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The
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Supreme
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1801
No. 14248
一拜禮 號九月七英港香 MONDAY,
JULY
9, 1934.
日八廿月五
NAZI LEADER'S
PLEA FOR PEACE
CAN'T WE SPARE HUMANITY
HESS ON FRANCO- GERMAN
RAPPROCHEMENT
AN IMPASSIONED SPEECH
(Spacial to "Telograph")
{lis Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphia Ma BACA Undinguer. tass. Iteceived July
7, 10,10 4,M.)
Berlin, July 9.
An impassioned speech, powerfully appealing for a Franco-German rapproche- ment in the cause of European peace, was made at Koenisberg, in East Prussia, yesterday at the District Nazi Congress, when Rudolf Hess, Hitler's right hand man presided.
NORTHERN IRELAND
GOVERNORSHIP
Duke Of Abercorn Re-Appointed
(Special to "Telegraph")
(Dy Telegraph, Cepyright. Talographie Mayı Ordinance, SARA. Received
1, 3,30 m.)
London, July 9.
توانیوی
The Duke of Abercom. has been re-appointed Governor-General of North- ern Ireland. for a period of six years.-Reuter Special.
further
FED UP WITH ARMY
SOLDIERS' TAXI WRECKING TRICK
CAR ROLLED OVER
HILLSIDE
JAPANESE COLONEL AND
ALLEGED "SPY" AFFAIR
STARTLING
SOVIET CHARGES
CONSULATE DINNER
INCIDENT
OFFICIAL REPORT TO MOSCOW
(Special to "Telegraph”)
(By Triegraph, Copyright. Telegraphic Mes engra
Ordinance,
Received JILAT (K.M.)
"
Moscow, July 9.
An extraordinary story of an attempted theft of Rua- sian official documents by a high officer of the Japanese Army has caused à sensation | here.
According to official Soviet re- ports from Blagoveschensk, the "culprit was the chief of the Japanese Military Mission visiting Sakhalien (Heiho) in Manchuria, Colonel Miyazaki.
No fewer than six charges were brought against Privates It is alleged that he attempted | C. C. Corringham and F. H. to steal documents belonging to Wilson, of the Lincolnshire Re, the Soviet Consul during a dinner
Rulate, with Coloḥel Mlynzuki as
Herr Hess, chairman of the poll- tical committee of the Nazi Party; giment, at the Kowloon Magis- Party given at the Soviet Con-
was twice wounded in the war, and
he painted the
horrors of war farc in vivid colours In - an eloquent plea for efforts to prevent
a recurrence.
Germany would! fight to preserve her borders, ho proclaimed, while insisting the ab
of since
แกะ aggressive Inton-
tion of thought, Rudolf Hesa, The Nazi policy is unhesitatingly
on the side of peace
day.
PATH OF MOURNING.
tracy this morning when they the guest of honour. were brought up in connection with the assault of a taxi-driver
in Taipo Rohd on Friday night.
CAUGHT IN THE ACT!
The report states that Col. The charges were (1) assault Miyazaki excused himself from against both defendante; (2) the Lanquet hall and went down- malicious damage of the taxi stairs where a fow moments later: against both; (3) driving a motor he was observed opening the drai vehicle without a licence against wer of the desk of the Chief Se- Corringham; (4) driving a motor cretary of the Consulate and ex- vehicle without the permission of tracting papers therefrom, the owner against Corringham; (5) stealing a uniform cap against Corringham: (0) failing to pay taxi-hire against both defendants,
The Secretary and the janitor halted the Colonel, asked him för the papers, which he handed over, and allowed him to leave.
When the charges were being read, Wilson said he also drove the taxi-cab and he took part in authorities-United Press. stealing the cap.
As far as is known, no protest has yet been lodged by the Moscow
CYCLE MISHAP. The path is not open for a Traffic Inspector Saunders said strull through our land," declared the two men hired motor cycles at Here Hess, at the outsot, adding mid-day on July 6 and drove out "Even an the French defended to the New Territories vin Shatin. themselves by every power atThey met avith an accident and one their command, so would we to- of them injured his urm.
I called at the house of Mrs. Clark, French The
frontler at Taipo, where they called up a *pecial ́.soldiers will understand if we say: taxi. The taxi arrived shortly
Just dare after 7 pan, and took them back. Just dare attack us. trying to march into the new Ger-" nany and then learn the spirit of the new Germany,' and even if an Invasion
successful, there would be a path of mourning for the victors."'
was
"We do not bellove, how- ever, that anybody wants to disturb Germany and with Germany the peace of Europe. and especially do we not be lieve it of the French.
When the taxi had reached Tal Wai Village, the defendants step- ped it and told the driver that they wanted to drive it. The driver refused and they dragged him out of the car, took his cap and drove the taxi-cab away.
Sometime later they got to the Kowloon Water Works Hill, and at a convenient corner they stop ped. Either by pushing or just letting it slide, they rolled the taxi down the hili and it landed 200 feet below. Damage to the extent of $750 was done to the
Herriaxi.
A TEMPTATION.
