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STERLING
SLUMP
NO ALARM EXPRESSED BY HOME PRESS
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LONDON, Dee,
The fall of sterling is given pro minence in the Press but no alarm is expresand.
The city is described is being un- perturbed, and it is understood the President of the Board of Trade indicated to a meeting of the Par liamentary Trade and Industry Committee, last night, Govern- ment's confidence that the fall would soon be arrested.
Fiduciary Issue Maintained.
LONDON, Dec. 1. In spite of rumours of the fall of sterling, due to the coming expan- sion of the fiduciary issue, the London Gazette to-night announces the maintenance of the issun at the previous Agure of £275,000,000.
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More Dollars for Service Men?
LONDON, Dec. 1. In the House of Commons to-day,
SATISFYING BUT BRIEF STATEMENT
RESPONSIBLE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UPHELD
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RUGBY, Dec. 1.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3,1931.
S. AFRICA VERSUS
AUSTRALIA
VISITORS' POOR SHOW
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BRISBANE, Dec. 3. Play was resumed id-day at 4 The keenly-awaited statement on
S. Africa were 182' for six the British Government's policy wickets. Mitchell 50 not out. regarding the future constitution
PAUL
of India, was brief but satisfying PREVENTION OF MALARIA to the great majority of delegates at the Round Table Conforance.
The Prime Minister declared that
NEW DRUG AS SAFEGUARD the National Government endorsed
AGAINST INFECTION. in every detail the promises cun- veyed in his statement of January
[DRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.] last on behalf of the Labour Govern- ment.
Roosy, Dec. 1. Liest. Col. S. P. Jaces, the well- "In particular, they desire to re-known bacteriologist and Ministry affirm their belief in an All-India of Health expert, is on the thres Federation and in the principle of which may mean a great step for
hold of an important discovery. responsible Federal Government, ward in the prevention of malaria, subject to transitional reservation according
another famous authority. and safeguards.
دانا
A TURF LIBEL
ACTION
THE CANTON SPLIT
MR. C. CHAPMAN AWARDED | FORMULA FOR SOLUTION
£19,000 DAMAGES
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ACCEPTED
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
LONDON, Dec. 1.
CANTON, Dec. 2. A Lut libel action which attract.
The situation in Canton deejdod- ed considerable attention because ly improved, to-day when the Kuo- the Earl of Harewood, husband of mintang National Congress accept- Princess Mary, was one of the de-ed, the suggestions of Mr. Hu Haa fendants, terminated in the High Min and Dr. C. C. Wu for a settle Court to-day, with the award of mens of the dispute which caused heavy damages to the plaintiff.
the split.
It was ease in which Mr. Char- les Chapisan, the well-known horae trainer of Lavant, sued the Earl of Ellesmere, the Earl of Harewood | and the Earl of Rosebery, as Messrs. Weatherby and Sons, as the Jockey Club,
publishers of the Racing Calendar, and The Times for libel in connee tion with a warning-off notice....
The defendants were ordered to.
stewards of
The crux of the contention was the question of legality and re- cognition as de jure delegates ta the
4th Plenary Kuomintang National Congress of the delegates Congress. General Chen Tsai Tong of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Kuomintang
them even is de jure delegates to and his inction refused to admit
while Mr. San Fo and his followers the present Kuomintang Congress,
took an apposite view. Other points raised at the Congress which It is understood that Col. Jamon "
had contributed to the split was and his colleagues of the Ministry pay damages totalling £19,000, this Kai Shek of his membership to the Mr A Duff Cooper, Financial tura are to be responsibly governen Surrey have been experimenting amount being awarded. by the High Kuomintang and the question of the question of depriving Chiang of Health malaria laboratory in units with the greatest possible with a new drug. measure of freedom.
Ten of them allowed themselves to be bitten by vinos is to become a Governor's drug. In no case
"The North West Frontior Pro. malaria-carrying mosquito and
ware then treated with the new and Province and the Sind a separate develop.
did malaria £16,000, Province."
