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LORD

INCHAPE

DEAD

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Lord

MONTR CARLO, May 23:

Inekeepe dind to-day aboard his yacht Rover.

Lord Inchcape, the shipping inaguates began a clerk in an Indian office. In 1874 a penniless young Scoturan get out for India, with no money in his pocket, but a host of ideas in his hend.

When he arrived he got work in a shipping firm as a clerk, and within a year he had earned af great reputation for energy. and enthusiasm, as wolk,ns for having the knack of getting things done and done well.

After he had been in the firm for nine years ho became a partner, and six years later he was, elected ahairman of the Bongal Chamber of Commaren.

When he was made a prer, he chose to take his title from the rook that was famous near his Scottish bome.].

BRITISH WAR LOAN OFFER

LARGE SCALE FINANCE

THROUGH REUTER'B. AGENOS.].

LONDON, May 21.

The City is preparing for a tupendous Government. financial operation and is anticipating an imminent Government decision to convort over two thousand million

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDA

EMPIRE PRODUCTS

FAIR

Exhibition An Outstanding Success

WONDERFUL RESPONSE

FROM ALL SECTIONS OF

COMMUNITY

TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES,

From the Oficer Administering) the Government of Hong Kong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

The following telegram is for warded at the request of the Committes for favour of submission to Her Majesty the ¡Queen -

BRILLIANT IMPERIAL Empire Day

F

SPECTACLE

OR many years. Empire Day has been observed in Hong Kong

merely as a holiday for school children and by Church ser vicos but the year 1982 will stand' out in the annals of the Colony- as being the first one in which, with the co-operation of every sec tion of the community, a big effort was made to stage an Empire Products Fair.

The management of the Peninsula Hotel, having, with their usual generosity, granted the Committea in charge of the Fair the use of their ground and first floors, a most elaborate exhibition "of local produce and industries is now on view. There was a large 'gathering present at the Hotel yesterday when His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, the Hon. Mr. W. T Southern, U.M.G., declared the Fair open.

Throughout to-day the Fair will be open to the public and there is no doubt that many will avail themselves of the opportu nity of viewing for the first time in Hong Kong a collection of British and local products under one roof.

The opening ceremony by H. the Oficer Administering", the Government is described below,

H.E.'S TRIBUTE TO ORGANISERS.

On arrival, His Excellency the couraging. It was the prompt and Officer Administering the Govern whole-hearted co-operation of the

The Empire Day Committee, formed. In response to a com munication from Mrs. Amery, to

IN HONG KONG TO-DAY. CHINESE

OCCASIONAL RAIN.

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, FORECAST AND REMARES, 189URDAY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT 30 P.A., STATED

THE DEPRESSION HAS MOVED TO THE NORTH OF HOKKAIDO." Ds. PRESSIONS APPEAR TO BE FORMING' OVER CHINA AND TONGKING,

LOCAL FORECAST.-S.W, WINDS", MODERATE CLOUDY OCCASIONAL

RAIN...

POSTAL

STRIKE

EMERGENCY SERVICE

INAUGURATED

{THROUGH ROUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, May 23. The result of all day conferences.

SERIOUS

POSITION IN

HUNCHUN

JAPS, AND KOREANS FLEE

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SEOUL, May 23.

A brious situation has arisen in Huncham in the Chiestao district in Manchuria, where 2,500 fusur genta co-operating with bandits. are reported to be hazying tha diatrics and threatening to attack the city.

Japanese and Korean residents havo fod for refuge to Korea, sa the Manchukuo garrison, fearing an attack, retreated.""

further the interests of Empire HEAVY RAINS regarding the postal strike is that situation. General Hayashi, the

trade, desire to present thefr humble duty to Her Majesty and to express their, deep apprecia tion of the interest graciously; taken by Her Majesty in the special efforts, being made on Empire Day throughout the Em pire to popularise Empire Pro ducts and, at the same time, to tender to Her Majesty their loyal devotion to the Crown.

