1934-07-11 — Page 7

Japan's Challenge

BRITISH COTTON LOOM FIGURES

London, July 10.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

BENEFIT CONCERT BUFFALO FIGHTS

FOR SERGT'S WIDOW

AND CHILDREN

CROCODILE

Thrilling Struggle In North Australia

WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1934.

COTTON, WHEAT AND SILVER

LATEST AMERICAN

QUOTATIONS

RADIO BROADCAST

Mcsrs. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz TO-DAY'S BROADCAST. have received the following quota- tions on the New York cotton and wheat and sliver exchanges for yes-

A grand variety benefit concert la to be held in the China Fleet Club Theatre on Wednesday, July 25, for the widow and two child- Mr. Harrison Ross who has just ron of the late Sergt. Frank returned to civilisation at Mt. Ien, The total number of world cot-1 nicliardson, of the R.A.0.C., who Queensland, after big game shoot- terday.

ing in Northern Australia, do crib. ton looms at the end of 1935 shows died last week. Many well-knowned to Austral Nows a unique fight little change as compared with | local artisten will appear.

which he

on the Adelaide saw

crocodile and July 1930, the decrease being 28,800.

The arrangements are in the River between a hands of the committes who have several buffaloes. been responsible for running the tombolas and whist drives for the entertainment of the troops in Hongkong.

The European total is 67,048 lower matnly as the result of a decrease of 104,935 In Grent Bri- tajn.

There has also been a reduction of 85,322 looma in the United States, but increases are reported in Russia, Japan, Chin and India.

The figures have been made available in the second interna-

tional cotton loom census issued

·

Reserved scats will be available at $2.50 and $1, and unreserved, seats at 50 cents.

With an aboriginal boy he was taking cover about sunrise when a hord of buffaloes appeared making for the water, "I saw great bulls”, he said, with a horn spread of fully eight to ten foot."

The herd had watered and had Further details will be publish- left the river, and moved to some little distance, excepting a cow and ed later,

a calf, when suddenly there was a terrific commotion on the bank of the river. Then the startled traveller saw a huge crocodile, with its jaws fast to the cow's head and making frantic effects to drag the beast into the river.

SHENSI

FAMINE

by the Federation of Master Cot-T.V. SOONG ARRANGES ton Spinners.

The total number of looms in place throughout the world is estimated to be 3;130,000, which are distributed na follows:

Britain,

588,000

Japan

277,000

190,000 614,000

India,

USA.,

These compare with 3,159,000 looms in 1930, with Great Britain's 693,000, India, 180,000. Japan, 188,000 and America, 699,000,-.

The proportion of automatic machinery looms in Europe seeme to be increasing with remarkable steadiness, there being 13,994 In Great Britain, as compared with 11,810 three years ago. An in- crenso is also shown in Japan from 15,000 to 21,000, but the United States shows a decline.- Reuter.

BARTHOU-SIMON AGREEMENT

RELIEF LOAN

October December January March

May (1935)

Spot

Cotton.

July 0. Clone

July 10. Closing Range 1225 -- 1218-1240 12.41 12.03-12.64 12.56 1278-1270 12.84-12.85 12.03-12.04 13:00-10.02

RELAY OF HONGKUNG HOTEL ORCHESTRA

4

From ZBW on a wavelength of $65 metres:

4-7 p.. Chinese Programme. 6.6.15 p.m. Chlidren's Concert. 7.10.80 p.m. European Programme, 7. D..

.

London and New York Stock and Commodity Quotations.

7.95-7.30 p.m.

Band Selections from Gilbert and Sullivan's Light. Operas. The Yeomen of the Guard

The Band of H. M. Coldstream

Ruddigore.

DO YOU

REALLY

REALISE

GOLD!

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22.50

12.70

12.77

12.45 12,70

Chicago Wheat

July 1.

Glosa

July 10. Closing Rango

877-874 July

88%-89 September December

89% 90-807% Total sales:-0,478,000 bushels

12,173,000 bunkels)

86-%

87%

Guards.

Winnipeg Wlicat.

July 9.

