1935-03-09 — Page 1

Carnation

"From Contented Cows"

THERE'S CREAM

IN

EVERY DROP

The dollar, on demand, closed to-day at 1/11 84.

China" Mail

Cirmation

MIL

Sole Agenta: CONNELL BROS. CO., LTD.

HONG KONG & S. CHINA

Eat, 1845.

No. 28978

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 9,

1935

THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST

Est. 1843.

BEAUTIFUL

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For The Early Spring

PAUL RENNET et CIE

190, Nathan Rd?

PRICE $3.00 Per Month

Kowloon.

SCOTLAND YARD'S VALUABLE CLUE IN CROYDON GOLD MYSTERY

the

Olive Tufverson, of Detroit, leaven New York police head quarters after Identifying women's clothes found in the apart. ment of Iran Poderjay, in Vienna,

se the garments of her missing

GOVERNMENT

MONOPOLIES

IN INDUSTRY

'PLANNED ECONOMY' FOR CANTON

STILL HIGHER TAXES ON

· IMPORTS DUE SHORTLY

(From Our Own Correspondent] Canton, To-day.

Following the adoption of the Tung-Chai, or planned economy. scheme, by the Canton Chamber of Commerce, special taxes on imported goods will soon be col- lected by the. Provincial Depart- ment of Finance, it was learned to-day.

||

Though doctors have been try ing since January 16 to check her hiccoughing, Misa Elizabeth War- Rer (above), Georgetown, IN., student, continues to hiccough at the rule of 20 per minute in Elmhurst, Ill, hospital.

Finished goods from Hong Kong and Shanghai are affected | by the new tax, which is to be especially collected for the pro- tection of local industries under the Tung Chai system. Protec- tion is given to local enterprise not only against foreign goods but commodities manufactured in other parts of the country.

The Chamber of Commerce has approved the planned economy acheme and has recommended to the Provincial Department of Finance to apply it to different professions and guilds. This plan requires the limitation of supply CATTLE BILL'S

SECOND READING

IN COMMONS

"LABOUR MOTION.

consistent with demand, Govern-į

ment ownership and operation of

nister, Agnes Tufverson, who dis-industries, and Government mo-

appeared soon after she married Poderjay. Miss Tufverson is sure her aisler met with foul play and, dead. Poderlay extradited to America from Vienna, anys she left him.

LORD PRIVY SEAL'S URGE FOR PEACE

Happy To Visit Moscow

And Warsaw

London, To-day.

nopoly over goods manufactured by private concerns... da

spils (Continued"on, Page(12)

ASSISTING CANTON

PRODUCERS

Exhibition Of Native Goods For Students

REJECTED

MR. ELLIOT. EXPLAINS' NEW MEASURE

London, To-day. ' In moving the second reading Canton, To-day. With a view to stimulating stu-of the cattle bill in the House of Commons yesterday the Minister|

of

300 M.PH.

BRITISH ACE

TO ATTEMPT

NEW RECORD

Malcolm Campbell Will Await Spring Tides

SUPREME TEST ON MARCH 20

Daytona, To-day.

Sir Malcolm Campbell," who has not yet abandoned hopes of attain- ing 300 miles an hour, has acceded to the request of the city officials

to remain until late this month, in order to take advantage of the |spring tides which are highest, on

March 20.-Renter.

OWN

Sir Malcolm broke his ov world's speed record at Daytona Beach on Thursday when he cover ed the measured mile at an aver- age speed of 276,816 m.p.h. with a highest speed of 281 m.p.h..

CAMPBELL'S WORLD

RECORD:

Influence On Design Of Cars RESEARCH, EXPERIMENT. AND TEST NECESSARY

It is often asked "What is the use of such record-breaking stunts us that of Sir Malcolm Campbell at Daytona beach ?"! Many people imagine that it is a mere publicity affair, or the insane idea of one man to travel faster than anyone has over done before. It is true that!

BOOM IN CARS

Prince and Princess Alessandro Torlenia úrrive in New York on their honeymoon. The bride in the Infanta Beatrix, daughter of ex-King Alfonso of Spain, and the Prince is the son of the for- iner Elsie Moore of New York. They were married in Rome.

THREE MEN SOUGHT KEY AND CASES

FOUND IN NORTH LONDON HOUSE Early Developments Expected

£21,000 TO BE RECOVERED

London, To-day.

