DISASTROUS FIRE IN CHINESE CITY
Heavy Toll Of Tientsin's
Poor Population
Tlentsin, February, 14.
the
Dreadful scenes were witnessed in a conflagration. In Chinese city here this morning when the temporary tenements for the poor were razed to the ground in the worst · d'saster known in Tientsin for many years. Owing to frozen pipes, the firemen were handicapped in the work of fighting the flames.
hundred and fifty,
A pie of dead bodies numbering one which have been recovered from the flames, are' lying in áp- palling postures on the ground awaiting identlacation, while homeless families are wandering about in great d'stress over the loss of their relatives or Title possessions in fe.
So far one hundred and fifty ruins and lamenting lost ones or dead of all ages have been re-destruction of their poor, exects. covered from the flames and at Local Chinese charitable socle present the bodies present a ghast-ties are establishing shelters for ly spectacle, stretched out on the the homeless where food and shel- ground in appalling postures. ter are being supplied, while the awaiting identification by rela- authorities are proceeding space tives.
with an investigation into the The contagration, fanned by cause of the disaster, which is the high winds. consumed a number worst in Tientsin for many years. of matshed dwellings with incredi- | Reuter ble speed and spread to nearby houses.
Firemen are watching helpless- j iv owing to the Intense fury at the flames and lack of water due to frozen pipes..
It is estimated that hundred are wounded and · injured, some very badly, while homeless families "wander about weeping around the
GREEK CRISIS NOT OVER
National Unity Impossible
("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)
Athens, Feb. 14. Although the political crisis is by no means past, the situation is somewhat cleared inasmuch as
DEATH ROLL
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Tientsin, Feb. 14. "The fre fatalities were 141 men, six women and three children.
The bod'es will be enconfined this afternoon after the Inquest.
Only one woman and one child' were identified by relatives.— Reuter.
WOMAN'S STORY OF ATTACK
Proves To Be Only
A Nightmare.
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily
Presa" (Copyright;")
Kovno, Feb. 13. Covered with blood and clad woman only in a nightgown, a
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1936.
SILVER EXODUS TO AMERICA
Heavy Drain From China
Washington, Feb. 13. Mr. Henry Morgenthau, the Bee- retary of the United States Trea" sury, to-day revealed that the total of the Treasury's sliver pur- chases from China
ATTACK ON MAKALE
Ethiopians Join Forces
("Hong Kong Daily Preas" Special)
MANCHU-MONGOL FIRMNESS IN DEALINGS
FRICTION
Russo-Japanese War Unlikely
London, Feb, 14 The papers give prominence to the Manchu-Mongol tray but make
Addis Ababa, Feb. 14. Abyssiniah forces are converging | DO comment. The Stock Exchange for an attack on Mikale where as a precaution pas marked down the armies of Ras Kassa, Ras Japanese loans a quarter to three- negotiated | Seyoum, Ras Inru, all considerably quarters. There is actually little
reinforced, will meet and contain selling. numerous special storm detach- ments composed of women in uniform and carrying rifles.
during November amounted to 50,
000.000 ounces,
The Treasury paid the then prevalling world price of 65 cents an ounce for the metal, and the cost was $32,500,000, in U.S. cur- rency.
China, sala
Mr. Morgenthua,
the
Financial circies beilëve that even allowing for the excitability of the Japanese military on scene of the dispute, a major Russo-Japanese outbreak is very unlikely. Russia certainly does not.
The Abyssinian leaders compain of a shortage of ammunition, but declare that the morale of the kept a large balance in New York troops is excellent, the leaders nothing to gain and everything to banks, and had recently requested trying to force issues in hand-to- the conversion of 10,000,000 ounces hand fighting which
...
is most
want war, while Japan has
lose.
Diplomatic circles say, that· Far of stiver into gold. The conver-popular among Abyssinian war-
Eastern reports give no ludication sion was made on Munday. China "riors.
as to why the present dispute could have the remainder of her Reports from the south state could not be settled like credits filled in gold at anytime that Ras Habibu, moving forward former ones especially that she desired, Mr. Morgenthau sald. | in the valley of the river Fasan years ago when the situation real- He expressed admiration for the without meeting аду seriously was more alarming.
success of the new Chinese rur-resistance, has reached Warandas' rency developments.
14 miles north of Gorahal Transocean' News Service.
Mr. Morgenthau denied that sny special price arrangement had been made In connection with purchases of Mexican sliver. Me- tal was bought from Mexico ut, the daily New York rate. Reuter.
SILVER MARKET
(From Our Own Correspondent)
London, Feb. 14. London silver prices - to-day were up 1/8 as follow:-
Feb. 13
Feb. 14 Spot..... ...19-7/8 20" Forward..... ....19-3/4 19-7/8
ERITREANS SURRENDE
Addis Ababa, Feb. 14, Ras Desta reports that 650* Eri- treuns surroundered to his "head- quarters with rifles and provisions. Three hundred others intending te surrender walked on the wrong road and were lost...
