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SENATE IN REVOLT

PASSES A BONUS

AMENDMENT

WHITE HOUSE. VETO CERTAIN

(Special to "Telegraph")

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February

Washington, Feb. 27. A stir has been caused in political circles by the action of the Senate in passing the In- dependent Offices Bill with the inclusion of important amend- ments, restoring more than $854,000,000 of war veterans" benefits, which were cut in last year's economy act.

Administration lenders declared that President Roosevelt would refuse to accept the B in ita present form and would veto the Billas a result of the bonus amendmenta.

In the meantime, the Senate has defeated the proposal for the mak- Ing of a cash payment of $2,400,- 000,000 in return for the Bonus certificates.-United Press,

Reuter adds that the action of the Senate in approving the Bonus amendment to the Independent- Offers Bill is in int defence of the Administration's economy plana.

BRIGHT SHOW

AT QUEEN'S

REVUE'S CHANGE OF

· · PROGRAMME

Several Bew features were in- trodneed by the "Hello Hongkong" Revue yesterday evening and the programme was much more pleas-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28,

ing than on the first three nighis,

Miss Charlotte Siegrist received į ja great ovation from the large house at the conclusion of each of her songs, the installation of microphone enabling her put over her wonderful voice which on the first night was rather lost to the back seats.

{

Robert Rhodes again delighted | the audience with his vigorous baritone voice, and drew from them hearty applause.

Perhaps the most during item of the colourful programme was a fan dance executed by Lavergne Lambert.

A little stage finish would make the show almost impossible to criticise, but, As It Is, "Hello Hongkong" is well worth seeing. The final performances will be given to-night, and to-mordow evenings. morrow.

with 1 matinee 10-

EXCHANGE RATES

Paris. The amendment involves the in-

Genevit $55,000,000 Berlin. mediate provision of for the benefit of 29,000 veterans Belsingfors. of the war whose disabilities were Onlu presumed to be of service origin, Athens. but who were removed from the Milan. rolls under the Economy Act,

COMMUNICATIONS IN AMERICA

Mr. McGovern,

LONDON HUNGER MARCHERS

MR. McGOVERN'S

DEMAND

DISCUSSION IN COMMONS

London, Feb. 27, Mr. Maxton's protest on the steps of No. 10, Downing Street, against the refusal of Mr. Ram- Feb. 27. aay MacDonald to receive a de- 77.63 putation from the hunger-mar- 16.73 chers, was followed up by agita- 12.82 tion in the House of Commons.

22414

10,10

FREE AFTER FIVE MONTHS

BULGARIANS IN

MOSCOW

Moscow, Feb. 28. "We were in handcuffs for five months, except during meals," declared Dimitroff, on his arrival here from Germany.

Ve were not physically tortured," he said, "but sometimes moral and mental-pressure can be much worse."

Dimitroff and the two Bulgarian colleagues who shared his ex- periences in Germany in connexion with the Reichstag fire trial, are staying at the Hotel Lux, all bubbling over with pleasure at their freedom,

It is expected that to-morrow, when the news of their arrival in

BRITISH NOTE TO FRANCE

Contents Cause Great Satisfaction

London, Feb. 27. Press telegrams, state that great satisfaction is ex- pressed at the Quay D'Orsay at the contents of the British note regarding Anglo-French commercial relations which was received there to-day. British Wireless,

I

When Mr. McGovern, the TIJZETİNLETI

6:10 Glasgow extremist, anke 1 the

DMJZERZETRIMENJ

8919 Prime Minister this afternoon announced, that there will be - a that time should be given to dis-demonstration of joy throughout 1/4%%

cuss a proposal that representa- the country. 5.0716

7.65 tives of the unemployed marchers

Feb. 26. .77.11/32.

15.76

12.85% 2204

19,90

30

69

Buenos Aires Shanghai..

201

1/4

New York.

.5.08%

.7.671%

.28

1224 37.0/18 510

.1/07%

178%

21.89

21.77%

19.091

22.40

100% 174,3/32

1/2,7/32 .38

205

5,107

Amsterdam. Vienun Pang Madrid.. Bucharest longkong Brussels. Stockholm,

Federal Commission Billpenhagen

in Senate

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20, das a

Washington, Feb. 27.

A Bill has, been introduced in the Senate providing the legiala- tion necessary to carry out Pre- sident Roosevelt's recommendation for Federal Communications Commission-United Press.

