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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1933

WHAT DOES IT MEAN? VIOLENT SLUMP ON A

GERMAN BOURSE

BRITISHERS NOW CHARGED JEWS RUSH TO RELEASE

WITH ESPIONAGE

BRITISH AMBASSADOR MAY NOT

RETURN TO MOSCOW ·

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)

New York, March 31. It is understood by high "non-Soviet authority," that Sir Esmond Ovey will not return to Moscow after his trip! to London, according to the Herald Tribune's Moscow correspondent who says that one of the chief charges against the arrested Britishers will be espionage, for which the max- imum penalty is death by shooting.

FEAR OF COLLAPSE

OF OIL PRICES

RUMAÑIANS DEMAND ACTION IN AMERICA

(THROUGH REUTER'S' AGENCY.]

BOYCOTT OF RUSSIAN GOODS.

BRITISH LEGISLATION

LIKELY

THROUGH REUTER'S "AGENCY]

CANBERRA, Mar. 31.

QUESTIONED in the House of Representatives on the subject of butter exports to Britain, Mr. Latham, the Attorney-General said he understood that legislation is being introduced into the House of Commons to-day excluding Russian goods from: Britain.

TRAINING CHINESE

STUDENTS

SCHEME LAUNCHED BY FEDERATION OF BRITISH INDUSTRIES

(Special Air-Mail Service)

14.-Technica.

PARIS, Mar. 30. BREAKDOWN in the inter- national oil conference, with the return of ent-throat competition and a further collapse of prices, is feared as the result of the decision of the Rumanian producers, who are refusing to reduce production training of selected Chinese stud- any further until the American in-ents in Great Britain is to be dependant producers are brought undertaken under control.

March London,

through

a scheme which has been launched by the Federation of British Industrien.

isolated ar- For many

years rangements have been made by a TORNADO HAVOC IN Tow British Engineering manufa

AMERICA

TEN KILLED AND SCORES INJURED

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY ]

NEW YORK, Mar. 30. AT least ten persons were killed while scores were injured in the centre of Texas, El Dorado and Arkansas by a tornado which swept Chongh the southern States.

IRISH RAILWAY STRIKE

SETTLEMENT AT LAST IN SIGHT

THOUGH REGTER'S AGENCY.]

DUBLIN, March 30. result of protracted As the

"negotiations between the com. panies and the Trade Unions, the Irish railway triko has been virtually settled.

The dispute has been dragging on for more than two months

POPE GRANTS AUDIENCE TO SIR ROBERT CLIVE

IBRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, March 30.

··

THE newly appointed British Minister to the Holy See, Sir Robert Clive; was yesterday receiv ed in audience by. His Holiness the Pope.

COURT MOVING TO WINDSOR

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, March 30. Their Majesties will leave London next Thursday for Windsor Castle, where they will spend the Easter.

£4,150 FOR TWO STAMPS

(Special Alz-Mail Service)

turers to provide training in thei works for one OF more Chinese students as a means of developing business with China.

It has been felt desirable, how- ever, that these isolated forts should be co-ordinated and deve- loped, especially in view of the im pending industrial development of China involving increased demand of trained engineers, and the desire on the part of Great Britain to assist in that development as much as possible.

An opportunity for the systema tic development of such training iacilities was provided by the China Indemnity (Application) Act 1831, which authorized the use of a por- tion of the remitted China Inderan- ity Funds for purposes connected with the education of Chinese

students.

The object of the scheme which

has been evolved is to secure a number of suitable Chinese stud- enta each year. in strict relation to the training facilities actually avail. able at works in, this country, to supervise such training facilities and, as far as possible. to secre

SHARES

TOROGON RKUTER'S AGENCY. },

BERLIN, March 30, A VIOLENT slump in shares oc Bourse to-day as a direct consequence of the Nazi campaign against the Jins,

curred on the Berlin

Millions of marks worth of se- curities

thrown upon the wore market by Jewa rushing to realise their assets in anticipation of the Nazi boycott:

Meanwhile leading members of the Government are participating in efforts at conciliation.

"

League Helpless. [BRITISH WIRELEXS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, March 30.

of References to the treatment Jews in Germany were made in both Houses of Parliament to-day.

Asked in the Commons whether of

he would bring the question Jewish nationalism, and the per- Becution of the Jews before the next meeting of the League of Nas tions Council, Sir John Simon said he was advised that there was no Covenant under article of the

Government which the British could possibly bring this matter before the Council.

