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FIRST EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph.

·FOUNDE” (ser No. 16134

BINGLE COPY ́S DENTS

#W+50+. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1933. HAMAN Sa PKR ANNUM

HONGKONG LUCK IN THE PRIME MINISTER

IRISH SWEEP

Lieut. T. W. E. Dommell and Miss

Joan Kimber, leaving the Cathedral after

wedding 'yesterday. thair (Photo: Ming Yuen),

A CHEAPER DOLLAR

U.S. MONETARY POLICY

ENTERING GOLD MARKET. Washington, Oct, 23. The belief is growing that President Roosevelt's nouncement on monetary policy means that an attempt is to be made to establish what is termed a "Com- modity Dollar

an-

It is announced by trustworthy sources that the Government may

be expocted to begin the purchase

CONSOLATION PRIZES

MORE HORSES FOR

FAR EAST

DASTUR OFFER

London, Oct. 23.

Two, consolation prizes of £100 come to Hongkong as a result of the Irish Hospitals Sweep on the Cambridge- shire

The local ticket-holders are;

Gutz Linbrum,

King Street,

Taihang, Hongkong.

T. C. Young,

-Cables: "Outdoor" Hongkong, -

The luck of Far Eastern partici- pators in the Sweep continues, several more have drawn "horses and consolation prizes.

The drawing of £100 prizes will continue to-morrow,

Those already drawn Include: Billy, c/o N.K.P.M. Soongei, Gerong, Palembang,

Black Cat, Palembang, Naithiong Thits

Bhaaapra,

Sumane Road, Banglampoo.

Bon, Bangkok

c/0

Toon, Tibioeng San, Sesiongmen, Pangkaipinany,

Banka, T. C. Liu, c/o St. Shao P. N. R. House, Tientsin.

Slamat, Hoimalater, K. F. M. Bataviu.."

Miss J. V. Vliet Buitenzorg, Java.

:

HORSES DRAWN.

Pledang,

A remarkable picture isken during the searchlight display in the Harbour on Saturday evening. (Photo:

SPECIAL CABINET MEETING

On the Disarmament Situation

London, Oct. 23.. A special meeting of the Cabinet held this arrernoon. lasted for 12 hours,

It is understood that foreign aftairs, with part- cular 'reference to the dis-

armament situation, provid

ed the main suoject for con-

sideration.-pritisn Wire

· Lead,

(Photo: Ming Yuan),"

DALADIER LOSES

30-VOTE DEFEAT IN CHAMBER

RESIGNATION EXPECTED

Faris, Oct. 24. After a debate lasting long into the night, M. Daladier was defeated in the Chamber on a Budget divi- sion

M. Daladier was defeated by n margin of about thirty votes.

Horges drawn during the day DEATH OF LADY The result was in ling with

included:

Roumeli, HR50080 gareths" D. J. Pa, Java,

"Mar-

Stalky-NX48235 Stoopi, N. K.)

of newly-mined gold through the P. M. Pendopo, Palembang, Reconstruction: Finance Corpora

Light Sussex. - XS20698

Singapore.

Pu-

RESIDENT

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tion (as President Roosevelt fore-tience, 15, St. Michael's Road. MRS. LOCKHART-SMITH shadowed yesterday) almost im mediately.

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There is also reason to believe that the price to be fixed will pro- bably be above the London and Paris market prices.

CHEAPER DOLLÁR.“ Officials believe that the effect of fixing the price at a higher rate will be calculated to free the American dollar from European Influence and will result

(1) In the cheapening of the dollar as compared with sterling or francs;

.

Pommame.-AC74068 Five Per PASSES AWAY

Cent, Batangkali Estate, Uluyam, Senlangoy.

"DUGGIES" OFFER.

oxpectation&The hopes of compromise on the civil servants' salary cut gradually dimmed, al though the fine), support for the Premier was greater than was 'at Grat anticipated,ji

Owing to the trollsness of the political situation; President Lobrun roturned to Phrib yesterday.

The Chamber was crowded when, the Budget debate on which the

THE RETAIL CODE SIGNED

Another Step in The Roosevelt Plan

Washington, Oct. 23. President Roosevelt has signed the retail code, which becomes effective on Octo- ber 30.

Small shopkeepers in townis of a population: not exceeding 2,500 are exempt.

--lieuter.

MEN'S

SAXONE SHOES

AT

WHITEAWAYS

INSPECTION: INVITED

MAKES APPEAL

TO GERMANY

URGES RETURN TO THE FOLD

STILL HOPING FOR AGREEMENT ON DISARMAMENT

NO BLUSH OR APOLOGY

LONDON, OCT. 23.

