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CHINA TO A CONGRESS YEAR-OLD CRISIS ENGLAND'S GOOD START.

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X OTAZEF SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1931. RINGLE COPE 10 CENTS

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SETTLED.

PREMIER EXPLAINS TO THE JEWS.

OFFER.

GOLD BASIS. TRUCE ON CERTAIN

STATEMENT BY

MR. SOONG.

THE SILVER MART DEMORALISED,

CONDITIONS.

GANDHI'S TERMS.

Allahabad, Feb. 1. The Working Committee of the All-India Congress to-day begun discussion of a draft re- solution prepared by Mahatma Gandhi, which lays down the conditions upon which the Con

WITH NO SELLING, Įgress is prepared to suspend the

(Our Own Correspondent.)

Shanghai, Feb. 14.

civil disobedience campaign au assist in the further stages of the work of the Rounİ Table Conference.

A sensation has been

It is anderstood that the cons caused throughout Shanghai ditivas contained in, Gandhi's re- by an unexpected announce-ulution inefndes general amnesty

for politient

MEANING OF GOVERNMENT WHITE PAPER.

POSITION CLARIFIED.

London, Feb. 13, The twelve-month old' crisis

between the British Government As the Mandatory Power in

Palestine and the Jewish Agency has ended with the despatel; of a letter by Mr. Ramsay Mac- Donald to Dr. Welzmann "re-

the moving

misconceptions" regarding British policy.

BRIGHT BATTING THREE YEAR PLAN

IN THE TEST.

SIX WICKETS DOWN FOR 338 RUNS,

LEYLAND HITS 91 OUT OF

154 IN 110 MINS.

HALL BOWLS WELL,

ADOPTED.

AUSTRALIAN BANKS UNLIKELY TO AGREE.

OVERSEAS INTERESTS.

Canberra, Feb. 13. The Conference of Premiers has adopted the Three Year Plan deal ing with the Goancial problem, which includes a reduction in the of Civil Servants, which, however, would have automatically Joperateil next month.

wages

The Man als calls for a lax of 3/6 in the pound on all public loans which are subject to Federal taxa- tion, while immediate action is to be taken to fund the fonting debt.

Overseas interests will be

pro

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The slogan of the silver faddists: "Stick to us and we'll ruin you.”

It was stated this week that

According to a contemporary, Mr. J. C. J. Line was amongst those present at a recent reception in Hongkong. We understand that Mr. Blue Funnel was unable Hongkong's population consists to be present and that Madame largely of nomads. They are no' Messageries Maritimes.was rather mad yet. annoyed at not being invited.

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It looks as if some people have MacWhirter soya.it's hard for a decided that

best mallo man to get peace of mind when his nowadays is "Gin, and bear I:" wifo insists on giving him a piece But, unfortunately, some don't. of hers.

D D South Africa may soon cinim as ☐ ☐ We've been so often assured that its principal trade. Item, "Experts prosperity is just around the to the Far East." corner that it might not be a bad iden to take a peep and make sure that it isn't the Bankruptcy Court: that's there.

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Intrepid, neronautical Rrophy. So anxious to collar a trophy, Hopped off in a "Gale." Had some ice on his tall, And narrowly averted catas-

trophe.

Johannesburg, Feb. 13. England, who have to win the Fourth Test in order to have a chance for the rubber, made an excellent start to

George Bernard Shaw says the day,, scoring freely off the

Russians make the best movie South African attack

filma. The manner in which they and

vided for through an "exchange carried out their conspiracy tril compiling 338 runs for the

[pool.'

would indicate they are at least loss of six wickets.

