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LADIES AUTUMN FOOTWEAR
NOW ON SALE NOW ON
KOWLOON. SHOP ONLY:
PAUL RENNET et CIE
Corner of Austin - Nathan Roada, Kowloon
FATALITIES REPORTED FOLLOWING US. SHIPPING DISASTER
Benito Juarez Mussolini was
himself on exile from Italy because
of his red-hot Socialist conviètions. Now Joseph Modigilans, above, head of 'Italian Socialist party,_is" an exile because Socialism is under Il Duce Mussolini's ban. He is shown in New York, where he is beginning a nationwide series of labour union addresses.
RANGERS BEATEN
PARTICK CAUSE
SENSATION IN
SOCCER CIRCLES
DUNFERMLINE HOLD ABERDEEN
BOLTON ENJOY FIELD DAY AGAINST BURNLEY
London, To-day.
There were several upsets in the
NON-INTERFERENCE AGREEMENT
AUSTRIA ACCEPTS
FORMULA
·
TENSION IN "BALKANS WILL BE RELIEVED
CONSULTATIVE PACT SEEN
ROMENTO-DAY.
IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE FRANCO-ITALIAN AGREE MENT, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE SIGNED DURING M LAVAL'S VISIT, WILL COMPRISE A MORE FORCIBLE FRAN- CO-ITALIAN RE-STATEMENT OF THE PRINCIPLES OF AUS- TRIAN INTEGRITY AND INDEPENDENCE AND OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ITALY, YUGOSLAVIA CZECHO SLOVAKIA, AND HUNGARY NOT TO INTERFERE WITH - THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF AUSTRIA, OR RACH OTHER,
AND NOT TO INITIATE ANY ACT OF AGGRESSION.
The Franco-Italian negotiations were held up or 24 hours be- cause Austria was reluctant to agree to any guarantee of indepen- dence by her Balkan neighbours.
Premier Benito Mussolini has drafted a formula which is un- derstood to be on the above lines and which Austria has accepted, thus enabling M. Laval to leave for Rome.
NEW ATTEMPT TO GET MR. HU HAN-MIN TO GO TO NANKING
GENERALISSIMO'S INDUCEMENT
Scottish League yesterday, Par- NAVAL ALLIANCE WITH JAPAN
tick Thistle creating a sensation by defeating Glasgow Rangers, the League champions, by the only goal scored in their home fixture,
(Continued on Page 4) Yesterday's results, as cabled by Reuter, were as follows:-
SECOND DIVISION Bolton
7 Burnley FRIENDLY Queen's Par R. 1 Corinthians
Airdrie Ayr *Celtle
Scottish League.
Dundee. Dunfermline
Falkirk Hibernian Motherwell
Partick
St. Mirren
• Not played.
2. Hamilton
2 Kilmarnock
FLY IN THE OINTMENT :
[From Our Own Correspondent]
Canton, To-day.
in" uniform, Italien. classroom work 'by: early as they can school
Hoito Musselial's dictum of a "nation children are now being taught even. achers Military drill" is obligatory as gun. This pletare was taken in a Rome:
IMPROVED ANGLO-IRISH
RELATIONS
CAPTAIN STATES ALL
PERSONS SAFE
LEXINGTON RAMMED AND SUNK IN 10 MINUTES. MIRACULOUS ESCAPES IN ICY WATERS NEAR NEW YORK
New York, To-day. Folice and coast guards confirm the captain's statement that no fatalities occurred when the coast steamer Lexington was rammed and sunk in the East River in the space of 10 minutes.
An earlier cable states that it is believed that no fatalities occurred, as the captain declares that all the passengers and crew have been saved. A final check-up la difficult as a number of those rescued were taken to the Brooklyn side. According to the best available information the passengers numbered 130 and the crew 52.
