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Carnation

Carnation

MILK

"From Contented Cows".

THERE'S CREAM

IN

EVERY DROP .

Sole Agents: CONNEIL BROS. CO., LTD.

HONG KONG & S. CHINA

The dollar, on demand, closes

on Tuesday, at 177 1-4

The

FINAL EDITION,me Court

China Mail

Ext. 1845.

THE OLDEST - ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST

Est. 1845.

No. 28,869

HONG KONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1934. PRICE $3.00 Per Month

For THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE LTD

DoWater

LADIES' AUTUMN FOOTWEAR

NOW ON SALE

NOW ON

KOWLOON SHOP ONLY:

PAUL RENNET et CIE

Corner of Austin Nathan Roads, Kowloon

DESPERATE BID TO SAVE SZECHUEN BEING COMMUNIST CENTRE

A section of the solemn procession in honour of the Feast of the Regality of Our Lord, which was held in the Compound of the Catholic Cathedral on Sunday afternoon-(King's Studio).

U.S. FACES NEW CRISIS

2,200 JOBLESS

AS 428 CHAIN .

STORES CLOSE Sequel To Grocery Clerk Efforts To Form Union

SUPPLY TRANSPORT REFUSED BY TEAMSTERS

SPECIAL 10 CHINA MAIL (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra phic Messages Ordinance. 1894. "Re- reived October 30, 5.14 a.m.);

4

Cleveland, To-day.

The Atlantic and Pacific Tea Stores Company permanently clos ed 428 local chain grocery shops, throwing 2,200 out of jobs, when the clerks attempted to form a Union. Teamsters, in sympathy, re- fused to transport supplies.

Both sides refuse to mediate and the company has started shipping the stock to other cities, At Milwaukee, butchers will to- day picket the Atlantic and Paci- fic stores. It is claimed that all!

220 ARMY AND POLICE DIE

IN SPANISH RIG

RIOTS

Premier Gives Official Estimate

Madrid Today. The Spanish Premier, Sener Lerroux, has announced, that the total casualties sustained by the army and the police during the re cent rebellion, were 220 killed, in- cluding 22 officers, 743 wounded, and 46 missing. -Reuter.

JAPAN'S NAVAL

PROPOSALS COME

JONES AND WALLER

ARE HELD UP

ENGINE GIVES TROUBLE

AT ALLAHABAD

TANTALISING DELAY WHEN RECORD

IS WITHIN THEIR GRASP

Allahabad, To-day.

Cathcart Jones and K. FH: Waller, who took fourth place in the England-Melbourne air race, and who are now attempting to establish a new England Australia - England flight record, are held up here with engine trouble.

The flyers took off at 12.15 am. for Karachi, but were forced to return 10 minutes later. They hoped to start again within a

few hours.

THEY LEFT MELBOURNE AT 7.05 A.M. ON SATURDAY, AND ARRIVED AT SINGAPORE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, HAVING MAIN- TAINED A SPEED FOR THE JOURNEY OF MORE THAN 200 M.P.H.-- REUTER.

KINGSFORD SMITH AT HONOLULU

Sensational Flight In Tropical Storm

Honolulu, To-day. After a sensational flight across the Pacifle, from Suve, Fiji Squadron Leader. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith ar- rived here, at 7.10 p.m.

UNDER 2 HEADINGS G.M.T. yesterday. He en-

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE

...

BRITAIN AND US. FACE SAME DIFFICULTY

London, To-day. The first official naval talks be- tween representatives of the Un- ited Kingdom and the United States fresh, meat departments were Governments began at No. 10 closed when the Union asked for Dawning Street yesterday after-

noon.

:

raises and refused to mediate.

Washington officials were openly anxious regarding the The Prime Minister. Sir John Cleveland and Milwaukee situa-Simon, and Sir Bolton Eyres Mon- tion, due to the ramifications.

countered a tropical storm en route.

He left Suva at 6.05 am. yesterday, and hopes to reach Los Angeles to-morrow.

Reuter...

FITZMAURICE NOT BEATEN YET

Will Make New Attempt In Few Days

TRIBUTE TO AIR MINISTRY

London, To-day. The Irish flyers, Colonel sell, together with the First Sea Fitzmaurice and Mr. Bonor, yester Lord, Admiral Sir Ernle Chat- field. and Vice-Admiral Little.day morning left Lympne in their were the principal representatives Bellanca monoplane, which had on the British side, while for been withdrawn from the Milden- ¡America, Mr. Norman Davis, Ad-hall to Melbourne race owing to! unionised clerks would refuse to miral Stanley, and Mr. Hugh difficulties over the airworthiness Wilson, American Minister at certificate, in an effort to beat the Berne, were the chief representa-England-Australia record.

Firstly, the chain store officials! fear that Cleveland unionisation would set a precedent.

