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FIRST EDITION.

Supreme

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Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1341 WAO WETAŁA THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1933. 日一月五

No. 14048

WHITEAWAYS

GEORGIAN

Shetland Floss Wool

Can be supplied in all Colours'

$1.00

2 oz, Bali.

SINGLE GOPY 10 DENTS Whiteaway Laidlaw &

$16.00 PER ANNUM

PITTMAN CONFIDENT OF EARLY SILVER PACT

BUS MOUNTS DETAILS TO

PAVEMENT...

CHINESE GIRLS CRUSHED

TRAGIC AFFAIR IN

POKFULAM ROAD

BE CLEARED UP

AGREEMENT DESCRIBED

AS NEAR

(Special to "Talograph”)

A seventeen-year-old girl named (Dy Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphis

Messages Ordinanen, 1994. Received, July

Hui Yuk-chan is dead and another|25, 12,97 8/m.)

London, July 12.

Hui Wan-Inn, aged 18, is lying seriously injured in the Govern-

While final agreement is still ment Civil Hospital, as the result lacking, Senator Pittman is con- of being trapped between a motor [fident that a silver agreement on bus and the front of a shop in the main issue, the control of Pokfulam Road yesterday after sales, will be forthcoming before

the end of the week.

кооп.

Ng Kam-chuen, the driver of China the bus, a vehicle of the

Efforts to achieve progress in Motor Bus Co, in his report to the other directions are likely to be

less fortunate.

Police stated that at 1.55' p.m:

Mexico to-day strove to nasure when driving bus No. 490 down further consideration of silver,. Pokfulam Road, it skidded and in especially on the questions of ex- so doing mounted the footpath.

tending the use of the white metal. The two girls who were walking for colnage purposes and securing a definite Conference statement re- together on the footpath, were caught between the heavy vehicle Karding the revaluation of silver. and some stalls in front of a shop. The effort failed when Mr. The girls suffered severe injuries Ramsay MacDonald overruled the while the wooden stalls were Mexican resolution demanding the smashed. The shop window also creation of Permanent Com- sustained damage.

mission to study all questions de- Tho injured

were ferred.-United Press. Per Gold picked up and rushed to the Gov-Bar Co. ernment Civil Hospital. The elder succumbed from her injuries shortly after 5 p.m.

girls

4

AGREEMENT NEAR.

London, July 12.

No agreement has yet been reached by the eight countries

KING OPENS NEW chiefly interested in silver, India,

HOSPITAL

WORTHY REALISATION

OF HOPES

London, July-12-

The King, accompanied by the! Queen, and attended by the Home) Secrotary drove from Buckinghant Palace this afternoon to open the Freemasons Hospitals at

now

Hammersmith,

Ar-

The King's uncle, Duke of Con- naught and Master of the Order received Their Majesties on rival. The Hospital was first pro- jected twenty years ago but com- pletion was delayed by war.

The Nanking warship, Yat Sen, snapped as she passed under the stern

of a Macao steamer about nine miles from Macao.

AN END TO CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

Regarded Virtually-

Certain

Poona, July 12. Civil disobedience will probably be withdrawn to-

morrow.

The majority of the speakers at to-day's. meet- ing of Congress advocated the abandonment of the campaign rather than its suspension in order to reap the full benefit of the Government's reaction.-- Reuter.

China, America, Canada, Mexico, AMORTIME Bolivia, Peru and Siem.

They are limiting their dis- cussions at the moment to restric- of silver and tion on the sale according to Senator Pittman, an agreement is near. Reuter

Cargo Hold-Up in Canton

LOCAL MERCHANTS' PROTEST

To Foster British Trade

MR. PELHAM APPOINTED TO HONGKONG

(Our Own Correspondent).

(lly Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphis Meardges Ordinanės, 1991. Received, July

*London, July 12,

12. 9ās ama

It is officially announced that Me.-G. C.-Pelham, who is at pre- sent a Vive Consul attached to the staff of the British Embassy in Peking, has been appointed British Commercial representative in Hong- kong.

It is believed that he will leave Peking for Hongkong almost im WINCHIRIACZA | Mediately although it was stated

AIR ARMADA' OVER

SIXTEEN LAND IN LABRADOR

ARRIVE IN TWOS AND THREES

New York, July 12, The Italian air armada has completed its crossing of the At-

message antic, according to a

After a brief service, conducted

In a strong protest against the by the Archbishop Canterbury,, the King, in opening the hospital strike" affecting the Butterfield from Sediac, New Brunswick, said, "This fine building so ad- and Swire Company's 6.5. Fatshan which states that the fleet of mirably situated and planned to and the picketing of the Company's

flyingboats has arrived at Cart- causing a give patients the bonefits of the godowns in Shameen, aunshine and fresh airs, is a hold-up of large consignments by wright, Labrador. worthy realisation of your hopes Hongkong firms, sixty-four leading and cannot fail to bring comfort Chinese firms have written to the and help to Freemasons, and their Chinese Chamber of Commerce ask- families. I now declare it opeu, ing for immediate assistance.

