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Hongkong Telegraph.

No. 24877

VAN MATAARWF: THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1934.

日七初月七

H. K. DOLLAR AND SILVER PRICE

3,000 FEET UNDER THE SEA

Dr. Beebe Establishes Now Record

Bermuda, Aug. 15. - A new world's undersea record was established to- day by Dr. William Beebe, who descended 3,028 feet.

He stayed below surface. for 2 hours, 46 minutes and remained for five minutes 'at the maxi- murn depth.Router.

STRANGE

DISPARITY ·

LONDON QUOTATION UP TO 1929 LEVEL

BRAKES ON THE DOLLAR

Silver in London yesterday reached the highest price re- gistered on the London market since 1929.

The price rose a further one- eighth of a penny an ounce to

SENOR GUERRA 14 for cash and 21.11/16ths

GOES HOME

ON SIX MONTHS' SICK LEAVE.

ARMY OFFICER TO ACT

--Spaciai to "Telegraph")

(By Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphic" Ales- anger Ordinance,

16. 10.88 m)"

Rereired Augna

Macao, Aug. 15.

for forward delivery,

It should be noted that in 1929 the quotation was at the gold value whereas yesterday's price was in sterling.

observations

BINGLE COPY 10 OENTE. $14.00 PER ANNUM '

WHITEAWAYS

SUMMER

SALE

NOW ON

FRENCH ALLIANCE WITH MODERN METHODS

RUSSIA IN PROSPECT

M. Litvinoff.

further interest observa GANGSTERS

tious of the Hongkong dollar in 1929 and to-day.

In 1929, the lowest quotation in London was 21.5/16ths, a farthing below that of yester- day, while the Hongkong dollar In that year did not fall at any time below is. 74d. on demand. Today's opening quotation was 1s. Gath, unchanged since Friday of last week.

The appointment of a local·· Portuguese army officer as 'act

ing Consul-General for Portugal in Hongkong was announced this morning.

It appears that Senor R. G. Alves-Guerra, the Hongkong Con- Aal-General, enfled for Lisbon on six months' sick leave a fortnight

ugo.

Lt. Marquez Fičniho will act ng

move

EXCHANGE AGAINST U. S. DOLLAR.

British Policy on Silver.

Washington, Aug. 15. Exchanges continue to against the dollar, largely because of the European emphasis on the dangers of American inflation.

It

that is hinted in London British policy will be to force the United States to buy silver instead of gold.

The drought will enable mar kinal enuntries to get good prices for their raw products, allowing of them to resume payment of their purchase defaulted debts industrial goods.

.oflicer Consul. He is an Artillery with the garrison at Macao..

Pending Lt. Ficulho's departure for Hongkong, the Consulate will remain in charge of Mr. F. P. de V. Soures, the Chancellor.-Our Own Correspondent.

CAPT. VON PAPEN IN VIENNA

RIOT SQUAD ESCORT TO LEGATION"

(Special to "Telegraph”)

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Vienna, Aug. 16. Captain von Papon, Germany's new Minister in Vienna, arrived

and

India is exporting wheat for the first time since 1930Susan, bertan and Fritz.

FEAR TRAP

FAIL TO COLLECT

RANSOM

IN THE LABATT KIDNAPPING

(Special to "Telegraph")

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Hercived

Toronto, Aug. 15. First efforts to secure the release of Mr. John Labatt, the wealthy brewer victim of a kidnapping gang, have broken down.

EASTERN

"LOCARNO".

PROJECT FAILS

LITVINOFF IN FRANCE

GERMANY WILL

NOT J

JOIN

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London, Aug. 16.

A military alliance be- tween France and Russia is

envisaged as almost a certain

outcome of the refusal of

Poland and Germany to enter

into the vaunted Eastern) · Locarno Pact.:

That they have declined was learned from authoritative quar- ters and another project for the stabilisation of the Europeari situa-· tion thereby falls to the ground.

M. Barthou

MEATLESS DAYS

U.S. AGRICULTURE WARNING

DROUGHT

DAMAGE

TO LIVESTOCK

Nevertheless, some surprise has] been caused in London by indica- tions that a Franco-Soviot defen- sive military alliance, euphemisti- cally called Pact of Mutual

Washington, Aug. 15. Assistance may be concluded during the presence of M. Barthou

The drought damage in the and M. Litvinoff at Genova In United States was described in September.

an official report issued by the Department of Agriculture as The Pact will, it is hinted, be an the worst in the history of the accompaniment of Russia's pro- spective entry Into the League of nation. Nations.

LEAGUE MEMBERSHIP.

