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No. 28,791 HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1934. PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
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ANGLO-ITALIAN NAVAL TALKS FRIENDLY AND SATISFACTORY
SOUTH-WEST
MEMORANDUM
FOR CHIANG
SPECIAL EMISSARY. AT NANKING.
CONCERTED BANDIT DRIVE RECOMMENDED
Nanking. To-day.
A lengthymeniorandum con- taining measures for the solut- Hon of various important pro blems involving the south-west provinces, addressed to General Chiang Kai-shek, was brought here today by Mr. Cheng Kufan omissory of General Chen Chi-
"The new king of prizefighters, Max Baer, bestown a royal kies on als mother, as she arrives in New York to take care of him.”
tar 1. Teung-jen and M. PORTUGUESE Paschung hs. He is en route)
to Nanchang,
The memorandum, containing. 5,000 ords, recommends detalled. measures for a joint anti-Commun-
OCCUPATION
OF ISLANDS
ist drive by the forces of General ENCROACHMENT OFF Liang Kwang and the Central MACAO MENTIONED.
Government under the command
* of the Generalissimo, in Kiangsi,|
and the rehabilitation of the Com NOT YET DISCUSSED IN CANTON
munist-ridden provinces,
follow-
ing the conclusions of the cam Spaign.
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[From Our Own Correspondent] Canton, To-day.
It also deals with other import- Concerning the alleged Por- of Wang ant issues vital to co-operation be-tuguese occupation tween the central Government and Kim, Sha Lan, and Kow Chau. the south-west provinces. Reu-Islands which are just off Macao,
ter.
ITALY'S REARMAMENT NOT DISCUSSED
2 NEW BATTLE CRUISERS BEYOND PRESENT SCOPE
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MR. BALDWIN STRIKES OMINOUS NOTE IN COMMONS-
London, To-day.
The preliminary Anglo- Italian näival talks, described as friendly and satisfactory were held at the Foreign Office yesterday morning and afternoon, between the principal representatives, Captain Biscia, of Italy, and Rear-Admiral Bel- lairs, of Britain.
The question of Italy's intended construction of two 35,000-ton battle-cruisers was not discuss- ed, being considered outside the scope of the pre- sent talks, which are likely to conclude to-day. Reuter
The House of Commons last night debated the Government's provisional (programme for Increasing, during, he next five years, the Royal Air Force squadrons
Mr. Hsiao Fu-chen, spokesman of MR. WALLACE'S the South-west Political Council,
WARNING TO DIVORCE GRANTED stated yesterday afternoon that
MRS. DALL
Ten Minutes Trial In Camera
Exquahovestestion Ras not yet been.
discussed.
Chinese press reports 'stated that these islands have been occupied by Portuguese from Macao in a peace- ful manner and that they have built highways there, have established Minden, Nevada, To-day. police stations and a fire brigade, Mrs. Curtis Dall, daughter of and have given free medical service President Roosevelt, was yester-to the villagers, who therefore make
day granted a divorce after a ten minutes trial which was held be. hind closed doors out of deference to President Roosevelt.
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no opposition to the encroachment.
DAIREN CONFERENCE Referring to the recent Dairen conference between Mr. Yin Tang,
In describit stances which ment to adopt Stanley Baldwij
the circum- he, Govern- course, Mr. ting Prime
Minister, said this festions of
Maxim LitvinoY
Louis Barthon
Fearing that the rise of Chancellor Adolf Hitler of Germany may have disastrous effects on their countries, France and Russia. have formed a new alliance to strengthen their borders against the threatened Pan-Germanism. Leading in the negotiations for a mutual assistance pact between the two republics are M. Louis Barthou, white-bearded Foreign Minister of France, and M. Maxim Litvinor, Sovlet Commissar of Foreign Affairs.::
U.S. FARMERS Imperial Deferice, and of-dis CEYLON TEXTILE QUOTAS
ACREAGE CONTROL MUST CONTINUE.
DESPITE THE DROUGHT
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. B Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra phia Massogea Ordinance, 189h. Br. ecived July 31, 8.52 a.m.)
Ruston, Louisiana, To-day. In a speech at a gathering of
ärmam nt had occupied thei minds of the Government for many years past, but never had
Ja survey of these problems been
conducted under conditions of greater difficulty and more con- stant change than in the last
twelve months.
'FRISCO SEAMEN TO RETURN TO WORK Following Example Of Longshoremen.
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SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra
ceived July 31, 5.45 am.)
San Francisco, To-day. The District President of the
REGULATION
GRANTED TO
DOLLFUSS MURDER
TWO ASSASSINS
FACE TRIAL IN
VIENNA COURT
LACES REMOVED FROM SHOES.
MRS. PANETTA WANTS TO SEE FRAU DOLLFUSS
"SHE MUST NOT
HATE ME."
