1932-12-13 — Page 7

PERSIAN OIL SCANDAL

OFFICIAL FIGURES OF ROYALTIES

MARKET OUTLOOK IN NEW YORK.

MUCH DEPENDS ON

CONGRESS

Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz inform us that Standard

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

"A SHOCKING LIBEL"

ACTION BY SIR GERALD DU MAURIER

THREE DAYS OF Statistics report on the New York NEWSPAPER PAYS

GRACE

London, Dec. 12. Further particulars regarding the Anglo-Painn Oil Company's D'Arcy Concession were given, In response in a House of Commons question, by the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Captain Anthony Eden.

market under yesterday's dato is as fullows:

DAMAGES

the

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1932.

COPYRIGHT CLAIM

|

AUTHORESS'S ́APPEAL

DISMISSED

= RADIO BROADCAST

Committee of the

The

Privy Council dismissed the appeal by

Miss Florence A. Decks, a Canadian RELAY OF LINCOLN REGTS authoress, from the decision given

against her by the Ontario Court

h

I BAND

From ZD.W. on wave length of 5-7 p.m. Chinese programme, 7-10.30 p.m. European programme. 7-115 pm. A programme of H.M.V. records. Suite Francaise (Foulds).

Banil of II.M. Coldstream

Guards. B2761/B2762. 7.15-8 p.m. From the Studio, A Song Recital by Madame Line Marlys and Monsieur Maurice Step-

Weather

of

8 p.m. Local Time and Report

8.3-8.15 m. A programme H.M.V. records.

Hawaiian Music.

Honolulu Sweetheart of Mine.

Hilo-Hawaiian Orchestra.

The Rosary. Aloha Oel (Farewell to Thee).

Hilo-Hawaiian Orchestra,

H.15-D p.m.

in an action in which she claimed 356 metres (816 k/e). from Mr. II. G. Wells, the Mac- "Stocka advanced vigorously most

millan Co. Incorporated, the Mac- The settlement of an action for millan Co. of Canada. Limited, of last week under the impetus of

Newnes, Limited, and unusual accumulation of good news. libel, brought by Sir Gerald du George

Cassell and Co, damages for alleged While too much importance should Maurier, the actor, against not be attached to markets definito Sunday Express, Limited, and the infringement of the copyright of establishment of triple bottom, London Express Newspaper, Limit her manuscript "The Web" by Mr. ability of prices to turn upward at ed, proprietors and publishers of Wells' "Outline of History.

Lord Atkin delivered judgment, critical levels confirms growing im- the Sunday Express, was men Ho anid the concension was pression of suld out and stabilized tioned to Lord Hewart, the Lord dismissing the appeal with costs. condition. Nevertheless ณ firm Chief Justice, in the King's Bench He stated that all the Judges of the granted by the Persian Govern foundation for sustained advance in Division recently,

two Canadian Courts decided that ment for sixty years from May. securities must awalt solution of

there had been no copying, and their 1901, and contained no provision problems facing Congress and new Sir Patrick Hastings, K.C.,

Lordships were entirely of the same which would now allow cancella-purchases should be further post-stated that the action was brought view. The evidence of Mr. Wells tion by either side. The only poned pending definite evidence of in respect of a most unpleasant was quite clear and definite thateng Miami Shore. power of cancellation in the coa-ability of Congress to solve these libel which was published about he had not seen the manuscript, that ccasion was a provision that If. issues, Limited investments In Sir Gerald in a recent edition of, he did not know of Miss Deeks, und within two years, the concesion-sound bonds and preferred stocks, the Sunday Express.

that he had not taken any part of airo should not have formed a however, are warranted."

"For many years." said Siris information from that mane first company to operate it, the

Patrick Hastings, "Sir Gerald was script. concession should become null and

The evidence of Sir Frederick actor-manager

Wyndham's of void.

