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BRITISH BUDGET SHOWS

SURPLUS

SOUND FINANCIAL POSITION SHOWN

True Saving Approximately

£42,000,000

London. Mar, 31.

Britain's Anancial year ended 'to- night with a net surplus of revenue over

£31,147,860. expenditure of This remarkable and satisfactory figure is reached after allowance has been made for payments in respect of war debt to the United States of £3,301,382 and for £7.- 749,868 set aside for the new sink- ing fund. The Chancellor of Ex- cheque, in last year's Budget, anticipated a surplus of only £1.- 300,000 without making any pro- vision for payment of statutory sinking funds or for any payment to the United States. He had! anticipated à revenue of £898,800.- 000 and expenditure of £697,500,000, Returns issued to-night show re- venue amounts to £724,567,149 and expenditure, including as stated war debt and sinking fund, £893,- 419,289.

True saving as compared with Budget estimates is therefore ap- proximately £42 million although this figure is swollen by certaini "Windfail" items;

Budget estimated receipt from income .tax of £2284 millions has been almost exactly reach- ed.

Surtax alone produced £52 millions an increase of £14 mail-

Ilons over estimate.

Estate duties estimated to pro- duce £74 millons have in fact produced £851 millions having been swollen by an exceptionally large amount from a single estate, Customs and excise receipts very largely exceeded expectations.

It was estimated they

would produce £269 millions. Actually they produced £286 millions.

Post Office. net receipt at £13, 100,000 is £1 millons more than was expected.

side the

On the expenditure charge for national debt interest was estimated at £224 milions, excluding statutory sinking funds "which it was expected would be

met from borrowed moneys,

Actually the charge for interest and

EMPIRE TRADE IN 1933

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1934.

STAVISKY SCANDAL

INQUIRY

LITTLE HEADWAY

BEING MADE

A MYSTERY

STILL

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Daily Press"}_{

(By Talagraph, Copyright, Tala Shooting Affair At

graphic Messager "Ordinance, 180 Recaived, April 1, 4.30 4.m.}

Paris, March 31.

The Minister for Justice bas given strict orders that the judi- cial investigation into the Stavi-

Marseilles

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Marseilles, April 1 It is thought indirectly, that sky affairs will not be interrupted Venture and Spirito had consider- during the Eastern holidays,

able influence not only is the

but in municipal | This appears all the more neces- underworld,

The shooting outbreak sury as the enquiry into the mur-affairs. der of Judge Albert Prince is occurred in a bar here at 1m. making no headway, the authori- when four young men seated at a table fired on three men who "tles having so far being unable to

prove their charges against the entered killing two and a three gangsters who were arrested tomer. They then dashed out and ded. One of the dead men being loaded ed of being involved in the

a Corsican clutching £ der.

automatic in his pocket which he "One. gangster. Baron

Gaten had not time to draw. The sur- d'Lussatz, who belongs to the up-vivor of the three declared he did per French "underworld." has not know the attackers.

France is shocked at the revela even been able to prove his alibi

Slight Improvement on Thursday and strongly suspect-

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London. March 31. There has been an Improvement in some quarters in the exchange of Empire goods, notably between Great Britain and India and South Africa, but there is no marked ex- pansion in the volume of Empire trade as a whole declares the Lon- don Financial Times to-day in a review analysing the first year of the Ottawa policy.

There is strong evidence that good results may be expected from the policy when general conditions Improve, and the tendency since the beginning of 1934 support this, the newspaper continues.

British imports from the Em- pire countries totalled £249,450,- 000 in 1933, which is an increase of £1,300,000 as compared with 1932, but British exports to Em- pire countries amounted to £163,- 500,000 which is a decrease of 22,000,000.

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The heavy decline of trade with the Irish Free State. and. with Hong Kong as the gateway South China, was sufficient to ac- count for the trade as a whole to respond to the stimulus of Ottawa," the Journal declares.-Reuter.

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for the day of the Judge's murder, tions that Marseilles is tainted by while another of the arrested" gangster rule-Reuter." » men, Paul Carbone, admits having been at Dijon on the day of the murder. but boldly maintains that this is no reason to convict him.

A French policeman who was questioned on Friday by the Stavi- sky Committee and asked why the police did not consider it neces- sary to keep such characters as Stavisky under observation, replied to that if the Paris police had shadow every suspicious character, a large increase of the detective force would be necessary, as there are at least three thousand per- sons roaming the streets of Paris who could be classed as suspicious characters. Transocean Kuo Min. CIVIL SERVANTS CRITICISED

Paris, March 31.

JARDINE RESIGNS

Not Taking Part In Test Matches

London, March 31.

