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FREE PORT DEATH OF DUKE

STATUS

MR. F. A. JOSEPH

PURSUES DISCUSSION

PREFERENCE

LOCAL BEER

ON

Six-As Sir William Shenton

has invited publie comment on the beer question as part of a much larger issue, viz: the free port status of the Colony, may point out that there is already a duty-in fact a preferential duty

on beer in Hongkong..

OF WELLINGTON

ANNIVERSARY OF WATERLOO

GRANDSON OF IRON DUKE

London, June 18, The Duke of Wellington died to-day, on the anniver- sary of the Battle of Water- loo.

Arthur Charles Wellesley, 4th Duke of WELLINGTON. holder of everal Spanish and Portuguese Com-titles and n Grandee of Spain, was the born in March, 1859. He was a

the

The duty which the Beer pany is required to pay is same duty which is levied Imported beer, except that local product in assessed un sterling basis at the rate of one shilling and eight pence to the Hongkong dollar. It follows that Ho long as our exchange rate in below one and eight, as it has been over ninee the Company was formed, the local product doen enjoy a preference. Furthermore,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPEL. MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1934.

grandson of the great general, his father being Gen. Lord Charles Bon brought down for repainting The nine-fast hour-hand of Big Wellesley, the lat Duke's second during the big-scale renovation now son.

Extering the army, he served for being undertaken at the Hours of some years

Parliament. with the Grenadier Guards and from 1891 to 1805 when he retired was Lieut. Colonel com- manding the 1st battalion.

He succeeded to the dukedom and the Spanish and Portuguese titles

As such oxclee duty, according to on the death of his brother, the Sir William, Is: recognised inter-3rd Duke, in 1900, and he inherited nationally as a tax for revenue we do not affect the purposes, free port status of the Colony by raising or lowering the extating level of the duty on beer.

A SUGGESTION,

May I submit that both Sir William Shenton and Mr. Stanley Dodwell's points of view would be met it Government calculated the duty on local beer at two shillings to the Dollar. This would give the local Company a alightly more substantial advantage and would not invest this particular ques- tion of excise duty on beer or alcohol with the importance which the major lane of general tariffs possERIES,

with them 18,600 acres in England and a large estate in Spain as the Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo.

The Spanlah and Portuguese honours and the estate had been) granted to the lat Duke in gratitude for his brilliant services in saving! the Peninsula from conquest by Napoleon. Large grants of)

money were also made to him by the Bri- fish Government and these were supplemented a few years later by still larger ones in recognition of his final victory over Napoleon at Waterloo.

SPANISH ESTATES.

PENSIONS FOR WORKERS

NEW. LEGISLATION IN WASHINGTON

Such a scheme has already been introduced for railwaymen by de- eree of Congress and it is thought likely that the principle will be widely extended to other industries.

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THE HOOEY OF HUEY LONG

FILIBUSTERING IN SENATE

CONGRESS UNABLE TO CLOSE

BLOCKING ALL LEGISLATION

Washington, June 17. Senator Huey Long, re- nowned filibuster from Louisiana, has again roused the ire of Congress by ex- ploiting his old tactics and preventing them from bring- ing the present session of Congress to an end.

He threatens, to talk every ́nicasure 'out of the Senate unless the bankrupt farmers are granted A six years' moratorium on their debts and interest payments.

This threat of Senator Long to block nil legislation has keenly dia. appointed the Congresomen who were already preparing to disperse and it can safely be said that opinions of the Senator on all aldes are the reverse of com. plimentary.

LABOUR BILL ESSENTIAL.

Before the present session of Congress can be adjourned, it is necessary for both Houses to pass the highly important Labour Bill, averting the threatened strike in which embodies the legislation

the steel industry.

Its main features represent a great victory for the Inbour leaders, as they provide not only that the workers shall have the right to select individual spokes- | men for collective bargaining but

also protect the right to, strike.

Unless the Bill is. papsed, tho steel workers are likely to come out en masse at the end of the

Washington, June 17. Pensions for workmen and compulsory retirement of workers over a certain age is envisaged as one of the next probable steps in Though some of the money was the reorientation of the in- distributed among other members of the Wellesley family, the bulk dustrial machine in the remained in the hands of the holder United States. As to the major issue raised by of the dukedom. Soon after the Sir William Shenton, I agree entire-revolution of 1931, which set up a ly with him that the proved ad-republic in Spain, the new Govern vantages of this Colony remaining ment began to prepare plans for a free port are very great and getting possession of the nobles not lightly to be discarded. In estates, most of which consisted of

The pension scheme, affecting has stated the case for maintalu- wild undeveloped territory. An over a million railway employees, ing the status quo with the master-unsuccessful revolt in 1932 by Gen. designed to increase employment. ly skill and convincing cloquence Sanjurio, which was said to have by compulsory retirement of "over- which we have grown accustomed hud the support of monarchists, to expect from him. Yet I notice Kave the Government a ground for legislation now awaiting the Pre-

month. workers, is embodied. In that he advocates asking the action. It declared all the estates sident's signature. Chinese Government to give proof nobles to be confiscated unless ferential tarifa to Hongkong in the owners could show that their required to contribute twice,

