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CHEVROLET

1937 SEDAN

22 MILES Por Gal.

29,4

h.p.

The

Sedan Jian

a large luggage

space behind the back

seat, and a' package)

ledge below the rear

window. The Sport

Sedan has a convenient package

Jedge ni to back of the rear seat, and a built-in trunk with a' separate tyre compartment.

FAR EAST MOTORS

Dollar T.T. faengkuwa; Telegraph": Tis thebillar Curia-Mülking Post, Lidu Welding Lamai stie Hongkong Low Water-17.45.

The

FINAL

EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1891

No. 101GH

一拜禮 號九廿月三英港香

MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1937.

日七十月二

NOTED GLOBE TROTTERS ON CRUISE SHIP

LADY HAS TRAVELLED NEARLY MILLION MILES

The Hamburg Amerika Line liner Reliance which arrived here this morning on a world cruise with 325 passengers aboard, is making her second visit to Hongkong and on this occasion will spend two days in the Colony. To-day some of her passengers will visit the Peak and make a trip round the Island. A large party left early this morning for Canton. This afternoon and to-morrow the visitors are free to explore the shops and streets of Hongkong.

Aboard are many interesting personalities, not the least of whom is Baron Manfred von Richthofen, nephew of the famous wartime air "ace."

Another person making the world cruise is Brigadier General Thomas Herbert Jackson, one-li me President of the Mississippi River Commission. General Jackson when asked to comment on the recent disastrous floods which swept the Mississippi Valley, said that the length of the river which had been pre- pared for floods was not unduly upset by the excess water and nowhere between Rock Island and the mouth of the river, the distance over which the dykes had been prepared, did the flood get out of hand. The main damage was done in the Obie Valley because there the river banks had not been prepared.

Disaster was the result, said the General, partly of the encroachment by towns nix settlements on the flood

channels, and partly of the magnitude of the flood, the greatest

Now that so pince 1913.

much

damage had been done there will be steps taken to prevent a recurrence of the disaster, said General Jackson, but it must always be borne in mindi

that the protection of the river banks

is enormously expensive

trensive and unless

CRUISE LINER ARRIVES

the damage done to property by the MAKING BRIEF STOP

floods is sufficient to warrant this ex- penditure the banks cannot be pro- ́tected. The loss over the whole of the Ohio Valley during the past flood was not, more than a dollar un aere,

ho said, while to protect the backs would cost 20 or 30 million dollars. The protection of the Mississippi was -one of the greatest of modern engineering undertakings and had already cost, over a period of ten years, between Ave and six hundred million dollars. The project is now almost 90 per cent. complete.

TRAVELLED 850,000 MILES

IN HONGKONG

DISTINGUISHED PASSENGERS

Less than a week after the giant cruise liner, Empress of Britain, had visited the Colony, the Hamburg- Amerika liner Reliance, which is also on a world cruise, arrived here this morning soon. after 7 o'clock.

REBELS'

BOMBERS

ACTIVE

NIGHT RAIDS ON

LOYAL LINES

FRICTION IN BARCELONA

Seville, Mar. 28.

An, intense bombing by rebel aircraft of Government positions on the Guadalajara front and in Madrid was carried out in bright moonlight to-night, according to a communique issued by General Francisco Franco's headquar- ters.

Gljon and Santander were alsc heavily bombarded by aeroplanes.

Three hundred Government soldiers were taken prisoner on the heights above Brihuega, according to message from Siguenza.-Reuter,

CABINET CRISIS

n

Barcelona, Mar. 28. President Companys i energettenl- ly working to solve the Calalan Cabinet crisis which has developed during the Easter period, apparently due to differences of opinion among political groups within the Govern- .ment.

Four members of the Cabinet, who are also anarchists, have 'resigned, but it is expected the new Cabinet; will be similar to the last, and that: funtly of action will be emplingised In the fuce of the common danger.

includes the The programme creation of a regular Populer Front Army.-Reuter.

