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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY,

FEBRUARY

10,

1936.

EUROPEAN PEACE

LONDON CONFERENCE

MOOTED

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Paris, Feb. 8. The conversations which have been held here during the past few days are stated to be paying the way to wards a general European peace con: ference, and it is practically certain that Japan will be included.

DEATH OF SIR GEO. FOWKE

FORMER ADJUTANT-GENERAL OF THE ARMY

Dinard, Feb. B, Licut. General Sir George Fowke, K.C.B., K.C.-G., has died here--Router. George Lleutenant General Sir Fowke, K.C.D., K.C.M.G., was born in Septembar, 1804.

at Educated Wollington and at Woolwich he en- The British and French Govern- Wehe Royal Engineers in 1884, ments are agreed upon the necessity becoming captain in 1802, Brovet of meeting probably In London, Major in 1900, Lieut. Colonel in 1902, during the summer to discuss Inter Colonel in 1910, Brigadier General in antional differences, including auch problems as making raw materials 1913, Major General in 1916 and Tem- available to each power, the possible porary Licul, General in 1918.

redistribution of colonies and man- dates and the limitation of land, nir and naval forces.

пр

Among the posts held by the Into Sir George Fowke were those of Director of Public Works In the Transvaal, and member of the first Transvaal Legislative Council, from It is learned that Italy and Ger- 1909 to 1901; Instructor in Fortifien many would, rendily participate

tions at the School of Military En- both feel that they were unfairly treated after the War in regard to neerlag, 1906 to 1908: A.A.G. for the R.E. at the War Office, 1901-1913, colonies the division of

and the

War service included South Africa, Kources of raw materials, while Ja with four mentions in despatches and pan's attendance would be almost promotions to major and Lieut. Col necessary to the discussion of the and the interesting experience of redistribution of mandates due to being attached to the Japanese Army her possession of mandated territory during the Russo-Japanese War. in the Pacific-United Press,

Austrian Position

Paris, Feb. 7.

The meetings held by representa-jutant-General in France to the end lees of the various powers here dur. ing the past few days have ended.

There have been many contradictory statements as to the objects of the conversations, but it is understood the main point of the talks has been the question of the political future of Austria and Bulgarin,

To a large extent the conversations | were directed towards persuading Bulgaria to join the Little Entente.

MOTO

During the Great War, Sir George was Engineer in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force in France from 1974 to 1916, and he then became Ad- of the War. He was mentioned in despatches eleven times, received the orders of K.C.B. and K.C.M.G. and decorations from the Belglan., French, Portuguese and American Gover

He retired in 1922, having menta been made in 1921 Colonel Comman- dont of the Royal Engineers.

Mr. Charles Curtis

New York, Feb. 8. Mr. Charles Curtis, former Vice- President of the United States, is res ported to have died.

Later.

The Austrian question in alightly complicated, however. Aus-

Mr. Curtis's death has been con- trians, at least the great majority, de.

He died of heart failure.--- sire restoration of the monarchy red. and would like to invite the Archduke Reuter,

Mr. Curtis, who was 76 years of Olto, heir to the Hapsburg throne, back in Vienna. But the 3itth: En-age, was Vice-President of the United States during President Hoover's tenta says they must not.

administration from 1920 to 1933 adds a later message. He was the first

Latterly, there has been some anxiety on the part of Austrians con- cerning their independence, for which they had previously mainly rolled upon Italy for support.

11An of Indian descent to occupy the post. As a youth he wore the blanket of his forebears on the

Kaw Reservation, Kansas,

the

When a child and living in As a result of the Paris conversa Indian Reservation his grandmother Lions, however, It is possible that decided to send him to his white closer collaboration between Austria.intives, as she realised that the In- France and the Little Entente will be dians were unable to give him the Bossible-Reuter,

necessary educntion. He first be came a jockey, and then studied law. A United Press message adds thai Mr. Curtis died at his modest home which he shared with his sister and mother-in-law.

Il Duce Dexatisfeil

Rome; Feb. 8. A trencfiant phrase regarding colonies was made by Duce in an

Senator John Garner, Speaker of interview with a German press re-

Mus- the Senate, when he heard of Curtis to-day. Signor presentative

Are antiere death stated: "lie was a fine man solini stated: "There

have and a good friend." Senator Hiram that have everything, and we

was: "He was none. They maintain their status quo Jolinson's comment and if anyone tries to upset them, kindly, lovable, fair and impartial." they meet them with a united front."

