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MEDIATION REFUSED

PARAGUAY APPEALS TO THE LEAGUE

BOLIVIA BENT ON WAR

SEVENTEEN KILLED IN ONE CLASH

Asuncion, Aug. 1. The Government of Paraguay have cabled to the League of Na-

BIG CHINESE STORES THREATENED

BOMB ATTACKS BY AN ANTI-JAPANESE GANG.

("Tolograph" Special).

Shanghai, Aug. 2.

The three biggest department SLOTEN in Shanghai, Sincere's Wing Qa's, and the Sun Sun establishment,, all Chinese-owned

and operated, have received threatening letters from the "Bloody Group for the Exter mination

of Trailors, stating that if the stores continae, after one week, to sell Japanese goods, they will be bombed.--Rentre,

tions charging Bolivia with vio-EČERUSALMACENE FALASTATTE lating Articles Ten and Eleven of the League Covenant..

Under Article Ten, members un- dertake to respect the territorial integrity of other meshers, and under Article Eleven. members: may invoke a meeting of the Coun- il in the event of a war or a threat of war.

It is announced from La Paz that eight Bolivians and Paraguayans have been

nine Killest

in the course of an engagement #1 Toledo,--Renter.

The Paraguayan Parliament, in the meantime, has approved the President's request for the mobili, sation of all forces.

MEDIATION OFFER. Has reported this morning

thei from Santiago de Chile that Argentine Government, Brazil and called upon Chile had jointly Bolivia and Paraguay Lo hostilities several serious border ocetirred-and lo incidents have accept neutral mediation in their dispute.

The "Death" of

ELECTION

DISORDERS

REST OF GERMANY CALMS DOWN

SPECULATION ON NEXT

t

GOVERNMENT

Berlin, Aug. 1. With every indication that Herr von Papen with his government of pre-war conceptions continuing to rule, the city and the Rhineland have almost magically returned to a

Ma Chan-shan normal atmosphere.

Possibility of An Error

Harbin, Aug. 2. The Japanese now admit that they may be mistaken in assert- ing that General Ma Chan-shan, the most prominent of the anti- Manchukuo leaders, was killed at Hailun.

According to the information they now supply, after a fierce battle between Chinese "Volon- Leers" and a Tánaka delachment a

few miles to the north of Hailun, corpse was found on the battle- field, wearing the uniform of L Chinese Lieutenant-General.

NOT IDENTIFIED.

It was immediately assumed by the officer commanding the Tanaka The three South American 'goy-detachment that, the dead officer ernments also urged upon Bolivia was General ATA Chan-shan and Paraguay that a provisional although he was not identified. It neutral zone be established in the¦ was thought. It appears, that Ma disputed territory.

Chan-shan was with the forces

It has been learned from Wash-which-fell-neross the path of the ington that the Bolivian Govern Japanese troops.

The corpse is probably being ment has rejected the mediation proposals of the three countries brought to Harbin for identifica- nearest to the belligerentation. Reuter.

Japanese military state that near the corpse were found three baskets full of paper yen

HONGKONG'S AIR and twenty gold bars.-Beuter.

SERVICES

GOVERNMENT POLICY SOUGHT

NANKING DENIAL.

Nanking. Aug. 2.

!

The necessity of the warning: issued by Harr Bracht, the Deputy Commissioner of Prussia and vir tual Dietator, threatening drastic measures if the political truce de creed is not respected, has, how-) ever, been exemplified by incidents | at Keonigsberg.

KOENIGSBERG OUTRAGES.

Here, there have been a series

Herr von Papen, who is likely to romain Germany's Chancellor as a result-of-the election, though he may be compelled to seek the aid of Herr Druening, his dia.

mixed predecessor.

THIEPVAL WAR MEMORIAL

UNVEILED BY PRINCE OF WALES

of outrages so serious that the HISTORIC SCENE police have been heavily reinforces and are patrolling the streets in armoured cars to prevent futher clashes between the Nazis and thei Communists.

I what will transpire when on August 30 the new, Reichstag is convoked.

("Telegraph” Special).

Thiepval Aug. 1.

