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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1935.
LONDON NOTES
By The Air Mail
(FROM, A CORRESPONDENT).
1
One result of the pepper trouble will probably be a greater develop- ment of this form of Insurance, which was yet another of the in- ventions of Mr. Cuthbert Heath, of Lloyd's.
Of late the Parisian equivalent. to Equity has been making its Influence felt. In consequence the Ter and other troupes of "girls" have been obliged to hide their as not ta English identity so
It is to Mr. Heath that the upset the theatrical unions.
owes burglary insurance, They are now appearing under world
the 25
insurance" of profits, and non-committal "such "Bluebells" and "Beautiful Ladies." several other of the modern fornis
names
They are also not heard to sing quite so clearly in English as
before.
F
was
REBELLION IN GREECE
(Continued from page 5)
REBELS APPEAR TO LOSE GROUND
Appeal To Venizelos By His Friend
(Special to the "Hong Kong
Daily Press"]["s
Tala (ByTelegraph, Copyright,
Messages Ordinance. 1994.
grapisto
of protection against the complex Received, March 6, 480 p.m.) hazards of present-day life!
Nerves
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Athens, Mar. 6. "This morning It was still impos- sible to say which way the scales will turn but it would appear that the rebels are losing ground. The milltary Governor of Athens, Gen-
That well-known figure in Paris, Father Cardew, who
Prebendary of recently made a St. Paul's tells me that about 150 turn up to tea every Friday at the Theatre Girls'. Home. which he founded many years ago.
-This shows that there is still a
Stalin and his lieutenants attend-ing Justice and punishment of the considerable demand for Englished a private view of an exhibition plotters in the insurrection and
Stalin's fears for his personal safety have. I hear, redoubled since the assassination of Kirof.
His state of nerves is indicated by a story which a diplomat ineral Petritis reviewed the troops of one of the Legations here tells me: the Athens garrison who were Before -the Soviet Congress cheered by large crowds demand"
dancing troupes in Paris in spite of the "crise" and the absence of English and American visitors,
Conciliatory Justice Lord Merrivale's bill to establish conciliation courts for the settle- ment of marital disputes is a fine example of legal English.
of
for
Mean-
those implicated therein.. while fighting between loyal troops and the rebels opened on a large scale, artillery, being put into at- tion. All schools here which have been closed reopened to-day.
pictures, arranged the edification of delegates in one of the Kremlin halls. One picture had won special praise from the Bolshevik hanging committee, It represented Stalin mourning be side Kirof's body.
Off the isle of Amorgos a rebel "Tear that down at once," ex-ship was sighted steaming full One sentence.contains 185 words claimed the Red Dictator as soon speed for Santorin isle. Airplanes and nccupies 22 lines. With a as he saw it "Don't you see the
report that the rebel ships are consideration worthy of Mr. Hore-skeleton in my shadow од the
proceeding separately. The posi Belisha, Lord Merrivale or rather wail?"
tion of the famous cruiser Averof which the rebels commandeered is not known.
the Parliamentary draughtsman- provides seven commas en route.
The establishment of concilia- tion courts as part of our legal system has no: stronger champion than Lord Merrivale.
Opinion in their favour grows For many years that well-known Courity Court Judge, Sir Edward Parry, was almost alone in ad- votating themt
Twice in recent years. they have "been the subject of papers read at the provincial meetings of the Law Society.
i
The only paper ever read by a woman solicitor at these meetings was by Miss Carrie Morrison at Folkestone, in 1931, on Courts of Domestic Relations.
Aerial Inspector
Then everybody did see it. course...
of
My informant adds that the artist is in trouble.
100 Per Cent. Governmental Mr. Oliver Stanley, who will move the second reading of the Government's new Unemployment Assistance bill this afternoon, is Lord Derby's second son.
He has been a member of the as Government since 1931-first
Office, Under-Secretary, Home then as Ministar of Transport, and now as Minister of Labour.
His elder brother, Lord Stanley,
been
and Parliamentary has Financial Secretary to the Ad- miralty since 1931.
