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SWEEPING CUTS * IN RIBBER TYRE PRICES.

AMERICAN COMPANIES ACT UNITEDLY,

[NEOTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.].

NEW YORK, Jan. 12. Sweeping "euts" in the retail prices of rubber tyres are annoutic ed by the leading companies at Akron, Ohio, America's great rub. her manufacturing centro.

The Genernt Tyre and Rubber Company announces a reduction of from soven and a half to 1s per cent, on all tyres for passenger

vehicles.

EX

TRADE WIND." FATE OF

OMINOUS WIRELESS REPORTS OF BAD WEATHER.

IRECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

New York, Jan. 12. The gravest fears are now 'ontèr- tained for the New York amphibian engilane "Trado Wind,” which is now 23 hours overdue at the Azores.

The authorities have been in wireless communication with half a doch vessels at sea in the vicinity of the route likely to be taken by the fliers, but all of them state that they have not seen the seaplane.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1931.

LABOUR TROUBLES IN BRITAIN,

COAL STOPPAGE ÎN SOUTH WALES.

PREMIER VENIZELOS. IN ITALY.

RECEIVED BY THE KING AND BY PREMIER MUSSOLINI,

THE BOGUS

BARONET."

HOW THE LEGEND GREW.

Rome, January 7-Greek Premier Mr. Harold Bramwell, the liner Venizelos who arrived at Rome on clerk who was recently married at Oxford (Massachusetts), telegraph- his visit to a number of Europeaned to London emphatically denying capitals, to-day called on Premier that he had posed as a tilled per

son at his wedding... Mussolini who shortly afterwards re turned the visit. '

The Greek Premier was also re-

A special correspondent at Bos don also states that Mr. Harold Bramwell signed the licence for his marriage to Misa Barbara Buffum, of Oxford (Mass.), with no title

attached.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Rugay, Jan. 13, Active measures are being taken to-day by the Government to arrive at a settlement of the disputes in. the South Wales, coalfied, where theceived by the King and had a stoppage of work is general, and lengthy conference with Fereign in the Lancashire weaving dis-Minister Grandi in the presence of to Athens pute, which, while at present con- the Italian Minister

The government fined to the Burnley weaving shexls, Signor Bastiani. threatened to lead to an extended organs emphasize unanimously that stoppage of work owing to the oot the Greek Premier's visit is a of the Greco-Italian employers' decision to lock-out guarantee

friendship past and that both coun-well. the operatives.

trics are united in their efforts to maintain peace in the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean.

More ominous, however, are the The Firestone Rubber Company weather reports from these vessels. has reduced its-lyre prices from six

Mountainous sons are running into the Atlantic, and it is considered and a ball to 12 per cent.

Other companica notify similar improbable that the seaplane would flant for more than a few hours in such conditions if it had been forced down.

reductions.

CUBAN SUGAR CROPS. PROTECTION

COTECTION AGAINST ARSON

CAMPAIGN.

[NBUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

Both the owners and miners re- presentatives from South Wales met the President of the Board of Trade (Mr. Graham) and decided The Trade Wind" set out from that the association should be sum- Bermuda for the Azores on Satur-moned to-day for separate meetings day. She was carrying 200 pounds with Mr. Graham and the Secretary of tinned food, the trip being a for Mines, Mr. Shin well.

strictly commercial" enterprise Government Intervention in Cotton for the purpose of demonstrating

PASSENGERS

Arrivals,

His name also appears without n title in the waiver of_the"five-day law granted by Judge Greeley.

Giving his age as 40, he described himself simply as a native of Can- terbury, and the son of Frederick John and Patricia Havelock Bram.

Interview With Conrnl.

I met the new Mrs. Bramwell, writes a correspondent in a Londen daily, and she said: "I wrote out the marriage notice myself and gave his (her husband's) 'name na Wil- liam, with his father's name as Sir Frederick John Bramwell,

"Since the wedding I have spent my time straightening things out The following passengers arrived with the British Consul at Boston, yesterday by 2.5. Asama Maru:-- "I noticed that the ancial, climb. Dispute.

Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Merry, Mr. Mere who caused all this bother were not anxious to help me then. I the possibilities of regular air com- The announcement of Government Merry, Mr. and Mrs. F. Chope this unfortunate affair will not intervention in the cotton dis. Comiso, Mr. A. C. Daniole, Mrs. P. damage my husband's future career. Army aeroplanes are cruising as Europe by way of Bermuda and the mute was made by the Foreign. Murray, Mr. H. F. Williams, Mr. I understand he is anxious to leo.

|J. J. Torpey, Mr. J. T. Hicks, Mrs. ture throughout America.

