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GREEKS CLAMOUR FOR KING
HUGE MONARCHIST MAJORITY
98 PER CENT. ROYALISTS
Athens, Nov. 4. Final returns. Is the Greek plebiscite show that 98 per cent. of the electorate faveurs the re- turn of ox-King George.
CONGRESS PARTY ARRIVES
SENATOR KING ON SILVER
FIXED EXCHANGE ADVOCATED
NOVEMBER 5,
1933.
WILD TALE OF PLOTS IN LONDON
FOREIGN MINISTER MAKES ANSWER:
NO TRUTH
CHARGES
IN
Currying the Vice-President of the United States, Mr. John Nanco
London, Nov. 4. In a speech in his constituency Garner, and the Speaker of the American House of Representa- to-night, the Foreign Secretary, tives, Hon. Joseph W. Byrns, the Sir Samuel Hoare, referred to the Dollar llner President Grant false statements in circulation from regarding the foreign policy of the This has caused the Primej arrived here this morning Minister to announce triumphant-Shanghal with her congressional Government, which he attributed ly that George the Second la hence party en route to the Philippines to electioneering tactics. He had, forth the irremovable hereditary to attend the inaugural ceremontes he said, already exposed three of the Philippine Commonwealth bassless stories, namely, the story
monarch of Greece.
the election
Wh
Meanwhile, Le Republicans on November 15. claim that rigged, but the Republican voice is drowned in the overwhelming monarchist majority.
that the British Government had The Bag-bedecked President left the Italiana in doubt as to its Grant was met by the United altitude, the story that he aud States Consul General Mr. Charles Mr. Eden were not in full agree
attitude to Hoover, and other leading Ameri- ment in their
the League, and the story that there Altogether, four million Greeks can citizens of Hongkong.
At 10 nm. Mr. Garner and Mr. was a sinister motive behind his went to the palls, testifying to the Intensive drive conducted by Byrns 'paid an official call at Gov-visit to Geneva.
Now there was a fourth story the monarchists in the effort toernment House, a guard of honour
the with which he must deal, to the place King George again on the present drawn-from
Royal, Welch Fusiliers. Calls effect that the Cabinet was plet- Throne. Reuter,
to Commodoreting to destroy the League as soon were also paid
Major General | us the election was over aud to Sedgwick and
go back to the system of separate Thackeray.
A United Press message states that in Athens 1,501,914 voted for the monarchy and 32,360 against.
BENCH COMMENDS EUROPEANS
KOWLOON SNATCHING
INCIDENTS
Mrs. M. Bird, of No. 23A Cameron Rond, and her friend Miss Robinson, were congratulated un their pluck in chasing a snut- cher, while Mr. J. T. K. Gilchrist thanked for arresting the man, by Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy this morn- ing.
Was
The man, Leung Kam, aged 27, unemployed. was charged with snatching a handbag, the contents. ef.which were valued at $23.51. from Mrs. Bird nt Nathan Road near Observatory Path yesterday. The accused was sentenced to four months hard labour with twelve slickes of the birch, or, if found unfit, to serve a further two months in default.
new
any
ing or ending war by collective action against an aggressor.
Mr. Garner, when Interviewed, alliances, and that they favoured this morning. and told of China's a reformed League which would cominented: not be an instrument for prevent- silver policy "Well, that's very interesting."
ile refused, however, to make
have statement. "I
not granted a news interview since my election," he said, "and sha'n't do
until my term of office is ended. In the firm of Roosevelt and Garner, Roosevelt is the speaking partner."
NO
REGRETS DECISION Senator William 11. King, of Utah, a supporter of the American silver buying policy expressed regret when told of the new move by China which was announced yesterday.
ounces
"Offhand and without deliberat- ing," he said, "I should say that the new move will have no effect on the polley of the United States Government as announced in the Silver Bill which provides for the buying of over a billion of silver. She will continue her buying until the act is completed Chinn leaving silver may fuci. litate an international Conference dealing with economic and mone- tary affairs and held with a view to stabilisation of currencies, and at attempting to establish metallic monetary base on which the currencles of the world could rest.
FANTASTIC SUGGESTION · "I say with great deliberation that there is not a word of truth in these charges. The Cabinet have considered no plan of League reform. They are not sounding Toreign nations on the subject. As to the fantastic suggestion that we are determined to deprive the power. League of its coercive what better answer would there be than that Mr. Eden and I have doing our utmost to been strengthen the hands of the Lea- gue and make its collective action really successful?"
Speaking of his visit to Geneva and the meetings of the Co- ordinating Committee, he said 52 States had agreed on a common line of action and showed them- selves ready to make considerable sacrifices in the cause of peace, and also that they fully approved French and of the efforts the British Governments were making to and an honourable settlement
of the controversy between Itify and Ethiopia.
Detective-Sergeant R. Davies ap- peared for the prosecution.