Apparently the drug prevents the. infection of healthy people.
Secretary to the War Office, an- nounced that the position of forces serving abroad, such as Hong Kong, in consequence of the depreciation of the pound starling, was being cnsidered.
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OBITUARY
SIR NEWTON STABB: NOTED BANKER
(THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.}
LONDON, Dee, The death occurred to-day of Sir Newton Stabb.
For seventeen
years Sir Newton Stabb
VA associated with the hand offles of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Hongkong, rising from a junior position to that of manager. At the time of his death he was anger of the London branch of the Corporation, and it may be truthfully said that he died at his post.
"The Governor's Provinces in fu-
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Referring to Provinciai Autonomy, the Premier said it was clear that partial advance did not commend itself to the delegates, but the cir cumstances might and it was un necessary to take an irrevocable decision now.
The Communal
deadlock was, however, a formidable obstacle in the way of progress, whether for the Provinces or the. Centre. Ho could not believe the delegats would accept past "failure to settle the problem as final.
If Indians could not agree among themselves, the Government would
be compelled to apply a provisional scheme, for they were determined not to let the communal problem be
a ban to progress.
Born in 1908, the son of Mr. Nicholas Sparks Stabb, Sir Newton
"The next step in the develop was educated at Newton College, Devon, and in March, 1591, he made ment of India's future constitution his first visit to the Far East, when will be through committees work he entered, as a junior, the Singaing in India. A working committee -pore branch of the Hongkong and Shnagha Bank. Four years later of the Round Table Conference is
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Experiments are now being made to estimate the minimum daily mount which will act as A safe- guard in malaria-infested areas.
EMPIRE TOUR OFF
Court jury against all defendants.sions and understandings reached accepting or repudiating those deci. The Times is required to pay £3,000, as the recent Shanghai pence con-
the remaining defendanta ference,
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New Difficulties Crop Up
JAPAN NOT SATISFIED WITH CHINESE
TERMS
FEAR OF BANDIT ACTIVITIES IN
MANCHURIA
NEW
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Toxro, December 2.
TEW difcuttles in solving the Manchurias question appear to
have cropped up, judging by the views of an omctal spokes man on the creation of a neutral zone; "It is insuficient for the Chinese to merely withdraw their troops to within the Great Wall, hesaid, but if is necessary that Chang Hauch Linng's Govern ment at Chinchow also. bo withdrawn." He declared that nong as Chang Heuch Liang retained the Government at Chin. chow there was bound to be tension, as he would have a base in Manchuria from where to direct activities of bandits against Japanese, Japan, therefore,, proposed that Yuap Chin Kat's Government at Mukden control the neutral zone after the with. drawal of the Chinchow Government.
NO DECISION REACHED BY DRAFTING COMMITTEE
PARIS, December 9: The drafting committee met at 11 a.m. and is busy with M. Briand's final speech, and the question of the composition of a commission of enquiry.
LATER.
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The drafting committee rose shortly before I p.m. without settling which Powers will be represented on the commission, as It was felt there would be reason in the claim by those who pressed for a representative from a smaller country not directly interested in the Far East.
The decision has been left to the Council which will meet this evening.
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RIGHT TO OPERATE AGAINST BANDITS
Mr. Hu's proposal to the Kuo.
Tokyo, Dec. 2. of November 27. concerning the mintang Congress was (a) that the
Authoritative quarters declare situation in Tientsin. Mr. Chapman complained that he delegates to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd that if the League resolution res HALF HEARTED MEASURES had been ruined through the pub. Kuomintang National Congress fralas from giving Japanese the
cution of
should be admitted as de jure right to Stewards of the Jockey Club that mintang National Congress, unless able to accept it.
