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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1929.
HUNAN COUP
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LU TI-PING KEPT IN IGORANCE
'DISMISSAL CONDEMNED
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Nanking, Yesterday. Lu Ti-ping arrived yesterday and immediately called on Chiang Kai- shek and Tan, Yen-kal.. La Ti- ping stated that he knew nothing of the movement to oust him until February 18, when he was inform- ed of it by friends. The news was confrmed the next day when troops belonging to Generals Hela Wei and Yeh Chi advanced on Chang.
sha. It
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COL. LINDBERGH
CRASHES
AT BOGNOR
SUN BRILLIANT BUT BITTER EAST WIND
|AFTER 3-HR. FLIGHT DUKE OF GLOUCESTER'S VISIT|
ACCOMPANIED BY FIANCEE OVER MEXICO. CITY
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NEITHER HURT ̧·
New York, Yesterday, Col. Lindbergh, while flying with his fiancee (Aliss Morrow, daugh- ter
London, Yesterday.
It is officially stated, at Bognor, that the King has passed a good day. The sun shone brilliantly dur Ing the day but a bitter east wind persisted and the King's windows had to be kept closed.
"Simply Wonderful"
London, Yesterday. "His Majesty' is simply wonder- ful compared with what he was a month ago."
The Duke of Gloucester came of Ambassador Dwight down from London and spent some but neither time with His Majesty.-British Morrow), crashed,
Wireless Service. Was injured."
Lindbergh is reported to have evacuate decided Wus
future Changsha on February 21 and he previously promised his WUB negotiating for a loan of father-in-law that this would be $300,000 from the Provincial Trea- his last flight.
Later. sury when Wuhan troops suddenly
Lu Ti- Lindbergh was flying- stormed the north gate. ping escaped by the south gate and Mexico City, showing his fiancee boarded a steamer which was going the wonderful view. down river.
Lu Ti-ping has declared that he will obey the decision of the Con- tral Government. It is persistently rumoured that a settlement of the issue will be effected shortly.
Severe Censure
The Hunan issue was brought up in the Central Political Council this morning, when the Wuhan Political Council was severely con demned for dismissing Lu Ti-ping without awaiting the decision of the Central Government, and for taking military action without authorisation from Nanking.
The Council has appointed Tani Yuan-pei and Li Taung-jen to in vestigate the case and report their' findings to the Central Govern- ment. Ho Ying-ching has been appointed to settle the military affairs of Hunan, while Ho Chien has been appointed acting Chair man of the Human Government.
Troops in Hunan have been or- dered to return to their original quarters until further notice.
over
They landed, after a three-hour flight and the off-side wheel col- lapsed, the machine completely over-turning.
Shoulder Dislocated
It was later discovered that Colonel Lindbergh had dislocated i his shoulder. it was reset, and the Colonel was ordered to bed-Reu- ter's American Service.
THAW DANGERS
DISASTROUS FLOODS FEARED ON THE RHINE
CEASELESS VIGILANCE
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This tribute to the King's pro- gress has been made by an official of the Royal Household in an inter- view at Bognor.-Reuter.
SAIGON FLIGHT
AN UNLUCKY CRASH NEAR RANGOON
AIRMEN UNHURT
Rangoon, Yesterday, Lebrix and Paillard, who were attempting to fly from Paris to Saigon, have crashed at Theinzelk, 122 miles from Rangoon,
Neither of the aviators was in- jured, but the plane was destroy- ed, and the airmen will complete the journey to Saigon by the liner "Porthos," carrying the mail which The Rhine valley is threatened was salvaged from the plane. with disastrous floods when the Thus ends the much heralded ex- airmail flight from thaw breaks up the ice packs. Aperimental ceaseless watch by "alarm guards" Marseilles.-Reuter. is being kept along the banks from Switzerland to Heiland with flying A HATLESS WOMAN columns, formed from the fire bri-!
Wiesbaden, Yesterday.
OF COMMONS
gades, motorists, police and other AMUSING SCENE IN THE HOUSE services to render assistance. En-| giniers are standing by, ready to blow up the ice-dams.
Minor Trouble at Hankow
Hankow, Yesterday, There was a minor clash between picketa and Japanese police yester-
Riverside dwellers have evacuat- day afternoon. The pickets alleged their houses and factories are that the Japanese fired two shots, anxiously awaiting the warning but this is not substantiated and no which will be given by ringing injuries are reported. The situa-church bells, firing guns and tion is again quiet.
shrieking sirens.-Reuter.
