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五拜禮號五月二英港香 FRIDAY,

FEBRUARY

5, 1937.

U.S.

MARITIME

日四廿月二十

SINGLE COPY 19 CENTS

$15.00 PER ANNUM

STRIKE

Seamen Resume

U.S.

Industry

At War With

TIE-UP HAS

Government

NAVAL

BUILDING

RESTRICTED

40-HOUR WEEK LAWS ARE IGNORED BY COMPANIES

Washington, Feb. 4.

A dispute between the United States Government and big industrialists, which amounts to a boycott of the Government's contracts, is revealed to-day. The clash threatens to hold up the current naval building programme.

Manufacturers of steel and copper are allegedly withholding the necessary supplics of these metals from the Navy Department as a protest against the Walsh- Healey Law, which stipulates a 40-hour week and certain other labour requirements for all firms tendering on Government contracts.

With the steel manufacturing industry booming, the 48-hour a week working corporations decline to cut their hours to 40 merely to fill Government orders, which are relatively small compared with private orders.

In answer to advertised bids for 2,730,000 lb. of copper, the Navy Dẹ. partment has received bids for only 1,035,000 lb., of which it has accepted $85,000 lb., as the remainder of bidders had not complied with the Walsh-Healey Law.

Of the 25,000,000 lb, of steel ad- verlised for tender by the Navy since December 4, 1936, only 7,000,000 10, have been bid on, and the entire amount was refused by the Depart- ment on account of the violation of the Walsh-Healey Law by the manu- facturers.

Unless this

metal is soon obtained, the building of the two 35,000-ton battleships, scheduled to start soon, will have to be postponed.

Dockyard Tie-Up Meanwhile, a complete lay-off is threatened in the Portsmouth naval dockyard, where submarines ere building, and the Washington, D.C. "dockyard supplies are running low.

The Navy Department has request- ed Miss Frances Perkins, the Secre- tary for Labour, to exempt the steel firms' bids from the Walsh-Healey provisions temporarily, but Miss Perkins is reported to be unwilling

Mr. John Lewis, the Labour leader, la entirely opposed to waiving the 40- hour week laws,—Reuter,

THOUSANDS FLEE FROM DROUGHT

Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 4, Fleeing from the horrors of a severe drought in the interior, 5,000 people, Marvlug and ex- hausted, arrived at the small town of Itapipoca, in the state of Ceara, to-day,

The Governor has gone to organise relief.—Reuter,

STOP PRESS

CONSERVATIVES

·RETAIN SEAT ·

London, Feb. 4. -

Duties To-day

COST INDUSTRY

MILLIONS IN LOST TRADE

SAN FRANCISCO, FEB. 4. (6.40 a.m. H.K. Time).. THE STRIKERS' COMMITTEE HAS NOTIFIED THE SHIP- OWNERS ASSOCIATION THAT THE MARITIME STRIKE IS OVER AND THAT THE MEN ARE REPORTING BACK TO WORK AT 8 A.M. FRIDAY-UNITED PRESS:

At 8 a.m. to-day a Reuter despatch, relayed from San Francisco through London, was received here. It stated that the Maritime Strike had been officially called off and that the men would resume work to

morrow.

CHARRED BODIES FOUND

BRITISH SURVEY PLANE -WRECKED

SHEPHERD'S: DISCOVERY

the

San Francisco, Feb. 4, The Maritime Unions to-day haited the longest and most costly strike in their history, after 90 days of idleness.

|

It is estimated the tie-up cost nearly $1,000,000,000,

However, this is, an armistice rather than a peace. Thero arc all Issues to be settled. Firemen are dissatisfied with the agreement. Then there are the tug boat strikes, the Los Angeles and Son Francisco shipyard strikes, the Seattle and San Francisco longshoremen's grievances. These have not been settled.

REBELS

AIM AT MALAGA

.

FIERCE FIGHTING ALONG COAST

Honolulu senjers are still dissatis- OJEN CAPTURED

fled. Dock clerks and checkers all along the Pacific coast declare the

agreements do not meet with their BY INSURGENTS

requirements. London, Feb. 4.

