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BATTLE OF THE ELEMENTS NEAR HONGKONG
NOT BECOMING A PROFESSIONAL
Miss Joyce Wethered Denies Report
London, Nov. 6. Miss Joyce Wethered, in an interview, denied the Daily Mirror report that she is turning professional.
Miss Wethered emphasis ed that she had no intention" of doing so or of playing exhibition games.-Reuter.
TYPHOON V. MONSOON
NORTH-EASTER EXPECTED TO WIN
FREAK TRICK OF WEATHER
A fierce battle of the clements is now proceeding somewhere about 200 miles to the south-west of Hong-
BRITAIN'S kong.
CHANCE
TO RESUME LEADERSHIP IN CHINA
The contending forces are the typhoon, which suddenly re- curved and cornmenced to ad vance, upon Hongkong, and the North-East Monsoon.
This rather unusual position, according to the Royal Observa- tory, arose during the night.
The typhoon appeared to be
AID FOR NANKING following very much in the track
GOVERNMENT
of its Immediate predecessor,
| travelling very fast. After reach. Ing 18 N. 110 E. it swung round and headed towarda Hongkong, being brought to a halt by the, Britain has an opportunity N. E monaoon at a point about
200 miles to the south-west,
now.
London, Nov. 5.
DIRTY WEATHER.
There appears to be a "battle" on between the monsoon and the
ich may never recur to resume her former leader- ship in Chinese affairs, de- clares Mr. Wardlaw Milne, typhoon, and there is every in- M.P., in a letter to the Times. dication of the monsoon winning, The letter urges that it should although the conflict is causing be Britain's him to assist the what a mariner would describe as Nankang Government by every
|"dirty weather,"
possible means to lend Chína back along the path of pence, and pro- sperity..
No. 1 signal was holsted at 10.20) a.m. but latest reports reaching the Observatory indicate that the typhoon is surrendering and is
OBSERVATORY REPORT.
The Observatory weather report statos:
Pointing out that it would inniling up. volve the adoption of a more de finite policy than Britain has been -pursuing in recent years,--Mr.
Wardlaw Milne suggests the mov-| ing of the permanent residence of the British Minister in China from Peking to a city nearer Nanking as an integral part in the transition from the attitude of aloofness to one of active support. :
NEEDS SUPPORT.
The letter declares that the situation in China is undoubtedly moro stable than it has been for some time past.
A
The Nanking Government to day possesses more prestige and
An anti-cyclone of considerable intensity has developed to the north of the Yangtze valley and an elongated depression covers Japan and the Loochoos,
The typhoon has recurved and is now situated in the immediate
about 200 miles S.W. of Hong- vicinity of North-East Hainan; kong: apparently filling up.
Forecast:- North and East winds, strong; cloudy with rain, probably improving.
General Balka, whose impending resignation is rumoured, shown with the American Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Claude Swanson.
VLADIVOSTOCK COMPLAINT
CUBA UPHEAVAL FEARED
SERIES OF BOMB OUTRAGES
NEW PRESIDENT LIKELY
Fresh upheaval in Cuba is feared as imminent by the popu- lace of Havana, sporadic bomb- inga and shooting having dis turbed the peace since Thursday evening, when the fall of the Grau San Martin Government loomed more certainly on the horizon.
Sergeant Bautista, the chief of staff, is the most powerful figure in the developments and ho is re- ported to have been in close touch with Carlos Mendieta, whom many favour as provisional president, although he says himself that he does not desire the post..
The Nationallet leader. issued a statement, however, in which he
declared that Dr. San Martin must resign for the reason that he lacks the popular support-necessary for the establishment of orderly gov ernment.
BOMB OUTRAGES.
A bomb was found to-day in the offices of the Public Works Do-
JAPANESE FLIGHT OVER
FLIGHT OVER partment, but the fuse was die SIBERIA
COMPLETE DENIAL BY JAPAN
TEN JAPANESE MILITARY PLANES FLEW TWENTY MILES INTO SOVIET TERRITORY ON FRIDAY, ACCORDING TO A MESSAGE FROM VLADIVOSTOCK.
Reuter's Riga correspondent says that a very sharp Soviet protest against this violation of Soviet territory is expected.
In the meantime, the tension between Soviet Russia and Japan is the subject of a sensational article con- tributed by M. Leon Trotsky, the ex-Communsit leader, to L'Oeuvre.
Japan, says M. Trotsky, On account of the inclement must expect war against put it than any of many deceatto weather ail hockey matches fixed both the Soviet and the
is faced with difficulties for to-day have been cancelled. und needs moral and material
support.
There is no power to whom
should be able to be the PASSIVE RESISTANCE
than Britain.-Reuter.
