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China Mail

Est. 1945

THE OLDEST- - ESTABLISHED 1

NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST

No. 29,030

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1935 PRICE $3.00 Per Month

PAUL RENNETS

SALE of

"CB" Corsetry

NOW ON

P.I. INDEPENDENCE MENACE TO ANGLO-JAPANESE RELATIONS?

PACIFIC COAST

THREATENED BY

GENERAL STRIKE

Sympathy With 2,000 Oil-Tanker Strikers'

FEDERATION VOTE REQUIRED WITHIN 72 HOURS

San Francisco, To-day.

The Pacific coast is threatened with a new maritime general strike! in sympathy with the 2,000 oil- tanker-men who have already struck, demanding preferential hir- ing through their Union.

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Harry Lundberg, the president of the newly formed Maritime Federation of the Pacific, stated that the tanker-men's committee demanded a vote by the Federa tion on the general strike ques-j tion within 72 hours. - Reuter

Zinc Mill Workers

Walk Out

A message from Joplin, Mis souri. states that a thousand workers

of the two large zinc mills at Cardin, Oklahoma, walk-! ed out yesterday, demanding better working conditions. # "shorter working week and a “liv-!

ing wage."

This is the first local general

Sir Robert Ho, Tung, Kt, the well-known Hong Kong philanth- ropist and businessman, attended the opening of the new .St. John Ambulance Brigade Headquarters yesterday. (King's Studio)-

strike during the 65-year history CANTONESE

of the lead and zinc fields situat ed in Missouri, Kansas and Okla homa. All the mines and fac- tories in the area are being pick- eted. Reuter.

ILLINOIS IS

FACED WITH

NEW CRISIS Hunger-Marchers Start To Converge On State House

DEMAND THAT RELIEF STATIONS BE OPENED

-Springfield, To-day.

· BATTLE OF

THE SEXES

Restaurant Waiters And Waitresses

WOMEN WIN FIRST ROUND,

WITH LIMITATIONS →

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, To-day. A compromise, plan has been worked out by the Canton City Kuomintang with respect to the | employment of waitresses în res- taurants and teashops. The City Kuomintang has given a ruling] that there should be no discrimina- |

CHINESE ARMY HEADS

ARRESTED

SECRECY MAINTAINED

OVER CHARGES

ALLEGED SMUGGLING AND REACTIONARY ACTIVITIES

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, To-day.

GREAT secrecy is maintained with respect to the charges against Brigadier-General Yuan Tai and Colonel Chu Chuek-man, who were brought here from Shek Kee, near Macao, on board the river gunboat Chung Kai.

While no official statement is available, it is alleged that both men were engaged in smug- gling and other reactionary activities. This story is confirmed by a notification issued at Shek Kee by Colonel Leung Kung-fook, commanding offi- cer of a regiment of the Model Division.

-Both prisoners, it is alles-1 jed. will be tried by court

martial General

Chen Chi SOVIET EXPRESS tang. Commander-in-Chief of CRASHES the First Group Army, is attend- ing most of the hearings, indicat-

ing the seriousness of the 4 Killed: 21 Seriously charges

General Yuan held a sinecure position with the First Grody Army, while Colonel Chu is a former police superintendent of Chungshan county and a candi- date for a magisterial post.

MAX BAER IN HOSPITAL

Broadcast Rehearsal Accident

POWDER BURN OVER HEART FROM BLANK CARTRIDGE

. Atbury Park, New Jersey,

To-day. Max Baer, the world heavyweight | admitted to hospital following an

Hunger-Marchers representing tion against women as workers in boxing champion, was yesterday 1.200,000 people of Illinois have eating houses,

The nature of the injury has not

started to converge on the State This ruling is considered a vic-accident at a broadcast rehearsal. House, headed by Edward Mor-tory for the female workers, though! gan, the State president of the approval by the South-west Execu-been disclosed, but the hospital Illinois Workers' Alliance, and tive Committee is still necessary. threaten to encamp in front of

doctor informed Reuter-that Exer the State House until the relief not employ more than 20 per cent. heart from a blank cartridge,

However, an eating-house cari-received a powder burn over the stations are opened-Reater.

