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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1932.
TEN RED RIOTERS
PRIVATE
NUDIST
PARTIES
Mr. Lanepart Alleges Wide Practice Of Cult.
EUROPEAN WOMEN CRITICISED.
Sweeping condemnation of the European girls of the Colony was made by Mr. H. E. Lainepart, leader of the local audist move ment, during an interview yes- terday with the China Mail. "They are mere puppets, with little life of their own," he stat- ed.
"SHIP SAFE AND CREW WELL" STATES "PHEMIUS" MESSAGE.
Proceeding To Jamaica
Under Own Steam..
A
London, To-day. The Owners of the British steamer, Phemius, have received a message from the master, Capt. D. C. L. Evans, stating that he is proceeding to Jamaica under his own. steam.
"Ship safe and crew well," states the mesange. Capt. Evans in, however, anxious for assistance as the ship has a heavy starboard list, but as the stability of the ship is good, he is confident of its anfety,
The Blue Funnel liner, Phemius, which was reported to have been hit and disabled by a hurricane in the Carribean Sea on Sunday, is bound for Hong Kong from New -York. She carries a crew of 10 Britishers in addition to 60 Chin- ese men.-Reuter.
The future of nudism in Hong Kong is very bright, he averred, especially among the Chinese, the new generation of whom are very enthusiastic over the move. ment.
"There are over 100 members BLUE FUNNEL
of the Society in Hong Kong," he
sald.
"Of these numbers more Euro-
than three-quarters are pean, but owing to the European's inherent shyness, they do not at- tend the meetings at Lock Pick Sheung"
"That, however, dues not prevent them practising nudism. I have been receiv ing rep is that they go out in private parties to secluded spots and indulge in the same nude, open air bathing
SHIP ESCAPES
FROM CYCLONE
Themius In Tow Of U.S. Navy Craft.
WAS REPORTED LOST.
Colon, To-day. Advices have been received that the Blue Funnel freighter,| as the members who at. Themius, reported, lost in tend the meetings," "The Chinese are different, the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday, is they are most interested, whereas safe, and in tow of an American the Europeans are merely sym-naval craft, nearing Panama. pathetic, The Chipsė, expe- The Themius, bound for Hong
cially the young girls, push the
Est. 1845.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
TEMPINCE LTD.
BEW Lim
The FORT) Hall Mark
of a Superlative Product
KILLED AS TROOPS FIRE WITHOUT WARNING
WAR DEBT
OVERTURES
EXPECTED
HOOVER ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT
Britain May Ask For DEMOCRATS
Longer Moratorium.
NO DECEMBER PAYMENT.
Londpri, To-day. Following the American Pre- sidential elections. newspapers anticipate that Great Britain will shortly make overtures to! the United States with regard to It is stated it is War Debts hoped that the Hoover Mora- torium, which is due to expire in December, may be extended pending examination of the whole question.
HAVE FIRM
GRIP OF NATION
POLL 25,000,000 VOTES
NEW YORK, TO-DAY. - PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER WILL RETIRE FROM PUBLIC LIFE AS SOON AS HE IS RELIEVED OF THE DUTIES
Mrs. Roosevelt, the New Lady of the White House,
GOVERNMENT
OF HIS OFFICE. HE MADE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT FROM|NATIONALIST HIS QUIET HOME IN PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA, WHERE HE IS RESTING WITH MRS. HOOVER AFTER A STRENUOUS CAMPAIGN, IMMEDIATELY AFTER SENDING A MESSAGE OF CONGRATULATION TO GOVERNOR FRANKLIN D. ROUSE- VELT, HIS SUCCESSOR.
According to "Daily Herald" the proposal is that all debt should be scaled down by an agreement and a huge interna-
The electoral vote has now been fixed definitely, giving Gov- tional loan at a low rate of in-1 terest should be floated in Lon-ernor Roosevelt the immense total of 472 votes in the Electoral Col- don, Paris and New York in order lege and President Hoover o meagre 59. Seldom, if ever efborc, hus to meet the American claims.
