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FOUNOTI U

No. 18137

三拜糙 號八廿月二英港香

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1934. 日三十月正

'BINGLE, COPT 19 GENTS

638.00- PER ANNUM

DUNLOP Fort

TYRE

a feature of distinction and a factor

of safety

DUNLOP FORT

THE AUSTRIAN PUZZLE: VIENNA UNEASINESS

China Likely to Ratify LADIES' DAY

Silver Agreement

DECISION EXPECTED TO-DAY

DR. KUNG ON SILVER PRICES

NOT IMPORTANT

►

TO

CHINA

(Special to "Telegrapļi">

Nanking, Feb. 28.

Dr. H. H. Kung, the Minister of Finance, issued an important statement last evening on silver situation.

the

He emphasised that his state.

RECOGNITION OF MANCHUKUO

German and American Denials

(Special to *Telegraph")

Shanghai, Feb. 28. The local Corman Con- sulate-General has referred a message from Berlin to the Chinese Covernment stating that the rumour that Cer many is considering the recognition of Manchukuo is absolutely groundless.

A similar denial has been obtained from American official circles. - Central News,

nient cons.sted mainly of his per- CZSALNAROB

sonal views, but it is believed

that they reflect the Nanking

official attitude.

His statement follows:

"The Central Political Council

is expected to adopt

policy on Wednesday

॥ delhite

ON VERGE OF

with the aliver attention, which BREAKDOWN

has been engaging the serious at tention of all quaters.

The silver problem is a very complicated one, and the rise or full of its prica has a certain in- fluence on China's trade vicisst-1 tudes.

that the "Personally, I think ratification of the London Silver Agreement, or refusal to ratily, by the Chinese Government, should not depend on the possible effect of a rise in the silver price.

CHINA'S POLICY. -

ANGLO-JAPANESE COTTON TÁLKS

HIGHLY DELICATE

SITUATION

London, Feb. 27. A highly delicate situa-

"The only thing Ching should de tion has arisen in the Anglo- is to devise a wise policy for Japanese cotton negotiations manoeuvring the situation which and the threat of a break- might be created by the boosting of the silver price by any other down before the talks have nation, to her advantager

fairly begun is looming

"A rise or a fall in the silver

price does not necessarily exercise dangerously large.

direct and immediate effects on the foreign trade position of, China

It was, in fact, sinted late this evening that the arrangements "For example, during the Great for a further meeting between the War, the silver price was at its delegates to-morrow. had been climax, but China's exporting posi-postponed until further notice. tion remained high, while China's The report was denied within exports at the present time are an hour, however, the British continuing on a downward trend, delegation issuing an official state- despite the low point to which ment declaring, that both sides silver has fallon.

wil be present at the Board of Trada to-morrow, (Wednesday). EXPÒRT INFLUENCES.

It is admitted by the Lancashire "From these particular instances, delegates that the situation Is. can conclude that China's extremely dollento although, overy exporting position is mainly deter-offort will be made to find a way mined by the purchasing power of out. the world in general, although the fluctuations of silver prices some

we

The dimeulles centre around the desire of the Japanese dele-

what affect China's exports gation to limit the discussions to certain respecta and in certain special geographical areas. The British delegation insist that un- ces the whole purpose of the negotiations

be defeated, worldwide scope la casential for the discussions—Reuter,

periods.

"The Central Government has completed a careful study of this problem and will apply every pos sible method to make the best of the situation. An embargo exports of allvar or the taxation of silver exports are only some of the multifarious methods the Government is prepared to apply when it is found necessary',— Central News.

CANADA TO RATIFY.

It is reported from New York that Canada may shortly be ex-| pected to ratify the London Silver Agreement.

CUBA TO COIN SILVER

United States Making a Loan

Washington, Feb. 27. It le exposted that the Govorn- ment will make a loan of soveral million dollars to Cuba shortly..

is to

SNOW HAVOC IN

NEW YORK

94,000 ENGAGED IN CLEARING

Now York, Feb, 27.

It has been decided to add forty-one thousand workers of the Civil Works Administration to the army of snow-cleaners, bring- ng the total to 94;000.

This is unprocedented in the city's history,

AT THE RACES

DIANA BAY WINS EASILY

IN DEPRESSING

WEATHER ·

Depressing weather conditions prevailed this morning to mark the opening of the fourth day of the annual race meeting and there was a very small attendance at the outset.

The going was silll' inclined to be on the heavy side though f fairly good foothold was provided" off the ralls,

Chesterfield won the first evenl of the day comfortably after Corrie had led for most of the way, and a thrilling finish was provided in the Grand Stand Stakes. Red Shank (Continued on Page 7).

CASH SWEEPS ·

LUCKY NUMBERS AT THE RACES

Race No. 1

No 207

Sant

325 236

144 72

Unplaced runners ($50 enck) Nos. 877-85, 323, 57, 325, 177, 206, 351, 70, 218, 102, 324, 138, 308, 133, |365, 26, 80.

The blizzard raged for 36 hours without a break and it will be a road considerable time before communications are ngain proper-i ly established. Reuter.

