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BAD +A+ABE THURSDAY, OCTOBER

18, 1934. 12日一十月九:

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Price 60 cts.

H.M.S. ADVENTURE STANDING BY TAIKOO TUG

RACE TO RESCUE

THROUGH STORM

GALLANT BATTLE OF SALVAGE VESSEL

COAL RUNNING SHORT:

ENGINES GIVE TROUBLE

H.M.S. Adventure, which has succeeded in gaining contract with the tug "Taikoo," which she is sscorting to Touran Bay.

LEAVING HONGKONG AT 9.30 O'CLOCK CLOSE GUARD AT

YESTERDAY MORNING, H.M.S. ADVENTURE REACHED THE SIDE OF THE STORM-POUND. ED SALVAGE TUC, “TAIKOO," AT Z O'CLOCK THIS MORNING, HAVING RACED THROUGH A GALE OF NEAR-TYPHOON INTENSITY IN

ANSWER TO DISTRESS SIGNALS.

The Adventure is now standing by the still labour- ing "Taikoo" and escorting her towards Tourane Bay, on the Indo-China coast. The salvage ship's engines are giving her trouble and she has only sufficient coal to last her two days. Even though the weather may moderate, she could not turn and push her way back to Hongkong under the circumstances.

The little ship has made a gallant battle through the storm which caught her off Pratas and drove her miles to the south-west. The plight of the salvage crow of 100 which she carried has been miserable.

con-

After several hours of search- ing, with her searchlights tinually sweeping the storm! tosacd waters, H.M.S. Adventure!

at 2 picked up the "Taikoo" o'clock this morning.

The tug was still fighting its way through severe weather, but ita officers and crew were report ed safe.

However, the starboard engine) has been damaged and this is affecting the bal's progress through the high-running sens,

HEADS FOR TOURANE. This morning.

wireless EL

TARIFF

BARGAIN HUNTING

UNITED STATES' ACCUSATION

DETRIMENTAL

TRADE PACTS Washington, Oct. 17.

The United States to-day message was despatched from the bitterly condemns an alleged Adventure stating that owing to system of tariff bargaining the fact the tug had only sufficient abroad and at the same time coal for n further two days' steaming and was unable to turn warns commercial enemies.

EUROPEANS ABOARD.

ROYAL

.

KRIKAZIOAK EZEEN LAŠIČO POR MODELIAN CARAN KARAP PRAVILAINEN)

PRINCE OF WALES IN BELGRADE

Several Ministers Attending

London, Oct. 17. The Prince of Wales will to-morrow represent the King at the official memorial Service for King Alexander of Yugo-Slavia, to be held

in London. The Foreign. Secretary. Sir John Simon, and several other Ministers. as well as the Diplomatic Corps, are among those who will attend,British Wire- Jess.

Australia To America Air Voyage

KINGSFORD-SMITH

LEAVING TUESDAY

FLYING BY WAY OF HONOLULU

FUNERAL

BELGRADE FEARS OF OUTRAGE

REMARKABLE PRECAUTIONS

TROOPS TO LINE TWO-MILE ROUTE

(Special to "Telegraph")

(lly Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphio Afsa sigen · (rdinance. 14 Received, October

14. 4.55 m.

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Belgrade, Oct. 17. Extraordinary police pre- cautions are to be taken during-the-funeral-to- morrow of King Alexander] of Yugo-Slavia in view of the number of distinguished. royal mourners and states- men who will. walk in the procession to the railway station from the Cathedral,

TYPHOON TOLL

MOUNTS

Forty-one Dead In Philippines

Manila, Oct. 18. The death roll in the islands, as a result of the typhoon which struck with such suddenness and fury on the morning of October 16, now has risen to forty-one. It is entimated officially that 55.000 are: homeless and that damage exceeds U.S. $2.000.000-Reuter,

More Millions

NAVAL POWERS'

VIEWS CLASH

JAPAN DREAMING OF PACIFIC SUPREMACY

WHAT NEED FOR MORE

WARSHIPS? U.S. ASKO SAM

BRITAIN FEARS NO ENEMY

(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH”).

(B Telegraph: Copyright,Telegraphic Messsages Ordinance,

In U.S. Pockets 1594. Reecived, Ort. 13, 8.45 a.m.)..

AMERICAN PEOPLE'S

NEW WEALTH

(Special to "Telegraph")

(By Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphic Mon- sopta dinamon, 1891. Récaired, October ik. 10.10 a.m.)

Lawrence, Kan., Oct. 17.

Miss Frances Perkins, the Secretary for Labour, speak- ing here to day, said that since March, 1933, indus- the

trial employment in United States had increased by 35 per cent, and the pay rolls of the nation had been swelled by 63. per cent.. which was equivalent to the addition of U.S. $73,000. 000 to the purchasing power of the people.

As long as the country. kept on the present road, it must come out of the valley of depression, she said,

for the direction must obviously be correct. United Press.

