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FOUNDED 1881

No. 14593

一拜禮 號三月六英港香

MONDAY, JUNE

3,

. 1935.

EMPIRE LEADERS Earthquake

REWARDED

TRADE UNIONISTS IN

HONOURS' LIST -

SIX BARONS CREATED; VARIED AWARDS

London, June 2.

The Silver Jubilee year of the King's reign also holds His Majesty's 70th birthday, which will be celebrated throughout the Empire 10-morrow, and on this occasion the list of Birthday Honours conferred is more comprehensive than usual.

It contains names of persons who have rendered eminent service in Britain, and throughout the Empire: in politics, industry, the professions, the arts, sciences, fighting, and civil service and social work. Leading members of Labour and Liberal Opposition, and of the Trade Union movement, figure in the list.

Death List

Now 40,000

REFUGEES TELL OF

DISASTER

MINISTERING ANGELS

Simla, June 3.

The death roll in the whole area affected by the earthquake is now unofficially estimated at 40,000, of which 26,000 died in Quetta city.

rison post was seasonably swelled the 5,000 souls, and by about aluughter

consequently

The normal population of that gar.

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greater than it might have been had the

dwelling quarters been so ernwded,--- Reeter,

not

DAY OF DOOM.

Lahore, June 3. "W. thought it was the day of

arrive

doom, was the catment of the first injured reftgres to here from the earthquake strieken

frity of Quetta, last night.

them These refugees, many of

the hurrible experience they have been! suffering from the shock of

recollection of their behinst frightened eyes, are not anxious fo

the ghostly hours speak of the disaster.

A few, however, making brief vivid enough comments, gave

of the elfre 1 Ninety per cent. of the inhabi-

Lord Bledisloe, lately Governor General of New Zealand, becomes a Viscount, and six Barons are creat-through, with a ed, namely, Sir Arthur Balfour, Mr. E. C. Grenfell, Sir William Peake Mason, Sir George May (Chairman of the Import Duties Advisory Committee) Sir Frederick Ponsonby and Sir Clive Wigram (Treasurer and Private { impression Secretary respectively to the King).

Major Attlee, Deputy Leader of the Labour party tanis of the low-lying areas of the in the House of Commons; Mr. Hore Belisha, Transport city were killed outright, they do- Minister; and Captain Bourne, Deputy Chairman of thed, and the remaining pitiful House of Commons, become members of the Privy romant esraped. Council.

Baroneteies are conferred on Sir Burton Chadwick (founder of the Company of Master Mariners), Hendlam, Sir Colonel Morley

Henry Jackson, Sir Crawford Me- Cullagh (Lord Mayor of Bel- Cast), Mr. William Mollison. Mr. Walter Russell Rea (Chief Whip of the Opposition Liberal Party). Sir Arthur Rose, Mr. J. R. Starkey and Mr. Evan Williams (Presitient. of the Mining Association).

law.

KNIGHTS BACHELOR

VICTIM DISARMS ASSASSIN

URUGUAY PRESIDENT QUICK TO ACT

SLIGHTLY WOUNDED

quake.

elare.

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cent. were in-

Bat practically All of the survivors have lost their Families, or those dear do them.

FIRST WARNING

The feet warning of the timing terrific catastrophe Tumbling.

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fran crumble almost immediately, enl- foundations lating upun their il parks of eards.

The survivor relates that when W the daybreak arrived they

His Majesty King George, who to day celebrates his 70th birthday, is here seen in novel uniform.

KING'S BIRTHDAY MARKED

GARRISON FORCES IN PARADE

4,000 MEN IN

MARCH PAST

日三月五

Babe Ruth

Abandoning

Boston Team

TELLS OF FRICTION WITH CLUB OWNER

SAYS HE WILL RETIRE

New York, June 2. Babe Ruth, the Boston Braves assistant manager and formerly of the New York Yankees, has announced that he is retiring Trom baseball.

After watching the Boston stand

Braves play from the Ruth said that he intended to yo on the voluntary retired fist,

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DUNLOP FORT

LOCAL RESIDENTS HONOURED

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CHIEF JUSTICE. IS KNIGHTED

TWO

COUNCIL MEMBERS

DECORATED

The names of several Hongkong residents appear in the King's Birthday Honours List, according to a Reuter message to hand this morning, the decorations comprising a Knighthood, a C.B.E., two O.B.E.'s and an I:S.O. re

"I hate to tell you boys this butt I will not play another game so long as Judge Emil Fuchs mains at the head of the team,"

Ruth. fre gol money added enough to live on anyhow."

