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四體 拜城一十月正英港香 THURSDAY.

JANUARY 11, 1934. 日六廿月一十

SINGLE COPY 10 CENTE SIL.DO PER ANNUM

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WHITEAWAYS SALE

300 only

MEN'S WOOL SLIPOVERS

AND

PULLOVERS

To Cloar

$4.50. to $11.50.

STRONG REINFORCEMENT FOR FUKIEN REBELS

BISHOP MUELLER

REPRIMANDED

German Church Revolt Surprise

Borlin, Jan, 10. There has been a surpris- ing development in the German Church revolt.

President Hindenburg has reprimanded the Primate, Bishop Mueller, for dicta- torial actions in Church affairs, particularly for his attempt to dissolve the Pro- testant Youth movement. Reuter.

for

KING CAROL BOWS TO

ULTIMATUM

Desperate

Battle for

King Carol.

PALACE CAMARILLA TO BE DISMISSED

MADAME LUPESCU TO LEAVE

THE

Bucharest, Jan. 11. Wholesale dismissals of officials closest to King Carol is expected to follow a long

COIN conference between M. Titu

GAMBLE

FOREIGNER LOCAL

IN YOKOHAMA HARBOUR

LONDON VISITOR FOUND DEAD

INDICATIONS OF FOUL PLAY

Tokyo, Jan. 11. A shock has been provided for the foreign community in news from Yokohama of the death, in suspicious cir- British cumstances, of a visitor.

The victim of the affair was a well-known-British accountant,

London last year.

Mr.

GOVERNMENT'S ACTION

READY. TO FLOOD MARKET

lescu and the King.

At the conclusion of the Inter- view M. Titulescu announced that he had agreed to take up the port- folio of Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Tartarescu Govern- ment.

His decision is construed in all

well-informed quarters as mean-) l'ing that a clean sweep will be made of the Palace camarilla, who

loose in Rumaniau

Hoarders and manipulators are alleged to have been playing engaged in the cornering of fast and

politics.

It is also strongly rumoured that M. Titulescu also demanded the departure of Madame Lupescu, the King's Titian-haired mistress.

small coin of the local currency are engaged in a hopeless MADAME LUPESCU TO GO. struggle according to the latest .ntentions. of the Government Expressed today by the Colonial Treasurer, the Hon. Mr. M. J.,

Her present whereabouts are un- 3rcen.

Mr. Breon, speaking to a known and it is generally believed Telegraph representative said that she had already let the coun-

The Government is aware that try. there is a big premium to-day on subsidiary coins and they have dopted a fixed policy which will itimately bring those coins, the Ave-cent plece and the one-cent piece, down to parity."

The premiums have varied fn the case of the former from four Mr. Alfred Copp, of the firm o: per cent, to its present Aguro Maurice Jenks, Percival and sitt, which is approximately one per the London chartered accountant. sent. whilst the premium on cop Sir Maurice Jenks, it may be per coln has fluctuated from 12 to recalled, was the Lord Mayor of 9 per cent, or less. The premiums

vary from day to day.

"In recent months the Govern- was this Copp's body

very Inrge morning found floating in the scament has imported of the Yokohama Band, in the quantities of these coins but the neighbourhood of the New Grand removal of the premium has frot yet been brought about. However, Hotel.

if the cornering is due to hoarders or manipulators, they will even- tually be defeated, as the Govern- ment has large consignments on the way and in addition has placed larger orders than ever before for boin coins."

FOUL PLAY,

There were indications of foul ріду.

The wrist-watch which Mr. Copp was wearing at the time of the apparent murder stopped at 12.56,

Police

investigating the cuse, concentrating for the mo ment on the place where Mr. Copp was last seen alive.-Reuter,

aro

TILDEN DEFEATS VINES

IN STRAIGHT SETS IN NEW YORK

New York, Jan. 10. In a professional tennis match at Madison Square Garden, at tended by a very large crowd, William Tilden' defeated Ellsworth Vines in straight sets.

CABINET DISCUSSES DISARMAMENT

Two Hour Meeting at No. 10, Downing Street

London, Jan. 10. Disarmament problems were further considered by the Dis- armament Committee of the Cabinet which sat at No. 10, Downing Street for two hours this afternoon.

