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北三拜體 號五廿月七英港香 WEDNESIAY; JULY

25, · 1934.

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HEAT WAVE SPREADS DEATH AND DESTRUCTION

BOMB HOAX ON MCADOO

SCARE PARCEL SENT TO HIM

LIQUID SOAP

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Los Angeles, July 24, Senator McAdoo, who last week was divorced from his wife in proceedings arousing much comment because they lasted pre- cisely five minutes, was given a severe scare to-day.

1ls morning mall contained parcel in which was a bomb.

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The parcel had been posted to Mr. McAdod from San Francisco.

It was at once handed over tol the police, who said that they In- tended to diamantle the "Infernal muching"

An hour or so later, after ex- ports had worked gingerly on the "bomb," the whole businessi proved to be a hoax.

The "bomb" contained nothing but liquid soap and was evidently sent with the idea of scaring the Californion Senator and no more, United Press.

MASS FLIGHT TO ALASKA

U. S. ARMY FLIERS COMPLETE TRIP

(Special to "Telegraph”)

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Scores Die Daily in United States; Serious Fires

A devastating forest firm in the United States approaching the' edge of a road.

THE PARIS CRISIS

M. DOUMERGUE AVERTS TROUBLE”

CABINET KEEPING

INTACT

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Paris, July 25. It is believed that the threat of a political crisis, which at one time seemed likely to cause a wrecking of the Cabinet, has been averted.

HOSPITALS FULL OF VICTIMS

SCORES DROWN TRYING TO ESCAPE HEAT

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INDIANS PRE ICT GREAT FLOOD

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Central Missouri-

The arwat peril now facing farmers of the Middia West whose crops escaped the drought of six weeks ago, is their destruction by fire In the now heat wave now astiled over the mysa. Large districts, have been devastated. Our photo was taken in Kansas showing a great tract ablaze.

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C.E.R. EMPLOYEES DEPORTED

Iowa

July

Illinois

Kansas

Texas

Minnesota

Oklahoma

New York. Ohio

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Chicago, July 24. The heat wave's toll of life and property is growing at an alarming pace hourly. Scores of deaths are occur- ring and already. 512 are known to have died as the direct result of the heat in fourteen districts.

One hundred more have been drowned in bathing mishaps, due to the rush of inexperienced swimmers to dangerous rivers to escape from

the appalling heat.

The actual number of heat deaths cannot be computed as many un- reported cases have probably oc- Middle West. eurred in the farmlands of the

Chicago

DEATH-ROLLS.

Following are the death-lista for M. Doumergue, the Premier, fourteen principal districta; who was recalled to Paris from his vacation to intervene in the dispute between M-Tardieu, the--St. Louis- Rightist leader, and the Radical Socialists, has overcome the dif- ficulties.

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New York, July 24. The ten army bombing planca which reared out of Washington last week-end on a mass light to Fairbanks, Alaska, and back, have reached their terminal point, com-

It is regarded as certain now pleting a brilliant flight of 4,000 miles without mishap of any kind. that his Cabinet will be main-

Meanwhile, it 18 announced tained intact, from Seattle that the naval planes, The rupture threatened because also Alaska-bound, will take off of M. Tardieu's charges against for Dutch Harbour on Thursday, M. Chautemps in connection with -United Press.

the Staviaky affair, the Radical Socialists threatening to withdraw all members of their party from the "National Cabinet-United;

FAMOUS BALL PLAYER Press

BADLY HURT

Fractured Skull and. Collarbone

New York, July 24, Examination at the hospital has revealed very serious injuries to Earl Comba, the Yankee balli player, who crashed into the fence during to-day's game,

Combs is suffering from a frac ture of the skull and a broken

collar-bone.

His condition is serious but not; Immediately criticol,-Reuter,

A MIRACULOUS RECOVERY

MARSHAL LYAUTEY

REVIEWS

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Paris, July 24. An Improvement which hls_en- tourage describe as miraculous has occurred in the condition of; Maraħal Lynutey, who earlier in the day was reported to be sink- Ing

So marked was his recovery that

he was able to dictate two letters

and sign them with his own hand..

WHOLE FAMILY GIVEN HEAVY SENTENCES

Currency Smuggling In Germany

(Special to "Telegraph")

Kansas City

Nebraska

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The hospitals in all the States are Jammed,with thou- sands of victimia pf prostra- tion. Gront

many are raging ini

SNAKE GOD'S WARNING.

