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三拜禮號十二月六英港香 WEDNESDAY,

JUNE 20,

1934.

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GRAMMATANTESS CHART, MERCEDENTİNUTES.

HEAVY RAINS IN ENGLAND

First For a Month In Some Places

London, June 19. Rainsforms occurred in many parts of the country to-day, in some places for the first time for month.

The

Over 门 storms

managed to avoid Ascot.-- British Wireless,

ACROONDANDOSE SILENTAMÄE KAMATOTECTOR PARENTIDELENIE

Rain in

It is officially indicated Too

that Mr. Chamberlain's pro-

posal to establish a clearing Large Doses

house for. collecting Ger-

many's debt interest has DROUGHT BROKEN

awakened considerable in- terest in Administration cir- cles.

It is understood that the United States Government has not yet de cided whether to follow the example

IN U. S. A.

New York, June 19. While the drought continues

over large areas of the United States, it has finally broken over

COLOMBO'S STAGGERING

DEFEAT AT ASCOT

OVER HIS

OWN

DISTANCE

SHOCK AFTER SHOCK FOR BACKERS

CARETTA THE ONE CONSOLATION

(Special to "Talograph”)

Lard Derby's Hyperion, the 1933 (De Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphie Hes Derby winner, and favourite for the Ascot Gold Cup. But after Colombo's effort, anything may happen.

Ordinaner,

Becelerd

London, June 19. Keeping true to the Ascot

tradition, where sensational

results often occur, Lord

Glanely's Colombo, the Derby favourite, sustained a stag- gering defeat in the St. James's Palace Stakes, the last event on the card,

which may be sel by Britain in the Eastern section of the countrylle over which Colombo won the

however,

establishing a clearing-house for all Anglo-German trade in order to on due the payments recover „Germany's foreign debts.

President- Roosevelt, ordered the State Department to inquire into the British proposal

the legal experts have dv

that the finitely established United States Government has the power Renter.

And

Aton1

Tremendous heavy rains have Per the fatten in country, and although some of the farmers are jubilant-estimating that their incomes will benefit to the extent of tens of thousands of dollars others have lost all their

in

crops,

Severe damage has been done in some of the districts in the East.

Several rivers have overflowed, to take similar action.foundating Belds, and crops

Maryland have been beaten down by violent roinn and winds,

Gales in Delaware, accompanied

resulted in many

INFLATION

The distance of the race is one Two Thousand Guineas and over! which he was considered to

world-beater.

WAITING ON

JAPAN

CHACO ARMS EMBARGO STILL HELD UP

RUSSIA'S HUGE

AIR MONSTER

THE ALBANY WATERLOO BRIDGE BIGGEST IN

SOLD

FETCHES PRICE OF $187,000

AN OLD HISTORIC BUILDING.

A property den involving one of the first buildings to be erected in the Colony after the British occupation has been con- cluded by the sale of the block known na The Albany, situate on the mid-levels,

BATTLE OVER

Demolition To Begin To-day

London, June 19. The preliminary work of demolition of Waterloo Bridge will be begun to morrow and the bridge will be closed to traffic on Friday. Messrs. Rendell Palmer, and Tritton will be the engineers for the demo- lition of the existing bridge and the erection of the new one-British Wireless.

MAINTAMINATE

WORLD

DEBUT IN CELEBRATION OF CHELYUSKIN EPIC

BIG PARADE IN MOSCOW

Moscow, June 19. The members of the Chelyuskin expedition and the heroic airmen who rescued them so dramatical- ly some Arctic ice, were given a tremend-

weeks ago from the *

aus ovation on their arrival in

STEEL INDUSTRY Moscow to-day.

The property has been disposed manner of by the agents for the owners, Messrs. Linstead and Davis, the price fetched, being $187,775. It was nequired as far back as 1862 by Ma Charles May, on his retire- ment as Captain Superlatendent of Police, a post which he held from 3844. Ever since, it has re-

STRUGGLE

mained in the family, having pass- MEN ANNOUNCE

ed to Mr. May's son and then to

his two grandsons, both of whom

dled in 1931. It has now been sold in connection with the whid- ing up of the local estate.

