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Carnation

Crnation

"From Contented Cows"

THERE'S CREAM

IN

EVERY DROP.

Sole Agents: CONNELL BROS. CO., LTD.

HONG KONG & S. CHINA.

The dollar, on demand, closed

to-day at 1/5

FINAL EDITION

China" Mail

EAL 1845,

THE OLDEST - ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST

Est. 1844,

WE PRESENT A

Gorgeous Display

of Gowns.

AND OUR PRICES

RIGHT.

ARE

PAUL RENNET & CIE

186-190 NATHAN ROAD KOWLOON

LABOUR BILL

No. 28,754

HONG KONG, MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1934.

4

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

UP CONGRESS

AFTER

HOLDS UP

FILIBUSTERERS BLOCK PROGRESS AUSTRALIA

U.S. ARMY AIR

CORPS HEAD ON

GRAVE CHARGE

"Gross Misconduct And Inefficiency."

CONGRESS DITTIES TURN

TO DIRGE

REPRESENTATIVES INDULGE IN HIGH JINKS DURING RECESS

LEAD FRANCE

IN DAVIS CUP

Crawford And Quist Triumph.

FAVOURED TO ENCOUNTER CZECHOSLOVAKIA

ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF ROOSEVELT'S PREMATURE Australia, leading France by 2

REGULATIONS

Washington. To-day.

The immediate removal of Major-General Benjamin Foulois, Chief of the United States Army

Military Affairs, after studying

velt shortly.

Air Corps, has been recommend ed to the Secretary of War. Mr. George H. Dern, by representa Lives of the Sub-Committee on the Army purchases report which will be sent to President Roose The Committee's report. m. cially presented to the House of Representatives. refers to "cer Lain violations and evasion of the law and Army regulations by, and also gross misconduct and inefficiency Major-General

of Foulois and other officers under his command."

The report takes particular ex ception to the fact that Army acroplanes were bought by nego tiation instead of after competi. tive bidding. -- Reuter.

RAILWAY PENSION PLAN IN U.S. Compulsory. Retirement May Operate.

A

Over

Washington. To-day. pension scheme, affecting 1.000 000 railway employ- ees. designed to increase employ- ment by compulsory retirement. is embodied in legislation now awafting the President's signa- ture.

The railway companies are re- quired to contribute twice ar much as the employees, whose payments, tentatively. are 2 per cent of their earnings. Reu- ter.

MR. INGRAM'S MURDER

New Reward Offered For Information.

Peking, To-day.

CONGRATULATIONS

Washington, To-day.

matches to 1, are expected to meet Czechoslovakia in the European Zone Final of the Davis Cup lawn tennis contest,

FRENCH ACES BEATEN

Australia, ford's sensational

Paris, To-day. A threat by Senator Long to block all legis-

following Craw- eclipse on lation unless bankrupt farmers are granted a six-year moratorium has keenly disappointed Saturday, secured the lead over France in the European Zone United States Congressmen who are already pre-semi-Final of the Davis Cup paring to disperse. Before the adjournment of competition yesterday when Jack Congress it will be necessary to pass the Labour Crawford and Adrian Quiat re- Bill for averting the strike in the steel industry. Jean Borotra and Jacques Brug On Saturday, the Senators imagined that the hells summon-non, holders of the French Cham- They plonship title, after five sets in ing them from supper meant that the Bill had passed.

Scores rushed to the floor merely to learn that several filibusterers were the doubles match.

as cabled by Reuter blocking the Bill's progress.

corded a meritorious victory over

J. A. Crawford

(Australia) beat

and

A. K. Quist J. Boreira' and J.

The Democratic leader. Senator Robinson. declaring that it were:- was impossible thus to conduct public business, moved a recess. A similar motion was put up at the House of Representatives Brugnan 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 4-6, . few minutes Inter, and weary Congressmen disgruntedly went home after 13 hours of continuous sitting.

EARLIER RESULTE

V. M. MeGrath (Australia)(best C.! Bousuus (France) 6-3, 0-6, 6-8, 6-2, |

STUBBORN BATTLES ARE FORECAST BEFORE THE FINAL AD-6–2. JOURNMENT OF CONGRESS.

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The breakdown was so unex-

A. Merlin (France), beat J. A. Craw-, ford 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, G22.

The defeat of Christis: Toussua

SENATE FAILURE TO ADJOURN pected that President Roosevelt by Von Cramm.in the Frends. Lie had already despatched a letter to "gainst Germany leads one to be- Heve that Jack Crawford, though the Speaker of the House of Re-only a shadow of his former self, presentatives, Mr. Henry T. Rainey, should win the vital singles game praising the achievements of the to-day to give Australia victory.

(Continued on page 12.) Seventy-Third Congress.

