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POUNDED 1881
No 14187
二拜殴 魏八廿月八英港香 TUESDAY,
AUGUST 28, 1934.
日九十月七
RAINBOW
TURNS TABLES
EASY WIN
OVER YANKEE
SELECTION PROGRESS
BACK TO ZERO ·
AMERICA'S CUP
RIVALRY
Newport, R.I. Aug. 27. The Vanderbilt yacht, Rainbow, to-day turned the tables on the crack racer, Mr. C. F. Adams's Yankee in the America's Cup trials.
Her victory has changed the
GERMAN RAILWAY
FOR CHINA
Yushun-Pingsiang Line Contract
Berlin, Aug. 28. According to the news- papers, a Sino-German syn- dicate, consisting of Otto Wolf's and a group headed by the Bank of China, has concluded a contract with the Nanking Government to: construct a railway from Yushun to Pingsiang, all the material to be supplied by Germany.Reuter,
BARRIER TO
altuation completely once again UNDERSTANDING
and Rainbow's chances of secur -ing the honour of defending the
Cup are thought to be greatly in- MONROE DOCTRINE
creased.
To-day's race between Yankee and Rainbow was over a thirty-
CONDEMNED
mile triangular course and the ROY HOWARD ON
Vanderbilt craft at all times had the advantage of ber rivai, eventually crossing the finishing Ilne 3 mines. 11 seconds, ahend.
*MORE TRIALS.
1
Had the Yankee won to-day her chance would have been practical-(75 ly certain, but the sume does not apply to the Rainbow, as the Yan- kou's performances up to date have been superlor, notwithstand-
with's Endeavour.-Reuter.
U.S. POLICY.
(Special to "Telegraph")
A
"Ordinance, 1891. Received (Dy Telegraph. Copyright Telephie Mus
inaz p.mů Buenos Aires, Aug. 27. Condemnation of the
ing the fact that the Vanderbilt Monroe Doctrine was syndicato newly built the Rain-sounded by Mr. Roy bow at a cost of a million dollars Howard, noted controller of specially for the America's Cup race against Mr. T 0. M. Sop the Scripps-Howard chain of newspapers, in the course of a speech to about three hundred members of the American Club here to-day. Mr. Howard warmly praised President Roosevelt's foreign
that policy, particularly
part which resulted in the withdrawal of American marines from Nicara- im- gus and Haiti. "Just portant task remains to be done annul the Monroe Doctrine."
Toodle-Oo To
Tootle
SILENCE NIGHT.
IN LONDON
London, Aug. 27. Londoners are referring to to. night an "Silence Night" for the Ministry of Transport's order forbidding the blowing of motor- horns within an area of five miles of Charing Cross comes into force half hour before midnight.
For the time being, the police have Instructions only tu Warn those who contravene the order but public opinion is strongly sup porting the efforts to make the nighta quiet for Londoners sleep in.
to
This Doctrine." he said, "was conceived in the highest ideals and aimet at increasing under- between American standing nations. Actually it has become
barrier to understanding."
AIR LINER'S MAIDEN TRIP. Mr. Howard and other American newspapermen are in Buenos Aires the maiden flight of the great nir- on a brief visit in connection with
liner, "Brazilian Clipper" which is now on its way to Miami, Florida:
Asked in Washington to com- ment on Mr. Howard's outspoken
tion said that the Monroe Doc-
GENERAL JOHNSON NOW
UNDISPUTED DICTATOR
WINS WAR WITH RICHBERG
N.R.A. TO RUN ON-
HIS LINES
SENSITIVE TOES PROTECTED
Washington, Aug. 27. The battle between Gen- eral Hugh Johnson and Mr. Donald Richberg over the future of the National Re- covery Administration
over.
is
Observers to-day conceded that General Johnson had won a com- plete tactical victory and has
General Hugh Johnson, who has
asserted himself as the only "Dicta tor" of N.R.A. policy in America,
AIR TRAIN IN RUSSIA
PLANE AND TWO.
GLIDERS.
