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CORRESPONDENCE
Gas Explosion Disaster.
To the Editor.
Hongkong Telegraph.
Sir-Now that the jury's verdiet in respect to the above disaster has been published and the matter closed from an official standpoint, I think there will be no harm, but may be good, in an outsider's opin fo on the enuse of the explosion.
SAN FRANCISCO STRIKE
(Continued from Page 1.)
Francisco, declared to-day the determination of the authorities to crush the strike. He asserted that Radical elements are aiming at Ruvolution.
President Roosevelt is being kept advised of developments by wireless and it is thought possible that he will curtail hin holiday cruise,
GEN. JOHNSON ARRIVING.
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LONGSHOREMEN DEMANDS.
THE HONGKONG
GIVE AND TAKE OF TRADE
GERMANY'S ECONOMIC
SITUATION
TELEGRAPH.
MONDAY, JULY 16, 1934.
DEATH OF MR. WILLIAM HALL
WELL-KNOWN HONGKONG
ARCHITECT
RADIO BROADCAST
TO-DAY'S BROADCAST.
His many friends will learn with shock and regret of the death of Mr. William Hall, well- known Hongkong. architeet, prin-
VIOLIN AND PIANOFORTE cipal of the firm of Hall and Hall.
RECITAL FROM STUDIO Mr. Hall was born in Hongkong, son of an old resident who died
Broadcast from ZBW on a watch He was educated length of 306 metres (845 kilocycles): some years ago.
6.6 p.m. A Relay of the Band of at the Diocesan Boya School. when Mr. Geo. Piercy, was Head- the 1st Battn: Bouth Wales Borderers, an to the conducted by Bandmaster C. Eidicott, master, then going University, Ile was among the from the Military Hospital. Bowen Road, by kind permalasion of Lieut. firat graduates from the Univer- Colonel. A. E. Edwards, ..., M.C., sity, obtaining his degree in Civils.c Engineering and Surveying, Re 6-7 p.m. A Relay of the Hongkong was articled to Mr. E. Abdool-Hotel Dance Orchestra from the Hong rahim, who had an office in the kong Hotel Roof Garden. Yee Sang Fat building (formerly King'a Club. Hongkong Theatre)..
now
By A Berlin correspondent. The scarcity of gold and foreign currency are said to have forect Germany to further curtailments of her importa, In view of the most remarkable revival of her interior During the examination of wit-
economic life the downward trend of Germany's foreign trade scems nesses, I saw it mentioned that a 'certain manhole cover was blown off General Hugh Johnson, the rather a puzzle. It was not at all therefore, that an underground nullah by a terrifle N.R.R. Administrator, who is now bowlldering,
circulating, rumours frequently force, which I presume must havet l'ortland, Oregon, in proceed-
Ing to San Francisco. He will spoke about a make-up heon within this nullah, or, sewer,
of the and which may have been the first make another appent for arbitra-foreign trade statistics and Pro explosion in the serles. It seemstion.
forma import restrictions in order very obvious to me thrit this gives It is madness, he declares, toto strengthen Germany's position In say that any set of people cannot at the Transfer Conterence. the
key to the whole disaster, us there could not be an explosion it round table and settle reality Germany is in great need of raw materials and could not there was strikes. underground without something there which would ex-
very well risk a shortage which would immediately affect the rising plode. I have known of leakages in gnapipes, both above and under
The longshoremen's union's de-volume of her industrial production, ground, so, supposing there had mands comprise recognition as an thus endangering the whole of her one, to build and present to the been a considerable leakage from employment agenes, a thirty-hour economic revival. The assertion restricting her the gasmalns into this week, a dollar an hour wages, and that Germany is one of nullah, and a cigarette-emi, match,
a dollar and a half for over time. imports to improve her position at eracker, etc., caused it to ignite,
The main effort of the long-conferences with her creditora, is, and the consequent terrific concus shoremen, who are the originators therefore, untenable. It is, on the sion to some extent, found its way of the general strike, the other contrary, a rather awkward situn luto the gas-container, causing unions having decided to act in tion Sudden extra pressure, which took sympathy, is to regain control of adverse balance of her foreignMr. Hall started in practice for the line of least resistance and the harbour, expecially of the so-trade and the dwindling stocks of blew, the faulty plate off tout-called "hiring halls. wards).
