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No. 18010
六拜禮 號四月二央港古 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1933.
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MNGLE COPY
IC CENTO ANNUM
All that is known about tyre making is embodied in
DUNLOP
TYRES
43,000 JAPANESE MASSED ON JEHOL BORDER
LONDON FOLICE COUP
PROMINENT men IN DOCK
SERIOUS ARSON CHARGES
(Special to "Telegraph")
Teiegrush.
Congricht, Telegraphie Maamges Ordinanse, 1894. Racaivad, Föbruary | A. 1.6 0,96,}
Loudon, Feb. 3. Dramatic arrests were made by Scotland Yard detectives in a
motor-car round-up last night, following long investigations into a series of mysterious outbreaks of fire.
MAKE MARTENSE ŠIAME TATOUNASLONJATIN
DALADIER POLICY
APPROVED
BIG MAJORITY IN CHAMBER
Paris, Feb. 3. Following the reading of the Daladier Government's declara- dan of policy, including propo- mala for financial reforms, the Chamber of Deputies this even- ing passed a voté of confidence by 370 votes to 208-Reneer
EAST FIFE POLLS
FIVE CANDIDATES IN FIELD
SUCCESS
As a result of the coup, eight NATIONAL LIBERAL men and one woman appeared in the police court to-day, and bail totalling over £80,000 was granted, after a preliminary recital of the charges.
London, Fob. 3.
There were no fewer than five
PREPARING
FOR
BIG DRIVE
HOSTILITIES POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME
CHANG'S ORDERS TO TROOPS
Denying
Peking, Feb. 4. герогів that tho Chinese had taken the initiativa in recent skirmishes between Chinese and Japanese soldiers on the Jehol frontier, Marshal Chang Hauch-liang told journalists that night, that the troops în Jehol had been instructed to remain on the defensive.
They would, however, deter- minedly resist
Japanese any attempts at invasion.
Marshal Chang said the authori- ties fully realised the seriousness The accused were charged with candidates at the East Fife bye-, of the Jehol situation and were conspiracy to cause fires and de-jelection, caused by the death of taking all steps to preserve the fraud insurance companies over Str James Miller Liberal Na- territory.
tional). The Liberal Nationals Diplomatic circles are satisfied retained the seat without dil-that the extensivo Japanese troop ficulty, the poll resulting follows:
as movement along the Peking-
a period of eight years!
£20,000 BAIL EACH.
In three instances, where the police stipulated that the amount of bail be heavy, the magistrate fixed ball at $20,000. In these
the casts.
accused
well- known London business men of substantial position!
the
were
The arrests were all effected on
*T*
evening, the police travelling swiftly from
place to
place in fust motor-curs.--Reuter.
GAMBLING RAID
SEQUEL
Mr. Humiiton Stewart
(Lib. Nat.) Mr. Westwood (Lah).. Mr. Anderso (Agric.
Party)
Mr. Keir (Ind. Lib.} Mr. Linklater
Nut.)
(Scottish
Lib. Nat. majurity
A remarkable picture of Vesuvius amitting heavy clouds of smoke with a fury glow at the bake. Photo by courtesy of Thomas Cook and Son Ltd.
VESUVIUS
COMES TO ` FIERY LIFE
RUMBLINGS AND QUAKINGS
OBSERVATORY'S WARNING
BIG ERUPTION TO BE FEARED
WAR DEBTS ISSUES
NOTED BANKER, ON U.S. ATTITUDE
UNJUSTIFIABLE & ILLOGICAL
London, Feb. 3. Mr. Beaumont Pease, presid- ing at the annual meeting of Lloyds Bank to-day, referred to the coming world economic con- ference.
Its immediate task, he said, can- eisted in finding some means of a settlement of the war loan debts
Rome, Feb. 3. Thousands of awe-stric- ken Neapolitans are watch ing a fiery glow in the sky in socuring better co-operation above Vesuvius, which is tary matters, and in abolishing between central banks in mone- giving a majestically ter- exchange restrictions and rolexing rifying pyrotechnic display. excessive tariffs,
Showers of incandescent stones still to be convinced that it would The greatest creditor nation had are being hurled, high into the air bo to her own interests to cancel and are falling into the surrounding the war debts and that it was fields and roads, while a huge col illogical and unjustifiable for a umn of smoke streams steadily creditor nation to demand the re- upward, milos high.
The development of abnormal time to refuse all possible methods paymont of debts and at the same activity has been accompanied by internal rumblings of ominous im-
of repayment.
shocks have been felt.
