For THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE LTD
FINAL EDITION
Kibrary;
Sup
Carnation
Carnation
"From Contented Cows"
THERE'S CREAM
IN
EVERY DROP.
The dollar, on demand, closed
to-day at 1/8 1-2.
ChinaTMTM Mail
Sole Agents: CONNELL BROS. CO., LTD.,
EL 1845.
THE OLDEST • ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST
MILIA
HONG KONG & 8. CHINA.
No. 28,827
Est. 1845.
HONG KONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1934. PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
FOR FOUR DAYS ONLY
SPECIAL DISPLAY
BEAUTIFUL GOWNS
10a.m.-11.45 p.m.
3 pm 5.00 pm.
DAILY
PAUL RENNET * CIE
Nathan Road, Kowloon.
64,000 SEE PETERSEN RETAIN TITLE ON TECHNICAL KNOCK-OUT GAINS RETIRES IN THIRTEENTH ARBITRATION
LARRY GAINS
"OUT OF THE
DEPTHS OF
FATAL SLIP IN SEVENTH
LOSER'S PLUCKY
DISPLAY ENDED
BY WIFE'S PLEA
Champion's Whirlwind
Attack
DAZED BY SLEDGE-HAMMER
LEFT TO JAW
LONDON, TO-DAY.
A CROWD OF 64.000 SAW JACK PETERSEN RETAIN HIS BRITISH EMPIRE HEAVYWEIGHT BOX IN-G]
DEPRESSION"TITLE LAST NIGHT, AT THE
Cheering Reports Of U.S. Recovery
FARMERS' HANDICAP
SPECIAL TO CHINA MATI..
JACK PETERSEN
SOVIET IN LEAGUE?
WHITE CITY WHEN HE DE PERMANENT SEAT
FEATED LARRY GAINS, THE CANADIAN-NEGRO EX-HOLD- ER, ON A TECHNICAL KNOCK- OUT, THE LATTER RETIRING IN THE THIRTEENTH OF THE 15 ROUND CONTEST. PETERSEN 18 NOW LIKELY TO MEET PRIMO CARNERA,
[By Telegraph, Copyright, Tolegro phic Messages Ordinance, 1894, Re. DETHRONED WORLD CHAT- crived September 11. 5.22 am))
Washington, To-day.
PION, IN LONDON.
OFFERED
UNANIMOUS VOTE AT GENEVA
Geneva, To-day. At a private meeting of the League Council, yesterday after After battling with wonderful noon, it was unanimously decided The General Counsel of the pluck Gains fell into the arms of to offer the Soviet a permanent N-R-A. Mr. Donald R. Richberg, his seconds, who threw in the seat on the League Council. in his final report on the recovery towel at the end of the thir- Reuter measures, told President Roose-teenth round in response to- an velt that the nation had risen appeal from Larry's wife to stop "out" of the depths of the worst the fight. depression and was moving! Petersen began in his
usual steadily forward.””
whirlwind fashion, winning the first round by sheer aggression.
He said that the money ex- pended on recovery was a small price to pay for such a gain,
He continued the fight in this
The report included a foreign|manner delivering many stiff lefts, trade section which stated: and frequently jolting back Gains"
The principal handicap to the head, but it was not until the tenth effort for greater farm recovery round that he was able to establish, is the continued demoralisation the superiority that battered Gains of international trade. It into helplessness, would remove the handicap if
the foreign purchasing power of the United States markets could
MISSED OPPORTUNITY
In the seventh round Gains atog-
Russia's notification was report-
HOPES DIMMED IN
TEXTILE STRIKE
But Workers Returning In South
NATIONAL GUARD PROTECTION AT ALL MILLS
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.
(Bp Telegraph. Copyright, Telegra. phic Mesenges Ordinanes. 1894. Re- |ceived September 114,628 a.m.)
Washington, To-day.
;
Strike arbitration chances are dimmer. It is reported, however, thai hundreds of strikes are returning to work throughout the South, with National Guard protection at the mills.
Traders in New York believe
Leonard Held (left) and James Ayling as they appeared, at Wasaga Beach, Ont, where they took-off for Bagdad, Irak, in an unsuccessful attempt to establish a new world's non-stop distance record.
that the textile strike is likely to KIRBY DEFEATS
reach its climax, this week.
ENFORCED ARBITRATION
NOW BEING ÚRGED
NEW ARMS EXPOSE BRITISH DEAL
THROUGH US. MANUFACTURER
SURPLUS WEAPONS FOR S. "AMERICA
£6,000,000 SALE 'AIRED
Washington, To-day. A letter to Mr. Miranda, Presi- dent of the American Armament Corporation (1933), Limited, from Mr. John Ball, a director of the Soley Armament Company
SHIELDS Limited, London, was read at the
SENSATIONAL
Textile Union members have 10 KILLED AND 100 INJURED UPSET IN AMERICAN
asked the President's Mediation Board to force arbitration after the President of the Cotton and Textile Institute, Mr. George Sloan, had
"the rejected impossible from every stand- point" proposals made by Mr. Gorman on Sunday night.- United Press.. per S. E. Levy and Company
A 24 HOURS OFPERAC The United States Textile edly made through the French Strike Committee has extended its Government which had been acting offer to submit to arbitration for the another 24 hours, in view of yea- as an intermediary between Soviet Government and the League terday's meeting between the Me- of Nations during the preliminary diation Board and representatives of the manufactures, at which the negotiations.
