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ISLAND MYSTERY

LATEST OFFICIAL REVELATIONS

NEW OFFICER APPOINTED

GOVERNMENT TO STAND LOSS ?

The Telegraph learns in con- 'nexion with the extensivo loss of explosives from the Government Gunpowder Depot at Green Ia- land, that the missing stocks be- longed to Mesire. Shewan, Tomca and Co. and Messrs. Jardine,

- Matheson and Co.

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The

FIRST EDITION

Silpromo

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOTINTERIS ARRA

No: 1146

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WORLD'S LARGEST PLANE CRASHES

Profound Shock in Soviet Aviation

PROMINENT AIR

EXPERTS KILLED

COMPLETED ONLY TWO. MONTHS AGO

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The stocks in the depot have now been checked, with the result... that a shortago of 320 canon of dynamito and 28 cason of do- tonators has boon disclosed. The total value is about $28,000.

It is also suspected that certain arms stored by other arms at the depot are missing.

It appears that suspicions were Arst aroused when one of the firma gave an order for withdrawal af cortain stocks and was tonderad dynamite belonging to the other Company.

GOVERNMENT LOSS?

Prior to this, the firm giving the withdrawal order had belloved that 'everything was all right, as the

monthly returns issued from the depot tallied with the firm's own figures.

Discovery of the logs therefore suggests that not only has there been improper disposal of the stocks but that the books have -been-falsified..

As the missing stacks were held by the Government on behalf of the arms, it is presumed that the loss falls on the Government.

Was

SUCCESSOR appointed.

Mr. W. 1. Balley, who formerly a gunner ut Stonecutters in charge of magazines, has been temporarily appointed successor to Mr. Angel Julian, who ta reported missing from the depot at Green Island, Prior to this appointment, Mr. Bailey was employed at the Government Civil Hospital,

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ACCOMMODATION FOR 129 PASSENGERS

Kharkov, Nov. 22,

Thirtoon prominent Soviet officials, includ. ing several of Russia's most export aoronauts, word killed to-day when disaster overtook tho Moscow Government's huge hush-plano.

The mystery machine was credited with being the largest in the world.

It was claimed for the craft that it was capable of carrying 129 passengers in addition to the

crew.

The disaster has profoundly shocked Soviet aviation circles. The huge plane was completed only two months ago and had been in the air on her trials only once or twice.

It was constructed largely of steel and was a marvel of comfort. It contained sofas and a promenade to enable the passengers to view the surrounding country.

An idea of the tremendous size of the machine may be derived from the fact that even the wings were used for passenger accommodation as well as the body.-Router.

NANKING TROOPS ON THE FUKIEN BORDER

'CHIANG KAI-shek flieS TO

CAPITAL·

FOOCHOW PRESERVES CALM

Circles

remarkabla "affestiva plețure showing Hongkong's new fire mscape ladder being demonstrated during yesterday's display. (Photos. Mae Choung),

STATE CONTROL

OF BANKS

BERLIN EXPERTS DISAGREE

CONFLICTS IN POLICY

Berlin, Nov. 22. It has proved impossible to

an: agreement

secure

on

the

Nanking, Nov. 23. Shao-hung has always been close-future of the German banking Marahal Chiang Kai-shek arly associated with Kwangai coli-system. rived in Nanking from Nanchang tical parties. The Government The committee of experts which yesterday afternoon at 1.30 p.m. hopes that Wang Shao-hung may has been investigating the pro- MR. MORGENTHAU called a military conference,

by aeroplane and immediately be in a position to turn the tide bloms

at there in favour of Nanking,

for some time past the Central Kuomintang Head-

Thas decided The Government kas instructed nationalisation, as was proposed against all round GIVES WAY quarters to discuss the. Fukien Vice-Admiral Chon Kwel-liang to by the Hitler regime.

go to Wonchow Immediately to take command of the naval forces, banks, supported by some of the The representatives of the big PRESS BAN VIRTUALLY

FOOCHOW QUIET.

more important private bankers, REMOVED

unanimously Insisted upon com- piote freedom in their operations, but the other wore in favour of

Washington, Nov. 22.

The strong protests by the newspapers against the Treasury gag have resulted in new orders by Mr. Morgenthau modifying his original press ban.

The now Instructions allow Troasury officials to give informa- tion without reference to him- Belf or hub assistunts-Reuter.

LOSS TO NAVÝ

REAR-ADMIRAL'S DEATH

(Our Own Correspondent),

Che Talegraph, Coveright. Telegraphio Mas sagie · Ordinanas, 1214. Borized NayemdEY 24 bit smu

London, Nov, 22.

Limo been attached to the Second Sea Lord's Omco.

Hituation.

