A
RAILWAY
Ship Owners
Sign Wage DISASTER
Agreement IN RUSSIA
WATERFRONT STRIKE TERRIBLE LOSS
VIRTUALLY SETTLED.
VESSELS RELEASED
The local shipping strike haa now been to all intenta and pur-i poses settled, and all the vessels involved are now again in ser vice, with the exception of the 8.8. Chung On, which is laid up for the time boing.
Last night, Mr. Peter Sin at tended a meeting of the Guilds and after a longthy discussion of the issues the six owners whom he represented signed the Guild agreement. These owners repre- ment' eight ships.
By signing the agreement, the owners not only agree to pay the arbitration scale of wage, but also to abolish the 21 hours' notice hitherto in force
under private agreements.
There are still four owners, re- presenting five ships, who have not yet signed the Guild- agrons ment. The vessels concerned are the Kwong Fook Cheong, the Fook On, the Chung On, the Yuct On and the Kong So.
OF LIFE
FIRE FOLLOWS COLLISION
THE HONGKONG' TELEGRAPH.
Assassination Plot Denied
NO ATTEMPT ON LIFE OF LEADER
(Special to "Telegraph")
fly Telegraph, Coppright. Telegraphic 'Mer gee Ordinance, 1976, Received," January 1. A.M.)
Vienna, Jan. 7. The Government has donied that an attempt was made yester. von day upon the life of Prince Starhemberg.
Paris, Jan. 7. A disastrous railway express collision occurred early yester-
It was reported that two. Com. day approximately 135 miles from Leningrad on the Moscow-munlats had been arrested after Leningrad main line, according they had fired on a motor car in to reports reaching here and which published in Le Petit Parisien, It is feared, that the disaster hae Accounted for the heaviest loss of life in a railway accident. In the history of Russia,
The Moscow correspondent of Le Petit Parisien states that several carriages were smashed to plecsa and that three of them caught fre after the crash. The resulting horror was beyond description,
Many of the injured, pinned in the wreckage, were burned to death. It was a mercy that many were killed outright-Reuter.
ABSENT WITHOUT
LEAVE
FINED
Of these, the company owning POLICE FORCE MEMBER the Fook On and Chung On have promla:d to pay the arbitration scale, as also have the owners of the Kong So. The Guild now in- tenda to endeavour to get all these owners to sign the agreement.
CLAIM AGAINST LOCAL BANK
MR. POTTER CONTINUES
SUBMISSIONS
For absenting himself
from
Prince von Starhemberg,
the Vice-Chancellor, usunily rides. They wounded an officer in the car, it was stated.
It was further alleged that the men had confessed that they had sought to murder the Heimwehr chief.United Press.
RECENT MOTOR
COLLISIONS
TWO DRIVERS FACE CHARGES
fu
A sequel to an accident Causeway Bay Read on December 16 was the appearance before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central Magis Fock, driver of lorry No, 4096, on tracy this morning, of
two summonses of failing to report a colliston, and dangerous driving.
Leung
duty In the Police Force without Mr. P. H. Sin appeared for the leave, Man Fo-cheung, aged 26,defendant, and asked that a dato on ex-senman, was brought before he Axed for hearing. Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kow-i
TUESDAY, JANUARY
VISION OF ARMS PACT IN EUROPE
FRANCO-ITALIAN COLLABORATION
CLARIFYING ..
SITUATION
(Special to "Telegraph”)
1935.
RADIO The
BROADCAST comfort of
EUROPEAN PROGRAMME good socks
From ZDW on a wavelength of 365
metres (845 kilocycles):
4-7 p.m. Chinese Programma, 7 p.nt. Stock Quotations,
7.68-7.30 p.m. Orchestral,
Rosamunde Ballet Music in G
(Schobert)
Tragle Overture, Op. 81 (Brahms). Hungarian Dances (Brahma
arr. Dvorak).
7.30-8 p.m. From the Studio Iris Phelps.
"Cello (accompanied by Professor
(By Tegraph, Copyright. Telegraphie Mew. J. T. Phelps. mgia Ordinanen, 13nt. 6.1.80 1.mj
to
Received, January
Rome, Jan. 7. France and Italy have agreed reopen the Disarmament question.
