PLUMBING
C. E. WARREN & CO., LTD. China Building, Hongkong.
C.E.R. THREAT
SOVIET FEARS SEIZURE
STRONG PROTEST TO JAPAN
PLOT ALLEGED
Moscow, Sept. 22.
A sharp protest against alleged Japanese plans to change the ad- ministration
Chinese of the Eastern Railway has been lodged former Sokolnikoff, by M.
Soviet Ambassador in Britain, to Ambassador in the Japanese Moscow.'
The Russian Noto declares that in- ..the proposed changes are
admissible and appear to be not-: hing short of an attempt to seize the railway absolutely and to vio late the existing order, particular- ly the rights of the Soviet manager of the railway, making him dependent on his Manchurian Assistant.
It is also learned, says the Soviet Note, that the Manchurian authorities, under the direction of agents of the Japanese Govern- ment, are planning police sures against Soviet employees of the C.E.R.
man-
The Soviet Ambassader in Tokyo has been instructed to make a statement on similar lines to the Japanese Government-Renter.
A DICTIONARY COMPLETE
OXFORD ISSUES A SUPPLEMENT
Hongkong Telegraph
FOUNDED TESL
No. 14106
五拜禮 6號二廿月九英港香 FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER
1933.
日三初月八
SINGLE COPY. 18 CENTS $18.00 PER ANNUM
THE MYSTERY MAN MYSTIFIED
FAMOUS AIRMAN
CRASHES
Wiley Post Seriously Injured
New York, Sept. 21. The famous airman, Wiley Post, horo of a wonderful round-the-world flight a few weeks ago, was seriously injured to-day when he crashed in taking off from Monroe Airport in Ilinols. Reuter.
TENDENENESZENENSEZONALIZE
AUSTRALIA
AND
THE TESTS
TOUR REGARDED AS CERTAIN
THE ITINERARY
ISSUED.
Sydney, Sept. 21. Judging from the fact that the itinerary for the! Australian team has already 'been drawn up, it is regard- ed as virtually certain that Test matches between Eng- land and Australia will be played in 1934.
That the tour will take place
despite the friction of the last few months, says Reuter, is now almost certain. It is significant | that the itinerary was announced
subsequent to the meeting this afternoon of the Australian It includes LONG TASK OVER | Board of Control.
provision for
Thirty-three matches in all:
London, Sept. 21. The new Oxford English dic- tionary, which has been in the process of publication since 1884, and is the largest dictionary in the world, has now been brought up-to-date by the publication of a supplement.
main
The last volume of the body of the dictionary (was publish-. ed in 1928 but in the work, which represents complete scientific dictionary of the English language, a supplement was essential to cover words introduced into the language as the result of modern develop ments in many fields.
and
Five Test Matches at Nottingham, June 8. Lord's, June 22. Manchester, July 6. Leeds, July, 20. Oval, August 18.
All of the Tests will be of four days' duration unless the rubber depends on the final match, which will he played to a finish.
SECRET MEETING, Great secrecy was maintained at the meeting to-day presided ovar by Mr. Oxlade.
Flying, motoring, wireless and cinematography are obvious exam- ples of such developments which wore practically unknown when the first letters of the alphabet were dealt with in the dictionary-ment. British Wireless.
CANADIAN FASCIST PARTY
Matters were discussed before ten and again after the adjourn. but the meeting Wax hold in camera, and after dinner) a cable was compiled to be senti to the M.C.C.
MONTAGU NORMAN AND THE
GREAT EXPERIMENT
CONSTANT CHANGE U.S. SITUATION
MODESTY AGAIN
IN
London, Sept. 21.
Mr. Montagu Norman, the so-called Mystery Man of the Bank of England, again assumed the role of modesty to-day in an address to the Directors of the Bank.
It appears that the American economic experiment is too puzzl ing, changes so often and is evolv. ing with too much uncertainty for him to be able to make any sort of guess regarding the future.
