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U.S. INFLATION BILL PASSED

GOLD AND SILVER RATIO APPROVED

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] ----,- ।

WASHINGTOS, Apr. 20.

THE United States Senate yester

day pased the Farm Relief:

THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS IN TOKYO

[TANQUOR NEUTER'S AGENOV]

Tokyo, April

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 1, 1933

NON-STOP TO AUSTRALIA !

COBHAM SATISFIED WITH TRIAL FLIGHT

IRREVOCABLE FAST DESTROYED BEYOND

REPAIR

GANDHI MAKES ANNOUNCE- MENT FROM JAIL,

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT}

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Poosa, Apr. 30. JAHATMA GANDHI, who is an inmate of the Yeravda Jail,

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Gandhi Dissatisfed?

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Ruasy, April 20. THE THIRTY-second anniversary SIR ALAN COBHAM expressed has made an announcement to the complete satisfaction after his effect that he will commence, on of Emperor Hirohito's birth- day WAS celebrated throughout first trial fight at Portsmouth with May 8, a twenty-one days uncon Bill and the Inflation Bill after Japan to-day. His Imperial. Ma the airspeed Courier monoplane ditional and irrevocable fast" in adopting an amendment to the Inflation Bill, the clause permitting jesty this morning reviewed the that is being equipped for his non-connection with the campaign for

the removal of untulhability. troops after which he gave a ban-stop refuelling flight to Australia. President Roosevelt tu

The machine is a low wing mond- accept $200,000,000 in silver as part pay-quet to the Cabinet members and

Diplomatic representatives.

plane of a type built for passenger ment of war debts, instead of the

and air-mail work normally cariy $100,0237,000 originally proposed.

ing fuel for, six hours cruising at The Senate. by 61 votes to a

a speed of 143 miles per hour. adopted the whole Farm Reef Bill

hour, Space for only two, instead with the B:Bation Amendnirnt

if six, passengers is provided in which empowers the President in

Sir A. Cobham's machine which is reduce the gold content of the dollar

furnished with five tanks in the up to 30 per cent, to authorise the

wings, the total fuel capacity being free coinnge of silver, at any ratio

289 gallons. enough, for about 20 to gold.

hours flying between refuellings.

On the Australian trip the ions plane will refuel while in fight from four or five aircraft that will meet it at fixed points.

The Amendment also authorises the President, to issue $3,000,000,000 currency, to expand credit through the Federal Reserve Bank by the

issue of 83,000,000,000 in United

States bonds and kin accept $200,000,000 in silver on account of war debts up to a rate of 50 cents per ounce.

Franco-American Discussions.

WASHINGTOs, Apr. 99. The final joint statement on the talks between M. Herriot and Pre- sident Roosevelt, prior to M. Her- riot's departure for New York, re- veals that the eonversatious nimed

at the most complete understanding

possible in regard to common prie blems, the conclusion of definite agreements being reserved for the World Eecuemic Conference which opens in London on June 12.

The subjects studied included: The development of commercial

policies with a view to promoting international trade.

Possible methods of co-ordinating central bank policies.

Remedies for unemployment and

Five thousand workers formed patriotic parade through Tokye.

A large scale, meeting of patrio tie bodies was held in Hiliya Park ta celebrate Japon's secession from the League of Nations, and patrio the speeches were delivered by a number of notable ministers, includ- ing Viscount Saito, Prime Minister: Count Uchida, Foreign Minister and. General Araki, Minister of War.

BOYCOTT OF INDIAN COTTON

JAPAN HITS BACK AT INDIA

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

OSAKA, April 29.

AN IMPORTANT developmen

occurred to-day in the Indo- Japanese trade dispute, when the Federation of the Cotton Spinners' Associations decided to import raw Colton from the Belgian Congo in pursuance with a suggestion made by the Belgian Charge D'Affaires.

is Japan's reply to

The boycott on raw Indian cotton the Indian Government's denouncement of the Indo-Japanese Trade Convention of 1905 and their decision to suspend after six months.

