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COMMONS QUESTION.
Londen, May 5, Question hour in the House of Commons to-day opened with three questions relating to the situation in India. Mr. Benn referred to the arrest of Mr. Gandhi and his de- tention under the gulation of 1827. He said that he had not re- ceived since his reply on April 28 any official report of fresh serious disturbances.
Col. Wedgwood asked whether Mr. Gandhi was a first-class mis- demeanant ΟΙ ΕΠ ordinary prisoner. Mr. Benn said that he was unable to say without notice, but would inquire.
Mr. Brockway asked whether Mr. Gandhi would be charged and trled.
Mr. Benn said that it was in- tended that he should be detained under the regulation of 1827.
Mr. Benn pointed out that powers were possessed by the Government of India similar to those possessed by all signatories to the International Telegraphic Convention. He had no official in formation regarding the precise extent to which those powers were being exercised, but the Govern- ment of India had assured him that, consistent with the needs of the situation, they were doing everything possible not to impede the service rendered by the Press.
Commander Kenworthy asked: "Is Mr. Benn satisfied that the truth about events in India has not been kept from the British public." Mr. Benn "Certainly. Ques. tions are being asked and are answered in this House."
Commander Kenworthy: "Yes, but Mr. Benn himself answers, saying that he had seen it in the newspapers. Does he not think it unfortunate that the impression should get out that we are not get ting the truth from India."
Mr. Benn: "If the impression exists, Commander. Kenworthy will help to correct it."
When Mr. Frederick Hall re-
quested information regarding the Mr. Brockway urged that a Peshawar rioting, Mr. Benn refer- red to his reply given on April 29. Earl Winterton suggested the de- sirability of the publication of a
supreme attempt shoud be made to reach a settlement in view of the serious position.
Mr. Benn said that the policy of full and precise account. the Government to invite
a con ference of Indian leaders stands
THE
CHINA
KIDNAPPED & THEN KILLED.
TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1930.
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UNDERGRADUATE'S FATE IN PEKING.
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E
MUSICIANS MUSIC?
Peking, May 31.
Shanghai, June 10. While returning home from "I wish I had some one to love me, school, an Hung-tao, Benior Some one to call me their own; student of Chao Yang University, I wish I had some one to live with, and 21-year-old only son of Han For I'm tired of living alone." Yun-ching, a
The above is from the plaintive well-to-do Manchu bannerman was kidnapped by a "Prisoner's Song", with which gang of bandits at Wang, Chia Shanghai was afflicted a few years Hutung at noon on Thursday and ago. Three young Chinese who are: carried off to a house belonging to now in a position to sing the song General Tsai Chen-hsun, former with feeling are Meaars. Han Lo Tuchun of Klangai. The gang, chow, Ming Fu-chong and San consisting of about five people; Loh-ching. All three are in gaol stopped Han under the pretext that as the result of being members of they were detectives from the local harmless (?) "musical club." police force, saying that the The accent is on the "harmless." student was under arrest because of his Communist activities.
musical club, but, according to the Chinese police, the Woosung Musical Club was a most extraor dinary Institution. The allege the following:
It would appear as though the three young men were members of Safe in their custody, the young the Woosung Musical Club, Noth student was told by his captors of ing wrong in being a member of the purpose of their move. They demanded a sum of $50,000 as the price of his liberty, this was final ly reduced to $30,000, when the student was asked to write to his aged father for the money.
Failure of Han to return home for tifin aroused the suspicion of his family who immediately report- ed the mutter to police and detec- News of the activities of mem
tives.
police
1. The elub boasted no musica! Instruments.
2.--Not: one member of the club was a bona fide musician.
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Feng Chiao-chih, former bers of the so-called musical club 21, Pottinger St. Fengtlen officer, whose father reached the ears of the police a once served as a private tutor to few days ago. An investigation the Han family, had been in very was conducted.
A detective man difficult circumstances these years agent to gain admittance and and often received financial sup-gathered information which led port from Han. He was suspect-the police to believe that the club ed of being behind the plot and was not only not musical but, was arrested by detectives at the thoroughly communistic. Han home, while visiting the| Such being the case the police family to comfort them in an at- lost no time in raiding the pre-| tempt to disarm their suspicion. mises.
