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FAR EAST AIR MAILS TERRIBLE TOLL OF "FIGHT TO A DISMISSAL OF CIVIL "RED" ANTI-BRITISH LORD
BEING HELD UP?
RIKISHAMEN.
Alleged Robbery
of
Twenty Dollars.
Allegations Made in House of Commons.
A SMART EYE-WITNESS.
PERMISSION TO LAND
London. Yesterday.
Two rikisha coolies, Chan Ngan and Li Tan-so, were this morn- In the House of Commons to-
little about the case.
Police Statement.
JAPAN 'QUAKE.
Over 300 Persons Killed and Injured.
BUILDINGS DEVASTATED,
Recorded in Hong Kong.
FINISH"
SERVANTS.
ALLEGATIONS.
ATTACK BY "PRAVDA”.
SANKEY'S 12
POINTS ON INDIA.
of Discussion.
FEDERAL UNION.
J
SEVEREST BATTLE
EVER FOUGHT.
YUNNAN CHAOS
Ten Thousand Likely to Be Effected.
No Grounds Exist for Protest.
Choice of Suitable Basis
WORK ON THE ROADS ?
NO HOPE OF PEACE EXTENDED.
Canton, Yesterday.
The
New York, Yesterday,
Associated
Tokyo, Yesterday.
Rugby, Yesterday. London, Yesterday. The latest figures of the 'quake
Buenos Aires says that Argen- the Moscow conspiracy trial at-mittee of the Indian Round Table The Federal Relations Com- Press at The anti-British allegations at ing charged by Detective Sub-[day, Mr. J. Mander (Liberal) are 252 dead, 143 injured, 1,550| Inspector John O'Donovan before asked for information regarding buildings totally destroyed, and
tina will be faced by the tremen-tracted attention in the House of Conference has been summoned Mr. E. H. Williams in the Second the establishment of an air.mail(4,687 partially destroyed.-Reu-
dous deficit of 15,000,000 pesos at Commons at question time to-to meet to-morrow when, it is un- Court, with the larceny of $20 service from Britain to the Farter,
the end of the financial year. day, Sir Rennell Rodd and Sir derstood, at the request of the Bri- from Mr. Rey W. Webber, of East, and whether the Govern-
The Ministry of Finance has de- Alfred Knox asking whether the tish Indian Delegation for the co- A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd.
ment of India were "still refusing
cided that it is necessary to dis- British Government. intended to option of all the remaining Bri- Mr. Leo d'Almada, sen., ap- permission to the Imperial Air- The Royal Observatory courte- After the collapse of the North-miss 10,000 civil servante and protest officially as the French tish Indian members will be cori- peared for the first defendant, ways to operate a route from ously informs us that the Japan-ern
other State employees, but, în had done.
sidered. The Committee which, coalition, the whilst Mr. Horace Lo appeared Karachi onwards across India.
Ironside order to mitigate the resultant
Mr. Arthur Henderson said that it is anticipated, will be recon- ese earthquake was recorded in Kwangsi insurgents have realised unemployment, the Government the documents issued from the stituted as a committee of the tor the second. Mr. Lo intimat- Mr. F. Montagu replied that Hong Kong as follows:- ed that he would like to know a the Government of India Wan The longitudinal waves began that they cannot keep up a stand are contemplating a scheme of Russian Press included deposi-whole Conference, will meet on
providing a series of aerodromes at 3.8.17 a.m. on the 26th, the in Kwangs any longer.
