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FIRST EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph.

Tal. 20269

FOUNDED 1881

. No. 14079

五拜禮 號八十月八英港香 FRIDAY, AUGUST 18,

1933.

日七廿月六

WATER

BRITAIN WARNS GERMANY

SHIPPING ORDER

DECISION

MAY LEAD TO REPRISALS

London, Aug. 17. In representations made to thei German Government by the Brit- tish Charge D'Affaires in Berlin.) regarding the discrimination in favour of German shipping Hnes} which is feared from the operation. of the recent order under the Ger-

RESTRICTIONS LIKELY

IS IT A RECORD ?

Australia to England

in 41 Days

London, Aug. 17. Mr. James Woods, former R.A.F. officer, who set out from Broome, West Austra- lia, on July 7 in an attempt to beat the Australia- England flight record, "land- ed at Croydon to-day.

The Australian airman was flying a Gipsy Math machine. He encountered difficulties at the start and proceeded leisurely when all chances of a record dis- appeared.-Reuter,

WARNING ISSUED

BY GOVERNMENT

A TEN HOURS' SUPPLY

NOT TO AFFECT KOWLOON

Unless there is heavy rain- fall in the next few days, the water supply for the island of Hongkong will be restrict- ed to 10 hours a day.

This decision, which does not

affeet Kowloon at present, wens ari rived at by the Governor-in-Coun

mau exchange control regulations. zamonicsWYCYJNEmell yesterday.

It was emphasised that if the

effects on British skipping provej to be as foreseen by the British | Government, the latter will be forced to consider measures to protect their shipping.

are

At present German ships freely permitted to embark and

NAZIS AND AUSTRIA

Water restriction at this time of the year, the season for heavy rainfall, is very unusual but fan" Explanation is afforded in the fact

for that the total rainfall

this Inches against year is 40.49

#1 normal measurement over the sume period of 60.19. The rain-

disembark passengers at British BRITAIN AND FRANCE this 20 inches below the

ports.

It is believed from the nature of the protest lodged that Britain tako reprisals,

Berlin press reports state that the order will be rigidly interpret- ed and that in consequence pass- ages by a foreign vessel would, in future, be freely booked to Ger- mans only up to the sum of 2001 marks, which is the maximum amount which may be exported without express authorisation.

It is added that such authorlsa- tion would be withhold unless the applicant showed good reason for travelling by a foreign vessel.

The order also applies to for- elgners, who may book passages in a foreign vessel only if they im -part-money_for_fares.

IN CONSULTATION

SERIOUS VIEW TAKEN

London, Aug. 17.

an

The telephone lines between the Quai D'Orsay and Whitehall were humming busily to-day, earnest of the gravo view laken of the Austro-German develop. ments, actual and threatened.

There has been practi- average. cally none so far this month.

Lady Shouson Chow, who passed away last night-after x

long illness.

OBITUARY

DEATH OF LADY SHOUSON CHOW

A KEEN PUBLIC WORKER

BINGLE COPY 19, GENTS.

$50.00 PER ANNUM

All that is known about tyre making

is embodied in

DUNLOP TYRES

OFFICER'S SUICIDE

HAVANA GAOL MUTINY

MANY CASUALTIES IN DESPERATE FIGHT

PRISON WARDERS OVERPOWERED

Havana, Aug. 17.

Another gravo gaol outbreak

GANDHI REJECTS OFFER

AT G.C.H.

TRAGEDY OF

Believed to Have Bogun A LONG ILLNESS

His Fast

Poona, Aug. 17.

Gandhi has rofused the Government's offer of faci- lities to carry on his Untouchability campaign. To-night, he rejected his evening meal, thus techni- cally beginning another fast.

The Mahatma has threatened to fast unto death: Reuter,

occurred in Cuba to-day, in the AFLINGERIE : course of which several warders were wounded.

SHOT THROUGH

HEAD

LITTLE KNOWN IN COLONY

A tragedy of long illness occurred at the Government Civil Hospital in the early

THREE IN hours of this morning when Gordon Geoffrey Carter committed suicide,

The muting occurred in the gas LAST EIGHT

ut Guantanamo, and after a de- sperate struggle the warders were: overpowered.

