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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY, MAY 2-18, 1934.

Mixed Courts In Egypt

A HONGKONG

RUMOUR.

SIR JOHN SIMON'S

Sir

STATEMENT

London, May 17

John Simon, Answering Commons' questions regarding the mixed courts in Egypt, said the British Government had not, up to the present, received any proposnia from the Egyptian Government for the modification of their

stitution or usage.

Con-

Still lesa were, they aware of any threat to denounce the con- ventions under which these courts were constituted.

He was, nevertheless, aware that several points connected with the organisation of these tribunals had recently attracted attention in Egypt and while he would not be expected to formulate the attitude of His Majesty's Government to- warda claims which had not a

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ad gra

"Isn't it wicked? And she pretty girl!"

was such a

yet been put forward the might N. R. A. PLAN FOR BRITISH

say that in any further conversa tions which the British High Com- misaloner might have with the Egyptian Government-some had already taken place—as well as in consideration of any official pro posals which the Egyptian Govern- ment might put forward, following three points would be

borne in mind.

JUDICIAL EQUALITY.

courts themselves,

the

be based upon French law, but must be Intelligible to all judges composing the chamber seemed al least, open to doubt,

BRITAIN?

(Continued from Pago 1.) factors which make for the pros- perity of the nation and

the preservation of American stan- dards," the President said.

re-

BID FOR

"Shooting's too good for the fallow!

Three

Thousand Mile

AGREEMENT Long Road

VIGOROUS EFFORT AT GENEVA

ANGLO-BELGIAN DISCUSSION

London, May 17.

BIG AMERICAN PROJECT

Washington, May 17.

un-

RADIO BROADCAST

TO-DAY'S BROADCAST.

PIANOFORTE RECITAL FROM

THE STUDIO

'From ZBW on a wavelength of 355 motren;

4.30.5.15 p.m. European Recorded

Music.

Orchestral-Dellbes in Vienna

(arr. Walter),

Orchestra Raymondo. Violin Solo--An Old Violin (Fisher). Violin Solo-Looking For you

(Sanderson),

Albert Sandler (Violin) Wih Oliva

Groves (Soprano),,

Orchestral--Shepherd's Her

(Grainger), OrchestralMolly on the Shore

(Grainger)

Royal Opera Orchestra Covent Garden. Pianoforte Solo-One Lives But Once

(Strauss),

Sergi Rachmaninof. Octot Valeo Caprice (Rubinstein). Octet Perpetuum Mobilo (Weber).

J. H. Squire Colesto Octat. Song-Come Back (Tosell'

Serenade),

Song-A Brown Bird Singing

Hayon Wood),

Blaster Leslie Day (Boy Soprano). Saxophone Solo-At Dawning

(Cadman).

Howard Jacobs,

5.15-7.30 p.m. Chiacae Programme. 7.30-10.30 p.m. gramme,

European Pro-

7.30 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quo- tatlans, etc.

B pim. Local Time and Weather Report.

7.33-8.18 p.m. Variety. Orchestra-C. B. Cochran Presenta

The B, B. C. Dance Orchestra directed by Henry Hall, with Alice Delysin, and Lee Allen. Vocal-A Million Dreams.

Tho Ponce Sistern-Comediennes. Piano Ducts Mr. Whittington-Who

Do You Think You Are? Piano Dueta-Mr. Whittington-What

A plenannt Surprise. Carroll Gibbons and John W. Green,

The Corner.

Fox Trot The Sun Is Round

The act included a provision; Firstly, the technical and pro-that it should expire two years fesalonat claim of the Egyptian after date of enactment, or sooner judges to equality with their if the President by proclamation foreign colleagues had already or Congress by joint resolution been recognised by the mixed should declare the national econo-

A ribbon of concrete from the mic emergency at an end. This,

United States to Panama City Secondly, while the Une of provision was tantamount to

which will afford Ave Central Arabic in the pleadings and the cognition that the net was in the riving of evidence was, he under-nature of a vast experiment, of

American republies дл stood, already freely conceded, which the desirability of perman-working in the hope of mercial and industrial growth, ia Britain is intensively precedented opportunity for com- the suitability of that language ence was to be demonstrated by for the rendering and recording experience, with eventual of Judgments, which must not only judgment by Congress. re-salvaging something from projected following a reconnais-

the wreck of general dis-sance survey, a report of which Fox Trot-Oceans of Time. TASK ACCOMPLISHED. armament hopes.

has been submitted to Congress. Vocal Gems-The Cat and The Fiddle. Ray Noble and His Orchestra. Although the most urgent pur- The British and Belgian Foreign

The report, made with the co- Fox Trot-It's only a Paper Moon.

