WORLD RECOVERY
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY; AUGUST 29, 1933.
· INTERNATIONAL CODE
OF SIGNALS
BACK TO PROSPERITY Comes into Operation
VIA SILVER
SHANGHAI MAN'S SUGGESTION
on Jan. 1 Next
London, Aug. 28. The Board of Trade announce that the now internatiouni code of signals, notified last year, come Into International use January 1, 1934.
will
on
The British, French, German
SHANGHAI-PEKING RLY. SERVICE
CANNOT BE STARTED UNTIL OCTOBER
Peking, Aug. 24. Contrary to a report appearing Ja the Shanghai press, the through train service between Shanghai and Peking will not be
started until October 10, when into the Nanking ferry comes operation.
Also, as from September 1. and Norwegian editions of the south-bound trains will take 40 code have already been published, hours and 45 minutes, 28 against while of the remaining, editorial the present 47 hours while editions by Japan, Spain and the north-bound trains will take. 48 United States aro
expected be-hours and 48 minutes as against
hours and
London, Aug. 24. A vigorous controversy has been caused in Great Britain by the declarations of Mr. Bankwitz dur- Ing the last International Con- gress to the effect that the
fore the end of the year. The Brithe present timo, 49 Occident was deemed to be ousted with the least delay from
tish edition consists of two vo- ning minutes, all
lumes the first dealing with the The 20 new coaches stated in the markets by the Orient,"
Among many pessimistic and visual and sound signalling, and Shanghai report to have been vague comments it is interesting the second with Radio signalling. purchased in England some time to note the simple and explicit The latter provides for the first ago are all third-class coaches, solution recommended by Mr. time an official international wire- less telegraphy code issued special- France Hardeck, one-time managly for the use of merchant ship- Ing director of the China Press, of ping and air services, Shanghai, in an open letter to the Morning Post:
im-
After having recalled the role played by silver from times memorial in the history of Far Eastern currencies, the writer deplores the polley rovealing lack of understanding followed in this regard by British authorities.
ANNIHILATION.
"In fact," writes Mr. Hardeek, "we have annihilated the pur- chasing power
of a half of the world's population. The arrogant and foolish refusal to recognize allvor currencies, perfectly sound in Asia, has as its sequel the im- position on the overseas trade of Great Britain of an embargo by far more dangerous than which was attempted to be main tained by the submarines of our enemies during the war. Being unable to purchase British goods. the Orient manufactures indus- trial products to antisfy its home markets and exports its surplus, which is daily increasing."
Mr. Soong's Vlows.
The Medical section embodies a complete case-stating system and list of standard quarantine mes Bages, The Board expresson the hope that all ships' Masters and omcers will familiariac themsei- vos with the new international code before its Introduction. British Wireless.
PEKING MURDER ·
MYSTERY
CHINESE WOMAN
FOUND
|
ACTORS & INCOME TAX
UNKIND LEGAL RULING
TO PAY TWICE
REVOLT SCENES Man With
SCREENED
LONDON SEES MURDER IN NEWS REEL
London, Aug. 24. Real marder, stabbing, Icoting, burning and shooting by a howling mob and the "close up" of a corpse are the lateat thrills available to London cinema audiences in a nows reel showing riotous scenes at Havana in connection Cuban
with the revolution resulted in the overthrow of the which finally Machado regime.
The reel insts
J
Great disappointment and a certain amount of uncertainty has been expressed in London theatrical circles at a decision by Mr. Justice Finlay, in the King's Bench Division, to the effect that:
nick minutes appear on the United States stage a man brandishing a dagger and Britlah actors and actresses who only and shows frenzied men climb Ing a ladder to a balcony to reach must pay income tax in this coun- attempting to throw down the try on their carnings over thero ladder. The men reach him and if during the same year, they have atab him to death. also appeared on the Engilah stage and are domiciled in this country. Then a close up is given of the The ease was an appeal by the bullet-riddled body of a police chief, surrounded by jeering Shanghai and Peking, and vid Crown againat a decision of the hooligans, versu has not been run since 1924 Income Tax Commissioners for and, it is understood, cannot be Konsington, W., that the earnings run at present as the track is of Miss Lillan Bruithwaite, the ing the risks which camera men reel is noteworthy as show- not in a condition to carry trains actress, during a stage appearance run in obtaining news pictures. at the high speed necessary to in America in 1925-20 wore not maintain
schedule. liable n
n'sscasmont
News flims aro_nct subject, to Renter.
under Schedule D, except in so far as censorship here.-Router. they wore brought into or re- mitted to the United Kingdom.