NO-ONE IS ASKING GERMANY TO FORFEIT

· EITHER HER HONOUR OR HER SELF-RESPECT,. DECLARED MR. RAMSAY ́ ́MACDONALD, SPEAK- ING AT CRAWLEY, SUSSEX, TO-NIGHT, WHEN MAKING AN APPEAL FOR UNDERSTANDING.

He emphasised that disarmament efforts must continue. The British Government, he said, is not going to give up attempts to secure an agreed scheme. for the reduction and limitation of armaments.

The Prime Minister, touching lightly on the suggestion by Baron von Neurath that there had been misrepresentation of Germany's position, declared that Britain

could look Germany” in the face without any blush er apology..

NEIGHBOURLINESS.:

The nations of the world, ho went on, must develop the spirit of neighbourliness.

There could be no settlement in Europe until every nation can sit around the same. table on terms of equality.

BARTER IN COTTON

SIMLA PARLEY PROPOSALS

PIECE-GOODS FOR RAW COTTON

New Delhi, Oct. 23.

For the first time since the beginning of the cotton negotia

Germany, in contribution to that end, must make it possible for tions between Japan and India,.

POST OFFICE other nations to. He alongside her a spirit of optimism. has been

and without distrust reflected in aroused..

RESEARCH

without fear roused in their hearts

their arms.→→→

NO RUNNING AWAY.

Britain, he added, will adopl

--The-more--hopeful atmosphere

Is the consequence of long talks. which resulted in the Japanese approving of the principle of a barter scheme.

the death, which occurred at the future of the frane may dopend, NEW LABORATORY/many's action in leaving the rest amount of Japanese plece.goods

We have to record with regret French Hospital this morning, of "Duggie," the well nown Lon-Mrs. Alice Janet Lockhart-Smith, don firm of bookmakers, has offered £1,000 for a half-share in the wife of Mr. W. J. Lockhart ticket No. AQ69294 In the Irish Smith, who only a few days ago Hospital Sweepstake on the Cam-was appointed to act as Official bridgeshire, drawn by Shae Synd,

Receiver,

was resumed this morning.

The Community attacked, mov- ng amendments which M. Lamou reux, defending the budget, declar which the Government hopes to ed killed the lottery scheme by

swell its income..

of 18 Pacific Road, Tsingtao. Mrs. Lockhart-Smith had beon ill

After passing the first article, The holders of the ticket, 24 for some time, but news of her M, Daladier requested the Chamber Chinese employees of the Klachow death will come as a shock to a wide immediately to debate the most im- Tainan Railway, were considering circle of friends. She had been in portant proposals, such as provi acceptance of the offer but, learn the Colony for only a little more mons designed to prevent fraud and ing from Router that Dastur, the than a year, and was married about the taxation of civil servants (3) an Increase in the world horse drawn by them, was one of two years ago, price of gold because twenty-five or the favourites, are now recons.der- thirty thousand ounces which haveing, the matter-Beuters hitherto been shipped out would remain in the United States. Reuter,

COURT MARTIAL SENTENCES

DETENTION FOR TWELVE WEEKS

ANOTHER RUBBER

DISCUSSION

FRENCH MAY JOIN IN TALKS

London, Oct. 23.

A meeting of British and Dutch | rubber representativca to discuss restriction is confidently expected in the rubber market to be held in London on Thursday.

There is an infant daughter of

the marriage.

The funeral takes place this oven- ing at the Protestant Cemetery at! five o'clock

Reuter.

DISARMAMENT BUREAU

OPENED

THE WORLD'S DEBT TO the measures she considors best fitted to get results and "certainly BRITAIN

one of those methods is not to run The details have not yet been.. away ourselves."

worked out, but the Indian, Gov- The Premier denied that Germent, it is understood, has offered to permit a specified of the world to face its diflculties imports against the Japaness pur- alone was the way to bring peace chase of a specified quantity of and to give confidence to Europe Indian raw.cotton,

He concluded by expressing the London, Oct. 23. hope that Germany would seize The Prime Minister to-day the first opportunity to show that

Indin, it is reported, proposes she is pursuing peace and ta an- opened the new extensions to return to cooperation three hundred million yards of formally sion of the Post Office Research with other nations that will not cloth against thirteen hundred Station at Dollis H.

ask her to forfeit either har hon-thousand bales of cotton." our or her self-respect.-Reuter.

The station was established be- fore the war and the apparatus is now being transferred to largo

new premises, better suited to laboratory work,

COUNTER-PROPOSALS.

On her part, Japan suggegla that India should take last year's figure of Japanese plece goods im-

SOVIET CENSUS tonda, namely, 578,-

IN GREAT FAR-NORTH IN 1984-35-

000,000 yards.

