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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY,

FEBRUARY 26, -1937.

GERMANY REQUIRES WARNING

LABOUR ADVISES

GOVERNMENT

DEBATE ON DEFENCE

Anglo-Irish Trade Pact

IMPROVEMENT IS

NOTICEABLE ·

London, Feb, 25.

A further improvement in Anglo- Irish trade relations was described by the Dominions' Secretary, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, in the House of Commons to-day. He said that as a result of recent discussions, the British Government

had London, Feb. 20.

agreed

to remove the

special duty of present Opening the debate on the 20 per cent. on Irish horses, whic second reading of the Defence the Free State had agreed to remove duties on Loans Bill in the House of Com- the existing emergency mons, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, sugar and subsidiary products im-

ported from Great Britain. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Minor adjustments will also be said that even now, although made in regulations concerning the the prospects might seem dis-imports of Irish cattle and bacon.

nnnounced, As previously couraging, he did not altogether existing trade agreements negotiated despair of finding some new

at the beginning of 1936 will be con- fleld in which they might avoid tinued for

further twelve months. the necessity of pursuing re--Reuter Special.

to the bitter armament fully and.

In the meantime, said Mr. Cham- berlain, the country could not afford to stay its band until satisfied that it had provided for the safety of the people and put itself in a position to fulfi all international obligations. Nothing that human Ingenuty could devise to prevent excessive prices in the cost of re-armament had been Jeft undone.

Famed British Explorer - Flies

the

With Lindbergh

Bombay, Feb. 26.

Str Francis Younghusband. famous British explorer, koined Colonel Charles Lindbergli here to-day and flew north, and al- though their destination is not known it is belleved probable that reduced

sey are heading for Nagpur.

Dealing with the financial position, Mr. Chamberinin said that while the national debt of the United States had increased during the last six years by over £2,000,000,000, the annual debt charges in Britain had been from £282,500,000 in 1971 to £210, 600,000 in the present year while country provided

a constanty creasing sum for

Social services.

In- cer. As did not

exceed general savings there would be no in- flation.

The

sum of £409,00),000 to be raised by lonn represented only a fraction of the country's savings. -

long as borrowing

They are expected to return at nightfall to refoln Mr. Lind- bergh, who has accompanied her husband thus far on his fight from England.-United Press.

NEW ANGLO- Congratulated

CANADIAN TRADE PACT

OTTAWA LOWERS

PREFERENCE ́ ́TEXTILES AFFECTED

London, Feb. 25, The terms of the Anglo-Canadian trade agreement, widely revised, have Just been published. The pact re- mains in force until August 20, 1940, when it will be subject to termination at six months' notice.

On Promotion JUSTICE HAYDEN

LEAVING SOON

Mr. Justice J. J. Hayden was con- gratulated on als appointment as n Judge in the Colony of Kenya by Mr. A. el Arcull, on behalf of his colleagues, at the Summary Court this morning.

of the Court commences, as the senior

RÁDIO BROADCAST

A Talk on the Lam Tsun Valley

TEST CRICKET SCORES

metres

Rallo Programme Broadenst, by Z.B.W. on n

wavelength of 353, Mr. Arcuili sald: May, it please

metres (845 .c's.). 31.49 your Lordship. Before the business (0.62 m.c's).. solicitor present this morning, I would

4-7 p.m.

Chinese Programme. like to convey to your Lordship the

7 p.m. De Groot and His Or chestra congratulations of the

with Raymond Newell respectful

(Barltone). solicitors of this Court on your

recent appointment. We shall be sorry to Orchestra-Autumn (Chaminade); lose your Lordship and we will miss Traume (Wagner); Baritone Solo- you but our best wishes will go with Here's to life (Talbot and Atkin- son): Orchestra-La Vlotetera (Kipling and Willeby); Follow me 'ome-B Barrack-Bloom Ballad, (Kipling and Word-Higgs); Orches- tra-Other days (Selection of Popu- lar Melodies), (arr. Finck).

7.30 Closing loent Stock Quota- tions and Hongkong Exchange Mar-

et Report

7.36 From the Studio.

are the alterations in Canada's pre- your Lordship. nyden replied; Mr. (Paula Baritone Solos-Mandalay

But the main features of the treaty

ferential ist. Canada has lowered

the preferential duty on 150 items, affecting about 40 per cent, of United Kingdom imports into Canada. The reductions are mostly from 2.3 to 5 per cent. but, on some goods range from 5 to 20 per cent. These Intter Include textlles,

The agreement conventionallses the free entry of 20 per cent of the total of United Kingdom woods Imported by Canada.

