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MIDNIGHT BOMBS
IN HARBIN
THREE TERRIFIC EXPLOSIONS
AN ATTEMPT TO WRECK SUB-STATION
(Telegraph Special.)
Harbin, Aug, 6. Three terrific explosions shook the whole city, creat- ing a temporary panic among the inhabitants, at midnight. Investigations showed that the explosions were the result of an attempt to destroy the Nowtown electric sub-station.
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Three men were concerned in the attempts. Each carried powerful bomb and they were!
simultaneously. thrown almost
devastating the premises,
POLICEMEN WOUNDED.
Ever since the floods have kept
Hon. Mr. Victor Bruce, who was in Hongkong some little time ago on
one of her ying trips, standing on the wing of the plane in which the attempting to remain aloft for a
month.
FIGHT FOR LIFE
the Harbin police fully occupied. POLICE CHIEF'S DUEL
terrorists have been busy in the eity. This incident, however, wasį by far the most serious of thei campaign.
Two policemen who were at the sub-station were seriously wound- ed and the terrorists escaped, oni- dentified. The damage to the sach- station is very considerable.
FLOOD AREA SPREAD.
Later.
IN THE STREET
BENGALI OUTRAGE
Calentta, Ang 5. Blood transfusions and all other medical efforts failed to save the life of Mr. Edwin Ellison, Polier Superintendent at Comilla, Bengal. who was shot in the back by ter-
urists on July 29,
MRS. BRUCE
ATTACKS
RECORD
HOPES TO REMAIN A MONTH ALOFT
(Telegraph Special.)
London, Aug. 5. Mrs: Victor Bruce, the well- known air woman, to-day renew. ed her attempt to break the world's air endurance record and hopes to remain in the air for a month!.
If her attempt is successful, { Mrs. Brae estimates that she will cover in her amphibian plane from 75,000 to 80,000 miles, with Gut once desernding.
She is accompanied by Plight- Sergeant McCleary and Lieut. J. E. W. Pugh, while her husband
will be responsible for the ground organisation of the adventure ant will himself y of the refueling machines,
one
FIRST REFUELLING. Shortly after her plane, a Saro! Windover amphibian, with the {wheels removed for lightness and j named "City of Portsmouth," had
ARMAMENTS RACE FEARS
MR. HENDERSON SEEKS A WAY OUT.
Geneva, Aug. 5. Mr. Arthur Henderson, Pre- silent of the Disarmament Cou- ference, has asked the guvern- ments who were renresented al the Conference to state whether they are prepared to agree to a renewal of the armaments tenge provided in the resolution of Sep- tember, 1931, for a further four months frùm January—Reuter.
De Valera
Rejects Overtures
HEADLONG ON HIS PET ECONOMIC
POLICY
Dublin. Aug. 5. Sir Thomas Inskip's effort)
ascended, one of her co-pilots signalled for a tanker machine to to improve the Lone of ascend and Mrs. Bruce carried out Anglo-Irish relations was the first re-fuelling. perfectly, at a
shown by Mr. de Valera to- height of two thousand feet. eighty gallons of oil and. petrol day to be in vain. being fed through a fifteen feet pipe in fifteen minutes, while both
machines were flying at 75 miles an hour.
Food was also transferred at the same time,
The City of Portsmouth
Communists have figured largely in the rioting in Germany. Our picture shows a Communist round-up in Berlin, in which a thousand constables took part.
N.Y. SHARE
BOOM
GERMAN TERRORISM
WORLD CRISIS
BLIZZARD BLOWN OUT
THE OPENINGS IN THE CLOUDS
LORD IRWIN'S ESTIMATE
London, Aug. 5.
Lord Irwin, newly-appoint- ed President of the Board of Education, speaking in Lon- don to-day expressed the
the view that
economic storm of which Britain felt the full force last year is beginning to blow itself out.