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Washington To-day. The United States Senate on Saturday night adjourned until this morning. having failed in their effort to ad- journ for the summer re-

The House of Repre- sentatives followed a similar action. United Press, per S. t. Gold Bar Co.

MORE SIGNS OF RECOVERY

The House of Representatives

13 HOURS SITTING

HERR HITLER'S PACIFIC SPEECH

Picturesque scenes were witnessed at Saturday's Dragon Bost Festival Races. The line up for the start of one of the contexts, taken off the Ching Shing Association's bathing beach at Kennedy Town- (King's Studio).

ISOLATION CAMPS CREATED IN POLAND

Sequel To Assassination Of Minister Of Interior

Warsaw, To-day, Following the example of Ger- many and Austria, the Polisb.. Council of Ministers have passed a decrée, to be promulgated to-day, establishing Isolation camps for

Individuals who menace the public

order:

This closely follows the assas sination of the Minister of in- terior, on June 13 of which the Polish Nazis are suspected-Reu-

ter,

ARMS DELEGATE

IN PARIS

Germany's Return To League Demanded

FRENCH DECISION

Paris, To-day.

It is revealed that Herr von Ribbentrop, Chancellor Hit- ler's Disarmament envoy, vi- sited Paris with the greatest secrecy during the Venice meeting, and gave M. Barthou a detailed account of Ger- many's demands on the sub-

was merely waiting for the Senate DUKE O' WELLINGTON HUMAN TORCHES ject of armaments.

to end business, and had indulged in high jinks like schoolboys at the end of the term, singing improvis- ed ditties and selections accom- panied by a chorus from the Press Gallery. Reuter.

BILL PASSED

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Advertising Shows Sharperived June 18, 12.50 )

Upturn In U.S.

*PECIAL TO CHINA MASI

Washington, Earlier.

PASSES

On Anniversary Of Waterloo.

London, To-day. The death occurred this morn- ing of Arthur Charles Wellesley, 4th. Duke of Wellington, at the age of 85.

It is a coincidence that to-day is the 119th. anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo where the late Duke's distinguished ancestor passed the Labour Disputes Bill played a leading part in the cam- aimed at halting the steel strike, paign against Napoleon, Reu-

The United States Senate

has

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra-The House of Representatives had phie Mensages Ordinance, 1884. Realready approved the measure. Freived June 18, 8.44 0.2.)

SENT FOR SIGNATURE New York, To-day.

Washington, Later. The New York journal, "The Magazine Editor and Publisher", The Labour Disputes Bill and the The Hopei Provincial Govern states that the United States news-Direct Loans to Industry Bill has ment has offered a reward of paper advertising lineage for May been approved by Congress and sent $2.000 in connection with the is the highest since the recovery to the White House for President murder at Shihchingshan, of the totalling 112,122,217 agate lines Roosevelt's signature. 75-year-old American mission-in 52 principal cities, as against ary, Dr. J. H. Ingram, in addition 107,490,670 lines in April and to the reward of $2,000 offered|54,048,000 last May-United Press, by General Ho Ying-ching. per S.C. Gold Bar Co.

Reuter.

MRS. KURAMOTO IN NOTABLE RECOVERY

SHANGHAL

Leaving For Japan. 'On

Wednesday.

Shanghai, To-day.

this morning and Immediately went

RECORD. N.R.A.'s First Year In Eyes Of Roosevelt.

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

Charleston, To-day.

(Continued on Page 6)

PRICE RAISING PROBLEM

India Would Welcome U.S. Co-operation. MONETARY EXPERT'S VIEW

ter.

The late Duke of Wellington was Lieut.-Commanding Colonel of the 1st Bn. Grenadier Guards from 1891 to 1895.

FILM STAR KILLED AT LEVEL CROSSING. Hal Skelly's Car In Collision.

West Cornwall, Connecticut, To-day. Hal Skelly, the well-known stage actor and film star, was killed instantly when a train collided with his car at a level crossing here, yester day.

-Beuter.

Skelly made his film debut in "The Dance of Life" and later appeared

10 KILLED IN CUBAN RIOT

Two Hour Clash In Streets.

in "Woman Trap," "Behind the SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL... (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra-Make-up," and "Follow through". Mr. Kuramoto's wife, accompanied phic Messages Ordinance, 1884, Rephie Messages Ordinance, 1894. Re-

ceived June 18, 844 am.) by their three children, arrived here ceived June 18, 6.07 a.m.)

Now York, To-day, to the Fooming Hospital in Hong- At the West Virginia State Advices from Karachi, India, The N.I.A. celebration, Governor Kump say that Bir Montagu Webb, the kew to join her husband. family are leaving for Japan on read a message from President noted monetary expert, has ed- Wednesday, aboard the Nagasaki Roosevelt saying that the National vised President Roosevelt that Mara.-Reuter.

