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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1937.

RAJPUTAN

GREENJOLM

QUEZON OUTLINES

MISSION

AFTER CONFERENCE WITH ROOSEVELT

FIGHTING FOR MARKETS

Washington, Feb. 27. President Manuel Quezon of the Philippines arrived here 10-day and lunched with President Roosevelt.

P & O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND which he issued a statement

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES

MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMÈRS

Taking Cargo For

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All dates are approximate and subject to alteralion without notice.' and all sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice."

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*ALIPORE

RANCHI

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From

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About

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0,000 13th Max. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull.

5,000 19th Mar. Siraits & Bombay. 14,000 20th Mar. Marseilles & London.

7,000 27th Mar. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull.

5,000 3rd Apr. Straits, Bombay & Karachi. 17,000

3rd Apr, Bombay, Marsellir 1 & London. 15,000 17th Apr. Marseilles & London.

↑ Calin Casablanca,

Cargo only. All vessels may call at Malta.

Calls Tangier.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILING

SANTHIA

TALMA SIRDHANA

SHIRALA

TILAWA

0,000 13th Mar. 10,000 30 Mar.

8,000 10th Apr.

Singapore,

8,000 24th Apr.

10,000 11th May

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EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS

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7,000 5th Mar, 11 am. 7.000 3rd Apr. 7,000 1st May

Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart,

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

3rd Mar. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan. 6th Mar. Shanghal & Japan.

7th Mar. Shanghal & Japan. 8,000. 18th Mar. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan. 15,000 19th Mur. Shanghai & Japan.

TALMA

10,000

RANCHI

17,000

NANKIN

7,000

SIRDHANA

CATHAY *BURDWAN

SHIRALA

6,000 8,000

20th Mar. Shanghat & Japan.

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Cargo only,

1st Apr. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan,

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the have come to report to President the conditions in the Philip pines; as required by the Indepen dence Aot," he said. "I expect to discuss the question of the future of the Islands, when the appropriate time comes, but that will only be in a preliminary way." Later he return- ed to his hotel.

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NEW YORK MARKET ADVANCES

CAUTION STILL IN EVIDENCE

New York, Feb. 27. Prices advanced unevenly on the New York Stock Exchange to-day.

Sentiment was more friendly, en- couraged by rising steel production and favourable railroad earnings despite the flooda,

The strength of export copper prices and the pick-up in automobile production

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Invourable factors,

evidence as result of the strikes, However.. caution was still in

and there was over the possibility of foreign trade

regulations.

some nervousness

The dullness of the commodity exchanges and the uncertainty over. utilities were also unfavourable faclors.

President Quezon arrived in the afternoon and was met at the train by Mr. Paredes, Philippines represen- tative in Congress, General Creed

The Bond Market was irregular, Cox, Chlef of the Bureau of Insular with

Issues Government

lower Affairs, Colonel Donald McDonald Issues on the Curb Exchange were and the District Commissioners, also irregular. Messra. Melvin Hazen and

George Allen. The Filipino Boy Scout troop and the entire Filipino community were also present.

General MacArthur. Military Ad- viser to the President of the Philip pines Commonwealth, and Captain Davis, aide de camp, joined the train u Baltimore.

President Quezon arrived at the White House at 1 pm, and was Im- led to the offices of Roosevelt where luncheon was served on trays in an informal and intimate manner.

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of Congress' reluctance to view of permit the free Import of Philippines' produce, observers foresee a long up. hill fight for Insular trade stalus.

President Quezon, however, in- dicated that there would be no im- mediate showdown. Ho said that the chief concrete result of his visit Com- will be the appointment of

basis for a શ mission to explore future conference. It is recalled that in three earlier major quests in Washington President Quezon was successful.

REPORTS TO ROOSEVELT

his Concerning discussion with President Roosevelt, President Quezon suld:

reported to President Roosevelt conditions prevailing in the Philippines Ixlunds, us provided in the Tydings-McDuffie Act. I said that financial and economic conditions

Food,

were

"The Commonwealth is running efficiently. The Budget showed a surplus of 15,000,000 pesos."

President Quezon repudiated published suggestions that he ja establishing o legal dictatorship.

He said, "I believe in democracy, I believe in the ordinary man and in- hls wisdom and the reaction of the masses.

