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TWO KILLED IN CANTON MYSTERY AIR SMASH
GOLD FIND SENSATION
WITWATERSRAND MAIN REEF
TWICE AS LARGE AS ESTIMATED
Johannesburg, Oct. 21, With the world coming to what may be a crossroads of interna- tional financial policy, partly due to the shortage of gold, the Rand Daily Mail to-day contains a sensational report that thirty ad- ditional miles of the famous Wit- watersrand Main Reef have been identified by д Johannesburg geologist.
Photo shows Mr. A. M. Loaw, vica- President of M.G.M. and bis co- pilot, Capt. J. B. Dickson, who were
who had not arrived at the time of
TAKES FIRE IN MID-AIR
|SQUADRON COMMANDER
LEAPS FOR LIFE
| PETROL LEAKAGE THEORY
(Special to "Telograph".)
Canton, Oct. 22. Two officers of the Canton
WORLD ECONOMIC CONFERENCE
TO BE HELD IN HOUSE OF. LORDS.
(Our Own Correspondent).
Londuty, Oct. 21.
In order to marktheir senso of the importance of the occasion, the Government has decided that the world economlé conference will be held in the House of Lords.
BRITISH TRADE WARNING
pilli Congkong this morning, but Aviation Corns were killed PROHIBITION OF
The discovery in the most sensa.going to press. Mr. Loew and Capt. Vesterday afternoon in a
tional in the history of gold pros- pecting since the Witwatersrand was first found in 1885. ·
The Rand Daily Stail states that experts who have re- examined the Witwatersrand on the basis of the geologist's report are now of opinion that the Main Reef does not end
at Randfontein as was first thought, but is nearly twice as large as hitherto estimated. The discovery of Witwatersrand was the greatest of the nineteenth century. The gold occurs în con- glomerate beds, locally known as banket. The formation is noted for its regularity as regards both the thickens and the gold-tenor } of the gold-bearing reefs, in which respect it is unparalleled..
RAND GOLD.
Dickson are engaged an
tour, largely by air.
-
world mysterious disaster over the aerodrome at Shau Kau Ling.
APPEAL FOR UNITY
WANG
CHING-WEI LEAVING
SEEKING CURE IN GERMANY
Shanghai, Oct. 22.
The victims were:
Commander Wu Chi-súen, of! the First Squadron.
Flying Officer Chan.
The bombing plane which they were flying was completely de- stroyed.
DUMPING
SOVIET POLICY
(Our Own Correspondent).
London, Oct. 21.
Mr. Norman Davis (left) who le visiting Chequers this week-end.
BRITAIN'S TARIFFS
IRON AND STEEL PROTECTION
DUTIES EXTENDED
· FOR TWO YEARS
London, Oct. 21. The continuance for two years, as from October 25, of the ex- |isting protective duties on iron and steel of thirty-three and a
NAVAL CUTS third per cent, is decroed in
MISSION
MR. NORMAN DAVIS TO VISIT CHEQUERS
SATISFACTORY TALKS
London, Oct. 21,
A
Treasury Order issued to-night. The extension is, however, made subject to satisfactory progress be-
the British iron and steel industry,
Advisory Beard on the working of ing made in the reorganisation of
The report of the Import Duties
the duties, recommending their con- tinuance, says that the Immediate object of the temporary duties has, in a great monsure, been achieved. It is pointed out that the importe of iron and steel subject to the duties have fallen by over 45 per cent. in the three months ending September 30, as compared with the corresponding period of Inat
KREUGER DIRECTOR
SENTENCED
EIGHTEEN MONTHS' HARD LABOUR.
(Our Own Correspondent).
London, Oct. 21. Sentence of eighteen months hard labour was at Stockholm to-day inflicted upon one of Kreuger and Toll's directors named Wend- ler.
He was placed under arrest shortly after the failure of the combine.
