UNRULY CROWDS IN SERIOUS REBELLION
SHANGHAI.
GROUND RUSHED AT FOOT. BALL MATCH.
MANY INJURED.
[THROUGH REDTER'S AGEVOY.)
SHANGHAI, Dec. 23rd. An ugly incident marred the
soccer match between the Shanghai "Reca" and Lob Hwa, the strongest local Chinese eleven, at the Stadium this afternoon.
An hour before play, a crowd estimated at 25,000-a record for Shanghai-packed the stands to their capacity, and the gates were closed. A large number, though refused admittance, did not go away and the Stadium officials summoned the police as the crowd were in an "angry mood.
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When the Loh Hwa team arrived, the crowd stormed the gates, and in the crush two Chinese women were seriously hurt and about 30 to 30 people altogether were slightly injured.
Fiding themselves locked out, a section of the crowd tore down the hamboo fence at the back of the
IN PERSIA.
DESERT WELLS "PÒÍSONED.
REBELS CHASED BY 'PLANES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BABBA, Dec. 3rd.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25th, 1928.
ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.
REPORTS OF ILLNESS.
INFLAMMATION SUBSIDING.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Dec. 23rd." The Archbishop of Canterbury is With the news of the rebellion "suffering from an attack of in- in Afghanistan and the rumours ternal inflammation, which will of plotting against the Turkish necessitate his remaining in bed Government filling the air, a for some days," serious Development is reported in Persia. stories having reached Basra to the effect that rebellion has broken out on the large scale.
It is stated that the rebel tribes are led by
Dost Mohammed,
though the latest news seems to indicate that his attacks have been repulsed.
The Persian leader in Baluchia tan states Persian loyal troops, and two aeroplanes from Kerman and Meshed are pursuing the rebel tribesmen across the Great Desert.
A
It is alleged that Dost Moharm med has poisoned all wells to point one hundred and twenty miles south-east of Kerman.
Stadium and streamed on to the EARTHQUAKE
feld.
were
The match eventually began, end- ing without either side scoring.
No foreigners
injured. though a number helped to rescue children from being crushed."
DEFEAT OF LI HSIN..
(Wah Tra Tal Pas).
SHANGHAI, Dec. 28th, General Chow Hsi Cheng's repre- sentative at Nanking has received a report from Kwejchow to the effect that the reactionary forcES" led by General Li Hain against the Nationalist troops
Kweichow
under General Chow Fai Cheng have suffered defeat in a series of desperate encounters. As a result General Chow's troops have cap- tured a great quantity of ammuni- tick and a large number of the
enemy troops,
THE FRENCH TARIFF AGREEMENT.
(Wah Te Tat Pas).
SHANGHAI, Dec. 24th. M. Martel, the French Minister, alter signing the Sino-French Tariff Agreement, has left Shanghai for
Pukow where he will take a train to Peking.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS.
RUIN
IN PHILIPPINES.
HAVOC OF TIDAL WAVE.
TOWN DESTROYED.
(THROUGH "RZUTEN'S AGENCY.)
MANILA, Dec. 24th. The town of Cottabaton on the west coast of Mindanao Island has been practically destroyed by an earthquake and tidal wave.
Four Lave hitherto been reported damage is estimated at $250,000. killed and 102 injured; while
PEPING'S TEMPLE OF HEAVEN.
Li
The above statement was issued after a consultation by Sir Hugh Rigby, the Archbishop's own doe tor, this afternoon.
A later message states that the
KING'S STEADY PROGRESS.
A FAIR NIGHT,
TRIBUTES FROM THE COLONIES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, December 3rd.
GRAVE SITUATION AT KABUL.
BRITISH HOUSE SHELLED.
CONFLICTING REPORTS.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Naw D, Dec. 23rd. An official version of the state
CONSPIRACY IN THE JAPANESE DIET.
CONSTANTINOPLE.
PLOT AGAINST MUSTAPHA KEMAL,
MANY ARRESTS.
THROUGH BEUTER'S AGEVOY.}'
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec 23rd.
ADJOURNMENT OVER NEW
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YEAR.
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FORMAL OPENING TO-DAY.
FoxTO, Dec. 24th.
