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The

FIRST EDITION

Court

Hongkong Telegraph.

C. E. WARREN & CO., LTD. China Building, Hongkong.

FOUNDED 1881

No. 14077

三拜禮號六十月八英港香

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1933. DIA

BINGLE OOFY 15 CENTS $88.00 PER ANNUM

DUNLOP

Fort

TYRE

fl feature of distinction and a factor of safety

DUNLOP FORT

DE VALERA CONTEMPLATING DICTATORSHIP

HITLER'S "MEDICINE”. NARROW

YOUTH BLINDED BY

Tragic Result of Deed

Intended Kindly

Some powerful Chinese medicine poured by a well- meaning Samaritan over the head of a youth, Ng Poon. fun, who fainted yesterday in a street at Kowloon, got into the lad's eyes and has blinded him. He is now receiving treatment at The Kowloon Hoppital.

British

Ladies Have Great Day

U.S. LADIES' TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

ESCAPE

FOLLOWING CAR IN "ACCIDENT"

MURDER PLOT SUSPECTED

CLOSE SECRECY PRESERVED

Munich, Aug. 15. Herr Hitler had a narrow escape from death to-day while motoring in the region of the Austro-Bavarian frontier.

The circumstances of the affair have not been disclosed and ex-- cept those directly concerned, no- one knows precisely what happen-

ed,

The mystery thus created leads

to the strong belief that an at-

tempt was made upon the life of

the Nazi Chancellor.

Scene at one of the Chinese bathing clubs at North Point during the day. In the evening, it begins te

get a little crowded. (Photoș King's Studio).

MANILA FLIGHT: WIRELESS REPORTS

KOWLOON OVER PRATAS AT

FIRE PA

7.45 A.M.

Herr Hitler's car energed from MODERN BUILDING | IDEAL CONDITIONS

the incident, whatever it was, un- scathed, but "a serious accident"

befell the car immediately follow-

ing.

ADJUTANT GRAVELY HURT.

His adjutant, Herr Brueckner,

RESISTS FLAMES

OUTBREAK KEPT CONFINED

CLEAN SWEEP IN FIRST ROUND

Forest Hills, Aug. 15.

was hurled out of the car and ter- An object lesson is contained The entire English Wight-ribly injured. One of his arms in the strong resistance offered man Cup team of seven very serious internal injuries. The building to the progress of an was fractured and he also suffered by the fireproof character of the players negotiated first passibility of recovery is considered outbreak which occurred within round obstacles in the to be very doubiful.

a few minutes of 3 o'clock this American Women's Cham-also in the car involved in the Shamshuipo. -pionship which-started-here-neeldent"-Both-were-injured.- 'to-day.

With the exception of Miss Dorothy Round, who dropped the first set to Miss Eugenie Sampson. the English players Won In straight sets.

conceded

Miss Peggy Scriven only one game, Miss Mary Heeley and Miss Joan Ridley three. Mrs.

PREVAIL

COAST CROSSED AT 11A.M.

FABULOUS FORTUNE

ELLERMAN WILL OF 26 PAGES

PROVISION FOR EXCHEQUER !

MILITARY TRIBUNAL

ORDER

SUPPRESSION OF THE BLUE SHIRTS

NEW POWER FOR POLICE

Dublin, Aug. 15. Mr. de Valera is making a bold effort to forestall the Blue Shirt organisation.

LINDBERGHS FLY TO ICELAND

Resume Special Survey Flight

He now appears to be pre- paring to establish a virtual dic- tatorship, under which drasticam steps will be taken to establish

London, Aug. 15, Colonel and Mrs. Lind- bergh flow from Greenland to Iceland to-day, complet- ing the trip in just under five hours.

They left Angmagsalik at 2.40 p.m. and arrived at Reykjavik at 7.22 p.m.- Reuter.

control of the present critical CONTROL OF political situation.

It is understood that Mr. de Valera's first step will be the establishment of a Mary Tri- bunal with full power to deal with political offences, and entitled on. summary trial to impose any punishment from a shifting fine to the death penalty.

It is thought highly probable that the Military Tribunal will be used to suppress the National Guard, General 'O'Duffy's Blue Shirt (Fascist) organisation.

SMUGGLED ARMS.

WHEAT

INVITATIONS TO A

CONFERENCE.

"BIG FOUR" IN AGREEMENT

Geneva, Aug. 15, M. Avenel, the Secretary-General

Meanwhile, a round-up has be-of the League of Nations, hus gun all over the Irish Free State, issued invitations to the twenty- The most perilous section of

in a search for weapons which seven principal whent exporting and London, Aug. 15.

have been smuggled Into Ireland Importing countries to attend a the Pan-American Airways, to the will of the Sir John Eller-ern Ireland, including many Blue the request of Argentina, Australia, the flight of Me: H: M. Bixby, of

recently and which are possessed conference in London on August 21. Probate has been granted of by thousands of people in South- Manila from Hongkong had been

The invitations were issued at

Hitler's uiece and sister were morning at 268, Keelung Street, completed by eleven o'clock this man, the famous shipowner, who Shirts, as well as members of the the United States and Canada,

Reuter.

