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Startling Morro Castle

Evidence

New York, Sept. 12.

was

Rogers, Arst radio officer, was also examined but it is understood he declared previously the "fe

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1934.

CENTRAL BANK RUSSIA'S ENTRY TO THE

OF CANADA

Extraordinary Powers For Governor

London, Sept. 12. Extraordinary powers were fa- vested in Mr. Graham Towers, 37 years old, Chairman of the New A body attachment order, which

arrest, tantamount to

Central Bank of Canada, the bye- laws of which have just been served on the Second Radio Officer | story has not been told" and was of the Morro Castle at the com- questioned concerning the alleged issued. The Governor will be the pletion of 21 hours' testimony be- report that the New Jersey wire-supreme head holding office for fore a Federal Grand Jury yester-less station had asked the Morro seven years and eligible for re- day.

Castle whether there was B fire appointment. aboard even before the liner emitted the frät stand-by,

The Jury was summoned to en- quire into the cause of the fre which broke out on the liner while off the coast of New Jersey, on Saturday morning. appalling loss of life. Bensational

The Grand Jury to-day will in- vestigate reports that frearms the were brought to play while resulting in-

ship was burning.

eviderice, Indicating incendiarism, has been given by members of the crew.

Besides the Second Radio of cer, elvil warrants were served on the First Officer, and other members of the crew to ensure their appearance before the Jury following the complaint that the Ward Line was signing on some of the Moto Castle's crew for another bout due to sail from New York.....

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"A

PASSENGER'S STORY sixteen-year-old

passenger,

Mr. Lewis Perrine told the Press "I was on B deck when I heard a shot from the other side and flames..twenty yards away. I saw a seaman lying on deck and an officer with a revolver."

It was also revealed that 1 member of the crew told a Federal investigator that he overheard a conversation between Mr. Warms" and another officer regarding the fallure of the pumps, adding "1 retreated hurriedly from the bridge because I did not want to Eet shot.

BULLET HOLE IN EYE

"REAL STORY NOT TOLD"

New York. Sept. 12. It appears that Alagna, second radio oficer, has been arrested and will be arraigned to-day when the question of bail will be decided, whereas several others of the crew are held in custody on civil warrants merely to ensure suggesting he had been shot for "their appearance. Attorney Con-looting, which may explain the in-

boy refused to comment on the rident seen by Mr. Perrine. evidence of Alagna.

MURDER OF A

JAPANESE

National Feelings Aroused

Tents.n Sept 12.

Japanese reports allege that

a Japanese named Miyagoshi, de- scribed 18

contractor in the Japanese Army was murdered at Lintoutin when returning Tongshan It la stated this has aroused the ire of Japanese re- sidents in Tongshan and the in- eldent may assume serious propor- tions.

Chinese reports declare that tempted to, blackmail Chinese

Miyagoshi was a "ronin who

farmers Heuter.

GERMAN AIRWOMAN RESUMES FLIGHT

at-

Tale. 1804-

A newspaper report states that a seaman was picked up with a bullet hole in the eye and two hundred dollars in his pockets,

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EAST LOCARNO

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German Rejection Expected

(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press")

Trie (By" Telegraph, Copyright, graphic

1894. Massager Ordinance, Received, September 12, 4-20 p.) London, Sept. 12.

rejection of

In addition the Governor and Deputy Governor will be on the Board of seven directors elected by the "shareholders. two repre- sending primary producers two commerce manufacturers and three other activities. All resolution are

subject to the Governor's veta and the functions of the Board are mainly advisory.

In order to prevent the Chartered Bank's obtaining control. each shareholder must. statutorily de- clare to be a British subject re.. sident in Canada and not connect- ed with any Chartered Bank.-- Renter

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SILVER MARKET

From Our Own Correspondent)

London, Sept. 12. - London Suter prices to-day WOTO 1/16 down, as follow:-

Sept. 11 Sept. 12 Spot

21-3/4 21-11/16 Forward..... 21-13/16 21-3/4

London on New York cross rate

at 2 p.m. to-day was 5,00-15/18. compared with 5.00-1/8 at closing yesterday.

JAPANESE SEAMEN

Issue A Strike

Threat

Tokyo, Sept. 12.- The Seamen's Union Executives here threaten to call a general

strike involving 100,000 seamen unless the demands submitted to the N.Y.K. and O.S.K. for better

LEAGUE

Obstruction By Smaller Powers

(Special to "Hong Kong Dally Press"). (By Talegraph, Copyright, Tale- rophis Messages Ordinance, 1801. Received, September 12. 4:30.p.m.)

Paris, Sept. 12. The Geneva discussions relative to, Russia's entry into the League are not proceeding as smoothly as the French Government desire." according to the French Press which reproaches & number of smaller States with making trou-

ble

MAJORITY AGREEMENT (Special to the “Bong Kong Bally

Press" (Copyright.)] \"

Geneva, Sept... 11. The majority of the States belonging to the league of Nations reached an agreement on Tuesday night about the provisional text of Invitation to Soviet Russia. It is asserted here that this text has already been communicated to Russia by the French delegation.