Mr. May, it is. Interesting to note, was the Colony's first Chief

from flome the first European contingent for the Force.

QUEER POSITION of Police, and he brought

a

!

London, June 19., Japan is now advanced as

And there was nothing in the opposition to seriously worry his owner or trainer.

BUILT IN 40'S

He was regarded as so rumplete an excuse for net prevent-sidentially decupled. a certainty for the event that it ing the sale of munitions to was impossible

a better the to get starting price than 5 to 1 o.

Gran Chaco belli- gerents. REFUSED BEST OF LUCK.

The Lord Privy Seal, Mr. The race

by Lord Anthony won

Eden, answering 4

out

TERMS

FOR CALLING OFF STRIKE

Washington, Juns 19.

A four-point plan for peace in the United States steel industry

of

The epic of the disaster to the Chelyuskin and the air rescues drow enormous crowds to the Red Square to see the principal figures in, the dramn,“

They thunderously cheered Baby Karina, who was born on the ice- breaker Chelyuskin as it ploughed through the Arctic ice, and who was carried in her mother's arme in one of the #owor-decked motor- cars bearing the members of the. expedition,

MAXIM GORKY PLANE. After speeches, M. Stalin, Fro-

has been proposed by the steel fessor Schmidt (the leader of the The Albany, which is still re-workers in a letter sent to Pre-expedition) and other notables,

Wax named sident Roosevelt.

reviewed n parado of ten thousand after the Duke of Albany, it was

troops followed by a quarter of a built in the late forties by the tablishment

The workers propose, the ea- million civilians carrying models military authorities, along with Mediation Board an impartial of ice-bergs, aeroplanos and dog other military establishments, and bers to be

of three mem-toams, while the giant Soviet appointed by the aeroplane, Maxim Gorky, flow was for many years known as President, which will be Au over Moscow for the first time,

Enormous interest was excited The property later passed to the for the purpose of choosing dele-Gorky, which is the world's largest tions in planta and organisations by the appearance of the Maxim the running from Colombo and to the proposed agreement for a Lreek

shot wide at the turn, giving the general embargo on the export of of the Government ofleial recupy rates for collective bargaining. favourite the rails, but Colombo, arms to Bolivia and Paraguay, ng Na. I house was the Trade officials occupy-

aeroplane. The delegates are to be elected with this presentation: failed to

and the Governments of thirty- overhaul the winner-by-half-n length.

Waa

by torrential downpours, have Rosebery's Flamenco, which made Parliamentary question in regard /omy Barracks," being used as thorised to order and hold, elec-|

being brought low, roads being blocked The town of Wilmington is flooded-Reuter,**

IN CANADA? and rivers overflowing.

AUTHORISING BILL INTRODUCED

EXPANSION OF GOLD COVER

Ottawa, June 19. A substantial increase in the Canadian fiduciary issue is apparently contemplated by the Bennett Government, leading to expectations of the development of an in- flationary policy.

VON PAPEN PACIFIED

HITLER CABINET SPLIT AVERTED

HEART-TO-HEART TALK

Berlin, June 19.

It is learned that the The Government has, tabled a Bill in the House of Commons, threatened crisis in

the

Garry Clogher occupied third place and there were only four runners. The winner started at odds of 100/9 against..

His Majesty the King, showing the keenest interest in Colombo, stayed until the end of the day's races in order to watch one of the most sensational upsets, even' at Ascot, In recent years,

BOOKIES' DAY.

As Mr. Dennis's Hands OF, the winner of the Ascot Stakes, from Mr. Joel's Penny-n-Liner (100/0) and Mr. Murray's Meldrum, was 25 to 1 chance, and as Lo Zingaro, starting at 21/20 finished unplaced in the Prince of Wales Stakes.

which WAR won by Achtenan at 11/2, the bookmakers though backers made no mistake when they picked Lord Lonsdale's Ally, Caretta, to win the Qucen Mary's Stakes.

which authorises the issue of Hitler Cabinet, following had an extremely good day al-

notes up to a total of $120,000,000, the clash between with a twenty-five per cent. gold Goebbels and

coverage.