So continuous and so great are the changes that no-one who is not on the spot is up-to-date, he declared in to day's meeting of the Directors.
"Nothing that I found while
I was in America would be of the slightest interest to you. It is a fortnight since I was there and
in that Fortnight a new situation, almost a new country, has grown up there."-Reuter
INFLATION ON
THE CARDS
GOVERNMENT BUYING
Plan Said To Be Under New U.S. Price-Raising
Consideration
Wiley Post, who was seriously hart in a crash yasforday, pictured with his wife,
SIDKY PASHA RESIGNS
CONCERN. FELT IN
BRITAIN
R.101, DISASTER
DUNLOP
Fort
is unequalled by any other Tyre in the world
Beauvais Memorial To...|·
Be Unveiled
London, Sept. 21. A Memorial to those who lost their lives in the disaster at Beauvais, France, to the airship R101 in 1930 will be unveiled on October 14th. The Prime Minister hopes to visit Beauvais for the ceremony. - British Wireless.
DEATH
UNTIMELY
OF SOLICITOR
MR. F. C. E. RENDALL PASSES AWAY.
FOUR YEARS IN COLONY
CUBA CHAOS
TEN FOREIGNERS IMPERILLED
ISOLATED IN MILL
FOOD SHORTAGE THREATENING
Havana, Sept. 21. Protected by only six "rural guards? :: or
local military, seven British citizens and three Americans isolated in Soledad sugar-mill, with the prospect of 'facing a mob of two thousand workers.,
are
The workers are growing in- creasingly violent and they are demanding that they be fed while they strike for higher pay and shorter hourZ;
The strikers evacuated the mill after the local authorities had promised to feed them free of charge, but have threatened to return to-morrow if their, wage
record We regret to have to that, following an operation for complicated appendicitis, Mr. F. C.E. Rendall, the well-known solicitor of Messrs. Russ & Co.; THE PROBLEM OF passed away this morning at demands are not met.
EGYPT
Cairo, Sept. 21. Prime Minister, Sidky Pasha, has tendered
The
.m. at the War Memorial Hos pital.
His wife, with her two young sons, is in England.
The funeral will take place this evening, the cortege passing the
BREAD SHORTAGE.
In Havana, similarly anxious.. conditions prevail.
There is an ghortage of bread following the closure of the whole-
his resignation on the monument at 5 p.m...
Apparently in norraal health, palo provision, house, which re- ground of ill-health, an Ar. Rendall has actually been fected their employees demands announcement which will suffering from the recurrence of for higher wagen They have
cause
old complaint for several. weeks. He was taken seriously ill ceased to deliver foodstuffe to re, a fortnight ago and an operation tailers. was performed during the week- end.
concern in a some British quarters." ·
Sidky Pasha has enjoyed a great reputation for honesty of purpose and: strength of character from and his disappearance leadership of the country will be deeply regretted.
Many minor strikes have broken
out and the longshoremen are
The Full Court will assemble
at the Supremo Court at 12.30 to-refusing to handle Canadian pro- day to take notice of the sadducts while Canada continues to event and the Puisse Judge, cx- | give shelter to ex-President pressed the hope that as many
Effort A Washington, Sopt. 21. He began his career in the Washington, Sept. 21. Talk of inflation is still in the In pursuance of 's now method Egyptian Civil Service and his members of both branches of the Machado. In consequence, Cana duties brought him frequently into profession, as could make it con- dlan exporters are only shipping air and the policy of the Adminis- of boosting commodity prices, contact with British officials and venfent, would attend. tration remains undefined despite President Roosevelt has ordered he won their esteem both by his the declaration of Mr. Wallace that the Government purchase of sur intelligence and by his unusual gift (for an Egyptian) of being able inflation is not a panacea.
NOT AN EXTREMIST.