AIR RACER'S ACCIDENT

a distance of nearly two FRENCH MARATHON miles.

HOPES DASHED

GREAT CONTEST

BROADCAST

London, Oct. 17.

on its way

London, Oct. 17,

On the eve of the naval powers' conference here, the Cabinet to-day decided that there would be a full day's debate in the House of Commons in the problems of and possibilities for disarmament before the present session closes. The debate is expected to be held on or about November 16.

As to the question of next week's maval talks be tween Great Britain, United States and Japan, it has not yet been settled whether they will be tri-partite or merely bi-lateral.

The Japanese, it is understood, have come to London with a virtually cut and dried naval armament plan. Admiral Yama- moto, the Tokyo Government's delegate, interviewed made a brief. explanation of the policies of Japan in this matter,

CABINET ARMAMENT DEBATE

H.K. Exchange

Market Demoralised

DOLLAR DECLINES.

HALFPENNY

CONDITIONS FIRMER

LATER Following a drop in silver prices in London, chaotic conditions prevailed on the

Roughly, he said, Japan's plan substitutes for the present system of limitations and ratios, a global tonnage, Japan is demanding. parity in respect to national security, which does not neces- sarily mean a ton-for-ton equality between her and Great Britain. The point is not quite clear."

PACIFIC SUPREMACY Admiral Yamamoto's explana- tion is generally considered to indicate that Japan is seeking supremacy in the Pacific, against any fleet or combination of fleets which the nations of the world can strategically afford to send to the Pacific. ・・・

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It is considered a natural con. that she should now be urging the sequence of the Japanese formula building of a bubmarine fleet for Hongkong exchange market her own defence, and smaller. cruisers, while sho pursues the this morning.

hope that abolition of aircraft

RESENTS SINGAPORE.

northwards, it had been decided Under the signature of Mr. to abandon efforts to reach Hong Cordell Hull, the Secretary of kong, and the "Talkoo", escorted States Mr. Philips. Under-

The entire route will be lined by the warship, to making for Secretary of the Department, has

with troops standing shoulder to Tourans Bay on the French indo-issued a statement warning certain

shoulder, so that it will be impossi Chine 'const

unnamed nations that indulgence (Special to "Telograph")

ble for anyone to break through. The position in which then "the indefensible practice" of

On one side of the funeral's (Bu Telegraph. Copyright. Telepraphic. Mem "Taikoo" was picked up was 18.18 raising tariff barriers just before

*g* Ordinanen, 2295. Rezzived, October route only school children will be Into N. and 11137 E., which is just off entering

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allowed to stand, so that troops will San Francisco, Oct. 17. the south-east coast of Hainan. negotiations for lowering them,

The Australian Press Bureau posite side of the street where the England-Melbourne Air Race, a on opening was 15. 74d., a de-

ba, able to watch carefully the op-

The only French entry in the The omcial rate of the dollar carriers will be accompilahed." The wireless message stated and thereby seeking a bargaining that the velocity of the wind was advantage, would imperil any announces that Sir Charles Kings general public will be massed.

Bleriot machine, had to be scratch eling of a halfpenny on yoster- the United ford-Smith, the noted Australian All windows along the route by ed to-day, as it was badly damag day'a quotation, Inter-bank busi- Japan, it is believed, does not No. 9 Beaufort Scale, which is a negotiations with

Staten.

aviator, plans to hop off from which the cortege will pass must ed when landing at Le Bourget nexs was first done at the official welcome the strengthening of the strong gale, and its direction

It is indicated in other quarters day link conqueror will come

Brisbane for California on Satur-be kept tightly closed and no flowers this morning. north. Visibility was five miles.

to rate, but later slumped to is. 7d., Singapore naval base by Great must be thrown.

Mildenhall, Suffolk.

and then reacted again to 18. 74d. Britain but is not unduly nervous. that the State Department was

market WILS aware of the fact that many nato Callfornia. by way of Suva and

de- The whole Police will not allow anyone to To-day's conditions of rain and

Japan realians, says Ad- In addition to, Captain Thirl-tions had more or less banded to- Honolulu.

course of carry anything, not even an ummist prevented the pilots of twenty moralised during the

miral Yamamoto, that no well, the master of the tug, there gether in a series of trade pacts He is using a Lockheed Altair brella or a purse. All side streets acroplanes assembled at Milden- the morning. with conditions in country alone could possibly are on board Captain J. M. Clare, to the exclusion and detriment of plane and

Shanghai is accompanied by will be guarded and kept com hall making practice flights.

constitute a menace to the no better. Exchange Chief Ofleer, who joined the "Tul- the United States.

Captairi P. G. Taylor as co-pilot.

British Empire.jet pletely empty and everyone must In the interests of safety the there fell to as low as 16, 3d. koo" for the trip to Pratas: Mr.

The airmen hope to arrive in San be in his or her place by 7 o'clock race rules provide that machines Various causes are given to ac- Mr. Hull has given his word that Francisco T. H. G. Brayfield, of Messrs.

