1932-12-22 — Page 9

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1932.

BRITISH LOAN TO

AUSTRIA

NEW PRESIDENTIAL

DECREE

MORE LOOMS PER WEAVER

EX-KAISER'S EXILE

ENDS

TREASURY GUARANTEES PAYMENT. OF INTEREST..

-(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.}-

RUGBY, Dec. 20.

-{1AROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BERLIN, Dec. 21..

NECESSARY TO IMPROVE LANCASHIRE'S TRADE

(THROUGH - REUTER'S AGENOT.)

THE House of Commous lastA NEW Presidential decres IN A LEADER article on the posi.

resolution

CHINA'S BUDGET

BALANCED

IN SPITE OF WORLD DEPRESSION.

[TBROUGH KRUTKRʼN ́AGINUT.]

NANKING, Due, 31.

NEW MOTORING RECORD

SET UP BY BRITISH DRIVERS

BRITISH WIRELESS-SERVIOS. jj-

Ruony, Dec. 20..

DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE

NO MEETING OF POWERS AT PRESENT

[BRITISH WIRELENA AERVICE.]"

-Rugby," Dec; 90;—

FASHION NOTES FROM LONDON'

WHAT THE CHIC WOMAN SHOULD WEAR

LONDON, Nov, D... Black dresses with bright rod accessories are now very fashion- able.--A÷black velvet-dress-with; n)

LONDON, Dec. 21.

THE Chinese Government was A NEW motoring record for 24 QUESTION; of princess line, may have a narrow Commons regarding disarma scarlet belt, or a bunch of red night approved a

abolishes ex-Chancellor von tion of the cotton-export trade ablo to balance the last hours in a 750 com class car, ment, Captain Anthony Eden, Un flowers in front of the bodice, or authorising the Treasury, in pur-Papea's special courta for political the invasion of the Empire and Budget, and this, in spite of the was set up by a British car on the der Secretary of State for Foreign a long, slim red crepe scarf may suance of the Austrian protocol offences," abolishes the decrèss com other overseas market by Japan, world depression, the slump in the Montlhery Track, Paris yesterday. Affairs, referred to the resolution be draped about the neck opening drawn up a Genova on July 15 pelling newspapers to print official the Financial Times says the price of silver, the floods în China, Messrs. Eyston, Denley and Wis of the Disarmament Conference of and carried down the back to the inst,, to guarantee the payment of statements, but maintains the law Ottawa agreements represent the the anti-Red" campaign and the dom taking three hour turns at the last July, which invited the waist, where it is knotted and left. the principal and interest on 4

far the protection of the Republic, limit to which the industry can Japanese invasion, declared Mi. wheel of the little seven AP.M.C. Powers, parties to the Washington to fall straight. loan of such amount as would pro- providing special penalties for look for relief in the fiscal sphere. T. V. Soong, Minister of Finance,car of sandard pattern, covered be- and the London Naval Treaties to Jure &

sum of not tore than attempts on the life of the head More loomas per weaver is the in a statement at the Third Plen- tween yesterday afternoon and this confer. Captain Eden stated that 1,000,000 gold shillings,

of the State, insults to the flag, most effective way of cheapening ary Session of the Central Execu afternoon 9,727 kilometres or ap- the conversations had accordingly The Chancellor of the Exchequer, dry or navy.

cost of production upon a scaletive Council.

proximately 1,704 miles.

been taking place and efforts had Mr. Neville Chamberlain, explain. The clause prohibiting the ex-sufficient to give Lancashire П The extraordinary financial difi- The previous stood at 9,534 kilo-recently been made by the British ed that the protocal provided on Kaiser's return has been dropped.chance of meeting the Japanese calties at the opening of the past metres, approximately 1,554 miles. the side of Austrin, for internal The decree is the first important and other such enormous present year had their inevitable effects on

and American delegations to dis cover the solution-of-the-out reforms including the balancing of nave of the administration in advantages, in labour and other trade, with the consequent, panic

standing difficulties. the budget, and aimed at the aboli- which General-von Schleicher is costa.

drop in „Domestic Bonds, and fen- tion of exchange control and the the Chancellor.

dered out of the question any loans, strengthening of the National

Flowever, Mr. Soong declared, by Bank. The Austrian Government

stringent economy, improvement in administration, taxes, and the con-- version of Domestic Loans, the Gov. arnment had balanced the Budget. This resulted in the credit of the Chinese Government being much improved at home and abroad. ·

undertook to meat in future all its foreign obligations.

