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FACTS ABOUT
PREFERENCES
BRITISH STATEMENT AT OTTAWA CONFERENCE
[BRITISH WIRELESS HERVICE.]
AMY JOHNSON MARRIED
QUIET WEDDING IN
HANOVER SQUARE
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LONDON July 28. MR. Mollison and Miss Amy John- son were married today at St. George's Hanover Square.
Ruany, July 28. THE United Kingdom delegation at Ottawa has presented to Mr. R. B. Bennett, as President of
A large crowd, some of whom had the Imperial Economic Conference, a supplementary statement contain waited since eight o'clock outside ing trade Agures between Britain the church, shouted Good Old and the Dominions and India, with Amy," when the bride arrived in abservations thereon which it 18 black coat and frock and a black hoped with assist the work of the hat, accompanied by Kathleen, Conference.
Countess Drogheda, who gave her away.
The statement contains a statis.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1932.
THIEPVAL WAR MEMORIAL
TO BE UNVEILED BY PRINCE OF WALES
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RUGBY, July 28. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales will
on Monday unveil at Thiepval, in the heart of the Somme battle fields, a memorial to over 70,000
knowz British soldiers who died in that area, but who have no graves.
"BONUS ARMY CAUSE TROUBLE
TROOPS RUSHED TO QUELL DISTURBANCE
UGLY SCENES IN WASHINGTON
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LOOTED
OUTLAWS BOARD TRAIN AS PASSENGERS
AMERICAN
EDITOR
PEIPING EXPRESS
CHINA AND
THREATENED
MANCHURIA
SHANGHAI NEWSPAPER
SENSATION
CUSTOMS BLOCKADE DECIDED UPON.
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SHANGHAI, July 20.
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PEIFING, July 20.
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NANKING, July 20 DRASTIC throat by the Ameri-IT is learned that the express on IT was officially announced to-night
can Foreign Office, the State
its way to Hankow yesterday that the Executive Year meet- Department, affecting the editor of hom Peiping was attacked by ing this morning decided on a well-known weekly publication, bandits south of Changteliu, in customs blockade of Manchuria, en who has been a strong critic of
Honan, and thoroughly looted. order for which is expected shortly. Chinese politics, has caused a son- One train attendant was wounded nation in Shanghai.
and another is missing, while one
[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}
WASHINGTON, July 29. Tanks, cavalrymen and infantry As the unveiling ceremony is equipped with machine-guns and proceeding, disabled ex-Service men will scatter, in the Anglo-French tear-gas bombs were, says Ieuter, cemetery where tite little memorial ordered out this afternoon to den! stands, ashes of the little wooden with an ugly situation arising from crosses placed among poppies in the serious clash between the "Bonus The Bonus yeterans got out of Army" and the polios. brance outside Westminster Abbey
control when, for some reason, the ench Armistice Day.
police opened fire. Immediately
The ruling has come from the on who wore in favour of pacius State Department, following the transmission to Washington by Mr. measures becaine incensed and a fleres battle developed.
Andrew Cunningham, the American LORD LYTTON Squadrons of cavalry were rush-Consal-General in Shanghai, of ed across the Potomac River in the Chinese protesta against the China direction of the White House and Forum, which has been bitterly de found the police, engaged in a desnouncing the Kuomintang.
restain to perate struggle riotora. At the moment, the situa tion is critical,
The facts are published in the journal announcing that extrality accidentally. China Press this morning, the bandit was killed by the gane ANZACS AS HOSTS.
The outlaws, numbering tem, authorities from Mr. privileges will be withdrawn by the America Harold R. Isaacs, the American boarded the train at Changishfu editor and publisher of the China posing as passengers. They made, Forum, a local radical weekly, un off with the loot at Chilisien, where less he changes his policy.
they forced the train to stopi. -'i
tical table which shows low prefer- Mr. Mollison wore a grey lounge ence for limpire products has been suit and arrived earlier, almost un- increased by the recent tariff legis-noticet. lation and points out that the pro- The Archdeacon of Middlesex portion of Dominion exports still officiated and Colonel F. C. Shel-British Legion Field of Remem- enjoying free entry in some cases exceeds 00 par cent, and only falls appreciably below in the case of British India. The fact that 37 per cent. of the imports from India are dutiable is accounted for by the duty on tea, on which India enjoys
a valuable preference.
-A Contrast.