H.R.II. the Prince of Wales to-day unveiled a memorial toj

who fell in the Somme during

In the best informed quarters, graves. the opinion is expressed that the Government hopes to secure working majority with a pro- party considerations. gramme not too circumscribed by

KLE British dead without

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NEW WORKS AT SHING MUN DAIRY FARM

SECOND SECTION TO COST $9,200,000

BURGLARY ·

out IRON SAFE TAKEN

AWAY

More than nine million thorizes the sum of $75,000 dollars will be needed to be charged to a future loan and of the said sum of $9,200,000 to carry out the work in con- sanctions an advance of this sumi nexion with the second sec-|of 75.000 during the financial year 1932 from the surplus balances of tion of the Shung Mun the Colony.. scheme, approval of which is A further resolution to be moved to be sought at Thursday's on Thursday is in the following meeting of the Legislative Council.

terms:-

- That

FOUND HIDDEN IN A FIELD

Colonial Secretary's motion pass- $2,000 RECOVERED

with reference to the

The Colonial Secretary wired on the 10th December, 1931, move the following resolution this Council approves of the addi- the subject:--

tional expenditure of $15,000 on (a) That this Council approves the filters in connexion with the the construction of the works Shing Mun Valley Water Supply connected with the Shing Mun Scheme, during the financial year Valley Water Supply Schemie, 2nd | 1932, which sum shall be met from Section, at an estimated cost of a future loan and shall $9,200,000.

while be charged as an advance ¡from the surplus balances of the an-Colony,

$75,000 THIS YEAR. (b) That this Council

meun-

RIDER MAIN TENTH WIN DECISION FOR SUSSEX

ABANDONMENT BY TATE TAKES 13 WKTS.

FOR 58 RUNS GOVERNMENT

COMPULSORY METERAGE TO ALL HOUSES

The Government has now

KENT BEATEN BY GLOUCESTER

London, Aug. 1. Two of the county cricket

At Hove, Sussex defeated. Mid-

An iron safe, containing a sum of $2,000, was re- moved bodily by thieves who forced an entry into the office of Mr. A. Steven- son, Manager of the Dairy Farm at Pokfulam, last night.

An expert gang of burglars ap- pear to have been concerned.

Apparently, they were seeking to

break open the safe when they were frightened. They fled, but

took the safe with them.

The safe was later discovered. partially concealed, in B feld aout 200 yards from the scene of the burglary. Working on the assumption that the burglars could not have got far away with * heavy safe unless they had vehicle for its transport, the sur- rounding fields were scoured and the safe found.

BAR SAWN THROUGH.

*

An iron bar in the window of

Sawn through to

truders then appear to have con- centrated on the safe.

While seck a means of forcing

it open, the thieves were disturb ed or feared imminent discovery, for they abandoned their efforts, and instead, carried the safe bodily away.

Speculation is rife ve 73,000 British officers and men decided to abandon the rider engagements commenced on Mr. Stevenson's office had been the war and have no known main system, and a motion to Saturday, both having an glars to force in enable the bur- this effect is being in-important bearing on the With the unveiling, there are troduced in the Legislative championship, were brought

to a quick termination to Ines appearing 021 some Council on Thursday.

day. At the same meeting, the Hon. nemorial,

Sir Edwin Lutyens designed the Mr. R. H. Kotewall will put a series | At Canterbury, Gloucester de-

of questions dealing with various defeated Kent by nine wickets, The Government is waiting for memorial which was unveiled the election fever to subside before day. The service was conducted aspects of the rider main system.

The first question to be put by dlesex by an innings and thirty-one or other of the persons con- The office was Inst visited by devising a plan, though it will by the Bishop of Amiens in the presumably be drawn up upon the presence of President. Lebran, M. Mr. Kotewall is in the following seven runs.

nected with the Dairy Farm at lines of the Chancellor's pre-elee-ferriott and many distinguished terms:

Kent are now almost definitely 3.10 p.m. yesterday, and between Imilitary officers, in manifesto.-Reuter,

SUPPLY TO HOUSES.

out of the running for highest that hour and 4.10 this morning PRINCE'S SPEECH.

honours. Sussex's thallenge to when the attempt was discovered, "With reference to the questions Yorkshire becomes more im-the thieves appear to have had a The Prince of Wales (said:--which I put in this Council on the ¡portant, These myraid names, carved in 19th May, 1932,

free field for the Isborious job and the Hon.

of sawing through the iron bar. istone and printed on almist end-Colonial Secretary's reply thereto.

