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THERE'S CREAM

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EVERY DROP.

Thé dollar, on demand, closed

to-day at 1/6 1-2.

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HONG KONG, - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1934. PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

SENTERPRISE LIDA

Koduring

FOR FOUR DAYS ONLA

SPECIAL DISPLAY

BEAUTIFUL GOWNS

10 a.m.-11.45 pm

3 pm

5.00 p.m.

| DAILY

PAUL RENNET et CIE

Nathan Road, Kowloon.

WORLD WAR VETERANS MOBILISED TO HALT U.S. STRIKE RIOTING

COMMUNIST ROUND-UP ORDERED

It is reported from Stockholm that Princess Ingrid, grand- daughter of the King of Sweden, has become engaged to Archduke Ollo, pretender to the Austrian throne. The Princess is 24 and has often been mentioned as the possible bride of the Prince of Wales.

RAINBOW SETBACK

ARMY CORPS STANDING BY AT RHODE ISLAND ONE STRIKER KILLED AS 500 CLASH

WITH NATION AL GUARDS

UNION LEADER HURT

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

(By Tolegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894.

Received September 14, 8.48 am)

WOODSOCKET, R.I., TO-DAY.

NATIONAL GUARDSMEN AND 500 STRIK- ERS CLASHED HERE YESTERDAY, RESULT- ING IN ONE STRIKER BEING KILLED AND SCORES -SIX INJURED, FOUR_SERIOUSLY.

RECEIVED MINOR. INJURIES THROUGH BE- ING BEATEN.

At Providence Governor Green, of Rhode Is- land, has ordered the mobilisation of 1,000 world- war veterans to help to halt the rioting, and has ordered a state-wide round-up of Communist agi- tators, whom he blames for the majority of the disorders.

HE HAS CALLED A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE LEGIS- LATURE TO ASK FOR U.S.$100,000 · APPROPRIATION WITH WHICH TO PAY THE NATIONAL GUARDSMEN, EXTRA PO- LICE AND WAR VETERANS, 7

SKIPPER MAY BE GEN. JOHNSON'S DICTATORSHIP

ABSENTEE

CAPTAIN BLISS ONE OF NATIONAL GUARD

Bristol. Rhode Island. The textile strike threatens to deprive. Rainbow, nominat- ed American defender of the America's Cup against the challenge of Mr. T. O. M. Sop- with's Endeavour in the yachting classic on Saturday, as Capthin of her navigator, Bliss is a member of the Na- tional Guard, and has been ordered to report for duty. He ie, however, Applying for leave of absence.-Reuter.

NOT YET CONCLUDED

Rumours Are Branded As Mere Speculation

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL, Hyde Park, To-day. The reports that the conference between President Roosevelt and General Hugh Johnson has definite- ly ended General Johnson's N.R.A. dictatorship are branded as mere speculation.

Following Mr. Green's tele phoned request to President Roosevelt regarding the possibi- lity of calling Federal troops, it is learned that the authorities! have virtually completed arrange- ments for that measure.

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It is reported that the Secre-1 tary for War, Mr. George H. Dern, and Major-General Connor. Commander of the First Corps.

en route from Boston make a first hand survey, after which they will report personally to President Roosevelt as to whe- ther Federal troops are needed.

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President Roosevelt says he Inyours the unification of the en- His plans, formement efforts, however, are incomplete-United Press, per S. E. Levy and Company.and

LAUNCHING OF NEW CUNARDER

Meanwhile, the textile negotia- tions continued to be deadlocked. United Press, per S. E. Levy

Company.

3,000 Rioters Stone Guardsmen

The wreckage of the plane in which Mrs. Frances H. Marsalis, inset, the noted flyer who crashed to her death during a race at Dayton municipal airport during the Women's National Air Meet, is shown above. Mrs. Marsalis, co-holder with Helen Richey of the women's endurance refueling record, established last December at Miami, Fla., is believed to have lost control of her plane during a handicap race after swerving to avoid a collision with another flyer. Her home. `was at Garden City, L. I.

As the result of his many years as a missionary, Y.M.C.A. executive, and diplomat, Dr. John R. Matt of Montclair, N., has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, Stock- holm advices atate.

GERMAN OFFERS SPURNED

Lancashire Spinners Want Fair Deal

Londen, To-day.

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND SKIPPER DENOUNCED

TARDY EFFORTS TO RESCUE MORRO

CASTLE PASSENGERS CRITICISED

AMERICAN GOLF

LAWSON LITTLE

MAKES ATTEMPT.

