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No. 1400M

DALE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1933. 台三廿七

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WHITEAWAYS

JUST ARRIVED

NEW STOCKS

of

FLAPJACK POWDER COMPACTS

Large Sizo

$2.75 each.

TYPHOON RELIEVES WATER SHORTAGE FEARS

AIR LONG-DISTANCE LARGE INCREASE

RECORD

Being Attacked By Two

Polish Airmen

Warsaw, Sept. 11. Two Polish airmen. Colonel Filipowicz, the Director of Civil Aviation. and Captain Lowaniewski, took off at 10.56 a.m. on an attempt on the world long- distance record.

They

are flying Over Soviet territory,Renter,

CRISIS IN HAVANA

U.S. AMBASSADOR · IN HOTEL

UNDER GUNS OF!

BATTLESHIP

CUBAN PUBLIC

RESENTFUL

Havana, Sept. 11. The United States Ambassador and his family, together with a large number of other Americans, have been concentrated for eufo-

IN STORAGE

FIVE INCHES OF RAIN IN 34 HOURS

TYPHOON NOW NEAR MACAO

SQUALLY WEATHER WHICH ACCOM- PANIED THE CLOSE PASSAGE OF THE SLOW- MOVING TYPHOON YESTERDAY CAUSED COM- PARATIVELY LITTLE DAMAGE.

The chief effect of the disturbance was highly beneficial, the heavy rains having removed, water shortage anxieties to an appreciable extent.

THE RESERVOIRS FILLING

Water Authorities Almost Cheerful

If the heavy rain which set in this morning continues for a few more hours, the danger of a water shortage in the Colony will be literally, washed out.

The P.W.D. was officially

SQUALLS OF SIXTY MILES AN HOUR

Royal Observatory's Typhoon Report

Rinco

The typhoon has increased considerably in intensity passing the Colony, said Mr. C.

V. Jefferies, Director

of the Royal Observatory, in an official statement this morning.

The result of a zálo which struck Eastern Saxony last month. Three were killed and many hurt. Radway carriages were hurled from the track as photo shows.

EINSTEIN'S PERIL

COUNTER-THREAT BY FRENCHI LEADER

GERMANS MARKED DOWN

Paris, Sept. 11.

If a hair of Professor Einstein's head is touched, German hostages, marked down in Paris, would answer for it..

This threat was made to-night by M. Bornard Leenche, who pre- sided over a er led meeting at Salle Wagram, at which two French criminal lawyers made impassioned plens for the defence of the accused in the Reichstay. fire trini, which they were not nj- lowed to mako at Leipzig.

DROUGHT IN ROBERT FLEMING'S FRANCE AND A clamour for names followed

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BRITAIN

FIRES START. IN:

NEW FOREST

VILLAGE WATER PROBLEMS

London, Sept. 11. The prolonged drought in

ty at the National Hotel, covered when an enquiry was made of the and the Balintang Channel on the England continues and the

one

of

by the fourteen-inch guns of the rainfall already registered, U.S.S. Mississippi,

Their reply was:-Yesterday the America's most modern battle-total Island Capacity was 1447 ships.

million gallons. At 6 a.m. to-day 1501 million. American the capacity was In the hotel, under protection, are also about four gallons, representing a gain of 1141 hundred Cuban army officers, who million gallons in 24 hours,” left their commands when the latest revolutionary cutbrent oc- curred.

END OF FEARS.

west

many GO

ESTATE

Nearly a Million In Death Duties

London, Sept. 11, Death duties amounting to over £870,000 will be payable on the estate of Mr. Robert Fleming, the head of the firm of London Mer- chant Bankers who died In july. The gross value of the estate is estimated. at £2,174,803. British Wirelcas.

LORD GREY

The water shortage problem is causing some anxiety in the small towns and in villages in several LONDON MEMORIAL parts of the country.

There were further outbreaks to-

SERVICE

DISTINGUISHED MOURNERS

RUSSIA

AN AIR MISSION LEAVING

SIGNIFICANCE ATTACHED

*

M. Lecache's dramatic declara- tion, but he refused.

BRAWLS QUTSIDE..!

Brawls outside the hall. among people unable to gain entrance resulted in the detention of acore of people, including one Englishman.

A hundred Jewish science stud- ents in England are forming o voluntary bodyguard for Profes sor Einstein during his stay in

Paris, Sept. 11. | England. Led by the Air Minister, M.; It will be recalled that a Ger- Pierrecot, an important. French man soerst society is alleged to aerial mission starts for Moscow secking Professor Einstein's on September 12th.

life. It is alleged that he is the The mission, which, is taking anonymous author of the "Brown [with it three of the most modern. Book."Reuter,

French planes, Includes crack nirmen like Codos and Rossi, who hold the non-stop long distance record.

