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Shanghai Jeweller Loses $100,000 ·
EXPERT WORK BY FOREIGN GANG
Shanghai, July 4, Paring and skilled burglars, with all the earmarks of expert profes- sionals, cut through nineteen inches of obstructing material early yester- day on the premises of the Siberian Jewellery Store, on the corner of Nanking and Kiangae Roads, and having looted the safe, made a clean get-a-way with about $100,000 worth of jewellery, diamonds, and other valuables, including platinum and white gold ornaments.
When the safe doors were opened yesterday morning at 8.30 o'clock, seven dirty
FAIR USED FOR PROPAGANDA
CHINESE CHARGE AGAINST JAPANESE DIPLOMATS
An
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1933.
CHINA AT THE CONFERENCE
A BRITISH IMPRESSION
SOUND AND HEARING
LECTURE
DR. REID'S INTERESTING
(Special Air-Mail Service).
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NAVIGATION ON THE SUNGARI
New Channel Cut by Last Floods
RECOVERY OF TRADE
Before 'CRICAGO, July 8.
a gathering of medical Japanese diplomates and special
undergraduates at the Hong Kong representatives in the United States
LONDON, June 92. University, yesterday afternoon, wore to-day accused by the Chinese gation is recognised by those in.R.C.S. gave an interesting lec Intellectually the Chinese Dela-Dr. Lewis Reid, M.C., M.B., Consolidated Benevolent Associp closest touch with the League of tion of using the Century of Pro- Nations as one of the waightiest work relating to sound and hear-opened on April 25, and as there
Recent experimental gress Exposition as
HABBIN, Juue 21.
political propaganda.
The Sungari navigation for 1933 A basia of that will take part in the Worlding." The charges were made in a let. Manchester Guardian correspon Varsity medical Society) presided, bis to proceed both up and down
Economic Conference,
Mr. K. K. Lim (Uhairman of the all steamers of deep draught were was plenty of water in the river ter from the Association Rufus Daves, brother of General vantage of a conversation with an noticed Dr. R. B. Thomas, Dr. T. of barges in their wake. During
to Mr. dent.
To-day I have had the ad- and among those present Charles G. Dawes, who is president important member of the delega M. Tech, Dr. D. K. Ling and Dr. the first month of the navigation the stream, towing a large number have, by various means, conducted of China is what first strikes the of the Exposition. The Japanese tion. The geographical remoteness T. 5. The. propaganda
all the large tugs were unable to grounds, the letter said, and it American.
the exposition European, or perhaps even the into (1) those caused by infection,siderable time for them to have Dr. Reid classified car-disease's return to Harbin as it takes a con- asked that some means should be the delegation pointed out, China disorder of unknown origin, He furthermore the floods of last year But as this member of and (2) those due to functional their different barges loaded and taken to stop it.
is most vitally concerned in agree dwelt at length on ment between the European and
have interfered very greatly with the famous Five Brae experiment. in which the river channel. economic matters there can be no co-ordination among the Powers in
id that investigation into the improvement. in world conditions. Consequently in matters not direct infancy. He wished the students cause of deafness was still in its ly related to China, such as the to make experiments on their own. stabilisation of currencies, in a larger view they are vitally inter-
initiative.
ested. "Oas-fifth of the human the delegate added. "If not loom race cannot but be a big factor," ing so large immediately, 25 minimised."
and bedraggled watches fell on to turbed over the announcement that American nations because withouts eat was used as an object; and and tugs state that the deep channel
the floor, the only valuables the burglars missed.
According to M. Lipkovsky, pro- prietor of the store, he closed up. the shop as usual on Saturday, but returned to the establishment about 11 am on Sunday, at which time he noticed nothing out of the ordinary. At 8.30 am.. yesterday
his attention was attracted to a
The Chinese were especially per
Debuchi, will arrive here on July the Japanese Ambassador, Mr. K.
8 and give an address to mark the opening of "Japan Day" at the Fair. The Chinese asserted that the Japanese intend to use the special day allotted them for the spread of propaganda.
hundreds of Japanese are coming Word has also been received that
here from the Pacife Coast on
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pool of water in front of the safe, July 8 and the Chinese understand potential field its future cannot be but he could not understand whence it came as the walls and ceiling that the Japanese are planning to were dry. Hurriedly obtaining his keys, he opened the safe and found it empty. Within a few minutes de tectives from Central Station were or the scene.
distribute argumentative litera ture. This, however, was denied by the Japanese residents here.
