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FOUNDED 1561 XL YO+A+ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1933. 日五廿月八

No-14126

GERMANY DEMANDING THE RIGHT

EN KOTA SKLOPEZ PASSATIRIOSE

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TRADE UNIONISM A

TRIFLE WILD

American Boycott Decision Washington, Oct. 13.

The Federation of Labour Convention to-day declared in favour of á boycott against goods and services supplied by Germany, Italy. Russia, China and "any other country which forbids free trado unionism. Router.

NEW WAR HORROR

FRENCH POISON GAS DISCOVERY

CHEMISTS TO KEEP SECRET

Paris, Oct. 13. The discovery of a new deadly poison gas, so power- ful in its penetrating powers that no existing gasmask could stop it, has been made by two well-known French chemists.

TO RE-ARM

HITLER REFUSES

CONCESSIONS

CRITICAL DECISION BY BERLIN CABINET

LONDON, OCT. 13.

GERMANY HAS COME TO A VERY GRAVE DECISION FOLLOWING THE INTERVIEW. BE TWEEN HERR NADOLNÝ AND HERR HITLER. IT IS LEARNED FROM BERLIN THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL MAKE NO FURTHER CON- CESSIONS AT GENEVA.

It has not come altogether as a surprise to those in closest touch with the disarmament situation. Rather

Mr. Hirota, the new Japanese

had it been anticipated at Geneva in view of the general Foreign Minister, whose demarche.to attitude of Herr Nadolny,

Soviet Russia is still not forthcoming.

The decision of the other leading Powers to abandon their plan to submit a resolution based on the Paris conversations was probably due to their knowledge of Kowloon the German attitude of hostility. It was realised that such a resolution would probably have precipitated-a breakdown of the Disarmament Conference and the withdrawal of Germany.

SIR JOHN SIMON'S NEW MOVE

The door is now left open for | acting head of the Italian delega further negotiations although it tion and according to press reports

value they may load.

The gas is no deadly that it may be clear in what direction of from Geneva he informed him of a

kills instantly immediately it comes into contact with the skin,

Announcement of the discovery, adding a new terror to thoughts. of war, was made to-day by M. Berthe and M. Dorier, the two Directors of the Clermont Ferrand Institute of Chemistry,

PERFUME EXPERIMENTI Astonishing about the discovery is the fact that the chemists con- cerned hit upon it when making experiments with perfumet

M. Bertho declares that the gas can be manufactured so easily that the whole of the requirements for national defonce could be made within eight days.

They are, however, refusing to reveal the secret of the gas even to the government, unless France is invaded.-Reuter.

It is understood that You Rheinbaben will make a state- ment on behalf of Germany at to-morrow's meeting of "the Bureau insisting that the disarmament of heaylly-armed Slates must not be adjourned.

-ADEQUATE-ARMS.-

It is understood further that he

will insist that Germany must be allowed adequate armaments for

her new military forces.

Wedding Innovation

UNIQUE GOING-AWAY COSTUME

White shorts and a shirt going-away costume he main lines of his proposed Was an unusual feature of statement,

the wedding in Kowloon Herr Nadolny, the German de this morning of Miss legate, who has reported on the situation to his Government in Audrey Margaret Sykes and Berlin, is not expected to resume Mr. C. B. Easterbrook. his duties in Goneys before Mon- day when the General Commission of the Conference will meet and Mrs. G. B. Sykes of Wake British Wirclens.

'THE POLISH VIEW.

The bride is the daughter of Mr.

field, Yorks, and the bridegroom, who is a member of the staff of the China Light and Power Company, is the elder son of Mr. and Mrs. F.

