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四拜畫 號七月五英港香

THURSDAY, MAY

7. 1931.

日十二月三

036 PER ANNUK

BINGEN COPY 10 ANTH

RESISTANCE

SIR ARTHUR SALTER.

CHINA GOLD|

BASIS PROPHECY.

WORLD TRADE

CONGRESS.

Sir Arthur Salter Gives Views.

CHRONIC DISEASE.

Washington, May 7. The possibility of China's currency being placed on a gold standard, the slump in silver values, and the maldis- tribution of gold, were all dis- caused at to-day's session of the congress of Inter- national Chambers`of Com- merce, at which over forty nations are reproses *ncl. The feature of th

was the reading of

ZEPPELIN'S DASH TO NORTH POLE.

FRIENDLY RIVAL TO:

“NAUTILUS.”

SEA AND AIR ATTACK ON THE ARCTIC

SUBMARINE ÅND AIRSHIP PLAN TO

ARRIVE TOGETHER.

THE GREAT German dirigible, the Graf Zeppelin,

is to be associated with the boldest dash to the North Pole ever conceived-a voyage by submarine under. the ice, under the leadership of Sir Hubert Wilkins, the famous British Arctic explorer, according το a Reuter measage from Berlin this morning, an- nouncing that the North Pole is to be assailed simul- taneously by air and by water.

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The double attempt is to be made this summer in July according to present arrangements, and Dr Hugo Eckener, the designer and commander of the Graf Zeppelin, announces that the giant airship will de finitely start out a little later than the Nautilus, timing the flight to coincide with the arrival of Sir Hubert Wilkins's expedition,

The Graf Zeppelin, says Reuter's Berlin correspondent, will carry complete Polar equipment, and she will have on board eight or nine scientists, and a number of German, British, American and Russian Arctic explorers.

EXPERTS' FEARS.

It is interesting to note that Dr. Bekener does not appear to doubt of the submarine

edings the ability

rtant Nautilus to complete her journey address, prepared by .. Arthor of 2,100 miles under the

great Salter, the Director of the Arctic ice belt, which is expected Economic and Finance • Section to last 12 flags, thougth grave, Fears of the League of Nations, in the fare exprassed by British expert course and as a result of his submarine neu about the project. visit to China.

Sir Habort is to be accompanied The burden of the address was by his wife, and the crew of the grave warning that if the natiosubmarine will probably number

of the world were not williner Cas shown by their imposition of pro- hibitive tariffst to receive imparts in payment for exports and leans, "chronic diselae

20.

Foolhardy?

being summarised AN

All British experts agree that The world's the project sechs foolhardy, their monetary potem would develop. views prologue and agravating the follows: existing world depression."

No submarine can net as ILT! It cannot be built

Sir Arthur Salter also expressed | icebreaker,

the minion that one of the causes strong enough or given engines

of the world depression was the strong enough for the work. speetlative boom of 1929, "new"

Can

a long drill be operated

and terrifying phenomenon, which from within the sabmarine to all concerned in averting future pierre the ien? Yes; but when cycles must certainly study." that is done, only a small hate Some very interesting predictions will have been made, not enough were made in the course of a live- to bring in the volume of fresh kir, ly discussion of various world pro-

required. files,

"The submarine can only remain!

The Nautilus at the christening ceremony in New York. before cominencing her trials. Sir Hubert and Lady Wilkins are shown at the foot, with Jules Verne (right) grandson of the famous author of "Twenty Thousand League Under the men," who offliated.

The Graf Zeppelin. The announcement that. Dr. Eekener is to take her on a trip to the North Pole has come as a surprise.

President. The Anderson, prophesied that nois moving at a maximum speed of netion would be taken regard-3 knols. After that she must ing the suggestion that the come te the surface, run herj Conference recommend a gold Diesel engines (for which she re- standard for China.

quires quantities of fresh air), and

Sir Alan below water for 24 hours, if she R.A.F. CRASH IN

MID-AIR.

Sir Arthur Sulter in his written with rechurure the electric Pilots Both Escape

statement from China expressed batteries:

Would Fregze In Solid,

would

in Parachutes.

THRILLING SCENE.

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Civil Service Salaries.

FORT

DUNLOP

The Tyre of Bugged

LOCAL BRANCH.

BRITISH VICTIMS

OF CHINA'S INCAPACITY.

|24_CAPTURED: NINE

DEATHS.

HOME GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE.

|MISSIONARY RISKS,

London, May 6.

The readiness of the British Government to surrender extra- territorial rights in all parts of China outside the four. principal foreign act:lements, Shanghai, Canton, Tientsin and Hankow,

Paider Bldg.

SUICIDE IN HOTEL

MESS-BOY TAKES OWN LIFE.

THEFT OF POLICE- REVOLVER.

DOOR BARRED.

