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FOUNDED 1881

No. 11536

=#1 9t#JAÆRT WEDNESDAY, JUNE, 27, 1934.

DEVASTATING FLOODS IN

KONGMOON DISTRICT

HOUSES, BRIDGES

MACHADO ESCAPES

FROM U.S.A.

RAIL HAVOC Now Reported To Be

In Domingo

(Special to "Talegraph”)

TEN FEET OF WATER IN Telegraph. Consright, Talagraskla Mo

TOISHAN CITY

SHANGHAI HEAT WAVE DEATHS

Kongmoon, June 26. As the result of torrential rains in the past few days, the city of Toishan is being

agra Ordinance, 3374. Ravvived June 17. p. a.)

New York, June 26. Ex-President Machado of Cuba, for whom a warrant was recently lagued in the United States at the request of the Cuban Government. got out of the country safely.

It reported from Port-au- Princo that he has been located on a farm owned by President Re- Trujillo of the Dominican public, dfteen salles from Santo Domingo United Press.

REPRISALS

THREAT

ANGLO-GERMAN DISPUTE

DIMMER HOPE OF AGREEMENT

· London, June 26. . Hopes of an amicable set- tlement of the Anglo-German debt dispute have been dim- med by the nature of a state- Simon RZEMIER | Mment issued in Berlin prior to the departure for London

submerged in some places to LOCAL CAPTAIN of the German delegation.

a depth of more than ten feet,

Numerous houses. brlidges, ronda and other means of com- munication have been wrecked,

DIVORCED

The German Government re- grets, the statement doclared, "that It is unable to accept the arguments of Britain which seems

including a section of the Ning WIFE'S PETITION IN partially to have been based upon

Yang railway and the telephone, ! telegraph and olectric light] systems.

The city was plunged into dark-}· ness for almost twenty hours on Sunday.

Three carried off

railway bridges were

by the food, while; numerous sleepers were destroy-i

ed. Railway communication

can-

ENGLAND

AN UNDEFENDED

SUIT :

On the grounds that her

not be restored to Taishan for husband Capt. Joseph Crosth-

several days,

waite had coinmitted misconduct

a misunderstanding of the pro- ceedings at the Berlin transfer conference.

The German Government aniso| regrets that the British Government thinks it necesary

to

enforce its viewpoint by threatening compulsory measures. whereby Germany is compelled to take corres ponding defensive measures, 7 The German debt delegates have

The logets sustained by the with a Chinese girl in Hongkong.since arrived in London, driving to Ning-Yang Rallrond company Mrs. Winifred Mary.Crosthwaite, In-hotel front Liverpool Street in u alone are estimated nt over who gave her address Astaxicab driven, strangely enough, $150,000,

Empress Avenue, The Drive, Il- by a Jewish driver-Reuter. ford, was granted an undefended petition in the Divorce Court last month before the President, Sir Boyd Merriman.

The flood is now showing signs of receding-Central News.

SHANGHAI HEAT WAVE.

BRITAIN'S NEGOTIATOR. Sir Frederick Lelth Ross, Chief

Economic Adviser to the Govern- ment, accompanied by Treasury officials, will conduct the negotin- tions on behalf of the British

on Government with the German delegation respecting the German transfer moratorium.

Shanghai, June 27. Caves of sunstroke and beat

During the hearing it was stated prostration are mounting up in that the parties were married at

Register Office consequence of the persistence of Hackney record-breaking high temperatures September 25, 1918, and Inter came in Shanghai and the surrounding to live in Hongkong. Mrs. Crosth districts. Scores sufferers Waite returned to England for a from prostration and sun stroke time in 1930, and on her return to have been stricken in the country the Colony found that her husband side, mostly farmers and coolies, had committed misconduct with threatening to create a serious Chinese girl. situation Central Newa.

of

YELLOW RIVER FLOODS.

