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CA MATANGE TUESDAY, JUNE

26,

1934,

日五十月五

HEAT WAVE HITS SHANGHAI

AND YANGTSZE VALLEY

MERCURY SOARS TO 101.5

HOTTEST JUNE DAY ON RECORD

MANY CASES OF PROSTRATION

Shanghai, June 26. Yesterday was the hottest

June day in Shanghai for over sixty years. Beyond that there is no record for comparison.

The mercury soared to,101.5) degrees Fahrenheit in the shade, which is the highest registry in Shanghai since the foundation of the Sleeawel 'Observatory in 1873.

The nearest high record in the; known past was 100.4 in June -.1803.

coll- were

The intense, heat caused siderable suffering. There many cases of prostration, although no xerious cases have come to light.

PLANE DIVES INTO CROWD

Five Killed: Fifteen Injured

Belgrade, June 25,

Two men and three women were killed to-day when an acroplane crashed among spectators during a flying display at Belischtche. Fifteen others were injured. -Renter

ARCOPHACQUnga

CHANGE OF TUNE?

NEW GERMAN NOTE ON|

DEBT OBLIGATIONS

CONCILIATORY.

IN TONE

Berlin, June 25, ‹

A fresh German Note to Britain on the subject of! debts and obligations has

BOMB ATTACK ON been handed to the British

GANDHI

THROWN INTO WRONG CAR

SEVEN INJURED

Poona, June 25.

A dastardly attempt was to-day made by a gang of the Thousands of Chinese sought re-political terrorists on Hef in the streets and along the Bund up to a very late hour.

The Observatory. is unable to forecast any relief from the burn-

ing beat to-day.-Reuter.

WIDESPREAD SCORCHING.

Shanghal, June 26. The whole of Central China is experiencing a scorching heat-wave with temperatures more that 100 degrees in the shade at nearly all recording stations. The tempera- ture in Shanghat was over 101

life of the Mahatma Gandhi.

A bomb was thrown, exploding

Ambassador and will próba- bly determine whether or not a trade war will develop out of the dispute.

Despite Dr. Schacht's recent threat, the German Note, which was despatched to London to- night, and it is confidently expect- ed that it will reveal a concilia. tory tone, likely to leave the way open for a compromise.

It is believed that the Note as-i serts that Germany's present plight is mainly due to the burden arges that of reparations and political questions must not be confused with financial problems. GERMANY'S POSITION.

The Note also reiterates that with great violence, but Gandhi Germany desires to meet all her was not in the car he was thought obligations in full as and when to be occupying and the attack able to do so. Germany is ve

was con-ready to 'ns he

hear any new proposal. by her creditors in the matter of facilitating payment.

misfired us for cerned,

Seven of his closest supporters were, however, injured by the bomb which was thrown right into the

car.

SCOUT ERROR.

Meanwhile, in London, the passed House of Commons. has the Debts Clearing Office Bill without a division.

Mr. L. Hore-Belisha, Financial | Gandhi owes hia escape primari (Secretary to the Treasury, wind- degrees, slightly higher than that ly to a mistake by the leader of a ing up the debate, said that the in Nanking. A number of cases boy scouts band, who believing powers under the Bill would be

of prostration have been reported that he was on board the car,fused with moderation. in both cities.

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WIMBLEDON OPENS IN BLAZE

OF UMPIRE CRITICISM

Accompanied by Japanese officials, Mr. Eimel Kuramoto, Japanese viceśconsul, whose disappear- ance for five days in Nanking was responsible for one of the most extensive manhunts in the capital, in shown, immediately behind the uniformed Japanese police officer, descending the gang-plank at

AUSTRALIA

FAILS

Hongkow Wharf in Shanghai-

BRISTOL MID-AIR

COLLISION

THE WORST EVER KNOWN

REASON FOR THE COMPLAINTS

* NO SURPRISES

IN RESULTS

London, June 26. Wimbledon opened to-day, in very unsettled weather, and a blaze of controversy..

The competitors were almost un- animous In complaint that the um- piring was the worst they have ever known.

The fact that the Umpires' Asso+ ciation forced the Wimbledon BU- thorities to use higher chairs than saual, making them 5 feet, 6 Inches, in height, is generally attributed as the

cause of the trouble. This bellef is so strongly held that a

SHANGHAI request has been forwarded for the

PILOTAGE

AT A PINCH Three Flying Officers BRITAIN MAKES

VERITY REVELS IN CONDITIONS

-

HOT SUN ON WET WICKET.

London, June 25. Typical_English__weather

ordered the band to strike up the The deduction, he said, would played a leading part in the Messages from Hankew, Chin-opening chords of air of wel begin at twenty per cent, and as Second Test match to-day

This was taken AR kiang and Hangchow report similar come,

the Germany herself had stated that when England defeated conditions

the conditions, and

are signal for throwing of the she intended to continue to pay her

debts in marka, exporters' goods Australia by an innings and particularly severe..nt Hangchow, bomb. where, with other places in Che-

Gandhi arrived in another curlonght to receive full payment.

