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NON-STOP FLIGHT TO ALWAYS IN LOVE

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Le Brix and Doret Sighted Over Moscow.

OUT FOR NEW RECORD.

Moscow, Yesterday.

weather conditione.

WITH THE MAILS.

Mr. W. Davis Sees His Last Home Bag in.

Both

A DEVOTED WORKER.

in his early days

The

Kibrar

Mail

HONG KONG, MONDAY, JULY 13, 1931.

TO-DAY'S

DOLLAR,- The

closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1s..

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

DUNLOP Reinforced

Tyrie

Local Branch. Pedder Bidg. Tel. 24554,

NEGRO WINS £30,000 **WE ACCUSE CAUSE OF FALL IN TEA UNPRECEDENTED

IN HOSPITALS SWEEP:

Shanghai Man Deceived by Report.

POOR MAN'S LUCK.

L

Japanese newspaper Niehi-Nicht of at Glasgow and later in Malaga but it had to be confirmed. He The news was too good to be true,

non-stop flight to Japan.]

he

FRANCE"

ATTEMPT TO RUIN GERMANY.

NOT TO SUBMIT

FORM OF POLITICAL

BLACKMAIL.

PRICES.

"PEACE RALLY.”

Too Great Extension of Party Leaders on Same

Planting.

LIMITATION NEEDED.

Amsterdam, Yesterday.

Platform.

NO SENTIMENT AND PIETY.

London, Yesterday.

TWO FISHERMEN DUPED.

Swindle by Prospective Employee..

SCOOPS' IN $115.

Too great an extension of

An unprecendented "peace rally" method of obtaining money by simple but very effective planting was blamed for the fall was staged in London this after, fraud was explained at the Central

He ex-

in te prices by Mr. W. C. Loudon, noon, according to the plans an- Police Court this mornin. Contrad presiding at the annual meeting nounced last Friday. 4

ASI. of the Dutch Indies Tea Growing

Cunningham charged a Association to-day.

The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay

Chinese with two counts of obtain pressed the opinion that it would MacDonald, who had been taking ing money by false pretences. be in the interest of producers to London to speak in company with Wah-tai, went to the master of a short rest at Chequers, returned It appears that the accused, Lai not to extend plantings, even if Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Lloyd George, fishing boat and applied for employ- times improved.

The Committee of the Associa-the Conservative and Liberal lead-ment on June 17. The master tion is considering proposals, for era, at the Albert Hall.

agree to employ him at $11.50 per restriction and centralisation of

month. According to custom this sales and continuously consulting British League of Nations Union, accused asked for $66, at the The rally was organised by money is paid in advance, and the British growers-Reuter.

the

THEFT OF EUROPEAN'S tractions, many people he has 'ther or not he held the winning tion Committee, the Directorate to have mentioned in my nego- mere expression of sentiment and

¡Feen "over the counter hava ticket but hopes ran' high.

been interesting, but the fas- Jeinution .of the service is

Shattered Hopes.

Mr. W. Davis, Superintendent of Joseph Kennedy, a Jamaica Le Brix and Doret flew over Malls at the G.P.O., Singapore, the negro who now resides in Boston, here at 7.30 p.m. to-day-Reuman who has so much liked his is the holder of the ticket - om ter,

"job" that, given his life over winner, in Earlier News.

er Cameronian, the Derby whoptals again, he would not have chosen Le Bourget, Yesterday." different career, saw his last home sweepstakes. At the time. the The French alrmen, Le Brix and mail on June 26.

Derby was run, Kennedy's worldly Doret took off at 4.43 a.m. to-day After some 84 years in the postal possessions totalled G$61.11. Now, in their attempt to fly non-stop service allowing for a break from he is wealthy, for the winning ticket

New York, Yesterday. from Paris to Japan, to set up a September 1011 to September 1917, is worth £30,000 or G.$145,000,

It is believed that Washington new record, for a long distance at which time he was invalided out,

favours the massing of private flight.

Shanghai Tragedy.. not from postal but from service on

credits through Morgan's, Chase, The proposed route id via Brus- the Western Front-the last, 13) A Shanghai man tasted the bitter the National City Bank of New sels, Moscow, Nijininovgorod, Eka-' years of which have been spent in dregs of disappointment. He had York, A.G.I.S., and Federal Re terinbury, Kransiaraka, Chita and Malaya, Mr. Davis, accompanied by built up hopes on a report, and fate serve Bank, in order to relieve Mukden, and thence to Tokyo. his wife, left for home on rotire in the form of a telegram from

Germany. Bafore starting, the airmen re-ment last week.

and included other peace societies, on June 19, he went back to the boat London came to shatter his dream The whole Press is very bitter

