1934-12-24 — Page 1

Carnation

Carnation

MILK

"From Contented Cows"

THERE'S CREAM

IN

EVERY DROP

Sole Agents: CONNELL BROS. CO., LTD. 'HONG KONG & 8. CHINA

The dollar, on demand, closed

to-day, at 1/8 1-49

The

preme Court

China Mail

Ext. 1845.

THE OLDEST - ESTABLISHED, NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST

LADIES' AUTUMN FOOTWEAR

NOW ON

SALE NOW ON

KOWLOON SHOF ONLY:

1

PAUL RENNET et CIE

Eat. 1845.

Corner of Austin

Nathan Reade, Kowloon'

No. 28,916 HONG KONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1934. PRICE $3.00 Per Month

CHINA NOW LOOKS TO GENERALISSIMO TO STOP SILVER SMUGGLING

DUTCH PLANE.

VICTIMS BURIED

AT BAGHDAD

British Ambassador

At Funeral

SINGLE LONG GRAVE

Baghdad, To-day. The victims of the Douglas plane crash were yesterday buri- ed in the British cemetery here in the presence of the British Ambassador, the fraqui Foreign Minister, the Diplomatie Corps and the leading members of the British community.

The coffins were carried by Bri-; tish airmen to a single long grave, which

afterwards. covered with a mass of flowers and wreaths.

Was

The service was conducted by an American clergyman who is a member of the Dutch Reform-

ed Church. Reuter.

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Dutch Company's Request

BODIES TO BE SENT TO HOLLAND LATER

The Hague, to-day. The Royal Dutch Airlines have requested the Baghdad authorities to arrange that the hodies of the Douglas crash victims be transport- ed to Holland later for re-burial.-- Reuter..

SAAR PLEBISCITE ENTHUSIASM

350 German Voters From Overseas

ACCORDED UPROARIOUS

WELCOME

Saarbruecken, To-day.

A striking contrast to the re- ception of the foreign troops was the uproarious welcome given to 350 Saarlanders from North and South America whose fares and expenses were paid in return for their promise to vote for. Ger-

any on January 31.

As they emerged from the sta- tion a great cheer arose, arms. were raised in the Nazi salute, and the crowd sang the Horst- wessel song, but no flags were flown, in accordance with the de-] cree-Reuter.

SEAMEW STILL AGROUND

Attempt To Pull Her Off This Afternoon

H.M.S. Seamow, River Gunboat

It was only a few years ago that the ancestors of these two men arrived in America as Italian Immigrants. And to-day Mayor Roasi, of San Francisco, and Mayor LaGuardia, of New York, confer in Chicago on the problems confronting them as chief executives of two America's largest cities.

Princess

A London confectioner puts the finishing touches to the lowering wedding cake which Marian of Greece cut after be coming the bride H.R.H. Prince George, the Duke of Kent, The cake was six feet high-

COMEDY IN CANTON

GUN FIRED TOO SOON

[HARASSED

TEACHERS NOW

NO BETTER OFF

CANTON PETITION RESULT

Salary Arrears Compromise

(From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, Saturday. Municipal school teachers who'l

last night as free guests in the palatial auditorium of the, Canton

H. H. KUNG PERTURBED

URGE FOR

HEAVIER

PENALTIES

Rewards For Seizures Advocated

NEW CAMPAIGN

Nanking, To-day.

A vigorous campaign against the smuggling of silver from China is advocated by Dr. H. H. Kang, Chinese Minister of Finance, in á telegram sent to Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, in which the finance Minister

asked that all military and po- lice forces in China be ordered to assist the Customs in the

prevention of smuggling.

He urged that smugglers be fined twice the value of the metal they attempted to smug- gle and rewards of from 40 to 60 per cent of the value of the seizures provided for the Cus toms, staff, and informery zes« ponsible for the seizures Reuter.

A flat denial of the "Fascist plot" charges of General Batter before the Congressional committee was made to Gerald P. Mac-. Guire, band salesman, at the recent New York probe. The fiery retired Marine Corps Commandant stated that MacGuire approach. ed him with the proposition to raise a Fascist army to invade Washington!

PHYSICIANS

IN CANTON NOW

SEEK PROTECTION

Strong Competition From Foreigners

PETITION TO SOUTH-WEST POLITICAL COUNCIL

From Our Own Correspondenti Canton, Saturday. Chinese doctors practising west- ern medicine in Canton have sub mitted a petition to the South-west | Political Council requesting it to

Municipal Government in an effort ACT OF GRACE IN restrict the number of foreign doc-

to secure payment of four months

arrears of salary were told to-day they would receive two months'

AUSTRIA

salary, to be paid to them before CHRISTMAS GIFT

the end of the Chinese New Year.

