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NAVAL PROGRAMME OF FRANCE

Marine Minister Discloses

His. Intentions

Paris, August 28.

"I am determined to be a partisan of big units." declared M. Pietri., Minister of Marine, at an Interview.

ships of the Provence class, the first of which will be ready in a few months,"

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M Pietri also introduced four-year plan to improve naval and air service construction and subterranean petrol depots of which one has already been con-

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1934.

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CABLE NEWS IN ARMS MANUFACTURERS

AND FOREIGN FIRMS

BRIEF

Japanese Instructor For China

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Moscow, Aug. 27. '

the

Interesting Disclosures

Foreshadowed

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interesting international

closed situations."

Washington, Aug. 28. Disclosures on relations between The Japanese Government bas accepted the offer to provide an

United States armament instructor for the newly organised arms are foreshadowed by Bena- manufacturers and large foreign Chinese Marine Academy at Footor Pope, a member of the Sen- chow in the province of Fuklenate's special munitions investigat- according to reports from Toklo

Ing committee which appearing in the official argan of

meets DJ September 4.

Senator Pope declared that the records of the Navy Department in the case of many private firms "dis-Reuter.

"The foremost Item in my pro- gramme is the building of a sister ship to the battleship Dunkerque. The latter may be Anished instructed at Ajaccio, and the sup-the Red Army, "Krasnaya Svesda" 1937 and the sister ship in 1938. ply of a new model of land bat- on Monday.

• "I have ordered a complete teries on the Algerian and Moroc transformation of three battle- can coasts. Reuter,

EAST LOCARNO PACT

Poland's Ironclad Conditions

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Press" (Copyright.)] -

The surprise request by the Chinese Government was fulfilled by the Japanese Marine Ministry by the appointment of Captain' now was the commandant of a flying squadron in Yokosuka harbour.- Transocean Fuo Min.

OIL RESERVOIR Teraoka who till

EXPLOSION

Disaster In South America

Buenos Aires, Aug. 28.

So far one person has been kili-

AIR RACE BALLOONS

Paris, Aug. 27. Two German

non-rigid bal- loons taking part in the air races in Dusseldorf were forced down in

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ed and 50 injured as the result of French territory on Monday, one Paris, Aug. 27. three ironclad condi- containing over

an explosion Poland's

in two reservoirs

two million gal

300 miles south of Paris near the tions which are stubbornly hold-lons of petroleum.

town of Arrenes and the other ing up the signature. to the much In Campana the whole sectior

further south near Correze. discussed East Locarno pact, were published on Monday by the well-have spread to

of the town is on fire. The flames

After an examination of the other reservoirs. balloonists' informed conservative Temps,"

papers, the French Extreme panic has been created authorities rendered the racers, all The first Polish requirement is by the disaster and the popula-possible assistance.—

tion is fleeting from the town. Transocean 'Kuo Min.

The railway station destroyed.

a refusal under any circumstances to allow Soviet troops to march through Polish territory though, at a special request, Poland is ready to co-operate with the navy and air fleet.

Secondly, the demands for a fin- al settlement of the Polish- Lithuanian confilet including the solution of the Vilna dispute and the restoration of normal diplo- matic relations between the two countries.

As the last prerequisite to the acceptance of the East Locarno Pact, Poland wishes to be guaran- teed in future to be informed of ali diplomatic conversations con- ducted by the French Foreign of- fice and be allowed to participate in preliminaries and major dip- lomatic steps before they were made, as not in the case of the Franco-Soviet negotiations which led up to the present pact.- Transocean. Kuo Min.

EUROPEAN PEACE

Austria's Efforts Stressed

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[Special to the "Hong Kong Daliy

Press" (Copyright.)]

Vienna, Aug. 27. What

was expected to be the opening move of the Austilan re- quest for new international loans at the forthcoming, assembly of the League of Nations was launch- ed on Monday by an article in the semi-official ""Neuigkeit welt- blatt" here.

has been A fire fighting train has been despatched from Buenos Aires.--- Reuter.

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ARRESTS ON C. E. R.

Allegations" Of Torture

Moscow, Aug. 28. Fifty four Soviet employees of the Chinese Eastern Railway have been arrested in Manchukuo since August 18 according to the Tass Agency. Their relatives have been kept in a state of anxiety by starles of inhuman tortures at the police stations.

re-

It is alleged that several latives have received parcels of blood-stained clothing of prisonera being coerced to confess that they were acting under orders to or ganise raids on trains and stations. Keuter,

ANOTHER U.S. STRIKE

Textile Workers Preparing

Washington, Aug. 28.

A walk out in the woollen and rayon industries is being prepared by the strike 'committee of the United Textile Workers.

