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No. 14407

六拜體 號二廿月九英港香 SATURDAY,

SEPTEMBER 22, 1934. 日四十月八

BINGLE COPT 10 OFTE 110.00 PER ANNUM

NEW GOODS

IN ALL

DEPARTMENTS

AT.

WHITEAWAYS

TERRIBLE TOLL IN LONDON ALREADY THRILLS GENERAL STRIKE JAPAN TYPHOON AT ROYAL WEDDING PLANS

MANY HUNDREDS DEAD

*IN RAGING SEA FISHING BOATS THROWN FAR INLAND ON COMBERS

BRITONS' ADVENTURE

Tokyo, Sept. 22.

The typhoon which raged over Japan yesterday has taken almost 1,000 lives, according to official reports, and the casualties may grow greater..

A list covering eighteen prefectures affected by the typhoon was issued by the Home Ministry to-day and shows that up to 11 o'clock last night the total of the killed was 943, injured 3,738 and missing 503.

Osaka has suffered most terribly. are known to have been lost, 3,058 are of them seriously, and 488 are missing. feared, a number are dead.

There 767 lives

injured, many

Of these, it is

In Kyoto, 104 are dead, and 306 are injured.

Tokyo was less seriously affect- ed, though four were killed there und 33 injured gravely.

At Kobe, where the storm was most severe, the terrific wind lifted the sea into a gigantic and terrify- ing frenzy. Huge waves hurled fishing craft a quarter of a mile

inland.

The British Colony in severely. Shioya suffered Some houses were interway luted from their foundations. Roots were stripped off, trees, hedges and noardings were flattened down or sent whirling on crazy courses of destruction.

TRAPPED IN BUNGLOWS.

Shioya

Bungalow-dwellers on bisen "were-esmpelled to flev be the to escape fore breakfast

Huge combers rapidly rising sen. pounded the bungalowa to match- .wood.

Some British residents, living on the beach at Uchide, were trapped in their dwellings and were forced to lump into the furious tide from their bedroom windows and swim ashore. Taey were Reverely bunetted, but not seriously hart.

WALLS OF WATER.

The waves were literally walls Towering and cresting, of water. they raced inland, destroying thousands of housca,

The flimsy dwellings of the poorer people could not resist the sea for a moment. They melted under the scourge and their in- mates; if they could not swim to safety, were doomed. Where the coast-line is low the loss of life was appalling.---Reuter,

· RUSSO-AMERICA DEBT TALKS

HOPES BRIGHTER FOR SETTLEMENT

WASHINGTON NEGOTIATIONS.

Washington, Sept. 21.

ČESTIL CRI

POLICE QUARREL N NEW YORK

eral O'Ryan Resigns

(Special to "Telegraph")

H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, who is

expected to be best man at the wed eding of his brother, Prince George, and Princess Marina at Westminster Abbey on November 29.

(ily Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphis Mes wages Ordinance, 1514 Received, Bagtember 21. 1.34 0.

New York, Sept. 21. Police Commissioner General O'Ryan and two deputies have resigned from their posts in the New York and Police Department Chief Inspector Lewis Valentin has replaced General O'Ryan.

It is pointed out that the resignations were tendered carly in September because with of disagreement

over

Mayor La Guardia methods of quelling the Mayor La Guardia taxicab strike disorders.— United Press.

over

H.M.S. Robin Hard Ashore

In Rapids

WRECKED IN

WEST RIVER

ASSISTANCE FROM HONGKONG

H.M.S. Robin (Lt. Cmdr. A. St. C. Donald) is at present lying on the banks of the West River near the Kum Chuk Rapids, where she ran aground yesterday.

She has been badly damaged and i is stated to be making water, but no casualties are reported.

The Robin was making her first The Rungo-American debt nogo-trip up the West River when she tiatlona have been reopened, ac-ran aground while negotiating the cording to a State Department on Kum Chuk Itapids.

H.M.S. Seamow was rushed to nouncement.

The State Department added that the spot and is standing by,

H.M.S. Tarantula arrived in the negotiations were now proceed! ing "under somewhat more favour Hongkong last night to collect nbio auspices than when they were repair apparatus and divors and reached the scene of the accident discontinued some days ago."

TREASURY. BILLS

The Russian Ambassador and rer at 6.30 a.m. to-day. presentative at the negotiation board, M Troyanovsky, declared that the prospects were certainly moro hopeful for an agreement. Router.

The names of the Chinese

Ltd., the North

Producers, Ltd., the

off the register.

London, Sept.: 21. A total amount of £65,685.000 was applied for in tenders for £40,- 000,000 Treasury bills, The amount Film allotted in bills at three months China was £35,000,000. The average rale tal por cent, was 973.46d as compared

CHILD EVIDENCE IN COURT

OATH NOT CONSIDER

ED NECESSARY ..

DATE FIXED FOR PRINCE'S MARRIAGE

KIDNAPPER SUSPECT'S BAD RECORD

IN WESTMINSTER ESCAPED

ABBEY

COLOURFUL PROCESSION

(Special to "Talograpii"}

(Up Telegraph, Camright. Telegraphto New sugra Ordinance, 103. Keerived, September 24. 2.12 a.m.)