The United Kingdom, on the other hand, underinkes to maintain the existing duty free list but reserves the right to review the basis of pre- ference with regard to dairy products. Margins of preference for Canadian gouds are continued, except on dried fruits.

Canadian heat and cattle continue duty free, but Canada declares her willingness to ssist the British Government in carrying out a policy of orderly marketing of these items

in the United Kinglon-Reuter.

Miners Won't Surrender

THREE KILLED IN PIT-HEAD RIOTS

Mr. Justice

of

I

Arcul!!. I beg to thank you for your very kind remarks and good wishes on behalf of yourself and the other solicitors here this morning. I very

Erntefut and I know owe

debt of gratitude to members

your profession for the unfailing courtesy and the help they have given me in dis charging my duties and their

Вслего- sity in overlooking my shortcomings. I um naturally glad to have got the promotion, but I am very sorry to leave Hongkong. shall carry with me the highest regard for the mem- bers of the legal profession here."

The ceremony took place before the calling over of the weekly list of

enges.

Those present included Mesars. F E. Nash, D. McCallum, JM D'Almada Remedios, C. D'Almada, C. E. R. Sanderson, W. A. Mackinlay, M. A. da Silva, G. S, Ford, F. I. Zimmern, F. G, Nigel and R. H. Cole. Hayden will leave the Colony some It is understood that Mr. Justice

time towards the end of next week.

"The Lam Taun Valley." A talk

by Dr. G. A. C. Herklots.

8 p.m. Time, Weather and An- nouncements.

-8.03 Three light songs by Richard Crooks (Tenor).

1. Nirvana (Weatherly-Adams); 2. A dream of Paradise (Lyttleton- Gray); 3, song divine (St. Ives- Temple).

8.15 London-This is England." Talks by representative English peo- ple: (8) A doctor with a country. practice in the West of England. In- troduced by Anthony Weymouth.

and An-

(Electrical Recording).

8,30 London-The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra, directed by Henry Hall.

8.55

London-News nouncements.

9.15 London-The Fifth Cricket Test Match. Australie v. England. A ball-by-ball commentary by Victor

MORE MOTORISTS fichardson on the last ten minutes

IN TROUBLE

DANGEROUS DRIVING

mind regarding the effects, on the one A SHOCK ABSORBER

hand, of vast armaments expenditure, Mr. Lees Smith moved a Labour and, on the other of borrowing to amendment expressing misgiving at meet part of It. National credit had the huge competitive national arma- been steadily built up during the last the crisis, other ment without any constructive foreign | six years. During

their debts, policy and opposing the financing of countries had added to

of the United defence expenditure by loan. He de- The National Debl clared that Sir Thoman Inskip, Minis States had increased during fer for Co-ordination of Defences, was years by n exceeding

It was 800,000. There was nothing compar not solving

problems. He was any merely a shock-absorber keeping the able in the British case. It had been

the between the Defence Depart- necessary to suspend Sinking states that, with the water steadily ring ments, which were geting all the Fund, but in the three years for 1033 rising in the "suicide pit," the stay-in

to 1938 there were realised surpluses strikers still refuse to ascend to the at unlimited re- į to

0,000 in surface.

prize money

out of from borrowing. SOUFCCA

We

um

six

amounting to over £40,0on of

ardition

put

London, Feb. 25. A messuge from Pee, in ungury,

The striking miners are now in a sorry plight, being without food or

OFFENCE

..

"It was the most dangerous plece of driving I have ever seen," declared Acting Sub-Inspector A. Britain, prosecuting A. G. Hamre, of Shortin. the Kowloon Magistracy this morning for driving without due care and caution on Taipo Road near the Kowloon Water Works at 3.30 p.m. on February 7.

debt to a Herr Hitler, sald Mr. Lees Smith.

total of £72,- was always pushing to are where he

Also the Unemployment In- water. could obtain advantages, and other

Fund had been Kurunce

Sub-Inspector Brittain said defen- nations were giving way. So far solvent condition and reserves ne-

In

Three people were killed and seven, dant was travelling from Shatin to- had alwuys given way. He (Mr. Lees Smith) believed we were mis-umulated which, if no distribution injured in a chish between the police words Kowloon, and came around a

would reach by the end look place.

