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"From Contented Cows"

THERE'S CREAM

IN

EVERY DROP

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HONG KONG & S. CHINA

The dollar, on dem to-day, at 1/9 14.

The

FINAL EDITION

China Mail

THE OLDEST - ESTABLISHED NEWSPA ER IN THE FAR EAST

Bat. 1883.

No, 28,957 ... · HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1935. PRICE $3.00 Per Month

Cour

Ext., 1845.

BEAUTIFUL

JOSEPHINE C GOWNS

For The Early Spring

PAUL RENNET et CIE

190, Nathan Rd.

Kowloon.

MINISTER PROVIDES NEW

150 YARDS PER SECOND

Gen. Antonio Villarreal, defeat- ed for the Mexican presidency last year by Gen. Lazaro Cardenas, in accused of being at the back of the threatened uprising against which the Mexican oficials are guarding The American border 15 being watched for suspected gun-runnera.

TENSION IN

VIENNA

COMMUNISTS

AND POLICE IN

LAND SPEED RECORD

SIR MALCOLM

CAMPBELL AT

DAYTONA BEACH

POOR CONDITIONS PREVENT TEST

LIFE RISKED TO RAISE OWN MARK BY 1.23 SECS..

London, To-day.

Samuel C. Mafone, ¦ Bälftenore handwriting expert, is said to have declined to testify for Bruno Hauptmana after exam-n'ng the

thrice beaten Albert S. Osborn,

The forthcoming attempt of Sir Lindbergh ransom notes. He has Malcolm Campbell to reach a speed of 300 miles per hour in his Blue Bird car is awaited with ex- ceptional interest in Britain and

ekewhere, although so far visibili- ty and the condition of the 10-|

miles stretch of mud flat at Day- tona have prevented tests.

I

To achieve his ambition Sir Malcolm Campbell must cover a mile both ways at the mean time of 12 seconde. When two years

as he established his existing record of 272.11 miles per hour GUN BATTLE his mean time was 10.23 seconds. ELECTRIC LIGHT STRIKE

STARHEMBERG PALACE HEAVILY GUARDED

Bir Malcolm Campbell has thus travelled thousands of miles, is spending thousands of ́={ pounds, and is risking, his`life to knock 1.23 seconds off his previous record.

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TOURISTS BEAT

BRITISH GUIANA

BY 9 WICKETS HAMMOND SCORES CENTURY

CAPTURED PIRATE

GOING TO CANTON

UNDER ESCORT

CAUGHT IN HIDE-OUT IN THE HILLS

EXPERIENCED OFFICER IN CHARGE OF MAN-HUNT

[From Our Own. Correspondent]

Canton, Later.

SENSATION IN

IN HAUPTMANN TRIAL

MACON CREW SAFE

80 REMOVED

FROM WRECK BY

"NAVAL VESSELS

FIFTH DIRIGIBLE DISASTER

POIGNANT SILENCE FOLLOWS S.03.

San Francisco, To-day. The airship Macon has sent out an S. O. S. stating that she is fall- ing 110 miles to the southward of San Francisco-Reuter,”-

A later message from San Francisco states that the airship}

Macon has encountered a gale 8.0.8. Had bad casualty, ship

and has sent out the following

falling, will abandon ship soon as we will land on water somewhere 20 miles off Pointeur, California. probably 10 miles out at sea.” FAT poignant silence followed:"

Two of the State's strongest witnesses against Brano Haupt- mann are "Albert Osborn and his - sön Albert," Jr., 'handwriting experts, here shown at Flemington waiting to testify. Osborn, has had 40 years' experience analysing handwriting 'and' says Hauptmann' wrote all the ransom notes.

CONFESSION

STORY

MAN WAS NOT

HAUPTMANN

HE DECLARES

UPROAR FOLLOWS

ANNOUNCEMENT JURY ANNOYED AND JUDGE VEXED Flemington, To-day, A sensation was caus ed at the end of Mr. Wilentz's address for the prosecution yesterday, when a Congregational minister rose in the body

MANCHUKUO TROOPS FIRE of the court and shouted:

ON JAPANESE FORCES

Coastguard craft are dashing ALLEGED MUTINY BEFORE JOINING

to the presumed locality of the descent din RENDELAREY

A Washington: message; states that a cruiser is standing by the Macon

A later message" from San

REBEL RETREAT

Shanghai, To-day. The Chinese press is filled with reports Fan Ah-ahul, one of the eleven Francisco states that Naval vee alleged mutiny of 3,000 Manchukuo trở pirates, who was captured by the gels have taken off the crew of

Reuter.

man who was not Hauptmann confessed to the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby to me in my church?

par" followed this and the Deputy hustled the minis-

Chinese coast guards at Bias Bay, the Macon, numbering about 80. Chinchow who are said to have joined the vol in connection with the piracy of the Butterfield and Swire steamer

teers operating in the three eastern provincester out of the court. The Tangchow on February 1, will ar- rive here today, under heavy guard.

