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No. 11010

六拜禮·號三月六英港香.

SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1933.

日一十月 五

DINGLE COPY 10 CENTS

$10.00 PER ANNUM

WHITEAWAYS BACK ΤΟ PROSPERITY SALE

NOW PROCEEDING.

K.B.E. CONFERRED UPON COLONIAL SECRETARY

GERMAN

FINANCE

CRISIS

PARTIAL MORATORIUM-

EXPECTED

STATEMENT BY DR. SCHACHT

Borlin, June 2. „Amerntorjum for all of Ger- many's foreign debts will be an- nounced shortly after Whitsun,

St Wilfred Southern.

SIR WILFRED

SOUTHORN

AN HONOUR RICHLY DESERVED

COLONY'S

WARM

APPROVAL

His Majesty the King has been pleased to confer the distinction of Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire upon Hongkong's Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn, and no local name in the list of Birth-

stated Dr. Schacht, President of THE FOUR-POWER day Honours could possibly com-

the Reichsbank to-day.

The importance of Dr. Schacht's statement in regard to a

mora-

torlum of Germany's foreign debts is shown in the fact that the total debt involved is estimated to be

Home 20,000,000,000 markcs (£1,000,000,000 sterling), on which

PACT

ANOTHER HITCH REPORTED

mand more universal approval and satisfaction.

The Colony will unreservedly rejolch with Sir Wilfred Southern that his consistent and devoted

from

The Trooping of the Colour ceremony at the Horse Guards Parade, which is being carled out to-day with the

usual, Impressivo coramonial. The Prince of Wales will deputies for His Majesty the King.

KING'S BIRTHDAY

HONOURS

services hate won recognition the EARL OF LYTTON MADE

has been fully merited by arduous

service charges, totalling about MUSSOLINI AND lnstaking work and by a wise

£65,000,000 fall dae in the current year.

FRANCE

Rome, June 2.

discretion and tact which have grently facilitated the discharge of his difficult duties.

Congratulations will be showered Sir Wilfred and Lady

проп

la the A critical stage has been Sonthorn from all quarters.

U. S. BIGGEST CREDITOR.

The United States biggest creditor. with a total of 8,010,000,000 marks. Holland is next with 3,427,000,000 und.Britain with 2,231,000,000.

TRADE SHRINKAGE.

The present difficulties are due to the tremendous shrinkage in Germany's foreign trade.

The Reichsbank's note cover is only 8.3 per cent. as compared with "the normal legal minimum of 40 per cent.

reached in the negotiations of the Four Power pact.

PUBLIC ESTEEM,

If we may say so, the one thing While no official comfirmation is which has impressed the public obtainable it is believed that most during his term of office has Signor Mussolini has informed been his entire freedom from France that her demands regard affectation and his manifest desire ing the rigid control of future to shore in the manifold interests German armament construction of all classes.

He has figured in the realm of are not acceptable.

The French reply is anxiously sport, has preserved the most awaited, as it is understood that cordial contact with the Chinese Mussolini intended to make no community, has ahown the important statement in reference greatest enthusiasm in any and to the Paet in the Senate to every movement conducive to the Colony's welfare, and above all, morrow.

bas always lent a ready and sym pathetic ear to all suggestions of a constructive character:

An omcint statement has mean- While been unanimously approved by the conference of the Angle American and other foreign bankers on the service n it is now amounced that the Germany's foreign debt.

Senate will not sit to-morrow,

It agrees with the desirability suggesting the Il Duce does not of gradually Increasing the expect to be in the position to Reichsbank's reserves of gold and make a statement before Monday: foreign currencies. It recognises --Rruter.

the declining surplus from

Germany's foreign trade and

services which necessitates con-

His hospitality, too, has been unbounded. In this connexion we cannot refrain from paying warm tribute to Lady Southorn. who has proved herself an ideal hostess. If the art of entertain-

sideration of protection and the US. DELEGATES FOR ing is a capacity to make guests

extension of Germany's reserves and foreign exchange.

THE ONLY SOLUTION.

