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THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED NE" VSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST

No. 28,566

HONG KONG, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1933.

Est. 1843.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

FARM SKIRMISHES, BOMBING AND SHOOTING IN

BRITAIN'S

OPPORTUNITY

IN CHINA

SEVEN PERISH IN U. S. FLYING TRAGEDY

More Active Support Family Incinerated When Plane

Urged By M.P.

ASSISTANCE TO NANKING

London. To-day.

Britain has an opportunity now which may never recur to resume her former leadership in Chinese affairs, declares Sir John Wardlaw- Milne, Parliamentary member for the Ridderminster Division of Wor- cestershire, in a letter to "The Times" to-day, urging that it should be Britain's aim to assist the Nank- ing Government by every possible means to lead China back along the path of peace and prosperity.

This. he declares, will involve the adoption of a more definite!

been policy than as Britain pursuing in recent years,

He suggests a change in

the permanent residence of

the British Minister 10 China from Peking to a cily nearer Nanking as an inte gral part of the transition from an altitude of aloofness to one of active support.

Sir John declares that the situa- tion in China is undoubtedly more stable than it has been for

thei some time past and that Nanking Government to-day poe-| esses more prestige and power than any of its predecessorÁ. 'It is, however, faced with difficul- ties and needs moral and mater fal support.

There is no Power to which she should be able to look for that) support more than Britain, he declares. -Reuter.

JEWS BOYCOTT GERMAN GOODS

Delegates From 150,000 Meet In London.

London, To-day. More than 600 delegates.

in all presenting 150,000 Jews

re

Crashes Into House

Shrewsbury, New Jersey.

To-day.

Seven persons were killed here yesterday, when one of the Na- tional Guard aeroplanes crashed into a house.

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The pilot and his passenger were killed instantly. while the Occupat of the house, two women and two children. were incinerated in the fire which followed the crash. Reuter,

BALBO MAY GO

Mussolini May Take Over Ministry.

ITALIAN RUMOUR YET UNCONFIRMED

Rome, To-day.

There is no Air Marshal confirmation so far, of the rumours that the King of Italy

2,000,000 FARMERS

INVOLVED

IOWA ORDER "TO USE

EVERY WEAPON"

ROOSEVELT ADAMANT TO

PLAN OPPONENTS:

GOLD

DES MOINES, IOWA. TO-DAY,

TWO MILLION AMERICAN FARMERS, IN MORE THAN HALF OF THE STATES OF THE UNION. ARE INVOLVED! IN THE RENEWED FARM STRIKE IN THE MIDDLE-WEST. THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO ENFORCE PRICES SHOWING A FAIR PROFIT, FOLLOWING PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S OPPOSITION TO THE DELIBERATE PRICE-FIXING OF FARM PRODUCE.

The

The strike has now entered the militant" phrase. Iowa strike-leader has ordered farmers "to use every weapon,'

Farm skirmishes, bombing, shooting, and the de- molishing of Cheese factories have been features of the strike.

Meanwhile, Mr. Henry Wallace. Secretary of Agriculture, and the Governors of the farm States are drafting a new formula embodying parily of prices, a quota system and the United States purchases of surpluses of farm products. Reuter.

will to-day accept the resigna- EXTREME INFLATION PRESIDENT SNUBS

tion of Air Marshal Italo Bal-

bo, the Air Minister, and that Signor Mussolini will create a Ministry of National Defence. combining the army, navy, and air force, with himself as Min-

ister.

PREDICTED.

Pittman Renews Silver Advocacy.

SPECIAL TO CHINA-NAIL

3 GOVERNORS Ignores Complaints By. Businessmen.

(Hy Telegraph, Coppright. Telegra ADHERES TO GOLD PLAN

|phic "Meerages Ordinaner, 1884. "Re-] ferred November 6, 9.40 (.m.)

SPECIAL TO‘CHINA MAIL.

ZAMBRENE WEATHERPROOFS

ARE

Superior.

BERNARDS' OF HARWICH.

Outfitters.

CHATER ROAD,

HONG HỒNG:

U.S. STRIKE

His Excellency the Governor Sir William Peel, KCM.G., KILE, inspecting the Guard of Honour formed by the Ist, Kow- Joon Brownies, at the opening of the International Fair and Pageant, on Saturday. The Rev. Walton Rogers, of St. Andrew's Church, where the fair was held, is seen walking with hls Excellency.--(King's Studio).

TYPHOON NEAR HAINAN

To-day's Weather Forecast.

NO. 1 SIGNAL UP

+

WHA

CHINA'S FINANCES

•

WAR THREAT TO JAPAN

FROM BOTH

US. AND SOVIET

SAYS TROTSKY

Myth Of Japanese Invincibility.

·“FEUDALLY EXPLOITED BY-

MILITARISTS

Paris, To-day. Japan must expect war against the Soviet and the United States. declares M. Leon Trot- sky, the exiled Bolshe- vist, in a sensational ar- ticle in "The Loeuvre."