Meanwhile the payment of 220,000,000, due by Great Bri-
Lain to America on December 16, will be postponed by mutual consent. -- Reuter.
Opium Bill Reading
a defeated President suffered such a devasting defeat.
The Democrat landslide. the com-, rival, will receive some plum.
IN GERMANY
Cabinet Reaches Its Decision.
MACHINE GUNS ·
SPRAY RIOTING
GENEVA CROWD
Mob Thought Guns Were Not Loaded.
FIGHTING CONTINUES.
Geneva, To-day. The toll in the Comunist riots in Geneva hus reached ten killed and 41 wounded. Rioting is continuing and there have been frequent clashes, with troops acco- close sionally firing when pressed.
1
Troops fired on the mob when it refused to disband and after it had attacked police and soldiers sent to quell the trouble. The first detachment of troops had no ammunition. It is possible the crowd believed the 'se- cond body also without cartridge.
WAY THROUGH IMPASSE.
Berlin, To-day.
In the citadel of the League of After considering the election Nations, under the very shadow Mr. result, and the obviously un-of the buildings in which men
plete political revulsion, the 25,000,- Smith, with the immense Catholic changed position of the Govern-strive to keep the world at peace, 000 votes which the nation gave to vote of America behind him, and a ment. a Cabinet communique machine guas barked to scatter Mr. Roosevelt, do not signify so tremendous eastern following, only states that it has been unani-
rioters yesterday. much the unpopularity of the Pre-allied himself with Mr. Roosevelt mously decided. to attempt to
A demonstration was staged sident, as
an individual as the late in the latter's campaign. Mr. form a real Government of a
as a protest against the arrest nation's desire for a change, com- Smith was disappointed in losing the National character in conjunt of two socialist leaders, and bined with the resentment directed party's nomination for the Pre-tion with the Reichstag.
rapidly developed, into a riot. against a "depression 'administra- sidency,
The deadlock is such that noi
Police Attacked. tion."
Mr. Owen D. Young, another of party can possibly obtain a last- Police were called out and were The composition of the new Con- the stalwarts of the Party, is an ing majority in the House, and immediately set upon by a mob. Routine Of Business gress will be as follows, Democrats, other candidate for high office and the present Government, over They were helpless and an appeal. At To-day's Meeting.. 241, Republicans, 78, with 116 seats, Mr. Newton Baker, another eleva- which Chancellor von Papen was made to the military.
doubtful, but largely to be taken by Mr. Newton Baker, another who has rules, is the weakest, numerical-
served the party and the nation, is ly, of the three greater parties The Recruits Training School .... A company of infantry from Merely formal business was dealt Democrats. with at the meeting of the Legis-1
in line for elevation. He was War of Germany.
was ordered to march. The... lative Council this afternoon, pre-
Secretary in the Wilson Cabinet dur- The co-operation of Herr Hit- ing America's months of partiler, Nazi leader, and the Social-crowd met the company and, out- numbering the soldiers greatly, cipation in the European conflict. ist Party will be sought.
Mr. William Garner, Texas Con-statement is made as to the Cum-hands. The soldiers were obliged wrenched their rifles from their gressman and Speaker of the munist members, who will con-to retreat House, is the choice for the Vice-stitute the official opposition in and attacked again and again. Presidency. He went scampering all probability. -Reuter.
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aided over by H.E. the Officer Ad-
movement, and I foresee for them Kong, was caught in a ferocious ministering the Government, the
a great place in the nudist circles gale as she was proceeding to Hon. Mr. W. T. Soutborn, C.M.G. of the world. It is quite possible wards
Panama, her funnel
There was one new piece of legis-|
to be considered. The that in Hong Kong the Chinese wrenched from her and her super-lation
and Ordinance to amend the opium re- will shortly separate from the structure badly damaged,
and last messages from her told the gutations was totalled. main body of the Society
"In Article I of the Opium Agree-| own, world that her holds were filling start a branch on their probably part of a centralised and that she was in a desperate ment signed at Bangkok on Novem-
That,
ber 27, 1921, it was of condition.
provided that China movement. course, depends on the attitude Hopes had been given up for the retail sale, and distribution of of the Central Government, who the ship and her crew, when a oplum should take place only from
where local! at present seem very narrow-wireless message yesterday, said Government shops or, minded where morality is con- she had been sighted, drifting circumstances make the establish- cerned."
helplessly, her rudder and pro-ment of Government shopa difficult, "In the event of the Chinese peller gone, Reuter. breaking away, the Europeans
will be in a minority. But nud-
ism does not need great numbers, YOUNG EARL
it depends
each upon
per-
sons ability to enjoy complete It is really a new kind of. rest. recreation."