LABOUR PARLEY

The conference announces that Traditional Policy

re-

a small permanent group presenting the long term creditors; will keep in contact with the

Reischsbank.

the

Similarly,

short Lerm creditors will be able to maintain

feel thoroughly at home, then Sir Wilfred and Lady Southern have learned the secret well, for in all the numerous functions which they have, presided

stiffness and formality.

over

there

has been a delightful absence of

Thrown Overboard

Geneva, June 2.

BIRTHDAY PARADE

STIRRING SCENE AT CENOTAPH

ARMISTICE

STRATEGY

THE POWERS AND MANCHUKUO

COAXING EFFORT, EXPECTED

London, June 2: Expressing the opinion that the Japanese have, adopted a wise policy In signing an armis- tice, the Week-End Review says that the watchword is peace and goodwill until further notice.

If the formula works, an attempt to coax some sort of recognition of Manchakuo out of least some of the Powers may soon be expected.

British opinion will be on guard (against this transparent strategy. but at the same time (following the Lytton Report it will apprecinto the importance of finding some better baals than at present exists for Japanese economy and population as a condition of settled peace in Statue Square was the scene of the Far East.

The Spectator considers lile morning when, with full naval Nanking's recent futile armed re- that and military pagenutry, the sixty-alatance has been no more than a eighth birthday of His Majesty the gesture for the benefit of Chinese

was celebrated. The Royal publle opinion,-Router.. Sale was received by His Excel-

a stirring and spectacular display KNIGHT OF GARTER

FOUR PEERS CREATED

London, June 3.

lency the G.0.0., Major Conerat) 0. C. Borrett, deputising for His Excellency the Governor, Sir Wil- Ham Peel, who is indisposed.

Thousands gathered round the Cenotaph to witness the event.

As soon as His Excellency had] * taken up his position at the re-

went

PHILIPPINE LIBERATION”

The conferiment of the Order of the Knight of the Garter upon the Earl of Lytton, author of the now- famous Report upon the Manchuria dispute, forms one viewing stand came the boom of 21 DELEGATES ARRIVE IN of the most interesting features of the King's Birthday Heavy Battery guns which Honours list issued to-day.

| echoing through the City and wore Four new peers are created, including the well-thrown back from the hills on the mainland only to resound against, known publisher, Sir Edward Iliffe, while a baronetey is the Peak and travel Acrosa, the conferred on Sir George Penny, whose interest in the harbour again. Far East is well known.

HONGKONG

NO AGREEMENT ON POLICY

A full three of four minutes einpsed before the sound eventually Lady Simon, wife of the Foreign Secretary, and died away Interspersed with Baroness Denman, are created Dames Commander of the conclusion of the seventh, the Philippines Independence the battery dre and fired at Sixty strong, the members of the Order of the British Empire.

fourteenth and twenty-first round Mission arrival in Hongkong this" was the rattle of the feu-de-joic. morning by the Lloyd Triestino - band and the military and naval

Then came the sound of the liner Conte Rosso, units, marched past His Exceliemy

They are led by the Hon. Manuel - and made a tour of the City.

All warships, merchantmen and Nacionalista (Government) Party, pine Senate and Chairman of the ferry bouts in the Harbour were and members included the Hon. decorated in honour of His Sergio Osmena, President Pro Majosty's Birthday.

Tempore of the Philippine Senate, and vice-Chairman of the Nacion alista, the Hon. Manuel Roxas.

The Prince of Wales will deputise for His Majesty at the ceremony of Trooping the Colour which as usual will take place to-day on the Horse Guards Parade, A Government dinner in honour of the birthday anniver sary was held last evening at the Foreign Office.

The principal honours are appended:

KNIGHTS OF THE THISTLE,

member of the Indian Statutory H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester Member of Parliament since 1900 Commission, He has been a

L. Quezon, President of the Philip-

the third son of His Majesty the and was twice Secretary for Mines MA CHAN-SHAN IN Speaker of the House of Repre

COLONY

sentatives, the Hon. Ruperto Mon- tinola, Minority. Floor Leader in the Philippine Senate and the Hou. Emiliano T. Tirona. Minority Floor Leader in the House of Re-

ON presentatives.

The Members of the Miasion, who are accompaneld by their will remain respective families, and

only with the movement of goods time, delegates to the International Assistant at Inffun to the Govern-Commissioner of Church of Seot-1the City of London, and a Trustee) morning on the Cohte Rosso and one week, after which they will

and the renewal of services.