Cumplainant stated in evidence that about 8.56 p.. yesterday she was walking along Nathan Road
These were...twa... great regulis towards St. Andrew's Church, in the company of Mrs. and Miss
which had emerged from the meetings and had emerged with Robinson. When they were be-
"The day must come," continued out any pressure from the British tween the Duro Garage and the Observatory entrance witness felt the Senator, "if international Government. They showed the is to con- League at its best, for they showed trade and commerce her bag snatched, and she was
when international ex- it capable of taking a collective pushed. Witness was helling her tinue, bag under her left arm. It con- changes are fixed so the value of decision for collective action and tained a pair of suit glasses, amontes-have-stability_and_n_rela- at the same time of giving a col- lective-stimulus--to honourable- ilon to one another based on a leather purse containing $1.06, at powder compact and a few other standard, either gold or silver. In attempts to end the risks and articles. Witness Immediately my opinion the standard should be horrors of war-British Wireleas. turned round and saw a Chinese gold and silver.. man, the defendant. from whom she snatched back her bag. The other two ladies shouted out find the man ran up the side path to the houses behind the Duro Garage with Miss Robinson in pursuit.
PREDICTS TROUBLE
"
"I regret that China has felt constrained to abandon her silver polley and predict that she will have great difficulty with managed currency. She is not in a position to manage her currency effectively as did Britain, and the new policy may produce confu-
CONSTABLE INACTIVE Thinking to cut off the man's Bight, witness ran round the gar- age into Kimberley Road and cail-sion, both internal and foreign.
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"I blame Great Britain a great
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Nathan Road.
The witness saw the defendant come from behind the garage. He was half-running. He ran along Kimberley Road and down Carnar von Road. Almost at the junction of Granville Rond witness called to some Chinese boys who gave chase and at that moment Mr. Gilchrist took up the chase and caught the man just in Granville Road.
At this stage defendant admitted having snatched the bag and plead
The Hewart Construction
Co..
standing near the boardings in silver and do not believe that the miralty for excavation work In United States had a great deal to do Stonecutters' Island, were sued for with it. China could not expect to $899 by the Hop Cheong Co. before go along normally when the fiscal the Pulsne Judge, Mr. Justice B.E. policies of the world are disrupted Lindsell at the Summary Court and valuations are changing day to, this morning.
Mr.. A. el Arculli, appearing for day."
Hon. Mr. J. W. Byrns, Speaker, the plaintiff firm, said the claim stated that during the 14 years in was made up of 3699 for certain which he had been a member of work done, and $200 for deposit as the House of Representatives be guarantee for the performance of had advocated the granting of in the work. The defendants were for the dependence to the Philippines and the principal contractors he was greatly pleased that now he Admiralty in respect of certain was en route to see that freedom work done at Stonecutters' Island. They had as sub-contractors the inaugurated.
Chit Foo and Co. who in turn ap- Mr. and Mra. Garner and pointed the Chit Fai and Co. ns congratulating complainant and the Speaker Joseph E. Byrne and Mrs. their, sub-contractors, and the inst
Byrns will be others who assisted, his Wor. E. Sir Thomas Southorn at do the work.
the guests of named engaged the plaintiff firm to The plaintiff firm did ship said: "I should like to
Government House for lunch,, the work, but there was difficulty in congratulate both Mrs, Bird, and Miss Robinson on their, pluck in
after which they will make a motor obtaining payment from the Chit Fai and Co., and eventually it was chasing the man, and I should like tour of the Island. to. thank Mr. Gilchrist Besisting/
ed that
Was
his first offence. He added that he had been out of work for several months.
The man was sentenced and in
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DRIFT TOWARDS THE SUBURBS
LOCAL ENGAGEMENTS
the
In the evening Vice-President arranged that the defendant firm Mr. J. N. Garner and Mrs. Garner should deal directly with the plain- and Speaker J. E. Byrus and Mrs., tills in regard to this payment. Byras and the Congressional party The contract and the deposit will be the guests of the United receipt which the plaintiffs had States Consul, Mr. C. Hoover, at with the Chit Foo and Co. were a dinner to be held at the Penin- handed over to the defendant firm, sula Hotel at which a large num- and the plaintiff's now claimed that ber of members of the American the defendants, having taken over community and niany leading the liabilities of the Chit Foo and Hongkong citizens will be present. Co., should be responsible for the
To-morrow the Vice-President payment. Londón, Nov. 4. and the Speaker will attend
Evidence was then produced in слае, Continued niovement of the investiture to be held at 11 am, support of the plaintiffs' population out of London into the at Government House,
after which Mr. C.E.R. Sanderson, suburbs is shown by statistics for In the afternoon at 3.30 they for the defence, submitted that he the administrative county of will be guests of Sir Robert and had no case to answer. London, the estimato of tho Lady Ho Tung at a garden party for the defendant firm, he said, was ponulation of which was 4.230,200 at 254 The Peak, Sir Robert's that when Itis clients agreed to pay last year, a decrease of nearly home. The party will depart at the money to the plaintiffs, it was on condition that the latter should 167.000 since the census of 1931. p.m.
It has been pointed out that carry 011 This commares with a decrease
with the work. The of only 87,520 in the ten years during the tour of the Congres plaintiffs, however failed to do so, before 1531. The only Boroughs stonal party Speaker J. E. Byrns and the fact that they had broken within London County to show should be accorded equal honours their promise, rendered the de-
decrease of population are with Vice-President J. E. Garner fendants not liable.
The chat
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ly coming first.
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