Political observers attach great. significance to the expedition, which follows closely upon an ex- tensive tour of Russia by M.

BIG BLAZE IN CANTON

Herriot, who conferred with Soviet GERMAN

teaders.

It is thought that the movement Indicates much closer relations be- tween France and the Soviet in the future.--Renter.

The

DISPENSARY BURNED OUT

Canton, Sept. 12. German Dispensary In Cunton was completely burned out yesterday evening.

"There were faint Indications gay of the formation Bf a typhoonyor depression between the Pratas

afternoon of Sunday, the 10th,

"The receipt of observations forecast indicates that no from the Pratas at six am, on break in the fair weather is Monday morning established is existence bevond doubt about to be expected for the pre- fifty miles to the

of the sent. Pratas...

NOT OF GREAT INTENSITY. "It did not appear to be of "A further and considerable infirmed in the course of yesterday, great intensity and this was con- The U.S.S. Mississippi, which is

crease will be registered as a | Although the barometer Tell day of the fire which during the lying in the Harbour, prepared, for action, is carrying a crew of result of the present downfall und steadily until 5. p.m., at no time past few day have devastated nine hundred blue jackets and there is every hope that

was sustained gale force reached hundreds of acres of heath and com- water by the wind although

monland causing heavy damage by company of Marines,

shortage fears will be completely sialla of between 50 and

the destruction of plantations. particularly in the South of Eng- miles an hour occurred. removed."

Innel. The highest squall velocity re "The total capacity of The Cuban public is resentful, Island reservoirs is 2387 million at 5.20 p.m. yesterday. This was und, wearing

the gistered was 63 miles per hour

Troops from the Aldershot Com-

London, Sept. 11, Kas masks

and of the presence

The King, the Prince of Wales, thirty-nine gallons and only 826 millions-of at the time when the disturbance helmets, have been engaged sings American warships "in Cuban

good proportion has was closest to the Colony, about Petersfield and at fordon Camp win were represented at the me which a waters, but appears to believe that already arrived-are required to 80 miles South by West.....

Saturday in tighting fire near the Prime Minister and Mr. Bald. the fear of offending Latin-Amor reach that figure. During the 21 jean sentiment will restrain to hours ended at 6 u.m., the

military operations-have been sus- It is significant that the bara-pended to release the troops for fire morial service for Viscount Grey animeter has been steady in long-fightingr

London, Sept. 11, from United States government

The building was in a very fall varied from 4.75 inches at kong since 7 pm. yesterday and,

With full military honours the precarious condition, and no doubt" armed intervention

of Fallodon to-day in Westminy of the late King Feisal of the electric wires needed renow- in Cuba's

Tytam to 5.9 inches at Aberdeen." that the sustained force of the

One-third of 115 calls answered affairs,

ster Abbey. "The Kowloon reservoir will be wind has considerably increased, the Fire Brigade in the County

Iraq was embarked in the British ing throughout. The large congregation Included cruiser Despatch at Brindisi this fail to-morrow and will probably indicating that the typhoon has London Council area during the

increased considerably in Inten ing grass and undergrowth.

week-end were to deal with burn-atatesmen, ambassadors,

afternoon for transport to Haifa. peers It will be conveyed from Haifa |sity.

Extra patrols are on continuous and Members of Parliament of all to Baghdad In a Royal Air Force "Its present position is about duty in the New Forest where the partics as well as representatives aeroplane.—British Wireless. 120 miles to the South-West of first res occurred during the of the organisations of various the Colony moving West Or week-end. British Wireless:

kinds with which the late Grey was associated,

CUBA RESENTFUL.

of

The new President, Dr. San Martin, issued a statement to-day as follows:

"We desire American friendahip based upon the absolute liberty of Cuba. We are not anti-American, but we are against Imperialism in its forms."-Reater,

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL REPAIR FUND

The Latest List of Donations

over-flow."

THE RAINFALL Rainfall varied throughout the Colony. At the Royal Observa- tory, from midnight on Sunday

W.N.W."

WARNING COMPLANT.

3

PREMIER LEAVES BALMORAL

Lordi

LAST JOURNEY

REMAINS OF KING FEISAL

MEDITERRANEAN FLEET'S VISIT

It is the belief of Dr. Otto, one of the mombers of the German | group of doctors, thot the cause of

the fire was a fuse somewhere in. the electtric wires. An electric fan recently installed, would not work, and it is thought that this caused the fuse.

Since the building was only lenaed, German Dispensary they did not feel responsible and the. landlord for the past three years had refused, to have any 'renoch- tions made.

