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NO 23,47
- ENERG MONDAY,
BALDWIN RIVERBOAT HITS A TARIFF UNION
SMOKES A PEACE PIPE.
TRUCE OF TORY RIVALS.
COMMITTED TO FOOD TAXES.
ROCK.
TAI HING BEACHED AFTER BAD MISHAP
FIVE FEET OF WATER.
The latest vessel to meet with mislup on the West River is the Tal Ming which is repartet 10 lave struck a rock about four
CONTROVERSY.
BRIAND'S SPEECH
RESENTED.
GERMANY DECLINES TO BE BROWBEATEN.
piles below Wuchow na 'her way | LEGAL from Hongkong. and now Hea Tenehm with five feet of water in teer halls.
The Tai Hink (Capt. C. Trott Thursday evening and the mishap
EMPIRE TRADE. Hongkong for Wurbow on
London, Mar. 30.
As foreshadowed by a lead- ing Sunday journal yester- day, the political differences which have caused such bit- terness in recent months be- tween Mr. Stanley Baldwin and Lord Beaverbrook, and which threatened to split the Conservative Party in twain, have been settled.
An agreement has been rench. od whereby Lord Beaverbrook will support,, through his news- papers, the official Conservative policy to secure an extension of Empire trade and a development
virged at about 9 ani, on Sata- drop. It is not definitely known hew the mishap recurred but it i sad that the steamer struck the rock In trying to avoid some river
cratt.
Imawdiately after she had been drawn odi, it was found that she had been badly holed, and Capt. Troti deemed i) dvisable bench
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EXAMINATION.
Berlin. Mar. 29.
Astonishment is expressed in German official quarters at the of M. Briand's speech in the Senate on the subject of the proposed Austro-German Cus- toms Union in the course of which he stated that he was de- termined to see that Austria and Germany did not persevere with their intentions la violate their foreign engagements.
The speech IM considered in German
quarters to
totally anwarranted by the facts, nud whin, formal
comment has not been Issued, it is informally declared
the vessel, This Way accordingly done, after which the mail and passengers were
dis- charged and taken to Wrichow.
biemming vessels from Wuchow that as proof has been furnished] report that the river gunbolt that the proposed economic union Tarantula is standing by. The violates the international obliga- The correspondence between Me, local agents of the Tai Hing, the tions of either Germany or Austria. Neville Chamberlain, the chairman | Kwong Wing 8.8. Co, have is yet of the Conservative. Parly. and
· Lord Beaverbrook, in published in this morning's newspapers, reveal- ing the termå of the settlement.
́of home agriculture,
Ceaverbrook` "Terms.
Lo
Lord Beaverbrook, replying Mr. Noville Chamberlain's invita. tion to state the terms upon which he would be prepared to give sup port to the oficial Conservative polley, stresses the desirability of Empire Free Trade, otherwise. Em.
pire economic unity.
The Press Peer
proposes
done nothing, but will send op a tug as soon as possible.
"REDS" RAIDED
BERLIN,
ALLEGED TRAFFIC IN EXPLOSIVES.
Prepared for Exuminution,
again made clear that Ger many has not the slightest objec- tion to an examination of the agree IN ment by international juridicial experts, but the Government is not prepared to be browbeaten into
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Herlin, Mar. 20, fert action taken by the
sus
I dropping the Convention because.
france disapproves.
The full text of the Austro-Ger- an preliminary tariff agreementas published is expected to give fresh impetus to the controversy, which is raging around this agreement and continues to hold the rentre
a policy of increasing manufactur- palice under the new emergency Ing for home production and axri decree which temporarily cultural production by quota syspends some of the principal funds of the politicni stage not only in tems, and also prohibitions of, or mental rights of citizens that Berlin but duties upon, foreign foodstuffs.
also in the other
personal herty is no longer incapituls of Europe. Lord Beaverbrunk specially vitable, the rights of private pros| favours taxes upon foreign foot-perty are no longer guaranteed, and Bared on French Plan! stuffs, and promises his fullest ostal and telegraphic secrecy is support if these methods are abolished, was a raid upon Com- The agreement, according to thei adopted.
munist headquarters in Herlin,
eficial text, lays down the prin Four arrest < were made on the ciples Anci which the two premises,
documents numerous
Lure
Conditions Accepted.
and that Mr. Baldwin is pre- pared to employ all the methods enumerated Mr. Chamberlain consequently welcomes Lord Beaver
brook's
support-Reuter.
the
The burying of the hatchet indoubtedly the sequel to the St. George's bye-election where victory of Mr. Dulf Cooper deliver- es a heavy blow at the campaign Indulged in by Lord Beaverbrook and Lord Rothermere against Mr. Baldwin's leadership."