This was the most difficult sec- tion of the long flight. It involved Ja 1,600-mile journey across the ocean from Iceland and as far as is known it was completed with- out mishap,

and pray that with God's blessing After reviewing the trouble which within its walls, may be found re-joriginated in a tenboy dispute an llef from suffering and restoration the s.s. Woosung, the firms state

Later. to health."-British Wireleas. that the interruption in the free

is movement of goods

The Italian flyingboats arrived hindrance to the trade of both Canton and this Colony and al-at Cartwright in twos and threes.

GERMAN PUBLIC DEBTORS

"

CONCESSIONS BY FOREIGN CREDITORS

Bovere

though the "strike" involves only The first to arrive landed at 1.50 the B. & S. Company, the merchants p.m. Eastern Standard Time, and

have suffered the most.

The Executive Committee of the sixteen, altogether had completed! Chinese Chamber of Commerce the journey up to 3.10 p.m. E.S.T. met yesterday afternoon and a The visibility and the weather resolution was passed that a tole-was satisfactory for manoeuvring gram should be sent to the the planes, which arrived at inter- Kwangtung Provincial Govern-vals of ten and forty minutes. ment soliciting official action to The first seaplane was sighted at

[Cartwright at 1.50 p.m. bring on early settlement.

IRE OF GOLD BLOC ROUSED

AMERICA CHECKS NEW AGENDA

RECESS MAY COME AT ANY TIME

(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH")

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894. Received, July 13, 12.07 a.m.)

LONDON, JULY 12.

PETERSEN WINS ON

A FOUL

Savage Bout With Doyle,

at White City

Jack Petersen won the British heavyweight title at the White City last night. Doyle, the Irish champion, being disqualified for a foul In the second round.

an.

The men fought like savages, largely as a result of Doyle's tactics. He attacked furiously, in attempt to obtain a quick. knock-out and struck wildly. Three times he fauled Petersen. Details in Page Eight.

SPECTACULAR

ANOTHER MONKEY WRENCH HAS BEEN FIRE IN LONDON

THROWN INTO THE MACHINERY OF THE WORLD ECONOMIC CONFERENCE BY THE UNITED STATES AND THE ADJOURNMENT IS NOW EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE PRIOR TO JULY 26, THE DATE TENTATIVELY APPROVED.

Yesterday's meeting of the Monetary Commission unanimously decided to discuss, among other things, the question of co-operation between central banks. To-day, Senator Pittman refused to enter upon the discussion.

FLAMES 100-FEET

HIGH

MASSED FIRE BRIGADES

London, July 12. London witnessed one of its most spectacular fires for some. time past to-day, when an out-

and Lennard.

It is understood that while Senator Pittman per-break occurred at the chemical sonally feels the desirability of reaching an agreement works of Messrs. Forbes Abbott on this question, he reluctantly resisted the move to this end, acting in accordance with President Roosevelt's direct instructions.

recentis, when the announcement of REINHARDT RECOVERY PREDICTION the air

the creation of this new ofce was made, that the first holder would probably take up the appointment în October at the earliest.

Within a very short time, the building was a mass of flames from jend to end, the highly inflammable materials inside causing great bursts of flames shooting high into

The works of Forbes Abbott and Lennard are at Bow and sixty-five. fire engines from all parts of Lon- don assembled in the vicinity' pour-

The development has further ment would expire in 1944 unless ifr. Pelham is comparatively new roused the ire of the gold stand-It was renewed and negotiations ing millions of gallons of water to the Far East. He has been in ard-countries-and-there-is little are now progressing for its renew-into-the-blaze. the China Consular Service for

about two years and, us far as is hope of progress of any descrip- al.

(Grade 1).

They were working for over three hours this afternoon before they secured control.

The Commission appointed Sir known, he has always been station-tion on the monetary side of the od in Peking. He is a Vice-Consul conference.

Flames were nearly a hundred John Campbell, the chairman of

feet high at the time and were Economic efforts will also be the International Tin Committee, sweeping over the River Lee and checkmated, -although certain as the chairman of the special Regent's Canal, the wind, fortun- specific commodities may be sub-sub-committee to go into this mat-ately, blowing in a direction which assisted the fire BrigadesBritish ject to international control aster-Renter.

Wirelcas.

BRITISH TRADE IN JUNE

STILL DIMINISHING IN VOLUME

The feature of British trade

on the previous month, Re-exports

STOP PRESS

the result of the strenuous ARTIFICIAL RESTRICTION. offorts of the interests most affected..

U.S. ATTITUDE.

