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FINAL EDITION

Literary, Supreme Court

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1881

No 1022

二拜禮 號九月七英港香

TUESDAY,

JULY

9,

1936.

日九月六·

SINGLE COFT 10 CENTS $36.00 PER ANNUM

ADIES'.

UMBRELLAS

NEW CHUBBY' and the Now 'STICK STYLE'

THESE NEW STYLES JUST 'ARRIVED WITH VERY SMART HANDLES AND FERRULES TO MATCH, BLACK OR BROWN

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COTTON AND SILK COVERS.

Prices $4.25 to $7.50.

Ladies', Department

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FAR EAST MOTORS

FCHEVROLET

26. Nathan Road, Kowloon Telephone 59101,

ITALO-ABYSSINIA DEADLOCK

COUNCIL OF LEAGUE MAY HAVE TO ACT

CONCILIATION APPEARS AN IMPOSSIBILITY

Scheveningen, July 8,

The deadlock persisted to-day in the labours of the Italo-Abyssinia Conciliation Commission which has not yet invited the Ethiopian spokesman, Professor Jeze of Paris University, to continue his pleadings.

Professor Jeze was interrupted on Saturday by the Italian members of the Commission who refuse to ac- cept a part of his evidence. It is understood the hear- ings will be delayed until the Italian members have re- ceived histructions from Rome.

Meanwhile, in London, the Abyssinian situation will be the chief topic of conversation between Sir Samuel Hoare, the Foreign Minister, and M. Avenol, Secretary-General of the League of Nations, who arrived from Geneva to-night.

If the concillation commission is unable to appoiul an arbitrator by July 25, the matter of the Ital Abyssinian dispute will automat!- cally come before the League Council-Reuter,

COMMONS QUESTIONS

London, July 8,

The insatiable curiosity of mem- bers of the House of Commons res- pecting Mr. Anthony Eden's pro- posal to Signor Mussolini for the cession of British territory to} Abysinta in order to make possible thri settlement of the Italo-? Abyssinian dispute, accounted fori the large number of questions in ¦ the House this afternoon,

CHINESE VESSEL PIRATED

$10,000 IN LOOT CARRIED OFF

'SEVERAL OF CREW HURT

Li

At the outsel an Ar=krepitil altempt was made to draw the!

Shanghai, July 9. Foreign Secretary, Sir Samuel

The Ching Merchants Steam Hoare, in regard to what he would Navigation Company vessel. say at next Thursday's debate on Chi, Bog tons, was pirated on the the italian demands to Addis night at July 1 while proceeding Ababa. The Minister di indore to Shutigha from Thehow, a prt Lieut-Col. Acland-Trayle that one of North Cbekizon. condition which would have

Several of the crew were wound- companied the proposal of cedinged when they resisted the attack British territory to Abyssinia Was of the pirates, but the passengers the guarantee territory should not be used in the were not molested.

The attackers boarded the vessel from two junks and decamped with loot valued at about $10,000. ----Reuter.

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that such eeded!

slave tralle in any Why.

BRITISH AUTHORITY

Light upon the extent of the British authority in Somaliland Whe next sought by Sir Arnold!

Malcolm Mac- Wilson, and Mr. Donald, Colonial Secretary, re- plied.

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I was not British, territory, hej said, but. A protectorate. His Majesty did not possess full sovereignty there but had ercised for many years full powers of administration and jurisdiction. by usage as well as the treaty of 1884.

Floods Still Menacing

WATER RISING AT HANKOW

General

BLOW TO SILVER HOPES

AMERICAN BUYING

SLACKENING?

HEAVY SALES FEARED

London, July 8.

In The course of leading article on the silver, question, the Financial Times says that private advices from the United States buye intimate d On expectation that while not refusing to buy mere silver the United States would no longer press it pur-

chuses,

M. Avenul, Secretary General of It i thought that Presitlent the League of Nations, who is visiting Homberg, German Roosevelt has reached the conclu- London to discuss with the British Minister of Defence, who attended on that it will prove too expen- Government the question of possible the biggest military museuvres beldise to buy off the "Silver Senn-League action in the Italo-Abyssinian

in Germany during the week-end.

Mad Bullock

Killed After

lars."

