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Carnation

Carnation

MILK

"From Contented Cows"

THERE'S CREAM

JN

EVERY DROP.

Sole Agents: CONNELL BROS. CO., LTD. HONG KONG & S. CHINA.

The dollar, on demand, cloeed

to-day at 1/4 5-8.

The

FINAL EDITION ·

China Mail

Est. 1845.

No. 28,725

THE OLDEST - ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST

Est. 1845.

BUY YOUR SUMMER WEIGHT

WHITE SLIPOVER

THIS WEEK.

LIGHT & COOL

BERNARDS' OF HARWICH

CHATER ROAD,

HONG KONG, TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1934.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

HONG KONG.

37 DEAD: 44 INJURED:

TENSION IN CHEMICAL

NORTH

MANCHUKUO

STEAMER HIT

BY SOVIET GUN

JAPANESE CAPTAIN

A

INJURED.

Military Circles Indignant.

Tokyo, To-day.

COMMISSION

TO JAPAN

Profitable To British Industry.

URGE FOR TRADE ON COMPETITIVE BASIS

London, To-day.

only be profitable to British in-

Sir Harry McGowan, Chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries, in an article in the "Industrial Che- mist,"

announces the sending out tense atmosphere to Japan this summer, of a strong commission representing Imperial exists at the Japanese Chemical Industries to discuss a military headquarters at number of chemical matters. Tsitsihar, according to He declares that it will not. the Japanese newspaper, dustry to take this course, but "Asahi," as a conse-falling some such action soon quence of the firing by conditions are likely to become more neute in the next year or the Soviet battery on the so. Manchukuo steamer, on| Sir Harry McGowan praises Japanese enterprise and urges the Sungari.

prompt and vigorous steps to put Captain Sakurai, com-British trade as far as possible mander of a military de-on a competitive basis.

"We should not be too proud tachment on board, was to learn from the methods of our seriously wounded.

Reuter.

PROTEST TO MOSCOW

Shanghai, To-day.

rivals," he states.

The Japanese as well as the British would prefer co-operative action to the present Insensate jcompetition, he adds.

"It is up to us to do all we can! to cultivate this feeling so thati

18 MISSING IN · 18

LOCAL GAS EXPLOSION

This grim aftermath of the worst disaster in the modern history of Hong Kong. Firemen' can be seen playing the hoses on the blazing ruins of Darley Terrace, which caught the full blast of yesterday's explosion at the Gás Company, at West Point, Bodies were still being taken from the gutted building this morning. and it is feared that more still remain to be discovered.

JUNE ROBLES FOUND

Cryptic Report From Arizona.

SIX-YEAR-OLD WHO WAS KIDNAPPED

New York, To-day. The country has been electrified

Manchukne is to make a protest we may correct and control they a gyptic announcement from

to Mosenw in regard to the incident situation,

0л

which occurred the Sungari River on Sunday morning, when, it

is reported, a Soviet battery fired an;

a Manchukuo-owned ship which wax: proceeding up the river.

According to a message received

at the Japanese War Office, a mem- ber of the vessel's crew was killed and another wounded.

STOCK EXCHANGE CONTROL BILL.

Acceptance Refused

Reuter.

ITALY'S TRADE POLICY

Tucson, Arizona, that June. Robles has been found alive, bül very ill.

HARRIMAN TRIAL OPENS

IN AMERICA

Misappropriation Of $1,661,170

مية محمد

New York, To-day.

The trial opened here, yester- day, of Mr. J. W. Harriman, who is charged with misappropriating U.S.$1,061,170 in the Harriman National Bank and Trust Co. of which he is Chairman,

Mr. A. M. Ausilag former. Vice- President of the bank, is charged with a similar dippig-Reuter,

June, the six-year-old grand SILVER FOR

daughter of a wealthy Arizona ran. cher, was kidnapped on April 25. A demand of $15,000 Fansom 1472 made, under threat that if that sum

Steps Against Japan remained paid the child would be

Competition.

"Rome, To-day.

been

|nerionsly injured.

The police. backed by EL strong public opinion, conducted an inten- Three categories of silk, namely,ive search, and recently discovered ¡drawn raw and single silk, drawn house in which June had been held raw and double silk, and drawn captive, but she was no longer there. twisted and dyed silk, have

A man was arrested on suspicion,{ added to Italy's list of prohibited and the activities of the searchers Limports.

was redoubled, in spite of the fact that it was beginning to be felt that The decision is interpreted as an other step in the policy of resisting June had suffered the same fate as

Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh's son. Hy Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra¡Japan's attack on European mar. phie "Adesangen Ordinoner, 1891, Rekets. Reuter. ceived May 15, 8.50 oan.)

By House.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

the

Washington, To-day. The House of Representative: yesterday refused to accept Senate's Stock Exchange Control

Bill

Representative Rayburn said that the House version of the Bill, will probably prevail with definite

FURTHER RISE IN U.S. STEEL.

