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MR. SPRAGUE SUBMITS

4

HIS RESIGNATION

But President Refuses Immediate Acceptance

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1933.

DISARMAMENT QUESTION

"

Sir John Simon Returning to Geneva

London, Nov. 17.

Sir John Simon is to-day leaving

GIGANTIC SCHEME TO SPEED ON London for Geneva, where he will

RECOVERY

New York, November 17.

the Mr. Sprague, Adviser to Treasury, submitted his resigna-

tion to President. Roosevelt who refused to accept it immediately, acecording to the Herald-Tribune.

Commerce The Journal

declares that Mr. Sprague urged President Roosevelt to speed on the recovery by a gigantic slum-clearance and housing scheme. Mr. Jesse Jones is quoted as saying that the United States bought. hardly enough gold abroad this week to "All your teeth" and that domestic pur- chases amounted to only 85,582,- 000 which prompts the Herald Tribune to declare that the entire effect of the gold plan has hith erto been psychological."

Speculative interest in silver discouraged any immediate con- sideration of the problem unless the political expediency makes it unavoidable, according to Journal Commerce-Reuter,

MARKET DEMORALISED

the

New York, Nor 16. President Roosevelt conferred for more than half an hour to- night with Messrs. J. P. Morgan and Myron Taylor, who later de- clined to comment to the Press.. Detalls of the meeting are not yet known.

With the wild fuctuations in the

Dollar the foreign exchange

market was demoralised this after-

noon.

sources

Some dealers report that they bave been unofficially informed. from Government

that further export of capital would not be permitted and a formal notification to this effect is ex- pected. Reuter.

NEW FARM CREDIT OFFICIAL ·

Washington. November 17.

Mr. William Myers, Professor of Farm Finance at Cornell Univer- sity, has been appointed to sug-

New York, November 17 The Financial Editor of the New York. "Evening Post" asserts that the danger of the printing press faces the American public,

retire- He says M... Woodin's ment is insignificant. "He has flown the flag of sound

maney,

but he resigns with kotowing to the whims and fancies of mone- tary illiterates.

"Mr. Acheson's valiant battle is emasculated by the Roosevelt Ad- ministration, de

"Mr. Morganthau a man without training or preparation and his appointment is an affront to the financial solvency of the United States,

"We are committed to a finan- logic cial experiment which the

of all history indicates will be a fallure."-Reuter."

ROOSEVELT LOSES LEGAL POINT

New York. November 17. The First test case in connee-

tion with President Roosevelt's decree against gold hoarding, has been decided against the Presid

ent on a technical point.

While upholding the charge against Mr. Frederick. Barbar Campbell, the New York lawyer for falling to report US.8200.000 in gold, held for him by the Chase National Bank, New York, the Federal Judge ruled that the President had usurped the powers delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury in an Act of Congress on March 9-Reuter.

FLIGHT OF CAPITAL FROM U.S.

New York, November 17. The United States dollar yester- day strengthened from 5,52 to 5.26 as a result of the rumours

consult Mr. Henderson and. it is hoped, representatives of other Governments upon the procedure in connection with the Disarma- ment Conference.

The Foreign Secretary will be ac- companied by Captain Anthony Eden, Under-Secretary and they hope that, as the result of conver- sations there, effective means will be agreed upon for getting the Conference once again into mo- tion.

The Foreign Secretary's decision to go to Geneva was taken after telephonic consultation with Mr. Henderson. The latter," a few day's Paris, but has now decided to re- ago, was considering a visit to

main at Genevs, which thus seems to be best place for the forthcom- ing conversations-British Wire- less Service.

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KING'S SPEECH IN

PARLIAMENT

Withdrawal Of Germany Commented Upon

NON-ARYAN

CHRISTIANS

May Now Hold Office In Germany

"

Berlin, November 17. Dr. Mueller, the Nazi Bishop of the Reich, has agreed to promul London, November 17. gal a law rescinding all church Parliament has been prorogued | laws adopted in recent. "months, by Royal Commission,

The withdrawal of Germany has not necessarily dislocated the Tamme, but the work for In-

ternational agreement

Disarmament

by pursued, declares the King in his miust be vigorously

speech at the prorogation of Parliament. The World Economic Conference left in being suitable organisations charged with the task of fixing a date for re-as- sembly and making the prelimin- ary arrangements.

