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SAVAGES

HUNTING

BRITISH

WOMEN

Dollar T.T.

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The

FIRST EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph

CHEVROLET

FOUNDED 1881

No. 14979

一拜歳號八十月五英香

KUNG DEFENDS

CURRENCY

MISSIONARIES INVITAL MEASURES TO

DEADLY PERIL

DESPERATE

APPEAL

Addis Ababa. May 17. Anxiety is increasing for the safety of the two New Zealand missionaries, MIAS Daisy McMillan and Miss Freda Honn.

A letter has arrived here by runner to-day, saying the two women had fed from their mission to the bush, but that they feared immediate covery and death.

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Two other runners had tried to get through with letters, but hnd failed, The third runner eluded' the bush bandita.

The letter he bore told of the plight of the dissionaries. Their station is seventy miles south of Addis Ababa and had been besieged by bandits, no that the inmates and deckled to flee to the bush. They feared their dis covery was imminent, however, and that death was certain. The bandita were shooting wildly around them.

The women belong to the Sudan Interior Mission-Reuter Sperint

FIGHT TO ESCAPE GALLOWS

TWO BRITISHERS

FACE DEATH

San Francisco, May LT. Attorneya have filed with tlie State Supreme Court'n petition for the re hearing of

for the applications clemency on behalf of two British subjects, sentenced to death by the Californin courts. The inen are i Robert Mackay, allegedly implicated in a kidnapping, and in companion who calls himself only "Christy."

The men were saved from execution within a few hours of the time set for their hanging, on the Intervention of the Foreign Ofice. Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, took it upon himself to stay the execution in onler that all that was possible could be done for the men under the law. Mackay bitterly reproached the au thorities for last-minute postponement of his death when, as he said, he had steeled himself to face the ordeal man- fully.-United Press.

FORMER GREEK PREMIER PASSES

A. Tealdaris, former Premier of Grrace, whose death, was reported

GAIN STABILITY

FURTHER DEVALUATION

DENIED BY NANKING

Nanking, May 18.

Dr. H. H. Kung, Minister of Finance, last evening, announced three measures intended to assure the per- manency of an independent currency system not linked with any foreign monetary unit. These measures are as follows:

(1) The Government will continue to maintain adequate reserves against the note issue, consisting of gold, foreign exchange and silver, of which the silver portion will have a value equivalent to at least 25 per cent. of, the note circulation;

(2) The issue of silver coins, of denominations of fifty cents and one dollar;

(3). An increase in the gold and foreign exchange portion of the note issue. ANNOUNCES NEW CURRENCY PLAN

Dr. H. H. Kung, Chinese Minister of Finance, who has announced new easures to assure the permanency of an independent currency system, not linked with any foreign monetary umit.

Six Lepers

Slay Seven Filipinos

BESIEGE PEOPLE OF PALAWAN

Manila, May 18. Six murderous lepers, who escaped from the large leper colony on Culion Island, are terrorising the inhabitants of Palewan and other neighbouring islands,

The lepers, after killing four fisher men on Culion Island, seized a boat and sailed to another Island forty miles distant, where it is reported they killed three more inhabitants.

They then proceeded to Palawan where the terrified inhabitants have bolted their doors and windows and

Reuter.

Dr. Kung further announced the removal of the restriction which limited to thirty per cent. the fireness of silver used in arts and industry.

The new measures, says Dr. Kung, have been decided upon in the light of the experience gained since the monetary reforms were introduced on November 3, 1935, and he is convinced that they will lead to greater economic Improvement and prosperity,

In the course of an interview, Dr. Kung said the minting of the new dollars with less silver did not imply devaluation, as spectators have been trying to make out. They will be merely token currency, similar the legal tender notes.

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Dr. Kung emphasised that since November 3, 1935. the_value_of_ Chinese currency has been divorced

silver from the market. Reuter.

MONDAY,

MAY

18, 1936,

日八廿月三閏

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AIR AND OCEAN LINERS VIE FOR RECORDS.

First steamer--Savannah

Newest Zeppelin-the von Hindenburg

Newest liner-the Queen Mary'

LZ 129

812 FEET

"QUEEN ̧MARY” (018 FEET-

190

Early Zappelin

There is a three-cornered ocean race between a supership of the air and two superskipa of the aea for Atlantis speed honours. Rock in 1819, the Savannah, the first American steamship to make a Trans-Atlantic voyage, pulled away fram Savannah, Ga, and 27 days later landed at Liverpool, England. Soon the Queen Mary, the British superliner will point her how toward New York and ar rive there in four days ant a few hours. The French liner, Normandie, recently altered, will be the Queen Mary's compatilor on the Contrust the new water. Meanichile, in the air, the LZ129, known as the Von Hindenburg, will be in the race as the new sky queen. piant of the air with an early type Zeppelin, shown ABOVE. The new Zeppelin is much speedier than the new ocean linera.