The proceeds of the amount, of. lean, to be guaranteed by the Bri- tish Government, were to be used to repay a 'temporary advanen made by the Rank of England last year.

ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL DISPUTE

PERSIA WANTS AMICABLE SETTLEMENT

[DBITION WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Ruany, Dec. 20.

GOODRICH RUBBER

COMPANY

DIVIDEND OF FIVE PER

CENT. DECLARED

(THROUGH RIUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Dec. 21,

AT the annual meeting of the Goodrich Rubber Company, Sir Walrond Sinclair, Chairman, intimated that the directors were considering an extension of the business, either by building on land adjacent to the company's main factories or by securing an TN reply to a telegram from the equity in the control of some suit- President of the League Coonable productive firm already in eil, requesting that no step should be taken which might feet the status quo and thus aggrevate the dispute with Britain regarding the Anglo-Persian Oil Concession, the Persain Government gives amur- anee that it will abstain from any act calculated to aggravate or extend the alleged dis pute,"

continue to

The Persian Government also

expresses the belief that the can- cellation of the Compny's conces sion is not calculated to provoke conflict between the two Govern- ments, seeing that it has from the outset expressed a desire to arrive an equitable agreement with the Company.

PRESS ADVERTISING PRAISED

A

EXPERT FINDS IT THE

BEST

existence.

Profit shows 20 per cent. over the previous year and five per cent. was declared,

a dividend of

SIR SAMUEL WILSON

LEAVES

THOROUGH INSPECTION OF

LOCAL INSTITUTION

DUMPING AND HARBOUR

DREDGING DISCUSSED..

· MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION

CAMBRIDGE BLUE JOINS

PARTY

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] ·

RUGBY, Dec. 20. THE personnel of the Mount Everest Expedition, which leaves England early next year to make an attack on the world's highest peak, has been completed by the addition of Mr. R. A. Brock- lobank, the well-known Cambridge rowing Blue and Mr. L. R. Wager, who was a member of the British Arctic Air Route Expedition of 1930-1931.

Brocklebank three times stroked the Cambridge crew to victory in

the boat race.

M

The party, which includes Mr. FS. Smyth, who led the expedi- tion which successfully scaled Mount Kamet the highest peak so

far

Domestic Bonds now average 40 per cent higher, and there was also an appreciable rise in Chinese securities in foreign markets.

FATE OF ALLEGED TRAITOR

SENT TO PRISON FOR LIFE

Soochow, Dec. 13. Judgment in the case of Hu Li Fu, alleged traitor, and self-confessed Chair- man of the so-called Chapei Peace Preservation Association during

NATIVES PROTECTED ́IN

KENYA GOLDFIELD ·

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)

RunBy, Dec. 20. IN THE House of Commons, an

answer of the Colonial Secre tary, Sir Philip Cunlife Lister, gave assurance that the Bill in- troduced into the Legislative Coun- cil of Kenya Colony, regarding the mineral rights in the newly dis- covered Kenya goldfeld, provided ample safeguards for the interests of the native population of that

area,

UNION WITH.

ROME

"ANGLO CATHOLIC MANIFESTO SENSATION

11

or.

The Nawost Hats, The newest hats 'are rather high at, the back and the crowns look equare and are worn pulled forward over one eya The berot should be made to match dresses or canta, ne closely as possible;-for-example.....a He added that the conversations. felt or rede hat being atitched sn. would continue, but there was no that it looks like the wide-ribbed question at present of holding a woolen coat it accompanies. With

angora wool dresses felt hats meeting of theso Powers.

He also stated that no decision knitted wool capa are worn with o had yet been taken as to the hold. mixture of angora. A coloured ing of another meeting of the Five frock should have a hat to match, Powers, who recently conferred at but with black the hat may be of Geneva on the work of the Disarma- one of the bright colours. The eye. ment Conference.

veils still remain as hats continue to show quite a lot of the hair. favour. They are decorated with Neat little-felt caps are much in

a jaunty or very small felt "bow either on the summit of the crown or at one side, but rather high up; small fish hooks made from red and blue plumage are crossed of a fairly dark blue felt hat and and placed fat, against the crown small dome-shaped motifs made from blue and rose quills are used against a back ground of black felt. alt models, almost triangular In hapo, are worn with the apex over the right eye.

