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FOUNDED 1881

No. 14040

# +ALEWF SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1933. 日三廿月五閏

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EIGHT-POWER SILVER AGREEMENT WRECKED

Hopes Fade After Tentative Breakdown on Reservations

BETTING DUTY REDUCED

CUT OF A HALF PER CENT

TO OPERATE IN THE AUTUMN

The duty on pari-mutuel betting in Hongkong is to be reduced from three per cent. to two and a half per .cent.

This interesting information is contained in the draft bill publish- ed to-day, which is to amend the Betting Duty Ordinance of 1931.

W

TRADE BARRIERS

TO STAY

Failure of Another Convention

London, July 14.

The United States, Japan, the Netherlands, and Nor- way, are the only Govern- monts still remaining parties to the International Convention for the Aboli- tion of Imports and Exports Prohibitions and Restric- tions, stated Captain Anthony Eden, Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the House of Commons to-day.

He added that all the other signatories had attached to their ratifica- tions conditions which had not been fulfilled.-Reuter.

thematic

The Government Gazette etates that section 3 of the new ordin- ance reduces from three per cent. to two and a half per cent. .duty on totalisator or

pari- mutuel bots authorised under the, principal ordinance,

The amended ordinance

comes

into operation before the opening. of the Autumn racing season.

PENSIONS FOR PUBLIC SERVICES

'SIR F. BENSON RECEIVES RECOGNITION

London, July 14.

SEIZURE OF PROPERTY

HITLER'S LATEST

DECREE

Settlement:

WORLD SUPPORT DEMANDED

NOT LIKELY TO BE OBTAINED

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PITTMAN STILL STRIVING

(Special to "Telegraph")

(Bu Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphie Meang Ordinance, 1134, Received, July 15....

London, July 14.

The silver rehabilitation advocates are now less optimistic regarding the possibility of obtaining a worldwide agreement on the white metal

The depressive feeling was ex- hibited following private conver- sations with the

MANCHUKUO THREAT IN

WORLD CONFERENCE.

Acute Feeling of Pessimism

THREE INTERESTING RESOLUTIONS

London, July 14.

The date of the re-assemb-

C.E.R. DISPUTE

SABOTAGE

CHARGE

READY TO OUST SOVIET OFFICIALS WARNING GIVEN

Harbin, July 15.

the Harbin

According to

ly of the World Economic Times, Mr. Li Shao-keng has re-

Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, the Secre- Conference is conjectural.ceived instructions

tary of State for the Colonies.

CHINA'S NEW DUTIES

FORGING AHEAD

N. Y. GIANTS AND YANKEES

ACCIDENT TO BABE RUTH

New York, July 14

Both the Now York Giants and from the Yankees are beginning to firmly ro

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The feeling generally is one Ministry of Communications, establish themselves at the head of of the utmost pessimism.

Hsinking, to remove the Soviet the Major Baseball Leagues,

The Glants by beating St. Louis The favourite theory is that officials of the C.E.R. if they con- Washington Senators losing t framework committees will

tinue to maintain their previous the Yankees making hay at the ex Chicago who blanked them out ane turn to Genova with the Secre-İsabotage policy, which is result-ponse of St. Louis, have been o tariat and, in the absence of ning in C.E.R. losses and prevent-considerable assistance to the tw definite solution of the currency ing essential reforms.

New York outfits. stabilisation problem by the Au-

The dispute over the Chinese

representatives FURTHER PROTESTS IN tumn, advantage will be taken of Eastern Railway is, in fact, reach-

of countries other than the three chief Holding countries and the five chief producing nations.

An Eight-Power Agreement

COMMONS

for the control of output and COLONIAL OFFICE sales was actually reached.

CONTINGENT, PACT.

DEBATE

London, July 14. The decentralisation scheme in

on

Ing such the

dangerous stage.

Babe Ruth hurt his right arm

against St. Louis to-day and had to etire in the sixth innings.

Scores as cabled by Router were NATIONAL LEAGUE.

the presence of world delegates to the Lengue Assembly, to hold a meeting, to set the seal

No progress is being made in agreements, notably regarding the while efforts to ease the freight Pittsburgh..

sale negotiations in Tokyo various commodities, as may have situation are meeting with opposi been reached.

tion from Manchukuo....

According to a Reuter report | Chlengd from Moscow, all attempts to obBrooklyn tain an exchange of freight cars St. Louis the between the Ussuri Railway and New York were the C.E.R. at Pogranitchnaya ap-Cincinnati,

GOLD STANDARD. Resolutions relating

The agreement was, however, only tentativo. It was contingent upon other countries agreeing to various measures for assisting in Malaya and the grave damage working of central

done to Hongkong trade by the

draw any silver coins from silver coinage and not to culation.

·COOL RECEPTION.

to

banks

NO EXCHANGE.

Boston

R H 3 .9 4.11-

(There were ton innings)..

12

5

8

7 16

12 15

0 Ե

6. 10.

Philadelphia'

(Moore pitched and blanked cüt Cincinnati)

AMERICAN LEAGUE.