IN BRITAIN

HUGE LAKES FORMED

'DAMAGE AT DERBY, AND

BANBURY,

[THNQUCH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, May 22, Abnormally heavy raine, pelting down relentlessly for hours, have transformed large parts of England into enormous inland lakes, the scale of the flood havoc being al

ist unprecedented.

the Shanghai Municipal Council starting emergency, temporary out ward mail services at 9.20 on Tues day morning, accepting letters for Hong Kong and all other places, | Payment to be by coupous sold at five per Mexican dollar. Ordinary lotters twenty conts registration forty cents. Letters to be sent to Hong Kong whore they wil bo stamped regularly. It is under- stood that the Japanese mail will. be sent unstamped to Japan where. the Japanese will stamp it in se cording with Japanesa postal tariff.

The 8.M.Cat present are not handling inward mails, but are advertising for volunteers to sort. and handle the mail.

"Exposition. We plead for indulg enge in your criticisms. From Arst to last, all those responsible for assembling and staging the exhibits profess no expert qualifications. Indeed, they are in a literal senso veritable amateurs in the art of organising an exhibition. Amateur though their efforts have been,

In Warwickshire, for example, NANKING OFFICIALS" their enthusiasm, however, was the waters have been anable to great, and the results of their com.ges away with the result that huge

" ARRIVE

watar. bined efforts may yet lead in the areas are feet deep in

Houses have been flooded out in

{THROUGH REUTERÍS: "ÄGENCY.) future to an ambitious project, many districts, while many of the undertaken by a store qualified main roads are impassable.

The foods in Warwickshire area officials of the Ministry of

SHANGHAI, May 23. present is the ideal moment for the thorn, C.M.G.) and Mrs. Southern,tricts of the Territories and the dound to the benefit and advantage of affaire exists in Yorkshire, where Nanking and to-day are discussing

yours and an almost similar state operation when the Government who were accompanied by Capt. Ffisherfolk of Cheung Chau and Tai of Empire and Hong Kong workers thousands of of curca of the coun- the strike with representatives credit is at four per cont

W. Webb, A.D., and Mr., J. O that has windo is possible to and producers.

the postal workers. The probable terms of the gigan-Barrow (Private Secretary), were gather together this collection of composed of young girls designed are submerged.

ty are under water. Flanking the dais is a tableau In Lincolnshire, too, greas as ged but it is considered, that welcomed by the members of the agricultural produce and marine to represent the British Empire. As the result of many hours of holdars will be fered various General Committee. A photograph products-a collection which proves The central figure is, of course, Fontannous heavy rain Derby and options, repayment at par or of the whole group having been that the Colony can be in part self-distmetive unit of the Empire. There gooding.

Britannia Each one stands for a Banbury have suffered severaly from conversion into new stock with in- terest, varying according to the taken, His Excellency and M

There as the vast Empire of British supporting:

at is Canada,, Australii Mie Zoddaud.

Cloud Burit Southorn were escorted to the first

India, and there is South Africa floor lounge by the Chairman of the Fair Committee (the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga) and the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenten, secretary.

pounds worth of Five Per Cont War Loan stock.

دید

Owing to the seriousnzas of the Commander-in-Chief of Korea, is expected to return to Seoul to night, curtailing his tour of Man churia.

that detachments of frontier guards. Messages from Ranam report have been despatched to the Toome of the disturbances.

JAPAN'S

GRAVEST

CRISIS VISCOUNT SAITO'S HARD TASK

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

TOKYO, May

By inviting Wakatsuki to join the Cabinet, Viscount Saito has soli, sited the co-operation of the Ma

Yamamoto, adviser to the Min- Tollowing the interview, Wal ful consulted Baron Tatsuo

commend for a portfolio.

It is universally agreed that the ment (the Hon. Mr. W. T. Sou farmers of the widely scattered disorganisation, that will be a credit described as the worst for thirty Communications have arrived from seito, whom he ie expected to yo

tic conversion offer are not "divul-

date of redemption.

Another Budget. The City would also not be sur prised if the Chancellor produced another Autumn Budget, based on the result of Lausanne and the; Ottawa Conferences, The City he lieves that the last Budget was merely in the nature of a

state. ment of accounts.

SEQUEL TO DARTMOOR RIOTS

MERITORIOUS BEHAVIOUR

REWARDED."

[THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, May 23. "Meritorious behaviour", "during

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Since Lady Peel's departure her mantle has fallen on the shoulders of Mrs Southern from whose "en- thusiasm and guidance the mem- bers of the Committee have derived inspiration.

to the Colony and that will" re

The warst isolated experience,

the strike situation,

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Viscount. Saito zisited Takahara and ✯ reported to have invited him while deploring the temporary crip likewise, it is reported that Wakt

Responsible Chinese newspapers;

to retain the portfolio of Bhange, pling of the focal postal services, tuki he decided to decline to express sympathy with the strikers

NANKING, May 23.-

enter the Cabinet bus to pledge Minsaito's support and to recom The Government is paying the mend Yamamoto instead keenest attention to the Shanghai

Althigh reports; still lack con postal strike. Government leaders bien, then areolesely indion- met af Tongshan yesterday to dive of Viscount Saito earnest In the eyes of the sons and daugh however, is recorded by Ashby-de-pusa ways and means for effecting endeavours, to enlist the best ha occupies a large portion of the map occurred, resulting in floods sc deep Ching Wei, the Industry Ministertical affiliation, and as the shape tera of Hong Kong, this Colonya-Zoucke where a terrific cloudburst mediation and by order of Wang in the country, irrespend ver of poli of the British Empire and as an that boats are having to be used Chen Kung Po, left this morning by time to seek the friendly go overa As the primary idea of a pro-integral part of the Colonier she is to convey food to people imprison boat for hanghai to vestigate tion of the two main galben When the official party arrived in front of the dais, the Band of duca fair developed in the process represented by a little Chinese girl cut in their homes o H.M.S Cornwall struck up "God of organisation; it was felt that from Hong Kong and another from

The county ericket ground at Save the King." Those accommo- the industries of the Colony should the New Territories. At the con- dated with seats on the dais were: be suitably represented in the pa clusion of the addresses, the girls of water! His Excellency the Officer Administriotic demonstration. In response

will tender to Mrs. Southern, in tering the Government (the Hon.to the wish, the Committes cheer testimony of loyalt and dutiful Mr. W. T. Southorn; CM.G.), Mrefully broadened the scope of the devotion, small offerings of the pro-

BACK TO BARTER Southern, E. Major-General J. Exhibition to include the products duets of this Colony and of the W _Bandilands, CB, O.M.G.,

Dominions, which typify the visible

Tamouda SUTER'S AGENCY.] D.S.O., Commodore and

manifestation of our humble ac Walker, the Hon. Mr. E. R. and

CAIRO, May 23. knowledgment to Providence that Mra Hallifax Mr. H. Phillips,

we, too, are capable of contributing

Barter is coming back into the C.M.G., HBM. Consul General in

our part however small-in pro-world. This method of goods ex- Canton, Lady Clara Ho Tung, Sir

ducing articles of food for human chango is to assist in the disposal Henry and Lady Pollock, the Hon.

of Egypt's surplus cofiten.. Mr. W. E. E. Shenton, the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga,, the Hon. Mr. R. H. and Mra. Kotewall, Mrs. A.

of the Colony's factories represent Mrs, ing the results of British technical skill coupled with Chinese labour and local capital organised to pro mote industrial undertakings in the Colony,

Dominion Exhibita,

the Dartmoor riots has earned a H. K. Watson, and Major V. Ewhat may be termed provincial five years remaission 00 A mar. Duclea Canadian

Government derer's life sentence (nominally Trade Commissioner. Messrs. E. twenty years), while eleven other Stopani Thompson and Hugh Braga convicts are being released immo acted as ushers. diately in consequence of remis- Rione varying from two months to three years.

A further fifteen receive remis siona varying from three months to

a year.

The life-sentence prisoner affect ed in Donovan, who was sentenced to death for the murder of a Brighton chemist in. 1928 and only reprieved an hour before he was dus to go to the scaffold. During the Dartmoor rising, he saved the life of the Prison Governor, Col. Turner, at serious risk to his own. WORLD FINANCIAL CRISIS

costumer."

Empire Tableau..

Madeline

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sustenance.

On behalf of the Empire Products Fair Committee I ask you, Sir, to

doing so, I tender. Your Excellency declare this Fair open. Before our grateful thanks for consenting to honour the occasion by perform ing the ceremony.

Ashby is covered with Afteen feet

Germany is negotiating exchanges of artificial manures for Egyptian

cotton.