The continued willingness of the British people to bear heavy sacrifices has enabled Britain al- most alone among the great na- tions, to maintain a satisfactory balance between income and ex-. pendure.

Confidence has been restored by the sound financial policy and a

tection of Industry-Reuter.

thus non-Aryan Christians - can continue, to be members of the German Evangelical Church, and ́also to hold once in them-Reu-

ter.

SENSATIONAL PARIS REPORT

ANXIETY IN GIB FOREIGN POLICY

Over The Spanish Elections

"Gibraltar, November 17. Hundreds of English residents" in towns in Andalusia, as well as tourists of all nationalities, are flocking to Gibraltar for fear ofį acts of violence during the com-t ing Spanish General Elections on Sunday.

FOR CANTON

New Committee Fórmed

(From Our Special Correspondent)

Canton, Nov. 17.

Re-

&

The South-West Foreign Seven thousand candidates, be- lations Research Committee, longing to forty-four-parties are subsidiary organ of the South-west feverishly contending the voters' | Political Council will be formally favour. to fill 470 seats in the established on December 1, accord- ing to a semi-official report. The Cartes-Reuter,

members of this Committee con- sists of Mr. Chen Yu Jen" (Eugene Chen), Mr. Tang Shao Y, and Mr. Kan Chich Hou, with Mr. Cher as Chairman;

HU HAN MIN

Declines High Appointment

London, November 17,

Regulations concerning the or- ganisation of this Committee have

Quickly Denied by" It was reliably learned here to been drafted by the secretariat of

Germany

Berlin, Nov. 17, The alleged confidential docu- ment, sent to German agents abroad by the Central Propaganda Bureau of Berlin, instructing the agents to educate public opinion towards a favourable attitude to

day that Mr. Hu Hàng Min has no the South-West Political Comedi

been intention whatever to go to Nan- and have

submitted to king or to accept the appointmen: Messrs. Chen Yu Jen, Tang Shao of Chairman of the National Yi and Kap Chich Hou for con-

# Government.

sideration and approval. Mr. Chen Mr. Eu's associates here stated. Was the first Minister for Foreign that in the circumstances it is Affairs in the Nationalist Govern not expendient for him to return | ment, while Mr. Tang Shao Yi was will Mr. Hu formerly Frime Minister of the to the capital ner leave Hongkong for any other Pelping. Government and now a magistrate of Chungshan Model As regards the Fukien situation | County. the local authorities still main- tain an indifferent attitude/

SAMUELITES JOIN reasonable measure for the pro-wards Germany's daims, which place.

OPPOSITION

But Lord Reading Unlikely to Change

J

SILVER MARKET

was published in a Paris. news- paper," yesterday, la officially de- clared to be an "obvious fabrics- Mon."

.1:

"It was published in order to polson the international political atmosphere," the Government spokesman asserted-Reuter.

(From Our Special Correspondent)

GERMAN-POLISH AGREEMENT London, November 16.

Paris, Nov. 17. The Liberal Party led by Sir. Herbert Samuel, to-day decided

London, November 17, Official circles here express keen by a large majority to go into options on the London market to- agreement as removing the ob- Following are the Sliver Quota-satisfaction at the German-Polish position from the opening of the

day:

stacles to eventual direct Franco- new session of Parliament on No-

German conversations and tend- Yember 21.

ing to a general detente.

The major reason for this deci- sion, which was arrived at. after

meeting lasting seventy-five minutes, is dissatisfaction.

with the course of events in regard to Disarmament, in which the Ca binet is alleged by the Liberals to have displayed a lack of zeal and the negotiations" a lack of skill.

Lord Reading leads the Liberals in the House of Lords but it is thought unlikely that he will join Sir Herbert Samuel's move-Reu- ter

Nov. 17 Nov. 17 Spot ............ 187. 18:5/16 Forward

18.7/16 18 The London on New York ecoss rate to-day closed at 5.30%.

The same circles, however, de- cline to comment on "Petit Part BU..slen's" disclosures in which it is stated that Germany has "adopted a concillatory atitude towards Po- land momentarily but has in no way abandoned her claims.