Theatre, and lds name has been; Mamillan was that every man A relay of the Band of the fat continuously unaciated with that script received by his firm in Lon-Battn, The Lincolnshire Regiment, theatre. At the present moment, don would come before the Board, from the Officer's Mess, Shunishuipo seen such a munu Barracks, by courtesy of Lieut. Cal. Mr. Leslie Banks is acting the who had not chief part at the theatre. During script, as that of "The Web" and E. J. de C. Boys, M.C., (During the the war he served in his Majesty's lind not heard of Miss Decks, Mr.intervals recorded music will be broad- forces, and as a result he suffered Saul, of the Mcmillan Company of cast from the Studle).

Canada, to whom Misa Deeka took severe disfigurement to his face her manuscript, stated that he had We are glad to think that this has not parted with it, and it was dif now very much improved.

ficult to think that anyone else would have dealt with it..

Never CATTEO

. That clause

into operation, since the first exploita tion company was duly formed within the prescribed period.

com-

The concession provided for an annual, payment to the Persian Government of 16 per cent, of the annuni nett profits of any pantes formed to operate the con- COARlon. The total sum paid 10 the Peralan Government In royalties up to st December, 1931, amounted to £11,265,000,

was £9,977,341.

TEA RESTRICTION PROSPECTS

WIDESPREAD ACTION

LIKELY

Iandan, Dec. 13. of the Financial Timea states that!

The Amsterdam correspondent

a meeting of the Amsterdam As- sociation for Tea Culture in the served by reading this article in

"No good purpose would be

Dutch Indies has authorised the paper. It is enough to say

secure the co-operation Dutch Indies Government.

据

of the

Lord Hewart tinterposing): 1 į have read the pleadings. the

The Allegation....

TALK"

FRENCH GENERAL · ANGERS RADICALS:

Paris, Nov. 2. The quarrel between the French

The present holdings of the committee to conclude agreements that Mr. Leslie Banks was quite "TOO MUCH PEACE United Kingdom Government in order to arrive at a restriction inaccurately described as “A cer- the Anglo-Persian Company were in ten exports; also to take the tain young West End actor who 71⁄2 million £1 shares, 1,000 £1measures necessary to

put such emerged from the war with a! preference shares, and £90,000, restriction into operation and to shattered face."" per cent. debentures, and the total amount received by the United Kingdom Government from the Company in dividends and

It is now expected that Intercal up to the present time Ceylon and British Indian tea growers will soon take parallel

Sir Patrick Hastings: The The Persian Government hasretion. It is therefore confidently been given antil December 15 to expected that a restriction scheme your lordship sees the nature of, withdraw the cancellation of the will shortly be submitted to the the allegation. It is suficient to Concession.British Wireless,

Governments of Ceylon, British say that the suggestion underlying India and the Dutch Indies.-

this article is that when Mr. Banks; Beuter.

returned from the war Sir Gerald du Maurier, with apparently a complete disregard of either de- cency or kindliness, refused hin any form of employment, pointing to his Tucial disfigurement as the reason for refusing.

CANTON WOMEN'S

CLUB

VISIT TO BLIND SCHOOL

Canton, Dee. 12.

The International Women's Club of Canton held its monthly meeting on Saturday at the Ming Stin School for the Blind. The meeting

BRITISH TRADE STATISTICS

BALANCE BEING ADJUSTED

London, Dec. 12.

"Such an allegation has enused the deepest possible pain to Sir Gerald du Maurier as well as great distress to Mr. Leslie Banks, be- cause no such incident has ever

was very well attended, and after The United Kingdom trade.receurred, and neither has Mr. the minutes of the last meeting had turns for November, issued to-day, Banks ever related anything that been read and passed the members show a slight increase in both im could be remotely associated with enjoyed a very pleasant programme ports and exports compared with those facts," of carols sung by the Ming Sum the previous month.