He described as "openings in the clouds," the agreement at Lau- Hanne, the success of the war loan conversion, the recognition by European countries of the essential views necessity of readjusting
promise of Ottawa,
and
SIGNS OF RETURN OF LAWLESSNESS RIFE IN about disarmament, where
CONFIDENCE
RAPID ADVANCES
CONTINUE
New York,. Aug.-5. The sudden development of an The leish leader's high horse slonishingly strong bullish tone appears to have the bit between on the Stock Exchange is the [Its teeth and to be running away
ALL REGIONS
the
the
whole Empire was hoping to see fulfilled its desires for closer be economic unity which might both an example and inducement to
130 KILLED; 1,000 the world to return to pithsur
WOUNDED
to be determined to carry through speculation. with hint, Mr. de Valera appears subject of much comment and country
greatër economic sanity.
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trade with South Africa, the
INFORMAL TALKS.
Berlin, Aug. 5.
Ottawa press messages state that the South African and The wave of lawlessness United Kingdom delegations met to-day and a further meeting which has swept through the between the latter and the Aus-
is causing the tralian delegation was held. Government increasing con- Cannda has bad informal.com- fe experiment of economie isola. The boom is continuing and cern and far more drastic versations in regard to mutual enormous transfers of shares are penalties against the use of Irish Free State, Newfoundland, fire-arms and explosives are Southern Rhodesia and the Weat taking place.
Despite mid-day profit-taking, expected to be decreed very resume conversations with Canada which tended to check the steady shortly.
on Monday. rise in prices on all Stock Market|
Representatives of the whole. Official figures show that the Empire will stand beside the anges, the upward tendency was quickly resumed and many of the reign of terror is established on an
Governor-General, Lord Bess- alarming scale. leading stocks closed up to seven
borough to-morrow at the opening Since the von Papen Govern of the G$130,000,000 waterway. points higher than the opening!
ment assumed power on May 31. the Welland Canal, which is part quotations.
way scheme.
The food situation in North
rosetion frons Great Britain despite ali Mr. Ellison, who was only thirtyRght, and refuelling will continue enansels. Manchuris grows worse every day. The Sungari rose
a brilliant until it is filled to its three hun- by about Hix years of age and had
was record, made a great fight for life. Fdred gallons capacity. - inches yesterday which sufficient to add enormously to the but passed away. to-day. inundated area and to eausej serious breaks in the levees.
The Superintendent was cycling home, closely followed by an order- ly when a shot was fired which wounded him in the back.
He dismounted and returned the
Across the river from Harbin, the dama nt. Zatown and Chengbo buret and as a result, there is grave reason to fear that the town! of Pristan and the C.E.R. railway fire, but collapsed when he was workshops will be flooded under struck by another bullet.-Reuter, several feet of water.
Only fifteen houses in Zatown remain above the flood level.
THREE-MILES WASH-OUT.
On the southern section of the ER. near Shwangchengpu. the track has been washed out for a distance of three miles.
On the western line there water everywhere except on the
LOCAL FIRM IN LIQUIDATION
BROWNS, LTD., TO BE WOUND UP
ture.
COWES AS BASE.
Later.
To-day, his request for the Dail's approval of an Emergency Esti- mate of £2,000,000-for the fur therance of his economic policy Was acceded to, fifty-eight voting
favour and forty-three against The Dail afterwards adjourned
Indies. Great
Britain ia
to
The fuelling of Mrs. Bruce's machine was completed this after- nen without any sort of misadven-
Petrol and food will be pro- until October 19, vided daily until the record has been broken
FIGHTING BRITAIN. or the machine is |
The daily turnover in shares is over 130 persons have been killed of the great St. Lawrence water- forced to descend.
and over a thousand seriously Replying to the debate on the Bill)
now about two and a half million wounded in political clashes all The light is taking place over for the provision of the Emergency and the activity has given rise to over Germany. the south coast, though the fliers Fund "to fight the economic way are not likely to stray far away against Britain."
a general improvement in outlook. Mr. de Valeri from their buse at Cowes, Isle of said that it was at present impos-psychologically, in the country. Wight.
sible to indicate how the money |
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PRESENT RECORD.
