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THE INDIA-ENGLAND AIR MAIL
BANVARD'S FINE OPENING AT STAR THEATRE
TO LONDON
NATIONAL HERO
NAVAL CASUALTIES
UPPER YANGTSZE RIVER FIGHTING
A.P.C. MAN
CAPTURED
H.M.S. "Tern" Fired at When Helping Ships
UP-COUNTRY ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSION LOOTED
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"WITHOUT FOOD OR CLOTHING ”
Hankow, Saturday.
DOUBTFUL
AGAINST NANKING ?.
WAR BREAKS OUT AGAIN NEAR ICHANG
SZECHUANESE MIXED UP
Hankow, Saturday.
It is reported that the attitude of General Feng Yu-hsiang in regard
MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1929.
WOMAN DECOYED
ROBBED IN VILLAGE BY SAMPAN PASSENGER
A TRIFLING HAUL
Fung 3iu-mui, married woman, (28), a sampan mistress, reported to the Shaukiwan Police last night, that at about 7 o'clock she was,
the Shaukiwan Main-road when a man aged her sampan to take him from the Tin Hau temple to Lyemun village, across the pass.
The only persons on the sampan
on
well
BACK TO CROYDON
·
TWO MINUTES AHEAD OF SCHEDULED TIME
PASSENGERS AND MAIL.
London, Yesterday. The First India-England air mail arrived at Croydon at 14.13 (2.13) two minutes ahead of the scheduled; time.
COMEDY COMPANY SEGRAVE'S WELCOME
"A CUCKOO IN THE NEST"
GLOWING TRIBUTE
Any doubts there may have as to RECEIVED BY REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE GOVERNMENT the advisability of visiting the Star! Theatre on Saturday evening to sec the opening performance of the Banvard English Comedy Company
London, Yesterday. were dispelled as soon as the cur
Major Segrave, on arriving in tain rose upon the first
London yesterday, was given a grent welcome by a huge and en- Peter Wykeham's fat in Kensing-thusiastic crowd which had come to
scene
Minister for
to the National Government (ie, at the time were complainant, her the Nanking faction) is by no four-year-old daughter a 12-year- The air liner carried five passen. ton. This was tastefully arranged Waterloo Station to greet him.
not always gers and 500 pounds of mail-Reu-and although it was
The Lord-Mayor and many other Three of the crew of H.M.S. "Tern" have been wounded when means certain in spite of the state-old niece. Everything. went
possible, during the first five min- prominent people, were waiting on under fire on the Upper Yangtze River; a member of the Asiatic ment that he is prepared to obey throughout the voyage across the ter.
16,000 Miles. In 15 Days
utes, to hear all that was being said the platform and accompanied him Petroleum Co.'s staff has been wounded and captured, but has effect-Nanking's orders-British Naval pass and the sampan eventually
nade fal at the military pier. A British Wireless mess on the stage-owing to there being and Mrs. Segrave together with Then the passenger asked Slu-mui are. dated yesterday, states more than a few late arrivals-it Captain Irving, the designer of the ed á graphic escape; a Roman Catholic Mission has been looted; and Wireless.
Arrow" Ichang, Saturday, to carry a parcel to the village for that the first India-England did not take long to realise that we record-breaking "Golden that part of China around the Hupeh-Szechuan frontier is in turmoil.
A division of troops from. Sze- him. The two walked through ari mail reached London to- were going to listen to and see an car and Mr. Scott Paine, who con- structed the motor boat "Miss Eng- chuan, reparted to be 10,000 or Lymun village, and then headed for day two minates before scheduled excellent piece
some distance time, The Armstrong-Siddeley air The fact that the play started at and," to Westminster, where Mr. 15,000 strong, is moving down the Chakwaling village. Uuper Yangtsze River on lchang away. When they were about 200 liner used
not five Douglas Hacking, on the Basle-Croydon 9.15 as advertised, and The local troops at fel ang claim yards from the village, the man stage carried 500 lb of mall and minutes late, as is usually the case, Overseas Trade, greeted him on tary of the Yangtze in the north victory (against the Szechuan- suddenly pushed the woman to the five passengers, Lord Chetwynd, caused many to be late and so miss behalf the Government.
Mr. Hacking's Speech Fighting is reported 12 miles of Hunan) is very difficult to ese) with a loss of 40 men, but it ground, sat on her chest, and pro-vice-Chairman of the Imperial Air- the preliminary words that ex-
In a speech of welcome Mr. above Ichang (which is 370 miles maintain and news received from is not clear whether they are fight- ceeded to search her. She was rob- ways and his daughter; Air Vice-plained, in a way, the cause of the
ing for Nanking, or against Nan- bed of $2, in money and various Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond, Com- trouble to follow.
