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THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1934.

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MR. HENDERSON'S ONSLAUGHT ON FRENCH ARMS TACTICS

Disastrous End of Conference Threatened

DROUGHT RELIEF CHINESE SCHOOL

SCHEME

EDUCATION

OVER £100,000,000 SIR WM. HORNELL'S

TO BE SPENT

WASHINGTON

TO PAY

Washington, June 6. Despite glad tidings of the breaking of the drought and the downpour of fresh rains over à wide area, the authorities in the Middle West have not modified their plans for vast relief in the drought arens.

ADDRESS

TEACHER'S DAY CELEBRATION

The importance of the study of Chinese and the necessity of requiring lucidity of expression in their own language was point- ed out to Chinese school teachers by Sir William Hornell in the course of un address this morn- ing, at the King's Theatro, in connection with the celebration President Roosevelt outlined to of "Teachers' Day." over fifty members of Congress Sir Willa arsed the trachers from the affected States, a pro-to remember that they were deal- gramme providing for an expendi-ing with living materint, not au- ture of $525,000,000.

tomette inn, hines, and that their

The scheme Involves the need cont for the passage of legislation dur- be vitn},

with their pupils musi

edurationist

were

ing the present session of Con- Str Shou-s011 Chow and many gress, and a Bill will be introduced prominent for ennetment almost immediately, present

ut the meeting

M. Barthou.

U.S.

TREASURY OFFER

IN

which OVER-SUBSCRIBED A sum of $100,000,000 will be was possided over by Mr.

T. S.

FEW HOURS provided to purchase additional (Chan who ulaini thal beef and

make thought the Chinese Teachers' Day

New York, June 5. losses, good fat cattle to

another was of net ved mrkt :

three Yesterday's Treasury offering $100,000,000 will be used for the you.. ago in Cain, this was then $800.000.000 of twelve-year processing of cattle and other fr

there had teen abonds and five-year Notes HALA products, a third $100,000,000 will beat adelantion.

already heen heavily oversubscrib-| he employed on emergency works, Ief specech, Sir Shou-anned, Mr. and A

fourth $100,000,000

Henry Morgenthau, antioned the Important Secretary of the Treasury. furnishing livestock.

pre luin of teachers in the commonneed to-day-Reuter. Very heavy 11 / 19. averaging unity, and referred to their half an inch, fell in sections of high responsibilities. He Con- Minnesota and North Dakota to-gratulated Mr. Chan and bis 113- day--Router.

ciated on the successful cole bration and wished the Chinese teachers in the 'olony a most

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GAMBLING DEBT QUARREL

Accused Changes When Stiff

Fine Is Imposed

Funner at

BRITAIN'S DEBT DEFAULT

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prosperous future,

CHANCELLOR'S SPEECH.

Addressing the meeting. Sir William Hornell, the Vice-Chan or of the Hongkong University,

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plati

:

STUDY OF CHINESE.

An-

what a

SHARP EXCHANGE OF WORDS

BARTHOU AGAIN ROUSES BITTERNESS

COLLAPSE NEARS

(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinbnce. 1804. Received, Jime 6. 9.05 a.m.j

Geneva, June 5. The Disarmament Conference threatens to come to a disastrous end on a note of ombittered counter-accusations regarding responsibility for failure.

Mr. Arthur Henderson and M. Barthou (who quarrelled with Sir John Simon last week) had a sharp passage of words at to-day's meeting of the Bureau of the

Mr. Arthur Henderson.

Conference, but Mr. Henderson was partially A BREACH

mollified when M. Barthou apologised for insinua- tions of a lack of impartiality.

Eleventh-hour efforts are still being made to avert col- lapse, but the prospects are practically nil, as even those making the efforts tackle their task in a spirit of pessimism,

FRANCE REJECTS COMPROMISE SUGGESTION

The

ference.

SECURITY FIRST.

M. Barthou said he was

OF

TRADITION

U.S. AND BRITISH DEBT NOTE

UNDERGROUND OIL RESERVOIRS

FRENCH FEARS OF

AIR RAIDS

Paris, June 5. France's anxieties concer- ning the peril of air attacks in the event of war were exemplified in the Chamber of Deputies to-day.

