THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1983.
ROOSEVELT
SUPPORTED BY NEW YORK BANK
To Sell $50,000,000 Stock To R.FC.
STRENGTHENING CAPITAL STRUCTURE OF BANKS
New York Today
The following is part of the text of a letter mailed on December 5. 1933, to the shareholders of the National City Bank of Now York by the Chairman of the Reward. Mr James H. Perkins:-
"Our directors feel that the Rank should support the President of the United States in his progșammie of strengthening the expital struc-
Govern
BRIGHTER HOPES FOR MOB VIOLENCE
PEACE
Tension Eased In
North Fukien,
CANTON URGES POLITICAL SETTLEMENT
Shanghai To-day.
hop for a peaceful settlement
OCCURS IN TWO
THE CHINA MAIL.
To-day's Short Story.
MORE STATES The Million-Dollar Follow California In Bond Robbery
Lynch Law.
NEGRO HANGED IN MISSOURI
St. Joseph, Mo., Dec. 1.
In another
By Agatha Christie.
minute one or the
THAT a number of bond!
robberies there have been most charming girle I have ever tell was ushered into the room. morn-She was, perhaps, about five-and- lately I observed one ating, laying aside the newspaper. twenty, with big brown eyes and a "Poirot, let us forsake the perfect figure. She was well dress. science of detection and take to
ed and perfectly composed in man-
crime instead!"
"You are on the--how do you say it?-get-rich-quick tack, eh.
In the third major outbreak of of the Fakien revolt je brighter.mob violence in the country in following the suggestion of peace three days, a crowd estimated from the leaders in the South. 7,000 last night lynched Lloyd War. Meanwhne, the tension in Northner, 19 years old, a Negro who po ern Fukien is somewhat eased. Hice said confessed to an attack on
nd the rebes appear to be cob a white girl of 22. ent to keep themselves on the defensive pending the "utcome of the peace movement.
in the South had in the past few Warner was hanged to a tree in the
amit"
mon
ne".
"Sit down, I beg of you, made moiselle. This is my friend. Cap- tain Hastings, who aids me in my little problems."
The mob fought its way to the Buchanan county jail through hastily mobilized National Guard
"I am afraid it is a big problem! One of the 22 Central Execu-'tank corps armed with tear gas. tive Council members of the Kuo- After storming the jail they uver
"Well, look at this last coup, the have brought you to-day, Mon- ture of the banks of the entry mintang, who are staying in¦powered the officers and Sheriff Otto million dollars' worth of Libertysieur Poirot," said the girl giving and in his compaign to bring about Shanghai, said that the leaders Thiesen surrendered the prisoner. Bonds which the London and Scot- a pleasant bow as she seated herself. "I dare say you have read busthese and industrial recovery.
were sending to New about it in the papers. They alan feel that we should a days frequently wired Shanghai courthouse square
tish Bank
I am refer- and his hody of the burned.
York and which the settlement
disappeared in ring to the theft of Liberty Bouds Fukien revoit by political means
Some astonish- Sheriff Thiesen estimated the such a remarkable manner am board on the Olympia."
ment must have shown itself in suggesting three definite damage done to his home and the proposals towards this end.
the Olympia."
Point's face, for she continued He jail by the mal: at $5,000. He said
"If it
were not for the mal de
quickly: "You are doubtless ask- verred that Mr. Hu Har-min he did not plan any action against
mer, and the difficulty of practising ing yourself what I have to do with as one of the strong advocates the lynchers. of the peace movement.
the so excellent method of Laver- grave institution like the London and Scottish Bank. In one sense time than the guier for a longer
nothing, In another sense every
You see. Monsieur Poirot, I few hours of crossing the Channel.thing.
cept the offer which the ment has made to purchase prefer red stock in the natinual banks
"In connection with this offer the President said '1 understand that the question has been raised in some quarters that the Cavern wants Control of
ותיות
of
banka
arging
and
through ownership perferred Government would not ignore the
stock Nuthing could be further
He believed that the Central
peace if the
desire for
rebels
from the truth The Goserement would bring themselves back to only wants to help to provide bank TAKIT
ing capital adegate to meet the credit needs of the country, and through buying, and lending upon preferred sinck and capital debens tures, it accomplishes this without undue demands on present share holders. In the ease of national banka, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation is only authorised to purchase preferred stocki
Chant (hị Post Bea Mission.