The report declares that the

This information reaching res-effects are worse than any pre- ponsible-diplomats. in London, has vlous year on record. Touch with the leader, who sign received widespread credence, The Department predicts that ed himself. "Three Fingered Abe, although it is understood that most of the grain prices will re was established by the family and such a bilateral alliance will main high until the late Spring an arrangement was made for an only be signed in the event or early Summer of 1935 and that Cul-missary to meet Mr. Hugh Labult, that Germany and Poland main- livestock prices will probably re-

son of the brewer, who went to the stain their refusal to join the pro- main higher longer, rendezvous, according to reporta, poaed Seven-Power Enstern Eur- Food supplies generally, adds bre ample, but the with the $160,000 ransom in cashopean Pact of Mutual Assistance. the, roport, in his possession.

Further efforts are expected to damage to food, forage, and pas- Presumably, the kidnappers sun-be made to induce a change of ture will cause sharp reductions pected a trap for they did not keep mind in Berlin and Warsaw, In the supplies of meat and other livestock products in 1936.-Reu- their promise to meet Hugh Labatt.

ter.

GERMANY BUYING WHALE OIL

AGREEMENT WITH NORWEGIANS

(Special to "Telegraph")

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Oxlo, Aug. 15,

A group of Norwegian whaling companies has reached an agree ment with the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture to deliver 150,000 tons of whale oll at £10 a ton, subject to a special clear- ing agreement being reached.-- fast night at the Aspern AggddReuter Special

rome.

Only members of the Diploma- tle Corps were allowed on the ground and all newspapermen were excluded.

Von Papen after greeting mem- bera of the German Legation staff, motored directly to his officini residence, accompanied by the riot eqund-United Presa, ^2)

TWO KILLED BY LIGHTNING

STORMS IN MIDDLE WEST

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Chicago, Aug. 15. Wild weather was experienced In different parts of the Middle West to-day, furid ghtning, displays boing a feature. Two persons were struck by lightsing and killed.- United Press.

Miss Slade, daughter of a British admiral, the disciple of Gandhi, re- cently arrived in London, when the above picture was taken.

LITVINOFF IN FRANCE,

It is reliably learned that M.

vacation In

TALKS

For the first time in the history of Canada, all Federal police forces, including the Royal North-West Litvinoff the Soviet Foreign U. S. -SÖVIET DEBT Mounted and the provincial and Minister. now on local authorities of Middle Canada France, will proceed to Paris be- have been ordered to aid in the fore the meeting of the Disarm- Labatt search, the general mobilian tion order being a direct sequei to ament Conference Bureau to dia- the fallure of the kidnappers to make contact this morning.

cuss the situation.

M. Litvinoff, will be prepared to The authorities think that United announce Russia's acceptance of Stales gangsters, allied to a rum-League mofbership if and when running ring, are responsible for over two-thirds of the members of two-thirds of the members of the outrage.--United Press.

the Lengue vote in favour of an join.--- invitation to Russia, to United Presa.

THE CORN BELT· PRIMARIES

RIVAL NOMINATIONS. ANNOUNCED

(Spacias to "Telegraph")

NEW SINGAPORE COMMODORE

"Q" SHIP COMMANDER

APPOINTED

ROOSEVELT

LIKELY

TO INTERVENE

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IN POLICE WORK

SCOTLAND YARD'S LATEST

AN AUTOGIRO FOR

TRAFFIC

"RADIO MOTOR · "COPS"

London, Aug. 15. The first trial flight over London of the new Scotland Yard Autogiro took place to-day to test the value of the observations which can be made from "such a machine for traffic control and other police work.

RUSSO-JAPANESE

WAR SCARE

Soviet Citizens Sell Homes In Imienpo

Harbin, Aug. 16.

The Suifenho scare of the Imminence of a Russo- „ Japaneso War is evidently rolling westward as Soviet citizens at Imfonpo aro solf- -ing their houses and belong- ings at ond-third of thair value.-Reuter,

HINDENBURG'S TESTAMENT

COMPLIMENT TO HITLER

FAITH IN THE MONARCHY

Assistant Commissioner Tript who is in charge of the traffic section of Scotland Yard, was in the Autogiro and after the flight, says British Wireless, he express- ed the opinion that there were great possibilities for traffic regu- lation from the air, the value of which has already been proved in connection with isolated

(Dy Telegraph. Copyright, Teleprojka Man problems such as the Derby-Dayages Ordinancs, 1191. "Rocsived · August congestion,

14, 14,45% a.m.)

Police experiments will continue for some wooks.

