RECENT MOTOR ACHIEVEMENTS
TERRAPLANES AND
HUDSONS
MONGOLIA CRISIS
MANCHULI CONFERENCE A COMPLETE FAILURE
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,
JULY
25, 1935.
STONECUTTERS ISLAND OPIUM RAID
NAVAL AUTHORITIES AND - DANGER OF FINE
CHINA FLOODS
200,000 BELIEVED DEAD IN UPEN
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Hankow, July 24. It is estimated that 200,000 have perished during the month, and 70 per cent, of the province of Hupch is submerged.
There are 200,000 refugees hord- ed into the three cities of Wuchong, Hankow-United Press, Hanyang and
RADIO BROADCAST
Relay of Daventry News Bulletin
RECORDED MUSIC
From Z. B. W. on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 kilocycles).
5-7 p.m. Hongkong Hotel Dance Concert. 7-7.26 p.m.
Tokyo, July 24. A spokesman of the Foreign
That no person is allowed to land reports from Office said that in a recent test made at Muroc cow concerning a Manchukue on Stonecutters Inland without a per thorities was emphasised. by Revenue Lake, California, a Hudson Eight
Manchukuo's
Officer Grimmillt at the Central Mogin- ran continuously for a day and ultimatum to Russia have probably in from the Naval und Military nu- night covering over 2,000 miles at been confused with
which Ove Chinese an average speed of 84.65 miles original protest concerning Mon-tracy before Mr. W. Schofield yester
Yongtae Levels were charged. per hour. In addition, the car Kolia. However, it la notan day afternoon, in connection with an
Nanking, July 21. The authorities, said Mr. Grimmitt created 36 new records for dis-ultimatum and contained, no date oplum care in
Amoking of for compliance.
Asked whether the Japanese also, were against the
The Yangtze River Conservanor tances from 1 to 12 hours, making a grand total of 77 oficial recorda Government will dispatch troops opiunt in matsheds owing to the tan- Commission issued the following Orchestra.
Mongolians ger of fire, rioting and fighting. A into Mongolia if the
was a fire; bulletin showing today's water- a fight among the coolles, marks of the Yangtse River at
Kwai, various points: The car was picked absolutely fail to comply with the demands, few nights ago
The defendants were Chu stock. Other which include a cessation of the almo at random from
carpenter: Ne man: Li Sang, 27. practical tests have been made molesting of the Kwantung troops unintentionally by private owners, and citizens of Manchukuo in the 29, quarryman: Wong Fuk, 30, quarry. For instance, several accidents border area, the spokesman said heung, 30, Bricklayer and Kam Wal, have been reported in which private that the Government cannot send 20. bricklayer. drivers have overturned collided troops outside the Empire, hencs
embankments the Government is not making pre-charged with the possession of three crashed
occupanta parations. serious injury to the
In
enses were many The cars afterwards driven away under
'on the A.A.A. books to date.
or
over
their own power.
He explained that such a dia patch of troops must be ordered by the Emperor. However, it in Bot Indicated that such plans are in prospect.
In official braking tests, the Terraplane, driven at 20 miles an
Conference a Fallure hour, was stopped in the amazing-
Reports from Manchull Indicate Manchukuo-Mongolian ly short distance of 5 feet, nine inches. Other records were: nt that the 30 m.p.h.-26 feet; at 40 m.p.h.- Conference so far has been a com- 41 feet; at 50 m.p.h.-70 feet, 11plete failure: Hence the establish-
inches.
ment of normal diplomatic Inter course between the two countries In fuel consumption, the Terra-will probably be long delayed.
The Nichi Nichi says that Mon- plane recorded an average mileage of 25.22 miles a gallon, and the golla at present is depending on Hudson Eight 22 miles to the the Soviets alone for diplomatic al successful con- made, lance, whereas gallon. The
coldference at Manchali would however, in unfavourably weather and against high winds cleared much suspicions and mis- and in hilly country. On parts of understanding-United Press, the runs the Terraplane recorded as high as 1 miles per gallon.
tests were
The smart new Hudsons and Terrapinnen are now to be seen on Hongkong roads. The local agents are Grunn & Co., Ltd.