Ng Wan-chuen, charged before Mr. The loan will be devoted solely Hamilton, at the Central Magistracy, to the purpose of purchasing this morning, with possession of.1.000 silver in the United States.

heroin pills at the Tal Iling wharf,

Race No. 2

No. 237

217

5B75 260

267

125

Unpinced runners ($50 each) Nos, 265, 285, 41, 318, 202, 98, 168,

| 289, 135, 398, 347.

The exact amount has not been was fined B1,000, or in dofanit six}

Rovenne Imprisonment.. revealed but it is believed that monthe

into Officer Grimmitt anld the pills were tied round defendant's logans

the silver will be coined Cuban dollars-Reuter.

Race No. 3

No. 287

32

*

178

$1,380.80 396.80

198.40

Raco 4

No. 143

$1;260

322

226

$ 360 $ 180

Unplaced runners ($50 each) Nos. 345, 548, 280, 332.53, 427, 181,

190, 298, 313.

STOP PRESS

RUSSIANS SHOOT

DOWN JAPANESE PLANE

Tokyo, Feb. 28.

It is reported from Chang- chun that a Japanese military plane was shot down by Soviet troops near the confluence of the Amur and Sungari rivers and that the crew was killed.

The Japanese military au- thorities admit the plane was brought down by gunfire but deny that there

were any casualties.-Reuter.

A War Office spokesman to- day confirmed the receipt of official reports stating that aeroplanes Soviet military twice crosscl the Korean border, on February 23 and February: 25.Rentor,

RUSSO..JAPANESE

CRISIS

The Archduke Otto, in pensant garb.

CHAMPIONS DRAW

THE JOCKEY CLUB SWEEP FIGURES

The draw for the Hongkong Jockey Club's sweep on the Cham- plans was made this morning and resulted as follows:

Blue Star Melody Troatbridge Vigilance

The Cavalier

Ponles

Now,

Mayilower

4552

Hey Test....

4473

Sadko 1

9843

Golden Dragon

9800

Maria Potra

6281

Gold Ring

1635

Flying Tourist

1860

Paul Jones

0072 *8477

640

5101

9260

- 129-

Festival Evo

9001

Valorous

6896

Jungle Jim

5800

Wembly Stag

6937

Diana Bay

8151

Partnership

5G8

The Goat

1607

Wakefield

1444

Casяock's Beauty

9967

Mike

6590

Navy, Hall

9169

King's Parade

2736

Burgemuster

3246

King's Bounty

6326

No Fear

1188

Brechin

6696

Warrington Sticky Past Swale

2631

10157

4360

1376

Charming Star

9450

Don

3039

3432

10231

1863

2803

0192

8617 6920

The Panther

Liberty Bny Fifa

Tilkrum Iron Grey Hetman Daylight Eve Widnes... Flying Boy

9378

Field No. 1-1st Raco 4th Day 4454.

Field No. 2-2nd Race 4th Day Field No. 3-3rd Race 4th Day

8994,

6201

Flold No. 4-5th Race 4th Day GOD6.

ARMY READY FOR EMERGENCIES

RUMOURS OF HAPSBURG RESTORATION

ULTIMATUM EXPIRY

VIENNA, FEB. 28.

EVENTS IN AUSTRIA ARE BEING WATCHED WITH THE CLOSEST ANXIETY. THE AIR IS FULL OF RUMOURS AND AGAIN THERE ARE REPORTS OF FIGHTING ON THE AUSTRO GERMAN FRONTIER.

These rumours of "incidents" on the border are baseless, according to Dr. Dollfuss, who granted an interview to Reuter last night.

:

The Chancellor insisted that all was quiet in all parts of Austria. Precautions have been talten to prevent any incident on the German border.

He emphasised that no movement of troops has been ordered to the Czecho-Slovakian frontier. The Govern- ment had merely ordered a movement of Auxiliary Corps formations in Upper Austria to maintain public security. -Reuter.

RESTORATION

RUMOURS

Story of Mysterious Communications

Vienna, Feb. 27.

The situation is uneasy owing to the expiry at noon to-morrow of Herr Habicht's ultimatum to Austria,

Fears of foreign interven- tinn

are complicated by reports of mysterious com. munications between Vienna and the chateau near Brussels which is the home of the Archduke Otto,

THE CORPORATIVE

STATE

Experiment Begun in 'Austrian Tyrol

Vienna, Feb. 27.

Dr. Gombens, Hungarian Premier, with Dr. Dollfuss, Austria's "Chang callor. They are to whit Rome in connexion with the Italian economic

schome.

THE ITALIAN PLAN

AN ECONOMIC ALLIANCE

THREE-POWER:. PARLEY IN ROME

Rome, Feb. 27. Great importance is at- tached to a meeting which has been arranged between Signor Mussolini and the leaders of the Austrian and Hungarian Governments to take place at Rome snortly,

A move towards the creation of Corporative State has been made in the Tyrol, where the Landtag (or local parliament) has volun

This conference now emerges a tarily dissolved and delegated its the probable explanation of Signor functions to the local governor. Suvitch's recent "mystery tour."

