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EASTER AT HOME

LARGE ́ ́NUMBER OF MOTOR ACCIDENTS REPORTED Many Holidaymakers Visit London

Landon, April 3... Holiday traffic to seaside resorts were heavy but railways suffered some diminution yesterday owing cold winds, but the weather was dry and in Southern England

sunny.

Motor tradic on roads into the country was exceptionally heavy.

It is estimated that the peak period last night of homeward bound motor-cars passed a point on the Bath road at a rate of 3,000 hourly. At many other busy points

congestion was almost equally heavy.

A large number of road accidents were reported, several of them fatal.

TWO RAILWAY SMASHES

No Serious Casualties

train

HONG KONG

DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1934.

BUSINESS IN U.S.A.

Shows Signs Of Improvement

New York, "April 3. The improving trend of general conditions in the United States 15 reflected in the pronouncements made by the Chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and the Presiden of General Motors Corporation.

PLANES AND

PLAGUE

Being Studied At Geneva

HUANG FU TO CONFER

With Chang And Chiang

London. April 3.

Pelping, April 3. Huang Fu left Peiping at 5.25 Aeroplane travelling propensities

p.m. by special train for Hankow and the International flea is now

of secretaries and an escort of the subject of serious considera- accompanied by his wife, a number tion by League of Nations health

over hundred Government soldiers. experts who are endeavouring to minimise the plague menace, such According to Chinese circles Huang as modern travelling facilities pro- Fu intends to see Chang Hauch vide. A lecturer, yesterday, related | Liang at Hankow, Chiang Kai Shek The former declared:

at Nanchang, and Wang Ching Wel "Last year, we thought we coula how when a rat recently landed

at Nanking; afterwards he will certain part carrying an see signs of a revival ahead. To- in a

proceed to his native, village of infected flea the authorities "Im- day we know we can.

"The Corporation is now operat-mediately telegraphed the fact to Chektang for the Ching Ming

the Astatic festival. ing at 40 per cent. of its capa. Geneva which got

Many

the pressmen were at city as compared with 14.8 pet Health Base at Singapore to wire- cent. at this time last year. Its less a warning to all parts of the station but Hoang Fu declined to make a statement and it is still employees are only 20,000 underworld.-Reuter.

unknown when he proposes to re- the 220,000 peak of 1929.

turn to Peiping.-Reuter,

The President of General Mo- tors Corporation sald:-

Though the rate of improvement may be accelerated or retarded by abnormal influences, industrial re- cover like industrial depression. is irresistible."

The Chairman of the Recon- struction Finance Corporation, Mr. Jesse Jones, affirms that business conditions throughout the country are improving, considerably-Reu- ter.

FURTHER SIGNS

SMUGGLING OF RIFLES

Thousands Sent To Paris

SERIOUS FIRE AT SHANGHAL

Eight Chinese Killed

CANTON MUNICIPAL

ACTIVITIES

MAYOR LIU OUTLINES LAST

THREE MONTHS WORK

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General Promotion Of Public Health

Canton, April 3: At the Joint weekly memorial service held at Chungahan Me- morial Hall, yesterday, Mayor Llu Chi-wen reviewed the activities of the Municipal Government during the past three months.

remarked

goods, the Municipal Government has taken measures to enlarge the present Native Goods Emporium. And in order to help the people to identify native goods, a native mark exhibition is goods trade

one. held in the Emporium for month beginning from April 1.

With regard to the general pro- motion of health, the government. has conducted campaigns of free vaccination

and inoculation. against measles and meningitis. All hospitals in the city have been nvited to assist in the campaigns RECONSTRUCTION

In order to carry out the plans of reconstruction in this period of

Commencing his address Mayor Liu said that the construction of another electric power plant has been undertaken. Contract for London, April 3.

the work has been made with Messrs. Siemens & Company, and Easter Monday holiday opened but with two railway smashes

after its completion there will be tortunately there were no fatalities.

an abundant supply of power to A light engine crashed into the

meet the growing demand.

Touching on the problem of free back of an excursion train from Two rallway accidents occurred Nottingham which was standing

education, Mayor Lu that there are more than 34,500 during the holidays. Six passen- or a bridge near Kilburn in the gers were injured in a London and morning. Fifty excursionists were

boys and girls accommodated in Commercial depression, the gov

amount of North

98 primary schools and over 36,400 ernment had to issue reconstruction. Bastern excursion train injured mostly only slightly. which was in collision with a light The

Paris, April 3. wreckage from the

being educated in various private lottery tickets, the engine near London and the driver | crashed on to the roadway narrow-

Shanghai, April 3. schools. According to the statis- which is $300,000. Drawing of pri-

zes will be held on April 15. Further facts warranting revival. Fourteen thousand Mauser and was taken to hospital in a seriously missing a passing motor-coach. clalma are that six millions have Russian rifles were brought into Eight Calnese, including a family tits compiled by the Social Affairs

Concluding his speech, Mayor Lin condition.

