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THE Fifty &fth Ordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on Thursday, the 21st May, 1936, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Agents, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 81st December, 1985.

The Share Register and Transfer Books will be CLOSED from the 7th to the 21st May, 1986, bath days inclusive.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1936.

"I WANTED TO

KILL HIM"

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London Office: 53. Fleet Street Nakayama Murder.

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The Daily Press. FORMER STATEMENT

HONG KONG, May 7, 1936.

EMPIRE AND MAN

POWER

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Shanghai, May 6. "I wanted to kill the Japanese ever since the 1932 Shanghai War," declared Yin Hal-sen, alias "Little Kwangtung," an alleged Shanghai the underworld character, Special District Court this after noon when he appeared together

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his fellow accused, Yang Weng-tao, charged with the killing of the Japanese marine Nakayama at Hongkew on November 9 last

year.

Mr. Savage, the New Zealand Prime Minister, has recently de clared that population is the first line of defence, and a similar view appears to be gaining currency in

This afternoon Yih Hal-sen re-

the It is significant and re-tracted

previous statement Australia. assuring that the two Dominions which was to the effect that when should have begun to realise this he refused to shoot Wang took the nspect of their security. Hitherto weapon and fired. Yin now ad- they have been generally content to mitted that he shot Nakayama look at the matter from the purely himself. He said that he hoped to DRA Forms

RAFT Programmes and Entry economic angle. Their attitude has get a high ofeer, but he had no

for the Fifth been the intelligible one that it was chance. - Extra Race Meeting, to be held on

no use expanding their populations SATURDAY, 16th May, 1936, (weather without commensurate prospects of | Kouter. permitting), may be obtained at the decratory's Office, Exchange Building; employment, and it must be ad- the Club House, Happy Valley taemitted that such prospects have not Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club and the Stables, Shan Kwong lead.

Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on THURSDAY, 7th May, 1936.

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LINER QUEEN MARY

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London, May 6. earlier intentions, Contrary the liner Queen Mary will not have two Captains. Sir Edgar-Britien, Commodore of the Cunard-White Star fleet will be in sole charge of the liner when she sails on her maiden voyage on May 27.

The decision that an additional captain is not necessary has been reached in view of the case and smoothness with which during her trials the Queen Mary showed she could be handled.

Captain George Gibbons who had been mentioned as the additional Captain for the Queen Mary has ⚫ been appointed to command of the

Britannic..

Full arrangements for broadcasts on the maiden voyage of the Queen Mary have been made by B.B.C.- British Wireless,

CHINESE PILOT INJURED

Plane Forced Down By Storm

Hankow. May 6.

badly Four passengers were shaken when the No. 2 Junker plane of the Euraɛla Aviation Cor- poration made a forced landing near Lanchow, Kansu. The pilot,

Yang, named

was a Chinese wounded,

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The plane left on May 4 for Ninghsia in Sulyuan province. big storm rose, and the pilot had to make a forced landing on an uneven ground. The machine was a new one recently bought at a cost of over $120,000.- Inion News,

U.K.-RUMANIA DEBTS

Clearing Agreement

existed during the past five years. But the recognition that population is a necessity of defence reverses, the problem, for it indicates that the means must be found of ad- Justing employment to population and not 'vice versa." Unhappily this particular line of defence is not so easily reinforced as armies, air forces or even navles; you cannot arbitrarily raise it to the requisite

London, May 0. of negotiations in As a result Bucharest between the Rumanian Government and the United King- dom delegation, an agreement pro- viding for establishment of an Anglo Rumanian clearing was sign- ed on May 2. The agreement deals both with commercial and financial- debts The amoun: allocated for payments in respect of Rumaulan loans will be reserved for payments in respect of bonds which were on May 4, 1938 in the ownership of British holders.- British Wireless.

SOUTH AFRICA'S DECISION

The case was again adjourned,

H.K.-CANTON FARES

River Rates To Be Cut?