July 10. Cloro Closing

July October December

75%

The Band of 11.1. Coldstream-

Rango

Trial by Jury. 70%-70% The Sorcerer.

Guards.

77%

78 -78%

The Band of H.M. Coldstream

Guards,

70344-794

Silver.

July

July '10.

8 p.m. Report.

Local Time and Weather

CHEVROLET,

Cloan

Closing

Range

September October December

46.71

40.76-46.80 Vocal--Young und Healthy

40.85

46.85-40.85

17.30

-10.00-46.05

47.25

Total sales:

47.70 47.75-17.75 48.70 4860-18,00

lota 11 lote.

While the unusual battle raged the aboriginal, who had perched in a tree over Mr. Ross's hend. br. Shanghai, July 10.

came panicky, lost his grip and foll Prior to his departure for on top of Mr, Ross, whose rifle im- Tsingtao, Mr. T. V. Soong com- mediately went off. Owing to the picted arrangements with certain din caused by the bellowing herd, Chinese bankers and the National the muffled bellows of the desperate Economic Council for the re- cow, and the smashing of timber, January mittance of $1,500,000 to the the report was apparently un- March

obtain May Government noticed. In order to Provincial Shenai

clearer vision of the battle Mr. Rose for relieving rural districts.

climbed to the perch which had

where he had on uninterrupted been vacated by the aboriginal, view of the struggle.

from

According to a message Tsinanfu, General Han Fu-chit is proceeding to Tsingtao to meet Mr. Soong to-night-Central

News.

WHEAT & CORN

U.S. PRODUCTION ESTIMATES

New York, July 10,

a

The buffalo calf was swept in to the water with one flick of the crocodile's vicious tall, and a second crocodile promptly seized it, made off down stream, and disappeared. Meanwhile the herd of bullaloes, which were ranging some 50 yards Away, were bellowing madly, when, ke an arrow, an old bull, weigh ing close on a ton, rushed with lowered head to the cow's rescue, "A struggle ensued, which", said Mr. Ross, "is almost unbelievable, The big bull made strenuous efforts

7.30-8.15 p.m. Variety.

("42nd Street"),

The Four Musketeers. 47.25-47-26 Organ Solo-L'amour Toujours

RUBBER PRICES

FAVOURABLE OUTLOOK FOR

COMMODITY

London, July 10. The strength of the price of rubbor and rubber shares has rather my alified some quarters, who expected recension in view of the statistical position pad the seasonal falling off of consumption.

It acems that the support is forth- coming in anticipation of the definite results, which are expected by the end! A preliminary estimate by the

of the year. Therefore, it is an- U.S. Government of USA. wheat

ticipated by some circles that the production amounts to 484,000,000 bushels, as compared with 511,30-4-0 et his great cumbersome six-market will gather fresh strength an

the year progressez. under the feet-spread of horns 000 bushels in 1933.

It is pointed out that the moderate crocodile, but the latter did not restriction operating during the next

grip one fraction, few months will coincide with

the

Corn production was estimated relax his (Continued from Page 1

at 2,113,000,000 bushels as com-Again, and again the valiant old sonsonable slackening of manufactur were pared with 2,330,297,000 in 1933. bull charged, until one of his horasing demand. French Afinisters, which

Several other bulls Advices from Amsterdam state These estimates are considered hung loose. concluded nt the Foreign Office this morning, have made very bullish-Swan, Culbertson and joined in the fight and eventually that rumours that the natives are con- the crocodile, sore from the heavy tinuing to tap to the fullest extent It possible for the two

punishment loosed his grip, and have been officially denied by

Home Office. Governments clearly to appreciate

crawled into the river." their respective points of view on the questions under discussion.

Fritz,

CHINESE NAVAL STUDENTS

"These questions have included the French proposals for ad-

Nanking, July 11. ditional mutual Becurity in

The Nanking Ministry of Navy Eastern Europe, the future of the is sending five students to England Disarmament Conference and pre- paration for the Naval Conference to study at a naval college They are expected to complete their of 1935.

i courses in two years.--Central

received

1110

L'amour (Love Everlasting). Organ Solo Tho

Song

of Songs, Jesse Crawford. Song-Brave Hearts. Song--Near and Yet so far.

