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The dollar, on demand, closed

to-day at 1/4 1-2.

FINAL EDITION

China Mail

Est. 1843.

HONG KONG HOTEL

THE OLDEST - ESTABLISHED NE YSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST

Est. 1845.

GARAGE

No. 28,498

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1933.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

YOU BUY BETTER

AT

BERNARDS OF HARWICH

Chater Road,

GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTERS.

BRITAIN PERTURBED AT BITTER RACIAL CLASH ON IRAQ BORDER

LOCAL WATER

RESTRICTIONS

GANDHI BEGINS ANOTHER FAST

NEXT MONTH? Refuses Government Offer For

Necessary Through

Low Rainfall.

RESERVOIRS ALMOST FULL

We understand that it will bel necessary to restrict the hours of

water supply on the island of

Compromise

Poona, To-day. Gandhi yesterday refused the Government's offer of facilities to conduct his Untouchability cam- palga and rejected his evening meni.

He is thus technically beginning another fast.-Reuter.

Hong Kong to possibly ten hours DE VALERA FACES

per day from September failing UNPOPULARITY

a considerable increase in storage

before that date.

The total amount of water in! storage on the island on August} 14 was 1,603 million gallons, which is 783 million gallons less: than the storage capacity of the reservoirs.

Will Avoid Early Election.

Dublin, To-day, Although the belief is wide-

The rainfall this year to Augustly held in political circles that

4 was only 40.40 inches, against an average of 58.69 inches for tast. period. Since August 1 the rain- fall has been almost negligible. The average rainfall for the two months August and September is however 24.53, which would be auf- ficient to all all reservoirs.

The position in the mainland is at present satisfactory, all reservoirs practically full and the Shing Mun River running strongly.

EUROPEAN SHOT

AT G.C.H.

Suicide Indicated.

MR. G.G. CARTER OF AUSTRALIA

The body of Mr. G. Gordon Carter, Master Mariner, was found at 4 a.m. this morning at the Government Civil Hos pital where he was a patient.

in view of the increasing dif- ficulties the Free State Govern- ment will be compelled to go to the country, a high official of the Fianna Fail Party told Reuter to-day that there is no question of an early Election.

one.

"There is no reason for We have a majority and plenty of work to do without wasting time in tactics."- Reuter.

GERMAN SHIPPING RESTRICTIONS

British Reprisals, If Necessary.

London, To-day. In representations made to the German Government by the British He was found in the bath-room Charge D'Affaires in Berlin regard on the first floor, with a 32 revol- ing the discrimination in favour of ver lying beside the body.

suicide.

The German shipping lines which is police suspect that he committed feared from the operation of the recent order under German Ex- The funeral will take place to change control regulations, it was day, passing the Monument, Happy emphasised that if the effects on Valley at 4.30 p.m.

British shipping prove to

be as came to foreseen by the British Government Hong Kong from Australia about the latter will be forced to consider measures to protect their own He has been a patient at the Gov- shipping. ernment Civil Hospital for the At present German ships past two years,

The late Mr. Carter

3 years ago, and was formerly in the Royal Australian Navy.

JUGO-SLAVIAN TRIUMPH.

Norway Beaten In 1934. Davis Cup.

are

freely permitted to embark and disembark passengers at British ports. British Wireless Service.

DR. LO WEN-KAN FOR SINKIANG.

Mr. Wang To Act In His Absence.

Nanking, To-day.

ASSYRIANS IN IRAQ

700 KILLED

BY KURDISH

Fighting Followed

FRANCE PERTURBED: OVER AUSTRO-GERMAN TENSION

Daladier And MacDonald Confer By Telephone

Paris To-day. The French Government regard

IRREGULARS the Austro-German situation, aris ing out of Herr Theodore Habicht's further wireless talk on Tuesday last, as graver and with the French Premier, M. and the British Premier Ramsay MacDonald both in their offices, the telephone lines be tween the Qual D'Orsay

and Whitehall were busy yesterday.

Reference to the question of Nazi propaganda in Austria to the League of Nations, appears likely.

-Reater.

By Excesses.

*VILLAGERS IN PANIC

British Ambassador Flying Back To Baghdad

London, To-day. Yesterday after noon, the Prime Min- ister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, received Sir Francis Hum- preys, British-Am- bassador

tó Iraq,

with whom he dis- cussed the Assyrian situation in North- ern Iraq.

Information London indicates that a band of rebel- lious Assyrians who had filed into Syria, re-crossed the River Tigris into Iraq and attacked Iraq's mili- tary detachments. The fighting was un- fortunately followed by excesses against Assyrian villages by Kurdish irregulars and Bedouin tribes- men. Seven hundred Assyrians

are re- ported killed.

Neighbouring vil- lages are crowded with panic - stricken women and children whose condition is pitiable.

