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"From Contented Cows"

THERE'S CREAM

IN

EVERY DROP.

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MILK HONG KONG & S. CHINA.

The dollar, on demand, closed

to-day at 1/8 1

The

For 1

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+

No. 28,757

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1934. - PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

WE PRESENT A

Gorgeous Display

of Gowns.

AND OUR PRICES

ARE — RIGHT.

PAUL RENNET et CIE

186-190 NATHAN ROAD KOWLOON

NICHOLL PICKED UP BY SEAPLANE AND BRITISH OFFICERS SAFE

PIRATES HOPE FOR ASSISTANCE

DRAMA AT ARMY AND NAVY

SEA

DRESDEN RUNS

INTO SUBMERGED ROCK IN FIORD

100 PASSENGERS SWIM FOR IT.

4 OF 1000 PLEASURE CRUISERS REPORTED MISSING

H. M. S. Rodney Answers S.O.S.

OSLO, TO-DAY.

ONE THOUSAND PASSENGERS; ABOARD THE GERMAN LINER. "DRESDEN." ENJOYING A PLEA SURE CRUISE ON A FIORD ON THE WEST COAST OF NORWAY, NEAR HAUGESUND, YESTERDAY EVENING, WELE TERRIFIED TO HEAR THE SHIP GRINDING ON A SUBMERGED ROCK, PRACTICAL- LY RIPPING OF THE BOTTOM OF THE LINER AND FLOODING THE STOKEROLE, CAUSING A HEAVY LIST.

An 8.0.S. brought the British Inttleshin. HMS Rodney. rac ing to the assistance but before her arrival, the Captain ground-j ed the liner in the buy of an island.

One hundred of the "panie stricken passengers jumped and swam ashore, but all the others' were landed by boat. Four are missing and are believed to have drowned. One boat containing 201 women capsized.

'YESSEL ABANDONED The Captain and crew have abandoned the ship, which, with three holds full of water, is lying in shallow water.

All the passengers were Ger man workmen from the Saar

UNDER ONE MAN

Greater Mobility Sought By Soviet.

VOROSHILOV RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFENCES

Moscow, To-day. One-man control of the Red Army and Navy is provided in an order issued by the Central Executive Committee, where- by M. K. E. Voroshitov. Com- missar of Military and Naval Affairs, who suppressed the Kronstadt revolt in 1921, is appointed Commissar of War and head of the "Commis- sariat for the Defence of the Soviets.

་་

The Revolutionary Military Council and the Collegium of the Commissariat of War and Navy have been dissolved.

The order is intended to se- cure central control of, and greater mobility in. the Army and Navy, Reuter.

FRIENDLY ATTITUDE CONTENT TO

MAINTAIN

IMMUNITY

NO ANGLO-DUTCH SECRET AGREEMENT IN EAST

Japanese Report Of United Front Has No Foundation

London, To-day.

There is no foundation for the reports published in a Japancae newspaper that Great Britain and the Netherlands have concluded u secret agreement for & united front on military and economic

FEAR CLOSING IN OF matters in the Far East, and that

CHINESE TROOPS.

HOPE FOR BRITISH AID IN NEGOTIATIONS

the Commander in Chief of the British troops in Malayk will shortly visit the Netherlands, ac- cording to authoritative informa- tion received by Reuter-Reuter.

WORLD DROUGHT PROBLEM STILL

TO BE SOLVED

SERIOUS POSITION

IN LONDON.

RAIN BREAKS IN PARIS TO SPOIL "GRANDE SEMAINE”

Heat Wave Replacing Rain In U. S. Western States

London, To-day. The world's drought problem is

AT SHING MUN DAM

4 KILLED AT SHING

Some of 207 alleged underworld "big shota,” rounded up in the series of extensive police raids in New York's anti-crime, drive, arrive at police headquarters for the "line-up." Twenty-seven were identifield a fugitives.