It is learned that France is now to embark upon a five-year pro-

grammu for the construction underground

of 10

oil reservoirs protect the Navy's fuel from air attacks.

+

The detalls were explained by the Minister of Marine to the Finance Committee of the Cham- bar this afternoon.

Or 825,000,000 francs recently allotted to the French Navy under the national defence scheme, 620,- 1000,000 frunes will be spent for this purpose, while eighty millions will be devoted to coastal defence, mainly in the form of shore bat, teries in North Africa, the French Mediterranean Coast and Stralt of Dover.

tho

Another step in air defence was outlined by the Minister of the Interior, who explained the Coun- cil of Ministers' Bill for the de- fence of the civil population against air attacks,-Router.

without prejudice to their right again to present a case for its rendjustment, on the assumption that they would again have re- colved the President's declaration that he would not consider them in default. But they understand that in consequence of recent legislation passed in the United States, such a declaration is no longer possible, so that the pro-

ASTONISHMENT |cedure adopted by common agree-

A GROWING DEBT?

ment in 1933 cannot be followed on the present occasion.

THE SUM DUE.

:

"In fact, our Ambassador was June Informed by the United States Ad- ministration on May 11, that any Government failing to pay in full

have

therefore, in these circumstances, "His Majesty's Government were faced with the alternative either of paying this sum of 50 million pounds in full and of paying a

It was followed by the issue of further sum of over 20 million

Tor

University medical degree, he on the basis of the Hongkong must realise that the qualifientions aimed at must be those which will enable the hoy or girl to practice medicine not only in this Colony but also in Great Britula and Ireland, and, indeed, throughout the British Empire. If a young man wants to secure our engineer- When te. Ching ling-chow thing which examiners appointed ing degree, he is aiming at some came and asked me to attend this in Landon are going to appraise. The story of an incident in fee celebration. I had, I am ashamed I know that most of my students assembled at 3.10 p.m. this after-determined by the newspaper cor- Bureau meeting re that the responsiblities might be House Street yesterday afternoon to say, never heard of the Chinese are earnest workers; I know also noon and Mr. Henderson proposed respondents. was related in the Central Police Teachers Association. There are that they find

IN LONDON Court this morning when Leung Societies and Associations in this examinations exceedingly difficult. sought to

the University a compromise resolution which An adjournment of the Bureau Chui, 26, employed as No. 1 bor Colony and indeed everywhere. There is something wrong some-American

satisfy the Anglo- until to-morrow (Wednesday) was

(Special to "Telegraph”) at the Masonic Hall, was charge which meet annually, consume ten

tea where.

demands for din agreed, with the deadlock still as with possession of an instrument for some other alleged innocuous!

Farmament and the Franco-Russian für from broken,

(Du Telegraph. Cepymant, Telegraphie Hu ፀሃ ever.} #agen Ordinamer.

129. Revalved (pair of scissors) fit for an unlaw, beverage,

procinim mostly

in

demands for security..

United Press.

¤, 19.09 a.m.) ful purpose.

tales the most exquisite senti-

The resolution provides that

London, June 5. Io pleaded guilty, but when a menta and aspirations, and then

The supreme difficulty of school the General Commission shall

Much astonishment has been line of $50 was imposed, changed disperse for another year.

education in Hongkong is the continue with efforts to secure in KING'S' BIRTHDAY

caused in London political circles the instalment due under the exist during dimeulty of language Chinese agreement for disarmament, while

by the action of the Uniteding agreement on June 15, would wished to engage a solicitor. He shown is the frantic and

a language by itself; It is some- Political Commission, represent- frequent

States Government in releasing

to lie

le regarded as in default, allegal that two men attackedly unavailing efforts on the part think quite different from ulling all the Powers, should con-

the British war debt note before and on May 26, the Treasury of him.

of the lion. Treasurer to rotect other languages, but this differ-sider the question of security. OBSERVANCES ON