Evelyn Laye (Soprano). Fox Trot-Because it's Love. Fox Trot-Now that we're

Sweethearts Again.

Jack Jackson and His Orchestra. Piano Duet-Thero's & Ring Around

the Moon.

Plano Duet-Nymph Errant

Selection.

Carroll Gibbons and John W. Green. SongOver on the Sunny Side. Song Masquerading, in the name

of Love.

Hugh Morton (Baritone). Fox Trot-On the Other Side of

Lover's Lane. Fox Trot-Roll up the Carpet.

Ray Noble and His Orchestra. 8.15-8.40 p.m. Orchestral.. Fingal's Cave-Overtura

(Mendelssohn).

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Rouet D'Omphale (Omphalo's Spinning Wheel) (Saint-Gers) (Op. 31).

Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York. L'Apprenti Screler (The Sorcerer's

Apprentice) (Paul Oukas).

Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York. 8.40-9 p.m. From the Studio."

A Recital by Miss Marquerite Diniz (Soprano).

Programme.

The exports of native rubber from Two days later Mr. Ross shot the the Dutch East Indies for April amounted to 21,000 tons, for May 27, crocodile. It was 18 feet long,000 tons; and a further

2,000 tons and its body bare the marks of the have been placed under the control battle it had lost.

of the Customs, which stocks are out. 1. Fado da frista foin or Mirha Mae, side the restriction scheme.

During Juno the native exports 2. O nuit qui mo courre. from the entire Dutch East Indies 3.

-SURGEON'S ART GIVES NEW FACE

PIECES SENT IN A BOTTLE

"In connection with this last News. point Monsieur Pietri will remain in London for a few days longer."

The Society for the Protection of LUNCH WITH MR. BALDWIN.

Children gratefully acknowledges This morning's conversations the following donations,

With her through the Hon. Sir Shouson Chow

face frightfully In- fasted two and a half hours and at and Mr. Kwok Chan-Mr. Tam Shiu-jured as result of a motor car ne- their conclusion, the two French hong, $100, Mr. Choi Po-tin, SICO: cident, a woman from Wellington, Ministers, accompanied by Sir. Mr. Ha Chung-chau, $100; Mr. Chan New Zealand has arrived In Sydney John Simon, crossed over to No. 11 Wa-man, 3100; Mr. Lo Chung-wa, Downing Street to take luncheon $100; Mr. Kwong Tze-ming, $100 to receive treatment from a plastic with Mr. Stanley Baldwin.

Mr. Lul Chan-san, $100; Mr. 1. N. surgeon in Sydney." Chnu, $100; Mr. Wong Pak-kun, $100; In the afternoon, the naval con- Mr. Lau Sing-anm, $100; Mr. Ho Tit. versations were continued at the wan, $100: Mr. 31. K. Lo, $100; the Foreign Office between M. Pietri South China A.A., $30; also from Mr. and Sir John Simon and Sir Bolton. G. Pilcher, $68. Eyres-Mousell-British Wireless,

NEWFOUNDLAND AFFAIRS

DEVELOPMENT PLANS OUTLINED

Lend.

Six small pieces of her face, which had been picked up on the road by a policeman after the smash, arrived with her by the same vessel, in a large bottle according to the officint record at the private hospital where the wo man lies.

The Hongkong International Photo- graphic Society start their series of instructive talks to-morrow (Thurs

The authorities at the New day), when, at 5.30 p.m. in the S. Cal. Font Board Room, Mr. P. A. Dragon Zealand hospital to which she was will give an address on:-"fints on taken realised that it was a case Competitive Photography, with for expert piastic

surgery, of special reference to the Telegraph which Sydney is the home in the Competition." Members and their southern hemisphere. So she was friends are cordially invited to agent there and, also, in preserva tives, the pieces of her face which Loudon, July 10.

hud boen mutilated when she was precipated through the windscreen Answering Parliamentary

I

Mr. A. T. Hamilton also leaves en of her car.. question regarding the economie the Empress of Russia for Vancouver, situation in Newfoundland, the where he wi joln his wife, who left The surgeon expects to have the Dominions Secretary,

“Mr. J. H. on a buliday a short time ago. They flesh completely grafted in a few said the Commission of will both return to the Colony on the weeks, says Austral News. Thomen's had already muide Empress of Russia. considerable progress with deve lopment schemes in Newfoundland and Labrador, and authority had recently been given for special development expenditure of £1,300,-

aue

Amounted-to-10,000, which is most satisfactory.

