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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1932.

|FIVE-DAY WEEK FOR AFTER REPARATIONS without regard to America, in the

WORKERS

DETROIT STARTS

EXPERIMENT

Detroit, Mich., July 26. All departments of the city, in- cluding fire and pollee, went on a five-day week schedule yesterday, More than 30,000 employees are affected.

COME DEBTS

hope that, after the settlement America would consent to discuss the changed circumstances.

Europe Talks of Common should deal with the economic or-

Front

By 319LEY HUDDLESTON. The question is being asked how This innovation, an outgrowth of the European countries, now that appeals of taxpayers for economy in they have reached an agreement on elty government, is part of the Ave-reparations, will present their case point fisent plan worked out be- tween industrial and business lend-to the United States, Should they do ers and Mayor Frank Murphy, after so separately or together? Should the city had spent all of its income each of them begin negotiations on and borrowings and found it imits own behalf or should all of them possible to obtain new loans,

Fire and police, by staggering present a commen front?.

protection, but with reduced forces.

Nor should a European liquida- tion be confined to reparations. It ganization of Europe. It should take into account material and moral disarmament. Then Europe would be in a position to turn to the United States and ask for con- cessions.

But how? M. Stephane Lau- well-known French Tanne, the

that America

journalist, foresee

will invite the various countries to propriate commission at Washing- appear one by one before the ap- ton, and be judged according to their merits and their resources,

Against this method he protests. He argues that instead of British, Belgian, Italian, and French repre-

shifts, continue to give unbroken It was suggested that Mr. Rum-sentatives pleading their separate The police personnel will be nearly say MacDonald might renew his ex-affairs, they should express the de- up to the strength of the force in periment of personal conversations sire to make a common explanation with the American President. In view of similar treatment, and

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The public libears; and its 18 Should this suggestion fructifs. it to make this explanation to the branches will close on Wednesdays would be desirable that he should American Government rather than and Sundays. School teachers will not as the Prime Minister of to a commission. not be affected, since they are al-Great Britain but as the president ready on a five-day week.

jof the Lansanne. Conference.

"When in the Summer of 1931."

The short week and reduction in Any appearance of seeking single he says. "America upset the mech- pay. provided

for in ordinances and specially advantageous accordsanism of debts and reparations, it passed by the common council last would be looked at askance by some was the President and not a com- work, are expected to contribute $5.-of the continental countries. Al-mission who stopped the works. 400,000 of the $7,000,000 budget re-ready irritation has been produced Now that the clock is to be set go- duction promised by Mayor Murphy by the reports that in any debt reing rain, it should be with the Pre-

there when he and business lenders de- vision

will favoured sident that Europe should deat." vised the new fiscal plan for the nations- sort of scale which will

Hence the necessity of a common year which legah July 1.

mark the different degrees of) gesterm in which European coun-front of European solidarity, in To the tries are held by the United States, negotiations with regard

debts. This common front should The virtual disappearance of rexiat not only in respect of policy. parations implies, for the Europeanut also in respect of procedure, for countries, a revision of European procedure will have gresit impart- dels to America. For it must bence. regarded as a fact of real import- ance that the Europe debtors paid America out of the sums which eune to them from Germany,

RECOGNITION OF MANCHIUKUO.

JAPANESE ACT EXPECTED NEXT MONTH

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It does not, of course, follow that the British will take the same view, Indeed the statement has already Tokyo. Aug. 24.

been made that treat Britain and The speeches of Count Uchida,

the United States have agreed in Viscount Saito and Mr. Takabashi

At first there was a tendency-advance on their general attitude, are being to the Diet to-morrow

which was indeed at one time a re-and though a denial was promptly eagerly awaited.

Count Uchida's is understood to solve to make any reduction of forthcoming, it is felt that Great be confined to the question of Man- reparations contingent on a curres- Britain will be perplexed by the chukue and China. According to ponding reduction of debts. Butoblem of whether it should "atand professed reliable reports, the after reflection it was seen that no with its continental allies, or detach Japanese recogultión of Manchukuo such arrangement could be made, itself and stand, rather, with the will be announced about September because the United States declined United States.

7. but official quarters indicate it is to participate in the Lausanne Con-

The French have always criti- onlikely before the latter half of ference, and refused to recognize a September. os General Muto has conexion between debts and recized the British as having broken first to proceed to Chang-parations, and, moreover, showet the allied front by entering alone éhun. After that it will bejno disposition to think of cancella- into debt negotiations with the

Coun- tion as practica! politics.

United States. They are anxious necessary for the Privy

that the British should now range cil to deliberate an the It was then deemed advisable for themselves with their former alljes

Europe to settle its own affairs in the matter of debts revision.

outcome of the conversations.- Beuter's Special.

SHOWING

TO-DAY

At 2.30, 6.10,

7.15 89.30 p.m.

KINGS THEATRE

KIDNAPED!

Carried off, strug gling, at midnight! Spirited by plane to a

lonely hunting lodge! Chained up while her captor laughs! Is it all in fun? You'll say so when you see "The Misleading Lady" misled into love!

THE

MISLEADING LADY

SHOWING

TO-DAY

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WITH EDMUND CLAUDETTE COLBERT LOWE

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STUART ERWIN

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WILLIAM POWELL

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Girls! Brush up on your Leap Year love-making! Men! Learn the right dofensive tactics from

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Robert

Lovers Courageous

by

FREDERICK LONSDALE

If you enjoyed Montgomery in

Man in Possession" or " Priv ale Lives" you must see thin delightful leap year love story! with MADGE EVANS

ROLAND YOUNG

A ROBERT L.

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Montgomery

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The Man in

Possession

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RETURNING HOME.

DELEGATES FROM OTTAWA DUE ON FRIDAY

London, Aug, 24. Tho British delegates from the Ottawa conference with the exception of Lord Halleham and Sic Philip Cunilito-Lis

tor, who aro prolonging their: stay in Canada, Aro duo, at Southampton on the Empress of Britain on Friday afternoon.

Several Ministerial colleagues will meet them at Waterloo Skon... Mr. Baldwin, Chief of the. Delegation, will broadcast at 10: p.m, on Saturday on the Ottawa'! agreements-British afz