Mr. Chamberlain had had a the United States addressed a com- According to Sub-Inspector Mist,members subscriptions. I hope that ence must not be allowed to blind

chance to place the data before munication to the British Govern- defendant had owed complainant

FRENCH ATTITUDE. this Association in not a society us to the fact that you cannot

SHAMEEN

the House of Commons in ac-|

ment setting out details of the ambing debt of $1.10 since My Association has come into existen express your thoughts lucidly and son's proposal, the nature of his

For tris kind. I trust

that this think clearly unless you can

cordance with tradition.

various items, including arrears M, Barthou rejected Mr. Hender- 30 and promised to pay yesterday,

Canton, June 4. Although there is this feeling, of 196 million dollars due last Compininunt was F. Baptista, hotelce to meet a ready need.

that the medium of thought is

A children's party was given by members of the Cabinet declined year, and amounting altogether the British community of Canton to make any public statement on over 50 million pounds sterling. to a sumn of 202 million dollars, or I, of course, know nothing about language, whether that language attack leading to sharp words. the Hotel Metropole.. Accused went to Baptista's room

bools

Afterwards, French quarters for the children on Saturday Inst, the matters or to discusait-due on the 16th instant." be Chinese or English or Greek or! Honkong-my sphere. and told him he was able to is the University which, inciden- Latin. Your pupils are Chinese.nounced the end of the Con- in celebration of the birthday of Reuter Special.

His Majesty King George V. Owing. A quarrel ensued, and ally, draws its material entirely They must, of course, acquire pay set.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer defendant drew a pair of scissors misfortune it is to have to drive in their own language.

rom schools. But anyone whose facility and eldity of expression They declared that there was no to the doubtful state of the made his promised statement in the A

alternative to bringing the Con- weather, tea was served in the hall House of Commons to-day. from his sock. hotel coolie intervened but he was chased into along the Caine Rond about 1230 Now. I am

not a Chinese ference to an end As long an of H.B.M. Consulate-General, but actively as the rain kept off except for one Fre House Street by defendant who or 4.30 p.m. cannot fail to be scholar; indeed, 1 do not know security was not to he

interested in was prevented by a Chinese deter. It takes the patient ingenuity of conscious than 1 am

school education. Chinese at all. Nobody is more discussed, and rst.

small shower, Paces were after- tive from stabbing the hotel runner.

It is understood that Senor wards held on the lawn he hot even the most careful driver not handicap to me this ignorance of the Spanish delegate. Coned into actions for recent correspondence on the subjects to say, over 70 million pounds of the White Paper containing the re-pounds on December 15 next that Defendant was to-morrow on bail of $100,

to commit, while he is making Chinese is. Therefore I cannot is attempting a last-minute inter-divided children between the British and United this perilous passage, homicide advise you as to how you should vention.

bat the French insist under six, and children over s!3. States

the current year-or of which would of course he culpable: tench Chinese. But boys and girl that the Conference is over.

Prizes were given to the successful special attention to the For Caine loud filerally swams who have got to face the world

Governments, drawing spending all interim payments kiddies, and small gifts were bid-white Britain borrowed $4,277,- ment of the existing war deht fact that pending a final revision by agree- with school-boys and school-girls. under the conditions that prevali

den in various parts of the garden. 000,000 from the United States. I am therefore going to venture to-day must have lacidity of ex-

rettlement. and these the kiddies hunted for Lon!+ on the statement that there is pression at least in their own polled to reject the Hendersoniamidst great excitement. When | 32,026,000,000 and yet the nominal)

payments have been made totalling IMPOSSIBLE SITUATION. - throughout this Colony, demand fanguage,

were found the little guests, of for instruction in' schools, the per-

compromise resolution because it whom there were some 40 present. amount of the debt siill outstand-

"The first of these alternativen This is your problem, and it is placed political questions before marched in file past II.B.MI. Consul-Kamounts to $4.711,785,000. sistence of which is irresistible, no exaggeration to say that it is security

would necessitate corresponding Every purent wants not only his a problem on which the future of;