The school teachers considered this reply as unsatisfactory, as the Chinese New Year is still 45 days away. By that time, they say, the salaries will be six months, in arrears. Furthermore the teachers. argue that they are incurring debts in the meantime and explained that nothing short of full payment would satiefy their creditors, landlorde, rice sellers, etc.

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FREEDOM

SOCIALISTS AND NAZIS RELEASED

tors opening their practice here.

The primary reason is that OF strongly competing with Chinese foreign doctors in Canton are

doctors, although the former charge high fees which are stipuated in. Hong Kong

currency. Wealthy people who believe in Western medi- feine invariably consult foreign doc-

tors.

Vienna, To-day. The Government have marked Christmas by releas ing from the concentration camps 6,000 Socialists and Nazis.

DEVALUATION OF The former have been im-

DOLLAR

Paramount Question For Congress

INFLATION NOW AMOUNTS TO $2,000,000,000

of

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL

Washington, To-day. Senator Elmer Thomas Oklahoma, in a statement to the United Press said that further devaluation was the paramount issue at the forthcoming meeting of Congress..

CLOCK WATCHED BY CIVIL SERVANTS

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, Saturday. Hurriedly snatching their hats which ran aground on Saturday and coats; Government workers The Administration's counter- morning in the West River, is re-left their office the other day al-attack, however, was developing. ported to be still on the rocks, while most as if the building were on with the Treasury and the Federal temporary repairs are being effected, fire. A high official was surprised Reserve Bank believed to be draft- on the spot by a salvage lighter and at the sudden exodus and glanced ing legislation to consolidate the the Admiralty tug Alliance,

at his own watch which indicated political control over the Federal

(Continued on Page 12) LOCAL DOLLAR ADVANCES

It is probably that an attempt that it was only 11,40.a.m. will be made to pull her off this afternoon or to-morrow,

JAPANESE LIGHT CRUISER

ARRIVES IN PORT

The official calmly reflected that

a few seconds ago he heard a gun fire, Was it a military uprising

or some serious trouble? Seeing that his office was almost deserted and that his sedan had arrived, the head of the Government. Bureau

The Japanese light Cruiser Tat-likewise got into his hat and coat, suta arrived in the Colony this and, grasping bla

Silver Prices Improve

The local dollar has advanced s brief-case, opening on demand this morning

morning from Formosa and fired a made a dash for his waiting car. at 1/84 salute of 17 guns in honour of the

Commander-in-Chief, H.M.S. Suf-

folk returned the salute.

H. R. MeGilchrist, the Club's left-

wing threequarter who played an oat

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WEATHER FORECAST

Spot and forward silver prices have improved 1/16, closing yester day at 28 and 24, respectively. “

The London on New York crOBK- Cloudy weather, with drizzle or rate was quoted at £0.5.84.94%.

standing game against the Navy in the mist, and fresh north-east winds as compared with U.S.34.98%." Triangular Rugby Tournament game was the weather forecast for to- The New York on London rate on Saturday last, received minor in-day, as issued by the Royal Ob-was quoted at

Jurler to the head which necessitated"

two stitches.

servatory this morning.

compared with

US $4.94%

US.84.94-

prisoned since the February.

rising, the latter since the

murder of the Chancellor, Dr. Engelbert Dollfuss.--Reuter.

STOP PRESS

New York, To-day. The opening of the Christ- mas traffic is proving fruitful in accidents, three persons hav- Ing been killed and 14 injured in a train collision at Dela- ware, Ohio; Three persong were killed in an aeroplane crash yesterday, at Wartburg, Tennessee; four were killed and five injured in a motorcar collision at Lincon, Nebraska, and three were killed and five. seriously injured in a hotel fire at Carlsbad New Mexico. Reuter.

The Chind Mail takes this op portunity of wishing all its readers the compliments of the season. The next Issue of the China Mell will appear on Wednesday, Decem ber 26.

In the petition, the Chinese doc- tors point out that their foreign col-- leagues usually do not understand Chinese and have to speak to t patients through an interpreter. This may cause misunderstanding, to the detriment of the sick. person. (Continued on page 9.)