Roosevelt's Alm

will

As one of the biggest experiments in attracting recruits, soldiers of the British Army are being allowed, when off duty, to wear natty blue uniforms, which they were formerly only permitted to wear at important social functions. Here are a pair of the "boys in fue" as compared with pair of

"Tommiss" in ordinary khaki.

NAVAL IMPASSE

LIMITING WARSHIPS AND GUNS

Londen, Feb. 8. It is learned that the French and Americas naval delegations fear that Japan and Germany will defeat any attempt to limit the size of warshlpat guns, thus shattering the hopesi of abolishing battleships and Rub- marines.

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Friday's meeting was critical since Japan withdrew the Conference.

the

most from

on

to

Admiral Standley, speaking behalf of the United States delegn- tion, en he was unable to agree to limiting the size of battleships below 35,000 tons and guns below fourteen inches. Even those limits- tions would be conditional upon Japan adhering to the agreement.

France and Italy favour not re- ducing submarines below 2,000 tons. Germany even then requiring that President Roosevelt said he wüs This recalls part of Dr. Goebbels re-deeply distressed at the sudden pass shall not exceed such tonnage.

Well informed circles state that cent speech, in which he said: "Weling of an old friend. Charley Curtis

friels

affee- the delegates have tentatively agreed.] remember hin are a poor nation and the rest of

firstly on a bolidiny for heavy cruiser the world is rolling in wentth."tinnately and mourn his passing"

construction with a French reserva- Mr. Herbert Hoover, beard of his Reuters Bulletin Service.

death when he arrived at Palo Alto. tion in the event of Germany building lle was visibly affected, and later more 10,000 ton packet battleships, of light paid a glowing tribute to his former secondly the limitation

cralark to 8,000 and thirdly a

cons t“a1!eagtu,

22.000 ton limit for aircraft carriers. Even the above agreements are not expected to reach their final forms, a. the French and Italian delegates expected to insist that the United, States reduce her maximum battle- maximum gun ehlibre. To this the United States is not likely to agree.--- United Press.

Washington, Fel, 8. It is understood that President Roosevelt in preparing to invite nll

the North and South American-R THE ROYAL - FAMILY publics to a conference on

the or-

gunisation of a Western Hemisphere

peace conference aimed at co-ordion-

arc

ting existing peace treaties.United KING SPENDS WEEK-END AT ship tonnage and make 13 inches the

I'veRA.

German Demands

COUNTRY HOUSE

London, Fel 8. His Majesty King Edward VI, Berlin, Feb, 2. who is still living at York House In an article headed "Germany's but spends part of each day at Right to Colonies," in Deutsche All Buckingham Palace in transaction of gemme Zeitung claims that the racial public business, has gone for the ideals of national socialiain enable it week-end to his country house a to co-operate to a very special de Fort Belvedere, Sunningdale. Ilis greo in the development of the black Majesty is expected to return to races, allowing them to develop ac London on Monday-British Wireless. cording to their own conditions and to preserve their own peculiar tures.

King of Norway Leaves fea-

London, Feb. 8. The King of Norway who, with allies Quren Maud. has been staying at The papor describes the acquisition of Germany's colonies as Buckingham Palace since the funeral a violation of the Congo Treaty, and of King George, left London to-lay

έχει this must

Queen clearly on his return to Norway. that understood before successful con- Maud is remaining in Eagland mean- versations on the raw materials ques- thay, and has gone to stay in Nur tlon are possible. The paper adds. folk for a few duya.-British Wire "It is a matter of honour for Ger-less. Many to regain her colonter."--Beu- ter's Special.

WHITE SLAVERY

-THIRD GREATEST VICE IN

UNITED STATES

Washington, Feb. 8. The Department of Justice has re vealed that the recent vice arrests

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Honors Conferred

London, Feb. 7. His Majesty King Edward to-day sanferred the insignia of the Royal Victorian Order on seventeen naval and military officers who took part in The funeral of King George.

The two gunners who were the leaders of the naval party drawing the gun-carriage on which the cothn was farm, were also banoured by the King

--Reuter Special.

Singapore Defences

Singapore, Feb. 9. Plans for the trebling of the strength of the military forces in Singapore are announced by thel military authorities.

