1934-05-11 — Page 17

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1934.

RE-ALIGNMENTS MR. ORLANDO BRIDGEMAN

IN EUROPE

AGAIN IN LIMELIGHT

MYSTERY FIRE AT BEHIND THE STOCK EXCHANGE MAN WITH

SHAMSHUIPO

HOUSES BADLY DAMAGED

A fire which broke out in Pook Wing Street, Shamshulpe district, In the early hours of this morning. involved houses No. 08 and 100,, the first floors of bolb of which were severely damaged by the con- i daxration.

The

ground floor of No, 100 was used as a kalting factory, while] the first floor of both houses are tenement dwellings,

A police report states that as everybody had disappeared from

SCENES

AT GENEVA

BALKANS AND THE LITTLE ENTENTE

'FIVE FOREIGN MINISTERS

BUILDING

STRANGE

OPENING CEREMONY CLIMAX

PERFORMED

There were no signs of depres sion In Ice House Street this morning when the opening of the

TO CAREER

new Stock Exchange Building took LEAGUE AGAINST

place,

There

dia. was a large and tinguished Kathering al the ceremony which was performeti by Mr. G. 1. Potts, chairman of

·Geneva, May' 10.

the Stock Exchange. Among those members Anticipation of the col-resent, in addition to

the place, suspicions have been lause of the disarmament aroused,

Shortly after il o'clock a call was conference is giving rise to sent through to the Mongkok Fire talk of political re-align- Station. and three appliances ander Mr. A.-L. Canh attended, as ments in Europe.

well on two fire engines, under Mr. G. C. Moss, from the Kowloon Station.

Indications that important developments, tending towards closer union in the Balkans, may In another outbreak in Shan occur behind the scenes of the Wan village. Talpo district, forthcoming meeting of the Coun- storehouse was destroyed, damngel being to the extent of over soil of the League of Nations are provided by the news of the attendance A woman, Wong Tal-zuen, suspect- promised

of five Bastern

ed of arson, har slace been sent tol foreign ministers From the Government, Mental Hospital,| Europe, As she is believed to be insane.

R.A.F. CORPORAL

CHARGED

ALLEGÉD MOTOR

OFFENCES

Three charges

They are:

Tewik Rastu Boy (Turkey) 31. Titulescu (Rumania) A. Yovtehitch (Yugo-Slavin) Dr. Benes (Czecho-Slovakia Colonel Beck (Poland)

NOTABLE FACTS.

It is a notable fact that most of these Ministers are from coun~ brought were against Corporal Eric George Har-tries who are not members of the bert, of the Royal Air Force, when there, therefore, exists no special League Council and for whom

he was summoned before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magieason for attendance at Geneva stracy this morning for (1) fall- the time of the Council meet

ing.

ing to drive with due care and It is significant, too, that Tewfik

caution in Saikung Road on April Rustu and Colonel Beck have just 28, (2) falling to make a report to paid olen isits to Bucharest, the nearest police station after the Rumanian capital. coming in collision with a man,

This remarkable diplomatic (3) falling to stop after a col- activity seema

to suggest that Triffie Inspector Saunders al-Home closer ties between the Little Entente and the Balkan

and lision.

leged that at 11 n.m, on the day in States are being elaborated question, defendant knocked down Renter.

coolic in Sailung Road and fail- ed to stop. The coolle.was still in hospital, suffering from a broken lag, and, it would be at least two weeks before he would be discharg +d,

His Worship remanded the case for two weeks..

Defeudiant entered pleas of not guilty against all three charges.

UGANDA COTTON

PRODUCTION

RECORD ESTABLISHED LAST YEAR

LOITERING AT WHARF

SHIP'S CATERER CONVICTED.

Fung Pang, a enterer aboard the river steamer lang Shan, was 'convicted by Mr. Macfadyen in the Central Police Court this mor- ning on a charge of lottering at the Wing Lok Street wharf unt was sentenced to a fire of $20 or two werks hard Inhour in default. Defendant was discharged on a

of the Exchange, were the Hon. Sir William Shenton, the llon. Mr. J. P. Braga, the lon: Mr. Messrs. M. J. B. Montargis, C. A. Edwin Taylor, Mr. M. J. Breen,

IMPERIALISM

HOME SECRETARY ON WATCH

(Special to "Telegraph”)

184 Teleriph, Copyright, Timorphic

Ordinance. ZING. Received

BADOS

MISS JEAN BATTEN

Leaves Cyprus For Damascus

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

Ic88.

