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Hongkong Telegraph.

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No. 24470

# ALFASTRŒE THURSDAY, DECEMBER

HOLIDAY MISHAPS TAKE 253 LIVES SEVEN MORE KILLÈD BY C.N.R. TRAIN

TERRIBLE TOLL IN U.S. AND CANADA

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894. Received, Dec. 27. 12 voo

New York, Dec. 26.

The usual dreadful toll of lives in the Christmas holiday season had grown to a total of 253 throughout the United States to-day.

Another Canadian National Railway train was involved in an accident which cost seven lives, thus bringing the number of railway deaths since the holi days commenced to 23. Sixteen were killed near Dundas, Ontario, a few miles from Toronto, in a collision yester- day. The seven killed to-day were in an automobile which was crushed by a locomotive at a level crossing.

The American easualties, directly or indirectly due to the Christmans festivities, included persons killed

in hunting accidents, by murderers

in drunken brawls, in aeroplane,

COLONY'S

train and motor car wrecks and in PANAMA

Arce.

EXCESSIVE SPEED

An Inquiry has been Instituted In the Ontario rallway disaster and it has already been disclosed that the train which crashed into the end of a Christmas holiday, special was travelling at an exdea-' sive rate of speed. It was

appreach.

ing a alding where the local was waiting, clear of the main line, travelling at more than of miles an hour. When it met the open switch, It skipped the points and shot across into the siding where the local's horrified passengers dia covered themselves trapped.

MARKET

VIRTUAL FREE TRADE

DISTRIBUTING CENTRE

Panama. Dec. 26.

The President of Panama 10- day signed a law creating

Those in the rear coach saw the virtual free trade avenues into hurtling locomotive bearing down the republic and benefitting con- on them. Others heard the screamsiderably British India, Hong -of-brakes- and attempted to jump Kong and Great Britain. from car windows. It was only

A matter of seconds

before the

The law exempts from duty over express had ploughed through the 0 articles and gives the Presi- rear end of the wooden coach, dent power to include others as telescoping it into the coach ahead, the need arises,

and grinding men, women and children into the wreckage,

CROSSING CRASH

A

The law becomes effective on June 1, 1935,

with the aid of a foreign Power or M. Trotsky, whose reinstatement, Powers, is reported to have been

recently planned.

Closing

The Saar

Frontier

PRECAUTIONS OF PLEBISCITE

CALM STILL PREVAILS

(Special to "Talegraph")

( Telegraph. Copyright. Telographic Mea mura Onlinaner, 1881. Reerwed. December 27, 0,70 ml

Saarbruceken, Děr, 26. The frontiers of the Saar will be closed at midnight and from that time onwards the only persons who will be allowed to enter the area will be those in possession of permits, properly signed by authoritative persons. The frontier will be closed until January 26,

Free imports do not have to pay From Harvey, Illinois, comes

any re-export charges.

President

Arias, interviewed. report that seven

persons were stated that he plans to place a instantly killed when their car was tarit only on Imports competing The Governing Commission an- trapped on a level crossing by the with native produce. Manufacnounces that it is taking this action Canadian National Railway's "Iturers may lose ternational Liraited," one

of the and

Home revenue, with 24 view fastest trains in America.—United stand to lose £100,000 In trade cause trouble during the plebiscite, it is estimated that they desirable elements which might

to excluding un Prees.

annually, but it is believed that before or after it. this sacrifice will be easily offset by creating a distributing centre here for Central and South Amer- tes Anti also by increasing the tourist business, which is largely in the hands of British Indians on duty here.-Reuter Special. Reuter,

Record Trade In Germany

EVEN JEWS' SHOPS PROSPERING

NOBODY WANTS TO SAVE

(Special to "Tolsgraph")

(Bỳ Telegraph. Copyright; Telepraphic Moon anges Ordinance, 1996, lecuived. December 17, 18 nook.}

Berlin, Dec. 26.

sat a record for all time.

