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HONG KONG, MONDAY, JULY 10, 1933.
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BERNARDS OF HARWICH,
FOR
CONSULATE SHIRTS & PYJAMAS : LILLEY & SKINNER" FOOTWEAR
· ROLLS RAZORS : WOLSEYS KNITWEAR : MACCLESFIELD SILI: NECKTIES: MOORES FELT HATS.
CHATER ROAD,
HONG KONG
"NO STABILISATION OF DOLLAR IN TERMS OF GOLD TILL 1935”
WOMAN AT
LOCAL NUDIST
GATHERING
Wanted To Wear A Bathing Suit.
WITHDRAWS AFTER PERSUASION FAILS
"Cult Doomed la Hong Kong"
(From a Special Correspondent.}, Yesterday was a red-letter day for the Hong Kong Nudist Society, and Mr. H. E. Lanepart-one and the same thing since he is now the ' only visible member of the cult in
GLOOMY FRENCH FINANCIAL
OUTLOOK FOR 1934 Stout Efforts Necessary To Maintain Stability Of The Franc
St. Pourcains, To-day,
M. Lamoureux, French Minister of the Budget, in a speech, yes- terday revealed that, if the pre- sent Treasury position is favour- 1934 is able, the outlook for gloomy.
recur,
He pointed out that certain re- ceipts of 1933 will not while expenditure will increase with the stout efforts necessary to maintain the stability franc.-Reuter.
of the
Hong Kong. For the first time BABE RUTH HITS
the
since its inauguration last year a lady visitor was present at weekly meeting at the camp at Lok Pick Sheung, in the foothills near Shatin.
That she did not take part in the activities, was not the fault of Mr. Lanepart, unless indirect- ly. Anyhow, after seeing all there was to be seen she left rather hurriedly to catch the 3.25 p.m. train to civilisation.
THREE HOMERS
Double Defeat For
The Giants.
U. S. BASEBALL RESULTS
New York, To-day. Babe Ruth, the outslanding figure In American Baseball, bang- From what I saw, the cult, as] far as Hong Kong is concerned, ed out three home runs to give the is doomed. Five people were Yankees the "double" against the present at the outing, Mr. Lane Tigers yesterday. He is now only part, President-Founder of the
(wo behind Jimmy Foxx the movement, a Canton enthusiast,| whom I understand from Mr. Athletes' home run king, who has Lanepart is assisting in organis-hit 24 homers this season. ing of a branch of the cultan Washington Senators, who Canton, his lady friend, myself and a colleague,
making a determined bid for the The Lone Lounger. “ American League pennant, nosed Mr. Lanepart is now a lone out Cleveland, while the lounger at Lok Pick Sheung, the broke even with the Red Sox. planned Paradise. On my arrival The Giants suffered a double de- yesterday 1 found none of the activity envisaged by the energe feat against the Cubs, while the tic leader, last year. Instead, I Cardinale shared the points with the found a group of three wallow-Dodgers. ing in the sun. Two of them had their clothes on.
Hopes must have run high with the appearance of "feminine company, but they were rudely dasked when after reaching the nudist stamping ground she exer- cised the privilege of her sex and changed her mind — and after all the trouble we had with the tent. It may have been the shock of seeing a three-inch leech clinging to Mr. Lanepart's anatomy that scared her off.
Anyhow, after watching the
are
Browns
A NEW YORK PREDICTION
ROOSEVELT
CHEERED BY
LONDON NEWS
Confident Conference Will Continue.
AMERICAN COMMENTS ON GOLD STANDARD
New York, To-day.
President Roose- velt is confident that the World Economic Conference will go forward, and he is greatly cheered by the new alignment in London as indicat- ed by the latest de- velopments, accord- ing to Washington corres ndents.
They declare that his scheme for a higher world price level will not be in- fitienced by the gold bloc combination in Paris. Nor is the United States Gov- ernment disposed to see the countries in question go off the gold standard.
The United States Secretary of The Braves, aided by State, Mr. William Cordell Hall, is Wally Berger's sixteenth homer of expected to make a constructive the season, recorded the double statement to the Conference early against the Reds.
this week.
Results as cabled by Reuter:
Boajon...
gathering sporting in the "alto Brooklyn
National League.
RHL 3 11
.
gether" for a little while, she left Wilson and Leslie hit homers. rather hurriedly, taking her com- St. Louis
panion with her.
(Continued on Page 7.)
CHINESE TRACK STARS HERE
Travelling To Manila For Experience.
14 PICKED ATHLETES
An all-star Chinese basketball, track and field team arrived in
The "Baltimore Sun" states that the decline of the dollar is not only attributable to speculators or Governments, but is rather due to Enational processes, meaning that nothing has been done to lessen the "flight of the dollar" on account of inflation signs.
