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COTTON DISPUTE

SETTLED

REDUCTION OF 1/61 IN

THE POUND

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

HEAVY DUTIES ON IRON. AND STEEL

IMPORTS INTO BRITAIN CUT NEARLY IN HALF

THROUGH REUTER'S· AGENCY.]

Lundos, Det.

HONG KONG DALY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1932.

DISARMAMENT

DISCUSSIONS

MR. DAVIS, CONSULTS. BRITISH EXPERTS

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]

LONDON, Oct. 97.

THE continuance for two years, Ilelief in the succes of the mis

LONDON, Oct. 2. THE cotton spinning dispute has been settled on a Basis of a wage réduction of 1/6) in the pound as from October 31. The miles willing re-open on Monday.

EFFORTS TO AVERT A CRISIS

LONDON, Oct. 2 WITH a disastrous stoppage of nearly 200,000 spioners in the Lancashire estan trade inainent, desperate efforts to avert time crisis are bring minde by the Government, acting as wase maker, at the opera. Lives and employers' conference. A difference of d. in the pound now separates the figures advanced by each side.

The negotiations continued until 3 o'clock this morning and were then adjourned till 11 .m., for the operatives to consult with the larger Julies.

The employers' notice of the pro posed reduction expires at noon. KING AND QUEEN IN LONDON

RETURN FROM SANDRINGHAM

JORITISH WIRELESS SERVICE},

Ruany, Oct. 92. THE King and Queen who have spent the past fortnight at Sandringham returned to London yesterday.

in a Treasury order, subject, to satisfactory progress being made in industrial reorganisation,

ROOSEVELT

ATTACKS

HOOVER

LOANS TO CRIPPLED NATIONS CRITICISED

[INBOUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.)

pro

WHEN "TOMMY' RETURNS HOME

RAILWAY BUFFETS TO

CATER FOR HIS NEEDS

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.

BEST NEWS IN MANY MONTHS

JAP. DELEGATION, EN/

ROUTE TO GENEVA

(THROUGH "ÜKUTar's Aukncy]

LONDON, Oct. 3,

the Observer · remarks:

THE LYT

REPORT

WWANG CHING WEI PRAISES FINDINGS

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Quanghai, Oct. 22,

LONDON, Oct. 22. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 22.

SOLDIERS newly returned from RECALLING the one-time danger

abroad will in future find rail Geneva,

of Japanese secession from MR, WANG CHING WEI, who from October 25, of the existsion of the American emissary, Mr. WILD applause greeted Mr. protective duties of 33.1/3 per Norman Davis, who is seeking

way laflets to cater for their needs the fact that the Japanese, delega-issued a farewell message this morn- is leaving for Europe to-day, Franklin Roosevelt's

on the journey from their part oftion is now on its way to Geneva rent. on iron and steel, is decreed

closer understanding","between 'nouncement that the Democrats arrival to the barracks. An in the best news the world hasing, in which he refers to the Lytton. America and rent Britain in the proposed to repeal the Eighteenth War Office with the railways, un and asks anent Matsuoka's state reminds the League that it is the rangement has been made by the had in any held in many mouths Report as lucid and impartini, and question of disarmament, has gain- Amendment. Mr. Blogerelt at-der which troops will present vouchent that he will not necept the ed ground lately, and the assur-latkų President: Hoover's disas.er the value of which will vary tenth Lytton point, is the world responsibility of that body to en--

trous hund pality of lending money

the length of the

fores its own Covenant. He ap. British experts and statesmen have to backward and crippled nations.

peals for unity in China: "In izen eminently satisfactory is en- He said he intended to prevent the

union lies strength, and in unity gendered by the fact that President hand-earned dollars of prestors

and co-operation lies salvation." Hoover's representative has already bng frittered away abroad, and remained in London for more thanked what President Hoover had

