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THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1934.
日九廿月六
No, 14371
U.S. HEAT WAVE
CATASTROPHE
SWEEPS
BACK
HEAVY BRITISH
FIRE LOSSES
OVER HUGE Dry Weather and Water
AREA
· HALF COUNTRY STRICKEN
MANY DEATHS
Now York, Aug. 8. The disaster of another period of intense heat and drought is now threatening of the 'an înımense area
United States.
Reports of collapsea and heat- are coming in
atroko deaths
hourly, to swell the phenomenal total of the summer, which already excoods fifteen hundred and is steadily mounting.
A scorching heat wave is now extanding over more than half the country, from the Rocky Moun-
Shortage
London, Aug. 8. Exceptionally heavy fire losses in Great Britain and. Ireland last month were, to a large extent, attributable to the dry weather and the water shortage.
Serious outbreaks estimated to have involved losses of £735.400 and when the cost of minor out- breaks is added the month's total of fire fosses will probably exceed £1,177. 000.-British Wireless,
Nonstop Flight To Bagdad
are
tuine and the Appalachians CANADIAN FLIERS'
southwards to the Gulf of Mexico,
ACUTE DISTRESS.
Everywhere there is cute dis- tresa, both among men and beasts,
ATTEMPT
London, Aug. 8. Two Canadian airmen, Captain A fiery wind is aggravating the Leonard Raid and Captain conditions in some places
and Ayling, both of whom have spent crops and livestock are suffering several years in England, severely.
off from Wasaga Beach on the The Farm Credit Administra-hores of Lake Ontario, early tlon in Washington has now add-this morning in an attempt to ed the whole of the State of cross the Atlantic and, if condi- tions are favourable, tó continua Oklahoma to the
emergency drought areas eligible for feed non-stop to Baghdad. loans and the organisation is now They are making an effort to assisting 998 counties in twenty-beat the 6,600 miles nonstop flight one States.
GRAIN PRICES SQAR,
record set up by the French air- men, Cotos and Rossi, and are carrying out the plans of Mr. and Mrs. Mollison. Weather condi tions over Eastern Canada and the North Atlantle were reported to
In Chicago to-day, wrain prices scared-to-a-now high-record....for. the season under deluge of speculative laying inspired by be favourable, sensational reports of
Captain Roid is a member of the damage and indications that the London Aero Club' and Captain
are practically "
Ayling was formerly an officer in the Royal Air Force.
maize cropa failure.
crop
Reports from a wide aren show been that enormous damage hna done in the maize crops.
A temperature of 114 in the shade was registered at Ut tumwa, which constitutes record for the State of Iowa.
CATTLE DOOMED.
One million head of cattle have already been slaughtered on instructions from the Government at Chicago. Three hundred and fifty thousand more have been bought for slaughter and to iA belfeved that five million more will have to be sacrificed.-Reuter,
H.M.S. TARANTULA
ANNUAL ATTEMPT TO REACH NANNING
Their machine, which is now called the "Trail
Caribou" was formerly called "Seafarer" and was flown across the Atlantic last year by Mr. and Mrs. Mollison, They were to undertake tho re- turn fight but wrecked their plans in a ernah landing during semi-darkness.--British Wireless.
FOOCHOW NOW REASSURED
LITTLE
+
LIKELIHOOD OF TROUBLE Foochow la quiet and reassured. The Communist monace is no long- for regarded seriously.
The commander of H.M.S: Witch, wirelessing Hongkong last night, stated that the threat of n bandit, The British river gunboat Tarantula la making her annual incursion on Tuesday night seems attempt to reach Nanning this week to have had no adverso effect. on the high tide.
She left Hongkong on Tuesday and last night anchored about 40 miles above the rapids. She is expected to arrive in Nanning to
lay.
SHUIKOW NORMAL.
IL DUCE
TO AID CHINA
"SCHEME OF COOPERATION"!
Rome, Aug, 8.
Mr. Lu Wen-tao, the Chinese Minister to Italy, has been urgently summon ed to China to discuss the Sino-Italian "scheme of co- operation."
