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一拜禮 號五十月七英港香

MONDAY, `· JUL 15, 1935.

日五十月六

SINGLE COPY 19 CENTS

AUSTRIA FEARS EXPLOSION

STARHEMBERG MAY BE REGENT

MOBILISATION THREAT FROM NEIGHBOURS

(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH”)

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1849. Received, July 15, 1 pin.)

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Vienna, July 14...

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Dr. Kurt von Schuschnigg. who was badly injured in motor accident in which wife was killed. He may not be able to resume his post as Chancellor of Austria,

Prince von Starhemberg flew from Venice to Extradition

Vienna to-day and is ready to establish a regency or dictatorship, supported by the Heimwehr, if Chancellor. Kurt Schuschnigg, following his tragic motor mishap yesterday, loses control of the Cabinet.

Chancellor Schuschnigg is still maintaining a grip

on affairs, in spite of the shock of the death of his wife in

Committal

Opposed

QUASH

the accident in which he and his son, the nurse and--COURT REFUSES TO chauffeur were seriously injured. The stricken Chan- cellor arrived in Vienna by train to-day, in company with the President, Herr Wilhelm Miklas, under a heavy guard.

Austria is most excited, sensing the imminence of a Hapsburg restoration, the elevation of Archduke Otto to the throne, and, as a direct consequence, the danger of a mobilisation of the Little Entente, whose members have declared that such a move would follow upon the return of the Austrian nation to monarchism,

A dangerous situation is feared in Austria itself if the investiga- tions now proceeding reveal that Dr. Schuschnigg's car WAK

Dr. sabotaged, ha is feared. Schuschnigg has ordered the most rigid censorship to be preserved with respect to this inquiry.

It has been revealed that the Chancellor's little an, Kurt, elgit years of ago, broke his thigh in the accident. and that his nurse. at the risk of her own life, proteet- ed him with her Owni trody. United Pyens.

EARLIER DESPATCH

An earlier report from Reuter indicated that the tension in Austria was not great an

Prince von

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report reads:

Starhemberg

temporarily.

that Wus

FLOOD

MENACE REMAINS

12,000 DEAD IN ICHANG AREA

100,000 ARE

HOMELESS

Flood conditions in the North The are generally serious. In the Ichung aren 12,000 lives have Vienna, July 14.

been lost, it is estimated. In Prince von Starhemberg, Vice-West Shantung 100,000 are Chancellor, arrived in the capital homeless. At Hankow the water to-day to assume the Chancellor's level remains unchanged and responsibilities. following the the menace remains. serious injury of Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg in a week-end motor. ing tragedy. Fran Schuschnigg. wife of the Chancellor, was killed, Prince von Starhemberg attend- ed a Cabinet Council meeting to night.

Pelping, July 15. Although the situation in West Shantung is still most serious, there is considerably less threat of ir flood disaster in the Tainan area.

The water level at Lokow, which was 30.7 Feet on July 12 has now dropped to 29 feet.

MAGISTRATE CRITICISED

FURTHER

BELFAST RIOTING

FOUR KILLED IN STREET FIGHTS

TROOPS AID POLICE

Belfast. July 14,

A grave and tense situatioji existe in Belfast to-day.

After three days of intermittent rloting and looting, and the setting. of a number of fires in stores andę, private houses, the casualties ar now four dead and 78 seriously injured. This number of wound- ed, it is offklally reported, ure in hospital. How many more may be lying hidden, fearing the conse- quences of their rash acts, it is impossible to estimate. There,ure,

Major Alfred Dreyfus, the innocent victim of French political scandal Fears ago, who has just died.

many

a great number of minor injuries Britain's

among rioters and police,

Having set fire to twelte houses, in York Street, where the lighting. broke out three days ago, 'and having completely wrecked thirty- eight others, the mol spread its activities abroad to-day and reach- ed “Sandy RowTM District where it set fire to a shop. ·

Two other shops were burned aftor being wrecked and lopted..

Two companies of troops'of the Border Regiment, with stoel hel- mets and rifles, and bayonets ready, have reinforced the police..

