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CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF
(Special to "Hong Kong Dally Press")
By. Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Uniinance, 189 Recrived. May '20, 4,30 a.m.)
solid land here on Friday, none the worse for their nerve-wreck- ing experience.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 21, 1934.
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
World Record Broken
Manila, May 19.
Nagao, bf Japan, won the Penta- thlon by a comfortable margin with a total of 3,476 points at the Far Eastern Games to-day, break- ing the World's record for the javelin throw, setting a new mark of 82475 metres.
In the soccer, the Philippines re-
SABOTAGE PLAN IN AUSTRIA
Much Damage To Railways
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From MARSEILLES, &c YONBIGN MES · of Cargo by the informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valu- ablat, are being landed and placed at
Cove samad Stonmer are heraby
Although the market ruled quiet Gothenburg, A'werp., H burg. & Gonos having arrived from Copenhagen, Oslo during the week under review Consignees of cargo are hereby informed
a very with trading on
small that al goods are being landed and acale, there were, some more en-placed at their risk into the hazardous quiries for investment issues. and/or extra hasardous Godowne of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Yleans, May 19.
Consequently, Hong Kong Electrics Gotown Co, Ltd., where Delivery can be The Australian railways and pow-advanced er lines were dynamited in a dozen (old) to $25, Star Ferries to $99.00,
$734 Telephones obtained, as soon as the goods are landed No Claims will be admitted after different places in the early hours corded a surprise win by 3 goals of Saturday moming in a sabotage and Wharves to $104). Hongkong the Goods have left the Godowns, and their risk in the Godowns of the Hong
Trams" remained arm with sales Goods remaining undelivored after tional scale, the perpetrators mak- Lands were done at $61. Sterling plan evidently conceived on effected at $21.35 Hong Kong the 27th May, 1934, at 4 pm, will be
subject to Rent ing a clean getaway in every in-stocks were inclined to be easier are to be left in the Godown, where All broken, chafed and damaged Goods stance. Though the Ministry for
with Unions having changing they will be examined by Messra Ander. Public Safety is exercising every hands at 8610, but
Ashe on the 26th May, Hong Kong BOR
All Claims against the Vessel must be ten days of the ship's arrival, or they will not be recognised.
Berlin. May 18. Erwin Schulze, the house-pain- ter, who confessed at least half- 8-dozen times to tossing the hand The rescued officer and three grenade which exploded in Unter non-commission officers spent the den Linden in the end of March, last two days with their unexpect- was sentenced by the Berlin Speed hosts, the entire passenger at cial Court on Friday to ten years' of the
German Dresden being hard labour. Schulze agatı sur-
workmen out of the Rhine Valley prised the Court at the opening and Bavaria who were making a of the final session by a complete free trip as a part of the pro-to 2 over Java. confession of the bomb throwing. gramme. "strength through Joy" The Japanese and Chinese base- Upon the casual question of the department of the national
and tennis matches were judge. "now Schulze, how about Socialist Labour Organisation abandoned to-day owing to heavy The Japan-Philippines basket-
Indoors owing to the rain.
Japan made a clean sweep of all the swimming events to-day setting new Far Eastern records, but the Netherlands Indies caused
are you really guilty?," the defendant resolutely and fluently recounted how he found the hand grenade jammed under the eaves on a roof, picked it up and play- ed with it. suddenly becoming explode and afraid that it will fung it wildly over the wall which "was about six feet high. Schulze added that he was rot able to see where it might land..
The Court found Schulze guilty ⚫ pn two counts-infraction of the law governing the use of explosives and the law for the repression of political deeds with violence. The judgment attriquted the deed to the highly nervous tendencies of the accused and the coincidence of his happening upon the hand grenade, emphasising that if the deed had been proven to amount to a communistic demonstration against the third Reich, the Court would impose a far more severe punishment.
In arriving at the present sen-
tence, it had been taken into can-
sideration that it was fortunate no
one had been killed-Transocean Kuo Min.
BARTHOU-LITVINOFF PARLEY
Geneva. May 18.
