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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1931.
INDIAN MURDERERS PLAN TO FORGE PACT TRAGEDY OF WORLD'S
PAY PENALTY.
WITH LABOUR.
Sequel to Death of Police Mr. Lloyd George Holds
Commissioner.
TROUBLE IN ALLAHABAD,
a Private Meeting.
TOO MANY DISSENTIENTS.
London, Yesterday.
FASTEST TRAIN. Passengers Imprisoned
for Hours.
SIX KILLED,
London, Yesterday,
Lahore, Yesterday. A stay of execution of the
The largest meeting of Liberal By the light of acetylene flares, death sentence on Bghagat Singh, ex-Ministers ever held occurred the rescue work was continued late Twisted wreckage Rajguru, and Surkhday, the three in Mr. Lloyd George's room in into the night.
of the "Royal men who were sentenced to death the House of Commons this even-is all that remains
in connection with the murder of ing, for the purpose of discussing Scot," the world's fastest train, that Police Commissioner Saunders the conversations which Mr. in 1928 achieved a record non-stop three years ago, was refused, and
all three were hanged in Lahore to-day.
Acts of Arson. Allahabad, Yesterday. Many acts of arson by discon- tented tenants are reported from districts near Allahabad, where there has recently been pro- paganda urging tenants not to pay rents.
landowner
A Mohammedan collecting rents yesterday was at tacked by his tenants and narrow- ly escaped with his life. His ser- vants are alleged to have killed one of his assailants with spears! and axes and to have beaten two others so that they are in a pre- earlous condition.
Mr. Lloyd George.
run of 400 miles from. Glasgow to London, and recently attained A speed of 30 miles an hour.
It was approaching a speed of 70 miles an hour, when it reared like a horse, and slithered on to its side, with a shrieking hiss, while the carriages piled up like a contorted snake. Imprisoning the passengers for many hours.*** *****
Hefty rescuers wielded hatchets and mechanics and crowbars, operated oxy-acetylene apparatus to slice the girders and release the passengers. Surgeons used knives, and
workers in one case spent three hours trying to reach who aipped brandy, and
a
man
expressed gratitude for their efforts. He finally died and his body is still not extricated or identified.
Mrs. Margaret Lang and her daughter Dorothy were kept alive
Police armed with clubs dis- persed a large crowd including many Congress volunteers in one village who were demonstrating Lloyd George had during the by oxygen for a similar period, but against landlords distraining ten-week-end with members of the Dorothy's foot had to be amputat- ants' crops, and arrested the ring- Government in regard to the posed, before she could be released.
sibility of a closer working ar- It was her 18th birthday. leaders.Reuter.
The fatalities include Sir George rangement between Liberals and
Saltmarsh, who was identified by the Government.
The meeting was private and papers in his pocket.
General Position,
Rugby, Yesterday.
Replying to several questions
the
was attended by Sir John Simon, Miss Dorothy Lang, aged oigh- regarding the present posi- and other Liberal ex-Ministers, teen, of Greenock, whose leg was tion .of the Indian boy who opposed any
arrangement amputated before she could be re- cott, the Secretary
leased from the wreckage of for with the Government.
has died, India, Mr. Wedgwood-Benn, said The matter will be further dis- "Royal Scot express, that he was asking the Govern- cussed at a meeting of the Liberal Her father is a well-known Scot- ment of India for a full statement Parliamentary Party to-morrow, tish shipper. which would be communicated to but no decisive results are ex- members. Questioned as to the
at the earliest.
effect on the textile industry of pected before the end of the week the recent Viceroy-Gandhi Agreement, Mr. Benn replied: "I think it will be better to be
Strong Line Taken.
It is understood that owing to
It
The death roll in now BIX. was at first feared that an unknown passenger was among the dead, but It is now believed that he has been accounted for.-Reuter.
the
patient and see how trade pre- the strong line taken by Sir John United Kingdom: member of the
gresses. The signs are not un- favourable at present.' While the members were calling atten- tion to legitimate grievances, they were overlooking the perceptible{ improvement now taking place.
Asked for information regard- ing the recent communal riots in the Mirzapur district, during which 11 Mohammedans were killed by Hindus, the Secretary for India attributed the disturb- ances to baseless rumours that a Mohammedan Zamindar (land- owner) had given cow-flesh to a Hindu servant. Sixty arrests were made and an adequate Police! Force was now in control. No re- newal of the disturbances was ex- pected.
The Secretary for India inform-
ed the House of Commons that he
was consulting the Governor-
Sir John Simon.
(Sir George Saltmarsh was
British Phosphate Commissionera. and a member of the Harts County An original member of Council. the Port of London Authority, he served
Government on several commissions in connection with wheat and grain. He was 62 years of age.]
COMPANY REPORT.
HONG KONG REALTY AND TRUST CO., LTD.
The Board of Directora report' that the balance at credit of Prost and Loss Account for the year end- Led December 81, 1930, including: the sum of $6,427.65 brought for- ward from the previous year and after providing for depreciation,
Deduct
General on the question of ade- Simon's followers, the meeting led amounted to $122,267.95. quate representation of organised to no practical result and there is ing therefrom the interim dividend Indian labour on the reconstitut-little prospect of a sufficient num-of 30 cents per share distributed on ed Federal Structure Committee.ber of Liberals reaching the September 4, 1980, and absorbing -British Wireless Service.
RETURN FLIGHT.
FRENCH AIRMEN PLAN TO
FLY BACK.!!
TO FOLLOW SAME ROUTE.
Tokyo, Yesterday.
agreed line of procedure to make $60,000, a balance of $62,267.95
a formal declaration worth while. remains, which the Board will re- Apart from a dozen "Simonites," commend at the forthcoming an- another section of Liberals, while nual general meeting be allocated favouring the retention of the as follows:-
Labour Government in office, is To pay a final dividend disinclined to bind itself to vote
for it on all occasions.
Co-operation Favoured,
It is understood that the meet-
Burtin and Moenche are planning ing by a majority approved of co-}
of 20 cents per share
on 200,000 shares... $40,000.00 To Transfer to General
Reserve bringing same up to $260,000
to hop off on their return to France operation with the Government To carry forward to new on March 26, weather permitting, on policies common to both, which
and will follow the same route as does not change the existing
situation essentially. Reuter,
the one they came by-Reuter.
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