STRONG FEELING AGAINST ITALY
(Continued from Page L)
Japan Modifies Demand
there
The first defendant, Chu Kwai, was candareena of non-Government pro pared oplum and keeping matshed charged No. 2 as an opium divan.
All the defendants were with smoking opium and landing on the Island without a written permit the afficers commanding H. from the M, Forces.
The charge of possession of opium was withdrawn against Chu Kwal, it being stated by Mr. Grimmitt that the quantity was very small and only All defendants pleaded guilty to the charge of smoking epiusi. Just enough to constitute a divan.
Defendants Questioned Mr. R. Farrow Brelsford, chartered of Messrs. Fogden, elvil engineer, Brisline and Company, Ltd., who are engaget on work on Stonecut- havelers Island, testified that shortly after
in p.m. on Tuesday he received furmation from his foreman, as a res sult of which the second, third, fourth and fifth defendants were brought to his office. Witness questioned the foretratu. defendant through his They stated they had no permits but had arrived on the island to work. Regarding the opium, they implicated the first defendant and all statel they bought the opium from him.
Moscow, July 24,
pan.
10
Metres
fall 2.74 fall .03
'Cello Solo-Orientale (Cui).
Beatrice Harrison, Cello Solo-Sarabande (Handel).
Song-Swans (Kramer). Song-Do not go, my love (Ilageman). Rose Bampton (Contralto). 'Cello Solo Serenade (Dellus). 'Cello Solo--Melody (Dawes),
Beatrice Harrison. Song-Sea Fever (John Ireland). Anking 11.86 same as yesterday Song-De Captains of de Marguerite Nanking Chinklang 5.52
Motres Wanhalen 16.19 Ichang 9.36 Shani 7.47 Hankow 14.69
rise .12
Kluklang 13.66
fall ..12 rine .10
G.95
riso
.03
Д
(O'Hara).
Conrad Thibault (Baritone). 7.26-7.40 p.m. Concert Waltzes. The Skaters' Waltz (Waldteuful). Siren of the Ball-Waltz (Lehar).
Alster-Waltz on the Moonlight
(Fetros).
ring ..12 -Central News Agency. Storms In Yangise Valley
Nanking. July 24. According to a report from the
7.40-8 p.m. Jazz Piano Recital by Wenchow in
Raie
in Costa. 1. Viktorin and her Central Meteorological Station
afternoon.lussar (Medley), 2. I'll string along typhoon struck Cheklang yesterday It is reported that storms now, with you, 3. What are your inten- occur along the middle section of tlaus, 4. Sweet and Lovely, G. Many the Yangtse River.-Central News Happy returns of the day.
Bp.m. Time and Weather Report; Stock Quotations. Agency.
Sturlio
Canton's Donation
Canton, July 24.
of Chairmanship Under the General Chan Chai-tong the Canton Jen-al Renevolent Association to- night passed a resolution to donate, $100,000 towards the relief of the victims of the Yellow river floods:
is being and the Kwangtung Province floods,
The sum of $60,000
for relief in luban, allocated
regions of Shantung and Hupeh, and $40,000
Kwangtung for the West River
The donation. to, North China has, Iken made in response to the recent appeal from the Governor of Honan, Generals General Ho Chien and Shang Cheng, Liu Chib and Han
Fu-chu-Reuter,
Shantung's Ordeal
Tsinanfu, July 24.
8.05-10.30 'p.m. Chinese
Concert.
10.30 p.m. Close Down,
ZE.K. Programme 8.30-19 p.m. European programine broadcast from E.E.. on a frequency 8.30-8.55 p.m. "Scenes de Ballet, of 640 kilocycles.
*8.55-9 p.m.
Side Up"- Op.52 (Glazounov)
Vocal Gems.
9-9.16 p.m. Daventry News But- Jetin.
"Sunny
Albert Sandler.
9.15-9.38 p.m. Instrumental Items. Violin Solo-Remembrance (Melf), Violin Solo-Grinzing (Benntzky).
