U.S. CONSULATE AT CHINA'S SEAT ON
NANKING.
CEREMONIAL OPENING.
NAVY'S RECOGNITION OF NATIONALISTS.
TANGSHAN SITUATION.
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THE LEAGUE.
PERSIA'S REGRETS.
INSUFFICIENT MAJORITY.
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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11th, 1928.
WILD SCENES IN SHANGHAI,
POLICE STONED BY RIOTERS.
PASSING VEHICLES
DAMAGED..
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GENEVA, Sept. 10th. The Assembly has voted by 27 votes to 23 in favour of China's re-eligibility for election to a non- permanezt seat On the League
SHANGHAI, September 10th. Council, but
two-thirds
A serious street disturbance creat- majority is necessary, China is debarred from again standing fored by Communist agitators who SHANGHAI, Sept. 10th. the seat she is at present vacating stoned the Police sent out to quell
The Persian delegation has ad. Plans are under way for the redreseed a letter to the President the outbreak, cecurred in Nanking opening of the American Consulate of the Assembly regretting that its Road yesterday morning, many at Narking, which is expected to candidature has conflicted with spectators being hurt by flying China's unexpected request for missiles while passing vehicles also take place on October 1st. Icin
re-eligibility. The letter declares: likely that a division of American China is a country for which we suffered damage. destroyers will be sent to Nanking for the purpose of supplying a guard of honour, which will at tead the ceremony and aleo fire salutes in answer to the Chinese salutes. This is "new departure in American relations with the Nation- alists 35 the American Navy has Eeretofore not recognised Nation- alist salutes.
It is understood that Mr. E. J.
Spiker, the Administrative Consul at Shanghai, will take charge of Nanking with the reopening of the Consulate. Mr. E. S. Cunningham and Rear-Admiral. Stirling, with other American officiala, will attend the reopening ceremony.
CONFERENCE ON TARIFFS.
(Jab Ter Fat Pao):
SHANGHAI, Sept. 10th. When the British and American Ministers return to Peking an im- portant conference will be held by
the Diplomatic Corps to consider
China's tariff problem.
SALT GABELLE TROUBLE.
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PERING, Sept. 10th.
It is understood that a critical situation has arisen regarding the Salt Gabelle owing to the con- tinued failure of the Nationalist Government to restore the· Ad· auinistration to a proper footing.
A meeting to discuss the situa tion was held this morning be- tween the Japanese Minister and the French and British Chargé d'Affaires. Unles steps are now
taken to restore the Administra tion, it is not improbable that public statement will be issued in the near future.
entertain the most cordial senti ments. We are grieved that she should have taken her decision without our knowledge."
JAPANESE RESIDENTS
Apparently emboldened by the fact that the gang of demonstrators arrested in the same district last Sunday have so far evaded punish ment owing to the Provisional Court muddle as to who shall hear the case, a score or more so-called students thought they would repeat TIENTSIN, Sept. 10th. The Japanese residents at Tangast Sunday's "performance in Nan- shan, Kaiping and the vicinity are king Road.. now evacuating, while the Japanese
WITHDRAWING,
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residents at Chirwangtae are ported to have completed their withdrawal to Shanhaikwah..
MORE SUCCESSES.
(Trun Tun Fat Rav.)
SHANGHAI, Sept. 10th, According to a military report General Li Ben Hain's force cap- tured Fengyun Inst Saturday and disarmed more than one thousand Shantung, troops. They also took many "prisoners. The enemy are retreating southward.
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The agitators staged an im-
promptu meeting for the purpone
SOVIET CIVILIANS IN WAR.
CAREFUL TRAINING AND PROPAGANDA.
READY TO FIGHT THE CAPITALIST:
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Rrox, Sept. 9th. Remarkable arrangements have
been made by the Soviet authorities to interest the population in the Russian army manoeuvres, which are now being carried out in the
Kiev district. ..
NEW BULGARIAN CABINET.
PREMIER'S RAPID RESIGNA- TION.
WAR MINISTER EXCLUDED.
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Sorts, September 9th. The Premier, M. Liapchoff, has reconstructed the Cabinet, exelud-
THE OCEANS OF THE WORLD.
BLESSED BY CARDINAL CERRETTI.
EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS"
CLOSES.
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SYDNEY, Sept. 9th. Magnificent scenes marked the
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MOTOR RACING TRAGEDY.
TERRIBLE DISASTER AT MILAN.
CAR KILLS' 19 PERSONS.
[[runovon EEUTIN'"`AUKSET.]
ROME, Sept. 9ià.