A message received on Wednesday while no male workers can be dis-pion's condition is"

of women-pn its waiting staff, It is believed that the cham- said that a serious situation had missed to make room for women. In Renter.

*not serious- developed and 200.000 men, womenino circumstances will the Max Baer, who has held the

and children in various parts of waitresses be allowed to dress so heavyweight crown since he de- Illinois were facing starvation as the as to attract patrons, but

(Continued on 'Pajje 9.)

ROYAL MILITARY

TOURNAMENT

Prince of Wales Opens Olympic Function

London, To-day. The Royal Military Tournament, one of the most popular items in the London season, opened at Olympia yesterday when HRH the Prince of Wales, represented HML the King

As usual, all three services had combined to present a programme

Injured?

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Harbin, To-day. Four people were killed, 21 seriously injured," "and slightly hurt when the Mos cow-Vladivostock express, crashed head on into a freight"| train 140 miles to the east of Harbin. The express was the railed and completely wrecked.

-Beuter.

24 NEW REPLACEMENT VESSELS FOR US.

Naval Appropriations Bil Reported To Senate

Washington, To-day. The Senate Appropriations Committee has reported the Naval Appropriations Bill to the Senate after.restoring the full $23,380,000 which the Represen tives' Appropriations Committee halves.

This sum is intended for the reconstruction of 24 new re- placement vessels.—Reuter."

must feated Primo Carnera over a year wear neat and inexpensive clothes ago, was recently signed up to de-] (zmade of native materials.

fend his title agains James Brad- £150,000 OFFER FOR "THE ANNUNCIATION

(Continued on Pagè. 14)`

VOLUNTEERING IN HONG KONG

Recruiting Speed-Up Needed

• GO.C. INVITES DISCUSSION AND SUGGESTIONS

dock on June 27, at the Long Islandić”|| Bowl

BAER LEAVES HOSPITAL' A later message from Astbury Park states that Baer was not ibadly hurt and has left the hos

pital He returned to his camp

But Andrew Mellon Declines To Sell

and stated that the wadding PICTURE WORTH $1,000,000

from the blank cartridge used

for making sound effects struck him over the heart and burned his chest.

New York, to-day-

His Excellency the Governor speaking at the opening of the new Joka Ambalance Brigade headquarters yesterday—(A. Foug).

GORGEOUS SCENES AT

STATE BANQUET

CHILD SIGHT-SEERS IN THE WEST END

London, To-day.

VIEWPOINT IN U.S.

SENATOR GIBSON

CRITICISES NEW

CONSTITUTION

American Sovereignty Should Be Retained

WITHDRAWAL MAY-FORCE

→ SECRET TREATY

Washington, To-day. The fear that America's abandow ment of the Philippines might bring Britain and Japan face to face there fand disturb the whole Far Eastern situation was expressed by Sess tor E. W. Gibson, when presenting to the Senate the second report of the individual members of the Ty dings Investigation Committee, which visited the Islands last-win-

Senator Gibeon recommended The mass appearance of the Royal Family on that the Filipinos should ask Congress to withdraw its grant the balconies of Buckingham Palace delighted a of sovereignty and added: huge crowd which watched the arrival of the Japan is moving in as we are

moving out": guests at the State Banquet and waited in the

He continued: "In the event hope of seeing Their Majesties.

jof our final withdrawal England

DA 10.30 p.m. the King

WESTMINSTER HALL compared by the Prime M

CEREMONIAL

Unescorted Drive In Open Carriage

REMARKABLE SPEECH BY HIS MAJESTY

London, To-day.

ter, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, peared on the balcony, follo

and her many

by the Queen and the Princess "The situation created by our Royal, while the Prince of withdrawal may bring Britain Wales, the Duke and Duchess of and Japan face to face in the York and the Duke and Duchess Philippines with a common pro- of Kent appeared on the adjoin-blem. The solution may force ling balcony.

secret treaty to delimit the spheres of influence, control and trade in the Philippines."

