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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1

1934.

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is unequalled by any other Tyre

in the world

GRAPHIC STORY BY FOREIGN BANDIT VICTIMS

NEW PROHIBITION

DRIVE

LED LIKE CATTLE

"Drys" Rejuvenated: IN PYJAMAS

Boginning Anew

Boston, Sept. 2. In the coming week, the rejuvenated National Pro- hibition Party is staging a thousand rallies all over the United States, in connection with the start of a new Prohibition

drive-United. I'rcsa,

FRANCE FINDS A

“MONSTER”....

PHOSPHORESCENT EYES !

LAKE CAMON APPARITION

(Special to "Telegraph")

Received Septemb

10y Telegraph, Copyright. Telepraphis Mem -zagen Ordinance, - 1796.

2. . q.m.)

M.G.M. AGENTS' EXPERIENCE

SUNGARI RIVER DRAMA

Harbin, Sept. 3.. A graphic story of their experiences in the hands of Manchurian train bandits was related by Mr. E. F. Johansen and Mr. R. Lury, on their arrival in Harbin to. day, after their rescue.

Neither of them

Dr. Kurt Schuschnigg, presant Chancellor of Austria.

Austrian

was harmed, Chancellor

To Seek

although they had moments when they thought they would never get away alive,

int

Both are members of the Metro. Goldwyn-Mayer organisation Manchuria and were captured

Mandate

when the Harbin Changchun ex- PLANS PLEBISCITE press was derailed and looted by! bandito last week.

IN PYJAMAS.

OF PEOPLE

Toulouse, Sept. 2.- France has just made the

Vienna, Sept. 3. discovery of its own "Loch When they were captured, they

A nationwide plebiscito in Aus Ness" monster, and scores were attired in pyjamas and they

travel in this attire tria was foreshadowed yesterday were made of people are flocking to with a rope tied round their necks by the new Chancellor, Dr. Schua- Lake Camon in the hope of and hands, being pulled along Ike

thousand Tyrolean peasants spe- catching a glimpse of the by captors anxious to make chigg, when addressing sixty "creature."

cially assembled at Innsbruck.

"The "monster" is supposed to have been seen in Lake Camon, which le near St. Gaudens by a group of huntsmen, who describe a fantastic creature with ʼn body! over twenty feet long.

They told newspapermen that they were unable to say whether It was fish or beast. The huge body appeared to be covered in scales, but there was a distinct tall which was five feel long and the eyes were phosphorescent,

Searches for the "monster" have it be- not, however resulted in Ing

by

eluc.. seen Reuter Special.

anyone

RECORD ENTRY OF PHOTOGRAPHS

Telegraph's Amateur Competition

fast time. A.

Behind them at all times were armed guards, who goaded them on by slicking revolvers into their spines,

Finally, the gang. took refuge upon an island in the Sungari River, some forly miles to the south of Harbin and where their considered themselves captors safe from pursuit.

CRITICAL MOMENTS. Unknown to the gang; however, their movements had been spotted from the air, and a Japanese military force made a landing on the island and rounded the gang 12.

This was the most dangerous! time for the captives.

MACHINE GUN THREATS,

.

The Chancellor intimated that!

STRAIGHT Communist Activity Alarm In

Great U. S. Textile Strike

SETS

TILDEN DEFEATS COCHET

PROS. PLAY DAVIS

CUP" TOURNEY

(Special to "Talegraph");

(By Tilesrash, Cosyright, Telegraphic Ma Pages Ordinance, 1894, Nèerived keptember J 8.14 0..)

Paris, Sept. 2

The United States defeated Fránce by three matches to two in a professional lawn tennis con- test at Marseilles run on Davis Cup lines, concluding to-day.

The most Interesting match of the contest, played this afternoon, with the sides standing two-all, was that between "Big Bill" Tilden and Henri Cochet. Tiden proved.

the master of the Frenchman after a stiff first set and ran out winner in straight sets. The scores were: 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 in Tilden's favour,

The American team consisted of Tiden and Keith Gledahl, while Cochet and Ramillion represented France. Tilden von both his singles. Gledhill, lost both, but the Americans captured the dou- |bles-Renter Special,

FIVE MILLION FAMILIES

ON RELIEF

"เ

Gloomy Forecast In United States

official

Washington, Sept. 2. Owing to the drought disaster the object of the plebiselte would and the usual seasonal increase, be to gain a vote of confidence the Government anticipates that from the country for the present now. high record of families regime, although he stressed that receiving Federal relief will be the call to ballet would not be in sent by February of next year.

to According the form of the old Parliamentary

by election.

announcement Mr. Donald Richberg, counsel to N.R.A., there will be five million families on the relief rolls in the next six months.

A Chicago survey reveals that: No. Inch of ground, he added, would be given up to anybody, nor three thousand million dollars would a small group be allowed have already been spent on relief. to dictate the policy of the govern---Reiter, ment.-Renter

le declared also that the date of the plebiscite would be fixed by the Austrians themselves.