However, Major and Mrs. Bone, Hacking mentioned that 29 British that place is two days old.
The following report has been king (ie, to maintain a foothold trinkets worth $14.90. The robber manding the Air Force in India, Air
had produced the of the for the Kwangsi troops retreating also helped himself to her silver Vice-Marshal, Sir Vyell Vyvyan, together with their daughter Bar manufacturers Co. at Chang-from Hankow), or for purely local girdle and then
into who had travelled out to India on bera make it quite clear in this component parts of the "Golden received from Mr. Gabb. Asiatic Petrolcum
reasons. British Naval Wireless.
Chakwaling village.
the first air mail and has thus per-scene that Barbara's husband, Peter Arrow" which was entirely of Bri-- teh:
What Feng Says six days under "Have been
formed a record feat of travelling Wykeham, has left his wife, owing tish design, British material and fire. Captured and tied up for
Shanghai, Yesterday.
10,000 miles in 15 days and Sir to a missed train, and is travelling British workmanship. Under the 18 hours without food or cloth-
The Kuo Min news agency pub- FIGHT OVER WATER Samuel Hoare, Air Minister, who in a car with another lady, at pre- terrific strain which had been im ing.
joined the India-England service in sent unknown. Mrs. Bone suspects posed on it, even one small flaw in Spear wound in thigh lished the text of a lengthy mess- Have managed to escape to Mis-age from General Feng Yu-hsiang LIVELY INCIDENT AT A STAND Egypt. sjon. Agency wrecked and all at Hwashan, Shensi, denouncing personal possessions looted.
the Kwangsi group for four un- looted. "Catholic Mission
pardunable crimes:- Rose, Tootill, Jacobsen, Pelling. Carnetzki, Johnson, Wicers and Future Catholic Father safe. uncertain. Cannot leave except
above Hankow), on the Yanpisze River and all shipping was hung up by the intensity of the fire across the river.
H.M.S. "Tern," of the Yanyisze Gunboat Flotilla. proceeded up. river to release the merchant ves- sels held up and came under heavy fire. three men being wounded. of the casuallien The.
names
are:-
Able
Seaman slight wound in a foot.
G. Rapley:
Able Seaman E. Gain: slight wound in an arm.
Leading Sick Berth Attendant
W. Tibble: slight wound in fore-
arm.
E
under safe conduct."
The foreign Consuls are endea- 11.M.S. Tern" returned with ali ships to chang-British Naval veuring to get the Chinese autho-
Wireless.
Relief Almost Impossible
Hankow, Yesterday. The country above Hankow is very unsettled and likely to re- nxin so for some time.
Firstly, their refusal to assisti the revolutionary army when hard. pressed in the Changteh battle in
spring of last year.
ran away
PUMP
LAD TO BE BIRCHED
An elderly Chinese woman charged a youth with assault before Major C. Wilson, O.B.E., at the Centra Magistracy this morning. Secondly, their refusal to rend
The complainant, in evidence, when the Na-stated that the trouble occurred at military supplies rities to move in the protection of tionalists' munitions were prac- the stand pump in Stanley street foreigners but, owing to the un-tically exhausted in the same cam- whilst they and others were draw- setlled state of all areas above paign.
ing water at 7 o'clock this morning. to take Thirdly, for "accusing us of be-
It was the complainant's turn to Hankow, this is likely some time.
draw water and she had only two The possibility of ing Communists."
Fourthly, on the pretext of ex-pails to fill, but accused, who was sending a relief expedition is he
Communists by investigated
H.M.S. terminating
"they behind her, and had over ten kero- ing Communication with Changleb
sene tins with him, wanted to fill fa port on the Yaan River, a tribu- "Cricket" at Chenglin (a port be ended the existence of many dar-
tween Hankow and Changteh) and ing to differ with thers and many his first. She prevented him and H.M.S. "Gnat" at Shasi (a Yang of our youths who refused to be proceeded to All her two pails. taze port between Hankow and come their tools.
After she had succeeded in filling is doubtful on
the pails and was about to carry Ichang), but this account of the low water, which is
them away, the accused became in- reported to be less than one foot
patient and tilted one of the pails for at least 70 miles--British
over. When she remonstrated with Naval Wireless.
him, he picked up the other pail and threw it at her, wetting her from head to feet.
