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No. 28,526 HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1933. PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
HIGH GRADE GENTLEMEN'S
OUTFITTING
AT HOME PRICES
BERNARDS' OF HARWICH
CHATER ROAD,
HONG KONG
AMERICAN ARMED INTERVENTION IMMINENT IN CUBAN REVOLT
NO TYPHOON HERE
STORM PASSES
CLOSE TO SOUTH
OF HONG KONG
Changes Track After
9 A.M. To-day.
WEATHER IMPROVEMENT FORECASTED
For the second time in nine days, the Colony has escaped from typhoons which have formed with great rapidity in the vicinity of Hong Kong. The storm which threatened the Colony this morning was even more sudden than the one
that caused a blow here on Septem- ber 11, for while the first signal was hoisted last night, the centre of the typhoon passed close to the south of the Colony at 10.30 a.m. to-day.
The first warning of the typhoon was received yesterday afternoon,, when reports from ships indicat- ed a weak cyclonic circulation. The weather station at the Prata Islands was accordingly asked to report hourly if the barometer showed any "tendency to fall," Tram Service Suspended:
The whole of Hong Kong's tram service was suspended for about one hour as a result of the Lyphoon
are this morning. All trama
were ordered
back to their respective sheds soon after the No. 9 signal had been hoisted at 10 a.m. The service was resumed at about 11.10 ... when all Typhoon signals were with. drawn.
The red flag, denoting that the Star Ferry service might be aus- pended at any minute, was hoistedi just before 11 o'clock and taken down, with the typhoon siguial, 15, minutes later.
With the exception of a few tugs and the a.. Kau Sing, the harbour! was deserted till about 12.30, when a few junks were seen leaving the typhoon anchorage at Causeway Buy.
The wharver at Connaught Road were deserted, while the Hong Kong | and Kowloon Godown Company's wharves were void of any ocean-go- ing vessels, the majority of which were anchored in Kowloon Bay.
Pratas. commenced to send observations at 9 p.m. yester- day and before. II p.m. it was obvious that a smail" distur»
ENGLAND INDIA AIR MAIL EXTENDED
New Eight-Day Service To Rangoon
London, To-day. Beginning with the
Bervice leaving London on September 23, the England-India air mail ser vice will be extended from Cal- cutta to Rangoon. The mail will be due to reach Rangoon on Sun. day evening, eight days after de- spatch from London.
From October 2, the homeward mail will arrive at Rangoon each. Monday and will be due in Lon- don on the following Monday.-- British Wireless Service.
HOLLAND
TO MAINTAIN
GOLD STANDARD
Despite Huge Budget
Deficit.
EXPENDITURE REDUCED; TAXES INCREASED
The Hague, To-day. The Dutch Government's in- tention to maintain the gold standard is re-affirmed by the Budget, which shows an es timated deficit of 267,000,- 000 guilders.
The deficit will be met by the renewal of temporary tax ation and an increase in duties. The
new measures, which will bring in 106,500,000 guilders, will include a sales tax, a coupon tax and a crisis income-tax tax also an in- of duty on tobacco crease and coffee.
Eighty-four million guilders will be saved by the new ia- lary cuts for Government em ployees and cuts in Educa- tion, Defence and Public Works expenditure.-Reuter.
LIMITING RUBBER
PRODUCTION.
150 Per Cent. Restriction
Sought By Growers.
DUTCH EAST INDIES PLAN.
here....
Batavia, To-day.
SAN MARTIN RESIGNS
SITUATION
GROWS WORSE
IN HAVANA
Cuban Communists Seize Mills,
ENGLISH MANAGER HELD A. PRISONER
Havana, To-day.
The situation here, it is consider- ed, has definitely grown worse, While troops, accompanied by students, are searching for revolu- tionaries in Havana, a mob, which shows strong communistic tenden- cies has seized several mills.
Grave fears are felt for the safety of the people in the scat- tered mille, as it is feared that! the Government forces are in- sufficient to protect them.
of
An Englishman named Hughes is a prisoner in a mill at Soledad, which he is man-- ager. - Reuter,
דען
Army Manoeuvres In Essex. No army MAROCHVres are comi- plete now without wireless equipment. The 4th Division Signali chow keen interest in reports at their wireless station, which they have erected off the High Road near Colchester. (S. & G.)
REICHSTAG FIRE THE RIGHT
TRIAL
Court Guarded By
Storm Troops. ELABORATE - PRECAUTIONS
· Leipzig, Unprecedented
prevent any interra lion the Reichstag fibe 1rial which opens on Thursday.
