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No. 14934
三拜禮·辦六月九英港香 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER
1933.日七十月七
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DUNLOP Fort
TYRE
Il feature of distinction and a factor of safely
HURRICANE RAVAGES BIG AMERICAN TOWNS
THE HIGH COST OF DIPLOMACY
Chile Withdrawing Consulates
Santiago de Chile:
Sept. 5.
It is reported that the Chilean Government is shortly issuing instructions for the abolition of all Con- sulates in the Far East, with the exception of the head- quarters at Shanghai and Yokohama.
It.is presumed that the decision has been taken on the score of Economy.— Router.
VAST TOLL
OF
DAMAGE
DEVASTATION IN TEXAS
CALL SENT FOR TROOPS
- New York, Sept. 5. Reports are pouring in detail. ing the vast toll of the hurricane which ravaged the Bahamas, Cuba and the coast of Texas.
The town of Brownsville kyns practically wrecked and thousands were rendered homeless. Hundreds ARSENALI cf casualties occurred as a result of
RECOVERY BATTLE
falling debris.
The town now stande in the centre of fifty square milea of foods.
Only three buildings are stand- ing at Raymondsville.
++
Many were killed and injurad
MR. FORD TO BE GIVEN at Harlingen, from where has come
24 HOURS
BANKS URGED TO EXTEND CREDIT
Washington, Sept. 5. Growing appreciation of the
a request for troops to preserve erder.
San Benito is also reported to have been wrecked. Reuter,.
BAHAMAS REPORT,
2:526
The housing problam in Berlin in being met by the renting put of old railway carriages 真画
N.C.O. HEADS NEW CUBAN
GOVERNMENT
CESPIDES RESIGNS
SERGEANT BATISTA NOW COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
LITTLE DISORDER IN REVOLT
Havana, Sept. 5. The Cespides Government bungalawa, has been swept away in a
Photo shows a typical residence.
wave of popular approval of the revolutionary uprising
JUNIOR T.T. by the lower ranks of the
RESULT
FAST TIMES BY AMATEUR
A COMPETITOR'S EXTREMES
is 220 miles in length.
Army and Navy..
The well-organised coup finds an | N.C.Ớin charge of the country's affairs, Sergeant Batista having been appointed commander-in-chief.
A revolutionary committee of nineteen which was formed, ap- pointed n' doputation of five mem bors, who called upon: Dr. Ceapides y Ortis at the Presidential Palaca and demanded bis resignation.
President Cespidos cepted the position and resigned after three short weeks in bilico.
LORD GREY
GRADUALLY LOSING STRENGTH
London, Sept. 5.
Lord Grey of Falloden has not regained consciousness throughout to-day and he is gradually losing strength. British Wireless,
NEW MINISTER
TO CHINA
JAPAN SAID TO BE
SUSPICIOUS
ASSOCIATION WITH GENEVA
Tokyo, Sept. 5. Japanese official circles are said to regard the appointment by the British Government of Mr Alexander Cadogan as British Minister to China "with suspicion.
It is inferred that the appoint- ment от ниска ama RB Mr.
British
Industries Fair
EXHIBITORS CLAMOUR
FOR SPACE
of
London, Sept. 5. Although the next British In- dustries Fair does not take place until the middle next February, applications have been received by the Danart- ment for Overseas Trade for more than 90 per cent. of the space occupied by exhibitory at
Olympin and White City at the
ast fair.ben demo's
In the hoary Industries section
MOSCOW PLANE
CRASH
Eight Killed in Big Disastor
Moscow, Sept. 50 Five prominent Soviet officials connected with aviation, together with the wife of one of them, and a pilot and a mechanic, were killed to-day in an aeroplane crash. ncar Router
Moscow,
XIXth ARMY RETREAT
OF FRICTION
at Birmingham, advance bookings REPORTE
of space by exhibitors are so far ahead of those of last year, and Indeed, of any previous year, that 65,000 square feet of indoor area are being added immediately to meet the pressing demands,
Special activity la reported in gas, electricity, building and on- gineering groups-British Wire- FICHA.
* CABINET SITS FOUR HOURS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND DISARMAMENT!
London, Sept. G.
AMONG LEADERS
FALLING BACK FROM REDS
It was learned this morning. that the XIXth Route Army forces engaged against the Reds in the vicinity of Foochow are being pushed back.
The 56th Division is now said to There are be fortifying Kenningto...
