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NO 23,529 IND WETA=XXF FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1931. 日六廿月二十

836 PARANNUM. SINO-COPE-10-DENTO -

WHY "FORT" DUNLOP Whore the roads are poor or non-existent where the loads are heavy-where tyreà can got little, attention-whore the stren- uous conditions tand to smash cars and' tyros to plocos-a tyro specially designed. for the purpose is needed.

That is why the "Fort" Dunlop Tyre is made by the "Pioneers of the Praumatic Tyre Industry."

Bocause of its thickened trond-wider and more amply buttrossad-its casing of. heavy cotton cord fabric and special con- struction, the "Fort" Dunlop Tyre is strongor, hoavior, and more fitted to withstand enorous conditions of service than any it has hitherto been possible to buy."

The Dunlop Rubber Co., (China) Ltd..

Pedder Building.

Teinphone 24554,

SPECIAL MISSION HSIN WAH WRECK AN UNREGISTERED AFFAIRS OF WHITE LOCAL MOTORISTS CHANCELLOR'S

ON CURRENCY.

COLONIAL OFFICE AND HONGKONG DOLLAR.

MR. CLEGG AND COLLEAGUES DUE AT THE END OF MARCH.

OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE.

SPECIAL MISSION to enquire into Hongkong's A

currency problems, appointed by the Colonial Office, and headed by Mr. W. H. Clegg, will arrive in Hongkong at the end of next month. This is the burden of a communique issued by the Government this morning, bearing out information which the Telegraph had already received from a London correspondent.

RECALLED IN SHANGHAI COURT.

EX-CHIEF OFFICER CLAIMS £115.

THE SOLE EUROPEAN SURVIVOR.

DISMISSAL FACTS.

Shanghai, Feb. 13. The terrible disaster of Waglan on the night of January,

MUI-TSAI.

WOMAN FINED ON TECHNICAL. OFFENCE.

IGNORANCE OF LAW.

A nomint fine of $5 was im poned by Mr. Schofield, at the Central Police Court this morning, on a married woman who was sure- moned for bringing a mui-fraí into the Colony from Kongmaon 011 Jungary 15 last,

The defendant pleaded guilty. Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen, of the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs. said the defendant brought the muisti into the Colony but the SC.A. was satisfied that she was ignorant of the how. The DEO-

The woman

had brought

ROK.

STAR LINE.

ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL LOST.

MORATORIUM AGREED FOR R.M.S.P. CO.

FINED.

SPEECH STILL

OFFICER'S WIFE AMONGST ECHOING IN HOUSE

NUMBER.

TRAFFIC OFFENCES.

THE RANK AND FILE APPREHENSIVE.

LIBERAL JOBLESS MOTION ACCEPTED.

Included among the traffic cases heard by the Central Magistrate this morning were three concern- ing Europeun motorists who were summoned for minor offences, one of the defendants being a Indy.

Lieut. F. R. Main, of HMLS. Oswald, was summoned for driv- HARMONY CLAIMED. Sir William McLintock. famous Scottish chartered ac-Street at 4.45 p.m. on January 28 the ing a suo motor cycle in Wyndhum

A REORGANISATION.

London, Feb. 12.

London, Feb. 12. 15-16, 1929, when the suff. Hai

untant and actuary, whom the last without the written permis Advisory Committee set up un-slon of the Inspector General of Mr. Snowden's impressive Wah struck a rock and sank with

der the Trade Facilities Act Police. The defendant admitted economy speech yesterday took a loss af nearly four hundred secution were only asking for instructed to examine the positie offence and remarked that he the edge off the debate which lives, had a sequal in the Shang-nominal penalty, but at the same tion of the companies in the did not see the sign at the end of opened to-night on the Liberal hai District Court yesterday Line the ease was brought in the Royal Mail Steam Packet Com- the street. A fine of $10 was immotion calling on the Govern-. when Mr. Peter Jacobsen, the event of other people making the pany group; gave a full explana

poned.