LADY HOSIE'S TALKS TO AMERICANS.
ATTEMPT TO TEACH THEM EVILS OF TARIFFS.
Uniform Tariffs,
MARCH 30.
DEATH OF DR. J. ANDERSON.
FORMER PROFESSOR AT THE H.K. UNIVERSITY.
BRILLIANT CAREER.
1931.
SERUILDING'S BAD YEAR.
KOWLOON DOCK CO.S POSITION.
OVERDRAFT INCREASED BY
NINE LAKHS
SINGA O to KITA
FORT
FORT
DUNLOP
The Tyre of Rugged Strength
LOCAL BRANCH,
Poddar Bldg
STABILISATION OF HONGKONG AID
SILVER.
RESOLUTIONS OF PACIFIC COAST CONFERENCE.
INTERNATIONAL NEED.
IN LAND LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
BRITISH EXPERTS FOR CHINA.
NANKING DELEGATE'S
DISCUSSIONS.
Numerous residents of the
The gravity of the decline In Colony will be deeply grieved to hear of the diath, which took
trade between the Pacifie Conat of North America and China as place in Shanghai on Saturday, of
result of the collapse in silver Dr. John Anderson, M.A., B.Sc.,
values WIDENING OF DOCK.
has been engaging the M.D. CL.B.. D.T.M. and IF..
attention of the Chambers of Com- formerly Professur of Medicine at the University of Hongkong.
merce in the region. The reflection of one of worst North-West Economic Silver Con SURVEY METHODS.
A Preiße News of his demise was years in the history of modern ference was called recently, over received this morning in a tele-shipbuilding was revealed in the 100 delegates, representing com- gram received by Sir William speech of Mr. J. P. Warren, when mere and Industry Horneli, Vice Chancellor
in Alaska, University. No details are known Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Oregon, ladho and California, of the he addressed shareholders of the | British Columbia.. Washington, ag to the cause of death, but it Co. 1.td., at the annual meeting attending when resolutions urging appears that quite recently Dr.
the stabilisation of silver were hospital sulfering from an attack Anderson was compelled to enter
this morning.
of jaundire,
passed.
The late Dr. Anderson, who was 61 years of age and unmarried, and a brilliant career as a student at Glasgow, Atter be qunlified. he did several resident appoint ments including a year's training at the Special Fever Hospital in Glasraw with Dr.
Brownlee,
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THE THEFT OF A CONSTITUTION.
The company was again unable to pay a dividend, but considering how disastrous a year 1930 was for shipping, and the silver the result was not altogether satisfactory.
Chairman's Speech.
debacle,
The Chairman, addressing the meeting, said:--Gentlemen.The report and accounts having been in Your hands for the past two weeks, I will, with your permission, take them as rend.
mainly due
|
A stable and adequate monetary system in all parts of the world was the plea of the Conference, silver as absolutely essential to which regarded stabilisation of
trație relations between peoples and nations of the world.
(Our Own Correspondent),
Shanghai, Mar. 30, Important developments may be expected in the not far distant future as the re- sult of a visit to Hongkong of Mr. Wu Shang-yin, the Director of the Preparatory Office of the Central Land Administration.
It was decided to send a resolu- Lion to the Congress of the United
Mr: Wu Shang-yin arrived in States and the Premier of Canada Shanghai from Hongkong yes urging the utmost despatch in the terday, and he intimated to an work of the Committees Invest-interviewer that he will shortly gating and to investigate the
to the Nationalist
CLEVER GERMAN THIEF the is scars are practically for proper and possible, to stabilise Africa and Singapore, to assist
ARRESTED.