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strength by any two-year, five-year (From Our Special Correspondent) or ten-year programme. The birth rates of Australia and New Zealand are, and seem likely to remain. far too low to justify them in relying on their natural increase: if the deficiency is to be made up imm- igration is their sole resource. In the past both Dominions have been able to look to these islands for as large a supply of immigrants as they could comfortably accom- modate what will they do when in the near future, they find that the reservoir has not only ceased Its overflow but is steadily drying cp?

Capetown, May 6. It is authoritatively learned that the Government of the Union of South Africa has informed the Bri- tish Government that it will never consider the question of the trans- fer of Bouth-West Africa, Reuter.

A rapid increase in the poputa- tion of the United Kingdom has come, during the past century, to be regarded so much as a law of Nature that the mind can with difficulty adapt itself either to the fact or to the consequences of a

decline. How great the decline will be no one can say, since it is im- possible to foresee the future course of birth rates; but it can be stated with certainty that unless the birth rate rises very substantially the population will begin to fall at a progressive pace as from ten or fifteen years hence, till in a century It may be no more than half what it is now. How, with a prospect such as this, can the Dominions hope to replenish their "drat line of defence" by immigration from the United Kingdom? Or, to re- turn for a moment to the economic aspect of the matter, how is the United Kingdom, with a falling population, to absorb an expanding output of Dominion foodstuffs? What, again, is going to happen to the domestic market for the out- put of home industries adjusted to the existing level of population? These are only a few of the prob- lems which will almost certainly be preoccupying the mind of Imperial statesmanship thirty. forty and fifty years hence. It may be said that this is looking a long way ahead; at the same time those future problems will be the result of the low birth rates that are pre-

vailing now. Do we not owe it to our posterity and to the continuing Wife of our nation and Empire to consider now how, we might avert the crumbling of this most impor- tant of all our lines of defence?

CUSTOMS DUTIES IN CHINA

Tariff To Be Lowered

Nanking, May 6. Ten months after the general in- crease in customs duties last July.

the Chinese National Government to-day decided to lower its tariff rates and take strict measures to prevent smugging, it is reported here. In the revised rates, which Bre "expected to be announced in the near future, duties on rayon sud. sugar are believed reduced by 60 per cent.

MANUFACTURE

·OF

ARMS

Case For Government | Monopoly

VIEWS OF: LLOYD GEORGE

London. May 6.

A case for Government mono- poly for manufacture of arms was strongly, stated by Mr. Lloyd. George in giving evidence before the Royal Commission on Arms, when, he detalled why he con- bad sidered the present system from the viewpoint of efficiency of ' national defence.

Mr. Lloyd George said that what matters most was the facilities they possessed for speedy expan- slon here of nationalisation of armaments which had an enor- mous advantage over private firms which broke down completely » in 1914 when called on to increase the supply of munitions enormous

ly.

Не recalled the shortage of machine tools which caused delay of months in 1914 and resulted in hundreds of thousands of casual. ties. He considered private firms were unable to carry on constant research experiments because it involved great expenditure with only problematical commercial results:

LABOUR ASPECT

As regards the labour aspect. Mr. Lloyd George said that war- time unions were prepared to

PALESTINE SITUATION GROWING SERIOUS

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Arabs Resent Jewish

Immigration

STRIKE

LEADERS ARRESTED

Hong Kong Daily Press" Specia:)

Jerusalem, May 6.

The Arab genersi strike throughout Palestine is becoming more and more serions for the population so that the British High, Commissioner made another attempt to intervene on Tuesday, receiving the Arab strike committee to hear the answer to the Commissioner's recent declaration.

The Arabs recalled the British promises during the" world. war made to King Hussein of Hedjaz and referred to the British White Book of 1930, according to which the question of Jewish Immigration should be settled in agreement with the recommen- dations of British experts but in favour of the Arab demands.

The Arab delegation expressed the fear that the Jewish majority In a few years would result in a Jewish Government and thereupon declared that they would not at- tend the negotiations in London until Jewish immigration cessed.

Whether, and if so, when the taxation strike would be begun, the Arab leaders зald they were unable to say,

NEWS SUMMARY

At the Kowlon, Magistracy yes." terday, Mr. E Himsworth com- mended Ho Yun, 47, a foki employ- » ed at the Jade Tree Store, 9 Salls- bury Road, for causing the arrest of Chan Hing, 30, who pleaded guilty to stealing a ladder from the store. Page 6

The police have launched an at- tack on book stalls in an effort to purge the Colony of obscene and offensive Hterature which is said to be flooding the market, and con- cerning which several complaints have recently been made. Page 6.

