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RUBBER GROWERS DISARMAMENT

ASSOCIATION

DISAPPOINTMENT AT FAILURE OF CONFERENCE.

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FINDING NEW OUTLETS: THE URGENT PROBLEM

[TRROUGH RETTER'S AGERET. F

London, April 22.

Rubber Growers Association.

Changes in catato practice

which had lowered costs," he said

should not be regarded as per- manent. Benedits from the first rise in the selling price will, in all prob-

CONFERENCE

BRITISH PROPOSAL CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

SLIGHT AMENDMENT IN LAST SENTENCE OF RESOLUTION

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

GENEVA, April 22.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS.

MOONEY-BILLINGS

CASE RECALLED.

WAS MOONEY A VICTIM OF

PERJURY?...

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"SHOCKING TO THE SENSE

OF JUSTICE

(Reuter's Special Service.)

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GIANT RADIO FOR SHANGHAI

HIGHEST POWERED STATION IN, FAR EAST

TO COST NEARLY A MILLION TAELS

(From Our Own Correspondent:),

NANKING PEACE

CONFERENCE

SIR MILES LAMPSON GOES TO NANKING

ACCOMPANIED BY QUO TAUCHO

[TBROUCH. REUTER'S PORNOY]

SHANGHAI, April 22.

MR. STIMSON AND M. HYMANS CONFER

SAN FRANCISCO, April 22.

SHANGHAI, April se. The difficulties with which the

Thomas Mooney, who was the cop Sir Johur Simon's qualitative re-tral Agure in the celebrated Mooney casting station in the Far East, The most powerful radio broad

Quo Tai Chi and Sir Müos Lamp" rubber industry is contending were

so left for Nanking by steamer emphasised by Sir Herbert Wright solution at the Disarmamedo Con Bulings case, will know today costing nearly a million taels, is er evening. It is believed they when presiding at a inceting of theference was unanimously carried, whether he is to and his fifteen planned by Mr. Roy Dolay, Preat will confer with Government lenders years' imprisonment or continue his dent of the Eleotris Service Corn endeavour to reach rome und great applause, after he ex-life-sentence as Mr Rolph, the porabion, plans for the constructionforman acceptable to Japan. prossed his willingness to go Governor of California, is expected of which are already in process of Quo Tai Chi will also discuss his an amendment to placate the to announce his decision in the preparation.

appointment as Minister at London, French "opinion, making the lan Walker, New York, made an im-80,000 watts, which is 10,000 watts

latest appeal in which

which he is reported to be unwilling Mayor The station will have a power of

to acest sentenes of the resolution rendpassioned address..

possessicer to use certain types of Mooney and Billings, the Labqur station.

higher powered than the Manila leaders, were convicted in 1910 for position of the staff and Inbourers any state, or internationalised and wounding 40 during prepare

tions for a day of celebrations. nt on extates, and making good the through international convention.” deterioration due to hack of cultist John, said the way was now

M. Tardien in cordially thanking San Francisco, bus a long series of |witnoses who made confessioia lios. The "urgent problem is not clear as far as the next cross rods,ade it appear that Mooney was a that of producing more rubber at which would probably be prohibition

victim of perjury. orifternationalisation at a lower cost,, but of Anding more outlet for "the produce. The low prices might have to continue for many years before the larga merenge of poor rubber is permanently bem- doned!"

ability, go towards improving the pinament should be prohibited to sing a bomb explosion, killing, 0}

Huge Stocks must be Reduced.

The Association the past two. years has taken an active part it the endeavour to bring dbo. Tegin fation for a régulation of suppites, bus in view of the regent Anglo- Dutch: Government announcemeat it had to be recognised that inter national regulation of production however desirable; however ad vantageous had been shelved, pos Sibly for all time.

Though the Requel wil not and cannot be known for many years, we feel as owners and trustees of the industry the unquestionable value to civilisation" of our responsibility which has been increased by the Government's deci. sions Wenust endeavour to recity the position by adopting mensvrce endeleted to reduce the huge stocks on hand and to increase the per- manent demand for the product, so that the plantation industry may be ne ngaan re-establislied on a pro fitable basis.”

NEW TARIFF. DUTIES

{

ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S

RECOMMENDATIONS

MR. N. CHAMBERLAIN'S

SECRET DISCLOSED.

As from Mandy noxt, a trift of twenty per cent." will be imposed on nearly all manufactured goods imported into Grant Britain.