HONG KONG'S DEFENCES

is about to take steps to end the BRITAIN'S NAVAL Question in House

States.

ceed Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Jun-flight of capital from the United lor. as Deputy-Governor of... the Farm Credit Administration.--- Reuter,

น

of

Foreign exchange dealers ex- pect formal notification to-day, Washington, November 17. --

prohibiting further export It is expected that the estab- lishment of diplomatic

capical, relations with Russia will be anounced this ❘ afternoon-Reuter,

sterling and buying dollars.----Reu-

S.S. SAXILBYTM DISASTER

Little Hope Of Saving Crew

London, November 17, Litle hope remains that any of the crew of the British steamship, "Saxilby", which on Wednesday, sent out distress calls when 400 miles of Valentia, Ireland. have survived.

The Cunard liner "Berengaria," the British freighter, "Manches- ter Regiment," and the Dutch steamship,

"Boschdijk," which

went to her help as fast as the fierce Atlantic gale would permit, found no trace either of the boats or of wreckage.

After scouring a large area they abandoned the search, being con- vinced that no small, boat could possibly have lived in such mountainons seas.-British Wire- less Service.

TRAFFIC VICTIMS. IN

BRITAIN.

wwwww..c

London, November 177 The House of Commons yester- day signifled agreement with the House of Lords in amending the Road Traffic Act to make provi- sion for payments to hospitals for treatment of persons injured in motor accidents. British Wireless Service"

MR. MACQUN TAKES

·CHARGE OF CHINESE CUSTOMS

London, November 17.

Mr. J. H Macoun who has been living in retirement in Ireland since 1927, has taken charge of the Chinese Customs in London, replacing Mr. Stephenson who died suddenly on November Reuter

THE DERBY CUP

"London, November 17.

It is also rumoured that

the Reserve Bank is heavily selling ter.

HOME RUGBY

Trinity College Dublin Beaten 13-0

London, November 17: Oxford University beat Trinity College (Dublin) by 13 points to all in their home Rugby match yesterday.

Oxford will meet Cambridge in the annual Varsity

at Twickenham on Tuesday, Decem- ber 12-Reuter,

match

Kidnapped Youth Murdered

San Jose, California, Nov. 17. It was revealed yesterday that Brooke Hart, Junior, son of a wealthy merchant, who was re- cently kidnapped, has been mur- dered by his captors.

POWER Large Decrease In Personnel

London, Nov. 17. Asked what were approximately the decreases or increases in the personnel of the naval forces of Great Britain, the United States and Japan respectively at present time, as compared with 1914, the First Lord of the Admiralty. Sir Bolton Eyres Monsell, in the House of Commons yesterday said that, fr round figures:

The United States had an in- crease of 39.700.

Japan had an estimated increase of 40,000.

Great Britain had a decrease of

55.400.-British Wireless Service.

BRITISH COKE TRADE

Delegates Visit Finland

London, November 17. The Secretary for Mines, Mr. Ernest Brown, in the House of Commons yesterday, said that the British Coke Trade delegation visited Finland last month and ed, one of whom is alleged to have discussed with the coke importers,

Two suspects have been arrest-

confessed that Hard was beaten to death and his body thrown into San Francisco Bay-Reuter.

ACCIDENTAL DEATH IS

VERDICT

Jury Recommend. Load Testing

Accidental death, with a recom- mendation that the police should consider the possibility of provid- ing apparatus in the West : Point district to check the weight of lorry loads was the verdict re- turned by the coroners at Central Magistracy yesterday morning.

The case was continued from

of Commons

London, Noyember 17.

The French press describes the disclosures as a damning exposure of Germany's alms and methods.- Reuter.

ROYAL NAVY

Home Fleet At

Rosyth

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, Nov. 1. a week from 10-morrow

For

"NEW MOVEMENT" IN FUKIEN

The object of the Foreign Re- lations Committee is to study the international situation with a view to formulating a workable foreign policy. for the South-west. At the same time, the Committee will en- roll the service of students inter- national afairs, who will conduct researches into various phases of foreign affairs especially China's relations with the Powers.