The 36th session of the Imperial Japanese Diet will be convoked here
in Turkey for the overthrow of the anniversary of the death of the Rumours are being freely circu-to-day. There will be no sessian
present administration, and the late Emperor Taisho. The formal Police have been extremely busy opening will be on Wednesday, carrying out raids on suspected premises in the hope of running the alleged pletters to earth.
nothing has occurred to interrupting Amanullah has removed his
It is learned authoritatively that of affairs in Afghanistan'states that lated that a big movement is afoot to-morrow, a holiday, the second the course of the King's progress court from Kabul to Kandahar, but the reports of the transfer of the court is not generally accepted in Peshawar, though it is believed that Queen Souriya and the Queen Mother may have left for Kan dahar.
which. however, continues to bot
very, very slow. The evening bulletin, issued by Buckingham Palace. at 8.45 p.m.,
states:-
"The King's progress is follow- afavourable though slow The in-curse. The amount and quality of
Archbishop has had some sleep and ing the pain has decreased Sammation, which is in the region of the liver, appears to be subsid, sleep ie satisfactory and there is ing.
less disinclination to take nourish ment. Last night the King passed a fair night."
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BARONET DISINHERITS
SOCIALIST SON..
NO MENTION IN WILL OF SIR O. MOSLEY.
الب
DERBY, The name of Sir Oswald Mosley, the Socialist M.P.. is not mention- ed in the will of his father, which was fed in Derby.
The late Sir Oswald Mosley, Et., who died in September, left un. settled estate of £5,764.
The bulletin is regarded as favourable. It indicates more de- Enitely than the last one or two bulletins that the King's illness is now parsuing the course, which the doctors had hoped.
It is anticipated that as long as progress, however, slow, can be re ported. His Majesty will go on
He bequeathed to Mrs. McKie, well. his sister, all jewellery, personal ornaments, furniture and other household effects, to be distri- buted by her among his family in accordance with any instructions he might leave,
Secret Trusts.
He bequeathed £2,000 to his executors, Mrs. McKie, and Mr. William Woolley, solicitor, to be held on certain trusts, which are not disclosed.
In the circumstances, the "refer- ence to nourishment and sleep is a most satisfactory feature of the bulletin since it means that the King is now beginning gradually to build up his strength by sleep and nourishment.
A Good Sign.
on trust for the benefit of his house-made in last night's bulletin, no' The residue of his estate he left In accordance with the statement keeper, Mary Elizabeth Hipkins, looked after me in various issued this morning. The fact that, who has served me faithfully and bulletin" regarding the King was nesses for over sixteen years."
Lady Cynthia Mosley,
for the first time in four weeks, His Sir Oswald Mosley, M.P's wife, Majesty's doctors have thought it Lady Cynthia Mosley, a daughter unnecessary to issue two bulletins of the Inte Lord Curzon by his first wife, a daughter of Mr. Levi Zin a day is greeted with the greatest Leiter of Chicago, inherited more satisfaction. ANCIENT GROVE BEING CUT than 8.000 a year as her share of the Leiter miliona. She was also left £20,000 a year in 1913 by her grandmother... Mrs. Mary Leiter. favourable "I am mot called upon to make Lord Curzon declared in his will: ang pecuniary provisions, fer my children by my first wife, because and Mrs. Leiter." that has already been done by Mr.
DOWN.
PEPING, Dec. 12th.. In spite of public protests, the destruction of the grove of century- Temple of Heaven in the Chinese old trem in the grounds of the city of Peping, is being rapidly complished. At least 200 of the finest of these trees have been cut down by Nationalist soldiers for fire-wood.
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The late baronet in the course of
He WAL
It is stated that there is a large secret organisation working steadi
ment, but the Police have failed to
when Emperor Hirohito in his gorgeous State coach of red and black lacquer will drive to the Diet building and declare the 68th session officially opened. The session
It is at the present moment im.y for the downfall of the Govern will then be adjourned on Thursday possible to tell what kind of govern- obtain definite evidence up to date.ave the New Year until January ment exista in Kabul, though it The Police have arrested a num-20th. is practically certain that King her of people in Constantinople, To-day's session will be largely Amanullah is by no manner of mostly persons of the poorer routine, the Upper and Lower- means down and cut.
classes.
Houses meeting separately. The On the contrary, it is stated that visionally, but are
Several have been released pro speaker, Mr. H. Mołoda, will pre he is recruiting support from Kan-under
being kept close surveillance.
side in the Lower House and Prince Only dahar.«
nine are detained in custody, in Tokugawa, President of the Upper cluding two Mohammedan women, sisters named Kadrieb, who are House, will preside over the brief against the believed to hase been plotting session of the House of Peers. The
life of Mustapha Kemal.
two Houses will meet together on former wife of an Egyptian doctor. liver his speech from the throne.
One of them is stated to be the Wednesday to bear the Emperor de Thirty-seven persons of the lower Broussa, but it is, officially stated classes have also been arrested at that these are not connected with the Constantinople arrests.
It is now known that the opening of the road from the British Lega. tion to the aerodrome, which en-
abled foreign women and children to be evacuated, was due to a strong attack by Government forces which drove back the rebels for some distance...