Dr. Otto, who together with the other German doctors, has h offices in the building in on- deavouring to find out if anything, can bo retrieved, since it cannot yet be approached. It is possible that the fro may have left

this

Sir John Simon, Lord Hailsham and, Mr. J.H. Thomas were among the Members of the Cabinot pre- sent and Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. CRUISE ALONG SHORES partly untouched. Winston Churchill and sevoral other former ministerial

until 10 am, this morning, a per- Sir. With reference to yester- jod of 24 hours, the fall register-day's typhoon, In common with many others, I feel it is very ed was 5.11 inches.

remarkable that our Observatory The weather is expected to mo- did not give us more warning derate in the course of the day, of the possibility of a serious STAY WITH KING AND longues of the late statesman also (though rainfall is likely to con

On Sunday night, listening to QUEEN ENDED tinue.

ANGRY SEAS. Fairly angry

NOAK were

disturbance.

*** | attended--British, Wirclesa,

col-

TEA COMMITTEE

the weather forecast over the wirelss, no-one would have imagin The Prime Miniator, who has INTERNATIONAL

London, Sept. 11. Jed that a typhon was so near to been the guest of the King and exus. Next morning, we awake to Queen since last Wednesday, left and find the No. 7 signal has just been Balmoral Castle to-day for Lossie.

put up.

mouth. It is expected ho Of course, we all know that this return to London towards the end $100 wrecked in the vicinity of Cape form itself on our doorstep, so

was type of typhoon is very prone to of the week.-British Wireless. 30 D'Aguilar.

The latest list of contributions to perienced, yesterday afternoon the St. John's Cathedral Restora-evening along the south coast of

the Colony and a junk

tion Fund, is as follows:

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Taggart

Mr. E. G. Bousfeld Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Compton Mr. and Mrs. C. S Roszelet Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Hoopor Mias E. M. R. Buckland. ... Previously acknowledged -

26

26

to speak, but Land many ethiora

It was erroneously reported 10 this morning that all the crew have boon given. We should like

will

think that oven if it formed '120

miles away, prior warning should

NAVAL CONFERENCE

CANARD

10 were lost. In fact, the staff of to think that this typhoon did notj $1,765 the wireless station did excellent approach by stealth absolutely un- work in contributing to the rescue known to our Observatory officials $1,965 of the entire crew.

until 7.80 am. KAUSING'S WORK.. As a general rule, Hongkong re- Story of Demarche Lacks

Foundation

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coives ample warning of an im-

The Italian cruiser Quarto is due The rescue-tug Kausing spent pending typhoon, but, on this to arrive in Hongkong from Amoy the greater part of yesterday occasion If the disturbance ; had to-morrow morning and will secure cruising the harbour and she was honded direct for the Colony in to No. 0 Busy. She will be in port out again this morning under the stead of going away, it is doubtful. for about 48 hours. This is the: Quarto's second vialt this year. She command of Captain Lowe, as whether many, vessels in Harbour arrived from Italy pen rellor for sisted by Mr. Wyatt. A report would have bid time to got steam.. the Libia on April 8 last and stayed from the craft has been recolved up in time to ride it out produ here for 11 days before proceeding stating that her assistance has poti sa tahrada CAS

SOME OF LEADING MEMBERS

London, Sept. 11. -

OF PERSIAN GULE

London. Sept. 11.

is Dr. Muller, who in charge of the Dispensary and is on his

| holiday, has been telegraphed to

The first destroyer Flotilin of return immediately, since he the Mediterranean Fleet which holds the insurance policies, The at Adon will carry out a further chief firms involved are Messrs. cruise along the mouth shores of Slombeen and Co., and G. E. the Persian Gulf paying there Huygen, who represent most of the porfodical visit to the shelks of companies with which the doctors Balirein. Muskat, Quatre, Koweit aro insured. The amount of in- And others. The Persian and aurance covering X-ray apparatus. Iraq Government have been In and othor instruments be G$20,000. formed of the proposed visit Our Own Correspondent. British Wireless..

BIG BLAZE IN

An international tea comailttee HURRICANE TOLL

producing representing thro countries has boon constituted in

London,

Indin, Ceylon, and the Dutch

East Indies each have four mem bern on the committee.

LOSS OF LIFE IN WEST INDIES

London, Sept. 11.

MUKDEN

INCENDIARISM SUSPECTED

Mukden Sept. 11.

sedes

The Governor of Jamaicare- A big Japanese godown with n The Chairman is Mr. R. Graham porta that the hurricano of valuable cargo of goods |(India) and; the deputy chairman August 80, caused serious damage stroyed by a mysterioi that the Mr. Cinford Fig (Ceylon) in the outlying Islands of Turks suggestă vineandia

KATIE DVCH East Indies "ArZEIG

Dolderh

He Dauked, and

and, Calcoar Tho. Commissioner

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