A wide area round the Court
Professor Grau' San Martin,
·President of Cuba, tendered his resignation to the funta, lat night. He is the third President of Cubs to resign within 40 days. Hoisted into office following the
la already in a virtual state of overthrow of Dr. Carlos Cespedes siege. Armed Storm Troops y Ortiz, on September 5, Prof. Ban maintain a cordon, through Martin has been faced with grow-which no unauthorised person is ing political turmoil and the threat allowed to pass. Searchlights sweep the streets all night and United States Intervention, aeroplanca are forbidden to fly President Roosevelt demanded over the city. Every residence proof of San Martin's ability to jis to be searched
According to present arrange- maintain order and protect life and ments, 120 witnesses will be call property before granting recogni-ed. The proceedings will last a tion to the new regime.
week in Leipzig and will, then Prof. San Martin was bandished shifted for a fortnight to the ruined Reichstag building. The from Cuba while President Court will then return to Leipzig Machado was in office; but was for the summing-up and judg inthusiastically welcomed on his ment. — Reuter. return to take over the Presidency.
Later. Large crowds of people are parading the streets of Havana, and cheering Pre- sident Grau San Martin. It it understood that the fanta has not yet decided whether
to accept President San Mar tin's resignation.
NEW IRAQ RULER ENGAGED.
T-
Ghazi Bethrothed
To Cousin.
TO INTERFERE
IN AUSTRIA
Powers Justified.
NAZIS. DENOUNCED BY VATICAN ORGAN.
Yatican City, To-day, Aunt deminciation of the ~Nazi-methods in "Austria, was "yesterday uttered by the of ficial Vatican organ. "Obser- vatore Romano," "challenging Baron Von Neurath's recent statement that German activi- ty in Austria was "natural.”
The newspaper declarès that "the air raids and acts of violence committed in Austria by political parties give the nations who are signatories to the peace treaties guarantee- ing Austrian independence, the right to tnterfere."--Reuter.
PROF. MOLEY'S SUCCESSOR APPOINTED
R.W. Moore, U.S." Assistant Secretary Of State
Washington, To-day. President Roosevelt has appoint». ed Mr. R. Walton Moore, an ex- Congressman from Virginia, a Assistant Secretary of State for the United States in succession to Pofessor Raymond Moley, head of President Roosevelta "Brain Trust," who resigned the post on August 27-Reuter,
ROOSEVELT
SILVER PLAN PRESENTED
ROOSEVELT IS
NONCOMMITTAL
TO PITTMAN
Scheme of Free Coinage Of. Metal.
·PRESIDENT PLEASED WITH RECOVERY DRIVE
Washington. To-day.
President Roosevelt is most pleas-
HESITATES ONed with the progress of the United
INFLATION States Recovery Drive and it is be- lieved that the signing' of the Coal
Senators Divided
Schemes.
Code was the turning-point, de- Onclared Senator Key Pittman, Chair-
THOMAS PROPOSES MINTING
NEW SILVER
OF
man of the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee, after meeting with President Roosevelt, yesterday.
They discussed the proposal Washington, To-day. made by Senator Pittman for free It is strongly indicated that coinage of siver, whereby the sug gested price of silver would be President Roosevelt is standing raised from 41 cents to 129 cents firm regarding inflation, and is per ounce, and U.S.$88,000,000 depending on a gradual increase be placed in circulation annually. in prices and increased spending] due to the use of extensive sav Ings other than bank savings, to bring about an improvement in all businesses, in
It is now learned that sharp ̃d3f- férences, art" developing within the ranks of the Tufationista
·
Senator Piliman" admitted that President Roosevelt was very non-committal regard- ing the proposal-Beuter. „BORAH SUPPORTS PITTMAN
→Boise, To-day!"
Senator. Theman of Utah has Benator Borah, has approved the telegraphed to PresidentRoosevelt silver plan suggested by Senator opposing the programmes proposed Key Pittman, Chairman of the by Senator Thomas of Oklahoma; United States Senate Foreign Rela- Senator Fletcher of Florida, and tions Committee, and expresses hope Senator Pat Harrison of Mississi.]that silver will soon regain the pi, declaring that inflation should monetary place it once bald-United
Press, per S.C. Gold Bar. Co. be a last resort.
