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日十三月三街

Hongkong Telegraph.

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FOUNDED 1881 No 14901

WEDNESDAY, · MAY 三拜歳:號十二月五英港香

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EXIDENCE PROPOSES UNION YEA

BASED ON GOSSIP?

BUDGET LEAKAGE INQUIRY CLOSES

JUDGE ASKS QUESTIONS.

London, May 19,

Questions from Mr. Justice Porter,

Sir Philip Sassoon, who has out-presiding if the Investigation of lined schemes for acceleration of alleged leakages of Budget informa schedules and more frequent services

in the Empire air routes.

AID FOR AIRWAYS ADVISED

tion, elicited interesting revelations during the final day of the tribunal's Bession.

Mr. Kenneth Butt, son of Sir Alfred Butt, M.P., certified that his firm had keen annoyed when it was discovered

OF CANADA & U.S.

BILL INTRODUCED

TO CONGRESS

EMPOWERS

EXAMINATION

that he had done Budget Insurance OF GREAT ADVANTAGES”

business, and asked him for An x- planation. This he furnished, but he omitter his father's name in connec tion with the transactions because he wished to hide the fact that Sir Alfred had been engaged in them.

There was a further surprise when the financier, Mr. Edmund Waterton.

FINE INVESTEMENT | who last week was certifled to have

FOR BRITAIN

EXPANDING SERVICES

(Special To "Tulegraph")

London, May 19. "If our proposals mature, Britain will get record value for money," said Sir Philip Sassoon when introducing in the House of Commons' a financial resolu- tion dealing with long-term subsidies for the Imperial air routes.

The scheme was designed, said Sir Philip, to provide, firstly, striking acceleration of the scheduíos; second- ly, a great increase in the frequency of the services; and, lastly, the carriage of all first-class mail by air nt 11⁄2d per ounce,

Imperial

he sald, were Airways, aiming at a two and a half day schedule to West Africa, four and a half days to South Africa, six or seven days to Australia, two and a half days to India, and four and a half

NUMEROUS SERVICES

mentioned the name of Mr. J. H. Thomas, Secretary of State for Colonies, in connection with Budget leakages, was interrogated on. This point by Mr. Justice Porter..

To-day, Mr. Waterton and that Mr. Thomas' name only occurred to [him as he was thinking things over. about lunch time on April 20. He had been to a dinner party with Dr. Reginald Grigg, and Dr. Grigg had told him he was able to get infornia- tion from a member of the Cabinet, Thomas name. But witness agreed and eventually mentioned Mr. with the Judge that it was really in the nature of light gossip. Reuter.

CHINA'S CUSTOMS PROBLEM

WIDELY DISCUSSED IN LONDON

London, May 19. There was an animated discussion

Washington, May 19.

Mr. W. I. Sirovich, Democrat, of New York, has introduced a resolution into the House of Representa- tives calling for a special Congressional Committee to investigate the practicability of "union between Canada

and the United States."

The proposed inquiry would consider whether Canadian provinces might "enter the union under the same status as the states of the United States."

The Committee would be empowered to get into communication with a similar committee representing Canada and Newfoundland, after which joint recom- mendations would be made to Congress and the Canadian Parliament.

Mr. Sirovich's resolution asserts, that "both nations would derive great advantages" from such a union.

Canada, for instance, would obtain access to ice-free, open

tho ports

SINO-U.S.

year round, and also with the Amerl- AGREEMENT

can side the Great Lakes and the

of

DL Lawrence River, Connection

St.

could

cou Br made between the American

and Canadian railroad and highway

systems to the mutual advantage of

both countries. Capital and labour would flow freely between the na

APPROVED

tions as at present between the states "FINANCIAL TIMES

of America,

These things would be of great advantage to Canada, he asserted.

American Benefits

The benefits resulting from union,

STATES VIEWS

ROOSEVELT

⠀⠀ GRATIFIED

ABOLITION OF TRADE BARRIERS SOUGHT

WORLD CURRENCY STABILISATION

U.S. TAKING LEAD

Washington, May 19.

VETERAN LEAVING DODGERS

LINDSTROM ASKS FOR RETIREMENT

ST. LOUIS ON TOP AGAIN

"MOTORISTS"

WHOSE MOTTO IS

New York, May 19. Freddle Lindstrom, veteran out

Safety

First

ALWAYS FIT

DUNLOP TYRES

ZANZIBAR RIOTING PROBED

POLICE FIRING JUSTIFIED

MASSACRE AVOIDED?.

Nairobi, May 19.