They expect to work on the basis of the Italian memorandum of January 19, 1934.
The reopening of the Disarma- ment issue, of course, goes band In hand with the signing of the new Franco-Italian Pact. It is foreseen that the new move will be an endeavour to clarify the whole poaltion in which Germany's de mands for arms parity, the return of Germany to the League and the amount of Germany'a disarmament all are important items for con- sideration.
The Franco-Italian agreement,
F. Gonzalez).
Tenor (accompanied by Mira Irla I'helps). Programme.
'Cello Solon:
1. Farabanda and Gnvolte. Moffat. 2. Celtle Lament.... W. H. Saul. Song:
Gechl, .... Reed.
1. For you alone 2. The Lea Rig *Cello Solos;
1. My Heart at thy sweet voico......
"Samson and Dallla" Saint-Saeru. Song:
1. Little world of Gladness.
Baynton-Power.
2. The Rose of Tralee .....Glover.
pam. Time Weather Report. 8.08-0.30 p.m. New Victor Rocards, Songs-An hour ago this minuet
(from "Big Business"). Song--What Now? (from
"Big Business").
Gertrude Lawrence (Soprano). Sungs- Song Divine. Songs My Song goes round
the world,
Richard Crooks (Tenor).
embracing this move, has already Fox Troi--Ha-Cha-Chu (from been forwarded to Berlin.
Diplomatic sources sủy Germany favours the project.-United Press. FRANCE WANTS HEARING
Tokyo, Jan. 8.
"Caravan").
Fox Trot-Out in the Cold Again. Fox Trois-You're Nothin' but a
Nothin' (Silly Symphony
"Flying Mouse").
Fox Trol-Talkin' to myself
("Gift of Gab"). It is learned that the French Waltz Moon of Desire, Ambassador yesterday afternoon Fox Trok-Ooh! You miser you. informed Mr. Hirata, the Foreign | Fox Trois-Just an old 'Banjo. Minister, that France finds her London Treaty auxiliary naval tonnage distasteful and supports In principle Japan's abrogation of | the Washington Treaty.
loon Magistracy this morning, and Mr. Schofield adjourned the case was fined $50, in default one until 2.30 p.m. on January 14. month's imprisonment.
Another collision between two The defendant was sworn in before a Magistrate on November motor vehicles, in Park Road out
December 22, resulted in Chan France desires, in view of the conditions of other 6, 1933, to serve for a period of five years in the service of the Kam-long, the driver of private changed Water Police branch of the Force car No. 1905, being summoned for powern, notably Germany, to be. In answer to the charge, de-not keeping close to the left when invited to participate in the next fendant stated that he applied for rounding a bend. a day's leave to return to the
Mr. W. Keith Robinson appear-
naval conference.
The claim by the Kwong Shing
Mr. Hirota replied that Japan Cheong Sandalwood Association
a friend asked himed for the defence, and asked for would not be agreeable to any (in voluntary liquidation) for country, and
to go to Canton. He did so and an adjournment.
other but signatory powerk parti WIS with
respect to the not recover until about ten days understood a civil action
pending; hence the adjournment. treaties-Reuter
The
$591,640.23 from the Banque when there he fell. i11. He did Inspector Alexander said he elpating in naval conversations
Franco-Chinoise pour le Commerce and l'industrie in the form કર્મ cashier's and compradore's orders after. deposited, was further heard be fore the Chief Justice. Mr. A. D. A. MacGregor at the Supreme Court
to-day.
In their statement of claims the plaintiffs set out that they have been wrongfully deprived of these orders, received by them in the course of exchange transactions,
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Mr. K. A. Bidmead, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Kow-January 22. Jeon, stated that about three or
four days after defendant away, another man deserted.
to
remanded
Several other drivers of lorries
CATA went and public
appeared on traffic offences,
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
and, alternatively, the claim that AS DREAMS ARE THE FANCIES OF I this amount was payable by doTHOSE THAT SLEET, SO FANCIES ARE fendant as money received by BUT THE DREAMS OF THOSE AWAKE, them for the use of plaintiffs, de-Blomat, fendants having received the
orders as trustces and having The French sloop Savorgnan de carried them over without authori. Brazza will leave Hongkong to- the sloop Ly
morrow for Saigon, nnd Into a third party's account
for Negault de Genouilly leaves Foochow
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H.M.S. Bridgewater leaves the Co- Inny on Thursday for Labuan, British
The U.S. armed yacht Isabel leaves Hongkong. to-day for the North...