Nanking. To-day.
The Central Political Council of the Nanking Government heiri an important meeting yesterday 1 discuss the situation.
11 is reported that the peace. proposals suggested by the Youthern leaders were examined Bank To Co-Operate,
at the meeting, but nothing "We are proposing that the
could be learned of the results of Bank co-operate with the Presi
the deliberations except that Mr. dent's programme: that it increase
Chang Chi has postponed his ita capital stock by issuing
trip to the South, pending fur selling to the Reconstruction Finther instructions from the Cen ance Corporation at par and እኔ ያ - tral Government
And
ROOSEVELT CONDEMNS "COLLECTIVE MURDER”
Washington, To-day strong condemnation of lynching was made last night by President Roosevelt in a broadenst address to the Federal Council of The Churches of Christ in America. He described the recent lynch.
in the United States an a vile form of collective murder called
Lynch Law
"We do not excuse those in high or low places who condone much practices," he added.-Reuter-
I should delight to voyage myself am engaged to Mr. Philip Ridge-
on one of the big liners, mur-way."
mured Poirot dreamily
he
"Yes, indeed." I said enthusias- ically. "Some of them must perfect palaces: the swimming- baths, the lounges, the restaurants, the palm-courts--really it must be on the hard to believe that one is sea."
00
TO-MORROW'S STORY
To-morrow's story will be "Guido the Gimlet of Ghent” by Stephen Leacock.
"Me. I always know when I am Poirot andly. the sea,"
"Aha! and Mr. Philip Ridge. ———- “And all those bagatelles that you
¡enumerate, they say nothing to me: way" The lynching closely followed mob
"Was for »
in charge of the bonda consider but.
my friend, outbreaks in California and in
Of course moment the geniuses that travel as when they were stolen. Maryland At Salisbury, Md.. to-
On board these no actual blame can attach to him, day. There was a pitched battle beating palaces, as you
it were incognito!
so justly it was not his fault in any way. 1 ween about 1,000 men and 300 Na call them, one would meet the elite. Nevertheless, he is half distraught crued dividends, (subject to bolnge
Mr. Chang Chi, at will be re- tional Guardsmen sent 5.0 Arrest
and his uncle, I first offered to our own share hold membered. has been assigned the suspects in a recent lynching nearby.
the haute noblesse of the criminal over the matter, era), $50,000,000 of five per
know, insists that he must careless- world." vent
mission by the Central Govern Associated Press.
ly have mentioned having them in cumulative preferred stock, and
"So that's the way your
en-his possession. It is a terrible set- that at the same time decrease the ment of approaching the South-
thusiasm runs! You would have back in his career."
ern leaders on the steps to be
common stock from $124,000,000 to taken to secure close co-operation: $77.500,000 by changing Die
par between the Central Government value from $20 in $12.50
n share
and the Southern Administra without.. however, changing the
tien in dealing with number of shares outstanding "
Fukien rebels. C'entral News Agency,
SIR MILES'
FAREWELL
MESSAGE
Chinese People Will Succeed.
"UNITY, STABILITY AND RECONSTRUCTION"
Sanking. Today,
HOOVER JOINS PROTEST.
the Rebukes Rolph For His
Attitude.
FOREIGNERS REFUGE! IN FOOCHOW.
Min River Evacuation Now Complete.
Shanghal, To-day. The evacuation of missionaries from the Min River region to Foo chow has been completed and not a single missionary is now left in
Sir Miles Lampson, bidding fare. Yenping and the other towns well to China last night, after seven the danger zone.—Reuter. years' servies as British Minister.
in
expressed his deep regret at leaving KWANGTUNG ENVOY the country and mentioned that it
of deep gratification
to him that the present Sino-British relations were so satisfactory.
He paid tribule to the immense vitality and ressure of the Chinese people in surmounting the difficulties of the past two decades and
ex-
the uncertainty of the immediate future, the Chinese people would suc- ceed in their task of constructing a
modern Chinese state.
