1931-09-03 — Page 9

NEXT MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.

'MOST CRITICAL IN OUR

HISTORY.

·ÍTANOUGH, BENTER AND BRITISH: WIRELESA]

LONDON, Sept. 1 "F'allure to do our duty through- out this crisis would dishonour our Party and would be disastrous to the country reads a paragraph in a letter which Kr. Stanley Bald-

win has addressed to every Con servativo member of the Huss of Commona

"

The Conservative, leader appeals for consistent support of the Nas tional Government during the forthcoming session, which will be "one of the most critical in our history.'

After

a very heavy day lab our, the Cabinet of the new Na“ tional Government" are able to congratulate themselves that every thing is going splendidly.

The Cabinet has completed the economy section of its labours and aven outlined the legislative bills necessary to implement its deci Bions. It still aims at September 8 as the date for re-assembly of Parliament, when it is expected it will give just a sufficient indien tion of its plans to enable a vote, of confidence to be submitted and eaving details for Mr. Snowden to announce later.

Economy Scheme Completed.

RUGBY, Sept. 1. The ten Ministers of the "Coub: eil of State" nasembled this after. nopo and discussed their badge. ary programme for three leuis,

It is understood that the economy section of the Government's schemo was completed and that the pro- gross made is regarded by the Ministers as most satisfactory.

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PREMIER NOT TO

RESIGN SEAT.

“DUTY TO PROTECT WORKERS AND BRITAIN.

{THROUGH ARUTER'S AGHIOT.]

London, Sept..

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald does not. intend to resign his sent for the Benham Harbour division. "Whils' (he saps in a letter to the local Labour Party) it involves, deser tion, my imperative duty is to pro tect the great mass of wago-carners and, Britain, from serious disaster

The Premier adds that any action he may therefore take in response. to say resolution passed will ecly be after finishing the duty he has now undertaking and not befora, (170)

AMY'S PROGRESS.

EN ROUTE TO SVERDLOVSK.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].

Moscow, Sept. 2. Miss Amy Johnson, who is flying back from Tokyo to England, land- ed at Krasnoyarsk at 10.10 m. and resumed her journey to Sverd lovak after twenty minutes rest.

BALUCHISTAN 'QUAKE.

TOWN OF DHADAR COM- PLETELY DESTROYED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SIMLA, Sept, I. Particulars received nt Zinrat regarding the havoc wreaked by the earthquake which rocked Baluchis taa on Saturday, show that the town of Dhadar was destroyed,

The number of casualties result- The death-roll has mounted slowly. ing from the disaster is unknown. Eight more deaths from villages in Kalat State were reported today:

KING ENJOYS SHOOTING

IN SCOTLAND.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER

RECOVERY OF GILT EDGED SECURITIES.

NO COMPULSORY CONVER- SION OF 5% WAR LOAN.

~{THROUGH REUTER 1 AGHESZ. }

LONDON, Sept. $ sharp recovery manifested itself. in gut edged securities on the Stock Exchange on the announce ment by the Government that there will be no additional tax on fixed interest bearing accurities, or compulsory conversion of the per cent. War Loan,

REDUCTION IN GERMAN

BANK RATE.

FROM TEN TO LIGHT PER CENT.

THROUGH REUTER'S, AGENCY.]

1931.

VATICAN AND ITALIAN GOV.

CONFERENCE ON SILVER QUESTION.

SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTE OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED,

THEODOR BEUTEL'S AGENCY,]

ROME, Sept. 2. The conclusion of an agreement settling the dispute between the Vailean and the Italian Govern- ment was oficially announced to day.

יויד. י..

(May50,

The quarrel arose from the ban vening of the Catholic Action Party

by the Italian Government. * [Amensage dated stated': All offices of Catholic organiss tions and institutions in Rome have been closed by order of the Italian Government and police are outer ing and taking possession of all It is explained that the Govern ment has taken this step in con- sequence of the recent disturbances

BERLIN, Sept. 1. The improvement in the financial situation in Germany is reflected in the decision of the Reichshank to reduce the bank rate from ten Lo eight per cent.

OBITUARY.