engage
The Reply states that "having. statement by the delegates to the present 4th Kuo- against bandits, Japan will not be has only taken preventive measures operationsrepentedly declared that China they had satisfied themselves that they had turned Communista; (b)
It is emphasised that Japan has thas the actions have been absolute- against plain-clothes irregulars and drug had been administered to
that Chiang Kai, Shek should not no desire to control Manchuria, buty unhostile to Japan, China bas bo deprived of his membership to insists on the right to deal with confidence that Japan will fully horse, Don Pat, winner of a race the Kuomintang, but that he give bandits and other lawless elements understand the Chinese attitude at Kempton Park, that they had up his present posts: and (e) that whom, it is asserted, the Chinchow which has always been friendly and MR. THOMAS TO TAKE SHORT disqualined the horse, and had the decisions and understandings authorities are actively inciting and
reached at the recent Shanghai assisting. warned Chapman, its trainer off pedce conference should be accord- Newmarket Heath (and consequented recognition and not repudiated. ly off all racecourses under Jockey offered to the Congress for con- When Mr. Hu's solution was first Club rules).
sideration last Monday, it rejected.
averted when Mr. Shian Fat The impending clash was narrow- Shing, a member of the State Coun gil, appealed to the delegates at the Congres to reconsider Mr. Hu's fomula for solution, which after some discussion was accepted,
HOLIDAY
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Rubay, Dec 1 Mr. J. H. Thomas announced the cancellation of his proposed four of the Dominions in the House of Commons to-day.
consultation between the Dominions The decision was reached after a Scoretary and the Prime Minister, the tour being abandoned owing to
the pressure of work confronting
Mr. Thomas in London.
As # holiday however, Mr. will sail for South Africa aboard Thomas, accompanied by his wife. the Winchester Castle on January
He will stay in South Africa days probably, and will return in for a short time only, ahout four
he was transferred to Shanghai, to be nominated, to remain in being time for the opening of Parlia in India, and the Government are ment, which will probably be Febru- to keep in efféetive touch with itary through the Viceroy.
and in 1903 entered upon his long and fruitful apeincion with Hong Kong. In 1906, he made his first big advance when he was appointed agent at Saigon, and in 1900 he re turned to London 45 sub-manager of the Home Office.
"These other committees, whose appointment the conference recom mended, are to be set up as soon as possible, to deal with, the financial He returned to Hongkong the fol- and the franchise problems under lowing year to "occupy a similar the chairmanship of distinguished position here, and shortly after-public men from this country." wards war appointed acting Chief Mr. MacDonald declared that Manager, which appointment was great strides had been made at the confirmed in 1011,
Nine years later he relinquished this position and should have re- turned Home on retirement, but he accepted an invitation to relieve Sir Charles Addis as manager of the London Office, and he remained in that position until the time of his death.
He was knighted upon his return to England in 1921, and before leay- ing was award the Q.B.E., for bis services during the war as an ad- viser to the Government.
Sir Newton Wan an extremely keen sporteman, and among his favourite pastimes were shooting, at? which he was an expert, polo, yatch- ing and racing.
In 1900 he married Ethel Mary, the daughter of Mr. A. M. Town- Bend, former manager of the Lon don branch of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and
HOW:
a Director of the London Buurd. There are two sons and Lhree daughters, with whom and Lady Stabb the utmost sympathy will be felt.]
A PLEBISCITE ON PROHIBITION.
which had enabled them to mobilise conferences a year ago and now, the goodwill of India and Britain for the solution of the great his torical problema of India.
them, would strive unceasingly to The Government, he assured a succesful conclusion to their mutual labours.
kecure
Gandhi, Sir Abdul Quaiyam" and The Premier was thanked by Mr the Nawab of Bhopal.