The meeting revealed that the Government were aware of the In- trigue in Hongkong among the raccesionista before their depar ture for Fukien and that troops

Foochow, Nov. 23. Foochow is quiet and merchants

of

are already stationed on the Che-are able to carry on business as some kind of State control. klang-Fukien frontier. The opin- usual. The appearance of the Dr. Schucht, the President of

on is held that, at any moment, new Provisional Government flage ioint army and naval operations marks the only sign of a political the Relchsinak, expressed the may be ordered.

change here.

(opinion that banking policy should Marshal Chiang Kai-shek is

Apart from constant conferences not be absolutely independent quoted as saying. that he has of government leaders, no algni-state policy-Reuter. abandoned all hope of a peaceful ficant development has occurred, settlement.

Marshal Chiang, Kal-shok has Garrison Commander,

The new Changchew and Amo ordered the return from Mongolia Gaston Weng Koung, announced

General SCOPE FOR MYSTERY of General Wang Shao-hung, the yesterday that he does not pro- Minister of Home Affairs.

THRILLER A pose to station a strong force at native of Kwangel and for many Amoy in order to avold Inter- years its military governor, Wang national complications,

RUMANIA ATTACKS Crisis Is "Fathered" on

Quai d'Orsay

U.S. INCOME TAX REVISION

Russian Embassy In Washington

ANGLO-RUSSIAN TRADE

Negotiations in London Resumed

London, Nov. 22. The Anglo-Soviet nego- tiations for a new trade agreement were continued in London to-day. The negotiations had been sus~* pended during the past fortnight to enable the Soviet representatives to consult Moscow.-British Wireless...

KAL TACK SECRECY

YESTERDAY'S PLANE CRASH

WOODIN CHALLENGE

TROLLEY BUSES FOR LONDON

UNEXPECTED ATTACK ON New Transport Board

PROF. SPRAGUR

AND ROOSEVELT CARRIES ON

Washington, Nov, 22, The dramatic resignation, of Prafossor Sprague is still the liveltest topic in financial carolan.

tovernment, bomta were very wonk te-uny, Thonga other preduz

1.

Schomo

London, Nov. 22,

A bit is to be promated by the London Transport Board during the current Kession of Parliamont to provide for the replacing of 90 mites of tramway routes In the nutør subibs of London by trolley bijaus, *

A trolleyshus system already us over 18 miles of route is the South Western suburbs,---British Wirelesid.

tianm at a slump on EXEROLO RIMONTFAMEJENNIFERENTELAN EDINA MARACING have not matørallaod and it j notreven that Tap Admin NTKATION invervoned to support the dottar.

Wali hirwat's vorý pinin spokon Vłowe on you (paqjavad are HUM however, likely to have any affuet, on the Government's gou pouvy, That Prestilent Rodasveit in- ents to go on is borno shit-by-10- orts that the President has do- mitoly placed Mr. lienry Morgen- .hau in charge of the programme.

EXCHANGE INTERVENTION. Longing commodities fluctuated. zory narrowly on the Stock Ex- hange, thore being no decided rond either up or down.

Tno foreign exchange flight!

GENEVA AGREEMENT

ADJOURNMENT TILL JANUARY

MR. HENDERSON'S STATEMENT

The Bureau of the Dis rom the dollar which began on armament Conference met nows of Sprague's resignation has at Geneva this afternoon. Doon temporarily halted and trad- and

unanimously agreed

ag generally was very quiet. The that the work of the General xchange brokers are of opinion'

o steady the market.

that the Government intervened Commission of the Disarma

ment Conference should be. postponed until some time in

MR. WOODIN'S CHALLENGE.

A minor sensation has been January. caused by the issue of a statement

Mr. Arthur Henderson, Prosi-

oy, Mr, W. H. Woodin, Secretary dent of the Conference, sald that of the Treasury "on-leave-o-aas a result of the conversation scace,"

criticising Professor between the delegates of Britain, prague's suggestion that the France, Italy and United States, Treasury must Dorrow two billion, the unanimous view was revealed dollars from the people on bad that a supreme effort should be security.

Mr. Woodin says that the sug- convention,"

made to conclude a disarmament gestion that Government bonds can and will be bad security repowers that the meeting of the It was suggested by, these flects not only on the wealth and General Commission on 4th Decom- integrity of the country, but imber was inadvisable na it was peuchos Professor Sprague's own recognised that there were savern! commonsense and competenco as political questions which a student of finance.

too important to encourago hope of a successful issue from prematuro discussion in the General Commission.

SUPPORT FOR BONDS.

1

Lator.