Reuter's correspondent, at the northern front reports that the Italians are digging themselves in for the rainy season.-. * Reuter's Bulletin. Service,
BADOGLIO'S REPORT
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the two
Some observers believe that the Japanese military are seeking a pretext to extend their grasp over Inner Mongolia-Beuter,
SOVIET PLANES
Changchun, Feb. 14. It is officially announced that the three Outer Mongol military planes which covered Outer Mon- gol troops in the clash at Olohotka on Wednesday were really Soviet military planes- heuter.
MOSCOW VERSION
Moscow, Feb. 14, "The Soviet verzion of Wednes- day's fronter battle received from Ulanbator states that a detach- Rome, Feb, 14.'
ment of Japanese and Manchukuo Marshal Badoglio's, communique troops numbering five hundred ac- reports that Italian troops had a companied by two tanks and two skirmish on the Somali front in seroplanes attacked the Mongolian which the Abyssinians were dia-frontier post. TERJIEM persed, leaving a quantity of rifles The Mongols were outnumbered which the Italians declared to be and forced to retire, leaving one
ASSURANCE BY BRITAIN
Goodwill Towards Egypt
of British manufacture.— Reuter's Bulletta. Service.
ARABIA STRICTLY
NEUTRAL
[Special to the “Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright.)]
It is now clear that a Government entered, the police station in the of national unity will not be ob- middle of Wednesday night in a tainable. The Crown Council last-state. of fearful agitation and ed almost the whole of Thursday, told, only under great difficulties, when the lenders of the various how she had been attacked in her parties obtained audiences to en-flat by a man of gigantic stature. able them to set forth their views She then fell into a deep swoon. on the possibilitles of solving the A doctor had to be called, and problem on a national front basis.meanwhile police officers hurried flat, in the hope of The Monarchist leader Theotokis off to the declared that his party would not finding the intruder. work either with a coalition or a To their surprise they found concentration government. A re- the door securely locked, and fail- presentative of the Kondylis party ed to discover any indications of stated that, his supporters would the brutal assault described by the not take part in any government tenant. In the bedroom however both sides will do their utmost/1ts sincere desire to shorten the
in which Theotokis was not re- one window was broken, and the presented." The efforts of the pieces of glass lay-npt in
the Crown Council therefore proved room, but in the courtyard below, fruitless.
where also fresh traces of blood were found.
In Government circles it is be- lleved that a coalition will be form- ed by the Liberal Party of Tsaldaris and the party led by Metaxas.- Transoveam News Service.
NO COMMENT ON OIL REPORT
pol:
Geneva, Feb. 13. London, Feb. 14. With the exchange of notes last The Government of Saudi Arabia
All Maher Pasha declared Its intention of not par night between and air Miles Lampson, the way ticipating in the sanctions. The is prepared for opening of Anglo-letter states that, in joining the Economic Sanctions, Arabia would Egyptian conversations.
enter a considerable responsibility. Lampson's reply to the Egyptian without enjoying the advantages note, he says that the British and privileges enjoyed by the Government are confident that
In the course
of Bir Miles
to ensure that the exercise of free dom of discussion and action in the conduct of negotiations shall not affect the cordial relations between the two countries.
The British Government, it 18 added, are animated by sentiments. of most cordial goodwill towards the Egyptian Government and the
relations between the two tries which it is their hope merely to maintain but strengthen.-. British B'irzless.
coun-
to
League member states.
Despite
gun and one machine-gun.
The Manchukuo forces penetrat- ed seven miles into Mongolian ter- ritary, but after reinforcement by the Mongols the invaders were driven back across the border, Reuter's Bulletin Bervice.
JAPANESE READY
Shanghai Fen. It
WITH JAPANESE
Chiang's Order To Hopei Executive
Nanking, February 14. General Chiang Kai-shek, President of the Executive Yuan, to-day sent instructions to General Sung Cheh-yuan, "Chairman of the Hopei-Chähar Political Council, ordering him to remain firm in the coming negotiations with the Japanese to, adjust- ment of many issues in the two provinces, now virtually under Japanese domination.
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News agencies in close touch with General Chiang agala re- leased reports stating that the time for supreme sacrifice is at hand and that no further concration show'd be made to the Japanese. It is said that General Chiang will have completed h's military preparations in another six months and will be able to put up a firmer stand than before-Union News.
JAPANESE STATEMENT
Tokyo, Feb. 14. Major-General Rensuke Isoga! military attache to the Japanese Embassy in China, who is in Tokyo
said in an, Interview:
China continually aware of Its decisive attitude. The solution of Sino-Japanese relations depends opon our attitude and not upon the sincerity." or insincerity of China. I desire: as one of the men on the spot, that this point be" fully considered by all Japanese.
