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FINAL EDITION

The

ome Court

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1881

No. 14590

三拜雞號九廿月五英港香

WEDNESDAY,

MAY

29, 1935.

日七廿月四

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and a Castor of safety

RECOVERY PLANS BLOCKED

U.S. LABOUR THREAT TO STRIKE

ROOSEVELT STRIVING

TO SAVE CODES ·

Washington, May 28. Immediately following the Supreme Court's de- cision, invalidating the N.K.A. industrial Code system. reports of price-cutting have commenced to arrive in Washington from all parts of the country. This will inevitably mean that employers, in the face of severe competition, will be forced to reduce wages, it is feared, bringing the great labour organisations of the country to grips with them and possibly precipitating a very serious strike.

The Administration leaders are seriously consider- ing a plan to establish a voluntary code structure, limited to wages, hours of labour and the abolition of child labour.

DNCY IRIGACINI

Mr. Harper Sibrey, President of the Chamber of Commerce, has appealed to business-men to uphold the wage and working-hour agreement of the old Codes. President Roosevelt conferred until late yesterday afternoon with Senator Harrison and Senator Doughton, chairmen, respectively, of the Finance and Ways and Means Committees which handled the N.R.A. legislation. He was making.

AN

effort to salvage from the wreckage the fundamental prin- ciples of the N.R.A.

A re-study of all the big Ad- ministration measures, including the Agriculture Adjustment Act, the amendments to the Utilities Holding Company Bill, the Social Security Bill, and other related pleces of legislation, will be im- mediately undertaken to determine the constitutionality of these measures in the light of the Supreme Court decision against the Codes.

MARKING TIME..

The Democratic leaders have decided to mark time for the present.

Meanwhile, President Roosevelt and his advisere are seriously taking stock of the situation. It is generally agreed that there is no prospect of immediate action. by political leaders to undo the damage done,

For one thing, it is pointed out that since the President's powers! to make codes are held to be un-j constitutional, only Congress can fulfil the function. It would be an impossible task for Congress to enact legislation providing codes! for oach industry.

SUSPENDED OPERATIONS The National Labour Board and the Industrial Relations Board have virtually suspended opera- tions, pending the determination of their future policy.

FIRST STRIKE THREAT

Coal Miners' Wage

Parloy Fails Washington, May 28.

Wage contract negotia- tions between the Appa-" Fachian Highlands bitu- minous coal operators and the United Mine Workers'. Union have collapsed, owing to the confusion in the legis- lative

situation and the break-down in the coal code price structure.

Union officials state they are planning a nation-wide strike in the industry on June 17-Reuter,

ROKKEFATTNINGARZELFIANTEA STANGA RREZION

FOUR DIE IN AIR CRASH

U.S. ARMY PLANE CRACKS UP

CAMERAMEN ABOARD

Lamangung de

(Special to "Telegraph”)

Senate and House of Represen- tatives' leadera conferred to-day. The Secretary for Agriculture, Mr. Henry Wallace, has decided that 20.30 m)

it will be necessary to re-write the whole of the Agriculture Adjust-

Elly

Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphie Measupra Ordinance, 1894. Hereived, “Stay

Sacramento, May 28.

Mr.. Pear! Buck, well-known authorose, who is taking up tem porary residence rear Reno for the purpose of securing a divorce.

"Mounties”

Search For

Kidnappers

YOUTH BELIEVED HELD IN CANADA

CARRIED OFF FROM TACOMA

(Special to "Telegraph")

(By Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphie Meatages, Ordinance, 1881. Received, May

Tacoma, May 28.

(North-

The Royal Canadian west) Mounted Police have joined in the hunt for little George Weyerhaeuser, nine-year-old son of the heir to the Weyerhaeuser timber millions.

Little George was kidnapped on Saturday Inst, and his family has been in touch with the gang which carried him of. They have asked that the Federal agents should not interfere with their efforts to obtain the release of the child, for whom a ransom of $200,000 is demanded.

The Canadian police have been called into the search since à boy answering to the description of George Weyerhnenser was seen in Vancouver, B.C.. in company with four men, and apparently under their close guard.-United Press,

Free State's

Governor To

Be Removed?

