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四拜五:號九十月七英港香 THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1934.
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MAN LEAPS TO DEATH FROM CITY BUILDING
Terrible Injuries in Jump from
Top Floor of Gloucester Bldg.
IDENTIFIED AS MR. W. L. PLEW
FORMER HONGKONG
JOURNALIST
"I WANT TO BE CREMATED"
PLEA IN LETTER -
FALLING HEADLONG FROM THE EIGHTH FLOOR OF THE GLOUCESTER BUILDING AT 10.30 AM. THIS MORNING, A MAN, BELIEVED TO
NO GOOD STANDARD FOR BRITAIN,
AUTHORITATIVE STATEMENT BY GOVT. ADVISER,
Geneva, July 18. There is no chance of Britain returning to the gold standard in the near future.
This was the statement made by Sir Frederick Leith Ross, Chief Economic Adviser to the British Government, when address- ing the League's Economic Committee to-day.-Reuter,
INMATES
BE A EUROPEAN, WAS INSTANTLY KILLED, SET FIRE
HIS HEAD BEING COMPLETELY SHATTERED
ON THE PAVEMENT IN FRONT OF LANE, CRAW-TO
FORD'S.
The distance which the man fell is about 130 feet, and a European lady who was passing narrowly escaped being struck by the body in its fatal flight.
Sanitary Department coolies were quickly on the scene to remove the remains, whilst a large and horri- fied crowd assembled.
Identification was impossible from the man's face and the body was removed to the Mortuary.
Later. The body has now been definitely identified as that of Mr. W. L. Plew, formerly of the editorial staff of the Daily Press.
PRISON
ANTI-WARDER · PROTEST
Venice, July 18.
A new prison building on Guidecca Island was set on fire by prisoners last night, and is still furiously blazing.
ELS
EL
GOVERNORS
AT VARIANCE
COMEDY IN STATE RULING
NORTH DAKOTA DEADLOCK
(Special to "Tatograph")
(ly Telegraph, Copyright Telegraphia Alsa- REVES Ordinance. [$21. Record JK! $ 13, K.62 mm0 2
Bismarck, July 18.
The bewildered population of North Dakota is watching with mingled amusement and con- cern the efforts of two Gover- nors to rule the State.
The glent Cunard liner is now near ing completion at Clyde, und will be. launched on September 26. ·Haru is a picture iskon recently. Yesterday
MERSEY
TUNNEL
MIRACLE
TRIBUTE BY
THE KING
SPECTACULAR OPENING SCENE
London, July 18, Over 120,000 people were present at the ceremony in Liverpool_to-day when H.M.
For thefirat tima afnee'' 1914, the King, by pressing a golden). British naval flotilla viited · Gers switch, formally opened the many, when destroyers called in at Mersey Tunnel, which is the Swinemunde. Is the picture is the longest underwater roadway German commander belog welcomed in the world and one of the aboard one of the English vesiela greatest engineering achieve- ments of modern times.
Governor Langer, following an order by the Supreme Court of the State deposing him, promptly de- the ship's four propellers arrived Queensway in honour of Hor
clared the entire State under Martial Law, but the National Guard only appeared at the deposed Governor's own residence.
next stop in the comedy occurred when Acting Governor Olson ordered the troops to bo withdrawn, whereupon Langer issued a Proclamation calling a special session of the Legislature. Olson countered this move by revoking Langer's order.
The deadlock still persists.- Reuter
'Frisco Strike. Position protest Not Clear
The prisoners went to this. extreme limit against the severity of one of the warders.
Angered by the rough treatment EMPLOYERS ACCEPT
ARBITRATION
In one of the pockets was an envelope containing a sheet of notepaper, bearing the words:"Please forgive-On the fire being discovered, the me. I want to be cremated." The message was signed "W. L. Plew."
The tragedy was witnessed by j quite a number of people who bap pened to be in the street and in nearby stores at the time.
Mr. C. J. Trigga, resident engineer of the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., was anter- ing Exchange Building when the body came hurtling down from the top floor of the Gloucester. His attention was first attracted by a moving shadow on the ground. He immediately looked up and saw the feet of the falling man, strike the corner of the canopy over the entrance to Exchange Building.
TERRIBLE THUD.
The body, anys Mr. Triggs, then turned a complete somersault and landed with a terrible thud on Its back, on the pavement.
WOMAN'S SKULL FRACTURED
Strange Affair At
Sham Shui Po
Her skuli fractured, a young Chinese woman was found yester day in an unconscious state on the pavement outside a house at Tainan Street, Shamshuipo.
Sho dled before reaching the Hospital.
The woman has since bean identified as Wong Fong, aged 25; living at 84 Nam Cheong Street.
The Police learned that she had called on a MAD at Tai Nam A European lady who happened Street, and that later was involved to be passing at the time had a in a quarrel with him. It is sup; narrow escape from being hit by posed that she was pushed or fell the falling body. She was only down the stairs. two feet from the spot where it foll. She immediately rushed into: Lane, Crawford's and after polnt- ing outside to the spot where the body fell she collapsed.
