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三拜歳 5號九月五英港香 WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1934.

日六廿月三

No. 14105

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DUNLOP

FORT

ROOSEVELT READY TO TAKE ACTION ON SILVER

CHINA INSISTING

ON PASSPORTS

Nanking, May.9..

It is learned that the Chinese Maritimes Customs is informing shipping com- panies that foreigners with-

out passports coming to China should not be allow- ed to purchase tickets.- Router.

GALAKTUÁLNIOUS AN MOONTLIKE DALAMAN? (DOKUŠAK BEBÉ JEREZORT KEOLAR COVELO NOON

AMERICAN WAR

DEBT OFFER

TRIAL KITE TO GAUGE PUBLIC OPINION

PAYMENT OF THE|

PRINCIPAL

Washington, May 8. A

wor debt settlement offer by the United States is believed to be under seri- ous consideration by the Administration.

It is hinted that the fore- cast of what the President intends to suggest for terminating. Finland's debt embodies the proposals of a general scheme.

Nationalisation of Metal and

of Metal and Modified Bimetallism

SILVER BLOC TO

DRAFT BILL

IN CONSULTATION WITH

TREASURY

SMOOTH PASSAGE

PREDICTED

Washington, May 8.

Definite stops for improving the status of silver in the United States are now almost certain to be authorised.

President Roosevelt, it is indicated, is prepared to ac- cept mandatory legislation during the present session of

Congress, provided the more inflationary side of the silver boosters' programme is dropped,

It is learned that the President, at the White House conference to-day, outlined to the silver advocates, a two-way programme (which presumably he is prepared to endorse if passed by Congress) involving the nation- alisation of silver and a twenty-five per cent. silver base for the monetary system.

Elght of the leading silver ad- vocates attended the White House conference.

OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE.

顺

Japan's

President Roosevelt, at its con-1 Raid on

clusion, authorised the following communique:

а

While no ofeial information is forthcoming as regards President Roosevelt's plans for dealing with number of Senators, the Secretary

"At # conference between the British and other war debts, of the Treneury and the Preatd. it is strongly rumoured that he will suggest the retroactive upon two points relating to the fur- ent,. there were further discussions plication of one and

and a quarter ther. per cent. Intereat on the debtster uso of silver as a metallic. reserve for the United States, nud,

Game

with a request that the remainder more specifically, the possibility of of the capital sums be liquidated in

thirty

annual instalments without interest.

TRIAL BALLOON.

nationalising silver in the manner in which gold has already been nationalised, through the purchase of existing free stocks at a limited price, was explored. It le believed that the "rumour" "The meeting also explored the has been fostered by the Govern-ultimate objective of a national policy of having 25 per cent. of the monetary value of the metallle reserves of the country in the form of silver."

atent.

Some quarters believe that this has been allowed the leak out as a trial kite to gauge opinion in the United States and abroad..

Colonial Markets

SOME STRIKING FIGURES

in-

Sir John Anderson, the Governor' of Bengal, successor of Sir Stanley Jackson, Sir, John had, narrow escape when terrorists fired on him yesterday from close range.

ON

ATTACK

SIR JOHN ANDERSON

STORY

GRAPHIC

OF SHOOTING

ASSAILANTS WOUNDED

Darjeeling, May 8, An unsuccessful attempt to murder the Governor of Bengal, Sir John Anderson, was made on the racecourse at Darjeeling this

WEDGWOOD afternoon.

BENN

ON AMERICA

EX-LABOUR M.P. IN SHANGHAI

STUDYING CHINA CONDITIONS

Two Bengalis, armed with revolvers, fired on the Governor at close range but fortunately missed, One Indy spectator was shot but no other ensualties occurred.

through the ankle

other Bengalis believed to belong to

Both the Governor's assailants were arrested as also were five

the same terrorist gang. One auspect is still at large.

It 19 understood that Sir John was seated in the Governor's box In company with his only daughter when the attack took place,

-SERBIAN FACTORY ·

EXPLOSION

Fifteen Victims of.