DE VALERA CHALLENGE TO OPPOSITION

EMOLUMENT SLASHED

(Special to "Telegraph”)

Fly Telegraph. Copyright Telepraskia Mrasgre Qrdinaner, 1896. Recaived, May

Dublin, May 28.

ment Administration amendments Four persons were instantly 29, 4.30 .m in order to make them conform killed to-day when a big United with the Supreme Court's decision. States Army bomber crashed in

LABOUR STRATEGY

The Free State Government intends to abolish the office of Governor-General during tho Valera told the Dail to-day. He present financial year, Mr. de

added that the Government would challenge the Opposition to assist in the abolition of the office.

Mr. de Valera's 'statement was

Sequoia National Park during photographic expedition.

The dead are: The powerful Federation of Second Lieutenant Edgar Root, Labour chiefs met to-day to map

pilot; out their plan of campaign. They

Private Guy Porter, mechanic; hinted darkly at strikes,

Allyn Alexander and Lewis Tap President Roosevelt, moanwhile,

pen. Fox Movietone cameramen. remains mute. But it la stated at. It was revealed after the acci the White House that when the dent that the plane was one of made during a debate on a motion President has completed his those recently subjected to technical vote. of £1,330 for the upkeep of by -the Opposition to reduce the survey of the situation, he will structural changes. However, the the Governor-General's establish- speak out. probably later this Army experts claim that there was

mont. no apparent structural- failure in

The Opposition leader said the Governor-General's salary of

which nowadays could be perform- ed by a junior clerk.

week.

As conferences proceeded the machine to cause the accident. throughout the day, it became The actual cause of the crash is £2,000 was ample for the duties, clear that the New Deal offefals as yet unknown-United Press. wore refusing to allow themselves to become panieky. Officialdom is obviously determined to find a new way for the objectives embodied in the defunct N.R.A.

FEARS FOR. SILVER

Montreal, May 29,

Mr. de Valera sald the Governor. General's emolument had been diminished by five-sixths Binco The impression at the White

1911, and he thought they might House was that President Roose- Silver prices were downward be able to arrange in the coming velt was determined to re-hore to-day through fears that year that they would not have this establish some legal way for tho the United Stated silver purchas- particular Estimato at all. principles of collective bargaining policy would be ondangered The present Governor-General is ing, minimum wages, maximum with the remainder of the New Mr. Donald Buckley-Reuter

(Continued on Page 4.) Deni measures.

Special,

MRS. BUCK

SEEKING

DIVORCE

NOW RESIDING IN NEVADA

MISSIONARY WIFE

(Special to "Telegraph")

Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphic Mramore Ordinance, 1981. Received, May

19.76.7

Reno, May 29.

In this city of broken romances to-day arrived one of the world's colebrities. Mrs. Pear! Buck. famous as the author of such modern best-sellers as "The Good Earth," "The Mother," "All Men Are Brothers." and others,

Mrs. Duck is establishing resi- dence at Lake Tahoo preparatory to obtaining n divorce from her husband, Professor Buck, of the University of Nanking, well-known missionary in China,

Born in China, Mrs. Buck was educated In Tennessee and at Cornell University, inter returning to China where she married Pro- fessor Buck, then a young mis- sionary worker in the interior.

Upon the rich experience of her life in China, Mri. Buck has successfully drawn to paint vivid pen-pictures of the people of that nation. Ifer books, for which no publisher would make an offer a few years ago, suddenly caught the public fancy and Birs, Buck became famous, and wealthy, almost over- night. United Press.

Japan To Buy

Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, formerly hond of Jardine, Matheson and Co. in Hongkong, who, speaking at the annual meeting of the China Association in London you. terday, congratulated the Chinos Government on its steady pro-

gross.

America-

Australia

Air Link?

OFFICIAL REFUSES

CONFIRMATION

BUT RUMOURS RUN ABROAD

(Special to "Telegraph"}

[fly Triegraph, Copyright. Telegraphio Alescopes

Ordinance, 1886, Heceived, Muu 28, 1.30 pm

San Francisco, Mny 28, Mr. William Branch, second as-

sistant Postmaster-General of the

FRANCE BOOSTS BANK RATE

EFFORT TO PREVENT LOSS OF GOLD

EMERGENCY MEASURE

PREPARED

Paris, May 28.

