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RICH RD

ACE

ACES

RKO RADIO,

PICTURE

THE

HONGKONG

FULTON DISASTER.

TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY,

JUNE 1, 1934.

CREDIT SCHEME

ASSISTING INDUSTRY

INCLUDED IN NEWSREEL AT QUEEN'S THEATRE

Modern apeed เกษ mado 112 possible for the Hongkong public to see pictures of the recent U. S. S. Fulton disaster in a Hearst Motrotone newsreel at the Queen's Theatro to-morrow.

IN CHINA.

PASSIONS OF WAR

き

MOULDERING IN TOMBS OF TIME

of

New York, Bay 31. Shanghai, May 31. Reuter learns that the "Chinn The historicul battlefeld

Inspired Preeldent Development and Finance Cor-Gettysburg poration" has now been formed, Roosvelt to forvent oratory dur it being of Chinese, conception, ing his Memorial Day address

there to-day. capital and direction

He halled the birth of a new The Fulton caught fro in Dins

The new Corporation, working Bay on the night of March 34 In co-operation and in conjunc understanding among the Ameri ani! WOR abandoned. H.M.S.tion with Chinese banks and can people and claimed that selfish- Wishart and the Butterfeld and mancial Interests abroad willness and sectionalism would have Swire steamer Telan brought assist and collaborate in enter-no place in the national life of the the officers and crew into Hong-prieca of a private and public people.

kong. This Fulton Was sub- nature designed for the dovelon- "In the presence of the spirits sequently towed into Junk Bayment of commerce and industry, of those who fell on this ground," and, on April, was towed to for which long-term credits are he said, "we will give a renewed Manila where site was scrapped. required.

assurance that the passions of war

The Henrat newsreel depicta

the Fulton as she lay in Junk Baporation will study the worth of are flowing in the hearts of

It is understood that the Cor-are left mouldering in the tombs of time, and the purposes of peaco The commentary explains

the fire broke qui in the engine any business proposition, and ed people."-Reuter, room while she was on anti-piracy where sultable it will arrange the patrol in Bina Bay. Pictures of subscription of Chinese capital, or jointly, and follow the damage are depleted also re-singly pairs being carried out to the through the development of each on behalf Wishart's bow. This is followed particular enterprise by a group photograph of the

Fulton's crew,

Within three months the pic tures have been soni [o the United States. released with sound and commentary, and have been returned to the Far Easi.

GRAN CHACO WAR

PARAGUAYANS CLAIM

VICTORY

Asuncion, May 31.

of those financially interested.

unit-

VAN EYSK PANEL

MILLION FRANCS ASKED BY THIEVES

The Corporation has a euphal of $10,000,000, all of which has been fully subscribed by well-¦

Brussels, May 31. known Chinese banks and thei

An attempt has been made to following individuals: Dr. H. 1. obtain 1,000,000 franes in ransom Kung, Mr. T. V. Soong at for the Van Eyck panel stolen Messrs. Chinng Kai-ngau, Li from the Cathedral at Ghent, Ming, K. P. Chen, Tsu Yee-poi, Chang Wei-yn; and Zee Pu-sIIII. -** Router.

jan official Paraguayan

que-Reuter,

'Geneva Meeting.

According to the Independence Belge, the Cathedral authorities at Ghent have received a letter en- closing a elonk-room ticket on which is written a message stat- communi-ing that the reverse side of the

stolen panel is lying at a cloak- room in a Brussels railway station and the other half would be re- A Paraguayan victory is report-

stored Genova, May 31.

ou payment of 1,000,000 ed from Canada, strongest sector in the Gran Chero region,

The Council of the Disarmament francs. "We eat the Third Bolivian Conference will meet at 10.30 am. The half panel, was recovered Division, and captured many pri-to-day to discuss the special com- from the cloak-room at Brussels, by Canon Van goners and much war material. mission's report on the Gren Chaco bat was declared

many War. in the presence of the bel-der Gheyn, of Ghent, to be a copy, abandoned corpses on the battlefield," states igenents' representatives.--Reuter.-Reuter.

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SPECULATION

MOVEMENTS OF WORLD' CURRENCY

London, May 31.

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present shortage, are all tending la weaken sterling in terma dollars.

The woukness has been evident especially since fears of United States currency initation have A migration of British specula-been removed and it is now being tive capital to Wall Street la realised that the budget deflelt afoot, the reason being that specu will be considerably smaller that Iative Investors are mocking to expected.

steal a march on the Stack Ex- At the same time, since the chauge Control Bill, the marginal roturn of confidence in the franc, requiremonte of which do not withdrawals of French funds affect commitments outstanding from London continuo and it is prior to the promulgation

the of now reported that the funds havo Hill, until two years have elapsed, reached a level which can no

safoly.be reduced.

This factor combined with the one combination of these, fac.

of

increased British purchases American raw materials, the tors has caused considerable pres covering of purchases of dollars sure on

which the Ex---.

re-

change Equal Fund

by British Importera, the patriation of American funds and endeavouring to relieve by heavy the strength of wheat due to its unles of francs--Reuter