and demonstrators at the pit-head. right hand bend on the inside of an- ending laring liltier on. He did not believe of the present year, a sum of between The trouble arost: when University other car nearly, crashing into him

everyone and unconsciously

students began to smash shop win- that Britain would give way for ever,

£52,000,000 and £40,000,000. More-

ringleaders had been arrested. by the danger not to let Hitler know what debt was to be measured

The Government does not intend anaual charge. In 1931, Interest on Dellish National Debt was £282,500,- to use troops for the

purpose of 100. This

the debt charge evacuating the strikers from the mine, year, would almost be sumetent to cover

as it is feared that such action might the average rate of borrowing con-

lead to a serious conflict.-Reuter, templated in the Bill,

of the first day, followed by a resume of the day's play by Alan Kippax. From Melbourne, (Electrical Re- cording).

9.35 Grand March from "Aida" (Verdi), played by the B.B.C. Wireless Symphony Orchestra, Conducted by Percy Pitt.

9.40 p.m. From the Studio. The 4th of a second series of Gramophone Recitals by The Rev. C. B. R. Sargent.

10 p.m. London-Big Ben.

10.10 New Dance Tunes, 11 p.m. Close Down.

DEPORTING GERMANS

Moscow, Feb. 25. Ten out of the estimated number

the Soviet police since October, on charges of espionage and carrying ported to Germany-Reuter Bulletin on Naz propaganda, are to be de- Service.

but he thought it was almost criminal over, the real burden of the nation's dows, but they were dispersed after the spector) as he was going in of forty-five Germans detained by

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the nation would not stand.-Reuter. NOT A WAR MEASURE

London, Feb. 23.

Mr. Neville Chamberlain, moving the second reading. of the Defence Loans Bill, welcomed the absence from the Opposition's rejection. motion of the suggestion made last week by Mr. Attice that the Bill was a war aneasure", It would be very unfort unate, the Chancellor of the Exchc- quer declared, if any apprehension of Imminent war were created at time

the

22 MEN REACH SURFACE

Fuenkirchen, Feb. 25.

(the

cycle combination.

direction

on a motor

Defendant explained that the car in question had been in front of him for quite a a distance and had been travelling very slowly.

He had sounded his horn to get the car to draw in more to the left to enable him to pass, but it refused to move Street, and witness followed him. defendant from the centre of the road. When From Arsenal Street, he came to the bend, which was wide, turned Into Fleming Road where he accelerated, and from Luard Road to he saw a chance to overtake on the en

Fleming Road, defendant's speed was He had been Inside, und did so. driving over this road many times 30 miles per hour. Witness caught up with Mr. Ross at Stewart Rond, and knew it well..

but defendant did not stop until they widway between Tonnochy Road and Marsh Road,

were

At the same time, the standard of life had been protected by the pro- vision of a.constantly increasing stum Two of the miners in the stay-in for social services. In the Inst Bud-strike here cluded the underground Let of the Labour Government, when guards and crawled to the surface. unemployment was high, Mr. Cham- They said the sufferings of the men below are increasing, more than o berlain pointed out the provision for £45,000,000. In social services was

Sub-Inspector Brittain remarked hundred being ill. Their food sup- when there was no reason or lusten.

that defendant's car caught the 'front plies are exhausted. Lion for any such

the current year, when employment

The elder men wheel-hub of the other vehicle with ich fears.

are pleading for capitulation, had enonnously improved, the pro- Citing the Labour motion's invita-vision was £60,000,000.

but

There were quite a number of the younger element have

ils rear bumper, and would probably Ive barricaded tion to the House to view with mis-

have got him if he had not jammed pedestrians on the road at the time, entrance against entry of exit. giving the massing

Referring to the prediction that the of huge compell-

strikers

have on his brukes.

added the Sergeant, and he consl- apparently live tive national armaments, the Chan-Government's policy would cause in-

some method of communication, a

"Even If someone is obstructing the dered defendam's speed to be dan- cellor reiterated his own horror of nation, the Chancellor countered the they are aware of yesterday's de- way, it is still the duty of a careful Ecrous Two other passengers were Europe's rearmament and unproduc attention to the speech yesterday of while, the Ministry of Industry Labour Party's forebodings by calling

monstration on the surface. Mean- driver not to pass on or anywhere in defendant's car,. tive

expenditure in which it involved

His Worship remarked that near a curve. Though the bend was well-known the the nations

economist, Mr. J.

