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五拜雞 號一十月五英港香 FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1934.

No. 1420

日八廿月三

RE-ALIGNMENTS MR. ORLANDO BRIDGEMAN

IN EUROPE

BEHIND THE SCENES

AT GENEVA

BALKANS AND THE LITTLE ENTENTE

FIVE FOREIGN MINISTERS

Geneva, May 10. Anticipations of the col-

AGAIN IN LIMELIGHT

MISS JEAN BATTEN

Leaves Cyprus For Damascus

London, May 10. Miss Jean Batten, in con- tinuation of her England- Australia solo flight, fanded at Cyprus early this after- noon and left later, in favourable weather, for Damascus.-British Wire-

leas.

Miss Jaan Batten, the New Zealanse of the disarmament RACIAL

`land avaiatrix, who is making good conference is giving rise to

progress on her third attempt to talk of political re-align- RIOT STORY

make a solo flight from England to

Australia.

BRITAIN'S ECONOMIC POLICY

PREMIER STUMPED FOR AN ANSWER

ELLIOT SCHEME REACTIONS

ments in Europe.

Indications

that important developments, tending towards

DENIED

MAN WITH

STRANGE

CLIMAX

TO CAREER

LEAGUE AGAINST

IMPERIALISM

HOME SECRETARY ON WATCH

(Special to "Talograph”)

ifle Telvora. Copyright. Telegraphie

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Received May

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Mr.

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London, May 10. Reginald Francis

The first portrait of Akibito Tsuguno Miya, the young Heir to

on December 23 last and is therefore the Throne of Japan. He was born

'less than 6 months old

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DUNLOP

SILVER BILL EXPECTED SOON

NEEDED TO CLARIFY SITUATION

PRESIDENT CONFERS WITH MORGENTHAU

NATIONALISATION ISSUE

Washington, May 10.

The confusion at present sur-

DEBT CAULDRON ON THE BOIL

State Department's Final Ruling Washington, May 10. The State Department has finally ruled that mere token payments from debtor nations in future will con- stitute default within the meaning of the Johnson Act.-Router.

rounding the silver market, where OGPU CHIEF

the progress made in the drive to secure improved status for the metal is differently interpreted, is expected to be removed shortly. Legislation to clarify the silver

closer union in the Balkans, may JAPANESE REPORTED Orlando Bridgeman, C.M.G., HOUSE OF LORDS position is expected soon.

occur behind the scenes of the

forthcoming meeting of the Coun- ell of the League of Nations are provided by the ROWS of the promised attendance

flye of foreign ministers From Eastern Europe.

They are:

Tewfik Rustu Bey (Turkey) M. Titulescu (Rumania) M. Yovichitch (Yugo-Slavia) Dr. Bonos (Czecho-Slovakia) Colonel Beck (Poland)

NOTABLE FACTS.

It is a notable fact that most

London, May 10. Mr. Walter Elliot's efforts to restore prosperity to the British farmer by quotas, of these Ministers are from cour- marketing schemes, etc. is tries who are not members of the Langue Council und for whom being subjected to con- there, therefore, exists no special siderable criticism in some reason for attendance at Geneva at the time of the Council meet quarters at Home.

ling. There have been complaints, for: It is significant, too, that Towk instance, from New Zealand, which Just and Colonel Beck have just recently made an offer for the eum paid official visits to Bucharest, plete removal of all duties against the Rumanian capital. British goods in return for à free market in Britain.

KILLED

DISTURBANCES IN BRAZIL

(Special to "Telegraph")

M.V.O., a cousin of Lord Bradford, and at one time a highly regarded member of British diplomatic service, has again come before the public eye in dramatic fashion.

(ny Telegraph Copyright, Telegraphie Ma British Section of the Communist He is now Secretary of the

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Received

May

San Paulo, May 10. Grave racial disturbances be- tween Japanese and Brazilians in which several lives have been lost are reported to have occurred at the Japanese colony in the town of Tiete.

Lenguo Against Imperialism and has opened offices in Londen for the purpose of directing the activities of the group.

REFORM

LORD HAILSHAM KILLS BILL

LORD SALISBURY'S GESTURE

and the

President Roosevelt has ap parently informed the Secretary of Treasury, Mr. Morgenthau, exactly how far he is willing to go in order to meet the views of the silver bloc in Congress, and It in anticipated that there will be agreed legislation on the linen Inid) down.

Mr. Morgenthau has already reported to the President the results of his conferences with Congress leaders who are con- cerned with silver, and he has now notified the Senators who are in- terested that the Treasury is ready for further discussions at any

time,

DIES

NEARLY 40 YEARS A REVOLUTIONARY

M. VIACHESLAV MENZHINSKY

(Special to "Telegraph")

Ji. . .m.)

(Dy Żalcrank, Chpyright, Telegraphie Bise Ordinazer. 2891- Recelood

Afoy Moscow, May 10. The death occurred to-day of

M. Viacheslav Menzhinsky, the chief of the 0.G.P.U., the Russian Secret Police.

Some santiment has developed He was sixty years of age. hore for the abandonment of the Menzhinsky became an active proposal to nationalise siiver, revolutionary at an early age, whon although in some Interested circles he entered upon the legal pro this is regarded as unimportant-fession in Tsarist Russia. Reuter.