All interest was.centred here on Friday on the Barthou-Litvino interview which began at 3 o'clock in the afternoon and which last-
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DAVIS CUP CONTEST.
Paris, May.18. This year's Davis Cup campaign opened on Friday when France and Austria met in the Roland
ball
rains.
malefactors, even
ball match last night, was moved efort, throughout the day, to ap- Banks were in demand at $1,845 / 1934, at 10 a.m.
alarming the military garrisons in Among the minor issues Ewos presented to the Undersigned within
prehend
the
many cities, no arrests have yet reported.
Three attacks were made on the
suffered a set-back and were done down to 8310.70 for May Settle
Hong Kong Realties again shares
ment.
Garros stadiumi. The French took a surprise by winning the finals of Failways in the vicinity of Vienna eased off slightly with
a 2-0 lead in the first round of the European Zone when Boussus de- feated Matejko in straight sets while Merlin beat Metaxa in four France is expected to clinch sets. victory over the Austrian team in the doubles which is scheduled for Saturday.-Transcecan. Kuo Min.
Berlin, May 18.
Delegates of the transfer con- "ference decided on Friday to post- pone their conversations with the Reichs Bank until after Whitsan,
that is on Tuesday.
Although the delegates hesitate to use the word "deadlock" when
the fancy diving.
Three competitors broke the 1,500 metres swimming record, Akino re- turning the best time with. 19.47.3. The 100 metres back-stroke re-
No Fire Insurance will be affected, Bills of Lading will be countersigned by JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD.,
Agonts Mercantile Bank Building re- Hong Kong, 20th May, 1934, "
at $9.00; Cements opened with
offering at $5.10. Hotels were a one severely damaging the impor- shade better with business done tant bridge near Purkersdorf. De-
China Lights at $8.00/05. tachments of the regular army.mained unchanged with enquiries rushed to the spot, still occupy the entire district, Near Innsbruck.
buyers at $2.30, but apparently cord was beaten by five swimmers. pieces, only twisted rails were left of the share-holders to the final the rallway bridge was blown to the ready response of the majority world's champion Kawatsi, the winning in 1.10.9. Reuter. Basketball Surprise,
Manila. May, 19.
Japan created the biggest upset in the Far Eastern Olympic Games the Philip- to-day by defeating pines by 40 to 38 in their basket- ball?
1 match after leading through- out.
The only possible reason which can be put forward for this sur- prising victory was the over-con- fidence of the Filipinos.
As Japan is already definitely third in the contest, this victory makes China and the Philippines tie for the first place."
describing the state of the negotia- tions, the fact remains that no unanimity of policy has yet emer- ged, Switzerland and Holland still maintaining their right to receive 100 per cent falling due to them because they have a big posture
The final will be played off to- balance in trade, with Germany. while the United States are stand-night, making this the most crucial ing out for identical treatment all game, of the whole tournament. round.
Unless the delegates come to a ed for half-an-hour. The Minis- compromise among themselves ters declined to make any state-during the vacation, it is expected ments to a horde of journalists that the Reichs Bank will have 10 who swooped down on them as they be given freedom to make her left their hotel. Litvino merely own arrangements with esch said that he had come to Geneva creditor country separately. to discuss current questions but it is generally taken for granted that the chief magnet which had drawn the Soviet Russian Foreign Commissary to Geneva is Russia's proposed entry into the League.
This conjecture is all the more likely since the Rumanian Foreign Minister, Titulescue, awaited here on Saturday to continue negotia- ons with Litvinoff which were begun in Paris some time ago.
It is understood that Poland is demanding to be given a perma- pent seat on the League Counci If Soviet Russia becomes
a per- manent member of it, but even this is considered a less serious
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The delegates' investigations have not succeeded in discovering any error in the statement of the German case by the Reichs Bank.
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Brussels, May 18..
The toll of lives. taken by the two disasters in the Paturage coal mine near Mons, now totals sixty while three of the injured men rescued on Thursday who were
The Philippines are favoured to
win, but the Chinese, already known to be strong, have gained fresh hopes by the Filipino debacle last night. Reuter.
