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AUTOMATIC TRAFFIC SIGNALS FOR HONGKONG

BEACON TO

DISAPPEAR

EXPERIMENT IN THE

CENTRAL AREA ·

ELECTROMATIC SYSTEM

Hongkong's famous. "blinking" beacon is shortly to disappear.

It is to be replaced by an auto- matic traffic control system similar to or rather'a modification of that, which has been installed with such success in London and elsewhere.

The change will take place shortly, in the course of programme of improvements to traffic lights. The total cost will be $14,060 and the official note requesting the appropriation of this sum reads:

Traffic Lights at the junction of Pokfulam and 'Bonham Road, the Junction of Pokfulam and, Queen's Road West, Connaught Road ut

JAPANESE PLANES OVER PEKING

(From Our Own Correspondent)."

Peking, Sept. 26, 1.10 p.m.

Four Japanese bombing aeroplanes have just visited Peking roaring over the Legation Quarter flying very low.

The planes dropped a shower of leaflets and the aviators waved their hands as they were crossing the Japanese Legation.

WAITING

FOR FANG

ARMISTICE LINE MANNED

HOT RECEPTION PROMISED

Peiping, Sept. 26.

Local authorities are pursuing

the Star Ferry, require renewala watchfully waiting policy, con- and those at the junction of Caine,

Upper

Albert and Arbuthnot cerning Fang Chen-wu.

Roads require alteration. It is

proposed to instal Electromatic Refused permission by the Japan-

TOKYO OUTRAGES

Trial of Civilians Commences

The

Tokyo, Sept. 26. trial of twenty civilians connected with the outrages of May 15th last year, opened this morning. -Reuter,

C.ER. ARRESTS

Traffic Signals at the junction of esc to enter the Demilitariaed STRONG SOVIET

Pedder Street and Des Voeux Zone to clean up Fang Chen-w.

Road to replace the existing Trafic they have manned the Aimistice

Bendon.

The electromintic traffic system Line at all points ready to deal with. is controlled by the vehicles using

the road themselves by means of any rebel troops driving towards

bars" which get the "control Pelping...

mechanism" working as soon as An official communique places

the wheels have passed over them.

If two cars are speeding towards the number of rebels in the de-

PROTEST

MANCHUKUO'S REPLY

The Soviet Consul-General, M.

cross-ronds in directions which militarized zone at five thousand.Slavatsky, to-day verbally pro-

would cause them to cross, the-Reuter.

first to pass the "bar" is automn-

tically given the right of way.

It is understood that If the ex-

periment proves a

success, the

system will be installed at other ..important trame points.

WOMEN INVADE MASONRY

CONSECRATION OF GRAND LODGE

London, Sept. 26. Women's encroachment' upon

BORDER INCIDENT

NAZI VERSION OF EPISODE

Berlin, Sept. 25.

tested to the Foreign Miniator, against the arrest of four Soviet employees of the C.E.R.

Shin Llu-pen, of the Manchukuo) Foreign Office, replied that Man-| chukue's action was not taken against the Chinese Eastern Rail- stay employees as Soviet citizens, but as employees of the Railway, who were criminally responsible for all illegal actions.

Business is now at a standstill. It is learned that since the original acrests, five more persons con- nected with the Chinese Easter Manchukue for examination. Railway have been d'etained by

This summer has been one of the worst in history for hurricane -havoc in Mexico and the eastern States of U.S.A. Above photos show (top) Atlantic City's Connecticut Avenue and (below) the result of the crash" of à troi...

MEXICAN TOWN WIPED OUT

TAMPICO HURRICANE CATASTROPHE

An entirely different ver- sion of the Swiss frontier A Rengo report says that in incident near Basle yester-order to effect a curtailment of expenditure, the Chinese Eastern almost the last remaining male day is given by Nazi quar-Railway shortly will close its com stronghold is emphasised by the ters here.

mercial agencies at Tientsin, consecration at the Westminster.

The Germans allege that a Mukden. Kirin, Shuangchenpe. FIVE THOUSAND headquarters of "The Honourable motor-car with Communist ja and Imienpo. ¡Fraternity of Ancient Masons," of scriptions upon it, one of them

The Hsinking branch office of the Women's Craft Grand Lodge being "Hall Moscow" and the the rallway also is to be closed to celebrate the twenty-firat an- other "Hail! The Red Front!" [on (October 1.—Menter. niversary of its foundation. nrrived the German-Swiss frontier, accompanied by a motor. cyclist.

The devotees.claim that great strides have been made and declare that several more Lodges are being consecrated shortly.-Reuter

TARIFF CONCESSIONS IN ARGENTINE

British Government Negotiations

London, Sept. 25. Negotiations now being conduct- ed in Buenos Aires between the British Government and the

on

RUSSIAN FORCES.

KILLED

THE COLONY'S BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR

A DECREASE OF

TWO MILLIONS

ANGLO-RUSSIAN

RELATIONS

THE LOWER COST Trade Negotiations To

OF SALARIES.