Feng confessed his part in thei The club is located at 65 Dong! affair and revealed the where Shinig Road. Woosung, and there abouts of his accomplices. A raid the police found the unfortunate made immediately on a house in Messrs. Han, Ming and San, in West City resulted in the arrest addition to 16,000 pamphlets, of two more culprits, who said that leaflets and handbills, all of a they had taken out the house for communistic nature. The three the purpose of concealing the aforementioned are prisoners in young Han..
the Wocaung gaol and are to be
The police and detectives next brought before the Chinese court turned their attention to the house to-day.
at Wang Chia Hutung, where Han
was held captive by one bandit in
charge. Entrance WOL casily POLICE RESERVE
effected but the officers
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Week
afraid of breaking into the room Orders for the Current of the captive and the capter, as this might endanger the life of the student. An all-night watch was and the standard of the recruits, kept over the neighbourhood and Orders by Mr. T.. H. King.. Act- training and equipment. Mr. Benn when dawn broke, the officers en- ing Inspector-General of Police, replied.~"I should hesitate to tered the room and found both state:- coramit myself in the unqualified dead, apparently the bandit shoot- terms suggested in respect of the ing his captive first, after which
police force throughout India." He he committed suicide. An inquest pointed out that while efficiency was held in the District Court on was primarily the responsibility of
Friday afternoon. the Provincial Governments, the appropriations for the force were subject to the vote of the Provin- cial Legislatures.
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Han was a bright student and due to graduate next month. He la survived by his parents, a wife and a son, aged one year.
Col. James asked whether use was being made of the provisions Plices of Feng are ex-Fengtien in the Police Acts in respect of officers, and that they had planned the employment of extra police at the affair for many weeka-Kuo the expense of riotous communi-
Wen. ties, and suggested their against seditious agitators.
use
Mr. Bean had no reason to sup- pose that any of the Provincial Governments was unaware of its powers,
FIRE AT FUSHUN.
Damaged.
In the course of a reply to-day, Shale Oil Plant Badly Mr. Benn said that there were orders requiring twenty-seven per- sons, to abstain from revolutionary activities under the Bengal: Criminal Law until the Act was re- 'cently repealed, when the ordera lapsed.
LIGHTED CIGARETTE END.
Tientsin, May 31. According to reports from Fu- His latest information was that press, the recently
shun. published in the Harbin sixty-five persons had been arreat-Japanese Oil Shale Plant in the constructed
Police Training School, The weekly classes for Police Reservists at the Police Training School, Kowloon, will be held to- day at 5.30 p.m. All mem bera of the Chinese and Indian Companies and of the Flying Squad who have not yet passed Part 2 of Training Course are requested to attend.
Chinese Company Revolver Practice.-Members of the Chinese Company, who have passed Parte 1 and 2 of Training Course, will attend at the Bowen Road Revolver Range to-morrow at 9 p.m. sharp for revolver practice under Musketry Instructor E. Car- penter.
Flying Squad
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ed and detained under the ordin-above place, was almost complete Hung-kwal has been taken on the ance re-enacting these provisions. ly destroyed by fire, which aud-strength of the Flying Squad, and denly started in the tank room.
As It is described, the said from June 14,
posted to the Hong Kong Section as room, in a twinkling of the eye"
The weekly Instructional patrol
Mr. Benn said that the Govern- UNKNOWN WARRIOR burst out into a mass of flame, of the Kowloon Section will take ment had already issued a com-
in spite of everything that has hap-munique, which would be supple- pened.
Mr. Benn Informed Commander Kenworthy that he could add nothing at present regarding the cause of the trouble in Peshawar to the communique issued on the Babject.
those
mented as soon as possible.
Mr. Brockway asked Mr. Benn to make a statement on the allegationį: that armoured cars we driven over Indiana lying in the street.
Mr. Benn said: "I saw a state
ment in the Press, but I have no such information."
Mr. Frederick Hall asked whe- ther the statement that an armour- ed car was set on fire and that its two occupants ware burned was untrue.
aaoon
Coffin Chosen from Group of Six.
igniting oil and shooting up place to-day. Fall in at the Taim- column of black smoke.
tan-taui Fire Brigade Station at
Sharpshooters' Company.