Only a small section of the prisoners took part in the initial outbreak, but they took the ward- ers by surprise and secured their arms.

We have to record with deep regret the death, after an illness lasting nearly two years, of Lady Soon the gaol was in a state of Shouson Chow, who passed away | compiète. pandemonium, a steady. at her home at "Pine Villa," 22, fire being kept up by the prisoners course of which four prisoners were shot and several warders.

VEHICLE LOAD Shougon Hill Road, inte last night and warders, in the

REGULATIONS

THE NECESSITY FOR RESTRICTION

The funeral will not take until the latter end of next week in order that her sons and daught ers may be present.

NEW AMBASSADOR.

The Government has appointed

Lady Shouaon Chow was 68 years of ago: She was a native of the Colony and apart from pariod of residence in the North Senor Marques Sterling, ex- she spent most of her life here, Ste | Cuban Ambassador to Mexico, as was a much-liked visitor at the Ambassador to Washington, in Po Leung Kuk, the institute for

"At present industrial develop- ment in Kowloon and the Newdestitute girls, and the inmates succession

always looked forward to her Reuter, Territories is not sufficiently

friendly inspections.

is great to justify the very consider-

She was also a member of the

time.

BRITISH LADIES AT FOREST HILLS

BETTY NUTHALL PLAYS WELL

Forest Hills, Aug. 17. Three of the seven

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His body was found in the lavatory of the hospital. with bullet wound through the head. The pistol had apparently been held to the nostril,

The actual shooting is believed

the to have occurred between hours of four and five am. Death Imust have been Instantaneous.

It is understood that. Mr. Carter English had been a patient in the Govern- Wightman Cup players entered ment Civil Hospital for the last the quarter-finals of the Ameri- two years.

can National women's singles tennis championship to day, three falling by the wayside in

the third round.

on Miss Dorothy Round, Mise Betty English hopes are now centred

to Senor Cintas Nuthall and Miss Mary Heeley.

ISSUE

LITTLE KNOWN.

Very little, was known about Colony him. He arrived in the

from. it is believed. about three and a half years ago Australia.

Miss Nuthall accomplished her and it is understood that he was best performance to-day when she a ship's captain and was formerly eliminated Miss Carolin Babcock, in the Royal Australian Navy. placed No. 3 In the American He was only 32 years of age,

won in straight sets, and she has

During the early days following not, as yet, conceded a æet,

bis arrival in Hongkong, he ob Miss Dorothy Round, who, tained several temporary appoint- in view of her Wimbledon ncments on local ships, but he had hievement, has presumably been

The French Government known to regard the situationfable expenditure that would be Helena May Institute but illness

from Herr

National Ranking for 1932. Betty Theodore necessary- to-make-the-roads there had suctalled her outdoor purauita MANCHURIA The representations are being arising

sufliciently strong to be able to nude by the British Government Habicht's further wireless talk from carry a continuous stream of in-and public work for a considerable under the Anglo-German Commer- Munich as extremely grave, pardustrial lorries," said a Govern-

Her husband, Sir Showson Chow, sinl Treaty of 1921 of which the ticular anxiety being felt regardment official when interviewed by: order is said to be a breaching the allegations that Germany the Telegraph this morning in on the Executive Council and the Legislative British Wireless,

is arming an Austrian Legion in regard to a complaint made at the was formerly on

Council. jopening of the Hongkong Brewery

Two sons, one of whom is an M. Daladier and Mr. Ramsay by Mr. Stanley Dodwell that the MacDonald are in close personal regulation weight of 3% tons was agent of the Kailan Mining Ad- contact on the situation. They not enough for the average Indus-ministration, and four daughters are bereaved. There are also six were both in their offices to-day trial undertaking.

grandsonn. and held several long telephone It was pointed out that when conversationa

the Austro-the roads were built they were German situation.

constructed only to take up to a certain weight, far below existing in Tiongkong at present.

THE IRISH CRISIS

TALK OF GENERAL ELECTION

SCOUTED BY FIANNA

FAIL LEADER

Bavaria.

