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Washington, June 20." President Roosevelt's tax pro-
The two RA.F. planes which set. posals threw Congress into utter
out from Singapore on Thursday WAR ON BUSINESS
48-hour confusion to-day. Congress does morning to attempt. a "Other more outspoken' quarters not know whether immediate flight to Hong Kong are at present profess to see in the tax plan action" will be demanded or not. at Kamranh Bay, French Indo nothing less than a declaration of The result was an initial sethack China. where they arrived the war against business elements and for the Administration when the same afternoon, and are not now wealthy individuals who opposed Senate Finance Committee refused expected here until Sunday. The the New Deal and fought for the
to sanction a series of amendments reason for the delay is that one of reform of legislation espoused by it. to a pending Bill to extend by the planes received damage as the It may be, in addition, a clever $500,000,000 emergency taxation. resul of being bumped when re- Page 7. thunder of the radical Senator will shortly clarify the situation. manoeuvre to steal the political
It is expected that the President fuelling.
Long-Father Coughlin factions Meanwhile, Mr. Henry Morgen-
Instructions preparatory to an election cam-thau, Becretary of the Treasury, from Nanking the two Chinese paign..
declined to give an estimate of the cruisers Hai Chi and H, Chen left. IMMEDIATE TEST
expected returns from the new yesterday for Shanghai. They ex- orders However, some comfort is taken
taxes unless requested to do so by pect to receive further from the indications of consider- Congress, but an unofficial estimate there. In a statement issued yes- able opposition even
among the ranges from $150,000.000 to $1,000,- terday morning Captain Tang ranks of the Administration's sup- 000,000 annually porters, especially in respect to the ❘ Bester.
A FULL INVESTIGATION-
The Rev. J. A. Jagoe, of the
Washington, June 20. RAF officiated and the funeral
A full investigation of the party was in charge of Ft. Lt. charges of corruption in the Pauli.
Department of Commerce, made Flying Officers Cameron, Keddle, | by the recently discharged Taylor, Gibson, Menjies and Michel Assistant Secretary of the Depart-
ment, Mr. Ewin Mitchell, will be undertaken by the Department of Justice immediately.
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(Special to "Hong Kong
Daily Prosa Theo Giá Đopyright, I kiersages Received, June 21, 730 p.m.)
Dublin, June 21: The leader of the blue shirts General O'Duffy formed a new Irish Group called "National Co-
Having received
Tsing Hai reiterated his previous comments concerning the cruisers' departure from Canton. Page 8.
BRITISH GARRISON IN NORTH CHINA
London, June 21.
It is not proposed to increase. the British garrison, in North- ern China, said Mr, Douglas Hacking, in a written reply in" the House of Commons' to- day.-Reuter.
Mr. Mitchell named members of operative Party" whose main ob- ON BEHALF OF
the Roosevelt family as having directly or indirectly involved themselves in the transactions de signed to effect the retirement from service of the liner Levia-
were the pali-bearers.
Captain H. G. Beverley repre- sented HE the Governor, while Brigadier Shakespear represented the G.O.C. Lt. Lord Seymour re- presented the Wiltshire Regiment. Among those present at the graveside were: Air Commodore 8. W. Smith, Wing Commander E J. F. Burling, Wing Commander than. Scott, ACP., H. G Beverley, Plans for the investigation were Representing His Excel- announced by the Attorney Gen- lency the Governor, Six Andrew eral, Mr. Homer S. Cummings. Caldecott, Brigadier Shakespear Reuter. representing His Excellency the
A.D.C.
