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FRIDAY, 五拜禮 號一月九英港香
PTEMBER
1933.
日二十月七
DER (ANNUM
DUNLO (Fort
is unequalled by ther in the world
AUGUST WEATHER BREAKS ALL LOCAL RECORDS
́U.S. DISARMAMENT GESTURE
Army Modernisation Plans Suspended
Washington, Aug. 31.
It is announced that the modernisation of the Ameri- can Army's land and air equipment has been sus- pended in order to see what happens at Geneva." -Reuter.
THE DRYEST EVER
SUNSHINE RECORD BEATEN TO A FRIZZLE
'REMARKABLE DATA
A whole series of fresh. records have been 'contribut- ed to Royal Observatory weather data as the result of Hongkong's dryest August since statistics of weather
ly kept.
THREAT TO conditions have been official-
FOOCHOW
The Royal Observatory has been functioning for about 49 years and never in the whole of that time has
NOW REGARDED AS RAID the Colony experienced such a re-
FOR SUPPLIES
LITTLE DANGER REMAINING
markable August.
During the whole of the month only 1.78 inches of rain were re-f gistered by the instruments at the
Royal Observatory. It fell upon
total estimated eight days, the duration being twelve hours.
PREVIOUS RECORD,
SLUM CLEARANCE
SUPER-MILKMEN
LIVERPOOL APPROVES SOVIET GIVES LIE
BIG PROGRAMME
GOVERNMENT'S ACTIVITY
London, Aug. 31.
A slum clearance scheme estimated to cost £7,400,000 was to-day approved by the Liverpool Corporation Our photo shows a trench dug by the architects the compound of St. John Cathedral in an endeavour to trace the hope of the ants Housing Committee.. which have boon ravaging the roof. The arrows point to where anali The scheme includes the demoli- nosta were discovered and indicate the trench duge. A public, apprai ́has boon launched, through the Telegraph and South China Morning. Fast,tion of 12,742 alum houses and the
$5,000 and the neod is urgent.
for financial aid. The cost of repairs to the Cathedr be at least
COTTON PARLEY DELEGATES
JAPANESE LEADER
INTERVIEWED
BRITAIN AND JAPAN
"The situation in Fukien is improving, and there is The previous record for a dry no immediate danger to inches were registered at the Royal August ivas set in 1906 when 3.97 Foochow," was an outhori-Observatory, falling on ten days, tative statement made to with an estimated duration of the Telegraph this morning.
which is opening at Simla on In August, 1914, the next dryest, Reports received locally are to only 4.21 inches fell, on sixteen September 21, arrived in the Co-
twenty-two hours.
The Japanese delegation to the Indo-Japanese Trade Conference,
A RECORD ENTRY
CLOSE OF PHOTO COMPETITION
JUDGING TODAY,
A record number of entries has been received for Tele- graph's amateur photographic competition, whyester
Section Two proved to be the most popular, over three hundred
day.
erection in their place of 16,692
houses to accommodate 40,600 people. Buliding operations, which will extend over several years, will alone employ · 1,600
men.
The scheme is to be submitted for approval to the Kinistor of Health who called upon all locul authorities affected to produce by the end of September five-year schemes fortiter definite elimina- tion of the slum uvili
Mans schemes have already been submitted and are receiving. the consideration of Ministry.
TO TOKYO
Troop Concentration Report Denied
Riga. Aug. 31:
A telegram from Moscow formally denies the reports emanating from Tokyo sug-.. gesting that the Sovier Government is concentrat ing large military forces in East Siberia-Keuter --
EMIGRATION OF JEWS
TRANSFERENCE OF SAVINGS
PREMATURE PRESS REPORT
A few have been judged insud- ciently drastic und have besit Jeng returned to the local authorities led by for prompt amendment
in the
cation prymature.
Berlin, Aug 31
the emigration:of
been published
tr The publi
oficially described as
WANTED
MILK MARKETING SCHEME
HIGE SALARIES OFFERED
VOTING BY THE FARMERS
London, Aug.
