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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1929.
'WE'LL FIGHT TO THE ITALY AND BRITAIN "THROUGH WITH THE EMPLOYEES' DEPOSITS
LAST DITCH'
A FORLORN HOPE
HANKOW DEFENCE IN COURSE
OF CRUMBLING
KWANGSI BETWEEN 2 FIRES
"We'll fight to the last ditch" is what one of the Kwangsi leaders at Hankow says in A
but
an attempt will
MUSSOLINI & CHAMBERLAIN
DISCUSS MATTERS
HAPPY MEETING
LIQUOR BUSINESS” ·
CAPTAIN RANDELL
TO COMMAND A FLOATING MOVIE STUDIO
Florence, Yesterday. Sir Austen Chamberlain, who is spending a holiday here, met Signor Nussolini, the Premier, at a villa oaWITH ACTORS AND ACTRESSES the outskirts of the city, where Sir Austen iz residing.
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DEVELOPMENT IN AFGHANISTAN
WILL THERE BE WAR?
SMALL FORCE-READY ON EACH SIDE
ילר:
PANY CHARGED
ASSISTANTS STORY → NADIR KHAN'S EFFORTS
New York, Yesterday.
At the Kowloon Magicy this
New Delhi, Yesterday, A-semi-official communique says
telegram from Chaman states Captain Randell, master of the morning, J. Dos, Gaidh leachin special that in the course of the long dis schooner "I'm Alone" has got a new ed as the manager the Philip that Amanullah's forces are despatch to the "China Mail" cussion, which was characterised by ship. According to the "Evening pine-China Trading Company, of estimated at 9,700 only and The the cordial personal friendship Post he is "through for ever with Wing Lok Building, Nihan-road, their value is very uncertain as to political correspondent.
the the uniting
two statemen, the liquor business" and will short-appeared on remand. The allega-quality; but the same remark ap- message also indicated that
Mussolini and Sir sender and
A. ly command a floating movie studio tions against him are that he had plies to Habibullas followers. his colleagues are re-Signor
Actual fighting may be averted signed to defeat because the mon- Chamberlain reaffirmed the warmth with a company not of able-bodied engaged no fewer than 5 persons. ste of treachery is raising its of Anglo-Italian friendship and seamen but of actors and actresses to work for him, Look cash secur- if success crowns the efforts of Carribean coasts, ities from each of them totalling General Nadir Khan and his head in the provinces of Hupah and placed on record the harmony of to operate the
be the views of both Governments on Central and South America.-Reu-to $1,575; and left the Colony on brother to effect a pacific settle Hunan,
March 24.
ment. made either (a) to detour and important political questions of inter's American Service.
Negotiations Still Proceeding There are over fifty witnesses in
These two with a force of tribal embark on a forlorn hope in an terest to both countries. endeavour to outflank the Nanking
London, Yesterday. the case and it is expected that it Lascars are endeavouring to reach Depositions of the crew and will take over a week to finish. Kabul in good time for Nadir Khan left wing and thus strike at Kia
others in connection with the sink- kiang, the Nanking field base and
There was hardly standing room to convene a Constituent Assembly ing of the Canadian schooner "I'm in Court this morning when the to decide which candidate to the the heart of the Nanking rear, or
An Easter Holiday (b) to fight a stubborn rearguard
(Alone" have now been received in case against J. Dos Caldos open-throne is most deserving of election action, partly along the Yangtaze
London, Yesterday. London through the Consul General ed. Among the 45 persons whom and is generally meat acceptable to River above Hankow, partly along
Sir Austen Chamberlain, the at New Orleans and the British defendant was alleged to have de- the country--Reuter.
They frauded was a number of young the Hankow-Canton Railway (Ha Secretary of State for Foreign Ambassador at Washington. nan section) and partly overland to Affairs, who has been spending are being considered by the British Chinese women.. the northern frontiers of Kwangsi Easter with his daughter at Government and also by the Dos Caldes standing in the and Kwangtung.
Florence, where she is at Canadian Government, whose Mini-dock, without bla collar, looked school, was to-day the guestster in Washington (Mr. Vincent quite a young man. He watched at luncheon with Signor Massey) will, in dealing with the the proceedings with interest and A communique from Nanking suggests that Hsia Wei, one of the Mussolini, who has also been spend-case, act in close consultation with smiled occasionally as a witness Kwangsi Generals who precipitated ing the Easter holiday in the North the British Ambassador-British was giving evidence... the crisis in Hunan and brought of Italy.--British Wireless Service. Wireless Service.
"Farewell to Canion
on the war, has been mortally wounded, and that one or more of his colleagues and subordinates are to declare for Nanking at any moment.
