1934-01-11 — Page 17

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1934.

LLOYD GEORGE HAILS TRADE RECOVERY Whiteaway's

VAN- DER LUBBE

EXECUTED

HOLLAND AROUSED

Berlin, Jan, 10. Van der Lubbe, Dutch Commun- ist, found gulity at the world-re- nowned Leipzig trial on charges

UNMISTAKABLE SIGNS

OVERTHROW OF OLD IDEAS OF LIBERTY

"AMAZED"

RUBBER SHARES

J

LATEST 'CABLED

QUOTATIONS.

Mesars, Benjamin and Potta havo received the following rubber quota- Lions by cable from their Shanghai

Dec, 27. Jan. 10.

$4.25 2.25

office:

Angla-Javas

of having set fire to the Relch: LIBERAL LEADER Anglo-Dutch stag, was guillotined to-day. Von dor Lubbe, whose behaviour at his trini led many to believe he was feeble-minded, died at 7.30 this morning, President von Ilinden- burg having rofused to grant him

Pardon

a

$1.75

2.10

Batu Anams Chemera Consolidateds

$5

08

38

.30

1.00

1.00

Paris, Jan. 9.

.38

B

.30

,80

.02

.01

.40

.44

0.00

0.00

NAZI DEFIANCE, SALZBURG POLICE STATION BOMBED

TRICOLOR DUE

NEW LINER THAT BROKE WOOL DERBY. RECORD

On its malden voyage to the Far East, tho now motor ship Tricolor in scheduled to arrive in Hongkong on Saturday next.

COTTON,

WHEAT

AND SILVER

Bonsra. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz on the New York cotton and whent have received the following quotations

and silver exchanges for yesterday,

The new liner has been placed on the Europe Far East service in conformity with the polley of its owners, the Wilh, Wilhemsen Line, January which is constantly adding to its March flect.

Mny

The Tricolor, which was built July by the Netherland Shipbuilding October Company of Amsterdam, was built December last year, and is the latest addi-Spot tion to the Wilh, Wilhemsen fleet. She is, incidentally, a slater ship to the Tarn.

Cotton

Jan. 9. Closing

Jun. 10. Cloning

Range

Range

| 10.60-10,09 10.76-10.70 10.78-10.77 10.84-10.84 10.02-10.93 11.01-11.02 11.07-11.07 11.10-11.10 11.26-11.20 11.31-11.32

11.40-11,4071147-1147

10,95

Wheat

11.05

Jan. 10.

Jan, D. C'ego. W'pes. Q'cago. W'pez. 85405% 80% 00% 83 83 ઘઉં 84%

Krouwocks Rapakin Everywhere the infallible signs Tanals Morsha of economic recovery are up-Tebongs

Ziangles der Lubbe admitted his parent and it is evident that at guilt during the trial." His four long last the world is emerging,

given alleged accomplices were

as much by its own natural pro.... their freedom.

It was not until lato yesterday coses as by governmental ex- night, 18 days after the pronounce periments, from the crisis of ment of sentence, that the Gov- the last four years, writes Mr.

Vienna, Jan. 10.

Both these ships are of 6,821 May ernor of the Leipzig State Prison David Lloyd George, in an article

Throughout the country, Aus- tons gross and 4,188 tons nett. Joly Informed van der Lubbe that Pre- released here yesterday by the sidant Hindenburg had declined to Economic and Financial Agency.trian Nazis havo defied the Goy- They are twin screw motor ships, Sept. * exercise his privilego and pardon. "There can be no doubt," he ernment threat to invoke sterner the engines, which were built by The prisoner must expect to die writes, "that world trade, as amensures to suppress their activi- Gebr. Stork. Hengelo, developing in the morning, ho said.

Van der Lubbe listened, with the whole, is on the way to re-establish- ties. They have thrown down the an indicated power of 10,220 p.h. mont. Demand is improving and gauntlet at the feet of the ad-

WOOL "DERBY." samo apathy, he exhibited during consequently production is going ministration.

last During his trial and did not reply to a

One of their nets of defiance up and unemployment decreasing. question as to whether he wanted In England, the figures of unen-was the bombing of the police Tricolor made her maiden voyage a clergyman to attend him; nor did ployment show that the total num-headquarters at Salzburg, where to Australia and participated in he express any special wish on the ber of Joblem dropped this year by much damage was done to the the famous wool "Derby," win- eve of his execution.

hundreds of thousands In compari-building, but no lives were taken.ning in competition with the Port The executiorer and his attend-son with the preceding year. In

A gondarme was wounded by a Bowen and the Tanimbar. Early ant worked all night long to erect the United States, this drop is bomb at Dalass.

the Port Bowen Cuna! together, but Many smoke in the race

the Tricolor the guillotine in the prison yard measured in millions. Domestic bombs were thrown in various dropped astern, and the real coin-Mediterranean

At 6 a.m. the Governor shaved affairs in Germany are definitely parts of Vienna. The Govern-petition was between the Tanim-gradully drew ahead, beating her hle mute prisoner and led him to on the upturn. Japan's foreign ment is redoubling its efforts at bay and the Tricolor,

competitor Into Dunkirk by 46

the courtyard. Only the feeble trade is highly developed., Demand suppression-Reuter.

penis of the prison bells announc ed that a man was paying the suprems penalty. The public was entirely ignorant of the immin- ence of the execution and did not!

for raw materials by industry is growing.

