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ATTEMPT TO KILL ROOSEVELT

PRESIDENT-ELECT TELLS STORY

{IBROCON REUTER'S AGENCY)

New York, Feb. 18.

THE whole country is seething with indignation at the das- tardly attempt on the life of Mr.

Franklin Roosevelt.

The authorities are taking most elaborate precautions for the future and eight hundred police and detectives will be assigned to guird the President-Elect in New York.

Special precautions are being taken to guard other prominent political leaders in "the next days

Mrs. Roosevelt's Vlow, Mrs Roosevelt, however, phatically declared that she would. not ak for Secret Service guarda for herself and her family.

low

em-

If they want to get you," she said, "they can. The only thing to do is just to go along and not think about such things more than is necessary."

Dramatic Story.

JAPAN AND THE

LEAGUE

CABINET TO REJECT. RECOMMENDATIONS

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]

TOKYO, Feb. 17. THE Cabinet, it is understood, has deeiched to reject the League recommendations and to maintain its recognition of Manchukuo and direct negotiation with China.

If the Assembly passes the recom- nendations Jupan will make a counter statement nï vote against the report, and if the Assembly passes the report the Japanese delegate will withdraw to London

or Paris and await developments.

CHINA PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1933.

SHIPMENTS OF WHEAT TO CHINA

WAR RISK INSURANCE NECESSARY IN FUTURE.

(THROUGH ARUTER'S AGENCY.]'

SYDNEY, Feb. 17. LEADING wheat exporters here have heard nothing as regards deferring shipments to China owing to war possibility, but advices from London state that war risk insur ance is necessary in future.

China is deferring further pur chases owing to political difficul- ties."

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THE DISARMAMENT

QUESTION

PROBLEM OF AERIÁL CONTROL

UNEMPLOYED IN GREAT BRITAINTM

QUESTION DISCUSSED IN

HOUSE OF COMMONS ·

(BRITISH WIRELESS BENVÍOM

ment.

LONDON, Feb. 10.

During the debate, the Chancel- or of the Exchequer referred to

the question of Government is- tance for the great Canard liner, the building of which was suspend- ed some months ago, and said the Government had not shut the door to assistance in some form or an- · other which would enable the com- pletion of that vessel.

REVOLUTIONIST CAPTURED

BRITISH AIR TRAFFIC

SEQUEL TO ENGAGEMENT Continental and Empire

NEAR PATIYA

۱۱

{THROUGH REUTER'S' AGENCY.]

TAEL

KATE FIXED AS FROM

Routes

PROGRESS SUMMARISED

Londen, Jan. 18.—Passenger traffic

1031..

HOMP FOOTBALL

MATCHES DOWN FOR DECISION TO-DAY '/'

The following football matches in the English Cup, Scottish Cup English and Scottish Leaguer ara down for decision to-day:

ENGLISH CUP

FIFTH ROUND

Manchester C

v. West Ham.

2,

V.

Chesterfield. Blackpool,

V..

Luton,

2.

Aldershot.

Birmingham,

... V. Leods.

SCOTTISH CUP

'THIRD ROUND

CHITTAGONG, Feb. 17. THE possibility of a resumption A SHARP engagement with ter

of work upon the projectad rorists at the village of Gni on the Imperial Airways Continen- giant Cunarder was indicated in rala, near Patiya, twenty miles tal routes, during October, Novem- the House of Commons to-day when from Chittagong, resulted in the per and December, 1932, exceeded the House by 414 votes to 49 re-expturn of Surya Sen, the alleged by nearly 150 per cent, the totals jected Mr. Lansbury's motion of brain behind the recent Chittagong recorded during a similar period of Bolton:

Brighton censure On the government for attacks on Britishers

The figures for the three montha | Burnley "failure" to deal with unemploy- The Government hul offered i

1.10,000 reward for the capture of of 1932 reached 8,387, as compared Sunderland

with 3,873 for the similar months of Derby Sen."

1931.

