1934-08-13 — Page 24

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPHL MONDAY, AUGUST 13. 1934.

GUN BATTLE IN Political SHANGHAI Outlook

SIX PEDESTRIAN VICTIMS

15-YEAR-OLD LAD KILLED

Shanghai, Aug. 13.

A furious, burst of pistol

In America

TREND TOWARDS THE LEFT?

New York, Aug. 12.

Political observers close to Ad- ministration circles in Washing-

AVIGNON RAIL SMASH

EXCESSIVE SPEED ALLEGED

FIRE OUTBREAK

Avignon, Aug..12.

A tremendous crash at ton believe that the nationalian four o'clock in the morning, inflationary, is not to be con- tion of silver, while technically followed by the sudden ex-

fire between gunmen and strued as major inflationary tinction of all station lights, move because of the relatively marked the derailment out-

police caused a panic

in

Avenue Edward VII last night.

amall amount of money involved.

Many believe that psychological-side Avignon station of the ly it may cause inflation and that Geneva - Ventimiglia

its political effect will be to antiafy the silver bloc until after press.

Ex-

Six pedestrians were victims of the shooting, nono of the gang-the November elections. It i sters or police officers being hit. thought that the booming of stock Immediately, every available. Five Chinese passers-by, includ. and commodity prices is not war-man on the station staff went rush- ing woman were wounded and ranted by the silver polley.

ing down the line where the giant a. Chinese boy, fifteen years af Due to the resentment in some of escaping steam and the shrieks focantotive was wrecked, the hiss aga, was shot dead..

quarters against Washington The gun battle developed behöllcles, business confidence is at and groans of the injured in- tween seven gunmen from French-low obb. The continuation of dicating that the smash was a town and police from the Interna drought losses is a major In-serious one; Six avero klited and tional Settlement.

fluonce on business policy and 35 seriously Injured.. A quarrel between two Chinese higher prices for farm products in a Settlement teashop started a jaro indicated for the next six have been due to excessive speed. The derailment is belloved to row in which a shot was fired, months. This will probably' causg the police being attracted thereby. a considerable increase in food]

GUNMEN ESCAPE. They found themselves involved at once with a gang of seven armed men, who fled from the Settlement Into Frenchtown, firing on the run, and escaped.

More than forty shots were dred by both sides in the course of the gun-battle and residents of Avenue Edward VII were panic-stricken until it was all over-Router. YELLOW RIVER IN FLOOD

TSINANFU FEARING FLOOD HAVOC

Tsinanfu, Aug. 13. The inhabitants of Tsinanfu aro alarmed by the mudden rise of the Yellow River. The water loval at Lokow, to the north of Tsinanfu, is only a little below that recorded last year, which caused a flood dls- aster.

prices' next winter,

All eight carriages on the train: left the rails and the postal van,

It is felt that the abandon-next to the engine, crashed into af mont of the Bankhead cotton res goods train on a parallel line, triction is highly probable.

It will take a law weeks yet for the Securities Commission. to formulate a definite policy.

It is not considered likely that there will be a special session of Congross this autuma.

FOUR MAIN LINES BLOCKED.

The. van. Was amashed to smithoreens and the goods train was also derailed.

All four main lines were black- Indications are that the generaled by the wreckage. course of the President continues towards the Left. The refinanc Roscue workers were consider- Ing operations which will takeably hampered by the darkness in place next month are making out-which they were required to work.. ward fiscal conservation neces-Their first task was to subdue the ry-Swan, Culbertson and Fritz. fire which broke out in the engine

of the express.

No British or American passen-

Reuter.

ARMY EXERCISES 80re were involved in the disaster.

JAPANESE WAR GAMES IN NORTH CHINA

Chinwangtao, Aug. 13.

PAIR TO SHOWERY

Japanese garrison troops, re- Pressure is highest over the As a further rise is fearest, the inforced by about 400 from Tien-Pacific to the south-east of Japan; local conservancy authorities are tain, commenced manoeuvres to and is relatively low over the taking emergency measures and the south of Chinwangtao carly China Sea. A depression la mov- strengthening the dykes. Thou- this morning, Laat might, trenches ing eastward to the north of sands of workers have been recruit were dug for this purpose. Con Hokkaido. Local forecast:-SE. winds, moderate; fair to showery. Į

ed.--Central Nows.

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Life Saving Class. The following: members of the Pollco Reserve have, qualified for the Life Saving Cortl ficato and Bronze Medallion:-Crown Sergeant R87 Wong Chung, Lance Sergeant 130 Thong Po-hing, and Constable R56 Wong Yuk-pul..

Sub Inspector (R) David Lole has 1934: Crown Sergeant R802 Harry qualified for the Instructors Certi Kong, Constables 1306 Lo Shiu-wakt ficate, Ist, Cigs.

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Instructional Patrol The next eruite of the Indian Company residingstructional patrol of the Hongkong At Kowloon will attend 4 Chi Woo Section will take place on Friday, Street Kowloon on' Wednesday, August 24th at 17.30 hours sharp! August 15th. at 17.30 hours for in at Central Falice Station. All terra struction. MESA bora will attend."

DrossWhile All recruits of the Indian Company Uniform Cap with White Cover, and rosiding at Hongkong, will attend Belt with Braces CONTE Chinese Headquarters, 17, son's Bmorgency. Rond Central on Thursday. August

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