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COLONIAL OFFICE CONFERENCE.

BENEFIT OF DEVELOPMENT FUND.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICZ)

RUGBY, June 27.

Mr..J. H. Thomas. Secretary for the Dominions, addressed the plea- ary session of the Colonial Office Conference to-day.

Mr. Thomas referred to remarks which he made in the House of Commons regarding the mistaken view that this country was in a position of receiving benefits from the oversea Dominions and Colonies but was conferring nothing in re turn. He again emphasised the great contribution which, in very difficult circumstances, the Old Country was making towards Em pire development, an important - stance of which was the Colonial | -Development Fund.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1930.

R.100 FLIGHT TO INDO-CHINA DEBATE. THREE WORKMEN

CANADA.

his DEPARTS AT THE END OF

Sir Basil Blackett, on behalf of himself and of the Colonial Deve- lopment Advisory Committee, ex- pressed his gratification at Mr. Thomas' observations and pleasure at having this opportun ity of meeting representatives of Colonial Administrations at the Conference, as the Committee wish. ed to learn thereby the Colonial Governments' needs. He said from August 1929, to June 25, 1930, the cost of schemes submitted to the Committee by Colonial Administra tiona was £8,500,000, of which it was expected £2,300,000 would be expended in this country. assistance recommended by the Com. mittee towards chose schemes amounted to £1,774,000, spread over five years. These figures included two very important schemes in Africa, namely, the Zanzibar bridge scheme and that for the development of Marampa iron ore deposits in Sierra Leone, together with railway construction and hat. hour development involved.

Tho

COLONIAL SCHEMES OF DEVELOPMENT.

In the expenditure of the Fund, the Home Government looked to the

(THROUGH RACTER'S JOENCY.) Colonial Governments for advice and the formulation of proposals,

LONDON, June 27 but he urged them to take the long view. So far as the Government

Addressing the Colonial Office were concerned, they intended to Conference, Sir Basil Blackett, put the widest possible introreta-chairman of the Colonial Develop tion on the term Colonial development Advisory Committee, stated ment." He felt sure the Colonial that schemes submitted to the Com- Development Fund" would tend to mittee up to the present would cost relieve our economic position here £8,500,000, of which it was expected at Home and develop the prosper £2,500,000 would be spent in the ity of the Colonial Empire.

United Kingdom.

Committee The grants and loans of £1,774,000 in this connection.

JULY.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

LONDON, June 27. Lord Thomson, Air Minister, stated at the Imperial Press Con- ference to-day, that the airship R.100 would leave for Montreal in the last few days of July, and that he would himself be making the journey in the airship R.101 to In dia in September.

Lord Thomson said he could

Devor see that the flight across the

FRENCH CHAMBER'S VOTE OF CONFIDENCE.

[HAVAS AGENCY.}

PARIS, June 97. At the conclusion of a debate upon Indo-China affairs, the Cham- ber rejected by 323 votes to 200 a Radical motion asking for the creation of a Committee of Control. The Chamber also voted a motion of confidence in the Government in order to fight Communiam in Indo- China and to apply the traditional French principles of generosity and insties in dealing with the natives.

PARIS, June 28. The discussion in the Chamber un the events in French Indo-China has ended.

to

KILLED.

FIFTY-FOOT FALL FROM GLOUCESTER BUILDING:

WOODEN PLATFORM BROKEN

BY FALLING POLE.

Three coolies lost their lives as a result of an accident at Gloucester Building on Saturday.

AMERICAN LEGAL SENSATION.

COUNSEL SHOOTS HIMSELF IN COURT.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

YouNastowy (0.). Juce 27. The hearing of the case for an injunction to prevent the merger of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube The accident, the exact muse of Company with the Bethlehem Steel which is not certain, took place in Corporation was stopped dramati the morning. It appears, however, cally to-day, when Mr. L. A. Man- that a wooden platform about fifty chester, the chief Counsel for the feet high, on which five men were former Company, shot himself dead working, was broken by a falling. In Court. pole. The men were thrown down

The act as committed, appar- -one dying almost at once. OI the remaining four, one managed to icatly, because of a nervous break hold on to a cel rope as he fell, The case has been adjourned. and consequently sustaited only The other three minor injuries, were very seriously injured and ont Saturday two of them died in hospital.

down.

Atlantic from east to west by aero- plase would be a commercial pro- in position. Experts were now

The collapse of the wooden plat form as stated above, is believed Greenland considering. another

to be due to a pole falling on it. route, and he believed their inves tigations would result in something

The pole, it is understood, was em ployed in the work of Hoisting a practical within the next eighteen

derrick to the fourth floor, but for months or two years What a fac-ary Commission be sent to Indo-Coogan were early on the scene. some reason the pole slid out of its

jured.

calling, caught the platform in the centre, breaking it in two. China to make an enquiry into the doing what they could for the in-position on a steel beam and in (Continued on nezi Column.) situation.

ter that would be in. linking the Old World with the New-when they would be able to go from Chicago, through Croydon. to Canada, in three or four days!-

It was again moved by 323 votes 960 that the Premier, M. Daladier, should make an Order of the Day asking that a Parliament

하

The voting for the Order was

signified by a unanimous show of bands, whilst a vote of confidence was given to the Premier, declar ing that the Chamber "sends its sympathy to the families of the

of the Government declarations.

recommended AIRSHIP IN AIR PAGEANT. victims of the riots and approves

Referring to the Colonial Deve. lopment Advisory Committee, Mr. Thomas, on behalf of the Govern-

Further, schemes had also been ment, thanked Sir Basil Bikett, Chairman of the Committee, for the forwarded to the Colonial Office to tremendous amount of work he had cost £3,000,000, with an expendi done and was doing in this canture of £1,500,000 in England and nexion.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, June 28.