Mr. Chamberlain recalled that demand by the British Government He declared that France would General, Mr. Herbert Philips, the British Government, taxation of the United States, sons but his daughters to attend the Chinese community of Hong-not oppose Germany's return to one with the Union Jack. Follow Note of December 1, 1932, gave a it would not be possible to contem

C.M.G., O.B.E., who presented each

in its from their own war debtors, for including all Federal, State and some school: the denund has long kong largely depends. It is a the Disarmament Conference but ing this presentation, three hearty statement of the

sipee outgrown the supply of Gov-commonplace to say that a teacher was definitely not willing to make cheers were given for the King, which convinced them that the would be be called upon to resumo rensons plate a situation in which Britain This British taxation, amounting crnment

Government-aided has great responsibilities. to close on

Orjany sacrifice in order one quarter of the Phools.

course he has. But a teacher is Germany to return. to induce after which the party adjourned to stem of inter-governmental war payment of their war obligations to national income, his aggravated

human and he is not going to NOT SATISFACTORY.

Mr. Anthony Erics, for Britain. of ice-cream before proceeding not be revived, and that a radical war obligations due to them. The the Consulate General to partakeebt obligations as it existed be- others in full, while continuing to Britisk problems over a long period

obtain efficiency by mere reflection accepted the Henderson resolution home. A novel feature, and one

efore the Hoover Moratorium could suspend all demands for payment of and the necessity of maintainin

unemployed has con- are,

The members of this Association on those responsibilities. The wholeheartedly. an army of

I understand, teachers in only way to be an effective teacher,

that appealed very greatly to the revision of the existing settle- resumption of full payments to stituted a formidable problem to vernacular primary schools, also, in to regard the training of your

kiddies was the introduction of a ments was essential. The United the United States would therefore the national finance ever since the unaided schools of a wider a daily interest, a problem which to resign his position as president

pupils as problem of living and

conjuring display, which held them of Decumber 7, 1932, welcomed governmental war debt payments States Government, in their Note revive the whole system of inter- war entled.

Mr. Itenderson then threatened spellbound. In order to restore the national the latter schools cover childhood you will never solve, but a problem or the Conference if the French

The age range of the pupils in

the suggestion for a credit in 1931, the British people and adolescence.

PARADE HELD. Some of the in the honest tackling of which did not submit a proposal which

amination of the whole subject be the chances of world recovery.

close ex-and would postpane Indefinitely accepted, patiently and hopefully, schools in the latter category sent you will obtain satisfaction.

tween the two countries. an increase in taxation arvonandidates for the Matriculation

would prove acceptable to the Con- troops was held on the football, the instalment due on December conclusion that they could not

This, morning. n

"After full deliberation, the parade of The British Government paid British Government enme to the ed by #

LIVING MATERIAL. rigorous control of ex Examination of the University,

ference.

field, comprising detachments penditure, and ents in salaries and

angrily declared that if the British gunboats You have formed yourselves into Now, I have

16, 1932, not visited many an Association and you are now before to-morrow (Wednesday) in

in gold, explaining that assume the responsibility of adopt Barthon did not present a plan in the allowances of unemployed schools in Hongkong and I have celebrating Teachers Day." Bute of attacking every proposal by Municipal Police, the minte hein annual payments under the exist they have addressed to the United in port, this payment was not to be re-ing a course attended by such dis | supplemented by the Shame But for these measures, the budget never been privileged to watch a this Association in not going any other country, he would sub-taken by H.B.M. Consul-General. | E

garded as a resumption of the astrous consequences, Accordingly, last your, had it not been possible this I do know, that the results of you regard it is an institution Conference's failure to

as the rain held or made because the Unlied States which, after briefly restating their

in agreement, inir

and that it was States Government a Note in to secure by a conversion avera- the school examinations which the which merely provides occasions tion a

the Gen-until just as the parade revision of

Was Government had stated that, in views on the whole question of the interest University conducts are not satis like this-occasions when tencher! charge on a

brought to an end, eral Commission. proportion of the factory and that the stuff of the nssemble to listen to what others

their opinion, such payment would war debts, they state that, while public debt.