0 3 4-10-0

"ENEMIES OF THE restoring silver prices.

STATE"

One of the conditions was that new Chinese customs tariff were adopted practically without dis-pear to have been fruitless. other countries should agree not the principal topics of discussion cussion by the Sub-Commission of to further debase their silver in the House of Commons to the World Conference dealing Berlin, July 14. coinage and also to reach an agree-night. The Hitler Cabinet has ment to

The chairman of the Adminis- remonetize subsidiary A civil list pension of £100 has provided a fresh sensation

The House was considering the ancial reconstructions.

with permanent measures for fin-strative Board of the C.E.R., Mr. with-

eir Colonial Office Estimates submit-

Li Shao-keng, has informed the Washington been granted to Sir Frank Benson by adopting new laws pro-

ted by Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, the Shakespearen actor in recogni-viding for the confiscation

The first résolution was "This obtain a settlement from him, that (Miller pitched and blanked out

foreign Consuls who attempted to Chicago... tion of his services to dramatic

the Secretary of State, which were Conference considers it essential, the government of Manchukuo will Washington) art.

of the property of "enemies

approved.

in order to provide an internation-many of which have been held up not agree to an exchange of cars,| The efforts to get other coun- Others in the list include Rev. of the State."

Sir Philip, at one stage, ex-al gold standard with the neces-in Pogranitchnaya ever since the Cleveland tries to agree to these measures pressed himself as horrified at the sary mechanism for satisfactory suspension of through traffe be

Philadelphia Edwin Collins who receives £60 in

met with a very cool reception complete ignorance of the govern- The confiscatory powers grant- recognition of his contributions to the study of Jewish medieval ed under the laws include the seiz- and there is little reason to hope ment system in Malaya shown in working, that independent central tween the Ussuri Railway and the phia). philosophy,

ure of property belonging to or achieve any better result,

that further negotiations will the speech delivered by Col. Wedg

banks with the requisite powers C.E.R. lines.

Boston Sir William Schooling, for pub-ganisations and private persons

wood.

and freedom to carry out an ap

It is understood, however, that Detroit Unless, therefore, Senator Key lic serivces in connection with the area against Germany from Pittman and his supporters, are travesty to talk about the Govern policy should be created and de culties. Mr. Li Shao-keng has pro- St. Louis. He declared it to be a perfect propriate currency and credit as a partial solution of the diff-New York national savings movement, re- ceives £125. Lady Stanford in re-i Germans living abroad who are the Eight-Power Agreement to as handing over complete control not at present an adequate central foreign exporters should be for New York and Reynolds for St.

able to induce the other parties to ment's decentralisation decision veloped in countries which have posed that the goods belonging to cognition of her services to the regarded as disloyal to the State faecopt it as it stands without re- music of her husband. Sir Charls or who refuse to return to Ger-servations, it seems probable that try to the Rajahe.

of the administration of the coun-banking institution."

turned to Harbin by the Chinese Louis). Stanford gets $90.--British Wire- many when summoned, including it will fall to the ground.

Eastern Railway, free of charge. the prominent Socialist leaders who are living in exile, are liable gested silver measures comes from

Chief opposition to the to have their entire property in the gold countries. Germany confiscated.

Je88.

LANCASHIRE REGT. ABSENTEES

SENT BACK TO SHANGHAI

Privates Grundy and Hall, the: two absentees from the 2nd. Batt. East Lancashire Regiment In

Shanghai, who wore recently ar- rested in Hongkong aboard the-8.8. Protesilaus, were sent back to Shanghai on Thursday under guard aboard the 9.8. Rajputana. We understand civil criminal pro- ceedings are to be taken against them.

DUTCH BÄNK RATE REDUCED

COMPLETE RESTORATION OF GUILDER

(Special to "Telegraph”)

(Dy Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphis Assages Ordinance, 18940 Rocstond, I

18, 3.51 0.1).

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Amsterdam, July 15.

The bank rato was to-day re- duced by one-half per cont. to: 4

por cont:

move is generally regarded

This

na indicating the complete restora- tion of the guilder.

abroad.

".

A further act of the Hitler Dic- tatorship is the making of the formation of new political parties a treasonable offence.-Reuter,

INDIA STRIFE

Honourable Settlement

Wanted by Congress.

BOMBAY.SHIPMENT.

sug-

COLONIAL TRADE.

INTERNATIONAL BANK.

He points out that they could then be sent via the South Man-

3 90 (Miller homered for Philadel

2

6 - 0

8

7 1 8 181

6

11 12 2

8 01

(Chapman and Dickey homered

The second resolution reads, churian Railway and Dairen.65 M.P.H. THROUGH

..

