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No. 28,681

SCOTLAND YARD

HAKODATE

DEATH ROLL

REACHES 650

92,000 Homeless And

460 Injured.

23,000 HOUSES DEMOLISHED

IN CONFLAGRATION

Tokyo, Today,

The full extent of the fire which swept the city of Hakodate, Hok- kaido, on Wednesday night and yesterday morning, is revealed in

a report received here from the

Governor-General of Hokkaido.

He states that:

650 people are dead.

160 people are injured.

92,000 people are homeless. 23,000 houses have been des- troyed.--Reuter.

The fire, which was caused by the wind blowing down a chimney and scattering the cinders from a fire round the room of a house, was.fanned by 70 m.p.h. gale.) The flames quickly spread to ad- joining houses, and within a few: hours the power station had been destroyed, plunging the city, Into darkness.

Mr. Neville Chamberlain,

OUTFITTERS

CHATER ROAD

OFFICIALLY ENTER STAVISKY SCANDAL CASE

AIRTRAGEDY

SOLVED

JULY 1932

MYSTERY

DISCOVERED

Pan-American Air

Liner In Snow.

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FOUR PRESERVED BODIES IN MACHINE AND 4' BENEATH. Buenos Aires, To-day. The grim discovery of an aeroplane, half buried in the snow at Mendoza,|| with four well-preserved bodies inside, and four CONFIDENCE

others buried beneath, IN BRITAIN has solved the mystery Remarkable Recovery of the giant Pan-Ameri-

Reported.

BUSINESS

ANGLO-JAP DIFFERENCES NOT INSOLUBLE

can

The 60.C.

by Colonel Bird Inspection of the

Parade Ground ya

ajor General O. C. Boerett, accompanied the Scottish Company at the' annual Koog Volunteer Defence Corps at Murray §.

OBJECT OF ROYAL DEFENCE

CORPS FORMATION.

Solely A Carps Of The Territorial Army

London, To-day. Replying to a question regard- Ing the Royal Defence Corps

air liner, bound from Chill to the Argen tine with 15 passengers aboard, which disappear- London, To-day.ed in July, 1932, while Everywhere there is a revival of crossing, the Cordilleras · mentary Secret Caroper E

business confidence, and recovery in a snowstorm.

All the public buildings have has set in Great Britain more de A most exhaustive been destroyed. including the fishes und more palpably than in

search breadcasting fution

abandoned infKouer of" "the"greaf countries, dedared the Chancenor after a year..

NAVAL RATIO AND JAPAN.

Determined Attempt To Make Change.

U. S. CONCESSIONS

of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville The bodies found be [Chamberlain, when speaking at neath the plane show Newcastle yesterday.

Otherwise, Mr. Chamberlain did not hint at the Budget pros- pects.

Incidentally, he declined to be Heve that the differences were insoluble between the British and Japanese Empires in respect to the united sentiments, the mutual respect, and the long Arising from the London report friendship of an old alliance.

UNAVAILING

Tokyo, To-day.

MORGENTHAU REPLIES

that Japan is expected to be sa Reuter. tisfied with the existing naval ratio in return for which the Un- ited States in amending the anti- Japanese inimigration law and granting Philippines Indepen-1 dence, the Japanese Navy Oce Informally declares that there is no change in Japan's determina- tion to change the present naval ratio-Reuter.

NAVAL EXPANSION

BILL PASSED,

Not Even Roll-Call

Washington, Today. The United States Senate ha passed the Naval Expansion Bill without even a roll-call.

The Bill now goes to President Roosevelt-Reuter,

LOCAL RESIDENT PASSES,

Passenger Agent Of Canadian Pacific.

MR. EDWARD STONE.

:

Mr. Edward Stone, General

List Of Speculators

Considered.'

STOCK EXCHANGE BILL

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.. (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra phie "Messages Ordinance, 1894, Re-| Terived March 28, 0.40 ́a,m,).

Washington, To-day. The United States Treasury Secretary, Mr. Henry Morgenthau, is studying Senator Robinson's re yesterday stated that the Treasury solution asking for a list of silver speculators.

Mr. Morgenthau also said that "the Treasury would like to see Congress pass the Stock Exchange

that

the passengers

formation, of which he announced when presenting my estimates

recently, Mr.

„Paella- WAT toy the w Office, said yesterday that this body would not be mad for sny. purpose other thai thon which

Tritonal now to fulfilled, pi Is would haul corp bil ke Territorial:

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COMMUNIST PLOT

sought salvation by Plan To Dope Food Of jumping out. Reuter. Storm Troops.”

ENOUGH CYANIDE POTASSIUM TO POISON 18,000

AMERICAN LOAN

TO CUBA.

Negotiations Resumed After Temporary Scare.

CABINETS AGREEMENT.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL (lip Telegraph, Copyright Telegra kia Messages Ordinancs, 1886. Re- ceived March 28, 4.20 p.m.)

Havana, To-day

The Cuban Cabinet has. agreed to resume the nego- Ilations for a silver loan from the American export and Import bank. United Press, per 8. C. Gold Bar Co.

(Continued on Page 8) HOSPITAL'S RUGBY

CUP FINAL

St. Mary's Record Big Win.

London, To-day. St. Mary's won the Hospitals

Regulation Bill, with its teeth,Rugby Cap Final yesterday when United Press, per S.C. Gold Bar. Co. they beat St. Thomas' by 82 points

to Reuter.

