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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1937.

LONDON BUSMEN TO NEW MINISTRY

RESUME WORK

STRIKE CALLED OFF AT MEETING

"An Honourable Settlement"

LONDON, MAY 27.

THE LONDON BUSMEN'S, STRIKE HAS BEEN SETTLED AND THE MEN HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO RESUME WORK TO-MORROW.

The settlement was announced late last night following a Joint meeting at the Ministry of Labour.between the Transport Board and the executive of Transport Workers' Unlon who had assumed the responsibility for negotiations In connection with the dispute. The men will be reinstated in their former em- ployment and will operate and be paid on the present basfs unti) · a new agreement is drawn up. This new, agreement will be re- trospective from date of resumption.

In a statement made after the settlement was announced. Mr. Ernest Bevin, Secretary of the Union, described it as an honour- able settlement. He added an ex- pression of thanks to the public for the patience they had shown 'during the stilke, and referring in the strikera. he said the men had conducted themselves with soll- diarity, good discipline and good temper. There had been no in- cidents which would leave any bad feeling.

The average earnings of "drivers involved in the strike is 94 shillings and 8 pence per week and of con- ductors 87 shillings and 2 pence.

Altogether 25,000 then have been out for nearly four weeks and the loss in earnings therefore exceeded £450,000 against which must be sel £120.000 in strike allowances made by the Union. British Wireless.

ALL TO REPORT FOR DUTY

London. May 28.

A meeting which it was hoped would lead to the settlement of the bus strike was held at the Ministry of Labour this evening, and attended by Mr. Ernest Bevin, Lord Ashfield and Mr. F. W. Leg- gett, the Officer.

Ministry's Conciliation

The result of the meeting is be- ing reported to the Transport

Board.

At the conclusion of the confer- ence the Ministry of Labour to- night announced that all bus stri- kers should report for duty on Fri- day, to be reinstated in their for- mer employ, and the period of strike would not be deemed a break In their service.

According to an official state- ment by the Ministry of Labour. It has been agreed that pending the "conclusion of a new agreement, the men shall operate on the present basis. but a new agreement shall be made retrospective to the re- sumption of work. Revter.

STEEL STRIKE THREAT

Chicago. May 26.. With consumers clamouring" for the products of the industry, em- ployees of all plants, of the Repub- lie Steel Corporation, the Youngs- town Sheet and Tube Company. and the Inland Steel Company. totalling 80,000.. men. are ceasing work unless their employers sign a bargaining contract or hold a vote under the provisions of the Wagner Act on the question.

. According to a regional director of the steel workers' organising committee, the strike would be the

worst in the steel Industry for 10 years.-- Reuter,

TROUBLE STARTS

Chicago, May 21, The steel strike has begun. At present 23.000 workers are affected. -Neuter.

FORMER WARLORD

OF KWANGTUNG

LONDON BUSMEN'S

DISPUTE

New Agreement To Be Negotiated

London, May 27. Immediately the London busmen resume work, their delegates, will meet with the employers to ne- gottate a new agreement on the basis of the report of the court of Inquiry which, investigated bus- men's grievances" and the state- ments submitted by the London Transport Board.

be es-

Jolot machinery will tablished for examining grievances arising out of the duty schedules, and for investigating conditions of employment in relation to health.

Upon the results of the investiga- tion Immediate and appropriate steps will be taken either by the reduction of hours or other mea- sures which may be agreed upon to meet the situation.

The total cost to the

men in wages and the Transport General Workers Union In strike pay was $500.000.- Reuter."

MALAYA LABOUR

PROBLEM

London, May 26. Mr. William Ormsby-Gore, Secre- sary for the Colonies, äsked in the

House of Commons to-night why

no provision was made for the relier of unemployment in the Federated Malay States similar to that in Straits Settlements, sald the characters of the unemploy- ment in the States and Settlements were quite different.

of the

an

He gathered there was practi- cally to unemployment in the tin and agricultural areas in the Malay states, and owing to the frequent shifting

wage-earning population

unemployment scheme was impractical.