SHARES OWNERSHIP
COUNSEL'S UNUSUAL ROLE IN SUPREME COURT
REPRESENTS TWO SIDES
At the Supreme Court this morn. ing before his Honour, the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan, Kt.) Wong Ping-kuí, head tallyman of the Wing On Company, Limited, sued the Wing On Company. Limit- ed, of Shekki, Chung Shan, Kwang- tung, and Lau Chiu-shi and asked for a declaration that he is the
Latest news of the firing is given elsewhere in this issue.
BLASTING MENACE
LARGE ROCKS BLOWN INTO THE AIR
ON POLICE CLUB GROUND
Last week Messrs. Sang Lec,
Hundreds and
thousands of such innocent mem bors were thus murdered. Even 1 was accused of being sympathetic to the Communists."-Renter.
Kwangsi Debacle
to
Hankow, Yesterday, It is stated that a number of
Accused's story was that it was General Hu Tsung-tu's subordin ats Generals, including Wu Kiang really his turn at the pump and hai, Shik Yu, Chen Yen-hai and Li complainant "stole a march on him," Shi-chiao, have telegraphed They had a bit of a struggle. She Marshal Chiang Kai-shek express had a pail filled with water in her ing allegiance, and stating that hands and during the struggle up- their troops, who
at present are set it on herself.
The Magistrate did not believe quartered in Kingehow, Shast and
receive eight strokes of the rattan.
rightful owner of the share scripbuilding contractors, were remanded chang are awaiting orders from the lad's story and ordered bim to
No. 302.
Mr. Hin-shing Lo appeared for by Mr. E. W. Hamilton on a sum- mons charging them with failing to
take necessary precautions whilst carrying out blasting operations at Morrison Hi.
the plaintiff.
At the outset of the case, he told his Lordship that the defen- dant Lau Chul-shi was not repre-
The Police, prosecuted and said sented and that he bad also re- ceived instruction to represent the that an account of the defendants Wing On Company as well.
could not see how Mr. Lo could
the Central Government.
Sir
out
M
the worst. Barbara does not know the material, design or workman- Hoare
to what to think but, wents Peter, and ship, might have resulted in dis- flew Egypt on the inaugural qut-the gallant Major, "a man of the aster. But the "Golden Arrow” bad- ward service and flew sev-world," to use his own phraseology, withstood the strain at the unpre- eral thousand miles in Africa be does not appear worried about the cedented land speed of 231 miles, fore catching the London-bound ser-matter. Mrs. Bone finally decides an hour, which was an increase of He wished to return in that she and her husband will trace ten per cent, on the previous record vice there.
Mr. Hacking mentioned that in time for the re-assembly of Parlia- the runaways to the place in which ment, which takes place to-morrow. their car had broken down (this) the British pavilion of Milan an news being received by telegram) exhibition model, lent by Segrave of the "Golden Arrow" would be leaving Barbara to follow.
alongside the models of the "Mauretania," which holds the speed record for liners and of the ses plane which won the Schneider Cup
FINE STILL
This morning's weather re- port, issued by the Royal Obser- vatory stuted
The anti-cyclone now extends from the gulf of Tongking across the Loochoos to the Bonins.
Depressions are situated over S. Manchuria and the North- east of Hokkaido.
Moderate monsoon will con- tinue over the N. China Sea.
Forecast:-E. winds, moder- ate; fire.
BAD EVIDENCE
"Miles From Anywhere" Then comes scene 2, the parlour of the Stag and Hunt which looks as if it is miles from anywhere and
is. Marguerite Hickett and Peter an indication of British prowess Wykeham arrive and the real farce on land, sea and air. begins. The landlady Mrs. Spoker after warning them that she will
Segrave's Modest Reply have "no goings on" in her hotel Major Segrave, replying, warmly praised the designer and engineers and saying that the last couple were responsible for his car and boat, driven from her doors because they and they, he said, had alone made were "travelling" together, tells
this success possible. them that owing to a fortunate acci- dent she is no longer "completely occupied" and Room 2 is vacant. Marguerite, being definitely tired, persuades Peter that they will take it and they retire for the night, Henry Segrave on his return from Mrs. Spoker making sure that they America, which has been reflected by have done so by locking all the the bestowal of a knighthood, was doors she can.
given human outlet when the train All through the scene the dialogue bearing Segrave arrived in London
Earlier Telegram
London, Yesterday. The enthusiasm of the nation's welcome to the "Speed King." Major
WOMAN ACCUSED OF WASTING is excellent and the half witted from Southampton.
WATER
WASHING AT FOUNTAIN
It is further reported that Gen- era! Tao Chu has written to Ho MISSING CHICKENS Whyte-Smith, at the instance of a calling him "Satan's fruit." The Palace Yard, where he was officially Kuo-kwang, Chiang's chief-of-stai. expressing his readiness to sur- render to Chiang.