The report of the Import Duties, anee that Mr. Davis' Palka, with

Advisory Committer, recommending a continuance, says the immediate object of the duties has, in a great mensure, been achieved, inasmuch as the imports subject thereto have fallen by over 45 per cent. in then fortnight. three

months ending September, Mr. Davis, it is expected, will compared with the corresponding way here for nt least another period last year. But the mears week. He will complete his bust of foreign competition is stillness in England, as far as pos- serious, it finds.

sible, before visiting Paris and Genéva. He will probably aer Pre- mier Herriot of France, en route to the League of Nations hend- quarters. This visit, however, will depend on the result of the London

Internal Position.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE. )

RUGBY, Oct. 92,

The report of the Import Duties

Advisory Committee with regard to iron and steel duties has been

issued, accompanied by a Treasury order for the further continuance for a period of two years of the

duties now in fored.

wor

conversationя,

To-day Mr. Davis and Premier MacDonald will discuss details of their respective plans for disarma ment and economic re-establishment

Not Discussing War.

Mr. Davis har seon the Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Matsudaira in the course of his stay here. Reuter learns that the discussions between National Committee for the iron nature, and were confined to dis This is the first report by the these two were of a purely general and steel industry, appointed to artament plus. It is understood! work out schemes of reorganisation that Mr. Davis did not, in an offi-

The Committee states such a con. Linunue is to be subject to satis factory progress being made in the The Prince of Wales is completing preparation of a scheme of plans for his projected visit to Ref. ganisation and in putting an ap fast House, and yesterday he reproved scheme into forer. ceived the Home Secretary Sit John Gilmour, with whom, t s understood he dismissed

arge ments.

POST OFFICE RADIO EXPERIMENTS

SATISFACTORY RESULTS

RITIK WIEELEBS SERVICE.]

Iuday, Oct. 20 SIR KINGSLEY WOOD, Post

master-General, addressing the Cardiff Chamber of Commerce sait that experiments are now being carried out with encouraging 17? multe in the Post Office Radio De partment for the utilisation of very short wavelength.

An attempt was being made to fit them into telephone network. An experimental circuit utilising such waves had been set up to bridge the River Severn.

and development, and recovery from cial capacity in any event, discuss the severity of general industrial the situation in the Far East and depression in iron and steel in the war that in continuing, spora

dustries of whole world:

dically, in the northeast seetion of China.

Statements by authoritative re presentatives of the great contin-

Mr. Davis is an expert economist ental organisations of the iron and and his work in international dis- steel manufacturers are cited to the cussions in the past has been crown effect that export sales this year haveed with signal success. He came been at prices far below the cost of production. Before adoption of the protective measures, British in dustry was suffering from this un-" economie competition to an exert tional. degree, owing to its relative; ly high standards of wages and labour conditions.

to Londen recently for the express purpose of meeting, British minis ters and experts on a dual mission: to prepare the way for American participation in the World Econo- mic Conference, the date of which has been set for January' next, and to attempt to reconcile President Hoover's proposals with the British disarmament programme.

The National Committee urges some greater measure of assistance in regard to tariff protection for a He has met, among others, Sir limited number of products and re- Walter Layton, one of Britain's moval of the uncertainty as to the leading authorities in the economic duration of existing duties.

and disarmament discussious 'und The Import Duties Advisory Comin the relation of these two subjects) mittee shares the National Comto each other. mittee's views as to the difficulties which the uneconomic foreign com petition puts in the way of reor ganisation and as to the desirability of removing any uncertainty. re- garding the continuance of the pra IMPERIAL AIRWAYS CACRO-tective policy. For the present no

A few days ago this radio link was included in a circuit, the whole length of which was 300 miles, with

very satisfactory results.

CAPE TOWN ROUTE

SCHEMES FOR ESTABLISHING

FEEDER AIR SERVICES

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}

LONDON, Oct. 22.

increase in the existing level of protection is recoramended, but if, when a satisfactory reorganisation scheme is ready foreign dumping has not ceased, they will proceed to recommend such further protec tive measures as may be necessary.

