MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1927.
FURTHER LOOTING. out, 35,000 returning to-day-
(Continued from, Page 1.)
could be more grotesquely read:
for 3437
YANGESZE INCIDENTS. Foreign Warships Return Fire,
Reuter,
Hoihow Firing.
Hothow, April 18
In the stretch between Klang mis-yin and Nanking on the Yangtea,
BROADMOOR.
SECRET OF PRISON'S TIGHT HOLD..
PLOTS THAT HAVE FAILED..
ships are being fired at from both
A few days ago a weary starved-
NANKING OUTRAGES.
1
Mr. Eugene Chen's Note Unsatisfactory.
London, April 18.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
AT THE QUEEN'S,
AT THE STAR
AN EXCELLENT HOLIDAY PROGRAMME.
"HER FATAL MILLIONS" TO DAY
MONTE CARLOS LURE.
CAMERONIANS BAND,
"It is not expected for example banks, and an increase in this
There la an excellent programme. This is another late 1926 pleture, that Eugene Chen's light hearted practice is reported Retaliation looking little man, with gray hair.
inter-by foreign warships has not suc-gave himself up to the officials at at the Queen's to-day and patrons with Low Cody, Gertrude Olmstead, suggestions
und inquiry and other such ceeded in quelling the Chinese Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Ady are advised to book early to avoid Roy D'Arcy. Zasu Pitts, Karl Dune Because of the condi-lum, admitting that he was James the disappointment of lute-comer and Trixie Fraganza having a good who found all scata time among the high muck-a-mucka features of his note will ever be gunmen. answered but that other methods tions reigning locally, the evacua- Kelly, reprieved wife murderer, who yesterday will be adopted which will quickly tion of all British residents has had escaped from the prison more taken.
The Pathe resume of world of the Riviera, where all is money and nothing smelis except the been carried out, no untoward in- than to years ago. disillusion him-Reuter.
In all these years of stolen free-svents Includes the last fatal ride. flowers." cidents being reported.-British
dom, he had been haunted by the fof Parry Thomas on the. Pending The horo, which is Cody, finds Naval Wireless.
fear of being captured, and at last Sands, the tremendous funeral of himself broke at Monte Carlo from he had determined to return to the Cwm mining disaster victima gambling neither too wisely nor too Broadmoor tó. die.]
and other topical events, whilst the woll, wo ha impersonates a prince, The voluntary return of James Prima scenes, provide a feast of to restore his slumping credit. Kelly draws attention to the fact colour and of beauty such as no Along comes Flossie (Trixie that during more than 60 years artist's brush could possibly do Fraganza), Hope (Zasu Pitts) and Shanghai, April 17.
there have been only four success justice to, to the same extent as this Sally (Gertrude Olmstead), who are Official reports state that in-
ful escapes from Broadmoor, marvellous picture process has the winners of a newspaper dopu discriminate firing on both banks!
The Daily Telegraph" ex- though there have been hundreds of done.
larity contest on a trip round the of the Yangtse between Klang-
The principle feature, "Monte world. Sally is the peach and the vin and Nanking has been so presses the opinion" that it is attempts to secure freedom (writes bonvy that it is imperative that regrettable that information has Thomas G. Mydelten, in the "Sun-Carlo," justifion all that has boon Prince plays her up for an heiress, written of this 1926 picture to come to earth with a dull thud, all merchant vessels should be been hitherto officially withheld day News
In a large number of cases the Transported to the Riviera as the when the real Prince turns up with escorted by naval vessels. The regarding the intentions of the guns of all the forts in the Powers in connection with sane fugitives were on recopter pipes result of success in an Americana convoy of mixed polleomen. The cause, when free, their other plans newspaper popularity contest, an shadow of the gaol looms ominously, .vicinity of Kiangyin are fully tions for the Nanking outrages.
