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FOUNOTI U
No. 18137
三拜糙 號八廿月二英港香
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1934. 日三十月正
'BINGLE, COPT 19 GENTS
638.00- PER ANNUM
DUNLOP Fort
TYRE
a feature of distinction and a factor
of safety
DUNLOP FORT
THE AUSTRIAN PUZZLE: VIENNA UNEASINESS
China Likely to Ratify LADIES' DAY
Silver Agreement
DECISION EXPECTED TO-DAY
DR. KUNG ON SILVER PRICES
NOT IMPORTANT
►
TO
CHINA
(Special to "Telegrapļi">
Nanking, Feb. 28.
Dr. H. H. Kung, the Minister of Finance, issued an important statement last evening on silver situation.
the
He emphasised that his state.
RECOGNITION OF MANCHUKUO
German and American Denials
(Special to *Telegraph")
Shanghai, Feb. 28. The local Corman Con- sulate-General has referred a message from Berlin to the Chinese Covernment stating that the rumour that Cer many is considering the recognition of Manchukuo is absolutely groundless.
A similar denial has been obtained from American official circles. - Central News,
nient cons.sted mainly of his per- CZSALNAROB
sonal views, but it is believed
that they reflect the Nanking
official attitude.
His statement follows:
"The Central Political Council
is expected to adopt
policy on Wednesday
॥ delhite
ON VERGE OF
with the aliver attention, which BREAKDOWN
has been engaging the serious at tention of all quaters.
The silver problem is a very complicated one, and the rise or full of its prica has a certain in- fluence on China's trade vicisst-1 tudes.
that the "Personally, I think ratification of the London Silver Agreement, or refusal to ratily, by the Chinese Government, should not depend on the possible effect of a rise in the silver price.
CHINA'S POLICY. -
ANGLO-JAPANESE COTTON TÁLKS
HIGHLY DELICATE
SITUATION
London, Feb. 27. A highly delicate situa-
"The only thing Ching should de tion has arisen in the Anglo- is to devise a wise policy for Japanese cotton negotiations manoeuvring the situation which and the threat of a break- might be created by the boosting of the silver price by any other down before the talks have nation, to her advantager
fairly begun is looming
"A rise or a fall in the silver
price does not necessarily exercise dangerously large.
direct and immediate effects on the foreign trade position of, China
It was, in fact, sinted late this evening that the arrangements "For example, during the Great for a further meeting between the War, the silver price was at its delegates to-morrow. had been climax, but China's exporting posi-postponed until further notice. tion remained high, while China's The report was denied within exports at the present time are an hour, however, the British continuing on a downward trend, delegation issuing an official state- despite the low point to which ment declaring, that both sides silver has fallon.
wil be present at the Board of Trada to-morrow, (Wednesday). EXPÒRT INFLUENCES.
It is admitted by the Lancashire "From these particular instances, delegates that the situation Is. can conclude that China's extremely dollento although, overy exporting position is mainly deter-offort will be made to find a way mined by the purchasing power of out. the world in general, although the fluctuations of silver prices some
we
The dimeulles centre around the desire of the Japanese dele-
what affect China's exports gation to limit the discussions to certain respecta and in certain special geographical areas. The British delegation insist that un- ces the whole purpose of the negotiations
be defeated, worldwide scope la casential for the discussions—Reuter,
periods.
"The Central Government has completed a careful study of this problem and will apply every pos sible method to make the best of the situation. An embargo exports of allvar or the taxation of silver exports are only some of the multifarious methods the Government is prepared to apply when it is found necessary',— Central News.
CANADA TO RATIFY.
It is reported from New York that Canada may shortly be ex-| pected to ratify the London Silver Agreement.
CUBA TO COIN SILVER
United States Making a Loan
Washington, Feb. 27. It le exposted that the Govorn- ment will make a loan of soveral million dollars to Cuba shortly..
is to
SNOW HAVOC IN
NEW YORK
94,000 ENGAGED IN CLEARING
Now York, Feb, 27.
It has been decided to add forty-one thousand workers of the Civil Works Administration to the army of snow-cleaners, bring- ng the total to 94;000.
This is unprocedented in the city's history,
AT THE RACES
DIANA BAY WINS EASILY
IN DEPRESSING
WEATHER ·
Depressing weather conditions prevailed this morning to mark the opening of the fourth day of the annual race meeting and there was a very small attendance at the outset.
The going was silll' inclined to be on the heavy side though f fairly good foothold was provided" off the ralls,
Chesterfield won the first evenl of the day comfortably after Corrie had led for most of the way, and a thrilling finish was provided in the Grand Stand Stakes. Red Shank (Continued on Page 7).
CASH SWEEPS ·
LUCKY NUMBERS AT THE RACES
Race No. 1
No 207
Sant
325 236
144 72
Unplaced runners ($50 enck) Nos. 877-85, 323, 57, 325, 177, 206, 351, 70, 218, 102, 324, 138, 308, 133, |365, 26, 80.
The blizzard raged for 36 hours without a break and it will be a road considerable time before communications are ngain proper-i ly established. Reuter.
