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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1933

ANIMATED SCENES AT CONFERENCE

EZRA BROTHERS

Plead Guilty To

Serious Charge

MR. CORDELL HULL'S

DANZIG JOINS UP!

San Francisco, July 5.

Judali Ezra, formerly a mi To Maintain The Gold DON'T LET IT BREAKDOWN!

lionaire resident of Shanghai, and his twin brother, Isaac Ezra, pleaded guilty to violation of the Narcotic Laws when arraigned to-day.

Standard

London, July ti.

Danzig hus joined the gold TO ADJOURN UNTIL NEXT

bloc. The free city formally associated itself with the declara-

They were arrested following the discovery of a largo consignment of drugs aboard the Japanese liner, Asama Maru. The drugs were contion of a European gold bloc "of cealed in oil drums.

The American authorities, ara satisfied that by the capture of the Ezras they have broken into one of the biggest dope-running rings operating in the Far East and the

United States.

Fortune Amassed, Sentence upon them was postpon- ed until September 2, pealing the receipt of further information Orient regarding the muggling ring of which the Ezras are alleged to be the heads.

From the

The Assistant Attorney said that the brothers had furnished the police with valuable information which would aid the Government to eradicate the ring's activities,

Judah Ezra admitted that he bad massed a considerable fortune as a result of the organisation's ae tivities.

July 8 and has instructed the Danzig Central Bank to get into contact with the central banks of the gold countries in order to give the fullest effect of the declaration for the maintermuce of the gold standard-Reuter,

THE RUBBER INDUSTRY

Future Promises Bright

LONDON, July 8. opium and theTHE Amsterdam correspondent of derivatives of opium had been im purted into America in large quan- tities disguised as tea and other packed and canned products.

Fake Firma,

that

the Financial. Timre declares that authoritative rubber cireles in restriction Holland state negotiations are proceeding favour- ably.

The recent visit of two Dutch Fake commercial firms were in members of the International existence, he admitted, for handi Warking Committee to London is ink the consignments. Over stated to have yielded good results £50,000 of drugs were found con- and it is understood that an off- reated in Ezmi's home in Sancial statement will be issued short. Francisco, where he had been dpy-Reuters, parently operating as a real estate

agent.

Three men and a

woman indiet

ed with the Ezra brothers also. pleaded guilty and were remanded in gaol-Reuter.

JAPAN'S ACTIONS IN FAR EAST

Criticised In House Of Commons

LONDON, July 8.

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ITALIAN AIR ARMADA

SAFE ARRIVAL AT

RYKJAVIK

RYKJAVIK, ICELAND, July 01 - THE Italian air Armada, con

sisting of 23 seaplanes under

the command of the Italian War Minister, General Balbo, arrived here at 4.38 p.m. yesterday, from Londonderry, Ireland. The Aying boats left Londonderry at 1 p.m. yesterday.

From Reykjavik, the Armada will fly to Cartwright, Labrador, DURING the debate on the For the most difficult stage of their eign Affairs Estimates in the journey. From Labrador they will House of Commons, Inst night fly via Montreal to Chicago the Labour Party Leader, Mr. Renteri George Lansbury, severely critic ised Japan's policy in the Far East, Britisked who was protecting THE Italian flying boat squadron

intereste in Manchukuo

OCTOBER?

London, July 6.

Never since the opening day had the World Economic Conference building been a more animated scene than this morning when the lobbies were congested with crowds of delegates and pressmen, all speculating as to what was the proceedings of the private meeting of the Bureau which opened at 11 a.m.

As much ground in the clearing work remains to be accomplished, the suspense may not be definitely lifted until this afternoon.

The outstanding idea of the moment is that a plenary ression be called to-morrow to adjourn the Conference on a definite formula for re-assembly within a few months, possibly at Geneva in October.

GRAVE-LOOKING DELEGATES

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APPEAL

AN IMPASSIONED APPEAL

Do Not Be Defeated By: One Snag

ONLY TEN SPOKE

Others Kept Their Peace!

NO CIVIL WARS

.

FOR FENG!

But Chiang Thinks. Otherwise

Peiping July Military authorities here have ived confidential instructions

General Chiang Kai Shelt chairman of the Nanking Military Commission, insisting that General Feng Yu Hsiang and his forces must be ousted from Charhar by force.

London, July 6. Only ten out of the sixteen delegates contributed to the Bureau discussions, according to al official.communique, namely, Following this order, there are Mr. Cordell Hull, Count Ishii, considerable troops movements London, July 6.

Dr. Jung, Dr. Wigforss along the Peiping-Suiynan rail An impassioned appeal for the

Bonnet, Mr.raad. The second division and (Sweden), M. continuance of the Conference Neville Chamberlain, Dr. Colijn, 25th division under the direct

was made by Mr. Cordell Hull in the Bureau when he urged them not to be defeated by one snag when the hopes of the world rested on their shoulders.