The "Lexington," which has plled between New York City and Providence since the '90's is now resting in 40 feet of water with her funnels showing above the surface. P
GENTLEMANS AGREEMENT FOR THIS HELD THE VESSEL, UP UNTIL EVERYONE HAD BEEN
COAL AND CATTLE
London; To-day. gentleman's agreement has been arrived at between the The non-Interference agree Irish Free State and the British Government, by which the Free ment may well have far-reaching State will take a larger quantity of British coal in exchange for results not only to ease the ten-equivalent Imports of Irish cattle into Britain. sion in the Balkans but to im-The agreement believed to be an important step towards the prove Italo, Variay relations and restoration of horft lous bitween the two countries and may possibly develop during 11. hopes are expressed that such a development will lead to an im Laval's visit into a consultative provement it outstanding Angle Fish political questione, pact, which will mean that the Powers concerned, Italy, Yugo- slavia, Czecho-Slovakia, Austria, and Hungary, would agree to con- fer before any intended step was taken by any party concerned. → Reuter.
Rumania Excluded From Agreement
GERMANY
Rome, To-day-2
It is again reported that Dr.| DOUBTS REGARDING Wang Chung-hul, member of the World Court, and Dr. H. H. Kung, Minister of Finance, will shortly leave Shanghai for Hong Kong and again attempt to persuade Mr. Hu Han-min to go to Nanking. Such
It is agreed that Rumania will be excluded from the non-interfer- ence agreement, anyhow for the present as she is not an Austrian
a move is said to be the completion.border state.
2 of Canton-Nanking co-operation. France and Italy certainly had
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1 Hearts
Б
1 Aberdeen
2 Clyde
4
1 St. Johnstone.
1:
6
Albion
2
1 Rangers
1. Queen O'S.
CO-OPERATION
AT LAST
United Kingdom Trade With India
COMMISSIONER'S REPORT
As an inducement to Mr. Hu Han- min to proceed to Nanking, Gen- eral Chiang Kai-shek, Chairman of the Nanking Military Commission, is said to be willing to lead his troops to Szechuen to exterminate the Communista there. So for all
1 the Nanking troops are still con-
centrated in Kiangai and Fukien.
(Continued on page 9.)
London, To-day Conditions and prospecta et United Kingdom trade with India are reviewed in a report on the year 1933-34 by the Senior Trade. Commissioner in' 'India and Coy
lon
In the course of the report he states that industrialista In both countries are at last realising that the interests of all parties can best
ABYSSINIAN INCIDENT
Reasonable Attitude By Government
·BRITAIN WELCOMES TREND OF EVENTS
A further
London, To-day,
#from
the intention of trying to include: Germany in the agreement, but at present it is uncertain whether Germany is prepared to be drawn in. Reuter.
Probable Invitations
Vienna, To-day.
It is officially stated that Austria and all her neighours, including: Germany, and probably Britain, ....? France, Rumania, and Poland, will be also fàvited to participate in the non-interference pact-Reuter,
FRANCO ITALIAN CONVERSATIONS Satisfaction In London
"JOE" BYRNS DEMOCRAT
CHOICE FOR SPEAKER::
Now Certam To Be Elected When Congress Meets
IT APPEARS THAT THE JANE CHRISTENSON'S BOWS BECAME EMBEDDED IN THE LEXINGTON'S SIDE AND TAKEN OFF. SHE THEN WITHDREW TOWARDS THE SHORE WITH MANY SURVIVORS. REUTERS
The effect of the agreement will be that over 1,000,000 tons more British coal will enter the NO Free State, while Irish circles es timate that it will mean the ex-1 tra importation of 150,000 head of cattle over the present quota limits.
SHIPPING STRIKE
EXPANSION
New York, Later." The Colonial Navigation. Com- pany's coastal steamer "Lexing ton was rammed and sunk in the East River carly this morning. Over 100 persons are unaccount-
New Threat Follows ed for up to the
Luet On Owner geheLexington talvessel of
1:244 10am and 246 feet h was en route to Providence, Rho Island, with 200 passengers and crew of 61 when she collided with
Firm Stand.
