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FIRST EDITION The

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Hongkong Telegraph. Fort

FOUNDED 1881.

No. 14198

WETA MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1933.

DALADIER CABINET GIVEN

BRIEF RESPITE

NEW JOBS IN THE BUDGET

AMERICA.

DEBATE

OVER 3,600,000 HOPE OF COMPROMISE

RE-EMPLOYED

LABOUR · LEADER'S ·

DEMANDS

Washington, Oct. 22.

Over 8,600,000 workers have

been found re-employment since

EMERGES

THE PREMIER'S

WARNING.

Paris, Oct. 22.

A definite issue on the Budget March, announced Mr. William proposals had not been reached H. Green, President of the when the Chamber adjourned Federation of Labour to-night, until to-morrow,

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He added, however, that despite The respite is considered to be this marked improvement there a favourable omen for the were still ten millions out of work, Daladier Government, henge shorter hours, such as couli be achieved by fixing a thirty-hour week in all industries were neces >sary.

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Mr. Green said that the apparent buying power of the workers had increased 30.7 per cent. between March and September, but owing to the rise in prices the real in creages was only 20.5 per cent.

He estimated the employment Increase at half a million monthly between April and July, 580,000

M. Daladior still has grounds for hoping that the Radicals and the Sociallats will be able to come to an agreement enabling a com- promise to be reached on the pro- posed six per cent, cut in the salaries of civil servants. -

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The survival of the Cabinet le) in fact, now considered to be n definite possibility.

Even Government forces in the chamber have been resist-

tions suggested by the Premier.

in August and September. These ing the salary and pension reduc- Inter figures were the more strik ing as industrial production dur ing August and September de

The attitude of Hitler and Gor-

elined by about eleven per cent.-many's withdrawal from the arms Reuter.

MACHINE-GUN SWEEPS DECK OF JUNK

Five Killed in Clash

With Customs Five of six members of the crew

tional crisis..†

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Impressive scenes marked the funeral on Saturday of the late Colonel A, H. Kinnaird Watson, when the above photo was taken. (Moo Chaung).

JAPAN'S DEFENCE SCHEMES

HUGE BUDGET CLAIMS

NAVY & ARMY GET

THEIR

conference and the Longue of

Tokyo, Oct. 21, Nations is considered zy oficials as strengthening the Cabinet but The Japanese army and navy political squabbling is still viewed apparently won their fight yeater overshadowing the interna- day to secure that their heavy demands for funds from the 1934- M. Daladier urges that the 35 budget shall take priority over heaviest sacrifices must be made other expenditures. to assure the balancing of the budget. It was on this issue that he took office last winter.

_BIG_DEFICIT_SEEN,

FRANCHISE DOUBTS

FARMERS' REVOLT

TUG O' WAR IMMINENT

| RAILWAY STRIKE URGED IN SUPPORT

QUIET FOR THE PRESENT

Washington, Oct. 22.

A mighty tug-of-war be- tween President Roosevelt and two million indignant farmers from twenty-three States is in prospect.

The situation in the farm strike district is quiet at the present

Captain Manners, H.M.S. Suffolk, the lady flag ellers. (Mes Cheung)

napped on Saturday with some of

time, however, pending the broad AMERICAN NAVY

cast to the nation which Pre sident Roosevelt has promised for to-night.

Threat of a fight is inde by Mr. Milereno, however, who left for Chiengo to-night with the

PROGRAMME

avowod objective of enlisting the THE “WARNING” TO

strike.

the

MANILA-HONGKONG railwaymen's support for

AIR SERVICE

SETBACK FOR MR. BIXBY

He asserted that the strike was

a battle to determine whether the

Tulla, Oct. 21.

The france sought by the Pan American Airways from the Philippine Legislature will not be granted, responible legislative, circles have indicated.

The reasons for refusal have not been revealed but it was understood that the majority is afraid the minority would capitalise the con- cession to the an American Air- ways against it in the coming genoral election.

BRITAIN

farmers had become the mental NAVY LEAGUES

slaves of usurers and industrin liste.