The speech had a tonic effect and drew support from the Japanese and Swedish delegates, and also the Dominions and Mr. Neville Chamberlain -Reuter ̧-

ANOTHER REPRESENTATIVE

WASHINGTON, July 6. President Roosevelt is now send- ing Lawrence Steinhardt, the Unit ADJOURNMENT CERTAIN London, July 6.

ed States Minister to Swoden, who While anxious groups in the

is at present in Washington, to LONDON, July 5. lobbies

were discussing and

The decision of the gold bloc | London to-morrow to afford a fresh the

of the ad-personal elaboration of the Ameri situation. countries in favour speculating on sixteen countries comprising the journment of the World Economic can position.-Reuter,

DISCUSSIONS CONTINUED Bureau (Argentine, United King-Conference, which makes it virtually dom, Canada, China, Czecho- certain that an adjournment will be decided at to-day's meeting of the Slovakia, France, Germany, Bureau, was reached after a ment- Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mexico, ing at the French headquarters, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the lasting from 10.15 p.m. to 11.40 0.m.

Soviet United States and Russia), deliberated all morning on the method of adjourning the Conference: "

After the meeting it was learned from Duties were of the opinion from French quarters that the gold hat President Roosevelt's state ment, while representing definite progress, confirms the view that the difference between the United States and European viewpoints on the foult to effectively continue the monetary question makes it most Conference at present

The fateful meeting was held in one of the private rooms alloted to the Secretariat. No official statement was available by 1 p.m. when the Bureau was still sitting but a suggestion Nevertheless, the gold bloc coun leaked out that an adjournment, tries feel that the statement shows Was moved by Mr. Ramsay a definite desire for rapprochment and sympathetic collaboration which

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LONDON, July 8. WHEN the Bureau adjourned for

lunch, it was discussing a draft tinuance of the work of all the resolution providing for the con- commissions, excluding all mone tary and kindred questions.

Several Bureau delegates lunched at the American Embassy where they continued the discussions

Reuter.

EXCHANGE MARKETS

APATHETIC

Mr. Senator Reuter.

Bennett, Dr, Yen and command of General Ho Ying

Dolwer (Spain).

Lastattdide

SILVER MARKET

{From: Our Own Correspondent.)

LONDON, July 0. FOLLOWING ARE THE SILVER QUOTATIONS ON THE LONDON MARKET TO-DAY:

July July 5 SPOT ............

18.7/16 18.15/16 FORWARD...... 18.0/16 19

THE LONDON ON NEW YORK €8088 RATE TO-DAY WAS: £1== $4.50%,

FRENCH AVIATOR

KILLED

IN A MOTOR CAR SMASH

LONDON, July 5. hero of the Paris-Hanoi fight THE Paris airman, M. Robida, with M. Cudos, last year, was yes terday killed in a motor smash

He was married recently and bad promised his bride that he would not fly again.-Reuter.

Ching, Minister of War, are ordered to proceed to Kalgan, and other troops are proceeding to- ward a certain point.

General Feng Yu Hsung re- peated the assertion that his troops fight only foreign foes and do not take part in Civil War but that if General Chiang orders-- his men to fight., Feng's anti- Japanese forces, Chiang himself. will bear all consequences. Central Pres

THE NORTHERN. EXPEDITION

Commemoration Ser- vice On Sunday

CANTON, July 6,

On the coming. Sunday, July 9, commemoration celebration ', 'of the northern expedition will be

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Hall under the auspices of the held at the Chungshan, Memorial

Council. That day is proclaimed Kuomintang South-west Politics as a general holiday.

All shops and public establish ments will display flags on that day, The ceremony at the me morial hall-will be participated by numerous government officials and

Press

MacDonald himself in the capa- did not exist in the previous Ame: EFFECT OF THE BREAKDOWN MOSLEM GIRL AND Party organs in Canton.-Central city of chairman of the Steering 1ican declaration. The document is Committee, thus avoiding placing described as most conciliatory, and the responsibility on any particn-one which, if the Conference were lar country.

adjourned, would facilitate the con tinuance of work later.

period of adjournment was left The question of fixing a definite

is felt that no term can

LONDON, July 6.

THE breakdown in the World Economie Conference has left besitant. exchange marketa apathetic and

Just as it seemed as if the Bureau intended sitting through

Dollars which opened at 4.50 out the lunch hour completing open as

were bid down to 4.47) but later the work in one session, it was be put to the monetary situation. announced that the Bureau had It is necessary, from the viewpoint receded to 4.50 while gold cur risen without reaching any deci- of gold countries, to watch the furencies remained quiet-Reuter. sion. They will re-meet at 3.30 ture course of the American dollar

900 Miles Over Open Sea,

LONDON, July 5. under General Balbo resumed p.m.

