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No. 14010
- ttat MONDAY, JULY 17, 1933,
日五廿月五開
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GUNMEN'S FIENDISH THREAT IN
CITY ROBBERY
Pour
Kerosene
Over
Victims
LARGE HAUL IN WELL
PLANNED COUP
Gunmen, in the course of one of the most daring raids within City limits for some considerablo | time past, resorted to a terrible threat when, pouring kerosene oil
their victims, they over threatened to set them alight.
The affair which took place ear- Wiley Post, the American dir
fy this morning in the Chuen Hingi
piece-goods shop at 175, Des Voeux
Road Central, situated a short dis- tance beyond the World Theatre
tance flier.
and the big Chinese emporiums, WILEY POST
yielded a record haul in cash and jewellery, assessed at between $10,000 and $11,000.
A treacherous employee, who] decamped with the gunmen, short- ly after 3 o'clock opened the door and admitted six men, They brought an armoury of seven guns to bear on the shopkeeper, his numerous family, and three other fokle. Each man also held with his other hand'a dagger.
· FIENDISH THREAT. Collecting others in the shop from a cockloft, they herded the thirteen victims into a tiny cubicle in the rear of the shop, measuring
HELD UP
1
BAD WEATHER IN EUROPE
FAST TIME TO KOENIGSBERG
After n
Berlin, July-16. magnificent flight
WORLD CONFERENCE.
A SINE DIE RECESS
U.S. TO OPPOSE DATE FIXING EFFORTS
NEW ROOSEVELT POLICY
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(Spacial to "Talograph")
Telegraph, Gopyright. L'elegraphio Reerleed, July Mensage Ordinance, 1884.
24, 1.60 m
London, July 15.
It is reliably learned that it is the intention of the American delegation to the World Econo- mie Conference to oppose any at- the re- tempt to fix a date for sumption of the Conference.
They will oppose both the fixing lof a specific date and the fixing of Jan approximate date for the re- assembly after the adjournment.
It is understood that the United! States attitude is dictated by the belief that the fixation of any date could be interpreted as indirect pressure upon America to stabilise her currency before that time.
ROOSEVELT PLANS.
message
A
from Washington. states that Professor Moley had a long talk with President Roosevelt, reporting on developments in Lon- tion. Afterwards, he said he be- lieved that the Conference had en tirely abandoned its efforts to secare temporary "stabilisation.
NAZI ECONOMIC PROGRAMME
Powerful Council of Advisers
Berlin, July 16.
A General Economic Council, consisting of pro-
minent economists, barkers
and industrialists, such as Herr Krupp, Herr Thyssen, Professor. Bosch and Dr. Otto Fischer.. has been. formed to odvise the government on economic questions. Reuter.
DEATH OF C.T. CRAMP
TRADE UNION LEADER
FRIEND OF THE RAILWAYMEN
(Our Own Correspondent).
(Bu Telegraph, Cepuria
Ordinance 14
din...
Teleprorate
„London, July 15, The death has occurred of Mr.
about six feet square, and, after across the Atlantic from Newto prevent wide fluctuations in 'lender and former Industrial Gen-
exchange
heads,
was
DUNLOP
GOLF BALLS
The Choice of Champions""
Played by
THE WINNER and RUNNER-UP
of the
BRITISH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP 1933.
MONARCHIST PLOTS IN
GREECE
COUP BELIEVED IMMINENT
FEVERISH ATHENS
ACTIVITY
Paris, July 16.
An imminent monarchist coup d'etat in Greece is predicted in a | telegram from Athens, published in the newspapers to-day; accord. ing to which feverish activity pre- vails in both Government and monarchist camps.
The report adds that monarchist crúissaries have been instructed to sound the principal foreign Gov. craments in regard to their atti- tude towards a restoration of the Monarchy.
Ex-King George II of Grosch, Paris reporte suggest the pro bability of Royalist coup
restore him to the throne,
to
Greece has been in political NEW CHINA
ferment for some considerable time past, largely as a result of the failure of any political party to secure a completa majority and with it widespread popular sup- port.
Recently, an attempt was made to assassinate M. Venizelos and{
QUEST!