It is understood that the Ad-plus beef, dairy and poultry pro- to grasp a financial problem. ministration is now carefully conducts, cotton and cotton seed to sidering a plan for n controlled the value of about $75,000,000. dollar with, a firm purchasing power, through which price levels could be established.
It is pointed out that the Pre- sident is empowered to fix the gold content of the dollar, for any stated period, either month by month, or by a ninety-day period.-Renter.
EINSTEIN. SETTING A PRECEDENT
"Fair Play for the Oppressed"
for cash with order.
MOB VIOLENCE.
One man was killed to-day when officers guarding the house of Sonor Obregon, the son-in-law of General Machado, fired on a mol which was attempting to sack the building Inst“ night."
FOUR YEARS IN COLONY. Although, he had been in the Colony for
a little more than four years, Mr. Rendall had gained a reputation as an advocate, and After holding various adminis was looked upon as a hard and It is understood that the comtrative posts he was given a judge- conscientious worker.
Mr. Francla Cuthbert Eugene modities thus procured will be ship. In 1921, however, he resign-:
Forty arrests were made. turned over for use in relief worked and accepted the portfolio of Rondall was 37 years of age.
The situation is growing and not retained as a hang-over Finance in Adly's Cabinet. He was educated at Rugby Lower
of anxious and cavalry are held it also under Sarwat, but went School and the University on the market.
He
MON
A deputation of Southern States out of office when Zaghiul come into Wales where he graduated with patrolling the streets in the neigh- as he was the Bachelor of Arts degree. He bourhood of the Presidential cotton growers was to-day re-power early in 1924, ceived at the White House where entirely out of sympathy with the was articled to Mr. Evan Barlow, Palace Reuter,
extremist views of the Wafd party. well-known in Leicester legal they urged President Roosevelt to Before the end of the year, how circles, and was admitted to the arrange for the Government pur- over, he was back in office as Minis- Supreme Court of London in May chase of half the present cotton ter of the Interior under Ahmed of 1927. After two years practise crop at fifteen cents a pound as Ziwar.
a means of raising prices and controlling production.
The President promised carly decision.-Reuter.
NEW PARLEY ON DISARMAMENT
STRONG BRITISH ·'
at Home he transferred hla it was then that ho gave an ex- activities to this Colony where he ample of his fearless strength of met with fair success. : anmind. On an occasion when there
A regular officer in the Indian was ferment in Cairo and danger Army, Mr. Rendall saw war service of an outbreak of violence he isaued a special order to Zaghlul, there and in Mesopotamia. Hle
spoke Hindustani
with any country on any general sub-whose following was still powerful, ject, has agreed to speak on Octo-to remain. Indoors and saw that fluency.
London, Sept. 22. London, Sept. 21.
His wife left for a holiday inf bor 3 at the Albert Hinil in London the order was enforced.
and England about a year ago
The Anglo-French conversa- Profcaner Einstein, who has on "Fair Play for the Oppressed." that the Board was continuing never addressed a public meeting In-Reuter,
Intely Mr. Rendall, had lived at the tions on the draft disarmament its negotiations, but otherwise re-
Peninsula Hotel.
It was believed that it would be sent to-night, but no information was made available to the Press, Lator Mr. Jeanes announced
Membership of 25,000 frained from reveallag anything
Claimed
Montreal, Sopt. 21. A Canadian Fascist Party, with a mombership of 26,000, has been formod.
Tho, Party, which is based on the Federation of Labour Clubs of Quebec, has adopted a Nazi-like. uniform and the Nazi salute.- Reutor.
RED ARMY LEADERS SUSPECTED
of the remainder of the pro- ceedings-Router.
FASTER TRAVEL.
BY SEA
FRENCH LINE TO SPEED UP SERVICE
CAPT. VON PAPEN'S MISSION IN HUNGARY
Bome
· STRONG MAN,
The services he performed at that period have led to his belug regarded as the strong man who saved Egypt from chaos. The GORDON BENNETT
RACE
REPRESENTATION
convention will be resumed to- morrow following a luncheon to: be given at the Embassy in Paris by the British Ambassa- [dor, Lord Tyrrell..