Board thought settlement possible.
(Continued on Page 19.)
League Assembly
Opens
NEW PRESIDENT ELECTED
-Reuter.
Settlement Fair To All. Quite Possible
Washington, Later.
London, To-day. The strike mediators have is-
IN TRAIN COLLISION
Passenger And Goods Train Crash In Yugoslavia
Bacharest, To-day. Ten people were Hilled and 100 injured in a collision between a *passenger train and a goods train at Jimbolis, near the Yugoslavia frontier, last night-Reuter.
RISE IN SILVER
HURTFUL TO CHINA
SAYS MR. LI MING
SHANGHAI REPORTS DENIED IN U.S..
NORMAL POLICY ADOPTED
New York, To-day. Chinese banker, Mr. Li
The
!
CHAMPIONSHIP
Perry Sweeps Through
To Great Victory
LIKELY TO MEET WOOD IN FINAL ROUND
Forest Hills, To-day. Vernon Kirby, the South African
Senate enquiry into the American- maritions industry, which was con- tinued here yesterday,
The letters stated that the
Soley Company was disposing of about £6,000,000 worth of small arms left over from the war, on
behalf of the British Govern-
¡ment.
Evidence was given that the Soley Company arranged for the American Armament Corporation to act as their agents and sell these munitions to Latin Ameri ca except Nicaragua
The letter said that the British Gov-
Mr. Miranda testifled, that Pre-
amant would not permit the male to ace, who beat Von Cramm at Win-the revolutionari In Nicaragus owing bledon, created the biggest sens to the American interest there: tion in this year's America Nationalsident Roosevelt's arms embarge Men's Singles Lawn Tennis Cham had cost his company $320,000. pionship when he defeated Frank worth of orders for munitions will now meet Fred Perry, who is Shields in four sets, yesterday. He Reuter.
defending his title.
(Continued on Pane 4)
Results as cabled. by Reuter were:----
ADMIRAL JACKSON
PASSES
V. G. Kirby (S. Africa) beat F. X. Saw Service In China Shields (U.S.) 4–6, 6–4; 6—1, 6–3, (0.8.) 6-3, 6-0, 6-2,
F. J. Perry (Britain) beat C. Butter
8. Wood (U.S.) beat F. Parker (U.S.)
16———4, 6———4, 7-5.
W. Allison (U.S.) beat. L. R. Stoc-
In 1858
London, To-day.
The death is announced of Ad-
aged 92, the Senior Officer of his rank in the retired list of the Royal
be restored by increasing im-gered the Welshman with a smash-
Sir John Simon, the Foreign sued a statement expressing the Ming, in the course of a press ports to the extent necessary to ing left to the jaw and Petersen Minister who is at the head of the belief that a textile industry interview, yesterday, said that pay for normal farm exports." was only saved by Gains' inability British Delegation to the League of settlement can be reached which the rise in silver is hurtful to United Press; per S. E. Levy and to follow up his advantage.
Nations Assembly, which opened in is "fair to workers, employers and China, exerting the same deflaten (U.S.) 86, 46, 11-9, 6-8, 6-2 miral Sir Thomas Sturges Jackson, Company.
Throughout the fight the loser Geneva yesterday, is one of the 23 the public.” fought magnificently. He was full Foreign Ministers of various coun- of courage, and all his cunning, tries taking part in the meeting. which once brought about Car- nera's downfall, was well to the fore. Petersen, however, was much the faster, and his punches possessed much more sting-Reu- ter.
AN OBLIGATION
OF DANGEROUS
POSSIBILITIES
Eastern Locarno Pact Blow
-GERMANY NOT TO JOIN
Berlin, To-day. Germany has sent a memoran- dum to the British, French and Italian Governments stating that there is no possibility of Germany joining the Eastern Locarno Pact as long as certain Powers continue to refuse her equality in arina- ments.
Germany is placed in the midst of highly-armed States; the mem- orandum continues, and must be must cautious. She cannot as sume an obligation, which would drag her into all possible con- flicts in the East and probably make Germany a battleground. - Reuter,
(Continued on Page 4.)(*
CAPTAIN WILLMOTT'S
DEATH
Rigorous Investigation Urged By Relatives HEART FAILURE ACCOUNT RIDICULED
New York. To-day." According to the New York Poal, the relatives of Captain * Willmott will demand a rigorous investigation into his death. They declare that the report that Captain Willmott died of heart failure is ridicu. lous as he never had heart trouble.
· (Continued on' Page 10.)
SCIENCE TRIUMPH
Actinium Isolated.
For First Time
Cleveland, Ohio, To-day.
