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UNIFIED CONTROL OF LOCAL BUS SERVICES

POSSIBILITY OF

NEAR FUTURE

GOVERNMENT'S POLICY

ANNOUNCED

ALL ROUTES TO BE OPEN TO TENDER

UNIFIED CONTROL OF THE COLONY'S MOTOR- OMNIBUS SERVICES, Kowloon and Hongkong, may be envisaged as a possibility of the future, as the result of a statement of Government policy in this mat- ter, disclosed this morning.

At the tenth of June next year, all existing rights and privileges will expire and the Government con- templates offering all-the services of tender, on new terms and presumably to the highest bidder. The issue of the announcement to-day is tantamount to twelve months' notice to the existing licence holders.

The official columunique, outlin ing the Government scheme <tates:

of

be mute for goodwill.

"Where

any successful tenderer is required purchase

decision of the

ま

to aforesaid, the Government as to whether anything to be purchased is suitable effective shall be final conclusive.

As from 10th June, 1933 when all the licences and rights existing Companies concerned cense and determine, the Govern- ment proposes to let by Tender exclusive rights (which will pot inicie the rxisting tramway rights of the Hong Kong Tram-

The opportunity will be given way Company be the Peak Tram for a single tender covering the Company) to operate Rond whole Colony, or for Mechanical Transport of passen- tenders each envering one divison: gers where payment is by the seat of the Colony only. The divisions i neupied.

contemplated are:--

TENDER CONDITIONS.

Conditions on the following

included in

lines will be

Tender Form:-

the

A royalty na grobrvipts

in lieu of the present scaling:

tax and licence charge,

2 Government control of routes..

slopping places, and time tables.

# Maximum Fares,

4 All vehicles to be of British:

make.

If the preseal Heensed com panies shall so desire. the successful tenderer 91 Len- derers may be required to: purchase, under some method į of valuation to be deter- mint by the Government, all suitable and effective vehicles, repair plant, and machinery. tands, buildings and materials used by the present licensed Companies immediately before! the 10th June. 1933 for the purpose

their

Takimene

under-

flongkang Island.

Jeparme

The inland including, the! the New Territories. Detailed Tender Forms are penuse of prepaention.

LONDON

FLAT DRAMA

WOMAN HELD ON

MURDER

CHARGE

(Reuter's Special Servico).

London June 3. Mrs. Elvira Barney, the daughter of Sir John Mul- lens, the well-known Govern- ment broker, has been ar rested on n charge of wilful murder.

His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, the Hon. Mr. WT. Southern, Inspecting the datack- ment of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders during yesterday's King's Birthday celebrations.

THE BUBBLE

BURSTS

BRITISH FIASCO AT AUTEUIL

PERRY BEATEN BY MENZEL!

London, June 3. British tennis pride, fol. lowing the recent successes in the French tennis cham- pionships, fell heavily to-day, when every prominent player went down to defeat,

The sensation of the dag was the defeat of P. J. Perry, the British hard-courts champion, by R. Menzel, the Czecho-Slovakian Normally, Perry would player. defeat Menzel in nine matches out fof ten. To-day, he suffered a Įremarkable lapse of form and was

defeated by three sets to two.

PERRY OVER-CONFIDENT. Perry started splendidly win- ning the first set by 6-2, outplay- ing Menzel. The Czecho-Slovakian reversed the position, drawing level at one set all, winning 6-4. All was thought to be over when Perry again assumed complete ascendancy. He took the third vet with the loss of one game, and the linge crowd regarded the mnteh aa all over har the shout-

DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA

IMPORTANT ORDER FOR DORMAN LONGS.

(Router's Special Service). London, June 4. A representative of the Chinese Ministry of Railways has given in order to Messre, Dorman Logs for eight ap- proach bridges for the pro- jected Nanking-Pukow Ferry. -Reuter.

JAPANESE POLICY

FRANCE'S NEW CABINET

M. HERRIOT'S MINISTRY

Paris, June 3.

M. Herrlot, the leader of the Radical Socialists, has been busy on the task of forming a Cabinet and it la understood that the Ministry will be formally announced Inter.

Political prophets declare that M. Herriot will assume the port- folio of Foreign Minister na well as the Premiership and that M. Paul Boncour, whom many thought would move into the Quai D'Orsay will

be appointed Inister for War.

THE NEW CABINET.

Later. The composition of M. Herriat's Cabinet is officially announced fo

Premier and Foreign

Affairs

webe:

CROP OF RUMOURS AT GENEVA

MANDATE CANARD

War

Navy

Air

bestol, France'ı DOW Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary.

M. Herriot. THE WORLD

.M. Paul Bencour.

.M. Georges Leygues.

M. Painleve.

Finance ..M. Germain Martin.

Justice

Budget

Education

Colonies

CRISIS

M. Renouli. U.S. SUGGESTS NEW

.M. Palmade.