The United States attitude is

The

of Sub-Committte

the Economic Commission of World Conference. dealing with the ordination of

CO-

REVENGE

production and FOR GIANTS

.:

SENATORS AND YANKEES WIN

New York, July 12 The New York Giants took re- venga in their second match with

were:--

returns for June is a sharp rise difficult to understand unless their working, at its next meeting will in re-exports. The total imports standpoint is expressed by Mr. examine cocon; coffee, tea, and amounted to £53,774,029, re- presenting a decrease of $4,170,533 Lawrence Reinhardt, who arrived dairy produce, as well as sugar, if and the total exports at £33,782, at Plymouth to-day in the course possible. 600 show a decrease of £1,257.765 of his journey to Sweden, where The Economic Commission will at £5,266,857 show an increase of he is assuming the post of Ameri-hold a plenary meeting to-morrow £1,440,847 on the figures for May can Minister, and who is fresh morning to discuss the French St. Louis in the National League and more than £1,000,000 on those from conferences from President proposal on public works and the to-day, when they blanked out the for June of last year.-British)

Roosevelt.

two proposals of the Soviet homesters and hit three runs in Wireless.

reply. Schumacher was the pitcher Mr. Reinhardt, in an interview, delegation for a pact of economic who did the damage, declared:

pon-aggression as well as the The Yankees and Senators aro "The worst of the depression is question of extending the import still running neck and neck in the past. Wo expect substantial pro-possibilities of various countries. American League. Both recorded The President of the Conference victories to-day, the Senators hold- their slender gress in world recovery by the late.

has received a series of resoluing tenaciously to

lead. autumn.”

tion's adopted last month by the

Scorca na supplied by Reuter, Mr. Reinhardtis proceeding to Baltic and International Maritime countries, representing 21 mari- London and he will probable con-time countries. urging the vey the purport of his conversa abolition of exchange restrictions, tariff tlons with President Roosevelt to the lowering of excessivo the American delegation. He in-barriers and the removal

quotas. The view is oxpressed slate, however, that he is not also that the rogulation of produc- carrying any specific instructions. tion by artificial restriction is Harbin, July 18.United Press, per Gold Bar Co. undesirable. Mr. Shih Lui-pen, the representa-

SHIPPING SUBSIDIES. tive of the Foreign Ministry in a The latter agreed that owing

Another resolution urges that statement to the press, said that; to the present foreign exchange

irrospective of what measures are An appeal to tin-producing the policy of subsidies to shipping eituation of Germany to recom-

necessary, Manchukuo will secure countries who are not yet sub- and shipbuilding is harmful to mond concessions involving a re- duction of interest rates and the Alighting from a moving tram- postponing of capital repayments car in Johnston Road, Warm HOPE TO MEET GEN. the release of the ten emigres scribors to the international tin international trade and that it is detained by the Soviet from the agreement to get in touch with a of vital importance to the world viow to adherence to the agreo- that these practices should be 8.8, Tungsang,--Router.

mont, was made by Sir Philip Cun-stopped or materially diminished.

at this afternoon's Uffo-Listor

to This especially applies mooting of the Economic Sub shipping subsidies, as a condl-leveland 4-10

(Foxt homerod for Philadelphiň Commission which is discussington is developing whereby and Hudlin for Cleveland) the co-ordination of production shipping, that should by nature and marketing.

London, July 12. At the request of the German Reichsbank, meetings took place! in London on. July 10 and 11 bo- tween the representatives of Ger- man Public Debtors and the For- eign Bank Creditors Committoe.

WOMEN INJURED

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS YESTERDAY ·

in foreign exchange until the ex-yeaterday, resulted in a Chinese piration of the German public woman, Mok Hau-heung, sustain- debtors credit agreement of 1983, ing head injuries. She was re- British Wireless.

No details aro available of the actual Alght at the momont.- Router

LINDBERGHS AT ST. JOHN

BALBO

St. John's, Newfoundland. moved to the Government Civil Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh arrived Hospital for treatment..

hero to-day in the course of their Another woman, also received light to Greenland. They are Ngan Ngau, 7, son of an amah

through boing making for Cartwright, where they bramloved at the Palaco Hotel, sustain. hand injurios

wada UBND to be able to great General

od boully injuries when he Hedidontärskenovicedeciowe ubytagn

ly fell from the sorvants' quarters at Causeway Bay. She was sent to Balbo,the leader of the TERITY

146168 737tent to the. Kow-l the hospital:

mass-flight across the Atlantic,

TIN COMMITTEE.

London, July 12,

of

be the most international, of all

Bir Philip pointed out that com trades. 1. developing into

ZVICREEBORDET was indispensable

for the maintenance of a TORSORY ablo apricom The existin Tangri

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Pittsburgh

718 Boston.... (There were ten Innings)

Chicago.

Brooklyn

St. Louis New York

71

B 8**

14 00

(Bchumacher pitched and hlanked

out St. Loula)

Cincinnati..

Philadelphia 17.

AMERICAN LEAGUE, Washington Chicago e Philadelphia

Boston Detroit

(Brown'ipito