Mr. Lansbury requested that in view of the statements published by both sides alleging the parsecu tion of all sorts of people in Ger many, the British Ambassador in Berlin should be asked for a port on the subject so that some anthentic news might be available.

re

The Foreign Secretary said that this suggestion was quite reason- able. The matter had not been

in waa overlooked and he munication with the Ambassador.

Lords Discussión.

A STORM-TROOP

OUTRAGE?

JEWISH LAWYER DIES

FROM BEATING

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

BELLIN, March 31. A PROMINENT Jewish Socialist lawyer, Herr Joachim died in hospital to-day after a week's illness,

Routers representative xtatea that from personal knowledge with out fear of contradiction, the cause of death was the terrible beat- ing he received by Nazi "Storm Troops" a week ago.

Herr Joachim frequently acted professionally for members of the Socialist Reichsbanner.

Nazis Raid Law Courts.

BERLIN, March 31. Nazi "Storm Troops," at poon, cleared the Barlin Law Courts of Jewish Judges and Attorneys, in- cluding the Chief Justice, Kurt Soelling.

SILVER MARKET

LONDON PRICES

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

LONDON, March 31. FOLLOWING ARE

BILVER QUOTATIONS ON THE LONDON MARKET TO-DAY:

SPOT

FORWARD

THE

Mar. 31 Mar. 30 17/ 17.0/18 17.7/16 174

LATEST DETAILS OF PIRACY

com FOUR OFFICERS SURPRISED

IN SALOON

During a discussion on foreign affairs in the House of Lords, Vis- thousands count Cecil said that of Jews were subjects of the King and were among the most peaosful and orderly citizens in Britain.

It was obvious that events in a foreign country which caused un- rest and anxiety among a large section of the British population must give concern to the Gover-

ment.

[1HROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]

PERING, Mar. 31. FURTHER details of the pimey

chow that it took place at 11.48 A.. Two innocent looking junks appreaching and eight men board- ing the Nanchang,, some them in Yniform.

Their

OUR LONDON AIR-MAIL LETTER

AN ALL-ROUND SPORTSMAN: THE GRAND SENOUSSI ;

ANTI-SLAVERY; JUSTICE AVORY BACK AT WORK: POET AND CONNOISSEUR; THE PRINCESS AND THE, PLAY CENTRE

(Special Air-Mail Service)

SLAVERY PAGEANT PLAY

and

the

Field

play-centro games, cirtsied courtly style.

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FIGHTING AGAIN BREAKS OUT

CHINESE RETREAT OVER

GREAT WALL

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

TOKYO, March 31.

A MESSAGE from Shanhaikuan states that following the Chinese

Japanese attacks, the hunched "s strong counter-attack, chased the Chinese across Great Wall and occupied Shahochai preparatory to attempting to take Haimenchai.

tho

Assassin of Shantung War Lord. Goes to Front.

LONDON, March 14, Excited small boys from. Bethnat Rudolf Steiner Hall Green used the visitors immen At the the Hampstead Imperial Playsely with their vigorous games, ers

Flower especially when sitting on the floor Flayers gave a performance of and holding the toes of their pageant play which has been writ- crossed feet they shuffled towards ien for the use of the Anti- the Princess at a great rate, and Slavery and Aborigines' Protection enthusiasm greeted the winner. Society in ts centenary celebra

Another meeras was the spirited tions. The audience

performance of the infants' tin- quests of Sir Herbert Wikeforce, pot band from Marylebone. Singtung warlord, who was recently who is a desserdant of the emaning to the tune of "The British pardoned by the Government, and- opalor.

Grenadiers." the youngsters made

the WUTO

wero

PEIPING, March 31. True to his word made at the time of his release, Cheng Chi Cheng, the harassin of General Chang Chung Chang, former Shan-

on

a grand din. with kitchen utensils denly appeared here to-day, arriv

Cheng immediately called and large spoons. The tin puding by train from Tainan. ding-dish and the kettice' rather too loud, but the frying General Ho Ying Ching, Chairman of the Peiping Military Council fine a

રા pans showed

and offered to enlist and... fight rhythm and the milk-can came in

against the Japanese. By the end of the effectively. programme it might be said that performers had the play-centre never had it more appreciative lis-ceeding to the front shortly. toner than the Princess Royal,

Lady Simon appealed for help in the crusade to emancipate the 5,000,000 men, women, and children still in slavery. Public opinion, she said, was the orly weapon we have for the fight, and it is with view 10 instructing public opinion on this country's record in the history of slavery and the fight for its abolition that the pageant play has been written, Cure has been taken to arrange it in such a way as to make it easilyA SPORTING AMBASSADOR

dramatic produced by umstear societies, and the society is ar ranging to lend the costumes on

moderate terms.

