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ROOSEVELT INAUGURATES NEW "STOPGAP" N.R.A. ORGANISATION
CANTON SURPRISED BY NAVAL MUTINY TWO REBEL VESSELS
ESCAPE TO SEA
LOCAL NEWSPAPERS SILENT
[From Our Own Correspondent]
Canton, To-day.
Rumours that the three cruisers at Wham- poa have escaped to the North created a big sur-- prise here last evening. The whereabouts of the three warships, Hai Chi, Hai Shen and Chao Ho, is unknown, but when the steamer Tai Shan was about to leave here, for Hong Kong yester day afternoon, she was ordered not to sail.
58 DEAD RECOVERED
Wittenberg Explosion
Disaster
96 STILL IN HOSPITAL
-CHINA MAIL" SPÉCIAL
Wittenberg. To-day.
have now
Altogether 58 dead
"All passengers had to dis- embark and took the train to
Hong Kong this morning. The
night steamers from Hong Kong! failed to arrive here yesterday, being warned not to proceed up.
river.
The commandant of the Boc-
Their Majesties the King, and Queen of England, knett in prayer at the thank iving services:
in St. Paul's Cathedral, London, that marked the opening of their Silver Jubilee as rulers of, Great Britain.
DIVISION OF BUSINESS
CO-OPERATION
ADVISORY COUNCIL
ALSO CREATED
PERSONNEL TO BE REDUCED
Washington, To-day.
The new "Stopgap" National Recovery Ad- ministration has been formally organised by President Roosevelt in an executive order nam- ing Mr. James O'Neill, one of the Vice-Pre- sidents of the Guaranty Trust Co of New York, as the acting Administrator, succeeding Mr. Donald Richberg, and creating a division of business co-operation to aid business maintain- ing voluntary standards of competition.
Mr. P. L Coonley has been named director of the business. co-operation division.
The President also created an advisory council "in aid of the NRA.”
President Boosevelt has also created a "Division of Re- view" headed by Mr. Leon C. Marshall, to review the effects of
ca Tigris forts is searching for SETTLEMENT REACHED IN CHAHAR the code operation
the three cruisers and 'will fire
on them should they try to es-
cape. Merchant steamers have H.K. DOLLARS
therefore been warned to avoid
the Canton River at night.
None of the local newspapers
been recovered from the ruins of made any reference to this in- the explosive works at Reinsdorfcident to-day. It is believed that
and 38
have
IN DEMAND
AT CANTON
been identified. in the event of the three war- RECORD-BREAKING Some 96 injured are still in hos- ships having left Whampoa. they would have reached the
pital
The lightly injured are open sea by now. The crew ofį being treated at home, in as far the three ships are good naviga- as they have not already returned tors and could escape at night to work at the factory-Trans-just as easily as they deserted Tsingtao for Canton 2% years Ocean Service.
lago.
A Reuter's message states that
It is rumoured that the three
58 dead have been recovered from vessels left their moorings at the scene of the recent explosion Whampoa on Saturday night for at an explosives works at Beins-the North. dorf. It is also stated. that 96 injured are still in hospital-Ben-
ESCAPE TO SEA
Later.
PREMIUM
CAUSED BY EMBARGO ON SILVER EXPORT
(From Our Own Correspondent]
Canton, To-day. Breaking all records for the past 18 months, one Hong Kong dollar was equivalent to $345.6 local currency last night. Mer- Our Own correspondent wires that the Hai Chi and Hai Shen chants here believe that the have escaped to sea.
Hong Kong embargo on silver is 10,000 MOURNERS AT LOCAL SHIPPING ALL CLEAR" the cause of the high rate of The three mutineering Chin-the colonial dollar, because it is FUNERAL ese warships, the Hai Chi, Chao
ter.
French Education
Minister Passes
*CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Paris,, To-day.
ANTI-CHRISTIAN CONFLICT
IN JERUSALE
Acts Of Vanda
Mohammedans
CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
TRANSFER OF
TROOPS AND
AN APOLOGY
CHIEF OF STAFF
PUNISHED
JAPANESE FORCES STILL AWAITING ORDERS
Peiping. To-day.