BAIL GRANTED IN SERIOUS "CASE
SWISS TO REPORT DAILY
HEARING ON FIRST OF NOVEMBER
Mr. Neville Chamberian
Mr. Norman Davis, the Ameri-year, but the menace of uneconomic At the end of twenty-four hours'
"amateur-diplomatist” made no bones about the can
is foreign competition is still serious. remand in police custody, Henry Urmi, a Swlas resident, described INDUSTRY'S REPORT. The flying officer was in charge reason for the abrogation of visiting Mr. Ramsay MacDonald
jna a motor engineer, appeared_be- at Chequers to-morrow. of the machine which had been the Anglo-Russian Commer-
The first report by the National fore Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Con- taken up for the purpose of test-cial Treaty in the House of Mr. Davis-to
The belief that the mission of Committee for the iron and steel trai Magistratey to-day on a seri- ing new wireless equipment in
do. with naval industry, appointed to work out ous charge in respect of Chung communication with the ground Commons to-rat.
disarmament and the world schemes of reorganisation, com- Wan, an 18-year-old unmarried station.
ments upon the severity of the girl living at Wanchai. We have made certain arrange-economic conference--has been effect of the general industrial de-
Mr. W. A. Mackinlay is defend- ments with Canada, he safil. We proving satisfactory is engender-pression on the iron and stool in-ng the accused. intend that they shall not be led by the fact that he has al-dustries of the whole world and
His Worship said that he could destroyed by the action of another ready been in London for upon the international competi-not fix a day next week for the hearing, and again would have to In a nutshell, the Chancellor of for at least another week,
fortnight and will probably stay tion which is the result.
Statements by authoritative ro- remand the case formally. the Exchequer defined the policy of the
presentatives of the great Con- Mr. Mackinley raised the ques- Government towards the
It is thought probable thattinental organisations of iron and tion of bail for the accused. Soviets, as follows;
when his discussions with various steel manufacturers are eited to British politicians and
Del. Inspector Shannon, (pro- econo- the effect that export sales this secuting)I am instructed not to mists have concluded, he will go year have been at prices far below oppose, but it must be substantial. elther to Paris or to Geneva, the cost of production. probably stopping for pourparlers with M. Herriot on route.
BURSTS INTO FLAMES. Several circuits had been made Mr. Wang Ching-wei, who is without any sign of trouble. Com leaving for Europe to-day, hasing round again, however, flying message in about six hundred feet above the aerodrome, the machine was seen First reports of the engineers issued a farewell estimated the available gold con-which he refers to the Lytton suddenly to burst into flames. tained in the Rand as worth about Report as a lucid and impartial £600,000,000. In 1994. Lionel document, '
Phillipa made an examination of He reminds the League of the main reef series which Pro-Nations of its responsibility as a duced an estimate that the gold body to enforce its own Convenant. remaining to be mined could be Dealing with China's domestic valued at £2,500,000,000,
problems, Mr. Wang Ching-wei The extension of the area of the makes an appeal for anity in reefs now reported to be proved China. would bring the value of the avail- "In unity lies strength and in able metal up to over £1,000,000,- unity and co-operation lies salva- 000, in spite of the fact that this tion."
Almost immediately, it bogan a headlong, descent to the ground and crashed with 1 sickening sound of rending in a few seconds.
JUMP TO DEATH. The occupants
evidently had warning of impending dienster as Commander Wu Chi-gen, despite
out of the plane the speed of the descent, had time
jump before it struck the ground. He re-fell from a height of nearly a hundred feet, however, and was killed Instantaneously.
listrict, within twelve mlies of He hopes he will speedily Johannesburg has been producing gain his health in Germany and over £10,000,000 worth of gold be able to return to serve China
Reuter. annually for many years past.
FULL CAPACITY.
The fears of a shortage of gold
EUGENE CHEN RETURNING. Nanking, Oct. 22,
here
that stated
in the near future, expressed In 1 1:4
over
of
tu
His companion remained in the plane and was still alive when rescue-workers rushed to the scene of the smash and pulled him from the blazing wreckage. He succumbed to his injuries within
A few moments of his admission to hospital.
country.
"We warn you not to con- duct your polley In such a way as interfere with or frustrate our purpose, or we shall be obliged to exercise certain powers we have taken."
Mr. Chamberlain was replying a Labour amendment on the designed to mit the 3ttwt Agreement
prohibition of Stato lumping,
AUXILIARY LINĖS
AIR.
FEEDER SERVICES
EXTENDING
London, Oct. 21.
This, however, will depend upon the results of his conversations in England during the next few days.
Mr.
Before the adoption of protec-
$2,000 BAIL...
tive measures. British industry was suffering from this unecono- His Worship, to accused: It is a mic competition to an exceptional serious case, but I don't want to degree owing to the relatively keep you locked up for seven days without a hearing. I think a thousand dollars cash and a thou sand dollars suroty will be re- quired. Can that be raised?