"I have neither the intention nor the desire to play cricket against Australia this Summer," says D. R. Jardine, the England Before adjourning for the East-Test skipper, in an exclusive state- er Holidays, the Parliamentary ment published:by the "Evening Stavisky Commission... adopted a Standard."-Reuter. resolution to inform the Govern-

failure of Empiretionaries have. been, accepting ARREST OF

RIOTING IN INDIA

and management has amount to British Force Called

ing a margin within fixed debt charge of £11 milions, out of which it had been possible to make not only a token payment of £31 millions to the United States but also sinking fund payments "of

£77 millions.

As regards supply services the Budget estimates and supplemen- tary votes totalled to $4681 mil- lions, but thanks to savings the actual Exchequer issue' amounted "to 458 millions.

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A recrudescence of the rioting la feared..

Curfew orders have been pro- claimed both at Ajodhya and Fyza-

ment of the fact that far too many civil and military" func

positions as members on Board of Directors of Companies and thus lending support to various more or less dubious undertakings..

BRITISHER

For Communist Activities

The resolution requests that le- gislation or instructions be given to medy this state of affairs. Fur- ther sensational, revelations about" the Stavisky swindlers activities are made by the "Figaro," which alleges that the expenses of Her- riot's journey to Russia last sum- mer were paid by Stavisky, al- According to a police report to though without the ex-Prender's the Foreign Office, the New Zea knowledge, and that the funds for lander, Mr. WM Bickerton, tea- the ex-Air Minister, Coty's sub-cher at a Japanese Government sequent flight to Moscow was high school, has been "detained' likewise provided by the king of since March 13. crooks."

Tokyo, March, 30.

COTTON PARLEY World Cable News In Brief

DEADLOCK

Japanese Delegates Leave London

London, March 30,”- The Japanese delegates to the recent cotton conferences left for

Japan this morning, being seen

off at Victoria Station by Mr. Mat- sudaira, the Japanese Ambassador, and Sir Edward Crowe. They will spend two days in Paris, then visit Nice and Rome, and will leave Naples on April 8th, arriving in Japan on May 17th.

Mr. Okada, the head of the de- legation, interviewed by Reuter, said both sides had endeavoured to do their utmost - to · arrive at some workable solution, but ung fortunately they had not found it possible to discover a common bas- is of agreement this time. "Yet he thought their labours had not beer in vain,

(Special to "Hong Kong. Dally Press") (ByTelegraph, Copyright, Telegraphic Monjuges Ordinanca, - 1873m Encgivad, March 99, 4:30 pm)

Beran, March 30. The Republic Haiti's Minister to Germany Leuls Edouard Hou- goat died of pneumonia last Thurs- day night. He bean his career as lawyer-diplomat in 1896 ' as Legation secretary---Transocean Kuo Min.-

Moscow, Mar. 30. The Turkish Government will take part in the colebrations here on May 1-International Labour Day-by sending a crack squadron of modern military planes to the Russian capital, the return flight will include landings in Warsaw, Bucharest and Soft--Trans Ocean Kuo Min.

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Bucharest, March 30. A light but extended earthquake disturbed the whole of Roumania for fifty seconds, causing consider able property damage though, no loss of life. In the city of Galatz which is nearest to the centre of By constant, frank and dispas-the shock dozens of houses were alonate exchange of views, said cracked open but the principal were the population Mr. Okada, both sides had been injuries to

understand each onbers recorded when a train was just able to position and standpoint better, and pulling into the station at the to "secure the most friendly con- time. tact, which would be lasting in s effect,

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The problem is difficult," said Mr, Okada," and it requires a good deal of labour and patience It is only by constant contact and talk that it will be possible to find a means of adjustment."

Mr. Okada concluded by paying a tribute to the friendliness and cordiality of the Manchester "re- presentatives.-Reuter:

The panicked passengers dived through windows, both open and shut, in their blind efforts to escape from what they took to be ar imminent railway accident, many suffering serious cuts and frac- tures of the arms and lega-Trans-

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Holy See by new concordat will be strikingly symbolised at the cere monies marking the close of the Holy Year on Easter Sunday when Crown Prince Umberto will take. the principal part in the beatifics- tion of Don Bosco, this being the Arst time in history of United Italy that a member of the Royal House of Savoy is attending a re- ilgious festival presided over by the Pope himself. When the Crown

Prince and Pope: Plus XII move down the wide naye of St. Peters

will they

arrive at what ...'generally recognised as being the ultimate political con- clusion of the State and Vatican conciliation which was begun f 1929. The stubborn Church fight against the Fascists incorporation of Church societies and organiza- tions of youth found a most em- phatic declaration of pesce in last. Sunday's elections when priests and religious orders went to the polls in a body to vote. confidence in the Mussolini Government. In retum as a token of complete con- cillation the Duce will attend the lay ceremony unique in Italy's his- 'tory-official assembly on Capitol on Easter Monday in honour of the elevation of Don Bosco to Saint- hood.-Transocean Kuo Miri.