Mukden railway and the transport FIRE-CRACKER A SPEECH-MAKING port and several severe earthquake
of large quantities of arma, 15,770, ammunition and foodstuffs indi- 6.635. cate the early resumption of hes-
tilitica.
4.401.
2,296.
JAPANESE CONCENTRATION.
PERIL
It is now estimated that 43,000 MAXIMUM FINE IN ONE
1,083. Japanese troops are massing on the Jehol frontier, together with
9.135.
a large number of Manchukuo soldiers. The heaviest Japanese At the last General Election, and Manchukuo troop concentra- was returned | tion 13. along the Chinchow- unopposed. At the 1929 election, Chaoyangssu branch line of the the Liberals held the seat with P. M. railway,
Sir James Miller
Labour.
CHIUMENKOW POSITION.
OF CASES
NEW PREMISES
ARMISTICE!
BRITISH APPEAL AT GENEVA
DISARMAMENT
Landon, Feb. 3. At the meeting of the Generai Remarking that it Was un Commission of the Disarmamen fortunate, and he deliberately used Conference at Genova to-day, th British programme of work design
11
VILLAGERS TERRIFIED.
Sooner or later, he believed, all nations would realise that they could not live by themselves alone at the expense of the poverty of
The neighbouring villagers, tor-their neighbours.--British Wize. rified by the shocks, and with the less. 1929 disaster fresh in their minds, fled from their homes and spent the night in the elde
Up to the prosent, there hos been no damage as a result of the disturbances, but Professor Malladra, the Director of the Vosu-| vius Observatory has issued a grave warning.
PROFESSOR'S WARNING,
WUCHOW NOTES
HAILSTORM IN DISTRICT
Wuchow, Feb. 1. a majority of 681 in a three-corn- Chinese and Japanese soldiers
Reports of extreme cold weather ered fight. registering 14,329 are separated by only a distance
Professor Mulladra fears that a in the northern part of Kwangal votes, compared with 13,738 SPANKINGS FOR THE the Conservatives and 5350 for Jehol frontier and hostilities at was $100, Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Conference with a view to achier-apring. He explains that the out- Wuchow. Recently a severe hail
for of 3 to 4 miles a: Kai Lu on the the word, that the maximum fine ed to expedite the work of th serious eruption may occur in the Province have been received in WOMEN
this point are considered inevit- Central Police Court this morning ing concrete results before Easter, lot of the volcano, following a storm swept through the city of DEPOSITS FORFEITED, Jable in the near future.--Special imposed that fine on Ng Yim-pun, was referred to by the principal long period of quict, is decreas- Fuk Luk and vicinity the hail- British delegate, Captain Anthony ing in size. If it continues to stones coming down with such The Independent Liberal and
of 312, Des Voeux Road West, who Eden. (Special to "Telegraph".)
decrease the volcano may blow out force that they came through Scottish Nationalist candidates for-p
Tientsin, Feb. 4.
WAR convicted of storing fire He declared that it was impera- another outler as happened in crevices between the tiles of the (By Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphie felted their deposita.
The arrival of 4,000 reinforce crackers. approximately
tive that the Conference anould 1929, as has happened on every roofs of the houses. The thermo- Measure Vidinamon, 1994. Received. Fibruary
The Prime Minister has sentments for the Volunteers hat tons, in premises which did not duction of armaments,
concern itself at once with a re-joccasion when Vesuvius has re-meter dropped to as low as 24 Shanghai, Feb. 4. congratulations to Mr. Stewart on strengthened considerably the
vealed to full havoc-wrenking degrees. "We now wish that the Conter-powers. The gamblers who were arrested his "magnificent victory," adding: Chinese defences in districts near comply with the Regulations. in the raid the palatial The Kingdom of Fife is as re-
Chlumenkow, where the Chinese
ence, in its second year, should do Mr. J. C. Fitz-enry. Deputy what the public opinion of the Volunteers are gambling-den in the Municipality liable as ever when a great appeal
reported to be of Greater Shanghai were all reis made to it."
making preparations for further Superintendent of the Fire Bri-world wishes, namely to achieve a counter-attacks on Chiumenkow.
real reduction in world | arma-; teased upon payment of a fize of Sir John Simon, Leader of the three dollars each.
The Chinese positions
Kade, appeared for the prosecution, ments, which may serve as a basis Liberal Nationalists, in
and Mr. F. H: Lyseby for the de- for still further reduction, nero-
The burden of taxation makes such a reduction imperative.
