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No. 28,816

HONG KONG

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1934. PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

WE PRESENT A Gorgeous Display

of Gowns

AND OUR PRICES ARE ---- RIGHT

PAUL RENNET ** CIE

Chater Road

Hong Kong.

Nathan Road

Kowloon

PRINCE GEORGE BETROTHED TO PRINCESS MARINA OF GREECE

INDIAN UNREST

NOW DECLARED NON-EXISTENT

INSPIRING SPEECH

BY VICEROY

"CURTAIN HAS FALLEN ON CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE"

Frontier Agreement With China

Simla, To-day.

"The curtain has fallen, I hope: finally, on Civil Disobedience, due to the sturdy good sense of the mass of the people,” declared the Viceroy of India, Lord Willingdon,

H.R.H. PRINCE GEORGE

in an important speech in the Le CAMPANA

gislature, yesterday.

He declined to anticipate the Committee, but promised that

DEATHS

recommendations of the Select THREE PERISH IN

PETROL BLAZE

the new constitution would be applied most expeditiously when Parliament enacted it.

The Viceroy foreshadowed a complete system of broadcasting throughout India and important developments in civil aviation, also

£750,000 DAMAGE

Buenos Aires, To-day.

HOLIDAY ROMANCE

CULMINATION

ANNOUNCEMENT TAKES BRITAIN BY SURPRISE WEDDING IN ENGLAND

LONDON, TO-DAY.

A COURT CIRCULAR ANNOUNCES THAT H.R.H. PRINCE GEORGE, YOUNGEST SON OF THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN, IS BETROTHED TO PRINCESS MARINA, DAUGHTER OF PRINCE NICHOLAS OF GREECE.

An official announcement from Balmoral Castle states:

Majesties the King and Queen announce the be- "It is with the greatest pleasure that Their

trothal of their dearly beloved son, H.R.H. Prince George, to Princess Marina, the daughter of Prince and Princess Nicholas of Greece to which union the King has gladly given his consent)

The death roll in the fire which It is understood that Prince George's engagement, which., Prince George, Britain's "Sailor Prince", is here seen on the right of the the appointment of trade commis broke out following the explo-came as a great surprise, is the culmination of a holiday romance. picture with Admiral Sir Ernie Chat Beld, First Lord of the Admiralty, and

slon yesterday of two reservoirs Prince George is spending a holiday in Yugoslavia as the guest, the Prince of Wales on board the H.M.S. “Queen Elizabeth." containing over 2,000,000 gallons of Prince and Princess Paul of Yugoslavia.

sioners to foreign countries.

He alluded to the satisfac-

tory basis of the Indo-Japanese

agreement, and said that ef

of petroleum at Campana is now · Princess Marina. the youngest sister of Princess Paul, is also three, while the damage is cs11-staying there.

forts were being made to estabmated at over £750,000. Hish a frontier agreement with. China.

A whole section of the town has been wiped out and scarcely Embarrassment was caused

house is undamaged. India by the influx of destitute, special fire-fighting train has fugees from Russin and Chinese Turkestan, while their expulsion been despatched from Buenos across the intransportable moun- Aires to try to save the town tains of Central Asia was repug-from total destruction.-Reuter. nant to humanitarian principles.

Their influx was dangerous and THANK YOU LONDON steps were being taken to check it

and dispose of the refugees already

in the country.-Reuter.

"LIVING CORPSE"

COL. DUESTERBERG FOUND ALIVE

BELIEVED VICTIM OF NAZI PURGE

Gratifying Success Of "Silence Night"

London, To-day.

all

Reports from

YANKEE DROPS OUT OF TRIAL RACE

Sail Dropped When Catching Rainbow MYSTERIOUS ABANDONMENT IN

Prince George, who fratmet Princess Marina four years ago

when the Princess was privately

visiting Britain, left England by air on August 15 and began his holiday at Prince Paul's summer residence at Bohinsko Lake, in the Slovenian Alps.

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After Princess Marina accept ed Prince George's proposal, the Prince wired to Balmoral Castle to ask the King's consent..

Prince Marina, whose par ents have also given consent. was born on' November 30, 1906, and is the youngest of

three daughters the

of Prince Nicholas of Greece.