Mr. Joseph E. Swan, of Swan, Cul- bertson and Fritz, arrived here una business trip by the President Taft to-day.
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Dr. J. Declinmp, French Consul at Shanghai, was amongst the passen- gers who arrived here by the Pre- sident Taft to-day.
and converted them into mones,
The Hon Ping Trading Com- pany, which has since closed down, is mentioned us the third
As a result of the dancing dis party in question and $1
North Borneo. After a brief stay she given on December 7, Miss Vult named Lau Ping, who was Man-will proceed to Singapore, Inter Capell informs us that a draft for ager of both the Hon Ping Trad- leaving to take up Rovico an the £ has been forwarded to the London ing Company and
Hospital. the plaintiff Africa Station. Association, but who has dis appeared, is also involved in the proceedings,
Mr. Eldon Potter, K., and Mr.
existing
PUBLIC MONEY
VOTES
INCREASED CRIME
EFFECTS
Eleven votes totalling $6,130 in respect of 1984 and one vote of | $18,000 for 1935 are to come be-
tore the Finance Committer of | the Legislative Council at its next
meeting.
The biggest of the 1934 votes in a sum of $2,400 for Police Force increase in crime has called for transport. It is explained that the conveyance of more prisoners and more witnesses, as well as
more police staff. The in ereased expenditure is sprend out; With regard to the report of the H.M.S. Diana, of the 8th. Destroyer amongst 20 police stations, the wedding of Mr. George Sutkny Lau Flatilin, leaves Singapore to-day for original provision of $12,500 Miss Christina Pang, the bride- Hongkong, and is expected to arrive having been found inadequate.
When Another item in respect of 1934 rum is the eldest of three sons of in the Colony on January 13.
Owing to the
of
Fox Truts-Somewhere in your Heart. Fox Trols-A New Moon is over my Fox Trols-From Now on (from
Shoulder (from "Student Tour"). "Student Tour").
Fox Trots-The Very thought of you, Fox Trots-I'll he gond because
of you. Fox Trots--Pardon my Southern
Accent,
Fox Trots-Here come the Britlah,
Fox Trols-The Blue Room (from
"The Girl Friend"). Fox Trots-Georgia Jublice. Fox Trol-Heat Wave (fron "As Thousands Cheer"), Tango Fox Trab-La Ronita, Orchestra-Songs without Words
Potpourri Orchestral-Hungarian Dance No. 1. Orchestral-Yablochko (Russian
Sailors' Dance) (from "The Red Poppy Ballet").
9.30 pm. Press Bulletins, Stock Quotations.
0.35-10.05 p.m. Selections by "The Music Makers."
10.08-10.30 p.m. Concert ems. Violin Solon-Caprice Viennois
(Kreisler, Op. 2),
Violin Salon-Ave Maria (Schubert,
art, Wilhelm).
-Nauum Blinder.
Songs-Lakme (Delibes),
Gitta Alpar (Soprano). Pianoforte Solos-Capriccio in B
Minor, Op. 70 (Brahms). Pinnforte Soles-La Cathedrale Engloutio. Prelude No. 10. (Debussy). Arthur Rubinstein. 10.30 p.m.
Neuter Prens Buljotins, Rugby Mid-day Press 'News. Further London Stock and Commodity Quo- tatlons,
1026-11 m. Light Opera, Vocal Gems-Monsieur Benucaire Selection-Florodora (Stuart).
(Mersager). Selection-Chi Chin Chow
(Norton).
11 p.m. Close Down.
