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FX WAN-XW* SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1933. ··

日三初月正

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provides the greatest possible

TYRE ECONOMY

THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR EIGHT YEARS

COLONY'S COLD SNAP

35 DEGREES ON THE PEAK

41.6 IN KOWLOON

TO-DAY COLDEST OF WINTER

Hongkong has for the past two days been experiencing a cold snap, so much so that the mean

ANGLO-AMERICAN

DEBT TALKS

AMBASSADOR GOING

TO LONDON.

Washington, Jan. 27.

Sir Ronald Lindsay, the British Ambassador, is sailing for Eag- land on Tuesday in order to dis- the forthcoming Anglo- American debts and economic negotiations with British Govern. ment leader-Reuter,

CO**

temperature for yesterday, 46.2, LAUSANNE

is the lowest experienced since

January 31st. 1925.

Actually, the minimum tempera-

HOPES

ture for the day was below this, VANISHED?

namely 43.2, whilst between 8 and

9 o'clock this morning there was a further drop to 41.6.

Nothing like a record has been estaotised, however, the lowest moan temperature for any one day being 34.2 on January 16th, 1893, while in the same month a record minimum of 32 (freezing point) was registered.

PEAK SHIVERS.

On the Peak this morning, the temperaturo WAS very low, 35 degrees,

or three points above freezing, being registered in some localities.

VIEWS OF NOTED

BANKER

U.S. WAR DEBTS. DISAPPOINTMENT

BRITANNIA TROPHY

AWARDED TO CAPT. CYRIL UNWINS

(Our Own Correspondent),

(y Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Manipra Urdamine“, 159 Received, January s. 10 nm.)

Landon, Jan. 28.

The Royal Aera Club announces that the Britannia Trophy for 1932 s been awarded to Captain Cyril Frank Unwins, who, flying an all- British pinne' on September 16th last, over the Severn Valley, reach- cd a world record altitude of 43,976 feet.

Warmed by electrically-heated clothing and breathing oxygen from cylinders, he flew through hundred degrees of frost.

Only shortage of patrol prevent- ed him from going still higher.

The Trophy is awarded yearly to the British aviator who accom~ | plishes the most meritorious per- formance in the air during the year.

London, Jan. 27. Mr. Reginald McKenna, the chairman of the Midland Bank,] · in his address at the sharehold-

The anticyclone still continues to cover China, and, the prospects ers' annual meeting to-day de- are that the cold snap will con-1scribed industrial conditions in tinue for two or three days at { least.

Britain to-day as distinctly bet

January 22.. January 23. January 24. 50.1 50.1

017

18.9 02.0 50.2

January 25 63.0

47.7

January 20

..01.3

48.3

64.4

44,3

63.5 64.8

540

January 27...

49.9

43.2

46.1

BENCH'S LATEST

DICTUM

MAGISTRATES NEVER

WRONG!

Picture shows the members of the French Cabinet, with M. Paul Boncour as Premior, which was formed

in the middle of December and is now threatened with defeat on questions of internal financial polley.

FRENCH

CABINET

IRISH FREE STATE ELECTION

DOOMED DE VALERA MAINTAINS

BITTER HOSTILITY TO FINANCE BILL

DEFEAT COMING

Paris, Jan. 28. The fall of the Paul Boncour

BIG LEAD.

London, Jan. 27.

The latest returns in the Irish Free State elections BLow the state of the parties as follows:

Do Valéra Cosgrave Party Labour

37

7

Ind. Labour Centre

1

8

8

Independent

VOLUNTEER FLIGHT

11,000 INTERNED

SOVIET

JAPANESE KEEP: UP PRESSURE

(Special to "Telegraph")

BRITAIN'S BID FOR DISARMAMENT

EFFORT TO BRING ORDER OUT OF CHAOS

NEW DOCUMENT

PROGRAMME OF WORK FOR CONFERENCE

Geneva, Jan. 27. The British Government have enused to be circulated among the great Powers, a new disar- mament document. based on the various 'Plans submitted to the Conference and the resolutions adopted by the five principal Powers on December 19.