The flanking motion referred toi appears to have been anticipated! by the Nanking side because a new offensive on the left wing (south of the Yangtaze) has been ordered.
The attitude of General Wong
definite.
Signor Mussolini luncheoned privately with Sir Austen and at the Castle Lady Chamberlain Montalbane. Router.
MEXICAN BOMBS
AMERICAN WOUNDED AND
WINDOWS SHATTERED
RUSH FOR THE CELLARS
Nacos, Arizona, Yesterday.
MUPING TO FALL?
NORTHERNERS SURROUND
THE PLACE
CONDITIONS AT CHEFOO
Chefoo, Yesterday.
It is understood that Muping, to
Mr. L. B. Andrewes, Assistant Crown Solicitor, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Leo d'Almada, Sen., for the defence.
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THE KING INCREASING IN VIGOUR
BITING WINDS AT BOGNOR
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FATAL GAG
“SEQUEL TO A WEST POINT
ROBBERY
THE SAFETY OF LIFE.
AT SEA
A CONFERENCE
REPRESENTATIVES OF MARI- TIME NATIONS TO MEET
AMENDED CONVENTION
on the
CHARGES AGAINST. FOKI
There was a sequel in Mr. E. W.] Hamilton's Court at the Central Magistracy, this morning, to the robbery on the night of March 14, at the Ho Pink Kee rice shop, No. 61, Pirst-street, West Peint, which
London, Yesterday. résulted in the death of Ho Ping, Representatives of all the leading the muster of the shop, who was maritime powers will attend an suffocated through a piece of rag International Conference used as a gag being pushed too Safety of Life at Sea, which will far into his mouth.
open in London on April 16. In the dock was a foki of the Much importance is attached to rice shop named Lam Hap, who the conference in authoritative was charged with robbery, with circles here and the president of the others not named, at the shop on Board of Trade (Sir Philip Cunliffe- the night in question when $42.99 Lister) will extend
official in money and some clothing were welcome to the delegates on behalf stolen; and with conspiracy with of the Government. others to commit, the robbery. It is 15 years since the last Accused, who was not legally conference of the same nature, 12 represented, entered a plea of "not attended by delegates from guilty."
maritime nations, was held in London after the loss of the
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Outline of Case The prosecution was conducted "Titanic." On that occasion a con- by Mr. T. Murphy, Assistant Direc-vention embodying a general agree tor of Criminal Intelligence, who, ment on various points was un in his outline of the case, said animously approved but was only that the Ho Ping Kee rice shop ratified by some of the signatory was established on December 30, Powers and, partly on account of 1928, on the ground floor of No. the War, it was in no case brought 61, First-street. It was a corner into force in its entirety.
Proposals for the revision of the | house, and the shop had an open
frontage on First-street and a side Convention, in the light of recent door leading to Centre-street, by British ships and drafted two years
experience in connection-
with.
the market.
Ho Ping, the master of the shop. ago by the Board of Trade and submitted to foreign countries,
and India
the dominions, will provide a basis for discussion at this month's conference.
London, Yesterday: The summerlike spring changed | suddenly yesterday, when April showers ended a prolonged drought was a young man who was financ- which made March the
ed in his business venture by his since 1841.·
father, who put $700 in the busi- ness. - The shop was opened for and a few days later the master's business on January 3 this year
father put another $300 in, and finally another $200, making a total capital of $1,200. The mas-
-Cold northerly winds lowered the
Terms of Employment Outlining his ease, Mt. Andrews said that defendant had opened a shop in Wing Los Billding, temperature eighteen degrees, and Nathan-road, under the name of colder weather is forecasted. the Philippine China Trading Cora-
The King passed a good night, which the Nationalist defenders of Pany, and processing to do busi- despite his exertions yesterday, Shin-hung, of Kwangsi, is still intake stringent measures to prevent Chefoo retreated after losing he got in touch with onesCafes and walked to the seawall at Bognorer, Ho Ping, was the sole owner
ness in grocery, curid, He when, defying the biting wind, he
through the latter was introduced to several others. He said that he had vacancies severs! people, and that the term of em ployment was the each person had to make a deposit, the amount of which depended on the nature of the work. No fewer than 45 per sons were engaged. These had all given a cash deposit, the total amount being $1,575. In each
sibilities
The United States is expected to
incidents similar to one that hap-. There are still pos-
will that the
pened to-day when a Mexican rebel | follow Canton's example and submit to aeroplane, apparently accidentally, Nanking. On the other hand, a dropped two bombs here, wounding "farewell" cable from his vanguard an American citizen, shattering the windows and sending the populace commander to Canton can only be read in the light that this sub-scuttling to the cellars-Reuter's ordinate has orders to continue American Service.
marching north, even without help from Canton, against the new re- gime of which no ill-will is borne.
