WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1930.
HOOK & MATTHEWS' OPIUM SMUGGLING.
EXPERIENCES.
Chewing Gum to Stop Petrol Leak.
EARLIER TROUBLES.
THE CHINA MAIL.
IN THE CUSTOMS.
CHANGSHA RAPE,
ATTEMPT TO BRIBE AGENT IN INVESTIGATOR_LEADS A DOG'S FIRST AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT
MANILA.
LIFE.
FROM MISSIONARY,
ARREST OF CHINESE.
AN ANONYMOUS LETTER.
THOUSAND PEOPLE KILLED.
Manila, Aug. 8.
Manila, August 4.
The
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
The following programma will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.I.W. on 353 metras:—
A bold attempt to land 258 taele With the auspension of two mere
Shanghai, Yesterday. The Australian airmen, Hook of optam valued at approximately examiners of the appraisers divi- from a reliable, foreign misalon- first authentic account and Matthews, whose flight to P5,000, was frustrated yesterday alon of the bureau of customs, order-ary source of the rupe at Chang-
6 p.m.-Chinese. Programme. Australia ended when their afternoon by Major Silvino Gallar-¦ ed
7 p.m.-European Programme machine crashed on the Burmese do, chief of the secret service divi-customs at Saturday. Macario July states that the city was not supplied by Messrs. Anderson & by the insular collector of sha by the "Reds" at the end of of Columbla Records selected and hilla about a week ago, had ension of the bureau of customs, who Carrillo,, let appraiser, revealed burned. "At most a few hundred Co. countered more than their share of was aided by several of his agents. yesterday unexpected developments big buildings were seriously dam-Rienzi"Overture (Wagner). troubles during the earlier stages
With the confiscation of the con- which followed in the wake of the aged and a smaller number burn. of the fight.
traband, which was landed from Investigation of the appraisers' ed." the s.s, Tanda, of the Eastern and division,
They landed at the Calcutta aerodrome on July 1 with only a few drops of patrol loft in the tank of their Gipsy Moth plane.
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The Regimental Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards (1098).
Most of the official build. Australian Steamship Company. When Vicente Aldanese, insular
Lings were burned. Major Gallardo and his men also collector of customs, decided to or-the foreign Settlement) is intact The Student. Princo"-Serenads
Island property (on which 18 effected the arrest of Llong Hua der an investigation of the customs due to the presence They left Allahabad at 7.40 a.m. Chan, 44, Chinese carpenter, of 349 division, he designated Mr. Carrillo gunboats.
of foreign (Romberg), and arrived at Dum Dum at 3.25 Elcano, the alleged smuggler. as chief investigator, with the chief buildings
Sixty foreign mission "The Student Prince"-Drinking Song, p.m. after one of the worst "hops" According to Major Gallardo, accountant of the bureau and the wholly or partially looted,
were burned and (Romberg), they have yet experienced. Head-Llong boarded the sa. Tanda short-secret service division of the cus-prising one Church.
Three Male Trio with Chorus of H.M. winda reaching 40 m.p.h., ly before noon yesterday and later toma bureau co-operating. Since and two residences burned down; one school
Theatre Orchestra worried them, and from Gaya on-left the ship to confer with a cus- the day he was appointed chief in-one
(083), wards they had continually to toms secret agent. Llong offered to vestigator of the appraisers divi-eight schools and sixteen resi
Orphanage, five Churches, "Patience"-Vocal Gema dodge heavy rainstorms that pre-bribe the agent who was to effect sion. Mr.
(Gilbert & Sullivan), vented their flying higher than 200 the safe transfer of the prohibited thorough probe of his division in an ly damaged or demolished, and "Talkie Tunes", Medley Waltz,
Carrillo conducted a denees completely looted and bad-
Columbia Light Opera Co. (DX38). feet.
drug from the ship to his automo-elfort to eed out undesirables. Mr. Hook told the Statesman that bile, which was to be waiting at Upon ing informed of the re-seven schools and
Orphanage, two hospitals.
