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DISASTER FUND

APPEAL CLOSING

TO-MORROW

The Telegraph Fund the relief of sufferers in

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

COLLECTIVE WAR ON AGGRESSORS

(Continued from Pagu 1.)

Geneva to-day after an adjourn- ment of over seven month.

Mr. Arthur Tho President, Henderson, in the opening speech,

for

said the duty of the Conference

the

was to carry its work to a success- collaboration of all.

WEDNESDAY,

MAY 30, 1934.

TRADE

ALLEGATION OF “SQUEEZE”

CINEMA SCREENINGS

MORATORIUM ANGLO-FRENCH

GRANTED

BERLIN MEETING

OF CREDITORS

CONVERSATIONS TO BE BROKER CHARGED AT

RESUMED

MAGISTRACY

2-4

NOTES SUPPLIED BY

THE THEATRES

gasworks disaster is deful end and he asked for the GRACE FOR SIX French commercial conversations, Macfadyen, charged with obtain that such a sound has been recorded

finitely closing to-morrow.

The response thus far has been most gratifying, but further mentation of the Fund would be appreciated, no' there will be many calis

for assistance, especially in recouping those who have lost all their posscasions and in providing means to enable victims to be put the way of making a living. The worst of the cases are now undergoing revision, with a view to supplementing the preliminary grants made.

Already acknowledged . $4,186.50

in

Mrs. Choy ...

F. C. Weller

Total

CRICKET IN VARSITIES

MONTHS

on

Manners and Jack La Rue, cast in

11.

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May 29.

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21.77412

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110

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--British Wireless,

The rear of the earthquake which | Onlo. alook Califomia this spring wna Athena London, May 29.

Ju, alías Li Chink,

reconded by round engineers working Milan Several French Government re- described as a broker, appeared featuring James Dunn and Gloria Shanghai

on "The Girl in 110”, romantic drama Buenos Aires presentatives arrived in London in the dock of the Central Police Stuart, which comes on Friday to the New York. to-night to resume the Anglo Court this morning, before Mr. King's Theatre.. It is the first line Amsterdam.

Vionna These will restart immediately, ing $5 from Wonk Sung-pong by and the Paramount studios have turned rid ither electrically or mechanically, agua The conversations began in pretending he was authorised by the round over to selenists for usa Bucharest He expressed the view that the

March and wines their suspension the Sanitary Department to in study. Dunt, Mina Stuart, David following points should be studied.

Berlin, May 29. at Easter,

experts in London and spect Wong a house and stating

Hongkong pirally, to reach an agreement on

A moratorium and armaments in which resided many's foreign debts for a period umination of questions oatstand-to purchase presents for certain of the carly scenes in the picture when Copenhagen.

all Ger Paris have

Brussels.. continued, the ex- that unless the money was paid "The Girl in 119, were making one

Stockholm guarantee for the national

of six months has been granted ing. Meanwhile, a modus vivendi members of the Sanitary Depart the frat shock of the earthquake wa The security of every nation.

concluded on 9th May has taken ment, alterations in the building felt. Earl Hayman, sound engineeri

Banibay recent exchange of notes between by the creditors' conference.

in respect of the commer- should be carried out." varlous Governments had The debt agreement gives Ger-place

on the picture, realised immediately Yokohama. shown that the security problem many's creditors the option.

1826 und 1882 clal treaties of

Defendant was also alternative.what was happening. Ells first in Montevideo was at the root of the whole situa-faking the accruing interest, which expired about a fortnightly charged with obtaining $5 by pulse was to turn off his apparatus

ngo-British Wireless.

and flee, but a moment inter, his Montreal.

Belgrade Firstly, in the form of cash

means of fraud. -

Mr. M. A, da Silva appeared the swung his dials to increase ampli- Silver (forward),19% brain triumphing over his instincts, Silver (spot): ,6.07 six months' time on the basis of

.194 for the defence. He pleaded not fention. Hayman remained imprison-Wer Loan.......102 forty per cont, or more neconting to the Reichsbank position,

allty to both charges and applied within his soundproof booth, car- secondly, in the form of Govern-

for a short remand and bail phones glued to his head, his fingers ment guarantee bonds, maturing

Dot-inspector J. Murphy, for carefully manipuinting the dials, for in ten your bearing Interest at

the prosecution, applied for one the duration of the quake. The week's remand for the purpose of technicians

result directors, players and the rate of three per cent,

the

tion.

