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HITLER'S WAR ON COMMUNISTS
Nearly Hundred Arrests in North Germany `
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, AUGUST
1933.
US. PROSPERITY DRIVE
FORD INSISTS ON INDEPENDENCE
Washington, Aug. 1, Berlin, July 20.
The administration campaigit to Following closely the announce. organize Industry under minimum ment of the discovery and defeat Wage, maximum hour and pries on Friday of a great Communist | Agreement codes is sweeping on secret organisation operating toward realization. throughout the Industrial nron of Western Germany with head quarters In the city of Esson, comes to-day the second successful action against a similar network of subversive characters spread all over Northern Germany and especially active in the shipping ports of Hamburg, Bremen and Luebeck. The movement is said to be directed from Berlin.
Difficulties were raised however by two of the nation's leading in- dustrialists, Henry Ford, the De- troit automobile manufacturer, and Walter C. Toagle, president of the Standard Oll Company of New Jersey,
trator of the federal industrial re- Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, adminis- covery act, returned from Detroit with the code for the automobile Altogether 93 persons were ap- industry and asserted he had vir prehended in the course of to-day,tually all the country's big basic chiofly in the Free City of Ham-industries inside the fold.
-burg. Among those arrested were
Herr Karl Gudjahr, former mom-
ber of the Prussian State Counell,
Ford Holds Out.
Herr Egon Nickel, secretary of the But the name of Ford, outstand- Communist Party in Bremen being individualist, was not on the fore its dissolution, as well nailst of the motor manufacturer Herr Walter Duddins, formor agreeing to the plan to regulate member of the Prussian Diot and wages, hours and prices, ex-leader of the Communist Party in Thuringia.
The hearing on the automobilo agreement probably will be held within ten days. Under the feen- sing provision the government has the power to compel conformance.
The Hamburg police assert that they have had the ringleadors under close observation for many weeks past but could not order
Federal control of all production their arrest at an earlier date in the interest of conservation, un- because they attached the utmost der a special administrative agency, Importance to ascertaining the was understood authoritatively to Identity of all those involved in be planned by President Roosevelt the plot. The leaders habitually with James A. Moffet expected to moved about the country, used be general supervisor. forged identification papers, never registered themselves at the police stations and concenied their Identity behind numerous aliases. yesterday It was, therefore, very hard for the police to trace their movementa.
This raid, however, has resulted in the arrest of all the ringleaders as well as of the whole staff of couriers whoso function It was to travel all over Northern Germany
Moffet quit his $100,000 a year job as vice president of the Stand- ard Oil company of New Jersey
after its csident, Walter C. Tengle, ordered him to resign from the company or reject a presidentful offer of appointment to an advisory committee working
with Gen. Johnson.
on motorcycles, distributing letters, Tennis
newspapers and political tracts. In this way the members of tho organisation succeeded in keeping in close contact with each other. The arrests made to-day will
Champions
effectively prevent any further At 70
operations at least for
many
months to come, while the seizure of several printing presses will put an end to the publication of several illicit Communist news- papers and periodicals.
AGED COUPLE'S
RECORD
Sydney,
Although they are 70 years of 85, Mr. and Mrs. Challis of Auburn, still play tennis three afternoons each week, attend local dances and take a cold bath every morning.
An Important Decree The Prussian Premier, Captain Goering, communicated to-day to the Prussian Minister of Justice Herr Kerel an important decree the purpose of which is to cancel cortain penalties inflicted in the past particularly during the first heat and confusion of the revolutor for more-than-twenty-five Neither of them has seen a doc- ---tión-for-offences chiefly of economic nature and not arising from dishonourable
They have been playing tennis or selfish, motives.. The
will for three years and are the best new law especially be applied in those players in the club. They hope cases where the continuation of to continue playing for at least the punishment would have harm ten years yet.Reuter.
years.
Prince George, with Mrs. Macdonnell, who founded the Disabled Officers' Garden Homas, during a re- cent visit pald by HR.H. to the homes.
WAR DEBTS
REVISION.
LITTLE HOPE OF SUCCESS
NOTHING TO OFFER IN U.S.A.
Washington, July 29.