Tam Kwai, licensee of the Kam Toi Boarding House, No. 357 Nathan Road, appeared before Mr. Mac- fadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday on three summonses of (a) falling to keep the boarding house register in a proper manner approved by the Hon. S. C. A. on April 30. (b) unlawfully allowing persons of bad character, namely; two prostitutes, to be in rooms 306 Two strike leaders, Hassan Sidky and 307 of the boaring house, and Dajani and Saleh Abdu, who have, (e) unlawfully allowing persons to been inciting the population to reoccupy rooms 300 and 30%. The fuse to pay taxation have been third charge was alternative to the Page 8. arrested.

Ar. unemployed Bulgarian; named Tavetan Kovtchell, aged 32, plead- ed guilty before Mr. Balfour at the Central Magistracy yesterday to charges of stowing away from Hong Kong to Manila on board the Pre- sident Cleveland and entering the Colony without a valid passport. Defendant spoke in English.

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Public demonstrations have been prohibited.

These steps have been taken by the High Commissioner and are interpreted as an indication of a mandate that the Government in- tends to fight the strike.

The High Commissioner promised The strike committee is now to give the Arab demands acceler-debating the new situation.-

Transocean News Server. ated consideration later in May.

suspend privileges for the coun- FUTURE OF NEW

try's needs, but most reluctant to make the same concessions to private arms whose profits were swollen by transactions.

Mr. Lloyd George pointed to America as an admirable illustra-

ETHIOPIA

AMBITION NOW SATISFIED

second.

A sordid story was revealed in the Central Police Court yesterday when Kang Yeung, 58 years, widow, appeared before Mr. S. F. Balfour. charged with keeping an unregis- tered mul-tsal at 16 Wing Ll Street,

American May Follow No Harm To British ground foor, and treating the

tion of failure of private manu- Stimson Doctrine

facture in the event of war. After eighteen months of War Americans had no guns of

Ene their

Canton, May 6. With the prospective resumption of the motor vessel Lee Hong for the Canton-Hong Kong service, passenger fares by water are likely to be cut again. The present fares are based on an agreement between the steamboats and the Kowloon-own and had to rely on Britain Canton Railway.

and Fränce yet America was the The agreement expired in Aprilgreatest manufacturing country in but is permitted to carry on until the world.

is declared ineffective. The pact took effect in February when prices for steamers and train went up by twenty per cent. During the tenure

of

the

agreement, passengers travelling on steamers are becom- ing less. As a result, steamship companies are not benefited by the increase in fares.

A suggestion has been made by the steamship companies to the railway to increase its fares, but" the latter declines to make a fur-

ther increase.

The Lee Hong is not a party to the agreement and is free to charge any fares its company see fit. Hence the other steamers are likely The Lee to reduce their prices. Hong is undergoing overhauling in a Hong Kong dockyard and will resume the Canton-Hong Kong run by the end of next week.

If the steamers reduce fares, the trains will also slash theirs. More people will travel between the two cities when fares are as low as be- fore February 1.

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WOMEN'S GOLF CONTEST

Curtis Cup Draw

He disagreed with witnesses who said that inventions of the future

ANXIETY RELIEVED

Washington, May 5. Many competent observers ex- pect the United States will follow of non- the Stimson Doctrine

Interests

STATEMENT BY

II. DUCE

girl.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rome, May 5.

