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Canton, To-day.

Great interest was aroused here yesterday over the coming visit of a trade mission from Hong Kong headed by the Hon. W. H. Bell, who will arrive here on Friday morning to Foster better trade relations be tween the two ports.

The Mission has been invited to Canton by the Kwargtung Provincial Government. It is believed in official and commer- cial circles here that much can be done in promoting trade between the two cities if both sides re- cognise that this will be to their mutual good

MAY 23, 1935

This radio facsimile shows the big three of the Stresa confer ence, (to z.) M. Pierre Laval of France, Premier Benito Musso- lini of Italy and. Premier Ramsay MacDonald of England in their final discussion. European peace will be discussed again when a general European conference is held to consider the Danubian Fact

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REVOLUTION PLOT NIPPED IN BUD

Portuguese Government The Hong Kong merchants, will visit the Government plants and The President spoke of beral Arrests 505 Naval Men industria! works on Friday legislation for disability and for morning and will attend a tin death compensation" whereby, he party given in their honour by said. 1,400.000 men and women the Canton Chamber of Com-have been benefitted. merce. After the luncheon.

NEW OBLIGATIONS

Madrid. To-day. :

A widespread plot to overthrow the Portuguese Government is be- hind the arrests at Lisbon and else- they are scheduled to visit other President Roosevelt pointed out where, according to a report re- industrial works.

In the ever-that payment with new currency, as ceived in Madrid, despite the strict ing Mr. Lin Yun-kai, Chairman provided in the Patman Bill, would censorship beyond the frontier. of the Kwangtung Provincial

mean paying $1,600,000,000 more It is learned that those arrested Government, will be host at a than the present value of soldiers include five officers and 500 men of dinner in honour of the visitors-adjusted compensation certificates the havy, accused of spreading The members of the MissionThis new straight "gratuity or communist propaganda. The opinion will interview merchants and

to $1,600,000.- is officially expressed bounty amounting officials and will attempt to |000," he said, would destroy the in-action. by the Portuguese Govern- arrive at general principles for surance protection for Veterans' ment nipped in the bad a serious the promotion of trade. Rela- tions between Hong Kong and dependents provided for in the revolutionary movement.

The country is reported to be Canton have been most cordial, original plan, and for the remain-

military precautions and merchants in Canton andng 10 years they would be without quiet, but

The President added are being maintained. insurance.

All troops Hong Kong believe that now is the time to get together to talk that this proposal violates the en- and members of the naval forces! over matters of mutual interest tire principle of Veterans' benefits are confined to their barracks and

so carefully formulated at the time ships-Reuter. and advantage.

of the War, and also the entire

The Hong Kong party will re- turn to the Colony on Sunday.

TELEPHONES IN KWANGTUNG

Long-Distance Line Proposed

that the

principle of the adjusted certificate that claim for special considera-

settlement of 1924.

tion. We can afford all we need." The President conceded that the but we cannot afford ́all we want' payment would doubtless result in President Roosevelt expressed some expansion of retail trade, but great sympathy for the argument to resort to the kind of financial] that those who remained at home] practice provided. în the Fatman in civilian employ during the Bill would not improve the condi- World War enjoyed the special tions-necessary to expand those in privilege of unwarranted remunera- dustries “in which we have the tion. "That is true, bitterly true; Canton, To-day.

but a recurrence of that type of greatest unemployment." . The Linshan County government

MENACE TO CREDIT

war profiteering can and must bell recently mapped out a scheme for Pointing out that he had already prevented in any future war. the construction of long distance sanctioned a deficit of $4,000,000,- invite Congress, Veterans and the telephone lines, which has been 000 in order to finance a huge work; American population to join me in submitted to the Provincial. De relief programme, President Roose-progressive efforts to root the re- partment of Reconstruction for ap-velt said: "We cannot in honesty currence of such injustice out of||

assert that to increase that de-American life The proval.

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NAVAL APPOINTMENT

Rear-Admiral Crabbe Bound For China

plished... His greatest friend, Major Hogarth, told me that he

· London, To-day. came out of the war with clean, It is announced that Rear-Ad hands. He despised people who Liral Lewis Gonne Eyre Crabbe made money out of the war.""

succeeds Rear-Admiral F. G. G. Dr. Lawrence has been confined Chilton as Senior Naval Officer on to his cabin for the past few days the Yangtze as from to-day. with dysentery

Admiral Crabbe is due to Mrs. Lawrence listened with the in Shanghai on October deepest interest to Beuter's account Renter

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