011 Tuesday, thus in the morning and cannot leave must conform substantially with count for the decline, but it le

The role of the American dele. Carmichael and Clarke; Mr. A. the United States will not indulge

taking roughly three days.until the coffin has been entrain the International Convention on mainly attributed to speculators

The McArthur, engineer and salvage in such tariff raising practices and United Press.

ed for the journey, to Topola, aerial navigation, and technical covering in Shanghai and Hong-gates will be a quiet one. expert: Mr. Murray Scott, Chief be added to-day that the Govern-

where burial will take place. experts examining machines havokong.

spokesman, Mr. Norman Davis, ex- Enginoor; and Mr. H. G. Babbidge, ment would seek to negotiate only

decided. that several were carry- with nations which shared

At the moment it is impossible plains that the United States doca "diver.

viited States opposition to this ROYAL WEDDING

Thousands of police splosing excessive weight. In these to forecast the immediate future not desire any change for the present in the relative naval The crow and saivage party form of bargaining.-Router.

man will know whether his to be reduced, with a consequent the bellef prevails that there may strengthe. number over a hundred.

ON THE AIR neighbour is not a well-armed reduction of range.

soon bo an upward reaction,

"But," he added, "since Japan is plain-clothes guard with instruc tions to shoot instantly anyone

Brief speeches. by two pilots in Later in the morning the mar- demanding a larger navy the much United States representatives have KING'S CONSENTng the procession-feu- the Melbourne Air Race and an ket firmed up, with a

come to London to learn why?— eye-witness account of the start steadier tone prevailing, from Mildenhall Aerodromo will

Reuter, Special FOR BROADCAST

be broadcast by the BBC, on London, Oct. 17. PRINCE ARRIVES AT

MELBOURNE

UNEASINESS IN EUROPE

NEED OF STRONG

FRENCH GOVT.

New York, Oct. 17.

U.S. JOURNALISTS

IN SHANGHAI ·

CONCLUDING VISIT TO

EAST

Shanghai, Oct. 18.

no

HUGE CROWDS, AT

DOCK-SIDE :

Melbourne, Oct. 18.

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Silver dropped a penny in London

October 20, at 9 a.m., 11.16 am. yesterday to 23.7/8 for the spat British Wireless.

p.m... 8 pm, and midnight quotation. The decline was due to heavy speculative profit-taking, but the market closed, firm.

Advices received by Messrs.. IN WIRELESS TOUCH Swan, Culbertson and Fritz from New York state that socording to The following ships are expect the Wall Street Journal, silver le

AMERICA'S ROLE.

„MARSHAL CHIANG'S FLYING TOUR

The British Brondensting Cor- poration announces that Royal assont has now been 'given for the broadcasting of the, ceremony of Political observers profess to A-party of nine United States the wedding of His Royal High-

Slantu, Oct. 17. sco nome cause for anxiety in renewspapermen, after touringness the Duke of Kent and Prin-

Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, be ported recent French diplomatic Japan and the three Eastern cess Marina, in its entirety. The

ed to be in wireless communica-sues declined, due to the drop in companied by Madame Chiang and failures.

Provinces, have arrived here from time of the ceremony, on Novem

tion with Hongkong to-day Tal- the prices of the metal owing to ansaal: Chiang Hatch-lang, flew ber 29, will be announced later. It is thought that unloes. France Nanking.

H.M.S. Sussex, bringing the pingyang, Hartington, Sonsan heavy selling, especially from Lan- sets herself in order and maintains They will spend several days in- An eye-witness account of the a strong Government in power, a specting the Chapel and Woosung scones outside Westminater Ab- Duke of Gloucester to the Conten- Maru, Tantalus, Canton, Maru, don, on fears by speculators that to Lanchow shortly before noon to- Marshal Chiang's visit to Lan- Tacoma, Lise Tug Taikoo, Athe check its allver buying programme zerice of diplomatic reverses may war scenes before returning to the boy will be given by Mr. Howard ary Celebrationg here, arrived this Katovi Maru, yeomoon Varanges, the United States Government may day on board: his private plane, bo expected.

United States,-Reuter.

Marshal before and after the morning..

Queen, Helikon, Genoa Maru, in favour of a co-operative agree chow is a continuation of his tour In this ovent, there may be now

ceremony.

The cruiser berthed at 9.30 o Comorin, President Jefferson, Gan-ment with China whereby the of inspection of political conditions permanent European alignments,

The entire proceedings will be clock and huge crowds were at the Pershing. Eumiseur, Seistan, United States will exchange geld as well as the work undertaken by Father G., Byrne hàn left for the with major changes in Inancial interior of Chins, where he will spend relayed from the British Broad dock slide to welcome the Prince. Ou Chad, Taiyuan; Kongning Kut for silver and limit allver purchase the Chinese National Economad

Council-Control Newsï casting Corporation stations at Reuter, and trade relationships-Special two weeks:

Daventry.———Britisk ́Wirelais.

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