THOUSANDS

FACING STARVATION

QUAKE VICTIMS OF KWANGTUNG

price in the world CANTON

EXCHANGE MARKET

Shanghai, May 9.

Rates are unchanged from Satur- day's close on the foreign exchange market due to traders not yet having digested the new monetary regula

tions.

U.S.$29

Sterling 1/2.3/8, Gold Bars $1,139.80.

Silver Price Declines

RATES IN LONDON AND MONTREAL

SENDS

ASSISTANCE

Canton, May 18,

UNWILLING TO INVEST

IN CHINA

U.S. INTERESTS NOT ENTHUSIASTIC

BUYING SILVER "ON LOAN"

Washington, May 17.

It is being said among financial

HOMERS FEATURE MATCHES

ST. LOUIS WINS ANOTHER

MANY CLOSE

SCORES

New York, May 17. Home-runs featured the games of Appalling conditions are reported to be prevailing in Linshan district, circles here that the Chinese delega- the National League to-day, where youthorn Kwangtung, in consequence tion, headed by Mr. K. P. Chen, as the Giants, Cincinnati Reds and St. of the recent earthquake disaster. Informally investigated the possibility

Twenty thousand villagers, who have of American investments in China in Louis Cardinals won their engage- been rendered homeless, are facing

clal authorities.

starvation, and an urgent appeal for public services of industries, and that ments. The Chicago Cubs and Boston relief has been made to the Provin-ut present they are unable to find any Braves did not meet, un account of

rainy weather. satisfactory prospects.

Pittsburgh Pirates, with eleven According to the official report re- It is understood that the ceived from the Magistrate of Lin-States Export and Import Bank is hits, one of them a homer by Vaug shan, 58 persons were killed and 187 interested in short-term financing of han, were nosed out by New York, others serlously injured as a result

United

of the tremors which domolished near-specific trade prospects, but no power eight to six. The Giants also had ly five thousand dwellinga recently, ful groups of bankers or other inves-eleven hits, Bartell getting a kome Property damage is estimated at overtors are at present ready to parti- run. Each team had two errors. $1,000,000.

cipate.

The Cincinnati Reds won another The projects in which China hoped clase decision, and were luckier then:

brond #1 to arouse interest Include Sino-American investment corporation they deserved. Handley

The casualties would have been much heavler were it not for the fact that practically all the bouses were built of wood and mud, and were very

The authorities here are rushing food and medical supplies to the stricken area-Ruter.

low, New York, May 17. London spot silver prices declined ene farthing to 20 % pence per ounce while the forward quotation declined by 3/16 pence to 20 11/16 peuce pcr ounce yesterday, -

London gold was quoted at 140s. 3d. per ounce.

On the London foreign exchange market the French franc was quoted at 75 23/04 against the pound ater- ling

Montreal silyar bid prices were: May 40.43, July 46.65, September 46.70, December 47.00.-United Press.

are prepared to stand a alege. H.K.F.A. COUNCIL

REFORM MOVE

Rome's Heroes

Welcomed

Rome, May 17.

SECOND DIVISION REPRESENTATION

PLANS FOR LEADER'S FUNERAL

HU HAN-MIN TO

sen's.

won

the

TENSION IN JERUSALEM

BRITISH TROOPS CALLED OUT

Jerusalem, May 17.

The Cameron Highlanders were the ordered to march through main streets of the elty to-day, owing to the increasingly tense situation

here following

The „murder_of_three Jewa, shot down. by kn Arab as they left cinema.

The Jewish population is ter rised by the recent happenings. The Government's measures to pro- ensure order, Include the clamation of a curfew between 8. p.m. and 6 a.m., while all ronda are guarded by British soldiers and police.

All pedestrians arc being searched for wespans,

Serious damage has been caused by incendiaries in Haifa.Reuter.

Will Defend Heimwehr

VON STARHEMBERG

LIKELY TO FIGHT ·

Rome, May 17. While authoritativo elreles insist

to develop various types of amer game, knocking the ball out of the rises, or alternatively an exclusive park and turning four hits into three American combine interested in sup-l porting a single type of Chinese enter runs, while the Brooklyn Dodgers that Prince von Stackembor's visit prise such as a railway car and laco could only squeeze two runs out of

motive factory.

ten runs on

to Signor Benito' Mussolini. is purely of a private character, there is little doubt that Austrian Internal affairs- were discussed by these statesmen.