The plan will be referred to the capable of patting across a good Hammond, Hendren and Ley-banks and then again discussed by show. the Mandatory Power and hopingland were the giants of the Eng-the Premiers on February 25th. It

ជ ០ that the world of Jewry will reland side, though M. J. Turnbull, understood that the banks are Midgare, liberty to picket liquor same economic work in Pales-by masterty defence, stayed in unlikely to agree to the plan. from onion roots, says 21 news A reveller, at the waterfront

ups and foreign cloth.

prisoners, the im

of all repres-

ment made by Mr. T. V.mediate cessatio Soong, the Finance Ministerion, an enquiry into the ensluet of the Nanking Government, recent incidents

of the police in connexion with the al Borrad and yesterday afternoon, that steps are being taken for the adopting of a gold standard for China.

the

Buntincen

It is stated that the truce, which mler these conditions Congres is willing to cul, would be the first step. After the truce

tution of the int. Reuter

United States.

On the evreipt of the letter, Dr. Weizmann has issued a statement ; to the effert that the time has now come to renew co-operation with

time.

Puil Interpretation.

The Premier's letter constituies Immediately

has an authoritative interpretation of ment becume public property,been called in this way, Congress the recent White Pager and repre- the sents a full statement of Lovers the silver market in Shanghai might retively cooperate in became completely demoralised, work of shaping the future conallment policy in Palestine. with no selling.

The Prime Minister recalls that The tendency

It has been said that the policy of the market, however, appears to be downward.

af His Majesty's Government in- Mr. Soong did not indicate the

volves a serious departure from Mandate process likely to be adopted by

the obligations of the the Nanking Government da going on a gold standard, though it is well-known that a complete and detailed scheme was worked out by the Kemmerer Commission. Shang- hai does not consider it probable that the Kemmerer recommenda- tions will be carried out in their entirety.

Possible Connexion.

Following so quickly upon the proposal of the Colonial Ofer to despateb'a Mission to advise upon Hongkong's currency, Mr. Soong's announcement may not be without some connexion.

Meanwhite it is interesting to recall Important paragrapha con- Lained in the Report of the Hong- kong Currency Commissies follow:

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Hongkong Recommendations. "We consider that it is of the utmost importance that Hongkong as being anable herself to exercise any control over the price of silver. should be in a position to anticipate such a move on the part of the last remaining user of silver on a inrge scale

Although We cannot ste

that China will be able to take this step in the immediate fature and ul. though we are rather disposed to regard Chian's desire for a gold standard for the time being as a pions hope, since any such scheme

COFFEE COSTACE 1100VAC ZARNATIONELERATI

MR. CLEGG ACCEPTS INVITATION.

LEAVING FOR HONGKONG END OF THE MONTH.

London, Feb. 14.

WUCHOW DOUBTS THE NANNING ·COÚP.

MUCH SPECULATION IN BANKNOTES.

Wuchow, Feb. ir. The reports of a coup d'etat ut Nanaing has crented a sensation here, but the public has been reas sured by the official deninis issued in Nunkitur,

After due enquiries, it is doubted whether the news of the coup is true, as it is reported that Gen- eral Chang Fat-kwei and the 8th Route Army are making prepara tions to leave the Province,

HEAVY SNOWSTORM

IN SHANGHAI.

ALL SPORT CALLED OFF FOR TO-DAY.

Shanghai, Feb, 14. To-day Shanghai is experiencing the heaviest snowstorm it has ever

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long enough with Leyland to enable 106 runs to be added for the fifth wicket.

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item. In the Canberra, Feb. 13.

future, perhaps, recently, was expressing a wish But the Star It is learned that in reply to they'll be charging da scents per to reach the stars,

Theodore's

for kilowatt hour.

ferry had stopped running. request endorsement of his plan, the

O O Before board of the Commonwealth Bank has passed a resolution declaring body forgets it, financing the State Governments, some of these

not will co-operate further in why only "subject to the adoption of low-record equitable reductions in all wages, dollars in the salaries. allowances. pensions, City nocial benefits, all kinds of in-Museum? terest and other factors affected by the cost of living."-Reuter.

England's excellent start was gratifying in view of the plethora calling upon yet another outsider, of "ensualties" which necessitated it Farrimond, to complete the Test team. Farrimond does not appear a first-class ericket records as far as it is possible to ascertain.