JAPANESE

NAVAL CLAIM

UNSUPPORTED

FLOOD MENACE IN SOUTH CHINA

Many Towns Under Four

Feet Of Water.

RAINSTORM TRAGEDY

MEN TRAPPED SHELTERING

IN TUNNEL

HEROIC RESCUE BY MR. FINDLAY,

INJURED MAN, BROUGHT TO SAFETY ON CRANE HOOK

Trapped in a tunnel by a vast wall of water which swept down the Shing Mun Valley, four Chinese workmen, en- gaged on the construc- tion of the Shing Mun Dam, were swept away and drowned during a heavy storm yesterday.

Another workman, who was also sheltering in the mouth of the same tunnel, owes his life to the daring and prompt action of

the Assistant Resident Engineer,

London, To-day. British seaplanes, re- connoitring from the aircraft carrier, H.M.S. Eagle, are reported to have picked up Mr. Gra- hame D. Nicholl, Shang- hai manager of the Manufacturers' Life In- One |surance Company. of the Englishmen who were kidnapped by pir- ates from the steamer "Shuntien," near the mouth of the Yellow |$2,600,000,000

River, in China, on Mon-stall unsolved although it has been received by rain in many places at

ROADS. WASHED AWAY, ALLOTTED US. day.

home and abroad.

[From Our Own Correspondent1

DISOBEYED FOREMAN GOVERNMENT Lieuts. Luce and Field,

Canton, To-day.

The tragedy occurred 'at 3 p.m. Naval officers, tion in London is indicated by a British

The foreman of a gang of 40 work- and Messrs. Brand and Metropolitan Water Board notice

Owing to incessant and torren- London. To-day,

working in the Watson

deluge, aboard threatening compulsory restric

American naval circles in Lon-tial rainfall during the past 48 men who were

hours many towns on the East, tunnel, anticipating the H.M.S. Whitshed and are tions in a week, failing further don feel that the time has come for North and West Rivers are report-ordered his men to shelter.

the British to submit definite pro-ed to-day to be under from three to however, remained behind in due in Chefoo to-day. considerable voluntary reduction}

mouth, of the tunnel. four feet of water. in use by consumers in the inter-posals for naval ratios.

Owing to the terrific downpour, Mr. Nicholl was found in a val.

In the meantime a Tokyo cable The towns affected are Wuchow, the water flooded the diverting Washington. To-day. sampan, accompanied by a Chin-

The drought has been states, that a claim that it is essen-Shiuhing and Fatshan on the West wall and swept down into the broken in Paris frontcally President Roosevelt has sign-ese, probably one of the 20 na

tial to revise the 5-5-3 ratio of the River, Hoyuen, Walchow and Shek- tives who were made prisoners

enough on the first day of

Washington Naval Treaty was made lung on the East River, and Lob-tunnel without warning. Four of the "Grande Semaine" open

chang Yingtak, and Shaokwan in air festivities.

by an Admiralty spokesman, yes the North River. Kongmoon, an im-tunnel, but the fifth was more for tunate, and was awept into the Moderate rains have fallen in terday, who added that it was aportant town in South Kwangtung,

tongue of the trench; where he Bavaria and other parts of Ger-mistake to imagine that Japan, was is also four feet under water.

|sustained injuries to his shoulder. many while slight raine occurred financially unable to stand the

(Continued on Page 1) in Czechoslovakia,

Roosevelt Signs Deficiency Bill.

LOANS TO INDUSTRY BILL RECEIVES SIGNATURE'

district. The cruise was organ-ed the Deficiency Bill allotting at the time. ised by the German Workers' Front. -Reuter.

NO PAYMENTS

GOLD

over U.S.32,600,000,000 for Gov- ernment finance for the year be

IN ginning July 1. and appropria- Lions for general relief, Public Works and drought relief.

Federal Judge's Ruling In America.

LENGTHY LITIGATION ENDS

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are

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ROSS STILL IN DANGER.