Wally Berger hit a homer. Cincinnatti
2
9
0
Boston
-3 11
0
Cincinnatti
I 7
8. 17
2
6 14 0
Game went to Il Innings.
Brooklyn
0 7 1
Carleton pitched. St. Louis
2 8
¡New York
+
6
Warneke pitched. Chicago
4
New York.
1.
Chicago
2
5
American League
2
8
9 1
Hong Kong this morning en route Cleveland
to. Manila for practice for the Far | Washington Eastern Games.
The New York "Herald Tribune, one of the best in- formed newspaper in America, asserts that no stabilisation in terms of gold can be expected until the middle of 1935, when United States prices have reached a satisfactory level and the Budget balanced. Reuter.
2 COMPROMISE BY
1 BUREAU LIKELY
4 Gold Countries Canvass
3 Neutral Nations.
They went ashore as soon as the Detroit steamer docked, but the heavy rain New York stopped them from enjoying a 100- eening up with a soccer ball. -****
The team left Shanghai on July 8, by the 3. S. President Hoover and will arrive in Manila on July 13:
It is managed by Mr. Wu Sin Lin, the principal of the Nanyang Com- 'mercial Academy. His team'is come posed of 14 picked athletes. They BL Louis are visiting Manila to train for the Pipgras pitched, coming Far Eastern Olymple Boston
712 10 12 Babe Ruth (2) and Dickey
hit homera.
Games to be held in May, 1984.
The members are:mod
Detroit New York
6 11.
Babe Ruth hit a homer.
St. Louis
Lee Fe Wun, of Canton, vice man-Campbell and Reynolds hit,
ager; Chan, Kam Cl, of Fukien, homer.
(Continued on Page-14)
Boston
London.
China at the World Formonic Conference-Dr. W. W. Yen (on left) (China) talking to Rene Au guste (Haytilan Minister in London) and Mr. Maynard, (Haytiian Minister in Paris) two of the de- legates. (S. & G.}.4
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JAPAN'S EXPORTS TO AUSTRALIA
Exceeded By Imports.
NEW PROBLEM REFERRED TO LONDON
Canberra, Today, Owing to the complaints of businessmen regarding the u crease of Japanese imports, Lieut-Colonel, White, Australian Minister of Trade announces that Mr. S. M. Bruce has been asked to confer with the Bri- tish Cabinet in London regard- ing the matter.
Lieut. Col. White points out that hitherto Japan has bought three times as much from Aus- tralia as she exported.
The Government wish to maintain the existing cordial relations with Japan, and will take action only where com- petition is unfair-Reuter.
THE NANCHANG
CAPTIVES
Two Officers Escape
From Bandits.
JAPANESE PLANES SENT TO ASSIST
Shanghai, To-day. According to Japanese re- ports, two of the three kid- napped British officers of the Nanchang have escaped from their captors.
JAPANESE SEND 3 GUNBOATS
TO SUNGARI DELTA
To Protect Manchukuo Shipping From Soviet Guards
Harbin, To-day,
Three gunboats and thres troop transporta are leaving for the. Sungari-Delts, and two gunboats, and toro transports carrying Japanese troops are leaving for the Ussuri River, with the report. od of het af protecting Manchu kus shipping from the attacks of Soviet Red Guards.--Beuter,›
LINDBERGHS
HOP OFF FOR
TAIMOSHAN
REACHES NORTH
COAST OF JAPAN
HITLER NOW SUPREME
NAZI FIGHT
FOR POLITICAL
POWER ENDED Importance Of Education Stressed.
"UNEMPLOYED REDUCED BY 2,000,000":
Berlin, To-day
The Nazi fight for political power in Germany has ended with the dis- appearance of the Catholic Centre Party, proudly declared Chancellor Hitler in a stirring address to 70,- 000 Storm Troops at Dortmund' yesterday.
Education and the reduction of the vast number of workless were two of the major aims of the Nazis to bring about a new era of pros- perity throughout the country, and Naval Yachtsmen Safe Chancellor Hitler stressed the suc
In Nemuro.
LEFT HONG KONG ON MAY 31.
cess that had already been achieved on the unemployment problem. He forecasted better conditions for. German trade and industry under the Nazi Government.
"Gigantic tasks confront us, The yacht, Taimoshan, mamed by but we shall master them," he
Tokyo, To-day.
five British naval officers from declared, Hong Kong, safely entered Nemure, Hokkaido, at four o'clock this mern- ing. Reater.
The yacht is carrying. Lieutenant R. E. D. Ryder, GREENLAND of HM.S. Olympus, 4th Sub-
Survey Flight In
Easy Stages.