If no further rise in the price- occurs, the reduction of exports to the basic quota may soon be expected.

Reuter

POLISH FASCISTS

GOVERNMENT DISSOLVES RIGHT WING PARTY-

Warsaw, July 10. The Minister for the Interior: has issued a decree ordering the dissolution of the Radical Light wing organisation, "The National Radical Party," which is a Fas- cist group.

4.

Paul Prtella,

La Partida (The Farewell).

————————-F.-M.-Álvarez.— Norte Lunare (Moonlight

(Night).

Selemit-Doda.

9-9.10 p.m. Octals. Andantino (Song of the Soul)

(Lemare),

Andante in G (Bartate).

J. H. Squire Celeste Octet. La Cinquantaine (Gabriel Marie),

J. H. Squiro Celeste Octet. 9.10-9.30 p.m. From the Studio. Peter Simple will give a second talk on "Nothing in Particular."

9.30 p.m.

London 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity Quotations.

9.43-10 p.m. From the Studio, Selections by the "Music Makere." 10-10.30 p.m. Song Memories,

Orchestra-Gaiety Echoes

(Monckton).

Herman Finck and His Orchestra. VocalFlorrie Forde Old Time

Mexlicy. for

Florrie Fordo (Comedienne). Band-Northern and Southern

Memories (arr. Debroy Somers).

Debroy Somers Band..

Setting forth the grounds the dissolution, the decreo states that the organisation has been "spreading racial hatred, cinss war and leading in street fght Song Ye Banks and Braes

(arr. Leos). Ing"

The dissolution has already be-Song- Sing to me the Old Scotch

Söngs (Lerson). gun in Warsaw, where the Party's headquarters have been placed un der seal.

The Party has 30,000 members, mainly youths, and had a militia modelled on the German Brown Shirts-United Press.

EXCHANGE RATES

Paris.

Berlin...

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF Geneva. IT 18 TIME TO FEAR WHEN ! The Y.M.C.A. tea dance which was Helsingfors. 100, to be financed by long-term | TYRANTS SEEM TO K198,-Shake- fixed for Thursday, has been can- Oslo

celled and will be held on Wednesday, Athens loans from the Colonial Develop-speare.

July 18.

Alan ment Fund.

Buenos Aires One enso ench of diphtheria, menła-

Mr. F. A. Britton, of St. Stephen's Shanghni.... This expenditure would be de-' voted to the building of fishing gitis and puerperal fover with one College, accompanied by his wife, will New York. versele for purchase by fishermen death, two cases of typhoid with one leave for Shanghai on the Empress of Anisterdaus.

death and 68 deaths from tuberca-Russia on Friday. After a short stay Vienna. on the instalment plan, to loals were reported during the week in the northern elty, they will join Prague..

road. construction with a view to facil-ended July 7. There was a clean bill the Empress of Japan for Vancouver. Hucharest tating agricultural settlement of health for the Colony on Monday. and to development of a harbour

The Women's Auxiliary of the Hongkor

Madrid..

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15.08

15.47

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4.00 20.9/10 20.11/10 .103.16/16.154.7/16 -British Wireless.

at Port au Basques, the railway The wedding is announced to take Society for the Prolection of Children Brussel. terminus on the west const-place on August 22 at the Union wish to acknowledge donations Stockholm. British Wirelena.

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wick, near Brighton.

Joseph Hislop (Tenor). 10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-Day Press News. Fur ther London Exchange and Commodity Quotations followed by New York Opening Quotations.

10.10 p.m. Close Down.

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