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MADE IN

ENGLAND

THE HONG KONG HOTEL

GARAGE.

The Bong Kong & Shanghai Boteli. Ltd.

The British-

TRUCK

Incorporated to Hong Kong.

Road. Happy Valley.

Economical 27-h.p. 6-cylinder engine -reducing vibra- tion, reducing engine-wear, reduc- time-off-the- ing road, reducing ex- penses.

The dollar, on demand, closed

to-day at 1/4 7-8.

FINAL EDITION

China Mail

Ext. 1825.

THE OLDEST - ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST

Eat 1843.

No. 28,593 HONG KONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1933.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

GENTLEMEN'S HIGH GRADE OUTFITTING

AT HOME PRICES

BERNARDS' OF HARWICH

CHATER ROAD,

HONG KONG.

COL. AND MRS, CHARLES LINDBERGH FLY ACROSS SOUTH ATLANTIC

U. S. RAILROADS' INCOME RISES

50 Per Cent Increase For First

Ten Months' Of 1933

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

(By Triegraph, Copyright, Telegros

phic Mensages Anduinaci,

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ZAN.

Premio 7, 10.04 0.mi

Washington, To-day,

The 'ted States rail- roads have reported that for the first 10 months of 1933 the net operating income was LLS.5398.238,658 as compared with US $264,6) 6,478 for the cor estanding percent of

1902

S. C. Gold Bar Co

U.S. LEAVES

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..

GOLD PRICE

UNCHANGED

TO STABILISE BOND MARKET. ROOSEVELT WILL NOT WEAKEN SECURITIES

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

Rr.

By Telegraph, Congright Telegra phie Mensages frdinanec. 1880. caped Dreember 7, 1002 m.)

Washington. To-day.

The White House has stated that President Roosevelt does not, intend weakening the United States Securities Act Insany way,

The Acting-Secretary of the United States Treasury. Mr. Henry Morgenthau, has announċ- that he has refunded more than U.S.$900,000,000 out of the U.S.$1.875,000,000 Fourth Liber-' ty Bond issue.

The gold price has been left unchanged in an effort to stabilise the Government bond market. United

Press, ner S. C. Gold Bar Co.

HIGHER TAXES IN 1934 ?

But Business Reports Are Favourable.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. (Bu Telegraph, Cangright. Telegry-- pur Mexnager Ordunner, 1892. and free india 1, 10.04 0.01)

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BRILLIANT FLIGHT TO BRAZIL

IN WIRELESS CONTACT ALL THE WAY

LINDBERGH GRATIFIED BY PLANE'S PERFORMANCE

PORT NATAL, BRAZIL, TO-DAY. COLONEL AND MRS. CHARLES A. LINDBERGH HAVE ADDED TO THEIR LONG LIST OF RECORD FLIGHTS BY A BRILLIANT CROSSING OF THE SOUTHERN ATLANTIC IN THEIR GIANT MONOPLANE.

The route taken by the famous American pilots from Bathurst, Gambia, to Port Natal. Brazil, was approximately 1,700 miles. No time was mentioned in the cable but the flight took from 17 to 20 hours, Mrs. Lindbergh is the first woman to cross the southern Atlantic by air.

After crossing the north Atlantic by way of Greenland and Iceland early in the summer, the Lindberghs, who are surveying the Atlantic for possible air services, toured Europe in their plane. During the last few weeks they have visited the Azores. Madeira, and the Canary Islands. They will fly from Port Natal to New York, probably by easy

slages.

Colonel Lindbergh

Earlier Rumour Of Flight.

LISBON TO NEW YORK.

to

Madrid, Spain, Dec. 2. New York, To-day.

Colonel and Mr. Charles A. Traders are optimistic, due better dividends and earnings, con- Lindbergh may fly back home tinued favourable business report the United States from Portugal, it the strength of railroad stocks and

was rumoured to-day, the steadiness of commodities.

Unfavourable factors to included are the prospects high taxes in 1934, despite the increased liquor revenue, and the uncertanty regaring possi ble bank and Stock Exchange legislation,

be

of

Taking off from Bathurst, Gam- bia, the British Colony on the west coast of Africa, at 2 a.m. yesterday. the Lindbergh flew in & a south- westerly direction, crossing the Equator before landing at Port Na- tal, Brazil, where a landing place had been prepared.

The President of the Sparish Republic visits the Spanish Protectorate of Morocco in Northern Africa. President Alcalı Zamora with the Chief of the Protectorate driving past the Pueria de la Reins in Telukn,

Note the veiled women in the background. 'where crowds of Arabs and others waited to welcome them.

MRS.

BOY ARRESTED

Brought To Hong Kong| Last Night.

HUNTER'S

TO APPEAR AT KOWLOON

COURT TO-MORROW

Tong Wing-kwok, the young house-boy who disappeared last Thursday afternoon after mak- ing a savage attack on Mrs. If. J. The flyers received un en- Hunter at 66A,/ Nathan Road, thusiastic welcome from Govern-where he was employed was ar ment representatives and a rested in his native village of]

POPE PIUS TO CREATE SEVEN NEW CARDINALS

Archbishop Constantini May Be Honoured

Vatican City, To-day. It is stated that his Holiness the Pope will create some seven new Cardinals before the conclusion of the Boly Year

These will

include probably Monsignor Constantini, who was, until recently, Apostolic Delegate, in China-Reuter.

