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BANK OF ENGLAND DISCOUNT RATE.

INCREASED TO FOUR AND A HALF PER CENT.

[THROUGH MUUTER'S KORNCY.]

LONDON, July 30. The Bank of England discount rate, has been increased to four and a half per cent.

PRIME MINISTER

RETURNS.

CONVERSATIONS QUITE SUCCESSFUL.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

Ruany, July 30, On his arrival last night from Berlin, after the longest flight he has yet undertaken and the first he The advance in the bank rate did has made out of Britain, the Prime not come as a surprise in the City, Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Lombard Street was already pro said that the work undertaken had pared for it by bringing private been very successful. The meet rates as near to the official mini-ings with German statesmen would mum na possiblo..

The abnormality of the Foreign "Exchange position was unquestion

nhly "the deciding factor.

still be carried ou, Mr. MacDonald. added that the first of several singes to go through would be narked by a report of" banking The Stock Exchange did not ex-experts, which was very important: pect the advance and the result indeed. This report was called for has been a change of sentiment regarding long credits, and as" the political and financial outlook is uncertain it checks any enterprise.

BARONET BROKER ON SERIOUS CHARGE

ALLEGED FRAUDULENT CONVERSION OF FUNDS.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]:

by the recent London Conference, which recommended that the Bank for International Settlements should: Bot up, without delay, a committed of representatives nominated by the Governors of the Contral Banks in- terested to inquire into the im mediate further credit of Germany, and to study the possibilities of converting a portion of short-term credits into long-term credits.

RUGBY, July 29.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1931.

AMERICA-TURKEY

NON-STOP.

SCHNEIDER TROPHY RACE.

THE LIANGKWANG “LION'S

CUSTOMS.

AMERICAN AIRMEN REACH | CONSTANTINOPLE.

TRIANGULAR CONTEST

DENIAL BY FİNANCE- MINISTER.

THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.}

NEW YORK, July 30. Boardman and Polando reached

Constantinople at 1.30 p.m. to-day.

A message from New York, dated July 23 states:-Russell Boardman and John Polando took off at 5 am. in an attempt to fly non-stop to Turkey.

ATLANTIC FLOWN

AGAIN.

FLIERS FORCED DOWN BY FOG,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, July 20. The American fliers, Pangborn and Herndon, landed near Moly grove, Pembrokeshire, Wales, at

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fiers were forced down by The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay, fog, through which they flew prac MacDonald, who left Berlin this tically blindly the whole trip across mörning. in

Royal Air Force the Atlantic. 1 machine, arrived at Hendon Aero drome to-night. He stated to Press men that the conversations at Berlin with Dr. Bruening and

Still Hope to Boat Record.

LONDON, July 30, D. Curtius had been quite sucing to Croydon this morning left Herndon and Pangborn after fly- cessful.

for Berlin in the afternoon. Des- pite delay they still hope to bent Post and Gatty's record

LONDON, July 20. While the case against Lord. Kyisnnt anil Mr. H. J. Morland HEALTH INSURANCE

is drawing to a close, at the Old Bailey, andther ease in which a well-known figure is involved has opened at Leicester Police Ceurt.

This is Sir Arthur Wheeler, who was formerly the head of Mesare, Wheeler and Company, stock-brok ers of Leicester, one of the largest firms of "outside" brokers in Great Britain.

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Mcasre. Wheeler and Company "crashed" some little time back, the failure causing a considerable Kenention the London. Stock Exchange.

As a result of-investigations into the affairs of the company, Sir Arthur Wheeler, together with his partner, George Victor Smith, ap- peared at Leicester Police Court id-day, facing twenty-six sammen- ses alleging the fraudulent con- version of sums totalling £23,000,

THEIR MAJESTIES, AT COWES,

LUNCHEON ABOARD ·

BRITANNIA

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICK.)

Rucny, July 29. The King and Queen, who arrived at Cowes on Monday, to-day lunch- ed aboard the King's catter Britan. nia, which is entered for His Majesty's Cup Race next Tuesday.

Afterwards they returned to the Royal yacht and went for a four hours' "cruise,

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DEBATE.

TIGHTER ADMINISTRATION "CONSIDERED NECESSARY,

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(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

RUGDY, July 30.

EXPECTED.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, July 30.

It now seems certain that the Schneider Trophy Race, on Septem ber 12, will be a triangular contest, the first since the race in America in 1925..

An advance party of the Italian team will arrive at Calshot on. August 12, and the main body on August 26.

(Wah Tee Tat Pao.)

