1937-03-10 — Page 19

STRIKERS CLOSE PLANTS

10,000 OCCUPYING DETROIT WORKS

CHRYSLER

H.K. LIDO COVERS EXPENSES

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detailed in the profit and loss account, have been written oft ut Decem~ ber 31.

INTEREST Charges higheR

Taking other items on the debit side, the balance of working account is appreciably lower than the 1935 CORP.valnice. Bank Interest charges in-

DETERMINED

Washington. Mar. 9. About 10,000 stay-in strikers have occupled the eight Chrysler factories in the Detroit aren, completely suspending opera- tions. The action of the work- ers is a sequel to the Chrysler Corporation's rejection of the Union of Automobile Workers' claim for recognition as the sole labour bargaining agency.

Governor Murphy of Michigan flew back to Detroit from a hellday trip

to-day, fearing the situation might become threatening, as it did when the General Motor Corporation workmen closed the company plants, But at the moment alt is quiet and negotiations have been resumed be- tween the Chrysler Corporation and the

union.

Meanwhile, leaders of Mr. John Lewis' Committee of Industrial Or- ganisation have deelded to postpone the attempt to bring into their union scheme the all field workers. They will concentrate upon the immediate enlistment of 1000.000 workers in

the textile industry.

A series of sit-down strikes in the Goodrich Tyre Company's factory at Akron, Ohio, Inst night tied up pro- duction.

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creased by some $0.300, due to the comparative higher overdraft carried throughout the year. Depreciation has increased by $5,300, over the which is attributable to Agure,

that the provision in Lids Assel, a charge which new ap- respect on the pears for the first time.

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CRITICISES JUDGES

New York, Mar. 9. "We cannot yleld our constitutional destiny to the personit jurigment of n few men who, being fearsul of the future, would deny us the necessary means of dealing with the present." exclaimed President F. D. Roosevelt, in his

"freside" broadcast

nation to-night.

WEDNESDAY,

ADVANCE ON WIDE FRONT

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Canarius, The Mar Cantabrico was currying a £500,000 corgo of war materials from New York and Santa Cruz for the Spanish Government.

He said there were 17 passengers aboard the ship, including Americans, Italians and Mexicans.

The master changed the name of his vessel to Addn of Newcastle "for the sake of prudence and in the hope of fooling the watching rebel patrols. But the Canarias was not deceived, She began to shell the Mar Cantabrico almost as soon as she sighted her.

"A shell penetrated the hold and started a fire. We sent out an SOS, using the Adda's call signal, and the Canarias put out boats

off the crew." boarded us, taking

to, the the sailor related-Reuter.

were

Survivor's Story

and

Arclincon, Mar. 0. Pablo Juan Boo, the sole survivor of the Mar Cantabrico, has arrived here abroad the French trawler

MARCH 10, 1937.

RADIO BROADCAST

"India": Talk. by the Rt.

Ion. Viscount Halifax TENOR BARITONE RECITAL

Radio Programme Broadcast hy 2.B.W. on wavelengths of 355 metres (846 kc.c's), 31.49 metres (9.52 m.c's.)..

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7 p.m. A Recital by Elena and Gerhardt (Mezzo-Soprano) the Berlin State Opera Orchestra. Orchestra"Don Giovanni"Over- ture (Mozart); Songs In Spring (Schubert); (8) Der Musensohn (The Poet); (b) Das Rosenband (The Rose-. Garland),.

Orchestra→→ (Humper- Hansel ones' fide; Ginger Bread dinck)- Waltz; Songs-Nachtigall; Stondchen (Brahms); Orchestra Torch Dance No. 1, in B Fist Major (Meyerbeer); 7.30 p.m. Stock Quotations and Exchange Market.

and

Turning to the balance sheet, 1 would submit there are no changes appearing to call for particular com- ment, with perhaps the exception of the expenditure under the heading

ture. Fixtures

and Sundry Equipment, the major portion of

Furniture,

National recuvery, he said, was which was incurred in the furnishing speeding up and had reached a paint and equipping of one of the bunga- where the dungers of 1920

The Justification for this ex-again becoming possible, penke is reflected in the increased "We are at a crisis in our inability Cameleyre. He said the Mar Cun- Fentals which the premises have slact

to proceed and protect ourselves tabrico was not cunk by the Canarias, been mumbled to "earn. Investiments

catastrophe. gainst

During the; but at cost appear at practically the same past four years the Supreme Court as a prize of war, adding that the the but was towed into San Sebastian figure as that last reported,

has abandoned the sound rule of Canarins imprisoned 150 of the crew, marked appreciation is shown in the ḍving the statutes the benefit of all whilst eleven others were drowned ner); Fresh Breezes (Dorchert); In market values, the increase recorded

