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Prince's Gift To Fund

FOR WELFARE OF NATION'S YOUTH

London, Apr. 4.

The Prince of Wales has himself given £2,500 to King George'a Jubilee Trust Thankoffering Fund, to be devoted to the welfare the country's youth.

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With regard to the arrangements made for witnessing the Royal Jubilee procession on May 6, it was stated in the House of Com- mena to-day thit' except for stands. reserved for members of both Houses Parliament, certain over- Heas visitors, and othera with special claims, the remainder of the seats, in all numbering 10,000, would be sold to the public through the British Charles Association. at a uniform price of 2a. Gd., the whole of the not profita being devoted to charity.

On May 11, the day when Their. Majesties pass along in their first drive, the whole of the stands in the Mall and Constitution ill will. he handed free of rost to the Lon-i don County Counell for the use of i 10,000 school children. ---Itritinh Wireless,

EX-SOLDIER'S SUICIDE

MAJOR ST. LAGI DEAD IN S'HAI

(Special to "Telegrapli")

Shanghai, April 5, Major E. A. St. Lagi, 59 years age, formerly manager at Shanghai and Manila for the

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1935.

HEAVY TRADING Russo-Japan

IN SILVER

FAR EAST BELIEVED

TO BE BUYING

Trade

EARLY GROWTH ANTICIPATED

Moscow, April 4. Considerable development of Japanese-Soviet economic relations, as a result of the Chinese Enstern Railway settlement, is prophesied by M.A.P. Rosenholz. the Com- missar for Foreign Trade.

RADIO BROADCAST

Talk on How to Listen To Music

OVER MILLION OUNCES probably include large quantities of tho

SOLD WEDNESDAY

(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH”)

Montreal, April 4. The Silver Exchange here is rapidly becoming one of the world's most active markets.

Trading was especially active during the final hours on Wednesday last when the sales throughout the day amounted to 1,090,000 ounces.

Some traders here believe that the strength of silver is due to Far Eastern buying, with "the demand

still unsatisfied."

They also express the belief that the United States Treasury is not now buying-United Press.

SILVER PURCHASE ACT

Washington, April 4.

Senator Patrick A. McCarran,

| Democrat of Nevada, to-day sent

In letter to the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Henty Mor-

HOLLAND INCREASES

genthau, saying that the United BANK RATE

States silver purchase act had! failed to benefit the silver-min- ing states.

He said that it had the effect | only of transferring the silver market in London,

ducel a lil for the repeal of three Senator MeCarran also intro-

(1)

Timiston Steel Company, and resections of the Silver Act, namely:! cently appointed manager of the China United Engineering tom

The authorisation of the many, took his own life today by President to nationalisų silver; * slashing his wrist with a razor,

'2' he

In

Hungary

anal

-Born naturalised in the United States, Secretary

pertnission for

the

the Treasury to

at Columbus, Ohio, he had a dins eatigate, regulate or prohibit all! tinguished career in the Austrian ending in silver:

Army, serving as cavalry.

P major

-Q The levy of the fifty per rent. tax on all profits accrued from

He was found dead to-day in his jailver transactions, room at the American Club,

tle had been depressed for some time awing to financial worries, -- United Press.

COMMODITY PRICES

COTTON SLIGHTLY

UPWARD

New York, April 4. On the New York Colton-Ex- change today prices were alightly upward due to the belief that the new crop positions are oversold.

Selling to a large discount be low old crops also brought good support to the, new crop positions. Further deliveries were four to eight points higer while near de liveries were unchanged to one point lower.

There was an advance in 1935 contracts despite Invourable i weather reports of the largest March fertiliser bag sales since 1930.

• LONDON SILVER REVIEW

EFFORT TO ATTRACT MORE FUNDS

HEAVY COLD SHIPMENTS

(Special to "Telegraph") -

M. Rosenholz Kintes that Russian purchases from Japan will textiles, steamships, rice, ten and electrical machinery.

It is expected, furthermore, that Japan will be interested in a num. ber of Soviet exports, and in this connection Committee of technical experts would be sent to Japan shortly to negotiate for contracts of one sort and another.Reuter, PROPERTY TRANSFERRED

Shanghai, April 6. All C.ER. real estate in Shang- to the South Manchuria Railway, hal has been formally transferred in keeping with the agreement

reached hotween Russian Munchukuo-Japanese

and

authorities on the sale of the Soviet interest in the road-United Press,

KING'S JUBILEE MEDAL

EIGHTY THOUSAND TO BE STRUCK

(Special to "Telegraph")

Eity Teigeph, Cappriphe Neagra Ordinance, 1981. 2. 17 4.m.)

Telegraphic Received. Aprit London, April 4. The King's Jublice Silver Medal) is to be issued and His Majesty W presen!

14 a personal souvenir to persons in the Crown's servire and others in Britain, and elsewhere in the Empire.

