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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, ·JUNE A 1934.
ARMY OFFICE
BOMBED
Anti-War Fanatic's
Work?"
st
VOLTS
SATISFIED WITH FIVE THOUSAND MISS PAT MASTER YANCHOW BANKS
SESSIONS"
First Passenger On The Shuntien
Native Businesses
Close Doors
Financial Rehabilita- Fail To Kill Workman tion Prospects Bright
(Special Air Mail Service)
Shanghai, May 29. In an interview granted to press London, May 20.
the Central An attempt to wreck the Army representatives at Recruiting Offer In Glasgow with Bank yesterday afternoon, Dr. H. the H. Kung, Vice-President of a bomb caused a sensation in the Executive Yuan and concurrently centre of the city on Saturday
Minister of Finance. who arrived night...
The bomb exploded with terri- here from Nanking yesterday mor- fic force on a window sill at the ning, declared that he was highly rear of the office, which was bad-gratified over the outcome of the National Financial. Conference.
The
A SUCCESSFUL CONCERT
Y.W.C.A. Appeal For Support
ANY LETTERS FOR YOU?
Unclaimed Corre. spondence at the P.O.
Shanghai, May 28.
Shanghal, May 30.
Yangchow, May 23. Grasping two electric cables Augmenting the China-Naviga. The shifting of the office of the carrying a current of 5,000 volts. tion Co.'s already large fleet of Salt Commissioner from Yangchow An eighteen-years old Chinese river and coasting vessels, the 85to Faupu is sald by some to be the
A thoroughly enjoyable concert Miss S. Aubrie, Artificial Diamond yesterday afternoon suffered ghast-Shuntien arrived in port shortly cause of the failure of many native was given by the Y.W.C.A. Inter-Co. Asta Commercial Co., N. D.
y injuries and yet was not killed. after 1 o'clock yesterday after-banks and of the general failing off radional Service Centre Stephen's arnold.
A sheet of fame from the short-noon, when she berthed at the of prosperity in Fangehow. Others Girls' College on Saturday night, circuit which his action caused company's Watung Wharf.
say that the closing of the native when surrounded his body, and he fell Shurtien, which is not to be con banks is due to the increasing bual- the company's olderness of banks organized along from a height of several feet to fused with the ground. Prior to this he had vessel the Shuntien I, was com western lines. Whatever may have
Hong Kong recently, held on to the cables for several pleted in
been the cause, it is a fact that seconds, crying out aloud in agony, and is to be placed on the Shang- many native-style banks have clos ly damaged, and the noise was which has just concluded its sea- Hospital, suffering from a
He is now lying in Ste. Marie's hai-Tientsin run.
ed their doors. The circumstances The Shuntien carried one pas of many persons whose income de- for girls and fine: tured "skull. two broken legs, hands, senger on this, her maiden trip. A man was knocked down by slons at Nanking. the fores of the explosion, and
Dr. Kung said he was particu- burnt to the bone and the skin the passenger being Miss "Pat" pended on their investiments in fying glass injured a woman.
of his face and neck burned, in addition to infuries to the body.
heard a mile away.
An anti-war fanatic is believed to have prepetrated, the outrage. No arrests have yet been made.
despite an all-night search by the police,
Puzzled as to the nature of the explosive used, the police yester-
day called in Mr Victor D. Wai ren, a Glasgow explosives expert and a member of Glasgow Town Council
Mr Warren's investigations on the scene of the explosion were, It is believed, of much value to the police.
Apparently an improvised bömh had done the damage. It was charged either with f.N.T, or ge- lignite, and exploded by means of
a fuse.
The police sound a metal bot. tom of a vacuum flask which, 1 is surmised, contained the expia- sives.
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Fragments of metal were also
of picked out the premises and carefully remov.
ed by the police.
Wood in
No other clues were discovered. No One Seen.
The recruiting office is at 139 Bath Street. At the rear of the premises in Bath Lane, where cle- zical work is done, there are two long double windows and a back door. Stools and desks form the bulk of the furniture. There also is a safe, which was untouched.