Red | reasonable doubt. This court has when attempting to escape, in attas connection being approximate-

been seting not as a judicial body i The Mar Cantabrico, said the ly $221,500, Indicative of the firmer but as a polley-making body," he survivor, was set on fire, but the rebels quenched the fumes. Thoac "The difficulty," the President imprisoned

Meluded ten North. the Americans and fifteen Italians. The human beings withla court as an institution, but from the same "Ada: Newcastle" was painted mid-ocean, whilst 1. My pro- on the steamer

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Lone which prevailed in the Locul

Share Market during the year under review,

amount, the sum of. S120,600 is in respect of building covennất require- ments and the balance of $32,000 is payable as a contribution towards the

al Government

ent works. tosi of

rertain

Wall Street believer the Detroit should such works br

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tie-up will be settled speedily. though sporadic labour troubles are expected to continue throughout the country for some time-Render.

LE HAVRE TIE-UP

Havre, Mar. 1. The sudden shipping strike badly hampering truffle here. In the absence of tugs, the Blue Funnel Itner Antilochus Ieft port without one, and a P. and O. llner will prob ably do the same day. The depar- ture of the Normandle to-morrow is doubtful.

undertaken.

In view. the fact the Company has

oľ

said.

went on, “does not arise from

is

7.35 p.m. Barnabas von Geczy and His Orchestra.

Pony (Blxner); Itagamuffin (Rix-

merry mood (Haringer); Gipsy Wine (Ritter).

7.50 p.m. From the Studio. Fred Carpio and Ills Banjo

Lolly pops; 2. Tickin' the 4. strings; 3. Honeysuckle Rose; Business in strings.

6 p.n. Time, Weather and An-

8.03. p.m. A Variety Programme. Instrumental Whispers nt

Wigfeld”—Selectlon.

With regard to the notation appear- ing in the balaner sheet setting forth the expenditure to which the Composal "(he mins to retire judges over) throughout the voyage the ship flew nouncements, pany is committed in the amount of 70 and pince younger men on the the British Bust $152,000 covering: R. H. Lots 380 and bench)"

the won't infringe da that 307. I would explain that of this lightest

Boo has voluntarily surrendered American

and is Dance (from Meyer-Helmund's Lied) civil pr to the French authorities

under technical arrest. religious liberties,

Ile said the...Serge Krish Septet; Songs-You under "I give my solemn assurance that voyage was aneventful prior to the niust have music; Heaven in a song Richard Tauber (Tenor); Plano world where democracy a

sighting of the Canaries ofty miles

red Solor-Jan Kiepura Film Melodies, "We then changed under attack 1 am seeking to make oft Archaean. democracy succeed," he concluded direction," he said, "and headed for Fred Stein; Hawaiian-Aloha Be-

loved

and Lula: Orchestra Ieuter.

Bilbao. However, the Canárias was

The swifter

A shell and, torpedoed us. et fire to the Mar Cantabrico amid-Maurice

tra; Song Serenade ten of the crew who ships and jumped overboard in attempting to The Street Singer: Band-On the beach at Bali-Bali....London Plano- escape were drowned before the ar

Accordeon Band: Orchestra-Russian rival of the rescuers. Later, another Acco

Gipsy Sketch: Tell me again...... man and I jumped overboard. He was drowned, but I swam for half Allredo and His Orchestra; Humorous

Little Audrey an hour until the Cameleyre pleked

Jay Wilbur and His Band; Band-When the swallows me up."-United Press.

next again, You can't pull the wool over my eyes..

Primo Scala's Ac- the cordeon

Vocal-When

Song-Dld I remember?......Dick Powell,

a surn for in excess of that stipulated in respect of R. B. Lot 30, it is the intention of your board to apply to Government for n revision of the covenant attaching to R. B. Lots 300 and 307.