NEW VESSEL FOR ISLAND TRADE

SCHEMES are being advanced for establishing a feeder air service, linking up with the main Imperial Airways Cairo-Chpe Town route Such auxiliary services al ready instituted proved most suc. S.S.

cessful and a network of thein ja contemplated.

An example of feeder air lines) is the coastal route operation,

vices.

and

UNIVERSITY DANCE

other

Д

SWISS ON SERIOUS CHARGE

$2,000 BAIL GRANTED

In granting bai to Henry Uri,

Swiss realdent, described as

done towards climinating the abuses which were alleged to have resulted in the Insull failure. He advocated | Government intervention on behalf

according to journey and the time of day. Meat pies will be of an average weight of 4 ounces, and sandwiches must contain at least an ounce of meat.

· WITWATERSRAND

GOLD FIND...

of the railiands and for the protec-| 278 tion of bondholders,

SUSPECTED THIEF KILLED

FATAL FALL FROM CONNICE.

so young or is diplomacy so untried that surprise can be caused by this statement?

Climbing down from the heights is one of the preliminaries of con- ciliation and harmony and we may await the discussions with some confidence of their success.

Mr. Wang hopes that he will speedily regain his health in Ger |many and that he will be able to

return and sorve China.

WANG CHING WEI'S PARTING

MESSAGE

The diplomatic correspondent of the barrer says that in London the spirit and practical proposals: of the report are recognised as MILLION TONS OF ORE wholly harmonious with the con sistent advice given by British IN RESERVE

spokesmen at Geneva since the con. troversy reached a climax in the, On October 20, Mr. Wang Ching (THROUGH azvTER'S AGENCY.}

summer of 1001. He adds that the Wei, President of the Executive opinion heve fully agrees with Yunn, issued his parting message, Matsuoka that the lack of effective reviewing first of all the circum- JOHANNESBURG, Orl. 22. government in Chinn is one of the stances under which he accepted the FOLLOWING investigations over hasic problems, but it is believed highest polities) post of the land

two years, it is estimated that that a solution of the problem leave that of Chairman of the Na there are 278,000,000 tons of ore will be found in the Lytton Recon- tional Government, and giving reserves in the extension of the mendations, the advantages of Witwatersrand, a find of consider which to Japan and the whole of able importance. Tho discovery was the Fur East are likely to be more dius to chance, a Gorman geologist, fully appreciated by Matsuoka Dr. Krahmann, who was picnlcing when he engages in a fank discus at Mulders Drift, noticing rocks sion at. Geneva, containing iron oxide. Options

While engaged on no inspection tour early yesterday morning, Detective Inspector, Che Heung discovered the body of a man lying Verf in front of No. 120, Des Voeux Road, Central.

It is suspected that the man was a thief, and in attempting to enter the second floor of the building, missed his footing on the pornice and crashed to the roadway below. farms in the entire balt. Experts Death was instantaneous, a fracare of the opinion that the reef is tured skull and severe body injuries nearly twice as long as was hither-

to estimated, being sustained.

in Hong Kong To-Day

FINE

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER, REPORT, FORECAST AND REMARKS, 18SUND BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT 6.20 P.M., STATED :-

THE

ΤΟ

AN ANTI-CYCLONE EXTENDS FROM'

SHANTUNG NORTH OF JAPAN. THE TYPHOON IS CENTRED ABOUT 50 MILFS TO THE EAST OP MANILA, MOVING W.N.W.

LOCAL FORECAST:-E. WINDS, FRESH; PINK,

TYPHOON WARNING.

The following typhoon warn- ing has been received by the American Consulate General from the Manila Observatory: Manila, Oct. 29, 9.15 am.** Cyclone or typhoon cast of southern Luzon, moving WNW..or N.W.

