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晚二十月二英心香 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY -12,

1935.

BROKERS'

DIAMOND

U.S. INCREASING DEFENCES

ALASKA LIKELIEST ROAD OF INVASION

AMBITIOUS PLAN FOR PREPAREDNESS

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telographic Messages Ordinanes, 180. Received, Feb. 12, 12.15 p.m.)

Washington, Feb. 11. It is learned authoritatively that the Administra tion is planning development and expansion of a three fold national defence system: an efficient merchant marine, a powerful coast defence force and greatly improved air bases.

It is learned that Mr. A. Mitchell Palmer, former Attorney-General, at the request of President Roosevelt, has been working quietly for weeks, together with Shipping Board officials, to give the United States a Merchant Marine second to none in all the world:

DEALINGS

QUERIED

MR. BRAGA TO ASK QUESTIONS

COMMODITY BUSINESS?

An alleged anomaly arising from the fact that whereas the intended establishment of a Produce Exchange was sup- pressed at its inception some years ago, non-domiciled firms. aro

conducting dealings In various commodities, forms the

Mr. Edward Rollly, Hauptmann's main point in a series of ques-leading counsel, who has made a tions which the Hon. Mr. J. P. dramatic plea for hli client's acquittal, Braga is asking at the meeting of the Legislative Council on Thursday. follows:

Mr. Braga's questions are as

1. Will the Honourable the Colonial Treasurer state whether it is not a fact that some years ago an abortive attempt was mad: In Hongkong; and, if so, whether

to establish a Produce Exchange

It is not also a fact that the pro jected Exchange was compelled to close through threatened lgis-

2. Will he state the that led the Government to with- reasons hold its licence for the operation

To this end it is planned to abolish ocean maillation by the Government? subsidies and substitute direct subsidy to shipping companies. The plan is expected to be submitted to Congress shortly.

Meanwhile, the House Military Affairs Committee was bearing Representative Lloyd of Washing- ton whe declared that an air base was very urgently needed in that north-west state...,

"There is not a single anti- aircraft gun in the whole state," Anid Representative Lloyd,'

of

Representative Dimond Alaska, declaring that Alaska wus on the direct route to Yokohama, added: "Should an Oriental power ever attack the United States it would utilise the northern route. instead of the Hawaiian."

"He favoured the fortification of Hawall but he favoured the fortif- cation of Alaska more strongly still.

NO PLANS MADE FOR ELECTION

BALDWIN WINDS UP DEBATE

INDIA BILL AMENDMENT

London, Feb. 11: The Government had not yet considered the question of an RETARDED DEVELOPMENT election, declared Mr. Stanley Before the House Patents Com-Baldwin, Conservative Leader, mittee, Brig, Gen. Mitchell charged winding up' the India Debate in that the Patent Pool agreements the House of Commons to-day. between air manufacturers had. There was much work still to retarded American aeronautical be done and he hoped the House development to such an extent would get on with it, he said, amid that the military service was chears from the supporters of the without aeroplanes suitable to Ministry. engage in a major war,

of the said Exchange?-

Gold Clause Decision

MAY BE GIVEN TO-DAY

New York, Feb. 11.

MINES RE-OPEN

DE BEERS' PROMISE

JOY IN KIMBERLEY

(Special to "Telegraph")

(By Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphic Man vago Ordinance, 1894, Noveived, February (19, 231 km.)

Kimberley, Feb. 11, This city la celebrating with a spirit of unwonted carnival,

The entire populace is overjoyed by an announcement, which came

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a. complete surprise. Tha Chairman of De Beers Consolidated Minos stated that diamond washing operations, which were suspended three years ago in con- sequence of the depressed state of the world diamond market, would resume shortly.

Operations, which mean wages, will resume on April 3.

The Chairman of Do Beera' stato-. mont was received with prolonged cheers at a luncheon in honour of Opinion is gaining strength that the Imperial Press Conference, may render its Gold. Clause to which the diamonds adhere and the United States Supreme Court meeting here. He said the pulsator decision on February 12.

which would be started by the wife Tuesday, the supposed day of of the chairman of the Press Con- 3. Is the Colonial Treasurer judgment, is a holiday, but the ference, would continue to be kept aware that there exist in Hong Court will be in session' and it is going. kong. agencies in the nature of pointed out that, if the decision is The district has suffered great "proprietary exchanges thut con-

announced in the afternoon, hardships since the suspension of duct business by the transmission foreign markets will be closed. work and an early resumption of of local orders for dialings in Hence, domestic markets would the digging is anticipated.-Reuter foreign Exchanges in commodities

Special. such as wheat, cotton, rubber, not be at a disadvantage:

tin, etc.?

