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RESTORATION OF THE

HAPSBURGS

Mussolini-Starhemberg Agreement

(Special to "Hong Kong

Daily Press").

(Dy Telegraph, Copyright, Tele

Ordinance, 2894.

graphic Messages

Received, August 17, 7.30 p.)

London, August 17.

Il Duce has had an op- portunity of Interviewing ex- Empress Zita and the question has been further discussed by the Italian cabinet.

According to the same reports, t has been decided that President Miklas shall resign in the autumn and that the Presidency shall then be superceded by the Regency, either Archduke Eugene or Star- hemberg to be appointed Regent.

The recent conversations be tween Signor Mussolini and Prince von Starhemberg form the subject of interesting reports published by the London papers from their respective Rome correspondents who state that it had been agreed The reports add that Italy has between Duce and the Austrian consented to grant Austria twenty Vice-Chancellor that the former million lire monthly and that the will refrain from adopting any de- Austrian police will be ге- Anite attitude towards the restora- organised on the Italian model.-. tion of the Hapsburgs until i Transoceah Kuo Min.

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“NEW DEAL” IN

AMERICA

Smashing Election Victory

Washington, Aug. 17: Administration circles are most gratified with the smashing vetory whch the "New Deal" has won in the Democratic elections at Nebra ka.

The latest returns show that Governor Charles W. Bryan, who has been a vigorous critic of the National Recovery Administration, was defeated by more than 221 votes in the contest for Senatorial nomination by Edward R. Buker, whole-hearted supporter of the "New Deal."

CHINA MISSION IN EUROPE

Traffic Problem

Study

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Daily Press"}, (By Telegraph, Copyright, Tele graphic Messages Ordinance, Received, August 17, 7.30 p.m.)

189$

The, Chinese mission

Berlin. August 17. study of traffic problems, headed for the by the Vice-Minister of traffic. Pu Fel Pen, travelled to Leipzig on Friday in order to inspect the largest railway station in Europe. The more radical wing of the The mission, which will return to' Democratic Party Was generally Berlin on Friday, had a busy week victorious in the primary elections visiting the Reich railways and which have been already held in repair shops here, and the

vast

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1934,

President Miklas, according to reports, will resign In the autumu to make way for the appointment of a Regent.

CUT IN TIN QUOTAS

An Authoritative Explanation

corres-

CONTROL OF WHEAT PRODUCTION

Governments Disclose Their Policies

London, August 17,

The American Ambassador Mr. Robert Bingham presided at to- day's meeting at the Board of Trade of Wheat Advisory Com- mittee. A communique issued la- ter states that the United States delegation reported, that the fallure of this year's crops follow- ing as it did on the poor crop in the previous year did so on great- ly modified reasons which had led the United States Administration to adopt an acreage reduction in order to improve the position of the American wheat farmer.

The United States Government was. however, prepared to take the necessary steps to prevent the area sowN to wheat from rising above the level to which it had been reduced this year, provided other countries were ready to con- tinue the general effort to adjust wheat production to demand.

The United States delegation added that the reduction in acre- age brought about in the United States of America had been of

sufficient magnitude to represent at an average, yields over the past ten years of some hundred million bushels of wheat.

London, Aug. 17. All reports that the Internation- al Tin Committee desires to fix the price for the metal at a cer- tain level are beside the truth ac- cording to Dutch authorities who were" interviewed by the "Finan- cial Times" Amsterdam pondent. The recent reduction in the quota is based solely in con- sideration of the statistical post- tion and not owing to any desire to maintain a certam price level,

The correspondent adds that the task of the Committee is sole- ly to bring about equilibrium insideration of the reallocation of production and consumption. quotas for the 1934/35 period. While it is logical that the price committee will meet again to-mor- Will be influenced by such met row-British Wireless, hods, this is the only consequence of the Committee's primary task.

The last increase in the quota was effected under the fluence of perhaps somewhat over-optim- istic views regarding American consumption, but the sharp. de-

Statements were made by the various delegations as to the policles of their Governments in regard to the control of wheat production. Lace. this afternoon the committee turned to the con-

FERRY BOAT DISASTER

The

the West and the Middle-West goods trame station at Hämmin eline in such consumption, coupled Over One Hundred

States.

