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POPYDER 1802 -
No. 18307
五拜道二號一份月九英能古
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER
21, 1934. ̇R三十月八
SINGLE COFT 10 OKNTE $10.00 PER ANNUM
DUNLOP FORT
DUNLOP Fort
TYRES are made for those who prefer SUPERLATIVE QUALITY
LAW CLOSING NET ON LINDBERGH KIDNAPPERS
SHOCKING PARIS EXPOSURES
SECRET Rejects
LIVES OF POLITICIANS
IMMORALITY IN HIGH PLACES
ECHO OF DEATH OF M. PRINCE
'(Spacial to "Telegraph")
Australian
Offer
LOCAL SWIMMER'S
SILENCE
Kwak Chuahang. Hong- kong's breast stroke swimming champion will not be going to Australia to take part in the Melbourne Centenary Celebra- tiona.
the Telegraph, Cereright. Telegraphia Blan anges Ordinance, 103, Bredeid, September | him 21, 2,18 m.)
The
Paris, Sept. 20.
An Invitation was extended to: by Mr. Fawcett, Hon.. Secretary of the Melbourne Centenary Celebrations Committee
famous report of to make the visit, and this invit Police Commissioner Guil-tion was cabled to Kwok a week go while he was in Shanghai ap-, laume on the death of M. pencing with the Colony's Inter- Albert Prince, the noted, Port swimming team.
An Immediate reply
Wis re- French criminologist, conquested, but Kwok has remained G. As a result Mr. A.
tains astounding revelations silent.
Donn. of the Hongkong Interna- about high personalities in tional Amateur Swimming Assocla. French politics. The report tion, has sent word to Mr. Fawcett that Kwok is unable to accept the
was made public to-day. Invitation..
Kwok's allence Is Inexplicable. The disclosures as to the private but he arrives back from Shang- lives of prominent Frenchmen
Thai this afternoon, and will are among the most sensational doubtless explain the position.
published here in official documents.
ever
The report flatly contradicts the statement of the late M.
Prince's family that he was a per-
fect husband and father. A judge
at the time of his death, which occurred under mysterious clr-
TYPHOON HITS JAPAN
cumstances, the report cites the STORM WHIPPING vvidence of prostitutes and kespera-of-houses of fame
alleging that M. Prince was a -regular frequenter of such circles. He was particularly attracted by coloured women, it seems.
MISTRESS' EVIDENCE.
The report includes sensational evidence of Madame Hughes; Bernardi, the divorced wife of
MANY PORTS
COMMUNICATIONS INTERRUPTED
Tokyo, Sept. 21. A seventy-mile-an-hour typhoon, Colonel Bernardi. She stated which descended upon Nagaraki that
One Suspect Already In Custody.
Colonel and Mrs. Lindborgh.
H.K. TRADE IMPROVES
AUGUST IS BEST MONTH OF 1934
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
WASTED RANSOM MONEY FOUND
RAPID DEVELOPMENTS IN PROSECUTION
SOS CALL LONG DELAYED
Morro Castle's Tragedy
(Special to "Telegraph")
(By Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphic Mfen.) sagra Ordinasse, 1984. Resolved. September 14, 1829 pamj
.
New York, Sept. 20, That he had made five trips to the bridge of the ship to plead with Captain Warms, Chief Officer of the Morro Castle, before he was
VICTIMISED PARENTS finally given instructions to
SHOW NO INTEREST
New York, Sept. 20.
Police officials here to-day flatly stated that they had in custody the man who had accepted the $50,000 ransom money, intended to procure the safe return of the murdered Lindbergh baby,
:
send an SOS messago. was the evidence given by а wireless operator to-day before the Commis- sion of Inquiry into the disaster which overtook the liner.
Operator Alagna testifled that Captain Warms appear- ed dazed and confused when he saw him on the bridge. United Press,
Dr. John F. Condon, Colonel Charles Lindbergh's intermediary in the correspondence with the kid-g nappers, identified Richard Bernard Hauptmann in a line of strangers, as the man to whom he handed the packages of bank and treasury notes last March.
Attorney General Cummings announced from Washington later in the day that a general round-up of the Lindbergh kid- nappers would be immediately possible.
WAITED ALL"NIGHT:
AMERICA'S DEFENCES
PEARL HARBOUR OUT OF REACH
DEFENCE OF ALASKA
(Spacini to "Integrapli",
"WE WANT SOUTHORN!"