zond construction for which, say, tions in which private individuals Friday as arranged, to commence between Calcutta and Victoria transverse waves at 3.12.50 1. have decided at a military confere."Reuter's American Service. against British subjects and the jects which the Lord Chancellor They "4,000 labourers will be requir- made unfounded allegations a study on the heads of the sub- Point, but the route would not be and the surface waves at 3.16.28 Sub-Inspector O'Donovan said [ready before the end of the year. a.m. The maximum northerly ence held in Nanning to fight
Government, mostly relating to was requested to draw up. The, that on Monday at 12.30 am. He said that Imperial Airwaya component of movement was 50 their way out to Yunnan, which, proached to the Kwangsi-Yunnan accompanying gummary, signed issued to all delegations to-night-
the years 1927 and 1928. The list of the heads of subjects was the two defendants were seen had submitted tentative proposals mms, at 8.19.0 and the maximum should they achieve a success, borders, and may come into con- by the Publie Prosecutor, contain- The list of heads of subjects pulling Mr. Webber in a ríkishe to provide a weekly air mail ser-easterly component was 25 mms. would be taken as their base, for tact with the Yunnanese at any ed passages involving another has been drawn up by Lord along Queen's Road Central, and vice from Britain to Australia at 3.19.0. The estimated distance on reaching the entrance of the via Calcutta, Rangoon, and of the disturbance from Hong the expansion of their milltary
foreign power. It did not refer Sankey at the express request of Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Singapore, which was at present Kong was 3,200 kms.
Yunnan Troop Movements. to the British strength against the Central Gov-
Government or the Federal Relations Committee, they subjects, therefore, no grounds but building they were observed to being considered.
submitted to ernment.
To strengthen the border de-could exist for protest.
the committee on the clear search him. Then they carried He understood that the Göy-
Tokyo, Yesterday, On November 11, the majority of the 10th Route Army, has per- fence, General Lung Yun, C.-in-G. Mr. Webber and put him over the ernment of India were consider-
Sir Alfred Knox drew atten-understanding that their accept- fence into the shrubbery on the ing proposals to operate an Indian banking. A witness had the pre- State air service between Karachi the death roll in the Shizuka pre- and Kweilin, together with those of troops to Kwangnan on the directly implicating the British for example, as a unitary Govern
cussion any other question, such, fecture as 187, but Preas des sence of mind to note the rikisha'a and Calcutta.
stationed in Nanning, assaulted Yunnan-Kwangsi borders, so 49 number, and after doing so went Mr. Mander asked: "Why is patches give it as 219. in search of the Police. He came the Government of India holding Anxiety regarding the three the Yurnanese in Wu-ming. In to deal with the menace of the in-
jaurgenta. two detectives, and the up this great Imperial develop-hundred workers engaged in the view of the surprise attack, the Construction of Tanna tunnel has Yunnanese had to abandon Wu- party then proceeded to locute the ment?" vehicle. They arrested the Mr. Montagu said that he was been allayed by a report that ap- second defendant, and with his not prepared to accept the impli-parently only five meh were Desistance caught the first man cation of the question, which trapped, of whom one was res about a quarter of an hour later should be addressed to the Secre-cued alive.
АСГОВА
1
in Queen's Road. First defen-tary for India.-Reuter.
dant was overheard to say to the second man: "Give the Police some money and they will let us go." It was then that the second defendant pushed $20 (the stolen money) into the pocket of one of the detectives. Those were the brief facts of the case.
Request for Bail.
SIR H. STANLEY.
REASON FOR APPOINTMENT
TO $. AFRICA.
NATIVE AFFAIRS,
Earlier Cables
moment.
Aro
The latest official report gives of the rebels sent from Liuchowsonally led a strong detachmenttion to the recent issue of Pravda,ance does not exclude from dis-
Railway communications at Atami have been restored, but owing to destructive fires and landslides following the 'quake, | it is feared the material damage, which is heaviest in the district southward of Mishima, will amount to scores of millions of yen.
Later.
Rugby, Yesterday. Detailed accounts of the dam- Mr. J. H. Thomas, Secretary for age and casualties are in some
BRITISH CLAIMS.
Full Payment By China Demanded.
London, Yesterday.
In the House of Com- mone to-day, Mr. Arthur Henderson assured a ques- tioner that all British credi- tors were being fully con- sidered in the discussions in Nanking with the Chinese Government. "His Majesty's Minister has made it clear that any solution proposed by the Chinese Government should provide full payment of all valid British claims at the earliest possible mo ment."-Beuter. were
Mr. Lo intimated that in view of the evidence against the first Dominions Affairs, stated in the instances conflicting, but both defendant being so flimsy, would House of Commons that Sir Her-oficial and unofficial reports indi- bert Stanley would take up his new cate that the total death roll is the Police not consider bail?