It is taken for certain that if the President denies the demands of the importunate politicians, a fresh fond of silver sales will have to be faced.—Reuter,

WALL STREET OPINION

New York, July 9. The opinion has been expressed

Peak Visit competent Wall Street obser-

CHASES POLICEMEN AT GOUGH HILL

FEVERISH HUNT

After being at large since Sun- day night, when it escaped from the} Kennedy Town Slaughter House, a mad bullock met its end at 10.30 this morning when it was shot dend by Sergeant J. E. Scott. Police Armourer, in the vicinity of Argyle Mansions, close to the Junction of Conduit Road and May Road,

vers, that the strength of sterling, which is now equal to the 1935 high level in relation to the United States dollar. is probably due to the increased purchases of (silver by the United States abroad, The strength is not due, they say, to any change in the interna tional currency situation.--United Press.

SHANGHAL MARKET

Shanghai, July 9. The foreign exchange market was stagnant here at 9.30 a.m. with an easy undertone.

JUNGUROIUS (196758892 AUTORNEIZMEUANGELICATIONSŢIN

BOMBAY SILVER

PRICE

The vicious beast was apparently making its way to town, having, previously visited The Peak, being seen in the neighbourhood of Reuter reports from Bombay in- Gough Hill Police Station. While digate il restless and nervous Sergt. theto, Sub-Inspector MeEwen and altitude on the part of speculators.

Hill, who went out intercept the animal, were chased p.m. (H. K.) to-day:

to There were few buyers of silver at by it.

It is stated that a Chinese coolie missed being gored by the bullock by mere inches when the animal

suddenly appeared round a corner.

To-day's

.

Price

69.09

Yesterday's

Close 71.12

5191 BELOBE BETELUAINEETHERS (Jesalaries) ||6%<}}|

U.S. dollars were 39-5/16, ster The gold bar market

A telephone

was put message through to Central Police Station this morning and Sergeant Scott. armed with a Greener gun and balling 1/7. Ammunition, proceeded to the spot closed, where the bullock was last seen. The market was still quite dead Together with the other police at 10.30 a.m.. with no business officers, he followed the animal passing down to Argyle Mansions where it At the cluse the market was was discovered roaming about on a weak! gruss plot.

SHOT THROUGH HEART

When the beast was about ten yards distance from The police, Sergeant Scott fired a shot, strik ing the bullock in the heart. The Nanking, July 9.

animal fell to the ground in a life- The water level on the Upper another shot to make doubly sure Joss heap, but Sergeant. Scott fired Yangtse receded Monday but The carcass was removed to Ken- further rise was registered benedy Town by coolies of the Sanit- tween Hankow and Anking.

ary Department.

The bullock was stated to be a

There was considerable com mercial demand, but owing to the Chinese holiday the Central Bank was unable to support the market. US, doBars were 38-3/4 and storting 1/6-3/4.-United Press,

DOLLAR AGAIN

DECLINES

NOMINAL RATE NOW QUOTED

dispute.

H.K. Harbour

Collision

Recalled

AMERICAN MAIL LINE CLAIM

ARGUMENT

IN COURT

A collision in Hongkong harbour | between the ma. President Jefferson and the ss. Afrika on December 14. 1934, was recalled at the Supreme Court this morning when the American Mail Line, owners of the former vessel, brought a claim for damages against the owners of the Afrika, the East-Asiatic Co., Ltd. A counter-claim for damages was brought by the defendants.

Mr. P. C, Junkin, K.e., Instructed by Mr. D. 11. Blake, of Meners. Wil- skinson and Grist, was for the plain- tiffs, and the defendants were re- presented by Mr. Eldon Potter. K., and Mr. H. C. Macnamara, who were instructed by Alr, O. E. C. Martem, of Messrs. Deacons,

His Honour the Chief, Justice. Sir Atholl MacGregor, heard the ease, with the Hon. Comdr. G. F. Hole, Harbour Master, as Aspersor.

The case had, been heard in Chambers in the last few days wiren evidence WILS taken. and this legal arguments. morning's bearing was confined to

FACTS OUTLINED

Mr. Jenkin said that in view of evidence had already been taken, he the fact that the whole of the proposed to deal very shortly with the facts. In any case he must mention the facts for the benefit of (Continued on Page 4.)