Duckworth Nearly Drowned. as hitherto understood, that it

The absence of Duckworth is misconceives the Mandatory ob- ligations, and that it foreshadows explained by the fact that he was a policy inconsistent with the obtaken ill with pneunwonin. récently. while ligations of the Mandatory Power after catching

Saculties nthing. to the Jewish people. Attention and had to be m He got is drawn to the fact that not only dnes the White Paper of 1930 refer water. M. C. A and God- to and endorse the White Paper dard are also on the dick list.

Play opened in bright sunng of 1020 which has been accepted by the Jewish Agency, but it weather before a crowd of about cognises that the undertaking of 2,000, Chapman won the toss and Mandate is to the Jewish people sent in Wyatt and Lee as the open- and not only to the Jewish populus an the board when Lee stepped in ing pair. Forty-one runs were tion of Palestine.

Front of a straight ball and was given out law, but Harmond and Wynti carried the total to 64 The White Paper placed in the at the lunch interval without foreground bls speech in

the further loss, Hammond's contribu- House of Commons in April 1930 ton being 9. in which he announced the inter- tion of the Government

Terms of Mandate.

con-

in the Commons on 17th Návem- ber.

Let.

MILLION PEOPLE STARVING,

TERRIBLE DISTRESS IN UNITED STATES.

Washington, Feb. 13. The Governor of Arkansas hns the million starving, people in the broadcast an appeal on behalf of drought-stricken aren.

He states that the situation is Cattle are dying at extremely dire.

the roadside, and many families are penniless and without food,

Contributions to the $10,000,000 Red Cross Relief Fund now total $7,716,000. Renter's American Service,

COMMUNAL RIOTS IN BENARES.

TWO KILLED AND MANY INJURED.

Allahabad. Feb, 13.

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The Canton authorities are banning fire- crackers during Chinesc New Year. Needless to say, the dealers Bre exploding with. indignation over the decision.

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Doctor fafter examining pa- tient): When did he first seem strange?

Landlady Yesterday, when he wanted to pay his bill.

Sing a song of sixpence, A dollar soon t'will buy. Four and twenty farthings, And faces all awryl

When our pass-back's opened. Twill really be a sin;

It has been suggested that if the Statue of Liberty had been placed in Chicago,

she would have had both hands up.

Even Holly- wood is being hit by the busi- ness depression." It's more than likely that some, of the stars will have to keep

the same bus-*

bands as they

had last winter.

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Speaking of the Mission coming

to Hongkong, let's hope it will mean

a real revival!

One thing about this Irish Ball, it is expected to produce a number

Of dollars there'll not be of bulls.

enough.

To buy a second gin.

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The weather has been seasonal for once.

Hongkong remains in a

The Madeira "Flour Riots" were fog.

of The probably

self-raising. variety,

In America if a woman doesn't tell her husband the truth he can It's just the

We can at least thank goodness get a divorce. that Hongkong hasn't say debts to opposite in Hongkong. repudiate.

"What does Ghandi need?" is a 00 One thing, even a civil servant headline. We would suggest a counts for something In the little more beef stink. Census.

☐ ☐ It wouldn't be a bad idea for A scientist predicts that the France to keep In the communal disturbances world will soon go naked.

A few spars * Even cabinets in stock. al Benares which followed the

og foreign- murder of a Moslem

Inconsistency means that woman travels all over the earth

passant, we do hold every speed record on land, sea and in the air! ᄆᄆ

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Drastic cuts in the pay of Civil Servants f༥ threatened in

in Hongkong we are beginning to exist on bare necessitica.

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"Hustling" may not be national lecturing about woman's place Characteristic of ours, but en being in the home.

Much speculation is taking place in the paper money issued during | General Wang Shad-hung's regime.