STEAMER CALLING FOR AID

VOLUNTEER SENDS

OUT SOS

RESCUE SHIP ON THE WAY

Manila, Mar. 29. The Globe Wireless here has picked up an SOS from the The Reliance has on board a num-steamship Volunteer, at 20.35 Another Interesting passenger ber of distinguished passengers, most aboard the vessel is Mrs, Ella G. Munson, of Laynbrook, Long Island, of whom are Germans, who are North and 153.45 East. N.Y, who is making her fifth visit under a strict monetary discipline,

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BARRICADES IN S'HAI STREETS

Residents of Lane 361, yu Yuen ko«o, Snangani awoke with a start recently to find that all their Tifeng Road and Babbling Well Road lane entrances had been blocked by the Shanghai Municipal Telice. Desiganted as "Municipal amenities, the roads were held by the Council to be for the use of only-those ratepayers who help to swell the municipal coffers. The photograph at top shows a general view of the hurricades, while below is shown several of the police on dus"The position has now been adjusted.

SINGLE COPY 10 CENTH

$36.00 PEIL ANNUM

DUNLOP

TYRES

make every

road

a SAFER road

GERMAN CHURCH DECLARES OPEN

WAR WITH NAZIS

BISHOP SAYS CONCORDAT

WITH ROME

VIOLATED

Berlin, Mar. 28. German Catholics and Protestants alike spent Easter Sunday reaffirming their faith against what they consider Nazi opposition.

For the first time since the dispute began, an appeal was made to the Berlin Catholic faithful for open opposition to the Nazis. An appeal was read in the Cathedral by the Bishop, Count Conrad Preysing. He bluntly charged the Nazis with having violated the Concordat with Rome and appealed to parents to send protests to the authorities, at alleged Nazi efforts to destroy the Catholic schools.

After the delivery of his appeal, a huge crowd greeted the Bishop outside the Cathedral with immense enthusiasm.

WHEAT AND CORN RISING

HIGH LEVEL FOR PRESENT SEASON.

POSSIBLE

Crowds MAY SQUEEZE Coronation

Feeding

At

BUFFET LUNCHES FOR

MINOR

ROYALTIES

London, March 28.

Peers and peeresses attending the Coronation Service In Westminster Abbey will be able to buy a "fork luncheon" in the Royal Gallery for 10s 6d. a head. The light refreshments are being arranged by the House of Lords Offices Select Com- pour-mittee.

The ship reports water China and is on her fourth round having a monthly spending allowance ing into number one hold faster the world trip, Mrs. Munson is the of

than the pumps can eject it, oldest, lady aboard but her looks Hitler

belle it, and in spirit she must be

the youngest.”

apply H.K.$10, under a

The Reliance sells for Shanghal at I have p.m. to-morrow. one

Among those on board the ship trevelled by sea during my life no less than 850,000 miles, she said, and are: Judge Ferdinand Jelke, Jr., of Jurist and before long I hope to be able to noted complete the million miles. I travel because I like it and believe that spiritually, mentally and physically It is good for me. I am one of family of 11 children and the only one who has desired to travel from where we were born In Connecticut, but I have become thoroughly ob- sessed by wonderlust."

Mrs. Munson has visited most countries of the world during her travels, but though there are places In Europe where she would like to settle when her travelling days are done she said that she refuses to live a country which has a debt of honour to America, her homeland, and has not paid it or refuses to pay Jt.

MATTER OF PRINCIPLE

in

Brigadier-General Thomas Herbert Jackson, U.S.A., one-time president

of the Mississippi River Commission, accompanied by Mrs. Jackson.

Baron Friedrich von Diergardt, of Muenster.

The steamer Fresno City is 240 miles away and is hurrying to the assistance of the Volun- teer.-United Press,

CONTACT BROKEN

San Francisco, Mar. 28. The Globe Wireless station here has heard the President Harrison advise that daylight conditions have Inter Ed. Louls, owner of the Louis Hisrupted her radio contact with the torical Publishing Company, of New distressed Volunteer-United Press. York.

Clifford N. Anderson, radio en- gineer connected with the Bell Tele- phone Laboratories.

