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No. 14210
£#Q*X¢ЛEXEF FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1934.
日二十月二十
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FIRST
VIGOROUS SENATE ATTACKS ON MORGENTHAU
EUROPEAN IN
CAR SMASH
MR. P. YOUNGHUSBAND BADLY INJURED
SUDDEN SWERVE
Mr. P. Younghusband, living at 264, Prince Edward Road, was rather severely injured as the ro- ault of a motor smash at Kow- toon at 10.30 last night.
He was driving bis car, No. 8890, into the junction of Nathan and Waterloo Roads when for some| reason it sworved, and mounted the side walk between the verandah pillars of the President Apart- "ments.
Mr. Younghusband was injured in the head and hands when the vehicle collided, It is thought, with the wall of the building.
Ho was taken by a passing motorist to the Kowloon Hospital where his injuries were attended to.
The car was badly damaged,
BELGRADE CRISIS
PREMIER RESIGNS.
DISAGREEMENT ON FINANCE
Belgrade, Jan. 25. The financial difficulties of Yugo-Slavia have caused a Cabinet crisis and King Alexan- der has accepted the resignation of the President of the Council (Premler), Dr. Milan Srakitch, from the Cabinet.
The Premier was unable to agrea with his colleagues regarding the Anancial programme;
Dr. Uzunovitch, the President of
Doubt Ability to Handle Huge Stabilisation Fund
STEADY UPWARD
TRADE
British Railways Give Recovery Pointer
London, Jan. 25.
In addition to a substan- tial increase in retail sales recorded by the Board of Trade this week, further evidence of the steady re- covery in Bruise Trave and industry is provided by the continued riso In railway receipts.
For the first three weeks of the year these totaled £7,709,000 £525,000
more than in the corres ponding perlod of last year. Goods trattic receipts a.one increased by more than cight per cent.-British Wireless,
CHINA TREATY REVISION
U.S. GOVERNMENT APPROACHED
COMMERCIAL PACT
Washington, Jan. 25.
Early negotiations between the United States and Ch.na for the conclusion of a new commercial agreement are expected to devo- lop from approaches made by the | Nanking Government.
LIKELY TO
LOSE LOT AND
HIS SHIRT!
CRISP COMMENT
MONETARY BILL HELD UP
Washington, Jan. 25. The qualifications of Mr. Henry Morgenthau, the Secretary of the Treasury Department, for handling the huge sum to be used at an Exchange Stabilisation
'A general vlaw at the scene of the Lagny train disaster, showing the shattered coaches and res Custi at'work. Over two hundred people were killed when an express crashed into the rear of a sta tionary train, touring its way through at lønet siz crowded conchas.
PRESTON
Fund, were the subject of MUDDOCK DIES further wacomplimentary comments in the Senate to
day.
The debate on President Roose- velt's monetary bill again waxed. feree.
It was bitterly attacked by Senator Hastings (Rep.) who do- clared that the Bill legulised tobbery and that it penalised self- denial and thrift.
He asserted that if. Con- gress 'ever received a report on the operations of the Stabilisation Fund, it would probably show that the British had taken the whole of the two thousand million dollars-and Mr. Morgen.
thaus shlet with (Laughter),
MENACE OF JAPANESE COMPETITION
NONAGENARIAN WRITER NEW ZEALAND'S
OF THRILLERS
COMPLAINTS
IN HIG
ADVENTURES IN
CHINA
London, Jan. 25. One of the most popular writers of thrillers of the by- gone generation, J. E. Pres- ton Muddock, died to-day at the age of ninety years.
He wrote over seventy booke including about Afty datertiur stories under the name of Dick Donovan
WA8
HIGH TARIFFS NOT
ADEQUATE DE
IN TOUCH WITH BRITAIN
London, Jan. 25. The Dominions are increasingly feeling the menace of Japanesamm competition, accord og to the New Zealand High Commissioner action have to be taken.
n London, who indicated that
tariff.
with
PROF. SPRAGUE'S NEW POST
Appointed Exchange Adviser
New York, Jan. 25. Professor Sprague, ex- Roosevelt aconomic adviser, has been appointed adviser on foreign. economic and exchange matters to the General Motors Corporation.
Reuter
M.C.C. RECOVER
The Secreuiry of State, Mr.
His life was one long series of Mr. Parr, in an Interview v Cordell Hull, who has just 're-
adventures. Originally intended Reuter, said that the Japanese turned from the Pan-American
SILVER PLAN DOOMED.
for military engineering, he went threat to New Zealand's trade was Conference at Montevideo, told
Senator Borah has admitted where
out to India when very young, extremely serious. pressmen to-day that the Nan-
his father
KEEN CRICKET AT Japanese goods were pouring then king authorities had made repre- that the strength of the indepen-stationed, and entered the Gov.nto the country at prices which sentations to the United States
made it impossible
SECUNDERABAD for Now ornment Gun Foundry. at Cousi Minister in China, Mr. Nelsondent wing of the Senate (con-pore. It was during the exciting ealand to meet on a competitive Johnson, seeking the revision of ased of both Republicans and times of the Indian Mutiny, and hasle, and that in spite of the high
Secunderabad, Jan. 25. the existing commercial treaty.