The Hague, Mar. 30. Queen Wilheminä of the Nether- land will deliver an address, to her subjects "on the death of the Queen Mother, in a radio speech "which Istanbul, March. 30.

will be broadcast at "12.40 p.m.. Samuel Insull, the wandering GMT. on Sunday, to the Colonies gentile, having passed through the in the Dutch West and East In- JAPAN AWAFTS ACTION, Aegean Sea, Dardanelles and the dies.Transocean Kuʊ Min.

Sea of Mamora, is now held up once more in the Straits of Bos- "Tokyo, March 31. Declaring that the Foreign Office porus--the entrance to the Black The law itself sees no reason to reject in principle Sea and freedom, Britain's proposal to transfer the is still in no way impeding the textile negotiations to the British well

financed. fugitive; his vessel and Japanese Governments, a For- the Maiotis being stopped merely eign Office spokesman said Japan for repairs prior to the continua- would not take action until the tion of the voyage. The eventual goal of the man without a count- British Government makes a new proposal to break the present dead-y" is still not fixed but it is expected he will sail on to Batum lock-Reuter.

the Georgian port at the other end of the Black Sea, and from there make his way to a sure haven in Persia, or. Afganistan.-Trans- ocean Kuo Min.

TASHI LAMA SOUGHT

Mission Now At Kalimpong

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Berne, March 30. In a statement issued on Friday the Swiss Federal Council emp- hatically rejects any currency ex- periment and stresses the incor- poration with the National Bank whose position is "strong and.

The Federal healthy."

Council will maintain the Swiss franc`st the present level-Transocean Kuo Min.

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Innsbruck, March 30.4 The Heimwehr corporal who ared the shot across the German border last November which killed Bucharest, March 30. a private in the Gerinan Army- The assassination of the Chair- member of skiing practice squad- man of the Roumanian "Liberal was sentenced by a Civil Court Party, the former finance Minister here on Friday to two months

a two-year Bratianu was attempted on Friday severe arrest with while the statesman was en route period of probation. The defen- in an automobile to address a dant had been charged with party assembly at the town of criminal negligence in shooting Platareski near here. There re- before ascertaining the unarmed. rature of the German party and volver shots from the shelter of a drainage ditch shattered the win-location on German soll-Trang- Darjeeling, March 30.

dows of the motor car but failed ocean Kuo Min. A Tibetan Government deputa- to hit any of the occupants. The tion, with fifty monks and ser- shooters are still at large-Trans- varits earrying valuable presents ocean Kuo Min. has arrived at Kalimpong en route to China to bring back the

London, March 30. Tashi Lama, ane of the hereditary The Italian Under-Secretary heads of Buddhism in Tibet, who Suvich will return the Rome visits was exiled to China following a of Simon and Eden sometime dur- dispute with the late Dalai Lama ing the month of April, according It is the hope of the delegation 10 an official announcement on to return with the Tashi Lama Friday which attached, however, (By Telegraph, Oopyright, Tele- Ordinance, 1874- for the reincarnation of the Dalal more than formal

significance graphic Messages Lama which cannot occur under coming from Mussolini's disarm- Received, April 14.30, 0) nine months from his death. The ament expert. April 21 is the pro- Tashi Lama will became the tea-visional date of Suvich's arrival.

He is still in custody and had Lucknow, March 30.

"Figaro" asserts that Stavisky not appeared before a Magistrate, -A company of British Infantry hoped to obtain French credit for although "strong representations has been called out at Ajodhya, Russia to the extent of twenty have been made by the British near Fyzabad, owing to the ten milliard francs by which ten mill- Embassy. sion between the Mosiem and. Hin-tard would have been affected by

The police state that Mr. Bicker- du communities.

financing Russian orders to beton is charged with Communist placed with French industry activities and that the charges are Transocean Kuo Min.

regarded as "grave".

Although the police inform the Foreign Office, Mr. Bickerton deri- PARLIAMENT ADJOURNS les some of the charges, the po- Hce have confiscated some of his personal papers and claim the The effect on Tibet's policy if possession of a certain amount of the Tashi Lama returns will be London, March 29.

Incriminating evidence,

uncertain, but it may result in a After nine week's work, in which Denying allegations that they pro-Chinese tendency. the Government legislative pro-resorted to third degree methods

Meanwhile, two Japanese lamas gramme has been considerably ad- for the purpose of extracting a have arrived at Lhassa, having vanced. Parliament adjourns this confession, the police have promis passed Nepal disguised as Tibe- afternoon until April 9th-British ed to expedite the examination- tans-Reuter. Wireless.

A BLASTING DISASTER

Floating debt now stands at £844 millions made up of £799,- 810,000 Treasury blils and £44,- bad. Reuter. 900.000 ways and means advances. As the corresponding total of a year ago was £810,455,000, the Bgure shows an increase of £344 mlilions. But during the year floating debt was increased by an Issue of £200 millions to exchange equalisation account against, which assets to a corresponding amount are held, so that, apart from this item, there has been a reduction in floating debt of £1654 milions in year.British Wireless.

