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SHANGHAI KOREAN MURDER BRITISH POLICY ON LEAGUE

WAVE MYSTERY

U.S. GOLD POLICY DEFENDED

MR. MORGENTHAU'S CLAIMS

Washington, Dec. 18.

The very pointed criticism of the President's gold policy by the Brookings Institution has provoked a reply by Mr. Henry Mogenthau, the acting Secretary of the Treasury Department.

The Brookings Institution, re- garded generally. as the foremost! economic nu- thority in the United States,

declared that not; only Was the gold policy un- likely to raise! prices, but it: might easily prove a potent factor in retard- ing recovery.

Morgenthau.

In his reply, Mr. Morgenthau counters the theoretical argument by declaring that, the Govern- ment's gold-buying programme has induced a rise of 5 per cent, in commodity prices, with which he was satisfied.

Ho also announced that the Treasury last week purchased $10,000,000 worth of Government bonds and added that the price of gold had risen by sixteen per cent. and the price of coramodities by 5% per cent, since October 21. Reuter.

SIX DIE IN SIX MONTHS

AN INTERPRETER

SHOT DEAD

POLITICAL CRIMES?

Shangbai, Dec. 19.

The sixth Korean to be

Sir Henry Dickens, seriously in- murdered in Shanghai with- jured when knocked down by in the last six months met motor-cycle in London. He is st

years of age and the only surviving son of the famous Victorian novelist,

A Tail

Of

Woe

mont.

MISSING DEER APPENDAGES

OF NATIONS REFORM

his end in the early evening Herr Schacht, the President of the Reichsbank, talking with Mr.

yesterday in the French Con- céssion.

Ho was a man named Oak Bing

ain, an Interpreter in the service of the French Concession Police: and he was shot dead in the Con- cession by an unknown aggagsin.

The man's official connexion has caused the nuthorities to bring all their resources to bear in efforts to trace the slayer, though hopes jare not high.

POLITICAL MOTIVE? Charged before Mr. Balfour with deer's unlawful possession of a

While a political motive is sus- tall, Tam Tung, agod 26 years, was fined $20 or three weeks' imprison-pected, as in the majority of the Koreau murders, the tragedy is Detective-Inspector Elston said enveloped in mystery and the that door's tail is very valuable. It French detectives who are in- is boiled down as medicine, the re-vestigating the crime have nothing sultant mixture being reputed to of substantial nature to go upon. give "vitality and all sorts of

No arrests have been made. defendant Was a things." The coolie engaged in handling cargo. PROBABLY FOLLOWED.

A firm in Nam Pak Hong report- ed recently receiving a consign

Norman, the Governor of the Bank of England.

BLACK PICTURE FOR GERMANY

UNABLE TO MEET COMMITMENTS

HERR SCHACHT'S REVIEW

Oak Bing-ein was visiting a been-followed--and--observation account..

URGED TO TAKE INITIATIVE

CERTAINLY NOT, SAYS PREMIER

London, Dec. 18.

The Prime Minister was asked in the House of Commons to-day if he favoured the appointment of a Committee to draft proposals to be submitted at ́Genova for the reform of the League of Nations, with a view to preventing further secessions from League and pro- Mopligumoting the adhesion of all great

SHARP RISE

powers.

He replied, "No sir, i am not in favour of such a course."

་་

Strict reserve is being maintain- ed in London in regard to Britain's

form.

IN WORLD policy in the matter of League re-

TRADE

SOME REMARKABLE FIGURES

The trend of the conversations | between Sir John Simon and M. Avenel have not been disclosed but it is not insignificant that the Bri-

GERMAN EMBASSY

2

DISORDER..

Four London Youths Charged

London, Dec. 18, As sequel to the arrests made during the demonstra- tion near the Corman Embassy in London yester- day. four youths were to-day charged at Bow Street Police Court with insulting behaviour.

Three were bound over to keep the peace for six months and one, who had resisted arrest, was fined 10/- or six days' imprison- mant--British Wireless.

PIRATES

LIE IN WAIT ROUND

tish Foreign Secretary is shortly THE YU CHI paying a visit to Romo..

M. Avenal's attitude was more for loss disclosed just before he ad- left London for Parls. Ho mitted it would be difficult to ask a vote of confidence in the League of Nations when most countries appeared to be losing confidence in Its ability to deal offectively with the major problems of the day.

EQUALITY DEMAND,

root causo

SALVAGE TO BE ATTEMPTED.

ENORMOUS LOSS Berlin, Dec. 18.