London, Sept. 21..

PRISON IN GERMANY

FACING CHARGE OF MURDER

EXTRADITION MOVE

(Special to "i'elegraph")

Telegraph. Copyright. Tricarophio Bier

London is already thrillinger Grillnaser, 1473. Received, September

with the plans for the wed-

ding of Prince George and

27. P.10 nm.)'

FEARS IN U.S.

TEXTILE

NULLAH MURDER WALK-OUT

APPEAL

Court Personnel Announced

It is understood that the Court of Criminal Appeal which will hear the appeal against the verdict given at the nullah outrage trial will consist of Mr. Justice Jacks. Puisne judge, and Mr. J. J. Hayden, at present Official Receiver, who is a barrister- at-law.

No date for the hearing has yet been fixed.

UNABATED

CAROLINA READY FOR TROUBLE

PHILADELPHIA RIOTING

Washington, Sept. 21. Although the textile strike situation is very little chang- ed, a fear of further labour troubles was felt to-day. when general strike

Washington, Sept. 21. Japan's Huge throughout the nation was

Richard Hauptmann, 35-

Princess Marina in West-) year-old German, held in Orders For minister Abbey on Novem- connection with the kidnap-

ber 29. The date of the ping and murder of the War Material wedding was officially an- Lindbergh baby in March, nounced to-day.

1932, was arraigned in the

Monday. He

PURCHASES

threatened by a high official of the Textile Workers' Association.

While the chiefs of the unions; affected are gathered in Washing- ton to consider the peace proposals,; that the walk-out should immedinte- ly cease and the workers go back. to their shops has been broadcasted to overy section in the grip of the tie-up, the textile atrike continuos unabated.

The ceremonice will be Bronx Court to-day and held STEADILY GROWING and President Roosevelt's request the most colourful seen in without bail for hearing on is charged Britain for years.

The Abbey service will be with receiving the $50,000 followed, in all probability, by a

money paid by with the rights of the Greek Colonel Charles Lindberg Orthodox Church, which will be

for the safe return of his

short

ceremony in

accordance ransom

held in Buckingham Palace,

and

RU

The date of the wedding was child. chosen after long discussion. I

He

photographed was is understondthat in view of the

abaence in finger-printed and there was Duke of Gloucestion of post-break in the all-night grilling to Australia, poning the wedding until his which he was subjected by police The Goverment's intention to return in the

was con-iestioners, Prince George amend the Evidence Ordinance, nidered. But both Prin 1889, is announced in the Gazette and Princess Marina dinlike the

The amending Ordinance inserts idea of a long engagement, in the principal Ordinance a 800- The fact that HM the King's tion based upon Section 30 of the Silver Jubilee will be celebrated Children Act, 1908 providing for in May is another factor in their the reception in criminal pro-decision. ceedings of the uasworn evidence

.

DETAILS UNSETTLED.

All the details of the wedding

Throughout his examination, Hauptmann insisted that a friend gave him the ransom money and to Germany he had since returned and died. Hauptmann said. did not know the money was the Lindbergh ransom.

are

(Special to "Telegraph")

Dy Telegraph, Copyright, Teesrasklo Ner

29, 8.12 1.6.).

rdinance, 1811. Rreslerd. Sentember

Washington, Sept. 21. Evidence of the enormous in- creases of purchases by Japan of materials which could be put to use

Strike leadóra claim there has been no weakening of the strike since yesterday, and that additional mills have actually closed.

DANGEROUS SITUATION, Threats that a general strike in warfare, was given by Chief Statistician Tupper of the Foreign would be called if the textile strike State Statistics Department of were not successful, were made by the Chamber of Commerce before Mr. Fuller, Director of Education of the Senate Committee of Investign- the United Textile Workers. Asso tion of arms manufacture and ex cintion, when he was addressing strikers at Macon, Georgia, one of port to-day."

the seats of the trouble

He declared that Japan bought

Both strikers and mill-owners are throe bales of cotton linters in 1929

prepared for simultaneous offen- and 10,000 in 1933, while her scrap atves on Monday throughout North fron and steel purchases were and South Carolina and the post- 48,030 tons in 1931 and over half tion remains tense. a-million tons-for-the-first four. months of 1934: ·

There had also been large in-

cottonseed fibre, creases in America's exports of engines and sodium

cotton linters,

of children of tender years who

EXTRADITION SOUGHT. in the opinion of the Court under-

Though the charge on which stand the duty of speaking the truth, but not the obligation im-have not yet been settled but it Hauptmann is arraigned in New in practically certain that the posed by an oath.

Section 7 (3) of the Protection Archbishops of Canterbury and York is not serious, there of Women and Girls Ordinance, York will be present, and it is graver proceedings ahead. The aeroplane

a warrant for Hauptmann's which makes a like provision in expected that Princess Elizabeth Governor of the State has issued tradition to Now JerBuy where he cases under sections 6 and 7 of will be a bridesmaid.

Their Majesties, of course, ge charged with the murder at Ordinance, is repealed.

will drive in full state to the of the Lindbergh baby.