It was on the sill" of one of these windows that the bomb was laid by some one who slipped into the lane and it the connecting fuse.
The streets around the lane were dim and quiet, though quite near at hand were crowded streets. No seen moving about su- one was spiciously.
A war veteran-Mr Ivor Wat- son, earetaker of the premises-- was sitting in his home on the third floor.
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berated through the building, caus- ing it to tremble..
"It was like a big gun I heara in the war." said Mr. Watson to
"The Bulletin."
matchwood.
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larly happy to note that local financial authorities of all parts of the country. Including the re- motest border provinces. bad taken great interest in the Con, ference and, underterred by dis- tance. had travelled to Nanking in its discussions. to participate Within the short period of seven Kung continued.. more days. Dr.
hundred resolutions had than a been adopted, including such im portant measures as readjustment for sarm, taxes, abolition of mis-
cellaneous .and
exorbitant levies
and formulation of budgets for local governments:
town,
Babcock & Wilcox, Ltd., Miss E Baker, Baron Baeyens, AL Bar-
R. A. Buckurough. low, Dr. P. Berger, A. A. Bist, Mrs.
• Che Broa. & Co., F. Ching, China Machinery Supply Co. Chyn, Philip, & Co... The Chinese, Eng: & Mining. Co., Ltd. China Universal Tdg. Co. Dakin Bros; Ltd., M. Delaquaize. Eldograph,
a large gathering appre- ciated the entire programme.
An appeal to assist the Service was made by Mrs. L. Forster, mem- her of the Committee of the YW., C.A. International Service Centre, who stressed the need of a centre women working in
salt, have recently been reduced.
The Programme included Chin: At- Shiherwed changes in theese" historical scenes, with beanti- methods of salt transportation are ful costume effect. presented in having a great effect on the life of tableau form and explained by the the people. Shiherhwel is. a town students of Fairlea Giris School of 80.000 inhabitants on the north Humourous sketches were given and her bank of the Yangtze just west of by Miss Evelyn Gray the place where the Gand Canal friends, while the 1st Hong Kong
Sea Scouts danced the Horn-Pipe. empties into the river. The popu lation is almost entirely dependent Pleasing violin solos were provid- ed by Mr. John Braga, accompan- upon the salt industry for its livell.
ted by Miss Caroline Braga at the Formerly, salt from the Ewel dis
plano. trict was brought down the canal or down the coast in sea-going
whose Master,
engagement to Lieut. John Casson, of H. M. S. announced not long Eagle, was Electricity Sub-Station
a son of The injured youth is one Zeng ago. Lieut. Casson is
Sybl Thorndyke-Casson Sio-kang-pao, resident as 10 Tie-Dame foll, Heng Fong Road, Chapel, and being her family name.
The Shuntien, which has a gross his occupation is that of building contractor's labourer. Не was tonnage of 3.059 and a net tonn'- commanded by employed in carrying bricks for the age of 1,570, is
who new building now in
A. Christiansen. course of Captain C construction, at the corner
of has been in the China Navigation Route Vallon
30 years hood. Co.'s employ for some and Rue Cardinale said yesterday that the ship Mercier
At 5.30 p.m. Zeng managed to took "things easy coming up. She get on to the roof of a transfarmer, averaged about 14 knots." sub-station of the French Conces-
ston electricity concern. although a fence surrounded it. He grasped two high voltage cables, and im- mediately shrieked aloud.
To one or
two spectators in the man, appeared to be shrieking for
U.S. TO LEAVE FAR EAST
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бу
.
The Professor Glockenspiel of Miss Beatrice Bichino. and the
K. D. Fairfax, Far Eastern Com & Int. Bureau
Hon. R. W. L. Grant
Hall & Holtz, Miss C. Hand Miss F. Haywood. Ho Bros. & H.K. Parcel Exp. & Storage Wha & Hone Co., B. L. Huckfield,
India American Tdg. Co. R. E. James, Miss J.A. Jenkins R. Kongwa. Kwan Bros. Lam Yuen Fong, Dr. L. de T. Larg Lim Chiu Shiang..
