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INTENSE ARCTIC COLD GRIPS UNITED STATES
Thirty-Eight Degrees Below Zero in Minnesota
XIXTH ARMY ATTACK ON CHIENOW
HEAVY FIGHTING.
PROCEEDING
FALL DENIED
FOREIGN AIR RAID. REPRESENTATION
Shanghai, Dec. 28. The Japanese and Ameri- can Consuls-General at Nan- king have been instructed by their respective
Govern-
INDIAN'S ATTACK ON
CAPE RECORD
Final Trials of Croydon
London, Dec. 27.
An Indian airman, Mr. Man Mohan Singh, who is chiof pilot to the Maharaja of Patiala, is awaiting favourable weather to start on an attempt to beat Mrs. Mollison's record in a flight to Cape Town.
His machine which has a range of about 1,200 miles and a cruising speed of 125 miles hourly is at Croydon undergoing final adjust- ments. British Wireless,
STOCK MARKET SCANDALS
SEQUEL TO RECENT INQUIRY
NEW LISTING REQUIREMENTS
New York, Dec. 27. Drastic changes in the listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange have been announced, com- ing into operation in the New Year.
They are designed to prevent market value their own
ments to call the attention of JAPAN UP IN corporations from influencing the
the Nanking Government to the danger of their nationals at Foochow and Changchow being involved in the bomb- ing by the Nanking 'planes.
The Nanking Government bas ordered the exercise of care in air raids on the rebels.
The Japanese and American authorities admit that neither foreign casualties nor dumage of foreign property has occurred. Central News,
ARMS
NEW INDIA TARIFF PROTEST
PROHIBITIVE DUTIES
by concealed operations market.
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the
The provisions include, firstly, that all companies must, after January 31, 1934, make monthly statements of the amounts of their awn shares which they hate pur- chased,
secondly, that all companies 1933, must, after December 31. disclose all existing options on their own securities,
thirdly, after December 31, 1933, the Stock Exclunge Committee will investigate the circumstances Hangchow, Dec, 28.
Tokyo, Dec. 28;.
Aurrounding the issue of
# prevent According to a report by an The Kobe Chamber of Com-securities to aeroplane which has just re- turned from northern Fukien, merce to-day passed a resolution centrated holding from being in-
[equitably distributed-Renter.
major fighting is in progress In urging the Government to break the area between Chien-Ow and Chienyang. Numerous rebel off
the negotiations at the
how
can-
troops moving towards Delhi Conference and to with- CHASE BANK ACCEPTS
are
Pingyang.-Central News,
CAMPAIGN TO BEGIN?
draw the Japanese delegates.
The attitude of the Chamber is
Hangchow, Dec. 28. based upon what is regarded as the the prohibitive nature of the new National Government will formal-Indian tarift. `
It is now predicted that
ly order a general offensive against the Fukien rebel within three-The-Kobe-nnd Ozuka. merchants days.
have drawn the Government's at- Instructiona are reported to tention to the prohibitive rates have been given by Marshal
giving as examples, the duty on Chiang Kai-shek during a secret visit to Hangehow last week, and tea-sets of 550 per cent, and that
it is understood that arrangements on knitted goods varying from fifty have been made for the
army to 230 per cent. navy and air forces to commence attacks simultaneously early next week,
11-
R.F.C. OFFER
Scheme Similar to the National City Bank
New York, Dec. 27. The Directors of the Chase National Bank have approved the issue of fifty million dollars worth of five per cent. preferred stock and at the same time, to redues the common stock fram $148,000,- 000 to $100,027,000.
The Government is very
The new preferred stock will noyed and perturbed as the new first be offered to the common Skirmishes between Nanking tariff is applicable to goods al-stockholders on a pro rata busts,! and Fakien vanguards are taking ready in transit.-Benter,
after which the Reconstruction Finance Corporation has agreed to place in northern
purchase the stock not taken up by the common stockholders.
eastern Chekinng,
Fukien and
Nanking reports that the Nine-
teenth Roule Army forces at EXCHANGE SURTAX TO
Yeuping are falling back
01
Foochow and Changehow have
been discounted.
The intentions of Llu Woo-ting.
BE SUPPRESSED
t
After the changes have been effected, the Bank will have surplus of fifty million dollars and undivided profits of approxi- mately
million nine
dollars.
in northern Fukien, remain doubt Anglo-French Commercial Renter.
ful, with both Nanking and Fuklen
claiming his allegiance.
FALL OF CHIEN-OW DENIED.
that
Negotiations
London, Dec. 27. Hangehow, Dec, 28. The French and United Kingdom The report from rebel quarters Governments have agreed that Chien-Ow, in Northern conversations shall be initiated as Fukien, in the vicinity of which soon as possible with the objecti
the commercial heavy fighting is going on, has of adjusting been captured by the Nineteenth relations between the two Route Army, is denied in
military communique issued this
morning. It states that up
trion.
coun.
These conversations have been rendered possible by the decision to
AIR MINISTER'S
TOUR
TO COVER 16,000. MILES
When it's cold in the United States, it is cold, Photo"shows two vehicles frozen solidly to the ground.