The King's private secretary.

H. R. H. Princess Arthur of Con naught, who has successfully under- ‚gone an abdominal operation.

VIGOROUS

PROTEST..

TSAI TING ΚΑΙ TO FIGHT

FRESH DIVISIONS REACH CITY

CITY EXCITED

STRONG DEFENCE

SYSTEM

Foochow, Jan. 11. Further bloody fighting

Foochow in Prospect

CHINESE RAILWAY

PURCHASES

Locomotives Ordered In Britain

London, Jan. 10, The Chinese Purchasing Commission in Londoni has been instructed from Nàn~," king to purchase in Great Britain four freight locomo:. tives for the Hangchow- Nanchang Railway, payment to be made from the British Boxer. Indemnity fund Router.

BANK SHARE SALE

NATIONAL CITY BANK AND R.F.C.

SHAREHOLDERS' APPROVAL

New York, Jan. 10.

The decision to offer pre- ferred shares to the Recon- struction Finance Corpora- tion was almost unanimously approved at the annual meet-

seems inevitable before the EXECUTION ing of the National City

rebels are forced to surren- der Foochow, though peace terms have been discussed.

The XIXth Army have dug many trenches and constructed strong

TO FRANCE defence works around the city.

BRITISH NOTE ON

QUOTA CUT

EXPECTING EARLY RESTORATION

London, Jan. 11,

A protest by the British Commercial Counsellor in Dumitescu, is being dismissed. Paris has been handed to the mands the gendarmes, and

the

service are also to be dismissed. decree.

"IRON GUARD".

Two additional divisions of, the crack Xith Route Army troops arrived in Foochow late last night, all indicating that General Tsui Ting-kai 19 determined to fight] another desperate battle before surrendering the city.

Consuquent.y, the local populace is very excited.--Central News..

OF VAN DER LUBBE

AN OFFICIAL 'NAZI

STATEMENT:

CRITICISM OF METHOD !

Berlin, Jan. 10:

Bank of New York.

A recapitulation of the proceed- ings at the meeting has been issued by the head office or the Bank, stating:

The shareholders overwhelm- ingly re-elected all the Directors and endorsed the present manage- ment, and voted to sell $50,000,000 in five per cent, preferred snares to the R.F.C.

posed,

EARNINGS OF 1933,

op-

"The attendance was the largest in the Bank's 122 years' history.

2300 TO ONE.

"The preferred share sale rc- solution was carried by 4,047,348 Nazi headquarters have snares against 2,722 shares RETREAT ORDER thought it desirable to issue. About three-quarters of the a statement concerning the bank's 90,637 shareholders were RUMOUR Hangchow, Jan. 11. execution of Van der Lubbe, represented either in person or by

proxy.

"The shareholders approved the Central Government convicted by the Leipzig

Trust Afiliate, the City Bank Dumitescu's father, who com French Government, chal- troops are advancing to-Supreme Court for setting action which will result in its the Federal Reserve system, thus general in charge of the secret lenging the recent quota ward Foochow from Loyuen fire to the Reichstag build-Farmers' Trust Company joining

n co-operation with the ing.

enabling it to join the new.Federal Apparently the use of the Deposit Insurance Corporation. Marines, who have advanced The protest is couched in very

quillotine has caused some eritic- All three of them, together with vigorous terms and the early res beyond Linkiang, to a point ism on the score that he died-n

"The annual report of Mr. James other officials whose position in toration is anticipated of the within striking distance of more pleasant death than circum-

stances warranted!