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M. E. McKeown, Malabar Sugar Ref. Co.. Manchurian Merchant Tag. Co., Ltd., Martini & Co., C. f.
junks, and up the ricer to Shiherh./Maggle of Miss Evelyn Gray pro- Mills. Morrison Tog. "Co.
wei From the larger junks it was transferred to smaller ones and carried in them to its ultimate de-
stination In Klangst and the ad
joining provinces.
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vided much amusement. Miss Mar- jorie Mustill did somie excellent acting.
The number which interested the Chinese
audience the most was the one entitled "Chinese
Namkeen Factory.
Overseas Traders, Ltd. Overseas Trust Co.
C. 8. Pàget.
Wm. Rae, Reliance Co.
Sam Cheong, G. Sator, B. E Street Scene," in which humour, Schnett, Shinta Oll & Ref, Co., J.
The process of transfer was slow. an eternity. Suddenly his body Step That Will Aid The salt had to be carried to share, combined with excellent acting S. Silva, Sino-Western College, Miss weighed, piled in great mounds and dialogue, by the Chinese ama-N. Stallings. A. Stuart. Sulemanjee
grew stim, and he stopped shrek-. ing. Then sizzling sheet of flame shot from the wires, and the man fell to the road.
the man to
In view of the satisfactory out- come of the Conference and the sincere spirit of co-operation on the delegates, Dr. the part of Kung expressed the view that pro- for financial rehabilita- spects
of the country are very tion oright, despite the present national crisis.
Savings and Lottery Asked about the question of re- striction of the business activities of the savings societies
as prizes. DT. lottery premiums,
The affair caused a short-circuit matter Kung affirmed that the
which put the lights of the sector was actually brought up for dis-out of operation until engineers of cussion at the Conference. He the electricity company repaired added that in view of the mag- the damage. nitude and complicated nature oz the matter, it has been referred to the Flance Ministry for detailed consideration before appropriate action can be taken. Mu
offering
Questioned regarding the 11- position of business tax on foreign Arms. Dr. Kung stated that t foreign settlements where ad- ministrative power rests in hands
the
of foreigners, it is likely
that foreign firms may object to
Police conveyed hospital, where he now lles in a grave state.
JEWS IN SCOTLAND
Peace With Japan
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, May 16. It is understood that the United States Government, acting on the advice of its naval experts, is contemplating the evacuation of all feet bases in Far Easterri waters and the withdrawal of the Asiatic Squadron-now sta- stp- tioned in the Philippines.
This, highly significant move is closely linked up with the forth- coming grant of independence to the Philippine Islands.
For years past American naval
U.S.
Tribute By Sir Iain authorities have emphasised the
Colquhoun
(Special Air-mall Service)
Edinburgh, May 20.
The Jews of Scotland were con-
again weighed, and then carried toteur, actors from King's College smaller Junks of which there was was epacted." feet of about 1,000. From 4,000 to 8,000 men were employed on land in the handling of the salt. Τα this number should be added. 10,000 to 20.000 junkmen and their fami les.
Steamers Now Used
Recently the experiment has been tried, and found successful,
RARE COLONIAL
STAMPS
of bringing the salt direct by High Prices at Sale of
steamer. Even when a transfer. from a large to a small steamer is
the transfer can
necessary,
be
made much more expeditiously and economically than when it is necessary to transfer from junk to junk. Other reasons why steamer "transport is more economical and mare profitable than the use of junks are the ability of the steam- ers to carry larger loads than the junks and to carry the salt more
make a protest to the National Government. The delegation pro- ceeded in forty Junks towards the
Hind Collection
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, May 20. The crude, but "Classic" early postage stamps of British Gulana fetched high prices when the sale of the Hind Collection was resumed at Harmers Bond Street Galleries last week.
