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BRITISH REPLY TO INDIA ROUND TABLE

AMERICA

TEXT TO BE ISSUED TO-DAY

(HLUTER AND BRITISH WIRELES). Į

LONDON, Nov. 30.

CONFERENCE

'GOVERNORS' POWERS.

DISCUSSED

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

ROBY, Nov. 30.

THE British Reply to the United THE discussion on the special

Slates Note on war debts re- ceived its final form at a meeting of the Cabinet to-day.

powers and responsibilities of the Governor-General and Gover. nors was continued at to-day's The Chancellor of the Exchequer, meeting of the Indian Round Table Mr. Neville Chamberlain; when Conference and will probably be asked for a statement on the sub-completed at tomorrow's SESSIONS ject by the Teader of the Oppori- tion, Mr. George Lansbury, in the Hausa of Commons this afternoon. said the Reply had bron completed and would be transmitted to W shington forthwith.

To-day's meeting of the Cabine lasted for two hours and all the members were present with the ex- ception of Mr. Stanley Baldwin and the Home Secretary, Sir John Gilmour, who had left earlier for Scotland where they had platform engagements.

war.

Important Pronouncement.

The British Note will constitute one of the most important official pronouncements issued Bince the It is a very lengthy docum ment, in which, it response to the United States' request, the reasons that led Britain to make her ori- ginal quest for the postponement of the December instalment of the war debt payments, are exhaustive

ly set out.

It will be issued for publication in Friday's newspapers.

Need for Patience.

important

In the course of an speech, in Glasgow, Mr. Stanley Baldwin made a brief reference to the war debt question, urging the need for patienen.

The Conservative lender ein- phasised that whatever people might think about war debts, the difficulties through which America was passing must be remembered.

He had every reason to believe. he said, that the attitude of the United States towards Britain was most friendly, but it was difficult, at this moment, politicsily and constitutionally, for her to act.

Mr. Baldwin expressed the hope that any criticism voiced in Bri- tain regarding America's attitude towards the war debt jasne might be retrained, because the matter was at present delicate and pro- ceeding.

Any unwise words might do great deal of harm to Anglo- American relations,

FRANCO-SOVIET- PACT

STRONGLY OPPOSED BY FRENCH PRESS

(WHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, Nov. 30.

THE Opposition newspapers aro atrongly critical of the Franco- Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression signed at the Quai D'Orsay,

They complain that the agrec ment cramps. Franco's powers for eventual economia defence monsures against the Soviet.

A communique issued from the Quni D'Orsay, however, states that the Pact does not, in any

way, affect the complete freedom of the French Government in regard to tariffs and does not prejudice the tenour of the new Franco-Soviet

Mtention was drawn to the ro- solution passed by the Chamber of Princes in February last and par- ticularly to the necessity for the provision of adequate safeguards in the Constitution,

Generally it was agreed that 'powers must be given to the Govar-' nor General to carry out effectively the responsibilities entrusted to him, including powers to take im mediate action to meet any emer gency that might arise.

KING AND QUEEN

BRIEF SANDRINGĦAM VISIT

{BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)

RUGBY, Nov. 30. THE King and Queen will leave

London for Sandringham on Saturday, remaining at their Nor folk residance for about a week.

G.O.C. LONDON DISTRICT

MAJOR-GEN. GRANT APPOINTED

Grant

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1932.

COMMDR. SUTTON GRANTED BAIL

PENDING HEARING OF HIS APPEAL

ITBROOCH NEȘTER'S AGENUY.]

LONDON, Dec. 1.

THE Judge, in Chambers of the

King's Bench granted Sutton bail in a E100, pending the. hearing of his appeal to the Privy Council

Commander Sutton was recently sentenced to six months' imprison ment for manslaugter, following the death of a hotel-keeper, but leave to appeal has been granted by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

MESSAGES FROM THE DEAD

SIR OLIVER LODGE'S BELIEFS

SELECTIONS FROM HIS

LETTERS

Proof that Sir Oliver Lodge lind convictions reached his present about survival and possible 'com. munication with the dead long be fore the death during the War of

his son Raymond is supplied in a letter written in 1012 to Mr. J Arthur Hill, who for many years assisted Sir Oliver with his cor respondence.