ROOSEVELT STILL

SILENT

No Mention Of Monetary Policy. BUSINESS MEN URGE NEW GOLD BASIS

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL (By Telegraph, Copyright. Telegra phic Mensagen Ordinance, 1804. Re ceived December 7, 10.04 a.,)

Washington, To-day. Presiden i Boosevelt's policy speech last night did" not mention monetary mat. ̧.

United Press, per

crowd including the full force of Men Tong, in the Yan Ping dis-ENGLAND DEFEAT ters

American stations.

Mrs. Lindbergh, lnden with flowers from admirers, said that she was pleased to be. the first womun Lo By the South Atlantic.

trict, about 100 miles inland from Kongmoon, and brought to Hong Kong late last night.

FRANCE

Soccer Triumph By 4 Goals To 1. SUPERIOR TO BUSTLING

METHODS

It is understood that the pri soner will be charged before Mr.

the Wynne-Jones at

Kowloon Magistracy to-morrow morning. The flight was helped by the

No statement has yet been taken SKILL trade winds and Col. Lindbergh from the arrested TIGN, & China was most gratified with the per-Mail representative was informed by formance of his machine and the Sub-Inspector Rosenkwy at the success of the wireless arrange Water Police Station this morning ments by which he kept in con- Mrs. Hunter the victim of the at- stant communication with South American stations.

The Lindberghs are stay. ing at the British Consulate and have refused to partici pate in the celebrations, pre ferring to rest after the strain of the fight-Reu ter.

to

They had originally planned make their Atlantic hup from Dakar, in French West Africa, but) The American consulate at Ponte owing to an epidemic of yellow Verda was the source for the refever, they were forced to abandon their plan. He later sent a wire- port that they planned to make less message to asking for landing be made at St. |non-stop light from Lisbon to New preparations to

Louis. Senegal, but this plan was. also abandoned.

York.

The Lindberghe fles this sum-

United States tal Strengthening Banking Structure mer from the

Europe via Greenland and Iceland, the last

It is announced that the National and have been spending City Bank is selling $50,000,000 pre- | ferred stock to the Reconstruction several weeks touring Europe Finance Corporation, in support of air. President Roosevelt's plan strengthen the banking

structure

through Federal Purchase Влик Becurities,

bv

If they make the trip it will be. the most dangerous undertaken for Lindbergh since

S. C. Gold Bar Co.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL (By Telegraph, Copyright. Telegra phie Messages Ordinance, 1804, Ro- ceived December 6, 148 p.)

Sacramento, Yesterday,

|R.A.F. PLANE

CRASHES AT

SAN TIN

CORPORAL INJURED; PILOT UNHURT.

PLANE DOWN NEAR BORDER THIS MORNING

Three members of the Royal Air Force, station- ed in Hong Kong, had a fortunate escape from death this morning, when the plane in which they were flying came down on the border.

The accident occurred at 10.30 a.m. at San Tin Village, in the Lok Ma Chau police district. Two of the occupants escaped

uninjured, while another was hurt. The extent of his injuries is, however, {not yet known.

Whether the plane crashed or was damaged in making a forced landing is uncertain, as the Air Force authorities at Kai 'Tak de- clined to verify or contradict the report.

!

The officer in charge of the Lok Ma Chau'police station was not at the station at the time of the accident and is unable to, supply details.

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Later,

It is learned that the in- jured man is Corporal Win- ter, who is attached to the Kai Tak air base. His in- juries are stated to be slight. The other two occupants were officers, the pilot and the obser

The Western Division of the ver.

It is understood that the plane United States Chamber of Commeroc to-day passed a resolution urging was one of the large type bomb- President Roosevelt to establish a ers attached to the aircraft car- new gold basis as soon as possible rier, H.M.S. Eagle, which are now London, To-day,

and then return to the gold standard. stationed at Kai Tak aerodrome. Leading by three clear goals-United Press, per S.C. Gold Bar at the interval England beat Co. tack, has made rapid progress and France by 4 goals to 1 in the soc

her condition this morning was stated to be very satisfactory.

A police reward of $250 was of fered for the arrest of Tong Wing-1 kwok, who is said to be about 201 years of age.

Lok Ma Chau is a frontier día. trict of the New Territory, between Fanling and Un Long, reached by

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cer international at White Hart ROOSEVELT'S NEW byway from the main road. The

Lane the Spurs ground. yester day.

The game was not up to inter- Įnational standard, the Englishmén's! skill proving too good for the bustling methods of the Frenchmen

EMPIRE DEFENCE who were completely outplayed.

SERVICES

Patriotic Gift From Pacific Colony.

London, To-day. The Government of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, which comprises a

JAPANESE TRADE group of small islands in the

COMPETITION

Effect On Colonial

Markets.

his memorable HOME GOVERNMENT ACTIVELY

Western Pacific, with a total population of 34,000, kava offered a sum of $750 as B contribution towards the cost of the defence services of the Empire.

