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The
FIRST EDITION.
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C. E. WARREN
Hongkong Telegraph.
& CO., LTD.
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FOUNDED 1001'
No. 14204-
SAD BAUX FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1934.
YOUNG EUROPEAN WOMAN IN
THROWN OUT OF
SIDE-CAR
FATAL ACCIDENT
JOHNSTON ROAD TRAGEDY
IN COLONY ONLY FOUR MONTHS
Mrs. Hanna Scott, a young woman who arrived in the Colony from Shanghai about four months ago, was killed last night in a motor-cycle accident in Wanchai.
Mr. Scott was riding in the xidle-ear of a motor-cycle combina-j ton driven by Mr. E. Mitford, of 13. Dragon Terrace, assistant engineer in the Hongkong, Tram- ways Company, of about 11.30 pm. when the mishap occurred.
It is learned that Mr. Mitford. was turning the combination from Arsenal Street into Johnston Road when the cycle suddenly over- turned.
HEAVILY THROWN. The occupant of the side-car was! thrown out henvlly, receiving fatal) injuries to her head and back. Everything possible was done, butį the victim died before reaching the Government Clvil Hospital.
"A" MAIN STREET IN BLACKENED HAKODATE
日三廿月二
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DUNLOP Fort
TYRES
for those who prefer SUPERLATIVE QUALITY
EX-PRINCE RECONCILED TO
A good idea of the magnitude of the disaster which ovartook the important Japanese senport town of Hakodate is given by the above photograph which has just reached Hongkong. It shows what, was the main street running from the Railway Station--now bordered with ruina, while tunglad
electric tramway wires hang perilously overhead.
BRITAIN FINDS ALLIES
SHIPPING SLUMP
PROBLEMS
ASKED TO TAKE INITIATIVE
The Danish,
U.S. REVOLUTION
PLOT INQUIRY
Professor Wirt Called To Give Evidence
Washington, Apr. 5. Professor William Wirt has been summoned to testify on Tuesday before a Congressional Investigation Committee regarding his sensational allegation that members of the Brains Trust are plotting revolu tion in the United States. ~Router.
London. Apr. 5.
Netherlands, Norwegian and Swedish Govern- ments, through their respective | It is understood that Mrs. Scott, Ministers in London, have re- who came to Hongkong just before cently made representations to Christmas, las parents in Shanghai, įthe British Government regard-ja She had been employed at thing the present precarious state Alexandra Beauty Parlour and of the shipping industry. was living at 5. Morrison Gap itoad: She wan-twenty-six-years that thin-ir chiofly due to the )
They have expressed the view
SWEDISH ROYAL FAMILY
HONGKONG TRADE WITH CANTON
DR. KOTEWALL'S
PROPOSALS
IMPROVEMENT
U.S. LABOUR UNREST
MOTOR WORKERS AGAIN
THREATENING....
BOARD FAILS OF RESULTS
Washington, April 5, Labour trouble is again threa tening to break out in the motor manufacturing industry, owing to the failure of negotiations subi” sequent to President Roosevelt's intervention to achieve results satisfactory to the workers.
General Hugh Johnson is striving to avert a breakdown and has sent his chief Labour Assistant, Mr.
"Mr. and Mrs. Bernadotte",
POISON
O'Grady, to Detroit to deal with ATTACKS IN
the situation.
It appears that the workers are becoming, restive at the delay ex- perienced by the special Labour Board formed by President Roose-
AFRICA
KING MEETS GRANDSON
"AND KISSES THE
BRIDE
“COMMONER” WEDDING ECHO
(Special to "Tafagrap}")
(Teleuroph, Copyriski, Télearnablo Mem Received April
#agra
Ordinance.
Cannes, Apr. 5.
"It is permitted to suppose that the King kissed the bride and shook hands with the bridegroom, and that bygones are bygones.”
Thus quaintly does an official Swedish Court Circular refer to the reconciliation of King Gustav
velt in effecting a settlement of the AEROPLANE WAR ON of Sweden with Prince Sigvard."
disputed issues.
Mr. O'Grady hopes to be in Detroit in time to attend meetings of the workers to be held on Friday to discuss what steps are to be taken-Renter
OF RELATIONS "RED" MENACE IN
Canton, April 6.
It ià learned in flelal circles that Mr. Lin Yeh-chung, Commis- Bloner of the Civil Department of the Kwangtung Government, has exchanged preliminary views with Dr. R. II. Kolewall, Unofficial PATIENTENCINTAIRES ADAPTACI Member of the Legislative Coun- ell of. Hongkong, concerning pro- posals for effective steps to im-) prove trade rolations between Canton and Hongkong.
TRADE
FUKIEN
ATTACK LAUNCHED ON TAINING
(Special to "Telegraph”)
Poochow, April 5.
LOCUSTS
EXPERIMENTAL "RAIDS"
to
London, Apr. 0.
►
who, less than a month ago fur- feited his Royal rights for love
of a commoner.