Mr. Hill received in all about 2,000 lotters, extending over more than 20 years, and he has edited selections of these as a supplement to Sir Oliver's autobiography— "Letters from Sir Oliver Lodge,' (Casseli, 10s. 6d. net).

** I can

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, Nov. 30. THE War Ofice announces that

Major-General C.J.C

Hay for myself," Sir has been appointed General Officer Oliver wrote in 1913, "that, with Commanding the London District out accepting all the tenets of thi in succession to the late Major- people who call themselves Spiri- General Cator.

tnalists. I am convinced of human

Major General Grant has been survival and the persistence of Commander of the 3rd (Welsh) personality; and I have (I con- asccortained that under Division of the Territorial Army sider) since 1030 and Colonel of the cortain exceptional conditions, and King's Shropshire Light Infantry with considerable difficulty, com since 1831. Ha entered the Cold munication is possible." stream Guards in 1897, has had a dostinguished career, and in the European War was wounded, men- tioned in despatches seven times and received the D.S.O. decoration,

SINGAPORE BASE

WORK GOING ON ACCORDING TO CONTRACT

[THROUGH RISTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Nov. 30.

In the latest of his letters to Mr. Hill, written some months after the publication of the auto. biography, he reaffirms his faith:

I am as absolutely convinced by the evidence as ever I was." And he expresses his bolief that this ja ret out of harmony with the es sence of Christianity.

Silencing 'Phone Calls.

At the same time the letters re- veal much that would not be ex- pected from the writer's own ac- count of himself. For example his joyous statement that when people in America irritated him

IN the House of Commons to day Mr. Thomas Griffiths inquired arvon Wallace replied silenced them by placing there of the progress of the Singapore by unnecessary telephone calls, ue that the work was proceeding in ceiver to the mouthpiece and fet accordance with the Tcommendating them talk back to themselves tions of the Imperial Conference have found no method quite so of 1980, namely the dock effective," he adds proudly. Is fourth wall auxilary construction that, one may ask, why the Post Office is returning to the one-piece The contract period was seventype of instrument? years and although no section was completed, progress was. in ac- cordance with contract.

al work.

on

Trada Agreement, negotiations for WORLD ECONOMIC

which are expected to be opened shortly.

BRITISH STOCKS IMPROVE

[BOITION WIRELESS SERVICE]

Rooay, Nov. 30.

CONFERENCE

DISCUSSED AT OFFICIAL MEETINGS

[THROUGH REUTER'S ADENOT)

THE stock marketa to-day pre

WASHINGTON, Nov. 33. sented a generally firm appear- THE projected World Economic Conference was considered to: There was good investment day at two protected official meet- demand for gift-edged securities ing-one at the State Department Government long registered a fur and the other at the White House. thor sharp recovery and finished is understood that the war deht with advances of nearly, wo issue was not discussed. pounds. War Loan Assanted was finally quoted at 972.

17100,

In the foreign exchange, market, sterling displayed an uncertain tendancy at the outset, the opening rate on Now York being, quoted at 3.16. Later it rose sharply to 3.20 and closed at 3.10).

ÖIL RESTRICTION SCHEME

SOVIET AGREE WITH FRENCH PROPOSALS

|_ (IHROUGH "REUTER'S AGENDY.}'

- PARIS, Nov. 30,

Nattempt is being made to

STAR'S TEARS FOR. DEAD PRODUCER

GRETA AND THE GERMAN WHO DISCOVERED HER

Glamorous Greta Garbo, enigma of Hollywood, weeping at midnight at the grave of the inan she is said to have loved!