B. Wilkins, Mr. and Mrs. L. Me

•

HAVANA, Jan. 12.

sky pickets and infantry with fixed bayonots are guarding thousands of

munication between America and

Azores.

The missing fliers are Mrs. Beryl

Lieut. W. 8. MacLaren.'

Secretary, Mr. Arthur Henderson,

"As a writer he is very gifted, and I believe he has written for

acres of sugar cane how rendy to Hart, owner of the seaplane, and in a speech at Burnley last nighy, Kiney, Miss D. E. McKiney, Mrs. British journals under the pen name

he harvested, in view of the cam- paign of arson to start on Thursday against tic sugru fields.

Orders have been issued to shoot at sight anyone found setting fire to the came.

All the resourens of the secrét holice had been devoted to dis- covering the persons responsible for the plot,

Viragoes Spank Opponents. The Havann police have been ordered to use their weapons with- out hesitation or regard to sex and to break up all demonstrations near the Presidential Palace, where there have already been several disturb ance, during one of which women supporters of the Government were partly stripped and publicly spank ed by four women opponents,

WORLD'S NARCOTIC,

REQUIREMENTS.

BRITISH ANTI-DRUG

PROPOSALS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY )

GENEVA, Jan, 12. The Advisory Opium Committee of the League of Nations to-day began a discussion on the British draft scheme providing for the limitation of the manufacture of narcotios to the amount annually needed for the world's legitimate requirements for medical and scientific purposes.

It was decided to appoint a sub committee to draw up a list of druge to be covered by the proposed Con- vention and the substances into which they might be convented.

STRAIGHT LINE FLIGHT RECORD.

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BRITISH TRADE, LAST

YEAR.

REDUCTIONS IN IMPORTS

AND EXPORTS.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY }

when he stated that an official of The Labour Ministry would provide over a joint meeting of the partics to the dispute in Manchester to-day,

RUHR COAL DISPUTE.

WAGE "CUT" AWARD

COMPULSORY.

[runoUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

i

'Bram,'

เ

Not Wealthy.

The stories that have appeared in the papers here to the effect that he is a millionaire are ridicu louis. Ho is poor, and after his lecture tour we intended to settle down in a modest little house he owns in England.

O. T. Smith, Master O, T. Smith, Mrs J. Masa, Mins E. R. Masa, Mr. F. T. Chin, Mr. M. R. Fotídar, Mrs. Ho Kin Kin, Miss Won Nan Git, Mrs. G. M. Herbet, Col. G. F. Shiels, Mr. and Mrs. Hu Kwong, Mastor Hu Too, Master Hu Sang,

"My relatives took the whole Miss Hu Kau, Master Hu Wa, Mr. thing out of my hands. They even and Mrs. Lee Kiam Chong, Miss requested him to give them permis Master. Lee Wallace, Miss Lession to use Sir in. the printed Guelan, Master See Nathaniel, marringe invitations, but he demur- red strongly, although they insisted Master Lee Wesley, Mr. W. C. Mel that that was the proper thing to COLOGNE, Jan. 12. coal-owners and the miters of the Crinckshank, Mrs. G. E. Marshall,

In spite of the rejection by the hom, Mr. A. Hammond, Mr. B. do in America. Official Arbitrator's award of a six Mr. Tee Wai Hong, Mr. Leng Tin, per cent. wage "cut," the Minister Mr. Chian Way Ku, Master Andres of Labour has declared that it taust

He is the innocent victim of the be regarded as compulsory.

Chinn, Master Alberts Chian, 'Mas-" The Communist threat to organ-ter Arturo Chian, Mr. Lam Suy On, my family who wanted it to apnear exploitation of certain members of ise another strike has not material Mr. Alfonso Ton Jan, Mr. Afon that he was a titled person. They The pita are working normally Chiok, Mr. Mannel Chioc, Master thought it would add to their social to-day, and further resistance to Angel Chioc, Mr. Guellermo Komage to have a nobleman in the

family. The largest individual decreases the wage "cut" is not anticipated.pacjan, Mr. Jacinto Chiang, Ky,

that

British

LONDON, Jan. 12. The Board of Trade to-day issues statistics showing imports 1930 were valued at £1,045,000,000, representing a redue tion of £178,000,000 on the figures for 1920.

The exports totalled £570,500,000, or a reduction of £150,000,000.

in imports were row cotton, £32,500,000 grain, £23,000,000; nou-dutiable food red. drink, £20,000,000; and woollen materials,' £18,000,000.

The outstanding reductions in exports were cotton manufactures, £48,000,000; iron and steel manu- factures, £17,000,000; and woollens, £16,000,000,

Re-experts in 1030 showed a de crease of 20 per cent, is compared with 1920.

BANK OF PORTUGAL

NOTE CASE.