At present, when a ship is ex-holdings do not even admit the pocted, each longshoremas enters at urgent imports of wool. cotton if there is anyone who feels inls name in a poolroom and waits and copper. The value of goki and 】firm's work is
hours for employment, They foreign currency at the disposition allege that the men who spend of the Reichsbank fell down to only most money at the bars get the a little more than a hundred million job and accuse the foremen of marks while in April there was
foreign trade of favouritism, whereby five hundret an adverse bainuge of Germany men are regularly employed while
rlined to ridicule the above sugges- tion, will be kindly prove to me that I am quite wrong in my idena, by going to the sald man-hole nome days after the holder has been re paired and re-charged, with a naked light to see what happens?
W. C. BLACKETT,
LOWER TARIFF
U.S.
PLAN
GOVERNMENT'S INTENTIONS
Washington, July 15, Well-informed politicul b- servers believe that at the present time there is no important change In
three thousand athers seldom get
A SHOWDOWN,
COOK'S COTTAGE
TRANSPORTED the business outlook. The
commodity price Index is around 75 and is not experted to change much in the next two months. How ever, the agriculture price outlook is bullisis.
that
BRICKS, NAILS AND MORTAR
for the country that the
the Reichshank's foreign currency
One of Mr. Hall's first tasks as a self-imposed an architect was
as an ac- University a garage, knowledgment of his debt to the Misa- He married institution.
another well- Chan, member of known Hongkong family who bore Voent Gems – The Blue Mazurka him a son and two daughters,
When Mr. Abdoulrahim retired, himself and was joined by his younger brother, Mr. G. A. V. Hall when the liter qualified England. One example of the the Kayamally Building in Queen's Road,
in
7 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quota-- tions. London and New York Stock and Commodity Quotations.
7.08.7.30 p.m. Musical Comedy.
Girl Vocal Gemo - The
Friend (Rodgers). Vocal Gems-Peggy Ann (Rodgers).
Light Opera Company. Orchestra-One Hour with You-
Medley.
New Mayfair Orchestra. Voen. Gema The Devert Song
(Romberg).
(Lekar).
Light Opera Company. 7.30-8 p.m. From the Studio. A Rectal by Nina Jose Radesky Maclean (Violin) and Miss Mona (Pianoforte).
Programme.
1. Gypsy Love-Valee (I-char). 2. Serenade (D'rdio).
Berceuse de Jocelyn (Godard).
5. The Belle of New York-Selec-
tion (Kerker).
4.
Hnd You but Known (Denza). B p.m. Local Time and Weather
8.03.10.30 p.m.
Chinese Concert.
Irport.
9.30 p.m.
Studio
The brothers were prominent ini loent sport, Mr. William Hall playing cricket for the University, Cralgengower and the C.R.C. He also excelled at billiards. Unfor tunately, about four years ago he
London p.m. Stock and fell victim to tuberculosis, and last October relired from active Commodity Quotations.
10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press News, Further London Stock and business. He died at his home, 3 Mosque Street. at 4.30 p.m. Vester-Commodity Quotations followed by
New York Opening Quotations.
10.10 p.m. Close Down. All Relays of the Hongkong Hotel Orchestras are by the courtesy of the Management.
The
CHARITY CONCERT.
8.30-10 p.m. European Programme from "Z.E.K." on frequency of 048
k.c's.
8.30-8.47 p.m. Peer Gynt Suite No. (Greig, Op. 16) pinyed by The New Queen's Hall Light Orchestra, ducted by Georg Schneevolgt.
Morning.
the
1.
2.
The Death of Ace,
B.
4.
Anitra's Dance,
con-
In the Fall of the Mountain
Kink.
8.17-9 p.m. 'Cello Solos by Beatrice Harrison,
1. (a) Pastorate, (b) Reul, (Cyril
2.
3.
Scutt).