The document does not contain any now plan, but is designed to BY expedite progress simultaneously on the political and, technical |aides of disarmaments.—Reutor.

TV Teta01ash, Caparight, Telegraphis

23. 10.08 KDLİ

Messages Grdinance, 1891, Reprived, Jar

Harbin, Jan. 28.

PROGRAMME OF WORK. The purpose of the British Gov- ernment is to give direction to the discussion now proceeding in the Bureau of the Conference. The programme of work drawn up is designed to bring order out of the Confusion which has resulted from the production of different plans by the various Powers and the dis-.

Japanese forces are unremitting cussions in the Burbaut regarding in their campaign for clearing the the control of disarmament not

western section of the C.E.R. of yet achieved. anti-Manchukuo Volunteers.

According to

official Japanese

"Magistrates are always right,” Royal Observatory returna forter than a year ago, notwith-- the past six days show the follow standing the persistence of the Jones at the Central Police Court Cabinet is believed to be immin-

smilingly commented Mr. Wynne- ing temperaturos:

this morning when a police officerent. Its financial Max. Min. Mean. high level of unemployment.

policy bas agreed with the decision of Mr. "Our national finances arc sounder," he declared, "a marked Schofield made in connexion with pleased none of the parties and a case which, on being brought only by abandoning its proposals reduction had been made in the before the First Magistrate, was is the Government likely to sur balance of imports over exports, rejected but transferred to the vive.

the volume of

Second Magistrate for his con- business has

The Chamber of Deputies were sideration, been

[still debating the financial pro- fairly

Three Chinese- from the Weat gramme in the early hours of this maintained, new Industr Point District were arrested on morning and it is sitting all Year's Day for through the night to complete dis- ies have been Chinese New established exposing for sale gunpowder in cussion of the Finance Bill. and though the form of crackers,

The defeat of the government exchange and Mr. Schofield, before whom the may come at any moment. The mating to evade their pursuers. other restric-lenses were first brought, ruled joutlook for the Boncour Govern-

lons are stifl-against the prosecution end gave ment is extremely black.

HONGKONG PRICE

INDEX

MARKED DECREASE

IN 1932

with

With twenty-nine results still to come in, Mr. de Valera is within seven of his position in the old Dail. The position of the parties at the Dissolu- tion was: De Valera, 70; La- bour 7; total de Valera vote, 77. Cosgrave, 54; Independ ents 11 Farmers 4; Ind. Labour 2; tolal Cosgrave vote, 71, with five seats vacant pend- ing by-elections.

tradot as his opinion that fire crackers The Radicals, forming the Right CHARGES OF

foreign did not come within the definition Wing and the, Socialists, forming countries of gunpowder as laid down in the the Left Wing of the Ministerial *bere are particular section of the Ordin-majority are unable to agree upon signs of thejance. However, his Worship re essential points of a. Budget com- Office of the Imports and Exports

stendy deve-quested the cases to be takenpromiso acceptable to the Govern Department, wholesale prices in lopment of inter-Imperial trade before the accond Magistrate for ment. Hong Kong during the year 1932 to America."

his consideration.

An measured at the Statistical

FRAUD

PURCHASE OF THE CATHAY NEWS

Joseph' Evangiltät Bean, aged 32,

CABINET, DILEMMA.. registered a decrease of 10.4% as This improvement has not, ho In explaining the position, If the Government puts a quer- compared with the year 1931, and added, been helped by Ovents Inspector W. R. McWalter inform tion of confidence upon, any of the increases of 14.5% as compared abroad. The hopes arising from cd Mr. Wynne-Jones of his brather vital Articles of the Bill, such as described as an uncraployed Filo- with 1924, 22.4% as compared the Lausanno Conference have Magistrate's opinion and remarked the suppression of bearer securi with 1822 (the base poriad), and vanished in the face of the dis- that he (the officer) thought the ties, the reduction of State salaries pine; appeared before Mr. Wynne- 91.2% as compared with 1913. appointment regarding war debts First Magistrate was right,

by five per cent, and an increase Jones at the Central Police Court There were decreases in each of to America."