TRIBUTE TO COLONY
EX-OFFICERS' HOME
... SCHEME
ONE NAMED AFTER
HONGKONG
BO
ORGANISERS' THANKS.
more
Crisis In The Snake Industry
SUPPLY EXCEEDS
DEMAND
COTTON, WHEAT
AND SILVER
LATEST NEW YORK QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S MARKET
STEADY
11
SINGAPORE. TRIAL
POLICE. INSPECTOR'S ACQUITAL
Singapore, Aug. 3. The trial of Charles Blundell
---According to-Messrs. Swan, Cul- Wood, Inspector of Police, who bertson and Fritz, the New York was charged with causing the markel WAB steady yesterday, death of a Chinese hawkeron Business dona. 1,510,000 The market was dull and Irregular Road, by driving his car in a shares. the night of June 3 last at Keppel during the day but closed steady duo negligent mannor, was concluded Award of building contracts by to-day at the Singapore Assize the Navy. Grain prices were mixed
Court, bofore Chief Justice
30
"the
but wheat was up due to the announ Gerahty and a special jury.
popu
The accused was tried twai
cement by leading statisticians that the present crop will be the smallest since 1800 in proportion to the lation. Our New York Office cable: weeks ago. on the same charge by
Some further price irregus
rer Chief Justice Cobbett and Hikely to-morrow which may special jury, and after a hearing
provide
ton; buying opportunities. Cot-lasting one week the jury return-/
activity
on recessions for a quicted a majority verdict of four to turn is apparently the main
three, after a deliberation' of fifty` Lending the Government's crop report minutes.
hos reverted to
on August 8th. Inflation sentiment
about
the status men-. tioned in
wire of Dur
July 81st. Con- sensus of brokerage opinion favours
Justice Cobbett refused accept 4 verdiet by such
to
majority verdict. Justice Cobbett
purchasca on good reactions. There majority and ordered the jury to is some trade buying. Spot market reconsider. After another deli is quiet. Wheat: There was light trad-boration lasting seventy minutes, ing, largely for milling and cash in the jury returned with the same terests. Selling was mostly sional.
The nowe is unch remarked on that occasion that Actually wheat is trinsic value $912,000,000 a de- at is selling below to as Brekers loans were re 318,000,000 over
last week's
.crease of
at
there was no option but to order a fresh trial.
Accordingly the accused was re- tried, the trial commencing on
figure of $930,000,000. Time money was quoted days. Our New York Monday last, after four days of Office cable: Stocks: Would not fol hearing the jury returned a un low strength and would take profits animous verdict of "not guilty,"
Hines,
after retiring onut five minutes.
on
Cotton
Elon
*Placing her
poor with Wall Street,
response to. cabics,
and
Liver
the South selling. Showers ого cast for West Texas.
Wheats pool action based on Sterling. Infia- talk strongly evident in yeater- day's market which developed strong buying on setbacks, Long holdings firmly held encouraging belief in higher prices..
Dow-Jone Averages:
of
30 Industrials 20 Rails
20 Utilities
Aug. 2 Aug. 8. 94.84 94:10
Belgrade. The Telegraph learns that one newest industry-the export
There is a crisis in Yugoslavia's A considerable section of capi- of the new homes under the vipers, scorpions and giant cen- tal opinion to-day was aceptical of Disabled Officers' Garden Homes tipedes. any successful discussion of the Scheme at Watford, is to be call-skilled old men to school children Alain war debt problem, now that the
The catchers who range from
40 Bonds World Economic Conference has result of the splendid contribu- Competition from Turkey
ed "The Hongkong Home," as a
Juneau on holiday-have been too active. Allied Chemical & broken down.
Mining Co..... While the President is under- tion which the Colony has made grown rapidly, and the demand American Can.....
has Dyo stood to be willing to discuss a to the success of the project. proposed revision with represen- The following letter has been large. So the warehouse of the
from anti-toxin factories is not Amer. and Foreign tatives of debtor nations, circles received from Mrs. A. J. Mac. middleman in Mostar who buys American & For.
Power outside the White House were donnell, the foundress and hon. their stocks from the peasants is frank in saying they would be use- organising
Pow. secretary
of the full to overflowing with dried American Metal Co. leas.