LIDO PAYS WAY

The Lido at Repulse Bay has now your's worlung, experienced a full with the result that apart from de- preciation charges--the revenue crued has been sufficient to meet the the The strike is a protest against the expenditure, a pasation which can orbitrators' delay in giving their desconsidered not unsatisfactory in are es

An enterprise, cision on the 40-hour week question, tablishment of such and also against the smallness of the particularly so as weather conditions at times during the past summer cent, in {! per Increase of only

precluded a full measure of patronage wages. Reuter Bulletin Service.

being accorded the resort,

STRIKE SPREADS

Re-

The Company's bungalows at Re-

Charges were reduced during the: summer, and the prices now charged Havre, Mar. 9. are extraprdistarlly reasonable for the Nine hundred of the crew of the accommodation provided and the ex- liner Normandie have begun a sit-cellent catering service available, down strike, demanding an addition raue in the winter months has con- of 30 per cent, to their wages. The riderably exceeded that of the com- spread to all French parative numbs of last winter, which strike has

indicate that the steamers in harbour.-United Press. Would appear to

Lido is becoming beller known to DEADLOCK CONTINUES visilors pakskug through Hongkong, resultant upon the extensive hdverlis- Detroit, Mar. 9. ing efforts which the Company 'hás

made outside the Colony. After a-two-hour conference, union members and operators of

the Chrys-

to-day pulse Bay have been in great demand ler Coporation announced that no progress had been made during 1938, ud at times there has The company still refuses to grant been waiting list. Tais is mainly

Unlon of Automobile Workers

altributable to the vast improvements sole bargaining

rights. 1

The delegates

effected in the surroundings which be- will meet again to-morrow.

came possible on completion of the The company has agreed not to

Lide Schume. As opportunities have attempt to

to re-open the strike-infected urred, thorough renovations have been carried out in these buildings, plants during negotiations and the union has agreed to permit anyone tracting tenants. In this connection which also have had the effect of at- above the rank of foreman free I am pleased to add that the 1838 re- access to the plants, and will permitsults snow an increase of $3,000 over mall and telephone services to con-

the previous year's earnings. tinue.

NO DIVIDEND

The

GERMAN DEFENCE WEAPON

beach

and Ills Orches- in the night..

TO SAFEGUARD HER ANNA MAY WONG moon hangs high... The Hill Billles;

SUBJECTS ABROAD

Berlin, Mar. 10. For-reaching powers have been Interior by a law adopted by the conferred upon the Minister of the

Cabinet.

It authorises retaliatory measures against the subjects of foreign states and their property in the event of that state penalising Relch-subjects, Conjecture is active over the new law. It is believed to be designed to counternet expropriation frem

TO RETIRE

SOON TO RETURN TO

NATIVE LAND

8.55 p.m. nouncements. 9.25 p.m.

London-"India," Talk by The Rt. Hon: Viscount Halifax. (Electrical Recording).

London-News and Ap-

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9.30 pm. From the Studio. A Light Concert by Gaston d'Aquino (Tenor), Albert A. Barton, (Bari- tone) and Olga Morgan (Plano- forte).

Hollywood, Mar. 9. Miss Anna May Wong is completing the Just of a series of films and has offered her Oriental screen costumes for sale preparatory to retiring and going to China to reside.

Theatrical organisations will benefit from the sales of her gowns, hend-set

Germans abroad and to provide adresses, Jewellery and personal

weapon against the arret of Ger- | effects.-- United Press. mans in Russia.---Reuter.

NEW MARITIME COMMISSION

1. Song-The gay highway (Drum- 2. S ng mond)....Albert Barton:

Secret love (Landon Ronald)....

Duet-Trees Gaston d'Aquino: (Rasbach).

....Gaston d'Aquino and Albert

Piano Solo- Barton; 4. Wedding day (Grieg)....Olga Mor- 5. Song Jack Driton (W. H. Squire)....Albert Barton;

6.

Song -For you alone (Geel)....Gaston D'Aquino;

Duet-Watchman, what of the night...Gaston d'Aquino

Ben.

READY TO RETALIATE,

Berlin, Mar. 10. The Cabinet to-day decreed to the

Washington, Mar. 9. President F. D. Roosevelt, has Minister of the Interior the power

Mr. Joseph Kennedy necessary to defend Germany's fron-nominated tiers: "Ife will be able to adapt re-chairman of the new United States and Albert Barton.

Commission. and Mr. taliatory measures against foreign Maritime residents and their property in the Thomas Woodward, of Pennsylvania, Dance Music. event of their native countries an- Rear-Admiral Henry Wiley, retired, Pre-Mr. Edward, Moran, Jr. of Maine, plying anti-German measures.

no' such

Emory Lond, were and Rear-Admiral Incasures vlously, applicable to aliens.-United Press. retired, as members-United Press.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

IT TAKES A WISE MAN TO TALK NOW- ! While at work in the Kowloon Docks last night. Wong Loi, a boiler maker, received severe injuries when

In Washington, meanwhile, the

Your Board regret that the result Committee of Industrial Organisation has authorised officials to establish for the year under review does not SENSE WELL.--E.V. International, national, state, city and Permit any recommendation for a dis-

tribution

removed to

10

p.m. London-Big

11 p.m.

