THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH.
BRITONS. RESIST MINISTER ADMITS TO
CANTON TAX
MERCHANTS SUPPORTED
IN REFUSAL TO PAY
VEXATIOUS, IRREGULAR BUSINESS LEVY
London, Nov. 14.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER
KIDNAPPING HIMSELF
BUT DENIES HE THREATENED AIMEE SEMPLE MCPHERSON
Raleigh, N.C., Nov. 14. ' The Rov. R. H. Askew, whom the courts charged with attempted extortion and the nowapapora
charged with "kidnapping him- self," has been acquitted on the first count but admits his gulit in the second.-Router.
The Revivalist and faith healer disappeared in middle-August and wrote his wife a letter demanding ₤1 ransom. He disguised his writing and waited for the money, The police traced the letter and; found the Rev. Mr. Askew, also disguised, in a pair of overalls. rescued man" and something of a
He was brought to Raleigh as ai
hero.
He told a fantastic story of
Great Britain's official representatives are lending their fullest support to British merchants in Canton who are refusing to pay the business tax recently demanded by the authorities there, it was announced to-day.
Replying to questions concerning the taxation of having been attacked by three British subjects by the Chinese Government, Mr. An- men, who tore his clothes from his body and carried him off. He thony Eden, Lord Privy Seal, in the House of Commons, said he had been
very badly treated. Then, when he Wan reviewed the legal position and the general situation.
Ile remarked that demands had caught up on discrepancies in his various tales of adventure, he recently been made foreign broke down and told the truth. | nationals
Ching, including The whole thing was a fraud, he Britona, who owned property Isaid, and he had pretended to hel Greater Shanghat, for the pay kidnapped in order to get a much- ment of land values taxes.
TYPHOON
HITS
ISLANDS
PHILIPPINES
On
"As the tax in legal under Chinese law, non-discriminatory and reasonable in amount, and is generally paid by Chinese, British subjects have been advised that Be effective support cannot
Oss OF LIFE IN teed to them in the event of their getting into difficulties with The
Authoritier Chinese through non-payment of the tax," he ackled.
Manila, Nov 15 Another severe typhoon has struck the centre of the Eastern Islands Philippine archipelago.
of
the
It is known that property damage is heavy and that loss of life has occurred It is feared the death roli may be large
Beaba
Lower Air
Costs!
IMPERIAL CO-OPERATION
POST OFFICE
ANNOUNCEMENT
London, Nov. 14.
needed rest.
THREATENING LETTERS, The Rev. Mr. Askew sighed and rubbed his hands, and smiling sald
he hoped the police would furg
him for all the trouble he had caused. he pointed out.
JAMAICA PAYS DEFENCE BILL
Shoulders Share Of Britain's Burden
Kingston, Nov. 14, At the suggestion of the Governor of Jamaica, the Legislature to-day approved a Bill which provides that the Colony shall contribute £10,000 annually towards the cost of Imperial defence.
The Legislature agreed, further, to pay pensions of the British West Regiment, to £8,000 per amounting annum. The pensions re- sponsibility will be dated back to 1931.-Reuter,
Mother Of
Heiress On
It was just a little joke. Probation
He was immediately arrested on | charge of extortion.
stand. They were interested in
OF COURT
New York, Nov. 14. The protracted trial to
15, 1984,
RADIO BROADCAST
'Children's Concert From The Studio
EUROPEAN PROGRAMME.
From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 355 metres (846 kllorycles):
5-8 p.m. European Progranamų, 5-6 p.m. A Reiny of the Hongkong Hotel Dance · Orchestra from the Hongkong Hotel Roof Qurden.
6-6,30 p.m. Children's Studio Con- cert.
6.30-7 p.m. A Relay of the Hang- kong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the Hongkong 1otel Roof Garden.
7 p.m. Closing Loent Stock Qanta. tlon, London and New York Stock nud Commodity Quotations.
7.08-7.30 p.m. Victor Melodies,
Kiss Me Again (From "Me,
Modiste").
Selections from "The Forton
Teller"
Victor Salon Group.
Berbert
March of the Tays (From "Balm
.in Toyland").
Victor Concert Orchestra, Selections from "Habes in Toyland"
Victor Light Opera Company. Selections from "The Red MIÐ".
Victor Light Opera Company 7.30-8 p.m. From the Sindlo.
Miss Jose Radesky (Violin). Miss Moga Maclean (Piano).
