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Hongkong Telegraph.

NO. 25.164

Tel.: 20109.

FOUNDED 1081

四拜體 號六月八英港香

THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1931. 日三十月六

SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN BEACH COSTUMES.

The Earl of Reading, who is to marry his Secentury, Miss Shernaud today. He is 71 in October,

Fliers Head for Tokyo.

Amy and Hugh Herndon.

FLIGHT

FROM £

STAYED.

Sharp Rally in Afternoon.

FRENCH ́ALARMS

A

GROUNDLESS.

London, Aug. 5.

The unexpected and sonsa- tional fall in sterling this morning, which was accom- panied by a heavy writing down of securities, was fol- lowed by a sharp rally in the afternoon, and the position at the close was not consider- ably lower than the opening.

The New York quotation which fell at one stage to 484 3-8ths, rallied to 4.85 18th, slightly lower than the apening. And compared with

M

Perhaps the above beach photograph will provide a littio inspiration for intanding participants

4.85 27/32nds, yesterday closing. Mollison

French Uneasiness,

The sullen downward move- ment was attributed in the city | pages of tu-night's papers to re- rewed uneasiness in Paris weyard- ing the German situation, though

rumour was current that the

WORLD FLIERS ON Bank of France had suddenly

NEW QUEST.

withdrown is support of sterfing. and the suspicion that France is pursuing a deliberate policy of undermining sterling 'was awakened..

.

Why France, should fad uaSU or alarm in the German situation is difficult to understand.

Berlin Quiet.

Scom), Aug. 6. Mias Amy Johnson took off at half past seven this morning for Hiroshima, from where, after re-fuelling, she will attempt to complete her long journey to Tokyo to-day, nine days after

P

trom Berlin, [whore banking business wh leaving England's shores.

wwwssible that she will ar weeks, were rem auchang

sumed after aisuspension of three 1.

They rive at the Japanese capital at was no diflienity in meeting de about the aảme tihe #3 Hugh mands in any part of Gem Herndon and yde Panborn. On the Portrary, The amemt who took off from. Harbaroyak money withdrawn was consider for nonstop light 10 Tokyo andy less than was expected and this morning.

mung taste the in payments Amy has a little over phuc hun-xceeded the withdrawals

York dred miles to enver if she is to

messate from Now reach Tokyo today, while the states that the earlier fall in

sterling 401 round-the-world fliers have a

The Europeich and the subsequent

-

اوه

Throws Out Defiance.

IGNORES STORM

WARNINGS.

Rome, Aug. S. The record for a flight from Australia to England is well within the grasp of Mr. A. J. Mollison, the Australian airman, who arrived at Rome this afternoon, and decided to take a rest before resum- ing his brilliant flight. The probabilities now are that

right

slightly

a

and

less.

in our bathing beach camera competition.

NAUTILUS DASH TO POLE.

TESTING TIME APPROACHES.

İSUB, UNDER WAY.

Bergen, Aug. 5,

ing time arrives.

SAVAGE ASSAULT

SEQUEL.

JAIL FOR DIAMOND'S BODYGUARD.

FIFTEEN YEARS.

134 PER ANNUM SINGLE OOTY W CENTS

FORT

DUNLOP Reinforced Kotor Cycle.. Tyres

LOCAL BRANCH,

GLOOMY OUTLOOK

FOR THE FLYING CLUB.

SHORT OF FUNDS & MACHINES.

AN APPEAL TO LOCAL FIRMS MADE.

GOVERNMENT AID,

Fadder Bids.

$250,000 CLAIM AGAINST LEADING BROKER.

CHINESE BANK'S

ACTION.

CAUTIOUS JUDGE.

(Our Own Correspondent.)

Shanghai, Aug. 6.

Mr. E. E. Shahmoon, the

A gloomy view of the future prospects of the Hungkong Fly- ing Club is expressed by the Treasurer in the annual report senior partner in a prominent circulated to members to-dity firm of stockbrokers in Shang- Mr. Ritchie

says that unless

ways and means are found to hai, was the defendant in an ac double the Club's income, the tion brought before Judge Chow will in the Special District Court question of closing down have to be seriously considered. yesterday afternoon.

The annual meeting of the Club is to be held on Friday next week, and the issue is likely to be discussed.