In the course of a comprehensive "The Conference wish to reaffirm Renter. survey of conditions in the Co-the declaration of previous confer lonies, Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister ence regarding the grout utility. a large consignment of silver, Britain to the Colonies had in-

It is learned from Bombay that fall in prices, the exports from tion between central banks.

said that despite the tremendous of close and continuous co-opera-

ANOTHER BLOW worth one crore, fifty-four lakh's creased by more than sixty per settlements should play an in-

The

Bank for international TO LANCASHIRE and 22,167 rupees, the second and last part of the British war debt cent since 1924, instalment has been shipped to

creasingly important part not only restowed the Kobe aboard the Ranchi en route sively

progres- by providing contact but also us beneficent effects. to San Francisco.

of an instrument of common action." BIG FACTORY OPENING the Ottawa Agreements As the shipment meant only the the Colonies

The third resolution after tak transfer from the Bombay Mint to they were particularly assisting tho

and Balding note of a Roumanian sugges- the American Treasury the mar-the development of the

that the central Per Gold Bar Co. ket was not affected. United Press, industry, notably of the Malayan tries should be adapted

timber of certain agricultural typos, which hitherto had been brought into use,

DUTCH OBJECTIONS,

He

on

STREETS

THRILLING ISLE OF MAN RACE

London, July 14 In the Senior' motorcar streets race for cars over 1,500 cc. in IN TURKEY

Douglas to-day, Brian Lewis in a.p.a. Romeo, finished first at a banka

Istanbul, July 14.

speed of 65.29 miles per hour. coun. It is feared that British textile

Richards in a Bugatti was second, to manufacturers exporting goods at 63.61 m.p.h. Evston in an Alpha not their special economic conditions, into Turkey will be hard hit when Romeo finished third at 63.05 miles Poona, July 14.

expressed the opinion of sub- com- the new factory which is being an hour-British Wireless. After rojecting by big

"SCUTTLING" SUGGESTION. London, July 14.

mittee that local conditions would bull at Kaisarich in Anatolia, majority a resolution urging the Senator Pittman, interviewed He declared that there was, no- the measures to be adopted and

to a very large extent determino starts production. on the subject of yesterday's silver thing in the Report on Malaya suggested that if any countries to open next year, is equipped This factory which is expected of meeting, explained that the basis drawn up by Sir Samuel Wilson desired advice such requests made with machinery obtained from civil disobedience, the conference of the Dutch objection was that which altered in the slightest the would be considered by interna: Russia and is designed to produce of the Congress Party to-day voted there were points in the resolution present powers of the High Com-tional organisations specially tom- 82 million yards of cloth per

which the Dutch felt might missioner. overwhelmingly in favour of a imperil their silver payments.

potent to advise on thom, resolution calling off ncts of dis-

He was sure that the necessary clared, of altering by one comma There was no question, he de- obedience provided an honourable changes could be made in the the treaties binding the British

resolution on conferring with the Government there. settlement is reached between the Dutch delegate, Heer Beyon.- Viceroy and Mahatma Gandhi..

Reuter.

unconditional

abandonment

The conference had previously thrown out a resolution In favour of Gandhi's scheme of "Individual. disobedience-Routar.

LIGHTED FAIRWAY

BUOY

ITALIAN AIR ARMADA

SAFE ARRIVAL IN MONTREAL

Montreal, July 14,

AMERICANS SILENT. There was general surprise that the American delegates` did not He scouted the suggestion of speak against either the first or scuttling made by Colonel

the second resolution. Reuter. Wedgwood.

ANOTHER SNAG.

(Special to "Telegraph") -

month,

Furthermore, it is disclosed that the Kaisarich factory will be but the first of several-Router,

LORD MARLEY SAILS

In the course of the debate, Mr. Entwhistle commented severely upon Japanese competition in (Dm - Talegraph,› ' Govurishti Telegraphie cotton goods in different parts of 21, 2225 0.04).

Musonges Ordinansa, 1101 Rassired, Judy WORLD CONFERENCE the Empire

London, July 14.

TREASURY BILLS

ALLOCATION MADE OF

£40,000,000

London, July 14. The amount applied for to-day in Treasury bills was £67,870,000, The amount allotted was $40,000% 000. The average rate per cent. in-7/7-80d na compared with 10/4 85d Inst wook-British Wireless;

AGAINST WAR

Marseilles, July 14 Lord Marley, President of the

A BANQUET FOR MR SOONG

CHANG

Ho pointed out that besides the denunciation of the treaty affect objected to specific paragraphs in

America and Roumania havos ing West Africa, there still re the British draft agreement on in- affogling West Africa, mained the Congo Basin Treaty tornational commercial Indebted World Committee against War, ness and are threatening to ad- boarded the M.M. steamer, Andre journ discussions on that subject | le Bon-te-day dor Shafiqbalju

A now lighted fairway buoy will The Italian air armada had all be placed in the Southern Fairway during the course of the next two landed safely horo by 7.10 p.m. Je v Central banks of the gold countries or three days. It will carry a red

to-day, has also helped in the reduction of Half

Close co-operation between the

THE DUCAN DRAK Trader # miton I come, word taken to the alto this morningpage of their fight, La Chicago Per Gold Bar Company,

2 by bargès.

HAS HA A CHINA TARIFF.

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