.M. Demonzie:|

al Sarraut

third time,

INVITATIONS

M. Herriot is assuming the RUSSIA AND China Premiership for the though his second Cabinet lasted for only a day.

Loudon, June 3. The British Government la con- tinuing its enquiries among the

Geneva, June 3. The initiatory statement by Baron Saito, Japan's new Prime Minister, outlining the future policy of the Japanese Govern- ment, has resuscitated interest His first venture was in May, major Powers to be represented at

3024, when France rejected M. the Lausanne Conference, to ascer

FIRST PREMIERSHIP.

BRITISH STEEL in the Far Eastern situation. Poincare, being tired of a sub-tain their views as to the Proposed

INDUSTRY

RATIONALISATION

SCHEME

BEHIND TARIFE

SHELTER

London, June 3.

A great nationwide effort to re-establish the prosperity of the British iron and atcel industry is now under way.

A whole erop of rumours were

text of Baron Saito's

Blatement

in circulation immediately the servient parliament, tired of the

Ruhr occupancy and tired of the International Economic Conference became widely known, but careful reparations wrangle.

to consider methods to stabilize inquiry proves that as far as the Twelve months ·later, his world commodity prices. Lengue is concerned, there has Government was defented owing been 110 new development to to its financial proposals which justify an Interruption or re-included #capital levy. His vision of the Assembly's pirinance minister was M. De Monzie, who again appears in that

gramme.

This is particularly obvious in role. view of Japan's complete with. In July, 1926, he formed drawal from Shanghai, much another Cabinet following sooner than was generally belley-Government defeat ed would be the case.

Caillaux's demand for a free hand, and M. Herriot'» government was

LYTTON REPORT.

FAMOUS FOR PIPE.

M.

His pipe and his old volumes

The report of the Lytton Com-defeated on a vole of confidence mission

on the same day that its policy of Enquiry into the. Manchuria situation is not expect-

was outlined to the Chamber. ed for some time and it has been- Proposals for the complete re ascertained that the Chinese have organisation of the industry will made no further application re-make life worth living for M. it would seem, however, that be worked out by a National Comgarding a report of the Lytton Edouard Heriot, Perry suffered from over-committer, hended by Mr. Charles procedure in Manchuria sinc» the No caricaturist hay ever fidence, and slacking off to some Mitchell, the chairman of Messrs. request of Dr. W. W. Yen at the attempted to draw Herriot with- extent, was unable to get into Doran, Long, and Company, whe end of May for information

e-out his pipe, and no friend has his stride again when the demand were the sponsors of the powerful garding how far Japan had carried ever thought to wish him well on became urgent. Menzel won the combination which is to make out their agreement to withdraw his birthday without the gift of u fourth set at 7-5 and the fifth ribid for China's development work, into the Railway Zone.

book. In his student days, while The deamativ arrest followed | 0-3.

The National Committee for the "Lord

Lytton has suggested studying to be a nehool teacher, If the successful tender the discovery at her flat in London |

LEE DEATEN.

reorganisation of the iron' and nothing of the kind!" WAR the stall cater the whole of the on Wednesday of the holy ori H.G.N. Lee,

or steel industry will be assisted by authoritative response to an conqueror Colony then the successful Michael Scott Stephen, the son of Lacoste, went down in straight District and small specialised com-quiry regarding a rumour that tenderer may be required to a Kent magistrate, who had been sets to De. Stefani, the

the chairman of the League Com- Italianmittees, purchase such things as afore, shat dead.

mission had Davis Cup player.

TARIFF MEETING. Lee was not!

recommended said used for the whole Mes.

Japanese mandate in Manchuria.-- Barnes married Colony, but if the successful Sterling

John shadow of himself, though he

The proposals were outlined by | Renter. in enough Barney, the American fought keenly tender shall cover part only singer, who is at present travel second set.

The match ended in Sir George May (photo ou right) of the Colony then the ing in the United States,

de Stefani's favour, G-3, 9-7, 6-2. at a meeting of the principals of successful tenderer may be The discovery of the body of

Henri Cochet also qualified for forty iron and steel firms with the SIR JAMES BRENAN required to purchase only Mr. Stephen such things us

PURCHASE UNDERSTANDING,

WAM mnde

the

the

mer's menibers of the

the semi-final of after singles, defeating Gregory Mangin Import Duties

6-2, 7-5, Advisory Com

aforesaid an guests at a cocktail party at the by three sets to one, in the opinion of the Govern-at had left for home. ment are used for that part shots were heart.

of the Colony covered by the!

Lendor,

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On any auch valuation as aforesaid no allowance will

BOMB DROPS ON ANHULI TOWN

TWENTY KILLED: 40 WOUNDED

C.E.R. DAMAGE

Five 57, 6-3.