SILVER BILL EXPECTED SOON

NEEDED TO CLARIFY SITUATION

COTTON, WHEAT

AND SILVER

LATEST NEW YORK

QUOTATIONS

carts. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz

PRESIDENT CONFERS have received the following quotations

WITH MORGENTHAU

NATIONALISATION

ISSUE

Legislation to claried shortly. |

en the Now, York cotton and wheat

and silver exchanges for yesterday.

Washington, May 10. addressed to me by letter," began to usher the reporter to the door. The confusion at present sur- "Are you Mr. Reginald Bridge- rounding the silver market, where man, late of the British Foreign the progress made in the drive Office?" he was naked on the way: to secure improved status for the He replied, "I am, and you will metal is differently interpreted, da Roza, C. L, Sandes, Leuck Kam-21 526 am.j

find all about me in books of re-is expected to be fat, Li Tse-fong, 11. Seth, F. A.

ference.". Joseph, S. M. Churn, C. Champkin,

the silver May London, May 10.

An the door was reached the position is expected soon.. C. Little, II. C. Macnamara, E. M.

President Roosevelt has ap Mr. Des Voeux, R. E. Rodgers and

Reginald Francis reporter asked, "s Lieut-Colonel

associated with thisparently informed the Secretary Orlando Bridgeman, C.M.G., Malone many others.

of Treasury, Mr. Morgenthau, bureau?" to which Mr. Bridgoman Members of the Committee pre-M.V.O., a cousin of Lord replied, "You can also ask that exactly Juhe far he is willing to sent were Mesura. J. Gould, Bradford, and at one time a question by letter."

N. V. A. Croucher, A. Nissim and P. Kew.

Mr. Potts said: "On behalf of members of the Hongkong Stock Exchange 1 declare this room open."

"PLAY THE GAME."

Secretary of the He is HOW British Section of the Communist League Against Imperialism and has opened offices in London for the purpose of directing the activities of the group.

NOT EJECTED.

July

Winnipeg Wheat

Rango

71-714 73-73

Cotion

May 9.

May 10.

Closo

Closing

Парко

May July

11.33

11128-11.28

11.30

11.401.41

October December January March Sput

·11,82

11.60-1157

11.64

11.08-11.00

11.70

11.74-11.74

11.81.

11.85-11.85

11.50

11.65

May 9.

Close

May 10. Closing

GO

October

TON 71% Chleage Wheat

-744-74%

May 9, May 10.

Close

Closing

so in order to meet the views of J Mag') the silver bloc in Congress, and it | July

Rango

85%

00%-90%

83%

8816-89%

in anticipated Lint there will be September

.815

89%-80%

Sliver

May 9.

May 10.

Close

Closing

Bange

44.75

45.02-45.02

44.85

45.10-45,10

44.95

46.28-16.28

45.95

48.40-45.45

45.35

45.50-45.60

45.55 45,70-45.70

Total sales for the day:-

0,200,000 US 8,000,000 oZB

(248 Contr.cts) (356 Contracts)

highly regarded member of British diplomatic service,

With one hand Mr. Bridgeman eri legislation on the lines fuld

down. Mr. Potts opened the door of

Mr. Morgenthau has already the new Exchange with a golden has again come before the opened the door and with, the key, fashioned as a replica of the public

in dramatic other propelled the reporter out-reported to the President the сус

Aide.

results of his conferences with May building and bearing the inscrip-

"Am I to consider myself an be- Congress Jendera who fashion.

are con July Linn:Hongkong Stock Ex- change: Opened on 11th May,

Ing elected?" asked the reporter.cerned with silver, and he has now September

Oh dear no. Not a bit an- notified the Senators, who are in- December 1934, by Mr. G. Hutton Potts, Chairman.

swered Mr. Bridgeman, who there-terested that the Treasury is ready January

any March his caller.