COAL GAS EXPLODES

THREE CHINESE HURT ON M.B.K. SHIP

LIT MATCH IN HOLD

WOULD HAVE BEEN CONSULTED The tribes would have buen con- sulted, said the Minister, with a

According to an official balletin view to arranging the transference the level at Chungking and Ichang big and very ferocious animal. of the accessary rights, had Signor has dropped considerably, almost When it escaped from the Slaughter Mussolini accepted Mr. Eden's sun metre in the Brat lastance and House at Kennedy Town it made gestion.

almost two metres in the second. its way up a put The status of British Semuli- !

to Pokfulam land was the same as Uganda and how, however, leaves

The rise of 2,4 metres at Han- Road near the Pumping Station. The Hongkong dollar declined a Kenya, but Kenyans were British alarm.

cause for The Emergency Unit, under Sub-halfpenny this morning to 25. 1d. subjects whereas the Somalilan-

Inspector Hunt, was sent out and the official rate at this figure being ders did not enjoy in the Empire

out result. they scoured the hillside but with quoted as nominal, all rights and privileges of

The business rates opened at 25, Briton. They had to register with

The animal then made its way|1.11/16d, getters and 2s. 1.13/16d. the police as alleas on entering

to The Penk, continuing its wander- buyers, but later weakness de- Britain unleas' individually

ings throughout yesterday and last veloped and the rates sagged to empted,

night. It had a nasty cut on the 28. 1d. and 28. 1.3/16d., creating chest apparently caused by jumping a situation in which the business ever a wall or rocks on the hill-rate was actually lower than the side.

official quotation.

In London, silver dropped aged 30 years, Loung, Tak, aged The injured men were Li Hop, farthing yesterday, India, China 40. and Chan Ho, 45, and they American Government bought free suffering from burns. and speculators sold, while the were removed to hospital

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No answer was given to Arnold Wilson's request for as- surance that the treaty of 1925, Beding Jubaland without the in- habitants' consent, would not be followed.

has allotted over $200,000 for flood The National Economic Council prevention work-Reuter.

SHARK CAUGHT AT TYTAM BAY

SIX-FOOTER TAKEN BY FISHERMAN The port of Zellu, said Mr. Mac- Donald, was in a territory which

Following reports of sharks be- contains thirty wells. It is country ing. seen recently in Hongkong which is of the greatest importance waters one was caught in Tytam to the well-being of the nomadic Day this morning by a tribes which depend upon the wells fisherman, who of the watering-placos for existence.-Rentor,

HEARINGS WORTHLESS?

NOTED ATHLETE KILLED

Chinese secured It by GUY NICKALLS ROWED

FOR OXFORD

an means of a harpoon.

The shark, which was six feet long and about 200 pounds In weight, with a girth of 4 feet 2 Scheveningen, July 8,

inches, was sighted by the Asher: The Italo-Abyssinia Commission will decide to-day whether it in and bring med to harpoon

it safely ashore. worth its while to continue Its The catch caused great exclte hoarings in view of the Italian ment amongst the fishermen and members protests against the de-the shark was later taken to Shou-

(Continued on Page 7). kiwan to be sold as food.

London, July 8.

Guy Nickalla, died in a Leeds The famous Oxford oarsman,

An explosion, resulting in three Chinese men being injured, two seriously, occurred. aboard the

M. B. K. steamer Nagisan Maru berthed at a buoy in the harbour this morning.

the

It appears that the steamer was arrived in port from Japan to- day carrying a cargo of coal which up, for five days had been under the hatch, covered

ly. According to Reuter, after the official fixing America further good buyer at about 1/16th to th under the fixed rates.

Sliver declined a half in Now York.

NEW AMBASSADOR

Shanghal, July. 9. hospital to-night from drightful Mr. Nelson Johnson will present It is learned from Nanking that injurica austained in a motor car his credentials to Mr. Lin Sen, collision yesterday,

President of China, on July 17 as out-first American Ambassador to

· China-Router,

Another man was killed right in the crash.-Router.

MOUNTING DEATH TOLL IN N.Y.

DISASTROUS FLOOD SWEEPS STATE

WEAKENING DAMS BRING ADDED PERIL

(Rp Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphic Messages Ordinance," 1891. Received, July 9, 1251 pan.)

New York, July 8. Terrible rainstorms have spread disastrous floods. throughout the state of New York, the worst known in years in this section of the country. There are twenty- three known dead and a number missing.

Hundreds have been driven from their homes in the lowlands and countless numbers of travellers have been marooned on highways and railroads all over the state.

The damage has already run into several millions. Weakening of dams and bridges in the Ithaca area is intensifying the peril of the inhabitants of those parts. For if the dams go they must have a way of escape; and if the bridges go they will be cut off from any assistance or refuge.