Litvinoff is stated to be in the after they had agreed in neighbourhood of Geneva on principle to Russia's admittance. French soll, while the speciat Some papers even trace this at-Soviet Russian envoy has already uitude of some smaller powers to

reached Geneva.— Germany's attitude respecting the Transocean Run Min." Eastern Pact as outlined in her

recent reply which still forms the subject of comment.

The "Petit Paristen" opines that at least another couple of days are required to settle the question

M. LITVINOFF ANGRY

Geneva, Sept. 12. Russia's entry to the League has received a setback. As expected. the modified text of the proposed invitation by the Powers has not pleased M, Litvinor, who is some- where in Savoy. He is reported to

of the invitation to Russia while the journal is uneasy and asks apprehensively what would hap-be very indignant and to have

pen if one were compelled to sub- mit to Russia the customary ques- tions, which every applicant for League membership ought to answer.- Transocean Kuo Min

LANGUAGE IN MEMEL

Street Notices Order

(Special to "Hong Kong..

Daily Press")

(B Telegraph, Copyright, Tele graphic Messages Ordinance, 189 Received, September 12, 4-30 p.m.)

Pilsit Sept. 12, Another draconic action was in stigated on Tuesday, by the un- constitutionally instituted Lithuan Territory aimed at the suppression of the German language in country under its Jurisdiction. police decree was issued to that

jan directorate of the Memel

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declared that he has been misled about the position.

The matter is being examined by a special sub-committee, but it is not expected to be smoothed out easily —Reuter

POLICE IN THE SAAR

Gerinan Front Protest

(Special to "Hong Kong"

Daily Press").

by Telegraph, Copyright, 'Tela- graphic Messager Ordinance. 1894. Received, September 12, 4-30 p.m.)

Geneva, Sept. 12.

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LET'S GET AT THE MILITIA

Desperate Rioting By Strikers

Baylesville, RL, Sept. 12.

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Troops were ordered not to Dre One hundred and forty-two per- whatever the provocation, so, they

The crowd broke the cordon

used truncheons. The Militia ed fear gas and nausea gas

* EARLIER SCENE. Two men and a woman were

man Front, Pirro, and the leader suns, including eighteen siltia- of the fraction of German Front men were injured in desperate

Roechling, lodged & protest with in the Saarland regional council, rioting round the mills, the League of Nations on Tuesday with shouts of "Let's get, at the against the demand made by Mr. Militia and attacked two hundred shot during a strike zips when a force be set to Knox that an international police and sixty of them who, reinforced crowd rushed the gate of a mil maintain peace by one hundred police at the mill and demolished the watchman's and order in the Saar.

gates were torn down and attempts It is pointed out that according made to fire the buildings, but dé- to Mr. Knox's

report of fenders held out. Three hundred.

OWN

house.

Two thousand police are guard Ing, the mill and two hundred

the pay and treatment are accepted effect that by October 15 next all. March 12, 1934, about one third of Artillerymen drove up in the nirk National guards, have rushed to

That the Eastern pact by Germany had been expected is the view of the "Dally Telegraph" which main-

by September 23.-Reuter,

tains that from the very outset. INDIANS TO DIE

Germany opined it would derive little benefit from such a plan.

The idea that armies of Red

Russia might pass through anti-A Girl Also Sentenced

Red Germany in order to assist | her against France, does not in- terest and attract Germany just 23 the possibility that France might assist. Germany against Russia

publicity exhibited in the notice the State Police in the city of of time which marked a turn in the

boards

and

announcements in

name plates not only in the city

of Memel but also in the country districts must be printed **15 faultless text in Lithuanian lan- guage." This means that all Ger-

Saarbruecken is now being used the tide. for office work while large num- bers of country police are com- mandeered for similar duties OF even as door porters. Pirro and

man business people, institutions, Roechling urged that it should and private persons in Memel not be difficult to rearrange the must remove all notices and name police service so as to set free these "men for true police duty. Darjeelings, Sept. 12. plates in German language and Three accused in the attempt order the preparation

Moreover, it is pointed out, that! for new on the life of Mr. Anderson on ones printed in Lithuanian. Fail-

the efficiency of the Baar police is beyond doubt. May 8 were sentenced to death,ure to do so involves severe pen-"

fourteen years alties. two others to

It can now be told, says that

Answering Mr. Knox's assertion: (Special to "Hong Kong

paper, that M. Barthou at his rigorous Imprisonment, and an-

that the number of police is in- Daily Press").

