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No. 13:44

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一拜禮 號一月三英港香

MONDAY, MARCH

1937.

日九十月正

You need the SECURITY and

DURABILITY

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FIVE DEAD IN PLANE CRACK-UP

SIXTH PERISHES ON QUEST FOR HELP

Sydney, Feb. 28.

The big Australian airliner, miss- ing since February 20, has been found a mass of wreckage on tie border of Queensland and Now South Wales.

Five died in the crash, and one afterwards, necking forʻliclp.

There were five bodles near the

wrockage. Two natives survived, though one has a broken tex.

It was a Londoner, Mr, W. Estray,

of Lloyds, who met his death after

the crash. It is believed that he

fell over a cliff while searching for

SPAIN

FEARS

DOMINATION

OF FASCISM

"FOOLHARDY PACIFISM”

MENACES EUROPE

Madrid, Feb. 28.

"The foolhardy pacificist policy of some countries, help, and died of his injuries who are ceding to Germany and Italy one position after

Reuter.

another in order that the external peace of Europe shall not appear to have been violated," was denounced by STOP PRESS Senor Julio Del Vayo, Spain's Minister for Foreign Affairs, to-day. He was addressing a meeting of trade unionists at the old capital.

He declared that peace had been "violated ever since

AUSTRALIA July, 1936, when the two Fascist powers went to war with

ALL OUT FOR 604

Melbourne, Mar. 1. Australia lost their last wicket in the first innings of final Test match early this morning. Only eleven runs were added, the innings closing for 601-Reuter.

9 Germans Ordered Expelled

Moscow, March 1.

Spain.

"To deliver Spain, fighting for her independence, but also, for the independence of Occidental Europe, into the hands of Germany and Italy only because the spreading of war must be avoided at all costs, is equivalent to Ismoothing the path to international preponderence of the

two Fascist powers," he declared.

Rome

Industry Not

tion, some kind of France, military or

"Every country has, for its dumna- [ A civilian, who can be utilised against his own country by Berlin to open the gates to foreign dominn tlon" charged the Foreign Minister.

"Madrid," he concluded, "has been transformed into the last trench of Europe's liberty."-Reuter.

N.Y.K. Ships Tied Up

ALLEGED SLIGHT TO EMPEROR

Finding them guilty of nuti-State activity, a Special Court to-night | ordered the deportation of nine Ger- mans, arrested by the Secret-Police,

Yokohama, March 1. Owing to the alleged failure of the five months ago, and charged with company to order Nippon Yusen espionage and Nazl

propagonnda: One of the

expelled

the Kaisha steamers throughout the world men is the

to hoist the Japanese flag on Novem- zoologist, Herr Preiffer, who is re- ported to have threatened to

ber 20

Jast, in honour of the commi suicide if the expulsion order i Emperor's review of the Grand Fleet at Osaka that day, the Omcers' and

another

enforced and has therefore been Seamen's Union has ordered the tying allowed to remain until

up of all ships of the line at Yoko- hama, Kobe, and Osako.

country gives him asylum,

It is estimated that some 35 Ger-

This move will possibly delay the of the Anyu Maru,

man subjects are sill under arrest, departures pending further investigation of their Nagasaki Maru, Shanghai Mart and cases-Reuter.

Kasagi Maru, pending a public apology by the directorate of the com- pany.Reuter.

MURDER IN KOWLOON

able to discover his name, but he is believed to be a pig farmer.

A cursory examination of the body has failed to disclose any wounds.

SEAFORTHS DANCE

BAND

GIVING CONCERT ON WEDNESDAY

men

BRITISH NURSES HELP IN SPAIN

Pictured above are some of the many nurses who have left London for service in Spain, on a mission of mercy to the sufferers in the civil war.

ITALIANS FEAR FOR GRAZIANI

BOMB SPLINTERS IN HIS LUNGS

Djibouti, Feb. 28.

The condition of Marshal Graziani, Italian Viceroy of conquered Ethiopia, is causing anxiety, according to re- ports reaching here from Adrija Ababa. '

Pieces of the bombs, thrown by an

Helping U.S. known Ethiopians ad Viceroy tasi Unemployed

BLIZZARD SWEEPING BRITAIN

SINGLE COPY 10-CENTS

$30.00 PER ANNUM

FALLS.IN HARBOUR;

HIT BY

FERRY

WHARF WORKER

STILL LIVES

Lai Tai, a worker employed at the Kowloon Wharf and Godown properties, had a re- markable escape from death when he fell into, the harbour yesterday morning.