Oslo, To-day:

Sir Francis Humphreys is returning at once to Baghdad by air to use Jugo-Slavia have entered the Third Qualifying Round in the

his friendly offices in this crisis, 1934 Davis Cup competition.

It is officially announced that Dr. and pending his return, His Majesty Yesterday Kukuljevic and Puncec Lo Wen-kan has been entrusted King Faisal is reported to have post- beat Haanes and Hagen in straight with a Mission to Sinklang. sets, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2, to eliminate

Mr. Wang Ching-wel will tem- land. Norway by three matches to nil.

porarily assume the concurrent Earlier Results, ---- portfolio of Foreign Minister Iraq was admitted to member- Puncec (J. S.) beat Haanes 6-1, Reuter.. G-0, 3-6, 6-3

·

Kukuljevic (J. S.) beat Finn Smith 6-1, 6-1, 6-1..

FALKIRK DEFEAT.

ST. MIRREN.

Third Point Secured In Scottish Football.

London, To-day Falkirk secured their third point in the premier Scottish Football League yesterday when they regte tered a home win over St Mirren by 2 goals to le

LOCAL DOLLAR RISES 4.

Forward Silver Up 1/16.

The dollar has improved by since yesterday, being quoted to

day at 1/4

Spot silver remained steady eaterday at 17 while forward moved upwards 1/18 at 1774

The cross rate, London on New York, is G84.42% and New York en London is. —G$£49%!

Mr. M. N. Cootes, a new American

US. CANNOT

DECIDE POLICY

ON INFLATION

Roosevelt Listens, But Keeps Quiet.

FALLING PRICES OF FARM PRODUCE

Washington, To-day. The question of inflation again moved into the foreground in the United States when President Roose- velt yesterday, conferred with Sena tor Thomas; his chief inflation ad- viser.

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The President later saw the leaders of the group who are ́ad- vocating inflation in order tal- counter the falling prices of farm produce, especially grain... and cotton values.

President Roosevelt listen- ed attentively to their ad- vice, but is keeping his own, counsel.

Pat Hughes (foreground) and Fred Perry in play against George Lott and John Van Ryn in the Inter Zone Final of the Davis Cup. The British pair went down 8-6, 6-4, 6-1, but Britain beat America by 4 matches to 1 and eventually won the trophy from France by 3 matches to 2. (B. & G.)

'US: PROGRAMME CHINESE SCOFF.

WILL FAIL"

AT WESTERN

CIVILISATION Unless Dollar Is

Inflated.

LONDON BANKING PROFESSOR'S VIEWS

Banff, Alberta, To-day.

Tabloids, Gangster Films

And Chewing-Gum.

JAPANESE BOYCOTT DÉFENDED

AT BANFF MEETING -

pati

Banff, Alberta, To-day.

GALE HAVOC IN JAMAICA 38 KILLED,

AND HUNDREDS

INJURED

Heavy Storm Strikes Kingston.

ISLAND COMMUNICATIONS DISRUPTED

London, To-day.

A beavy death roll is feared as the result of a violent gale which struck Kingston, the capital of Ja- maica, and other towns on the south of the Island on the night of August 16. The number of dead in at present known to be 38, while hundreds were injured. Govern- ment and private property sustain- ed extensive damage.

Island are scanty, but it appears Reports from other parts of the

that the main force of the storm was centred on the parishes of Kingston. St. Andrew, St. Thomas and St. Katherine.

In the capital, lack of water added to the horrors of the ter- rible havoc, and rescue workers Were employed day and night to The Chinese delegates at the In-repair the burst supply pipes. stitute of Pacific Relations, rester interruption of all communica

Another grave handicap was the day defended the boycotts against tions with Kingston. Japanese imports on the ground that China is weak in a military sense and that a tariff is the only affective weapon she possesses.

Dr. T. E. G. Gregory; Siroth E. Cassel, Professor of Bank: ing at the University of Lon don, who is attending the conference of the Institute of Pacific Relations yesterday, predicted that the Roosevelt programme will fall unless It includes the inflation of. the dollar.

He further said that an un-

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All roads leading out of the city were blocked and bridges swept away, while the railway service was brought to a standstill

A Japanese spokesman declar- According to a telegram from stabilised dollar will result ined that export trade expansion is gir Alexander Ransford Slater, wholesale dumping by the Orient, an essential outlet to Japan's in-Governor of Jamaica, received at Meanwhile, Mr. Henry C. and also higher tariffs, which creasing population and if the the Foreign Office in London, Wallace, Secretary of Agricul would prove demoralising.standard of living and wages in

not improved, the of the disaster, it was hoped to yesterday, conveying the news ture, hitherto known as a sup- United Press, per S. C. Gold Bar Japan are

world must face a continuance of Co. porter of inflation, declares that

hours. resume the rail service within 48 inflation will aid the farm pro- blem only temporarily and ex- pressed a warning that after the price rise has spent itself, the prices of commodities will fall faster than other prices. Beu Iter.

