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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 21, 1934.

MILITARY DICTATORSHIP REVISION OF THE EXPORT OF TIN FUTURE OF THE FIERCE FIRE AT CHICAGO

FOR BULGARIA

General Georguieff To Form New Government

Sofia, May 19.

A military dictatorship entailing the dissolution of parliament and. at least, the temporary suspension of all political party activides was established in Bulgaria on Satur- day, following former Premier Mus- chanoff's. fruitless efforts to form a stable

ARMY OFFICERS' PETITION

STEEL CODE

N.R.A. and Leaders

Agree":

Washington, May 30. General Johnson states that the MR.A. and leaders of the steel Industry have practically agreed to the terms for revision of the Steel Code,

Sofia, May 19... Eighty high army officers have

The result will be announced be- petitioned to King Boris to ap- fore May 31, the date of expiry of point a non-Party Government the present code. Reuter. after a secret meeting following the resignation of the Government. Consequently. 4 a. Government

National Union has been formed EQUAL FOOTING

by the Prime Minister, M. Geor- guleff, the former Minister of Rall- ways, assisted by General Midileft. Vice-President of the Union of Officers-Reuter.

I Belgrade, May 19.

A serious disturbance is believed to have broken out in Bulgaria.

It is reported that the Army is blockading Soña. All telephonic and telgraphic communications are interrupted-Reuter.

Government on a par- Hamentary basis. Muschanoft 1n- formed King Boris on Saturday forenoon of the failure to find the necessary parliamentary sup- port for the Cabinet, and events then began to move with dramatic rapidity. The King immediately entrusted the former Minister of Communications. General Kimon Georguieff, with the task of forra- ing, a new Government, giving him full dictatorial powers and at the same time signing a decreè dis- solving Me Chamber. Georghite f last no time in forming the new Cabinet which was composed of several generals including Generatorship. al Wareff who is taking over the

It stated that the Government Ministries of War and Communic- has issued a manifesto declaring "ations,

General and

Bogadje that its aims at guaranteeing peace who is the leader of an Influential and contentment" and doing every- association of retired officers-as thing possible to surmount well as former.. Nationalist Minis ters Todoroff, Molloff, Zacharief-Reuter. and Midilex. "

An official announcement stres- ses that the new Government bases Its authority on the support of the army. In his appeal to the nation, Georguieff exhorts the Eui- garian people to keep calm and to maintain order, adding that the Government aims to foster friendly relations with neighbour- ing countries, rehabilitate economic life, combat communism and do

with away

the political party system.

of

Berlin. May' 19.

FOR JEWS

At The Berlin Olympics

Athens. May 20. Germany will treat the Jews on ar equal footing as other com-

It is reported here that the for-petitors at the Berlin Olympics: matton of a new

They will also include in the Government in Bulgaria amount to a virtual diet-German team German Jews with Fufficient ability according to the German delegates at the Inter- national Reuter.

the

serious economic and social crisis:

VITAL CHANGES IN POLICY

Soña, May 20. Important international develop- ments may follow the coup d'etat The new Government is expected to make a vital change in foreign policy to secure an alliance with Yugoslavia wherewith to pursuë M. Panslav's policy.

" It is reported that M. Mihalloff.

the Macedonian leader and

..

Olympic Congress.-

:

SCRAP

To Be Prohibited By America

SAAR

League Council Discussion

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily

·Presa"^(Copyright).]

STOCKYARD

Ammonia Tanks And Oil Reservoirs Explode

The discussion

Geneva, May 18

of the thorny

Chicago," May 20.

A nerce fire has broken out at

Washington, May 20, The Bouse Military Affairs Com- mittee has decided to recommend favourable action on the Faddis Bill restricting the exportation of Saar question has been postpofied the Chicago Union Stockyard tin scrap from the United States.

by the League Council til May 30 spread with staggering "rapidity. The decision that Japan is purchasing tin-plate for

followed reports when the Council will reassemble Within an hour a square mile "of

an extraordinary session to the Stockyard was blazing. scrap and tin-bearing scrap for the deal with the technical and polf- The hotel and two banks" are manufacture of munitions.tical problems in "connection with | aflame. The fire is now creeping

the Saar plebiscite.

was decided The postponement upda on Saturday afternoon with- out any debate, the Italian dele- gate. Alois merely stating that the Saar committee entrusted with the task of drawing up the regulations for the plebiscite had not yet Anished its report.

Reuter.

SILVER MARKET....

(From Our Own Correspondent)

London, May 19. London sliver prices to-day were up 3/16d., as follow:-

May 18 May 19

towards the north-west residential district..