Col de la Roéqué
Lord Derby is thus in the "proud Major, H. G. Brackley, alr super-position of having 100 per cent. Intendent of Imperial Airways, of his sons in the preesat "Ad- who is now on a tour of Egypt, ministration. India and the Far East, is one of those still-young airmen whose
This evening a Frenchman who careers have, since the war, been transformed from the hazardous is the bugbear of French Socialists and Communists is speaking, in sport of attempting records to the
London: He is Colonel de la business administration of every-Rocque, the president of the Croix day commercial.flying..
of
He makes regular tours inspection of the Empire routes One of his inest achievements for British aviation was the survey of Anglo-Australlan the present route in the Astrea.
de Feu.
.
The ex-foreign- minister and close intimate friend of Venizelos Michalakopulos, has appealed to the veteran revolutionary leader to break off the insurrection for the sake of the country as the more- ment is unnecessary from national viewpoint.
the
opposition The leader of the parties, Papanastasiu, who had been wanted by the authorities, has placed himself at the disposal of the government and he strongly criticises the rebel movement.- Fransocean Kuo Min.
MISLED BY THE REBELS
Pamphlets Dropped From. The Air
London, March 6. "Aeroplanes dropped pamphlets among the rebels containing a
that message
the Government The members of this militant realised they were forced into re- body played a leading part in the belllon by officers who were hid- Paris demonstrations a year ago. Ing the truth from them and call- Since then their numbers have ing on them to surrender,
Government claims that all the greatly increased.
Moderate French papers, among islands are loyal, excepting Crete, His nying tour of Australia was them the "Temps," are now open-whither a punitive aeroplane ex- also in the nature of a "showingly accusing M. Leon Blum, the pedition has been sent."{\ the-flag" tour for Imperial Air-Socialist leader, of following * 70 ways.
New Enginearings8.
101
$300
Hongkewa
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$6
$45
$103
$21
$12.8
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$102
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$123
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$10
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99
$105 395
was brought almost to a standstill turbances in the English market
HOMEWARD partly in consequence of the dia- FREIGHTS
Immediate Outlook Disheartening
Hero-Worshipper
11
Business has been resumed at common polley with the Com- Athens, Salonika, and other towns. munists "which looks to achieving Government expects the rebellion power through violence.. to be finally quashed soon. Gov- ernment have prohibited private and commercial aeroplanes to Greece until further
M. Andre Mourois, who intro- duces the Napoleon letters to-day.
Col de la Rocque woold have a is better known to the larger good deal to say about that.
any other
Meanwhile" "this ascetic-looking land in English public than
French officer, who is a man of notice.- contemporary French writer,
This is due not only to his pre-deeds rather than of words, IS TO Reuter. ference for great figures in the explain his aims this evening, in English scene such as Dickens and
atmosphere of He leapt at once into Chatham House to the members Disrael. our esteem with his war stories of the Royal Institute of Interna-
During his service. as a liaison tional Affairs. omcer he obtained a penetrating Insight into the British character' as shown at the front.
His "Les Bilences du Colonel Bramble" and "Les Discours du Docteur O'Grady" have for this reason, enjoyed a popularity, here which they have not had to the same degree in Prance..
M. Maurois "finds in Napoleon a subject the more congenial since as a blographer he is irresistibly attracted to the qualities of leadership, as shown in their different
by Byron, aspects Lyautey and the excellent Col Bramble himself.
Credit Insurance
It is to be feared, that the amount of rellef from the stresses of the pepper market trouble which will be obtained from credit insurance will be comparatively
small.
the academic
Matchmaking Watchmaker One of the most charming of all English love-letters is to be seen exhibited now in the RIBA'S new home in Portland-place.
never
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Sterling, New York-London Cotton: July
Cotton: October
Rubber: July Rubber: September Wheat: May
Corn: May
4731 4731
4721
12.20 12.29 12.30 12:05 12:10 12.06
March 6
Close Open 10.20 (10.40
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El Bond and Share "General Motors
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Montgomery W. ................... National Distillers New York Central Standard Oil Co. of NJ..... US Steel
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New York Mar. 6. NEW YORK COTTON
March 5. Closing Opening Closing 12:27 12.31/30 12.23/28 12.39 12:37/39 12.38/39 12.45 13.45/46 12.43/43
May
July
Athens, March 6. A special law has been promul- Madam The Artificer having gated declaring the property of all before mett with rebels to be confiscated while the drowned watch; like an ignorant War Minister again sent an ulti- physician has been so long matum to the rebels calling on about the cure that he hath them to surrender in order to made me very unquiet that your avoid bloodshed.
