1935-06-04 — Page 7

City Totally Destroyed

STATEMENT – ISSUED ON QUETTA QUAKE

London, June 3.

The Quetta earthquake was the subject of a brief statement in the Home of Commons by the Secret ary for India, Sir Samuel Hoare, who deeply regretted to say that the reports he had received of this appalling disaster unfortunatoly fully bore out what had appeared in the press. He was grieved to state that the whole city of Quetta. had been destroyed.

FLOOD AND DROUGHT

[SHANSİ PARCHED, BUT FOOCHOW AWASH

Taiyuenfu, June 4.

The whole province of Shansi has been rainless since early this year. In many districts, especially In Southern Shanal, numerous crops of graina are showing signe of withering. A panic has been created among the farmers, who fear that a serious drought situa- tion is developing.

Some inland water courges are fast drying up, causing consider able hardship among the local All houses in the civil area have populace which depends on them bean razed to the ground, except for water supplies, Central News, Governmont House, which.

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partially standing in ruins. One quarter of the cantonment area is destroyed, the romaining three-

CITY FLOODED

Foochow, June 4. quarters being slightly damaged, At least two-fifths of the city but inhabitable. The bodies of of Foochow is submerged in flood about 4,500 members of the Indian water from one to eight feet, as a clyll population have been recover-result of the continuous rising of the Minkiang River, which has been swelled by heavy rains.

ed.

It in feared that about 20,000 still remain buried in the debris. The total of Indian casualties out- of Quetta is at side the city present unknown. The total of British deaths is about 200.

RATION SYSTEM

The situation a well in hand, but as nearly all the subordinate Police Officers have been killed, it has been necessary to ask for military assistance. The Western Command has assumed control of the situation and is rationing the population,

Communications by rull and road

are reported intact. The civil land telegraphic line has been restored. In order to deal effec- tively with the situation, the Gen- eral Officer Commanding has been authorised to declare martial law in the City and cantonment at his discretion..

Native junks and sainpans are papable of salling in, the low- activities lying streets. Trade

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY

MANY LIVES SAVED

EFFECT OF BRITISH

· ROAD CONTROL

LONDON STOCK- EXCHANGE

LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS

The following quotations on the London Stock Exchange have been received by Mesars. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz in conjunction with Renter.

London, Junq.3. During a House of Commons debate on the vote for the Ministry of Transport, Mr. Hore Belisha referred in particular to safety measures taken on the roads Pedestrian crossings, of which War Loan 316 10,000 had been laid in London within three months, had, he said, undoubtedly been responsible for the saving of life and limb.

May 31, Juno 3.

British Government Securitien

redm. after 1952 £1054% £105%

Chinese Bonds

4 Bonds 1808

(Eng, Iss.).... £102% where the safety measures so far 3% Loan 1012... £ 86%

It was notable that in London,

44 Loan 1908. £ 90- concentrated, 5% Reorg. Loan had been chiefly there had been a greater percent-

1013 (da. Iss.) A 17% age of reduction in accidents than 5% Bonds 1920-47-£ 95% in the country as a whole. The 5 S'hal-Nanking

£80 speed limit had made for a saferent. Fukow and more agreeable flow of traffic, The most depressing feature of the accident returns was the large number of children involved, 1,171 of 3,617 pedestrians killed on the roads in 1935 being under 15 years

old.

GREEN KERBS

Two departmental committees had been appointed to draw up a

for

Tient-Pukow Railway (Supl. Lonn)

£102% * 90 £ 80 -1 £9744 £ 95%

£ 31

£841⁄2 xd

£ 31

S'hal-ll'chow

5

Ningpo Rly.

Bonan Ely. £ 30

£27

£102

£ 27

£102

5

Hukuang Rly.

011

5

£48 Lung Taing U. Hal Rly. 1013 . £ 184%

£ 30

£ 48

Foreign Bonda and

£ 18

Banks

75% Int.

Loan 1924 Japan 5% Sterling

Loan 1907

£ 02

£ 82

£ 12

£ 824

£ 96

£125

14%

14%

fave been almost brought to a curriculum for the teaching of complete standstill, while thou-safety in the schools. Undoubted-German sands of sufferers are clamouringly many accidents occurred owing

Jack of playgrounds for immediate relief. They have to nLandoned their homes, which, children. entirely or partly collapsed and are seeking temporary shelter in other quarters of the city.

The local authoritica

are organising emergency relief with the co-operation of Red Cross charitable organisa- bodies and tions.-Crutral News.

LIQUIDATOR NAMED

OF A.O.F.C.

A special Earthquake Depart TO WIND UP AFFAIRS ment has been set up in the India Omer, London, dealing with in- quiries. Relatives of individuals Injured are being informed of the latest nows of their condition by officers of that department,

There is no truth in reports that Quetta is to be blown up and abandoned. Rescue work is con- tinuing and will be continued to the last in the hope of rescu- ing aurvivors lying beneath the debris-British Wirelcan.

WON'T BLAST RUINS

London, June 3.

Pelping, June 4.

Judge Helmick, of the American Court, has appointed Mr. Frank Hough, director of the R.C.A. Victor Company of China, liquida-

American-Oriental] tor of the Finance Corporation, the Ameri can Oriental Banking Corporation and the Raven Trust Company.

Mr. Hough has been in China for two and a half years. He once served as liquidator of a A denial that Quotis would be|largo business concern in the blown up and abandoned as a re- | United States, ault of the carnage and wreckage wrought by the earthquake, was contained in a telegram sent to the India Office from the agent of the Government

Notices of regulations would, as an experiment, be given this week converting certain streeta in Southwark and Paddington Into children's play streets. It was in- tended to erect notices at the end of the strecte, and to paint the kerbs with green paint.