FLEET MANOEUVRES... ..

San Francisco, Later.

SINO-JAPANESE

UNDERSTANDING

General Tuihara To Visit Nanking

ENTENTE DISPLEASING TO SOME IN SOUTH

The story goes that Japanese

jury appeared more an

and Manchukuo troops, assisted noyed than gur] by aeroplanes, were pursuing the but the judge was con mutineers when 600 of the Man-siderably, vexed. “ chukuo vanguards suddenly turn-

The case was adjöurn- ed until to-day

ed, fired on the Japanese, and then joined the rebels.

Renter.

Vienna, To-day.

The Macon, at the time of the MOVE TOWARDS Apart from a revolver battle be-

One platoon of troops under disaster, was returning from the command of Lieutenant Li manoeuvres 'with the United tween police and Communists in

Hiryu were searching a hill on States. Fleet. which a Communist was killed and

February: 8 and discovered a hide- The battleship Tennessee a detective seriously wounded, and

out just at dusk in the midst of a sighted the wreckage of the many arrests, yesterday was com

heavy rain. Hearing the soldiers Macon at sea. The crow were paratively quiet, chiefly owing to

approaching the pirates opened located and were picked up in fire on them and attempted to es-seven. lifeboats. OXFORD. BATSMAN'S 93 the precautions of the authorities,

cape. Fan Ah-shui, believed to It is believed that no lives including steel-helmeted police and

Georgetown, To-day.

be the third leader of the gang, were lost, and the cause of the Heimwehr equipped with sub- R. E. S. Wyatt's bold declaration

disaster in yet unknown. was captured.

Reuter. machine guns behind barbed wire on Monday against British Guiana|

Now that the identity of the pirates ta

(Continued on Page :12) gradually becoming barricades guarding Prince Star-was fully justifled yesterday when hemberg's palace.

the M.C.C. won by ulna wickets. known, more arrests are likely to

"Wally" Hammond, the brilliant follow in the next few days. The WHAMPOA HARBOUR A secret Communist broadcast Gloucestershire all-rounder, and D. chief of the gang is Fang Tung- interrupted the broadcast of a con- C. H. Townsend, the Oxford open-hung, leader in the piracies of cert with gross insults against the ing bataman, were undefeated at many other steamers in the past. Land Resumption Nearly who is now touring Manchukuo, Returning On Saturday report from the Governor of Cey

Government.

The Red districts were in com plete darkness last evening owing to the Socialists proclaiming electric light strike.--Reuter.

A

SAVAGE ATTACK

WITH CHOPPER ON

SLEEPING WIFE

Midnight Horror On Ah Chau Island

ASSAILANT - DISAPPEARS: THOUGHT DROWNED

An unprovoked chopper attack was made upon a young Chinese married woman in the early hours of yesterday morning on Ah Chau Island, when" her husband is

the close with 106 aud 98, respec-

The military authorit'es have cir Lively.

[culated, a description of the 10 The M.C.C. continued their wanted men and have ordered an second innings yesterday on a per- Intensive search for them. fect wicket requiring 92 for victory; (Continued on Page 12)" Hammond (60) and Townsend (52), being the not out batsmen.

Scores, as cabled by Reuter. were:

British Gulana: 188 for 8 dec. (Wishart

66, Paine 6. for 67)..'

57 (Paine 4 for 11, R. E. 8. Wyatt 4: for 18).' M.C.C.:. 41 for 5 dre. und 205 for 1 (Hammond 106 not out, D. CH. Townsend 93 not out).

LORD SEMPILL IN AUSTRALIA

KWANGTUNG

ANTI-PIRACY

MEASURES

Armed Launches For Coastal Search

BRITISH NAVY WILL FULLY

· CO-OPERATE

(From Our Own Correspondent)'

Canton, To-day.

CONSTRUCTION:

Completed

Canton, to-day.

(From Our Own

Gdentl·

It is claimed that three Japan- ese officers were killed-and 83 MALARIA EPIDEMIC

IN CEYLON

Governor Reports Big Improvement

men wounded, while 90 of the pursuing Manchukuo troops were also killed. Reuter.