"I regret that various rumours are being circulated in Japan re- He also, expressed the belter garding the convocation of a par- that no vital changes will take ley by the Nanking Government place in the Hopei-Chahar Poil-- and the 'crisis of Sino-Japanese Hical Council under" the chairman- relation. It is no concern of ours" ship of General Sung: Chch-yuan - whether Chiang Kai-shek's govno matter how relations with the ernment is sincère, What is im-Nanking Government may develop portant is that Japan should give in the future. Extreme patience no oppertunity for Chinese equi- is necessary in dealing with the vocation in its attitude toward | Chinese. he said.— Japan and that Japan should keep Linion News,
CHINA-FRANCE AIRMAIL
Inauguration Of Service
ANOTHER AIR CRASH
Report From Canary Islands
Madri Feb 13.
(From Our Special Correspondent)
At least thirty peradas are tear- Canton, Feb. 14.
ed to have lost their lives as s Lowering skies and misty wen ther prevented the take-on this result of the crash of a giant air- morning of the Douglas Dolphinner in the Atlantic › for Hanol. If the weather clears up in the afternoon, the plans will yet have enough time to reach Hanoi before dark.
The lying time is about four and a half hours. A stop will be made
A despatch from Madelta states that a big plane, with thirty pas-
sengers aboard, hasrashed into the sea on Tenerit the Canary | Islands, Mid-
The British', aircraft carrier Furious has been ordered to search tor the lost machine and she will utilise her planes In an effort to locate the wreckag
A Japaners report from Taltat Kwangchouwan for: oft, The sihar states that the Japanese proposed flight to-day is tentative, detachment there has been order- and no malls and passengers are ed to stand by as a result of the carried. The machine arrived here Later: Mystery surrounds the clash at Olohotka..
yesterday from Shanghai, AN reported crash of an airliner. of Heuter,
At Handi maila and passengers | Teneriffe. A message from Ponta are to be transhipped to planes of del Gada, in the Azores, says that the "Air Orient" for Marseilles. the Lufthansa seaplane Samum, The trip from Canton to Mar- which was carrying out a trial seilles will take about ten days, night along a section of the pro- All mails and passengers' from posed trans-Atlantic, route to the North China have to go via Can- | Azores, landed there safely yea-
which is now China's centre interday morning. A Lisdon mes
sage says that apart from the WEEKLY TRIP
Samum, no news of any other air- craft is obtainable, either from the Azores or Madeira, an
JAPAN MANCHUKUO CO-OPERATION
Changchun, Feb, 14 war in Abyssinia, the only thing for the country to do at the mo-
Japan-Manchukuo economic co-ton,
enter its ment was to remain strictly neu-operation promises to Transocean News Service.
second stage July 1, when the new Industry Regulations will be pro- mulgated in preparation for pros pective abolition of Japan's extra territoria: rights dn October 1937.
tral.
ROME COMMUNIQUE
[Spedal to the "Hong Kong Daily Fress". (Copyright.)1
Rome, Feb 13,
The puzzling circumstances, wers revealed, when the WOMEN re- covered and realised that all this had been but a nightmare. In a paroxysm of fear, she had-with-people, and while in common with out clearly remembering doing so
all Governments they must re- -jumped through the closed win-
serve their liberty of action for the dow of the second story into the
unknown future, they do not feel. courtyard, and remained as by that if, notwithstanding the good- adracle, uninjured except for cuts will on both sides there should be The oficial war bulletin No. London, Feb. 13.
it the face. She then ran in her failure to reach agreement. this 122 states that the Air Arm is very rightgown through the streets,
on the need necessarily affect the good active in Eritrea, while Omelal British circles refuse to although the temperature was 12
Bomalifront: nothing worth report comment upon the oil sanctions degrees centigrade below zero, and committee's report, which
noting happened. instinctively found her way to the out amongst other things the dif-nearest police station.-- aculty of an effectual embargo un Transocean News Service this commodity without the operation of the United States...
It is stated in London that the Government cannot anticipate the deliberations of the Committee of Eighteen. This body, which is res ponsible to the League for action La respect of sanctions, might conceivably decide to pursue ass oil embargo scheme in spite of the lesser committee's "conclusion »ano the changed situation in the Un ed States with respect to neutra Lity--
Beuter.
co-
ATTACK ON LEON BLUM CONDEMNED
LEITH ROSS VISIT.
TO CANTON
Canton, Feb. 14. Representatives of government omces here left this after noon for Hong Kong to welcome Sir Frederick Leith-Ross, British economic expert, who lay dur arrive in the Colony to-morrow aboard the Taikoo steamer Tal Yuan from Shanghai“.
