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四拜雞 辦六廿月二英港香 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY

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BRITISH EXPERT

THE CURRENCY GLASGOW FRAUDS

な

MISSION'S

ARRANGEMENTS.

EXPLANATIONS IN COMMONS.

HEARING.

BAIL REFUSED TO NINE ACCUSED.

FIRM'S OPERATIONS.

MEMBERS TO MEET AT crowded to-day when the thirteen

SINGAPORE.

WIDE REFERENCE.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO BE CONSULTED.

men

London Feb. 25. The Glasgow Sheriff's Coart wits

prominent North of England and, West of Scotland business changed with fraud And false pretences arising from the Crown investigation of the Scottish

Amalgamated Nilke. Limited, were again brought be fove the magistrate.

ECONOMIST

TO ADVISE CHINA.

LEAGUE OFFICIAL IN HONGKONG.

QUESTIONS IN HOUSE OF COMMONS.

affairs of REHABILITATION AID.

London, Feb, 22.

The possibility of British financial assistance to China was the subject of questions by

the

RED RIOTS

IN EUROPE.

RESPONSE TO CALL OF MOSCOW.

LEIPZIG DEATHS.

London, Feb. 26.

The Communist call from Moscow to unemployed through. out the world to demonstrate on "Red Wednesday" produced a crop of incidents in various | European cities.

retaliating.

SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL

established the world's record land speed of 246

miles per hour or.--

DUNLOP

TYRES

COMPLETING THE NON-PAYMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA

PEACE PACT,

ORGANISED SYSTEM OF ARBITRATION,

BRITAIN TO ACCEDE TO GENERAL ACT:

LOGICAL SEQUENCE.

London, Feb. 26.

The proposed accession of the Government of the United Kingdom to the General Act of 1928, League of Nations for the paci- as approved by the fle settlement of all

interna- tional disputes, is the subject of a memorandum issued in the form of a White Paper to-night

Foreign Secretary.

INCOME TAX.

AL CAPONE CHARGED WITH CONTEMPT OF COURT!

A TWO YEARS' WAIT.

Chicago, Feb. 26. The notorious gang-leader, Al Capone, appeared in Court for the first time for.

years to-day, charged with contempt of court in connexion with the non-payment of income tax.

-DRAW AND

WIN THE RUBBER.

A CRITICAL PERIOD.

BEFORE TEA.

CAMERON AND MCMILLAN IN RESCUE EFFORT:

two years, the Court having just SIT TIGHT MATCH.

The case has been ponding for decided to enforce their decision.

Foot and mounted police guard- and only with the greatest dif- ed the approaches to the court,

ficulty did they manage to clear a way among the hundreds who sorged in.

The crimes,

Counsel for the accused made applications for bail. In the cases of John. Gardner, Robert Hamay, and Arthur Callender Strachic, ball was allowed in sure Mr. G. H. Shakespeare,

Liberal member for Norwich, in Ball was refused to Fred Tom-the House of Commons to-day. linson, John Morison Rockland,

He asked whether Mr. Arthur the Labour Exchange and looted by Mr. Arthur Henderson, the him "Scarface Al Capone has

(Our Own Correspondent),ties of £2,000 each.

London, Feb. 25.

George Stanley Coats, Seton

Veitch Coats, Joseph Johnstone, Alexander Young, George Todd, Dunean Wilkie and Alexander Rennie.

The most serious incident 50 fur recorded occurred at Leipzig where a huge crowd attacked the police. 1he latter Three of the demonstrators were killed and elght were wounded.

Unemployed in Berlin wrecked

provision shops. Henderson was in consultation

Over hundred arrests were with the Powers concerned with amnde in Paris. Police mounted view to supporting by economic and on foot had a hectle time at and other financial means, the Barcelona. At Prague, Warsaw

und

molas Luxembourg National Government of China in charged by the police. Fifty wit

The special mission ap- pointed to enquire into Hongkong's currency pro- blems should arrive in the

The ball of £10,000 granted to Colony by the end of March.

James Sutherland, betogen Two of the members, Mr. arian, stands gond.-Reder,

connexion with the restoration of P. H. Ezechiel and Mr.