I have referred before to the sporing propensities of Germany's new Ambassador in London, Herr. Hoesch. But I make 21-01

apology for returning to the sub- ject, for I have now heard from the Ambassador's own lips a re- cord of his past activities.

Tonight performers were teurs, and not particularly good amateurs but the various episodes interesting in were sufficiently their simplicity to provide quite a entertain- evening's pleasurable ment, and no doubt many local organisations will follow up the

iety's admirable suggestion. In the audience one noticed Mr. Frank de Hapert, the only British official in Abyssinia, whom the Emperor has appointed as adviser to the Slavery Department.

on

some

It is learned that his offer has been accepted and that he is pro-

Cheng Chi Cheng shot the form er Shantung Militarist at the Tal- nan railway station when the lat ter was departing for Peiping.

Unrest Near Dolonor. THROUGH REUTER'S MOENOY]

PEIPING, March 31. General Fong Chai Hai, Com mander of the Chiness troops at Dolonor, reports that considerable activity is going on among the Mongols northwest of Dolonor.

In his telegram to Peiping, General Feng states that four hun- dred Mongol cavalry, led by: Japanese officers, have suddenly made their appearance at Chation ho, thirteen miles northwest of Dolonor and he has sent a detach- ment to engage them..

General Feng intimates that the situation may become grave.

PAPER MILL AT TSINGTIEN

Herr von Hoesch claimed to be "a poor performer," and blamed that fact on the very unsettled and changing conditions of life un- dor which a poor diplomat has to carry on his vagabond existence.” Here is his own modest claim: Racing and Polo in China. After a nut-loc-bad beginning at school and university, my record THE PRINCESS ROYAL

shows some racing and pola in small Mongol The Princess Royal will visit China

thehorees, at £5 a-piece. Carlisle on September on ccasion of a raily by the Cumber- There years hunting in Eng land and Carlisle Girl Guides. The land, some twenty years 0, some Princess is president of the Girilog-distance swimming in the Bos-

Over indiscriminate shooting. Guide movement.

9,000 phorus, and ski-ing in Norway for which wounded two Chinese aboard, Guides will take part in the rally,lowed.

RECOMMENDED BY Last but not least, Baine was the first announcement of the which will include folk dancing,

CHINESE EXPERTS haracter of the Nanchang's visitors Scottish country danees, singing. twelve year of sport compiling. who surprised four of her officers and demonstrations of Guide train-records, at the Germany Embassy

Nunking, March 26-Taingtien, in the saloon before they could ing and handicrafts

in Paris, with the only relief of

near Wenchow in Southern Che draw their weapons.

short morning walks in the Buis:

little lawn-tennis, golf, and kiang, is favoured for the establish- climbing during my ment of a paper mill, following iąs mountain

mach-too-abort holidays.

vestigations by two technical ex A little

"A Forty years may seem

very disorderly mixture, perts of the Ministry of Industry.

After spending several weeks in Lime in 2111 institution that you see," he concluded," without measures many things by thou any chance or possibility of rer-the Wenchow district, Mesars. Hra sands of years, but Mr. Laurence fection." That may be true. But Shan Hsiang and Wang Po Loi, of Binyon's forty years' service in the this little summary reveals that the Ministry, recommend Teingtien British Museum must have left a the German Ambassador corres. [in view of the quality and abund- real impression there. He leaves ponds very closely to the English Buco of raw materials available and in September for the United States type of sporting "all-rounder."!

Whether the Government old do anything was another matter but they would be grateful if they

The object of the raid was un- Lord Cecil's remarks were sup-questionably to seize foreigners. could be given some assuranos. ported by Lord Ponsonby, who al- so recognized that the Government was in a difficult position regard ing this subject.

Jewish Community.

The pirates hastily looted the officers' cabins and made off. Ten of their number, in two junks, cover- ing their descent from the steamer to other junks.

Elusive Kidnappers." {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)

Toxro, Mar. 31.