The Ministry would do every thing possible to provide for this year's unexampled expansion of motoring. In connection with the Government's five-year road plan, programmes had been received from about half of the highway

further and had been received Programmes almost dully-British Wirelean.

authorities,

CONTROLLING EXCHANGES

pro-

SENATE ASKED TO APPROVE BILL

Japan 05 Sterling

Loan 1024... .K. & S'hat Uk. ... (Lan. Regd.) ., £1244 Chartered Bank £6

sh.

Commercial and Industrial Allled Iron Found- Associateit Elec.

Industries Austin Motors ord

nh.

Boots /-nh. British-American

Tobacco Canadian Celanese Chinese. Eng. und

12/0 43/0 28/3 - 28/414

51/3 61/3 48/3

48/3

123/0

122/0

10/-

90/-

Min. (Bearer)

17/6

17/-

Courtaulda

57/3

67/9

Distillers

93/6

94/-

Dunlop Rubber

13/7

44/3

Electric Musical

Industries....

26/0

26/3

Genural Electric

54/74 56/0

(England) Hawker Aircraft

Impl. Chem Ind. Impl. Chen Ind. Det. 10 sh... Impl. Tobacco Internat. Nickel

no par val Rolla Royce £1

Washington, June 3. The House of Representatives has passed on to the Senate the ghal Elec, Constr. Jones BI), placing the Grain, Cot- | Tate & Lyle .......... ton. Butter and Egg Exchanges Turner & Newall under the strict control of the United Steel ....

Vickers ord. Government.

Interviewed, he said to-day : "1.

The measure empowers a com- intend to do everything I possibly mission, composed of the Secre- can to secure the greatest return | taries of Agriculture and Com- of Baluchistan, for depositora."

merce and the Attorney-General, The message added that rescue Judge Helmick is expected to to put limits on speculative work in the ruina would be coa-appoint a trustee for the Asia futures trading and bans trading tinued until the last hope that Realty Company, another of the in bucket shops-Reuter. thero might be someone still alive | A.D.F.C. below the debris had been ex-Reuter," hausted.-Reuter.

THE BIRTHDAY PARADE

MANY CONSULS ATTEND

subsidiaries, to-day-

LOAN INTEREST REDUCED

HELPING HAND FOR U.S. FARMERS

ap-

At the King's Birthday Parade

Washington, June 3. President Roosevelt has in Hongkng yesterday, there was a large and representative gather proved the Farm Credit Act of ing of members of the Consular 1995, providing for the reduction Body present, these comprising of the interest rate on all federal Mr. G. M. Byvanack, acting-Consul bank loans through the National General for the Netherlands; Mr. Form Loan Associations, from 44 H. Van der Straeten, Consul to 3 per cent. for the year be General for Belgium; Mr. H. ginning July 1, and to 4 per cent. Gourley, acting Consul-General for the two years thereafter. for the United States; Fr. Bonn- Interest on loans made directly chen_y Romero, Consul for Cuba; by Land Banks will be reduced to Mr. M. River Iglesias, Consul for 14 per cent. and 44

these Peru; Herr II, Gipperlch, Consul respectively for for Germany; Mr. Fornando compared with the original 5 Alegre, Consul for Panama; Mons. 6 per cent, rates.--Reuter, R. Soulange-Telssler, Consul for. Franco; Mr. J. G. Laborinho, Con-

per

cent, periods,

to

sul for Portugal; Mr. Karsten PRINCESS ROYAL'S

Larrsen, Consul for Norway; Mr. J. Gonzales de Bernado, Consul for Guatemala; Mr. T. E. Lacayo. Consul for Nicaragua ; · Mr, R. E. Farrell, Consul for Spain; Mr. F. A. Xavier, Consul for Brazli; and Mr. J. M. da Rocha, Consul for Costa Rica.

Subsequent to the parade, His Excellency the Officer Adminis- tering the Government racuived members of the Consular Body and their wives at Government House.

BANKS CLOSED

ILLNESS

MUST BE OPERATED

ON FOR GOITRE

London, June 3.

It was announced to-day that the Princess Royal is shortly to undergo an operation.

LOCAL DOLLAR

DECLINES

MARKET RATHER

EASIER

The Hongkong dollar declined a halfpenny compared with Satur- day's quotation this morning, the olicial rate being 2s, 4%d. The market locally is rather easier, the rate being 28. 4.9/16d. business sellers and 28. 1.11/16d. buyers,

In London, sliver prices fell a farthing India, sold while China- operated both ways. The market closed steady.

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Big Ben. "Trooping the Colour." Greenwich Tove Bignal at in Midnight 8am. A planoforia Recital · by · Pamela

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7 p.m. Die Be The New Victoria Cinema.

A bulletin issued to-day statek has развед that the Princess has been suffer- Philippines Cordage measure, ex- May

Total sales:--242 lots ing for some time from ophthalmic tending the amount of duty free

Chicago Wheat goltre. -Although Her Royal High-imports from 3,000,000 to 6,000,000

July

23 82% 8214 ness has improved under trent pounds annually. The BI will September 23% 82% 834 ment, à complete cure is not being how go to President Roosevelt for December 85% 85% 80 14 Shanghai, Juno 4. effected thereby, and it has thore-signature.-Reuter.

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Montreal-Silver A as sure to raise many chuckle,

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Washington, June 8.

The U, 8. Supreme Court, which to-day adjourned until the Autumn,

treed to rule then on the constitu- tionality of the Home Owners, Toan Ast-Beuter.

U.S. BANKING. BILL

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