states that in the event of the miners wide, it was just 43 dangerous," width of the road rather deceived Maynard Keynes, in

which the latter

said the Magistrate, Mr. Macfadyen, people. He imposed a fine of $50 on Mr. Chamberlain twitted the inexpressed the opinion that it would to work in will support la-

defendant. in imposing a fine of $30, Party on its repeated affectation of ignorance of the relation which the be possible for the Treasury to raise bour's cause as far as is justified. £400,000,000 by borrowing without Government's re-armament pro gramme bore to their foreign policy:curred. Mr. Chamberlain

bour

The che

that Mr. Keynes' sum repre- The relation has been described and

fraction of

of available defined with the utmost clearness by sented only

"but admitted the Foreign Secti

savings,

there were Secretary,

sald Mother demands upon those savings. › Chamberlain, "but Opposition mem-But he maintained that the sugges- bers continue to

inue to ignore his statements. tion that inflation was necessary or I must therefore ask the House to likely was the work of pure imaginn-

ith me

while I once more re-tion. Finally, bent the Foreign Secretary's The Chancellor then read Mr. Eden's

bear

words"

the

Later.

An additional twenty-one men have escaped from, the mine. They state that the conditions underground are unbearable.-United Press.

RAS DESTA HUNTED

· AND SHOT

Rome, Feb. 25.

to

CASES REMANDED

A. C, Delcourt, 312 Prince Edward Road, falled to answer a summons for driving without care and caution in Prince Edward Road at 8.30 am. on February 3, and a remand of one week was

granted Trame Sergeant W. McHardy.

A

similar remand was granted in the summons where Mrs. Fox, 177 Boundary Street, is charged with

OTHER CASES

the

Mr. K. A. Bidmead. A. S. P., was the complainant In a summons against Wong Ping-kuen, driver of publie motor car No. 420, for dangerous driving in Hennessy Road on Feb- runry 14..

Trafic-Sergeant G. Youe said Mr. Bidmead was driving along Hennessy Road about 5 p.m. on February 14, when defendant passed him at a high falling to report as son as she speed. He followed defendant and reasonably could to the nearest police found his speed to be 45 miles per station after her car had come into hour. Defendant was signalled 10 near the Gilman's Service

collision with some iron railings Station, but Instead of doing so, he

Chancellor de-- that the Labour Party's sug- well-known declaration at Leuning-, expenditure should be met out of that the whale of the defence ton on November 20, commencing current revenue-necessitating the "these arms will never be used in a war of aggression and will never be taxation-was pushing financial or imposition of fresh and crushing used for a purnose inconsistent with thodoxy to dangerous pedantry.

Talpo Road near the Shatin the Longue Covenant or the Puct of

LABOUR VIEW

Station on January 27. Sergt. Mc- turned left into Stewart Road, then Faris". He

challenged Labour speak- For the Labour Party, Mr. Lees

Into Lockhart Road, and back Into era to my whether they considered Smith refused to be reassured by the Abyssinian chiefs

Hardy explained that defendant was Ras Desta, the last of the great not well enough to attend court.

resist the

Hennesy Road, where he was lost British arms should not be used for Chancellor or Mr. Keynes. He con- Italians, has been captured and shot Steel, 203 Prince Edward Road, first

In the second court, Mrs. M. II.sight any of the purposes described by the tended that the Government's borrow- by a firing squad.

Defendant asked that he be given Foreign Secretary, or whether they ing power should be reserved for n

Ras Desta had been hiding since Burnett for exceeding the 20 mile per for over 10 yers, and had not o chance, saying he had been driving considered

ince floor, was fined $20 by Mr. K. M. A. they should be used for time when armaments expenditure defeat by Marshal Graziani, and he

threatened,

in was captured in the lake district with hour speed limit in the Nathan Road hitherto been summoned for

controlled area at 6 p.m. on January gerous driving. On the day in been travelling at a speed of 28 miles up a passenger, and had been de un hour.

tayed. Leung Cheung, 20, shop foki, was fined $8 for driving an unlicensed truck in Ashley Road on February 25 driver's ពង appropriate licence. L/Sergt. G. S. Alexander prosecuted.

dan-

any purpose in addition. Not untli | fell off and that depression. few followers by an Italian flying 30. Traille Sergeant McVey sald had question, he was in a hurry to pick

П

Mr.

of

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ANNOUNCEMENT,

without

OFFICER FINED

he inarringe arranged between Mr.

