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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THE PROHIBITION

PROBLEM.

HOOVER'S APPEAL TO PEOPLE.

URGES EVERYONE TO OBEY LAW OF THE LAND.

"MANY DISCLOSURES.

Washington, Jan. 13: The Administration, flanked by hoavy artillery, submitted the entire problem of prohibition and Jaw enforcement to Congress to- diny.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1930.

CIVIL AVIATION PROGRESS.

BIG BRITISH PLANS 'NOW

MATURING."

COMMERCIAL CRAFT.

London, Jan. 17. It is understood, that this year's Estimates of the Air Ministry will provide for increased expenditure on civil aviation, largely for flying-

GOLD BASIS FOR CUSTOMS.

FEARED EFFECT ON JAPAN'S TRADE.

SUGGESTION OF PROTEST BY THE POWERS.

boat development and the subsidis- CURRENCY PROPOSALS

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ing of new commercial airways. An extension of inland afr lines is

Shanghai, Jan. 17. under contemplation. If agreement can be reached with the Irish Freemont's decision to adopt a gald Regarding the National Govern- State, a regular service to Belfast basla for Customa payments, and Dublin will be ononéd,

foreign Consular officials yesterday In addition, negotiations have mot at the American Consulate been going on regarding the inhere to a sider what steps should auguration of a regular flying-boat be taken. line between Norway and Sweden and either the Mouth of the Thames or some suitable port on the East Coast.

"

Entrenched in strong positions, the Administration moved to the fight with President Hoover and members of his Cabinet support ing the report of the President's special law enforcement invosti- The Air Ministry, It is stated un- gating commission, headed by officially, has decided also to deve

large former Attorney General George lop on an extensive scale W. Wickersham.

commercial flying-boats. Some of these are already on the stocks, and President Hoover sent the com-thers will be laid down during the mission's report to Congress. He

coming financial year. accompanied it with a special message of his own, 600 words

long.

Mellon Ran Outlined. These tactics were followed by additional activity. For the com- mission's report was accompanied by an outline of the plans of Secretary of the Treasury Andrew

Although these new planes will be of experimental types, they will, if the trials are successful, be built in considerable number. They will be all-metal and most of them will be able to carry between 40 and 50 passengers. Their range will be of about "1,000 miles,.

MARTÍN USUSANALČINKOVITES CRISTENSENTRE

One of the first to be launched will have accommodation for 50 W. Mellon for checking smuggling, passengers, and if the present in- It was alan accompanied by antention of equipping it with six outline of Attorney General Wil- Napler engines is felowed, it will liam D. Mitchell's plans for speed. ing prosecution of law violations,

Attorney General Mitchell ap

the proved

commission's commendations in this regard. President Hoover completed the Fonslaught with his own further recommendations for an increase in prisons, for reorganization of the parole system and for tighten- ing law enforcement generally.

Hoover Goes Further,

re.

In brief, the commission's report urged consolidation of prohibition enforcement agencies, codification of prohibition laws, reorganiza- tion of the federal courts structure to relleve congestion and appoint- ment of adequate prosecuting; officials.

In his own brief message Presi- dent. Hoover went somewhat fur- ther than the commission. He recommended consolidation of all The anti-smuggling agencies, commission believes this matter should be subject to further study.

President Hoover urged passage of stricter prohibition enforce- ment laws. He emphasized the problem of present court conges tion and appealed to all people to obey the laws of, the land.

KOCHOW APPARENTLY

NOT TOO SAFE.-

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Passing Steamers Warned To Slow Down,

KONG SO RE-FLOATED.

Wuchów, Jan. 17. The river steamer Kochow which was beached following her striking a rock two days ago, is awaiting the arrival of assistance. The vessel is none too safe, and ships pass- ing up river are being warned to reduce speed when passing her.

The 6.8. Kong So was re- floated to-day and proceeded down river.-Naval Wireless.

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It was stated at the meeting that Japanese exporters of goods to China would be adversely affected if they be required to pay on a gold basis, and that, from their point if view, such a method would. Ooŋa heavy blow to their trade. They would certainly have to increase the prices of their exported goods In order to meet the altuation.

Powers' Consent.

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"According to messages from Tokyo, spokesman of Live Japanese Government has pointed gut that tariff autonomy having been granted to the National Go vernment by the Powers. the adoption of a gold basis should not be enforced without the Powers' consent. Moreover, as the Chinese Government has not ful Alled its promise to abolish tikin, the Powers should protest against the Chinese intention to use the gold basis for Customs fees.

While the drop in the value of the silver is having a most de- trimental effect on the Govern- ment Treasury and on the Chinese Customs, according to authentic reports to hand practically all Chinese exporters in Peking, and Tientsin have made enormous pro- fils during the past three months.

I Business.

"In fact, exporters generally are doing an unprecendented trade with Amerien and Europe.