Tientsin, June 27. The continued rise of the 'Yal-

a

Mrs. Croathwaite was given the custody of the two children of the marriage.

low River, especially the section SON BORN TO THE running across Hopei Province,

has caused widespread floods att

several points in that province.

The districts already flooded in-

TUNNEYS

clute Fengyiu, Huangling and | STRAPPING EIGHT Pantang, where thousands of re- fugees are in need of immedințe | · relief.

The Hopei Provincial Govern- ment has urged the Yellow River Conservancy Bureau to

take energency measures to strength- en dykes in order to prevent an extension of the flood disaster.—— Central News,

YOUNGSTER

LB.

日六十月五

SINGLE COPT' 10 CENTE $14.00, PER ANNUM

DUNLOP

is the

SAFEST TYRE

HUGE CURRENCY EXPANSION BY EXPLOITING SILVER

Sir Robert Clive, Britain's new Ambassador in

okyo and Lady Clive, who have just arrived' in the Japanese capital.

PACE TOO HOT FOR THE

FORGED

NOTE RAIDS

SERIES CARRIED OUT BY POLICE

•

GOLF VETERANS.

BRITISH OPEN QUALIFIERS

LOWEST LIMIT ON RECORD

BERT GADD LEADS

London, June 26.

HEAVY PURCHASES PLANNED

RATIO POLICY PROGRAMME

COMPLETION BY END OF YEAR?

Washington, June 26. Huge currency expansion by the employment of silver as legal-metallic-reserve, is planned, as a recovery mea- sure, according to prominent spokesmen of the govern- ment.

Members of the Adminstration believe that the new silver pur- chases plan will cause a currency expansion of at least $940,600,- 000, with a corresponding increase jin commodity prices by the end of

THAT ARMS in commodity pric

EMBARGO

STILL HELD UP BY JAPAN AND ITALY

CONTRACT ISSUE

London, Juno 26.

.

This was disclosed in official quarters, after Senator Dies had announced that the Treasury De partment bad already bought about 70,000,000 ounces, although, he sald, the exact amount could not be

posltively ascertained because

metal was being par chased on American account in' darkota throughout the world.

the

and the Treasury tabulations were not yet up-to-date.

It la reported elsewhere that the Questioned as to the conditions average price paid hitherto for attached by Italy to her accept-silver by the Treasury has been

of the arms embargo on 44 cents an ounce. Bolivia and Paraguay, Sir John

ance

TREASURY NEEDS.

Simon in the House to-day said he understood that the. Italian Gov-

Senator Dies said the Bureau ernment had made their accept of Printing and Engraving is for ance of the contemplated measure behind schedule in the printing conditional upon acceptance by a

NO INFORMATION OR EVIDENCE

Acting on allegations that The German representatives Chinese forgers were trying

be who will include Dr. Berger, of

The pace set in the qualify-number of other specified Govern- of new silver certificates to

Issued on the basis of the metal. the Ministry of Finance, to dispose of spurious Java,

As the Italian list included the Treasury would need

He said h Ullrich, of the Economic Depart notes in Hongkong, five ing, rounds of the British

he estimated that the to buy ment of the Foreign Office, and Police raids were organised pen Golf Championship U.S.S.R. and Japan, invitation 1,254,000,000 ounces to comply. invited to yesterday morning on dif- to-day was too hot for the were duly transmitted by the with the new law requiring pay- League Committee of Three to chases until silver constitutes 25 hold the first meeting at the ferent Chinese tenement majority of Britain's most the Governments of these two per cent. of its monetary reserve.

houses and firms.

Dr. Blessing, a Director of the Reichsbank, will be

Treasury to-morrow morning. BILL PASSES COMMONS.

famous veterans of

At least six former holders of

the countries to participate also.

It is estimated that the above The Government of the U.S.S.R.figure, added to what the Govern- had announced their agreement.

ment already owns will give the The position as regards Japan United States about 2,000,000,000 was that a formal agreement bad

ouncea..

