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DARING PIRACY ON BOARD THE SHUNTIEN
SIX FOREIGNERS ALSO TAKEN AS CAPTIVES
Including Two British Naval Officers
Chefoo, June 18.
The new steamer Shuntlen, en route on her second trip from pirated Tangku to Chetco, was
this morning in the vicinity of the mouth of the Yellow River. She is
now proceeding to Chefoo.
One foreigner was wounded. Six were taken ashore
REMOVAL OF
AIR CHIEF
HONG KONG" DAILY
KIEL REGATTA REVIVED
First Since The Great War
[Special to the "Hong Kong Dalis Press" (Copyright,}]
Kiel, June 17, Magniicient sunshine favoured the opening of the Kiel Regatta on Sunday after an interval of twenty years by the Reich Sports leader, von Schammer und Östen in the presence of thousands of enthusiastic spectators but the absence of wind proved a draw back for the racing in which 500 yachts. Including numerous for elgn ones took part.
During the regatta week up wards of 150. distinguished visitors. from Germany, and abroad are the guests of the German Gov- Line
as captives, Agitation In America ernment aboard the Lloyd
among whom is Mr. G. D. Nicholl, "branch manager of the Manufac
turers Life Insurance Co. Shang- Haf-Reuter.
Chefoo, Later.
Washington, June 18.
The 'immediate removal of Ma-
Benjamin Jar - Genera)
Foulois, Chief of the United States Army Air Corps, has been recommend-
In addition to Mr. Nicholl, the following were taken as captives:
Lieutenants Field and 'Luce, ofed to the Secretary of War by re-
the British Navy
Sub-Com- presentatives of the "Mr. Yamamoto
mittee on Military Affairs after Mr. Brand, Second Officer. Shun-studying the Army purchases re-
tlen
port which will be sent to Pre- Mr. Watson. Third Engineer,sident Roosevelt shortly.
Shuntien
Mr. Ross, one of the passengers, was badly injured.
Approximately twenty Chinese #were also taken away by the pira-
Das tes.
The remainder of the sengers are well
The Shuntien is due at Chefoo, early to-morrow morning.-Reuter. GUNBOATS HASTEN TO THE SCENE
The American" destroyer Pope and tender Bittern proceeded to the scene of the piracy at 9 pm. from Cheffoo.
The British destroyers Witch and Veteran are also proceeding to the scene from Wei-Hai-Wel.
Lieut. Luce is attached to the Osiris and ident: Field to the Os- wald, both Submarines Hai-Wel-Reuter.
The Committee's report. official- ly presented to the House of Re- presentatives, refers to "certain violations and evasion of the law and Army regulations by, and also gross misconduct and ineficiency of Major-General Foulois and other officers under his command:"
The report takes particular ex- ception to the fact that Army aeroplanes were bought by nego“ tiation instead of after competi- tive bidding.--Reuter.
UNFAIR AND UNJUST REPORT
Washington, June 18. Major-General Foulois in an interview declared that the report was most unfair and unjust.
He added that he had no fear of the outcome of any impartial He Wel-investigation of the charges. at
was ready to meet his accusers at "any time in open court-Reuter.
NO PLOTS WITH ROYAL HUNT CUP
OTHER NATIONS
Germany's Love Of Peace
Berlin June 18. Chancellor Hitler arrived here from Venice, last night. En route, he spoke at Géra, Thuringia, mak- ing his arst speech since his mee- ting with the Italian Signor Mussolini.
Premler,
"We have hatched no plots with other nations." he said, "but have ensured that nobody else's plots shall destroy the German nation.
"Strength is not so much ex- pressed by cannons and tanks.but. rather" in the unanimity of the Limitless as is our nation's will. love of peace and little
as Ger- many desires war, yet we will fanatically uphold German free- dom and honour
our
"We have done the most pos- sible for the pacification of the
We have educated world. people not merely in self-regard but also in regard to the rights of others. Let other national leaders show the same spirit," he declared. -Reater.