The need for decurity makes it
were
seven
fendants.
a tele bombarded by Japanese Those who declared their in-gram, declares that the
result planes, which dropped ability to pay were given five cuta shows how strongly the country bombs yesterday, but failed to with a cane. while impecunious feels that the National Govern-locate the main line of the Chinese his Worships attention to a lead-not one wit the less important." women who were among the delinment should have unswerving suppositions. quents received a spanking on the | port-Reuter and British Wireless, palm of the hand.-Reuter.
ANGLO-PERSIAN
DISPUTE
LEAGUE · COUNCIL'S RESOLUTION
London, Feb. 3.
The resolution approved by thej League of Nations Council in re-i
CHINA INLAND WATERWAYS
ATTENTION DRAWN TO REGULATIONS
Mr. Loseby," at the outset, drew
Ing article which had appeared in
Say
After a suspension of several days owing to the celebration of VESUVIUS' HISTORY,
the Chinese New Year's · season, The last serious eruption of the boat between Wuchow and Vesuvius occurred in June, 1929. cities up the West River is again when after a series of terrific resuming its normal operation. explosions, millions of tons of For a period of three days the Inva were hurled down the "Valley mail service was discontinued be of Hell" carrying away the vil cause of the lack of transportation lages of Pargen and Lavini and vacilities. half submerging Terzigno,
Official proclaimations to the eral lives were lost.
contrary, the people in general A glowing pillar of smoke three still prefer to celebrate the old Captain Eden amused the commiles high gave warning of the New Year in preference to the hemitted by suggesting a speech-
one prescribed by the Gregorian making armistice and a limitation impending activity.
Vesuvius is about seven miles calendar, aa was evidenced by the of plans for the limitation of armn-
from Naples, ments.
Its height varies onthusiastic way in which the What was needed, he said, was considerably according to the re- New Year was observed inland. coordination so that practical results of various eruptions, but it Business houses closed their doors atten-sults could be achieved.
averages about 4,000 feet above and the streets were deserted. The traditional Hon head performances The Britlah Government,
sea-level. At one time it WAG
The new reinforcements are the Hongkong Telegraph which under the command of Chang dealt with the matter very fully, Kwei-lin, a new personage amongį Volunteer commanders.
His Worship remarked that Tho Japanese are reported to be hnd not seen the article. bringing up tanks for use in the
THE COMMENT. coming fighting Special.
Mr. Losoby wanted only tion to the
TENDERS ACCEPTED
LATEST GOVERNMENT
gard to the Anglo-Persian CUSTOMS NOTICE in the Gazette:
cases put before it by the two.
dispute takes note, firstly, of the
parties and reserves the right to
+
study; secondly, appreciates the
1Special to "Tolograph")
Ltd.
LIST
Bald that tu draw paragraph:-"The
hu
Ress, during. the Hearing this week's cases,
LIMITATION OF PLANS.
he
that the
SUPPRESSION OF BANDITS
point raised on behalf of the stated, conceived that in the twice as big as is now, but awere a daily occurrence and thou- firms interested in this busi-Covenant, and the Locarno Trea colossal explosion, of which no his-sands of firecrackers were thrown
was that the she
ties, Britain had gone as far as torical record remains, blew the to the lion.
Friday, January 27, was ob- Acceptance by the Government regulations wore such that they commitments in Europe. Ho could
could in assuming definite upper half of the cone away.
served as the Pig's Birthday, and of the following tenders is notified could not possibly be complied give no encouragement
POMPEII DISASTER. on that day, in Peng Nasm, no with, by reason of lack of storage British attitude could be modified Supply of Conf to the Hongkong space. This, is course, is on the or that Britain could undertake but its energy began to manifest/Bald to be an age-old custom.--- For centuries it was quiescent, pigs were slaughtered. This is Government.-Messrs. Lee Yick, presumption that the exporters re- now obligations to which British itself in A.D.
Our Own Correspondent. 03 and then об main in their existing premises." public opinion WAR unalterably August 24, 79, a tremendous crup- Supply of Coal to Kowloon- wisdom of the two parties in re-
tion destroyed three towns at its (Du Thomas, Coppright. Telegraphia Canton Railway. The Bank Line, training from any steps likely to Mr Ordinaner, 1183. Received, Formare Ltd.
That statement, said Mr. Lose-opponed.
But, he declared, security was baso, Herculaneum, Pompeii and by, was not true at all. The quca- aggravate the situation; and,47 am) thirdly, approves of the prosent
Shanghai, Feb. 4.