Mr. Wynne-Jones:--Magistrates in the Income tax, it will be defeat-this morning on charges of fraud. the tour groups in 1932 ae com-

cd. are always right.

On the first charge the defendant; pared with 1931, Foodstuffs de-

If M. Faul Boncour refrains, the is alleged to have fraudulently con elining by 12.8%, Textiles by

After referring to the Ordin- 7.8%. Metals & Minerals by 9.10' balance sheets of the five prin-with the opinion of Mr. Schofield, not practising what it preaches.-

The outstanding feature of the ance. Mr. Wynne-Jones agreed Government will be discredited for verted to his chvn use a sum of $1,722193 which was entrusted to

Kennedy, him by Florencia

of were diamfasod Rentor,

Wing On Street, for the purpose

and Miscellaneoun Items 12.5%.

NOTED CHESS PLAYER

by

DR. ALEKHINE DUE HERE SOON

According to cable advices re- ceived in the Colony this morning, Dr. Alekhine, the noted chens

player, is due to arrive in the Colony by the s.s. President Polk; on February 3rd. He will remain here until February 7th.

During his stay in the Colony, saveral oxhibition games will be 'hold.

KREUGER AND TOLL FRAUDS

CHIEF ACCOUNTANT ACQUITTED

Stockholm, Jan. 27.

BANK DEPOSISTS.

cipal English banks, which have and the Cayen

now been published, is the unpre-One defendant, however, failed

+

cedented growth in deposits to answer the charge and his ball! COLONY'S CREDIT

which now stand at £1.773-278.000, was catreated. Jan increase of £209,398,715 on the

year.

Thin increase has been achieved The 3rd Batta. of the Dth Jat in spite of a reduction of £119,- Regiment is to leave Hongkong next 882.150

advances, which ordin- trooping senson and is to be relieved arily would have involved a simi- by the Ist Batin. of the 8th Punjab lar reduction in deposita.-British Baxter is in command of the now

Regiment. Lieut.-Col. D. St. J. Wireless.

Battalion.

SHANGHAI WAR ANNIVERSARY

BALANCE

OCTOBER REVEALS

This, in no sense, represents a now plan. The British proposals

PRACTICAL DECISIONS.

Information, punitive expeditions were presented in full detail at have been sent out from Tungning Genova on November 17th. and Ninguts and those are comb- ing the surrounding territory, mopping up small detachments of It has, however, been strongly the, Volunteers, which have ap-folt in London that early and whould be parently given up all idea of re- practical decisions sistance and are now merely, scek- taken by the Disarmament Confer- ence and with this in vlow a com- Many of them have crossed over prehensive programme of work has the eastern border into Soviet been prepared for examination by the Bureau before the General Commission completes its work ARMY INTERNED.

next week, if it is found that there General Wang Tih-lin's army is general agreement among the which retreated to the south from great Powers in favour of auch Tungning is counted among those action. who have crossed over the U.S.S.R. The programme Invited the frontier and have been disarmed Bureau to discuss Security and and interned.

Disarmament simultaneously, and fewer than 11,000 anti-Manchukuo of framing a convention or con- During January, it in stated, no In a practical way, with the object Volunteers have crossed over the ventions embodying the decisions frontier.-Rruter.

so far as they are ultimately ap- proved.

PHOTO STORE

BURGLED

Cathay News in September, 1032, of purchasing the now defunct THIEVES MAKE HAUL

The second count alleges that the defendant obtained $650 from one

OF $400

POLITICAL QUESTIONS.

Such a disquaston would prob; Jably reveal a general agreement

on certain political aspects of the questions which have been raised

naval forcca.

the

aro

before the conference, and these political, matters, which still await Anal discusalon, and have a vital Following the series of shop bearing on questions of security, Kewiaram Nebliraj, of the Eastern burglarios in the city recently, are in the forefront of the pro- Bazaar, on a cheque on the National City Bank of New York, another case was reported to-day posed programme.

In regard to disarmament, DECLINE

whereas the defendant in fact did of a store being broken into and

subjects for consideration not have the said amount in the fairly largo haul made.