BIG VOTE. FOR NEW

H.K. ROAD

CAUSEWAY BAY TO QUARRY BAY

EXPLANATION

OF DELAY.

One refuged reports that the itown of Trumansburg was praç- Įtically wiped out;

Fire has threatened Hornell where an enormous gasoline tank's contents have become ignited and the ames are sweeping the sur rounding distrlet. Only the heavy rains have prevented a spread of the fire. Officials foar, however, that if the tank explodes the blazing gasoline will be carried through the town by the flood waters spreading destruction and death-United Press.

EARLY REPORT

Albany, New York, July 8. There has been serious "long" of life, highways are flooded to a depth

The damage is estimated at well

Seven votes totalling $148.075 of from four to six feet, bridge are to come before the Finance and dama have been washed away, Committee of the Legislative Coun-houses destroyed and crops ruined, cil on Thursday.

The biggest sum is a vote of torrential rains throughout New by disastrous floods which followed $117.000 in respect of the new York State. 100-foot road between Causeway! Bay and Quarry Bay, 11 iš ex-) plained that due to unavoidablej over $2,000,000. delays in 1934, progress on thei

One man has been killed by light- eastern portion of the scheme

four others TALA held up. Since the

were drowned cum-ning, mencement of this year, however,

a bridge collapsed into a the work bus progressed so rapid-raging river near Ithaca, two others ly that unless additional funds were drowned when a motor car are provided work will come to a was swept off the highway by flood skindstill before the end of the known to be dead and four more

watera. Altogether fourteen year.

The advancement of the

are missing, sertion now in hand will result in

t 'carlier completion of the! scheme and so far as can be fore seen the final cost will not excred

the original estimate.

when

are

Fifty families narrowly escaped death when a dam burst in Wood-. stock County. They only avoided the rushing torrent of debris- A sum of $14,000 is needed a littered water by climbing a cliff the first instalment of compensation 400 feet high. for the resumption of St. Peter's Church. The Government has un- Seventy-five persons are requirt- dertaken to provide a new site for cd marooned, without food. In a church to replace St. Peter's motor cars and buses throughout- Church, West Point, which is to the state.

be relinquished to Government,

and to grant the sum of $50,000! towards the cost of erection of the from Hornell, where

Gas and electricity is cut off

the police

new church. Preliminary work on station, are station and Salvation the new church, which is situated Army building are packed with re- at Kowloon Tong, has already fugees. started, and it is estimated that

Villages in the Mohawk Valley $14,000 will be required this year are submerged in 10 to 12 feet of.

site preparation, retnining water. walls and plling.

for

ARMAMENT VEHICLES

Another vote is for $7,200 for

AMONG THE MISSING Among the missing are a nurse

armament vehicles for the Volun-and two little children who are teer Defence Corps. Owing to believed to have been drowned there being no suitable type of when the cottage in which they armoured car at present available, were living in the exclusive resort It is considered necessary to pur-at Geneva, N.X, was swept into the

Jake, chase three molot machine gun combinations at an estimated cost! Over, 600 feet of railway track and one of $3,980.25 delivered in Hongkong) was washed out at Canajoharie (complete) at $3,226-total $7,- Buffalo.

Vickers machine gun and four trains are stranded at

205.25. Provision was made in Soveral rivers, including the the current Estimates of $18,500 | Delaware, have overflowed their for the purchase of an armoured banks and have caused havoc. car and of this amount 80,500 has throughout the state.—Reuter. [been allocated for armament leav

ing $12,000 available. The arma- ment already purchased will suit the machine gun combinations equally as well.

The coolics had occasion to go down the hatch and one of them, it is understood. struck a match, Other votes are $3,510 for probably to light a cigarette or find his way about. The flame a loud explosion. ignited the coal gas and there was.

Polleo ald was summoned and the injured men were taken ashore and removed to hospital.

The vessel was not damaged.

SHOWERY WEATHER

Woak anticyclonic areas cover. uniforms for the Naval Volunteer the Sen" of Japan and the Pacific, Force, $1,850 for uniform allow to the South of the Bonias. The ances to officers of the same depression is situated near Nan- Force, $3,500 for construction of king, moving northward. A depres a landing place opposite Arsenal sion appears to be forming over Streat, and $1,000 for fees. fo Tongking. Local forecast:- South lecturers Instructing probationer and S.W. winds, moderate; cloudy, 'Asiatic Sanitary Inspectors,

some local showers.