Berlin, Yesterday.

and was called in favour of in- to collect his money, which he re- ceived a report showing favourable Except that it would never be of a Calcutta sweep success, says against France. The democratic temporally by the action which ternational action for the reduction reived, and it was agreed that he

like him to allow his kind the N. C. D. News. Le Brix recently created a world jolly face

Boersen Courier sums up the gen

of armaments and for the success should commence work on June 22 the British and Dominion Gov- to be clouded for record for distance over a closed long, his lucid flow of the

There was an amazing chain of eral view by saying: We accuse ernments have taken in regard of next year's World Disarmament He did not arrive, however, and circuit, covering 10,500 kilometres. Innguage

Conference. of the Scot to

circumstances... He purchased be

a France and unctuous, pan-Euro- to German reparation payments

complainant sent his son out to look Router.

held up by mere depression, personal number of tickets in the Calcutta bean Briand of wishing to use the falling due on Wednesday next. Huge processions converged at for him on June 28 without success. An earlier report from Le Bour-or world-wide, "B" might wel! sweep on the Derby and it was re credit as an aid to break Ger-

"The Empire Governments the Albert Hall and a most repre- The son BAT him on July get stated that the two aviators had have been trying to hide a few ported to him that he had drawn many's political backbone and have now expressed their strong sentative gathering was addressed 9, and he said he would start work decided to start their flight on manly tears for the mails are his Cameronlan, which turned out be bring her into permanent sub- sense of responsibility by direct by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald. Mr. on July 12 or 18. Complainant had Monday. The flight is being made "first love."

the winner of the Derby.

jection."

and rapid action in bringing to Baldwin, and Mr. Lloyd George, grown suspicious, however, and had in response to the offer by the

"The Post Office does some pretty

fruition the American proposal" whose speeches were relayed to a Not to Submit.

the man arrested. Berlin, Later.

-British Wireless Service.

vast open air meeting in Hyde

After his arrest it came to light a prize of 220,000 francs for a'at Penang and Singapore

The Cabinet have been in al-

Cologne, Yesterday Park and broadcast all over the that he had also obtained $60 by a Interviewed by Reuter, while country.. has been connected with mails visited the office of the North-China most continuous session since

similar procedure from another most of the time.

When he arrived it yesterday afternoon. Simultane- his 'plane was being re-fuelled, Daily News. The money

flekerman, who, hearing of his ar Luther poohpoohed order branch has had its at was impossible to ascertain whe-ously the Government's Repara-Dr.

Mr. MacDonald demanded that reet, went to the Police Station "fantastic figures I am supposed the nations should end their and told the story of his loss. of the Reichsbank and leading!

Two months' imprisonment on bankers are conferring. Some of tiations in London and Paris, piety and produce concrete figures each charge was imposed, the sen the latter joined, the Cabinet's but refused to state the exact proving the reduction of their tences to run consecutively, best expressed to him by the With the co-operation of the night meeting.

amount of the credit he was seek- armaments. mail, the romance of which in a Bri- United Press, the N. C. D. News The Government is resolved ing. tish Colony has never failed to set to work. An urgent telegram not to submit to France's de- German Appeal Renewed. Mr. Baldwin complained that capture his lively imagination. Whe gent to London, being mands for a cessation of warship

The Stage is Set.

delivered at the Great Northern construction and the abandon- The Government this after-tain's lead in disarmament and ap REFUSAL TO PURCHASE. The Home mail arrived at Telegraph Company at 11.55 p.m. ment of the Austro-German noon, through' diplomatic chan-pealed to the United States to co- Tank Road by special train The enquiry was rushed to London Customs Union, which is describ-nels, appealed to the United operate with the League of Nations After hearing the evidence in the from Penang at 8.30 am. It was and the supervisor agreed to stand ed as blackmail of the worst States and the Governments of the reconciliation of national in- case against Lai Li-Ching, who was 10.15 a.m.

due for delivery in Singapore by by until the reply was received. In kind. It feels that it is backed by other interested Powers, pointing Mr. Lloyd George declared that

Nearly 200 postmen London, exhaustive enquiries were the marity of Germans, who out the urgency of the financial charged at the Central Police Court had been called in from the various made to escertain where the luck would rather face financial ruin, situation in Germany, according the Angel of Peace had never been this morning with the theft of a districts to help in the most im in this sweep of International scope

Rather Resign.".

to an unofficial report.

so, toasted as since Locarno, “W cycle, valued at $50, Mr. Schofield, portant distribution of the week, had fallen. By 1.01 a.m. the reply lieve that Dr. Bruening will pre-report of Dr. Luther and was over by Field Marshal Sir William

There is every reason to be- The Cabinet is discussing the

The meeting, which was presided remanded the prisoner for 24 hours Sorters were standing by the dozen came back to the anxious waiter. vent a catastrophe, but he must still sitting at 11 o'clock last Robertan, passed a resolution by paid dividends of 8 per cent. in order that further enquiries may by their pigeon holes. The check In a little over an hour his hopes arrest the "run" on the Reichs-night-Reuter. be made.

acclamation urging the Government ling officer, the "tally," the guide, the had been shattered. It was proved The complainant, Mr. Roy opener, were all in position.

at the forthcoming Disarmament White House Contradiction.