The Prince was married at Cax-
ton Hall register office, West-
minster, to Miss Erika - Patzek, daughter of a wealthy Berlin busi- ness man, and they left shortly afterwards for the honeymoon in Italy.
PRINCESS INGRID'S PART.
It is believed that Princess Ingrid, granddaughter of the Duke of Connaught and sister of Prince Sigvard, acted as mediator in the reconciliation.
of age, according to a brief report shrinkage of world trade, the BAROMETER The first discussion, of a private compara despite the vigorous Sudat, discovered by laboratory known as Mr. and Mrs. Berandotte
VATICAN AT "WAR" suffers.
WITH : NAZIS
of the mishap made to the police over-production of ships In past early this morning.
years, and, the uneconomic com The funeral takes place at the petition of subsidised vessela, and Jewish Cemetery at about four they have declared their willing- o'clock this afternoon.
ness to cooperate with the British Government in any attempt to And remedies against the evils from which the shipping industry!
shouk! If British Government convene a meeting for this pur- pose the four, Governments have declared themselves, willing to send delegates to such a mari- time conference, having for its
RELATIONS BADLY STRAINED
Vatican City, Apr. 5.
U.S. BUSINESS REVIVAL
MORE JOBS AT HIGHER WAGES
Washington, Apr.. 5. Encouraging figures are
A large-scale attack by clouds of polson dust distributed from an aeroplane is to be made upon the locust storms which cause annually £1,600,000 damage in | tropical and sub-tropical Afrien.
This new method was evolved by Mr. H. H. King; who, two years
The King of Sweden met his The "Red" mennee in Fukien re-ugo, when Government Entomo-
the Anglo-Egyptian grandson' and daughter-in-law, now mains serious logist
nature, on this matter is reported The
tests that adult locusta fall speedy at Canines to-day and relations be yesterday to have taken place in Hongkong staged an attack on Taining, which victims to a spray of finely-ground sodium arsenite. He conceived the when hir. Lin Yeh-chung passed was recently captured by Govern-Idea that swarms might be success- through recently,
CUBAN ment troops Sevare fighting is fully, countered by discharging a Dr. Kotewall is believed to have reported to be in progress at Chun cloud of this poisonous dust from suggested to Mr. Lin certain pro-kow, both sides having suffered an aeroplane flying across the line posals which is hoped will con- honvy casualties.
of their light. His suggestion tribute to the breaking of the Meanwhile, Fuklen native irre was taken up by the Locust Con- trade depression in Hongkong.
gulars under Lo Ping Hui are trol Committee of the Economic attacking Changlo and Kwethua, Advisory Council and funds were Mr. Lin is said to be inclined to where the local garrison forces provided by the Colonial Develop-! give favourable, consideration to hold out pending reinforcements.ment Fund, Dr. Ketewall's suggestions. How|--Central News, ever, nothing definite is expected
until the mattor is diverted into official channels.
object, to discuss the abolition or to-day available witnessing
It is also learned that Dr, Kote- limitation of subsidies and the to the continuance of busi- wall will soon proceed to Canton restoration of equilibrium in the shipping trade by adjusting amply ness improvement, with in- for further unofficial discussions
with Mr. Lin. Yeh-chung-
A pronouncement in the Catholte
to demand, to discuss measures dications that wages are Central Newm. rewspaper. Osservatore Romano that may be submitted to the con- shown that relations between the ference which would help to com-rising faster than employ- Vatican and Germany tre as bat the depression, and having ment.
for its ultimate aim the restorn- strained as ever they were.
This feature is regarded as ox- The pronouncement denies the tion of this important interna
showing Vaticani uver agreed to the
ditional industry to its former con-tremely satisfactory: as
support of N.R.A. solution, at Nazi dietation, of theditions of sound economic competi-increasing Catholic Centre Party in Germany. tion.-British Wireless.
Addressing three hundred Gor man Catholic youths 'to-day, His Holiness the Pope alluded to the: aufferings of many Catholic youths, which recalled the faith of martyrs.
GLIDER TOWED BY
· PLANE
polietes.
The facts are gontained in YOUNG AIRWOMAN réport issued by the Department of Commerce
Industrial CROSSES CHANNEL
London, Apr. 6.
MARGIN TRADING IN NEW YORK
covering activity during the month of
February.
· His Holiness promised to do his utmost to defend them against NO REGULATION IN persecution.-Reuter.
U.S. TREASURY OFFER
TO MEET MATURING
LOAN
Washington, April 5.
NEW BILL
|
"Red"-bandite
GOVERNOR AND LADY PEEL
READY FOR TRIAL. Technical advice and assistance on the many problems involved were obtained from the Royal Aircraft establishment at Farn- borough, the Imperial Institute of Entomology, and the Chemical Dotenco Research Department of the War Office. All that is now required is a practical full-scale trial. This is to be undertaken by i His Excellency the Governor. King himself. To-morrow he and Lady Peel left by the Canadian sails for Northern Rhodesia, where Pacifle liner Empress of Japanan noroplane chartered from the to-day for a brief holiday in Japan,
LEAVE FOR HOLIDAY
IN JAPAN
They are due to return by the Imperial Airways, and alted with Empress of Canada, which arrives special apparatus, and a consign- ment of analy-powdered, sodium! in Hongkong on the 27th instant. arsenite await his arrival.