38 runs. itians a long spell of drought has five minutes later.

BRITAIN'S LEVER. added to the sufferings.

Five arrests were made.-Reu ter.

Failure of crops in Chekinny and a large part of Shensi is feared as rains have been exceptionally in these particular areas

- Central since early this your. News.

senree

EDWARDS MYSTERY

UNSOLVED

Leave To Assume Death

Granted

FIVE IN HOSPITAL.

Au

Killed

*London, June 25. Three R.A.F. flying officers were killed to-day: In a mid-air collision near Bristol.

- A fourth man escaped by

clear leaping.

of the wreckage. He was slightly injured.

There have been ten fatal R.A.F. accidents in 1934 with seventeen deaths, but ' these figures are well below the average. Reuter,

The Australians, after six weeks World's

If the Reichsbank did not pay of batting on hard wickets similar

British exporters in full that to their own had their first ex Oldest Man

would be tantamount to a furher perience of a pitch made tricky default on the part of Germany. by a heavy week-end rain and iò- Press exclusive United

As long as Germany did not take day's hot sun. message says that the attack steps to restrict trade further by When the dny opened, the score

Patood England: 440; Australis, 192, accurred outside the Town Hall artificial methods, there was

when Gandhi was due to receive reason why the system should not for two wicketa.

an Address.

work to the mutual convenience of both sides.

If, on the other hand, Germany Five of the victims are in a serious condition In hospital at took other steps, the Bill armed the British Government with the fullest powers.

Poona.

Explosion

Shanghai, June 26. In New

The kidnapping of a

British

lighthouse-keeper, Mr. Edwards, Territories

from Breaker Point lighthouse, off the Fukien const, two years ago, has been brought up in the British Court for China,

The mystery of his fate has never been solved, but it has long been presumed that he was killed by the bandits who kidnapped him, his wife and four February, 1932.

children

in

TWO CHILDREN SEVERELY INJURED

An explosion of gunpowder at Tai-0, in the Pingshan district.

New Territories, yesterday,

His wife and children were sub-sulted saquently released.

England's slow bowler, Verity, found the conditions ideal for him and he soon had the Australians in trouble.

Gravely Ill

use of lower chairs for the remain- der of the tournament.:

Some of the players said that they had been umpired out offŷic- tory, which is a very unusual, ac- [cusation for Wimbledon, where the players are usually very sports. REPRESENTATIONS make in such matters. It see

NANKING PROMISE OF REVISION

<xtremely unlikely that they would say, these things without a reason. NO SENSATIONS.

Otherwise, the day's play lacked London, June 25. sensation. It was devoted exclu Changes proposed by the Nan-sively to men's singles and although king Government in pilotage ar-De Stefani was given a very hard rangements at Shanghai have led fight and a scare by Landau, he was to strong representations by the the only seeded player to undergo British Government.

that experience.

Sir John Simon, the Foreign The grimness of the Stefani- Minister, replying in the House Landau struggle may be estimated of Commons to-night, to a number from the fact that it wont to 58, of questions' relating to Shanghai | games in only four sots! pilotage, said that owing to the Perry gave away the third act of Raution of the Chinese Government his match to Lt. C. E. R. Tuckey, in drawing up provisional pilotage the Army champion, but he took regulations intended to supercede the next set to love and settled the those codified In 1868, Sir Alex match and any, fears. ander Cadogan had made repre- sentations to the Chinese Govern Boussus, and young McGrath had a Hare went down to Christian

ZARO AGHA NOT EXPECTED TO LIVE

:

ment.

Sir Alexander had pointed out short life against Sydney Wood.

All the seeded players went into that the matter was one which also involved the interest of for the second round. Reuter and elin Powers and that the now Special Copyright Service. provisional regulations were not Exclusive detailed scores will be

found on Page Eight.

satisfactory.

Sir John Simon informed the

Commons that he understood the

British vlew to be shared by other REBELS ACTIVE IN interested governments,

TO BE REVISED.