Recovery Administration's first India would welcome co-opera- year was a notable recovery re- tion with the United States. in: cord-United Press, per S.C. Gold raising world prices, ostensibly Bar Co.

via silver remopeilaation, be cause the general level of prices of in again dropping in both the United Kingdom and India United Press, Der 8. C. Gold: Bar

WEATHER FORECAST

Cloudy, with fremb to squally southwest winds; 'and occasfònal; rain, was the weather forecast is sued by the Royal Observatory this 'morning.

The Society for the Protection Children gratefully acknowledges donation of $266, voted by the wards of the Hong Kong Jockey for the current year,

Club

Co.

Havana, To-day. Ten people were killed, and 60 injured in a Hot bore yester day following a clkah between the Cuban political parties,

The streets, resembled a bat- tlefield for two hours--Reuter

Terrific Explosion Wrecks Factory.

NEGRO KILLED AND WHITES INJURED IN U. S.

Fredericksburg, Virginia,

Today,

Flaming like human tarches, white and negro employees rushed from a burning build- ing after a 'terrific explosion which wrecked the Sylvanfa Industrial Corporation factory here, yesterday.

One Begro was fatally in jured and 11 negroes and two. white men sustained lesser in- juries. The cause of the ex- plosion is unknown.-Reuter,

SHIPPING STRIKE

AGREEMENT. Conflicting Views On Effectiveness.

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San Francisco, To-day.

M. Barthou replied that Germany must first return to the League of Nations and re- sume her place in the Disar- mament Conference, and then France will impartially exam-- ine her case Reuter.

M. BARTHOU ACCEPTS BRITISH PREMIER'S INVITATION

Paris, To-day.

M. Louis Barthou, the French Foreign Minister, will visit London jon July 9 and 10 in response to Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's Invitation.- *Reuter,

AMERICA'S PUBLIC DEBT RECORD. Post-War Figure Now Exceeded.

Washington,. To-day. The United States public debt has rached a new record of U. 8. $27,006,000, exceeding the former highes figure of U. S. $28,596,000- reached on August 31, 1919.

President Roosevelt's estimate

FOREIGN

POLICY GERMANY'S

EXAMPLE TO

THE NATIONS

PEOPLE EDUCATED TO REGARD OTHERS

“NO PLOTS HATCHED IN VENICE.”

Berlin, To-day. Chancellor Hitler arrived here from Venice, last night. En route, he spoke at

first

Gera, Thuringia, making his speech since his meeting with the Italian Premier, Signor Mussolini.

"We have hatched no plots with other nations," he said, "but have ensured. that nobody else's plots shall destroy the German nation.

"Strength is not so much expressed by cannons and tanks but rather in the unanimity of the na- tion's will. Limitless as is our love of peace and little as Germany desires war, yet we will fana- tically uphold Ger- man' freedom and honour, tinued.

he con-

"We have done the

most possible for the pacification of the world. We have educated our people not merely in self- regard but also in regard to the rights of others. Let other national leaders show the same spirit," he declared.

Reuter.

MORE STOCKHOLDERS OF U. S. STEEL

wwwwww.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL...

Re-for June 80, the end of the finan By Telegraph, Copyright, Telagra-

cial year, was U. 8. $29,847,000 but phic Mersagen Ordinance, 1894, Es- there la a balance of U. S. $2,759,-Jäeived June 18, 8.44 am.}

New York, To-day. |000 accumulated in the general The Industrial Association has fund to meet extraordinary emer announced that an agreement has genckes between now and Septem-tion has announced that it had been signed ending the shipping ber 15-Beuter.

strike. Mr. Ryan said that it would become effective immediate-i ly, but Mr. Lewis said that the en- iro Pacific count must ballot be- fore the strike was officially ended. -United Press, S.C. Gold Bar Co.

· LOCAL RAINFALL

COMMODITY TRADING

BOOM IN U. S.

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New York, To-day.

The United States Steel Corpora

190,359 common stockholders ́on June 1, which was 3,840 more than Jon March 1-United Fress, per 8.C.

Gold Bar Co.

{OHIO STEEL OUTPUT LIKELY TO DROP

SPECIAL TO CHINA, MAIE, (by Telegraph, Gopyright; Telegra phioTM Messages Ordinance, 1894, "Re- Some Wall Strost observers say (colved June 28, 8.44 KM.) 10.

-

The local rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am this morning was that commodity trading, including Youngstown, Ohio, To-day. 0.01 fnch, bringing the total for the grain, sugar, cocon, butter, eggs. It is expected that steel produs Tear to 20.45 Inches, as compared and potatoes futures are actually tion locally will drop three points to with a normal average of 80.49 superseding, securities trading 62 per cent, this week United

United Press, per 8.C. Gold Bar Co-Press, per B. C. Gold Bar Co. Inch