By way of contrast, since Britain's change of fiscal policy only 30 per cent of her foreign" imports are admitted free. In the case of im ports from the United Kingdom into the four principal Dominions, there is to-day practically no free! entry, and duty or tax is charged; on almost all goods. The prefer ence accorded by the United King. dom is in the form of total remis sion of duties payable by foreign: goods.
A further table in the statement shows that the visible trade balance in favour of the Dominion is near- ly £100,000,000, and that during 1930 imports into the Dominions from foreign countries were nearly £360,000,000.
merdine acted as "best"
The only guests were & repre sentative of Lord Wakefield and Mollison's secretary.
Amy Johnson said they had no plans for a honeymoon, and that alter a quiet reception I am going to Stag Lane to take over a Moth plane with a Jason Four engine, Mr. Mollison is also having a new Moth, and we are firmly agreed that neither will interfere with each others' flying plans.
POLITICAL CRISIS IN IRELAND
BLACK OUTLOOK FOR
NEXT WINTER
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Dunax, July 28. Reasonable Chance of Competing. THE growing uneasiness in Ire land at recent developments Regarding preferences nerorded by the Dominions, the statement and of the possible repercussions, urges that if preference is to be of are indicated by the fact that pro perty to the value of over £1,000,000 material assistance, the rate of duty; has been insured in the low few charged should be a graduated a days against the risk of rick and to give to United Kingdom pro civil commotion in the coming win- .duels a rensable chance of com- ter.
peting on even terms, and that the
duties against United Kingdom It is also significent that the pre products should be fixed for protec!miums in many instances have cea tive purposes no higher than in ne- doubled.
When the Prince reaches Thiep. val, he will inspect a French Guard of Honour and will be received by the French President, M. Labrun, who will deliver an address after: the memorial has been unveiled. The memorial will bear the follow ing moving inscription:
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To the Glory of God and in grateful memory of 73,567 soldiers' who gave their lives on the Bargme Battlefields in the service of their King and Country, but who have no dedicato this known graves, WO memorial, praying that; inspired by the example of these aur brothers, wo who remain may give our ven in service and sacrifice for the pro
that we be gress of humanity,
not ashamed when we meet with them beyond the grave."
GERMAN NAVAL DISASTER
KING GEORGE SENDS SYMPATHY
[URITION WIRELESS BERVICE.)
Ruany, July 28, H.M. the King has sent to Pregi- dent Hindenburg a message of condolence on the loss of life in the naval ship Niobe..
cessary to give reasonably efficient A deputation of thirty-nine re-disaster to the German training industry in the Dominions a fair presentatives of the gas industry called upon the Free State Govern. chance.
ment to-day and appealed to be al lowed to import British coal duty AUSTRIA DEFAULTS free, or there would be no alterna- tive to an increase in the price of
Attention is called to the favour able tariff treatment which Britain! had hitherto accorded to Dominion imports competing with goods which she herself produces.
Damage to Markots,
gas.
Duties Remitted,
midnight yesterday.
650,000,000 KRONEN
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LONDON, July 28. AUSTRIA has defaulted the ser-
vice of the six per cent. loan i
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the
Troops Rushed to White Howe.
LATER.
ma-
Two hundred cavalrymen, chine-gunners, five tanks and battalion of intantry aro at pre- sent concentrated near the White House. They have been ordered to clear the affected area, where the disturbances are continuing, with- out delay.
Tear-gas Bombs.
LATER, After using tear-gas bombs, the regular troops have succeeded in clearing the area occupied by the Bonus Marchers.
Fierce Fighting.
WASHINGTON, July 20 Fierce fighting occurred during which a barrage of the gas bombs had to be used before the stubborn Bonus Marchers were finally driven from the Government gardens and buildings where they had encamped. Immediately, the troops had taken up their position near the White House, infantry wearing tin helmets and with fixed bayonets, advanced at the double and drove back the band of Bonus Marchers to the accompaniment of catcalls
from the rioters.
One of the groups was driven in a compact masa and refused to move further. The infantry the donned gas masks and hurled tear- gaa bombs into the midst of the starling and shouting mass.
Flight from Gas Bomba.