While in many cases critical of alleged psychic phenomena, it may

CAPITAL OF CHINA

OFFENSIVE AGAINST CARDINAL BOURNE

SERIOUSLY ILL SU PING, WEN

NANKING REINSTATED AS PREMIER CITY

JAPANESE ENTER ON BIG CAMPAIGN

DEVELOPS CHILL ON JOURNEY TO ROME

A

(THROUGH REUTER'S · AOUNCY)

(THROUGH EXOTER'S AGENCY.]

NANKING, Dec. 1.

IN accordance with the recent

solution adopted by the CEO, Nanking was again proclaimed the Chinese capital to-day.

..

Mr. Lin Shen, accompanied by other officials, proceeded to the Lin laid a wreath. Sun Yat Sen Masoleum where Mr.

A brief ceremony was later hold at the National Government Head quarters when Mr. Lin Shen, in s short speech, urged all officials to exert their utmost to cope with the national crisis. The nity was be. decked with flugs in celebration of the return of the Government to the capital.

CHANGE EFFECTIVE FROM YESTERDAY.

NAKKING, Dec. 1.:

THE National Government has issued a mandate proclaiming the retana of the capital from Loyaug to Nanking as from to- day.

In

Hong Kong To-Day

SOME DRIZZLE

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, FORECAST AND REMARES, ISBUED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT 5,30 P.M., STATED :-

The

ANTI-CYCLONE REMAINS OVEN SOUTH JAPAN, AND DECREASING SLIGHTLY IN INTEN BITY. FRESH MONSOON WILL PRE. VAIL ALONG THE SOUTH COUNT OF CHINA AND OVER THE NORTH ERN CHINA SEA,

LOCAL FORECAST:N.E, WINDS, MODERATE TO FRESH ́ CLOUDY ;

BOME DRIZZLE

G.B.S. PORTRAIT IN RED VESTRY.

MANCHESTER CHURCH WITH LENIN VIRUS

COMMUNIST LITERATURE IN

THE PORCH

(THROUGH IKUTED'S AGENCY.]

TOKYO, Dec. 1,

ROBE, Dec. 1.

London on November 91, ja

CCORDING to despatches from CARDINAL BOURNE, who left A. Changchua, the Japanese hav: suffering from a chill. He is pori-

Su Ping Wen's troops in the direc- pital.

phed a general offensive against ously ill in the Blue Nung Hos tion of Hailan

The operations were ccramoneed yesterday moming, following the

to negotiate. continued refusal of Su Ping Wen

"CHINESE RETREATING"

LATED

The Japanese are using several thanaand men and have advanced 80 miles, the vanguard entering Chalantun yesterday evening and the main body rapidly following

up.

The temperature is below zero but the front-bound ground assisted in the rapidity of the advance of the Japanese infantry, who were mainly transported in motors, and

the cavalry.

The Japanese report that the Chinese rapidly retreated wherever they were encounted.

BOLD BAD BARON OF WESTMINISTER

PEN PICTURE OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS

There was once a Duke of Da. vonshire who dreamed he was asleep in the House of Lords, and

laugh

when he woke--he was,

Please

with funny!

mo. It'

DIVORCE COURT

RULE ABUSED

"POOR PERSONS "

ARE UNFAIR ''

WHO

BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS.

"OUT-OF-POCKET"

London-Divorce Court barris ters and solicitors are complaining that abuse in being made of the Poor Persons Rules, which enable a divorce to be obtained for £3 to £5. Sixty-five per cent, of the divorce cases in this term's list are Poor Persons cases,

ANOTHER CRISIS IN GERMANY

HITLER REFUSES. FOR HELP GOVERNMENT

(THROUGH - REUTER'S AGENCY.} ́

BERLIN, Dec. 1.

FRESH dificulties have been Hitler to co-operate with General

caused by the refusal of Herr:

von Schleicher in the formation of a government.

The Nazi leader in a statement. says that proposals have already been submitted to President Hin- donburg for a solution of the crisis, which the President must either accept or roject.