SAME RESULT IN THE END. "The methods adopted by the

suspect that the condemned was various governments to deal with

van dor Lubbo

Dies In Silence.

the situation are materially diff- jorent. The resulta do not seem to have been affected by these

The Reich Proacculor, Herr differences alnce everywhere the Werner, the President of the results are uniformly fortunate. Leipal Court, Herr Buonger. This is an encouraging fact since three Supreme Court judges, twelve it proves that the commercial Councillors of State for Leipzig. pendulum is beginning to wing the District Prison Governor, towarda recovery aside from and doctor and clergyman were pre beyond the influence of any one sent in the courtyard when van government Or governmental der Lubbe, with his head down, "gystem. listened to the death sentence.

"President Roosevelt in America,

Still impassive and allent, van Mussolini in Italy. Hitler in Ger- der Lubbe quietly followed his exe-many, Major Elliott In Great cutioner, wearing evening. dress Britain (Minister of Agriculture) and white gloves, to the scaffold, and Stalin in Russia have ali where ho was tied to a plank. undertaken experiments in state- Thirty seconds later the execution directed industries which would er declared that justice hnd been have been regarded as imponsible done.

by the Carnegies, the Krupps, the

It is learned that two days ago McKinleys, the Bismarcks, Glad-

the Dutch Government was advis-stones and Disraelis of the pre-

ed of the impending execution, but war eras.

no Dutch officials were present al Van der Labbe's end.

After a medical examination yes- terday evening van der Lubbe was pronounced sane.--Reuter.

Dutch Opinion

ASTONISHED AND AMAZED.

is

"I am not opposed to change. It is an essential ingredient of all progress. But I confess that in reading the newspapers and lis- tening to the radlo, in reading and bearing Amsterdam, Jan. 10.

the announcement of. The news of the execution of decrees and regulatory ordinances van der Lubbe has caused con-equivalent to a complete overthrow siderable indignation among cer of nil the old Ideas of liberty and tain sections of the papulation. It initiative in private enterprise. I came as a complete surprise, as itam astonished and amazed. But was felt that after the Dutch, re- what surprises me much more presentations that the offence the general indifference with which which van der Lubbe admitted the public receives all these per- would not be punishable by death. mutations and transformationa. It was fully exnected that Presi- "This is due to the feeling that dent von Hindenburg would grant no matter what changes are made, reprieve and commute the sen- things can't be worse than what we have endured, and must event- established It is believed that the offeinl at-ually be better. The titudo of Holland will be that the order is accused of complete failure, Gernian Government was Jegally and it has almost confessed within its rights and that the much itself. Thence comes. Dutch Government will take no universal acquiescence further action. But an official donining it."-Haves. silence is preserved.—Router.

tence.

Regarded As Insane.

The Hague, Jan. 10.

It is ofcially stated that Baron von Neurath last night informed the Dutch Minister in Berlin that! President von Hindenburg hand found no reason to pardon van der į

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CANAL DUES DOWN.

REDUCTION IN SUEZ RATES ANNOUNCED

London, Jan. 10.

Lubbe, who would be executed in The Suez Canal Company an the morning.

It was genernily believed her that van der Lubbe's sentence would be commuted to life impri- sonment, and as he was regarded as Inanne execution was consider ed unthinkable.-Reuter,

EXCHANGE RATES

Pario..

Geneva.

Berlin.

Oslo

Helsingfors.

Athens.

Milan Buenos Aires.

Shanghai.

Now York.

Amsterdam. Vienna... Prague Madrid. Bucharest

Hongkong

Jan. 9. .83.0/32

.16.80

13.72

.2204

.19.00

.5824

16.85

nounces a reduction from April of suen on ships passing through the Janal. Dues on ships with cargo vill be reduced by 25 centimes fold par net register ton, Saez Canal measurement, and on ships ssing through in ballast by 12 centimes gold.

The new rates will thus be 5.75 france gold on ships with cargo and 2.87% franca gold on ships Jan. 10. in balinst.

83.0/32

At the last general meeting of 3.72 the company in June, hope was 2204 expressed by the chairman that 10.00 the economic situation would soon 58214 mprove sufficiently to enable a 623/16] reduction of dues. A month ago 36% Sir Alan Anderson, who is a 1/4.1/10 British commercial director of the 8.114 company reported an improve- 2912 mont in canal traffic. For the 100% Arat eleven months of 1933 the .39.0/18 30.0/10 amount, he said, had exceeded .650

600 that of 1932 by 8 per cent, and .1/0.11/16 1/5.11/10 was even slightly above that of .22.47

23.47 1931. Te described this develop 19.39 mant as encouraging the belief 22.40 that world trade was beginning to 100% 1/8.1/10 improve.

.62.3/10 .35% .1/4.1/10 .5.09% .8.12 .201

100%

Brussels. Stockholm.. 10.3014 Copenhagen 29.40 Lisbon

.109% Bombay

.1/0.1/10

4 .1/2.11/32 .06% .240

340

Yokohama. Montovideo.

Belgrado

Montreal

.5.00%

Silver (spot)....10.1/10

Silver (forward).1044 War Loan.......101.13/10

6.09

4% The Times says the present re- 1/2.0/32 vision of rates will certainly be 35% welcomed by all payers of dues ns 240 a step in the right direction and 6.00% Ias encouraging for trame betweer

10% 10 countries which normally nee

through this waterway —British Wirolean.

101%

---British' Wirelces,

灣

summer

67

86%

Silver

Jan. 0.

Jan. 10.

March

44.40

$14.65

May

44.00

45.16

the July

45.40

45.68

Total sales for the day:--

3,325,000 oZB. 2,600,000 oza. (133 Contracts) (102 Contracts)

They passed through the Suez miles.

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