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HEROIC
OCEAN BATTLE
THREE OFFICERS LOST OVERBOARD
BRIDGE CARRIED
AWAY
Predicts Depression's End In June
DAWES PRAISES ROOSEVELT
GAVE AMERICA
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London, Dec. 12. Something more of the Victoria Maru's gallant Cily Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphic Man magra Ordinance, 1984. Rapyload, December struggle in a fierce Atlantic
Chicago, Dec. 12. storm was learned to-day Mr. Charles G. Dawes, former { when a Dutch tug, out of ambassador and Vice-President Cork, took a line from the of the United States, one-time battered ship and com-Finance Corporation and joint menced to tow her towards winner of the Nobel Peace Prize two years ago, to-day definitely predicted that the era of depres out not later than June or July. sion would be completely wiped
Falmouth.
The Japanese steamer reported herself i dlatress on December 10. It was known that she had lost two officers and that seven of her crew were injured,
chairman of the Reconstrution
The change would be due to the fact that by that time the begin- ning of a great and sustained de- mand for durable gooda would have
It now transpires that her cap- tain, Chief Officer and Thirden begun. That demand would.
•Officer all were lost overboard.
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come us natural consequence of the accumulation of five years' of postponed demands.
Manter and mate wont when a :series of gigantic mens smote the ship, amashing her bridge to
Mr. Dawes credited Prezident tlader and carrying the wreckage Roosevelt with restoring the na away. The ship was staggered,tlon's lost confidence and paving the her steering gear smashed, and way to recovery.- United Press, virtually helpless.
Second and Third Officers mus tered the
volunteers crew and rigged a jury rudder. It was. while this work was under way that another huge sen swept over the ship. The Third, Over was lant.
The Second Officer then sent an 5.0.8. and a Dutch steamer re- | sponded and convoyed the Victorin Maru towards the Channal.... Router.
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CIGARETTES AND WINE
WOMAN WITHOUT. A LICENCE
Leung Wong, a married woman, was charged with selling cigarettes and Chinese liquor without a licence, when she appeared before Mr. E. W, Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning. The case was adjourned for 48 hours, to allow defendant call her fokl us wit
Revenue-OMeer Humphreys, whe appeared for The prosecution, establish the Joint Select Cón-stated that at about 8.1 a.m. on mittee.--Reuter,
Tuesday, he stopped a man who lind
Just feit the Kwong Fat Cheque
THE HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH.
Lady Southern speaking at the opening of the new Dogs Home 7 terday. (Photo: Mee Cheung).
SPY SUSPECT RELEASED
Said To Have Plan Of Coast Defences
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(Special to "Telegraph") illy Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphic Mer eners Ordinance, 1994. Keceived. December
San Diego, Dec. 12. The artistic Japanese gar dener whose note-book was believed to contain sketches of the San Diego harbour defences and who was ar- rested yesterday, has been released. The nate.book which so greatly troubled the police contains nothing more than clever conceived garden plans.
The Department of fus. tice ordered Terua Mura- meto's release, stating they were "convinced the man is innocent."United Press,
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1934.
Bidding For German Oil Monopoly?
OIL INTERESTS COMPETING
NEGOTIATIONS
DELAYED-
Berlin, Dec. 12.
RADIO BROADCAST
Children's Concert From
The Studio
ZEK PROGRAMME .
Fron. ..W. on a wavelength of 365. metres (846 kilocycles):
the
5-8 pm. European Programme, 5-8 p.m. A Helay of the llongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra from “Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden.
6-6.30 pm. Children's Studio Con cert.
0.30-7 p.m. A Relay of the Hong- Following the denial of the re- port that the Royal Dutch and kong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the Shell Oll companies were cantem-Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden.
7 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quota- plating a
Jonn of 400,000,000tions, London and New York Stock guilders to Germany, it la now and Commodity Quotations. alleged that
Anglo-Dutch- 7.08-7.30 p.m. Hand Selections from American group is proposing to pay Light Opera, to Germany 1,500,000,000 marks in Les Cloches de Cornville
(Pinnquette).
three instalments. It would seem that of interests are bidding for German monopoly. In return for this Intest offer, the oil companies are believed to be asking a thirty year monopoly for petrol sales.
It is stated that the only dim. culty in the way of completing the deal in the existence of tho Russo- German and Hungarian-German trade trentice.
