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UNREST AND

MINOR TROUBLE REPORTED IN SIAMESE NAVY

Government Bans Publication Of Military Views

Bangkok, To-day. Owing to some small trouble in the Slamese Navy, which does not. entirely favour the present Gov- ernment, the publication of milli- Lary views has been here.--Router.

$1,000,000,000

forbidden

TO BOOST US.

RECOVERY

PLAN TO BOLSTER

SECURITIES.

FINAL EDITION

China Mail

Est. 1843.

THE OLDEST - ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST

No. 28,621 HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1934. PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

VIOLENCE

TWO NAZIS KILLED

BOMB ATTACK

ON GOVERNMENT

NEWSPAPER

NAZI INVASION OF

VIENNA.

HUNDREDS ARRESTED AFTER BOMB EXPLOSIONS

Vienna, To-day.

SUBSTANTIAL RAIL ORDER· FOR GREAT BRITAIN.

Four Freight Locomotives For Hangchow-Nanchang Line

London, To-day.

The Chinese Purchasing Com- 'mission in Great Britain has been instructed from Nanking to pur chase in Britain, four freight locomotives for the Hangchow- Nanchang Railway..

Payment will be made by the British Boxer Indemnity funds. --Reuter.

SPREADING

LOW SCORING

BY M.C.C. AND

INDIAN TEAM

Townsend Keeps Innings Score Down To 124.

ENGLISH BATSMEN FAIL" LOSING

WICKETS FOR 79

Benares, To-day.

Low scoring featured the first day's play in the three-day match between the M. C. C. and the Vizia nagram eleven. which is of Test calibre.

Unrest is spreading REBUFF FOR KING In cloudy weather and before

throughout Austria. Chancellor

Engelbert

Dollfuss has assumed supreme command of

GOVERNMENT MAY STRENGTHEN Austria's semi-military

BUSINESS STRUCTURE

MPECIAL TO CHINA MATE (By Telegraph. Copyright. Telegra“, The Messages Ordinance, 1984. Re reived January 11, 12.25 p.m.)

Washington, To-day.

·CAROL

Cleaning-up Politics. In Rumania.

Royalist Storm Batta- KING'S MISTRESS MUST LEAVE

lions.

Two Nazis were killed and two wounded at

It is learned that United States bomb

attack on

THE COUNTRY

Bucharest, To-day.

M. Titulescu's acceptance of

crowd of 20,000 the Indian term were dismissed for 124 by Town- send (5 for 30). The M.C.C. last 6 wickets in collecting 79 runs, before the close of play.590

G.S. Naidu, brother of the All-India captain, cored 31/ participating in a lid wicket. stand" with Mähomme, Nisser (14) that elded 36 valuable runs. Townsend, the Derbyshire all-

YOU BUY BETTER

BERNARDS OF HARWICH

THROUGHOUT

Chater Road,

GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTERS,

Members of the No. 100 (T.B.) Squadron of the Royal Air Force, embarking on the 88: Ranpura at King George V. Dock, London, on December 8, for Singapore, where they are being sent to reinforce the two present squadrons. The new squadron, which is equipped with torpedo bomber aircraft, consists of 140 officers and Men÷(8. & G.).

US. AIR ARMADA STARTS

From San Francisco

To Honolulu

Klagenfurt during a the past of Minister of Foreign rounder, had at one time the fol

the Affairs in the Rumania Cabinet, lowing figures;

CO. M. RAY which followed a long conference]

74180 officials are considering a U. S offices of the "Christian with His Majesty, King Carol, is His fifth wicket, cost 17 runs $1,000,000,000 dollar debt liquid- Socialist," the Govern-construed as meaning a clean

sweep of the Palace Camarilla in two overa. Nichol the Essex by who ment

are alleged to be playing fast bowler, had 3 to 39, while members of the Labour fast and loose with. Rumanian Clark, the Northant fast left

hander, took the remaining to]. politics

sélekets for 50 vuna,GE The plan involved the purchase Corps, the Nazi organ-

ation plan in connection with possible further development in the Recovery programme.

newspaper,

que mor's private secretary al of some of the more attractive isation which was dis- Dumiteaed, is being dismissed, also recurities in railroads, insurances solved a month ago.

