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No. 16875 CAM METABAE TUESDAY, APRIL

23,

1935.

日一廿月三

QUAKE TERRORS

IN EUROPE

VIOLENT SHOCKS IN

PORTUGAL

PLANES SURVEY AREA OF FORMOSA DISASTER

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance. 1804. Received, April 21, 3.40 am)

London, April 22.

Earthquakes affected a wide area during the week- end, especially in the Mediterranean countries: There were violent shocks in Portugal, particularly in Oporto, although no casualties have been reported thus far. Damage has been relatively slight.

There were four slight shocks in Malta and shocks. in Florence, Italy, which continued for over two hours.

In Santiago, Chile, there was a short quake just after midnight.

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In Valparaiso there were two short but severe shocks.-United Press.

Tokyo, April 2

Aeroplanes are surveying the earthqunke devastated territory In¦ Formosa. Reports from the air- men Indiente that the affected arca' covers approximately 2,000 aqunro inlles, from Shinchiku City In the North to Taichu City in the South, and from the souconst east- ward as far as the mountains where the aboriginal head hunters dwell.

Formosa's principul industry, the sugar crop and sugar plants, in virtually unscathed. The majority of milla and enne fields arè outside of the parthqunke zone.Reuter,

LATEST CASUALTY LIST

„Taihoku, April 29.

ly hurt.

RED ARMY FINALLY CHECKED

HEMMED IN NUT- CRACKER GRIP

AID FOR CHENGTU

Nanking, April 23.

Hailing inauguration of a new phase of “the great experiment" 'that the United Stator has carried on in developing the Philippine falanda sinca the Spanish-American War, President Roosevelt signed the new Constitution which givas the lalandı virtual home rule'while Filipino and Government lenders look.. ed on. Soated at left in Secretary of War George H. Dern, at right, Manual Quezon, president of the in-

Business For

Idle Ships

BRITAIN'S BUSY TONNAGE GAINS

London, April 22.

Shipping lald up in the ports of Great Britain and Ireland on April. 1 shows a striking decrease of 172,717 tons, when compared with the figures of idle tonnage on January 1.

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land sanale,

FATAL

RESCUE EFFORT

HUSBAND AND WIFE PERISH TOGETHER

SON SEES TRAGEDY

(Special to "Telegraph")

Telegraph. Capurichi. Telegraphto

The decrease

(3) actually equivalent to 19.7 per cent. of the ad

Heimpra Ordinance, 1181. Rengivad, Ap total of idle British shipping.

London, Apr. 22.

in idle bottoms is

Ocean Plane Departs

CLIPPER HEADING FOR CALIFORNIA

(Spacial to "Talagraph”)

Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphie Megapo Ordinance, 1494. Received, April

Honolulu, April-22. The Oriental Clipper, Pan- American Airways big four-motor ocean transport machine which

BINGIM COFT 14 ORCIS

134.00 PER ANNUM

TROPICAL HELMETS

SPECIAL

REINFORCED ALUMINIUM

LININGS

TEMPERATURE FROM HELMET

TO HEAD WEAR EXCESSIVE TROPICAL HEAT · CUT DOWN BY 70 PER CENT. SEE PAGE 5 IN THIS ISSUE

WHITEAWAY'S

GERMANY RISKS ISOLATION

TRUSTS IN STRENGTH TO WIN EQUALITY

FRANCO-RUSSIAN PACT NEGOTIATIONS DELAY

Berlin, April 22.

It is indicated by the best-informed persons here that Germany is prepared to endure political isolation in the pursuit of her policy of securing full equality, amongst the nations of Europe.

German statesmen believe that by continued strengthening of the Air Force and Army, other nations will be forced to offer terms compatible with Germany's demands for equality of status.

Meanwhile, from Paris, it is learned that legal ex- perts are making efforts to draw up a military treaty for signature by France and Russia which will make the Soviet an ally of France but at the same time avoid any risk of complicating the relations between France and Great Britain and France and Italy.

Despatches from Moscow con- firm the report that for the time being the negotiations between 3. Maxim Litvinoff, the Commisaar for Foreign Affairs, and M. Pierre

POLICE BRUTALITY Laval,

ALLEGED

GERMANS DENY KNOWLEDGE.

PROTEST BY SWISS ?

(Special to "Telegraph")

.Basle, Apr. 22. Another Swiss protest to Ger- | outcome of the treatment of a many is believed imminent as the

young Swiss couple living in Basle. The wife of the household is a former German subject.

the Fronch Foreign Minister, in respect to tho mutunl asalstance pact, have been halted. However, although M. Litvinoit is being summoned to Moscow to report to the People's Commissars 3. Laval still expects to

visit Moscow to

discuss the treaty further with the Russian Govern- ment-United Press.

