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BARTEX UP AGAIN

INTERNATIONAL

BARTER SYSTEM

DISCUSSED IN COMMONS

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London, Dec. 16.

Discussion of the "Bartex" bar. ter method of assisting the inter. national interchange of goods bas reached as far as the House Commons.

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GENEVA COMMITTEE

RESOLUTION

DETAILS NOT YET

PUBLISHED.

Geneva, Dec. 15.

"

The Committee of Nineteen hns approved the text of resolution, the text of which has not yet been published.

It is understood that it sug- gests that the Committee of Nineteen act as a Conciliation Commission with Chinese and Japanese representatives. They will possibly also invite The Lined States and the Soviets 10 co-operate.— Reuter.

LIFE OF THE COOLIE

SHOCKING REVELATIONS

IN S.P.C. REPORT

POVERTY LINE

The dire effects of poverty in Hongkong are strikingly shown in the third annual report of the Society for the Protection of :Children, just issued.

This shows that during the year 881 enses, were reported to the Society, affecting the welfare

152222 of 1,648 children. Only in an in- finitestmial number of these cases wus it found that the help of the

it would take powera to establish a CHINA'S

clearing-house for the application

of the "Bnrtex" emergency measure,

system as An

Dr. L. Burgin, replying for tire Board of Trade, said that this scheme together with

THANKS

M. Camille Chautampa.

M. HERRIOT

DECLINES

CHAUTEMPS TO TRY TO FORM CABINET

ONCE PREMIER FOR A DAY

Paris, Dec. 15. M. Herriot has declined Presi- dent Lebrun's invitation to form a Cabinet and the task has been undertaken by the Radical-So- cialist ex-Minister, M. Camille. 5750 Chautempa.

Society was not genuinely needed. MANCHURIA records. In M. Herriot's Ministry

TO SUPPORTERS IN such meagre other

suggestions which have been made from time to time for dealing with the difficulties arising from ex-i change controls,

were under examination by Government perts.

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NO INDICATION POSSIBLE. The Government, however, could not, at present, give any indica- lion of the action likely to be taken.

LEAGUE

SHANGHAI ROUND OF VISITS

the cases the average monthly income per head was $2.93. The diflculty, if not the impossibility, of providing food, clothing and lodging out of incomes is self- levident. For general purposes,

the Society takes as a poverty line! jan income of $4 per head per month. In 112 cases, there was no Income whatsoever and in 558 eases the indome was at ur holow! the poverty line.

CLASHES

SERIES OF MINOR ENGAGEMENTS

JAPANESE CLAIMS

Harbin, Dec. 16.

M. Chautemps since the war has participated in two Parliamentary

of July 29, 1926, was of the Interior. The Ministry lasted exactly one day. On February 25, 1930, M. Chutemps faced the Chamber as Premier of a new Government and was im mediately defeated, a vote of non- confidence being passed.

M. Tardieu's Government had been thrown out by one vote on a taxation issue, largely lay the Radical-Socialists whom M. Chau- temps led in the Chamber. IIe this Considerable activity by was therefore called upon tu form Cabinet but could not get the Telegraphie poverty, it appears to be the re- small groups of anti-Man-support of the parties on his Right, of the supply of unskilled chukuo Volunteers is re-notably that of Tardieu, whose fall manunt labour exceeding the de-

(Special to "Telegraph")

amper Ordinance, 1895. Recelord, December

Iv Telegraph. Copyright,

18. 1.88 4.1.)

pute, was a

PRECARIOUS EMPLOYMENT. Regarding the cause of

ult

Six hundred Volunteers from

ONLY FORTY-SEVEN.

It is believed that his prospects

The "Bartex" scheme has been

mand, and this superfluity of ported by Japanese military he had caused. worked out by the London Cham-

Shanghai, Dec. 10.

in low headquarters. labour naturally results ber of Commerce and is supported Symptomatic of public feeling wages and precarious employment. by the Association of British in China regarding the attitude of Chambera of Commerce. thq

of the island, the cost of bad space, Federation of British Industries different countries represented at taken on an average of 250 cases, the Amur and Sungdel Rivers ars. 1930. and the National Union of Manu-Geneva to the Sino-Japanese dis-works out at $3.05 per month. In reported to be advancing upou The prospective Premier is only facturers.