.GOVERNMENT EFFORTS.

AT ISSUE

CARNERA

RETAINS TITLE

PUTS

UZCUDUN UP GAME DISPLAY

BOUT GOES FULL DISTANCE

Rome, Oct. 22. Primo Carnera, the so- called Ambling Alp, retained the world's heavyweight.

championship to-night beat- ing Uzcudun, the challenger, on points in a.fifteen rounds contest..

The boat was delayed for over. two hours, but provided a keen. encounter when the contestants did appear,

Carnora won his fight despite the fact that he fractured a bone In his right hand, rendering practically useless

The warning of the AmericanThe contest was fought under

In an attempt to meet the wishes Navy League to the British floodlights in the Plazza di Steno, the farmers, the Farm Ad-antagonism to the American before fifty thousand spectators, ministration has suggested an imbuilding programme might in-

of

a

GAME FIGHT.

re-.

of an alleged' smuggler's junk been brought to dayaluate the national defence, and finances atood, and a favourablé fiction byers' Holiday. Association, officially "wise statesmen both in the Unitedment in the early rounds which..

were alain when a hail of bullets from a Customs launch machine gun awept the decks of the craft during an encounter near Lin Tin on Friday night.. -

EASY VICTORY.

mediate loan of seventy-two cents Jare friendly relations, was consigling Signor Mussolini and the catimited to require $250,000,000, The letter was signed by Mr.

bushel on their whent, which is veyed in a polite but frank lotter. British Ambassador The re-financing of farmi debts is. M. Hubbard, J., president of being speeded up while Farm Debt the American Navy League, and It was Italy's first opportunity of Conciliation Board have been es was delivered in London on Satur-seeing their champion in action in a championship contest and his day. A communique issued at the

tablished in fifteen States,

victory was received with a conclusion of a series of confer

FOCAL POINT.

Many observors, it says, believe markable demonstration of en unces between the Ave lending

New York, Oct. 22. the world is "swiftly moving to-thusiasm.. members of the cabinet said

The focal point of the farmers' ward a supreme conflict of arms Uzcudun put up wonderfully merely that the miniatore agreed He told the Radical Socialists upon fundamental principles forendo electors are averse to strike-movement is apparently in involving the existence of govern game fight. He tackled his find friendship with American or Des Moines, Iowa, where Mr mental control and our present opponent with the courage of a that the heaviest pressure had co-ordinating the empire's foreign; foreign big business, it was under Milereno, Chairman of the Farmelvilization," and continues that Spanish bull, and be took punish- French currency bat declared that policies.".

the legislature on the Pan-American proclaiming the strike yesterday, States and Great Britain has from would have knocked out a lese his government was as determined Mr. Takahashi said afterward Airways 25-year franchies would be stated the administration's agri-time to time expressed the hopp courageous man. to defend the franc against in-that he and War Minister Sadeo interpreted as proof of friendliness cultural programme was neither and need for closer understanding an economically sound nor corrective between our two countries in order fintion as French soll from mill-Araki had agreed to the principle for the majority faction with

that national defenco needs should American corporation.

so far as farmers ills were conto withstand and possibly avert tary Invasion.

cerned,

much of the untoward results.** M. Lamoureux estimates that receive priority in the budget for

"Our demands, petitions and the deficit would be 0,000,000,000 the year beginning next April. '.

Other Political sources however prayers have been made a politi francs for 1934, but other es. The cabinet's "big five" which timates are between seven and met in the conferences included! eight billions. In addition there also the Premier, Admiral Saito, intimated that the opposition of onl football for Jingonoliticans The letter goes on to say that 18-n dofcit for 1933 since tax re- Minister of the Navy, Admiral the majority leaders to the grant-who are controlled by Wall Street the public mind in the United States | fairly events.

has been In the process of "adjust- turns show a decrease of about a Osuml and the Foreign Minister, ing of a franchise to the Pan- money, lords," he declared.

American Airways is due to fear The strike association has de employed.

billion franes from budgetary Mr. Hirota. The sixth member of the junk estimates.