DRINKS ORDERED.
The mas has disappeared.
paper.
they were receiving, the prisoners set the wooden cellings of their cells alight with oil lamps,
Inmates were all safely transferred to another prison, but the building. which was to have been officially opened by the Minister of Justice to-day, was still burning furiously at night.
One wing of the building has been completely destroyed. Reuter.
U.S. BUSINESS OUTLOOK
INDICATIONS OF IMPROVEMENT
San-Francisco, July-18- Board advocates the immediate The Federal Labour Disputes ceasation of the strike and the of the dispute to
submission arbitration.
The Board declares that the waterfront employees have agreed to accept the employees' offer of arbitration.
NOT BEATEN YET.
Mr. Bridges, the militant leader of the longshoremen, has declared that the general atrike is over, but he says the longshoremen are not beaten.
The disgruntled leader adds that the action of the General New York, July 18.
Strike Committee in authorising A good indication of business full reoponing of
the petrol restaurants and improvements is shown by the stations, Union
etroleum daily average which meat
markets had thwarted the amounts to 2,601,000 barrels, com- objective of the general strike. pared with 2,664,000 barrels, the General Hugh Johnson, who has dally average last week.
been appointed spokesman of the The Iron Age, reports that steel | President's National Longshore- production in working at 28.0 per men's Board, has declared that he cent. of capacity, as compared with would recommend the withdrawal 27.0 per
cent last week. The of the National Guard if the gen- seasonal mactivity Waa
strike aceral
was terminated.-- centunted by un increased uncer Reuter. tainty concerning the
labour
His actions did not seem altuation and the renewed un-
in any way abnormal.
settlement of the price of finished
A watchman on duty outside steel and structure, with interest
Lane, Crawford's was one of still focussed on the future, al- Enquiries made at the Glouce-several who saw the body descend- though orders for certain apeci
holding up better stor Building show that the victim lag, and he shouted a warning to Acations are
than had been anticipated.- of the tagedy went to the lounge passers-by.
Swan, Culbertson and Fritz.
on the eighth floor at about 8
o'clock this morning and ordered
WIFE ON WAY HOME.
a drink. This was supplied, and The docensed leaves a wife, who Jater two other drinks were or-la at present on her way Home, Herod.
and who was formerly Min The man then ordered a packet Baines, at one time a nursing sister of cigarettes, and later wont into In the Hongkong Government Medi- the invatory. Shortly afterwards, cal Department.
ho entered the small private dining
Mr. Plow was recently an inmate room facing Exchange Building. of the Matilda Hospital, and in After that, no-one knows precisely said to have been much depressed
le movements.
יי
DELIBERATE ACT, No-one actually saw the doccas- ed fall or jump from the top] verandah of the building, but from
of late. It now transpiros that he had been for some day's a resident of Gloucester Building, but gave up his room this morning.
SILVER MARKET OUTLOOK
SMALL BUYING BY CHINA
BRITISH AERIAL EXPANSION
CABINET APPROVES
PROGRAMME
London, July 18. The Cabinet is understood to have finally approved large-scale expansion of the Royal Air Forec to-day.
The programme, It is believed, involves adding about. fifty squadrons, or six hundred machines, to the Force during a series of years.
New York, July 18. Small buying by China, instead of the usual selling, was largely At the present time, the Air responsible for the improvement Force strength comprises 690 in the London allver market to- first-line aircraft, or 910 if the day.
additions already arranged for In the manner in which the body Society for the Protection Of Children parently acted as a deterrent to taken into account.-Router..
Evidence of Treasury bids ap- the present Anancial year are desconded it was evident that the acknowledge with grateful thanks the any liquidation hers. Swan, Cui
following donations: do La
act was dollberate.
The Women's Auxiliary of the
Salle
Mr. Harry Hong Sling happened College $20; L Rondon and Company, bertson and Frite.
to bo on the top floor of the 10: Children of Union Church, $10:
Chow Chin-to, a malo Inmate of St. John's Cathedral Sunday School Gloucester at about 10 o'clock, per collection boxes), $39.64; other was seriously injured yesterday when the Government Civil Hospital yester
A tram passenger, Loo Kam cheong. Alveston Terraco, was admited to where he saw a man answering collection boxes, 41.66 per Mira. D. he attempted to alight from the day, victim: from the poliosens to the description of the deceased 8. Gubbay, 38; hirs..O. M. Parkinson; vehicle whilst it was still moving, in erects of drinking quantity of Lysol sitting in a chair roading a nows-133; Mrs. Morris, $2.
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INDIAN STABS LAWYER
AMAZING POLICE COURT AFFAIR
INFURIATED BY VERDICT
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crdinance. "119ker Received Jala
Poona, July 18.. An amazing incident occurred
in local Police Court here to
The tunnel is to be called
Majesty. It.coat £8,000,000 and is the largest enterprise ever under- taken by a single Municipality.