"Unity, stability and recon- struction should be the watch- words of Chins to-day", he
RETURNS.
Military Conference
In Canton.
ing the Kwangsi leaders and L certaining their attitude towards the Fukien revolt.
I laughed.
ked to cross swords with the man who ancaked the Liberty Bonds?" The landlady interrupted us.
"Who is his uncle?" "Mr.
Vavasour, joint general manager of the London and Scot-
"Suppose, Miss Farquhar, chat you recount to me the whole story?" "Very well. As you know, the bank wished to extend their credits in America, and for this purpose decided to send over • million dollars In Liberty Bonds. Mr. Vavasour selected his nephew, who had occupied a position of trust in the bank for many years and who
"A young lady as wants to seetish Bank." you, Mr. Poirot. Here's her card,” The card bore the inscription "M Esmee Farquhar," and San Francisco.
President Poirot, after diving under the table The name of former
to retrieve a stray crumb, and pul was among the Herbert Hoover
issued ting it carefully in the waste-paper Istanatures on a statemen!
to-day which deplored the revent basket, nodded to the landlady to lynching of two kidnapers at San Joe, California, and the "laudation of the deed by Governor Rolph."
The statement, which was signed by prominent persons, to former President Hoover said.
'Brutal Outburst.'
in addition
admit her.
4.1
JAPANESE MINISTER TO VISIT CHINA.
Impending Problems To Be Discussed.
字
wan conversant with all the details of the bank's dealings in New York, to make the trip. The Olympia sail- ed from Liverpool on the 23rd, and the bonds were handed over to Philip on the morning of that day by Mr. Vavasour and Mr. Shaw, the two joint general managers of the. London and Scottish Bank. They were counted, enclosed in a package that Mr. Koki Hirota, the Japanese and scaled in his presence, and he {circles.
Foreign Minister, is intending to then locked the package at once in The statemeat was a rebuke and proceed to China for the purpose of his portmanteau."
"The very spirit of the govern ment has been violated and the state disgraced in the eyes of the world by this brutal outburst of primitive lust for vengeance."
The signers included leaders in jevic, business, church and society
Tokyo, To-day.
It is learned on high authority
In reiart to Governor Rolph who de-personally conducting negotiations "A portmanteau with an ordin- Jared after the lynching that Call-with the Chinese authorities
ury lock 7"
the governor.-A. P.
Agency.
for
fornia had given a lesson to the the settlement of the Impending "No. Mr. Shaw insisted on a Canton. To-day,
special lock being fitted to it by The Canton Government is avait-country in how to treat kidnapers problems.
Whether the "impending pro- Hubba's. Philip, as I say, placed| pressed the conviction that desping with keen interent a report by and that if any persons were can-
General Lf Ran-Yun who is return-viced for having participated in the blems" have relation with Manchu-the package at the bottom of the just a few from Kwangsi after spproach utburst, he would be pardoned by kuo is not known.-Central News trunk. It was stolen
hours before reaching New York. A rigorous search of the whole ship was made, but without result. The banda seemed literally to have vanished into thin air.**
Poirot made a grimace... "But they did not vanish abso- |lutely, since I gather that they were sold in small parcele within half an hour of the decking of the Olympia I Well, undoubtedly, the next thing is for me to see Mr. Ridgeway.”
Baid.
1
General L is believed to have also consulted with the Kwangal "The sooner real unity is achieved,
authorities as to measures to be co-operation be. the sooner stability will be attain taken to secure
tween Kwangsl and Kwangtung in dealing with the situation.
ed and reconstruction
completed.
This is not only the wish of my countrymen and my hope, but the
General Chen Chi-tang held a mi-
fundamental praciple of British ary conference yesterday at his policy in the Far East", declared headquarters to
Sir Miles-Reuter.
the
JAPANESE
TRADE
COMPETITION
(Continued from Page 11.
In reply to supplementary questions he said that the Gov. emment were keenly watching the competition and actively
considering the question.
discuss the re-
sults of General Li Han-yun's mle- sion to Kwangsi.-Central News Agency.
Dominion markets waz again dis- cussed in the House of Commons, yesterday.