Adagio, Marcello, arr. Salmon),
more than 82 million marke. This amount is far too high to be compensated by revenues deriving from shipping, railway traffle and other services. There being no other sources for the The other unions are striking in obtaining foreign currency sympathy because they consider German Government is forced today, aged 48. that the present struggle, is a de-cartail her imports. Aà soon as In addition to his aged mother. finite showdown between tabour the foreign currency situation is wife and children, Mr. Hall left a and employers in San Francisco. getting better again Germany will number of brothers and sisters
The Frisen newspapers generally not only be able to reappear on
Two brothers, Messrs. Alfred and Are vigorously hostile to the the world's market she will even James Hall, are well-known long strikers. Renter,
be forced to do so and increase kong solicitors. Mr. George, Hall her purchases of raw materials. carries on the architectural busk It is up to the creditors of Ger-ness, and Mr. Henry Hall, at one Le help facilitating the time on the Staff of the China Mail, tzahny currency situation and it is up to is now in Koula Lumpur, F.M.S.
pass funeral will all countries Importing articles wholly or mainly manufactured to Monument at 6.30 p.m. to-day. help stimulate Germany's exports. Only then Germany will be able again to reappear on the world's markets with her former consum- i la the intention of the N.R.A. Pucked in 253 eases and trans-ing powers adding, stimulus to the
retival of the Government should ported by 35 lorries, Captain Cook's forthcoming economie
CLUB DE RECREIO ARTISTES eliminate all forms of price-fixing | cottage was taken through the the world,
Considering the upward trend of
ASSIST OLD TROUPER." by using Government purchases streets of Melbourne on its arrival as a wedge.
by the steamier "Port Dunedin", to Germany's interior economie 11f
To assist the family of an "Old
(Thomas). Other modifications are expertal the Fitzroy Gardens, where it is especially the raw material export-
Chicago Symphony Orchestra with the State Department direct to be re-erected in connection withing countries of the world ought Trouper" a concert organised by 10 be interested in supporting the members of the Club de Recreio
directed by Frederick Stock.. ing efforts to reduce tarita in order the Centenary Celebrations."
foreign trade balance and facilita- was given to a crowded audience to let in about U.S.$200,000,000 »f
Everything about the Yorkshireting the financial situation of that on Saturday night, when a num-Song-Aida-O Patria Mia (Verdi).
Song- Trovatore D'Amour Sufl additional imports with the idea of
coltage has been preserved with country. The quicker Germany ber of talented local artistes pro-
Ali Rasce (Verdi). increasing the purchasing power amazing thoroughness, says Anst regains her former export position vided a delightful entertainment.
Eva Turner (Suprano). af forrige nations for reciprocul at News, even to the ereak on-th the quicker
to the evening's Orchestral-Madame Butterfly Fan- --she will-on- Contributors. purchases from the United States.
atairense, as, one wit remarked. the
tasje (Puccin}}, be other hand,
able to programme included Fred and is This is expected to cause internal
become again a great consumer of Pals (orchestra), Mr. J. J. Fer- disturbance in many industries Stones for the walls, flagstones for
materials. The revival of the floor, joists, rafters und beams raw
guson, Mr. J. C. Grenham. Mr. during the next few months,
F. Alves, Prof. F. Gonsalez, Miss Nothing new in the way of in-have all been marked and numbered, Germany's textile industries is, for
Mrs. Gurevitch flation is expected during this bag has been forwarded contain instance, of greater interest and Natalie. Itosario,
Elsa D. Alves, ing the original mortar which held Importance for wool and cotton Frishman. Miss
Sheridan (Soprano) and brick and store together also exporting countries. It must be Mr. Ray Remedios Pomping Villa.
Pertile (Tenor). hag of mails which will to be stated that this revival was not and the Alpha Serenaders.
9.34.10 p.m. Light Orchestral, The M.C. much use for hammering in. but due to Government's actions and
the Brahmsiano. introduced
Herman Finck and His Orchestra. interesting as showing the type state subsidies, on the contrary, it world renowned Queenie and Dave;
In Spring (In Frauhling)-Overture eventually who RICE SHORTAGE IN used. Even so, it will take the can well be asserted that the in- Kaili,
(Gmark). architect a month to unravel the crease of the purchasing power peraunded to give a couple
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra SHANGHAI
plans which at present are like a was the only cause. During the numbers which were enthusias
conducted by Clemens Krauss, first quarter of this year jigsaw puzzle.
thetically received,
Love Songs Medley turnover of sales in ths German
(Schubert-Berte). in-
summer-Stran
Fritz.