The airship R101 left her moor.

£2,340.000 assistance from the funding mast at Cardington again this

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morning and flew over London on her way to take part in the Royal Air Force display which is being held at Hendon this afternoon.

King George, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, Cabinet Ministers and diplomats will be among those who will watch the air pageant.

The motion further states that it trusts that the Government will fight energetically all forms of Communistic activity, and apply to Indo-China and all the other

Colonies to traditional French poli tic principles, based on the spirit of generosity, solidarity and justice for local peoples. It hopes that the spirit of faithful assistance will

continus in the Colonies the work of civilisation, and that, the reforms of France will be realised.

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Commission of Enquiry Promised.

(THROUGE BAUTERʼB AUKNUY.]

PARIS, June 23. The discussion on interpellations concerning Indo-China wound up with a declaration by the Premier,

Tardieu, who confirmed the statement that he would appoint a' commission of erquiry.

Opposition to the resolution, criticising the Gorernment's policy in Indo-China, was rejected by 325 ber passed a vote of confidence on votes to 260, after which the Cham

the Government's ability to deal energetically with Communistic plots in Indo-China.

Year's Technical Progress. The rehearsal of the pageant. which took place yesterday- not only provided spectacular items illustrating British flying skill at its beat, but gave evidence of tech- nical progress far in advance of any achieved in one year in the history of this notable service exhibition of flying. There were no fewer than 16 new or practically new types of aircraft, both service and civil, and for the first time was seen a thoroughly effective military fighter with speeds in excess of 200 miles hour at heights of over three miles above the earth. This speed which caly a few years age would have been considered creditable in a Schneider trophy racer just capable of bolding a pilot is to-day combin-

RUBBER INDUSTRY.

OPTIMISTIC SPEECHES

IN LONDON:

(ROUGE ALOTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, June 27

Mr. H. Fildes, proposing the ed with such essential military quali- toast of the rubber industry at the

ties as a roomy cockpit, electrical-annual dinner of the Malayan

with the Planters Association, said that multifarious USCA to which rubber was put and with the spread of its uses in civilisation the Prospects for the future must neces- sarily be bright.

ly heated clothing, oxygen appara tus, a couple of guns, necessary. ammunition, and possible wireless apparatus as well. This type of machine, which is represented by the Hawker Fairey Firefly, Bristol

Bullpup, and De Havilland Napier Halford monoplane, is known as an interceptor, fighter, and has been produced solely to meet the peculiar needs of defence of London against a hostile air attack.

Wireless Weather Maps.

Sir Stanley Pois said that though rubber was now in the doldrums he

hoped that they would all keep cheerful and not become pessimists, here was a good time ahead, and they should all sympathise with the men on the spot who were carrying on amid great difficulty.

Lord Goldwyn said there was no reason for the present pessimism. People were selling good shares for no apparent" reason. There were difficulties throughout the world, but as a banker he was hopeful that prosperity would soon be re-

The Air Ministry states that in the course of the flight of the air- ship R101 from Cardington to Hendon yesterday opportunity was stored. taken to transmit weather maps by wireless to the airship from the Cardington Meteorological Office, and the experiment proved success-

ful.

HAGUE ARBITRATION COURT.

BRITISH NOMINATIONS

CONFIRMED.

· [THROUGH REUTERʼN AGENCY.)

LONDON, June 27.

The Government has approved of the appointment of Lord Bankey and Professor Alexander, Peare Higgins as British members of The Hague Arbitration Court.

Lard Saukey is Lord. Chancellor in the Labour Government.

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"RESTORATION OF ST. PAUL'S.

HONOURS CONFERRED ON CLERGY.

[THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.}

LONDON, June 7 On the occasion of the repen ing of St. Paul's Cathedral, HM. the King has appointed Dean Inge Knight Commander of the Victorian Order, Canon Alexander

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Commander of the Victorian. Or der, and knighted Mr. Mervyn Ed- mound Macartney, the architect of St. Paul's.

Dean Inge has been Dean of St. Paul's since 1911. He was made C.V.O. in 1918.

Canon Alexander has been Treasurer of St. Paul's sinca 1909. Professor Higgins has been Bir M. E. Macartney, who is con- Whewall Professor of International sulting architect-to Durham Law at Cambridge since 1920, and Cathedral, was one of the founders at the Peace Conference he was of the Art Workers Guild and of adviser to the "Admiralty on Inter- the Arts and Crafts Exhibition

Society.: national Law.

When the accident occurred there was no lack of assistance from the offices nearby. Members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade and Dr.

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The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Southern

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Wednesday, June 25.-The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Southern left Gov- crnment House.

Thursday, June 20.-H. E. attend- red the meeting of the Executive Council at 9.30 am, and the meet- ing of the Legislative Council at 9.30 p.m.

Friday, June 27-In the mora- ing, Lady Peel, accompanied by Mrs. Halifax, paid an informal visit to the Italian Convent

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