It is understood that no word to provide suficient has been having failed
received from General
His Lordship remarked that he: covering or to ensure that the rocks Hu Tsung-tu, but it is belleved he were sufficiently weighted down, will also be forced to capitulate. two large pieces of rock were blown-Reater. into the air and fell into the Police Club grounds, 2 feet away from the scene of the building.
represent both the defendant and the plaintiff.
South Kiangsi
AN ALLEGED MYSTERIOUS
DISAPPEARANCE
INDIAN GUARD'S LOSS
corner to
and
OPIUM
PREFERS A YEAR IN GAOL.
i
utterances of Albert, the barman The Lord Mayor, accompanied by combine with the staccato sports the Sheriffs, beaded a few hundred to the reserved of Gladys, the maid, to give a splen-privileged persons did picture of the domestic staff of platform, while outside the beflagged In view of the present shortage the Stag and Hunt." Nooney station thousands, controlled by of water, a Chinese woman was makes his appearance and is ob- about one hundred police, gathered charged this morning at the Kow-viously afraid of Mrs. Spoker who, and chered lustily as a procession loon Magistracy before Mr. T. S. finding him present, turns him out, of motor cars took the hero to the Shantung constable, for allowing small dog "Panay," belonging to welcomed by a Government repre- water to run to waste at a street Marguerite, which, if the truth was sentatives. fountain in Nelson-street.
told, is the cause of the trouble, is
Capt. Campbell's Attempt Accused denied that she was also turned out of the house and
Capetown, Yesterday. wasting the fluid. She said that pat into the stable.
Captain Malcolm Campbell has she drew a pail of water from the The pair are next seen in Room Chinese was this morning fountain and then went away to a 2 and the unfortunate Peter tries! definitely decided to attempt to charged before Major C. Willson,
wash her clothes. The various spots upon which to make break Segrave's motor record at Q.B.E., with the "unlawful conver sion" of four chickens belonging tap was turned on by some one else, a bed, Marguerite being comfort-Verneukpan on April 20, weather Me. Jo then explained the situa-
Kiukiang. Yesterday.
to Misire Khan, the, No. 1 Indian and after she had drawn her water, ably (?) instaliced in a real on. permitting-Reuter. tion. He said that the plaintiff
Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has bought 20 shares, numbers 8768 to Mr. F. H. Loseby, for the defence,
howls and reeds comforting, Mrs. $30,000 FINE The coolie denied the charge and their buckets.
The Shantung constable said that Spoker calls for silence, and many 8787, inclusive. Plaintiff then lat- argued that the hill was a quarry ordered Chu Pei-teh, Wang Chun Guard on board the s.a. "Fook On". other persors were there filling up Candles need blowing out, "Paney"
birds just er left Hong Kong and placed the and such it could not come under (commander of the 7th division) claimed that Mistre's
and Brigadier King Han-ting to mysteriously disappeared.
he saw accused turn the tap on really funny things occur to prevent SAMPAN WOMAN'S HOARD OF shares with his wife for safe cus the provisions of the Ordinance un-
were launch an immediate campaign to Asked to explain, he said that place a bundle of dirty clothes un Peter from sleeping. He gets wet tody, and when he returned to the der which the defendaurbs
exterminate the Communists under Mistre gave him the chickens to de- derneath it, and as the water was through searching for Pansy Colony he found the shares miss- charged.
On the running, begin washing the clothes finishes the act in a negligée ing. He accordingly reported the
His Worship gave a remand in the command of Chu Teb and liver to a certain address. matter to the Wing On Co. and order to find out if Mr. Loseby had Mao Cheh-tung in south Kiangsi-way he went into a latrine leaving He warned her not to allow water consisting mainly of a towel. Then
In Shanghai It is believed this the chickens at the door."
to run to waste in that manner, and his parents-in-law arrive and mother asked for the issue of a new scrip. found a loophole in the Ordinance.
movement is. actually directed The rest of the story is easily about fifteen minutes later, he in her own autocratic manner takes
Illicit opium, amounting to 275 No New Serip
Giving his decision this morning, Lau Chai Shi also wrote to the Mr. Hamilton said that he had con- against the rumoured advance of fold. When accused came out a few again saw her doing the same thing. charge, to the annoyance of the
puritanical Mrs. Spoker. The real teels, was unearthed by the Police Wing On Co. saying that the sidered the point and found that the Kwangsi General Pei Chung-minutes later, the chickens were He then arrested, her.