Accident

Belgrade, May 8. Five were killed and ten seriously injured by an ex- plosion in a gunpowder fac- tory at Tamnika.

An electric light bulb which broke into pieces and fell into machinery caused the explosion.-Reiter.

WHITE STAR

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MERGER CASE

AMERICAN SUIT

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MERELY. BOND. DEBTORS

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(By Teispropr. Copyright. Teleoraphia co 8.13 p.m.)

Ordinance, 1805. Received - May

London, May 8.

Missionary's Yunnan Nightmare

BEASTS IMMUNE TO BULLETS

PLUNDERERS OF

HUMAN GRAVES

Los Angeles, May 8.

A shaggy beast that, apparently immune to bullets and kniven, roba graves of human bodice la described in a copyrighted Interview in the Los Angeles flustrated Daily News by the Rev. Harold Young, China Missionary,

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The Rev. Young, who has spont nil but four years of his life in the American Baptist Mission Mong Lem. Yunnan Province, claims personal encounters with the animals known to the natives as "Taws." Once, he says, he came face to face with a pack of them in la denso jungle.

The first thing I saw were the eyes," he relates. "They seemed phosphorescent. They gave out a greenish light I can't properly describe.

"They came charging at us, their arms swinging wide. They stood about. five tall whon erect. One rushed into mo and hurled me several feet.

DIDN'T MISS.

The Secretary for India. Sir Samuel Hoare, has sent him the Shanghai, May 9.

following telegram: "Deeply re gret to hear of attempt on your An interesikg visitor to life and congratulate you most Shanghai is Capt, the Rt.sincerely on your happy escape."

"I recovered my feet and levelled Hon. Wedgwood Benn, who

The attempt of a powerful a 12-gauge shotgun. The shell was American financial group in-loaded with slugs that should kill was Secretary of State for

terested in shipping to prevent any living thing at close range. It India in the Labour Govern-aays that Sir John Anderson was Line with the Cunard Company didn't miss.

An eye-witness of the attack the merger of the White Star was an easy shot and I know I ment, 1929-31.

no stoner seated than the first by securing an injunction, failed was nothing there. The beast I closed in. but there shot was fired,

All others in the

completely.. box and the

seemed to recede like something in The application of the Inter very bad nightmare.

They have

and spent over a month in Japan. tended tour of the United States!

They intend to return to Eng-)

•

EYE-WITNESS'S STORY.

GENERAL STAMPEDE.

011.

"One of his mates bit me on the leaving prints-like-those-of

Capt. Wedgwood Benn arrived in the International Settlement, surrounding boxes Jumped up. national Mercantile Marine As- with his wifo, on Monday evening Another shot was fred and it wassociation for an injunction to human teeth and I got strands of with the intention of making then noticed that two Bengalis, restrainthose, concerned in the hair from another. short-stay in Ching studying con-one on either side of the box White Star-Cunard merger scheme ditions before continuing a round were again aiming. the world trip which has carried

Armed guards replied and both was dismissed with costs in the the natives say. And I am ready "But no taw ever has been killed. Chancery Court to-day. Capt. and Mrs. Benn through the assallants were wounded. London, May 8.

world's most interesting countries officials formed a cordon round the plicants had not a leg to standing the day and emergo at night to

Mr. Numerous European and Indlan

Justice. Eve, In regard to the measures to to-day.

to believe them." giving deal with Japanese competition in

Judgment, hinted that the ap

The beasts invariably hide dur- Governor while the guards were announced yesterday by the Pro- British home and colonial markets,

completed an Cx-dealing with the assailants.

plunder graves, sident of the Board of Trade,

The prima facie plaintiffs in aid. He said that his brother, the Rev. Young Mr. Runciman, the extent to which land via Russia.

auch a case must be the share-Vincent Young: recently obtained Japanese competition has creased since the depreciation of

A general stampede followed: which plaintiffe admittedly were photograph the strange creatures. holders of the White Star Line, equipment with which he hoped to Five other youths were seen run-not.