Observers point out that the 4. Is It within the knowledge cases for decision really fall into of the Colonial Treasurer that the two categories: Government and deals in the said commod.tics privats bonds. Some bellove that rarely, if ever, materialise beyond the Court may uphold the abroga- the set of reclving, or paying tion in the case of private bonds for, differences when they become while condemning it in the case darising out of the transactions of Government issues, Reuter, for sale and or purchas: resulting

in a profit or loss, as the case may be, and that it has not been known that the delivery of the commodities, or any portion there- of, contracted for has been made in point of fact?

6. Is it not anomalous that the project for establishing at least one local Produce Exchange was suppressed at its inception while sanction has not been withheld from non-domiciled firms doing business in the Colony in a variety of commodities?

6. Will the Honourable Member Inform the Council-

COLONY SHIVERS

"BUT NOT IN

RECORD COLD

S'HAI MARKET REPORT

RATES CONTINUE STEADY

(Special to "Telegraph")

500.00 PER ANNEM

NEW

SEASON'S GOODS

DEPARTMENTS

AT NEW EXCHANGE PRICES

WHITEAWAY'S

ITALY AVOIDING

CONFLICT

BUT PREPARES FOR EMERGENCIES

ABYSSINIA WILL FIGHT "TO THE LAST"

Rome, Feb. 11 It is not seriously believed that the Government intends to go to war with Abyssinia if it can possibly be avoided.

It is officially explained that as Abyssinia is under- stood to have massed a force of 30,000 men on the frontier, facing the outposts of Italian Somaliland, and is able to put another 100,000 in the field, it is considered essential that Italian reinforcements should be ready to defend the Italian colonies and to prevent any further frontier incidents.

Two full divisions, one from Florence and one from Messina, totalling 80,000 men, are ready to take ship for Africa, and the Abyssinia border, at a moment's notice. They will leave if it is found necessary,

CHINESE EGGS IN BRITAIN

NO HYGIENIC PRECAUTION?

MINISTRY QUESTIONED

London, Feb. 11.

The Abyssinian chargé d'affaires visited the Italian Foreign' Office. this morning and is calling again, this afternoon.

“ABYSSINIA' DETERMINED "If Italy, intends to go to war, Abyssinians will defend their coun | try to the loft,

"We have 800,000 men in arms and we can rajaa a million. We have modern weapons, though we have⠀ no tanks or aeroplancs." ~

This was the declaration of the Abyssinian charge d'éfaires, given to Reuter to-day.

He and he understood there were already 40,000 Italian troops in' Eritren and Italian Somaliland, and thus, Abyssinia was threatened

The sanitary conditions under from north and cast, which Chinese-liquid eggs wereThe Italian-Government-states produced, were the subject of that negotiations for a settlement questions and comment in the of the trouble are prooooding at.

Adis Ababa-Router: Shanghai, Feb. 12.

House of Commons to-day when Trading on the Foreign Exchange Sir Percy Hurd, Conservative, Market continues to be dull here asked whether effective inspec- this morning, but rates continue Arm around yesterday's closing tion was being carried out in

England.

levels.

Tightness of cash is still the only effectual factor.

only salvation.

inquiries be made by the British Sir Percy requested that full

It was announced yesterday that Italy was calling to the colours: the men of three classes of her mechanised army. The number being mobilised is at present un- certain.

Hongkong awakened to brighter and colder weather this morning. there having been a distinct drop

The market was strong at 10.45 In the temperature overnight. Mr. Baldwin had previously an-ferred to in Question 4 are stamped Royal Observatory was 43, at six sellers of exchange.

(4) Whether the contracts re. The lowest point recorded by the a.m., with Chinese banks good This disgraceful situation is nounced that the Government was and, if so, what is the taxing rule o'clock this

The market was influenced partly morning. At the

Japanese loan, due to the stupidity and short- allocating thirty days to the Com-applicable to such contracts?