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INDIAN FLOOD MENACE REPORTED RELIEVED

anges Flood Waters, Recet Rapidly Almost Everywhere

Ranchi, Today

Aerial reconnaissances in the Provinces of Bihar and Orissa, have revealed that the flood waters of the Ganges are receding rapidly almost. everywhere.

Rescue and relief operations are continuing-Reuter.

A UNIFIED CHINA

YACHTING EVENT

Newport, Rhode Island, To-day. When she appeared to be over- sources hauling the Vanderbilt Syndicate's reached the Transport Ministry Rainbow in the third race of the yesterday regarding the first ex-final series of the America's Cup

Prince George in remaining in NATIONAL CONGRESS perience of the Silence Zone in Yachting Trials yesterday, the Yan-Yugoslavia for a week or London, which became effective kee, Boston candidate, suddenly days longer. It is authoritative- on Monday night. when. the dropped her canvas and abandoned ly stated that his future plana order was put into operation for-the race.

are not yet settled. bidding the use of motor horns |

No plans have yet been made Paris, To-day. within five miles of Churing Cross margin of 35 seconds at the end of regarding the marriage, which,

it is assumed, will occur in Eng-| Colonel Duesterberg, the Steel after 11.30 p.m.

16 miles of the 30 mile course, but

land. --Reuter, Helmet force leader and candidate

then rapidly de- for the last German Presidential there is litle doubt that the order will the Yankee was

become permanent, particulary as, ac-creasing the Rainbow's lead. was reported to be cording to many observers, the experi- election, who

The reason for the Yankee's among the victims of the Nazlment had led to the exercise of greater abandonment of the race has not clean-up on June 30, is discovered caution by drivers.

been resealed. by the Berlin correspondent of The Transport Minister, Mr. E'Intransigeant to have served a Hoare Belisha, is highly gratified month's imprisonment.

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The reports were so favourable that

The Rainbow led by the narrow

with the result of the experiment. Jumper Strut Broken

Charm Of Princess.

Acclaimed

London, To-day.. Princess Marina is assured of

VIENNA PUTSCH EXPOSE

BALK FOR N.R.A.

COTTON CRISIS

FORESHADOWED

BY DEFIANCE

ADMINISTRATION- ORDER FLOUTED

- DEADLOCK REACHED

New York, To-day. The United States colton gar- ment industry, with a membership

of 4,000 manufacturers in 42 States, has passed a resolution in- forming President Roosevelt that the industry cannot reduce hours by 10 per cent. and increase the wages, by 10 or 11 per cent., for |250,000 workers, un account of such a more being an unjustifiable burden.

This is the first time. that any industry has completely balked- the N.R.A. The workers threaten 4 general strike in the garment industry to help President Roose velt to enforce the order.

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Strike Plotted Agair.st Government

Washington, Later.

The Chairman of the Strike Committee of the United Textile

"BROWN BOOK” TO BE Workers Union, Mr. Francis · Gor-

PUBLISHED

GERMAN: COMPLICITY ALLEGED

Vienna, To-day.

It is officially stated that the Austrian Government wil publish shortly, before the next meeting of the League Assembly, a "Brown Book" on the July revolt in Vienna which led to the murder of Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss.

It is understood that it will accuse Germany of complicity in the Nazi putsch.

It is reliably stated that the Germen Vice Chancellor

man has charged the employera with seeking to portray that the textile, workers are plotting the strike against the Government. Be pointed out that the membership of the Textile Institute and the Textile Code authorty is identical,

therefore, the workers refuse to confer with the Code authority due to the inability to agree that the strike is directed against [Government.

· He added that unless Mr. Sloan and his colleagues come with the repre- sentatives of the industry, the workers will not participato at the meeting te be held to-morrow if the foregoing problem in not adjusted..

Meanwhile Mr. Sloan has in-

formally accepted the. Invitation.

pany.

At Lewiston, 6000 textile works ers, the majority non-Unionists, yesterday demonstrated "against the proposed strike, → United and Minister to Austria, Cap-|Press, per 3. E. Levy and Com tain von Papen, will not re- turn from Germany until after its publication, and that he will not be compelled to declare Germany's viewpoint.-Reu-

ter.

AIM SEEN

SZECHUEN PROBLEM

(From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, To-day. Important political changes are expected to develop just before November 12 this year, which is the date for calling the Fifth. Na tional Congress of the Kuomin tang, because through this big gathering the Nanking Govern ment expects to unify the country Wellminating the recalcitrant an affectionate welcome to Great provincial militarists, it was CANTON PROJECTS He has now been liberated and He issued a statement yesterday

Newfort, Later. Britain where the announcement

learned here to day. told the correspondent, I was not afternoon as follows:-"Thank you

The reason for the abandonment of the bethrothal was greeted

Among the provinces in which shot but I was a living corpse." London. Thank you motorists and

pedestrians in equal measure for of the third race yesterday was with universal felicitation, is the Central Authorities wish to assert their power are Szechuen, your splendid co-operation last that Yankee broke her jumper summary of the learing article in night, let us continue as we havo strut Another race will now bo The Times to-day, he k

"By character, personality and Kelchow, and Yunnan. With the begun."-British Wireless Service. nccessary before the defender of

help of money and arms supplied America's Cup can be chosen training, the Prince has amply by the Central Military Authori Reuter..

earned the congratulations and good wishes of millions of his ties, General Liu Haiang, Pacifi father's subjects, while Princess cation Commissioner of 8zechuen, Marina is already known here was able to oust his uncle and for her grace and charm. It is military rival, General Liu Wen- easy to prophesy that she will hui.

(Continued on Page 9) quickly win the hearts of all the' British people," the journal adds farther heavy rain falls the Princess Marina speaks Eng Deep Water Bay Golf Course will be liah fluently Reuter,

open for play as from Saturday Sep (Continued on Page 12).

Reuter.

NINE FOREIGNERS ARRESTED

High-Handed Action In

Germany

Berlin, To-day,

It has just been disclosed that four Britons, two Frenchmen." and three Spaniards who were arrested on Saturday, have not been re: leased.

They reached Berlin - after at- tending an anti-war and anti-Fas cist Congress at Madrid to visib the labour camps. They were bathing at Wansce, near Berlin, when arrested. Reuter.

WEATHER FORECAST

Fair to showery, with south-east or variable winds; was the weather forecast for to-day, as issued for the Royal Observatory this.

RESTORATION OF HABSBURGS

SEEN AS DANGER TO

LITTLE ENTENTE

INCOMPATIBLE TO PEACE

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London, To-day.

U.S. AGRICULTURAL POLICY

In regard to Bucharest re- ports with reference to the Austrian Throne, it is felt in London that Rumanian opinion does not approve of the adoption of any policy which might strain: the soli cur darity of the Little Entente, and that both Czechoslo vakia, and Yugoslavia atill consider the Habsburg re storation as incompatible, with the maintenance Off peace in Europe. Reuter

Outright Curtailment Supplanted

BALANCED PRODUCTION.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAILA

Washington, To-day.

The Agricultural Adjustment tion emergency of Corn- da virtually over the supplanting outright rith a control policy nce production and irements. They

keep the

to

Company.

tember 1.

Exchequer Returns Show Treasury

PLANNED

MANY FACTORIES READY BY SPRING

TEXTILE MARKET INVADED

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, To-day,

ELECTRIC LAMPS DUMPING

Britain's New Curb To Japan

London, To-day," The Board of Trade has an- nounced that a report from the

Import Dutler, Advisory Commit tee, dated October 4, 1983, recom mending increased dutler 'on' elec» tric lamps, is being published to- day.

The increased imports of these goods in recent years have come mainly from Japan, and since this The Provincial Department of report was received, His Majesty's Reconstruction claims that the Government, after consultation

finished silk turned out by its face with the United Kingdom electric tory at Honam suburb is meeting lamp manufacturers, have discuss a good demand. This product ked with the representatives of the known as Five Sheep Silk

Japanese Government the question Factories to produce cotton and of imports of electric lampe from woollen goods are under construction that country. and will be ready by next spring. (Continued on Page 12) An official of the Provincial Depart

Receipts Well Maintained ment of Reconstruction stated thet

Corresponding

will have

STOP PRESS

ufactured org

London, To-day.loancial year up to August 25 such native returns show that amounted to: 292,628,000. At the good marke

last year the goods will be

Chinese people. depends on production cost

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present a and amount

The Mercantile Bank of India, ed, has declared an Interim diy per cent. Jess' Income)

Buenos Aires, To-day.

sare from Campana

aga!