According to the Stock Exits internal and external trade. change G. L. M. Clauson, are leaving

Year

Book Scottial

Mr. Hugh Dalton, the Under- for Hongkong

Amalgamated Silks to-morrow

WIN formed

for in June, 1928

Secretary

Foreign Affairs, They will

an artificial silk from London,

epinners and manufacturers and replied in the negative. He add- meet Mr. W. H. Clegg, who

cotton spinners with a rapital ofed that His Majesty's Govern- ia travelling direct from

bearly £2,000,600 €1.201780 South Africa, at Singapore,

inment had been encouraged by the and the Mission will then proceed to Hongkong.

in

This announcement Was the House of Commons to-day by Dr. Drummond Shiels, the Under-Secretary for the Co-

mies, at question-tinte.

He stated that the Colonini Offee had arranged for a Mission to pro coved to Hongkong forthwith to en- quire into the currency system and

'to report.

Leaving Immediately. The personnel of the Mission had been chosen as follows; Mr. W. H. South the Clegg, Governor of African Reserve Bank, Mr. P. H. Ezechiel, one of the Crown Agents for the Colonies, and Mr. C. L. M. Clauson, of the Colonial Office, who would act as Secreinry to the Mis- sion.

Mesara. Ezechiel and Clauson were leaving for Hongkong to- morrow and would meet Mr. Clegg al Singapore, Trom where they would proved together to Bang- kung.

All Interests Being Watched.

preferred ordinary shares of 5s. evidence of an increased state of and £5414,227 in deferred shares of tranquility and increased control by the Nationalist Government Is both fully paid.

over large arens of the country.

WAN

The company controls Scottish Artificial Silks Lust, which formed in 1927 with a capital of Dalmarnock £350,000, and ower Mills, Glasgow: ij*nud Mills. Broad-bottom. near Manchester; Poulstock Mills, Worsley Mesnes, Lars; and Argyll Works, Alexan Scottish Artificial Silks the coin pany is interested in Tongiand Mill, near Kirkcudbright; Pravi |dence Mill, Hyde, Cheshire; and Wenning Mil Bentham, neur Lancaster.

dria.

Dumbartonshire. Through

The conqung's registered office is at Argy, Alexandria.

CHINESE SHIPPING

EXPANSION.

GOVERNMENT TO FORM A NEW BANK.

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British Encouragement.

His Majesty's Government hoped to encourage this by the provisions recently passed in the China Indemnity Bill

Replying to a supplementary

question regarding the visit of Sir James Arthur Salter (who arrived in Hongkong to-day aboard the I, and 0. .. Rawalpindi) to Chion, Mr. Dalton said that Sir Arthur was making his visit on behalf of the League of Nations at the invitation of the Nationalist overnment. He was not repre- senting any particular country.

Mr. Cazalet asked whether the qui «tion was bound up with silver, but My. Dalton did not reply.

Economic Expert.

Sir James Arthur Salter is the Director of the Economic and Finance Section of the League of Nanking, Feb. 25,

Nations and is on his way to The Ministry of Communications Nanking to advise the Nanking has decided to form & Government Government on economic matters. Banking Corporation, with the He was British Secretary of the sole object of promoting shipping Supreme Economic Council in interests in China, with a rapital 1919. He took up his present

$10,000,000, The Minister of Communien-Appointment with the League. In tions, Mr. Wang Pal-chun, is con 1922 and has served in ferring with Mr. T. V. Song, the capacity Finance Minister. eon-ability of issuing a publie loan"

on the advis years-Beuter.

and borrowing money from the

this

The Commission would present its report to Lord Passfield and no action would be taken upon any recommendations that might be mad until the Government Hongkong had been further sulted in the matter.

1

In reply to a further question, Maritiny Customa in Connexion

Br. Dramione Shiels said that if

it appeared desirable to Lord Passfeld to consult other interests before further action. was taken, this would be done.

China Also?

A supplementary question was submitted by the Earl of Castle-

with the establishment of new institution.

TIN RESTRICTION SCHEME.

stewart (Con. Harborough) who FINAL ARRANGEMENTS NOT

asked whether the Commission would be empowered to consult the

Chinese Government and to con- sider the question of Chinese

SETTLED.

London, Feb, 26, Replying to . Mr. W. H. A.

for more

that

than eight

HOTEL COMPANY DIVIDEND.

