1932-05-06 — Page 24

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DOROTHY MACKAILL

WARNER BAXTER

From the novel "Bosquerie" by Eleanor Morcoin

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SCHEME TO HELP THE EMPIRE.

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY BRITISH INDUSTRIALISTS

London, May 5,

A vast scheme.for Inter-Imperial!

HONGKONG TELEGRAPE, FRIDAY, MAY 6,, 1932,

UNION INSURANCE | RACKETEER RIDES

SOCIETY

BOARD OF DIRECTORS'

REPORT.

of

The report of the Board Directors of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd., staton:

IN STATE

5,000 H.P. SPEED BOAT

SPECIAL COACH TO

GO TO PRISON

BRITISH BID FOR RECORD

each; but

New York, Apr. 8.

Lord Wakefield's speed bont) Jack Guzik, the reputed bust-Miss England III, with which Mr. nuas manager for Capone's liquor Kaye Don will attack the world's 1930 Account:-After paymont vice syndicate, has entered Lea-motor boat speed record now held of the interim dividend of 248. per venworth Prison to begin n ve- by America, has two Rolls-Royco share and the bonus of 20% to year sentence for tax fraude; but engines of the Schneider Trophy Contributors passed at the last even this enforced surrender was typo. With ordinary fuel their Annual Meeting, there remains a given with an air of condescen-horse power is 2,360 Balance of £190.797 78. Bd. se persion by the racketeer, who hired a with special fuel the horse power annexed statement. The Board special railway coach wherein to can be raised to nearly 2,600 each. Mr. Kaya Don's previous world's recommends that a final dividend make the trip to prison.

Guzik was to travel from Chi-record, with Miss England II, was of 168.

per share on 136,000

Garda last June shares be paid to Shareholders, cago to-day in company with no made at Lake absorbing £108,000, that $500,000, cotle pedlars, thieves, and liquor when his speed was just over 110 which at exchange 1/6 equals law violators, but to avoid as80 miles an hour. Mr. Gar Wood's £36,937 10 0, be added to silver clation with these other prisoners, speed is 111.71 m.p.h, and con- reserve fund, Increasing that fund Guzik hired a private coach and stituto the present official world's to $3,504,000, and that the balance paid the expenses of two govern-record. be carried forward to under-inent agents to guard him. writing suspense account to close the account for the year 1830.

Delivery of Miss England III, Members of the train ata said which is being built by Messrs. that Guzik was most liberal with Thornycroft at Hampton, is ex- money on the trip from Chicago, nected to take place in May. She although he seemed somewhat will then be despatched to Laka crestfallen when before the train Garda to race for the D'Annunzio started he was served with lions Trophy and to make her attempt for 832,000 dollars (£168,400 at on the world's speed record. par) unpaid taxes which the Gov-

1931 Account:-The Balance of 31st Working Account on the December, 1931, was £338,966 98. 7d. as per annexed statement. The Roard recommenils that an interim dividend of 24s. per share be paid to Shareholders, assorbing £162,-ernment claims in addition to n 000. that a bonus of 20% be paid fine of 17,600 dollars imposed ne! to Contributors, absorbing about part of the sentence. £10,000, and that the remainder

he carried forward.

: Directors:- Since

the lust

the

Although the heads of Capone Syndiente are behind bars. evidence that the organisation is General Meeting, Mr. D. O. Russell still functioning is seen by some and the Hon. Mr. C. G. S. Mackie in the murder of Benjamin Apple- resigned from the Ronrd and Mr.quist and his brother Ernest Inst their Anil Chicago T. A. Mitchell and Mr. 1. J. Davies night in

peakenny. They were instantly have joined the accordance with the Articles of killed by shotgun slugs fired at Association, Mr. J. A. Plummer}close range. and Mr. J. P. Warren retice, but offer themselves for re-election.

Board.

Auditors:-Messrs. Lowe, Bin- ghani, & Matthews and Messra. Linstead & Davis, Chartered Ac- countants, retire, but offer them-1 selves for re-election.

COLONY'S ACTING

GOVERNOR

MR. SOUTHORN SWORN IN TO-DAY

After His Excellency Sir Wil- liam Peet had left the Colony, the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn, C.M.G.. Colonial Secretary, was sworn in by the Acting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Wood) as Officer Adminis- tering the Government.