In

It is time that the myth of Japanese invincibility was exploded.

Conditions both Japan and Russia have changed since the Russo- Japanese war. The So- viet has been re-born since the revolution,

Military Expenditure To Be Reduced. DR. KUNG'S STATEMENT Nanking. To-day Immediately after his arrival The No. 1 Typhoon algnal hoisted at 10.20 a.m. this morning. here this morning from Shanghai,

The typhoon has recurved and is Dr. H. H. Kung proceeded to the while Japan is feudally now altuated in the immediate Central Kuomintang Headquarters exploited by militarists. vicinity of north-east Hainan, (about where he addressed the weekly

memorial meeting, outlining the Trotskyetes statistics to show 200 miles south-west of Hops Kong) Government's present financial-si-that Japan is feeble compared with tuation and his own financial po- the Sovjet and the United States. apparently filing up.

Cloudy, with rain and strong

Bicy

Therefore be concludes, it should.... north and north-east winds, pro-

Dr. Kung declared that after the be hoped that the Japanese' mili- Bu Telegraph, Copyright, Telegre-bably improving later, is the fore- Washington, To-day. whic Mesangen Ordinance 1894. Re-caat issued by the Royal Observatory successful completion of the Kutarists will not tempt destiny.

mintang Anti-Northern Expedition, to-day Senator

Reuter. Key Pittman, eived November 5, 5.46 (pán)

Hong Kong's rainfall for the 24 the Government contemplated a re Chairman of the United

hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day was duction in military expenditures, States Senate Foreign Re-

President Roosevelt has flatly 141 inches, making a total of 68.29 thereby enabling him to carry out 10 JAPANESE PLANES

the Government's reconstruction lations Committer, has pre- rejected the farm relief, proposals inches since January 1, against an

¡programme, dicted that the propaganda made by the Governors of lows, average of 80.81 inches. now being conducted by the Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North and South Dakota, and has declar- defintionist group against

ed that he will continue buying President Roosevelt's sound

foreign gold as the sole, method of money programme, will drive

price raising, for the present. Congress to extreme infla-

The Governors have proposed tion this winter.

that the President fix prices, above at levels Senator Pittman believes that immediately,

those now prevailing and that he are the most; silver purchases

use all his emergency powers, logical means of heading off the including actual inflation. connection extremes.

This move

would necessi- tate the resignation of Admir- al Sirianni as well as Air Mar- shal Balbo-Reuter.

ACCIDENT AT BANK

BUILDING.

Granite Falls From Crane On To Lorry.

parts of the country, have un- NEW VEHICLE COMPLETELY

animously passed a

resolution

the London official boycott on

German goods and appealing to

WRECKED.

in Another accident

Washington, To-day.

The President is determined

Jews in the British Empire to ab- with the demolition of the old Hong He condemned the Treasury's to restore the dollar's value to stain from purchasing and using Kong and Shanghai Bank premises reported inability to accept that prevailing in 1924 and 1926,

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German goods and services until occurred yesterday morning, when a

using all practical and logical the Jews in Germany received new Ford lorry belonging to the Yee possible war debt token payment

The President told the Gov- full equality status and citizen-Sang Tai firm completely in silver, declaring that the Pre-f #hip Reuter.

wrecked by the fall of part of one sident is authorised to accept as ernors that he would use every Inf the great granite pillars from much as U.S.$200.000,000, in sil-

it ver, and that the payment could means to encourage and assist price raises, except those pro-

JOYCE WETHERED

AN AMATEUR,

Denies Report Of Professional Career,

London, To-day. Miss Joyce Wethered, four times British lady golf champion, yester-

day denied the "Daily Mirror" re- port, that she is turning profession.

the Queen's Road frontage, as was being removed by a crane.

The pillar, consisting of a num-

be accepted immediately. Unit-posed by the Governors, ed Press, per S. C. Gold Bar Co.

ber of pieces held together with ROOSEVELT SEES WAR DEBT

cement, was being removed bodily when it broke as it was being lift- ed and a portion fell on the lorry, Wardley which was standing in Street, almost cutting it in two.

No one was injured.

NEGOTIATORS

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

(By Telegraph, Copyright. Telegra- phis Messagen Ordinance, 1891. Ne- ceived November 5, 6.44 p.m.)

Washington, To-day.

Meanwhile, conservative bankers and businessmen de- clare that the unsettled fature of the dollar is retarding business, but the Administra- tion is ignoring complaints.

The Government had called a dis- bandment conference, but, unfor VIOLENT TYPHOON tunately, certain quarters did not

STRIKES ANNAM.

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know the real significance of the conference, which had consequent- ly failed. He stated in conclusion

Deaths Reported In that it was undeniable that military

French Colony.

Paris, To-day,

A violent typhoon has struck the coast of Annam, causing 30 deaths and con siderable damage, according to a report received here

Reuter. from Hanoi,

U.S. PROTEST TO GREECE.

Extradition Treaty Violation Alleged.