H. Perkins, the chairman of the the palace is jeopardised by seventy-five per cent, cut in the Joochow

Van der Lubbe's decapitation Board of Directors, showed that Titulescu's insistence, are credited quotas allotted to British goods,

anounced at the The Government troops are en-hould not be interpreted as earnings in 1933 were slightly in with some connexion with the Iron which was

veloping Foochow from the north-milder form of exccution than hang- excess of two dollars per share on Guard, the terrorist organisation beginning of the year.

of the ing, states the Nazi communique the 6,200,000 shares It seems that France finds it east, and the evacuation

at present which was responsible for the

official

outstanding under the Bank's decision ordering him to be guillochanged capital structure, sassination of Dr. Duca, the late dificult to forgiva Britain for rebels from the capital of Fukien which, adds

abandoning Free Trade, and seems is expected hourly. Premier,

inclined to discuss tariffs in a

"An unallocated reserve amount- The Chamber of Commerce of Ined Instead of hanged was based UNCING

Witn temper. Britain Foochow is reported to have ad-upon the consideration that while ing to $40,000,000, not appearing. hanging la an ignominious penalty in the balance sheet, has been set. to Ting-kai ised General Tani with countries which

vithdraw from Foochow in order reserved for traitors and Buch like up. This is a new departure in while Van der Lubbe committed ways had tariffs. France recently cancelled the to avoid bloodshed in the city. his crime out of political convic-American banking and follows the

conservative European practica, tion. Reuter.`. fifteen per cent, surtax on British.entral News. imports, but immediately cancelicu

BOOK VALUE of ShareS, Both the groat polilent parties out the concession to Britain by

"Mr. Perkins stated that the in Rumania, the Liberal Party and s.multaneously reducing by seven- the Peasant Party, were resolutely ty-five per cent. the existing quotat opposed, however, and the King or British imports and adding 130

shares, Including the Bank and was compelled to give way. new articles to the list of goods

the Trust Company, was in excess Reuter,

subject to quota restrictions.

of $21 per share.. This book value does not include the shareholders' BRITAIN'S LEVER.

of New York, Inc, amounting to more

than fifteen million dolara.

The latter company was the Bank's security selling aflinte and

FORCE MAJEURE.

It is understood that King Carol demurred for some time before conceding M. Titulescu's demands, and there was some talk of a Dictatorship.

have

The action directly affected

NAVAL UNREST IN000,000 of British exports to

SIAM

STRICT MILITARY.

CENSORSHIP ·

Bangkok, Jan. 11. Owing to some trouble in the Siamese Navy, which does. not en- tirely favour the present govern- The Prime Minister, together ment, the publication of military with Mr. Stanley Baldwin, Sir news has been forbidden.-Reuter.

Simon, Lord Hailsham,

The two famous players had a John torrine uuel in the first set, which (Minister for War Sir Bolton but Evres Monsell (First Lord of the wont to fourteen games, Tilden afterwards asserted his Admiralty), Lord Irwin and Mr. super.ority, the scores being 8-6, J. H. Thomas, were present, -6-3, 6-2, in his favour.-Router.

DEATH OF CHINESE NAVAL LEADER

ADMIRAL YANG SHU CHUANG

Shanghai, Jan. 11. . The death occurred here to-day of the former Minister of Navy, Admiral Yang Shu-chuang.

Only one member of the Com- mittee was absent. Ho is the Minister for Air, Lord London- derry, who is in India, where he is inspecting the Royal Air Forco

anits.

This was the meeting of the Ministers to whom the disarmament question has been remitted, since the return of Sir John Simon from hia visits to Paris and British Wireless.

POLICE OFFICER

INJURED

COLLISION WITH LORRY

As the result of a collision with 12.46 p.m. to-day a motor lorry Sergeant Hanks, attached to the Kowloon City Police Station, is Rome, now detained in Kowloon Hospital, It appears that Sorgeant Banks was returning to Kowloon City on his motor cycle when the ac- eident occurred. He collided with lorry No. 3662 at the junction of London, Jan. 10: Argyle Street and Leven Road, but The Cound' of the Tin Pro-uny just brushed against the lorry ducers' Association have animously approved the principle cycle. of increasing the outnut quota for

BUFFER STOCK

France.

The Import Duties Act in Britain entitles the Government to add one hundred per cent, tax on all goods from countries which discriminate against Britain, and it is a co.ncidence that the importa by Britain of French wine, silk and fruit approximate £8,000,000 annually-Reuter.

NONSTOP FLIGHT TỔ HONOLULU

American Naval Planes

Set Out

1

·

that

the

the 46 INCHES OF RAIN IN book value of the Bank's common

RETREAT ORDER.

