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GENTLEMEN'S HIGH GRADE

OUTFITTING

AT HOME PRICES

BERNARDS OF HARWICH

CHATER ROAD,

HONG KONG

STRENGTH OF SILVER GROUP MAY FORCE ROOSEVELT TO ACT

5 DEAD IN

NAGASAKI

DISASTER

13 Ferry Passengers

Missing,

OFFICIAL REPORT MINIMISES EXTENT OF TRAGEDY

Nagasaki, To-day.

The known death roll of the "Asahi Mans" ferry disaster is now five, while 13 are still missing, thus contradicting the earlier reports that only 11 of the 350 passengers had been saved.

The disaster occurred yester- day afternoon, when the loaded 'vessel. capsized alongside

a pier at Nagasaki.

over-

Thirty of the passengers are in hospital, suffering from ex- posure and various injuries. but so far, only five corpses have been recovered.

The authorities believe that many of the sturdy dockworkers managed to bcramble on shore, in' spite of the bitter cold. With typical phlegm they went to their home and the loss of life was not so great us was at Brst feared.- Reuter.

41 FROZEN TO DEATH

Snow-Storm Tragedy On Dagelet.

Nagasaki, To-day. Forty-one have been found frozen to death on the snow- bond island of Dagelet, off the cast coast of Korea.

When a rescue party landed yes terday evening the storm was still raging and it is feared that there is a fur greater loss of life in other parts of the island.-Reuter.

NEW BRITISH ENVOY TO JAPAN.

Sir Francis Lindley Leaving In April.

Tokyo, To-day.

It is authoritatively an-

nounced that the British Govern-

M. Camille Chautemps whose two-month-old Cabinet resign- ed en bloc on Saturday, as the result of the Stavisky scandal.

DOUMERGUE

DECLINES TO

TAKE OFFICE

Premier Of France

Still Wanted.

HERRIOT MAY SUCCEED CHAUTEMPS

"EVENTUAL VICTORY"

SILVERITES

ELATED AT

LARGE VOTE

TWO SILVER VOTERS ABSENT.

ROOSEVELT LIKELY TO FAVOUR REMONETISATION PLAN

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL- (By_Telegraph, Copyright. Telegra phis Menangen Ordinance, 1894. Be- ceived January 22, 836 (.m.)

Washington, To-day. Senator Wheeler's supporters are elated by the large vote, despite the defeat of the Wheeler remonetisation amend- ment Eventual victory is predicted in a relative-

short time.

Senator Wm. Borah said, "Undoubtedly the majority of the Senate

YRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION SHIP.

The Byrd Antarctic Expedition ship, "Bear of Oakland," which left Dunedin, New Zen- land, recently for the South Pole. Inset, Captain R. A. J. En glish, the young skipper of the ship, seen at the wheel. Admiral Byrd and his companions plan ned to fly over the Pole and-" made: a survey of the surrounding ice packs.

PREPARED

favours silver coinage. NEW SILVER BILL Another vote, which is certain to be favourable, will be taken later. It is The former French Presi- only a question of finding

a favourable time."

Paris, To-day.

bas

La

dent, M. Doumergue, declined an Invitation form a new Cabinet, follow- ing the resignation of the Chautemps Government, on Saturday night.

Two available silver votes, he said, were absent, while three who really favoured the measure voted against it at the last moment due to A strong tendency prevailed yes. terday in favour of the formation President Roosevelt's opposition.

The Observers hold the opinion of a National Government. President, M. Albert Lebrun, spent that as the result of the close the morning consulting the leaders vote, President Roosevelt is like- of the numerous groups, includingly to favour some action similar. if not identical to Senator Wheel- There is a belief that M. Her-er's 16 to 1 ratio proposal. lot, a former Premier, is the Pre-United Press, per S. C. Gold Bar sident's choice head of the Co. Government, as the Socialists op- pose M. Daladier. M. Lebrun, it is expected, will send for the future) Premier to-day-Router.

31. Tardieu.

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FRENCH IMPORT

QUOTAS.

SIGNIFICANCE OF VOTING.

Growing Demand Por Wider Use Of Metal.