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SMUGGLING OF COINS

How The Poor Suffer

All fire-fighting apparatus for miles around have ben pressed into (From Our Special Correspondent) service.

Canton, May, 20.

two fire engines were lost in the smoke and blaze. The fate of the crews is unknown.

formed

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To alleviate suffering, to the poor classes following the depreciation. Heavy Damage

of copper coins, the Provincial De-“ The conference which took place- The known casualties are twelve partment of Finance is contem-

afternoon betover injured. Some buildings have been plating to earlier in the

mint this

copper in the German Consul, Krauel, and destroyed. The damage already place of the miscellaneous coins the Italian and French delegates amounts to several million dollars. now flooded in the market. ...

Pandemonium has broken, out A ten-cent piece is now worth Spot

In order to arrive at an agreement .............. 191 19.9/16 Forward 19.7/18 19

concerning the date of the pleble-n the threatened area. The police 30 copper cains, the usual rate tite and the

coppers. This The London on New York cross-

so-called political have thrown a cordon over a huge being 26 to 29 ended guarantees,

causes sufferings to hawkers and complete erea.. closing at rate

to-day was

failure as.

The drought has caused the French delegate

small dealers who are selling their 3.11-1/16, compared with 5.11% at "yesterday's closing.

came forward with the demand shortage of water. The residents wares on a copper basis. The ferry lar new conditions in which the have

bucket brigades. boats are also hard hit, because German delegate was unable to Traffic is dislocated. #tangle

they carry a passenger at a fare acquiesce.

of one copper. In order to earn a stretching for miles around: „ The postponement decided upon Telephone operators in the ten-cent piece, they have now, Lo subsequently by the League Coun- Stockyard exchange are heroically carry 30 instead of 26 passengers. cil was obviously meant to pro- sticking to their posts in a foetid

The Provincial Department ör They vide further time for private ne atmosphere.

are working Finance proposes to withdraw the gotiations-Transocean' Kuo Min. frantically those imes which are copper coins from circulation and

M. BARTHOU'S STATEMENT

still operating.

to mint new ones at the rate of Geneva, May 19...

ten coins for a ten-cent piece. The French Foreign Minister. M. Intense, rellef was felt by the This is more convenient to the Barthou, in an interview to-day, official announcement that the are general publie and should be a stated that the agreement reached had been brought under control boon to the peddlers, newsboys, од the Saar question would alter the firemen bad set ex-and ferry boat people. be, communicated to the League plosives at

Depreciation of copper coins is strategic points to Council immediately.

counteract the flames fanned by due to the smuggling of this specie M Barthon declined to specify, winds into tongue of fire.

into Canton in largë quantity. Im other provinces, one ten-cent plece is exchanged for 36 coppers. Hence, smugglers are making proft. by dumping these coins into Canton

The

Olympic Championship Won By The Philippines

number of his supporters have operations

been arrested.

If it is true this will facilitate such an alliance.

A state of emergency has been proclaimed, streets being patrolled, by heavily armed military guards The city was again blockaded while machine guns were posted last night Traffic was prohibited at strategical points. . All tele- and pedestrians were turned back phonic and telegraphic communi- by military sentries in public cations were partly interrupted balldings who were sometimes

strict censorship

truculent. has been established, but according to the. latest reports, absolute quiet is prevalling throughout the country.

and

"CHINESE - "GIRLS AGAIN SWEEP

THE BOARD

Bitterness Between China And Japan Revived

BITTERNESS AGAIN

Reuter's Olympic Service

Manila, May 20. China made a clean sweep of correspondent was the women's invitation swimming up for an hour by events, Miss Yueng Sau King and แ sentry at the Post Office. Miss Lao Kwai Chang copping all

had. to appeal to

Reuter's

held

the was

A decree dissolving all political He parties, temporarily suspending Fress Bureau before he constitutional gaurantees and pro- able to send off a censored tele hibiting political demonstrations gram, and meetings. will be issued before The newspapers report that the Sunday morning, according to in- Government has dissolved the formation obtained from rellable parliament and has decided to sources.

substitute a Chamber of a "100

No elections will be held for the Deputies, 75 of which will be time being. The mass meeting nominated by the Government of the extreme nationalist Zankorraud 25 by corporations in accord- party originally scheduled for Sun-ance with Government wishes and day also fails under the hari.

The former war minister, Gen- eral Wateff who was appointed only last week and contrary to first reports, is not a member of the new Government, having been placed on the retired 1st-frans- ocean Kuo Min.

ARREST OF

MINISTER

Crisis in Japan Threatened

Tokyo, May 19.

