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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1931.

́GOVERNOR-GENERAL

OF CANADA.

NINTH EARL BESSBOROUGH

APPOINTED.

London, Feb. 9. Hin Majesty the King has ap proved the appointment of the Earl be Governor- of Bessborough to General of Canada ini,succession to Earl Willingdon.

DEBT REPUDIATION DENOUNCED.

MR. LANG IN MINORITY OF ONE.

AUSTRALIAN CRISIS.

Canberra, Feb. 9.

GLOUCESTER BLDG. PROGRESS.

(Continued from Page 1)

Gloucester Building. The construction of Gloucester Buliding is proceeding natie- Enctorily. In spite of

loss

of time owing to bad weather, it is anticipated that' the

Whole

Each of the State Premiers at the greater part of the ground and The Earl of Beanborough, who Premiers' Financial Conference mezzanine floors will be ready for

occupation

in May, The succeeded the 8th Earl, his father, repudiated the proposals of Mr. In 1920, le an ex-lawyer, an ex-Lang. the Premier of New South building, granted no unforeseen do- Conservative M. P., and an ex-Wales, involving the suspension of lays, is estimated to be completed soldier. He has been interested the interest on debts to Britain, before the end of this year, some in various industrial enterprises In the

the cutting of interest on all the two months ahead of contract time. recent years, having been chair-

man of the San Paulo (Brazilian) borrowings, and the

of

Railway, Ltd. since 1921, and Deputy-Chairman De Beers Counoanted. Mines, Limited, since 1924.--Reuter.

of the gold standard. Mr. Theodore, the Federal Trea- Eurer, and Mr. Scullin, the Federal Premier, described the proposals as naking for a deliberate default. During the war, Earl Deasborough Referring to Mr. Lang's threat served in Gallipoli and France, that he would enforce his proposals He married a French woman, the in New South Wales, Mr. Theodore that if one daughter of Baron de Neufiize, warned Mr. Lang and he and his family have or- Stato walked alone, the whole lot ganised one of the leading Ama- would go down together.

Mr. Scullin stressed that the teur Dramatic Societies in Eng- land. Since the War he has deve-Commonwealth meant to honour its

obligations, Repudiation loped many business interests.

PORT DEVELOPMENT

IN SOUTH.

START TO BE MADE IF FINANCES PERMIT.

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As you are well aware, your Di- rectors decided to take advantage of the money market and offered 60,- 000 new shares in the proportion of one new for every four old shares nt a premium of $35 per share. think it shows the confidence of the public in the Company that the whole of these shares were taken up with the exception of 830, which were nearly all offered to share- holders not now in the Colony,

I now beg to propose the adoption pre- of the report and accounts sented and when this has been duly of fault would lend to panic, chaos and seconded I shall be pleased to an Anancial crash. He urged the Con- Bwer to the beat of my ability any ference to consider the middlequations shareholders may wish to course between cutting wages and puk. repudiation of debts.

Mr. G. C. Moxon seconded, and the report and accounts were ananimously adopted. Mr. Moxon snid he thought the shareholders could consider the figuras very natufactory;

Other Business.

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Mr. Lang's Plan. Mr. Lang had submitted the following plan.

the first place.

thu Australian Govern munt should pay no further in- Shanghai, Feb. 9. terest to the British bondholders Sir Robert Ho Tung and Mr. Commenting on the construc-until Britain deals with Australia's T. E. Pearer were re-appointed tion of a free-port at Chungshan, war debt in a similar manner to the Board of Directors on the Mr. Tang Shao-y) maid that while that wherein Britain settled her motion of Mr. G. Potts, seconded he was in Nanking he conferred | Reht with the United States.

by Mr. K Stuart-Sinith, andi with Mesars, Sun Fo and Wu' Te-

Secondly, the interest on all Gov-Messrs. Perey Smith, Seth chen, members of the Committee ernment borrowings should be re Figuing, and

Messrs.