J. Easterbrook.

"Is Germany's demand for the reduction of Trance's armaments

He is very well-known in local really meant to save the peace of sporting circles, being a double the world?" asks the "Ilustro-interporter and having represented It is considered probable that [vany Kurjet Coddienny".

the Colony in rugby football. He the Italian representative will sup-

"Why is that we hear no longer is also popular in rowing circles, port Von Rheinbaben as Signor in Berlin of a Mussolini is known to be in favour Europe? An attack on

War in Eastern having for many years represent

Poland ed the Royal Hongkong Yacht certain would have revealed to France and Club. of allowing Gormany

STATEMENT PROMISED.

satisfaction in regard to her England Germany's actual arma- The ceremony, which was of a armament demands.-Kenter, ment status. The principal nim of quiet nature, took place at St. German strategy is to smash Androw's Church, the Rev. W. France and this would be difficult Walton Rogers officiating. Mr. to achieve.” ·

R. Baldwin was at the organ, The paper concludes with the

CHARMING DRESS.

The critical situation which lins been reached will be fully dis-

ULM'S FINE sussed at the meeting of Bureau statement that Germany will pres-

START

of the Conference.

LONDON TO ATHENS vealed that France and the United

ON FIRST DAY

OFF. FOR BAGHDAD ALREADY

Athens, Oct. 13.

ITALY INFORMED.

ent Poland with an ultimatum only}

SINGLE CUPY 14 CENTS $10.00. TER ANNUM

NEW STOCKS

MEN'S

SAXONE SHOES

AT

WHITEAWAYS

INSPECTION.

INVITED

BANGKOK THREATENED BY

HOLLYWOOD STARS WILL STRIKE

No Salary Regulation By Code

Hollywood, Oct. 13.

Any attempt to include a scale of salaries in the film industry code will be met by a walk-out of actors and actresses, Eddie Cantor, the President of the Screen Actors' Guild announced to- day, Reutter

REVOLT

FIGHTING NEAR CITY

BANKS HEAVILY GUARDED

SUBURBAN HOMES EVACUATION

Bangkok, Oct. 13. The King of Siam, photographed on. The revolt of Prince Bovaradoj

ceremonial occasion. has created a highly critical situa-

H.K. BADLY tion

BEATEN

INTERPORT GOLF CONTEST

Fighting is going on quite near Bangkok and it is feared that it will spread to within the city limits.

The rebel force appears to be making progress.

The Government has announced

U.S. STRIKE SITUATION

TAKE ONE OF THE that loyal troops have come into IMPROVEMENT IN COAL

FOUR-BALLS

contact with the provincial rebel forces moving on Bangkok and that the partics opened fire,

BANKS GUARDED.

INDUSTRY

RIGHTS

Washington, Oct. 13.

Manila defeated Hongkong in

Further details of the fighting COURT & UNION the interport golf contest by ten are unobtainable at the moment points to two, Lissaman and but the authorities are clearly. Mackenzie gaining Hongkong's alarmed. solitary victory in the four-ball matches at Calcoolan yesterday.

Hongkong went out with no A number of business and com- The strike scourge is now prospect of winning the contest, mercial houses have closed their being checked in its most having lost all six singles, but with the conditions slightly improved; doors. The banks and the lega- serious phases, according to

a better showing.

the suburban residents have been The Manila team was, however, asked to evacuate their homes. much top strong for them.

Many are reported to have been Marton and Pearce went down badly once again and MacBean injured in minor clashes. Rentor

up was hoped that they might put tions are heavily guarded while the National Recovery Ad-

and Stark could not hold their opponents at all.

The results were: Wotherspoon and Aplin (Manila) beat Marton and Pearce (Hong- kong), 5 and 4.

SNAKE BITE

ministration.

taken place in the coal Industry A noticeable improvement has. In Alabama and oko dury

many miners have returned to work, while the Ford plant at. Chester has resumed partial oporation

On the other hand, bituminous

kong), beat Mason and Ednio

Issaman and Mackenzie (Hong-COOLIE_ADMITTED TO Coal production during the week- (Manila) by two holes.