ON THE "DOUBLE"

Reaches Last Four For Amateur Title

TORRANCE ELIMINATED

Brooklines. Mass, To-day

W. Lawson Little, who won the British Amateur Golf cham- pionship this year by a record score. la out for the "double." He will meet Don Armstrong in the Semi-Final Round of the American Amateur · Golf Cham- flonship here to-day, while in the other Semi-Final Reynold Smith will meet David Goldman.

(Continued on page 9.)

"The Semi-finals will be played over 36 holes to-day. Results of İyeterday's matches, as cabled by

Reuter, were:

FIFTH ROUND

E. Riggs (New York) beat T. Tor- rance (Britain) 2 and 0.

D. Goldman (U.S.) beat Fred Haas (U.S.) 2 and 1.

Chick Evans (U.S.) best. Mark Stuart (U.B.) 4 and 3.

Lawson Little

OFFICERS SEEK TO RESIGN (US) beai H. Candy

New York, To-day.

"I believe that more lives could have been saved had the boats of the President Cleveland been put out sooner," declared Mr. Ha rold Peterson, Third Officer of the President Cleveland, giving evi- dence yesterday at the enquiry into the Morro Castle disaster.

He said that he did not wish to serve under Captain Carey any longer, as he no louger had any respect for him in view of his failure to-get the lifeboat launched faster.

NEW DESTROYER COMPLETED

H.M.S. Electra Leaves Tyne For Trials

London, To-day.

Mr. Dwight Randall. Chief Off- cer of the President. Cleveland, also expressed the opinion that the boats could have been lower- ed sooner and more lives saved, and also asked to be relieved of his post.

QUARTER FINALS

Goldman Beat Hires 3- und 1.

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·D. "Armstrong Sent Evans T Lawson, Lille best WTrimes (U.8.) 8 and 2.3L

15,

R. Baith beat Ernest Pieper (V.B.) at 23rd,

CANTON LEVY FOR AIR DEFENCE

Monthly Conditions From Officers

FROM 20 CENTS TO $5.

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton, To-day.

A seaman of the President Cleveland, who was a member of the crew of the lifeboat sent to Commissioned officers of the The British destroyer, H.M.S. the Morro Castle, said in evid- First Group Army are now re- Electra, left the Tyne yesterday for ence that although he saw quired to contribute money for her acceptance trials, and after-several persons on the deck, the the aerial defence of Kwang wards proceeded to Portsmouth. Of crew of the lifeboat did not try tung, according to a decision of the eight destroyers ordered under to take them. meeting, in Manchester yesterday, the 1931 programme, HMS. Elec- More than 3,000 strikers stoned passed a resolution recording that 1,500 National guardsmen. Balmoral On Sept. 26.

Three they were not in favour of ac-tra is the second to be completed.

British Wireless Service,......... strikers were shot and two

arecepting the German proposal with feared dying. One militia man regard to the outstanding German London, To-day..

Gas dis-debts. Their Majesties the King and was seriously injured.

TYPHOON WARNING | King & Queen Leaving

200 Miles Away And

May Pass South

Saylesville, R.I., To-day.

The Lancashire cotton spinners,

The meeting advised that a spe-

The typhoon is situated about Queen will leave Balmoral on the persed the rioters and the mill con- 206 miles south-south-east of Hong morning of September 26 for the tinues to operate.-United Press, cisl committee should be set up Kong, moving west or west-north-launching of the No. 534, the new per S. E. Levy and Company. west, according to the warning Cunard liner at Clydebank, and

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issued by the Royal Observatory at will, after the ceremony, return Two More Engagements

10.27 a.m. to-day.

At Saylesville

UNION LEADER AMONG INJURED

Saylesville, Later. where from September 17, to 21 A second clash resulting from and 20 degrees north latitude, mov- he will write sa the Minister in the textile strike occurred here ing west-north-west.

attendance.-British Wireless Ser- yesterday between the militia and men The militia fired into the ranks of 800 pickets and wounded one critically, after which the militia was ordered to cense firing and a truce was sought,

to the Castle, where the Court This is confirmed by the warning will be in residence until the be issued by the Manila observatory ginning of October.

The Foreign Secretary, Sir-John at 9.20 a.m., received through the

Simon, who is at present in Gene-1 American Consul-General, which states that the typhoon is located, will return at the week-end, in about 116 degrees cast longitude and will proceed to Balmoral,

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WEATHER FORECAST··

Fair at first, and cloudy with strong rain later, and fresh to

vice.

NEW SOUTH WALES

GOVERNOR

north-east winds, was the weather Sir Hore Ruthven Given forecast for to-day, ag lasued by

the Royal Observatory this morn

ing,

LOCAL RAINFALL

Appointment

(Continued on Page 12.) MILL INDEFINITELY CLOSED Saylesville, R., Latest. The Saylesville textile mill has been closed indefinitely to prevent further bloodshed. United Press, per S. E. Levy and Company..

