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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1934.

HENRY COTTON LEADS FIELD WITH BRILLIANT ROUND

OPEN GOLF SURPRISES

AMERICAN CHALLENGE

UNCONVINCING

BRITONS WELL TO FORE

London, June 27. Magnificent performances by a score of British golfers over the Royal St. George's

DISAPPOINTING TURNOVER

WM. POWELL'S ANNUAL MEETING

CREDIT DISCOUNT

SCHEME

The Thirty-third *Ordinary General meeting of Shareholders of Mesars. William Powell. Ltd., was held at the registered Offee. S Des Voeux Road, Central this morning with Mr. E. M. Raymond in the chair. He was supported by Messrs. J. H. Seth (Director), H. Overy (Managing Director), W. course at Sandwich to-day L. Alexander (Secretary), P. F. have given rise to strong Wong, A. Nissim and H. J. M.

Figueiredo (shareholders). hopes that Britain will retain the

championship open trophy in the British Isles for

"Our turnover for the year hus the first time for eleven boen, disappointing but I am glad to say that we scem ta have years.

Very few retail stores Britain has seldom had a better-there was. looking chance at the end of the have maintained their turnover first round of the championship and I regret to state that up to tournament, competition proper. the present there appears to be no

The American challengers were signs of a rovival of trade.

unconvincing. They

most

wero

Addressing the meeting the chairman said:

SILVER MYSTERY REMAINS: U.S. TREASURY SILENT

TICKLED TO DEATH." The leading spokesmen for the Senate silver bloc do not attempt to hide their antisfaction at the recent Administratio n policy in the matter of restoring the price of the white metal. Photo shows, left to right, Senators Adama, King, Kay Pittman, and Boral, on leaving

the White House,

Important

obtained our sharo of what business Naval

"Your Directors are fully alive not so smooth and accurate on the to the necessity of increnwing the greens as usual. Densmoro Shute, turnover and attracting new cus the holder, alone showed good form tomers and, in this connection, I and he finished up four strokes be-should like to mention that we have hind the leader, Henry Cotton.

just instituted

3

Meeting

CONFIDENTIAL TALK IN LONDON

In

London, June 27. connection with the

special credit bilateral conversation, initiated But for a couple of putts. Cot-discount scheme, the details of ton might have established a new which Mr. Overy, Managing

by the British Government be record for the course, although it Director, will be pleased to explain tween the chief naval Powers would have been pretty near a to anyone interested. miracle. As it was he went round in a brilliant 67, which would have established a record had he not himself broken the course record by two strokes on Tuesday when he returned a card of 66 in the qualifying competition.

YOUNG PRO'S GOOD ROUND.

for preliminary exchanges of views in preparation for next : NEW PREMISES.

year's Naval Conference, a full "On the 1st May we moved into meeting was held to-day at the our new premises in the Hongkong Prime Minister's room in the Stock Exchange and I think share. House of Commons between the holders will agree that it is aBritish and United States re-

atore in which we can take pride.presentatives. The customers', convenience has

The Prime Minister was accom been studied in every way and the panied by Mr. Stanley Baldwin. staff deserve great credit for the Sir John Simon, Sir Bolton Eyres efficient manner in which moval was carried out.

the re- Monsell, Vice-Admiral Little and Mr. R. Craigle. The United States representatives were the] Mr. Norman Davis, Rear-Admiral Leigh, and Mr. R. Atherton.

The surprise round was, how ever, pulled out by F. Taggart, Young assistant professional from Cheshire. He aggregated a nicely played 70 and led the field until I think the accounts presented Cotton brought in his 67, and then are self-explanatury but should Ambassador, Mr. Robert Bingham, occupied second place, with seven like to point out that your directors others in close attendance with 71. have considered it advisable to AH, Paigham was among this write down furniture and fitting number. He was playing with all by a further $938.25, leaving the his old confidence and only a small book value of this Asset at $2,800,- apot of trouble at one or two 00. places marred a round of almost perfect golf.

BEST AMATEUR.

