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Hongkong Telegraph.

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C. E. WARREN & CO., LTD.

WOUNDED 41 4+AL WEDNESDAY.. APRIL 22, 1931.

日五初月三

136 PER ANNUM

LOCAL BRANCH.

Fadder Bldg.

INGLE COFT 19 CENTS

K.C.R. OUT OF ACTION TILL JUNE: SPECIAL PICTURES.

THE SHATIN

WASHOUT.

WRECKED TRAIN

IMMOVABLE.

DEATH OF DRIVER DENIED.

INQUIRY LATEST.

The Kowloon Canton Railway has been put out of action for at least five weeks. This was made cm- phatically clear this morning by officials of the K.C.R. who explained that this un. fortunate position wan the result of the Shatin wash- away (pictured on this page) and not of the disastrous derailment of the Shumchun train,

Nothing can be done to remove STORM HAVOC

the wreckage until repairs have

been effected at Shatin to allow

breakdown equipment to reach

the scene of the tragedy.

Report Denied.

IN THE

?

NEW TERRITORIES.

The report of the death of the BRIDGE WRECK ON

driver of the engine

hy hospital nuthorities.

accident

denied

fle sus-

taled a fracture of the leg, but the

WIN not serious enough to necessitate amputation, The elder of the youths who cach had a leg amputated yester day, Juccumbed to his injuries in in 2 hospital. The younger is critical condition. He is hatly in jured apart from the leg amita- tion, but there are hopes that he will recoveer.

The total known death-roll is eleven. Ten seriously injured as

lying Kowloon

- wengers are

Hospital.

No Public Inquiry?

It was suggested unofficially this morning that there may be public inquiry Into the train disaster, though all such inquiries In England are held in public.

It was stated that the first step will probaldy be the holding of a Departmental Inquiry, which will investigate the technical aspects of the mishap.

Afterwards, if it in considered necessary, an inquest will be held on the victims. If decided upon by the responsible officers. It may

CASTLE PK. RD.

SHATIN FLOODS.

It is possible that the Taipo road will be open for traffic either to-day or to-morrow, as rapid progress has been made in repairing the gaping hole in the road just on the other side of the Shatin station, where Dr. Farr's car sank through on Monday night.

WRIN

immie-

The car was removed yesterday afternoon, and was found to be not as much damaged as its pusition A start indicated. diately made to fill in the hole, and Mr. Carpenter, the Assistant D.P. stated this morning that he hoped to have traffic on the road by to-morrow at the Intest.

Top picture shows a bird's eye view of the wreckage of the Shumchun train, taken from The mustar road,

At the bottom is It gives a graphic idea of the nature of the disaster.

Thr arn the serious washout at Shatin, which puts the vailway out of action until duse, remains of me side of a stone and concrete bridge are shown, with the steepered rails festooned wver the gif. (Photos: A, Pony 1,

HONGKONG AN

OBJECT

FOR SYMPATHY.

STRAITS PAPER ON THE DOLLAR.

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ALFONSO'S:

ORDER

TO FRIENDS.

NO PLOTTING FOR RESTORATION.

SPAIN BETTER OFF WITHOUT HIM.

THREAT TO LIFE.

London, Apr. 21.

Hundreds of police with linked hands to keep back enormous crowds, and R special squad of fifty picked detectives, selected for their intimate knowledge of anar- chists, were the features of the scene at Victoria Stu tion on the arrivat of King Alfonso to-day, owing to threats upon his life.

Alfonso has issued, through a trusted friend. in Paris, a vigorous statement. calling for an end to any conspiracies contemplated for his restoration.

"I hope I shall not go back to Spain, because my not going. back will mean the prosperity of my country," declared Alfonso in his most significant statement,

which was issued through the Duke of Alba, one of the King's most trusted counsellors.

In an interview the Duke of Albu suid that the King would

A LITTLE LESSON. only return to Spain if he were

An expression of sympathy with Hongkong in the currency crisis, and, incidentally, a few words of self-congratulation that the Straits dollur was stabilised út 2/4d. same years ago, is con- tained in a leaderette in. the Straits Times.

recalled by his subjects. It would be highly repugnant to Alfonso to go back to Madrid with the aid of an armed force, which might lead to bloodshed.

Britain And Republic.

"If Spain becume prosperous under the now regime (which has now been recognised by the British Empire), it was thought that Alfonso would definitely retire and

Those of us, says the journal, who are in the habit of receiving letters or newspaper fram- Hong-remain an exile." kong have noticed with surprise that the colour of the stamps had suddenly changed. There were lots of pretty blue ones, instead of the normal reds and greens, on the newspaper wrappers.