MR. HEARST FREE TO VISIT FRANCE
The Call
Over
Rio Panuo-Transocean Kuo Min
NEW ORLEANS HURRICANE
Casualty List
New Orleans, June 18.. At least six persons were killed and scores were injured in the week-end hurricane which swept over a 200-mile front along the
..of const
Louisiana and the
Mississipi-Reuter.
An earlier cable stated that the hurricane, which was probably the tallend of the San Salvador Tor- nado, blew off the roofs of houses in the towns and hamlets, while chimneys and windows of houses were shattered,
ADJOURNMENT: OF CONGRESS
Final Scenes
Washington, June 17. A threat by Senator Long to. block all legislation unless bank- rupt farmers are granted a six- year moratorium has keenly dis- appointed United States Congress- men who are already preparing to disperse. Before the adjoum- The following is the call over for the Royal Hunt Cup to be run atment of Congress it will be neces
London, June 18.
Ascot to-mOTTÓW:—
Alluvial, 10/1. Renten Mark, 100/9 t. and o. Earlston, 100/8 0. Morfair, 100/80., 100/7 t Commander Third, 100/7. The Abbot, 15/1 and o. Fonab, 100/6.
Light Sussex, 20/1 o. Pricket. 22/1..
Cotton Easter, 25/1 t. and o. Hot Fight, 25/1 t. and o. Highlander, 25/1, 28/1 £. Shrewton, 25/1, 28/1 t. Solfatara, 25/1,.28/1 t." Soldier, 25/1, 28/1 t. North Devon, 28/1 t and o. Young Native, 28/1 o,, 33/1 t Canteerner, 33/1 o., 40/1 t.
----Reuter.
DAVIS CUP TENNIS
Australia Wins Tie
sary to pass the Labour Bull for averting the strike in the steel industry.....
On Saturday, the Senators im- agined that the bells summoning them from supper meant that the Bill had passed. They rushed to the floor merely to leam that seve- ral filibusterers were blocking the Bill's progress.
PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1934.
THE COMEDIE. FRANCAISE
Europe's Oldest Troupe
(Special Air-Mall Service)
London, June 2. A Theatrical, company with a noble history begins a fortnight's season, here to-morrow. This is The Comedie Francaise. It was originally the company formed by Mollere.
The Duc d'Orleans, Louis XIV.'s brother, had enjoyed their per- formances in provincial towns. He brought" them to Paris, where, on Oct. 24, 1658, they played before the king.
r
Louis was so pleased that they were allowed to stay in Paris,
were where they
known as the Troupe de Monsleur-the title of the king's brother. In 1660 they took the theatre in the Palals Royal. Five years later they be- came the Troupe Royale, though not till after Moliere's death was the Theatre Francals founded.
This has since enjoyed an unin- As the most terrupted existence. famous of nineteenth-century french critics wrote:
A small number of old lastitu tions have remained standing in France through all our more than periodical revolutions. number is that which is so justly called the Comedie Francaise."
In
SILVER MARKET
this
(From Our Own Correspondent)
London, June 18. London silver prices to-day were unchanged to-day, as follow:-
June” 15 June 18 ...:10.11/16 19.11/16
"Spot
U.S. PUBLIC DEBT
A New Record
Washington, June 17, The United States public debt has reached a new record of 827,- 005,000,000 exceeding the former highest gure of $28,590,000,000 reached on August 31, 1919,
Prealdent Roosevelt's estimate for June 30, the end of the inan- cial year, was $29,847,000,000 but there is a balance of $2.759,000,000 accumulated in the general fund to meet extraordinary emergencies between now and September. 15. Reuter
PROFESSOR
“MISSING"
While Released On Bail
Tokyo, June 18. Professor Bickerton, the New Zealander, formerly a teacher in who was arrested early in March a Japanese Government school, and released on bail on April 28, following a charge of conspiring to
disturb public order, is reported to
be missing.
He is probably on board the 8.8. Empress of Canada-Reuiter.
ISOLATION CAMPS IN
POLAND
Warsaw, June 18. Following the example of Ger- many and Austria, the Polish, Council of Ministers have passed a decree, to be promulgated to-day, Forward....194
establishing isolation camps for in- The London on New York cross-dividuals who menace the public rate at closing to-day-- waS 5.04-11/18, compared with 5.04. 15/16 at closing on Saturday.