A 36-hour service botwoon
auch
ANTI-SEMITISM IN POLAND
STUDENTS ARRESTED WITH LEAFLETS
Warsaw, Aug. 29. Three Polish students have been letained by the police for distri- buting anti-Semitie lenflota In
There has been a succession of front of Jewish book-shops. that
murder cutrages in Peking
dur- ing the last few days.
While the trunk murder mystery Park has not yet been solved by at Shanghai behind the Pethai local detectives, another case has occurred to bafe local police of ficers.
to
PAYING TWICE. Schedule D covers income under "remittances from abroad."
The Commissioners' decision was given after members of the stage profession had long become resigned to paying tax twice after tours in the United States; and was received at the time with jubilation.
Tho
LOITERER'S QUEER MOVEMENTS
COSTS HIM TWO MONTHS IN PRISON
Carrying two night soil buckets and a lamp as a sham, Cheung Fuk, 40, unemployed, was seen by a datoctive to go up the stairway Among the players that it of a flat in Wyndham Street. Ho chiefly affected were Mr. Herbert stayed for five minutes then came Marshall and his wife, Miss Edna down and made his way to a house Best, Mr. Jack Buchanan, Misa in Cochrane Street. The detec- Beatrice Lillie (Lady Peel), Mias tive followed him and after wait Gertrude Lawrence, and Mr. Ivoring for some time arrested him at Novelle.
the bottom of the staircase. The
Schools opened on Monday, and Nationalist youths renewed last year's propaganda to boycott Jewish school bookshops. clear the country of Jewish para- "Young Poland is determined to sites," the fenflets say "Baying The reversal of the Com-buckets were perfectly new and in from Jews is a betrayal of nation-missioners' decision came. there, one of them was found a key. In the knoliang field of a Chin- al interests."
fore as bitter disappointment, The man appeared before Mr. ese farmer at Huangisum, about The arrested students will be and certain artists who have been Wynne-Jones in the seven miles from Peking, the body reverely punished, the authorities in the habit of leaving their Police Court this morning on a Central As the first measure to put an a fashionably-dressed Chinese dcciare, as the Government is de- American stage earnings in that charge of loitering, to which he end to this state of things, Mr.woman, about 24 years old, has termined to prevent a repetition of country are now wondering whe- pleaded guilty. Hardeck suggests that the Indian been discovered. At the Inquest the deplorable anti-Jewish riots they may dare to hope for exemp | conviction last year for a tatt..
ther, Treasury be forbidden to sell heki by local court ofllclats it was
Dofendant admitted a previous silver at less than 2/6 an ounce. found that the body had three schools and universities open.-
which occurs yearly when Ho affirms that this simple bullet wounds. The face, how-Reater.
offence, and was sentenced to two measure would decrease by a half ever, was disfigured beyond re
months' hard labour. unemployment in Great Britain. cognition. The woman had bob
It is to be noted that this theain be hair. conforms to that maintained by Mr. T. V. Soong, Chinese Finance Minister, at the World Economie Conference at London-Havas.
GIRL ADMITS HER PROFESSION
&
BRITAIN
the
as a result of this case.
tion on this side.
testified at the inquest the woman
According to farmer who RUSSIAN TRADE IN tored again! I and many of my drove up in a tolor car with a male friend on Saturday afternoon to the village. The party alight-
GOVERNMENT
AUTHORITY
ed and were soon seen entering SOVIET the kaoliang field. Later revolver shots were heard, followed by the screams of the woman for help. In less than 100 minules the man emerged from the fold with the chauffeur and drove
MAGISTRATE MAKES A | Reuter.
CLOSURE ORDER
A plea of not ruilly was made by a Chinese woman when she ap peared before Mr. Wynne-Jonca in the Central Police Court this morning, charged with keeping a brothel at 1, Pak Chi Lane, first floor.
Sub-Inspector R. R. McEwen, attached to the S.C.A., said the Police visit was made as the re- sult of a complaint. He found two girls, one of whom admitted, In the defendant's presence, that she was a prostitute and paid rent for the room. A third girl, aged only 14, stated she did not ve there, and had since been sent to the fo Leung Kuk for oh quiries.
AWAY...