The French bank rate has again been raised by two per cent. The bank rate is now six per cent.

It has been learned here to-day that over half a milliard francs worth of gold has been sent by aeroplane to London during the past twenty-four hours.

Also several liners bound for New York, including the Normandie, are said to be carrying considerable shipments of gold.-United Press.

CHINA'S PROGRESS NOTED

MR. D. G. M. BERNARD GIVES ADVICE

ANTI-PIRACY. REMEDY

(D

EMERGENCY MEASURE

(Special to "Telegraph") Telegraph,

Copyright. Telegraphia Messages Ordinance, 1815. Rensived, Mop

29. a.m.

The Senate and Chamber, of Deputies delegate full power to the Government to take,

until December 31, 1935, all measures having force of law necessary to realise the restoration of public finances and currencies, declares the Plenary Powers Bill, publish. ed this afternoon.

These decrees to be taken by the Council of Ministers will be submitted for ratification to London, May 28. Parliament before July 31. Satisfaction at the raising of

The preamble of the Bill the status of the British Legation

stresses the

grave in China to that of an Embassy, caused by international specula- situation as a recognition of the importance tlen, resulting in the withdrawal of the mutual interests of China of over 3,000,000,000 francs in and Great Britain, was voiced by gold from the Bank of France,

D. G. M. for the week ending May 24.. Bernard, former head of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hongkong, at the annual meeting of the China Association, to-night.

China Cotton United States, leaving for Honolulu the chairman, Mr.

ECONOMIC PACT DESIRED

Tokyo, May 29.

to-day, declared:

this

Putting stress upon the vastness'

He paid a tribute to the Chinese,

"The United States is most in- terested in expanding its air mail service over the widest possible territory."

Discussing the rumour of a of the British interests in China,, forthcoming Hawali-Australia and the British Empire's pre- New-Zealand mail tie up with the dominant share of China's export It is revealed in the local indus-United States, Mr. Branch declar- trade, he said that it would need the utmost care-and-attention-to trial circles that on his arrival in ed China to assume his new post as "I dunnot comment on

conserve these resources. Ambassador, Mr. Ariyoshi is ex- matter. But Hawaii would be the pected to almost immediately settle logical departure point for United Government in view of the im down to serious business in es- States air mails to the Antipodes,provement of conditions it had tablishing Sino-Japanese economic and would be the middle link, of achieved during the past year.

General Chiang Kai-shek's pro- co-operation in its practical sense, such a service were it established."

He will offer to China a plan It is worthy of note that it was gress in combatting Communism whereby Japan will absorb a large. recently reported from Hawall that he declared to have been inspiring. quantity of cotton, from Shantung, a Coast Guard cutter, the Itasca. "He has with him very able men in Honan and Kiangai. The Japan- had made a survey of such a route. the Government, working whole- heartedly for the good of the ese cotton industry has been satis-United Press. fied that the method of cotton plan- tation in China is, improved and the Japanese cotton inilustrialists

are ready to send technical experts Ross Beats

to help China in improving the quality of cotton.-Central News:

S'HAI MARKET REPORT

EXCHANGE OPENS EASY BUT TURNS FIRM

Shanghai, May 29. The Foreign Exchange Market opened easy due to the decline in London and Montreal silver prices but immediately turned firm on the appearance of good sellers of exchange.

10.50 a.m.

The market was a shade casier at It is reported that speculators are inclined to buy U.S. dollars and to sell sterling.

The May to June aprend is at present 1/4, which rise is attribute-

addition to the usual month-end rush to

U.S. dollars aro 41.11/16, sterling 1/8.5/16, and Gold Bara $700.59,

Canadian

country. We congratulate them

upon the success hitherto achieved and extend sympathy to them in: their unparallelled currency situa-i tion, in addition to their other! problems due to the world's economic crisis."