510 cases, the families concerned Fuchin with the objective of an 47 years of age, but comes of n special mission 01

were not able to afford the luxury attack upon the Manchukuo

family which has always played thanks undertaken yesterday, of a cubicle, which would be ap. Japanese garrison there.

iL prominent part in French Representing the Shanghai Chiproximately double that of a bed

Fuchin, in the meantime. has politics. At one time he was n nese merchants and the Chinese

(Continued on Page 7.) already beaten off one attack by threw in his lot with M. Herriot supporter of . Poincare, but he community generally, Mr. Wang

another party of guerillas. Some in Juhe, 1924. He has always Hsino-lai, the chairman of the

three hundred anti-Manchukuo been closely associated with the Volunteers, crassing from Tuning, Ministry of the Interior. It is on the left bank of the Sangari considered likely that should M. River. opposite Fuchin, attacked Chautemps succeed in forming a the cast gate of Fuehin.

In the congested western districtTongklang at the confluetice of to-day are much brighter than in)

It is an ingenious plan which necks to circumvent the exchange restrictions which militate against trade between Britain and so many countries to-day, through a system of barter.

Chamber of Commerce and, of the

Chinese Ratepayers Association, called an the Consulates of Spain. Sweden, Switzerland and Czecho-|| Slovakia for the pur ose of expres

SOVIET AND THE FAR EAST

sing the high appreciation of the CHINA'S RESUMPTION Chinese citizens of Shanghai of the endeavours of these countries OF RELATIONS to uphold justice during the deli berutions and discussions in the

CLEARING HOUSES. To this end Clearing Houses would be required, but, it is elaimed, there would be no inter- ference with the normal working of the laws of exchange, as a book keeping unit of value is suggested in the Barter." This unit would he negotiable only between the two countries directly involved, só League that an importer into this country Reuter. could only import if he could ac quire "bartex" units resulting from exports from Great Britain to

the country concerned, but the value of "bartex" might ductunte In internal value according to demand, and the internal "bartex" rates of exchange, it is suggested, should be published by the Central banks, both for immediate or for- ward transactions.

IS IT PRACTICABLE?'

has been

of Nations Assembly-

Riga, Dec. 16.

ATTACK BEATEN OFF. The defences were manned by Manchukua and Japanese troops

Government, M. Herriet will re main at the Foreign Office.- Reuter.

and the attack was finally beaten BRAWL IN LOCAL

off after five of the attackers had The restoration of diplomatic re-been killed, lations between China and Soviet

The Manchukun and Japanese Russia has led the Soviet news- forces are now pursuing the papers to publish many articles Volunteers to the north. In the emphasising

of

CABARET

THE LATEST B.B.C. Soviet cooperation in the far engagement, the Japanese TONNES OVER BEFORE POLICE

CHANGES

NEW GOVERNORS APPOINTED

London, Dec. 15. Mr. Ronald Collett Norman has been appointed Governor and Vice-

East.

ARRIVE

were nil, but the Manchukuo troops suffered several casualties, The Pravda, however, introduces

Another engagement occurred A brawl, alleged to have had its a somewhat discordant note

by when a mixed detachment attacked origin in an incident connected publishing an article declaring that and almost annihilated two hun-with a girl the previous evening, the Chinese Communist Party is dred anti-Manchukuo Volunteers occurred Inst night in the Majestic rallying the whole of China for the in the vicinity of Kangchantung, Cabaret. Two of the overthrow of the Kuomintang and some twenty-five miles to the east involved were slightly injured. that undoubtedly the time is not of Shwangchengpu. The Japan- far distant when the whole of cae losses were two killed and one duration. The police turned out The affair was of very short China will be converted into an

wounded.-Router. Soviet

As fa only natural, the scheme Chairman, and Viscount Bridgeman emancipated

closely examined by and Mrs. Mary Hamilton Governors Reuter. economists and financial experts of the British Broadcasting Cor-1 in London and elsewhere and the [poration for four years from lat. consensus of opinion appeara to January next, in succession to Lady bo that, while it may have certain Snowden, Lord Gainford and Dr. possibilities, the scheme- Io im Rendall, whose terms of office then practicable.

expire.

