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COLONY'S 20 PER CENT. DUTY ON FOREIGN CARS

"NOT MUCH" PROGRESS

ANGLO-FRENCH TALKS

AN UNINFORMATIVE COMMUNIQUE

London, Oct. 13.

Long discussions between Bri- tish and French statesmen with a view to clearing a way for the resumption of the Disarmament Conference with Germany parti- cipating are to be resumed to-1

morrow.

M. Herriot replied "Not much," when asked what progress had heen made, but it was declared an the British side that the day had been very satisfactory. It had promoted understanding assisted to remove the obstacles. The Anglo-French convers- tiona problems occupied several

hours.

and

They were held at 10, Downing Street and will be resumed early to-morrow.

AN HOUR ALONE.

Messrs. MacDonald and Herriot spent an hour together alone this morning, after which they were: Joined by Sir John Simon and the French: Ambassation, M. de Fleurlau

An interim communique issued afterwards deserthed the versations as informal and related i them in the "dimculties that have| arisen as regards further pro- !

ress in disarmament".

The French Premier, together. with M. Fleuriat and Messrs. Alphand and Ray, who had accom panied him from Paris, remained io luncheon with Mr. MacDonald and there met Mr. Stanley Bald win, Lord Hailsham and other Ministers and officials.

The conversations were postmed Inter in the afternoon and Ja-led ⚫ two hours. It was annonseed! that these had been marked by a very friendly spirit and would be continued at ten o'clock to-morrow after which a fell communique would be issued.

LEAVING TO-MORROW.

Mr. Herriot Intends to leave London to-morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock.

it

To-night, Sir John Simon gave ai dinner party at Claridge's honour of the French Premier, Mr. MacDonald being among those present.

PURPOSE OF MEETING.

The purpose of to-day's meeting

merely to allow a frank exchange.

of ideas ns to the methods of re- moving the obstacles which have impeded the general disarmament negotiations. There is no desire or intention to do the work which should properly be done by the League of Nations and which the Disarmament Conference is under- taking.

Contribution to Imperial Preference Programme

Chief Engineer of the ill-fated Mr. Norman V. Robson, who was Treavessa, photographed in Hong- kong recently. The Trophy Race takes place this afternoon.

TREVESSA HERO

IN THE COLONY RECENTLY

TROPHY RACE THIS

AFTERNOON

Had the race for the Trevessa Trophy been held about a month

instead of this afternoon. į

would have

ΤΟ

BE ENFORCED HELIKON

AT ONCE

PIRATED

WO FAT SING SHIP LOOTED

ALL MOTOR VEHICLES IN WARSHIPS RACE

THE SCHEDULE

DEALERS SHOCKED

TO SCENE

MIDNIGHT COUP

The mark of pirates for

the third time in just over

FOREIGN-MADE MOTOR VEHICLES SOLD TO two years, the Wo Fat Sing

COTTON INDUSTRY DISCUSSIONS

POSTPONEMENT OF WAGE CUTS.

London; Oct. 13. The reduction la the wages of the Lancashire cotton spinners which was due to be enforced on October 17 has been postponed until October 22 with a view to facilitating the negotiations which are at present proceeding in Manchester-Reuter.

DORIGEN

EMPIRE ACTS IN UNISON

OTTAWA PACTS ÍN FORCE

FIJI LEADS WAY

London, Oct. 13.

The geographical position of Fiji carned the islands the dia tinction of being the first unit of the Empire to ratify the Ottawa agreements.

FAVOURITE Fiji were submitted to Fiji in

CAMBRIDGESHIRE BETTING

VICTORIA CLUB CALL-OVER

The special arrangements for the morning and approved. This lead was closely followed In other parts of the Empire.

HONGKONG PURCHASERS ARE HENCE-company's' s.s. Helikon, fly- FORTH TO PAY A SPECIAL TAX OF TWENTY ing the British flag, was

The New Zealand House of Re- PER CENT. THE TAX TAKES THE FORM OF A pirated at midnight in Hie

presentatives accepted the agroe- SPECIAL LICENCE FEE PAYABLE WHEN AP-Che Chin Bay.

ment with Britain, which involves PLICATION IS MADE FOR REGISTRATION AND

a lowering of all duties against IT REPRESENTS THE COLONY'S CONTRIBU-cessful. The pirates, operating The coup was completely gue-

British goods and the abolition of [the surtaxes, without a division. TION TO THE IMPERIAL PREFERENCE PRO- in their usual way, took control

CANADA'S TARIFF. GRAMME.

of the ship within a few minutes

London, Oct. 13. of the outset of their enterprise

The new Canadian' tariffs and ordered her to be steamed strong favourite for the ratacation of the Anglo-Canadian

Dorigen has been made a came effective at midnight towards Bias eventually taken near Honghai be run at Newmarket, over

Bay. She was Cambridgeshire Stakes, to mess of Parliament.

