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Dr. BRUENING.
Big German Bank in Difficulties.
Government to Rescue.
DEPOSITS SAFE.
While
Berlin, July 13.
the Bruening Cabinet has been sitting in conference all through the night discussing the details of
217 emergency decree which is to be promulgated to-day, the Darmstadter and National Bank, one of the biggest and most important in Germany, announces that it is compelled to suspend anyment.
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Hongkong Telegraph
FOUNDED 1881 NO. 23.443
-# #TANT MONDAY, JULY 13, 1931.
日八廿月五
136 PER ANNUM
BINOLE COPY 19 CENTS
GERMANY'S DEFINITE. "NO!" TO FRANCE.
BLACKMAIL OF THE FRAUDS ON LOCAL
WORST KIND.
BRUENING CABINET TO RESIGN FIRST.
BITTER COMMENTS.
FISHERFOLK,
TWO MONTHS' HARD FOR A WORKSHY.
SMALL "DIVIDEND,”
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What has apparently been quite La common fraud on fisherfolk in The Colony as well as in neigh- bouring poria, WILA outlined before Mr. Schofield at the Central! Police Court this morning when Sergeant R. Cunningham, of the GE
(ERMANY'S REPLY to the French demand for Aberdeen Station. charged
abandonment of work on
Chinese with obtaining sums of the second pocket-s55 and $60 respectively from. battleship and of the plans for an Austro-German masters of Baking Janks Customs Union, in return for financial assistance, is an false pretences, emphatic "No!" The demand is regarded as blackmail The defendant admitted both of the worst kind and Dr. Bruening declares that he will resign before submitting to the French demand.
Jenninty.
A
under.
Sergeant Cunningham explained: that defendant applled for work on board complainant's junk. An Of the rumour that Mr. Arthur Henderson had kent agreement was reached and defen- support to France by a talk with the German Ambas.dant asked for an advance on his sador in London no more has been heard, but Germany fishermen, on engaging fokis, ta
It was the practice of: is still unsatisfied with Britain as one or two London pay them, in advance, their wages papers seem to be sympathetic to the French outlook. up to the end of the Chinese year. The Berlin Press is bitter in its comments on the critical'dant on June 19, he agreed to start The money was paid to defen- patches which left no room for doubt that France was endeavour-put in a situation, the newspapers being greatly incensed by Paris dea-work immediately but failed
appearance, ing to take advantage of the precarious financial situation in plainant searched
for defendant Germany by making French participation in the proposed in it on Friday inet when he was and found him on his parent's ternational credit loan dependent upon the political concessions given into custody,
indicated.
THE "RUN" ON THE REICHSBANK.
+
toj
Com-
Lieut. J. Le Brix
THE FIRST 1,600.
TO CAR OWNERS.
Use RUBBER Matting for the Floor and Running Boards of
your Car;
Washable,:
Durable-
More economical than
Darpet or Linoleum-
NEATER and OLEANER.
Quotations from:
Tolophono 34554.
Dunlop Rubber Co. (China) Lid. Pedder Bldg.
'GAMBLING DEN RAIDED.
PLAYER JUMPS FROM VERANDAH.
BADLY INJURED.
A card party at No. 7, Cheung
GOVERNESS
AND CHILD UNDER CAR.
-PEAK ACCIDENT.
Driver's Alleged Flight.
After knocking down a Euro-
Hing Street last night was inter-pean lady employed as governess
rupted
by a party of police under Detectivi Sergeant
Macdonald. in a Peak household and en-
who paid a surprise visit,
A look-out was being kept and
dangering one of her
young
as the first member of the mice charges, who was thrown under raiding party came into the street, the back of the car, but for-
watcher posted at a window gavej tunately cscaped the alarm, whereupon there was a Abdul Kardar, a private chauf- injuries, stampede.
A man sul a woman pretending fear employed by Mr. A. M. to be man and wife, affected pro- Bowes-Smith, is alleged to have found slumber, ou a bed, ignoring driven off without assisting the the commotion, while another of
the pamesters jumped into back victims.
French Fliers' three months.
Venture.
tane from the first floor, reedican Abdul Kardar was subsequently of the consequences to himself, arrested by the Traffic He was badly injured and probably Police, and made will be in Hospital for the next pearance at
a formal ap the Central Police Court this morning, charged with Other players. apparently re-reckless driving and failure to re- luctant to part with good cards port an accident. He was remand- which had just been drawn, still ed.. held them in their hands when the police entered the flat. Altogether. Peak on Saturday afternoon. Misa The accident occurred on The MOSCOW PASSED. and the woman wat del charge, hut returned home from nine people, including the HAM. L. Parry, governera to Mr. J. F.