£540
for
Gulamhusain.
Tartena & Co., B. F. E. Thoresen. J. Tranquet, V. Tucker, Turner Mor rison & Co.
United Engineers Ltd., Vesser
Miss M. Welton Winninghin Battery Co., Wing Tung Electric: Factory, C, E, Wimer, Li Wong.
Yan Sang
K. & J. Zee. „"
Registered Articles
Mrs. D. Abraham, The Chung Wet Co., Mrs. Sam Fidman, Fong Chunj Mo. S.AL. Riggio & Co. Yo Seng Bo.
Unclaimed Radio Telegrams Gleen Hodges. Repulse Bay Hot from Tientsin South."
Jindiset from Haiphong.
CHANGE IN SERVICES
risks which the United grave States incurred by retaining these islands. In no circumstances, it was pointed out, could they be the payment of the Business Tax. But the Government will take up
defended in the event of war with Japan, and their inevitable loss
One of the known pairs of the the matter with the foreign Po- wers concerned and he believed gratulated yesterday by Sir Iain in the initial stage of the cam-expeditiously to its final market.
a moral
The problem has arisen of what circular 2 cents of the first issue paign would constitute that defnite measures" can be Colquhoun of Luss, Bt., on the
reverse of the first magnitude.
to do with thousands of junkien realized £1,500, and two of the 4 worked out in future for the "robust and manly fashion" in
"and of other salt employees who cents, 1858 (companions to the The "Suicide Fleet" which they had met their respon-
Nevertheless, as long as the would be thrown out of work if a unique 1 cent), went for £825 in Suddenly a great bang "rever-levying of the Tax
Replying to a further inquiry sibilities with regard to unemploy-
remained under the complete change were made from the case of the 4 cent blue. -Philippines from the press representatives ment. Sir Iain was the speakers. flag it was necessary to pro-,/ Junk to steamer, and also as to described as "probably the nest Brings Comdr. Settle that in view of "the decision of the at a luncheon which was held in
copy," and of defence for what will become of the population known vide some form Conference to allocate. the receipts the Ca'doro Restaurant by the of Stamp Tax and Wine and To-Glasgow lodge of B'nai B'rith.
them. Hence the maintenance of of the town of Sheherhwei hitherto the same denomination in deep
To Shanghai the Asiatic Squadron, comprising
so largely dependent upon the salt blue on sugar paper, of which bacco Tax to local Governments, Mr. A. Levy presided at the
industry. When he emerged from his housewhat remedial measures will be luncheon, and in his remarks he
a modern cruiser, with destroyers,
only seven other examples exist.
he was startled to find that, the
submarines, and aircraft. This
A few days ago, transport coolles A cut square copy of the 4 taken by the Central Treasury in said that one would require to go force could offer no resistance to
cents circular" on pelure paper
Shanghai, May 30, expoision had been at the rear of
and Junkmen "held a meeting and Dr. Kung sald very far back in the history of heavy attack, and it is known in sent a delegation to Nanking to sold for "E425. and the 4 cent the office.
Eager to begin his new dutle Heavy clouds of dust case of deficit?
to find any record of
orange on ordinary paper, Cat as Commander the U.S. Navy as the "live bait
of the U. B. Stand Aled the room, and where the that the decision was made as a England
measure for the relief of the oppression of the Jews. While windows had been there were gap-
squadron," or "suicide fleet."
square and fine. for £330. The 8 Palos now stationed at Nanking. ing holes, with the framework in finances of local Governments and that could be said of England.