INDUSTRIAL "ACTIVITY

Six Workmen Killed

(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Fress")

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Tele- graphic Messages. Ordinance, Received, April 1, 4-30 a.m.)

1894.

Brussela, March 31.", A charge of 8,000 pounds of

Britisher Impressed blasting powder, exploded pre-

In Germany

(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Preas")

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Tele- graphic Messages Ordinance, 1894 Beceived, April 2, 4-80 a.m.)

maturely in a quarry near Seuilles in the Ardennies and five men were killed by the avalanche of rocks caused by the blast and two others fatally injured-Transocean Euo Min.

Namur, March 31. Six workmen were killed on Saturday almost at the identical spot where the late King Albert Munich, March 31. came to a tragic end; The work- stone Colonel Graham Seton Hutchison men were engaged in a a distinguished British officer-now quarry blasting operation when touring Germany told a repre-charge of dynamite exploded much sentative

the

earlier than it was due and before of

Voelkischer Beobachter on Saturday that public the workmen had time to get to opinion in England now was safety-Transocean Kuo Min friendly to Germany.

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BELGIAN UNEMPLOYED

(Special to "Hong Kong Dally Press").

Col, Hutchison, whom the Ger- man Press describes as a leader of the Nationalist Labour movement in England came over to Germany with several friends to pay homage to those fallen in the war, em- phasised that the United Veterans

(Ry Telegraph, Copyright," -- Tele- Bocieties entertain in England the same feeling of fraternity for graphia Messages Ordinance, 1884. German ex-soldiers as for of all Received, April 1; 4.50 5.m.)

Brussels, March 31. nations. Col. Hutchison' said 'thaj v what had lmpressed him most in A forty-eight per cent increase Germany was the great industrial in the number of Belgian anem- activity which showed that theployed took place in the months whole nation was keenly attached of January and February, accord- to its daily work, which he regarding to a statement made on Batur ed as one way of performing a day to the Cabinet by the Labour direct service to one's Country Minister, Van Viseker Transocean

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cher of the new Dalai Lama.

SEVERE EARTHQUAKE IN PROF. EINSTEIN

BALKANS

STAMPEDE IN

OPERA

BUCHAREST

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HOUSE

Many Women Hurt: Big Area Affected

London, March 30, Serious damage over a wide area has been done by severe earth quake shocks experienced in the Balkans Rumania and Southern Russia last night,

Many persons were injured in Bucharest where a panic occar- red in the Opera House, causing a stampede in which many men and women were trampled upon.

First news of the occurrence was received in London from Hu- charest, the report stating that the most serious tremor lasted for fifty seconds.

The whole of Rumania was badly ahaken and considerable damage was done in all the brincipal cities, including Bucharest, Jassy, Bralia, Galtz, and Rustchuk, A

MA SOFIA DAMAGE. Later news showed that Bulgaria, parts of Jugo-Slavia and a con- siderable area in Russia had also experienced violent shocki

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Sofia reporte state that heavy damage has been done in the Bul- garlan capital

“GAZETTED”

For Harming German Interests

Berlin, March 30. Professor Einstein figures on a list of thirty-five names gazetted. of people who are declared to have. forfeited their German citizenship for "harming. German interests by disloyal behaviour,”

All their property in Germany is declared, to be confiscated by the Government under this ruling. the course,

gravely worry Professor Elastein, at present in the United States, as he has already taken steps to renounce his German citizenship.

Many women were hurt in the stampede at the Opera House In Bucharest, caused by the violent swaying of the building.

Alarm was caused throughout-Reuter. the country and the mengre news thus far available shows that EcoTes of persons have been in- jured, ZOBA

The quake was accompanied by a loud internal rumbling.

STOCK EXCHANGE CONTROL

Amendment To U.S., Bill

The new International telephone exchange near King Carol's Palace. suffered considerably in the quake.

·RUSSIAN, REPORT Moscow reports state that severe

Washington, March 29, quake shocks, in quick accession were felt throughout Southern The Senate Banking Committee Russia

Ag has added an amendment to the Detalls are lacking, but the tre- Stock Exchange Control Bill ex- mors appear to have been feltempting State and Municipal Bonds most at Kiev Jitomir, Shpola, from the provisions of the mea- Nemerch, and Bobrinsk-Reuter sure.Reuter,"

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Rome, March 30. The end of the 600 year strife between the Italian State and the

BYE-ELECTION CANDIDATE

(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press")

Paris, March 31

Former Police Prefect, Chiappe.

will be a candidate in the bye- elections taking place on April 27, in the Paris district and necesat- tated by the death of Deputy Odin

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