PARALLEL EFFORTS.

were any

Meanwhile it has been suggestedt

I

It was officially revealed by Mr. Morgenthau this evening that tho Treasury has been supporting the market in United States Govern- ment bonds, the prices of which that the work of conference would have been depreciating rapidly at this stage be best assisted by recently.

rarallel and supplementary efforts Funds turned. over to the Trea-between the various states and sury for investment by Govern- with the full use of diplomatic ment agencies, including postal machinery. savings, farm credits, dobt sinking

Mr. Henderson added that the funds and federal deposit hope bad been expressed that insurances, "are being used for the these efforts should be energetical-' purchase by the Government, ly pursued with view to The sum available is not dia-advancing in every possible way closed, and the amount invested tho work which lies before the will be announced weekly, General Commission. Router.

Mr. Henderaon will consult with" TREASURY DISTURBED, the delegates of the conference. A veil of secrecy has been The Treasury Department to which ars now engaged at Genova. with regard to the committees naval sea plane while landing at not so much by Mr. Sprague's re in conformity with amendments wrapped round the crash of a obviously very much disturbed, in bringing the draft convention

signation sa by his scathing do which have been proposed.

SILENCE ORDERS

ISSUED

Kai Tak yesterday morning.

A

CABINET, MEETING.

Strict orders have been issued nunciation of the present mone- that the names of the officers in-tary policy of the administration, volved are not to be disclosed and according to the New York Times enquiries from several sources this Washington correspondent

It la understood that the dis- morning elicited only the informa- The

arinamont question was again, be-" correspondont describes tion that the plane had divod, that no-one was injured first gun in the public's battle simon, attended and reported to nose Mr. Sprague as having fired the fore the Cabinet this morning. The Foreign Secretary, Sir John and the plane was badly damaged. aainst President Roosevelt's fis- his colleagues regarding the con-

The story of an eye-witness la cal policy,

ALCOHOL CONTROL

Washington, Nov. 20. NEW SYSTEM OF LEVY on Sixteenth Street, which has at 10.50 yesterday morning, and signation reduces the conserva

The old Royal Russian Embassy that the seaplane plunged into the According to the New York versation during the week-end at

water when attempting a landing Herald-Tribune, Mr.. Sprague's re- Geneva-British Wireless: PLANNED

moldered behind boarded windows that both pilot and observer estive Treasury group to two, Bucharest, Nov. 20.

since 1920, will have a new tenant caped from the wreck uninjured. Messrs. Douglas and Black... Following a conference between

Washington, Nov. 20. The Sub-Commission of the The new Soviet Ambassador will difficulties until fuat at the mo

as soon as it can be renovátod. The donth has occurred of En-M. Ja Marquis d'Ormesson, French House of Representatives has just have to refurnish the place as Mr. mont of landing when she nosed The plane was apparently in no gineor Rear-Admiral B.

BREAKING CONTACTS.- W. Minister, and M. Titulesco, Foreign completed a plan for the revision Boris Bahkemetieff, the last pre over and struck honvily,

BOARD ed Mr. Morgenthau will proceed Roberts, O.B.E., who has for some Minister, a statement was issued of the ayatom of levying the In-vious ambassador, took with him A Jaunch was, despatched from with the (ganisation of the Trea

denying that Franco" had ever come tax maddled, in the internal politics of

the furnishings which the Kerensky shore immediately and the plict tralize his authority and respon The new system will bring about Government: Inherited from the and observer, who had extricated sibility, and also cut off Wall

Bury, on lines which will can- FOR PRODUCTION AND other states and, repudiating the a yearly increase of Federal ro- Czar indirect charges that France was ceipts of U.9.8400 millions, with- The Embassy looks liko one of the worse for their adventure.

themselves, wore picked up ttle Street, contacts, thereby ending

PRICES somehow connected with the last out increasing the rate of taxa-those haunted castles of grey stone Cabinst crisis in Rumania.

tion. The plan deals with large which the mystery thrillers like to

dissension In the Roosevelt. high.

Washington, Nov. 22. Insinuations to this effect had fortunes, and the profits of the shudder over but there has been there, except for the mysterious

command, he hopes... been appearing with regularity. In various companies and trusts little mystery there in recent years, attack-upon-the-house one dark

A Federal alcohol," "administra- the-ultra-nationalist press over which enjoyed certain exemptions An old White Russian caretaker, night by a movie press agent with Mental Hospital after he had bitten

tion is being created to supervise since the last Cabinet re-shuffle from taxation since the

Fung Fuk-ki (18) was sent to the control both in production hd the distilling 2 industry and sto took pláče,

World who ocoupled the building for more brush and pot. Polica drove him on the finger of a foreman, Cheung prices until Congrèse mantle whil

than a decade, had "no"excitement Away.

1 Cháng, at Ebamishulpos.yeste

able legislation --Reuter":

The deceased was promote Rear-Admiral In December of last year. A

The moniter. II.M.S. Turror, which has been detalled to Singapore as bano ship, arrived at Port Maldon Theday, Bho is accompanied ILMO Fastdat

War.