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to-day at 1/6 1-2.

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No. 28,824

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1934. PRICE $3.00 Per Month..

SIX UNION PICKETS KILLED AND 14 WOUNDED IN SOUTH CAROLINA

EUROPEAN ATTACK

ON DOLLAR

CAMOUFLAGING HER OWN MONETARY TROUBLES DISTURBING UNREST RUMOURS

GREAT BRITAIN IS REPORTED TO BE PURSUING A POLICY OF CREEPING. DEPRECIATION OF STERLING, SINCE THE INITIAL ADVANTAGES ACCRUING FROM THE IS GOLD STANDARD ARE NOW EXHAUSTED, AND SHE STRIVING HER UTMOST TO PREVENT THE RAPID FLIGHT OF FOREIGN CAPITAL FROM LONDON, STATES A SPECIAL WASHINGTON WIRE TO MESSRS. S. E. LEVY & CO.

If this is unsuccessful, both foreigners and the English themselves are likely to export capital from England. There are) indications that the price of gold is moving towards 150 skill- ings or more, which will almost crtainly result in a 50 cent dollar. The London on New York cross-rate, however, is unlikely to rise above £-U.S.$5.50 due to pressure from the British-Dominions.

PORTSMOUTH

TO KARACHI

IN 48 HOURS R.A.F. Flyers To Refuel In Mid Air

A

SIR ALAN COBHAM'S NEW VENTURE

The necessity of the United States to export gold against her silver purchases seems doubtful in view of favourable trading bal- ance. The current European at- tack on the dollar appears to be

nothing more than an attempt to

camouflage Europe's own (rency troubles.

cur-

German internal dissension Is growing and the Reich Lea- der and Chancellor, Herr Adolf Hitler, is attempting to stimu- late external diversions. European Continental are deeply pessimistic regarding flight from Portsmouth the Russo-Japanese situation,

London, To-day,

officials

The British Government is pro-

to Karachi in 48 hours, refoundly disturbed over the inter-

fuelling in mid-air, is projected nal labour unrest.

on September 21 by Sir Alan Cob-

ham and Squadron-Leader Hel

more, one of the leading technical

experts of the R. A. F., according

to the "Daily Mail."

The flight is the outcome of two years' experimental work in

Silver Discussion Foreseen

SECRECY ANTICIPATED

VARCIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

the possibilities of refuelling (by Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra

phic

commercial aircraft on longceived September 7, 8.44 a.)

Messages Ordinance, 1594, Re- trans-continental journeys.

Washington, To-day. The airman will use an ordia- Due to the impending return of ary six-seater commercial mon Professor Rogers, who has been

oplane, with a maximum speed of studying the silver problem in the 165 m.p.h., which will be supplied Orient on behalf of the United with an extra hundred gallons of States Treasury, American silver petrol from a tanker plane while advocates believe it likely that the

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INTERPORT

CRICKET TRIAL

TEAMS CHOSEN

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A. C. I. Bowker Makes Comeback

United States will resume conver- sations with Great Britain, France, China and other nations shortly to effect prompt and greater use of

silver as money, which, it is be lieved, will aid the American pro-

gramme.

President Roosevelt is reported to be anxious for new international agreements for increasing the use of silver. Undoubtedly, any dis cussions would be very secret, due GARTHWAITE AND MADAR FIT to the fact that America is now the Lt. Garthwalle and A. Hand does not wants to tip her hand. 'world's greatest purchaser of silver, Madar, both of whom are candid United Press, por S. E, Levy and ales for the Colony team, have

Company. recovered sufficiently from their indisposition last week to take

Dispossess notices given to the present tenants of the former im- perial palace (above) of the Hapsburgs at Vienna by the Government is interpreted as being a preparation for the restoration of the monarchy, with Archduke Otto as Emperor. Archduke Otto is shown wearing the historic crown of the Holy Roman Empire.

SKIRMISH WITH NON-STRIKERS

PICKETS FLEE IN PANIC

LEAVING DEAD

MILL CLOSED AFTER INCIDENT AND

600 WORKERS JOBLESS

LOYALTY'S REWARD

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894,

Received September 7. 8.44 auth

Washington, To-day.

DESPITE the rapidly rising death roll resulting from clashes in the United States textile in- dustry strike, the Chairman of the Strike Com- mittee of the United Textile Workers Union, who a few days ago pledged that no violence would oc- cur, has given no sign of abandoning the dispute. The most serious clash, so tar, took place at Honeapath, South Carolina, yesterday, when six Union pickets were killed and 14 wounded in a savage battle with non-strikers' at the mill of the themselves to resist the strike pickets, and after a bitter strug- gle, in which bludgeons and stones were freely used, the pickets withdrew in panic, leaving their dead and wounded comrades be-

NEW ARMS DISCLOSURES Chiquola Manufacturing Company, The loyal workers armed

DUTCH EAST INDIES PLANS BIG TIN MERGER

Government Appoints Committee To Prepare The Way

The Hague To-day. By order of the Dutch Premier,

Dr. H. Colijn, the Government of the Dutch East Indies has appoint- ed a committee to prepare the way for the amalgamation of the Billi- ton Mining Company, of The Hague, and the Government's Banka Tin Works.

The proposal is regarded of great importance for the world fin position-Reuter.

3 KILLED AS

U.S. CONCERN DOUBLE-CROSSED' hind

BY VICKERS

SUBMARINE PLANS GIVEN TO JAPAN

CONTRACT THAT WAS NULLIFIED

WASHINGTON, TO-DAY. EVIDENCE THAT THE BRI- TISH GOVERNMENT GAVE JA. PAN THE DESIGN FOR THE “K”

THE MILL WAS CLOSED DOWN AFTER THIE INCIDENT, THROW- THE MAJORITY OF THESE WERE NOT IN FAVOUR OF THE STRIKE.

The Union officials have rejected

ING 600 WORKERS OUT OF EMPLOYMENT.

CANTON SWELTERS arbitration until all the mills are

Residents Flock

Sleep In Parks

BATHING BEACHES CROWDED

(From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, To-day.

TYPE OF SUBMARINE WAS Last night was the hottest so far

GIVEN BEFORE THE SENATE

closed, despite the fact that wany have been filled and 33 wounded in

various districts

Mr. Francis Gorman yesterday

H.R.H. the Prince of Wales tries a steed that will not throw him when he visits Coventry, and finds a tricycle his grandfather, the late

·King Edward, once used.

CHINA OR TURKEY

stated: "We have seen no sign of RE-ELECTION

the abandonment of the manage- meats' imperiousness and arbitrari-

ness,

A United Press survey ahows that more than 855,000 workers are striking

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Roosevelt Optimistic

THOUGH REPORTS STATE CRISIS MORE MENACING

TO COUNCIL OF

THE LEAGUE

Powerful Support For Rival Candidature

INTRIGUING PROBLEM

The COMMITTEE OF ENQUIRY INTO Experienced this summer. THE AMERICAN MUNITIONS temperature was 91-degrees Fah renheit. The streets and parks BRITISH TRAINS INDUSTRY, YESTERDAY.

ARE WRECKED aident of the Electric Boat Com-

Letters from Mr. Carse, Pre-were full of people until the small

hours of this morning.

GENEVA, TO-DAY. THE QUESTION "OF THE RE pany, to Mr. Spears, the Vice- All public parks were open all

|BLECTION OR GISHTINA TO " THE OVER 40 REPORTED President, were read, in which night for the benefit of the public, and some slept on the benches

COUNCIL OF THE LEAGUE OF Carse said:-

|NATIONS ·18- · SERIOUSLY "-CON- INJURED

-"It seems as though Messrs. there instead of going home.

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra CERNING THE FRIENDS OF Vickers have double-crossed us Others sought relief at the bathing phis Messages Ordinance, 1894, E-CHINA, WHO WOULD LIKE TO HARROWING SCENES in Japan in not having contract beaches in the western outskirts esived September 7, 11.8 a.m.)

executed by the Mitsubishi which and at Tungahan.

London, To-day. An engine-driver, a fireman and a passenger were killed and over 40 people were In- jured in collision between two

Londen, Midland and Scottish

Railway trains at Edlington Junction, two miles from St. Enoch, yesterday.

Both trains were completely wrecked, most of the coaches being telescoped, and smashed to smithereens.

their places in the second Inter "BANKING FIELD |*

port Cricket Trial which will be! played on the Club ground to- morrow. commencing at 2 p.m.

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The following are the terms: ***

T. E. Pearce's XI-E. J. R. Mitchell,

Lt. J. P. Williams, T. A.. Pearce, Lt

C. C. Garthwaite, H. Owen Hughes,

OVER-CROWDED” ·

German Check On

Private Banks ·

· SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

Rev. H. W. Bainea, G. R. M. Ricketts (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telogra-

Ambulances and doctors were rushed to the spot, and the vie tims were extricated from the debris only with the greatest difficulty Reuter.

TYPHOON NORTH OF FORMOSA

Local Danger Past

The typhoon appears to be sta

A. C. 1. Bowker, G. S. Dunkley, and phio Messager Ordinance, 1881. Retionary to the immediate north of

W. Hayward's XI. E. Richard-eived September 7, 945 am)

C. S. M. Elvin.

A.

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The crowd

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SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL:"

SEE HER REMAIN ON THE COUN. Hyde Park, To-day.. [CIL, IN VIEW OF THE 'CANDIDA- I sent them in 1916, and which there late last night was unusually It is indicated that President TURE OF TURKEY, WHICH IS

|POWERFULLY SUPPORTED. - provided for a royalty of 10 per large.

Roosevelt expects his Mediation In the event of a straight All buses were running right up Board to bring peace to the textile Sino-Turkish fight, there is little Icent. of the gross price.

to midnight and did good business.industry. It is emphasised that doubt that China would easily Rickshaws and hired motor care President is not participating in the get the majority of votes, but [active, negotiations, though he is before China can put forward

watching very closely.

her candidature,' she must ob Mr. Francis Gorman has sug-tain a two-thirds majority vote gested that President Roosevelt in the Assembly, agreeing to her should ask a Governor to deputise re-eligibility, and it should not for the Union officials and to main-be very difficult for the Turkish tain order. He warned that other opposition to secure one-third of international unions might join the the votes against China strike unless the mill owners and If 'China secures a vote of re- officials abandon their present atti-eligibility, she will certainly also tude..

get a majority of votes for her

BRUTAL MURDER also profitted.

AT TSUN WAN Villager's Throat Cut And Daughter Wounded

WIFE TOO DISTRAUGHT TO

MAKE STATEMENT-

Tsoi. Tak-choi, an employes of the Shing Mun Dam, was brutally murdered between midnight and 1 am. to-day at his home at Tsun Wan, New Territories, and pro- perty, provisionally estimated at $1,000, was stolen. Deceased' daughter Tsol Yuk-ylp, was seriously injured, and his wife al- most freightened out of her wits.

Police reports to hand are brief.

Formosa, and will probably rebut it appears that some person or

Berlin, To-day. curve to the north-eastward; ac persons entered the house with the

son, N. A. E. Mackay, D. S. Harley, The Reich Minister of Economic cording to the report issued by the intention to rob, murdered the man, A. H. Madar, 1. Melares, PH. Secones, Affairs, Dr. Kurt Schmitt, has pro- Royal Observatory this morning, his neck being cut by a knife, and R. Lee, F. D, Pereira, G. C. Burnett, hibited the establishment of new

All local danger from this ty- wounded the girl. The nurder

***** (Continued on Page 9);" banks and other credit institutions phoon now appears to be part

and. A. R. Minu.

INCREASED TAXES IN U.S. in Germany until 1987 on the A similar, warning was leaued by

grounds that "the field is already the Manila Observators through US BANK LOAN TO-INDUSTRY the American Congul-General at Washington, To-day-Mr. Henry, overcrowded." Morgenthau, Secretary of the Trea Observers believe that the move 9.20 am. to. sury, said yesterday that the Ads Intended to checkmate the estab ministration had made no decision Hehment of new private banks by

as to whether they would sook an finanelers who are at pre

increase in taxes at the next Cur drawing

grea, to offset the mounting ex-dissatisfaction penditureUnited Press, per S. Efnancla Levy and Company.

-larger-b

with

per S. E. Levy, and Con

WEATHER FORECAST:

Washington

Chairman of the

the first “wo-

He declined to specify which re e ection, but if China is elimin- unions might participate. Heated, Turkey's chances of elec pointed out that it could result in tión will become very real. the nation's first general strike, Reuter.

Reports indicate that the situa

tion 18 hourly becoming more B.B.C. STATION

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

STOP PRESS

Shanghai, To-day, Interviewed this yg morning. General Huang high tribute to t Adminstration

shal Chiang Kai-shek's

vision.

The Genera

ly reco

The

This

Ge

decide

Minister to Chini

Long-Wave Transmitter At Wychbold

TO-REPLACE DAVENTRY

London) To-day.. The British Broadcasting Cor- poration's transmitting station at Wychbold, near Droitwch, was brought into commission yesterday. Xts long-wave transmitter, which will replace Daventry 6XX, is de- zigned for a power of 150 kilowata, and its serial is at least three times that of any station previously. bullt by the B. B. C

The aerial is supported on masts 700 feet; altbk which are the high- est built by the B. B. C.

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