· ̄Belfast; July ̃ib,

An application for the quashing-Reuter. against Tong Man-kiu, alias Tong of the committal order made

fugitive from

Chan-mung,

The death-yull is now five, Canton was brought by Mr. F. C. owing to the death of a woundext Jenkin, K.C., before the Chief man. Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at The Supreme Court this morning.

The order was made by Mr. W. Schofield, the Senior Magistrate, at the request of the Canton au- thorities, the fugitive being alleged to have embezzled sums of money from the On Cheang-Pawn. shop in Canton, of which he was anid to have been the managing partner.

Mr. Jenkin was instructed by Mr. F. X. D'Almada, Snr., for the fugitive, and Mr. J. A. Fraser,

Assistant Attorney-General, In- structed by Mr. W. J. Lockhart- Smith, Assistant Crown Solicitor," was for the Crown.

All was quiet early this morning-- -Beuter.

Mr. Jenkin said his argument would, he believed, present His Lordship with two extremely in- teresting points of grave import ance in the administration of instice, whether in a Magistrate's Court or elsewhere. A very brief review of the facts, he said, 'diu- closed this: The fugitive was

Dr. Richard Strauss, who has co- arrested in Hongkong and was pro duced in due course before Mr.signed the Presidency of the Reich Schofield, the Senior Magistrate. | Chamber of Culture and the Chair- There were a number of formal manship of the Corporation of Ger remanda, and the first day on which any evidence was taken at all was on May 15. A number of formal witnesses were called and also a man named Wong Piu-sang who would figure prominently In the proceedings. His evidence was the last taken that afternoon

and he was examined in chief and in chief only. His evidence con-

The country remains absolutely

Reports are at hand also that the quiet and it appears certain that

river level in West Shantung has the tragic accident will lead to no dropped, but this is possibly thue political repercussions, though the influence of the Heimwehr, at to the break in the river dykes eluded somewhere around 4.30. whose head is Prince von Starhem- along a 6,000 foot front reported

from Monling.

As a result of this breach, it is berg, may be somewhat increased owing to his elevation to the chan- cellorship temporarily while Dr.stated, large streams of flood water are flowing in several directions, Schuschnigg

endangering the towns of Chuan- absence.

chon, Yuncheng, Taochow and Chuyen.

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Dr. Schuschnigg was somewhat better to-day and. was able to endure breaking the news of his wife's death to their won.

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Contrary to previous reports, the Schuschnigg chauffeur, although given up by doctors yesterday, is still alive, and there is hope for hiq recovery-Renter.

IMPORT TAX EXEMPTION

SOUGHT BY JOURNAL FOR PHILIPPINES

HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE Meanwhile, the loss of life in the Ichang area is unofficially fixed at 12,000.

lens.

AT HANKOW

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man Composers.

Air Tragedy Explained

SOLICITOR'S REQUEST

SIX KILLED WHEN The fugitive at that: time, and

PLANE CRASHES

The Hague, July 14. throughout, was represented by Mr. F. X. d'Almada, Snr., who at

Four of the crew and, two that sitting asked the Magistrate

killed and wore that he might reserve his cross-passengers examination. That request was thirteen passengers and one of the granted. Not only was it granted crew were saved when the, big by the Magistrate, but it was also | Dutch airliner, from Amsterdam noted in his official record.

The to Hamburg, Copenhagen and next day, May 16, was the day of Malmoe, Sweden, crashed at the the next sitting and on, that Schiphol serodrome, Amsterdam. occaion, unfortunately, Mr.early to-day.

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Exports

Increasing

STRIKING ADVANCE FOR HALF YEAR

SHRINKAGE IN IMPORTS

(Special to "Telegraph”)

( Telečraph. Copyright, Tileamphle Messapie Ordiner, $204. Bervived, July Já, a.m.)

London, July- 14:→ Although Great Britain's exports for June declined compared with the May figures, the returns for the first six months of 1935 show an incroase of £16,500.000 when com- Fared to the first six months of 1934, and nearly £35,000,000 com- pared with the 1933 Bgures.