-United Press, yen began at the end of 1931 is

ning, outside the racecourse, and They were merely bond debtors were placed under arreat, shown by the following figures: In an interview, Captain Wedg-many Bengali youths were detain they had sold.

and and had no lien on In the five years from 1927 to wood Benn summarised his Im-

the shares 1931, on which period the import! pressions of the United States as quotas now introducted are based, fallows: President

It is revealed that the assaltants would be impossible to hold that On the face of these facts, it Japanese cotton piece goods enter popularity is undimmed: Ameri- days ago from Dacca, where they by the plaintiffs-Reuter Special. Roosevelt's arrived in Darjeeling only five the aetlon could be maintained ing British colonial markets, in- cans are prepared to accept a form were cluding East Africa,

students at the Dacca 87,073,000 square yards yearly,

averaged of Socialism if it is offered in the Jagannath Intermediate College. In 1932, the amount had in more cheerful tone in the country railway driver who was occupying

guise of leadership; there is

The lady ahot In the ankle. was the daughter of an Anglo-Indian to 205,020,000 square this year than there was last- More meetings will be held. It layards. announced, clearly showing that

Reuter. The figure for last year is not

a stand above the Governor's Box.. final agreement has not yet been yet available, but it is known to

Race-goers cheered jubilantly as reached between the President and represent a further large increase.

His Excellency drove off after the adventure,-Reuter the Silver Bloc on the legislative

Wireleaa..

British

SENATORS PLEASED. Mr. Neville Chamberlain recent. The silver Senators left the con- ly stated in the House of Commons ference smiling and observed that that the British war debt at if the programme was worked out present amounts to $4,388,000,000. it would be satisfactory.

Reuter.

It is, however, emphasised that the White House conference was not final, that no definite decisions

BETTING INVADES THE were reached.

GOLF COURSE

Bookmakers and Walker programme.

Cup Match

(Special to "Tatograph")

creased

AMERICA TO.DAY.

IN POLAND

0

It is pointed out that although BRITISH CONTRACTS the quotas in the Colonial mar TREASURY MEETINGS.

keta are to be applied generally to all foreign imports of cotton and One member Indicated that the rayon goods, they will, in practice, Silver group has arranged a meet-react favourably to other foraign ing with Mr. Morgenthau and Countries who have also suffered other officials of the Treasury from

Japanese

competition.-

Chu Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Me Department to-day and to-morrow. British Wireless,

ages. Ordinanca, 7191 Received 9. 8. G.M.J

May

OVER £6,000,000 INVOLVED

ed.

and

HUGE BAIL DEMANDED FOR INSULL

RUMANIA FIRE DISASTERS

LONG-LIVED CHINESE RESIDENT

DEATH OF MRS. WONG MAK-SHI

The death took place last week of Mrs. Wong Mak-shi, of 27. Bonham Rond, at the age of 89. TOWN AND VILLAGE Mr. Wong Suet-fong, a retired Mrs. Wong was the mother of IN FLAMES

merchant. Mr. Wong Sik-kay, compradore of Messra.

Jebsen Campulung, one

Bucharest, May 9.and Co., and Mr. Wong Slu-pan, of the most assistant compradore of the same picturesque towns in Rumania, lo firm, and grand-aunt' reported to be. In flames following

of Mr. Wong fre which broke out in the local Mesars. U. Spalinger and Co.'s Sung-ni, manager of hospital.

Hongkong Offcc. Over

2 hundred houses have al-

She leaves 14 chlidren and been destroyed. The eight grand-children. casualties are not known.

The village of Hatmandgen in Monday, May 14, renching Dobruja is also fire, The Bit Ting, Kennedy Town, at: 2.15. flames spread very rapidly owing pm. where the last respects will to the prolonged drought.-Reuter,be paid.