Dr. Dollfuss and The Governor plans to take will pay a three-day visit to Rome Dr. Gomboci three Heimwehr representatives.

Into the local government and then about March 12 to confer with to nominate a so-called Advisory Mussolini in regard to the Italian Committee of twelve membors, schome for an economic actticment consisting of workers, traders, between the Danubian countries, There has been unusual activity professional men and clergy on a presioning for reciprocal tariff con

by the three countries and at Otto's castle recently, but an guild basis.

official statement has been fasued The reorganised "government" an outlet to the Adriatic for Aun there declaring that the youthful will function temporarily, punding trin and Hungary vin Trieste and Archduke will not go to Austria, the reconstruction of all local

It is authoritatively stated in governments on a guild basis qa Paris that the French Government demanded by the Heimwehr.** is strongly opposed to the restora-

Router. tion of the Hapsburgs, as la alao the Czecho-Slovaklan Govern- !

ment.-Reuter.

ITALIAN ARMY

READY

But Not Expecting Need

For Action

Rome, Feb. 27.

Fiume.

NO POLITICAL BLOC. -

Italian circles deny that there is any question of a formal political bloc between the three countrica on the lines of the Little Entente.

AN OUTBREAK OF They emphasise that the coopera-

MENINGITIS

EIGHTEEN CASES LAST WEEK

It is understood that the only FIVE MORE ON

reinforcement

of the

recent Italian frontier has been the move-

ment of eight thousand troops to Padua, ready to be rushed to the Austrian frontier in time for any' fighting in Vienna.

MONDAY

1,

tion contemplated, will be pre dominantly economic and that the Italian Plan Is not directed against any other nation.

Germany and the Little Entente. will bonent, it is insisted, as well. as Austrin, Hungary and Italy- Reuter,

RUSH OF CRITICS TO WASHINGTON

N.R.A. INVITATION ACCEPTED

Hongkong is at present ex periencing on outbreak of fully prepared to cope with any ing last week, eighteen cases, The Italian army, however, is cerebro-spinal meningitis. Dur situation that may arise, although with six deaths, were notified, the authorities do not envisage ten of the cases, being from

Washington, Feb. 27. Hundreds of crities of the the necessity for any action, Kowloon, four from Victoria and National Recovery Administration Reuter,

the other four from the New have responded to the invitation Territorica.

of General Hugh Johnson to air Five further cases were report their views at a series of public ed on Monday, two each from meetings which are expected to Kowloon and the New Territories, last until March 6 and which are and the other from Victoria.

boing broadcast, countrywide.— Router. There were also nina casos (eight deaths) from small-pox last week, five of diphtheria (throo fatal) and one each of para-

and

rables typhoid fever

deaths (animal). Fifty-seven

MARYSE HILTZ

Field No, 57th face 4th Day 110140.

Panama

9084

Dancing Butterfly

3103

Soldier of Britain

8713.

DEPARTS

Cavalcade

033

Hydroplane

3676

bright 'Viq

6742

Surprise

2074

'gh Speed

9506

ON FLIGHT TO SHANGHAI

Classic Hall

0011

Macarool

8021

re- the

King Willow

7218

3107.-

899

Helter Skelter Tiny Stor

3642

0648

Soldier of China

Young Chap

Brilliant Star

3481 10606 7644

There are conflicting ports in regard to shooting down of a Javrneso neroplane by Soviet tronus, some naners reporting that all aboard were killed and other that there were no casualties.

The newnaper Jiji reporta that Mr. Oln, the Javanese, Ambassador in Moscow, has”. been instructed to file strong protest concerning the cessing of the Korean fron tlor by Soviet planes- Router

Gladiator

Glenengles

12. THE PRIZE MONEY. - The chief prizes are as follows:,

1st

$46,889.70

$13,254.20 .8.6,627.10

Mlle. Maryse Hitz, the French aviatrix, who arrived in the Colony occurred from tuberculosis. from Hanol yesterday afternoon, Monday's returns include two has made a very brief stay here, casus ench of small-pox, diphtheria She hopped off for Shanghal at and typhoid fever.

7.20 this morning.

Mile. It intends attempting a non-stop fight, and if success- ful she should arrive in Shanghat at about 2.00 this afternoon,

SEARCHLIGHT DISPLAY

Hongkong residents are due for! another treat reminiscent of the

Navy Day celebrations during the the week-end March 17-18.

The naval authorities have de elded to give another searchlight display during the Saturday oven- ing, from all warships in harbour. on "au oven bigger scale than that of Navy Day.

On the Sunday two ships will be open for view to the public,

FRENCH BUDGET

APPROVED

MINOR AMENDMENTS IN SENATE

(Paris, Feb. 27. After approving several amenil ments, the Bennta to-nish? votes the whole of the Budget Bill: by 200 votes to 15

The Bill will now be returned to the Chamber for discussion : res enrding the amandments. No. difficulty is expected to experience, incompleting the pasango Router