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五拜雞

OTZALAN FRIDAY, JULY

20,

1934.

日九月六

SHIP'S CAPTAIN

CAPTAIN DR. ALFRED SZE'S ATTACK

FOUND SHOT

MASTER OF YUET ON

SUICIDE WHILE IN DOCK

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TAIKOO TRAGEDY

Captain Jorgen Bruhn, the master of the river steamer Yuct On, was found shot dead in his cabin at Taikoo Docks this morning.

A Smith-Wesson .38 revolver was in the brands of the dead man and there is little doubt that

took his own life.

he

GENERAL ELECTION

AT HOME TALK

Described As Rubbish By Premier

Quebec, July 19. Talk of a general election -in Great Britain as an carly likelihood is rubbish, de- clared Mr. Ramsay Mac- Donald when he arrived this afternoon with Miss Ishbel MacDonald for 2 seven weeks' holiday in Canada. He had an hour's talk with the Canadian Premier before leaving for Nova Scotia. Router,

ON JAPANESE POLICY.

MENACE TO

PEACE

IN FAR EAST

AGGRANDISEMENT

AT ANY TIME -

A

A DOCTRINE OF FORCE

fierce attack

upon Japanese policy in the F'ar East, with especial reference to her programme in China,

Ipton Binclair

is launched by Dr. Alfred Banned

The body was found by a cabin-Sze, the Chinese Minister in boy at about 7.30 a.m. lying on the bed, face to the colling. The: revolver was held in Captain Bruhn's left hand with his righti thumb on the tringer.

A bullet had ponetrated the. forehead.

He was last seen alive at o'clock last night on board the Yust On which has been in dock at Talkoo for reft for about ten doya,

Challenge to Heat

Wave Record?

Captain Bruhn had been master] · of the Yuct On for from thirteen to fourteen months and it la un- derstood that he was About to be dismissed, furnishing the apparent motive for the net.

HALF-WAY STAGE REACHED

The present wave has a long way to go before it establishes a record for the Colony so far

peratures are concerned.

Washington, in a magazine] article.

In

Further territorial aggrandise Germany

ment may be attempted at any time, it the Japanese military

clique who control affairs con- UPTON SINCLAIR sider it is propitious, according to the Minister.

ON THE "INDEX"

Writing in the North American' Review, Dr. Sze asserts that Japan in stili unsatisfied with her Far! Eastern conquests, and is

only

Berlin, July 19. Upton Sinclair's works have

awaiting a favourable occasion to been banned throughout Gor augment her gains.

many on the orders of Dr. Dr. Szo altacks the principles of Goebbels, the Minister of Pro- the so-called Asiatic Monroe Doc- trine, comparing it with the Unit-paganda, tem-ed States Monroe Doctrine, which Allah copies within the he says, is based on principles of Reich Theeing confiscated. self-defence, whereas Japan Enquiries at the Royal Obser-mands the right to seize additional coming, but it is assumed that No official explanation is forth

Sinclair's recent strictures of the

Captain Drabu Jeaven a wife and son in Germany, and was about is successive days of high forty-eight years of age,

SAMOS INCIDENT SETTLED

FUNERAL SERVICE AT SCENE

MILITARY POWER.

vatory reveal the fact that the re-territory. cord for. successive days of heat was set up in 1928, when from July 24 to August inclusive——a period of eleven days-Lemper- atures exceeding 90 were recorded every day.

In July, 1896, there were eight

successive days when 90 degrees and beyond were recorded and in July, 1915, seven days..

de-

Upton Sinclair, is the author of

DEATH FOR BANDITRY

TRAIN-WRECKERS.

SENTENCED

SOVIET TRIAL BROADCAST

(Special to "Telegraph")

Illy Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphio He ANGER. Ordinner, 1521. Recstrad July 20. 8.m.!