*

at

As far as can be ascertained no course. The Money Resolution in con- nection with the Debt Clearing spurious, notes wore discovered. Offices and Import Restrictions Several persons were detained, but the title, including George Dun-not yet been given although it has (Reprisals) But, passed

all were released after interroga-enn, James Braid, E. Ray, Arthur been explained that no exports of

75 CENTS AN OUNCE, singes in the Commons 'to-day.

When the House went into tion at the Police Station.

Havers, Herd and White, wero arms had, in fact, been sent from

Japan to Bellvia or Paraguay.

Treasury officials arrived committee on the bill, a Liberal

Each raiding party was headed among the eliminated.'"

The Italian Government had their $940,500,000 estimate by member moved an amendment to by foreign detectives and inspec-1

of 152 or also stipulated that current con by 76 cents, saying the United multiplying 1,204,000,000 ounces Players were scores limit its duration to twelve tora and in all cases the entire better alone qualified for the tracts should be exempted from States would be lucky if it obtain- months from 1st July next.

the proposed embargo,

been ed around one-fifth of the world's This, he said would be a premises of the building concerned Anni stage. This in itself is

This difficulty had not ye gesture to Germany that the Bri-

indicative of the standard of golf overcome, though the League Com-total supply without paying more was carefully searched. (De Teiroraph, Copyright. Telegraphis Attish would be prepared not to

Places said to have been visited put up, which was little short of mittee of three had recommended than an average of 75 cents an engage in reprisals but would

magnificent. The qualifying that if such a. reservation was to ounce-Reuter. New York, June 26. rather do everything possible to include No. 169, Des Voeux Road point of 162 is the lowest in the be made definite, u very brief time Mirs, Gene Tunney, the wife of facilitate and increase Anglo-Central, second and third floors; long history of the championship. limit should be laid down during the famous unbeaten ex-champlon | German trade.

(Special to "Telograph")

sages Ordinance. 24 923 1.m.i

birth to a son."

Received

June

boxer of the world. to-day gave The motion was. however, with-the China Trading Corporation in drawn when the Chancellor of Queen's. Rond. Central; the Tung The baby weighed 8 lbs. 4 oz., Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamber-Fong Boarding House in Con- strapping Youngster. Both. Jain, aangunced his willingness naught Road Central; No. 19, Yick; mother and son are doing well, to limit the

operation of the Yam Street, Happy Valley and an Mrs. Tunney was formerly Miss measure, to two years.

Lauder,

SIX DEATHS.

Shanghai, June 27. The heat wave caused sixi deaths in Shanghal from hent-1" stroke yesterday, although a strong breeze brought some relief,

The populace took advantage of

a burst, twenty-inch walor-thain near the General Hospital which turned the vicinity into a lake.

There has been

general 11

abatement of crime in the last two days. There have been no armed robberies and ao street fights.--- Renter,

CHINA'S TARIFF

REVISION

MR. ARIYOSHI'S VISIT TO NANKING

Nanking, June 27, Mr. Ariyoshi, the Japanese Minister, called on

Mr. Wang Ching-wel, neting Forelga Minals ter, at his official residence yester day afternoon. The conversation lasted for one hour and a half, and Mr. Ariyoshi detalled the Japanese attitude towards the proposed rovisions of the Chinese Importa customs tariff.

BRILLIANT PLAY.

TREASURY STATEMENT.

Washington, June 26.

which it should be operative.

Sir John Simon added that he An indication of the rate had no information as to the dura Bert Gadd, of Brandball. Bir- tion of existing Italian contracts. of the Treasury purchases Over thirty countries have deof silver is given in an offi- mingham, led the field at the close of the day. He was brilliantly clared their agreement in principle consistent throughout, returning a with the proposed arms embargo, cial statement of Treasury Ports course at Deal and a card two Governments on the list of

of 69 for the St. George's course those approached from which such to-day.

a declaration has not, as yet, been at Sandwich.

onephine Land of of andrew the Government's purpose in tak-way Bay.