He recommended, the TreasuTY
Silver Coinage,
to order the mints to begin to im- $33,000,000 Annually For mediately coin additional deliars, | halves and quartsen from new xil- ver, meanwhile requiring all those who affer silver to the minta ta submit certificates to show that the ather was mined after the order
HOPEFUL TALKS was lasted,
IN PARIS Improved Prospects For Disarmament.
CAPT. EDEN RETURNS TO LONDON
London, To-day.
Baghdad, To-day. The Parliamentary Under
Senator Thomas suggested that this additional coinage could be used to pay mining costs, including Press, per 8 0. wagen.-United Gold Bar Co.
A March On Washington.
Washington, To-day.
The cotton conference con». tinued here yesterday, Sena- tor W. Thomas of Oklahoma. advocated, the bringing of 1,- 900,000 marchiar labourers, veteran
to demand Infes
Press, per BC.
Washington, To-day.
An increase in actual silver coinage of U.S. $83,000,000 an- nually, in provided by the sil. ver plan submitted to Presi- dent Roosevelt by Senator. Key Pittmans, yesterday,
Senator Pittman declares that he believes that this, together with the President's price-raising pro- gramme, would be sufficient to re- Istore normal conditions in the Un- ited States with a year or two-m United Press, per 8. C. Gold Bar Co.
POUND
Cotton Growers Want Inflation.
20 CENTS A
The Dutch rubber interests, arc
The betrothal of King Ghazi to Secretary for Foreign Affairs, advocating a 60 per cent. restric
This cousin, Princess Aliyah, a Captain Anthony Eden, reached tion of production in 1984, and an
More American ships have been daughter of the former King All of London yesterday afternoon by annual fixing of, restriction perent to Antfilo Manzanillo, the Hedjax, was celebrated in the air from Paris, where on Monday - bance was approaching.». centage in future years by a Com-sent
Puerto Padre, Palace last night in the presence of he had conversations with the The centre of the typhoon passed mission, according to the press Cienfuegos, and
where danger to American lives members of the Cabinet. French Premier, M. Daladier.
However, no official announcement One of the main purposes of Is and property threatens-Reuter.
has hitherto been made and the his visit was to ascertain, with marriage is not likely to take place more detail, the attitude of the for six months political reasons are French Government in regard to believed to be responsible for the vision of armamento per U.S. ANTI-DUMPING US$400,000,000 bala betrothal so soon after King Feisar's vision of armaments. death, Reuter, p
to the castward of the Pratas, pro-|
The Government, however, ducing a strong gale from N.N.W. to W.S.W., with a minimum baro-stated to favour the restriction of metrical reading of 29.85 inches, native production by an ad valorem IMPROVED BRITISH The storm continued on's NNW, export dute which were curs PHONE SERVICE. track until 9 o'clock this morning, in force for five years, during after which the track became north-which time fresh planting would west and west successively, the cen- be prohibited-Reuter: tre passing close to the south of the Colony at 10.30 am..
(Continued on page 12.)
THE TYPHOONS-
Weather Forecast
"northern typhoon day passing- through the Straits of Korea on an east-north-easterly track.
A small typhoon formed yesterday
afternoon to the Pratas Island and, travel
MARLEY'S PACIFISTS
REBUFFED,
Shanghai Will Not Allow Conference.
Shanghál, To-day The Municipal Connell of Bhangkal Inter hai informed
mot-permit the noe: to be held li
Quick Trunk Calls For
Long-Distance.
London, To-day
BRITAIN IMPROVES
FINANCES.
General Post Office engineers have REVENUE UP, EXPENDITURE
fust completed the installation of new type of telephone switchboard, whereby London subscribata can ob- tainua stepak call to,
Great Britain practies
sä they can get a local-
demand” wystem! W
FALIS HEAVILY
Captain Eden, yesterday afternoon reported to the Prime Minister that to-day's special
meeting of the Cabinet will be fully informed on the substance of the Paris conversations,
Bir John Simon, the Foreign |Secretary, yesterday evening left Balmoral where be has been- „Minis- ter-in-attendance on? His Majesty, London, To-day.
and will reach London la time for returns show to-daya Cabinet:Meetlig
"for the car. (Continued on DATA
Washin tion, Un Gold Bar, Ce
ORDER:
Japanese Imports
Restri
Washington, To-day. A resolution demanding a guaranteed price of 20 cents per pound for cotton in 1934
tion programme was passed at terday's meeting of cotton
It is urged that the maximu
maximum 1984 crop will, be 9,000,000: balas,
ew York Cotton Exchange nnounced that the August of cotton set a new re-
month.) Domastic;con--
otton
exports totalled Press Der
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