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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY, JANUARY

17, 1938,

Blum's First Effort To Form Cabinet Fails

NOW SEEKING HELP FROM COMMUNISTS

Aims To Bolster Popular Front with "Red" Element

Paris, Jan. 17.

Discipline Lacking On U.S. Vessels

Consuls Report Complaints Many Seamen Communists

Washington, Jan. 16. The Senate Commerce Com- mittee report, issued after recent secret meetings, reveals that a back the Popular Front-dozen Consular reports recently

M. Leon Blum, a former Prime Minister, has given up his attempt to form a National Union Government.

He will now try to form a Cabinet with members of the Communist Party to Reuter.

M. BLUM'S POSITION IS PRECARIOUS

Paris, Jan. 16. M. Blum's decision followed the refusal of M. Reynaud to inke office unless the politieat composition of

said he was going immediately to constr the Socialist group of the Chamber. He would later visit the President of the Senate and begin conversations in the evening at the Cabinet office, Hotel Matignon.

Roosevelt Talks With Industry

Employers Silent On Necessary Step For Co-operation

Washington, Jun. 16. Fifty industrialists, representative of big and little business employing mililom of workers, will confer with President F. D. Roosevelt on Wednes day. The conterence is expected to lenge the nature and scope of busituss control legislation which president Roosevelt is enosidering.

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RADIO BROADCAST

"Music Hall" from London And Other Relays

MOZART CONCERTS îtudio Programme Broadcast by ZBW on Frequencies of 845 k.c's.. 9.52 m.c's. per second.

5.0 p.m. Relay of the Hongkong Ifotel Dance Orchestra from the-Roof Garden of the Hongkong Hotel.

the Cabinet extended to, and includ- with M. Exiourd Herriol. President of discipline prevalent oa Amerka. Scnate unemployma capital gains / Seat

ed the Right group; led by M. Louis

Martin.

Full support of the Radical group who have postponed their decision until the morning, is also doubtful

M. Blum bnd previously conferred of the Chamber of Deputies. Prior to M. Blum receiving the invitation to form u Cabinet, he, with M. Sarraut and M. Chauteinps, har been called into consultation with the President of the Republic.-Reuter.

M. BLUM'S AIMS

Paris, Jan, 10, M. Leon Blum tokt pressmen to- day that he would like to form a

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1, (1) Goodbye Jonth; (b) Stardust on the Moon; (c) Harbour Light; (d) Afraid to Dream, 2, (n) Poor Little Angeline; (b) Harlem Bolero; (c) Slop That Bass; (d) Onn Little Bamboo Bridge. 3, (u) Never in a It cannot be ascertained whether Million Years; (b) It's Swell of You; received deplore American mer-they will discuss holding companies. (c) Love is good for anything that chant marine discipline. A 11 was revealed that none of the alls you; (d) No you're talking my lungunge, 4, (a) The Champagne typical report is that of the conferees was willing personally Shanghai Consul-General of July express an opinion as to the neces- Waltz; (b) The Gay Nineties, Part 2;

sary steps by Government and Bust (c) Your Eyes have Told me So.

Was It Roln; (b) Sweet ness in order to bring nhout closer

nser (a) 2, which stated:

"I have the honour to bring to the

uno- cartuche: (e) Boo-Hoo. co-operation in the interest of econo-

6.30 Children's Records.. attention of the Department the mie stabilisation. However the in

The Birthday of the Nursery serious, nut to say deplorably, lackdustrialists are testifying that

Rhymes Investigators

The Corona Babes with Wood and Orchestra, An vessels touching Siangnes, The vision of the profits

Animal Alphabet; Noah's Ark.. most complete lack of

of have favoured a repeal or drastic re- George Baker (Baritone). How Doth among taxes and the Wagner Act, the responsibility and discipline

the Little Crocodile;. Fury Said to American seamen has made American elimination of Government competi

the Mouse: "Tis the Voice temperate policy towards shipping almost the laughing stock of, tion, a this country. These conditions as utilities, a relaxation of the stock Lobster: They Told me you had been

to Her (Alice in Wonderland yet, are largely confined to

vessels market restrictions and decentralisa Ceorge Baker ace, by Gerald Moore. whose crews are shipped at Pacific tion of relief,

6.49 Carroll Gibbons and His Boy coast ports."

Memwhile Congress has given a Friends.