Exports for Juno" totalled "£33,- 000,000 R decrease of over £2,086.000 compared with May, but an increase of £8,000,000 over tune of 1934, which is the fairest comparison when an indication of the trend of commerce is sought.

Imports for June were £58,000- UCO, a degrease of over £6,500,000 compared with June last. Thus the balance of trade against the country is slightly less top-heavy.

The imports into Britain during the first six months of the year

to #mounted

£359,000,000 decrease of nearly £3,000,000 cum- pared with the first half of 1934, but an. Increase of £30,000,000 compared with 1933. --~, Reator Special.

AMERICA HEADED FOR INFLATION

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EX-BUDGET DIRECTOR GIVES WARNING

(Special to "Telegraph")

Now York, July 19. The former Director of the Williams Lewis Budget, Mr. Douglas, In a volume entitled- Issues a "Liberal. Tradition." warning that a continuation of will Government expenditures cause monetary inflation and even- tual political dictatorship.

Ho decried the Government's

depresalon.

reliable reports. 100,000 are home son up to the Police Court to make as the liner was starting for

In Wost Shantung, according to d'Almada was ill, and he sent his an official statement says that plan to spend its way out of the

a note of the evidence. His son knew nothing about the case what- Hamburg her two engines sudden. Roever and he went merely, to ty failed, just as she left the watch it for his father. That was ground. The pilot attempted if forced landing and ran into a dyke.

also noted.

At Hankow, according to the latest despatches from that city, where there are a large number of

of tariffs, with the A perusal of the deposition dis-The plane was wrecked and caught foreign residents, conditions are at cloned that on that occasion four Ore.-Reuter, the moment unchanged. There is still great danger of an inundation witnesses were called. The first of the district.

two were the alleged ownera of the property- on which was

BOMBAY SILVER: PRICES

The water is at present at the based the charge against the 151.3 foot levet.

fugitive, the third was a 'sergeant The level at Ichang has fallen of the Canton Police Force, and but at Chungking it rose slightly the fourth was Chief Detective yesterdayReuter.

Inspector W. Shannon. The cTOLL- examination of those witnesses

The Bombay "ready" silver mar was reserved by the Magistrateket, according to Reuter, was down- for the obvious ground that Mr 11 annas from Saturday's clode at D'Almada, sur., should recover 3 p.m. (H.K. bime) to-day? and conduct their interrogation...

New York, July 14. The Journal of Commerce in an editorial in its current issue urges Congressional enactment this see on the all used in soap-making are don of a bill for the exemption of going in large measure to foreign imports of denatured coconut oll tallow producers, a modification of from excise tax,

our tax would be a worth-while and **The article says: "Especially as friendly resture towards the Phil- the banente of the coconut off taxlipine Islands."---United Press,

The third day, which was the last day as far as he (Mr. Jenkin) (Continued on Pape 7.)

To-day's

Price 71.10

Last Clone 72.05

($70,00 FEI ANNUM-

MOTORISTS

WHOSE MOTTO IS

FORT

Safety

First

ALWAYS FIT

DUNLOP

TYRES

ITALY'S ATTITUDE LESS HOSTILE

LIKELY TO ATTEND LEAGUE MEETING

ABYSSINIA WILL FIGHT IF INVADED

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Massages Ordinance; 1894. Received, Judy 15, 8.30 o..).

Geneva, July 14.

If a meeting of the League of Nations Council is called on July 24, it is learned here that the Italian Government will in all probability send representatives.

The authorities in Rome are adopting a less hostile attitude towards the League of Nations feeling that Great Britain is unlikely to insist that League action be taken against Italy in the event of a war with Abyssinia.

Italy considers she has a very strong case to put before the League and will probably move that Abyssinia should be asked to relinquish League membership-Reuler Special.

MANY DIE IN MINE DISASTER

EXPLOSION TRAPS

SIXTY-THREE-

NO HOPE OF RESCUE

AVENOL'S FINDING.