Inspector O'Donovan replied Appointment as High Commissioner only around two hundred.
The Amongst the conflicting re- that he was not prepared to do in South Africa next April. so, and added that there might object of the appointment was to ports are a semi-official report meet the changed. position of the that Hakonemadhi was destroy- he a further charge of offering a Governor-General following upon ed, whereas according to an off- bribe, because $20 was a rather
the decisions of the Imperial Con- cial report, reaching the Home large aum.
ference. The British Government Office, only three houses.
His Worship adjourned the case was responsible for the native destroyed and five persons were to Tuesday.
policy in Basutoland, Bechuana- injured. land Protectorate and Swaziland,
BAD CHARACTER.
OBTAINS MONEY ON FALSE PRETENCES.
CURIOUS STORY.
Governor-General would not
be in the hands of someone direct-
responsible to him. British Wireless Service.
from 2,000
Ammunition from Annam.
Government.
ment.
Mr. Henderson said that he had
If, however, the suggestion not seen Pravda, but promised to consider any points that Sir were accepted that the present Alfred Knox would supply him and future prosperity of India can best be promoted by a federal It will be recalled that the with.-Reuter.
union of all India, effected on Ironside Kwangai insurgents were short of ammunition, jously reported, and that they had
Els previ- DR. FRACHTENBERG principles just to all parties and
persons concerned so as to secure the diversified interests of the
to avoid any direct encounter with DEATH OF NOTED AUSTRIAN several States and provinces and
the Government troops for 8 period of several months. But since they have bought a large quantity of ammunition from Annam, they immediately launch- ed the offensive against the Yun- nanese.
Turn-Over of Nanning.
ANTHROPOLOGIST.
AIDED JEWISH CAUSE.
Waterloo, Iowa, Yesterday, The death occurred to-day of the anthropologist, Dr. Loo Joachim
RD
among the
to ensure efficiency, harmony and stability in the work of union,. then the following heads would, in Lord Sankey's opinion, afford a suitable basis of discussion:-- Lord Sankey's List Firstly, component elements of
On account of the insurgents Frachtenberg, In his forty-seventh having devoted their full atten-year-Reuter's American Service. federation, secondly the type of [Dr. Frachtenberg was born in federal legislature and number of tion to the capture of Yunnan, they will give up Nanning volun- Czernautz, Austria, In February, chambers of which it should con- tarily. The 8th Route Army H.Q. 1883, and was educated first at the sist; thirdly, the powers of the federal legislature fourthly, has ordered the 1st and 16th Imperial Royal Gymnasium at newly organized divisions under Przemysl. and later, in 1904, when the number of members compos
hen Chin-yu and Li Teh-ying to his family emigrated to America, ing the federal legislature and, if he the legislature is of more than take Nanning with the shortest at Cornell University, where possible time. It is predicted graduated and obtained his Master one chamber, then of each cham- that Nanning will be peacefully of Arts degree and, in 1912, Doctor ber, and their distribution among taken over by the Government of Philosophy. On leaving Cornell, the federating units; fifthly, the troops upon their arrival and he took up a post of lecturer in method whereby the representa- further resistance by the inaur anthropology in Columbia Univer- tives from British India and from Bity. During the War, Dr. the Indian States are to be chosen; Lecal military forces are as-ming and retreat to Ping-me, mid-gents is not expected. and for certain supervisionary slating in the rescue work and way between Nanning and Posch,
Yen Leaving Shansi, Frachtenberg acted an translator to sixthly, the constitution, charac functions in relation with native everything possible is being done where they engaged in a severe on Taiyuan of National 'planes, ton. He achieved fame as
Because of the frequent visit the War Department in Washingter, powers, and responsibilities. of the Federal Executive; affairs in Southern Rhodesia. The for the care and comfort of the battle with the insurgents last the Shansi generals Shang Chex anthropologist
chiefly by his seventhly, the powers of the Pro- now jured and homeless, thoughing five whole days. During the and Hsu Yung-chang have sent ethnologic researches
vincial Legislatures; eighthly, the be responsible to the Dominions owing to the cold, frosty weather engagement, both sides suffered officers to inquire. Yen Hsi-shan Indian tribes of North America, es- /constitution, character, powers Minister, and It was essential that it is feared' a certain amount of control of the native policy must suffering is inevitable..