As regards other Industries, India has offered to place Japar on an equal footing with other Among the muny other inven-

countries by the adoption."of tious and discoverice which have

ispecific duty which however would Khabarovsk be increased In the case of a für- been applied to the improvement of communications, the Dollis Hil With the ultimate object of ther depreciation of the yen experts are largely responsible for transforming the enormous un-Router, the recent rapid and remarkable explored territory of Russia's **

COL. LINDBERGH IN SIR JOHN SIMON TO developments of long distance tele. "Great Far-North into a modern

IRELAND

TRANSATLANTIC AIRPORT SCHEME

STAY IN LONDON

socialist community, a census will' phony.

The work already done has be taken in 1984-85,

It will be one of the most given the laboratory world-wide

London, Oct. 28. In view of the weekly Cabinet recognition and among thoas difficult consuses ever made. The meeting which will be held on benefitting from its research work population of the Far North is Wednesday as usual and at which are the engineering students sent thought, to be about 1,300,000. the business of tie forthcoming to London by the telephone and But they belong to about 25 Privato Wilfred John Evans, of

Parliamentary sesion will be dis-telegraph administrations of many different nationalities, each having the South Wales Borderers, who

Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh to cussed, the Foreign Secretary, Sir foreign Governments. British its own language, culture, life was recently court martialled for. The growers representatives low from Southampton to John Simon, will be unable to attend Wireless. striking a superior officer with a are very reticent, but it is freland When over the Cork the rpetings of the Bureau and the dagger and wing thenced rumoured that representatives of nofghbourhood they flew low over General Commission of Disarmag-

London, Oct. 23.

habits and social structure.

In spite of extensive work by Soviet explorers, the Far-North, is

CORRESPONDENCE

NOW, HIGH CAN 'A

HOSE STREAM?

(To the Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph:)

Sir-A Canton English, daily.

lankunge, has been, sentenced to the growers will also attend Boivelly where a Transatlantio ment Conference at Geneva on CATHEDRAL FUNDy far from boing sufficiently ex-nowspaper yesterday carried a

84 days fontion. The sentence has boon confirmed by Brigadier R.B. Cousens who is acting G.O.C. during the absence of Major General Borrott,

Sentince of 84 days detention was also passed on Gunner William MacDonald who was court már

stalled for absenting himsolf

Reuter.

REAR-ADMIRÁL YANGTSE

airport Is contemplated and Wednesday and Thursday. The visited the site of the Cark Under Secretary for Foreign Af- Municipal Aerodrome Later fairs, Captain Anthony Edon will they proceeded to Bantry and go in his stead. British Wireless. Galway.British Wirelcasi

LATEST DONATIONS

ACKNOWLEDGED

a how necount with a good tona. The following donations to the which was maintained until the St. John's Cathedral Repair Fund clogs de uicertain Inter have been received since the last untional detors which held business fat in check

Union Insurance Society of British Government stocks wero Canton Ltd.:

CHANGE IN COMMAND STOCK MARKETS' Chinese and an Indian Constable.

· GOOD TONE MacDonald was found guilty of Rear Admiral F.G.G. Chilton, the first two charges and not who arrived hero on Wednesday guilty to assaulting the Indian last aboard the ss. Comorin, took GOVERNMENT STOCKS Arm, with war los 81⁄2 por cent Dorle Woods ..........w constable. The Court also order over duties as Rear Admiral ed that he make good the damage, Yangtse yesterday vice Rear estimated at 34, done to the Chin- Admiral R.AS Hill, who was cre complainant's copt. The con- formerly Commodore and Rear tance has received confirmation Admiral attached to Hongkong,

HOLD FIRM.

London, Oct. 28, The stock marketa to-day began

improved.

at 101 Hòma Bila were steady. Provlously acknowledged whillo » forelan Komra inlehed.

and internationali oldsed firmer, DYRAX Wireleang

Total

plored and studied. In many description of a test made to a cases the natural resources, the Fire engine of Chinese construc- Inhabitants' needs and their occu-tion, mounted on a :-"Mórria" rations still remain unknown chassis. The stream of water In some parts, however, civiliss- from the hose rouched a height of 'Itlon has made its mark. Nomad thirty feet, which was considered tribes are beginning to settle satisfactory, and equal; if not

now feature in these distant areas. in use here. (The Canton Fire. Guns of the latest make, Brizade... pogencsacs neveral Fire factory-made fishing tackle, motorongists of foreign manufacture), baate and modern farming implo- Porzonally, my garden syringe $200 ments are becoming regular fea, could botter this achievement: bat tures of local life perhaps some of your - - readers The Soviets ambitiön frto could tell us exactly how high-a 4,080 modernise the whole of this gigans modern Firo engine can ojost

tic tract of labids, thus the consun water!! 84,840 will not only be demographie but

also economit-Realor,

down schools and hospitals are a superior, to any Fire engine, now

Canton, October 21,