The worker was floundering in the water, apparently un- observed, when the Star Ferry, Electric Star, came up.

Before the ferry could be stopped it struck the man.

Fearing that he would be caught by the propeller of the ship, the coxswain could not reverse his en- gines, and the man for a time dis- appeared underneath the vessel,

T'wo of the crew

of the ferry Jumped into the water, and as EDon as the half unconscious man came to the surface, he was seized.

He was taken to the Kowloon wharf by the Electric Star, and from there was conveyed to the Kowloon

Latest reports indicate that he did not suffer severe, injuries.

ROADS CHOKED AND Hospital.

POWER CUT OFF

PRINCETOWN ISOLATED

(Special to "Telegraph')

London, Feb. 28.

CALLOUS DRIVER SOUGHT

One of the heaviest snow week, are report to have lodged storms in years is raging over

Another hit-and-run traffic ac- in his lungs, eausing traumatie the British Isles. It is accom-reported from the New Territories.

cident-the second in three days-is pneumonia.

panied by high winds and tem- The victim is Chan Fun, 42,

Since the bombing episode, accord-peratures unusually low for this native of Teun Wan Village, Washington, Feb. 20. ing to cabled reports, the Italian time of year. Mr. William Green, Chairman of authorities have carried out a round- The American Federation of Labour,up of susplelous characters in the electric cables swept away, cutting From North Wales come reports of to-day changed Industry with failure course of which 200 persons were off light and to aid or relieve unemployment insluin, and following which 600 more villages.

the United States.

He said that 1937 "opened with lay-offs which added 1.001,000 to the United States army of unemployed." He also estimated that there were 10,041,000 unemployed during the month of January as compared with 8,900,000 in December and 11.666,000 in January 1930. United Press.

HENLEIN DEMANDS AUTONOMY

were executed-Reuter.

NEW YORK MARKET ADVANCES CAUTION STILL IN

EVIDENCE

New York, Feb. 27.

Prices advanced unevenly on the

FOR GERMANS OF New York Stock Exchange to-day.

CZECHO-SLOVAKIA

POWERFUL

BACKING

Sentiment was more friendly, en- couraged by rising steel production und favourable railroad earnings despite the floods.

power from

many

Dozens of telegraph poles are down, blocking trafic on the London Holyhead Road in Anglesey.

Chan Fun was walking along the main Castle Peak Road in the vicinity of Wal Chung village when he was strucit.

There were no immediate witnesses of the accldeat, but pedestrians who were some few hundred yards away state that a motor bus and a motor car were passing at the time. The car made off at a great speed without stopping,

TO REPORT

TO HITLER

HERR VON RIBRENTROP

London, Feb. 20. The German Ambasador, lerr Joachim von Ribbentrop, has lett for Berlin by special train, ostensibly to speak at Leipzig on Monday.

However, it is, belleved he convey to Herr result of Friday's discussions with

Adolf Hitler

Mr. Anthony Eden, British, Foreign Minister, respecting the German colonial demands-United Press,

QUEZON OUTLINES MISSION

will

AFTER CONFERENCE WITH ROOSEVELT FIGHTING FOR MARKETS

Washington. Feb. 27. President Manuel Quezon of the Philippines arrived here. to-day and lunched with President Roosevelt, after which he issued a statement

"I have come to report to the President the conditions in the

Philip pines, as required by the Indepen- dence Act," he said. "I expect to discuss the question of the future The South Coast la also suffering..

of the islands, when the appropriate The town of Princetown, on Dart-toon Hospital.

The victim was brought into Kow-time comes, but that will only be in moor, is cut off by snowdrifts.

A preliminary way," Later he return- A-search for the vehicle involved ed to his hotel. Many of the roads In the North of is proceeding. Scotland

ore impassable--Reuter

President Quezon arrived in the Special.

afternoon and was met at the train by Mr. Paredes, Philippines represen- tative

in Congress, General Creed Cox, Chief of the Bureau of Insular Colonel Donald McDonald Affairs, and the District Commissioners, Messrs. Melvin Hazeh and George Allen. The Filipino Boy Scout troop and the catre Filipino community were also present.