Labour being migrant from India and China, a permanent system of unemployment Insurance was im- practicable, he stressed.

Unemployment in the Settle- ments, which, included large cities like Singapore. Penang and others. was a more real problem than in the Federated Malay States he asserted- Reuter.

DUKE OF WINDSOR'S WEDDING

List Of Guests Announced

Tours, May 20.

The list or guests who will at- tend the wedding of the Duke of Windsor and Miss Warnield has been announced.

IN BRITAIN

Mr. Baldwin's Resignation

London. May 27.

ITALIAN ARMY

IN SPAIN

Documents Sent To League

リ

Geneva, May 27. The existence in Spanish terri-

It is now generally assumed that Mr. Baldwin will go to Bucking-tory

of complete units of the ham Palace early 10-marrow mornL. Italian Army. whose personnel, ing and tender to the King his equipment and command are ali resignation of the office as Prime Italian, is alleged by the Spanish Minister and First Lord of the Government in documents present- Treasury. It is known that Hised to the League Majesty will be advised to send for Mr. Neville Chamberlain to form a new Ministry and when he goes to see the King. Mr. Chamberlain will have, the resignation of all his colleagues in his possession.

BOTH AIRMEN INJURED

Machine Beyond Repair

Tokyo. May 27. Marcal Doret-sustained cuts in the forehead when his aeroplane crushed near Kochi last evening.

"His companion, Francois Miche" letti, received a gash above his left eye and a cut in the right arm.

The aeroplane itself appears to be beyond repair: Bath wings are broken, the motor was flung out of the fuselage and the propellor is twisted..

It is claimed that the documents show the Italian military units acted in sectors assigned to them as a veritable army of occupation, while the Italian Government es- The sirmen will be proceeding tablished its own service in Span-¡ to Tokyo as soon as their condition There is considerable speculation ish territory for its military units. permits.-- in the press regarding the com- It is added all this is tantamount | Reuter, position of the new Government to invasion of Spain by Italy, which Mr. Ramsay MacDonald visited the has seriously Jeopardised Palace this morning. It is under-security of Western Europe and stood he is retiring from the the general cause of peace." Cabinet, but will.continue as mem- The documents number a hun- dred and consist of over three

ber of the House of Commons.

מס

J

EXECUTION POSTPONED

the

In the lobbles of Parlament, Mr. | hundred pages. Walter Runciman's

speech

No reference is made to Ger- Tuesday on trade policy is regard-many. ed as being his last speech in the

Reuter. Commons as President of the Board of Trade and the likelihood of his transference to the House of Lords} is discussed. It Is stated he will not be a member of the Cabinet.- British Wirelena.

TENDERED HIS RESIGNATION

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald At The Palace

new

London. May 7. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald to-day drove to Buckingham Palace to tender his resignation to the King. The crowds watching charging of the guards falled to recognise him as he drove to the Palace.

Mr. MacDonald was looking ra- ther sad as he passed through the

Palace gates in a closed car. He Was received in audience by the King in the private apartments for the last time Minister.- Reuter's Bulletin Service.

Bilbao, May 27.

The Basque Government an- nounces that it has postponed the execution of the three condemned. German airmen "with the object of contributing to the disappearance from the international scene of all -motives"which could promote con- tinuance of intervention of the Fascist Powers in the Spanish civil

STABILISATION

1:

OF GOLD

London Rumours And Opinion

London, May 27. The monetary authorities again supported gold to-day at Axing, buying all gold offered at a penny discount under American parity Actually there were 121 bars valu- ed at £340,000 in the market, but only fifty bars were offered; the remaining 71 bars being carried "Forms of exchange of prisoners on brokers' books and presumably are being studied.".

taken in shipment to New York. Heuter.

war.

."

INSURGENT ATTACK

ON AIRLINER

Alleged Machine-Gunning After Crash

3lbao. May 27.

It is stated that Insurgent fight- as a Cabineters continued to machine-gun the | French airliner, after the crash and also machine-gunned the villagers who rushed to assist...