FURTHER ISSUE OF SHARES

DECIDED ON,

We are informed by the Secre- tary the Hongkong and Shang hai Ilotels, Ltd., that the Balance offeredit of Proft and Logs Ac-

were

MAUMIVUAAMATONNISTUNURILISANOWANERAIRANDAZ

SHANGHAI JOCKEY'S FLIGHT PLAN.

JUST OBTAINS HIS PLOTS LICENCE,

EUROPE TO SHANGHAI,

Shanghai. Feb. 26. Mr. Vietor Hai, a well- known amateu Shanghai jockey, intends to make # flight in light neroplane from Europe, to Shanghai shortly.

It was learned to-day that he has passed tests for his pilot's Beenee in Germany.-- Dur Own Correspondent.

Shanghai, Feb, 20. Much Interest has been aroused in the report that Mr. Victor Hu, a local Chinese amateur jockey, is making ar rangements for a fight from Germany to Shanghai via Afri- ca and India.

Mr. Hu, who is at present on holiday in Europe, took up fly- ing only recently in order to reader practicable his sudden ambition to fly to China. Ie obtained his pilot's licence in Germany, from. which he is de- parting in the course of the next few weeks":

He states that his object is to atimulate the interest of his countrymen In aviation. He is using a German light plane-Reuter.

#ZENİZCƏNİNGİRESUNDALONE TOUTES

nero-

dows were broken and fifty arrests made at Copenhagen.

The movement was ignored by British unemployed.-Renter,

WAR

In spite of all

по crime has been

| including "murders, attributed to

The memorandum recalls that somewhere else when they took always managed to be on view the tineation of the Optional place anti Clause

regarded "an brought home to him. essential part of an effort serious- He did not go to geol until he of the act of peace and in crent 1929 and sentenced for carrying a ly to implement the undertaking was arrested in Philadelphia in

ing effective safeguards against | revolver. Even this is believed War before its realities are for gotten."

Durban, Feb. 25.

The Fifth Test was, of .course, drawn, and South Africa won the rubber by virtue of their victory in the First Test Faster scoring was seen to-day than on any previous day, South Africa were content to sit. tight and interest was lacking in the absence of any pro- spect of a finish.

before Voce got rid of Mitchell, Mitchell and Siedle added forty rans to the overnight totul (3)

to have been arranged for him and Siedle fell a victim to a bril. by Chapman before a menus of escaping death at the Bant, catch

lunch. The Option) Clause, however, hands of a gang leader who was

Between lunch and related only to justiciable

ien four dis on his track. pales, and it was to cover the field have arranged à peace treaty with runs, Peebles sending back three Recently he was reported to wickets fell for an addition of 71 of non-justiciable disputes, so that his chief Chiengo rival, providing men with assistance of Farrimond all intentional disputes, of what- ever character, should be capable

a reduction of armaments.behind the stumps. The sixth of a pacific solution, that in 1928 broken-Reuter and 1.8.S.

The

143 which act, was, however, soon wicket fell at

rather dangerous from South the League Assembly produteed the |

Africa's viewpoint. A collapse so-called General Act.

might have brought about a great fighting finish..

All-in Arbitration."

Its importance lied in the fact that it completes the organised system of “all-in arbitration."

Is initial currency is five years from the first accessions in 1930.

The White Paper points out. lint as the Pact of Paris provided i no machinery for a pacific solution of disputes, the signature of ine Optional Clause and necession to the General Act

are a logical: sequence to the agreptance of the Pact.

Five Reservations,

for

YANGTSZE RIVER

FREIGHTS.

A SHIPPING CONVENTION FORMED IN SHANGHAL.

(Our Own Correspondent.)

Shanghai, Feb, 28. It is disclosed this morning that Messrs. Butterfield and Swire,

and

Merchants

was

Cameron, however, the hero of athar matches this season put the Issue beyond doubt by a sterling display, and well bucked up by McMillan, made South Africa's position safe by the tes interval.

Valuable Partnership. The Cameron-McMillan part- nership put on 65 runs for the seventh wicket, McMillan's con- tribution being 28. Eleven runs later, with Cameron not out 41, the declaration was made. The howling honours were shared by

Peebles and Voce..

