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一拜體 號二十月四英港香
MONDAY, APRIL 22; 1935.
日十二月三
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SAFEST TYRE
NAVY OFFERS AID
TO FORMOSA
SOUTH-WEST ISLAND SADLY STRICKEN
DEATH TOLL EXPECTED TO MOUNT HIGHER
It is understood that the naval authorities in Hongkong have made an offer, through the Japanese Consulate General; to render any help that may be re- quired in connection with the Formosa earthquake disaster.
At the moment, it is not known whether any aid is needed,
Already the toll of lives has reached 2,711 and it is expected that further casualties will be reported from parts of Formosa still out of communi- cation with the outside world because of disrupted telephone and wireless systems, Railways, too, have been disorganised, many tunnels having collapsed.
A unique pleture is presented by there fong lines of warkmen entering the vitals of the Queen Mary, ginnt passenger liner now nearing completion at Clydebank. The picture might have been taken on sailing day, with passengers thronging the vessel through every port. However, these man are completing the finishing touches to the ship before it leaves on itamnidan voyage. When complete
it will be 1,018 feet long.
The heaviest loss of life is reported from Taichu U.S.
Province, where 1,189 are dead. Besides the killed 3,335 are injured, many of them seriously.
Shanghai, April 22.
Reports reaching here from South-west Farmosa atute that the correct nuinber of dead in the" earthquake which struck the island yesterday Is 1,342. The Injured number 3,680..
According to police stattelies the quake, was the most severe ex- perienced in a generation,
com-
West coast of Formosa munications have been disrupted and it is feared that when nows from all affected points is obtained the casualty list will have grown] to a larger figure. In Tairhu Province alone there ar 1,180
diend and 3,335 injured. la Shin-i
The
LATEST FIGURES
Talhoku, Apr. 22.
latest gutes_ _of_
casualties in the Formosa
earthquake are:
2,711 killed
11,386 injured.--tenter.
chiku Province there are 153 dead and 345 injured.
BULGARIAN
KING'S APPEAL
ÚRGES NATION TO BACK TOCHEFF
·CONSTITUTION REFORMS
After
the
Sofia, April 21. formation of #
Textile Industry In
Sad Plight
BITTER STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE
MANY MILLS CLOSED
(Special to "Telegraph").
Boston, April 21. The Boston Survey shows that the New England textile industry in literally, fighting for existence. Fifteen large mills have been National Government. under the which has resulted_in_loss_of_cm- closed since January 1, 1985, Premiership of the seventy-yuurployment for of 12,000 workers. old statesman M. A. Tochef, a vigorous appeal to the people of Bulgaria, to rally to the Bew Government for the good of the country, has been made by King Boris.
A proclamation counter-signed by all the Ministers of the Govern In the flourishing city of Taichu, popular and progressive constitu- nient, in which is forecast a new Simizu Street, malu highway ftion, has been issued. The con- the place, was utterly demolished. atitution, it is asserted, is designed and 100 persons were killed as to lead Bulgaria to peace and
prosperity.
Masonry crumbled and fres started up.
was also demolished,
the
Several of these plants do not i expect to re-open.
Also it is disclosed that neither Southern Таривене competition Nor
wage differential is eausing so much, anxiety as the | processing tax.
King Boris of Bulgaria, who has apposted to his people to support the Nationalist Government.
Babe Ruth's
Home Run
Unavailing
BOSTON SWAMPED BY BROOKLYN
BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL
New York, April 21. New York Yankees managed to nose out Philadelphia in the American League to-lay, while Chicago snatched a narrow win Trom St. Louis.
Despite a home run by Babe Ruth. Brooklyn Dodgers made mincemeat of Boston, while St. Louis Cardinals played ducks and drakes with Pittsburgh Pirates.
The results of to-day's matches, las cabled by Reuter, follow:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Manufacturers have expressed PROMINENT Chordland
the tax is essential if industry is to survive. the convletion that the removal of
Upon these grounds, the North- ern mills Policy Committee hus created a sul-Committee for the
Press.
CHINESE PASSES
Detroit
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3
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M. Topheff is faced with a most purpose of determining whether or Taiko, in North-west Talehu. difficult task. With two former what legal action it is possible to
Prime Ministers under arrest and adopt to fight the troops standing by to prevent dis- turbances, the country was in a
tax-United MR. CHANG FAT DIES St. Louis state of unrest bordering upon
OF PNEUMONIA revolution, over the week-end. However, it is indicated that the crisis has subsided tu some extent. -Reater.
Railway service everywhere in the North-west has been disrupted and many tunnels have collapsed. -Reuter
U, S. OFFER Washington, April 21. Admiral Grayson, Chairman of the United States Red Cross, to- day offered the aid of that organi- ! sation for the victima of the Formosa earthquake.--Reuter.