The Magistrate asked why wit- Mr. Hickett turas. up and causes in a junk at the Yaumsti Typhoon proved in that hai, who is reported to be threaten-gone. Someone had evidently shares had been mortgaged to her the summons was
taken a fancy to the little beautiesness did not turn the tap off on the more trouble. Finally the whole Shelter early this morning. The by plaintiff's wife, who was now
sufficient precautions had not beening Nananfu-Reuter.
and had taken them for a walk! first occasion, instead of walking matter is cleared up but not before seizure culminated in the appearance dead. The result was that the taken by the defendants.
The Magistrate wished to hear away after warning her. He re-Major Bone has by speaking the of an old woman (mistress of the Wing On Co. issued no new scrip, His Worship added that the legal
Mistre Khan's side of the story, but plied, as an afterthought, that he correct words at the wrong mo sampan) and four Chinese males and in view of the fact of the case, point raised by Mr. Loseby had been the Company did not propose to well taken, but he had examined the Returns as Foreign Commissioner Sab-Inspector Smith reported that did turn the tap off, and that when ments, jeopardised any chance of before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, at
Mistre is at present at sea with the he came back to the fountain fifteen immediate settlement. engage separate Counsel.
document on which the quarry was
"Took On" and would no be back minutes later, he found the woman
The Players held and found that it not fulfil the
until, to-morrow,
had turned on the tap again. His Worship accordingly gave a His Worship said that he could Well, that is the play, but what The woman pleaded guilty. The remand for 24 hours.
not conviet anybody on evidence of of the players? The piece is essen- four men said that they were only that kind. It was very bad. The tially one with two main characters, fokis. They did not know that the case was a serious one in view of Marguerite and Peter, and these opium was on board. This state- the water shortage, and accused parts are played by Miss Josephine ment was confirmed by the old. woman and, in view of that, the men feared that the period of detention could consider herself very fortun Kilfoyle and Mr. Bardy Russell. will be prolonged beyond the exate in getting off. He advised her Miss Kilfoyle gave a most realls were discharged and the case was pectations that were raised after to be more careful in future and tic rendering of the wife of the proceeded with against the woman.
His Worship said that he did not the recent retreat of the Wu-Han must not allow water to ran to MP. and had, as she had to speak
Hanko waste.
English with a most decided foreign' think that the fine which he would Party Everything depends upon one man She was discharged:
accent, not too easy apart. She impose would be paid. The fine was Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, as,
came through with flying colours. $30,000 or one year's hard labour. Her Anglo French speech was a The accused chose the latter puzleb- although many of his trusty sub- The latest news filtering through ordinates do not approve of Mar-
veritable triumph of artistry, and ment from the North in regard to the shal Li's detention, they are too detention of Marshal Li Chai-sum timid to voice their views as to is reassuring so far as concerns the advisability of Marshal Li's kis personal safety, but it is to be release and return to Kwangtung.
..
AR CHI SHIU SANG
in Canton
His Lordship, ou noticing Mr. Bulmer Johnson present, asked Mr. Lo if the latter was representing the Wing On Co. Counsel said that the firm of Messrs. Hastings, Mr. Loseby pointed out that his of Foreign Affairs, not on behalf Dennys and Bowley were the soli- argument was not that the hill was of the Branch Political Council bat citors for the Wing On Company, a leased quarry, but a Government at the behest of the Nanking Gay
legal definition of a lease. If con It is learned that Mr. Chiu Shiu- veyed no title and was not some sang has returned to Canton to re- thing which could be transferred.
sume the duties of Commissioner
and that Mr. Johnson. was a mem- quarry. ber of the firm.
His Worship replied that that was
His Lordship remarked that ha not the impression he had had, and would record that Mr. Johnson was he certainly thought that the lease authorised to make a statement that defence was the only one open to the notice of the writ had been serv- Mr. Loseby to take. In any case, ed upon them as representing the bis Worship was satisfied that the Wing On Co. and that he had no de suminous had been properly taken fence and they submitted to the out under the proper section of the order of the Court.
Ordinanca and he found that sum
After evidence had been taken, mons proved. the case was adjourned.
A fine of $50 was imposed.
ernment.
MARSHAL LI CHAL-SUM
Detention by Chiang Kai-shek May be Prolonged
leaders from
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR
The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/11 9/16.
the Kowloon Magistracy later. They were all charged with the possession of the drug.
her acting such as could be found in An amusing incident arising in frat class performances only.
connection with this case is report-
(Continued on Page 7)
ed in another column under the caption "Smaflen From Court.**