POSSESSING FORGED

DOCUMENTS -

CHINESE SENT TO GAOL At the Central Magistracy yester day before Mr. Wynne-Jones, Tseng Tong appeared on charges of (a) being in possession of four forged documents and (b) uttering a forged document, for payment of $2.80 in favor of the Kwong Tai steam launch, on December 15,

L. Bergeant G. “A, Carruthers prosecuted, and called, as witnesses the owner of the launch and several When questioned by the Magis trate, defendant said he received

the Sino-Japanese hostilities, was delivered by the Kiangsu High "MASS SECESSION POSSIBLE" launch, employees. Court yesterday.

will be caused in Church circles by free board and lodging.

London, Nov. 11-A sensation about $40 a month salary, with

Defen

Hu was found guilty of aiding: climbed by man, is being led by and abed to lumprisonment for life Mr. Hugh Ruttledge, late of the sentenced Indian Civil Service. The expedie was also found guilty of three the publication to-day of a mani- dant was convicted and sentenced tion has been formed by a joint other crimes, namely, running

festo--signed by fifty clergymen of to 6 months imprisonment on the cominitten of the Royal Geographic gambling houses, and opium dens, of the Church of England-attack-first charge and months on the and smuggling and sale of opium; ing the Anglo-Catholic party and second, sentences to be served con- al Society and the Alpine Club.

the sentences for which were how.claiming that "the only remedy for curently.. GENEVA DISCUSSIONS

ever all merged in the principal our present chaos is reunion with offence.-Kuo Min.

the Holy Roman See. ADJOURNED

(BRITISH WIRKLESS BERVIČE.]

RUGBY, Dec. 20.

AT GENEVA yesterday, the Com

mittee of Nineteen adjourned its discussion of the Sino-Japanese conflict until January 16.

The President of the Committee and Secretary-General of the Lên. gie, has been asked to maintain contact with the delegations—ot Japan and China,

BRITISH FUNDS IMPROVE

Flowers and Gloves.

It is interesting to observe the important position of white flowers, and silver flowers which give 'e glistening effect, at this year's smart dances The evening flowers** are large, being designed to give a big spot of contrast to the frock and, they are most liked posed at the centre-front of a high waist- line, crushed up into posies to sc cent the corsage; posed at the very front of a V. decolletage, or set on, to the gown at the very low back decolletage. For gloves for outdoor Most of the signatories have beened, she bought the cloth and made wear pigskin is at the moment the for many years prominent sup- up the dress. Already she has had most fashionable. For dress wear porters of the Anglo-Catholic motwo offers for its

the new elbow-length gloves, of vement in the Church of England. Princess Elizabeth and her sis widen in pouch between the Chlidren's Wear,

softest, antelope are chosen. These Centenary Celebration ter have created a new vogus for wrist and elbow and are very chic

the simple tweed coat, with either with a plain straight sleeve. The centenary of the Oxford a velvet collar to match a velvet HAUNTED BY THIS EVIL Movement--from, which the Anglo-beret, or a stitched collar and a

Evening Gown Novelty. BEING

Catholic movement sprang--is to little stitched tweed at Prune, A gown in the showrooms of a deep claret colour and nigger well known London dress designer

TALE OF NIGHT OF TRAGEDY

-JEKYLL AND HYDE AT

SIXTEEN

An amazing document in which a boy of sixteen was said to have described a murder committed by this "other "self" was road at Morley, Yorkshire, Police Court, when Thomas Banner was commit ted for trial on the charge of mur dering his widowed mother.

He pleaded "Not guilty," and reserved his .defence.

be celebrated next summer.

A leading Church authority said brown are the favourite colours for was remarked upon for its excep to a Daily Expreu representative: frocks and coats for the girl of 9 tionally attractive surface and co- This manifesto is certainly to: Cardigan suite are increas lour, The designer admitted that zensational It is no exaggerationingly popular for indoor wear for a few yards of kind of plush to say that it might easily lead to girls. Raspberry red and white which usually covered theatre sente a mass secession to Rome of these checked tweed makes an attractive fifty clergy at least and they must suit with, a white crepe de chine represent many

more, and, of blouse. course, some thousands of the laity."