"Bobbled Up"
Hankow, To-day.
brigade,
in the 5th Nanking division, are stated to have arrived at Chinkiang (a port below The Government troops on the Nanking) from Shanghai for the north bank are within 25 miles of purpose of guarding the Rallway.
A large number of troops Hankow.
The Wu-Han leaders are concen-rived at Nanking on April 1.1 trating every available man in the vicinity of Yanglo.
The Wu-Han forces are seemingly being bottled up, yet officials are curiously confident and the local situation is remarkably quiet. Reuter.
ar-
Feng's Assistance
Nanking, Yesterday. The Ta Chung news agency saya two divisions of General Feng Yu- hsiang's troops have arrived at Sinyangchow and are advancing southward towards Hankow Reuter.
"Shanghai, Yesterday, Hankow, To-day.
According to pro-Nanking head- The Nationalists (presumably the quarters at Kiukiang (the field Nanking faction) are still advanc-base of operations), these two divi- ing up the Yangtze River and sions are marching from Sinyang- north of Hanchwanhaien on the chow on to Siangyangfu.-Reuter. Han River.
Nanking's Gains
It is stated that Hwangpet has been occupied without fighting. It! seems that the Hupeh-ites on both sides have come to an agreement.
Locally there is no anxiety. Shipping companies have been notified by the authorities that the River is mined to 10 miles below Hankow. Launches are being provided to conduct shipping safely through the danger zone.-Renter.
(The taking of Hwangpel by the Nanking faction means that the
TOURISTS HERE
The Cunard Steamship Co.'s R.M.S. "Franconia," in Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son's 1929 world cruise, arrived here to-day and is to stay until Friday. The programme for the four hun dred round-the-world tourists on board is given in a special supplement in this issue.
By courtesy of Commander E. T. Britten, R.D., R.N.R., the "Franconia" will be open for inspection from 9 am to 12 noon and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. to-morrow and Friday, cards for which can be obtained from Messrs. Thoa, Cook's.
case, a receipt was given for the money and defendant had also en- tered into an agreement with each person engaged. The contract in. each case was rather different, but the gist of each was that the money given as deposit was in con- sideration of employment.
CLOUDY
To-day's report issued by the Royal Observatory stated!
The anti-cyclone is central over N. Japan. The depression near the Bonins yesterday is not indicated this morning.
Moderate monsoon will pre- vail along the S.E. coast of China and over the N. China
Sea.
Forecast:-E, winds, moder- ate; cloudy.
Proceeding, the Crown Solicitor added, that little work was found for the employees to do. There was hardly any goods in the store, foo, and which has been attacked by and the little that
defendant and stood bareheaded and smiling, the Northerners under
Chang bought from local people were lat addressing a huge crowd of Bank Tsung-chang, has been surrounded er taken away by their respective holiday-makers. by the Northerners.
owners. The people in the store His Majesty's words were in-
of the business. His father was interested in a pawnshop in West Point. He (the father) returned
It is believed that there is good prospect of securing agreement on the amended Convention. British Wireless Service.
MISSING FLIERS
AUSTRALIA **
NO NEWS YET.
Sydney, Yesterday.
to the country a few days after MUCH ANXIETY BEING FELT IN the opening of the son's rice shop. The son had had experience in the rice business in the country, but none here, and at the start he eployed four fokis named Leung- Chi, Kong Seung, Li Yee and Li Much anxiety is felt at the entire Chat. Leung Chi and Li Yeo left absence of news of Capt. Kingsford later, and the accused (Lam Hap) Smith; Mr. Um and the other mem- was engaged toward the end of bers of the crow of four aboard February, about 18 days before the "Southern Cross," since they the date of the robbery March wirelessed on Sunday that they 14). Kong Seung worked with the were making a forced landing.
The Controller of Civil Aviation accused in the shop for about 14 days and then die was dismissed thinks they have landed at Port four days before the robbery, on George, 130 miles east of Derby, in March 16.