The Impossibility of defending
cents of the same issue, superb. Lt.-Comdr. T. G. W. Settle. US. is a manifestation of geninus co-there was one country in the Old the Philippines is due to their capital, but the riews of their com and with large margins, fetched N., who won international fame
far as he knew, remoteness from the US. Near by, in the premises of the operation between the Central and World and, as
"They ing preceded them and they were
£290. All those stamps were in by calling 11.6 miles straight Local Governments.
only one country which "had
ap" into the stratosphere. yester used condition. Education Department, many win-
are nearly 7,000 miles from the met a short distance below an As these taxes have been allo-never at any time been guilty of American mainland dows were shattered; indeed, few
The two rare provisional stamps day discussed the change in sex and 6,000 king and turned back towards of the Bermuda postmaster, offices which windows within 30 yards remain-cated to the local Governments, oppressing its Jewish minority.
brought him miles from "Huwall, the nearest Shiherwet by government gunboats
which only three and four copies Shanghal, 'in the sa. President ed intact, so great was the explo-the latter would be in duty bound That country was Scotland.
US. naval base of any importance. to assist the Central Government Sir Iain Colquhoun: in the course on the other hand, the islands
What the final outcome will be respectively are known, realized Jefferson. It is merely a custom In case of need. He said that if of his address, observed that dur-le within easy reach of the great Revenue authorities are doing all
remains to be seen, but the Salt 166 for the black and £145 for of the U. S. Navy to rotate officers, Damage in Office
proper readjustment of these ing the war he met many men Japanese naval ports.
the red variety, which in view of in the various branches of the A mobile policeman, standing be- taxes can be effected, receipts will' who served alongside the Jewish
in their power to solve the problet their undoubted scarcity cannot be service in order to further the The U.S. feet bases in the in a manner that will be equitable regarded as excessive. Among the spirit of team-work in the Navy, side a motor car at Polloe Head-naturally increase. This will not Battalion in the field. The motto Philippines are Cavite, in Mandia to all concerned. quarters, heard the sound- al-only help to meet the local ex- of that battalion, coined by them- Bay, and
on balloons Olongapo.
Earbados issues the best price ob- the authority The We- most a mile sway. Pollee thetors penditure, but will also ald in the selves, was. "No advance without shington
460 for a brilliant dirigibles explained. adding that Treaty forbids
tained was their Boon were out. It was assumed carrying out. of reconstruction security." (Laughter.) "I under fortification, and they are, to allTM
mint strip of the 1d. on half of 5s, he had applied for transfer to that someone was blowing open projects. As regards the retren-stand, however." Bir Iain commen-intents, defenceless. Neither the TATE OPENS FOR SUSSEX
surcharge, the culy one known. sea-duty after AT absence of chment. ot unnecessary expenses ted. that when called upon to existing defences nor the local
Stamps of the West Indian nearly ten years from this ser In West Campbell Street the and opening of new financial re-do so they advanced time and naval forces could offer
islands sold well on Tuesday, when vice. officers saw woman, Mrs Fyfe, sources,'
Central financial again with the greatest gallantry
the highest figure was £370 for
conclusion of his two of 15 Holmbill Avenue, Kirkhill, authorittes will devise comprehen- and without any form of security
a mint uncut sheet of the is. Nevis year tour In the Far East, he stagger with a shoulder cut, due sive measures to deal with them.
(1886); $220 was paid for a mint hopes to return to the "Ughter to flying glass. She was motored
than-air service" which inciden copy of the 1s. Jamaica (1019), nome, by her husband. A man
error showing the frame inverted; tally has brought him renown
200 for the provisional "Two" on
both as the commander of the 50c, surcharge of British Honduras "Century of Progress" on with outside line of handstamp fight into the stratosphere, andr Hove showing above Two": and £150 as the commander of the balloon for a double surcharge in both entered by the United States in
sion.
a safe.
ril
the
Local Budgets"
whatever." plause.)
(Laughter and ap-
"Landless, Landless
watching a motor car had been Finally regarding the enforce They were all watching with ment of budgets of local govern-interest the experiment of estab-
thrown off his fect.
any
serious resistance to invasion.