REGULAR SERVICE
COMMENCED
(Special to "Tefagraph") (Dy Telegraph, Copyright. Tilagrophie Mess Ordinaxer. 10. Received Asgat
snes
Moscow, Aug. 27.
The Soviet are to be the first to put to practical test the idea of an aerial train, for the carriage of mails and goods.
emerged as the undisputed dieta- OPIUM ALARM IN air engineers are highly satisfied
tor of N.R.A.
in-
His personal battle with Mr. Donald Richborg, which also volved Miss Perkins, the Secretary of the Department of Labour, concerned plans submitted for the reorganisation of N.R.A.
Mr. Richberg, who is General! Counsel of N.R.A., submitted plans. which called, it is understood, for
AMERICA
BIG INCREASE IN SMOKING
changes in N.R.A. modifying its BUREAU
labour status improvement side, among other things, but General Johnson has come out on top in the conflict.
JOHNSON THE CHIEF."
Extensive experiments have recently be carried out and Soviet
with the results. Authority has been secured to commenco an aerial goods train service on commercial scale,
started hore
The service was to-day, with the first of a pro- gramme of regular flights be- tween Moscow and Kharkov in the Ukraine.
The "train" is composed of an aeroplane towing two glidera REPORT carrying letters and goods which can be consigned from any post omec.-Reuter Special,
(Special to "Tolegraph")
(Dy Telegraph, "Depyright. Telegraphia Mam Received Augst 11. 1.45 0.m.}
berg will remain at least tempor- It is understood that Mr. Rich-
Washington, Aug. 27. arily a counsel to N.R.A. with the The Administration is understanding that General John- considerably exercised over probably be appointed head of the the growth of the drug National Emergency Council.
son is the Chief. Later, he will
SALVATION ARMY LEADERSHIP
HIGH COUNCIL MEETS IN LONDON
BINGLE CÖPT 18 CENTE
$400 PER ANNUM
LAST WEEK
OF
WHITEAWAYS
GREAT
SUMMER
SALE
CHILDREN TO GO
"ON THE DOLE"
KOREA RAILWAY DISASTER
Believed To Be Work Of Terrorists
Seoul, Aug, 28. Three wore killed and 42 injured in a train disaster near Gensan in North Korea when several coaches plunged over a bridge into the River Kyoto Kusen,
Only the engine remained on the bridge. The disaster is believed to be the work of terrorists-Router.
GANGES
tat
NEW ACT'S PROVISION
COMPULSORY COURSES OF INSTRUCTION
A
·CLOSING A GAP
London, Aug. 27. About 700,009 juvenile workers not naw insured will from next Monday reap the benefits of State Insurance as a result of the pro- vision made in the Unemploy- ment Act for lowering the age of entry.
litherto although most boya and girls leave school and obtain) employment shortly after reach
FLOOD TOLL in they have not come under
FIFTY VILLAGES WASHED AWAY
GREAT BRIDGE IN DANGER
the Unemployment Insurance Acts until the age of 16 and there has, in consequence, been a gup of two years..
This has meant that the majority of boys and girls, on passing out, of schools, have for two years also passed out of the range of the supervision and guidance pro- vided by the urganisations special- ly set up to give them advice and assistance during the early years of their industrial life.
Calcutta, Aug. 27.
After 3rd September, practically, The extent of the flood all juveniles of 14 years and over who are working for an employer disaster is spreading alarm-will be insurable, unless they are ingly as the Ganges con-employed in agriculture or domes- tic service in private houses.or tinues to rise.........
apprentices receiving no
"
;
are
Reports show that hundreds of London, Aug. 28.
head of cattle have perished, while Salvation Army from all parts of Bihar and Orissa have been badly Forty-seven Councillors of the the crops in Boveral districts in the world are, mesting in London damaged where not entirely de- to-day to choose a new General to strayed. retiring in November. succeed General Hirglis, who is
traffic in the United States. Miss Perkins is expected to
The Report of the Narcotic confine her activities very closely Bureau for 1933 which has been to the Labour Department.
prepared for submission to tho Generally speaking, President signatories-of-the-International to keep off both from stepping on situation is growing worse instead Roosevelt has worked out a plan Drug Commission shows that the the sensitive toes of General John-of botter. son-Renter.
