1934-05-25 — Page 9

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY,

MAY 25, 1934.

DUTCH INDIES RUBBER AIR EXPERTS IN

RESTRICTION

Increase In Production Causes Apprehension

Batavia, May 24.

The Poeple's Council has passed

a resolution by 27 votes to 26 EXECUTIONS IN

ing a quota for state native rib- ber "on a fifty-Afty basis.

The Arst license during the period of restriction in the Dutch, East Indies is 1934 will last for four months, allowing exports of 95 per cent, as the quota allotted to estate native" rubber.

The Council, by 32 votes to 20. rejected the motion for export duty an native rubber and the government. representative An- nounced that the export duty will be replaced by individual restric- tion as soon as possible despite the unanimous opposition of native" and other representatives on the Council,

The Counell also adopted restric- tion regulations.--Reuter,

DISAPPROVAL OF AMERICAN ATTITUDE

London, May 24. The refusal of the Peoples coun- cil of the Dutch East Indies to agree to export duty on native rub ber is somewhat accentuated by

TIENTSIN

Five Men And A Woman

Tientsin, May 24. Five men and one woman were executed by a firing squad in the Chinese city here, yesterday. by order of General Yu Hsueh-chung.

Three were implicated in the murder of Mr. Chu Shioa-fu, a correspondent for Shanghai news- papers, and the attempted assas- sination of General Me Chan- shan,

The remainder" were sentenced for fomenting disorders during the recent Kallan Mines strikes at Tongshan.-Reuter..

the weakness of rubber, although HUSBAND AND

the market is convinced of the willingness

and abilty of the Dutch Government the restriction scheme,

to carry

Out.

It is pointed out that the Gov- ernor has power to override the decisions of the Council, though the ; latter's resolution may cause slight alterations in the methods.

The recent increase in produc- tion, which is expected to continue till restriction commences, is caus-

WIFE

Honour For Mrs. Dod Procter

ing apprehension and has resulted who have been honoured by the

in rumours which are ridiculed in "well-informed

quarters that the committee may revise the quotas.

The principal reason underlying the weakness of rubber and other commodities is the stagnation in Wall Street which London circles are inclined to interpret as a de- Iberate protest against adminis trative interference, culminating in the Stock Exchange Control Bill

This attitude is not meeting the approval of London dealers, es- pecially as according to a leading broker President Roosevelt is only turning Wall Street from a gam- bling casino. into an 'orderly busi- Dess." Reuter..

RIOTOUS MOB

BOMBAY

"Police Open Fire

(Special Air-Mall Service)

London, May 8. The small band of women artists Royal Academy was increased yes- terday, when Mrs. Dod Procter with Mr. Meredith Frampton. was elected an A.R.A., in company

They take the places of Mr. W. Ruselt Flint and Mr. Terrick' Williams, who became full H. As. last year, "The Daily Telegraph" understands that there was & pax- ticularly large list under considera. tion for the honour yesterday,

Only two women had previously become Associates of the Academy the late Mrs. Annie L. Swynner tan in 1999 and Dame Laura Knight in 1927-although Reynolds as founder of the Academy named two women, Angelica Kaufmann and Mary Moser, as foundation members.

LONDON

A Round Of Visits

London, May 24.

FASTEST AIR

LINER

Diana's Tour On Empire Day

NEW GOLF CLUB NEW YORK TO ROME

OPENED

Nanking's Latest Move Forward

The five Chinese air experts headed by General Wong Kong

Landon, May 23. Tue, who are in London to inspect

The new Imperial Airways liner sence of some two hundred Chinese Nanking. May 17-In the pre- British aircraft are making the Diana, the fastest air-liner in the following visits: Armstrong Sid-world, which is making a 1,000 the Nanking Country and

and foreign members and guests, deley May 23: Handley Page, De miles tour of the aerodromes Club was officially opened yester- Golf Havilland and Fairey, May 24;

Great Britain to-morrow as part day afternoon at five o'clock, Mr. Napier, May 26; Hawkers and of the Empire" Air Day celebra- Vickers, May 30; Central Flying tions, will be piloted by Captain School and Wittering RAF. Col. F. Jones, who has flown over lege, Cranwell, May 25: R.AF. 1,000,000 miles.. Starlors, Andover and Worthy. Down, May 28; School of Techni- cal Training. Holkam, May 29 Air Armament School, Eastchurch May 31,

The experts will leave for France on June 1.

Yang Chien Mission been closely engaged, each day The Yang Chien Mission has

Inspecting Military, Naval," and Air Force establishments.

The despatch of these two Mis- sions attracts attention in dip- lomatic circles, especially since the Cantonese aviators come with full approval.-Reuter.