The present endurance record of
is!
At a meeting of members
of
States two years ago.
hills and a rivers are reported Browns, Ltd., held recently, the to be continuing their steady rise. following resolution was passed;
On the eastern section, things
"That it has been proved to the are a trifle better. It is reported from Imienpo and Ashiho that the satisfaction of this meeting that waters are subsiding slightly the Company cannot by reason of
Reuter.
ANOTHER TYPHOON
FORMS
SITUATE EAST OF N. LUZON
The Royal Observatory reports that a typhoon has formed about 250 miles east of North Luzon, and will probably move W. N. W.
The Manila Observatory gives the position of the disturbance as | Long, 127, Lat. 18.
WAR IN SOUTH AMERICA
BOLIVIA'S OFFER REJECTED
Its liabilities continue its business and that is advisable to wind-up Ivoluntarily and that Donald Black
No. 6. Des Voeux Road Central. Victorin in the Colony of Hong. kong, be and he is hereby appoint- ed Liquidator for the purposes of such winding-up."
A meeting of creditors is to be held at the oflices of Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming at noon on the 20th instant.
FRENCH · BANK LOSES
APPEAL DISMISSED BY COURT
The Full Court this morning gave judgmont in the appeal by the Banque Franco-Chinoise pour
to Commerce et l'Industrie against the judgment of Mr. Justice Wood in favour of Mrs. Chu Shuk in a mortgage dispute involving a sum $12,000,
OPTIMISM CAUSES. The prevalent optimism on the) Stock Exchange is believed to have. been apurred by widespread re-
BRIEF HOLIDAY.
Three hundred and twenty-two
The Imperial conference dele- enses of terrorism have been gates will take a week-end holiday established in Prussia alone, from Ottawa for the ceremony, but excluding Berlin.
business will not, by any means, be brought to a standstill as the COMMUNISTS BLAMED.
United Kingdom experts will be extremely busy with figures, a The culprits in 203 of these fact which indicates that the and cases
weare Communists, in negotiations have reached the stage when conclusions are to be seventy-five
expected.
2 days was established by the lceive messages on the usual Croyports that a G$30,000,000 "büll“ Hunter brothers in the United
don serodrome wave-length of 900 wheat-pool in contemplated
Jalso by rumours that the Recon- Mrs. Bruce's effort is distin-meters.
they cases guished by several novelties.
struction Finance Corporation, which has G$3,000,000,000 at its Nazis and in 21 cases they were disposal, is planning to lend freely Republicans.
For one thing, Mrs. Bruce has
FLYING BUTLERS.
were
In all the discussions with the Dominions, it is understood, Mr.
been granted special permission Sterning and evening, two at by the Air Ministry to use a pri-tendant aeroplanes, like a couple of to industry for the purchase 01 The outbreak of terrorism, Baldwin has adhered to the policy vate radio wave-length during the well trained flying butlers, will raw materials.-Renter. month she expects to remain aloft. ascend and pass to their mistress order to keep in constant touch fond and fuel and other neces- with her assistants on the ground.saries of mundane life. A special The wave-length is 764 meters, vacuum container has been devised and anyone with suficiently so that the airwoman and her! powerful wireless set may listen colleagues may have hot meals. lin to her daily talks with the earth. The venture, it is estimated will;
Ske will also transmit and re-jeost about £9,000.
ANOTHER INDIA ROUND TABLE
BRITAIN'S COMMU NAL SETTLEMENT
DECISION COMING SOON
BRITANNIA
meanwhile, continues to grip the which he laid down in his open- country, Sometimes the Coming speech, namely, that a reduc- munists are responsible. but tion of tariffs for Empire pro- AGAINpparently since the elections it ducts in contradistinction to the has been more frequently the raising of tariffs against foreign Nazis who have been behind the countries was the desirable pro- outrages.-Router.