PEAK PARTY SEQUEL IN COURT
CROWN'S CASE OUTLINED
That male voices were heard shouting in unison "We Want Southorn!" was alleged by the prosecution; this afternoon when G. W Sewell, H. C. Meeke and A. L. Sullivan were summoned for committing a nuisance at 286 The Peak at 12.45 a.m. on August 3, by making or permitting a noise calculated to disturb or interfere with public tranquillity.
Occupying a seat on the Bench with Mr. Hamilton, the magistrate hearing the case, was Mr. F. C. Jenkin, K.C. The Court was crowd- ed with European ladies and gentlemen.
Before the case was proceeded with, Col. Murrow apologised for in the appearance of an article the morning's Daily Press which' had reference to the ease.
Mr. Hamilton suld he was glad. that cours had been taken, be- cause it was most Improper that. the article should have ap prared to-day.
Mr. HAK. Holmes, Crown Solicitor, appeared to presscuto, " and Mr. D. 'H. Evans was for the defence,
MR. KING COMPLAINANT.
Hauptmann and a companion secretly, is the man who attempted whose name is, not disclosed, were to pass the note, and there search- arrested as they were about to en-ed until they found $13,750 more ter Hauptmann's Bronx home early in marked ransom money, hidden Th Statistical Office of the this morning, after police had under the floor of the garage. Isports and Exports Department traced vae of the "marked" ran- reports that the total imports of som money gold-notes to the sus
With this discovery, police were merakundies into the Colony in pected man. The month
around the house in August. 1934, of
It has been ascertained that thrown amounted to a declared value of Hauptmana's hand-writing closely large numbers, but in places of $39.7 millions (23.0 millions) resembles that in the threatening concealment, and they walted compared with $39.9 (£2.7 mil-notes sent to Colonel Lindbergh throughout the night. It seemed as though Hauptmann must have
lly Tegraph, Cayyright. Telegraphio Bite- In opening the case Mr. Holmes: uns) in August of 1933: a de-by the kidnapper gang. crease in turma of lorn} currency Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh. Kot wind of their approach, and asses Ordinner, 1825, Brenied, September said that the complainant, Mr. T. H. King, did not come into the it drew towards morning the police o auteil
Washington, Sept. 20 picture in the early-stages of the who are visiting friends-in-Pasa-. Exports of merchandise total-dent, Cal, showed no emotion commenced to worry,
Diplomatie circles here do not evening in question. Mr. King millions (£2.) mil.
Then, when it seemed their vigilattach importance to the decision of would say that after dinner, about when they heard of the arrest lions), as against $2.1 millions of one of those who is believed to would prove useless. Hauptmann the Navy Department to hold spring 19 p.m. or later, he heard a consider (12.2 million): a decrease
have been responsible for the appeared with a friend. He was manoeuvres in the North Pacific,able noise coming from the house 13.3 per cent.
death of their child. A servant of scized as he went to enter his but it is recalled that discussions at where the defendants lived. The For the first eight months of the household broke the news, to house. 1914, Imports totalled $265.0 mil them, and, later, anid Colonel Lind-
ins (£19.4 millions), as compared hergh did not seem interested. with $537.6 millions (£22.5 mil-
of 0.5 per cent...
led $27.8
lions) in the corresponding perlad
of 1933, a decrease of 21.5 per cent, while exports were valued
HIGH OFFICERS ATTEND. she was M. Prince's mis- yesterday morning, interrupting tress and that she had not been cable connections and holding up surprised to hear of his death shipping, is gradually sweeping on under the wheels of a locomotive, up the coast and towards Tokyo,
It is at present causing much often told her, she He had asserted, that he intended to com-distress and damage in. Osaka. mit suicide by throwing himself Kobe and Kyoto areas,
The roof of the Stock Exchange under a train.
Building in Kyoto was blown off. M. Prince, she added, had a Telegraph lines west of Osaka have most unhappy home life.
been destroyed. A heavy rainfall
All of these statements come as accompanies the pale-Rauter.
a shock to Paris. M. Prince wan recognised as an authority in his
profession, and he had had INSISTS ON
charge of the notorious Stavisky fraud case when he died. It was believed that the information he obtained in that respect would have unmasked dishonest officials in high places, men who worked with Stavisky and aided his plots, for a consideration.