The reason advanced is that the Entertainment held in aid of this scorpions and dead centipedes.
scheme, following the Variety gourds containing live vipers and American Smelting 34% United States is no longer in almost deserving cause in April Prices are very low. Those now position to offer anything in re- last, which was
generously current are:- turn for the debts. Before the supported:-
Fine viper, with full supply of London conference it was believed
polson that a reduction in United States
Gd Scorpions (alive) tariffs would make it far easier Dear Sir,-Need 1 say for the debtors to pay. The dob-what joy we have this morning tors themselves said that payment received your splendid cheques Sun-dried giant centipedes could not be expected while the amounting to 92-19-5, and the high tariff wall existed in the gratitude of my Committee and
the London meeting and there is United States.
myself for your
than There was no tariff-reduction at generous-help-is-very-real--
I am sure General and Mrs. no prospect of any reduction now Borrett and the Committee will be in view of the President's indus-delighted to hear that owing to trini recovery programme which the kindness and generosity of our will require tariff increases in the friends and the British public, all event of an emergency.
twelve of our Officers' Homes will be ready for occupation by July.
We have so far six Homes oc-have received the following quota. sident could not guarantee a re-lous care by our Committee from day.
Mesara, Swan, Culbertson and Frittell Gas of
New York eupled by Officers and theirtions on the New York cotton and Continental Oil Under the recovery law the Pre-familics, all chosen with meticu-wheat and allver exchange for yester Corn Products duction or even under his powers the very large number of applica- raise or lower tariffs after antions received from disabled and investigation of relative produc- neurasthenic ex-officers. tion costs at home or abroad. The
We are a very happy family, allOctober recovery law requires him to raise working together in perfect December tariffs to protect industry if he harmony. So you will understand January finds that imported articles can how thankful we are to be able March London.
undersell domestic brands.
to give them these delightful May One
The question has been reviewed Homes. They are all very poor, Spot thing which has dis-
July tinguished the
by foreign diplomats here and as but, oh, so bravel And gallantly present holiday yet they cannot see the way out settling down The wording of the decree says ont) accidents which have been
season is the number of (appar of the maze. None of them blame efforts in the market gardens, and September that at the time prior to the observed in one part of the coun-
agricultural the President for they admit that hand-loom weaving and other October seizure of power by the National Socialist movement, acts had been try.
by lowering the value of the dol-handicrafts for the had weather December committed which in fact were
Motorists passing through the lur they made debt payments and evening work,
May against the existing laws, but Reigate area have been startled easier in a way, On the other May I nak you to kindly convey which were not performed with to see at several points, smashed-hand Congress by passing the into all the generous contributore September the object of personal gain and up cars at the roadside and what dustrial act made it virtually im-to this noble sum from Hongkong, December which indeed, in many cases, were are apparently the bodies of the possible for the debtor countries our warmest thanks and the hope March almost inevitable for the defence accupants unconscious beside to sell more goods here.
that some of the kind donors may of the existing undertakings them.
be able to visit the Homes against the fiscal Bolshevism of The apparent neefdents, how-
their next return to England. that time. National Socialism had ever, are only grim warnings of
Again with warmest thanics, not then spread to all acctions of what may happen if they do not the nation. The indiscriminate observe the rules of Safety First, upholding of the sentence passed Reigate Borough Police have would injure many who in the been spending their spare time meantime
had accepted the organising a Safety First week. National Socialist revolution and Hence the "accidents."--Reuter. would be prepared to work under the present regime for the boneft
ful effects on the economic life of
the nation, that is to say in cases
where leaders of economic life or MOCK ACCIDENTS
persons prominent in industry have been sentenced. This action,
it is pointed out, is not an amnesty but merely an investigation with the object of rectifying any undue Moverity of judgments FIE in- dividual cases where the continua. tion of the imprisonment would result in an injury or oven stop- page of industrial undertakings or businesses controlled by such persona,
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of the whole nation-Trans-Ocean Kw Min.
NEW YORK SHARE MARKET
MARKET STEADIES ON NAVAL ORDERS
New York, Aug. 4.
AS WARNING
HOLIDAY MAKERS GET SURPRISE
NANKING ARMIES.
KULING RESOLUTIONS
DISCLOSED
Nanking, Aug, 2. According to reports emanating from Chinese sources, thorough reorganization of the National Military Commission will be
NO POWERS.