SPIRIT OF FUN"

ARRIVES

FILM MAGNATE'S FLYING VISIT TO THE COLONY

were

A

obtained ወሲ 1 line of

EMPIRE RICE- GROWING

| MODERN MILL TO ·

BE FRECTED NEAR

THE THAMES

T

views on the Lytton, Report.

Mr Wang points out that he left Canton, fast Uctober for Skans hai, and proceeded to the capital in January this year.

He oravés the indulgence of his fellow-cong- trymen for his lack of achievements · but. is frank enough to reveal the

CORKRAN GOES TO dilema with which his own posi

MUKDEN

O EXPLAIN HIS ABSENCE FROM DUTY.

LIHROUGH REUTER ́S · AGENCY,}

NEWCHWAND, Oct. 23. LOOKING pale and walking with a slight limp, Corkran went to. Mukden to-day to report to his firm the uncontrollable circum stances which accounted for his abcence from duty.

tion has been confronted. He ex- plained his embarrassment thus:

The fact that in political issue the traders of the government are divided in their views, makes diffi- cult the application of the resolu tion United exertion for the na tional crisis on the other hand, in order to move the leaders to sink their differences, the same motto should be advocated.

Referring to the Lytton Comms- sion Report Mr. Wang, after 、 reś ferring to the fact that he was onry able to glance over the report on his sick bed, reviews it from a noia. her of angles culminating in 81x points which may be summarised as follows:

1. China in pursuance of her leve of peace did the right thing by placing at the outset the Nor- oftheastern affair in the hands of the. days after Leagup of Nations as the League On the ap-Covenant was binding on all Mem- Manchukuo soldiers ber States.

THROUGH RENTER'S AGENCY)

LONDON, Oct. 22. WITH the object of securing for When interviewed by Router,

Empire rice-growing the mono. Corkran revealed that he and Mi poly which foreign rices are Pawley were on the hitherto obtained in Britain. being rescued, five large land extremely modern rice they were, captured. mill will be erected near the proach of Thames by a group of London busi who enquired if he had seen 2. The League of Natios ness men, working in conjunction the captives, the bandit chief, bound to make the Covenant a liv with a group of Burma, rice-millers. Pei Pai Tion, who had hurried ing reality. This being so, the Len The scheme is regarded as an outly donned the captives clothes come of the Ottawa Agreements, directed them southward and when under which penny per nound the soldiers were out of sight he duty is imposed on foreign rice.

It is hoped that the products of Neither had a chance to escape as hurried the captives northward,

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gue has the obligation acting, now that the facts have been laid before

it, it not being enough for the Lea

gue to have endeavoured on previous occasions to get Japan to respect

the mill will be on the market by they were compelled to lie down the League's decisions based on the the end of February. The wholesale in a ditch with revolvers pressed price will be about 270 shillings a to their sides. -

ton, whereas Spanish rice, plus the On the whole the bandits were new duty and the cost of distribuot bad fellows, although some tion, is about £23.

were brutal," said Mr. Corkran.”

OBITUARY

CAFT. R. G. GROUNDWATER.

منیشه

Widespread regret was felt when the news was announced on Satur day of the sudden death of Captain R. C. Groundwater, master of the tug Henry Keswich.

A telegram conveying the news was received by the Hong Kong and Whampon Dock Company, and stated that Captain: Groundwater, who had gone on Home leave in the

Marseilles,

hud

COMMUNISM IN

·ANTACHAŃ

AGITATORS TERRORISE

FARMERS

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Covenant.

3. The fact that Lytton Com- mission, after satisfying itsolf that = the invasion of the Northeast was the result of Nippon's premeditate military preparations, has propos ed a settlement so inconsistent with the fact-finding, is to be much re gretted.

4. Since the Commission has ar- rived at the point where the re sponsibility for the outbreak should be borne by Japan on legal, poli- tical and moral grounds, it is as tonishing that it should have avoid- ed the mane course of getting Japan to account for her acts, but insteal proposed a formula, which could only mean that the League lacks the courage of its convictions.