CANTON, July 29. In an interview with a Press man, a spokesman of the Canton Finance Minister said, in referring to the question, of the Canton Gov. ernment's appropriation of Liang, kwang's Customs surplus, that the Finance Ministry has not received na official mossagè from Mr. Maze, Inspector-General of Maritime Cus. tofns, alleging the former's illegal detention of Customs funds. So far; however, the Canton National Ruday, July 20. Government has only appropriated. Piloted by Squadron Lender A.

the Customs surplus and no inter- H. Orichar," the captain, of the British team of high speed pilots,ference with the funds assigned the Super-Marine Rolls-Royce 816 for meeting foreign..obligations. has senplane, the first of two machines been committed. built for this year's Schucider, Trophy Race, made a very success ful Aret flight at Calshot to-day.

The French team, consisting of thirteen officers and sixty-seven- other ranks, will include six pilots, between six and ning machines and in due on August 20.

Successful Trial Flight of British Machine:

It is understood that the. French team for the race will arrive at Calshot on about August and they hope to bring six or nine aircraft with them,"

COAST GUARD SERVICE,

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NEW CORPS BEING FORMED BY GOVERNMENT."

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, July 29. It is disclosed in the report of the Departmental Committee ap- pointed to inquire into the efficiency and adequacy of the the Board of Trade is planning const watching organisation that Coast Life Saving Corps of between five and six thousand members to nssist, the present Const-Guard Service.

The Corps would be recruited SCOTT'S TIME BEATEN BY from existing Life Saving Com

nanics and Brigades, from Boy ONE DAY AT SINGAPORE.Scouts, Sea Cadets, Girl Guides

AUSTRALIA-BRITAIN

FLIGHT.

THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]

SINGAPORE, July 30. J. A. Millison, the. Australian who is trying to establish a record flight from Australia to England, arrived from Batavia a day ahead

In course of her reply for the Government in the debate on Health Insurance in the House of Com- mons, last night, Miss Susan Law Tence, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health, admitted that making all allowance for special circumstances, such as un-of Scott's record. employment, growth of expenditure in benefite under the Health Insur ande' Scheme; it did not seem to be justified by the health of the nation.

There was a remarkable number

Millison, left Wyndham, West Australia, at I am. on July 27.

of short illnesses and the increase JOHN THORBURN'S

of benefits paid to young men was unexpected. The position of the Central Fund, was being anxiously discussed at the moment with an proved societies and a levy on societies was one of the respon- sibilities under consideration.

Figures of the third valuation were commg out rather better than had been anticipated, but some of the societies would certainly have to out their additional benants.

The Health Minister, Mr. Artbur Greenwood, added that he believed tighter administration will lead to considerable improvement.

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The number of claims during last quarter was the lowest for several

years.

REPORTED CAPTURE OF TSANGCHOW

BY REBEL FORCES.

MUKDEN TROOPS RETREATING IN DISORDER ON

CHANGSINGTIEN,

RAPID

ADVANCE OF GENERAL SHIH

YU SAN'S ARMY.

(THROUGH REVIER'S ·AGENOT.]

TIENTSIN, July 30, Afteen trains to proceed to the A message

forwarded by the front to assist in the transport of Rongo News Agency states that the retreating troops, but they Shih Yu Sno's troops have can arrived too late to effect an orderly tured Taangehow, on the Tientsin-retrent.

DISAPPEARANCE.

SIR MILES LAMPSON'S MISSION.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, July 29. Questioned in the House of Com mous regarding the disappearance of Mr. John Thorburn, Mr....... Hugh Dalton, the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said :..........

Sir Miles Lampson, the British Minister, left Peiping yesterday morning by neroplane for Nanking with the object of delivering the message of the British Government personally to Marshal Chiang Kai Shek. No report enn be expected for some days in view of the fact that the Marshal is nt present con- ducting military operations in tho Province of Kinogai."

the formation of a

and members of the public over eighteen, and would be trained in use of Life Saving Appliances, Coast Watching And Signalling, and would include Despatch Riders and reporting agents

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by.. the Royal Observatory at 5.10 Tm., stated:-

The typhoon or depression in about 250 milos N.E. of Manila, moving N.W. Pressuro is rela.. tively high over Japan and low over Indo-China.

Local Forecast:-E, or vari able winds, moderate; fine.

TYPHOON WARNINGS,

The following typhoon warn ings have been received by the American Consulate General from the Manila. Observatory: Manila, July 30, 10.55, .. Typhoon in about 120deg. Long. E. and 17deg. Lat. N., moying .....N.W.

Manila, July 30, 0 p.m. Cyclone or typhoon N.W. of Aparri, moving W. or W.N.W..

NEW CHARING CROSS

BRIDGE,

GOVERNMENT UNABLE TO RENEW GRANT.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]...”

MR. MAZE'S. POSITION NOT

RECOGNISED!

[CENTRAL PRESS.),

TAIL UP!

NEW ZEALANDERS IN SORRY PLIGHT

SEVEN MEN OUT CHEAPLY.

ALLEN IN DEADLY FORM; STARTLING SPELL AFTER LUNCH.