Programine,
1. Three Dances "Nell Gwyn"
(Edward German).
2. Violin Sofort
f) Clanson Huba (Elmisky -
Koralovs.
1.
the Serenade Espagnole
(Chaminado arr. Kreideer. Selection-Chu Chin Chow
(Fredrick Norton). Walatz Poi (Alfred £}}).·
Event Time and Weather
p.m. Chinese Studio
A p.m. Report,
8.03-10.30
concert.
9.39 m.
Quotations,
Reuter Press Bulletins.
10.30 p.m. Heufer Press Bulletins Rugby Mid-day Press News, Further Landon Stock and Commality Quot
10.40 p.m.
Clone Down.
Technically he was held for CRYPTIC RULING demanding money by threats With regard to the business tax through a letter written to his, demanded in various places, in-
own wife. In other words, he was cluding Canton, Mr. Eden stated "demanding by threat" his own that as the regulations had gener property which seemed absurd. ally been vaxatious and unprac and there was little chance, police tical in character, with unfair and irregular methods of assessment admitted, that the charge would decide whether the 8-year- and enforcement by arbitrary Homething else, they hinted old Gloria Vanderbilt, £800, p.m. Stock and Commodity executive action rather than by enigmatically,
000 heiress, is to live with law, British merchants resisting.
During the time the Rev. Mr. had been afforded the fullest pos- Askew had been "kidnapped," her mother, Mrs. Vanderbilt, sible support by the British re-friend of his, besides his wife, jor with her aunt, Mrs.tions,
received threatening letters. The Walter P. Whitney, was presentatives Reyter.
friend was Mrs. Aimee Semple McPherson, noted Los Angeles ended to-day. preacher. The letters she received demanded $25,000 and threatened that unless this sum were in The child Gloria is not to have mediately forthcoming the great for the future the life it has had Angelus Temple would be bombed, since the death of its father up Mrs. McPherson owns the Angelus till June, 1932.” Temple, her congregation having built it, and
His Honour declined to amplify | she was alarmed,
this "cryptle ruling" but it is in- She went to the police.
The Rev. Mr. Askew denied the terpreted by press representatives mother, whose letters were his handiwork, how-an meaning the ever. The police failed to prove habits of living have been ques- him an untruthful mann.
itioned, will be placed on probation.
CO-ORDINATING LOAN AGENCIES
MORGENTHAU TAKES FULL CHARGE
Washington, Nov. 14, President Roosevelt his appointed committee, headed by Mr. Hency Morgenthan, Sveretary of the Tren- curioate all lending sary, to
Ingortant developments in atractivities of the Government. WORLD'S
hall trudite were revealed this
fternoon in an interview with the Pastmuster General,, Sir Kingsley, Font,
They include firstly, a reduction
It is believed that this step marks the beginning of the consolidation of Feletal ban agencies with a view to-almorbing the emergency unit IIN the recovery, campaign permits, President Roosevelt has An-
n charges and the introduction of ounced that the future programine
Jat rate for Imperial air mail the Administration, with regard traffic; and secondly, the dispatch to the emergene units, wom
FINANCES REVIEWED
of all fully-paid letters and post-ably not be devika upon unti NEW U.S. SILVER
ean
DEBT MORATORIUM.,
gards to internal addresses by any the first of the new year ---Reuter, internal air mall which operate regularly and punctually, And whose owners will enter into An agreement with the Post Ofice to marry the mails at a reasonable cost if thereby delivery will be materially accelerated.
With regard to Imperial air mall traffe. Sir Kingsley Wonil said this was the Brst natalnunt of plans which were under consideration
Baton Rouge, Nov. 11 The Louisiana Legislature has parsed a law giving all debtins a Coratoriken. ir they togear
Restry.
desire it.
GERMAN
and involved a marked step forward CHALLENGE
and a real advance'in Empire en- joperation. As from November 17, ! all varying postage charges to Em- pire destinations reached by the existing services of Imperial Air- ways would accordingly be abolish- ed and flat rates substituted.
THE NEW RATES.
SEEKING FAR EAST TRADE
FAST NEW STEAMERS
The new charges will be ddl, per ¦ half ounce for letters to all den- thations where the present charge,
Berlin, Nov. 14. is equal to or in excess of that" amount, and 3d, per balf ounce
Germany is to make a bid for where it is at present lower than the plums of the Far East ship-
ping trade, according to an
Gd.
an-
This means that to India,nouncement from Bremen, and Malaya. Kenya, Uganda. Tan will put new, fast and luxurious ganyika. Nyasaland, Zanzibar, leamers
POLICY?