"Germany,"
continued fless, can get along with
defen- minimum of arms, but celess. Germany, would be a real danger to peace because her un- armed condition would be apt too camily to tempt ambillous men to political adventure.
"No-one nuw doubts that most ef te big nations hav heavy stocks war materials, which however, are gradually getting
out of date.
"MUST THAT HAPPEN AGAIN."
But to-day, at the close of the twentieth anniversary of the conflugration of the Groat War, un insignificant ineldent such oà a Sarajevo pistol in the hands of an idlot, would still be suficient
to set armies of millions marching again, and against the will of the
people
who saw the groy death
"FED UP" WITH THE ARMY,
His Worship: Why did you do all that?
Corringham:-1 and fed up with the Army, sir.
His Worship:—And you? Wilson: Me, too. Sentences were passed on both men as follow:-$10 or 14 days" concurrently on the first charge;
on
ніх weeks consecutive
the second; $10 or 14 days consecu- tive on the third; $50 or one month consecutive on the fourth; one month consecutive on the Arth; and $10 or 14 days concurrently on the sixth.
AUSTIN SEVEN STOLEN
more horrible than any before us, TAKEN FROM STATUE
those of us who underwent the war's ghastliness, ask: "Must that be again. Can't we spare hu- manity this."-United Press.
SQUARE
| LEGION "PLOT" AGAINST THE NEW DEAL
Powerful Caucus and the
Next Commander
(Special to "Telegraph")
John D. Rockefaller, who celebrated his 95th birthday yesterday, He is shown on returning to New Jersey after a four months' vacation in Florida...
John D. Rockefeller Ill
SON REPORTED CONCERNED
̈{Special"to" "Telegraph”)"
Ty Telroraph. Cepyright. Telegraphic Mes dir Orduaner, 19. Received July, 3,210 p.)
New York, July 9.
It is learned from Lake wood, New Jersey, the home of Mr. John D. Rockefeller, that the aged multi-million- aire, is ill.
HEAT WAVE IN ENGLAND
HUGE HEATH FIRES:
MERCURY SOARS
HAMPSHIRE HAVOC
London, July 9. The heat-wave-in England which has now lasted for nine daya, in- tensified yesterday when 88 in the shade were recorded in some places. There has been no rain in any part of England or Wales. since June 28, and no rain has fallen at Kaw on 116 days this year.
The rainfall for England
and
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THE CHOPPED
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NO OFFICIAL ACTION
MATTER NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY
"BEST LEFT ALONE"
"There is nothing that can be done about chopped coins, and it is certainly nothing to make a song about", said the Colonial Treasurer, the Hon. Mr. Edwin Taylor, in an interview with a Telegraph representative this morning.
Then the Government does not take a sirlous view of the matter?! asked our representative.
"No": WAR the reply. "Wo hardly ever see one in the Treasury these days. There may be one or two a day in the tremendous amount of money which JARACA
HEAT WAVE BREAKS
IN NEW YORK.
Heavy Rains: Violent Storms Elsewhere
New York, July 8... The
record-breaking seventeen-day: heat-wave has ended in heavy rain accompanied by cooling. breezes.
New York was fortunate,/ Violent storms have occur- red elsewhere and many fires were started by light- from heatstroke are report ning. Six further deaths"
ed.--Renter
..
SOVIET PROTEST TO JAPAN
through this office. A suggestion NAVAL LANDING ON
was put forward that these coins
could be used for note bucking
but we can't use illegal currency In
that way.
SAKHALIN
"Another suggestion is that we THREE ITEMS ON
have a token coin. Hongkong is
on the silver standard and our
dollar fluctuates with the price of; silver so that would be hardly practicable. Our coins are ¤X-
time.
“BILL'
Moscow, July 8.
ceptionally pure at the present Alleged infringement of Soviet territorial rights by the Japanese Navy has been made the subject of strong official representations.
THE ONLY REMEDY.
Three specific instances have been singied out for protest.
"Possibly the only remedy, and one which has been adoptod, is to make a coin defaced by a chop illegal. The effect of that existing law is apparent in the fact that since it was passed the number of
It was officially announced by chopped, coins in circulation has the Foreign Commissariat to-day diminished considerably. There is, that the Counsellor of the USSR. however, certain to be a number Embassy in Tokyo has lodged a coming into the Colony from South series of complaints with the China, although the chopping Chief of the Department of European Affairs in Tokyo, pro- testing againat
practice generally ja dying out.
Mr. Taylor explained that the badly defaced coins were probably melted down.
ENOUGH MARE'S-NEST. "The whole thing is best left alone" was the comment of Mr. V. M. Grayburn, chief mannger of. the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-
and for Scotland eight per cent.
Wales is 87 por cent. of the average ing Corporation. above the average.
The drought has resulted in He missed church on his birth-many heath and forest fires, one of the biggest of which destroyed the (By Talspraph, Copyright Telegraphie Mer day for the first time for fifteen famous rhododendron forest on the Ordinance, 4394. Received Jy years and was unable to receive Earl of Malmesbury's calate near
visitors. Yesterday was his 95th Christchurch, Hants. birthday. Indianapolis, July 8.