Messrs. O'Neill, Coonley, and j Marshall have been ordered to
reduce as rapidly as possible the AUSTRALIA-
ELIMINATED.
IN DAVIS CUP
's Seco Lapse
CZECHOSLOVAKIA BEAT SOUTH AFRICA ·
personnel of 5,000 of the old NRA In the order President Boosevelt said that the adminús *tration of the amended Act will proceed as rapidly as possible to adjust the activities of the perst sonnel to conform to the pe sent limited objectives. He add ed "So long, however, as there is the possibility of further legis- lation, it will be desirable to maintain the general structure It is reliably reported that the of the Becovery Administra
“Berlin, To-day. Chahar incident has been settled tion" in Washington and else
Germany Yesterday elviszt- in Tientsin between representa-where.
ed Australia from the Davis Cup tives of the Kwantung Army Observers immediately inter-contest when Gottfried wa and the Chahar Government-preted this to mean that Mr. Cramm who had previously The terms are reported to be the Boosevelt probably intends to given them a winning advantage transfer of the 132nd division perpetuate the NRA principles by defeating Jack Crawford, from Changpei, the punishment after the expiration of the pre-placed the issue beyond doubt of its Chief of Staff, and an apo-sent extension to April 1, 1936 by beating Vivian McGrath by HIGH TREASONlogy for the incident, while the Reuter
Chahar authorities will give}. IN VIENNA
Jerusalem, To-day. The conficts arising from the anti-Christian, demonstrations by Mohammedans assumed sch serious dimensions in Akka on Friday that the police
were obliged to interfere to prevent violence. Among other sets of vandalism the portal of a his toric Christian Church was de stroyed. Trans-Ocean Service,
SOCIAL DEMOCRAT LEADER GAOLED
+
every facility to Japanese tra- NRA. HEAD NAMED velling in Chahar.
-
It is learned that an outstand-
ing matter is still the signature
BY ROOSEVELT
Donald Richberg
|6–3 4–6, 6–3 4–6, 62 while Henkel caused a sensation by defeating Jack Crawford by
2 6 6 3 97, 4 6, 64. Reuter...
Von Cramm, the most improved
tennis player last year is likely
to be one of the strongest con- tenders for the 1985 Wimbledon He has now twice defeated *New York, To-day......*Jack-Crawford-in the final round
Ho and Hai Shen, were engaged no longer possible to snuggle in an action with the Cantonese Canton coins via Hong Kong. forts on the banks of the narrow The embargo is designed purely
to the acceptance of the Japenese James O'Neill Succeeds demands which drove General Ho channel of Bocca Tigris last for the purpose of checking the
- CHINA MAIL:“ SPESIAL night lasting several hours, fol- outflow of singgled Chinese silver
Ying-ching from Peiping
Well-informed circles believe Vienna, To-day. lowing which the vessels dis- from the Colony and constitutes a appeared into the night and measure of co-operation with the
Sentence of 12 years' imprison-that if it is not-forthcoming, the have not been heard of since. Chinese Government.
The direct ment against the leader of the Japanese troops impatiently wait AI passenger and
ing along the Great Wall will 'en freight effect, however, is a sharp rise in Ten thousand mourners with
Social
Propaganda ter and take possession-Renter steamer traffic between the Colony the value of the Hong Kong M. Laval and the majority of the and Canton was at 3 complete dollar. French Cabinet at their head, standstill last night, both the ss. attended the funeral on Saturday Fatshan of the Hong Kong Can- of the late Minister of Educa-ton and Macao Steamboat Co., and tion, M., Marcombe, who died of strophe the beginning of the Cabinet meeting five days ago.
at
The funeral took place at the birthplace of the deceased, Cler- mont-Ferrand, the ceremony thus preventing M. Laval from dealing with many urgent matters await-
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CONSCRIPTION IN- GERMANY
Overseas Nationals
Exempted
ELK. NOTES IN CIRCULATION Hong Kong banknotes are in good demand here for commercial and personal purposes. They are used mostly for the export and import trades. There are about $50,000,000 worth of Hong Kong banknotes circulating in Canton, Kongmoon, Wachow and Hollow.
