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HONGKONG-MACAO-CANTON RADIO TELEPHONE

Early Prospect If Local and Canton Governments will Co-operate

OPERA SUBSIDY SHORT

CANCELLED WAVE

LORD SNOWDEN'S' RESIGNATION.

B.B.C. TO STEP INTO”. BREACH

(Our Own Correspondent).

London, Oct. 31.

In pursuance of the Govern-

STATION

DAILY BROADCASTS

FROM MACAO

DIRECT DIALLING

ON PHONE

Provided the necessary ment's policy of seeking further co-operation can be obtain. economies in public expenditure, it is announced that the Covented from the Governments of Garden Opera subsidy of £17,500 Hongkong and Canton, Ma. per annum for five years grant-cao's dream of many years ed by the Government in 1980 for the interlinking of the is to be suspended.

It is understood that the British

three centres by radio-tele- Broadcasting Corporation has phone may be fulfilled in the agreed to step into the breach and have undertaken to give Bri-

near future. tish opera all assistance practie- able.

Plans are

already #font In Macao for the construction of a

The B.B.C, under the arrange-powerful short-wave transmitter, ments hitherto in force, have operating on 50 metres, and a

Captain F. W. Webb, R.A, A.D.C, to H.Ei the Officer Administering the Government, leaving St. John's Cathedral yesterday after his marriage to Miss Enid Elliot-Heywood. (Photo: Ming Yuan).

supplemented the Government contract has been signed with the TRAGEDY OF

and

every

grant by £7,500 annually, and the Asia Electrie Company, of Shang-) gramophone companies have add-hai. foremost suppliers of elee- at £5,000 making a grand total firical equipment in Chinn yearly of £30,000.

ronstructors of nearly The original Government grant broadcasting station in the North) was made by, Viscount Snowden Jern eity. when Chancellor of the Exehe-] The specifications call for the quer and it is supposed that the installation of a one kilowatt advice of Lady Snowden was transmitter, with one largely instrumental in persund-Iper cent, modulation, and the de. ing the "Iron Chancellor" to make sign of the statlon will be so in-h the grant.

fenrporated so as to permit, with- Lady Snowden is on the boardjout too many changes in the in-1 of the B.B.C.

•

TRADE UPHEAVAL

hundred AMERICAN'S

herent cireuit, of an increase toi re-double the specified power.

Lord Snowden has Just signed his position in the Cabinet.

READY IN FEBRUARY. The transmitting unit will be installed upon a hill at Macao,

PRINCESS HELEN but the studio and offices will be

ACCEPTS

LEAVING RUMANIA

IMMEDIATELY

constructed in the city, control being utilised.

remate

SUICIDE IN HARBIN

FIRM CLOSING BRANCH

Employees of Messrs Andersen.

Harbin, Nov. 1. Another grim tragedy of the disturbance and breakdown of The station will be handed over trade as a result of the events of to the Macao Government by the past year in Manchuria has Asia Electric Líd.,

on January occurred in Harbin-on this occa 16. and will be inaugurated February 15. Its primary use

on sion, a suicide, will be for broadcasting purposes. and regular programmes will be Mayer and Company were alarmed transmitted daily on fifty metres. yesterday afternoon to hear a shot

'PHONE PROPOSALS.

from the office of the manager, Mr. in answer to her ultimatumbas inter-city telephone service

In connexion with the proposed the room, they found Mr.

S. J. Kolpachnikoff. Rushing into not yet been announced, but it la unique arrangement has

Kol. understood that she has accepted, provided

been pachnikoff, a Russian-naturalised The terms include a substantial Utilising several banks

American, aged fifty, sprawling t increase in her allowance and per-dinary landline,

his desk. mlazion to apend one month

the

Investigation showed he had shot! ordinary himself with a Browning automatic. year with her son, Crown Prince will be able to dial directly to his hand, the bullet having entered telephone subscriber in Macno Michael, in Switzerland.

which was still tightly grasped in Princess Helen will also receive if arrangements go through with the left temples and passed

the transmitting operator, and.

Bucharest. Det. 31. Princess Helen is leaving the country almost immediately. Her reply to the Government's terms-

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LAST LETTER.

SIG. MUSSOLINI'S LIEUTENANTS

NEW MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

(Our Own Ctrospondent).

adan, Oct. 31. By a de Romu to-day, the liamın ambassador in London, Signor Grandi, and two ather ex-Ministers, Signor Botial and Hignor Rocco, are appointed members of the Grand Fascist Council.

All three resigned office at the time of the Cabinet re-organi- Hation in July lant.

CERCARELKORKEIŠSIPILE CA

TITLE BOUT THRILLS

BRITAIN'S 'WORLD

CHAMPIONSHIP

BROWN MASTERS

PEREZ

London, Oct. 31.

TYPHOON RESCUE DRAMA

GLENSHIEL SAVES 31

JAPANESE

VESSEL ADRIFT FOR TWO DAYS

ANOTHER DRAMA OF THE SEAS WAS EN- ACTED NEAR HONGKONG YESTERDAY MOR-

NING WHEN THE GLENT LINER, GLENSHIEL WAS STRUGGLING THROUGH A N.E. GALE TO, HONGKONG.

