FATAL STABBING AFFRAY IN BOMBAY.
HINDU AND MOSLEM RIOTS INTENSIFIED.
ARMED PICKETS MOLEST PEDESTRIANS.
MORE TROOPS SENT TO MAINTAIN
ORDER.
BOMBAY, February 7th.
The communal riots became accentuated last night, and gm- munal pickets armed with cudgels stopped passers by in the main streets of the Hindu and Moslem quarters, Hindus attacked a crowd of Moslems returning froin a cinema and two Moslems were "injured. The Moslems hastened to their own quarter and tried to incite the mob to retaliate, but troops dispersed the mob without having to open fire.
Rioting continued this morning and the death roll is growing. The military were twice compelled to fire this afternoon, but it is not known whether any casualties were caused.
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It is officially stated that 33 have been killed and 200 injured. in the riots.
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The city at present is quiet and troops are patrolling the affected areas. Two more companies of the Warwickshires" have been ordered to Bombay, while the military have also been streng thened by the arrival of the First Cheshires from Pocna.
An official communiqué from the Bombay Government mys
· that a battalion of British troops" from Poons and two companies from Deolali have reached Bombay and will assist the police in maintaining order.
Though stray assaults may possibly occur, the situation is quiet to-day. Hindu and Mohammedan leaders are moving about the disturbed orca, counselling the people resume their ordinary occupation and avoid violence. There are ample forces in Bom- bay to deal with any serious disorder. The Government earnestly advises everyone to go quietly about their business and avoid as- sembling in crowds in the streets.
[TEZOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BOMBAY, Feb. 8th It is now revealed that Deputy- Inspector Priestley was killed when trying to intervene in a battle of sticks and stones between Pathans and mill-hands, the former being cornered in a house. It is thought that he was hit accidentally dur- ing the, melee.
"Serious riots took place in differ. ent parts of the city this morning, the most alarming outbreak occur. ring in the Mohammedan quarter where & turbulent crowd of Hisidus penetrated, and attacked Moslems ia tramcars.
Police reinforcements arrived on
A squad of troops intarvened, and the patrol" leader was obliged Lo order his men to fire before the crowd dispersed.
Later in the evening, troops were again obliged to open fro, this the on Moslem crowds that had gather ed in the Bhendi Bazaar and Dongri quarters. Fire was opened after after a fruitless effort to clear the streets by less forceful methods. Three Moslems were killed and five were seriously wounded:
Three Hindus Kalled,
LATER.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8th, 1929.
IRRIGATION IN EGYPT.
THE KING'S STEADY WORLD'S AIRCRAFT BANK OF ENGLAND Telegrams in Brief.
PROGRESS.
'ON SHOW.
NEW SALOON MODELS,
CHANGE TO SOUTH COAST DESIRABLE.
HEIGHTENING THE ASSOUAN ANOTHER BULLETIN ISSUED.
DAM.
FOUR MILLION POUND SCHEME.
"(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Rocay, Feb. 7th.
· [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Feb. 7th.
FOREIGN MILITARY
BUYERS.
(DRITISH WILLEMS SERVICE]
RUGBY, Feb. 6th...
An International Aircraft Ex
DISCOUNT RATE,
RAISED TO S PER CENT,
FEDERAL RESERVE AND SPECULATION,
[RROVER'N "AMERICAN SERVICE. T
NEW YORK, Fob, 8th. A warning that the 50
I
of
The Arms interested in the dea- patch of the trade delegation to Russia, a project unanimously agreed upon at a meeting held
London yesterday, now number Alty. They predict that a big boom in British export trade with Rus sia will develop from the delega tion's visit, and point out that approximately £450,000,000 worth of public utility work remains to be done in Russia.
The Egyptian Government have morning and signed by five doctors hibition is to be held at Olympia, Federal Reserva credit for spool six weeks' visit to Sudan, Sir Aus-
A bulletin issued at 11.45 this
states that, though the stage of decided to proceed with the scheme convalescence has not yet arrived, for heightening the barrage of the His Majesty's progress is such that great Aisouan Dam in Middle the proposed change to the South Egypt, and have invited Sir Mar-Cost is now desirable. doch Macdonald, sometime adviser and under-secretary identified with No bulletin regarding the King's irrigation developments in Egypt health was issued from Bucking, and the Sudan, to act as consultingham Palace on Wednesday, but it engineer for the scheme."
State Documents Signed.
It is stated that the cost of was staged officially that there was heightening the dam by 23 feet no change. to report in the King's will be approximately £3,800,000 condition." sterling and that other proposals for engineering works in Egypt, as well as enterprises in the Anglo- Egyptian Sadan to regulate the flow of the Blue and White Niles, are under consideration.
The Assouan Dam, which was originally 190 feet high, was com pleted in 1909. Owing to the grow ing demand for impounding water, the dam was raised 23 feet, this work being completed in 1912. Ex: perts having advised that it could be further raised with perfect safety, the new works have now been decided upon. The new ex tension will give the reservoir à total expacity of 4,800.000,000 tons. and an immense further stimulus to cotton growing is expected.