A small band of super-milk- men is wanted by the Govern mont. They will be Adminis trative Officers under the new milk marketing scheme, - angli
their salaries will be higher in
some cascks than those of Cabinet Ministera
⠀⠀. No appointment bo made until the [of the ballot ame
recording.
of the sch
pro-
SLUM EVIL CONE Numerous rok salve borouglis Adadin kay Mesropert, -end- Aad have already freed themselves of grants can now place amounts favour of this the slum ovil, but mas
other exceeding one thousand Palestine the MnMarkdfing been encountered which will be be exported by emigrants-to the British Isles, except the Irish swept aside in the campaign now credit of the Trustee Society to Free State, being undertaken by the Health be formed in Palestino which is Ministry,
with
the effect that the Communists have days, the duration being 17 hours lony this morning by the N.Y.K. photographs being submitted in Instances Jöcul difficulties havé pounds-the sum now allowed to control the sale of all milk in tho
itself un all-time record for the month of August,
At ten o'clock this morning, no liner Hakusan Mara. now evacuated Yangkow and have measurable rainfall had been
The delegations headed by retired to a point, more than thirty registered at the Royal Observn- miles from Yenping. It is now be.tory for fourteen days, which is Mr. Sawads, Minister Plenipoten- loved by the foreign authorities that their recent incursion, towards Yenping was not a serious attempt to capture Foochow but was mere ly a raid to obtain supplies.
H.M.S. Bridgewater, a sloop, at tached to the China Station, left Hongkong yesterday at about 4.30 p.m. for Foochow where she will roliove the Wishart. The Bridge- water is expected to arrive at Foo- chow to-morrow afternoon, and the Wishart to return here on Monday
In 1906, the longest period with- out rain was ten days, and in 1914, the longest period was only five days.
As was perhaps to be expected in the circumstances, the amount of sunshine also constitutes a nèw record,
tiary without portfolio. He is ne- companied by Mr. Terano, Diree- or of the Trade Bureau of the Ministry.
this section.
The full list is as follows: Section 1
132
2 3
369
98
101
Unclassified
́71**** .84
41
806
Entered in more than Section
1621-
cif Commerce and eighteen representatives of the
The judging will take place this Japanese Government, and leaders in Japanese Industry,
afternoon. by Mr. J. H. Hunt, O.D.E., and Mr. E. A. von Kobze Interviewed this morning by a Nagy. The result will be representative of the Telegraph.nounced on Monday. SUNSHINE RECORD,
Mr. Sawada said that the delega- During the month, there were tion will be joined at Simla by 299.5 hours of sunshine which is members of the Japanese Consu the highest on record, not only for late General at Calcutta and the At the present time there are August, but for any month during tri-partite parley between Indian, two Japaneão destroyers and one any year. The previous sunshine Japanese and British interests: Japanese cruiser, the American record was established in October, will begin. gunboat Sacramento, and the Wis-1920, when 288.6 hours were hart standing by at Foochow ofcially recorded. watching foreign interests.
TOKYO VIEW8.
Cloudiness in August, 51 par cont, set a new low record, and the relative humidity, 78 per cent, was equal to the lowest on record during the month of August.
CONSOLING THOUGHT.
TWO GROUPS.
ENID WILSON WINNING
IN SEMI-FINAL OF US. OPEN
The manager, whose salary la to
Several London Boroughs have to be used for payment of German range from £5,000 to £7,500, must be between the ages of 40 and 55. shown notable zeal in tackling the goods delivered to Palestine. problem inherited from past daya Jews who are not emigrating af This super milkman must have when conditions of housing out of present, but are building homes in wide experience of organisation jali keeping with modern ideas of Palestine, can do likewise, but the and administration.
sanitation were considered quite total credit is not to exceed 3,000,-1 normal.