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A feature of the machine is the retractable under carriage which, according Flight Lieutenant Stainford who made the first tests of the machine, will add 40 miles hourly to its speed by reducing air resistance.

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The machine is fitted with Armstrong Siddeley engine that develops a maximum of 242 horse power.

NAZIS AGAIN RAIÐ

COMMUNISTS

HUNDREDS OF HOUSES SEARCHED

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]

BERLIN, April 29. RECRUDESCENCE of German police harrying Com-

En

business stagnation by public works the most favoured untion' treatmentnists who are alleged to be or-1

to be carried out by the various

Goverments.

Proposals for the improvement

of the status of silver,

Cheerful Tone in Leadom.

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] Although the firm tone exhibited in early dealings on the London Stock Exchange was not fully main- tained, the underlying tendency of the markets was cheerful and was commodity assisted by rising prices.

The City anticipates apuneinhle advances in price index figures at the end of this month.

The signing of the Denmark agreement, and the announcement that an understanding has been Fenched in Argentine financial and 'trade' negotiations, are regarded as

encouraging developments.

British funds registered gains of 1/10 to 1/8, with War loan 34 per cent. at 100 5/8 ex-dividend,

THE U.S. BANK CRISIS

A JUNIOR ON ROOSEVELT'S MASTER STROKE

A vivid and intimate picture of

MANCHUKUO., AND JAPAN

A TOKYO LEGATION.

THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]

TOKYO, April 29. IT IS officially announced that Manchukuo will establish

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ganising a counter-revolution, oc- cured when 10,000 policemen and Nazi "Brown Shirts" cordoned off a big region in the west end of the city, and throughout the even- ing searched hundreds of houses from top to bottom.

Simultaneously, police at Reck linghausen, Rhineland, seized 100 rifles and arrested 80 Communista,

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During the course of the raid, one fugitive Communist jumped

was killed instantly.

Pooya, Later. Gan thi's decision to fast is inter- preted by abservers as an expres- sin of dissatisfaction of the progress of the high caste Hindus in their efforts to remove untouch ability.

It is feared that in view of the grave reaction only one week's fast had on Gandhi last September, that three weeks of it will mean certain death.

IN HONG KONG TO-DAY

MODERATE; FAIR ·

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, FORECAST AND REMARKS, 155UED TY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT 8.35 P.M., STATED:-

AN ANTI-CYCLONE IS SITUATED PRES- TO THE EAST OF JAPAN. SURE IS LOW OVER N. CHINA.

LOCAL FORECAST: S.E. WINDS, MODERATE; FAIR, LOCAL FOU 'OR MIST..

WORLD ECONOMIĆ CONFERENCE

(Continued from Page 1).

HEAVY CHINESE CASUAL- TIES AT NANTIENMEN

[UROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]

PEIPING, Apr, 30,

CHIANG KAI SHEK

PRESENCE IN-PEKING

DOUBTED

(THROUGH REGIRR'S ADENCY)

PERING, Apr. 30, INFORMATION to the effect that Shek General Chiang Kai

AN official communique issued last arrived hew on Saturday evening night states that after ten days lins come from a reliable and cons of battering from the Japanese vincing source, but doubts regard artillery, the Chinese defenes ating is presence here, have arisen Nantieminen have been destroyed and, the general conviction is that beyond repair.

The battle fought at Nantieningen was one of the most fierce engage ments since the military operations started inside the Great Wal}, Casualties were very heavy during the last two days owing to the Chinese protection being smushed away. Consequently, the Chinese troops began yesterday moving to new lines which will be held as Nantiennen was his against the Japanese onslaught.

FIGHTING IN THE NORTH

NANTIENMEN REPORTED · IN RUINS

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PEPING, April 29. THE latest despatches from the front admit that Nantienmen is now in ruina from the Japanese bombardment. The city has been evacuated and the Chinese troops have taken up new and intact de- fences south of Nantienmen.