SILVER MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent)

London, May. 24.

prices to-day

London

silver were up id. as follow:---

Spot -Forward

May 23 May 24 19.11/16 19.9/16 -194 191 "The London on New York cross- rate" at 2 p.m; to-day was 5.091.

As an air line plot Captain Jones has flown across the chan-

nel 4,500 times, and has carried 85,000 passengers.

In all he has spent 18.000 hours. or more than ore year, at the controls of flying machines.

His record is very nearly equal- led by seven other veteran pilots of the Imperial Airways British Wireless,

WAR ON THE

REDS

Canton Troop

Successes:

and

Wang Ching-wel, Prime Minister Foreign Affairs, officiated at the. concurrently Minister for

function and spoke as follows:-

FLIGHT

Airmen Forced Down

For Second Time

London, May 24. The trans-Atlantic fiers, Sabelli

and Pond took off from Baldonne aerodrome this morning with the intention of continuing the night to Rome, but the recurrence of a defect in the petrol supply while "It gives me much pleasure to crossing the Irish Sea compelled opening ceremony of the Nad-von Coast in South Wales. be able to perform to-day the them to land, on

the Abera-

This, club will. I hope, serve to It is hoped to resume the flight king Golf and Country" Club. The machine was not damaged. meet the need that we have all shortly-Reuter come to feel rather acutely for These American airmen are on some time. In fact, for a num a flight from New York to Rome. ber of years since Nanking was On May 15 they were forced down made our national capital, we by engine trouble when they were have felt the lack of adequate over Ireland and landed at Moy, social and recreational facilities Co. Clare. at 8.30 p.m., after and we have sought to remedying for 33 hours, the last 21 of this situation so far as circum-which involved blind-fiying. stances permitted.

"Some six years ago the. Inter- national Club was organized un- der the auspices of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. During these || years "this Club, insofar as its modest means permitted. has pro- vided us with a measure of social life which would not have been otherwise possible.

From Our Special' Correspondent)

Canton, May 24, Cantonese troops are winninnal Club has become socially, it "Useful though the Internatio- minor victories

over the Com-has not been able to munists both in the Kiangel and

meet our the Fukien front.

recreational needs. In Southern

Kiangai, Ching Feng Yao, ă

"

SERIOUS RIOTS

IN OHIO

Violence By Mob Of 3,000

Toledo, Ohio, May 24. Its few tennis courts preclude. Serious riots, accompanied · by other forms of sport that require shooting and stone throwing,

SMARTER · ARMY FOR SIAM

Th

Two Air Squadrons Ordered

Bangkok. May 9.. The army believes in keeping up- to-date, and many purchases are being made. An American firm is for two squadrons" of aeroplanes, reported to have secured an order

it being considered that at the present time the mass produced machines from America, are bester value for money than those from ariy other country. A German firm ordering from Sweden and a Bri- tish house buying in Britain have shared the other armament re- quirements of the army" for the time. being.

Another German house bas secured the contract, for. the in- stallation of a cotton spinning, weaving, dyeing and cotton wool plant for the Army. This contract is worth to the tendering, Arm something approaching a quarter of a million ticals. The ideal is to dress, the army in material prow

compared with 5.08% at yesterday's strategic point north of Kwan large open spaces; its limited broke out here yesterday, when I duced in Slam. Whether the fac

closing.

GIRL BANDIT IMPRISONED

Friend Of John

Dillinger

St. Paul, Minneapolis, May 24. Sentence of two years' imprison- ment in a reformatory, and a fine of $1,000 has been passed on Evlyn Frechette,

Mun Ling, was captured on May

21 by the eighth division of the grounds do not give that inspiri- | strikers besetged third army.

and troops.

The

the

H

Electric

tory will employ much labour re-

ting sense of freedom and relaxa- Autolite factory and imprisoned mains to be seen; the experts from tion that real open country im-

the staff, until dispersed by police Germany will not only be required: parts.

to erect the plant, but to stay on .

the people who are police hurled

and teach tear-gas bombs from the windows of the eventually to operate it.

With a view perhaps to making building," while machine-guna were

the Army more attractive officers have been notified that they are required to be up to the mark in every respect, knowledge, capabi- lities, strength of body and mind. As a reward, officers outstanding in this respect will be sent abroad at Government expense to acquire further experience and knowledge.