Sir Frederick will come to Can- ton to make an investization into
the economic and currency altua
on with the object of promoting Sino-British trade Inion News.
AMERICAN TREASURY
APPOINTMENT
ADMIRAL DREYER IN LONDON
London, Feb: 14. Admiral Sir Frederic Dreger, lata Commander-in-Chief of the China. Station, arrived in London and was welcomed by his daughters,
Vice-Admiral James told Reuter that he was happy to be back in England and had a grand time in the East.
Admiral Dreyer will shortly re- sume duties at the Admiralty,
Reuter.
'KING IN AUDIENCE WITH MINISTERS
London, Feb. 1. His Majesty the King" received Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Minister at Buckingham where they conversed for half hour
[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally
Presa" (Oopyright.)1%
Paris, Feb. 14 Friday's press is by no mearis unanimous in condemning the at- tack on Leon Blum and the dis solution of the L'Action Francaise. as was the Chamber on Thursday
Washington Feb. 13. "where" doubt end the merise, in or
Mr. W. Taylor, president of the solidarity and sympathy for the Export and Import Bank has been Parliamentary colleague was appointed Asalstant Beca of dience to kooner,
the Treasury in succession to, Mr the Lord Papers of the Centre GroupLWRobert, whose resignationell, and Mr. condema “such met
becomes effective on February 18. the Chancellor off Reutera
Yesterday, the
H
Canton, Feb. 14. The China Aviation Company had detailed the airplane Kwangtung“
A Berlin message says that the
to make the maiden trip over air liner reported to have been
the Canton-Hanoi route. The lost is definitely not German,
高崎
vails that the report concerna the French flying-boat Ville de Buenos. Aires, which disappeared on Wed- nesday while fying from "Nate, Brazil, to Dakar, Senegal, with crew of six Reuter
All Japanese banks and complace left here at 6.50 this originally stated. The belief pre- panies in Manchukuo will he morning with a bundle of mail for treated as foreign institutions Hanot, Henceforth a plane will pis commencing with July 1. The the route every Monday of the Yokohama Specie Bank, the Bank week, Central Press of Chosen and all other Japanese banks will be subject to the pro- visions of the new legislation and the Manchukuo Government will establish regulations for the taxa- tion of the South Manchuris Rail way Company to add to its finan- cial rescources.
The British Ambassador, Bir Erie Drummond paid a visit on Thurs day to the Secretary of State in
Since the annual Income of the the Foreign Ministry M. Buvich, handing him the British Govern- railway company is currently ment's answer to the memorial set greater than the annual Income forth by Italy at the Franco- of the country, this promises to be British military arrangements, and a real source of revenue- the note is expected to be publish- Union Newes ed on Friday
ransocean #pur Service
DISTRESSED AREAS PROGRAMME
بران
AMBERICAN TRADE WITH BELLIGERENTS
Washington, Feb. 14. Authoritative circles here declare the Government stil frowns on unrestricted trade with Italy and Abysadnia despite the BD- parent failure to include a ban on abnormal exports in the present legislation.
that
London, Feb. 14. The Commissioner for Distressed Areas of England and Wales in a progress report issued last night recommends that a special fund deuter be created to stimulate introduc- tion of new industries and expan- of existing ones in these sion of special areas
MARSEILLES CRIME
Paris, FED.
ELECTORAL REFORM
[Special
UNPOPULAR
MYSTERY CLEARED
Madrid, Fed. 14 The air liner mystery has NOW to the "Hong Kong Daly been cleared up with the German. Prens”” «ƐCopyright vi
Airline Lufthansa reporting that Paris, Feb. 13. one of their machines asked for. The motion that the House en-help but has now reached the ter into discussions on the pro- Asorer, posed electoral reform, which en- Reuter, visages the introduction of & pro-. portional representation instead of the present system was defeated in the Chamber "by 219 to 140 votes.
During the discussion one of the deputies said that it was largely due to the proportional electoral system, that a republic never took root in Clermany Transocean News Service
COLD WEATHER IN BRITAIN
The cold but the
ahine
the prese
early
EDUCATION BILL IN COMMONS
there
"Kew,
Were
Feb. 13. Zozi weza de- the House
Questions regard to agriculture,
In connection with the life sen batted to-day in announced to enable tence passed on the three Croats Commons where the Bill raising about 2,000 familles from specia
for complicity in the assassinations the school-leaving age from tablished an
of King Alexander, and M. Bar-years to 15 was reads Sidings by the summer oL
during the former's visit to A Labour member's, motion that stly in groups of about 40 Marsellies,
were the Government give absent were give
us.sistance to parents the
children's glast
trees on some miles of
ernment hang
them
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not too
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British Wireless,
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