JUDGMENT FOR HALF

MILLION STERLING..

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

LONDON, Jan, 12. Judgment for damages agreed nt £509,491 has been entered for the plaintiffs, the Bank of Portugal, Against Mepers, Waterlow & Sons, the famous bank-note printers, id

ised.

SLAVE TRAFFIC IN LIBERIA.

UNDERTAKING TO LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

(TBROVON REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GENEVA, Jan. 12. The Secretariat of the League of Nations has issued a copy of a letter received from the Liberinn Chargé d'Affaires at Geneva, stat ing that the Liberian Government accepts in principle the recom mendations of the International Commission of Inquiry, and under. takes to apply them to the full extent of its resources."

MURDER OF GENERAL CHEN CHI MEI.

"I blame these climber, for husband should be accused in the everything, and it is unfair that my papers of perpetrating a hoax,

"High Hatters,"

The marriage would have beer perfectly quiet had not some la de da and high hat relations of mother interfered.

Mr. W. H. S. Davis, Mr. Ellis, Mr. Arthur Jenkins, Mrs. A. Jenkins, Master Peter Jenkin, Mr. H. F. White, Mrs. B. R. Himtzen, Mrs "My husband was angry when he 4. Buckanan, Mrs. B. Pearson, Ming was called Sir Bramwell at the wedding reception. He certainly M. McCue, Mr. Lam Tit Sang, Mr. gave no colour to the story, though Yip Ping Lan, Mrs. R. Chan, Mr.of course everybody at Oxford be. Yung Wai Fang, Mr. W. M. Kom, lieved that was due to his modesty,' Mr. and Mrs. Chang Hung Tsai, Mrs. Bramwell stated that her Mr. P. S. Taxi, Messrs. Tong Yuck relatives had looked up her hus Hang, Ho Kwai Ming, Wong band's status in England and were Chung, Miss W. S. Wong, Mr. Latisfied he came of good family, O. Stanton, Mrs. LO. Stanton, although she was confused about Mr. L. Dumonsseau, Mr. and Mrs. titles. Loong Kam Hung, Miss Selon Leong, Miss Julia Leong, Miss Joyoc Leong,

Doparture.......

the case heard in the King's Bonch ALLEGED ASSASSIN HANDED Miss Bernies Owen Tipp. Mr. and Division last month.

The amount of the damages is payable subject to the result of a possible appeal.

ACCOMPLISHED. IN LIGHT TOURING AEROPLANE.

It may be recalled that Water- THROUGH REITER'S AGENCY.]

lows provided a gang of swindlers with Portuguese bank-notes to the VILLA CIBRETO, Jan. 12. - value of over £1,000,000, on forged Captains Ialouette and Perinou- documents purporting to be signed

OVER

die landed bore to-day, having cover. I by the Governor of the Bank of General Chen Chi Mei, former S. Wong, Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Mac- ed 1,800 miles, in 22 hours, creating Portugal,

a record distance in a straight line

for a touring peroplane.. weighing

under 400 kilogrammes.

FRANCE'S MONETARY

POLICY,

́SHETLEMENT BETWEEN LON- DON AND PÄRIS MARKETS.

(THROUGH ARUTEN'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, Jan. 12.

The Finance Minister, M. Martin, in an interview, defends France's imonetary policy rind declares thint the Government is taking steps to Thuit the influx of gold. 2. mar

He further declares:-"To-mor TOW IN GIRO Ehat the Creteriatur z Besire not to adopt a financial policy domitiatedly egotistical," ite ends may become even planner. We hay hope that with the collabora tion of the Bank of France a not- able improvement will be effected by a monetary settlement between. the London and Paris Markets.

EXCHANGE RATES.

[DRITIAN WIRELESS SERVICE.)

Paris New York Brussels

Genova Amsterdam Milan

"Berlin'

RuGur, Jan. 12.

123.72).

4.85)

34.821

23.007

Stockholm Copenhagen

Oslo .....

Vienna

12.001 02.75) 20.411 18.14 18.16 18.10 34.514

Prague....

1037

1027

47,05 103.25

'325

Helsingfore Madrid Lisbon Athens Bucharest

Buenos Aires Montevideo Bombay Shanghai Hong Kong Yokohama Silver (spot) Bilver (forward)

618-

34 13/14

341 1/81

1/31

2/0 15/32 13 18/10 13 13/16

FAMILY WHO LIVED IN COWSHED.

OWNER AND OFFICIALS DEFIED.

Welshpool. The extraordinary case of a family of soven peop. belonging to three generations, the youngest being a baby, of ten months, who are living in a dilapi dated cowshed, is puzzling the Welshpool health officials.