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CHINA'S ORDER
MIGHT INJURE
BRITISH TRADE
Respite Ordered In Invoice Plan.
GOVERNMENT WATCHING.
London, To-day.
INCHCAPE IN FATHER'S BANK
Given Presidency Of
P. and O. Bank.
from shops managed under Govern- ment supervision, by persons" up-| pointed by the Government for that purpose and remunerated by a fixed payment and not by a commission
on sales.
With her husband's political defeat, Mrs. Hoover' will relin- quish the title of "The First Lady of the United States.
In the Senate the Democrats will preponderate by a clear margin,j with 56 seats against the Re- "This Ordinance accordingly adda publicans' 34, one Farmer-Labour a proviso to section 10 of the prin- member and five yet to be decided.
Inauguration Soon. cipal Ordinance making it clear that While Governor Roosevelt is the the power to appoint suitable per-chosen of the nation, Mr. Hoover sons to sell prepared opium is to be still remains the President, al- exercised only where local circum-though the gradual transition of stances make the establishment of
the reins of Government will com-) Government opium shops difcult.
into office automatically with the sweeping victory for Mr. Roosevelt assured. The Texan is not the most popular politician In the United States by any manner means, but he carries a powerful western influence.
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Mr. Garner is a type; he once wore a cattleman's costume about Washington and invariably wears a hat of the five or ten gallon variety, favoured by men of the plains.
CHINA WATCHES U.S. ELECTION.
C-in-C Back On Kent
Naval Salutes In Harbour.
Ne
H.M.S. Kent, flagship to the China Fleet of the Royal Navy and carrying the flag of the Com- mander-in-Chief, Sir Howard Ar- C.M.G., chibald Kelly, K.C.B., M.V.O., arrived this morning from
Interested In Doings Shanghai after a long absence.
Of Older Republic.
They were chased
An ambush left a number of them casualties on the street. The wounded were trampled.
At the sound of firing, ma- chine gun crews prepared to go into action and when it appeared that the crowd would try seize their weapons, the order to fire was given.
to
The mob scattered, turned and rushed once, and fled as the guns. burst out again. - Réuter.
It appears that the first de- tachment of troops had no cartridges.
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After their attack had fall- ed another detachment rush- éd to the scene fully armed. The mob was Bum- The following salutes were ac- moned to disperse but it is al- corded his arrival in the Colony
leged that no attempt was, this morning by British and For-made to fire over the heads of Shanghai, To-day.
eign warships ip the harbour:--
the crowd by way of warning. London, To-day.
The election of Mr. Franklin D.! H.M.S. Tamar fired a salute of
Machine gune sprayed the Earl Inchcape, just succeeded "The proviso to section 20 of themence at onco. The actual inau-}
Square waist-high.-Renter. to his father's title and vast for principal Ordinance, which perguration of the new President will Roosevelt is featured in all the 11 gune at 8.05 a.m., H.M.S. Med- In a leading way a salute of 13 gune at 8.06 tune, has been appointed presi-mitted passengers under special not take place at the capitol of Chinese papers.