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LEAGUE MATTER.

that NORTH POINT BATHING

CLUBS

On the

It is now believed likely that the If there was a big industrial question of Nazi propaganda in development however, the roads Austrin, which Herr Habicht in-would he strengthened. diented clearly would go on. will Cantle Peak road this work was To Be Allowed to Stay be referred to the Council of the already in progress but when any League of Nations,-Renier,

PREMIER IN CONSULTATION.

alteration in the Vehicles and Traffic Regulations permitting heavier vehicles to travel on the roads would be effected it was im- possible to say.

For Present

The reply to the petition from the Chinese Bathing Clubs was decided upon by the Governor-in- Counell yesterday.

remain on

BANFF TALK ON EMIGRATION

JAPAN v. CHINA

seeded No. 2 to Mrs. Wills- been unwell for the last two years. Moody, overcame a big obstacle when she bent Mrs. Van Ryn with the loss of three games. Miss Round played her best tennis in the championship to dato and greatly impressed the onlookers.

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Banff, Aug. 17. Miss Mary Heeley had to. pro- China and Japan held the field duce her very best form against during to-day's discussions at the Buroness M. Levi to win after 22 Conference of the Institute of games. Baroness Levi Pacific Relations, the develop 1931 ranked No. 14 in America, but ment of Manchuria being one of was not included in last year's list

owing to insufficiant data..

the principal topics.

Although efforts have been made to keep away from the issue of Manchuria, it cropped up during a discussion upon emigration.

It

PEGGY LOSES.

Was

Among the English failures, the most disappointing was that! of Miss Peggy Scriven against Miss Josephine Cruickshank.

TERRIBLE IRAQ

t

ATROCITIES

PANIC-STRICKEN WOMAN

EXCESSES BY KURDS

London, Aug. 17. was generally agreed to emigration could not be regarded

The American girl, at the mo-

This afternoon, the Prime as a permanent cure for an excessment ranked No. 5 won with Minister received. Sir Francis of population.

When Manchuria came under surprising case, losing only three:

America's "Big Three"-Mrs.bassador to Iraq, with whom he discussion, the Japanese delegates games in the course of two sets. Humphreys, the British Ani-

Moody, Miss Helen Jacobs and expressed the bellef that relief would como to Japan through in- creased industrialisation of Man- churia rather than through whole- sale

of emigration

Japanese

PERTINENT POINT.

Dublin, Aug. 17.

London, Aug, 17. Although the belief is widely

The Prime Minister, who return- Below is an extract from the hold in political circles in Dublin that in view of increasing dif-ed to London from Scotland early Vehicles and Trafle Regulations,

It is learned that the Clubs will Free to-day, left for Lossiemouth this 1982, which states that except Aculties bosetting it the

with the

their permission

the be allowed to of State Government will be

com- evening.

General of Police, present sites for the time being, nelled to go to the country, a high This morning he was in consulta- Inapoctor official of the Flann Fall Party tion with Sir Robert Vansittart, motor vehicles (Inden and un- but they "are warned to seek other told Reuter to-day that there is no Permanent Under-Secretary for Inden) of weights in excess of the sites as shipping and Industrial

Foreign question of an early Election.

Affairs, and Captain maxima shown below shall not be interests in the Colony must come "There is no reason for one.Anthony Edon, Parliamentary used in the districts indicated.first." We have a majority and plenty Under Secrotary, for a review of Weight If fitted with pneumatic of work to do without wasting current international questions, in tyres.-City of Vietoria, 12 tons; time in tactics," Reuter,

the absence of the Foreign Secre- outside City of Victoria, tyres-City of Victorin, 7 tons; farmers to Manchuria. tary, Sir John Simon now return-excluding Victoria Road, Kowloon outside the City of Victoria, New Kowloon. 6. tons; excluding Victorin Road, Kowloon ing from Rio de Janeiro where he and has spent a brief holiday.British Victoria Road and New Terri and Now Kowloon,

tories, 3 tons.

Victoria Road and Now Terrl Wireless.

Weight if fitted with solid tories, prohibited.

JAPANESE ARMY MANOEUVRES

ON BIG SCALE IN NOVEMBER

Tokyo, Aug. 17.

!