5. The people should now choose between either peace or war or

the settlement of the case. I be lieve the sound policy is to accept the League's moral backing and to devise means to make possible the is row of a Communist character effective exercise of the League's* -

The . Friderun which is to join defending the accused intinated over the week-end in their aero-War he was with the Canadian and leaders are recruiting farm restraining influence, weak though ̈ ̈

cf Now

To Report Dally,

labourers for "Red Spears" and it has shown itself to be.

Big Swords," with the slogan

Join up in the peoples' army; nation is a complete union of pur.

6. The most vital task, before the- of the oppressed

pose and efforts so that with the Provincial Government cooperating

family,

motor engineer who appeared before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Central Magistracy Saturday on a serious charge in respect of Chung Wan, an 18-year-old unmarried girl liv ing at Wanchai, the Magistrate said-It is a serious case, but 1 don't want to keep you locked up

Mr. Arthur Loew, first vice for seven without hearing.

President of Metro-Goldyn-Mayer, PRIDERUN ARRIVES IN thousand dollars cath and Mr. Joseph Rosthal, his friend and

HARHIN, Oct. 2 a thousand dollars surety will be legal adviser, and Capt. James B

passed away at THE Russian Press states that HONG KONG

the movement among Chineze required. Can that be raised? Dickson, the certified pilot, arriv

The late Captain Groundwater refugees in the Antaohan districts r. W. A. MacKinlay, who in ed in the Colony and left again was born in Aberdeen. Before the where Wilson Airways link the popular 5. Bremerhaven on that it could be raised..

plane, Spirit Of Fun."". rup Dares-Salaam.

Pacific Railway Company, and Leaving Wyndham, Western Aus when hostilities broke out he join: towns in Tanganyika Territory the Hong Kong-New Guinea branch

tralia at 8 am on Wednesday oned the 10th Cruiser Squadron. In with the Imperial Airways, route service of the Norddeutscher Lloyd,

their first stage of the trans at Nairobi. Well over 1,000 miles Bremen, arrived yesterday.

The Friderun will leave here ou

His Worship said that he wanted oceanic hop" to the Far East, 1919 he returned to the C.P.R.; Defenders of auxiliary air lines serving dis

was not too light for the grave day and landed at Kai Tees at the Hong Kong and Whampoa cally propagandized by profession-the country will act like ons man.→ tricts far removed from the main or about November 6, 1939 on her to make quite sure that the bail the airmen arrived here on Satur making trips, from San Francisco workers,

to Manila, and in 1921 he joined All villages are being systemati Central Covernunment and the route are represented by these ser Kavieng and 12 other porta in the offence alleged. He directed that 3.30 in the afternoon. The airmen Dock Company to take over the al agitators whose main plank is Canton Sun,

maiden voyage to Madaug, Rabaul, Mandated Territory

Urmi should daily report himself stayed in Hong Kong for a little Henry Keswick which had just been Guinea, and with the st. Bremer Station at. 11 a.m. In response to again a little after 6 am. yeaster the tag and he held the position The agitators and a detachment. at the No. (Wanchai) Police more than fifteen hours and set of built. He was the first master of cows, 2 pigs and no more for each haven will maintain a regular monthly freight and passenger aer Mr. Mackinley, who indicated that day morning,

Before Wuching Hong Kong the to the time of his death. Well of commanders are requisitioning, vice from Hong Kong to New Urmi might have some dificulty in Guinea ports.

