THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1933.
NANKING PLANES
Deported hv Nazis
IN FUKIEN
Scouting Work Only,No|
Bombs Dropped."
PLANE SEEN CIRCLING
OVER CHUENCHOW
Fonchow. To-day.
According to a report from **planos Chuenchow, Nanking have
boon sighted in again several districts where the Nine- teenth Route Army are forming garrisons
They seemed this time to be engaged in scouting activities only, and did not drap any bombs. At Chuenchow, A Nanking 'plane was seen making several rounds over the city at a high altitude before making off. Central News Agency.
FINANCIAL TROUBLE IN SWATOW
Market Depreciation Of Local Notes.
GENERAL BUSINESS CRASH DEVELOPING
Swadow, To-day
A general anal rush is de veloping here following a series of banking and business failures. Most of the fiduciary notes issued by the lent banks are depreciated in he market, while many lines of business have been practically brought to a standstill owing to financia! stringency.
Noel Panter
Arrested, held for acveral days and finally ordered to leave Germany. Noel Panter, British newspaper cor. respondent who aroused Naži ire by reporting on military preparationi near Kelheim, Bavaria, arrived in London, where he reparted his treat- ment to the British Foreign offre
BRITISH SHIPPING MERGER
Government Assumes
Finality.
GIANT CUNARDER TO BE COMPLETED
་
THE CHINA MAIL.
WEST POINT FIRE Today's Short Story.
Tenement Building IT SEEMED
Destroyed.
DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $2,800
A Chinese tenement bullding
at No. 9, Pokfulam Road, West Point, was completely destroyed
SO EASY
By A. P. Garland.
·Jur-
three
by a fire which broke out shortly M EDWARD BUDBY was kept it always in mind, but it was
about to leave one of not enough. Perhaps this after 4 o'clock this morning, the telephone boxes at the Uni-reptitious reading of the menu The adjacent building. No. 7, was versial Club when he caught card was the keynote to another also involved and but for prompt sight of Sir Peter Covell stand-idiosyncrasy, work of the Fire Brigade woulding a few yards off behind a pillar | Ten minutes inter Budby, seated have abured the same fate.
and beneath one of the great jat table in the dining-room, Baw Again the Fire Brigade were lights that brightened the vesti-Sir Peter, accompanied by obliged to wait for seven minutes įbule.
other people, take his place at the before sufficient pressure of water Sir Peter had in his hand a copy head of a table nearby. A waiter obtained: Playing four of the club dinner menu, and he handed him a menu card, which hydrants on the building, the fire was reading it by means of a single he barely glanced at, and then he was put under control within five cylindrical eyeglass. For a full began to quote from it to his minutes.
minute he scrutinised it closely, guests, asking them
what they Fire engines from all Stations at-in his pocket and moved away.
would like. tended, with Fire Superintendent "What's the Iden?" said Budby At once illumination came to the H. T. Brooks in charge.
after which he placed the eyeglass mind of the alert Budby. "He The cause of the fire, which is to himself. "Why should he want, didn't use his eyeglass to read the believed to have originated on the to read the menu on the sly? Prices menu by; he pretended to be able to ground floor of No. 9, a haber mean nothing to him."
read it with the naked eye. That's dashery store, has not yet been as- Budby, as highly successful why he awotted it up beforehand. certained.
swindler. realised the paramount He's got very bad sight, but is too The extent of damage is estimated | importance of discovering your vain to let it be known," he mur- at $2,800. The building is and to prospective victim's foibles or mured to himself. be insured.
There were no casualties.
weaknesses and concentrating all The more he thought over this your forces on them. It was but discovery the more correct it ap- The house was an old-type Chin- the Napoleonic formula translated peared. On no occasion had he teen tegenteng building with three to the field of crookery.
seen Sir Peter taking up a news- foars of wood and * common
wooden stairway.
hia
Now Sir Peter was already ear-paper in the club and his letters marked for a large contribution to he always stufed away in The Grot floor was
completely the Budby funds, and for several burnt through and collapsed, while weeks Budby had been studying his the upper floors were also badly fellow-member as closely as he damaged by fire.
dared? So far he had gleaned the The adjacent bullding, No. 7, was information that Sir Peter regard- only slightly affected by fire and ed himself as an authority water, thanks to the prompt at-vintage wines-second to nobody
in the country. tention of the Fire Brigade.
London. To-day. Financial assistance from the
It is stated that the occupier of ¡Government to enable the com. The Swntow Chamber of Completion of
the ground floor. Chan Kuen, held the partially built
two insurance policies on his stock. merce has urged the Canton Pro-giant Canardey was promised by one fur 32,000 and anothr for $4. han on the export of silver colus Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Chan-1000. but the latter, which expired and recommended the suspension cellor of the Exchequer, vester-only four days ago, had not been if the imposition of several taxes
vincial Government to lighten the
As a means to reheve the busineAS
hardship.
