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A SPECIAL SHIPMENT

OF

BATHROOM

FITTINGS

are

has just arrived. -Prices moderate, and the range faithfully reveals the trend of modern bath-

room equipment.

C. E. WARREN & CO., LTD.

China Building.

Tel. 20269,

Dollar on Demand:-1a. 3d. T. T. on New York:-221⁄2

Lighting Up Time:-7.06 p.m. High Water:-13.59. Low Water:-20.10.

The

FINAL EDITION

Supreme Court

Hongkong Telegraph.

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Na. 13746 二拜雞 MATALAT TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1932.

日三廿月六

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BINGLE COFY 10 CENTS

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KOWLOON D'K TUG RAMMED & SUNK IN HARBOUR

DE VALERA'S RUN DOWN BY LOCAL UGLY SCENE

NEW MOVE

SPECIAL MISSION FOR MINISTER

LONDON VISIT

TARIFF WAR DUTIES ANNOUNCED

Dublin, July 25.

exact

Mr. de Valera has taken another dramatic step in connexion with the Anglo- Irish situation, the significance of which is, at the moment, merely the sub- ject of conjecture.

Mr. Hugo Flynn, the Purki mentary Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, has left for London in a special Government mission.j

Nothing has been disclosed re- warding the purpose of the visit beyond a statement that it is -Very Important."

Meanwhile, a schedule of duties nuder the Emergency Duties Bill, has been announced, becoming! effective

from In-morrow.

July 20

The Irish Free State, under the schedule, impose inter alia,

duty of

Five shilling a ton on coal; Twenty-five

cent.

STEAMER

THREE MISSING: MR. F. J.

JENNER'S ESCAPE

HIRUNDO TOW TRAGEDY

Three Kowloon Dock employees lost their lives last night, it is feared, when the tug-tender Edith, assisting the Henry Keswick to tow the disabled s. s. Hirundo into harbour, was rammed and sunk by the Canton steamer Tin Yat.

AT

BURNLEY

STRIKES AND STRIKE THREATS

WAGE REDUCTIONS RESISTED

Ugly

(Reuter's Special Service).

London. July 26. seenes occurred at went on strike and demonstra- Burnley to-day where thousands | Įtors attacked some women who were leaving a mill. The police, were compelled to charge the mob.

Burnley is 4 city of idle mills

The tow had progressed to a point between Green Island and Stonecutters Island when the tragic mis-to-day as the result of the strike,

Fifteen million forms and letters had to be sent out in connazion with the war loan conversion scheme. They were printed and despatched in 24 hours, a wonderful schiavement. Photo shows printers cutting and packing the forms-(Times copyright).

adventure befel the Edith. She was badly holed and which has been embarked upon by HONGKONG LADY WAR LOAN

sunk rapidly. Three members of her crew were later found to be missing. Mr. F. J. Jenner, the master of the Edith, was, with the others rescued, in the water for some time.

the mill-hands as a protest against wages reducilons amounting to twelve and a half per cent., 2/6 in the £1.

FIFTY MILLS AFFECTED. searched, no trace of them could! it was some time after the coili- be found.'

Out of the town's sixty mills, on- sion that assistance was forthcom-

g. The Tin Yat was the first a quarter of a mile West Northreements, started work with a At present the Edith lies about about ten, which have separate asessel to reach the men struggling West of the Central Fairway, and while a number of mills were com full complement of weavers to-day, in the water, but some difficulty in an effort is to be made this after- rescuing them was experienced ownoon to find the bodies of the miss

pletely idle.. ing to the darkness and the Inet jing who may have been trapped. that they had drifted apart.

ad

per valorem, on censent; Twenty per cent. on electrical

aparatus;

Twenty per cent. on iron and

steel; Twenty-eight shillings per.ewi. on sugar and molasses: A farthing a pound, or three- pence a gallon an sweetened foods and drinks.

CONFUSING ORDERS.

confusion

Some

was

Mr. F. J. Jenner was in the water for half an hour before

HIRUNDO MISHAP.

A

dangerous situation WAS created when a number of women wenvers, who had gone to work, he was picked up and found that sulted, from

The mishap to the Ilirundo re.were attacked on trying to leave nine other members of his crew caught on the outskirts of the trafors rushed them and one wo- the vessel being one of the affected mills. Demon-

be-labout 250 miles south of Hong; typhoon on Saturday. She was

man was knocked down and badly injured. *kong, ad experienced very rough

weather all day.

were also safe.