In some cases, there aře Varia-

Some goods re tions.

dutiable only to the extent of from 10 to 15 per cent. there, are a number of cases where 25 to 30 per cent, wil be demanded-hxury and semi- luxury goods while a thirty-threq and a third per cent duty is in posed on semi-finished steel.

A growing body of public opinion, including the Judgo who convicted them, ia demanding his rolvass.

A Fodern Commission recently denounced the case as shocking the sense of justien."

ROYAL DUTCH SHARES SLUMP

EFFORT BY SOVIET TO CAPTURE WORLD MARKET

A DEPRECIATION OF £11,800,000

THROUGH REETER'A AGENCY.]

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The outstanding feature, how- ever, consists in the installation of

powerful receiving set for the purpose of picking up American broadcasts and relaying them throughout the Orient, thus +5 abling Shanghai listeners to tune ir leading radio artists abroad.

Another feature comprises the im- portation of foreign radio talent for local broadcasting.

GENEVA, April

Mr. Stimson and M. Hymans con- farred for over an hour on the Sino- Japanese doudigck. There is rea- son to believe that Mr. Stimson intimator, conditiofis in which the Enitad: Stafes wojuld be able to ac ord support to steps taken by the

League

biggest step forward in the ad The plans are regarded as the

There is restiveness

among the vancement of radio in China yetness in terminating the warrent various delegations over the tardi- made.

COMMUNIST RIOT IN NEW YORK

SCREAMING WOMEN FIGHT POLICE

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. I

New Yoas, April 21. Wild scenes marked, a demonstra LONDON, April 21.

tions of seven thousands of Com- A gigantic effort on of Soviet Russia to smash the culminating in ten policemen being the part munists at the City Hall today, Roya Dutch-Shell group and thus injured. The steel duty in to last for at capture, the world oil markets is Four hundred mounted and foot least three months, antifa more Sir Henri Eterding's explana police charged the crowds with ermanent scheme has been estabtion, of yesterday's deluge, et sell-batons, and terrible scenes were lished!

Ping Royal Dutch shares the witnessed. Men and women were The proposals are outlined in a London Stock Exchange, Accord screaming and cursing, white scoren White Paper issued this evening.ing to the Daily Mirror," and embody the recommendations

of children dived under the hoofs of In an interview Sir Henri De-horses and rolled into the gutter. The industry is in most valuer Committee, of which Sir George "heared by a Paris syndicate with by women's nails.

of the Import Duties Advisory terding declared that shares were able position, for science will May is the chairman.

Most of the police were injured doubtedly "enable manufacturers to

reported Moscow backing. He ex- Another somewhat similar in- Three B.O.T. Orders to be Revoked, pressed confidence in the group to cident occurred at Philadelphia make une ton of rubber go much. The three, Board of Trade Orders withstand the cunningly organised where several were injured when

Si H. Wright considered the cim under the Abnormal Importations Russian attack."

police intervened to break up a de sumpsich during the present year Act will be revoked on Monday and

Ho added that any panic by in-monstration." malikely to rise upidly. According the goods hable to fifty per cent vestors was absurd. As

result under that Act will now be sub- to some authorities it might not

while the jest to the ten per cent advicem exceed

650,000 tons. potential supply might not be much duty, plus additional duties in the

majority of cases.

"further in 1940. than in 1930;

less thuur Inst year.

The

Government's Attitude.

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WAKEFIELD BYE- ELECTION

CONSERVATIVES

of the selling orders from the! United States, Paria, and Amster dam, Royal Dutch shares fell 46/- yesterday, representing a deprecia- The twenty per cent. duty cate tion of £1,000,000, chiefly attri gory includes most pottery, glassbuted to fears of ware and textile manufactures (ex-dividend reduction, or the possiLABOUR GAIN SEAT FROM

a forthcoming Government's attitude to

capt yarns), paper and the manubility of the dividend passing) wards the rubber problem was ex factures thereof, rubber manufae altogether. pressed by Sir Cunliffe-Lister whentures, brooms, brushes, cutlary, alli speaking on the Colonial Estantesmachinery, some chemical products, in the House of CommOJE.

canned vegetables, electrical goods. The Afteen per cent. Hes includes plate and sheet glass, cordage, ropes, twine, pulp and tools, metal doors and window. per-board, agricultural machinery, LAWYER'S SECRET REVEALED frames, dressed leather.

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The twenty-five per cent, Eatin cludes, fruit pulp, leather trunks, leather bags, unexposed und sitised photographic paper.

"A VERY REMARKABLE

SITUATION**

REJTEK AND GUIT:SH WIRELESS.]