Halifax *On our Empire routes, as well Middlesbro' ABOLITION OF THE on those between London and Everton

the Continent, traffic increases con- tinue to be most encouraging," ex- plained an official of Imperial Air- ways. "Mail loads, for example, (THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.}

are growing steadily on the India and Africa troutes; while on the PEIPINO, Feb. 17.

MARCH 1..

Africa Tine particularly, in addition China is prepared for all even-

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE,}

increases between torminin unlities in Jehol, declared Mr. T.

Nanking-If the decision of the points, there is now a growing V. Soong, in an interview to-day,

Rcany, Feb. 16. adding that all the money neces-

"On northern sections of the unforeseen obstacle. sary to cover the operations in the WHEN the General Commission esential to the Government if the inistry of Finance does not er volume of intermediate traffic..

of the Disarmament Confer-objects for which the vessel next few months has already been ence to-day considered the British, originally laid down were to be at one taal will be worth Mex. 81.40, Africa route passenger trhife hne and Mex. 81 equals to Tls. 715 grown recently to such an extent tained. Those conditions would-in- proposals for the abolition of miliclude, among other things, the con

beginning from March 1.

that the seating capacity as especi This standard rate has been firally provided, has had to be almost. tary aviation and control of civil solidation of existing British ined by the Ministry following doubled. But thanks to our central aviation, Captain Anthony Eden, Under-Secretary for

lengthy discussions Foreign

with local control '-system, which we consider Affairs, maintained that unlem air

bankers. Though no order has yet essential in, the operation of long Aston Villa development was regulated it would

been published in local papers, it distance airlines, there has been no Liverpool is understood that the Chinese difficulty in dealing with this dave- Newcastle 4 bring starke tragedy in its train,” International control of civil avia

Chamber of Commerce, the native lopment. We have simply switched Wor tion was necessary to make possible

bankers and foreign-styled. Chinese over to these sections machinos the abolition of aerial armaments

banks are making preparations is from our feet which have a larger and the removal of the air bombing menace

A dramatic story of the attempt. | raised. ed" amassination was told by Mr. Roosevelt to newspapormen aboard the tmin from Miami to New York.

The President-Elect said that just after he had passed a remark to Mr. Cormak, the seriousty wounded Mayor of Chicago, he heard what he thought to be firecrackers..

He looked round and saw Cermak and Mrs. Gill collapse. He stopped

his ear and took in Cermak." He put his arm round him but could not feel any pulse and at first be lieved that the heart had stopped, Then be felt the púlso constantly improving.

He held Carink and talked with him all the way to the hospital, telling him that it would not hurt if he did not move

Zingara Charged.

It is learned from Miami that Zingan, the nasaliant, has been

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DELEGATION IN FAVOUR OF WITHDRAWAL

(THRUGON REUTER'S AORNCY.]

GENEVA, Feb. 16.

After a private meeting of the whole of the Japanese delegation, the result of their deliberations was telegraphed to Tokyo.

It is learned that the delegation definitely counselled in favour of Japan's withdrawal from League of Nations.

The American delegate, Mr. Gib theson, said its peculiar geographical position made the application of the proposal for control neither feasible nor desirabic for the United States. A Committee of 18 members has been appointed to draw up the questions of principle contained in

JAPAN WITHDRAWS FROM FRONTIER

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]

HARBIN, Feb 17. The Japanese military command"] has issued orders for the with- formly charged with the attempt-drawal of all Japanese troops from ed murder of Mr. Franklin Roose frontier towns in order to eliminate velt and of three others who were wounded. Each charge carries with with the Soviet..

the possibility of frontier clashes. it a aximum penalty of twenty years' imprisonment with hard labour.

THE FACTS ABOUT JEHOL

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENDA.i

LONDON, Feb. 10:

No charge "has at present been Inid in respect of Mr. Cermak and Mrs. Gill, both of whom are in a grave condition. The authorities are waiting for the present as in The British Government should the event of either of their deaths, strongly recommend the League Zingam will be charged with murto establish a fast-finding Commis der in the first degree, involving the death penalty:

me.

Zingara's Deflance.

MIAMI, Feb. 16. "I don't want anybody to help You're the judge... Do what you like!" defiantly shouted Zin. gara, when arraigned in the Criminal Court to-day on a charge of the attempted murder of Mr. Roosevelt.