There were several cases where a sitting member, though staunch supporter of President Roosevelt, has been defeated by a candidate protesting similar. allegiance, but who at the same time was strongly

advocating free silver coinage.

Westphalia. and other places of Interest.

The mission will leave Berlin ceptions in their honour on a big next week for Hamburg where re- scale will be organised by senate of the German East Asiatle

Association.

the

There is every indication that the silver bloc in the next Con-

Independently of the mission, gress will be even stronger and the Minister of Railways at Nan- more vociferous than in the last king is also here. He is studying Cobgress.→→→

the postal arrangements as well Reuter.

as the Reich motor ways and rail- ways. On Thursday he took part in an interesting experimental trip in the latest surveying car and most up-to-date streamlined en- gine.-Transocean Kuo Mix.

PETROL FROM WATER

Rotten Engineer's

Claim

Paris, Aug. 17.

ITALIAN TROOPS

WITHDRAW.

with the existing uncertainty" re- garding the development of the dollar, is mainly responsible for the present cut.

The correspondent concludes that the allegations of the Buffer with the International The Com- Pool and other Fools connected

mittee are already operating in the market facts.

enter.

absolutely contrary

SILVER MARKET

to

Drowned

Patna.-Aug. 16.

In a tragedy caused by a panic. men and women are reported to at least a hundred and seventy

have been drowned near Dairihara The disaster was due to the cap- sizing of a ferry-boat. The ferry set out across the river conveying about two hundred passengers and a number of bullocks.

It overturned in mid-stream. According to the stories related

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CHINA'S. GOOD CROP

Shanghai, Aug. 14. Reliable estimates to-day tri- dicated that China may move into the unusual role as the world's greatest wheat producing nation, providing that low estimates of the Russian crop are accurate.

China's harvest this season is now estimated at 852.000.000 bush. cls of anusually good quality of wheat.

The good crop is due to the ex- ceptionally dry weather of the harvest season in the Yangtze river valley.

Consequently China's importa. tion of wheat is expected to de

line, although the amount cannot be estimated pending the outcome of the rice crop, which has suf-, fered from drought in many areas, China wheat imports, reached a peak of 60,000,000 bushels in 1931.

Ordinarily the United States leads the world as a wheat pro- ducing nation, annual production running up to more than 1,000,- 000,000 bushels some years. The 888,000,000 bushels annually. average for the past five years was

United States is estimated at only However, this year's crop in the

490,000,000 bushel, due to the com- bined effect of acreage reduction and drought.

Russia. has been forging ahead as a wheat producing country passing Canada, Australia and the Argentine, also big wheat coun- tries.

China's wheat production is nor mally some 600,000,000 bushels an- nually.

DR. SCHAEFER RELEASED

By International Court

(Special to "Hong Kong

Daily Press")

graphic Messages Ordinance, 1894

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Zala- |

Received, August 17, 4.30 p.m.)

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AUTHENTICITY

OF THE

"TESTAMENT"

Resentment At French Press Insinuations

(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press")

(by Telegraph, "Copyright, Telegraphic Messager Ordinanes, 1894- Received August 17, 1.20 p.m.)

pressed by the French Press as to to assume the legacy of the dead The insinuations and doubts ex-with which the leader was pledged the authenticity of Hindenburg's Field Marshal than by the fact Saarbruecken, Aug. 17.

"political testament" in which the that he did not hesitate The International Supreme Court late Field Marshal expressed his moment to publish the historic for a of Justice for the Sear territory in appreciation of Adolf Hitler's ac- document. The essential contents Saar Louis held a special session complishments, have caused

of the legacy is Hindenburg's de

Berlin, August 17. more striking proof for the loyalty

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on Thursday when it ordered the sentment here. In an interview, stre, von Papen continues, to see Schaefer who immediately after-had with Captain von Fapen over release of the retired mayor, Dr. the "Deutsche Nachrichtenburg" the unity of the entire German strived for by hini and

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nation

DUTCH OPINION

Amsterdam, August 17.