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LONDON, April "er 1- The august members of the House of Lords permitted themselves to

He said he welcomed the recent restriction negotiations because he was anxious to get ng effective scheme bf control if possible. He was convinced of one thing; that what the industry seeded above all was certainty as regards its future. Any scheme must restrict produes tion to an extent which in a reason able time would reduce stocks to "normal" proportions and thara ent Thirty per cent. duties are im register sensation to day when the ordinate the supply and demand.posed on toilet preparations, toilet Lord Chancellor revealed that an It was quite impracticable to get requisites of all kinds, artificial ingenious lawyer had discovered any scheme to control native pro-flowers, beads, head trimmings, that no President of the Board of duction:

caviare, jewellery, goldsmiths and Trade could sit in the House of He regretted the conference's silversmiths wares, articles of ap failure to produce a scheme, but he parel and fur articles.

Commons.

The Lord Chancellor fairly ac sure the negotiators

It should be noted that the, ad curately described it as a very ro ditional dubies only apply to goodsmarkable situation. to which the Import Duties Act Not only were Presidents of the imposing a ten per cent, ad valorem Board of Trade not entitled to st duty will apply. The exemptions in the Commons," he said, but if from these duties at present include they did so they were disqualified wheat, meat, mazio, most impor- for overy day. The past and pre vol and other fibres, hides and curred penalties amounting to mil. tant raw materials, such as cotton, sent holders of the office hnd in- skins, rubber, iron ore, crude and lions of pounds. non-ferrous metals.

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right.

GOVERNOR

were

OF CEYLON

CRITICISED

MUI TSAI IN HONG GONG DECREASING

(THROUGH REUTER'S ́AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 22: Variouse Labour complaints sug- gesting the Governor of Ceylon's misuse of his powers in overriding the State Council were answered

"

I think every President of the Committee's Plane, *

Board of Trade has always ant in the Commons for many years past While the Advisory Committee and in those days of financial will consider all requests, they do stringsney, it is tempting to think not propose, Bive in exceptional collected in penaltics from those how many million pounds could be cases, to recommend a reduction of who held this position in the past". the duties for at least twelve he remarked. months.

duties in appropriate cases.

They are ready to propost higher Bill to indemnify those who have It would be necessary to pass 4 offended and to regularise the posi tion and the Attorney Generat

by Sir Hamilton, Under-Becre- HALF PER CENT. OFF would to-morrow introduce a Bill

tary for the Colonies, during a debate on the Colonist Estimates in the. House of Commons. Ha point- ed out that the Governor had cer- tain duties, including the safe- guarding of the Services, and any mattor which he considered of paramount importance. These powera were only used in four instances.

As regarda muž taai ho said that largely owing to the interest taken

BANK RATE

- BRITISH FUNDS RISE

1/16 TO 3/8.

and pass it through all stages in the Commons.

A similar course would be taken in the Lords on Monday, thus en- abling the President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Waltor Runcimaan to participate in next week's Com mone debates

Bill passed by Commons, [BRITISH WIXELEBS SERVICK)

LONDON, April 22 Machinery was set in motion in in Britain much had been done in

RUGDY, April 21. the House of Commons to-day to Hong Kong to put an end to this The reduction of the bank rate repair the weakness in the Presi most difficult question, and as the re-today from 3 to 3 per cent, half.dent of the Board of Trade's posi sult of the House of Commons suping it in nine weeks, was welcomed Ition, revealed yesterday. The fouse porting the Governor in Council at in the City and had a stimulating promptly pass the President of Hong Kong the number of register effect

the Board of Trade" Bil thus ed mui trai was yearly decreasing, British funds, after a Arm open-moving the inenpacity of the holder The Governor regularly communicating, were again marked up after of that office being elected, sitting ed with the Colonial office on this the announcement leaving off with and voting, s a M.P., and in subject,

a general ring of 1/10 to 1

(Continued at foot of nest enluma)

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THROUGH - REUTER'S AGENCY.

LONDON, April 21, Mr. George Lansbury, the Leader. of the Opposition in the House of Commons, declared that the Labour victory at Wakefield was the first. nail in the National Government's coffin

The bye-election was necessitat

singe of the dispute."

QUO TAI CHI

DEPARTURE FOR LONDON DELAYED

THROCH RECTER'S AGENCY.]

NO INTERFERENCE IN MANCHURIA!

GEN. ARAKI'S WARNING TO LEAGUE

AND SOVIET

JAPAN'S MISSION: TO MAKE MANCHURIA A PARADISE ON EARTH!

(THROUGH BAUTER'S AGENCY.]