Any notes put into circulation Chancellor,

Dr.

the Vice- Captain

Von

in excess of this sum must be co-Papen, has been averted. vered dollar for dollar with gold.

von

They went astray again in the Ascot Gold Vase in which Bright Bird

WAS (674).

benten

by Duplicate.

MARKED FOR CLASSICS.

Cretin started at 6/4 against Pacification of feelings was and won easily, Caretta is re- brought about as the result of a garded as a likely classic winner heart-to-heart talk between Herr next year.

itler and Captain von Papen. The usual fashionable crowd

Until now, only $50,000,000 hasi The resignations of Captain been statutorily covered by the Papen, Baron von Neurath and von 25 per cent, margin which the Krosigk which seemed imminent, World Economic Conference de will not now be tendered, at this elded

was ample coverage for stage. domestic purposes,

Mr. R. B. Bennett, the Prime Minister, explained that if the Government issued $50,000,000 worth of notes beyond the present circulation of money, they would still have a gold coverage of 31 per cent.-Better,.

DAILY MAIL ALL EXCITED

CHINESE PIRATE

SUPPRESSION

The meeting is said to have been was present and a slight shower dramatic, but it was finally agreed at the outset had little effect. that the Vice-Chancellor's speeel, Their Majesties drove in semi- which was delivered before a State along the course amid the select circle of individuals, was customary scenes of picturesque not suitable for publication in the splendour-Reuter Special. general press.

This apparently represents a vielary for Dr. Goebbels, tho Minister of Propaganda-Router.

MR. KURAMOTO SAILS

BANKER FOUND

GUILTY

MISAPPLYING FUNDS AND FALSIFYING

quarters.

The names

VERITABLE MONSTER.

A veritable monster of the air.

four countries had announced Commissioner. In 1860, the two by a majority of the employees. that, in principle, they were pre-central houses, Nos. 2 and 3, were and such elected delegates are to pared to agree to the imposition of used as a Chinese girls' school, be recognised as the organisation the Gorky has a wing-spread of no rent being charged by the of the workers for the purpose of 64 metres, (217 feot), is 35 metros this embargo.

Government. The property re- collective bargaining..

In length and is powered by eight The Italian Government had, mained in Government hands until however, made their agreement 1862, when it was purchased by hours and Inbour, wages and ward at a top speed of 240 kilo- Any grievances in regard to malors, capable of driving it for conditional on an agreement by the Mr. May.

The latter

be metres per hour. Its cruising, or working conditions, shall Japanese Government. had not yet, given' formal agree chasers have not been disclosed, tween the managements and the metres.

of the new pur settled by direct negotiations be- normal, speed will be 220 kilo- ment though they had explained nor the purpose to which the workers' representatives.

To the Russian populace, the that no export of arms had, In fact, properly will now be put, but it been sent from Japan to Bolivia er is reported that a block of flats;

The strike will be called off in Maxim Gorky occupies the place in Paraguay..

the event that all parties are pre-:

avlation that Daloprostroy does may be erected on the aitė,

pared to accept these proposals. For months each stage of its among hydroelectric projects. manufacture has been carefully reported in the Soviet preas. And, when recently the giant plane was

The formal coming into force of the embargo was accordingly. for the mument, delayed.

The British Government were continuing to hold up Issuing) licences for the expert of armist to the two belligerente but they were not prepared to give in) undertaking that this unilateral action would be pursued indefinite- ly and in all circumstances.-

ritish Wireless.

ANGLO-FRENCH ·

TRADE

MR.

FRENCH POLICY IN AUSTRIA

BARTHOU ASSURES

DOLLFUSS

Vienna, June 19. Dr. Dollfuss and M. Barthou had a brief talk at the railway station here this evening while M. Barthou was passing through on his way to Bucharest and Belgrado,

M.