SPECIAL TO CHINĂ MÁIL

(By Telegraph, Copyright. [Talagra- in Alessages Ordinance, 1994. Be- erived January 28, 10.50 a.m.)?

Washington, To-day. Some United States Con- gressmen anticipate ) a new White House· proclamatiés ka appease the growing demand for a wider use of silver moss- tarily.

Senator Wheeler stated yester-"

day, "I will wait and see what Pre-

PRUSSIAN

U. S. GOLD BILL EXPECTED TO CHURCH UNDER

RAISE STOCK PRICES

Trader

Following Passage

SPECIAL TO CHINA NAIL, (By Telegraph, Copyright. Talegra. phía Mesanges Ordinones, 1892. 20- ceived January 29, 2.46 am)

New York, To-day. Traders here construe the past- - age of the Gold Bill ballishly, es- pecially in view of the Administra....... tian's expectation of an increase In commodity prices which stocka, iz_fhexpected, will_follow-Unit- ad Press, per 8.C. Gold Bar Co,

DICTATORSHIP

Nazis Rule Protestant Church.

ALL DEFIANT PASTORS TO BE SUSPENDED

Berlin, To-day. Having falled · Lo`, sub- ordinate the whole German Protestant Church, the Nazi Primate, Bishop Muller, is apparently determined to concentrate on securing the

sident Roosevelt plans. If he does NEW INVASION OF Submission of the Church of

nothing I will · Introduce another Rilver Bill"

Many quarters predict that Pre- aldent Roosevelt will authorise the |nationalization of silver along the

Congress Sentiment Forlines recommended by the Commit-

Silver Action.

tee for the Nation,

The House of Representatives

New York, To-day. |Member, Mr. Steagall, kés announced Special despatches from Wash-that he has prepared a Bill creat- successor to Sir To Be Restored Fullyington agres on the significance of ing a Federal monetary authority

ment has asked Japanese agree. ment to

Francis Lindley, British Ambas

sador to Tokyo.

To Meet Protests.

Japanese agreement to the ap- pointment of a successor is ex-

Parls, To-day. pected to be announced in Lon-|

It is learned that restoration don on Tuesday, while Sir Francis of the full 100 per cent. import will probably leave Japan in quotas on certain imports of Bri- tish cotton, notably unbleached April. -Reuter.

cotton, has been decided upon

"

MEXICO ROCKED following, not only the British

protests, but

representations

BY EARTHQUAKE from French users. — Reuter.

Many Injured And Heavy Damage Done.

Mexico City, To-day, The whole of south and central Mexico has been rocked by an earthquake, Many reported injured, and heavy damage has been done, es- ́pecially' at⠀⠀⠀ Acapulco, where numerous buildings have cracked.

YELLOW RIVER FLOOD HAVOC

:

chinery.

CHARHAR?

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Considered Imminent By Chinese.

JAPANESE ATTACKS ON

LUNGMENSU

Prussia. He has now issued an emer- gency decree temporarily AUG-, pending the Church Senate.

ANTARCTIC TRAGEDY

43 OF BYRD

EXPEDITION

MAROONED

CUT OFF BY BREAK OF ICE-SHELF.

FLAGSHIP DRIFTING; FOUR OTHERS IN DANGER

New York To-day. Apprehension for the safety of forty- three members of his Antarctic expedi tion is expressed in a wireless message from Admiral Rich- ard Byrd at the Bay of Whales.

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The message, says that the members- were marooned in camp as a conse quence of the dis- integration of an ice- shelf covering the Bay The tempera- ture is a little below freezing and the ice in the Bay is crum- bling

Admiral Byrd's flagship is drifting, being unable to berth. Four other members of the ex- pedition in Little America are also cut off from their com- rades. Reuter,

DRUMS OF GORDON HIGHLANDERS

Hindenburg To Return Them.

This latest development in the Church 'controversy enables Bishop Muller, who is relying on the support of the Prussian Pre- mier, General Goering, to issue orders, to the supreme Prussian Peking, To-day:

Church Council, thereby subject- The situation in Charhar has ing 19,000,000 Prussian Protes proceeding to Berlin to-morrow to again taken a turn for the worse, tants belonging to the United receive from the President von

Church, to dictatorial rule.