The Hon. Sir Thomas Southorn) is being sworn in at 12.30 p.m.
The Hon. Mr, D. W. Tratman will act as Colonial Secretary.
month, will 'be able to collect sufficient data for the Locust Control judge
to
and
4
PURCHASE OF SILVER
Loan Authorised
in America
Washington, Apr. 5. The Reconstruction Fin- ance Corporation has au- thorised a loan of $6,000,- 000 to the new export and import bank for Cuba to enable it to finance the pur- chase of $8,000,000 worth of silver, which will be re- sold to the Cuban Governi ment,
The silver will be minted and issued as currency by the Cuban Government, Reuter
1982.--Rauter's Special Service,
Committee of the efficacy practicability of the scheme. If 100 DEATHS FROM successful, details of the mothod [l be made available in all torritories where locusts aro શ menace to agriculture.
Locusta are abundant in this tween the Prince and his family It announces that factory em-
cousin, Princo Lennart, who mar- ployment increased six per cent Miss Joan Meakin, the young to day as Officer Administering the toritory and it is hoped that were restored as in the case of his.... as compared with January and London airwoman, crossed the Government during Sir William next King, during his flight ried a Swedish girl in London int that payrolls during the month in-Channel te-day in a glider towed Peel's absenca creased by twelve per cent. com-by an aeroplane." She left Ostend pored with January,
carly this afternoon and made a Both figures created new high safe landing at Lympne, after Now York, April 5,
levels since the beginning of 1991, All fixed marginal requirements while the payroll increase in the Warde proceeding to Heston."
Before, alighting, she unde will probably be eliminated from greatest in any single month for| the new draft of the Stock Ex-over flfteen years,
series of beautiful, loops over the change Contra! Bill, which thei The Department of Commerce aerodrome-British Wireless. House of Representatives special predicts that further improvement sub-committee is now conalderias will be revealed by the March -The entire margin question will figures. The March statistics are be left in the hands of the Fedor-not yet complete-Reuter. al Reserve Board, an arrangement
Mr. Morgenthau has invited which it is understood is satis H.A.G. AND N.D.L.
factory to the President who, ro- sent a special message
bids for U.S.$100,000,000 of cently
Treasury Bills dated April 11 to Congress demanding that the the date when securities to that Bill be passed with the "teeth in amount mataro.
it." Half-the issue will be ninety-
The Administration is hopeful
one day bills maturing on July 11that the Bill will bo submitted to and the rest 182-day bills, matur- the House within a wook-Router, ing on October 10.
FINANCES
LOSS CONSIDERABLY
REDUCED
GOLD MOUNTAIN
N
MORE GOES INTO U.S. VAULTS
New York, April 5.
The Federal Reserve Bank of
LIVERPOOL'S NEW AIRPORT
OFFICIAL OPENING.
TO-DAY
London, Apr. 6.
'MENINGITIS
HOTEN EPIDEMIC
SUBSIDES
US MENORMOUS AREA. During the last five years, Committee of the Economic Ad- visory Council, financed partly by
Swatow, Apr. 3. the Empire Wartime Board, the With the coming of the rain, British Colonies and Dependencies the meningitis epidemic at Hoton The Prime Minister and Lord affected, and the Anglo-Egyptian has subsided. It caused Londonderry, Air Minister, will Sudan, has been making a survoy to-morrow fly to Liverpool to at of the breeding grounds and hundred deaths. Except for the tend the opening there of a new migratory habits of locusts.
That two or three, everyone attack. Birpoint.
The swarms range over aned by the discaso succumbed,-- After the ceremony, they will at-Jonórious area, i
over a
using the people to call it the Hammer Disonsc."..
New York issuca a statement show-tend a civic luncheon and the Hitherto, attacks have been Berlin, April 6, Ing importa of $4,039,100 in gold Prime Minister will fly back to conducted on locusts in their The Hamburg-Amerika and the from England and India and no ex- London in the afternoon-British larval or hopper state, but those
Hoten'e present trouble is the Wireless, Tho Bills will be sold to the
North-German Loyd lines show a
are ineffective where locuste highest bidders and offers will be
The opening ceremony of the new long of Miks.2,300,000 each for the porta,
inhabit thick bush country. Thus appearance of a marauding tiger. received by Federal Reserve Banks Sikh Temple lial is to be performed financial year just endod, com-
The Empress of Asia left Yoke-great importance attaches to this fund of pig-Our Own Correspon until 2 pm. EST. on April 9 by Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C. M. G.,pared with a loss of Mks.13,000,000 of gold stack carmarked for foreign hama yesterday morning and is due wholly sound method of combating dent.
Reuter.
on Saturday afternoon.
Touch last year.-Reuter.
account-Router,
hora at 0 p.m. on the 12th Instant. them.--British Wireless.
There is no change in the amount