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Est. 1845..

THE OLDEST - ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST,

No. 28,853

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1934.

BRITAIN'S CONTROL IN CHINESE WATERS

FRENCH

OUTCRY

Laxity Over Foreigners

DEMONSTRATION IN PARIS

CABINET CHANGES

ALTERNATIVES

Paris, To-day.

The asssassinations at Marseilles by a Croat, following the murder in Paris of the President of France, M. Paul Doumer, on May 6, 1932, by a Russian exile, has given fresh| impetus to the campaign against the laxity in sifting foreigners per- milted to reside in France, and

Fanny Singer, 26, who by a strange coincidence is a singer who could use the publicity, is *uing Rudy Vallee, another xin. ger, who does not want any more of this kind of publicity, for $250,000 heart balm. She claims that when he crooned his songs Was over the radio he really making love to her. Rudy claims he never met her, hut that among the million gushy letters he received from women were Rome from her.

also to the demand drastic reform RAPID RECOVERY

in the Police Force,

Demonstrators, yesterday even-

ing, marched down the boule. vards, shouting Invectives against|

the police, and several Deputies!

IN CHINA SEEN

BY QUO TAI-CHI

intend to interpellate the Govern- BUT PEACE MUST BE

ment on the matter.

The question of possible changes

In the Cabinet are In abeyancej pending the funeral of M. Barthoŭ,| but it appears that there are two possibilities.

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PRESERVED

NATIONAL DAY DINNER IN LONDON

London, To-day.

BITTER FEELING IN

YUGOSLAVIA

FRENCH POLICE HELD TO

BE INEFFICIENT

BELGRADE, TO-DAY.

IT IS DOUBTFUL WHETHER PETER, THE 11-YEAR-OLD KING OF YUGOSLAVIA, WILL RETURN TO SCHOOL IN ENG- LAND, AS ACCORDING TO THE YUGOSLAVIAN CONSTITU- TION THE KING MUST PERMANENTLY RESIDE IN YUGO- SLAVIA.

The Regency, consisting of Prince Paul, Dr. Radenko Slanko- vilch, former Minister of Education, and M. Bantlavitch, will to day attempt to form a strong Government to secure National con- centration and wide and popular support, following the assas- sination of King Alexander 1 at Marseilles on Tuesday.

There is no outstanding politician among the three Regents, which is a point in their favour, as they are free from petty poll tical intrigues,

STRONG ANTI-FRENCH FEELING IS PREVAILING AT PRESENT OWING TO THE BELIEF THAT THE KING'S DEATH WAS LARGELY DUE TO THE INEFFICIENCY OF THE FRENCH POLICE. — REUTER.

ONLY 25 LIKELY

Kelemen's Passport

A Forgery

Prague, To-day. The police yesterday arrest-

TO COMPETE IN

GREAT AIR RACE ed a young unemployed man,

:

Originally There Were

64 Entries!

MOLLISONS WILL BE PILOTING. DE HAVILLAND COMET

London, To-day. Of the original 64 entries for

DUKE OF KENT'S FIRST, "it is an occasion for real satis- the England-Australia air race, it faction that the Chinese Govern is now regarded as improbable ment, after the almost unprecedent that more than 25 competitors will ed difficulties of the past three start.

PUBLIC FUNCTION

Opens London Chamber Of Commerce's Home

GLOWING TRIBUTE PAID

London, To-day.

years, has now thought it well to The Royal Aero Club, who are renew the official celebration organising the race, are

of

J. Vavrina, former owner of the passport bearing the same number as possessed by Dlmi- trie Kelemen. Vavrina de clares that he lost the passport, but it is suggested that he may have sold it to a forgery or gankation.

Later, however, the police announced that Vavrina's pass- port was in the hands of the authorities, thus establishing his innocence and proving that Kelemen's passport was a for- gery. Reuter.

King Peter Is Taken From School

National Day", declared the Chihowever, still wtihout definite in- BRITAIN'S SYMPATHY ese Minister to London, Mr. Que formation regarding several of Tai-chi, speaking at the annual din-the entrants. Only 14 official

London, To-day. ner of the Central Union of Chin-cancellations have been received,

King Peter II of Yugoslavia, jese Students, to celebrate the anal-but information from other who was proclaimed monarch 12 Prince George made his first versary of the Republic, last night sources indicates that at least 20 hours after the assassination of public appearance as the Duke of

others will not start. Kent yesterday afternoon when he He enumerated China's efforts in opened the new home of the London every field of national reconstruc- Chamber of Commerce, which has tion and added that the people, as been built entirely of Empire well as the Government were united

materials.