A serious Cabinet crisis threatens in Japan following the action of the judicial authorities against the Vice-Minister of Finance, Mr. Hideo Kuroda, who is suspected of, complicity fi a big share deal scandal in June last year,

the first and second places.

They were given a tremendous

ovation, the Philippines regarding them almost the same 25 native daughters.

her

No visitors to Manila were nearly so popular. Pictures are running dally in all papers. The athletic prowess and personal charm are equally praised.

Won

Chinese Delegation Withdraw

Reuter.

Tongues of Fire

thousands of

however, whether Germany's ac- A high air pervaded as the quiesence was obtained or whether ammonia tanks and oil reservoirs the agreement related to the ple-exploded with a roar. biscite date or to guarantees. Attempts to fight the blaze were

complicated by spectators, who impeded the police in an effort to get near the fire.

The telephonists anally forsook their posts when the flames Hcked the switchboards and put out of action the cables.-Reuter.

NO ATTACK ON KWANGTUNG-

Nanking Official's Pledge

[From Our Special Correspondent)

Canton, May 20 The Cantonese troops under General Chen Tsal, Tong and the The Far Eastern Athletic Asso-Nanking soldiers in Fukten under clation appeared to be headed for the command of General Chiang certain "dissolution to-night, fol- Ting Wen will launch a combined lowing a day-long conference in drive against the Communists in attempting to reach à basis of Western

Kiangsi..

Fukien and Southern

The Philippines eventually sided

According to a report from Gen- with Japan's proposal to amend

eral Chiang Ting Wen, Nanking constitution," allowing new

troops from "Chang Chow and members upon a two-thirds vote Lung Yen have advanced to Lien whereupon the Chinese Delega- Cheng and taken that town from tion, headed by Dr. C. T. Wang the Communists. The next objec- walked out, declaring that the tive is Chang Ting which is far- meeting was illegal since only twother inland

Japan made a, clean sweep of agreement. the swimming finals, All Farj old political parties. Party news- Eastern records were broken. papers and only six independent

Tusa won the 100-metres free the newspapers will be allowed to ap-style in 59 seconds. pear.

Makino

the 1,000-metres free style in 19, mins, 45.2-5 secs.

Kawatsu won" the

100-metre backstroke in 1 min 10 seconds.

In the 800-metres relay race Japan was first in 8 mins. 7.3/5 sec- anda.

The size of the administration is drastically reducing the officers of the reserve and replacing many high officials-Reuter.

BRITAIN'S AIR FORCE

amendment.

OVER $10,000,000 DAMAGE

Chicago, Later. Twenty persons are reported to be injured. One fireman is miss- ing.

foregoing plan is being studied by the Economic Planning Committee of the 'Provincial De partment in Finance in conjunc tion with its schemes to stabilize the provincial banknotes.

FURTHER DISAPPEARANCE OF MONETARY GOLD

New York, May 19.. A further unexplained disap- The damage is now estimated at

pearance of monetary gold, over $10,000,000. It is believed the amounting this week to $8.773,000 fire was caused by a lighted and in the past three weeks to cigarette thrown down on a hay over $22,000,000, is disclosed

barn.

The flames did not touch the main packing plants-Reuter.

DILLINGER'S CAREER OF CRIME

Responsible For Tightening Up Of Law

Washington, May 19. The activities of America's Pub.

in

a Federal Reserve statement.

Wall Street believes that it re- flects gold transfers by the Trea- sury to the Stabilization Fund for - employment in the control of for- eign exchange if required-Reuter

speeding up of legislative measures, Foosevelt. signed by President providing federal penalties for offences hitherto governed by state laws.

For example, kidnapping, hence- crime "if the lic Enemy No. 1, John Dillinger, forth, is a Federal

members voted upon the proposed Upon learning the coming offer- the notorious 'killer and. bank-victims held for seven days..

sive of the Nanking troops, } robber, are responsible for the Reuter. Dr. Wang made it clear that the Generals Chu Teh and and Peng Japan swept the track and feld Chinese withdrew from the meet Teh Hual, military heads of the championship. taking all-rounding only and not from the con- Communist regime at Jui Chin events on close margin, winning gress, putting the onus of dissolu- the so-called capital, are rushing the Decathlon by the narrowest tion it if eventually transpires troops to reinforce Chang Ting margin from the Philippines who upon Japan.

and apparently to defend it at all came second, and capturing the The Philippines offered several costs. Chang Ting is the only

Leap From Fifth Tores they after the Prilly compromise proposals, all of which Red stronghold in Fukien after the

First Place

pines won the 1,500-metres relay The tennis was impeded by rain. The Philippines are thus far on an even break against Japan, winning the doubles and one singles, It is hoped to finish to-morrow morn to ing.