London, July 14. M. Avenol, Secretary-Genbral of the League of Nations, Idit this afternoon for Paris.

He stated before his departure that the League Council would meet on July 25, an arranged at the last session, unless a scheme. of arbitration between the Italian) and Abyssinian Governments was Introduced before that time.

He declared he had found among the British public and In: the House of Commons strong sup-

of pert

the collective peace system.Reuter Special.

WILL FIGHT INVASION

New York, July 14. "In no circumstances will we uccept a railway or other zone in or in through Ethiopia to bo administered? and policed by Italy," declared the. Emperor of Abyssinia in a special. cabled message to the New York Timce, in response to telegraphic. queries.

Fukuoka, July 15. Many lives have been lost a coal gas explosion in the Mitsui Tagawa Colliery hore,

Three of the dead have been discovered and it fa believed that 63 more are buried hopelessly in the deep shafts of the mine. Six aeriously injured miners have been releted.

"History teaches that the creation of such a 0 in nevitably follow- ed by annexation.

"We shall continue our peaceful

Anxious relatives are crowded at the prit-head to-day, waiting efforts and only if Italy Invades while rescue gangs search for the Ethiopia will we offer armed. 29-3 victims and attempt to tunnel | sistance.”—Router. through the masses of fallen rock! and coal to where the trapped men are believed to be lying.

Experts; however, nasume that the miners who were trapped be low when the explosion occurred

have no chance

CLOSE CO-OPERATION

Washington, July 15. Members of the Administration

belleve that the United States and Great Britain are at present of escape. If co-operating more closely in the they were not killed by falling interests of peace than at any time rock or suffocated in the gas in recent years-United Press,

fumes, they can scarcely survive

the length of time required for

relief gangs to tunnel into them, they state.-Reuter.

ELEVEN RESCUED

Fukuoka, July 16. Sixty miners are entombed here in the Tagawa mine.

Eleven have now been rescued,

six of whom are critically injured, -United Press.

"GENERAL" COHEN'S FATHER PASSES

`SON HASTENS HOME TO BEDSIDE

of

London, July 14. Mr. Joseph Cohen, father "General" Morris Abraham Cohen, who has had a distinguished military career in China, died at Manchester to-day, aged 72.

in

Further he planned for economy and urged froe, competition and flexibility of prices and costs and

His last wish was to meet his the mobility of labour and goods.

son before he died and the son .Also he advocated a modification

purpose of hurrying from his home in Hong

kong, arrived, in Manchester maintaining a balance between

time for the wish of the dying agriculture and industry.

man to be realised. The volume also urges a sound. currency and reformed banking system together with a responsible Macal policy "which will stability of exchanges."—United Press.y

VISITING TOMBS

nasure

Shanghai, July 15. Admiral Chen Shao-kuan left for Foochow on the gunboat Hal Chu to-day to visit his ancestral tombe-Reuter.

Cohen was for many years the personal body-guard of the late Dr. Sun Yat-nen. Rester.

COTTON PRODUCTION

Washington, July 18.. The Department of Agriculture has estimated the Brazilian cotton crop at 1,361,00 bales of 478 pounds per bale and the Russian crop is estimated at 2,842,000 hales which compares with a crop of 1,786,000 bales last season.—United Press.

PARIS ESCAPES DISORDERS

SPLENDID DISPLAY

BY AIR FORCE

(Special to "Telegraph")

Parla, July 14. A novel feature of the Bastille; Day military review here was the "Ay-past" of 600 military_planes," which swooped low. over Paris in

faultless formation.

The gloomy forboding of dis turbances was not fulfilled, despitë) invective in the extremist news? papers. The demonstrations were the quietest in many years. Reuter,

WANG CHING-WEI RECUPERATING

GOES TO TSINGTAO WITH WIFE

Shanghai, July 15.

Mr. Wang Ching-wed; Presiden of the Executive Yunn, with hi wife, left by train for Thingtað this morning.

His health has improved ïdorably and it is repartid Mr. Wang will remain in Twit for a long reet until he has recuperated/---Reuter,