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AMERICA AND

SOVIET

No Agreement In

Debt Claims

The statement

LONDON STREET

NOISE

Effort To Abate The Nuisance

London, Aug. 24.

LORD BARNBY'S

MISSION

Trade Investigation In Manchukuo

Washington, Aug. 25.

London. Aug. 25 The collapse of the negotiations

A determined effort is being In a letter to the "Morning for the settlement of the Soviet-

made to lessen the noise of Past," in reference to an article American debt claims, involving London streets at night and as therein quoting an interview in LAXI amount estimated at $500,- from Monday next any motorist | which he is reported by a London 000,000, is indicated in a state- | who within a radius of nve miles representative of # Japanese ment issued yesterday by the State of Charing Cross sounds a horn paper as having expressed certain Department.

between 11.30 p.m. and 7 am will opinions about the political,"rela. render "himself able to a fine. tions of Great Britain with Japan Barnby, The Transpart Minister, Mr.L. and Manchukuo, Lord Hore Belisha, has also appointed leader of the British trade mission a committee of seven specialists

to Manchukuo states that he feels presided over by the well-known That some misunderstanding must engineer. Sir Henry Fowler, to have arisen in connection with the

natter.. consider and report on the prin cipal causes of noise in operation of mechanically-propelled vehicles and the steps which can effective-

to taken to limit it. The Committee includes repre- sentatives of the motorcycle manufacturers, scient ists from the National Physical Laboratory and officials of the

It declares that it is impossible to be optimistic that an agreement will be reached.

followed the visit of the Soviet Ambassador, M. Troyanovsky to. the

American Secretary of State, Mr. Willem Cordell Hull, for the purpose of presenting a counter-proposal in connection with the United States proposal which has made in writing recently.- Renter,

GOETHE PRIZE

Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright,}]

Transport Ministry.

motorcar and

Sir Henry Fowler is the Chair-

British Association which has

NO POLITICS "The mission, which I have the honour to lead to Japan and Manchukuo is not concerned in any way with political questions, which are entirely outside 1:3 scope," he said. "Neither am personally qualified to an opinion on political questions affecting the relations of Great Britain with other countries.

express

in the

HOME CRICKET

Ashdown Adds. 157 In Stand With Ames

SURREY V. KENT: CHAPMAN INJURED

London, Aug. 11. Yesterday the Surrey bowlers were nearly as helpless on their own Ovál sun-alab us their ancient rivals had been on Saturday, and against a first innings total of 561, Kent scored 378 for six. Thus they have saved the follow-on and are 123 be- hind with four wickets standing.

Surrey were exactly 300 for nine at the outset, but to the general surprise of a crowd that became a sweltering ten thou- sand during the afternoon, Holmes did not declare. It was ten mlautes to 12, therefore, when Kent began their reply to a gigantic total.'

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SCOTLAND SAVE GAME

The pitch had no difficulties for ¦ from the ringside. The Qval crowd Ashdown and Fagg, but over doer not forget its old heroes. whom they did not relish, was now in action, and Fagg's wicket fell io him with only 22 scored. A still more disappointing occurrence surprisingly leg-before in trying tralians against Scotland at Edin- followed at: 77, when Woolley was A F. Kippax, who led the Aus-

only to drive a long hop from Watts to burgh, necded

10 runs to the pavilion fence. Fagg had complete a century. when he de

hatsmen · for 51, but Smith and Huddleston defended for an hour. and the game was saved with two wickets in hand,

Scotland

man of the Committee of the quite clear in order to avoid any have thought the batsmen from tory. Set to get 224 to avert an "I feel it right to make this fallen to a long hop, too. You'd clared in an effort to force a vic- Berlin, Ang. 24. The annual Goethe prize will be been considering the question of misinterpretation of the objects Kent would know what to do with innings defeat. Scotland lost six awarded to the composer. Hans the reduction

of the mission which is proceed- of noise and has ing to the Far East."

hops, even long ones! Patzner, on Tuesday, August 28-aiready carried out important in-

"We Goethe's birthday at the famous vestigations on the subject.

-- Ashdown and Ames, however. are going there in, an lifted their side into a relatively Goethe family house in Frankfurt-

entirely unoicial capacity for on-Main. The famous composer of

business" purposes, also

comfortable position, and beföre "Palestrina" and of the richly var-

hope of making friendly contact was 111-Ashdown 59-they in- and after lunch, when the score between the business communi- creased the runs with an invalu led chamber music is considered specially atted to receive the prize

Reuter. tles of the respective countries."-- because

most of the

formative period of Goethe's own life, that is between the ages of forty and forty-four, was lived in a musicial atmosphere.- Transocean "Kuo in

REPORTED PUZZLED [Special to the "Hong Kong Dally "Press" (Copyright.)1.