FAR EASTERN POLITICS

JAPAN MUST BE STRONG

Richmond, Va., Apr. 22.

recently completed its maiden trip from Alameda, Cal, to Hawall, hopped off on its return journey An attempt to photograph a to the mainland at 3.29 p.m. to- It is announced here that Govern- There is 373,322 tons of addi-huzzard's nest on a cliff near Port day. The latest official casualty list ment troops have checked the

tional shipping when the figures Quin, Cornwall, led to the death! The plane was unostentatiously gives the total of dead In the Communist advance towards of a year ago are compared; that to-day of Major Robert Hemphill, loaded, 4,000 letters going aboard. Formost quake: 3,065, 7,889 Chengtu and the main body of the is to say, the idle tonnage of that commandant of the Royal Military The crew, at their posts, waited seriously injured and 1,490 slight-Reds, under the famous Hau date has been diminished by 340 Academy Hospital. Woolwich, and watching their wrist watches and,

Hsiang-chien, ម at present per cent.

Mrs. Hemphill.

like a railway express, the big hemmed in. between the Pelklung

He lost his fooling and fell machine

rolled Houses wholly or partially des-and Kinling Rivera.

In the London docks area alone seventy feet to the beach under the aerodrome at the precise moment The Govern the decrease

across. the troyed number 24,930 and houses ment forces bave the Reds in n

face of the cliff. His wife was scheduled for her departure. or buildings damaged total 6.209, sort of nut-cracker grip. Reuter. 100,000 tons for the quarter killed altempting to reach his body.

After a 3,000-foot run she rose

In un address before the Wo- Peter, the fifteen-year-old son of smoothly and slowly climbed us

men's City Club to-day, the Japan- Major and Mrs. Hemphill, saw his she circled the city. She vanished

cre Ambassador to Washington, father fall. He rushed for aid, quickly, dwindling into the dis-that a registered letter was await-profits from their mutual trade In response to the notification Mr. H. Saito, said the zest for culling his mother. Mrs. Hemphill, tance, the rear of her open-throuting them, the couple went to would keep Japan and America with extraordinary courage, at-ed motors dying to a whisper.Lorrach, just across the border. out of a war. tempted to reach her husband by Less than 100 persons saw her They were handed an envelope descending the cliff face. She also leave the aerodrome, due to the which contained nothing, and as that Japan was becoming in- Commenting upon the allegation fell, and died later in hospital. fact that the hour of her departure they were examining it in mysti- creasingly imperialistic towards

Major Hemphill's body was carried away by the tide but was. eventually recovered.

-Reuter.

WORK OF RELIEF

DANGER MORE REMOTE

(Special. to "Telegraph")

(Ity Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphis

'Talhoku, April 23. Warm sunshine, flooding the Mange Ordinance, 1141. Received. April earthquake stricken Wrens of 14 d.m.). Formoan after a night of terror, is enabling relief parties from the Army, Navy and Red Cross to come

Chungking, April 23, Large forces of Nanking troops The are arriving in Chengtu.

to grips with the task of mileviat-confidence of the garrison and of ing the miserias of approximately

260,000 quake sufferers.

the 150

foreigners, including

Relief columna, sent by the many women and children, Army, have reached the heart of been somewhat restored.

has

Reuter.

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DENOUNCED ROOSEVELT

BLIND, SENATOR IS LONG'S ALLY

Washington, Apr. 22. Senator Huey Long followed up

the affected country with medical A few days ago, when the Reds supplies, food and blankets, while were driving the defending lines yesterday's attack on the Roose the Navy has rushed a destroyer back towards the walled city,velt Administration by denounc along the coast with supplies and foreigners were warned to make ing the President in the Senato. doctors.

their way out of the danger area. Japan has replied expressing They discovered that the

He announced that Louisiana roads warm appreciation Great and the river around Chengtu, would refuse to my Federal Britain's offer to send ships from were impassable because of the the China Station, but states that roaming bands of bandits in the the assistance of the British Navy neighbourhood. One party, how asserted in the Senate that If the is not needed at presont.-Router ever, was evacuated by aeroplane.

CORNWALL LEAVES

taxes if relief funds are withheld.

i The blind Senator, Mr. Scholl, i President's wishes were fulfilled, he would become a god, just as Lenin

was a substitute for Divinity in Russia.

Meanwhile, Governor Talmadge of Atlanta has announced that it America and the Democrats If would be a national calamity for

Meanwhile, the crumbling line of provincial forces is falling H.M.S. Cornwall, which standing by yesterday in expecta- there will be a more determined was back upon Nanking support and tlon of orders to proceed to resistance to the offensive which Formosa with

medical relief the notorious Hsu Shang-chien is supplies, has left Hongkong on directing against Chengtu. manoeuvres, it is understood.

Hou is the man whose troops nominated for the Presidency carried off Mr. and Mrs. Frencham Router. Tokyo, April 23, Bome weeks

ago and who W48 reported to have The British Naval Attacho, onerroneously

allowed their, execution. As 11

OFFER DECLINED

Mr. Roosevelt were

Major Hemphill was formerly well-known rugby footballer, and was capped for Ireland four times, distinguishing himself particularly in the 1912 games.-Reuter Special.

DETROIT LOSES TO INDIANS

GIANTS DEFEAT PHILLIES

was given no publicity.

The Clippor carried gallons of gasoline and 100 gallons of oll.

fication they were suddenly accost- China, he said his country's Far 2,800ed and informed that they would Eastern position must be particu- be held at the disposal of the police. larly strong for strategle reasons. The husband objected and was but that did not mean that Japan maltreated by the police.

sought to control the trade of China-Reuter,

Pan-American Airways officiais view this return trip as a "routine night."-United Press.