The Four Bright Sparks, Melody in Spring. Organ Solo-Love in Bloom.
Sidney Torch. Organ Solo-I hate myself.
Orchestral
9.30-10 Music.
Light P.BL.
The General Headquarters of the Kwantang Army virtually sent an ultimatum to Urga on July 14 demanding the establishment of a Japanese military consul in Outer
Replying to Mr. Grimmitt. witness WITH engaged sitid
coolies that Mongolin and the withdrawal of all Mongolian troops from the through Chine, sub-contractors and Manchukuo frontier, otherwise were each issued with a brass badge the Japanese army will net deel-aml their names and badge numbers
were recorded in a book.
IsInad the sively".
The coolies came It is reported that the Japanese
In the Man-either by Naval launch or by sam civilian elemen!
The first defendant did not have n In submitting the flood report: An Old Waitz: Storm. |chukuo Government is endeavour- to achieve a joint Ethiopian policying to tone down this demand to huge but witness was satisfied heto Nanking, a Shantung provincial The Gate; Festival Dance, with the United States, said then exchange of permanent mis- was employed on the
Government representative, Mr. Hung Hsiang-yung, says that over Government was always ready to ions between Urga and Hainking. defendant was identified by u fore-
of the Mau-man on the works.
Lame Fuck-li, furent employed at ten districts in western Shantung co-operate with America to pre-į demilitarisation
churian and Mongolian frontier,
pany Ltd., testified that he saw four have been affected by the flood of A rough esti- He said he had assured the and settlement of the long drawn Messrs. Fogden, Brisbane und Coin: covering an area of 30,000 miles
or five men entering No. 2 matshed the Yellow River. American Ambassador of his salis:out dispute of the boundary.
The Japanese may ask why which was near the works. After a mate shows 5,000,000 people home- faction with "the utterances of Mr. Hull (American Secretary of outer Mongolia is closed to inter-short while he went
four of the defendants each with less, while devastation to property and crops involves about $30,000,- State) about the obligations of national trade.
pipe.
(00. the signatories of the Briand- Kellogg Pact,"
serve peace.
He refused to reveal Britain's Intended course of action in the event of hostilition-United Press,
:
TREATY OBLIGATIONS
.
are
in and found
In Mr. Brelsford's offlee the first to the other defendants. defendant denied selling the opium The third defendant told them he left his pass in his 'coat in the rat-acuteness of the shed.
The magistrate: Was he taken out Witness: No. The pass may be in to look for his coal?
Berceuse (Jarnefelt).
Masquerade (Loch).
I want your heart (Haydn Wood). Shinging Moon (Russian Polk Song).
Folk Buk). Dancing down the ages (arr. Finek). Song of the Volga Boatmen (Rusafan
10 p.m. Press Bulletins,
ZEESEN PROGRAMMES
This Evening's Broadcast From The German Short-Wavers..
for Far EasterD Special DROGERINES listeners will be broadcast from Zersen Ma
Some Chinese interests here are
The report concludes with the of the of the opinion that the dismissal
calamity, the of General Mazaki on July 16 and
statement that in view of numbers of subordinate officers
Shantung government asks for a is largely due to the apprehensions of Tokyo that they may involve
substantial donation from the $2,- taliowan 000,000 which Nanking has pro-i Japan in a quarrel with Itussia,
mised for general food relief in At question time in the Bouse as it is generally believed that
it now.
Yellow River Dykes Revenue Officer Grimmitt deposed Central and North China. of Commons to-day, the Foreign they tried to do so in 1933, with a
that at 3.30 p.m. on Tuesday he re
Nanking, July 21. Secretary, Sir Samuel Hoare, re-vlew to seizing the Maritime Pro-
the $500,000 In addition to turned to his office and found the five peated his promise to make avinces and Saghalien.-Reuter,
National defendants detained there in charge of Commons Interest
by the statement shortly on the whole
London, July 24. Revenue Officer llumphreys and Chi-appropriated. subject of the supply of arms to Italy and Abyssinia, and it is
Four questions asked in Parilanese Revenue officers. They had been Economic Council, $300,000 have of Finance to-day for repairing generally expected he will do soment to-day are evidence of the brought from the Naval Yard Main been appropriated by the Ministry with the next day or two.
and strengthening the. Yellow interest in the friction between Gate in response to a telephone call.