Light Opera Company, pose of the National Recovery Secretaries, Sir John Simon and operation of other republics, em- Fox Trot-Night Owl. Administration was to provide Monsieur Hymans, continued this phasizes the Economic stimulus employment by encouraging shor-afternoon the conversations begun that might be expected to follow Song Why Can't this Night go on

Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra. 12:2 workdays and Increased this morning upon the present the introduction of motor trans- Forever? average hourly wages, the ultimate position and the prospects of the port into many regions hitherto Song-Farewell to Arms, economic effects of the programme Disarmament Conference.

accessible rest more particularly upon the

only by relatively They also lunched together at codification of industry. This has the Belgian Embassy on the guests

primitive means. been in large degree accomplished, of the Belgian Ambassador.

The economy of Central Amerien and there is a widespread rublle

for decades, it is pointed out, has Inquiry as lo

As Belgium is not now repre- revolved chiefly around the pro-] what practiesi sented on the Council of the duction of coffee, cacao, bananas, Con-League, M. Hyman did not go to and few ather tropical plantation or forest products. With im- proved communication between countries, across mountains, and through jungles, it is foreseen

Thirdly, the mixed courts were not the only set of courts existing in Egypt.

NATIONAL COURTS.

There were other national courts which were purely Egyptian.

The peculiar importance of the ixed courts was due to the fact hat they were created at once to relleve Egypt of the much greater burden imposed upon her by the full consular jurisdiction which had previously existed, and to safeguard the interests of the foreign communities.

Both these objects would have to be kept in view in dealing with any proposals for modifications in their constitution and procedure. --British Wireless,

CANTON POSTAL--

PRESENTATION

WEDDING GIFT FOR MR. HYLAND

benefits have been derived. sequently, the N.R.A. programme is to-day occasioning much rem view,

"TELEGRAPH" ART SUPPLEMENT

in

The Republic candidates N.R.A. as involving an excessive many listricts represent the encroachment of the Government into the domain of private busi-

tean.

In industrini sections, however, N.R.A. finds partiaan support asj the result of its recognition of "collective bargaining."

Although the N.R.A. programme has frequently been described as "revolutionary." the courts have sustained its constitutionality, and competent economists asually con- cede that its operations thus far are within the scope of capitalist, Canton, May 17. The Chinese members

economy and the profit system. of the This view finds authoritative ex- Post Office and the Post Office pression in the publication of the Savings Bank, Canton, presented institute of Economies of Mr. A. O. Hyland, the Deputyings Institution.

Brook- Commissioner, with a farewell kift

and wedding present of a very fine sliver cup, on which is juscribed

ECONOMISTS' VIEW.

the names of all those contributing "In the face of the innovations towards the gift. Mr. Hyland is introduced by the N.R.A. pro-l leaving Canton on Saturday by the frame, it is necessary to keep in afternoon boat, and is being mind that it continues to depend married in the Union Church, primarily upon prices and markets Kowloon, to Miss. Phyllis Capell to perform their customary Wednesday. Mr. Hyland's relief functions," this publication, (re- has not yet arrived, but Mr. presenting the conclusions of four Nordstrom has arranged to handle prominent economists) state, Mr. Hyland's work until the new Deputy Commissioner arrives.— Our On Correspondent.

21 YEARS AGO

Extracts From the "Telegraph" Files

The following extracts are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week ended May 17th., 1918.

The rate of the dollar on demand 19 28. 00.

The "Ab Kwang," described as the flacst motor-boat outside Europe, built to the order of the Asiatic Petroleum Co., was launch ed at Talkov.

•

Tu-morrow's Picture Features

A large and varied selection ef illustration will appear-in- to-morrow's issue of the Tele- graph Pictorial Supplement.

There will be some interest- ing photos of the Far East Flying Training School and personnel, whilst military Kroups will include the II.KS. Brigade R.A. tug-of- war team, the East Lancs, championship revolver

team, the 13th Platoon D Company S.W.B. athletes, and boy and girl students at a social meet- ing arranged by the Chinese Y.M.C.A.

The new

Tao Feax Shan chapel in the Bishop's House will be shown, together with group taken at the dedication ceremony, and another group will show stockbrokers at the opening of the now Stock Ex- change building.

Weddings illustrated will be those of Dr. T. Z. Bau and Miss Y. 1. Kwan, and Mr. Mak Chun-poy and Miss So Chun-tam.

that

new opportunities may develop for the mining of gold, silver, copper, manganese; tha production of hard-woods for market, and the growing of cattle.

THREE-YEAR TASK.

The reconnaissance-survey,; which took three years to prepare,) has been referred to the House roads committee for study pre- paratory to further action.

A bill proposing a Pan-American Highway Commission is pending before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Any steps that might be taken would be international in charne- ter, enlisting cooperation through. the State Department of the Pan-a American Union,

Engineers found that the inter- American highway Is entirely fensible from BR standpoint,

Charles Carlisle (Tenor). 8.18-9 p.m. Scheherezade-Symphonic Sulte

(Rimsky-Korsakow Op. 35). Philadelphin Symphony Orchestra directed by Leopold Stokowski. 1st Movement The Sen and The

Vensel of Sinbad, 2nd Movement-The Tale of the

Prince Kalender. 3rd Movement-The Young Prince and The Young Princess. 4th Movement The Festival

at Bagdad. 4th Movement The Vessel in

Wrecked. 9-9.20 p.m. From the Studio, A Recital from "La Bohemo"

(Puccini) by Miss Marie do Osma Dramatic Soprano), Programme.

