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三拜廳,號五十月五英港香

WEDNESDAY, MAY 15,

1935.

日三十月四

SLIGHT REACTION TO SILVER RISE

H.K. AND SHANGHAI DOLLARS FIRM

MORGENTHAU'S ADDRESS HAS BULLISH EFFECT

There' has been no marked reaction in Hongkong or Shanghai to the over-night increase in London Silver prices or to the apparently "bullish" statements of the Secretary of the United States Treasury, Mr. Henry Morgenthau, with respect to the American silver policy.

The Hongkong dollar advanced a quarter to 25. 4d, and in Shanghai the foreign exchange market was. steady, with rates around yesterday's closing levels.

The absence of firmness in Shanghai is due to the

SCORES

PERISH

IN MINE

CAVE-IN NEAR

TSINGTAO

RESCUERS HELPLESS

Tsingtao, May 15,

it 4 feared that 400 miners have perished in a caveán in the Chichen District conl'mines, neur Tsingtao..

While over. 400 were below ground yesterday afternoon, the whole roof of one of the largest drift workings collapsed.

Besides the niners, there were eleven Chinese and Japanese engineers underground. It is feared that all liave perished.

Lieut. Col. T. E. Lawrence, who

To add to the horror, immedinte- has been seriously injured in a motor.

after. the cave-in, water

cycle crash. poured Into the workings. Even Zeaf, before the flooding, the miners

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, noted airman, who has sent out an 5.0.9.ly whilst crossing the. Taman Sea, He is flying with mails to New

land.

belief that London silver prices rose too sharply, Australian

which view is substantiated by the fact that businesss was done at a halfpenny below the official price after the fixing, says the United Press.

The

general Consensuя

of

opinion in Shanghai is that Mr. Morgenthau's speech was bullish for silver and bearish for sterling

in relation to the United States!

dollar, this agency adds.

Although silver prices In

AUSTRIA

TO BUILD

London yesterday substantially AIR FORCE

advanced, following the bullish

interpretation of Mr. Morgenthau's)

Apeech on America's monetary

policy, the Hongkong dollar rose VON STARHEMberg

only a farthing this morning, the sellers and 2s. 5.5/16d, bi yers,

With the local dollar Tailing to! react to silver prices, the market: on opening was very quiet, thei business rates being 2, 5d. sellers and 28. 6.1/16d, bayers.

In London, silver rose 14d. spot and 1.5/16d, forward.

TO COMMAND

TESTING OPINION

Airman In Distress

KINGSFORD SMITH CALLS FOR AID

FLYING OVER

TASMAN SEA

Sir

Wellington, May 14.

might have been reached before they suffocated behind the wall of rock which cut them off from auc- cour, the rising water made hope of rescue too remote to be considered.

Nevertheless,

rescue ganga im- mediately set to work in the un- damaged end of the drift. They cut a way to water and attempted to pump the interior workings free. The pumpa failed,

men

Hope for the entombed hus now - been abandoned. Central News.

·

Hunt To Savel Whales

NOT TO KILL

Charles Kingsford Smith, SAILORS SHOOT, BUT famous Australian pilot, who left Sydney yesterday on f1 special Jubilee fight with a huge load of air mail for New Zealand, has wirelessed that he is in difficultien half-way across the Tasman Sea, with one propellor gone and another engine pluttering.

Vienna, May 14. Following the example of Ger- India and many, Austria has taken what will China bought, but sellers were be regarded as a decisive step scarce. The market-closed untowards the building up of an certain, with business done at the offlcini Air Force, contrary to the Anish a halfpenny under the rate. terms of the Treaty of Versailles. "I am dumping cargo. Unable A meeting of the General Staff to keep height. May have to dump SHANGHAI RATES

of the Heimwehr to-night, at mails and petrol, Hope Sydney which the Vice-Chancellor and will have fast destroyer handy but Shanghai. May 15.