Moscow, July 19. Listeners-in in Soviet Russla wero to-day afforded an op portunity of hearing the pro- ceedings and the fate of the accused in the trial of a number of men and a woman charged with train-wreckera.

It was alleged that they were responsible for several serious mishaps on the Soviet Railways.

and with holding up and looting They were charged with banditry

trains, and three of them were sentenced to death by shooting.

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SEVERE DEFEAT FOR LABOUR

POLAND'S FLOOD

DISASTER

Fifty Thousand Families Destitute

Warsaw, July 19:

Fifty thousand families are destitute as a result of the floods, declared. the Premier, M. Kozlowski,

after a voyage of inspection along the Vistula.-Reuter.

ECHOES OF JUNE 30

CHANGE IN NAZI ECONOMIC POLICY

STRASSER'S SONS AND HITLER

Berlin, July 19. - An important change in

The plan adopted by the accused was the comparatively simple one Nazi administration of loosening the metals during the announced to-day. night and then to swoop down on the first train to become derailed.

A girl accomplice was sentenced two other men were sent to guol to three years' imprisonment and forten-pare and eight years respectively.-Renter Special.

COLLAPSE

OF

S. F. STRIKE

MARITIME UNIONS TO FIGHT ON

GEN. JOHNSON BEHIND SCENE

(Special to "Telegraph”)

(Dy Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphic Miss- 30944 Ordinance. XAPG. Received 20, 18:50 4m9.)

San Francisco, July 19. The collapse of the general strike is regarded as the worst defeat Labour has ex- perienced for years.

It is learned that, for the pre- sent, the recaloftrant maritime unions, led by Harry Bridges,. militant longshoremen's · leader, will not abide by the General Striko Committeo's decision but

will remain on strike, aided by the

was teamsters and one or two other

small groups.

Count von Dergold is the new

After the strike cessation decis- leader of Germany's economic iffe ton had been announced, Bridges said: "The longshoremen and the in succession to Dr. Kesslor.

It may be recalled that Herr maritime workers won't go back. Hitler has been struggling with Big We can run our own.strike and wo Business recently following objec will." tions to the trend of the Nazi BRIDGES IN DANGERS? economic policy under Dr. Kessler'a' direction.

Hitler regime are responsible." |SUDDEN DEATH OF Dr. Sze says that Japanese policy a series of vigorous Socialistic MR. C.W.F. BOOKER Nazi lender, Gregor Strasser, at ship when the longshoremen hold is particularly dangerous inasmuch novels, painting in lurid colours

as her Army and Navy are not the vice, lawlessness and corrap- subject to civil authority and con- tion that permeate many walks of FATAL COLLAPSE IN trol.

| life in the United States. "A nation organised like Japan His books have been banned on

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is always a menace to international many occasions in the United So far the present spell of heat Peace," says Dr. Sze,

Many residents will hear"with" States. His first sensational ex- has yielded temperatures of 90 "China will never surrender an pogures of the conditions in the deep regret of the death of Mr. C. and over for five successive days.inch of her territory or sovereign Chicago meatyards, "The Jungle," W. F. Booker, manager of Messrs.

This is not abnormal, according

rights under stress of military, failed to find a publisher and was Bishop and Lacey, Ltd., Exchange to Mr. C. W. Joffries, the Director force, which she is determined to denied transmission by the Post Building, which occurred suddenly at the Gloucester Building in the resist to the best of her ability"-Offee. United Press

early hours of this morning. The Boston Police banned his

The late Mr. Booker had been 1927 book "Oll," dealing with the scandals of the Harding Ada resident of Gloucester Building FLOODministration; Sinclair countered for about a month, and had latterly by selling the book openly In the been in different health. Yestor- streets of Boston, but the police day he complained of fealing very refused to arrest him.

of the Observatory, who states that such spells have frequently been experienced.