"I will now propose the adoption

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but the date for the continuation A further meeting will be held,į or the discussions was not fixed.

SECRECY PRESERVED.

of the report

Mr. Baldwin, replying to a re- accounts as quest in the Commons for a presented and after the resolution statement on the general position,

"TELEGRAPH" PHOTO COMPETITION,

Names of the Judges New Announced

In connection with the Tele

graph" Amateur Photograph Competition, we have pleasure in announcing that Mr. M. O. Pater, Mr. E. A. Von Kobza- Nagy, A. and Mr. E. I. II. Higham, B. Arch.. A.H.LB.A.. have kindly consented to judge the entries.

VAST AIR EXPANSION SCHEME

CABINET KEEPS THE SECRET

PLANS TO BE PUSHED AHEAD

London, June 27. Another hint that a vast

BANKER'S SON ARRESTED

FOR AIDING STRIKE PICKETS

Jersey City, June 27 Corliss W. Lamont, the son of Mr. T.. W. Lamont, famous lanker, was arrested here to-day for picketing in front of a local furniture factory.

He is to be charged with dis- orderly conduct.

Corlias Lamont is thirty-two years of age and Socialist.-- Reuter.

Later.

Corlies Lamont has been rokased un bail of $1,500. The hearing of the case was fixed for July Reuter.

SOCIALISM IN

NO TIME

NEW VERSION BY SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS:

REALIST POLICY

OF ACTION

Sir Stafford Cripps, M.P., in hisi presidential address to the annual conference of the National Council

NO DENIAL

:)

OF HUGE

PURCHASE

PLAN

REFUSE TO DISCUSS QUESTION

of the Socialist League, in Leeds. GENERAL FUND

discussed the present differences within the Labour Party and the best means of obtaining the Party's ultimate objective-Social-

TO BE USED

Washington, June 27.

It will not help the Party to

If Senator Dies yesterday arrive at right and wise decisions," revealed Administration se- he declared, "if we attempt to hide crets regarding proposals to our differences of view. We must

be prepared to reason with our embark upon a huge silver- selves as well as with the other purchasing programme, the No body of persons within Treasury declines to admitTM our Party, however high they may

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rate their own intelligence or how that any cat has been let out ever elevated they may be in the of any bag.. hierarchy, can successfully im-)

The decision must be that of the States Government has decided to pose a policy upon the Party. The report that the United rank and file.

embark upon a silver-buying pro- gramme involving the purchase of "There is, I believe, no import-sume 1,254,000,000 ounces. In the ant difference within the Party as course of the next six months has to our final objective, but it is aroused widespread interest, but when we come to consider the the effect has been to close the means that we should adopt to avenues of information reach this objective that we find Treasury, where officials refuse to at the wide differences of opinion." tilscuss the question of silver.

TREASURY MUM.

The Treasury is at present au-

"We have entered upon the final stage of the struggle for demo- to economic freedom and economie thorised to purchase aliver exceed- cracy, either we must win through. democracy, or else find ourselves. ing a thousand million ounces, but faced with the prospect of a con-it cannot at present bo definitely tinuing captalism which may at any determined whether they intend moment resort to the use of brutal to do so or when. methods of dictatorship.

BETWEEN TWO FIRES.. "In considering our objective." Sir Stafford Cripps proceeded, "we

FIRE IN OLD FOREIGN must be quite clear that it is

OFFICE

Serious Outbreak in

Nanking

13

it

Treasury officials alao decline to comment on the statement of Senator Dies that the Treasury has already bought 75,000,000 ounces of silver.

GENERAL FUND BUYING, The Treasury has throughout

Socialtem, and not State Capital-> Ism or some amorphous and in- determinato collection of ideas parading as a policy. We must consistently declined to reveal the reach at objective, wherevergures of its purchases and as possible, by u direct route though most of the silver purchased has it may be that in some particular been paid for from the resources case we thall have to take a more

of the Stabilisation Fund, the devious path.

figures do not appear in the daily Treasury statement.

BROKERS WARNED.