Debroy Somers' Band when they started the flight from Legaspi Landing.
cent order auspending Vicente Sa- dences partially damaged.
sixteen resi-"Scene De Ballet" (Sear),
(CB40). England, they had only just qualif- The customs agent reported the lazar and Marlano Eguia, two ex- ed for their pilot's licences, having inatter to the secret service chietaminers of the textiles section of ese buildings, servants quartersThe New Moon-One Kiss",
Second Movement from "Symphonie In addition, most of the Chin- flown solo for no more than three He was instructed to comply with the appraisers' division, Mr. Carrillo and outbuildings on Mission pre- The New Moon--Lover Come Back
Pathetique (Tschaikowsky),
J. H. Squire Octet (9825). and a half hours each. Mr. Hook, the request of the Chinese. who is an Australian, was in Lon- being informed that the agent was which followed his investigation of tive damage being, firstly to Pres- Upon apoke on unusual developments mises were destroyed, the rela don on business when he suggested willing to co-operate with him, the his division. The two examiners byterian property, secondly to
Evelyn Laye and Chorus the flight to Mr. Matthews, who is Chinese once more boarded the ship last Saturday wote given 48 hours the Norwegian Mission, thirdly to
(9751). a ground engineer. The plan was to leave final instructions with a In which to answer charges filled the China Inland Mission, fourth-
"Follow Through"-Selection that Mr. Hook should pilot and Chinese member of the crew on against them, in which it was ly to the Catholics or Episcopal
(Henderson), Mr, Matthews look after the board 'who brought the opium.
The Piccadilly Players machine, but the latter agreed also j
alleged that they connived with local and fifthly to the Evangelica! "The Flying Dutchman-Erik's Song"
(9799). Meanwhile, Major Gallardo com-importers to defraud the Govern- Mission to qualify for his pilot's licence, pleted his plans for the capture of ment of its lawful revenues.
(Wagner), which, incidentally, Mr. Hook him the contraband and of the Chinese
It is conservatively estimated
The Flying Dutchman-Steersman According to Mr. Carrillo, un-that the "Reds" killed a thousand. self had not yet obtained.
Song" (Wagner), After smuggler. He did not wish to raid pleasant incidents have resulted people of whom half were wound- qualifying, they flew to Paris and the ship for fear that the contra- from his investigation of his divi-ed soldiers.
Francia Russell,, Tenor back, and then took the machine to band might be cleverly concealed sin. He pointed out that other with haggard eyes and haunted "Don Giovanni-Batti Batti
̈ ̈ ̈(9746). Sag Lane, where extra petrol tanks and that the search of the vessel members of the investigating com-looks, are very fearful of the.
Changsha people. "Everybody's Melodies",
J. H. Squire Octet. (9748). were fitted. On June 20, they left might prove fruitless. Lympne.
(Mozart), mittee had received letters threaten-"Reds" return "which would mean "Don Giovanni-Mi Tradi Quell 'Alma Accordingly, Major Gallardo post-ing their lives should they purauea tenfold slaughter."-Reuter. "Our object," stated Mr. Hook, ed an agent at Legaspi Landing investigation of the division.
Ingrata" (Mozart), "was merely to attempt a record and stationed himself at
Influential residents of the city.
Reprisal Threatened.
7 flight for a light aeroplane carry-distance from the place. Shortly including high Government officials,
Hankow, Yesterday. ing twe beople and an overload of before 2 p.m. the Chinese who was have called on Mr. Carrillo and that the troops under General Ho A message of August 11 states petrol. If we found we were doing alleged to be the importer of the other ranking customs officials urg-Chien are reported to have evacu- anything like Hinkler's time, we contraband, drove to the landing ing that several examiners under ated Changsha, and the Chinese agreed to try and break his record. in his automobile and stopped In investigation be allowed to continue citizens are fleeing. At Karachi, we were actually half front of the plane. He remained in in office, a day ahead of his time, but we his car.
These influential people Ho Chien has, it is said, been lost a day at Allahabad.
have likewise requested that no torturing The customa agent later appear- charges be filed against those ex- and the "Reds"
Communist auspects, ever, we were the first two people ed with several packages which aminers and that, should charges be kill, as a reprisal, all the people, have sworn to to reach Karachi from England in he delivered, to the Chine seven days in a heavily laden acro- Chinese took the packages and was found insufflelent for suspension or
The filed against, them, they should be between the ages of 15 and S5. plane of the Meth glass. Our total about to leave in his car load was about 2,000 lbs."
when dismissal from the service. "
Changsha Still "Safe." Major Gallardo and his other agenta. Mr. Carrillo also stated that the]
Peking, Yesterday. Trouble with the gravity petrol appeared and arrested him."