One of the most terrible accidente in the history of motor-ear racing
ing therefrom General Volko, the conclusion of the Eucharistic Con is reported in a Reuter message former War Minister, and M. Bou-gress bere. roff, who was Foreign Minister.
M. Molloff becomes the new For eign Minister.
SOFIA, Later. The people have been instructed, at a given signal, to carry out
Dissatisfied with the proceedings prescribed precautions against of a meeting of the majority gas attack, such, ae for instance, parties, discussing his new cabinet, the donning of gas masks and going M. Liaptcheff has again resigned. It is understood that the Populists, underground.
one of the most important groups. which is supporting the Govern ment, has refused to participate in the Ministry as a protest against the exclusion of M. Bouroff.
Lecturers, singers and actors have been distributed over the war" area to give concerts and plays of a warlike nature between battles.
Street demonstrations of war films will also be utilised.
The armies participating in these
from Milan this morning. Cardinal Cerretti this afternoon, A. Talbot car, travelling at 195 carrying the monstrance containing miles crashed into a crowd of the Host and accompanied by a spectators during the motor race galaxy al chamberlains, proceeded for the European Grand Prix on to Manly wharf, where the party the Monza Track, with disastrous ' boarded a gilded and decorated effect.
First reports stated that the car. steamer on which huge crosses and
by Signor magnificent altar had been erecta Talbot, driven ed.
Materassi, while travelling at e speed estimated to have been at least 195 miles per hour, 'grazed another car, everturned and crash- ed among the spectators, there be ing several victims, including
Australian holders of the Victoria Cross carried a canopy of exquisite workmanship, profusely studded with sparkling jewels, above the Host.
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A Papal steamer followed her Materassi, who was stated to be sister-ship, carrying a thousand seriously injured.
manoeuvres have received a de BROADCASTING men in brilliant blue uniforms.
of acquainting the passers-by with the tenets of Bolshevism, distribut-claration from the factory workers: "We are following your activities, ing large quantities of coloured
Remember, at a given moment, we pamphlets, containing the usual
shall be ready to take up arms with diatribes against the " unequal Treaties" and voicing considerable you against the Capitalists." opposition to the local Kuomin tang.
Police Pelted With Stones. The Rict Squad was sent out soon afterwards, and the Police Tangshan is now practically sur
were greeted by a volley of stones. rounded from three directions and The rowdies kept up the barrage,
is expected to fall soon.
· MANCHURIA'S DECISION.
(Wah Te Fat, Pao).
SHANGHAI, Sept. 10th General Chang Haueh Liang bas decided to send two divisions of Fengtienese to intercept the defeat- ed Shantung-Chihli forces from outside the Great Wall,
PERSONAL DIRECTION.
throwing all sorts of debris, and wild scenes ensued for some little while.
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Several passing trams suffered smashed windows, while a number of spectators were struck by stones and suffered contusions...
Thirteen Prisoners.
The demonstrators were finally dispersed after thirteen had been arrested, including three women.
The prisoners will be added to (Wah Ta Yat Pao).
those when the Police are retaining against decision in respect of jurisdiction. SHANGHAI, Sept. 10th. General Fei Chung Hei has pro- ceeded to Chunliangcheng where he is personally directing operations against Tangshan.
NEW NOMINATIONS.
(ah Fez Tai Pao).
NORTHERN POSITION.
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SHANGHAI, Sept. 10th SHANGHAI, Sept. 10th. The following nominations have Pei Chung Hsi is steadily driv been made in connection with the "Chihi- reorganisation of the Central Kuo- ing back the so-called
the mintang Party: Shantung Northern Generals Chang Tsung of the Propaganda Department; Mr. H Han Min to be the head. Chang and Chu Yu. Pa from the Kaiping coal mine area. There is and Marshal Chiang Kai Shek to little actual fighting, but Pei Chung be the head of the Organisation
remnante
under
Hei is making a threatening en circling movement.
On the Tientsin-Mukden Railway) Pei Chung Hsi captured. Fungtai on September 8th, whereupon Chu Yu Pu was forced to evacuate Lutai on the railway after a short engagement between two armoured trains.
Department.
CHIANG'S RETURN.
(Taun Wan Tat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, Sept. 10th. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek tele- graphed to Nanking from Feng- hus, his native city, yesterday According to the latest reports
stating that he would return to the Chihli-Shantung troops
are Nanking on the 12th inst.. falling back beyond Tangehan
Mr. Hu Han Min is waiting for where a battalion of the Bedford Marshal Chiang at Shanghai and shire and Hertfordshire Regiment will go with him to Nanking as
While maintaining is stationed. the strictest neutrality, thesc troops are taking precautione fcr the defence of foreign, lives and property, though serious trouble is not anticipated...
