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BIBLICAL CITY

WIPED OUT BY

CLOUDBURST

SEA OF GALILEE DISASTER

SCORES OF LIVES LOST

(Special to "Tolegraph")

By Talegraph, Copyright, Talagraphie

Based May

Ordinot,

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Jerusalem, May 14. torrential rainstorm

MUSSOLINI

AND JAPAN

SILK IMPORTS PROHIBITED

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY,

KOWLOON DOG British

CASES GERMAN RESIDENT

FINED

SMÄLL PUPPY

Rome, May. 15. Drastic action has been taken

Max Guithe, of No. 16 Chatham by the Italian Government

Road, was summoned before Mr. against the importation of

Kowloon Wynne-Jones. nt the foreign silks, which is interpreted Magistracy this morning for allow as a challenge to Japanese invain his dog out in the street with sion of European markets.

Three categories of silk, name-out a muzzle or a leash on April 124. ly, drawn raw and single silk, drawn raw and double slik and Defendant sald he did not agree drawn twisted and dyed alik, with the constable that his dog was have been added to the list of out in the street. He said It was prohibited importa.

near his garden gate when the constable drew his attention.

Police Constablo Noor Abdullah testified that at 4.46 p.m. on April 24 he saw defendant holding a dog оп 2 leash. Another dog wns following behind with

The decision is regarded as a other step in. Signor. Mussolini'à avowed policy of resisting Japan's the attack on European markets.

Renter

to-day demolished greater part of the ancient Biblical city of. Tiberius, on the western shores of the AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN

PROTOCOLS Sea of Galilee.

Virtually a cloudburst, the storm broke at noon and within half an hour had left the city a geene of terrible desolation. Whole aircuts were washed clean away and it is believed that many lives have been lost.

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1 M

Pact Implemented -In Rome

Air-Engines For Germany

NO TREATY BREACH INVOLVED

London, May 14. Replying to a Parliamentary question regarding an order from

German firm for 80 acroplane engines which has been placed with Messrs, Armstrong Siddeley, Sir John Simon anid the fulfilment of order did not conflict with the terms of the relevant international instruments.

In reply to a further question, he said the obligations of Germany regarding the import of aeroplanca and aeronautical material were de of Versailles and in the Farie Air fined in Article 198 of the Treaty Agreement of 1926,

MAY 15, 1984.

RADIO BROADCAST

TO-DAY'S BROADCAST.

JAZZ SELECTION FROM THE STUDIO

256 metres

From ZBW on a wavelength of 4.30-7.30 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7.30-10.30 butti. European Pro-

Framme..

7.30 pm. Closing Local Stock Quo tations, ele,

p.tn. Local Time and Weather Réport.

7.53-9.15 p.m. Variety. Songley Young Fellah. Hong-Try a Little Tenderness. Orchestra--One Hour With You

Medley.

Ruth Etting (Comedienne).

New Mayfair Orchestra. Vocal Duet-1 Love you in the Same Vocal Duet For you.

Layton and Juhnstone, Organ Solo-My Song Goes Round

the World..

Under these obligations, Ger-

Sweet Way. no muzzle many undertakes to prevent the import of aircraft armoured or pro tected in any way or equipped to receive engine of war or apparatus for the sighting or dis- charge of engines of war.

or leash. Defendant crossed Cho- tham Road from the children's playground and went into his house. Witness rang the bell and obtained defendant's name when the Intter opened the door for him.

any

These obligations did not, there- fore, affect the import of engines or other aircraft parts in geroral.

Organ Solo-Dy a Waterfall

Frederic Bayco. Slow Fox-Trot-You've Got me

Crying Again. Stow Fox-Trot Stormy Weather.

Ambrose and his Orchestra. His Majesty's Government would Song-You are too Beautiful. continue to use their best enden-Song--Sweetheart Darlin'.

Marton Downey (Tenor). Vours to see that no export of material from this country con-Fox Trot-Pu-Leeze Blister of treaties to which they are parties.-British Wireicas.