General Hou Ting Yao, Chinese Commander of the forces, in a re- port despatched to Headquarters at 2.30 yesterday afternoon says that the Japanese infantry and ar- tillery, assisted by eight aeroplanes, continued attacking the Chinese centre and the two flanks on the Nantienmen front with utmost violence.

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"Most of our fortifications were demolished, but our troops offered a spirited resistance." The report adds that at some points the Japan ese bombardment had been violent it was impossible to repair the damaged fortifications,

"However, our troops are exert ing their utmost efforts in holding THE Foreign Office has issued the their positions at many points with

hand-to-hand fighting."

OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, April 29.

following communiques. The committee set up by

the

Legation in Tokyo, abolishing the feet from an upstairs window and Council of the League of Nations

present representative office.

The first Manchukuo Minister to Japan, Ting Shih Yuan, will arrive bere early in May.

BERT HINKLER'S BODY FOUND

ON DESOLATE MOUNTAIN NEAR MONTEMIGNAIO

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Apr. 29.

THE remains of Squadron-Leader Bert Hinkler, who crashed in Apennines after leaving England on January 7, in an attempt to break the England-Australia flight the United States bank crisis, as record, were to-day removed from seen by a junior member on the the desolate scene of the disaster on staff of a San Francisco bank, is contained in the following latter the bleak mountain face, to the to Hong Kong resident. The little village of Montemaganio, five last paragraph is not strictly about miles distant.

Like the French air mail 'plane,

banking but shows that the U.S. Hinkler's landing was made in a is not wholly downhearted.

"Can you imagine how aurprised practically inaccessible epot. Mon Carl and I were one morning when temignino, the nearest village, is we came to breakfast on reading only accessible in certain parts of the newspaper that Governor Rolph the year, and is only reachable by had declared a bank holiday, It& norrow winding road overhang. had to happen sooner or later, so ing a precipice. The village was just as well. On top of that, Pres never visited by motor-car until Roosevelt in office the first day de- two years ago." clared a national holiday for a Hinkler's body was found by a week. I think his doing that just dog which was accompanying a about saved the country from finan- group of woodcutters, and when cial ruin. Money was going out of discovered, was found to have been the banks faster than it came in. badly mutilated by wolves. Death Roosevelt asked Congress for war must have been instantaneous, as time power, and it was given him, part of the body was burned in the He immediately gave the people wreckage of the plane. two weeks to return to the banks A passport and papers, however, all the boarded money, under a confirm the identity of the body. penalty of imprisonment Or a One, document bears, the words, $10,000.00 fine. The first week that "Herbert.

born at

we opened, you should have seen undaberg.' Hinklet was born at the money pour in. The Federal, Bundaberg, Queensland. Reserve acting under. Roosevelt's

orders called in all the gold, "and"

also the gold currency:

The Central Bank in Oakland

failed to open with the other banks;

that was a shame as 65 per cent.

Crashed When Searching for Landing Place.

(THROUGH EZÚTER'S AGENCY:]

FLORENCE, Apr. 29.

Wrapped in the Italian Tricolour,

CAPTIVE BRITISH

OFFICERS

for the organisation of the World Monetary and Economic Confer- ence met vit the Foreign Office to diny nad the chairmanship of Sir John Simon.

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It was decided to convene a con- ference on June 12 in London DEATH_REPORT COMPLETE-at the new Genealogical Museum.

Sir John Simon announced that LY DISPROVED

His Majesty the King had been graciously pleased to indicate that he would personally open the con-

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]

DAIREN, April 20. THE REPORT concerning the alleged death of one of the 5.6. Nanchang officers, which was subsequently completely disproved, a

was

circulated yesterday by: Japanese newspaper here, which claimed to have received the news by telephone from Mukden.