In the House of Commons to Aged Financier Kept rendy

In Custody

that

Brake

the

con-

and

(Special to "Telegraphı")

TONKIN BADLY

DAMAGED

The purpose of the Treasury

London, May 8. London, May 8.

conferences is to make an effort to Wednesday by the group, Bookmakera and their clerks sage during the present session of from the Treasury,

draft agreed legislation for pas operating with a special advisor reports of the various delegates!

coday, Colonel Colville said are invading St. Andrew's where Congress. the Walker Cup match between

in the trade mission to Poland When a Bill satisfactory to both principio agreed upon was that all nection with proparations for

Senator Thomas siates that, the were being considered in Great Britain and the United sides has been drafted, it will domestic silver be nationalised at negotiations for an Anglo-Poilsh States is to be played on Friday probably be submitted to the Presa price not to exceed 50 cents and agreement. and Saturday,

aldent for his approval, and it in that the Treasury continue to buy

illy Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphis Ales Members of the Royal and anticipated that such

aspar Ordinance, agreed newly-minted silver at 64 cents Westinghouse

JSPS. announced

Received Ancient view the innovation with legislation would have

Stay marked disfavour, but it is under- and swift passage through both American Oriental Finance Cor- cluded a contract with the Polish fore the court to-day and was

them.) amooth Reuter in conjunction with the Saxby Signal Company had con-

Chicago, May 8 stood that no official action is Housos of Congress.

Mr. Samuel Insul! appeared be- contemplated at the moment.

It is stated that, whatever olae happens, the Bill's declaration of

Government for £4,800,000 in con- tended till Comain for the time MAY BE PULLED OFF quoting polley would be mandatory-

LOCAL DOLLAR RISES.

nection with Attings for brakes where he Reuter

Reflecting advances in silver Other Important contracts in- on the Polish State railway.

being. prices both in London and New volving £2,000,000 had recently to grant bail, but demanded a bond Judge G. Barnes was prepared York, the Hongkong dollar opened been secured in Poland by British of $200,000, which Mr. Insull was at 18. 5d. this morning, a rise of firms-British Wireless.

farthing on yesterday's quota- tion. The local market ia firm.

New York reported a riao In

The bookmakers are 6/4 against Great Britain. Reuter Spacial,

SHOWERY WEATHER

The anticyclone Is centred in the

Pacifle to the north-east of the

AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE

New York, May 8.

portion.

silver of no less than 1.6/8ths, the

unable to furnish,

Insull soomed very tired and near collapse when he was led out of the courtroom-United Press.

B

ROCKS TO-DAY'

chinoise de Navigation) which The s.. Toukin (Cle Indo- Wont on the rocks off Fort Bayard, Kwang-Chow-Wan, fortnight ago, has been badly over Mongolia. The northern dò-jin their report, on the silver marvance is due to the results of the

damaged, according to advices pression is passing into the Sea kot, state that Senator Thomas has allver conference between the

received by the local Agents, the of Japan, and the southern de announced that an agreement, la President and the Serato allvor by the Anchin Lama Interviewed can with a flying angel Aguro on the tug Talkoo sont from Hong-

Mesangeries The police are endeavouring to trace work of salvaging the rossol, Maritimes. Tho pression lles over the Gulf of principle, has been reached be-bloc. The market is very firm.the Panchen Lama here to-day

the owner of an oval-shaped radiator commenced at an early stage by Tongking. Local forecast: South tween the President and the

which was found in possession of dnstor variable winds, Senate silver group, adding that 1/16th to 18. 9.1/8d., the market Lama expressed his intention to Mr. Hamilton, at the Central Mingi when it will be possible to take London sliver prices advanced it is learned that the Panchen Street. The man was produced before comploted to lay or to-morrow. Young Kiu, unemployed, In Staunton kong, is however, axpected to be moderate; fair to showery, loglalation will be drafted on being strong,

glyo consideration to their natition, stracy this morning, and sentenced the ship from its dangerous Ito return to Tibet-Central News to three months hard labour position

Donins. Another is developing

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