Rapid Scoring. Before the rumours of last week, tinue to administer Palestine in

Immediately on the money-changers

resumption. these all notes at the rate of $100 Mandate

were selling aerordance with the terms of the

was dismissed. for $3 Kwangtung silver.

approved by the however, Wyatt Ay the rumours, the rate dropped to

After Couoril of the Langue. That without any addition to the total. $19, and now the quotation is M.

position was reaffirmed by aapeech precisely the same manner as

The situation -Our Own Correspondent.

was not pafti- cularly promising, but Hendren "In carrying out the policy of

krid Hammond 8003 relieved The Mandate, the Mandatory can- Chapman's anxieties, both men not ignore the existenes of the scoring rapidly. Hendren was at differing interests and viewpoints.

He 9099 These, indeed, are not in them the top of his form.

overlook his partner, flashing the selves, irreconcilable, but ca"! | ball to the boundary with delight- only he reconciled if there is a ful strokes e

on nine opensions, proper realisation that n

full solution of the problem depends

Hendren Out. on an understanding between the

were A few minutes before ten, when cloth dealer, two people Jews and the Arabs. Until that

reached considerations of he had obtained 64. runs in 9s killed and 77 injured.-Reuter balance must inevitably enter the minutes. Hendren made his firat definition of policy."

mistake, mistiming a ball from

WEATHER FORECAST. Regarding the criticism that the Cameron behind the wicket. His

Hall, and giving White Paper contained injurious

The local weather forecast till

The Week's Simile:-As virile England. If this sort of thing allegations against the Jewish was a splendid all-round effort, noen to-morrow La as follows:- people and the Jewish Labour Or- and he helped Hammond put on Moderate N.E. winds, freshening: as the Hongkong Branch of the continues, we may yet hear of a

animation, the letter points out 119 runs for the third wicket.

at first, China Association! cloudy generally; fair

local petition, praying not to be that any such intention in express-the total at 187, Hammond being

The tea interval arrived with probably drizzle or light rain later.

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transferred elsewhere. The boy stood on the broker's

neck: not but G3 and Leyland not out 0.

The crowd swelled to seven thousand during the tea interval, for the bowling vigorously from It recognises that the Jewish and agenty had all along given willed they watched some entertain the moment of Hammond's dismis

ing cricket when Hammond and sat and the policy paid. ing co-operation in carrying out Leyland began to attack the He scored his 91 runs out el the policy of the Mandate and that bowling. Hammond had added 151 in 110. minutes, almost one the constructive work done by the only 12 runs to his scare, however, a minute personally, and his had beneficial effects Jewish people in Palestine had when Hall puzzled him with figures included no fewer than

ball on the desplendid

and McMillan sixteen boundary hital velopment and wellbeing of the brought off a fine catch. Han

The score when he left was.337. country as a whole.

mond batted for three hours for Farrimond obtained another single Dealing with a question which hind his 75 runs and had hit seven before stumps were drawn, arisen as to the meaning of "safe-fours.

The scores as cabled by Reuter, guarding the civil and religious

follow: rights of all the inhabitants of

experienced.

AT❘to-day.

It is learned officially that Mr. W. H. Clegg, the retiring Governor of the Reserve Bank of South Africa, has accepted the invitation of the Colonial Office to`hend the Currency Commission.

He will leave for Hong- kong towards the end of February.Our Own Cor- respandent.

BESTE SCORELLONIZE AN AUREUSIKTIGASTROINTESTING DARI

All sport has been called, or for Local Rugger enthusiasts are keenly interested in the Interport match at Hongkong to-day and are hoping that Shanghai will surely disavowed. victory-Our Own Correspondent;

NO PROHIBITION IN ENGLAND.

COMMONS REJECTS PRIVATE MEASURE.

London, Feb. 18.

In the House of Commons to-day Prohibition Bill, introduced by

in the nature of things must entail the Independent Member-

for

the reorganisation of her political Dundeo renched its second read- and fiscal machinery and the obtaining, but was rejected by 137 Votes ing of large financial credits from to 18. outalde, nevertheless Hongkong

should not be found unprepared for British Wireless.

Lady Astor supported the Bill. such an event in Chirin, or she might

And herself n holler of much-

cheapened silver, situation

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disastrous to contemplate.

"We recommend therefore

that

WATERLOO CUP FINAL,

all available data should as soon a

possible be placed before export

The Jewish Agency's Aid.

enich to

Leyland and Turnbull...

