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Carnation

Carnation

"From Contented Cown"

THERE'S CREAM

IN

EVERY DROP.-

The dollar, on demand, closed

to-day at 1/5.5-8.

The

FINAL EDITION

S

China Mail

THE OLDEST - ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST

Est. 1845.

MILK

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

No. 28,781

HONG KONG,

Est. 1845,

THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1934. PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

OUR JULY

OPPORTUNITY SALE

IS ON

PAUL RENNET e! CIE

:

'Chater Road

Hong Kong

Nathan Road

Kowloon

"LONGSHOREMEN UNBEATEN THOUGH GENERAL STRIKE ENDED"

G.S.C. THWART OWN OBJECTIVE

HEAT

WAVE Untold Agonies

CONCESSIONS THAT. LED

TO CONCLUSION

GEN. JOHNSON

SPOKESMAN OF MR. PLEW'S TRAGIC DEATH LEAP

LONGSHOREMEN

"I CAN SETTEE THIS

IN 24 HOURS."

GENERAL JOHNSON MOUTHPIECE IF GENERAL STRIKE ENDED

OF LONGSHOREMEN

In America WITHDRAWAL OF GUARD

FIVE DEATHS IN KANSAS CITY,

500 CATTLE SHOT TO END THEIR SUFFERING

Kansas City, To-day. With shade temperatures reach- ing 117 degrees, coupled with the absence of rain for 27 days, 10] Middle West States are facing a grave drought calamity.

Industry in many parts is paralysed and property destroy ed. Mankind and cattle are en- during untold suffering owing to the abnormal heat.

The Kansas City stockyards are experiencing the greatest rush in history as farmers are hurrying their cattle to slaugh-

ter.

Six hundred head of cattle were shot dead at Oklahama City in order to end their suffering.

"

IF STRIKE ENDED

SAN FRANCISCO, TO-DAY. MR. HARRY BRIDGES, THE MILITANT LEADER OF THE LONGSHOREMEN, YES. TERDAY DECLARED THAT THE GENERAL STRIKE WAS OVER, BUT THE LONGSHORE- MEN WERE UNBEATEN.

He added that the action of the General Strike Committee in authorising the full re-open- ing of petrol stations, union restaurants and meat markets had thwarted the objective of the gèn- eral strike.

General Hugh Johnson who has been ap- pointed spokesman of the President's National Longshoremen's Board, declared that he would recommend the withdrawal of the National Guard if the general strike terminated.--Reuter.

&

MEDIATION BOARD DENIAL OF

WORRIED.

POSSIBILITY OF CASE GOING BEFORE ROOSEVELT

Water has been drastically rationed in many places. ‚Fivéj deaths occurred from the heat at Kansas City, where business is retarded and schools closed. Many deaths are reported elsehir where. - Reuter.

Local Conditions Remain Unaltered.

91 DEGREES RECORDED AT 2 P.M.

Maxi-

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.. (By Telepraph, Copyright, Telegra ranges Ordinance, 1884, Re erived July 19, 10.08 m.)

END

PRESS STORY REFUTED

NO CONSIDERATION OF ABANDONMENT.

We are

AND - MARTIAL LAW REMOVED".

SPECIAL JO. CHINA MAIL. (By. Telegrýsh, Copyright, Tolegru. phie Mensagen Ördinanes, 28OL. Re ceived July 19, 10.08 ani)

San Francisco, To-day. The Federal and State market news service declares that the pro- duce blockade has been broken, and has published its first compre hensive market report since last Thursday.

General Hugh Johnson. the

The scene of this morning's grim tragedy outside Lane, Crawford's,~~ (King's Studio).

BRITAIN'S Return to GOLD STANDARD DENIED

N.R.A. head, has announced that Sir Frederick Leith Ross Addresses he is becoming the spokesman of]

League Economic Committee the longshoremen's board.. He added that he and the three Board members will attemut to strike.

settle the coastal and martime

HANDS TIED AS YET General Johnson Inslated, how-f

ever, that they were unable to do anything until the general strike ended and all talk of martial law was dispelled.

"If the general strike is called off, and the," "threat of martial law removed, I can settle this thing in 24 hours," he sald..

Geneva, To-day.

That. there is no chance of Great Britain returning to the gold stan- dard in the near future was re- affirmed by Sir Frederick Leith Rose, Chief Economic Adviser to the British Government, when addressing the League of Nations Economic Committee, yesterday, Reuter.

EARTHQUAKES AT PANAMA

Post Office Wrecked At David.

MEDICAL SUPPLIES BY AIR

Some employers are not enthusias- tic over the Strike: Comitiée's ar- bitration proposals, for example, Itune is believed that the majority of shipowners refuse to arbitrate until elections determine who

are the bona fide spokesmen of the mari. time workers.

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TRUNK MURDER CASE

Notyre Pleads Not

Guilty.

Panama, To-day.

A series of severe earth- quake shocks was experienc- ed throughout the Isthmus yesterday, but, so far, little damage is reported.