Philippines Win The Boxing
Boxing Championships. Felipe Ninag, Philippines ay weight gained the decision over Chiyo Hito, Japan.
weight gained the decision
Shoka Kin, Japanese bantam- over Solomen Adornado, Philippines.
Avelino Cunanan, Philippines,
was awarded the decision in the featherweight class over Ryutatsu Baku, Japan, -
Jose Padilla, ir.. Philippines, knocked out. Narciso Sangle. Phi- lippines.
Carlos Padilla Philippines welter-
are not expected to survive. The weight, was awarded the fight with Press comments of the irony of ¦ Sigame Saltò, Japan. a decisión fate, stating that "owners of the which was very unpopular.
call of $3.75 created more conf
Over the gorge. Near Salzburg, two giant masts of the high-power dence in this stock and towards electric line were blown over by the close there were many unsatis- dynamite, plunging the world- famous theatre city into darkness for three hours.
Six other explosions were official ly reported, while at further points along the tracks. infernal ma- chines were discovered which for
various reasons failed to "explode.
Reward Offered.
A reward of ten thousand schillings for the apprehension of the dynamiters whose well-laid and carefully-timed bombs", sent the railroad tracks flying in most parts of Austria early on Saturday morning. was posted by the Gov- emment on Saturday night.
The Hist of explosions is still growing. Beyond the dozen al-
ready
three fairly big stretches were fur- reported by Transocean,
ther blown out of the railroad be- tween Garmischpartenkirchen and Innsbruck and one in the interior of the Matinewand tunnel. A road in Kufstein, Innsbruck, was also damaged,
It is generally considered that Vienna every through--route to with the role exception of the the wholesale dynamiting cam- Franz-Joseph line was torn up by
paign.
The Government issues an un- "nouncement assuring the public' that the most extreme measures are being taken to guard against further outrage-Transocean Kuo
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mine bad in fact decided some The Philippines won 'the Far GIANT OF THE AIR
months ago
to close down the Eastern Olympic Boxing Cham-
obstacle to Russia's entry to the mine owing to its being worked plonships-Reuter.
'League than Switzerland's obsti- nate refusal to grant the Soviet Union diplomatic recognition.-- Transocean Kuo Min.
TRADE AGREEMENT
at a loss. Protests from, the min-. ers and the municipal authorities, however, caused them to reverse their decision,
It was, however, planned to su- spend work in part of the mine, and the gallery in which the ex- vlosing occurred was to have been closed down next week. The min- ers' fate. In the meantime, has been sealed by the terrible disas- ter.-Transocean Kuo Min
The Hague, May 18. The trade negotiations between the Netherlands and Germany which have been in progress for sometime have resulted in com- plete, agreement between the par- ties concerned and a pact will be signed within the next few days.
Berlin, May 18 at Berlin, according to semi-off-
Owing to three days closure of cial information received here.
the, Bourse for Whitsun, business in Both countries have agreed to the share market is very restricted extend mutual trade as far 65
but prices in general rose some- passible-Transocean Kuo Min.
what, chiefly on the report that raw steel production in April last RESCUE OF AVIATORS -
showed an 84.5 per cent advance over April 1933. Bremen, May.18. Recent reports that the rescue of the crew of the French Army
Fixed interest · securities
were stagnant and gold mortgage bonds
Azmer: Call
money was
'plane, which went down in the at 4. The slackness in business quated Channel
Wednesday,
оп
was
Inter-Varsity Sports
(Continued from Pare 11) 200 Metres Low Hardles:-
1 Chung Lin Ki (6.)
2 Lo Hoon Yee (b.) 3 Wong Chi Man (L.)
"Time: 7.7 secs. Ladies 200 Metres:--
1 Kar Sau Chu (8.) 2 Cheung Yee Yeung (8.) 3 Kwok Wal Fun (EK)
Time: 31.5 secs...
400 Metres:--
1 Chan Fook Tim (8.)
2, G. Windsor (HK)
3. Jim Yee KĮ (S.)
Time: 55.6 secs.