Matilda Hospital, on The Peak, aby rumours of a sightedness of the Army," he mittee stage of the India Blil and (b) is the stamp duty regulated temperature of 39 was, however, based on an into wat om charged.

he added that the announcement by any sliding scale determined by registered

mercial Yokotake, Kobe. He said that air fortresses were of this programme would probaby the ad valorem value of each deal;

The Attache, in the interview, The temperature bogan slowly nocded throughout the Pacific be taken by the "alust press" as an for example, on the basis that

Indication of a General Election at sharebrokers' contracts are taxed at falling from midnight on Sunday said that foreign loans were China's ledge; but auch eggs wero subject contrary, there is peace along the const country.

Whitsun.

the rate of 20 conts per $100 of last night, between which time and and more rapidly from nine o'clock By a vote of 404 to 183 tho the value thereof, or is ad valorem six o'clock thla ́ morning a drop of sonal oplalon that Japan should and were liable to seizure if unit it is to Eritrea, according to re- Meanwhile, appearing before House rejected the Labour Oppost- amount of the commodity contracts more than seven degrees was re- the House Military Affairs Com-tion amendment to the India Bill, altogether ignored?.

corded at the Observatory. -mittee la connection with his Bill which favoured explicit recogni

Observatory figures show that providing for ton new military air tion of India's rights to Dominion

the temperatures pm Sunday were bases, Representative Wilcox of statue, The Bill was then given

63.6 at 6 a.m., 66.7 at noon, and Florida to-day suggested that its second reading.-Router."

The United Press adds that the

65.8 at 6 p.m.The maximum for the Alaska should be better protected.

day was 66.3 and the minimum Alaska, because of its great House by a vote of 404 to 183 pass. mineral wealth, might make Japan ad the Bill through second read- covetous, he said. And he pointed ing.

JAPAN COVETOUS

out that that territory was closer

to Japan than it was to the United

States. Furthermore, Japan was without mindrala,

DEPRESSED CLASSES

London, Feb. 11. The Attorney General, Sir Thomas Inskip, during the fourth

ENVOYS OF GOOD WILL

CHINESE PARTY FOR MANILA

Shanghai, Feb. 12. A group of thirly Chinese dinan-

62.1.

Yesterday at 6 a.m. the tem peratura was 574, at noon 61.8, at p.m. 00.1, and at 9 p.m. 50.8. The maximum for the day was 62.0 and the minmum 46.4,

The temperature of 43 at G a.m.

He declared that a policy of un- day of the House of Common: cial, commercial and industrial preparedness would not keep the debate on the second reading of leaders, together with their wives, 10-day is well above the lowest United States out of war and he the Government of India Bill, are leaving for Manila

on the February temperature ever record- charged that the entire world was dealt in particular with the pro-President Kickson on February 20, ed in Hongkong, which is 38.4, re rearming, and that disarmament blom of the depressed clasata, the Tholra is a tour of investigation, giatored on February 5, 1901. The treatles were of little value,

inclusion of law and order within and they hope to promote better Colony's lowest temperature for The United States," he said, the sphere of action of Ministers, rusations and closer co-operation any month, is-32, which was re

corded on January 18, 1898.', "led the way to disarmament. We and the question of Dominios between China and the Philip scrapped actual battleships. Other status. nations scrapped...blueprints."

MONEY FOR DEFENCE

L

pines.

EVANGELIST ON TOUR

The depressed_classes and The party will be handed by Mr. masses of India, he said, had C. T. Wang, former Minister of

verything to gain by the Bill, and Foreign Affairs. Router. It is expected that the Budget nothing was more likely to quicken Bureau will send to Congress the pace of internal reforms for this week recommendations for which Britain's great administra- ear-marking from $20,000,000 to tions and engineers had payed the $80,000,000 or the $300,000,000 way than the fact of bearing a roat responsibility. Thosa who Public Construction Fund "for- they would agree to provin- naval building."

cial autonomy if law and order **The money will probably be were not transferred wore clut- provided for drydocks at Pearl ching at a straw. Divorce between ton, Wash.; aviation bases at and authority in the sphere of Pensacola and St. Nicholas Island, public order, on the other nanu, Callfornia, Halwall and Cocosolo. would be certain to end in the

It will be used, too, in increas collapse of one or the other. ing submarine base facilities t