COMMONS SALARIES

INCREASED

London, May 27.

day. Mr. Baldwin announced that members' salaries will be increased from £400 to £600 per annum. Reuter.

In the House of Commons to-

COLIJN PARTY SUCCESS

Amsterdam, May 27. The Collin Government obtained an overwhelming majority in the general election, The combined Government Parties have seventy seats in the new Chamber, while the anti-Government. faction secured four and the Communists three. The Socialists returned twenty three. They are unrepre- sented in the Government but de- clared they are not against the Government."

Heuter's Bulletin Service.

air

The Basque Government experts claim to have witnessed the whole affair and Identifled the attacking machines as Germans.

The damaged plane bore easily

under visible indentification marks and was flying on the regular route.

non-intervention control, The company owning the plane has suspended service until further notice.-

Reuter's Bulletin Service.

BIG GOLF SURPRISE

Sandwich, May 26. Biggest surprise in the British amateur golf championship here to-day was the defeat of the fav- ourite, A. Locke of South Africa by Gordon Peters, Scotland's leading amateur. Peters won by 3 and 2.

In the third round J. J. F. Pen- nink, recent winner of the English amateur golf championship, beat Cyril Tolley, a former champion, by 4 and 3.- Reuter

Egypt Admitted To The League

The fact that arbitrageurs are willing to buy at smaller discount under the dollar reflects the re- turning confidence in gold.

Meanwhile attention in the city is focussed on the Imperial con- ference where economic questions will soon be discussed.

There are rumours galore es- pecially about the possibility of stabilisation of gold, but the city opines this question will be inex- tricably bound up with the present Anglo-American trade talks, while the consent of Russia as a big gold producer is essential for orderly working of any form of gold stabi- lisation.

All the South African Finance Minister, Mr. Havenga would say

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY

TATIONE

TIME-TABLE

On and after May 1st, 1837, until Further Notios.

UP TRAINS

Local Up

Local Are

A.M.A...

Up

Blow Local AM, AR.

F.N. FATE P.M.

kaliya

Kowloon...Dup. 6.30 8.25 Batin.Dep. 6.00 Yanmati ...Dop, &

Taipo Dep, 7.08 Taipo Market,

Dep. 7.08 .Dap. 7.19 Fanling Sheungshui...

Dep. 7.34 (81) Shumahun Arr 7.80 9.00

Canton.Am.

Loe Mix Local Local Local SOP.M.] FMJFM/FM (P.M. (TM. ĮTIM,

840 10.16 12,1212,45 1.08 1,35 1,808,58) 5.00 5.197.33 85110.34 13,20

1,83 1.545] ... 53718.02 (1.44 2,11 4,19) ... 5.99) 8.14

| -9.08|10,87 12.32| 918 10.81) 12,46

9.28 10.58 12.52... 9.3 11.06, 1.02

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1.07 22.3... 1.53 8.37

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11.30 8.00,

7.16

7.65

4.05

DOWN TRAINS

STATIONS

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1. 10,8,45

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... 11.8812912.4, ... 11.50 12.412.68

4.45 0.486,55

| 168] 5.40) 7.00|

Shumchan...Dep. 7.08 7.86 9.59 10.30-11.30)1 2.202.28) 3.83 4.89 5.37 8.42 7.10 Sheungthui... Dep. 7.13 8.05 10.ce Fanling. Dep. 7.18 2.10 10.10 Taipo Market. Dep. 7.29 8.21 10.20 Taipo....... Dop. 7.33 8.20 10.25

+ ... 12.478.0 Shatia

| 4,01|| 6.04|7,10)| Dep, 7.40 8.40) 10,58) ... 1200 1,018,17 ...8.15 8.177.2... Yaumati... Dep. 8.02 882 10.51 12.21 1143.30.5.30 6.29.7.38 Kowloon... Arr. 8.08 8.68 10.57 110 12.7 1.208,364.30 6.38 6.3 7.35 7.48 (S1) Slip Coach 1st class on Sundaya & Public Holidays. Will stop on request. 0.5. Will run on Saturdays; lat class only. "Tai Po Belle" Parlour Railcar will be attached to these trains every day whenever possible.