Paris. Aug. 24. The Greek Foreign Minister, Maximos left a host of newspaper reporters in the lurch by arriving in Paris unexpectedly on Friday afternoon travelling incognito. The Minister was received by officials of the Greek diplomatic service at the station. He claims to be mère ly on a vacation.- Transocean Kuo Min.

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HAPSBURG AGITATION

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

Vienna, Aug. 24. In diplomatic circles here great agitation exists about the propos ed reunion of the Hapsburg and the Bourbon, familles at Maria- realler Villa belonging to Prince Hohenlo. Among those taking part are ex-King Alfonso of Spain and Field Marshal Archduke Fried- rich. The Monarchists assert that this meeting was a purely family affair.

The unusually cordial reception to Archduke Otto by King Gustav of Sweden is pointed out as a fur- ther chance of favouring the as- sumption that the monarchists are planning important events in the future-

Transocean Kuo Min..

SECRET FRATERNITIES

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

SPECIAL EXPERIMENTS." -. The Committee was set up at last

year's British Association meeting and its experiments have been carried out at Southampton University

and Physical Laboratory,

the Nation'al

BRITISH CO-OPERATION

London, Aug. 2-1.

The Industrial Mission "under The results will be publicly dis- the leadership of Lord Barnby, will closed at the Association's meeting leave London to-morrow for Man- at Aberdeen next month which chukuo ta study conditions there will be attended by the Transport and to ascertain whether British Minister. It is understood

that industry can co-operate with local the scientists have perfected a interests in its development. silencer which reduces the noise of motor engines to a minimum without lessening their power British Wireless.

BERLIN TAX RETURNS

Berim, Aug. 25,

associated with

able 157 for the third wicket in two and a half hours.

Nevertheless the Surrey, attack- was never really mastered, and Ames showed much uncertainty to the great-hearted Gover, whose day-long defiance of the sunlight was magnificent.

Indeed all the bowlers worked

Berce

with a will, in spite of the dis-

couragement out in the middle, to to the visit of the Mission whose who played forward. Brown and No political significance attaches everybody except the batsman four members have been closely Watts never grew slack, and Fen- the conduct of der brought real wizardry into Federation which Is the most a place so dazzlingly bright and powerful organisation of its "kind clear that any sort of mystery was In Britain and represents British an anachronism. industry in general.

Merce.

Ashdown Gets An Eight

The Mission's programme in- In Gover's second over after tea cludes a call of courtesy and good Ashdown's long innings closed The tax returns for the first will in Japan with the object of also. He bad batted nearly for quarter of the present year rose the representative organisations teen 4's and art B, of which 4 were establishing friendly contact with hours, and his hits included thir 372.8 million marks over the figures of Japanese industry and of the same three months of last

com- the gift of an overthrow. Kent year according to the official ar-

were now 239 for four, and when counts published here on Satur

The members of the Mission Watts crashed Valentine's off. day

night. Accompanying the opportunity of visiting

will probably. also take the stump out of the granite ground statement, the State Secretary of the principal centres of Chinese

some of at 276 they still required, 76 to Finances, Reinhardt. - expresses trade. The Importance

save the follow-on. principle in turning back the vast between the heads of industries that of Chalk-at 347 to a smart satisfaction that the Government blishing closer personal relations Moreover, another good wicket Zell of esta- Much doubt assalled them. majority of tax returns last year in Britain and corresponding lea-slip catch, before they breathed into work creation projects in creased the Government receipts. here and was emphasised by the Todd to add 71 for the sixth ders abroad is generally recognised easily again. Chalk had helped The most welcome increases were prominent industrialist, Sir Harry wicket. tion tax, turnover tax and freight Far East some months ago. recorded in the wage tax, corpora- McGowan, on his return from the transportation tax while the re- bacco continued to move upward. venues from beer, brandy and to

Transocean Kuo Min.

STAVISKY CASE SUSPECT

-

Todd who looked more sure of himself than anyone, and whose

Mission may help to prepare the with his captain to the close, and hope that the work of the present feature of Kent cricket, stayed London newspapers express the steadfastness is becoming quite a

ground for more specialised intes-he, Is 62 not out. Chapman ap. course later British Wireleu.