Rome, May 14. Agreements between Italy, Aus- It is impossible to give accurate tria and Hungary designed to give

practical effect estimates, but hundreds of the protocols of the Roma Pact, signed (On the day in question, he crossed illets with the relevant provisions Fox Trot-Till To-morrow.

the Economic

4,000 odd inhabitants have not yet been accounted for.

to

Defendant said the dog men tioned in the summons was only a puppy two and a half months old. It was his practice to take a walk on the military ground in Chatham Road every evening with his dogs. in March, were concluded to-day.

the road and went into his house. The new agreements were The constable then rang the bell TROOPS CALLED OUT.

formally signed by Signor Mus- and he gave his name when he was solini and the Austrinn and asked for it. Fifteen hundred troops have Hungarian Ministers. been called out to ansint the police

They

provide, inter

His Worship: Then from your force and fire brigades in search facilities for the export of wheat own statement, you did commit the ing the ruins for bodies of the from

in offence. Your dog

in the Hungary, concessions

for industrial street. victims. Up to the time of cabling, favour of Austria

Defendant: I adrait my dog twenty odd bodies had been reproducts, and also concessions in covered.

favour of Italy in respect of passed through the street. But it typical Italian products, such as was only a puppy. citrous fruits-Router.

The cloudburst almost completes the destruction of the old elty, most of which was ruined by an earthquake in 1837. The building of the city falls between A, D, 16 and A. D. 22. It was named In honour of the Emperor Tiberius and rapidly grew in luxury and art on Greek models. Probably because it was so completely exolie in character, it

it is passed over in almost total silence in the Gospela the city is mentioned

alia,

INDIAN ASSAULTS

COOLIE

ORDERED TO PAY COMPENSATION

Ali Sha, 35, private

Murawat

wan

even

Hlo Worship: Yes, but puppies carry rables, you know- But my puppy becomes frightened when anybody gets near,

His Worship (smiling): Yes, yours might, but I cannot make an exception in your case.

A fine of $8 was imposed. Hie Worship: M. Guithe, have you taken out a licence for your dog?

AN HABITUAL OFFENDER

PICKPOCKET GIVEN

SIX MONTHS

With four previous convictions against him, three for picking pockets, Man Yau was charged at the Kowloon Magistracy before Mr. Wynne-Jones this morning with attempting to pick a pocket in Shamshulpo yesterday,

Inspector Shaftain sald defen- dant was actually caught with his hand inside complainant's pocket,

Sentence of six months was,

passed, his Worship further order- supervision for two years,

Hemingway.

Ambrose and his Orchestra. 8.15-8.45 p.m. Orchestral. Fugue in G Minor (The "Litle" Fugue in G Minor) (Bach arr, Stokowski).

Leopold Stokowski and the Phila delphia Orchestra. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (Liszt).

Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra Directed by Leopold Stokowski, (n) Serenade, (Volkmann) (b) Flight

of the Bumble Bee (Rimsky- Korankow),

Valse Triste (Sibelius).

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Directed by Frederick Stock, Afternoon of a Faun (Debussy).

Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra Directed by Leopold Stokowski. 8.45-0.20 pm. Quartet in G. Major (Mozart).

Lener String Quartet. 1st Movement-Allegro vivace nai, 2nd Movement-Menuetto Allegro. 3rd Movement-Andante contabile. ith Movement-Melto Allegro. 9.20-10 p.m. Studio Concert, Jazz Selections by Miss Doreen Ma

Vocal), Candida Maluz (Violin).

Programme

but once, as the city from which watchman No. 762, employed nt the months-old dogs need have licences? ing defendant to be under Police (Piaon), Pomping Vila (Piano and

came bonts with sight scars E: the scene of the feeding of the ve thousand. There is no reason to suppose that Christ ever visited it.

Tiberius is notoriously dirty and proverbial for its teas, whose king" is said by the Arabs to held his Court there.-United Press.

"BABE LONDON" IN HONGKONG

WITH COMPOSER HUSBAND

Defendent: No, but I thought the regulations said only five His Worship: No, three months. Defendant: Very good. I'll take one out right away,

EXCUSE ACCEPTED.

GIGANTIC GRAIN DEALS

CHARGES AGAINST CHICAGO TRADER

1. Smiles.

It's the Talk of the Town. 3. Rocklin' Chair.

4. Everything I Have is yours.

G.

Tea for Two.

ever

6. Did you

7.

1. was wrong.

จอย

8. After You've Gone.

9. Sophisticated Lady.

dream

walking?