BRITISH CONSULAR

CHANGE

NEW APPOINTMENT TO DANZIG

London. Feb. 27. It was stated at the Foreign Office to-day that the status of the con- sular post at Danzly having been raised to that of Consulate General, Mr. L. M. Robinson, now British Consul at Amsterdam, where he holda the rank of Consul General, has been promoted and appointed to fill the post at Danzig.

Mr. Robinson's place at Am-) sterdam will be taken by Mr. Buchan, formerly Consul Baltimore. British Wireless.

L. C. C. BUDGET PRESENTED

REDUCTION OF 2D. IN RATES

at

clearance and Improvements.

There is a reduction of 2d. in the rates, to 6/1 in the -British Wireless.

Lisbon Bombay

flo

Yokohama.. Montevideo.

Belgrade.

Montreal

"

Silver (spet} 20% Silver (forward). 20.7 (16 War Loun.......10276

Dimitroff, who pulled ecstatical-

281 should he received at the bar ofly at a long cigar was presented 122 Houre. Mr. MacDonald replied with bouquet from Lenin's

3714 that the whole problem of uiem widow and sister.-Reuter,

515ployment was engaging the con-

stant attention of the Govern- ment. 19.3946

| LADIES' DAY AT THE 2.30 He added that the Bill now 1093/

before Parliament was designed 1/6.3/82

to make possible an improvement 1 172.7/32 in the lot of those who were un-

38% fortunately

"The unemployed.

1934.

RADIO BROADCAST

TO-DAY'S BROADCAST.

RELAY FROM THE SAILORS' AND SOLDERS' HOME

From Z. B. W, on a wavelength of 355 metres:

4.30.7.30 p.m. Chinese programme. 6.6.15 p.m. Children's Studio Con. cert.

p.m. European

7.30-10.30 gtamme,

pro-

7.30-8 p.m. Instrumental. Pianoforte Solo Valse Oublien

(Linzt), Pianoforte Solo Capriccio in F Minor

(Dobninyl).

Vladimir Horowitz.

Violin Sole-Song of India (Rimsky-

Korsakov-Kreisler), Violin Solo-Rondino (Beethoven-

Kreisler).

Yovanovitoh Bratza. Pianoforte Solo-One Lives But Once.

Waltz (Strauss-Taunig),

Sergei, Rachmaninoff. 'Cello Solo-Menuet (Paderowski, Op,

14, Në, 1-Trans, by Cassado). 'Cello Solo-Spanish Dance (Cansado), Gaspar Cassada,

8 pm. Local Time and Weather Report.

8.3-8.30 p.m. Orchestral. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Paul

Dukas).

Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York directed by Arturo Toscanini. Hungarian Rhapsody--No. 2 (Liszt).

Philadelphia Symphony. Orchestra directed by Leopold Stokowski. Omphalen Spinning Wheel (Saint;

Saena, Op. 81).

Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York directed by Willem Mengelberg. 8.30-10.30 p.ni, A relay from the Sallors' and Soldiers' Home of the Concert arranged by Mr. J. C, Gren- ham, by courtesy of the Committee.

Programme.

1. Ronnie True and a Piano. \

Gus d'Aquino-Tenor.

Selected.

2.

3. Audrey Steel and Eve O'Hagan. Decide that it is leavenly with a Song and Dance. 1. Elsa Alver-Soprano.

The Gypsy and the Bird. (Benedict Flute obligato by J. Sulter.

Danju Solo-Selected. J. J. Ferguson and J. C. M. Gren- ham in a Spanish, Burlesque.

RACES

3.

W. Simpson,

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230 views of all sections of the peo-made the running, but Macaroni, 5.10%ple, he went on, "ard made known King's Fancy and Electric Star 203/10 in this House through their elect-closed at the Village Bend and they

20ed representatives, and in

the fought out the finish between then, opinion of the Government

The favourite, Electric Star, Just advantage would be gained by managed to get the verdict by a acceding to the honourable mem-neck from Macaroni: Soldier ber's request."

China rán Sith.

-Briksh Wireless.

THE SOUTHERN COMMAND

102%

GENERAL STUART

APPOINTED

London, Feb. 27.

General Sir John Burnett Stuart has been appointed General Officer Commanding in Chlef the Southern Command, in succession to the late General Sir Percy Radcliffe.--British WireleAB.