Sir Samuel and Lady Wilson, accompanied by Mr. G. E. J. Gent, D.8.0. left the Colony yesterday by the a.s. Sarpedon. The visit of the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies wae of an official nature though not under taken with a view to discussing any particular problem connected with Hong Kong. Sir Samuel was sent тия who has done nearly to the Far East to study and ad- £10,000,000 worth of advertising vise upon the de-centralisation of since the war, Mr. George S. Government in the Federated Ma- Royds, head of a well-known Lon-lay States and the opportunity was "don-agency, told members of the

Sheffield publicity club that ho had taken at the suggestion of H. E.

Sir William Peel

Among the signatories to the [BRITISH WIRELESA SERVICE.} give Bir found newspaper advertising to Samuel Wilson such first hand

manifesto Bre ninė London-in- be the most economical and effec-knowledge of the Colony as a short

cumbents; two Anglican Benedic Rúasy, Dec. 20.

tine monks; the Rev. Lord Victor "I have used advertising in all visit could provide.

FOLLOWING the rise in sterling, A very full programme was ar the dollar rate strength of the statement which he said had places as far apart as York, Col The prosecuting solicitor read Seymour; vicars and rectors from its forms," he said. "On trame and omnibuses, on hoardings, in ged, and a number of local pro- British funds was again the prin- been made to the police by Banner. chester, Rochdale, Parkstone, Ket-

blems discussed with leading officials the sky, on the films, on the radio, and residents. Among these was the cipal feature of yesterday's stock Ous part of it read:

Jebarton, Bodmin, Cambridge, and in newspapers and magazines. question of aviation and the vari

axchange.

"I loved my mother. She was Bury St. Edmunds, Ryde, Ports- At the close there were general good to me, but she led a silly mouth, Folkestone, and Doncaster; "Without exception. I have found the most economical and the ous proposals for re-starting and gains of from a quarter to one and life. I often tried to drag her of and the Rev. Bernard Walke, vicar

re-constituting the Flying Club. most effective advertising medium

church was recently invaded by Protestant agitators.

Spirit of Modernism.

tive.

to

to be the Press, particularly the The Kai Tak flying ground and half points, with War Loan 3 per it. She was always ahouting about of St. Hilary, Marazion, whose

cent at 981, showing improvement wrong I had done which I didn't aerodrome were visited, and the of 15/16 on the day. daily and evening Presa.DA

remember doing. I know he must This in no way disparages the proposals of different aviation com-

have got fed up with me not work- usefulness of other media. but it panics interested in Hong Kong were examined. Sir Samuel said

ing. What was the good of work-

can buy readers' interest more

ching this matter and he promised personally to do all he could to assist Hong Kong.

die!

ar the

still remains a fact that advertisers that the Colonial Office was wat Road, the Fo Leung Kuk and the ing when I was always trying to cheaply through newspapers than by any other method..

"One inust, carefully analyse the product and its appeal before choosing the particular medium, but it is more than likely that I should commence with a prejudice

in favour of newspapers.

11y experience firmly proves newspapers to be most effective."

WELLS IN KOWLOON

DURO PUMP COMPANY CAUTIONED.

A summons for sinking four wells

In the course of the manifesto Government Civil Hospital.

During their stay in the Colony out. I said I didn't want to leave movement much of the enthusiasm

"One night she told me to clear the signatories say:

"In the modern Anglo-Catholic the visitors were guests of Sir Wil her. She said, I will chop your over the observance of the centen liam and Lady Pool.

Dinner at China Merchants Clab.bead off, and got hold of the chopary cloaks a marked departure On Tuesday Sir Samuel Wilson por so I put, my coat on to go from the original Oxford princi- A tour was made on Sunday of the New Territories, during which and Lady Wilson were the guested down and told me not to go sopirit of compromise and moder

When she saw me do this she cool-

ples. It is now infected with a the outstanding amenities, including of honour at a Chinese dinner Far I stayed. We lived all right after

nism

-Visit-to-Now- Territories,

the Fanling Golf Club were visited: given by the four Chinese mem that except for a few quarrels. They speak of "these sinister Bir Samuel was also present at the bers of the Hong Kong Executive which did not mean anything. meeting of the Fanling Hunt. A and Legislative Councils at the

developments.” They of utterly re- visit was paid to the St. John's, Chinese Merchants Club. The Hon. To Taper

Another part of the statement ject moderniem. Ambulance Hospital, and the pro- Mr. W. T, Southern and Mrs.