Secondly, the danger of an in crease in air forces, as there was way of defence against air

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attneks.

PROTECTION OF VICTIMS. Thirdly, it was most urgent to 3.00 reach an agreement on the trafe 10.80 in arms and munitions, and to

The United States delegate. Mr. Norman Davis, said his Govern

be directed ment's policy would

disarmament towards

in all branches and not towards either an arm trace or re-armament.

of

or

ROYALTY ATTENDS,

KING AND QUEEN AT FLOWER SHOW

WATER LEVELS.

FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS

yuen

In naval armatnents, although the agreement provided the schema for the exhibition which will be five dollars. Ife applied for sub-ftim singe itself, and the crash of North River at Taing- Amerten has felt it necessary to is administered impartially. The build up to approximately treaty Swiss and Dutch withheld assent (Continued from Page 5.7

placement on the ground that the agreement mits, largely in Ahips. she was none the less ignores their spectal position. first knnek. He has played for Derby-willing to join other interested The Americans have not disclosed shire, hails from the Leys and Trinity, and is also a third year man.

powers In / substantia! pro- their attitude.---Reuter, portionate reduction Another, man who gol a trial was R. P. Nelson, of St. George's, Harpen. tonnage, den and Catus, who is an early E-

mat. He also took 5 wickets for 27 It was bis first game for the Varsity in the Freshers Match inst year, but agalant Yorkshire. He inly got four however, and looking at Yorkshire's score he evidently did not come off ns a bowler.

The only two other Seniors who are likely to come much into the picture Ho far as one can see-are . : Din widdy (Radley and Pembroke) and G. W. Parker (Crypt and Selwyn) Both are second year men and neither were tried last year, but Dinwidity was given a place against the Australians is year. He did not come off.

THE FRESHERS.

SLAVA)

Mr. Norman Davis said that no nation could wish to take the the Disarmament Conference or to responsibility for the failure of face the consequences of such a

failure.

BACK TO BRITISH PLAN. He thought it best to go back to the decision of July 8th. 1933, when the British draft coavention had beans accepted by all nations, including Germany, as the basis of the futuro convention.

every

"tension"

which

man

never arrested. I am not saying tu Some of the more delicate

AUCTIONED.

"Headline Shooter"

7.0

7.4. 7.8

3.3

0,8

"This Side of Heaven"

enquiries. Whilst not suggesting the most dramatic series of sounds

agreed, was one The Reichsbank reserves the

for the moment that the defendant ever played over the amplification take steps to protect any State right to offer in respect of the

London, May 29. was the man, there had been other rate. The scene is in progress on. $1.399.50 which was the victim of aggres-cash payments on a month's notice,

The King and Queen are mak cases of a similar nature and this sound track. The voices of the Bion.

bat undertakes to effort to

make every ing a private visit to the Chelsea they had to make enquiries and players are heard as they calmly the arrange

foreign Flower Show thia

The liver Conservancy Commission. afternoon. In the event of the defendant "peak their net. There cames for Kwangtung Province notifies that currency position to facilitate the The show, which attracts ex- turning out to be the man, there sudden deep and foreboding rumbling the height of water in English feel maximum payment possible.

hibits from all over the world, is would be further

a scream, shouts of "Eartheunke!" in the West, North and East Rivers. charges re- one of the most popular outdoor ferred. In this case, there was of running feet, and then the awful

More shouts and screams, the clatter is as follows: The British, French and events of the London season and definite evidence that he received full roar of the earth, the rattling of West River at Shluhing 80 Swedish delegates requiesced In

May 28. May 29. pen to the public to-morrow the stantial ball to be fixed.

falling equipment. Duna, Miss Stuart have been transformed into rock for the benefit of the prosecution, enim as was possible under the con- East River at Sheklung 1.0 Mr. Silva, If the remand in and the other players remained as North River at Samalut 9.8 grounds of the Chetaes Hospital gardens, miniature woodlands and they aliould be more lax on the not resumed until after the stage had Russell Gleason, Dick Powell, Jack

ditions, but work on the picture was formal flower beds, while immense question of bail.

been put back into condition. "The care has been taken to ensure that. Inspector Murphy:The other Girl in 410 is not in a police Dakle, Donald Cook and many others flowering plants and cut blooms cases happened fust year in emergency hospital, are in perfect condition for exhibi- Kowloon

and 115 the have been reported enger to pair up and Kennedy Town, romance of a girl brought in myster for life with Mory. It may be that where the tion.