Regarding previous apprehen- The wife of one of those under invest sons as to the fate of Changsha
How-
some
have been numerous
A Catholic Bishop, four priests
Miriam Licette (Soprano) (9911). "Indian Qucci", Folk Dance. "Helston Furry Processional",
Folk Dance,
"Golliwog's Cake Talk" (Debussy),
B.B.C. Wireless Military Band (9769). "Dance of the Tumblera""
(O'Donnell),
B.B.C. Wireless Military Band (9744). "Poet and Peasant-Overture
(Suppe),
Percy Pitt and Augmented Symphony Orchestra (9760).
"The Love Parade"-Selection
(Schertzinger).
(Vivaldi),
Jack Payne and His B.B.C Dance Orchestra (DX29).
"The Appeal of the Ballad "
9 p.m.-Weather Report.
tank-the cause of the delay at packages, numbering 52 were found igation went to his house and wept. Jawing to cessation of radio "egm" "Concerto Grosso in D Mino Allahabad has dogged the avia- to contain 258 tins of opium, each asking that her husband be spared munication with Nanking, mess. tors throughout.
tin containing atael of the prohibit- investigation and the resulting dia- ages from foreign gunboats at "A hundred miles south ofjed drug. Paris," explained Mr. Hook, "the
grace of dismissal. Mr. Carrillo re-Changsha yesterday evening show
Enrich Tonhalle Orchestra Taken to secret service head-piled that he could not grant the re-that the city is still in General tank burst and all we could do was quarters, at the bureau of customs, quest of the womană,
(9926). to land. The country was the Liong alleged that he did not know mended the suspension of the hus-
and recomHo Chien's hands.
8.40 p.m.-"Music and the All worst imaginable for the purpose, the contents of the packages which band after he had found sufficient ing made for Communist suspects,Bartlett,
Brow", the Afth of the series of A house to house search is te Music Talks, by Mr. C. Dudley but after an hour's cruising we had were delivered to him. He claimed evidence against him. The wife of and, there the good fortune to strike an aero-that he went to the ss. Tanda to another examiner who was likewise executions. drome, which had been opened only meet 2 relative of his who is a subjected to examination presented the previous week. The fault re-member of the crew of the vessel. paired. we went on to Lyons, stay-
the daughters of Mr. Carrillo with and eight nuns have safely reach-ball Club Public Band Concert, Discounting the allegations of the slippers. ed the night there, and on the 21st Chinese, Major Gallardo ordered
ed Haluchow, in we mude for Marseilles, whence we him detained at the Farola station. of those whose suspension he had Canton, but Bishop O'Shea and a The chief examiner almost hit one from Kanchow, and are going to Kwangteng. crossed to Catania, Cicily.
A further investigation of the case recommended when the latter, whose few other foreigners are atil at "That, I believe, is the longest will be conducted 'to-day after which dismissal is now under considera-Kanchow.-Reuter. non-stop crossing made in the the matter will be referred to the ticn of the secretary of finance, ad- Mediterranean by a light aeroplane city fiscal for criminal action. with two passengers on board. We took 7 hours 40 minutes in cover- ing the, 700 miles.
me
mitted being the author, of an
The origin of the epium consign-anonymous letter received by the in- ment could not be determined as sular collector of customs in which the ship which brought it here the integrity of Mr. Carrillo was Fired at by Araba, "From Catania we went to Beng
from Australian ports, via 699alled. indakan. The vessel arrived early hazi, from there to Cairo and from yesterday morning. It is believed is known to be dead, accused Mr. The letter, algned by a man who Cairo to Gaza. We were told that in the bureau of customs that the Carrillo of conniving with the ex- the desert track to Bagdad was oplum originally came from China aminers in committing fraud in the easy to find, but after searching in but that it was not landed here appraisers' division. The letter was vain for it we turned back and when the vessel called at Manila sent to Mr. Carrillo by the Insular came across some Arabs who let en route to Australia.--Manlia Bul-collector of customs for his refer fly at us with their rifles. Then letin.
we struck a railway line which wo followed to Aman, one of the R.A.F, aerodromes.