REVOLT STORY EXAGGERATED

ALBANIAN UPROAR

LOCALISED

(Special to "Telegraph")

quiet. There have been no indica Meanwhile, conditions remain tions that there will be need for intervention of the foreign troops

INCIDENTS UNLIKELY

Saarbruecken, Dec. 26. Any prospect of incidents die turbing the peace of the Saur be- fore or after the plebiscite in most unlikely in view of the good re- lations being steadily established between the foreign soldiers andį the Inhabitants.

A big crowd to-day listened to and applauded the band of the Essex Regiment in the market- place at Neuenkirchen.

Hitler's

Healing

Diplomacy

RETRACTING THREAT TO CRUSH FRANCE

WHEN PLEBISCITE IS COMPLETED

Paris, Dec. 26.

Le Journal, to-day, states that Herr Hitler will publicly retract the passage In his autobiography "Mein Kampf," in which he de clares that Germany must crush France as a step to pave the way to a resumption of diplomatic negotiations for solution of the present Franco-German disarma- ment impasse. He will make his retraction after the Saar plebiscite, the paper says.

It adds that Hier will explain that this passage was written Į during Л period of bitterness while he whs imprisoned in a fortress following an unsuccessful attempt at a Naai rising ten years ago and when French troops were; in occupation of the Ruhr.

in "Mein Kampf" Hitler says more than once that the destruc- tion of France is a means to an end, not an end in itsolf.

COVERING REAR

"Keenly 08. we all recogniac the necessity of a settlement of ac enunta with France, it would be ineffectual on the. whole if it

were made the sole object of our foreign policy. It can begin to mean anything only when it is regarded as covering our rear for expansion of territory in

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Europe,

Thus, he had argued for the destruction of France only be cause she was a great obstacle to the German ambition to expand in | Europę--Reuter,

RYDER

DATE SET

27, 1934.

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M. Stalin, whose murder coupled is alleged to have been plotted by with the reinstatement of M. Trotsky, those concerned in the death of M.

Kirov..

Riverboat

Strike Plan

Maturing

GUILD ADHERES TO DECISION

WALK-OUT ON SATURDAY

The China Coast Officers' Guild's decision to call a strike at midnight on Saturday in res-

CUPpect of Chinese-owned steamers whose owners are not paying the arbitration scale of wages remains unaltered, stated Mr. W. E. Kirby, Secretary of the Guild, this morning.

BATTLE IN U.S. IN SEPTEMBER

Mr. Kirby added that the only new development in the situation was that one or two of the owners concerned had invited masters to attend their oflices, for a purpose which has not been disclosed.

New York, Dec. 26.

to-day announced the date of the and, if any fresh offer is made,

The President's office of the

The masters who have such in-

Ryder Cup golf contest, Septem-will report to the Guild. Profcasional Golfers' Association vitations will comply with them,

ber 28 and 29.

The Guild is holding a meeting this afternoon to discuss the strike -issue.

America

the

will! defend trophy, the British players arriv ing early in September to limber that golfing knows. up for the greatest test of skill

Although, of all sporting, events the Ryder Cup match is probably the most uncertain, America is favoured to retain the trophy this year. The teams have

not yet been selected, but will shortly be announced.-Reuter,

IFAMOUS

FINANCIER

MR. JOHN ANDRUS PASSES AWAY

British troops everywhere ap pear to be on the best of terms with the Saarlanders, who

New York, 26. fre-

Mr. John Emery Andrus, reput quently offer them drinks and cigarettes na a token of friendship.ed to be one of the wealthiest men

One of the mon of the Essex at the age of 93.

In the world, passed away, to-day Regiment said: "This is not a half bad spot; these blokes are drinks offered me in the last few quite friendly. I've had

more days than during a long time in

fly Telegraph. Copyrighi, Talegraphic Mes mayer Ordinance, 1884. Noralved, December 27, 11:34 mm.)