His activities found the eyes of auhority frowning upon him and hu lort the country returning in February, 1917.

in 1907, Ile-became People's Commissar for Finanen In October, General in 1918, became a inember 1017, went to Germany

Consul-

US. MARKET RALLIES. Messra. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz have received the following advice from their New York office on yesterday's silver market con

ditions:

London, May 10. The scheme for the reform of In the House of Commons to the House of Lords, as embodied day, the Home Secretary, Sir John Gilmour, replying to various ques- in the Bill submitted by the Earl tions relating to the strange climax of Salisbury, has been abandoned The Central Police Department to Mr. Bridgeman's quite honour for the present. in the San Paulo District em-able career, said he was keeping

hutically testes the report of the which Mr. Bridgeman had publicly in the number of persons entitled an eye m the organisation of The scheme involved a réduction incideat and says that the reports acknowledged appear to refer to minor disturb Secretary.

himself 4 be to sit in the House of Lords, by anees that occurred in April

the election of a certain number when same persons were injured. - Sir John Gilmour added that of hereditary peers

Mr Bridgeman and his aides had nomination-of-life members of the ----- The original_report of the affair previously operated from Ger- House.

stated that Ave Japanese had many. They were been killed and sixteen Japanese the Nazi Government owing to passed the second, reading of expelled by The House of Lords to-night Injured, in addition to casualties their subversive activities and had Lord Salisbury's Reform Bill on the other side, as the result of established themselves in London. when about two hundred and fifty

After an initial decline, due to overnight accumulations and stop diplomatic attack by a large mob of

Peers out of a membership of 750

Ioss selling. the market rallied on the Political New Zealand complains that the activity seems

That Brazilian workers. to suggest

HONGKONG RECOLLECTIONS.

were present.

intense May buying, apparently. G. P. U.) in 1993 and President closer ties between the imposition of a quota on Dominion Яome

The report alleged that the Mr. Bridgeman will be remem-

The second reading was, apnd alae on conflicting atatements

originating from the usual source in 1927—United Press. produce tends to restrict the Little Entente and the Balkan Brazilians swarmed into

IStates

the bered in Hongkong by reason of proved by 171 votes in 82. being development of the Dominions,

elaborated Japanese colony in Tiete and hia connection round about 1928 | Lord Salisbury indicated that as

from Washington, interpreted by engaged in violent attacks on with Mr. Eugene. Chen and the Lord Hailsham had killed the Dill,

speculators as meaning that some- Japanese, the affair boing the out-mysterious ao-called Chinese In- he would nak for a second reading thing will be done for silver. come of an incident in which, it formation Bureau, at 65, Belgrave a demonstration of the convie

Minister. S.W., whose tion that reform was needed. is alleged, a Brazilian seduced a forma Japanese child, whose parents methods bore a striking resemn- He would not, however, trouble killed him in reprisal. United blance to those of the former the ilouse with any further stages. press.

Russian Information Bureau, The Bill was, therefore, dropped. which was the chief instrument --Reuter. for Bolshevist propaganda in Britnin.

This remarkable

A question was raised in the enter

House of Commons to-day as to

what were the articles of agricul tural and horticultural produce

in regard to which it was UNITED STATES READY

to make this country self-support-

ing and what articles it was in-

tended should be imported in part!

from the Dominions and foreignj countries.

TO LISTEN

The Prime Minister said it was Attitude on War Debts MYSTERY

impracticable within the hinta-

tion of question and answer to deal with these witle issues, but

he assured the House that in the

commercial negotiations with:

Holland and other countries, the

Clearly Defined

(Special to "Telegraph")

..

FIRE AT SHAMSHUIPO

HOUSES BADLY

DAMAGED

EDUCATED AT HARROW.

BRITISH DESTROYER

IN COLLISION

Damaged in Mishap. Off Start Point

Soon after, Mr. Bridgeman was revealed also as the Secretary of the League of Anti-Imperialism,! when he, together with Mr. Jama Maxton and Mr. S. Sakistvala, the Communist M, P., were detained at Ostend and ordered to return continuation of the general de lly Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Mea-

Ordinar 2304. velopment of Home agriculture,

Heceived

to. England, when on their way Atay A fire which broke out in Pook, to attend meeting of the League would not be jeopardised-Britishį

Washington, May 10.

Wing Street, Shamshulpo district, of Anti-Imperialism at Cologne. Virclear.