Ng Wan-chuen, charged before Mr. The loan will be devoted solely Hamilton, at the Central Magistracy, to the purpose of purchasing this morning, with possession of.1.000 silver in the United States.
heroin pills at the Tal Iling wharf,
Race No. 2
No. 237
217
5B75 260
267
125
Unpinced runners ($50 each) Nos, 265, 285, 41, 318, 202, 98, 168,
| 289, 135, 398, 347.
The exact amount has not been was fined B1,000, or in dofanit six}
Rovenne Imprisonment.. revealed but it is believed that monthe
into Officer Grimmitt anld the pills were tied round defendant's logans
the silver will be coined Cuban dollars-Reuter.
Race No. 3
No. 287
32
*
178
$1,380.80 396.80
198.40
Raco 4
No. 143
$1;260
322
226
$ 360 $ 180
Unplaced runners ($50 each) Nos. 345, 548, 280, 332.53, 427, 181,
190, 298, 313.
STOP PRESS
RUSSIANS SHOOT
DOWN JAPANESE PLANE
Tokyo, Feb. 28.
It is reported from Chang- chun that a Japanese military plane was shot down by Soviet troops near the confluence of the Amur and Sungari rivers and that the crew was killed.
The Japanese military au- thorities admit the plane was brought down by gunfire but deny that there
were any casualties.-Reuter.
A War Office spokesman to- day confirmed the receipt of official reports stating that aeroplanes Soviet military twice crosscl the Korean border, on February 23 and February: 25.Rentor,
RUSSO..JAPANESE
CRISIS
The Archduke Otto, in pensant garb.
CHAMPIONS DRAW
THE JOCKEY CLUB SWEEP FIGURES
The draw for the Hongkong Jockey Club's sweep on the Cham- plans was made this morning and resulted as follows:
Blue Star Melody Troatbridge Vigilance
The Cavalier
Ponles
Now,
Mayilower
4552
Hey Test....
4473
Sadko 1
9843
Golden Dragon
9800
Maria Potra
6281
Gold Ring
1635
Flying Tourist
1860
Paul Jones
0072 *8477
640
5101
9260
- 129-
Festival Evo
9001
Valorous
6896
Jungle Jim
5800
Wembly Stag
6937
Diana Bay
8151
Partnership
5G8
The Goat
1607
Wakefield
1444
Casяock's Beauty
9967
Mike
6590
Navy, Hall
9169
King's Parade
2736
Burgemuster
3246
King's Bounty
6326
No Fear
1188
Brechin
6696
Warrington Sticky Past Swale
2631
10157
4360
1376
Charming Star
9450
Don
3039
3432
10231
1863
2803
0192
8617 6920
The Panther
Liberty Bny Fifa
Tilkrum Iron Grey Hetman Daylight Eve Widnes... Flying Boy
9378
Field No. 1-1st Raco 4th Day 4454.
Field No. 2-2nd Race 4th Day Field No. 3-3rd Race 4th Day
8994,
6201
Flold No. 4-5th Race 4th Day GOD6.
ARMY READY FOR EMERGENCIES
RUMOURS OF HAPSBURG RESTORATION
ULTIMATUM EXPIRY
VIENNA, FEB. 28.
EVENTS IN AUSTRIA ARE BEING WATCHED WITH THE CLOSEST ANXIETY. THE AIR IS FULL OF RUMOURS AND AGAIN THERE ARE REPORTS OF FIGHTING ON THE AUSTRO GERMAN FRONTIER.
These rumours of "incidents" on the border are baseless, according to Dr. Dollfuss, who granted an interview to Reuter last night.
:
The Chancellor insisted that all was quiet in all parts of Austria. Precautions have been talten to prevent any incident on the German border.
He emphasised that no movement of troops has been ordered to the Czecho-Slovakian frontier. The Govern- ment had merely ordered a movement of Auxiliary Corps formations in Upper Austria to maintain public security. -Reuter.
RESTORATION
RUMOURS
Story of Mysterious Communications
Vienna, Feb. 27.
The situation is uneasy owing to the expiry at noon to-morrow of Herr Habicht's ultimatum to Austria,
Fears of foreign interven- tinn
are complicated by reports of mysterious com. munications between Vienna and the chateau near Brussels which is the home of the Archduke Otto,
THE CORPORATIVE
STATE
Experiment Begun in 'Austrian Tyrol
Vienna, Feb. 27.
Dr. Gombens, Hungarian Premier, with Dr. Dollfuss, Austria's "Chang callor. They are to whit Rome in connexion with the Italian economic
schome.
THE ITALIAN PLAN
AN ECONOMIC ALLIANCE
THREE-POWER:. PARLEY IN ROME
Rome, Feb. 27. Great importance is at- tached to a meeting which has been arranged between Signor Mussolini and the leaders of the Austrian and Hungarian Governments to take place at Rome snortly,
A move towards the creation of Corporative State has been made in the Tyrol, where the Landtag (or local parliament) has volun
This conference now emerges a tarily dissolved and delegated its the probable explanation of Signor functions to the local governor. Suvitch's recent "mystery tour."