SINCE 1929

Shanghai, Dec. 18. A. gloomy picture of Ger

The passengers of the Chinese- many's foreign trade situation

London, Dec. 18.

consting steamer Yu Chi, which was painted to day by Herr

Speaking in a political;

struck a submerged rock at 1.30 Schacht, the President of the meeting at Stoke to-day, Sir

The demand for equality in am yesterday off Wenchow, while Reichsbank, replying to comTM

John Simon expressed the armament, he continued was the

of the crials, but on the way to Shanghai from Foo ments on his hints that Ger- belief that it would be pos-equality was nowhere mentioned chow, have been safely transfer- many would be unable to meet sible, by Christmas, to say. In the League Covenant. Regarding red to a Chinese cruiser which

the suggestions that the League's CIVIL SERVANTS/ment of deer tails, of which there friend's home. He must have its commitments on foreign loan that in the past twelve constitution ought to be altered to rushed to the scene.

were 27 missing.

months work had been found provide an effective way of ensur- A Chinese_gunboat is standing Ing a further revision of treaties, by the Yu Chi, owing to the fact "We must protect these Nam Pak kept outside the house. At 6.30 He challenged the conclusions of for an additional 800,000 no concrete proposal for such an that pirate junks. Hong firms from pilfering," said p.m. he opened the door to leave Germany's foreign creditors, who

alteration had been made.

hovering the Inspector. "There were and was immediately fired upon by are disposed to the belief that people.

round.. Germany should be in a position

asaerted 27 missing, but we cannot connect an unknown person.

31. Avenol

that the At the end of the first half of the them with the defendant."

Soveral shots rang out and Oak to keep up the present rate of ex-

present financial year, Britain's vast majority of the people of the fell to the ground mortally wound- change transfers. ed. He was rushed to hospital, but

Herr Schacht declared that fur. (financial position was better by £42 world were still loyal to the foundering. Salvage plans

million than at the corresponding League. It was very essential to being considered by the under- his case was hopeless from the ther transfers would have to cease date of last year. The anticyclone has moved into first. He had a bullet in the completely if additions to Gor.

These facts gave reason for hope the Pacific to the east of the heart--Rentor.

many's exports were no longer Bonins and another has developed

and quiet confidence. possible, over North China. The depression of remains to the north-enst Hokkaido. Local forecast:-N, E. winda, moderate; fine,

STAGE RIOT

400 ARRESTS IN. PARIS

Paris, Dec. 19.

Over four hundrad arrests were made last night following a 'dis- orderly demonstration by civil servants against the proposed tax on their salaries. Among the

men taken into custody was M. Neumeyer, the Secretary of the Federation of Civil Servants..

warning

Police first issued and thon broke up the demonstra- tlon, which was staged outside the Senate, where the Finance BI was being debated, charging them and rounding up the ringleaders. --Router.

RADIATOR CAP THEFTS

UNEMPLOYED MAN'S ADMISSION

Remanded from Saturday; on charges concerning the theft of two radiator caps, Leung Kel-kwong appeared before Mr. Balfour at the Central Police Court this morning, when he was sentenced to three 'months' hard Inbour,

Detective Inspector J. Murphy:-- These radiator capa have been identified by the owners, in my

FINE WEATHER-

STOP PRESS

ANOTHER ATTEMPT

ON

SIBERIAN EXPRESS

Harbin, Dec. 19,

INDIA'S IMPORT TRADE

BRITAIN'S GROWING

SHARE

CURRENCY DEPRECIATION.

ULSTER BENEFITS.

Performing the opening

curo-

.

realise that alternative now before the world was not a cholce between the League and some better system of international relations, but between the League and almost complete anarchy.

FROM THE INSIDE.

from

The Yu Chi fa in no danger of

writers.-Router.

DEATH FOLLOWS OPÉRATION

are

Though the depreciation of the pound and the dollar undoubtedly mony at Belfast of the Northern

He slap said that the only prae- brought a book gain of, between Ireland Parliament this afternoon,

FORMER CHINA 200,000,000 and 300,000,000 marks the Governor of Ulster, the Duke of tical way of amending or im- in the service of foreign loans, Abercorn, said the number of un-proving the Covenant was

MISSIONARY this was offset over four times by employed registering for work dur, the inside. If the Covenant were the losses suffered by Germany in ing the present year had fallen by abandoned, the whole of human Held one-fifth, the Improvement being progress would be thrown back an

London, Dec, 19: the international trade

The death has occurred at St. through the depreciation of cur-particularly marked in the building incalculable period. The Secretary for India, Sir roncy which has permitted "dump and linen trades.