Chasing and explanation in the It declares that it is now off-went astray through circumstances oddly assorted trio, Flossie, Hope,
and Sally, accompanied by a vain of high fareo result in the manner and the troops are
Of the four men who were suc-energetic but none too truthful gaining of the Prince's forgiveness of the surrounding hills. The American, French, and Japanese cessful two. Including Kelly, were Press axent, set about "Duke-and and Sally, with her very unroyal scattered over the whole length cially confirmed that the British, they could not have anticipated.
Prince, safla homeward, vowing that. fort on the north bank, in the Admirals and the senior Italian murderers. The third was a Car Prince-hunting."
The energetic Press agent Monte Carlo is only a place to read vicinity of Silver Island, flies the Captain have been requested by Este bhopbreaker, and the other a
Devizos man convicted of arson and careful to let out that his proteges about in the guide books. Northern fng while the fort on their Governments to submit
Gertrude and Zasu are especially Silver land. Bies the Southern scheme of sanctions should the found insane. The other murderer are American heireases and they
Cantonese decline, to make proper was sent to Broadmoor in 1859 and imagine they are successful in their good in this, while Cody as the Aug..
amends.
escaped in 1873.
quest for "blue-blood." How they save and polished Imposter, no WIN The U.S.S. "Prebble"
The newspaper remarks that if It is well known to the inmates and out that they are not alone in onger the villain of other pictures, henylly red on at the north bank yesterday
the Mr. Chen had been given an that the warders of Broadmoor de while
the most unassuming of the trio joy this film. "Cincinnati" was subjected to inkling of the serious penalties not carry rifles, and this fact has the impersonation game and how is particularly winning. You'll en The Band of the Cameronians' felt gun Fre off. Wuhangshan that would follow non-compliance in the past undoubtedly caused finda disillusionment but Jasting
with the Powers' demands, his many criminala te attempt to happiness makes a most entertain First Battalion will give selections
When there is no fear of
at the 9.15 performance.. being, brought back with a speedy "Firing from the river in the reply would have been different ape.
bullet courage becomes infinitely vivinity of Nanking increased from that now sent.
WORLD THEATRE. throughout yesterday, especially Analysing Mr. Chen's Notes, greater. Trom the Pukow side, field guns the "Daily Telegraph" adds that To escape from Broadmoor, how- The in- nothing could be less satisfactory ever, is by no means easy.
Chen's attitule.-mates are searched twice and count- than, Mr.
at least five times a day.
Moscow, April 16.. addition te many locked doors: there
Russian and Swiss Reuter.
pleni- This is a Metro production fen Lis also now an 18ft. wall surround- ing the whole building. It was dur-poteniaries in Berlin have signed turing Viola Dana, already a great Eugene Chen's Characteristicing the time when this outside wall, protocol setting differences favourite with Kowloon audiences. was much lower that most of the which have persisted since the Here she takes the part of Mary murder of Vorovsky during the Bishop, engaged on a small salary
Jewellery store. escape attempts Were made.
famous Lausanne Conference. "The Great Ram Plot.""
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being used.
läntine's Sug "Ewa" which "was ng flying the Union Jack.
rifle and! came in for heavy
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a machine gun fire.
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the PS. ellert.
destroyer "Prebble." exorting the "Ewo," was preed to open fine with her four-inch guns,
"SHALLOW!!""
Reply. London, Apri: 16.
In
ing story.
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VOROVSKY MURDER.
"RED HOT TIRES" TO-DAY.