Heimwehr chief, Prince von Star-hope reach coast." Opening rates on the Foreign hemberg presided, it was decided Exchange Market to-day were to form a special Heimwehr Fly- US. dollars. 41%. Sterling, 1/8ing Corps. and Gold Bars $773.80-United Preza:

NEW YORK MARKET

New York, May 14. Messrs. Handy & Harmon quoted silver 74 7/8 cents per ounce to-day.

On the foreign exchange market the dollar was steady.

On the New York Cotton Ex- change the strength of disiani de liveries fentured the mort netive dealings. Old crops at times dis- played an easler undertone. The market was dominated by Govern ment operations in future de-. liveries. The advances were at- tributed to dealer accounts support

ing the market.

the commander-in-chief.

Sir

Charles has sont

nilles from Sydney, The more is regarded in political

Apparently there are no ships circles as an experiment to test near him. Nor are there any the Little Entente's attitude to-planes here fit to go to the rescue. wards an Austrian Air Force.-

The cruiser Canberra, however, | Reuter,

is being despatched.-Reuter,

POLAND'S GRIEF

(Special to "Telegraph”).

flly Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphie reager Ordinance, 1. Received, Mar

16, 4 ก.พ.

Already about a score of bullets have been recovered from whales

captured by various whaling

ficets.

Lawrence's

Condition Critical

MOTHER NOTIFIED IN CHINA

BROTHER FLIES TO LONDON

* (Special to "Telegraph”)

London, May 14. Colonel T. E. Lawrence, the man who conquered the Turks and their allies in Arabia, in tying un- conscious in hospital with a frac- полг tu

his He deliberately wrecked motor-cycle in an attempt to avoid striking 4 boy cyclist. Albert Itargreaves, 15. Hargreaves was Very slightly hurt in the collision which Lawrence could not quite prevent--United Prena.

tured skull, and very

death.

OFFICIAL STATEMENT

a fractured skull.

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PARIS TESTS HER AIR DEFENCES

POPULACE OBSERVES EFFECT OF RAID

CAN GUNS STOP FLEET OF FAST PLANES?

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphio Messages Ordinancs; 1894. Received, May 15, 8 ..)

Paris, May 14.

The city's first air raid drill was held to-day, and lasted from 10 until 10.45 a.m., after six drill sirens had screamed their warning in different parts of the city. Their shrill clamour told the populace that enemy aircraft were approaching and the tattoo of anti-aircraft Batteries confirmed the news.

Thousands of Parisians lining the boulevards witnessed realistic picture of an air raid of the future. Police and firemen were weird robot-like figures, clad in brilliant yellow gas-proof suits, with a peaked hood and big black-snouted gas-masks.

They rushed from place to place where theatrical gas-bombs were dropped.

WORLD'S BIGGEST AUCTION

MAURETANIA'S

COSTLY `FITTINGS

SOLD

SMALL PRICES OBTAINED

Fire engines raced through the streets with a great clanging of bells and ambulancea followed them, seeking for gussed citizens. Firemen were

detalled to play these unpleasant parts.

The casualties were conveyed to underground first aid stations, rendered air-tight by a series of rubber curtains, where Red Cross nurses were in attendance.

These air raid drills are being earried out in

every capital of Europe. Herlin has seen the most carefully planned and executed, the most extensive and, realistic. There were real bombs used in the. Berlin demonstrations.

Meanwhile, experts are attempt- ing to prove whether or not a barrage of gas.ahella and shrap- nel, fired by anti-aircraft batteries, dan stop an air fleet bent upon the destruction si city. It is generally conceded that the only. Telegraphie Tective weapon in meeting an lay invasion of aircraft is an equally powerful air fleet.-Beuter Special.

(Special to "Telegraph")

Talegraph, Copyright. Messages Ordinance, 1891. Iteceived,

London, May 14. The auctioneer took command Queen of the the one-time Seas, the

at Mauretanin,"

WHITCOMBE LEADING

-London:-May-14. ----- Between

некел and eight hundred whales are roaming the

15. a.m.) London, May 14. Antarctic scas with long steel Lieut.-Col. T. E. Lawrence, bullets fired into their blubber. Britain's hero of Arabin, Injured This has been done with the yesterday when he attempted to object of discovering where the avoid a collision with a boy on n Later

whales go at different periods of bicycle, is known to be in a critical Southampton to-day.

