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NEW GOVERNMENT

DEPARTURE

DIRECT SOCIAL

SERVICE

DISTRESS AMONG SHIPPING MEN

Government is taking an im- portant first step in the provision of direct social services by the establishment in the Colony of a Mercantile Marine Assistance Fund to be administered by a Committee and financed by the revenues of the Colony,

The Harbour Master will be the chairman of the committee and other members will be appointed by H. E. the Governor.

A draft Ordinance is published to-day.

The persons qualified to receivo assistance from the Fund must be or have been officers or seamen of the Mercantile Marine, or their dependants, who are, in the opinion of the Committee, both de- serving of und in need of anch assistance...

Any qualified person desiring such assistance must send his application with full particulars as to his circumstances, to the Harbour Master, who, after mak- ing such enquiry, if any, as he deems necessary, will convene inceting of the members of the. Committee in the. Colony to con- sider the caso,...)

PASSAGES OR AID.

A

At any such meeting four mem- bere will be deemed a quorum, the decisions of the Committee will be determined by a majority of votes and the Chairman will have an original vote and also, if the votes. be equal-casting-vote.-

The grant or refusal of assis- tance will be in the absolute dip. cretion of the Committee.

Assistance is to be of three descriptions:- "

(a) The payment, in whole or in part, of passages from the Colony. (b) Regular assistance in the Colony.

(e) Temporary assistance in the Colony.

Assistance may be reduced, 848- pended or discontinued at any time by the Committee. In no case will it be granted to a person who has received a passage, or an assisted passage from the Colony and has returned thereto.

BRITISH SUBJECTS ONLY...

Regular assistance will be granted only to qualified persons who are British subjects and who

· reside, or whose families reside in the Colony,

VEA MENDIREBIS VICTIMES DELACATASTROPKE AUDIRICEABLE,

The R.101 Memorial at, Beauvais, which la to be unveiled on October 14,

DOLLAR-POUND STABILITY

U.S. EXPERTS IN CONFERENCE

THE WAR DEBT

ISSUE

It is learned, in connexion with the report that President Roose- velt is considering a currency pact, establishing the relation-- ship of the dollar and the pound, that the problem is now in the hands of his expert advisers.

A series of conferences have been held in New York between Mr. Q. M. W. Sprague, of the U.S. Treasury Department, formerly | American adviser to the Bank of England, and Mr.. G. Weiser, adviser to the Federal Reserve Board.

Final decision la anticipated before the opening of war debt negotiations between-Britain and United States, which are scheduled to begin early in October.

the

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DEBT REDUCTION.

The Harbour Master may at any time grant temporary assistance. as a charge on the Fund to an amount of or in value not exceed- It is significant in this con- ing $20 in respect of any one nexion that official statements qualified applicant, on his own accept in principle that a re responsibility and without con- duction must be agreed upon. It sulting the other members of the Committee.

The Committee will`each `year furnish to the Governor a report on their administration of the Fund

`GERMAN TRADE

RETALIATION

THE LATEST HITLER DECREE

MR. PELHAM'S NEW

POSTA

Dual Appointment Announced

Atelegram has been. received from the Secretary of State to the effect, that Mr. George C. Pelham has been selected to fill the dual. appointment of Commercial Secretary to the Peking' Legation and Trade Com missioner, Hong Köng Mr. Pelham will take up his duties at Hong Kong on 1st October, 1933,

COLONY'S FINANCE

REFLECTION OF. TRADE FALL

LAND SALES KEEP

UP REVENUE ·

is when estimates of the extent of Government expenditure dur- the reduction is made that officials ing June exceeded revenue by decline to commit themselves,

a

No pledges of any kind have little over $250,000 according to been given to the war debtora re- the financial statement publishi- garding the amount of reduction that the Administration is willing ed in the Govenment Gazette to grant, Mr. Cordell Hull, the to-day. Secretary of State, said when nak- ed about reports from. abroad that.

expect a reduction of 90 por cent.

The credit balance is, therefore,

SHARP EXCHANGE BRITAIN'S ARMY

OF NOTES

MANCHUKUO'S THREE DEMANDS

HARBIN, SEPT. 23. RELATIONS BETWEEN MANCHUKUO AND THE SOVIET ARE LIKELY TO BE FURTHER STRAINED IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE LATEST EXCHANGE OF NOTES BETWEEN THE TWO

·COUNTRIES THROUGH THEIR REPRESENTA- TIVES IN HARBIN,

“Absolutely without foundation," is how the Soviet Consul-General, M. Slavutsky, brands the made by Shih Liu-pen, of the Manchukuo Foreign Office, that the raid made by Ogpu agents on the Manchukuo steamer Tungsang in July was made in Manchukuo waters,

M. Slayutsky says that three demands were made by Shih Liu-pen, hamely, the immediate release of the ten White guards seized from the Tungsang, severe punishment of the Ogpu agents, and guarantee that there shall be no repetition of such an incident.