Tree Chinese are missing, lieved to have been drowned.

OFFICIAL ENQUIRY..

The

circumstances

of

thei

The steamer was faced with ai

serious situation when. In very

Others were roughly handled, but the police were soon on the scene and cleared the demon- strators...

IN

BATHING DRAMA

RESCUED FROM DROWNING

BREAKING POSTAL BLOCKADE

D.K.K. TO ACCEPT LETTERS

WAY OPEN TO THE SIBERIA ROUTE

(Special to "Telegraph")

Shanghai, July 26. Japanese control of the one regular fast steamer service between Shanghai and Dairen is a factor which will prevent the Nanking Government's postal block- ade of Manchukuo from be- ing made effective.

CONVERSION Although Japanese Consular

SCHEME ALREADY

officials have again affirmed that they do not intend to establish a special mail service between A SUCCESS

Shanghai and Manchukuo, it is difficult to see how the blockade London, July 25. of the puppet State can Over oe thousand

escape million being nullified. pounds worth of the Five Per Cont. War Loan has already been and lese doubtful method of inter- The Japanese have a far easier

NARROW ESCAPE converted to three and half per fering in the Nanking programme.

The story of how a Hong- kong lady, Mrs. G. Lane, was saved from drowning by the prompt and courageous ac- tion of Mr. W. H. Heytman, acting manager of the Vacuum

Oil Co., Ltd, in Singapore, is told in Straits papers just to hand.

cent.

under the Government's conversion scheme.

D.K.K. LINE'S offer.

T

via

A statement to this effect was made to-day by the Financial An official of the Dairen Kisen Secretary to Treasury, Major Kalsha, which runs three fast Elliott. He also mentioned that steamers weekdy between. Shanghai of the 2,600,000 holders of this and Dairen, touching at Tsingtao' stock 1,587,000 had, up to the pre-on the way, hus informed the sent, assented to conversion. The North China Daily News that mail dissenters numbered only 115,000, will be accepted on their ships tragedy will be the subject of consequence of the pounding she OTHER TROUBLE IMMINENT.

representing only two per cent.

for tranmission to Europe, created official investigation. Details of had received, the rudder bar was

This means that £98 It appears that Mrs. Lane, who

of this Dairen. by the fact that to-night's émer-the collision at the present

was on a visit to Singapore from stock is being converted for every At Duiren, the. D.K.K. gency duties were issued in two scanty.

are suddenly carried away. This left

will Hongkong, was bathing off the Sea two pounds that is not.

transfer the mail to the South instalments, one of them making

The mishap occurred when the sen at once sent out an S.D.S.

the ship helpless, and Capt. Peter-centres. Nine- weaving firms at; she got into difficulties. She was conversion and every post con- carried across Siberia by the usual Trouble is expected in other View Hotel on Tuesday last when This is the last week for bonus Manchurian Railway and it will be reference to Imperial Preference. 8-8. Hirundo, which was disabled

This reference created con-during the recent typhoon blow.! fusion regarding the countries to was being brought into harbour aid, the Henry Keswick went to

In response to the call for playing about five thousand hands floating face downwards. He rais-sands of assents.

West Houghton and Leigh, en- first noticed by a Chinese boy, tinues to bring in scores of thou-method. which the new duties were intend-by the tug Henry Keswick, withi

the Hirundo's assistance, and,] ed to apply, but it was later ex- the assistance of the steam tender

thanks to the tug's direction- plained that the duties on iron Edith. The Keswick was towing

finding equipment, no difficulty: and steel, coul, cement, etc., as in front, with the Edith on

was experienced in picking up above, would apply only to Great starboard side of the steamer.

the disabled ship. Britain, but that the other duties announced, affecting articles of food such as bacon and potatoes, world have a general application.

--Renier,

EFFECT OF DUTIES.

London, July 26. An effort to combine retaliation with the desire to find markets out side the United Kingdom, is the verdict of London political circles on the new Irish duties, which are however, Jens extensive then anticipated and apply only to about £8,000,000 worth, equivalent to about one-third of the Free imports.

RAPIDLY SINKS.

the:

This morning, cargo was being moved from the Hirundo, which Just as the disabled ship and will Immediately go into dock for the tugs were entering the har- repairs.

hour from the western entrance, I It is recalled that a sister' ship the s.8. Tin Yat, which was on her of the Birundo, the Hiram, met way to Canton, under Capt. Wwith a similar mishap in the same) Perremit, collided with the Edith, locality in November, 1930, when, water rapidly and soon sank.