Mr. Mackinley:-It can be raised. His Worship observed that ́ he.
higher standards of wages and labour conditions.
for
A
VISIT TO JAPANESE EMBASSY.
It is
that noteworthy.
Greater PROTECTION. Norman Davis has Meen the
The national Committee urge Japanese Ambassador. Mr. Mat-
udaira, twice in the course of his come greater measure of assist- stay in London, but again it is ance in regard to tariff wanted to make quite sure that the emphasised that his talk has had protection
limited bail was not too light for the grave nothing to do with the situation in number of products
and offence alleged. He directed that the Far East,
the removal of uncertainty as to Urmi should daily report himself Reuter learns that Mr. Davis's the duration of the existing duties, at the No. 2 (Vanchal) Police
Advisory Station. The Import Duties with Mr.
Mal- conversationa
Urmi requested that the time the Longue of Nations committee's Mr. Sun Fo is likely to
sudaira have been purely of a Committee share the national com volumnious report, was almost take
the position
general nature regarding disarma-mittee's views as to the difficulties for reporting should not be a entirely based upon expert opinion President of the Executive Yuan
uneconomic foreign specific hour. ment. It is understood that Mr. which the
His Worship fixed 11 a.m. as the that in the absence of new dis- Shortly. A surprise has been oc
Davis has not, in his official competition puts in the way of re- coveries, the capacity of the Rand easioned by a report that Mr.
Schemes are being advanced for capacity, discussed Manchuria.organisation and as to the desi-hour at which Urmi should appear. rability of removing any, uncer- at the Station, and, in response to goldfield must before long show Eugene Chen, a supporter of Syn The cause of the disaster is a establishing a feeder air service Reuter,
tainty regarding the continuance Mr. Mackinley, who indicated that Fo latterly, is leaving France for mystery, but the theory is ad-linking up with the main Imperial
of the protective policy. For the Urmi might have some difficulty The discovery report to-day, Shanghai on learning of the re-vanced that the outbreak of fire Airways Cairo-Capetown route.
present no increase in the existing in finding the surety, consented however, would suggest that there tirement of Mr. Wang Ching wel was caused by a leak in the petrol
level of protection is recommend-to take the alternative of an ad- is not likely to be a curtailment-Reuter,
ed but if, when a satisfactory re-ditiount cash bond of a thousand organisation scheme is ready, dollars. foreign dumping has not ceased, they will proceed to recommend such further protective mensures is may be necessary. Reuter and British Wireless.
diminution.
of the enormous supply from the Transvaal-exceeding half the production of the whole world-for} fifty or sixty years.-Reuter.
THIEF'S FATAL
FALL
MISSED FOOTING ON CORNICE
ROYAL FAMILY MOVEMENTS
tank.
BAN ON LOCAL NEWSPAPER
KING AND QUEEN FOR SUSPENDED FOR TWO
LONDON
MONTHS
London, Oct. 21.
It is notified in the Gazette that The King and Queen, who have Governor-in-Council has ordered spent the
post fortnight at the suppression, for the period of Sandringham, their Norfolk real two months, of the printing and A fatal fall was sustained dence, will return to London to publication of the newspaper
Kung Lun Yat Po. by a suspected thief when he day. endeavoured to enter the second The Prince of Wales is complet-| Following the appearance of the floor of No. 129, Den Voeux Road Ing plans for a projected visit to notification, a police party headed Central, premises occupied by the Belfast Houso, To-day he re-by Det. Inspector Shaftain, of the Nam Yuen firm of Califoralan ceived the Homa Secretary, Sir Secretariat of Chinese Affairs, merchants, carly this morning, John Gilmour, with whom it is this morning raided the offices of from an adjoining floor which was understood ho discussed the the Journal named, and "closed unoccupied.
arrangements.-British Wireless. down the plant.
The man apparently missed his foothold on the cornice, and in
Such auxiliary services as have already been instituted have proy- ed most successful, and a network of them is contemplated.
An example of feeder air lines)
DOLLAR AGAIN
DECLINES
EASY
is the coastal route in operation by | MARKET UNDERTONE the Wilson Airways linking up Dar-es-Salaam and other towns in Tanganyika Territory with the
The Hongkong dollar declined Imperial Airways route at Nairobi.