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"However, it is also true that belleve in strong Government hi pe- cordance with the constitution that has given lite do that Government."

He said that the defence plan will be adequate for insular defence.

""I think that "In ten years we can trata and equip 400,000 men. We are not organising a great professional Army. Our regular army will con-

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DOW-JONES AVERAGES

Feb. 26 Feb, 27 Industrials 107.17 107.30 fails

67.01 58.01

Change Up .13 Up 20

34.02

14.08

104.02

Utilities

Bonds

Up ,00 ... 104.00

Up 42 Volume:-1,003,000 shares.--United

Press.

ALLEGED RAID ON SHOP

DAMAGES ACTION

BROUGHT

The hearing was commenced be- fore the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, this momling, of a claim for $1,00 by Tac Fuk, trading Kwong Fut Cheung Firm, of No. 37, Sing Wo Road, in respect of alleged rald on his shop by another

firm's fokls.

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Defendants were the Wo Fung Firm, of Tsop Cheung Street, and they were represented by the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, of Messrs. Lo and Lo, Mr. C. E. R. Sanderson, of Russ and Co. appeared for plaintiff.

It

was alleged by plaintiff that early on November 25 the fokis of the defendant Arm raided his shop and took away" his stock-in-trade whereby he suffered the loss of the goods and custom,

Mr. Sanderson said that four fokis were concerned and they went to the shop und stowed away the groceries in baskets, also belonging to defen- dant, ad annexed a number of spitoons, The plaintiff was away in Cunton at the time and the foki in charge was too dumbfounded to do anything. A witness, who had a shop near by, saw the proceedings, and summoned the police,

TO REPORT TO HITLER

HERR VON RIBBENTROP

London, Feb. 28. The

German Ambasador, Heer Joachim von Ribbentrop, has left for Berlin by special train, osiensibly to speak at Leipzig on Monday,

However, it is believed he will convey to Herr Adolf Hitler the result of Friday's discussions with .Mr. Anthony Eden, British Foreign

the Minister, respecting

German colonial demands.--United Press.

FIVE DEAD. IN PLANE CRACK-UP

SIXTH PERISHES ON QUEST FOR HELP

Sydney, Feb. 28. The big Australian airliner, miss. ing since February 20, has been found mass of wreckage on the border of Queensland and New South Wales.

Five died in the crash, and one afterwards, seeking for help.

There were Ave bodies near the wreckage. Two atives survived, though one has a broken leg.

It was a Londoner, Mr, W. Estray, of Lloyds, who met his death after the crasit. It is believed that he fell over a cili while searching for help, and died of his injuries.-- Reuter.

FANLING GOLF

A.P.C. WINS STUBBS SHIELD

The Stubbs Shield, 1936-37, was A solicitor's letter, was afterwards beat the Harbour Department by 5 won on Saturday by the A.P.C., who addressed to defendants who replied

and 3. that one of their fokis had purchased

The 38-hole final in the Junior

ITALIANS FEAR FOR GRAZIANI

BOMB SPLINTERS IN HIS LUNGS

FALLS IN HARBOUR; HIT BY FERRY

WHARF WORKER

STILL LIVES

Djibouti, Feb. 20, The condition of Marshal Graziani, Italian Viceroy of conquered Ethiopia, is causing anxiety, according to re- Lai Tai, a worker employed ports reaching here from Addis at the Kowloon Wharf and Ababa.

Pleces of the bomb,, thrown by un- Godown properties, had a re- known Ethiopians at the Viceroy last markable escape from death week, ace reported to have lodged when he fell into the harbour

his lungs, enusing traumalle yesterday morning. pneumonia.

Since the bombing episode, accord- Ing to cabled reports, the Italian authorilles have carried out a round up of suspicious characters in the course of which 200 persons were slain, and following which 600 more were èxecuted.—Rester.

U.S. Plans Talks With Philippines

NOT JUST CASUAL CONVERSATIONS

The

elaborate

announcements

have

of

Washington, Feb. 28.

.preparation technieni duta seems to foreshadow a broader scope of United States- Philippines conversations than official indicated. State, Navy and Commerce Depart- ments, and the inter-Departmental Tariff Commission, have already sup- plied the fullest information, indicat- ing that both parties are prepared to

lay the ground-work for more than casual converrations, despite oficial Insistence that the

do not meetings constitute a formal conference au- thorised by the Independence Act.