Lt. C. D. A. Ross, of the Seaforth A. McKellar and Miss C. M. Ferguson will take place at the Highlanders, Mount Austin Barracks,

was summoned before Mr Union Church, Hongkong, on

His Worship did not accept defen- $30, ant's excuse, and fined him remarking that he had placed other- people's lives in danger,

David Chon, driver of private car No. 2005, was summoned on two counts of having no appropriate driver's licence on February 12, and allowing an

unlicenced driver to drive. A representative appeared In

Wednesday, 17th March, 1937, at/Schofleld at the Central Magistracy s5 were imposed on each count.

they ecased evading such straight- order to arrest forward questions and gave a plain The contrary policy, by which arma- column answer, was he called upon seriously ments expenditure and to deal with ich obscurely insinuated were to cease simultaneously, invited

borrowing The chick had previously been criticisms.

given a week in which to surrender, Lens but he failed to do so.-Reuter Bul- catastrophic slump. Mr. Mr. Chamberlain then turned to the Smith also expressed dissatisfaction letts Service. charges that the Bill's proposals would with the degree of

and co- planning weaksh national. credit,

the ordination disclosed in specches by depress the standard of living and contained no the Minister for Co-Ordination effective provision to prevent pro- Defences. He safd out of seventeen steering said no matter in the Cabinet Ministers in the House, no

He whole of the problems connected with less than thirteen had to answer ques the re-armament programme had re-tions concerning preparations in the ceived more continuous or more con- event of war. There was evidence centrated attention than the preven- that Sir Thomas Inskip was co- tion of excessive prices. "I have no ordinating those thirteen colleagues. hesitation in saying that nothing

Lees Smith suggested the which human ingenuity can devise or human effort can achieve to this pointment of a Civil Planning Com-

mittce to work end has been left undone. He ex- with the Committee of Imperial De-

alcag plained the machinery set up by the fence on aspect of the defence pro- Treasury for the purpose and prin-blem, which, ho ciples on which it was working, and viously being neglected, were ob

negiceledr Sir Robert Horne, speaking later in me from the point of view of the the debate, which continues expressed Treasury, that I am satisfied that the the opinion that the country could Interests of taxpayers are being ade- take £40,000,000 of borrowing in a *quately protected.”.

siride.—British Wireless. & EXAGGERATION

SECOND READING

London, Feb. 23. The House of Commons gave `proposals would adversely affect na- | second reading to the Defence Loans Lional credit, and of the confusion of Blil, voting 307 to 132-Reuter

concluded:

"You can take it from

The Chancellor complained of ex-

"aggeration in the statement that the

np-

com-

he

Court and pleaded guilty. Fines of Chan King-tong, driver of lorry 4 o'clock. No invitations will be this morning for speeding in his car, Issued but friends will be wel- No. 3795, along Hennessy Road, on

February 11. Defendant was absent No. 1994, was fined $15 when come at the Church and after- from Court. parallel lines

admitted a

a summons for speeding wards at the Roof Garden,

His Worship informed the

along King's Road. on February 0. Hongkong Hotel.

plainant, Traie-Sergeant Wass, that Traffle-Sergeant said the lorry was he bad received a letter from deten-cmply, but defendant had been doing

Etill 40 miles per hour, and was dant, asking that he be excused from

going speed

of 33 miles per hour, attending Court. He had not looked on

when witness enight up with him. at the speedometer, but the road was HOUGHTON—At the French Hos- clear, and there were no other S. K. Let, driver of private car pital, on Thursday, February 25, traffic and few pedestrians on the No. 4974, was fined $5 for causing Marie Houghton, aged 34, wife road,

an obstruction with his ear in

DEATH

of Marcellus Francis Houghton. Sergeant Wass said he was travell-Queen's Road West on February 15. Funeral will pass the Monument Ing cast along Queen's Road and just A caullon was administered to to-day at.5.15 pm. (Shanghal, before reaching Arsenal Street, was Wynson Wong, driver of private car Singapore, - Penang, Manila and I passed by defendant--in-his-car, || No. 3698, mimmoned for obstruction Macno papers please copy), Defendant turned down Arsenal on February: 11.

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