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No. 28,727 HONG KONG, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1934.

BUY YOUR SUMMER WEIGHT WHITE SLIPOVER

THIS WEEK.

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HONG KONG.

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CHATER ROAD,

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

AGREEMENT NOW REACHED IN U.S. SILVER LEGISLATION BATTLE

PASSAGE PREDICTED WEST POINT

THIS SESSION MANDATORY BILL WITH PERMISSIVE FEATURES ROOSEVELT MESSAGE SHORTLY

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinaner, 1894,

Received May 17, 8.15 a.m.)

Washington, To-day.

PANIC

RESIDENTS

FLEE DURING

GAS RELEASE

Salesian Father Calms Crowd.

PANIC-STRICKEN THRONG RUSH TO HILLS

Exodus From Clarence Terrace.

The White House has announced that Presi- dent Roosevelt and the Senate silver advocates have agreed on silver legislation. The President will send a message to Congress on the subject intants of the houses surrounding the a day or two.

It is learned that the message will make specific recommen dations regarding the next steps the Administration will propose for an improved monetary system. The legislation will comprise a mandatory Bill with permissive features.

The silver advocates are reluctant to talk, but indicated that the legislation would be mandatory regarding its declaration of po licy, but permissive regarding the nationalisation of silver stocks.

A mild panic among the inhabi-

gasometer which caused such tre- mendous havoc at West Point on Monday, occurred shortly after 1.45 pan. to-day when the surplus gas, which had collected in the top of the telescoped gasometer, fol- lowing the explosion, was released.

Crowds of people seeing thick

R.A.F. PLANES COLLIDE IN LOOFING THE LOOP

Both Pilote Land Safely By Parachute Method·

London, To-day.

When six Royal Air Force single-scater planer of the Northumberland Squadron were looping the loop in close forma- tion yesterday, two machines collided and crashed. Both pilots, Flight-Lieutenant Brookes Gnd Sergeant Willis, jumped and land. ed safely by parachutes-British Wireless Service.

SOVIET'S

REPLY TO

MANCHUKUO

Photographic Survey Of Soviet Shore.

SUNGARI RIVER INCIDENT

Moscow, To-day.

yellow smake billowing through The Soviet account of the re-

ON SCIENTIFIC WARFARE

BAN ON

were

The Easter celebrations in Berlin included a great public flying day festival held at the Tempelhof Aerodrome, and at- tended by thousands of people. Two hundred workers given free flights. The picture gives a general view at the aerodrome showing the enormous crowd.-(S, & G.),

BRITAIN'S

APPEAL

ANXIETY IN

LONDON OVER

ARMS PARLEY

AIR CONVENTION BEING DRAFTED.

Urged For Pledge to Prohibit, Bombing.

London, To-day. Feelings bordering on alarm are to-day betray- ed in the London Press at the possibility of the Dis- armament Conference heading for an immin-

The Senate silver group reported that the legislation-will-pass the 13 chimney stack near the cent firing on the Manchukuo ARMS CONFERENCEHOPES ent shipwreck.

at the present session of Congress:

The Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sena- tor Key piltman said:

Konn. said:

"There is no misunderstanding now.

The Bill will be ready In fact all it needs is a few pencil marks. Senator Borah

"More progress was made to-day than at any other time." IT WAS LATER LEARNED THAT PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S MESSAGE WILL PROBABLY RECOMMEND AN INCREASED USE OF SILVER RESERVES TOWARD AN ULTIMATE GOAL OF 25 PER CENT.

THE MONETARY RESERVE. SILVER 75 PER CENT. GOLD IN

say that

CONGRESS RISES

ON JUNE 5.

Three Bills Yet To Be Passed.

OTHER PROBABLY LAID ASIDE

Washington. To-day. June 5 has been tentatively fixed for the adjournment of the United States Congress

conference following tween und the Congressional lenders,

O

be

President Roosevelt

Authoritative sources the legislation provides.

1. A mandatory policy of declaration recognising silver as primary money, stating that metallic reserves shall be 25 per cent.

2. That the Treasury be "authorised and directed" to purchase silver until it either reaches U. S. $1.29 per ounce or the metallic reserve reaches 25 per cent.

3. That the President be authorised to nationalise through condemnation.

It is noteworthy that it does not Before the adjournment, it will commit the President to definite be necessary to pass Bills dealing silver purchases in the open mar- with communications control in-ket

container, accompanied by strong owned steamer in the Rivu

DENIES RESIGNATION

· ADJOURNMENT ·

ARE DENIED

as fumes, fled screaming to the Amur states that a mely abourd ARMS CONFERENCE PRESIDENT RUMOURS OF hillside at the back of the gas were making a photographic sur- works. Clarence Terrace, which, vey of the Soviet shore, and together with Darley Terrace, ignored requests to desist, where- suffered the brunt of Monday's upon the frontier guards fired a Arthur Henderson Arranging For explosion and fire. was complete- few blank shot and then several Resumption Of Work On May 29 ly evacuated within 3 few rifle shots high above the slean- minutes.