Little la known about the "scheme," although there have been indientions of an increasing | Italian Interest in events in the Far East and of Chinese. interest in the Italian system of govern
mont.
Mr. Lu Wen-tao has already left Rome for Venice and ho will there embark on the Conte Rosso, which is salling for Shanghal on Saturday.
It is understood that he is likely to be absent from Rome for three or four months,
AIR MISSION ARRIVES.
Signor Mussolini this evening received a Chinese Aeronautica! Mission, headed by General Mow, which has just arrived in Rome to. study civil and military aviation.
He also received twenty Chinese air cadets;
Duce expressed pleasure at seeing the party and hoped that they would have a profitable, stay in Italy. Reuter,
PREMIER LEAVES NOVA SCOTIA
CHEERING CROWD TO
SEE HIM OFF Sydney, Nova Scotia, Aug. 8... To the strains of "Auld Lang Sync." a cheering crowd hade farewell to Mr. Ramsay Mac- Donald and his daughter, Miss Iahbel, when they left, aboard the cruiser Dragon for St. John's, Newfoundland.
that the It is understood Premier, who is looking extremely well, will stay in Newfoundland for several days.
Before leaving Nova Scotia, he. thanked the Canadians for en- ubling him to enjoy a quiet and Carefree holiday-Reuter
London, Aug. 8.
The Prime Minister, Mr. Kameny MacDonald, who has been on a health holiday in Canada, left this morning for Newfoundland, where he intends to stay for six weeks,
SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS
134.00 PER ANNUM.
WHITEAWAYS
SUMMER
SALE
NOW ON
THE EX-EMPRESS ZITA'S BID FOR RESTORATION IN AUSTRIA
Steinackerrell Castle, near Bron. sulo, tha? Bilgian boms of the ex Empresi Zita.
Fearsome Finance
GOVT. TO RESCUE
OF JOCKEY CLUB
REVIVAL OF EFFORT BY
LEGITIMISTS
FREQUENT COURIERS BETWEEN
VIENNA AND BELGIUM
ARCHDUKE OTTO AND IL DUCE
Paris, Aug. 8.- While thore' is reason to believe that couriers be- tween Steenockerzell Castle, near Brussels, and Royalist sympathisers in Austria, have been more frequent in the last week or two, there is little truth in many of the rumours that have been floated concerning the activities of the ex-Empress Zita.
Her ambitions to secure a Restoration and to place. the Archduke Otto on the throne have been encouraged by events, but according to the Brussels correspondent of Le Temps, contrary to a recent report, the ex- Empress has not left Belgium.
DEPARTURE FOR ITALY DENIED
It will be recalled that a few particularly encouraged by the days ago It was reported that appointment of Dr. Schuschnigg, of known Royalist sympathies, UN Signor Mussolini was more friend- Chancellor. y disposed to the prospect of the
They have been in frequent com inmunication with the Archduke Eugen and with Dr. Wiener, the head of the Legitimist Organtan tions.
Ex-Empress Zita, who is the real
Reuter.
The Archduke Otto,
restoration of the Monarchy A substantial reduction in the betting tax levied on pari-mutuel Austria and that the ex-Empress, tickets issued by the Hongkong together with the Archduke Otto, Jockey Club in foreshadowed in claimant to the throne, had left for head of the family, is now conduct- CHILE-PARAGUAY the tex, kiya resolution which is to be submitted to the Legis Italy in the hope of securing his ing negotiations in the hope of lative Council when the Betting positive support for the Royalist obtaining Otto's restoration. Duty Amendment Ordinance, to movement.
DISPUTE be road a first time to-day, be-.