The 1st. Battalion Middlesex Re- giment, which arrives from Brypt in April will be strengthened by the addition of a machine gun unit, while an additional battalion of the Argyll i.ex- and Sutherland Highlanders pected to arrive later in the year. Renter's Bulletin Service,

SHARE PRICES

The following Is the 1st of local share quotatlona Issued this 31orning.

Banks.

(Lon. Reg.).

1. K. Bank, $1605′′n. H. K. Banks

£104 m. ex. div. Chartered Bank, £161⁄2 n. Mercantile Bank, A. and B.

£29 n. Mercantile Bank C., £13% . East Asia Bank, $80 o.

Insurances. Canton In, $270 n. Union in., 8562

8.

China Underwriters, $1.074 0. China Fire, $480 n. 1.K. Fire In., $260 n. Internat Assce,, Sh. $3% n. Shipping.

Douglas, 336 n. H.K. Steamboats, $p1⁄2.... Indo-Chinas, (Pref.), $30 D. Indo-Chinas (Def.) $20 n. Shell (Bearer), 90/7% ». Union Waterboats, $1414 n.

Mining.

Antamoka, $1.55 b. Balatocs, $171⁄2 n Baguio Gold, 20 ets. n. Benguel Consolidated. $17.75 b.) Bengut Exp., 14. cla, n. Big Wedge, 12 cis, p.

Gold Creek, 30 cts. n.

Gold River, cts. n. Ipo Mining, 90 cts, n. Itogons, 36 cts. Salacat, 15 cts. n. Kallan, 14/3 n.

Langkats (Single), $11 n S'hai Explorations, Sh. 74% 0. S'hal Loans, Sh. $4 n. Hauls, $11.40 n. Venz: Gullheld $2 b

felis etc. H.K. Wharves (old), $101 b. H.K. Wharves (new), $98, 1. HK. & W. Docks $9 n. Providents (old), $2 «. Providents (new), 50 ets...n.

CORRESPONDENCE

Qualified Chinese Airmen

(To The Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph)

SUGAR INDUSTRY.

BILL FOR REORGANISATION IN GREAT BRITAIN

London, Feb. 8.

In the House of Commons en Mon- day, the Government's bill to give effect to the proposals for the re organisation of the sugar industry announced last summer, will come up for a second reading. The bill pro- vides for the appointment of a permanent sugar commission with duty of keeping under review the growing of sugar beet and manufac ture, redning, marketing and con- sumption of sugar with advisory functione primarily but limited execu tive authority in cerinin technical matterà.

Beet sugar anufacturing com- panies are amalgamated in a single corporation which will be obliged to purchase homegrown sugar beet upon terms elther agreed with the growers' organisation er fixed by the sugar commission. The bill authorises the payment of assistance to the corpora- tion not limited by time but by quan- tity, namely, in respect of not more than equivalent of 500,000 tons of white sugar in any year, so that the | corporation may pay growers of sugar beet at contract price. The cost of assistance for 1980 is estimated at £2,700,000.

Labour Opposition

Children Are Always

In The Wars!

Little cuts and scratches may lend to serious results if neglected. Be reaily for emergencies by keeping She-ko handy, Druises, Burns, Scalds, Cute, Scratches, and other skin injuries quickly heal when promptly treated with this cooling, soothing, curative ointment.

SHE-KO

FOR THE SUN

Chapped Lips and Hands, Chilblains, and for skin troubles such Sunlıurn, as Ecteina, Ringworm, Itch, Wet and Dry Sores, Ulcers, Pimples.

The Labuur Opposition will move is equally good for coki Sores, the rejection of the bill on the grounds that it perpetuates to sugar beet sub. aldy, and, while devoting public money to the promotion of private interests, fails to provide for public ownership

Obtainable at Chemists or from the and control of the sugar industry.

461, Two days of the Commons' me Dr. Williams Medicine Co., inter in the week will be devoted to Kiangro Road, Shanghai, 70 cents per eluention. The private members' mo- package; post free. tions to be debated on Wednesday deal with educational topics, and on Thurs- day, the President of the Board of Education will move the second read- ing of the Eduention B which pro- vides for the raising of the school leaving nge.

The Labour Party will also oppose this measure, claiming the provisions! of exemption will render the highes age limit inoperative.-Britiak Wire-1 ican.