C. Henry Offerman, of New York, and Mrs. Offerman,

Mrs, Herman J. Kochler, daughter of the late William C. Muschenheim, founder of the Asior Hotel, with Mrs. Frederick Kretchmer.

Charles D. Welch, attorney, - of with Mrs. Welch, Coffeeville, Kansas,

R. CE Brown, of Brooklyn "It is fair enough to let them off Heights, NY, travelling with Mrs. the debts they contracted for war Brown and their daughter, Miss Mary materials,

food and clothing-the Brown, Mrs. E. P. Buffet, of Stony necessary things to help them win Brook, IL, Calvin F. Smith, of the conflict--but it is only right that Easton, Pa., accompanied by Mrs.

(Continued on Page 4.). the European countries should pay back what they borrowed after the war and used on developmental works and buildings. Until they do they will get no more dollars from me,"

This voyage will add to Mrs. Munson's total about 31,500 miles and she will have visited, by the time the ship reaches New York, no less than 37 ports and 29 countries, including Somaliland and Turkey which are two countries not touched by other cruise ships visiting Hong- kong.

FAIL TO FORM MINISTRY

BOMBAY MOSLEMS LACK MAJORITY

Bombay, Mar. 28.-

HOPE TO

SETTLE STRIKE

LANSING PARLEYS

CONTINUING GOVERNOR'S OPTIMISM

Lansing, Mich., Mar. 28,

A similar buffet luncheon will be provided for about 200 "minor royal personages" in; the king's robing-room. The Earl Marshal's office failed to announce if this group will be charged the same price, or if "minor royalty" will be guests.

Wines, liquor and mineral waters may be ordered in the Royal Gallery "for which cash payment will be taken at the time of ordering."

The luncheon will consist of "light dishes which can be eaten with a fork, sandwiches of all kinds, a variety of sweet dishes, cakes, etc., with tea, coffee and lemonade."

Earlier, breakfast will be served to about 400 officers of state in the Royal Gallery at 4.30.a.

Doubtless the King and Queen will eat nothing from the time they leave the palace until they return, but lo gend says this was not always the

crise,

of VIII, sovereign Henry tremendous appetite for both rich vlunds and pretty wives, according to an old story could not wait for the long ceremony to end. He lifted his hand for a recess, strode out to his robing-room where he had food and ale, and came back to the altar with his mouth full, still chewing.

Many of the thousands who will witness the coronation procession engaged vantage from privately points will receive food and drink, Negattalions for the settlement of included in the price of their sent. the Chrysler Corporation strike con- This applies mostly to hospitals, tinue to-day--the fifth successive day hotels and other Institutions with of conferences between Governor frontage along the roule. They in Murphy of Michigan, Mr. Walter cluded refreshments when they sold Chrysler and his executives, and Mr.scata at from £10 to £50 each.¡~. John Lewis and labour leaders.

The government grandslands will Before the operiing of the meeting, The Moslem League members of Governor Murphy Indicated that only be served from stands in the parks the Legislative Assembly have in a matter of phraseology stood in adjacent. formed the Governor that, they are the way of agreement on, the United ux-

hundreds of thousands; ot Commander of the Reliance is unable to command working Automobile Workers' demand for common people" who will jam the

clusive

bargaining rights, Captain Hans Kloff, who last year majorityRN visited Hongkong us: Associate ComTo leaders of the Congress Party The conference will resume to sidewalks of the Coronation route marder. Like Commodore Kruse in the Central Provinces have also morrow in spite of the absence of many of them taking their places who commanded the Heliando last declined to form a Ministry, because Mr. Lewis, who has gone to New before dawnwill year, Caplan, Kloft, mined his canle the Clovernor will not give them ar York to attend wage Conference sandwicheal their pockets when the cruise starlod and had to assurance that he will not use his with the United Mine Workers Vendors could not pass among them. hurry-tażla dreads and embark special powers to thwart their Union, of which he is president. If they wanted to the crush will be

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CAPTAIN MISSED SHIP ~~E

Ruídeavours.

Roller

VISITING CANTON

(Over-

Chicago, Mar. 27. Wheat prices were 1 to 24 cents per bushel higher here to-day,

The market reached-new-high levels on broad buying centred on the strength of corn.

