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GERMANY AND JAPAN WILL HAVE WARS BEFORE 1935

MURDER ECHO

FRENCH CABINET

MINISTER HANDS

IN RESIGNATION Surete Nationale Head

Suspended.

TOUCHING DEPARTURE OF QUEEN MARIE

Paris, To-day. Repercussions from the assassi nation of King Alexander of Yo- goslavia, and the French Foreign Minister, M. Louis Barthou, at Mar- seilles, on Tuesday, are now being fell in French official circles.

The Minister of Interior, M.į Albert Sarraut, who was the sub- jeet of a bitter attack recently regarding the shortcomings of the Police, has resigned his port

M. folio. while the Prefect. Bouches dune, head of thei

has buen sus- Surete Nati pended from ù.

4Continued 9.) SIR JOHN SIM THE BRITISH REPRESE TIVE

London, Jay.

John

MISTA

H.E. the Governor and Mr. M. K.

Lo leaving the Clubhouse to see

INTERPORT

?

CRICKET

SHANGHAI LEAD

COLONY BY 324

WITH 3 WICKETS

Score 80 This Morning

For 3 Wickets

STOKES REACHES 50 AND THEN CAUGHT

RICKETTS SHINES

Shanghai, To-day. Half an hour before

the soccer match between the A-lunch to-day Shang-

sociation and Federation teams on Wednesday. (King's Studio),

DOLLAR REACHES

1929 FIGURE AT

OPENING TO-DAY

Advances Half-Penny'

To Even 1/8d.

SILVER PRICES SOAR

hai, with three wickets to fall, were leading Hong Kong by 324 runs in the Interport cricket match.

Stokes (44) and Barson (0) continued the Shanghai innings at 50 for 4 against the bowling of Minu and Pereira, and in his first over from the fast bowler Stakes gave McInnes a very difficult chance in the gully.

Profitting by his escape, Stokes reached his 50 afler batting for 95 minutes, but, without addition, was well taken off a skier by Pereira at backward point! Mina thus secured his first wicket of the innings.

PACIFIC

ITED

SAN

OCEAN

MIDWAY 19.

PHILIPPINE IS.

•WAKE

* HAWAIIAN

IS.

GUAM

The American navy has perfected plans to established air base; on Guam, Wake and Midway lalands in anticipation of the abandonment of the British-Japanese-United States Naval Treaty in 1936. There, with the present fortifications in Hawaii, and the bases surveyed in the recent aerial and submarine, concentrations in the Aleutian Islands of Alzaka, will enable the United States to ring the Pacific with defenses for her coast. Meanwhile, the Japanese Cabinet has approved aaval polley laid out by Admiral Mineo Osum) (inset), Naval Minister, providing for a navy second

to none.

BRITISH MOTOR

INDUSTRY AIDS

EMPLOYMENT

DUKE OF KENT PAYS WARM TRIBUTE

GREATER OVERSEAS, INTEREST IN OLYMPIA SHOW

London, To-day

DUTCH STEAMER ABLAZE OFF SUEZ CANAL Explosives Magazine Flooded As Cargo Burns Fiercely

Port Said, To-day. The Dutch steamer, Zuiderkerk, from Hamburg to Yokohama, now lies at Suez with her cargo ablaze. Pumps and canal tugs were work- ing feverishly last night to extinsi guish the fire.

the new

MILITARISTS

CONTROLLING

POLITICS

Sad Anniversary Of "Double Tenth"

SUMMER

PROPHECY FROM US.

{SIMULTANEOUS..

DECLARATIONS

ARE FORESEEN

SAAR AND RUSSIA VICTIMS

OMINOUS WARNING IN AUTHOR'S NEW BOOK.

SPECIAL TO' CHINA MAIL..

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra phic Messages Ordinance, 1894. "Be- ceived October 12, 5.46 .m.)

New York, To-day. The German author, Johannes Steel, who forecasted the recent Hitler purge, in his new book, "Second World War," states that Ger- many and Japan want· war and cannot wait longer than the summer of 1935.

Japan must invade Russia to safeguard her economic hegemony, he declares, and adds that Germany will invade the Saar in January next year for the purpose of Canton. To-day. ・・ seizing the mines, due to

MR. YEUNG'S BROADCAST.

(From Our Own Correspondent]

The Foreign Secretary, Simon, will represent His Majesty's The Hong Kong dollar this Government at the funeral of M.morning reached its highest peak! Louis Barthou to-morrow.-British since. December 18, 1929, on

which date the Hong Kong andj Wireless Service.

Shanghai Bank's official selling CANADIAN PREMIER rate stood at 1/8, a figure equal-

Stokes, who scored 161 out of When H. R. H. the Duke of led when the dollar opened this

274 in the first innings, scored Kent (Prince George) opened the LEAVES LONDON

morning.