Wright's children, living at
Moscow, July 12. Lieut. J. Le Brix and M. Doret passed over Moscow at 7.30 p.m. this evening, says Reuter, in the course of their attack on the long distance flight record, having, complet- ed approximately 1,600 miles of their long journey to Tokyo.
| possum, were arrested, and fed before atr. Williams at the
Central Police Court this morning, car with her two
Repulse Bay, in Mr. Bowes-Smith's The man and woman were con-
young charger. victed as being keepers and fined Bowes-Smith's nurse nad child at The car had first dropped Mr. $40 each. The remainder were Magazine Gan and then proceeded carb muieted in a fine of $3.
MORE ANTI-KOREAN
AGITATION.
to Mr. Wright's residence.
On reaching home, Miss Parry alighted from the car, carrying the younger of the two children, aged
On June 20, defendant' hast) -gonis to the second complainant Lionel by the [ ክገ
hatel Lobtained from him the sum jof $60. }{
not until he heard of his arrest that he went to The Police and told them of
the l Berlin, July 12. ↑ English papers have seen fit tolmun's net. The German Cabinet has Been in support the French demande...
Sergeant Cunningham said that alment continents session since
in It is pointed out
Berlin in the past three months several in- noon yesterday, discussing
the that
The distance to Tokyg from thin
cidents of a similar nature had been Paris, their starting point, is inj attitude French demands for political con-consistent with, the stand takim ported to the Police. It was a
essins in return for co-operation | England in the east of Aus common fraud. The men would excess of 6,000 miles,
They in the international effort to savestris, when the intervention of the Victimise two or three boats. the Reichsbank from rullapse,
in expect to arrive in Japan sixty Simultaneously, the Reparations
partirally Hongkong before their activities hours after their take-off at Le
to Shekki and Bourget Field, where a special! Committee and the Directorate ofwarted French designs. - Reuter ere transferred
Makdon, July 13. nod Wireless,
31acao. the Reishabank, together witli Ivart.||
runway was recently constructed Consequent on the revival of dis- Defendant bad $2.97 on him when at me pris the bankers, have larva com-
the expense of M. Coty, turbances at Changchun, General ferring
arrested,
Military sponsor of the flight. in order Chang Tso-hsiang, the to permit them to rise with a Governor of Kirin Province,derneath the car. was aninjured.
Some of the latter joined the
Bank of England
American Aid.
New York, July 12.
It is believed that Washington
STUDENT ACTIVITY AT CHANGCHOW.
His Worship sentenced nerused to
load of 2,150 gallons of petrol.ested in the Nanking Govern- ment that negotiations with the
The bank will, however. in Cabinet's meeting to-nigli, at which '
two months' bard labour on each all probability open
Dental the Government finally resolved not official circles favour the massing charge and ordered defendant to Tray $1.50 to the second com- this morning as the Government limit to France's demands for et private credits for
Germayatimant and $1.47 to the first. a resedin of warship construction through Morgan's, has informed the Directors of and the abandonment of the Austro- National Bank and the National thu Chase the Bank that on the basis of German Customs Union, which was City Bank of New York, under the
the emergency decree to be is therited as the worst kind of aegis of the Federal
do.
blackmail sued, it will guarantee all
Hank, The Government ferts that it is posits in the lank and attend bucket in its attitude by the mus
jority sal German who would rather lace financial rain than give, way to such domasnets,
to the orderly liquidation of its affairs.
The Prussian Ministry of tom mereo has ordered all Stack BA- changes in Prussia to eben di awa on July 8 and July 14 and it is understood that other Federal
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the
Bigger Crush for Years,
Berlin, later.
Helmets. of which President Hindenburg
Reserve PRISON · TORTURE Reuters. Amurienu Servier,
IN AMERICA. "Enctuons Briand,”
unet nous
and
WICKERSHAM REPORT
Mr.
the
18 months. The driver, Abdul Kar- dar, reversed gear, and as the car backed, it knocked down Mies Parry. She and the child she was carrying were thrown underneath. the car.