These men are going back to work,

Gibraltar, Feb. 4. precarious. It Following a two-days' organis-but the position la ed search, in which nineteen would take very litur te deup of bulls, in insurgent haruls, and Fuen- A battie is raging between Mar- truce and cause a further tie-up of girola, still held by the Government aeroplanes participated.

shipping-United Press.

forces in South Spain.---- newspaper aeroplane which was surveying a new air route from Glasgow to Liverpool was dis- covered, burnt out, by a shepherd in a field in a lonely part of | Kirkcubrightshire,

The four occupants of the plane were found dead inside the frame- work of the machine.

of

The victims were the plot and three members of the reporting staff of the Daily Express, including Mr. Harold Pemberton, a con

Max Pemberton, the well-known novelist. The machine had been chartered by the newspaper named for the aerial survey.

Earlier in the day, 'a plane had observed Ü black spot with what appeared to

to be an aeroplane by its side, but a search of the vicinity revealed nothing. Later, the search was continued by shepherds, posses- sing a wide knowledge of the mour lands, with the result that the burnt- out plane was found-Reuter's Bul- letin Service.

NO MORE NEWS

Melbourne, Feb. 4. There is no further nows of the plane which is reported missing on a fight from here to Tasmania, and which is believed to have come down

At North Stat seu.-Reuter.

MOTOR STRIKE PARLEYS

Detroit, Feb. 4. The motor strike conference con- iinued throughout the day and went into 'recess in the evening.

Lorry-loads of wounded have be- gun to arrive at Lalinca.

where Insurgent headquarters, General Del Leno is directing opera- |tions, claims the rebels have already captured Ojen, near Marbella. It is lenened that Government troops are resisting vigorously-Reuter. -

COMMUNICATIONS SHELLED

DUNLOP FORT

This new tyre meets the conditions pro duced by increased car efficiency. 484

90

ENDS

CLOSER ANGLO- CHINA CONTACT

G. B. GIFFORD HULL MAY BE ADVISER

TO CANTON'S GOVERNMENT

The Telegraph is informed a proposal foot

invite Mr. G. B. Gifford Hul to istration by advising with a

serve the South China Admin-

view to the formulation of સ general rehabilitation pro-

gramme of development.

This is part of the movement towards closer Sino-British con-

tacts in South China.

Mr. Gifford Hull's qualifica-

tions, demonstrated in connec- [tion with the Shing Mun project, and in his work for the Govern ment in Malaya, together with the fact that he is Managing Director of Marsmans (Hong- kong and South China), Ltd., are considered In Canton to eminently fit him for the ad- visory duties which, it is sug- gested, he should undertake for| the Government there.

Scandinavian

SERIOUSLY ILL

MR. ELÌHU ROOT

FAMOUS STATESMAN STRICKEN

ELIHU ROOT ILL IN NEW YORK

GREAT WORKER FOR PEACE

New York, Feb. 4. Mir Elihu Root, one of America's oldest statesmen, who was Secretary of War in the Cabinet of President McKinley from 1899 until 1904, and who served in Cabinet posts and as an ambassador repeatedly, is seriously ill. Doctors are in con-

Nations Join stant attendance.

Trade Talks

WIDE CONVENTION IN EVOLUTION

KINGS ACT AS EMISSARIES

(Special to "Telegraph") ・・

Mr. Root was born in February, 1845, at Clinton, a University town, and became a successful lawyer. But It was not until he obtained a Cabinet post with President McKinley that he carne to the front in polities.

From 1905 to 1009 he was Secre tary of State under President Roose vel. He proved himself a very able" administrator and was exceedingly active on behalf of world-peace, con- cluding no fewer than 23 arbitration treatles between the U.S. and other Governments. Again and again he' acted as arbitrator, notably in con- nection with the Alasko border tribunal which sat in London in 1903 and the Newfoundland Asherios In 1010. The scheme for a permanent arbitration court which was adopted by the second Hague Conference was due to his initiative. In 1900 he paid a visit to the South American re-

and In 1907 he went to Mexico.