Legation In Danger, Prior to this success by Ama- nullah's troops, the Legation was continually endangered, being. caught between the two fres, the Afghan troops and levies on the one side, and the rebel marauders on the other.
The very real danger to the
Attaché has been destroyed by British Legation is shown by the fact that the house of the Military shell-fire.
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SWIMMING RECORD. DUTCH LADY'S SUCCESS.
{THROUGH LEVIER AGENCY..]
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colourful in the extreme, Emporar Wednesday's session will bo
Hirchito, in the full-dress uniform of Generalissimo of the army, leav ing Chiyoda Castle about 10.40 iù the morning to drive to the Diet building. Police will clear the streets early in the morning, and a
PARIS, Dec. 23rd. The Dutch swimmer, Mile, Braun, strong guard will be maintained swam 400 metres back-stroke in 8 along the route of the Imperial min. 16.4/5th secs., which is a world's record.
procession from the Castle to the Diet.
·ABYSSINIA'S 2,000,000
SLAVES.
"BROKEN PLEDGE.
Despite the fact that Abyssinin was admitted to the League of Nations in 1923 on the strict under- taking that slavery in that country,
Outside the Chamber the Emperor will be received by the members of Legation were rescued by acroplanes
both Houses, who will stand while The women and children at the this morning, over twenty being
His Majesty reads his Message calling on the legislators to perform brought successfully to Peshawar. 'An earlier report that an airship
their duties with care and con- was used for the purpose is incor-
sideration for the welfare of the rect. The party, was brought back
nation. The Message is nearly al- by a large troop-carrying plane, with four other scroplanes acting in all ita forms," than
completely suppressed ways the same, calling attention to the system still the treaty relations of the Empire, ed, 2,000,000 slaves in Abyssinia, toerally are on a entisfactory basis, a cscorts.
prevails.
There are, it is officially estimar- which, His Majesty will state, gen
British and the Budget. It is not likely officer who has done splendid work in dealing with escaped slaves and the Emperor will mention the repelling raiders who came after strained relations between China them, has described the hinterland
It has been pointed out-also that last night's bulletin bore a more
complexion
it
there was no change in the progres to report but the word "progress" was used instead of the word "con-
would seem to do. It was stated
dition."
Christmas Celebrations
The effect of the King's illness
Gould and two children, Mrs. It included Lady Humphrys, Mrs. the wives and children of Indian Stranger and child, Miss Pulford,
officials and Indian maid-servants. None was worse for the air voyage.
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A FRENCH PORTIA.
SAYS WIVES MUST EXPECT "PECCADILLOES."
Tas to be "
day...
Captain Cochrane,
of Abyssinia as a human hell.” and Japan, as the Imperial Govern- Piteous captives who escaped ment still refuses to acknowledge across the borders into Kenya China's abrogation of the Sino- Colony and Somaliland are brutal-
ly hunted down by slave raiders Japanese Commercial Treaty-the Sanctuary has now been found for basic treaty between the two coun these refugers.
Prince Tokugawa, widely known
Society and es descendant of the Rs President of the America-Japan
a dispute with his son two years for Christmas celebrations if known ago said: "More valuable help would be rendered to the country
to have been a matter of deep con- These trees, planted several han-by my Socialist son and daughter.
cern to His Majesty and the Quéen. dred years ago to provide shade in-law if, instead of achieving cheap
It is learnt from a source com- their branches once each spring titles, they would relinquish some for: Emperors who passed beneath publicity about the relinquishing of petent to reflect the Queen's views or this matter, that Her Majesty and again in the autumn to offer of their wealth and so help to make
has expressed the hope that her prayers to escaped during previous military unfortunate followers.
the One God, have easier the plight of some of their example in fulfilling her private and public engagements will be
PARIS." soldiers are rapidly destroying the spoon in his mouth. occupations. But the Nationalist
At the League of Nations on Sep-tries. Easier divorce and the education tember 14th, 1027, a report was pre- "My son was born with a golden customary observances and celebra of young French girls in the ex-sented showing the result of four
followed. It is her, désire that the Krove
brought up on the fat of the land."tions at Christmas should be car-pectation that when they marry years' slavery suppression" carri ried out wherever reasonably poe their husbands will not be constant ed out by Ras Tafari's Government: to them are the astonishing anti-The nuraber of slaves liberated in French dotes suggested by the well known that period was 1,100. Lucile Tinayre, for France's mar. woman lawyer, Maitre
Shoguns who once held the Imperial Vain Efforts. Ras Tafari is the forty-year-old ceive the Message for the assembled Family virtual prisoners, will re- riage problems.