With characteristic coaxing bej the year. The Royal Research condition. He will be unconscious oui an

opened the world's greatest.) Prince van Starhemberg will be 5.0.S., giving his position as 500 Ship, William Goresby, has had for several days, doctors said.

the work in hand.

The vell of official secrecy was "auction sale," consisting of the The vessel has just returned to lifted this afternoon and it was whole of the interior fittings in

lots, London after seven months in the admitted that Lawrence, or T. E. several thousand

HENRY COTTON NOT coally Antarctic aras on its whale mark- Shaw, as he is. now legnily named, panelling, the steering wheel of

AT TOP FORM ing expedition,

was suffering from concussion and the old ship, and the letters of the ship's name, which are among the

Southport, May 14, Major-Genern? J. W West,

much-coveted items on his list. There were no surprising failures honorary surgeon to His Majesty'

Facilities were given to. pur-among the 113 golfers playing the King, and another specialist, chasers to acquire whole rooms, jaround to-day in the Dunlop- Regulations may be made to were called Into

for consultation. complete.

reconstruction Southport professional tourney. consultation lasted until ashore.

Charles Whitcombe, the interna- protect the industry and to pre- The

The prices bore little relation tional player, headed the fold Herve the whales from danger of nearly midnight, nitor which it

a result of this was announced that Lawrence's to the original coat of the fittings with an aggregate of 144. extinction, as "marking" operation by the condition was still critical but and at the end of the day It was Henry Cotton, the British Open British research party, Reuter there were hopes for his recovery. discovered that £2,500 had been Champion, was not in champion- Special,

The authorities in London are, realised for articles which cost ship form and needed 154 to com- London, May .14. being kept constantly informed of £50,000,

plete the course. He qualified The Royal Research Ship William | Lawrence's condition.

The sale will continue for one safely, however. British opinion Lawrence was apparently flung, week.-Reuter Special.

favours Cotion to win.-Router.. seven months in Antarctic waters, a considerable distance from the has returned to London, after voyag- motor-cycle he was riding. It is ing 17,500 miles. She has been thought he jammed on his brakes employed in studying the move to their fullest in an attempt to ments of whales, of which during avoid a collision with a boy cyclist, the voyage 800 were marked with who was slightly hurt and in steel darts used for this

purpose. Bu

Buffering from a mild concussion. Valuable information regarding Lawrence's brother has arrived migration habite is acquired and in London by air from the South charted from the data available of France. Mrs. Lawrence, mother when the whales are killed, and of the famous "civilian soldier," the darts, which are numbered, and his elder brother, who are in are fowarded to the Colonial Oftee, China, have been notified by wire-mingly ratified the Commonwealth -British, Wireless.

less of the accident-Furter..

KING'S

MESSAGE

OF SYMPATHY

FAMOUS PLANE

A later Reuter despatch from Sydney atatea that Sir Charles was flying his famous plane,

the Southern Cross, and

left the N.S.W. capital at 20 minutes after midnight, local time.

London, May 14. The King, in a message to the

He has with him his companion President of the Polish Republic of many adventures, Navigator says: "It is with deep regret. Taylor, and a wireless operator | Scoresby, which has been absent Monsieur Le President, that I

named Stannage. have learned of the grievous loss They were carrying 34.000 Silk prices were one to half which the Polish nation has sus letters and 1,400 pounds of freight, point higher in a moderately active tained through the death of part of which was taken from arket. The undertone was steady Marshal Josef Pilsudaki, whose Ulm's former plane, Faith of and dealers supported the market great qualities of leadership, both Australia which had intended to especially in the ncar deliveries.—[as a soldier and a statesman, were necompany the Southern Cross of United Press.

so unsparingly devoted to his her flight to New Zealand. country's service.