BRITISH EXPORTS "TO FAR EAST
INCREASE MENTIONED IN COMMONS
(THROVON NRUIZR'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, Dec. 1. Mr. Walter Runciman announced In the House of Commons to-day.. a recent increase in imports. of British goods by China and Hong.) Kong, but did not assign a reason for the improvement,
BRITISH UNEMPLOYED
DROP OF 33,000 IN A WEEK
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unemployed on November 23 than
Ruany, Dec. 1.
the week before, according to the There were 33,000 less registered
Ministry of Labour figures, issued to-night.
depression on the industrial areas The comparative incidence of the of the Midlands and the North and
try of Labour. another statement from the Minis- South of England is shown
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While at November 16, 22.1 per cent of the insured persons on the registers in Grent Britain were un employed, the percentage of insured parsons unemployed in several of the Heme Counties was as low as 12, and for Greater London only 13.4. But in Durham the percent- 'age was 37.6.
MISS SHEILA MACDONALD
SUCCESSFUL OPERATION
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PERFORMED
The Stewards admitted during the hearing that there was no sug- gestion that Mr. Chapman was party to the doping, but contendeu that as trainer of race-horses, he was absolutely responsible for his servants acta,
there seemed to be only one ques
The Judge told the jury that
tion to anawer and that was; "Do
the words complained of mean that Chapman himself doped Don Pat." The jury, returned their verdict ny pending appeal, was granted on indieated. A stay of execution,
conditions.
WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.40 p.m., stated:-
The anti-cyclone remains cen- tri to the N.W. of Peiping but bus decreased slightly in intensity.
Local Forecast:-N.E. winds, fresh; fine generally:
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
PAYS
SUED BY WOMAN SECRETARY
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THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.}
LONDON, Dec. 1. Charlie Chaplin, the famous film star, appeared in the witacas box in the role of defendant, in a West. minister County Court case to-day, Mr. Chaplin was sued for publi- city services in England by a woman secretary.
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DEAN INGE ATTACKS
SPIRITUALISM.
"OLD WIVES' FABLES ABOUT GHOSTS."
A warning against what he de- scribed as the old wives' fables" of spiritualism was given by Dean luge preaching at All Hallows, Tottenham.
"God," he said, "has told us very little about what happens to us after death. The most probable reason is that we should not under- stand the truth if it were told us.
As for the spiritualistic super- stitions which are now so rife among us I am almost ashamed to men- tion them. Qld wives' fables about ghostly apparations have been popu.) lar always and everywhere, but that is not the kind of immortality that Christianity teaches us,
vor, that which any sensible persons would de- aide for himself or his friends.
When the Earth Dies.
Life after death was the theme of the All Saints' Day sermon at the Chapel Royal, St. James', by the Bishop of Birmingham (Dr. Barnes). "So long as the earth was deem- ed central and unique in the cosmos, with man specially created to place upon it, by the direct action of God some six thousand year ago," he said, "the fact of a future life is not only credible but natural. But without recent enlargements of knowledgo doubts and difficulties have become many."
On this earth life would flicker out when the solar heat passed away, but in some other realm, he [DITION WIRELESS> SERVICE.]
was forced to assume, all that was The plaintiff was Mis May of value in his personality would Ruasy, Dec. 1.
Shepherd and she claimed a sum of endure. Before proceeding to the Indian
£100 from Mr. Chaplin for her ser Conference this evening, the Prime
vices during his visits to England. Minister was relieved to hear that
Miss Shepherd, in the witness- dolf Valentiao, Jackie Coogan, and an operation on the foot of his box, said she had worked for Ru
had been performed successfully. Miss Norma Shearer.
BIG GAME HUNTERS
AFTER GORILLA IN THE CONGO
FINNISH PEOPLE TO VOTE ON POLICE BESIEGE GUNMAN. daughter, Mias Sheila MacDonald,
PROPOSED REPEAL
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Helsingfors, Nov. 24.-The fate
to
New York, October 20.-Numerous "shoot-to-kill policemen jast night got their man, a suspected of prohibition in Finnland will be killer of many of their comrades, in settled by plebiscito on December a spectacular singe which formed
28, according to a proclamation 18the latest development in New sued to-day.