CO-OPERATION OF LEAGUE
SOVIET BORDER
INCIDENT
WHITE RUSSIAN PETITIONS
TRADE BOYCOTT
URGED
Harbin, July 17...
A committee representing all the White Russian organisations in Harbin have handed over petitions to the Marichukuo and Japanese authorities soliciting protection and efforts for the... release of the ten emigres who were seized in the Tungsang incident.
*
The ten, émigres were acting us guards aboard the vessel when it. was detained by Soviot frontier guards, its cargo cenfiscated and the White Russians arrested.
The White organisations have: lodged coples of their potition with the Japanese Consulate, the Japanese Military Mission, the Japanese Gendarmery Office and the Manchukuo Foreign Military,
COUNTER-ARRESTS?
The petition suggests that the Manchukuo Government should arrest twenty Soviet citizens-and- declare them to be hostages for the release of the ten emigres
The White Russian newspapers
there was a suspicion that the T. V. SOONG BOUND also. suggest the stopping of all
instigators were Royalist sup porters Reutery:
POTENTIAL KING.
FOR PARIS
Geneva, July 16 Mr. T. V. Soong arrived this There was previous talk of a morning from Rome and visited. It is understood that President Concemore. Thomas Cramp, the
restoration In 1926, but it soon the new League Buldings, the International Labour Office-and Roosevelt now plans to take steps the well known Trades Union
subsided.
Presumably, if the coup d'etat the Disarmament Buildngs. commodity prices, rather than to
eral Secretary of the National is seriously planned, the aim is toto-night to attend a meeting on Ife is leaving Geneva for Paris international Buctuations.
restore ex-King George, who Paris on Tuesday of the League There will be no attempt to peg. Born at Staplehurst, Kent in reigned for about eighteen months sub-committee which is to con the dollar with any foreign cur 1876, Mr. Cramp started work at following the second abdication of sider the Chinese request for the rencies which is interpreted as the age of 12 as a gardener, and
Constantine. America's answer to the Landon
binding, their hands behind their York to Berlin nonstop, Wiley curl back, poured kerosene over their Post, holder with Harold Gatty
A significant puss
next of the round-the-world flight mate with a match and box, and record, took off at 2.11 p.m. for the victims were given 'impressive: Novosibirsk. ly to understand that they would be all set on fire en masse should they ae much as allow a peep lo es cape-thom...
Post is engaged on an attempt to beat the record. His light across Ithe Atlantic must have set up a | new record:
He landed at 11.55 a.m. and was off again at 2.11 p.m.-Reuter.
Moscow, July 16.
LIESURELY CRIME. With the victinis reduced to a state of mortal terrar, the gun- men were able to proceed about The weather for the Post flight their job in a leisurely way. For is reported to be very unfavour- more than two hours before itable and it is, therefore, possible was usual for the shop to open that he will be compelled to land its doors for the day's business, in Moscow-Reuter. they turned the whole place al-
most inside out.
Koenigsberg, July 16.
Wiley Post was forced to land
The shopkeeper, it appears here at 6.40 p.m. owing to bad suffered from an old-fashioned
suggestions that Britain throw in America and peg her lot with the dollar-pound exchange, United Itress. Per Gold Bar_Company.........
FINNISH FOREST
FIRES
FLAMES SPREAD WITH TERRIBLE RAPIDITY
Helsingfors, July 12. About one hundred people have
Union of Railwaymen,
*
C. T. Cramp.
rose to be lend-
Since his deposition, he has ing light in the General Strike of divided his time between Rumania 1926, when he and Britain.-Reuter.
was President of
the International
Soviet merchandise with: "Man- chukuo, Towlines similar to the nction taken by Great Britain when the engineers of Matro politan Vickers were arrested" IN Moscow-Reuter.
FAMOUS CARTOONIST
REED
BRILLIANT - PUNCH STUDIES
League's collaboration in the DEATH OF MR. E. T. work of reorganising certain Chinese provinces. Tho Japanese
la "menace" alleged to have stimulated the Interest of certain Powers in developing China In a very liberal" Imanner and, by this method, to
maintaining the Open Door.
Transport Wor CANCER CASES IN establish definite machinery for
kers Foderation.