Labour Conference to be held on

It assumes that one of the most June 6.

King

Sir Ernest Palmer, the eldest! The Earl of Elgin, Chairman of son of the late Mr. Samuel Palmer, EARLY DAYS.

the Educational Endowments Com- who was one of the founders of Sir Wilfred Thomas Southorn, mitte, Scotland, and a member of the Huntley & Palmer biscuit con- The United States Government Oxon), was born on August the National Council on Juvenile cern. He is a director of the firm WARM RECEPTION contact through the "Standstill have made another important de-4. 1879 and in his early days of Employment, Scotland, also chair- and Deputy Chairman of the Grest Committee." The statement also parture from traditional policy in service at Columbo was attached man of the Fourth Conservancy Western Railway,

CONTE ROSSO He has says that ultimately these large non-participation in European af. to the Colonial Secretary's Office. Board and the Carnegie United rendered grout services to music.

was High He is one of H.M. Lieutenants for General Su Ping-wen arrived this international debts can be settled fairs by appointing. for the first Late in 1904, he was acting Office Kingdom Trust. He

Genors! Ma Chan-shan

in Hongkong for approximately ment Agent. Northern Province. land from 1925 to 1926.

of King Edward's Hospital for were welcomed by representatives bers have been in the United States Io passed his Arst examination

return to Manila. Most of Men- officers. KNIGHTS OF THE GARTER, under the regulations of August

of the Canton Koumintang, Canton for several months, in connexion 26, 1891, on April 13, 1905, and be

PRIVY COUNCILLOR. The Earl of Lytton. Privy Coun.!

Government officials, and leading with the Hawes-Cutting Bill for came acting office assistant to the feillor. Viceroy and Acting Govern.

Chinese residents. Government Agent, North Central or-General of India in 1925, and M.P. for Walford since 1918, and into details of the causes leading!

Sir Dennis Henry Herbert,

Ma Chon-shan declined to go

(Continued On Page 9.) the Province.

Governor of Bengal from 1922 to one time Deputy Chairman

of to the general retreat of the Man-1 1927. The honour is doubtless Ways and leans, at the House of churian troops in Manchuria but conferred in connexion with his Commong. He is a member of the said his troops gave up resistance valuable services to the League of Council of the Law Society. Nations in the preparation of the Judge, Tangalla, in 1907, and two exhaustive report on the Sino- years later became Landing Sur Japanese dispute in Manchuria voyor of Customs, Colombo. Hls which boars his name. jrat experience in the administra-

tion of the Colonial Secretariati was as Additional Colonial Secre-

Miss

important and urgent objectives. The delegation includes Mr. of the World Economic Conference Hugh Frayne of the American will be to facilitate a prompt and Federation for Labour and permanent solution of the German Mary Anderson, director of transfer problem.

Women's Bureau Department Lator. | Labour.-Reuter,

1

While Dr. Schacht has not actually stated there will be

Of

a moratorium, this is the general JAPANESE PLANES interpretation of his statement.

PARIS UNMOVED.

Official circles in Paris are not greatly moved by Dr. Schacht'e

OVER PEKING

statement and express the opinion POPULACE MILDLY

that it merely referred to the debts of the German Government to private individuals. It is not be- lieved to affect the Young Plun bonds-Reuter.

AMERICAN THREAT.

INTERESTED

(Our Own Correspondent).

OTHER APPOINTMENTS. His cadet stage being completed, he was appointed Acting District

NEW BARONS.

BARONETS.

through lack of arms and ammuni-

tion. He was confident that upon STOP PRESS

his return to Charhar, he would

Sir George Penny, M.P. find a large force at his disposal. Director of Eastern Smelting Co., In reply to questions, the and of Consolidated Tin Smelters, General stated that he did not be- Ltd. He represented the Beve the rumour of a final com-

was

tary in the same year, and having ward Bernard Scely, Privy Coun- Bandoeng Agreement, is a Com Government and the Japanese.

Maj. Gen. the Rt. Hon. John Ed- Federated Malay States in the promise between the Nanking passed his accond examination, hocillor, and Chairman of the Na-mittee Member of the Ponang was appointed Asalatant Govern- tional Savings Committee. He has Chamber of Commerce, and has ing invitation to vielt. Canton as He was unable to accept a press-i ment Agent, Matale, in 1911.