EASTERN SECTION

RESUMING

(Special to "Telegraph")

and

Harbin, June 3, Communication with Pogranit- chanya, which has been Inter-1 rupted for some time owing to the Shanghai, June 4. serious damage to rulls Twenty-two wore killed and bridges caused by bandits and in-1 forty seriously Injured at Pengpu Burgent raiders, is expected to be yesterday when, according to afresumed shortly-Reuter despatch to the Shun Pao, a bomb

mittee, of which Sir George May BETTY FAILS,

is the chairman, Britain's last hope, Miss. Betty Sir George Nuthall, failed in the semi-final stated that the of the women's singles. Madante Import Duties Mathieu, the French champion, Committee was has acveral times proved too good convinced that

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minary stage and the dato and The enquiries are still in a prell- Place of such n Conference have not

yet been considered.

It is intimated by Washington that the United States Government is quite enthusiastic about the Bri- tish proposals, but favours a wide membership

the proposed cronomic conference, and suggest

of

the inclusion in the invitations of Russia, Argentine and Spain."

It is also felt that as stalibisation of silver will presumably be discus- sed, Mexico, Peru, China and other. silver-using countries should be re- presented-Reuter and British Wireless.

HALUN FALLS

INSURGENTS AGAIN DEFEATED

Harbin, Juuc 4. Continuing the successes which have been achieved in the past week, the Japanese forces, after inflicting many casualties upon the anti-Manchukuo troops do. fending Hailun, have succeeded in. M. Herriot spent all of his meagre occupying the city. pocket money rare volumes | The defented insurgents which he would pick out of the book boxca hung along the stone retreating in a northerly direction

and are being embankment of the Seine. In his Japanese bombing planes which

pursued home in Lyens, he has a library are reported to be adding to the of thirty thousand volumes. He takes great pride in his own confusion of the retreating army. Shanghai, June 1

Horary efforts and recently pub In a leaderette this morning,

lished a poem in prose," "The the North China Daily News wel- Forest of Normandy."

HIGH TRIBUTE IN N.C.D.N.

(Telegraph Special)

and

for Miss Nuthall and to-day was the main value of a tariff would comes the honour bestowed upon no exception to the rule. The be to afford the industry an op- Sir James Brenan mulch was over in two sets, 6-2, portunity of putting itself in pays # tribute to

order on the lines best adapted to masterly handling of one of the this country and to the diversifi- biggest erines which Shanghai ed nature of the demands which has ever had to face."--Reuter. must be met."

6-4.-Reuter.

WIGHTMAN CUP

BRITAIN'S TEAM

SELECTED

London, June 3. The following team has been selected to represent Britain in

MEXICAN QUAKE

NEW YORK STOCK WEAKNESS

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MORGAN'S ANTI-BEAR

CORPORATION

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GERMAN CRISIS

CABINET DISSOLVES

REICHSTAG

Berlin, Juno B. The von Papen Cabinet has decided to dissolve tho Rolehatag forthwith and thus evade a votu of non-confidence,

SIR GEORGE MAY'S PROMISE.

He emphasised that if the present abnormal competition con- inued, the Import Duties Com- FOURTEEN KILLED AND

New York, Juno 8. mittee would not hesitate to re-i

MUCH DAMAGE

The "dictatorship" (of which Messrs. Pierpont Morgan and President Ilindenburg, von Papen. commend the continuance of the

Company, the famous Wall Street and Gonoral von Schielecher ars present

of emergency duties

Mexico City, June 3. financiera, to-day announced the the principal figures) will rule the from ກ plane returning from? It was inadvertently announced this the Wightman Cup tennis battle thirty-three and a third per cent.

Fourteen persons were killed formation of a great security In- country without operations against bandits. morning that the Evening Service at against the American team led by as long no was necessary and to-day in the most violent carth-vestment corporation

Parliamont with tho provided the Industry did their quako shocks for

under Article 48 of the Constitu- many years. object of supporting Miss Betty Nuthall, Miss Round, part, the permanent tariff to be The shocks were felt over a wide market. soothing with indignation and are are aware, for the month of Jure the Mrs. Fearnley-Whittingstall, Mrs. decided fater would be made suf-aron

bond tion, or with the aid of emergency decrees until the now aleations, demanding the severe punishment evening services will be held at 8.16 Michell, and Mrs. King (formerly ficiently high to achieve the object damage was done in Mexico City. hundred million dollars has been the last legal date, at the end of

and considerable minor Already capital of over of the aviator concerned.-Reuter,p.m. cach Sunday,

one which will probably be delayed to Miss Phyllis Mudford.)-Reuter. in view-Router.

subscribed.--Reuter.

fell in one of the main

streets

The inhabitants of Pongpu are would be held at 6 p.tn. As members

the Wesleyan Church, Wanchal, Mrs, Helen Wills-Moody:

-Renter.

the

July.--Reuters