It is, indeed, learned that while comes law.
the youthful Archduke is still at The tax. at present is 2 par Steenockerzell with his mother, he cant. of the face value of tickets. may leave for Italy at the end of but under the proposed amend August. ment a sliding scale will be intro- duced. This will be calculated on the basis of the gross total receipts from the sale of tickets -for-any-your-ending on March 31,
and will be as follows:
1 per cent. up to $3,900,000. 11⁄2 per cent, up to $4,000,000. 2 per cent, up to $5,000,000. 21⁄2 per cent. up to $5,000,000. 3 per cent, above $6,000,000. |
NEGOTIATIONS PROCEEDING. Y
Le Temps indicates that the ex- Empress Zita and Otto have been closely watching events in Austria in the past fortnight and
are
MARY AND DOUG
The gross receipts from the sale Reconciliation Reports
of tickets for the year onded March 31, 1934, were $4,341,980, and it is thought possible that for the year ending March next these may fall below 84,000,000. If this expectation is realised, the tax will be 1% per cent, or a reduc. tion of 1 per cent on the scale at present in force.
Discounted
(Special to "Telegraph"> (by Telegraph, Copyright. Zelegraphie Mas sapes Ordinamer, ́8295« Received
Aut
1
Chicago, Aug. 8. Mary Pickford, Interviewed here
PATIENCE RUN OUT
AUSTRIA WARNS- NAZIS
MEMORIAL TO DOLLFUSS
U.S. OFFERS TO: MEDIATE
DIPLOMATIC BREACH
(Special to "Telegraph")
(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphis Mess Ordinance, LEWA. Received August 25 2.35 (a)
wa
Washington, Aug. 9. Strenuous efforts are be- breach in relations between ing made to prevent the Chile and Paraguay develop will be adopted in the ing seriously event of further Nazi activities Fellowing
Vienna, Aug. 8. A warning that ruthless mea
aures
in Austria was given by Prince that
the announcement Chile, dissatisfied With von Starhemberg, the chief of Paraguay's reply to her protest the Heimwehr, to-day.
against Asuncion charges of The mon beyond the frontier neutrality violation, had decided must understand that Austria's to break off diplomatic relations, the United States Government In- patience bas run out and that the formally offered their good uffices them as they have used against settlement of the dispute.:
In a farewell messago to Canada, "BRADSHAW OF THE to-day, declined to make any anmo methods may be applied to to assist in securing an amicable
Mr. MacDonald stated he had found the rest which ho had Bought in the countryside in ample measure and regretted that he was unable to remain longer. He added, that he had greatly bene- fited in health-British Wireless.
BRITONS
EATING
MORE FRUIT
RECORDS ESTABLISHED
AIR"
TO BE ISSUED IN OCTOBER
London, Aug. 8. A guld and time-table of the entire air services in Europe and beyond, covering departure and arrival times, fares, and other: in- formation, will be published in October as tho "Bradshaw of the Air."
LAST YEAR Foochow, Aug. 9.
The Bradshaw Railway, Guide Normal conditions have been
London, Aug, 8.
ago, appeared nearly 100 years, A record in imports of fruit last restored in Shulkow since the with year, mainly due to exceptionally.
fourteen, years after the first rail- The trip is only possible once a are returning to their homes.
drawal of the "Reds" and refugees heavy supplica of oranges received was opened British Wireless, A is reported, n survey by the Conference our head in the United Kingdom for the year at 88.6 lbs.
1.
the tide on the return journey it trating in the aren hetwen Taitien estimates the would probably mennnstu in and Yungan. Nanning for a year.
The situation in Foochow is qulet.-Central News:
yeur and should the vessel malas "Red" force in sald to be concen Imperial consumption HEAVY EXPORTS OF
-
24-HOUR CLOCK
BEING ABANDONED
BY B.B.C.
WHOLESALE PRICES:
London. Aug. 8. The Board of Trade. Journal states that on balance the average of wholesale prices in July showed a decrease of 0.1 per cent., The Britiali Broadcasting Cor-as compared with June," and an poration announces that the ox-| incronse of 1.3 per cent. over periment with the twenty-four July, 1933-British Wireless. haur aystem of timing, which bo
London, Aug. 9.
gan in April, will ond on August
Mr. G. G. Stopani-Thomson has 18, after which the Corporation been appointed Hon. Corresponding will revert to the old system for Secretary of the Hongkong, branch
The previous record wnB established in 1990, whon, the average consumption was 86 lbs. per hent.