CHINA'S FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES
Statement in Nanking by Mr. Kung
BY NATIVES
Rubber Restriction Rumours
London, Nov, G.
The Amsterdam correspondent of the Financial Times quotes the
United States.
Commenting on the probable outcome of a conflict between Russia and Japan, he says that conditions in both countries havo changed to a remarkable extent
connected and the bomb rendered harmless in time. Many bombe exploded in other parts of the city [doing considerable damage.
YESTERDAY'S STREET
SHOOTING
ROCKET STORY DENIED
Human Passenger "Invention"
Berlin, Nov. 6.
It is learned from Stettin- that the Sunday Referee rocket story is denied.
It is declared that the last rocket experiment on the Baltic Coast was held in July, 1932, and that was a failure-leuter.
BOYCOTT DECLARED
LONDON RESOLUTION BY JEWS
ANTI-GERMAN ACTION
London, Nov. 5.
At a masa meeting held in DISSE ESILENTIONAL Afive hundred dolegrates, re
London to-day attended by over
presenting one hundred and
HONGKONG fifty thousand Jews from all
FILM
ON EXHIBITION
AT WORLD
LOCAL LADY STAR
CHEERED
over the country, a resolution boycotting German goods was passed,
The resolution was carried un- animously and merely makes of- fleinl a boycott which has been going on unofficially among Jows" for some considerable time post.
The leaders appeal to Jews throughout the British Empire to abstain from purchasing, or from
using German goods and services until the Jews In Germany have received full equality of status and citizenship.
.
A film made in Hongkong, with a local girl taking the ORDERS CANCELLED. leading part, is attracting a
great deal of attention from are not connected with the Jewish The organisera of the gathering the Chinese at the World Board of Deputies, which some Theatre this week.
time ago decided against a public boycott of German goods, but is the theatre when the picture, the leading Jows, including Sir Robert Yesterday big crowds besieged being sponsored by twenty-five English title of which is "Good Mond, Dr. Moses. Guster, Mr. Hearted", was shown, and when Philip Guedalla, and Mr. R. D, Misa Tung Sing-toa whole Blumenfeld. starred in the film, attended a For several months Jewish firms
performance, she was given on in the fur, leather, hosiery, and
enthusinstic reception.
Woman Charged With strong romantle theme with the German order amounting to soven
optical instruments trades have Miss Tung not only plays the censed to buy German goods, and leading role, but is also respon- it was learned recently that a big sible for the story. It has "A multiple store had cancelled a
customary love interest..
Sgures in value. A committee of Jewish doctors is investigating The majority of the scenen-were the possibility of obtaining in shot in Hongkong, some in the Britain drugs and chemicals Leg Gardens and others at hitherto imported from Germany.
Evading Arrest
$
A sequel to the disturbance in Pokfulam. Miss Tung le a Hong-Reuter and Special Upper Lascar Row yesterday, when kong girl, and it is recognised that an Indian Police constable had to this film has tremendously-en- unruly crowd, was the appearance screen actress. Playing opposite PLANE CRASHES resort to firing a shot to curb ap [hanced her reputation as a talking of a married woman, Lal Nul, her is Pak Yuk-tong, an established Central Police Court this morning. audiences 50, before Mr. Balfour in the favourite among Chinese" elnema,
The defendant was charged with resisting arrest and damaging a Police whistle and chain. The |complainant was Indian P.C, B 631. Dot-Sergt. Allen's application for forty-eight hours remand in Police
granted.
LOTTERY PRIZE erstly for further enquiries, was
RUMOUR
“UNFORTUNATELY NOT TRUE"
ROBBERY AT SINCERE'S
Strong rumours have been eur. SEQUEL TO SEPTEMBER
since the Russo-Japanese war. rent that Mr J. S., Landolt, chief The Soviet has been re-born clerk in the purchasing dupart- since the Revolution, while Japan ment of Canadian Pacific Stoam- has been feudally exploited by ships, had won about $280,000 in
|her militarista,
FEEBLE CONDITION.
INCIDENT
SHARP US. NOTE
INSULL CASE SEQUEL
VIOLATION OF TREATY
Washington, Nov. 5. A sharp note has been sent
INTO HOUSE
TRAGIC AFFAIR IN NEW JERSEY
FIVE INMATES INCINERATED
Now York, Nov. 5.
A shocking tragedy occurred at Shrewsbury, in New Jersey, to-day when a National Guard aeroplane crashed into a house. The building, was, swamped with potrol and caught fire, burning furiously.
The plot and his passengers were killed by the crash of tho machine.