Exposition officials have not yet replied to the protest.
silver question, and of course in- China is vitally interested in the terested in the question of tariffs. discrimination, and in general her In tariffa China herself makes no tariff is not high. The tariff policy has been fiscal rather than protec- tive-that is, tariffs for revenue,
What is the Alternative?
Messages were eirculated to ali Chinese and Japanese Exhibits. stations, intimating that foreign professionals were the burglars, and
Since the exposition opened, the detectives Eave been watching every exhibits of China and Japan have train and ship for suspicious look-attracted as many Fair visitors at On the general aconomic question ing characters, or crooks known any on the grounds but the Chinese of tariffs this member of the Cain officially These will be arrested temple and green jade pagoda have ese Delegation proved to be re- on suspicions and their actions in-had a slight edge on the Japanese markably liberal-minded. "If there vestigated.
exhibit. The Japanese have a building constructed
are to be tariff barriers," he said, by native each nation to the self-contained, workmen and in it manufactured products are shown. I observed that our economists had Japanese how is there to be trade at all?" There is also a Japanese temple proved that a contury and a half and a tea house,
The Chinese have shown some of ly" said the Chinese authority ago. "And I thought conclusive- their most artistic wares and the with the tone and glance of gentle exhibit has been crowded.
Unused Staircase,
The construction of the building lends itself to the commission of the crime. As a matter of fact the
robbery resembles in details the 'nan case three years ago. Be tween the shop and Messrs. Chiyo Yoko, the first door cast, is an un. used staircase, leading to the first floor.
An iron and locked grille stands between the pavement and swinging wooden doors. The top of the staircase can, easily be enter. ed without arousing suspicion,
The east wall of the jewellery shop, separating the premises from the staircase, is about what is com- monly called a "brick-and-a-half"
satire.
any-
Today's complaint was the first- the has been received that any na-lem widely prevalent about the The question arose of the sceptic tion was using the exposition for Conference's accomplishing Propaganda.
thing. It is a wholesome spirit The Benevolent Association of scepticism," was the comment, composed entirely of Chinese who "but [emphatically] what is the are resident in the United States alternative? Each one to sell and and Canada.
Most of them were not to buy? I think we are get- United Press. borg in the Western Hemisphere. ting more and
more to lunacy. Unless there is some kind of agres. ment the present swing towards the policy of Protection will be accentuated in every nation. What is the alternative? It is so dark that one may hope that something will come out of the Conference, It is good to keep the pessimistic vein-but we are afraid to think of the alternative."
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thick, or about 14 inches. The back SOVIET MARINE
of the safe abuts the wall.
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In reconstructing the crime, police theories are to the effect that the whole job could have been 'com. pleted in less than seven hours, Having removed enough bricks to "allow
while working, the burglars were faced by the safe. Breaking through the wall was p simple matter. Bricks were remov ed with chisels at least the first ones had to be chopped out. Some of the mortar was so soft inside that a heavy ice pick could have been employed in taking out many others.
18 Years Old Safe,
PLANS
GREAT ADVANCE IN SHIP. BUILDING
Russian
BROADCASTING IN HONG
Moscow, June 30. of the youngest in the
The shipbuilding industry is one Union, having been created almost Soviet entirely during the Soviet regime. In Tzarist Russin shipbuilding was IB its most rudimentary stage The safe, which is about eighteen
Prona 190) to 1917 the years old, was typical of many of yards turned out only nire com- that period, with which the burglarsmercial vessels, their tonnage rang- evidently were familiar, for their ing from 2.000 to 3,800. method of approach was with an
Even these reseals were built to acetylene torch.
drawings made abroad and their equipment was Cost of construction was high and inost primitive. their small tonnage made them of negligible importance. Pre-revolu.vening ful, torch, much like snow under ationary Russia's mercantile marine
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The outer layer of steel, perhaps a quarter of an inch in thickness, must have melted under the power
spring sun.
The burglars burned a constituted only 1.87 per cent, of hole about as large as medium.
The action of world tonnage. The ancual turn-
Fuilt man's thigh
the acetylene on the next layer re- Over of the Russian ports was quired greater labour than they had 1,350,000,000
KONG
REPORT FOR JUNE.
totalled 259.75 of which 185.95 were Actual hours of transmission devoted to European programmes, and 114.50 to Chinese programmes, as follows:
European Chincac Morning. Transmis. зіопа including Commercial News and Church re- lays
301
311
Trans-
missions
95
30
.