. Chui Yin, a female, was admitted "My policy has never planned to the Government Civil Hospital

must depend on private manufae. recognition, Ärst used in the case any harm whatsoever to the in- yesterday suffering from injuries

turers. He quoted instances of tanks, stores, bombs and mills grenades, having been invented by 1 committee not; composed ut

manufacturers.--

Reuter

U.S.

of Manchukuo, with regard to the Italian conquest of Ethiopla

It was declared at the State Department this evening that a decision in this matter must await clarification of the present con-

tused situation at Addis Ababa. It is known that Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, is giving his closest attention to the matter.

terests of the British Empire, and which she received when a bamboo It does not plan any such harm pole fell on her from the first floor Mak See- now," declared Signor Benito Mus- of No. 8 Amoy Street. solini, Italy's Dictator, in an in-shing, 62, stane breaker, was also terview with Mr. W. Ward Price, admitted with injuries received "Daily Mail" special correspondent, while breaking stones,

to-day.

the remotest Italy had not

Chan Hon-shing while attempt- hankering for Egypt. Signor Musing to alight from a moving motor solini said he regarded Egypt as an bus in Nathan Road near the Po

PRESIDENCY The Administration has not com-independent country; not an Afri- Hing Theatre, received injuries

FIGHT

Test Of Party Strength

GOVERNOR LANDON STRONG RIVAL

mented upon the Italian entry at Addis Ababa, but is most relieved

trom a message

the to receive Vice-Consul, Mr. Cramp, stating that the American Legation has been re-occupied and that it was not destroyed,

Mr. Hull has instructed the Ame-

can country, but a Mediterranean which necessitated his removal to one. with which Italy would always the Kowloon Hospital yesterday. be on the best of terms.

Tang Kin, female aged 15, was ad- Italy, he said, had no political mitted to the same Hospital with Interests at all in the Sudan or injuries received when she was Palestine.

knocked down by a motor bus.

It was utterly false, he said to ascribe to Italy any responsibility Ng Fan, a boiler-maker was ad- for the troubles between Arabs and 'mitted to the Kwong Wah Hospital Hean Ambassador in London, Mr. Jews. He was "ready to confirm yesterday suffering from injuries Robert Bingham. to

express what he had said in any form that which he received when he fell off through the British Foreign Office might be required, he promised a plank at the Kowloon Docks. to Sir Sidney Barton, British Minis- ter at Addis Ababa, the sincere ap preciation of the prompt and effec- tive assistance rendered in the evacuation of the United States Legation.

Teuter.

THANKS EXPRESSED.

Washington. May 6. Important tests of party strength in the fight for the United States presidency are being made in the primary elecions in California and South Dakota. In California

London, May. 5. where President Roosevelt is op-

Cheers greated the statement of posed by the so-called "lunatic

the American Ambassador, Mr. fringe." Democratic Party, Mr.

Robert Bingham, at the annual Roosevelt hos 80 far obtained 4982 votes, Mr, Upton Sinclair $81, dinner of the London Chamber of Commerce. that the American and Representave J. B. Mc-

Minister's wife in Addis Ababa re- Groarty 437.

Representative McGroarty, who fused to leave him when the wo men and children were rescued Golf contest for the Curtis Cup, is the official Poet Laureate of

Gleneagle, May 6.

In the Anglo-American Women's

Mrs. Crews and Mrs. Cheney (America) beat Mrs. Walker and Miss Pamela Barton 2 and 1.

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the foresomes resulted in Miss California, is appealing for votes from the Legation by British In- Wanda Morgan and Mrs. Caron for advocacy of the Townsend old-dian troops. (Britain) and Mrs. Vare and Missage pension plan, while Mr. Upton Mr. Bingham described the re- Sinclair is campaigning on his lef of the Legation finally by these Patty Berg (America) Anishing all square.

epic programme "to end poverty same troops.

He said when he presented his in civilisation."

is credentials to His Majesty the King. The other tess of brength between the Republican Governor to-day he had expressed his pro Landon and other Republican found gratification and gratitude; possibilities for presidential no- and not only on his own behalf, but for the President of the United Mr. Landon is considered Mr. States, his country and his coun- Roosevelt's most probable Re-trymen.— publican rival for the presidency. "Rrute At present he has polled in Call- Mrs. Vare (America) beat Miss: formla 3.982 votes to Mr. Herbert Wanda Morgan 3 and 2..

Mrs. Holm and Miss Anderson (Britain) beat Mrs. Hill and Misa Glutting (America) 3 and 2...... The result was a draw each win- ning four and half matches

The singles matches ended as follows:-

Mrs. Holm (Britain) beat Miss. Berg 4 and 3.