went round in-lously beaten, and the doctor who she hasn't found time. Eight years which appears move them intended to slash armaments, towers and fruits have arrived at

speeting premises. That man was saved her life.

ago, shu and her widowed mother burdened peoples everywhere and prevent the petals from being can any definitely whether this when there is nothing exciting to Wendy in "Peter Pan". Free-lancing thereby reducing the load on tax- Chvisen packed in cotton wool to that this is the man.

arrived in Hollywood from Texan, nearly starved, and finally got going the

Mr. Silva: Untli the prosecation

whom Mary was taken from a down- What do nowsreel cameramen do town theatre prologue for the role of officials bruised. The Prince of Wales assert excessive armaments create, who has recently taken up garden-man in the dock is the man, they photograph? Beauty contest and for the last few yours she has had

Hut two years of almost-constant ing as one of his hobbies, will visit should not insist on heavy ball. effort to reach

flagpole sitters Reen in the newsreels almost no idle moments, going straight a land and air the show this afternoon-British armament accord have impressed Wireless.

Inspector Murphy-Until he is on the theatre screen of the world from one picture into another. She is officials that the prospect is faint.

recognised by the victims. He are the answer to that question. Anow playing her first role for Fox Each momentary brightening of

asked for $60 and only got five.] moro revealing and humorous answer Film as one of the four featured prospects has been followed by a

He came back the following day wood's claematic peek behind the also presents Georgo O'Brien, Her. is given in "Headline Shooter", lolly-players in "Ever Since Eve", which Rudden Internal development in KOWLOON RESIDENCE arrested. I don't think that we hawk'a vivid career, at the Central is the current screen play at the King' to collect the remainder and was newsreel camera dramatising a news-bert Mundin and Potty Blythe. It pubile opinion there nome country which hardened

would ask your Worship to send Theatre to-morrow, with William Theatre. or abroad. Most concessions have been found

him down to the Supreme Court. Gargan as the hero opposite Frances {1,

It is not an extraordinary case. Dee. Gargan portrays an ace newa Proof that ultra-modernistic sets contaja reservations qualideations which

or VERY OLD. BUILDING. PASSES These cases are pretty common in photographer who contrives his own are not always necessary adjuncts to nmde them

Hongkong.

if news occurrences are the success of a motion picture has unacceptable to some other gav

TO NEW OWNER

Defendnat was

remanded for lacking. He slages a beauty contest been emphasized by Director Willian ernment.

to select "Miss Kalamazoo. Ho in- K. Howard in the new Metro-Goldwyn-" one week on bail of $200.

veigles a publicity seeker into balan-Mayer production, "This Se of cing a teerer-totter stop a skyscraper. Heaven," which opens to-day at the He persundes an ambitious chap to Alhasibrn. A decided contrast from |don a bullet-proof vest and acts as n his most recent directorial achieve- human target for a noted markman, ments, Howard chose to tackle what lle instigates flagpole sitting and pie-ordinarily appear

uneventful, cating contests, and human fly ex-every-day inclients in the normal life hibition. Gargan also picturer an- of an average family and weave then other bit of newsreel rexonrec. Iu into a tense drama involving every "Headling Shooter" he arrives at a member of tho family. For this, earthquake after a thrilling rescue Director Howard has utilized settings from a crumbled building has been that are seen on every hand in almost performed. Blithely he gathers the every phase of normal modern life. participants to reset the rescue while Lionet Barrymore, as an auditor who his camara grinds away. This RKO is innocently involved in an embezzle- Radio Picture also features the thrill-n.ent that may send him to prison, ing_exploits_of newspaper reports, experiences the greatest tragedy in exemplified by Mina Deo as a sol his life in an average business office. sister With Gargan she finds dunger] Mae Clarke, na n school teacher loved and love at fires, doods, carthquakes, by two men, meets the climax of her gang wars, conferences and other oc- life in the modest classroom filled with currences. Olto Brower directed her pupils. Mary Carlisle, during a "Headline Shooter" whose supporting madcap elopement, is brought face to | cast includes Ralph Bellamy, Wallen face with the most dominant climax Ford, Jack Laltue, and many others. of her young years while waiting to be married to Henry Wadsworth In "Ever Since Eve"

A rural parsonage. Fay Bainter reaches the heights of her writing Mary Brian holds the undisputed anhllion in the sumptuous offices of a title of the most popular giri in Holly-motion picture producer and Tom wood. No one has ever said an unkind Brown, as her sell, ia smitten by his word about Mary, or Mary about any tantamount disappointment in one. Repartet "engaged score: 1.55

of, fraternity house. "Other vital scenes thes, the little girl from Texarkana, are portrayed in the average home Texas 24 last February, never a star of an average family even to the although he has ontinsted dozens of comedy and dran that arise out of them, insirts he never has promised; a turkey dinner-and in the sugery.

anyone. Buddy "Rogers, room of a madern hospital.