Negotiations with this tri-party group and with Sir Henri Deterd- ing's group, it is said, have been postponed until after the Saar plebiscite.-Reuter.
NO PASSPORTS
JAPANESE MAN AND WIFE CHARGED
The
The Band of H. M. Coldstream Guards. Mikado (Sullivan),
The Band of H. M. Coldstream
Guarda. The Yeomen of the Guard
(Sullivan).
The Band of H. M. Coldstream
Solos by Arthar de Greef. 7.30-7.43 p.m. The
Guarda. Pianoforte
1. Wedding Day (Grieg), 2/Valse in E Major, Op. 34
(Moszkowski),
7.42-8 p.m. Old Tunes. Tony Costello in Song Memories
Tom Costello' and Chorus. The Gay Nineties-Waltz Medley
Debroy Somers Hand. 8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.
p.m. Chinese Studjo
A.03-10.30
Concert.
9.30 p.m.
Reuter Press Bulletins London 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity Quotations.
Jłazo Araki, aged 42, a Japanese
10.30 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins, subject, and his wife, Yone Kotnki, Rugby Mid-day Press News, Further 37, appeared before Mr. Wynne-London Stock and Commodity Quota- Jonen at the Central Magistracytions.
bis morning, charged with enter- ing the Colony without valid. pona- ports. They pleaded guilty.
10.40_p.m.. Close Down,
Z.E.K. PROGRAMME 8.30-10 p.m. European Recorded Manic from Z..K. on a Frequency of 640 k.e's.
Carnival of Animals (Saint-Saens) played by Leopold Stokowski and the Philndef- phin Symphony Orchestra,
p.m..
Sub-Inspector Nolloth stated that Araki had M certificate of nation ality which was They arrived on December 6 and then left for Canton, returning on he 10th. The steamer Van Houtz. namo:tion which they originally arrived in the Colony: had sailed for the North. In any case, Araki came to the Registration Office to register In order to stay, in Hongkong for three months, his reason being that he had lived a long in Singapore that he would not be able to stand
Araki was deaf
8.30-8.GZ not a passport."
·QUARREL IN A TEASHOP
CATHEDRAL
DEBATE IN BOTH HOUSES.
in Castle Peak Roud. The nun was carrying a bowl contain London, Dec. 12. India was the subject of a de-bought from a shop which he point
liquor, which he stated he had ing bate in both houses of Parliament el nut. He also stated that he had tonight. It was the last of three bought two packets of cigarettes days' debate in the Commons and
from the shop. first in the House of Lords where Lord Halifax, ex-Viccros, moved ter of the shop, the defendant cante
When witness asked for the masWellington Street, appeared before expressed a wish to leave.
718
the defendant and
The Magistrate made an expul-
both defen
a resolution accepting the Joint forward and stated that she was the Police Cinet this morning, charged son order against
dinte.
KING'S SILVER
JUBILEE
NO FORMAL EMPIRE
CONFERENCE -
the
1. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion; 2. Hens mil Cocks; 3. Mules; 4. Tortoises; b. The Elephant; 8. Kangaroos; 7. Aquarium; 8. Per- sonages with long ears; P. Cuckoo in the Woods; 10. Birda; 11. Fossila; 12. The Swan; 13. Pianista; 14. Finale.
8.52-9.38 p.m. Variety,
Plane
Solos "Four Aces"---Suite (Billy Mayerl)
Rale da Costa,
1. Ace of Clubs,
2. Ace of Diamonds,
3. Ace of Hearts,
Vocal Mr. Whittington" with Elsie
4. Ace of Spades. Randolph, Jack Buchanan. Carroll Gibbons and John W. Green. Songs-What more can I ask? Songe-Brighter' than the Sun
Anana Winn (Sourano). Orchestra-Jerome Kern-Medley Orchesten George Gershwin-Medley Carroll Gibbons and The Savoy Hotel Orphenne. 9.30 p.m.
Reuter Press Bulletins, Landon 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity Quotations.
9.45-10 p.m. Quartet in D Flat "Major, Op. 16 (Doknanyi)
Flontuley Quartet. tat Movement--Andante Allegro. -Presto nceinceale, -Molto Adagio.