Agreement will be the first busi- Bay and the loot placed ashore.

Changes in the Australian tarif .H.M.S. Wishart and H.M.S. a mile and a furlong, on were effected by the tabling of Bruce picked up wireless informa- October 26.

now schedules in the House of tion of the outrage and immediate-

Representatives. In South Africa

Gazetic

The intention to impose such a tax was foreshadow- ed yesterday, but the Government kept its proposals regarding the margin of the preference a close secret until the issue this morning of a Gazette Extraordinary. An import duty was held to be impracticable,

The twenty per cent, preference has caused a shock to local motor-car dealers. The United States and Italy will, of course, be chiefly affected.

A brandy preference is also ordered. This does not involve any increase in existing duties, but the duty on Empire brandies are reduced to half that upon foreign brandies. The Government order takes effect immediately..

TAX BY SPECIAL LICENCE FEE

Or

the opportunity presented itself of having a Trovessa her, in the person of Mr. Norman V, Rofsson, to make the presentation veremony,

The changes are made by Mr. Robson, whe was first dinance in the case of the motor i

altered

• mariner

ther ill-fated licence fee and by resolution in revessa, was in Hongkong quite the matter of the preference un recently aboard the .s. Cape St.Empire brandy, George, but he has now left port |

The Ordinance is entitled "An

on arrival in the Cuiony, after deduction of the value of the tyres and of any spare wheels or other spare parts.

ORDINARY LICENCE ALSO,

Such special licence fee shall be

be- and

and the tariff changes come into Parliamentary ratiacation. force immediately, subject to

The Rhodesian agreements also became effective to-day.

the Helikon, but before their ar- quarters and Wyvern is also con- special edition of the Jy proceeded to the assistance of Tataik in fancied in some the agreements were published in rival, her master, Captain Lefevre, sidered to have a chance, that she was en route to Hong-Club revealed the odds as follows: reported that all was well and To-day's callover at the Victoria kong.

4/1 Dorigen (o. 9/2 taken) 100/9 Totale (t. and o.) 100/8 Clunnury (offered) 100/6 Diamantee foffered)

18/1 Double Arch (t, and 20/1 Pricket (offered)

EUROPEAN PASSENGERS.

Two European passengers wore aboard the looted steamer, Mrs. Dirk van Driest and Mr. E. C. Boynton. They were proceeding to !Saigon.

A previous successful piratical jcoup, was effected. against the Helikon in July, 1930, and in August. 1931,

un attempt was frustrated; it is believed, by thei timely arrival of a warship. The Kan threw their arms overboard when they saw the destoyer racing in the course of a trip which has Ordinance to secure an increased

in pursuit, following a warning. already lasted nearly eighteen trade between the

It is assumed from Captain months.

Colony and in addition to the ordinary fee Lefevre'a mesauge to the

naval other parts of the British Em- payable under any Ordinance arcraft that no casualties occured TREVASSA DISASTER,

{pire," and is a brief niessure of regulations relating to the licens during the outbreak. The vessel At the time of the Trevessa four clauses.

ing of vehicles,

is expected in Harbour about noon. disaster. Mr. Robson managed to

Under clause 4, the Governor

The Helikon left here at 7.30 an The first clause gives the short in Council has power to make such Tuesday evening on schedule. for escape with the master of the title of the enactment as the Emregulations as he thinks fit for Saigon, with a general cargo of ship. Captain Ceel Foster, in the pire Preference Ordinance, 1932, the carrying out of this Ordinance. 100 tons, but no bullion, and 389 No. 1 feboat making a perilous trip to land after more than three weeks of anxiety in the little craft. Captain Foster recently passed

the

crow

ALL-EMBRACING.

ch

CABCA, death was no doubt "Empire product" in the case of accelerated by the drinking of motor vehicle means ຕ vehicle salt water.

which is substantially manufac-and

IMPORT DUTY NOT PRACTICABLE.

]pro-

.

BRITISH DELAY.