TOKYO, April 20 "Hands off Manchuria," warned Japan's War Minister, Gen«. eta Araki, to the League of Nations and to Moscow, when speak Ing at an Osaka meeting organised by the Kokuhonsha „Patriotic Society, which forms the members of the present countrywide nationalist. moyement..

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Declaring, lurthermore that Japan will resolutely resist any attempt to apply the Nisie-Power Treaty, the War Ministers drew attention to the threatening situation in North Manchuria due to the Soviet massing troops along the frontier and strengthening the Bir forces in the Far East.

Japan's mission is to make Manchuria a paradise on earth, and a safe place for everyone, the War Minister declared that. nothing the Leafue or the Soviet or anyone else could do could make Japan deviate from her course. He added: "It is time for the Japanese to decide to co-operate wholeheartedly with the new regime in Manchuria for the establishment of a great civilisation in the Far Exat.""

DR: KOO TO BE ARRESTED: IF HE LEAVES S.M.R. ZONE

TORYO, April-92.

A Rengo message from Chungchun states that the Manchuriaan Government has decided to arrest Dr. Wellington Koo and other Chipere accompanying the League. Commissjon if they leave the South Manchuria Railway zont, and will impose the extreme penalty for infringing the sovereign rights of Manchatun and dis turbing peace and order.

JAPAN TO WITHDRAW FROM LEAGUE?

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TOKYO, April 29. the Chinese Eastern Railway, ares While it is an open secret that made by the Taas Agency. Japan is determined to withdraw! The Agency declares that From the League rather than agres order has been issued to the Har to the application of Article XV bin police that they are not to ac in Manchuria, it is reliably statedcept requests by Soviet citizenal Cor that there is a growing advocacy of visas for their return to Russia, an NANKING, April 22 Japan forcing the issue avar the order which virtually prohibits It is officially stated that, Quo question of the Committens of Nine- Soviet citizens from leaving: Many at Shanghai has reached some de-recognised the Committees compet-Chinese authorities that they will until the Sino-Japanese Conderenortive negotiatione es Jupan has never Tai Chi will not leave for England teen handling the Shanghai Armis- churis

Despite the promises of the finite agreement...

QUO CHIEN HUA ESCAPES

(From: Our Own Correspondent.)

Colonel Quo. Chien Hua. who was

SHANGHAI, April 0 arrested a week ago by Japanese on suspicion of espionage is report ed to have esenped, and le now chrüne to hospital for treatment of words sustained during his flight from his captore,

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, "forecast and remarks. issued by the Royal Observatory at 6.20" pim, stated:

The anti-cyclone is situated to the south of Tokyo, and the "depression is passing to the

north of Shanghai,

Local Forecast:-SE winds, moderate; fair' generally.

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owing to the death of DCANTONESE FORCES B. Hillman, (Conservative) gained the sent from Labour at the last General Election. The result

MARCHING "ON Mr. A. Greenwood (Lab.) was as follows:

CHANGCHOW 13,386. Mr. A. F. Greaves (Nat.

Con.)

13,242.

Labour majority 344.

At the General Election, Dr. Mr. G. H. Sherwood (Labour) Hillman polled 16,891 votes and

therefore being 4,107. 11,774, the Conservative majority

THE LATE MR. E. WALLACE'S WILL

PERSONAL ESTATE NIL:

DEBTS £81,000

(THROUGH EVUTER’B. AGENCY, ]''

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LONDON, April 22 Those who thought Mr. Edgar Wallace to bè

exceedingly wealthy man, will get a great shock when the affidavit for provisional probate of his will is lodged to-day, according to the Daily Mail.

It is stated that his personal estate will be entered as nil, hia: debts at £81,000 and, his assets. 4 £18,000 racing losses,

His debts are attributed to heavy

demnifying all holders since 1910 from penal consequences incurred while noting irregularly. Bill in all its stages on April 25, The House of Lords will pass the thus enabling Mr. Runciman to resume his sent without delay;

MARTIAL LAW DECLARED AT AMOY

jence to deal with this problem.

Moreover Japan is convinced that intervention merely serves to post pone reaching a settlement.

SEVERE FIGHTING

REPORTED

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HARBIN, April 21.

same full responsibility for the protection of and maintenance of the normal work of the CE.R., a number of dismissed White. Ras sians besieged the Railway Offices, twenty of whoin broke into the premises.

The Tree Agency says that the The Rengo News Agency has repolice arrived but took no action ceived information, that the main despite the demands of the Soviet force of the Mürei Brende which Consul-Generali

SOVIET STATION MASTER ARRESTED

left yesterday to undertake a punt

tive expedition against the insur gents, have come into ceilision n Wukimiho, to the west, of Iniempo.