In reply to Britain's represent- ations, the Chinese Government

A Bevere

On the basis of TRANSPORTATION

Istanbul, June 25. Their first innings closed for

The oldest man in the world,

MANCHURIA 284, when they required -only six TRADE DISLOCATION.

runs to avoid the "Follow on." the famous Turk of many wives, Batting again, they were able to Zaro Agha, is believed to be on

Shanghai. June 26. He did not, however, believe

Chinese reports from Manchurla counter the new problem and the the point of death. that Germany would take steps whole side was out for 118.

had Indicated that મ revised give brief details of the activitice which would merely result in the

version of the new regulations of a powerful force of anti-Man Verity, the prime Instrument of Zaro Agha claims to be more would be communicated to the chukuo irregulars, who are worry- dislocation of her own commerce. their down-fall, took 7 wickets for than 160 years of age and he has interested governments in

The Financial Secretary to the

due Ing the Japanese. Treasury stated that the United 61 runs in their first innings and been seriously ill in hospital at course. Kingdom's holdings of the Dawes eight wickets for 43 in their second Istanbul, for nearly two months. In view of this statement and

in East Kirin. and Young Loans amounted to innings. He captured fourteen Very alender hopes nre

while Chutsekal, after an attack about £10,000,000 of Dawes and wickets to-day for 80 runs and held out for his recovery, who is the subject of discussion between by the irregulars in overwhelming now the fact that the question is still USS at Dament is in pro 19,000,000 of Young bonds. The after the tea Interval he took six so gravely ill that his relatives Sir Alexander Cadogan and the numbers, has been taken by the

have been sent for, annual service required £1,700,000. of these for 15.

Chinese Foreign Ministry, he was rebels. ~Beuter."

Althogather his performance hasi never or very rarely been equalledter and his eleventh wife, much say more.

His eighty-eight-year-old daugh-Junable at the present moment to The Japanese military are send- He could, howevor, ing heavy reinforcements to the MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S SPEECH, in Test cricket.

are assure the House that the British area from Tunbua, Central Newor England was undoubtedly for younger han his daughter,

Government was fully alive to the London, June 26,

tunate in the weather and in remaining at his bedside.

Only a few weeks ago, he re-Interests of British shipping and The Chancellor of the Exche- having probably the best bowler In ro- in two young children, quer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, in the world for buch conditions,ceived a letter from a 53-year-old of any British pilots who might On a motion by Mrs. Edwards, man, being severely injured.

the son and daughter of a fisher-the House of Commons to-day. To-day was the first occasion American woman proposing marri be affected by changes in the re- moved the second reading of the England had beaton Australin at age. She was apparently not

gulations-Router. the Court granted leave to deposó

Debts Clearing Offices and Import that her husband's death occurred

They were playing with a light Restrictions Reprisals Bill--a mont Lord's since 1896. England and aware that he had a wife still

alive-Reuter, on or after July 31, 1932, for theed smoking water-pipe, which came sure to deal with the situation match-Britiel Wireless. purposes of settling the estate into contact with a store of gun-created by the decision

sion of the powder, evidently used for fishing Reichsbank to suspend for purposes, and caused a violent ex-montha, aa from July 14, all cash the Reichebank reserve of gold and plosion.

transfers on German long and foreign exchange, and it was Bald The two children, Fan Fook-taf, medlum tern: debts abroad. olnd that this reserve had been aged 6, and Fan Cheong, aged 5ing the Young and Dawes Loans. sacrificed in an effort to maintain wore taken to the Kowloon Hospi. Mr. Chamberlain expressed re- payment of German obligations. tal, with Injuries abated to be of gret that the Government found

DEFENCE ALLEGES A very great fact was a serious character.

themselves bound to introduce this part of this serious diminution in

MISCONDUCT ·· measure, and said there was no reserve had been due to a device doubt that the position of Germany adopted by the Reichsbank, which, Frank Lewiston Adarason, for

to mer manager of a jazz band at the while neting" :að manager. He the Shuntak District. A bly hole with regard to foreign exchange in its effect, was equivalent

drunk. appeared at the bottom of the necessary to discharge her ob depreciation of German currency, Gloucester Building, and later states that Adamson was

tightly or wrongly, creditore manager of the Marcel Buffet, 70, assaulted tho eorvants, was ship when the mishap occurred.igations was one of very great

dimculties.

of all countries no longer felt the Nathan Road, commenced a claim familiar, with thom, and failed to A motor launch, carrying many But for the efforts of her coxswain

confidence they had had in the for damages for wrongful diamin-necount for

monies ns ho should - passengers and sundry goods,who rushed her as far as possible

good faith of Germany.

sal against Nathan Blumenthal, have done. struck a rock on Sunday afternoon towards the shore, onabling pas

In the British Note, it was made proprietor of the Buffet, at, the There is no acounter-claim in the Chungshan District, four sengers to got within swimming persons being drowned, dlatance, a more serious disaster In the German Note to Great clear that the door was still open Buereme Court this morning. for $598.12 and another unasssss-

Originally his claim was for ad amounhenger The motor launch was the Shun would havo.. occurred. Central Britain, a great deal of emphasis for further negotiation, and the

(Continued on Page=7.); $17,000-damages and costs, but at The case is proceeding LI, plying between Kongmoon and News,

was told upon the reduction. In

Reuter,

FOUR DROWNED IN RIVER MISHAP

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A ROCK

HITS│—

Canton, June 28.

GERMANY'S FOOD. FAITH..

DOUBTED."

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