Spot and forward silver prices his 50 out of 73. hitting seven International Motor Show at Oly Brief Visit Concluded made sharp advances yesterday. boundaries in an aggressive inn pia yesterday he mentioned the SOPWITH MAY AGAIN, M. Yeung Wa ings featured by shots all round fact that the British Motor In-

London, To-day. The Canadian Premier, the Rt. Hon. Mr. R..B. Bennett, who will

The forward price soared 2-3/16 to close at 24%, while the spot prize advanced 2% to 21%.

day.

London rate closed аз compared Wednes-

the wicket.

Pereira

30me 100,000 meri.

dustry, within the last 12 months, was then replaced by had been able to expand its trade Ricketts, who, with his first ball, both at Home and abroad to such The London on New York cross-saw Baraon escape with a "life" in an extent that it had been possible leave for Ottawa to-day after hiarate, which closed on Wednesday the slips. He, however, had the to take off the unemployment re- short visit to England, lunched with at U.S.$4.09% yesterday, elos veteran snapped up at the wicket gister, and replace on the payroll.

while the with his second ball! 91-6-15. the Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsayed, at U.S.$4.8974, MarDonald, in Downing Street yes-New York on

Marshall, joined by Donald Leach, "As a motorist myself," said the sent up the century with a bound- Duke, "I can appreciate that qua- terday, The Dominions Secretary, at U.S.$4.92%. Mr. J. H. Thomas, was among the with -U.S.$4.90% on

ary off Minu: After the innings lity of your products that bas guests-British Wireless Service.

had lasted 115 minutes.

heen even further improved dar- Pearce relieved Minu, but it was ing the last year, and I am glad WHY THE LOCAL DOLLAR

Ricketts who secured the next to see that the use of various de- wicket, Donald Leach playing out- vices to increase safely on. IS RISING

the aide a well pitched up ball to be road has been the keynote of de- London, To-day. The rise in clean bowled when he looked at signers and production engin silver is attributed to very strong 126-7-25. [buying from

McInnes then replaced Pearce, India. It is note New York, To-day. worthy that there are no signs of but, after two expensive overs, was It is believed that one reason Washington influencing the market. relieved by Minu. for President Roosevelt's refusal-United Press, per S. E. Levy and

ROOSEVELT CAUTIOUS

Not Time Yet For Fixing Gold Value Of Dollar

Further Development

to reassure American business is Company. because he is unwilling to fix the gold value of the dollar and at- tempt stabilisation for the pre- vention of wide price fluctua-¡ tions, until prices and wages are United considerably higher. Press, per S. E. Levy and Co.

-

SAVINGS DEPOSIT

INTEREST

Canadian Reduction

Of Dollar

NEW EVIDENCE

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.. (By Telegraph. Copyright, Talegra |phis Messages Ordinance, 1804. Re- ¡ceived October 12, 5.46 ant.)

Marshall (26) and Pat Madar (9), however, stubbornly defied the rapid bowling changes,

ScoreB:

Shanghai

Hong Kong

Shanghai-2nd innings

L. F. Stokes e Pereira b Minu

335 151

H. D. Bidwell b Garthwaite ..... E. P. Humphreys e Garthwalte b

Ricketts

3. R. Kermani st Dunkley b Rice » Washington, To-day. ketts The possibility of President J. A. Isanca e sub b Pearce Roosevelt further devaluing the A. 1. Barson e Dunkley b Ricketts dollar to increase the general price D. W. Leach b Ricketts

F. Marshall not, out

levels, developed when he confer-P. Madar not out

Extras (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegrared with Professor Warren and phie Afanaspes Ordinance, 1874. Ro- Senator Bulkley, yesterday, the lat- osived October 12, 9.39, kon.)

ter saying that he saw the possi-]

APECIAL TO CHINA MAIN

on savings deposits in Canadian clined to comment further,

Prof. Warren was silent. "Any-

50

eers."

(Continued on Page 6)

The explosives magazine has been flooded-Reuter.

CHALLENGE

Looking Forward To Future Races

U.S. PUBLIC PRAISED

London, To-day. Mr. Tom Sopwith, owner of the unsuccessful America's Cup challenging yacht Endeavour, when speaking at the London Press Club yesterday, express- ed his warm appreciation of the splendid reception given him by the United States public. "We at least came away from

MORE SUPPORT FOR America with a deep debt of grati- tude to the thousands of people who, wished us well", he said.

(Continued on Page 5)

"NEW DEAL”

Improved Conditions Anticipated

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL...

U.S. BASEBALL STARS COMING EAST

(By Telegraph, Copyright. Telegra- | ---

ohio Messages Ordinance, 1894, Ee- Leaving Vancouver On

Jecíved October 12, 5.46 am.)

Washington, To-day.