Following "the complete evacua- tion of Far Eastern waters and the practical renunciation of the Philippines, the U.8. proposes, it is understood, to concentrate its naval forces in the Eastern Pacl-
Keen Hampshire Attack Keeps Runs Down
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, May 16. Although the pitch at
to
At the
and
Americs permanently. Until Friday, he will be in Shanghai and is registered at the Metropo Hotel.
The damage to the recruiting menta, Dr. Kung said that the lishing the Jewish race in Pales- c. Hawall, as the chief outpost, office was confined mainly to the purpose of the present Conference tine. It seemed almost incompre- is to be farther developed as re- seemed to give bowlers little assis area around the window. The sins to carry out what has been de hensible to a Scot, whose whole gards docking and repair facilities. tance, Sussex found rungetting black and red on the same stamp, the Gordon Bennett Trophy Race. score an which the bomb was clded. As this matter
has been background was his love of Scotwhen this plan has been com- difficult against placed was chipped and smashed, decided at the Conference, natur-land, that a race could have ex-pleted the U.S. will occupyan Hove. The effects of rain hiring Dominica (1888), unused, but with trieved the trophy and brought it
Hampshire at
The rare Id on 61 provisional of balloon, skillfully piloted, re- and the masonry up the sides of ally it will be enforced, as from isted through centuries without, a impregnable strategic position in the night restricted cricket to slight crease, made: £180,
the latter half of the present foot of country to call its own, and the Eastern Pacide, while Japan together 228 for the loss of eight hours, and in that time Sussex pus maintained unsullied its characte-will be undisputed mistress of the wickets. ristics and traditions.
Western sector. The two fleets Perhaps, however, they would will be so far apart that they see the day when the would be physically unable to Jewish race might no longer echo make contact in war, and this the old Macgregor ment "We fact may prove are landless; landless. element in the preservation of an important In the present difficult times lo peace... Scotland we were called upon to assist our less fortunate fellow-
the windows was hurled out.
Furniture was hurled about the year. floor. Fragments of wood were
Dr. Kung decined to comment buried half, an inch in the office on the report that Mr. Wang I-
tang, member of the Peking Po woodwork.
Safe Intact
itical Affairs Readjustment Com- a search to find mission, is making arrangements The police made a earth, but with Japanese financiers in Japan the safe was intact everything or for the re-opening of the EX- change Bank of China. Dr. Kung This has led the police to con-sald he had received no official sider whether malice or antol-information regarding the matter militarism" prompted the outrage.
and hence nothing could be said Assistant Chief Constable War-at present nock is in charge of the large
value remained untouched.
posse of CID, men on the job.
The front part of the office in explosion, and it is likely there- which the recruiting is carried on fore, that business will be uninter:
appreciably affected by the rupted.
Live to
F
al-
SPOILED
They owed much to their new captain, Alan Melville Hs scored WEEK-END BOWLS
faultless 69. Coming in when Tate-reefored to the position of retirement of Bowley-loft at 18, opening batsman following the Melville stayed to be third out at 127. hitting four 4's, 5.
countrymen who were out of em upon public assistance were
· Jaba Langridge and Cook helped ployment, and that we did most together trivial, and he thought each, but after he left the batting him in useful stands of 44 Punk willingly We were also called the Jews had earned the deep for the most part lacked colour, upon and expected to maintain a gratitude of the overburdened rate
The Hampshire attack was sound very large number who were not and tax payer for the robust and Kennedy kept an immaculate leng Scotsmen at all and that we did manly fashion in which they had the Boyes always required watob less willingly.
shouldered their own responsibilting; and the Belding was at times The claims from Jewisil sources ties in this respect.
brilliant
Emphasizing the fact that hi
ng the fact that trip into the stratosphere at Akron O., was purely scientific in pu pose, Cmdr. Settle stated that t results of the night had been deanite. value, according to P
To-day's Inter-Club Compton of the Univer
Game
of Chicago,
Saturday completely washed out Singles Members. The
The heavy rain which fell on between Married Member are holding an Inter Club
the lawn bowls programme
Commence at 3. p.m. and This afternoon the Police RC. will be selected on the