Early developments are expect ed in connection with the theft of gold at Croydon airport. The palice yesterday interviewed a man, after which they visited a house in north London, where, it is understood, they discovered a key and a num- ber of partly-burned cases similar to those in which the gold was packed..

The key was afterwards found to fit the door of tho strongroom out of which the gold

DISARMAMENT DEBATE was stolen.

BRITISH OPINION UNVOICED REGARDING GREEK REVOLT

Official Statement Follows, Misleading Reports

London, To-day?

In view of certain misleading reports, it was..officially stated. yesterday, that the British Govern ment have not at any time, ex- pressed any opinion on the present disturbances in Greece.

The action of His Majesty's Minister at Athens, the Hon. Mr. S. P. P. Waterlow, C.B.E., has been confined to expressing his own personal. sorrow that the recent events had led to bloodshed-Bri- tish Wireless Service.

יי

COLONY RECREATION GROUNDS

Committee Appointment

Gazetted

MOMENTOUS.

DISCUSSION

.

The police are now searching for three men who are believed to be able to throw light on the crime. Beuter.

A London message received here on Wednesday stated that a

ON MONDAY mysterious theft of gold, to the

MR. BALDWIN AND

SIR JOHN SIMON

MAIN SPEAKERS

AMENDMENT TO LABOUR VOTE OF CENSURE

London, To-day."" It is anticipated that Mr. Bald- win and Sir John Simon will be the principal apeakers for the Government in the debate on dis- armament and defence which is to be held in the House of Con- mons on Monday.

value of £21,000, occurred at Croydon Aerodrome in the course. of last Tuesday night wh

The gold, which consisted of coin and bars, disappeared from the strongroom of the Imperial Airways, where it had been brought on the preceding even- ing from London banking houses for transport to Paris by air.

BROADCASTING IN CANTON

New Station To Be Set Up Shortly

It was in preparation for this debate that the Government MACHINES Issued the recent "White Paper," which indicated generally the Government's policy in regard to

ORDERED ABROAD

Canton, to-day.

dents' interest in buying native of Agriculture, Mr. Elliot, ex- "Rapier's" race selections for to-day's goods, the Municipal Bureau Social Affairs has instructed the plained that the object of the Meeting and to-morrow's Kwanti Meet Speaking at Kenilworth last Native Goods Display Department measure was to continue for a ing will be found on Page 4.

maximum period of six months) -night Mr. Anthony Eden; Lord to hold an exhibition of native interim assistance to the British

Privy Seal, referred to the fact goods for students.

Livestock Industry so as to allow Sir Malcolm Campbell gets publicity, that he had been asked to repre- ceipt of the order, the Department cussion with overseas interests gets an amazing kick out of risk It is learned that following re-time, for further amicable-dis- and plenty of it; no doubt, too, ha

Imperial defence, and set forth. In order to facilitate dissemina sent His Majesty's Government on has begun to make preparations, concerned in the whole questioning his life in this fashion but there

the reasons which in their view tion of official Information, the Fro a visit to Moscow and Warsaw. The exhibition will begin on Mon-of meat imports into the United is far more to it than that.

made the increase in the defence vincial Department of Reconstruc tion has decided to establish a broad- in response to the invitation of day and will last for 15 days-Kingdom.

The Colony Recreation Grounds' estimates unavoidable.

The Labour opposition's motion casting station in the neighbourhood the Soviet and Polish Govern-Central Press.

He said that there was no Returns, collected by a London Committee consists of the following: of censure is to the effect that the of the Water-Melon Garden, Feng ments, and said, "We in this

doubt that, but for the assistance journal from the seven largest The Chairman: the Director of Government's policy is at variance Ning Road Machines have been country desire nothing so much PORTUGUESE SLOOP DUE HERE provided by the present act, motor-car factories in Britain, make Public Works, the Colonial Secre- with the spirit in which the League ordered from abroad and construe-