PROF. ANDREW SETH PRINGLE-PATTISON.

THROUGH REUTXE'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Sept. 13-

fessor

The death has occurred of Pro-

Andrew Seth Pringle Pattison, Fellow of the British Academy, Professor of Logic and Metaphysics in the University of Edinburgh for 28 years.

A brilliant scholar, he was born at Edinburgh in 1850 and became

"Many of his important lectures were published in book form]

The examination of the pro- PROBABLE VISIT BY PREMIER.sistant to Professor Campbell posals for the drastic economice ne-

Fraser at Edinburgh when he cessary to overcome the financial

[DDITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

was twenty-four. In 1883, he was emergency was concluded with gen-

Rugaz, Sept. 1.

appointed Professor of Logic at eral approval of all the reductions Excellent weather is favouring the newly-founded Cardiff Univer planned and these have now pass the King's stay at Balmoral. Tessity, later going to St. Andrew's in ed to Parliamentary draftsmen interday, His Majesty was out shoot the same capacity. preparations for the specia! The Duke and Duchess of York

ing on Geallaig Moor, sion of Parliament which will meet and Princesses Elizabeth and Mar az early next week as the further garet Ross have arrived at Balmoral from Glamis Castle, and are ex- progress of business permits. 25

pected to spend about a fortnight with the King and Queen.

If the state of public business WOMEN'S GOLF allows, it is reported that the Prime Minister may visit Balmoral at the week-end to inform His Majesty of the progress which the National Government is making with the task of restoring the equilibrium of the national finances,

There will be daily sessions of the Cabinet until the scheme for balancing the budget is ready for presentation to Parliament as comprehensive whole and at to morrow's meeting, the report of the Finance Sub-Committee which has been studying new taxation proposals will come before the Ministers.

The first public statement of the Government's plans in detail will be made in the House of Commone and it is possible that at an early stage of the proceedings next work. there will be a division which will give the Commons an opportunit, to express ita confidence in the Government

This morning the Prime Minis ter discussed with. M. Stanley Baldwin and. Sir Herbert Samuel the remaining Government appoint. ments. The list is nearly complete and will probably be published to

morrow.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS ASSEMBLY

FURTHER BRITISH

DELEGATES.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVIOM] ·

INTERNATIONAL.

BRITAIN, FRANCE, AND THE

US. TO COMPETE.

Women golfers will be interested to learn that the project for a,serica of triangular international matches between Britain, France, and the United States has come to fruition.. The first of these is between Britain and France, and will be played nort October, probably at Sunningdale, while Britain's match against States next spring. America will take place in the

Ruosy, Sept. 1 The following delegates will re- prestat Great Britain at the League of Nations Assembly which meets precisely the same lines as the The nutches will bo played on on Monday, in addition to Lord men's Walker Cup (Amateur) and Cecil of Chewood, who is already Ryder Cup (Professional) contests, Local Government Expenditure."

in Geneva attending the sixty foursome on the first day, and fourth Council meeting: The Earl singles on the second. While the Questions of local government of Lytton and Viscount Astor, to men's teams are eight aside, with expenditure are closely affected by gether with Dame Edith Lyttelton two reserves, the women's teams the measures of national economy and thero are many signs that and Sir Arthur-Salter:as sibstitute will be limited to six players, in

delegates.

local administrative bodies are preparing to follow the lead of the Central Governmentästä ke

In the case of the London Coun- ty Council, the annual expenditure. of which is about 40 million pounds, proposals, involving heavy expen diture, are being, held in suspense peading the reassembly of the Council and reonomy plans are being prepared and will be ex- amined by a meeting of the Chair-

MAJOR-GENERAL SIR R. MAY.

APPOINTED COMMANDANT OF result will be obtained. This is a

SANDHURST

order primarily to reduce expense

In luiting the players to six aside, three foursomes and six singles will constitute the mistek, and in the event of the nine games being played to a finish, a definite

more desirable arrangement than that obtaining in the Walker Cup BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICK]

and Ryder Cup, internationals, in Aglayag all square at the thirty-sixth aro which individual matches finishing LONDON, Sept. 1.not concluded, and therefore count men of the Council's various com- Major General Sir Reginald May as halves. While the same principle mittees Beveral other Borough has succeeded General B. S. Gird applies in the Oxford and Cam- Councils have got up Economy wood as Commandant of the Royal bridge match, no option, except Committees.