Tu Beat The Bund-Selection; mixed reception to the proposal that the United States buy the Common-You never looked so beautiful (from The Charm School-Selection. You; went and Southerns T. V. A. arcane Great Ziegfeld). Nymph properties, Senator Norris approved

# Ring at such nurchases in order to Errant Selection; There's

Itound the

[er Moon. It's

Old Southern Custom (from George White's Scandals).

a. seri

M. Blum's decision to include the Communist Party in the Cabinet is not regarded as facilitating his tusk.-

It is learned that the hearings In- A Communist Party state ated National Unity Government reund cluded charges that sonte operating that the Communist leaders Indicated

strictly to en- that application of the Popular the Popular Front. and this would companies hesitate Front programme was an essential mean co-opting to the Popular Front force the maritime laws, that some and that scamen are communistic,

Li past two, condition for their co-operation in parties men who had hitherto be-

longed to the opposition, known for one Captain during

boys trap eiples and who felt it necessary to firely, and that elevator give the impression of social peace at young girls in the elevators between home and national force abroad. decks and make advances."-United

the formation of a National Unity | their attachment to democratic prin-years has "seen discipline vanish en- eliminate duplication of operations,

Government.

M. Blum expected to be able to give the President a definite answer by Dam. on Monday--Reuter,

EARLIER PROGRESS

Paris, Jan. 18.

That was why he was trying to | Press. bring about sort of political Mang- non agreement. He was trying to effect national unity in conditions which would not be detrimental to,

M. Albert Sarraut, Minister nor provoke any anxiety with regard State in the former Chautes to Republleation berly and sal Government, was reported fa-day have been asked by the President of progress. the

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said to M.

Communist lenders French Repubile, M. Albert Lebrun, to form a Popular Front Blum that their party was willing to

his Cabinet, M. Sarraut is a Radical-participate in Socialist Senator.

Later

It was stated that M. Sarrout! and M. Camille Chautenips, whose Government recently resigned, were only called before the President for

and that a consultation.

M. Leon Blum, Socialist Vice-President of the Chuutemps Cabinet, had been, asked to form a Government.

According to very well-informed circles, it is M. Blum's intention to: form a Government covering a wide range of political groups, including parties of the Popular Front.

It is believed that he may offer

will meet.

Reuter.

Government. ---

Chinese Talks

In Amsterdam

Now Concluded

Ambassadors Leave For

Posts In Europe

THWART PRISON BREAK

Dangerous Criminals Try For Freedom; Two Shot Down

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but Representative Andrew I. May described it as the "first step in State Socialism"-United Press.

Humidity Again Rises Sharply

Drizzle or light ruin is forecast for

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of the

7.10 London Relay-Music Hall.. with the B.B.C. Variety Orchestra conducted by Charles 'Shadwell.

8 Time, Weather and Announce- mirnts.

8.03 Close down.

8.05 Chinese Programme, Relay from the Tal Ping Theatre.

11.0 Close Down,

8.05-11 p.m. European Programme from ZEK on a Frequency of 640 Kitocycles

8.05 Songs by Peter DawSOIL. Outward Bound: Drake's Drum (Stanford).

Relay "For The

London 8.10

the next 24 hours by the Royal Ob- ¦ Colonial Service." servatory,

spell, to

FL

Alter last

cold week's temperature has commenced

mount again, the variation yesterday being only four degrees," from minimum of 61 degrees to a maxi mum of 65 degrees.

the

Talks on Matters of interest to Government servants in the Colonia! Service..