KING AND QUEEN IN LONDON

According to

London, To-day,

present arrange

King

London, To-day:

The Colonial Office has received

lon, stating that no epidemis; other, than malaria exists there and that, the malaria position, though stily serious, le gradually improving,

He adds that only certain dis-

To-day. Believed to be the author of the Japanese Invasion of Man- churia, Major-General Tuihara.

{will shortly visit Nanking to pave the way for an understand- ing between the National Gov- ernment and Japan. The work of condemnation of lands in Whampoa which is to be that there is no truth in the press and Queen will return to London tricts in the island are affected and

The visiting general declared ments Their Majesties the developed as a commercial port is fast proceeding. According to the Lieut-General Yoshimichi Suzuki Their Majesties are expected to

reports that he will succeed from Sandringham on Saturday trade and Industry are une ffected

He concludes by atatug that Provincial Board of Conservancy, of

as military attache to the Japan- remain at Buckingham Palace for visitors to Colombo and the Hill the ten sections, eight have finished ese Legation at Shanghai.

stations have nothing to fear from registration of lands. It is learned Major-General Talhara added about 10 days before proceeding malaria British Wireless Serviers that as soon as the registration that Japan is anxious to cultivate to the south coast for their stay work of the remaining two sections friendly, relations with China and at Eastbourne-British Wireless is completed, construction of the denied that she has further ag harbour will be started. Central gressive designs on this country.

Press.

WEATHER FORECAST

Service

King And Queen To Be

At Victoria

Preliminary conversations for PRINCE HENRY DUE the Sino-Japanese amity were IN LONDON ON [begun on January 81 between General Chiang Kai-shek, Chair-

MARCH 28 Fears Set At Rest

A moderate anticyclone covers the man of the 'Military Affairs Com- Concerning Airman The British Navy will co-operate highest to the south of the Yangtze Japanese Minister to China. It whole of China, pressure being mission and Mr. Akira Ariyoshi with the Ewangtung Government in valley. A depression is situated to is said that the Sino-Japanese Perth, W. Australia, To-day. the fullest measure for the pre- the north-east of Hokkaido. The pourparlers covered military, Lord Sempill, for whom anvention and suppress on of piracy local forecast for to-day, as issued political and economic, questions, alleged to have attacked her lety had been felt, flew over along the China coast. The by the Royal Observatory this including a preferential tariff in while she was asleep and Port Hedland this morning. He Kwangtung authorities have morning, was north east winds, favour of Japanese goods. made his escape soon after. He had evidently landed, en route, been strongly urged by the moderate; fine to cloudy. has so far cluded arrest and is yesterday evening. - Router, Briti Government en to believed to have perished in the sea Lord Sempill, who recently no stone unturned in the capture of while attempting to swim across to flew from England to Melbourne, the pirates who seized and looted the mainland

has postponed his trip to China the CN.C. steamer Tungchow.. Young Chau, aged 60, stated in and Japan, but there is a likell-- Britian destroyers will patrol, the his police report that he was the hood of his making a special fly-China Ses more frequently the father of the assailant,, who hading visit later in the year,

been "queer in his head for about

aight-months." W

At about midnight on Tuesday, he was awakened by his son' state": ment to the effect the

well In his heart." He told his

to go to sleep

NO DECISION GIVEN ON

U.S. “GOLD CLAUSER

Washington, To-day

reme

giving a decision on

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the "gold clause

watch

leave

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SECRET MOVEMENT.

OF TROOPS

Italy's Call To Arms

Milan, To-day Four troop trains have Teft for South Italy in se crecy, even the relatives and friends of the men not be London, To-day. ing allowed in the station. H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester It is also reported that four will return to London from his troop trams with light modern seven months tour to Australia tanks Jeff Bologna for the same and New Zealand on March 28

destination, EGY Plans are now being completed Appeals have been issued for for his welcome and it is proba volunteers for active service in able that The Majesties King view of eventualities in Abys

to meet h him British Wireless

Mammoth Local Derby Sweep and Queen will drive to Victoria rist

It said that At£2

pm/ to-day 1218 SIF sold. throug

ticket on the five Service.

$58.

ammoth His Excellency The

William Peel; K.C.M.G KB E.; Knight Jot Grace of the Venerable Order of 8t sduct: the annual inspection of the St. John Am bulančo: Brigádé at the South Chin

at 8.15 p.m

AUSTRALIA & MOM

TRADE COM

Sydney, To

thas decided

Corumissió

East Reuter

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