CREATION

National Emergency Council Appointed.

CENTRALISE INFORMATION

Camsell, the Middlesborough cen-TO tre forward, gave England the lead in the 13th minute after a brilliant

Washington, To-day. Nine minutes later solo effort.

President Roosevelt has creat- Brook, the Manchester City inside ed a National Emergency Coun-] right, scored from a free kick to cíl, charged with centralising in- place England two up.

formation and co-ordinating the England went further ahead activities of the various Govern-

the interval, mental agencies. eight minutes after Grosvenor, getting his head to a high centre. Veinante scored for France

close.- nine minutes before the Reuter.

The council is made up of:-

Mr. Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of Interior.

Mr. Henry A. Wallace, Secre tary of Agriculture,

Mr. Daniel C. Roper, Secretary of Commerce, and

police station lies on the Chinese border.

The last R. A. F. accident occurred Jon November 22, when a naval sea. plane crashed when about to land at Kal Tak Aerodrome. The plane was badly damaged but there were no casualties.

DISSENSION IN US. TREASURY Slighted Assistant May Resign.

NEW, HUGE DEBT ISSUE

Washington, To-day. Dissension has again flamed up in the United States Treasury,

The

Acting-Secretary,

Mr.

Miss Frances Perkins, Secre- Henry Morgenthau has removed tary of Labour,

the Internal Revenue Bureau

Accompanied by their English trainer, Griffith, the French team will leave for Paris to-morrow. The team was chosen from Giulland, and Beosers (goal- The offer has been gratefully Destoase,

Mr. Frank Walker,, executive from the authorlly of Mr. Hewes (backs). Delfour, secretary of the Recovery Coun- the Assistant. Secretary, who is accepted, and the High Commis-keepers), Mattler, Mairesse, Rolhiou, sioner for the Western Pacific and Vaudooren has been asked to convey to the Verriest, Kausear, Delmer, Banide, cil, has been appointed. Director expected to resign unless Pre- (half of the new Committee, Reuter,sident. Roosevelt Intervenes to Colony the sincere appreciation Scharwath, and Gougalu of His Majesty's Government in backs), and Velnante, Ria, Nicolas, and Colonel Colville, speaking for the United Kingdom. British Gerard, Courtois, Cros," Cheura, and

Liberati (forwards). and with Mrs the Board of Trade, aid in the Wireless Service.

of Commons yesterday

It is also announced that the Banknight to Paris in 1927.

$77,500,000

Since then, when Lindbergh by vaulted inte

is decreasing its common stock fram

fame, he made his $124,000,000 to changing the par value from $20 in goodwill flight, to Central $12.60 without changing the num-South America,

CONSIDERING QUESTION

ber of shares outstanding.-United Lindbergh flew in 1931 to China, House Press per S.C. Gold Bar Co.

FROST AGAIN HOLDS UP RUGBY

London, To-day.

Two County Rugby matches were

London, To-day,

via Alaska, Siberia and Japan that he had received reports of This your they made the Atlantic competition from Japan in vári-i jcrossing via the northern route. ous Colonial markets, affecting a of United Kingdom westbound flight from number Europe to America is vastly more manufactures other than cotton hazardoja then

We eastbound textiles. flight, owing to the prevailing nd-

The

These included asbestos, dement

Italy Will Not Initiate

League Reform Proposals

Rome, To-day.

..

réstors harmony,

The Treasury has announced the issue of U. 8. $950,000,000 worth jof certificates of indebtedness dat

STOP PRESS ed December 15, bearing interest

WINTER IN HOSPITAL

of 21 per cent, and maturing, on December 18,1984, to meet the ob |ligations falling due on December 15, namely, U. 8. $478,828,000 bear- ing 41 per cent. Interest and U. S the foreiga Powers to submit.

Dr..J. T. Smalley, Medical Officer $254,804,000 at per cent. Inter cussed through diplomatic chan- of the Kowloon Hospital Informed est,, This is the second day, in succes bound fights have been successful goods and rayon goods, cycles and that Italy does not intend to take me or at a meeting of the the China Mait that Corporal Win The re-financing plan does not postponed yesterday owing to frost. verse winds, Many more east shenta, cement made up Cotton Well-informed quarters state new proposals which could be dis

revision

of the League Council

ter is suffering from multiple, in mention the U, S. $1,000,000,000 sion that matches have been can than westbound flights, hence the cycle parts, galvanised Iron sheets, the initiative in

and League of Nations,

It is officially denied that the juries, but that his condition is Fourth Liberty Bond issue which is celled because of the weather, Lindberghs will abandon their role hardware, if

They add that the decision of Fascist Grand Council will draft noi serious,

|still outstanding and for which a band Issue in exchange. Is expected the Faselet Grand Council should scheme for reform of thel

soon. Reuter Beuter. be interpreted as an invitation to League,

The two matches were Eastern (of “anfc fiers” if they attempt the Ules, rubber footwear, soap Counties v Hampshire at Colchester Atlantic crossing from Lisbon leer. and Middlesex v Sussex-Beuter. United Press.

and

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