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HONG KONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1934. PRICE $3.00 Per Month
WENTERPUUSE
LADIES' AUTUMN FOOTWEAR
NOW ON
SALE NOW ON
KOWLOON SHOP ONLY:
PAUL RENNET et CIE
Corner of Austin --- Nathan Roads, Kowloon
SAAR CALM BROKEN WHEN POLICE CALLED TO CATHOLIC MEETING
KUNG DRAWS
UP NEW LAWS ON
SILVER IMPORTS]
Measures To Stop Smuggling
RULES FOR INTERNAL
TRANSPORTATION
Nanking, To-day.
In order to facilitate the trans portation of silver within the coun- try and to prevent muggling abroad, the Finance Minister, Dr. H. A. Kung, has announced the following measures governing per- mits for transportation.
1-Applications for permits from banks and commercial firms in Shanghai or the capital should be addressed to the Fin- ance Ministry.
2.-Permits for other parts of the country will be issued by the local Superintendent of Customs, who will submit reports to the; Ministry regarding the destina- tions and amount of silver every 10 days. Permits, after serving their purpose, should be drawn and forwarded to the Min-' istry for cancellation.
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OFFICERS DISMISSED SEQUEL TO YUET ON ACTION IN LOCAL
SHIPPING DISPUTE
Protest Letters To Foreign Consuls
GUILD ULTIMATUM TO YUET ON OWNERS
Owing to their refusal to obey! orders to sail yesterday at 3 p.m., the three European Officers, Capt. T. L. Brown, Chief Officer J. 5. Kirkpatrick, and Chief Engineer L. Paine, of the s.a. Chisen Chow were dismissed and asked to sign off this morning by the owners, who ad- vertised this morning for substi
Reichfuehrer Adolf Hitler went tutes. ould, the Nax narty to Herr Karl Goerdeler, Burgomaster of Leipzig as food dictater of the
Relch. Herr Gordeler was given powers to check the profiteering
and hoarding, threatening Germany
because of the restrictions in Im with-identified, with a former govern
Darts and is the first official
3.-Application by banks and commercial firma placed with the Customs should be accompanied with certificates from a a local bank ing association, a native bankers guild, or chamber of commerce.
(Continued on Page 12) LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY
Silver Prices Improve
ment in Germany to be given a high post the Hitler regime,'
AMERICAN
It will, however, be difficult to Jengage new officers as the river boat is sailing under the British flag, and under the circumstances the owners are bound to employ only British Officers.
Captain W: E. Kirby, Secretary of the China Coast Officers' Guild, has written to the German Consul and the Norwegian Consul, pr testing against their respecture subjects who are now employed on beat the 75. Thet Pa and who are ac
1935 OUTLOOK
FAVOURABLE
Scenes at the inaguration of General Lazaro M. Cardenas ao 19th President of the Republic of Mexico. The retiring president, General Abelardo Rodriguez (left), embraces his successor," and at the right General Cardenas takes theoath of office in the National Stadium in Mexico City. President Car- densh is 39 years old th
AMERICA ON EVE OF CONGRESS
Problems Of Relief
Dominant
15 PER CENT OF NATION
DEPENDENTA
SPECIAL TO CHINAÍMAIL"," (By Telegraph, Copyright Telegra ohio Messages Ordinance,; 1801. Re ceived December 31, 10.26 m.)
See Washington geo-day.........
cepting rates lower than the arbit. The financial problems connect
ration senle of wages.
Another letter has been written ed with relief dominate the atmos- FORECASTS OF HIGH to the owner of the 9.6. Yuet On phere on the eve of the meeting of
EXECUTIVES
CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM THE DOMINANT NOTE
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.. fly Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra Messages Ordinance, 1894. Re ceived December 31, 10.35 am,)
The local dollar is steady, opening on demand. yesterdayphic morning at 1/81⁄2.
New York, To-day,
demanding, immediately, complete Congress.
and unprejudiced reinstatement of With an estimated 16 per cent. the officers who were discharged, of the nation's population depen-
and that if by noon to-morrow no dent on relief, foreign questions,
reply is received, the owners will be including naval and Far Eastern entirely responsible for whatever developments, with their repercua
sions on the United Statua, and may arise.
