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NO XLƒZXW* MONDAY, FEBRUARY

5, 1934.

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DOUGLAS BOAT GOES ASHORE OUTSIDE SWATOW With Captain Ellis Walker Lying Aboard Seriously Ill

SOONG AND CHINA FINANCES

Joins in Conference

at Hangchow

Shanghal Feb. 5. Mr.

Soong, who paid a special visit to Hang- chow on Saturday in response to a request by Chiang Kai-shok, returned to Shanghai last night after conferring with the Genera- lissimo and Marshal Chang Hsuch-liang on the coun- try's financial problems. Chiang Kai-shek is expected to return to Shanghal in two or three days.--Reuter..

TEMPTING SOVIET BAIT

DANGLING STEEL ORDERS IN U.S.

LONG CREDITS

WANTED

(Special to "Telegraph")

(De Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphia kes- ege Ordinance. 1294: Steceived. February 3, 12,40 p.m.).

New York, Feb. 4. Soviet Russia is dangling) orders for steel running in-

THE HAI NING'S

PLIGHT

THIRD HIGH AND DRY AT

LOW TIDE

RE-FLOATING EFFORTS

UNSUCCESSFUL

The well-known coastal steamer Hai Ning, flagship of the Douglas fleet, is lying hard aground on an island just outsido Swatow har- bour as the result of a mishap on Saturday evening.

It was the second misfortune to befall the ship in the course of a few days, her master, Captain Walker having been taken suddenly ill. After the grounding of the Hai Ning, Captain Walker was transferred to the s.s. Cremer and. brought to Hongkong this morning, being sent immediately to hospital.

The circumstances surrounding the strand- ing of the, ship are not yet known, but it is understood that she was.bound from Swatow to Hongkong and when below the pilot house on Man So Island, ran bow first up on to the beach.

to millions of dollars before MAY BE ON BEACH FOR 10

American manufacturers.

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DAYS

The mishap occurred at about (but it is learned that she has run They have not been placed yet,

and that very because the Soviet is not prepar-seven o'clock when full tide was on a sandy strip ed to pay cash and is awaiting to running, a fact which has render-little, if any, damage is likely to secure satisfactory, credit arrange ed It extremely difficult to gefloat have been suffered.

her. ments.

The Soviet- has invited one big ateel mill to- quote for sixteen hundred miles of pipe for an oil line and for large quantities of ralls for railway equipment.

At low tide, one-third of the ship is left high and dry, ne cording to eye-witnesses of her plight.

HAICHING STANDING BY.

The Norwegian ... Erling Lindos, after a collision with the Hakons Maru, of the N.Y.K. Line. 'The collision occurred in the Thames and the smaller ship had to be bunched to save her from sinking. The Hakone Maru had plates in the port bow damaged and there was a gaping hole just above her waterline.

BRUTAL MURDER OF CHAPLAIN

CAIRO HUNT FOR

SLAYER

FOREIGNERS SHOCKED

(Special to "Telegraph")

(Dy Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphie Mau Captain-Walker was taken illeges Ordinance, TABI. Received, February four or five days ago and the chief . . ..) officer had temporarily taken com- mand of the Hai Ning.

VAIN EFFORT'S.

The Hatching is still standing Huge orders have also been

The .8. Haiching, also of the by, it is learned, after vain efforts submitted for credit considera-Douglas fleet, is reported to be to refloat the Hai Ning at high which standing-hy, endeavouring to get tide yesterday. The vessel refused the Hai Nin" off, but all her efforts to budge an inch. Tugs are being the

yesterday wero of no avall and brought to the assistance of the alaiching in the effort being made war another effort is being made

to-day. high tide to-day.

tion involving material might prove valuable to Soviet In the event of a with Japan.

MOSCOW 'CRITICISMS. The railway problems of the Soviet are becoming important. Speeches at the Communist Con- gress in Moscow to-day revealed serious 'defects in transportation and agriculture in Russia.

It is feared that unless to- Further details are lacking, the duy's. attempt is successful, the Dougins Company having declined Hai Ning will have to remain to make any statement concerning in her present position until the mishap. the next high tides, which flow In about ten days' time.

After the stranding, the pas- sengers were taken off the ship and transported to Swatow. Later The eventual replacement of the Captain Walker and some of the officials controlling these departai Ning's passengers were put ments, M. Andriev and M. Jakoley. aboard the 8.8. Cremer, which is rumoured to be likely.

arrived in Hongkong this morning.

Both were sharply criticised publlely by M. Stalin, the virtual; Dictator, and M. Veroshiloff, the lender of the Red Army.

Umted PreRN,

JAPANESE ARMY IN. MANCHURIA

ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS

(Special to "Telegraph")

ON SANDY STRIP.

it was at first reported that the Hal Ning had piled up on rpeks.