DERBY CALL-OVER

RODOSTO AND KING SALMON FAVOURED

(THROCON REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April_29. THE following is the latest Derby

call-over:

100-0 Redosto .. 100-9 King Sulmon or 100-8 Hyperion t and a. 100-8 Gino 0.

100-7 Scarlet Tiger o. 100-6 Manitoba o, 20-1 t. 100-8 Lochiel. o.

15-1 Felicitation o, 20-1 t 0-1 Young Lover t and o. 25-1 Statesman o. 25-1 Harinera o 33-1 t.' 33-1 Light Bussex o. 33-1 Interalce, o. 40-1 Alexander, o, 50-1 t.

HOME CRICKET

WEST INDIES AGAIN DRAW,

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

LONDON, April 29

jejence.

The representative of the United States, Mr. Norman Davis, in- framed to organising committee that at the opening of the confer ence the American delegation in tended to propose a tariff truce.

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Attack Repulsed.

An earlier message from General Heu Ting Yao said that a Japanese infantry, 6,000 strong, attacked the Chinese line this morning from our directions. The Chinese troops bravely resisted and the attack was repulsed.

General Hsu puts the Chinese casualties between 500 and 600 men wounded.

Chinese Volunteers Leaders in Switzerland.

THROUGH AUTER'S "AGENCY"

GENEVA, April 23.

A group of forty Chinese, mem- bers of the former armies led by Generals Ma and Su Ping Wen arrived in Basle this morning en

The Organising Committee agreed to circulate the terms of this pro-route to Lucerne. posal with an invitation for June 19, to the states ou invited for their information."

THE FIGHTING SERVICES

The party was greeted by Mr. Woo, the Chinese Charge d'Affaires at Berne. Generals Ma and Su Ping Won were both detained in Berlin owing to slight disposition, but will be following in a few days. The group included Hau Di Aou, Chief of Staff to General Ma, Sia Hou, Chief to General Ma, Sla Hou, Chief of Staff to General Su

Ling and Li Tu.

he is not here.

TO ELIMINATE BANDITS

FORMATION OF NEW RAILWAY CORPS

(THROUGH RUTER'S AGENCY.] ·

MUKDEN, Auril 30, –

A CONFERENCE is taking place. here to discuss ways and means of eliminating "bandits" special- ly along the railway lines. The formation of a new railway corps equipped with a nuinber of aero- planes is envisaged.

PARLIAMENT AND THE

GERMAN JEWS ·

VIGOROUS PROTEST.

(Special Air-Mail Service)

LONDON, April 16. Two motions relating to the Ger

Government's treatment of man Jews have been tabled in the House of Commons.

Mr. J. P. Morris, Conservative member for North Salford, has put the down & motion appealing to Government to press upon the Ger- man Government the necessity for securing German Jews against fur- ther persecution. He has obtained the support of fifty members from all parties for the motion. No Jewish member has been asked to sign it. The motion reads:

SEVERE COLLIERY

EXPLOSION

SEVEN KILLED, TWO INJURED

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]

COLOGNE, Apr. 20.

SEVEN niners wire killed and two injured in a colliery ex- plosion which occurred at Carnap,

as Essen, to-day. It is not yet known whether the remainder of the shift who were on duty at the time are safe.

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SILVER MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

LONDON, April 20.

FOLLOWING ARE THE SILVER QUOTATIONS ON THE LONDON MARKET TO-DAY:

Apr. 23

Apt. 29

SPOT FORWARD

20"

191

20

191

$25,000,000 PORT

BOUGHT FOR $25.000

ENGLISHMAN'S DEAL IN

CHILE

Santiago, Chile-An Englishman named Robert Bell has bought a port on the west coast of South America for $25,000. It is Caleta Colosa, Chile, with a population of 5,000, and only 10 years ago its valac was assessed at $5,000,000.