time. upon slammed the door against for further discussions at

That Mr. Bridgeman' was in Some sentiment has developed In the House of Commons to direct communication with Mr. here for the abandonment of the day, the Home Secretary, Sir John Chen was proved by the fact that proposal to nationalise silver, Gilmour, replying to various ques; he cabled a message to the Can- although in some interested circles At a subsequent reception the tions relating to the strange climax tonese lendor stating that he and this le regarded as unimportant originating from the usual source-

and also on conflicting statements success of the to Mr. Bridgeiman's quite honour-his friends would do their best Reater,

and out of Parliament to

from Washington, interpreted by U.S. MARKET ·RALLIES. prosperity and

speculators as meaning that some- Exchanges was proposed by Sirable career, said he was keeping "in

the organisation of secure the withdrawal of armed

thing will be done for silver. Wam Shenton,, and Mr. Potts, an eye on

Messrs. Swan, Culbertson aud. replying, said with such a magni- which Mr. Bridgeman had publicly forces from China and of warships ficent building it was up to mem- acknowledged himself to be from Chinese waters."

Fritz have received the following LOCAL DOLLar down This message was signed by Mr. advice from their New York office: bers to really play the game. They Secretary.

Sir John Gilmour added that Bridgeman on behalf of a new pro- on yesterday's silver market con- The Hongkong dollar opened at had had many ups and many

14. 44d, this morning. The mar downs. Latterly they had been Mr. Bridgeman and his aides had pagandist organisation styling it-ditions:

Council After an initial decline, due toket locally is dull, going down, but with their high previously operated from Ger- self the British Labour

They were

by for Chinese Freedom, with which (overnight necumulations and stop- Silver fell the in London, but expelled

to he was also associated AS jelutoas selling, the market rallied on rose a quarter of a cent in New building they would be climbing many,

p 10

invited the Nazi Government owing

their subversive activities and had secretary.Reuter Special.

May buying, apparently | York, where the market is steady. those

present to take that established themselves, in London.. ortunity of seeing the building. All their rooms had been lot, HONGKONG RECOLLECTIONS. with the exception of the first floor, which would be occupied shortly.

progress.

Mr. Bridgeman will be remom- bored in Hongkong by reason of his connection round about 1928 It was very ulee, he said to sec with Mr. Eugene Chen and the so many guests present and he mysterious ao-called Chinese In- hoped they would all be future formation Bureau, at 65, Belgrave clients. His office was in the Road, Minister, S.W.. whose building-(laughter). Mr. Potts methods bore a striking resem- then toasted Success to the blanco in those of the former architects, Messrs. Little, Adams | Rusisian Information Burenu, and Wood." The toast was which was the chief instrument cordially honbered,

for Bolshevist propaganda in Britain.

CANTON INSCE.

OFFICE

REPORT

Soon after, Mr. Bridgeman was revealed also as the Secretary of the League of Anti-Imperialism, when he, Logether with Mr. Jama Maxton and Mr. S. Saklatvala, the Communist M. P., were detained

to England, when on their way to attend meeting of the Longue The Generat Agents and Gif Anti-Imperfalisin at Cologne.

charge of stealing So in China SATISFACTORYANNUAL,at Ostend and ordered to return London, May 10. twonly-cent giere from a travelling Lord Deris, at the annual meet-trailer, as The complainant was ing of the British Cotton Growing away in the country. Association, referring to produc Detective-Sergeant

Goodwin tion increase within the Empire stated that at 2.50 am, on May 6, sulting Committee of the Canton during the year, said the honours district watchman No. 51 Cheung Insuranct

EDUCATED AT HARROW. Olen, Lid., report for went to Uganda, which produced Kal-wing, was on duty in Con- the past year as follows:

Mr. Bridgeman was educated al nearly 300,000 bales of cotton.

the age of 10 1932 Account-After payment Harrow, and at This was a record for that Protee-aught Road West near the Wing torate and an increase of 99,000 Lok Street wharf when he heard of an interim dividend of $18 per as appointed honorary Attache tales over the previous MOST. shouts of "Stealing" He saw the share (on the old plures) on 25th to the British Embassy “ Madrid, defendant ran up the gang-plank May, 1933, this Account shows aortly after he began his service He appealed to Lancashire spin-¡of the Nam Tao Terry launch San sarpins of $1,005,284.99, and it is the Paris Embassy, he attended vers who spin low counts and to Hung

the wharf recommended that this aum bethe coronation of the King an manufacturers and shippers of and

Praya with appropriated as follows:--To. Gold Staff Officer, and between 1939 pri- cloth to give a preference to Indian the complainant in pursuit. He a final dividend of $7.40 per

Stanco chase," raufendant supo,ondividend share, 1912 and 1910 he was twiter i te wore socka but no shong. He ran Bonus of $1 per share, $60,000: France-the Inte Lord Bertie and

« olton. --- British Wirclens.