Army Corps Stand By

New York, To-day.

London, To-day His Majesty the King. has been pleased to approve the appointment The local rainfall recorded at the of Brigadier-General Sir Alexan Royal Observatory for the 24 hours der G. A Hore-Ruthven, V.C. C.B.C.M.G, ended 10.30 am today was 0.66 (1899) KC.M.G., Inches, bringing the total since D.3.0., to be Governor of the State President Roosevelt has acced. January 1 to 87.77 inches, as com of New South Wales, in auccessioned to the telephonic request of pared with a normal average of to Air-Vice-Marshall Sir Philip Mr. T. F. Green, Governor of 72.08 inches.

Game, who will relinquish his up- Rhode Island, for permission to pointment early in 1985-British use Federal troops at Rhode, for Mr. Sun Fo, who returned to Chips Wireless Bervice,

Waked Yoland if necessary in con from Honolulu on Wednesday accom Sir Alexander has been Governor with the strike riots,

of South Australia since 1928

patiled by Kuomintang offic left Shanghai last night. ár Nanking.

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to consider the question. It is

understood that under the terms of the offer before, the meeting,

the German Cotton Yarn Import- ers offered to pay their old debts, amounting to £267,000, in 12 monthly instalments, and earlier (Continue on Page 9.)

HUANG FU NOW AT NANKING

BRITISH ARCTIC EXPEDITION

Lindsay Party Leaving For Home

London, To-day.

Mr. William Price, a New York policeman, who was a passenger on the Morro Cas- Ule, declared that after his wife was lowered into the water, the lifeboat refused to pick her up and she died. (Continued on Pape D)

DR. LAUFER FALLS EIGHT STOREYS

Famous Orientalist's

Tragic End

the Fourth Plenary Session of the Kuomintang organ of the Army,

The monthly contributions

are:-

...From Second Lieutenant to Captain, 20 cents.

From Major to Colonel, $1. From Brigadier-General to General, $5.

This payment will be monthly for one year.

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made

It is pointed out by the Army Kuomintang organ that the Chin- ese defeat by the Japanese in the Shanghai war was due to the lack of resistance against Japanese bombing planes. Since the duty of the soldiers is to defend the pro-

A message from Angmagsanlik, to the Greenland-board at Copen- hagen, states that the British Lind- say Arctic Expedition, following the safe ending of their perilous 1,000 miles journey over inland ice, Chicagu, To-day-Dr. Berthold vince, their contributions of funds is expected to embark for home on Laufer, the noted Orientialist, died towards the air defence of Canton September 18, on the British trawhere yesterday as the result of a are necessary and desirable.

(Continued on Page 12) Financial Discussioner "Jacinth," which has been fish-fall from the eighth floor of a Chi-

With Dr. Kung Ing in the adjacent seas.-British cago hotel-Reuter.

Wireless Service ·

Shanghai, To-day.

Mr. Huang Fu, Chairman of the Peking Political Council, left here for Nanking at 8 o'clock this morn- ing by special train. He will re- main there for a few days and then. proceed straight to> Pekingami The Chinese, Finance Minister, Dr. H. H. Kung, called on Mr.

thoroughly discussed the financial Huang Fu yesterday evening and situation in North CaRenter. F.B.J. MISSION LEAVES US FOR JAPAN

San Fran

JOHN D. FAILING AT LAKEWOOD

“Oll King” Confined To His Home

Lakewood, New Jersey,

To-day.

Mr. John D. Rockefeller, the former American "Oll King' and noted philanthropist and one of the wealthiest men in the world, is confined to his home

oflage Rente

Dr. Laufer, who was born in Ger many in 1874, went to the United States in 1898. In the same year he

made his first expedition to the Far East, conducting a study of ethnology

CANADA. SEEKS TRADE PACT WITH US.

New York, Today-The Cana- of native tribes in the Amur. River dilan Chamber of Commerce bas trict of Eastern Siberis: From 1908

to 1910 he was a member of the Black- urged early negotiations with the Istone Expedition to Tibet and China, United States Government for a and was a member of the Field Museum reciprocal trade agreement United Expedition to China in 1929. He was

the author of a number of books and Press, per S. E. Levy and Co papers relating to ethnology, archaeo logy and philology of the East.

PORTUGUESE BOY BITTEN BY DOG

Ricardo Gomes, a

INCREASED FEDERAL BUYING

OF SILVER URGED

Hyde Park, To-day. President Roosevelt 6-year-old ator King, of Utah

Portuguese boy was bitten by a Federal purchas do ati No 1 Took Lo Oulai

terday e sent to the Kow

loon Hospital for treatment