Buffet and Luncheon Car will be attached to this train daily. Further information may be obtained at the Railway Offices, Kow. loon. from Mesers. Thos. Cook & Son, Ltd, Hong Kong, from The American Express Company, Hong Kong, from The China Travel Service, B. Queen's Road, Hong Kong, from Mors. Wing On Co, Ltd., from China Emporium, Ltd., Hong Kong and from The Travel Advisers, 315, Gloucester Building, Hong Kong.-

By Onder D. WALKER, Hanager.

THE

HONG KONG

PENINSULA HOTEL;

HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL,

&

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL;.

HOTELS LIMITED

In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lita, Peking.

when seen by Reuter was: COMET'S FIRST

"We

are watching the situation very closely."

The city generally does not

VISIT FOR

expect ang concrete action to be 300,000 YEARS

Conference, but the uncertainty is taken 10 stabilise gold by the

hampering business especially on the Stock Exchange.— Reuter,

LAST TRIBUTE

Tarrytown, May 26. The activities of the Standard Oil Company throughout the world were suspended for five minutes John D. Rockefeller, Sr. while the to-day as a tribute to the late Mr.

funeral service was held on the family estate here..

The famous financier will be buried beside his wife at Cleveland. Ohio.--- Heurer.

RATIFICATION

RECOMMENDED

Washington, May 26.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

has delivered a message to the Be- With 48,000,000 fellow country- tion of the Buenos Aires, pact, hate, recommending the ratifica- men of the Moslem faith among binding twenty-one American re-

RACE MAY BE EXTINCT

WHEN IT RETURNS

A cumet, now near the tall of the Great Bear, is paying its first visit to the neighbourhood of the earth since the earliest days of prehistoric man, according to Dr. Martin Davidson, president of the British Astronomical Association.

Dr. Davidson demonstrated

of the

PRISONERS MAKE £60,000 MORE GOODS

Despite Drop In Total Sentenced

Progress in the organisation of prison industries and occupations is recorded in the report of the Pri- son Commissioners for 1935, issued recently.

Despite a 10 per cent. drop in the model of the comet at a meet-neral reduction

number of prisoners-due to a ge

La crime--the ing

Association in value of manufactured goods sup- London

showing recently,

Its plled to Government Departments course in relation to earth and rose by more than £60,000 to a surt His calculations that it returns about every 300,000 ber of prisoners employed was 10,- indicate total £206,101. The average num-

years: This is roughly the same 090, of whom 6,317 were engaged. age as anthropologists assign to in manufacturing work. the Pekin man, the earliest of the Basketmaking, bookbinding. known, races of mankind.

carpentry, printing, and smithing The 'comet will not return again were among the skilled trades for for a like period. By that time--which increased orders were re- according to Professor Charles. B. ceived. Davenport, of the Carnegie In- stitution the human race may be extinct, the victim of excessive concentration on brain develop-

ment.

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The 300,000-year comet is known as Whipple's comet, after the

Geneva, May 26. Egypt to-day was unanimously admitted to the League of Nations. M. Politis of Greece withdrew Those present will be be Mr. from the candidature for the pre- Hugh Lloyd Thomas, British Min-sidency of the League Assembley Ister to Paris, who is not attending in favour of Tewnk Rushdi Aras, In his official capacity: Lady Selby, the Turkish Foreign Minister, who wife of the British Minister to

was unanimously elected. Wenna, who frequently met the The Abyssinian quesion is settled Dike while in Austria; Sir Walter so far as Poland is concerned. The Monekton, who was in close per- Polish representatives sonal touch with the Duke at the the League Assembly of this de- time of his abdication; Major Met-cision, stating their government less richly merited by this great! The soccer team of the Royal calfe, formerly Equerry to the was pre-occupied exclusively withople, hoary with tradition, but Ulster Rifles defeated La Salle Duke when he was Prince of Wales, future international collaboration resplendent with the aptrit of University by two, goals to one.-- and his wife, Lady Alexandra, with the framework of the League, energy and youth.

which must base its existence up- on realities.

them they watched with sympathy publics to co-operate in maintain-American astronomer who dis- and Interest the aspirations and ing peace in the Western Hemis- efforts of the Egyptian people to phere.-- take their rightful place in the Reuter. family of nations. Their success at Geneva would be watched with no less interest than the satisfac- tory outcome of the Montreux con- ference, which, while symbolic of a new and growing sentiment of International justice, is neverthe-

informed

The Mexican delegate strongly opposed any step tending towards

ernment from the League. Reuter.