London, May' 19. Great Britain, is prepared double her air force and leap frem fifth to first place as by pressing a botton.

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Champlonship Decided Rain continued to mar the final day, stopping some closing cere- This is the meaning of Mr monies. Stanley Baldwin's statement in the In baseball Japan and the House of Commions to-day, which Philippines fought a bitter 2-2 tie has aroused intense interest and game called at the end of the

'The consensus of British press: tle. opinion is that an immense amount

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were blocked by the Japanese. loss of. Lien Cheng.

The Flipinos are conferring However, Cantonese troops under with Dr. Wang to-night and ex- General Li Yang King will advance pect to meet to-morrow morning from Kwan Mun Ling to attack to undertake salvage of something Hui. Chang and Yu Tu which are but it now appears unlikely. The about 25 miles south of Jul Coin, resolution in regard to the next the object aiming to hinder the games carries a rider they will be transfer of Red: forces from Jul held in Shanghai unless for some chin to Chang Ting. General L reason the Invitation is with- is to return to the front to-day drawn, when they will be held in to direct operations, Tokyo.

outclassed.

Such co-operation between Can- tonese troops and Nanking forces

dicates that misunderstanding te in suppressing the Communists in- tween the military authorities here and in Nanking is cleared. Gen- Daniel May was the Philippines eral Chiang Kai Shek, Presi i ne of individual Decathion champion, the Nanking Military Commission, but the totals of first four only has assured Canton that there is count. Therefore the event goes no truth of sending his to. Japan.

troops from Honan to the Kwang- The final champions in the tung border... soccer were China,

Mr. Kuroda refuses to resign The Premier, Admiral Viscount M. has brought a partial disclosure of tenth in darkness, rain giving the not head. China was most game Salto, may be compelled to dis- how the leap is to be accomplish-championship. to the Philippines in the battle but ultimately was miss him on the grounds that heed."

since Japan needed a victory to is involved in a criminal case,

Rumours of the possible resigna-

China conclusively clinched the tion of the Finance Minister, Mr.

of detalled work has been accom-accer championship defeating K. Takahashi, are now circulating plished, that serodrome sites have Japan by 4 goals to 3 after a well-

Japanese police officer, at 5.45 am. yesterday called

been surveyed, and that tentative played game. The Chinese piled a at the re-

lood early through plans have been made to increase

& Vicious sidence of Mr. Kuroda, and escort-

attack They never headed or ed him to the District Procurators the facilities to train pilots Ample facilities exist to

slowed the pace somewhat in the office.."

our machines owing to the up-to-second half, but tightened when. date condition of the "aeropiane ever Japan threatened to the and motor-car factories.

The Tokyo Journal, "Asahi,” states that a warrant willte issued that Mr. Kuroda will

and

be detained at Ichigaya prison for examination

.turn

Some correspondents state that connection even supplementary estimate have in

been drafted.

with alleget irregularities 'n the affairs of the Bank of Taiwan. -Reuter.

Tokyo, Later.. The Japanese Government has suspended Mr Kuroda from his post in the Finance Ministry."

He has been committed to tem- porary confinement after a brief examination-Reuter.

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Basketball Game

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The Philippines clinched the basketball championship, defeat ing China by 44 to 33 in a most

It is reported that the British fast game in the series. plan to submit an air convention

The teams tied 20 all at half

to the Disarmament Conference time after which the Philippines were irrestibly spurted and, could

has been abandoned owing to the opposition of a section of the Ca binet, w

has the world's biggest air feet.

It is a matter of interesting approximately 3,000 aircraft, as

Summary.

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With this pledge of good faith, it is possible for the southern

The women's swimming went to forces to renew the push towards China, an

The - basketball, volleyball and baseball to the Philippines. The girls volleyball to the Philippines.

The track, fleld and swimming were all won by Japan

The fancy diving has been wo1 by the Netherlands Fast Indies.

The shooting and boxing have been won by the Philippines.

The tennis is undecided. Japan and the Philippines are still tied

the Communiat zones.

RUBBER RESTRICTION

~ BILL IN F.M.S.

Kuala Lumpur, May 1, The Federal Cound here has unanimously, passed the Rubber Restriction Bill-Reuter,

The Bill was introduced to con- form with the Rubber Agreement

International Committee.

speculation how France will react compared with Britain's ‚1,400,- and may play off to-morrow if reached earlier this month by the to Mr. Baldwin's statement, as she 'Reuter.

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