A robbery on the first floor of the China National State Lottery. the Sincere Company on Septem
First prizo in the Lottery was ber 7 last, when a number of by the United States Govern- drawn by Ticket No. 289,779, cameras and binoculars were estimated to be worth about $350,- stolen, had a police court sequel ment to Greece following the A man, two, women and two | Algemeen Handelablad as stating M. Trotsky concludes his article 000 in Hongkong currency, and this morning.
refusal of the Greek authori-when the house became involved.
children, were burned to death. that a campaign to Influence the by citing statistics to show that Mr. Landolt was stated to be the Li Kwal, 20,. unemployed, was
a fcable condition holder of a four-fifths share of the the Central Police Court charged of Mr. Samuel Insull. native rubber growers against re- Japan is in
In ties to order the extradition The Bamce spread with such brought before Mr. Balfour Nanking, Nov. 6.
rapidity that they were unable to The Government's financial striction is apparently proceeding compared with the Soviet and with ticket.
in the Dutch East Indies.
the United States..
In an interview with the Tete on two counts of store-breaking
make their escape-Reuter, problems were this morning out The campaign is probably based He therefore concludes that it graph this afternoon; Mr. Landolt and receiving.
The American Note notifies lined by Mr. H. H. Kung, who, on political motives and if res should be hoped that the Japanoso said that, unfortunately, there
Defendant plended not guilty to Greece of tho denunciation .of both charges.
the Graeco-American - Extradition Immediately after his arrival striction is adopted, passive re-militarists will decido against was no truth in the rumour. He
Detective-Inspector M. Murphy Treaty. from Shanghai, proceeded to the sistance in the native quarters may tempting destiny-Reuter took several tickets in the Lottery applied for 48 hours remand in The Note, detalla of which have Central Kuomintang Headquar-have to be reckoned with,
but the winning number was not Police custody which was granted. been released by the State Depart tors, where he addressed the
among them. weekly memorial meeting,
He gave details of the Govern ment a prosont financial altuation and outlined his financial policy.
Mr. Kung declared that "after the successful completion of the Kuomintang Northorn Expedition, the Government contemplated a reduction in military expenditures, thereby enabling the carrying out of the Government's reconstruction programime.
The Government called a con- ference secking the disbandment of superfluous forces.
Well-informed Dutch rubber circles are still confident that these matters will be settled at a con- forence of Governmental commis- slonora at Batavia on November 22.--Reuter,
CONTROL OF CULTURE
NEW
INSTITUTION IN GERMANY
A National Culture Chamber, of "Unfortunately, cortain quarters which Herr Gabbels, the Minister did not know the real significance of Propaganda; will be the Prost÷ of the conference, which therefore | dent's is to be Inaugurated" on falled N
JAPANESE STATEMENT.
Tokyo, Nov. 6............. The War Office denies knowledge of the alleged Night of Japanese aeroplanes over Soviet territory M
Nothing is known about the alleged Incident In Tokyo. beyond the Tass report from Moscow.-Router.
REPORT NOW DENIED
STRICT STANDING ORDERS
Tokyo, Later.
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Ho had received" telophone congratulations from dozens of
mont, expresses astonishment that the Greek authorities should re-
which tho Noto describes "untenable" and an""'n clear viola- tion of the Treaty,"
people and had the not vory THE CHEER O CLUB fuse Mr. Insull'd extradition, action pleasing task of undecolving them.
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**"It is undeniably to-day that. The organisation will have on- military expenditure, forms “the tire' control of the brts in Gor, have down over Soviet territory, standing orders not to – permit main item in the military budget, many, including múelo, drama, the War Ofice has informed the planes to fly within two kilometres. --Routers
letters and cinematography, 2 Foreign Oficu, following the re-lof the Bovlet border - Reuter, D, E
o. Japanese military nöroplanes - Manchuria and Kored have strict|| #ledged
The Note accuses the Greek authorities of attempting actually to try the case.--Retitor,:
DANZIG JOURNALISTS ARRESTED
Action Follows Appeal to League
PALESTINE RIOTS the Senate for the Nazis, and
REPERCUSSIONS IN
SYRIA
@fe Warsaw, ⋅ Nov, 07- Following the suspension of two Danzig newspapers for publishing a report indicating the support of
the appeal of the League Commia- sloner to the...... League for an in- vestigation, ⠀⠀ throə, « prominent Danzig journållets have been ar-1 rested
Thoy Include the managers of both papers and the editör of one of them wh
Repercussions" of the Palestino disorders occurred during the Thays were arrested on week-end at Beyrout and Damas ground; that they appealed cus whore police and troops were to Dr. Rosting; the attacked by demonstrators. One missioner, against man is reported to have been kill of their papera lad and noores were arrested, “21 Senate Roll