HERE
VIENNA, TO-DAY, THE PUBLIC WERE NOT ADMITTED TO THE HEAVILY. GUARDED COURT WHEN THE TRIAL OPENED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, BEFORE A SPECIAL COURT MARTIAL OF OTTO PANET TA AND HOLZWEBER, THE ALLEGED MURDERS OF THE AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR; DR. ENGELBERT DOLLFUSS.
The accused, who are each. charged with firing one shot, en- tered the court wearing plain clothes, but the laces had been. removed from; their shoes for fear they might attempt to com- mit suicide.
The Public Prosecutor declared' that the two shots fired bad not been fatal, Dr. Dollfuss dying ..... from hemorrhage, because he was not allowed medical aid.
According to an interview given to a newspaper, Mrs.
GOVERNOR Panetta wants to see Frau
Dollfuss.
"I think her children and she muat not hate me," she declares,
LIVELY PROCEEDINGS Sensational admissions by Govern- ment witnesses caused a predica- ment and high words between the Bench and the Counsel for the De-
The difficulty of working for
COUNCIL MEMBERS' the Disarmament Convention had been increased, not only by the
RULING VETOED absence of Germany from the The custody of the two children. managing director of the Peking-farmers here yesterday, the Unit- fact that there had seemed
International counsels, but by the pkic Messages Ordinance. 1894. le
COLONIAL OFFICE ACTION Sistic and Buzzie, was decided by Shenyang Railway, and the Japanese a written agreement which has
Kwantung command, Mr. Haino said ed States Secretary of Agriculture, throughout the year little prob
London, To-day. not been disclosed.
that the views of Mr. Hu Han-min Mr. Henry C. Wallace, attacked ability of getting Germany in
Longshoremen's Unton, Mr. Lewis, The Colonial Secretary, Sir Phi- the near future to join once has notified the mediators that the lip Cunliffe-Lister. replying to the are the same as those of the leaders the Republicans, and warned the more in these discussions. here, who, therefore, make no fur-farmers not to succumb to the
longshoremen will return to work Conservative member for Accring ther comment on it.
Moreover, there had been events on all parts of the coast at 8 a.m
The chief of the rebels, an ex- short-sighted leadership of persons in various parts of Europe creat-to-day.
ton, Major H. A. Proctor, in the soldier, Otto Planetta, who confees- using the drought to attack the ing a greater sense of uneasiness This marks a definite break with House of Commons, yesterday, ed to the shooting of Dr. Dollfues, Agriculture Adjustment Adminis- than had hitherto been experien- the seamen, who are still undecided said that the Governor of Ceylon and Franz Holzweber, who le de-
in parts of Europe which, if arbitration-United Press, par S. E. Ministers did not propose to intro- court.
There was a spirit abroad whether to return to work, pending had reported that the Board of scribed as the lander of the
bels, are held closely guarded in could not be curbed, might some Levy and Company.
The suit was based on "incom- patible relations"
and was
not contested by Mr. Artis Dall- Reuter.
CAT BITES WOMAN AT KOWLOON CITY.
Two Dog Cases.
Two further cases of dog-bite were reported to the Police yester- day, in addition to a case of cat- bite.
An Lau, a coolle, was bitten by a chow dog. belonging to Tal Choy,
of Victoria Street. The dog wos sent to Kennedy Town.
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MANUFACTURING
ACTIVITY.
2.4 Per Cent. Decrease In June In U.S.
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. (y Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra- phic Menangça Ordinones, 1994, Re- ceived July 31, 8.53 a.m.)
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tration.
"Do not give them the oppor tunity to mismanage the cou- try again." he said.
He emphasised that crop con- trols would continue, despite the drought's reduction of surplus.
"One year of ordinary wes- ther will bring as right back to the 1932 situation If the controls are removed entire- ly," he declared. Mr. Wallace
ced.
day make the task on which their (Continued on Page 12) thoughts were centered Impossible of achievement.
GATHERINGS FREVENTED : Minneapolis, To-day. The city remained calm on Sun military prevented
The
It was in these circumstances that they had seen, in the major day. ity of nations-working on this gatherings. United Press, per 3. E. question of disarmaments, a move Levy and Company. towards increasing their arma- menta rather than towards de explained that creasing them. the United while, due to the drought, certain
be unnecessary, next year, "with
FUTURE UNCERTAIN
The future was uncertain. They
-P. W. A. GIVE 12,000
EMPLOYMENT
Washington, To-day."
duce legislation for the regulation of imports of foreign cotton and turtificial silk, piece goods, which policy had been generally adopted by those Colonies which were free to take such action. ----
New York, To-day.