West Australia--Reuter. At the time of the robbery, there- fore, the only persons connected with the shop were the deceased (Ho Fing), the accused (Lam he threw that quiet off, and,
Hap), and another foki named Linot hearing of
other part.
the
be
All is quiet here. British Naval then got suspicious and made a re- audible, owing to a strong wind in the front part of the shop, bonds and gag. He then went to
any sound from
Chat. The master of the shop (Ho Ping) slept on a trestle bed proceeded to free himself of his
the front part of the shop and there.. port to the Water Police on March and the roar of cheers.
the accused (Lam Hap) slept on-
saw that the master was lying The King to-day rose early and cockloft at the back of the pre still on his bed covered completely 24. In consequence Sgt. Foley went and saw defendant and asked walked in the grounds of Craigweil mises, whilst Li Chat occupied a
cubicle in the rear of the shop him, but immediately ran out of with a quilt. He did not touch It is reliably reported that the him to declare himself as to his in-House in brilliant sunshine. Red Spears" have hoisted the tentions. Defendant said that as it There is a cold east wind and underneath the cocklöft. National flag at Hwanghsien.
Wireless,
Banks Hold Out.
Chefoo, Yesterday.
(If this message is correct, the "Christian General's" column, asset- ing Nanking, instead of proceeding due south from Singsngchow, in
was a Sunday he could not re-snow is falling in many parts of Honan, by the Peking-Hankow Rail- way, to Hankow, is making the wid quiet, but refugees from Muping but that he would do so the fol
The Muping front is apparently fund the money to the employees, England to-day-Reuter. est possible dotour, going overland westward along the southern boar are arriving in large numbers. lowing day.
dary of Honan to Siangyangfu, and then down the Han River,
Chu Yu-pu is reported to have been Mr. Andrewes added that none and the employees, they are still ary of the Yangtze, south-eastward, Muping, but this is not confirmed.
tribut killed during the recent attack on of the employees had seen, the depending. They have not expired to Hankow, where the Han River
fendant or got their money back yet. The Communications Bank and Even the morning on his way to joins the Tangtare.)
Naval Bombardment
the Bank of China are still closed, the Count, he had looked in the Shanghai, Yesterday. jowing to Chang Tsung-chang de. shop and found nothing. The pre
headquarters atmanding $1,000,000, claiming that
Pro-Nanking
mises were closed" and there was
Kwangsi troops on the Hupeh-Anti Kiukiang report that the Nanking this amount was left on deposit not a single illig in them. frontier, although they have not forces captured Hwangehow on when he evacuated Tsinan-Reu-
His Worship ruled that at least one witness for the prosecution should be called forthwith.
and paid to creditors.
On the evening of March 14 the the shop and made his way to the master (Ho Ping) had over $200 Police Station..
When the Police arrived at the in money on the counter, and this he counted in the presence of the shop the unfortunate master was There was a accused. After the accused left found to be dead. the shop this money was taken out plece of cloth stuffed in his mouth, whilst another cloth was over his neck and passed under the bed. As An Advance of $4 About 8 o'clock, the shop was the result of medical examination closed for the night and barred suffocation was found to have been from the inside. Evidence of An Employee
The door was the cause of death.
The deceased always kept the Yeung Fal, one of the alleged vic- not locked and anyone inside could tims, said that he first saw defen-get out. That night accused got key of the safe on his person, but dant on March 5 at his shop at No. an advance of 84 from the master when the Police arrived it was At this stage. Mr. Andrewes 2 Nathan-road. He applied for. a and-went out." I was not clear found in the lock of the safe, the the central sector, along the Yanging prisoner many of the Kwangsi QUEBEC GOVERNOR said that the prosecution was very job, and told defendant that he was when he returned.
| door of which was open and things According to much embarrassed and did not employed at the Peninsula Hotel the other foki (Li Chat) when he strewn about the floor. It was think that they could open the Defendant offered him a job as sales- went to bed at 9 p.m., the accus
impossible to state definitely what He had had no time to 80 man, and asked him to furnish cashed had not returned. The master money there was in the safe. For ints all the contracts, and as it was security of $50. Defendant said had gone to bed before Li Chat this they had to rely on the shop's books, which showed that about going to be a big case, so he hop that goods would pass through his did so. ed the Court would grant an ad-witness's) hands, and for that rea-
According to L Chat he had $42 was missing from the safe, jourament.
son the security was necessary. He been asleep for some time when whilst there also should have been and marching far beyond their goal, Hankow to-morrow to cut off the and ex-Solicitor-General for Canada, that I should deal with the case March 14, he first paid $30, and got noise on the cockloft ladder and Fifty bags of rice in the shop The Magistrate: You propose agreed to this condition and on he was awakened by 2 creaking small amount in silver in the till,
been defeated, have faller far back
from their front, the northern sec- April 1, and are rapidly advancing ter.
tor, to maintain their alignment with towards Yanglo and Hwangpo, tak
tsze, where the wangsi-ites have troops from Hankow.
been losing But the "advance Admiral Chen Shao-kwan reports north of Hanchwarhsien on the Han that the gunboats "Tsu Yu." Tsa River" fa perplexing Unless. the
Christian General" has come down Tung" and "Kiang Ching" com-
or there has been a revolt in the menced to bombard the Kwangsi Kwangsi ranks, it can only be expositions at Yangio on April 1, and plained by a colomo
SUCCESSOR TO SIR L. GOUIN
Ottawa, Yesterday. of Nanking the squadron will proceed towards of the Quebec Liquor Commission Mr. C. II. Carroll, Vice-Chairman Groups losing their way altogether.