The Commission which

has

fields of the Brooklyn Dodgers, and been enquiring into the riots in one of the game's most admired

figures, to-day anked voluntarily to be Zanzibar, in February, in the pinced on the retired list, saying he course of which several native felt he was finished as a Big Lengus police and the District Commis- player and could not help his club.

Brooklyn was. Reheduled ta play sioner, Mr. Ian Rolleston, were Cincinnat! to-day, but the game was killed, and Mr. L. E. Skinner, postponed on account of rain. Two

other National League games were acting Commissioner of Police, nino spoiled by the weather, and was wounded, has now issued abandoned, those between Pittsburgh and New York and St Louis and

its report. Philadelphia.

The Commission considers that the

Boston Bess ran out ahead of the action of the police in firing on the Chicago Cubs by one run," after a mob was Justified, as the possible" heavy-hitting encounter, Bosten got paign to secure equal commer- Chicago hit thirteen, scored five and

cam-nfteen men to frat in action, scored, massacre of all the European offlella.

six runs and committed one error. Was thereby avokled. was faultless in the field.

In furtherance of the

Įcial treatment for all nations, Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, in a speech here to-night, called for an end of discrimina- tory trade practices in favour of reciprocal "most favoured nation treatment.”

He declared that an established

The report, however, adversely criticises the Administrativo and ST. LOUIS WINS

Agricultural Departments for the methods which they employed in The lowly Browns brushed asido dealing with the discontented Arabs, the Athletics to-day, scoring an whoso copra was rejected on the eight-to-four victory. St. Louis hit grounds of its unsuitability for export: less game in the field, while Philadei-

The Commission expresses the opinion that insufficient steps were taken to acquaint the wild, turbuleni and mischief-making Mangas with the intentions of the law, and the failure to instruct them on methods of improving their copra.

eleven safotics' and played an error-

phia could only manage four runs on nine hits, and fumbled once,

Boston beat Chicago four to two, regime of equality of treatment re-scoring its runs on only four hits, quires not only that nations should surprisingly enough, while the White refuse to grant preferences in their could only manago a pair of counters. Sox, with twice many safe blows,

A contributory cause of the dis- own markets, but also refrain from Two errors cost the Chicago nine the order was that provious acts of sgeking a preferential position in the

in all probability. Boston į violenco in Zanzibar were not checked Kamic once. markets of other countries.-Reuter.

by the police, leading the natives to committed with impunity-Reuter believe that such actions could he WORLD, STABILISATION

Washington, May 19. The United States appears to have | embarkód upon a programma of world currency stabilisation, as a second phase of a plan to revive inter

maintain world tona trade and peace, which was launched with the conclusion of the Sino-American agreement.

It is believed that eventually a series of conferences between the United States. and debtor nations, approached singly, may be undertaken in an effort to settle the War Debts problem, with which, officials here are agreed, the problems of world trade

London, May 10.. Discussing the United States Secondly, each nation would have silver agreement with China, the are closely boundUnited Press. the

advantage of the other's assis- Lance

days to Singapore. The South Afri-at the meeting of the China sub-com- .con

and Singapore services had mittee of the House when members, so far as the "American people were already been duplicated.

First were numerous, under the chairmanship of Lord concerned, Winterton, discussed the smuggling union would create "the greatest situation in North Chins.

English-speaking nation in the world with vast areas awaiting develop. Sir Philip added: "If we are suc- Representatives of the British Rewi cessful in negotiations with Australia sidents Assoolation and the China ment." and the whole scheme can be brought Amsociation were specially invited to into operation as originally planned, explain the situation in all its bear there will be ultimately nine services ings. weekly to Egypt, five India, three

was decided to give the utmost to East Africa and Singapore, and two to Australia and South Africa."upport to the Government in pressing for a general clarification of the peal- Negotiations an extension of tion, especially with regard to the land were proceeding

urgent need for enabling China to All this they hoped to get for a institute an efficient proventive ser steerage subsidy of £600,000.

Proposals had been invited for avice, both by means of revenue

cruisers along

Hopei and

the Coast of

China on

in defence in the event of a Financial Times says today that broadly speaking the understanding foreign attack.

Thirdly, the sales of American seems advantageous for goods In Canada would increase.

Mr. Sirovich said there would be balance. little difficulty

"adjusting the ideals in and practices" of the two nations, dus to the fact that their culture was practically identical. added, would solve the unemployment

The development of Canada, he

South Atlantic service from five dif- by barriers on the railways, to check ferent groups. The Empire and pro-the carrying of contraband. jected, Atlantic routes would eventu- Japanese authorities are objecting problem in both countries. United ally absorb a substantial proportion to the arming of Chinese customs of the £1,500,000 specified in the con-officers or cruisers-Router

tract.