Two Southern Railway trains been re-employed either privately France, in the past fortnight in of four, were burned to death Bureau, there are, however, still said that for the past eight months

more than 36,000 boys and girls. or directly by the government. cases from Antwerp according to when a two-hour fire, fanned by a collision at Catherham last night, that rallway income has increased le Jour and carried in lorries to strong breeze, destroyed ave Chi- out of school. In order to meet ending February 28 the

this urgent need the Education amounted to $5,810,300 and dis- by two hundred per cent, as com-

The Surete Generale re- nese houses in Chapel this mom-

Bureau by order of the Municipal bursements for the same period. pared with last year, while car ceived a tip regarding this and the ing. A Chinese wheel-right in

Government has ordered the open- totalled $4,547,200, leaving a credit production for the first quarter of police are now searching for the whose house the fire originated

did not cover those special pay- revealed by the recent report. eighth disastrous are in native municipal primary schools. As is lars. The expenditure. however, there are 246 additional classes ments, Mayor Liu pointed out. territory in Shanghal in the past month.

opened with the enrollment of During the period an amount of $700,000 was apportioned to the To-day's victims were a mother,9,156 students.

Municipal Bank to stabilize its re- RUMOURED DENIED

two sons, one daughter; a man and

other · pay- serve funds, besides Paris, April 3. wife and daughter and the wheel- The Prefecture of police has right's brother.-Reuter. All

that Ie Jour's gun- the leading hotels were filled and declared Destaurants and cocktail bars running story is baseless. Reuter. crowded-Reuter, ·

At Glasgow Central Station, late last night, a light engine, crashed Midland London and into # Scottish stationary train and twenty-one persons were reported injured but only six of them were detained in hospital,

A very large number of visitors

were

Involved

ת!

head-on

but neither was travelling fast and nobody was injured.-Reuter.

from the country made excursions CHINESE PLANE

"to London during the day and museums and art galleries proyed popular, while over 69.000 persons visited the Zoological gardens." British Wireless.

STRIKERS. PLANS

FRUSTRATED

Owing To Watchful- ness Of Technicians

(Special to "Hong Kong. Daily "Press")

(Hy Telegraph, Copyright, Tele-

Ordinance, graphic Messages

1894 Received, April 3. 7.30 p.m.)

Madrid, April 3. The strikers from the gas-works and the water supply workers

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committed numerous acts of sabot- age in Barcelona during the Easter recess. They tried to create general panic

Monday by pumping great quantities of gas into water pipes with, the object of causing numerous explosions Owing to the watchfulness of the emergency staff of technicians, these nefarious plans were frus- trated. Nevertheless, the town re- mained quiet all day.-Transocean Kuo Min.

CRASH

Paris.

revenues

the year was the largest for fournes. The paper adds that after has been arrested. This was the ing of additional classes in various | balance of over one million dol-

years.

The Federal deficit is below the estimate while bank conditions are reported good.

It was noted that the Easter Parade along Fifth Avenue was composed of the best dressed and

Engine Trouble Over happiest crowds since 1929.

Wenchow

Shanghai, April.3.

The Chinese-made seaplane Chiangfeng which left Shanghal on a flight to Foochow on Sunday has been wrecked off the Wen-

chow coast.

It is learned that the mishap

occurred when the pilot was about

to land at Werichow.

TIN QUOTA INCREASE

The machine was over the city To Be Discussed This|

when engine trouble guddenly developed and began to drop. The to make a pilot was compelled forced landing on the outskirts of Wenchow.

Month

Londoni, April 3... According to the Amsterdam The plane was damaged and the

the Financial pilot was injured, but not serious-correspondent of

Times, the International Tin Com ly.-Reuter.

mittee is expected to meet on April 5 instead of on May 16.

The question of a quota increase is likely to be discussed in the light of the stock igures for the end of March.

MUKDEN GRIPPED BY

SPY SCARE

Coolie Found with Blue Prints, of Aeroplane Factory

Mukden, Mar. 29.

A regular spy scare has gripped Mukden following the discovery to-day, on the person of a Shan- tung rlesha puller named Chang Shut-yu of blue prints of an.