Commanding
SHANGHAI-NANKING MOTOR TRAFFIC
General Officer Troops, Malaya, Lt. Chassiron, A.D.C., Squadron-Leader Langford- Sainsbury, Commanding No. 36 (T.A) Squadron, RAF, Squadron-.. Leader L. G. Croke, Commanding
Nanking, June 21. No. 100 (TB) Squadron, RAF,
Direct motor traffic between Squadron Leader Grout Squadron Shanghai and Nanking will be Leader Lloyd, Fight Lieutenants possible in July according to a Stewart, Greet, Chapman, Pearce, statement on the progress of high- and Davies. Lieut. Lord Beymour, way development in China which representing The 1st. Bn. The shows that 18,920 kilometres Wiltshire Regiment, Lt. Comman-motor roads have been construct- der Burnett, representing the Comed since May 1932 under the direc modore H M, Naval Establish. tion of the National Economie ments, Major R. L. Nunn Officers Council Reuter.
almost be said to have created. It has been said that because India buys her rice from Burma, the latter must buy her cotten from Bombay, and it has even been suggested that India could reduce Burma to her own terms by refus- ing to buy Burmese rice. The truth of the whole matter is that this rice is worked largely by Indian labour and as the labourers remit the greater part of their earnings to India she (India), draws big profits from Burma. India prob ably gains more from the Burmese rice crop than is gained by Burma. Leave For Shanghai where it has been, stationed dur
THE RUNAWAY
"
CRUISERS
representing other arms of the Services and the Straits Settle- ments Police, and many others.
at 10 am, yesterday from Amoy
ing the past month. It was order-
of
Ject will be the replacement of the party system by the government based on "estates" that is groups representing professions, trades and vocations. The programme of this new government would be to unity Ireland under a republic and convert the whole island into
"Co-operative State." This govern-
CHINA
Mr. Chou Lou's Appeals
ment had to suppress both com- (From Our Special Correspondent), munism and capitalism and com- bat foreign influence dr Irish agalrs,
Transocean Kuo Min.
NEW TITLE
Nanking, June 21. The National Government bas appointed General Shang. Chen Peace Preservation Commander for the Tientsin-Tangku area,
This new official title replaces the former title, Tientsin Garrison Commander.— British Wirelem.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Canton, June "21. Appeals to the signatories of the Nine-Power Treaty and the League of Nations-for-just-and- effective measures against Japan- Ese aggression in China-were- rade on June 19 by Mr. Chou Lou, Chncellor of Sun Yat Sen University.
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addressed The telegrams were to Mr. Cordell Hull, U.S. Secré- tary of State, Washington, and M. Joseph Avenol, Secretary General of the League of Nations, Geneva, the texts of which follow."
TO ME. CORDELL HULL "After the conquest of Man- churia and Jehol, Japán is now. commencing absorption of North China. This is a part of a pre- determined scheme of gradual do- mination of China,
TO MAVENOL "After the conquest of Manchuria. and Jehol, Japan, is now com- absorption of North
"The government of Nanking a coerced into silenced by Japan's threat of taking further drastic An unknown Chinese male was action. I, on behalf of the Chin- rescued from
on the harbour ese people, appeal to the Signa- Thursday night at about 9 p.m. by tories of the Nine-Power Treaty the Man King ferry launch which for just and effective measures was crossing from Hong Kong to against the aggressor." Yaumati. He was seen Boating 20 yards away from the ferry and a rope was thrown to him. When the ferry arrived at Taumati, the mencing man was taken to the Kwong Wah China. This is a part of a prede- Hospital. He had apparently fallen termined scheme of gradual-do- overboard from some craft in the mincement
The government at Nanking is coerced into silence by Japan's PB Healy, and Mr. W. J. Knightman of the Military Affairs Com-action. I, on behalf of the Chinese Mr. K. E. Howard, Mr. and Mrs. General Chiang Kai Shek, chair-threat of taking further drastic
were amongst the passengers who mission has issued an order stat- people, appeal to the League for
and effective arrived in the Colony on the ssing that property confiscated from Just
opium smokers and drug smugglers against the aggressor." Kame Maru yesterday.