A tentative agreement has been reached whereby Egypt will sell ten thousand bales of cotton againat Hungarian bonds.

Similarly negotistics are going with Czecho-Slovakia and Sweden The latter will supply machinery.

·BRITISH CONSUL

од:

SHOT

NORTH ANHUI OUTRAGE

SHANGHAI, May 23.

CHINESE PROTESTS

(THROUGH REUTER'S' AGENCY,]

parties for the purpose of tackling what is generally admitted one of the gravest, crisis ever faced by Joman.

Takahashi is reported to have agreed to retain the portfolio of Firare. The report was favour- ably received in diancial curelen. * NANKING, May

Viscount Saito approached Mr. The Foreign Ministry has lodged Suzuki, president of the Seisukai, a strong protest with Mr. Shige inviting him to accept a post in the mitau against Japanese troops Cabinet and pledge the Seiyummi opening are on Chinese forces at support.. Mr Bunici is expected to Shanhakuan without provocation.reply to-morrow after conferring A protest was also lodged with M. with party leaders. wilden against the arrest and sub- sequent extradition to the Japanese authorities of the Korean U. H. Abu Cho residing in the French

Concession at Shanghai

CHINESE TAKE OVER

WEST CHAPER.

JAPANESE DIET MEETS.

WAITING CABINET

SFORMATION

Tryon KOTIT'S' ADENCY_J

TOKYO, May 23. In accordances with a decision: reached prior to the death of Mr. Inúkai, an extraordinary session SHANGHAI, May 23

of the Diet was convened for this The Japanese handed over the morning, but after ite organisa control of west Chapei to the Chition, both Houses adjourned pend nese authorities this afternoon, also ing the formation of the new Chenju Village and Chenju Station. Cabinet.

(THROUGH REUTER'S. AGENCY.]

19th ROUTE ARMY'S GEN. SHIRAKAWA'S

NEXT TASK

DEATH REPORTED

IN FUKIEN

THROUGH ÉBUTER'S," AGINOY!

The spirit of the Empire move- ment, however, did not restrict the outlook of the Committee within limitations only. A broader view of the whole Empire was taken by including representation from the British Isica and from the Domi

H.E. THE OA.G, nions so as to embrace Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Behind this group and arranged Africa and the great Empire of

Replying, His Excellency said in the form of a semi-circle stood British India. The Dominions, Seç- "Mr. Braga, Ladies and Gentle" eight young girls representing the tion of the Fair, which enjoys the men,-I have to thank you for the various uaits of the Empire. The distinguished direction of the honour you have done me in asking central figure was Britannia (Miss Canadian Government Trade Comme to open this the first Empire. Edith Houre), on either side of her missioner, is one of compelling in-

Products Fair in Hong Kong. It ranged Canada (Miss Walker), Australia (Miss Molly tain manner

terest, demonstrating in no uncer signifies the Colony's contribution the limitless, ca to the great effort now being made Wynne-Jones); New Zealand (Mis pabilities of the Dominions in the throughout the British Empire to Margaret Henderson), South Africa matter of food supplies, whilst the

foster British Trader I should like Miss Hazel Tander), British India continuous screening of Canadian at once to correct any impression (Misa Vera Ruttohjoe Desai), Hong motion pictures has an educative that our efforts to foster British Kong (Miss Le Pui Yew), and New value of which, it is hoped, full ad- Trade are in any way antagonistic Territories (Miss Fung Yun To) vantage will be taken,

to other nations, As British sub Tha European girls were attired in the uniform of Brownies, while the Hong Kong have responded nobly entitled to consider our own fellow British firms and companies injects in a British Colony we are other thres were in their national in a generous endeavour to display country men first forvature has the products of British manufae implanted in every right think man ture. There are, besides, an instinctive affection for his HON. MR. J. Pa BRAGA.