The port was one of the most. famous and flourishing in the nitrate trade, possessing up-to-date port equipment, a network of rail- rends Enking it with the rich pain- and pas, rosperms residential That this House, whilst desirous shopping

hotels, districts, two of not interfering in the domestic schools, post and telegraph offices, government of any country, ob piers and wharves and freight and serves with regret the continuadassenger stations. Principally it persecution of Jews in Germany, recognises that the Jewish faith

was the base of the Agia Santa Nitrate Company, and before Ger man researches produced artificial fertilizers it exported thousands of tons of nitrate of soda-to every parts of the world.

cannot be identified with any par ticular nation, expresses its sym- pathy to British Jews in the hour of their trial caused. by the persecution of their coreligionista, Mr. Bell has decreed that Caleta and requests H.M. Government, in Colosaurust disappear from the the interests of world peace, the face of the desert, Town and port advancement of world trade, and will he sold for old iron. Gangs of in accordance with our ancient labourers are already at work. traditions, to make friendly repre stripping everything, pulling up sentations to the German Govern zails, disinterring piping and break- ment to respect the numerical weaking down homes. The entire popu ness and defenceless position of thelation W36 evarciated by the Jaws in Germany.

Government because it BAW no hope of their further employment. in the depressed nitrate industry,

Day for Discussion ? Mr. Morris has put down a ques tion asking the Prime Minis- ter whether he w1. give day for the discussion of the mo tico.

Commander O. Locker-Lampson and a number of other M.P.8 have placed on the order-paper the fol- lowing resolution:-

Members who have put their

LONDON PRESS CLUB'SË

LOAN TO NEW YORK

NEWSPAPER COLLECTION.

Home Fleet Commander ingen and Generals Wang Teh names to the motion are Comman the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New

(Special Air-Mail Service)

LONDON, April 16.

that The Admiralty announce the

hie' appointment

been approved of Admiral Bir Wil- liam H. D. Boyle, KCB., to be

Home Commander-in-Chief, Fleet, in succession to Admiral Sir John D. Kelly, C.C.V.0.," K.C.B. to date September 14, 1933.

Sir John Kelly is being relieved after the customary two years in this command. It will be recalled that he was appointed unexpected ly in 1881 owing to the illness of Admiral Sir Michael Hodges, and he took up the command at à mo ment of some perplexity, the diffi culties of which were successfully overcome. Sir John Kelly, who

was 60 years and three months old when he hoisted his flag in the Nelson, was the oldest Commander- in Chief since the War.

Sir William Boyle, the son of the

NANKING GOVERNMENT

APPOINTMENTS

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

NANKING, April 28. MR VICTOR HU has been ap. pointed Chinese delegate to the International Opium Advisory Committee and General Huang Mosung has been appointed Paní fication Commissioner in Sinklang Province.

SOVIET AMBASSADOR TO CHINA

That this House calls the atten- tion of His Majesty's Government to

[Special Air-Mail Service). the ill effects upon Anglo-German relations of the discrimination against Jews in Germany, and in-

LONDON, April 16, vites the Government to express At the request of the these views at the earliest opper-School of Journalism, Clum tunity through the most convenient bia University, the London Frees diplomatic channels.

Club has lent its English news- paper collection for exhibition at der Locker-Lampson, Major Hills, York, this month during the snual Mr. John Buchan, Rear Admiral conferences of the Associated Press Suetor, Mr. Isaac Foot, Lord Har- and the American Newspaper Pub tington, Mr. John Potter, Mr.lishers' Association. Stuart Bovan, Lord Elmley, Mr. R. D. Deaman, Mr. Adam Mait land, and Sir N. Grattan-Doyle.

Committee Formed. Major Nathan, Liberal M.P. for North-east Bethnal Green, presided at a meeting at the House of Com

it was de mons at which cided to form a consultative com- mittée "for the purposes of the pre- Boat emergency in Germany." The US NAVY BOARD DEMANDS committee will seek the closest co-

NEW WARSHIPS operation with the Joint Foreign Committee of the Jewish Board of Deputies and the Anglo-Jewish As- Rociation. A working committee was appointed under the chairman abip of Major Nathan. The object to give direction to the feeling created by occurrences in Germans and to act as liaison between "all those bodies and persons, Jewish

The collection, which amived in New York yesterday by the Cunar der Aquitanis, presents in complete cequence the development of the newspaper in England from its ben ginnings, more than 300 yours ago,

to the nineteenth century,

IMMEDIATE ACTION TO ENLARGE "INFERIOR FLEET.