Washington, Nov. 14.
It is felt here that the position of the Briga is increasingly dan
gerous,
British financial authorities re-
i
Judge Carew ruled:
Pressed to explain what the de- cision meant, His Honour said the ruling was also designed to keep lawyera from knowing. He said he was conferring with counsel for both sides to-morrow-lester.
All Relays of the Hongkong Hotel Urchestras are by courtesy of the Manngement,
Z.E.K.
PROGRAMME
N.30-10 p.m. European Recorded Programme from ZEK, on a fre- quency of 010 k.r'n,
8.30-8.55 p.m. Orchestral, Polonaise No. 2 (Liszt, arr. Muller),
Berlin State Opern Orchestra
conducted by Dr. Leo Blech. May Night-Overturi (Rimsky-
Korsakov).
London Symphony Orchestra,
conducted by Albert Contes. Witches Dance (La Tregenda), from
"Le Vill" (Puccini).
The B.B.C. Wireless Symphony Orchestra condurted by Percy
Pil. concert Waltz in A (Glazanon). --R-9,17-m. --Talkie Tunes. The Vagabond King-Love for sale
(Frim}).
CHINA STUDIES The Vagabond King-Hugnette
BRITISH TANKS
EXPERTS EXAMINE
COMMUNICATIONS
London. Noy, 14.
(Friml)-
Norah Blaney (Soprano), Bitter Sweet-- Dear Little Cafe
(Coward).
Bitter Sweet-I'll see you again
(Coward).
Peggy Wood and George Metuxo. The New Moon-Liver Come Back
to me (Romberg).
The New Moon-Wanting you
(Romberg),
Lawrence Tibbet! (Baritons). 9.17-9.30 p.m. The J. II. Squire
Detet.
gard the Swiss plan to accept the; A Chinese mission of twenty English pound at a fixed rate of members, including Biteen military
ixteen franes to the mound as officers, and headed by Mr. Yu Fel-Celeste the Grst step towards abandon-pen and General Sue Ting-yon, ar- ment of the Gold Blor by Switzer-rived-in England from the Con-
tinent to-day, land.
1. Melody in F (Rubinstein).
Cavatina (Rair, Op. 85,
2.
In London virries close to Wa-
3. The mission will inspect military shington it is stated that Presi-i
and civil communication systemi dent Roosevelt is about to any and will pay particular attention to nounce a new silver policy
No. 3, orr. Sear). Valse Bluette-Air de Ballet
(Drigo). A Narcissus (Nevin). 9.30 p.m. Reuter Press Balletins. Quotations,
The gold drain from Europe tu/ the mechanised units of the British London 1 pan. Stock and Commodity the United States continues and ity. They wish to see a demon-
stration by British tanks. IN estimate that seventy-five million dollars are in transit or About to be shipped.
Evidence accumulates that the Gold foe eurrencies are tending to swing in the dollar-pound urbti.
Swan, Culbertson and Fritz.
The mission returns to China early next year.
Mr. Hore Belisha, Minister of Transport, is receiving the mission at the Ministry to-morrow-Ren-
{"M
DAY BY DAY N EWS IN BRIEF
THE ABOLITION OF WAR. IF IT CAN
The British alrecuft carrier' Earle,
·
9.35-10 p.m. Grand Opern, "Othello"-Ave Marin (Hail Mary)
(Verdi). Madam Butterfly-Un Bel di
Vodrema (One fine day) (Puccini). Margaret Sheridan (Soprano). Choral Tannlinuser"Processium of the Guests to Wartburg (Wagner). Choral Tannhauser" Pilgrims'
Chorus, Act. 8. (Wagner).
Stato Opera Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Dr. Leo Blech.
Northern and Southern Rhodesia and Sh on the run to Hongkongne BROUGHT ABOUT, WHA HE A KE-пcestupanted by the destroyers Witch Voen; Duct-"Carmen"-Parle-Moi de
An 18,000-tom liner, the Gneis-VERSAL NOT ONLY OF THE GENERAL and Veteran, left Manila yesterday for
and South Africa, the charge will [chreiten, will be Bunched on Decem-METHOD OF NATURE, THE METHOD Jesselton en route for Singapore.
