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GENTLEMEN'S HIGH GRADE OUTFITTING
AT HOME PRICES
BERNARDS OF HARWICH
CHATER ROAD,
HONG KONG
82 MILES-AN-HOUR GALE RAGES OVER SOUTHERN
"HITLER
A SECOND
BISMARCK"
HEAVY DAMAGE ON
LAND AND SEA
Returned From War An CHANNEL SHIPS SWEPT BY
Unknown Soldier.
NAZI CHIEF EULOGISED BY
GEN. ROEHM
Berlin, To-day.
The Christmas and New Year political truce ended yesterday with demonstrations throughout the
country.
Chancellor Hitler yesterday met his oldest followers, Herr Detmold. and Vice-Chancellor Von Papen while speechmaking at Gleiwitz.
Dr. Goebbels, Minister of Pro- paganda, participated in a MANS meeting in the square in front of the Imperial Palace at Berlin.
The most important gather-f ing, however, was that of the Veterans' Associations at the
GIGANTIC WAVES
BRANCH OF TREE NARROWLY
MISSES HIS MAJESTY'S CAR
LONDON, TO-DAY.
THE SOUTHERN HALF OF GREAT BRITAIN WAS YESTER- DAY SWEPT BY THE MOST SEVERE GALE OF THE WINTER,
CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE ON LAND AND SEA.
Off the Scilly Isles the gale reached a force of 82 miles an hour, while Croydon reported a velocity of 68 miles an hour.. The full force of the storm was experienced in the Channel, where vessels were swept by gigantic waves, some ships being forced to seek refuge in the various Channel poris.
The Imperial Airways enrly morning service to and from the Continent was cancelled.
H.M.S. Nelson which ran aground off Portsmouth on Friday while setting forth for the West Indies, was un- able to Icave Portsmouth harbour to join the rest of the Home Fleet.
As the Royal car, containing His Majesty the King, the Duke and Sports Palace, which was attend-Duchess of York, Princess Elizabeth and Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, ap- proached Sandringham Church for the moming service, the branch of a tree, measuring six feet, was blown down by the wind and fell only a few yards behind the Royal car-Reuter.
ed by President von Hindenburg, Baron von Neurath, Herr Blom berg and General Roehm, in com- memoration of the sixty-third anniversary of the foundation of the German Empire.
The Reichswehr Company,
goose-stepping, escorted the 21
battle-forn Rags of the old Army]
into the building cheered by
thousands of spectators.
•
General Roehm eulogised Chancellor Hitler, as a sceand Bismarck, who had returned from the war an unknown soldier and had succeeded in planting a feeling of com- radeship in the hearts of the entire nation. - Reuter.
BLACK S BLACK SHIRTS
SOVIET SUSPECTS “HURRAH FOR THE
SWISS. FIRM Employees Arrested
SENSATION IN BLACK SEA PORTS
Moscow, To-day.
Lord Rothermere Turns Fascist.
PRESS APPEAL TO BRITISH YOUTH
M. Litvinoff, the Soviet Foreign Commissar, in conversation with the Italian Premier, Signor Mussolini, whom he visited on his way home to Moscow after his successful trip to Washington to secure American recognition of the Soviet. The photograph was taken inside the Palazzo Venezia, Rome, where the two statesmen held a two-hour conference-(B. & G.),
32 SHANGHAI
KIDNAPPERS
ARRESTED
Two Powerful Gangs Broken Up.
CAPTIVE COMPRADORE TORTURED
Shanghai, To-day. As a result of brilliant work by the Settlement police, two powerful kidnapping gangs were broken up. All the employees of the Swiss. Control Company of Black Sea
in two raids on Saturday evening: Ports have been arrested. They
and Sunday morning, two alxkicted include two Germans, two Aus-
Chinese, the son of a wealthy iron- trians, a Belgian, and a Dane. and diplomatic representatives London Daily Mail by its proprietor, master and the compradore of a are denied access to the prison-Lord Rothermere, who for some German firm, were released and
London, To-day. "Hurrah for the Black Shirts,
A SMALLER NAVY They have not yet been charged, says a three-coloumn article in the
FOR HOLLAND
Economy Measures
Deplored.
BIG BUDGET DEFICIT
The Hague, To-day.
in regard to the reorganisation
of the Dutch Navy, it has been
ers.
time past has been "half-helping" thirty-two kidnappers were
rested. It is believed that the case is a Hitler. repetition of the Metropolitan Vickers affair.