Soon after dawn, distress signals were observed some distance away. The vessel made all possible speed to the spot and found a Japanese motor-driven fishing vessel on the verge of sinking. Despite angry seas, the rescue of her crew of 31 men was affected in twenty- five minutes,

Sir. W. H. D. Boyle who is prot moted to full Admira! In the latest Admiralty list.

NAVAL PROMOTION

ADMIRAL SIR W. H. D. BOYLE

EVANS OF THE BROKE

London, Oct. 81. Interesting personalities:

The ill-fated vessel was the Shen-Shan Maru. When the typhoon was imminent, the master took shel-figure in the list of naval ter at the Pratas, but the full fury of the storm burst over the island, the ship was torn from her moorings, her engines wrecked, and she drifted helplessly two days.

When the Glenshiel arrived on the scene to end the terrifying experience of the crew, who had practically given up hope of rescue, the Shen-Shan had drifted over 150 miles from the Pratas, and was almost water-logged after a very severe buffeting.

CAPTAIN'S MODEST VERSION ·

The story of the rescue was told, reported missing. to a representative of the Telegraph | Mara. by Captain P. L Sanders, master

promotions announced by the Admiralty to-night.

Vice-Admital Sir W. H. D. Boyle, Squadron from the Mediterranhan who was on the China Station in command of the First Cruiser during the Shangbai-troubles of has been de years. In the, Navy, entering as a cadet in 1887. He 1927, is appointed Adotirn) He

commanded H,M.S. Repulso during the war. Fifty-nine years of age at the end of November, he is the. helr-presumptive to the Earl of Cork and Orrory.

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Rear-Admiral E. R. G. R. Evans, the hero of the "Broke” exploit, a the Niitaka colleague of Capt. Scott and Shackleton in Polar Expeditions,

of the Glenshiel, this morning in in Hongkong about the Niitaka the bodies of Captain Scott and No advices have been received loader of the party which found the office of Jardine Matheson and Maru, and it is not known whether those who lost their lives in the Company

Captain Sanders

was

she anchored somewhere to escape

very the typhoon, or has been lost.

modest about the actual rescue itself, which was, however, accom- plished under very hazardous con-

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ditions. A heavy north-east gale JUNK WRECKED IN REBUFF FOR

was blowing at the time the ash-

world's flyweight championship led alongside the doomed craft and fag vessel was sighted about 6.15 In a thrilling battle for the ever, the Glenshiel was manoeuvr a.m. yesterday. Eventually, how- out at Manchester to-night, Jackie the crew rescued. chin. Brown (Manchester) defcated instan- Young Perez, the holder, by a technical knock-out in the thirteenth round.

TYPHOON

CREW BROUGHT TO HONGKONG

RESCUE DESCRIBED.

The crew of a junk, rescued by Describing the rescue, Captain another craft on Saturday morn- Sanders said: About 6.15 a.m.ing, have been brought into Hong- yesterday, we alghted vessel kong and taken to hospital for

distress. signala In treatment.

A roport was made to the police

I.L.P..

JOBLESS MARCHERS REFUSE HELP

A DEPUTATION QUIBBLE

London, Oct. 31.

An astonishing_develop-

a lump sum of £25,000, the balance Hongkong and Canton, will be from the right side of the due for her custle on the Black able to get either of these centres. Sea which was seld by the War

Death must have been Department

Mr. Ben Stone,

taneous. of the Asia Electric Company Reuter.

ZIM already completed a preliminary survey of the site of the proposed atation, and installation work

He left a letter conveying his enthusiasm as their townsman es Latitude 20.15 N. Longitude 114 E.

The spectators were wild with burning will be last wishes and, apologica to the tablished mastery 'commenced in the near future. American Consul General Mr. G. Frenchman, who over

the We proceeded at full speed to the by Cheung Yau, aged 30, master of C. Hanson, and on his desk was punishment in

took terrific scene and found her in peril of a fishing junk 3149HW, who stated found a note in Russian in which round, managed to struggle to side and managed to get off the near To Ning Wan, during a heavy the terminating sinking. We manoeuvred along at 9.30 am. on Saturday, whilst he stated that he did not accuse his feet after a knock-down blow, crew. There were thirty one men gale, he picked up four men who anybody of being responsible for only to see his seconds throw the on board, and they were in a very were supporting themselves on ment affecting the unem his death. He also left a letter towel into the ring.

exhausted condition when rescued. floating wreckage of their own ployed "hunger marchers"

The engines of the Ashing vessel typhoon blow.

junk which had aunk during the was reported to the House of were all smashed in, and it looked The four mon as if they would not have lasted Shi-ng, aged 30; Ylu Kwal-chun,

Cheung Commons to-day. much longer if we had not sighted aged 80; Cheung Ah-tak, aged 20; ber, Mr. McGovern, who had lo- The Independent Labour mem and Li Ahtong, aged 45.

tended to put a petition to the Commons asking leave for marchers, now in London, to be deputation of the unemployed received at the bar of the House, stated that the organisers of the marchers had refused to provide a deputation for this purpose.