Nanking, June 28. "The Labour Party is definitely Ten buildings were destroyed or committed to Socialism. It is too

The Treasury, however, intends damaged in a fire within the old late to withdraw; if we hesitate

to begin to Walchinopu Compound late last go forward to a bold and decisive general fund at some time in the

purchases has been duly seconded, 1 shall be said he was not prepared to give air expansion scheme will night as a consequence of n short Socialist polley, we shall suffer the aliver will then be shown dally.

from its The best amateur performance please to answer to the best of any information as to the courac shortly be pressed_forward

near future and its acquisitions of circuit was put up by Leslie Garnett, the my ability

worst of both worlds. The Party any question London millionaire Guardsman, shareholders, may like to put."

which

The fire raged for half-an-hour will be too revolutionary to attract of the discussions, which were who did a 78 without troubling him-

confidential. He said the Govern- to completion was given to-before it was brought under con-even the small capitalist, and too

trol. self much. Garnett, it will be re- Mr. Overy seconded the adoption ments of France, Japan and Italy night.

reactionary to interest those who The Commissioner of Internal called reached the semi-final of the of the Report and Statement of had also agreed to participate in

As these old buildings had been desire change and action.

Revenue has warned brokers hold- amateur open championship. being Accounts, the motion being carried that no decision had yet been assurance of the Government's employees of the Waichiaopu, no bilateral conversations, and udderl Mr. Stanley Baldwin's recent turned into dormitory for

"Let us address our policy not to outside the United States that they ing long positions for holders defented by Lawson Little, the unanimously. ultimate winner.

to where the 1936 Can- determination to secure, parity in officials documents were involved the nervous humanitarian, who must procure immediately sworn proposition of Mr. Outside Densmore Shute, the Figueiredo, seconded by Mr. Wong, ference would be held.

the air with any country within in the fire.-Central News.

will always finally come down on statements from their the side of capitallam and no covering the facts which must be clients best American card

A question was also asked whe- striking distance of Great Britain was that of Mr. E. M. Raymond was re-elected ther definite demands for parity was repeated by Lord London- Kirkwood,

change; but rather to the con- shown. upon Liquidation, if they finished seven to the Board of Directors. Messrs.ad been put forward by the derry, Minister for Air, in the who strokes behind the leader. Gene Linxtend and Davis were re-elected

scious worker who will gladly ro- are liquidated after September 1. spond to the inspiration of a Surazen needed 75 and MacDonald auditors at a fee of $325 on the Japanese Government, and Mr. House of Lords, in reply to n

Until then; if it is Impossible Smith needs to

realist policy of action. nut up some motion of Mr. Nissim seconded by Baldwin replied that no such de- speech by Lord Mottistone,

to obtain a memorandum sworn to "We must then obtain a mandate by the owner, the broker must pre- sensational rounds if he is to con- | Mr. Figueiredo,

mand had been received.-British Wireless.

for the use of every power that pare a memorandum on behalf of exists under the Constitution with the owner if the contract is to be Government In the final round of

tinue in the running.

LEADING SCORES.

Leading scores were:

Henry Cotton. (Brussels)

F. Taggart (Winslow)

A. H. Padgham (Sunridge)

H. S. Laidlaw (Wentworth)

C. A. Whitcombe (Crews H)

Bert Hodson (Chigwell)

C. S. Denny (Thorpo Hall)

Denamore Shute, U.S.A.

Dallemegno (France)

P. J. Malon (Bier, Ireland)

E. R. Whitcombe (Meyrick Park)

G. Good (Romiley)

A. Woston

W. T. Twine (Langley Park)

P. Allies (Beaconsfield)

Leslie Garnett (Addington)

J. Adams (Royal County Down)

Others scores included:

Joe Kirkwood, U.S.A.,

Geng Sarzen, U.S.A.

MacDonald Smith, U.S.A.