Immediately after the final con- that the American air company spatched a flying squad to othering itself to the propriety and all refused to would compete with the domestic Middle West states to urgo far- necessity of such a basis of co- crow was also wounded.

Of the total French budget of ference they about 50,008,(10,000 francs nearly elucidate the communique but the air transport companies. It was mors there to join the strike, the operation in behalf of the preserva- of opinion of the intimated that capital backing up chief aim being the halting of tion of democratic forms of govern- 45 per cent. goes toward debt ser- concensus

present world status of the white races." INvice and military expenses, leaving political experts of the Tokyo the local airways concerns may foreclosures on facin mortgages.ment and the maintenance of the

less than 30,000,000,000 francs to newspapers is that Araki and exert influences against the legisla

This statement however, does Daumi gained the consent of their tive majority in case it approves a new franchise for the operation of colleagues for their demands,

not imply the participation as a combatant by the United States "in the European war which Is thought to be imminent."

The occasion for the letter was.

The junk endeavoured to give battle and 'one member of

the

Customs launch crow was wound

ed before the machine-gun was

· LIQUOR DUTY

AMERICA

LARGE INCREASE IN

REVENUE

Washington, Oct. 22. programme to obtain minimum of five hundred million dollara in revenue from the liquor

LARGE DEMANDS.

other years.

DOMESTIC LINES,

farmers in

PUBLIC MIND.

VIOLENCE DEFENCE.

be reduced by about 25 per cent.

Undoubtedly many a new airline in the Philippines. the Middls. West are very des TAXES AT HIGHEST POINT.

H. M. Bixby, vice-president of perate but other large bodies aro To measures to cut the civil ser.

the Pan-American Airways, who reluctant to embarrass the N.L.R.A. These, vice, staff, lower salaries of gov-

it is authoritatively | arrived-in Mhalla two dayɛ ngo, by joining the strikers. ornment employes and drastically understood, are 620,000,000 yen has conferred with Senator Quirino, Milereno, meanwhile,' is roport- reform veterans' pensions the for the army and 680,000,000 yeh in connection: with his company's led to have announced that farmira the numerous informal and unof Socialists have been opposed and for the navy, both far in advance proposed franchise pending in the must not be dispossessed of their ficial objections raised in England M. Daladior needs their support of the outlays of the current and legislature.

homes and that violence would be to the new construction programme to remain at the holm.

Io urged prompt approval of the used to prevent such an even-in America, made possible by A. $238,000,000 appropriation from The army estimates include 180 franchise bill declaring that his tuality if neceEERTY Taxes are generally believed at|

000,000 yen for

The effect of the farmers' action the public works fund, the British company has taken the steps repeal of prohibition is being eroased collections. Aa for

borrowing, drafted by the Administration.

the

and the total government's

posed Hongkong-Manila atrine, diately, though the repercussions move would have an unfavourablo It will necessitate raising the credit seems temporarily exhaust history.

The navy has asked for an ap- Manila will be only a passenger are partly responsible for a fall effect on other nations and inter- domestic tax from $1.10 to $2.00 ned and is expected to continue so gallon, while the present import until the budgetary attuation is propriation 30 per cent. gronter terminal, he stated, and that the in prices on the Stock Exchange. fere with efforts to limit arms.

than that for the current year, and new air company contemplates no-Router. tax of $5 gallon fixed by the settled.

the combined figures for both mil- competition for the locally os-

tablished firmne, ⠀ Ways and Moans Committee of the

itary branches are about 45" por House of Representatives will pro2]

cont, greater than for this year,

DELAY LIKELY. bably be reduced.

A rovival of Russian military

tax in the

first year, after the the highest point feasible with in-munitions, including aeroplanes necessary to inaugurate the pro-will, not likely be known Imme- eritics taking the position that tho

It is estimated that fifty million gallons will have to be imported as the consumption is catímate at 150,000,000 gallons and the domestic supply is only 100,000 000 gallona.-Router.

The R.M.S. "Empress of Canada" is dus at Hongkong on Oct. 28 at 7 a.m. from Shanghai and leaves Hongkong (for Manila) at 5 p.ra."