All delegates looked very grave Japan had tom up treaties and the flight to Chicago yesterday

M. had blasted her way through Man- when it left. Londonderry for us they left the Bureau. charia, he said..

Bonnet strugged bis shoulders

Sir Austen Chamberlain thought that Mr. Lansbury overstressed the Sanctions part of the League Co- venant. He (Sir Austen) would rather stress measures for the pre- vention of wrong.

;.

When the trouble began in the Far East, he had great sympathy with Japan and thought that the League showed insufficient appre ciation of the difficulties of Japan with the anarchical conditions in China, but as events went on, he concluded, that Japan had put her, self increasingly in the wrong.

Japan's action in Manchuris was irreconciliable to the three golemn international engagements..

Iceland."

A wireless message despatched and did not reply when he was en route reported that the machines asked his opinion regarding the were proceding normally and fant the conditions were good.

The stage involves a 900-miles flight over the open sca.British Wireless Service-

GERMAN CENTRE

PARTY

ANNOUNCEMENT THAT IT HAS BEEN DISSOLVED

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prospects.

-Reuter.

ROOSEVELT'S NEW

STATEMENT.

LONDON, July 5. President Roosevelt's statement; transmitted to the Secretary-Gen eral of the League of Nations, stresses that he desires the World Economic Conference to continue.

DEBATE FIXED

LONDON, July 6

THE House of Commons debate on the World Economic Confer- ence has been fixed for, Monday,

July 10-Reuter.' Mr. Bennett. (Canada) said, "I don't think there is any question of brightness or dark ness; we have just adjourned for lunch and at present there is nothing I can usefully say.'

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He declares that he does not nee how a minor issue of temporary stabilisation can in any way dimin ish the advisability of such discus- tions and urges the Conference to seek to mitigate the remedy for the evils of the present economic situa tion.

Cannot Adjourn, Mr. Bennett who is fighting He promisee American co-opera- for the Doninions against an tion but declares that the revalua adjournment, asserted emphati- tion of the dollar in terms of Ame rican commodities is an end. from cally when interviewed by which the Government and people He asked the Government whe

Reuter, that the Conference was of the United States cannot be di- ther the Lytton Commission's sug-

BERLIN, July 5. gestion might not take a place in DR. Bracaing, a former Chan unable to adjourn without the verted. Manchukuo, reconciling the inter- cellor of Germany, announced full vote of the Conference. This ests of Japan and the Sovereignty that the Catholic group at the view is disputed in other quarters Reichetag, the German Centre where it is suggested that the Capt. Eden's Reply.

Party, has dissolved itself. The Under-Secretary for Foreign The disolution follows Chancel Bureau's decision may be put Affairs, Capt. Anthony Eden, relor Hitler's demand made last into effect forthwith without a plying to Mr. Lansbury, declared week.

On Saturday last, all plenary session. that the League had no reason to Catholic clubs and societies in Unlike the League assemblies; be ashamed of its record. It is not Prussia, which the police TC- a super-State and could not go be- garded as political, were closed in the World Economic Conference yond its powers, he said. ·

of China,

Regarding the arms embargo in the Far East, all countries did not possess equal legislative powers, and could not enforce it. Until they did, it was impossible to take steps for an arms embargo ́any- where.

purasuce with Hitler's policy to keep the Church aloof from poli tics-Reuter.

NO GUARANTEES ✨

LATER.”

States.

The value of the dollar in terms of foreign currencies cannot be the immediate concern of the United He urges that apart from stabi. lisation of currencies; other great problems are deserving of explora- tions

BUSY DELEGATES

CHRISTIANITY

USE OF COERCION DENIED

LONDON, July 5,

THE CHINESE LOAN OF 1925

How Is It To Be Paid?

Asked in the House of Commons as to what steps the Govern- ment were taking to inquire into the allegation that a Moslem girl pupil at the missionary school at Port Said was beaten to force ber at accept Christianity, the Foreign Becretary, Sir John Simon, said that he understood the girl was beaten by teachers as punishment IN view of the action of the Unit for rudeness and disobedience, and that there was no ground for the allegation made in certain quarters that this disciplinary action was 20 attempt to force the girl to accept Christianity.

LONDON, July 3.

ed States in going off the gold standard, bondholders, statos The Times to-day, are most interested in awaiting the method of payment to be adopted for the half-yearly coupon dur on July 16 upon the The Acting High Commissioner Chinese & per cent. loan" of 1925." had been in close touch with theThe loan was clearly a gold-del- authorities since the incident be lar loan and holders are entitled LONDON, July 3curred with a view to the ce to the equivalent in gold dollars It is understood that the Ameri- tablishment of some kind of cen and should not be obliged to accept..

trai supervision over certain payment in depreciated dollars. aspects of missionary activities in Reuter. Egypt, and an intermission board wert also being consulted. British Wireless Service.

can representatives to the Work Economic Conference were yester day in frequent telephonic and tele- graphic communication with Wash-

ington.