It contemplates a possibly very Mr. Norman is a former Chair- great redistribution of trade, for man of the London County Coun in its inception, it would be limit-cil, Viscount Bridgeman is an Ex- ed to unilateral barter transactions. | Cabinet Minister, and Mrs. Hamil- It would cut off imports from ton was Labour Member of the countries now enjoying an export (last Parliament and is a wellknown surplus to England and encouragewriter-British Wireless. them from countries which are better customers. Where there are willing exporters and equally willing Importers to a certain country deterred only by exchange restrictions, the scheme might per- mit of transactions now held up, if the other countries concerned .would agree to it.

Any

BLOCKED ACCOUNT.

AMY WAITING ON WEATHER

FLIGHT RESUMPTION DELAYED

London, Dec. 15. The continuance of bad weather, which caused Amy Johnson to land

country.--

-UNEMPLOYED

GARDENERS

GOVT. AIDS QUAKER

SCHEME.

London, Dec. 16.

NEW HOUSING PROPOSALS

persona

the emergency squad in answer to a call, but by the time they arrived, the disturbance was over. In the circumstances, it was not con- sidered to be of sumcient im- portance for an officlul report to be taken.

We understand there Is ♫ COMMONS CONSIDERS possibility of the facts coming out in the police court. Assault summonses may be taken out. Meanwhile, an unbiassed story of occurrence ja difficult to

MEASURE

London, Dec. 16. In the House of Commons, the the To encourage the provision of Minister of Health, Sir Hilton obtain. Mr. Charles Gray, mana- seeds and tools for unemployed Young, moved the second reading ger of the establishment, who allotment holders, the Government of the Bill embodying the Govern- called at the Telegraph this morn- is making a grant of £10,000, on a men's new housing proposals, which ing, admitted that a light occurred, basis of pound for pound, against aim at encouraging the building of but declared he was not on the contributions from other sources in smaller type houses by private en-premises, at the time. aid of the scheme organised by the terpriso and with the help of build- Society of Friends-British Wire- Ing societies, and at bringing in an Hess

end the system of subsidies-Bri- |tish Wireless.

GOLF FINAL

plan which has for its object the overcoming of any of vented the resumption of the

yesterday at Beni Ounif, pre- MR.. STEWAT UNABLE the prosent obstacles to the free

flight to-day-British Wrielcan,

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exchange of goods is deserving of careful considration, but tho

Owing to the illness of Mr. A. difficulties in the way of the the countries the exchange restric- B. Stewart, the final tie of The operation of this scheme seem to tions have their origin in the Championship arranged for Sun- be so great as to be insuperable. desire of Governments to maintain day, 18th inst,, will not tako place, In a sense, indeed, it would only exchange rates to enable them to multiply the restrictions, since honour their external obligations, "bartox" resulting from exports including obligattions to Britia to this country would in effect | Investors, and such Governmontk represent a Blockad account?" in would not be willing to operate ». this country which could only bo rcbame which would defeat the used for the purchase of goods object of the restrictions which hore, and not^ settio inter they have believed to be necessary In many of to themselves.

PARLIAMENT TO

.. ADJOURN

London, Dec. 15. Christmas on Thursday

Parifament will adjourn for next, reassembling on 7th February, British Wireless.

LATEST CHINA

APPOINTMENTS

FORMER BANK MANAGER

DEATH OF MR. WM. DICKSON

It is with regret that we have to MR. W. W. YEN TO GO announce the death, while on a pleu- sure trip to Nairobi, of Mr. William TO MOSCOW.

Dickson, former Manager of the Hongkong branch of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China.

Nanking, Dec. 16. The National Government has

Mr. Dickson was in the service of decided on the appointment of Mr.

the Chartered Bank for over 30) W. W. Yen as Minister to Moscow, years and was a well-known figure Mr. Alfred Sze or Me. . in banking circles in the Far East. Wang will probably be appointed He retired from his position as to Washington.

Managor of the Hongkong branch Omcial circles discount the in 1910 and has since lived in Eng- rumours of the appointment to land. He leaves a widow and two Moscow of either Mr. Eugene Chen daughters, with whom much ay or Mr. Mo Teh-hul.

pathy will be felt.

M. Herriot, who is likely to retain the office of Foreign Minister in any New Government formed, is shown above during his recent visit

Madrid.