It is understood that the Prime Military College, Bandhurst.

Minister is greatly encouraged by the expressions of support which he continues to receive by post from all sections of the ocmmun ity and particularly by the mens ages of sympathy and confidence from former fellow-workers in the early days of the British Labour movement:"

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TEXAS OIL WELLS STILL CLOSED.

feeling that where two players finish the 30 holes all aquaco they acc cattlel tỏ kho theo bạn

This arrangement entails the risk of the match as a whole; being left in the unsatisfactory condition of a half, a result which characterised the Varsity matches of 1912-18, when each side won four games.

documents.

mensura (otherwise it would have been a violation of the Concordat between Italy and the Holy See),

Following the police action, the benda of institutions immediately went to the Vatican to confer with the Pope, taking with them what ever articles as they could, such as the Papal Flag and certain reli- gious articles.]

PRES. HOOVER TO CONVENE MEETING THIS MONTH,

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

EMBEZZLEMENT BY BANK EMPLOYEE.

ESTIMATED AT 3,000,000

GOLD DOLLARS

GERMANY TO BRAZIL NON STOP

TRIP COMPLETED IN UNDER

THREE DAYS.!!

* [KRUTER'S AMERICAN RUNWICH ]

(BEDTERI AMERICAN SERVICE}

CHICAGO, Sept. 2 SPOKANE, Gopt.

Losses amounting to hundreds of

Naw Yox, Sept. 1. The great German dirigible, Graf Senator Pittman told a meeting thousands sterling will be incurred of silver, miners here that Presidens by Lloyds Underwriters are Zeppelin, which left Friedrichshafen Hoover will convene an Interna.sult of the announcement by off non-stop flight to South tional Bilver Conference some time clals of the Continental and Ilinois America on Saturday evening, ar this month...

Bank that a veteran employee based at Pernambuco at 8 o'clock confessed to embersling a sub- this evening, the trip taking slightly stantial but an undetermined sum under three dayal

$50,000,000 A YEAR FROM PINES!

WHAT COULD BE DONE

ARE IN MALAYA

from the Bank's Band Department.

One estimate makes the defnica tions $5,000,000,

Fidelity banks employers ADA guaranteed under a policy placed. with Lloyds takut dans

HO CHIEN JOINS CANTON, CHIANG NOT INVADING. KWANGTUNG.

CENTRAL FRED, 19

In view of the increasing atten of $50,000,000 coming into the coun tion which is being paid to the pin try annually price well worth Canton, September 9 apple industry and the possibilities We have cortain very great, ad fighting for Adult it presents of inaronsad expansion vantages over Hawaii and they are and development in Malaya, the these. Firstly, our labour is inuch following, Article by Mr. Leo Kong chopper; secondly, in Hawaii the Chian, reproduced from the August supplies lie from 30 to 50 miles from number of The Bad, the monthly the factories, while in Malays there Malaya, is of more than usual in-all; thirdly our fruit prices are magazine of the Rotary Clubs of is no transportation difficulty at terest

expect to capture Hengchew, & city The first and fourth group armica in Hunnan, without much difficulty: The town is garrisoned by General Ho Chien, but his subordinate officers have sent representatives to Canton pledging support to the decinre they are ready to join the National Government. These officers