Regarded as Serious
River dykes, He stated he was not in a posi-Ouler and Inner Mongolia, and tion to say what action has been the danger of reactions on Russian taken by Belgium, Czecho-Slovakini and other countries, bat necord, and Japanese relations,—Reuter,
WATER LEVELS
FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS
for Commialan The River Concr Kwangtung Province kaur the following re port on water levels, in English feet for the Wet North and East Rivers:
ing to his information France had prohibited the export of war ma- terial to Italy and Abyssinia, while the Swedish Government had as yet received no applica- The tiona far export licences, President of the Board of Trade. Mr. Walter Runciman, stated no licence whatever has been issued for the export of arms to either Italy or Ethiopia during the past four months. There was not at any time since the signing of the treaty of 1930 between the United Kingdom, Ethiopia, France and Italy, any tilference in treatment Narih Allver given to Italy and Ethiopia except | Fast River as arose from the provisions of the treaty itself British Wireiras,
BRITISH RETAIL TRADE
Place nt ObserTalk
West River
Shjabing
Ki Tangyuen Mitshui
Sheklung *Gouge broken.
North River
July July
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+$1.0
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4.35
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One case of Typhoid was reported to the local Henlih
London, July 24. The value of rotall trade sales in Tuesday. June, 1935, was 5.8 per cent greater than in June, 1934. Stocks at the end of June, 1936, were of the same value as the year earlier, and employment was 14 per cent. higher-British Wireless,
TWO TYPHOONS
- Long., 17 Lat, moving north-west, and another in about 129 Long., 16 Lut, direction unknown.
authorities
on
The wedding is announced to take piace shortly of Mr. Joao Henrique Tavares, telegraphist, Radio Office. and Miss Cheung Sau-yin, of 377 Lockhart Road, 1st Floor.
Το expedite the work the The Magistrate held there was no case made out against the first de-River Conservancy Commission to fendant and he was discharged the charges divan and landing on
on
of keeping an opium day is seeking to construct a light
Stonecutters rallway.--Central News Agency.
Inland without a permit.
Hopei Situation
Pelping, July 24.
Mr. Li Pel-chi, Commissioner of
His Worship remarked he regarded the king of opium on Stonecut iers Island as more serious than clse- where as there was the danger of the Civil Affairs Department of fire. On this charge he imposed a the Hopei Provincial Government, fine of $10 or ten days' hard labour arrived here from Tientsin at
noon to-day. in default on all the defendants,
The Interviewed, Mr. Li said that This Worship commented on
nt Changyuan had laxity in allowing people to land on the floods
that a and
special subsided the Island by eatpan and Mr. Grim-
mit: replied the matter was being representative has been sent to taken up by the Commodore.
On the charge of landing on the oversee the flood repair work and Island without permission. His Worrellef of distress. ship imposed a fine of $20 with the alternative of one month's hard la bour on the second, third, fourth and fifth defendants, to run consecutively with the previous sentence.
The case against the third defen- dant was remanded to to-morrow to give him an opportunity to find his
ass. Bail of $30 was granted.
ACTOR-AVIATOR
WILL ROGERS TO FLY ON TRANS-OCEAN HOP?
The Civil Affairs Department has also appropriated a sum of $5,000 for the relief of refugeca.
flood
With regard to the division of the Mr. Li stated that Hopei into twelve administrative matter is under consideration.- Central News Agency.
areas,
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4.4 p.m. 3)JU, DIN Announcement (Germ.. Pro- Engi) German Falk Song. gramma Forecast (German, Eng Tab).
for the Home
5 p.m. German Circle.
630 p.m. Now in English.
0.4 p.m. From Mothers' Day to Family
Day.
p.m. Treabadsur-Hongs fruen
L
and XIIth Contarles and Vales.