On the other hand, the total jamount of notes issued by
the
Democrat
Bureau and of one to seven years' for his four assistants, was passed by the tribunal in Stiersmark All the accused were found guilty of high trea- son.-Trans-Ocean Service."
CONCESSION TO READERS
Dramatic Reopening
Of Case.
title
It is authoritatively stated that of the French championship last President Roosevelt has selected year and in the Davis Cup last M James O'Neill, one of the Vice- Friday. Presidents of the Guaranty Trust
Germany will now meet
Co. of New York, as the head of Czechoslovakia in the Final of the new National Recovery Ad the European Zone on July 14- iministration, in succession to Mr. Beater
Donald Richberg, whose resigna-
effective yesterday.
A later message from Tientdation states that the Chahar incident, Reuter which was believed to have been settled, was dramatically reopen- ed this morning by General Doi-
hara announcing:
Asfar
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the Kwantung Army is concerned, the aflair is
ing his attention on Saturday- NO ACTIVE DUTY DURING 1935 Kwangtang Provincial Bank and Narrower Columns sell a very live issue, The Chin
Trans-Ocean Service.
WEATHER REPORT
the Canton Municipal Bank is
ese only accepted the demands made verhally by Mr. Matsui, bat that is not all we seek."
He declined to reveal the fur
DR. BENES ENDS
SOVIET TOUR
Litvinoff To Visit Prague
CHINATM MAIL * SPECIAL:
Kiev, To-day,
(Continued on Page 12)
EMPRESS OF BRITAIN IN COLLISION
British Boat Rammed In Dense Fog
Quebec, To-day For "China Mail | about: $25,000,000. These notes
The Cangilian Pacife liner Ein- ** CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
were hitherto confined mostly to Berlin, To-day..
press of Britain sustained only German nationals living abroad Canton, but recently they have had To-day's China Mail appears in
minor damage to her bows as the result of a collision with the Bri ther objectives of the Kwantung A weak anticyclonic area covers liable to military service under thela better circulation and demand a slightly new guise, which we hope will be appreciated by our are exempted outside of the city.
army, but said Mr. Maten had Dr. Benes, the Czechoslovakia tish steamer Karistan in a dense. the Pacific from the east of Japan conscription law
readers "Although these Government emp
gone to Changchun for instruc-Foreign Minister, finished his fog between Magdalen. Island and to the Caroline Islands. The defrom active duty in 1935, accord-
over Korea ing to an announcement issued by banknotes are accepted everywhere! The width of the column has tions. It is believed that if nine-day tour of the Soviet Union Fame Point pression is situated
The finer resmazed her тоуаре. moving east-north-east. The de- the Minister of Interior with the at full value. Hong Kong dollars been shortened by a half em, but General Dolnara has his way, the yesterday and left by rail for
the seven colmis to a page have Japanese will press for wholesale Prague. The itinerary included while fire broke out pression over south-east China approval of the Minister of War, are always in good demand bere.
been retained. The Darrower changes in the administration of visits to Moscow, Leningrad. Char- appears to have filled up. Pres-which adds that no further appli-
column, however, makes for easier Chahar sure is moderately high over the cations for voluntary service can
reading and does not subject the central Yangtze valley. The local be accepted in the current year.
German nationals abroad who
eyes of those perusing the Day forecast for to-day, as issued by
have already served and wish to do
to such strain. It also has the the Royal Observatory this mor ning, was south-west wind further service with the
securing promotion, former active
cloudy, occasional rain.
day/The-remains of have arrived and are
anking
MR. WEŁNEWSPAPER MANAGER
Shems
Beuter
TURKISH LEGATION AT ADDIS ABABA
Low and Kiev, during which time he had lengthy deliberations with MM Stalin, Mo Litvinon and numerous pros
Soviet Union
military shom was
the
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