NEGOTIATIONS INTERRUPTED
EUROPEAN VISITOR LITVINOFF CALLED
TAX DEFENDED
Chiengo, April 21. The powerful American Farin Burena Federation has launched A campaign for the retention of the Agricultural Adjustment Ad- ministration's processing tax.
NOTEWORTHY
CAREER
numerous foreign
and
NI, IN
RIVAL FORCES IN DUBLIN PARADE
FUGITIVE'S ORATION AT CEMETERY
DE VALERA SEES MARCH
OF 1916 HEROES.
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(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance,
Received, April 22, 10.35 )
Dublin, April 21.
The Easter celebrations passed without any dis- turbance, although the dramatic, though brief ap- pearance, of Maurice Toomey, Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army who has been "on the run" from the Free State Police since the recent round-up of Re- publican leaders, caused a sensation in the capital..
Toomey delivered an oration at the graveside of Republican "martyrs" at Glasmevin Cemetery, closely protected by a bodyguard of Irish Republican Army men. He made his departure, still closely guarded, without interference.
Mr. E. De Valera, chief executive of the Free State Government, indicated at a speech delivered at the Post Office, that he desired the early formation of a Republic but believed that the time had not yet
arrived. HUEY LONG THREATENS
After unveiling a statue to the men who fell in the 1916 uprising. Mr. De Valera watched a two- hours' march past of 7,000 Free State troops, among whom were veterans. of the 1916 fighting. wearing the slouched hats, and
ROOSEVELT baudellera, and recalling
MAY GIVE "BOSTON
TEA PARTY"
ACCUSATIONS
FLYING
the
polgnaut Easter of 19 years ago.
The parade of the Irish Re- publican Army, held afterwards." was very dull in contrast to the smart turn-out of the Free State. soldiery.
The IR.A. lodded, without ceremony, through a drenching in to the Glasnevin Cemetery. Toomey's oratlon was a thunder- ons and moving thing, however, and the crowd was bright-eyed -and-of-a temper which would have Atlanta, Ga., Apr. 21.
mxde Interference Following the enactment of the Nothing of that sort was attempt- dangerous. Louisiana State Bill which places ed.-Reuter Special. the responsibility for spending millions of dollars of Federal funds under control of the 1uey! Long fuction, Mr. Hurold Ickes, Secretary for the Interior, in the Washington Administration, has threatened to cut off all relief funds Louletana.
Senator Long, who in virtually
the dictator of the State of Louisiana, has replied, declaring:
FRENCH AIR ACE KILLED
COMPANION BADLY INJURED
Nairobi, April 21.
The well known speed pilot.
"If the Government starts cutting off relief funds from Louisiana, Roosevelt will find that someone Captain Finat, French flying ace. olse can stage a Boston tea party," and his passenger, the Comte de Forges, crashed to-day while at- Senator Long's declaration is tempting a taken as a challenge of a serious Madagascar to France.
record light from nature. He apparently is threa-
They cracked up on the slopes tening to attempt secessionist was postponed on
movement in the South unicas the caught in a dangerous air current
of Kilimanjaro, having Federal Government allows him around that mountain.
(Bell homered. There were ten innings)
The match between Boston and Washington account of rain.
ร
A
been
Finat was killed and his com- panion was seriously injured, but
Senator Long has described the is believed to be out of danger.
Federal Relief Administrators us
and
EINSTAIN REWARDED
The pair had previously at
rabble tempted a record for the outward
light, lust month-Reuter.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
to administer the federal relief funde in his state as he sees fl.
R. IL E. 8 12 0 1 G 4
(Ruth homered).
(Collins homered)
"crooks, thieves rousers."-Reuter.
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The Federation to-day issued a lof the death during the week-end Boston
Chinese friends will regret to hear] Bro klyn statement alleging that the cotton for Mr. Chang Fat, prominent textile industrialists have been merchant and Managing-Director using untruths in attempting to of the China Entertainment & St. Louis. effect the elimination of the tax.
From Tennessee, it is learned incidentally controls the manage Pittsburgh
Land Investment Co. Ltd., which that the Southern shippers have ment of the King's Theatre, Mr. asked the Department of Agricul- Chang Fat was 18 years old and Dean pitched) ture to assess a compensating taxis survived by six sons (Messrs. an rayon and other, synthetic It in officially announced that fibres, on the grounds that much Chang Kwai-yuen, Chang Kwai Cincinnati the Franco Russian Paet negolia substitates for cotton constitute Kwal-you. Chung Kwai-lin and Chicago
(Goodman homered) cheong, Chang Kwal-on, Chung) tions between M, Maxim Litvinoff unfair and M. Pierre Laval, Russian and true competition for the cotton Chang Kwal-ping), and
(Lindstrom French Foreign Ministers, have A report has been made to the been temporarily interrupted.