Mrs. J. B. Taylor, the wife of ment to formulate an extensive sale European survivor, sued the same error

tion of the Gnancial position of Major Taylor, was fined $35 for at policy for the utilising of the Lion Company for £115 and $114. into Hongkong to visit her China Merchants Steam Naviga girl from

the companies at the meeting in lowing her car to cause an oblabour of the workless in useful the Sun Wut district London to day of the debenture struction in Queen's Rond Central and essential schemes of na- Mr. Jacobsen, who is a native of The visit was totally unannounced | holders of the R. M. S. P. and at 2.25 pm, on February 2 last. tional development such as have Estoni, was the Chief ferrand, therefore, the son could not prefereren shareholders of the The defendant pleaded guilty to beer advocated by the Liberal - of the ill-fated Hain Wah. He was warn his mother that t www

White Star Line.

the offence.

Party for several years. asteep in his cabin when the ves against the laws of the Colony to After some earlier discussion, A fine of $10 was imposed on set struck, and was washed over-bring 24

muí-tahi to Hongkong. the White Star shareholders pass- Mr. R. L. Marshall who was sum kwani by a terrific mea niniest as

ed a resolution by an overwhelm- ing majority in favour of granting ቤ aix muntha' moratorium respect of dividends on £5,000,000 worth of 6% per cent, cumulative preference shares of the White) Star Line guaranteed by the Royal) Mal Steam Packet Company.

soon as he arrived on deck.

Hours In Water.

Doubts have been cast in some quarters upon the likelihood of Mr. Clegg's visit to Hongkong, but a question in the House of Commons yesterday, and the latest information, put them definitely at rest.

Meanwhile, Mr. Snowden, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has again made it clear that the British Government does not contemplate taking any action with the object of assisting inting with the current. The fed.

fle was wearing a Hobelt, for- kunately, and be managed to keep dat until he was plekel up by a fishing junk after many hours of

care of the disaster, of which thưrE

the recovery of the price of silver. Mr. Snowden does not were only 27 survivors, believe that any of the proposals so far advanced are practicable, and he gives a pointed answer to the hints of Mr. Key Pittman that India's sales of silver are the cause of the slump in price.

SILVER DISCUSSED IN COMMONS.

The finverament's ntunique stales:

▌†▌--- -

Information has now been received from the Secretary of State for, the Colonies that a Commission të enquire inta the currency problems of the Colony will arrive here about the end of March. The fol lowing are the members of the Commission:

Mr. W. H, Clegg, Mr. P. I. Ezechiel, C.31.6,

J

Mr. G J.. M. Clauson. OBE (MIL).

Mr. W. H. Clegg.

jappointed Ind. Lieutenant in the 17th Somerset Light Infantry and Hater transferred to the general list. 111e served in the War Ofee, faili. pooli. Beypt and Mesopotamia, and - was for two periods Captain on the General Stall.

He was mentioned in despateless for services in Mesojdamia in 1917 and in Bigent in 1918, whilst he was jad, awarded the French Crois de

here with Palms in 1917. 1919, he became second elness clerk in the Colonial Office, and principal clerk in 19820,

London Messange,

was the

tact that although the vessel re- mainet art for an hour after striking only one lifebont WILA Iatanched,

Mr. Jacobsen, who was taken to

POSLALOME 23ndutva trVIRTINTOLOISTURIZM

ANOTHER BIG QUAKE IN N. ZEALAND.

DANGER OF HEAVY. FLOODS INCREASING.

CLEARING THE DEBRIS.

•Landon, Fex 12. message

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A New Zealand stafex that a further longed earthquake shoek WAN experienced in the Hawkes Bay area this morning. fol. Jawed during the day by other tremors.

Heavy rainfall phasised the flooding danger. threatened by the partial damming, through unheaval, of the rivers, and the damage done to the drainage stems. Very considerable progress has been made in clearing the wreckage in the devastated area and civil control haw been resumed at Hastings. British Wireless.

Heavy Losses,

The directors asked for the| moratorium in order to enable the R.M.S.P. Company to submit a complete scheme of reorganisation.