Conference to do its utmost to Kirman, sald that the cycle was stage was set and as the first of the incorrect. The two tickets on There appears to be no truth.

Washington, Yesterday. taken from the bottom of the staire van carrying the 392 bags arrived Cameronian in the sweep had been in the rumour that France de The acting Secretary of State, bring about world-wide disarma at No. 82, Morrison Hill, where he under the porch the actors took up drawn by Mr. W. H. Marke of manded the dissolution of the Mr. Castle, has issued a statement. resided. The theft must have their parts in the most

Arrangements were also made human Birmingham, and Mr. David "Steel Helmets," of which body ment via the White House that taken place between 7 p.m. and 10 drama of any enacted in the BFI Bryson, of London, who each draw von Hindenburg is President. President Hoover has not receiv. for the broadcasting of the proceed- p.m. yesterday.

tish Empire.

| £130,000.

Both Britain and the United ed any request from the Reich inge to the United Statos Evidence was given by the master How could this frenzied_but

States were informed by Dr. in connection with its financial other countries, and talkie pictures a cycle hifing shop that the efficient rush to distribute the thou-

Bruening that his Cabinet had difficulties, nor has he been ask were taken to be shown throughout accused and another man came to sands of letters and papers to thou-

rather reaign than accept the ed to intercede with the Federal Britain and in 26 other countries. sell the cycle, and that accused was sands of eagerly waiting sojourners them in as if they were dealing with French demand, and the alter- Reserve Board.

Reuter and British Wireles Ser- pointed out as the 'owner of the of the East fail to impress any man, a

native to the stable and very The statement, which was service. Ay--but of cycle. The master

refused to let alone a man who is intimately course it didna matter if a letter for capable Government which Ger issued after a conference with purchase it

on the ground that connected with its little tragedies South America dropped into Hone- many had had for years would be President Hoover, who is spend- accused had no bill for the machine. (take a peep at the exposed snap- lulu, because it could always be re- with disastrous consequences in River camp, adds:-

a furiously Nationalist regime ing the week-end at Rapidan They were discussing the price and shots of banny packets of Wood- sorted!" value of the cycle "when a district bines, pathetic sheets of closely And the way the Superintendent

Europe-Reuter..!! watchman came up and arrested written notepaper), and its comedies of Malle Illustrated the bygone

Accused aald he was negotiating letter" department!)

(also to be found in the "dead practice was the funniest thing in

the world! for a sale on behalf of his friend, to whom he thought the cycle belonged.

CYCLE.

Smart Hiring Shop Owner.

accused.

IN KOREA.

a Gendarme.

TWO HUNDRED ARRESTS.

Tokyo, Yesterday.

The that the report he had received was bank by to-morrow.

It is reported from Changchun But he had many an amusing tale that a Japanese gendarme was to

pack of cards.

"Yes."

Berlin, Yesterday.

other nations had not followed Bri-

terests and disarmament,

COTTON DEAL.

and

Director's Visit to

Egypt.

"It is well-known that the Exe- Soviet Bank Failure.

cutive has no authority over the "Berlin, To-day. Federal Reserve Board, and does While the Cabinet was äitting not attempt to influence The all night long discussing the President has not exchanged any How the Drama is Acted.

Cairo, Yesterday, Bright Back Chat, As Mr. Davis conducted the re-

emergency decree to be promul-messages with Germany to-day." presentative through this activity Just one more tale of the rate and National Bank, one of the

gated to-day the Darmstadter-Reuter's American Service, The director of the Soviet Cotton ANTI-CHINESE RIOTS of correspondence for the last time, Singapore letter-writer who wanted biggest and

Berlin, Yesterday. Bureau is arriving in Egypt on most important It is now stated that Germany July 13, It is reported in order to he was strangely subdued and his to know why his letter had been banks in Germany, announced has not yet applied for an Am-negotiate for the purchase of large celebrated flow of Celtic wit was not stamped: "Insufficient Address. as sharp as usual. He handled Return to owner. Not Known that it has been compelled to sus erican loan, but has informed the quantities of Government cotton.