It is learned that the State De. in the early hours of this morning partment, in informing the diplo. involved houses No. 98 and 100,

London, May 10. matic representatives of debitar the first floors of both of which

H.M.S. Whirlwind, of the Fifth Mr. Bridgeman was educated at nutions that they would be in, de- were severely damaged by the cpn-Harrow, and at the age of 19 Destroyer Flotilla, was in collision Fault onder the Johnson Act even fagration. if they make future token pay-

was appointed honorary Attache at 10.61 am, to-day with the mer- The ground floor of No. 100 was to the British Embassy at Madrid. chant ship, Luinneach, 1,074 tons. ments, reiterated that the United used as a knitting factory, while Shortly after he began his service belonging to the Lumerick Steam- States is ready to listen to any the first floor of both houses are at the Paris Embassy, he attended ship Company, about ten miles revision, proposals,-United Prenu. tenement dwellings.

the coronation of the King as a south-west from Start Point.

The bows of both ships were damaged but no member of either crew suffered injury. Both vessels reached Dartmouth under their own steam.-British Wireless;

CENTENARY OF TORONTO

BRITAIN SENDING

AIRCRAFT

London, May 10. Sir Phillip Sassoon stated in the Commons that the British Minister, on the invitation of His Majesty's Government in Canada, had ar- ranged that flight of four Hawker Fury aircraft would take part in the contenary celebration at Toronto in July.-British Wire- less.

BIG BRUSSELS EXHIBITION

BRITAIN TO ERECT PAVILION

DEAD

A police report states that as Gold Staff Oficer, and between everybody had disappeared from 1912 and 1910, he was twice pri- the place, suspicions have been vate secretary to Ambassadors in aroused

France the Jate Lord Bertie and Shortly after 3 o'clock a call wna Lord Derby.

through to the Mongkok Fire Until 1921 he was successively Station, and three appliances Charge d'Affaires ni Vienna and MAJ.-GEN, TULLOCH under Mr. A. I. Cash attended, as Teheran. Mr. Bridgeman, who well as two fire engines, under was for a time described in Who's Mr. G. C. Moss, from the Kowloon Who?" aa "unemployed alnce Station.

1920" and in the "Foreign Omee In another outbreak in Shan Liat as having "retired on SAW SERVICE IN THE Wan village, Taipo district, a pension, July 1, 1923." In view of the importance of next storehouse was destroyed, damage pointed a .V.O. in 1914 and was year's International Exhibition at being to the extent of over $500. made a CM.G. In 1917. Brussels, both commercial and A woman, Wong Tai-yuen, suspect- political, the Government has de journ for the Whitsuntide Recens gian Government has been inform- as she is believed to be insane.

The House of Commons will ad- cided to participate, and the Bel- cd of araon, has since been sent to CHINESE BUREAU IN LONDON.

the Government Mental Hospital, on the 18th inst., reassembling onjed of this declafon. the 29th.-British Wirclens.

COMMONS' RECESS

London, May 10.

London, May 10.

oficial

It is the intention of the British Government to erect an Mr. C. H. Rold, of the Canton Pavilion. Municipal Electricity Works, is leav-1

Elghtcon countries are taking ing on a well-earned holiday by the part in the exhibition, including Hakozaki Maru to-morrow for Eng France, Germany and Italy, land, where his daughter, Mrs. Skuse. British Wireless, is also spending a holiday,

was ap

FAR EAST

London, May 11, The death has occurred of Major General J. W. G. Tulloch, C.B., at When the Chinese Information the age of 72-years. He entered Bureau was in being, a Datly. Mail the Army In 1880 and saw service representative called and had a East Africa, Tirah and Hazara.

in many expeditions, including The British Municipal Police furiof interview with Mr. Bridge- Shameen have handed over to the man.

In 1904, he was attached to the City authorities a

young Serbian,

Japanese Army in Manchuria, When Mr. Bridgeman was ask- being decorated by the Japanese who was arrested by a plain-clothes constable after being found in the od if he was acting as the official Government, and he also served bedroom of a residence on the Bund agent of Mr. Chen in London, he in China in the Boxar Expedition, with alleged stolen goods in his ropited, "I cannot say that. You being mentioned in despatches, possession.

(Continued on Page:7.)

and made Lieut-Colonel-Router.

LOCAL DOLLAR DOWN

The Hongkong dollar opened at Is. 44. this morning. The mar- ket locally is dull.

Silver fell the in London, butj rose a quarter of a cent in New) York, where the market is steady.

UGANDA COTTON

PRODUCTION

RECORD ESTABLISHED LAST YEAR

London, May 10.- Lord Derby, at the annual meoi- ing of the British Cotton Growing Association, referring to produc tion increase within the Empire during the year; said the honours went to Uganda, which produced nearly 300,000 bales of cotton. This was a record for that Protee torate and un increase of 90,000 balca over the previous year.

He appealed to Lancashire spin- vers who spin low counts and tu cloth to give a preference to Indian manufacturers and shippora of cotton.-British Wireless..

AKMS PARLEY

London, May 10. Herr Joachim Von Ribberty recently appointed as special Commissioner for Disarma- ment, called at the Forchen Offen this afternoon and met the Foreign Sueretary, Sir John Simon, and the Lord Privy Seal. Mr. Anthony Eden-British Wireless.

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Chicago, May 10, An effort was made to-day to secure the release of Mr. Samuel insull who awaiting trial in Cook County Gaol, on a writ of habeas corpus,

The application was refused. United Press.

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