In Oklahoma, the Comanche Indians to-day anw a number of rattlesnakes crawling up to the | mountaina.

The Indian consulted the Snake God and declare that the god hus prophesied a disastrous flood on

Thursday.

As a result of the prediction. all the Comanche Indiana have deserted the lowlands.-United Preza.

MARTIAL LAW LIKELY IN MINNEAPOLIS

PROCLAMATION AWAITING SIGNATURE: NO PROGRESS IN STRIKE NEGOTIATIONS

(Special to "Telegraph")

į has now been ordered to take up quartore in downtown

(By Telegraph, Copyright. Trienraphie Mies. Minneapolis.

Ordinance.

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Beceived

Minneapolis, July 24.

July

A proclamation declaring the city of Minneapolis to be under martial law has been

(By Talagraph. Copyright. Telaorankie Man drafted and is now awaiting

F. m.)

Ordinance. 10. Ficceived

Berlin, July 24. Sentences ranging from two yours to thirteen years, totulling

the signature of Governor Olson.

The Governor has

given the

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Alleged Communistic

Activities

Harbin, July 25. Thirty-two Russian

em.

ployees of the Chinese Eastern Railway have been deported to :Russia on account of alleged Com munistic activities—Router,

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DELUGE IN LONDON

CITY STREETS UNDER WATER

HAMMERSMITH. BRIDGE FIRE

London, July 24. Violent thunderstorms with torrents of rain occur- red in many parts of the British Isles to-day.

London suffered from a veritable deluge and so niso did Leeds where the Test match had to bo abandon- ed as drawn.

In London and, the southern suburbs, dozens of housen were struck by lightning and fre started on Hammersmith Bridge,

The cables underneath the bridge were fused and the fire

TANGKU TRUCE brigade was required to put out

DEMANDS

TOKYO DENIAL OF DAIREN REPORT

Tokyo, July 25.

the flames.

Many roads, including, some streets in Central London, ware for some time Inches doap in water, and several local train services were held up

The storms caused no direct casualties although two youths were killed in traffle accidents attributable to the weather.

At Leeds, a violent rainstorm shortly before one o'clock stopped The early termination of the Test match and further storms the conference at Dairen replay. England with four wickets made it impossible to resume lative to China's request for in hand still required 155 to avold rancellation of amendment tralia was robbed by the weather

on innings defeat, so that Aus of the Tangku Truce Agree of an almost certain victory.

ment has given rise as Wireless EXTRALITY

WEDGE?

NEW COURT SET UP IN HARBIN

JUDGES CHIEFLY

JAPANESE

Harbin, July 25.

crop of rumours."

Contrary to authoritative in- "CRAZY" FLYING IN formation from Dairen yesterday.

a spokesman of the Foreign Office in Tokyo to-day/denied that

the Japanese demanded

(1) recognition of the existing.

regime in Manchuria (2) settlement of Japanese

claims in connection with the Shanghai war !

as essential conditions for the cancellation of the Tangku Agree ment,-Reuter,

SHANGHAI

HONGKONG-PILOTS' EXHIBITION

Shanghai, July 25 A demonstration by Mr. A. D. Bennett and Lord Douglas-Hamil- ton at. Hungjno Aerodrome yeater. day afternoon impressed a large crowd of Chinese and foreign re- sidenta.

A significant reform in USELESS TO GO ON The airmen, who came up from

the

Manchurian judicial

system has been introduced DAIREN CONFERENCE in Harbin.··· :

SOON OVER..

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A new court has been establish-

Datron, July 24. ed to deal with cases involving. foreigners, in which two-thirds

The Sino-Japanese discussions of the judges are Japanese and ended this evening with nothing the remainder Manchurians, ・・

of value accomplished. After the Japanese delogatu had✨ Indicated All evidence taken in the court Japan's wishes, Mr. Ying Tung must be translated into Japanese. decided it was useless to proceed. News from San Francisco de- Simultaneously with the crea-An understanding was reached elarea that one of the leading tion of the new special court, Mr.on a few minor pointe-Central spokesmen for the strikers has Shih Liu-pen, the representative | News.

of the "Manchukuo announced that all the maritimes in Harbin workers will resume work if the Foreign Olliee" issued a state- longshoremen rote in favour of ment to the effect that his govern-

SCOTSMAN intention ment has... no arbitration-United Press.

arbitrarily abrogating extraterri-|

DROWNED toriality.-Reuter.