She has a Mr. Eugene Chen has concocted False key plots have been numer Switzerland condemns the mur-"boy" whom she believes had been j
n characteristic reply to the Pow- ers' Notes says "The Times.ons, but none quite so clever or suc-der, expresses regret and pre-married since they last met in their cessful as that of Kelly. He, with mises to grant Vorovsky's daugh-home town and when he telegraphs I.MLS. "Magnolia" from which has much less relation to other conspirators, made in secret after material aid. Both parties that he is coming in his private car. Ring yesterday had to ase
than certain wonderful skeleton key from a steel declare the confiet ended and she decides to put up a bluff of the tragic events
success, She "borrows" & necklace restrictive machine guns and "pompen shallow political calculations bes-"b" of a woman's old-fashioned mutual
measures from the store, gets finery on credit silencé indiscriminate, ville fire.
found abrogated. This key. It was Fed on the idea that the Powers, corset..
and poses as the wife of the town's Thus ends a disagreement richest resident. The motor car in At Wulu 3,000 more troops though formally united, might be later could be used to open any have crossed the river and 14.000 divided at a later stage, also the door. When he left. Kelly handed which the Soviets have con-which she travels meets with an sere, it is estimated, new in Wuhu, assumption that sections of opin-over the key to a fellow inmate,sistently urged for many years as accident and she is conveyed to her The Asiatic Petroleum Com-ion, particularly in Great Britain who subsequently confessed and the reason for their refusal to "husband's home, where extremely pany's residence is occupied, sand America, might still be dis- gave it up to the officiala.
Another convict "plotted a cute accept invitations to participate in diverting situations develop.
Miss Dana gives some of her best also the American Hospital
suaded by specious arguments Desultory firing across the from supporting their Govern-scheme that was only frustrated by various League of Nations meet- river continues "at Nanking.ments in a very serious protest the chance that a warder made an ings at Geneva, notably the Dis- acting in this role, which involves
Desultory Firing.
Nanking, Apr 16.
paper
Shadows Before..
of!
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL"
非
a quick change of not only make Lunexpected round of the sleeping-armament Conference.-Reuter.
up, but characterisation," one There is no communication with against intolerable outrages."
He
which is Charlie Chaplinesque, in a the shore. Reuter.
Mr. Chen brandishes a few ruoma to oll the door locks.
found one that seemed loose and on
man's suit about three sizes too big. platitudes which his own Govern-more closely examining it discover
Kate Price and Huntley Gordon are HOW TO MARRY AT HOME. Ement contemptuously tramples on ed that the occupant of the ceil
as good as ever in types. for which With the exception that occe daily. He erades with cheap extracted the screw and sub- sional firing is taking place across rhetoric every one of the demands stitused
imitations 40 The
Mexican law forbidding they are celebrated, while Edward Connelly and Joy Winthrop rollick the river, and that entrench in the Notes. He does not apolog-fashioned as to deceive any casual marriages by priests who have not through their parts with a verve ments on both banks between lise. He merely professes a will-glance at the lock.
registered at Mexico City has led Nanking and Kiangyin are occu-ingness to apologise "if and This man had planned, it was the Archbishop ci Michoacan to that puts the pleture over in a
crash of comedy. pied by Chinkiang troops there when."
ater learned, to open his deor one sanction weddings at home. is nothing serious to report.
In a pastoral letter the archbishop The paper asks if Mr. Chen night and overpower the warder. Communication with the shore is really thinks his case is helped seize his keys, and let himself out. issues these instructions for priest-
Perhaps what is known as "The less marriages.. not possible at present.-Naval by such levity as expressed in the British Wireless.
Prepare in your house an altar. declaration in reply that "the Na-Great Ram Plot" was one of the
Place upon it some image of your Nanking April 15. tionalist Army authorities will be most ambitious attempts at escape A
devotion. Upon your bended Passing ships have been sub-instructed to protect foreign in the history of Broadmoor
dozen schemers laid careful plans
knees make the sign of the Cross jected to rifle fire from both lives and property"?
opportunity to and recite the Lord's Prayer, Ave sides of the River, more than
"The Times" states that the to watch for an
seize a huge grass roller which
Maria and the Credo. before. British Naval, Wireless. Fresults of the international en- stood at the top of a slope leading quiry proposed by Mr. Chen to an outer gate of the grounds. already exist in the sworn de- The idea was to rush this roller at clarations by British, American, the gates and burst them open un- and Japanese witnesses, (as ad-der cover of dusk.