by survivors of the mishap. the wards proceeded to Germany. It the telephone, the latter also re-accomplished by Hitler on January From Our Own Oorrespondent.i boat began to rock fairly violent-will be remembered that President ferred to the conjectures indulged 130 last year, more and more inten~ London, August 17.7 as a result of the strong cur- Knox wrote to the League of in by the hostile outside world sified. And this, von Papan.con- London silver prices to-day were

rent. Tragedy loomed when the Nation's recently, urging the deten- which had originally declared the cludes, is also Adolf Hitler's sole down 1/16d as follow:

bullocks, grew alarmed and jump-tion of Schaefer whom Knox re-National-Socialism would probably wish-Transocean Kuo Min, ed into the river, causing a quan- quired as chief witness against never admit the publication of the Aug. 16 "Aug. 17

tity of water to, enter the boat. Spot

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Instead of keeping their heads, Deutsche Front-Transocean Kuo the passengers grew panic-stricken Min. The London on New York and crowded to one side of the cross-rate at closing to-day was boat, which capsized, carrying 5.09-3-8, compared with 5.08 at many aboard down with It.

About thirty out of two hundred passengers were rescued.... Reuter.

A sensational clairy, to the ability From The Common closing yesterday.

to manufacture synthetic petrol from salt water is made by a Rouen motor engineer, named Saheurs.

The Paris journal, "Le Matin," makes the revelation, but suggests that the claim should be treated with reserve.

Sabeurs claims that he

manufacture petrol at £

can

Frontier

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(By Telegraph, 'Copyright, Tela

ONE THOUSAND SET FREE

GERMANY'S WORKERS

And Their Total Income

cost of graphite Messages Ordinance, 1805. Result Of Amnesty [Special to the "Hong Kong Day

a fraction of a penny a quart and Beceived, August 17, 4.30 p.m.)

says that a ship on the high seas

could install his apparatus and make its own petrol while pro- ceeding on its voyage.

iJ OFFER TO GOVERNMENT

of the process.

He adds that he will not reveal

GOO.

Haheurs has given the French Government the first option on the invention and representatives of the French War Office And the

Air Ministry are sald to have recently visited his workshops in Roten--

Rome, August 17.

that the Italian troops originally An official announcement states

massed along the common frontier

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PRINCE STARHEMBERG

Law

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HAGIA SOPHIA

Danger Of Collapse

(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Preas")

Captain von Papen declares that The "Telegraaf" in an article he handed over the testament to headed "Hindenburg and Hitler" the leader two days ago and there declares that there is no doubt as was no better refutation of the to the authenticity of the testa- insinuations expressed and no ment-Transocean Kuo. Min.

CAPT. VON PAPEN semi-ocial "Diplomatisch-Politis-

Presents His Credentials

(By. Telegraph, Copyright, Tele- graphic Messages Ordinance, 1894. Received, August 17,4-30 p.m.)

Istanbul, August 17. Press" (Copyright.)1

Hagia Sophia, one of the earliest Berlin, Aug. 16. and most famous churches in Investigations have been carried Christendom and built by the (Special to the "Hong Kong Dalls

Press" (Copyright.)).

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his

on Thursday was hailed by the

che Korrespondenz" here as the beginning of

a new stage of Austro-German relations.

"The German Chancellor," saya the Korrespondens, "has commig sioned a man with his unbounded removing the tension of mis confidence to perform the task of out by the German Institute for Roman Emperor, Justinian in the Saheurs is quite willing for any events of July 25, have been order-

with Austria as the result of the (Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Business Research-that is the sixth century and later converted

understandings between Vienna one to examine his apparatus, de-ed to withdraw, the withdrawal

Press" (Copyright.)]

oficial body, Institut Fuer Kon-into a mosque when Constantine'

and Berlin. On this occasion, it claring that it protects the secret being already in progress. This Over one thousand persons in total income earned by factory empire, is now threatened with

Berlin, August 17.

junkturförschung-concerning the came under the away of the Roman

Vienna, Aug. 18.

must be emphasised anew that decision of the Italian Government district of Greater

The new German Minister to

through the spontaneous measures. is believed to be the consequence have been released already as the officials during the second quarter ment has addressed enquiries to presented

Berlin alone workers, office employees and State collapse.