Ms Parry received abrasions on one leg, which was grazed by one of the wheels, but had a lucky Cape from serious injury. Stil more fortunate was the child, which, although thrown-right-ur-
The serious allegation is made They are using a monoplane Japanese Government be opened by by Miss Parry that immediately (equipped with a 650 h.p, engine, i
Foreign after the accident. the chauffeur C. T. Wang, and they have given the craft the Minister at Nanking. with the drove away without rendering any. nickname "The Hyphen."
assistance whatever, Their route after Moscow has Japanese Charge d'Affaires who is
now in Shanghai. been planned as follows: -
Nijni Novgorod. Ekaterinburg, Kransiarak, Chita. Mukden, Tokyo.
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ALLEGED THEFT OF BICYCLE.
Anti-Japanese feeling is running high at Changchun where Chinese students are carrying out an or ganised campaign with a view to Berlin, July 12.
Round World Flight,
stirring up Chinese to reprisals. The whole press is becoming in.
Anti-Korean feeling has reached a reasingly bitter against France.
REVELATIONS.
Their plans after arrival in
YOUNG CHINESE CHARGED There is every reason to believe; The democratic journal Buerst a
Tokyo are apparently not delinite high pitch. Further incidents are
considered inevitable. that Br. Bruening will prevent Carter sums tij De general view.
THIS MORNING. Washington, July 7. ly settler, but it is believed that! catastrophe, but he must arrest the saying: "We accuse France
General Chang Hauch-liang has fleich-bank-the the
The Wickersham law enforce if successful in the initial entor ordered a Manchurian gunbout to Described as being unemployed. Pan-European hent commission's report on the rise, they will attempt a nonstop relieve Chinese residents in the a young man named Lai Li-ching States will follow sail the ulgeet. Tereign vreditby to-morrow,
rapid increasing withdrawnt of Briant of wishing to use credit treatment of juvenile prisoners Right eross the Pacific to San Korean towns. The gunbout will appeared before afr. Schofield at being to prevent a complete col-
aid to break Germany's political was published to-day, revealing Franelsen, and continue to Paris lapse on the stock markets. There appears to be no truth in backbone and to bring her into starting details of alleged prison in an effort to beat the Post-Catty visit all Korean Coast towns where the Central Police Court this morn
riots have occurred. In addition,ing on a charge of stealing, and. the rumour that France also de permanent subjection." --Ropter. Beuter
tortures of youthful offenders in time for a round the worki fight. the Young General has ordered alternatively, of receiving, a bicycle manded the dissolution of the Steel
fvarious institutions.
Present Record.
reports relating to the riots in be belonging to Mr. Hoy Kirman, of American Aid.
The report says that children in
immediately sent to Mr. C. T. 82, Morrison II Road. the President,
The present world record for a Wang-Reush. some instances are being kept in Both Britain and the United
Washington, Jdy 12.
According to Detective Sergeant Kennedy, the machine Mr. Castle, the acting Secretary dungeon cells, and punished with nonstop flight, which Le Brix and
left "en" on banks as a result of the Government that the Bruening to the effect, that United States
Government circles fear a general States have been informed by the for State, has issued a statement brenti and water diet and logging. Dotet are now attacking was set by
outside his house by Mr. Kerman collapse of the Darmstadter Bank, Cabinet would rather resign than
Boisterous laughter, or the con- fellow-countrymen in September
nt 7 o'clock lust night, and when which is the biggest baut erath to arcept the French demand.
hankers are prepared to assist in veuling of small articles in their 1929, when Costes and Bellonte
he went for it three hours Inter It have occurred in Germany for
rettering Germany, but are leaving cells, was enough to win such flow from Parls to Tsitsibar, a
had disappeared. In the
moan- years.
And the alternative to the must the leadership to the European punishment for children in eer-distance of 4,909 miles.
time, a district watchman had Lain detention institutions. stable and most capable guvern, Central Banks representatives, a
Other remarkable
long distance
found the defendant trying to sell fiermany
has known for necting for which purpose idren classed as fodern) delin-
The report also deals with chil-Rights have been:
the machine nt a bicycle shop. He 4,850 miles from Rome to Brazil, years will be a furiously Nailon, being held at Basle to-morrow.
suspected him and had him' taken ¡quenta,
"Gentleman's Fute." now show to the Pelco Station In 45 Reuter's American Service.
by
Ferrarin anding at the Queen's Theatre can be pelled to sleep on planks on the Major del
(Italy).
ranked as one of the best talkies bicycle and stated that he was try
The defendant denied stealing the tours of their cells, without bed-l- 4,130 miles from England to shown In Hongkong in recent ding,
Indin in 60 hours by Squadron months. Embodying drama withing to sell it for a friend.
it shows John
Gilbert in Hia Worship remanded the de- they were convicted were violaN. H. Jenkins, In April, 1929, in n tion of the prohibition and immi-Fairey-Nupler monoplone. Another ing
The Bank, whielt hnd a capital ne £3,000,000, pald dividends of 8 per cent last year and from 10 to 12; per cent. in previous years
It has 7,000 employees, and the Managing Director, Jacob
Gold-
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nlist regime with disastrous con sequences in Europe.