He was educnt-
ed at the Board Schools in his
LONDON
native town, but TREATMENT WITH NEW
left his studies at
the age of 12, becoming a gur dener, first in Staplehurst and
aversion to keeping his money in weather. He hopes to be able to been killed in Helsingfors owing later in London and Hampshire.
a bank, and for the ten years in resume his flight at 3 a.m.-
which he had carried on business at the address, had always kept
it in the shop. Furthermore, he had not invested in a safe, and there was no other indication of a small fortune in cash being on the premises.
SHOP RANSACKED.
The secret believed to have hitherto been shared only amongst
Reuter.
·
BRIDE KILLED IN
PLANE CRASH
killed
to
the unprecedented drought,
He entered the rallway service which is the worst of the whole at Shipley, Yorkshire in 1896 and [century in Finland.
Afteen years later was elected to the Executive Committee of the Railwaymen's Union. In 1918 he Was elected President of this
in addition
窳
Forest blazes which started in many parts of the country, spreading with terrible rapidity, while a growing gale is driving the mobilised troops and other body, and was fire fighters in retreat before the member of the Consumer's Coun- ell (War Emergency), a member The large, thickly-populated of the Workers National Com- mittee and the Reconstruction areas of the middle of the country Committes (Education). are now in danger of being encir-
For the best part of his life an eled by the flames which are men-
diree-ardent member of the Labour
flames.
ANTI-SERUM
London, July 10. Twenty-four cancer patients whose cases are hopeless under existing methods, are being treated voluntarily by means of experi ments with a new anti-serum treatment under the direction of Dr. Thomas Lumden at the Lon- don Hospital.
This was disclosed at the annual; meeting of the Empire cancer campaign held. in the House of Lords to-day.
It is contemplated that a per-. manent liaison body will be set up to maintain contact between China and the Longue.
After the Paris meeting, Mr. T.. V. Soong will go to Berlin to. make his last important call before sailing for China.--Router.
ANOTHER BEATING FOR SENATORS
(Our Own Correspondent). (By Telegraph, Copyright. Teizprashis Altanapes Ordinance, 101. Novalved, Julur.
11-10 a.m.)
London, July 15.
The world has lost one of its most famous cartoonists in the death of Mr. Edward Tennyson Reed, who passed away to-day at the age of 73..
Mr. Reed became
д world- known figure when he joined the staff of Punch in 1890. He was. appointed by Sir F. C. Burand, and, three years later he began his brilliant Prehistoric Peep
ture, and was Parliamentary Caricaturist to Punch from 1894.ta 1912. He gave many lectures of caricature and humorous art and 'Now York, July 16.- Dr. Lumden stated guardedly!
drew weekly for the Bystander. that the results of the treatment, Another defeat for Washington He had soveral publtentions, the which are a crucial test of ten Senators pulled them down in per-best known of which were Mr. years of special research, he con- centage and affected their lender. Punch's Prohistorie Peeps, 1896, Alders justify further intensivo skip chances to-day.
Unrecorded History etc. Mr. Investigation along the lines of Scores as enbled by Router Punch's Animal Land, 1808, Mr. Punch'a Book of Arms, 1899, The reacarch which have beon bogun. were:
Tablets of Azit-Tigleth-Mihpansi- the Scribe, 1900.
Dropping Back in theories. Later he took to carlon-
Pennant Race
TRAGIC END TO FLIGHT
the members of the family, ap
Dar-es-Salaam, July 10, pears to have been also known to A tragic incident occurred in the treacherous foki. Unerringly Kenya to-day, when a couple on a acing them from various
tions. The number of homeless Party, the late Mr. Cramp served he led his confederates to the honeymoon, vere
in an is growing, as many farms have on the Party's Excentive Com- different places where money and neroplane disaster.
been destroyed with the crops and mittee and was Chairman in 1925. jewellery were secreted; in boxes,
The couple were Mr. Richard cattle.
In the following year he held the under a bed and other unlikely Ussher, a well-known settler in
It is feared that nearly the presidential. office of the Inter-Reuter.