Yokohama Specie Bank Limited, Prince's Building, pleaded guilty before Mr. Marfadyen in the Cen- tral Police Court this morning to. Assaulting coolla, Tang Chau, also employed at the bank. The! In other summons, F. D. Alves for the same coolio had to receive hospital was summoned treatment and an X-ray examina- offence on April 22. Defendant stated that he had taken every tion of his head was made.

Dot-Sergt. Hemalcy, said the precaution to keep his dog inside coolic,

who was carrying a a pole, the house. On the morning of went up to the watchman and April 22, he left his house by the

Chicago, May 14.

10. You're my Fast, Present, anil joked with him. The Indian re- front door to go to Church and Charges of maintaining thirty-

Future. sented what he said, and, snatching carefully closed all the gates behind four dummy accounts during 1930 the pole from his hand, struck him him. However, when he got into and 1931, with eight brokers who The Evolution of Dixie (3. L. Lake).. over the head three times. The the street he found that his dog

conspired with him to keep bis The Regimental Band of H. M. Grenadier Guards, pole broke in two.

had followed him out by the back gigantic grain deals secret, havo Defendant: The complainant door. Just then Sergeant Dow been made against Arthur W. Marching with Sousa, swore at me in Hindustant. He man came along and saw the dog Cutten, one of the biggest peeula-Regimental Band of 17.M. Gronnier pached me and tried to draw my in the street without a muzzle. tive traders on the Chicago Grain Northern and Southern Memories.

Dobroy Somers Band. revolver from the holster. i struck The dog was out for only a few Market, by the Government.

yards because defendant saw it Ho has pleaded not guilty.- Sons of the Brave (Bidgood). him back.

The Band of H.M. Coldstream The Magistrate imposed a fine and caught it before it had gone Renter.

Guards. $10 or ten days' hard Inbour | far.

10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-Day Press News

10.35 p.m.

Close Down.

Mrs. P. H. Burnette Jr., known to millions of movie fans all over the world, as "Babe London," has arrived in Hongkong from Shang-of hal.

and ordered the defendant to pay His Worship: All right. P'li ac- Mr. Burnette, known only as the $6 as amends or undergo a further cept your excuse, husband of Babe London, and most five days' hard labour.

Was not

Det-Sergt. Hemsley said the com- ! of the time called. Mr. London, is

wellknown vaudeville song-plainant's scalp wound writer and is the composer of alt serious. the numbers Mias London uses in her act.

"We met in Honolulu while I vas making a picture there," sald Miss London. "Later I went back to Hawaii for a vacation and we met again. Mr. Burnette Was writing songs then and I got him to composo a special number for me. After that he wrote me others, that is, when he was not serenad

ing mo with a ukelele in the Hawaiian moonlight. It was not long after, that he said the fatal word and I said "Yea." So I guess you know the rest,"

Miss London was asked how she liked Hongkong, and sald:1 know I'd like it, everybody In Shanghai said so."

BRITAIN AND THE JOHNSON ACT

SIR JOHN SIMON KEEPS OWN COUNSEL

London, May 14. Questioned regarding the pro- cise application of the Johnson

States had given a conlod

SOVIET DEFENCE

FRONTIER SYSTEM

COMPLETED

BETTER MUZZLE REQUIRED.

"I am afraid you have to im- prove the pattern of your muzzles," sald Mr. Wynne-Jones this mern- ing to H. Smith, who was sum- moned for the samo offence, Do- fendant auid when the dog was let out, it had a muzzle but when it came back, there was none. A fine of $8 was imposed.

CHINESE VESSEL

AGROUND

IN SERIOUS PLIGHT ON YANGTSE

Nanking, May 16.

10-10.30 p.m. Band Music.

Guardis.

STOLE FOURTEEN

PANES

CHINESE CAUGHT BY WATCHMAN

received a wireless message from The Nanking Naval Office has

Tatung, on the Upper Yangtse, reporting the Chinese steamer, Shun Kang, la aground about Charged with stealing 14 panes Queen's three miles above Tutung, in a of glass from No. 77 serious condition.

Road West, Chan Yau was fined The naval authorities are send- $40 or three weeks' hard labour ing a gunboat to the scene-Cen-in default by Mr. Macfadyen in thetral News.

Court this the Central Police morning.

Harbin, May 14.