PIRACY REMEDY

Challenger Referring to

REGAINS WELTER

TITLE

OUT FOUGHT MCLARNIN

courage:

The Chamber adjourned until Thursday without voting on the Bill-Reuter Special.

was

LONDON MARKET

London, May 28. The Stock Exchange to-day

unsettled owing to

the French financial difficulties, nccentuated by the United States Supreme Court's ruling that the Industrial Codes were invalid.

The foreign exchanges market was quieter. French francs were the afternoon decidedly steadier until late in when there were signs of renewed weakness.- Router.

YANGTZE BOATS FOR B. & S.

THREE LIKELY TO

'BE ACQUIRED

Shanghai, May 28.

The possible transfer of owner.

it

of

3.B.

the Tungchow pirney and the lack of the success of measures taken up to now to ship of three vessels plying on the prevent such outrages, Bernard said: "So long as piracy and American interests, was made Mr. Yangtze River, involving British can be made a profitable venture public yesterday by with very little risk attached, it Parsons & Co., engineers, surve

Mosers. will continue to be a constant jors, and ship brokers, when menace to shipping. The only real was stated that Messrs. Butter-

that

the Chinese field & Swire on behalf of the remedy Is authorities should take such action China Navigation Co., Ltd., wore against pirate bases, which are negotiating for the purchase well known to them, as would dle the m.v. 1-Fung, and the New York, May 28.

the inhabitants from I-Ping and 9.8. Chi-Ping. The former American light participating in future raids on weight and welterweight champ-coastal shipping

It was announced--that the ion. Barney Ross, in a slashing battle at the Poio Grounds, to the imports of China eggs into toes for the vessels mentioned, had Mr. Bernard spiritedly defended China Finance Corporation, trus- night, outpointed the ferocious Britain against the recent attacks authorised terms little Canadian welter-weight title made upon them in Parliament. which were acceptable to Mosary. holder, Jimmy "Baby Face"

He emphasised the far-reaching im-Butterfield & Swire. According McLarnin in a fteen round fight.

portance of

to the terms of the agreement- this egy trade, and The arena was packed with one quoted the Government analyst's the purchase price not being dis- closed the purchasers of the cent yours, 40,000 paying guests of this product. attending.

Lord Winterton Was

in Shanghai on their arrival here, elected They saw Ross, with a terrific president of the body for the Which will take place before June two-fisted attack, win nine rounds. coming term and high tributes McLarnin, not quite his old self, were paid to the retiring president, navertheless had the grit and Lieut.-Col, Sir George Macdonogh. stamina to lash his way to points Reuter, in two rounds. Four rounds were even.

of

the sale.

ed to the tightness of money in of the biggest fight crowds of re-endorsation of the wholesomeness ships will take delivery of them

cover.'

SHOWERY WEATHER

A moderato anticyclone covera The crowd booed the declaton, the Pacific to the east and Bouth which was given by Jack Dempsey, east of. Japan and another moderate former heavyweight champion. anticylone covers the Yangtze McLarnin, over-popular with Valley, and the Eastern Sea. Both Now York fans, WAS nover in are increasing slightly in intensity, danger of taking

but a' count, A depression la moving N.E. over Ross' nggressiveness gave him tho the Sea of Japan. The shallow decision. This in itself was depression over the north-west surprise, as McLarnin has the part of the Chins Sea is filling.up. reputation of being the hardest- Local forecast:-East and S.E. hitting and most determined at winds, moderate; `cloudy, 'showery, tacker ut his weight.-Reuter,'

ASIATIC FLEET AT WEIHAIWEI ·

15.

The largest of the vessels, the I- Fung-gross tonnage 1,604, net 1,095-Js to continue on the Ichang-Shanghai run, while the Amaller steam vessels will carry on a service in the Chungking- Ichang torritory.

Falmouth, morning.

arrived here this

ADMIRAL AND LADY DREYER ARRIVE

Wellniwol, May 20. Admiral Sir Frodorick Dreyer, aboard his flagship, H.M.S, Kent, and Lady Dreyer, aboard the yacht #tation now.—Reuter,

His Majesty's cruisers Borwick and Cornwal, Capetown, Folkes- tone and Adventure, and the aircraft carrier Hermes, with two destroyers are at this

summor