Close Down.

DISEASE MAY COME BY AIR

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LX361-Song of India

Erl King. LX468--Valkyrie D1631-Turandot D1563-Bocauso

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Sometimes in my Dreams, DX435 Serenade (Schubort)

Ave Maria.

C214 Serenade (Student Prince) Love in my Heart.

of 292 hertin pills at the Vehicular swallowed in an attempt to commit more important.. the correct degree LX160—Leonota Overture (Beethoven)

MILIO

on equipping Karachi Airport with every kind of preventive

device. Shareholders. tu

It is Wong Yuet, a 30-year-old woman, boring holes with an electric drilling Isolation quarters, 'plane-disinfect- local subsidiaries, to mile the C recognised Luit prevailing circums living at No. 20 Wing Lee Street, machine. The injuries proved fatal ing, measures, disinsectisation

control of mosquitoes in the a permanent organisation, thereby stances call for conservation of the received injuries when she fell down and the man succumbed at 9.30 p.m.

bulld creating a frame-work to

vicinity of the airport are measures Company's cash resaurces and make the staircase of her house at 2.30 permanent rival to the American Co

a.m. to-day. She was necessary the curtailment of expendi-

A 25-year-old mun, Chan Siu- which are being adopted. Federation of Labour.-United Press. ture where possible; in

Hongkong possesses ide the latter the Government Civil hospital forming, of No. 17 Shek Kip Mei Street,

ideal condi- was removed to the Kowloon hospilotions for the spread of yellow fever.. FIRE OVER STRIKERS relation measures already have been treatment.

taken to reduce Administrative Ex-

yesterday suffering from the effects it has the correct temperature dur- Chicago, Mar. 9.

penses by $5,000 for the current year.

of heroin which he is said to have ing summer months and, what is Police fired into the air over the whilst your Directors have reduced their fees from $1,000 to $600 per

suicide.. heads of more than 50 striking tax! drivers who were picketing, and annu

There being no further matters ap- allegedly attempting to enter a taxi

pearing to call for explanation, 1 now main company's

offices.

formally propose that the Report of arrested 45,

financial your ended December strikers had "slugged" them near 1936, as presented be adopted, and that slanding Police arrested twelve men who the balance of $55,001.80

to the credit of profit and less Account were attempting to overturn a non-at that date be carried forward to the girlking, toxi.

Federal Conciliator J. E. O'Connor account for the year 1937,

Mr. C. C. Blake seconded and the announces he will confer with the

proposal was agreed to. strikers to-morrow.--United Press.

They

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Admitting a charge af possession Ferry Wharf on March 2, Wan Pul, unemployed, was fined $250, or

Application by Mr. R. A. Wadeson, three months' hard labows, when hel appeared before Mr. Keen at the lawful attorney, for scaling certified Magistracy this morning. copy of the will of the late Mr. Ker George Russell Valzey, has been search of defendunt.

Stile, Halstead, Essex, lll in Middlesex on August 7 last year. His estate has been sworn under al $39,500.

Central

Earlier, three non-strikers said the Directors and the Accounts for the The pills were found during a casual granted. Mr. Vaizey, late of Star airplane from Africa to Hongkong

Palmer House.

PACKERS PAY UP

George Thill.

George Thill. Eva Turner. ...Eva Tumer.

'Charles Kullman.

Charles Kuliman.

of humidity, Seaport towns are also most often affected.

Mengelberg and Concertgebow. Orch. Yellow fever is 2 transmiltable 18094 to 18095-Concerto No. 1 in E Flat (Liszt). disease that is, it can be transmitted

Gieseking (Piano) and London Phil: Orch, from one person to another. Thus, an infected passenger travelling by | LXB07—Fountain of Arethusa

.Szigeti (Violin) Flight of the Bumble Bee. would not necessarily show symp- toms of the discase unul after he Two months' hard labour was im-

had

arrived here. He could, how- posed on Kong Ying, 31, unemployed,

ever, infect anyone with whom he when he appeared before Mr. W.

