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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,

U.S. CAN'T DICTATE CARGO RATE

HULL'S WARNING TO CONGRESS

FOREIGN OUTCRY.

(Special to "Telegraph”)

Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraph Memangra Ordinamer, J. Received, May JV, a.m.)

U.S. ports.

SENATE

BATTLE

LOOMS

HOLDING COMPANY

fares In

BILL ISSUE

OPPOSITION STRENGTH

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Washington, May 29.

N.R.A. of the

MAY 30, 1985.

POLICE FIRE ON MINERS

STRIKERS RIOT IN RHODESIA

TROOPS RUSH TO SCENE

(Special to "Talograph")

(Uy Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphía

30, 8.m.)

power

Police fired on the riolers and fatally wounded six.

In the face of indications of a battle at every step by its oppon- ents, the Senate to-day voted to take up the Holding Company Bill. This action was taken doses Ordinance, 1881. Received, May Washington, May 29. pito protests and warnings by

Buluwayo, May 29. Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of several members asserting that it State, has written a letter to the would be a grave mistake to pin a clash between striking minors Six persons were killed to-day Scnate

Ilouse and

Committee eced now without re-studying the chairmen voicing "serious objec- Bill in the light of the N.R.A. do and police in Northern Rhodesia,

Three thousand miners wrecked tions" to the proposal of federal cision, regulation of rates and

ex-the compound and offices of the charged by foreign ships using perience, the upposition in re-Roun-Antelope Copper Mines and

garded as having been greatly 300 others attacked the Mr. Hull says he feels any at-strengthened, arousing hopes that station on the property. tempt by the Government to pre- eventually the worst features of scribe the minimum rates charge- the Bill will bo nverted. able by foreign vessels on cargoca carried. between American and foreign ports would not harmonise with the basic principle of U. S. treaty structure, under which freecovery. He warned that nothing being entrained for the access is granted to foreign vessels should be done or threatened that belt. in U. S. ports, and vice versa. would shatter reviving business Six thousand natives at the

Mr. Hull's objections are directed confidence.

Luunshya Mines have also struck. Conceding specially against sections of pend-

the need of new-Router Sperial, ing bills known as the Ship Subsidy banking legislation, Mr. Young) and Eastman Water Carrier Regú- | advised against baste, not only į lation Bills. He said the Danish owing to the potentialities of the Minister had already made repre- | proposed Bill, but because it sentations to the Government would tend to postpone the need- against the provisions of the East-ed hanking report. man Bill.-Reuter Special.

DOUGLAS MOTOR

RACE

AUSTRALIAN WINS EASILY

over

London, May 29, The 200 miles motor car race the "Round the Houses" course in Douglas, Isle of Man, was won easily by the Australian, P. G. Fairfield on an ERA, car, especially built for racing, at an average speed of 67.29 miles per hour.

Mr. Owen D. Young, testifying before the Senate Committee in opposition to the Banking Bill, asserted that it would retard re-

"It is by revision of the entire banking structure, the commer- cial as well as the Reserve aya tem, that we may hope to cor- rect faults and prevent a re- currence of the disasters we have already experienced.” declared Mr. Young.-Reuter.

DUKE OPENS

HOSPITAL

CANCER RESEARCH

PROVISION

London, May 29. The Duke of York, who was F. W. Dixon, on a Riley, was accompanied by the Duchess, second with a speed of 64.13 m.p.h.osened the new, Middlesex Hos. There were 13 starters but only pital in London, which had been two finished-British Wireless.

rebuilt at a cost of about £1,500,- 000.

LOCAL DOLLAR

DECLINES

BUT MARKET STILL

STEADY

The Duke, who is President of the British Empire Cancer Cam- paign, expressed particular satis- faction that the new hospital's ! |equipment embodied provision for | modern treatment in all branches of cancer research.—British Wire

CRA.

SOUTH AFRICA BROADCAST

The strike was directed against the increase in the poll tax.

A whole regiment of troops Is

copper

BRITISH RETAIL

TRADE

INCREASED

SALES

REPORTED

London, May 29. The money value of retail sales Inst month was 10.3 per cent. above that in April, 1934, and seven per cent, more than in April, 1933. when, as last month. Easter foll. All districts shared in the increased business.

The total sales in the first quarter of the trade year were ove per cent. above those for February- April, 1934. Stocks at the end of last month wore 1.4 per cent. lower in value than at the close of April, 1934. Employment was 1.7 per cent; greater.-British Wireless.

MEMEL PROBLEM

LITHUANIA REPLY

UNSATISFACTORY

London, May 20. The attitude of His Majesty's Government towards the reply of the Lithuanian Government to the recent joint Anglo-French-Italian communication was revealed by the Foreign Secretary, Sir John The Hongkong dollar declined a farthing on opening this morning,

Simon, in the House of Commons. the official rate being 2s. 4d. The

London, May 29. He Bald His Majesty's Govern- market, howover, was much The B.B.C. Empire transmissionment do not regard it as a satis stendier than yesterday, the busi-on Friday will include a Union factory answer to the demand of ness rate being 2s, 44d. sellers Day programme from Souththe signatory Powers for restora- and 28. 4.7/8d. buyers.

| Africa, this to be preceded by ation of normal Government to the

In London, silver prices yester talk at 5.35 p.m. by Mr. Tewater.Memel territory. They are ap- day were three-farthings down, High Commissioner for the Unionproaching the French and Italian the quotation declining on general in London, to be followed ap Governments with a view to de- selling. India and speculators, proximately at 6.10 p.m. by a talk ciding on such further action as however, bought at the fall, the by the Earl of Athlone.-British may seem Indicated.-British Wire- market closing steady,

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PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS

VALUE SHOWN IN STATISTICS

stantially to street accidents.

the reduction of

In Greater London, the number of pedestrians killed in March and April was 17.6 per cent. Inss than in the corresponding months last year, before the crossings London, May 29. were established. Special - obser- Whilst recognising that other vations at crossings on four main factors were involved, the Transroads out of London disclosed a port Minister

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