1552
1143 European following
poods. but only expected. Composed as it was of 100,000,000 poods fell to the share 57.96, Chinese 42.04. some fustible substaner, perhaps af vessels of Russian registry.
Monthly Percentages: During the month the silicon compound; it firmed up under start building up its mercantile Dance programmes
The Soviet government had to items were broadcast:-- the terrific heat When this was cleared, the gang were confronted flect from the very bottom, for the European Studio Concerts by, nearly two inches of concrete,
Taarist government left it practic Chinese Studio Concerts... which had to be chopped out. After ally no maritime heritage. The European relays tin. They had to apply water to that a layer of asbestos and thin first Soviet vesseld were launched Chinese relays
European lectures keep the material from re-fusing..
مجھے
A Wealth of Jewels.
fum the Leningrad yards in 14
Chinese Children's programmes
At the conclusion of the lecture, Dr. T. S. The proposed a vote of the audience heartily responded. thanks to the Dr. Reid to which
UNIVERSITY NEWS
the Malay States for a year, has Dr. Hilda Yuen, who has been in
attached to the Government Civil returned to the Colony, and is now Hospital. She is House Obstetri- cian.
Launch Picnic.
versity Union, & launch plenic will Under the auspices of the Uni- be held on Saturday at 2.30 p.m. The destination will be Clear Water Bay.
SMALL-POX IN SINGAPORE
FIRST CASE FOR 17 MONTHS
receat
SINGAPORE, July 4, Singapore has been so immune from epidemic disease in years that any incidence of even an imported case is a matter that attracts immediate attention..
For the first time since March 11, 1939, a case of smallpox has been found in Singapore, but it is stated that there is no cause for alarm.
The patient, an Indian living in the Geylang district, has been re moved to Middleton Hospital and the usual strict precautions to pr vent any spread of the disease are being taken.
All the captains of river steamers
they had to proceed with great cau- has altered so considerably that tion and stop at night, while the water shallowed so rapidly that, craft were unable to navigate the within two weeks of opening, large Sansin Rapids
The new river channel is found to be much straighter than the one which existed before and, there. fore, is not dangerous sa the zigzag course which had to be followed in former years.
Big Shipments of Grain.
river craft during the first months eluding grain, carried by Sungari The total quantity of goods, in-
of the year was 48,476 tons, of which 42,176 were brought to Har- bin and 4,000 tons were delivered
largest quantity of goods was as southern line of the C.E.R. The at Sungari station which is on the
tons and coal, 2,048 tons, but the usual grain, amounting to 30,855 last mentioned was brought to Harbin for steamer needs only.
The water has hardly risen at all since May 20, and, therefore, it is not likely that the shipments on the river during the second month of navigation will exceed those of the first and already the river syndicate have been forced to withdraw five large goods-passenger steamers, as running them would entail a heavy Joes.
Owing to the quantity of grain in store at the various river landings not being very great, the syndicate have anchored is steamers and two steam cutters at Harbin, not find- though possibly they will be put ing any work for them at present into service in July.
Harbin has now almost entirely Navigation up the river from stopped owing to low water and it is also difficult for steam craft to make their way from the Sungari into the Nonni unless they are of very small torinage.
Recovery from 1933.
All goods on arrival at Harbin are discharged at the quays if they Lara intended for the town or for The man arrived From Negapa shipment by railway to some other tam in India last month, and, in place, and the following table gives accordance with the usual proce-a comparison of the work done at dure, having come from an infected the wharves for the first month of port, was first landed at St. John's navigation during the past three Island. There was indication at years. ¦ that time that he was suffering from the disease.
In his case the small-pox must when it is not always possible to have been in the incubation period,
detect.
Search for Contacts,
Loaded
1031. 1932, 1933. 2,037 637 4,749 Discharged...48,232 2,960 22,504
Total....50,09 3,597 27,253
Almost the whole consists of grain consigned to Chinese merchants in European and Japanese houses were Harbin. No purchases of grain by made during the first month of this year's navigation.
Now that the man is safely in the isolation hospital strenuous efforts are being made to get in touch with all who had come into contact with him before the casa seen that the goods traffic on the From the above figures it will be was reported. Additionally all entering the hospital are being year e navigation is only about a Bungarl for the first month of this. vaccinated.
Dr. C. L. Park, director of the returns for 1932 are negligible per cent, of that for 1931, while the League of Nations Health Bureau owing to military action on the terday. in Singapore told a reporter yea-river preventing commercial busi.