Reuter.

JAPANESE PLANS FOR CHINA

Finance Corporation Scheme

Shanghai, June 20. Loent Japanese financiers and

wheeled from its hangar to have

its motors testod, the event was described in columns in Russian newspapers.

The Maxim Gorky:

Is an all-metal monoplane.

Is capable of a non-stop flight * of 1,000 kilometres.

Carries three tons of gasoline and 600 kilogrammes of oil.

Is so vast that it requires double landing-wheels, each six feet in diameter.

businessmen held a meeting lustj More than soven miles of wire Birthou renasured Dr. evening to discuss the develop were used in equipping its elec Dollfuss in regard to Frenchment of Japanese economic entertrical system and laboratory. policy and said that the French prises in China. It was resolved To-day, the giant mechanical Government would not only up- that a corporation be established bird was wheeled into a flying hold the Independence of Austria with a capital of $15,000,000. field near Moscow, and, with Pilot in accordance with the Anglo- The headquarters will be es- Gromov, one of Russia's best February 17, but would also French-Italian declaration

detablished at Shanghal, and branch aviators, at the controls, it took

the air and flow over offices at Hankow, Tientain, Can- to ton and other trading ports in capital. To-day was undoubtedly China. The corporation will be a "red lottor day" in the Soviet.- jointly, financed by the Japanese Reuter and United Press. Government and individual Japan- eso. Central Newn

to

RUNCIMAN LIFTS

THE VEIL

London, June 19. Referring in the House of Com mons to the Anglo-Franch trade everything possible

promote agreement which was initialled Austria's economic and financial welfare, in accordance with the on Saturday; the President of the decisions reached at the Strean Board of Trade, Mr. Runciman, Conference.-Reuter, although stating that he was un- able to give detailed information

TYNE COAL EXPORTS pending its signature, mentioned; that it would result, among other

London, Juno 19. to things, in the restoration It was stated to-day that Tyno Britain of hor. full share in the coal shipments have increased by French import quotas and in the nearly 750.000 tons

over last withdrawal of the twenty per cont. year's total-British Wireless. surtax imposed since February 9

on certain French goods imported into Britain.

Discussions were also being set STOP PRESS

com.

New York, June 19.

on foot for the conclusion of a Mr. J. W. Harriman, former further agreement regarding the President of the Harriman treatment of persona and National Bank and Trust Companies and other miscellaneous many, was found guilty to-day by questions--Britisk Wireless. a Federal Court Jury, on charges

London, June 20.

ESCORT OF FOUR ON Drastic action is required to suppress Chinese pirates who are

STEAMER growing yearly bolder in the Far: Enat, says the Daily Mail, which

'Shanghai, Jano 20, hopes that the British Government.

Mr. Kuramoto and his family will insist on its being taken in left for Japan this morning aboard the Shuntien affair,

to Shanghai Maru, under the The Daily Mail recalls that since escort of four persons,

buda 1921 fifty-ons ships havo

Mr. Kuramoto boarded the sten- A. M. Austin, former Vice- attacked by pirates in

Chinese mor at seven a.m, and shut him- President of the bank, was waters and that twenty British soll in his cabin rofusing to see acquitted on similar chargos. officers have been killed-Reuter, the Press,--Reutor,

Router.

of Talsifying the records and mis- applying the funds of the bank,

SILVER BILL SIGNED

Washington, June 19. President Roosevelt has signed the Silver Blll-Reuter..

Up to mid-day to-day, there was no. news of any success or fresh development in the search for the

vletima of the Shuntien piracy,

NONNI RIVER FLOODS

EXTENSIVE AREA DEVASTATED

Harbin, June 20. Extensive tracts of land along the Nonnt River in Heilungklang, extending from Tal-Tai-Har to Fularky are bundated as a resulti of a sudden rise of the River.

Considerable damage has been inrga done to the crops and number of houses have beon: washed away. Rofugues are por-) ching on hills or the tops of houses In tho flooded aren nwalting relief-Central News.

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