Later, the position of the Philippines an Over 20 applicants applied for the der the Hawes-Cutting, Bill, Icomed posts of captain, mate, and, engineer, large, but took a secondary level. The inflationists and silverites
they monetary
Spot and forward silver prices have improved 3/16, closing at High executives foresee a fur-advertised by the Chuen On Steam preparing to urge new 24-9/16 and 24-11/16, respectively. ther improvement in 1935.
The London on New York cross-
late
Boat Company this morning, but are The general attitude, however, none were found suitable as rates was quoted at £-U.S.$4.93%, is cautiously optimistic. "General were not of British nationality. as compared with £U.S.$4.93%. Motors," says Mr: Alfred Frit- The New York on London ráte chard Sloan, the president, was quoted at £U.S.$4.93%, as should be somewhat better than! compared with £-U.S.$4.03%. in 1934."
FORTHCOMING MARRIAGE
The forthcoming marriage is an- Mr. R. B. White, President of nounced between Mr. A. F. Powell, AMERICA'S SILVER IMPORTS. the Western Union Telegraph of the Chinese Maritime Customs, Company. states that "prospects Customs House, Hankow, Yunnan, New York, to-day-The Chamber are better, providing that the and Phoebe Mugford, of 124, Glou of Commerce states that United present growing confidence con-cester Road, second floor, Hong States silver Imports for the week tinues without serious interrup- Kong.
tion," while Mr. Gerard Swope, | ading December 21 were .S.$2,465,429, including U.S.$2,178,-President of the General Electric 54 from the United Kingdom, Company, says "we look forward US.$177,083 from Peru, ando a continued Improvement in US$28,404 from Chile-United United Press, per S. E. Levy and Company.
REVENUE ACT EFFECTIVE AS FROM MARCH 15
business."
Mr. Walter Tower, executive secretary of the Steel Institute. says, "the outlook for the steel! industry appears- somewhat more favourable than last year."
Wall Street operators are praying that Congress will not disturb con- Waging, to-day-It is learned fidence, especially with so-called in- that the 1984 revenue act, requiring vestigations
"which accomplish.
the publication of individual and nothing except to upset business," corporaty incomes will become and hope that: Congress will concen- effective in March 15, United trate on recovery.
Ureas, per . E. Levy and Company. (Continued on Pats 12).
King Carol Ready To Make
Settlement On Madam Lupescu
VIENNA, D 26-King Carol wife from Rumanian patriots who of Romania, according to advices believe the country is suffering be- cause of hor continued presence received to-day from Bucharest by and of her strong influence in po- the foreign legions here, is pre-litics.
pared to settle a large sum on red- (Continued on Page 8.);
haired Mme. Lupesen, if she will
leave the country.
High officials of the Balkan wa
WOMAN HANGS HERSELF
on are believed to be behind the The body of Lam Mul, a Chinese induce Rumania's un-woman residing at a matshed on queen to depart from the the hillside above Tai Hang Village, was removed to the Public Mortuary
detective have been after it was found hanging in the the former junk dealer's matshed yesterday.
The
and the Fren
bruecken to inftiem whether the
or remain under the
reforma to stimu- business, which, however,
Continued on Page 9)
The China Mail tokes this op. portunity of wishing all its readers a Happy and Prosperous New Year. The next issue of China Mail will be published on Wednes- day, January 2
main street
CARDINAL BOURNE IN CRITICAL CONDITION
Signs Of Heart Failure Now Declared More Pronounced
London, to-day. His Eminence Cardinal Bourite, Archbishop of West- minster, is in a critical condi- tion, having lost strength in the
OIL CONCESSION GRANTED
WHOLE TERRITORY OF KOWAIT SHEIKH
SPEAKER IN HOSPITAL
INFORMATION
REFUSED BY
POLICE FORCE
CHAUFFEUR FIRES REVOLVER
THEN THE TROUBLE STARTED
Saarbruecken, To-day.
The calm which has hitherto prevailed was broken yesterday at Pliesscastel when a meet- ing of the Catholic Front was dispersed by the police, following a fight in the hall in which chairs were used as weapons.