The railway companies respect of Hongkong's manufac-anda were being cultivated under much as the employees, whose tories. I should welcome a fur- ther statement from Sir William October, 1932, in a list of owners, per cent, of their gross carnings.. | payments, tentatively, will be two as to how this can be done, having whose property was to come under-Renter. regard to China's' commitments consideration for seizure, Welling- with other countries under "the ton's name appeared. He at once most favoured nations clauso"? offered to sell his estate, which was highly cultivated in small lots, to - TARIFF RECIPROCITY.

the

Spanish Government. While There is also another side to informed him that there was no refusing the offer, the Government the question of maintaining the intention of seizing his land, as it status quo which requires to be had been granted to his ancestor as stated. Conditions of trade area reward for the services he had changing everywhere. The Ottawa Treaties will keep open to us the rendered to the Spanish nation." markets of the British Colonial Marquis Douro, son

The heir to the title is the Central Police Court this morning Appearing in the dock of the Empire, but probably only upon Duke-Reuter and Special.

of the late terms of tariif

on a hawking offence, a Chinese reciprocity. For this reasoff we need to be

complained to Mr. Macfadyen that circumspect about pledging our

PRESIDENT'S TOUR

the Indian constable who arrested solves to the Free Trade doctrine.

her used unnecessary violence. May it not be possible some day that in place of the "hinterland" which we now inek will be found the effective substitute of the British Colonial Empiro?

Very

Then again we may find that a tariff on speclic goods consumed in the Colony (eg. luxuries) may be necessary for revenue purposes as well to help correct our adverse trade balance, which in occaalon ing anxiety at the present time.

INQUIRY NEEDED.

approved conditions.

ROOSEVELT'S HOLIDAY VOYAGE TO HAWAI

Washington, June 17.

WOMAN

ACCUSES

CONSTABLE

UNDUE VIOLENCE

--ALLEGED-

Sub-Inspector Mist stated that sho made no complaint to him.

The Magistrate requested the Inspector to have the amtter in- vestigated.

It is officially announced from the White House to-day that Meanwhile, the defendant was President Roosevelt will sail from fined $2 or four days. Annapolis on June 30 aboard the

The woman stated the Indian

U.S.S. Houston, late flagship of cased using violence at the request the United States Asiatic Flect.

of another constable.

President on a tour, embracing to the Government Civil Hospital

The Houston will take the

Two Chinese women were admitted Puerto Rico, Panama, Colonihia, yesterday from different paris of the Hawail and, possibly, California. elty, suffering from the effects of -United Prent

oplum-poisoning.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

WE HAND OUR FOLKS OVER TO

GOD'S MERCY AND SHOW NONE OUR-played during the week-end, LA C. In the Bogey (Par) Pool at Fanling SELVFR-George Eliot.

Grover (14) won, finishing all square. There were 26 entries.

The question of tariffs, in any case, is one which, in the words used by Sir William, calls for careful inquiry, and I would up- peal to him to lend his influential support to the proposal which have already made in another quarter, that an Economie Com- mittee, prealded over by a Govern ment official, should be set up fm each of diphtheria and meningitis race, llomuntin.nt the Kowloon

Two cases of typhoid and one case

G. Gavriloff, of No. 4 United Ter- mediately, comprising representa were reported to the local Health Magistracy this morning, with theft Lives of bankers,

merchants, shipping interest, manufacturers,

authorities on Friday.

of a muffler valued at $3. It was eto-in fact, forming

ntated that defendant was arrested by presentative cross section of the Children gratefully acknowledges a day. lio was found inside the house The Society for the Protection of the complainant at 3 am, on Satur- community with wide terms of donation of $250, voted by the Ste-with the scarf in his possession. roference, to study and report on wards of the Hongkong Jockey Club Seltenes of two months was prascil. all matters which affect the for the current year. economic health of the Colony and to make recommendations for affecting an improvement.

The presont state of our trade and the discouraging outlook make such an inquiry an urgent necessity.

FELIX A. JOSEPIL

RUBBER PRICES

re-

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Acting on a complaint by Amerieng on Cheung Kwai who was convicted Sentence of two months was passed snilors that they were being accosted at the Kowloon Magistracy this morn by beggar children in lee House Ing by Mr. Wynne-Jones for theft of Street, Sergeant Bethell proceeded to a radiator cap. Detective Sergeant the street and arrested a woman who Franklin sald defendant was arrested was seen to send out children to begin Yaumati yesterday. When ques- The woman, Chiu Sal-chlu, from toned he finally admitted having Shabghal, was brought before Mr.stolen the cap from a car parked in Macfadyen in the Central Pelico Jordan Road. The cap was finally Court this morning, when sho was traced to car No. 2318 belonging to fined five dollars or soven days on a Mr. L. W. Tipple, of Gilman and Co. charge of alding and abeiting.

