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BRITAIN'S TARIFF POLICY

DEBATE OPENS IN THE COMMONS

DRITISH WIRELESS BERVIOR

RUGBY, May 4. A debate on the Treasury Order, imposing the recent import duties was opened in the Cominone this evening and will be continued to,

morrow.

INSUBORDINATE

GUARDS.

INCIDENT ON SS, SUNNING!

HARD LABOUR FOR FIVE CHINESE

IRISH OATH BILL DIVISION

TEN MAJORITY. IN COMMITTEE STAGE

¿TEROUGM: 'RIUTEIKS AGENOTall

WOGLESO

CRUISER

DIOMEDE SWEPT BY A

HUGE WAVE,

SEAMEN OVERBOARD AND ** DROWNED, "

Auckland (NZ), Mirch-97t While H.M.8. Diomedo was rätarn-

DUBLIN, May da The chao in which Ave Shantung Outh of Allegianco was taken to a The Bill for the abolition of the constables, employed as piracy division on the damnmittes singe toing from Sydney, where she had guards, were charged with nsuborday, the voting being for dination on board the s.. Sunning abolition and 67 against. on April 5, was concluded at Con-

oral Magistracy, when Mr. Wynne

THEN ENTERS NURSING HOME

boow attending the opening of the now Harbour Bridge, Able Sooman Ribbina an Imperial rating, was Lawepo, overboard by a hugs wavo,

He was drowned, and

ley, VC, and two asamen narrow- Ily escaped sharing his fator

The feature of the debate, which Joues found, all defendants guilty PREMIER SEES THE KING Cmdr, Victor Alexander Crateli- gave it special interest, was the and sentenced them to terms rung- exercise of the right of the Freeing from one to six months' hard Trade members of the Government Fto express views at variance with those of the majority of their col leagues

labour:

Yesterday the defendantsold their story, from the witness box, the first defendant stating that ho did not disobey the Russian Ser geant, but was standing out of his boat because it was raining in the fore part of the ship where he should have been. The Russian Of

The Chancellor of Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, moving that the Treasury Order he an dorsed, explained the scope of the duties and the committee's course in making the recommendations ateer, said witness, came out of his this stage general rather than do cabin, ordered him to get back to his beat, which witness did, he also told the Court that as soon as the offeer re-entered his cabin he once again left his Boat to get out of the rain.

tailed,

If any industry, felt the duties to be insufficiens, it was for their re presentatives to state their case to the Committee and not to members of the Government.

The Committee's repost gave the

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Rife Taken Away..

reasons why they had not gone le When the Russian Sergeant el yond a very narrow range of food-his cabin again and saw the witness stuffs on this occasion

and hair again out of his beat, he snatched, drawn attention to the fact that away witham ride and, using the the question of foodstuffs was bound barrel, struck witness across the to play an important and perhaps legs. Witness showed his Worship predominant part in the Ottuna mark, which he said was a bruise Conference.

caused by the blow,

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[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE||

Overwhelmed by the ware which caught. Ribbins, bhoy managed to eling to the deck fittings-Contral Nows

HMS. Diomede is a oraisor of ||4,765 tona, and onrries 450 offeura and men Laid! downe under the emergency war programma in 1918, RUGBY, May 4.

she was trazisferred to the Now The Prime Minister, wearing aCmdr. Contohley was awarded the

Zonland Division in 1824. ? pair of dark-tinted spectacles, Toy.. in 1913 for his bravory dur Buckingham Palace this evening ceived an audience of the King aing the unsuccessful attempt of the

He entering a nursing home to-night to undergo an operation

his right eye.

FORCED LABOUR

COLONY LAWS BEING AMENDED

DRIAN WIRELESS SERVI

was. First foutenant in the Vin British Navy to blook Ostend Ho dictive, and when the commanding officer had been killed he, took som mand of the ship which was sunk between the piers of Ostend Har bour.

The crew was rescued by the Mali, 245, of which vessel Cindr. Crutch- V ley also took command when the submarine's officers were killed on wounded. The vessel which was under heavy drop was full of wounded and was sinking,Cmdr. Crutchleye indomitable couragay kept the ship afloat until she was pioked up by H.M. S. Warwick, In addition to the VC. Cmdr. Crutch

PASSENGERS.

Roosy, May 4 Colonial Secretary, replying toey received the D...

In the House of Commons, the questions, said legislation in all the British Colonies and Protec torates had been introduced" with; the object of amending any pro- Dealing with the iron and steel

Fa answer to Mr. P. P. J. Wode-visions inconsistent with the terms industry, Mr. Chamberlain said the houro,, who prosecutod, witness said of the International Laboar Con & A. liner Tanda, which arrived Among the passangers by the E. purpose of the provisional duties that he did not make u report of pulsory labour Where necessary, wero

vention relating to forced or com-on Wednesday from Australia, was not so much protection as the injury when stubing his case to amending legislation was being in- Mr. and Mrs. A B... Bradfield, prohibition of imports to keep the the Police Inspector in charge, be

and Miss. 8.. Bradfield,. Mr. Brad- situation stable while the Comcause he was not questioned about practice in British dependencies designer of the famous Sydney Har- For the most part, however, the fold is the son of Dr. Bradfield. mitteo was pursuing further inves-that,

was already in conformity with the bour Bridge, which was opened, re- tigations

Witness, when asked by the Maconvention, which operates from contly

June 3 next. gistrate why he blew a police whistle, replied that it was because he was struck.