8.30 Stuart Ilobertson and the New Light Symphony Orchestra,

Three English Dances (Quilter)... Orch. Drink to me Only with Thine Eyes (are. Quilter)..Orchestra. Little

The Three Brown

Crows Jug

The Mermaid; Polly (Eastburn); Wolly Doddle (arr. W.11.M.). Flying High (from Spinters in the Air- Vocal Dance of the

9.0 London Relay "Empire Ex-

Joliet, I., Jan. 10.

criminals to An attempt by five escape from aol to-day was frus-

Humidity, with Its attendant dis trated after Harry Gerkin, serving a 30-year sentence for murder, Peter comforts, is also increasing, and in ave days has jumped from 51 to 37 Ristich, sentenced for life us habitual criminal, Donald Loftis, per cent, which exceeds the relative the Ministry of Finance to centre

William Yoho and Edward Robblls, maximum mean humidity for the Reader) parties Deputy, M. Paul Reynaud.

serving terms of one year imprison-month of January by three per cent,, Hours (from "La Gioconda").

recorded since, Orchestra. M. Blum has asked the Parliamentary

ment for robbery, overpowered, the and is the highest Socialist Party to give him full cun-

Brussels, Jan. 10. uards while they were working in January 4. Adence in the negotiations he

The Chinese Ambassador--and the laundry. -about-to-begin, until Monday evening. Ministers-who-have-been-meeting-inry. constructed a makeshift. when the party's National Council Amsterdam, where they assembled to ladder with clothes and scaled the reet Mr. Sun Fo, left to return to prizon wall. Despite the fact that it

which the capitals to

they are was dusk, one guard, Thomas Shaw, WHY BONNET FAILED

accredited, to-day.

fired, on the conviels and seriously The results of the Amsterdam dell-wounded Gerkin. Ristich and Yoho Explaining his failure to form n

brief escape, but were Cabinet, M. Georges Bonnel, crst-berations are st; being kept a close effected n while Finance Minister, toldithe press secret.--Reuter, the Socialist group refused not only participation in his Cabinet, but lo support it, and that he was therefore unable to form the Government which the Radical Party had on- couraged him to form.

technical im- Referring to the provement in France's fluances, M. Bonnet stated that the ordinary budget was balanced and there was about 7,000,000 francs in the treasury; Gold reserves available for national

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defence

greater were months ago.--Reuter,

M. BLUM STARTS TASK

Paris, Jan. 10.

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M. Leon Blum has accepted the invitation of the French President to endeavour to form a Cabinet. .

On leaving the Elysee, M. Blum

WANTS NO MORE

PUBLICITY

Seattle, Jun. 10.

A 19 year-old orphan named Joseph Rinehart, en route to visil his foster father, Lee Kwong in New York, who speaks no English due to the fact that since infancy he has lived in the of Namsol, up river from village Canton, was bewildered here to-day by the curiosity of Americans.

Through an interpreter he said: "I am just a boy from a little village. I have no story to give and give no more interviews and have no more photograph taken with boxes that dash."United Press.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

will

A resident of the Chinese Y.M.C.A. Charged with the unlawful pos- named Cheuk Tong-me! was yester-session of a revolver and two rounds day taken to the Kowloon Hospital of ammunition outside 212 Laichikok suffering from Injuries to the legs,, sustained while he was playing fool-

ball:

The speaker at the Rotary Club on' Tuesday will be Signor Luigi Bar-

Mr.

Nu rainfall has been recorded at /hints of view by travellers from -the-Observatory-since-danuary—4——

Fresh to strong nurth-casterly the Dominions and Colonies

9.15 Musical Comedy Selections. wenther still continues along

The Desert Song-Selection China const.

Sovny Orpheans at the Savoy Hotel. London. Rose of England (Crest of the Wave). sung by Edgar Elmes. Haven of your Heart (Crest of the

. sung by Olive Gilbert. 9.30 London Relay--The News, 9.50 Mozart-Plano Concerto in A Major.

caught within 400 yards of the ptl- SMALLPOX SEEMS Wave

son.United Press.