Recovery Continues.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

(Ry Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra-

margin requirements and a. Feder whic Messages Ordinance, 1804, Re-

Trade Commission empowered jreived May 15, 8.30 nm.).

to administer the Act.-United

Preas, per S. C. Gold Bar Co.

:

New York, To-day.

BACKING NEW

CURRENCY

War Debt Instalments

In Silver:

THOMAS'S AMENDMENT

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAT..

(By_Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra. obic Mennages Ordinance, 1881, Re-

rived May 15, 8.40 m.)

Washington, To-day, Senator Thomas, of Oklahoma, June is stated to have been found has announced that he will amend partly buried under a heap of Cactus the proposed Silver Bill authoris-i five miles outside Tucson-Reuter. ing the United States Government to accept the June War debt in- stalments in silver ut 50 cents per ounce.

OIL MILLIONAIRE RELEASED.

$75,000 Ransom Reported Handed Over,

United States goods.

will

not

THREE-POWER PACT

Italy, Austria And Hungary Agree.

EXPORT FACILITIES

Rome, To-day.

Agreements between Italy, Aus- tria and Hungary, designed to givel

P.W.D. FOREMAN'S TWO BABIES

CLOSE SHAVE

Family Evacuate Darley

Terrace In Time.

HIS LAST LOOK ROUND

The story of one remarkable es- cape from the West Point explo- sion was revealed to the China Maul to-day, by Chan Fook, a foreman of the Waterwocks Department of the P. W. D.

FOUND

MANY MORE

FEARED TO

HAVE DIED

GOVERNOR MAKES SECOND VISIT.

Chan, who this afternoon visit- INMATES HEAR ESCAPING GAS

ed what might have been the scene

of the death of both himself and

his family, was found by a China

Mall reporter salvaging a pair of

BEFORE EXPLOSION

The death roll in the

boots from the wreckage of the West Point explosion house in which, until yesterday disaster has now reached morning, he had lived.

"My family left Darley Terrace 37 with the removal of two hours before the explosion." the bodies of two babies he declared, "to move into another from the ruins of Darley

residence."

"I myself stayed behind for an Terrace, this morning. hour or so to gather the remain- A further 8 people are

der of my things together. I had

only just reached the tram termi- still missing and it is nus, when the explosion occurred. feared that some of this I returned to find my house a mass number have perished. of blazing ruins.”

SPECIAL JURY EMPANELLED

Will Visit Scene Of Disaster To-morrow.

Forty-four are injured..

THREE BODIES FOUND

The charred remains of a hungan body were found in Darley Ten-" race shortly after 11.80 a.m. this morning.

The bodies of a man and child were found at. 12.15 p.m. to-day..

At the assembly of the Central desolate spectacle this morning The devastated area presented 's

a practical effect to the economic Magistracy, this afternoon, the when the search for bodies, which Hollowing special jury was em-was, abandoned last night 'owing protocols of the Rome pact, were panelled for the West Point ex to the danger of the skeletons of yesterday signed by Signor Musso-plosion inquiry: lini and the Austrian and Hunger- ian Ministers.

Mr. P. Tester (Fareman).

Mr. D. Drummond. Mr. L Dunbar..

!

They provide, "inter alia," faci- The jury will visit the scene of lities for the export of wheat from the disaster to-morrow morning at Hungary, concessions in favour of 9 o'clock to make their survey. Austria for industrial products, and

CLARENCE TERRACE also concessions in favour of Italy in respect of typical Italian pro-

SALVAGE STARTS. ducts such as citrous fruits.-Reu-

Roofs Broken Down. ter.

Work WES

the buildings collapsing was TO sumed.

His Excellency the Governor, Sir William Peel, accompanied by the A. D. C., Captain R. F Walter, paid his second visit to the scene of the disaster at about 10,45 o'clock this morn-

ing.

(Continued on page 9.) '

commenced this STOP

UPWARD TREND IN afternoon on the damaged houses

AMERICA.

Despite Irregular Periods.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra phie Mensager Ordinance, 1894, Re-

ceived May 15, 10.28 nan.)

He said that silver was the only way debtors could pay because they have not got gold and the accept

New York, To-day. silver Mr. Roger Ward Babson, the prominent American 'economist, stater that the fundamental trend is still upward.

Furthermore,

need we

in Clarence Terrace. Owing to the precarious state of the roofs it was decided to break them

PRESS

down before commencing salvage NO DEATHS THIS AFTERNOON operations. More fire victims are expected to be found among the debris.

EUROPEAN LEAVES $149,300. Marine Engineer's Local Estate.

Hollywood, To-day. for backing new currency," he de- The United States Steel and Iron Simultaneously with the dis-clared. Institute has reported that the covery of June Robles, it is an- He called attention to the fact CONTROL BILL FOR American steel industry is operat-nounced that William Gettle, the that the silver privilege had been "Use temporary market declines solicitor, for sealing exemplifica-

COTTON.

Limiting Short-Selling

And Speculation.