"[THROÇON" NEUTER'S AGENCY:]

London, July 29.

Sutcliffe and Daleepsinhji who were 79 and 77 runs, not out, respectively, when piny was adjourned for tos, continued to play good, oricket when play was resumeil and the latter was the first to reach the hundred mark followed shortly, by Sutcliffe "Duleep was very enterprising, and when he was, 109 gave a phence the....... only one during his superb innnigs-which was necepted by Weir at cover-point. He found the boundary on thirteen ocasions and his partnership with Sutcliffe, extending over 130 minutos, realised 178 runa The score board was 282-2-109 when Hammond joined Sutcliffe

Soon after Hammond came in, Sutcliffe, in playing forward to Vivian, dragged his foot over the line, and, snapping up the opportunity, James wiped the bails off, the umpire upholding the stumper's appical to send "Herbert" back with 117 to his credit the result of a chanceless though somewhat slow innings. Sut- cliffe was at the wickets for four hours during which time he hit ten fours."

JAMES

Leslie Ames. England's wicket-keeper, joined Hammond, and they played out time, the latter being 35 not out while Amos was alád undefeated With D ́to his credit. ** Mr.. Extras ", contributed a couple to bring England's "score for the day up to,312 for 3,

KEEPS" EXCELLENTLY, CANTON, July 20. Regarding the news which ap-

London, July 30, peared in yesterday's Hong Kong

There were only 2,000 people present when the accond day of newspapers to the effect that Mr. F. W. Maze' had telegraphed from the Test opened in unsettled weather. The wicket was slow and Shanghai to the Canton authorities

easy, and Hammond and Ames, the overnight not outs, settled down asking for qufficient remittance of Liangkwang Customs revenues to

to play confidently right from the start. When they brought tho meet obligations secured on Cue- total to 401 Ames touched one of Vivian's on the shoulder of his tons, a representative of Central bat, James accepting a difficult entek amidst much applause, Ames Press called on the Ministry "of

had collected 41 runs in fine style. His partnership with Ham- Finance and was received by Dr. P. C. Hsieh, Director of the Remond for the fourth wicket added 130 runs in 85 minutes, venues Department..

Asked whether the Ministry had. received Mr. Maze's note, Dr. Hsich replied that so far the Ministry has not received any such official communication although Mr. Braud, Customs Commissioner at Canton, brought to him in person a copy of the message from Mr. Maze, whd has not been appointed In- pector-General by the National Government.

Dr. Hsieh further said: "The Ministry authorized the Customs Houses in Lianghwang to nay out of the old 5 per cent. Customs. duties only the following three itemi

(a) Administrative Expenses of the Customs Houses in Liang-| kwang:

(b.) Foreign Loan Services secured on Customs receipts;

(c): Customs quota of the Boxer Indemnities.

"The Ministry never authorized the Customs Houses in Liang kwang to pay domestic loan Ber- vices out of the Customs Houses receipts. Any surplus of the old 5 per cent, after payments of the foregoing items should be remitted to the Ministry of Finance. The portion of the old 5 per cent. allotted to pay the Russian, Ger- man and Austrian Boxer Indemni ties should also be remitted to the Ministry. As the figures in Mr. Maze's message to Mr. Braud are out of date, incomplete and not yet audited by the Ministry · they cannot be considered."

IMPERIAL COMMUNICA TIONS SLUMP

COMMITTEE APPOINTED

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, July 28, 7 Routers are authorised to state that the Imperial Communications, Advisory Committoo (on which are represented the Governments of the United Kingdom, New Zealand, the Irish Free State and India) in con- sultation with the Court of Direc tors of Imperial and International Communications Limited, has ap- pointed a Committee to examine

In the menzage which Sir Milen Lampson has been instructed to convey the Chinese Government are urged, with all expedition, to find

RUGBY, July 29. a means of persuading the military Regarding the new bridge at authorities in, whose baads Thor-Charing Cross, for the construction burn is believed to be of the of which the London County Coun- urgent necessity of enabling the cil decided last week to promote a Chinose Government to carry out Parliamentary Bill, the Minister of the ordinary obligations of a civil-Transport, Mr. Herbert Morrison the position. ised State.

has informed the Council that the The Comittee will inquire into In reply to another question, Government, having reviewed the the position of Imperial and Inter Mr. Hugh Dalton stated that six position in the light of all the cir-national Communications Limited, British subjects have died in cap cumstances, including the present and all matters related thereto, years tivity, in China.in the past three serious economic situation, had do and bearing thereon; including the cided that it was not possible to re- causes and the consequences of the new the previous offer of a seventy great discrepancy between the five per cent, grant from the Road standard revenue and the present Fund towards the cost of the earnings. bridge.