BIG BRUSSELS EXHIBITION

BRITAIN TO ERECT

PAVILION

London, May 10.

On 01

Lu the

along Wing Lok Street West and to add to

Reinsurance Fund.

Lord Derby.

ed at the doorway of house $230.961.26; to mild to Underwrit- Gatil 1921 he was successively No. 202, where the watchman aring Suspense Account to close the Charge d'affaires at Viennn and rested him.

year 1932, 8:45,929.74. Note.--The Teheran, Mr. Bridgeman, whe After the watchman had given General Agenta and Consulting was for a time described in"Who's jevidence, the defendant stated that Committee wish it to

be under Who?" "unemployed since while sitting on the deck of the stood that the continuance or

1928

and in the "Foreign Office

"retired an as having

th ferry boat he saw a man run past | otherwise of the above Bonus, in! List

was up- him and at the same time heard the whole or in part, will depend pession, July 1. 1923," shouts from the lower deck. To-entirely on Exchange.

pointed a M.V.O. in 1914 and was gether with ten others he gave

made a CM.G. in 1917.

CHINESE BUREAU IN LONDON.

When the Chinese Information

man.

chase. It was dark at the time 1933 Account-The amount In view of the importance of next and he could not see the person standing at credit of this Account year's International Exhibition at Brussels, both commercial and clearly, and after turning the corner is $1,719,174.90. Out of this sum political, the Government has clelost sight of him. The watchman it is further recommended that Bureau was in being, a Daily Mail

For elded to participate, and the Rel-then arrested defendant and ac- an interim dividend of $3.60 representative called and had a share be paid, absorbing. $180, brief Interview with Mr. Bridge- gian Government has been inform used him of stealing. ed of this decision.

The Magistrate:-Why do you 000.00. the balance of $1,669,174.96

When Mr. Bridgeman was sk It is the intention of the British jump to the conclusion that be- being carried forward.

Consulting. Committee,- - Mr. erect an oficialenuso a man was running he was H. White resigned his seat one if he was acting as the officiali

necessarily a thief?

Defendant: Because there were departure from the Calony and agent of Mr. Chen in London, he shouts,

Ar. 'S. T. Williamson was invited replied, "I cannot say that.

vacancy; Mr. F. A. are asking a wide question." Don't you think he might have to All the

The conversation proceeded been chasing somebody else?-At Joseph accepted an invitation to Are you officially representing the time that person ran past me join the Consulting Committee and

the Cantoneso Government?- on the deck there was shouting both these from the deck below.

,

Government to pavilion.

Eighteen countries are taking part in the exhibition, including France, Germany, and Italy. British Wireless..

of Share-

You

quiro the confirments now That again is a broad' question. | Attention in directed to the summor

Why did you run?--Because of holders. Sir Robert Ifo Tung. Of course, we are constantly in suggestions advertised by Jimmy's

touch and communication with them. Kitchen, thenu including special on the request that that person be Messrs. D. E. Clark, A. H. Comp ton, L. Dunbar, T. E. Pearce and

USHERED OUT. dollar snacks. Nothing but Dairy arrested. Farm produco la used.

What happened to the ten people 3. II. Taggart now retire but, be chasing? They. all returned to ing aligible, offer themselves for

launch after my arreat.

re-election.

DEATH.

DOVEY.—Arthur Graham, Manager,

David Sassoon & Co., Lu Shanghai, suddenly on 9th May. 1934, en route to Bombay. (by cable).

the

Is the Chinese Information. Bureau acting as a nowa or a pro- paganda agency?-Wo are clrea lating information for the public.

The watchman, recalled, said he Auditors. The Accounts have only saw the defendant and the been audited by Messrs, Lowe, complainant running off the boat. Bingham & Matthews, and Percy Defendant admitted a previous Smith, Seth & Fleming, who, be- conviction for stealing in April ing eligible, offer themselves for extremely busy last year.

re-election.

At this point Mr. Bridgøran rose and with the remark, I am and whatever questions you have to ask must be

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