Some washouts on the Curls Joint Letter to MANILA AIR Golden Eggs in with a bump. And evidently the

Peak read will close that read to traffic for an indefinite perfod,

Mr. Carpenter told our reporter

be held at the Taipo Magistracy.that a bridge has been wrecked

or by Mr. Hamilton at the Kowloon at So Kom Wah, on the other side Magistracy. No official steps ap pear to have been taken up to the present.

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Railway Statement. Seen by a representative of the Telrgraph this morning, Mr. G. A. Walker, Acting Manager, and Mr. C. D. Lumberi, Chief Mechanical Engineer, of the K. C. R.. stated that the position at the No. tunnel, near which the Shumchun train plunged into the ravine, was the same as yesterday, practically, and would probably remain the same until the tin washawas had been repaired and communication

rail made with. Kowluan.

A gang of 50 contien was working there at present, and would re- muin until it had completed its work.

"We cannot do much without a

of Tai Lam Cheung, and that there minor washnuts. LTC also two These latter are being filled in at present, and will give ttle dif Reulty, but as he has not yet viewed the damaged bridge, no estimate can be given of how long the road will be closed.

Almost Cloudburst.

the Taimoshan region on Monday afternoon

Valley waterworks, where a good

with

Mission.

Dollar Stability Movement

TRAGEDY.

CRASH CAUSED BY A Shanghai Customs❜

BACKWASH.

LIEUTENANT DEAD.

.

Turtles.

Discovery.

UNIQUE

(Our Own Correspondent.)

WAS

The contents of those wrappers explained why. Hongkong "post- age rates, as from Apr. 1, went up

Hongkong public are very pleased about it, beenuse the protty euch, lue stamps cost 10 cents whereas the red ones can be had for 4 cents and the green ones for 2 cents apiece.

A Bit Thick. The reasons for the Increases are firstly the steady depreciation in the value of the Hongkong

the dollar and secondly

need which the Colony feels for addi-

DEVICE.onal revenue. But, as the Hong-

kong newspapers point out, the Post Office authoritles appear to he laying it on "rather thick." to August 1 last it was possible! to send a letter, weighing under na ounce, from Hongkong to. Shanghai, Apr. 22. the United Kingdom 01' any One of the most remarkable British possession for 4 cents,

the main arguments in favour of aboard, jumped into a small pur-] smuggling devices ever detected | Irrespective of whether such letter. and which is to be suit plane, and followed in the in Chinn, and one rather grua, travelled via Suez or via Siberia.

ers, the

and Co., for signature.

altitude. The plane was wrecked

Rutes were raised on August 1

Munila, Apr. 22. SUPPORT SOUGHT Lieutenant Marvin Burnside, of Mr. Carpenter remarked that

the United States Army, and a the extent of the heavy floods in

Thanks to a lead given by well-known pilot, was killed yes- the Shatin Valley could be seen by

number of local firms, an oppor-terday in a the water marks left. In many

"freak" crash at places they rose above the rail-tunity is being provided all who Fort St. Otsenburg, ings of the road bridges. In addi favour a stabilised currency for

A big bombing plane ton many old Chinese bridges has the Colony to register their views setting off from Fort St, Oten- been swept completely away.

Currency Commlasion. the Copies of a letter, setting forth burg, and Lieut. Burnside, is a farewell gesture to bis friend stabilisation, Purther evidence that the Bood forwarded to the Commission, re

some in a way, was brought to of water which descended up now lying at the Anderson Music wake of the bomber.

Co., Kelly and Walsh, the Institu-

The backwash from the prolight by suspicious officials of the and again on April 1 and to-day almost n the lan WAA crane," Mr. Walker said, "for the nature of a cloudburst, is provided us Engineers and Shipbuild pellors of the bigger machine sent Chinese Maritimes Customs yes the same letter costs 12 cents vis think! make one wreckage is in an extremely awk-by the scene at the Shing Man Brewer neere Co., and Messrs. him crashing to earth from a low terday, resulting in a seizure of Sucz and 20 cents via Siberia.

respectively

other rates, too, have In connexion with this move, we and when Lieutenant Burnside ten gold bara aboard the fast Increases of 200 and 400 per cent. The works already completed stood for publication:

The bombing piane, which wun The destination of the contra- advances though not quite to the

same alarming extent. up to the strain fairly well, and Sir,We, the Undersigned, be- piloted by Lieutenant Hugging, a band gold was Japan.