Sir William MeLintock, explain- ing the result of his investigation into the affairs of the group, said that the assets of the White Star Line were estimated at £8,394.000 and the Habilities at £4,442,000 | (£14,442,000?) which

meant that the whole of the ordinary share capital had been lost!

Extravagant Purchase.

The deficiency, he said, amount. ed to five million pounds sterling, aud the Voting Trustees consider- est that the Company had paid an extravagant price when they tonk' over the Royal Mail contract for the purchase of the Oceanie Steam Navigation Company capital for | seven million pounds.

The Voting Trustees were also of the apinin that ton large a propor- Having brought the child heretion of the capital and been raises

23:00 SAMSTERDAL JARINGANINANZSPAQUETATIKAN

REVISION OF YOUNG PLAN SOUGHT.

IMPORTANT RESOLUTION IN

REICHSTAG.

WORLD WAR CAUSES.

Berlin. Feb. 12.

A reopening of the repara tions question in the near future was foreshadowed in the Reichstag to-day when the House approved, by 314 votes to 58, a motion, urging the Government to take

up the question of a revision of the Young Plan with the creditor Powers as soon as possible.

The Reichstag rejected a motion submitted by the Com-

munists demanding eexxl- then of all reparations pay- ments.

Another

resolution, de- manding an enquiry into the causes of the world war by an impartial Commission WAN approved. -Reuter,

sam£250€

Ultimately, the motion was accepted without a division, the Prime Minister declaring that he was propared to accept the reso lution in the spirit in which it was aponsored by Sir Herbert Samuel, which he said brought it into very close harmony with "what Mr. Snowden said yesterday."

“Useful and Essential."

· Moving the resolution, Sir Herbert Samue! emphasised that the Liberala were not asking for mere relief works, but for useful and essential works needed for the improvement of the national equipment.

Mr.

MacDonald, who is taking charge of the

there was nothing the coun- try could do with greater wisdom at this moment than to develop ita resources and to find the capital for such development.

personale, Buid that

Economic conditions were chang ing and Britain had to meet in the markets of the world an extraordin. arily increased competition.

The special advantages which thin country enjoyed in the past hud been lost as a result of the war and the political and economic settle- ment of the war, and it was Im- possible for it to be Indifferent long- er to the lower standards of Hie among the workers of most foreign countries.

Bongkong and spent some days in respondent received this morning Hospital, lost all his personal be the son advised the mother to take by preference shares bearing fixed moned for driving a motor cycle workman came more and more into

rates of interest.

The

for

Protection of Standards. A cable from nur London cor.

The protection of the British forecast that Mr. Clegg would belongings which he valued at $3,080. the girl to a Police Station for re-

along that part of Kennedy Road international negotiation. Geneva Recompanied

Hongkong by

which is closed to traffic. gistration. The woman accord- Dismissed Six Weeks Later. alber etorroney experts, though, it

R.M.S.P. Fleet Value, ingly went to No. 2. Police Station

defendant said he did not sue the where nations had to negotiate to was becoming Increasingly the place Mr. W. H. Clegg has been for was added, the final details had His statement of claim in the and asked to have the girl register- The book value of the Royal

nolice Forbidding motor traffic. enable them

their some time past Governor of the not been decided,

Pleading guilty to a charge of

to maintain District Court yesterday, declared ed, but as the registration period Mail Steam Packet Company's negligent

standards Federal

of life. Reserve Bank of South The position was made clear as that he was entitled to three had already closed, the

driving in woman fleet of ships and of their invest-Street by driving a Sanitary Deby" Africns from which post he is just the result of a question in the months notice of the termination and committed a technical offencements largely exceeded their pre-partment lorry into Lockhart Road schemes already inaugurated by the Fleming Mr. Ramsay MacDonald concluded retiring. Prior to going to South House of Commons yesterday by jof his services.

reviewing the development On March 6, 1929, in bringing the child into Hong-sent estimated value. Africa, he was with the Bank of the Earl of Castlestewart Con.. about six weeks after the tragedy,kong.

at a speed of 20 miles an hour and Government and with an appeal England. He is therefore well Harborough) who asked if the in- he was notified of the termination

At a subsequest meeting of the narrowly missing colliding with a In reply to his Worship. Mr. Royal Mail Steam Packet Com-lorry being

an effort to qualified as a leading banker to deal vitation by the Government to the of his services through the China Macfadyen said the woman

Increase the programme took pany. The debenture holders, by a B. G. Baker, the driver of the of hope and power so that the un- driven by Sergeant of development and for the spirit with currency questions.