COMPROMISE ACCEPTABLE
UNTIL OFFICERS ARE REINSTATED
All river boats may be involved.
in the local shipping strike in the
A further outcome of the near future if the owner of the ss. agreement will be the cessation of Yuet On does not agree to reinstate Irish Imports of coal from Ger the discharged British Officers. The many and Poland as soon as the Chine Coast Officers Guild is deter Free State's present contracts mined to continue the strike and will with those countries expire. not entertain any compromising
Washington, to-day.... Mr.Joe" Byrns, Democratic representative for Tennessee, has been nominated for the Speakership of the House of Re- presentatives by the Democratic Party, being thus assured of election when Congress meets to morrow in view of the proponly derant Democratie majority in the House. Reuter.
NEW YEAR ARDOUR DAMPENED
Rain Spoils Festivities In Canton
CROWDED STREETS
(From Dur Own Correspondent)
the Arrow Christenson fa half. minutes.
steamer "Jane and was almost aliced She ank within
The passengers jumped Into
the, icy waters from the sinking vessel, and the river Immediate ly became a bedlam of sound, with the syrene of all tur-) and other craft blowing as they rushed to the scene of the dia
MAKE SHIFT, HOSPITAL
The coalfields principally con- proposals by the owners of the other cerned are South Wales, Lanca- boats until the dismissed officers are
A make-shift hospital was ea shire, and South-west Scotland; reinstated and the demands of the tablished on the Manhattan shore, thus the agreement will especial Guild satisfied, stated. Capt.-W. and doctors were asked there
benefit the particularly dia Kirby, Secretary of the Guild, this
from the Bellevue Hospital. It is tressed areas.
morning. A
MALAR) not, yet known whether any deaths Another special meeting is being have occurred, but the number of held on Saturday at the Guild office rescued are between 100 and 150: BRITISH LOANS TO when all members of the Ching persons, most of whom are women.
(Continued: on Page 8)
CHINA
Repayments To Be Speeded Up
TWO INSTALMENTS ANNUALLY
Nanking, To-day,
Coast Officers Guild and the Marine. Engineers, Guild will be present to discuss plans regarding the river boats not concerned in the strike at the present moment.
SUICIDAL POLICY The China Coast Officers' Guild ia adopting a suicidal polley, stat ed Mr. Peter H. Sin representa-
Survivors said that the wildest confusion prevailed, and the terrific collision occur red just after the vessel had passed under Brooklyn Bridge. Everythii in the dining-room;
was me
band struck up as
passengers started their life
"The scene of the collision was
the
the General Slocum disaster of June
tive of six ship-owners, to the It is officially announced that two China Mail this afternoon. His Instalments of the Crisp loan, of
(Continued on Page 12) ? not, far 1912 instead of one, will be paid
thousand Rain dampened the New Year annually, beginning with 1985, in spirit here. There was a comforder that the arrears of principal 7,000-TON VESSEL memoration service, in the Chung may be entirely cleared up. shan Memorial Hall yesterday merThus the 1929 instalment of prin- ning, but, owing to the wet and cold weather, the attendance
(usually sma}}"and"eulminat rith London, To-day. the usual shouting of orthodox Negotiations between France Kuomintang slogans, and Italy for sponsoring a multi- Addis Ababa on the recent Walwal Interal pact guaranteeing the in- New Year than on previous
More crackers were fired this and other frontier Incidents has tegrity of Austria have been accasions, and the streets were full been received at the Secretariat of tively continuing, and at the con- of people. Some of them the League of Nations and was puclusion of the French pana ac blished In Geneva, yesterday,
paying New Year calls, whi Meeting erday afternoon Just took walks of While persisting in the pretest. WA
Paris that
be served by substituting a pro- against the gradual encroach
gressive spirit of co-operation and ment
mutual understanding for the old
spicion, and
the
tion
by Italy on
ter
led to the French
Mussolinik to
had been accepted:
ngly leave
cipal will be paid in March 1935,
HELPLESS
the 1980 instalment In September Toa Maru Parts With 1935,-and-60-on-Reuter
FORT CLEARANCES IN BRITAIN
November Figures Show Improvement
picture
Dhaif faresfor (Continued ony Pag
The net tonnage of United Kingdom porta
Towboat
NO CREW ABOARD AND ROLIGHTS
190
CHINESE ART EXHIBITION
At Burlington House
Winter