CORRESPONDENCE FOUND.
(Our Own Correspondent.)
Berlin, Mar, 29. The man who stole the German Constitution has been arrested.
Thieves some months ago broke into the Reichstag and stole the original document embodying the German Con- stitution of 1849 and other valuable books.
The arrest followed the discovery by the police of correspondence showing that the man, who is a painter, offered to sell the Constitu- tion to a foreign collector for £5,000. Some of the stolen books have been re- covered.--Reuter,
that amount.
The gross profit is $170,000 less and market for silver, and that an Government of China, the en-
causes of the depressed demand recommend than last year, the difference being international monetary conference gagement of a number of British the heavy fall in be speedily assembled to recom-land experts from India, South exchange which took place in 1930, mend such action as might appear and afthough the gross earnings
sliver in the world's monetary sy the Government in the enforce- MIT, our expenditure an storing tem
ment of the Land Law, Items in our working expenses has In a letter to Mr. John Cormode, beun increased by rather more than of the
It may be recalled that one of American Stock
in hand
Mail Line, the important resolutions passed amounts to $2,205,001.96 as against Mr. A.G. Pritchard, the chairman the Kuomintang concerned the cnclosing a copy of the resulation, at the Fourth Plenary Session of 32.048.19.33 at the end of 1929, of the silver stabilisation commit-establishmant of a National Land an increase of roughly $160,000 tee established by the Tucuma Buronu and the "revision of the which is largely due to the de Chamber of Commerce, and Mr. preciated dollar, although I can. Middleton, the chairman
of the ground-rent," assure you that the value of our States' Conference, invited sugges stock is well below
present tions for furthering the purpose, market price.
The overdraft is about $900,000 and expressing the view that the
stabilisation than in 1929, and mainly accounted for by the heavy suist China, more than any other pound; which was referred to the factor, to rehabilitate herself. Nanking Government for investi- expenditure on amounting to 6% lakhs of dollars, increase her buying power and gation and action, if considered
inore
dock
the
thle is
extension
of
also the Increased cost in dollars of restore her trade. materials Imported from other countries.
Interest charges amount to the large Mum of $422,000, LX against $418,000 the previous year, and I might mention that the interest on the amount spent on widening the No. 1 Dock nt Kow.
added loon has been
to Capital Account.
Widening of Dock.
Nanking Decision.
The Session was far too short in silver would permit of a discussion of the pro-
WIFE OF MISSING. AIRMAN,
MRS. BROPHY ARRIVES IN HONGKONG.
with the enforcement of the laws.
Appointment of Experts.
It is understood that valuable was given to Mr. Wu
necessary.
As A result of study which was given to the matter by the Government, a Preparatory Office was established with Mr. Wi Shang-yin as the Director, and one of his first actions was to pay a [visit to Hongkong, where ho held a number of discussions with representatives of the Hongkong Mr. Neville Chamberlain repliese seized, white similar raids countries concerned will conclude stating that Mr. Baldwin authori-1 were ordered to be carried out in a tarit union "with due regard for
Mrs. G. W. Brophy, wife of the Land Office, and other officials in ses him to say that Lord Beaver- other towns,
missing airman, arrived in Hong the Hongkong Government, the the maintenance of their ana- brook has correctly stated the Con-
tonomy and respect for their
After bringing in $200,000 from kong to-day aboard the ss. Presi- main point of discussion being the servative policy as regards agrical- It is reported that the raids are
reserves and writing of deprecia-dent Jackson and soon after methods of land surveying, and sequel to the enquiry by the obligations towards other Powers." ANNALYNNE F
tion on Buildings and Plant, there arrival paid a visit to the local other relevant subjects connectad treasonable traffic in explosives, insed on the economic implication After that he was in general prac-Loss of $28.286.25 which with Brophy expressed the view that Supreme Court at Leipzig into the The arrangement is specifically
is a balance at credit of Profit & office of the L. E. Gale Company.
Prior to leaving Manila, Mrs. whics Communists are alleged to of the French Foreign Minister's tice for sonte time. doing also $121,995.83 brought forward from there was a possibility of her hou have been involved.---Benter.
plan for the reform of Europe's radiological work.