UNUSUAL MISHAP

+

PIRATES WOUND

FISHERMAN

Man suffering

Join

the Comm

Defend the Soviet Unio

In many centres in the United States, Communists have come right out into the open with their advocation of the introduction of Soviet methods. Our photo shows the headquarters of a group in California wrecked by so-called Vigilantes.

TWENTY

YEARS

AFTER

NEVADA & SENATOR PITTMAN

ACCUSATIONS BY OPPONENTS

(Special to "Telegraph")

COMMUNISM IN AMERICA

BORAH'S WARNING TO WORKERS

FALSE PROMISE OF SECURITY

(Special to Telegraph")

fly Telegraph, Sopyright: Telegraphia Mies: suges Drilinance, 1974. Received Septembar 2, .49. x.),

FEARS OF LABOUR VIOLENCE

· TROUBLE BREWING ON RHODE ISLAND

"MASSACRE” ·

TELEGRAM

New York, Sept. 2. Plans for the great textile strike, which will involve ever half a million workers, "are proceeding space and it is fairly certain that the down tools order will be al- most universally obeyed.

The national labour holiday to morrow (Monday) has, for the moment, overshadowed the gloom cast by the strike menace, but. the situation la viewed with the gravest apprehension, scenas 'of violence being considered inevit- able.

The Communist element pre- sents the ground for the greatest fears as it is not believed that; the Communists will allow the opportunity to pass of capitalising the unrest and inviting the work- ers to violence.

PRESIDENT WAITING..!

While he is remaining in close touch with the situation, It In Intimated that the President is keeping his plans dark If-ho de- ciden to intervene, he is not likely to do anything before Tuesday when the first real test will be felt..

(By Telegraph, Capright. Telegraphio Man nger Ordinance, 1804, Received September

New York, Sept. 2 8. a.m.):

Reno, Sept. 2. A note of alarm regarding the

Only on Tuesday will it be Campaigning for the Nevada growth of Communistic influences

revealed that in the United States was sounded possible to judge the strength of primaries bas Senator Key Pittman, the famous to-day by Senator Borah, the the operatives' response,

famous political leader of Idaka, Mr. George Sloane, the head of The bandits were well concealed!

Silver Senator, who has repre- and it is possible that the Japan- Anunuana accident occurred

se marines and soldiers

east an appeal to the textile. Pacific VICTIM ADMITTED TO sented the State in the Senate in the course of a Labour Holi- the Textile Instituto to-day broad- might outside. the Canadian have passed them by had not Mr. Steamship Co. offices this morning

HOSPITAL. since 1913, Faces the toughest day speech at Pocatello.

fight of his career.

Mr. Borali vigorously defended workers not to come out on strike.

POSSIBILITY OF MASSACRE. Murakam shouted when he heard when a Chinese workman who was them nearby and received three standing on a lorry loaded with During the week-end, there was

The contest is being fought out the democratic form of govern- and his ment, declaring that the system

Mr. George Berry, the N.RA. bullet wounds for his paina. large stones received a nasty in-ndmitted to the Tung Wah Hos-

named Kwok on purely local issues

Divisional Adininistrator, hns jury when one of the rocks alipped pital a fisherman

a from

ballot dificulties arise from the allega- was by far the best for labour.

He denounced those in the habit telegraphed from New York to and fell on his log. The lorry was wound in the leg which he received tions of his opponents that he has | While the tension was at its stopped and an ambulamce con- when his vessel was fired on by not been sufficiently pushing of saying that democracy is worn Mr. William H. Green (who last greatest,

Novada'a interests at Washington. out and needs to be replaced by a week gave his endorsement to the Messrs, Johansen and veyed the sufferer to hospital.

piraten in Chinese waters.

He is also accused of belonging more modern form of government, strike, decision), declaring that Lury were three times placed in

The incident occurred at Shekki, The work of judging the entries front of rifles and machine-guns

It is notified from Singapore, that in the Hengshan district, on to a bi-partisan machine con- and advised the working men of the strike presenta totally un- In the Telegraph Amateur Photo-when searching Japanese soldiers Stent Launch 200 was commissioned August 27th, but the boat only trolled by Mr. George Wingfield, the United States to ignore the justified possibilities for a mas graphie Competition is to compassed the vicinity.

na Terror 11 on September on came into Hongkong this week mence this afternoon, and the

When finally.. Mr. Murakami that Commodore W.P. Mark-Wardlaw

end, resulta will be announced in our

was wounded, the has boisted his broad pennant and issue of Saturday next, September shouted and

not worry about assumed command of H.M. bandits did

Establishment there. 8.

Johansen aud Lury but fled. In all, no fewer than 1,189

Mr. Johansen cut his and Lury's entries. have been received, this constituting a record for the four bonds and they rushed down to years' in which the Competition the river and joined the landing has been held. There are entries party, both unhurt.-Reuter.

from places as far apart as Shanghal and Singapore'; prac tically all the outports are repre- aunted. However, the great majority of the pictures are from Hongkong amateurs.

A very high standard of merit

GERMAN FLIGHT

TO HONGKONG

is reflected in the entries, a fact NO NEWS OF PRESENT

which will make the work of the Judges (Mrs. Pfister, Mr. E. A van Kobza-Nagy, B.A., and Mr. H.II. Higham, B. Arch., F.R.I.B.A.) by no means easy.