Amoy, Jan. 11.

that It la reported here Nineteenth Route Army officers ave ordered a *general retreat rom northern Fukien to places outh of the Min River. The Re-

FIVE WEEKS

olutionary Government's capital Severe Floods Throughout equity in the City Company

will be removed to Changchow.

"Nanking's occupation of Amoy vas successfully carried out from he cruiser Chungshan by a large number of marines. After its occupation, the Nationalist flag with the blue sky and rising sun again appeared all over the city "The Navy issued a proclama- tion pledging full protection for Chinese and foreign residents at Amoy.

ORDER IN AMOY.

Amay, Jan. 11. Order has been quickly restored since Central Government forces took over control of the city carly yesterday morning. Minor damage was done to means of communica-

retreat to the Interior. tion by the retiring rebels in their

General Gaston Wong crossed to Kulangau on Tuesday night, and went to Changchow the next

He is organising

San Francisco, Jan. 10. morning. Six American naval flyingboats ¦ force to resist the Central Governí started out to-day on a nonston ment marines-Central News. fight from San Francisco to Honolulu.

FAIR WEATHER

British Guiana

London, Jan. 10.

The Governor of British Guiana the Bank's shareholders were now reports that the very heavy rain-divesting themselves of its owner- fall, amounting to 19 inches for ship under the Bank Act, 1933.

his month up to 8th January, DESPOSITS RETURN, following an exceptional rálufall

of over 27 Inches in December, "Deposits at the end of the ausad severe floods throughout year, as showir in a statement made The Colony, damaging crops, live public to-day, nggregated $1,117,- stock and property, the villages in 159,220.. particular auffering severely. No "This represents a recovery of loss of human life has occurred. more than half the ass In de All possible steps are being taken posits sustained just prior to the to deal with the conditions. closing of all American banka by British Wireleas..

Presidential Proclamation in March last.

BRITISH PRINCESS'

OPERATION

PATIENT'S CONDITION

SATISFACTORY

London, Jan. 10. Every precaution has been taken.

II.R.H. Princess Arthur of Con- against possible mishap. Vessels

naught this morning underwent an have been posted at Intervals The anticyclone over China con-abdominal operation in a London along the route to be followed Hinues to increa In intensity. Nursing Home. The,object of the fight in to test Pressure is relatively low to the was successful, and the condition the effiancy of naval aircraft cast of Japan. Loent fordcast

Router.

N.E.. winds, fresh; fair,

The Prison branch of the M.C.L.

"The capital funds of the Bank and its Trust, affiliate now total

$184,335,657, without including the City Company of New York, Inc."

-Router.

PRINCESS ELIZABETH OF GREECE

The operation Marries Nephew of Queen

of the Belgians

Munich, Jan. 10, The wedding was solemnized this

of the Princess is satisfactory.

News of the operation was tele phoned to Sandringham, where HM the King, who In the Admiral Yang was fifty-one and And a most distinguished career.

Col. J. H. Morris, D 5.0, 0.B.E., un- although he was knocked off she has bean annointed. Antisting in holding a grand variety concert at Princess's uncle, is in residence. I morning of Princess Elizabeth of, Born in Fukian, he was appolated Governor of the Provinco in 1828.

The lorry was proceeding to. Director of Supplies and Transport the Helena May. Institute on the 3rd is to Sidmouth, where the to the China Command in place of inst, at D. p.m. an excellent pro- Duke of Connaught, fathor of her In later became a member of the the specifle purnone of forming anwards Shamashulpo

the-px-CA-H-Kent Pramms having been kindly arranged husband, Prince Arthur of Can State Council and the Central eight thousand tons stock. the so- It is understood that Sergeant on arrived this morning aboard the by Captain Petherick. Tickets are naught, is spending part of the

$1.50 and $1.00.

wintor.British Wireless. Executive Committee.-Reutor, called "buffer stock"-Reuter. Banks' Injuries are not serious. | 8.4. Ranpura,

Greece the second daughter of Prince and Prinehan, Nicholas, to Count Theodore Toerring-Setten back, the nephew of the Queen of the Belgians.Retitor.