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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1934. PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

MILK HONG KONG & S. CHINA.

OUR JULY OPPORTUNITY SALE

ÍS ON

PAUL RENNET et CIE

Chater Road

'Hong Kong

-Nathan Road

Kowloon

GENERAL STRIKE THREAT LOOMS LARGE OVER SAN FRANCISCO

MILITARY AWAITING ORDERS

Kaye Don, world-famous Bri. tish speed age, was setiously in Jured when the car in which he was training for 2 race 42 Douglas, Isle of Man, was wreck. d. Don's mechanic was killed,

UBIQUITOUS OFFICIALS

MIXING POLITICS AND PURITY.

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CANTON'S PURGE PROBLEM.

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[From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton. To-day. The prohibition on mixed bathing is being taken seri- ously by the puritanical ofl- cials of the Political Research Committee, which is charg- ed with numerous duties ranging from feminine the defence of curves to Canton from aerial bombard- ments.

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HOUSEWIVES PREPARE FOR SIEGE

STOREKEEPERS ALLAY DOUBTS OF FOOD FAMINE

VIOLENCE FEARED

San Francisco.

Explosion HITLER SUPPORT DEMANDED

Verdict

Maintenance Proposals

Death By Misadventure

On Tala Ram.

A recommendation that the A general strike threatens the city to-day. Colony should adopt a higher Over 4,300 teamsters have already struck in sym-standard of maintenance for pathy with the striking longshoremen. Lorry-gasometers than is la practice in drivers are being attacked and lorry-loads of eat more temperature climates, was ables were overturned in the streets yesterday, made by the special jury em- panelled for the inquiry into the Housewives are preparing for a siege and are

West Point gas explosion, which stocking their larders with the necessaries of

occurred on May 14, life, while motorists are hoarding petrol.

The verdict and recommendation,

One hundred and twenty-five butchers con- the result of many weeks of hearing trolling the city's wholesale meat supplies have involving lengthy technical and ex- struck in the slaughter-houses and the tramway-pert evidence, was delivered at the men have voted, by 700 to 38, for a general strike. Central Magistracy.at 12.15 p.m. The military are preparing for any emer-to-day, before the Coroner Mr. E. gency and the atmosphere in the city is charged w. Hamilton. with tension.

Reuter.

Privileges granted to the Federation Universitaris Escolar (F. U. E.) a strong students society, have caused hard feeling among other student organizations that has flared into fights and miner rieta A student at the College of Medicine in Madrid is seen being searched for weapons at the doorway before being allowed to

enter.

FINANCES IN COLONIES

Although the death roll totalled 42, the death inquiry centred on Four thousand teamsters at Tala Rama, an Indian watchman, in NANKING-CANTON Orday, paralyzing the from Misadventure"

and San Francisco regard to whom atved of "Death We returned. SPLIT

Bay district: The threats of a The verdiet wHà as follows:- general strike are ominogs. 1. We are satisfied that the body) - More than half of the cities" 129 was that of Tela Ram, and that unions have agreed to respond the cause of death was shock fol- to any call from the strategy lowing severe and extensive burns. We return a verdict of "Death Bands of pickets patrolling the from Misadventure." streets yesterday overturned 2. The original cause of the dis-Chinese Buddhists Abstain From

Serious Situation In Politics.

PARLEYS END IN HONG KONG

[From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton, Yesterday.

committee.

aster was an escape of gas from the

three non-union trucks.

Various public bodies are holder, due to the failure of the making efforts to avert a general side-sheeting. The side-sheeting

Fears of a food famine failed from wastage due to corro Messra, Chang Ting-fan and strike. Chen Chung-fu. members of the have been allayed by store- sion. We lean to the opinion that keepers who have pointed out the original ignition was caused by Central Executive Committee of that they have stocked a month's sparks from the tearing of the plates Rear-Admiral Chang Chi-ying,

as the gasometer fell. senjor naval officer of the Pearl the Kuomintang, returned here supplies.

We are of Two hundred and fifty em- the opinion that there was later a River patrol, clamoured for a ban yesterday afternoon from Hong

ployees of a wholesale cleaning minor explosion in the watchman's against mixed bathing without Kong after having a lengthy con- and dyeing establishment have hut, and that gas did ignite in No. defining whether this restriction is extended to bathing clubs ference there with Mr. Hu Han-struck, closing the plants. Two 18. Chun Sing Street. We reject which do not charge a fee for min. It is learned that they hundred butchers and slaughter- the theory that a missile was thrown. swimming.

to report for work. - United prior to the disaster. with other members here in Fress, per S. E. Levy and Co. connection with the non-accept-

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WANG CHING-WEI'

RESIGNING?