LEAVE SHANTUNG

Nanking, Nov. 1,

It is learned that the Govern

ment intends to send Goneral Liu

PRINCESS INGRID IN LONDON-

RETURNS TO TOWN

FROM DEVON -

London, Oct. 31.

with his insurance receipts, his wife.

for

Young Perez' could not gone on much longer.

It is considered that his suicide had been premediated for several days, the reason for his tragic act Princess Ingrid of Sweden, who being that his future was uncertain, Honan to replace Ma Hung-kwei's has been visiting her grand-aa Meaars. Andersen, Meyer are forces in the present anti-bandit father, the Duke of Connaught, at liquidating their offices in Harbin, campaign.

Sidmouth, Devon,

Chen-nien's troops to Southern

returned to-Reuter,

nt Kensington

Ma Hung-kwel's army will be London to-day and is staying with sent to garrison eastern Shantung. Princess Alice

The removal of Liu Chen-nien Palace. from Shantung is expected to com-

Prince Olaf of Norway reached BRITAIN AND THE pleto the settlement of the diapute Croydon this afternoon by air- between Liu and Han Fu-chu. British Wireleas.

Reuter.

CABINET'S LONG SESSION

EUROPEAN ISSUES

RUSSIAN TRADE CREDITS

NO EXTENSION AT' PRESENT

London, Oct. 31.

ARGENTINE

have

Jackie Brown is the first Englishman to bring a world's title to England since Jimmy Wilde lost to Pancho Villa. The fight was

forco

vory

them..

The chances were that the en-

throughout, the mon being ex- tire crew would have all been lost. tremely well matched and going) in at each other with tiger-like ferocity.

TELLING BLOW'S.

The rescue was offected by 6.40 a.m. and the Glanshiel then resumed Its voyage to Hongkong, arriving about 9.p.mi. and landing the men here,

In the early stages, both men TORN FROM MOORINGS but neither was able to produce Japanese, were interrogated, when aucceeded in landing telling blows

Tho rescued men, who were all

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TRADE VIEWS BEING EXCHANGED

ja knock-out.

London, Oct. 31..

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wore

WORLD ECONOMIC

CONFERENCE

PREPARING FOR THE MEETING

London, Oct. 31.

a.

He said he regretted that de claton and felt sure the un- employed, marchers would resent Then, in the thirteenth, Brown taken on board. It appears, that sion for the World Economic operation of Independent Labour the loss of such an opportunity, When the Freparatory Comte-He added that although the co- definitely mastered Perez. He they had anchored their vessel at Conference met at Geneva to day, Party had been refused, they In the House of Commons to-and then literally punched him typhoon. The force of the wind; the Netherlands Bunk and one of way, to work on behalf of this un-

rocked him with terrific right Pratas Island to escape the day,

Dr. Leonardas Trip, President of would still continue, in their own Captain Eden, Secretary for

Under-round the ring from a succession however, wrenched the vessel Foreign Affairs, of rights and lefts. There was from its moorings, and it drifted the exports of the Bank for In-fortunate section of society. In the House of Commons to- or would be any trade reciprocity was hesten, Brown crashing home sighted by the Glenshiel. After was made with the compilation naked whether there had been no need for discretion. Peras about 160 miles before they were rational Bottlements, was op. day, Major Colville Bald the discussion between London, Oct. 31.

pointed President, and representa with both hands to the jaw at the rescue, the Shan-shan Maru of the list of questions to be sub-marchers movement desire to It is understood that at mest and the Export Credits Advisory ment and of Great Britain, re- and round the ring. Finally, he JAPANESE SHIP MISSING.

Department of the Overseas Trade tives of the Argentine Govern-will, the French staggering round was abandoned,

The leaders of the uncruployed ings of the Cabinet held this Committee were not at prosent garding such of the Ottawa Con- was sent to the boards. morning and this afternoon, pro- prepared to Pecommend the grant ference proposals as referred to managed to struggle up when the

mitted for consideration of the present a largo petition to Parlia longed consideration was given ing of guarantees covered by British Importa of wheat and meat, time-keeper had reached "Four" Kitmal Maru, reported at the forte proposed for discussion same time persuading Parliament,

Conference. to disarmament questions and to credits for more than eighteen replied that an exchange of views but the towel fluttered in, Britain Harbour Office, that he had boon before

mont asking for the withdrawal of Captain' Imamura, master of the be consulted regarding the sub- tion of the economy cuts, at thế The Governmenta concerned will the Means Test and the restora- the general European situation. months in respect of exports to was British Wireless.

already Russia British Wireless.

taking place. thus recapturing the British Wiralous,

title.angaged for three days in search-nasembles in December.—Britisk deputation

the Commission re- by their own efforts, to racalve ing for another vessel, which in Wireless

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