OFFICERS CHOSEN.

1935:

LAW AND COMMERCE SOCIETY MENTS

DO

After further discussion, it was arranged that the motion should be discussed at the conclusion of to-night's sitting, which is devoted to the committee stage, now ap- Iproaching its close, of the Unent ployment Bill,-Brífiah Wirelcas.

REAL-LIFE JEKYLLS AND HYDES

Continued from Page 6.)

throne, wandered fur afield, pro- claiming himself a beggar whose worries. proportioned

hla in means, were infinitealmal,

LADIES' PURSE,

Interval.

7.

Ronnie True.

of

D.

Pianoforte Diversion. 8. Gus d'Aquino-Tenor,

Selected, Elen Alven-Soprano.

Lying Little Bird (Scott) Gosalping (Dodge and Dodge). Only three poules faced the 10. W. Simpson-Comedian. starter for the Ladles Purse and Diana Bay, ridden by Mr. L. G. 11. Audrey and Eve,

Bennetalks. Frost, won easily from Cossack's Beauty and Hetman. Dinna Bay Accompanist. led all the way.

Will Dance. G. W. E. Truc. 10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press

10.35 p.m. Clone Down.

| New. Miss Dowbiggin is presenting the purse to the winning jockey at the

in interval..

The Leighton H Stakeä.-- Winner $750. Second $300. Third $200. For China Pontes, Subscription Griffins of this Club of this Meeting. Six Furlonga.

H. S. Y.'s Chesterfeld, 165 (Mr.

F. Marshall)

1

Sturt and Lobel's Sarabande,

154 (Mr. Heard)

2

H. Y. Llarg's Ironsides, 158

(Mr. N. Boltz)

3

A length; half a length. Twenty-one starters. Time:1 min. 37.4/5 secs. Pari-mutuel:-Winner $11.30:

places $6,20, $7.20, $20.10.

of John D. Rockefeller, the world's richest mun-his fortune- was once estimated at 600 million At the seventh annual general dollars-thuy used to say that he business meeting of the Law and was happiest when posing R Commerce Society of the Hongkong poor philanthropist, who was hard University held on Friday last in pressed to spare a few dollara.

2. The Grand Stand Stakes the Commercial Department, the Armed with a bagful of dimes, i... Winner $760, Second $300. Third following gentlemen were elected cent pieces, he would distri- $200 For China Ponies, Bona fide ng office-bearers for the year 1934-bute the contents to deserving Grilling of this Meeting. Six Fur

longa. workers on his estate, and the smiles he received in return, and Kong Bros Electric Star, 165 President, Prof. R. Robertson, for which he patiently waited,

(Mr. D. S. Li) 1 H.A., Vice-President, Mr. M. Amade his amusing pose spem all Hem's Macaroni, 168 ..... Cooper, B. Com,, Graduate Vice the more real. President, Mr. Soo Chong Hec. B.A., Honorary Vice-Presidents, The Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce, The Chair- man of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Mr. P. S. Cassidy, and Mr. H. C. Macnamara.

Chairman.

Mr. Kwik

•

(Mr. A. J. P. Heard)

2

Dynasty's King's Fancy, 161 .. (Mr. Y. S. Chang)

3

A neck; length and half. Fourteen ran,

Time: 1 min. 32.1/5 secs. Parl-matuel:- Winner $7.39: places $5.30, $8.70, $6.80.

PRINCE FLIES TO FAIR

NOT DETERRED BY SNOWSTORMS

London, Feb. 27. When the Prince of Wales flew in his private neroplane to-day from Windsor to the British fn- dustries Fair in Birmingham, ho encountered snowstorms,

heavy clouds and very bumpy conditions. He made an extensive tour of the Fair and showed great interest in many of the displays, which are principally devoted at Birmingham to the heavy industries.

Both London sections of the Fair were to-day visited by the Prime Minister, who declared him- self.much Impressed. "Tho Fair gets better every year," he said, "and it cheers me to hear of the great improvement in trade boing done."——British Wireless,

LIGHT FOR LHASA.

HEAVY EQUIPMENT ON WAY FROM EGLAND

Lhasa, Feb. 27. This city of Tibet is about to 1 have electric light, supplied from

England.