PIONEER SILK STORE
SOLD UP
STOCK AND FITTINGS
REALISE $13,300.
The goods and chattels of the Pioneer Silk Store, one of whose business is now in the bands of the Official Receiver, were nuc- tioned this afternoon.
Hundreds
attracted to the sale, but if they had hoped for bargains, they were disappoint-
were
to
DEATH OF MISS H. M. OMAR
SISTER OF BOWLS INTERPORTER
One Hundred Names
THIEF WHO ALSO IMPERSONATES
WORLD'S BIGGEST DIRIGIBLE
TO BE MADE BY GERMANY
Belgrade. Polica here have arrested a man called Anton Raguz, whom PHOENIX OF R 1 hundred names," and they describe as "the man with a an expert
Berlin thinf.
Germany'u nowent and farge They state that he specialises dirigible, the "LZ 129", will s in stealing seals and documents ready for service next year. fraudulen, deals, and then change 101 which crashed near Beauva which enable him to impersonate has veritably arison from t professional
perpetrate ashes of the ill-fated English his identity,
man,
Since he was last in prison, they alloge, ho has been in turn: Three different teachers, Two different doctors. One dentist, Representative of the Holy Or
der of St. Caecilia.
Capital.
Representative of the Zaxreh
Proprietor or representative of several firma,
Bank director and inspector of railways.
HIS EXPLOITS. In each case, it is sald, he had perfectly ordered papers with all the necessary scals, stamps and signatures.
France, in 1929 with a loss ef lives.
LZ 129 has not only dealgned avert a elmllar dlanster, but th R. 101's twitted, framework The scrap metal was purchased been utilised in the constructio the German government and Ahs ped from France."
When the news of the Beauval tragedy reached Germany, wer was immediately suspended on th half-bulit 12 128. Plans wor re-draughted, and when it wa found that only a new type structure would meet safety s quiroments, the 'dirigible was die mantled and a new airship, th LZ 129. commenced.
The police further declare that as a doctor he ordered goods
813 VEET LONG, which he sold and then left the bills unpaid; as a dentist he or dered gold from a well-known firm 34 feet more than that of Ger With a diameter of 134 feet, o and disappeared with it; ng
romany's presentative of the Holy Order of Zeppelin", and a length of 81 other dirigible,' "Gra St. Caecilia he organised several feet, exceeding the Graf's by 4 very successful collections for feet, the LZ 120 will be the world? profits; as a bank director and a charity which yielded him large largest airship. - teacher he secured large sums of money from four or five different throughout the construction, bu Economy has been kept in mini girls whom he promised to manr the dirigible will have a doublo ry, and as an Inspector of rail-back gondola, beautifully furnish ways he had, a fully valid free ed cabins necommodating 50 pas pass on the railways.
engers in all, running hot and cold When arrested he had stamps, water, a bar and saioking lounge seals and documents for thirty baths, diding rom and kitchen. photograph passports, private let different personalities, including ters and other evidence of identi- ty in each role.-Reuter.
MODERN INDIAN GIRL
POWDERS NOSE & DRIVES CAR
FAREWELL MRS. GRUNDY!
Bombay. The modern Indian girl hna left her mother far behind In the choice of her tollatte.
With combustible helium aut lifting gay and crude oil for generating the propulsive power the safety factor In the 12 121 will be increased to a high douree
The gas capacity will be 100,000 cubio metree compared to the Graf's 137,000. Sixteen gas com: partments, independent of one another, will contain the lifting
gas.
20 MILES AN HOUR, *As helium, not available Germany, I far too expensive to permit. Its being released for blasting, hydrogen must alɛo bộ carried. But not more than 10 000 cubic metres of this high inflammablo-gas-will-be-taken aboard and stored in fire-proof gas cells within the helium comTM partments.
Mr. Ivor Novello said to me: "This means that our hopes have been aroused only to be shat.
colleagues who play on both sides. of the Atlantic feel it is iniquitous that we should have to pay tax twice over on the same earnings. It is simply taxing us nut of existence!
"The position before was that London,--Aug.-28. you could only escape this double The Foreign Oflice has been in- taxation if you were domiciled in
The death occurred this morn- formed by the Soviet Embassy in the Staten. In my case, just being at 355, Hennessy Road, of London that for the purpose of cause I hold the lease of a house. Miss Hafeza Mohamed Omar, the facilitating commercial operations in England, I have had to pay youngest child of Mrs. Mohamed in the United Kingdom, pending | twice over.".