The President has also signed Overjoyed At Mother's the Rayburn Bill providing for

the establishment of a Federal Commission to regulate the com- munications industry.

Approaching Visit,

Chefoo, To-day.

The seriousness of the situa-

USEFUL SHOWERS

In Rus-

In Yugoslavia and Austria. however, the weather remains| hot and rainless, thaigh in the rest of Eastern Europe useful The critical condition of Mr. Rose, showers are reported The President has niso signed the Rayburn Bill providing for the who was wounded in the Shuntiensia, the weather is favourable for

He growing crops. By Telegraph, Copyright, Telepro. mission to regulate the communi-piracy, remaina unchanged. phir Messages Ordinanes, 1804, Re[cations industry. cuind June 21, 8.34 0.1}

SPECIAL TO CHINA MATI,

The

.

ture,

“Financially Unable To Stand Strain."

MORE COGENT REASON REQUIRED

strain of naval competition.

Many of the highways in East Kwangtung have been washed out by the heavy downpour, and some

Mr. H. M. Findlay who, as BOON jas he saw the disaster, descended to the tongue of the tunnel on the hook of a giant crane,ɗand [carried him to anfety.

the men

carried into were

Five,

the

the

of the low-lying routes are entire UNCERTAIN MARKET ly submerged. Bus traffic between IN NEW YORK. Nambung and Shaokwan on the North River valley continues, but

the bus companies will to suspend Trading Continues Dull

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

American naval experts in London comment that Japan must support her claim by far more cogent reasONS then hitherto before the claim can be discussed. British officials are of the opin-their service If the situation ion that Tokyo has raised the grows worse.

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra A new heat wave appears to issue as being more vital to the Certain sections of the roadbeds ghic Messages Ordinance, 1884. Re- has three openings into his head be replacing the rains which early United States than to Great Br of the Canton-Hankow Railway cefved June 21, 8.54) 031.) through his skull, and a bad frac- this week brought relief to the tain.

are inundated, although the aur

New York, To-day. St. Louis, To-day.

COMMISSION ON JULY 1

farmers in the Western States of It is too early to say what thefface tracks are free from the flood. 1rading here continues dull, there- The Federal Judge, Mr. Charles

He has been informed of his America. Reuter. Communications Commis-

British attitude will be should Engineers of the railway left fore views of the futuré trend of expected arrival this Faris, has ppheld, constitution-sion will be established on July 1. mother's

Japan demand naval parity-Canton this morning to inspect the market are mixed. ality, the Congressional Act de-

Reuter. President Roosevelt later signed afternoon and expressed great joy claring that it is against public the Louns to Industry Bill to en-at her approaching visit-Reuter. COL DI LANA ON policy to make payments in gold-able the provision of capital to The trustees of the Missouri-industry through three channels. Pacific Railway had petitioned | that the outstanding band issue due on May 1, 1938, should be re- deemed in gold of the same) weight and fineness as prevailed on May 1, 1908, when the issue was made,

DOUBLE SUICIDE ON

TAI SHAN

Man And Wife Involved

A sum of U. 8. $276,000,000

is available for five-year loans through financial Institutions or, in extraordinary circum. stances, directly by the Government to industry.

DISCUSSIONS

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL

BRITISH NAVY PRAISED.

Mrs: Nicholl's Gratitude.

Shanghai, To-day. "Words are quite inadequate to

PRATAS

HENRY KESWICK

LEAVES.

KAMO MARU STANDING BY

The 6,000 ton Italian motor vessel, Col di Lana, weat Bground on the North side of Pratas Island last night at 10 FL.M.

CLEARING OFFICE FOR BRITAIN.

Prompt Action Against German Moratorium.

London, To-day.

the line at Yingtak.

(Continued on page`12.).

BRITAIN'S REPLY TO MORATORIUM.

Handed To German Minister.

Favourable factors are good divi- dend actions and an improvement in some railroads. Unfavourable fac- tors are the Detroit employment figures, which have decreased, and the nervousness in trading plans until the Stock Exchange Control Commission is announced-United Press, par 3.C. Gold Bar Co.