GEN. SCHLEICHER TO SUCCEED VON PAPEN

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

BERLIN, Nov. 30, Things are beginning to move.

The hori in political circles. zon has cleared considerably and it was confidently believed this even- ing, that General von Schleicher will succeed Herr von Papen a

Chancellor.

ed.

Hitler's attitude to the proposal Barristers and solicitors get no- thing out of them.

is likely to be completely disregařil. Only in exceptional cases do barIt is understood that General von ristors get a fee, often out of pocket.

Solicitors are

Schleicher who was really the most important figure in the von Papen The position was explained to by Cabino, has already come to an a well-known divorce court barris-interim agreement with President Hindenburg, whereby he will form. n Presidial Cabinet of a concilia tory, nature.

tor.

He said: "A Poor Person is a man or woman who has an incorne of less than £ a week and goods

It is reported that one of his first worth less than £50.

moves is likely, to be the declara- Women seeking divorce as Poortion of an amnesty for political Persons must make a statutory de-offenders sentenced by the special

Either

The first time you visited theclaration of their means and the courts House of Lords in season-were means of their husband. you not impressed! Did you not they are careless or they deliberate INTERNATIONAL AIR

venerate

the majesty of legisla-ly abuse the privileges offered to tion, told in the splendeur of them by failing to state correctly Ponoraus sentences by the great of their husband's income, the land im a hall of sunlight, and Inder the Poor Persons Rulos n solicitor is allowed only au gold? You didn't! That's Tun- uy. Neither did E

amount to cover out-of-pocket ex-

Discretion Cases.

I visited the House of Lords. penses. This usually amounts to The hall was beautiful. Stained between £3 and £5. glass windows filtering the light into a sweet mollowness, and

"But if a wife sues as a. Poor Per- great gilded roof. Red leather seats and the musky scent of tradison and her husband has means, then tion. Two empty red thrones a Judge can be asked to give costs where our rulers-sit. A perfect against him. Only in these cases setting.

do solicitors get their costs, but it is only in rare cases that the Poor Persons Committee will allow barriator his foe. Even then it is on a reduced scale.

A

FORCE

BEING CONSIDERED BY BRITAIN

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Ruuur, Nov. 30. SKED

whether the questions involved by the development of an International Air Force, as pro posed by the French Government. at the Geneva Disarmament Con- ference, were being considered, the Prime Minister, in the House. of Commons, said these and all connected questions were being con-

And a rotten plot! These bold bad barons are just ́a number of charming old gentle men in black suits and while co- Jars. They lounged and they chat. ted, and we of the Press had car-fended discretion cases. Both par-sidered by His Majesty's Miristers., phones to help in the recording of ties have been guilty of misconduct.

it.

. powers

bizzzzz,"

"The chief abuso occurs in unde

Both want divorce.

There is no

1 wish on the part of the wife to I put my 'phone to my ear. heard" Butzzz... piti.. piti punish her husband by making him piti attachment of persons pay heavy costs. He' may be earn- nel and mutual... buzzzz., clicking £6 or £7 a week and well able to pay the proper costa," But the Atmosphere plus atmospherics!" wife sues as a Poor Person and does I felt for the Lord Chancellor, not disclose her husband's true Manchester-One of the largest,

black robe around his knees because "Despite her own admitted mis- has beer for six years in the ge the House is very cold. The wool-scretion in her favour and grants and oldest parishes in Manchester. He sits on the woolsack with a position

conduct, the Judge exercises his of the organisation known as the sack looks like rather

a cheap Catholic Crusade

kind of ottoman. It is covered a decree, with Poor Persons costs.

I had & Poor, Porson case re Before that the Rector, the Rey with red cloth, and there is little Etionne Watts, was 2. curate.rest at the back, to support the Lord pently, and right at the last minute it was found that the husband was Nowadays he is his own master, Chancellor. confidently sprending the Lenin virus in a parish on which from time to time the eyes of the whole city are fixed.