The Parliamentary Secretary of the Board of Trade, Dr. E. L. Bur- gin, replying to the allegation that British trade marka had been imi-
Regarding negotiations, it was tated by Japanese firms, said that if the British makers' registered trade marka were infringed and
Government's
negotiations among
to see
view that Industrialists
should be allowed to proceed first, copied in an underhand manner by what progress could be Japanese firms and the fact were brought to the British Govern- ment's notice, every posible, step would be taken to assist British
made, British Wireless,,Service.
INFRINGEMENT OF TRADE MARKS
4
BRITISH REPRESENTATION
TO JAPAN
makers.
The attention would be called, he said, through the proper diplomatio channels, of those in authority 'in Japan to the practices which were reprehensible' and which no Govern- ment desiring to carry on world- The menace of Japanese competi- wide commerce ought to tolerate. tion to British manufacturers in Beuler,
London, To-day.
Lindbergh Sees Paris Again
Col. Charles A. Låndbergh's plans to viak the nouns of his wir triumph unobtrusively with his wife and dying companion were thwarted by, his great popularity with Parisians who fotked to see him. The Xândberghe are showa paying their respecta at the American embassy, compled
Bal by 7, Theodore Martínar, Charge d'Affaires.
"I was about to suggest that you should lunch with
the me at Cheshire Choose. Philip will be there. He is moeting me, but does not yet know that I have been con- sulting you on his behalf."
We agreed to this suggestion readily enough, and drove there in a taxi.
Mr. Philip Ridgeway Was there before us, and looked somewhat sur» prised to see his fiancee arrivingi with two complete. strangera. He was a nice-looking young fellow, tall and spruce, with a touch of greying hair at the temples, though he could not have been much over thirty,
Misa Farquhar went up to him: and laid her hand on his arZO.
"You must forgive my acting without consulting you, Philip," she said. """Let me· Introduce you to Monsieur Hercule Poirot, of whom you must often have heard, and bts friend, Capt. Hastings.".
Ridgeway looked very astonished;
(Continued on page it.)
+
Confidence
BAYER
is not permanently attained by flaring ad. vertisements which unscrupulously promie more than they can keep, but can only be achieved through the quality of a produc.. Do not listen to persuasive words to buy preparations from an obscure origin. Do nol forget that your health is endangered. Place full confidenosina product which has been found very useful for more than 50 year.
Bayer's
Aspirin
BAYER
does not harm heart or kidneys, is an-d tirely innocuous and will also quickly help you to overcome colds, favor, influensa,rheumatism,headache ajɑ.
Each original packing and tablet bears the well-known trademark the "BAYER CROSS"
Beware of imitations!
SPECIALITY NIGHT EVERY SATURDAY
AT
ROXY
HONG KONG'S FASHIONABLE AND SELECT DANCING ACADEMY.
The Snappiest Partners and Dance Music. 3rd Floor, Tai Ping Bldg..
THE
Queen's Road C.
Right Opposite The Hong Kong Hotel
INSIDE
they are
perfectly warm
thanks to their
UNDERWEAR.
I range we are now showing will interest you. They
are stocked in Vests with long or short sleeves also sleeveless. Drawers in knee, ankle and three quarter length. Combinations knee or ankle length.
You should protect yourself against chill during the cooler evenings. Our underwear has been carefully selected And
you
will find just the right weight to suit your require- ments. Included are such well known makes as “Jaeger.” "Morley," "Jay," "Meridian," "Interlock" etc.
They are
stocked from size 28" to 48′′.
#
M
"MORLEY'S" MEDIUM WEIGHTS $3.75 rising 25 ets, per size. "JAY" "JAEGER" SPECIAL HEAVY WEIGHT "MERIDIAN"
"INTERLOCK"
22
H
5.25 6.50
17
50 cts.
*
25 cts.
4.50
F
**
25 cts.
*
3.75
"'. 25 cts.
*
H
1.75
25 cts.
#
ALL PRICES ARE BUBJECT TO OUR USUAL 10%
DISCOUNT FOR CASH.
OUR WINTER UNDERWEAR THIS SEASON IS THE BEST
VALUE EVER OFFERED.
WM. POWELL, LTD.
9, Queen's Road Central.