McNutt Takes

His Oath

AS COMMISSIONER TO PHILIPPINES

Washington, Feb. 28.

Mr. Paul V. McNutt to-day took

The strength of export copper his oath as High Commissioner at the

production Prague,, Feb. 20. Iactors. Guaranteed autonomy in the

WILS

Hammer Gang Beats

Chinese Mercilessly

General MacArthur, Military Ad- viser to the President of the Philip.. pines Commonwealth.. and Captain Davis, alde do camp, joined the train at

Baltimore.

Altacked by three unknown assailants, Lai Soo, aged 28, is lying unconscious in the Government Civil Hospital, and is not expected to re- cover. The incident occurred late

night in the heart of Wanchai.

a brief period of consciousness, was

last

In

Lat

The

President Quezon arrived at the White House at-1 p.m. and was im- mediately led to the offices of President Roosevelt where luncheon

intimate manner.

In view of Congress' reluctance to permit the free import of Philippines observers foresee a long up- hill

fight for. Insular trade status. President

however, in- nt Quezon, diented that there would be no im-

mediate showdown. He said that the chief concrete result of his visit will be the

Violence is suspected as the cause of the death of an un-

prices and the plek-up in automobile (War Office, in the presence of Mt. reported that the three men at- and ved on trays in an informal known man, found in a dying

were also favourable Harry Hines Weedring, Secretary of tacked him with hammers. They condition near the southern wall

Wer, Senor Manuel Quezon, Presi were unknown to him, and robbery of Old Kowloon City last night.

A dance is to be held on Wednesday which there are large numbers of and there

However, caution western areas of Czecho-Slovakia, Infovidence as a result of the strikes, Wealth, General MacArthur, Military head and body, knocking their victim

was still in dent of the Philippines Common-was apparently their motive. Just before he died, he is reported evening, March 3, at the Soldiers & German-speaking minorities, has been over the possibility of foreign trade

They Inficted severe injuries to bla 10 have made a statement that he was Sailors Home. By kind permission of demanded by Konrad Henlein, leader

same nervousness Adviser to the Phlippines

President, und Lt. Col. Muirhead, M.C.. and of the New Czecho-Slovak National

unconscious after repeated blows. other high nssaulted by two men.

Philippines oficiais. Mr. McNutt, who has been While the man was making his micers, the popular dance band of Socialist Party, which is strongly pro-

regulations.

p- pointed in succession to Mr. Frunk statement, he died. Police were un-will be in The Seaforth Highlanders, Hitler:

The dullness of the commodity Murphy, now Governor of Michigan, attendance.

GERMAN EXCHANGE DECREE - exchanges and the uncertainty over took the onth beneath grouped flags All Service

The party, the are cordially

second strongest utilities since

were, also unfavourable of various branches of the Army, welcome to this entertainment, during face the 1935 elections, has refused factors. which Scottish Dances will be la-sponsored by the Government of come into the minorities agreement

facing a battery of cameras.

Berlin, Feb. 27, cluded in the programme.

German foreign exchange Czecho-Slovakia.

The Bond Market

The oath was administered by the authorities to-day placed a ban on was irregular, with Government Issues lower. Secretary of War's chief clerk, after "oll foreign securities' quotations on Speaking to-night at Aussig, Herr Issues on the Curb Exchange were which Mr. COMING WEDDING

Woodring handed Mr,all German exchanges," ruling that a Hontein declared that an agreement also irregular. between the Government The forthcoming wedding is an-German coalition partics could

and the

President Roosevelt and President chase of such securities would be re- DOW.JONES AVERAGES ' Quezon. United Press. nounced of Mr. Augusta Antonia dos satisfy the Germans

παι

quired henceforth.-United Prest, Remedios, office assistant, Socony-

of Czecho-

Feb, 20 Feb, 27 Change Slovakia, He asserted that his de- Industrials 107.17 Vacuum Oil Co., Saigon, and Miss munde for autonomy were not in con- Rails

187.30 Up .13 Eleanor Maria Xavier residing at B. filet with Czecho-Slovakion integrity. Utilities

57.81 $0.01 Up 20 King's Terrace, Kowloon.

34.02 34.00 He threatened, if his demands were Bonds

Up ,06 not met, to flood Geneva with com-

104.00 104.02 Up .02 plaints, alleging the cultural suppres- Press.