Rome, Dec. 26. In spite of the talk of depression,

The authorities were informed Christmas shopping in Germany to-day that reports of a serious revolutionary movement in Albania The stores in Berlin and other were greatly exaggerated, large cities had a turn-over of twenty to fifty per cent. above that unrest has

Reports from Tirano state that of last year. This is attributed to Dibra district by insubordination In the been caused the public disposition to spend of an aide de camp of the King rather thun save owing to the un- who left the Court and refused to England."--Reuter Special, certainty of the European outlook return. The incident la confined Even the Jewish shops were to Dibra, however-Retter Special.

generally crowded with customers

In contrast to last year when they wers, nearly empty. Nazis, out of uniform, picketed Jewish shops In

NAVIGATION PACT

a number of South German towns

Changchun, Dec. 27. The Manchukuo authorities have and prevented customers entering. But in some casos the public announced that the regulations rofused to listen to the pickets on governing

navigation of the the ground that the Jewish shops Soviet-Manchukuo boundary rivers were staffed with Агулпа, wore were formally signed by delegates selling. Gorman goods and alding of the two Government at Tahelho German Industry-Reuter: Special yesterday. Central News,

CHINESE DEPORTED

Taingtno, Dec. 27.

In other days, he was one of the Wall great fighting figures on market resulted in fatal slumps Street, and his movements in the

and sensational rises in stocks he attacked or supported.-Reuter.

The Dollar Steamship Lines advise that their liner President Coolidge Another batch of Chinese, aum-on Saturday, December 20, for Shang. will all from Hongkong at 8 a.m. bering twenty-two, has been de hui, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, San ported by the Japanese Govern Francisco and Los Angeles. confiscated, according to reports. ment. Their property has been

Geaka on board a Japanese steamer. They arrived here yesterday from They will appeal to Government to take steps to obtain the Chinese

-redress.-Central News."

HOME FOOTBALL, ``

The results of yesterday's Home football matches will be found on Page Eight,

All the vessels involved, except the Wing Lee, which is on the Holbow run, are engaged in, river services, either between Hongkong and Canton or between Hongkong and Konginoon. They will all be in Hongkong on the date fixed for, the strike..

10,000 SETTLERS

NEW YEAR

CARNIVAL NOVELTIES CRACKERS and TOYS

AT

Special Bargain Prices

AT.

WHITEAWAY'S

FOREIGN STATE IN SOVIET PLOT

PROMISE OF ARMED AID ALLEGED

SCHEME TO OVERTHROW STALIN'S REGIME

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894. Received, Dec. 27, 8.30 am.)

Moscow, Dec. 26.

It is officially announced that thirteen of the four- teen men arrested for the murder of the Leningrad official, Kirov, have confessed to membership in a "terrorist group" organised in the old capital. But only three men, Nikolayev, Antonoff and Zvezdov have admitted planning the assassination of Kirov.

Testimony before the prosecutor at Leningrad was of a most sensational nature.

Nikolayev stated that the terriorists planned the murder of Stalin, also, and added that he had negotiated with an unnamed Consulate in Leningrad for military intervention from abroad if the plotters' coup succeeded.

CHINESE SILVER POLICY

INFLATION NOT CONSIDERED

BUYING H.K. BULLION

Shanghai, Dec. 27. Out of a welter of rumours, re-

This man went on to say that he had received 5,000 roubles to Anapce the operations of the directing committee of the counter. rovolutionaries in Loningrad, and that the Consulate friendly to their cause had also offered to make contact with the banished Trotsky whom the plotters planned to reinstate at the head of the Soviet Government.

The rebels planned to oust Stalin, Molotov. Kaganovitch and Kirov, one way or another, but preferably at

pistol's point. Trotsky, Zinovieff and Kamenoff would have succeeded to the chief posts of the Union had the coup been successful.-United Prass.