Cidbertson
·GUILD PETITION TO GOVERNMENT
The ivy alone will not be replaced In its original state. The quar
antine authorities demand that it
textile industries showed an crense of 11 per cent, by value and 10 p.e. by quantity as compared
were
01
Mr. G. d'Aquino and Prot, Gon-| salez were responsible for organis-
the concert.
ແ
Elegie (Dellus).
4. Caprice (Delius). 9-0.4 p.m. Operatie Orchestral-Mignon-Overture
Victor Symphony_Orchestra, directed by Josef Pasternack. Duet "Madame Butterfly". Bimba Dagli Occhi (Child, from whose eyes).
Voci
Schubert's
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Marel: Weber and His Orchestra. 10 p.m. Close Down,
HEDIN IS SAFE
REPORTEDLY FREE FROM BANDITS
be fumigated na si potential bearer with the same period in the pre- Shanghai, July 15.
of plant diseaSER,
vious year. Most naturally, also
Hongkong The Foodstuffs Guild is pett-
for foreign
Fifty members of the Paw
Teachers' Association enjoyed tioning the Government
In exchange for the cottage, the demand tu per-
During the puting on Saturday, when they were mit the importation of 500,000 | Cook's birthplace, Great Ayton, is materials increased.
In 1933 the entertained at Stanley by the Head- piculs of foreign rice free of to possess a stone obelisk modelled At three months
and Staff of St. Stephen's relieve the on the monument commémorating German textile Industries Imported master customs duty, to
232.200 tons of foreign raw College. During the afternoon severn? umergency created by the drought. bis discovery at Cape Everard,
materials while in 1934 the same members of the party indulged in sen The guild also decided to fix
Thirty-fue half ton granite period saw 205,500 tons imported. bathing, while others took part in the market. rate at a maximum of $13.00
were Professor and Mrs. L. Forster, picul, despite the boulders were hewn from the wind-Up to the very moment Germany tennis matches. Among those present per
swept headland for the purpose had to curtail her imports on se Rev. Fr. Byrne und Rev. Fr. Gallag shortage of stocks-Central News and brought back on the lighthouse count of the heavy drop in her her, Mr. W. L. Handyside and other steamer "Cape York" by the donor exports and the increasing representatives front various schools, of the cottage, Mr. Russell Grim-transfer difliculties she had stendily wade. After being exhibited in been enlarging her imports of Melbourne, tho stone will be ship- raw materials, thus helplug to not be enough gold to pay 25 per received here to-day-Reuter. ped to England in a few weeks' stimulate the world's economic cent of the amount due to foreign time.
IMPEACHMENT
KO MENG YU
RESIGNATION
MINISTRY
OF
FROM
Shanghai, July 16.
YEUNG SAU KING
Mr. Wang Ching-wel arrived NEW LIFE MOVEMENT here from Nanking early this morning. His visit is believed to be connected with the Impench- ment of Mr. Ko Meng-yu, who has signifled his intention of resigning from The Railway ministry-Central News.
Peiping, July 15, The famous Swedish scientist- explorer, Dr. Sven Hedin, who was recently reported captured by bandits in Sinking, in wafe at Urumchi, according to advices
Sends Greetings. revival. Especially copper and countries, Germany's economie cotton imports-had risen consi-situation is rather serious. The
Peiping, July 15. derably. That there is
a disconnew German Government can put
Dr. Sven Ifedin wired from tinuance in this movement is not a remarkable interior revival to Urumchi yesterday in connection Germany's "fault. Those countries its credit, both political and econo- which, in the last year, cut down mical, and and it seems certain that with gasoline supplies. The mes their imports of German goods the new men in Germany would also sage ended with cheery greetings. must be made responsible for this like to do their part in stimulating It is now clear that the first re- deplorable fack.
ro-capture the world's economic situation, the port of his supposed APOSTLE
The German political and com more as such as general revival of referred to an earlier experience Shanghai. July 15. mercial debt to foreign countries the world's trade would, at the in the hands of brigands.-Reiter. On July 12, it was stated that Mis Yeung Sau-king, leading amounted to 1,400 millon marks in time, be to the benefit of German Dr. Hedin and eight others of his
this sum herself: As foreign countries, are Hongkong girl swimmer. and 1938. The transfer of relatives arrived this evening on was mado possible by the excess of already hampering Germany's in party, including four foreigners. board the Empress of Russia.