1/8th this morning to ls. 3.7/8d., Well over one thousand miles of following falls in silver prices auxiliary air lines serving dia- both in London and New York. tricts far removed from the main The local market has an caay route are represented by these undertone. services.British Wirelcas.
THEATRE FIRE PRECAUTIONS
EXEMPTIONS TO BE WITHDRAWN
It is stated that a violent article It is notified in the Government on Chinese politics, which had Goseite that, after the expiration been printed in spite of its having of a period of six months, the been struck out by the Chinese following buildings will not be Censor at the Secretariat, was the exemptod from any of the pro- cause of the Government order. visions of the regulations relating to buildings in which a permanent stage is provided:-Ko Shing
ROBBERS TIE UP WOMAN
Silver dropped in London 1/8th spot and 3/16ths forward, the fall N.T. FARMER'S WIFE being chiefly due to lack of sup- port. China bought at the decline, and the
and
speculators
market closed steady. After the
New York reports silver down a quarter, with the market dull. Futures are also down.
COLONY'S CREDIT
BALANCE
ROBBED.
Four men entered a hut tenant-
While accused was formally re- manded for another weak, his Wor- ship provisionally fixed 2.30 p.m. on November 1 for the hearing of the case.
SHORTER RADIO
WAVES
NEW EXPERIMENTS AT HOME
London, Oct. 21,
official fixing, a steady undertone ed by Cheung Chan, wife of a
Sir Kingsley Wood, Postmaster farmer, at Chin Wan Kok at B was in evidence, with no special o'clock Inat night, and robbed her General, addressing the Cardiff featuro.
of $60 and property amounting to Chamber of Commerce, sald ex- au additional $3.
periments were now being carried Neighbours, attracted by the out with oncouraging results in vletim blowing a whistle, rushed the Post Office Radio Department into a hut to and hor trussed up, for the utilisation of very short but allowing sufficient freedom for radio waves of three to ten metres. her to use the whistle, The rob-wave-length. An attempt Was bers had escaped.
being made to fit them fato the Ong of the men, according to telophone notwork,
An experimental circuit utili the victim, was armed with an in- strument resembling a dagger, ing such waves has been set up an electric to bridge the River Sovern. 14 while another had It is notified that the Ilon, Mr. Theatre, Leo Theatre, Po Hing
torch.
few days ago, this radio link.wRËS D. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G., resumed duty Theatro, Kau U Fong Theatro,
included in a cireult the wholl as Inspector General of Polico and
771 in July of last year, while ex-length of which was 300 milan Chief Officer, Fire Brigade, on the Central Theatre, Queen's Theatre,
Májestic Theatre, Star Theatre, The financial statement for the penditure was $2,313,467, against with very satisfactory - results- 20th October.
and the theatre at the junction of month of July, just issued, shows $2,989,387,
British Wireless, Pei Ho Street and Om Yau Street, that the Colony's credit balance For the period January to July Wo have been asked by Mr. Fung is generally believed that the action dangling from a cross-beam in a house
A corpio was found, this morning Kowloon.
on Joly Mat was $13,185,016, com- inclusive, the revenue was $19,-
Mr. A. C. Elils, manager of Shin-w other of the late Georges. the outcome of his inability to being constructed in Gloucester Road, Building Authority after consulta of June.
This order has been made by the pared with $12,530,895 at the end 876,627, against $19,008,157 in local branch of the New ZORIATE. Fung, to state that he has not in any accept Nanking's orders to with- Wanchal.
1031, the respective expenditure Insurance Co., Ltd., left for Australi way associated himself with the noti
Havenue for the month tetailed figures being $18,038,141 and $17,- on leave by the nis. Changto yeIN tion for clemency on behalf of Cheng draw his troops to their original that of a dostituta man, who had, tion with the Chief Officer of the
defence area-Router,
Fire Brigade.
$2,961,688, compared with $8,255,- 548,438. Kwok-you.
day.
falling was caught on an iron bar GEN. HAN FU-CHU projecting from a lower verandah, which broke off. He was killed
RESIGNS Instantly on dropping to the street,| a fractured skull and Bevore body injurica being auffored.
The body was subsequently found by Dot. Inspector Che Ioung, while engaged on an Inspection tour,
UNABLE TO OBEY ORDERS
Peking, Oct. 22. Gonoral Han Fu-chu has resigned the Governorship of Shantung. It
It appears to have boon
committed suicide.
INCREASE REPORTED IN JULY