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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1932. -

A GERMAN BRITAIN TO REMAIN DISCUSSIONS ON

OFF GOLD

STATEMENT BY MR. N. CHAMBERLAIN

{THROCOH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

RUBBER SITUATION

DUTCH INDIES GOVERN.

·MENT'S VIEWS

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BATAVIA, Aug. 13.

OTTAWA, Aug. 15, CANADIAN newspapers publish

a full summary of Mr. Noville THE Government of the Dutch Chamberlain's opening speech at

Indies dore not consider that the present moment is opportune the Monetary Committee, from for opening International dis which, it appears that the Chan-cussions on the rubber situation, according to a Ministerial state- cellor submitted that supplies of ment made at the People's Coun- staple commodities should be re- cit. gulated according to the absorb tion capacity of the market.

Ho also stated that Britain

intention

POLITICAL CRISIS IN CHOLERA CLAIMS

MANY VICTIMS

MUSSOLINI!-

CHINA

HITLER'S IMAGINATION

NOW CONSIDERED AS SETTLED

EIGHTY REPORTED DAILY

IN PEIPING

francoon RESTER'S AGENCY.)

OF NO AVAIL

[THIDUON REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BERLIN, Aug. 16.

of Mussolini when he соц

YANKINO, Aug. 15. HITLER saw himself in the role ferred with President von Hinden: AT a meeting of the C.E.C. this Lurg last Saturday. He declared morning it was decided to to the Reich's President: "I the position claim for myself which Mussolini gained after his famous march to Rome."

accept Chang Hsuch · Llang's re 舞 Pacifcation Com signation

missioner. of the Pelping Ares. It is acmi-officially announced It was decided to replace Chang In regard to suggestions that that the Government did every-Bauch Liang with a Military Com- steps might be taken to develop thing to give the Nazis a com cotton growing in Java,

the raensurate share in the Gover.mittee of eighteen, the members opinion is given that such a de- rent, and that the failure of of which will form, a standing velopment would be attended by Saturday's

must ba to the gold standard, unless as considerabis risks, without offer

committee being, Wun Fa Lin, sured that a remedy has heening any great promise for the

Yung Tsen and Chiang Po Cheng, found for the conditions which led future.

The political crisis arising from to the breakdown of the gold

Mr. Wang Ching Wei's resignation standard last year.

is now regarded as being settled.

conference of returning

solely ascribed to Hifler and his advisers.

The curtain will fall on the conference on Thursday, when a Plenary Session will be held. Most of the United Kingdom delegates will leave, immediately after, but Lord Hailsham and Sir P. Cunliffe Lister will be available for consultation, it necessary, during subsequent inter-Dominion negotiations.

DE VALERA'S

LATEST MOVE

INTENDS TO ABOLISH SENATE

THROQUH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Aug. 15. THAT it is Mr. de Vale's

intention to abolish the Sonate in retaliation to thé Upper House holding up the Oath Bill, was revealed in two Minis- torial speeches during the week. end.

Gerald Boland, de Valera's Parliamentary Secretary, at Cas- tlo Ren, said a Bill will be intro. duced to abolish the Senate which is acting against the Nation.

Mr. Frank Aitken, the Defence Minister, apeaking nt Castle Pollard, deprecated the formation

SEVERE 'QUAKE IN WELLINGTON

OSCILLATIONS LAST NINETY MINUTES

(REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE])

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WELLINGTON, Aug. 15. SEVERE earthquake, the epicentre of which lieved to be about n thousand miles north-west of Wellington, was recorded here yesterday. The tremors began at 8.28 m., and were very heavy for twenty-five sinutes. The oscillations continu ed for ninety minutes,

BRITISH AIRMEN

DISAPPEAR

NO NEWS OF SALT AND

TAYLOR

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

RANGOON, Aug. 15. Nonfort to Salt and Taylor. information is yet available

The Government aro making

nows

of a volunteer organisation, "The enquiries. Government," he Enid, "has LA Rangoon message dated Aug. sufficient power to maintain. Iaw | 13, states that

received and order. We shall be advane- here late to-night says that two ing calmly and dispassionately to British aviators, Salt and Taylor, wards an independent Republic | on a private flying venture which without help or 'hindranes" of self- they hoped would carry them from appointed saviours of the situa. Malaya to England, have vanish. tion."

ed. They disappeared somewhere between Moulmein and Rangoon, and it is feared they have been lost at sea, They are long over- duo at their destination.]