Nanking, November 17. While authoritive information is lacking regarding the "new Chinese news agency claims to movement" in Fukien, a local

International events' of import- have learned from reliable sour ance will be recorded by this Com- ces that General Tsai Ting-kai.mittee for the reference of high commander-in-chief of the XIX Chinese officials, and a journal Route Army, is opposed to moves will be published for this purpose. of a separatist character.

The agency's report adds that has General Tsai's opposition pricked the bubble of the Fukien movement-Reuter.

DRIFTWOOD

By The Beachcomber

In spite of the trade depression, business along the Kowloon water front was at a maximum yesterday and the number of coolies engaged made the deck look like a busy city street. Every derrick, constructed for transporting cargoes from the ships to the shore and vice vares, was in operation as well as the man

Mr. Chen has been requested to return from Hong Kong to take- active part in this Committee.. Mr. Kan Chieh Hou, the Inspector- General of Foreign Affairs, has indicated his willingness to serve and Mr. Tang Shao Y1 will make periodical visits to Canton in this connection.

RUGBY

Club and Army Teams

The following will represent the

the vicinity of the Home Fleet, under Admiral power equipment which keeps Hong Kong Football Club First XV

•

v. The Army at Sookumpoo, to-day at 3.30 p.m.

JP. Whitham, J. J. Ferguson, W. H. B. Rigg, R. H. Griffiths, G.

In the House of Commons to- day, General Clifton Brown asked whether in view of the lawlessness and piracy in Hong Kong and the general

Sir William Boyle, will be VA-

ating on day in and day out. certainty of the Chinese situation, Rosyth, its last port during the

THE RANCHI Autumn cruise, which is to end } any steps have been taken to mo-

The Ranchi, which sailed at naớn, dernise the Hong Kong defences with the arrival of the ships at brought three interesting passen- to give security to foreignera. their home porta on November gers as far as Singapore. They

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald replied 13 and 14. The big ships present were the Rajab and Ranes of Lammert, M. W, Turner, J. A. that there has been recent with the flag include the Nelson, Sarawak and their daughter, en R. Selby, Stilliard, I, H. Brnd- increase in Hong Kong defences Valiant,

Malaya,

Hood, and route, to, going to Kew Chang in ford, A. F Walkden, F. R. Burch, D. C. Cumming, G. A. Stewart, D. and it was incorrect to say that Renown. Other units include the Northwest Borneo.

Cairo (destroyer flagship). " and

THE COMORIN

McLellan, K A. there has been any increase re-

Mr. B. L. Beith, manager of the served:-J. cently in lawlessness and piracy the 2nd, 5th and 6th Destroyer in the vicinity of Hong Kong Flotillas, with the sloop Snap- Shanghai branch of Messrs. Jar- Wheeler, R. H. Garrod. Reuter.

dragon and target-towing tugs. dine Mathesons and Company. ar- The Army Fifteen in the above

The Rodney has already arrived rived in the Colony this morning match will be as follows:- it Portsmouth for docking, and by the steamship Comorin. The Lt. Birt, R. A. Lt. Martin, S. W, the Warspite is due there on Comorin not only brought a fairly B. Pte. Siamonds, S.W.B. L. Ros- Wednesday. Owing to the depar- large number of passengers, but sier, Lincs, Cpl. Addism, S.WB. ture of the latter the flag of severat novel ideas in Womens Pte, Walters, S.W.B. Le'pi Hewitt, Rear Admiral R. M. Colvin has fashions. It was a real treat to 8.W.B. Le'pl Hardy, S.W.B. L been transferred to the Valiant. which the members of the women. Herbert, R.A. Pte. Watkins, S.W. The Leander has returned to De- disembark because they had all Pte. Gilmour, S.W.B. Pte. vonport direct from her visit to paid particular to attention to Lloyd, S.W.B. Pte. Jones, B.W.B.

CHINA'S POLICY CRITICISED

Hutchisonro, Re-

D.

M.

Strong Protest by Hull, and her sister-ship, the their suserables. As one officer re- Gr. Barraclough, R.A. Lt. Met-

Wang Ching Wei

Nanking, November 17.

·

It is understood that the For- eign Office, of which Mr. Wang Ching-wei is, the acting Minister, has verbally protested against the Japanese Military Attache's re- cent statement criticising China's policy towards Japan.