1THOUGH BRUTER'S AGENUE-1

WASHINGTON, April 284

and non-Jewish, who are profound THE United States. Navy Board-

of the people in Oakland had their with candles burning at the headTHE WEST Indies cricket eleven late Colonel Gerard Boyle, entered M. BOGOMOLOFF. newly ply concerned at what is happening are urging the construction of

played their second drawn

game

money in that bank. I think they, and foot, the body of Squadron will liquidate and reopen under Leader Bert Hinkler is lying in game on tour when they concluded the Navy as a cadet in 1887, served another name. Of course with! state, guarded by Carabineers, at their one-day

yesterday as a lieutenant in the China War Central closed the people just the village of Castel Sanniccolo against Raigata Priory, in a satis of 1900, was in the Intelligence De flooked across the street to the Many women are visiting the church factory position.

partment at the Admiralty in 1900 American Trust. We opened 800 new to pray beside the body. * accounts in a week and all good

Batting first the tourists scored 11, and was appointed & staff officer obes too. Poor Carl worked every was found is reputed to be haunt contributing is not out. The home Naval Attache at Rome, but in the The mountain on which the body 103 for 9 declared, F. R. Martin in 1912. When War began he was night for ten days till about 2 ored, and is stunned by peasants. side scored 117 for 9 before stumps 17 commanded HM.8. Fox on the 3 in the morning. I also worked Charcoal burners aro at Broadway a few nights till mid-people who occasionally climb its Surrey fast bowler, scoring. 56.

the only were drawn, M. J. C. Aliom, the Red Ses Patrol, and in 1917-19 the battle cruiser Repulse in the Grand night helping them out. I got storm wreathed slopes.

Fleet V KAT The West Indies drew their first through rather early one after- ncon down here so I told Erickson, It appears that Hinkler van fly game, against Mr. Scott's XI I thought that Duolap might like ing low, searching for a landing place when he hit the mountain machip wat nt Broadwayahny

Took Helen to see Of Thee Tide The Time Why to badly 1026-27 His la dé-in 1000 Sing," inst Saturday. It is one of damaged. Hinkler was flung out was a President of the R.N. Co the best musical comedies that and his body was found 70 feet legs at Greenwich where he did have played San Francisco in a way, where it has been lying under much to promote the higher study long time. It took the 1937 Pulit, the snow until the recent thaw of war in the Service, and compli 25 prize as the year's hest play. Official honours will be paid on fed a small book entitled "Gallant Lots of good music and dancing" behalf of the Italian Government.

F

Deeds.

He was Captain of the Tiger in 1019-21, Commodore of Devonport Barracks in 1921-23. and after pro- motion to flag rank, he was Rear- Admiral, 1st Battle Squadron, in 1024-25. He was in command of the 1st Cruiser Squadron (Mediter ranean and Chine) in 1996-08, and in command of the Reserve Fleet, "(Continued on previons column).

THROUGH REUTEL'S, AGENCX.]

SHANGHAI, April 29. pointed Soviet Ambassador in in Germany and who are desirous 48 new warships immediatel China, will be returning to Nan of taking every possible step to im to the alleged inferiority of the

American Navy. king on May 1 to present his prove the situation. credentials on either May 2 or May

MIMIC WAR MANŒEUVRES IN NANKING

[THROUGH REUTEE'S AGENCY.]

NANKING, April 28, FIVE THOUSAND Cadets of the Military Academy participated, in mimic war manouvres here, this morning.

One group of the Cadete we de tending the City, whilst the other were attacking the City from the

North-East Gato.

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