"The demands cannot be accepted and recognised," says M. Slavitsky, but they will be handed to the Soviét Government as information.".

Shih Liu-pen has replied firmly reiterating the re- quest that the Soviet Government should "immediately and completely fulfil the three demands.--Reuter

NEW FERRY SERVICE

FOR HUNGHOM AND KOWLOON CITY

OFFICIAL RECEIVER PASSES AWAY

Mr. Edward Lewis Agassiz

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MANOEUVRES

Foreign Military Interest

London, Sept. 22. The Military Attaches of sixteen foreign countries were present on Salisbury Plain to-day during the Aldershot and Southern Commands exercises... - A German representative at tended the manoeuvres for the first time since the war. -Britiah Wireless.

CATHEDRAL FIRE

DISASTROUS QUEBEC OUTBREAK

NUNS IN NIGHT ATTIRE

Quebec, Sept. 21.

A disastrous fire broke out last night at the "Roman Cathedral at Valleyfield.

of

The conflagration was tremendous dimensions, developing 50 rapidly that incontristo le. auspected.

The blaze quickly involved the neighbouring convent and live hundred nuns were compelled to rush for safety in their night

-attire,

Preliminary estimates place the damage as at least three hundred thousand pounds "aterling.

The death occurred this morn- ing after a long illness of Mr.

Lewis Edward

the Agassiz,

inviting are

TENDERS INVITED

The Cathedral and Convent have Government

been completely destroyed. The tenders for the maintaince of a Official Receiver. Born in 1879, fire is still raging and carried by new ferry service between Hong- he studied law and came to Hong-strong gusts of wind, embers are kong, Hunghom, Kowloon City kong In May 1920, being appointing other buildings..?

drifting over the town endanger and Sai Wan Ho, according to ed office assistant at the Regis- the Gazette issued to-day.

Conditions for the service in trar's Office, Suprema Court.

ANTI-CATHOLIC FIRE-RAISER.

DRAMA

LANDS IN THE CHANNEL

WARSHIPS SENT IN SEARCH

TURNS UP SAFE.

London, Sept. 22. British naval vessels and seaplane were scouring the English Channel to-day for signs of a German seaplane which it was feared had been lost with mails from the United States.

The seaplane was yesterday catapulted from the crack Ger- manner, Brèmon, when ap proaching the "Irish coast as is. habitually done on both sidus of the Atlantic.

The machine, for which the Admiralty sent out boats in vain, arrived safely at Southampton early this afternoon, following of night of buffeting in the Channel.

After flying for about 600 miles. from the Bremor" the pilot and mechanic lost their bearings and decided to come down on the water in daylight although netu ally they had enough petrol for another hour's flight which would have enabled them to reach Southampton.

A Erench. fishing boat, along- side which the seaplane alighted, towed the plane throughout the night towards Sturt Point in Devonshire. O

The sea, was rather rough but the erde stayed in the plane. Of the British naval vessels and sen- airmen sav nothing, and continu planes sent out to search; the

ed their flight to Southampton. this morning.-British Wireleser

DISARMAMENT TALKS

THREE POWERS IN CONFERENCE

a series of now before the Disarmament

clude the following. The service From August to October of the It is recalled that earlier this shall provide for not less than same year he additionally served year, there were one departure every half hour be-Tas neting Assistant Crown Solicl- Liveen 6 a.m. and G p.m. daily tor, and in 1925 was appointed terrible fires in the country. from each of the following points. Secretary to the Director of strongly suspected to have been

Velilcular Ferry Wharf, Public Works. Hongkong

Hunghom Ferry Pier, and Kowloon City Pier

'

and one departure overy hour be tween 5 am and 6 pm. daily

from the

Sai Wan Ho Pier,

CONTEMPLATED RUNS,

London, Sept. 22. Further conversations on the draft disarmament convention Conference took place in Paris to-day. The

the work of incendiaries.

French Premier, M. In November of 1925 he became

Many Catholic churches in Dalndler, and the Foreign Minis- acting Official Receiver, and in Quebec were visited by the fire-tor, M. Paul Boncour, attended December of the following year raisors and police and volunteer was appointed Official Receiver. guards patrolled the environs of in 1927 he also became Registrar all the churches in the neighbour- of Trade Marks and Letters hood for some weeks-Router. Patent, and if these two capaci tics, Mr. Agassiz served until the time of his death.