Zingara was remanded until- to- He will be given the best

morrow.

sion regarding Jebat, declares a resolutiin adopted by the Executive Committee of the National Peace Council, which has been despatched to the Government and the British | delegation at Genova.

FRANCO-SOVIET PACT

{TURUDGE_BROTER_N_AGENOR.)

Moscow, Feb. 16..

the original proposal, and subse

quet amendments.

TRADE BARRIERS DENOUNCED.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, Feb. 18.

THE United Kingdom Chamber of Shipping to-day passed a resolution expressing itself in full accord with the policy of the Gov- ernment in urging the forthcoming World Economic Conference to pro- mote the re-establishment of world trade prosperity and urging the need of a final settlement of war debts and the restoration of inter- national credit, the removal of all restrictions on international trade, including prohibitions, quotas and exchange striction and all forms of discrimination, including sub sidies, in, the world freight mar

ket.

It also arged the removal or modification of protective tariffs and-the-taking of all such other steps as may help to restore the

barrister available to defend him. THE Franco-Soviet Pact of Non-dow of international trade, based

Aggression concluded in last on exchange of commodities.

Not An Anarchist.

Zingara has evinced no interest November comes into force imme

in Communism and is not acquaint-diately as the instruments of rati- FUNERAL OF LATE ed with the anarchist theory, se fication were, exchanged yesterday. cording to Professor Moley, a close by the Assistant Commissar for friend of President Elect Roosevelt Foreign Affairs and the French Am and his economic adviser, who ques-massador.

tioned the assailant in his well,

Mr. Roosevelt does not contem plate any change in his regalar habits. He is surprised at the sug gestion for curtailing the inaugural. celebration and other public func- tion",

Cermak Bulletin,

MIAMI. Feb. 10. Mr. Cannak's condition is very satisfactory. The pain is less severe and the Mayor is resting quietly, sleeping at intervals.

Wall Street Nervous.

The attempt on President-Elect Roosevelt and the nervousness re. sulting from the Michigan banking. situation led to a flurry of selling on Wall Street to-day. Many losses of from one to four points nocurred, but the losses were ra duced in a closing rally on a burn- civer of over a million.abstres.

Belief Mr. Cermak Will Recover, (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)

NEW YORK, Feb. 17. Doctors believe that Mr. Cormak will recover anless complications arise. No operation - is" contern-. plated, though the bullet is still Todged in his vertebra. De

Mre Gill's condition is most

grave.

H.M. the King has sent a message to Mr. Roosevelt via the Embassy, expressing his abhorrence at the cutrageous attempt on his life and his congratulations on his escapë..

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald has sent a similar message.

REPEAL OF PROHIBITION

FIELD MARSHAL

MARKED BY UTMOST SIMPLICITY.

BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.)

RESOLUTION PASSES

yay, Feb. 16. THE SENATE

IN accordance with his expressed

desire, Field Marshal Sir Wil THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] liam Robertson, who rose from the ranks, was buried at Brookwood WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. Cemetery to-day without military THE Senate to-day adopted a re-ceremonial, The same simplicity

solution in favour of the repeal of Prohibition.

The resolution now goes to the which, if adopted it will need rati House of Representatives, after

fleation at a special convention of the forty-eight States.

The resolution provides for the protection of dry States against im- portation of liquor from wet neigh

bours."

BRIBE INSTEAD OF ARREST

CHINESE CONSTABLE: DISCHARGED. -

was observed at the memorial ser- vice held earlier at Westminster Abboy.

Sir William served was represented While each regiment in which at the service, no uniforms were worn. Lord Allenby represented the King, and the Prince of Walen and the Duke of Gloucester were also represented. Many Ministers and ex-Ministers, most of the sur viving war time lenders, together with Ambassadors and Ministera and Military Attachées from many countries, and representatives of the Dominions, were among the inrge congregation.

RESIDENTIAL AND MOTOR DIRECTORY

The case in which a Chiness con- stable was charged with demand ing a bribe of $250 from a man and a woman after he had arrest ed them for being in unlawful pos session of 20 taels of opium, wasWe have received the first concluded at Central Magistrady edition of Residential and Motor yesterday, when Mr. Schofield ais Directory

charged the defendant owing to This compact publication besides Hlack of evidence,

being a comprehensive who's who Detective Sergeant D. Fitchês, of local residents alphabetically appeared for the prosecution and arranged also contains a list of the defendant was represented by all car owners of Hong Kong, with Mr. F. He Losely,

year mmmber, make of car, and

cused was alleged to have suggested that the woman who had opium in her possession at that time, should It was stated by the prosecution general nformation for motorista, hand it over to the man, and go that the man and the woman while The Directory contains a strect, cut to find the man's nephew with in Circular Pathway on the after-directory with maps showing the a view to getting 880. If that sum noon of January 14 were met by main motor roads, fillings stations,

wars paid they could be relersal, he moused who, it was alleged, etc;

The accused then took the man stated that he was a policeman and The publicati

a, house, în - Circular, Pathway asked them to follow him... Appar- most profn

him there until 1a lock ently having a guilty conscience, to

(when another Chinean-they, followed the accused a thout, and. detective, whom had heard of, the asking any questiɔis, Thy then! #ide matter, dama and took the man to want to a restaurant where the ac

Montinued on. Previous Lo

police

Assistance would have to be de- pendent upon the fulfilment of cer- tain conditions which would seem

treate

was

Labour Party's Cengre. Moving the Labour party's cen- sure motion on the Government for their handling of the employment problem, Mr. Lansbury criticisted the tariff policy of the Government and their refusal to embark on wide utility schemes for absorbing the unemployed.

In reply, Mr. Neville Chamber, lain argued that while much of the so-called utility expenditure was extravagant, developments were be g sanctioned where careful con- sideration warranted them.

He recalled the conres of events aizce 1931; when confidence wna

badiy shaken. That confidence had been largely restored, so much sq that they were to-day embarrassed by a sort of flight to the pound. The return of confidence was due to the cossation of borrowing to balance the budget and to the ac tive steps taken to protect the trade balance and to stimulate industry

Ottawa Conference, The Ottawa Conference restored confidence and the conversion. opera tion cheapened money.

They must, if possible, raise gold prices, and, in any case, they must raise sterling prices.

The success of the voluntary meat regulation arrangements made at Ottawa encouraged them to think that they might be extended to other commodities,

Cheap money and internationa! co-operation would help. He thought that easy credits and low preferential rates were an essential precedent to trade recovery.

counter

any

carry out the decision.

According to a reliable informa tion, the fineness of the dollar which will be the standardised cur rency in China following the ab lition of the tael will be 88.8 per Preparations are cent, of silver. being made for the opening of the

Government Mint in Shanghai.

Chapel,

bankers and merchants, the follow At a meeting held by the native

ing measures wore devised to mest the sitiuation:

to

capacity than those previously em- ployed.

St. Johnstone.

Hearts

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Celtic Motherwell Kilmarnock

V.

Partick.

V.

Dundec.

Rangers,

ENGLISH LEAGUE

FIRST DIVISION

r. Huddersfield,

7.

Leicester.

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Sheffield.

. West Brom,

SECOND DIVISION

Bradford

It is now expected that traffic Charlton progress on southern sections of the Fulham

Grimsby Africa route may, before long necessitate the use of aircraft of

Stoke larger capacity, in which case, again, we shall have no difficulty in meeting the situation.

v. Millwall,··

Plymouth.

Oldhar

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)

Nowport.

F.

*.

Bury

1',

D.

Notta "C

V.

Bradford.

Swansen Tottenham

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Port Vale.

Preston...

Bristol C. Brentford

i...

Swindon.

Northampton.

Southend

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Clapton.

ป

. Queen's P.A.

V.

Bournemouth,

V.

Crystal F.

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH):

7. Hull.

V.

Walsnil.

V...

V

Chester.

Accrington

T:

Doncaster:

Rotherham,

Stockport,

Two Million Miles Flown.

of British air transport, which have "Figures dealing with the growth just been compiled, show that

Cardiff whereas eight years ago, when Im Coventry The standard value of the dollar perial Airways was established, "the Exeter he permanently fixed at 7 mace 15 15. machines constituting the Com- caadareens; the exchange

Reading from pany's fleet flew a total distance of taels to dollars after March I be about 850,000 miles the present an- Watford Torquay fixed at 81.40 per tael; from the nual mileage of our fleet-which day of the abolition all tael as now totals 40 machines-has reach- counts must be changed into dollared just on 2,000,000 miles a year. accounts; the abolition should be Actually, at the present time, our Barnsley enforced from March 1,

aircraft are flying-approximately Barrow 6,000 miles a day, and at almost Cartiilo every hour of the twenty-four, some Crewo where along our 12,000 miles of Hartlepools routes, we have a machine aloft Rochdale with its passengers, mails, and Southport freight,

While the offeinl order for the abolition of the tael from March 1 is expected to be issued shortly, a transitional period will be given local merchants and bankers where in both tael and dollar accounts are allowed to be kept.

SHANGHAI REAL ESTATE MARKET

Tranmere

督。

V.

Mansfield,

Gateshead,

New Brighton.

FIFTH TEST MATCH

"The general growth of air pas- Wroxhoun senger trafic may be judged from York the fact that whereas in, 1031 the total number of travellers flying to and from the London air-port, by all services was approximately. 45.000, this bad increased to 70,000 by 1932. Of these totals, it may bo noted, 26,544 of the passengers in 1831 flew in British air-liners, and 12.500 in 1932.

NAGEL NOT AVAILABLE

-(THROUGH-BÉUTER'S AGEKOY --

MELBOURNE, Feb, 17.

The Minister of Labour, Sir H.

1932 in Retrospect Betterton, said he intended to dis- cuss with the employers organisa, Shanghai-When the news of the

ions and the Trades Unions Coun-outbrea of the Sino-Japancie The First Flight-and Now. ci, methods whereby more workers trouble in Manchuria in the latter could be absorbed by industry.

Only the other day Mr. Orville part of September, 1931, reached Wright was being congratulated on THE Australian Test player Nagel Shanghai, the real estate market the 20th anniversary of the world's

will not be available on Fd, was at the height of its activity: Brat aeroplane flight, and if one 23 owing to an injured arm. with a volume of turnover averaging traces development from the pioneer| Tis. 13,000,000 per month for the Wright machine of 1903 to the first previous nine months. During the commercial air express of 1910, and hands, but prices on the whole have remaining three months the market on from that to one of our hir 8000 up on Hungjae and adjoining experienced a sharp decline, the liners of to-day, one has an illustra roads by about 50 per cent. The total turnover amounting to s. tion, in brief, of just on three de-outside roads question, owing to 10,000,000, an average of only 3 cades of aircraft progress..

certain differences of opinion, ie millions per month.

While the interest of the public.

SILVER MARKET

LONDON PRICES

(Fr.m: Our Own Correspondent,)

LONDON, Feb. 17. FOLLOWING ARE THE BILVER QUOTATIONS' ON THE LONDON MAR-

Feb. 17 Feb. 18 16:13/16 16 11/16... 107 101

KET TO-DAY

SPOT

FORWARD

LONDON STOCK MARKET

́SINO-JAPANESE STOCKS FLAT

[BRITISH WIRELESS' GRRYICK"]

Roony, Feb. 18" TIE markets closed with some irregularity, but British funds left of firmer, with War Loan three and a half. per cent at 99 5/18. The unsettled foreign situa tion continued to affect the market, Sino-Japanese stocks, being fat, with further general losses of be. tween one and four points Japan ese five and a half per cent, Con- version Loan was quoted at 65.

costing

"That first Wright aeroplane, still obscure. The opening of 1932 was marked driven by 12 horse-power motor, in the Hungjao Road district has by increased tension in Sino carried one man ht 35 miles-an-hour; Japanese relations in Shanghai while the aeroplane instituting the fallen off of late, the Fahych dis

a gloomy outlook and first daily air service from London trict lying cast of the railway line saverely affecting the general econo to Paris, driven by a 300 h.p. engine, and west of Avenue Haig, more mis structure of the city. The war carried & pilot and two passengers particularly Jordan and Amherst which broke out on January 28th at 90 miles-an-hour, And now to Avenues, gained, prominence begin- and continued during the whole of day our big machinos on the Paris ning with the early part of 1932, February, brought every kind of route have four engines developing owing to the opening of the bridgi business, including real estate, to a total of 2,200 horse power and across Fahwah Creek which conf standstill.. In March, however, as carries 43 people-38 passengers and nects Avenue Joffrewith, Jordan Boon as the booming of the guss a crew of four-at a cruising speed Avenue, making, one continuous died away,, the market began to of 105 miles-an-hour, and a inaximum wide road extending to Hingjag chow feeble signs" of activity which | of 490, milès-an-hong??

Road and beyond. A high class continued in varying degrees

foreign residential development is throughout the year, with a month-

resulting in that area." -

ly turnover of from. Zía. 1,000,000 to termed hargains, in spite of the con-in passing, a few words" may be. Tis, ** 3,000,000. Although these tinued nightness of the money mars said about the Shanghai-Hangohow figures are insignificant in volume, ket. Even the Northern District, Highway, opened in October, At they involved a considerable nume which was most severely affected temple were made by interested ber of small properties scattered by the war, has shown remarkable parties to boost land sales, along over a wide area and are important resistance against several attempts that road which,, however, mes with as a barometer indicating the stabi to secure bargains in that arenno success, A note of caution was lization of Innd valuse and confidence Activity In Wastern District: sounded in the November Realty on the part of the public in real

Market to that offect. property in Shanghai...

During the year the Western Exx- tension District enjoyed a short Dangle Total Tumover,

boom which came as a result of The total voltme of real estate various reports of the impending transactions for the year, as ro settlement of the long disputed the Realty Market, “outside ronds. question. While ported in amounted to approximately Tls. the public remained undecided, the 18,000,000 as against The 131,000,000 news come in June of the porch und Tis. 65,000,000 for the years of by a newly formed clu 1931 and 1930 repectively. Transac | Hu-Bi Club) of the tions took place in nearly every at the edd part of the city with the exception;|| price of tho

Outstanding Transactions. In concluding this brief, review, few property transactions of terest are recorded below:

March.--Båle of a 104 Pooting for a cloth

Robory forg TE

"Chinese and over

als of the BITK

orror of Kinking Loads for Tie.

ow Road at a pres 0002 per" most.

July. Sale of No. 6 The

mow

KING'S TRIBUTE TO of the Northern District which sull This purchase

M.C.C: TEAM"

remains inactive as far as sales of overnighty property are concerned. Prices foreimmers alike-made what may be the Barkill property rea 3 during the year remlined remark called a rush for that district, while with residence on. Hungjae Road, [ZHRYUGH REUTER'S AGWnly steady and, ocuparing present owners of land became extremely for Tis 200,000.

Jabe 10-day quotations with those just be reluctant to dispose of their pro- HIS Mej

hasent fore the Mancherian trouble broke pertics, or eles quoted fancy prices, little change At a time when it looked as though A to the out, we find very

Peacent that the margin. between | the public might be stampeded into (arylebone" "valiers, and buyers ideas of prices, buying, fund regardless of "actua);

to con- bis widened by soms id to 15 per value. the Realty Market sounded alis my cont.

warning early in July and bgajn their || In analysing the prices paid for in August. Asrorult of the the clos- | property during 1932 we find excep above described situation, compare interest, the ups and downs of tionally fow-sales which may, bu fively for properties changed

| | (Continued on wext Column,

(Continued I on next Colume Avenue Foch for Tis

the last match."

are mow -2,500, with old bu for, Tis. 788,000; sale of a 19: developed as proner by wa PAyermela ofre, and Avenus du

Albert for TIE 1,900,000. November-Sale of

28 residences on Yu- Tu 300,000; sale - vacant lot on the