Pending concrete developments, a United Press canvas discloses that the United States is disposed to stand

of the Inde by the present terms pendence Act. However, there are observers who believe that any final conclusion regarding possible future changes in the lafly rests with Pre- sident Roosevelt. He alone is in a position to reconcile complex, and and military and naval aspects of the possibly contradictory, commercial United States policy towards the

Philippines.

The trade problem is likely to be further complicated through the pre- Bent indeterminate status of the United States sugar legislation, which has been indefinitely delayed as a result of the judicial issue.—United

Press,

H.K.Education Changes

the spitoons at the "cheap sale Championship, played yesterday, re * demanding an apology for the sua sulted in N.K. Littlejohn beating W. MR. W. KAY TO ACT

AS DIRECTOR

sist of no more than 10,000 men. Wetons of dishonesty made against Sharp, 3 and 2.

United States should retain navel

are training the whole citizenry,” Leung Tim, the shopkeeper who He declined to discuss whether the summoned the police, gave evidence and was cross-examined by the Hon. bases in the Philippines and pointed Mr. Lo. He denied that the defen- out that under the law this would dant's shop was invisible to him from be discussed after independence had plaintiff's shep and said he saw the fakis returning to their shop with the been fully achieved.---United Press.

goods.

The Hon. Mr. Lo sald It would probably be necessary for his Lord-

CHLOROFORM HUMOUR ship to view the premises himself

(Continued from Page 6.)

while lying on the operating table. Some might have regarded this as a significant mental

pre-occupation with money matters.

After announcing the collection, this pallent

later.

The hearing is proceeding.

WREATH LAID ON CENOTAPH

ST. DAVID'S DAY OBSERVANCE

There were 23 entries for the course on Saturday and Sunday. P. Bogey (Par) Pool played on the old A. Cox (14) and T. R. Rowell (10) each returned a card of one up, and thus tied and divide the pool.

PORTRAIT OF A CHINESE MILITARIST (Continued from Page 6.) bodyguard even now lounging about but ever alert just outside the en- trance to the Consulate Generel, With the guard about him, like secret service men about a President, he travels in an armoured automobile. Another with a cunningly concealed Lewis gun follows closely behind it. The Marshal takes no chances and ,་ nothing for granted,

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in rather stronted to denounce language certain with whom people

he was acquainted. Yet another individual revealed his bank balance, and outlined his plans

IS tranquillity of mind is en- for increasing it within the next few

haneed now as he thinks of a months. IIe

The customary observance of St.recent purchase. He has secured an babbled on about his finances in a ridiculously frank man-David's Day by the laying of a wreath "adviser," one who was Consul on ner, and gave away more secrets in at the Cenotaph by representatives of the China Coast tuntil he acquired the ave minutes than the average person the local Society, took place this bad habit of living overlavishly on a

morning when a small gathering modest Income. That income does in a fairly long lifetime.

will

An ex-soldier entered into a parti-assembled and paid tribute to the now be sufflelent for almost any scale cularly lurid word-picture of glorious dead,

of existence, and in return for it the modern warfare. Some of his rem- Drawn

of the militarist will be advised as to the rawn up on each side marks were, to

to say the least of it, pathway and facing the Cenotaph intricacies of dealing with the bar- must embarrassing!

was a small, detachment from the barians. Royal Welch Fusillers, all wearing So the Immediate future looks rosy Another pallent gave us a patriotic locks in their caps; under Licut. H. and as secure as whatever is of the concerning "Wallace the A. Kempthorne, who laid a wreath future ever can look in Chins, where.

seemed to be particular-

pere, He:

ure.

ly eager to know why they "burned on behalf of the Battalion.

the bannocks at Bannockburn'!

anything is possible at any moment

A wreath in the form of a harp and without the slightest forewarning, It is intensely Interesting, and at(Vice-President)

was laid

E by, Mr. Lloyd Jones He is being addressed obsequiously and Mr. D. F. as "Marahal" and as "Your Excel- the same time amusing, to the reactions of the human mind to of St. David's Society.

observe Davies (Hon. Secretary), on behalf lency" tiles to which he has no more

right than his 'rickahn coolle. But it chloroform. Such mental mani- Others present were Mr. E. R. is very gratifying. festations help to relieve the usually

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comfortably. tense atmosphere of the

Price, Mr. D. Davies, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. operating Cooper and Pte. Gifford, R. A. M. C.

theatre.