CANTON A CLOSE OBSERVER.

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DICTATORSHIP IN CHINA?

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, To-day,

SPECIAL PRAYERS FOR RAIN TO LAST NINE DAYS:

Meat To Appease Gods

Shanghai, To-day. Special prayera for nine days, as from to-day,, for rain are to be held in the Cathoile churchs in the Shanghai area.

The Chinese Buddhists are also

holding prayer meetings and are abstaining from meat to appease the rain God.-Reuter,

came back for further discussion house workers have also failed at the gasomster and punctured Mr. Sun Fo

ance of the South-west terms by General. Chiang Kai-shek.

It is reported that General Chiang Kai-shek desires to settle all outstanding issues by the Fifth National Congress of the

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3. From the evidence placed be fore as we are satisfied that the gasometer was 'originally erected

Honolulu

In

ANTUNG HERO and subsequently maintained in Interviewed On Silver

HONOURED

Kuomintang to be held in Nanking Stanhope Gold Medal For Mr. H. E. B. Jones.

sometime in November.

POSTPONED CONGRESS

This Congress was to have been

held last November, but owing to PRINCE CHATS WITH GALLANT the opposition from the South-

west it was postponed for one

The reported resignation of Mr. year. There is a prevalent belief

тап,

Professor Ku

Meng-yu.

Minister of Railways, is being

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accordance with the general prac- tice of gas engineering. This practice, however, we are advised by expert witnesses, presages the

life of a holder at 40 40.50 years without any internal examination.

be satisfactory in

This may

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temperate climate in cases where holders are reasonably isolated permitting the safe disposal of any leakage, and where the pres sure of the gas alone need be con- We suggest that steps.

London, To-day. The gallantry displayed by. Mr.sidered.

Question.

Honolulu, To-day. Mr. Sun Fo arrived here this morning. In an inter- view he said that he was not

IMPROVED

CONDITIONS

REPORTED

GRANT REDUCTION EMPHASISED.

MALAYA'S ADVANCE

London, To-day,

A glowing picture of the b [proved financial conditions of the Colonies was given by the Minis- ter for the Colonies, Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, during the debate on Colonial estimates in the House

of Commons, yesterday.

GOERING'S

EDICT

RUTHLESS

ATTACK ON

OFFENDERS

CLEAN ATMOSPHERE

TO BE MAINTAINED.

“JUSTICE AND LEADERS' WILL ARE SAME THING"

Berlin, To-day.

A demand for uncon- ditional support for Chancellor Hitler and a warning against legal criticism of the Govern- ment's recent actions were made yesterday by the Prussian Premier, General Hermann Goer- ing, in a speech at a spe- cial gathering of public prosecutors and State at- torneys

He emphasised that Chancel lor Hitler was determined to créate absolute örder in the Nazi State and it was the task of his hearers to defend the State in every way against all attacks.

"Justice and the leaders' will are one and the same thing," he said. This is the justice you must defend.""

He personally would back the officials who did their duty and he would deal ruthlessly with those who did not.

The action of the State's leaders on June 30 was "the highest realisation of the best feeling of justice," he continued, and now was le- galised so that no quarter was entitled to subject it to a critical test.

The Minister instanced Ugan da, Zanzibar, Gambia, the Gold They must keep clean the at- Coast, Mauritius, Gibraltar, the mosphere which the leaders' act Gilbert Ellis Islands, Cyprus and had cleansed, and act without Kenya among the Colonies who, respect of persons as the law

a few years ago, were drawing provided and the leaders of the largely on resources, but who State demanded. — Reuter.

now producing, balanced

were

budgets.

He declared that Ceylon enjoy- ed an enormous advantage in having rubber and tea, repre-

BANDITS ROUTED BY MILITIA

aware of the latest silver desenting three-quarters of her-ex- Peking-Shanghai Train

velopments, but he added that the Chinese Government would do their utmost to check the outflow.

80 neces.

ports, covered by schemes which raise prices to remunerative level.

Attacked.

