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FRANCE ON EDGE OF RUIN
PLAIN SPEAKING BY M. DOUMERGUE
DETERMINED TO STAND OR FALL
BY ECONOMY PLAN
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CIVIL SERVICE UNREST
Paris, Apr. 5.
France to-day faces the biggest political crisis since the war. On the brink of financial ruin, govern- mentally, the country is seething with discontent not- ably among the well-organised interests most vitally affected by the drastic cuts in expenditure planned by the Doumergue Cabinet. It is plain, however, that the Premier is determined to
ly enncerned.
stand or fall by his economy | sands of ex-service men are direct- scheme, which he regards as the only alternative to na- tional bankruptcy.
PLAIN SPEAKING.
"WAR DECLARED":
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, APRIL · 1934.
M. Daumergue retains his cheerfulness no matter what situation arises. Our photo shows him diacuaning Franco's internal problems with international journalists.
BAD CHARACTERS SENTENCED
FOR SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOUR
CHURCH
UNION
WEDDING
MR. W. D. BELL & MISS M. L. WALLACE
wedding WOR
RADIO BROADCAST
TO-DAY'S BROADCAST.
DUAL TRANSMISSION FOR
THIS EVENING
:
From Z.B.W, on a wavelength of 8h5 metres:
5-8 p.m. European, Programme. 0-0.30 p.m. Children's Studio Con
cert.
Uncle Peter will give the third of his talks on Typical English #titutions:
"A Country Fair." From the Studio.
In-
the
6.30 p.m. "Mr. E. C. Carter (of the Institute of Pacific Relations) wil speak on the subject of "Co-operation Between the Nations of the Pacific."
5. p.m. A Relay of the Hongkong Itatel Dance Orchestra from Hongkong Hotel Roof Gardon.
6.30-7.30 p.m. Recorded Music. 6.30-7 p.m. Orchestral Overture-Light Cavalry (Suppo) »," New Light Symphony Orchestre. Shepherd's Hey (Grainger) Molly On the Shore (Grainger)
Royal Opern Orchestra, Covent
Garden.
Coppelia Ballet (Dance of the Auto-
matons and Waltz (Delibes) Enprice Viennola (Kreisler)
San Francisco Symphony Orch.
Directed by Alfred Hertz. Love for Throw Oranges (Prokofieff)
London Symphony Orchestr
directed by Albert Contes.
7 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quota- tions, etc.
7.03-7.30 p.m. Variety. Song By the Waters of Minnetonka Mavis Bennett (Soprano). Violin Solo--La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin (The Maiden with Flaxen - Hair).
The Federation of Postal Em- ployees met to-night ai nn emergency meeting, and declared War against the Guvernment] Exceptionally plain speaking economy measures, a resolution mirka letter which M. Dou being passed empowering the
Kwok Puk-tze, 21, unlicensed A pretty President tenders of the Federation to pre newspaper hawker, and L Sheung, solemnised at the Union Church violin Solo--En Batenu (Boating) mergue forwarded to Lebron last night in connection pure "an energetic and decisive 45. anlicensed vegetable hawker. Kennedy Road, this afternoon the with the Government's economy paste to the unsocial plans con were charged before Mac-tev. E. G. Powell officiating_be-Orchestral---A Little Love, A Little programme, which was adopted by talned in the Decree Laws."-fügen in the Central Magistracy tween Mr. Robert Barr Bell. Kisa. (Un Peu d' Amour) the Council of Ministers during Renter.
this morning with boitering with youngest son of Mr. W. D. Bell Orchestral-Becau
and the late Mrs. Bell, of Dumbar- their meeting earlier on.
ton. Scotland, and Miss Mary Lang Wallace, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Wallace, of Quarry Bay.
POLICE OFFICER
RETIRING
Intent to steal.
Mr.
First defendant was stated to hive a very had record, while the second defendant had a previous conviction for assault...
Detective-Inspector J. Murphy said that yesterday afternoru, two
watchmen defectives
Requesting the President's! signature to the decrees, the Premier says that if the Govern- ment hesitated to use the excep tional powers granted to it by! Parliament, it would have meant, within a very short time, either FINGERPRINT EXPERTserved the defendants behave attired in a white chiffon yelvet closing down the Treasury, in-j volving a suspension of payments) and a default on all Government
attendant troubles.
GOING HOME
iL
suuspicious
muun ber
The bride, who was given away by her father, was charmingly
near the dress with a veil of Brussels met World Theatre. They were peer.and carried bouquet of arum Inspector Edward Albert Vining into the pockets of passers-by, lilies, She was attended by Miss Habilities, or inflation with its cent, Government photographer and They walked up Ramsey Street Catherine Fergu on and Miss Jean police Angerprint expert, is retiring into Wing Lok Street and when Wallace, who wore apple green on pension from the Hongkong near Hillier Street each went chiffon velvet, trimmed with all- Police Forer, salling for Home by abreast of a Chinese attired in a ver; crinoline Ants with pearl and Jostied him. On and silver caps. They carried the and.0. steamer Carthage on April 21. with hin wife andrey suit.
turning back they saw the watch-ories of sweet peas. men. whom they recognised. Dedendants bolted but were caught..