The beginning of the war found shire since 1918. Formerly Seere. Junior Lord of the Treasury.

beon Lord Lieutenant of Hamp-beon- Government Whip and he was anxious to re-join his him as Private Secretary to His tary of State for War and Presid-

followers at Shanghai and his

Shanghai, June 3. Excellency the

A sensational developmont oc- Governor, and ont of the Air Council.

Sir Martin Melvin, Chairman of family. He

not certain curred regarding the mysterious (Bu Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphia Extra Assistant Colonial Secre-

Ingall, Parsons, Clive, and Co... whether or not he would go to death of Mr. Bell beil, when the Massagen Ordinance, 1281. Reciped Jun

tary. In 1016 he was Deputy Sir Edward M. Te, the Chair Ltd., Director of Charles Clifford Nanking to report events in police arrested a young American. Peking, June 8.

Collector of Customs, and Landing man of the Iliffe and Sons, Ltd., and Sons, Ltd., Chairman and Hellungking as there was not motor salesman. Glenn M. Hav Surveyor, Colombu; and then left and of the Guildhall Insurance Co., Governing Director of Associated much to report apart from the grave and charged him with caus Colombo on war service.

Ltd., Joint Proprietor of The Daily Catholic Newspapers (1912) Ltd., defent of his troops. On his return to the Colony, he Telegraph and The Midland Daily Deputy Chairman of the Birming

ing the death. Mak was appointed Second Assistant Telegraph, Director of Allied ham Household Supply Associn-

3. 10.1 a.m.)

be invested or 'spent in Germany.

Payments under the Dawes and

Young loans, are not at present affected.

the agreement.

verandah. Hoin the Jaw prior to collapsing in body and was removed to hospital | dent, Copyright, for treatment t

Later. Some express the opinion that' Dr. Schacht will declare a mora- Presumably in keeping with the torium of amortisation payments terms of the Armistice, two but will try to pay a portion of the Japanese aeroplanes visited Peking. interest in foreign curroncles and at 9.15 this morning. the balance in marks which must They flow low over the roofs of Colonial Secretary, also acting as Newspapers, Ltd.. The Amalgamat- tion. He is famous for his work Hennessy Read, Wanchal, a Chinose attesting that they saw Bell struck During a Police raid at a house in Eye-witnessos now come forward Private Secretary to His Exceled Press, Ltd., The Cornwall Press, during the war in raising supplica jumped over the the city secure in the knowledge of loney. His appointmont, to Prin Ltd., and The London Assurance. for the Front. He takes a great sustained injuries to the head and the street. Our Own Correspon

Th populace, howevor, treated came in 1920, and

cipal Assistant Colonial Secretary Ho is also Deputy President. of interest in educational work.

on returning British Chamber of Commerce and The American delegates made the visit with but mild interest.

from leave after December 8, hoan offer of the Legion of Honour, was mnde Principal Collector of He was a Member of Parliament William Stewart Duke Elder, blia -The heavy rain" yesterday has re- Customs and Food Controller. and for some time during the war noted Ophthalmic Surgeon and re-sulted in a landslide in the West was Controller of the Machina search scholar. IIe is the author Foint aros, where houses in Yat Foo AL Tool Department of the Ministry of many text books and papers, treat have been endangered. of Munitions.

He was a research worker in the though the side-le of small propor tions, navertheless tenants have boon The Rt. Hon. George Richard Ministry of Munitions and has warned to leave, as there are sold and For Pejus Coubatlleyma inilaan (Continued on Page 93 Jasa rocks inde norlique Knoaltion"

tho

APPOINTED TO HONGKONG.

clear that in the event of Dr. Schacht declaring a general mora- torlum the American bondholders Bonham Strand West property litiga

Judgment was reserved in wore prepared to see any pro- tion, which reached its fifth day of perty in Amorien of German firms hearing before the Chiof Justice, whose bonds were in default-Mr. J. R. Wond, at the

In March, 1928, ho was appointed Supreme Colonial Socretary of - Hongkong, Router.

KNIGHT BACHELOR,