Fire hazards will be further Omar, at the carly age of 21.
minimized by the installation of the conclusion of the new trade
Miss Beatrice Lillie said: "This three
She had been ailing for the last
months suffering
h.p. agreement, the Government of the decision is going to cause a con- typhold.
The modern Indian girl, how- four 850/1000 froni
Maybach ever, powders her face, weare her Diesel motors, turning four pro U.S.S.R. have authorised M.siderable stir, especially since the
International exchange of artists U. M. Ontar, It, M. Omar, K. M. the mirror, and drives a car.
She was the sister of Messra,hair in curls, looks frequently in pellers and capable of producing a speed of 80 to 98 miles an houry has developed so
---Reuter, much. For Omar, 0. M. Omar and
Her mother, when she was a instance,
am domiciled in Omar.
girl, used at her bath turmeric. America, and hitherto I have not been asked to make an assessment
smeared her face. (yellow) powder with which she of my American earnings for the British revenue.
Alexandre Osersky, in virtue of his position as trade represen tative of the U.S.S.R. In Great Bri-
tain to sign letters of guarantee.
He is authorised to enter into all commercial transactions on their ment of the U.S.S.R. will accept full behalf and, accordingly, the Govern responsibility for all obligations en- tered into by M. Osersky acting for and on behalf of that Govern- ment-British Wirelosa.
TOKYO
SIGNED IN NEW YORK.
whether the position baa altered.
"I am now not clear as
Does the fact that one's carnings are not brought into England exempl as still or not? I, for one,
to ask their advice,” ̧
A. M.
afternoon leaving the residence The funeral will take place this at 5.20 p.m. and passing the, Monument at 5.25 p.m.
GERMAN, 'PLANES OVER POLAND
ed, for the whole interior Attings POLISH FLIER FOR am going direct to my salicitors 100 The magistrate said he was in-and goods of all descriptions were clined to make an order without put up in one lot.
merely had the The bidding was confined penalty. He ovidence of one girl living on the three or four persons, and the premises and it was quite possible price. from $8,000 was raised to for her to live there without $13,300, at which figure the lot penalty.. He merely had the was acquired by Mr. V. G. Albør- ovidence of one girl living on the to, a Fillipino business man. premises and it was quite possible for her to live thoro without tell- ing the principal tenant what her occupation was.
His Worship cautioned the do- :fendant, and made an order for
losure of the premises.
POSSIBLE HELP FOR AUSTRIA
FRENCH PLAN FOR IMPORT QUOTAS
Paris, Aug. 23.
France, England and probably
It in the intention of Mr. Alberto to carry on the business in the same premises, but there are a number of considerations to be one into first, and he is at pre sant not yet in a position to make A decision.
MUNITIONS DUMP BLOWN UP ·
SAPPERS AT LILLE TAKE ACTION
Paris, Aug. 24.
ATTEMPT ON DISTANCE - MARK
Warsaw, Aug. 24. The Spenker, or Marshal, of the Polish Diet, Major Casimir Swital- ski is preparing an attempt on the long distance record for tourist aeroplanes.
MACHINES TAKING
PART
Warsaw, Aug. 23.
A hundred German aeroplanes have been given permission to fly over Polish territory, following an application to the Government by the German authorities.
Toilette was almost taboo in the middle class Hindu home a couple of decades ago.
That was all the facial toilette she was allowed except for a broad saffron streak neross the forehead, The comb. mercilessly flattened her olled hair which was either plaited into a pigtail, or done up into a knot,
The modern girl with the con- nivance of her brother or hor Mrs. Grandy-Reuter, husband carries the day against
ST. LOUIS PERIL
WAR AGAINST SLEEPING ›
SICKNESS
RED MENACE
MISSIONARIES. LEAVE- YENPING AREA
Peking, Aug. 28.2 The United States authorities}; in view of the Communist entry into north-west Fukien, have ad; vised all American subjecte. in the affected area around Yon 'ping to withdraw to the conott As a result, most of the Ameri can missionaries In that región arrived in Foochow on Sunday, coming by boat down the Min River. :
· It was stated in the High Court caso that Miss Braithwaite' made all the preliminary negotiations in England for her United States engagment, but that the contract WAB not signed until she hnd reached New York. The argument on her behalf was that she was
St. Louis, Aug. 23. Three Catholic fathers are re The machines are taking part in not liable to tax because her con-
Science has rallied to the In-maining at Klonuingfu, preferring tract was subject only to the laws night "round Germany," and tensified fight against sleeping to stay at their post for the pra
permission was granted since the sickness, which has killed elgh-sent. of the United States."
