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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1927.
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ESCAPING THE CROWDS.
Geneva, May 4.
FRESH HAVOC.
American Flood Area Increases.
NEW ARMY OF REFUGEES.
New Orleana, May 4. The Russian delegation to the New crevasses have appeared in Economie Conference has arrived the embankments above and below kere. Very elaborate police pre-St. Joseph, between Vicksburg and cautions were taken for the safety Natchez, releasing an immense of the delegates, who instead of volume of water and adding vastly alighting at the central railway to the. inundated territory. station, where a large crowd had as-Reuter's American F'ervice. sembled to see them, they detrain-
KEYSTONE YEN CO. NIW VREA.
M. Theunis, of Belgium, who has been elected President of the Economic Conference at Geneva.
ed at Bellevue three miles away, and motored thence to a hotel
where the local authorities had en a whole floor for them.
gaged Reuter.
The First Stone.
Geneva, May 4. The economic conference opened with M. Loucheur (France) being.
RADIO TELEGRAMS may now be accepted for Kongmoon under elected the first Vice-President and the same conditions and at the same rates as for Canton.
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Chenonceaux.. D'Artagnan.
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M. Theunis (Belgium) President, M. Theunis in a speech drew at tention to the economic interdepen- dence of nations. He reviewed the general, economic situation of the world and cutlined existing ob stacles against the solution of diff culties.
He declared: "We are laying the first stone of a structure which will serve the general interests and] cause of peace."
There was general applause, the public galleries being fairly well] |filed-Reuter,
Earlier Messages.
Geneva, May 4. The most remarkable Interna- World tional Conference Economics ever convened by the League of Nations opens to-day. Forty-seven countries, including the United States, Russia, Turkey,! and Egypt as well as the members Empress of Canada. of the League bave niready nomin ated delegates who are represent- ing the widest range of interests, comprising industrialists, mer-1 chants economists, agriculturiste, shipowners, bankers, co-operative experts,' workers, employers, re- presentatives, ste.
4 p.m. 4. p.m.
After a general discussion of 3.30 p.m. the world's economic position the 3.30 Conference will divide into com- mittees defailed to various ques- tions. It is expected to continue for a month.-Reuter. ·
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The Path of Progress.
Later. Court Boninlongare (Italy) de clared that Italy was short of raw. 3.30 p.m. material and found difficulty in sup- б'T.m.
porting economically -her
large population. He appealed for co- operation in the conference.
Sir Walter Huneiman: (Britain), who expounded the views of the International Chamberof (Com- merce expressed a conviction that mutual understanding in Interna- tional economic and, business pro- blems was the surest guarantee to the growing volume of 'trade, the 8.30 am. maintenance of higher standards of 9 a.m.
life, and the legitimate aspirations of modern democracy-Reuter... 10.30 a.m. 1.30 pm.
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UBJECT to weather and ground conditions: MAGKISWA FINAL of the OPEN SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP, FRIDAY,6th May, Sp
FINAL of the OPEN DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP MONDAY, 9th. ||Maybe GOAL
Staggering Losses.
New Orleans, May 4 Thirteen parishes in North and Central Louisiana, including over a hundred cities, towns and villages are flooded and deserted.
The devastation in North Eastern Louisiana over a stretch of approxi- mately 4,000 square miles is becom ing rapidly complete.
The river has torn through its banks in two additional places be- tween Vicksburg and Naichez.
A new army of refugees has started on the march, Increasing the number of homeless to, a quar- ter of a million.
Rice, cotton, sugar cane and of lands are flooded, adding, almost immeasurably the staggering total loss-Reuter's American Ser vice.
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One Great Lake.
New Orleans, May 4 The floods now cover, altogether nearly 15.000 square miles in Louisiana, Arkansas and Missis sippi.
For hundreds of miles In Ar- kansas and Louisiana along the Mississippi there are only scatter- ed places which are not under
water,
From Arkansas City to Vicks- burg a distance of over a hundred miles, the Mississippi is flowing through a great lake.-Reuter's American Service.
Earlier Messages.
New Orleans, May 4.
A further 20,000 to 30,000 per sons are imperilled by the floods, At Cabineteele, In north eastern
$64,000 PRIZE.
Won By Mr. F. J. Tavares of Hong Kong.
SHANGHAI CHAMPIONS SWEEP.
Hong Kong has won the second prize of $04,000 in the Shanghai Champions draw.
The lucky purchaser of the tic- ket la Mr. F. J. Tavares, of Messrs.; Shewan, Tomes & Co.
Mr. Tavarea holds ticket No. 10,-) 998 which, according to Reuter's cable, drew in the "A" Cash Sweep Mr. and Mrs. N.. W. Hickling's Mark Over (ridden to second place, by Mr. J. K. Brand), Mark Over was not the favourite, Another three lengths and Mr. Tavares might have been richer by $160,- 000!
Mr. Tavares has been with; Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co. for A number of years.. He has been secretary to the Hong Kong Rope Manufacturing Co., Ltd, and acting Green Island secretary to the Cement Co., Ltd.
Some years ago, two Portuguese residents in Hong Kong shared the first prize of $224,000.
Mr. S. A. Lopes of the Hong Kong Tramways. Ltd. held a two-third share and Mr. J. Barrados the other third. According to report at the time, it was Mr. Barradas who pur- chased the winning ticket.
of
Louisiana, a three-foot wall water overflowed the levee, sweep-| ing away the sandbags which worej piled up to reinforce the embank- ment and inundated the farmlands and scores of villages which had to be evacuated by their inhabit ants as the waters widened their sweep, flooding the plantations oight feet devp.
An airman who flew over the 'em- bankment reported that the break was 150 feet wide and rapidly widening.-Reuter's American Ser
vice.
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