(Special to "Telegraph”)

Berlin, Aug. 16. › - The greatest interest has been President It is possible too that the aroused by the_lato machine will be used in connection von Hindenburg's political testa- with the new motor car war on ment, the text of which has now

been released for publication. criminals,

£10,000 CRIME WAR CENTRE. It is confirmed that Captain von Papen handed' the document, to Five hundred radio care-more Horr Hiller at their meeting just than double the number now in prior to the former's departure for service-will be placed on duty in Vienna, **** London when the new police wire: The testament reiterates the late less station is ready.

Field-Marshal's faith 4d the Plans for the station, which Monarchy, declaring: "Out of will be the largest and most effl- the eternally troubled son of the cient in the world, have now been national life there will again arise -oficially-passed.

|the rock:to_which the hopes.of our The cost of its erection at fathers once clung and on which Grove-park: Camberwell, is esti- for almost half a hundred years mated at £10,000, and it will be the faith of our fathers was based

'moment, completed at the earliest possible German Kaiserdom.”

ON LONDON'S ROOF,

HITLER'S MOVEMENT.

Contrary to previous hints, the testament does not specifically bei queath the Presidency to Herr Hitler, but it states:

"My Chancellor and

The new site occupies one of the highest points in London, on the top of Denmark Hill.

Elaborate experiments have

his move- been carried out in different parts of London, including Tottenham,ment have taken a, great step of Kew, Imber Court and Esher, to historical marit towards the great And a site free from all inter- Roal of leading the people together ferences, and the one at Camber-to an inner unity over all profes

slonal and cluss "distinctions." well proved to be the ideni.

All wireless messages will be President von Hindenburg also sent by Morse Code, as the radio- expressed the hope that behind the telephone system has been found act of national awakening and to be stower, more liable to serious unification may stand an act of re- mistakes, and more costly.

embracing the tire Fatherland.—United Press)

conciliation

YARD STAFF'S MOVE. The wireless atation at Scotland Yard will be dismantled as soon U.S. as the new station is completed, and the whole staff of engineers and operators will be transferred to Grove Park.

Washington, Aug. 16, Mr. Cordell Hull is preparing to

The 500 radio enra-some of leave Washington for his vacation which will have transmitting ex following long debt negotiationell na receiving apparatus-will

with the Soviet Ambassador that

be on constant patrol throughout; have proved fruitless...

the 700 square miles of the Metro- He is leaving them in a state of politan police area, deadlock.

In case of need, the ears will Later.

be used outside this area in chaa London, Aug. 16, It was announced from the ing criminals, and whorever they Captain W. F. Mark-Wardlaw White House this evening, that. have D.S.O. has been appolatod Com-President Roosevelt will personally Fo, and whatever their speed, they

with the hend station.

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New York, 'Aug. 15.

The Ohlo Democrats

FULL

en-

MARINES OUT OF HAITI

SOVEREIGNTY RESTORED...

Washington, Aug..16... After nineteen years of Ameri ∙enn occupation the last Marines were withdrgwn yesterday and fuil sovereignty returned to Haiti H

The American flag was lowered out in the friendliest manner, stated Mr. Cordell Huil, who wish- ed initial success.-Reuter,

[nominated· the conservative ex-i modore (Class II). In charge of enter upon the Soviet debt acrotin. will always be in wireless touch and the withdrawal was carried.

Governor, Mr. Victor Donahey, as Singapore in succession to Cap-tone soon. United Press. their candidate in the Senatorial tain M. R. Maxwell Scott. As di

clections.

Captain Mark-Wardlaw gained

The Republicans have re-his D.S.0. for services in "Q" AMERICAN nominated Senator Foss,

In Nebraska, the Democrats have nominated the New Dealer, Ite presentative, Burke, while the Ro publicans have chosen the conserva- ilve.

Mr.

Simmons.in Robert United Press.

OCCASIONAL RAIN

A work anticyclone is contred

over the Sea of Japan. Proskuro

ships during the war-Router.

BRITISH TARIFF

INCREASES

EXPECTED IN NEAR FUTURE

Washington, Aug. 15,

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NAVAL

BUILDING

EXTENSIVE ORDERS

WAITING

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Washington, Aug. 16.

Is relatively low in a trough ox- Further British tariff increases The Navy Department has asked tending from Indo-Chinn to on electrical good, cutlery and ma- for tenders for the construction of Guam. Local forecast:-East chinery are indicated as likely to one heavy cruiser, three light winds, moderato; cloudy, ocen tulce place in the near future cruisers, fiftoen destroyers, and six slonal, rai

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