MOUNTAINEER IN aeroplane factory of the Japanese

DIFFICULTY

Clings To Shrub All Night

(Special to. "Hong Kong

.1894-

Dally Press"} (By Telegraph, Oopyright, Tale

Ordinanca, graphic Messages Received, April 3, 7.30 p.m.)

Innsbruck, April 3. The Alpinist Hugo Wiederlindner; got into difficulties on a precipi tous rock which had an almost perpendicular rock face and where; according to tradition, Kaiser Maximillian once narrowly escaped

death. Wiederlindner could not. free himself and efforts of other mountaineers proved fruitless. The Innsbruck Fire

using Brigade searchlights made a night attempt to reach the Alpinist, but in vain. The latter managed to catch hold of a shrub to save himself from a fall during the night, On Tues- day morning the rescue work was resumed Transocean Kuo Min,

150 TONS OF COPPER RECOVERED

(By

Tels

(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Fress") Telegraph, Copyright, graphia Messages Ordinance.. 1894 Received, April 3, 7.50 p.m.j

Paris, April 3

The Italian salvage ship "Rostro" recovered 150 tons of copper from the Spanish freighter "Novembra," which was sunk in 1917 by Ger- man submarines Transocean. Kuot Mini

London, April 3. Sterling on New York 5.141. Paris 78.3/16. Gold 135/2-British

Wireless:

War Department

The coolie, who is now under ar- rest on suspicion, has failed to shed any light on the source of the prints.

The discovery has created con- sternation in the city owing to the Chinese recent great influx of coolles, among whom were many undesirables. In this connection, Newchwang has taken swift action, banning coolle tramigration until further notice.-Reuter.

SIG. SUVICH TO

VISIT LONDON

Schedule of Discussion

Not Fixed

The formation of a buffer tin pool, which the Dutch favour, will also be discussed: as it is believe that the holdings of the original pool have now been liquidated- Reuter.

the recent seizures of arms in Paris an Algerian was arrested who stated he was connected with an anarchist group-Reuter.

FURTHER RIOTS IN INDIA

Three Moslems Killed

Patna, April 3.

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PUBLIC EDUCATION

In order to promote the educaments of a considerable sum. The tion of the general public, Mayor Mayor also pointed out that there structures completed this year are Liu said, the Municipal Govern- ment has contemplated the estab- the Tungshan Alteration plant, a

Eastern Suburb, ve stitute in Honam. A committee composed of 18 educational ex- perts has been formed to push the

SIX POLITICAL lishment of a mass education in water reservoir, a bazaar in the

PRISONERS

scheme to achievement.

In the matter of election

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Escape From Vienna members of the Autonomy Coun-

Gaol

Vienna, Apr 3. Four prominent Socialists and two Nazis escaped from prison last

cil for the next term, Mayor Liu said that ofces to take charge of registration af citizens who are qualified to vote are to be set up in various sections of the city.

PUBLIC HEALTH

January 15.

To promote the health of the Three Moslems were killed and night, neeing in a motor-car to the

frontier. The Socialists are be-aged the second health contest of four seriously injured in the course of a Hindu-Moslem riot in the lieved to be making for Czecho- centenarians was held under the village of Balhuri, in the Patna slovakia and the Nazis to Germany. auspices of the Health Bureau-on district, arising from a proposal One of the Socialists is Bernaschek, that Moslems slaughter a buffalo the leader of the Socialiste at Linz who is alleged to have given the for a wedding feast. Two Hindus

order to fire which caused the were latured and 22 arrested.-

whole Socialist uprising. He was Reuter...

helped to escape by a Socialist warder who is also missing.

HALLOON PILOTS LUCKY ESCAPE

(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press")

LONDON STOCK Received, April 9, 7.80 p.m.)

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MARKET

Opens With Strong Tone

Was

London, April 3," Effects of the favourable revenue ngures published yesterday reflected in the strength of British. Government stocks when the Stock- Exchange opened after the holiday this morning and War Loan 1034 per cent, advanced, to 1044. Not only is the surplus the largest for a number of years, but certain items of "revenue including death duties, customs revenue and profits from the Post Office have exceeded

all previous records

Revenue returns were closely examined in the City 'this morning and a most favourable view was taken of the situation which for London, April 3. Signor Suvich, Under-Secretary the year showed an improvement in the Italian Ministry of Foreign on budget estimates of not less Affairs, proposes to visit London than £42,000,000 and a real sur- at the beginning of the third week plus of £38,897,728. Sattefactory

in April for three or four days on advices from America also had a

a courtesy visit to return the visits stimulating effect on markets.--

to Rome of the Prime Minister and 'Sir John Simon last March and Sir John Simon's second visit on his return from Capri in the new year: No schedule of discussion has been drawn up nor is it the purpose to talk over any particular project.