With the exception of the Com- schmidt, is regarded as a Anuncial newspapers, the press, commenta
mmunist, Socialist, and Pacifivist FLIERS' WIVES IN genius.
bitterly on the French demands
The Bank is known to have been and takes a decided stand against | heavily involved in the recent col-them.
Inpse of the North German wool) concern, but the suspension: wa nigst unexpected.---Renter,
Another Bank, 'Crash,
Later.
Dangerous Precedent.
The Catholic-Centrist organ maintains that France is attempt-
ing the same tactics to which she
MISHAP.
MRS, GATTY AND MRS. POST BADLY SHAKEN.
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Columbus, July 11. In the course, of a tour of the
had recourse & few weeks ago in country which Wiley Post and
ぶ
Some such cilidren were cum-192" ours 10 minutes, in July,
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
"GENTLEMAN'S, FATE" NOW BEING SHOWN.
Wak
Most of the offences for which Leader Jones-Williams and Llout.bably his best offort, since talk. fendant for enquiries to bo tsado cation laws, or automobile theft. British altempt on the record isigentures were started. An af regarding the "friend."
of. 2,243 boys and girls under expected in a few months.
18 years of age under federal detention, 990 were convicted for violating the prohibition lawa. Eighteen were under 14 years of The report is one of several pre-
while 250 were under 16.
before its disbandment a few days
AUSTRALIAN FLEET.
SUGGESTED RETURN TÓ
BRITAIN.
the ense of Austria, when Vionna Harold Gatty are making, follow-pared by the commission shortly The Cabinet adjourned at 3.30 was seeking international aid. am. this morning, without sasulug The paper declares that this meing their wonderful flight round any statement, and is resumingthod of confounding politics and the world, an accident befol
Reports are current here that the discussion later in the morning, economies is setting a dangeroua machine carrying Mrs. Post and
drastle naval economies are to bo precedent. The Bank of Genova has cloned
Mrs. Gatty at Port Columbus to-
Rather more than half an inch of 1,000 officers and man, and the tak
made, including the dismissal of Most papers emphasize that the day. owing to big losses in France, minimum armament conceded to
|rain foll during the 24 hours endod atļ Its abilities are said to exceed a Gormany by the Verenilles Trenty Post' and Gatty had successfully 10 to-day, the gure being 0.57. ing out of commission of the deg million pounds sterling-Reuter, can by no means bo construed as a tanded in their plane, the Win-Tos makes the year's total to parts carrier Albatross is stated
date, 41.00 Inches, against an average. The total saving in view menace to much more heavily-niemas, and the machine carrying of 49.75.
to be $300,000,1000 armed neighbours who apparently their wives was following close**,
When approached the Minister Intend to make Germany the behind. It got out of control
Defence: was non-committal, bût scapegoat at the coming disarma- close to the ground and went into Guillermo Gomez, acting Infol
admitted that further reffenok mant conferenco.
was in "dontemplatiöil 4)He also statüd
WEATHER REPORT.
The Royal Observatory reports
a crash landing Mrs. Post and
S.W. Japan, leaving a separate de- A painful impression has been shaken, but
presalon over Tongking.
created by the fact that certain)
whon the story opens and a gangster in the end, he in convincing, throughout.
Louis Wolhelm gives a remark-
THE COLLAPSE. IN able portrayal as the gangster TEA PRICES. brother of
Gilbert,
and provides
many dramatic and humorous
Miljan
Loila
moments. John
BLAMED.
Hyams, Anita Page, and Marie BIGGER PLANTATIONS. Prevost all give excellent support this picture one distinctly above to the principals and help to make
the average.
U.S. OIL PROBLEM.
28,000 WELLS TO CLOSE DOWN
"IMMEDIATELY.-
Wichita, July 12. Over 800 Independent oil opern- órs have agreed to the Immediäte
- an attempt to
Ad- [probist
Amsterdam, July 12. Too great an extension of planting was blamed for the fail' of tea prices by Mr. W. C. Loudon, presiding at the annual meeting of the Dutch East Indies. Tea Growing Association.
He expressed the opinion that It would be in the interest of the growers nobis to ŝextend their plantings even if timun improved.
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