TRAMCAR BADLY

DAMAGED

IN COLLISION WITH

LORRY

On

the

taken

KENT STILL TELLING

QUIET WEDDING

THE WORLD

English County Gaining In Importance

CHINA TARIFF

REVISION

Lord Mottistone urged the in- mediate remedying of the in- adequacy of the air defences of JAPAN'S VIEWS TO BE which to arm a working-class liquidated. Reuter.

the United Kingdom.

PLANS SECRET.

CONSIDERED

Shanghai, June 27.

the struggle for economic power." A FIVE YEAR PLAN.

loon Polico

Lord Londonderry stated that

Arrested yesterday at the Kowloon as the Government could no longer On his return to Shanghai to-

railway station carrying 17 tacis, of MR. J. J. BASTO AND for an international conven day, Mr. Ariyoshi admitted that he The principal task of the Con- prepared oplum in two bags, Chau MISS 0. M. BARRETTO tion that would solve the problems had submitted Japan'a views, to ference was to discuss their re- Yuk, widow, of Tai Chan Vilago, was of Europe, the Cabinet has de- Mr. Wang in regard to the tariff cently issued statement of polley, ordered pay a fine of $1,300 or A quiet wedding was celebrated cided that they can no longer de problem. Mr. Wang had promised "Forward to Socialism," described so do prison for five months at Kow- this morning at St. Theresa's lay in taking the atops necessary to refer his views to the Ministry by Mr. J. F. Horrabin, who pre- Revenue Officer Brown was in charg

Court this morning. Church, Kowloon Tong, when Miss to provide adequately for the air of Finance for careful considera-sented it, as

"A firat-Five-year of the case. Plan for a Socialist Government." It was last year that the Asso Olivia M. Barretto, daughter of defence of the United Kingdom.

It was impossible at the present

Miss Jean Thompson, on behalf Mr. Ariyoshi also said that no of the Sheffield branch, moved the elation of Men of Kent and Kentish Mr. and Mrs. 0. D. Barretto, was Men conceived the idea of Kent married to Mr. J. J. Basto, young-time to give the definite nature of significance was attached to his Telling The World", and in that est son of Mrs. J. M. Basto and the contemplated expansion of the vialt to General Chiang Kai-shek

the late Mr. J. M. de Castro Basto. Royal Air Force or to indicate the jut. Nanking, Central News. 73 able to gain a fair knowledge of the Noronha Printing Co., and the coed, but there need be no appre

The bridegroom is manager of lifes along which it would pro- the rural charms and the astonish-

73 initial booklet. the render

77

Extopalve damage was done to

War

ing Industrial developments of that bride is a sister of Mira; F Farrangeinents were not fully un- Leo ibnsions that the plans and

fair corner of England.

But it was obylobaty Impossible to compress everything of relevant importance into such a small space. which makes the current issue of "Kent Tella The World". Ruch welcome relense.

Once again the booklet is an ex- cellent plece of work. An attrac-] tive cover invites the render to perusa mine of Interesting information, all of which la written

A

the front of a west-bound tramcar, in a good, free style but with great No. 10, when a lorry driven in the attention to accuracy,

Kentish

with

D'Almada, Jr.

The bride, who was given away | der way. by her father, was attended by two bridesmaids, the Misses Ofellá | Barretto and Lolita de Sousa.

No invitations were issued but relatives and friends were wel

come.

ANGLO-GERMAN PARLEY

"VERY FRIENDLY”

EMPIRE LINKS."

tion.

SMUGGLED GOODS

SEIZED

CONFISCATION

ORDERS

reference back of the whole docu-workers' control had been put ment on the ground that it was forward in contradiction of Mr. mainly critical rather than con- Herbert Morrison and all those structive, and failed to create the theoreticians of the Labour move- basis of a militant spirit and willment who think the workers aro to power.

going to have now 'gaffers instend Mr. T. Howard (Rochdale), of becoming their own gaffers." opposing the roference back, said: "EXCLUSIVE" SCHOOLS, "If we are

not very careful we may divorce ourselves from the

Earlier,

At the suggestion of Sir Charles in reply th Lord Ellbank, Lord Londonderry em-

ordinary membership of the Trade Trevelyan, a former Minister of phasised that the Dominions and

Union organisation by getting too Education, the League agreed to far away from their outlook.

the withdrawal for rewording of a the Government felt that it would.