The shop is the Kwong Ngal grouped under heading of effee- The Colony's credit balance at bank. the end of October, according to

Detective Inspector John Murphy Arm of photographer's, at 242- tives, land war material, air and returns just lenued, was $11,682,- applied for a week's remand and 244, Queen's Road Central.

When the fokis returned this The programme invites the 875, compared with $12,044,819 at Intimated that at the end of the the end of September

adjournment the prosecution would morning after the New Year holl Bureau to take definite decisions Revenue for the month of probably be in a position to fix day interval, they discovered that with the minimum of delay in each

the door had been cut through, of thees fields. October totalled $2,048,270, against a date.

The defendant asked that he be and access thus given into the $3,097,094 in the corresponding month of 1981, whilst for ONE-MINUTE SILENCE TO HONOUR

allowed to call, as witnesses, the interior. Inside, goods and fural- October Canton manager of the Shamcenture were thrown about in dia- period from January; to

Special Interest attaches to aerial Press, the Hongkong order, indicating that the thloves disarmament and if the British CHINESE SLAIN A

inclusive it was $20,088,703, com- Printing pared with $28,999,765 in the pre- Manager of the Shameen Printing had gone thoroughly and systema programme of work is adopted

Press, an official from the Treasury tically over the contents. vious years

the Bureau would be Instructed to Nunking, Jan. 28. (2) That various cities through- Expenditure during October to produce certain account books, A small sum in cash, and select constitute a committee of the ro All public bodies in the Chinese out the country be urged to amounted to $8,100,715, against as well as other witnesses. ad goods, totalling over $400 in presentatives of the principal air capital are holding a mass meet-voluntarily raise funds for the $3,134,386 In 1931, whilst for the Ball was fixed in the eum of value, were discovered to be Powers to examine the possibility Ing at 9 o'clock this morning in purchase of fighting aeroplanes period January to October the re- $8,000, the defendant being re-missing.

of the entire abolition of military the National Theatre, the occasion for air, defence, at least each spoctivo figures were $20,453,548 manded for one week.

*Tho, police, apprised of the and naval machfuss, and of bomb being the anniversary of the out-hafon contributing one machine. and $13,484,863.

robbery, aro Investigating. Ing from air, combined with break of the Sino-Japanese fight- Ing at Shanghai.

effective, international control of (2) That a tolegram of en- A one-minute allenco will be observed hero nt couragement be sent to tha 11.00 in honour of the war dead. Volunteers in Manchuria and the Among the resolutions to be soldiers and officers at preaant defending the Shanhaikuan, front,

CHINESE LADY'S LOSS

the

AIR CUTS.

the roaldonce of Mre. Mok Kón- aang, wife of the compradors of

In an attempt to drown Herself,alyll aviation, Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, at a Chinese woman, 85 years of age, As a preliminary to the decision "Fair View," 41A. Condult Road, threw herself from a ferry at Yau to be taken by the committes of and atole over $500 in money.

mati yesterday, but was promptly the air Powers, the programme rosened by:n sauman from another recommends that the Bureau The money was contained in two launch alongside.

should, at once, first, fix the maximum "unladan weight of

nava! aircraft, An agod, Chinese, described as a military and boatman, was Injured In Shanghai secondly, decide as to that Street: Yaumatis yuterday, through limit, thirdly, fix the numbers, being, katodikad down by...n hisan.

(Continuit on Page 7).

The chief accountant of the adopted nro: Krouyer and Toll Company, Mr. (1) That a cable be sent to the (4) That telegrams sent to all Hennig, who was arrested in May League, drawing attention to the Government and Provincial mili- THIEVES STEAL OVER cash boxes, one of wood and the fast year, has been acquitted of latest Japanese aggressions in tary authorities, urging the

other of ateof, which were in the $500 -charges in connexion with the China and urging effective mea necessity to prepare for resistanco

drawing room. Irregularities in the Company's sure to chock further aggres and the recovery of the lost During the night of the 28/20th So far, no arrests have been accounts-Router,

sions.

| territory.—Router.

instant, thieves gained entry inte

made.