It is alleged that the em- ployees have undertaken transactions not connected with their Company's þúsfi-
ness.
The firm controls freightage announced here that the task of and cargoes at Black Sea ports.- the Royal Commission was to Reuter. economise to the extent of £2,500,000 on the Army and Navy
in view of the Budget deficit of LINCOLNS, PRIVATE £38,000,000.
Experts are greatly dis- appointed, declaring that a Elrong Dutch Navy is most important in view of the pos sibility of a conflict in the Pacific.
SENTENCED.
One Month's Gaol For Malicious Damage.
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He now urges British youth to Booty seized by the police dur neck the nearest branch of the Fas-ing the raids included four load- ed automatics and an automobile. cists and join, "because at the next. election Britain's survival as In both cases the bandits were Great Power will depend on the exis- taken completely by surprise. tence of a well organised Party of The compradore was found chain- the Right.
ed and padlocked, with his eyes which He describes the Black Shirt covered by glasses on movement as an organised effort of black paper had been pasted, the younger generation to break the while cotton had been stuffed strangehold of senile politicians completely round the edges of the glasses to prevent him from Reuter,
seeing any light.
VINES DEFEATS TILDEN
Drops A Set In Third Match.
He had been beaten dally and was suffering from in- fections around the eyes, caused by the treatment meted out to him.
The Iron-master's son WELS
more fortunate. He was found. to be in perfect honith, although worn out by seventeen days of captivity. Reuter.
ADMIRAL DREYER IN SINGAPORE.
Far Eastern Naval Conference.
At the Kowloon Magistracy this John Henry They point out that the per-morning, Private Bonnel, in recent years, has been Sanby, of the Lincolnshire Begi
SURPRISINGLY EASY, WIN ̧· reduced from 11,000 to 8,000, ment, pleaded guilty to a charge of damage by and regret particularly the dis- causing malicious appearance of the crack Marine breaking the window of the Bogdat-
Philadelphia, To-day. Corps founded in the seventeenth sky jewellery store at the corner After having secured only one century by De Ruyter-Reuter. of Peking Road and Hankow Road, set in his first two matches Kowloon at 12.30 on Saturday against """Big“Bill” “Tilden, PRIVATE BURIAL FOR maring, and was sentenced to one Ellsworth Vines, former National
month's hard labour,
[Champion, won the third match. VAN DER LUBBE. A further charge of shop-breaking for the loss of a set, ng sang
was dismissed owing to lack of The scores were 6-0, 5-7, 6-2, Three Bulgarians To Be evidence.
[6-2. Reuter.)
* «Singapore, "To-day, Expelled.
On Wednesday Tilden beat Vines Admiral Sir Frederick Dreyer, by 8-6, 6-3, 6-2 in match fù. New KCB, CB, CB.E., Commander-in- York, while on Saturday Tilden Chief China Station, arrived here. won by 6-4, 8-10, 9-7, 6-8 In this morning on tuME. "Kent for Philadelphia
Leipzig, To-day: Following the arrival of rela
CAR OVERTURNS IN KOWLOON.
tivas of Van der Lubbe, the young European Injured And
Taken To Hospital.
Dutch Communist 17 who 14 WAR guillotined" after being found guilty of Betting fire to the Reich-
ASSASSINATION SOCIETY · SEEKING PU YP'S DEATH'
Manchukuo Monarchy May Be Proclaimed. Te-day
Changchun, To-day, Reports are current that Mr. Heary: Pu Ti will be proclaimed Emperor of Manchukuo, to-day, with the seinal enthronement, take Ing place on March 1.
rumours
of
Some alarm has been created by
a so-called "antie: Japanese Assassination Society In Manchuria having offered of $10,000 for the murder of Henry Pu Y, and $7,600 for the murder of General Hishikari.—Rauter.
FIERCE BLAZE AT RADIO STATION
Flames Sweep Leipzig
Towers.
INCENDIARISM SUSPECTED
NO IMMEDIATE
CHANGE IN US.
GOLD PRICE
BRITAIN
U.S. DOLLAR
MAY BE FORCED
TO 50 CENTS ROOSEVELT CONFERS WITH SENATORS.
TO SEEK STABILISATION OF WORLD CURRENCIES
Washington, To-day.
The conference at the White House yesterday was attended by the leading members of Congress who surveyed, under the guidance of President Roosevelt the mone- tary and financial situation in the United States.