He is en- ruler of Abyssinia. lightened, animated by a spirit of Parliamentarians... The members of public duty and intense patriotism; the two Houses then will prepare to " but his efforts to put down the slave business have resulted in the present separate replies, both of meagre figure given above,
The central Government is almost
which will be of much the same powerless to cope with the matter. routing nature as the Imperial The priesthood of Abyssinia is Message The Chamber of Deputies against slavery, abolition,
finest palaces in the Temple of Soldiers also occupy many of the Heaven enclosure, and the splen- did buildings are rapidly de teriorating. It is reliably report- ed that several of the finest tema ples in the Western Hills near Peping have also been wantonly damaged by Nationalist soldiers HM.S. Berwick, due to leave during recent weeks, many ston Hong Kong on January 10th for images having been overturned and Shanghai, will not sail until broken, just for fun."-United January 12th, according to the Press, amended programme. She will! call at Santu Iniet and Nimrod
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THE DIN OF LONDON. EVEN AMERICANS COM
PLAIN..
sible.
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For the first time for ten years all the Royal Family will be at Buckingham Palace on Christmas Day and it is probable the King's sisters, the Queen of Norway and the Princess Victoria, will also be of the party.
The Duke of Gloucester, return-
$ p.m.
2.
LONDON. London's former reputation as quiet and restful city is entirelying from Africa on the Balmorn lest. Even Americans find the town noisy. Increasing traffic has Castle, arrived in Southampton on created such a continual distur. Monday, and reached the Palace at bance that the Home Office and the Ministry of Transport are work- ing on regulations to abate the ever-growing nuisance of noise. in the streets.
Stop That Noise!", may become London's
slogan. Buses and taxi eahs bonking their way through the Important discoveries are report under-ground; street
traffic; trains rumbling through the
EXCAVATIONS IN PALESTINE.
Stormcloud arrived in Hong Kong FINDS BY BRITISH ARCHEO-
Sound on the journey north.
H.M.S. Sterling and H.M.S.
on Sunday from Shanghai.
rived at. Sandakan from Hong
Kong yesterday.
H.M.S. Kent, the flagship, ar
INDIA'S POLITICAL STATUS.
A SELF-GOVERNING DOMINION.
THROUGH BEDTRE'S AGENCY.]
CALCUTTA, Dec. 23rd.
LOGISTS.
LONDON.
24
Records Of Street Noise.
very
She believes this would prove more efficacious than trial mar ringes"
#
easy
paper.
The
for the New Year holiday, the Diet reassembling in mid-January to begin discussion of the Budget and conduct the regular business of legislation..
Whether there is a trial maṛ ringe or not, the husband in France I would act as he most often does, he unfaithful woner or later to his marriage vows," the handsome and intellectual Portia said in an Canada's Expression Of Devotion. interview here. "The statistics
Mr. Mackenzie King, the Canad- are there to prove. Usually the priests regard themselves as the probably will render its replý thứ ian Premier, in a message to His cooling off occurs between the fifth guardians of the Mosaic law, and same day, while that of the House!
and sixth year Majesty, declares that as an endur: Statistics show that 76 per cent. of decreed by Jehovah... ing expression of the feeling of divorces occur then."
of marriage,
look on slavery as an institution
of Peers may not be ready until The chiefs of the various pro- Thursday. When both messages devotion to His Majesty the King end of the nearness of the relation- nature of divorce laws which keep against any restriction of slavery. have been delivered and the accep
Because of the too complicated vinces appear to be arrogantly chacology in Egypt, whose work in the streets; the combination of that on Christmas Day they will by making divorce more
ship. between Canada to all the ed by the British. School of Ar hawkers, and newsboys shouting Canadian Government has decided reform the legislation. Adjustment chiefs raid one another's territory, likely an adjournment will be taken
musicians other parts of the Dominions, the unhappy couples tied together who "We will die rather than give up tance of the Throne received, "it is”
would rather be free, she would our slaves," said one chief. These has been concentrated on the Gara these and many other noises is Beershaba district. Six straitified straining London's nerves to the restere penny postage on communi- would allow of marriages failures the border line put little obstruc carrying off captives, and those on towns at Gerar were recently ex breaking point. cavated, and great granaries of the strange to the visitor who has other parts of the British Empire.