Sundry Works at the Botanicaltion of the impossibility of com- now sufficiently guaranteed to por Stabias.
mit real measures of disarmament. For nearly fifteen hundred years report. together with the conclu- The Chinese Maritimes Custom Gardons-Mears. Yee Loe & Co. plying with the regulations was The debate, which was continu- afterwards, Vesuvive remained le sion of a provisional arrangement havo nued a notice drawing the Tytam Tuk East Catchwater-an actual impossibility and not a
ed by the delegates of Belgium and a condition of less activity." to which conversations between attention of ship-ownera, ahip-Measre. Yee Lee & Co.
relative one There were no pre Czecho-Slovakia who spoke in aup length on December 16, 1831, it the Rapporteur and the two partagents and ship-masters to the Now road from Island Road to mises in the Colony which com-
fact that it is forbidden, by the Stanley Messrs. Hop Hing & plied with the regulations. It port of the Fronch plan, was later burst into renewed paroxysmal adjourned to Monday. British activity, some of the stones hurled Inland Water Steam Navigation Son.
was a question of moving into Wireless. regulations, for any vessel to touch
out being carried as far as Con- Reinstatement of Government some which complied as nearly as
stantinople. at any foreign port while en route Retaining Walls, Wall at Jardine's possible with the requirements of U.S. JOBLESS TO BE from an open port to an inland Corner, Peak-Mossra. Sang Lea & the Fire Brigade.
place or from an inland place to CD. CLOTHED
SATISFACTORY an open port.
Aberdeen Valley Schenu East The penalty for an infringement Catchwater, 2nd Section.--Messra, Arrangements enfisfactory to of the regulations by two hundred Blackmore and Blackburn, Ltd. the Fire Brigade had now been THREE ADDED TO THE right down to the ass at thirteen conference hold in Canton with Haikwan taols for n firat offence Supply of Prisoners' Provisions made by the four defendants: and abrogation of the right to &c.-Mosers. Hop Kec.
whose sentences were held over carry on inland trade in the event Replacement of dymuno araam untli this morning. of a second offence.
engine on board No. 5 Police
les have led.---British Wireless.
WITH FARM BOARD COTTON
Washington, Feb. 3. Congress has approved and sont:
OUTCOME.
NEW DOCTORS
At
CANTON TO HELP NANKING
Generals Teal Ting-kal (Nine- teenth Route Army officer) and Poi 18İNG KILLED.
Chung-hai, Kwangsi Commander, Eighteen thousand people lost arrived in Hongkong yesterday at their lives, the lava sweeping the conclusion of the big military
or fourteen different points. It the South-Western leaders in con- LIST
has never since relapsed into total axion with the formation of the quiosconce and 1760-67, 1779, 1796; National Defence Commission. The following names have been 1822, 1872, and 1906 were times General Teal Ting was told the added to the register of medical of special activity the Inst erip. Press that the Canton Government practiticiserys late
tion completely altering the aspect, will co-operate with the Nanking Government in the suppression of bandita in Central Chian.
Launch. Tho Talkoo Dockyard Dealing with the case against
Dr. H. J. Croéti Back to President Hoover a Bill provid- At a meeting of the Licensing Ltd.
and Engineering Co. of Hongkong, Ny Yim-pun, his Worship tamark-
ed that the defendant had not the Madicine and Bachelor of ing for the turning-over to the Board at 2.30 pm. on the 18th
sis:University of London, Ofice Building, Chatham Road. lightest intention of complying bar of the Royal Dollmako Red Cross and other relief agen- stant, the following applications will
with the Regulations. Eneland) "End Elant cles, 360,000 bales of Farm Board be considered-Wong Ting wai, hotelMesars. Kin Loo & Co.
keeper's adjunct licence, "Now” “Asia Upper Peak Tram Starlun Poik
The maxima, the at-2106-war Royal Gollers nga
612550: 660h more
cotton for clothing the deatitute. Hotel, Ltd.: John Videro, publican ing Ground-Messrs. Blackmore Imposed. In the other PO BAZER OMW) Fender (pre -Reutor,
licence without bar, Cafe Pavilion...]. and Blackburn, Ltd.
of the cone.
of Alberta, Vid
#5]·Hfa Excellency the Governor has
nominated- Mr. Ho Kwong us - A - TORTO ---- ber of tho Court of the University Burgery of of Hongkong for a further period of
{three years.