"

It may be tradition, but it must be uncomfortable.

Then everything started. "Notice and Orders of the Day, for Tuesday the 25th of October at a quarter past four o'clock, Visit

Foreca (British Common- ing wealth) Bill (H.L.), The Earl Stanhope, Second Reading."

Lord Stanhope got up and mid af great deal. My lord, I apologise. My earphones were dud. The buz was modulated if uninformativo.

I Meet a Friend, Then Lord Ashfield got up and please, my lord, see remarks re Lord Stanhope.

Lord Darling was sitting in the bishops benches.

BOY CHAUFFEUR'S MARRIAGE

BRIDE A RICH WOMAN OF FORTY-ONE

18 years of age with a woman of 11 LondonThe marriage of a youth

year was mentioned in the Divorce Court before the President (Lord Mernvale).

earning £16 a week and had a large Mr Robert Howard Roberts, of house on the outskirts of London. **Berwyn, Old Colywn, North The wife knew his income but failed Wales, politioned by his father for to disclose it. In this case we were the dissolution of his marriage on the ground of the adultery of his wife, Enid, with a man named able to prove the husband's means

Joseph Williams at an address in and we got our proper coste."

Chiswick-lana, Chiswick.

All the Barrister Gels, - Another divorce court barrister said:

The suit was not defended.. Mr. Robert's case was that ho was "This abuse of the Poor Persons employed as a chauffeur, and met Rule is not fair to the barristers or Enid Lonsdale when she was a guest solicitors who willingly give their at his employer's house. During her. time and experience free in genuine stay he drove her about, and on December 31, 1931, ho married her young at the register office in the district.

of Colwyn....

Cases,

1

"The only advantage barrister gets by taking Poor Persone cases is that he makes ap pearances in court, gets experience, and makes himself known to solici

The principal of a firm of delici

Elsewhere Bir Oliver shows him self an a mathematician and ex. plains simply many of the devices His church, All Saints, stands in which must be employed, con- Coventry-street, Oxford-road. It is seiously or unconsciously, by those one of the largest churches in the wizards of mental arithmetic who city, and this is the creed that extract the various roots of large visitor would hear propounded from number

instantaneously. the pulpit: almost

Communism, secular Calculating boys and the alleged and spiritual, levelling of social dis- case of calculating borses, however, tinctions, and red revolution.. he consider, must be differently

The sterament is reserved, there explained.

is an open confessional, and a small altar to St. Joan of Arg.

In the north aisle there rests the

The respondent made the arrange be pointed out that he expressed emblem of the crusade the cross of

ments for the marriage, and the his felief in two workers who have St. George conjoined with the red

petitioner gavo his age as 21, They aines, following careful examina- flag of revolution: red cross,

lived a petitioner's, parenth house tion of their methods, faded from labelled "For God's New World Apparently you cannot talk into

until Jaguars 16, 1939, when Mrs. the field. In one of those cases Sir in garnished also with a dagger. In the bishops' benches unless you are

Roberts went away. Four daya Oliver wrote naively: The pro- the south aisle there is a banner a bishop. The bishops bopches on-tors stated

It frequently happens that when later she returned with Williams bability to my mind is strongly in emblazoned "God and the People.ly hold about eighteen. It's favour of simplicity and honestly,

ipity.

a case is ready for trial, and we had stated that she was going to Something terribly exciting call have expended the amount allowed | marry him... Subsequently now that, he has been going on so

ed.**** Gas Undertakings (Basics by the Poor Persons Committee, Roberts found his wife living with Long."