COUNTESS DE MARTEL'S EXPERIENCE

¡ Wang Ching-wel as President of in political circles here Laat Gen-

THE TEA SCHEME the Executive Yuan and coneur-eral Chiang Kai-shek and his sup-H. E. B. Jones in helping to save should be taken to get a higher

He declared that. the tea rently Minister of Foreign Affairs porters will dominate the Fifth the passengers of the steamer local standard of maintenance, es-

scheme was working admirably because of the impeachment pro-National

If an emergency Congress,

'and. not a single consumer ob- and that ceedings against his right-hand

Antung, which was wrecked off

Peking, To-day pecially including periodical in-1 altated they would introducejected. Before the scheme, even Hainan Island on March 6, last ternal examinations. (Continued on Page 9)

the most

Chinese reports from Tsinan efficient companies year, has been rewarded by H.R.H,

an embarga-United Press, losing money. To-day, every rea-report that the through express 4. We are pleased to record that the Prince of Wales who, as Presl after the disaster the steps taken:

per S E. Levy and Company, sonably managed company was train from Peking to Shanghai dent, has presented him with the by the Gas Company, the Police,

making profits.

had a narrow escape from an at- Stanhope 'Gold Medal

tack by bandits in the small of the the Fire Brigade, Ambulance, and TYPHOON MISSING Royal Human

hours of yesterday morning. Society, at voluntary workers were commend- York House, along with

HONG KONG ably satisfactory. We were illuminated testimonial on vellum, specially impressed by the manner setting out the facts.

watched with close interest here. PORTUGUESE

herents of General Chiang Kai-

It is believed here that the ad-

sliek, President of the Military

Affairs Commission; wish to oust Mr. Wang from the various im-

PRESIDENT'S

WIFE INJURED

portant posts which he and his Unconscious In Hospital

followers have occupied following the surrender of his political.prin ciples as a condition to joining the Chiang Kai-shek' government inj the early part of 1931.

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TRAIN KILLS FARMER

After Car Accident.

HEAD-ON COLLISION

Lisbon, To-day. Mme. Carmona, wife of the President of Portugal. while motoring yesterday, with her. daughter and grandchildren, was involved in - a violent côl- lision with another car.

Wong Li-choi, a farmer, was killed yesterday evening, when he was run down by the 8.15 pm, ex-

Every occupant of both cara- press train while crossing the No.

was injured and Mme Car- 45 railway bridge. His body was

*mona was removed to hospital": removed to the Kowloon Public in an unconscious condition. Mortuary.

-Reater.

an

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in which the resources of the Gov- The weather report and present STOP PRESS

The Prince chatted with Mr.ernment Civil Hospital were position of the typhoon is given in Jones in regard to the incident and speedily roobilised to meet the a report from the Royal Observatory his experiences in the Far East rush of casualties, and by the this morning as follows:--

Reuter

PRINCE GEORGE VISITS. SOCIAL SERVICE CLUBS

en-

action of the Medical Officer in. stationing someone at the

Pressure is highest over the Faci trance to the hospital to adminis-fle, east of the Bonins and ls' rela

tively low over South China and] ter opiates as patients arrived.

We desire to express our deep Formcan. The typhoon, has recur sympathy with the relatives of the Ved, and is situated near the Pes- London, To-day 42 who are known to have lost cadores (Formosa), moving north- Fourteen social service clubs, and their lives, and for the 46, who are east to north north-east, occupational centres in North Stal-known to have suffered injury in The typhoon Is "In about Longl fordshire were yesterday inspected is disaster, by H. R. H. Prince George, who travelled by air from Hendon to the Stoke City erodrothe-Br!- tish Wireless Service.

CAPVETYPHOON RECURVING

(8) A TESTER, FOREMAN. Gude 118 E, Latitude 23 N, "recur

D. DRUMMOND.

KALDUNBAR

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ving northeastwards, according to a warning issued by the Manila Ob servatory this morning,

PEAK TRAM EXTENSION FAVOURED

"Favouring, extension Peak Tramway” was the cable rE- ceived this afternoon. from Sir Elly Kedoorle, who is now in Shanghal, by Mr. J. E. Bal- mon representative of Bir Elly Endoorle, and Sons, who are large, shareholders in the. Peak Tramway Company

After passing. Yencheng, which is 17 miles to the north of Tsi nan, 80 bandits emerged. from the undergrowth and opened fire on the train, but fled after an ex- change of shots with the local militia, who promptly arrived on the scene.

The foreign passengers from Peking included Countess de Martel, wife of the French High Commissioner in Syria-Reutet.

WEATHER FORECAST

Fresh at first with some rain. later, and moderate south-west winde, was the weather forecast fasued by the Royal Observatory- this morning.