EXCHANGE RATE

RESULT

The Colony's Budget for 1834 will include provision for expendi- ture, apart from the Military Contribution, totalling $27,029,-

235.

This represents a reduction in the Estimates as compared with a year ago of $2,287,741.

Detailed comparison is impossi ble at the moment but it is not to be supposed that the reduction is, the result of economies planned; the bulk of it is accounted for by the fact that the cost in dollars of sterling commitments is estimated at a much lower figure than last year when the Estimates were based upon a one shilling dollar,

LOWER ESTIMATES,

Nearly every department, in con- sequence, submits lower estimates than a year ago,

The Import and Export Depart ment is down by nearly four lakhs some other explanation. must apply in this department.

Be Resumed

London, Sept. 25. The two sub-committees which

" are examining respectively the possible form which the new Anglo- Soviet commercial agreo- ment shall take and the questions of the balance of trade and credits, are expected to resume their negotiations this week.

British Wireless.

ITALY AS MEDIATOR

DÍSARMAMENT TALKS IN GENEVA

JOHN SIMON

ACTIVE

Geneva, Sept. 25. Disarmament talks be

Increases are shown In the pro visions for Air Services-probably connected with the Flying Train-tween leading statesmen are ing School-the Fire Brigade,

Supreme Court, Medical Depart going on concurrently with ment. Sanitary Department, Kow the opening of the League loon-Canton-Railway, Volunteer Defence Corps, Penelons, Charit-Assembly. able and Miscellaneous Services.

COCHET'S DEBUT****

AS A "PRO"

THE FIGURES. The departmental estimates, with last year's figure in brackets, follow:- H. E. the Gover

nor

EASILY BEATEN BY Coloning Secre-

TILDEN

AMERICA WINS

IN PARIS

Paris, Sept. 25. Henri Cochet, the world- famous French tennis player, was badly beaten to-day by Wil-

tary S.C.A.

Treasury Audit Depart-

ment District Office,

North

Sir John Simon during the day saw Signor Algisi, M. Paul Bon- cour, and Baron von Neurath, hav ing separato talks with each.

The Italians are apparently deting as mediatora, as there are no direct Franco-German convei sations.

$178,504 (182,166)

314,800. (329,420) British circles hope there, will 108,767 (199,425) be sufficient progress in the next 204,518 (806,782) few days to allow definite pro

posals to be submitted to tho 120,800 (110,475) Bureau of the Disarmament Con

(84,539)ference on October 15-Router.

RESIDENTS APPEAL.

60,844 501,687 (581,094)

Post Office Wireless Tele-

178,174 (164,785)

8.174 graph........ Imports and Exports... Harbour. De

partment

WHOLE AREA A SCENE Jam Tilden, in his first contest Air Services

OF DESOLATION.

Harbin, Sept. 26. The four occupants of the car

The Japanese are more concern-j Inaulted the German

customsed over the inerensing activity of] officials, upon which the Naz! Russian troops along tho Man-

New York, Sept. 25. storm-troopers on duty arrested chuzian border.

A violent hurricane has According to a Japanese official them while the motor-cyclist fed.

According to the Swiss frontier estimate, Russian troops massing caused enormous damage guard who witnessed the incident, in eastern Siberia are at least along the coast of Mexico

as a professional.

The clash of these former glants of Davis Cup contests and amateur championships occurred to-day dur ing a Franco-American professional Davis Cup lines. tennis tournament organised on

The Amerkan team won the

Cochet won France's solitary

the men arrested by the Nazis 140,000 strong in addition to 300 and there is grave reason to contest by four matches to were four Germans who had fled military plane. The Soviet Gov

into Switzerland from Germany, ernment's explanation is that their fear that a terrible disaster

one.

London, Sept. 25, 103,026 (830,309) In the opening session of the

League Assembly, at-Geneva to 1,109,562 (1,279,115) day, the retiring President, Mr. 107,288 (140,282) Ludwig Mowinckel, the Premier Royal Observa-

6 (74,556) of Norway, reviewed the world 70,856 tory ****

*357,570 (808,793) outlook and expressed his keen Fire Brigade Supreme Court 283,005 (251,143) regret that since the Great War Attorney General 68,596 (07,840) little progress has been made to-

Solici-.. Crown

tor's Office..

(62,685) wards securing a better under- official Receiver 35,422 (32,184) standing between peoples. Land Office...

70,261 (74,387) Magistra ey, Hongkong... Magistracy,. Kowloon ...

Prisons Dopart-

73,813

71,512

34,593

4

On the contrary, he said, the

(82,613) fear of the possibility of war, which it had been hoped the League would (50,057) render inconceivable was ever hang-

future of nationg

with twelve armed. Nazis in purobject is merely to carry oút ›a has occurred at Fampico Victory, defeating Barnes in five Police Force 3,008,400 (3,149,131) ing ns a constant menace over the

sult

lie alleged that they maltreat programme of milliary manoeuvres

Earliest reports avaliable from ed mon arrested, before carrying in the Far East. them off into German territory.