2

We have the Bible, which never London, Feb. 27.

fails us, to round off our illustra Estimates for the coming year

tions with the moving masquerade were presented at the London

of Joseph before his brethren, who County Council meeting to-day.

had come up to Egypt to buy corn. London's budget anticipates an

Who shall forget the way he dis- expenditure during the coming Honorary Members, Sir William sembled before them-pretending 3. The Ladies Purse-Presented: financial year of over £29% million, Hornell, C., Hon. Sir William to mistake them for aples, then with $500 added for Winner. Second a reduction of £500,000 on Inst Shenton, Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabas- casting them into prison and. $300. Third $200. For China Ponies. year's figure, Several millions are ter, K.C., O.B., Hon. Dr. R. H. finally, when his aged father, the Once Round (about 7 Furlongs 40 allotted to housing, mainly alum Kotewall. Hon. Dr. Tso Sen Wan patriarch Jacobs, had heen. per-Yards).

bir. Wong Kwong Tin, Mr. M. K. suaded to Rond along his youngest L. Dunbar's Diana Bay, 165 Lo, Mr. T. A. Martin, and Mr. Jus-son, Benjamin, revealing himself, (Mr. L. G. Frost) tice R. E. Lindsell,

amidst tears, to these, his as H. S. Chan's Cossack's Beauty, tonished brethren, as the Joseph

168 (Mr. F. Marshall) they had sold into captivity! In Tilhiang, Hon. Secretary, Mr. L the days that these transactions Dynasty's Hetman, 166 (Mr. Ka-tit, Hon. Treasurer, Mr. Leung lasted what a double life he led,

Y S. Chang) ... Yau-cheung, Hon. Auditor, Mr. F. this Hebrew Interproter of dreams | G. Maunder, A. C. A..

Pharaoh delighted whom Representatives of the respective honour! years:

Adorn the theme with a moral, and we are done with the reader: Fourth Year Group 3, Mr. Loke Bolter bo your real self, whatever Ming, Fourth Year Group 6, Mr. the paina and penalties, than sonte P. B. Tata, Third Year Group 3, fetitious person, whatever the in- London: Feb. 27. Mr. Lal Ko Nin. Third The latent Treasury returns Group 5. Mr. J. S. He, Second Year shall we come to karm.

Year agined benefit. Then, least of all, show that ordinary revenue for Group B, Mr. Yip Da Chin, Second Leave the masquerade to eccan the current year up to 24th Year Group 6, Geh Tiang Hin,tries, and people, ilke tragic February amounted to £031,765, First Year Group 3. Mr. James Castledale, who live on their wits. 084. At the corresponding date of Hsu, and First Year Group G. Miss last year the amount stood at Helen Moore. £833,749,452,

BRITISH FINANCE

FIGURES

SLIGHT DECLINE IN REVENUE

Ordinary expenditure to into for the current year totalled £600, 192,266, as compared with £784, 222,340 at the corresponding date last year.British Wireless,

to

The Arts Association of the H. K. University will hold a debate with The U.S. gunboat Tulsa arrived the Medicals in the Union Assembly here this morning, Bho fired the Koom on Monday, March 6 at 8.80 Royal salute of 21 guns which was pin The subject is that "Co-eduen- |ankwezed from Blackhead Fort. Lion in a recess in this University.".

Many hundreds of tons of machinery required will bo traps- 3ported over the 400 miles from Darjeeling by muie train and yak, In charge of Tibetan porters,

Four longtha; many lengths. Three starters, Time:-1 min. 51.1/5 Reza, Part-mutuel Winner 56.00: places $0.40.

4-The Adelaide Staken-Winner: $1,000. Second $300. Third $200. For Australian Ponies of any Seaman. From the Two Mile Post Once Round

U.S. COMMERCIAL BANKS

and In (about One Mile 171 Yards). FOR CUBA, RUSSIA AND Mrs. S. W. Tang's Racing

Heart, 155, (Mr. Ir. M. Pih) 1

Mra, Dunbar's Princess Ange lino, 166, (Mr. L. G. Frost).. Kon Bros: Polar Star, 162, (Mr.

E, O. Butler)

Two lengths; two longtha, Thirteen ran.

2

OTHERS

Washington, Feb. 27,

Threo, now banks are belag croated under the R.F.C. scheme. One of them will be solely respon- with sible for financing trade

3 Russia, one for financing, trade with Cuba and the otlist for other foreign countries.-Reuter.

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