The battle lasted but a short time when the Reds were either killed or driven away without any "It was in 1930 that the proposal casualties to the government for a Country Club was first moo- troops. Pushing farther on, the ted. Negotiations were made by Cantonese troops also captured Dr. C. T. Wang, who was then Ching Kai. The surrounding dis- Minister for Foreign Affairs, with tricts of Kwan Mun Ling are now the Committee in charge of the swept clean of lurking Com- Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum Park for munista.

the lease of a large tract of land There will be no further offen on the slopes of the Furple Moun- sive on the Klangal front, astains. It was planned to lay down General Li-Yang King, the com- a golf course on this 1200-mow manding officer of the third.army, ground. is now back in his home in Tung

Kwoon for, a brief rest,, beautiful girl

No. 1, John Dillinger. friend of America's Public Enems

She participated in his crimes after he broke from gaol, and was charged with conspiring to har- bour the bandit,"

Dr. Clayton May, who treated for a gunshot wound

Dillinger

Mrs. Procter's election adds to an even more, select group-married without reporting cases of gunshot IN couples who have both

A.R.A. Mr. Harold Knight at-

home wounds to the authorities. received tained the bonour a year after his

a like sentence on a similar charge, wife, Dame Laura, in 1996, and-Reuter. they thus became the first married couple to hold the joint honour, Mr. Ernest Proc-

Bombay, May 24.

Six mill strikers were wounded yesterday when the police fred on a riotous mob.

The trouble began when 2,000 strikers. returning to the mill area after celebrating the completion of a month's strike, insisted on following a prohibited route.

ter, the husband of Mrs. Dod Proc-QUESTION NOT

tar, became an A.R.A. in 1939.

Mrs. Procter's picture. "Morn- ing." created a sensation...when it It was bought that year for the na- was shown at the Academy in 1997.

tion. This year she is displaying a study of a female figure. Among work entitled "Light Sleep," a

her other notable works, are "The Blonde Girl," "The Model," and

The Baby in Long Clothes."

Mr. Meredith Frampton is the A police cordon barred their Hon of the late Sir George Framp progress, whereupon the strikers ton, RA, the scalptor. He has squatted in the roadway and re- sent in for the coming exhibition fused to move.

a ne portrait of Lord William The police, armed with lathis. Cecil. charged and injured a dozen strikers, who counter-attacked with bricks. stories and flower- pota.

The police' then fired 50 rounds. dispersing the mob.

The situation is now under con- trol-Reuter.

BUILDING LOANS IN

BRITAIN

Extending Home Ownership

SOCIETY BANNED ·

YET DISCUSSED

Evacuation Of Naval

Bases

Washington, May 16. Commenting on a report from London that the United States might evacuate its naval bases in the Philippines in view of ac- ceptances of the independence act by the insular legislature," Secre- tary of the Navy Claude Swanson sald" to-day the question had not been discussed by the administra- tion and when it was decided the announcement would "be made at Washington and not at London." Secretary Swanson pointed out The "Union Mondiale des Com-recently that the decision regard- battants Pour La Pale-that is ing retention of the bases need the world's champions of peace.

made unti after the has been prohibited throughout the state of Badeń by a decree is- sued on Wednesday by the Home Minister here.

(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright.)]...

Karlsruhe, May 23.

The reason given is that the so- ciety is a mere instrument of French policy, direated from head- quarters in the Baar territory and exerting harmful. Influence During last year the building so- | Hitler Youth organisation5.--- cletles in Great Britain advanced Transocean Kuo Min.

London. May 23.

..over £100,000,000

to borrowers,

and the total assets of these so-

cieties now exceeds £500,000,000.

These figures, which constitute

a record, were yesterday. given by

Bir Hrrold Bellman, the Chairman

REICHSMARKS QUOTA-

TIONS..

at the Annual Conference of Build-¦ (Special to the "Hong Kong Dally ing Bocieties,

A message was sent to His Ma- jest the King, in which reference was made ti the encouragement received from him by the societies In their work of "Extending. home ownership and the high citizenship of those who have a personal stake Din their native "...land.”—British

Wireless

Press" (Copyright).] '

trained on the entrance to prevent a mob of 3,000 from rushing the building, the steel gates of which

were torn off-

Eight rifle and three machine- gun companies, with a medical unit of the National guard, were

order.

mobilised

The initial expenditure Reuter. was to be defrayed by the Foreign Ministry...