The Chancellor remarked that other Chinone residence in Cayeoard of 70 for the Royal Cinque Italy and Japan being the only bullion transactions issued

hoiress to the ing the powers contained in the Carnegie and £10,000,000 fortune. of Mr. bill was to give notice to the George Lauder.

world that they were so equipped October, 1928, and this is the first hood of circumstances arising They were married in Rome in and thereby to reduce the likeli child of the union-United Press, which would require these powers

to be uncd.--British Wireicas.

DOLLAR AGAIN

RISES

LOCAL MARKET STEADY

HELIUM GAS FIND IN AMERICA

FOURTEEN BILLS VETOED

Presidential Slaughter in Washington

Adums

SUGAR DUTY

Henry Cotton who bruke the reached.-Britian Wireless, Cinque Ports record with a round of 66 had a'bad' time at Deal, but occupied equal second place with Percy Allisa and James

Shanghal, June 27. (Ireland) both of whom set up It fa strongly rumoured here that new records for the Deal course, ja reduction in the duty on foreign. with cards of 67.

sugar is proposed by the Nanking The American challengers all Finance Ministry.--Central News. qualified, but not one of them was at all convincing."

PROMINENT AMATEURS.

Washington, June 26.. ACQUIRED FOR THE

After announcing his latention GOVERNMENT

of broadcasting another message to the nation on Thursday evening. Washington, June 20 The Hongkong dollar advanced

The nequisition of all gas rights President Roosevelt to-day vetoed 1/8th this morning to 13. 5.3/8 in the fifty-thousand acre cliffsideo fewer than fourteen routine former Cambridge captain, who

Bills. helium-gne bearing fold

dug to the strength of silver.

at

GX-

The best nmhtour performance was put up by E. F.-Storey, the

was equal third at the end of the The market locally is quite Amarillo, Texas, for a reserve sup-

They were measures that passed day. steady, with inter-bank businessly for the tiefence services has through Congress during the closing reported at 18. 674d.

Robert Sweeny played been announced by the Federal days..

ceedingly good golf at Doal, and Bureau of Minos-Reuter.

The President disregarded the with an aggregate of 30, úroke usunl custom of allowing the the amatour record for the course. mensures to die a natural” death James Wallace, the Scottish WAR DEBT NOTE

want of the Presidential artisan golfer, who reached the London, June 26. signature.

Anal of the British amateur open,

BACK ON THE JOB

Washington, June 20.

for

and failed to qualify with a total, of 160, eight over the limit.

SOME OF THE SCORES. The fair leading returns were:

Bert Gadd... 70-160-180 H. Cotton. 60-76141 P. Allian

74--67-147 J. Adams ... 74-4-07-141 Other scores were:

E, F. Storey.... 704-73144

R. Sweeny

76--69-145 MacDonald Smith 76-1-73—148 D, Shute (holder) 76--73—149 G. Sarazon ·76-1-75=150.

J. Kirkwood.... 76-4-75-150

It

General Hugh Johnson, the Na- loanl Recovery Administration, The British Government's reply Instead, he wrote on each "Dia-only to be overwhelmed by tho may be recalled that Arthur After attending a reception last who has been away from office for to the recent American Note on approved" and that the signature most amazing display of golf in Havers, who failed to qualify for evening, Mr. Arlyosh! returned to sovorni daya taking a rest ordered war debts will be delivered in had been withheld, with a brief the history of the game, by the championship this year, was Shanghai by the night train.- by his medical adviser, returned to Washington to-morrow. British statement of the reason for refusal Lawson Little, could not deal with, the last Englishman who succeed- Central News.

his deak to-day-United Press, Wireless.

to sign appended.-Neuter.

the open championship courses' ed in winning the title-Router.

The

announcement shows that silver receipts under the executive (Continued on Page 7.)

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