MANILA SOCCER

1

Reuter

Manila, May 27.

The primary purpose of the lea- gue is two-fold-to encourage the collaboration of all people for the common welfare of humanity, and S.A. TO CARE FOR

entire world.

It is understood that General Merriman, Miss Wardeld's aunt; the exclusion of the Ethiopian gov- to promote peace throughout the

Chen Chi-tang, ex-warlord of Kwangtung Province will be re- turning to Hong Kong from Europe shortly.

It is reported that General Chen Chi-tang owns a new residence at Kowloon Tong, and also a garden at Shatin in British New Territory, which has a swimming pool- Chinese Brening Press.

Other guests will be Baron and Baroness Eugene de Rothschlid, the Duke of Windsor's host and hostess after his abdication; Mrs.

Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Cumhaing. Mr. Cumming being British Consul at Monta; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Be- daux, who were host and --hostess at the Chateau de Cande; Mr. and Mrs Herman Rogers, hosts at Cannes and now at Tours: Mr. Dudley Forwood, who is the Duke of Windsor's Equerry, and Mr. Allen Dukes, his solicitor Reuter.

CHINESE WELCOME

Welcoming the fadmission of Egypt to the League of Nations to day. Dr. Wellington Koo, Chinese delegate, sald the Chinese people had always admired the, time-hon- oured culture and civilisation of Egypt.

BASQUE CHILDREN

covered It. The majority of the observations which Dr. Davidson used for his calculations, how ever, have been made by two English astronomers. Dr. W. H. Steavenson and Mr. Will Hay, who is better known as a comedian:

The comet is now 124 million miles from the earth, and visible nearest approach will be on June only through a telescope.. Its

Additional workshops have been provided at six prisons, and at nine. new time-tables, giving eight hours of "associated labour" a day, were adopted during the year,

Total receptions of men in the various gaols numbered 48,000-a decrease of 3,650-and of women 5,947, against 6,076..

Imprisonments for non-payment of fines-men and women-fell from 11,128 to 10542, "and.” 'states the report, "there was a still fur- ther reduction in 1938, when com- mittals fell to approximately 7,400.”

FEWER YOUNG CRIMINALS The fall in committals of young 1938, the number of youth senten- persons since 1932 continued in

20 when it will be 119 million miles ced to Imprisonment being 1,608, away. The greatest distance to and the total of girls 99., A which it recedes is estimated at nearly a million million miles.

London, May 27, Four hundred Basque children who are to be cared for by the

The

NEW CHINESE AMBASSADOR

For the first time there was no case during 1935 of corporal pun- ishment for prison offences in any of the local or convict prisons,

Other points from the report are: "Parkhurst - has a chess "club" with 30 members.

Dartinoor prison medical officer states that only in one case during 1935 was it necessary to give a pri- soner, not in hospital, extra food for loss of weight. "As convicts

For the attainment of this dou- ble object, concerted efforts anim- ated by a common spirit of devo.

Washington, May 21. tion to the principles of the League Covenant are the most likely to Balvation Army reached London Washington turned out en masse Chinese community in aucceed. From this point of view yesterday from the occasion of every new member. Southampton and were welcomed new Chinese Ambassador, Dr. C. There are dimcult to please in the

Camp at yesterday afternoon to welcome the to the League brings us a step near by General Evangeline Booth at Wang, on his arrival in the capital the realisation of the ideal of uni-Congress Hall, Clapton- versal peace-Reuter

British Wirelens.

the

with bis two daughters,— Reuter.

matter of food, this freedom from complaints reflects great credit on the staff concernéá,” he adds,