DEATH OF FAMOUS COMMANDER

Vice-Admiral Glossop

COMMANDED SYDNEY WHEN EMDEN SUNK

631

Another #lm luminary has eloped from Hollywood. This time. Margaret Bullavan; above, and her director, William Wyler, were the principals in a surprise wedding. They flew to Yuma, Ariz., for the ceremony.

JAPANESE DIET

WILL CONVENE TO-DAY

POLITICAL UPSETS FORESHADOWED

Tokyo.

12.

CROOKS' TRUCE

XMAS GIFT TO

SCOTLAND YARD

Warsaw Criminals Lack Old School Tie Tradition

KING GIVES PARTY TO POOR MEN AND WOMEN

London, To-day.

A "gentlemen's agreement”. ables Scotland Yard to practically close down on Christmas Day. Crooks traditionally keep the un- written trace, enabling the Yard to release but 25 out of a staff of 500.

Though it is true that 300 can be on the spot within 10 minutes and though it is true also that the crooks themselves desire to celebrate, not for many past has the yule peace of Scot- years. land Yard been disturbed.

Conditions are not aliko in War- saw where the light-fingered are unmindful of the old school-the tradition and do not play the game and invariably spoil to police christmas tree party. As a con- Bequence 200 known burglars will this year be clapped in goal for 10 days, as a precautionary measure. The police are subscribing to pro- vide them with Christmas fare.

compensatory

KING'S PARTY Seven hundred of the poorest men and women were the guests of His Majesty at White Chapel at a Christmas tea party yesterday,

NAZIS ENTERTAIN

A message from Berlin states that the Nazis entertained 12,000 needy children from the whole of Berlin. Dr. Goebbels, Minister of Propaganda, visited the children in the Moabit quarter whare long tables, laden with presents, lined the streets which were flanked with Christmas trees-Reuter.

SPY SUSPECT

Soviet Officials Arrest Japanese Officer

TALE OF SEARCH FOR CHILD

Moscow, To-day.

A message from. Khabarovsk states that Soviet officials have ar- rested a Japanese officer and his Manchu soldier-servant DIY

the bank of the river Ussuri, at a [point 20 miles to the south of the

town of Iman.

notes. The officer was also stated

London, To-day. The death is announced of Vice-Admiral John Collings-Tas- well Glossop, C.B.-Reuter.

Vice Admiral Glossop was years of age, having been born in

The 67th regular session of the ing photographs with a film cam- The officer was stated to be tak- October, 1871. He entered the Japanese Diet, begins to-day in era, while his servant, was making Navy In 1889, and was serving as a midshipman on H.M.S. Calliope when, under the command of Ad- Just as with the last extraor Sino-Soviet frontier, miral Kay, on the famous occasion (dinary session, which ended on when she steamed out of Apia bar-December 10, the session is expecteding a 7-year-old boy who had fled. He declared that he was seck- bour in the teeth of the worst hur-to be replete with political surprises. from a Chinese hut-Reuter, ricane on record, being the only ship Overshadowing all other develop then there to escape destruction..

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LUMBER & TIMBER PRODUCTS

N.R.A. Rescinds Price Limit Order

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL

New York, To-day.

to be in possession of a map of the

menta is the Government's threat to UNGLAND TEAM FOR "SUNDAY dissolve the Diet if members prove

HERALD CUP SELECTED to be too recalcitrant.

The first business of the Lower The following have been selected House, following the opening care to represent England against China mony, will be the election of a new in the Semi-Final round of the Speaker, Mr. K. Akita having Sunday Herald International signed the post and his membership Charity Cup competition, on Boxing

(Continued on page 9.) Day on the Club ground:

BANK SITE CASUALTY

Durham Artillery); Ash (Lincoins) and C. Pile (Police); Brooks (Police), Pardoe (Artillery) (Captain) vand Parker (Polke); Kiley (Navy),

The National Recovery Ad ministration has suspended Its Chan Kong Yan, a coolie work- Stephena (Police), Higgins (Lincolns) previous order establishing mini-ing on the Hong Kong and Shang- Ridley (Lincolns) and Wearmonta mum prices for the lumber and hat Bank site, was removed to the (Navy);

timber products Industry. Government Civil Hospital at 7.30 Reserves:--Boyes (Kowloon), East The change will be effective Pm last night suffering from inman (Kowloon), McGuira (Navy), Immediately. United Press, Juries sustained when he fell while coins) White (Kowloon) and Woods (East Lanes), Robson (Lin, per 8. E. Levy and Company. working..

Enlott (Kowldon),