March commands should be, soe longt
Premier Tsaldaris in a statement
May deferred, however I have sent says that from to-day the move. July the watch at last and envie the ment takes a decisive turn. Gov- October felicitie of it that it should be
12.38 12.38/37 12.33/33
so near your side & soe oftenment was most certain of ob- December 12.44 12.43/43 12.38/39
taining the upper hand once and January for all. Subversive operations (1938) yesterday were reputedly confined Spot to bombing from the air as most severe winter conditions hampered the use of other arms.
enjoy your Eye, & be consulted by you how your time shall passe while you employ your hand in your excellent works
But have a care of it,' för I have put stich a Spell into it that every Beating of the Ballance will tell you 'tis the pulse of my Heart which labours. as much to serve you and more trewly than the watch.
NEW YORK SUGAR
September
Old Old Cold
·2.07 2.03/07, 2.02/04 New New New
2.05 203705201/02 Old Old Old 212 210/12 2.07/08 New New New
2.10 2.10/10 2.06/07 Old Old Old 2.18 2.17/17 2.14/15 New New New
2.17 2.16/17 212/13/ Old Old Old 2.232,23/22219/20 New New New 2.22 2.21/21 2,18/19 Old Old Old
12.48 12.46/47 12.43/44.
12.55
12.55
NEW YORK RUBEKE
$12.39 12.32/36 12.12bíd 12.46 12.40/43 12:18/20 12.60 12.50/52 12.32/33 September 12.74 12.68/88 1247/47 October 12.80 12.77/77 12.55/55 Total sales:-Old: 6,000 tons, New
11,000 tona December 12.96 12.91/92 1271/7£
March
A message from Alexandria May
July
states that Cities of the Dead It is known, however, that some.
is the description of Athens and Piraeus given by a passenger of for Eastern olibearing materials, of the brokers who did. business
Imperial Airways flying boat but it is nevertheless satisfactory on a large scale took the precau- to note that of the three vessels tion of insuring the credit of
Its recipient was a young lady Satyrus. Bcarcely anybody is visible Total sales: 678-lota some of their biggest debtors... which were reported to be under
Beuter charter to Messrs. Strauss & Co. The amount of the losses cover-Faith Coghill. The writer was air in the streets
Christopher Wren. Miss Coghill; it is pleasant to record, in due course became. Lady Wren
Ltd, two have now secured othered by insurance cannot be deter employment, says "Lloyd's List," mined until the situation is much of February 4. In other directions less obscure than it now is, there was a renewal of the demand:
TRAFFIC SUSPENDEDTM|
Rome, March 5. Owing to the revolution in Greece, all maritime and serial trame with Athens has been SUB-
FRANCE SENDING
GUNBOATS
Protection Of Nationals
The French destroyer Verdun
from the Black Bea to the Far vessels most be very disheartening: East, and it was stated that where to owners, but, given more stable Idle conditions prevailed in the as only one British vessel was conditions in the commodity mar- Australian market, due to the offering for loading this month ket, there appears, to be no reason at least six Greek why owners should make further quiet offtake of grain cargoes in there were the commodity market, and, fol- steamers available. In view of the concessions in rates for the more rended. The Greek mail steamer has been ordered lowing last month's little outburst large amount of tonnage commit- distant positions, for of activity from Dairen, soya bean ted to Far Eastern waters, it is European domestic, stoc charterers have virtually with not surprising that owners are now and feeding stuffa will
from the market for the reluctant to send their ships there. sugmented by subpl
moindia syneommediate outlook for ready" overseas time being Business
illy | did not-arrive Brindisi on Mon Beirut
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CHICAGO WHEAT May 397 981-961 98 -951 March July 914 917-814 901-901 May September 904 + 901-901
20-897 July Monday's sales 8,615,000 bushels
May
CHICAGO COEN.
to Piraeus from September 75
protection of Total sales 8.8
cruisers will also be sent
83
2:29 228729 2.28 27.
New New How 2.28 1.27/28-1224/25
NEW YORK BILK
1.32 130 32 1.30 -304 1.324 131911.30-301 132 13131-130 -30 Total sales: 200 Tota
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