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Eighty thousand of these modals Amsterdam, April 4.

will be struck. The modal will be classified as oleinl and will be worn The Netherlands National

o all occasions on which decora- Bank to-day increased the banktions or other medals are worn, Tale from two and a half to

three and a half per cent.

Bankers have also increased their Interest rates to four per cent, in 120 effort to attract funds to

Amsterfam.

London, April 4, Messre. Mocatta and Goldsmid They also desire. report: Th. re has been rather outward flow of gold,, especially to

to cheek thei less activity during the past werk, the United States which absorbed and the price of silver hos tended U.S.$22,865,000 at Dutch gold last lo seltle down.

week.

Shipments of gold to France during the current week are ex-| pected to total $33,625,000.

This medal must not be confused with the eommemorative medal which the Royal Mint is issuing for public sale.--Renter Special.

U.S. RELIEF BILL

WAY PAVED FOR PASSAGE

China banks sold, but Chinaf speculators bought, and thero has been some demand from India,

Buying orders have also been However, despite the leases of received from America, but it is U.S. $11,695,000 since July 18, 1934, doubtful whether these were made gold reserves against the total on Government account.-Renter, amount or abilities has stood at

the high level of 80.2 per cent.presentatives SILVER MINES RE-OPEN

Enited Pers.

New York, April 4. According 10 here from Mexico, the rise in the advices received price of silver has started a mining boom in Ghat entry. Most of the silver mines are new functioning at capacity, while many of them which were formerly ide, have now resumed operations.--Beuter,

TYPHOON WARNING

The silk market was quiet and ! The Manila Observatory, report- firm to-day. Trading was generallying at 8.35 am. to-lay, states that mixed, but there was fate support the typhoon is situate about 130 due to the better sentiment in Long, 1 Lat,, moving W.N.W. outside markets and a strengthen-

ed undertone-United Prens.

MOST POPULAR PEER

STRIKING TRIBUTE TO LORD DERBY

WAR

DAY BY DAY

GUILDERS - AGAIN DECLINE

HEAVY - DISCOUNT RATE

New York, Aur. 4. Guillera to-day suffered another sinking spell with the forward rate reaching a discount of over 200 points,

ment

It is reported that another ship- $5,000,000, is engaged

of gold, to the value of

to New York from Amsterdam-Reuter.

NEWS IN BRIEF

An interesting publiention is 16 hand from Meira Caldiek, Mac-

THE FINAL OBJECT OF POLITICAL KCONOMY IS TO GET GOOD METHOD OF CONSUMPTION, AND GREAT QUANTITY | HPPROr & Company, devuted to Booth's OF CONSUMPTION; IN OTHER WORDS

Dry Gin. cantaining, amongst other TO USE EVERYTHING AND TO USE-Ifing rockfail in the Brideh Empire matter, the reeipe for the prize win- NOMA—Ruskin.

Banished for being concerned with: an armed robbery in 1925, and for; consorting with Armed rubbers,

this

morning for

cktail competition. A few estru copies are available at the local representatives.

A charge of bringing a black chow

Veterinary Surgeon was.

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CLASSICAL PROGRAMME

From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 355 metres (846 kilpcycles).

4-7 p.nt. Chinese Programme. 7.11 p.m. European Programme. 7 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quota-

7.93-7.20 p.m. From the Studio. The 5th and last of a nerler of talks on "How to listen to Music" by Laval Amateur.

7.20-7.50 p.m. Selections.

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Light Orchestral Light Cavalry--Overture (Suppe) A Night in Venice Medky - (J.

Strauss)

Counters Maritza-Selection Farewell I kiss your hand (Fall) Falling in love again (Hollander) 17.50.8 p.m. From the Studio. "A Weekly Review" by Sabrina.

Local Time and Weather

Sungs-Speak to me of Love Report.

Songs-Visions in the Smoke

8.m.

8.03-9 p.m. A Variety Concer!.

Lucienne Boyer (Soprano) Xylophane Solos--Kitten on the Roya Xylophone Solos-12th Street Ring

Harry Robbins.

Vocal Dusts Waitin' at the gate for

Katy Vocal Ducts-Arlens

"Layton and Jojinstone. strumental-Nasty Man

The Four Bright Sparks. Piano Sulos-Love is Love anywhere Piann Solos--Let's fall in Love

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Carroll Gibbous (Plano), with his

Boy Friends, Vocal Gems-Mr. Whittington

Jack Buchanun and Elie

Randolph. Piano Sains Piano Pie No. 2

George Scott Wood, Instrumental -Ah! the Moon is heret Instrumental-- Turn back the clock

Ramonn and her Graud Piano, Songs-1 was in the mood Songe--Why don't they leave

plone?