Incidentally it is forecasted that Pei Chung Hei will shortly take over the command of the Peking and Tientsin areas from Yen His
Shan.
FOREIGN OPINION.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEKING, Sept. 10th.
soon as he arrives.
GOING TO NANKING.
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SHANGHAI, Sept. 10th.. Chiang Kai Shek left Fenghua for Nanking on September 12th.
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SHANGHAI GARRISON
COMMISSIONER.
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SHANGHAI, Sept. 10th.- Admiral Yang Hsu Chwang has The Nationalist troops, reached sailed for Foochow aboard the transport Chinan, where he takes up the Chairmanship of the Fukien Provincial Government.
Tangshan yesterday evening and penetrated the Chinese town, but avoided the foreign quarter and the mines defended by British troops. Infantry fighting was con tinuing in the town last night, The greatest precautions are being taken to avoid any kind of incident.
Pei Chung Hsi laft Tientsin for the front yesterday, accompanied by British, French and Japanese military officers. The British re- presentative was Captain Tebbett, the Legation Language Officer, who has been instructed to act liaison officer between the British and Chinese troops to see that no misunderstanding arisca.
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Foreign observers anticipate that the mining area will be cleared of Chihli-Shantung troops in forty- eight hours and that Chang Tsung Chang, the ex-Tupan of Shantung, may flee to Dairen this week. : Peking residents are most desir- ous to see the mining area cleared a Peking is at present faced with a coal famine, dealers, in some cases demanding more than double the price of two months ago.
Chein Ta Chun ia handing over the post of Garrison Commissioner it Shanghai to General Hsiung September 15th. Suth Huei on The Intter's troops are expected commence arriving in the te Shanghai area this evening.
"WENCHOW." ASHORE.
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SHANGHAI, Sept. 10th. The China Navigation Company's steamer Wenchor went ashore on September 5th at Tungchów Beach and has not yet been refloated. She is not damaged.
STRIKE IN RICE SHOPS. (THROUGH REUTER'S "AGENCY".]
SHARONAI, Sept. 30th Six thousand rice shop employees bave struck this morning for the conces- purpose of enforcing the
A Turkestan division is parti- cipating in similar manoeuvres in the Leningrad area.
EVACUATION OF" RHINELAND.
PURCHASE REPUDIATED.
REPARATIONS QUESTION,
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BERLIN, Sept. 9th. The French attitude of regard to the German demand for the evacun- tion of the Rhineland, namely, that there can be no evacuation without
The Judges of the Provisional Court have declared that the Chi-compensation in respect of repara nese military authorities should deal with the matter, while the Municipal Police contend that the Provisional Court is the competent authority.
The Consular Body and the Municipality have refused to sur render the detained person's to the Chinese military authoritireit being pointed out that the offence was committed in the Internationa Settlement,
TANGSHAN SURROUNDED.
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The situation in the Tangsban mining area continues quiet, and the Fengtien troops are still being withdrawn to the north of the wall The Shantung-Chibli troops are still evacuating Tangshan and re- tiring cart along the railway to the Euanchow district.
Onc. message states that the Nationalist advance has reached a point seven miles west of Tangshan, while a later despatch statee that about 1,000 troops of the 1st Divi- sion of the 12th Nationalist Army have reached Tangshan unexpected ly. They arrived in the town at about 5 o'clock on Sunday, having 'made a rapid advance from the
north-west.
The town was quickly surrounded by, the invading forces, but there was no interference with foreign property. The troops avoided the mines, the defended area and the foreign settlements.
tions and security, was strongly criticised at the opening of a Con- gresa of Bankers at Cologne.
A lengthy statement was made
to the Congress by Dr. Curtis,
the German Minister for National Economy, dealing almost entirely with the demand for the speedy evacuation of the Rhineland.
The other side," he said, "have suggested negotiations over the re- paraticos question, but we do not recognise the interdependence of our demand for evacuation and the revision of our financial obliga- tions.
We know that the Rhineland
itself repudiates the purchase of evacuation."
STILL PICTURES.
NEW E.B.C. EXPERIMENT.
FULTOGRAPH SYSTEM.
[RRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)
RUGBY, Sept. 9th: As a result, of technical experi- ments made with wireless trans- mission of still pictures by the British Broadcasting Corporation and the General Post Office, short picture-transmission will be made daily from Daventry 5XX outside of the regular programme bours, beginning in October...