Britain's attitude is believed to Bartholomew's Hospital, after an Samuel Hoare, stated in the Coming" by England, Scandinavia, the

follow this closely. There is a mona to-day that, the value of United States and Japan..

willingness to examine proposals operation, of Mr. W. Pillow, A general increase in world trade for the reform of the Lengue if who was for thirty years a mis- Imports into India from the

Herr Schacht declared United Kingdom was nearly £3,-

London, Dec. 18.

WORLD SITUATION.

000,000-greator in the year end. Germany's export surplus over is shown by the figures contained in they are put in concrete form by sionary in China.

previous year.

that

the

bulletin.

1. During his service, he acted as

Chairman of the Hunan district.

hundred million marks na compar

Total exports during October ed with 1931.----Reutor. Although in the six months end.

wore 16.3 per cent, above those of ing September last there was a

April and imports increased by 8.3 AUSTRIA BEATEN AT --Reuter, decline in comparison with the

MANCHESTER corresponding period of the pre-

The management of the Wing On per cent.

do- The bulletin adds that while vious year, the proportion of the Co., Ltd., announce that their

partments will be opened on Sunday. there is a continuous improvement wholo import trade obtained by 4th instant, from 9 am till 10 p.m. In world trade, the value of Octo-CITY WIN BY THREE In the vicinity of Surtu, 40o the United Kingdom rose from

have more opportunity to do their 1929 average and that of importa bandits pulled up the spikes along 36.0 to.36.8 per cent. In the first in order to enable their patrons to ber exports was only 37 cent. of the

will bd two rails, with the intention to period and to 411 per cent. In the shopping, as their steros

only 36 per cent. of the average. closed on Christmas Day,

Tremendous strides are necesury wreek the eastward trans-Siberian second-British Wireless

before the old basis in restored, in-

Tho Austria Football Club, who train.

cluding an end to the restrictions are touring England, experienced now.imposed.British Wireless.

General Anda, garrison com- mander, racolved information of. the intended ambush and despatch- ed Japaneso infantry, cavalry and artillery in an attempt to surround the bandits.

After an all-night battle, the bandits were routed with heavy

EUROPE'S FEAR OF AIR INVASIONS

office. One belongs to Mr. Kolvin losso. This morning the arrived BOMBING Stark and the other to a French express ran over the unspiked rails gentleman. The defendant admits and passed the danger zone without

stealing five, but we have been un- able to trace the others. Ho is un- employed and has never done any work as far as we are aware.

A further charge of returning from ́· banishment, was preferred against the defondant, to which he pleaded guilty, pada

Inspector Vincant applied for the withdrawal of the deportation chargo,, remarking-it was only : a matter of form charging the do- fendant, to keep the records correct. * The charge was decordingly with

Incident.-Reuter,

PLANE DEVELOPMENT:

CAPT. EDEN'S VIEW

SIR HENRY DICKENS'S ACCIDENT

Condition Remains Serious

CLEAR GOALS

London, Dec.. 18.

further defeat to-day when they met Manchester City on the Maine Read groundry N

The English club were generally superior and won by three goals to nil-Reuter

Lui Kom-sing. 10, a shop foki, was fined 85 by Mr. Balfour at the Central Magistracy this morning, for riding bleyele In a reckless manner fö It was to meet this dimculty that

Jervals Street. Inspector. J. Brennan said doféndant was one of, the young Articles 84 and 85 of the British draft convention were designed,

London, Dec. 18.sters who rode in circles In Jervois Street. The offenders were usually Proposals contained in articlos continued to re- Sir Henry Dickens, who was fokla of shops in that locality. prosent the policy of the British knocked down by a motor-cycle Government, develo

on Saturday, le going on as well

London, Dec. 18, Replying to a question in the House of Commons to-day, the Foreign Under Secretary Cap tain Anthony Eden, said that so far as bo was aware it was

The G.P.O. Announces that the not a fact that in most coun In their view, the whole pro- as can be expected, but his condi tries in Europe the strength, of blem of disarmament was vitally tion remains serious. postage on Christmas and New YOAT aircraft specifically designed urgent. He assured the House Although Sir Henry is 84 years cards addressed to Hongkong, China, for bombing was being increased, that every effort was being made to of age, it is lose than a year ago and Macao is two cents each. The

He understood that all types of achieve a general agreement since he gave up his position as carda-must not bear more than Avg power from

in open envelopes, aircraft might be, to some covering all aspects of the problem. Commons Serjeant of the City of writen words and must be enclosed tent, used for bombing.

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