...Hildegarde. 9-10.30 p.m. Classical Programme, Pianoforte Solos-Fugue No. 8 in E

Flat Minor (Bach) Pianoforte Solos-Prelude and Fugue

No.. in E Major (Bach)

Harriet Cohers Pianoforte Solos-Fugue No. 1 in F

Minor (Bach) Pinaforia Selos--Prelude and Fugue

No. 13 in P sharp major (Bach)

Evlyn Howard-Jones, Symphony No. 4 in B.flat (Beethoven,

Op.69)

Felix Weingartner confueling the Aria-Ozean, du Ungeheuer (Ocean,

London Philharmonic Orchi,

the mighty monster) ("Oberen"} (Weber)

Maria Nemeth (Sapirang}, Arina Parewell of Baris ("Boris

Godotinov") (Mousaurgsky) Arias Death of Liaris

Godounoy) (Moussorgsky)

("Boris

Theodore Chaliaping (Bass). 10 v.m.

Reuter Press Bulletins, Sonata in C Minor (Grieg)

Murjorie Hayward (Violin) and

Unn Borrue (Pianoforte), 10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Presi Nowa

10.35-11 p.m. Dance Music. 1 pan. Close Down.

ZEESEN PROGRAMMES This Evening's Broadcast From The German Short-Wavers

Special WTOR PARA for Far

follows:

Washington, April 4. The Sonate-and-House-of-Re- conferences have reached a final agreement on the Work Relief Bill, thus paving the way for the approval by the House of Representatives and the Senate. whieh will complete Congressional action on this long-delay measure, menors will be brandent from Zeese an

The Work Relief Bill was intro- duced by the Administration hortly after President Roosevelt's Budget and calls for the expendi ture of $4.880,000,000.

SOUTH ASIA ZONE

Finstern

Bath Asia Zune, broadenat from DJD, 419,74 metres) and DEN (LAT KUNTER),

1,45 pom. PÍU. DIN Announcement (Girgm..

Engl) German Valk Song Pro

Kringle Fofecrat (Germ. Engli Woman's Host: A Visit in the

Home for Hicrannide,

Sp.m.

Senator Thontas Introduced a Silver Amendment to the Bill pro-, .m, News in English. viding for mandatory silver jur- chases,

When the Bill was gent to the House of Representatives and Senate

Conferences, Senator Thomas Silver Amendment was truck out as it was estimated that i would rall for currency expansion 10 the extent $75,000, futer.

BUSINESS FOR TYNESIDE

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VICKERS, ARMSTRONG

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A Progtaine of Cheerful ties for Baritone, Violin, Cella and Cembain by Grote PhUpp Teleman.

6.30 15m. Front Palille Life: A Talk by at the Clemess Kraussi Mly Tark

4,15

m.

Slate Oper Berlin.

News In Getman.

7 pan.) Cateist of Light Musle,

8 pan. Newa in Engflað,

8,15 p.m. Close down-BJI, DIN (Genn.,

Enl

BAST ABIA ZONE

Buss Aalu Zone bromidenat, through DJA on 31.34 metres, kust DIN 191,45 metres).

9 PM, DIA, RJX Antauncement (Germa Engk) Groan Polk Song. (rb- Im Vorecast (Germ., Kogl.) 9,15 nm. Wosnian's Hour: À Vhlt to the

Home for Housemenkin. 9.15 p.m. Nowa in English on DJA and

-in Hutch on DIN.

10 p.14.

“Munic from Hamburg,"

11 p.m. From Public Life: A Talk by Clemens Kratues My Tank at the State Opera, Berlin,

11.13 p.m. News in German on DJA and

DJN. 11.30 am. Apring Hangia in F major by

L.van Beethoven, 12.93 m News in English'un DJA and

in Dutch on DJN. 11.10. Close down DJA, DIN (Germ...

Engl.)

London, Apr. 4. * The immense popularity of Lord Ng Luter-pis, was sent to prison for bitch from the new Territories into

PURCHASE Derby among all classes in his twelve months by Mr. Wynne-Jones Hongkong without permit from the native county of Lancashire

in! thre Kowloon Police Court shown to-day, when at Preston into the Colony before his term of

London, Apr. 4. returning Coloniat

brought against Chan Churg when he When the new 21,000-ton P. and the presence of four thousand peo banishment had expired. Detective appeared before Mr. Wynne-Jones nt. liner Strathmore was launched ple, his seventieth birthday

was Sergeant J. Kennedy mentioned that the Kowloon Magistracy the morning. Barrow to-day, I was presentation to which the defendant had been in battles with plied for 24 hours remand in police had this week purchased the ship inacked by

Detective-Sergeant over 83,000 persons had each the Chinese army in the country and custody for further enquiries. This repairing dry dock business of Kennedy apnounced that Vickers Armstrong's contributed one shilling.

had his right leg wounded. Their signatures had

been

granted.