"The squadron-leader there told
Amelia: "I don't see
PEACE TALK,
DELEGATES MAY HAVE· A PARLEY;
VISIT TO PEITAIHO.
Peking, Yesterday.
A number of Northern and ence. Shortly the examiner who Nanking delegates are going to was suspected of being the author Peltaiho to see Chang Haueh- appeared in the appraisers' division liang, who is calling on Sir Miles estenalbly to converse with friends. Lampson and will be shown over
Called by Mr. Carrillo, he ap- H.M.S. Kent to-day.
Some quarters suggest there was asked why he sent the anony-may be an informal peace talk at mous letter to which he inadvertent-Peltaiho,-Reuter.
Chaftie waring that necktie you gave him ua that aviatore flying from Eng its beauty would be for no other proached the chief examiner. He Ophella: "Oh, the dear boy said Jand to Australia should be instructed to stop at Aman, instead eyes than his own. Wasn't that
of trying to get direct to Bagdad. aweet of him?”
The reason he gave was that if
they halted for directions at Amar
ly replied that he could not explain
then. Carrilla then found out that
ter and almost struck him. The
would not subsequently become the monsoon was just breaking. As chief appraiser, however, was able AN OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE they would not get lost and it minutes' supply of petrol left-and he was really the author of the lat- STALIN & KULAKS. necessary to send an expedition we cruised over the macring mast to control himself and merely order- which probably would never of R.100, the 'plane struck an aired the auspended examiner out of able to find them in the desert. pocket and the shock sent us so far the room-Manila Bulletin.
"We proceeded to Basra via out of our cockpits that we could Bagdad.
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STANDARD TIMES
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
COLONY.
CAPITALISTS..
Moscow, June 28.
Stalin' received a stormy "ovation when he addressed the Communist Party Congress yesterday. Hel IN spoke almost the whole day, de-f livering the political report of the usually the most important speech party Central Committee,, which is of the Congress. Pers
Sunrise and Sunset in Hong
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A sandstorm arose as see over the centre section tank, we were nearing Basra and we flew and the front Joy stick, came out of above the place for an hour and a
ita socket." half before finding the R.A.F. nero- The airmen made Karachi on Fri. drome, on which we were not em day night. At 8 a.m. they left for titled to land. However, the com- Jodhpur and, finding they could not manding officer was decent enough reach Allahabad that night, stayed to have the customs officials at Jhansi. The plane's arrival Kong for August (Standard-time brought there from the civil nero when the airmen came down the Greenwich) are as follow
there was totally unexpected, and of the 120th Meridian, East of drome" and fo
"We found the authorities at only people to meet them were 500 Bushire next day less complaisant coolfes. Mr. Hook borrowed a They said we had no right to land bicycle and rode 6 miles to a place on Peralan; territory and I had where he was able to arrange for to go milles into the fown and are a police guard for the plane. a higher official, whom, after a On Sunday they reached Allaha- two-nour argument, I persuaded to bad, burt in attempting to come on let us proceat. But at Jas the to Dum-Dam the same day the fliers Perelans fnsléced on kcking us up encountered a 40 m.p.h. wind and in quarantins for the night One took an hour and 30 minutes in of the English residents sent us Covering 80 miles. Monday: Baw some food..EMEN
them trying to make a fresh start, Chewing Gum Fails but the shock caused by their strok "In taking off at dawn we dia ing the propeller into action sprung covered avarack three Inches long another leak in the gravity, tank the gravity tankWe tried to The Bengal Flying Club was tele
chewing gum but phoned to send a Buccess and through Dum Dum and thf
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journalists are not admitted to the As non-Communists and foreign Sunrise Sunset congress only an imperfect summary a.m. p.m. of the speech is thus far avaliable, 6.59 8.57 but it seems that Stalin called for 5.59.6.50. an offensive against the capitallet elements of the country along the whole front and to the end."
He proclaimed as the main task of the Congress ("the zorganisation of complate collectivination and the ion of the Kalaks aa() He declared that this was the first Congress where no organis- ed opposition dared to oppose the party line and stated, that "the economie, crisis in the capitalist countries, is the deepest and most serious among all which had occurs ed. From this situation, the bour coles will seek a solution through war, and the proletariat revolution
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