are to be sold and the funds realiz~ALKLA
and the whole agricultural system of Burma is exploited in the in- terest of India. not only. In this The two Chinese cruisers, Hared to leave that port and proceed | A tea dance will be held at Re- respect, but also by the Indian Chi and Hai Chen, sabled yester- to Hong Kong on June 19. pulse Bay Hotel to-morrow at 4.30 money-lender and the Indian mer- day afternoon for Shanghai, after * Officers on board the vessel pm. There will be a half hourly [3605 chant. It is, in short, the economic being provided with coal, the cost stated, however, that their visit bus service.
exploitation of Burma in the in- of which was paid out of the Hong Kong was in no way con- terest of India-which is made per- ships private funds and not by nected with the two cruisers and The Treasurer has the honour to manent by the Secretary of State. the Nanking Government,
so far they had received no in- acknowledge with grateful appre- As a matter of fact, India takes Seen on board yesterday Capta.nstructions from Nanking regarding ciation and thanks the Receipt of 60 per cent, of the exports of Tang Hsing-hal, commander their future movements.
the following donatons-Lee Iu Burma and Britain takes 75 Der the Hat Chi stated that they had expected to stay in Hong Kong Cheung 1200 (for Au Par Hospital cent. of the exports of Ceylon: yet received cables from Nanking or only a short time and then pro- sanitary Fittings). Sir William and Ceylon on the same terms as Brendering the cruisers to sail Noit ceed to Nanking out 300 m Lady Shenton 3100, and A.P.C. 840.
On board are but only three of these are cadets, although the ship was stated to be on a training cruise. Kong yesterday from Amoy to - A. AGAINST CHAN It is not generally believed that inquire whether its arrival had "We know nothing of the acti- It is in the best interest of Burma anything to do with the two cruis-vities of the two Canton cruisers," to be bound hand and foot for ers already here. The reply, he stated an officer. "We are here economic exploitation by India but said, was that the Tung Chi was merely on a cruise. The Tung Chi Two cases of typhoid fever and on the contrary that it would be on a training cruise and had re-is a training ship and we have one of rabies (animal) were re in the interest of the Burmese ceived no intaructions from Nan-received no Instructions from ported to the medical authorities people to have the opportunity re-king concerning the Hai Chi or Nanking to escort the two cruisers for the 24 hours ended June 20. stored to them of buying Manches- Hai Chen
back to Nanking. We will remain.
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He had sent a representative.. goods while British goods are not Lient. Commander C. Y. Lu, he given the same facilities as Indian said, to the Chinese training ship goods as regards the entry to Tung Chi which arrived in Hong Burma,
me
ter goods" Of course the Secretary Iri a statement issued yesterday here until we receive further in
of State may pretend that he has Captain Tang Tsing-hal reiterated structions."
no longer the power to decide on his previous comments concerning The Tung Chi sails under Com-tain Tang Teing Hai,was alright these fiscal matters, but as the the cruisers departure from Can-mander T. T. Lo, Duchess of Atholl and her friends | ton, stated the British Government
never parted with decision
the
final
TRAINING CEUISH -
On both rebel cruisers emphatic denials, were made of the possi~ The gunboat Tuang Chi of the bility of the two. Nanking Government arrived here i to Canton."Ca
said Cap
and we like it because it is part
of
Our celnigs, however, Care ly against General Chan Cha bag who wants everything under his conról
harbour.
and other anti-oplum work
*measures
ed used in support of drug clinics
ed the National Chamber of Cont-. merce to make preparations to take hat once of the China Internation-
A representative of the Shang-part in the exhibition.
al Famine Rellet Commission has: The Committee for the Preser arrived in Foochow with, $5,000 to vation of Arsa and Relics has
repair the
be distributed to the flood victims olded.
Chinese Native Goods Ex-che hibition will be held on August 10 Emp
of In- in Singapore. The Minis dustry is reported to have instruct-
ang Hsien
of the fame
do to restore «Dynasty.
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