The decree was followed by orders for the suspension of all defiant pastors. 30 of whom ☺ have already been: suspended, - while the oppo sition leader, Pastor Niemoel. ler; has been given leave of absence,

London, To-day. General Bir Ian Hamilton i

Hindenburg the drums of the Gor don Highlanders which were left in Ostend in 1914 when the regf ment made a forced march towards Antwerp, a stag

the Senate voting on the Wheeler empowered to purchase at least and Pittman amendments, opintag 1,000,000,000 ounces of silver at the that Mr. Roosevelt is unable to ig prevailing market price providing it nore the sentiment in Congress in does not exceed U.S.$1 an ounce. according to Chinese reports portant place in the monetary ma-Bill authorising the Treasury Secre- Manchukuo, troops are making favour of giving silver a more im- Mr. Steagall has prepared another which state that Japanese and |tary," Mr. Henry Morgenthan; to

immediately purchase 1,000,000 sporadic attacks on the Chinese ounces of silver at the market price, forces at Lungmenau. «

|⠀ The regiment nevar returned, to and thereafter purchasing in the The Japanese are alleged

Ostend and the drums fell into the open market; aliver bullion to the to be erecting an air-field

| hands" of the Germans, and since equivalent of one-twelfth of the an-

the War they have reposed in the nual "production of the United and a motor road in' the

The fact that, the Nazi Pro- German War Museum. States, the Philipines and “Alaska Fengning district.

testant leaders held a meeting at Sir Ian Hamilton, describes Pre- United Press, per 8.0, Gold Bar Co. Lorries laden with military Bishop Mueller's office and desident Hindenburg's action as a supplies are stated to be run-clared their loyalty to Chancellor gallant, gesture by an old soldier ning daily between Fengning and Hitler and their determination to of world-wide reputation, Router, support Bishop Mueller, is hailed The reports add that there is by the press as the capitulation FAR EASTERN NAVAL a general feeling that a fresh of the opposition, but further de invasion of east Charhar is im-velopments are expected. Reu- CONFERENCE OVER. minent Reuter.

Senator Pittman declares "that an amendment is neces- sary and states that unless President Roosevelt is empow ered to have the United States. market price slightly above the world price, America may lose American silver and the Unit- od States be prevented from carrying out the London Süver Part

The free coinage advocates re- gard the amendment a mere gesture-Reuter,

Pittman Amendment ·

Passed.

FALSE MARRIAGE DECLARATION. Lincolnshire Private Charged

Private James Leslie Bryant of

Takuochang, N

ter

the Lincolnshire Regiment we Soviet's Progress Claimed

As A Victory For Socialism

Many Boats Capsize With Refugees.

CORPSES FLOATING DOWN THE RIVER

Mexico City, Later.

Peking, To-day.

charged before Mr. E. L. Wynne- Practically all the buildings at Corpses floating down the Yel- SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy capaldo, have been damaged, low River have become a daily (By Telegraph, Copyright. Talapos this morning with making a false Fearing further shocks the peo-spectacle in the Huahsien district seived January 28, 10,11 am)

okio. Metsopis: Ordinanca,- 1886, a declaration at the Register of haye abandoned their, houses of Honan, where scores of villages Washington, Yesterday,Marriager Omica, Hong Kong, on

reliving in tents,

persons were injured have been inoxidated as the result The United States Benate has October 16-laat, stating that there The claim that the Boriet's exam-thousands of indu City in a rush to leave of a midden me in the level of the passed the Gold Bill by 66 votes was no just impediment of any kind ple has proved victory for So had developed.

to 28 defeating the Wheeler an to his intended marriage with Lucy cialism, was, made by the General Towns had arise shes and other buildings, river

all other amendments," "except Leung

Becretary of the Communist Party, pan ntil M. Stalis, in his five-hot Internal conditiona; at, munist Pa

to property Heavy ice jams from the upper Senator Key Pittman's amend- regions have aggravated the adusement authorising the issuance of

silver certificates and the de

the silver dollar

tion

Many bosts filled with refus

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Admiral Dreyer Leaving Singapore On Feb. 1.