to 3,000 casualties. about the actual date of his de recially those living on the Pacific and responsibilities of the Pro- Later. This is said to be the most severe parture, on the ground that they coast, seeking the establishment of Vincial Executives; ninthly, the battle that the Yunnanese ever may report to the Central Gov- genetic relationships between the provision to be made to secure the ought, since they participated in ernment with the request to cease several languages spoken by the willing co-operation of minorities the Kwangel campaign.
further air raid on Taiyuan. Indians of the north-west coast and special interests; tenthly, the
establishing On Monday last, over 20 motor Dr. Frachtenberg, himself a Jew, question of buses fully loaded with belong was keenly interested in Jewish Supreme Court and its Jurisdic In order to facilitate the trans-ings of the Shansi warlord were welfare, and was regional director tion; eleventhly, defence forces; 655 and partially destroyed port of ammunition and food sup-witnessed to have left Hopichun of the Palestine Foundation Fund.] twelfthly, relations of the Federal
ply from Yunnan, the Yunnanese for Tientsin, via Tatung, an indi An official dispatch reaching in Kwangel are reported to bave cation of Yen's early departure PREFERENCE TO STICK, the Home Office says it is con-withdrawn to the Kwangal-Yun- for Japan
firmed that all the houses in reinforced by a large contingent General Chang Hsueh-liang has nan borders, where they will be
-Special Train, Rugby Yesterday. Hakonemachi except three have During the debate raised by Leen destroyed, whilst fifteen of Government troops, despatch-wired to Chairman Wang Shu- asked qocused to wait outside whilst Lord Olivier in the House of persons are dead and eight missed by General Lung Yun, chair- halang of Hopei, instructing him he went in to speak to the No. 1 Lords on the crisis in the West ing-Reuter. When complainant returned a few Indies sugar industry, the Colon-|--- minutes later he found that acfal Secretary, Lord Passfield, enid cused was gone.
that it was difficult to expect any Accordingly complainant returned rise in the price of sugar so long home and was informed by his wife és the present world accumula- that accused had called and, using tion of visible stocks remained. the complainant's name, obtained Regarding a sugar preference,} $15 from her on the pretext that the Chancellor of the Exchequer ! the money was required as socurity had made it clear that it is not || for the job. WIE Past this intention to withdraw the Complainant immediately inform existing preference of £3 155. Od, ed the Police and eccused's arrest per ton for the next three years. followed.
-British Wireless Service.
A curious story was told to Mr. H. R. Butters this morning when a Chinese named Kwok Ping was charged with obtaining $15, by false pretences from the wife of a countryman named Mak Kam, who la stated to be unemployed.
Detective-Sergeant Brown sald that the complainant promised to get a job for the accused as a fire- man in an hotel in Kowloon and
the two went together to see about
It At the hotel the complainant
The Magistrate, after Inspecting
the accused's "rocord," which show
ed that he had been convicted once for indecent nasacit, and again for fighting, passad sentence of three months hard labour, and ordered the socused to undergo two years Police surveillance on the expiry of the fall ferm.
CHINA'S NEW TARIFF."
SUGAR CRISIS.
NO RISE IN PRICE TO BE EXPECTED.
DUMPING OF WHEAT LOW PRICE DUE TO WORLD SURPLUS.
MOTION DEFEATED.
London, Yesterday, The House of Commons by 224 votes to 189 rejected a pri Today vate members motion deploring has the Government's inaction-int et- | connection with the dumping of
of foreign cereals, and ur
diate The
déclared that
According to details received by the Home Office, the death roll is now raised to 223. The in- jured number 146 and the miss- ing 6.
The buildings destroyed
4.600.
MODERATE.
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are
To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states
The anti-cyclone has dis eipated. A depression has formed over N.E. Japan and a new anti-cyclone over N. China.
Moderate to fresh monsoon, "prevalls along the SE/ const ár^^ China and over the N China, Sex.