Miss Glutting (America) beat Miss Barton 1 up.

mination.

Hoover's 4,850.

In the South Dakota primary, Mr. Landon 18 leading Benator Borah by 9.362 votes to 8,163.— Reuter.

DISTURBERS OF THE PEACE

Two Women Arrested In Mukden

Italy, said the Dictator, had no further colonial ambitions. Her victory in East Africa had put her within the group of "satisfied"

powers.

It seemed obvious, he went on, that the best thing in the interests of all concerned would be the rapid establishment of Italian authority throughout Ethiopia.

REAL PEACE

The terms of the peace with Ethiopia must be marked by the Roman spirit. It cannot be a lame peace, said Bignor Mussolini, "for we mean this Ethiopian problem to be settled finally,"

Italy, he promised, would not shut the door against economic enter- prise in Ethiopia on the part of friendly countries, including “Eri- tain and France,

Alluding to Italy's financial posi-" tion, which many have thought precarious, Signor Mussolini assert ed that the world would be sure prised to know the truth about her real strength in this respect.

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Local estate to the value of $1,000 was left by Mr. John Hugh Macken- ele, mining engineer, laté of 2184 Hyde Street, San Francisco, who died at the above address on December 23, 1932. Letters of ad- ministration have been granted to Mr. Geo. K. Hall Brutton, solicitór, the lawful attorney.

Two cases of Diphtheria were re- ported to the Health Authorities for the 24 hours ended on Tuesday.

GOLD EXCHANGE IN SHANGHAI

Japanese Enterprise

Shanghai, May. §. In view of the Government in-

or bond tervention, there is practically no speculation in the gold markets in Shanghai at présent. a large number of As a result, speculators have nothing to do.

Taking advantage of this "situr- Italy, he went on, was prepared to help in the urgent problem of tion, a number of Japanese specu- reform in the League of Nations,lators with the assistance of Chin- He was convinced that the League ese speculators have obtained the must continue, but its task must be permission of the Japanese Con- made proportionate to its powers.sulate General to open a gold ex-

The spirit of the League must change in Shanghat be adapted to the needs of the According to well-informed cir- various nations, according to their cles, the exchange will have à capi- Italy was tal of $5,000,000 and will be form- respective situations. still ready to bring about a frank ally opened in June or July. and definite understanding betweennion News.

Western Miss Anderson (Britain) beat

the great Powers of Pelping, May 6.- The Mra, Cheney i up,

Two Chinese women, Li Mel-Europe, he declared, Mrs. Garon (Britain) beat Mrs. | Agures are: .

Chiang Ling-hsun, Italy, he concluded, wants peace. Hill 7 and 5-~~

California; Republican-Governor chun" and

Mr. Hoover alleged to have been sent into Man-Beuter.. Heuter.

Landon 168,150; 229,128. Democratic-Mr. Roose chukuo last year by certain Chinese velt 514.058; Mr. Upton Bindair for the purpose of plotting with à 64 600: Representative McGroarty high Manchukuo Government offi- den, the two men are said to cial, were arrested by Manchukuo have worked to disturb peace and 38,442

Bouth Dakota, Republican Mr. police on the streets of Mukden order. Domet claims that this is a Senator Borah about two weeks ago, according to new system of tactics evolved by Landon 26,395;

Japanese reports.

the same Chinese circles- 24,725-

With their headquarters in Muk Union News. Heuter.

Mrs, Crews (America) "beat, Miss Walker 1 up.

Since application of the advanced tarif last year, sinuggling of rayon and sugar has been going on with increasing virulence. A sharp de-ers, who receive crease la said to have been regie-through regular channels. tered in the Government's revenue present step was decided upon by

the Finance Ministry after prolong from costoms duties.

their goods The

The intensifed smuggling has éd deliberations, it is understood. also affected law-abiding Import-

Union News.

LATEST FIGURES

Washington, May 6.

election latest primary

KING'S C

LIST

London, May 5. The House of Commons, after heavily rejecting a Labour motion for reduction by £1,000, adopted by 284 votes to 17 a resolution Axing the King's Civil List £410,000 annually.-- Reuter

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