Shorts were most active, aroused by reports of heavy sales of cash

corn.

The wheat market opened. fruc- llonally lower under scattered under nc- liquidation but rallied celerated mill buying which followed the rally in the Winnipeg market.

Closing Prices

March 25 March 27 1404-142-1 120-% 129-139 September ... 128-4 125%-126

May July

Simultaneously, the Munich Cathe- dral was packed when Cardinal The prelate Faulhaber attended. preached a special sermon declaring the Catholic Church would carry on the fight even if it meant martyrdom. Police confiscated coples of the Easter circular issue of the Evange lical Church telling the pastors the Tine they should take at their ner

vices.

or

Dr. Nientoc!ler read out in his Dahlem Church a list of churchmen

ta

camps in concentration banned from their parishes, and asked the congregation to pray for them-Reuter,"

POPE BLESSES CROWD

Rome, Mar. 28. His Holiness the Pope, seated on a throne, assisted at the celebration of Pontifical High Mass at St. Peter's to-day, which is rurely, if ever, so packed. It was the Bret big pubilc ceremony Ills Holiness had attended since his Illness,

He afterwards blessed 150,000 people densely thronged in the vast square-Reuter.

CAUTION STILL PREVAILS

New York, March 27.

The New York Stock Exchange CORN HIGHER

was firm to-day, although consider- Corn prices were 3 to 3% centsable caution still prevalled, which is per bushel higher here to-day. The expected to continue. market reached new high level for The favourable factors Included continued good steel operations, good Short covering produced specula-Easter retall trade, carloadings con- tive buying and increased buying tinue to Improve and plate glass pro late in the session extended the early duction for the month of March is

likely to be a record. advances.

the season,

One bullish factor was the belief that much of the recent cash sales represented Argentine corn, and the fact that foreign grain was so easily absorbed has made a squeeze in May delivery easily possible.

May July

September

Closing Prices

•

March 25 March 27

114-59 110%- .100-100% 112--

103-104 106-107-

-United Press.

Mine-Sweepers

At Singapore

FLEET OF NINE ON THEIR STATION

The nine mine-sweepers which are to be stationed in Singapore arrived at the Naval Base last week. They left Malta on Jan.

The unfavourable factors include the possibility of a motor strike, rail- road labour diMculties, legislative un- certainty and motors' earnings for the Arst quarter of this year Ilkety to be lower,

Issues on the Curb Exchange were Irregularly higher. The Bond Market was irregular with United States issues moderately higher.

DOW-JONES AVERAGES

Industrials

Rails Uuulties

Bonds

Mar, 25. Mar. 27. Clunge 184.08 184.95 Up.87

€0,70

61.03 Up .26

32.00

32.02 ON 02

102.08

102.07. ON 01

shares.-United

Volume: 530,000 Press.

STOP PRESS

Dobois, Penn., Mar. 28, Late Saturday night twos.explo- alons occurred in the Northwestern Mining Exchange workings here and The craft are the Abingdon, trapped mine men while on a routine Huntley, Fareham, Aberdare, Har- safety Inspection, row, Widnes, Stoke, Derby, and

Bagshot,

Late to-night Ave bodies were

ot, officially known as the 2nd recovered. It is feared the other Mine-sweeping Flotilla. Commander four are dead..

J. R..N..Taylor, of Abingdon, is in The explosions caught only nine men aineo 1,200 workers were above

built during the War, and holiday-United Press

uniform In design and <2.

are of 810 tons displacement

Commissioner of the Brigade

Colonel J. L. Sleeman, Chief Buns who yesterday inspected the St. John Ambulance Brigade and now Their armament is a single

a best speed of about 10

half-

MINERS RESCUED

Golden, Colo, Mar, 20 Three miners have been rescued

Association. He has now one on 44-in gün and a 12-pounder, or, four after being buried for 19 hours, vall to Canton on the invitation of hree-pounders in leu of the 12 after a cave-li-United Press. the Chinese Red Cross in that elty pounder,