his father, who commands the Gen- companies and States and Muri-

dermes, and the General-in-Charge The attackers stunned and cipalities to place the security

of the Secret Service, market on the sound footing threw, the Heimwehr guard over

essential to genuine fence, but he recovered and made prosperity, thus leaving business good use of his rifle." strong enough to continue when

which is

the Recovery expenditures end,

$2,000,000,000 Bonds For Farm Credits.

ames-

President Roosevelt, in sage to the United States Congress, recommends authorisation making the Government responsible for the principal as well as the interest of UJ. S. $2,000,000,000 worth of Farm Credit Administration bonds, which thereby rank as Treasury Certifi catea backed not only by the Government's credit, but by pro- perty of definíte value.

¿Continued on Page 9.)

BOOM IN STEEL INDUSTRY.

Big Increases Reported By US Corporation.

· · ·SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL: (By Telegraph, Copyright. Telegra nhic Messages Ordinance; 1881. Ee ceived January 11, 12.25 p.m.)

New York, To-day. The United States Steel Corpora- tion yesterday announced that the December shipments totalled 600, 689 tons as compared with 430, 368

Chancellor Dollfusa,

a

Eighty arrests were made at Klagenfurt, and 250 at Vienna, The capital was invaded, both afoot and in lorries, by members of the La- bour Corps. Many had possession of bombing materials.

All three are credited with some

Notable failure among the Indian batsmen

>>were

C: K. Naldu (6) Amar Nath (4) and Dilawar Hussain (1).

SIX

NAVAL FLYING-BOATS

TAKE-OFF

Ban Francisco, To-day. Six United States naval flying-bonis yesterday start

ed a non-stop fight to Hono tulu, from here Reuter.

BRITISH TRADE WITH FRANCE Vigorous, Protest Against Quotas.

REASON FOR FRENCH

DISCRIMINATION A

Batidon. To-day. -

A protest by the British Com- mercial Counsellor in Paris" couched in most vigorous terms. against the French import

The proposed fight was an- quotas, and the early restoration Only B. H Valentine, the Kented on December 28 by Ad- of the 75 per cent. of the quotan connection with the Iron Guard." amateur, showed any degree of rat David F. Bellers, Commander allotted to British goods which The King demurred, and for some confidence in the face of the fast in-Chief of the United States fleet, were suspended last week are time it was thought possible that bowling of Mahommed Nissarn his return from Washington. anticipated."

dictatorship would ensue, but who has now the following both the great political parties, Li- figures. berals and Peasants, resolutely op- posed this.

It is also rumoured that M. Titulescu has demanded the de-

· parture of Madame Lupescu, Her whereabouts are at pre- Bent unknown, but it is belived that she has already gone.— Reuter,

RETAIL FAILURES IN AMERICA,

But Business Outlook Is Favourable.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL

By Telegraph, Copyright. Telegra phic Afnaanges Ordinanas, 1894. Pe ceiped January 11, 12.16 p.m.).

New York, To-day.

0. M. R. W. 18. $ 38 5

The distance from San Francisco

France finds it difficult to forgive

AUSTRIA

US. METHOD.

OF COLLECTING

WAR DEBTS

Discriminatory Tax On Liquor.

DEFAULTING NATIONS HIT BY SENATE

Washington Today,

amendment to the American Liquor Tax Bill, placing special excise taxes on "liquor from countries in ar- rears with war debt payments was yesterday adopted by the United States Senate by 40 votes to 39.

"The amendment fixes a tax of U. S. $3 per gallon on wines and U. S. $5 per gallon on li- quor above the tariffs on in- ports from nations wholly or partly in default with war debt payments.

The amendment •now goes to the House of Representa- tives.

Administrative leaders do not regard the vote as a final decision on war debts, coo fencing, that the proposal should have been considered apart from the Liquor Bill ----- Renter

SURPRISE - MOVE.

Democratic Leaders Astounded.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAN...

ray Taken anh Gopro, Talone to Honolulu is about 2,000 miles, Great Britain for abandoning: freephia Menager Ordinance, 1704. -

Ferived January 11, 11.25 p.m.) -/. The flight is similar to two long-trade, and seems inclined to discuss

Washington, To-day, distance-flights made last year by tariffs in a different, temper. than Valentine is undefeated with 30 naval squadrons between the United with the countries who always had The United States Senate has passed the Liquor Bill, which now tariffs.

