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AMERICA MAY WITHDRAW HER
Princess Ingrid of Sweden, only daughter of the Crown Prince of Sweden (S. & G).
AUSTRALIANS
AGAIN COLLAR
THE BOWLING
McCabe And Ponsford
Hit Centuries.
DON BRADMAN TREATS OVAL CROWD TO QUICK SCORING
London, To-day.
to
The Australians, with 7 wickets in hand, are only 69 runs behind the Surrey total of 475 in their match at Kennington Oval"
Sandham, who had score '2011 overnight carried his scare 219 yesterday morning, and with the later batsmen using the long handle 103 runs were added in quick time for the loss of four wickets. E. R. T. Holmes ther applied the closure. riving the Australians an hour's batting be for lunch.
(Continued on Page 9) Scores as cabled by Reuter
were:
SILVER BILL PASSES
CONVINCING
MAJORITY VOTE
IN HOUSE
Opposition Amendments Howled Down,
LATE SESSION TO "CLEAR TABLE"
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.
(By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra phie Messages Ordinaner, 1891. Rev ceived June 1, 7.59 amm.)
Washington, To-day.
The House of Representa- lives yesterday passed the Silver Bill by 266 votes to 77. previously defeated, by
268 votes 70. a motion to re- commit the Bill to the Com- mittee for amendments pro- viding that silver certificates could be used for purchasing silver.
1,000 CHILDREN STAMPEDE
ÁT CHICAGO FAIR
25 Injured In Mad Rush To The Turnstiles
Chicage, To-day. Twenty-five children
were in- jured here yesterday when school holiday party of about 1,000 children, visiting the World Fair, made a mad rush for the turnstiles, Reuter.
DARLING'S DERBY
COLTS
Gallops On Saturday Decided.
COLOMBO AT HIS BEST
London, To-day.
WILDEST
WE PRESENT A
Gorgeous. Display
of Gowns
·AND OVINTER CES
ARE
PAUL. RENNET
186-190 NATHAN ROAD
KOWLOON:
SQUADRON FROM PHILIPPINES
UNCERTAINTY
AT GENEVA
MODIFICATIONS ADVOCATED
UNCONDITIONAL PROHIBIT
OF AERIAL BOMBARDMENT
Heroic Gesture. May Prove Unavailing...
Geneva, To-day
To-day is probably a decisive day? in the life of the Disarmament
Conference. Wildest uncertainty prevails, though it is generally be- lieved that an adjournment is the only practical solution.
Ан a heroic effort to bridge the wide gap between the British and French attitudes, both the
|111 SILESIAN" 'COMMUNISTS ON
TRIAL FOR THEIR LIVES ́
-
STRATEGIC MOVE
High Treason. In Organising Armed TOO WEAK TO
Resistance To Nazism
Breslau, To-day.
A monster trial of 111 Silesian Communists opened here- to-day.
The prisoners are charged with high treason in organising armed resistance to Nazism.
If convicted they are liable to be behended---Reuler.
SUICIDE DRAMA IN KOWLOON Alleged Quarrel With Unknown Woman.
*
•
| FOUR POISON BOTTLES FOUND IN VICTIM'S ROOM
It is understood that Fred Dar-Spanish and Swedish delegitea. E. C. Grey a Eurasian employed ling, trainer of Easion and will advocate, with modifications, at the China Light and Power Ho- Medieval Knight, two promising a neutral nations' memoranda ter Department, Kowloon Tong, Derby entries, will gallop the colts proposing, inter alia immediate was taken to the Kowloon Hospital on Saturday to decide which horse of the existing situation, and the Center afternoon from No. 4 Gordon Richards, the champion of - Chi Wo Street, where he lived, but jockey, and Steve Donoghue, win-conditional prohibition of aerial died at about 8 p.m. from the ef ner of six Derby classics in his bombardment, together with a feets of lysol 'poisoning.
substantial amount of DisaTTAR- career, will take out in the Derby ment, involving a moderate, byt age, had been working at the Chins Gray, who was about 20 years of at Epsom next Wednesday.
practical, realisation of the prin- Light and Power Company for Lord Glanely's Colombo, the ciple of equality of rights. about two years, coming hore from favourite, is reported by trainer Reuter. Hogg to be at his best, and the
(Singapore
HOLD OWN IN FACE OF ENEMY
American-Japanese Agreement?
POSITION OF SINGAPORE AND HONG KONG
London, To-day. A report that America intends to withdraw her squa- dron from Manila, although she is en- titled, under the Phi- lippine Indepen dence Act, to main- tain a naval base there, is referred to t to-day by the diplo- matic correspondent of the London "Morning Post." He states that it is un- derstood that
the
The majority leader, Re- presentative J. W. Byrns, who determined that silver action should start in the House yes. terday, on Wednesday night hardness of the ground is not-Speedy Transformatieak at the addages is Cal.3♥ * stove will be strate- held the House in session un-troubling the trainer whid any til 7 p.m.
The majority howled down Opposition amendments.-Un- ited Press, per S. C. Gold Bar
Co.