The bride's mother was present First defendant contended heat the ceremony and wore a beige was falsely accused. He came out silk dress with hat to match, and a bouquet of African of Kaol a few months ago and carried was given a chance to be of good daisies. behaviour for Iwo YORTS after
NO INFLATION.
M. Doumergue, In- For, says flation does not solve any financial! problems but by deferring and aggravating them, also leads to bankruptcy.
daughter.
fe
ing to stenl. The district
Mr. A. Mckeller was best man
Hailing from Surrey. Entland, Inst. Vincent joined the Force in June, 1913, us Police Constable A M. Doumergus points out that 153, at the age of 34 years. to be as rich as before the war, saw service in Franer during the with the frant devalued by four- Great War and returned to the 1919 when he took Afths, French capital and business Cony in turnover ought to have increased charge of the Fingerprint and serving three months for attempt-and Messrs. A. Melndoe and E.
Hinsworth were ushers. Photography Department in 1922 watchman recognised him yester five-fold. This had not happened, he was promoted to Sergeant, inday as he was passing along the ceremony was held at the Hong- reception following the Moreover, expenditure had In-1
1925 to Sub-Inspector and to full rond and accused him of attempt-kong Hotel. ercased not fivefold but tenfold.
inspector in 1930. The cuts provided in On April 9, 1927, he was com-
The honeymoon is being spent Second defendant stated he was at the Repulse Bay Hotel, the economy decree Inws
the Hon. Inspector ore{ mended by estimated to anve Fr.2,560.000,- General of follee for hard work, on his way home to West Point bride's going away dress bring & He did not know bine ensemble with hat to match. investigations and Court Work for his meal. following the piracy of the steamer the first defendant, as-was alleged i
by the prosecution.
Firat "defendant was sentenced
.000.-*
the
ing to steal.
They Involve cuts in the pay off Sunning. civil servants, reductions in pen- At this year's annual police sions to ex-service men, and it is inspection. inspector Vincent was three month's hard labour and OPIUM - from these interests that the awarded the Fourth Class Medal the second defendant to
Government is certain to discover for long and faithful service. the unpopularity of the proposals.
Vincent's SUCEVESOF Insp
(month's hard labour.
in
Eight hundred thousand civil Delective-Sergeant H. N. Moran,† PORT OF LONDON servants and hundreds of thou-Aasistant Fingerprint Expert.
FIVE DAYS FOR A POSSIBLE CHANGE IN OUTLOOK
DISARMAMENT BUREAU TO MEET
L
ON TUESDAY NEXT
AUTHORITY
25th
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED
which
POSSESSION
CHARGE
LAWYER PAYS BAIL FOR CLIENT
Fritz Kreisler.
Albert Sandler and his Orchestra.
Song--Sweetheart Darlin' Song-Love's Roses
Danny Malone. (Tenor). Orchestral-Waldteufel Memories
De Groot and his Orchestra. 7.30.8 p.m. From the Studio. Humourous Interlude by Bryan Lewis. (1) "Gunner Joo" (the Naval
Opposite number 'to "Sam")
(11) "An Eyewitness account of
the Oxbridge v. Comford Boat Race rowed in
America.
Answers to various corres-
pondents (carefully Helected)
(III)
8 p.bt. Report.
8.03-10.30 p.m. Chinese Concert from the Studio.
Local Time and Weather
10.30 p.m. Close Down.
All relays of the Hongkong Hotel Orchestras are by courtesy of the Management and during the intervals recorded music will be broadcast from the Studio.
8.30-10 p.m.
European rocarded programme Broadcast by "Z.E.K." on 040 kie's Orchestral-Danse Macabre (Dance of Death) (Saint-Saens, Op. 40).
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski, Orchestral-Les Prelude--Symphonie
Poem (Liszt).
London Symphony Orchesirn
directed by Albert Contes. Octet-Valso Caprics (Rubinstein.
arr. Crooke),
J. H. Squire Celeste Octet. Vocal GemsHelen (Ofenbach,
urr, Korngold).
Columbia Light Opern Cn. Selection The Land of Smiles
(Lehar).
London Theatre Orchestra. Song-Chorus, Gentlemen (Lohar).
Percy Heming (Baritone). Band Music-Aldershot Command
Searchlight Tattoo"Carmen"--. Selection (Bizet).
played by the Massed Band of the Aldershot Command conducted by Bandmaster C. B. Hewitt, Vocal Genis-Rose Marle (Frim!). Vocal Gems-No, No, Nanette
(Youmans),
Light Opera Company. Orchestral-Viennese Memories of
Lebar (arr. Henry Hall).
The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra. SongBright is the Ring of Words
(Vaughan Williams), Song The Roadside Fire (Vaughan
Williams).
Stuart Robertson (Baritone).