SHANGHAI, May. dividual cases of liberality that have native land, and in thess difficult

It is unofficially stated that: Gen. prompted donations to the cost of daye pur first duty lies, towards The opening speech was deliver the Fair: These donations coupled our own people but we are confident

Shirakawa died to-day framin ed be the Chairman of the Fair with the outstanding gift from Empire lies one of the main hopes that in improved trade within the

ternal hemorrhage as the readt Committee (the Hon. Mr. JP Government have enabled the Com

NANKING, May the Hongkew Fast oration Braga) who, uddressing His Excel-mittee to contemplate the financial of world regeneration. If we can

The Nineteenth Route Army hasIt is understood that s Jay

April 29, vaa tency the Offeer. Administering the side of the project without fear or. restore trade prosperity to the Em- It is believed unlikely that the Council for its immediate depar cruiser conveys the body to

received anders from the Military LONDON, May 22, Government, said -

pire its effect will spread far beyond wound will prove fatal. He is buture to Fukien to tackle the bandit will be ofkially announced 40mm misgiving Guarantors to the zum- Your Excellency, Ladies and ber of over sixty have come for the confines of that Empire and ing sent to Nanking as rapidly as menacetin, that province. Some of wrival of the body, at Tokyo literary and desp

to-morrow and the Generada desta thinking men like Mr. Rudyard Contiomen, Interpreting the ap ward from amongst Europeans and will go a long way towards restor-possible Kipling and Mr. B. G. Wells are peal of Mrs. Amery to Lady Pool Chinese to help to defray the costing that world-wide prosperity for swelling the chorus of warnings in its broadest sense, the Cam of the Fair if need be From the which we have looked in vain for guson, who had been held captive within two or three days while that things are likely fut worsen mittes appointed to organise the various branches of the Services the last eighteen years England on ajank for some days, has been those stationed along the Shangh

BARONY FOR GENERAL before they get better, by stage the Empire Products Fair the Army and the Navy, and, de- has just embarked on the greatest released by the Reds on the appeal Nanking Railway will not leave till

SHITAK AVA Mr. Kipling in new poem, in this Colony have invited you to partments of the Civil Government, change of its fiscal policy which it of the flood sufferers in the region after May 28. printed in the London Morning inspect the results of their modest such as the Botanical and Forestry,has seen for more than two genera-and has been given a horse with

Storm afforts this afternoon, and you, Sir the Police, the Kowloon-Canton tions and it is the duty of every which to return. Pengpu,

Railway Administration, the Dis British subject to do bis utmost to trict Offices (North and South), and make that policy a success. Most the Broadcasting Studio-assistance of us were brought up in a Free in many ways has been forthcom- Trade atmosphere and we may find it difficult to attune our minds * The Organisers.............

to the new policy, but loyalty to the-momentous decisions of the British Government---decisions taken only after the most anxious thought (Continued, on Page 6.)

LIKELY TO BECOME

WORSE? (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Eminent

Purt to-day, entitled Cone, opens

"This in midnight

very far. bed des

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in-

to declare this Fair open as an aid: dawn in and encouragement to the producers of this integral part of the British Mr. H. G. Wells, in an interview Empire to develop the resources of with Kruter at Madrid, where ho | this Colony, in particular its food is lecturing, predicts the inevitable supplies. collapse of world, villantien uns In this respect –... the... response

thefintions of the world are spoodi« given to the Committee's invitation: Your Excellency and our visitors: ly able to devise a single world by the village elders of the New will presently, be asked to make a wide financial controlling body, Territories has been most en tour of inspection of our miniature

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A British consular official tant from Nanking to try and effect the captured by Communists in Nov. SUPPRESSION OF BANDITS release of Mr. H. 8. Ferguson, thera Anhui, was shot yesterday morning by demobilised soldiers, according to a telegram received from Pengpu

The victim was Mr. Graham, Vice-Consul at Nanking, and he Showchow when he was held up by was on his way from Pengnu to the ex-soldiers and shot.

It is also reported that Mr. Fer

LATER

Mr. Grahaa is believed to have boon travelling by boat on the Hwai River and to have been fired on from the bank.

THROUGH ARUTER'S AGENCY.]

the Nineteenth Route Army froops are expected to leave for the Bouth-

thinkin

tho

Twelfth Division, motor-beat, in which Mr. was travelling contained fired at it. A ballet: pie Graham's left shoulder but did no AN ACCIDENT

touch the bones SHANGHAI May a now a hospital bers It is explained that troops of tha to be thoroughly alright (Continued at foot of neat solumn.) | night.

(THROUGH REUTER’B. AUKNOX,]

TOKYO, May, 22 Learning that the desth itpríly expooled of dez

who was amongst

ided in the

ition of Gene