. Secondly, processors fear that'

handle non-union foodstuffs.

THE GOLD VALUE

OF SILVER

STODARTS ARRIVE IN MELBOURNE

Third British Entry To Finish In Race

The most recent pictures of HRH. the Duke of Kent and Princess Marina, who will be married at Westminster Abbey on - November 29.

RED FORCES CLOSER

NANKING TROOPS

NOW FORTY MILES

FROM RED CAPITAL

Rebels Seek Link With Main Party

INTERCEPTION BY HUNANESE TROOPS DIFFICULT

Ho Lung Likely To Be Reinforced

[From Our Own Correspondent!

Canton, Te-day.

After skirting Hsinfeng southern Kiangai and evading the

LOCAL SLANDER ACTION Cantonese garrison there, the Co-

COMMUNISTS PLEAD GUILTY TO HOSPITAL MURDERS

Four Women in Shanghai Round-Up

Shanghai, To-day,

Four of the 10 Communists charged with the triple murder at the Lester Hospital, Shangbai, laat month, yesterday morning pleaded guilty. They also confessed to the murder of three Public Safety Bureau officera,

Melbourne, To-day. Squadron Leader Stodart and his brother, K. G. Stodart, arrived here today, at 12.55 km Their plane, ・ on "-Airspeed Gourler A.The accused include for women. S. 5, is the third British entry to The hearing has been adjourned.. arrive in

sine die. the England-Melbourne air race-Reuter,

NOTED ACTOR FOUND

+i

DEAD

Stabbed By Scissors.

In Bathroom

BELIEVED SUICIDE CASE

Los Angeles, To-day. The noted actor, Lou Telle- gen, formerly leading mun to Sarah Bernhardt, and former husband of Geraldine Farrar," was found dead in the bath- room of his home yesterday. He had been stabbed five times in the breast with a pair of Bcissors.

The police declare that he committed suicide. It appears that he was despondent over his failing health. Reuter.

tives. Experts were also present. After having flown across Bel- STOP PRESS

Following last week's meetings, glum, they returned to England, both the British and American de-having experienced trouble with legates were familiar with the out-the machine.

ADVANCE OF ONLY 11 line of the Japanese proposals, of Before setting out, Fitzmaurice which they yesterday" compared paid a warm tribute to the help he their impressions.

had received from the Air Ministry

PER CENT

DEFLATION FACTORS

SPECIAL TO CHINA-MAIL. (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra phie Messages Ordinance, 1894, Re- ceived October 30, 12.05 p.m.)

London, To-day.

Yesterday's London gold price of 140/7d. makes sterling's gold value, only approximately 60 per cent. of j

It was broadly stated that the and the officials at the different Japanese proposals come under aerodromes. "I could not have two headings:

been treated better if I had been using a British machine" he said.

The airmen will make

a fresh attempt in a few days British Wireless Service.

(1). Quantitative proposam, which suggest a comman upper limit with considerable freedom Inside tonnage total.

(Continued on Page 7)

before Great Britain sbowdened the Germany Must Be Allowed

gold standard.

Yesterday's silver quotation of 28%d. per ounce is compared with 124d. before the abandonment of gold.

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IRISH SWEEP TICKET FOR BANGKOK

London, To-day.

"There is no evidence of any difference between the protesting Governments," de clares The Times to-day, com- menting on the Manchukuo oil monopoly." "There is no justification, for the sugges tion that the British and Dutch interests are combin- ing against American inter- ests."

The Japanese Government appear to claim that after the expenditure incurred they can

Further Export Increase xtrarily Ax the sales and

Berlin, To-day. Dr. Schacht threatened foreign- Great successes have already been countries that Germany might de obtained in the production of velop, the production of substitutes synthetic rubber and textile to such an extent that they would fabrica and in the smelting of poor supplant the original raw materials, quality iron ores, declared Dr. Hugo similar to the case of saltpotré, Schacht, President of the Reichs Dr. Schacht earlier declared, cate- London, To-dayA $100 prize in bank, in a speech to Thuringian gorically, that Germany will not phy the Irish Sweep on the Cambridge business men at Weimar, yester her debta unless she is allowed to shire, to be run over 9 furlonge to-day

increase her exporta. He told for morrow, has been drawn by Mar All, however, are much more ex-eign creditors, You must thank garet C. Meklong Railway Com. pensive than the natural raw your Governments that we have no many, Bangkok, Reuter.

materials; he added,

more money.Reute

price and limit the annual quota: “of trade for different companies,

The Times continues.

"Obviously the companies ary empowered to retaliate against such high-handed proceedinga by withholding ofl'supplies from abroad, but it may be hoped. that the Japanese Government will see the wisdom of according them equitable treatment, the journal adds

KID BERG WINS

BRITISH TITLE AT-

HIS FIRST ATTEMPT

MIZLER RETIRES IN

TENTH ROUND

CHAMPION SUBDUED BY TWO-FISTED ATTACK

London, To-day.

