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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1935

RECONSTRUCTION IN PRESIDENT UNRUFFLED

S.KIANGSI

Country Now Clear.

Of Bandits

· BRIDGE-BUILDING

Canton, To-day.

General Yu Han-mow, Comman der of the 1st Army Corps of Kwangtung, who is zow carrying on pacification work in south Kiangsi, arrived in Canton on Sun: day last.

Army A high officer of the 1st Corps told the local press represen- tatives in an interview that as the main groups of bandits in south Kiangsi have been entirely wiped ont and the remnants are being gradually eliminated, General Yu is now focussing his attention on re- construction, especially construc- tion of bridges. According to this officer, the Chingon Bridge in Tai- yu was opened to transportation last month, and the Tai Bridge in Shunfeng is now in the process of

E Claude Babcock, president of the American Federation of Federal Employees, blames the Government rule against the em- ployment of both husband and wife by the US, for the fact that large numbers of Washington couples

are living together unmarried.

construction, which will cost, over WESTERN AIR PACT

$100,000,

It is also planned to build a larg bridge in Nanhong, of which the about cost has been estimated at $400,000-Central Press.

BRITISH FINANCES

Expenditure Heavier But Revenue Up

HOPES

It

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ficulty. However, no hurried aban- donment of the prevailing prac- tices is anticipated.

The leaders of individual indus- tries were generally loath to make a statement formally, but so far as lis available the cross-section of ✔ Jopinion is as follows

STEEL INDUSTRY.-Although the leading steel men have been strongly in favour of continuing the NRA, they do not appear to be ansually disturbed by the deck- sion. Privately, several insisted that the decision would not upset the situation to any extent, so far as the large companies were con- cerned. They admitted that there might be some price shading among the smaller producers, as shop would again consumers faround for the best quotations However, they were confident that there would be no resumption of large-scale price-slashing. Some! consumers, unless they were ir

might conceivably keep from the market for the time being, until the ef- fects of the decision were clari- fed.

gently needing tonnages,

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OIL INDUSTRY-The major oli executives are of the opinion that Collective security. however, the Petrol Code is to all practical which was the only security purposes dead, but that with the which in these days any nation existing tight State law the inter- could safely rely, not only ruled State oil compact, which awaits only out competitive armaments.. Congressional approval, together must be fully understood that the with the Commally Law, will bej measures now being taken were in perfectly sufficient to preserve the no sense emergency measures istability of the industry. On the London, To-day.

for the cur- did not represent the limits of the other hand part of the Thomas Ol Exchequer returns rent financial year up to May 25 efforts that could be made, if the Bill, at present pending in Con

re-occasion required. Nor did it in- show that the total ordinary

gress, which would extend the self-balancing volve any falling of in the high Federal regulation of production, is vénne, excluding

to £87,458,899, as standards of material and person considered probably to have been items, amounts 2 DAYS ONLY TO-DAY & TO-MORROW. compared with 34,334,575 at the zel which at present characterised likewise outlawed by the decision.

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But when this game bler had to solva a

corresponding date of last year.

the Royal Air Force.

COTTON AND TEXTILE IN- CIVIL AVIATION Expenditure, owing mainly to the

The Air Ministry would not leDUSTRY-The first reaction was increased cost of the supply ser- vices, has been heavier than in the the demands of military aviation in-disappointment, with fears of the corresponding period of last year. terfere with the progress in the de- possibility of a disastrous outbreak The relative totals of expendi-relopment of the civil side of fly of price-cutting, but this is not Imperial Airways aimed at general, some, notably those pre- ture, excluding self-balancing items, ing.

THREE GOLF STARS FLIMINATED

are £105,280,261, as against 198711-operating a two-day service to In-viously resenting the NRA. con- dis four or five times a week; a 21⁄2trol, expressing the opinion that it 1049-British Wireless Service.

day service to East Africa, thrice will be beneficial in the long run. weekly; a four-day service to Sin-Cotton and textile interests will gapore,.thrice weekly; a four-day shortly meet with a view to deter- service to the Cape, twice weekly; mining the full effects, and to pre- and a seven-day service to pare a new plan to be submitted to Australia, twice weekly. The the industry. great advance represented by AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY.

schedule Te that..

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justified The automobile industry, which suf Miss Pamela Barton, who cently achieved an outstanding already by the growing com-fered impaired profits owing to thei

in labour and success by winning the Women's mercial use of air transport, alike sharp increases

Surrey title and who was runner-up for passengers, goods, and mails. Heaterial costs under the NRA to Mrs Holm last year, defeated had no doubt that the ideal which will probably derive some gains Miss Sherlock, the Irish champion, was aimed at would sooner or later from the decision, which moreover be attained-Eritish Wireless Ser-will not be offset by the loss of any ¡by 3 and 2.

In the same round, Misa Clarryvice. Tiernan, the sensational 18-year- old girl who beat Miss Diana Fish- wick in the First Round, yesterday beat Miss-McCulloch, three times Scottish champion, by 7 and 5.

KWANGTUNG TAKES STEPS FOR SECURITY

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competitive advantages, as the Au- tomobile Code did not contain trade practice nor price control provisions. The continuation, substantially, of the present course with regard to wages, working hours and work- Miss Wanda Morgan, the former,

ing conditions is expected in all the English

Miss champion, beat

In Eastern Kwangtung the major industries. The copper indus- Brown, of Argentina, by 2 and 1 campaign against the Nan Shantry is likely to agree to continue the In the Third Bound, Miss Pamela Redis is still being carried on by most important parts of the Copper Barton beat Mile, Francine Tol the First Independent Division. Code, principally those dealing with lon, the French champion, by 4 and The main Red units are reported the curtailment of production and 2, while Miss Mervyn Barton beat to have escaped into Fukien, and the stabilisation of the market. Miss Clarry Tiernan one up.-Ben-only remnants and bandits Most producers are agreed that the iter.

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