Gibbs and Mackay (Manila)' beat MacBean and Stark (Hong- kong) easily.

HOSPITAL

end;~October~7′′toTMOctober~~10, dropped by a millon tons. :

The silk strike has now sprzed to Rhode Iolnud.*

HOLLYWOOD TROUBLE.

Difficulties are also being x-

ment Civil Hospital yesterday. A case admitted to the Govern- afternoon was disclosed to havo boon suffering from à bnako bite, He was an earth coolie, named ELECTRIC STAR ON Au Yoon, who from his own ac-perienced in Hollywood and original count, was at work on the hillaide plans for the provision of a Code THE RUN

near Peak Road, when he was have had to be revised radically. bitten in the toe by a small snake The two Hollywood film guilds are which had apparently been-dia-meeting on Sunday to discuss the turbed by the excavation. question of a strike if their The man's injury was not salaries are threatened by tho. serious, according to a statement Code, from the Hospital this morning, This has caused Genorit John- statement The new Star ferry, the Electric and he had been given the neces son to hasten with a Star, was put on the run between eary precautionary treatment. that the Code cannot limit the Hongkong and Kowloon yesterday.

[salarics of stars and executives, and again to-day,

NOT IN REGULAR SERVICE YET

It is learned, however, that the Company have not yet put the vessel into regular service. She will be used for some time as a stand-by craft.

The Electric Star is the first electrically-driven ferry in Hong- kong and passengers travelling by her expressed their statisfaction

The bride, who was given away It is antielpated that Sir John when the French army is broken by her father, looked charming Simon will make an important and this explains Germany's pre- gown of white lace over à speech reviewing the course of sent diplomatic activity and her white laffeta slip, with a: long the recent conversations.

present desire for European peace.wide sash of white moire to match These conversations have po

a contee. She also wore a white} BRITAIN'S POSITION.

moiro turban and eye vell. Long Statca fully share the view of the

London, Oct. 8.

white lace mittens lent a novel British Government that the im- (mediate rearmament of Germany Taking up again the thesis re- charm to the ensemble created by

and cently upheld by Mr, Stanley Bald- Eunice. could not be countenanced that the programme of disarmu-win, Lord President of the Council, Miss Helen Wylie, the brides Iment by stages is essential. and Mr. Arthur Hendorson, Labour maid, wore a two-pleca cherry-red with her smooth running and the M.P. and Chairman of the Disarma- silk ensemble set off with white additional accommodation provid- ment Conference, London papers clephant crepe turban and eye-veiled by the fact that less room is Charles Ulm, who is flying to

The bride's mother's dress was taken up by the funnel, Australia in an attempt to beat

During the preliminary period, note that "the doctrine of splendid

carried out in blue flowered chiffon the record just established by Sir control of armament and military isolation is definitely abolished." expenditure would be exercised

One journal writes: "It would while the bridegroom's mother Charles Kingsford Smith, has and this world lead after an in- be a badly put question to establish wore a pale pink French pique made an excellent start and is terval to a substantial disarma- an antithesis between Genova and gown with hat to tone..

Wo could, already several hours ahead of ment of the heavily-armed powere Ottawa. Formerly

The duties of best man word un-

his rival.

and equality for Germany in re-wrongly or rightly, be disinterested dertaken by Mr. C. F, Wood, also gard to permitted weapona.

in the affairs of Europe, but since a member of the staff of the Ching Ha flew to-day from London to

Sir John Simon to-day saw the) (Continued on Page D.) Light and Power Co., Ltd. Athens, a distance of 1,070 milos in 14 hours, 60 minutos, which compares with Kingsford Smith's 1,100 miles from London to Brindisi in olevon hours,

Ulm set out for Baghdad, his next stopping place at ton o'clock

COTTON RATIONALISATION

After the wedding ceremony,' Mr. and Mrs. Easterbrook left on n yachting honeymoon. ·

TREASURY BILLS

ALLOTMENT MADE OF £45,000,000

London Oct. 18. · The total amount applied for In this wook's tenders, for" Treasury bill was £83,016,000. The amount|

was £45,000,000. The average: rato per cent. was 12/10.894 as compared with 12/9.06d a week ago-British Wireless..

there on his second day out rind LANCASHIRE TO CLOSE REDUNDANT NEW TRIP FOR 500 at three months

at Karuehl on his third.