Army chiefs and the Left Wing parties has been aggravated by a new incident. Speaking at a war memorial ceremony at Rouen yes- terday, the commander of the local garrison, General Toussaint. strong- ly criticised the foreign policy of Germany's only thought was to pre- the Government, remarking that pare for war while the French con- tinued to talk about peace.

The General ukšo inveighell against the spirit of feebleness of the French nation, which he com- pared with the decadence of Buby-

on..

The speech created a consider- able stir among the audience, which Consisted chiefly of ex-combatants with Radical sympathies; later in the day the Prefect of the Depart- ment, M. Desmars, replied to the General in a speech defending the policy of France.

to some

B2850.

B3338.

9-9.45 p.m. Wagner Programme. Lokengrin's Narrative in Distant

(This in from Z.B.W.'s Library).

Lands. Richard Crooks (Tenor). Gotterdamerung, Act 111.-"Brunhilde,

helloge braut.'

(These records are kindly loaned by Listener).

| Gotterdamerung-Song of the Rhine Daughters, Sir Henry J. Wood conducting the New Queen's Hail Orchestra.

(These records are from Z.B.W.'s Library).

Lohengrin Finale.

by

Florence Austral.

(These records are kindly Louned

Listener).

́9.45-10 p.m. A programme of Victor and 11.M.V. records.

Concert Itenis.

Song-Orpheus With His Lute

(Sullivan).

Mavis Bennett (Soprano).

Piano Solo Scarf Dance

(Chaminade).

Hans Barth.

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ING ARTICLES SUIT-

20340.

Song Rolling in Forming Billows

("Creation"-Ilayda).

C2009.

Peter Dawson (Bass-Burltone);

Violin Selo-Melodie Arabc

(Glazounow-Kochanski).

4114. Sadah Sbuchari 10-18.10 p.m. (approx:) From the Studio.

A pianoforte recital by Mr. J.,J. Levintoff.

Programme,

1. "Sonata Quasi Uns Fantasia"

Moonlight (Beethoven), 2 Prelude, Op. 28, No. 16

(Chopin).

3. (a) Cobold (Gring).

(b) Little Bird (Grieg).

4. October (Tschaikowsky).

G.

Melody (Rubinstein).

6. Kolnidre (Elman).

7. Serenade (Schubert).

10.18 (approx:) Rugby Mid-day

10.45 pm. (approx:) Close Down. All records in the above European programmes, except where otherwise stated, are kindly supplied by Messrs. S. Moutrie and Co.

It was right to say, added enun- students and groups from Paak Hok Compared with November of last sel, that as soon as the matter! The Socialist and Radical Press Tung, Tungshan and Lingnum.year, an improvement in the trade was brought to the attention of, to-day report the incident at length, The blind, students had also pre-bulance is indicated by a decline of those responsible for the paper aral should be removed from his Prсax

demanding that the offending Gen pared and decorated small over £21,000,000 in imports as they did everything they could to Christmas tree with amali articles against a decrease of £750,000 in put it right. They had completely command and relegated made entirely by the children. The exports. members of the Club were astound- For the 11 months of the year, indemnified Sir Gerald in respect obseure and sobering post.

of the expenses to which he had ed to see how cleverly their ideas of imports show a decrease of £142,- objects could be portrayed in plasti-500,000 and exports a decrease of een put and had paid him a sub- eine, since these children are blind £21,000,000 compared with the stantial sum by way of damages, COTTON & WHEAT from birth and have never seen any corresponding period of 1931, the which he, with his usual gene- of the things which they have made. figures being imports £612,575.000 usity, was handing to theatrical'

Mies Carpenter, the Principal of and exporta $332,641,000-British charities. the school, and Miss Burkwall ure Wireless, to be highly commended on their good work. It is wonderful to sce the change that is wrought in the children who come to the school felling that they are useless in the world but who, after a few months, find that they can learn many

things.

After the programme tea wES served in the garden, the weather being quite mild. The next meet: ing of the club will be held at the home of Mrs. Wagner, the wife of the German Consul-Our Own Cor- respondent.