NEW YORK MERCHANTS PROTEST
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAU (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra-
Surrey: 476 for 7 dec. (Sandham 219,phie Messages Ordinance, 1894, Re-
Gregory 116).
Australiana: 400 for 3 (S. J. McCabe
185 mot aut, W. H. Ponsford 125, D. G. Bradman 77).
YORKSHIRE BEAT
NORTHANTS.
J
Verity And Partridge Shine With Ball.
for
London, To-day.. Yorkshire displaced Kent second place in the County Cricket Championship yesterday when they beat Northants by an innings and 4 runs at Bradford.
Scores:
Northants: 153 and 100 (Verity 4)
for 20).
ceived June 1, 7.59 a.m.)
New York, To-day.
The Merchants' Association has issued a resolution against the Sil-
"What.auita the other horses willi suit Colombo,"
The Derby favourite will be rid- den by Toge Johnstone, the Aus- tralian-Japanese rider who has been brought to England from the Commonwealth especially to ride Colombo in the blue riband of the Turf.-Reuter.
"THROUGH TICKETS" EXCEED 2,000.
69,000 Sold In Big $1.00 Sweep.
Resulta far exceeding expecta ver Bill on the grounds that it will tions have been realised by the further dilute currency and bank- Hong Kong Jockey Club, following ing-United Press, per S. C. Goldtheir reduction in the price of
Bar Co.
$3,923,524 LOSS BY FORD MOTORS,
Possible Dividends To Family.
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.
Essential
EXTREME RESERVE SHOWN BY DELEGATIONS.
Geneva, To-day. "The situation was never
more
According to detaļle from Al Saffi
(Street, Ordy retoried holne pistek day at 3 p.m. followed by k woman. The amah stated that after Fentering his room with the woman a quarrel ensued at about 4 p.m. The woman then suddenly rushed out and telephoned to a doctor. critical in the 21⁄2 years since the Grey was found in an unconscious Conference began," said Mr. Arthur condition and was immediately taken Henderson, President of the Dis- to the Kowloon Hospital. The amah sive statement to Reuter. armament Conference, in an exclu-further stated that she handed two "Unicas bottles of lysol to the police, which there is a speedy transformation, it she found in the room. will become hopeless.
"The situation is such that the panying the late Mr. Grey is un- delegations are
known, but she is believed to have showing extreme reserve in regard to declaring their come from Singapore, position. The discussions may end
at the next silling of the General Commission," he said.-Reuter..
Cash Sweep tickets from $5.00 to PEMBROKE STEPHENS
$1.00, the sales of "Through Tic {kets" on to-morrow's Meeting hav-
Ing already exceeded 2,000.
ARRESTED
Sales yesterday jumped from British Journalist Under
1360 to 1760, and this morning a further 240 were sold, thus pass ing the 2,000 mark.
Аб the Cash the first five
Sweeps races
on to- morrow are limited to 2,500 the poa- sibility is that there will be very
(By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra phic Messages Ordinance, 1884. Rafew tickets for sale on those races
Yorkshire: 257 (Partridge for esived June 1. 7.59 a.m.)
99)-Reuter.
This represented Yorkshire'si
Northants'
sixth successive
on the course. Patrons will, how- ever, have the opportunity of buy- Boston, To-day. ing tickets on the sixth, eighth third win in five matches and The Ford Motor Company has and ninth races, which have been de-filed its 1933 report with the State Hmited to 3,000, 3,000 and 7.000
Commissioner of Corporations' Taxa- respectively. Llon, showing a loss of U.S.$3,923,624 | The seventh sweep is the maIM- for throughout the year, which, how moth Juling Sweep, tickets ever, does not account for possible which have already exceeded 69,000. dividends paid to the Ford family..
feat.
KENT 803 FOR 4
Ashdown 333 And Ames] 202 Not Out.'
TYLDESLEY AVERAGES 169
London, To-day. Exceptionally high scores were mada yesterday in several firat- class cricket matches,
Kent, in their match against Essex at Brentwood, declared at 803 runs for 4 wickets, which is the highest total reached in a County match since 1899. Ashdown made 883 and Leslie Amex 202 not out. Lancashire, playing, against Glamorgan at "Dardiff, declared at $14 for 7, Ern-
This figure is compared with an POLITICAL TREATY indicated loss of U.S.$79,247,669 for 1982-United 'reas, per S.C. Gold |
Bar Co.
ALL-ROUND PRICE RISE IN RUBBER ARTICLES
J
London, Today. The Institute of Rubber Manu-
WITH CUBA.
U.S. Ratification.
Washington, To-day. The United States Senate yester day ratified the new political treaty with. Cuba-Reuter.
facturers Associations has re- EXTRA BUS SCHEDULE DELAYED ported an increase in the price of
all rubber articles by ten per The 15-minute China Motor Bus cent. Reuter,
CEYLON'S RUBBER RESTRICTION
Colombo, To-day,,
Expulsion Order.
“IRRESPONSIBLE", TREATMENT OF GERMAN AFFAIRS.
Berlin. To-day.
Mr. Pembroke Stephens, Daily Express correspondent, has been arrested here, on an expulsion order with which he must comply within 24 hours.