A blue haze of gas rose from the
The Government spokesman pro That over half of Britain's ex. ports go to foreign countries, that mised consideration of the appeal she is highly industrialised, and and in the meantime, the Govern that she has millions unemployment has remitted all the duties ed are facts used to emphasised the upon British coal imported up to point that anything tending to An audience of ten thousand on of 1923/43 of 850,000,000 kronen, stronghold of the veterans causing check Britain's foreign exports College Green, Dublin, gave an ex which was the first loan issued their precipitate flight from the gas must lessen the purchasing and say ceedingly warm welcome to Mr. de under the auspices of the League of zone.
An extended line of infantry fol ing power of her people, and so Valera at the opening of his pro- Nations. The trustees of the loan! damage the market on which the posed country-wide camp sign to announce that following the di- owed by tanks then moved through Dominions so largely depend.
secure a solid backing for his poli-culties met with in regard to the the buildings and inexorably drove cies and to advise the people how to transfer funds hold by Austria for the veterans from the last corners.
The fire brigade had to be called behave during the crisis."
out to deal with fames shooting up The casualties are reported to be from the temporary shacks. one Bonus Marcher shot dead and six wounded. Three police and one soldier were wounded.
Empire Investments..
The statement expresses satisfac tion that preferential access to the British investment market, result
De Valera's Appeal. Mr. de Valere snid, for example, ing from the close association be that the Irish people must not give tween Britain and the Dominions, has played such a big part in the way to panic or alarm whatever development of their resources. Be happens. They must spend their fore the war, one half of the money wisely, eschew luxuries and amusements, and meet their financi
£3,500,000,000 of British capital in al obligations. promptly.
the service loan into foreign coun-
tries, the monthly instalment duo on August. 8 is not expected to be met, but sufficient funds are avail able to pay the interest due on December 1.
vested oversens was placed in Em- He warned the farmers that fai In Hong Kong
pire countries. Since the war, allure to pay the land annuities to though there has necessarily been the State would be followed by a sune diminution in the flow of over host of evils that would hit "the sene investment, the proportion has farmers more heavily than anyone substantially increased, and out of: else.
Britain
retaliation against less than a constructive effort to effect an economic change that will re move all fear of future crises."
a total of £1,401,000,000 invested bei "Our attitude," he declared, "is tween-1919. and 1831, no less than £648,000,000 went to the Empire.
No Backwardness, While disclaiming all intention
The aim and object of the present of building & balance sheet or weighing the tremendous benefits Free State Government is to secure given and received, the United now markets for Irish products and Kingdom delegation are anxious render economic pressure upon that it should be known to all that the country, through her dependence any suggestions that the United upon Britain, impossible in the fu Kingdom has been backward in developing or assisting Dominions
concessions trade, or that the side of the Dominions have not been fully reciprocated, is contrary to fact:
on
The statement adds that the r presentatives of the United King dom have entered the Conference with the intention of making a full contribution to a still further ex tension of Empire trade.
GRAND-NIECE FOR QUEEN
LADY MAY ABEL SMITH IS MOTHER
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
ture.
NORTH-WEST FRONTIER
FANATICAL LEADER CAUSING TROUBLE
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
DELI, July 28. CHAKDANA, remote British the North-West outpost on Frontier, in threatened by a fan- tical leader, and steps are being. taken for its defence.
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The evil genius behind trouble is the Fakir of Alingar, whose great ambition is to invade British territory,
tha
He will frst have to deal, how- LONDON, July 28. over, with the Nawab of Dir, who
To-Day
RAIN,
YESTERDAY'S, WEATHER REPORT, FORECAST AND REMARZE, ISSUED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT 5.50 P.M., STATED:~
PRESSURE IS HIGHEST OVER S. JAPAN; A LABOR DEPRESSION COVERS SOUTH CHINA.
LOCAL FORECAST:-S.W, WINDS, MODERATE; CLOUDY, RAIN.
-TYPHOON WARNINGS.. The following typhoot warn ings have been received by the American Consulate General from the Manila Observatory:
Manila, July 28, 3.45 p.m.-**, Typhoon-or-cyclone in about.. 117deg. Long E. and Lat. N., moving N.N.W.
Manila, July 28, 10 m Typhoon in about 110deg Long. E and deg. Lat. N., moving N.W
Over Fifty Casualties.
WASHINGTON, LATER.
If the threatened action against Mr. Isaacs is taken, it will be the first case of its kind involving an American citizen in China.
CANTON 'BUS SERVICE.
DOUBLE-DECK 'BUSES TO AVOID TRAFFIC CON- GESTION.
CANTON, July 29. A plan which means much for the improvement of the bus service in Canton has been formulated by the Bureau of Public Utilities.
The city is to be served by motor. buses nlang four main routes, ac cording to the plan. Each route will be operated by a single concern instead of by several companies as is the case at present,
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CONVALESCING
RESUMES WORK ON REPORT IN HOSPITAL
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LORD LYTTON, who is convalese- ing, has resumed his labourS on the League Commission's Report. He in doing a certain amount of work daily in hospital.
It is hoped he will be able to leave hospital in a few days.
FROM CHINESE NEWSPAPERS.
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PLEASANT FUNCTION AT. THE PENINSULA.
LARGE GATHERING AT SUPPER DANCE,
A very pleasant function took place last night at the Peninsula Hotel when the Auzat Company of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps held a Supper Danoe in the Rose Room.
Over 150 people were present and a most enjoyable time was held until midnight. Alter dancing from 9 p.in. til 17 p.in. the Grill Room was thrown open and the guesta partook of a very excellent supper. The Rose Room and Grill Room
wero specially decorated for the
occasion
During the evening, musical and other items were contributed by local artistes, among whom were Mrs. Sharpham (soprano), Mr. Ronald Tree (on the piano), Mr. A. Bates who gave a monologue-sad Mr. "Radio " Reid who "crooned" to his banjo.
L. C. de Saville Robertson, M.M., officer commanding the Anzac Com-
Guests Welcomed.
It is officially reported from Nanking that the situation in Jehol The plan will be submitted to the is unchanged. next Municipal Council meeting for approval. In the event of its paze A despatch from Peiping states age, existing bus companies of good that two divisions of Japanese pouy, in a short speech. welcomed, standing will be requested to tender troops have left Korea for Man the guests and snið:-- for the franchise of operating the churia in order to assist the Man- revised service according to the new chukuo forecs. regulations. It is reported that
It was originally intended that The Chekiang Government pro- bhey will be urged to introduce i double-deck buses to provide more poses to establish a now Military there should be no speeches this accommodation in order to avoid Headquarters on the border of Che evening, but as this little get traffic congestion.
of kiang provinco account "Rod
acticities Either General together dance of ours has ex- Chu Ming To or General Tai Yoek eceded all our expectations, I feel will take up this post.
that a few words of thanks are necessary before you go in to par- take of that marvellous sapper that awaits you in the other room.
COL. CHOW PING CHUN
APPOINTED CHIEF-OF-STAFF
IN HAINAN.
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A report from Nanking states that the "Red" G.H.Q. is now surrounded by the Government troops and a big stock on the "Reds" is expected.
First of all I want to thank our. It is reported that Colonel Chow
Commandant, Colonel Bird for com Owing to the postal embargo in Ping Chan, Director of the Opiam Suppression Bureau of Canton, has Manchuria, the Government pro-ig along this evening and joining been appointed Chief-of-Staff of the poses a new route for despatching in our festivities which up to now Pacification Commissioner's head-mails to Europe. It is understood have been very happy and successful quarters in Hainan laland by the that, in future, all mails to Europe but then the Boughtong Volunteer will be sent to Marseilles via Sn- local military authorities.
Colonel Chow was Chief-of-Staff gon by air. to the 25th Provincial Division prior to his transfer to the Bureau of Opium Suppression about 16 months #go.
HONG KONG
GANGSTERS.
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defence Corps owes the bulk of ite populatity to our Colonel, who has always taken a keen interest in every unit, and of late, the Auzac Company, which although still a
The Nanking Government has re- fused the resignation of General Tai Chi, Garrison Commander of the Shanghai-Woosung Forts, and has granted him two week's leave. very young unit in the defences of the Colony, is one to be considered According to a report from should trouble, break out, Shanghai a Chinese coal shop was bombed and destroyed by an
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In further operations carried out by Government forces against the Bonus Army, dozens have been wounded on both sides, an official statement admitting that the casual-SHOP FOKIS THREATENED. known Chinese for selling Japanese ty list exceeds fifty.
Stubborn to the last, the Bonus Marchers struggled hopelessly against the display of military force, and finally witnessed the de straction of their great improvised camp, which the soldiers burned to the ground.
After the troops had driven the last member of the Bonus Army out of the city of Washington, orders were issued that the main camp at Anacostia, some five miles distant, was to be cleared and destroyed.