London visit in July, tried to seek other to twelve years, while a girl tion of the Memel statute which that Luxembourg with its indus

This decree is an obvious viola- | sufficient, the protest points out (By Thingraph, · Copyright,

British consent to a purely Russo- received sentence of transporta- graphic Massages Ordinance, French mutual assistance pact. tion for life and fourteen years Received. Neptember 19 T0 m.) Similar assurances for Cermany concurrently. She was Amoyama

were not contained in this pact. Jumdar, Berlin,, Sept. 12.

who told Terrorists to The present form of proposals doll themselves German aviatrix Eliy

up and on the Beinhorn landed in the town of has been induced by the British hair as going to a wedding- Merida in the Mexican state of Government....

John Simon Heuter. Yucatan after & splendid fight made it clear that Great Britain from Guatemala, according

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would not become a partner to any

despatches from Mexico which scheme directed against Germany, BRITISH SHIPS

state that the fight was carried-Transocean Kuo Min.

out under exceptionally difficult conditions which made great de- mands alike on the pilot and machine. The low lying clouds and heavy tropical rain forced Elly to fly most of the way at a height of more than 12,000 feet. Before leaving Guatemala, Elly was presented by the President of the Republic, Ubico with an album containing enlarged reproductions of photographs taken by her from the air. Elly is intending to stay several days in Merida in order to visit the historic ruins in the neighbourhood.-- Transocean Kuo Min.

JAPANESE TRADE WAR IN AMERICA

Amendments To Silk Bye-Laws Defeated

New York, Sept. 11.

TYPHOON WARNING

The following typhoon warning cable was received from Manila day, the message being timed 3.15 by the American Consulate yester-

p.m.

Typhoon in about 123 degrees Long. E. and 18 degrees Lat. N. moving West-North-West.

INDIAN CONGRESS RESOLUTION

Complete Independence

Bombay, Sept. 11.

FOR CHINA

Third Vessel Launched

London, Sept. 12. The as. Hall, the third Chinese Government ship, was launched at Newcastle by Miss Hsu, niece of Mr. Tan, Chinese Consul in Lob- don. The Hall is similar to the Haiyuan and Haiheng launched earlier.

prescribes that every person lly ing in Memel territory may use hchever of two languages he pleases. It is a well-known fact that only a small proportion of thenhabitants in Memel territory understand Lithuanian. Transocean Kuò Min.

GOVERNOR HONOURED

[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright.)]

Kovno, Sept. 11. The Memel, Governor, NovaLas, whose measures for the suppres- sion of the German minority in the territory and whose autonomy, nominally guaranteed by the Lea- gue of Nations mandate, will oc- cupy the serious consideration of the present session of the League, has just been awarded the "Order" of Vytautas the Great" by the Lithuanian Government.

The Halchen. the remaining

The official citation, accompany→ ship, will be launched on the lng the presentation, pays a tri- Clyde on September 25....

bute to. Novakas for his "great The Halyuan is saling for services to the Lithuanian State China, to-morrow in charge of aand people."- Britisher, Captain Simm, and a Transocean Kua Mine

At the conclusion of a three-day mixed Chinese and foreign crew session of the Indian Congress Renter.

Working Committee at Wardha, in Centrál Provinces, a resolution was passed, re-affirming the aim or

Members of the silk group on Congress A complete indepen-

the Commodity Exchange have de- feated the proposals amendments to the bye-laws to permit trading

In Italian and Chinese silksh

The defest is attributed chiefly to opposition by Japanese interests

Reuter.

dence.

The resolution added that Con- greka would gladly cultivate triend

Special to the Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright.)]

Madrid, Sept. 11.

GUN PRACTICE

Gun Practice for the week-end ing September 22, 1034 will be car

times as under?-

A twenty-four hour strike based out from forts on dates and

ship with Britain, but must strain | been declared by the fazi-drivers every nerve to end the present as a protest against the new anti- humiliating connection.

noise byelaws.---- Transnetan-Kuo Min.

*

"Router.

Stonecutters: 18.9.24, No. 10, be- tween 10 am, and 3 p.m., Green Istind

trial population similar to that of the, Saar has one polceman to 135 inhabitants while the Saar has already one to 133.7 Transocean Kuo Min.

NEW CUNARD-WHITE STAR LINER'S CAPTAIN

(Special Air-Mail Servica);

:. London, August 28. The Press Association under- stands that the first skipper of the avera Canard-White Star liner 534 will be Captain R. H., Irving, who now commands the Aquitanic. It is expected that the chief engineer of the new ship will be Chief Engineer Roberts, now chief engineer of the Aquitania.

FRENCH AND ITALIAN NAVAL PARITY Question To Stand Over "(Special to "Hong Kong Dally Press")

(By - Telegraph, Copyright, Tela graphic Massager Ordinance, 1894.

·Received,· September 12, 7.30 p.m.)

Paris, Sept. 12. The vexed question of naval Darity is said to have been eliminated in the negotiations at present under way between Trance and Italy for the settlement of outstanding questions, according to the Home correspondent of "Le Matin": Both governments agreed ta reserve the naval parity issue to next year's naval conference in London

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