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British Wireless

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(By Telegraph, Copyright, Tele graphic Mezzages Ordinance, · 1894.

Paris, April 3. The car of a balloon making an ascent became caught in an over- head high tension power cable near Amiens and ignited, one of the occupants being killed instant- 17. The weight of the balloon enabled it to free itself but shortly afterwards it became entangled in

The two Nazis who escaped were sentenced to 14 and 12 months' Imprisonment, respectively, for high treason. Reuter.

SILVER MARKET

(From Our Special Correspondent)

London, April 3. London silver prices to-day were as follows:-

Spot Forward

April 3 20

20.1/16

The London on New York cross-

a house top and was destroyed. rate at the closing to-day

$5.15 7/16; The plot had the good fortune to escape with only slight injuries.- Transocean. Kuo Mia

was

WARNING TO NON-GOLD STANDARD COUNTRIES

SIR HENRY STRAKOSCH--ON PRESENT POSITION

Gold Still Functions In International Currency

London, April 3., £2,740,000,000 and the quantity

SCHMELLING-PAOLINO FIGHT POSTPONED

The annual report of the Union beld apart from central banks and Corporation of which the well-treasuries rose from £83,000,000 to

Henry, 2261,000,000. He believed the con (Special to "Hong Kong known economist, Bir While Bignor Suvich is here he

Daily Press")..

Strakosch is chairman, emphasises sisting boards outside India, China will see the Frime Minister and (By Talegraph, Copyright, Zelo the importance of the view point and Egypt in exchange" equalisa- will be entertained at various graphic Massager Ordinance, 1895 of the gold mining industry of the tion funds and government ac functions to meet ministers and Received, April 3, 730 p.m.)

return of the United States to the counts all figures are based on a. others. He will doubtless take the

Barcelona, April 3.

gold standard with an enhanced price of gold at 85/- per fine ounce. opportunity of normal talk on out-

The Egures quoted give evidence The ex-heavyweight world cham- standing European affairs-British pion, Max Schmelling, left for price, of gold in terms of dollars.

He contended the British Empire, of the tendnecy of gold to estab- Wireless. B

Berlin on Monday afternoon: The medical commission acting for the unless it is prepared to Jeopardize lish Itself more, irmly in popular London, April 3. Spanish boxing Association made a the price raising programme or imagination as a safe refuge be- trade, cause gold has never ceased to Easter prejudice International on The Conference of the National second examination Union of Teachers at Bristol, Monday morning and recommend- would be bound to adopt a similar function in international currency gold standard by numerous coun- yesterday carried a resolutioned three weeks rest before training minimum increase in the price of despite the abandonment of the asking the Government to pass is to be continued This would gold, without delay a bill to raise the mean that the fight with Pacino Between 1930 and 1933 the total tries, Bir H Strakosch added that

röse from 2,354,000,000 to double working pronta Reuter, school leaving age from 14 to 15 could not be held until, May 6 or world stock of monetary gold the enhanced gold price helped to years British Wireless..

13.-Transocean Kuo, Min

With a view to arousing the in- terest of the public in buying native

The Secret of Sound Sleep

dormitories

in the Shekpal Homeless Asylum, buildings of the 51st Municipal primary School, and the east Lai- chi-wan Road Central Press.

A RUMOUR DENIED

Nanking, April 3. Mr. H. H. Kung categorically deni ed this morning rumours that M. Raichmann the League of Nations - economic expert is returning to

was going to Geneva in accordance Geneva because of obstructions from certain sources. He stated he with instructions to make a report to the League Council-Reuter.

THEN sleep does not come easily and naturally the reason is usually that your ner ves are exhausted and your brain tired by work, worry or excitement.

Sound sleep can only be ob tained by soothing and restor ing the worn cells and tissues of the brain and nerves. Only nourishment will do this,

restorative obtained so

From no other source can that soothing and nourishment be abundantly, or in such a delicious and easily digested form, as from "Ovaltine." It

is the only food-beverage prepared from malt, milk and eggs-Nature's foods which are richest in nourishment. Drink a cup of this delicious be- verage just before you gotobed. Its grateful warmth soon in- duces natural, refreshing sleep.

OVALTINE

TONIC FOOD BEVERAGE

added that Tired Nature's Sweet Restorer

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