VICTORIOUS
HIS MAJESTY'S THIRD SUCCESS
London, Aug. 6.
With brilliant weather and with;
FURTHER CANTON
FLOODS
Ce8a,
CORDIAL ATMOSPHERE.
One thing is quite certain, how- ever, notwithstanding_reports, to the contrary. There is no doubt regarding the cordiality of the atmosphere in which the talks are being carried on-Reuter and
all ships in the roadsten gaily MORE HOUSES SWEPT British Wireless.
dressed for the last day of Regatta | Week, Cowes presented # par. leylarly charming appearance to- day.
AWAY
Canton, Aug. 5.
numerous
residents
SILVER RISES A FARTHING
were DUE TO SPECULATIVE
11
BUYING
Silver has risen a farthing on the London market, the advance be-. [ing chiefly due to speculative buy-
Almost repeating the disastrous London, Aug. 5. result that proposals for a pro- The crowds were further de-
visional settlement, which were lighted when the King gained his occurrence of last week-end, when Mr. Kamsay MacDonald, accom- panied by the Minister for Air, considered by the Cabinet yester- third victory of the week on board hundreds of houses were destroyed Lord Londonberry, left London by day, are not likely to require any the Britannia: which, in a race and air to-day eh route for Lossie-prolonged scrutiny by the Govern for yachts in the "J" Class and old mouth, where he will resume the ment of India. There is reason to yachts exceeding sixty-five feet, drowned during the flooding of the holiday which he interrupted this favourable reception, and it may be Shamrock and won In just over further heavy rains, resulting in believe that they have had came in ahead of Mr. Sopwith's streets, Thursday night witnessed week to visit London and attend anticipated that as announcement four hours, without calling on her many streets being flooded to Cabinet meeting/
of the terms can be made by the time allowance. Mr. Paul's Antra depth of Ave or six feet. It is probable that while in Scot Government hero and by the was third.
will Viceroy in India before the end of
It in estimated that land, the Prime Minister
a furthering and the absence of offeringa. In the Six-Metro International thirty houses, mainly on the Mong After the official fixing; thọ mar- resume his study of the Indian the month".
Class, the American yachts Lucio Kor Shu Street, were demolished. communal problem which occupied After stating that it is the his attention before his short re- earnest desire of the Government and Jill were first and second re- A strong gale was blowing at the kot ruled steady, due to further
and spectively-Reuter
British time and this added to turn to London. While engaged to initiate and carry out legislation Wireless
the buying by Amerien. proposal for an armistice on the An unknown Portuguese is report.
on this subject, he has been kept next year and that the Round
police in In New York, silver prices aro basis of the maintenance of thefted to have ordered two dozon foun
fully acquainted throughout with Table method will · bo continued,
up 1/8th, with the market steady, positions now occupied by the tain pene and two dozen pencils, valu-
the detailed views of the Govern- the Times adds that it may be od at $24, from n shop in Shanghal
When passing the Italian Convent The Home for the Aged in the
The cross-rate has declined to Bolivian forces,
Street and when the articles were de- ment of India.
anticipated that a third and final in Chino Road yesterday morning, Government Mint Road was again 3.462. Tho pineteen countries have livered in accordance with instruc-- The Times Bays:-There has conforonco, with a necessarily Mr. P. Ryan, warder of Victoria Gaol, flooded and the Police had to bo The Hongkong dollar has risect drawn up another Note for despatch tions to the main gate of the Kow hown the closest interchange Zadlimited personnel, can be assembl who was driving his motor car, knock summoned, but fortunately the 1/8th to 1a. 34d., with the market.
ed down a Chinese woman, aged 04,
uncertain. „Inter.banker
The Court dismissed the Bank's
Washington, Aug. 5. The United States and the other nuutrais concerned in the repre-appeal. sentations made to Bolivia and Paraguay have rejected Bolivia's i
difficulties of the organising rescue work.
www floodi abated.