The resoultion was carried by 259 votes to 127 Reuter Special.

HUGE MILEAGE.

the

Proza,

Referred To Committee

Washington, May 19.

The important point is that China to having suffered deflation almost the breaking point, and in conscquenco handening silver as a monetary stan- dard, has enjoyed a substantial

N

covery on the basis of its now cur- rency system... :

AIDS STABILITY

Washington, May 19. President Roosevelt to-day char theacterised the Sino-American silver

That improvement obviously should which would emble the Empire routes

A resolution calling for the incor: be furthered as an additional link in to be operated without a separate poration of Canada into the United subsidy would involve the Post Office States was introduced into the House the chain of world progross, the paper A British Wireless messages says in losses such as had been incurred of Representatives to-day by Mr. belleves.-Reuter. that Sir Philip, in his speech, stated in the United States. That was York.

Wallam Sirovich, Democrat of New that when all the services for which

merely concealment of Bubsidy

4 they were planning were brought to The British method-the adoption of The resolution anked Congress to fruition, the United Kingdom would which in America has been urged by appoint a joint committee of the bo operating a route mileage of over an important Government Commisticability of effecting the entrance of

House and Senate to study the prac 41,000 miles nearly twice the route slon-abled Farliament, the tax-the Canadian provinces into mileage which any other country, ex-payer and the general public to see United States, which, it is asserted agreement as a fine illustration of cept the United States, was operating much more clearly where they stood. to-day and route mileage of the Air subsidies per ton mile carried in auk be a great advantage to both Empire as a whole would then exceed the latest year for which there were

what may be accomplished by sitting It is also pointed out that the ad-down and talking things over, even that of America.

figures, appeared to have been about vantages to Canada would include the Sir Phillp Sassoon added that they nine shillings in France, about four use of America's ice-free ports in might criticise subsidies in general, shillings in Germany and eleven winter, union of the railway systems but without subaldies the Empiroshillings in Italy, while the subsidy and the use of American capital to should aid China in placing her cur- | services would terminate forthwith. paid to Imperial Airways was Postal contracts in place of Bobaidies down

now build up Canada's unexplored areas, rency on a stablo basis and also help to something under two on which millions of America's um- United States trade.—United Press, would be no remedy, for any contract shillings.

employed could be settled.

The rosolation Bnally stressed that the Statute of Westminster permitted the Dominion Parlaments to make laws having extraterritorial operation. The resolution was referred to the committee of Rules,Reuter,

: ITALY ONLY EXECUTES

ETHIOPIAN BRIGANDS

Rome, May 19.

It is officially denied that there have been mass executions

of Ethiopians in Addis Ababa.

It is stated that only those found guilty of brigandage had been executed.--Neuter Bulletin Service.....

BISHOP EXPELLED ́

countries.

ROOSEVELT'S RESPONSE

He said that the arrangement

WELL RECEIVED ́.

WILL LABOUR DICTATE?

MAKING DEMANDS ON BANK OF FRANCE

Paris, May 19.

Financial circles are perturbed by the vast unemployment pro- gramme launched by the General Confederation of Labour, under which, assuming the power be hind the throne. of the new Socialist Gorerament, it calls on the Bank of France to advance Immediately 500,000,000 francs to finance' public works.

The programme insists on im- the mediate nationalisation of arms industry and the Introduc tion of a 10-hour week-lienter.

ADMIRALTY CONTRACTS

Detroit, the champions last season, again beat the Washington Senators, four to two. This time the hitting tallied with the runs, Detroit getting eight and Washington only four. | Washington had one error..

.

New York routed the Cleveland Imlians ten to four. The Yankees smacked fourteen balls through tho Cleveland infield and Rolfe and Gehrig each got a bomer. Sullivan hit circuit drive for the Irullans, but four runa was the best they could do on seven hits. They had threo erron, and the Yankees two-Reater..

UNWARRANTED INFERENCE ·

NO INCREASE IN GERMAN CREDITS

London, May 19.

FREEING POLITICAL PRISONERS

ITALY CELEBRATING VICTORY

Rome, May 19, The release is announced of 498 political prisoners, confined in the Liparis Islands and elsewhere.

The reason for the amnesty is not given, but it is presumed it is con- neeted with the celebration of Italy's victory in Ethiopia.