Governor of the Reserve Bank of Coast Officers' Guild.

the proper course by going to the large majority vmsented to a Government vehicle was fined $20, employment problem could be solved. · South Africa to proceed to Shang-

The China Merchants' S, N. Com. Police Station, but she was under moratorium, and to the raising of Mr. P. H. Ezechiel.

hai to report on the slump

pany promised to pay him until the misapprehension that the gira further £250,000 of new deben Mr. Percy Hubert Ezechiel has silver, had been recepted, and Murch 15, exactly two months from could be registered. been Third Crown Agent for thewhat indication roald-be given of

A fine of $5 was imposed. (Continued on Nert Column.! Colonies since 1920. He has parli- the date of the report. eularly concerned himself witli cur- rency matters, having been a mem- her of the East African Currency Board since 1919 and Chairman of the Palestine Currency Board since 1926. He has also been Director of Colonial Scholars since 1921. Na

Dr. Drummond Shiels, the Under-Secretary of State for the the silver mines. Colonies,, replied:

kong to engaire into and advise on

Mission to Hongkong. presunte the questioner nignina the proposal now under considera- Born in 1875, he is a son of the tion to send a hission to Hong- lite Lieut. Col. James A. Ezechiel.

.D.E. He was educated at Bombay Hongkong currency. I am not in and at Trinity College, Cambridge position to make any statement

RA.. 4th Wrangler, 1807) and entered the Colonist Office in 1898. as to what the romposition of such He was called to the Bar at the mission would be

Middle Temple in 1903, was Secre fary to the Crown Agents for the

a number of the Fair Wages Ad-

While, said Mr. Snowden, the Governments concerned would doubtless be prepared to con sider any practical proposals for taking stocks of redundant silver off their hands, he HOW justification for expecting them

Et}

WINDFALL FOR THE EXCHEQUER.

tures.

Stocks Again Saleable. Meanwhile, on

od

IMPOSING INDIAN WAR

MEMORIAL.

+

the Stock Ex change, the price of R.M.S.P. GLOWING TRIBUTES TO THE to Mr. Snowden's courage, the rank stock recovered to £7.10.0. weighty opinion by counsel that the liability of the company is

Mr. Snowden's Courage. Meanwhile, the sole tople of the hour, is Mr. Snowden's economy speech. While the Conservatives [and Liberals are paying tributes

and file of the Labour Party are. apprehensively speculating where No Delhi, Feb. 12.

the "sacrifices" are to be imposed, An imposing archway 138 feet revealing a determination to resist Ten days ago, the stork of the high, with a carriage way 30 feet any attempt to shift the cost. of Company could not be given away high, is the main feature of the unemployment from the Exchequer in consequence of an adverso view | All-India War Memorial opened elsewhere wing weight of the "buir-" on the question of whether to-day by the Viceroy. Lord Irwin,

NEARLY ́HALE, MILION IN limited.

ESTATE DUTIES,

י י.

GLORIOUS DEAD,

The

London, Feb. 12. The estate of the late Sir Joseph to maintain useless stocks of Hopit for ny years Deputy holders' liability would be limited who eloquently spoke of the ser den on the Exchequer le revealed in silver in the interest of new Chairmast of the British American in the event of winding-up. production.

vices of the 70,000 Indining who Memorandum issued by the Min Tobacco Company. Tas been

The stock was quoted at £45 in fell in, the Great War.

istry of Labour, announcing a pro- It DIAN be mentioned that

He added: There is no ren returned at £1,200,000, on which October list!—Reuter, Reuter's Agency