1. Vals de Muzeta.

2.

3.

Quando me en'ro soletta. Solo de Minti,

Si mi chiamano Mimi. Addio de Mimi.-

Donde lleta usei al tuo grido d'amore,

9.20-9.30 p.m.

Memories of Johann Strauan

(arr. Willoughby).

J. IL Squire Celeste Octet 9.30-10 p.m. From the Studio. Pianoforte Recital by Lulin Shat-

tain,

Programme.

2.

Sonata No. 2. Sonata No. 2.

3.

Menuetto.

...Scarlatti. Haydn. Mozart.

4. Sonata No. 10 (1st Movement). Beethoven,

10-10.30 p.m. engineering

3,000-MILE ROAD.

The survey covered the proposed route from Nuevo Laredo, on the boundary between Mexico and the United States, to Panama City, a total distance of 5,150 kilometers, "In a capitalistic economy pro-|

of which about one-half is covered duction is conditioned by demand and costs as they make themselves;

by roads, alrendy buili, sulted to felt through markets.. It is tho

travel at all seasons of this year. function of prices to gule pro-

The estimated cost for complet- ductive activity: to effect the ZOO ANIQ ing the unfinished sections is nilocation of resources to the Geneva this week and was there- probably about U.S.$32,000,000 about U.S.$50,000,000, of which making of one kind of goods or fore free to have this discussion would be needed for construction another; and to mediate the pro- cess of determining incomes. I with

Sir John Simon, who was in Central America and Panuma,

5. Sonta in F Sharp (1st

Movement)........Brahms. Light Orchestral Selections Overture Light Cavalry (Suppe),

New Light Symphony Orchestra. Merry Wives of Windsor (Nicolai).

Victor Symphony Orchestra.. Egmont Overture (Beethoven). Poet and Peasant Overture (Suppe). New Light Symphony Orchestra, Percy Pitt and Augmented Orch. 10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-Day Prese News.

10.35 p.m. Close Down.

WATER LEVELS FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS

Prices develop into a highly com- prevented from fulfilling his in and U.S.$18,000,000 in Mexico-mission for Kwangtung Province plex pattern of relationships: tention to attend the present meet- United Press. continuous readjustments goods move.

make

ing of the Council by the desire

of the Opposition to have a Com

The River Conservancy Com- notifies that the height of water in English feet in the West, North and East Rivera is as follows:

May 10. May 17. West River at

Shlubing North River at Tsingyuen... North River at

Samahu!

TOURNAMENT

BRILLIANT SCENE AT

7.4

19.0

3.5

6.2

8.4

OLYMPIA

East River at Sheklung

7.8

7.2

mone debate on foreign affaira THE ROYAL HUMAN PREJUDICE.

to-morrow. "The N.R.A. has introduced no Geneva for the meeting of the Both Ministers are going to co-ordinated adjustment of rela tive prices. It has placed before General Commission of the Dis producers, no incentives except armament Conference at the end those that exist in markets. Since of the month. it undertakes frankly to

At Geneva, the Lord Privy Seal, operato within a proft: Leonomy, its pro- Mr. Anthony Eden, is having, with, blems of necessity contro upon representatives of other Govern- Hongkong tennis players easily

questions of costs and prices.ments, conversations similar to

"These considerations

The those which have taken place be- In n beat a visiting team from Hai-sonse both state the limitations tween Sir John Simon and M. phong The Hongkong tang cam.

upon the work of the N.R.A, and Hymans-British Wireless, priscil Menara H. A. Nisbet, R. define its strictly Hancock, H. Hancock and Capt.blems. The more subtle problems economie pro- Crawford,

of human prejudice, conflicting Tho case in which Lt San was privato interests, and political charged with the murder of The Peak Tramway Co. reported pressure are of a different ortier. cowherd at Castle Peak was concluded profit for the year of 334,847, The two sets of problema are, how at the Criminal Sessions yesterday af- recommended

dividend of ever, intertwined, since the econo-ternoon, when the jury found accused par cent,

The King inspected in the arena guilty of manslaughter. The Chiof mic policies adopted largely define Justico passed sentence of seven years a triple guard formed by the Royal} M. William Logan was made nests which are

the prejudices and privalo intor- hard labour, and complimented Mr. Navy, with the King's colours, the Justice of the Peace,

affecte I-United Tycho Wing on his handling of the Coldstream Guards and the Royal Prces.

case for the accused,

Air Force, British Wireless,

Q

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London, May 17. Royal Tournament at: Olympia, In which the Navy, Army and Air Force combine to present an annual programme for thei benefit of Service charities, and which constitutes one of the most popular feature of the London season, was opened to-day by Their

Majesties.

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