developed, dressed particularly toward Bri-1 The plan was never Shanghai. April 17.
tain).
however, because one of the plotters There is no development of the Mr. Chen's reply is infinitely gave the game away. That roller military situation on the Lower worse than the rhetorical is now kept securely padlocked Yangtse, both sides digging-in on evasion of an irresponsible Another inmate who managed to their respective banks between demagogue. He knows better, get outside hid himself in the coal Nanking and Chinkiang.
than anyone the British attitude yard, climbed the wall, and rode to There was continuous desultory on the existing Treaties as so the station hidden" in the coal cart that had just left the prison: The firing between Nanking and lately exemplified by the rendition alarm was given and he was caught Pukow yesterday.
of the Hankow and Kiukiang before he could get a train to any . Passing ships were being con-Concessions.
where. stantly fred on from both banks After calling attention to the
In a Sorry Plight.
WAR NEWS.
Both Sides Now Digging In.
In the Nanking area yesterday. present conditions there, the
Reuter.
Wuhu, April 16.. It is estimated that, with the addition of 5,000 troops who have crossed the river, there is now a total of 14,000 troops here, These men have taken possession of the A.P.C. residence, and the Ameri- can Hospital, for occupation.- British Naval Wireless.
Forts Shelled.'
FRENCH OPINION.
Chen's Unsatisfactory
Reply.
Parla, April 16.
Pray to the Lord Jesus Christ and give thanks to God
W Entertainments. April 18-Queen's Theatre: "Monte Carlo".
April 18-World Theatre: "Re Hot Tires."
April 18-Star Theatre: "Her! Fatal Millions.".
Sports.
Then, standing before the altar, the bridegroom will say, "I before God and witnesses declare I wish to receive for my wife Senorita as the Holy Roman
April 18-Second Extra Race Catholic Church prescribes."
The bride makes a similar de-Meeting of Hong Kong Jockey Club, claration. Both then kneel and Race Course, Happy Valley. swear to remain, devoted and faithful to each other. bridegroom must furnish the parish church with a record of the marriage.
The
April 18-Fancy dress carnival dance at Royal Engineers' Theatre, Wellington Barracks, "8.30 p.m.
April 20 Seventh bi-annual race for the Trevessa" Trophy, com-Į mencing. 4 p.m.
April 21-Eleventh annual meet- ing of St. Joseph's College, H.K.F.C.
Meetings."
April 19-Adjourned meeting of
machines,
A worker in the carpenter's shop clerk. The plotters placed the sim-Ground, Happy Valley. The British steamer "Kungwo" paper says that Mr. Chen hither-managed to get nearly 20 miles ple-minded one on one part of the and the U.S. steamer "Meian" to has given no proof that way before being brought back roof to draw the attention of the were subjected to heavy rifle fire. any trus: whatever, be placed some 12 hours after he had climbed warder while they climbed to an- Marine Engineers Guild (Hong The U.S. destroyer "Ford" and in his word. A "heavy liability through a window by means of other roof. They were spotted, Kong branch) 67, Des Voeux Road, H.M:S. "Emerald"" replied: for the Nanking outrages remains ladder which he had been working however, by a clerk who, instead of Central, 5 pm.
April 21-Second Meeting of and Mr. Chen and his Govern-on at his joiner's bench. He was sleeping, was looking through his ment must face it."-Reuter. in a sorry plight and seemed not bedroom window admiring a moon-China Light & Power Co., Ltd
11.80 a.m. really sorry to get "home" again. light view.
ot Exchange In at least two cases prisoners April 23-Telephone Co.'s second A more daring attempt was that made by one of a painting party managed to loosen bricks in their annual meeting, working outside the asylum. While cells and make holes large enough Bldg., 11 m.