Shooting himself with a Police revolver stolen from a European Sergeant, a “boy” employed in the Sergeants' Meso at the Central Police Station was admitted into Hospital suffering from wound in the stomach, ex- piring an hour after admis- sion.

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disclosed by Mr. Arthur Henderson; led to questions in About 7 o'clock last night, re- the House of Commons regard-sidents of the Hotel Nathan, a ing the safely of British sub-Chinese-owned boarding-house jects in China.

situated next to the Majestic

In the past two years, said the Theatre, were startled by a re- Poreign Secretary, In reply, fifteen volver shot, proceeding from British subjects have been cap-Room No. 312, on the top floor. tured by handits in China, all of An attempt then made by the weliom escaped or were released. employees. to enter the room eight others were

murdered from which groans were heard, including Miss Nettleton and Miss was unsuccessful as the door Harrison and one died in captivi was secured from the inside. ty, numely, Father Tierney.

Nanking Realisation.

The Police were sent for, and when at last the door was opened, a man was found lying on the bed, The National Government of with a wound in his stomach. Near- Chinn. Bald Mr. Henderson. by, a heavy six-chambered service realised, and discharged as far as revolver, of the type carried by it could, their responsibility for Police officers, was picked up. A protecting the lives of British bullet was missing from one cham→ subjects, and ensuring adequate ber

Investigations disclosed the man's measures to this end,

Most of the outrages had, how, identity as Li Wan-chung, employed ever, occurred in remote places at the European Sergeants" Mess where the Government had juris- at the Central Police Station. The belonged to Sergeant letion, but was not yet in

Ansi-revolver

time tion to exercise effective control, Davies, who only a short

hnd missed it from a chest before of drawers in which he usually kept it when off duty.

British Readiness.

At about the aume that he re-

ported its loss to his superior off- cer, this being just before he went out in patrol, the Fatal shot was, fred at the Nathan Hotel.

Sick for Sonte 'Time.

The British authorities in China could be relied upon to afford such protection to British subjects as was within their power, and he had no reason to think that any further steps needed to be con- sidered.

Mr. Wardiaw-Milne (Con. i Wan-chung's employers when KidderminsterLasked the Foreign seen by a Telegraph reporter this' Secretary if every care was taken morning, spoke of his having boon ta warn those proposing to travel sick and of his having appeared into districts where the Nanking to be in a depressed state of mind Government's administration was lately. Beyond this. they could inefective, that it was not wise know of nu motive for the act.

To a. so.

Mf. Henderson suld it was very difficult to say what stops could he taken. Assistance was given in every way in these matters.

"Missionary. Workers,

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the

The suicide's movements after lenying the Central Police Utation with the weapon, he had stolen, appear to have been deliberate. Going into the Hotel Nathon. he engaged a rean on the top floor, paid the $2.80 that was asked by Replying to Sir Austen Cham-the clerk as deposit and ordered of ten. After this hud been berlain, who suggested that a

to him, he shut himself in, be warning

given

Afterwards. 1L shot Missionary Societies, Mr. Hender-and shortly

was heard. the said he knew that Missionary Societies did not like these remitting part of their salaries outside interference in home.-Reuter,

matters. The missionaries went The.Telegraph made special en- out to China and into the interior qutries this morning regarding the as a matter of conscience and took special arrangements referred to, the risks knowingly.--Reuter, and were informed that pending further instructions from the

Readjustment for rear ofothing to the state-

Remittances.

DISCLOSURE IN COMMONS.

the opinion

that the mal- distribution of gold was the chlef trouble in the world's monetary If she could make a hole big! system.

enough to come up she Mr. MacDonald, a Canadian de-freeze in solid, while she was on legate. defending Great Britain the surface recharging. against attacks by Indián delegatek Her hydroplanes, without which yesterday, in connexion with the she cannot dive, project outside

London, May 6, gold standard for India and its in- the hull; they would be frozan atiff

Another Royal Air Force Ruence on the slump in silver, saki and probably damaged, for they

double tragedy was that the silver trouble was econo- are delicate machines.

narrowly mie ind, not political Canada had

Hongkong All the valves controlling the nverted to-day whon two nero- contributed to the economile col-flooding of the tanks for diving, planes collided in mid-air near salaries were the subject of lapse of silver values by her silver and other vital parts of the Aldershot, and crashed to the questions in the House of Com- production.

mechanism would freeze.

M. Theunis, the former Premier Meanwhile, in spite of these three thousand feet. of Belgium, foresaw that the Cham-serious doubts. plans for the bers of Commerce, would mend a world conference on the apace,

Soviet problem.

2.

Cont of Scarlet.

London, May 6.

civil servants'

son.

Å

relapsing non-Chinese case of ment can add nothing to the slate fever was notified to the health au

Drummond thorities yesterday. ment made by Dr.

Shiels.