Polish authorities admit that com- The Solleitor-General, Sir F.munication between Germany and this vicinity.
teen persons and attacks 182 in Yenping, which is not too strongly held, has now been re Boyd Merriman, K.C. for the East Prussia should be subject to A Government expert camo inforced by 1,000 men of the Crown,, argued that Miss Braith-normal conditions.
hero-to-day and is now working famous 19th Route Army, to niset to determine whether the disease the Communist advance.--Reuter is spread by bites of insects,
The malady has spread to five other mid-West districts, Including Wichita and Kansas City, Kansas, and Warrensburg. Missouri,It is attacking per soas of all ages-Router. HEAVY SNOW DOWN UNDER
The present record for such machines 1 2,912". kilometres and is held by France.
walte exercised her profession. The planes will, therefore, be Major Switalski, who recently party within and party without allowed to fly over the Polish obtained a pilot's certifiente, will the United Kingdom. She was Corridor on one. day only. In try to reach Tokyo, via Russia and resident in the United Kingdom, groups-Reuter.. Siberia. He will be accompanied | and the whole of her profits, by Captain Skarzynski, who flow wherever earned, wore Hablo to the south Atlantic in amali be included in the assessment., tourist 'plane in May-Reuter.
B
LIKE AN AMERICAN ACTRESS,
It was like saying that a Jockey and the Grand Prix de Paris the following day was not subject to tax In respect of his earnings abroad.
The mysterious subterranean VILLAGERS KILLED who redo in the Derby one day slon-stricken Austria by lifting ammunitions depot of Air-sur-Lys
BY
Italy are arranging to aid depres
restrictions against Austrian im-
ports.
...
near Lille, which has been burning
sinco last week, was blown up France proposes to remove, or to-day by French sappers in order
rondjust her quotas of goods from to remove the danger of sporadió SEQUE
Austria pending consideration of
explosions.
The panicky feeling among the
TO WATER DISPUTE
Lyallpur, Punjab, Aug. Five villagers were killed and
n vast dconomic reorganisation of population who for daya hayo Austria, Hungary and the Little been living in fear of escaplog Entente,
stored in the depot, is now some a party of six policeinen, under an poison-gns, which is reported to be number were injured to-day when what allayad by the drastic ac inspector, after giving tion of the military authorities, fred on své mob of A Military detachments are search ing the entire district for further munition stores foft.oyer::rom thi
The French plan contemplates programmet which will sim, as a essential romedy, at Austria's grave situation,
It is believed here that Italy and England will take the same view,
handre
· STOLE · RADIATOR CAP
UNEMPLOYED GIVEN SIX WEEKS
Mr. Douglas Wong, 14, Dragon Mr. R. Needham, K-C., for Miss Tolrace, was the complainant be- Braithwaite, submitted that, la tore Mr. Wynne-Jones in the this instance she was an complete. Central Polles Court this morning, ly and exclusively in America as in a case in which an unemployed an American actress on the Chinese, aged 26, was charged American-slang, DENTISTRYS with stealing a radiator cap from uities Finlay, elving judg an Opel car parked in Jervole
Street Pacte a tant, bald Miss Braithwaite car-
Zone profession only, “anh
/
*** Detective-Sergeant? Fowlle. Ald the thief was arrested in Queen's. [Road West, with the artisla in his 1 possession. He toldly ther Policaj
ar was parkede Ban
TERRIFIC STORM
Melbourne, Aug. 23.
CHINA'S MINISTER.
ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADI IN: FEW DAYS LOKA
London, Aug. 2815 An announcement regarding the appointment of a new Minister. China to represent His Majesty. government, will be made in, * 10
Meanwhillo, no confirma
• Victoria experienced its heaviest and most widespread snow fall of been obtained respecting the your to-day. At Hobart, Tas- don Spectator's forecast, that habla, where snow is rarely seen A. G. Cadogan, would be in the heart of the city business to suposed Bi-piles P people to-day want to work in an rule of the Foreign Ond terrific snow storm Reuters a keeps this identYST
toes esmearéf unti)
The Ben
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