CINCINNATI

REDS SOLD!

NEW OWNER TO REBUILD TEAM

(Special to "Telegraph")

of

The Hal Ning is a steamer

in 1890. 2.080 tons gross, built She is 297.3 feet long, 46.1 feet in the beam, and 16.4 feet in depth. HENRY KESWICK ON WAY

Later.

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It is learned that Captain Ellis Walker was taken to the Kowloon Hospital. He is believed to suffering from paratyphoid fever. It is understood that the Henry Keswick loft Hongkong for Swatow this morning.

THE NINGHSIA CAMPAIGN

RELIEF EXPEDITION

PREPARING

Peking, Feb. 5.

Cairo, Feb. 4.

The foreign community has been deeply shocked by

the brutal murder of the Rev, John Carden, which was discovered this morning.

Mr. Carden was a retired Army Roman Catholle chaplain and he resided in a rather lonely villa on the outskirts of Helmin.

When his servant arrived at the villa this morning, he found the Rev. Carden lying dead in his

room.

THROAT CUT.

HB throat had been cut and there were signs of a desperate struggle.

Robbery appears to have been the motive for the crime. All the money in the house had been stolen together with other small

articles of value.

BAG-SNATCHING RACKET

TENNIS PLAYERS

CATHOLIC PRIEST ARRESTED

Nazi Anniversary.

Incident

Berlin, Feb. 5.

A Catholic, priest, Father Rachor of Beck theim, has been arrested, because he failed to beflag the steeple of his church on January 30, the anniversary of the Nazi. assumption of the Govern- ment.

He placed the Nazi flag in the church doorway instead.-Reuter.

LORD BLEDISLOE AND NEW ZEALAND

GIFT OF HISTORIC TREATY SITE

CURRENCY WAR ALARUMS

PARTIALLY ABATED IN LONDON

HIGHER GOLD PRICE RUMOURS

London, Feb. 5. Currency war fears are still causing some anxiety in the City although, appre- hensions have been tem- porarily abated by the latest nows from Washington.

It appears that Treasury quar- ters in Washington have disclosed, for reasons not explained, that the Stabilisation Fund has 'not, yet been created.

of.

This has rallovéd the fears City correspondents lest the Fund should be used to intensify the currency war.. :

DOLLAR -LEVEL.

ALGERIA TIDAL It is understood that neither

WAVE.

GREAT HAVOC ON COAST

London nor Paris have been Bound- cd by Americs regarding currency stabilisation. Moreover, It is hold that the basis for a business-like discussion will not exist until the dollar finds its level, and that the dollar has been intrinsically under- valued.

MEDITERRANEAN Roosevelt is determined to de-

QUAKE?

Algiers, Feb. 5.

A huge tidal wave swept into Algiers to-day, causing tremendous havoc along the seafront.

While London thinks that the dollar should be rated higher than it in, it is bolloved that President

preciate it still further.

HIGHER PRICE YET?

New Reuter's

York cortes-

pondent declares that Mr. Frank Gannet, a recent visitor to the White Itouse, is convinced that the gold price will be still further in- -creased--in-the-United--Elaten-be--

The extraordinary feature of the cause the latest figure $35 an

ounce merely provented com-- phenomenon was the lightness of modity prices from falling the toll exacted of human life. In

Mr. Pavlovsky, the monetary spite of the fact that the occur-expert of the Brookings Institute, rence came without warning, only is of the opinion that the com-

modity price level has only rison'. three persons were drowned.

twenty per cent. as compared with, The tidal wave is believed to have a sixty per cent. Increase in the been due to sub-ocean tremors..

gold price.

It swept in from the sen at least Afty feet high and carried away over a thousand feet of the now Jetty, only recently completed, and smashed through bungalows on the waterfront..

Fishing boats and yachts were smashed to matchwood.

Malibont sailings have been post-

(Special to "Telagraph") (Hu Telegraph, wapwright, Telegraphid Mreponed. magra Ordinance, 1892, Received, February 5.1.1.m.)

Wellington, Feb. 5. The historic site at Waitangi,

..

Meanwhile, a heavy fall of snow has caused much damage along the | Algerian const-Renter.

by the Governor-General, Lord Seventeen Arrests Made

at Wellington St.

• GOLD FLOW. Meanwhile, the gold flow from London and Paris to the United States Is at present only limited by the willingness of shipping companies to take large individual consignments and by the frequency of sallings of fast ships-Reuter.