RED TERRORIST MURDERED

HEAD PLACED ON

EXHIBITION.

Wuchow, Dec. 10.

A report from Liuchow tells of

Sir Gerald du Maurier having given evidence in support of coun- sel's statement.

•

LATEST NEW YORK

QUOTATIONS

Messrs. Sawn, Culbertson and Pritz have received the following quotations an the New York cutton and what ex- changes for yesterday (Monday);

Suffering from a dose of arsenic, said to have been self-administered in Sir George Jones, for the defen- Honam, Canton, a Chinese living at dunt companies, expressed their 320, Portland Street, Yaumali, was very deep regret for the publica- admitted to the Government Civil Hos-tion of the words complained of. pital on his return to the Colony They were wholly unjustified, and terday. The man's condition may be he wished to tender to Sir Gerald cone serious.

the defendants' sincere apologies. December

January Lord Hewart-I have looked at March this article. It is a shocking libel. May The European mail WAG des- What I cannot understand is how July patched yesterday. It is intended any newspaper could be willing Spot 5.95 to maintain the service regularly to print it. I need say no more.

Harbin, Dec. 12.

on Sundays, Wednesdays, Fridays. The record was withdrawn on the

terms agreed.

-Renter.

DAY BY DAY: NEWS IN BRIEF

I CAN IMAGINE LEARNING TO LOVE The Hongkong University Medical UGLINESS, IT'S HONEST. How Society will hold its annual dinner and EVER YOUNG YOU ARE, YOU CANNOT dance at the Hongkong Hotel Roof DE DECEIVED BY IT-George Mfere-Garden on Saturday, December 17 at

8 p.. dith.

Two cases of diphtherin were ro-

October

December

May July

Cotton

Opening Closing Range Range

5.81-5.82 5.80-5.70 6.80-6.80 5.79-5.81 5.95.5.96 5.94-5.01 0.08-0.07 0.04-11.05 6.16-0.17 6.15-0.15 6.35-6.35 6.32-0.33

Wheat

Chicago Winnipeg

4-2 55-16 47

48-% -48-4 49-4

REPORT ON Z.B.W.

MONTHLY RECORD FOR NOVEMBER

KZRM PROGRAMME. To-day's broadcast from the Manila atation:

5.00 p.m.-Studio Music. 6.10 p.m.-Spanish Informational

Period.

0.30 p.m. English Informational

Period.

7:00 p.m.-Studio Dialect Pro- gramme Tagalog-Amado and Dely Fernando, 7.16 p.mRecorded Requests, 7.30 p.m. Piano Requests-Johnny Harris and Guest Artist. 7.45 p.m.-Ford Service Programme,

Continental Trio, 8.00 pm-Botica Bole Master

Music Programme.

8.15

p.m. Conservatory of Music

University of the Philippines Programme.

8.45 p.nl-Stock Quotations, 8.50 p.m.-Studio Dialect Pro-

gramme Ilocano.

9.20 p.m.Dance Music-Dollar

5.3. President Plerce Orchestra, 10.30 p.m.-Close Down.

|LONDON WOMAN LOST

FROM LINER

DISAPPEARANCE AFTER ONE NIGHT AT SEA.

Malta, Nov, 2. the death of Wei Pah-kuin, a former Red military terrorist, who

Miss Dorothy Cheney Rost, a 27- Miss Smith, of 10, Bowen Road, File ... የገዳ attacked and bitten by an Actual hours of transmission of year-old. London woman entered as was murdered by one of his own ported to the local health authorities Alsatian dog belonging to Mr. R. Z.B.W. Inst month totalled 272.75, of a passenger on board the Common- men recently. For the past three during the week-end.

