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The

FINAL EDITION

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Hongkong Telegraph.

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Tel. 20269.

FOUNDED 1801

No. 14002

五拜禮號六七月五英港香

FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1933.

日三初月五· $94.00 PER ANNUM

BINGLE COPY 10 CIMITS

DUNLOP

BY APPOINTMENT MOTOR CAR TYRE MANUFACTURERS

to

H.M. THE KING

H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES.

TOKYO ANNOUNCES TERMS OF AN ORAL TRUCE

Distressing Accident to

RAILWAY SMASH

IN LONDON

FIVE KILLED ON SOUTHERN RLY.

DERAILMENT AND COLLISION

London, May 25. Five people were killed this afternoon in a serious accident on the Southern Railway.

It was. In o

double Kruse, An orglinary steam hccident. locomotive bound from Waterloo Station to Alton in Hampshire, was derailed between Wimbledon and Raynes Park

An electric train on the up line was, at that moment about to passi the locomotive, and in collided as it became derailed.

TRAFFIC SUSPENDED. Considerable wreckage bestrew-

European Lady

MR. H. BAILEY FACES SERIOUS CHARGES

A WAR

LEAGUE PREVENTS MRS. LANDAU

IN GRAVE CONDITION

LETICIA DISPUTE

SETTLED

Geneva, May 25. The intervention of the into the League of Nations dispute between Colembla and Feru has been crowned with enmplete success.

was a but

..At the outset there peril of a big-scale war, today the representatives of Colombia and Peru ratified the agreement for the settle- ment of the Leticia dispute.

-Renter

ed both the up and down lines and mRNA DISNE

all traffic was temporarily blocked.

Assistance was soon forthcom- Ing, but five of the passengers were found to have been killed. Two others received injuries of a serious character and the list of thoso, who suffered minor injuries was considerablo. Renter

NATHAN HOTEL INCIDENT

WOMAN'S STRANGE

STORY

were

Mr. John Tranum, the Anglo- parachutial. expert, who

HIT WHEN RIDING IN Danish

RICKSHA

BAIL OF $500

Mrs. Landau, the wife of Mr.

Adolphe Landau, proprietor of D'Aguilar Jimmy's Kitchen,

Street and Lockhart Road, was the victim of a most distressing accident last night.

KATTON GARDEN Shortly after ten o'clock when

JEWEL COUP

DARING DAYLIGHT

ROBBERY.

she was returning to the Kitchen at Wanchai, the ricksha in which she was travelling was involved in a collision with a motor car,

created a world's record for a delayed Parachute jump, as exclusively re- fle jumped from ported yesterday, an R.A.F. plane at a height of 20,000 feet and fell 17,250 feet before open. ing his parachute.

ARMISTICE TO BE

SIGNED ON MONDAY

KALGAN, PEKING AND TIENTSIN LINE

THE JAPANESE PROPOSALS

Tokyo, May 26. Arrangements for a truce in the fighting in North China are now believed to be complete.

VEHICULAR

FERRY INCIDENT

CAR THREATENED BY FIRE

PUT OUT WITH FOAM APPLIANCE

Fire threatened an Erskine car as it was being brought over from Kowloon on a vehicular ferry shortly after 9.30 last night.

When the ferry was in mid- strenni smoke was seen to issue from the radiator of the car, and The Foreign Office to-day an-alive to the danger, the deck hands

nounced that a preliminary truce

Viscount tihii.

VISCOUNT

ISHII VISITS

promptly, got to work with fire. WHITE HOUSE was well equipped.

was concluded orally yesterday xtinguishers with which the craft!

THAT SILVER) by Chinese and Japan

RATIO

U.S. 16 TO 1 RESOLUTION SHELVED

driven by Mr. I. P. Bailey, of the FREE HÅND FOR General Electric Co. of China, Ltd.

CAR BANDITS' HAUL OF £25,000 where he resides.