When Chan Sing was charged before Mr. Hamilton, at the Cen- trad Magistracy this morning, with possession of live mace of prepared upiam at 182, Queen's Road West, Mr. Hin-shing Lo, appearing, for London, Apr. 4.
him, offered to pay his bail of The 25th anniversary is being $50, and was later seen doing 80. celebrated of the establishment of
The defendant was also churged the Port of London Authority with dealing in opium, but the
the various charge superseded
was withdrawn by Chlof docks and other companies which Preventive Officer Buller, who said
powers over that his book disclosed nothing, Lomlon, Apr. 4. the exchange of views which have formerly exercised
thethe tidal waters of the Thames, Two others, a man and a woman, Mr. Arthur Henderson. Pre-since taken place between
In the interval, immense imel were also charged in connection sident of the Conference for the Governments chiefly concerned.
to provements to the waterway, by with the same case, the man with reduction and limitation of arm- It may be found neeesSUTY
a comprehensive possession of 30 tnels of raw opium aments, to-day met Mr. Aghnides, allow further time for negotiations dredging and Director of the Disarmament See-through diplomatic channels and Programme of development of and the woman with a small quanti-Fox Trot-You're an old Smoothe tion of the League of Nations, and the Bureau has power to grant a dock systems and warehouse acty of prepared opium.
Hearing of the case against all discussed the procedure to be further adjournment should it be commodation. have been elected followed at the Bureau which will felt by the great Powers that the to facilitate the handling of the three defendants was fixed for next
supplementary efforts have not increased passenger and gonds Tuesday morning. meet at Geneva on April 10.
Mr. Lo and he would lend the which would trame. The Bureau is under instruc-reached the stage
to be In 1909 the total net registered Arst defendant money for his ball, tions by the decision of the enable definite decisions
remarked vessels arriving and und
that defendant General Commission of the Con- taken on the second reading of tonnage of
departing at and from the port should never have been charged, na ference to prepare a clean, text the draft convention.
In 1933, the opium was not found on him, of the British Government's draft Mr. Henderson, accompanied by amounted to 18,610,989. convention presented in March Mr. Aghnides, leaves London on the tonnage had increased to 66,-and C. P. Q. Buller should really
withdraw the case against him. of last year,
Friday for Paris and will have 480.00.1-British Wirctcas. The Bureau, in preparing this an Interview with the French text, was instructed to take into Foreign
ut on Saturday before proceeding to account the resulta achieved the Genema meetings last year and Geneva.-British Wireless.
Minister, M. Barthou,
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
Mrs. A. D. Brasier-Crengh has ro! TO DE STRUCK WITH HIS POWER IT IS ONLY NECESSARY THAT WE turned to the Colony after two months' absence, during which time she visited OPEN OUR EYES.-Burke,
Coylon, India and Malaya.
KIRIN GARRISON IN REVOLT
MANCHURIAN TROOPS
MUTINY
TWO FACTORY ACCIDENTS
WORKMEN BADLY
BURNED
Nice Golmes On). Waltz Adorable.
Ben Selvin and his Orchestra. 10 p.m. Close Down.
FUNDING LOAN POPULAR
HEAVY APPLICATIONS
EXPECTED
London, April 4. The announcement of the new £150,000,000 three per cent. Fund- ing Loan was well received in the City and it is expected that applications will be exceptionally heavy when the bats open to-
morrow.
(Special to "Tolagræsh")
When a joint in an exhaust pipe Poking, April 5, connected with an oil engine at the The effect on the stock market A message from Kirin states Fung Keong Rubber Factory at was to strengthen further the that a serious revolt, started by a Shaukiwan blew out yesterday, two quotations for British Government Manchukuo garrison force in the operatives, Cheong Seo and Lo securities and War Loan three and vicinity of Ilan, is developing seri- Ping, were badly burnt about the half per cent. touched a new high ously as they are acting in con- faco and toys. They were ad- record of 104.7/16. junction with Chinese volunteers mitted to the French Hospital,
r
The wedding took place at the Re An interesting wedding took gistrar's Ofce yesterday morning of place, at the Registry, yesterday Eric Noel Clibborn, of the Imperial afternoon, when Mr. J. M. Morhaul, Chemical Industries, China, Ltd., and acting manager of the Netherlands Gladys Beatrice Chittenden, of Hong- Indies Commerical Bank, was marr- kong. ied to Mian Zina Baumann A Tom
In view of the departure from the and disaffected farmers in the At the Al Mol Cauning Factory| In other sections prices also tul- coption was subsequently held at the
and Hongkong Hole!. Mr.
at Shamshnipo yesterday, a work vanced, the employment returna Mrs. Colony of the Rev. W. W. Rogers, Morhaug leave to-morrow by the the Bishop of Hongkong will induct surrounding districts.
Japanese troops commenced a man, Cheng Szc-kong, Inadvertent simulating industriais. There was a Empress of Japan for Shanghai, the Rev. J. R. Higgs K. A. as Vicar off
WAB maintained. where the church ceremony will take St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, on campaign against them at the endly put his hand into machinery, alight reaction Inter, but a firm place, and will then
to Sunday morning next at 11 am. The of March and fighting is still in and crushed it. The man was undertone
British Wireless. proceed
taken to the Kowloon Hospital. Japan for their honeymoon.
Bishop will preach at this service. progress.--Central Newa.
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