The Turkish Govern- Austria, Capt. von Papen oficially the recent political

taken during the trying hours of:" the secret for less than £25,000,- of Starhemberg's conversations result of the general amnesty pro- of 1934,

with Mussolini a' few days ago claimed on August 7 to mark the groups of workers are practically Strassburg, Malz and Luebeck to President Miklas, A short inter Austriani domestic and political The earnings of these leading architects, in Cologne, Thursday at an audience with gave evidence that integrity of the disorders in credentials on Austria, the German Government passage of the law amalgamating identical to-day with the total of ascertain what could be done to view with Schuschnigg and Foreign conditions are accepted as a mat the offices of Reichspresident and national income. In absolute figures save the historical relic. Reischancellor. An official an the total earnings of the second It is

Minister Berger followed Forter of course and the independence most likely that the nouncement states that further re-quarter amount to nearly 7.5. mil-building will be supported by the hours preceding the arrival of the of Austria was not threatened by leases may be expected in the next liards marks as against 6.9 mil-use of reinforced concrete and German Minister at the Chancel Germany. It was from the Reich few days. The figures for the lards in the first quarter of this strengthened by wire rope anchors lety, all the roads were cleared by that the initiative towards the number set free in the whole Reich year. This takes into no account which will reduce the strain on the party of strong police detach achievement that the baste aller- would not be avaliable for same. the "seasonal influences." When threatened parts of the fabric-ments while a company of the re- ation of the Austro-German rela time.-Transocean Kuo Min due allowances have been made, Transocean Kuo Min.

gular army wearing steel helmets tions came, Austria's reaction this result shows, if the first quar-

took up the position before the must now be awaited with calm ter of 1933 is taken as a basis MOTOR BUSES TO RUN ON building with bayonets fixed. and patience, Events will reveat GREEN ARMY DISSOLVED quarter of that year showed an the second comparison,

CONDENSED GAS

Von Papen and his party which, whether the Austrian Government included his secretary von Tschir wishes to create a real basis of (By Talagraph, Copyright, Tela

quarter an increase of 4 per cent. mcrease of 2 per cent, the third [Special to the "Hong Kong Dally schky, and the Charge d'Affaires, internal peace in Aust graphic Messages Ordinance, 1804.

Prem" (Copyright.)]

Frince Erbach, were and the fourth quarter six per

welcomed the understanding between -Received, August 27, 4-80. p.m.)

Berlin, August 17. cent, and in 1934 the first quarter A number of Berlin motor buses sentation of arms.

with a salute of drams and pre-many and Austria- London, August 17, ground by a company of Black- An official announcement states an increase of 15 per cent, the will shortly be run by condensed Transocean Kuo-Min.

a natural consequent Mr. Montagu Norman, the shirts and young Fascists. Thurs-that Governor of the Bank of England, day was

the State Secretary for second quarter an increase of 17 gas, according to a statement pub-

An authoritative spent in inspecting public safety has dissolved the per cent. The remarkable featurelished in the papers, which add

states that von returning here last night from various Fascist youth organisations Austrian peasant militia, former is that this increase took place at that successful experiments in [Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Vienna and then bably stay only Canada told pressmen that he had under the guidance of the Prefect ly known as the Green an unaltered wage rate so that the this direction have: no views or impressions of public of Venice. Starhemberg will pro- Army and also all its sub- increase was almost entirely due to been made by the Municipal recently interest to státe. He had been bably leave Venice on Friday mor-associations. All members are the increased number of people em- gasworks jointly on leave and had a good time- ning.—«

to be unconditionally disarmed ployed- Transocean Kuo Min.

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Reuter."

Received By Young Fascists

MR. MONTAGUE NORMAN) [Special to the "Hong Kong Daily

(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press").

Press" (Copyright.)]

Milan, Aug. 16. Prince Starḥemberg who left for Vietua by airplane on Wednesday broke his journey at Venice where he was received on the aviation

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daly Press" (Copyright,)]–

Bienna, August 17,

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Berlin, Aug. 16.

Municipal Transport Company Transocean Kuokin.

many and remal time, this prole sitated by circum The actual opening of von special mission Papen's special mission in Vienna Transocean Xuo i,

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