TURKISH SHIP PARTICIPATING

Istanbul, July 20. A peaceful settlement has been arranged of the grave occurrence near the Greek island of Samos The maximum temperature re- when Turkish soldiers on the corded at the Observatory yester mainland fired on a British naval day was 92.1. skiff, killing Surgeon-Lieut. Robinson, of H.M.S. Devonshire.

There is no Indication of malico on either side, states an official communique Issued by the Turkish Foreign Ministry, in reference to the Samos Incident.

"The two governments have

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reached a friendly decision to hold POLITICAL TALK WITH

a funeral service for Surgeon

Lieutenant Robinson over the scene

of the incident.

"A Turkish battleship will parti- cipate in the coremony, after which the regrettable incident will be re- garded, as closed."—Rentor:

LUPE VELEZ AND TARZAN MAN

RECONCILIATION POSSIBLE

(Special to Telegraph")

ROOSEVELT

(Special to "Telegraph")

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POLAND'S

DISASTER

55,000 PEOPLE HOMELESS

(Special to "Telegraph')

(De Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphia Man mges Ordinance. 1246. Received July 10., 18.19 0.2)

Warsaw, July 19.

The latest death-llet arising from the disastrous floods in Received JySouthern Poland totala 180,

In addition, no fewer than 55,- 000 people have been rendered'

Honolulu, July 19. Mr. Sun Fo, President of the homeless." Legislative Yuan of the Chinese Government,

Ho is standing this year for the Governorship of Californiu-Reu ter.

HAWAII SELFISH

TO RESIST SUGAR

TARIFF CUT··

(Special to "Telegraph”)

(Ey Telegraph,"

"Copyright. Telegraphia Mer Onlingness 10. Received 410. 2.78 m.)

Washington, July 20. on the The Hawaiian Sugar Planters'

Many people are being carried¦ · along the river, sitting

by the floods.

There is, however, talk of the Meanwhile, a small black urn possibility of the rank and file containing the ashes of the late deposing Bridges from the leader.

one. 'time опе of Hitler their meeting on Saturday. In friends, has been handed to this event, it is probable that they hia widow, but not the would agree to arbitration. gold ring he was wearing on Individual

to unions began the fateful night of June 30 nor return to work as soon as authoris. other possosaloria.

cà...by_their_leadors.In-plow His sons have now returned to minutes of the G.3.C. announce Herr Hitler the gold watches which ment, the theatrical unions return- Hitler, as their godfather, had ed, opening the theatres. given them--Router.

$30,000,000 Lost In

ill, and it is thought that his condi- Five Years

tion was aggravated by the heat.

S.

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BOARD'S PROMISE. George Kidwell, Secretary of tho Goneral Strike Committee, nounced that the resolution ending the sympathy strikea was based on the "promine of the President's Board that the maritime untons will get full consideration in Arbitration." "

He also said that action was contingent upon the waterfront MILLIONAIRE'S employera agreeing to arbitrate

ESTATE

un-

with the striking. maritimes Tons, which, it is understood, the employers are ready to do.

In the early hours of this morn. ing, a night boy on duty saw Mr. Booker go to the lavatory and later | heard a sound from his room as if he had collapsed.. The manager was called and on the room being entered Mr. Booker 1948 found lying on the floor in a state of extreme collapse.

Á naval doctor resident in the building, and others, rendered as and race-horse owner, left long conference of the Committee eistance but despite all that could gross estate valued at with General Hugh Johnson, N.R.A.

New York, July 19. The late Mr. Harry Payne Whitney, millionaire banker

to

SIGNIFICANT. TALK.

It is significant that the decision call off the strike followed a

Administrator,

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be done, Mr. Booker succumbed.