According to Mr. Francis Gor- man, chairman of the committee, it is highly possible that the walk out will be simultaneous with the cotton strike date,

before

The strikingly frank article re- minds the European Powers that "they were obligated to deliver practical thanks to Austria for lime and again offering a tribute from their dearest resources and best ren for the sake of Euro- pean peace. Without desiring

The cotton strike date remains war, the article goes on, Austria uncertain. It will probably start in the last year twice saved Europe this week, but it is unlikely that from plunging into conflict by it will be fully effective bending every energy to localize September 4. the war danger and scotch it upon Reuter. Austrian territory. If the inde- pendence and freedom of Austria is so great a value to the Euro- pean States as internal and public opinion so often maintained, then "the continent is under obligation

to make practical recognition of.. Austria's services and participate! In the burdens which Austria was... thus forced to bear" Transicer Kun Min.

MAJ.-GEN. FINLAYSON'S NEW COMMAND

London Aug. 27.

Major-General E. G. Finlayson

has been appointed Commander of the Third Division with effect from 15th October in succession to Lieutenant-General Pitt Taylor, British Wireless,

CHICAGO'S GREAT UNPAID

School Teachers Draw Arrears Of Wages

of

CONTROL OF N. R. A.

Gen. Johnson's Victory

Washington, Aug. 27. The battle between General Hugh Johnson and Mr. Donald Richberg over the future of the National Recovery Administration is over.

It is predicted that the com-

shipment of scrap iron from the mittee is likely to investigate the

United States to Japan, in which connection" the Department of Commerce report shows that 101,- 293 out of 155,812 tons exported from the United States in July. were shipped to Japan-

AMERICA CUP RACE

Rainbow's Chances Bright

The

Newport, RI., August 27. Rainbow's chance of de

fending the America Cup against

Mr. Tom Sopwith's Endeavour in the 1934 yachting classic next month has been greatly increased Observers to-day conceded that in consequence of her victory over

the Yankee by General Johnson had won a com-

3 minutes 11 emerged as the undisputed dicta-gular course to-day. plete tactical victory and has seconds over 接 30-mile trian-

tor of N.R.A.

Had the Yankee won her choice His personal battle with Mr. would have been practically cer- Donald Richberg, which also in-tain, but the same does not apply volved Miss Perkins, the Secretary to the Rainbow, as the Yankee's of the Department of Labour, performances hitherto have been concerned plans submitted for the superior to that of her rival, not withstanding the fact that the Mr. Richberg, who is General latter is a new craft, built by the Twelve high Turkish officers led Counsel of N.RA, submitted plans Vanderbilt syndicate at a cost of by General Fachrettin Pascha ware which called, it is understood; for a million dollars specially for the welcomed with high military bon-changes in NRA. modifying its America Cup race-Reuter. ours as they arrived here to the labour status improvement side sound of bands and salutes of har- among other things, but General bour guna

SOVIET WELCOME TO TURKISH OFFICERS

Odessa, Aug. 27.

The twelve-men commission left a few hours for Moscow where they will participate in the huge-scale manoeuvres of the Red Army as a return visit to that made by the Soviet Miltary Mission to Istanbul duzing the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Republic. Tranwacan Kuo Min..

MOUNTAIN CLIMBING...

MIRACLE

Chamonix, Aug. 27.

A mountain climbing miracle was revealed in the Swiss alps on Monday when a searching party

which

reorganisation of N.R.A.

Johnson has come out on top in the conflict.

It is understood that Mr. Rich- berg will remain at least tempor- arly as counsel to N.R.A. with the understanding that General John- son is the Chief. Later, he will probably be appointed head of the National Emergency Council.

Miss Perkins is expected to con- fine her activities very closely to the Labour Department.

Generally speaking, President Roosevelt, has worked out a plan to keep off both from stepping on the sensitive toes of General Johnson. Reuter,

was combing the steep SALVATION ARMY

defiles and deep glacier, cracks in the surrounding region for a French alpinist who disappeared eight days ago, recovered the vic- tim of the climbing accident alive.

Despite more than a week's ex- posure to the snow, wind and bit- ing cold of the mountain nights, the man who had fallen into a ra vine from which he was unable to escape on his own power, suffered only critically frozen legs. He was taken to hospital and it is stated that he has every chance of a full recovery- Transcccan Kuo Min. માં

MARATHON CYCLISTS

Warsaw, Aug. 27.

pedalled out the best Polish ath- The crack German blcycle team lete to win the first Warsaw to Ber- lin cyclist race in the history of the two countries.

The German star, Scheller, who was favoured to win after leading the field by a comfortable margin in the Orst two days had bad luck in the last few hours when he suf- fered four punctured tyres and one pedal breakage which forced bum 'to concede first place to Hauswald,

a dark horse.

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FLOOD HAVOC

IN INDIA

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Hardinge Bridge Endangered

Calcutta, Aug. 27. The extent of the flood disaster

Ganges continues to rise. is spreading alarmingly as the

At least fity villages are known.

Queen's Building.

LABOUR IN AUSTRIA

Demand for Policy Of Conciliation

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Vienna, Aug. 27.