The Government, he continued, The National Industrial Confer-
felt that it would be impossible ence Board has reported that manu-
that Ceylon should be excluded Cheung Nam-fong, a chair coolie, facturing activity, In
from a particular Imperial polley was admitted to the Government States, based on man-hour, decreased screage control programme may
which was regarded as essential Civil Hospital after being bitten by 2.4 per cent. in June.
to the economic interests of the when carrying a chair in Robinson The hourly earnings were 68.6 ordinary wenther the surplus will could not tell yet whelber success The Public Works Administra- Empire as a whole...
ORDER-IN-COUNCIL Kam Chung, a woman, of Kow-cents, which is unchanged from be such by the Autumn of 1985 would attend the formation of an tion has loaned to 18 railroads,
May.
that it will again he necessary to Eastern agreement, and this un-U.S.$61,978,000 for the purchase of They had therefore decided to loon City, was admitted to the Kow- The loon Hospital suffering from a cat U.S.$20.71, which is 0.5 per cent.paign hooked with acreage control on the work at Geneva. Another ploying an
weekly earnings were launch a Government loan cam-certainty must have its reactions locomotives and cars, thereby amake use of the powers of legis
estimated total of Iation by an Order-in-Council' bite, the animal being the property below the May figure-United Press for 1986.- United Press; per S. factor which must exercise an im- 12,000-United Press, per S. E. which had always existed and, of Ip Chun-wai, aleo of Kowloon per S. E. Levy and Company. E. Levy and Company.
Road.
City,
S.W.B. DRUMMER Analysis Of World Consumption:
Of American Cotton Now Concluded
DESERTS
Arrest Warrant For A. M. Conse.
portant influence on the whole Levy and Company, question was the success, or other- wise, of next year'a Naval Confer- ence-British Wireless Service.
WEATHER FORECAST
Generally fair, with local show- ers, and moderate east winds, was
LOCAL RAINFALL
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Quiet Reigns In South Kwangsi
fence livened up the opening of the court martial.
The public are not admitted.
The first sensation came when Planetta declared that the Police Vice-President, Herr. Stubl addressed the prisoners after their arrest and said that if the murderer of Dr. Dollfuss confessed. the rest would be freed.
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Sentence Meted Out To Nazi Rebels.
CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY
Vienna, To-day,
re-
The confiscation of the property of all concerned in the Nazi revolt aid forced labour in the concentra- tion camps for minor offenders, has been decreed by the Austrian Cabinet at an extraordinary- Bezalon
Following Communist Discontent which heard the report of
the Secretary of Defence declaring
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL as compared with 6,004,000 bales
From Our Own Correspondent) "The Communist forces are in bad that order, had been completely re- New York, To-day. - last season.
Canton, To-day. shape, General Yu continued stored throughout the country, and The Cotton Exchange Service British consumption of Ameri- the weather forecast issued by the All is quiet an the Southern "There is a rift in their camp that the last attempt rally the re- A warrant has been issued for has estimated the world consump-can cotton is 1,406,000 bales, the Royal Observatory this morning, Klangal front, according to a report coupled with the fact that they serebels had collapsedReuter. the arrest of Andrew Manuel Conse, tion of American cotton, for the largest total since the 1928-29 sea-
submitted by General Yu Had-mou, ly need food and salt. Owing to dis aged 23, a drummer of the South season now ending, at 18,564,000 on. United Press, per 9. E Levy
General Officer Commanding the content, the Red soldiers are not in Wales Borderers, who deserted from bales, as compared with 14,405,000 and Company
first column of the southern anti- position to continue the struggle STEEL ACTIVITY DECREASE his regiment at 6.30 p.m. on Satur-bales last season,
The local rainfall recorded at Communist forces.
much longer day, July 28. S
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Wong, Ying, a Chinese woman, and
New York, To-day. The world carry-over of Ameri- Coase, a native of Plymouth, te can cotton to-day stands at 10am Bam, who were charged with the the Royal Observatory for the 24 General Yu stated that the Com- Twelve counties in Southern
murder of Lo Kwai, Allan Lo Chin, a hours ended 10.80 am, to-day was munists are not concentrati their Klangsi have been recaptured by the The American Steel Institute described as being 8 feet 7 inches 886,000 bales, as compared with former gardener of Kowloon Tong and 0.05 Inch, bringing, the total since attention in the south but are South Route Anti-Red forces (com-reports, activity at 28.1 per cent, tall, baving fair hair, blue eyes, and 11,754,000 bales last year, let the busband of the first accused, wie January-1 to 69.80 inches, as- active in the South-east-
Kwang" posing of Kwangtung and Kwangsi of capacity, sa cotapared with 27.7 bearing tattoo" marks on his armsUnited States consumption of formert not guilty by the pay it, the pared with normal laveres
Criminal Sessions, ~ Supreme Court,
chang, a strategic point recently divisions)," said General Yu. Now per cent last week.-United Press, and body,
American cotton is 5,551,000 bales, this morning, and discharged.
287 Inches
captured by the Nanking forces.
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