STEEL PRODUCTION IN AMERICA.

Per Cent. of Capacity.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAȚI... (By Telegraph, Copyright, Pelagra-

June: #1: 8.81NWG) 1

A further U, S. $300,000,000 in express my admiration and appre- The issue involved consists of

The announcement made by the

London, To-day, 34.648.000 bonds which the Mis provided for five-year loans to beeintion for our Navy," Mrs. Nicholl,

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr.

The reply of His Majesty's souri-Pacific acquired in 1913. made by the Reconstruction Fin-told Reuter, on learning of her hus-

Neville Chamberlain, last Friday, Government to the German Govern- United Press, per S. C. Gold Barance Corporation directly to indusband's release. Mrs. Nicholl added,

that the British Government in ment's note announcing the decl- Co.

try with a limit of U. S. $500,000"I am quite a different person to.

tended to take action in reply to len of the Reichsbank to suspend 60 to any single borrower.-Réutor.

¡day.".

She is carrying no passengers, the Reichsbank decision unless cash transfers on German and negotiations undertaken long-term debts abroad was hand- - Mrs. Nicholl telegraphed grateful and is reported to be in. no imme-jany MARGIN REQUIREMENT thanks to both Admiral Dreyer and diate danger. Her cargo consists should, before July 1, result in and to the German Ambassador. In

Sir Alexander Cadogan, you w of beans for Singaporeantisfactory agreement, was In London, Herr von Hoesch, yoster-phie Messages Ordinance, 1884, Ree

British Wireless Prived She met the Shuntien on her ar- The N.Y.K. vessel, a.a. Kame troduced in the House of Com- day afternoon. rival in Shanghai this afternoon in Maru, answered the S.0.3. sent out, mons, yesterday afternoon, in the Service, (Bu Telegraph, Copyright, Telagra order to take care of her husband's and is now standing by to render form of a Bill..

The measure authorises the set- A double suicide, in. Hong Kong phia Messages Ordinance, 1804, Re-luggage and to get a first-hand acasalatanca. The Hong Kong and

ènfued June 21, 8.8i nan.)

Whampoa Dock Company's tugting up of clearing offices for col-

The small decline, it states, in The rainfall in the Colony during Henry Keswick, in ready to leave the lecting and dealing with certain Colony on her 180 miles voyage at debts and also the imposition of the 24 hours ending at 10 a.m. to-dicates that the wirike threat a moment's notice should she be restriction en imports from certain day was 1.40 inch, which was 0.68 has played a small part in the

foreign countries.

inch less than yesterday at the same steady rise which is attributable It was presented by the Chan- time. This fall brings the total batly to consumers who desire foellor of the Exchequer and read since January 1, to 24.88 inches us to stock against the third quar for the first time.-British Wire against a normal average of 38.67) ter advances United Press, Liena Bervice,

inches

per 8. C. Gold Bar Co.

count of the piracy,—Reuter,

Washington, To-day.' ‚ {

WEATHER FORECAST

waters, WAS reported by the cap- tain of the Canton steamer, Tall Shen, on arrival here last night. The Federal Reserve Board has The names of the two are given started discussions with the leading

?

sa Mr. and Mrs. Fung, aged 89 bankers to determine the margin Moderate to cloudy, with occa-required; fu -and-25 years, respectively. It, in which traders must maintain with sional rain, and variable south-east The Col di Lana was bullt in 1928 ntated they were last seem when brokers under the Stock Exchange winds, was the weather forecast at Trieste and is a steel screw, yes the vessel was coming through Control, Act-United Press, per 8.C. issued by the Royal Observatory this sel oquipped with wirele

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morning. Capsulmom Pass at ́11 p.m.

LOCAL RAINFALL

New York, To-day. The journal, “Iron Age" has reported that steel production in America in 60 per

cent, of capa-

city,