Linstead controlling affairs pertaining to uced to three per cent.

and Davis were re-elected the construction of the port, H Thirdly, the Commonwealth Gov-ditors, on the proposition of Mr. denied that he was against therriment should immediately aban- . V. Steavenson, seconded by Whampao Harbour scheme, add don the present gold standard and Mr. 1. A. Newbigging. ing that as soon as the financial substitute a

On currency based

Mr. E. M. Raymond said he conditions of the Kwangtung Gov Australia's wealth, to be termed a would like to congratulate the ernment permitted, either Chung-"new gold standard."

meeting on the continued success shan or Whampao port would be

New of the Company, and as a mark Mr. Lang declared that developed.

South Wales had decided to adopt of their appreciation wish to pro- the plan where it applied, irrespec-pose that the Directors' fees be tive of the decision of the con- increased to $15,000 per annum. ference.

Mr. Tang said that he was very pleased on bearing of a definite settlement between Nanking and the Kwangsi political Party, but despite the cessation of civil war in South China it was to be expect. ed that Kwangsi would have to look for financial support, from Kwangtung.

it is understood that Mr. Tang had tiffin to-day with Mr. Eugene Chen who is to leave for Nanking on Saturday.

WORK OF INDIAN CONFERENCE.

Mr. Larg further declared that if his plan were adopted millions of pounds now sent overseas would be released fer circulation In Australia and the consequence would be the fall of interest rates all over the Commonwealth, which would give new life to industry and cause a rapid absorption of the unemploy ed. Confidence in Austraila would be restored because her dependence on the outalde world would be re- duced to a minimum.......... *

Mr. Ho Kwong seconded, and the Chairman acknowledged the motion in the manner previously stated.

The Directors present support- were:-Sir ing the Chairman Robert Ho Tung and Messrs. H. II. H. Priestley, A. II. White, J. E. Joseph, T. E. Pearce, together with Mr. L. S. Greenhill (Secre- tary). The shareholders present H. Crapnell, were-Messra. F. P. C. Potts, G..Puncheon, D. C. Weir, R. M. G. Silva, V. L. doa Remedios, F. Austin, Ho Kwong, B. C. Randall, Kwok Hing-wang, reo. F. Ribeiro, D. Skinner, F. A. H. A. Xavier, M. Fenandez, Rogers, G. C. Dioxon, G. II. Potts. D. A. Newbigging, A. J. C. Rochn, D. V. Stevenson, D. --Lyon, K. Stuart-Smith, B. J. Lacon, B. L. Dunnett, A. B. S. Stewart, F.

F.C Hall, R. E. MacDougall, P. S. Cassidy, A. J. P. Heard, S. Steven- MOR, E. M. Raymond, Tan Eng-looi, A. Plerey, P. Morrison, W. Logan, A. W. Eastman, M. II. Lo and N. V. Croucher.

'Rowlution Adopted. The conference passed solution that each Govern:nent should undertake to balance its GOVERNMENT HOON TO MAKE budget within three years.

STATEMENT.

London, Feb. 9. In the House of Commons, Mr. Wedgwood Benn. Secretary forį Tuin said he hoped it might shortly be possible to announce the Government's policy as to the carrying in of the work of the Round Table Conference.

He als stated: “Beyand re- ports in the Press of interviews and speeches of Gandhi and other Congress lenders, I have no in- formation ns to offers of co-opera- tion on their part. Sir Tej Sapru and the other delegates of the Round Table Conference ure going to discuss the position with Gandhi, and Gandhi has express- cil his intention of giving full enu- wileration to anything they sa -British Wicolean.

ROLLING STOCK SEIZED.

NORTHERN GENERAL WANTS

MORE FUNDS.

The Bunk Board and Mr. Theodore are to examine an ap- propriate 'monetary policy for the promotion of production-Reuter.

MOTHERWELL HEAD THE LEAGUE.

BIG WIN OVER ABERDEEN YESTERDAY.

London, Feb. 9. At Motherwell to-day, in 14 Scottish League match, Motherwell defeated Aberdeen by five clear goals-Reuter

The amended table follows:

Goals

Motherwell Celtic Rangers Partick

Hamilton Icarts Dundee

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pt. 27 17 6 4 76 32 40 24 16 6 2 71 23 36 25 10 4 6 69 21 36 26 10 2 8 66 30 34 27 15 3 9 49 33 33 26 1499 63 46 31 26 14 39 61 42 31 29 12 4 13 66 50 28 20 11 10 42 43 27 27 11 5 11 37 43 27 26 12 Kilmarnock 27 11

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Morton Shanghai, Feb. 9.