HANKOW-CANTON 'RAILWAY
Work To Be Started Immediately
BRIDGE OVER YANGTZE
Nanking, To-day.
tionary effect as the high dollar had in the United States.
He added that China's purchas- ing power is not measured in the value of the silver posseased, but by productivity and the export capacity, both of which are serious- ly affected by the high price of silver.
CANTON'S STAND Navy British Wireless Service.
Ready To Back Up
Her Demands
PUZZLE FOR NANKING
[From Our Own Correspondent) ---
A Treasury official spokesman denied the Shanghai reports and The American Chemical So-] All sections of the Hankowaaid that rumours of a similar ciety has learned that actinium, Canton Railway, represented at a character were circulated in "New her 9 is based on sound principles the rarest metal on earth, worth joint conference have according to York last week, the basis for which U.S.$1,000,000 per ounce. has Chinese sources, agreed that work is not known. been isolated for the first time-be started immediately for the re-
(Continued on Page 9)
Renter.
pair of the line; and for the con- struction of an iron bridge to span Mr. Huang Shao-hsiang, Minister of the Yangisze, and link Wuchang Interior, left Kuling yesterday for with the actual terminus of the Nanking, where he is expected to art rive this afternoon.
rallway at Hankow. Reuter.
Admiral Sir Thomas Sturges ·Jack- son was born in March 1842 Ho en- tered the Royal Navy in 1858 -- and served at the capture af Pelho Forta in 1858, receiving the China medal with Canton and Taku elagps...
He was naval officer charge at Jamaica from 1892 to 1895 and Elupe- rintendent of H.M. Dockyard, Daven- port from 1899 to 1902 He was created H.C.V.O. in 1902.
Canton, To-day "Our joint telegram of Septem-
fand is not aimed against any par- ticular individual," declarea Mr. Hsiao Fu-cker, official spokesman Washington, To-day.
US. REFUNDING; PLAN WELL RECEIVED.
Mr. of the Kuomintang South-west Henry Morgenthau, the United Executive Committes. "We stand States Treasury Secretary, de- by this message regardless of sacri-clares that the nations' reception WEATHER FORECAST
fice, because we are prompted by 4 of the Government's refunding public duty." Fair to showery, with moderate
plan is satisfactory. United east winds, was the weather foreing Fith National Congress to
The telegram demands the com- Press. per S. E. Levy and Co., cast for to-day, as issued by the punish those officials responsible
British Polar Expedition Leaves Royal Observatory, this morning for the loss of the four North-
For Exploration At Graham Land
LOCAL RAINFALL
eastern provinces and to adopt a STOP PRESS
atrong policy towards Japan in con- trast to the present weak one of the The local rainfall recorded at the Nanking Government. London, To-day. The British Government have or Royal Observatory for the 24 hours Mr. Hsino said that the proposals The British Graham Land expedidored the Discovery II to help in ended 10.30 am, to-day was 4:57 of the telegram are so far reach- A cousin of Captain Willmott tion, under the leadership of Mr establishing a base for the expedi- inches, bringing the total since ing that Nanking will take some declared that a certain group of
tion, which intends to undertake a January 1 to 85.70 inches, as com time before ziaking a reply. He John Rywill, left the St. Katherine Bledge journey of probably more pared with a normal average of declared that his colleagues are Cubans would stick at nothing to have the-United States intervene Dock, London, In the schooner than 1,000 miles across an entirely 70.92,
"Pendola" yesterday. thero. Router.
unknown region in Graham Land:
(Continued on Page #)
AUSTRALIAN LEAVES $5,700
It is presumed that Captain Will- H.R.H. the Prince of Wales in Farewell messages, wishing suc James Henry Thompson, of Sack-mott was the skipper of the Ward the patron of the expedition, which ceas, and 6 safe return to the ex- ville Street, Kew, Victoris, Austra-Line chip, Morro Castle, which was is being undertaken with assistance pedition, were sent by the Secre
Ha, died on August 1985
ing local estate, valued at:
Mr. R. A. Wadeson,
beën: grantad leave to: plification of wILS
leay gutted by are with heavy loss of from the Government,
life, early last Saturday morning port
sey bound for New ork several widely
hile proceeding up the cousS
rom South Anferican
the sup-tary for the Colonies, Sir Phill aphical Cunliffe-Lister, and Sir Hen
Committee.
CITY LANDSLIDE:
A lan
rainfall
caused, by the heavy. this morning, „OCCUP
eet. Tons of rocks Inside blocked
quite ready to back up this impor tant stand, but he declined to ela- horste this point.
(Continued,on Page 9)
Mr. Sun Fo, who has been vacation Ling in Honolula" for the past month, Is now on his way to China by the I still inacces R.M.S. Empress of Japan,which
Idue to arrive In Bhanghal to-morrow,"
Shanghai, To-day. The Shenal Pacific Com. ·· missioner, General Yang Hu chen. will leave for Nanking this evening to sob Wang Ching-wei, and will then return to Sianfu.
It is understood that Gen- eral Yang has
raising $2,
servancy wo River, Sher