SALESIAN FATHER CALMS

cr'e funnela, Reader

The incident occurred at the CROWD

confluence of the Sungari and The Rev. Father Wiecrovak, Rec-Amur Rivera on Sunday morning. tor of St. Antonid's Church, who It appears that the stanmer had, was commended for his rescue work on board a number of Japanese on Monday. heard the commotion troops, and that the commanding from the St. Louis Industrial School, officer was among those wounded and made an attempt to subdue thesby the shellfire from the shore. excited throng. He succeeded in

A tense atmosphere prevails in calming many of the panic-stricken people who gathered in the school the Japanese military headquar ters at Tsitsihar, according to the

yard.

A general exodus from

correspondent of the Tokyo Asahi, Clarence Terrace is in progress, the residents as the result of the serious wound- ing of Captain Sakurai, the com- declining to live there any longer mander of the military detachment Some families have already moved aboard the steamer;

out, while others state that they are only awaiting to obtain new

flats.

An official protest to Moscow

It is a general opinion that the ter-was lodged by Manchukuo. race will be vacant by the end of the week.

OFFICIAL'S STATEMENT An official of the Gas Works In- formed the China Mail that at

the jsuperfluous gas in the crown of the

specified times-United surance of bank deposits, and Press, her S. C. Gold Bar Co. loans to industry, but there is every indication that the disputed unemployment insurance bills and the controversial labour legisla- tion will be set aside.-Reuter.

TEXTILE INDUSTRY EFFICIENCY.

ACTING VICEROY OF INDIA.

Sir George Stanley's

New Post.

HARUNA MARU AGROUND

gasometer had to be released in or Mishap Delays Japanese der to complete, the work necessary Textile Delegates. to raise the telescoped gasometer. The gas was mixed with air and re- leased through the chimney stack. The official added that the work of raising the gasometer was expected

noon.

FOG INCIDENT

steamer

"

-- London,... To-day.. Mr. "Arthur Henderson. yester=" day denied the report that he had resigned the Presidency of the Disarmament Conference.

He said that he was making the necessaTY arrangements for work to be resumed on Tuesday, May, 29, and was determined to do everything in his power to in- Диссе the conference to Carry through its original task.--Bri- tish Wireless Service.

THE DISEASE OF FEAR

FRENCH MINISTER

EMPHATIC..........

FORTNIGHT SESSION PREDICTED

ment

Geneva, To-day.

The Archbishop of Canter- bury, on behalf of the leaders of the Christian Churches, states in a manifesto that the failure of the Canference will inexcusably

betray the hopes and desires of

multitudes..

The Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simona, in a speech in Lon- don yesterday, announced that, The was going to Geneva to do his very best, to bring an agreement out of "this tangled and compli- cated situation."

as

This is interpreted to mean A report that it has already been that though the hopes of a com- decided to adjoun the Disarma-prehensive convention are dead, Conference has been prompt-Great Britain is determined to ly denied in League of Nations cir-get either a skeleton convention, like the banning of chemical and cles.

bacteriological warfare, or, The French Foreign Minister, "The Times" hints, an European M. Marthou, was particularly em-Jagreement to outlaw, bombing phatic. He is still hopeful, but from the air and to abolish large admitted, however, that the con-aggressive weapons. Sir John Simon Onference might fail and that there The "News Chronicle" lear)IS was a possibility of the discussed that Britain is considering de- Armaments.

general Disarmament commission tails of an air convention prohl- reporting back to the League biting air bombing and obliging Council.

eignatories jointly to bonib any Simon, in addressing the Federa Competent quarters believe that country which broke the pledge tion of Women's Institutes, in when the General Commission to refrain from aerial warfare.

In the event of such efforts London, yesterday, described it as meets on May 29, it will be difficult

breaking down, the Disarmament a very distressing and serious fact to keep it alive for more than that no international agreement on fortnight. Many believe that the Conference is expected to hand Disarmament had yet been reach hest and healthiest solution would over the task to the League be a long interval, trusting the Council, plus Germany, Russia He shared the keen disappoint economic situation to afford a bet-and the United States. ment so widely left, but he did not ter prospect of settlement-Reu- share the view of those who said ter. that because two years had passed

ed.

London. To-day. The Foreign Secretary, Sir John

Tokyo, To-day. to be completed by to-morrow after- The N.Y.K.