Welcome To Graf Zeppelin
[Special to the "Hong Kong' Dally' Press," (Copyright,)]
Berlin, May 19. The arrival of the Graf Zeppelin in the German capital on Satur- day, the occasion of the airship's forty four flight round Germany, resolved itself into a public fete when an enthusiastic self-selected welcoming commlitee of ten thou- said Berliners thronged the Tem- pelhof field to greet the "German giant of the air."
As a
special stunt. the crack glider pilot, Wiegemeyer, repeated bis successful experiment, first" tried at Friedrichshafen last week.
1600 Metres Belay Open to the by launching the glider plane from
Colony:
I Lincolns.
2 S.W.B.
1 Chin Fal (8.)
effected by a French tugboat do was the outstanding feature † 10,000 Metres. "not agree with the facts, according throughout the week, partly due to a statement made here to-day to disappointment over the slow- by the Norddeutscher Lloyd ness of the transfer conference Steamship. Company, owners
of and partly to the approach of the
2 Ip, Chal Ming ...(6.)
2 Tsang Kwong Kau (HK)
Time: 42 mins. 44.1 secs.
Ladies: Throwing the Baseball:--
1 Tyul Laj Thing (L.)
2 Leung in Wah (9.)
3. Ma Hing Sun (8.)
1 Tan Yon Nee (HK)
the s.6. "Dresden Risking their holidays. Nevertheless prices on own lives, it was the crew of the the whole were well maintained. liner who rescued the derelict the week-end seeing a smart re- French flyers and brought them covery all round. Fixed Interest safely back on board the NDL securities were more in demand | High Jump Liner, which at the time of the than shares hence prices in gene- incident was returning to Bremer-rai were firmer but the bulk of haven from a holiday cruise the business done was much "below Around the British Isles with 800 normal-Transocean. Kuo Min. members of the German organisa- tion Keep at and relax", The French flyers have meanwhile
been landed as Bremerhaven REICHSMARKS QUOTA-
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ON LAND AGAIN."
Berlin, May 18. The four, French aviators who were rescued from dangerous seas on Wednesday by the crew of the N.DL. "Dresden" after their Army plane was forced down on the storm-tossed channel during the combined French Air and Marine manoeuvres, again set foot on
TIONS
Berlin, May 18 quotations (without
Relchsbank guarantee):---
New York" Paris....... Amsterdam Paris (sterling) Paris (dollar)
Transocean
30.63 599 67 5830
77.210
15.1015
2 Tso Shiu Fai (8)
3 Chan Kwan Nin (8)
Height: 17 metres (5ft, 7 ins.)
Javelin Throw:--
I E L. Gosano (HK)
2 N. Vargasoff (HK)
3 Chung Lin K1 (5.); *
Distance: 43.7 metres
Batool Girls 100 Yards' Race:
M. Smith (DBS)
(D.B.A.)
Anderson (DBS) Ladlew long Jump:
1 Leung Bin Wab (8) 2 Kam Bai Chun"'-(8.)"
3 Cheung Yee Yeung (8.)
Distance, 4.3 metres.
200 Metres:
ho Min-1 Tan You Nee (HK)
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3 Chung Lin Kl (8)
3 Ling Kit Man (5;)"
Time: 23.6 secs. Hop-Step-and-Jump:-
1. Chan In Chi (L).
2 Tan Yon Nee (EK)
3 OLE. de Souza (FLK.) Distance: 13.24 metres,
Ladies 400 Metres Relay Rice-
1 Sun Yat-sen University (Kam Bau. Chim, Kwok Ki Wel; Leung Bin Wah, Shum Kwan Ying).
2 Hongkong University (Kwok Wai Fun, R. Smalley, Alice Wood, Cissy Wong).
3 Lingnan University (Let Wan Blick, Lo Pok Hing, Mal Tuk Ming, Wong Kam Tseng). Time: 82.5 secs. 1600 Metres Relay Race-
Hongkong University (D. S. Blake. V. Grunberg, G. Windsor and Wu Fong Tak). Sun Yat-sen University (Chan
Fal and Ho Sau Yung),
Lingnan University
(Cheung
tain shares at $2.60 fed buyers endeavouring to ob-
Providents
(ald) had sellers at 8200 and Ropes at $54. The tone of the market "at the close is very quiet.