SPEECH INNOVATION

TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM

FOR WARNING SPEAKERS

Landon, Feb. 8.

An innovation in speech-making was adopted by the British Legion at one of its functions yesterday. The innovation fallowed a system

Sir. Having rend your article under hending "Chinese Airmen Qualify" in column four, page 4 of the Hongkang Telegraph dated February 8, I wish to contradic the statement which man: "an” are understood to be the first Chinese Jever to oblaín a British Pilot's "B"

licence."

My contradiction is based on the fact that my husband was issued with a British " (Commercial) Pilot's of trafe lights, and at the begin- Licence fast year in Australia. Alning of the speech a green light was though Australian-born, my husband, put on. Thirty seconds before the Roy F. Goon, is of Chinese parentage,

Lime to end the speech an amber light his father being Dr. F. S. Goon, who was shown, followed by a red light. is very well known in the medical vircins of Australia,

My husband was trained by the "Royal Victorian Aero Club" Essen. don Aerodrome, Molbourne, and has completed some four hundred hours solo flying. He was 21 years of age when he was issued with the licence and was, at the time, the first and only

the Chinese pilot in

Com- monwealth of Australia,

MRS. M. H. Goon.

A SUCCESSFUL PLAY

"LADY PRECIOUS STREAM" ÎN CHINESE VERSION

"Lady Precious Stream," the famous old Chinese play, which Mr. S. 1. Hsiung translated and presented with such success in Lonitor, was enacted entirely by a Chinese east with Chinese singing and dialogues in Cantonese at the Tai Ping Theatre on Saturday night

much publicity was given to this play when it was recently performed by students of the Arts Faculty of the University, that an hour bef

before the epening of the performance on

Hongkews (old), Sh. $237%.Saturday all seats at the Tai Ping

New Engineerings, Sh. $4 n. Shangha: Docks. Sh. $86 n

Cotton Mills.

Ewo Cotton's Sh. $81 m. S'hal Cattons (old). Sh. $75 n. S'hai Cottons (new), Sh, $41 n. Zoong, Sings, $12 n.

Wing On Textiles, Sh. $25 ̊n. Lands, Hotels, etc.

VISIT TO GRAVES

MEN OF KARLSRUHE PAY TRIBUTE TO COMRADES About 200 to 100 shivers, endeļa and men of the German cruiser Karlsruhe

H. and S. Hotels, $5.45 m. attended a Church Parade and Ser-

II.K. Lands, $20 n. vice at the Union Churchi, Kennedy

morning.

H.K. Lands, ' Deben. Brad, yesterday

$100 n. Oblke, of the Berliner Superintendent

S'hai Landy, Sh. $18 n. Miraton, Canton, conducted the ser

authe15 who attended

Metropolitan Landa, Sh. $10 vice, and among were Herr H. Gipperich, Canal for

Humphries, $10,10 n. Ger

Hongkong. Frau K. Realtics, $6.85 . Cipperich, and practically the whoic

Chinese Estate. $81 B. Ching Realties: Sh. 34 China Debentures Sh. 800 m.

Pubile Ulties.

of the local Geriñan community. Colony's Homage

After the service, about thirty of The following telegram has been the party proceeded by car to the Pro- celloney the tectant Cemetery Bogs, Chief On- Valley, In New York and Florida were part received by lis of the nationwide campaign by "G" Governor from the Secretory of State where Commander tugre, men against while slavery. More for the Colonies on February 7, and cer of the Karlsruhe, laid a wreath, red ribbon, is published for general information: tearing the Swastika on a arrests are expected alorily.

The trafle has been growing I have laid before the King your on the grave of Capt. Paul Kupfer, steadily, states, the announcement, telegram conveying from Members who died here on June 18, 1881, and since the repeal of prohibition, and of the Legislative Council and people who was the highest German officer at present white slavery ranks as the of the Colony a resolution of homage buried in the cemetery. In a brief in German, Commander It to His Majesty. I ara commanded by address third greatest vice in America. worked in New York throughout the His Majesty to request you to convey Rogge referred to the splendid ser- by members of the year, at Florida in the winter, and to the Members his deep appreciation vices rendered

of the formier German and crows Now Jersey resorts during the sum of the sentiments of loyalty

the mor months.United PreRA,

affection expressed in this resolution." Squadron in Eastern waters,

graves of some of whom were inter inspreted.