The agreements will Come by in Britain immediately Par o.liament reassembles on Octo- her 18. The Government IN expected to institute a time-table ensure their passage before November 15 when the free entry of Dominions products under the Import Bulies Act would other- Wise cense.

22/1

Beneficial (o, 25/1 taken)

25/1

Wyvern (Land o.)

25/1

Andrea (1. and o.)

25/1

Diolite (t. and o.)

25/1

33/1

38/1

Link Boy (o, 33/1 taken) Royal Athlone (t. and o, Thermometer (o. 40/1 t.)

j

33/1

Slipper to. 40/1 t.)

33/1

Venturer (offered)

Galdeunis (offered)

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The prompt steps taken various parts of the Empire to put into operation measures giving effect to the agreements, reveal how constitutional procedure varies in the different parts of Empire.

In Canada, the new scale of pre- ferences became effective follow-

DE VALERA IN the passing of a Government

LONDON

LAND ANNUITIES NEGOTIATIONS

London, Oct. 13.

resolution. In South Africa. immediate effect was given by administrative action,

new

since

tho

BRANDY REDUCTION.

passengers including a European It is understood that nothing

lady Clause 2 states that "The Bri-

and gentleman travelling accurred to-day to affect the pro-way, and by his death, to use the Kingdom of Great Britain

The preference granted under first-class, namely:

AUSTRALIA'S POSITION, tish Empire" includes the posal put forward by the British words of Mr. Robson, the merchant Ireland, the Dominion of Canada, signed from and grown or

United the Liquor Duties Ordinancei Government and accepted in prin-

Mrs. Dirk Van Driest, and

In Australia, logislation was covers brandy only. Brandy con- marine has lost "a courageous the Commonwealth of Australia, duced in the British Empire is ciple by France, Germany and

Mr. E. C. Boynton.

put in train to give effect to the gentleman." Italy that a Four-Power Con-

preference formula to be- The local race for the Trevessa the Dominion of New Zealand, the required to pay a duty of $3 a travelling in

Other passengers, were. Chinese ference should be held in the near

applied to a wide range of goods. Trophy is in commemoration of Union of South Africa, the Irish gallon. All other brandy

the second-class The Anglo-Irish land annuities in regard to goods already enjoy- future.

the fine seamanship, splendid Free State, Newfoundland, India, spirituous liquors will pay $6 the number being made

and compartment or in the steerage, negotiations will be

ing higher preferences than pro discipline and fine senmanship of all British Colonies and all terri-gallon.

resumed at vided in the formula, these re- up as the officers and

the Dominions Office in London main, and although the extensive follows: of the tories under His Majesty's pro- Trevessa, which was lost in the tection. It shall also include, if beers would be subject to a pre-and the Misses Cheuk Yung and

It was generally expected that was in no sense to negotiate but Indian Ocean on June 4th, 1923. for the purposes of this Ordinance ference, but it was probably felt Cheuk Fong. Mr. Chiu Yan-ming, this evening, accompanied by the tiens some such reductions have.

Second Class:--Mr. Cheuk Ting to-morrow.

reductions in duties which are Mr. de Valera reached London only on Tariff Board reconimonda- also contemplated can be made Eleven lives were lost subsequent the Governor in Council by Order that as the bulk of the Colony's Mr. Hung Yee, another male Irish Free State Finance Minister. In fact, been made to the abandonment of the vessel so directs, any territory in respect supplies already come from Em-passenger whose name is simply Mr. Macentee, the Minister of Ottawa Conference. -ten from exposure and exhaus-of which a mandate of the Lengue pire sources, a preference would given as Mr. Chan, and a woman Justice, Mr. Geoghegan and the tion, and the other, that of the of Nations is exercised by the be practically valueless. Second Engineer, who fell over-Government of any part of His

and girl whose names are

in New Zealand also, the agree un Attorney General, Mr. Maguire. ment board in bad weather. In some of Majesty's dominions.

known, except that tickets

were He was greeted at the station by the subject, as in the other cases, to takes Immediate effect Issued to them Да

simply Dominions Secretary. Mr. J. Parliamentary ratification. "bearers."