Directed Against Professors. Lard Reading stated that the at- tack at the moment was directed upon university professors and

A message from Newchwang states other professional men in Germany that Japanese and Manchukuo for no other reason than that they authorities are exerting themselves happened to be members of the to the utmost to catch the kidnap

The Government, he said, should pers but with no success so far. at least use such legitimats means though investigations revealed that As were in their power to show the kidnappers landed with their Germany what was felt by the Bri-aptives at Erhchiehkow, on the tish people but he could not press coast line twenty-five kilometres north-west of Nowchwang, from them to do anything further.

a Roman whence they flod inland in the Lord Iddesleigh, as suitable employment for the stud Catholic, expressed real sympathy direction of Chingahuikow ents on their return to China,

for the Jews in Germany and the H.M.S. Cornflower, at Newchwang. For the present, three scholar-Archbishop of Canterbury associat THROUGH REUTER'S, AGENDY.]

ed himself with Lord Reading a

NEWCHWANG, Mar. 31. ships per year will be awarded.

remarks Each scholarship will be worth £180 and-will be tenable for one year, If any of these were arrested or though the period may be extend-ill-treated in Germany, the British

d. Further, the Federation of British Industries is arranging for Inssages from China to be granted at reduced rates and the manufac turers taking part in the scheme are being asked to provide reason- able maintenance allowances.

While the scheme is being initi- ater on quite a small scale, it is hoped that its success will result

Goverment would have a right to complain and to bring facts to the notice of the German Government or to press for justice to be done.

From inquiries made they had been unable to learn that there had been any such case in Ger many.

in additional grants being made offered 'free' selection of his por ench year, thereby enabling the

sonal trophies, and the Duke of scheme to he developed and made. York may also be a prominent ex- permanent.

Dr. H. H. Kung, the Special In- dustrial Envoy of the Chincec Gov. criment, on the occasion of his recent visit to Britain, expressed his keen interest and. promised to give all possible support on his return to China.

hibitor.

Large Scale Search Operations. Innovan REUTER'S AGENCY.

NEWCHWANG, March 31.

MR. LAURENCE BINYON'S RETIREMENT

in

for

many 40

a

AN ARMOURED CAR

INCIDENT

the practicability of installing a hydro-electric power plant.-Kuo KiD.

Few people will read with greater interest of the death of SPECIAL EXECUTIVE

attack

to take up the Charles Eliot Nor- toa Professorship of Poetry at Harvard University. He lectured in the United States in 1912, when he was the Lowell Lecturer, and in 1914 and 1926, and he has also

The Grand Senoussi than, the 'Duke

YUAN MEETING lectured in Japan,

Mr. Binyon is known as a poet of Westminster. For it was he to a wide circle, but his scholar who led the successful armoured on Ahmed-el-Sherif

POLITICAL SITUATION ship and instinct

which was one of forms of fine art are mainly known early in 1918,

dramatic episodes in NOW SETTLING DOWN to the students and collectors of the most

of the British The survivors

[THROUGH. REUTER'S AGENCY] these departments throughout the the whole campaign. world. His catalogue of Japanese woodcuts in the British Museum, auxiliary cruiser Tars were the Bir

NAFKING, March 31. and of English drawings in the prisoners of the Senoussi at H. M.S. Comflower has arrived seam, and works on Oriental Hakim, The only due to the THE Nanking political situation is settling down again with a from Chinwangtao.

art, William Blake, Japanese whereabouts of this place was the colour prints, Chinese painters, vague recollection of an Arab, general agreement, having been and Persian miniatures are im-who thought he had, ted a lock reached by the Government leaders over the various political problems English art there thirty years before. . partant things

A special Exécutive Yuan meet With only this evidence to go scholarship.

The rewarde of scholarship in on, the Dake asked leave to oring was held this morning under. the presidency of Mr. Wang Ching Britain are not great, and one bas ganise a rescue expedition. often hears American experts in Permission was granted, and a Wei, who began to attend office the United States prosperity era team of forty-two motors set out yesterday after the cancellation of wondering why Mr. Binyon did not on a dash across 240 miles of dehis sick leave. It is believed that transfer his gifts-to-the-rich-passet The going was extremely the meeting was without particu tures of their art institutions Mr. bad, but, just as the rescuere were lar significance, but confined to Bingon wears his acholarship with beginning to abandon hope. aadministrative matters on whiche sighted. The Mr. Wang felt that he needs more the wit and grace one.