The chief speaker, Herr Imbusch, who was formerly a Reichstag de- puty and who is now President of the Chris- tian Trades Unions, was Baghdad, To-day taken to hospital suffer- The Shiekh of Kowait has
ANGLO-AMERICAN GROUP" TO HAVE SOLE RIGHTS
last few days. The signs of signed an oil concession covering ing from head wounds.
the whole of his territory, grant The police are refusing ingcole rights to an Anglo-information, but is is American group, stated to be a
heart failure are now more pro- "nounced.-Reuter.
SELECT COMMITTEE REPORT DENOUNCED
Unacceptable And Illusory
Poona, To-day.
The annual meeting of the National Liberal · Federation has unanimously adopted a resolution that the Select Com- mittec's report is unacceptable and illusory and that no enact." ment based thereon can be ac- ceptable Reuter....
SHANGHAI POLICE APPOINTMENT
General Wen Chao-chi As Superintendent
combination of two powerful of understood that they concerns, including the Anglo- have arrested the chauf Persian: Oil Co.
Apda
Development is to begin imme-feur of the editor of the diately. Reuter.
anti-German Front news- paper "Neu Saar Post," TAX BONDS FOR alleging that he fired a revolver, which started INCOME
the trouble. Reuter.
SAAR SENSATION
Concentration Camp' Story Denied
Only Motive Explains Ashurst.
DESCRIBED AS OUTRAGE AND FAIRY STORY:
Washington, to-day. Senator. Henry F. Ashurst, Arizona Democrat, said that there were plans being formulated to in- troduce a constitutional amend- ment for the prohibiting of the issuance of Federal State muni- cipal tax exempt securities. He ex-
Saarbruecken, To-day plained that they do not want tax The affidavit of Wilhelm Fis bonds themselves, but merely the cher, former. Welfare Secretary income to be derived from them of the Dentsche Front anent the United Fress, per S. E. Lavy and concentration camp at Neuenkir Company.
COMPOSITOR GAOLED
chen is described as an atrocity and a fairy tale by Herr Buerckel, Hitler's Commissar for the Saar, who adds that Fischer was ex-
T
(Continued on page 9.):
SUPREME COURT MARRIAGE
General Wen Chao-chi, the newly appointed Commissioner of Police of In spite of the plea that he stole pelled: from the Deutsche Front. Shanghai, is scheduled to assume unintentionally, Tsang Ming, anReuter. his office to-morrow. General Wen sinemployed compositor, was sen returned. to Shanghai only recently tenced to one month's hard labour from Wahu-Chekiai Agency, by Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones at the Centrál Magistracy this morning Sentence of six weeks hard-labour for the theft of 88 pieces of type was this morning imposed on Leung from No. 8 Gage Street. Ming, unemployed, by Mr. E. I. Wynne- Jones at the Central Magistracy, for While fishing, with dynamite, Chan larceny, of six pocket books, the pro Shiu, owner of junk No, 5808C, was in perty of Tiao Soung-liang, a salesman, jured and taken to the Kowloon Hos of No. 95 Queen's Road Central, pitál yesterday for treatment,
Paris World's Fair Of 1937
Tan Man-tok-
Wai-ping
Chang
The marriage took place this morning at the Supreme Court Re gistry of Tan Man-tok, Engineer, of No. 44 Hankow Road, Kowloon, and Miss Chang Wal-ping, of the Shang--
To Centre Round Eiffel Tower hal Hotel; Macao:
Mr.TS. Whyte-Smith, Deputy Registrar of Marriages, officiated at
Profound international impor-jattributed to another aspect of the e ceremony in the presence of tance is attac to the Paris exposition: the opportunity it pro- United States Vice-Consul, Mr. John for vides for presenting France anew to Cochran Pool, who was one of the mpleted. the rest of the world in
Fair of which have finally been
red to
light, in other wo France's best foot form
But almos
(Continued on page 9.)
Kurt Grohman, 27-year-old ́ German acaman, died at the Kowloon Hos
en Bunday morning
d who was employed on reighter, Donaui fell several feet: the Noy hold on Saturday IsustainingTMinjuries that interth
witnesses.
WEATHER FORECAST
winda,
cloudy
Royal: Obser
thi” morning: