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Carnation

Carnation

"From Contented Cows"

THERE'S CREAM

IN

EVERY DROP.

Sole Agents: CONNELL BROS. CO., LTD.

MILK HONG KONG & 8. CHINA.

The dollar, on demand, closed

to-day at 1/6:1-2.

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FINAL EDITION

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No. 28,829 HONG KONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1934.PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

VIOLENCE GAINING UPPERHAND IN AMERICAN

PERRY'S RECORD

ALLISON BEATEN IN

U.S. FINAL AFTER

5 GRUELLING SETS

BRITON LEADS 5-2

TO WIN AT 8-6.

DEADLY ACCURACY SURPRISES AMERICAN RIVAL

Tilden And Doherty's

Feats Equalled

Forest Hills, To-day.

FRED PERRY

Fred Perry, the British cham-MILITARY LEADER pion, equalled the feats of "Big Bill Tilden and H. L. Doherty DISMISSED BY ORDER when he beat Wilmar Allison, OF MARSHAL CHIANG

American ex-Davis Cup player, in five strenuously contested sets yes terday to retain his American Na- tional Singles Lawn Tennis tille, in the same year that he won at Wim- bledon.

He was suffering yesterday from a strained ankle, sustained when defeating Vernon Kirby in the Semi-final.

LEFT LOOPHOLE FOR

COMMUNISTS

HUNAN CAMPAIGN SETBACK

[From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton, To-day, For failure to effect a junction with

provincial the Hunan

5,000 RIOTERS CLASH WITH GUARDS

WOMEN AND CHILDREN STAND UP TO FIRE

GRAVE-STONE PIECES HURLED AT GUARDIANS OF LAW

MARTIAL LAW AT SAYLESVILLE

WASHIN GTON, TO-DAY.

THE UNITED STATES TEXTILE STRIKE OUTLOOK IS DARKENING, THE MEDIATION BOARD HAVING ABANDONED THEIR AR-

BITRATION EFFORTS.

FOR FOUR DAYS ONLY

SPECIAL DISPLAY

BEAUTIFUL GOWNS

10 am-11.45.p.m.!

DAILY

3 pm 5.00 p.m.

PAUL RENNET & CIE

Nathan Road. Kowloon.

TEXTILE STRIKE

A new revolution was recently threatened in Cuba Communists called for a "day of massacre" and the forcible establishment of a Soviet government on the first anniversary of the outbreak The above photo- In which the Machado regime was overthrown. graph was taken in a Havana street that day, as crowds cheer- ed the soldier who killed the chief of police.

COLONY BUDGET

No Increased Taxation

$12,601,259 SURPLUS

·ANTICIPATED

FIRST READING OF BILL

A surplus balance at the end of 1934 of $12,601,259 and am

an anti- cipated revenue of $30,- 585,650 for 1935, is envis- aged in the Budget

Meanwhile, ugly rioting has occurred at Say- CHINA AIRCRAFT FACTORY Speech of the Colonial

lesville, Rhode Island, where three persons were shot and seriously wounded while scores were in- jured when the National Guards fired on a crowd SHANGHAI YACHTSMEN FIGHT of 5,000 textile strikers and their sympathisers, TYPHOON FOR FOUR DAYS including women and children.

The crowd hurled pieces of gravestones, Perry has now the unique dis-troops in resisting the Commun- flower-pots and rocks at the Guards, forcing tinction of winning the Wimble-lsts, Lieut.-General Pang Wei them to take refuge behind barbed wire barri- don, American, Australian and jen. Oficer Commanding the 10th Bournemouth, titles in the same Division, has been dismissed cades.

Altogether, nine people, including a 73-year-old woman have year, and holds the American from his command by order of

Kal-shek, been shot in the past three days at Saylesville, where martial title for the second year in suc- Marshal Chiang

Chairman of the Military Affairslae virinally prevails One hundred and fifty Windsmen and cession.

Commission.

police are being treated at an emergency field hospital. Reuter, DEADLY ACCURACY

The Hunanese troops, it ap In the first two sets yesterday the British champion outgeneralled the pears, are so scattered that when Hsiao American, Allison's continual at the Communists under tempts to force the pace being Keh and Li Chung-pao entered frustrated by Perry's deadly ac-Southern Hunan from Western curacy, which appeared to he some-Kiungsi they occupied the towns thlug entirely new to his opponent. without resistance. They looted] all the foodstuffs they, could (Continued on' Page 4.)

carry.

U.S. EXCHANGES LINE UP FOR

REGISTRATION

PHILIPPINES SEEK MORE TIME

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED

(Continued on Page 0) TYPHOON WARNING 500 Miles Distant And Moving This Way

A typhoon is located in about 120 degrees east longitude and 19' de- grees north latitude, moving west- north-west, according to a warning] by the Manila Observatory, issued,

Consul- (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra- through the American phic Messages Ordinance, 1891. Re-General, at 8 a.m. to-day. ceived September 13, 8.33 ami.)

This typhoon is about 500 miles Washington, To-day. distant from Hong Kong, and is

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL,

It has

It is announced that, 23 American moving in this direction. stock exchanges, including the New moved about 300 miles nearer since York stock, curb, mining and pro- the warning was issued yesterday duce exchanges, the San Francisco morning. stock and curb exchanges, and. the

Angeles, stock and curb The typhon is now altuated about Log exchanges, have applied for regis-350 miles southeast of Hong Kong, tration to the Securities Exchange moving west-north-west, according Commission,

REPORTED NEARER

A settlement of £150,000, or $763,500 at the present rate rale of exchange is reported by the Daily Herald to have been made by an American film company in the suits brought by Princess Irina Youssoupoff who charged libel in the film "Raspu tin and the Empress."

PRINCE GEORGE BACK IN ENGLAND

to the Royal Observatory warning Royal Fiancee To Visit

London On Sunday

the

The Manila stock exchange, the issued this morning.

This is approximately 150 miles Philippine stock exchange and the Honolulu stock exchange have call-closer to Hong Kong than ed, asking for an extension of the warning lasued earlier in the day! time under which they are required by the Manila Observatory and still to apply.

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BANK EXAMINERS SLATED

Roosevelt's Criticism

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL (By. Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra phic Messages Ordinance, 1894. Ra ceived September 13, 8.33 a.m.)

Hyde Park, To-day.

President Roosevelt declares that

he does not believe that bank ex-

moving in this direction.

No typhoon signals had been rafeed this morning.

WEATHER FORECAST

Moderate north-east ̈winds.

U.S. GOVT. SUBSIDIES TO

Londen, To-day. AR.H. Prince George, who arrived in London by air yes terday morning, from Paris, left by rall yesterday evening for Balmoral, where Their Majestles the King and Queers. are' in residence.

Prospects for the settlement of the United States textile strike are markedly receding in conse- quence of Tuesday's events. The

Chelidon Crew's Grim. Orden! On Nagasaki Trip

Shanghai, To-day. Herr Helmut Aust, the well- known Shanghai German yachts- man, and three other foreigners, arrived at Nagasaki last night af-

ter being battered for four days by

Chelidon-Router.

auki from Tsingtao, in the yacht

INSTRUCTIONS

TO SPEED UP THE

CONSTRUCTION

Canton Plant To Be Ready In January MACHINERY FROM AMERICA

1From Our Own Correspondent) Canten, To-day

Secretary, the Hon. Sir Thomas Southorn, read before the Members of the Legislative Council this afternoon, “

The speech stressed that no at- tempt to meet the fall in revenue by increased taxation would be made..

It was pointed out that certain payments, amounting to $975,410, made to the War Office, would, in

typhoon while bound for NagaThe Army Air“ Corps here, his due course, be credited to the Re

received urgent instructions from venue Account for sext the military authorities to speed had now been agreed up the constraction of the aircraftments were not liab

contribution.

The surplus balances of the Kwangtung, which is connected Colony on January 1, of this year with Canton by the southern sec- stood at $13,528,625. The estim

DE VALERA'S factory at Shaokwan, Northern

Chairman of the Strike Com- BOMBSHELL

mittee of the United Textile Workers Union, Mr. Francis Gor- man, states that "peace is denied us. We must face the manage Iment in the field of conflict."

instructed the He has strike leaders to tighten their lines and prepare for a stub- born struggle.

The Mediation Board's efforts have been complicated by the withdrawal of the Union repre- sentatives after the expiry of Tuesday's time limit.

(Continued on Page 9.)

Will Last At Least A Month Says Gorman

TOO CANDID

UTTERANCES

AT GENEVA SOVIET ENTRY TO

LEAGUE UPSET

ENLIGHTMENT DEMANDED

French Sponsorship May Be Regretted

Geneva, To-day. The candid utterance made by the President of the Irish Free State, Mr. Eamon De Valera, to the (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telepro League Assembly, demanding more phie Massages Ordinance, 189, Belinelight on the discussions of the ceived September 13, 833 a.m.).

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

tion of the Canton-Hankow Rail- ated surplus at that date was $19,309,501. Savings in expendi way.

Machinery for the plant was ture, largely due to the higher rate Jordered from a

well-known of exchange, had more than coun American firm when Lieut-Gen-terbalanced. the decrease in, revenue eral Huang Kwang-jul, chief of and the Government's financial Army Air Corps, and his position was consequently batter

party, were visiting the United than had been anticipatedanke

* YEAR'S EXPENDITURE States last June.

The estimated expenditure for Construction of the factory has begun and will be completed by the current year including $100,000 January, when the necessary ma- in respect of the Government HousÓ chinery and equipment is due to and City Development Scheme was arrive here from the United States. $38,442,695 and the estimated re- By-February the aircraft works venue $81,781,625. The revised will begin to build aeroplanes of figures are Expenditure, 180,399,- 000 and Revenue, $29,870,684. the bombing and fighting types.

80 in one year at the normal · rate.

According to a reliable report, the From these figures it will be seen new plant will be able to turn out six that it is anticipated that by the lary "plases in one month or about end of this year the surplus Under pressure the aircraft works can balances will be reduced to $12,601,- 259, and that revenue will have manufacture 100 machines in a year.

(Continued on paga 9.)

fallen more than $2,000,000' below the estimate for 1984.

"These points have

Washington, To-day. Soviet's admission to the League, STOP PRESS major factors in the framing of

The textile strike Mediation have embarrassed the Powers who Board is meeting the leading are dealing with the delicate pro-

manufacturera Mr. Francis Gor-blem.

man, however, anticipates that The British Foreign Secretary, the strike will last for as least a Sir John Simon, has let it be month.**

known that in his opinion, the A New York message states quickest way was the best. that additional textile mills aro

Jurists hold the opinion that re-opening and are expected to stimulate cotton prices United the official Assembly invitation Press, per. S. E. Levy and Com-will require unanimity, hence the "round-robin" system, of aigning the invitation in order to circumvent, the Soviet's objec

pany

The Prince will return to London No Basis Of Arbitration tions to formal application.

Yet-In View

(Continued-on. Page 9)

EMPIRE BROADCAST FOR TO-NIGHT

freshening considerably, cloudy, on Saturday to meet his fiancee, with probably some rain later, was Princess Marina of Greece, who is the weather forecast for to-day, as arriving with her parents, Prince lesued by the Royal Observatory and Princess Nicholas of Greece, on

#WECIAL. TO CHINA (MAIL. this morning,

Sunday."

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra The Royal party, consisting of phic Messages Ordinance, 1891, B4 Prince George, the Princess and ceived September 15, 18.27 p.m.):

London, To-day - The B.B.C. Washington, To-day. her parents, will leave London on

The textile strike mediators have Empire transmissions for to-night Sunday night for Balmoral, where Hyde Park, To-day--President they are expected to stay for some issued a statement declaring that are a revue at 6.15 p.m., 8. promen they are unable to persuade the ade, concert at 7.15 pm, the Band manufact to agree to any of the Royal Marines at B.15 p.m., They are, vaudeville et 8.45 pm, and dance United Press music from 9.80pm British

Wireless Service

MERCHANT MARINE ---

aminers are using rule of reason

in passing loans, especially amall Roosevelt states that he favours days-British Wireless Service. loans, to business. There is an the continuation of Government Indication that small bankers are subsidies to the merchant mar

Mr. B. H. Kung, Ministar of Finance,

plaining bitterly United Press, ine service. United Press, per left Nanking for Shanghal last even per S. E. Levy and Company. IS. E. Levy and Company, LED:

E Levy and

Tokyo, To-day. A compromise has been effected between the Army and the Foreign Office as re- gards Japanese - representa- tion in Manchuria, by which the Overseas Minis- try has lost practically all Its powers.

Under the reorganisation, the posts of Ambassador. and Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army are held concurrently by a militarlat, with administrą. tive powers, who, as Am bassador, will be responsi ble for Foregn Office and diplomatic affairs, but to the Premier on Administra- tive affairs - Reuter

Peking, To-day Solomon Zetin, the American furrier who was kidnapped by bandits at Mukden on August 21, was released to-day accord ing to advices from Mukden.

#Renter;

the Budget for 1935; a third Im portant factor has been the rate of exchange.

NEXT YEAR'S REVENUE The causes of the falling off in revenue during the current year are referred to in the Treasurer's - memoradandum," he continued.

"If the present depression con- tinues there fa no prospect of the revenue figure Improving during 1985. The estimated revenue for next year is $30,585,680 That figure includes, "however, a fall of nearly $1,000,000,

The Government has for 12. years paid to Military Contribu- tion

Suspense Account 20 per cent of its profits on certain ex- change transactions. These pay- ments have accumulated until they amount to $975410. The War Office has now accepted the view of this Government that such pro- fits are not Hable to Military Contribution and this sum will Linkdue cours credhed to the

revenue for

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