"

GIRL-HUNTER

DEPICTED AS

PIG MONSTER

Wireless Operator's

Evidence

WEIRD CHINESE POSTERS RACE BEFORE COURT

munists troops are now heading westward in the hope of reach” Siechnen via southern, Human ́and Keichow.

While the Canton military

authorities are maintaining the utmost secrecy on the fighting, it was stated to-day that the Third Independent Brigade and the First Division had suffered heavy losses after resisting the surprise attack of the Commun- liste.

Remarkable Chinese posters made amphibian tanks, and arm-

with illustrations intending to

Aeroplane bombs, four British-

oured cars have been shipped via

represent a pig monster embrace the Canton-Hankow Hallway as ing a woman and another repre far as Shackwan, and thence over- senting a person with a pig land to the southern Kiangal head and human body, dressed in front European clothes, were brought before Mr. Justice P. Jacks at the

Court Supreme

this more- jing at the continuation of the

Cheung Chau slander action.

Nanking troops are ргева- from northern ing down Klangs and have captured Ningtub, which is 40 miles north of Julchin, the Red ca- pital.

Mr. M. A. Silva is appearing for Liu Kwan, aged 18, a Chinese

The Kwangtung troops known girl who is claiming $1,000 dam as the South Route. Anti-Com ages for injury to her credit and reputation from Kwan Yip, a vil-munist Army is assisted by its

air strength "Bombing: planes s lage elder of Cheung Chau.

daily raiding the Communist poBÍ by|tion:: Over 200 Reds were killed by aerial bombardments yesterday. RED OBJECTIVE SEEN

The defendant is represented Mr. M. K. Lo.

In the statement of claim it is Kid Berg, of Whitechapel, won

alleged that on March 30, defen- the British lightweight boxing dant addressed a group of people championship last night at the Al-in the Yat Lo Club, Cheung Chau, bert Hall when, Harry Mizler, of ta

the effect that Leung Ping

aro

The military authorities here are primarily interested in pre- venting the Communists from coming over the northern borders

Mile End, was forced to relinquish Kwan, the police wireless operator of this province, which is a short-

his title in the tenth round of a scheduled 15-round bout.

er cut to Kweichow and would

had devoted his whole attention to "hunting girls" in the island and that he had defiled two girls, one provide plenty of rice, salt ‘and

other supplies for the Reds.

· Berg's fierce two-handed, tear-of whom was the complaînent.

Several Red units are now pass- away fighting overcame Mizler's The defence denied the publica ing Southern Hunan eh route to upright, long distance boxing. tion of the words, and stated that the weat. It is difficult for the Mizler faced the onslaught coolly the occasion was a privileged one. Hunanese troop to intercept the in the earlier rounds, displaying it was also claimed that the words Reds. A months ago, a smaller a splendid defence and repeated were incapable of a defamatory unit under Hsiao Keh success- ly stabbing Berg's face with meaning with reference to the fully fitted through almost straight lefts, but Berg later ham-

plaintiff mered his way to victory and sap- ped the champion's strength with telling, lefts and rights to the body.

Mizler was very tired at the end of the tenth round, when his nose and mouth were bleeding, and decided to retire...

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WEATHER FORECAST

scathed.

de are about 100,000 Reds

in Szechuen under Ho Lung. If the present forces under Chu Têh' and Pang Teh-huai have joined Fine to cloudy, with moderate up with those of Ho Lung, Sze north-east winds, was the weather chuen will become the Communist forecast for to-day, as issued by the centre of China, Royal Observatory this morning.,

MR. LIM SEN AT NINGPO

Shanghai, to-day-The President

here from Ningpo, yesterday.

Foreign Oil Companies Faced of Mr. Lim San, arrived

With New Delicate Situation Reuter.

London, To-day. reserves of oil and the encourage-] Certain aspects of the Japanese ment of the oil raising industry in petroleum industry law of March Japan...

27 have recently been the subject Extensive powers of control over of representations made at Tokyo on the Industry enable the Japanese behalf of the Governments of the Government to fix sales prices and United Kingdom, the United States to determine the quotas of the oll of America, and the Netherlands. the interests of whose nationals are Hable to be versely affected.

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Jernn

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US. INDUSTRY-SILVER LINING IN SIGHT

SPECIAL TO CHINA NAIL

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to-dayT

York

General Ho Ting-chin, Chairman of Alle haritas the new law the Chukiang Provincial Government,

in inspected a number of Chinese clothsidence, but o-factories yesterday in Shanghai, and have aspett

in conversation with manufacturers for earning the General advocated for the develop Prede per S.E. yaatment of silk or a greater scale

noted

Harland

Bolest