came in contact. Schofield at Central Magistracy this

Charged with possession of П Mortality is usually very high. It morning on a charge of theft of a

at Tai Hang. Sub-Inspector quantity of prepared eplura at the varies from 20 percent. to 80 per Wharf yesterday, Lo cent. In Rio de Janiero in 1890 t Wing Lok Hallam said the suit was drying out Leung, unemployed, was brought be reached the appalling height of 94.5 On the proposal of Mr. P. C. Potts, side a house and the man took it

cent. The mortality rate is seconded by Mr. P. H. Suckling, the

He was arrested with It underneath fore Mr. Keen at the Central Magis- per Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow and Mr. his own clothing. He is to be sent tracy this morning, and was fined usually highest in cities where the John Fleming were re-elected diree-back to Canton on expirations of his $400 with the alternative of six discase is not endemic.

months' hard labour. Senior Re-

and tors.

OTHER BUSINESS

Chicago, Mar. 0. The mighty packing Armour's, Wilson's, Swift's Cudahy's to-day announced a nine Mr. E. M. d'Ecu moved and Mr. A. cent per hour increase in wages in Kitchell seconded the proposal that all their plants, effective from March Messrs. Linstead and Davis be

appointed auditors. This was agreed

13.

The roise adds £2,000,000 a year to Armour's pay roll and £400,000 to Cudahy's-United Press.

OVER-LAPPING JURISDICTION

Canberra, Mar. 9.

to.

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present were:-Mr. T. E. Pearce (chairinan), Mr. J. H. Tag- gart (managing director), the Hon. Sir Shou-san Chow, Mr. P. K. Kwok and Mr. John Fleming (directors);

Barry Mr. F. C.

(secretary) and Messrs. P. C. Potts, P. II. Suckling, E. M. d'Eca and A. Kitchell (share holders).

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sentence.

Mr. B. E. Elliot, matron of the Victoria Hospital, was the victim of

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PROTECTING LONDON

MILLIONS FOR ANTI: AIR DEFENCES

Remunded from yesterday, when a bag-snatcher on Sunday morning. he appeared with six other Chinese She was walking along Barker Road before Mr. W. Schoßeld at Central and was opposite to No. 457 when a Magistracy following a gambling man snatched her bag from behind.raid on 2 Sing Ping Street by The thief succeeded in 'making his Detective Sub-Inspector Darkr. escape with the bag, which was of Chung Tit-hung, a Shantung man, weeks' hard dark leather and contained $20 in was fined $50, or six money,

this pair of horn-rimmed | labour,

morning. Conviction glasses and case valued at $30. The was on a charge of keeping the pre-

London, Mar. 9. total value of the bag and its ac-mises as a gaming house. Another The Home Office has submlited cessories was $75.

charge, of gambling, was withdrawn.elvil estimates for 1937 totalling over £23,000,000, including over £0,000,- Walking into the China Emporium Ho Fong, 32, widow,

wos aned 000 for, air raid precautions and the at about 2 p.m. yesterday, Mak Yiu, $1,000, or six months' hard labour, supply of 17,050,000 gas masks. The local branch of the Merean- aged 30, unemployed, picked up two by Mr. W. Schofield at the Central The estimates represent an increase Australian Premier, has decided tile Bank of India has received a bottles of Horlick's mlik tablets, Magistracy this morning when she of more than £4,000,000 compared Office in valued at 80 cents, and proceeded was convicted of possession of heroin with the previous year.United shortly to call a conference to discuss telegram from its Head the adoption of uniform aviation London advising that at the annual to walk out of the shop. He was pills at Leighton Hill Road,

general meeting of shareholders a seen by a salesman lawa and the elimination of over-lans final dividend of 0 per cent on the bottles, however, and was detained by a District Watchman. On enter ping jurisdictions,

Mr. Lyons agreed that the Com-"A", "D" and "C" shores will be re- before he could get away. Brought ing the charge-room of the police the Central station defendant was seen to drop commended (moking 12 per cent, for before Mr. Keen at monwealth Government was power the year, less Income Tax), £20,000 Magistracy this morning on a cher two packets which were found to less to asslat marketing, as the excise written off landed and house pro- of theft, Mak was bound over in contain 500 heroin pills. She at bounty schemes were not acceptable perty, £25,000. Contingency Account, the sum of $100 to be of good be first denied possession, but to six Stules-Reuter Bulletin Ser-and £172,000 carried forward to haviour for a period of one year, sald a man had given the pills to vice.

1037 account.

Sub-Inspector Post prosecuted, her in Wanchai.

Following the rejection of the

amendments to, the Commonwealth aviation laws, Mr. J. A. Lyons, the

to take

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the fendant was arrested on information

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