THE MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS

OF KOWLOON

Michell lost four and Miss Betty MANY TOPICS AT K.R.A. Nuthall and Miss Freda James alx oneh.

Miss Helen Jacoba, holder of the title made history by playing in white shorts. She is the first woman ever to appear so attired

on the Forest Hill courts.

MEETING

RUBBISH DUMP

The structure

is one of four- sturoys and conforms to the mo- dern requirements of a concrete staircase and floors. While the

morning, when the machine he is using crossed the Luzon coast.

Mr. Bixby is planning to make a

Irish Republican Army.

They are, therefore, construed us died at Dieppe on July 16th.

The question which is now be meaning that, at the least, a pro- The will lau remarkable docu- ing naked, in view of Mr de visional agreement has been reach- ment of twenty-six pages, with a Valera's dimculties with the LR.A.ed by the Big Four. special index, and in it detailed is whether the Military Tribunal

The Big Four have been con- arrangements for the disposition will be employed against the I.R.A.tinuing their negotiations since the fire was intense and at one stare landing na lake about seven miles of the enormous fortune are made, as well as against the Blue Shirts. termination of the World Economic Conference regarding steps for the control of wheat growing and wheat exports.

GAZETTE NOTICE.

Although the estate has been proved at £17,224,425, so far as

Later. can at present be ascertained, it is estate, including Sir John Eller contemplating dictatorship me-Four regarding the amount of their considered likely that the entire

Reports that Mr. de Valern was

man's holdings In commercial

caught the windows of the floor north o. KuBill Point and it is ex- immediately above, it was confined pected that he will have comploted to the second-hand furniture store this Arst stage..of his journey to on the ground floor where it or Manila by the time we go to press, ginated, and the inmates were at no time in any serious danger.

- EARLY START. Firemen from the Kowloon and Mongkok stations turned out and

undertakings which have not yet thods to control the political situa- Mr. H. M. Bixby, who is accom- been valued for probate, will option are confirmed. got the outbreak under control panied by Bir. W. S. Grooch, chiefproach £30,000,000.

The enforcement of additions to within half an hour of its com-pilot, and Mr. Wilmer Elmer, radio In that event the estate duties the Free State Constitution, under operator and reserve pilot, took accruing to the Exchequer would which the Military Tribunal can off from Kai Tack Aerodrome, at amount to about $15,000,000. be established, is annouriced in the 5.45.a.m, this morning.'

The testator has provided more | Irish Gazette. Highly promising weather pre- or less Ilquid resources to the valled, though it was thought that

mencement.

Beyond the stock of furniture [being destroyed and the ground floor severely scorched, no serinus The monthly meeting of the damage or casualties resulted.

She signalised the occasion by was held in St. Andrew's Church

| Kowloon Resident's Association

beating her opponent, Miss Eunice Hall on Monday evening. There! RANGERS RATTLE

Dean by two love sets.

MRS. MOODY FIT.

4

were present Mr. CE. Terry (Pre- aldent), Mr. L, D'Almada e Castro (Vice-President), Mr. J.H. Shaw Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody showed (Secretary), and the Rev. WAV. no trace of her recent indisposi-Rogers, Mesars. F.II. Crapnell, tion which kept her out of the .. Bunje. W. Goldenberg, Li Wightman Cup, and the world's Chor Chi, C.M. Hall, H.F. Un, R. champion played a very sprightly | Pestonji, D.W. Munton, T.R. game to win at 6-1, 6-2.

Wilson, B. Wylie and Lt. Col. E.D. Matthews.

Misa Sarah Palfroy, another prominent American aspirant · en- joyed the same easy succOBB the other lending competitora.

THE RESULTS.

FIRST ROUND. -

Miss M. Heeley (Britain) beat Miss Norma Taubelle 0-1, 6-2,

Mina M. Scriven (Britain) heal Miss Clare Smith 6-0, 6-1. Miss J. Ridley (Britain) bent Miss Helon' Jones 6-1, 6-2.

Mrs. Michell (Britain) beat Milsa Barbara Stoddard 6-1,

·6-3.

as

Misa B. Nuthnit. (Britain) beat Miss Jano Sharp 6-3, 6-3. | Miss E. D. Round (Britain)

beat Miss Eugenie Sampson, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.

Miss F. James

(Britain)

beat: Miss Jean Burritt (Cn.

nada) 6-9, 6-3, ---

Mrs. Wills-Moody bent Miss Esther: Bartosh 6-1, 6-2.

Misa H. Jacobe bent, Miss Eunloo Dean÷6-0, 6-0,

-Misa L.Sarah di Palfreynthèst.

Apologies for absence | received" from Messra,

| Phillips and E. Cock.

R.