CAPT. GREEN TURNS BACK

YACHT'S PUMPS SPRING LEAK

The 25-ton yacht Romance in which Captain E. P. Green and his son left Hongkong for Vancouver Jast week arrived back In the Colony during the week-end. the major Baseball leagues to-day, be rectified while the boat was at New York, April 22, The return was caused by a leak Only four games were played in is the bilge pumps which could not ship New again In the National pennant champion-sea. Captain Green is at present York Giants beat the at Bailey's slipway and hopes to be Philadelphia Phillies while in the able to complete the repairs and to American League, Cleveland got away within a couple of days on Indians won from Detroit Tigers, the first section of his voyage, to Boston Red Sox from Washington Yokohama.

behalf of Admiral Sin rooie matter of fact, his troops treated SHANGHAI BANK Droyer, conveyed to the Japanese the two missionaries very well and Navy Ministry to-day an exprea-| slon of the deepest sympathy, sent them to safely under escort. with the offer to send ships from United Press.

the China Station with relief sup- plies to Formosa.

Tho Navy Ministry, expressing slucero appreciation, replied that the situation was in hand and the British Navy's assistance was not at present required-Router.

INFLATION DANGER

FRESH DIVISIONS

Chungking, April 23,

to

It is learned in official quarters that five divisions of Central Government troops aro moving Into Southern Учесниел strengthen the Government post tion against the Reds, who are threatening the Chongtu.

around area

New York, April 22, No fighting of major propor speech here, toxlay, Mr. tions, however, has occurred in

CLOSES DOORS

NATIVE COMPANY IN DIFFICULTIES

native bank which followed last

Senators and St. Louis Browns from Chicago White Sox.

Results as cabled by Reuter follow:

National League

New York Philadelphia

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R. H. E. 8. 15 ... 1 4

DOLLAR AGAIN

ADVANCES

It is stated that the couple were! closely examined with regard to their movements and relationship and kept three days in prison be. fore being allowed to return to Switzerland,

The Gemu authorities at Lorrach deny all knowledge of the case.--Render Special.

Bandits Kill Britishers

BANK RAIDED IN SANTA CRUZ

(Special to "Telegraph")

Buenos Aires, Apr. 22. Two Scottish bank assistants were killed to-day and the manager and his wife were wounded when armod robbers raided; at the point of re- volvera, a branch of the Anglo- South American Bank at Port Santa Cruz, Catagonia.

The robbers escaped with 200,-

The Hongkong dollar opened at 000 posca. 4

(Melvin Ott scored a home mun for the Giants and Delph Camill for the Phillies).

American League

0

2s. 14., this morning, this being

an advance of a farthing over the are English, are expected to re- The manager and his wife, who holidays.

cover.-Reuter Special

LOCAL SHOWERS

Rebels To Be Executed

GREEK GENERALS CONDEMNED

Athens, April 22

A Court Martial has sentenced to death Generals Anastase. Papoulas, Mitlades and Kimin. BIA.

All were charged with organisa- tion of the Republican Defence Association, which was prominent in the recent revolt, supporting: the Liberal loader, M. Venizelos.- United Press.

GIRL FLIER'S PROGRESS

MISS BATTEN SAFE AT BAGHDAD

Shanghai, April 29. Efforts to tide over the April 30, Bottlement day have been set back by the failure of the Tung Tai

The business rates this morning Saturday's closure of the Yung Detroit......

Cleveland

5 12 0

wero 28. 2.8/16d. sollers and 20.

Baghdad, April 22. 3.1

3%. buyers, with the market quite

Miss Joan Batten, flying from Shing native bank.

(Willis Hudlin pitched for firm

Australia, to England, has arrived These two make a total of ten the Indians while Joe Vosmik Fa

wwLater. An area of moderately high hero. alive bank closures since the scored a home run for the side). The official rate advanced to pressure extends from the lower She hopes to hop off again to Chinese New Year. Of this Boston

1.4. 11. 128. 24. Inter in the morning, ve Yangtze Valley to South Manchuria night on the next log for her Washington

28 1 n Shanghai, the opening rate and to the Bonin Islands. A Journey." Chicago

was 16. 7.9/16d.; but later there depression is moving eastward over? She requires to reach England. St. Loula - 6-101-1 - was an advance to 18.7%d. Whilst Hokkaido. Local forecast:- East in three days, or less, to beat the (Bondra Bored two home the market in steady somewhat and S.E. winds, light to moderate; time of her outward fight, which - run" for the Brown).

nervous conditions provaik

cloudy, local showers.

was a record for women-Router)"

Roger Babson the noted economist this part of the province. and statistician, sald that the Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, who number, four were voluntarily United

States deliberately un-is staying at Kwelyang, la reliquidated and the remaining eix balanced budget would be leading ported prepared to fly back to wore forced to close owing to with- directly to ludiation unless it was Chungking at the end of this drawals by depositors-United corrected very soon. United Press month Central News.

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