The Report of the Wing Commodore (the Hon. Mr. W. F. L., Shenton) states, inter alia:

The plalutifTe in the case were the Industrial and Commercial Bank, which is in procesa of liqui- dation, and their claim was for the recovery of Th..236,576, alleged to be due to the bank under three promissory notes issued in 1930.

After the case for the bank had been outlined, and some

die-. From a perusal of the Reports cussion between counsel, the case of the Flight and the Finance was adjourned for Committees it is apparent that able a compromise to be reached. our organisation and undertaking would ask the Passport Office

Judge Chow stated that he in is all that can be desired save that, the Bureau of Public Safety not and it is all important, we lack a to issue a passport to the ́defon-

Insufficient Machines.

dant.

week to cu→

sufficient number of machines to enable us to cope with the many members who desire to avail themselves of the facilities which | WRONG MAN TO HAVE our Club offers. The ront cause la universal in this Colony at the present time-the fall is value of the dollar When the formation of the Club was in its early stages,

u careful calculation was maile as

THE KEY..

UNUSUAL PROSECUTION-----

IN COURT,

New York, Aug. 5. At Catskilla to-day, John The dramatic attempt of Sir Scacchio, one of Jack Diamond's former bodyguards, was gen- Hubert Wilkins to reach the tenced to fifteen years' imprison-to what flance would be necce North Pole in a submarine by ment on a charge of assaulting sary to successfully carry on the

An uncommon prosecution, was travelling under the Arctic ice-ja' lorry-driver who refused to re- Club, and His Excellency Sir Cecil brought by Revenue Oflicer Ward

Clementi ans

and those aasiating him against a Chinese at the Central pack, may be regarded vir veal the destination of a cargo came to the conclusion that if na Magistracy this morning, when he s tually begun, though it will be of cider he was delivering,

initial grant of $60,000 was made was charged with the

possession The prosecution asserted that by the Government and an somnual of dutiable tobacco, he will reach England from some days before, the real test the lorry-driver was seized by

Revenue Oficer Ward said the subsidy of $30,000, those aums, Wyndham, in

gangsters, beaten and held over coupled with the earning power

who defendant,

was the ship's The subskrine Nautilus leftia slow fire in order to extort the of the Club, would be suficient to torekeeper, was found in posses- if days, or

Bergen to-day for Tromsoe, Nor-information.

sion of

of the key to the ship's to- ensure the Club's success, as he proposes to leave way's moal northerly port, en Jack Diamond, King of the New Italy for London at eleven o'clock route to Spitzbergen. It is from York Underworld, hunnelt

Unfortunately, when these enthusen store while the vessel was

in Tuced culations were made, the dollar part. This was an offench au this evening.

Spitzbergen that the dash to the charges in connexion with

der the Ordinance, and the rea- the was worth two shillings, with the Later. Pole will be made.

same shocking incident recently, result that instead of being able son for the prosecution wus that Mullison took off for England in

In spite of all the forecasts of jand was found not guilty. One of to acquire four machines which I the Superintendent with his changed failure, Sir Hubert andi his the features of the case was the am advised is desirable for the partment had recently vireularin- accordance substantial

hedule and should arrive early rutenant, Lieut, Commdr. Danen- plea or many jurors to be excused successful operation of the Club, ed all ships in port, to bring to to-morrow morning.

hower, are confident that the pro- on the ground that they did at we have only been able to possess disance, which stated that while

their notize the in the mildly reflected on the New York;

The airman was quite undeterred; jeet is fensible, and were in high desire to be attacked their two machines at any one time, ad Stock Exchange.

in Faris, sterlini mjed at by prospects of bad weather condi spirits when the Nautilus salied. tamilies made to suffer by sitting in addition to this, owing to the in port the key to the ship's store 124.90, fell to 1950 and suletions, and set off in spite of warns Heaters

in the case, fearing the vengeance condition of the aerodrome, it has must be held by the Master or #k Diamond's Herndon Panghen sendently recovered to 123.75-ings that storms prevailed along;

gang-Renter's only been possible to do solo Chief Queer.

Mr. Williams imposed a fine of fight that they have received a Reuter and Heitish Wiralina,

¡American Service.

flying on a land plane since June

$60, telegram -Gina Habarovek stating

of this year, thereby causing con- that the airmen will attempt. 2

siderable delay "TA" ENE" "WOTKITE DE *** nonstop fight

the Club.. fryn Tokyo In

A

journey of slightly over 4 thou-xebravery.

sand miles.