"are runtours that the res tirement is largely the result of unfriendly relations between the 50th Division? under General Lšu
London, Sept. 5. Reporting further on the, effect of the hurricane of September 4th, the Officer Administering tl:c Government of the Bahamas days
London, Sept. 5. that the hurrlcune panged west- difficulties confronting the rewards through the North West Tourist Trophy Race open to
The Junior Motor Cycle OFFICERS ARRESTED." - covery campaign is felt through- Chunnel about 35 miles north of
amateurs was run to-day over bloodshed was the feature of the Almost complete absence of settle- out circles in closest touch with Nassau, devastating the
ments at northern end of Eleuthera,
the famous difficult mountain revolutionary, although Sergeant business conditions and it is the which he visited by hir.
course in the Isle of Man which Batista ordered the arrest of all | Cadogan, who is credited with; The Cabinet to-day sat for four Hosting, which has been Holding; Property at Harbour Island general opinion that a big ex-
officers in the police, the army and deep knowledge of the situation hours beginning in the morning Shaiwu, Kienningfu and Yopping, suffered constilerable' damage and
The race was won by A. Munks the navy immediately. the success in the Far East, following his and resuming in the afternoon and the 2nd." (temporarily incor-“ pansion of credit is necessary to people have sustained Injuries at on a Velocette machine at 74.14 of tho coup was assured.
very close connexion with the! There was practically a full at pornted) Division under General keep the prosperity push moving Bogte, "whither have sent miles per hour, F. Frith on # The only serious disorder is League of Nations, Indicates a tendance.
Doctor but I was relieved to find Norton being second at an average reported from Santiago de Cuba British Intention to forward.
Softtle damage considering the speed of 72.18 miles per hour, and where the revolution appears to technical co-operation-between affairs-and-disarmament were Rivalry between them is said to It is understood that foreign Lu Haing-peng, holding Teinglo, President Roosevelt is now em-violence of gale."--British Fire- Mr. Pirie on a Norton was third have been used for an excuse to China and Geneva and indirectly the principal subjects under barked on a credit expansion policy|less,
at. 72.03 miles per hour.
wreak further vengeance upon pro-to strengthen Anglo-Chinese re-examination. The Prime Minis- have been intense and it is alleged and he is urging the banks to co-
Pirie bumped along at a terrific minent oficials connected with thelations..
ter, who presided: afterwarda loft that as a result of this friction, operate to the limit.
speed for some miles with a flat hated Machado secret police. Four-
for his visit to the King and their resistance to the Communiat tyre.
In view of this, the impending Queen at Balmoral-British Wire-has not been so vigorous members of the police were mur-arrival of Dr. Rajchmann in China tess. The Competitors mimber 48 and dered by the mob, which lusted the and Mr. T. V. Soong's unfriendly
as it might have been. included undergraduates, pro armoury,
I
A letter from President Roosevelt MR. NORMAN DAVIS IN
was rend to-day at the convention
of the Bankers' Association which
is being held in Chicago, in the
-course of which the President made
a specific appeal for the granting
ENGLAND
of credits for industrial purposes. Spending Ten Days on
The Ford battle with General Hugh Johnson un the code issue
Disarmament Talks
London Sept. 5.
witnessed another development to- day, -recording to a report from Detroit stating that it is under- stood that Mr. Henry Ford has In- creased the minimum daily wage of four dollara by eighty cents.roving Ambassador, landed at Ply- Reuter
FORD GIVEN 24 HOURS.
Washington, Sept. 5. President Roosevelt to-day met the Recovery Council and dis- cussed with xituation.
Mr. Norman Davis, America's
mouth to-day.
It is learned that he will be slay- ing in England for ten days prior
to proceeding to Geneva via Paris.
In an interview with Reuter, Mr.
accelerate
fessional men, tradesmen, mecha- Sergeant Batista's avowed 'ob- attitude towards Japan, the nies and one man whose daily oc- jective is the establishment of a Japanese Government will not cupation is to drive steam roller "truly revolutionary government." change its watchful waiting policy at three miles
per hour.--Reuter
towards China.
Another instance of Japan's concern over the appointment of
British Wireless.
ARMY HARBOUR
SWIM
TO VICTORY
ROOSEVELT TAKES ACTION
DISARMAMENT TALKS
Shahision and Yung-an.-
ISUDZA COMING HERE. The Japanese cruiser laudza will arrive in the Colony on Fri day next on an informal visit. The warship was to have come to Hongkong last week but in vlow.
Dr. Rafchmann as the League of CAPT. EDEN TO GO TO of the acriousness of the Fukien
PARIS
London, Sept. 5.
Nations technical adviser. to China, is provided by the decision
situation he was diverted to Foo- chow to watch Japanese interests. FOUR WARSHIPS SENT TO
of the Japanese Foreign Office to Bend Mr. Sugimura to China. His
She left on Friday last and his CUBA
The Parliamentary Under-Secret- been stationed at Amoy for the task is said to be that of investigat-ary for Foreign Affairs, Capt: last two or three days. The Washington, Sept. 6.
ing whether Dr. Rajchmann's Anthony Eden will go to Paris later Japanese gunboat Saga will come President Roosevelt has return activities in China
are really this month for a conversation with from Canton to join the Isudza In ed from his week-ond holiday and "non-political," Mr.
Sugimura the French Government on various Hongkong. immediately discussed the Cuban may be expected at Shanghai at points which arose at the Disarma- situation with the State Dopart-the end of this month. Central ment Conference during the first
Newa Agency}.
