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四拜禮 號二十月七英港香 THURSDAY 12, 1934.
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TWENTY BADLY INJURED INTREMENDOUS LOSS OF LIFE
FRACAS AT TO
TO KWA WAN
VARSITY MATCH
DRAWN
Three Centuries: A
Tight Duel
The Oxford-Cambridge match ended in a very even draw. Three centuries were made, nearly eleven hundred runs ware scored, Oxford led on the first .. innings by fifteen runs. Cambridge making 400.
At the close, Cambridge needed 103 to win with seven wickets in hand. Details in Page Eight.
LOGAN AND AMPS' STONEYARD BATTLE
AIR ALIVE WITH FLYING ROCKS
HAKKA-NINGPO FEUD
Twenty men were admit- ted to the Kowloon Hospital yesterday afternoon as the
FEEDER BUS FOR result of the most serious
PEAK TRAM
MR. D. E. CLARKE RETICENT
WHOLE QUESTION IN THE AIR
4
clan fracas witnessed in the Colony for some consider- able time.
Scores of others suffered lesser injuries, being struck by flying
stones; but did not require trent-
meat.
The To Kwa Wao stoneyard
IN JAPANESE RAINSTORM
GERNY
SUSIOUS
POLICY OCIRCLING THE CH?
SIMON-RTIOU AGREENT
in, ly 11. Germany via the esults of the Simon-Bart corersationa with acute dispur, criticism being based upone ufficial re- ports of the star of the verbal understinng ached.
Franco
perfectly now. s free hand in hdolor encirc-1 ling Germany, inthitish sup port.
bitterl rerke tho Berliner Tagedult, icing the general uneasless a result of M. Barthou's visit topadon."
A semi-offct Germ diploma-
Nikola Tesla, voted slectrician who announced yesterday that he is perfecting a death beam capable of destruction of wholesDING armies, fleets and aeroplanes. Ho says he will present his invention to all nations, thus ensuring world peace.
managed by Mesera: Logan and|frum Washington announces that the international - inbrtance of Amps was the scene of the out- tlie American dirigible, Los Angeles. the Soviet Red Arm and con-1
A copyright United Praze mass. Locura spondent at that the THREATS OF
break, the combatants being the Hakka workmen on one side and shown above at her berth, has been condemned by the Navy Department * unfit for flight.
Shanghal masons on the other. Interviewed this morning stone in connection with
The yard is used for dressing!
the regarding the Telegraph building of the New Hongkong suggestion of a feeder ser-nd Shanghai Bank headquarters 'vice of motor buses as a
atid early yesterday afternoon dispute arose, between two cheap alternative to extend-workmen over the possession of ing the Peak tramway down cortain, Dieta Shound Mr. D. E. Clarke, of Messrs. The dispute became general J. D. Humphreys and Co., when other workmen joined in general manager of the Peak and sides were taken by members Tramway Co., declined to In a few minutes the air express his views on the proposal...
of the different groups,
was
NAVAL ACTION
DANAIS 5 = 100,
'FISHING RIGHTS OFF NORWAY
full of flying rocks and other MR. EDEN GIVES missiles and in the general melee
ASSURANCE...... scores of the men wore struck.-
"The whole question,”, he saki, several being badly hurt. "I still in the air."
Asked if the Company intended to approach the military author Lies regarding acquisition of land which would be necessary for any extension of the tramway, Mr. Clarke stated that nothing had yet been done in the
matter. The Company's Directors would no
Was sent to the A message Police who arrived on the scene
TWO HUNDRED ENGAGED.
gludes that France as achieved her aim of strongthong her pre- dominance in Europand abolish- ing disarmasient, wh the inten- tion of frustrating the restoration of Germany's equal-Renter.
SCANDI OD IETE
TALK OF WANG CHING WEI RESIGNATION
Nanking, July 12.
EVICTION
LATEST CHAPOO DEVELOPMENT
CHEKIANG TAX
Shanghai. July 12.