Kai Shek's forces of Kwangtung nationalist forces in their campaign The, reported invasion by Chiang appears to be unfounded, though Kiangst en route to Kwangtung, he intended to fight his way through

the Communists in Southern Kiang- The original plan was first to subdue si: and then to send his troops into Kwangtung. Considering that the Kiangai, Chiang has given up all Reds are as active as ever in hope of launching an attack on Canton,

and that it is purely a provisory has been brought into prominentig advantage in our reasona.caghinat Chiang Kai Shekil A

notice recently by the advertising erop running from 3,000 to 1,000 The pineapple industry of Malaya cheaper; and fourthly, we have a In Malaya the fruit is a steady efforts of the Malapan Agency in an acre and comes in two seasons, London, by the Department of Agriculture in Kubin Lumpur, and about 60 per cent, of the total arop a big one from April to July giving by the speech of H.E. Sir Cecil and a small one from October to Clemonti, GCMG at the recent November giving about 40 per cent, Malayan Exhibition in Kuala In Hawaii the principal season, Lumpur. But it is no use consider which gives about 80 per cent, of without considering the whole state only, July and August. Any manu- ing increasing pineapple cultivation the total crop, comes in two months of the pineapple trade and its prefacturer knows what a vast advan seat disorganised condition. The problem involved in not agricul age this gives Malaya, tural; it is commercial. E

The pineapple packing industry. has been in existence in Singapore

PREMIER'S DAUGHTER AND since the carly nineties, the first

A WEDDING.

HAD A HAND IN THIS

ONE."

Miss Ishbel MacDonald confessed to a group of teachers that she does not like weddinga. *

She was presiding at one of the sections of the British Common wealth Education Conference at Bedford College for Women, and apologised for having to leave early said," why I am running away

"I might as well tank you," she am going to' a 'wedding. I don't like weddings, but I had a hand in it safely through." (Laughter:) this one and I feel I ought to see

ST LEGER.

FINAL ACCEPTORS.

LTHROUGH ABUTER'S-KORNOY;]

LONDON, Sept. 2. The final acceptors in the Bt Leger, which will be run on A' Sept. 8, are Birthday Book, Goyescas, Suze, Convoy, Salaam,

Cameronten, Khor-

sheed, Sandwich, Orpen, Ingle- sant, Sir Andraw and Takamy- word,

Take myword subsequently scratched from the race,

WEATHER REPORT."

Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarts, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5:30 p.m., stated

The typhoon passed between: Hong Kong and Gap Rack nt- *3,30 p.m. and is moving west towards Macao A depression is shown to the S.W. of Tsing- tao;

Local Forecast:-SE. gale, moderate; overcast rain ab "first, improving inter.

SOUTH AFRICA AND REPARATIONS.

WILLING TO FOREGO SHARE IF OTHER NATIONS

FOLLOW.

What Malaya Meada, What we need in Malaya is: (a) Improved factory equipment and organisation, with proper utilisation of by-products

In view of the doubtful attitude of General Ho Chien's commanders, Chiang Kai Shek cancelled his order to dispatch three divisions into Hunan provinco an a prepara rotory step to attack Canton. Chiang fears that if his own troops were sent to Hunan, there might be h clash between them and the Hunanese

factory having been started by a European in Bain Court. The cans

(b) A survey of packing were soldered by hand and the facquirements for each future season tory's capacity was quite small so that planting should be brought only for thousand cases in into relation with packing year. The applies of the fruit were very limited, being obtained almost exclusively from Singapore and the surrounding islands. Later

(c) Quality grading by local packers...

(d) Sales by local packers under their own brands or in initialled

A military officer informed the Central Press to-day that the food in Hupeh and Hunan is a great

hindranco to the movements of Nan- (c) Local and London selling or. | king troops. The flood in Wahan ganisations which would eliminate in bad enough, hut în Hunan fifty- the present market manipulators. thron laiene (districts) are under. In connection with the by-pro- | five-fect of water. In such ciréum- ducts of a canning factory, the stances, it only remains, he said, is a movement going forward ow further northwards Shaokwan has render should remember that there for the nationalist forces to march for establishing dairies and build. been tentatively chosen as the base ing up a local meat trade. Well, of supplies for the first and fourth

Factories were located at Lavender cona Street, Sungei Road, Grove. Road, Serangoon Bond and Seletar Johore, to-day is responsible for over 60 per cent of the total Malayan pack, the industry having without success at that time, and been started there in 1912, though then having been firmly established since 1929

Many of the pioneer rubber estates in Singapore were under pineapple before, the rubber boom of 1910, when the enterprising plan ters dug out just sufficient holes for the rubber seeds and seedlings be tween the pince. The estates were then floated in London and Singa

pore as rubber estates!

