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No. 28,381

THE OLDEST - ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST

HONG KONG, MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1933.

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FOR

CONSULATE SHIRTS & PYJAMAS LILLEY & SKINNER FOOTWEAR ROLLS RAZORS

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KNITWEAR :- MACCLESFIELD SILK NECKTIES & MOORES FELT. HATS.

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PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

CHATER ROAD,

SOVIET PROCEEDS WITH CHARGES AGAINST BRITISH SUBJECTS

PHAR LAP'S

TRACK RECORD

SHATTERED

VICKERS EMPLOYEES

ON TRIAL

Gallant Sir Wins Agua 2 ENGINEERS FORMALLY

Caliente Classic.

-MR. CHURCH · COLLECTS

$50,000 PRIZE MONEY

Agua Caliente, To-day.

Mr. Norman Church's Gallant Six, The favourite, established - a' new track record yesterday when he won the Agua Caliente Handicap, Salued at $50,000, over 11 miles

mins 2-3/5 secs.

The breaking of Phar Lap's «re- ford, established last year, by 1/5 f a second provided one of the biggest sensationa in racing dur- Eng recent years. Phar Lap was onsidered the best horse in the Hinnals of racing,

CHARGED

RUMOURS DENIED OF WITHDRAWAL

OF BRITISH EMBASSY

MOSCOW, TO-DAY

MR. ALAN MONKHOUSE AND MR. NORDWALL. TWO OF THE SIX METROPOLITAN VICKERS' ENGINEERS," AR- RESTED LAST MONTH BY THE SOVIET SECRET POLICE ON CHARGES OF SABOTAGE OF ELECTRICAL -CHINERY, WERE YESTERDAY FORMALLY CHARGED WITH MILITARY AND ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE, WRECKING, ACTI- VITIES AND BRIBERY.

MA-

The remaining four Britishers, Fessrs. W. Thornton, J. Cushay, W. H. Macdonald and C. Gregory, are not mentioned in the charge, but it is now clear that all six men will be tried in Soviet courts and will not be allowed to have English defence counsel.

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In the absence in London of the British Ambassador to Moscow, Gallant Sir. starting at 3 to 4 Sir Esmond Ovey, the Charge d'Affaires, Mr. Strange, visited the im- odds, was held well in hand dur-

ng the early part of the race tu prisoned men in the presence of M. Vishinsky, and stated that they Bome through with an incredible are all in normal health.

urst of speed in the home stretch

win by three-quarters of à ength from Way Layer at 21 ta

Lamon Hill, at 18 to 5, came. ird, two lengths behind Way

-Reuter.

Par Lan, the former holder, of

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Simultaneous with the charging of the two accused, rumours are circulating in 'the city to the effect that the staff of the British Em- bassy are packing...

A Reuter's correspondent in 20 record for the famous Ameri-London, however, in authorita-

Reason For Charges.

MACHINERY FLOODED WHEN

STEAMER GROUNDED

*Copenhagen.

pytrack, was sent from Austively informed there, that there The "Dagens Nyheder after a 1st year to compete in the race, is no foundation for the sugges-close investigation of the circum horse fulfilled all expectations tion that the diplomats

are stances leading up to the mystery or are contem surrounding the damage of the winning in record time, but about to leave ortly after he died from colle. plating leaving. The position, it

electrical machinery delivered some At. Church had previously enter-is stated, is unchanged. Rester.

time ago by the English firm of Vic- lucky Play, which was consider-

kers to the Dneperstroi Works. neven better candidate than

gives an explanation which might Tat Sir, but he scratched him tmonth, deciding to enter him

reconcile the view points of the So- viet authorities and of the Vickers.

the Cuban Memorial race. This drawal made Gallant Sir a Arm tourile. Pillow Fight, a half brother of

Lap, was shipped from New land for yesterday's classic.

ATAL FALL FROM ROADWAY HOTEL

S: Power Company Magnate's Death,

New York, To-day. Frank Theodore Hulswit, ident of the American Com-] wealth Power Corporation, | 10 hours after falling from fth floor of a room in a hotel roadway, yesterday.

Hulswit, who was 58 years of yas President and Chairman of publle utility concerns, prin- electric light and power com-

His home is at East Grand- Michigan, and his offices are w York-Beuter.

SIAM ASSEMBLY

DISSOLVED

State Council To Rule

Until Election.

EXTREMISTS AND COMMUNISTS CREATE DIFFICULTIES

Bangkok, To-day.

A Royal Decree, counter- signed by all the Ministers of the Siam Government, was issued yesterday, dis- solving the Assembly and appointing a State Council until an election can be held under the Constitution, The decree was made in con- sequence of a large number of members pressing for the adoption of Communist proposals for the ownership of land.

The majority of the As- sembly members are Extrem- ists, nominated by the Party which effected the bloodless Tevolution, last June, Reu- ter.

General Sun Tidying's infantry units on their., march to Chihfeng passing a Chinese village. outside of Jehol City!?

US.

CONGRESS TO CONSIDER

SILVER PILLS

Advance In Metal Price Proposed.

REMONETIZATION SCHEMES

ADVANCED

Washington.

GERMAN NAVY'S GOODWILL

TRIP IDSTPONED`.