Bru
EMPLOYEE INVOLVED the cold in Japan and probably Cheng Kau, No. I bay employed there was some misunderstanding voived in an incident in Wellingtonul. The Police were not pressing at St. John's Cathedral, was in between him and the Japanese Con which both he and He Hing, a foki the case, but merely asked for an ex- Street yesterday, as a result_ni
pulsion order of the Ki Heong Teahouse, No. 40 Mr. Wynne-Jones in the Central Select Committee's recommenda-mistress. She also said that el with disorderly conduct, by fighting. tions as a basis for revision of the had sold the cigarettes and Indian Constitution and consider wine to the man.
Mr. F. H. Kwok appeared on A search was chaff of Cheng Kau ing it expedient that a Bill should made of the premises and a qui be introduced on the general lines tity of cigarettes and Chinese wine entered the teahouse yesterday and It was stated that Cheng Kau of report.
found. Defendant had no lleence to, ordered a secial kind of ten. He Amendmente tubled by Lord sell cigarettes, or wine. Salisbury expressed unwillingness Lai Pai won called and gave evi-
was served with a different-kind. to pronounce In advance acceptancedence of having taught wine and lowense glass was broken. Cheng A quarrel ensued, during which a of far-reaching recommendations cigarettes from the defendant's until there had been an opportunityshop, and stated that when a fok paying for his tea and was chased Kau ran out of the shop without
London, Der, 12. of considering the particular recom- sold him the goods, the defendant by the waiter who was seen by an Commons that whilst it was not
The Prime Minister informed the 3rd mendations which Government was present.
10 p.m. Close Down. adopted and proposed in their Bl.
Indian sergeant to throw a stool proposed that any form of con- Lord Halifax maintained that the
at the Cathedral employee, Theference should be held during ZEESEN PROGRAMMES Federation to be act up was the only amendment nor the labour men latter received a slight cut on his the celebration next year of the
bera minority report proposed to right forearm. real solution of India's disskulties.
King's Silver Jubilee, the Govern- This Evening's Broadcasts From A Central Government, which the self-government in India. There that he had
stablish here and now complete The Magistrate told lo ing
ment in the United Kingdom The Gernian Short-Wavers report recommended, would, he be
no right to make would, of course, welcome the Special programmes for was, therefore, recognition from Cheng Rau pay for a tea which he apportunity afforded by the pre-ateners will be broadcast from Zecsen as Heved, be stronger than the existing the offietal Opposition that it was did not order. "There is too much sonee in England of the Dominions follo Government. which he preferred to call emer-
As to the safeguards faevitable they should proceed by of this fighting going on in the Prime Ministers for such informal gency powers, the Committee be providing for a future constitu.fine of $15 or three weeks on Ho common
stages. Worst of all errors in Colony," he said in imposing a discussions of questions of a leved that in most cases their exia-
concern 28 might he Lence would render it unnecessary that the rate of advance depended
tion of Government was to imagine Ing.
throught desirable.-British Wire- to invoke them.
Cheng Kau was discharged. Iras. upon a time table. Changes de- ended on what happened and on British the way co-operation between enable the scheme to be advanced Indian elementa rapidly or otherwise.
Sir John Simon pointed out that, both Statutory Commisalon and the Joint Select Committee considered that the only really
Lord Salisbury maintained the Government was moving too far and
too fast and that there were large nambers of people in India who would disapprove the Committee's majority report when they under- stood its implications.
LABOUR AMENDMENT
aut
Federation considerably
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
BE NEITHER TOO EARLY IN THE FASHION, NOR TOO LONG OUT OF IT; NOR AT ANY TIME IN THE EXTREMES OF IT.--Lavater.
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5 p.m.
1.10 p.m. Nowe in English.
5.43 p.m. Milliary Concert by the an. Hitler Guard: Conductor: Dandmester Muller-John,
4.45 p.m. New In German,
2 p.m. Night Marie.
.. New fa' English.
1.15 p.m. Ciods, down DJB, DIN (Germ
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ZAB7 ABIA ZONE Faat Aale Zone browdrest through DĴA an.
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In Dutch n D2N.
10 p.m. Relay! from Cologimi "Tha MetrY Huslelang." A Romantia Sense Play by Clemens Drestano and
Th, A. Hoffmann. 11.13 pum. Neva în German on DIA and
DJN.