April 25-Meeting of all Com going through some woods one of to crawl through, One carried the the party shouted that he had seen loose bricks to help him get over pany Commenders and Officers at French opinion considers that a rabbit, and made off, through the the wall, and managed to get several Volunteer Headquarters, 6.30 p.m. Nothing more was miles away. He was recaptured to discuss future training pro- Mr. Eugene Chen's reply is quite undergrowth,
Lammert's Auctions... seen of him for several days, when next day suffering from exposure, gramme of the H.K.V.D. Corps. unsatisfactory. It points out he voluntarily gave himself up as he had escaped in his night at
April 20-At No. 20 Ashley Rd., Shanghai, April 17. that his manoeuvre to try to Rope ladders and towel ropes tire, and it was winter. A wireless, message from Ning- divide the Powers by separate re-made in secret during many months One dangerous criminal estsped, Kowloon) valuable household furni no states that a Chinese cruiser plies is too transparent, and Na-have figured in other unsuccessful and was at liberty for some three ture, 11 am. ahelled two forts at Chinhai early tionalist misconduct is too glar-escape attempts. In ons case a roof years. One day a warder on holl- April 21-Knitting yesterday morning. Possibly this ing for such an attempt to suc- thrill, in which a warder was stab day, saw two men fighting, and re- Odor and Cameras, Sales Room, 1 is the Northern cruiser "Halchi" ceed. It declares that if only the bed by one of the escaping men, cognised one as the fugitive. Taken am from Tsingtao, which was bellev- Powers stand firm, the reaction and a daring jump by the other by surprise, the man offered little April 21-Valuable household ed to be at Chusan Islands yester- against the Communists in China man, foliowed the discovery of a resistance, and was soon in cus- furniture, 10, Knutsford Terrace,
Some years later. he was 2.45 p.m.
April 22-Ladies' Novelties, etc., day with two other wat vessels.. will strengthen, but if it gives plot. The man who jumped had tody.
way an inch the plotters in Mos-reached the outer wall from the given his liberty and went abroad.
Only one case of a planned Sales Room, Duddell St, 11 am Cow and Hankow will breathe topf and leapt into a crowd of Tokyo, April 16, '
again, United proposals are rewarders hoping to injure some of mutiny is known The scheme was Llise," neods.
A to create.¦ ̈ & disturbance after April 17-Opening of Tung. Shan them. In view of the present situa commended as a sequel to the He missed the guardians and fell church service, and by "taging" an Hotel,
heavily to the ground. Apparent fight between a few to April 20-Great Methodist Rally Another rope-ladder plotter was give the test a chance to run. The at the Wesleyan Methodist Church, found to have a large sum of plot was given away and careful Wanchal, commencing at 6 pm - money when caught, after succeed-watch was kept for the attempt. It April 22-Practical demonstra- the troops on the 28th
New Command in the
ing in getting over all obstacles ex-was never made as the plotters tion on "Home Nursing" Matilda Orient, Similarly, the present three com-
Faria, April 16. cent the outside wall. The mystery learned that their scheme war Hospital, 5.30 p.m. panies at Tientsin will be retain
of where he got his wealth was known May 8-Quarry Bay School holds Rear-Admiral Stotz, who will never solved,
As a anal commentary on the spring festival, Balms Lunch for ed as well as the reliefs plus an
vigilance kept it must be recorded additional two sanctioned at the succeed Admiral Bsaire, will "Staged" Fight.
An instan in which an insane that since the Shuututton opened last session of the Dist-Reuter leave Marseilles on May 6 to take
up the command of the Far inmate was, used as a decoy had some 3,600 men have been sant Eastern naval for In Ching, every prospect of succeeding had it there and only four have managed
not seen for the wakefulness of to get clean aWAY
Reuter.
Japan's Military Movements.
tion it has been decided to retain Powers' united protest-Reuter.
the headquarters and infantry of the Twentieth Division in Man- churia even after the arrival of
Strike Petering Out
inst.
Shanghai, April 16. The general atrika is, petaring
FRENCH NAVY...
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a
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