THAT
19,
OF CONFLICT
AND
be G. and to Sudan. Palestino,
ber 14 for the North German-Lloyd SURVIVAL. IT WILL DE A NEW PHASE Transfordunia 38. The Inter rate will also apply exceptionally Far Eastern service.
Further donations to the Poppy It is claimed that this new liner, IN THE HISTORY OF LIFE, AND NOT Day Fund are $67 from the A
Kemeroon. This brings the total to $5,061.72.
to Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Persiand also a sister ship under con- SIMPLY AN INCIDENT IN THE HsHongkong, and $12 from the A.P.C.,
Regarding internal airmail. it will in future he the responsibility traction, will do the journey from TORY OF MAN.--II, G, Wells,
misalon.
| Genoa to Colombo in eleven days,
The U.S. destroyer tender
of Plending guilty to a charge
ຄ
ma Mere (Spenk to me of my
Mother) (Bizot). Vocal Duet-"Carmen"-Qui Sail de Quel Demon (I might, perhaps have been of a false fiend iho prey)
(Bizet). F. Heldy (Soprano) and
Ansseau (Tenor): 30 pm. Clone Down.
-
ZEESEN PROGRAMMES
The German Short-Waver Special programme for Far Eastern listeseen
be broadcast this evening by DJA on
metres on water
D.m. Openter Announcement DJA Ger-
man Folk San. TIPETAMINO Forecast (German, English},"
Black The C-in-C's armed yacht, II.M.S. of the Post Office to decide when and will make Singapore four days Hawk left Itengkong yesterday for Falmouth, with the British Milster to letters will benefit by air trans-later. The how ships will reach Manila: The destroyers Stewart, China, Sir Alexander Cadogan,
Hongkong in approximately 21 days Parrott and Edwick left early this board, is due to arrive in Foochow The new service commences or from Gicho, and Shanghal in 23-murning, and the rest of the Fiotilla thin murning The Falmouth will This Evening's Broadcast From December 1. Sir Kingsley Wood! | Reuters
will follow later' to-day.
proceed from Foochow to Hongkong. expressed the hope that the final development of the policy would
Two small thefts carried out some chiefly result in the establishment
At a meeting convened by Madame stealing a fountain pen from the months ago have just been traced to will of a network of internal air ser-Lottie Gordon on Monday night at breast pocket of Lan Kam-in, an young Chinese named Sam Yu-ying, 1 vices operating all the year round, the Chinese Y..C.A., Kowloon, it visitor to the Colony, Au Kau, aged who was charged before Mr. W. to the baneft not only of the post-wan decided to form a Chinese Music 28, was sentenced to three months by Schofield this morning. Defendant Ing public, but of British civil and Arts Club and Social Service Mr. Q.A.A. Macfadyen at the Central was charged with (a) larceny of a
Auxiliary, also a Cantonese choir, Magistracy this morning.
suit of clothing from Chau Chan, aviation-British Wireless.
junder the auspices of the Empire
two black Music Link. The following officers
As the ferry steamer Night Star residing in Thompson Road, on March
10, and (b) larceny of were
clected: President, Madame was in midstream last night at 9.40, gauze jackels from the same address A special item of interest in the Lottie Gordon: Vice Presidents, Miss
11.16 .. Newe in German. a Chinese passenger throw himself on June D. Defendant was arrested M.G.M. nowereel which is at present Wong, and Mr. Raymond Lin; Com- overboard from the lower deck. He on information and on him wo
11.10 p. Belections of Andlust and Modern Maale on 014 and, New being shown at the Queen's Theatre mittee, Mins Catherino Liu, Dr. was rescued, anil, after the applica- found pawn tickets which reventad
Instruments. redted by Dr. is the launching of the Cunard-White Pauline. Liu, Mr. Tult Lo; Assistant tion of first-aid; was conveyed to the that he had pawned the stolen
Otto Frederich Star liner Queen Mary by Her Secretary, Mr. Tuk Lo; Treasurer, Government Civil Hospital: on arrival clothing for only $2. A fine of $20, Majesty the Queen recently,
Mr. Raymond Lin
For 40 days' hard inbour, was imponed. of the ferry at: Hongkong
2.15 p.m. Light Music.
9.39 p.m. Topical Talk.
9.11 p.m. Nywan English,
10 p.m. Relayed from Stuttgari: "Hinging for You." Musical Selections ar ranged by Emst Stockinger, Mannesment Guntur Goerlich.
12.35
11.38 8.
am. News in Eaglish.
Closs dawn,
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