Hongkong Shipping in 1931.

New Record Established for Ocean Going Steamers.

Was

In spite of all surgical attention, the man succumbed to bla injury an hour after being conveyed to the Kowloon Hospital.

HAWKES BAY AGAIN QUAKE HIT,

PEOPLE ALARMED IN EARLY MORNING.

Wellington, May 0.

An alarming series of earth- quako shocks occurred. today throughout the Hawkes Bay aren, the seang of the calamitous New Zealand disaster early this year.

The shocks, which wore extreme.. ly violent, commenced at about. 12.30 ani. and continued for some

ANGLO-GERMAN AMITY.

ground from a height of about mons to-day, when Dr. Drum- A total of ocgun-going tonnage tons. Only on two previous little time. People were awaken- mond Shiels, Under-Secretary of constituting a record in the history becusions In the past ten years hused from their sleep, and greatly Parachutes saved the lives of

Actually very little structural recom dramatic adventure are proceeding| both the airmen concerned in the State for the Colonies, estimated :of the Colony Is shown in the the tonnage been greater, namely, alarmed, poured out into the open, 39,871,149, and in 1924, when the damage was dono, though there collision, the pilots leaping clear that approximately 980 civil ser- annual report of the Harbour Mas: 1920, when the total

wore many indoor brenkngés.--

Soviet Propects.

of the entangled machines, and vants in Hongkong had suffered ter amounting to 29,539,807 to Agure was 38,770,409.

British river steamers shows a Reuter. This prediction

landing gracefully some consider a reduction of income, calculated as against 28,286,741 in 1929. followed #11 Gay in a coat of scarlet and red able distance from the scene of the in dollars, amounting to The total shipping entoring and decrease of 185 ships and 340,880 unimated debate upon a proposal by paint, she is engaging in special crash.

clearing ports of the Colony tons, whilst, on the other hand, Colonel Cooper, the President of trial of the New England coast,

16.2/3rds. per cont. The accident occurred when the

amounted to 94,090 vessels of foreign river boats increased by 688 the American-Russlan Chamber of and will soon be ready for the airmen were taking part in exer of the new method of converting, with 1929, shows

This, he said, was a consequence 40,190,612 tons. This, compared ships and 828,848 tona. 'Commerce, that a commission of Transatlantic crossing to Britain clges which two squadrons of sterling salaries into dollars.

a decrease of

Passenger trade statistics show 206,487 vessels and 4,906,669 tons. that 223.136 emigrants returned The craft is unlike any other aeroplanes were engaged in fight-

Wirelega. Dr. Shiels repudiated, a sup- It should be explained, however, and 188,000 loft the Colony during seen on the sea before, and its ing practice.--British

gestion that the converaton mothad that conservancy boats and dust the year.

The of boats. (18,012 of 1,109,384 tons).

total revenue of the Har- was tantamount to a breach

London, May 6, contract.

were included in the 1929 Aguros, bour Department last year Colonel Cooper asserted that a

But

$1,020,741 and the expendituro, ex- were omitted in 1930.

The First Lord of the Admiralty, He Justified the system by draw

There was a decrease in British cluding special oxpenditure, $860 Mr. "A. V... Alexauder, sald in ther proaporous Russia could' absorb

ing attention to the serious finan- three milliard dollars worth of

A foature of the craft, for The Royal Observatory reports cial nosition of Hongkong as ocean-going shipping of 18 ships 816. The revenue figures are the House of Commons that two shi Imports annually, whereas the cur-

and an increase of 200,458 tone, highest for the past ten years, as of the British Navy would pay an example, are the inverted sled that the anti-cyclone central to result of the silver slump, tallment of credits

Foreign ships of the same cisas also are those of expenditure. Dur informal visit to Kiel in July, and to Russia at runners extending across the the S.W. of Tokyo has wenkonod the present Juncture would only ac upper dock to absorb the jar of further. A new anti-cyclone has

He added that arrangements decreased 60 in numbor but re- ing that period, the percentage of it was hoped that ships of the Ger centuate the difficulties of achiev contact with the under surface of formed over N.E. China. Condi-

had been made to make rendjust: Posented an increase of 868.613 expenditure to revenile has steele man, Navy: would visit the UnIOWI ing world economic stability-the ico. When contact is made the tions over South China and Indo-

ly cleen, last year's Agure of 84.88 Kingdom when their progr Reuter's American Survice,,

gaged in foreign comparing with 68.21 in 1929, and permitted EriMo Wireless Vessels ment easily possible for those China are uncertain.

trade totalled 49.009, of 88,611,630.30.76 in 1921.

business leaders be appointed to cónfer with représentatives of the Soviet Government In order to map out a programme for world trade.

many remarkable' devices for penetrating the weerels of the Aretle sens have attracted great fnterest.

(Continued on Page. 12.)

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