$72,740,000, over £14,000,- The late Mr. Booker, who was a

Although the resolution passed came to bachelor,

is ambiguous about the require- Hongkong in 1000, 1931 from Manchester as a plece- The nat personalty is valued at inent of waterfront employers that goods expert to join Mesure, $62,808,000,"

they accept arbitration, the con- Owing to the business and including phrase specially and Steger and Co. Later he was for a

that brief time with Messra. Johndustrial depression throughout the conditionally advises admitted, in the tops of chicken-houses cast adrift Ansociation have announced that Mandora and Co., but he left them. United States in the last five years, sympathy strikes be called of. course of an interview, that he is

they will oppose any proposals to to become manager of Micasrs, the estate has shrunk, it is estimat- United Presa. hopeful of securing a conference

reduce the American tariff on Bishop and Lacey. Some 30,000 other people are

ed, by at least thirty per cent. as with President Roosevelt, now an

During his endangered, while it is conserva-,

Cuban sugar.---United Press.

residence in the the result of the decline in the

Victim of a chopper attack, Cheung" Colony, Mr. Booker made many value of certain securities which Chu, living at 63 Young Cho! Street, holiday, on Sino-American affairs. are affected by the floods.

tively estimated that two million!

friends, who will deeply deplore his wore valued at $64,155,000,

Shamshuipo, was admitted to hospital Ile declined to reveal the specifie

The chief beneficiaries under the yesterday with a severo scalp wound. Royal Hongkong Golf Club, being will of the famous banker are the flis assallant has oluded arrest. an enthusiastic player, and had widow, Mrs. Gertrude Vanderbilt figured in many competitions.. Whitney, also a keen race-owner, and their three children, Cornelius, Flora and Barbara.-Router.

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It is, however, considered doubt. Press. ful whother President Roosevelt will be prepared to discuss diploma- tie Affairs, üven

Informally, FLOOD HAVOC IN nasmuch as he is determined to keep his visit to Hawaii purely as

MANCHURIA Veler vacation.-United Press.

Hollywood, July 19. There is apparently possibility of Lupe Velez and Johnny Weles- muller not being divorced after all.

According to secretary, the divorce action may be postponed.

Miss

The Intest! development strengthens recent rumours In Hollywood of the likelihood of a reconciliation being effected.- United Press.

SILVER MARKET

LONDON AND NEW YORK QUIET

REFUGEES. ARRIVE AT

HARBIN

TO CHANGSHAN

AFTER CONFERENCES WITH CHIANG

Hankow, July 20. General Ho Chion arrived in Hankow, from Kukdang resterday after conferences with General! Chiang Kai-shek and has since pro- ceeded to Changsha by train.--

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AMERICAN MASS FLIGHT

BOMBERS TAKE OFF FOR ALASKA

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LABOUR REFORM IN INDIA

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New York, July 10,

RAIN PROBABLE.

Simla, July 19. The typhoon of which warnings The London and Now York

The weakly hours of adult have been issued during the past markets were dull, with amali crops,

Pressure is highest over the Ten Army bombers hopped off | workors employed in non-seasonal few days is now in the Formosa markets, China

Eight thousand rofugees have Pacific to the cost of Japan. The to-day on their massed fight to factories in British India are re Channel, inclining In a more selling in London again.

arrived at Harbin from the flooded typhoon is nitunted about 60 miles Alaska.

"duced from" sixty: por wook to northerly direction. It is situated

They wili halt at Daytona to re- fifty, four, by the now- Factories Thore was no significant news area. They are being temporarily E.S.E. of Foochew, moving N.W. about sixty miles from the coast, and no trading interest-Swan, accommodated in matsheds outside or N.N.W. Local forecastS.W. fuel, stay at Minneapolis overnight Bill, which was passed by the opposite. Foochow

Culbertson and Frita.

the city.Central News.---

winds, fresh;

to-day cloudy, probably and thence take off for their flight | Legislativo Assembly some rain.

across Canada United Prest. * Reutar Sportál.

THE TYPHOON

reported

Harbin, July 20. Floods are now sprend over a great area along the Chineso | Reuter. Eastern Railway, including Taltalhar and Andnchen, causing: havoe to thousands of acres of

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