Bill Destructive And Unworkable,

WHITNEY'S AMENDMENT:

SPECIAL TO CHINA MARIN (By Telegraph. Copyright: Tatogra

Passenger Agent for the Orient nie Esssages · Ordinanca, 1885. * : Ra of The Canadian Pacific Steam-ceived March 28 $1,48 km)

ship Company, passed away atį.

the Victoria Hospital at 1.40 The

o'clock this morning, He was 63

York Stock

New

Leipzig, To-day.

POLITICAL FEARS IN SWITZERLAND

Sequel To Rejection Of Reform Plans,

FINANCE MINISTER RESIGNS

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

NEW YORK EXPERIENCES WORST RIOTING IN YEARS

Asserted Strikers Led Away By Racketeering Element

New York To-day. Following the worst rioting for many years, thousands of· Pollen are massed in Times Square to provent:: further bloodshed, and vandalism..

Mayor La Grzardin haa-appeal- ed to the rioters to desist.

It is asserted that the strikers were led away by the racketeer. ing element-Reuter,

OLIVE BRANCH IN

CAR STRIKE

7-YEAR-OLD LINK

PROMINENT

BRITONS MAY

BE INVOLVED

M. Galmot Must Disappear."

DIES AFTER STAVISKY'S RELEASE

Paris, To-day." France is aghast at the

Government Committee widespread ramifications Being Appointed. of the Stavisky scandal The latest evidence EMPLOYERS DISCRIMINATING

AGAINST UNION WORKERS shows the connection of the affair with the seven-

Washingto

An olive branch has been offer-year-old murder of a Des ed to the workers is the American Duty at Cayenne. moter mdustry.

Scotland Yard has en-

The National Recovery Admin-tered the matter official istrator General Hugh Joholy, and it is thought pos Rindicates that the Government has

(By Telegraph, Copyright. Telagro phic Messages Ordinance, 1894. ceived March 23, 10.12 am)

Berne, To-day. The Swiss Financa J. Mary, his res

planned the immediate appoint-sible that prominent Bri- ment of a committee to investigate tons are mvolved. charges to the effect that employ fore...sare discriminating against

union-workerą,

it

on

the refusal of the Federal CoA İLG The union to accept the program of fia that, while they ancial and economic reform, which precipitate a atrište, is claimed to be necessary to keep

Immediate the Swiss franc on gold.

Government proposals Political quarters fear that M.

the dispute. Router, Musy's decision may open a long political crisis making the pro-| tection of the franc most difficult.

It is pointed out that such crises, are rare in Switzer- land's history..

The Swiss leaders say that the

The Supreme Court bere, yet failure of M. Musy's programme terday arrived at a verdict in the may result in "disastrous conse trial of six Commmesimists who were quences." — United Press, per charged with criminal possession of 15. C. Gold Bar Co-, CHough cyands of potassizma, to poison 18,000 people.

It is alleged that they planned to dope "storm troops' ” rations.

Four men were sentenced to per- pods of imprisonment ranging from

15 months to three years. two were acquitted. Reuter.

P.L. INDEPENDENCE |

BILL APPROVED.

Awaiting Roosevelt's Signature.

Washington, Today.

The United Staten: Benato? ham approved: the Philippine Independence Bill which kan heen sent to the White House for President Roosevelt's" sig. nature,Renter.

US. Effort To Publicise

BEET QUOTA IN AMERICA.

Advance On President's Figure Recommended.

SPECIÁL TA CHINA MAIL,

Telegraph. Copyright, Telegra thic Mensages · Ordinance, 1401. Ru ceived March 28, 1148 am.)

CANNING IN PARIS

ecial Branch |some days in P

A letter was produced to the Enquiry Commissión in Staví• sky's handwriting, but the signa- [ture is missing. The letter In puty for Guiana, having thwart dicates that M. Galmot, the De Towards Settlemented Stavleky, ""must disappear", M. Galmot was poisoned at Cay-

Substantial Progress

"PLEASING AND INTERESTING enne

CONFERENCE".

"It appears that he was for revealing to' the

Washington, To-day, Mid-way through the conference between President Roosevelt and the labour leaders at the White House yesterday, the Becretary of the American Federation of Labour, Mr. William H. Green, emerged and quan stated that substantial progress to s wards settlement had been made at SEQUEL TO LOCAL this "very pleasing and interesting

VERING GALER

- wherembouts of

who was about to 'Bee from

M Galmot died within." dast months of Stavisky's release,

Reuter

conference.

- President Roosevelt's merry laugk was audible outside, Reuter.

PACIFIC COAST.

STRIKE.

Longshoremen

Washington, To-day, Then Senate and House of Re presentatives advocates for sugar To President's

legislation have tentatively agreed to recommend a United

States beet quota of 1,550;000|

Washington, To-di

tons a year as compared with The longshoremen on the Pacifc President Roosevelt's recom Coast mendation of 1,640,003 tons. --

strike United Press, per 8. 6. Gold: Bar

wages and

acceded Preldent Bo urgent appeal: to post

Reute

Improving Banking Conditions STOP PRESS ADVANCES TO AID

SPECIRE TO CHINA

US INDUSTRY.

-Empty Sampan Found Drifting.

FATE OF OCCUPANTS

"UNKNOWN

20 total loss. perty cat morning's g computed, and rep to come in concer sampans and during the sudde

On Wednesday.. empty, rampan was four Ingoff Green Kaland, e towed to Yaumati Slip

years of age, and has

hospital since October

Mr Stone leaves a

one marr

been in

Fand