The family consists of a womaI, two sons and two daughters, the woman's son-in-law, and her grand- child.

By order of the court, they were ejected from a cottage at Belan, two milce out of the town,

The woman rented from another landlord a few acres of land and a cowshed, and the family have now turned the cattle out of the cowshed and are living in it.

The following passengers left yesterday by ss. President Madi- son:-Ming M. V. Kilia, Mr. P. M. Market, Mr. Henry Olds, Mr. Jack' Ouska, Mr. K. Asari, Mr. I. Haya- kawa, Mr. U. Hashimoto, Mr. M. Ibuki, Mr. J. Kawamuro, Mr. K. Takase, Mr. C. Tabuchi, Mr. Mon- tugue Lord, Lt. Morris E.. Eason, Ft.-Comdr. and Mrs. A. D. Mayer, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Roe, Mr. Edward Redline, Mr. C. H. Talbot, Mrs. A. L. Warehuis, Mrs. Jose phine E. Blake, Mr. Homer G. Ben- nott. Mr. and Mrs, J. H. Franklin, Shanghai, Jan. 10.-Judge Kuh Miss Carlyn Franklin, Miss Julia of the Shanghai Special District Kottenburg, Mr. William H." Long, Court bas jesued an order for the Mine Ruth McLeod, Miss Helen T. atradition of Yih Dee Pong, who Rhodes, Dr. H. V Bradshaw. Mr. is alleged to have been concerne and Ars. 3. E. McGee, Mr. J. M. in the assassination of the late Tong, Mr. Ng Kum Chuk, Mr. R. Tutub of Shanghai, at the latter'a inahon, Miss and Master Mac. residence, 14, Rue Chapsal, on May mahon, Mr. E. Halton, Iady 18, 1910.

Murion (W), Miss Diana Murison, Mr. Y. D. Wong, 'Assistant Muni- Mr. A. Lello, Mr. and Mrs. Y. C. cipal Advocate, informed the Court Wen, Capt. F. B. Weir, Mrs. Wong that at the last hearing, he had Teze Kong, Master Wong. Teen heen compellad, on behalf of the Kong, Jr., Mr. 6. Lin. Mr. Shanghai Municipal Police, to op- Wong Taze Kong, Mr. P. K. Sham,

The owner's agent asked the pub- pose the extradition of the accused Mr. Ho Liang Chor, Mr. 8. G. man to the Kiangsu Provincial Kirkland, Mr. Seto Chuk Mr. Plie health authorities to stop the River Police because the latter or A. L. Roulain, Mr. G. A. Larue, cowshed being used as a dwelling, ganization was not a properly con- Mr. V. B. Rusankoff, Mr. Put the authorities replied that the stituted law court. During the Netland, Mr. R. Corker. Mies Monus was on the owner and the ot period of remand, said Counsel, the Lee, Mr. G. E. Wilson, Mr. T Y cupier, and promptly served notices Police had approached the French Jou, Mr. Michael Ting. Mr. Bob on them to abate the nuisance. Concession authorities and asked Tong, Mr. W. J. Wilson, Miss F. them whether it was their wish that Donaldson, Capt. Kum Tin Nam, accused should be handed over to Mr. and Mrs, W. L. Gerrard, Dr. them as the murder of General Chen Gordon Thompson, Mr. L. Ling;

The medical officer said: "I have had taken place in the French Con- Mrs. J. Levy, Mr. Wong Hoi San,

onion but the French authorities Mr. Frits Henningsen, Mies Velma implored the people to go into the R. Forbes, Mr. and Mrs. Loke workhouse until they can find other replied that it was not.

Chunk, Mrs. Ng Kum Chuck, Miss Loke Bock Hung, General 3. Wises. They are not destitute, and

accommodation, but the woman Tre

1.sent à despatch warrant to the Sandilanda, Cant D. R. M. Came I they decline to do anything."

Following this, said Mr. Wong, the Shanghai District Court had

"

applying for the extradition of the Wong. accused mah. In view of this ap plication and the fact that it camo from a formal law court, the Muni cinal Polios bad no objection to accused being handed over.

Accused'a, extradition was then ordered.

Yung

It measures only ten feet square. There is no sanitary provision and

window.

Appalling Conditions.

The family refuse to budge, and the owner, having no order ta eviet, is now oontemplating pull: ing down the shed.

Chu Chrifiisher

The R.M.9. Empress of Russia arrived at Kobe on Tuesday at 8.30 am, left the same day at 5 p.m., is due at Yokohama to day at 2 p.m. and leaves tomorrow at 3 p.m.·

Even during the war I never anw people living in such appalling conditions. We can do nothing for seven days, when, if the notice to as the nuisance is not complied with, the town Council can go to the magistrata for a statutory order.

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