Business during the week has been done at the following prices:-
Hong Kong Banks $1860/65" .. Unions $610.-
Hong Kong Fires $250.- Hotels $8.00/5.05
Hong Kong Lands $61.00 Hong Kong Trams $21.35 H. K. Telephons (old) $24.50/25.- China Lights (old) $9.00/9:05 "Cements $2.30/2.55
Lane Crawfords $4.00 China Underwriters $1.471/50 Ewos $$10.75 Antamoks 64 cts. Baguio Gold 351 cts. Big Wedge 13 ets..
H. K. STOCK
·EXCHANGE-
SATURDAY'S OFFICIAL
QUOTATIONS
Star Ferries suddenly came to the front in the past few days. when a demand set in which could not be satisfied, thus forcing the rate up to $1014 sales, and closing to-day at 8100 buyers. Other firm items this morning were Wharves, Hotels, Lands. Electrics and Tele- phones, but. on the
whole, the volume of trading was on a small scale.
SALES
Uriton Insurances $605 Antamoks 85 cts. Providenta (old) | 81.80 Hotels $8.10
Hong Kong Lands $62′′. Hong Kong Trams $21.30 Star Ferries. $100/1011 China Lights (old) $9/9.05 Telephones (old) 825 Cements $2
BUYERS
Hong Kong Banks $1850 Union Insurances 8605 Douglases $41
Antamoks 63 cts. Wharves $104
Hotels 88.10.
Hong Kong Lands $61 Realties $5.10
Hong Kong Trams - $21.30 Star Ferries $100
China Lights (old) $9 H. K. Electrics 873- Macao Electrics $24 Telephones (old), $25, Telephones (new) 812.45
· Amusements $33
Constructions. (new) 70 cts, Govt Loans 81% Prem. Gold. River-39 cts."
SELLERS Bank of East Asia $93 Underwriters 81.45 H. K. Steamboats Antamoks 87 cts. HK. Ropes $54 Watsons $64
Shiu Kwai, Kwok Wal Tong, Tang Shue Tick and Wai Kam Shun).
Individual Champion:-
Men: Tan Yon Nee (HK)-24
points)
Ladles Miss Leung Bin Wah
(8)-17 points.
The following is the position of the Universities:
Bun Yat Sen Lingnan
Men
Ladies
70 pts. 7 pts. 59 pts. 58 pts. 40 pto 8 pts.
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KING OF SIAM'S CREDITS
Documents To Be Restored
London, May 19 Oliver Edwards, a book-maker
living in a lodging house in Dept- ford, who was charged at the Greenwich Police Court on May '17 with being in possession of the King of Siam's letters of credit. was acquitted to-day.
The Police stated that the King of Stam has declined to have any thing to do with the matter, and as the police were not in a position to offer any further evidence, the Magistrate ordered the documents
to be returned to the King."
Edwards, when arrested, had in his possession two circular letters of credit for £1,600, drawn on the Hong Kong and Shanghat Bank- ing Corporation, and belonging to the King of Slam. He stated that he had found them in the Strand. -Reuter,
GERMAN SHARE QUOTATIONS
Berlin May 18.
General Electric,
A. E. ..... 24.50 24.75
Continental
Canualhouc "149.75 152 Gelsenkirchen
Mining Co. ......... 60:375 €1.375 Gerinan Dye Trusts 132,50 133.50 Hamburg Amerika.
Line Harpener Mining
Co. Mannesmann
Roehren
20:125 21.75
88.25
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Rent
the Godowna for stamination" by the Damaged packages must be left in
Consignees and the Company's Sur» 10 am, on Thursday, the 24th May. vayors, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas, at
1934.
Consigncos must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when damaged satiable goods are examined by the Company's Surveyor.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us la sny case whatever,
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Optional cargo will be carried on, unless Notice to the contrary be given prior to arrival of steamer.
ReClaims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all May, 1934, will be subject to Bent." Goods remaining undelivered after 25th
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or before 1st June, 1994, or they will not be recognized
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