Asahi Prize Quiet.

It is discloseul by London back

of 11++

'Seattle for the prize of

Pessimists Confounded.

Berlin, Aug. 3. Remarkably serene cuditions offered by the Japanese newspaper prevailed to-day when the banks Igiened for business for the first confirmed time since July B.

Asahi,

This information is

by new from Tokyo.

To polot of fact. Herndon and son proved to be pessimists.

Pangborn are in one

|

Those who feared a "run" were

particular Generally

staking, the deposits

reverting to an earlier programme exceeded the withdrawals. -

for their fight. It would seem that

Dr. Bruening, the Chancellor,

pr

they abandoned the attempt on the land Dr. Curtius, the Foreign Post-Gatty record because there Minister, left for Home today in was little prospect. with their] response to The invitation slower Bellanca monoplane, of Signe Múspolini. --Rrater. following the Gatty trail

heating his reenvil,

Reverting To Earlier Plans,

and

A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAD.

the French coast,

He told Reuter:-"i do not care

alant weather. It does not matter

rauch. I have had enough bad weather this, week." He intends and at Lempre, and to fly from there to. Croydon after taking on petrol.--Reuter,

WARSAW G.P.O..

ROBBED.

DARING DAYLIGHT

POLICE BAFFLED

BY CODE.

BUENOS AIRES RAID ON AMTORG.

EARL READING'S ROMANCE.

TO WED SECRETARY-

over

generous

115-

of the

TIN ON TRAMWAY TRACK.

SMALL BOY LET OFF LIGHTLY.

tracks

De-

London Unresponsive. Owing to the fact that the mem- bers of the General Committoe have their daily vocations to full it has been found dimeult to keep

When the boy charged with the TO-DAY. New York, Aug. 5.

a satisfactory control I la learned from Buenos Aires)

Club xenerally but this has been having pinced a tin on the tram- at Shaukiwan appeared London, Aug. 5. overcome by the that the police have released number of the employees of the The engagement is announced sistance of Mr. A. J. R. Moss, the again before Mr. Schofield at the Amtorg who were arrested in ajor Lord Reading, the former Director of the Aerodronie, who, Central Magistracy this morning, lightning raid on the offices of the Viceroy of India, to Miss Stella with the permlasion of the Gov- Inspector G. Stimson said he had Soviet organisation on Monday.. Charnaud. The wedding will take ernment, has taken over executive found no witnesses who were will EPISODE.

control under the General Coming to come forward. As a mut- Over 160 arrests were made, in-place to-morrow.

Miss Charnaud Wag on the mittee with most excellent deter of fact he had seen the boy's Warsaw. Aug. 4. cluding a number of women. The

employer, who had said defendant Vicoregal Staff In India, and since sults. A remarkably during robbery pollee have made the releases as Earl Reading's return to England Whilst in England placed my was always playing on the line. in brond they are unable to bring evidence has, as his Principal Secretary: Air Ministry in the hope that they punish him. was carried out to-day

self in communication with the and he wanted the Magistrato to Had they followed "their" earlier

daylight in the main post offce of against them in connexion with

helped him in his political and plan of campaign, namely, flown

Warsaw, when. In the course of the charges of illegal dumping. from Chita to Mukden, Mukden toj

business interests, and notably in might see their way to present ua Mr. Schofield remarked that al- the afternoon, a gang of thioves en-i About sixty members of the his work on the Round Table Con-with two machines, or in some though the actual tin placed on Tokyo, and then embarked on the] STRANGE FIND IN, tered the storeroom by breaking staff Bre stin under arrest, ference.

other way help Us along. venture they now again propone,

Al- the line would probably have done NORTH SEA.

through the wall from an adjoining facing general charges of being She is stated to possess an though they recolved me with no damage, he wished to put a they would have been in Japan oti.

engaged in circulating Communist exceptional knowledge of Indian every courtesy, and evinced arent stop to the practice, and he order- Monday and the prospects of

Hamburg, Aug. 4.

thioves got clear away with propaganda. The investigation affairs, politics and business, and interest In our Club they regretteded a fine of $2, or three days' successful atinek onl the Post- What purports to be a message stamps worth half a million zloty, is slow dwing to the difficulty ex-to be a remarkable linguist. that they were unable to assist us. Imprisonment. Gatty reened would have been from the missing French alrmen, They left no trace, but the police perienced in decoding the docu- brighter.