They have also urged for the daughters, two of whom are war were: eleven innings). police by Mr. P. Newman, manager
liquidation of the Government's six ried.
MISSING
NOT SEEN SINCE WEDNESDAY
TO MOSCOW
Moscow, April 21.
three
(Ott homered)
of Gloucester Building residential to Moscow to report to the Counell maximunt rate of 2,000 batea daily formerly the sole proprietor of the
A Litvinoff has been recalled million bales of cotton ata The late Mr. Chung. Fat was New York block, to the effect that a European of Peoples Commisaars.-Reuter, named K. Wuess, who had been staying at the building, has been' missing since Wednesday of last. week.
AMPLE WHEAT IN AMERICA
WRONG REMEDY
GIFT RECALLED
Philadelphia, Apr. 21.
SILVER'S RISE
FORESEEN
New York, April 21.
The Dow-Jones annual survey has disclosed that the leading Hilverware manufacturers had The Erauklin Medal has been augmentéd their stocks extensively awarded to Professor Einstein and at the end of last year due to the Dr.. Ambrose Fleming for their fact that they had foreseen thic work in the fields of relativity and rise in silver prices. wireless research, respectively. It was also disclosed that many Each Acientist will also receive companies had unloaded United $1,000 from the Franklin Medal States Government bonds In order fund, created by the former utilit to obtain cash for the purchase les magnate, Mr. Samuel Insull, of silver-United Proys, now virtually a pauper and still fucing charges of fraud in connec- tion with his defunct companies' operations.-Router Special,,
SECURITY FOR WORKERS
Washington, April 21.
as, at this rate, they consider the well-known local firm of Yee Philadelphia market, would not be disturbed. Sang Cat, until he sold the site (J. Moore homered). United Press.
situated between Queon's Road Central and Wyndham Street some
The game
we called in the Mr. Wueas arrived
five years ago to the China Enter-tenth inning on account of the the Colony two days previously from Saigon.
Augusta, Ga.. April 21.
tainment & Land Investment Co., Pennsylvania Sunday Law requir Ltd., for the sum of about $850,000.ing all games to cease at 6 p.m. In a spooch at the Chamber of Starting from a humble begin- Coincident with this report is
Commerce here yesterday, Mr.ning, Mr. Chang Fat was among another by an Indian constable WAR TALK RAISED stating that yesterday afternoon.
Roger Babson said: "Mr. Henry the earlier. Chinese traders who decensed had spent most of his PRICES at Kennedy Town, he was informed
Wallace, the Secretary of Agricul- went to Honolulu many years life's energy. tare, is a no man, but an image by junk By his frugality Mr. Chang Fat had not enjoyed by some Chinoso that a man was
Washington, April 21, practical dreamer."
and energy, soon struggling in the water about
Mr. Chang Fat good health for some time, by Bureau of Agricultural Mr. Balison characterised the was able to open his Afty yards from the shore. The Economica has forecast that there cotton processing tax is being good store, known as
own dry reason of, advancing years. Ho
It is predicted hore, that despite constable rushed to the spot and will be, with care, more than an
Fat Kee, succumbed to an nento attack of ansound. He expressed the be-after some yours of hard work. pneumonia, following about a Road, has reported to the police tion's billion dollar Security Bill, Mra. D. Chon, of Broadwood the expected delay, the Senate will blow his whistle to attract the ample wheat crop, which will lief that the only way for Ameri- The firm flourished and
eventually pass the Administra- attention of a passing launch, supply the United States needs for can industry to successfully com-requently, he started
sub-mouth's confinement in bed, that a mongrel dog which she which has been passed by the which threw out a rope, but with- tho 1985-86 season.
another
His funeral will take place on owned had litten her cousin, Mr. House of Representatives. pete with Japan la" to have a wage venture by opening the Yee Chan, Thursday afternoon out effect, as the person previously In their opinion wheat prices scalo based on the supply, rather which was the predecessor
three WV. II. Choy. The animal has been Kelehted
of o'clock, when his remains will be sent to the Kennedy Town depot, the future unemployment relief. The Bill is designed to guarantee 800n sank and dis-had advanced only on European than a tradé Union scale," Cappeared.
the local Tee Sang Fat, anothor sent back to his native country in whilst the victim has received and old-age security of twenty ~ wartalk,—United · Prezz
United. Press.
successful antenprisa in which the Shekkee for burial...
medical treatment.
million workers-United Prese
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