York's guerilla warfare. against the underworld,
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In resorting to this course, the government has adopted the reconi- For many months past the police mendation of a special parliamen had been waiting for their chances
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] tary commission, set up last eum to get the reckless 20-year-old gun- "mes, to inquire into the effects of mun, Enrico Battaglia. Word
RUGBY, Dec. 1. prohibition here which is generally reached them yesterday that he was Lady Broughton...... and Colonel admitted to be a conspicuous fai-jat a certain West Side lodging Ashton, both experienced big game Iure. The ropart of the commission, house. A strong force hurried to hunters, leave Croydon by air to published simultaneously with the the spot where the trapped Earico morrow for the Belgian Congo in proclamation, favours the unham gave a desperate battle, severely search of gorilla. pered and unrestricted sale of boer wounding three detectives who got They hope to obtain photographs and liquors under government con into the house. In the fusillade En of these animals and to collect trol, but recommends that the querian himself was shot dead, and vegetation growing in their haunts tion be settled by the cloctorate, The although his two confederacs disap-on behalf of the British Museum latter, it is generally expected, will peared over the roofs into the night, which wishes to complete the gorilla decide against the dry regime. they were later captured.
group.
publicity
She described her Stunts for the Alm comedian, including his visit to the Lord Mayor of London. She related how she sent a tactful letter to Mr. Ramsay MacDonald when Chaplin went abroad and forgot to send nn apology for his non-attendance at a dinner to which he had been invited.
DEAD IN GAS MASK,
INQUEST ON LONDON DENTIST.
The inquest on William Bertram Sansom, a dental surgeon with a practice. in Bhitan-atrent, Piccadi
ly, W., who was found dead in Anstie Grange Wood, Holmwood Dorking, was opened it Dorking.
Mr. Sansom had been missing from Bis home in Charlwood-street. Miss Shepherd also told how she Belgrave-road, Victoria, since July, made a. Press story out of an incid ent when Chaplin was late for an
William Croucher, gavas-keeper, appointment with the Duke of Con- said he found the body under naught...
Against the body Chaplin after giving his evidenes was a gas cylinder, with
tube bad un uncomfortable quarter of an going to a mask sitached to the hour at the hands of the Judge, Bir dead man's head. Alfred Tobin, and the case was con- oluded by the film star agreeing to explanation why you did, not see The Coroner.--Can you give any judgment for the full amount of the the body a week before? claim with costs on the High Court Croucher.-Because the leaves scato.
had fallen over it.
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some bushoz.
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JAPAN QUESTIONS CERTAIN POINTS
,
hopes that both parties will check actions that may cause misunder standingy,
The Council of the League has adopted the Manchuria resolution and preamble with insignificant mu difications, and the completed text. will now be submitted to the Chinese and Japanese delegates
PARIS, Dec. 1. It is learned that the Japanese meeting has approved the text of delegation to the League Council the Council's resolution, as revised this part of their task, embarked. The Couneil having completed. by the special drafting committer.
upon a discussion of the general The Japanese, however, raised charneter and functions, of the certain points in the President's Commissions of Enquiry to be set comments, to which they took ex- up by the League in Manchuria. ception, and have submitted a couir,- ter-draft, which the drafting com-
JAPANESE REINFORCE- mitter is now considering.
It is understood that the coun- terproposal concerns police men sures against Bandisry in Man- churia,
MENTS
TANTSIN, Dec. 2.
A party of about seventy Japanese marines from the Japanese Gon- cession embarked at the British- It is stated that if the Japanese Bund this morning for Tangku to text is accepted, Mr. Yoshizawa rejoin their ships. Pwill recommend the Tokyo Gov- Another party is expected to
crnment to accept. both the resulu leave very soon. tion and the President's comment!
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It appears that with the arrival The Chinese representative has of the reinforcements of Japanese communicated to Sir Erir Drum infantry yesterday, the marines mond, the Secretary-General of the who were rushed up to "Tientsin on Chinese Reply to Japan's demand their ships. League, the main points of the November 27 are now returning to
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