NORTH ATLANTIC SEAPLANE SERVICE?
marine Flotilla; Lieutenant P. C. Francis, of H.M.S. Otus; Surg. Lieutenant C. Omimapney-Davis, of HMS. Bridgewater: Lieut. - Com - mander M. Sherwood, of H.M.S. Hermes; and Lieuten- ant G. S. Salt, of HMS. Oswald, left Hong Kong on May 81.
.
AIR ARMADA HELD UP.
New York, To-day.
They are proceeding to Eng-İ Col. Charles Lindbergh and Mrs. and via Panama, and hope to Lindbergh hopped off from here reach Home at the end of March, yesterday on a flight to Greenland, 1934.
Their first stop! by easy stages. will be Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The object of the flight is to survey for.. the Pan-American Airways the best! route across the North Atlantic
for a passenger land mail
*
The Identity of the escaped plane service. Col. Lindbergh man can not be established at
present, but it is reported that. They will search for suitable
benefitting from a relaxation of landing grounds and may con- vigilance on the part of the ban- tinue their flight to Iceland and dits, two men made a dash for Denmark. safety and succeeded in getting!
away.
Mrs. Lindbergh is taking her]
Fog And Gales Over Atlantic Ronte.
Reykjavik, To-day. Reports of heavy seas off La- brador, and fog and gales all along the route, are likely to deter the Italian air. Armada from taking af to Labrador for some little time longer, R
General Balbo, Italian War Minister and leader of the flight, has received orders from Rome not to leave until the weather improves Renter. The Armada arrived at Heykjavik Colonel Lindbergh, famons as on Wednesday last, after flying from the first pilot to make a solo cross Londonderry, Ireland where they ing over the Atlantic, has done were also delayed by unfavourable little flying during the past two weather.
The Japanese authorities are turn at piloting and navigating.
Reuter. now stated to have sent acro-
2 The effort of the gold countries planes to reconnoitre the coun- to gain the support of the Soviet tryside and assist the officers. Mexico and Hungary for their po-Reuter.
licy was the only animating feature
of the week-end proceedings of the World Economic Conference, pend ing to-morrow's critical meeting of the Bureau.
The three above-mentioned coun- tries abstained from voting when the Conference's adjournment was evaded by votees to 6. but though their support will be the deciding factor to-morrow, there are no In
#straight" vote
the
Bureau is to recommend to the Plenary Conference is not likely, and the issue will prober. ably be a compromise, thur preventing a unanimous de cision by the Bureau to the Conference
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years. The only occasion on which The 24 seaplanes left Italy on he has taken to the air since the July 2, flying over Germany to Am kidnapping of his baby son, occur-sterdam, where one of the planes red last month, when together with capsized with the loss of one life. his wife he made a flight across America.
During that fight he was report
"Nobody" can resis
Speaking on the changed conditions in the country, he stated that the first task was the education of the in- dividual German for the new State which was now beginning. Every German must have a thorough as well as practical schooling,
The second task was to con- quer unemployment, which had risen to the greatest figure with which the State had ever been confronted.
He claimed to have re- duced the army ́ ́ ́of un- employed by 2,000,000 in two months, and he would con- tinue until he had solved the problem,
The Nazis would restore the consumptive capacity of the Ger- man people and re-invigorate trade and industry, he said. Reuter...
100,000 Held By Nazis.
MANY DOCTORS, SCIENTISTS AND POLITICIANS,
Berlin, To-day,
It is reliably stated that at least 100,000 people are now locked up in concentration.. camps in Germany, including well-known scientists, medi- cal men and politicians.
Hundreds of Republicans are unwilling to leave the Fatherland as fugitives from Germany, Reuter.
LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY.
Little Fluctuation In Cross-Rate.
The remaining 23 planes con tinued the journey to Amsterdam. The local dollar has remained From Reykjavik, the Armada will steady since Saturday, being quoted quently turned up safely. ed lost during a storm bat subeefy to Cartwright, Labrador, the at 1/4 to-days
Spot and forward silver prices, de
Col. Lindbergh is technical ad-most difficult stage of their fourney clue on Saturday, closing at From Labrador they will fly V 18-1/15 nd 18.3/16, respectively... Bome observere consider that viser to the Pan-American, Air- the Dollars approach to parity wars, which operate the largest Montreal to Chicago
TRANyugat it will be obtained. with Sterling may mean that the seaplane air service in the world.
cour of act
Continued at foot of
the
The London on New York, CTORS rate closed at &-G$4,78%1⁄2 ar against
American delegation is free to dis-The concern maintains a regular Bassoon Banking Co. Ltd., arrived in London closed af & £$£70%; * gain Mr Thomas Martin of the E. D. 4-6$474, while the New York on cuss stabilisation sooner than was service between New York and the Colony this morning on the s lof 1⁄2 point on Friday's quotation.
South America
expected. Renter
President Hoover,