Hankow, without knowing it)"
More Troops for the Front
case.
summarily
"A Big Case"
were intact.
Kwangsi retreat across the Yang has been appointed Lieutenant-Gov- tsze.--Reuter.
ernor of Quebec, to succeed Sir
a receipt for it. He started work although he could not see who it Spoils of the War.
Found on a Steamer Lomer Gouin, who died on March 2 know I have not had the time to agreement between them was sign voice when he said that he was Mr. Andrewes: I really do not in defendant's shop where an was, he recognised the accused's
.:
Proceeding, Mr. Murphy sald liament. Reuter. whilst proceding to prorogue Par form an opinion yet.ed on March 14. There was nothing going out for a while. that, according to 1.f chat, when
Mr. d'Almada: 1 am not trying for him to do, and he was made to
Li Chat again fell asleep, but he got out of bed he did not sen
is still withdrawing troops from that, in anticipation of the expl E. Fiori, Chief of the to embarrass my friend, but if he dust up the place. Two days after af was awakened again about 20 anyone sleeping on the cockloft;
day
ments (positions equal to Gov-that, in the event of their desire what sort of job were these people p.m. He snatched a tin of bis able to describe him. He was that night, and Li Chat did not see
to call a meeting they must notify
Although progress is being made in the campaign against the
Nanking. Yesterday. Kwangsites of Hankow, Nanking The Ta Chung news agency says
outside the war zone and con- sion of the Kwangsi faction from Capt centrating them for despatch up the provinces of Hunan and Hupeh, French Police Force. Shanghai could get one or two witnesses in small consignment of chocolate and minutes later by someone seizing and the sccused's shoes, which he the Yangtze River Says a Royal the following appointments to the bus warned the different publie the box this morning, I shall be condensed mak was brought in, and him by the neck, He saw two invariably left at the foot of the Naval wireless report of yestter chairmanship of Provincial Govern organizations in the Concession Batiefied
he was told to sell it. On March 24, men in his cubicle but, on account ladder, were also not there. The His Worship: Mr. Andrews, defendant came to the shop at 9.24 of the absence of light, he was un- accused did not return to the shop Further embarkation of troops ernorships) have been made:--- at Nanking commenced on April 2, Hupeh General Chu Pel-tel him of such at least 48 hours be givent-They were engaged as the s.a. “Fel Ho” sajling up-river (who has been "Governor of fore they take place, otherwise salesmen and clerks, with about 600 men aboard. Other Kiangai hitherto).
they will be suppressed.
His Worship The sort of job steamers are alongside the embarka- Kiangei: General Liu Shih
which would make them handle Hunan: General Fang Ting-ying. The Duke of Gloucester (who is money, I suppose 7--Well, either Reuter
now on his way to the Far East) cash or goods, (Chu Pei-teh and Lig Shih are has sent the cheese presented to Mr d'Almada Your Worship in charge of different sectors.
the him at the Gloucestershire Society will please remember that what front and Fang Ting ying, like the other two has fought steadfastly dinner in London to Queen Mary's ever contacts there might be in for Chiang Kai-shek for some time) | Hospital for the East End.
existence between
tion hulk, apparently in readiness to take more troops up.
There is considerable military. activity along the whole length of the Shanghai-Narking, Railway. About – 2,500 troops of the 5th
defendant.
out of the shop
cult from a shelf and actually ran bound and gagged by the intruders him again until the night of March During this time he did not hear 16 when he was taken by the police ............... Report to the Police
any commotion in the front part on board a steamer, bound for Witness said that be next saw of the shop where the master slept Canton. There Li Chat pointed defendant on March 27, at the Water and therefore he could not say if accused out to the Police, He was Police Station, but on the night of there were other robbers at work on board as a passenger. March 25, he had already made his there
Accused was arrested, detained, report to the Police. The reason
Master Found Gagged and subsequently charged.
rther A quilt was thrown over
After some evidence the Chat's head. After a few minutes bearing was adjourned.
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