some 700 terior nevival by curtailing importa had been captured by bandits in exports amounting to The Yeung family attended nillion marks and the favourable from that country Germany is not the Dungan region. The bandits
Germany's traffic per-
to add stimulus to the world's were said to be men of the Moslem able The Health Bulletin of Eastern reception by the local New Life balance of
though. It leader, Chung Ying, and that they the week-ended July 7, Movement Club. Miss Yeung Sau vices with a total revenue of 300 economic situation, Ports, for shows the following cases of infecking told pressmen that she will million marks. The remaining rest should be borne in mind that a sound had taken the captives to Aksu. Hlous diseason-plagio; Baghdad 1 participato in a swimmhu con- of 400 million marks was paid in revival of the world's trade depende Mr. Harold Kikegaard, Postal case, Bassein 1 death, Tangoon test at Nanking before proceeding gold. In 1934 Germany in supposed upon the organization of the econo Commissioner at Peiping, and Chad, Prom-Penh 1 death, Solgon to Nanchang, where she is to open to transfer about 1.100 million mic life of each country and by Dr. Parker Chen, the geologist, (Cholon) death. cholera: Calcutta swimming pool for the Nanmarks in order to fulfil her foreign mutun! co-operation of all countries were among the captives, It was chang New Life Movenient Club debt obligations. This year there will according to the given economic stated. The party had been doing Central Newca.
be no export surplus, though, and possibilities
thom. By the Rojeliabank's stock of gold and bringing order into her Interior road survey work in Sinklang for foreign currency has come down to economic life Germany has done her the Chinese Government. Lady Southern is to distribute the almost 100 millon marks. Even part in fulfilling these conditions. prizes at the Kowloon Junior Schoolf Russia should meet her oblign-It is now up to the other nations to at 5.15 p.m. on Thursday.
tions towards Germany there would follow the German example.
86 cases, Mindens 1 case, Chittagong 1 case. Smail-pox; Bombay 3 en Calcutta 7 cases, Karach! 4 cases, Madras & cases, Negapatam 1 care, Rangoon 3 cases; Tuticuria & cases. cases, Tourano G Vizagapatam 3 cases, Shanghai 5 cases, Kuba 1 case. typhus; Alexandria 1 case.
between
Ono caso of typhoid and two cases
of meningitis were reported to the local Health authorities on Friday,
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Another Attack.
EURASIAN DROWNED.
MEMBER OF CREW OF STEAM YACHT SHENANDOAH III
A 20-year old Eurasian, named Harbin, July 15..
Norman Milling, a member of the Bandits to-day derailed and fired crow of the four-masted stonm on a west-bound mixed freight and yacht Shenandoah III, was carried troop train when it was eight away by the strong current run- miles to tho westward of ning on the ebb de yesterday morning while bathing from tho Hengtaobotze.
Two locomotives and 10 wagons vaanel in Kowloon Bay, The Body were' smashed by the derailment has not yet been recovered, and four of the train crew were In the report of the accident made by the Chief Engineer of the Injured.
The Japanese troops immediately vessel to the Police, it is slated went into action and routed the at- that Milling and another Eurasian tackers.—Reuter,
were bathing from the vessel nt about 11.30 a.m. Milling was hold- his ing on to the gangway, kicking Harbin, July 14.
legs, when he released his hold Bandits destroyed the truck, and was carried away by the cur- wrecked and fired on a westward
ront. The other Eurasian, at bound freight train 30 miles to tempted to save him, but found the west, of Imenpo.
the current too strong and was Twenty wagons were amashed compelled to return to the ships. and three members of the train
A boat was lowered, but no crow killed.
trace of the body could be found. The bandits then raided and
Milling is a native of Singapore." pillaged Lidaholze, where they The Shanandoah III is owned by
* Fahrenstock, wealthy smashed, the talograph and toler phone Instruments, and kidnapped American, who makes his hond- four of the Chinese Eastern Rail-quarters in Hongkong when the way employees-Reuter,
cruiso Benson in over, s