United States Government of the pend payment. The

Negotiatione are afoot to intro- those "nicely faced up" bundles of This was the dialogue as between The Government informed the seriousness of Germany's position duce Egyptian cotton transactions Apology for Injury to letters for local distribution, via Davis and the client.

Bank that on the basis of the if credits are not forthcoming. on the Havre, Bremen and other boxes, the sub-post-office sec- "Are you the Superintendent of emergency decree it will guar- The Cabinet is still sitting Up European exchanges, as Liverpool tions, and town, sections lovingly, Malla?",

antee all deposits in the Bank and to mid-day no decision had yet is at present the only exchange and sighed a little at the thought

attend to the orderly liquidation been taken.

dealing in Egyptian cotton-Reu- that even now it is hard to get the"

of its affairs.

The reckless publicity given to ter Asiatic to appreciate the saving of smart things at times." time by such neatness. credit for them!" (Lovely).

"Yes, but we don't always get

The Prussian Ministry of all kinds of rumours bearing on the Commerce has ordered the financial crisis, and the French "Eryce, Well, can you tell me Stock Exchanges in Prussia to loan. conditions, are adding to the tall of the old daya. what's wrong with that. seriously injured and four others, The correspondence for all man does live there, I could get an

be closed to-day and to Government's difficulties. morrow."-sl

For instance, authoritative cirelts were slightly hurt, by Chinese, who the big firms In Singapore answer by telegram in 24 hours."

It is understood that other deny reports that the French are were holding an anti-Japanese somehow.. filters out success- meeting this afternoon. fully from the primary sorting road, county, country: all there

A quick glance-name, house,

Federal States will follow suit, demanding the dissolution of the

Reuter

Steel Helmet organisation, and that The Japanese Consul has pro- frames to other frames where they but no town!

Earlier News

the Cabinet and President Hinden- teated, and the mutter has been re-sub-divided into three sections,

Paris, Saturday.burg himself have threatened to settled temporarily following an Those pigeon holes labelled whiteWhen he went out," Mr. Davis Dr Luther left for Berlin by resign rather than give way on this apology by the Chinese authori-are for delivery by postmen; red are remarked in his inimitable way, "Lair this morning, to consult the point

box-holders; green locked bags, had to look over the counter to see Cabinet regarding France's de The Reichsbank has applied more |_ Before these sections were so him! He was about that size."" - It is reported from Seoul that labelled the sortene might well finish "And here's one of the richest man battleship construction, and cepted fewer drafts. It is expect mands in connection with Ger-rigid credit restrictions and has ñc- the anti-Chinese riots have the section for delivery by postmen Singapore business men who retir the Austro-German Customs ed that today's withdrawals of tended to the Yald River Districts, before that of the box-holders The ed just recently, he said. He Union Reuter. foreign currency will have totalled Chiness farmers, wounding six, at bell would be rung and immediate bad received a postcard stamped on Rugby Saturday 90,000,000 marks, which is double Wiju.

ly all the tambien waiting Inside only with a Id. stamp He know The letter which was addressed that of yesterdaye The police at Pingyang have "the door that is never closed made that it should have been stamped by the British Treasury to the started a round-up of the rioters,

London, Yesterday. arush for the respectiva boras

three-halfpenny stamp but Bank of International Credit an- The Government has formally and

y-a-fee of 8nouncing the decision of the Bri- invited France Italy, Japan Hel cama: to. and cald Ish Government, to refrain from Belgium, the - Unit States

ue from

0 have already been arrested opened them took

there and went:

And

BAN ON CHINESE

Policy of Former Hong

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STOP PRESS

Berlin, To-day. Government circles fear a general run on the banks aa the result of the collapse of the Darmstadter Bank, which is the biggest bank crash in Ger many for yeara. The Bankc capital was £3,000,000 and it

last year and ten and twelve per cent in previous years. has 7,000 employees. The Manging Director, Mr. Jaoch Goldschmidt, is regarded as financial geniué. The Bank is: known to be heavily involved in the collapse of the North German wool concern, but its suspension is most unexpect ed-Reuter.

It

Washington, To-day. Mr. Castle has fasued a state- ment that United States bank- ers are prepared 'to assist. In relieving Germany but leaving the leadership thereanent to European Central Banks' re- presentatives, of whom a meet- ing will be held in ́: Basle `to-, morrow for this purpose-Reu- ter's American Service,

Berlin, To-day. The Cabinet adjourned at 3,80

a.m. without lasuing statement. It is resuming later this morning.--Reuter.

Geneva, To-day.

The Bank of Geneva has clos

Led owing to big losses in France. Its liabilities are Bald to exceed £1,000,000 Reuter

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