It is all
entions from Canada to all the being conveniently ended to be re-
tion in the way of raiders who cross Persian period were unearthed, heard so much about quiet, conser
After respectfully grecting His holds;
placed by successful unions, she
it on various pretexts, and return overlying fortresses of Psammeti
vative London.
higher standard of with human plunder. chus and Shishak, and a settlement
Majesty on behalf of the Govern- morality of Amaziah.
ment and people of Canada, Mr. crimes of passion, and vengeance
would result; while, Nearly 140 raids between 1017 and 1927 are recorded in a recent White Mackenzie King says that never would probably also decrease. escape, from which David drew liam Joynson-Hicks, and the Min- the feelings of love and devotion of French bar are with me in believ Beth-phelet, "the house of The Home Secretary, Sir Wil- since His Majesty's accession have "Many of my colleagues of the half of his bodyguard, has been ister of Transport, Colonel Wilfrid the Canadian people to His Majesty ing that this way, lies the solution, British School. It is considered graph records taken in various expression than during his illness which I understand is being advo- uncovered by members of the Ashley, recently listened to phono found deeper and more universal rather than the five years test the most important tell on the parts of the city, designed to never have the minds and hearts eated by Egyptian frontier. It is 150 feet analyze the continual traffic roar of the British people everywhere America.
some sociologists in high, and only accessible from one and to show what parts of the' been drawn more closely together, side. The approach is guarded by noise might be eliminated.
"We should still be conserving a long brick wall dating from the
marriage, because people who are reign of Rameses III. Some fine
We should like at this Christ ther or not the bonds are made happily wed will remain so whe silver work and a massive broute
mas season on the part of Canada more easily broken. couch, all of the tire of Ahab,
to give an enduring expression of were found in the neighbourhood.
this openess of feeling and nearness The workers expect to reach the
of relationship from our country tied for twenty years, for life, The question is that all alaves more than 200. The Lower House New York, Dec. 33rd lower levels of-Beth-phelet during Following an announcement that the coming season. Unusually im
to all parts of Your Majesty's simply by refusing to agree to & of the Qabtia territory have run to has a total of 460 members, includ- the Cunard Line intends to put the portant discoveries are hoped for
Dominions." steamer Caronia on the New York- as Abraham and Isaac and their
more immediate and direct benefit will goes away with a third party your poor men, have been oppress bers. An approchement was effected
While the reduction will be a wife
divorce. And when a husband or wards Gedaref. According we, ing a number of proletarian mem- Havana service, the United States followers frequented the territory,
to the citizens, of Canada, it is take action the lives of at least carry on without slaves. On ac mier and Takejiro Tekonami, Pre- Shipping Board has
offended party refuses to ed because it is difficult for us to early this month between the Pra put
the and every conquering lord or tribe of various types of horas," a Home hoped and believed that it will serve two persons are ruined. As well count of this I am sending my son sident of the Bhinto Club, which steamer President Roosevelt on the who passed between Egypt and Office statement said in announcing reader more enduring the ties unit as making divorce easier, I would to you in order that you may help has 20 members in the Lower House,
Palestine held or disputed the gar- that regulations would be drafted ing the British commonwealth of tell girls the truth that they him in the aforesaid matter. risoned strongholds of Gerar and with a view to decreasing the noise nations in a common allegiance to should not expect a husband to re- Beth-phelet.-United Press.
whereby Tokonami pledged his "I offer my thanks to you- ten party to support the Crown.D
musin constan
The All Parties Convention, pre- sided over by Mr. Ansari, has adopted, without opposition, are solution in favour of India's constitutional position being that of Self-Governing Dominion status, like Australia and South Africa."
RIVALRY IN SHIPPING
LINES..
NEW YORK-HAVANA SERVICE.
(NEUTER'S AMERICAN FERVIOR }-
route.
The Ward Line has reduced passenger rates by 25 per cent.
One record made at Hyde Park Corner reproduced the din to which patients at St. George's Hospital are subjected. Another was made on Leicester Square, and a third in the vicinity of the Home. Becre tary's residence.
noise is largely due to the increase The increase of the volume of of motors and of the uses to which motors are put, and to the abuse
buidance.
Hear Relationship.
wedded couple can keep the other "As it is at present, one of a
Specious Excuses. -
The position of the Government are put forward when slaves have by recent adhesions from minority All manner of specious excuses has been considerably strengthened for freedom with success. Here is parties and it is likely the Premier made a run into British territory Grazmach Tafari'r plea, dated Barun Tanaka, will be able to June 8th, 1991 -
weather the vigorous attacks certaía "Let it reach Mamur Gedaref to be made on him by the chief (Gedaref is British district head- Opposition party, the Mingeito. quarters).
The Government party, the Seiyu. Dear Sir,-May God show youkai, claims more than 225 votes in the justice.
the lower House, while the chief their properties is the Government: probably will not be able.
The protector of the poor and opposition group, the Minecito, muster.
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