POWERS INVOLVED

Moscow, Dec. 26. The allogation that n foreign

WAN

ports and denials regarding the consulate whose nationality future policy of the National Gov- not stated, was in close touch ernment in relation to silver come with those responsible for the Lwo most definite statements from murder of Kirov, was made in the General Chiang Kai-shek and Mr.indictment against Nikolayev and H. H. Kung, Minister of Finance, thirteen other rebel Communist both of whom declare that there is who wore accused of plotting the no intention on the part of the assassination of Kirov to-day. Government to devalue the allvor dollar.

The indictment declares that former members of the Zinoviet Mr. Kung definitely states that "Opposition Group" in Leningrad rumour-mongers have been excit-planned the coup with the object. ing the financial market to their of changing the policy of the own advantage with reports that Soviet Government and placing the Government intended to de Zinavleft and Trotsky in power. value the dollar, adopt a policy of They sought to accomplish this by inflation and adopt a standard acts of terrorism against Soviet These he denies. offelals and Kirov was their first paper currency.

General Chiang Kai-shek, in a victim, says the prosecution. special interview at Fenghua, cor-

Most anшzing of all is the roborates Mr. Kung's statements.

In order to meet the present all-plotters counted on armed assiat- allegation that his group of ver shortage in Shanghai, itance from certain foreign powers. worth of silver is being sent from freely reported that $20,000,000 Hongkong to Shanghai. Reuter,

CHINA RELIEVED

Shanghai, Dec. 27.

It is believed in local financial

FOR MANCHURIA circles that as a result of repeated

· JAPANESE TO FARM FRONTIER LAND

Changchun, Dec, 27 The Japanese-Manchukuo Coloni- Ballon Company, a Government controlled concern, has decided to settle at least 16,000 Japanese subjects in Northern Manchuria during the first year of their programme.

Five

districts border- ing. Soviet territory in castern Kirin Province will be assigned for the first colonisation zone.

concern with a capital of $50,000,- The Japanese-Manchukuo Coloni- sation Company is a newly formed

000 for the purpose of settling a large number of unemployed Japanoso and Korean farmera in Manchuria-Gentral NewR.

SIKANG'S - GOVERNOR

protests made by the Chinese Gov-| ernment, the American Govern- ment has been persuaded to moder- ate its silver purchasing policy abroad and to give due consider- ution to the position of China in future sliver purchases,

Meanwhile, local leaders have

NEGOTIATIONS

Nikolaycy apparently admits that he negotiated with the unnamed consulate with regard to assistance for the plotters. The (Continued on Page 7.)

Nye Extending Investigation

SUPPORT

reached arrangements with the PROMISED FINANCIAL Central Bank of China, the Bank of Communications and the Bank of China for a credit of $10,000,000 in order to rolleve market.→ Central News..

SPEED FLIER'S BIG PRIZE

FRENCHMAN. WINS A FORTUNE

(Special to "Telegraph")

(Dy Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphio Mea ges Ordinance, 1876. Received, December

Washington, Dec. 26.

After conferring with President Roosevelt, Senator Nye, Chairman of the Arma: Investigation Com- mittee, announced that the Presi- dont had assured him that the Government would in every way. co-operate with the Committee --- The speed at which Raymond that he had endorsed the appro The President further, stated

Paris, Dec. 26.

Delmotté travolled Nanking, Dec, 20.

to set a new priation of additional funds for the The Executive Yuan of the Na-world's record for land planes is prupose of carrying on the in- tional Government has appointed officially announced at 505.848 kilo-vestigations. General Liu Wen-huf as the first metres per hour.

Senator Nye recently announced Chairman of the Provincial Gov. The airman wins a prize of 300,- that provided Congress made the erdiment of Sikang, which is created 000 froncs offered by the Afr necessary appropriations, the Com a province, and is no longer under Ministry for a world record in amittee's investigations would be old special administrativo area French machine, according to Le extended to banking and ship system-Central News.

Petit Parisien-Reuter.

building-Reuter Special