000 marks for the present, in or- der to avoidi' unduly straining the reserves
DERMONDSEY EXAMPLE.
Bermondsey, for where a few years ago whole
instance, Reuter.
areas consisted of hovels of the worst type, has replaced these by. with pleasant flats.· ́equipped baths, airy rooma kitchens and electric light,
Bermondsey is mainly inhabit- ed by riverside workers and is entirely a poor area. But the manner in which those who were proviously slum dwellers have responded to the opportunity of living in better surroundings is a complete answer to the aceptica who doubted the social effect of good housing condition-British
The Japanese delegation is in two groups; one, representing the Tokyo, Aug. 31.
Government of Japan, which will negotiate the Treaty of Commerce LATEST RESULTS Wirele The Government has instructed
with the Indian Government; and the Minister to Peking to seek the
the other, representative business opinion of the British Minister!
Further interesting data have men, who will discuss trade rela-! with a view to adopting a un-been made available by Mr. C. Wtions with representatives of In- animous policy in connection with Jeffries, the Director of the Royal dlan commercial intereats.
Observatory, which may afford
The latter group
TRAM MISHAP
4
TWICE PREMIER'S SALARY.
At the maximum salary he will of the Reichsbank.be paid nearly twice the amount.
received by the Prime Minister!
The four other super milkmen ure to be:
Accountant (85 to 40); salury
BROADCAST £2,500 to £3,000;
ATTACKS
MUNICH CARRIES
ON CAMPAIGN..
CURRENCY FAKE CHARGES
Munich, Aug. 31.
Registrar and Statistician (35 to 45), salary £1,000 to £1,250;
Secretary (35 to 48), salary £2,000 to £2,500;
Marketing Officer (40 to 55), unlary £2,500 to £3,000.
"On the question of the ages for applicants an official, of the National Farmers' Union, upon whose recommendation the scheme Is founded, 'stated:
"Earl de la Warr, Parliamentary the Ministry of Secretary to Agriculture, pointed out in the House of Lords that this is n tremendous experiment in attemp!-
Highland Park, Aug. 31. Miss Enid Wilson, holder of the British title, and sole English challenger, continued on her win-
The steady stream of anti-ng to organise a hitherto un- ning path in the American
American propaganda continue organised industry with a turn- over of more than £50,000,000:- the protection of foreign residents some cause for consolation to the parley, pieced to London, where women's golf championship to-day YOUNG WOMAN BADLY to issue from the German broad-annually. The officials who are to
Water Authority.
INJURED
casting station in Munich, -- in Fukien.
administer the scheme must be After the previous record dry representatives of British com- she defeated Miss Glutting by 21
discussions are to take place with and qualified for the semi-final.
Playing in the quarter-finals,
Last night, the broadenster was men of experience, and tried The Japaneso Minister called on
Serious head injuries wero Horr Knaus, the chief Nazi of|ability". the British Minister this morning August, in 1900, no less than 1000 merce; and, providing the outcome and I Miss Wilson now meets sustained by Cham Kwok-yulelal of Styria. 4. Similar Instructions have the Royal Observatory during factory and the Trade Trenty ne opponent by a hole, in the semi- from a moving tram in Des Voeux Its currency, in the course of n
van Wio, who beat her girl aged 10 years, when she foll and had a antlefactory conversa- inches of rain were registered at of the Simia Conference is satis- Mias
He accused Austria of faking been dispatched to the Japanese September.
gotiated, Mr. Sawada will, with final. After the 1914 dry August, 19.98 the Japanese Government
Road at 11 am, this morning. 'consular officials at Foochow and
| long condemnatory harangue,, đe- repre The complete results of to-day's of rain fell during sentatives,-proceed to London for matches werd:
The girl, who recently arrived claring that the State printing co-operation among the foreign inches
in Hongkong from Pakhai, Kong-presses were uttering notes with- gunboats In Foochow will be September.