The ceremony was held in the Legislative Council Chamber, in the presence of members of the Legislative and Executive Councils and a number of ladies.

TURKISH BACHELORS TO BE TAXED?

PROPOSAL EXAMINED.

Constantinople, Mar. 30.

FREE CHURCHES AND HOLY COMMUNION

OXFORD CONFERENCE

~ RESOLUTION.

A resolution expressing retog nition of the great need for re- union between the Church of Eng- land and the Free Churches was carried at the Conference of Evangélical Churchmen.

The Conference welcomed the Bishops' proposals for the "cor- dial reception," an occasion, of Free Churchmen at Holy Com- munion.

of

Canon Guy Rogers, Rector Birmingham, proposing the re- solution, declared that all that

A Bill proposing a special tax was involved was "the regularis- on bachelors was recently referreding of custom and practice with to a committee for examination. which the Church generally has If It is endorsed by the Popular

Party, its acceptance by the Great grown very familiar

years." National Assembly is then only a

in recent

duo Th opposition was partly pure formally.

to the survival in certain quar- Whereas, according to its proters of habits of mind and ways moter, the BI aims at favouring of thinking more appropriate to marriage and furthering repopulathe Sixteenth Century than to the ten, publi: cpinion as a who is Twentieth."

consider a tax 031 inclined to bachelors ns purely a fiscal measure intended to secure a new soures of revenue.

It was evident, he added, that Anglo-Catholics so long as the quoted the Canon of 1604, which Critics of the Bill have pointed rovided for ex-communication for those who formed themselves in a out, that in this country, if a

new brotherhood, "any encourage- young man does not marry, hla

ment to Nonconformists to come abstention is mostly due to the with us to Holy Communion must fact that he has an old mother, un-be sternly resisted.” married sisters, or young brothers

to look after. There are also divorced men and widowers, who man who is already miserable can- already have children, and for the not be compelled to make, another austenance of whom they have to being miserable. too, and to re- serve the same lot to innocent Above all it is argued that a children

At the conclusion of the brief ceremony a salute of 15 guns was fired from Gun Club Hill and those present offered their congratula-] work.

ions to the Acting Governor.

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SUBMARINES AND MINES.

DIFFERENCE OF OPINION AT DISARMAMENT

Geneva, May 6. After a strenuous discussion on co-operation has been elaborated by Britain's suggestion for the aboli as offensive the Empire Committee of the tion of submarines Federation of British Industries in weapons, the Naval Committee of is the Disarmament Conference has preparation for Ottawa and described as "Rationalisation of in- come to no decision and the ques- dustry on an Empire Basis."

tion of "mines" bas beon tackled. Britain favours the abolition of The report brings attention to contact mines in the open sen, if the United States efforts to make submarines are also abolished.

The Italian delegate declared North and South America into al commercial whole, Japan forming a that if eubmarines were abolished, be powerful bloc in the Far East, capital ships should also France building up a Colonial abolished. The Polish delegate Empire, the Central Europaan said that the submarine was only conlltion on tapis and the fact that a defensive arm against superior the Dominioną are sufferings naval strength but he was pre- much as Britain from foreign pared to follow the example of the penetration, which indicated the principal signatories of the Lon- need of a far-reaching economic don Naval Treaty in that co-ordination. This could be ac-nexion, complished by means of a scheme

con-

Sonntor Swanson, denouncing of "complementary production" and submarines, nald the United States. the clonent co-operation of the would establish a powerful sub- marine bano in the Philippines if British Dominions.

not completely The Industrialists alimed at the submarines were

abolished.--Router. discouragement of uneconomic pro-

duction by protection and issued In London, whereas "no "efficient" Industries and other-Empire country has defaulted. wise frostrade within the empire The Committee recommends tho with duty against the foreigner.

Monetary System.

exploration of all methods of inter- national action to solve financial problems, aiming at the creation Further recommendations om- of a financial monotary system brace Imporial transport, publicity revolving round sterling, firstly propaganda, migration, education, within the Empire to remove Inter- Alms and monetary policy, in which Empire exchange difficulties, and

in connexion the committee points out secondly. conjunction with that in the past 10 years there has foreign countries for close trading been a default of interest and pay-relations with the Empire.Row. ments on $145,000,000 foreign loans tor.

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