WIDE AREA STRUCK
SCORES OF HOUSES WASHED AWAY
WORST FOR 37 YEARS
Tokyo, July 12. Tremendous loss of life and property has resulted from a virtual cloudburst in Central Japan.
THREATS TO P.M.R. BRIDGES
Martial Law Reported Proclaimed
Shanghai, July 12
It is reported from Nanking In to-day's China from that martial law has been declared along the Shanhaikwan-Tongshan section of the Poking-Mukden Rallway, that the Japanese guards have been armoured increased and that an train has been sent out on patrol.
The action follows reports that Communists are planning to de.... giroy bridges to disrupt Sino. Japanese relations-Router.
Reports from Ishikawa Profe SVEN HEDIN
ture on the north coast of Central Japan, declare that as a result of the heavlest rainstorm for thirty- -destruc- seven years tremendous tion has taken place,
The Tokyo Asahi declares that
CAPTURE
two hundred and fifty have been FOUR FOREIGNERS IN
drowned and that there are at least four thousand flood sufferors, three hundred houses having been dea- troyed, and thirty bridges swept away by u great wall of water that swept down the hillsides.
WORKERS MISSING. Four thousand houses and thou sands of acres of crops are reported have been in- by the Asahi to undated
1
THE PARTY
Peking, July 12.:
well - other
known Four foreigners are members of the party led by Sven Hedin, the nated Swedish explorer, which has fallen into the hands of bandits in Sinkiang,
Altogether nino cantives were taken by the gang, including Svon fedin, his four foreign colleagues and four Chinese assistants.
Official reports minimise the damage but state that one hundred and sixty embankment workers on
They were captured in the the Tetorl liver are missing Dungun region of Sinklang, not Reuter.
far from the place where Sven rapombed somewhat similar
Wang, Jury 12 A circular letter has been sent The mercury climbed to to landowners in Chapoo by the 102.4 degrees last evening. Chekiang provincial authorities. The relentless weather is announcing that unless a forty carrying with it a higher
on the assessed per cent. tax
Nows of the affair was received
by Mr. Boekenkampt. a former member of the Expedition, in a telegram received from Anshi dated July. 4.
MOSLEM SUPPORTERS.
The captors are believed to be It is widely rumoured that Mr. valuation of their property is rate of sunstroke and pro-
supporters of the Moslem leader, Wat g Ching-wel, President of the paid by July 15, the owners will stration cases daily. Executive Yuan, signified his-in-forfeit all rights and the Profull capacity with patients suffer that the party has been taken to All local hospitals are taxed to Chung Ying, and it is understood tention to resign at yesterday'sperty will revert to the Govern-
Akau. iny from hentstroke. moeting of the General Political
It is estimated that the total Mr. Harold Kikogaard, the Council.
number of patients admitted to Postal Commissioner in Peking. various hospitals for treatment and Dr. Parker Chen, the noted
No particulars have been re- ceived by the Danish Minister or the British Legation.-Reuter.
ment.
French Mission_property affected by the demand and
is
day. Central News.
London, July 11. Naval action is promised without delay, and soon dsipersed in the event of further inter- The rumour is based upon the warring workmen. Those who suffered dangerous knocks were ference by Norway with report that Mr. Wang Ching-wei serious situation threatens.
urged the collective responsibility
The foreign owners, it is be, since Monday, reached over 1,400. geologist, are among the victims. taken to Hospital for treatment. British fishing in interna-of the Executive Yuan for the lieved, have declined to pay on the Five deaths were reported yester-
tional waters.
scandal arising from alleged irground that the tax is illegal,
Hauchow (Kiangsu), July 12. The construction of fortifica-. The Lord Privy Seal. Mr.regularities in a contruct by the
The temperature locally has tions in the area is the excusa Over two hundred men were Anthony Edeo, to-day received Ministry of Railways. doubt consider the whole question actually engaged in the fight, with from a delegation of the Hull Report has it that a prominent given for the demand by the Au- reached well above 100 degrees in in due course.