CARS FROZEN
GROUND
TO
BLIZZARD RAGES IN NEW YORK DISTRICT
COLDEST WEATHER FOR TWENTY YEARS
New York, Dec. 28.
With practically the whole of the United States shivering in the coldest weather experi- enced generally for twenty years, remarkable scenes witnessing to the intensity of the cold are providing thrills and spills.
Where the roads are not feet deep in snow they are frozen over and like glass, being prac-. tically unnegotiable.
GOETHE MEDAL FOR
THE SILVER BRITON
PUZZLE
INCREASED PRODUCTIONĮ FEARED IN LONDON.
President Hindenburg's
Award
London, Dec. 27,
A Berlin report states that President Von Hinden- burg has awarded the Goothe Medal to Mr. Camp- bell Dodgson, for twenty
WITH PRICE RISE years Keeper of Prints and
HOPE SCOUTED
Ottawa, Doc. 27. President Roosevelt's silver policy and the expectation that the Canadian Parliament, in the coming session, will also ratify the London Silvor Agreement, is likely to lead to renewed acti“ vity in the Canadian silver mines.
There has boon a considerable slackoning off in the last year or two, na shown by the fact that the |output has dropped from twonty. [six million ounces in 1080" to
Drawings at the British Museum, in recognition of his research in connexion with tho engravings of Albrecht Durer. - British Wireless.
i.
PETALJERENI BUTARIALNE MASİN CİNEMENT IN
LAGNY DISASTER
AGITATION
COACHES
eighteen million ounces last year. END OF WOODEN Tho fall has been due entirely to the low price provatling and any suggestion of a rise is likely to bo followed by a speeding-up of production,
An Important new allver-mining camp is now rising on the eastern shore of Grent Bear Lake.
LONDON FEARS.
Londoni Ananciers fear
that:
GOVERNMENT'S ASSURANCE
Paris, Dec. 27.
President Roosevelt's policy will Public opinion has been lead to over-production of silver profoundly stirred by the unless other action in taken,
The American Bliver Statea
possibly bimetallism, for which magnitude of the Lagny ex- are press disaster, the death-roll pressing, or the restoration of in which has now mounted to?
kilver coinage by European coun- tries to its pre-war finoness.— 203. Reuter,
A demand is now being made for (The logic of comments on the effects of the Roosevelt policy la immediate steps to prevent a re- cult to follow. On the one petition of such a catastrophe, hand, it is 'considered unlikely among the that a rise result; yet there is a fear of over urged being the substitution of production).
in world pries will
CONSTABLE HIT
WITH CHOPPER
MAN WHO RESISTED
ARREST
measures of safety
steel conches for wooden carriages.
There is not the slightest doubt that the terrible toll-of-life was largely due to the fact that the express toro its way through six wooden conchos. Steel coaches
would have resisted the shock and Iminimised the disaster.
EMERGENCY LEGISLATION.
It has, in fact, been announced "You cannot knock policemen that the Government will shortly about with choppers in the street,"¡Introduce emergency legislation.
Central Magistracy this morning,
Many motorists who attempted to defy the wintry conditions and thought to battle their way through a blizzard which struck the New York district last night were compelled to remarked Mr. Hamilton, at the There wore moving scenes at tho abandon their cars, after sliding about the roads, when he passed sentence of two memorial service for the victims months' hard labour on Tsang at the Gare de l'Est. Many among a danger to themselves and other traffic.
Kan, unemployed, charged with the mourning victims were unable to restrain their feelings when the This morning, when they visited their assaulting Chamba Singh, on funeral oration was delivered.
Indian constable, at Shing On deserted cars to make a fresh venture, they Street, Shaukhwan. found them at the kerbsides immovably frozen was also fined $10 or fourteen Public Works, promised an impar days on another chargo of un- tial inquiry and sald It was the to the ground
lawful possession of 60 cattles of desire of France that all the re- wild tree branches.
sources of science should be placed
Defendant
M. Paganon, the Minister · of
a
Heavy falls of snow have ing recorded there.
The constable suid he saw the at the service of safety, It is nine degrees below occurred all over the country and intensely cold conditions zero in the heart of Chicago, defendant in Shing On Street THE KING'S MESSAGE.
carrying two bundles of firewood.
The following telegram has been prevail everywhere. The Over thirty thousand New He went up to arrest him, where-
drew out a addressed by the King to the Pre- thermometer in Minnesota, Yorkers were engaged to-upon defendant
chopper from the bundle of wood aident of the French Republic: for instance, is registered day in the task of snow-and struck him on the left arm am very distressed and shocked, thirty-eight degrees below shovelling in the city streets. with it. Witness then caught Monsieur Le President, to hear zero, and Wisconsin is In the country, roads are held of the chopper and struggled that the railway accident which occurred near Lagny on the eve of Christmas, resulted in auch. scarcely any better off, practically impassable owing with defendant.