"The danger here is
ness of any kind. limited crie owing to our protected the arrivals of grain at Harbin The customs returns shows that 11 population. The only risk is that consisted of 28,504 tons of which someone who might be susceptible beans represented 18,760.7 tons,
a very
32 to the disease was infected before wheat 5,185.5 tons, rice 247,1 tons
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New Licences issued during Jone, Renewals of licences during June,
They were timber carriers. There after development was rapid. In the period 1920-28 there were built 1933-62. 12 vessels whose total tonnage was 15,000. During the ensuing four 1933-1.
"AR the first man flashed his torch, years 78 more vessels..of a total ton-
on the tray below, he must have
nags of 200,000, were launched.
felt his heart flutter, for a fortune The rapid development of ship lay before him. There were number of platinum watches, loose dia building gave the Soviet Union
monds, and several larger stones, 1928.
seventh place in world tonnage in
which were being set. Report has
it that those diamonds were from seven to ten carats in size.
All Types of Vessels.
Soviet shipbuilding éovers all
NEEDLEWORK PRIZE
WON BY FAMOUS FLYING GIRL
Miss Peggy Salaman, the flying
types of vessels-passenger ships, girl, is also an expert with the timber carriers, oil tankers, colliers needle. She recently won second and Toebreakers. Last year, work prize for two chairs embroidered in
Practically the whole of the beans
strict precautions are being carri the case was discovered, but it is and all other grain 400.7 tons. relatively small risk and the usual ed out."Singapore Free Press.
BAILLIE-STEWART CASE
FRESH FACTS GIVE NO GROUNDS FOR REVISION.
Mr. Lyons (C., Leicester) asked Office whether he would have ex- the Financial Secretary to the War amination made into the fresh facts that had emerged in the case
was started on an 11,000-ton passen petit point at Royal Amateur Art of ex-L. Baillie Stewart with a ger liner, which will be the largest Exhibition. vessel in the Soviet mercantile flect,
2.
were dispatched by railroad for export, but the wheat remained on the local market for the local. flour mills.
Unless there is a very good crop this autumn it is probable that Bungari shipments during the navi gation of 1833 will be far below those of 1931 as there are no stocks of grain at any of the large grain centres on the river-N.-C. Daily Newe.
It was a simple matter to scoop them into a bag, but in order to get at the valuables in boxes ou
JULY CRIMINAL SESSIONS trays below, much more time was required. After destroying a part of the upper tray, the gang must
The calendar for the July Ses have used tongs or some instru Many Soviet-built ships have been to be a cover for a stool with the case f
view to seeing if any grounds exist-sions, only contains three cases, ment like pincers to reach those granted the highest qualifications design for the petit point com.
Her next piece of needlework is ed for further revision of the The principal one being that in below. No normal arm could have at Lloyds.
which, Fan Hing is charged with Mr. Duff Cooper: The Secretary the murder of Po Mai by stran got to all corners of the bottom.: The shipbuilding industry of the Africa. She wants to finish it be aware of any fresh facts calling for Magistracy Heung Shui Kui, wife memorating her Bight to South of State (Lord Hailsham) is not gulation at Shaukiwan. At the It is believed by the police that Union is being developed on the fore she goes off on another long a revision of this case. If my han, of Fan Hing, was also committed the gang must have muffled their basis of the latest technique. Con night. driving tools, and, in addition, struction time has beeh reduced
friend has any such facts in his for trial, but the charge against utilised blanketa over the outer door from 10.13 months to 6-8 months, in to the staircase.. Otherwise pedestalf testimony to the considerabls.
possession, perhaps he will be good her is to be withdrawn. Mr. H. enough to communicate them to C. Macnamara, instructed by trians or constables who pass these progress achieved.
me,
Messrs. Lo and Lo, has been premises many times during an hour, would have been alarmed: Diesel engines and great steam have launched 100 river vessels, and of information that has been sapraigned, on a charge of assault now build moters, for motor-ships, ing flect,The new yards, however, take it for granted that every piece Li Shek Ching, will also be ar
Mr. Lyons: I suppose. I may assigned for the defence. The Chinese Watchman at the front, turbines, door also failed to notice anything Before the revolution the state of ships for shallow river service.
are engaged in providing air-screw plied to the department has been with intent to rob, and Ng Ngau untoward W.-C. Daily News.
Russia's river fleet was even worse Tann
is charged with breach of deporta tion order.
Soviet plant than that of the sea and ocean-go-
considered..
Mr. Duc Cooper: Certainly,
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