SILVER
comment upon the return
of
Douglas Fairbanka to Hellywood. us," declared Prince von Starhom Mr. Sumner Welles has been in
berg, outlining the Government's There has been considerable policy. talk lately of the possibility of a reconciliation between the famous screen stars, but friends of both are Inclined to discount the ports.--United Press.
AMERICA'S LATEST WARSHIPS
Ranger Destined For Rio Cruise
„(Spaciar to "Talegraph")
.!
Tho
re-
contact with the Chilean Charge The warning was issued at a
|D'Affaires, Senor Rodriguez. great open air inceting, which was
It is believed that, a similar attended by over, three hundred offer has also been made to the thousand people, and which was Paraguayan Minister in Washing- organised as a memorial to the ton, Senor Vordenave, Pa Into Dr. Dollfuss.
Reports from South America. Dr. Schuschnigg, the new Chan-Argentine
state that the Brazilian and
Governments
have
cellor, who also addressed the offered to med late-United Press.
gathering, said that the Govern-
ment could not make peace with the murderers of Dr. Dollfuss, but) it extended a hand to all patriotic) workers.Reuter.
CARGO VESSEL CAPSIZES
INCIDENT, IN LAST NIGHT'S STORM
BRITISH TROOP MANOEUVRES
DIPLOMATIC, TALK IN
TOKYO
Tokyo, Aug, 8.
A spokesman of the Japanoso (Dy Telegraph. Cepyright. Telephophis Mom
Foreign Office stated to-day that Rescived...„Arput wagen Ordinouse, LIPI.
as a result of an oxchange of viewa Washington, Aug. B.
Japanose Foreign RECORD SHIPMENTS
The only casualty suffered in gone British Am- aircraft-carrier, the harbour during the sudden bassader, a question of the
Blinister and FROM SHANGHAI Ranger, is leaving Hampton Roads storm which sprang up fast night of British troops to
right hold on August 17 for a "shake-down" Shanghai Aug. 9, cruisa to Rio de Janeiro.
was the capsizing of a cargo-boat wil be raised in future. Central iñanoeuvres round. Shanhalkwan Since the American Government It is also stated by the Navy resulting in the loss of a big con- News: began its silver buying pro- Department that the new heavy signment of Chinese medicine. vious record established in 1932-
cruiser, Tuscaloosa, will be placed gramme, anxiety has been caused in commission at Philadelphia on as a consequence of the big in- August 16-United Press. crouse. In slivor exports. Accord- Ing to current: financial returns, Shanghalsarports of silver for
The year's imports of fresh fruit from Empire sources, representing 40 cent. of the total, reached a new high loval of 12,126,000 cwt, ex- ceeding by 1,500,000 cwt. the pre-
British Wireless, ~*
A man named Chan Ying, who was bitten by a dog whilst delivering goode in Prince Edward Road, was admitted to the Kowloon yesterday, as also was a woman, Au Hospital all its public operations-Britisks of the Overseny Lengue, in succession Ki, who was bitten by a dog which
'has hot boon tracal”
Wireless.
to-Miss D.-W. :Westland.
cargo-ont, reports to the police
Kwok Kalino, the master of the ky THE KING AT COWES
that at 7.50 p.m., whilst his craft
London, Aug, B.- wen alongside the a., Kamsing, LM the King) was aboard-fill The Womon's Auxiliary of the the storm caused the draft to yacht Britannia", which took Society for the Protection of Children overturn. The boat was rinden Tart in a race to-day "over à 54 July amounted to more than $20 acknowledges with grateful thanks with Chinawo medicine, why With the longest race 01. and all miles course" round the Isis of 000,000, which I record for Mrs. R. A. O. North; set, Anon: (per Fortunately, no liven were lost. Cowes Regatta British-Wirelent.
the following donation. Mr. and the cargo was lost many years,Central News
Mr. A. J. Falmer),.86.