France recently canceled the 15 returns to the House of Repre-

Ito-his credit Reuter.

¡States and the Panama canal..

TILDEN DEFEATS BRITISH GULANA per cent, surtax on British importa sentatives because the Senate

VINES

Still Master Of The Courts,

"BIG BILL” WINS IN

STRAIGHT SETS S

New York, To-day; "Big - Bill" -- Tilden,** former World tennis champion, beat Ellsworth Vines 1932 Wimbledon champion, by 8-6, 6-3, 6-2 In a professional encounter at the Madison Square Garden yester-

Despite the continued apathetic day. Reuter, trading, optimism prevailed on Wall Vines, dethroned last year by Jack Thirty smoke bombs were ex- Street yesterday regarding the Crawford, Australian ace, is the ploded in Vienna where a police-future.

latest recruit to the "Tilden Cirens.") This is due to the favourable news thus following in the footsteps (of] man and a woman were injured.-

in all industrial circles, including Vincent · Richards, another well- Reuter,

Further acts of defiance the rise in United States steel ship-known American player. against the Government's threat ments for December and the in Tilden's success, following his tons in November, and with one tons to invoke sterner measures to creased electricity output. triumph over Henri Cochet in the curb Nazi activities in Austria, Unfavourable factors include the International encounter in Paris, took place at Balzburg, yester-increased retail failures for the stamps. him is still being the lead- The total shipments for 1983 were 5,760, 062 as against 8,974, 062 tons day when a mob bombed the wook ended January 4-United Ing player in the world: In 1982 and 7,676, 744 tons in 1931: police station there, Consider Presa, per S. C. Gold Bar Co.

United Press, per S.C. Gold Barable damage was done.

in the preceding. December.

ST. LAWRENCE TREATY

DE PROJECT

Roosevelt Urges

By Con

SPECIAL TO CHINA'NAR-1 By Talegraph, CopyrightSTAG phie Messages. Ordinones, 181K -- ceived January 11,

kington

A gendarme was wounded by MINISTER'S EAST AFRICAN TOUR a bomb, at Dälass,

ADMIRAL YANG'S

DEATH

Former Minister, Of

Colonial Secretary Leaves Khartoum

London,

The Colonial Secretary,

Lister, East Africa,

from Thart reless Service,

ADDED TINIJOTA

It has been officially stated... by ME O'Brien, manager of the "Tild- en Circus" that Tilden and Vines will make a tour of Japan, and China during the autumn of the

year, leaving for Japan in October.

¿Continued on Page, 9,363)

FLOODS

|but simultaneously reduced, by 75 has adopted an amendment im- per cent, the quotas of British Im-posing extra heavy taxes on im- ports, and subjected 188 new arti-ports, from countries defaulting cles to quota, thus affecting £8,000,-in war debta. 46 Inches Of Rain In 1000 worth of British goods,

Two Months

DAMAGE TO LIVESTOCK; CROPS AND PROPERTY.

London, To-day. The Governor of British Gulana, Bir Edward Brandis

The Imports Duties Act entities Britain to add a 100 per cent, tax on all goods from countries which discriminate against her, and it is a coincidence that the value of im- ports into Britain of French wine, silk and fruit are approximately £8,000,000 per year-Reuter.

Denham, reports that the OVERSEAS TRADE

very heavy rainfall, amount ing to 19 inches month up to Janus lowing the exci

fall of over

cember,

The Bill was passed without &: record of the vote L

The amendment, made by Senator Clark, of Missouri, was adopted by 40 votes to 39, atunning the Democratic leaders, Unlied Press per 8. C. Gold Bar Ca

BISHOP MUELLER REPRIMANDED

IN 1932

Nazi

throughout aging.. crops,

Steady Decline Of Britain's Imports.

HINDE

Că SURPRISES

prope

EXPORTS HIGHER; BUT DOWN

The villages in par are suffering severely loss of human-life-is

2 IN DECEMBER-PL

No port-

All possible steps are be taken to deal with the abnor mal conditions. British Wireless Service

PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY

ROYAL WEDDING AT Big Stock Conver

Schen MUNICH

London, To-days

The Board of Trade prelimin ary figures for overseas Crade during the past: mon

Importa, 163,16200

Exports 1680;

In the pres

totalled

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