Dr. Dollfuss and The Governor plans to take will pay a three-day visit to Rome Dr. Gomboci three Heimwehr representatives.
Into the local government and then about March 12 to confer with to nominate a so-called Advisory Mussolini in regard to the Italian Committee of twelve membors, schome for an economic actticment consisting of workers, traders, between the Danubian countries, There has been unusual activity professional men and clergy on a presioning for reciprocal tariff con
by the three countries and at Otto's castle recently, but an guild basis.
official statement has been fasued The reorganised "government" an outlet to the Adriatic for Aun there declaring that the youthful will function temporarily, punding trin and Hungary vin Trieste and Archduke will not go to Austria, the reconstruction of all local
It is authoritatively stated in governments on a guild basis qa Paris that the French Government demanded by the Heimwehr.** is strongly opposed to the restora-
Router. tion of the Hapsburgs, as la alao the Czecho-Slovaklan Govern- !
ment.-Reuter.
ITALIAN ARMY
READY
But Not Expecting Need
For Action
Rome, Feb. 27.
Fiume.
NO POLITICAL BLOC. -
Italian circles deny that there is any question of a formal political bloc between the three countrica on the lines of the Little Entente.
AN OUTBREAK OF They emphasise that the coopera-
MENINGITIS
EIGHTEEN CASES LAST WEEK
It is understood that the only FIVE MORE ON
reinforcement
of the
recent Italian frontier has been the move-
ment of eight thousand troops to Padua, ready to be rushed to the Austrian frontier in time for any' fighting in Vienna.
MONDAY
1,
tion contemplated, will be pre dominantly economic and that the Italian Plan Is not directed against any other nation.
Germany and the Little Entente. will bonent, it is insisted, as well. as Austrin, Hungary and Italy- Reuter,
RUSH OF CRITICS TO WASHINGTON
N.R.A. INVITATION ACCEPTED
Hongkong is at present ex periencing on outbreak of fully prepared to cope with any ing last week, eighteen cases, The Italian army, however, is cerebro-spinal meningitis. Dur situation that may arise, although with six deaths, were notified, the authorities do not envisage ten of the cases, being from
Washington, Feb. 27. Hundreds of crities of the the necessity for any action, Kowloon, four from Victoria and National Recovery Administration Reuter,
the other four from the New have responded to the invitation Territorica.
of General Hugh Johnson to air Five further cases were report their views at a series of public ed on Monday, two each from meetings which are expected to Kowloon and the New Territories, last until March 6 and which are and the other from Victoria.
boing broadcast, countrywide.— Router. There were also nina casos (eight deaths) from small-pox last week, five of diphtheria (throo fatal) and one each of para-
and
rables typhoid fever
deaths (animal). Fifty-seven
MARYSE HILTZ
Field No, 57th face 4th Day 110140.
Panama
9084
Dancing Butterfly
3103
Soldier of Britain
8713.
DEPARTS
Cavalcade
033
Hydroplane
3676
bright 'Viq
6742
Surprise
2074
'gh Speed
9506
ON FLIGHT TO SHANGHAI
Classic Hall
0011
Macarool
8021
re- the
King Willow
7218
3107.-
899
Helter Skelter Tiny Stor
3642
0648
Soldier of China
Young Chap
Brilliant Star
3481 10606 7644
There are conflicting ports in regard to shooting down of a Javrneso neroplane by Soviet tronus, some naners reporting that all aboard were killed and other that there were no casualties.
The newnaper Jiji reporta that Mr. Oln, the Javanese, Ambassador in Moscow, has”. been instructed to file strong protest concerning the cessing of the Korean fron tlor by Soviet planes- Router
Gladiator
Glenengles
12. THE PRIZE MONEY. - The chief prizes are as follows:,
1st
$46,889.70
$13,254.20 .8.6,627.10
Mlle. Maryse Hitz, the French aviatrix, who arrived in the Colony occurred from tuberculosis. from Hanol yesterday afternoon, Monday's returns include two has made a very brief stay here, casus ench of small-pox, diphtheria She hopped off for Shanghal at and typhoid fever.
7.20 this morning.
Mile. It intends attempting a non-stop fight, and if success- ful she should arrive in Shanghat at about 2.00 this afternoon,
SEARCHLIGHT DISPLAY
Hongkong residents are due for! another treat reminiscent of the
Navy Day celebrations during the the week-end March 17-18.
The naval authorities have de elded to give another searchlight display during the Saturday oven- ing, from all warships in harbour. on "au oven bigger scale than that of Navy Day.
On the Sunday two ships will be open for view to the public,
FRENCH BUDGET
APPROVED
MINOR AMENDMENTS IN SENATE
(Paris, Feb. 27. After approving several amenil ments, the Bennta to-nish? votes the whole of the Budget Bill: by 200 votes to 15
The Bill will now be returned to the Chamber for discussion : res enrding the amandments. No. difficulty is expected to experience, incompleting the pasango Router