D.S.P. (R),
A Japanese and six Chinese got 6.30 seriously burned. The origin of uniform and cap with khaki cover. p.m. sharp. Dress-Khaki this fatal fire is ascribed to n
The weekly instructional patrol lighted cigarette end, carelessly of the Hong Kong Section will take London, May 18, where the 'unknown soldier in penters, being at that time at Central Police Station at 5.15 p.in. "People often ask if we know thrown away by one of the car place on Friday. Fall in at the Press Censorship.
Westminster Abbey came from." work in the' oil tank rocm. Mr. Benn informed Mr. Thurtle
sharp. Dress--Khaki uniform and The Plant was the result of ten cap with khaki cover. "My answer la-be is absolutely that eleven Congress leaders, of
unknown."" declared the Rev. years experimental efforts and Peshawar had been arrested for
George Kendall, addressing a mest has cost the South Manchuria breaches of the ordinary law. As
ing of Fellow Methodists at New-Rallway about twenty million yen, Rifle Practice-Rifle practice far
ho WAB aware, all
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heing a pioneer enterprise in all will be carried out on the Tai Hang the recent arrests, apart from Mr. Bean said: "A communique
The Rev. George Kendall, at the Manchuria for the distillation of Range to-morrow from 6.80 p.m. to mada de precautionary issued on this matter will be sup- time the Unknown Warrior was crude oil and various petrol pro- 7 pm. measures in Bengal under the plemented
bituminous shale of
(Sgd.) D. L. KING, an elreum- chosen, was Senior Chaplain of the ducts from Criminal Law Amendment Act,
stances. permit. Beyond that I can 63rd Naval Division and was reby the 3.M.R. and situated near the Fushun Coal Mines, owned fell within this description except say really nothing."
sponsible, with others, for transport. the arrest of Mr. Gandhi, which
ing the body.to Britain.
Mukden, was a special case. There was no BRITISH FORCES IN INDIA..
Mr. Kendall revealed the steps As is widely known, the Minis- foundation for Mr. Thurtle's sug
taken to ensure that nobody could try of Navy of Japan was great BRITAIN'S FAIRNESS gestion that the leadership of the
London, May 6 possibly ascertain the identity ofly interested In the realisation of Congress Party was regarded as In the House of Commons, Mr. the Unkown Warrior. He and the oll producing scheme and sufficient ground for arrest.
the body was chosen from a group Japanese Natal fuel experts were Bishop Praises the Equal General Clifton Brown asked that the strength of the British of six
taking an active part in all the Justice in Far East. whether the disaffeeibn on the forces in India on April 1 was ap. Ons was taken from an unknown preliminary steps. part of certain Indian troops in proximately 59,700 out of an grave at Ypres, others from the Quite recently, not more, than The Right Rev. John J. Dunn, Peshawar was an isolated action, establishment of 95,915. Marne, Arras and Cambral Fronts two weeks ago, the Nanking For Auxiliary Blahop of the Roman Mr. Bean said:
Informed Mr. Clifton Browne anggeated and a sixth from a grave further eign Office's representative at Catholic Diocese of New York, who by the Government of India that that the strengthCormerly was south. All six were identical in Mukden protested before the bas just returned to New York there has been no sign of such an 60,500, and asked if there had been appearance, and were placed in a Japanese Consul General at that from a world cruise, praiahs the Incident elsewhere. The battalion any reduction.Mr. Bean promised hut, the door then being locked.elty against the construction of equal Justice administered by has been withdrawn and has been to Inquire into the disparity if It An officer, who had not seem the the Fushun" oll Flant on the Great Britain in the Far East replaced by Gurkhas
existed.
bidles arrived and entered the hut ground, that the BMR.-conces He expresses the opinion that if *Commander Kenworthy asked
Col. James asked whether Mr. alone, He chose one cofin and the sion permitted only coal mining Great Britain withdrew from that whether the newn from India to Bonn, was satisfied that the Police five other bodles were given proper in the railway tone, but not oil part of the world chaos would Britain was being cemored. force was adequate in numbers burtali
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