A warping was delivered to the is feared that the loss of life has vice-burgomaster of Vienna, Wink- to have been swept away and it new Austrian Government by the been heavy, although thousandsler, in a public letter published on

safety.

of fugitives from the storm waters Monday in which he pleaded for have managed to reach places of a 'policy of conciliation toward the labour forces of the country, clos- ing with the ominous words that otherwise the new workers move- ment will nevitably turn vigorous- ly against the reorganised State.

Dr. Winkler has been entrusted with the formation of the new la- bour organisation. within the limited frame of the new Austrian constitution and therefore a sharp public protest against the Govern- ment policy is as sharply effective

Reports show that hundreds of bead of cattle have perished, while the crops in several districts in Bihar and Orissa have been badly damaged where not entirely destroyed.

Experts are now anxiously watching the great Hardinge Rail- way Bridge at Saran, the longest in India, which was built by Bri- (From Our Own Correspondent.tish engineers a score of years ago

London August 23. at a cost of three millions sterling..) sa unexpected. London Silver prices to-day were Thousands of men unchanged, as follow:---

have been working for five months to protect Aug. 27

Aug. 28 the bridge from flood dangers and ..21-9/16

21-9/16 hitherto the new protective walls Forward 21-9/18

21-8/16 have withstood the torrent of London on New York cross rate at 2.00 p.m. to-day was 5.05-7/18 compared with 5.06 at closing yesterday.

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DISASTROUS FIRE IN

CHICAGO

Armour Factory Damaged

Chicago, Aug. 27. London, Aug. 28," Fears of a repetition of the Forty-seven Gounelilors of the great stockyard disaster of four Salvation Army from all parts of months ago were aroused by a the world are meeting in London Serce outbreak in the yards to- to-day to choose a new General today. succeed General, Higgins, who is retiring in November.

General Higgins yesterday gave a formal reception to the Coun- cillors, whom he exhorted to per- form their great purpose in a great way.

Workers frantically drove the bellowing cattle to the leeward of the flames and prodigious efforts by the Are brigades enabled them to restrict the outbreak to one of Armour's factories.

The damage is estimated at $75,-

000.-

As a two-thirds majority is re-. quirement for the appointment. Reuter, the ballotting may last two days" Nominations will not be made un-

the Council meets Reuter.

CANTON'S INDUSTRIAL

COLLEGES

The population in the Polish Work To Be Sent To Peiping capital accorded all the marathon cyclists a warm welcome as they Onished the gruelling race through the main streets of Warsaw- Transocean Kuo Min.

OLD WOMAN'S DEATH

Canton," August 28..

ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE

British Association Activities

London, Aug. 27. The British Association for the Advancement of Science which la holding its annual meeting at In order to advance education, Aberystwyth next month and at Chicago, Aug. 27.

the authorities of the Nanking which most of Britain's best known The City's great unpaid, namely

Educational Department recently scientists, as well as many dis- 17,000 teachers and other school

decided to hold a Grand Exhibitinguished foreign visitors, will be employees formed a night-long

tion of the work of all the Indus present, is expected to produce queue to draw the arrears

trial Schools and Colleges through-practical contributions towards the wages paid by the Reconstruction.

Munich, Aug. 27,

cut the country.

solution of many modern problems. Finance Corporation loan.

The oldest woman in Germany,

The Grand Exhibition, accord. At last year's meetings, the Bri- The arrears averaged $1,500 Frau Maria Schoepperle, died on ing to their plans will be held in tish Association formed committees aplese and will be mostly devoted Monday aged 108 in the idyllic Peiping in the middle of Novem- to investigate such subjects as to payment of debte to landlords, town of Lenzkirch in the province reported that the students aspects of wireless telegraphy, and noise, water supplies and various 01 Baden. Born in June, 1828, the old lady passed away in the pre- of the Canton, Industrial Schools the Feults of the researches made sence of her three children aged and Codeges are now busily pre- are to be announced at the 8077 and 72

paring their exhibits for this Aberystwyth meetings Transocean Huo Miri.

Great Brition:

British Warden.

clothiers and grocers

Mayor Kelly has declared that Chicago is now on a sound and sol- vent basis- Reuter

ber this year.

flood waters.- Reuter.

RIOTS IN CORINTH

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the Government is that the nation The gist of the public message to must not attempt to exclude the leaders of old social, democratic and free labour unions from par- ticipating in its affairs, unless they wish and force the creation of an extra

legal labour movement. Winkler himself announced his determination to continue the creation of groups of workers both in Vienna and the provinces. Transocean Kuo Min.

CHINESE MINISTERS IN NANKING

Athens, Aug. 27. Violent farmer riots' broke out, in the historic city of Corinth on Monday when the assembled land- owners demonstrated against the new agricultural prices fixable by Government, and attempted to burn one of the largest

Nanking, Aug. 28. Corin- Dr. Wellington Koo and Mr. W. thian's granaries. Police interven-W. Yen arrived here from Shang- tinn saved the main buildings but hal to-day. They are proceeding

Transocean Kuo Min. one person was killed and scores to Kuling to-morrow to see Mar- injured.

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