Thomas and Mr. Malcolm Mac- It is explained in the Objects:

Steerags:-170 men, 127 women, Donald, the Premier's son, who is Reasons attached to the 60 children, and 82 infants. 22 DAYS IN OPEN boat. tured within the British Empire. Ordinance that the Ottawa Con-

Under-Secretary for Dominion When it was

"Motor Vehicle" includes motor ference has made it necessary for

Affairs-British Wireless, that the seen Treveasa was doomed, two life-car, motor lorry, motor omnibus, all parts of the Empire to sup- boats were lowered. No. 1 took 22 motor truck, motor bicycle and port the conclusions thero made In the period intervening after days and 19 hours to reach motor tricycle.

as far as circumstances permit. the ship's departure, the Helikon The conditions of Hongkong give should have been about half-way fow openings for reciprocating on her journey, and the local No vehicle shall be deemed to in the way of preference, but Agents were not aware that any be substantially manufactured motor vehicles provide one open-thing untoward had happened Mr. Robson, who is never likely within the British Empire unless, ing of which it is proposed to take until they received to forget his experiences, in the in the opinion of the Inspector advantage.

a wireless Trevenna febant, is now Chief General of Police, at least one

message from the steamer. It A general import duty is possi was received by the Agenta at 6.80 Engineer of the A. Cape St quartor, or such other proportion ble but it is considered that such am, and the time of transmission George, which left Barry Dock as as the Governor in Council. may a duty might interfere with the from the steamer was shown to

London, Oct. 13. far back as May 13th last year fix by Order, of its value is the entropot trade in motor vehicles be 2.30 a.m.

Negotiations for the settlement and has travelled 60,700 miles result

It read: of labour within the and it has there fore been decided

of the Lancashire spinning. milla since leaving England. Her mas- British Empire.

to recommend that the principle of landed at. Hie. Che Chin Bay opened at Manchester to-day under pirated. Pirates diaputo on wages and hours were tor, Captain H. C. Johnson, asked:

proference should apply only to 2 a.m. leaving. Expect arrive the presidency of Mr. F. W. recently when the vessel would

motor vehicles registered for use Kowloon Bay noon to-morrow (7); Loggett, the Labour Ministry return to England, cheerily replied

In the Colony and to add 20% of All Well. Require 75 tons coal official who recently affected aan Empire heavyweight contest, "What matter, so long as we are

the c.lf. value to the licence foo happy?"

The purpose of the Premiers is rather to assist the Disarmament Conference to go on functioning. To-day's conversations were guld- ed. solely by that purpose. To- day's informal exchange of vlows gave mutual satisfaction. More definito information in regard to the nepects of disarmament touch- ed upon is promised at their con- clusion-Reuter and British Wire

Jess.

+

STOP PRESS

The Holikon has arrived in port. She was met by police launches and official enquiries into the piracy outrage are now proceed-

Rodriquez Island, a distance of 1,556 miles, while No. 3 made Mauritius, 1,747 miles, in 24 days and 20 hours.

A soloma Requiem fans will be celebrated at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, to-morrow at

Ing....

The pirates landed on an island, 7.30 am. for the late

William, Van Romaum. The desi

They took five Chinese ashore, with them as captivon,

LABOUR CLAUSĖ,

Clause 3 is as follows:- There shall be charged, levied and paid, in respect of the first registration in the Colony of every motor vehicle here- after registered which, in the opinion of the Inspector General of Police, is not an Est Empled product, a special licence fee of an amount equal to:i6wanly per cent of the

van

ve

"Steamor

FIRST NEWs, ·

of all foreign made motor vehicles and 40 tons water-Lefevre,"

on first registration.

OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE.

THE LANCASHIRE DISPUTE

LABOUR MINISTRY'S

INTERVENTION

In England, special legislation is necessary and the appropriate Briancial resolution, which must precode it, will be moved in two-daya' debate. The Bill wit alages without dalay-Router and then be taken through all Ita

British Wirclens.

EASY WIN FOR DON McCORKINDALE

EMPIRE "HEAVIES" IN ACTION

London, Oct. 19.

At the Albert Hall to-night, in

settlement in the weaving section Donald McCorkindale, the South Upon receipt of the message, the of the industry.

African champion, beat George Wo Fat Shing Arm, of Wing Lok Street, who are the local Mahaging An agreement having reached Cook, Australia, who was at The following communique was the Police Department.

Agents of the Hallkon, notified to the defer the notices which wore tempting a como-back, in the tenth

due to expiro next week, it was de- round... fasued by the Colonial Secretariat fleat night:

cided that a negotiating committee The bout was scheduled for fif- The Order under the Public

of both aldos should meet under teen rounds. Cooki was compel The Agents were Interviewed by Mr. Leggett's chairmanship. Una and to anttrykk Revenue Protection : Drdinand La Telegraph reporter this morning, les

NO BULLION.