Inst year leaves $150,282.08 to be bund being still alive. She holds advice (eranojnie situation aloin the lines
When the Great War broke out, carried forward to next account, of regional agreement,
he joined the R.A.M.C. and saw
Depreciation amounts to $143,000 to the belief that he may have Shang-yin, but that, the Hongkong
been picked up by a Chinese or service both in Gallipoli and in as against $148,000 last year and
anto release land experts for the Palestine. It was during the war is considered ample. Your Plant Japanese fishing boat, and that an Government was not in a position
these bonts have no that he got his direct bent to and Buildings are in excellent or-
means of Both Governments undertake to bring their tariffs into a uniform tropical medicine. He went on ader and the whole upkeep of same communication and do not come purpose of assisting the Chinese
into port except at intervals of Government." system and to harmonize their special mission to British Guiana, has been paid for out of revenue.
three or four weeks, news may yet After an exchange of telegrams and subsequently held a post on During the year the widening of | commercial policies while simul- the clinical side of the Landon | No. 1 Dock was practically complet. be received of the rescue of her between the Hongkong Govern-
faneously ablishing alt duties in Tropical School
husband.
ment and responsible authorities of Medicine, ed and shareholders have the antla- their interstate conimeree. though being attached to the Department faction of knowing that
When she left Manila, it was in India, South Africa, and eertain exceptions are provided of Helminthology.
We can suggested that Mrs. Brophy might Singapore, however, it was ascer- "I have been trying to show the for products which are monopoliz-}
now dry dock the largest vessels remain over in Hongkong and visit tained that the services of experts Americans how the new high tariffs ed in either enantry such as in 1923 as Professor of Medicine
Dr. Anderson cume to Hongkong which ordinarily visit this port.
Macao for the purpose of making could be made available to Chinu imposed by the United States
In January this dock accommo- further enquiries, but to-day she from these places. Mr. Wu pro- hurt China and react upon the achos, tobacen, beer and so and Tropical Medicine in the dated R.M.S. "Empress of Japan", It is significant, however, that trade of the whole world," declared will remain separate entitles, with in Auguri, 1928, having been trade, and I can assure you
The two customs administration University. He resigned his post the largest vessel in the Pacific to leave for Shanghai by poses to recommend the appoint-
the President Jackson to-morrow. Iment of such experts. no mention is made of Lord Rother-Lady Dorothea Hosle, in an inter- their revenue to be pooled and appointed to a similer Chair in the la particular pleasure to be able to it Was mere, and that no attention appears view with Reuter'a representative, divided. to have been paid to the Conserva- on her arrival from New York,
Henry Loxtor Medical Research; retain the patronage of those old tive policy regarding India, which where she has been engaged on a
and very valued clients of this? Each country retning the right Institute in Shanghai.
It is believed that the con- has also been the subject of vigor lecture-tour.
to conclude commercial trendie. The Inte Dr. Anderson was a Company, the Canadian Pacific
ferences in Hongkong wore decid- ous criticism by the Benverbrook Lady Hosie, who was born at though, whenever possible, negnman of most charming personality Railway.
upon because the original Ningpo, the daughter of Professor tiations for such treaties are to be und marked ability. During his
We also built a number of small
suggestions regarding the possi The importuned of the agree w. B. Soothill, the fungus ex-carried on jointly with the athy residence in the Colony, he won vessels, mostly motor driven, and 1
bilities of making revenue-produe- ment is that Mr. Baldwin has de- missionary scholar, and who mur-party to this agreement.
golden opinions by reason of his am glad to be able to tell you that finitely committed
ing land laws emanated originally himself na aried the Sir Alexander Hosle, for
Finally, the preliminary agree-great profesional skill and was al- all of these have given the greatest
from Hongkong, some considerable food-taxer.