The MING YUEN STUDIO has removed to the 3rd Floor of No. 6 Queen's Road Central.

JUST OPPOSITE the Dairy Farm's Soda Fountain.

ANTI-NAZI DRIVE.

MANY ARRESTS MADE IN AUSTRIAN CAPITAL-

Vienna, Feb. 8. Coincident with Baron von Star- hemberg's return from Paris polities! | conferences, the police have launch- ed a nationwide drive against Com | munista and Nazla,

Thirty-two Nazis were arrested, in Vienna, including Dr. Robert. Kauer, assistant Statu Prosecutor, anu varlaus tax and postal officiala Twenty-Gommunista-have-been-Argeni ed at. Munden-United Press..

H.K. Tramways, $12.95 b. Peak Trams, (old), $7, b. Penk Trams. (new), $2 b. Star Ferries, $96 s. and in. Yaumati Ferries, (old) $19.50 m China Ligats, $11.25 in China Lights (New), $8 1. H.K. Electric, $72% b. Macro Electrio. $20. n. Sandakan Lights, $44. Telephone (old), $26.30 b. Telephone (new), $10,20 n. China Buses, Sh. $11 D. Singapore Tractions, 17/- b. Singapore Prof 20/- n.

Industrials

Malabon Sugars, $8.40 n. Cald; Macg. (old); Sh. $191⁄2 n Call: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $1ß n. Canton Ices, $1.75 n. Cemont, $8.85 h. ILK. Ropes, $5.75 n. Stores, &c. Dalry Farm, $22 n. Watson, 5 n.

Lane Crawfords, 30% n. Mackintosh. $5 n... Binceres $2.706 Wm. Powalls, 70 cts. n.

Theatre were sol The large and appreciative audience contained many Europeans, including ladies, and

SEVERE WEATHER

NORTHERN U.S. STATES FEAR,

COAL SHORTAGE

Now York, Feb. 8. The fear of funther coul shortage has nonred with the thrent, of an- other sub-zero wave over the suffer- ine north-central states, where the the highways are snowbound and railways obstructed

melting

knows.

by

Heavy rains have flooded the Dixie rivers, killing eight and rendering hundreds, homeless, causing factories to close and paralysing transporta-

tion.

A blizzard has swept across North and South Carolina, Alabania and Virginin, and in many places drifis are as deep as fifteen foot.

Highways In Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho and Washington are blocked by snow drifts, and the loss of hundreds of head of livestock In reported.

In British Columbia a temperature At the end of the speech a gong was sounded-Renter'w" Bulletin Ser-of 64 degress below zero is recorded.

United Press, vice,

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number of prominent residents, The Ice House Street. honoured guests present were Sir Wiliam Hornell, Profovar R. K. M.

1. G. Wrch. Simpson and

large number of University undergraduates, mostly those in the Art

Faculty,

were also present. The Taiping Troupe, with their loading performera Ma Sze-tsang and Miss

TAM

Laan-hing, are to be con- gratulated, on their enterprise in giving such a fino play, which they aboriously copied from the English version of Mr. B. 1. Halung,

Ma Sze-tsang in the difficult rola of the gardener-lover, Halch Ping- que, was responsible for some fine acting and singing. With his many years experience on the Chinese stage and bofore the silver-screen, Ma Szo-tsang interpreted his roman- tle part with unusual charmi.

Misa Tam Laan-hing as the prima danna rendered some delightful songs in Chinese. Her acting was realistic, though it followed the style of the Chinese opera. She was Lady Pre- clous Stream in the play.

The public response was so great on Saturday that the management of the Tal Ping Theatre has announced repeated on that the play will be

For Wodnesday night at 8p.m. those who were unable to get. their seats on Saturday, reservations can be made at the China Emporhim or the Tai Plog Theatre for Wednesday,

Wing On (H.K.), $55 b.

Miscellaneous. H.K. Entertainments, $4.70 n. S. O. Enterprise $1.80 n. Macao "Greyhounds" $2 n. Constructions (old), $1.75 n. Constructions (now), 60 cts. n. Vibro Piling, $4 n.

Ch. Govt. 5% 1926. G. # Bonds

94% D.

IL. K. Govt. 4% Loan 4% prm, b. H. K. Govt. 8% Loan par, n.

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