The name of the woman accom-
WOMAN'S LYSOL POISONING
Spends Night In Hotel
NO ANSWER TO BOY'S KNOCKING
A Chinese woman, Hung Ng Kue, who engaged a room at the Luk Kok Hotel, Gloucester Road, Wanchal, the the largest Chinese Hotel in Colony, on Wednesday evening, was found in an unconscious condition the next morning and died at the Government Civil Hospital shortly! after admission from the effects of ja dose of lysol.
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gical, the squadrðu. being too weak to defend itself against possible enemy
forces that would be available before the arrival of help.
an
The closing down of the Manila base will facilitate American - Japanese agreement, but it leaves questions such as Singapore and Hong Kong un answered.
There is, however, no reason to suppose an agreement with Great Britain could not be reached on the matter, Reuter.
PTE. CLOGG TO BE
RELEASED.
Official Statement In Murder Case.
Gertrude Musier.
Blind since she was striken with infantile paralysis 15 years. ago, Gertrude Number, of Flushing, L., la shown in her home after ske suddenly discovered her sight was returning. Physicians had pronounced her case hopeless, but Gertrude's vision is coming back..
BREEZE AT
MEETING OF
DRUG EXPERTS
Mr. Victor Hoo Aasa Japanese Delegate.
MANCHUKUO PERMIT. PROBLEM
Gemera, To-day,
The Opium Advisory Committee, sitting privately, last night, discuss- ed the question of import certifli- cates for Manchukuo. The majar- ity of the Committee, in order to avoid raising the political aspect of the question, favoured the rétes- tion of the existing system, where- by Consular permits are used.
Mr. Delevigne, the British re- presentative, maintained that these permits did not offer the same guarantees-as import certi- ficates.
The Committee decided that it was not qualified to set- tle the issue.
WILL IMPROVE
Mr. Yokoyama stated that the situation in Manchukuo WRS the
former legacy of
rulers. Bir Japanese friends in Manchukuo ad- vised him that the situation would continue to improve,
This led to a passage of words with the Chinese delegate, Mr. Victor Hoo, Mr. Yokoyama having said that Japan had not had any. thing to do with Manchukuo, and Mr. Hoo maintaining that Mr. Yoko- yama's friends must have · more Private Clogg, of "B" Company, power than the advisers if they could South Wales Borderers, who was deal with the drug question. taken into custody by the Hong Kong The Committee later adopted the Police on Wednesday in connection report of the sub-committee on sei- with the murder of Special Police zures-Reuter. ', Guard, Mohamed Din, who was found shot in the head by his own revolver in Bowen Road on May 22, will be released to-day the China Chan Sang, type-setter at the Mall was informed this afternson by South China Morning Post, attempt Mr. T. Murphy, Assistant Superin-
It is stated that he is being. ANOTHER ATTEMPT. expelled on account of tho "Irresponsible and misleading manner with which he has continually reported German affairs."-Reuter.
NEW "POCKET BATTLESHIP"
FOR GERMAN FLEET.
Man Slashes Himself With Razor.
ed suicide at No. 18, Bridgen Streef, tendent of Police,
Tal Plug Shan, by slashing his It was stated earlier that if Pri
stomach with a razor, at about 1 vate Clogg was not fortnally charged o'clock this morning..
to-day he would be released, but off- Governcial confirmation of this morning's
GARAGE MANAGER FINED
HIGHER POLICE
TRAINING.
Prince Of Wales Opens Metropolitan College.
Berlin, To-day,
London. To-day, Germany's third "pocket bat He was admitted to the
The Metropolitan Police College, tleship of 10,000 tona, with 11-ment Civil Hospital, and is reported rumours that Clogg would be given which has been established at Hen- inch guns, will be launched on not likely to live.
his liberty were only confirmed this don for the training of the officer June. 80. Reuter.
According to his relatives, the man afternoon.
class of the Police Force, Was has been suffering 'from a suspected
formally opened yesterday afternoon attack of typhoid, but no motive is]
by HRH the Prince of Wales, A given for his attempt on his life.
He said the Polios College, was 'B For speeding in a controlled area development in which he was great- on May 16, Mr. P. Braga, manager ly interested, as he knew that the of Pani, Brago's Motor Garage, was need for higher-training in the Fo ary, with moderate fined $10 by E. 1. Wynne Jones attice Force had been exercising, the south east winds, was the weather the Kowloon Hagistracy this morn-minds of the Police authorities and
AørtedKby the yal ing.
the Police themselyss for some YESTE Stala morning?
*Inspector Saunders prosecuted. nast British Wireless Service.
service between Blake Pier, and
LEW CODY PASSES Quarry Bay, for the benefit of users of the swimming beaches at North
Hollywood, To-day. Point, which was scheduled to coma Lew Cody, the famous into operation to-day, has been de villain, was found dead
est Tyldsalay scoring 218—British The rubber restriction will be layed owing to the fact that the Po home here, yesterday,
enforced in Ceylon from to-day. lice Traffe Department has not yet was apparently caused
Router
sanctioned the augumented sarvion," Lailure, -- Reuter Mi
Wireless Berrien,
(Continued on Page 9
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