the rest looking on. The Hakka Trawler Officers Guild, at the official of the Ministry has been thorities, who are continuing to Mr. Clarke added, in reply to another question, that no special group are said to have outnumber-Foreign Office, representations for Impeached by the Control Yuan-dig trenches across the property
ed the, Ningpo men by at least protection against interference by Central News. meeting of the Board of Directora two to one, but the hospital re-the Norwegian authorities with the had been called to consider the cords reveal that the llakka men activities of British trawiera out- subject
auffered most severely. About side the three mile-limit off the Asked for his opinions on the seven Ningpo men are in hospital, Norwegian coast. various proposals which had been the rest being akka.
Resolutions requesting the put forward, Mr. Churke said he
MORE DOG BITES
Stone-breaking implements were Government to take immediate
combatants. in steps with the Norwegian Govern- TWO FURTHER CASES
would prefer at this stage to ex- presa no views on the subject. wielded by the
Typhoon Signal Up
DISTURBANCE NEAR
COLONY
For the first time this year, the No. 1 warning signal was hoisted this morning, indicating a typhoon which may possibly affect the Colony,
The typhoon was notified ni 10 o'clock this morning
ส
being situnte in Long. 117, Lal, 22, moving north-west. This places
inddition to the stone-throwing.
ment to define the limit of interna-i tional waters at three miles from low water mark and to ensure that such agreement would be honoured presented,
CONSULATE by the local authortles
SHORTAGE
THREE CLOSED DOWN. IN CHINA
COMPLAINTS. BY TRADERS
London, July 11,
the disturbance about 200 miles Commons at question-time
due cast of Hongkong.
I
NAVAL AID.
REPORTED
Two further uses of people že- | ing attacked by dogs have come to were the notice of the police.
of owners who have not paid the tax ap to date.
It is rumoured that the Cheklang Authorities intend to make use of military force to carry out the evacuation order after July 15 in cases where the refusal to pay in persisted in, but this cannot be
confirmed-Renter.
U.S. MARINES IN HAITI
the shade with the result that twenty-two ecolles have died of unstroko. Bubonic plague has broken out in the working class district-Central News.
CROPS RUINED,
Hungchow, July 12,
UPWARD. RUSH IN WHEAT PRICE
POOR CROP OUTLOOK IN USA.
The temperature here yesterday
Winnipeg, July 11. Omcial reports, from the United rose to 108 degrees in the shade and the persistence of drought is States concerning the wheat crop, causing great concorn. At least showing the smallest prospective. two-thirds of the
in yield for thirty years, caused an crops Chekiang are withering, except upward rush of prices, which those where lake water is being closed 82 cents a bushel higher. used for irrigation Central News. Reuter."
Now York, July 11.
Sianfu, July 11.
In one case, Leung So, a woman living at 20, Whitfield, was bitten
The mercury here roso to 112 As a result of the US. Depart in the right arm by Follow
her
ascending Mr. Eden expressed the greatest chow whilst she was
TO BE WITHDRAMN degrees to-day. Serious cotton ment of Agriculture Bureau Re- crop failures threaton If rain does, port, which showed the amallest nympathy with the case put forthe stairenso, She received treat-
IN A MONTH
not fall in the near future. Exton- whoat crop in 33 years, wheat ward and said that within the last ment at the Government, Civil
sive crop fullures are reported from prices rose the full & cont limit in Washington, July 11. six weeks very strong representa-Hospital, the animal being removed tions had been made by His to the Kennedy Town depot for In accordance with Fresident Shantung and Honan where the frantic trading at the opening on Majesty's Minister at Oslo to the observation.
Roosevelt's executive order, the long drought spell coupled with an the Chicago Board of Trade. On Norwegian Government and 11
In the other case, Las Moon, a evacuation of US. Marines from unusual heatwave parallela condi- the accumulation of large buying. tions elsewhere. Central News orders at the market, operations. Yaumati, was bitten man living at
the trading reply was expected very shortly.
coased owing to Reur-Admiral Standley has Agency.