With barely an hour remaining

His Majesty's Government, how. Messrs: Jardine Matheson ever, could only accede to the Company, the Chine General Act on conditions corres-Steam Navigation Company, the ponding closely to those made Nisshin Klasen Kaisha, and the for play, England went out to regarding the Optional Clansa,

Ningpo, Shaohsing and Sanpeh score fairly rapidly. Wyatt was Steam Navigation Company, held a sent back after making one run, mecting on Tuesday at the offices and the situation was exemplified of Mesars. Butterfield and Swire by the fact that Farrimond was These reservations are. firstly, and decided to pool their interests sent out

to partner Hammond.. disputes arising prior

to the in the carrying trade on the Yang The latter, attacked the bowling accession to the General Act or taze River.

vigorously, was dismissed with the ,elating to situations or facts prior!

It la understood that the arrange. total at 31, of which he had made to the accession:

ments provide for ao equal distri- 28! secondly, disputes regarding bution of cargoes. Freight rates which the parties to the dispute are to be standardized.

Tate Has à “Blom.”

Nine runs later, Farrimund was

have agreed. or shall agree, to. A further meeting of the indisponed of, after which Tate, have recourac to Home other terests concerned has been arrang-partnered by Turnbull, treated method of peaceful settlement; ed for an early date.

thirdly, disputes between His Majesty's Government in the Unit- ed Kingdom and the Government of any other member of the League) which is a member of the British Commonwealth, all of which dis- putes shall be settled in such manner as the parties have agreed i or shaft agree;

fourthly, disputes concerning questions which by International Law are solely within the domes

the

Dominions in Agreement.

WORLD ECONOMIC

CRISIS.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS TO HOLD ENQUIRY.

London, Feb. 25.

.

A meeting of economic experis will begin at Geneva next Monday in connexion with the Lengue of Nations injury into the causes of

Berlin, Feb. 25. The police were mobilised at full sirength to-day for the purpose of

ppressing any excessive oxuber- tie juridiction of the States; and, ance in connexion with the "world- fifthly, disputes with any party wide" Communist unemployment to the tieneral Act who, is not a demonstrations planned for the day. member of the Lengue.

Scuffies occurred at count at the 31st December, 1936 points during the morning, the most various (including the sum of $143,114.93 notable incident occurring in the brought forward from the pre Gormannstrasse, where the demon- currency in view of the fact that | Ormsbý-Gore regarding the likeli- vious year) and after charging in-strators used broken beet glusses | Majesty's Government in Britain | gritiah · delegates at this was a testion very closely on legislation in Nigeria and terest, insurance, maintenance and and fired revolvers.

the Federated Malay States for repairs, etc., and providing for de- Haked with the depreciation of restricting the output of tin. Dr. preciation and bed and doubtful control of the situation all over The police, however, were in fall Hongkong's, silver currency. Drummond Shiels said that until a debts,, amounted to $513,117.07, the city-Renter.

Dr. Drummond Shiels sald that meeting arranged, at an early which the Directors recommend the Mission's terms of reference date, with the representatives of apportioning as follows: were the widest possible. He did the Dutch East Indies and Bolivia. To pay a Dividend of 50 not,doubt that the members would und been held, It was Impossible cents

per share tuke intraemunt all relevant con- to state what steps would be 708,367 shares siderations, but they were. con- necessary 'to warry out the pro-To Curry Forward to now- cerned primarily with the eur-posed scheme.-Reuter

roncy problems of Hongkong,'

To-day's was the first intimation given to the House of Commons of the personnel.of the Mission.

MR. EUGENE MEYER.

SUCCEEDS AUTHOR OF THE YOUNG PLAN.

NEW TAXATION FOR

INDIA.

HEAVY DEFICIT ON LAST YEAR'S BUDGET.

necount

on

$398.178.50

114,038.67

$513,117,07

NOTED WOMAN'S DEATH.

PREFERRED OIL LAMPS TO ELECTRICITY.

the 2,000 odd spectators to |tright display, hitting Mitchell for eighteen runs in a single over. Turnbull was caught and bowl- ed with the total at 72 when atumps were drawn.

The full scorea 品超

cabled by Reuter follow:

South Africa—1st Innings (Bledle. 57; Mitchell, 78; Dalton, 31; Peebles, 4 for 67) 252. England1st Innings (Tate, 50; Farrimond, 35; Hendren, 30: Vincent 6 for 51) 230. SOUTH AFRICA.--2nd Innings.