Sergeant Moas said he ran into heavy loss of life and so much whistles, and saw the constable you, Monsieur La President, to ac- and defendant struggling on the cept on behalf of the French Na- massnered many people durlug the ground. On the way to the tion an expression of my heartfelt atation, the constable showed him sympathy at the terrible disaster At present it is not certain the wound in his arm.
which has cast its shadow over whether his forces are moving
Defondant said complainant re-the Christmas Season."--British south-west with the intention of coived the wound when they were Wireless and Reuter, entering the demilitarized zone, struggling for possession of the with the object of reaching the chopper. Luantung area, or whether they Mr. Hamilton:Then you were. aro branking in a westerly direc-resisting arrest. tion for the purpose of gaining a footing on the border of Hopel..
present the city of Chien-Ow is of the French Government to sun Air, who is spending the Parlin- thirty-one degrees below be- to the snowdrifts.-Reutershing On Street in response to grievous suffering. I would ask...
free of any danger of falling into the hands of the rebels-Central News.
"NORTH CHINA"
SOCIETY
London, Dec. 27. Lord Londonderry, Secretary for press, as from January 1st, the mentary Recess in a 16,000-mile Force overseas, has completed exchango surtax of 15 per cent. air tour of units of the Royal Air ad valorem hitherto lovled On
British goods on their importation the inspection of a number of Air ASIA PEACEting of Chicheng.
Force stations in Egypt.
into France.
Inid
He continued his journey from
A B authorising, the reduc-Calro this morning, flying in à tion of the turnover tax to two service aeroplane, proceeding vin per cent, has already buen
Asauit and Wadi Haifa for Khar- before the French Parliamont toum, where the No. 47 Bomber and the French Government have Squadron is stationed. Later, he assured His Majesty's Government will visit Trans-Jordan and many that they will press on with the centres in India.-British Wireless, measure-British Wireless.
NEW ORGANISATION
IN JAPAN Į
Tokyo, Dec. 28. Significanco is attached to a newly formed organisation
The anticyclone has moved into Japan, which la called "North the Pacife to the south-east of organisa-Japan, and another appears to be The
In
BETTER WEATHER
KEEN TUSSLES IN HOME RUGGER
AND HARMONY ARMY
CHARHAR REVOLT.
INSPIRED ?
Peking, Dec. 28.
MOVING SWIFTY. Unofficial reports state that Llu Kwal-tang has already crossed tha rallway at Hualiai, which, if true, indlentos that he is moving swift-
..
INSULL FIGHTS REMOVAL DECREE
FILES ́APPEAL IN STATE COUNCIL,
Athens, Doo, 24.
ANOTHER POINT
FOR WEDNESDAY
London, Dec. 27, Playing at West Bromwish to ly. Further tows of his move-day, the Throatlon had to rent An official communiquo statesments is being awalled with doop content with one point from their holiday matol with that Liu Kwel-tang, the former interest. In view of the prorontocond
Sheffold Wedmonday. Bach aido Ulity Company's embosslontant bandit leader, who figured in situation In Charbar.-Rositor
jenna han filed as appoal with the nottod once,
Grook State Counelf ovalnat the the troubles in Charhar earlier
Tha Wednesday, who took five decision of the Tome Minister, who Some koen rugger was witness-in the year on the side of
ABERAVON
China Society." tion, which is promoted by a num developing over North China. A NEWPORT JUST BEAT ber of leading Japanese politicians depression is moving eastward including Mr. Yoshizawa, formarly across Korea. Local forecast:- Minister to China, General Araki, N. . winds, moderate; cloudy Mr. Hirota and a
acor
in with drizzle or mist, probably of dustrialists and financiers, was improving. Inaugurated on Tuesday. The fact
London, Doc. 27.
yesterday when a married woman,
Mr. Hapiusi Insuli, thd Americau
|
banker, - implicated in the Tasuli
ed in England to-day, the results General Feng Yu-halang, has to a fatal noeldont uceurred at Talpoints during Christmas, Jump to Profused to renow inaulj's permit or been given a post by "a certain|Wong Kuen, aged ID yours, in alight"| Iwolfth plagë in the table. West sojojɛrn in tiresco, expiring on 10%,
boing:
that Japan has deep interest in the The wedding is announced to take Bristol economic and political condition of place in the near future of Mr. David Lelcenter North China la their announced MeLellan, schoolmaster of King's Cardiff, cause for the formation of the Collego, and Miss Winifred Henderson, Newport societyCentral News,
Jat 7, Waverly Terrace, Kowloon.
Barbarians
27 London Welsh 4 power", as commander of the ing from a moving train received Bromwich's position is practtenlly ember fi
· The appout will be examined oa, 10 "Eastern Asia Penco and Harovere head Infurios, from which aje unchanged. They are running dlod on her way to the hospital. The closely behind Manchester City mony Army."
woman formerly, lived, at But On and Tottenliam with 24 points January 19, it in nnnouncoil.**
Ilavan. From 99 gaines-Reuters. The communiquo adds that Liul Hirest, Talpa Market.. -Hauler.
17 Watsonians 8
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