If and when there is sufficient public demand for still pictures radiated in this way, transmission will be included in the regular pro- gramme houra. -
The Fultograph system will be
used. This should not be confused with what is commonly known as television, which is in no way in volved in this series of experiments.
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TERRIBLE CONDITIONS__IN
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UKRAINE.
TWO MILLION JEWS STARVING.
THE SOVIET SYSTEM.
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LONDON, Sept. 9th.. Two million Jews are dying of Dr. Curtius emphasised, however that the German Government was starvation in the Ukraine, accord- ready to negotiate the reparationsing to an official Soviet statement, problem as a separate and distinct given in the report presented to matter.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVİCE] ·
British Views:
the annual conference of the Federation of Jewish Relief Organi sations, held in London to-day.
Much better news is, however, to hand from Poland where the crisis has appreciably subsided.
RUGBY, Sept. 9th. The German Chancellor Herr Mealler, accompanied by Herr Von Schubert, Under Secretary at the Wilhemstrasse, yesterday had con- versation at Geneva with Lord. Cushendun, Acting Foreign Secre- tary. It is understood that views were exchanged regarding the ques tion of the Rhineland evacuation, tude of the work required in the on which subject Lord Cushendan Ukraine was obvious, but he said explained the British Government's he was convinced that the Federa attitude..
Press reports from Geneva state that a meeting, is contemplated of When the Nationalists entered, a
representatives of the Governments gun on a Shantung armoured traininterested in the Rhineland.. fired about twenty rounds, with what result is not known.
Some slight infantry 6ghting took place last night, being con- This fined to the Chinese quarter. was still going on when the last message was despatched,
----FOREIGNERS WARNED.
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CANADIAN PREMIER AND
MR. BALDWIN."
VISIT AT AIX-LES-BAINS.
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RUGBY, Sept. 9th. Mr. Mackenzie King, the Cana- dian Premier, who is attending the League, Assembly meetings, yester day visited the British Premier, Foreigners in Tangshan have. Baldwin, at Aix-les-Bains. been warned to move to the defend- ed area. The retreat of the Chihli-. Shantung troops freni Kaiping and The Tangshan still continues. tropps are being moved by railway to Wali and Kuych where the stations are very congested. There are nhout seventeen troop trains at Wali.
Five armoured trains were in Tangshan when the Nationalists arrived, but these are now clear of the station. Chu Yu Pu in now at Wali while Chang Trung Chang is at Kupeh-
Further withdrawals of Chibli Shantung troops were expected, dur- ing last night and this morning.
Four American destroyers arrived at Chinyapgteo on Saturday.
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BRITAIN THANKS THE SOVIET.
KINDNESS AND ATTENTION,
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Rrany, Sept. sth. The Norwegian Minister, Dr. Urbye, has expressed to M. Litvi noff, on behalf of the British Gov- crament, gratitude for the kind- nesa, attention and assistance ren dered by the Soviet authorities in connection with the removal of the bodies of the British sailors who lost their lives in the submarine 1..55.
Sir William Joynson-Hicks, the Rome Secretary, in a letter to the conference, wrote that the magni-.
tion's efforts would meet with the success they deserved.
Sir Charles Batho, Lord Mayor of London, conveyed the greetings of the City of London, in a letter, in which he stated that the position of the Jews in Ukraine caused him grief and concern."
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Mr. Haham Gaster, the chairman, the course of his opening address, said that the Federation had nothing to do with the political aspects of the Soviet regime, but with the consequences of a system which drove artisans and small shopkeepers out of positions.
EMBANKMENT ON FIRE. ELECTRIC CABLE FUSES.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
RUGBY, Sept. 9th,
Then came a fotilla of other steamers with members of the Con- gress aboard, all flying the Papal
colours."
The steamers went out in pro- cession to the Harbour heads, where Cardinal Cerretsi pronounced the Benediction on" the oceans of the world."
The steamers then returned to the quay, whence a huge procession to the Cathedral took place, through densely packed streets. The cele- bration of the Sacrament and the pronouncing of the Benediction by Cardinal Cerretti concluded the Congress.
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LIGHT AEROPLANE COM- PETITION.
SIX BRITISH ENTRANTS.
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PARIS, Sept. 9th.-
Later news, however, shows that nineteen persons were killed out. right, and 23 others have been taken to hospital suffering from serious injuries.
The driver of the car, Materassi, died soon after he was picked up.
In spite of the disaster," the Grand Prix race was continued.
It Was won by M. Chiron (France) driving a Bugatti. He sompleted the course in 3 hours, 45 minutes, 8 3/5th seconds, thus averaging 169.699 kilometres an hour.