A final complete information from from a poot, and your readers Arab recognized it, and

race took place to within 200 chiefs of the various government have had many proofs of this as

departments. they were Jured

the yards. through

Gallantry's Reward. heart of an erudite subject in book

First to arrive was reviews signed L. B." He will be a year at Harvard, and when he driven by the jockey, William for his part in the rescue

Duke received the D.8.0. returns he will devote his time to Grigue, who afterwards described writing. Last year he was created the episode as his biggest classic

race. Ninety-one of the prisoners FRAIL AS A SMALL & Companion of Honour.

were still alive; inchiding Capt. Fallen," beginning "They shali Gwatkin Williams. They were in not grow old as we that are left a pitiable state, having been re-.. grow old," whe written at the beduced to living on camel's flesh ginning of the war, and not, as is und snaila

Within half an hour they were The Council urges that steps bo generally supposed on the drst Be-

all on the way back to Bollum: taken to effect the immediate libera-membrance Day,

Continual as foot of next Oolumni :: tion of the officer.

Japanese Bircraft yesterday carried out an aerial

roco naisance of the district but were unable to detect the whereabouts of the kidnappers of the British-offi cers from the Nanchang,

Larger scale reconnaisance will be carried out to-day.

Marine Association's Protest, {THROUGH REUTEr's agency.1 Indeed, the exhibition will pre- sent A romarkable record of

LONDON, March 31. triumph in every sphere of sport. The Council of the Mercantile It is said that the Ashes" Marine Service Association repre- themselves are promised to the ex-senting the British certificated ship hibition, and certainly there will be masters and navigating officers, has two autographed bats-relies of the protested to the Foreign Office last Test match-which will be sold against the captura. of Messrs. Olit- by auction.

ford Johnson, D. W. Hargrave A. The scope of the exhibition, whose D. Blue and F. L. Pear, Officers TROPHIES OF SPORT content are acessed at over

of the aa. Nanchang, on Newchang £500,000, is indeed surprising, for Bar yesterday. ite catalogue will even include the tail of the immortal "Tishy".

The exhibition, which is to be opened on April 4 by the Lord Mayor, will remain open until May 6

The committee includes: London, March 14.-An exhibi- Earl Beatty, the Earl of West- tion of sporting trophies, the first moreland, Lord Wakefield, Sir Noel Bir Courtauld of its kind, is to be held, in aid Curtis-Bennett. of the Dockland Settlemente, at Thompson, and Sir Reginald Ken- Shell-Max Houses Never before has nody-Cox

EXHIBITION IN LONDON NEXT MONTH

(Special Air-Mail Service)

80 comprehensive a history of the mong ch

expects small mound was

His well-known poem, "For the

THE PRINCESS. AND A statement issued by the Ae- sociation at Liverpool says that the

TIN-POT BAND news of the outrage has aroused po

Princess Royal visited little consternation in shipping cir The

where the clas. It is pointed out that this the Drapers Hall,

held, just in piracy is the culmination of a long annual meeting of the Children's series of similar attacks on British Play Centres was shipping, which the pirates have time for the entertainment given generally taken prisoners and sub- by children from ten of the play

treatment.

London March 14.-Two postage nation's sport-been- gathered to the loan of their porting trophiested them to all manner of mal-centres, Girls from the Riverside

in

stamps were sold for £4,150 London this afternoon.

They were, the penny red and the twopenny blue of the famous Mauritius issue of 1647, with one exception the most valuable stampe in the world.

gether in one place.

First in interest will be the prizes gained by Royalty, for the King has promised to lend one of his cups, while the Prince of Wales has (Continued on next column,

tre:

The Duke of Portland, the Earl of Derby, Lord Burghley, M. P., Lord Brownlow, Lord Desborough, Cant. Woolf Barnato, Mr. Bertram Mills, Mr. Claud F. Goddard, and Mr. Harry Preston,

The news of the capture of the ly before her with bate fect, and

their Scottish dance. Chir Officer, Mr. Clifford John-concluded son, as at present being kept from with a deep obeisance, whereas the tableaux his mother who has suffered for small girls from Stepney, who ar two years from loss of memory due ranged themselves in to shock caused by the death of illustrating Hunt the slipper," **Oranges and lemons, and other her daughter.

.

the car

SWORD"

It is just a month

the

that Mr. Justice Avory fainted ne he sat on the bench at the High Court. His return to duty is a tribute to the soundness of a con- (Continued on Page 5.)

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