Siedle, e Chapman, b White....

Extras

30

Total (for 7 wkts, deed.) 219 Fall of wickets-1 for 43; 2 for id: 3 for 91; 4 tor-110; 5 for 126:

the world economic crisis.

Mitchell, e Hammond, b Voce..... Although as yet it is impossible Christy, at Farrimond, b Peebles to state when the report of the Viljoen, e Chapman, b Voce ....

Taylor, Lb... b Peebles Inquiry will be available, a can- Daltou, st Farrimond, b Perblen Mr. Henderson points out that siderable amount of material has Cameron not out

time has passed when i alrendy been collected and the MeMillan, e Chapman, b Wyatt "could make

the last Vincent not out

without full consultation with the inquiry, expressed the hope that of this kind in foreign affairs the urgency and importance of the any new departure League meeting, in emphasising

governments of other parts of the the report would be completed: Empire" and adds that last year's before the next Assembly.-British Imperial Conference provided an | Wireless. occasion for such consultation.

Imperial opinion was emphati- eally in favour of the principle of i the General Act, and following the opinion expressed at the Imperial Conference of 1930, the Govórn- ment of the United Kingdom will } invite the House of Commons at an] THREE BIDS FOR “WORLD" early date to approve the accon ston in the knowledge that the

PROPERTIES. Gavermnents in the Dominions and

New Lork, Fels, 25, While negotiations are reported

The Directors of the Hongkonst and Shanghal Hotela, Ltd.. have

London, Feb, 26. decided to issue the balance of the

The death is announced of Lady shares constituting the Company's. unissued capital, in which con-Frances Balfour, LL. D.. D. Litt. sexion 200,000 new shares of sie who was a great champion of the Government of India are in ench will be offered at par to men's rights, but a great critle of shareholders in the proportion of modern fashions,

SALE OF NEW YORK NEWSPAPERS.

Tate

Voce

White

Peebles

Agreement with their action and into bo in progress for the purchase the belief that such action will of the Evening World, Morning make a further contribution to the World and Sunday World by the peace and security, of the world. Restor and British Wireless.

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# for 143; 7 for 208.

Bowling Analysis.

Hammond

Wyatt

M. R. 17

22 1, 48 17

ENGLAND.--2d : Innings. Wyatt, b Christy

Hammond, e Vincent, b Ball Farrimond, e Cameron, b. Taylor Turnbull, cand d. Bledla Tate not oot

Extras

Totai (for 4 wkts,) Fall of wicketas 1 for 7; 1 for $17

3 for 40; 4.fot 72.

Howling Analysis.

New Delhi, Feb. 25.

one new share for each complete She hated electricity and car A heavy deficit, in the neighbour, four old shares hold. Acceptance ried her dialike so far as to stick hood of fifteen scores of rupees, is of the offer and payment in re- to paraffin lampe. D Washington, Feb. 25.

expected to be announced in the spact of the now shares accepted Lady Balfour was the widow of Budget Speech on Saturday, The Sonate has conflamed the

at the rate of $10 per share will Colonel Eustace Balfour and was Fresh taxation, homination of Mr. Eugene Moyer,entire community is anticipated, fore the 80th June, 1991, and such of Argyll and Lady Elizabeth Love- bitting the be required to be made on or be the fifth daughter of the 8th Duke the New York banking expert, as Including a considerable rise in new shares issued will with regard son-Gower. She was President of Governor of the Federal Reserve income tax and an ineroasa in the to dividend rank pari pasau with the Travellers' Aid Society and the Board, in succession to Mr. Roy custom duties on major importe the existing capitala from the author of several blographical flying boats on a fight to Basra have000,000-Reuter's American Sor- Siedle Young Rates's-American Service. Reuter.

1st July, 1981.

works.--Reuter.

Scripps Howard syndicate, the am- ployees of the three papers have requested the Surrogate Court to allow them to buy, the business.

It is also learned that a third offer

for the journals has been made Chrlity by the newspaper (magnate, Mr. Bell The Royal Air Force Hangeon Paul Block, who is offering. G85,- Taylor reached Malta-British Wireless, vice

RAF. FLIGHİT.

London, Feb. 20.

Mitchell

14.1 17.