London, May 14. According to reports from Vladi.

The Colonial Secretary, Sir vostok, the Soviot Far East Army Philip Cunliffe Lister, replying to Headquarters have placed two Commons

Hald questions' additional divisions and two bri- Netherlands Government had in- gades of infantry and cavalry at formed him that they were satis- the posts near the Korean and fied it was practicable to control; Manchurinn borders marking the native production of rubber in the completion of an elaborate de- | Netherlands East Indles by means fence system.-Central News. of an export tax,--Briliak Wirdess.

I

RUBBER CONTROL

SCHEME

Anid de-

Sub-Inspector Dredge tendant was seen by a district watchman in Lower Lascar Row attempting to sell two panes of glass to a marine dealer and was overheard to say that if the shop wanted more, he could get them. The watchman followed him to No. 77 Queen's Road West where the defendant went up the stairs, is officially announced that The watchman waited and saw him the rubber restriction scheme, in desconding with twelve more pancs Questioned, the man said

TO OPERATE IN INDIA ON JUNE 1

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF FAITH ALWAYS IMPLIES THE DIS-{ Two cases of typhoid (ono import- BELIEF OF A LESSER ACT IN FAVOURed) and one case each of small-pox It OF A GREATER-Holmes.

and diphtheria were reported to the local health authorities during the week-end.

The Wah Tal College is holding its annual athletic sports on the S.C.A.A ground, Caroline Kill, to-morrow, starting at 1 pm. Mr. Ip Lan-choen is to distribute the prizes.

.

Simia, May 15.

accordance with the international fought them at two cents per

proposals for control of exports, ho will be put into force In British india as from June 1.--Retder.

SCARS OF WAR. CATHEDRAL AT ARRAS REDEDICATED

Arras, May 14,

Messrs. Reiss, Massey and Co., Ltd., sole distributors of the Westinghouse Co., Ltd. have on view at the Grand Dispensary, Queens Road," a number of this Company's products. Parti- culor attention has been paid to the Act recently passed by the United by Henry Rodger Smith, of Darling- 1934 models are most attractive.

Local estate of $140,300 was left Refrigeration Department and the States Legislature, as far as thehurst, Sydney, who died on August bonds and obligations of the 11, 1933. An application by Mr. D. J. Lam You, 'charged' before · Me. British Government wore con-Lewis, solicitor, for examplification of Hamilton in the Central Polles Court The stately. Cathedral of Arras, corned, Sir John Simon sold the probate of the will has been granted, this morning with the unlawful pos- destroyed by German shell-fire Attorney General of the

session of a fountain pen device tour during the War, has been rebuilt. Chan Sam, 33, who pawned

gas pistol was Aned $1,000 or twelve The task was completed to-day and opinion to the effect that the Buddha appendage at the Fule Sang months hard labour in default. Det the Cathedral re-dedicated.

over of the keys of the edifice was tive of ten days hard labour by Mr.uk, 33, who was arrested for lolter- Marshal Fetais, present. Minister A Shanghai travelling trader. Hul performed, fittingly enough, by Replying to a supplementary Macfadyen in the Central Polico Court question as to whether token pay this morning. It was stated by De-ing in Kwai Wali Lane at 2 am, was for War, who was one of the most generala tective-Sergeant Goodwin that the sent to prison for seven days by Mr. brilliant of the French monte would be hold up until the shop had been victimised by the defon. Macfadyen in the Central Magistracy of the War. Many authorities position was clarified, Sir John dant two days previous to the offence: this morning. Detective-Sergeant give him credit for having saved Simon said that this would dopond Defendant anid he was told by a friend liemsley prosecuted. Defendant had a the Allied line by his atratory. on the circumstances prevalling to do the pawning, but he could not provious conviction for unlawful pos- Router Special. at that time-British Wireless find the "friend.”

token payments hitherto made by Pawnshop, Tung Street, and pretended fendant was arrested in West Foint.

Insp. Murphy prosecuted.. The de The ceremony of the handing

Great Britain, do not constitute the object was pure gold, obtaining this country a defaulting debtor $1.50, was fined $10 with the alterna- within the meaning of that get.

Restion.

panc.

Enquiries were made and ho took the watchman back to No. 77 whore it was found that he had- stolon 14 panes. The house was untenanted.

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