As late as July 1, It was believed that the President would under take the debt discussions as soon as he returned from his vacation in Canada.
However, the month slipped by and the President has left Washington for a month.
The White Honge attaches would not say whether he had invited any representatives of the debtor countries to visit him at his home in Hyde Park, N.Y.
to
11.04-11.02 10.87-10.87 General Foods 11.18-11-18 11.04-11.05 General Motors 11.34-11.34 11.20-11.20 General Railway
47.04
47.23
31.78
81.05
88.05
87.07
20.
24%
117 81
12%
117%
83
11%
24
21
17%
18% 33
American Tel.
Tel. American Тобассо American
Water-
works
with Sun-dried scorpion poison
glanda
4d
Bu
Anaconda Copper
17
12474 124
88% 80%
20
20% 17
Atlas Corporation ..
144
1379
Auburn Automobile
67%
5711
4d
Baltimore & Ohio
2874
28%
Reuter.
Bethlehem Steel ..
30% 30%
Borden Company
32%
32%
Borg Warner
15%
16%
Case, J. I.
Railway
Canadian Encic
105%
1644
60%
Ung.
Chesapeake
Chase National Bank
23
2844
Cor-
poration
401
40%
Chrysler
334
334%
Columbla Gas and
20%
10%
547%
53%
14%
10%
70%
8044
Cotton.
Douglas Aircraft Drug Inc.
14
14%
48
40%
Opening Closing
Range
Range 10.00-10.64 10.42-10.48 10.82-10.80 10.04-10.04
Du Pont de Nemours Eastman Kodak .... Electric
Bond and Share 10.89-10.00 10.72-10.79 General Electric
7115 7712
69
764
2514
24
23% 233
35%
354
30
2011
10.30
Wheat
Gold Dust
Signal
374
Unq.
214
214
Chicago Winnipeg
100%
104%
Goodyear Tire and
Rubbor
37%
30%
International 854
573%
Cemont
30%
32
109
923%
Silver
International Har
vestor
30%
34%
34.44
37.36
38.00
Total sales for the day:
(136 Contracts)
Johns Manville
3,400,000 ozs.
Lehman Corporation
International Nickel 18% International Tel. &
Tel.
Kennerett Cupper.. 20%
18%
15% 40
14%%
40 19%
65% 68
Liggett and Myers
B
02
92
Loow'a Inc.
20%
Lorillard P.
21%
27 21%
McIntyre Proenpine
Mines Ltd.
34
13
214
+32%
ባብ!!
J3%
4241
23%
Gliss
Co.... Pacific
794 784%
Gas and Electrie
.27%
35%
184
27
36 134.
Tobacco
48%
48
Sears Rochuck
87
Shell Union
A
3045
.#
1144
11%
24
20
144
14%
35.16
36
22
2714
42
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115
31.
on
Yours most gratefully, (Signed) A. J. Macdonnell. Foundress and Hou. Organising Secretary.
MEERUT TRIAL
Montgomery Ward 221⁄4 SENTENCES REDUCED National City Bank 33 It is unnecessary to further
ON APPEAL
National stress the splendid work which is
Distillers.. New York Central. boing done by this Organisation,
North American Co. 20 Allahabad, Aug. 3. As will be seen from the above The Judges of the High
Owens-Illinois Court letter, there are many more cases have acquitted nino prisoners, wheh deserve the benefit of these charged and convicted on charges Homes, and funds are still urgent- of conspiracy at Meerut three years Pennsylvania Rail- ly needed to increase their num-ago. H. L. Hutchinson, an Eng-
lishman, Mittra, an Indian, and Phillips Petroleum seven non-Communists were given Reynolds their freedom. Other sentencos, were reduced.
bor.
NORWAY'S ORDER
CHINESE MERCHANTS TOLD TO LEAVE
Nanking, Aug. 3. ons are threatened with strain by Chinese and Norwegian rola.
rond
N.J.
NEWSPAPERS ON THE INCREASE
OVER 6,000 IN THE
The appeal andad yesterday, SOVIET UNION
when judgment was reserved. The Socony --Vacuum The Wall Street Journal's re-affected in pursuance of tho deci
Corporation appeal lasted only oight days. Southern California mort on yesterday's markot states sions of the Kuling Conference.