It akserta that smuggling of Chinese and Persian cillors, whom he exhorted to
CHICAGO'S GREAT
PAY-DAY
$26,000,000 ARREARS OF SALARY
General Higgins yesterday gave
wages..
OBLIGATORY COURSES.
The Unemployment Act provides
At least fifty villages are known to have been awept away and it is feared that the loss of life has been heavy, although thousands of fugitives from the storm waters for the establishment of courses have managed to reach places of of instruction for unemployed | kafoty".
boys and girls between the school- leaving age and 18 years of age.
For the first time, a statutory education authorities to provide obligation
the la imposed on such courses and for the first time the Labour Minister la empower... ed to require the attendance at such courses of instruction of any unemployed boy or girl of this
course of in- in India, which was built by Bri- tish engineers a score of years ago struction will be enforced in the at a cost of three millions sterling. same way as attendance at school.
Thousands of mon have been working for five months to protect instruction is to prevent the de- The object of these courses-of-
which the bridge from flood dangers and moralisation hitherto the new protective walls threatens boys and girls when have withstood the torrent of they have nothing to occupy their flood waters.-Reuter.
hands and minds. British Wire- less.
BRIDGE ANXIETY.
are now anxiously
Experts increasing a formal reception to the Coun-watching the great Hardinge Rail-age. oplum have given good grounds' perform their great purpose in a way Bridge at Saran, the longest Attendance nt a
for the fear that opium smoking, great way. which had seemed to be on the
decline in the United States, has undergone. ก
marked recrude
scence.
European sources, particularly Italy, France, Spain, Switzerland and Turkey, had smuggled fo roughly the usual amounts of other narcotics, particularly of (Special, to "Talograph")
morphine and heroin, indicating *By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphie M that the usual consumption has not Ordinases. 1884. Revived August been reduced despite rigid enforce- ment of all proventive measures. Chicago, Aug. 27. Chicago was a city of witle-
OPIUM SMOKING. "pread celebration to-night, the natural sequel to fourteen thou-than double the amount of smoking Reporting the seizure of more and teachers and 4,000 other City opium than in 1932, the Bureau employees, being paid $26,000,000 says that the price has remained
2. 7.3 MJ
It is not only. the hooters that views, members of the Administra- |·in salary arrears-United Press. Imuch the same but it was ap are to be dealt with by the Ministrine, under the Roosevelt regime, try. They are considering me had been restored to its original sures to prevent the thoughtless concepts, namely, statement of slamming of motor doors and to policy opposing the interference or discourage claitoring, gearboxes intervention of the Western World and roaring exhausts,
by the Old World powers Meanwhile, with hornblowing | United Press, prohibited. the Minister wsky
motorists and pedestrians to exer- cise especial care.---British Wire- less.
NAVY DAY IN HONGKONG
TO BE HELD AT END} OF JANUARY
Hongkong Navy Day will be held either on January; 19 or 26,
take
SOVIET BEGIN ́A
GOLD RUSH
MYSTERY SOURCE OF THE SCYTHIANS.
(Special to "Talograph”) (By Tolograph, Cepyright, Telepraphie Simo
August `19, 240 am
Ordinance, 1861. Arrived
for
As a two-thirds majority is re- quirement for the appointment, the ballotting may last two days
-Reuter.
YOUNG LAWYER'S
SUCCESS
PROBABLE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS
(Special to "Talograph") (De Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphic Mas mgee Ordinanor, 32, 10.30 m
BRITISH ASSOCIATION MEETING
Great Interest in This Year's Meetings
London, Aug. 27.