Earl Rending was firal married I then applied to the Air Ministry Coll and Nungesser who, in 1927, expect to get on their trail should menta seized-Reuters American in 1887. His wife died in January for permission to give the Valun- They propose to fly direct from took off from Paris for a nonstop they try to sell some of the stamps Service,

of last year.-British Wireless. teer Defence. Corps Section In- Tokyo to Seattle, 'n distanes of light to New York and have never of higher denominations.

struction in two machines which about 4,800 miles.—Reuter,

been heard of since, is reported to

were being sent out to this have been found on the coast of the North Sea island, Sylt, 'where

Colony to be used for instructional a bottle was washed up containing

I was sheet of paper with the words "Victimes du devoir Nungesser et Coll."

DUKE OF YORK'S CAMP.

FOR SCHOOL BOYS AND

WORKERS.

2

JAPANESE MINISTER TO CHINA,

LOST.

HONEYMOON FLIERS.

ROYAL COUPLE AT BUDAPEST.

MUZZLING ORDER. unposes by the Royal Air Force,

TERRORISM IN INDIA.

FULL REGULATIONS RE-IMPOSED.

We

CONGRESS LEADERS TAKE ACTION.

but I regret to say that again unsuccessfut.

Appeal for Assistance.

MORE BOMBS IN BALKANS,

FIVE KILLED NEAR FIUME.

adjolning

Belgrado, Aug. 4. It would be a thousand pitica Budapest, Aug..

A series of bomb outrages in the A honeymoon in their own nero-

aro informed by the now that we have organised the storm centre of the Balkan Poniu- Flying Club and got in into cum Auin culminated to-day with the plane Is being apent by the newly

Colonial Secretariat that owing picte and satisfactory working Bombay, Aug. 6. wedded royal

Princess couple London, Aug. 6.

Henna of Rummula and Archduke The recent revulsion of feeling to occurrence of a case of rabies order, it wave to Abandon it explosion of five infernal machines

nt the railway station Sunak, ther H.R.H, the Duke of York to-day

harbour arrived at South Wold, Suffolk, on

Anton of Hapsburg, who arrived at through hut found, it to the but it is apparent from un-Yun-Slay MR. SHIGEMITSU TO 'GET Budapest Aerodrome on a two days rorism has found, expression is a necesary to re-impose in full the ance Committee's report that un-

Five persons, wore killed a visit to his annual holiday camp

visit to the Hungarian capital resolution by the Congress Work recently suspended regulations lens substantial further financial

and over a dozen seriously for Public School boys and boya in

whence they will continuo their Ing Committee deploring the at- for the control of dogs.

assistance to forthcoming or wo Injured. industry.

Tokyo, Aug. 6,

norial trip to Vienna,

tempted assassination of the act- All dogs must now be muzzled can acquire at least three more The bombs had been placed in There are four hundred. Inds

The Cabinet has decided to Before, his marriage the Arch- ing-Governor of Bombay, and the or led when outside the owner's machines, the future of the Club two foreign coaches attached to under canvas, and the camp i appoint Mr. Mamoru Shigemitsu duke was employed as a profes-murder of Judge Garlick..

the train coming from Czecho organised in acetions of ten na Minister to Chinn. The formal sional pilot on a Spanish airline,

premises, and all movement of in uncertain. The resolution calls upon all dogs between the New Terri-Arms of the Colony for assistance bomba

I have appealed to the leading Slovakia and Germany. The Public School boys and ten Indus-appointment la expected shortly.

caused Congress organisations and

· much · material the tories, Kowloon and Hongkong which I hope will be forthcoming damage. A few hours previously try boys. The Duke will spend Mr. Shigomitsu has been for the night and most of to-morrow some

Nationalist Press to conduct spe is prohibited except with the because I have every ranson to another bomb had exploded at her. time Charge d'Asfalra,— Yesterday's return of notifiable with his guests-British Wireless. | Reuter.

of the think that if we can ·

Talee a same station without injuriar decanes shown one Chinese case of cial propaganda for the consation written permission typhold.

of such acte-Rev Colonial Veterinary Surgeon..

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