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WHEN

HAUPTMANN TELLS OF THIRD DEGREE WHEN

Following the refusal of two uthers to undertake the assign- ment of forming a new French cabinet to succeed that of M. Gas- ton Doumergue, who resigned; 31. Pierre Etinne-Flandin accepted the thankless task, and is now rapidly attempting long-afeded reforms.

FRENCH MAKE

MOVE TO COMBAT

UNEMPLOYMENT

Manufacturers To Be.

Granted Bonus PREMIER PRESENTS BILI, TO SECURE SHORT-TERM MONEY MARKET

Paris, To-day.

47 BELIEVED DEAD IN MOHAWK DISASTER

RESPONSIBILITY DENIED

BY TALISMAN SKIPPER

STEERING CONTROLS FAIL

New York, To-day.

The casualties in the Mohawk disaster cabled earlier, as 14 passengers and 52 of the crew not accounted for are now stated to be 47 dead and missing and 116 rescued..

The missing include Mrs. Julian Peabody, nee Celestine Hitch-| cock, sister of Tommy Hitchcock, the famous polo player, Mrs. | Polder and her husband, the architect, and Mrs. Kraemer, the wife of Dr. William Kraemer of Delaware, who was due to arrive in England yesterday on board the White Star liner Olynric.

ON HIS ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK, CẬPTAIN WANG OF THE STEAMER TALISMAN MADE A STATEMENT BLAMING | THE MOHAWK FOR THE COLLISION, DECLARING THAT SHE SUDDENLY VEERED ACROSS THE TALISMAN'S BOWS.

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS IN CHINA

Once More Announced By Nanking

In order to combat anemployïss ment the Government will next week introduce a

HOPES EXPRESSED THAT IT

MAY BE REAL

(From Our Own Correspondent]. Canton, Yesterday.

Was

The photographs were take as Irenes Dupont (right), powder zaagnale, and Gerald Nye, chairman of the Senate committee in- vestigating the munitions: industry, were 'engaged in verbal com- bat in Washington. Dupont was moved to exclaim anent efforts to take the profit out of war, “We'd have a hell of a war, Do matters what measures were adopted."

BEAUTIFUL

JOSEPHINE C GOWNS

For The Early Spring

PAUL RENNET et CIE

190, Nathan Rd.

Kowloon.

HE WAS ARRESTED

HE WAS

NO SLEEP PROMISED UNTIL HE DID WHAT HE WAS TOLD

COOL REPLY TO COUNSEL'S HISSED QUESTION

HOLD-UP CONVICTION ADMITTED

FLEMINGTON. TU-DAY.

HAUPTMANN IN HIS EVIDENCE AT YESTERDAY'S TRIAL PROVOKED A LAUGH WHEN. IN REPLY TO HIS COUNSEL'S QUESTION WHETHER HE BUILT THE LADDER, WHICH WAS AN EXTREMELY GIMCRACK AFFAIR, HE RE PLIED WITH DIGNITY: "I AM A CARPENTER”. HE DE NIED HAVING HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE LADDER"

He again disturbed the court's serenity. during the prosecu- tion's cross-examination when, in reply to a question whether his slatements were true, he said: "To a certain extent."

Hauptmann admitted that he had been convicted in Germany of holding up a man and two women and replied in the affirmative to counsel's questions about other offences committed in Ger-

many.

WITH HIS FACE ONLY A FEW INCHES AWAY FROM ACCUSED'S, COUNSEL HISSED: "DID. YOU AND FISCH

A seaman of the Mohawk said ENGLAND BATSMEN FAIL KIDNAP THE LINDBERGH BABY?" HAUPTMANN REPLIED,

that the vessel's steering gear went out of action at the time of the collision The ship swung hard to port and the collision oc- 'curred before they could remedy

the defect.

NOʻSTATE OF PANIC Surveyors state that there was

HEROISM HENDREN AND REWARDED

no panic after the collision The COXSWAIN FROM

crew shepherded the passengers

on to the deck and issued Iffevize belts, but the ship foundered sol

TAMAR

fast that the lifeboats had to be DARING RESCUE IN cut loose..

The Captain went down with

bill granting Freedom of the press manufacturers engaging labour again announced last night by the ship. special unemployment bonus, and the Nanking authorities follow- they also contemplate reducing the ing a decision of the Executive hours of labour.

The rescued suffered severely from exposure and cold and several were frost- bitten. A number of passen. gers jumped into the key.

seas..

(Continued on Page 9.)