The Edith began to take

were

to the Henry Keswick and

Those rescued were transterred] taken ashore, while the Tin Yat continued on her voyage.

POLICE SEARCH.

Police launches arrived on the The commodities affected include scene, some little time

after some in which Britain is already the mishap and instantly in facing very severe competition, forstituted a search for the missing instance, coal, An authority on men, but although the vicinity of. the coal trade elated that If the the sunken tender was thoroughly Irish market was lost as a result!

of the tariff, this would be equiva- lent to throwing eight thousand miners out of employment.

SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS. Mr. de Valera does not expect the price to rise, but in the event

of

an unjustified increase, the

MANCHURIA'S

“HIGH COMMISSIONER"

Government will dont with the Control of Army and of

matter.

It is noteworthy that certain ex- emptions are made in respect of Northern Ireland, while the Isle of Alan, which has not imposed duties

Foreign Affairs

Tokyo, July 26. For the purpose

as in the present case, assistance had to be sent out from Hongkong.

CHALLENGE DECLINED

POLICE AND SPEED TEST

a

Lancashire is facing serious Jabour troubles. Photo shows a workman addressing his "mates" on the pro- posed wages reductions. have decited to give a week's notice of a wages reduction equal, to 1/7 in the pound.

The letters must be posted aboard ed the alarm. and Mr. Heytman, Major Elliott said that the re- the D.K.K. steamers at least half after taking off only his coat and [sponse so far has been very an hour before sailing time. shoes, sprang into the water, and satisfactory and the operation was brought the bather ashore. She already assured of succERS,

LITTLE INCONVENIENCE.

was unconscious when taken out of letter to General Scely regarding! From a business point of view

the

conversion

scheme,

In a

the the only inconvenience will con-

the pagar out revived slightly after artificial respiration had been tried, Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, sist in the fact that the D.K.K.

Mr. Heytman was sitting on the said: "Nothing has been more wharves are lawn in front of the hotel with his striking in recent weeks than the Yangtaopoo District, several miles situated in the wife and two other people when impression the whole conception the Chinese boy gave the alarm. Ite of the scheme has made on the was pointing to something in the

Water.

Mr. Heymun together with several other people, jumped up to see what was the matter, and the figure of a bather-the only one in the pagur-could be seen float- ing face downwards. Mr.

ilert- man immediately rushed along the side of the pagar, taking off his (Continued on Page 7.)

WEEK'S CHOLERA

CASES

21 IN THE LATEST LIST

Twenty-one

minds

of other British Wireless,

from the Bund, but it is very pro- bable that some arrangements will countries." be made to collect the malls at

ABOLITION OF

THE TAEL

THREE FOREIGNERS ON COMMITTEE

Shanghai, July 26. Mr. T. V. Soong, the Minister of Finance, who has been busily en-. gaged since his arrival in Shang-I hai in conferring with the ens toms authorities and local bankers on the seizure of the Manchurian

some central point and deliver them to the ships in a batch.--Reuter.

MORE FOOD

TAXES

POTATOES TO COST BRITAIN MORE

Under

an

London, July 26. additional Import

Mr. L. Moorman, an owner

Simultaneously, five manufac driver, whe Inst week Issued novel challenge to the traffe authotands in the fine cotton trade, were notified to the Colony's health ed to leave in a day or two for tion of the Imports Duties Advisory

turers, employing two thousand,

Customs revenues and the propos duties order, which the Treasury rities that he would prove by de-which has hitherto been immune authorities last week. Of these, Nanking.

cases of chotera ed abolition of the tael, is expect issued-to-night on the recommenda- monstration that it was imposible from labour troubles, have given two were imported. Deaths totall for him to have driven around a notice of a 12% per cent, reduced seven only. bend on the Causeway Bay Road at tien in wages.

speed of 35 miles an hour with

out coming to grief appeared again

before Mr. Schoßeld this morning,

in answer to a charge of dangerous EX-KING'S LAST

driving.

Mr. Moorman had previously re of unifying quested that Police representatives

RESTING-PLACE

BODY TO BE SENT TO PORTUGAL

$

;

on

It is believed that he will re- Committee, foreign potatoes im- A further six main in the capital for a few days ported into Great Britain will be cases were reported yesterday, of only, later leaving for Peking. which one was imported..