Delay Caused By Alteration-

Training Programme

Kiol, To-day,

The goodwill tour of the Ger- man Navy, which was planned for. the beginning of this month has, on account of a complete change in the training programme, been postponed for the time being,

The trip, in which all the big- ger units of the German Navy were to participate, was to have led to Spain, Portugal, the Canary

min.

PARIS TO JAPAN FLIGHT

The whole question of remoneti engineers who vigorously deny the zation of silver and of silver stabli- and Cape Verde Islanda-Kuo-

zation must be met by Congress and charge of sabotage.

According to this paper, the ma- it will be met as soon as the present chinery in question formed part of emergency session ends, Senator the cargo of the British steamer Key Pittman of Nevada said to-day Essex Friar which was laden with following a conference between chemicals and machinery and, on President Roosevelt and Democra her way from Antwort to Lenin- grad, went aground in Danish tic leaders in Congress,"

The conference apparently dealt

·For eight days, the holds of the with silver at length because Sena-

waters.

French Airwoman's Venture.

THE ROUTE

AIR LINER CRASH

SENSATION

Victim's Funeral Stopped

By Police.

FINANCIAL TROUBLE SUGGESTED

London, To-day.”

A sensation has been created by the news that the funeral of one of the victims of the "City of Liver pool" air disaster was stopped by police yesterday. The body was removed for enquiry,

The body was found two miles from the scene of the disaster and

it is suggested that the victim was in financial difficulties.

APANESE

INSIDE THE

GREAT WALL-

Bombing Operations Near Kailan Mines.

SHIHMENCHAL EVACUATED"

Aerial And

Bembardments

Peking, To-day. Chinese press re- ports state that Shihmenchai was evacuated following a terrific aerial "bombardment ́ April 1.

on

The reports add that the Japanese have been carry ing

out bomb- ing - operations in- side the Great Wall and as far as Hai- yang, two miles north of Chinwang- tao and very near the Kailan mines.

Ching

also state that Japanese artillery yesterday shelled the Chinese positions on the right bank of the Shih Ho. Reuter.

CRICKET TEST ABANDONED

Rain Stops Play To-day.

TOURISTS RETURN HOME TO-MORROW.

All twelve passengers and three | crew of the Imperial Airways liner; "City of Liverpool," were killed when the giant machine crashed in

Auckland, To-day." flames 20 miles north of Dismude, Like the first match, the Flanders, last Tuesday afternoon.. second Test between England Those who perished werer and New Zealand was abandon- and Mrs. L.A. Dibdin, Mr. and ed as a draw with the tourists in Mrs. Ilrath, Miss: Forrester-Thomp an almost unassailable position. son, Miss Voss, Mr. Rowland, pos- New Zealand required 874 to save The famous French airwoman sthly Sir John Rowland, Mr. Dear the innings defeat Mille. Maryse Hilz, who left Pans den, Mr. Krieglinger, Mr. Rowaal) last Saturday on an attempt to fly Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Voss. This would explain the so far my "I feel greatly encouraged over to Japan via India, Hanoi, Hong The pilot was Captain Leulen, sterious case in a natural fashion the outlook for silver, Senator Kong and Shanghai, arrived here on

and the other members of the and would exculpate the accused Pittman said at he left the confer Saturday evening. She left for w. R. Brown

crew were Mesara. E. F. Stubbs and Vickers engineers-Trans-Oceadence at the White House,

steamer where the machines were tor Pittman outlined in detail his HONG KONG INCLUDED IN stored, were filled with water and, bill providing for Government pur- whereas this would normally not chase of the metal in the open mar- have caused damage to the ma-ket and Senator Burton K. Whester chines, It is now suggested that the of Montana advocated the adoption. chemicals abroad may have spelled of his bill for free coinage of eliver the bearings of the machines with at a 16 to one basis. oat this damage becoming visible.

BIG CITY PROPERTY TRANSACTION.

Tai Ping Building Changes Hands.

The sale of the Tal Plug Build

ing this morning by Mr, Li Tse- fang of the Bank of East Asia to

Pittman Encouraged,

Brindisi, To-day.

Aleppo yesterday,

The conference took place short-} ly after the American Bureau of Miller Hilz is the present holder of Metal statistics had reported that the world's all

flight.

the World production of silver in for women, with a height of Jan. reached 11,674.000 an ounces feet. She has also flown to Saigon

the highest record sincs November 1981 The statistics as issued and Madagascar showed a sharp increase in the pro On her present trip she is using. duction of Mexican mines.

300-horse-power Farman Groene machine, Reuter.

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LITTLE ENTENTE AND POLAND:

The M.C.C. team are leaving, for England to-morrow at 11 am. by the Adrangi.2 New Zealand-Ist Innings

Scores: C

England at Inns. Buteline, Weir, b Freeman BES, Wyatt,, b Dunning Hammond, not out Paynter, b Dunnlög Ames, Badcock

|G. O Allen, 'b Badcock

Rapprochement Under Brown

Negotiation.

Prague, To-day,

A rapprochement between Po land and the Little Entente which

Mr. Fox, Haifak of Canton, for Tom Mooney Is Granted New Trials Zurope, is

$700,000; completes one of the largest property deals of the year.

The alte which occupies over: 6,000 square feet and which fa among the newly-erected concrete age in the Colony is

Queen's Road

floor premis

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