Many consultations between the leading delegates at the Conference took place during the day, but it is yet uncertain what course will be adopted at the meeting of the Bu rean, which is due to be résumed. Wireless this morning-British Service.

The first task is to restore prices THE METRO VICKERS to a level at which industry and agriculture can function profitably and efficiently. Reiller, s

has no standing rule and Mr. Ramsay MacDonald is credited with the desire that one advan- UNANIMOUS VOTE tage was to settle the con-

LONDON, July 5. troversy behind closed doors in

The midnight meeting of the gold order that there will be no pubbloc countries voted unanimously licity for any disruptive view for an adjournment of the World which might prejudice the Economic Conference.-Ileuter..

THE WHEAT AGREEMENT resumption later in the

year It is learned that this morn-

ing's discussion was most con-

LONDON, July t

INCIDENT

RUSSIAN EMPLOYEES STILL IN PRISON?

AMERICAN WAR DEBT

SIR J. SIMON'S STATEMENT IN COMMONS

UNITED STATES

NAVY

$77,000,000 ASKED FOR MODERNISING SHIPS.

LONDON, July 5

WASHINGTON, July 6. THE Foreign, Secretary, Sir John THE United States Navy will mak

Simon, winding up the debate for 877,000,000 for moderniso on the Foreign Estimates, in the ion of battleships, which will give House of Commons last night, re the United States & feet of battle- ferred to the American debts. He ships equal to those of any said that the approaching negotiastated Senator Swanson, tions, the exact date of which was States Secretary for Navy not yet fired would deal with the day whole subject, not one particular instalment

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The money is to come from Public Works Fund.

THE dissolution marks the from

LONDON, July 5. al end of the Parlimentary Regarding British interests in Manchukuo, there were Consular system of government in Germany

THE Foreign Secretary Sir John President Roosevelt himself had The programme will incitada.

Simon, was asked in the made that clear, and had asked moderatisation of five battleships, officials there although there had although the announcement does been no recognition of Manchukuo, not indicate that the members of

House of Commons whether any of Britain, to make representations to and increased gun elevation on Regarding Disarmament general-the Centre Party have received any

the Russian employees of Metro Washington as soon as they seek two others politan Vickers were still in prison, euch revision of the existing agree Three battleships are ly, he admitted that there was definite guarantees from. Hltlor in risk in signing the Disarmament return, for their disappearace. fused owing to the delegates Fifteen per cent, is tentatively Convention at present, but there The party statement gives the talking at cross purposes, hence agreed as the rate for the reduction and if so, whether he would make ment as compatible to the revival being modernised,

representations with a view to the of prosperity-Beuter. euler

already modernised was also a risk in failing to reach members the possibility of joining it is impossible to foretell the of wheat acreage in connection with reduction of their sentences. an agreement on the Convention.

the Chancellor's National Front

tween the United States, Canada, Sir John Simon said that the uch as accusent fatto bring and cooperating in the soustruc precise outcome. As regards the the agreement reached in Laodon be such appeasement in Europe as to tion of the new order.

an adjournment Australia, snal the Argentine at duty of the British Government in objections to give nations sufficient. confidence

In expects that the confiscation without plenary, a compromise this will depend on the crops. Ethis matter was one which they en sign the Convention: That needed the assistance of the whole of of the party property and the ar- has been mooted, namely, parts are to be based on those of the deavoured to discharge in relation rests of the Centrists will cease, private meeting of an enlarged last three to five years, and not on to British subjects Representa tions to a foreign Government in Europe, particularly those tries which complained of an in. that those already arrested will Bureau, including heads of the production.

be released, and adds the hope different committees

The Australian, Argentine, and regard to its own nationals stood United States delegates are con on a different footing., The Labour member for White that the Centrists in future will be

In any case the adjournment stituting a committee, and seek haven, Mr. W. Nunn, was of the treated in the same way as the

reply to Mom of the full Conference, and not European co-opera opinion that China would welcome Nasis.

tion is ex The Centre Party deputies will merely the monetary commission, their request for uny friendly action to put, her house in order.

not go over to the Nazis en bloc, seems absolutely certain though pected on Why could not America, Japan, but each will decide for himself certain committees unaffected by France and Britain combine to get It is understood that Harr something doet hesked. Brusning and other leaders will the currency problem may be

lay down mandatex Reuter

kept in existence-Reuter Heuter.

equality status.

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bian represent

of their co-operat

The firm naturally hoped that the considerations which had led to the release of all their employees who were British, might operate, în favour of the others on Behalf of whom intervention on part was not possible-British, ireless "Ser-

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