On the Fukien front, the Can-

"It was decided to push the work these division

under Lieut. on the golf links so that the Club General Chen Chang had a four-might be inaugurated on our na- hour battle on May 19 with the tional holiday on October 10, 1931, Communists at Kit Wa, South- Unfortunately, owing to special western Fuklen, who prior to the circumstances, all the work that engagement were busy carrying on was going on had to be suspend- transporting work between heavy ed. It was not until the beginning concentrations

Communist of last year that the matter was troops. Four hundred Red soldiers again aken up by Dr. Lo Wen-karı, fought with a battalion of Can- then Minister for Foreign Affairs. tonese forces and were eventually Under his direction a Club-house overwhelmed.

was built, giving "accommodation Nanking troops under General and sanitary facilities for members Chiang Ting Wen, captured Kien who have already begun to *se Ning in South-western Fukten, ac- them. cording to an official report re- ceived here. It was a terrific

to maintain

SIGNALLING PRACTICE

failures to establish communica tion. The Eighth Destroyer Flotilla commanded by Captain A. R. Hammick in China, came first in order of merit with" 106 successf exercises. The monitor Terror, Commander J. M. Scott, on

China Fleet Comes her way to Singapore for duty 28

First

base ship, came next with 94. Thẻ Third Destroyer Flotilla, com- manded by Captain J. W. 8. Dor (Special "Air-Mail. Service)

ling in the Mediterranean, was next with 85; and fourth place was London, May 8. taken by the surveying ship Or- Extracts from the reports of mgade, Lieutenant Commander signalling practice between war- A, Day, in the Red Sea, with 62. ships and merchant vessels for the On the mercantile side, vessels of quarter ended December 31, 1933, the British Tanker Company re- khow that 1,217 successful exer- ported 189 successful exercises; "Now that this Club has taken cises were carried out, as compar- those of the P. and O. Company To replace the its desired shape, it seems appro-ed with 1,138 for the previous 83; the British India Company 83; ring forces in Fukien, two more formal inauguration so that it losses and to strengthen the Nan-priate to give it a more or less quarter. There were divisions will be sent to that might be thrown open to all lovers province.

struggle, and both sides suffered

heavy casualties.

Wholesome Sport

of sport. Ju

"Apart from the very real neces-

MR. CARLSON'S sity of providing the means for

اویر

BODY

mental and physical relaxation. It has ever been our desire to pro mote wholesome recreation, and to cultivate thereby the whole quali- ties of the sportsman. In the

various problems, we are all liable to lose our good nature and be- The body of Mr. Carison; which come poor neighbours. It is dur| was found by fishermen on the ing the moments of leisurely so- coast near Ningpo on Monday, bas cial contact that mutual good will arrived in Shanghai for cremation. and charity can be bred, just as The ashes will be shipped to de- the levelling influence of sport ceased's relatives in Texas for tends to overcome traditional pre- judices. Thus if this Club should expiration of the 10-year transi- munications Superintendent of the to the cause of international fel- Mr. Carlson was acting Com-help to contribute in any measure tion period under the Tydings- China National Airways Corpora-lowship, it would have more than McDuffie independecne act and tion. He was a passenger in the achieved its purpose.

Arrives In Shanghai heat of our daily grapple with

not be

burtäl

said then the navy department-fated Canton air liner which had given it no consideration.

disappeared on April 11-Reuter.

MOVE

AGAINST JAPAN

Suggestion By Nanking

London, May 24. Berlin, May 23, Nanking is suggesting a new Reichsmarks quotations without rapprochement between the Cen- guarantee.

trai and Southern Governments New York

..39.48

against Japan. Add Paris.

The "Daily Herald" says it was Amsterdam

.....68.05 China's large orders for aeroplanes .....77.03❘ from America which anally decid

..15.10 ed. Japan's "Bands. Off China" Transocean Kuo Min. pollyReuter.

Paris (sterling)

Paris (dollar)

....598.13 13

INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY IN BRITAIN:

Higher Index Reached.

Finally, I wish to thank those who, undeterred by intervening difcuïties,,, voluntarily gave their support to this organisation in the bēginning and during the course öf Its construction. Now their tasks are rewarded by the completion of this Club building and may it stand ever as a reminder of the enthusiasm and industry of the London, May 23. worthy sponsors. I sincerely hope Industrial activity in the United this Club will prove its usefulness. Kingdom in the first quarter of in the continued patronage of our 1934 as estimated by the Board friends." of Trade was 3.8 per cent, greater Following Mr. Wang's speech, Dr. than in the fourth quarter of 1933, Lo Wen-kan, Minister of Justice, and 15 per cent. greater than in and Mr. W. B. Peck, Counsellor of the first quarter of 1933 The the American Legation, respective- general index for last quarter is by the president and vice-president the highest recorded since the of the Nanking Country and Colf March quarter of 1930 while the Club, spoke briefly. When Mr. index for the, manufacturing in- Wang Ching-wel drove the first dustries is the highest since the ball on the links thereby officially. December quarter of 1928-British opening the Club to the public~~ Wireless.

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