ZEESEN PROGRAMMÉS
Evening's Broadcasts From The German Short-Wavers
Special program for Yar Eutera
F. C. Jenkin, K.C. instructed by
the Into Mr. Lati Siu-chenk and Mrs. the remainder of the warships left Mr. D. 4. Lewis, of Messrs. Jobnan Sin-check and not the only son, the southern port the Diana was, in is $400 for cleansing and sanitary Hon, Stokes & Master, appeared as stated in our report.
dock undergoing minor repals.
materials for the Prisons Depart- for the plaintiffs; and Mr. D. Me
ment. Owing to the increase in Nell, and Mr. H. G. Sheldon,
There will be a performance entitl
depression the the number of prisoners (the This Instructed by Mr. E. Davidson, ofed "Fifty-Fifty" given by the concert Fung Keong. Rubber Manufactory, dally average for 1933 was 1:472 Messrs. Hastings & Ca, for departy of 11. M. S. Suffolk at the ben- Canton Branch, recently stopped whereas up to November 30, 1934, fendants.
men's Institute on Thursday, January manufacturing for some time. The it was 1,001) the amount of $6,800 steners will be broadcast from Zecsan a
Calłowa: Mr. Eldon Patter, in his sub-10, at 9 pm. by kind permission of factory has now restarted with more estimated is insufficient.
SOUTH ASIA ZONE Capt. Errol Minnnors, H.N. All sea than 800 workers. Mr. S. W. Tang,
Bomulls Aala Zone, broadcast missions for the plaintiffs, queried farers and their friends are cordially B. Sc., has been transferred from the procedure as unusual that invited to attend.
Hongkong as manager, the defendants, knowing that Lau
4.43 p.m.
5 p.m.
frum DIN.
BID. DIN Announcement (Germ Engl.) Garman Folk Beng. Pr gramme-Forecast (German, Eng-
Link).
Bangs of Olaf Berlin,
"Gertrud Behmitt-Frekna.
The $18,000 vote for 1935 is for) running expenses of disinfecting (19.74 metres) and DJN (81.45 metres). and fumigating plant. It is ex- Ping was the Manager of the Chan Iu, aged 48, a street colic, The Hon, Treasurer of the Society plained that on October 1, 1934, plaintiff Association, should allow was sentenced to four months hard of St. Vincent de Paul acknowledges the Government took over the Dis- Lau Ping, on his becoming con- labour, when he appeared before Mr, with gratitude and thanks the recept infecting and Fumigating Bureau, currently Manager of the Hen E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon of the following donations to the and it was then too late to make provision for running ex- Ping Company, to open a second Magistracy this morning and pleaded Society's funds in memory of the late charge of stealing a Mrs. C. M. S. Alves.-Mr. and Mrs, S. account in the name of the Hon guilty to a
porthole cover. from the steamer A. Lopes $2, Mr. and Mrs, C, L. Rocha Penses for 1935. A supplementary Ping Company and to pay cashiers, Katsang, at the Kowloon Godowne $1, Mr. and Mrs. F. Ht. Barnes $1. vote for $18,000 is now requested to cover the estimated running and compraderes' ordir belong yesterday. G. W. Edward, third Club Recreio Footballers $2.
expenses. for 1935. If the anti- cipated amount of work is carried out Government will be reimbursed by charges for any expenditure under this head.
complainant.
Passengers arriving on the
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5.30 am News in English. 3,45 pm. Relayed from Lafognos Carnival Tones Old and New. Performerat August Batzem, Willi Ostermann, the " Jolly Singers,” the -Weat German Chamber Orchestra caus ducted by Gustav Kneip etc.
4.43 p.m. Newa in German. 7 p.m. Light Musle.
Nava in Englab.
1.16 p.m. Clone down 11}. UJN (Germ..
Engli
КЛЯТ АТА ZONE
East Asin Zone himal tiroumb DJA on $1,35 insieme, and DJN (B1.45 metres).
9 pm, DJA, DIN Announcement (Desm
Engi.) German Veik Sang. Pre- Kramme Forecast (Germ.. Engl.)
9,45 p.m. . Light Music.
8.30 p.m. Topical Ta'k.
946
18 p..
m. News in English on DJA and
In Dulch on PIN.
Belayed from Clones Carniva! -Tunes Old and New. l'arformirai Batzem, WURI Özlermann, the Jelly Singer," the Weat German Chamber Orchestre con dacted by Gustav Khelp_ete, 11.15 p.m. News in German on DJA and
DJJN.
ing to the plaintiffs into that offeer of the steamer, appeared. na second account.