Washington until the New Year. article, the General Daily News a.m., the U.S.S. Mindanao a salute dent of the P. and O. Banking permit to carry small quantities of
Once An Enemy. says that judging from past re- of 17 guns at 8.09 a.m., II.M.S. FATHER OF FAMOUS Corporation in succession to his prepared opium for personal con-
It is inevitable that Governor Allations between China and America, Medway returned the salutes on illustrious parent. At the same sumption on the voyage, is repeal-
recently Smith, until
Governor the Chinese People and Government behalf of the Commander-in-Chief| time W. E. Preston was appoint-
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Roosevelt's most dangerous political are equally interested in American firing a salute of 17 guns at 8.19 ed chairman of the Board of
affairs as Americà is interested infa.m." Directors.
tho situation on this side of the The French cruiser Primauguet Pacific.
leaves this, afternoon for Saigon. Such interest, the paper states, does not merely arise from. economic}
The report had a quick reper-extent to the simliarity of ideals as Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the founder of
Earl Inchcape, although a Students Stage Protest Against
In the House of Commons yes-young man, h distinguished. terday, Sir John Simon, replying himself in various enterprises in
to a question, said that as a re- which his father was interested sult of representations to the and in some independent business
Spanish Visit Of Premier Herriot relations, but is due to
Madrid, Nov. 1.
a certain PRINCE CHEERED AT
Chinese Government, concessions efforts which were eminently! Premier Edouard Herriot; of cussion when students at the motivating the two alster Republica OXFORD CEREMONY.
China.
In London diplomatic circles
Reuter.
AIRMEN DIES. Major-General Sir William Salmond.
London, To-day. :
Major-General Sir William Sal-
mond, who died on Tuesday, aged
2 years, was the father of two famous airmen, namely, Air Chief had been made in providing a successful.
France, in Spain for what he de-
Marshall Sir John Salmond, Chief considerable period of grace. in It would appear that the young scribed as merely, a friendly University of Madrid broke up a the Chinese Republie, owed many of
Dines In Old College
of Air Staff and Air Marshall Bir the order demanding the fur-Earl is as able as his father, the visit, pinned the Grand Cross of law class in disorder in protest his principal political ideas to
Geoffrey Salmond, Air Officer Com nishing of consular invoices on famous shipping magriate, at the Legion of Honour on Pre- againat Herriot's presence in American influence and associations
With Students.
manding in Chief of Air Defence. goods shipped from Britain to least in the walk of life he has sident Alcala Zamora to-day, had Spain on what student leaders
of Britain-British Wireless Ser- elected to follow. He will con- luncheon with Premier Manuel described as "a mission of im
SCOTLAND BEAT ENGLAND.
London, To-day. vice. The Chinese Government had tinue in finance and commercial Azañia and received formal perialism and war." - already taken steps to increase enterprises.
University undergraduates and Major-Generad Sir William Salmond, greetings from the mayor and
Manchester, To-day, townspeople of Oxford accorded K.C.B., C.B.E., was born in 1840, and
a Licu its consular representationg • In s late Earl Inchcape, long city council.
it was rumoured that the agree Scotland beat England by three the Prince of Wales a cordial re-joined the Royal Engineerssh-
tenant in 1867. After Britain, he said.
an utstanding figure in the The visit gave rise to reports ment was based on a concession clear goals in the annual Interception when he visited the city ed career, he served in the Egyptian The situation in respect of the shij ing world, was a valued ser-here, in London and other of protection for Spanish League soccer encounter. yesterday to open the new £40,000 campaign in 1982, and was awarded invoice order would be closely vant of the Government, and it capitals that the French and Morocco and the Balearic lelanda A crowd of 80,000 spectators extension of the Taylorian Institua Dibanguished Service: reward of watched with regard to its effect was he who sold Government-Spanish governments had reach by France in case Spain should saw Napier give, the Scots the tion which tun monument to the 100 per annum in 1699. In 2002 he
was appointed K.C.B. for services dur on British trade.
Further re-owned vessels, prize ships and ed an cutente cordiale agree need such protection in time of lead before half time. After the lifework of the former mill hand, the South African War He re- presentations would be made to German "reparations" ships for ment similar to that which exist-
interval Napier and Dewar add-Sir Joseph Wright, who rose to be thed from his military career during the Chinese Government, if ne-a profit of thousands of pounds ed before the World War between
ed further goals, Reuter. A scholar of "International repute; the same year. *cessary. Reuter.
in the period from 1920 to 1980, France and Great Britain...
war.
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