Prices)" was the next modicum of we have to send a telegram to a Williams at Chiswick.... whoopee on the agenda. And at witness, or make a telephone call Lord Merrivale granted a decree, that moment recognised a per 1 We do not recover the cost of the and Mr. F. La Hodson, sounsel happen to know him personally telephone call or the telegram for Heberts, then asked for ente name is Lord Kinpoull, and he handle something like 80 Poor Per the woman. (No, don't uncover please). His In is only a small sum, but we agamat both the correpondent and winked. I re-winked. He was son divorce cages in a year, If we sitting on the Liberal-or silent lost a shilling on every one it would side of the House. He came up the mean that not only should we work stairs. We met.

for nothing but should be actually The odd beer 1" inquired Lord £3 or 24 out of pocket... |-·Kinnoúll,“

An offload of the Poor Persons ***The odd beer" I replied grave Department said: ly.

Greed in Postera, Communist literature is on sale within the porch. The creed of the Finally Sir Oliver shows in the regular worshippers may be culled most concrete manner possible the from posters within and without little-realised part which he play Here are extracte: "Unless you ed in the development of wireless and Christ in Communism your will Having stated that the tuning not find him in Communiaa.

which is now so assential," was follow our leader Jesus Christ. begun by him in 1897, he reveals champion of the workers of the that until 1017 or 1918 the Marconi world, against the slavery of capita Company was paying him £1,009 | list empires." anntally during the extended life

That is the revelation made here by those in close contact with the of the patent

film star during her protracted

stay in hor native land.

The report that Greta Garbo

Poaters outside the church adver Lise a meeting of the Young Com munist League.

The enthusiam and vigour of the moviment as displayed in the church will not bo doubted. It is ***** only in the voetry that one say wonder if Manchester has not me! lowed the Rev. Etienne Watts.

married Maurice Stiller, the Gor here was to the grave of Maurice maa-filin-producer who discover Stiller. ed" bar, has been fairly well-ex«| ploded, but that she was in love

Stole Away From Friends.

One night she stole away from

cemetery

"I am not speaking mail to

morrow,

aid Lord Kinnoull "Hooray," I replied politely. We had Hours of Lords ale. And what atulf!

To-morrow is the great day,"

Unusual Application. Lord Merrivale, statod application was exceptions

Horo," added in lordosip, t'ia k that it was warranted in this *There can be little doubt that ad of 18 or 19he lock good. the privileges are being abused deal older although he is not quite

10. The respóndagi nomis Every case is investigated a fully woman of sorts hems. She as possible, but we have to rely, great deal on the good faith of the car, and seem to be going tho country amusing herself, applicante to toll us the full facts.

"It is most difficult to prove that." According to the certificate. has not told us the lead her crested the bette

me to several irregularities,” duo course they, wese marrj paid 308, a woolc to the pe parents for a boned and later the ent young man and · Iyed-ufth Chiswick, Williams must pay costs, and there will b5 i for conte Against the rangonden

with him there seems little reason her relatives alone. She carried

large wreath of roses, which the porting "the Grusade" thers hangs now. When you see that little full story." laid on Stiller's grave, while for a portrait of Levin, bere we find light on-over there you can push many minutes she wept in silence. that of Mr. George Bernard Shaw

raise the price of oil hy aboutte doubts." 25 per cent., by a restriction agree- ment, according to those closely as He died in Atceries in 1930. At socisted with members of the Inter- the time of his death Greta Garbo

national Oit Conference..

broke down. His body was brought Stiller's solicitor bas denied that Large congregations mean It is rumoured that the Soviet here and burled in the local ceme Greta Garbo omnimod big furtune nothing to Mr Watts said has unofficially intimated that it tory."

after his death, or that she was so long as the spirit goes forward. will join any agreement arrived at One of the first pilgrimages montioned in a "will.” His fortune We have had very little trouble in

among his four Manchester, but we expect, persecu by the Conference to limit produe Garbo made when she returned was divided

tion." tion

(Continued ai foot of mezi Column) brothers.

off."

We pushed off

Well, there are Lords and Lordy Personally, and in all sincerity, prefer the other one,

Perhaps I am being a bit eso. Continued at font of next.Column)

both do

tious After all they things for England

“Buro,” said Lord Kinnoul. Dennis Dunn in the Daily pra