Those present included the De mocratic leader, Senator Robin- son. Mr. Steagall and Senator Fletcher..representing the Fin- ance Committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate respectively, and Senators Glass and McAdoo.
No statement was issued in connection with the discussions.
and President Boosevelt's pro-
{gramme "is as heavily shrouded
as ever.
The closing of the duck shoot
Still Above Level Forng season was responsible for the "news moratorium" which was momentarily misconstrued.
Devaluation.
President Roosevelt later explained that his secretary, DOLLAR VALUE - MAY BE
FURTHER CHEAPENED.
(who - communicates with the" Prees, destredia, week-end's SPECIALITO CHINA MATAN KEREN na bi sopinion is that
im
By Telegraph, Coptiont. Telepr „his Messages Ordinance, 1894. Rm a monetary" decision must zeived January 16, 8,52 um) |minant In2 order to satisfý,
quirements of the Treasury as ex
$34.06.
Washington, To-day.
Observers believe that some plained in President, Roosevelt's
¡Budget speech. time will elapse before the Recon-
The borrowing of US$10,000," struction Finance Corporation gold 000,000 before, June 30 raises the price moves much, above U. S. question of the capacity of the ma
banks to safely carry more Govern They contend that when the ment bands than they already, hold," United States eventually enters which is approximately one-third of into international money stabilf- their deposits. sation, a conference might be de Britain's Viewpoint sirable; for some bargaining in Experts are of the opinion that the leeway between the R.F.C. tho Federal Reserve gold will be price and U.S.$41.84 which will impounded with or without Con- be necessary in the event of the gresa sanction, although President dollar being devaluated by 50 Roosevelt, believes that he is al- per cent.
ready so empowered. Congressional. money experts
Secondly, that the dollar will be believe that the American Tres devalued possibly to 50 cents, sury's recapture of Federal Reserve though it is doubted whether Great gold would be followed by expan Britain with whom an agreement is regarded as essential, will agree to
;
Leipzig, To-day. The upper part of two- transmitting towers at the radio station, 10 miles outside the city, are burning fiercely.ion, through the issuance of cer
tificates against some newly a settled relationship between Incendiarism is suspected.
quired gold.
|sterling and the dollar at that rate. The issuance would be managed Thirdly, that, the Government so that the dollar would be will seek Congress - sanction to cheapened until its purchasing impound Federal Reserve, stock, Fower equalled the 1926 level. Fourthly, that an exchange United Prass, per 8.G. Gold Bar Co. equalisation fund will be created, after which President Roosevelt - seek stabilisation of world currencies.
The fire started at a height of 200 feet, and fanned by a strong wind, the towers were, soon blazing like beacons...
The towers, which are 400 feet high, were constructed in 1932-Reuter.
Fire Extinguished.
Later,
The radio station fire. hás been extinguished and follow- ing investigation, has been at- tributed to spontaneous.com-, bustion in cond Renter
SIR. D. MACALISTER PASSES.
the Far Eastern Naval Conference Chancellor Of Glasgow
University.
It has been officially stated by which openg on January 23.7h Mr. O'Brien, mana
the
It is understood: *Tilden Circap”- that
muniqués: wil}; be Vines"
Heater:
stag, the body of the executed man While driving his car at N will be buried privately to-day in 81 Wan, Kowloon, yester
southern cemetery.
Sanitary Inspector G. E. Ros that the three lance swerved to avoid a Chinese October,
with woman. The car overturned
be expelled ficting minor in] unknown, das WiMr.Roylarga vina
Kowloon Host
this year
no com
the
HER REPORT
BRILLIANT CAREER,
SYM-METALISM AS NEW BASIS.
Favoured By S. American Countries.
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL By: Teleprapk, Copyright. Telegra phia Memangsa. Ordinance, 1801 Re ceived January 15,: 6:58"a
BMT New York,"To-day.” The Mexican Foreign Minis- ter Senor Puig, returning from the Pan American Conference at Montevido, predicted that the United States will stabilise currency before June, on the
(Continued on Pagu 9.)
REVALUATION OR
DEPRECIA
SPECIAL TO CHINA RAIL. (By Telegraphy Copyright. Telegra okia Massager Ordinance, 18th-- Re- sefved. January 15, 8.15 pm')
When Washington, To-day, The Banking Committees finan [cial adviseri ended their discus- [alons_at-11 p.m. after which the White House announced that Pre- isident Roosevelt was sending!"
ies to Congress to-day saldai istion, also sakinig enment to take the title of
gold: