ATTACK ON THE A REMARKABLE
GUILDER
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By Foreign
Speculators
Amsterdam, Aug. 31.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1933.
MOTOR ACCIDENT
NAZIS TO HOLD CONVENTION
Driver Escapes From Hitler Receives Great
Death
London, Aug. 31.
cident occurred during proc-
FINANCIAL circles here are not A REMARKABLE motoring ac
perturbed, by the renewed re- ports of an imminent departure tice for Saturday's Ulster Tourist from the Gold Standard. Notwith-Trophy race on the Ards circuit, standing the fact that in the near Belfast, yesterday. next budget there will probably be a deficit of from 500/700 million guilders, possibly necessitating the Issue of a compulsory state loan and other Anancial commercial
difficulties.
Contrary to yesterday's state- ment, the Nederlands bank show- ed the import of gold to be mine million guilders from Britain and France.
D
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Welcome
THE city
Nuremburg, Aug. 31.
He is living in a tent with the "Brown Shirt" Army in a mea- dow outside the town.-Reuter.
of Nuremburg In Bavaria is agog. The popula lan has been trebled for three days for the Nazi Convention.
Chancellor Hitler was tumult- ously welcomed on his arrival A small car driven by Lieu Balmain skidded tenant travelling at over 30 miles per turned four "somer- hour and saults, landing on its wheels.30 yards from where the skid begum.
Lieut. Balmain was pinned in the driving seat and escaped un- hurt,
mechanic but a
named thrown Dunkley
out and was killed.-British Wireless Service.
A Bad Skid
Belfast, Aug. 31.
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With gold cover at 8.30, the price of gold is only slightly ris- ing and foreign speculators con- tinue to attack the guilder, 'but having overcome the previous heavler onslaughts, bankers are The hectic practice trials for confident that the gold standard | Saturday's Tourist Trophy Moto: can be maintained. It will be Car Race has claimed victim recalled that the bank rate nasin London Engineer named fallen from four "and-a-half to Dunkley who was driving a M. G. three per cent since mid-July while Bidget with Lieutenant Balmain. a further drop is very likely. The car skidded in a bend and ..Reuter..
turned four somersaults. Dunkley was killed. but Lieut. Balmain was not injured and the car, which is practically undamaged, will com-
BRITISH CABINET pete on Saturday, Reuter.
TO DISCUSS
Many Important Subjects Next Week
WAR Debt
London, Aug. 31. conversations with America, trade negotiations with the Soviet and other foreign questions, including the meeting of the League Council which opens. at Geneva on September 21, are expected to-be the chlet subjects for consideration at a meeting of the Cabinet for which Ministers have been summoned to London on September 5.
DANGER SPOTS
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Prof. C. Hodges On World Situation
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JAPAN'S DEMAND FOR NAVAL EQUALITY
SHANGHAI, Aug. 23. "Real world unity is more than just a system of holding together Bir John Simon, who returned the divergent national policies of on Tuesday after B cruise to the governments of the world," de- South America resumed
his clared Professor Charles Hodges, of duties at the, Foreign Office yes New York University, in a speech terday, while the Prime Minister, given at the monthly tiffin meeting who flew to-day from Lossiemouth of the American University Club. for a short visit to Lord London The ultimate solution of this derry at Mount Stuart. Northernvexing problem of world unity can Ireland, is expected in London on
e found only in the eventual September 4-Reuter.
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BRITISH "PLANES
ON TOUR
harmonising of the warious social", orders now existing.".
Prof Hodges, who is making study of the political and economic
problems of the world, recently ar-
rived in Shanghai after having tour- ed England, Germany, Russin, and. Manchuria. He will leave shortly for Japan where he will continue
Slight Delay To Two his observations, after which he will
Machines
London, Aug. 31.
return
to
the United States to make a comprebensive report of his atudies.
In his talk on the "Danger
Sports in world Politica, Prof.
HOFER WOUNDED
Bolzano, Aug. 31." THE Austrian Nazi leader, Hofer, escaped to Italy and has reached the frontier station in Brenner. He was in a most dishevelled condi- tion, being dirty and blood-stain- ed as he had been wounded in the leg during the pursuit.
HEAVY FINE FOR SOLDIER
Possession Of Military Secrets
Canal Zone, Aug. 31.
SHANGHAI
TRAGEDY Korean Shot And Seriously Injured
Shanghai, Aug. 31.
WHILE he was lying in bed in
CONVICTED by a Court Martial of illegal possession of inilitary
his "house in Chapel this secrets, Corporal Robert Osman of morning, Ruinhatsu, otherwise Lau Brooklyn was dishonourably dis- Yin Fah, Chairman of the Korean charged from service and sen- Friendly Society was shot in the tenced to three years hard labour. abdomen and seriously wounded by He was also fined $10,000 or am
a young man who broke into additional eighteen years hard the house. The victim was sent labour Corporal Osman was not to hospital but the assallant escap- | charged with selling military seed, Political motives are suspect crets to foreign powers-Reuter.
SILVER MARKET
(From Our Own Correspondent).
London, Aug. 31. Following are the Silver Quota- tions on the London market to-
Spot..
Forward
....... 18.
18.1/16 The London on, New York cross rate to-day was: £1=$4.53},
BARER fe Deadbeat La decadent An
After a lengthy police examinu-day: tion, he was allowed to proceed to Bolzano where he appealed to be allowed go to Germany. He said he would be killed if he was sent back to Austria. Hofer is being detained while the local authorities are consulting Rome.- Reuter.:
BLUE SHIRTS RAIDED
Police Seize
Documents
Dublin. Aug. 31. The Blues Shirts Headquarters were twice raided by the police within twelve hours and a quantity of documents were removed from General O'Duffy's desk which was burst open.
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TO PROMOTE DISARMAMENT
Mr. Davis. Sails For Europe
1.
New York, Aug. 31. IT 18 believed that verbal mes- sages from President Roosevelt to European Governments are be who sailed for Europe on the liner ing conveyed by Mr. Norman Davis, Washington yesterday.
The only indication that Mr. Davis gave of the nature of the messages was that the President
ed as the society, which had re- cently been formed, is stated to be opposed to the actions of radical elements, in the local Korean community." This is the third attack on a prominent Korean in Shanghai in recent weeks as two others were assas- sinated in the French-Concession. -Reuter.
APPEAL FOR HELP
For Chinese Flood Victims
GENERAL PAI · TSUNG HSI Approves Of Aviation Scheme
Canton, Aug. 31.
The commercial aviation scheme as sponsored by the Canton mill- tary authorities is strongly indors-
ed by General Pai Tsung-hs, exe- cutive officer of the fourth group. army, who recognizes that a com mercial air line will promote the prosperity and transportasión facilities of the South-west,
General Pai has designated Mr. Huang Yung-hua, provincial com- missioner of Kwangai, as, delegate to take part in the coming confer- ence in Canton, Kweichow pro- vince will be represented by their local resident representatives and other provinces will also send de- legates Central Press.
HSIAO FU CHEN RETURNS
And Has Discussion With General Chen
(From Our Special Correspondent)
Nariking, Aug. 31. Liu Shih, Governor of Honan,
Canton, Ang. 31. appealed for relief for the food Mr. Hsiao Fu Chen, member victims and estimates that two
of the South-west Political Coun-- thousand villages in Honan have eil, returned here this morning
NCCom-
been affected of which a large number have been completely by the steamer Tai Shan from ruined. Ho Shi Yuan, Commis-Hong Kong. He was loner of education in Shantung is panied by his two sons. leaving for Nanking from Tsinan to alleviate the sufferings of the to-day in order to appeal for funds flood victims.—Reuter.
was extremely hopeful that Europe CHINA'S TIME OF
would find a road leading to dis- armament.
CRISIS
Behind the scenes, active work is proceeding with view to securing a fusion of the principal ODDOsition Parties to the Na- tional Party, Supporters of the scheme feel that the adverse trade armament discussions He declares Wang ChingTM Wei On
balance of £10,000,000 last were balance of £20,000,000 last Sept. will considerably help the idea
Reuter.
W
HEAT WAVE IN BRITAIN
Ninety Degrees In
The Shade
الب
London, Aug 31.
wave 'still continues throughout the country, although yesterday there
BRITAIN'S tropical- heat
Hodges expressed keen disappoint was a considerable drop in the ment in the failure of the London abnormal temperature of the past
Mr. Davis will spend a few days in London and will then proceed to Geneva for the resumed dis-
he will not discuss War Debts and economic questions.-Reuter.
WHEAT EXPORTS.
ex.
Washington, Aug. 31. ACCORDING to Mr. Wallace Se-
cretary of agriculture, ports, under the London Wheat agreement is limited as follows:-
Needs Of Nation
ECONOMIC MENACE
EMPHASISED
NANKING Aug. 2 From Canada two hundred million River and the question of food con- The flood situation on the Yellow
bushels, the United States forty seven million, the Argentine one trol formed the main topics of a hundred and ten million, and Aus-lengthy address by Mr. Wang Ave Ching Wei, President of the Execu operate ve Yuan, at the weekly memorial service at National Government' House yesterday.
tralia, оде hundred and million: the limits to until July 31, 1934-Reuter.
FARM "MORTGAGES
It is understood that difference
has been overcome. Mr. Haiao of views among the leaders here
had a lengthy discussion with General Chen Tsai Tong: this afternoon:
THE LAST OF THE BANDITS
Canton, Aug. 31. Lieut. General Teng Lung Kwang, commanding the fourth independent division, reported that his troops have wiped out the bandits in Viol Mountain
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BEER
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THE VIRTUES
OF BEER
"Beer gives a more cheerful aspect to life, and helps us through the more difficult times in which we are forced to live. With every quart of beer consumed a man covers one fifth of his daily need of albumin (the
nutricious "substance con- tained in the white of eggs). Beer promotes our corporal functions. A bottle of beer
every evening is for many
the only sure path to true and refreshing sleep."
Dr. F. V. Von Hahn
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(Pa Par Mountain) at Ying Tak DETECTIVE SHOT
on the North River and that several notorious bandits such as
were killed. Lin Ching Kao and Lo Fong Ya
The report added that four Mauser pistols and 200 rounds of ammunition were captured. Nine bandits were captured alive. The rounding up of this bandit lair' Mr. Wing began by reviewing has removed the last trace of briefly the latest developments in banditry in the North River dis- the situation ir Chilli, Charbar | tricts.-Central Press. and Sinkiang+.
After referring to the fact that
ONE of the four Air Force tying Economic Conference, and attribute | month. Thermometer readings of AN early reduction by the Federal due to the strong dykes constructed
resorts
boats en route to Baltic portsd this failure to the supremacy 90 degrees in the shade have been on a goodwill tour, while proceed Ing to Helsingfors yesterday aligh:. of economic nationalism over ecoño-recorded in some districts. ed off the Dutch coast owing to
nic internationalism." Contribut- Tremendous crowds continue to slight mechanical trouble.
ing factors were the large number throng the public bathing pools
seaside of side istuca injected into the pro- and One of the other craft also de-ceedings of the conference and the crowded with visitors.
are still - British scended to stand by, no help was required.
lack of friendly feeling. The com: Wireless Service... bined English and Continental press Both are remaining at Helder for the night and will rejoin rest attack upon America was a sterling of squadron at Copenhagen to-example of the unfortünte attitude of the Powers who were determined day.
The other two boats arrived at to make someone the "goat.” Esbjerg, Denmark, according to schedule. British Wireless Service.
BRITISH 'PLANES FOR
- SPAIN
A Valuable Lesson learned from this unhappy failure," One of the valuable lessons
the speaker said, "is that the world 19 not yet ready to deal with reali- tics on a large scale. If Utopian dreams are discarded, and nations deal with one another in' smaller and more harmonious groups, the London, Aug. 31. gradual merging of these groups IN a few days' time four Fox Moth will achieve the economic unity for light cabin planes, designed which, we now vainly strive."" and equipped for air-surveying, "The failure of the London Con- will leave London and fly in for-ference has accentuated the econo- mation to Spain, where they will mic nationalism of Germany to a be employed by the Spanish Gov-large degree. It has contributed to ernment's Topographical Survey a revolutionsing of industry which Department. British Wireless Ser-envisions the replacing of machinery
vice
ex-
New York, Aug. 31. Reserve Banks regarding the
IN BACK
Assassinated Entering Hotel Lift
COMMUNIST VENGEANCE
SUSPECTED
Sharighat, Aug. 26.
Mr. Wong Yung Wu, highly placed detective of the Bureau of Public Safety, was fatally wound-
gunmen who opened fire upon him at the gate of a lift in the Bun, Botel. His personal body- guard was gravely wounded.
The cold-blooded assassination suspected to be the handiwork of Communists seeking vengeance on Wong for his prominent part in combating Red propagandista, took place as the detective was on his way out of the hotel after spending some time in Room 618
in 1931, and the vigilance of the ports, the sale of native-growned in the back when surprised by discount rate is forecast by the Yangtze Flood Prevention Commit- wheat bad actually become stagnant journal, commerce which states tec, a food disaster on the Yangtzon account of the low price level, that the Recovery Council may had fortunately been averted, Mr. Casual observers would probably at shortly decide the floatation of a Wang drew attention to the serious tribute this to the American loan. $2,000,000,000 four per cent bond situation in the Yellow River val- Investigations made by the Gov- Issue to re-finance, farm mort-ley. Although the waters in northernment had established the fact, ern Kiangsu had subsided some however, that this was due primari gages-Reuter.
what, the situation in Shantung re-ly to manipulation by unscrupulous mained serious.
merchants who refused to purchase pative wheat in the hope of obtain ing American wheat either on credit or at a lower price.
THE GRIMCRACK STAKES
London, Aug, · 31. --
NO MORE FOOD!
Canton, Aug. 31. It is reported that the Commun- ists at Kwunmunling have hausted their food supplies and THE Grimcrack Stakes, over six are ready to retreat to Hui Chang,
furlongs, was run to-day and resulted as follows: farther east.
1 Mrs. Ruston On August 28, 700 Communists
2 Jungle Queen troops were fighting with the
3 Flying Coot Cantonese forces of the eighth There were ten starters. Mrs. division, and after battling for Ruston won by one-and-a-half three hours 400 Reds came as re- lengths while one length separat inforcements. The Canton troopsed the second and third.-Reuter, also increased their strength by fresh arrivals and defeated the Communists.
LORD GREY
4-7 8-1
8-1
London, Aug. 31.
England's Foreign
Secretary
"About one half of the Reds were killed and many rifles, and light field pleces were captured A good Condition Slightly Improves by hand labour and the building up number of the Communists, seeing of an economic self-sufficiency to th hopelessness of continuing the such a degree that even the export struggle, surrendered to the gov-THE condition of Lord Grey NO CONFUSING OF ISSUES trade of that country will be deernment forces.--Central Press.
creased through internal measures."
at the outbreak of the Great War Continuing his comments on Ger-
and until 1926, who has been lying New York, Aug. 21. many, Prof. Hodges stated that the
seriously ill, with an affection of America has abandoned her Nazia were impoverishing the counceeding in their efforts, and Soviet the eyes, since Saturday, showed
a slight improvement yesterday policy of making war debt concestry intellectually while feeding it Russia is here to stay."
In reply to a question from the British Wireless Service. sions conditional on Disarmament spiritually. Hitlerism, he believed, according to Mr. Norman Davis was hut a temporary solution that door, Professor Hodges expressed United States Delegate to the Dis would last only as long as the lack the opinion that the Disarmament Conference of 1836 will find Japan armament Conference, who sailed of leadership among the liberals re-
standing firmly for naval equality for Europe on the liner Washing-mained unfilled,
} with the United States and Britain. ton, yesterday, en route to Geneva...
Optimism for Russla
He declared that he was certain
the
A Permanent Question. Mr. Wang emphasised that the Yellow River question.consisted not so much in emergency relief as into how such manipulation might bë the permanent control of the river, frustrated or prevented. The only as its state had an important bear means; according to President ing upon industry, commerce and Wang, was to introduce a system agriculture in the various provinces of control over the distribution and of North China. He drew atten- prices of wheat and cotton, tion to the remarkable fact that any light drought in North China had
The question arose, therefore, a last night.
harnessed.
Economic Collapse.
Apparently
Quick Escape
aware of Wong's habit of paying frequent visits to the hotel for the purpose of at- tending parties with friends, the gunmen are believed to have fol- lowed the detective and turned their "pistols on him as he and the after-effect of turning 1,000 the economic collapse of the countering the lift on the fourth floor. Continuing, Mr. Wang referred to his guard were in the act of en- of fertile farms into arid land, try, quoting Customs statistics to Four or five shots rang "out, and while a single downpour might cause show that the balance of trade had both of the men attacked slump- inundation to the whole region become increasingly unfavourable toed forward into the waiting it." This, he said, was due largely to China; the excess of imports over Wong shot in the back and his the ineffective manner in which the exports having risen from 8104 mil bodyguard with a serious wound river had been controlled and lions in 1901 to 9356 millions in in the stomach.
1932, This continual outflow of Though Municipal Police officers These natural cause, Mr. Wang money, he said, was in itself suffi pointed out, were often 5687rated cient to show the extent to which were on the scene within one or by the wilful acts of man. He re the country's industry and agricul two minutes of the shooting, ferred in particular to the report that in certain districts in Chibli, tre had declined during past years shortly after 11 o'clock, the gun- such as Hushsien, the people had The economic crisis, he emphasis men, either two or three in num
than the national. crisis now con- cape. The discovery of the two purposely destroyed the dykes for, was really much more serious ber, had already made a clean és- the naive purpose of drowning the fronting the country. The question wounded men, lying in the lift was bandits, while the latter resorted to of wheat and cotton formed only a actually made, however, by an the same measure as a weapon part of the whole economie problem BMP detective, on duty in the against the Government forces,
The American Loan., '!!" which hath to be faced and grappled premises in connection with Turning to the American wheat with, boldly and energetically. For other case, who ran to the H London, Aug. 31. and cotban loan, Mr. Wang recalled not only were wheat, and cotton in shaft on the ground noor in haar his previous statement in which he need of broader national control ing a cry of terror, from the fe pointed out that according to Cus but the whole country's industry, tendant, who had escaped the ng- toms statistics, a total of about agriculture and commerce mist hd ing bullets. Both injured men. 8300 million worth of wheat and overhauled and readjusted, taking were rushed by ambulance to the eotton had been annually imported all sections of the Community equal Lester Hospital where Wong was into this country, and that the loanly, and making the control of pub found to be dead amounted merely to the purchase of le enterprises go hand in hand this requisite quantity of wheat and with the development of private in
terests-Kuo Min. a cotton on credit instead of by cash, An ad valorem duty of 10 per as bad been the case formerly The cent, has been imposed on all im-loan, while financially advanta ports of Ginger which are preserv- gedus, was not likely thus to affect foot of the bullet-scarred lift in the sale of native-grown cotton and ed in syrup,
The new duty will operate from wheat do wel Beptember 6,
However, according to latest re
Condition Waras
The speaker struck an optimistic" However," he said, "unless some It is announced that Viscount ly against linking them. because note on his observations on Russis, agreement is reached, Japan will Grey is weaker and his condition each was a "tough enough nut to "Here," he declared, is a coun- lose the very thing it is trying to less satisfactory-Reuter...
a building race erdek alone, and linking would try that really desires peace. This obtain. In spoil the chances of settlement of love of peace is not idealistic, but United States would have an over.
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America a BRITAIN IMPOSES DUTY ON it comes from a realisation of facts.whelming advantage. elther problem."—Reuter.
GINGER, Russia needs-pence for its existence. prepared to spend five billions of and it is prepared to fight in order dollars in a naval race. Il Japan is to keep it. The Stalin Govern desirous of meeting this sort of ment has abandoned the idea of competition, she may stand by the World Revolution and in noncer avowed intentions of her naval trating, its efforts on the militarisa readers. If not, there is still time tion, industrialisation, and the feed for her to reason things out from ing of the U.S.8.B. The leaders a logical, practical, and more of the country are gradually sue friendly point of view,"
PROHIBITION ACT
Seattle, Aug. 31 Early returns from Washington State indicate à 2/1 majority for a repeal of the Prohibition Act
London, Aug. 31.
which residents and revellers rode unsuspecting the dramatic scene which had been enacted.-N.CDN.
Folice inquiries were still pro- ceeding at midnight, all leaving the hotel being mibjected to a search. Meanwhile gay dance music, so recently interrupted by shots and screams, sounded from the Greyhound Ballroom at street vel, only a few yards from the
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