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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY,

MARKET CRASHES IN NEW YORK

(Continued from Paga 1.)

was the greatest ever faced by the nation in times of peace.

There was one very serious as pect of the situation, he pointed gout.

QUAKE DISASTER AT QUETTA

HUGE LOSS OF LIFE REPORTED

Simla, May 31,

If the Supreme Court hnd A Revere earthquake was re- blocked any possibility of Federal ported from Quetta at 3 a.m this control of agricultural production, morning.

JUNE 1, 1935.

FIRE FOLLOWS EARTHQUAKE

(Continued from Page 1) centre, native houses crashed like n'pack of cards in the violence of the shock, burying the occupants In the debris.

arca,

The earthquake was felt with equal severity in the civil lines and in the Royal Force It might leave the result of knock- Communications are at a stand- which lie to the West of the city, are reported to but the military area, lying to the ing down the price of wheat to 36 still and many rents a bushel and cotton to five, have been killed and Injured, in- North, was only slightly damaged cents a bale under the present cluding several Government world conditions-Reuter

MARKETS REACT

New York, May 31. Messre. Handy and Harmon per quoted silver at 74% cents ounce to-day.

On the Foreign Exchange Mar- ket the dollar was firm against gold currencies and easy in terms of sterling.

ficials.

uf- and so far as in known no mili- families or their tary officials were among the injured.

The damage to property is said fo be very extensive but as yet to details are available.

Kalat.

I

TROOPS' CASUALTIES The centre of the disturbance lai

Casualties among the troops apparently between Quetta and were also slight and throughout the day men of the British and Thirty-five casualties are so far Indian Regiments have been work- reported.

The authorities of the Royaling feverishly to convey succour and to establish some semblance Air Force Headquarters at Quetta of order among the thousands of have asked the Government of the latrneted refugees, and have suc- On the New York Cotton EX-

cccded In providing temporary change the President's statement Punjab to rush doctors and nurses

the disaster.-

accommodation for many of the caused a general wave of liquida-to the scene of

destitute in camps hurriedly erected tion. The break in prices was the Reuter.

on the Race Course and in the widest since the crash in March.

grounds of the residency.

Net losses ranged between 61 and

67 points.

Silk prices were two and a halfj

43 Airmen Killed

Karachi, May 31. Forty-three airmen were killed

It was in the civil lines that Mr.

Service, and his wife, lost their Meredith Jones of the Indian Civil

lives.

to four points tower which move.lat Queita, which has been almost ment was based on the reports razmi to the ground.

Hardly any buildings ure strmi-

Many officials and extremely that a widespread cancellation of orders would result from the Ing.

Details are lacking owing to Norman Carter,

narrow escapes, among them Sir Agent to the Supreme Court's decision on the! N.R.A. Only forty per cent, of telegraphic disruption.

The shoeks lasted between Governor-Generni. In Baluchistan. Also it is reported that the New England operators are now! working, some of whom threaten thirty and sixty seconds.

It is Teared that four fifths of town of Mastung, 40 miles South to close entirely if cancellation of:

completely des- the population of the district has 101 Quetta, was

troyed and four-fifths of its pupu- orders continue.

Intion killed, the same fate over- The wheat market in Chicago/been killed, Reyter,

ATH | wenk and sentiment

taking neighbouring villages. bearish on the interpretation of!

Apart from its towns, Balu- President Roosevelt's conference

It is estimated that there are chistan is sparsely populated and with the Press,--Buited Press.

1,000 dent in the Quetin earth- no information is yet available as to the damage in outlying dis- quake,

WUN

Police Casualties

.

Simla, May 31.

The Police force has been prac-tricts. JUNK CAPSIZES INtically wiped out.--Benter.

HARBOUR

ONE OCCUPANT DROWNED

30,000 DEAD

Two Thirds of Population Wiped Out

Sir Norman Carter has broad- cast a wireless appeal to all pro- for the vincial headquarters urgent despatch of medical relief, und immediately news of the dis- was received doctors and aster nurses were despatched by the Punjab Government to the scene the quickest routes.-- by British Wireless.

FLOOD DISASTER

TWO AMERICAN VILLAGES DESTROYED

Karachi, May 31. It is reported, but not yet con- firmed, that the deaths in Quetta A report has been made to the alone have reached the appalling police by Chan Kwok, 26, a steers- total of 30,000. This means that i man of trading junk No. T990. two thirds of this busy and pros- to the effect that about 8 pm.perous garrison town have been

while yesterday,

the junk was wiped out. under way from West Point to The Air Ministry reports that Shaukiwan, ¿ Budder gust of 43 men and one officer of the Royal wind struck the vessel and Air Force have been killed in the capsized it, throwing the five! earthquake. ocentpants into the sea. The junk The Karachi Railway depart sank immediately.

ment reports that it has received down from the Four of the crew were ressued information that heavy earthquake Elbert. by R saman from the steam casualties have occurred lunch Kan Sing, but Tim Wo-Indian Railway employees at sang. 35. is missing. The total Quetta, where the Railway head loss, including cargo and personal quarters, the civil station, and the property, is estimated at $1.512.

entire native eity have been razed; to the ground.

All telegraphic and telephonicing communications have been parnly- sed. United Press.

DOLLAR RISES A FARTHING

LOGAL MARKET OPENS

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NARCOTICS BURNED

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