(By

(Special to "Telegraph"}

DELEGATES

The mishap occured in Quetz's

Washington, May 25 Road East, east of Murray Road. Both vehicles were, travelling in The Foreign Affairs Commit- the same direction, Mr. Bailey be tee of the House of Representa ing on his way to Repulse Baytives to-day decided to shelve the Mrs, Landau was thrown to the resolution requesting that the ground and received head injuries, United States délegation at the feared to be of u very grave World Economic Conference be instructed to support the remon- etisation of silver at a ratio of sixteen to one with gold.

TelegrapAcharacter. Telegraph, Copyright.

Mesenger Ordinauer, S.

£25,000.

in-

Bessived May

IN SERIOUS CONDITION.

London, May 26. Some men of the South Wales

The resolution was shelved at

Two young Chinese wearing. 15.30 17 Western attire, one with his hair

In one of the most daring day-Borderers saw the occurrence, and the request of Mr. Cordell Hult, elegantly parted in the middle; who were staying at the Hotel light robberies in the history of picked up Mrs. Landau, who was the Secretary of State, who will be. Nathan, Kowloon, are alleged to London crime occurred yesterday İying unconscious in the road. America's principal delegate, who have robbed a woman whom they when car bandits robbed a Hatton The coolle who had escaped with asked that the hands of the dele worth a few scratches, was standing by.gation be left free to deal with The Police were informed and the silver situation according to lured to their room shortly after Garden oxpert of gems 6 o'clock last evening.

the injured lady was removed in cireumstances.--Beuler,

MARKET CONDITIONS. Polleo investigators

The victim of the robbery was aan ambulance to the Government

The silver market appears to be formed that a chit' received at

of a Civil Hospital.

She is now receiving the closcateady, though the opinion is still house in Woosung Street railing well-known representative

where Hatton Garden jewellery firm and the woman to the Hotel,

for the manner in which the robbery attention of Professor K. Digby held that there is little strength. she was with the two men half-an-hour without their utter-was carried out suggests that the but had not recovered conscious London prices were marked down ing a single syllable, she rose to car bandits were well nequainted ness, when her husband called at one-eighth realy and forward, leave. Then the mes seized her with his movements and had re-10 o'clock morning.

Mr. Bailey was informed of the Indin buying and the Continent After the offeinl fixing, America and gagged her with a towel, usingceived information that he would n tie to bind her wrists and ankles, be carrying a valuable consign-serious character of the accident

after his return to the Hotel. her ment of jewels. of

The rickalia, with its right came into the market as buyers They divested her trinkets, these being said to com-

mudguard damaged, and the rub and prices held firm, prise:

A pair of gold bangles.

A gold neck-chain.

A gold ring set with a small

liamond.

A gold ring set with an imita-

tion pearl.

A plain gold ring.

DRIVER STUNNED.

He was in a motor-car in theber rim off was subsequently in- West End and had just drawn into spected by traffic officials and the pavement when another ear taken to the Central Police Station. with several men inside; raced up, eame

to a halt alongside and snatched the parcel containing the

MR. BAILEY CHARGED. AL 12.30 this afternoon.

selling.

In New York, there is a feeling the of uncertainty Although market raled steady enough. The 337%. Futures were down a little quotation was an eighth down at more Business done amounted Mr. to about 3,000,000 ounces.

The Hongkong dollar was also was marked down an eighth, 'to-day** demand rate being 18, 4%. The market is featureless.

Kems after the driver had been Bailey appeared before Mr. Scho- A gold watch and leather band. stunned with a blow from one of field at the Magistracy. He

informed that there were three The total value was given as the bandits,

The Kang then made a success-charges against him, namely, $153.

room.ful getaway in. their own car.-| The men then left the Half-an-hour afterwards she suc-Reuter. ceeded in freeing herself and went to the Pollee Station to make

a report.

Police Investigators are, how- ever, inclined to believe there are facts which might alter the com- plexion of the ease, but which they believe were withheld by the wo man in her statement. They are not prepared to go farther thin the view that "it is,a doubtful port."

INDUSTRIAL ADVISERS

ro-

ATTENDING ECONOMIC

SMALL FIRE IN

CITY

OVER NATIVE BANK PREMISES

(n) with driving car No. 2928 iri a dangerous manner In Queen's Read East at 10.05 last night.