Two other business failures oc-
day.
Questioned, in the Commons,
the progress of negotiations be
renewed It is not known whe- then the building was insured or anot
curred on Tuesding, when the Chien tween the Canard and White Star
Κι and Wing Tai Firms which
trade in drug imports and exporta, lines, Mr Chamberlain raphed, "1] MARCONI PASSES
were declared bankrapt, Involving am glad to say that these difficult over $160,000
liabilelis
between and complicated negotiations.
tirem Central News Agency.
CONTROL OF GREAT
WALL PASSES
Negotiations Nearly Completed.
CONDITIONS OF CHINESE RESUMPTION
-חשי}
ducted with great goodwill on uli sides, have reached the sluge 11 which the Government feels justified in assuming that an effective mer- gef of the North Atlantic fleets of the Cunard and White Star lines) will become an accomplished fart at an early date.
necessary
THROUGH
Informal Visit To Governor.
LEAVING AGAIN TO-NIGHT
BY CONTE ROSSO
on
This was important, and Budby
5,500,000 GALLONS OF LIQUOR.
U.S. Imports For
Four Months.
over
TO-MORROW'S STORY
To-morrow's story will be “Parabellum by Liam O'Flaherty,
pocket without reading them. More- over, Budby was too keen a student of life not to know that man's vanity is one of the most inscrut- able components of his character.
A plot to expiolt this weakness of ¡his prospective victim was already forming in his brain. "I'd like to know how bad his sight really is.") muttered Budby.
"That's the Arst thing to find! 35,000 GALLONS FROM CHINA.
out. Now he's the type of chap that would demand the best of Washington, To-day.
everything. He'd go to the most) Permits to import
exponálve and best-known eye 5,500,000 million
gallons of
specialist in London. That would four next liquor during the months have been given by the be Sir George Addleberry." Federal Alcohol Control Adminis- Even if he could discover that Sir
tration.
But that raised another problem.
Peter was
The allotments cover spirits, there was no earthly hope of induc- on Addleberry's books. wines, beers and other beveragesing the great specialist to talk of and include 35,000 gallons from
his patient's eye troubles. China-Reuter.
LONDON-PARIS TRIP FACILITIES
NO PASSPORTS NEEDED FOR WEEK-END TRIPS
The next morning. from a call office in Piccadilly-circus, he rang Marchese Marconi, Hon. G.C.V.O,
up Sir George Addleberry's house! "JŲ is the intention of the Govern-
Hon. D.Sc., (Oxford), Hon. LL.D.; ment in that event, shortly to lay
in Karley-street and got in touchi betur the House proposals for fur-Glasgow), Hon. M.Inst.C.E.. the
with the lady secretary famous wireless telegraphy inventor,
"Mr. James financial
K. nishing the
Riddle, the wilities for the completion of the accompanied by Marchesa Marconi,
Chicaga eye specialist, speaking," Jnew Cunard liner known as No. 634. arrived in Hong Kong this after.
said he. "I bave just arrived in Shanghal, To-day
London. To-day- London and should be obliged if Answering further questions, the noon by the .. Conte Rosso from i Mr. Yin Tung, formerly member Chancellor said that not only would Shanghai.
The Foreigs Under
Secretary.you would give me the name of a of the turntang Retrocession Com these proposals have to come before
The Marchese and Marchess were Mr. Anthony Eden, said yesterday good optleian." mission, who is now responsible 'the House, but the consent of met by the Italian Consul Generai, in the House of Commons that the for negotiations with the Japanese secured creditors 15 both cases Corom. A. Bianconi, with other pro French Government, in response to many. for the taking over of control of would have to be obtained. Aminent Italian residents and mem- an enquiry, had been informed that Shanhaikwan and other
DESCE everyone was anxious to get on with bers of the Italian clergy in Hong the British Government were glad along the Great Wall from the da: the work, he believed there would Kong. Danese. is arriving at Shanghal no andue delay--Rritish Wire- Trom Nanking after consulfationess Service. with the Ranking Ministry of Rall- wnys regarding the problem of the resumption of through traffic ive.
M. P.'S PLEA FOR SHIPPING
tween Mukden and Feiping, which GOVERNMENT URGED TO AID
is said to be a condition of the aur- render of Shanhalkwan by the Ja-
радено
Mr Yin Tung said that with the settlement of the problem of the resumption of through
VITAL INDUSTRIES
London, To-dný - The House ..f Commons last
"Oh," was the reply, "there are Most of Sir George Addle- berry's people go to Halkner's, of Cavendish-street."