CHINA'S THREAT TO LEAGUE

MAY BLOCK PASSAGE OF BUDGET UNLESS CONTRIBUTION CUT

VETO CAN PARALYSE GENEVA ACTIVITIES

Geneva, Sept. 21. The League of Nations is facing a new crisis, brought about through China's threat that unless her contribution to Geneva is cut exactly in half, she may veto the budget vote.

Mr. Quo Tai-chi, noted diplomat and chief delegate from China to the League of Nations Assembly, made this announcement of Chinese attitude to-day when addressing the Fourth Committee of the League.

ex-

Washington's Labour Depart ment records reveal that Haupt- mann's real name is Karl Pelincir formerly #

and that he was mechanic of Saxony,

He has admitted that he served four years in prison for larceny and that he was paroled for good behaviour.

The Immigration Department re- cords show he was deported but the United he later re-entered States In some inexplicable

manner.

SLY, CLEVER CRIMINAL

Kamen

nitrate to Germany, he said.-Rei

ler Special.

INQUIRY ADJOURNS.

MANY ARRESTED..

Police scattered 500 pickets who were attempting to prevent mill Clifton Heights, operations

of

in

them in the ensuing scuffle.. In Huntingdon, Philadelphia, an Philadelphia, and arrested twenty

other crowd stormed and seized a fire station, for no apparent reason, Comrades in still unather section of the city attacked a mill, withou doing any great amount of damage

Washington, Sept, 21. The Senate Committed munitions investigations have been adjourned until the end of November, though

The situation in the north-eas the chairman, Senator Nye, declares generally remains comparatively that his Committee has as yet only tranquil, but in New England ther scratched the surface.-Reuter. is a feeling of apprehensiveness,–

Router.

KOREAN MURDER

INCIDENT:

COMPENSATION TO

BE PAID

* Peking, Sept. 21. The authoritics in

that It is officially stated. Germany, with whom Washington negotiations with the Japanese

for the

DEMOCRAT UTOPIANISM

SINCLAIR'S PLAN FAVOURED

has communicated, say Hauptmann authorities have resulted in satis- COMBINED WITI escaped from prison in Germany factory arrangements

a

In 1023, when he was serving settlement of an outrago com sentence for robbery. They demitted by some bandits in Chienan scribe him a sly and clever criminal-United Press.

EXTORTION CHARGE.

District, Luantung, recently when two Koreans were murdered. The Chinese authorities have promised to compensate the relatives of of the murdered men to the eX- font of $1.000 each,

Negotiations for the settlement

NEW DEAL

(Special to "Telegraph")",

(By Teingraph, Copyright, Telegraphic & New York, Sept. 21.

Ordinance, 1891. Bresived. Septem 21, 1.3 m.); Richard B. Hauptmann, arrest

Sacramento, Cal., Sept. 21, ed yesterday in connection with

The Democratio State Conv the kidnapping and murder of the of the Miyagosh murder case uretion platform now combines Lindbergh baby in March, 1932, atlil in progress and are expected highlights of Mr. Upton Sinclai

charged to-day shortly-Central News. waged to day with extortion, to reach a satisfactory conclusion apple. Plan" Wit, Upton Sinclai

he was remanded in custody.—

Reuter

I

Unless satisfaction were obtained, said Mr. Quo, and the League granted China's demand for a reduction of her assessment, China might oppose the passage of they and pending instructions from the League's budget.

11 Excellency the Governor has been pleased to recognise, provisional- Secretary of State fer the Colonies, Monaleur Soulange Teissier, as in he of the Consulate for France at Hongkong.

As unanimity is required to pass units to the League, which Britain the budget, China's throat is by no alrendy Daye. This would make nicans an empty one. By placing the contributions of France, Italy ser voto against the budget, China and Russia the sapio no Britain's night stop with one move the whole and, would enable the Langue to Abbey and

allow a five per cent. reduction in nachinery of Geneva,

There is much sympathy with the cost of membership to other

countries. the Chinese altitudo, however.

KING AND QUEEN, OF SIAM

VISITING IN ENGLAND AGAIN

Del..

The platform was adop unanimously and harmoniously the convention.

Senator' William G. McAdooj [high ́admiration and praise for

Sinclair-United Press.

The name of Mr. Wing Yin of the Chinesa V.M.C.A., Kat added to the register of chemist drugglats.

London, Scut. 21. Their Majesties, the King and A bankruptcy notification

that a first and Anal dividend!! Prince George whil drive in a separate carriage, with Quoan of Siam, who have been tour 9.90 per cent has been deciat his best man, who will probably Ing in Europo, have now returned the c of the Tung Shing fier be the Prince of Wales.

to England.Router.

202 Shanghai Street, Yaumati Princess Marina will go to tho Great Britain has now proposed The Italian delegate, however,

A wonian named The Liu Shal The Government is Inviting tenders revision of nasessments, whereby declared it was utterly impossible Abbey in a third procession, ac for the construction of caretakers took Lysol at room No. 318

by her 2011 the tour bermanent members of for Italy avor to consider increasing companted

parental watchmen's quarters at Repulse Hotel at night, died at the 6 Hospital soon after admissÏÒTIO