The Japanese Attache, Colonel. Shibayams, who

has recently been negotiating with Huang Fu on the Great Wall problems, is credited with having said that China would have been partition ed by the Powers if it had not The discussions were

been for Japan-Reuter. satisfac- tory to both sides and no serious difficulty now stood in the way of securing the desired" increase. Mr. Brown stated.-British Wireless Service.

to maintain and increase the British share in the Finnish coke. market as provided in the proto- col to the Anglo-Finnish agree- ment.

SPEED-BOAT RECORD

Hundred And Two

London, Nov. 17.

SEITAN MARU FOUNDERS

OFF LOOCHOOS

Tokyo, November 17. The freighter Seiten Maru ia feared to have foundered in storm off the Loochoos, together with thirty of her crew.

· One", survivor and

Ho Maru-Reuter.

one. Corpse

have been recovered by the Mizu-

blessed fashion show.”

Evans, RN.

Achilles, is making an indepen marked. "This trip seems like acalfe, RA dent cruise to "shake down" after commissioning.

Fourteen days' leave will be granted to the Fleet, at Christ- mas, in two watches, the first from December 12 to 27, and the second from December 27 to

January 11.

EAST INDIES CRUISE The Fourth Cruiser Squadron, East Indies Station, will to-day Conclude its stay at the base at "Trincomalee, and the ships will separate for independent cruises. The Hawkins, Captain T. 8.-V. Phillips, fagship of Vice-Admiral ME Dunbar-Nasmith, V.C., CB, is to go to the Persian Gulf in accordance with & programme already announced, and she will return to Colombo on. December 7 and go to Calcutta for Christ-

The Enterprise, Captain, R B Darke, D.8.0., is to visit Bombay -and Karachi: She will arrive at the former port" about November 8: The Colombo, Captain CEB, Simeon, which is replacing the Emerald while the latter ship is under repair: In England, is also to go to Bombay from November 4 to 13, and then to other Indian portare: US

RELIED FOR THE "CARADOCIA,

two days age and was the result Miles P.H. Reached., of a lorry" plunging over an em-

- It has been decided that, ... "ón bankment. ·near Aberdeen and

completion of large repair, HMS. killing Cheung Sam-tai and a

The driver of lorry: No, 3129, Capetown will join the - Reserve companion Ho Kam on October In the Southampton water yes- was fined $20 for having driven Fleet at Devonport at standard 27.

terday Hubert Scott Paine es-, In a dangerous manner in Bel notice until she is required to Bergeant McInnes Poilce Me-tablished a new world's record for chers Street Traffic Bergeant commission for service on the chanic and the first witness call-the-fast-test speed on salt water Winslade said defendant was driv... | China Station in 1934, as relief ed testified that the truck was for a single-engined motor-boat.~ing an empty lorry at a speed of i for HMB Caradoc, Captain “E. slightly overloaded and stated Driving Miss Britain IIIbe 33 miles an hour on a very | N. Byfres, The Caradoc is small- that in his estimation the accid-reached an average speed of, 100.- † erratić“ course. ↑ Lal Kwai, driver er and of lighter draught than The Derby Cup was run to-dayent was due to misjudgment on 132 miles per hour. The fastest of a private car was fined $10 for the other cruisers in China” and and resulted in Lucky Patch (4-1) the part of the driver. Sub Ine of his runs was 102,105 m.p.h., disobeying a police; signal at the is stationed at Hankow through- winning by half-a-length from spector Nicol supported Bergeant which was achieved against both Junction of Queen's Road and out the winter months when the Court Eqerry (100-6) who was McInnes statements.

tide and wind

Garden Road Inspector Nico! fall of the river makes it impos- three-quarters length, in front of

said defendant cut in the path of sible for cruisers to go so far up Brunswick (100-30). Altogether

a police car coming in the op- the Yangtze The Capetown, is a twelve ponies faced the starter. -

posite direction, which had been later ship of the same size and Reuter.

given the right of way,

draught.

Mr. E. W Hamilton acted as The previous record, set up by Coroner and the jury consisted of, Scott Paine himself last Septem- Messrs, J. F. Robinson (foreman); ber, was 05.08 m.ph-British Wire Andrew Tse and M. 8. Morris, less Bervice..

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