The Japanese appear to have the region give appalling necounts accepted its explanation with of the hurricane's toll. Bruter,

scepticism. However, it is be. The estimate of deaths is five | lieved in certain quarters that the thousand,

Three-quarters of the town said to have been wiped out,

The damage runs into millions of dollars.

Argentine Government dealing ST, JOHN'S CATHEDRAL

with a supplementary agreement to the trade pact and relating to tariff concessions and quantitative regulations, are approaching n conclusion, and it is hoped that the agreemont will very soon be' sign- ed-British Wireless.

ANGLO-FINNISH TRADE

AGREEMENT SHORTLY TO BE SIGNED

London, Sept. 251 The trade agreement between Britain and Finland which aime at stimulatitig trade between the two countries and adjusting the balance of trade, initialled in London last month, will shortly be

REPAIR FUND

The Latest List of

Contributions

The following further donations

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20

10

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to the St. John's Cathedral Restora tion Fund have been received: A. D. Coppin

$ 25 Mr. and Mrs. I. Owen

Hughes J. Choo Anonymous Anonymous 0. N. Lynn W. Franklin, Amoy

(U.8.$8)

Naval Parade Services (2nd

donation) per Rev. J, Ni Lowin Bryan.. My Siggins Proviously acknowledged

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Russian garrison array in the Far Eust might be reduced to the normal strength within a short period-Central Nows Apongy,

THE OPEN DOOR

INVITES THIEF TO

STEAL TROUSERS

4

The only rest officlul informų- tion reaching Mexico City from

strenuous sets,

Earlier in the afternoon; how- ment ever, he had been easily beaten by Medical Depart

mont Tildon In straight sets, "Bir

Sanitary Da partment Botanical and

the finest, if not the finest, of the B proving himself still, ono of:

world's players.”

808,508 (007,652),

It was natural, but wholly unfair, 1,746,680 (1,602,377) to blame the League and it was the

primary duty of the League: mema 1,179,394 (1,114,897) bers to strengthen the credit of the

League in the eyes of the world,

The score was 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in renty 186,423. (193,705)|· Referring to the World Economlo

Conference and the Disarmament

Tilden's favour, Cochet being keptpartment. 2,007,803 (2,042,290) Conference, he said that if the on the run by the American's Kowloon-Canton

wonderful placements. -

Cachef was given a keen battle

Tampico comes from the military Barnes, and lost the fourth sot Miscellaneous commander of the town, announc-at-love, the scores boing: ing n "tremendous catastropho." 6-4, 5-7, 6-4; 0-0, 6-8.—Router":

-Martial law has been proclaim-

7

A steamer anchored off Tampico WAR DEBT TALKS has wirelessed declaring that the U Yau, unemployed, was sentenc whole region presents n terrible

ed to three months' hard labour by scene of desolation Router, Mr. Balfour In the Central

Magistracy this - morning-for.

stealing a pair of all trousers SES FINE GENERALLY

from a cubicle on the third floor

1

of 18, Bonham Strand West. AND

The Royal Observatory reports

14.80

Inspector, Brennan stated that that pressure is highest over N.

Railway ... 1,142,781 (1,021,031)||great nations came to such a con- Voluntoor De-

forence with views that were fence Corps Services Charitable Ser

vlces Pensions Public Works.

Department. 2,718,748 (2,800,000)

Public Worka.

· 173,118" (161,210)| difficult to reconcile, it might ho Bold In advance that a favourable 1,528,270 (1,477,300) result could not be reached, oven If all the other powers wore agreed, 201,041 (182,601)

AN 2,000,000 (1,894,000)

FOUR-POWER PACT

He expressed hope in the Four Power Pact as an instrument of Recurrent 1,690,850 (1,002,500) appeasing Franco-German difer

Public Works

onces and possibly, foringing

Extraordinary 3,501,950 (3,007,923) understanding, even friendshi

Government

House & City

Total

Chan

SIR F. LEITH-ROSS SAILING

London, Sept. 2013 It is loarned that Sir Frederick Lofth-Ross; Controller of the Brit the man was caught wearing the China and South Manchuria, and Ish Trosaury, who will conduct the trousers. The door of the fist was relatively low over the Pacife bo preliminary-war debt negotiations

|tween – Luzdit and the Ladróne in Washington, will leave for the was sentenced 18.343 Magistrator's Very leszöldes of Islands Stapler United States at the end of the 2.790 them to dave the door open. Local forecast:-South-west or month in company with Big Bons Fondan PRGASSA POAInspector Brennan Fit was owing variable, vindo umoderators the ald Lindsay, British Ambargadora

10

100,000

torn and divided Euro also referred with satis

the successful League.

887,620,286 $20,200,670 securing peace in the

can disputes