A number of buildings, in- cluding the Post Office, were wrecked at David, the capi- tal of Chiriqui Province, where four persons were seriously injured.

Aeroplanes have been des- patched to 'David with medi- cal supplies. Reuter.

SOLDIER KILLED

Panama, Later.

AIR FORCE

50

EXPANSION

APPROVED

HE WANTED CREMATION

LETTER IN

POCKET OFFERS

EXPLANATION Fine Rugby Player In Early Days.

-WIFE ON HER WAY TO

ENGLAND

Gloucester Building was the scene of an unpleasant tragedy this morning when Mr. W. L

SQUADRONS AND Plew, former Night Editor of the 600 MACHINES.

Hong Kong Daily Press, jumped from the eighth storey of Glow- cester Building in Des Voeux Road, Central.

DURING SERIES OF YEARS

The body, which fell at a spot Londen, To-day.in front of Lane Crawford's

The Cabinet, it is under- stood, yesterday finally ap proved the programme for the expansion of the Royal Air Force, whereby it is be lieved about 50 squadrons, or 600 machines, will be added during a series of years.

The Air Force strength at present is 890 first ne air- craft, or 910, with the addi tions already arranged in the present financial year.—Ren- ter,

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CHARCOAL GAS

FUEL

Canton Bus Service Adopts Innovation,

60 PER CENT. SAVING

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, To-day. Motor transportation in Canton underwent a revolution, when several buses running between East Hill, a select residential su

shop-window, was quickly taken to the public, mortuary. The accident occurred at about 10 o'clock.

Woman's Terrifying Experience.

It is learried that deceas- ed checked in at the Gloucester Building last night, and was al- loted room 625, on the 6th floor,

He ordered several drinks this morning, none of which were paid for. He told the boy to bring the. chits. to his room. When the boy returned, however, deceased Kad left the room vla the. verandah.

Madam Blackburagh, of the Revelle Shop, Gloucester Ar- cade, was a witness of the en- tire Incident.

Walking in Des Voeux. Road, she heard a shout and, looking up Bew the body descending. The shock was. so great that she collapsed and fainted' in the street,

A letter reading "Please forgive me.. I want to be cre- mated" was found in one of deceased's pockets.

Two Europeans See

Tragedy.

Mr. J. Cole, of the Wine and

barb, and the Treasury Building Spirits Department of Messrs. A. S.

San Francisco. To-day. President

long- Roosevelt shoremen's strike. mediation

San Francisco, To-day. Board is badly worried.

The "Call Bulletin," in an ex- Following a meeting, General tra edition. had bold headlines! Hugh Johnson declared that all stating that the strike had ended. strikes should be ended immediate. Mr. Van de Leur; in an inter- ly. He asserted that the Interna-view with the United Press, de-

DANCER'S TRAGIC END there was not the Hong Kong's heat wave con-tional Labour Association should clared that tinues, the temperature to-day submit to arbitration immediately, slightest truth in the story.

London, To-day. "We are not even considering exceeding 90 degrees, for the and insisted that the waterfront

Jack Notyre, alias Mancini, the fifth consecutive day.

employers accept arbitration on abandoning the strike.

Brighton waiter who was arrest- mum heat was reached at 2 p.m. the seasmen's demands for collec- now making an effort to improve ed on Monday night for the bru with a shade temperature of 91 tive bargaining, and restore jobs the food and gasoline situations degrees. At noon the tempera without discrimination due to for the benefit of the public" he tal murder of the dancer, Miss declared. United Press, per the crime at Brighton Police Violette Kaye was charged with

In the heart of the city, to-day Watson Ltd., was standing at the ture was 88.7 degrees. while at

Two American soldiers jump-used charcoal gas instead of or-counter of the shop when he saw the body flash past the window and 10 a.m. 88.2 degrees was register-

General Johnson asked whether S. E. Levy and Company.

Court, yesterday. He pleaded ed from a window of the bar-dinary petrol. ed.

not guilty and was remanded for racks at Fort Davis during the The invention," by Mr. Li crash to the street. PRESS eight days. Reuter. earthquake. One was killed and Chung-chin, Commissioner of Pu- Questioned, he stated that it must The mutilated body of Miss Kaye the other broke his leg. Reu-blic Utilities, was given an ex-have fallen from, the Gloucester haustive trial yesterday under the Building,.a8, had it fallen from the was found in a large trunk in after... Brighton boarding house. The dis-i

inspection of Mayor Liu Chl-wen Exchange building, in front of covery was followed by an intensive

and Mr. Lam Yun-koy, Chairman which it struck, he would not have. all-night search, culminating in the

of the Kwangtung Provincial seen it.

Ah Ting, a coolle employed in the Government. arrest of Notyre. The murdered girl's blood-stained clothing and s

the charcoal gas was given an ex-same store, was, also a witness from (Continued on Page 9) the same viewpoint. He said "I hammer, with which it is alleged she

saw a big white splash coming was killed, are in the possession of the police.

The normal mean temperature

for the month is 32 degrees.

strike participation.

the board was prepared to back up their settlement statement.