SUPPORTED BRITAIN

Malaga, Feb. 4. An Insurgent submarine shelled the south-east Spanish coast, between

- Brussels, Feb. 4. Almeria and Malaga to-day, ap-

The movement for closer trade co- parently attempting to destroy the bridges and ronds and thus isointing operation between the Scandinavian Malaga before the insurgent land countries, Belgium and Holland, has No statement was issued either forces strike at the city. The sub-received impetus through the visit. publics which had important resulta, by the labour delerates or the re marine failed to attain its object, the just concluded, of King Gustav of presentativo.of the General Motors |

report stater. Reuter. Corporation, Mir, Carl Knudsen.

Governor Frank Murphy merely safd the conference was reconven- ing at 10 p.m.-Reuter.

Yugo-Slavia Possesses

Huge Army

SPAIN CONCERNED

London, Feb. 4. The Spanish Government , nt Valencia, in a reply to the British;

Sweden and his Foreign Minister, Dr. Richard Sandler, to the Belglan capital..

From 1900 to 1915 he represented New York on the Senate as Republican. In 1015 he attacked the Purchase Bill, pointing out the Ship Both King Gustav and King Leo- danger of international difficulties if protest regarding the bombing of pold of the Belgians, took occasion to interned ships were taken over.

He the battleship Royal Oak, expresses express the resolve of their countries was alco against the Government deep concern at the incident and to adhere also to the Osio Conven- taking over merchant shipping: Root promises a Immediate inquiry-tion, and the interest evinced by had long advocated that the U.S. Reuter Bulletin Service.

business circles was

heightened by should be prepared for war and early The small bombs were dropped

to-day's announcement, after talks in 1917 he spoke in favour of enter- near the ship, but without doing any between Dr. Sandler and the Dutch ing the field against Germany. In strongly damage.

Foreign Minister, Jhe, A.C.D. de February 1910, he had Gracif, that the latter had accepted | attacked. Wilson's war; polley, but the Swedish 'invitation 10 visit after the US came in he urged full Stockholm in April..

support for the President.. SYMPATHY APPRECIATED

In May, 1017, he was appointed "According to the Socialist news-] head of the America mission to. It is siated unofficially that em-

London, Feb. 4. paper, Le Peuple, a new conference | Russia with the rank of ambassador. It is announced, in connection with Mr. Grant. Ferris, Conservative, the Coronation celebrations, that the adinovitch, Prime Minister and For the King and Queen from President likely to be called before. ployees here have signified their

A telegram has been received by of Oslo Convention authorities Is He succeeded J. H. Choate as Hon. willingness to sail as soon

won a narrow victory, polling 11,744 King and Queen will visit Belfast on eign Minister, during the examination Roosevelt, expressing worm appreciu- The paper expects the initiative to League

Easier. President of the National Security

Mr. Root coast strike ends. Union leaders, it against Mr. Tibbles, the

approved Labour Wednesday, July 20-British Wire-of the Budget by the Finance Com-tion of Their Majesties mesange of be taken by the Dutch Government, general of Covenant of is maintained, control only a minori- candidate, with 11,478-Reuter.

the League ty of the crews of ships tied up here.

mission of the Chamber of Deputies, sympathy in connection with the with Belglum doing her best to en- of Nations, but in

in 1919 he suggested. ---United Press,

Įto-day.

American food disaster. British sure the success of the negotiations- It is emphasised, that - the Com- Wireless.

Reuter Special, mission had unanimously passed the War Minister's Budget, showing the Army, was beyond politics.

Willing To Sail

Honolulu, Feb. 4.

LANCASHIRE HARDSHIPS

as the

MOVE TO IMPROVE LIVING STANDARD

London, Feb. 4.

There was a lengthy discussion iri the House of Commons to-day on conditions in Lancashire.

The

The by-election Paneras, caused by the resignation of Sir Ian Fraser, the noted blind politician, on ́ ́hia, appointment as Governor of the B.B.C., has resulted in a win for the Government.