193
order.
This closely follows the
$888-
RAILWAY AGREEMENT
REVISION
Apportionment Of British Section Profits
(From Our Special Correspondent}
Canton, June 18. Two representatives from the Ministry of Railways in Nanking who have arrived here with the object of entering into negotiations with the British section of the Canton-Kowloon Raitway for a ze vision of the, agreement will have an informal parley to-day with Mr. Theodore T. Hu, managing | 2 director of the Canton-Kowloon Railway and Mr. Li Sen Kan. CLA- managing director of the ton-Hankow Railway.
!
The Nanking officials went on an inspection trip of the Chinese section yesterday morning in order to acquaint themselves with the railway. They were accompanied by representatives of the Canton section, who acted as guides, ...
The point to be taken up with
the British section
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concerned
mostly with the question of ap- portionment of profts. the present rate being 65 per cent. of the re- ceipts for the Chinese section and
SPECIAL TAX
IN CANTON
Levy on Imported Goods
Canton, June 18.
The City Chamber of Commerce nas endorsed the proposal of the Kwangtung" Provicial Government. in levying a special protection tax on sixteen imported goods amount- ing to a surcharge of about ten to twenty per cent of the present import tariff.
Froposed by the Provincial. De- partment of Finance, the new tax Is approved by the provincial gov-
effect, the Provincial Department ernment. Before it is put into
of Finance is securing the opinion of merchants and tax experts on
35 per cent for the British see-this subject.
tions
EUROPEANS FINED
Gambling In An Apartment
The City Chamber of Commerce. believes that the sixteen import- ed goods have their counterpart in local products, which require protection. The Chamber Holds the view that there are more than 16 kinds of goods "that need, pro- tection, such as matches, artificial · silk, thermos bottles, gold and sli- ver goods, and leather goods.
The Foreign Trade Association of the South-west Political Coun cil is making a compilation of the number of goods manufactured in this province. If they are being Shanghai, June 18.
competed by foreign goods the As a sequel to a raid by the Association will recommend s-sur- French Police, J. Read and W. Atax on the imported commodities. Hawkins were each fined $200 in Meanwhile, the Foreign Trade the British Police Court this after Association reports, that the con- sination of the Minister of Inter-noon for having used an apart sumption of coffee in Kwangtung lor, on June 13 of which the Fo-
ment for the purpose of gambling. has increased to about $500,000 a 1h Nazis are suspected.-Reuter. They were found guilty under year. This is due to the fact that Decrees of Henry VIII. Unlawful many Chinese like to be European- Games Act 1728. ̧ ̧
ized even in regard to beverages.” Read was also ordered to pay The number of tea rooms and re- $100 costa.
staurants serving foreign disties A roulette wheel and other are increasing, hence more coffee pharaphernalia seized were order is consumed. They are imported ed to be handed over to the Police i trum England, the United States to be destroyed-Reuter.
and India.
ANGLO FRENCH TRADE
וני-
AGREEMENT
Hailed As A Step In The Right Direction
London, June 18. The Anglo-French, commercial agreement is halled in the city circles as a step in the right The Democratic leader. Senator direction, breaking down the bar- Robinson, declaring that it was im-riers in
industrial nationali.m possible thus to conduct public with its disastrous consequences to business, moved a recess.- A simi-
world trade which is evident. on lar motion was put up at the House
all sides to-day. of 'Representatives a few minutes
"The agreement is expected to later. and weary Congressmen dis-benefit British cotton, hides. gruntedly went home after 13 leather, automobiles and tyres, but bours of continuous sitting.
South Wales is doubtful how her coal will be treated.
Stubborn battles are forecast before the final adjournment of Congress.-Reuter.
U.S. LABOUR BILL
GERMAN ARMS DELEGATE
Visit To Paris
Paris, June 18.
It is revealed that Herr von Hitler's Ribbentrop, Chancellor Disarmament envoy, visited Paris with the greatest secrecy during the Venice, meeting and gave M. Barthou a detalled account of Germany's demands on the sub- ject of armaments.