"They add that the "One Catho read de bloms of medical work in the Ter Soulhorn, the Hon Mr. E.

le Church for ever has as its At various times I seemed to be Centre and Giride on earth the ritories was explained.

Other places visited during the lifax, Mr. and Mr Tsual self. When in the persons They declare that the real and

another person apart from my successor of St. Peter." time. Sir Samuel Wilson has been King, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Tratty of this other human being I

essential goal of the Oxford:

Hallifax and

Mrs. Hal

married men.)

in Hong Kong were the Whitfield on and many other prominent felt unafraid, mying What Movement is reunion with the Barracks Stonecutters Island and officials and their wives were among life to me nothing I dare de on Kowloon Inland Lot 2183 with the Military camp at Shanshuipo, those present.... out & permit from the Building the Broadcasting Studio and the Sir Shou Son Chow, and Lady anything. No one could catch me Apostolic Bes of Rome." W. SV Cartis, Manager of the pressed Sir Samuel who said he had Mrs. 8. W. To, and the Hon. Mr. and the other one would fade into Brelan Authority wha brought against Mr University. The latter greatly in Chow, the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Hand punish me, for what I have any of the signatories are

H. Kotewall, the Hon. Mr. and done if they tried."

I would, wake up my own self Duro Pump and Engineering Comno ides of the scale of the build pany at Kowloon Magistracy yesings, and the extent of the work 7. N. Chan wore the hosts and the the fourth dimension. When it all, I decided to kill myself. terday

which was being undertaken, guests were introduced by Sir Mr AF. Reynolds, of the A matter that particularly impress Bhouson Chow to the leading came back to my Aormal self, the drank poisons, but they had o P.W.D., prosegutéd. --

od Sir Samuck was the excellence Chinese present, who include mem- other self seemed nothing but a effect."

On Sunday night; October 2, Pleading guilty, Mr. Curtis ex- of the relations between the Gers representatives of the governor's was not a real-being and that 1 day. We went to bed. I don't bers of the Sanitary Board and. *I used to think this other self she came home from a shart hell plained that the first well was sunk ernment and the Unofficial members bodies of the To Leung Kuk, Chin-had-only dreamed it, but it was know just what happened, but the about four months ago, not by his of the Legislative Council.. arm, but by the building contrac Two matters that were discussed. General Chamber of Commerce not sotsas true other poron came into the bud tors presumably for the water during the visit were dumping, and and the Tang Wah Hospital supply for construction purposes. He saw the well there and later re ceived a letter from the architect, from which he assumed that-per- *mission had been obtained to tink Samuel said that the Colonial Office

well. kom dat

was quite satisfied with the local

the dredging of the harbour. The questions, of Mui-Tsai registration and the abolition of tolerated buses were also considered," and "Bir.

... Mr. Reynolds mat she was not, I administration, with regard to Llieso taking serious view of the offence, two problems.

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dream.

I became afraid, haunted by room with the chopper He went this evil being, who took hold of to my mother's bed and raised it.

had come her way by accident and, struck by the pleasant shade achiev (Cantinucil on previous column };

In the mornings dress and

breakfast in COMFORT.

All day in the home have COMFORT.

In the evenings dine, play

bridge or read in COMFORT.

Warm up the bedroom and

retire at night in COMFORT.

By using GAS FIRES or

RADIATORS

Annua

Fixing Charge.

me in the day-time and by night off leapt out of had to stop him, HONG KONG & CHINA GAS CO., LTD.

when asleep. In the dark in e but he hit her time after time. My-- place where there was no escape, fingers grasped the chopper and thewould come und seite me, I pulled it from him. Then I awoke _tried to fight, but could not. Be path it and my handang didult Bare Roday, Dec. 2)...) took half my life, which made the know what to do. I wanted to |AN offcial statement confir the other half more dear to me live a few more days and their go If an application had been made for Lady Wilson, who takes an as-reported intention of the Free I wanted to be always out in to the police

tive part at home in social hygiene State Government to repay the the sunshine or with some one I Mra Banner was found dead in work, visited, with Lady Peel, the balancs dus in respect of the knew well where He could not hed with her head battered on Oc- Infant Welfare Centre in Lockhart: £1,500,000 loan floated in the Unit catch ms. But growing tired of taber some she had obviou

KOontinued at fool of ezt Column)-dead for weeks.

permission Mr. Curtis would have had no difficulty in obtaining it

** His Worship, thought a caution would west the case, ETA ARIAN

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