The Memorial specially recordsposal to introduce a Bill to increase eubles this sun

why the British Govern the duties will be $490,000.---- Colmics ferm. 1986 to 1920, and was morning to much the same effect.ment, which is not primarily can- British Wireless..

the names of nearly 14,000 officers the borrawing powers of the Un- and men of the Indian Army who employment Fund from: £70,v9,000 cerned should put forward such a

to 290,000,000. fell on the North-West Frontier suggestion. In

during the Great War and the Iny ense, any restriction of sales would be only the date of the mishap,

Third Afghan War of 1919, whose The problem of the slump in temporary palliative and per Mr. Jacobsen said he was nu-

graves are unknown,

The Memorandum states that silver was the subject of several manent inprovement is unlikely turally not antlafled with that and

The Arch is surmounted by since December 19, when the bor huge bowl, which will be filled rowing powers were increased to: with burning all on important 270,000,000, the debt has risen from

censions-Router.

£59,000,000, to £66,000,000 at ang average weekly rate of nearly n million pounds,

visory Committee Front 1989 lo 1920.

Mr. G. L. M. Clauson

Restriction of Siles.

London, Feb. 12.

filed suit claiming salary from

Mr. Gerald Leslie Makins Clau- questions by the Earl of Castle.without much wider measures.~January 16 to March 6 when he

Renter

was notified of the tormination of his contract, and three months Balary from that date in lieu of notice.

sen, of the Colonial Office, the other stewart in the House of Commons member of the Commisslun, was this evening. born in 1891 and possesses high!

China's Position. He suggested that Mr. Snowden, scholarly attainments. He was a the Chancellor of the Exechequer,

Nanking. Feb. 12. scholar of Elon. 1908 and C.C.C. should approach the governmeals

The Finance Minister, Mr. T. V. of Oxford, 1910: Boden Sanskrit concerned with a view to securing

Soong. when informed that Scholar, 1913; 1st. Class Hon. restriction of the sales of silver reports are current to the effect pany was £28, and hence the total His monthly salary with the Com. Mods., 1912; Hall-Houghton Syriac Mr. Snowden replied that while contemplates following the action 115.

that the National Government amount of his sterling claim was Prizeman, 1913; 2nd. Class Greats, the salea 1914; B.A., 1919; and James Mew had contributed to the fall of price to a moratorium on the

of demonetized silver of, Mexico and Peru with respect Arabic Scholar, 1920.

He also claimed $28 for expenses the fall was mainly due to the of gold obligations, he stated that during his stay in Hongkong and He was appointed, after com- general fall in the prices of all despite the hardships resulting a shore allowance of $5 per day. petitive examination, second-class commodities measured in gold, from silver depreciation, there had making a total of $144, clerk to the Board of Inland. Re-also to the political conditions in been no development of the situs- venue in September 1914, but was China and to the absence of any tion that warrants the circulation ... released for military service, being diminution in the production of of this rumour-Reuter, ~

The hearing was adjourned Our Oión Correspondent.

payment

PRINCES PERUVIAN

VISIT.

PRESIDENT HONOURED AT DINNER.

A

SHANGHAI BAN ON WAR FILM.

GERMAN OBJECTION TO "HELL'S ANGELS."

Million a Week.

London, Feb. 12, The Prince of Wales and. Prince George who reached Lima, Peru.

teanwhile the Board of Trade: returns for Januarý reveal the of- President, Don Sanchez Cerro, yesterday and were received by the

fect of the coal and cotton_dia- completed the formal programme

putos, showing importa totalling £75,509,000. and exports £37,608,- of their visit to-night when dinner was given at the British

000, representing decreases of-- Legation to the President.

£14,000,000 and $894,000 respec-

Lima till Sunday and will ther

tively as compared with Decem The Princes are remaining in

Shanghai, Feb. 18, bor Router. On the request of the German

London, Feb, 12. fly to Aroquita instead of re-Consul, the Board of Film Censors It is reported that the mem their original intention, Brition fare: Alm, Hell's Angels. Our to ten per cent reduction of embarking on the Oropass, as was has banned the super-aerial war bors of the Cabinet have agreed, Wireless.

My Own Correspondent.

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