до
JAPAN INVITES
INSPECTION
TOUR BY AMERICAN
JOURNALISTS
New York, Aug. 27. In the Dallas primary run-off, James V. Allred, the thirty-four-
Tokyo, Aug. 27. year old Attorney-General, has
The Japanese Government has. been nominated as Democratic
The British Association for the invited twenty American jour- candidate for the Governorship, which is tantamount to election. Advancement of Science which is naliats in China to make a tour holding its annual meeting at of Korea and Manchuria, All He is an opponent of Fergu-Aberystwyth next month and at travelling expenses incurred by soniam-United Press,
which most of Britain's best known them will be borne by the Jas
well scientists, as as many die panese Government. 1t is, learned
will be that those invited have
unpaid formed a queue all night demand absorbed the additional Reuter says that the city's great!parently because the increased long to draw their arrears of pay, supply. by the R.F.C. loan.
Administration views this The amounts due averaged development with alarm" the Re- G$1.500 apiece, and most of it will port comments. have to be devoted to debts lo It IR officially stated that opium landlords, clothiers, grocers etc. seizures amounted to 11,982,000
- Mayor Kelly
that ounces. The seizures...), Chicago is now on decand solvent occurred on the Pacific, in Hawaf THE VATICAN AND basis.-Router.
CHICAGO STOCKYARD FIRE ALARM
Big Blaze Confined To Armour Factory
and in the Philippine Islands,
Small amounts of morphino wore acized in the Philippines, coming
· MANCHUKUO
from China and in flawall, coming FORMAL RECOGNITION
from Jupani
f
The figures for the insular terri tories are Incorporated in tha general figures without differentia tion because of the general ap“. plication of the low.United Press,,
YOUNG
MARSHAL
ngushed foreign vialtor, Yoduce the invitation, and will proceeded
practical contributions towards the Yokohama early next month. solution of many modern problems. Central News.
tish Association formed committees
At last year's meetings, the Bri-
to: Investigate such subjects as JAPANESE NAVAL noise, water supplies and various aspects of wireless telegraphy, and the results of the researches made bo announced are to
at the
· DENIED
Rome, Aug. 28. Vatican circles deny the technical accuracy of reports that the Holy See has recognised Manchukuo, Aberystwyth meetings.-British IN
It is pointed out, however, that Wireless. one of the Vicars Apostolic had been instructed to negotiate with
CALLED TO KULING the authorities of Kirin Province
Chicago, Aug. 27 Foars of repetition sor. the]| great stockyard disaster of four months ago fierce, outbreak in the yards to Summons From day,
were aroused by a
Chiang
Leningrad, Aug. 27. It was hoped to hold the dis- Inspired by the collection of playa, on October 21 (Trafalgar Scythian gold ornaments at the Day) as was done last year but famous Hermitage Musoum here, in order not to clash with the a Soviet Scientific Expedition is Bilitary Tattoo which is billed to combing the Southern Ural and on November 1, 2 and Caucasas Mountains Naval celebrations have been opet ballevan to have boon 3 the postponed until the beginning of exploited by the Scythians thou next year.
Aands of years ago.
by the fire brigades eneblad thom Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang loft No details of the programme aro It is thought that the accret to restrict the outbreak to one of for Kiuklang hat night on board yet available but it la bolloved locations of thale mines were Armour's factories..
Bila Chinese gunboat on his way to that the day will be run on, the lost in the. Middle Ages-Router The damage is estimated at Kuling, in response to a summons
from_the Generalissimo.-Reuter,
same lines as last year.
Special
Workers frantically, drove, the bellowing cattle to the leeward of the flames and prodigious efforts
U.S.$75,000-Router.
Kai-shek
Hankow, Aug, 28.
regarding the Roman Catholic Mission, which might be construed to imply unofficial recognition. Router,"
··FAIR TO SHOWERY The Royal Observatory reports that a weak anticyclone covers are situated to the north-det- Mongolia and shallow depressions Hokkaido and Tongkings
Local forecasty Bouth winde, modersespKÁr: 40-46
COMMAND OF A DIVISION
MANOEUVRES
CHINESE WATERS;
NEAR TAKU
Taku, Aug. 27.
A large number of Japanes London, Aug. 27. warships continued manoeuy Major-General R. G. Finlayson outside Taku Harbour to day has been appointed Commander of Fiontain and Tak the objed the Third Division with effect of the Imaginary attacken from-15th October in succession gunfire was audible. to Lleutonant-General Pitt Taylor,
British Wireless.
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