Tremendous Possibilities, But the pineapple industry is to day of importance, had, as will be seen is one which, if properly. organised possesses tremendous potentialitics. From January to October, 1930, Malaya supplied 87.8. per cent of the total import of canned pineapples into the United Kingdom. The total export from Malaya for 1920 was about 50,000 tons, but thin dropped to about 58,000 tons, in 1030. Outside the United Kingdom, the largest con- sumers à of Singapore "pines are Canadh, the continent of Europe, and New Zealand.que

Co-operation Required," The trouble at present is that there is no co-operation between the different branches of the industry in Malays under the present system, or rather, lack of system, Planters are not interested in the financial results of the factories, nor do they control their crop ont pat. When there is a scarcity of fruits, they rush to cut unripe pines to obtain the better prices available, and the quality of the canned pro- duct falls accordingly. When there is a glut of fruit, prices tall a low as to lessen heavily the pinning of future crops. Thus in early 1930 there were 40,000 acres under pinea- in South Johore, but owing to low prices ruling, since then over 15,000 acres have been dug out or aban- doned.

Where the Money Goes. The local price c.i.f. London to day is about 2 d. per dozen tins, while the London retail price is od fa ting that is to say, Bid, of the price per doren tins which the public pays is going somewhere in London

L The position in Malaya to-day is that, without organisation and un der present conditions, not only are planters, and packera losing money here but the product is losing re putation in London, and any future expansion of the trade is rendered impossible. We d

Berlin, August 23-According to Press despatches from Capetown, General Hertzog, the Prime Minis GOVERNOR OPPOSES

for, in an address made there on CONDITIONS,

What is wanted, of course, is that Saturday declared that the South distributors, exporters, packers and African Union would be perfectly planters should all co-oparata or Two more, ex-Labour Members of [REUTER'S, AMERICAN SERVICE"]= The more prominent British play willing to forego her share in the combine as in Hawaii. There is not Parliament have Indicated their

ers contend that it is hardly worth German reparation payments, if the slightest doubt that our local support. of Mr. MacDonald ... in

AUSTIN, Tex, Sept. 1. 55,000-mile journey and three other creditor powers could bring industry would have a great faturs forming the National Government: There was an unexpected hitch in weeks in the matter of time to play themselves to adopt the same if sufficient organisation and capital gão deal with, the financial drisly, the reopening of the East Texas a match which can, il necessary, policy.

# could be attracted to its develop- One is Mr. Craigie Aitchison, Lord oil-field to-day

be concluded in a day. Consequent The statement is naturally rement, since Malaya is a natural Advocate for Scotland in the The Governor found himself in ly, it is pretty safe to say that the "ceiving a good deal of attention location for the pineapple canning. Labour Ministry and the member disagreement with the conditions of match with the United States will here and in featuring it the Press: industry Our annual export could for Kilmarnock, who is to resume re-opening imposed by the Texas follow the practice of the Ryder generally expresses the hope that easily he lifted to over 10,000,000 es, and other is Sir Ernest, Ben Railroad Commission, the oil res | Cup: and Walker" Cup contestaGeneral Hertzog's attitude will not caste per annum, which with prices sipke the member for Cardia Con- guthting-body and "ho kept the Hurts-ox bolea durannes. a mber without effect on the develop, at about:35-par-azas-kosana:= gross

area: closed" with troops, baby

ment of the reparation ferue

“(fontäsyed on neaj olume.

thirty-six holes singles. :-

in Hawaii, the rinds of the fruit are: and group armies. The exact move, made into pineapple, bran, the enments of troops are not disclosed, tire output of which is sold there but it is said that they re making as cattle food good progress.

Lastly, with the building up of

the canning trade we should bring obtained cost the packers material into existence a can-manufacturing ly less than if the packers maile industry. Thus, in Honolulu all their own cans or imported them. the cans for the pineapple trade are So why should not Malaya ur made in a plant established there gnaise, and build or

are un

the American Can Co., and itdustry lying to hand'] Americans has been found that the cans thus could do it in Hawaii : cannot the

(Continued on next Columa) British do it in Malaya

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