Supreme War Council Named

Six Noted Leaders On Now Body

ON WANE

Three cases of smallpox reported to the health authorities for the 48 hours, ending midnight Just bring the total since the beginning of The year to 60.

night

The Agure released by the Medical Department, however, is the smallest for any day since the present out- break.

All three cases were contracted in the residential district of Victoria.

Two cases of dysentery and one use of meningitis were also report- ed for the 48 hours ending midnight.

Chungking, Jan. 17. Six special members of the Mili- tary Affairs Commission, which has been re-organised as the Supreme War Counell, have been appointed by the National Government.

They are General Yen 11si-shan, Director of the Taiyuan pacification UNEMPLOYED

hendquarters; General Feng Yu-

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hsiang, Vice-President the original CHARGED WITH Military Affairs Commission, recently Commander-in-Chief of forces on the Peiping-Hankow Tall BAG-SNATCHING

the

way front: General Li Chung-Jen, Pacification Commissioner for Klung-

Wong Tak, unemployed,

woman,

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Played by Arthur Rubinstein and Orchestra The London Symphony conducted by Jonn Barbirolli.

10.15 Richard Tauber (Tenor), Many a Joyous Night (From Opern "Rossini in Naples"). Rose Marie- Indian Luve Call; O, Rose Marie I Love you (Frimi).

10.20 p.m. Dance Musle.

Waltz When the Leaves bld the Trees Goodbye. Slow Foxtrol--Say the Word and it's yours... Len Fills and His Hawaiian Orchestra.

Foxtrois-There's that look in your .. Peter Yorke eye: Smoke Dreams & His Orchestra, Tangos-San Fer

Heinz Hup- nando; Punto Arenas pertz & His Orchestra, Foxtrots- My, what a difficult Night; Everybody Dance. Louls Levy and His British Grumont Orchestra. Rumba -Spanish Jake; Waltz-A gift from Heaven Harry Roy & His Orch. Foxtrol-I dream of San Marino.... Ronnie Munro and 11s Dance Orch.

11.0 p.m. Close down.

WOMAN

KNIFE

Road on January 14, Chan Sal, 27, unemployed, was remanded for 24 hours by Mr. H. R. Butters at the su and Anhwel; General Cheng Chlen, I charged before Mr. R. Edwards at Chief of General Staff and Comman- the Central Magistracy this morning Kowloon Magistracy this morning.

der-in-Chief on the Peiping-Hankow with stealing a hand bag from Mak J. S. Harkes, an able seaman railway front: Admiral Chen Shuo-Slu-ying, 24, married zini, Special Envoy of the Corriere of one of the merchant ships in the kunn, recently Minister of the Navy Queen's Road Central, near Jubilee ASSAULTED WITH della Serra, the well known Italian harbour, was yesterday taken to the and at present Commander-in-Chief Street, on Saturday. newspaper. His subject will be Queen Mary hospital with shoulder of naval forces, and General Li Chi- Kwangsi leader and when he slipped shen, former "Recent Experiences on the Yun- | injuries received

and fell while he was walking in

Inspector-General of military train- tse",

Gloucester Road, Wanthi

wanering-Reuter. front.

Suffering from a fractured skull, a boarding house foki named Char Kwan, 24, was taken to the Queen Mary Hospital yesterday. Chan was -hurt when he was on board the 5.5. Helikon and he is said to have been assaulted by a man now in custody.

A

motor driver named Cheung Nam-ping, reported to the police yesterday that while he was driving a private motor car along Tripe Road near the Kowloon Reservoir, he knocked down a man named Yung Wan, 01, who was removed to the Kowloon Hospital for treatment.