Clyde... General Shin Yu-ahan, a northern Queen's Park 24 Divisional Commander, is on his Leith

Falkirk way from Shantung to Mukden to

Hibernians interview General Chang Hauch-

Ayr liang, seeking financial support for

Fiant Fire the maintenance of his large army. It requires $600,000 monthly to support the Shantung army, where- as in the last three months General Shih has obtained only $200,000 from the Manchurian Government. Consequently, he has commandeered much rolling stock along the Tien- tain-Pukow anet Taipanfu-Kiao-,

CHANG HSUEH-LIANG |make proparations for the forins- chow Railways and demands that

TO VISIT PEKING.

VICE-C.-IN-C's OFFICE TO BE OPENED.

Peking. Feb. 9.

tion of this now military Office.the Nunking Government shall sup- Regulations govorning the forma-ply him with funds before he will tion of the Peking Headquarters consent to release the rolling stock. have been announced by Nanking, which instructs General Chung to control disbundment and the dis

LABOUR CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA.

SOVIET OPPOSED TO ANY INQUIRY.

DIRECTORS READY FOR SQUALLS,

Continued from Page 1) wiped out on your case?--That is

not so.

What

resolutions were const- sidered 1-The reason why the and divi- question of chartering dends was brought up was be- cause in one of the resolutions there was something concerning chatter- ing and, as a matter of fact, the majority of shareholders wanted to. have the steamers chartered. There- fore, it was decided that that re- solution only should be discusseil, having no reference to the ot-gre. With that exception, 'the other Reven resolutions were absolutely wiped at altogether?-It agreed that the other soven resɔk- tious should not be brought up for discussion.

Revolutionary!

Was

Those seven resolutions are, on the face of them, extremely im- portant olimination of the direc tors, appointment of new directors and so forth? They tended to turn the affairs of the company upside down.

Those resolutions, if persisted In, would have involved discussion ns to the conduct of the directore? --If the conduct of the directors was involved they would have beon rendy to London. Feb. 9.

ft. face Questioned in the House of The reason why; on your case, Commons whether the Soviet they were dropped, was because Government would co-operate in it was actually put to the meeting A summons against Mr. D. Hodges, of Inquiry into Labour Conditions That resolution was carried with

the appointment of a Commission that they should be dropped. position of military posts in of the Public Works Department, for in Russia, similar to the League out dissent ?Yo General Chang Hsuch-liang will Fengtien. Kirin, Hellungklang, allegedly disobeying the directions of inquiry made at the instance of Witness explained that there

to estabilah his Johol, Shansi, Suiyuan, Charhara traffic pointsman at Garden Road, Headquarters as Vice-Commander-and Chibli. President Chiang near the Peak Tramway Station, was the Liberinn Government, In-Chief of the Nationalist Army Kai-shek has sent a personai tele- the defondant pleading not, guilty Hondernon, sald the Soviet had aljourned until to-morrow afternoon, Foreign Secretary, Mr. Arthur and Navy after tho Chinese New gram to General Chang requesting when the summons came up before intimated to the British Ambassa-

him to proceed with the disband Mr. Lindsell this morning. A public dor that they would not consider morning Mr. Butters discharged the At the Kowloon' Magistracy this The week-end was marked by ment of mercenary troops in car driver was fined $30, for negligent any request for investigation into Chinese woman the arrival of his staff offcors to Shanai Province.

driving at Stubbs Road when

against whom evidence was taken, läst week on a overtook a liongkong Hotel bus at a the timber industry in Russin. bend. Mr. Lindsell remarked that it

Mr. Henderson added that with- of a sum of $185. It was alleged charge of defrauding another woman was a bad cane. A lorry driver was out proper facilities, he feared no that she promised to present the fined $20 for overtaking another at inquiry would be satisfactory or victim with a son for adoption, when a bend in Stubbs Road.

effective. British Wireless.. she had no inteilion of so doing.

visit Paking

Year.

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PEROY FRANKLIN, at 1 and S. Wyndham Street, In the City of Victoria Hongkong.

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