SON FOR PRINCESS ILEANA

[THROUGH REUTER'S 40ENDY.]

VIENNA, August 15. AFTER forty-eight hours of acute anxiety, during which the at tontious of the most skilled surgeons in the city were sought, Princess Ileana, the sister of King Carol of Rumanin, gave birth to a boy.

Both mother and so are now reported to be doing well,

Princess Ileana married the Ar chduke Anton of Hapsburg in July, 1931.

£78,000 LEFT BY OLD

'SEA DOG."

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CRIPPLE WHO CAME INTO BROTHER'S FORTUNE.

£7,000 FOR CHINESE COOK.

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All classes, of people will benefit

VOICE OF MICKEY MOUSE.

COUNT WITH 2,000 ACCENTS.

voice. has arrived in London. He Mickey Mouse or, rather, his

is Count Mazzaglia Catelli, an Italian, whe can produce from his throat more than 2,000 sound effects.

Count Cutelli has been Mickey Mouse's screen voice ever since that cartoon character made .hie bow,

It is nearly 10 years since the Count went to Hollywood, and since then, besides his Mickey Mouse work, he has been produc ing sound effects like the bulldogs'

chorus in "The Love Parade" and the cronking of a bull frog in "Con. demned."

"I spent years learning the ex- act noises produced by every type of dog and cat and hundreds of

yesterday.

other animals," he told a reporter "I have supplied sound effects

The Reichstag will be convened within the time provided by the

Constitution.

TRADE REVIVAL IN AMERICA

HOOVER CALLS BIG CONFERENCE

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.])

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. FIVE-DAY week for workers of the United States is believed,

A to form one of the principal fea tures of

D new_industrial plan which President Hoover will short- ly submit to business men.

It forms part of a big scheme which is hoped will stimulate a revival of trade, which was launch. ed to-day by President Hoover in summoning a National Conference of business and industrial leaders of the twelve Federal Reserve dis- tricts.

The Conference is scheduled to! commence on August 20.

Credit Facilities,

The agenda will include discus- sion of a programme for a wide expansion of credit facilities, the repair and maintenance of rail- roads, and organisation for spread. ing the existing employment (prv- sumbly through an industrial five- | day week).

The new Secretary of Connerce, Mr. Chapin, declares that Presi dent Hoover's plan is bound to make an instant and definite ap- peal to business mon.

TERRIFIC HURRICANE

IN TEXAS

THIRTEEN PEOPLE

BELIEVED KILLED

{NEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

New York, Aug. 14. A TERRIFIC burricane, accom panied by torrentinl rains, struck the Gulf Coast to-day, leav ing death and devastation in its wake.

Only brief warning was given of the onslaught of the storm, the most violent for some time past, though, the, premonitory ramblings enabled namorous people, who sen- sell the coming of the unusual, to luke shelter in collars, etc. in time. I

The State of Texas, on the ex- teme west of the Gulf took the

full force of the hurricane and na.

turally enough the coast towns, Galveston and Houston suffered most severely.

Thirteen Dead.

In Hong Kong| To-Day

FAIR TO SHOWERY

"YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, FORECAST AND REMARKS, ISSUED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT 5.03 P.M., STATED :-

THE TYPHOON CONTINUES TO FILL UP TO THE SOUTH EAST OF KUU. LOCAL FORECAST:-S.W. WINDS, MODERATE FAIR TO SHOWERY,

REDS" THREATEN

SHASI

SITUATION CONSIDERED

CRITICAL

[TABOLON REUTER'S AGENOF.)

Haskow, August 15, A LARGE body of Communists, driven from the Han River dis tricts under the strong pressure of Chiang Kai Shek's troops, are at tacking the Szechuanese troopa garrisoning Shasi.

Fighting occurred about. two miles from Shasi and a portion of the Szechuanese garrison was dis armed.

The situation is critical and gun boats are being rushed to Shasi from Hankow to assist the Na tionalists,

F.M.S. RAILWAY DISASTER.