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The Health Bulletin

BELL RING UNTRUE.

Senators to-night imagined that the bells summoning them supper meant that the Bill had been pass ed. They rushed on to the floor only to learn that Senator Long with # group of assistant- Allbusters were blocking its pro- grees, by the simple process of making interminable speeches.

Senator Robindon, Democratic floor lender, declaring that it was impossible to conduct public busi- ness in such a manner, moved that the Senate go into Recess,

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A similar motion was put in the ALLEGED CHEATING AT

House of Representatives a fow minutes later, and the weary Con- gressmen disgruntledly went home after thirteen hours of continuous sliting designed to get the busi-

MAH-JONGG

ness completed, and having failed. Disturbance in Wanchai:

Sutbborn battles are forecast before final adjournment.

HIGH JINKS.

Hospital Friends

and

were

The breakdown of "arrange- ments" was so unexpected that Two Chinese, dressed European President Roosevelt had already style, appeared before Mr. Hamil despatched a letter to the Speaker ton this morning, charged with of the House of Representatives,

conduct Mr. Rainey, praising the achieve disorderly ments of the Seventy-Third Con-bound over, $100 each, to be of gress.

good behaviour for six months.

One defendant was Chan Kuen, The House of Representatives a shopkeeper, and the second was are being held in Washington Chung Hing-wan, formerly No. 1 waiting for the Senate to complete boy at the Tung Wah Eastern Ifa task. They had been merely waiting for news of the Labour

Hospital, Bill's passage and had indulged in The trouble arose when Chan high jinks like schoolboys at the Kuen discovered he had been end of term, singing improvisedwindled in a game of mah jongg. ditties and selections by a chorus

of the Press Gallary-Reuter.

CHIANG KAI-SHEK

ACTIVITY

MEETING OF CENTRAL POLITICAL COUNCIL

Nauking, June 17,

The Central Political Council,

According to Det-Sergt. Fitches,

a friendship sprang up between defendants in the hospital and after Chan Kaen had ceased to be a patient, second defendant in- vited him to his house for a game, of mah jongg. Chan Kuen lost $200. Ho paid $180, but the remainder was still owing, and.

Chung kept worrying him for the

money.

Chan Kuen then found he had been swindled. Chung, he alleged,

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FOUND IN ATTIC AT

HEIDELBERG

"One was a light comedy," "Fight for Barbara,' apparently written about the time Lawrence first mot

Mrs. Frieda Lawrence. A second

-a tale of colliery days—was The third called Married Man. was "The Daughter-in-Law.'

UNKNOWN WORK. "Neither Mrs. Lawrence nor hor

the highest executive organ of the had combined with his wife dur- Central Government, will hold a ing the game. He asked Chung to

Three plays which were written special meeting, under the chair-give him back the money, and was by D. H. Lawrence, who died two sister know that Lawrence had manship

youra ago, have been discovered by written the playe," he continued. refused. Ho then munde a report of Chiang Kai-shek,

accident in an attic of a house When he died two years provious- shortly to discuss outstanding to the Police. national problems.

in Heidelberg.

ly the exccutors collected what Matters came to a head on Sun- The agenda will include (1) the day afternoon. when a argo ofed, being only a rough draft.

The first six pages of ons are they thought to be all his un- formulation of diplomatic policies, detective, who was in charge

and a second is unfinish-published manuscripts. Thore can

be (2) the reshufling of a number of the casa, say defendants quarrell-

no doubt of their genuinoness. Mr. Loon M. Lion, who has "Luckily I heard of them and high offcfals in the provinces and in sekhart Rond. The de- of Eastern

obtained "The Daughter-in-Law," Lead them. (B) preparations for the Fifth eative took the artics to the which fe the unfinished play, will Law' is a work of genius-far The Daughter-in- Pionary Session of the Kuomists on, where it was discovered produce it at the Playhouse with superior, in my opinion, to the

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and Lewis Casson other two. It is typical Lawrence. Thorndike in the chlof parts.

"But it had to be finished.. Ho statos that the discovery consulted Lawrence's great friend, was made by Mra: Frieda Lawrence. Aldous Huxley, and Ugether wo "She was staying with her sister decided to nak Richard Hughes to In Holdelberg and they had oc-complete- the rovision. Mrs. casion to mo to the attle for some- Frieda:, Lawrence -ngread, "and thing. While rummaging in an Hughes has finished the rough old box they turned up a bundle draft. Lawrence, I think would: of papers. It was those plays, be pleased with his work."

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After completing his duties and engagements in Nanking. Genern Chiang Kai-shok will proceed to Hangchow via Shanghal in order to inspect the Hangchow Air School. He intends to visit his native district, Fenghus, before re- turning to Nanchang-Contrat Neios.

Chan Kuen had a chopper in his possession. He explained he was carrying it because he had been threatened by second defendant The affair might have developed zeriously.

Mr. Hamilton, binding defend ants over, said they had both been very. foolish.