-

ment convention, which surely If Germany desired a disarma-

must be the case, he could not easily bellove that she would not he willing to resume negotiations on the basis to which she previously agreed.

bail

Mr. Litvinoff (Russia) proposeri the transformation of the Con- "Permanent and ference into

It is, however, among the first year men that Human will probably find three or four members of his side. H. T. Bartlett, who made a double century for Dulwich vs. Milkill in an incredibly short time last year'seems to have played himself into the side already, as he got fit against Yorkshire and a century, against Glamorgan the Assembling Conference of Pence" other day.

to work out and perfect security D. Rought-Rought is the third of measures. The Conference ad- the brothers who play for Norfolk, journed until to-morrow-British His brother played last for Cambridge Wirelera, in the 1932 match. He is, I believe a fairly quick bowler, and it is this type tint in wanted. J. H. Cameron, of Taunton School, had a prodigious reputation in 1932 when he took all ten wickets of Lord's Schools for forty-nine run? But down in Devon. shire last year they told me that he had gone right-off and was not even top of his own school bowling nver- ngos! He juny, of course, stage a come-buck, but I don't funcy these early school prodigies. A. G. W. Hadingham в сине point. He failed to retain his Blue last summer and I do not fancy he will get in this 'year.

SITUATION NOW REALLY CRITICAL

Mr. Arthur Henderson

Stresses Issues

Special to "Tolograpb"), (By Tevorden. Copyrione, Isisgraphic

Ordinance,

N. S. Hotchkin, of Eton, was rather in a m fancied to succeed A. S. Lawrence as

the opening partner of A. W Allen,

Brevived

Hey

Geneva, May 29, The political situation in

but so far ne 1 have the names. Europe and the Far East has

POLITICAL TENSION.

No. 32 Granville Road, Kow- loon, with a ground aren of nearly Prolonged political and econo-day by Mr. Mok Wing-yue at a

3,000 sq. ft., was bought yester mic tension in Europe and un-ubile auction held at Lammert certainties in the Far East since Bros. The price realised was Japan's adventure in Manchuria have been factors in a

$20,600. ahifting political background which made

The property is one of the oldest at Kowloon, An indenture of agréements difficult.

Failure now

Crown lease showed that it was of the General built in 1888, and that the late Disarmament Conference

will make more difficult, any new dis. Mr. John D. Humphreys was the

original

In fact, he armament at the end of the 1935 was of several blocks of resid

owner, as, nuval conference particularly

cases thereabouts... It-results-in-some; nation not now a naval power.

No. 32 Grauvillé Rond has since demanding new

passed through other hands, and naval strength, or revives con-

when auctioned yesterday, was tinental naval rivalry to the pointing held under a mortgage, the where Great Britain feels insecure expiration of which led to with its existing tonnage and naval air units, according to ti

forced sale.

represented the vendors,

thorities here. But some hope Messrs. Woo & Nash, suliciters, would still exist based on thei average reduction or limitation having been obtained at two of the three great naval conferences

Human has been trying Skinner in grown progressively worse since since 1921.

that place. J. ft. Garnett of Charter: the opening of the Disarmament President Roosevelt recently house is another possibility, wo I think that is about as far na one need Conference two years

g with the halting at present,

ligo, de- expressed the hope that existing clared Mr. Arthur Henderson, in naval limitations would be ex-

For bowlers, beadles Rought-Right, the course of a powerful appeat|tended from 1935 and new reduc-

for the bringing of a new spirit tions accomplished.

J. Turnbull, the Eton fast bowler, is up, and may be tried, and G. K. N. Treva. skis, of Marlborough, took 13 wickets for 18 rims apiece for his school Inst summer. J. M. Brocklebank, who bowla mediua leg-turners, And alightly better auntysis than Turnbull for Eton. Bat until some more de- Lailed scores eone along it would be idle to speculate further,

to the discussions, when the Con-

ference resumed its sittinge to-day,

Mr. Henderson declared that

U. S. POSITION.

AIR MAIL CHARGES.