Prince von Starhemberg, formerly vice-Chancellor of Austria and head of the Heimwehr, found himself over-

the bloodless coup of the Chancellor, pight deprived of his high offices by

Schuschnigg

twelve safe blows. The Reds com- The Chinese are said to be disposed mitted one error.

amassed St. Louis to participate through a joint lavest- ment, or management in the event of fourteen safeties, and J. Martin and either project materialising.

Medwick helped along with homers The United States Export-Import The Philadelphia Phillies scored three Bank has admitted the disenssluns on Chinese trade projects, but adds that an six hits, including Camilli's four Dr. Kurt base drive. no conclusions had been reached,

ST. LOUIS WINS

It is also rumoured that as a re sult of the negotiations between the

In the American League the St. Bank of China's Mr. Chen and the United States Secretary of the Trea- Louis Browns won their second game sury, Mr. Henry Morgenthau, United in. seventeen starts. The Philadol States purchases of Chinese silver are phia Athletics were their victims, at contemplated, and that the manner in the end of a score of eight to five. The which the purchases would be carried Browns bit eleven with Solters' out would have the semblance in homer, against the opposition's ten and played a faultless game in the China of a United States loan,

LIE IN NANKING

Canton, May 18. Mr. Hu Han-min's funeral, the date for which has not yet been fixed, The rumour suggests that the field. will be very elaborate; probably the United States Treasury will buy sil The New York Yankees defeated most impressive since Dr. Sun Yat- vor under the terms of the Silver Par- the Cleveland Indians eight to four, chase Act but permit the silver to scoring on eleven hita. The Indians main in the custody of American hit ninc. Each team had two errors. Efforts to amend the con- The South-west Executive Com-Lanks in China, mubject to return to

Chinese Government проп The Detroit Tigers won against the A crowd of 0.000 witnessed un stitution of the Hongkong Foot-mittee has decided to appropriate the the affectionate family reunion when ball Association Council may be sum of $100,000, and a larger amount.China's repayment of the proceeds of Washington Senaters, eight to soven, Both sides had eleven hits and no Signor Benito Mussolini, the Prime

tral Government, for, the ovent, Minister, accompanied by his wife made at the annual meeting if expected to be granted by the Cen- the sale.

Spokesman of Mr. Chen's delegation errors, and Kreas hit a homer for the and daughter, the Countess Clano, sufficient support for the scheme. The funeral in all probability will the United States Treneurs both Senators and Simmons for the Tigers.

It was anybody's game. welcomed back to the capital the two is forthcoming from clubs. begin in Canton and continue to Non-disclaimed any knowledge of such a soldier sons of the Dictator, Vittorio

pian.

Boston Red Sox got a narrow_de- and Bruno, Count Clano, and the Second division teams are seeking king whore Mr. Hu's remains will bo Duce's nephew, Vilo Mussolini.

However, economists here are of cision over the Chicago White Sox, increased representation on the burled with full Slate rites. The young men, all of them fliers, Council and to this end it is being The coffin in which the late Kuo- the opinion that such an arrangement eight to seven. Just to be in style, were received at the Littorio sirport, proposed that all eacond division mintang loader's body is lying, cost is plausible since it would avoid the the Bostonians also hit diever times, having flown back from service in teams aliall have one representative 52,800 being made of sandal-wood appearance of draining China's alivor, ko most of the other teams of the Ethiopia.

appointed to the governing body,

from Tingchow and is the work of while technically at in placing the all-League Warber gave them a home Il Duce kissed his two sons and his Full story by "Veritas on craftsmen famdus throughout the ver under the control of the United run Chicago scored its seven on

eight hits. Reutor. country-Reuter nephew.~Reuter...

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Stales,United Press..

Circles in close touch with Austrian politics believe that Prince von Starhemberg intends to fight for the continuation of the Heimwehr, but that he is unlikely to make any move at present-Router.

LEFT LEAGUE FOR ECONOMY

GUATEMALAN NOTE

TO GENEVA

Geneva, May 17. The Guatemalan: Foreign Ministry

for lins informed the League of Natio Secretariat Uat the reason Guatemala's withdrawal from the League-is.economy."

Sanctions were not mentioned in

Guatemala has promised to

pay her five years arrears to: Genova. Under the Covenant, the contribution must be paid in full before, ans member-state can end its association with the League.---Router,

the Guatemalan note