SHANHAIKWÄN AGREEMENT

RETURN TO CHINA ON SATURDAY

(Special to "Telegraph”)

Peking, Feb, 5.

on which the famous treaty was signed in 1840 between Governor | The Cairo police are making a Hobson and the Maori chiefs. HOTEL FOKIS CAUGHT- vigorous search for the murderer which led to New Zealand coming

GAMBLING or murderers, under the personal under the sovereignty of the Bri- famous chief, tish Crown, will be handed over direction of their Russell Pasha,

to the government to-day. The Rev-John-Garden-was-vory -The-nite Was recently purchased well-known in British military circles in Cairo and was very well¦ Bledisloe, and Lady Bledisloe, as liked. Reuter.

a gift for the New Zealand nation, and the Governor-General wili

The agreement which reached formally hand over the title deeds It was disclosed in a gambling representatives at Shanbalkwan botween the Chinese and Japanese nt a special ceremony.

Representatives of all the Maori case, before Mr. Balfour this for the retrocession of the city of. be morning that employees of the Shanhalkwan, has been publlah- tribes in New Zealand will . present, in addition to thousands Hongkong Hotel, who reside at 7, ed. The torms are as follows: of New Zealandera and Austra-Wellington Street, rent the fourth (1). The retrocession of Shan- floor of 20, Wellington Street for halkwan, to be carried out, on | Hans-Reuter,

gambling.

February, 10, 1984. INVOLVED

administrativo (2) All civil thy Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphis Man-

Fighting is still in progress in

This revelation, was made a4 mages Ordinance, 1883. Received, February

Ninghsia, whore Sun Tien-ying's

the result of a raid on the organisations in the city to be 5, 11.50 p.m.)

Mra. Stafford Smith, the well- forces are reported to have taken

premises. Sovonteen. folds were restored to the state existent New York, Feb. 4.

the Sino-Japanéso Shinghen, the new city, about known local tennis player, was

arrested, but only one appeared in prior to Mr. Powell Crosley, Jr., the radio seven miles from the capital of the victim of a bag-snatching in- Saturday.

court to-day. He was bound over. imbroglio:

(B) All scani-politicni organis“. Tokyo, Feb. 5. manufacturor. has purchased con- the Province, although tho, capitalcident in Kowloon on

well-known sportsman,

MUCH DAMAGE ON

First defendant's ball of $50 ations brought into existence as It is learned that the Japanese trol of the Cincinnati Reds, becom Itself romains in the hands of Bla Another

Major R. G. Lochner, of the South

was.estreated, while the remaining War Office is drawing up plana ing president of the famous base-Hung-kwel."

Wales Borderera, gave chase and

ONE · · FLOOR

absentees forfeited bails of $3 consequence of the Sino-Japan-

eso imbroglio and of a provisional" Involving drastic changes in the ball club.,

Meanwhile, Chu Shao-liang, the caught the bag-amatcher. administrative system in

He has announced that he le re-chairman of the Kaneu Provincial Detective Sergeant Davis said Conalderable damage to the each. The table money, totalling nature, to be completely abolished. churla.

building the toam.-United Pross-Government, is stated to have that while Mrs. Stafford Smith third floor of 211, Kl Lung Street,786, was placed in the Poor Box-Contral News,

Dot-Sorgt. Mintoy said that the The reforms will come into

organised an expedition composed was walking along Salisbury Road Shamshulpo, was caused by an effect, it is believed, when Japan

of picked troops, to the relief of at 8.45 p.m. on Saturday, defend- outbreak of fire at 7 o'clock last rent for the floor was paid between FRESH AND FINE

Ninghsia City.......... surrendern her extraterritorial

ant went up to her from behind night. The hoor was ocoupled by the fokis. There was no principal rights in Manchuria.

The Royal Observatory reports Oving to Sun Tien-ying's con- and ran away with her hand-bag: the Tung: Fong medicine dealers, tonant.

remains tinued defiance, the Peking Military

The origin of the outbreak is at comp anticyclone

Major Lochner heard her cries the that the

A telegram from Singapore an The as. Comorin left Singapore for nounces that the Raub Company establishment of a single control central over the lower Yangise Council have cut off all military for help and caught defendant near prosent unknown. The master of organ, directed by the commander Valley and has extended south supplies and funds. The Counell the Kowloon Fire Station the establishment was away at this Fort on the ith instant at Gsm have declared an interim dividend

donles that Sung Cheh-yuth and Defendant pleaded guilty and Canton, and the outbreak occurred with the outward Englais. Hailey And of the Kwantung Garrison, and westward.

offered Local forecast:-N. E. winds, Han Fu-chu have

to was sentenced to four months in the absence of his family, who is dus here on the 8th instant at about of 6d. a 'share, with a bonus of 20.

a share, payable on March 155s Best had left for Church in the evening. 9 a.m. mediate in the dispute.-Router. hard Inbour

(ly Telegraph. Copyrighi, Telegraphia Mito- sapes Ordinones. 1891. Apolved. February 5. 18.80 1.99)

The Army proposes

Man-

the bolition of the present system"

of triple control United Presn. fronh: Ane.

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SMALL FIRE AT SHAMSHUIPO

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