From 11.30 thì I.20. H.R.M. University

greatly increase the prospect of a deeply Consul General was "At Home" to satisfactory approach to the whole stances which have imposed upon not altogether have to say. You must always bei are

regretting the circum- NATION'S CONSCIENCE." satisfied with the capacity which laying methods, making fresh

The French delegate, he said,cials of the local Provincial and problem. these few boys and girls who come appeals. You must collate the had thrown down every of the Consular Body, representa- Municipal Governments, members This enabled the Government to to the University possess,

them the necessity for such m decision, they have concluded tha readjust the

was therefore in- tives of II.B.M. Navy, Bnances imposed in

experiences which each one of Proposal. It

and the

they must suspend further pay- 1931 and to

Now, this ought nat to be No. you individually acquire in your cumbent tren restore part of the University courses, should not be classrooms; you must get together substitate, to present something of Canton. In a short speech, Mr. the spring and autumn last year, discuss the ultimate settlement of

to offer other Navies, and the community cuts of salarles and whole of the beyond the power of the average and discuss your problems in the

Discussions took place both in ments until it becomes possible to Mr. Henderson also stated plain-Phillips welcomed all his guests but it was not found possible to inter-governmental war debts with {fy that he was unable to tolerate. the continuance of which was on been through what we should call in the nation's conscience ever since England a accondary school course. will be a success, even If you do this, "your

health of His Majesty was drank,to the two countries. On June 16 ment. Henderson) was not it svas imposed.

the Mr.

and December 15, 1938, the Bri- It would have been.a krosa ael Kirls who thally get to the UnPublic doon not hear very much |*****tter Mr. Henderson's threat to

tish Government made tokun pay- of legal injustice to have deluted versity do in effect find it difficult ilving material-boss and girls- not meat to impugn the Sanitary Board was held yesterday the rat, and an ench occasion again made it clear that they have

ments In are dealing with

resign, M. Bart ou explained that The fortnightly meeting of the

acknowledgment öf "The British Government have the British people into paying the to pass their examination. You not with Rutomalle machines. President's impartiality, and said afternoon with Mr. R. A. D. For United States while suspending may say that the standards of the Your contact with them must be that they were not divided on per-present were the Hon. Bir. R. M. that he would not regard

President of the United the war debis due to United Hongkong University are too high. vital. If it is not, your pupils will ronal differencen bat

rest, Prealdent, in the chair. Others States expressed his personal view no intention of repudiating their Kingdom-British Wireless,

obligations, and will be prepared difer-Henderson, Vice-President, Dr. J. M. British Government as in default.to enter upon further discussions Gray, 31.03., Mr. Wong Kwong-tin, Mr. Chamberlain continued: the subject at any time when. Mr. L. C. F. Bellomy, Dr. Li Sha-"The British Government would the

In the opinion of the President of fan, Dr. R. A. de Castro Banto, Mr have been prepared to make a fur cussions would be likely to pro United States, Auch da He then asked that a public assistant secretary:

C. J. Roe, Acerotury. and Mr. Inther payment on the 15th instant induce results of value." British meeting dould be hold in order the business transacted was formal acknowledgment of the debt, and Wirclese,

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locul taxation.

to

HENDERSON THREAT.

PLAIN SPEAKING.

of

FRUITLESS TALKS.

cut in unemployment allowances, intelligent boy or girl, who has light of your mutual expences. Barthou's insinuations that hand at the appropriate mument the arrive at a settlement acceptible a reasonable prospect of agree-

Bext.

But not a

a few of those boys and

about it. You

though

The founders of the University in waste most of the hours which sisted that theas standards should they spend in your clasarpoma and ces of doctrine.

be comparable with those which your life, your work, will be Commencing on Saturday weekly tombolas will be held in the jare obtainable In England, Garrison Lecture Hall, commencing

munotonous process of unrelieved at 700 pm..

If a Chinese parent wants the drudgery (Applauso). |son-or-daughtesto become a doctor Professor Forster also spoke.

BI

PUBLIC MEETING.

im-

NO REPUDIATION..