were

East

his father, left his preparatory England will be represented by school in Cobham, Surrey, for machines, of which three are De London yesterday morning to Havilland Comet, one of which will meet his grandmother, Queen be piloted by Mr. and Mrs. Mollison Marie of. Roumania, with whom

British Wireless Service.

e travelled by the afternoon boat train for Paris to join his

"OVER-RIPE WORDS"

in purpose and determination to Congratulations on his betrothal realise the programme.

extended to the Duke in ani

If only peace in the Far address of welcome, and in his could be preserved and their no- reply. after suitably acknowledging tional development take its natural| the expression of good wishes, the Duke referred to the fact that the believe and expect that national

bollese, they had every reason to Never Wrong Baseball London Chamber, which sprang

progress would be steady from a very modest beginning, had!

rapid.-Router. risen with remarkable' rapidly into

its present prominent position.

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ADVISORY TIN

PANEL

LIFE SENTENCE

and

FOR THE CATALAN

REVOLT LEADER

Representative Of Chief Retired Major Embraces

Consuming Countries

London: To-day.

Enemy Sons

18,000 TROOPS ROUNDING UP INSURGENTS

The International Tin Cominit- tee yesterday announced that the| participating countries have un-

Barcelona, To-day. animously agreed to the advis- ability to form an advisory panel

Sentence of life imprisonment; representing the chief consum-6 passed by a court martial yes- ing countries, to attend meetings terday on Jaime Bosch, a retired at which subjects directly con- Major, who was charged with being cerning their interests are dis-the ringleader in the Catalan re- cussed.

volt.

Umpire Fined

Detroit, To-day. William Klem, the senior National League baseball um- pire who frequently claims "I have never made a mis-

take," has been fined U.S.$50 by the baseball Commission-- er, Judge Landis, on a charge of using "over-ripe words" directed at Goslin, the De-. troit Tigers' player.

It is the first time in 14 years that such a penalty has been inflicted on an umpire." -Renter.

BRITISH MISSION AT CHANGCHUN PALACE

Changchun, To-day.. The Em- peror of Manchukuo to-day gave an audience, to the Federation of Bri-

The Panel will shortly be con- After the sentence, in camera tish Industries Mission, headed. by stituted. The United States and Bosch embraced his two sons who Lord HaranbyReuter, the United Kingdom, as the largare Army officers and who fought

est consumers, will be represent- against the rebels.

ed the panel.

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Reuter.

EARTHQUAKES IN CHINA

Shanghai, To-day. Chinese mes Bages state that, Wurth and Chin-

A Madrid message states that 11 DR. LO IN SHANGHAI

robels were killed, and 300 captured,

in a clash near Oviedo following the disembarkment of additional Moro kan can Legionaries at Gijon.

Ten thousand troops are at pre kiang were yesterday struck by sent drawing a cordon round. series of earthquakes, No, serious rebels = congregated –at · Ov

Beuter.

damage was

was done. Reuter.

Shanghai, To-day-Dr. Lo Wen- Cently resigned, his post

Minister i of

mór

retur

home

mother, Queen Marie of Yugo

glavia:..

The bereaved Queen arrived

Marseilles early yesterday morn・

ing, and was conducted to the pre- fecture where the body of her late! husband lay covered with the Yugoslavia flag.

Yesterday evening Her Majesty was escorted to Paris by Monsieur Tardief and other members of the

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SIR JOHN GILMOUR ON EUROPE- TENSION

BRITAIN MAY NOW HAVE TO RE-ARM

London, To-day. The deaths of King Alexander and M. Bar- thou are a severe blow to Workers who did not join the general atrike in the cotton textile in-1 dustry eslled by the United Textile Workers were forced out by log the maintenance of squadrons" of strikers as shown in action here. They moved from mill to mill in Spartanburg county, South Carolina, forcing plants to shut down. peace in Europe, declar- This photograph was taken near Greer.

ed the British Home Secretary, Sir John Gil- mour, in a speech at Gravesend, dealing with European problems.

SPENT IN ENGLAND

ROOSEVELT SEES

ROYAL HONEYMOON WILL BE THE NECESSITY FOR

PRICE LEVEL RAISE HOW MUCH NOT YET KNOWN

King And Queen Will Be Joined At Sandringham For Xmas

It is understood that the Duke of Kent and Princess, Marina will

spend the first part of their honey U.S. ASSETS AGAIN SLIGHTLY

moon in England, and will join. Their Majesties the King and Queen for Christmas at Sandring- ham.