"We are prepared to back our

To-day's temperature at 2 p.m. statement to the full limit of our was two degrees lower than at the power," the board replied. same time yesterday.

It is believed, therefore, that if the demands

the are unheeded board will possibly place the entire as compared with 81 in Shanghai, case before President Roosevelt.

At six o'clock this morning the temperature in Hong Kong was 34,

85 in Amoy, and 85 at Gap Rock.

TWO TYPHOON WARNINGS

Warning of two typhoons, or cyclones, was issued from the Manila Observatory this morning.

One typhoon is situated near or over northern Formoen, moving W.N.W. or N.W., while the second typhoon is situated east of northern Luzon, more than 300 miles distant. moving W.N.W.

FUNING BRITONS. NOW SAFE.

Fled To Foochow.

United Press, per S. E. Levy and Company.

Ready To Declare Martial Law.

· UNANIMOUS VOTE BY COMMITTEE OF 500

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL (By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegra phie Monsagce Ordinance, 1894. Ra ceived July 10, 10.08 m.)

Marysville, To-day. Colonel Merriam Commander of the National Guard, states that he! is ready to declaro martial law at San Francisco whenever the Mayor. Mr. Rossi, requests.

Feking, To-day. He said that he had been inform- Latest advices indicate that all ed that the Mayor's committee of the British-missionaries who 500 had unanimously voted in were considered to be in danger favour of martial law.

when Communist bandits be- Colonel Merriam, therefore, ask sleged. Funing (Saipu) yester-ed Mr. Rossi to make a formal re- day, have escaped from the city, quest whenever he wanted: and have arrived safely at Foo- United Press, per S, E. Levy and chow. Reuter.

Company."

STOP

INTERVIEW DENIED

San Francisco, To-day. Mr. Horry Bridges, the longshoremen's leader, haa denied the Call Bulletin inter- view quoting him as saying "I concede defeat." He said that he considers the strike unbroken.

General Johnson yesterday

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WEATHER FORECAST

Cloudy, with rain later, and with moderate south-west winds was the weather forecast issued by the Royal Observatory this morning.

stated that the Government Canton Now Compiling Statistics

cannot act under coercion of

a general strike.

"Until it is lifted I-have nothing to offer," he declares

The Mayor's office is anger- Colonel Merriam's ed at speech at Marysville,

The Mayor's committee has. not asked for martial law.

learned It is

that the Mayor, Mr. Rossi is anxi- xious for the withdrawal of the troops but Colonel Mer- riam has promised the shippers that the militiamen will re- main. The shippers, there fore are encouraged to break the strike instead of arbitrat

ing

Regarding Extent of Foreign Trade

is not known, but it is understood that the Chamber, of Commerce wants to know the extent of foreign competition here.

From Our Own Correspondent}

Canton, To-day. Statistics of foreign business in Canton, volume of trade, and fac-

At the same time, the Provincial tories operated by foreign concerns,

Department of Finance is also are being compiled by the Canton securing data concerning foreign City Chamber of Commerce for the trade in Canton with a view to col- lecting business tax from foreign purpose of reference.

Forma with blanks to be filled, up firms. Foreign Consula in Canton with regard to capital, lines of trade were notified by the Canton Muni- etc, have been handed to the Bureau cipal Government that their na- of Public Safety with a request to tionals must pay business tax. The distribute them to the foreign firms Consuls in turn forward this in-

thein Shameen and the Chinese elty. formation to their Governments, Meanwhile, the general The Bureau of Public Safety will It may take some time before this strike la gradually dissolving send these circulars to the sub-police tax is actually collected here. For -United Press, per B. E. Levy stations for distribution, The exact eign merchants are awaiting word and Company.

reason for securing these statistics concerning this question.

A motor-car using

CONVICTS FIRE down."

PRISON

Mr. C. J. Triggs, an engineer of the Hong Kong and Shanghal Hotels, Ltd., was also a witness, from the Exchange Building..

Protest Against Severity The tragedy caused great excite

Of Warder.

ITALIAN BUILDING TO BE OPENED TO-DAY RASED:

Venice, To-day. As a protest against the severity of one of the ward- era, the prisoners at Guf decca Island set fire to the prison last night by igniting the wooden ceilings of the cells after soaking them with oil from lamps.

The prisoners were safely transferred, but the build ing, which is a new one and which was to have been opened by the Minister of Justice to-day, is still burn ing furiously. One wing has,

Reuter. been destroyed:

ment in Des Voeux Road, the road- way being crowded for half-an- hour while the body lay waiting re- moval. When the van eventually did arrive, the police were kept busy, holding back the morbid crowd which pressed forward to catch a glimpse of the body.

The funeral will take place at 5.30 p.m. to-morrow at Happy Valley...

Fine Rugby Player.

The deceased, William Lewis Plew, was the son of a well-known Scottish family. He was about 88 years of age, and was educated. at Bedford Grammer School. A fine rugby football player and golfer, he held, for several years, the position of coach to the Faris Rugby Football Club,

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