Ruth aleged that Puchs ordered him to play to-morrow despite Hutle's request for permission to go to New York to attend the arrival of the French luxury liner,; Normandie--Reuter.

It is twenty-one years ago since Babe Ruth first took up baseball left When professionally school in 1914 he signed a contract with the Orioles for $400. later joined Providence and then

whom Boston Red Sox for

he pitched in his first major leagus baseball seRM471,

In 1919 he decided to abandon pitching and heraine an outfielder the better to develop his hitting. I still pitched in some games, however,

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The New York Yankees evented. With full military and naval his services in 1928 for $125,000 pageantry Hongkong rejoiced this and after starting on a salary of!

was paid $80,000 with the rust of the $10,000 be morning British Empire in the celebration | 18031, the highest salary ever of the 70th. birinday of spaid to a baseball player.

At the beginning of the present Majesty King, George V.

As in former years, the scene of season he started as vice-presi

and assistani-manager, Square where His Excellency the player with the Boston Braves at the brilliant spectack was Statue dent. Oliver Administering the Govern- ja salary of $20,000.

Sir Thoms Soothorn, 1. K..., C.M.G., staruding on the north

Salute as the units comprising the side of the Cenotaph, took the

in respue work and they appeared British residents busily engaged to the injured to be truly minis-Garrison marched past in colunm tering angels.

An aeroplane belonging to Lord Willington, the Viceroy, brought the devastatel Army nurses to

machines many other urea and belonging to the R.A.F. or privately owned, carried doctors and medical stures to Quetta. — Reuter.

Among a long list of Knights Bachelor are. Mr. Noel Ashbridge, (Chief Engineer of the Broadcast- ing Corporation). Mr. Charles. Ed- wards (Chief Labour Whip), Mr.'

Montevideo, June, 2. Seymour Hicks, the well-known,

Dr. Gabriel Terra, President of Laid- actur-manager), Professor

MORE R.A.F. DEAD (Pathologist), Mr. Bruce Uruguay, was slightly wounded Richmond (Editor of the Times! When an assassin fired upon him to-

London, June 2 Literary Supplement), Mr. W. W. day,

In addition to those Royal Air Russell (Keeper of the Royal

reported Academy), and Mr. C. L. Woolley meeting when a political opponent, Porce casualties reported earlier,

of the Independent | three others are (the distinguished archaeologist), an adherent

also lists for the Nationalist Party, fired at him killed at Quetta. They are men There Bre

of No. & Squadron, light-Sergeant Dominions, India and Colonies with a revolver.

The President WILN and Protectorates.

T. F. Smith----Special. In the Order of the flath. Admir, with the Brazilian President at 2. S. Taylor, G. J. Harman and -

Dr. Terra was attending a race

walking

a Sir J.D. Kelly and Sir William the time and although wounded in Fisher, Generals Sir C. J. Deverell, the leg he immediately closed with Sir J. Gathorne Hardy and Sir. his assailant and disarmed him-- K. Wigram and Air Chief Marshal Reeter.

Sir E. Ellington becom Knights

Grand Cross.

Among the Knights Commun- "

Harding, Sir Edward ders is

Permanent Under-serretary of

the Dominions Oflice).

ORDER OF MERIT

KNITTING AIRWAYS

Canton, June 3,

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SCENE DESCRIBED

Karachi, June 2. Refugees arriving by the first train from Quetta to-day described the tragic Beenes in the demolish- ed city.

narrow

At the first shock people rushed It is revealed by the authorities of the South-Western Civil Avia- for safety but were trapped in streets and buried crashing tian Corporation that a plan for the

beneath the nir

to alive service connecting the

The survivors declare that in the city of 22,000 souls, two-thirds At least perished.

The Order of Merit is conferred Kwangst with the French air trans-masonry. on three netable men-Johns Mase-port system in Indo-China, is under feld .(Poet Vaughan Williams (distinguished

Vitamina).

Laurente),

DIPLOMATS HONOURED

1. discussion.-Central News,

In the Order of St. Michael Porry. and St. George, Knights

Knights

trionted.

of route.

The parade, as always, one of the outstanding events of the year, attracted a huge crowd of sight- Seers who lined the streets in the

ex KING

RECOVERS FROM CHILL

Attends Divine Service On Birthday Eve

London, June 2. His Majesty the King was very much better to-day and this

attended morning Divine Service at the Royal Chapel at Buckingham

Palace.

His Majesty took a chill on Friday and was advised to remain indoors for a day. -British Wireless

Leaders Fall To Boston

N.Y. GIANTS LOSE POINTS

YANKEES GO AHEAD

New York, June 2.