KENT'S DEFEAT.

After the safe was found to be less pages, must form no merefund in view of the water situation Hammond and Parker played missing, a search was made, it Bunk of the Dead. If they are to having greatly improved since that the most prominent parts in the breing thought that without pro- Plive for evermore, they must date, will the Government state defeat of Kent. Parker took

6 per means of transport, the heavy 'be. I believe they are, opening at whether it is prepared immediately chapter in a new Book of Life to re-introduce a direct supply of wickets for 3 runs to dispose of receptacle could not have a foundation and a guide to water to the unmetered houses in Kent for 16 runs on Saturday, a taken far away.

This assumption total which W*** better eivilisation,

exceeded by proved correct. from which the rider-main districts for, say, Gloucester before the close of the in a field not 200 yards from the It was recovered war shall b banished and in}8 hours a day with if necessary, day. To-day, Gloucester went on offer. which national bitterness, selfish-jgorresponding decrense in the

The sum of $2,000 in the safe pess and greed shall flee abashed hours of supply to metered houses complete their innings for a

and the street-fountains, so as to score of 325 riving them a first was found, intact.

162. Hammond'! before the spirits of the dead."

President Labiņu also spoke permit of a fairer distribution innings lead d

among all classes of the population. butted brilliantly, obtaining 136.

Kent made 197 in reply, present. and to reduce the risk of a spread of cholera-infection through con- ing Gloucester with the easy task tamination of water-receptacles of scoring 36 runs to win. They

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

The Japanese reports of Ma PITCHERS POUNDED (Chanehan's death

are officially

It is stated that wireless Idenied.

messages have been received from

The Hon. Mr. W. B. L. Shenton is to ask three questions, at Thurst day's meeting of the legislative Council, on the subject of the. Government's pulley regarding air: mait

These Rervices, Follows:

18

J. Will Government inforn this;

him which state that he is directing Twenty-three Hits

the operations of his troops against

Japanese. Renter

DOLLAR STILL UNCHANGED

Council of Government's policy in SILVER SLIGHTLY UP reference to an air mail service!

(a) Between Hongkong and

French Indo-China,

Hongkong

b) Between

Canton, and

Hongkong

(e) Between

Shanghai?

re

There is no change in the Hong- kon dollar today, the rate and taiming at 18. 3.378d. The local market is dull, with a slightly and easier understone.

There is no silver quotation From

2. Has Government ascertained London, yesterday being a holiday.

whether the French Government; and Chinese Government are pre- pared to co-operate in such enter- prises, and if so on what terms?

3. Is Government prepared to, Anancially assist private enter- prise in any or all of the above nir lines?

MAGAZINE GAP MOTOR ROAD

QUESTIONS FOR THE COUNCIL

At Thursday's meeting of the Sir Legislative Council, the Hon. Henry Pollock, K.C, will ask the following questions:

1. Has the Government got any estimate of the cost of making a motor-road from May Road to Ma- gazine Gap? If so, what is the amount of such catirante?

2. In the event of such a rond being made, what would (approxi-| mately), be the saving of distance, as compared with the Stubba Rond

route, in travelling by motor-car

In New York, silver is up 178th, with the market steady,

Eighteen Runs

and

New York, Aug. 1. Vigril Davis hit a home fun for the Phillies in a remarkable are r-day, when the Pirates were badly dinateul The Phillies trance: Rester,

beir pitelers to the tune of 20 hit and scored 18 raus.

artland and the Athleties again PROMOTION FOR in the streets, and through made 38 for 1.

indulged in a tight game, a single

Result: man settling the issue.

MR. MURAI

water being drawn from possibly contaminated

such IN nullahs and streams.

sources

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

niso

Boston

1

St. Louis

11

1

TO BE SUCCEEDED BY KIRIN CONSUL

TATE'S TRIUMPH.

The defeat of Middlesex

spelt 021

WYILA

Saturday

when

HISTORY OF SYSTEM.

they

dismissed were

before

for the paltry total of

Philadelphin 18 出 Pittsburich... 5

AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Philadelphia.

Cleveland

LI 1

11

{

Detroit

11

:

New York...

6

12

-Reuter,

("Telegraph" Special).