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4.45 p.m. News In GermEN. 7pm. Concert of Light Huale.
D.. News In Engilah.
Close down DJD, DIN (Oerm.. 1.15 p.m.
Eng.)
EAST ASIA ZÓNE
Fast Asia Zone badcast through DJQ on 19.03 metres (18,280 k.e.) 1.30-3 p.m. Concert, hown at v
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Engl) German Folk Bong. Pro- Frame Forwent Germ. Engl.)
GST 9.15 p.m. Hitler Youth Programmes
man Youth in remembrance of Friedrich List,
1.45 p.m. News in English en DJQ and
la Daish on DIB.
19 p.m. Yaristy Entertainment.
11.15
p.m.
11.50 p.m.
Nawa la German on DJQ and DJB.
Corrent Events,
11.45 p.m. Folk Songs of Germana Abroad. 13.13 4.
News In English on DJQ and in Dutch on DJR. 11.30 am. Close down UJQ, JB (Germ
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DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES
East River Harvest
Canton, July 24. The farmers in the East River districts are enjoying a good har-are vest, except in Chikim and Ho yuen, which were lightly affected by the recent flood of the East River. Los Angeles, July 24.
The price of grain in East River Rev. T. W. Douglas James, MA..
Wiley Post, the one-eyed Indian
has dropped heavily who has spent 26 years in South China
best England to lower his old record for a round owing to the satisfactory produc The Manila Observatory, report D. missionary of the Presbyterian aviator who is shortly to try and counties
Foreign Missiona Basume office as
the world flight, may have Wilton Latest quotation for
famous the ing at 8.45 a.m. to-day, states that Church is en route to
screen grain of the now crops in about Rogers,
ut there is a typhoon, in about 143 Secretary in London,
comedian, as a passenger in his six dollars apicul, which is cheap
compared with the quotation The King's Theatre management plane, it was revealed to-dny.
programme. Wiley is using the Winnie Mae, this time last year.
the New grain from the East River notifien changes in its
Canton "Born to be Bad" will be shown from the plane in which he made
"The world flight
And subsequently is being transported to to-day until Saturday, while
success to and other parts of the province.-- without Mystery of Edwin Dread" will be
endeavoured screened on Sunday and Monday,
cross the American continent in Wah Kiu Yat Po. ·
Kwangtung Epidemic San Francisco, July 24.
the stratosphere.
Canton, July 24... The Calmar and Koryn Maru,
Will Rogers, interviewed yester The forthcoming wedding is
Disputes from Shlukwan say involved in a collision off Sannounced of Mr. John Maurice Wilson, day, admitted that he had been Francisco, have both arrived here, schoolmaster, of 6a, Armend Build-Invited to accompany Wiley Post that-an-epidemic of disease is There was no loss of life.-Uniteding, Kowloon and Miss Mary Hilda
on the flight. He refused to any spreading the North River coun- Wheeler, of 19 Selbourne Avenue, whether he would accept the invitaties including Chihing. Yenhun Pross.
Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey.
tion. The Oklahoma actor is a and other counties on the Klangsi-
Kwangtung border. close friend of the aviator.
General Chan Cheung-po, Pacl Post intends to fly first to Sealtio
of the north- Private A. Cooper, of the 1/Lincoln- ahiro Regiment, residing at 05 Taipo from where he will start on his hopfication Director
has wired to the Canton Authorities Road, top floor, reports to the Police nervss the north Pacific to Siberia weatern districts of the Province that between 7. a.m. and 1p.m. on and Moscow. La Chiu, 28. lost his footing and July 24, some person stole from his He-has-not-yet-definitely decided urging them to send up the neces fell from a height of 40 feet and house a sum of $120. The thier gain-
lief-Wah Kiu Yat Po. United Pre88. · was killed. The body was taken ed admittance by breaking a pane of on which day he will take off.sary medicines for emergency-se-- to the Public Mortuary,
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SHING MUN FATALITY While drilling on the face of the main dam at Shing Mun yesterday.
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