DOMINION STATUS Cocosolo, erecting a radio station

MRS. MCPHERSON IN SHANGHAI

KOREAN PLOT REVEALED

The trouble on the Abyssinia- representatives in China as to the Somaliland frontier is of long- standing. Some weeks ago the Mr. G. H. Shakespeare, Parlig- arst clash between Italian native conditions of production. montary Secretary for the Depart-troops and Abyssinian tribesmen ment of Health, replied that there occurred at Ualual and since then, was no evidence in his hands with on January 29, another fight has regard to the sanitary conditions taken place, resulting in loss of of production of liquid eggs, norl·life on both sides, -- was any available to his know- So far, with no hewa to the to examination at ports of entry Abyssinia-Eritrea frontier. But He further expressed the per-

for human consumption.

ports recolved yesterday, that due to the recent improvement in extend a helping hand to China

The Ministry was unaware of italian troops would be despatch- any instances in which discase od. Eritrea borders on the Red Sino-Japanese relations.

producing organisms had been | Sea, while to reach Italian Somali- Shanghai, Feb. 12.

found in this commodity, but since land by the most direct route, Rates were firm towards the the matter had been raised, said Italian troopships would have to close of the foreign exchange Mr. Shakespeare, he proposed to pass Aden. Somaliland fronts on market, It la reported that Chinese banks are selling exchange arrange for a special bacteria the Indian Octan:

logical examination of some British and French. Somaliland forward, and taking up some fancy

frontiers are undisturbed. change-over offerings, which this samples of these eggs. morning were done as high as 23 per cent. annually.-United Prces.

PEPPER PRICE PEGGED

BROKERS HEAVILY

BURDENED

Sir Percy Hurd asked: "Will the Miniater inform the House why we receive these vast quanti. ties of Chinese ogga without hygienic precautions which are imposed even upon British pro- ducers 7"

Ha was not answered.-Reuter,

POST OFFICE PROFITS

BRITISH FIGURES FOR

LAST YEAR

ROOSEVELT AND LABOUR

DIFFERENCES REMAIN

(Spáciál: to "Telegraph”).

Washington, Feb. 11.

(Special to "Telegraph")

President Roosevelt was in con- London, Feb. 11,

ference to-day with executives of The Popper Pool Commlitee

Lendon, Feb. 11.7 the American Federation főf here to-day officially fixed the spot The Postmaster General, in preLabour, after which the President ASSASSIN CAPTURED price of white pepper at eight and senting his commercial account for made a statement in whichan

a half pence per pound,

the last financial year, points but emphasised the necessity and t IN SHANHAIKWAN

This price compares with the that this was the first year of opera soundness of the principle Shanhaikwan, Feb. 11. price of Afteen and a half pince tion of the new financial scheme collectiva.bargalangé Secret activities of a group of before the moratorium, and Is con- under which the Post Office in Itable Koreans working for the indepon-sidered most significant because to pay a fixed sum of £10,760,000 Speaking in praise of Shanghal, Feb. 12. dence of Korea, are alleged to have

Preside founder at the famed Angelus ation of a member of the Japanese watching whether the remaining payable to the Post Office Fund, The market is now anxiously earned in excess of this amount is

Temple, Los Angeles, and most police yesterday,

brokers survive to-day's settlement. where It becomes available for Post prominent evangelist in the United The assassin, who was arrested

Another firm of general Office purposes,ASMINA States, arrives in Shanghat to on the spot, has been identified as a produce brokers, Mesars, Rolls &«The results for the year show morrow on the Shanghai Maru Korean extremist belonging to a Sons, have been posted on the that Post Ome business requited lay

She will call on the mission, Korean revolutionary group. He Rubber Exchange, because they net surplus: station connected with ber Church is being taken to the Tlentain are unable to meet their heavy terestreler in Shanghai, Tajanfu and Riangsu Japanese Garrison Headquarters obligations, dus; both 11 PEOP province/Router.

for a secret trial, Central Nasonal Care

Harbour, Hawail, and Bremmer political power, on the one hand: Mra Aimee Semplo McPherson, bean revealed following the anasal of the heavy speculative position. Ito the Exchequer, and any sumican Federations

at St. Paul,, Alanks, and doing

Referring to Dominion status, other less important work, it is Sir Thomas Inskip said the Secre- axpacted:=-United Press, OVE

Base (Continued on Page 7).