AYR NET

NINE GOALS TO ONE AT IBROX

London, Aug. 15. Glasgow Rangers overwhelmed were Ayr United in a Scottish League

P. match at Ibrox Park to-day, win ning by nine goals to one-Reuter

of

Among matters discussed was the question of the supply small taxi-caba nt Kowloon Point and, after discussion, was decided to write to the D.S. Kowloon, and request that small taxi-caba bo stationed at the Star Ferry stand, irrespective of who ther the reduction in rates for the large taxi-baba became onera- tive or not.

OFFENSIVE SMELLS.

the plane might encounter a fair-manum ly stiff headwind during the trip across the China Sea."

From the moment of the take- off, the big Sikorsky amphibian was in constant wireless touch, with Hongkong and, presumably. - Manila. Every half-hour, the Mr. came through from

O.K. Elmer..

over the

PASS OVER PRATAS.

The machine passed Pratas, meaning that the airmen had covered about two-fifths of their journey, at about 7.45 p. reporting all well.

Later, wireless Histoners were Rociation were read. As at the ideal and that the airmen hoped Police and the Automobile AB: informed that conditions were date of meeting no Information

to arrive in North Luzon, where Police, it was decided to leave purposes at about 11 a.m. had been forthcoming from the

they would land for ra-fuelling

discussion at the next meeting. the matter over for further

COAL DUMP.

do-

NEARING LAND.

A further wireless message The Presklent reported fully picked up shortly after 10.80 a.m. With reference, to offensive regarding the publle meeting and announced that the Sikorsky plane smells at Cheung Sha Wan. It was deputation to the Colonial Secro was then within thirty miles of the decided to write to the Colonialary in the mattor of the Kowloon coast of Luzon, going well. Secretary deprecating the dum-conl dump. The Association ping of rubbish on the foreshors cided to write to Government de thero and, at the same time, re-¦ploring the use of this land as a questing a definite allocation of con! dump and requesting that responsibility for the collection of sortoua consideration be given to harbour refuse and stricter super its use for a purpose more vision over the disposal of alkoeping with the amenities rubbish.

Kowloon

In

of

BRITISH TREASURY

RETURNS

Government Revenue and Expenditure

· London, Aug, 15; Latest Treasury returns. show that the total ordinary revenue for the current financial year up to August 12th amounted to £207,- 668,091.. At the corros- ponding date of last year, the amount stood at £201,036,870: Ordinary expenditure to date for the current year totalled £255,- 571,098 which is £33,000- 000 less than total the ordinary expenditure at the corresponding date of last year.British Wireless.

PROF. BOERSCHMANN value of 20,000,000 for an imme-

SAILS FOR CHINA

diate payment on account of the estate duties

No replies having been received A member of the committee re- Resuming Study of Old others 'In the employ of the ship-

to the Association's letters to theported that land, on the Kowloon Kowloon Motor Bus Co, with re- City Rond, near Sung Wong Tol; ference to complaints regarding had been allocated to the S.P.C.A. the bus service, it was decided to for a new dogs' home,

MA write to the D.S.P., Kowloon, on it was also reported that the this matter enclosing copies of the road between Shatin and Fanling correspondence with a request for, was in navory bad state, and the ako Akabelution decided to write to the

Miss Florence: Le Boutilliorumflân

Chinese Architecture

A large number of bequests in- cludo logacies to the officers and

ping companlos with which Sir John Ellarman, was connected. British Wireless.

The police are now empowered to arrest on suspicion, including suspicion of membership of any association which may be deemed unlawful.

Public meetings of any kind can now be legally banned.Router.

YANKEES RETURN TO WINNING FORM

Senators Continue to Hold Their Own ·

The Danubian countries have practically agreed with the Big expert quota and it is not anticipat- ed that very great difficulty will be experienced in concluding a con- crete agreement in London-Reu ter

SECOND KULING

CONFERENCE

JAPAN TAKING KEEN INTEREST

The

Tokyo, Aug. 15. political discussions at Kuling between Chiang Kai-shek. Wang Ching-wel, Huang Fu and other leaders, are attracilig great! attention here. It is said that this conference has resolved on re- sistance to Japan and the Mon- chukuo regime and that, Marsha); Chiang Kai-shek proposes to or Baganiaa à modern -army of 800,003

men. New York, Aug. 16.

Reconstruction of the nd- New York Yankees returned to ministration in Nanking and the winning from to-day when they

appointment of Marshal Chang defeated St. Louis. Washington Houch-liang as a member of the Senatora niso scored a win, caolly Nanking Military Council are re- overcoming Chiengo,

ported to have been discussed, Scores as cabled by Router were: The second proposal met with op

position from Mr. Wang Ching- wah

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Berlin, Aug, 16. Professor Boerachmann, of the

A young woman, named Ho Bau- Technical College, Berlin, an inter-yuk, who, attempted to inke her life nationally known expert upon by throwing herself from Mongkok chinned architecture, las agiled for fairy/ Inst night, is now at the Krong phila and Lon | Cantón, aboard the caprior to WAR Höstil dy kulfering from shoo Maumeera aftales of ancient Fund immersion Rafters her reso

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