H.K.T.

FALLS FROM FUNNEL

CHILD HIT BY LORRY

nrlacs, yawns

belches englly in tacit recognition of the material hospitality provided, and looks around for a place to spit. Re- membering where he is, he refraina with some effort, but consoles himself by the thought of fleeing the company of the barbarians for more civilised society and environment His aml ability Increases as he remembers the large sum he has salted safely away, A Chinese girl aged 10 years is the his sing-song girls, his concubines, gun, latest victim of Hongkong's increasing his automobile with its Lewis

and his adviser. He determines to Severe Injuries were sustained by traffic toll,

good supply of hay, literni She fa Sul Hing, of Wal Sung lay in Ták Ng, a fiter employed aboard the

and figurativo, while the sun con- steamer Lycemoon, when he fell from Lane. She is not expected to live. the funnel to the boat deck of the A police report states that the girl tinues to shine on his fortunes,

Such is the militarist, ravisher of ship yesterday afternoon. Tak was was knocked down by a lorry, No.China, desplaing his own people and repairing the" Zunnel;

3072, whilst walking across Queen's their tame submission to centuries of What transpired has not been Road East: made clear in the report of the Although the driver of the lorry scorna the foreign devil. He is sclash, oppression almost as much as he Incident, but it appears that the man pulled up immediately, he was not coldblooded, and corrupt, one of the lost his held in a "bosun's chair" in able to prevent serious injuries to the greatest of all abstacles to the unifier- which he was sented.

tion and to the internal peace. of She has been admitted to the China. G.C.H, in an unconscious condition.

Marc T. GREENE.

He has been admitted to the Goy- ernment Civil Hospital,

child.

It is understood that Mr. G.

R.

Sayer, Director of Education, will shortly go on leave and that during his absence Mr. W. Kay will become

Acting Director. Other changes will

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The worker was floundering in the water, apparently un- observed, when the Star Ferry, Electric Star, came up.

Before the ferry could be stopped it struck the man.

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Fearing that he would be caught by the propeller of the ship, the Coxswain could not reversa his cn-

Eines, and the man for a time dis- appeared underneath the vessel.

TWO of the crew of the ferry Jumped into the water, and as soon as the half unconscious man came to the surface, he was seized.

He was taken to the Kowloon wharf by the Electric Star, and from there was conveyed to the Kowloon Hospital.

Latest reports indicate that he did not suffer severe injuries.

Employees Divided

LABOUR FRICTION ON STRIKE ISSUE

Los Angeles, "Feb. 28. The CIO, has paid $5,000 to re- lease 119 Douglas Aircraft factory employees whom the authorities would not free on their own recogni-

uncos.

Meanwhile, ta sunnounced that pickets will not

prevent workes access the Douglas and Northrup factories to-morrow if they wish to resume work.

At the Douglas plant, a mass meet- ing of 2,000 workers voted to, con- that 2,100 more, company union met tinue the strike, but operators state have petitioned them to be permitted

to return to work,-United Press

INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION

San Francisco, Feb. 28. Mr. George Loland Cutler, Presi- dent of the Golden Gate International Exposition, at present in New York, Lu-day by telephone Informed exbi- bitors that President Manuel Quezon of the Philippines had personally assured him that he would recom- mend to the Philippines Assembly full and active co-operation and. participationIn___the___ 1939 falr United Press.

youth named

one

MAT DE "BARBAROUS“

Brought before Mr. K. Keen at the unlawful possession of a drain pipe. at Wing Kat Street on Saturday, a Central Magistracy this morning for

employed, was sentenced to

Chan Hon, 19, un-

month's hard labour. The pipe was The Rev. G. E. S. Upsdell to be about 25 feet long. Sub-Inspector acting Headmaster of King's College Clarke stated that the pipe was Mr. D. M. Richards to become painted with barber's colours. Mr. Headmaster of the Central British Keen mistook the word "barber's" School;

for "barbarous," and Sub-Inspector Mr. H. G. Wallington to be Head-Clarke suid that It was probably master of Yaumati School,

both,

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