DEFINITELY DUE TO SABOTAGE.

now certain that sabotage was the Kuala Lumpur, August 7-It is cause of the disaster to the F.M.S. night mail near Tanjong Malin early on Saturday morning, which resulted in the train being derail od and two Indian firemen meeting their death. Unofficial reports from Tanjong Malim state that a whole

was removed and

a large

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(TUROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PRIPINO, Aug. 15, Cholern is claiming eighty new victims daily.

According to foreign reports from Harbin deaths there Aro twenty-five daily, mostly among Chinese refugees,

The National City Book mur agar, Mr. Samuel T. Bitting, has been appointed chairman of the laternational Nolief Committee to assist the Chinese and Javanese authorities.

FROM CHINESE NEWSPAPERS.

The Manchukuo Government has appointed Mr. Pao Koon Ching Foreign Minister to Japan.

The resignation of General Wang Ing Hang as Air Minister has been accepted. The Government has up pointed Mr. Chan Yee Him to take his post.

SINO-FRENCH

ACCORD.

LUNGCHOW CASE SETTLED.

that

Canton, August 15-The long outstanding

between the Chinese and French authorities at Lungchow, Kwangsi, involving great damage to French property following the Communist outbreaks there some years ago, which affected Sino-French friendship in locality, has now been fully settled Negotiations for the present settlement were began some weeks ago with the arrival in Canton ol the M. Legarde, Counsellor, to French Legation at Peiping, who came down specially for this pur pose. The Kwangsi authorities were represented in the negotiations by Dr. Choo Hsin Chu, Inspector General of Foreign Affairs for Chekiang. Fukien, Kwangtung. Kwangsi and Kusichow.

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It is understood that as a result the present agreement, the French Consulate will be reopened at Lunchow, and communication facilities between the Kwangsi and French Indo-Chins Frontiers will also be restored to normalcy.

NEW CLUB IN SHANGHAI.

TO PROMOTE INTER- NATIONAL GOODWILL.'

Shanghai, August --The Inter- national Club, organized by leading Chinese and foreign business men in Shanghai, held its inauguration meeting at its club house at 8.30 o'clock last night,

Mr. Li Ming, general manager of the Chekiang Industrini Bank, and one of the Chinese founders of the club, delivered the opening address in the course of which he pointed out the club was organized for the purpose of promoting in ternational good will and friend. ahip. His speech follows:

Historical Background.

"It gives me great pleasure to avail myself of this opportunity to say a few words of welcome to our members on this occasion of opening ceremonies.

further I "Before going any wish to relate to you how the project of organizing this club was initiated. Last year about this time, Mr. Sparke and I felt. that something was wanting in this great city-sono club for the pur pose of promoting international good-will and friendship. So wu started to organiza the Internation. al Club and the former Majestic building and Ball Room was to be purchased ne its site. When plans. were all formed, some unexpected incident took place and our plans were interrupted.

"About two months ago, Mr. Speelman, Mr. Meyer and myself all felt that such a club was too important te bo put off any · fur-

Dr. C. T. Wang, has arrived at GREATER CANTON.thor. As a result of our decision Nanking from Tsinan on his way to Shanghai.

A bomb explosion occurred on the premises of the Chung Yuen Com- pany in Tientsin a member of the staff keing wounded, Rumour blanes certain members of the "Anti-Japanese Goods Society."

In connection with the recent Hongkow outrage, a Korean' has been arrested in Shanghai by the Japanese authorities. He was de tained by the Japanese Consut

from pending instructions Tokyo Government.

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ENGINEERS IN CONFERENCE.

Canton, August 15.-About 100 local leading civil engineers and architects accepted Mayor Liu Chi Wen's invitation to

the Bocinl meeting held last Friday after noon at the Tooi Szé Garden in the } Tungshan,

Tea and light refreshments were Head sorved to entertain the gucats.

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Reports from Military quarters state that over

Ited" troops, under the command Mayor Liu delivered a welcoming of Chu Tak, are now massed on the speech in the course of which he Kiangsi horder. The Nanking and solicited their opinions about the Canton troops are preparing to plan decided by the Government launch a joint attack. A large quantity of arms and ammunition for Greater Canton. has been sent by train to Shinkwan to the 4th Group Army from Canton for the campaign.

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The Canton Customs proposes an increase on imported silk-cocoon duties from 30 to 60 per cent.