* JAPANESE

ARMY

PROTEST

"In expressing to you my sin- cure condolences on the death of one who had earned so prominent a place in the admiration and affection

of his countrymen, I. would ask you to be so good as to convey to Madame Pilsudski and her daughters an assurance of my

Tennis Career Finished

CHINA EMBASSY NOT sincere sympathy with them in VINCENT RICHARDS

FULLY APPROVED

Tokyo, May 15.

At a meeting of the Cabinet, the - War

Minister declared that although somo sections of the Army oppose the raising of the Japanese Legation in Chinn to an Embassy, the Army authorities as

their bereavement."

Field-Marshal the Earl of Cuvan will represent the British Army at Pilsudski's funeral.---British Wireless.

MANCHULI I'ARLEY

•

Changchun, May 16,

W

ARM DAMAGED

famous

--

TRIBUTE TO LATEN.R.A. EXTENSION

POLISH LEADER

CHINESE GOVERNMENT SENDS CONDOLENCES

Nanking, May 15.

APPROVED

BUT ONLY FOR TEN MONTHS

Washington, May 14.

OVERWHELMING MAJORITY

PHILIPPINES, POLL.

KNIGHTHOOD FOR KNOX

FORMER EXECUTIVE FOR CONSTITUTION

IN THE SAAR Manila, May 15. The Filipinos have overwhel-

London. May 14. His Majesty the King to-day Constitution. Early returns from the plebiscite, commenced yester received at Buckingham Palace day, show a 50-1 majority inr. Geoffrey Knox, chairman of Savour of the Constitution. the Sanr Governing Commission Despite elaborate preparations at the time when the plebiscite for celebrations by the Sakdalis was in progress. taa, the plebiscite, was carried out The former "raler" of the Saar without disorders.

Jeft Buckingham Palace na

Sir' Women voted for the first time. Geoffrey Knox, with the Insignis -Reuter,

of K.C.M.G.--Reulor.

RELIEF JUDGES

(Special to “Talograph")

Washington, May 14. The House of Representatives Affairs Committee, has favourably reported on a Bill enabling-the

New York, May 14. Vincent Richards,

Later. American professional lawn tennis

Incompleto official returns on the player and former Davis Cup sen

The extenalon of the N.R.A. for plebiscito give a total of 846.381 sation, who, partnered with Tilden The Chluess Foreign Office has ten months, instead of two years, voles in favour of the new Con- has been touring. the world and instructed Mr. Chang Yen-kat, an demanded by the Administra-stitution and 21,145 against- a whole are not opposed thereto, The Manchukuo authorities have pinying exhibitions for the past Chinese Minister, at Warsaw, to tlon, was voted almost unanimous Reuter.

notified the Outer Mongolian Gov- few months, has announced that convey the sympathy of the Chin-ly by the Senate, after Senator La He hoped, however, In view of ernment of their concurrence in the his tornis caroor is finished, esa Government and people to. Follette had issued a warning that blems, are closer contacts would be the venue of the coming for further tournament play as'n re the importance of Chinese pro-suggestion that Manchull should

It would kill the He has been rendered unfit for statesman, Marshal Pilsudsky, henceforth be maintained between chukuo-Outer-Mongolia

The Polish community at-Nan-The measure was then sent to The death lins occurred from President to appoint a special the Foreign Office and Army the settlement of the outstanding suit of a motor accident on May king will hold a service hore in the House of Representativos, peritonitis of Mr. Edward Brant Judge to the United States Court officials concerning future con- border disputes. They also agreed 10, in which he sustained a triple honour of Marshal Pilsudski under where it is believed that leaders Frost, the well-known estronemer, In China, to act during the illness crete measures in connection with that the parlay should commened on fracture of the right arm the auspices of the Polish Legation, favour extension, for two years.who was Director of Yerkes Obser- of the regular Judge, or during his China-Reuter.

May 26,--Central News,

Router

"United Posts

Router.

vatory, from 1905 to 1082.-Reuter. | absence.—United Press.

Мад-

Poland at the loss of the gro*. dosd as a door very law "as Į

ATRONOMER'S DEATH

Chicago, May 14.