INFLATION AGAIN PREDICTED.

A.O.F.C. Cable;

imports of Japanese goods, pro

Adjustment Of Steel duced at low costs.

Code.

ROOSEVELT CHANGES LABOUR PROVISIONS

Washington, To-day It is understood that the United. States Administration are, making progress in their attempt to adjust the differences with the steel.com. pantes regarding the labour pro visions in the code:

Président Roosevelt hopes to com-

The American Oriental Finance Corporation has received the fol pléte the adjustment to enable him. lowing telegram from Messrs.to return to Hyde Park to-morrow. Harriss and Yose, New York:---

"The market demonstrates lis recuperative powers, We reiterate the views we. expressed : yesterday, and. rency is inevitable and may believe inflation of the cur-'..

be imminent.”

Meanwhile the Agricultural-Ad- justment Administration have -an- nounced that they are establisning a fünd of G$80,000,000 for the pur chase of butter and cheese in order to improve prices. The Ad.

considerably, plantation crops Private property. suffered

away by wind and floods. and bungalows being swept

Mr. Takahashi, the Japanese economist, said, “As long as we adhere to the capitalistic system, the only way to settle the ques- tion of low wages is to settle the the King, the Secretary of State By Command of His Majesty problem of Japan's surplus popu-for the Colonies has 'telegraphed

ation."

to the Governor of Jamaica ex- pressing the deep regret with -- which His Majesty had learned of the exceptionally severe storm which caused heavy loss of life, and conveying to sufferers an ex- pression of his profound sym- pathy, British Wireless Ser- Ivice.

During the discussion, the Chinese delegates expressed the opinion that if the west ern world considered tabloid newspapers, “gangster" films and chewing-gum as evid ence of higher civilisation the Orient preferred its tra- ́ditional estale)

EMIGRATION IN THE ORIENT.

ministration also intends to render Not A Cure For Excess STOP PRESS

similar assistance to the Hor. market, using the meat thus “par chased to assist the unemployed.

poned his intended visit to Switzer- GAOL REVOLT IN United Press, per S. C. Gold Bar Co.

ship of the League of Nations last October, and the British Mandate terminated and British responsibi lities in Iraq ceased on that date. There is, however, a Treaty of Al- lance between Great Britain and Iraq-British Wireless Service.

Y King Feisal Postpones Holiday,

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Baghdad, To-day. Following the urgent represen-

tations of the British Charger D Affaires, here, King. Feisal his post poned for one week, his departure for a holiday in Switzerland

from London next week Renter

On Saturday Falkirk shared eix Vice-Consul for Hong Kong arrived The British Ambassador returns goals with Third Lanark on their bere this morning on the Dollar liner, own ground, while St Mirren were "President Van Buren Mr. Cooker beaten 6-0 by the HeartsReuter. Prince Ha.

"}was, formerly, stationed at Port

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HAVANA

Prisoners Overpower Warders.

SEVERAL WOUNDED

Havana, To-day. -

"A number of prisoners in the gaol at Guantanamo mutinied yesterday and Overpowered their warders after a struggle fy which four prisoners - and several warders were wound- ed-Beuter.

NEW CUBAN AMBASSADOR

Govern Ster

ador to Me

Cinter--Renter

onday,

U.S. AND SOVIET TRADE.

Negotiations At

Standstill,

Population,

Band, Alberta, To-day

The Institute of Padac Re- lations which opened here on Mon-

CLUBS.

day last, under the Chairmanship CHINESE BATHING of Bir Robert Falconer yesterday discussed emigration and agreed that emigration, was

a per manent. epra for excess popul tion."

Regarding Manchuria, the Japanese delegates expressed on Washington, To-day.jopinion that relief, will come to The Soviet-American trade Japan .......through increased-in- negotiations have apparently, come idustrialisation rather than by to a standstill."

wholesale emigration

The Soviet are not only saking The Chinese delegates- argued for long term credits but are mak- that China's; surplus" population ing any deal dependent on United was 4,500,000. yearly as, compared States recognition of the Sozlet with Japan's 1,000,000, therefore The United States - Secretary of China's need for an outlet for ex- Mr. Henry C., Wallace ceas population, exceeded„Japan's that the negotiations needed a

for the sale to the Boriet of Among the 125 representatives 0,000 bales of cotton have so are Bir William Shenton, who, re- been inconclusive, but, will be presenta Hong Kong, and Mr. H. G.

d-Reuter

Woodbead, of Bhanghai - Beuter.

Permitted To Stay For Present.

The reply to the petition from the Chinese Bathing Clubs was decided upon by the Governor-In-Council yesterday.

It is learned that the Clubs will be allowed to remain-on their present sites for the timé being, but they are warned to seek other sites as shipping and industrial interests in the Colony must come first"