Steering Controls Out Of Order

HARBOUR. T

IDDON STOP ROT

IN DOUR STAND. WEST INDIES HOLD

WHIP HAND IN SECOND TEST

SURREY SKIPPER NOT OUT

Port of Spain, To-day. Losing the wickets of Townsend,

"I NEVER SAW MR. LINDBERGH'S BABY."

SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS

Complete Programme Now Arranged

INCLUDES REVIEWS AND STATE BALL

London, To-day,

It is understood that detail- ed plans for the principal cele brations in connection with the Silver Jubilee, on May 5, of the King's accession to the throne

The sequel to a daring rescue in the harbour on August 3 of last i year, took place on board H.M.S Tamar this morning when Sai Rook, the Derbyshire all-rounder, Leslie a coxswain on the Tamar's Steam-Ames, the Kent stamper-batsman, boat, was presented with the Beli-and Maurice Leyland, the brilliant los Silver Medal and $25 by Com Yorkshire left-hander, for the ad-have now been completed and modore Frank Elliott,' O.BE, İLN:

While the Tamar's steamboul dition of three runs before a crowd was proceeding across the harbour of 5,000, England concluded the on August 3 of last year, it came second day's play 102 runs behind upon a capsized sampan with with only two wickets in hand in Chinese male and two females in the second Test against the West Sai Fook rescued the three and Indies. England won the first Test,

(Continued on page 5.)

Yuan that, except as regards military and diplomatic secrets It was announced that M and opposition against the Kuo- Flandin, the Premier. in the

mintang principles Chamber of Deputies last night, peace and order, newspapers are or against after the Chamber's approval by free to print what they believe] 450 votes to 122, carried a Gov- to be the truth, provided there ernment Bill raising the limit is no malice aforethought. for the issue of short-term Trea- The decision in favour of the sury bills to the extent of 1,000 newspapers was made as a result 000,000 francs to 15,000,000 of a petition of the Ta Kung Pao

New York, Later. 000 by authorising the issue dur- of Tientsin and other journalists' The quartermaster of the Mo-the water. ing 1985 of Treasury Bills to the associations requesting that free-hawk confirms the statement that value of 5,000,000,000.

dom of the press, should be per- at the time of the collision the then without regard to his own per- The bill, which M. Flandin des mitted.

vessel's 'steering controls were out|sonal danger dived under the sam- cribed as a great experiment,

of order. He said that the Mo-pan to rescue a Chinese baby aims at creating a short-term

hawk was being steared straight which he succeeded in accomplish-C. money market similar to that ob 'taining in England.

M. Flandin scathingly attacked the devaluation advocates, and said the Government would per severe its policy with equili- brium. Reuter.

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BRITAIN'S STRIDES TO RECOVERY

Spectacular Measures Not Adopted

EXCESSIVE NATIONALISM.

CONDEMNED

(Continued on Page 12) NAVAL RESERVE PROMOTIONS

Thirteen Probationary Sub-Lieutenants

GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS

اسلام مصرية

from the steering room inside the ing, in spite of the great danger of ship on signals from the bridge. being caught in the sampan's ropes

Survivors state. that the port

and rigging. side of the Mohawk was badly ripped in the collision. It is: believed that many of the 'missing may have been crush- ed to death in their quarters. (Continued on Page 9)

TREASURY BILLS ISSUE

Scores, as cabled by Reuter, were:

• WEST INDIES

M. Christiani, e Farrimond, b Smith

G. A. Headley, e Holmes, b Paine B. J. Bealey, b Wratt

H. Jones, e Farrimond, b Paine.

G. Grant, b Smith.... 0. Da Costa, b Holmen L. N. Constantine,

Smithe

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the full programme will short- His ly be submitted for

Majesty's approval.

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Hauptmann, in reply to his own counsel, said that he was beaten on the ribs when he was arrested. and taken to the New York police station. He alleged that the police told. him to misspell words when

he was writing at their dictation. He was beaten again the next day, he said and told that he would not get any sleep. till he did what he was told Reuter. DIPLOMACY LOSES COUNSELLOR

Mr. Alexander Leeper Dies In London

AUSTRALIAN-BORN AND EDUCATED

London, To-day,

The death occurred yesterday

The programme been drawn up by a Committes consisting of mem- bers of the Cabinet and the Lord Chamberlain, Earl Cromer.

morning, after a long and painful Reviews by the King of three illness, of Mr. Alexander Wigrani fighting services are included, and

a State Ball will probably be held Allen Leeper, C.B.E., aged 48, a Counsellor in the Diplomatic Ser at Buckingham Palace during the

vice. celebrations. British Wireless Service.