Ilmit having Tsinantu, July 12.
been reached. it were not satisfactory, or if by a dog, which was subsequently alti will commonce shortly. no reply were received within a captured and removed to Matau ordered sufficient vessels to pro- The mercury climbed to 110-Swan, Culbertson and Frits. limited time, the Government were kek depot for observation. The ceed to Haiti to provide transport fully prepared to afford naval pro- victim is receiving treatment at for forty-seven officers and 617 degrees in the shade hero, hoat unprecedented for scores of years. tection, certainly up to the limit the Kowloon Hospital.
men by August 16-Reuter.
-Central News. mentioned in the agreement of
of November last, and possibly up to
to the three mile-limit.
A complaint in the House
day, suggesting that the closing)
In any case, an early visit of a
· LONDON” NAVAL
TALKS
to down of British Consulates in British warehin to the fishing
If the typhoon continues
it China, due to move on its present, track, should pass about 100 miles to the officials, north and east of Hongkong.
a shortage of grounds would be considered.-
Incon- British Wirclen. WNA Causing venience to British traders, led to a reply that the Consulates will: Boon be re-opened.
WHOLESALE PRICES RISE
Sir John Simon stated that London, July 11. there was a temporary shortage An increase of 1.2 per cent. In of competent officials owing the average of wholesale prices in death, Illness and resignation. June is revealed in the Board This situation had Involved the
Consulatoa statistics cloning of the Trade index number
April 17, Decreases were shown in each of Nowchwang
NEW TRADE AGREEMENT London, July 11.
In
THE GASWORKS DISASTER
SILVER MARKETS
LONDON AND NEW STATEMENT COMING INQUIRY VERDICT, TO-
YORK ADVICES.......... -MORROW ON FRIDAY
Messra. Swan, Culbertson and London, July 11. Mr. E. W. Hamilton, who, us Fritz have received the following The Anglo-Esthoatan Commur- to
cial Agreement was signed this continuation of the Anglo-Coroner, has been conducting the cabled advices on the London and afternoon by the Foreign Secre French bilateral naval conversa-inquiry into the Kasworks ex-New York silver markets:
the plosion disaster, with the aid of London, July 11th-The stiver ary, Sir John Simon; the Preal-tions, experts attached to at dont of the Board of Trade, Mr. British and French delegations a jury, announced at the Central market closed firm, with buyars York, July 11th-Silver and at Runciman;
Eathonian were again in consultation to-day. Magistracy this morning that the for forward at 20.13/16.
Sir John Simon, Foreign verdict will be given at 12.16 p.m. Minister In London, Dr. Kallas.
parity. The market was inactive, on May 4.
The Foreign Minister declared this weekBritish Wireles
he proposed to make a statement
but closed stendly. on the subject of this week's that, according to his intoat In
Chat Hak-tock, a shopkespor at conversations between himself and
Wanchal, who was admitted to hos- Allacked by a number of other men formation, there was reason to not later than next Spring- outside the Bhamshulpo Market, Lal anticipate that the Consulate at Meanwhile, Consular facilities the French foreign Minister in vital yesterday with a cut wound over The Po-tal collapsed after getting away Tainan would be re-opened at an in the districts affected were be London during the course of the the right ere, alleged that he was Veteran arrived from Weibolwol this from his assailants in Pakhof Street.
Welhofwoltowlay. Ha gran conveyed to the Kowloon Hos- early date, that at Ichung in the ing supplied by neighbouring foreign affairs douate in the Com-assaulted by a British sailor in Lock-morning. II.M.S. Phoenix sailed for
Autumn, and that at Nowchwang |Consular posts-Router.
mons on Friday British Wireless, hart Road. pital.
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the
the three proceding monthalchang on April 30, and Telnant terms will be published later] Secretary, in the Commons, said to-morrow.
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