If during the subsistence of the licence any of the points named His Excelloney the Governor has shall be closed or no longer avail-accopted the resignation, by Second able, such piers as may be in Loutenant Mackenzie, of his Com-

LOWEST INTEREST

RATE ON RECORD

dicated by the Harbour Master mission the Hongkong Volunteers. FOR TREASURY BILLS shall be used for the service in substitution.

The ferry runs contemplated

are,

Every tenderer must submit a

luncheon party at the British Embassy, where those present in- cluded in addition to British Am- bassador Lord Tyrrell, -«Sir John Simon, Mr. Stanley Baldwin and. Captain Anthony Eden,

After thao conversations had, concluded, a conferense, which laated for two hours, took place at":

the Qual D'Orsay.

Those present were Lord Tyrrell, Sir John Simon, Captain Eden

(Britain) M. M. Paul Boncour

TENDERS.

Loger and Massigli (France), Mr. Norman Davis, Mr. Doulles list of maximum charges for the

London, Sept. 22. and Mr. Hugh Gibson, the Amer carriage of cargo and goods, but The total amount applied for in Communique Issued later says ican Ambassador in Paris, A the settlement of those charges Treasury bills to-day was £58,150, that the purpose of the exchanges and their Inclusion in the licence 000. The amount allotted in bills

(1) Victoria, Hunghow, Kow

loon City; and (2) Hunghom, Sal Won Ho. Alternativo runs may be sub-shall not imply any monopoly or at threo months was £45,000,000 of views was to reach an under mitted in any tender so long as exclusive right to the licensee it The average rate peri-cont, was to debates of the Disarmament standing which would facilitato Great Britain had good reason to reduced to $15,848,402:81, includ all the before named localities are the carriage of cargo or goods. of 4/9.15das, compared with 6/11:30d|

Conference when resumedat Geneva next month and that sub- atantial progress has been made in this direction. British Wireless.

sa

ing the special sum of $1.254,000 received in connexion with tha

served.

for

The licensee may charge City Hall and subsequent develop.very passenger fares not excaed-

Ling:- ment scheme.

1st class-10. conts.. 2nd class cents.

NO PROMISES,

"No promises have been made in advance," said Mr. Hull, "and none The comparative statement of will be made, I am sure there revenue reflects the diminishing Berlin, Sept. 22. would be Congressional opposition trade of the Colony, Income from An official decree issued by the to a reduction by as much as 90 duties for the first six months of Hitler Government authorises, per cent. We have not mentioned the year, were only $2,880,690 au from to-morrow, ratullatory re- the amount of reduction but simply against $3,621,170 in 1982; Tho atriction of Imports from coun- announced that we will hear and estimate for the year is $7,980,000 trios which restrict the import of consider whatever the debtors and the shortfall seems likely to Germun goods, except whore have to say,"

|be considerable,- existing treaties sanction such Raports from London and Paris Income from licences and in restriction,

suggested that Great Britain and, ternal revenue bettors Inst year's The decroo, however, will be some of the smaller debtors had figures by nearly eight lakhs, and -enforced whord: it third - nation | good reason to expect the reduction Kowloon-Canton Railway, resolpte ... enjoys | benefits denied to Gor- mentioned,*-intimating that the show marked improvement, having

many Reuter,

State Department had hinted that increased by nearly twenty, por the requests would be granted. cont. ( | Mr., Cordell Hull, however, said: kepua Ching Chung-ching, & labourer, was that the only good reason for ex

Revenuo,from land sales total Injured in the foot curly this mornpooting inre reduction would be led-1 ing through being knocked down by

a car la Qusen's Road West. He was a suggestion to that effect from

taken to the Government Civil President Roosevelt and no such

·Hospital

Spar suggestion had been made,

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any description. 5.

last week. Sealed tenders in triplicate This rate of interest is the which should be marked Tender lowest on record. The lowest for Ferries, will be recived at hitherto was on August 4, when the the Colonial Secretary's office

avorage rate of 5/4.05d. per cont. until noon on October 5

was paid-British Wireless.

AMERICAN COTTON BOUNTY FRENCH AIR VISIT TO

TEN CENTS A POUND TO THOSE WHO REDUCE ACREAGE

ashington, Sept. 22 forty million acres to twenty-nvo Rooboyelt as up million, involving a raduction of Fisk nearly forty per cent eted a plan which The bounty will b anco often cents those conforming

1088 cotton crop to reduction programm Who are propared to also been laid down-

to the 1084 acreage, plans will only be made wh

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