The Handbook of the Hongkong Badminton 'Association has now been obtain inaued, and secretaries any coples from Mr. D; S. Green, Messrs., Dunlop, Ltd., S.CM. Pont Building. * In the House of Comuns satisfactory conclusion of the in the Central Police Court this Charged before Mr. Wynne-Jones
Nine months' hard labour was Labour amendments to the Gov-Indian constitutional problem was
1-81.38 morning with stealing an overcoat posed by Mr. Wynne-Jones in the ernment resolution were moved to Federation which embraced all from a rockloft at No. an Upper Central Magistracy this morning un the effect that provision should be India, both the states and British Lascar Row, Lei Cheung, aged 22, Fung Son, who pleaded guilty to made for recognition of the right India. Since the Report of the pleaded guilty and was sentenced to charge of returning before his term of India to a Dominion's status Statutory Commission a new pro-
of one month's hard labour. Detective- banishment had expired. De- defendant had two previous convictions and for its attainment by progres- spect had arisen is a result of the Sergeant Goodwin stated the
for stealing this sive development and expansion of number of declarations which had fendant was arrested going into
year. Inspector Ellia said the man was arrested on responsible Government and for brought the possibility of an Alf-pawnshop in Queen's Road Central,
information at placing in the hands of the Indian India
the Ping On wharf masses the possibility of obtain-nearer. The question to be decid at the Central Police Court this morn
Pleading guilty before Mr. Schofield yesterday afternoon. ing political power by constitu- ed was whether in the light of Ing to charges of the possession of Ono of a crowd who had gathered tional means.
this now prospect of Indian States 170 heroin pilis and 60 pe pin lottery in Des Voeux Road during the tinin Mr. Cocks, who moved the coming within ຄ All-Indian tickets, Mr. F. X. D'Almada, Ir., on interval yesterday when Chinese amendment, urged the house to Federation it was wise and politie behalf of a woman, Chan Ng, stated woman was knocked down, Taeng remember that the goodwill of the to provide such an opportunity in that she could not afford to buy Yu-chun, an electrician, was rubbed Indinn peoples was the strongest their new legislation under con
Government opium and economised by of his metal watch. The thief was safeguard. He said the Labour ditions that were the only condiamo in ping the woman caught the man in the net. Brought This
observed by a district watchman who Party wished to sweep away all tions which would secure the one of whom she engaged to write a Police Court this morning, the culprit, a total of $200, while two boys before Mr. Wynne-Jones in the Central second chambers in India. In princes' adhesion, or whether they few lekels, were sent back to the Chan Luk, pleaded guilty and was sent the lower chamber 10 per cent. should decline to take such steps country. of the seats should be allotted to as too big a risk. That was the
to prison for four months. Detective- Labour so that they could work for issue on which the House must, On appearing before Mr. E. WA., was for the prosecution.
Inspector K. W. Andrew, of the S. C elimination of social evils. There vote,
Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy should be adult suffrage in towns "Every single surviving member this morning, Shum Kam-ying, aged and more effective franchise of who served on the Statutory Com-harried woman, was bound over: Wan, were brought before Bir. B. W.
come up for
In
in the sum of $60 to
Two men, Chan Loong and Chan Indian women. Government should mission four years ago, said Sir judgment within six months, on a Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy insert in a preamble of the Bill John Simon, is to-day of the opin- charge of larceny by bailes of a man, this morning, charged with possession the declaration that they regarded on that instead of standing stiffly jongg set, the property of Lo Wing, of dutiable liquor, distilling apparatus Dominion status for India aa the by the proposals contained aged 25, a shop foki, on December and fermenting material. The first goal and that it should be at- those two volumes we should at Defendant went to the complain- defendant pleaded guilty and was tained within a measurable period any rate advance as far as the ant's shop in the morning and rented fined a total of $370, with the alter of years.
Joint Select Committee proposed." the mah Jongg set, saying that sha; nativo of five months". hard · inbour.
would return It that evening. Sho The second, defendant zaid he Ife added that if the Indian failed to do so, and complainant went only a visitor to the flat, and as the States did not come in they would to 143 Un Chau Strect, and found; polico were willing to accept his story, Sir John Simon, who intervened help to establish a Federation of that defendant had at an early stage in to-day's de- Greater India, upon the only dant was located and the mah Jongg Humphreys appeared for the prosecu. bate, pointed out that neithor, the 'possible basia.--British Wireless.
net was recovered from a pawnshop, tion.
SIMON INTERVENES
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Was
discharged. Revenue-OMeor
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