Three months' hard labour was the Lau Ping had disappeared.. and |;
sentence imponed upon Wong Shun, Fre-aged 30, unemployed, when he ap the Ion Ping Company ceased to function in September,
1932. ldent Taft to-day included Capt. and peared before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at Couns: would not say that from Mrs, II. L. Mason, on a pleasure tour the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, its inception the Hon Ping Trad- of the world; the Rev. It. D. Rees, in answer to a charge of stealing a No. connected with the Nationni.Christian radiator cap from private car ing Company was a fraudulent Council China; Mr. W. C. Pei, 3006, on January 5. The motor car, concern, but some member of the geologist connected with the National which belongs to Mr. E. F. Fincher, Company made use of its account Geological Survey of China, who is was parked outside the Diocesan for this improper method of get-to carry out studies in South China: Girls' School. ting hold of the Sandalwood As-and Mr. C. C. Young, also. connected
Tam Mo, 24, unmeployed, pleaded with the National Geological Survey
DEATH OF SIR W. Hociation's property.
guilty to the theft of 18 sipglois from The defendants contention, saldof China.
No. 802 Des Voeux Road Central,
DE FRECE counsel, was that certain liabili
Appearing at the Kowloon ground floor, but denied stealing three ties of the plaintiffs were being
Magistracy this morning. Chan dozen singlets, two woollen Jerseys.
London, Jan. 7. paid, but his submission was that Chung, assistant cloth hawker, was and six cigarette lighters, before Bir. The death has occurred of Sir it was a matter between the Hon sentenced to one month's hard labour, Wynne-Jones in the Central Police Walter de Freee, husband
by Court this morning. Detective-Sub-Vesta, Tilley,
well-known Ping and the plaintiffs, and that when convicted of the Jarceny the plaintiffs were entitled to re- finding of two finger cings, tho pro- Inspector O'Donovan stated that the music hall artist and actress. cover from he defendants moneys perty of Lau Kam-yung, a married articles were stolen on January 4,
The deceased, who was born in was form which they contended wore paid woman. Detective-Sorgeant, Dowman and the defendant, who without authority and therefore stated that the complainant lost her merly employed at the promises but 1870, was former Conservative rings in Yaumati on December 10, was dismissed owing to lasiness, was M.P. for Ashton-under-Lyne and misapplied.
and made a report to the polico, suspected. He was arrested at the for Blackpool, retiring in 1932. Complainant saw the defendant with Ko Shing teahouse. Enquiries He was a Trusteo of the King's the ring on his finger yesterday and vealed that the cigarette lighters Fund for the Disabled, and 'was This Evening's Broadcast From had him arrested. The ring had to were stolen in October and the police be cut off the defendant's finger, and did not think the defendant stole decorated for his services at the
The case is proceeding.
A most atractive Chinese calendar
has been issued by the China. Blam
Line, for whom Mesir. Thoresen and Co., LAd, are the agents.
the
of
he stated that the other ring was them. Bix-weeks hard inbour was Ministry of Pensions. A Deputy loat. The rings were valued at over imposed on the charge of stealing Lloutenant of Berkshire, he was
only 18 singlets.
knighted in 1910-Router
$100,
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1120 p.m. Dance Muale 11.18 cake Newn. In English un DJA - ind
in Daleh an DJN.
* 13.30 mm. Cieds down DJA, DIN (Germ,,
Engl.)
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4.30 p.m. Requests,
4.10 p.m. Spentahy Informational Period. 6.30 y. Zarilah · Infernational Period. 7. AD Blaze-Jack Parker, Harry
Brewer A Bady, Wedalt 7.10 p.m. Tabacalers · Ca., v. ProgFLELMA 7.30 pm. Mo and Noah.
· 745 1.0. DRUM Programme: ,616 pum. - Bolšem. Boja Frogramme. (Chala
1.30 pm Radin Crisedeer, conducted:
Bernia Nolanon,
4.88. p.m. - Block Quotations.
Opera. Horry main
19.30 p.m. Bigs On.
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