Washington, To-day.

the main expenditure now forms item in the National Budget.-Reu- ter.

"REDS" ATTACKING|

IN HUNAN.

Situation Regarded

As Serious.

Canton, To-day.

OVER SOVIET, Flight By Military

Pilots.

Riga, To-day. Ten Japanese milliary planes flew 20 miles into 80- viet territory on Friday last, according to a Vladivos tok report.

A very sharp Soviet pro- Reuter. test is expected.

TOKYO DENIES REPORT

Tokyo.

The War Office denies all know- ledge of the alleged flight of twelve Japanese aeroplanes over Soviet ter-

The Canton Military Headquar-ritory. ters have received an urgent mes-

Nothing is known in Tokyo except

sage from Changsha stating that that the report emanated from the the "Reds" in Kiangat are suddenly Tass Agency in Moscow-Reuter. changing their faciles and appear

to be directing their main efforts at

forcing their way into Hunan.

It is stated in the same message

The United States note to Greece notifying the denunciation of extradition treaty, issued by the that a Red force is being engaged

the

The United States Treasury and State Department, expresses aston by the Hunanese

al in the near future and that she PASSENGER ROCKET on Saturday Treasury Departments, speculative commodities

has already discussed the possibi-

lity with her advisers.

In an interview with "Router"

CANARD.

Government

N

Japanese War Office

Denial.

Tokyo, To-day. "Japanese military, planes the White House believe that itishment at the Greek refusal to troops near Liling, the object of have flown over Soviet · Territory" will be a considerable time before extradite Mr. Samuel Insal, the the "Reds" being, apparently, to states the Japanese War Office in the effects of foreign gold buying American financièr, who is wanted cut off the connection of the reply to the Foreign Office, follow- Government forces between Changing receipt of replies from the At the request of the State and will be apparent although some for fraud.

sha and Pinghduong,

Kwangtung and Korean sections of According to a Government wire, the Japanese Army, the British Ambassador to Washing-ready advancing.

the situation is regarded as serious, ton, Sir Ronald Lindsay, the Chief

-Central News Agency.'- Government, Sir Frederick Leith- Ross, the United States Under- Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Dean Saturday Acheson and others on

the emphasises that she has no in- Queer Sunday Referee Economic Adviser to the British

tention of turning professional and

games

playing in exhibition through out the country.-Reuter.

LOCAL DOLLAR UNCHANGED.

Silver Still Rising..

The dollar ramaina. unchanged, opening to-day at 1/5.

Story Denied.

Berlin, To-day,

The Sunday Referee rocket story conferred with Preldent Roosevelt

ATO Al-

The President is represent ed as pleased with the results

far-United Press,

per

B. C. Gold Bar Co,

is denied from Stettin. It is de- regarding the war debt, but with New York Night

clared that the last rocket experi-out result.

ment took place on the Baltic Coast After the meeting, the officials

in July 1982, which was a failure.-{said that future conversations re- Reuter. A

garding permanent pettlement were

A circumstantial story was publish unlikely,

ed by the Bunday Referee to the effect It is believed that the British that a secret trial of passenger will soon announce some offer of Silver prices advanced 1/16) on carrying rocket, had been made on the Saturday, spot closing at 18, 8/16 land of Bogen, in the Baltic, under boken, payment for Desember, but

the and forward at. 18%,

susploss of the German War at present there is no indication Ministry, and that Bruno Fischer, wo to whether the payment wn thar of bits Fischer, the inventor, had

Iver.United Press,

The cross rate, London on New

York, in &-G#4.85%, while New Asconded six alle into the alty mute Pf

Gold Bar Co.

York on London in 2-G$4,86%.

|sequently making a safe descent,

"Wise-Cracks

the

The note declares that the Greek attitude is most "untenable" and is a "clear violation of the treaty."

It accuses the Greek authorities of attempting to actually try the case.-Reuter, "

SOVIET RAID ON STUD FARM.

Manchukuo Protests

Club Queen

On Death-Bed Theft Of Horses.

The reply, which is expected to be cabled to Moscow, added that the military authorities In Män curla and Korea have strict stand- ing orders not to permit their planes to fly within two kilome tren of the Boviet border.-Reuter

COMMUNISTS LEADER PASSES Started Movement In Japan Harbin, To-day, [was being put into the hole, with

The Manchukuo Authorities are

Moscow, To-day. Uncle Sam's dripping dry boys'

Mr. Benkatayama, the initiator (Prohibition agents) and the big protesting to the Soviet Govern butter and egg man' (proẞteers)ment with regard to the alleged of the Proletarian movement in and suckers In attendance.”rald by four armed Soviet soldiers Japan, and the organiser and leader Texas in her last words made her on a Manchukuo stud farm mear of the Communist Party in Japan famous mark of welcome, "Give Moho, from which they are stated and a member of the Predidium the little girl a great big hand."--to have stolen fifteen of the stud's Commintern, hea died at the age of

'best horses.---Renter,

174 years.—Reuter.