The New York Giants suffered defeat to-day at the hands of the Boston Braves who won by two TUIN to nil in the National Basel League. The lenders, of however, are still well ahead the other competing teams.

There was an unusual per cent age of home runs scored in the match between Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees in American Lengue, in which leaders won by -NOVON two. There

were

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His Honour the Chief Justice becomes Sir Atholl MacGregor on being created a Knight Bachelor; the Hon. Dr. S. W. T'so is made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire; the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, Un- official member of the Legislative Council, and Mr. J. W. Franks, Superintendent of Victoria Gaol, receive the O.B.E. decorations; whilst Mr. A. M. de Souza, of the Treasury, is awarded the Imperial Service Order.

Other Far Eastern honours include a C.B.E. de- coration for Mr. A. D. Blackburn, Consul at Shanghai, an O.B.E. for Mr. W. S. Toller, Consul at Tengyuch, and an M.B.E. for Quartermaster Sergeant W. T. Rose of the Shanghai Volunteer Force.

NO NEW DEAL FOR SWISS

CANTONS REFUSE REFORMS

FATE OF FRANC INVOLVED

(Special to "Telegraph") fily Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphic Alsages Ordinance, 1974. Received, a

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The Colony's new Knight. Sir Alasdair Duncan Mtboll Mae- Gregor, who was appointed Chief Justice of Hongkong in 1933 in Isuccession to Sir Joseph Kemp, will be widely congratulated on the

which honour

:: been bestowed on him, and which has been rickly earned. He has ren- dered fine service to the Empire in various Cojonles and has won in- mense popularity wherever he has Berved.

Born in 1888, Sir Atholl was educated at George Watson's Col- lege, Edinburgh and at Oxford and was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1909. He began his Catonial career l 1912, when he was ap- pointed District Commissioner in Southern Nigeria, later served in and ther political department Colonial Secretary's office there and thea became Magistrate in Nigeria. In 1921, he was appoint- Berne, June 2 Fed Crown Counsel Nigeria, the later becoming Solicitor General. The Swiss referendum on "New Deal" has resulted in a In 1926, he was appointed Attorney majority canton cele against the General in Trinidad, and in 1929 was made Attorney General for proposals,

The vote came

as a climax to Kenya, from which post he came electoral trouble over the to Hongkong.

Hong- service in During his Socialist proposal to alleviate the

crisis by kong, Sir Atholl has won golden economie present amending the constitution and opinions on the Beneb, where ho giving the Government the task has displayed abilities of a high of maintaining the people's purchas-order, whilst socially also he has ing power by the expenditure of shows himself to be a

33,000,000 on wublie works and marked charm of personality, et retter for farmers, peasants and small shop-keepers.

This money, it was

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would be obtained partly by loank has

HON. MR. BRAGA-

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The Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, who been honoured with the and partly from the regular re-0.8. decoration, is one of the

venue.

most and Colony's best-known

He has been Both Right and Left parties that popular public men. the believe the fate of the Swiss franc a member of the Legislative Coun- 10 depended upon the result of the cil since 1929, when, on the re- #together referendam to a large extent, and constitution of that body, he was WERNENIE Sven home runs registered, of commended the people to rejectpaid the compliment of being the of the Portuguese vicinity of the Cenotaph and which Bill Dickey, of the Yankees, the "New Deal" proposal. Reuter first member

community to be appointed a mom- ber. crowded every balcony and other claimed two, vantage point from which a view of the pageant could be obtained.

The space on the eastern side of the Cenotaph was reservad for their Honours the Chief Justice and Puisme Fudge, the Consular Body and members of the Execu Branklyn'

tive and Legislative Councils: On

- Results of today's matches cabled by Reuter follow:

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and Taylor the western side detachments of home runs for the Dodgers). the British Legion, Mercantile Marine, Guards Association, Boy New York Scouts and St, John Ambulance Boston Brigade were drawn up.

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One survivor said that the first British composer, and Sir F. Earl of Cromer and Gowland Hopkins (discoverer of Grand Cross are the Marquess of shock rolled him out of bed. He Cambridge, Mr. J.C.C. Davidson. tried to run, but the ceiling crash. Sir Hugh Allen (musician). Sired in upon him. It was three and Arthur Erskine and Sir Cooper half hours before he was ex- Grand In the Order of the British VAST BURIAL GROUND

fUrbanski scored a home run Cross, include Sir Henry Birch-Empire the Grand Cross is con-

Newman Quetta appears to be one vast miles in

for the Braves). enough of South Afries, Mr. J. G. ferred on Sir Geurge Latham, Mr. James Parr, (New (lutely Chief Medical Officer at burial ground, seven

St. Louis Zealand High Commissioner in the Ministry of Health), General length. Troops excavated 3,000*

His Excellency, escorled by a Chicago Clutely Quarter-corpaes on the first day of the

(J. Collins scored a home run London), Sir W, T. White of Sir F. Ready Canada, Sir Joha Massey (Permaster General), Mr. E. W. Beatty rescue work.