Miga Enid Wilson beat Miss moon was standing in the open out any financial backing. Bought.
.Glutting 2 and 1.
doorway of the third class cor- He asserted that all: Austrian Miss Hicks beat Miss Robin-partment of a westward bound officials in Styria had been paid sond and 3
tram, and, it is stated, stopped to by the Government with two notes Miss van
Wie beat Miss the bottom stair preparatory to having the same values, the same Cheney one up.
allghting at the Pedder Street numbers and the same daten. Miss Orcutt bent Miss Hill Intersection.
Router... one up-Reuter
'YUNGTING TROUBLE.
Japanese intelligence at Foo
chow reports that Yenping has not
been captured by bandits, but dls-
DEPUTATION ON GERMANY
further negotiations.
VERY CONFIDENT.
Regarding the prospects of a satisfactory conclusion -boing reached at the Simla Conference, Mr. Sawada stated ho was very
turbances at Yungting and places MR. MAXTON SEES SIR confident that the objects of the
JOHN SIMON
parloy would be achlovod, that is, putting trade relations on a better foundation.
#
irlos. We also realise the inter- dependence of the countries in matters of trade."
about seventy miles from Foochow romain serious. The garrison
London, Aug. 31.
Mr. Sawada said, "The Japanese The Foreign Secretary, Sir John delegation is imbued with troops at Foochow, according to the Japanese, consists of only Simon, to-day received a deputa determination to bring about a
TRADE CONNEXIONS. tion from the Independent Labour state of good-will between the nuout 1,000 men which is considor Party, headed by Mr. James Max countries involved. We are ap- Mr. Sawada pointed out; that] ad inadequato. Both the Chinese ton M.P.
proaching the Conference with an India has always been closely According to Mr. Maxton, the open mind and shall do everything connected with Japan in trade oficiale and residents are most a deputation desired to express to in our power to bring about a During the past 80 yoard of D prehensive. The provincial su- the Foreign Secretary the Intense satisfactory working agreement Japan has been a great purchaser thorities have ratnoved their feeling among the working class which will bo to the mutual benefit of Indlay, raw materials particu. archives to place of safety. There in regard to the treatment of cor- and advantage of the three co the balance of trade has always larly cotton, and until last your are now three Japanese-warships tain people and the pssent ro-tries, India, Japan, and. Britain:
gime In Germany choppa za Wa realide it in necessary for the been in favour of India, that Foochow alone.
Mr Maxton Bays the Foreign) pekce of the world, Britain, and -Japan has bought more from India Vita Becrotary assured the deputation
om her that the British Government watching happenings In20ION
than Bhd has sold to that countr Nowruwing to the rapids
Filen bas been made in Japa
After: first aid treatment, sho was conveyed to the Government Civil Hospital by ambulance.
NEW DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT
LORD GREY NOW SINKING
CONDITION VERY SERIOUS
POTATO IMPORT
· CONTROL
MORE GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
London, Aug. 31. The Minister of Agriculturo has been in negotiation with representatives of the potato ex- porting countries with a view to omergency action for the regula tion of imports, ponding the com- ing into oporation of the hóme marketing schemes and ofta permanent system for the rogulu- ion of potato imports. DONA
•. It has now; been arranged that BRITISH MINISTER
London, Aug. 31. during the four months, Septem- ASWAT ATHENS
The hopes encouraged by the ber to December the Imports into more favourable bulletin regard the United Kingdom / from the London Aug. 31. Ing Lord Grey word disappointed Netherlands and Belgium will not pleased to approve
"The King has been cruciously later to-day when his condition excséd 8,000, tons, and. 2,500 - tön,
'the'
int became less antiafactory and there respectively, a of Mr. Sydney Philip Pari was a diminution in strength, &
Other Moreignɛ expor Waterlow His Majesty's-En-To-night it was stated that hic vöy Extraordinary, and Minlaber | Condition- Was
enipotentiary at Sole, to be HI I: (2108)
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