Of recent years he had devoted himself unsparingly to the League of Nations and the disarmament

92 ROYAL PAIR START side of the Foreign Office work,

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W. INDIES CRUISE

Hendten, b

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72

Great Welcome Given By Passengers

London, To-day.

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He was the son of the late Dr. Leeper of Melbourne.

The late Mr. Leeper was educat- ed at the Church of England ¡Grammar School, Melbourne, the University of Melbourne (B. A 1907) and Balliol College, Oxford The Duke and Duchess of Kent (B. A., 1911). He held many fra- ' 302 had a rousing reception from 400 portant diplomatic posts, Induding cruising passengers when they that of British delegate to the joined them aboard the liner Faria and Lausanne Peace Con 5100 Duchess of Richmond," in, which ferences. He was seconded for they sailed from Southampton to work in the Australian Prime Mbister's Department, Helbourne, the West Indies yesterday,

London, To-day, There was E. N. Constantine, net out 'new low record rate of borrow, Grant, & Wyatt ing on Treasury bills yesterday. R. Hylton, e Hendren, b Smith The Amount applied for in ten-E. A. Martindale, not out E.. Achong, 1.b.w., b Wyatt His Excellency the Governor

The offices of the Supreme Court ders for the £25,000,000 bills was has been pleased to promote the will be open daily fro m10 am, to 136,560,060, and the amount allot- following Cadets of the Hong p.m. during the Chinese New Year ted in bills at three months was Kong Naval Volunteer Force To vacation, which begins on February $£23,000,000. The average rate per be probationary Sub-Lieutenants: end terminates on February 8, both cent. was 8/10.91d., as compared days inclusive, except on public and Frederick Baker, Gerard Horace general holidays when the offices will with: 5/4.550d. last week-British Smith Gandy, John Charles Michael be entirely closed.

Wyatt Wireless Service, Grenham, Ronald James, Dou-

Hammond Paine Leyland

(Continued on Page

glas. Clerk Grieve. Lawrence Joseph Francis Griffitha, Andrew London, To-day. John Manning Hazeland, Laur- In a speech at the annual meet- ence Dudley Kilbee, Edwin John ing of Lloyd's Bank, the Chairman, Spiers. and Richard John Vernall, Mr. Beaumont Pease, in reviewing with effect from November 29, the industrial outlook, sald that 1984 and Robert Patrick Ed- Britain had made considerable wards, Leslie James Stevenson progress on the way to recovery and Denis George McAvoy, with without any spectacular measures, effect from December 17, 1934.

She had shown a spirit of give- and-take, had made a number of trade treaties with nearly a score of nations, and even her adoption of some measure of protection had, he believed, illogical as it might seem, helped to open the eyes of the world to the fact that exces sive nationalism was an enemy to the peace, both political and eco nomie, which the world

exces

STALIN LOSES LIEUTENANT

Kuibishev Dies From Heart Failure

Moscow. To-a

announced,

Extra

Total

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0

28

17

7 33

14

5 28

266 85

9

31

8110

Holmer

ENGLAND

RE. 6. Wyatt, B. Grant, b

Hylton

Townsend, Lb.w. b Constantine Hammond, c. R. Grant, b Hylton Ames, R. Grant, b Martindale Leyland, bw,b Constantine. Hendren, c* G. Grant, b R. Grant - 41 Iddon, Hendley, b R. Grant Q725 73 E ENT Holmes, not out

Smith, R. Grant Farrtmond, nota ut 12.

WEA

•

Their Highnesses were down in 1924 and was created a Coun from Hendon to Southampton in sellor in 1988.A the Prince of Wales' Dragon

Moth aeroplane. Accompanied by EUROPEANS REPORT the Duke's equerry, they are tra- velling as ordinary passengers.- British Wireless Service,

LOCAL DOLLAR

STEADY

THEFTS

Sharebrokers' Chairman Victimised

Mr. WJ Carroll, Chairman of the Hong Kong Sharebrokers

Silver Prices Unchanged sociation, reperta that between

local dollar

opening on demand this morning

18 m. last) Yht, a det

valued at $20, were rom 'his' tor car which ked in Statue Square. The Hon R. G. Clegg Hill of No. 11-C Belaran Road, reports that * allver and a bronze medal were stolop from his residence last night Dr. John Lanchester of No. 82-A Nathan Road reports that between the hours of 11 am and 8, p.m., on sday, laat, an overcoat, valued 440,was stolen from his dence.