Shangahi, Aug. 2.

Mr. Kotewall will also ask the tea following question:

LOCAL FISHING

TLAGEDY

FATAL SLIP ON ROCKS

The death,

beer

under extremely

intention to introduce universal who bowled with brillant

140 runs, Their collapse was tragic circumstances, of Mr. F. L. In view of the Government's brought about by Maurice Tate, Marques, of 39, Ashley Road, Kow. loon occurred yesterday while the meterage un noon as possible, will │ciency right through the match deceased gentleman was fishing

together with a party

of

eff-

to em-

and seems determined

relates. phasise his claims to inclusion in and friends at a spot on the Castle Ponk Road near Ruttonjce Bunga- the M. C. C. Australia side.

low, He took 7 wickets for 28 runa

It appears that the late Mr. in Middlesex's first innings.

Marques slipped on the rocks and Sussex replied with 275 and a struck his head in falling, When

Mr. Kuramatsu Murni, who for the Government state:

(1) Whether it will lay on the two years has held the important post of Japanese Consul-General table at an early date a statement in Shanghai, has been promoted to giving a history of the rider-muin

post at the Foreign Office in system.

(1) What is the number Tokyo.

Murai, who played an im-metern applied for but not yet fight, with Middlesex's batting picked up he was unconscious and rider-main din strength, still seemed possible. although everything possible was portant part in the events which installed in (a) ALLEGED THEFT OF preceded the Shanghai War, only tricts and (b) other districts; and Again, however, Maurice Tate was done, he was found to be dead

recently left hospital where he when will they be installed,

instrumental in bringing about when taken to the Kowloon Hos- DIAMONDS

had been for several weeks follow-

collapse, taking 6 wickets for 30 SUPPLY OF METERS.

pital. runa. Middlesex, falled to avert ing the injuries he received in the

(ii)

The late Mr. Marques was Whether there is in un innings defeat, the last wieket member of a highly respected and Hongkew Park bombing outrage.

Mr. Murai will be succeeded in adequate supply of meters in the falling at 98.--Router..

popular local family and was 41 years of age. He was employed Shanghai by Mr. Itaro Ishii, at Colony to meet all demands for

to be installed In present Japanese Consul-Genern? meters

rider-main districts and other The bowls match between A.M. at the Eastern Extension. Tele- IIo leaves a Pending the arrival of the noces. in Kirin.-itcuter.

Hollands and R.F. Luz which was graph Company. districta.

sovon children, the sary depositions and the roquial-

(iv) How long will it take down to be played at the K.C.C. widow and tlon for his extradition to Java, to the value of 2,200 guilders have meters installed

in all this afternoon, has been unavoid- eldest of whom is only thirteen D. D. Dohee, who was arrested in (approximately $3,800 Hongkong the unthetered houses in the ably postponed. Hongkong in connexion with the Currency), the property of Jrider-main districts due rogard |——— alleged theft by balles of a quanti-Groen of Soekaboomt.

being given to the possibility of ty of diamonds, was again romand- Mr. T, Murphy (Assistant Direc-installing a meter on each floor of all by Mr. Schofield at the Central or of Criminal Investigation) said every tenemont-house. Poilce Court this morning for one he was in receipt of a latter from woek formally."

the Consul to, the affect that the

WAITING FOR PAPERS FROM JAVA.

GOVERNMENT MOTION.

The gingautic scoreboard at the

the

to

years. To them will be extended the deepest sympathy of a large circle of friends in their sad bereavement.

Council the time han come for the The late Mr. Marques was I Colony to abandon the principle of member of the committee of St. the rider main system, substituting Joseph's... College Old Boys'-As- therefor the principle of com-aociation and a very keen suppor- ·

The defendant, who was former-depositions, including, ho hoped,į Later in the meeting, the Hon.pulsory meterage to all house tor of the College football teams, to Magazino Gap from (1) The Olympla llamas Angelssly in the employ of the Advertising the requisition, were due in Hong Colonial Secretary will move the supplies to which the alternative By his death the Association fosse Gruszal Post Offbe; (16) The May. Further results will be found ex the and Publicity Bureau, is charged kang by the Tjibadak on Tuesday following resolution:

shall be a tree supply fromu street | one of its most enthusisatio maung, tr halloo, diamonds inexis