DEPRESSED BY LACK

OF WORK.

Unionists Coming Out In. Sympathy

(Special to Talograph”)

altogether fifty-one yours' penal lorry-drivers and their employerses Ordinance.

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servitude, were passed to-day on

a number of foreigners charged 24 hours to settle the strike and * kat nm). with elaborate currency smuggl-twelve hours of the time-limit

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Minneapolis, July 24.

The lorry drivers' strike which

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has suddenly taken a more serious turn.

The city is now threatened with a general strike.

Ing by means of registered marks. have already elapsed without any has been dragging on for weeks

An Eathonlan, his wife, father, sign of a settlement. mother and two sisters were The mediators have been active among those most heavily con victed Router Special.

with hardly a moment's rest, but. no progresa has been achieved.

The Governor is already pre- paring to placo the city under

should military control

poace efforts foll.

CLOUDBURST IN MEXICO

HOUSES CRUMBLE UNDER TORRENT

Eagle Pass, Tex. July 25. Eight have been killed and

Marshal Lyautey in the veteran twenty critically injured'. In 'a' soldier and colonial administra- great cloudburst

over Allende, tor whose name. Will always bo

Moxico. Hundreds have been linked with the French Morocco Protectorate where he served as rendered, homeless.

NEW BATTALION SENT IN. Two battalions are already in Minneapolis and a third battalion

LOCAL SHOWERS

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Threats of action by the Gover nor of the State seem to have pre- cipitated the trouble.

STOP PRESS

Stockholm, July 25.

of

FOUND

Shanghai, July 26,

Hongkong, few in the latest Avro

Fairey-Fox machines and they gave a remarkable exhibition.

Thoae present included Sir John Brenan, Brigadier Thackeray, Mr. Wu Teh-chen and other., Chinese ofeinls, who were thrilled especially by "crazy" flying by

both pilots. Reuter,

FLU EPIDEMIC

TIGHTENS GRIP ON. SHANSI

Talyuanfu, July 25.

A panic has been caused here by a report from South Shansi atating. that the influenza epidemie Is spreading over A widor area. afflicting scores daily-Central Nowk.

An open verdiet that death was notified the police that his "boy" was Mr. Black, of 22 Condult Road, has due to drowning was returned yes yesterday bitten by a dog. The terday afternoon in the British "boy" was taken to the Governniont Police Court by Coroner Morris at Civil Hospital for treatment and the the conclusion of an inquckt on dog removed to Kennedy Town for Duncan Campbell, an unemployed observation. Scotch engineer whose body was found in the river on Friday morn-

A new world's record over three thousand metres has been set upling. by Henry Nielsen (Denmark) with

The evidence showed that the In time of 48 mins. 8.3/10ths, secs. deceased appeared to be very de- The holder, Kusocinski, was pressed by his inability to obtain (second. Reuter,

employmont, but was otherwise quite normal-Reuter United Presa.

All cleaners, dyers and laun- dorers have already walked out in sympathy with thỏ lorry-drivers despite the warning of Mr. W. IL Green, the President of the A.F.I, Hickman charged with murder outlawing sympathy, strikes.

at San Francisco has beonas)

An extension of the movement quitted. The Jury deliberated for fa feared and the unionista claim three and a half hours-Untică that over 3,400 aro

already.-United Press.

Involved Freak:

GOVERNOR'S THREAT. * Pressure is highest over the Routor says that the Governor Pacific to the cast of Japan and of the State has ordered the lorry- the Bonine, and is relatively low drivers and their "employers to

Governor and High Commissionor. The houses crumbled under the over China generally. Local fore- and the strike within twenty-four for many years.-Rouler.

torront-Reyter.

cant;~S.E. winds, moderate; fuir hours, otherwise the military will generally, with local showord, taka control of the city-Router.

WEST PACIFIC

QUAKE

London, July 24 The High Commissioner for the Western Pacific reports to the Colonial Office that a severe. earthquake occurred at Vanikoro Island, in the. British Solomon Iolanda Protectorate, on July 19, doing considerable damage, to property. No lives were lost British Wireless;

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