As a result of a raid by revenue oneers on Friday morning, Lau Chuen, 20, was charged before Mr. K. M. A. Baracit at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning with the possession of an unlicenced sillt ni 25 Bute Street, and the possession of fermenting material and dutiable spisit. Fines totalling $120 or four and a half months' hard labour were imposed,

ALLEGED CRUELTY TO MUI TSAI

An engineer and his wife, both on

$40 bull, appeared before Mr. K. M.

It was aloted that complainant was walking along Queen's Road Central, when the defendant came from be-

Leaning heavily on the shoulder hatched the bag and ran away, i

named it Woman woman raised an arm and the of a supporter,

Chung Yau, appeared before Mr. R. man was caught by an Indian con-

A. D. Forrest at the Central Magia- stable

His Worship had the defendant re- tracy to-day as complainant in an ussault charge against a lime washer, manded for 24 hours.

woman, Lim Chun Hon, 30, and a Yuk, 27.

Sub-Inspector Wright, in charge of the

case, said that during an argu- ment on a hillside above Main Streel, the Shaukiwan,

Friday Jast, on woman defendunt assaulted com- Com- plainant with a pen knity.

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RED CROSS

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ADMITS ASSAULT WITH SPANNER Rescatment at being called a police plainant was really not so badly hurt A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magis informer, a man named Cheung Kamau she appeared to be.

"Hongkong, International Red Cross Two banishees were dealt with by tracy this morning charged with gau, 21, unemployed, seized a pan- Pleading guilty the woman defen- Mr. H. A. D. Forrest at the Central keeping an unregistered mut-isal at nor from a motor vehtele near hias dant was fined 30 or, in default, two

Dec. 24 Hongkong Branch Magistracy this morning. Both men Ngo Tsin Wal Road. Defendants and struck his accuser, Cheung Kam-weeks' hard labour, and was told to

National Women's Relief Association, were arrested in Des Voeux Road were Ilong Wal, 43, and Kong Pun shing, on the head, The Incident took pay $3 compensation to complainant. to

December contribution for support of Found in possession of 135 cattles near Centre Street on January 15. sc. 38.

place at Wu Nam Street, Aberdeen, Falling this, she would have to go

gaol for another two weeks. Passing The man was also charged with Saturday,

The following donations have been one Red Cross Unit, Ch. $1200.

Jan. 6 Overson Chinese War Roller was pent

Admiting having committed the the sentence, Mr. Forrest pointed out received by the Red Cross Society Association, Pootisha H.K. $3,334. sampan In Aberdeen Harbour yes to gaol for two months,

Jan. 14 Hwa Cisino Chou Chen terday, a man named Mak Shing, sent out of Hongkong for five years 18, and with ainulting her.

on December 18, 1933. Wong Sou, At the request of Mr. II. W. at the Central Magistracy to-day, attacking people with a knife.

The male defendant said that he Director of the Hongkong Bureau. Tani Min Hul Makassar, H.Ft. $3,000. 32, unemployed, was imprisoned Fruser, Inspector of Mul Teal. hent Cheung Kam-yau was fined $5 and

Dec. 28 Hongkong Internatforsal | Jan. - 15 4 Hongkong - Interpakkemal with hard labour for 12 months, afging in this case wal ated for Thunk ordered to pay 45 as compensation to had only separated the two lighting was banished from the Colony for doy, January 27, Mr. E. NAM Cheung who was in Court with a women, and as the police accepted Medleaf Hellet Committee. Decem Mochical Rafies Lammal fees anuary

ber contribution for support ? of contribution, CHA 11,500, 1 10-year on July last.

will-appear for the defendants.- bandaged-hond,

Uhla pica, he was discharged.

of pine tree wood on board a small Chim. Po, 40, unemployed, "He was ill-treating the girl, Chin Sau-yeurik! } assault before Mr. 1. A. D. Forrest to the woman the graat dynger of of China through Dr. C. Y. Wu,

16, was arrested and charged before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest the Central Magistracy to-day, and was fined $10 or, in default, is to serve one month's hard labour.

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