REDUCTIONS TO COME INTO EFFECT ON JUNE 1

RUBBER PRICES

LATEST SINGAPORE

QUOTATIONS

Potts

Messrs. Benjamin and have received the following Stralis currency quotations (buyers) from Singapore to-day for raw.rab-

ber

Spot... July/Sept.

Oct./Deer.

fan./Mel

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Market-Quiet,

in- Welcome reductions in the clusive charges for letters and postcards sent by air mail from The United States' position re-Hongkong to Europe and inter-

the inter-governmental negotia-arding the General Disarmament mediate countries are to come into tions had completely failed

ef Conference since the advent of effect on June 1. their objective.

President Roosevelt has been to Under the new scale, the coat of press for:

sending n latter to Great Britain of weapons and other European countries will

He reviewed the most important features of the negotiations and the causes of the ability

1. The abolition

or primary use in fnvasion, such ba 80 cents per 4 oz. special and heavy mobile artillery, heavy $1.35 per 1 oz. Postcards charges The charges to India will be 35 cents,

an agreement regarding lod tanks, bombardment aviation, wil be reduced to 50 cents.

The one thing pretty certain is that no one is standing out a head odlieve progress. and declared shoulders above anyone else in the bowling line and one is rather afraid tla Jehangir Khan's bowling may be feeling the effects of the runs which, not unfrequently, he is getting.

NEW STAMPS FOR BRITAIN

ISSUE TO BE MADE IN AUGUST

London, May 29. Next August, Britain will have a new lane of postage stampes, beginning with the pony and threehalfpenny, stamps, the re- maining denominations being made available at intervals of a Low wecka. Thir

ty.

mantents was dependent upon a ets

guarantee of international securi- 2. Promotion of continuous Go cents and 20 cents, respectively He declared that the time had and automatic inspection of arma- while the cost to Siam will be 15 come for the Conference to decidents so that each power woulcents, 30 cents and 12 cents res-

the course for the future, beighbour was fulfilling its agree-pectively,

have knowledge whether {{s cause the situation "is now really ments and feel, secure in critical."United Press,

UNITED STATES

ATTITUDE

Prospect of Success Feared Faint

(Spacia) to "Telegraph"}

Washington, May 29.

that

noa-

knowledge.

Institution, in connection with a general disarmament pact,

universal pact of aggression in which governments would undertake that none of their Armed Forces would Invade the toritory of another in violation of treaties,

SANCTIONS ISSUE.

SHIP FIRED ON

MANCHUKUO WILL LODGE PROTEST

Harbin, May 29. Soviet troops are again reported to have fired on Manchukuo steamer.

In addition President Roosevelt The incident allegedly occurred at volunteered to co-operate regard-18.30 o'clock yesterday morning announcement was made by

ing application of sanctions which when Red Guards fired a fusillade the Postmaster General, Sir Kings-

some nations, notably France, at the aleamer Yang Fu, which was Jey Wood, at Cambridge to-day. He

An extension of the naval have insisted are necessary for towing two barges, while she was safd the new stamps would have

approaching Talielho on the mur minor changes in design, and the limitations pacts at the recurity from an aggressor.

Hich authorities here have River, colours would be richer. They scheduled conference of noted in recent weeks an increas- No casualties have been reported. were being printed by photogra-

ing Insistence, by Rome European The Manchukuo. Government is vure process by Messrs. Ifarrison, naval powers in 1935 is the states, notably some of those origing a vigorous protest-Renter, | of London.

England was the first country only disarmament hope held which were neutral in the World

War

on returning to the principlence shortly of Mr. William Herbert Thu wedding is announced "to take issue adhesive stamps, and by high authorities here on of Retual disarmament coupled Aiton, of the Methodist Mission," of Post Olaout 20 million cally, the eve of the reopening of with sanctions, instead of merely Shulchou, who, and is hel

Offees throughout Britain

of armaments. But Muriel Stilman, nurse, also of the Daring last year, British Post the General Disarmament experiences incline authorities to Methadist Mission at ilankow. Offices received, sorted and de- Conference in Geneva. be cautions, in expecting sub-

livered one hundred milllon mare letters than in the previous year.)

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