"I'm much obliged," said Budby. Ten minutes later he called
Halkner's and asked for the man-
to enter into an arrangement by which British and French holders This afternoon the distinguished wook-end tickets will be allowed visitors will be the guests of the Italian community of Hong Kong at.
to continue their journey to Paris ager, and London respectively without
"I've lost my glasses," said he, an informal tea party at the Repulse
Wireless Ser-and I wanted a new pair as sooon Bay Hotel at 4.30 and will later be
pasaports-British"
as possible. But I haven't got the prescription, and now my eye man, who lives in Leeds, is away holiday."
the guests of His Excellency the ¡vice.
6
оп
"We cannot, of course, give you, a test. sir," said the man. "We are |not examining opticians."
|Governor, Sir William Poel, K.CM.G.,
The Vice-President of the Manuk K.B.E.. at another Informal tea
Lodge of the Theosophical Society, party at Government House.
Mr. W. C. Felshow, will be speaker Marchese and Marchesa Marcout at this week's public meeting at me the night discussed the motion of a leave for Italy vin Singapore and 17, Queen's, Road, Central, at aking over of control of Shanhaik-rivate member, Dr. J. W. Leech. ports to-night by the Conte Rosso. o'clock this evening. Mr. Felshow
railing attention to the effect upon by the Chinese
Owing to the very strong current will take as his subject "Personali-Budby. "I've tried it before, and would be the British shipping and shipbuild the berthing of the ship was delay y and Individuality," amoothly carried out. He would return to Peiping this week-end to ing industries of the un-economiced for three quarters of an hour. conclude negotiations with the Ja-state of assisted foreign competi
WAT
panese.
tion and urging the Government to He declared that through traffic take immediate steps to assist and between Mukden and Peiping, if defend these vital and important realised, could only be run on bus-industries.-British Wireless Ser ness lines and would not be tanta-vice
mount to any de jacta recognition
of the Puppet State.
It is learned that in the progress of negotiations with the Japanese for the resumption of Chinese con- trol of the passes along the Great Wall, the Chinese Government is not prepared to make the concen- alon of restoring postal communi- cation with Manchuria.-Central News Agency.
DR. CYRIL NORWOOD LEAVING HARROW
(Continued from Page 1).
Dr. Cyril Norwood, M.A. (Oxon) Honorary D. Lit. of Bristol, was educated at Merchant Taylors". Behnol and 81. John's College, Oxford. After two years' serviço în' the 'Secretaristi of the Admiralty, 1898 to 1001, he re- signed to, toke up a masterably Leeda Grammar Soliool.
He was appointed Hendmanter f
NORWAY'S DISLIKE OF SUBSIDIES,
Danger To Whole
World Trade.”
Oslo, To-day.
A strong dislike of shipping sub- sidies as an instrument to alimu-| late the shipping trade was ex- fpressed by Mr. A. H. Mathieson.
presiding at a meeling of the Nor-1 weglan Shipping Association' harn yesterday.
Mr. Mathieson declared: "We will have no subsidies." He regretted the cry for sub- niden now-coming from Great Britain the "home" of from trade"
Concluding, Mr Mathieson con- Bristol Grammar Belipol in 1906, and tended that subsidies represented of Harborough In 1925, becoming danger to the whole of world Headmaster of Harrow the following|trade; / and urged co-operation - your....... En 1927, he was made an
Honorary Fellow of Rt. John's Onliege, Among non subsidy countries in Oxford.
regard to remedi
Father of Wireless Here
Márchèse and Marchena”Gugliljno" Kong, to-day, on the Conta
"No, I don't want that," said
didn't find it satisfactory. I'll tell you what. Do you happen to know Sir Peter Covell?","
To his delight the reply came as he had hoped.
"Yes," air," said the manager. "Sir Peter in one of our clients."
. "Well, his glasses just suit 'me.| Tm a country member of the Uni-| versal; and I once tried his glasnos [and found they suited, ma down to [the ground. Can you let me have
a pair exactly the same as his?"
“Cartainly, sir,” was the reply. "Excuse me a moment"
.
The went away and was absent a moment or two!
"I have the prescription here,”| caid he, showing a small sheet, of paper, on which two printed circles; contained some cryptic markinga. "They are strong glasses-whät wo čall Plus :: Ten Sphéra and a Plos Four, Cylinder #m
*"Yes," said Budby, "that's fight. Let me have a pair of them, RA | qulókly, an you can pr Two Zayi would be the earliest time, we could do them in," whiα the optician prog
"Right-of" said 'Budby, or
The manager booked the order In
Fir call for them myself on Fri- day afternoon,” said Budby an he wont-away,
[Continued 'on' Pagi 18.3
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