* Washington, To-day.

ing at 56.6 per cent, as against 56 kidnapped oil millionaire, has been granted two years ago, but had ex- per cent, last week.-United Press, relcused, and la now en route for pired.-United Press, per S.C. per S.C. Gold Bar Co.

his home,

Gold Bar Co. William Gettle was kidnapped JEAN BATTEN AT KARACHI last Thursday, when a ransom of $76,000 was demanded. Presum- Jably this amount was handed over,

London, To-day.

A petition by Mr. D. J. Lewis,

to complete purchases of securi-tion of probate of the will and co- ties, and commodities,” he urges. dicil of the late Mr. Henry Roger The Brookmire business forecast Smyth, retired marino engineer, states: "Reports indicate an Im-who died at Darlinghurst, Sydney, JUNE INSTALMENT ONLY

proving economic situation. Des-Australia, on August 6, 1933, leav-. pite periods of irregularity, thefing local estate valued $149,800,00, Washington, To-day.

longer term trend is upward.”—has been granted by his honour, Oklahoma United Press,, per S. C. Gold Bar the Chief Justice, Mr. A., D. A.

McGregor.

Miss Jean Batten, the young New (notwithstanding the fact that the Senator Thomas of The House of Representatives"], Agriculture Committee has voted in Zealander who is flying to Australia, emissary with the money yester-explains that his proposal to accept Co favour of applying the Exchange arrived at Karachi 2.35 p.m. yesterday was intercepted by hijackers, allver for war debt settlement will Control Bill to cotton, besides grain. day. She left Lympne on May 8. and had to shoot his way to free be at the rate of 50 cents per ounce for the June instalment only.-Reu- The Dill provides for the limiting British Wireless Service.

ter.

of short-selling and speculation.--- Reuter.

MR. WHITNEY RE-ELECTED

New York, To-day.

eg President of the New York

per S.C. Gold Bar Co..

dom.-Reuter,

British Pilot Break's U.S. World

Altitude Record by 5.500 Feet

confirmation.

FROZEN DEPOSITS IN CLOSED BANKS

SPECIAL TO'CHINA MAIL..

U.S. Home Modernisation and Repair Reform Urged by Roosevelt

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra

"The purpose of the programme

phie Messages Ordinance, IRDS. Rein twofold," he said, "firstly, to re- 'London, To-day.which is 5,5000 feet higher than

· (By_Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra

ceived May 15, 940 GM.)

turn many unemployed to a use- Mr. Whitney has been re-alect- A new world altituds record for Le previous American record, but phis Messages Ordinances 1894, Re-

Washington, To-day, | ful" and gainful occupation, and President Roosevelt, in a mes- Stock Exchange.--United Press, an aeroplane fitted with a heavy-his Agures are awaiting official crived May 15, 8.30 am)

Washington, To-day.age to Congress urges & nation-secondly, to produce tangible and oil engine was made yesterday by Another air record' was lasta-

useful wealth, which is a great Defeating another effort to au- wide home modernisation, and re-social and economic need.". Mr. H, J. Penrose, chief pilot of blished by a British fler yester thorise the pay-off of frozen de-pair programme consisting of WEATHER FORECAST, the Westland Aircraft Company day, when Flying-Officer E. Lposits in closed banke, the United Bratly, modernisation, repair, and In accordance with the messago,

who carried out test fights for Molo broke the British duration States Senato yesterday rejected, new construction. Cloudy, with moderate cast the Mount Everest expedition, last, gliding record of 7 hours, 22 min by 30 yotes to 34, the Vandenberg- winds, was the weather forecast year.

utes by remaining in the air for Copeland amendment to the Glass Issued by the Roygi. Observatory. It is believed, that ¡Mr. Penrose 8 hours. 8 minutes at Dunstable. Industrial Loan Bill-United this morning,

¦reached a height · of 28,500 feet; | Reuter,

Prena, par B., G. Gold ́Bar Co."

Senator Fletcher has introduced a Secondly, mortgage insurance. Bill creating a Home Credit In- Thirdly, a mortgage association.surance Corporation with a expl- Fourthly, building loan: Insur-Ital, of (U. S. $200,000,000—United

Press per 8. C. Gold Bar Col·

anco.

AL 4 p.m. no further deaths had occurred among the injured now lying in the Government Civil Hospital.

SECRET PLANS SALE SCANDAL

Dairen, Today.

A sensation has been caused in official circles here by the report alleging that a certain Consulate here pur chased secret plans and sketches from an employee of the Eastern and Three Provinces Telegraph. Com. pany, last April.

The employee was arrest- ed in Harbin and brought here yesterday evening. Reuter.

Peking, To-day. According to Chinese re- ports the populace of Chi...... hsien are alarmed at the sudden arrival of 200 Jap- anese troops from · · Hsin- dung.

A Japanese plane circled the town yesterday and two Japanese planes later made demonstration fights over Malanyu, dropping two bombs in an open field.

The beal Chinese authori ties were informed, that the bombs were dropped for practice purposes.—Reuter;