Severe Aghting is stated to be im

· progress.

MAIN LINE OF RETREAT.

CUT OFF

ToxYo; April 22.

A Rengo message from Harbin states that Japanese troops auprei hended Greskovsky, the station master at Imienpo on the eastern branch of the Chinese Eastern Rail- way, after conclusive evidence ď his being in oclusion with the insurgents.

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"The Soviet Consul has demanded: is release, negotiations are pend-

The Japanese troops are holding their own in the battle, but they nes reported to be in a serious pre- dicament as a raiding party which swept round their flanka has des- troyed the railway track in their ing. rear, thereby mutting off their main line of retreat.

SOVIET'S SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS

Moscow, April 93. Serious allegations of White Guard provocation "

which goes on completely unchecked by the Chinese, on the Soviet section of

SAGOYA SENTENCED

TO DEATH.

YOUTH WHO ASSASSINATED PREMIER HAMAGUCHI

[EbUGH REUTER'S " AGENCY, }

Ben

from HM.

The following has been received

TOKYO, April 2 Saguja, the youth who shot Devonshire from Premier Hamaguchi on November Amoy, dated April 21, 12D:-

It can now be accepted as a fact today, while the reactionary abet- 14, 130, was sentenced to death that the army at present in decipators Matuki and Iwata were tion of Changdhow is Communistenced to imprisonment with hard and part of the Communist or labour for thirteen years and four ganisation which exists at Lung months, respectively, yen, There is reason to believe ihat Cantonese forces are advanc ing on Changchow from the border

SENSATION AT of Kwangtung and Fulcien and tur ther developments must of neces

CANTON sity be uncertain. Up to the pre- sent there has been no reaction in Amay where martial law has been established:

The local situation is perfectly quiet and the control of Amey and docent waters continues to be very efficient. No anxiety exists at the present ut Kulangsu

Admiral Chen Ordered to Amay,

NANKING, April 22. In view of the serious situation and his squadron have been ordered at Amoy, Admiral Cher Chi Liang there at fall speed from Shanghai

General Fang Sben Tho, the new Governor of Fukien, who has been conferring with members of the Thursday evening. Government here left for Amoy on Civis organisations in Fukien have petitioned the Government de Chen, the Garrison Commander at manding the punishment of Chang Changchow, against whom serious charges are made...

SIX PRISONERS ESCAPE FROM POONYU GAOL (From Our Own Correspondest.)

Canton; April 22.

DIVINE HELP FOR JAPANESE TROOPS?

"MANCHESTER GUARDIAN RIDICULES COL. KOHATA

"A CRUEL AND DISGRACEFUL

ACTION

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.3.

LONDON, April leading article ridicules on account The Manchester Guardian in

by Col. Kohata in the Japan Weekly Chronicle, in which he aaoribes the courageous exploits of Japanese troops at Shanghad tor their belief that they were fortiñed by Divine help.

The Guardian naks if Col. Kolata associates Divine help with the pro- ject for the easy demolition of the bombardment, which was particu populous Chinese suburb by air larly cruel and particularly dis graceful. It is possible ho dove so in order to fortify his own convic tion of the righteousness of his

care.

Thoy at once blew their police whistles.

Meanwhile, a number of guards was sent to Cha Fun Street in s attempt to capture those who had. escaped. The six escaped prisoncis dashed from roof to roof trying to And their way into the street below. But the noise they made attacted A sensation was created in Can-who mistook them for robbers. the attention of the occupants below ton early yesterday morning, when sonte 16 prisoners in the Poonya district gaol on Wai Oi Road made In the meantime number of an attempt to escape resulting in police officers had arrived on the several fatalities. The prisoners, scene and actively co-operated" truring off one of the iron bars from attempt to recapture the escaped after scaling the wall, ceeded in with the prison guards, in their window and escaped one by one prisoners. One police offoor en to the roof. When the guards on countered a prisoner with a dagger duty realised what was happening as he was dashing out of six prisoners had already slipped store into the street. The police fruk out of the window and gained the officer ordered him to halt, which roof of a bouse below which leads he not do. The officer theu nod to Cha Fun Street. The rest were at him at point-hlaak, killing him dambering up as fast as they could instantly. when the guards fired into the airers, two were shot and killed after Their action was at once arrested Of the remaining kacaped prisqrt to frighten them! (Continued at foot of next column.) oscape and one gave himself wa

a long chase, one made good m