MISSION LEAVES

London, Aug. 25. The head of the Federation of British Industries Mission, Lord Barnby, left to-day for the United States to fulfil business appoint- ments in Canada and elsewhere.

Paris, Aug. 25. The hunger-striking" suspect in the Stavisky case, Attorney Gull loux-Ribaud who has stubbornly gone without food in the last ten days in order to force acceleration August 29 of his trial, was transferred half

Reuter.

Berlin, Aug. 24. conscious. on Saturday to the prison The decision of the National-hospital in Fresnes near here. Socialist Party's Supreme Court Despite his seriously weakened

before joining the remainder of Francisco. The latter leave on the Manchukuo mission at San

on Friday excludes ex-members of condition, the prisoner was stil CARGO JUNK AGROUND freemasonry lodges from holding able to flight of attempts at forced

party office except by special per-feeding. Ribaud bases his protest No Serious Causalties Resulted mission. The simple membership on the "Interminable length and

of

the National-Socialist party partisan nature" of the prelimin-

According to a Canton vernacu

is admissible to former treemasons ary hearings which have gone onlar paper, it is reported that dur

if entrance was obtained prior to for half a year.→→→ January 30, 1933-the day Hitler was appointed Chancellor.

The decision ends a long and vigorous fight against the "secret" fraternities" which resulted in the dissolution of all freemasonic lod- ges last year- Transocean Kuo Min.

HEALTH BULLETIN OF EASTERN PORTS

Transocean Kuo Min.

FARM UNREST IN FRANCE

ing the week-end, a large cargo junk named Wah Kee, with a big quantity of cargo, left Canton for Kiu Klang.

At about 9 a.m. that morning however, when the vessel was sall- ing near the shore of Kam Chook. Kiu Kiang District, she suddenly ran onto a submerged rock and grounded,

It was fortunate that the impact was slight, and the boat managed to get off after a few hours. -- It is reported that Immediately

Parik, Aug. 25. Farm unrest began to threaten France, the actual rioting in- cidently being approximately the same date as last year's irregulari Plague: Bassein 1 death; Moni-ties, when the agricultural cham mein, 1; Pnom-Penh, 1 case; Bal- ber Cote du Nord, informed the on arrival at the Kiu Kiang Dis gon (Cholon), 1

Agricultural Minister, Quelle on trict, the boat unloaded her cargo Cholera:Calcutta, 43 cases; Saturday that only immediate and sailed to the dockyard for re- Madras, 33; Vizagapatam, 15 measures for grain exportation pairs o

Small-Pox:-Calcutta. 1 case; } could: keep 30,000 farmers from No cargo was reported to have Karachi, 2;. Negapatam, 3; Ran- marching on to the county seat of been lost or damaged, and all the goon, 2; Vizagapatam, 1; Tourane, Bt. Brieux

passengers on board the vessel Traniacsan Kua Min.

were safe.

4: Shanghai, 2.

peared with a hand heavily ban- daged another Kent casualty! T was good. by the way, to feel the warmth of Chapman's welcome

C. 8. Dempster, c Oldfield,

b Wall

P. A Gibb, b Ebeling... T. M. Hart, c Bromley, b

F.-Smith

69

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A. D. Innes, b Ebeling..... 10 J. F. Jones. Ibw.bF.-Smith A. Smith, lbw b Ebeling T. Spowart, st Oldfield, b

F.-Smith

D. S. Hiddleston, b. F-

Smith

W. Anderson. b F.-Smith .. A. R. Simpson, b F.-Smith

J. S. Farquhar, not out.

L-b 4, 1

Total

C. 8. Dempster c Ebeling,

b Wall,

12

0

D

107

14

P. A. Gibb. e Oldfield b..

Bromley

T. M. Hart b Ebeling ....... 3 A. D. Innes, b Ebeling

J. F. Jones, b. F-Smith ... 13 A. 8. Smith not out

30

T. Spowart, run out

D. S. Hiddleston c Oldfield,

b Ebeling.n

11

W. Anderson, c Bromley, b

Barnett......

Q

A. R. Simpson, not out....

3

B 12, 1-b 5

17

Total (8 wkts.) Australians

116

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W. A. Brown, lbw, b An- ·

derson

W. H. Ponsford. c, Simp

son, b Farquhar ....

33

14

S. J. McCabe, c & b An-

derson

73

[

A. G. Chipperfield, c Simp-

son, b Anderson

12

.B. A. Barnett. C

Hart

02

A. F. Kippax, not out

·B 9. 1-b 2

11

Total (5w, dec. 331

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