Mr. P. Arnold (Hendon) ex-resolution calling for the abolition be incompatible with, the self- An application for confiscationpressed the wish that the docu- of exclusive schools, and the crea government of each and the in- of a sack containing ten pareola ment had been strangled at birth. tion of a comprehensive free State terests of all that any attempt of cloth, found on board the steamer It inspired no enthusiasm; it was educational system. should be made to establish a Kweng Fook Cheong on June 25, Central Defence Alr Force for was made by Sergeant Soutar beisappointing, unfair, vague and

Sir Charles said he assumed that loose. tho Empire. He added that fore. Mr. Hamliton, at the Central Mr. W. Mellor, for the Council abolition of the exclusiveness of the resolution roforred to the nevertheless every offort was be- Magistracy this morning The of the League, declared that the Eton and Harrow, "That is e ing made to link the air forces of cloth

unclaimed and un-document was put forward in very good thing," he added. "I the Empire as closely as possible,|manifester).

terms which the intelligentsia was, unfortunately, educated at -Renter,

Inspector, Stimson made an ap might not understand, but the one of them, but the last thing I 'plication for confiscation of 100, workers would.

want to see is the perpetuation of packages of salt which he found on The motion to refer the docu- the Public Schools of England and the steamer Tat Leo on June 26,ment back was defeated by 51 their temper. unclaimed and unmanifested. The votes to 18, applications were granted.

was

· During discussion on amond- monta to the document,

same direction came into collision A foreword by Captain the Hon. with it outside the Royal Army W. 8. Corvallis, President of the Ordnance Corps Depot In Queen's Association of Men of Kent and Road East this morning.

ATMOSPHERE Mon, together The lorry, No. 1048, apparently messages from Kent M.P.8 and

London, June 27. attempted to overtake the tramcar, Borough. Mayors testify only too The British representatives met with the result its near side well to the nirendy greatness of the German delegation at the GOLD EMBARGO REMOVED. mudguard struck the inside of the potentialities. And the other and discussions regarding the servic

Kent's Infant Industries and their Treasury this morning to open tram driver's

St. John's, June 27. ing off the front partly wrench-

portion of the better knows features of Kent are ing of the German debt held by has issued a decree remaving the The Newfoundland Government tram, and splintering the glass given due prominence, with atten- British holders. pano. The front stepping board tion to its beauties and qualities Explanations were given as to embargo, upon gold exports.--

Arrested in Hongkong on Tuesday. was also damaged.

as an ideal part of England to the point of view of both sides, Reuter.

only two months after he had been Several west-bound truma were spend one's holidays.

and the discussions, which were

deported, Leung Kwan (18), unum hold up as result of the accident. The booklet is profusely illustrat-very friendly, were continued this Wong Bhak-chuen, aged 18,

was ployed, was at Kowloon Police Court while the damaged car was divort. ed. and its production is again a afternoon. They are being re-bound over by Mr. Hamilton

Sir Stafford Cripps: I have never this yesterday, found guilty of a breach ed to the other track and taken source of credit to the "Kent sumed to-morrow-British Wire-morning for "tealing * brass nut of the order, Mr. Wynnewonce son- met it. back to the Company's yard..

from the Talkoo Dockyard. Defantenced him to nine mortthe hard Mr. 3. T. Murphy (Holborn) sald for the biggest curse of our society. | leas,

Momsenger-S. Ai G2

dant was 'an apprentice fifter::

labour.

"The way in which, in all pro bability, we are going to get rid of most of the evils of the Public A delegate naked the Chairman Schools is by building hundreds (Sir Stafford Cripps): "Is there of schools for the rest of the com not already in existence a Labour, munity which will put Eton and Shadow Cabinet."

Harrow into insignificance,”

that

paragraph

Sir Charles stated that what he wanted was classless education, "regarding | was its division into classes,