Senator Gibson expressed the

JEWELLERY DISPLAY The crowd cheered tumultous- ly for five minutes while the frm conviction that the Filipinos Yesterday's ceremony at West members of the Royal Family would be far better off if they minster Hall, when Their Majes waved back and smiled, obvious had some form of independen ties the King and Queen drovelly delighted with the tremendous under American sovere there in an open carriage without welcome. The ladies were clad Reuter

military escort along a route lined in white with magnificent er

not by troops but by great crowds mine cloaks and diamond tiaras,

TO BE EXECUTED

AT HUNTSVILLE Appeal Refused By Governor

of their cheering people, was mark-which sparkled in the flood PUBLIC ENEMY ed by quiet dignity and moving lighting. simplicity.

A feature of the crowds in the It was memorable too for the re- West-end last night was the markable speech made by the King number of fathers and mothers one passage in which was an elo-with children seeing the sights, quent vindication of the British in contrast to the boisterous Empire as a Commonwealth of singing and dancing crowds of peace. "In these days," said His the previous nights. Many chil Majesty, when fear and prepara-dren separated from their par tion for war are again astir in the ents were rescued by the police world let us be thankful that quiet-Reuter. government and peace prevail over so large a part of the earth's sur- (Continued on Page 9)”.

TURKISH STRAITS FORTIFICATION

No Information About Convention Violation

ORDERLY LONDON CROWDS

Fewer Court Cases. Than Normal Week

NO APPRECIABLE DAMAGE "DURING JUBILEE

London, to-day. Replying to a question in the

Landon, To-day. House of Commons yesterday with night has Buckingham Palace been Hardly at any time of the day or The sensational offer of £150,000 regard to the fortification of the without its crowd, and yesterday

His training for his coming for Jan Van Eyck's picture. "The Turkish Straits, Sir John Simon, afternoon when the Queen drove bout is, however, likely to be in- Anapnciation was made in court the Foreign Secretary, replied that terrupted for a few days Pea-to-day to Mr. Andrew Kelion by he had no information which would than the "received"

WEATHER REPORT.

out on a private shopping expedí

remarkable

It is known that there is in Hong

Lord Duveen, the famous. British justify an assumption that Turkey of skill, pageantry, and light-Kong a very considerable number of

art expert, who was giving evidence contemplates any violation of her hearted entertainment, the pro-men of British birth, between the

in connection with the charges of obligations under the Straits Com ceeds from which go to Service ages of 20, and 45, who are not

At night the London crowds have evasion of income-tax against Mrvention of Lausanne, such as would been getting steadily bigger in the Charities-British Wireless Ser-active or reserve members of the A weak anticyclone covers south Mellon, and who described Mr. Mel- be involved by her fortification of parks and

Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Japan and the adjacent sea. Sasi-lou's collection of pictures as the the Straits at the present time to the enorm Corps. Even when due allowance low depressions are situated over greatest privately-owned group of British Wireless Service DEFENCE DEBATE ON MAY 22 is made for such organisations as Shantung and Tongking and a ¡Old Masters in the world

the Naval Volunteer Force, the trough of moderately low pressure The offer represented London, to-day, The Prime actual numbers show a discrepancy extends across the Chins Sex from £50,000 for Mr. Melin Minister, Mr. J. Ramsay Mac which is dificult to reconcile in any Amam to the Palintang Channel only £100,600 for the Donald amounced in the House of British overseas community the The local forecast for to-day, Commons yesterday, that the more so when, the Hong

issued by the Royal Ol Cong debate on Defence has been fixed statistics are compared with those this morning” was cast for May 22 British Wireless Ser of Singapore and Shanghal

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cloudy.

who was

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AMBASSADOR EXCHANGE

Nanking Today,

not

Government

to make

being

The authorities, exp Saturday night crowdz all others

There has from good tem

RAYMOND HAMILTON REALISES CRIME DOES NOT PAY

Huntsville, Texas, To-day. Raymond Hamilton will be exe cuted shortly after midnight.

The Court of Appeal refused to admit a writ of habeas corpus and the Governor refused to stay the execution Beuter

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RAYMOND

LAMILTON

A message:

the