"THIS MIRACLE."
BRIGHTON TRUNK MURDER
Accused Waiter. Pleads "Not Guilty"
In his speech at the ceremony, the King referred to the tunnel as "This miracle", and, in striking pasange, said:"Who can reflect
London, July 18. without awe that the will and
At the Bridghton Pelico Court power of men which in our time to-day, Jack Notyre was charged have created the noble bridge of with the murder of Miss Violette the Thomes, the Forth, Hud-
the
son and Sydney Harbour can drive Kaye, whose mutilated body was also tunnels such as this, in which found in a large trunk in a Brigh
on Monday many streams of wheeled traffic ton boarding house may run in light and anfety below night. deep waters bearing ships of the The accused, who is a waiter, world."
gave the name of Mancini when When the King pressed the arrested, but the police later dis- switch, green and golden curtains covered that his real name tulled back revealing the entranceJnel Notyre, to the tunnel.
WAB
Natyro to-day pleaded "Not
In the place of honour at the Guilty, and wds remanded in
ceremony. close to the Royal Dule, custody for alght days-Reiter.
of
day, when an Indian stabbed a was a company of workmen Portuguese lawyer, inflicting in every trade who had been engaged on the tunnel. They were in their juries which necessitated the working kit-dungarees and blue solicitor's admission to hospital shirts, carpenters overalls,-oll- Indian brought a charge of assault men were presented to the King. The case was one in which the skins und ollakin caps. Six fore-
against another Indian, who was represented by the Portuguesa lawyer.
COAL FIND IN SHENSI
VEINS COVER WIDE AREA
Sinanfu, July 18. The Magistrate of Ningshen Dis-
SPECIAL VENTILATION.
Their Majesties afterwards The Magistrale dismissed the drove through the long tunnel, case, whereupon the complainant, which has soft diffused lighting. infuriated at losing, crept up It is 44 feet in diameter and holds behind the defendant'e solicitor four Ines of traffic. Their triet, Southern Shens, has in- and attempted to stab him in the Majestles remarked проп the formed the Shensl Provincial Gov- back.
freshincas of its air, which comes jernment that a big cool-bearing Sensing danger, the lawyer through special ventilation shafts area capable of supplying the needs swung round, but received the full able to deliver 5,000,000 cubic feet of a great number of industries force of the blow in the face. He of alr a minute. was later sent to hospital.—Reuter.
MORE
had been discovered in the dis-
The King during the day, which trict. The veins are said to cover wda marked by exceptional wide area. enthusiasm of the crowds, also The Magistrate requests the Pro- AMERICANopened the £3,000,000 East Lan-vincial Government to conduct au cashire Road and the 180-acre Investigation on the spot. Central Walton Hall Park. British | News. Wirtless,
COTTON
CONSIGNMENT
REACHES SHANGHAI
TWO TYPHOONS
Shanghai, July 19. Another consignment of cotton, Warnings were issued at 10:30 under the US. Loan agreement, this morning by the Manilo Obser consisting of 28,000 bales, arrived vatory in respect of two typhoons. hore last evening.
One near or over Northern For This consignment fé export d to moss is moving W.N.. or N.W., command a better market price in while the other is situate east of view of the poor cotton crops this Northern. Luzon more than 300 sonson.-Central News.
miles distant, moving W.N.W.
Catalan Land Dispute Settled.
PROCLAMATION OF A REPUBLIC
AVOIDED BY AGREEMENT
Madrid, July 18, introduced through the rules ap A solution of the Catalan landplication. disputo, which at one time The land law, as previously. threatened to dead to the pro- passed by the Catalan Parliament, clamation of a Catalan Republic, nullified all contracts with land- has been reached following an ex-lords whereby farmers undertook change of Notes between, Madrid to pay bland taxes and
other and Barcelona,
dues, Sonor Samper has received The law was recently referred telegram from Senor Louis Com- to the Central Government Tel- ponys, the Premier of Catalonia, bunal which declared the measure him that the rules for null and void, upon which thirty- the Constitution and the Catalan Catalan Federalists, the Socialists Statute, Take
and the Basque Nationalists, walk- voted out of the Cortes declaring that Thus the modification requested Contral Government modified its they would, not return unless the
asuring of the land will respect aix deputies from Catalonia, the
REQUEST RESPECTED,
by the Madrid Government will be attitude, Renter.
HEAVY RAIN IN CHEKIANG
BUT FARMERS STILL NOT SATISFIED.
Hangchow, July 18. The temperature has fallen to 99 degrees following three successivo heavy showers this afternoon.
Besides Hongchow, the districts In the interior of Chekiang, havo also benefitted by welcome rains, but farmers say they are still not Buff- elent. The situation, however, has |greatly improved. Central News.
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