• ROYAL VISIT TO MELAND

London, Feb. 4.

Icas.

PRINCE

JAPANESE DUE

IN HONGKONG SOON ON

CORONATION MISSION

Princo Yasuhito Chichibu, the younger brother of the Em- peror of Japan, is due In Hongkong next month on his way to. London to attend the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth,

bed

Belgrade, Feb. 4. "Yugo-Slavia to-morrow will have 1,000,000

of the best soldiers in Europe," declared Dr. Milan Stoy-

on

Dr. Stoyadinovitch declared that Yugo-Slavia's policy was pacifle, and consisted in safeguarding peace the frontiers, in the Balkans and, if possible, throughout Europe.—

Reuter

LIGHTSHIPS ISOLATED

London, Feb. 4.

FRANCE SHARPENS HER

FINANCIAL WEAPONS. TO PROTECT CURRENCY

the

in

six amendments to protect American

interests, including reservations as to the Monroe Doctrine and

IIe favoured separate m

the Peace Treaty and the Lemon of

To prohibition he was and In 1920

opping interests, he

1be

strongly

as counsel for contested the legality of the amendment to the constitutia before the Supreme Court but without success. In 1920 le was re-appointed 'U.S. delegate to the Hogue Tribunal and went to Hollant to assist in organising the Permanent: Court.

NOTED PACIFIST :

Mr. Root has. written much on Wy

Paris, Feb. 4. A Bank of France statement, issued to-day, shows the International law and is a member withdrawal of 3,000,000,000 francs from the Gold Reserve.

of the Institut de Droit International, He has been described as "the pro The Finance Ministry, in a com-fon the market more effective.

tagonist of the peace movement/In munique, suys this has been effected by the Stabilisation Fund, which is also shows that the State or prominent pacifist in the world.

The Bank of France's balance sheet the US and perhaps the most empowered to buy or sell the gold of rowed a further 400,000,000 francs. In 1913, along with the Belgian, the balance of the 17,000,000,000 Deputies to-day strongly criticised and Cuba and lily part in the negotia the rawal, the Fund is simply taking Cabinet, speaking in the Chamber of in the pacification of the Philippines France. With this M. Paul Reynaud, a member of the the Nobel Peace Price for his work! Henri. Lafontaine, he was awarded-

francs deposited last October, the recently donted railway loan,tions between America and Japan.

Comlag after the £50,000,000 loan which French anspelers arranged He spoke as the presentation of the

subject was introduced by a Labour member, who emphasised the ·Prince Chichibu will represent the The Japanese Prince was educated liardships being suffered by the peo-Japanese Emperor at the Coronation at Magdalen College, Oxford, but left Two lightships off the Irish const ple of Lancashire and who moved t resolution calling on the Gover and is being accompanied by a large England hurriedly before completing ment to take steps to improve the dolegation of Japanese oficials. He his education to attend the death-have been isolated, for 48 hours, ow-

Ing to bad weather, of his father, the late Emperor tandard of bias defeated by 99 Japanese party aboard the NYK ever, before his son could reach difficulties, was able to transfer pro-

living,

-will travel with his wife and the Taisho.

The Emperor died, how-To-day, a relief ship, under great votes to 62. The narrowness of the liner Yusakuni Maru:49 23 54 vota-is-inken as an indication of the After the Coronation on May 12, Princess Chichibu actually vialons and men to relieve the crow. Prince Chichibu will probably make British-born. She was born in Lon- The lightship keepers had been a tour of Europe, and afterwards don; while her father, Count Matsu-living on tinned food for the past from London bankers, this measure with London, and urged internal Lincoln latue to London in 1920. In return 10 Japan via the United daira, was Secretary to the Japanese fifteen days--Reuter's Bulletin Ser-will strengthen the means at the instead of external borrowing 1921 he was a delegate to the

HSSA. Embassy

Fund's disposal and make its action Reuter, WAVES

SO MANY MONETARY AND E46 Washington Conferenceando

strong sentiment; in the House of Commons that more must be done to Help the distressed areas, Reuter, ANA