The Committee appointed by Mr. Chargeable na from midnight Apart from cholera, the sick T. V. Soong to study the problem Wednesday next with a duty of £1 list was not heavy last

of the abolition of the tael must per ton. week, There were two fatal cases each decide upon a fixed price for the of meningitis and typhoid, one fa- dollar after the tool has been abo. In the case of new potatoes, im- tal occurrence of diphteria and lished, its weight and the measures ported between the first of Novem- one death from small-pox. Deaths to be taken for enlisting public bor and the thirtieth of June, the from pulmonary tuberculosis to support for the change.

duty will be four shillings and talled seventy-nine.

The Committee includes three cightpence per hundredweight. foreigners, including Mr. E. Kann, who is a noted. Far Eastern ecun- omint-Reuter.

INDIA PLANS TO

STEM FLOOD SPECIAL TARIFF ON PIECE-GOODS

CHIEF SECRETARY

OF CEYLON

on Free States products, is exempt Japanese Administration in Man- should sit in the car while he gave entirely from the provisions. churia, the Cabinet has decided the demonstration, but was inform- Mr. de Valera is undertaking a that the Commander-in-Chief beed to-day that the invitation had tour of the Free State in further-provisionally appointed Special En-been declined. "The Police strong. ance of his policy, and meanwhile. voy, with plenipotentiary powers,ly object to holding such an experi- the Congrave Party, meeting in and shall be ex-officio Governor of ment," he was told by the Magis- Dublin, passed a resolution com Kwantung, with control of

London, July 25. the tratu

The body of ex-King Manoel is demning the efforts to stampede the South Manchuria Railway. country and caling upon al patriots

Mr. Moorman suggested, as an Portugal in the British cruiser to be carried from England to As Special Envoy, he will be alternative, that if the Police did Concord. to demand peace before it is too pinced under the direction and con-not want to be in the car while the late.--Reuter.

trol of the Foreign Minister and test was carried out, they mightly offered to place -British war- The British Government recent- will take charge of foreign affairs, care to clock his speed and so prove ship at the disposal of the Por- supervising the Japanese Consula he could not have altained the in Manchuria.

tuguese Government for carrying. speed alleged,

the body of the ox-King to

Simla, July 25, It is expected that General Muto

his The Magistrale: They object native land, and the Portuguese immediate Tariff Board inquiry The Government has ordered an vicinity of the Bonins; depressions post.

the will be appointed to this important against the experiment in any form. Government have gratefully are situated over S. Manchuria and

Do you wish to bring any further cepted the offer.

ae-into the question of Imposing ad-

London, July 25. The Colonial Ofce announces Tongking. The typhoon is situat-point Mr.

The Cabinot alup decided to ap-evidence?

ditional duties upon non-British that Mr. F. G. Tyrell, Deputy Chief ed about 200 miles north-east of former Ambassador to Brazil as other people who had driven around nounced, when arrangements are dustry.

Akira Ariyoshi,

HL.MS. Concord will sail from cotton plece-goods, with a view to Secretary at Ceylon, has heen the Defendant said he could bring Portsmouth on a dato to be an-protecting the Indian textile In-elected for appointment as Chief Manila, moving north-west, Local Minister to China, forecast:-S.E. or variable winds, Hirotaro Hayshi ns Frosidant of goatention.

and Count the bend and could testify to his completed. Ex-King 'Manool's

Secretary to the Ceylon Gover- moderate; fair generally, with local the South Manchuria, Railway Be The aummona, was erslo, tadalmas su kemm handPro Gree

body has rosted since the funeral piece-goods have, for instance, Bourdillon, who has been appoint Heavy shipments of Japanese ment, in succession to Sir Bernard

THE TYPHOON

The Royal Observatory reports that pressure is highest in

.

MR. F. G. TYRELL GETS POSITION

Theso rates are inclusive of the oxisting general ad valorem duty of ten per cont.

The Advisory Committee will shortly submit a report dealing with horticultural products general-

ly.

They have made recommandations regarding potatoes in advance of this report owing to the recent

abnormal importations of potatoes, suriously affecting the British growers whose supplies are avail- able and sufficient to meet require- ments-British Wireless,

In a report to the polioe, Mrs. at some time between midnight and Sinclair, of 6, Jordan Road, states