The property losses are estimat-motor-cycle detachment from the

Hongkong Volunteer Defence for the Cardinals), manent Under-Secretary for the (Chancellor. McGill University,

ed at $2,225,000, and Canada).'

Fears are expressed that an out. Corps, and attended by Capt. It. F. Colonies), Sir H. J. Read

Kuighthands include Mr. W. M. Viscount Chilston (British Ambas

tion of Jackson and .Chater floads Cincinnati 18. Citrine (General Secretary of the break of cholern may follow the Walter, Anc., arrived at the junc Pittsburgh sador at Moscow).

Among the Knights Commander Trades Unions Congress) and quake.

Aeroplanes have rushed doctors, at 10 am, and was met there by are Mr. Stephen Caselee (Libra- Mrs. Ogilvie Gordon (Vice-Presi rian at the Foreign Oflice), Mr. dent of the International Council nurses, medical supplies, includ-Brigadier H. G. Seth-Smith, D.8.0., the match). Hugh Gurney (British Minister of Women). Miss Rosalind Paget, ing anti-tetanus serum, and wire-Commander of the Hongkong Aren at Copenhagen), Mr. S. P. Water-for services to nursing, and the less equipment to Quetta, and during the absence of His Excel- low (British Minister at Athena). Duchess of Mr. II. E. Fase (Public Trustoe Dames Commander.

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MORATORIUM BY NATIVE BANKS

Shanghai, June 3,

Born in Hongkong in 1871, he received his early education at the. Italian Convent School and later at St. Joseph's College, with which he has never lost touch, being the leading spirit in the formation of the first Old Boys' Association. In 1887, he went to Calcutta to com- plete his education and at the University examination there he won the only scholarship for the Opening exchange rates here European division.

On returning to Hongkong, he to-day were: U.S. dollars 41 5/8, sterling 1/8. 5/16, Gold Bars engaged in various pursuits until in 1902 he became manager of the $765.20.

The foreign exchange market Hongkong Telegraph, which journal was weak at 10 a.m. due to the he ably conducted until 1910.

II For many years he was Reuter's native hunks having declared moratorium ander which de-correspondent in Hongkong, whilst positors are not allowed to with-in the public life of the Colony he has prominently figured, having draw more than 500 yuan.

U.S. dollars were 41 8/4, ster-been for many years a member of ling 1/8 3/8, and Gold Bars 762.70. the Sanitary Board and an Un- oficial J.P. since 1919. He has -United Press.

taken a very lively interent in the development of the agricultural resources of the New Territories (Trosky and Averill cured and is associated with various home runs for the Indiana).

become electrical machinery has also been excy Major General O. C. Burrett,

sent, since the city has been with C., C.M.G., CIL.E., D.8.0., in the Boston

Commodore C. G. Sedgwick, R.N.,

(Almada scored a home run for of the San Government) There are two Companions of out light since the shock demolish-North, Col. II, C. Harrison, D.8.0., New York

Bruce ed its power plant.-Router Special. and Squadron Leader C. R. Keary, the Red Sox and Bill Dickey hit Washington (Commercial honour-Mr. W. N. Mr. G. B. Sansom

runk for the Yankees Philadelphin Counsellor of the British Embassy Pro-Chancellor the University of

As His Excellency alighted from two home Wales) and the Rev. Dr. John nt Tokyo.

the White (Arst Moderator of

A further shock of forty-five his car a Royal Salute was fired by for whom Ben Chapman, Crosetti, General Assembly of the United seconds' duration was experienced the Guards of Honour comprising Rolfe and Wolkick ülső homered). In the Royal Victorian Order, Church of Scotland.—British Wire-at Quetta, Baluchistan, this after-officers and men of the Royal Navy Cleveland

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St. Louls the Chain

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OTHER HONOURS

ANOTHER SHOCK

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well-known lacnl organisations. In the Legislative Council, he has taken the lead on many important issues and has trenchantly upheld public interests. No honour has 0 14 R

been more richly merited thun His Detroit

Mr. recognition of (Charley Gehringer scored a Majesty's

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