Philip Spratt, another English- Edison Moscow. that the market was dull and ir
Thoro were 6,683 nowspapers,
man, had his sentence reduced from Standard das and The Commission's First and regular during the day but cloned Second Departments, which take with a circulation of 35,000,000
Floetrie 12 years' transportation to Impri- steady, due to the awarding of charge of the military administra- coples. In the Soviet Union laat
Bradloy, als English, had his 10 or sonment for two years; B. F. Standard Oil Co.
Co., of building contracts by the Navy." tion and military regulations re- year, according to the omelal
Texas Corporation Grain prices were mixed, but spectively, will be abolished, be- ngonoy,
the report of the expulsions order year transportation sentence re-Texas Gulf to 2774 against Chinese merchants reald-duced to a year's imprisonment Union Carbide and wheat was up due to the announce cause it is hold that they duplicate. This compares with 577 news ing in Norway, of whom there are and Muzaffa Ahmed's sentence of ment by statisticians that the pre- the functions exorcised by the War papers and a 9,000,000 circulation not more than a dozen life transportation was reduced to Union
Carbon nent crop will be the smallest since Office, and the General Staff of the five years earlier.
Pacifié 1880 in proportion to the popula Army, while the Commission's The number of copies of booksed the Chinese Legation at Oslo and Shaukatusmani, previously
The Foreign Ofice has instruct. three years imprisonment. Dango United Aircraft & . Third Department will be reduced produced has rison from 200,000 to protest strongly in the matter, given 12 and 10 years respective United Corporati -Further, prico Irregularity is in scale,
000 in 1928, to 886,000,000, accord ¿considored, likely to-day.
Vernges were slightly oft gosterment will be added to deal with ing seven and a halfs times the rely affected It Norway does varying larms, have now to serve
The On the other hand, a new departing to the latest omcial data, be emphasising that Norwegian Ind now will serve two year terms. United Gas
terests in China are likely, to be. Beven others, who were given day Stan Culbertson military personal-Reuter total the year 1918 ROUTE
tiona
Trans.
Provement:
U. 8. Rubber
for a little. "over
His Lordship acquitted and dis- charged the accused. Our Own Correspondent.
It was alleged that accused was drunk, driving fast, and ran inte
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hawker who was pushing a handcart on a wide road. The defence was a general denial of drunkenness or negligence.
PRIVATE MINT
DISCOVERY IN POLAND
PROMINENT: PEOPLE INVOLVED
Helsingfors.
A large, well-equipped "Private Mint," producing silver coins in enormous quantities, is reported to have been discovered in the small town of Keltahach .in. Poland.
The majority of the coiners are alleged to be well-known and re- spected local mill-owners and tradcamon.
Although the coins were made' of an alloy similar to that used by the government Mint and were exact in every other detail, tho profit made by the coinere is claimed to have been considerable,"
It is estimated that on overy 200 silver coins, a clear profit of 110 coina was made. The ma- chines employed were of the Intest type.
Suspicions were aroused when it was noticed that the son of a wealthy
manufacturer wadding Was
constantly offering allver coins of one denomination in pay- ment for trifling purchases. Reuter,
EMPIRE MARKETING.
· BOARD TO BE ABOLISHED
IN SEPTEMBER ·
London, Aug. 8.
It is understood that the Britigh Government is discontinuing the Empire Marketing Board after | September 80.
The decision follows a recent meeting between the Secretary of Stato for the Dominions, Mr. J., H. Thomas and the Dominion Minis- ters in London..
The Empire Marketing. Edard. was instituted by the British Government soon after the War to promoto inter-Empire trade; It embarked on extensivo adver“. tising campaigns and was henvlly subsidised.
Heavy Burden.
The abolition of the Empiro Marketing Board is due to the Home Government's unwillingness to continue to stand the whole of, the cost of expensive publicity for products of the Dominions”, und Colonies, which so largely benefit- ed from the campaign.
Mr. Thomas recently told the House of Commons that Great Br tain had, Anansid the Board to the tuns of approximately 31,500,000 annually from 1930, while that Fin pire countries were unwilling contributo anything believing, that Lite-service of the Board was Hot worth the expenditure Reuth