Two United States destroyers, The Sturtevant and the McFarland, have reached Cuba and it la, bo- lieved that Fresident Roosevelt is
Davis said there was no change in CAMPBELL LEADS S.W.B.ment. the attitude of the United States towards disarmament, except that them the domestle they felt even
more keenly the great importance of the success of the Disarmament Conference. Reuter
Mr. Ford, who is still standing out against the motor code is ex- pected to be given at Icast another; twenty-four hours in which to join the movement.-Keuler,
PLANES SENT TO BORDER
AUSTRO-GERMAN TENSION
Vienna, Sept. 6.
Seven acroplanes have
left
THREE CLEAR
GOALS
ROCHDALE DEFEAT
́HARTLEPOOLS
London, Sep. 5.
In the Northern Section of the Third Division of the Foctball League to-day, Rochdale defonted Hartlepools by thrée goals to nil.- Reuter.
Vienna for Innsbruck to reinforce STOP
the troops guarding the Austro- Gorman' frontier.
Tho, machines are privately- owned as the peace treaties prós hibit Austria from employing military aeroplanes.
PRESS
Binghamton, N.Y., Sopt. 5, Twelve were killed and twenty They are, however, manned by tween the Chiengo Filer express injured to-night in a collision bo- police pilote.--Reuters
|and `n freight train: ►
Injured through being knockedwo of the passenger coaches. down by Drz L S Bhim's car in Lou wore, telescoped Reuter
Tung Streit, Ho. Kwok-hong, nged:7,
was admitted to the Government
|
The Army Team Harbour prepared to send other warships if it becomes necessary, in addition Swim was won this morning to the four already despatched.- by the South Wales Border-Reuter,
ers.
No fewer than five of their HURRICANE HAVOC. swimmers finished the couras be
fore the arrival of a competitor from any other unit.
The first man home was L/Cori poral Campbell, of the SW.B.
FREE HUNDRED DEAD
IN CUBA
New York, Sept. 5. whono time was 23 minutes 27 The Cuban Army at Santa Clara seconds.
L/Corporal Fullager was second sons were killed in the vicinity of reports that three hundred per in 24 minutes 5.1/6th seconds.
The race was followed by II: E. Cristo Bay during the hurricane. the G, O. C. and Mrs. Børrett and
-Renter Brigadier Couzone.
AIR-MINDED EUROPE
NEW CROSS-CHANNEL TRAFFIC RECORD
London, Sopt, 6.
For the second time this year traffic have been broken. all records for cross channel als
During Autt 12,085
re passad through the Croydon
izurávious. Fecord
BRITAIN ATTACKED IN JAPAN
INDIAN AGITATORS" ATTEMPTS
$
Indian malcontents in Japan) who for many years past have striven hard to win the sympathy and support of the Japanese people
re-
reading of the British draft con-1 vention.
Mr. Norman Davis, the United, States. Delegato to the Conference will be in London to-morrow and will see Sir John. Simon at the Foreign Office-British Wireless.
STOCK MARKETS IMPROVE
in their "night for Indian free BRITISH INVESTMENTS dom." have fuet ndded three Eng-
sh publications, Isaued at
CLOSE STRONG", gular intervals, to their campaign
London, Sept. 5, tofore almost always in Japanese) in places. British funds improved of lecture tours, pamphlets (here- The stock markets closed better
with war loan 3 per cent at 100%, and magazine articlos,
One of these publications while Home Tulls finished strong. called "World Federation and its and Kamra left off above the editor is Mahendra Pratap whose
worst British Wireless. Di
ENGLAND'S FINANCES activities during the World War
LATEST TREASURY
RETURNS
on behalf of the former German
Kalter at Kabul, are well klown. ANTI-JEW MOVE IN
HARBIN
RUSSIANS INSPIRED BY NAZIS
Changchun, Sept. 1.
Another is a monthly pamphlet antitled "The Now, Aalb.” Thia is published both in English and Japanese, and proclaims itself as renderLondon, Sept. U the "organ of the New Asia As- The latest Treasury returns showsociation which stands for the that the ordinary revenue for the completo Independence of Aala current financial year up to Septam. Its editor and publishor is Rash White Russians in Changchun ber 2, Antounted to $241,187,048. Behari Bóso, whose terrorist ne- and Harbin have joined. In a war
At the correspondohet ivities in India between the years against the Jewa year the amount, stood at £280,234, 1912 and 1915 forced him event-Inspired by the
Vtially to flee from Indiaz Raster activities of the Nazis in Germany, KeyThe ordly
ure to date for the currdit foaritätalled £280,-
Sandiflir" at the tor
local White Russians) have started campaign to bear in mind their
id, hatred for Jews who they claim; were at the read olsa berputa
....
NEW DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT
BRITISH MINISTER AT SOFIA
London,, Sept. 5. The King has graciously been pleased to approve the appoint- ment of Mr. Charles Henry Ben
Linck, His Majesty's Eavoy Ex- traordinary and Miniator Plenipo tentiary at: Líma to be · Envoy. Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Boda. British Wireless
Minister
CATHEDRAL FUND
Further List of Donations
The following additional donations to the St. John's Cathedral Restoratio have been received
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