which was due to expire on March instructive reading. The Portuguese sloop Gonçalves 31, the Home Cattle Producers The Brat return reports, from tary, the Director, of Education and of Nations was created, namely, tion will be started shortly. of Europe which will, by its solu-Zarco arrived in Macao from Manila would already be facing disaster.jactual sales records, a demand representatives from the Royal to establish collective world peace,|| tion of outstanding problems, yesterday, and is expected in Hong At the same time the question over three times as great as that Naval Recreation Club, the Hong and that it jeopardizes, disarma- to establish a wireless telegraph secure the maintenance of peace- Kong on Wednesday for a short was of such vast importance to which was carefully planned when Kong Area Sports Board (Army),ment prospects and is liable to lead station on the outskirts of the city. the Dominions and foreign coun- production figures were under the Hong Kong Football Association, to international competition and A suitable site has been chosen in tries that it must be exhaustive consideration for this year, New the Hong Kong Jockey Club, the Continued on Page 18) H.M.S. Cornwall, which is now on a ly examined before any drastic short southern cruise, arrived in Manila, from Iloilo, to-day, and wil: action was taken.

as a settlement on the continent

ful and friendly relations and the stay. authority of the League of Na-

tions for many years to come.

(Continued on Page 18)

དང་ LOCAL DOLLAR DECLINES

Silver Prices Lower.

The local dollar has declined

opening on demand this morning 1/11%.

•

Spot and forward silver prices| also dropped 4, being quoted at 27 and 27%, respectively.

The London on New York cross-i rate was quoted at £US$4.771⁄2, as compared with US$4.77%, while the New York on London rate was quoted at £-US.$4.78%, as- .compared with £-U.S.$4.75.

TREASURY BILLS ISSUE

London, to-day-The total amount applied for. In tenders, for £80,00,000 Treasury bills sag £54,995,000. The full amount was allotted in bills at three months. The average rate per cent, was 9/7,578,, as compared with 978.184.. per cent. a week ago British Wireless Service,

leave next Saturday for Hong Kong. arriving here on March 18.

plays with king at him; Nash

(Continued on Page 12)

(Continued on Page 7)

insecurity, AN

The Department is also planning

the vicinity of the International Radio Station, Shekpal--Central Press

AIR NAVIGATION DIRECTIONS

material at the plants of this Hong Kong Football Club, the Hong British concern has had to be re- Kong Cricket Club, the Kowloon quisitioned and all factories are Cricket Club, the Hong Kong Hoc-JUBILEE RECEPTION PLANNED |working at high pressure.

FOR WESTMINSTER key Club, the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club, the Hong Kong Polo Club, the

London, Club de Recreio, the Hong Kong

to-day, The London Chinese Recreation Club, the Indian County Council will give a recen- Flying Without Exterior Recreation Club and the YMCA. tion in honour of His Majesty the King's Silver Jubilee, on the eve- ning of May 31 at the County Hall, Westminster

A.P.C. HEAD TO WED

Mr. W. H. Bell To Marry Miss Calkin

SHANGHAI VOLUNTEERS APPOINTMENT

The reception will be attended

An examination for Pilots' licenses will be held at the Harbour office Thursday, March 21, 1985.)

Our readers will be interested to London, To-day. The War by Their Majesties, the King and

that Captain Queen-British Wireless Service. learn that next month Mr. W. H. Omice announces

ippoint Bell, the head of The Asiatic Petro A 3 G. Douglas has been leum Co., Ltd. in South China and od Brigade Mafon of the Shanghai the Philippine Islands, will be mar Volunteer Corps Reuter rled to Miss Helen Joyce Calkin, ^« (third daughter of Mr. Walter L

Calkin, of Hightrees, Ashley Road,

Walton-on-Thames Government

View

GU NEW, ADDITION

An addition to the Air Navi gation Directions (Hong Kong), 1982, is published in the "Govern ment Gazette" and "reads flight with, an examiner on board, in the course of which the can- didate must, without exterior view, maintain correctly during

Government Appointments

Appointments 80 minutes his line of fight and

Miss Callin, who has spent some

The appointment of Frofessor Chief Officer, Fire Brigade, years in the Colony, has many local

Kenelm

being the absence on leave friends, Miss Calkin returns to

Hồn, Mr. T H., King, or until Hong Kong by the P and Osa men

Lufth notice, with effect from Ranchi on or about April 8

WEATHER FORECAST

ppointment of Mr. Cecil due to act as Deputy of Police, dur. leave of the

ig, or until fur effect from to

carry out ordinary manoeuvres solely by the use of the instru ments on board...

AUGUSTA DUE NEXT WEEK

gusta, flying

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