The blaze here devastated eight hundred acres of woods-Reuter,
12.45 5.01.}
It is reported that the American Servants on the Rockefeller Legion's "King Makers" (a small estate declined to discuss his group of politicians which has con- health, but his son, John D. Rocke! trolled the election of the National feller, Jun. who is staying with Commander Almost since the his father, is reported to be 'very Legion's inception) are making an concerned--United Press.
National Com effort to elect
mander at the Miami Convention in October who will be opposed to President Roosevelt and the New Deal.
The group Include Colonel Han- ford MeNider, former National Commander and former Minister to Canada.
Railway Havoc
In Manchuria
So far, the group has apparently been unable to produce a strong candidate against the available New Deal supporters, United BANDITS & NATURE
COMBINE
Press.
GOLF CHALLENGE
COTTON AND OLIN DUTRA
London, July 9... According to the Daily Telegraph, Henry Cotton has received a cable from America proposing a 72-hole challenge match between him and Olin Dutra, the U.S. open chan ion, for a four-figure stake.
:
WORLD BANKERS
AT BASLE
GERMAN MORATORIUM
Mr.
QUESTION
Basle, July 8. George Harrison, the
Governor of the Federal Reserve
"There are enough mare's-nests in the world now without raising one here. You have the laws of the Colony. A chopped dollar is a defaced coin. We cannot do any thing about it and we do not accept chopped coins.
Questioned regarding the adop tion of a token cola Mr. Grayburn said even if such a step was taken there was nothing to stop people chopping the new coins.
Majestic Cabaret Brawl
Bank of New York, accompanied POLICE CALLED IN
LAST NIGHT
(1) the presence of the Japan- ese torpedo-boat, Nuraaleazi in Soviet territorial waters on June 27,
(2) the unauthorised landing on an island off Sakhalin. on June. 28 of sixty-five officera and men of the naval tanker,
Japaneso
Erime..
(3) the dying of Japanese air-
craft over the Soviet fron-" tler in the area of Handas on June 29.--Router.
CHIANG'S ADVENTURE ANNIVERSARY
General Holiday in Nanking
Nanking, July 9. by the Vice-Governor, Mr. Sproul,
The. eighth anniversary of the. Northern Expedition, which was was present at a preliminary
started from Canton on July 9, meeting io-day of the Governors
1926, and eventually brought the Bank the
of International Trouble at tho Settlements.
Majestic Kuomintang into power,
is being Cabaret last night led to a visit observed here as a general holiday. The meeting was also attended by the police to the establish- All Government offices and bank by Mr. Moutage Norman and Drmont at Des Voeux Road Cen-are closed-Reuter. Schacht (President of the
of
were com
A freight-train travelling in a participation in the work of the westerly direction was wrecked Bank.--Reuter, near Imienpe when it ran off tracks that had bean washed out by ex- ceedingly heavy rains.
NEW DECATHLON
Reichsban). Harbin, July 9.
tral, where it was found that an The proceedings
altercation between nf employes Nature and bandits have
idential but it is understood that and customer had developed into combined to cause great the discussions were connected a brawl, In the course of which, havoc on the
Chinese chiefly with the German mora- it is alleged, blows were struck. The report received about 11 Eastern Railway during the torium, although there was also
talk on the question of removing o'clock at the Central Polico week-end.
the obstacles to America's official Station was of an, urgent nature, and it caused not only, the Eus ropean detective on duty, but also three others on reserve to be dis- patched joot-haste to the Cabaret. Things had returned more or Tess to normal, on their arrivKİ, RECORD
and it was explained to the police| Hamburg, July 8. that the diaputo was between a able.
The German athleto. Hansheinz young Chinese customer and a Meanwhile, bandits have set on Sievert, claims to have establish- Fillping employed as
door. fire and destroyed three bridges of a new world's record for the keeper. Beth parties were on the Pressure is highest in the between Hallin and Hongtaoholzo | Decathlon, obtaining 8,790.40 premises when the police party vicinity of the Bonins. Depres-and cut down the telegraph posts points, beating Bausch's Olympic commenced an investigation.
are situated over South and wiros at five pointe.
world's record by 328 poluta,
No arrests were mado, but it le James Bausch, the American, understood that the affair may scored 8,482,23 points at the 1932 possibly, have A sequel in the Olymples-Reuter.
Polico Court.
The locomotive and nine wagons
If the match materiallecs, it is most likely to be played in Call- fornia during the winter.Router. were completely smashed. The
Mr. M. T. Fung, of 428 Lockhart Road, reported to the police at 1 p.m. to-day that his Austin. Seven Falling from a moving lorry No. 616 car, No. 208, which he had loft in Queen's Road Enat yesterday, So parked at Statue Squaro this morn-sions King, of No, 300 Hennessy Read, was ing, has been stolon.
FAIR TO SHOWERY
number of casunities is not avail-
Manchuria and Indo-China. Local Another band attacked the injured and sent to the Government The police are investigating the forecast:-South winds, moderato; villago nearest to ltatiin and killed
fair to showory.
ton Korean settlers,Reuter
Civil Hospital.
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