Mesars. Palmer's at Hebburn. collected and were bound in Sentence of six months hard labour :.

As n result, the anticipated was passed by Mr. Wynne-Jones at Sergeant Notan prosecuted a man. Increase twenty-two vojumes, contained in

the Kowloon Magistracy this morning Koon-nui, before Mr. Wynne-

of activity at on Li Sik, unemployed, who pleaded Jones at the Kowloon Pollee Court this famous Tyneslo vards will pro- are observed by Daventry. gality to stealing a purse from Yung morning for possession of five rolls vide a considerable measure of Tul, as he was coming off n Shamari of blasting fuse without a permit, at employment in one of the most

a special cabinet-British Wirelers.

MORE MULES DESTROYED

TOTAL NOW REACHES TWELVE

During the past three days, four more mulea belonging to the Hongkong Mule Corps have been destroyed, bringing the total thus

Was

these

po Ferry at the wharf yesterday. The 76 Ha Heung Rand. The defendant distressed greus nurse contained $20.40 in Hongkong pleaded guilty and Sub-Inspector British Wireless, enrroney and $48 Chiacze money. Whelan stated that it was not u

Britain.

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CLOUDY WEATHER

The defendant was a time-expired serious, case from the police point of banisboe. Detective-Sergeant Payntz) view. A fine of $10 was imposed and prosecuted.

the fuse confiscated.

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At the Central Police Court this F. H. Kwok, driver of private car moderate anticyclone covers morning, Mr. Macfadyen confirmed the No. 120, was fined $5 this morning Bast China, pressure being highest sentence he passed on Yam Choi-kuo, on pleading guilty to a summons of to the west of Shanghai. The aged 19, stall Foki, who was leaving his, car unattended in Chater typhoon appears to be about 600 convicted of asunulting a Shanghai Road near the Canadian Pacifle office miles E. by S. of Manila, moving man at the Central Market on March on March 23. Mr. Saarysiryk, driver slowly .N.W. The deprcsalon has and sentenced to three months of private car No. 4169, was fined $5 deepened and moved northeastward. far to twelve.

hard labour. In confirming the son for having caused obstruction In It is now situated about 400 miles tence, Mr. Macfadyen stated that it louso Street near Des Voeux Road to the south-west of Tokyo. A de Four other mules which are would date from the day sentence was on Huspecter of suffering from rabies passed (March 26), Mr. M. A.

March 27. Traffic Sergeant [aro being kept, under close Silva appeared on behalf of the de- placed that an Austin Seven car could W. China,

da Brittain anil. the car was so badly pression appears to be forming over ubservation.

Local forecast: East have been put between it and the kerb. winds, moderate to fresh.cloudy.

fondant.

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

To-day'a Broadcasting From Four Transmissions

The following wars-lengthe 'and Frequencies

Call Bign Frequency Walth

GBA

Dan

CAC

CAL

CAP

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GSI

GUI

CS1

4,050 k.c. € 41,69 metrum 9,518 k.. $1.35 ·"zuntzen

k.c.

11,350 kt.

$1.848

k.e. $5,840 k.c.

11.30 metros 21.61 metres

19,37 .metrom

17,78 k.c. 100 Metres

Attero ke

10,260

k.c. 21,540 h.e.

13.37 PĒ

19.68 metres 15.91 metron

Transmission 5

(0.80, and G.SA)

7 km. Big lien. **The Blue Vater.”

· Greenwich Time Signet at Midnight

m. Aperts _Talk.*

1.15 1.0, A Reclat of Old and Modern

French Bongs by Sophia Wyks.

9 a.m. Glosa dawn.

Transmission 2

(0.8.. and0.8.0.)

† p.. Ble Ben." The Western_Bludle Orekin, Leder, Frank Thomas, (Continued on Page 4).

Mackintosh's

There's a

time for everything-

and now is the time to think of Summer Suits, There'll be plenty of time to use them while our ration of punlight incrensen dally. light Cool and and comfortable, our new WASHING SUITINGS are good to look upon, but even better to wear on s hol day.

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FRANCO-BELGIAN question of Franco-Belgian trade,

TRADE IMPASSE ·

CHAOS THREATENING

FRENCH MARKET

which the devalued belga, coupled with France's determination to. | nemain on the gold standard, has

rendered very difficult.

It is feared that the influx of Belgian' goods, which aro now cheaper than the French, may causo ehnos in the French market. Treaties ut present prevent the increasing of French tariffs on most of these commodities and Messages Onlines. 1##1. Recolood, Aps there romains only the possibility of imposing exchange compensation Paris, April 400 or redueing. Belgium's quotas: For. M. Marchandent, the French political reasons, however, France Minister of Commerco, in going to a very reluctant to take either Bryssels to-morrow to discuss the steps-Reuter Speciale

(Special to "Tolsgraph")-

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