When M. Prince's body
was
found, it was stated there were
wounds upon it caused, apparent
EQUALITY
GERMAN ATTITUDE TOWARDS LEAGUE
ly, by a knife. It was supposed MODIFICATIONS OF
ho had been stabbed and
then
thrown under train-United GENEVA POLICY
Prces,
1
(Special to "Telegraph”)
COLLIERY WRECKED BY Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphis Mem
EXPLOSION
Accident Blamed On Rebel Elements
Tongshan, Sept. 21.
gez Ordinance, $191. Received, September #1, $.10 an
Parla, Sept. 20. Germany's return to the League of Nations, and all the questions pertaining thereto, will be examined only whon her complete equality with other great Powers la assured. This in the reported declaration of Herr Hitler, interviewed by Parls newspaper correspondent to-
day..
(18.1 millions) in the corres-
the Inst session of Congress, renatge continued for a considerable vealed that the United States might time and at between 11 o'clock and DETAILS UNREVEALED.
be in danger of placing excessive midnight he sent a telephone mess-
her base at Pear! case reliance upon Details of the pollee
age to Gough 1 Police Station.. against Hauptmann are not to be Harbour.
Inspector Kirby would say that
The suspects were taken im-revealed. Commissioner O'Ryan Pearl Harbour is a great distance although he was greeted at the $208,1 millions (£15.2 millions) inediately to pollee headquarters said. "It would not be in the best south of the Great Circle steam house quite nicely, there seemed to, as compared with $2724 million under a strong guard ami question-Iinterests of the case to talk too jahlp route from the North-western be some resentment at his visit ou ed by high authorities, including much at this juncture," he ex-United States to the Orient and the grounds that a man could de
the Hawaiian base is scarcely in 3. Edgar Hoover, chief of the plained. Mr.
what he liked in his own, house. Bonding period of 1933, a decrease Department of Justice, Bureau of High federal officials at Wash. position to patrol that sen lane The Inspector was there for about a
Investigation, Colonel H. Norman ington, however, said that the satisfactorily in time of war. quarter of an hour and during that: Schwartzkoff, chief of the. New New York development of the
Experts believe, in fact, that a time there was a definite abatement Jorney State Police, and the New
support, an invasion of could Alasks without any effective resis- John F. O'Ryan.
tance from Hawaiian based vessels.
of 23.6 per cent.
WIDE FLUCTUATION.
Since August of 1933, total im-York Police Commissioner, Mr. Lindbergh case was the nearest hostile fleet in the North Pacific of the rise
approach to a solution of the
mystery yet achieved,
IDENTIFIED.
SECOND MESSAGE.
On leaving the house, the Inspce- In this event, aircraft would be tor remained in the vicinity, and
of paramount importance in the
worts of merchandise into Hong kong fluctuated from the lowest
It was disclosed that Hauptmann dollar value (29.0 millions) Inj February, 1934, to the highest as an alien and entered the
United States Illegally in 1923, ns It is now reported that Dr. defence of the American territory Mr. King would say that shortly (43.5 millions) 111 September. in stowaway on a ship.
Northern Canadian after midnight he (Mr. King)
went to bed. He went to sleep but 1933; while exports fluctuated: He was arrested some time after Condon, wito paid the ransom beyond the from $22.2 millions in February.he had tried to pass a $10 gold money on behalf of Colonel, Lind- frontier.
It is not anticipated that Japan was aroused by a telephone message. 1934, to $34.7 millions in Septem- certificate, marked at the time it borghi, has identified Hauptmann ber, 1933.
passed through Colonel Lind- as the man who received the will view the manoeuvres with an-an a result of which he again rang The figures are given below. bergh's hands. Police went to his packages of gold certificates from due apprehenalon. United Press, up the police station. with the sterling equivalents, ut house when he had been identified,
of exchungo, inj average rates brackets:
IMPORTS EXFORTS
$30,047,837 $32.000,395 (82,740,414) (#3.204.187) 348,500.242 $34.672.001
(22,410,328) (3,086,372) 342,445.708 $34,329,969 (82,979.274) 182.403.5791 $40.551,853 $83,781,571 (@2,852,044) (42,8777513
$27,004,408
(42.600.01) (11,975,428)))
1033 August
September....