Owners. many years In the Maritimes Cus-ment provides that the final treaty ways ready to lend the benefits of antisfaction to their toms Service, added that America to be concluded on this basis will his knowledge in serious cases in though the margin of profit in the choul,
A Kussion, K. S. Shounder time ago, unofficially.
appeared before Mr. At first, the proposals were not CHINESE WANTED IN does not realise that these tariffs run for three years and, there the hospitals. Many who under- building of them is very hull. Hamilton, at the Kowloon Muglavery seriously considered, but are killing industry in China-Ren-after, will be subject to one year's went treatment at his hands awe Docking and repair work was dif-stracy this morning, on a charge experiments have been minde in
notice, both Powers" agreeing to mensely popular amongst the Chi-
their life to him. He was also im deult to secure.
of having stowed away on the Canton during recent months enter upon negotiations with third
Empress of Japan for Manila to which have, it is believed encour Powers with a view to the latter nese, and it was a big loss to the
Hongkong,
aged an effort to make the system Colony when he decided to accept FLIGHT TO SHANGHAL joining the agreement.
tho the Shanghal appointment.
The defendant admitted a national one. The funeral is to take place at Shanghal on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Unique Opportunity.
It is apparent that the Conserva- tive headquarters regarded it as a unique opportunity for giving Lord Reaverbrook room for supporting Mr. Baldwin in future.
Prear.
PENANG.
EXTRADITION CASE AT
MAGISTRACY. Extradition proceedings were in- stiluted at the Central Magistracy this morning in connexion with an ration for the return of a kleneno, Tan Sen-goo, to Penang whore he is "wanted" on n-charge of stealing 75,000 Rupees from a foreign firm there.
ter.
London, Mar. 29.
TERMINATED.
MR. FORD'S PLANE CRASHES IN SNOWSTORM.”
London, Mar. 29. The London-Shanghal flight un Accused said he was prepared to return of his own acord if he dertaken by Mr. Edward Ford, in
ware allowed a fortnight in which a Gipsy Moth machine, came to an to make a visit to Amoy.
British Attitude, Britain's attitude has been sum marised by Sir Austen Chamber- Iain, who said that whatever view we took, we and the other nations who had been engaged in the con- truce, or in conversations and the ferèneca for & proposed. tariff
conferences which had taken place for some closer union among Bus
PRESIDENT HOOVER
RETURNS.
BACK FROM. VISIT TO PORTO RICO,
Washington, Mar. 29
FOND OF EMPRESS LINERS.
RUSSIAN STOWAWAY SENT TO PRISON.
ed
Origin of Pinns.
عده
A proper system of land taxes
"Most Anxious Year."- .It is mutter of great regret unable to pay a dividend, but when stowod away on the Empress of to the Directors that we are again charge, and also admitted having you consider what a disastrous Russia from Shanghai to Manila, will, it is believed, enable the year 1980
was for shipping, where he had remained for some elimination, In time, of a number coupled with the debacle in silver, time before stowing away to Hong: of the present onerous direct taxes I trust that you will not consider kong.
upon trado. the result altogether unhatistas travelling round stowing away on Hamilton:-So you are
tory.
• Mr.
In saying this I think I might Empress boats? add that the year under review hard labour. has been a most anxious one gen-
Ong month'n
WEATHER REPORT.
erally for Docks and Shipbuilding concerns, and when I© - tell you that at the end of 1980 Comforts on his return from up in part all over the world The Royal Oboratory President Hoover has arrived at the tonnage of ships Inti
abrupt termination at Tatol today.pean States, had reason to com No comment was made as re- The British airman ran into a plain when a project of that kind sards this suggestion, the Magi sovero snowstorm and crashed, the was secretly matured, while those strates merely fixing a formal machine being wrecked beyond re conversations were proceeding Point week a remand in accordance with pair-Mr Ford managed to soram and was suddenly sprung on the his an application from Detective Sub-ble out of the wreck and escaped, other Terector: Estonizes spicach mal marvelously;
-Routery and Kuo, unhurt Router
Madrid, Mar, 201 General Burguete has been loved of his offles The Prime Minister, Admiral Aznar, has dec clared he is.""astonished?", andrung able to understand: General Burg Urvaa's stateme
report wea
to Porto Rico and has amounted to now than 400.000 that the antlovelons Khe weakened person
for Washington tons
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