Johnson, of 5, Bowen Road, yesterday, which 172.50 were devoted to Euro-wealth liner Moreton Bay, Was re- years this notorious leader and his

The animal was later removed to pean programmes and 100.25 to Chi-ported by the captain of the ship on troops have been a menace to the have received an effective calendar

From the Tabaqueria Filipina wo Kennedy Town for observation. bese programmes, as follows:

arrival here to-day to have been populace of west-central Kwangst issued by the Ardath Tobeco Co.

Morning transmissions including Because of blu campaign of advertising State Express 555 cigaret the

In response to insistent demands, European 65%, Chinuse-40%.

commercial news and Church relays, missing since the liner's first night after leaving Southampton. Miss ruthlessly looting and destroying tes.

Management of the Central

Rost, it is stated, boarded the vessel villages, a reward of $10,000 was

Theatre has decided to extend the Evening transmissions, European at Southampton for Sydney, but placed upon his head. This large

showing of the new Ralph Lynn nud 116%, Chinese 0914. sum of money proved to be ton big souvenir issued by the manufacturers to Wednesday. Those who have not most attractive and useful Tom Walls film "A Night Like This"

had little luggage with her. She a temptation to one of his fol- of the well-known Johnniu

Monthly percentages.

occupied a cabin with three other Walker yet seen this excellent British comedy 01.24, Chinese 36,70.

passengers.

·lowers, who awaited an opportune whisky is to hand from the local should make it a point of doing so

"After calling we encountered moment and then shot his com- age ate, Mcosra. Caldbeck, Macgregor during the extended season."'

During the month the following heavy weather," says one of the mander in the back.

and Co., Ltd. It takes the form of a

items were broadcast-Dance pro officers of the ship. "Mias Rost, The head of Wel Pah-kuin was combined leather wallet and refill

grammes 8. European studio concerts: then severed from his body, placed

Sergeant Doig, of the Kowloon City 10. Chinese stulle concerts 3, Euro-ke the majority of the passeng dlary.

Police Station, made a seizure of duti pean relays 38, Running commentaries gerą, kept to her berth owing to In a kerosona can of alcohol, and

able tobacco on the foreshore nt Ma 2, Chinese relays &. European lectures sea-sicknens. She was seen för a sent to Kingyuan, where it was put 3ft. Grantham at the Central Police was seen to abandon six gunny aneks 2, and Chinese children's programmes evening, holding aloof from every- A medicant who appeared before Tau Kok yesterday when a Chinese 3, European children's programmes little Arbilo on A deck during the on exhibition for three days, at Court this morning, charged with and run away. The sacks were taken 4. tracting large crowds of curious begging, wae stated to have had $27 to the Station and on. being opened

one. About 10 p.m. she retired to spectators. A photograph of the b his possession when searched. were found to contain approximately Red leader's head was also taken, The defendant told the police that 228 pounds of Chimeno tobacco. Exhibition was in progress, European her cabin companions states that During the two days that the Radio her cabin and lay down. One of and le now on display in front of he had begged the entire aum from subsequent search of the foreshore music was broadcast continuously by she saw Miss Rost leave the cabin the Lluchow police court, to serve pedestrians in the street. He was was made by the police and a further special request.

about 2 a.m. A search was made. as a warning to reds and bandits in ordered to pay a fine of 35 und to be four sacks were found, having been Non licences issued during Novem- and the ship scoured from stem to

abandoned by the owners, general-Our Own Correspondent, sent back to the country.

'ber tolalled 143.

stern, but without any succes)."

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ESTATE OF DAME JANET STANCOMB-WILLS

at $322,578, not £229,784.

Legacies includo £10,000 to Ramsgate for the improvement of the sea front, and £5,000 to the Royal West of England Academy, Bristol tof which Dame Stan- comb-Willa was President).

The ultimate residuo of the The estate of Dame Janet property is left to the Archbishop Stancomb-Willa, of East Court, of Canterbury upon trust to be Ramsgate, and Hyde Park-gardens, amplied by Kim for the augmen- W., an adopted daughter of the tation of Poor Benefices in the Into Lord Winterstoke, was sworn Diocese of Canterbury.