Ger-
It is expected that, British ex- ports will increase eventually, but the increase will not be large for fear of arousing protests by the French mining industry, Washington, June 18,
Lyons is reported to be overjoyed The Labour Bill has been sent at the news of the agreement, ex-
M. Barthou replied that to President Roosevelt for signa-pecting a large increase in exports many must first return to the ture. Reuter.
of silk to Britain which is still her League of Nations and resume her largest market.
place in the Disarmament Con- The
Stock Exchange is not ference, and then France will im- affected by the news and is await-partially examine her, case—Reu-
ter.
Australia made further progress MR. KURAMOTO LEAVING ing further details.
in the Davis Cup contest by win-
tag the tie against France.
Crawford who had won the doubles after his signal failure [Special to the "Hong Kong Dally against Merlin, forged ahead again,
Press" (Copyright];]"
beating Boussu gruelling Ave-set match."
The scores
The
Paris, June 17. American Press magnate,
in
"FOR JAPAN
The agreement reflects a keen desire on both sides to Improve Anglo-French trade which has for some time been declining-Reuter."
Shanghai, June 18. Mr. Kuramoto's wife, accompa- nied by their three children, ar rived here this morning and in- favour of mediately-went to the Fooming CONDITIONS IN SULYUAN
Hospital in Hongkew to join her husband. The family are.leaving for Japan" on Wednesday, abroad the Nagasaki Maru-Reuter..
(Earlier Results on Page 10) ---
Mr. William Randolph Hearst who Jack Crawford. were 2-6, 6-2, 4-6, was expelled from France in 1930, 6-4, 6-0-Reuter.. has now beer granted, by the French Government, permission to revisit France, according to the
of the "New York CHINESE DELEGATE AT Paris edition Herald" which adds that the Gov-
GENEVA ernment's decision has been con- veyed to Hearst who is travelling
Amsterdam, June 18. in Spain, but that it is doubtful,
Mr. Wellington Koo is returning whether Hearst will take advant to China for period of six age of it."
months.
The expulsion, originally decreed He will be replaced as Chinese by the Tardieu' Cabinet, was in representative at Geneva by Mr. consequence of the publication by Wun Bze King, Minister at the ...the Hearst Press of the secret An- Hague.—Reuter.”
glo-French naval agreement which
the Fress magnate obtained dur-
FLAMING LIKE HUMAN”
TORCHES
Flaming
Fredericksburg,
Nanking. June 18. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek this morning received the chairman of the Eulyuan Government, Fu Tso YI, who gave a detailed account. of the political and military con- ditions in Bulyuan-Reuter.
PARIS JOURNAL'S COMMENT
(Special so the "Hong Kong Dally Press” (Copyright.)]
Ton
Paris, June 17. The "Echo de Paris" is up in arins över the meeting between M. Barthop and the Reichs dis- armament commissioner, Ribbentrop, which, took place on Saturday and at which Franco- German relations were discussed. The paper warns the Foreign Minister not to be led Into - a "clumsy trap" set by Germany whose, standpoint is, according to the paper, unaltered.
DR. INGRAM'S MURDER
In a semi-official statement is- Virginia, June 18,
sued after the meeting it is de- like human. torchés.
Peking, Jube -2. clared that the discussions ren- white and negro employees rushed
disarmament. The Hope Provincial Govern- tered around the from a burning building after a terrific explosion which wrecked ment has offered a reward of problem. The German Chancel- delegate elucidated. Ger- Sylvania Industrial Corporation 82,000 in connection with the lar's factory here, yesterday.murder at Shinchingshan, of the many's desires in every detall. One negro was fatally injured 75-year-old American mission-Barthou is said to have replied and 11 negroes and two white ary. Dr. J. H. Ingram, in addition that Germany ought to return to men sustained lesser injuries. The to the reward of $2,000 offered the League and the disarmament Ying-ching committee where her wishes would
be examined with requlaite Reuter.
ing his stay in the French capital an official in Qual d'Orsay whe from the Paris correspondent, was subsequently dismissed from Horan of the New York "Ameri- his post while, Horan was arrested can" Horan in turn was alleged and expelled from France-Trans- cause of the explosion is unknown. by General Ho
Router. to have received a document from ocean Kuo Min.
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