, yes. Conditions are unfavourable with terday, has revealed that Captain a heavy sea running and fog des- William Wood-Smyth one of the eending rapidly-British Wireless Navy's most brilliant technical ex- Service.

perta, died in the hospital on the ship from natural causes.

AVIATRIX ON SOLO FLIGHT.

England To Australia Third Attempt.

JEAN BATTEN AT BRINDISI

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London, To-dayı

He was adviser to the Ameri- can delegation at the Last Lon-i don Naval Conference.

A wireless message inter- cepted by the Navy Depart- ment has revealed that the cruiser, Milwaukee, and the destroyer, Simpson, collided on Monday night,

It is learned that the silver the afternoon. Senator Borah | advecties have rejected Mr-bolted from the conference of Morgenthau's proposed legisla- Senate silver advocates on the

The U.S.S. Simpson, escorted tion as insufficient after hearing grounds that the legislation an

Miss Jean Batten, the New Zea- by a repair ship, is proceeding the first few of the 15 sections. der discussion was purely per land air woman, who is making her under her own power to Guan-

It proposed. firstly, instead of missive. nationalisation, merely a State)

The Liberal Party leader, Sir to the silver monetary stock, per Herbert Samuel, asked whether and Government policy to add the British trade received any to the silver monetary stock, great advantage from these trea-permitting the President to ac- quire domestic silver at his dis-

ties.

Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister said cretion. that was among the considera- lions to

Secondly, purchases would be: be weighed from the financed by existing money instead British export trade standpoint. of by the lesuance of new silver

He added that East Africa en-

joyed British preferences and certificates. would readily grant preferences to Britain if she was able to do No. Reuter.

At this point, Senator Borah left the meeting, whereupon the reading was abandoned. Mr. Morgenthau said that Pre- WHOLESALE PRICES sident Roosevelt had not seen ther

Treasury draft, which encouraged the allver Senators.

IN BRITAIN.

April Index Shows Slight Decline On March.

"I want nothing to do with

It: I would rather walt and discuss the whole thing before the people in the next six months to Bee if I can get something more direct and mandatory," he hotly declared. Senators King, Pittman and

Borah have also submitted draft Bills to Mr. Morgenthau.

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It is reported that Mr. Morgen- thau and Mr. Oliphant submitted | their own proposed draft to the all- ver advocate.. Senator Borah's measure will make-nationalisation and aflver purchases mandatory.

SIMILAR BILLS

The Bills submitted by Senators King and Pittman are reported to be similar to Senator Thomas's plan. Senator King is optimistic that

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They believe that the program- me discussed at the White House on Tuesday will eventually be adopted.-United Press, per 8. C.]~~

STEEL INDUSTRY RECOVERY Gold Bar Co.

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thiri attempt to fly solo from Eng-tanamo, the naval base at Cuba. land to Australia, arrived at Rome The condition of the U.S.S. In her "Push Moth" machine

Milwaukee is unknown. Reu Tuesday night and flew to Brindlalter. early yesterday morning, where, af- ter refuelling, she left for Athens. -British Wireless Service.

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15,000 STEVEDORES STRIKE IN U.S.

Pacific Coast Police Called Out.

San Francisco, To-day. Over 15,000 American steve- dores along the Pacific coast are striking for higher wages and shorter

hours.

Police squads have been rushed to the waterfront-Reuter,

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P.I. DELEGATES ON

QUEZON MISSION.

"Monetary Policy

Satisfactory." EFFECT OF SUGAR BILL.

"I have been discussing sever-

Parliamentary System Ceases On July 1

MUSSOLINI SUPREME

Rome, To-day. The present Italian Parlia- mentary system will cease on July 1, when the Corporative State will be inaugurated. All corporations will remain un- der the direct control of Sig- nor Mussolini, the Premier. whose decrees will give a le- gislative effect to the deci- sions of the confederations.

Signor Mussolini will ap point the presidents of the corporations and tell them exactly how to run certain branches of industry. Reu-

ter.

CUBAN RAW

SUGAR TARIFF

REDUCTION

Measure To Off-Set Processing Tax.