On the other hand, there is a marked decrease in the amount of foreign goods Imported into Peking and Tentain, for, dia- couraged by the low level of silver; Chinese buyers are inclined to use "home products" wherever DOR

n place of foreign

good

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Currency Proposals.

Shanghai Chinese bankers, traders and merchants met yester- day and passed the following re- solutions, which are to be sub- mitted to the Finance Ministry for consideration:

be driven by over 4,000 horac power. It is expected" that this vessel will be tried out on the first satges of the Cairo-Cape Airway, "While some sections of the which will have been opened before American people may disagree the end of the year.-British Wire-Within three months,

upon the merits of some questions less. involved, every responsible citizen

supports the fundamental prin-

ciple that the law of the land

·

should be enforced," said Pro OPERA SINGER ON

sident Hoover,

In

"Staggering Infection."

HER RIGHTS:

ENTITLED TO DISTINCT

of

LEGAL ENTITY.

:

its report the commis- sion said "we Jinve found

number" staggering

a

local points of infection.""It recommended the following meas

(1) The abolition of the tacl

(2) The cancellation by the National Government of all op- pressive taxation on" Chinese goods,

(3) The adoption of a sliver dollar unit to take the place of the Tael.

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(4) The taking of drastic

mensures to curtail speculation in gold-bars.

Likin Abolition.

In view of the second proposat,

it is interesting to note that the

ures for better prohibition enforce- UPHELD IN U.S. COURT.|Nanking Finance Ministry has

ment:

1. Transfer of prohibition en- forcement responsibility from the department of the treasury to the department of justice. ・・

declared its determination. to

New York, Jan. 17. abolish likin on the 10th October. The right of a wife to maintain The abolition will include all separate domicile from that of forms of minor taxation, in the her husband has been upheld by name of likin, on exported Chinese the decision of the United States products as well as on imported Customs Court in an important foreign goods.

Ganna The Finance Minister, Mr. T V. case in which Walska, the famous opera singer, Boong, has been appointed a mem ber of the Nanking State Council. was concerned.

of and Vice-Chairman of the Nan- anking Examination Yuan, according into a meeting of the Nanking Cen-

tral Political Cound,

Madame

2. Codify prohibition legislation, 3. Make padlock injunctions more effective.

4. Pass legislation authorizing trial of all cases with penalties of $500 fines or prison terms of six

Madame Walaka is the wife months or less without indictment thus clearing the court congestion. Mr. Harold F. McCormick,

domicile is The commission's report also says American, whose that prohibition observance must be the United States. viewed in the light of the tradition- She is now paying a visit to

History's Example Cited,

Mr. Soong is holding a series of

al American attitude toward gov-America and Customs Officers conferences with Mr. H. H. Kung, ernmental regulation of conduct, sought to levy duty on her jewel- the Minister of Commerce and In- lery and other personal property,dustry, on the measures to be, Madame Walsku resisting their taken regarding the adoption of a "We must not forget," states the effors on the ground that she is a gold basis in respect of Customs report significantly, "the many his-resident of Paris and is entitled fees,

the exemption allowed to torical examples of large scale pub-to

visitors to the United

He disregard for laws in the past." foreign It says that in order to reach valu-States... able conclusions the government Miss Genevieve Cline, the first must go deeply into. questions of woman Justice appointed to any public option. There must be deep Federal Court, supported the con- delving into criminal law, remem- tention of Madame Walaka that bering the attitude of the pioneer the rights, of women to distinct toward such things, ja ke

legal entity should be recognised. "We must consider," continues Router's American Service.. the report, "the Whig tradition of

the right of revolution, the concep

tion of natural rights and the fact Into Canada and Mexico while only that the Puritan attitude clashes

ANGLO-DUTCH RUBBER ACCORD.

WORKING IN HARMON ON INDUSTRY ISSUES.

The Hague, Jan. 177: A joint meeting of British and Dutch rubber producers, at which Professor. Freub presided, to-day Dutch committee to undertake the

with present day organized in. one-tenth of the 23,000 federal em: decided to form a combined Anglo- teresta. We must consider the ployees of three federal services various divergencies of attitude. charged with keeping liquor out of

"We have been unable to obtain the country are available for in- task of continuing the study of

vestigation work. figures showing the actual size of the prohibition problem but we can cite 80,000 arrests in the past three years as a staggering ber."

DRIZZLE OR MIST.

the question of rubber production "Therefore," says the report, and possible restriction.-Reuter. we are confronted with a great problem. Usification and central- mumization of responsibility means co operation between federal and state agencies, this must come

The local weather forecast, till | quite apart from the exigencies of prohibition which is such a huge noon to-morrow laN.E. winds, problem that it requires mich fresh; cloudy, with drizzle or further study."!

A Great Problem. The report states that the com- mission has received reports that thousands of amuggling roads exist

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