(b) with failing to stop after the accident, and,

(c) with failing to report the accident to the Police.

Mr. D. B. Evans, for the acecsed, said he was not pleading at the moment.

SG00 BAIL.

A REVIVER!

OXYGEN COUNTERACTS LIQUOR

representatives.

The truce is conditional upon the Chinese "ceasing their provoca tive actions".

The Chinese forces are required to remain south-west of a line run- ning roughly parallel to the rail- way from Kalgan, through Peking!

Chemical A LONG PRIVATE

TALK

The bonnet was quickly uncov

and sprays of ered, foam were directed into the eng- ines, where it was believed the trouble originated with the fusing) of electric wiring.

OWNER UNAWARE. The outbreak was put out with-

to Tientsin, and to the cast of the in a very few minutes, and the fine through Tungchow.

owner of the car, who was travell- The Japanese undertake to reing on the upper deck, did not of the learn of the mishap until it was main to the north-east

all over. sume line.

SIGNING ON MONDAY.

It is dated by the Foreign Once that a formal armistice will

DECLINES TO DISCLOSE THE TOPIC

Washington May 25,

The visit to Washington of Vis-

This is the first incident of the count Ishii, co-author of the fam kind since the commencement of ous Ishii-Lansing Agreement, the vehicular ferry service. The which was superseded by the deckhands are commended by the

be signed on Monday, May 29. Police and Ferry authorities for Nine Power Pact, is attracting Router.

their presence of mind in the mat Earlier to-day, a cable was re-ter. ceived from Peking, viu London, stating that a Sino-Japanese trace

very noticeable' attention.

Viscount fahil has come from

exports to- Japan with financial discuss mattors connected with the

hnd not been signed. This re- SIR JOHN SIMON'S World Economic Conference, but

the

sumably merely meant that Chinese representatives had not yet opponded their signatures to any document.

A

that

SETTLING DOWN.

Heuter

ADVENTURE

PLANE FORCED TO GO BACK TO GENEVA

thero is good ground for believing that among the topics likely to re- celve very close attention in the Viscount conversations between Ishii and President Roosevelt will be the situation in the Far East, states message

with special reference to Ameri is the situation

en's policy regarding Manchukuo: London, May 25. ensing on all fronts and that the

STATE DEPARTMENT TALK. Japanese and Manchukuo, troops

Sir John Simon, when flying to

During the course of the day, Paris and London from Geneva are withdrawing to some extent.

Tungchow is returning to normal this afternoon, encountered such Viscount Ishii, Mr. Debuchi, the and seven miles now separate the thick for that the machine had to Japanese Ambassador in Washing rival forces there. The shops in return.

ton, and Mr. Funai, the Deputy- the town are reopening.

He set out again later, but had Governor of the Bank of Japan. In Pelding, life is proceeding as

to cancel his intention of seeing called upon Mr. Cordell Hall at the usunt and the exodus has ceased.-Monsieur Daladier in Paris and State Department and discussed continued through to London economic and monetary questions where to-morrow he will attend in connexion with the World! the Cabinet meeting in the morn Economic Conference. a foreign

Dr. Hornbeck, the Chief of the affairs debate in the Commons Far Eastern Division of the State and Mr. William during the evening.

Department, Sir John Simon expects to re- Bullitt were also present. turn to Geneva in a few days and will probably see Mr. Daladier on the way-British Wirelcae.

Renter.

RUBBER BOOM IN ing and take part in

SHANGHAI

PRICES DOUBLE AND TREBLE

(Special to "Telograph")

Trigraph, Copyright. Telegraph ka Received May Massages Ordinance. 181. 20. 3.42 .191,}

Shanghai, May 26.

A wave of speculation in rub- ber shares has swept over the Shanghai Stock Exchange in the past few days.

The premises are used by the /week's remand. Ho mentioned an orcaehted by two doctors who by 1929 quotations.

ROYAL TOURNAMENT

JUBILEE

King Receives Great Ovation

LUNCH WITH MR. HULL. This afternoon, Viscount Ishil is lunching with Mr. Cordell Hull, after which he will call at the

White House for privats confer

ence with President Roosevelt.