They will probably go abroad for. same time-early in the

ABOVE LIABILITIES-

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra New Year-British Wireless Serphic Messages Ordinance, 19,

ceived 'October 11, 10.5% am)

vice.

Hauptmann Extradited

Sir John Gilmour stressed that His Majes- ty's Government was anything but warlike, but if, knowing all the circumstances, the Gov- ernment was impelled at present to make certain replacements in arma- ments, it was entitled to set an recall that it had

Washingtin, To-day. Interviewed by the press, yes- terday, President Roosevelt said that he feels that the general price example to the world in level must be further increased to Disarmament since the put the nation in a sound economic Armistice.

condition. He believes that sub- The Government, he' stantial progress has been made, said, was conferring with

Murder Trial In but is unable to say, definitely how the Japanese naval dele-

New Jersey

New York, To-day. The Governor of New York State, Mr. Herbert H: Lehman, has ordered the extradition of the alleged kidnapper of the Lindbergh baby, Richard Hauptmann, from Bronx to New Jersey,

to stand trial for murder. Reuter.

YOUNG CHINESE REPRIEVED

much more increase is necessary.

The

He still hopes to attempt to gates next week. stabilise prices to prevent large livelihood of many people once the desired in Britain depended on

fluctuations

level is reached.

He said that gold may be a trade with China. factor in bringing about such "It is essential that we

price stabilisation, but he did not,

have an explain how.

adequate naval He indicated that while the force in those waters," Administration was consistently working for a gradual increase, he stated.

he was determined to prevent any runaway increases.

The President feels that the

price increases since March,

1933, have again' brought the value of the nation's assets alightly above the total liabilities, Previously, the liabilities ex-

Governor Commutesceeded assets, due to the 1929

Death Sentence

Following the public appeal

French Government to receive against the death sentence passed King Peter.,

The body of King Alexander was on Keung Chi-pun, a Christian His Excellency the placed on the Yugoslavian des-Chinese. troyer Dubrovnik, which yesterday Governor, Sir William Peel, In Executive Council, this morning afternoon left Marseilles, escorted by French warships, for Yugo-commuted the sentence to one of

imprisonment for life. slavia..

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PRESS

COLONY FAIL

Shanghai, To-day

With three wickets ins Hong Kong were 241 runs

first innin Interva

The case, which arcused consider- able public comment, concerned the murder of a young woman st Shamshulpo.

US REPLY TO CHINA'S SILVER PROTEST

price crash, he said. United Press, per S. E. Lévy and Co.

ROOSEVELT'S

UNEMPLOYMENT

PLAN FAILS

Reuter.

STERLING DECLINE FORECAST

Will Stay At Low Level For Long Period

GOLD BLOC DISTURBED

It is the opinion of British ex- perts that the pound, will go to |17.8.34.86 and remain at about this

level, fuctuating within only nar-

row limits, for a relatively long

period; and that it may eventually

go even lower is not outside the “A.F.L. CONCLUSIONS bounds of possibility, states a special Washington wire to Messrs. AT CONVENTION

S. E. Levy and Co.

PLEA OF 10,000,000 CITED

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAİL.

San Francisco, To-day.

The demand for gold is having further deflationary effects on the gold bloc, which is likely to en courage prompt stabilisation. The

The American Federation of La- British Stabilisation fund may re bour convention has-approved a resume purchases of American dol

lard New York, To-day-The Ameri-port that President Roosevelt's un-Lar

Newa regarding Belgium con- can Secretary of State, Mr. WIE employment programme has falled, liam Cordell Hull, states that the citing that 10,000,000 Jobless are tinues to be highly unsatisfactory reply, to, the Chinese silver repre- demanding that the Administration for the gold bloc countries, and the sentations is likely to be made "get together with labour and in- general public is convinced that de

valuation is coming and is sceptical this week-United Press, per S.dustry to restore jobs."

Criticizing the N.R.A. for per- regarding delay, E-Levy and Company.

mitting the employers to organisa (Continued on Page 9) and for failing to guarantee labour the right of organisation, the A.FL. is demanding NRA re- #full re- the novation to grant labour.

presentation on all the boärda. tory United Press, per 8. E. ery and

Companyon

WEATHER FORECAST

reshest winds, cloudy,

rain, was for to-da "byžthe Royal”. Obser

DRAWANG DUE HERE

Shanghal, Today.

Dr. Wang Chung-hul, The Hague Jurist, left for Hong Kong aboard the 8.6. Conte Verd

Reuter.