INFLATIONISTS WEAK..

now arms and

is the largest in

AMERICAN NAVAL

For skeer pluck, he took the honours of the fight, but Carnarn actually won every round of the contest with the excuption of the tenth in which the battlers broke

the fifth round

Uzcudun's eyebrow was opened in j

Signor Mussolini watched

UZCUDUN'S PLUCK.

movement of the fight with in every

Before the bout, Max Schmeling, the German champion, kas taken. into the ring and introduced to the crowd. He shook hands with both

contestants.

Uzcudun fully earned the ap- pinuse with which he was grested when the referee announced the only, verdict possible Router

STOP PRESS

The United States administration told London the building, pro- gramme could not be postponed. President Roosevelt let it be known In his broadcast speech last.

that there was no intention of

that the dollar is to be revalued

rescinding the contracts for any night, President Roosevelt stated of the 87 warships.

British suggestions were under- stood to be concerned chiefly with and stabilised after the restoration the four class B cruisers in the proof price levels. gramme providing for tonnages of 10,000.with six inch guns. At both the Washington and London confer

The voice of the inflationists han

VISIT been weak however, the mass of power making Japan unable to Senator Quirino told Mr. Bixby Fronch opinion scemingly being rest at ease concerning har de that the legislature could make no committed against such a polley. ferees in the direction of the promise of approval of the Pan BLACK HAWK AND ing on a plan of deflation the chief the primary reason

The government has been work- Aslatie continent was given as Airway franchise. He declared

for the that there is a plan to invest the DESTROYERS object of which would be to re-demande.

dopartment of public work and duco the cost of living, and its

communications with the power to The following are the movements

It is Government policy, he add regulate commercial aviation in of warships during the coming success would bolster the cabinet's proposal to reduce salaries and mended. The Daladier cabinet. a the Philippines. Until a policy is Wook To-day; H.M.S. Oswald an ences the British urged smaller ou, to extend the riso le price of other government expenses. week later abandoned its attempts established, Sonator Quirino fore-rives from the north, and the 8th. muximin figures for this class. furm products. If it cannot be

With the balancing of the to balance expenditures and in-saw delay in action on new air Destroyer Flotilla, leaves for exer- franchises, sed claca; to-morrow, U.S.S. Black

done one way, we shall do it an budget money might easily bo come.

Mr. Louis Gourley, Consal for the Representative Buencamino, sold Hawk and the American destroyers United States, arrived from Manila other-Reuter. borrowed and France stay in ABANDONMENT OF GOLD

that if the Fan American Airways Paul Jones, Smith Thompson, Pils aboard the Prealdent McKinley,” on definitely on the gold standard.

DENIED.

does not intend to complete with bury, Parrot, Edsall, Bulmer and transfer from Medan to Hongkong. The foreign office characterizes domestic concerns, that is, if it Stewart arrive from Shanghal and Boncour, at the head of the gov- as the height of absurdity reports plans to use Manila only as 4 the French sloop Savorgnan de The Christmas Parcel Mail for It is learned that Comm. Aornment only six weeks, was over-that France may noon" abandon terminal, it does not need any Brazen: from Saigon; Friday, Great Britain will be closed in tho franchise. The company can H.M.B. Eagle arrives at Junk Bay General Post Oficy on the 10th Such rumours have arisen ra- operato Its China-Philippino line and the troopship Neuralla arrives November por as "Burdwan" This from his trip to Yunnan and Indo- to vote for the drastic economy peatedly, but French officials have without securing any franchise from Singapore and Balls for mail is due, to arrive at London, on

(Continued on Page 7.), from the Phillppino government. Shanghai, and highor taxation he 'rocom Chinn by the s.s. "Ying chow."

the 17th December

Mr. and Mrs Frank Howard re- turned to the Colony by the President McKinley from Manila. Mr. Howard M. Daladier took office last

is on the staff of the Chase Bank, January 31 after Premier Paul

Blanconi, Consul-General for Italy in thrown on the issue of balancing the gold standard. South China, returned this morning the budget. The chamber refused