G tongi

LANCASHIRE AND INDIA SEVERE STORM HITS JAMAICA

TO GET TOGETHER

The army authorities announce Joint Conference Over

that special army and artillery manoeuvres for this winter has been scheduled for November 14 to take placo hero. Tho manocu- vro will be takon part by nearly all infantry, cavalry and artillery In Japan...

VICTORIA GAOL

Cotton Industry

London, Aug. 17.

Miss Sarah Palfrey-are still discussed the Assyrian situation going strong. Two of them in Northern Iraq. gained entry into the last eight-

at the expense of English girls.

MRS. MOODY WINS EASILY

Information in London indicates

Iraq

military

that the band of robellious Assyrians who had flied into Syria," The Chinese delegates andea- Mrs. Moody, who is seeking to recrossed the Tigris into youred to dispose of the inclination regain the title she lost last year and attacked Iraq's to accept the proposition that the to Miss Jacobs, (she did not do pressure of Japanese population Cond It), drove Mrs. Michell off the dotachments.. domanded an outlet for Japan on court to win two sets, and Mise The fighting was unfortunately the Chinese mainland.

Jacobs was equally as severe on followed by excesses against the They argued that China's Burplus Miss Freda James, although the Assyrian villages by Kurdish captured novon irregulars and the Bedouin tribes-, population was four and half gallant visitor

A millions yearly, as compared with games before admitting defeat. Japan's million or less. Thore- Misa Palfroy boat one of her

Seven hundred Assyrians are reported to have been killed. her excess population was greator tor-finals.

Neighbouring villages: are than Japan's--Router.

crowded with panic-stricken. women and children, whose condi- tion is pitiable.

GREAT DAMAGE AND CONSIDERABLE fore, Chine's need for an outlet for countrywomen to enter the quar-

LOSS OF LIFE

London, Aug. 17. hoped to be able to resume within A telegram from the Governor the next 48 hours, -

38 at present,^^

Reports received in Paris from

THE RESULTS. SINGLES, THIRD ROUND.

men.

Rabat, Morocco, state that a meter- Mrs. Wills-Moody (U.S.) beat Mrs. beat of unknown nationality discharg- Michell (Britain) 6-1, 6-2

Sir, Francis Jumphreys is ro ed a member of cases containing arms Miss M. Heeley (Britain) bent and ammunition not far from Villa Baroness Mand Lovi (US)) turning at once to Baghdad by Cisneros. The cases were immediate-

6-4, 7-5-*

air to uso his friendly, offices, in of ly loaded on camels and the caravan

started off for the desert, the whole Miss Sarah Palfrey (U.S.) bent this crisis, and, pending his Mrs. Agnes Lamme (U.S.) 6-0, return, King, Faisal is reported to cargo: obviously being Intended for

by yo postponed his intended visit Morocean robela.

Miss Helen Jacobs (U.S.) beat Miss to Switzerland.

Freda James (Britain) 6-3, 6-4

46-2

The Manchester Chamber of of Jamaica states that an excep. Reports from the country are Commerce received n reply to tionally heavy storm struck scanty but it would seem that the thoir telegram addressed to Kingston and St. Andrew on the main force of the storm was the Mill Owners Association of night of August 16th. The centred on the parishes Bombay in which they

had deathroll is not complete but it is Kingston, St. Andrew, St. Thomas Cotton invited the Indian

in-

and St. Katherina, dustry, to discuss with the Lan-

By command of the King, the caster misalon, which shortly sails Very serious damage was done Secretary for the Colonies has for India, the matter of trade

It is not expected that Gandhi will Miss D. Round (Britain) beat Mrs. Iraq was

was numitted to membor markola in which there is a mutual to roads, bridges and to private telographed to the Governor of

Jamales expressing the doop have to continue his fast to death an Rye (US), 6-2, 0-15, bhip of Langus of Nation, 17 Jan interest. A cable from the Asso-properly.

cube of learned of the severe cloin which parimlasten to carry-on kluwork-on-

Rotrat whichYGIIis:Majósty had but that he will be able to obtain Miss B. Nuthall': (Britain): best October, and the artMAKOMAA V Here mostly offenders accepts the invitation for a folat Kingston are blocked and the had caused a heavy close or 1176 behalf of the "Untouchables." His

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