Full View Of Grandstand. It is revealed in messages from Milan, that the 'terrible tragedy at the Mouza Track occurred at noon in full view of the grand stand. Apparently, the dead driver, Materassi, was endeavouring to pass Foresti, when his car touched the rival machine and shot off the course, jumped over a ditch on the far side of the road, struck the far side of the ditch and leaped several feet into the air, before overturn- ing and falling among a crowd of
spectatora
Veritable Shambles,
With the engine still rearing, the ar crashed into the crowd creating
a veritable shambles.
An international light aeroplane competition lasting over a period of twelve days, and comprising a variety of tests, "quality" "per- formance" "reliability
etc., be gan at the Orly Aerodrome to-day. Sixteen French machines, three
Some of the victims were fright- German and six British have enter-fully mutilated, and it is reported
'from the hospital that four of the.. injured ретволя are in an extremely grave condition. the end of the race, M. Chiron lay- There was a touching scene at
ing on the body of Materassi the bouquet of flowers given him as the winner of the Grand Prix.
ed.
The British competitors include Lady Heath, flying an Avro; Cap tain Percival, Avro; Ligutenant Neville Stack; Avro; Captain Broad, Gipsy Moth; and Lieuten ant Comper, Bristol.
RIA.F. TOUR.
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BATAVIA, Sept. 10th. The four Air Force flying boats have arrived.
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OBITUARY. PROMINENT CHINA MER- CHANT.
KNIGHTED IN SHANGHAI.
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Materassi was one of the fore- most racing drivers in Europe. He was well-known in Great Britain.”
JUNGLE TRAGEDY.
FRIEND MISTAKEN FOR TIGER.
Interest in the sensational Momeik case from
the
Shan States, in which one European named Robert R. Rae is alleged to have murdered another European named Piggott, has now been transferred to Bangoon. *· Before Mr. Justice Darwood at the High Court recently, Mr. Campagnac, who with Mr. Leo Robertson is ap- pearing for the accused Rae, Ep- plied for the transfer of the case to Rangoon.
Mr. Campagnac said that Ese was at a place named Weban with his friend Piggott. They were out to shoot elephants and went to aleep under curtains for the night. In the night Piggott was stabbed. Rae's defence was that he, Roe, was suffering from ballucinations and thought he saw a tiger, which he stabbed and tried to shoot,
LONDON, Sept. 10th... Sir Edward Charles Pearce has died in England at the age of ce Sir Edward, who was knighted in Hong Kong by the Prince of Wales in 1922, was prominently connected with China for many years and held the, Chinese Order of Merit and the Chinese Decoration of the Chiabo, 4th grade, and was Chevaher of the Legion, d'Hon neur.
Educated At Charterhouse, he came to China as a merchant in
There was evidence, said Mr. 1884. In 1921 and 1993 be was Campagnac, that accused had pre- Chairman of the Shanghai General viously had delusions about tigers. Chamber of Coinmerce and the The only medical man who saw China. Association, Shanghai.
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Rae, continued counsel, was the Sub-Assistant Surgeon of Momeik, who said he knew nothing about The case had been transferred to Lashio, but there was no mental expert there. This MONTERAL
was therefore one of the grounde Mental experts are to determine for transfer. whether the 10-years-old Roland
10-YEARS-OLD MURDERER. mentality.
Counsel proceeded to give details An unusual fire occurred lastCousinean, who is charged with the of other grounds for transfer. He night underneath the Thames Em murder, of a farmer's bady, is of said the witnesses could only get to bankment, when an electric lightnormal mentality.
Momeik on horseback and there was cable carried in a tunnel under the Judge Lemay, at the murder trial insufficient accommodation for the.
fused, causing footpath
dense at St. John's, Quebec, ruled that large number of European and witnesses which volumes of acrid smoke to spread the boy'e confession was inadmis Anglo-Indian
sible as evidence unless it were would be called at Lashio. from the shafts.
established that he is normal.
Couemenu, who was left by the farmer's wife in charge of the baby, confessed that he awang the child by the bee's and smashed its chair because it
Firemen in gasmasks worked by the light of scard-lights, and at one time it was feared that the gas mains nearby would be reached.
Finally, a fire-float on the river pumped water into the tunnel and the flames were subdued.
head against a tions promised by the employers "lang"iðunargqui
cried.
Counsel also mentioned that the accused had applied to the Sawbwa (ruler) of the State to be tried as
European British subject... Mr. Justice Darwood said the application would be granted. Straits Times.