الرام .

not

What did you think was going to happen when you blow your whistle I wanted to draw the at tention of my colleagues..

Government Power. Referring to the passage in the report that the, Committee did not intend to recommend a reduction in the general level of protection for twelve months, he said that com- mercial treaties with foreign' coun

What did you think they were tries were the function of Govern-going to do They would dissuade Government, therefore, were the Sergeant from assulting me. precluded from entering uppa and In answer to another question, even concluding negotiations with

witness said that he was put on his any foreign country with whom, it beat by the Chinees corporal and might be desirable, but Ottawa

dot by the Russian SergesuD, muat. come first.

His Worship::--Would you take Sir Herbert Samuel, the Liberal orders from the Sergeant No. Home Secretary, protested that under the proposed procedure, the Lo (for the defence), witness said In re-examination by Mr. Horace powers of Parliament were surren-he was vory annoyed at the treat dered to small outside tribunal under no adequate control.

ment he had received.

Cost of Living.

Tariffs were ono factor and the departure from gold another, which, accounted for the cost of living remaining fairly atationary, but more important than either was the continued enormous drop in world prices, accelerated during last few months..

I the present proposals had been in force in 1980 they would have applied.. to £400,000,000 of Britian imports which with the existing duties, would have brought the value of goods subject to the import duties to £600,000,000, out of the total importations of £1,000,000,000 From the revenue, stand point, the new duties would be negligible.

WATER SHORTAGE.

RESTRICTIVE MEASURES TO START TO-MORROW.

According to an official an nouncement appearing olme where in thess columns, the water supply will, commanding on Saturday and until further noties, be turned on daily in all districts of the Colony, between the hours of 8 pm, and 6 s.m.

TREASURY BONDS OFFERED

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE

Rugay, May 4, An-offer-of-3-per-cant-Treasury Bonds by tender at the Bank of England to day resulted in applica tions amounting to £120,140,000, Tenders for £110,000,000 were no cepted.

Those who tendered at a minimum price of 20 per cent received about 68 per cent of their require ments, but tenders above that price worn allotted" in full,

troduced.

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HANGMAN MAKES HIS DEBUT.

CONDEMNED: MAN WHO HELPED TO PUT NOOSE

ROUND NECK,

Budapest, April 28-A gruesome coming out party was afforded the newly appointed Hungarian hang- man, John Kovacs, hero to-day when he embarked on his profession by dispatching two murdereri.

Among the large crowd of aper tators there were no women, as had been prohibited. Equipped their admission into the prison yard with binoculars however, countless feminins eyes. watched the proceed. ings with avid curiosity from ad joining house tops..

Inspector Fortalion, in the wit nena-box, stated that no report was made to him by the defendans that While a plation of soldiers guard- the barrel of his rifle.. he was injured by a blow fromed the scaffold the first victim, ne

The Defence.

huge six-foot giant calmly stopped.

up and assisted the novice hangman

Mr. E. Moorwood Dowsett, famous big game hunter,

Other passengers by

by the Tanda. include:

For Hong Kong: Mr and Mrs. Reimmer, Mr J. W Ewart, Mr. K Hutley Mr. J. McPherson, Mrs. G. W. Kynock, Captain E Bentley Mr. W. J. Duncan,

For Shanghai Mrs. W. E Hare- ton, Mia, S. G. Monillas, Mrs. B. 0. Bonda, Miss G Saycs, Mr. J. Brodsky M. A. C. Taylor, Roy, T. Croker Brown, Mr. J. MacKay, Mr. and Mrs. T. Austin,

For Yokohama:Mr. M. J. WD-" mott, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Candy, Miss E. Griffiths, Mrs. F. Fret woll, Mrs. A. Haedinger, Miss R.. and Mrs. L. Curtis, Mr. F. Pilcher, Hoofinger, Mr. P. Haedinger, Mr. Mr. AH. O'Halloran, Dr. and Rev. J. Wesley Smith, Mr. S. L Mrs. R. L. Clark, Mr. J. J. Lennon, Lenard, Mr. J. W. Pago, Mr. "and Mrs. B. P. Jones.

SHIPPING MOVIMENTS.

The R.M.8. Empress of Asia s

to adjust the noose around bis neck. Erived at Yokohama on May at 9:30

That Kovacs did his work credit. left the port on the same day. After the other defendants badably in both cases was testified to at 8 pm, in due at Hong Kong on given évidenos, Mr. Lo submitted by an attending physician who the 11th at noon and will leave for that, the evidence of the Bergoant stated that both the condemned Manila on the same day at 5 p.m. could not be relied upon as it did men. had died within 12 minutes not agree with that of the Chief from the time the noose had been for Amoy, Moji, Kobe and Osaka The B.I. Tilawa will leave Offloar in several respecta What the defendants. did was due to

slipped around their necks.

at 7 a.m. to-morrow. ignorance and to the fact that they had been only two months in the Police Training School before being posted as Anti-Piracy Guards, Mr. Lo went on to say that although the last four defendants were stand- ing outside the Bergeant's room with their rifles, while one of their. companions was in the Bergaant's: cabin, they did not show any Aght ing attitude, Their intention was to return the rifles to the Sergeant. In row of this concluded Mr. Lo, I hope your Worship will dismiss the defendants, but if you find against me I hope your Wor ship will take a lentant view owing to the men's ignorance and lack of disciplinary training

His Worship found all the de fendante guilty and sentenced..the Arst defendant to six months, hard labour, the second to two months, the third to three months and tho fourth and fifth to one month's hard labour,

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