Democrats) was insufficient to it fell to his lot to go through
The three-day match posed amendments for compel the adoption of the pro- many thrilling scenes. At the
He said that the New Zealand tween the M.C.C. and the close of the Mutiny ho returned
Government wns now in close sory currency inflation.
Intention being to return to India, on the matter.
delegation in London has received Meanwhile, the Japanese cotton its long-awaited Instructions from Tokyo to open negotiations with Lancashire,
He added that the United States
the
WATER
FAMINE PERIL
INDIA EARTHQUAKE AFTERMATH
SURVEY OF THE DISASTER
London, Jan. 25. With the information now available it is possible to form a closer appreciation than has hitherto been pos sible of the magnitude of the Indian earthquake of 15th January
It now appears that the losa of | life, although" grave, “has boom much smaller than was at one timo feared, the death roll being apparently not greatly in EXCOSS, of 7,500,
Considering the widespread. damage to house property and to crops this figure is remarkably smail.. This may, have been due, to the fact that the earthquake: occurred when the majority of the | population was out or doors:`
The towns suffering the most material damage were those of north Bihar, ihere at least half the brickbuilding houses were ruined; and the town of Monghyr, where the hospital was destroyed and hundreds of liven were lost in the collapse of the bazaar, now a heap of ruins.“ In Muzaffarpur, the housen of the judges and civil servants were destroyed, the jail and bank were "damaged and some 300, lives lost. In Darbhanga, another 800 lives. were lost and all brick buildings were destroyed.
GREAT DAMAGE.
Motihari was completely isolat od and largely destroyed. As re gards other towns in Bhagalpur, bulldings were extensively damag ed.
very
At Jamalpur, there was great mutorial damage and a loss of some 200 livea.
the National Party, has been nek is ready to discuss the matter as monetisation of silver, or compul- to Englandinn troopship, his touch with the British Government Moinud Dowlah: XI was buildings were wrecked and the
ed to form a now government, coon. an definite suggestions are He has frequently been Primy made by the Chinese Government. Miniator in the past, his recordcutor. being established in 1928 whon he formed no fower than six govern- ments within a period of three months.Reuter,
CHANG HSUEH-LIANG RUMOURS
Defence Commission For North-West Frontier
Nanking, Jan. 26.
FOUR NEW MOTOR LIFEBOATS
FOR BRITISH COAST WORK
In the course of a spirited argu- but the sudden death of his father ment, the conservative Republi- altered all his plans, and he be cans, including Senator Austin rame a wanderer on the face of and Senator Reed, diaputed the earth. whether it was constitutional to give the President authority to regulate the gold value
of the dollar.
VOTE ON SATURDAY.
IN CHINA
COTTON NEGOTIATIONS.
He next directed his steps to The next step will be for the China at the time of the great Japanese delegates to wet into Taiping rebellion of 1800, and, touch with the Lancashire com sympathising greatly with the mittee, after which the two sides Senator Robinson, the Democra- rebels, he tried on two or three will meet to frame. the agenda tle leader, who is steering the Bill occasions to join them, when he Reuter. through the Senate, claimed that would have found, himself in op it was quite legal.
position to his distinguished
Senator Borah, who moved his fellow-countryman, General Gor- Orders for Plant Placed
inflation amendment, later aban- doned it.
London, Jan. 25. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has laid down four new moter lifeboats, which will be ready for service in the late summer.
The boats will each carry a crow of coven, with accommodation for Owing to the number of The Nanking Government main-thirty paarengers, and will be speeches still to be delivered, the tains reticence in regard to the stationed at Cromer (Norfolk), final vote on the Bill is not likely decision, which la oficially admit-uryport (Cumberland), Coverack before Saturday--Reuter, ted to have been taken, concerning (Cornwall), and Flamborough the future in the Government of (Yorkshire). Marshal Chang Hauch-llang.
At present there are 120 motor
don, who led the Imperial troops. After many narrow escapes in China, he Become inancially in- terested in 6 hèche-da-mer fishing vessel, in which he went down to
the
in England
be-tural Institute was badly damaged.
In Puan, the famous Agricul
In Chapra, residences and public
drawn, with the Indian team.
hospital rondered useless.
In Patna, 50 lives were lost? requiring 33 runs to win hundreds injured and ovor. 4,000 with one wicket to fall.. buildings either damaged or The M.C.C. fought back strong- destroyed. Outside the towns, the ly after being 82 runs in arrears on destruction of house property has the first innings.
been on a much smaller scale. Jardine's team batted first and
· GENERAL COLLAPSE: could do practically nothing with Amar Singh, the whole side being earthquake are broken and obli- the bowling of Mushtaq All and The more obvious signs of the skittled out for 112. Ali took five terated roads, wickets for 37 runs and
widespread floods Amar and great cracks in the ground Singh four for 33.
from which mud, sand and water Amar Singh contributed 58 runs have been spreading a devastating Malmed wickets at a cost of In addition there has been a gen. to the total of 194 compiled by the slimy deposit over the fields and Molnud Dowlah XI, whilo Verity crops.