GERMAN REVENUE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Pukow Railway. The Mukden Fifty thousand Mukden troops

Disappointment After 20 Years' forces are retreating to Maching, 20oordingly are falling back in dis- TALL OF 314 MILLION MARKS,

Made Work which they are expected to hold order towards Liuliho and Chang-

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,] to the last, for the purpose of singties, where defence works are

Lonnes, July 30 defending Tientsin. Re-inforce being, hurriedly constructed. It is,

Over twenty years of discas sions, preparation of plage, 7ments are rushing to assist in the however, believed it will be diff

schemes and models just rearing defence.

cult to hold this position owing to

fruition, to reconstruct Charing LATER...

BERLIN, July 29 Cross Bridge and beautify and -tho-zapid-advance-of-Chih-Yu Baz's -- 14 in disclosed that the revenue improve a large section of West Learning of the unfavourable

for the first quarter of 1831 was Central London, have been audden troops, who, it is expected, will 314 million marks below that forly killed by a decision of the position in the neighbourhood of Paoting, the Headquarters of the capture Changsingt

the corresponding period of 1030 Government that it is now unable 176 in catastrophic," says the to grant 212,000,000 towards the Muiden forces at Peiping ordered & future.

Finance Minister.

Dusty as previously contemplated.

in the near:

The Committeo is naked to Bug- ́gest measures which will remody the present situation o

The committee will be composed of the following: Mr Wilfrid Greene, K.C., Standing Counsel to Oxford University: Lord Ashfield, President. of the Board of Trade, 1016-10, chairman and managing director of the Underground rail- way velem and the 1.0.0.0, director of nearly every London transport undertaking, and of the Midland Bank and the Imperial Chemistries: and Mr. Lawrence Durning Holt the well-known Liverpool ship-owner.

"Jardine," "England's captain, was given a great ovation as he walked out to join Hammond who by this time was treating, the spectators to some sparkling cricket. He completed his century to the delight of his supporters who cheered him loudly and at 415, Jardine declared the innings closed. Hammond was not out for 100 while Jardino had 7, also not out. The fact that extras only: totalled, 2 "speaks volumes for the way in James "kept." He was excellent.

NEW ZEALAND START BADLY.:

Mills, the dashing left-handed bat, and Weir, opened the "in-" nings for New Zealand, and after they gave promise of a profitable' partnership, Mills let one from Allen get past his guard and was sent back to the pavilion, the score board reading 42-1-27. Blunt joined Weir but further trouble was in store, for New Zealand ar two rans later the new-comer was smartly taken by Ames behind the sticks off Allen for only two runs. New Zealand's score stood at 44 for 2 when the lunch interval arrived, Weir, being 13 not out.

. The pavilion critics and spectators were provided with plenty of thrills by George Allen, the Middlesex amateur, who in an amazing spell with the ball took 4 wickets for 4 runs Prior to the lunch interval, Allen had taken both wickets that fell but after the stop he got three more victims, his figures at one time being 7444

Weir was 13 not out when play was adjourned for lunch and 13 proved to be his unlucky number indeed for he was clean bowled by "Allen almost immediately after play was resumed without add- ing to his score. The total now stood at 45 for 3 and eight runs later Allen got another wicket, Vivian"giving Ames a catch bo- hind the sticks-53-4-3. Page who joined Vivian after Weir was out-and Lowry brought the total to 82 when the former was caught by Peebles off Tate for 12 runs.

Lowry, with grim determination written all over his face, and Kerr stopped the rot for a time and they were warmly applauded when they sent the hundred up, followed later by sending the 150 up on the board. Their partnership was brought to an end, how- ever, at 157 when Kerr was caught by Ames off Allen for 34 runs. The New Zealand captain had, in the meantime, passed his half-century, and with James be carried the score to 167 when he mistimed one off Brown and paid the full penalty, Jardine bring ing off a good catch. James, not out for 3, and "Mr. Extras" (11) helped to bring the score to 187 for 7 when ten interval arrived.

The scores, up till then, were :—

ENGLAND, 1st INNINGS.

H. W. Butelino, st James, b Vivian AH.Bakewell run out

KBDuteepainaj!, e Weir, b Allcott W. R. Hammond, not out .... *1, Ames, o James, b Vivian

D. B. Jardine, not out

**Extras

Total (for 4 włokols, declared)

Fall of wid

Gromb

Alfcatt Vivian Weir Merritt Blunt

1/84; 2/262; 8/271; 4/401; BOWLING ANALYSIS,

306

+34.8

10

NEW ZEALAND, Út INNINGS,

J ES Mills, b Allen G. L. Weir, b Allen

R. 0, Blunt, & Ames, b Allen HG. Vivian, c Ames, Allen M: LA Fago, Peebles, b Tale T. 0. Lowry, a Jardine, b Brown I la Korr, o Ames; þ’Allen KO. Jamas, not out ............

Total (for 7 wickets)

Fall of wickets: 1/422/4

4/535/92; 8/13

416