• CONTROL BODY FORMED

*PECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. (By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegra phie Messages Ordinance, 1884, Rc ceived May 10, 8.49 am) •

Washington, To-day,

Speaking at a recep- tion given by the Ger man-Japanese Associa tion, he said that the Japanese fatherland found itself in ap- proximately the same position as Germany be- fore the war, the difficul- ty of which was obvious.

"Our whole nation, however, is as one in the knowledge that it must strive to achieve the for- tune and welfare of the people of the fatherland with all vigour," he said.

"Germany and Japan are as one in efficiency, valour and tenacity," he continued. "It is no ac- cident that at this mo- ment both countries have to face a multitude of international difficul- ties and work for peace, which, however, must be Ja peace of equal rights.”

Admiral Matsushita and his officers were re- ceived cordially at a re-

al monetary policies with the President Roosevelt has pro- ception here and were American Government, and we claimed a reduction in the Cuban received in turn by Pre- have arrived at a satisfactory|raw sugar tariff from two to 1 arrangement with the U.S., with cents per pound to off-set the sident von Hindenburg, regard to our financial position processing, lax.

Chancellor Hitler, the both before and after we become The President has appointed an Prussian Premier, Gen- - independent," said Mr. Vicente informal Cabinet committee con- Singson Encarnacion, Finance sisting of the Secretaries of Agri-eral Goering, and the

Government, China Mail on Messrs. Henry C. Wallace, Williaxı

von Neurath. Harold L. Ickes, respectively, to The Naval men are Mr. J. P. Melencio, Assistant administer the act London, To-day. [Government for Australian and New Attorney General of the Philippine

leaving for London. compared with March. As against Unconfirmed Report Of The question was raised in the Zealand steamship services, amount Government, who is travelling with

Reuter. April, 1933, an increase of 6.0 per Macao Court Finding.House of Commons yesterday re-ing to about U.8.31,250,000 annually. Mr. Encarnacion, in discussing the garding the extent to which the some part of which represented { passing of the Sugar Bili, said “If ALLEGED SHANGHAI FRAUD United States of America sub-services rendered in the carriage of the quota allowed to the Philippine

sidies steamship services to Aus-mails-British Wireless Service. tralla ond New Zealand.

U.S. Shipping Subsidies for Service Secretary, to the mines culture, Stats, War and Interior, Foreign Minister, Baron

To Australia and to New Zealand board the President Coolidge this Cordel! Kuil, George H. Dern and

afternoon.

London, To-day. PORTUGUESE YOUTH

A decline of 0.9 per cent. is re- corded for the last month in the average of wholesale prices 45

cent. is shown, the index number

for the three period being 86.2, 87.0, and 81.8 respectively.

The index numbers for food as ne a whole are the lowest recorded since the present series of index bumbers was instituted in 1920, while that of the "iron and stool group is the highest since Novem-] ber, 1930-British Wireless Bar- vice.

ACQUITTED?:

Shanghai, To-day,

- An unconfirmed report states that Baptista, who wan "sent to Maczo for trial in con-

nection with frands against thế....... Chartered Bank in Shanghal, has been sequitted-Henter.

Dr. E..L. Burgin, of the Board of

Trade, replied that it would appear

·WEATHER FORECAST

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SUGAR BILL SIGNED.

Washington, To-day. Islands it more than 1,200,000 long tons, our suger Industry will not President Roosevelt has signed] suffer, but if it in na low as 1,100, the Bugar Bill,

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SKIPPER FINED $200-

Charged with entering the Colony

on Sunday with more than 12 pas-

900, as anticipated before we left He has also proclaimed a reducsengers on board his vessel, the n the United States, we shall have to tion of half a cent per lb. on the Tang Cheng, without a passenger

that apart from assistance in thei form of loans at low rates of Interest Moderate cant winds, cloudy, look, for new markata for our sugar sugár, tariff and declared that the certificate, Capt. M. Plaskin was for shipbuilding, the Matson Navi- with some rain, was "the wasiber if we are to save the industry froments of the processing tax must fined $200 by the Harbour Master, gation Company, was in receipt of forecast fauned by the. Royal Ob- much hardihip,

not exceed the amount of the re-Commander G. F. Hole, R.N.; at the l'aubaidies from the United States, sórvatory this morning.,

duction of the tariff-Reuter.

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Marine Court this morning.