U.S. MINISTER
of CALLS AT CHINESE FOREIGN
OFFICE
"Ruthless Murder"
Nanking, Yesterday, The State Council has issued a mandate ordering the arrest of Chi- Hsieb-yuan, the ex-Tuchun Kiangsu, on the ground that, as a follower of Teo Kun and Wu Pel- fu, Ch! Hsieh yuan always opposed the Nationalist revolution. He is also accused of "ruthlessly mur- dering a number of revolutionary leaders."Reuter.
FAMINE RELIEF
ADVANCE BY NATIVE BANKERS
Shanghai, Yesterday.
It is announced that $500,000 will
be advanced by the Chinese Bank-
In Honan. Shensi and Кадзи.
Nanking, to-day. Mr. John V. A. MacMurray, United States Minister, arrived yes terday afternoon and immediate- ly called on Mr. C. T. Wang at the Foreign Office, calling on Marshal Chiang Kai-shek at 6.30 p.m.
OLD RULE ENFORCED
The hat, which of all our appur-
tenances of dress plays the most polite and social part, and entails, perforce, the nicest management. was the cause of trouble in the House of Commons recently-or, to be more exact, it was the lack of ahat, writes the "Morning Post" Parliamentary correspondent. The deficiency prevented Miss Lawrence from speaking. It was in vain that she tried to supply her urgent need by shaping one out of paper. Such contrivances may be well enough at Christmas parties; they will not serve in the House of Commons.
But to explain why the absence of headcovering should prevent an Mr. MacMurray and Mr. Basil earnest Socialist member from ad- Newton were the guests of Mr. dressing the House. By rule Wang at dinner. Subsequently the dating from times when all the Com. Minister left for Shanghai, but la mons brought their head-gear into returning on Monday evening with the Chamber, no one can speak once Mr. Wang.-Reuter.
a division has been called, except sitting and covered. And a division had begun when inspiration fell on the hapless, hatless Miss Lawrence. As the bells were ringing their
The death has occurred at ers' Association to the Native Malaga, in Spain, of Mrs. C. T Bankers' Association and the Flour Studd, sister-in-law of the Lord Merchants Guild for famine relief Mayor of, London, in her 65th, year. aimmons to the Lobbies, people $1,000,000 famine relief bonds will In all missionary circles throughout grew suddenly aware that Mise Law- be turned over as security-Reuter, the world Mrs. Studd was well-rence was fiercely and silently in- known. She was vice-president of roking the Chairman's eye. The the World-wide Evangelisation division was on the Rating Relief Crusade, the mission founded by her BI, a mecaare of which she is husband, and great cricketer and fonder than a mother of her baba, missionary ploneer.
The strain on Miss Lawrence of having to leave something unsald communicated Heelf to every mind.
"A hat!" shouted the Socialists. "A hat," echoed the Liberals. bat, a bat-my kingdom for a hat!?! besought one of the Conservatives. But there was not one.
WAR PACT
ARERENCE OF CHINA RATIFIED
Nanking, Yesterday.
anti-war pact was ratified this morning by the Central. Political China's adherence to the Kellogg Council-Reuter,
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Miss Lawrence's gaze awept km- ploringly over the barren sea of heads.
Then desperation begot in- genuity. Taking up an
Order Paper she crumpled it like lighting into a wid-looking toque, and clapping it on her grey shingled hair, appealed to the Chairman in tones of confidence.
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laughter, and all the louder when on that nasty, undecorative, mas-, an amendment of the old, man-made- the peper sprang out of its folds, culine little Trilby never rules about hais 7
So Mr. James Hudson put it on, and Miss Lawrence had to hold a flat surface over her forehead, ye and pleaded. The Chairman re-
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Child "THE FLAME OF VENGEANCE" effort really deserved reward, but gretfully explained that he had not that the decision of the U.3.. Naval the Chairman, more impervious than noticed Miss Lawrence, as a just Court of Inquiry held recently on Herrick to a eweet disorder in the cause and impediment to calling the board the USS. "Helena" is to the dress, was still unmoved.
division. “Yes, because you never effect that Thomas Burns is cleared Now at last an honest hat was turned your eye in her direction," on the ground of insuficient evid foundman's email at of black said Mr. James Hudson wrathfully,ence. It will be remembered that it
That ended ft. Still subject to was alleged by the Chinese authori falt. It passed swiftly from Hand to hand and was eagerly proffered. returning fits of laughter, members ties that Burns had poisoned a Can- Miss Lawrence threw one sopra left for the Lobbles. Everyone was tonese girl, Wang Ah-sen, on Dece the Socialista, ember 8, 1928.The full report of Bing glance, and despairingly waved merry, except some
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