68 runs.
eral collapse of road and rallway In their second innings, the bridges, making ordinary, com- London, Jan. 26. M.C.C. scored 803, Nichols making munications Impracticable over a In connexion with, the decision 55, while Amar Singh took large part of, the affected area. the South Soss, and had a glorious of the Persian Government to make wickets for 82 runs.
The gravost menace to the rural C. K. Naidu saved the Moinud population time among the coral reefs, tha the country as far as possible in-
which reached in cannibala, and
denizens dependent of foreign produce, Dowlah team from defeat with a places an unusual density of over generally of those little-known specifications have been sent from mantorly 79. Nine wickets had 900 to the square mile
arms for the rush engineering fallen for 188 runs when stumps damage to agriculture, including group of islands.
supply of plant,were drawn. Townsend took four the destruction of the sugar mills. particularly for the manufacture wickets for 76 runs-Reuter. MELBOURNE NEWSPAPER. of textile picce-goods.
WATER CRISIS.· ́ Apart from government schemes,
Moreover, many wells have been orders have already been booked of the Japanese textile industry, ruined and the problem of secur in Lancashire for equipping cotton various suggestions were made Ing a supply of healthy drinking spinning mills at Shiraz, Ispahan whereby It was thought the ac-water both in the towns and vila and Yozd-Reuter,
tions and recommendations of the lages la most acuto. The dianstor special committee would be ren. has affected nil classes. The NOTHING LESS maximum benefit obtained
dered foro effective and the townsfolk lost their houses and for possessions and the agriculturists THAN FAIR PLAY the colton trade in the shortest their crops and markets.
possible time..
In Bihar, alone, damago estimat RECOVERING FROM.
London, Jan. 25.
The latest information from ed at many crores of rupees was The President of the Board the principal world markets was caused Very large rollar funds
will be required. ILLNESS
of Trade, Mr. Walter Runciman frank and helpful discussion presented to Mr. Runelman and
In Britain the High Commission- Loitdon, Jan. 25.
to-day began his short tour of took place.
*99 er for India is receiving contribu The Colonial Bbcretary, Bir
the Lancashire cotton centres. Speaking at a luncheon in his long towards the fund started by This morning, he had a lengthy honour given by the Bianchiostar the Vicoroy, and the Lord Mayor taken lil with a septic throat at mitteo of the Lancashire cotton Runciman said the cotton trade Secretary for India, is to cooperate: Mr. Wo Taz-bul, Member of tho Nairobi, when engagedonan trade dealing with Japanese com- could be assured of the full sup-British Wireless,
African af tour, is making satis Central Supervisory Committee, factory progress, although it is un-on
port of the Government which will officiato and present tho
When the Committee laid bealised that the time factor was of
The Messagerice Maritimer 8. Co. faced during the negotiations less than fair play in the world scheduled to leave Hongkong on undertaken, at the instance of the market would satisfy the Board Panday at 8 pm will leave at 0a.m. Government, with representativos of Trado-British Wireless
the departure being thui accelerated.
A crop of rumours are in cir- lifebonts and 64 pulling and sailing CHINA'S PRESIDENT TO Solomon soup of it and the
culation, one of them to the effect that he has been offered the post of Defence Commissioner on the North-west Frontier. Contral News.
SHENSI-CANTON AIR LINE
COMMENCEMENT NEXT MONTH
Shanghai, Jan. 26,
liftboats round the British and Irish coasts.-British Wireless.
FURNESS CO. GETS ORDER
TANKER FOR U.S. COMPANY
TAKE OATH
Official Ceremony This Morning
Nanking, Jan. 26.
In accordance with, à resolution adopted by the Fourth Planary. Session of the Kuomintang re- London. Jan. 25. glecting him President of the The Furness Shipbuilding Com- National Government of China. pany, of Middlesborough, booked | Mr. Lin Son, the aged Kuomintang to-day an order for a five-thousand londer, la taking the oath of omra
He returned to China with the youthful and Quixotic idea of
(Continued on Pago 7.). |-
SIR P. CUNLIFFE LISTER
It is announced that an ali mail ton tanker. for the Standard- Ship at 8.80 this morning with due Philip Cunliffe Lister, who, was meeting with the special-com- Chamber of Commerce, Mr. of London, at the request of the
Hind running from Bhens to Can-Ping Company, of New York.
ceremonials at the Contral Gov- ton will be inaugurated in m'd. The want in for work on Argan-ernment headquarters. February by the Eurasian Avia tinorivors and coast British tion Corporation. This air lino | Wirċiess.. will have stopping stations at Shanovana Henkow. Changsha,
"
Thom.v. Chinese Prince, frem New Pros'dont with the official seats on certain when he' will resume fur forethe Ministor, tho' difficulties the frut. Importance. Nothing advise that the Athen 11, which wan
behalf of the Contral Executive ther engagements. Committen of tho Kuomintang. Central Newell
and Canton, but will not carry kind from Shanghai on the passengers at the outset.-Central 26th Instant and is expected here-to-
morrow; afternoon.
News.
H.M. the King has sent him | mesangevul of " AympathyBritish.
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