Transport Workers placos. Furniture and plece goods were turned over indistriminute- Kenya, and his bride. They were whole of the south of the Ostro-national
both killed while flying to Durban Bothnian province will be involved Federation. ly, and the premises presented a most disordered appearance when from Nairobi for a wedding trip unless the Area are soon checked. The plane crashed into a mountain- eventually the robbers left.
side near Mbeya.
The goods in the shop were left: untouched, the robbers concentrat-[
Mr. Usaher, was formerly in the ing entirely on, jewellery and Lifeguards and was noted as an money. Even a few copper cents amateur lor.-Reuter, left in a handbag were appropriat-|
ed.
ARSON ATTEMPT AT TSITSIHAR
FIRE AT ELECTRIC STATION
Many lives have been lost, it is reported, while telephone lines have been interrupted and the res have interfered with railway com- munications.
EUROPEANS' TRAGIC DEATHS
DOUBLE SHOCK FOR SHANGHAI
POLICE FORCE
ARMADA FLIERS HONOURED
-CONGRATULATIONS POURING IN
Chicago, July 16.
TRAGIC SHOOTING AFFAIR
DEAD OFFICER DUE TO GO HOME
Kobo, July 12. The funeral of Llout. Albert Bopiel, the French officer who was shot on Monday night by his An- namese cabin boy, will be held to- morrow.
The Italian airmen at noon to day attended a dolumn To Doum at the Cathedral in Chicago, after Decounod, who was to sali for which they visited the World Ex-home on July 13, was packing in Shanghai, July 17, whon Sergeant W. G. C. Smithi was position and examined, the Italian his cabin on the despatch vossal Regulus when his boy entered, and A dual tragedy occurred drowned while on a houseboat exhibits,
trip.
In the evening they were enter Harbin, July 12.
in the Shanghai Police Force Smith was holding on to
atained at a banquet given, by the opened fire on him with a revolver, An attempt to set fire to tho
small skift when the boat turned Italian-American Scales when inflicting serious wounds.
Laut Bopiel was immédiately, electric station of the Chinese yesterday.~
over, throwing him into the water: congratulatory messis word road Eastern Railway, at Tsitsihar was
Inspector J. Sullivan was found which is deep and notoriously from all parts of the world in takon to the International Hog made yesterday by unknown nor in his room and died en route treacherous. At a late hour Inst cluding "Brotherly greetingspital, where he was operated on sons, who subsequently escaped to hospital. Death was apparent night his body had not been re- from Signor Mussolinis and by Dr. Theodore Schmidt and Dr. before any serious damage was tonse heat.
afforts by the Water Police, thiele, ma miliöönty.
SOLEUKEMIAN Cordell Hülle-Reitor "lonès-Router:
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago Boston
R. H. E. 1 10 2 2 7 0
(Borger homered for Boston)
Chiengo
Boston
Cincinnati
Now York
3 11 0 7.0
1 1 11 0 9.0
(Lucas pirched and blanked out New York. There were 15 innings).
Cincinnati
0 .8 1. Now York
1
1 6 (Hubboll pinched and blankod out Cincinnati). St. Louis Philadelphin St. Louis
Philadelphia
412 2,
2 7 1 8
2 8
8 13
1.
150
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Boston
-Clevoland.
2 12 12 (There wore-14 innings). Washington
04
7:11.
St Louis (Hadley pitched and blanked
Mordhanattkvinnlekta sundiscovora, Mis ditankind. Enola, nerimsta thadna nosiamadingin jantina diatompizelky a ddalaris-Vegyi 3501 Sang Camillo Zirn, but the officer falled bare the Sonators).
The second tragedy
Reuter, T
In 1880 Mr. Reed visited Egypt, China aud Japan. He WAS educated at Harrow, and was a Justice of the Peace for Serrey,
RUBBER PRICES
IMPROVING PRICES: IN SINGAPORE Messrs. Croucher and Company inform us that the quotation on the Singapore rubber exchange at 11 aime to-day "was, for Oct. | Nov.-Dec., 14 cents buyers. ⠀we The market was reported to be firm
The Royal Observatory, reporta that pressure is hight North-East of relatively low in
deling from @Tongking out Northern China Beng VaLocal: forecas
was abandoned on account of rain: showeryg