In the evening, there will be a formul dinner and reception. SILENCE PRESERVED.

Lator. Viscount Ishll conferred plone with President Roosevelt for over jan hour and a half.

Japanese distinguished

The London, May 25.

This year marks the Jubilee of the Tournament which always contributes a large sum to service charities, and in which Navy, Army and Air Forco give display! attractive features of the London which is recognised na the most

season.

TARIFF TRUCE & CURRENCIES.

STATEMENT BY THE CHANCELLOR

The King and Queen to-day at-visitor declined to reveal the topic Now Haven, Connecticut. The result has been a spectricu- tended the opening performance of their conversation. Ho sald he

local rubber share

of lar riso in

the Royal Tournament at will probably confer again with The sensations usually attend-

have been

the President to-morrow.Renter. ant upon the consumption of

quotations, which

Olympia. A small fire confined to a portion

alcohol can be counteracted partly going up by leaps and bounds. of No. Поог

by inhaling

Many of the shares of the concentrations of of the second

Joxygen, the New York branch of

Shanghai companies are being 33 Burd Street near the junc-

Traffle-Inspector C. F. Alexan- the American Psychological As-

quoted at twice and even thrice tion of Mercer Street, occurred

two der, in charge of the cane, aaldsociation was informed here re

the price of only a few days ago, this afternoon shortly after o'clock. The Central Fire Brigade Mrs. Landau was in a very sorious cently.

although they are still very low, The report on intoxleation was had littio dimeulty in extinguishing condition and he required a formal

of course, as compared with their the flames,

curious certain tests found a re-similarity between ordinary drun

konness and the symptoms mani- fested by mountain aylators and other persons work- ing or dwelling-in places where the oxygen content of the atmos phero is low.

Effects produced

möntal alcohol and by anoxemialack of oxygen-aro: Retarded processes, loss of motor co-ordina- Economic Conforance so that the stealing two rolls of cloth from a pilo

tion, loquacity, tendency to repeat delegation could consult them if at the outrance of a shop in Queen's

Road Central. Defendant, who was The New York Federal Reserve phrases and activities, lack of self occasion required.

hibitionsRoutera, The Last of advisers would be unemployed, took the cloth and while Bank has reduced its re-discount criticism and reloneing of in

Trate to 24 per cent-Reuter. running away tripped and foll, isan latar -British Wireless

CONFERENCE

London, May 25. Mr. Stanley Baldwin stated to day that the Government were Arranging for the appointment of industrial advisors to the United Kingdom delegation

Mr. Bailey was formally native bank, Sang Cheung, and the amount of 3500 as ball. inmates were out for their time manded for a week. when the fire broke out! Excite- ment was caused in the district when smoke and flames were seen Issuing from the buliding. damage was insignificant.

The

REDUCED BANK

RATE

A shop-lifter was fined $10 or 14 NEW YORK RATE NOW at the days gaol, in dofault, by Mr. Wynne-

21⁄2 PER CENT. Jones this morning, on a charge of

Now York, May 25.

The remarkable buoyancy in The King received a great ova the rubber share market appears tien as he inspected the guard of to be due, mainly, to the pos- honour movided by all three fight-|

the elimbers, sibility that

Dutch Governmont restriction agreement.

both by

may

new

th

come to

the Prime The fact that Miniator, Dr. Colijn, is assuming

also the portfolio of Minister for

ing services. British Wirdess.

RAIN PROBABLE

Answering

London, May 25.

Parliamentary

A

question, to-day the Chancellor

of Exchoquor, Mr. Neville Cham-

The Royal Observatory reporte berlain said that if anything un.. the Colonies, is gonorally ac- that pressure is highest over foresson occurred in regard to truce, the organising committes copted as a good indication that Hokkaido, and is relatively low currency lovoja during the tarif the Government will be more over South-West China, schemes than their predecessors able winds, moderato; cloudy,

probably rain later, favourably disposed to restriction Local forosait-South or vari- in office-Reuter.

how to deal with the situation | British Wireleszi, no doubt meet again to consider of the Beusiomis Conference would