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General Chen Tsai Tong has ap pointed Mr. Chu Chunk Lum chief secretary to the Canton Air Force.

A dinner has been given to General Yu Han Mou by the Can ton Government in honour of his recent victory over the "Reds."

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A warrant has been issued by the

Pe Lo district authorities for the

Recommendations Solicited.

The guests did not disperse until well after 7 o'clock. They were shown the plan in question, and re. quested to submit recommendations for changes and to supply hints which they consider are of vatus to the Government.

The plan which can be seen at any time during office hours at the Bureau of Public Works, contains information showing now areas are mapped out for the future develop. ment of Canton and the roads to be profected in the cuming Greater

arrest of a young lady on a change of attempting to murder her aunt. Canton city.

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Civil Enginears.

the Farland Property was par chased at the cost of Tis. 200,000. Having secured about 60 proprio- tory

Tin. members subscribing 5,000 each the Huri Club was final- ly formed. At the present moment. we have about 100 members with Mayer Wu as our bonorary presi dent, and Mr. T. V. Boong and Mr. Meyer as our honorary members. -

Twofold Purpose.

As everyone knows the club is organized for two purposes: First, to provide a place of quiet rest for the Shanghai business men. 'Here they may come to cazo their highly taxed norves and enjoy real out door sports. Secondly, to provide a meeting place for the selected members of the Shanghai Business community. Shanghai, an a great port, is different from any other city of its rank in the world. It is truly cosmopolitan. Every ha tion that is worthy of the núme 19. represented here. But each group is more or less confined to itself. That is our greatest drawhuck.

Mutual Understanding,

There are probably already too many clubs in Shanghai, hat to think of it, none answers the pur-

pose as we have in mind. Where ean we go to enjoy such perfect quietness and whore can you meet such people all at once

"As you, came in, you probably noticed the spacious lawn for teu- nis and the airy veranda for your rest and chats. They are all for you to enjoy; but fellow members, there is another thing, a greater thing than all that I have pointen out that we must bear in mind. It is the cultivation of mutual us- derstanding, not only among your A notorious gangster, naimed

own group but among all nations. Leung, aged 2, was recently arrest.

The Bureau, has published alities. The realization of that will ed by the Shun Tak district au the district court with committing engineers and architects who are thorities. He was charged before supplementary list of names of civil bo what this elab strives for.”. robberies, found guilty and immefound to be fully qualified to prac diately shot.

tise their profession in Canton, Mr. Ho Ying, Commissioner of The list contains the names of 5] Police in Canton, proposes to estab-engineers and 65 architects. lish a now Detective Training School, It is hoped to open this institation very shortly.

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Motor BarS,

Reuter's correspondent at Housrail known to have been killed and more of the track. ton states that thirteen people are boulder was placed in the middle

The Bureau of Public Utilities than a hundred injurod as a result

The Canton Government has rebas addressed an official communi- The police are pursuing vigorous mitted $200,000 to the 19th Route inquiries. It is supposed that Amy Fukien, where of General cation to the Bureau of Public gale.

those responsible for the outrage Thai Ting Kai is in command The Safety requesting it to issue. In of discharged railway employees money is to meet military expendi-structions to the police to keep an were either Communist agitators

ture for the month of June,

of collapses in the height of the

The wierdest scenes were whinese-

by the will of Mr. Horace George for Miss Mary Pickford's films ed by the few daring persons who Robertson, an old "sen dog" who and for Mr. Douglas Fairbanks, ventured into the rents of Galves- came into a fortune in romantic and the voice of the crying Baby circumstances,

Abraham Lincoln in the film of

Probate of his will has just been that name was mine." granted. He died about six months age at the age of 70. He left £78,281 (grosa) with net value £77,320.

Institute of District Nursing, and When the retired from the sea the other half to the Welsh area about ten years ago ha was stricken of the British Legion. with an illness which left him in There are some remarkable be- crippla. Es went as a paying patí, | quasta. ent to the City Lodge, a hospital'; People who were friends of Mr. Robertson in his less prosperous workhouse in Cardiff,

Soon afterwards, however, he days are among the beneficiaries. heard he had been left a fortune by. He left £6,000 to Lieut. Colonel a-brother whom-ho-had not-son E. E. Green.. his solicitor,and, for years, and who had died at £5,000 to Mr. Frank Lemopriere, Co- Shanghai,

lonel Green's clerk, Mr. Robertson promptly took a Mrs. Lilian Louisa Marah, who Juxurious modern bungalow near had looked after the ala Cardiff and ordered a specially do in his infirmity, is loft Mr. Robert- signed car that proclaimed his son's beautiful home at Llanishen, opulence.

together with the income from £3,-

Lavish Entertaining.

Ho entertained lavishly, and had a large number of friends.

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Light Fails,

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nursing a grievance.

sharp look-out for motor-care, The train was approaching Fan- jong Malim when the engine

Misa Hu Mck Lan, daughter of private or public owned, which are Galveston City, in the course of lurched off the embankment and Mr. Hu Han Min, represented her found to have failed to renew their the night, was isolated and plung: became deeply embedded in the father fe a discussion with the licenses for the 1st half year.

conches Canton Government regarding the Hundreds of amp, dragging two ed into darkness.

The police are naked to take plate-glass windows were smashed with it. The driver, Herbert resignation of Mr. Wang Ching

was vahurt, Wai. Miss Hu returned to Hong down the numbers of such cars and avenues of trees uprooted. Daly, of Taiping, Families spent the whole night apparently jumping clear in time. Kong yesterday.

report them to the Bureau so mat huddled panic-stricken in places of The bodies of the two firemen,

Nadason and Ponnasamy, also of Another piracy occurred last their ignoring of the Government safety.

Taiping, were buried beneath the Friday, the victim being a passen-order can be properly dealt with. engine.

ger junk and the crime being staged The accident occurred at 4.16 |în Ying Tak district. According Fire-Extinguishing Appliances. 1.m. Police patrols had passed to a report to the Canton police,

and

HEROIC GUIDE.

FELLOW CLIMBERS PUSHED TO SAFETY.

Albert Simon, one of the best known guides in the French Alps, was killed at the Aiguille de la Republique, near Mont Blanc, in an attempt to save two tourista from almost certain death.

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The party set out from Monten vert on the Mer de Glace to as cend the Aiguillo, which has very rarely been climbed.

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the spot at 2.30 and the line was a gang of over 20 pirates suddenly The Bureau of Public Works has then intact. There were about 400 appeared on the river book and received instructions from the passengers on the train, many of fired several volleys at the junk

Here she comes Down the street Looking smart And very neart

Yes, of course-she -did-Nugget"her shoes this morning!

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them going to Kuala Lumpur for forcing it to stop. It is understood Canton Municipal Government or- the Malay Cup final. Several that over 15 passengers have been dering it to send each day inspec- BOOT Asiatic passengers received minor taken away for ransom, injuries.

gorge.

tors to the various local theatres

POLISH

NUGGET"" TIN OPENS

E WITH A TWIST!

A report to the Canton police by and public amusement resorts for

THE the Wai Yeung district authorities the inspection of the fire-exits in: states that a young Chinese dentist, such establishments an Standing in the path of the fall-named Koo Siu Yo, agod" 20, was ing mass, he pushed his two charges murdered while walking back to his to safety and cut the rope, which village. The assailant made good would otherwise have dragged all his escape. three over the precipice

a set of general rules requiring

Mr. Jack Hosie, a former Cardiff publican, gets £500, and Walter Ed- ward Haggott, “my chauffeur,'” In his will he has not forgotten £1,000 free of legacy duty,

The Bureau is asked to draw up the medical care and attention paid Pornons living as far afield an

fire-extinguishing appliances-to-be him during his life as a cripple British Columbia are also mention

He left half of his residuary ed in the will, and the income from They wore making good progress

aufficiently provided in these insti- estate, free of duty, to the Cardiff £7,000 is to be paid to the Chinese when the guide saw a huge mas His body was carried away, and A total of $1,000,000 of ten cent) and District Branch of the Queen's housekeeper of Mr. Robertson's roof rock shaking at the top of a when recovered later it was found banknotes has been issued by the tutions in the interest of public

Kwangsi Provincial Bank,

safety, (Continued at foot-of-newt:column)-ther, who-loft him the monoy, Continued at foot of next column.) to be almost cut in two.

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GOOD LOCAL STORES ESTOCK

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