Haruna without achieving an agreement Maru, which is carrying the de- therefore the whole enterprise was No further deaths as a result of legates of the Japanese textile hopeless and should be abandoned.

reported conference back to Japan. waS at the entrance to the

London, To-day, Sir George Stanley assumed. the British Self-Depreciation Office of Viceroy and Acting Gover-the explosion have been

nor-General of India yesterday, Lord and the work on the ruined terraces stranded Deplored.

Willingdon having just left India has ceased. All the barricades have Shimonoseki Straits during dense with Lady Willingdon for a holiday been removed from the vicinity of log at midnight, last night, ac- In England, travelling by air-Bri-Clarence Terrace, tish Wireless Service.

QUESTION OF LABOUR COSTS

Tondon. To-day.

It is ridiculous to say that the M.P. INJURED IN

Japanese textile manufacturers are more efficient than the Jan- cashire Industrialists, according to Mr. John Grey. Chairman of The Cotton Spinners' and manu. facturers Association.

He declared that if the inbour costa facior was eliminated, Lanca- shire could produce more cheaply than Japan, notwithstanding that the two-shift system in Japan en- ables

overhead reduction of charges.

"Much of this efficiency talk is Japaneso advertising propaganda, aided by British salf-doprociation," Mr. Grey declares.-Reuter.

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NO BASEBALL GAMES

New York, To-day,

No major league baseball matches | were decided yesterday.--Router.

TAXI MISHAP

Severe Shaking For Sir Austen Chamberlain,

The

London, To-day. well-known British

OFFICIAL SYMPATHY

cording to a message received here from Shimonoseki, to-day,

Salvage tugs are expected to tow the vessel off at high tide, at

His Excellency the Governor, Sir 11 o'clock this morning-Reuter. William Peel, K.C.M.G., Sir Willliam! Shenton, and the Hon. Dr. Kotowall, C.M.G., LL.D., expressed sympathy with the victims of the West Point disaster when the Legislative Coun feil assembled this afternoon.

statesman, the Rt. Hon. StrSTOP PRESS

Austen Chamberlain, P.C, was severely shaken and bruised yesterday, when his taxi-cab overturned in a collision.

Lord Dawson of Penn, Physician-in-ordinary to His Majesty the King, happenod to be passing and conveyed him home.

Mr. Chamberlain → com- plains of a severe pain. In his left side. Reuter,

CHINESE GIRL DIES

Ling Sam, Chinese girl aged 10, died this morning at the Government Civil Hospital from shock and burns received

at the West Point explosion. This brings the death roll to 3B.

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SOVIET GOLD PRODUCTION ·

Huge Increase Now

Disclosed.

STALIN'S OPTIMISM

Moscow, To-day. Soviet gold production in 1933 increased by 142 per cent, as 'com- Immediate Constructionpared with the previous year, ac« hitherto jealously from Recovery Funds. cording to

guarded figures announced yes- terday.

Washington, To-day, Two flotilla lenders, 12 de- stroyers, and six submarines Are

to be constructed im- mediately for the United Blates Navy from the fonds available from the U.S.$1,322,-; 000,000 vole which President Roosevelt requested for publle work, according to the Bocre tary of the Navy, Mr. Claude A. Swanson. Reuter..

Production was valued at 100,000,-! 000 roubles in 1933 and 41,000,000 roubles in 1982.

Production during the first quar ter of 1934 was 67 per cent, above the same period of last year.

The General Secretary of the Com- munist Party, M. J. V. Stalin, is of

THE AMERICAN ATTITUDE

Reuter.

FAR EAST GAMES

WASHED OUT

China v. Philippines At

Roosevelt Indicates No Basketball On Tuesday.

Policy Change.

Washington, To-day."- President Roosevelt has an- nounced that he is preparing a full exposition of the Ameri-- can attitude on Disarmament which will be delivered at. Geneva by the American „de- legate. Mr. Norman Davis.

The President did not in dicate any change in the American policy-Reuter.

PREMIER LEAVES

LONDON,

Whitsuntide Recess At Lossiemouth.

London, To-day,

The Prime Minister Mr. Ramsay

the opinion that the Soviet could get McDonald will leave London, to-day four times as much gold if they by auroplane for Lossiemouth where

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL PROTEST NOT UPHELD

Manila, To-day. Due to the continued heavy rainfall the entire olympic schedule has been postponed for one day. All to-day's events have been held over. The Chinese basketball team, whose postponement was allow- ed, thus answering the Chinese protest, will play the Philippines' on Tuesday.

The Chinese girls' protest was not allowed."

volleyball

The atmosphere of tension is [gradually clearing, and one-day suspension of activities will help

-Reuter

WEATHER FORECAST

Cloudy generally, with probable rata, and moderate east winds, wER

cold get sufficiant dredgers and he will spend the Whitsuntide recoss, the weather forecast issued by the other machinery--Reuter,

British Wireless Service.

Royal Observatory this morning, a