The Bremerhaven anding the surety, the Magistrate" Spirit of Fan "had made a 17,000/ known and popular in Hong Kong, grain, loodstuffs, livestock and the

Capt. Groundwater was promin terrorised farmers' includes the Solomon Islands in her consented to take the alternativs of miles tour of Bouth America, ent member of the Kowloon Bowl- their homesteads. are quitting itinerary and calls at about 25 an additional cash bond of a thoug all the important capitals, and ing Green Club, the Kowloon Foot- There was a gathering of several other ports that are not touched at sand dollars.

has broken the existing records over :་,་,་ hundred graduates, undergraduates by the Friderun,

Accused was formally remanded every single flight made in the ball Club and the Kowloon Dook Recreation Club, He leaves" a and their friends at the Annual on either one of these vessels takes for another week, and his Worship southern continent of America. Reunion Dance of the Hong Kong | about 50 days.

provisionally fixed 2.30 p.m. -on

The aeroplane is bound for Beuth widow and four children, who are

much sympathy will be folboy University, which was held in the This service of the N.D.L. offers November 1 for the hearing of the Africa where the passengers will at present at Home, with whom

participate in the opening at Johan Great Hall on Saturday. The Vice at very, moderate rates excellent

nesburg of the Metro Theatro-a Chancellor of the University, Six facilities for round trip passengers:

theatre to be operated by the Metro- William Hornell, and many mem interested in a visit to South Bea

Goldwyn-Mayer Films, Ltd. bers of the staff and their friends Islands. The Fridorun has good ac- Messrs. Frerichs in Minawarden were also among the gathering. commodation for 20 cabin passeng-with a gross registered tonnage of Music was provided by the Cheero em and is equipped with two 2,527 tons and not registered ton- Band and the floor was crowded bathrooms, three shower baths and nage of 1,050 tons, D.W, capacity throughout the sixteen numbers, a swimming pool on deck. She is 3,900 tons. Length, 313, Hor on- encores being frequent Dancing furthermore equipped to carry some gince of 1,900 HP were The Spirit of Fun # is a lock. commoticed at 9 p.m. and was 'car- 40. Asiatic passengers in cabins installed in 1028 enabling her to heed Orion plans and is owned by ried on until I a., with a brief situated on the main deck, Nestless maintain an average speed of ap- the. Hal Roach Studios. It is one. interval for refreshments.

to say, she can also carry deck proximately 30 knots per hour... of the fastest passenger airplane passengers.

"The __Managing Agents for the in the air and his capable of „a Particulars of the Friderun are Hong Kong-New Guinee Service of cruising speed of 220 mph. The as follows Built in 1922 by the ND.L. Are Mim Melchers, craft is able to carry six persons ((lantinued-uk-foot of next column)Fand Quem'e-Ballitog

47sestated-of-foot of nest-colum

SEVERAL HUNDREDS

PRESENT.

Things went with a swing from start to finish and the Cormaiites deserves to be congratulated on the Success they scored:

A round trip

...

DEFC.

including the pilot and has a full- It is, interesting to note that | length bed for the comfort of the throughout the long "hop" Shell passengers. Motor Spirit was used to the en- tire satisfaction of the pilot, Capt. Dickson.

SPIRIT OF FUN AT SHANGHAI

[THROUGH REUTKE AQUOT;].

Sdiri

FIRE PRECAUTIONS IN THEATRES

EXEMPTIONS TO BE WITHDRAWN

GEN. HAN RESIGN

THROUGH SEUTER'S. "AGENCY")

PEIFING, Oct. 21, GENERAL HAD Fu Chu te-day handed in his resignation,

is generally believed that his action is the outcome of his inability to accept Nanking's orders to with draw his, troops, from the deferipe ares originally appointed to him.

It is notified in the Government U: Fong Theatre, Central Theatre Gazette that, after the expiration: Queen's Theatre Majestic Phones of a period of mix months, the for Star Theatre, and the thestreets lowing buildings will not to exempt the junction of Pei Ho Street and ed from any of the provisions of Om Yau Street, Kowloon, HF, the regulations relating told This order has been made by the SHANGHAI, Oct. 23 ings in which a permanent stage is Building Authority after consulta of Fun arrived provided: Ko Shing Theatre, Kaution with the Chief Officer Ford (Continued at fce of next column) Fire Brigade.