The Administration is convine- 3'ed that the important business 15 and industrial interests are fin- 23ally swinging to support the 3"New Deal," which new attitude

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9 should be shortly reflected in the generally improved conditions. 140

Total (for 7 wkis.) Fall of the wickets: 1° (för·0); 2)

November 2

BABE RUTH AND CONNIE MACK IN CHARGE

Frankly declaring that there

was very little to celebrate owing being unable to pay to the loss of the four North-ena- France under the Treaty.

tern provinces, Wai- He predicts that Japan of Knomintang, declared in a radio will seize the occasion to address last night that the invade Russia simultane- Imilitarists have dominated. the'

Kuomintang, and that their reously,United Press, moval is necessary in order to per S. E. Levy and Co. full the cardinal principles of

that Party.

"When we celebrate the Double GERMANY AND ITALY

ATTACKED BY U.S.

Tenth

anniversary," he said,

"here is a feeling of regret and bitterness. The Northeastern pro- vinces are gone, and this has since cast a shadow of gloom over the whole country.

(Continued on Page 9)

CRANWELL'S R.A.F. COLLEGE

Opened By Prince Of Wales

ON SAME LINES AS WOOLWICH AND SANDHURST

"TYRANNICAL GOVERNMENTS

95

A.F.L. VOTE CONTINUANCE OF GERMAN BOYCOTT

San Francisco, To-day. The American Federation of Labour has voted the con- tinuance of the boycott of German goods, after discussing reports on conditions in Ger- many. It was asserted that the German Trade Unionists and "Jews are still being oppressed.

The decision followed the London, To-day. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, ples of the President of the wearing the uniform of Álr Mar Federation, Mr. William H. shal, flew from London to Cranwell, Green, that the boycott cam- Lincolnshire, yesterday to open the paign should be continued until Royal Air Force College, which has the "tyrannical governments” been founded on the linea of Sand-of Germany and Italy are wiped hurst and Woolwich.

out.-Renter.

·The first Commandant of the Col-

LORD PRIVY SEAL. STARTS TOUR

Goodwill Visit To Scandinavia

London, To-day.

Philadelphia, To-day, Babe Ruth has been named fieldi manager of the touring American lege is Air Vice-Marshal Longcroft, It is learned that Fresident, League baseballers who are lesy who was a pilot when the Prince Ottawa, To-day. bility of further devaluation, (Humphreya) for 31; 3 (Kerman) for Roosevelt is planning a series of ing. Vancouver by the R. M. S had his first fight 16 years ago.

In an address to the cadets, the The Canadian Minister of Fin- Senator Bulkley, said: "This pasti 37; 4 (Isaacs) for 62; &..(Stakes) for pronouncements designed to keep Empress of Japan on November 2 ance, the Hon. Mr. E N. Rhodes,bility of devaluation cannot be damiss-23: 6 (Barson), for 91; 7 (Leath) for the recovery efforts of private for Honolulu Japan, Shanghal, Prince said, "You have joined has announced that. effective ed. "I do not belleve we need the 126;

business activities closely at Hong Kong, and Manila. Connie great service, and, though the Royal. from November 1, the interest brakes on the price levels yet." He de-

|tuned ---- United Press, per S. E. Mack will manage, the activities Air Force is the junior service, it, Levy and Company.

outside the playing field. Reuter along, with the Navy and Army, A local message from the CPS makes for that confidence which, BIRKENHEAD LÄUNCHING states that the all-star major league not only throughout the Empire, The Lord Privy Seal, Captain baseball team have arranged to but throughout the world, is of Anthony Eden, left London,yester- 3.000 ton tour the Orient this Autumn and vital importance, and will continue day afternoon for Scandinavia. London, To-day. ship built by Messrs Cammell will sail from Vancouver, BC by to be of vital importance until the No offelala are accompanying him, Laird, at their Birkenhead yard was the Empresa of Japan on October make-up of the world changes very and his visit le entirely one

BW00% radically"

goodwill, arising from the friendly, launched yesterday. She was the

The Prince made tour of in-personal relationships established 8.8. Clement, the first of two 8,000

h the representatives of Scan- ton vessels being constructed for Dr. H. E Kung, Minister of Finance spection during the afternoon, after the Booth Line, Liverpool British of Finance, arrived in Shanghal year British Wireless Service.

and Mr. T. Vi Soong, former Minister which he flew back to London-- dinavian countries at Geneva.--

Wirekid Service...

banks will be reduced to 2 per thing you may infer will be wrong," cent. for the purpose of stimulat-he remarked.-United Press, per S ing recovery and encouraging E. Levy and Company, capital for productive enterprise. United Press. per S. E. Levy

and Company.

WEATHER FORECAST

General Chiang Kai-shek, Madame Moderate east winds, cloudy, with Chiang Kai-shek and Marshal Chang some drizzle or light rain, are fore- Heush-liang, will leave the capital-In cast by the Royal Observatory in

STOP PRESS

Hong Kong require 369 to

188 Hong Kong

the next for days for Loyang, where the weather report issued this 3 for they will attend the opening ceremony of the Loyang Branch Military College, morning.

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