Ulm is indulging in night flying

In his attack on the Kingsford Smith record. The holder confin- ed himself to Journays between daylight and nightfall-Reuter.

MILLS

2.

RESEARCH SHIP

TID

London, Oct. 13. Representatives of the Fedora CARRYING MAILS TO

tion are now in London and it la Radical re-organisation of belloved that they have alrondy

ISOLATED ISLAND

London, Oct. 13. the Lancashire cotton in-submitted a complete plan to the

The Royal research ship "Dis- THE TYPHOON. dustry is now being planned, Fresident of the Board of Trade

for consideration.-

covery Second" which la duo to The weather report issued from according to authoritative It provides for putting out of sail from England on October 20, action at least ton million ro on her way to South Georgia, will the Royal Observatory at 10.22 this statements made to-day.

dundant spindles, and a hundred call at the Isolated island of morning was as follows:-

The Initiative is being taken by thousand looms. This will be Tristan de Cunha, which is well off. The anti-cyclone is now altuated to the north of Hokkaido and the Federation of Mastor Cotton secured by the closing down of the ordinary shipping routes.

least efficient mills Men She will carry letter mails for covers N. China, Bouth. Manchuria Spinners and It is understood that At the same time, stops will be the Island and a limited quantity and Japan. The typhoon is station their plans provide for a roduction taken to prevent the sale of the of stores which have been contri- ary about 200 miles east of the of the number of mills in opera scrapped plant to foreign manu-buted by public generosity

facturers at low prices. Renter. British Wireless. Visayas

tion.

THREE-MURE WINNERS

FAVOURABLE REACTIONS

STOCK MARKETS ACTIVE

It is pointed out that less than five hundred persons are draw- Ing fifty-one per cent. of the total salaries paid by the studios.

LABOUR VICTORY. Labour to-day obtained its first court victory since the institution of the National Industrial Re covery Administration when the Milwaukee Court enfoined the Shoe Company from Interfering. with the unionisation of ite mom

bera.

London, Oct. 13. Satisfactory trade returns con- tinue to exercise a favourable in- fluonce on the Stock Markets, and

The Court held that he Com business was active in Industrials and broadened in other directions. pany had violated the collectivo Gilt-edged securities hardened, bargaining clause of the Recovery. and War Loan finished at 101.9/16. Act.-Reuter.

British Wireless.

LI CHAI-SUM

OFFER OF POST IN NANKING

Canton, Oct. 13:

STOP PRESS

Harbin, Oct. 14.

The Russian community inny.

It is learned on good nuthority armed by a new regulation stipulat- that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek ing that all property on which requested Marshal Li Chal-sum taxes have not been paid by lo to return to Nanking.

The Government has not att morrow will be auctioned. nounced an appointment, but an It is reported that local property

· taxes, Important military assignment for owners owe $1,250,000 In Li Chai-eum in nasured. Lately Li JOCKEY'S | RECORD. Chai-sum tas apent much of his and therefore stringent - measures-

time in Hongkong. ATTEMPT

ard necessary Defaulters are con ferring with the land department London, Oct. 18... The champion Jockey, Gordon Regiment has been appointed At least 10,000 Russians are Richards again rode three winners ficiating Company Commander with directly or indirectly affected. at Newmarket, bringing the total affect from October 7 vice Major. Reuter to 220 for the season. Drilish Lothian, who La proceeding on twelve Wireless:

2nd. Lieut. G. 8. 8, Royston, 819

months combined leave,