Forecast NE. winds; mo derate; fair
Rainfall.
Rainfall to 10 am. to-day nil Rainfall since January 1, 95.19 inches against an aver age of 81.8829
Start Temperature.
The temperatura at certain specified contres this morning. at: 6'b'dlock T
Yunnanese Withdrawal.
man of Yunnan.“
COTTON INDUSTRY.
· RESTORATION OF SPINNING SECTIONS.
to send a special train to Shih-
Rugby, Yesterday." Settlement Hopeless,
The President of the Board of chlachwang for the conveyance of Yen Hai-shan to Tientain. Yen Trade, Mr. William Graham, in Judging by the above battle, it will probably leave China upon the House of Commons to-day, Beema to indicate that the insur-the arrival of General Chang stated that the matters discussed gents under Chang Fat-kuef and Hsueh-liang at Peking from Nan at the recent Manchester Confer Pei Heung-hai have not had the king.
fence with representative sections
A
Executive and that of the Pro- vincial Executives to the Crown.. -British Wireless Service.
SCHNEIDER TROPHY
R.A.F. OFFICERS ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE 1
LOAN OF SEAPLANES.
Rugby, Yesterday,
slightest intention to come to an after the departure of Yen of the cotton trade were on the Mr. F. Montague, Under-Secre arrangement in peacefully set- Hai-shan the National Govern- value of a formation of larger tary for Air, was asked whether, tling the Kwangsi situation. ment will issue an order to Gen-units as an aid to the restoration regarding next year's Schneider What they desire is to fight their eral Shang Chen, entrusting him of the spinning section, certain Trophy Race, the condition at way out to Yunnan and take that with the rehabilitation of Shansi technical matters such as the use taching to the foam of Super- proylupe.assa. base of their mill- The military pay of Sharal of Indian cotton, and the effect of Marine 36 and Glouster Napler tnry operations,
troops was three months in or external factors on the prosperi- seaplanes could be removed, thus Acccording to reports, the in-rears, payment being made to the ty of the cotton industry. The allowing Royal Air Force officers surgent, leaders have secretly month of August, The Shansi discussions with representatives to participate in the contest. commissioned officers to Yunnan bank notes are refused acceptance manufacturers will be con Mr. Montague raid that he with the object of linking up with by the inhabitants. Canton tinued at an early date-British understood that the International the disappointed militarists, News Agency, Wireless Service. Tang Chi-yu, a younger brother Mi Yen! Undecided of the late Tang Chi-yao, ex
Peking, Testerday, military Governor of Yunnan, Hu A message from Talynanfü Yueh-yu, the former Yunnan states that Yen Hal-shin has made commander, etc., who are being up his mind to go abroad, but is utilised sto stage a coup of the undecided whether to proceed via rear of the, Yunnanese when hos- Tientsin to Japan or to Zurope via tilities take place,
Menace to Tunnan.
Urga.NED
He wants a personal guaranton of safety from Chiang Kai-shek and Chan Heueh-lang,
DISARMAMENT.
PERMANENT COMMISSION TO
Aeronautical-Federation would meet early next month to discuss certain outstanding questions regarding the race. Arrange ments have been provisionally made for a meeting after that date between the Air Ministry and the Royal Aeronautical Club. Geneva, Yesterday.In the meantime he could not The Disarmament Committee make any announcementBri- to-day adopted the article of the tish Wireless Service, draft convention providing for, thyr tash
BE SET UP:
The insurgents are, it is report ed, heading in two directions for Nanking, Yesterday. the establishment at Geneva of From Cannes comes news of the Yunnan, one from Posel to Po-al In response to an enquiry, the a permanent disarmament com death of Vice-Admiral Francois under the command ut Pei Haung- National Government has wired to | mission for the purpose of seeing | Kavolning befcend the other from Lung- Shang Chen that it will not take the convention carried out. Mem. French Navy, at the fan of chow to Mangwe, under Chung any action against Yon Eal-shian iso | bers will not sit as the represan, saw the the Atant, cũ Fat-kueft TH
ard of the long as be loaves the country
insurgents are said to have ap-Beater)