Volume:-1,003,000 shares-United sion of Germans within the Czecho Slovakian borders.-Reuter.

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ITALY WITHDRAWING TROOPS

Rome, Feb. 28. Four divisions of Italian troops are being recalled from Italian East Africa during March. Only one, or possibly two, will be replaced. Reuter.

PRIME MINISTER'S PAY

'MAY BE AUGMENTED

"

London, Feb. 28.

A Bill which would abolish the present anomalies in -ministerial salaries' is expected to be introduced into the House

of Commons, after the Easter recess.

CAMPAIGNING FOR COLONIES

FEATURE OF FAIR

AT LEIPZIG · ·-

Berlin, Feb. 28.

FALLS FROM FUNNEL

Severe injuries were sustained by Tak Ng, a fitter employed aboard the steamer Lyeemoon, when he fell from the funnel to the boat deck of the shilp yesterday afternoon. Tak was repairing the funnel,

mission to appointment of a Com-

to explore a basis for future conference. It is recalled that In three earlier major guests in Washington President Quezon was successful,

REPORTS TO ROOSEVELT,

Roosevelt, President Quezon "I reported to

President Roosevelt conditions prevailing in the Philippines Islands, as provided in the Tydings-McDume Act. I said that financial and economic conditions

McNutt his commission, signed by special permit for the sale or pur- Pncerning his' discussion with

ITALIAN WINS AIR RACE

OVER DELTA OF NILE

Cairo, Feb. 28.

said:

were

Good.

Commonwealth is running efficiently. The Budget showed a surplus of 15,000,000

Pesos,"

Prosiacht

Quezon repudiated suggestions that he is establishing a legal dictatorship.

He said, "I believe in democracy.

I belleve in the ordinary man and In

The air speed race over the Nile Delta, the concluding his wisdom and the reaction of the phase of a great air meet which commenced on February 23 and

masses.

"How

included 41 entries from many nations, was won by the Italian, er, it is also true that I

Zapetta, over a 310 mile course.

and equip 400 mon.

400,000

In strong Government in ac- The Belgian, Hensez, was second, and Lumiere, of France, has given life to that Government."

with the constitution that third. Thomsen, of Germany, came in fourth...

He said that the defence plan will. At present not more than half of suitable for it owing to the loss of

Blake, and two other Frenchmen, cluding Captain von Blomberg, son The only English entrant, Archibald | DH_Moth; four German entries, in-

be adequate for insular defence, the members of the Cabinet receive salary which would be entailed by

were forced to withdraw from the of the German War Minister, with

"I think that in ten years we can Can We are train and A special calonial section is a

event. those of the remainder vary between Bill, the Prime Minister's salary will was opened to-day..

It is expected that, under the new feature of the big Leipzig fair, which made clear in the report of thoses, from Cairo to Assuan, to piloted by Prince Bibesco; Ave Egyp are training the whole citizenry."

not organising a What transpired has not been

Captain von Sternberg as co-pilot; army. Our regular

a great professional The resulta of the clrcult of the seven French planes, including one

army

my will con- *£2,000 and £4,500. These varla- be raised from 25,000 to 20,000 a

sist of no more than 10,000 men. tions have caused a difficult position year. It is also understood that the scientists contributions for lighting lost his hold in a posun's chair in onges, will be announced to-morrow. Egyptian girl; three Italian four United States: should retain naval We Incident, but it appears that the man Luxor and then around the Libyan lan machines, one piloted by an German for Prime Ministers occasionally been unable to offer a Minister, on his retirement, is being mony's

He declined to discuss whether the who have question of a pension for a Prime tropical diseases and also how Ger which he was sented.

Those taking part comprised nine Czecho-Slovaklan, and two Belgian, bases In the Philippines and pointed particular post to the person most considered-Reuter.

timber needs could be supplied If she had colonies. Reuter, ernment Civil Hospital.

He has been admitted to the Gov-Llly, Dillon (flying a BA Swallow); Rumanlan and Syrian machines.

British competitors, including Mias planes besides Austrian, Polish, out that under the law this would Miss Mable Sholla Glasa (fying a Reuter.

be discussed after independence had "been fully achieved--United Press.

as much as £5,000 annually, while the change.

The

exhibits Blow