PIQUANT GENEVA SITUATION

ANGLO-PERSIAN DISPUTE

:

MR. DE VALERA TO PRESIDE

to

(Our Own Correspondent). fly Telegraph. Copyright Telegraphia Atemadges Ordinaner, 1894. Received, December

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London, Dec. 16. An intriguing situation the submission of the dispute may develop as

a result of between Persia and Great Britain to the League of Na- tions Council..

MORATORIUM

LOAN RELIEF TO EUROPE

WORLD TAXATION LEVELS

London, Dec. 15.

The Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, in the course of an answer to a Commons question regarding fund- ing agreements in respect of loans made by Great Britain to other governments. since 1918, said the amounts now awed on account of loans made by Britain for rollet. and reconstruction were

Belgian £9,000,000,

Reconstruction

Loan

Belgian Congo Loan £3,600,000, and relief loans as follows

Austria £8,825,000, Poland 24,007,000,

Roumania £2,101,600, Yugoslavia £1,946,000,

Esthonia £218,000.

All those loans were made for productive purposes and were. therefore, analogous to com- mercini loans and debts.

no to war

Payments were suspended. under the terms of the Hoover Moratorium and further su pension after the end of the Hoover year has been agreed to in view of the franciul difficulties with which the countries concerned are at present confronted.

FIDUCIARY ISSUE.

The London Chamber of Com- merce to-day addressed a letter to the Prime Minister in which it urged that the fiduciary issue should be raised so as to offset the £19,750,000 in gold paid to the United States to-day."

Tha Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, dealing with suggestions on this line, pointed out that dur ing last night's debt payment only be raised by the Treasury on debate the fiduciary issue. could a representation from the Bank of Enginud.

No such representation had been, made and he considered that it was essential not to give the im- pression abroad that they careless about their reserves of gold or wanted to conceal anything of what was taking place.

were

Piquancy is provided by the fact that either Mr. de Valera, Presid- ent of the Irish Free State Council, who is this year's President of the League Council, or his deputy, Mr. Connolly, the Irish Minister of

TAXATION LEVELS. Posts und Telegraphs will přeside at the meeting.

In another written Parliament- There is much speculation re-ary answer the Chancellor of Ex- garding the possible influence that chequer states that the latest Irish control of the gathering may estimates of taxation per head of have upon the handling of the dis-population in the leading countries Persia of the Anglo-Persian Oil 1.176 pute over the cancellation by ara:---Britain, £16.8.0; France,

United francs;

States Company's concession. It is, of (Federal taxation) 21 dollars 82 course, considered that Britain's cents: Germany (Federal taxa- case is so overwhelmingly strong tion) 115 Relchmarks; Italy, 428- that there cannot be other than a Lire. British Wireless. favourable result.

TEA RESTRICTION SCHEME

PROPOSED EXPORT

QUOTAS

INDIAN FINANCE

PROBLEM

VISIT TO BANK

OF ENGLAND-

London, Dec. 16..

London, Dec. 15. The Amsterdam correspondent of

Tho Committee on Financial the Financial Times states that sub- ject to the conclusion of a full Safeguards of the India Round agreement on the proposed tea re- Table Conference hold ita'arat meot- striction scheme, the export quotas, ing to-day.

in metric tons, for the first year of After the opening of the discus-

operation will bo-Indin, 162,405; Ceylon, $6,900: Dutch East Indies, nion, representatives of British

Indian India and the 66,805.

States the Committed visited the It is suggested that the Dutch on Enst Indies quota be distributed in Bank of England and discussed a "proportion of 82 por cent. for with the Governor and other catate ton and 18 per cent, for na-leading representatives of the City of London questions connected with tive-grown crops-Router.

the financial position and credit of | India.

RADIO TELEPHONE TO GENEVA

INSTALLATION AT NANKING

Nanking, Dec. 10. Radio telephonic communica- tion between Nanking and Genova is expected shortly, as the neces sary equipment is being installed here for the use of the Govern ment in communicating with the Chinese delegates to the League

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The Committee resumes to-mor row-British Wireless.

CANDIAN PREMIER IN LONDON

RECEIVED IN AUDIENCE BY THE KING

London, Doc. 16. The Canadian Premier, Mr. R. B. Bennett, had an audience of the King to-day and also attended a meeting of the Privy Council British Wireless.

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