All Fascists capable of bearing The Chancellor of the Exchequer arma between the ages of twenty-one stated in the House of Commons at and fiftydive will be enrolled in the question-time that his attention has militia-at once-Reuter Bulletin been drawn to figures in the report Service. of the Bank for International Settle-

ments and to the fact that in certain quarters the inference has been found.

ed on these figures that British

bankers had increased their German credits during 1935.

The Committee of British shart- torm creditora had published statement showing that this inference

EXTENDING U.S. COURTS' POWER.

was based on a completa misappre CHINA JURISDICTION

COVERS HIGH SEAS

Washington, May 19.

hension. Total British credits, both used and unused, decreased during over a million pounds. 1035 by just Larger reductions in credits of other countries were mainly due to this willingness of creditors there tri

A Bill has been introduced into the accept repayment in German cur. rency, with the heavy capital loss. Summers, Democrat of Texas, to House of Representatives by Mr. H. which such repayment involved British Wireless,

VOTE OF CONFIDENCE

Madrid, May 19.

extend the jurisdiction of the United States Court for China over offences committed on the High Seas.

The Bill has been approved by the Foreign Affairs Committes.

The members of the new "Parila. The measure provides that if offend. ment passed a vote of confidence in era are found in or are first brought the now Government at its first meet-into a Chinese port, the jurisdiction

hald.Reuter,

PLACES ORDERS FORing since the election.Reuter Bulleth of the American Court there shall

NEW DESTROYERS

London, May 19.

New York, May 19. The Sino-American; agreement is

Subject to the settlement of certain favourably received by leading bankers and monetary authorities, points of detail, the Admiralty has who express the opinion that the decided to entrust the construction of transaction is the most sensible move nine Tribal class destroyers of the to the following yet undertaken by the Treasury. In 1938 programme connection with lis silver policy, Arms:

Swan,

Servics.

RUMJAHN COUSINS NOT "PROFESSIONALISED"

A sequel to the tennis displays given in Hongkong last year

Wigham Hunter and It is held that the arrangement is Richardson, of Wallsend-on Tyne...-- decidedly sound, when contrasted Two vessels, with machinery by the with the practice last year of bidding Wailiend Silpway and Engineering by Henri Cochet and Francisco Aragon, and in which Colony up the silver price.

Company:

players appeared, is contained in a series of letters exchanged between the Hongkong L.T.A., and the English Lawn Tennis Association, which the Telegraph is able to reveal exclusively

GUFFEY COAL ACT

TO BE REPLACED . However, there is not much hope Denny and Brothers, of Dumbarton

for early international currency-Two vessels; and includi the immediate cons

Washington, May 19.

stabilisation by a series of bilateral Rome, May 10. truction of 2,000 miles of tar roads

Parsons Marine Steam Turbine to-day, Prezident F, D. Roosevelt declared conferences, as hinted by Mr. Henry sionary Bishop of Harrar, has been enrollment of Ethiopian youths into Supreme Court's Invalidation of the Treasury.

Father J. A. Rousseau, French mis- throughout the country and the to-day that the only answer to the Morgenthau, Secretary of the Company, of Wallsend-on-Tyne

Two vessels, the hulls by Vickers, ordered to leave Ethiopia, on the movement similar to that of the Guirey Coal Act was to make a frosh Silver circles are now most interest- Armstrongs; ground that he has engaged in anti-Fascist Youth organisations, attempts to reach the objectives of regarding the scope of the prep Scotts Shipbuilding and Engine Italian activities-Renter...

Ethiopian boys will be given that lawz bakes! N › BADOGLIO'S PLANS

military training and their uniform Ho declined to stato, however, tive aliver purchases, and it is under-Ing Company, of Greenock, Addis Ababa, May 19. will consist of a sports cap, black whether tresh legislation to that end-stood that a definito schedule of pur- New measures have been pro- shirts and khaki shorts-Reuter would be introduced at the present chases for the announced period has

A. Stephien and Sons, of Govan, claimed by Marghal, Pietro Badogilo, ¡ Bulletin. Service..

sessionReuter,ar, he

béon agreed upon-Reuter.

one vessel-British. Wireless.

vessels:

A

two

Under the ruling of the English that although S. A, and H. D. Rum- L.T.A. Hongkong must make applica Jahn technically committed a breach tion every time they wish to stage of the rules in appearing with the. matches, and those professionals and decided to overlook the broach

ployers in professional

public professionals in a public match, they are merely travelling through the and their amateur status remains Colony, it is unlikely that permission unimpaired. will be granted.

(The complete, correspondence on The parent body further decided vihe subject appears on page 8.)