Palestine, irrespective of race, Four wickets down for 231 was

ENGLAND 1st Innings. religion" and the words "in fairly good but not too encouraging 1. E. S.. Wyatt, lbw b Nupen.... 37 suring that the rights and posi- in view of England's "tail" and M. II. W. Lee, 1bw. b Nupen tion of their sections of the J. Turnbull want out to join Ley-W. R. Hammond, e McMillan, b population are not prejudiced" the land with instructions to keep his

Hall letter says these words indicate end up as long as he could and allow. Hendren, & Cameron Hall that in respect of civil and re- Leyland to do the bulk of the run-M. 3. Turnbull, at Cameron, b Me-

Leyland, bw. b ligious rights the Mandatory is getting. not to dlacriminate between per-

Millan........ The arrangement worked splendid-Farrimond not aut sons on the ground of religion or ly and before Turnbull was dis-1. A. R. Fechless not out race, and this protective provision missed another 100 runs had been applies equally to Jews, Arabs added to the total. His own score

opinion with a view to the formula- CONVERSION TOO GOOD FOR and all sections of the popula was only 20, but the innings was ting and having in readiness n

ia feasible schome worked out

detall

whorely tho

transfer of

the

Colony's currency from a prer to

HAD AGAIN.

London, Feb. 1a.

The latest rate he scanned.

I stay." said he, "Until I

"Real money in this land!" ᄆᄆ

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A ring was discovered between the toes of u local thief.

Tho. poor follow, like the ring, must have been in extremities.

Our worthy Superintendent of True to tradition, it is not the Fire Brigade, is, we under- anticipated, that snakes will be stand, a keen golfer.

Nothing seen after St. Patrick's Ball. like being at hand if there's a fre

in the bunkers! O D Despite the general, depression, motor-cars in Hongkong still run into large numbers:

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In spite of the difficulty In securing sweep tickats this year, it is anticipated that, as usual, A. Prohibition movement has ninety per cent. of the population. started at Home, according to a will be one of the winning num. London journal. We shall no bers, doubt soon hear of the slogan, "See. Britain Thrist!"

Only 13,480 books were publish- ed In England last year, Wode- house and Edgar Wallace must be

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If these Australian whalers don't [The

Government Is enquiring come up to scratch. whother any of our Civil Servants

0.0 are willing to be transferred to other Colonies.

We don't want to lose you, But we think you ought to go: dead. For your King and your Country Both need you so.

Thore'll be a lot of blubbering

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Total (for 6 wkla.)

338 To bat: A. P. F. Chapman, M. W.

Fall of wickets: 1 for 41; 2 for 64; 3

Find £ land where there's

honey.

Lloyd George says business will resume with the sap...No doubt the amp lost all big money on.. Hongkong sharos,

tion.

far more valuable than that would i The undertaking to facilitat

And there you shall rest, And once morð earn real money, Jewish immigration and to-on-

swicket fell only a few minutes Tate, W. Vore.

Not like this stuff—non' est] a gold basis may be effected as

At Altear to-day, in the final courage close settlement by Jaws, before the close of play, but South

The swarms of affident, nomada. smoothly and with as little trouble of the Waterloo Cup Conversion on the land, anys. Mr. Macdonald, Africa obtained further success for 183; 4 for 231; & for 329; 6 for

noticed abroad this morning, follow and expense as possible; in case a beat Had Again. The winner was the Mandate and can be fulfilled day, Leyland being given out leg die Mitchell, Catterall Hall, He layers. There is nothing like employed problem has not yet been

remains a positive obligation of fore stumps were drawn for the

From recent claims made, the Ing the arrival of a brace of SOUTH AFRICA-Cameron, 8le H.V.D.C. Battery has some good tourist ships, suggest that the un- sudden change-over be forced upon a thres to one on favourite. without prejudice to the rights before to Hall. His was the bright Millan, Nupen. Taylor, Viljoen,

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tha Colony,"

Router.

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