AN ECONOMIC SUGGESTION LEAKS OUT between Egypt and Britain, but the WON BY THE POLISH Anthony Eden will fly to Paris to
of Italy.
over
Sir John Simon and Captain
morrow morning to take part in the conversations and will be. joined by Mr. Stanley Baldwin, who it at present in the French capital.
The French Government repre ontatives will-be the Premior, Mr. Daladier and the Foreign Minister,
Wald, however, returned to power, first under Zaghlul and aftor his death under Nahas. The latter in 1529 went to London to try to kecure a treaty settling the insuca
down negotiations broku
BALLOONISTS Nahan's demands concerning the Budapest, Sept. 21, loved that the Hungarian leader Sudan, Soon after his return to
Washington, Sept. 21. guidance At the conclusion of n. five-day was acting under the
Cairo dificulties arose and Sidky
The National Aeronautical Asso- It is announced that the fort visit of Captain von Papen, it
Very much in the air at that was chosen to succeed him as Pre-i
ciation has declared the Polish Bul- nightly service to Japan formerly was disclosed that he had advis- time was the question of a res
fmier in June, 1980.
In August of that year he had a loon wionor of the annual Gordon maintained by the Messageries ed Dr. Gomboes, the Hungarian turn to the old regime of Austria-narrow escape from assassination. Bennett Trophy. The United Maritimes line, temporarily aus- Premier, to convert the wheat Hungary to replace Germany's Aman armed with hatchet was States was second, with the "Good-M. Paul Boncour pended for about a year, will be areas in Hungary for the grow-iden of adding Austria to the captured at the entrance to the rail-year Balloon, Germany, Belgium Bir John Simos and Captain resumed with the departure of the ing of soya beans, resin and oil-domains of the Reich. The re-way carriage in which Sidky was and Franco occupying the next four Eden, with M. Boncour, will m.v. Felix Rousse), which is due to seeds, in order to make Germany Throne was part of the prole had meanwhile grappled with The distances achieved were: Longue Council and Assembly
storation of Prince Otto to the
travelling.
pinces.
leave for Geneva for the Ogpu Make Arrests in all for Kobe on December 1.
It is understood the the company Independent of Manchurian sup- Intends to speed up the
Germany has kept silent re the economic crisis and had taken Polanrd, 840 miles, United States meetings at the conclusion of tho service plies. between Marseilles and Hongkong. The political suits of the garding her reception of the pro-steps to cut down expenditure by a 776 nilles, "Goodyear" 492 mile conversation and M. Daladier will largo sum without Interforing with | Germany, 251 miles, Delglum 220 probably travel to Geneva on Mon- The itinerary will be improved by vizita are beyond the scope of rosal while maintaining copay projects of importance-Raumiles and France 166 miles. day. --British Wireless, an increase in speed coupled with a confecture at the moment. al-tivities against Austria.
Ch. The Polish pilots were lost ing sa p shorter stay at certain ports of though speculation in so was not well disposed to the plan, Von Papen's visit has returned Tearing that it might have the call.
a specialylait made by Dr. result of throwing Hungary Into omboon to Berlin fow Wooks Germany's arms as well as ngo, when it was generally be Austrine Reuter,
Moscow
Rign, Sept. 21. The O.G.P.U.has arrested Zamlatin, head of the Military Academy, and seven majors of the Ited Army, for alleged anti-Stalinist The tims of the voyage between activities, according to confirmed Marseilles and Hongkong will thus
be greatly reduced, reports from Moscow-Router.
gramme.
Merkel the Canadian bush for a woolt, and The Chief Justice: Move me Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Goldsmith, were discovered near Quebec in a kallod to-day aboard (DO APPLAU kalled in the Empress of Japan to thoroughly exhausted condition for a bele hall
Routers day on a brief holiday to Japan.