WHEREABOUTS

the capitalist

Naval

No details of the incident have yet been disclosed.

COLD-BLOODED MURDER ON LANTAU ISLAND

not to barter sacro. Communists and

Mr. Sloane claimed in the broad- The primaries volu is to bo their borty for the false econo

cast address that telegrams have taken on Tuesday. Mr. Pittman mic security which the Communist In opposed by H, R. Cooke, a woll- promises.. known Reno attorney, and Bob Senator Borah concluded by been received from textile workers from all over the country indicat Moore, of Las Vegas,

urging the workers Clyde Souter is the Republican themselves of all un-American ing opposition to the strike. candidate.

demoraliaing forces and to select]" SPAWTUCKET THREATS. their leaders very carefully. United Press.

All the contenders are ardent SilveritesUnited Press.

VILLAGER STABBED BY ROBBERS WHO HAD JAPAN'S RAW WOOL

BEEN TREATED AS GUESTS

to purge

Meanwhile; elements of trouble are niready brawing in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where the majority of the manufacturers insist upon opening the mills as usual, while Labour leadera assert that defiant establishments will be heavily picketed and forced to close re An independent labour.group in Fall River has voted against the strike-Beuler,la

BRITAIN'S WINE SUPPLIERS IMPORT OF STUD SHEEP FROM AUSTRALIA

Portugal and Australia: A strange story of the cold-stance which disarmend suspicions blooded murder of her husband, when five men entered the hut of···----

Head List. villager, on Lantau Island, by the victime, Hau Wan-fol, aged 61, Japan is the latest country to material, beginning with

Australia has exported more | CHINA AND TIBET Ne nows has been received up to robber gang, five members of and his wife, Ip Choy, aged 46, ht try to produce more of its own

than three million gallons of wing Wool. the time of going to press of the which had been received as guests six p.m. on Saturday while the raw German Junker jus plans with in the house and engaged in family, including a son and two According to Austral News, a

accond shipment of Corriedale stud in the financial your just ended. a half hours, was related to the evening meal:

sheep has just left Sydney, It is he Britain took more than 2% millor SPECIAL ENVOY AT

LHASSA the agitated, widow AEF DROME NEAR Which a party of intrepid aviator:riendly conversation for four and daughters, were having their

The visitors stayed talking until loved for Korea, in a Japanese gallons of ft.

conslated hoped to fly from Dessar to Hong-police by

The Commonwealth, says Aus- The consignment yesterday morning,

10.30 p.m. when nine other men, ship.

Nanking, Sept. 2 tral News, has now advanced to kong in six days.

She herself was bound and shouting "Fight!" also invaded the of 500 ewes and seven rama

Australia's embargo on the ex- the position of second largest The Central Government has re- If they complete the 9,000; odiť

gagged by the murderers and left hut,

Hau-Wan-fal was taken outside port of stud sheep does not at supplier to the United Kingdom. colved a meskogo from General miles within the time scheduled thus when they departed at one

America is now taking large to Tibot, stating that he has an ey they should reach Kal Tak some o'clock in the morning. It took and brutally murdered, being stab-present Include the Corriedale Portugal still heads the list, Huang Wu Sung, the special envoy

her six hours to free herself from

type, but as it is partly derived

of friend He has had a her bonds, her son and two bed all over the head and body. He from the morino, the exemption quantities of Australian wine, and arrived In Lamsan.

purchases are Increasing steadily, may not long continuo.

talke with the roligibus and pol The fact that the flyers have daughters having fled from the died within a short while.

month by month.

tical leader of Tibet and his next Poking, Sept. 3. sent no cable from their last stop house when the visitors word

The son and daughters fled, but their mother" was caught"| and | The P, and O. a. Bangaóro in duo

immediate tack will be to make The Japanese have completed ping place to the local refuelling exposed as robbers, a big aerodrome just outside Hsi- agents, the German Consul, nor the fengków Pass, which is capable Kal Tak Aerodrome Superinten

GREAT WALL

COMPLETED

JAPANESE PROJECT

time to-day.

to.

the late Dalai Lama on DAHA!

of the Contral Government

The tragedy occurred at Chuk bound up, while the robbers pro- here from Singapore at about 8, a.m. The Empress of Rusale from preparations for the ceremon of housing more than 100 planes. dent may indicate that they do not Ho Wan on. Lantau, and the ceeded deursly to ransack the on Thursday. The aerodrome will also consider expect to arrive today. On the robbers are all belleved to be Lan-hut, staying until one o'clock on ably facilitate transport between other hand they may be adhering tau Islanders, some of them being Sunday morning. They secapod. Jahol and Chinchow-Central to their schedule and not think a from Upper Chuk Ko Wan.

"It was apparently this circumvalue of $480,

Nqwa.

'cable-necessATY/

Wodneminy..

The P. and O-liner. Rawalpindi 'is

い

with valuables and money to the raue hore from Singapome with the The Empress of Asia arrived

English malls at noon on Wednesday. Vancouver on August 31,

Afterwards, he will start un

Central News

at extensive tour of Inspect