Women and Children.
The camp was occupied by ap proximately 7,000 War Veterans, who had with them some 488 child- ren and 380 women.
Warning reached the camp of the intended attack by the military and the women and children were hur riedly taken to a place of Balety.: The War Veterans, to the num ber of soven thousands, stood stub 24degbornly to their shacks and defled
the authorities to do their worst.
Destitue Veterans,
A number of skirmishes occurred during which both sides suffered casualties, but the troops, who were directed by the Chief of Staff, General MacArthur, again employ
of the Earl of Athlone, gave in the Spring pulled down the struction of the bridge to enable were obliged to take light.
PAY UP OR BE BEATEN UP!
conl. A foki of the firm was Boverc- ly injured by the explosion.
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Next I want to thank all you Aus trattans and New Zealanders and your friends who have come along to help make, this first social effort
According to a ofeial report from of the Anzac Company a success, Canton there are 0404 roads, street This is the forerunner of others, Gangsters in Hong Kong! Diffi-and lanes in Canton and the total which we hope to hold in the ecolor cult to believe but it is true. A number of houses, is approximately gang of forty men, apparently, 121,325. preys on the fokis of shops in
The Canton Government has re-more than weekly parades at head- Jervois Etreet. Their method is to send one of their number into a ceived fifty wagons from the Minis-quarters. We want to know each shop, select one of the fokis as a try of Railways at Nanking to re
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season, because volunteering re quires, in my opinion, something
victim and tell that man to join place the old ones. It in understood other better and so combine our
up with a certain guilt. The fees that these wagons have been deliver pleasures with our city to the for joining up varies from 25 to ed to the Chaton-Hankow and Colorry.
810 and failure to comply results Canton Kewloon Railways.
in the joki being assaulted.
Bo successful has been the "gang
The Anzac Company has stiff
room-for-more-men-the-more-the
that, according to Inspector Shaf tain, who prosecuted in a case at render him immune from the niten. morier, so if there are way present Central Magistracy yesterday, many tions of the gang and he immedi horo this evening who would like marked to join our merry throng, I shall of the selected victims paid up when stoly handed over the intimidated and no report was ever money. A Chiness detective who be only too pleased to do the watched the whole proceedings in
inade to the Police.
The activities of this gang came the ten-house instantly arrested the necessary and can assure them that to the notice of the police when one gangster when the money was hand the uniform they wean is provided by His Majesty's Government. All of the fokit, with mor eintelligence ed-over than the rest, defled the gang by The man was convicted yesterday making a report to the authorities of demanding money with menaces you have to do is to be a regular He was provided with marked bank- and sentenced by Mr. Wynne Jones fellow, the same as the rest of the and, armed with these, be in to three months hard labour. Ori Anza Company, and so make the terviewed a represntative of the ginally there were six charges weekly machine gun instruction gang-in-a-tea-house in Wellington against the defendant, but threo of Street. There he inquired as to the these had to be dropped owing pleasure to attend. Don't say you activities of the gang, and was told to the complainante not turn will think about it: the Anthe
fixed.
two were withdrawn owing to the
LADY May Abel-Smith, daughter is loyal to the British Raj, and who levies and is demanding the reconed tear-gns bombs and the Veterous that their headquarters were noting up in Court and the other Companyja here to stay, and you birth to a daughter at her par bridge over the Panebkers River, him to launch his attack on set on fire, blazing furiously for He asked what would happen if news available in cach charge the occasion arise; its members
ents residence in Kensington Place to-day de
Lyay-is a bride of last Detober, when the married Captain Atel-Smith,
the
The camp was cleared and then
tome time,
thus preventing the passage of the British outpost. Fakir's tribal lery through... : hịs The Nawab had refused and up
to the present his forces have enc territory.
The Fakir is now collecting new ceeded in holding out against the (Vontinued at foot of next column:), tanation) tribesmen:
The situation is ugly passions have been aroused; the majority of -the veterans are destitute,
Successful Police Trap.
fact that there was only que wit know as well as I do that should
he did not join and was told that Mr. Wynne Jones expressed his will, aequit themselves as wall de he would be beaten up. He was doubts as to the propriety of con- told that payment of $10 would victing the defendant on the evi. the original Anzac did during thede (Continued at foot of nezt column)dence of one witacas only.
baptism of Are on April 25, 1918.
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