In these hard times, when the close friend of Burnalde, continu- rospectable

It was found secreted in ed its light and it was not until

the prices of tin and rubber are going- water supplies will not be affected. Ing persuaded that a

The new work proceeding is majority of the Mercantile and In Lieut. Huggins reached Manila bodies of dead turtles, between the down and down, we need Home reported to have suffered heavily vesting Community of the Colony that he knew of the tragedy upper shell and the lower surface. thing to cheer us up in Singapore

are in favour of a stabilised cur Reuter. roney, but knowing also that in Two Bodles Unrecovered.

this majority there are many who not otherwise placed his bellof on may not, for personal reasons, record, will evade this his very Two bodies can now be seen in "It will be better for us to make feel inclined to take advantage of obvious and simple duty to himself the wreckage, Mr. Walker continua full job of it, while we are about the offer of the Currency Commis- and the Colony-Yours, etc.. ed, and every attempt was being " declared Mr. Lambert. "Pure- sion to consider their views in Blair & Co., Import and export ninde to extricate thom. It was, ly temporary repairs will not do, however, impossible to tell if the for it will have to stand the weight writing, hereby inform any such merchants.

F.A. Mackintosh, Mackintosh & maas of tangled wood and metal of heavy breakdown equipment persons that a letter has been that remains of the third coach, which includes our special erano drafted setting out the main argu Co.

monta in favour of stabilisation, A. Stevenson, Dairy Farm, Ico & holds any more bodies. So far no weighing 84 tons."

and that coples of the same are on Cold Storage Co. one Itad come forward to Identify the victims still in the wreckage.

on the promises of the EW. Blackmore, President, Inst. Speaking of the washaway at bert wore emphatic that unless the firms named, `awaiting their con-of "Engineers & Shipbuilders Shatin, Mr. Lambert stated that a two tasks turned out to be less) kidoration and algnature.

It is our hope that in this, the start was being made on repair difficult than they appeared now, work immediately, but much timber there was absolutely no possibility grastest, inancial crisis the Colony had to be prepared before a rant of the Kowloon-Canton service has ever faced, no one who believed start, bould be made at the actual Uoing resumed before Jung *****in" a"stabilised currency,tandƒhas,

ward position, and there is a grave den of damage has been done. I have received the following letter was got out he was already dead, passenger liner, Nagasaki Maru. And

risk that if we attempt anything without adequate equipment, the lives of some our workmen may be lost. At present we are attempt ing to cut through the fourth coach, .but 1 do not know if we shall con-

tiaue with Umt task."

washaway.

Both Mr. Walker and Mr. Lam- view

D. Chen See, The Sincore Co. Wm. Anderson, Anderson Music Com

J. Dalzlol, resident, investor.

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The smugglers had cleanly and and surely we can find it in this carefully cut the flesh between two little object lesson from Hong- bony layers without removing the kong.

Thank goodness our local dollar contents, and into the cavity they had inserted gold bars in four of is linked to gold and not to silver; who can still the beasts.

Those of un manage to but away a little red The fact that a consignment of note or two at least have the satis turtles should be made from Shang- fretion of knowing that they will kai to Japan aroused the curiosity always be worth round about. of officials. It was a fairly large 2a, 4d, each consignment. Some of the turtles were alive and some were dead. They were, being conveyed

in six baskets. The officials in charge were very suspicious, ruminated awhile and then decided to Investi rate, with the result that the in- génious attempt was frustrated.

There is no chance here of waking up to-morrow to find the. Straits dollar taking a toboggan alide toward the price of, a pound of rubber.

CAR

Not only do we know that those tittle red notes will be well worth having when the happy time for.

The King had ordered Mon- archists to work for Spain. The King wished them, in no circum- stances; to participate in con- spiracies for his restoration. On the contrary, he hoped they would. assist the Republicans to solve the country's problems.

The King's intimates believed that Alfonso would remain out of Spain as an exile, but without abdicating until after the general elections, though nobody knew whether he would renounce the throne in the event of to election confirming the Republican victory.

Communism Danger.

The principal task of the Mon- archists, if they complied with Alfonso's instruction, was to re- main in Spain and try to save, the Republic from extremists, who into might plunge the country Communiam,

The Duke of Alba dented as a malicious slander that the King had invested millions of dollars abroad. He anid the King had Invested the greater part of his fortune in Spanish enterprises.

while the King was not ac- tually short of money, he would not be able to lead

♫ life

of luxury.

The Duke also denied that Recrot of Italo-Spanish Trenty was concluded during the Dictatorship of General Primo de Rivera,

the

The Duke has left for Madrid to convey the King's recom- mendations to all Monarchists. Alfonso arrived at Calais to day driving his own car, roaching the French port in a little, over. four hours from Paris. *:

He departed at 3.15 p.m. for

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Home leave comes at last, but, meanwhile, we cannot fall to notice that, to some extent at least,' theft buying power in Singapore is tend-, ing rather to increase than to de- eline.

In Singapore a stable dollar provides an incentive to ing. InHongkong, it- scom,the best thin; Wwith your monog while the roing In groo events, to get it out.