October November
December
1934
JERUATY
February
March
April
$32.840,83% 627,290,491
(63,390,348)
29.691,425
$23,138 845 $37.457.018
May
June
July Kam
August
the
(2.622,914) (ET.QU0,020) $32,187,612 $25,041.120 (2,442,638) (1,995.00 2.09.016 $27,012.079 (22 289.163)
(81,ABS,916) $26.063,098 $24.524.796 (12.480,005) ($1,650,710) $20.704,814
182.181,600) $19.724.787
(3,987,704 (2,091,821)
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RUSSO-JAPAN
American Retains Title In PACT POSSIBLE
Fierce Liverpool Fight
MILLER BEATS TARLETON IN FEATHERWEIGHT
WORLD BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP
London, Sopt, 20, the Aght and scored heavily to In a furious contest over 16 the body. rounda at Liverpool to-night,
TARLETON TAKES COUNT. Freddie Miller of America, holder!
Tarleton took a count of six In the world's featherweight of
TOKYO PREPARED TO COMPROMISE
BORDER FORCES MUST MOVE
Sergeant Harris then went to wards the house but did not get thers because he met the Inspector. He had been sent to get the names of the defendants.
¿NOISE RESUMPTION.
said that
Contauling, Mr. Holmea the Inspector would state whilst he remained in the vicinity the abatement of the noise con- tinued. But the nolae was sumed about a quarter of an hour later. It was in respect of this emption of noise that the am- mons was being brought.
The Inspector, said Mr. Holmes, would state that the noise con sisted of intermittent cheers and sudden bursts of cheering for A spokesman of the Japanese about eight or ten minutes. Some
Tokyo, Sept. 21.
1-706710hampionship, boat Nel Tarleton the Afth round, running in to Foreign mice declared that the game of cards apponzed to 117ATLETID the Liverpool lad on points to meet a short right to the body. Japanese Government might be going on and apparently success
After this the Liverpool boy persuaded to accept the Soviet was greeted by retain his crown.
these bursts A Kallan colllory at Machinkow Referring to Russin's admission
The title is one recognised by continued to score with beautiful Government's suggestion for, the
of choaring. the National Boxing Association straight lefts and carried the conclusion, of a was wrecked by an explosion to the League, Herr Hitler added
Non-Aggression Pact if the Soviet Government state, that there was also some The Inspector would furthert early this morning and part of that notice must clearly be taken
Roy Dixon, 28, unemployed, char- of America and is the official fight. the coal plt caved in, injuring of the fact that important modi-
xed before Mr. E. W. familion, at world's championship.
"Millor retaliated in the eleventh can ace its way to concede to singing of a song, "Daley, Daley, at about twenty miners.
fications appear to be occurring
the Central Magistracy this morn
Tho contestants were ex-round with a furious onslaught | Japan's demand for the creation Give Me Your Answer True, of an possession Ing, with The incident was attributed to present at Geneva and it is equally
WE WANT SOUTHORN the activities of treacherous ele necessary to follow the development autoinatle pistol and five rounds of traordinarily well matched, and of left and right hooks, but Tar- or a mixed commission for the ments, who are reported to be of the situation created by the ammunition without a licence at a huge audience watched breath- foton fought back with great cour-study of Manchukuo-Siberia boun-
Je l'anry questions, ngain attempting to organise admission of a member which has Lycemun Building, was bound over in losslyn pulsating fight in which age with straight lefts.
Each man was trying desperate-
There were also shouts from terrorist activity in the mining pursued to its realisation a pro- a personal bond of $25 to be of good no quarter was asked or given.
The Bight throughout was of ly for a knock-out, and they were commission, the Japanese Govern Bouthern
Prior to the creation of this male voices in unison, "We Went behaviour for six months, and the gramme of diffusion of the com- aroa. Central News.
munist ideal throughout the world.
Automatio and the ammunition were very avon character, both men in exchanging hard blows right to ment would also demand that Mr. Holmes concluded by statin" confiscated. Defendant stated ho dulging in strong two-fisted at-the end. Conclurling illere Filler ursidae Cazis Shanghai on Friday
meta described after sur Manchroku order attentralisiricbe
Soviet troops stationed along the that the offence occurred in thi a dinner dance at that France and Germany, Inist fast, and did not know he had to set tack There will bo
alicence. He wanted to get rid of Millor, adopting smashing right the fight as a very game losor
withdrawn-Central News,
(Continued on Page 115 Hepulse Bay Hotel on Baturday and reach an agreement respecting the
the automatic and the ammunition. hooks in the early stages, forced Reuter a ter dance on Sunday at 4.30 p.m. Saar problem. Router Special
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