THE NEW PAPAL STATE.
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ganised by the Society of British London, in July. It is being or lative purposes must be restrained Aircraft Constructors in conjuncas made to-day in the course of tion with the Society of Motor long statement by the Federal Be
The last time such an Exhibition Manufacturers.
serve Board.
It declares that the loans grant was held in Great Britain was ined to brokers and dealers by the 1920, since when great progress has New York Federal Reserve mem- been made in design, speeds, and ber banks in the course of 1928,
increased by G.81,743,000,000.
This tremendous increaso The Exhibition will be the biggest
endurance.
part..
not
correct these
of its kind over held anywhere only strained credit conditions, but Every British firm connected with caused an advance of one and a flying bas booked space and prac-half per cent, in the cost of com- tically every foreign country that mercial credit. has an aircraft industry is taking The statement adds that it is the It is learned officially that yester-
duty of the Federal Reserve Board day" His Majesty signed two State tions for space have been received siders suitable to
From some countries, applicato tako such measures as it con- documents, appointing Mr. Justice from individual firms, and other conditions, which may ultimately Tomlin to be a Lord of Appeal, countries will stage joint exhibi- obstruct the Feders) Reserve and a Member of the Privy Council.tions by a number of firms. Buyers Banks in the effective discharge of
This marks an important step in from civil, naval, and military air their functions.. the King's progress, for it is the authorities from all over the world first time that His Majesty has are coming over to select aircraft signed a State document since for their air services and air lines. December 4th, when he signed, the Warrant appointing a Commission to act for him during his illness
Owing to a slight attack of in- fuenza, the Duchess of York has cancelled her engagements for to- day. She was unable yesterday to attend the wedding of her youngest brother, Mr. David Bowes Lyon, to Miss Rachel Spender Clay.
*
AN ORIGINAL EXPERIMENT COMMUNIST BOMB"
(THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCT.]
Bom, Feb. 7th.
The agreement between the Italian Government and the Vati
can will be signed on Sunday by Cardinal Gasparri and Mussolini. The new Papal state will be called "the Vatican City" or "the Vatican State," and will enjoy all the rights prorogatives and im munities of an independent soy- ereign state.
' INTM REICHSTAG.
**DOWN WITH WAR."
DEBATE ON KELLOGG PACT.
[TEROUGH RZUTKE'■ 'AGENCY.]
BERLIN, Feb. 6th.
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Gold Eaux From London. Concern is expressed by City cor- respondents prer the heavy ship ments of gold to America.
Asked in the House of Commons what was the object of Lord Lloyd's ten Chamberlain stated that it was the problems confronting the Sudan to acquire first-hand knowledge of Government and to maintain per sonal touch with the Governor. General and his advisers.
General Primo de Rivers, hás now issued, a challenge to the " rumour-mongers" in connection with the recent trouble in Valencia and Ciudad Real, announcing that ́ the Government offers a reward of £1,000 to anybody who is able to prove that be or she witnessed actual firing, or the infliction of casualties, or is able to identify any casualty,
Balboa, thus completing his mail Colonel Lindberg has arrived at
servies fight from Miami to the Panama Canal
An order has been issued from Buckingham Palace for the Couri to go into mourning for one week for Her Late Majesty Queen Marie, Christine of Spain.
The latest bulletin from Paris states that the condition of Marshal Foch continues to improve.
The Exhibits. The exhibits will include a number Yesterday's withdrawal totalled of saloon aircraft. To make an over £1,750,000 and this reduces aeroplane of medium power as com- the Bank of England bullion fortable as a saloon motor-car is reserves" to slightly under the
In the House of Commons to-day, the latest aim of the British com- | £120,000,000 recommended by the mercial aircraft industry.
Cunliffe Committee as the minimum
Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for Among such comfortable saloon holding against the present fiduci Air stated that excellent progress aircraft will be the Westland Cabinary note issue of £260,000,000.
had been made in the preparations monoplane, seating four persons While some of the correspondents for the London-to-India civil air besides the pilot, with three engines contemplate an easly increase in service, and all necessary arrange- of 100 borse-power, thus providing the bank, rate, others draw attenments for the opening of this service an added safeguard against forced tion to the sharp recovery of in the spring, according to pro- landings which all single-engined sterling on New York yesterday to gramme, were in progress. aircraft must lack...
above the gold export poiat, This, it is opined, may be due to official action.
There will also be a new De Havilland Hawk Moth four-seater | saloon for the privato owner, of not more than 140 horse-power.
BANK OF ENGLAND RATE, LATER.
BETTER POSITION IN THE
COALFIELDS.
IL
Saloon aircraft generally repre sent that refinement of design and The Bank rate was to-day raised 10,000 MORE MEN TAKEN "ON. efficiency in performance which is from 4 per cent, to 5 per cent. characteristic of British workman-It had remained" at 41 per cent, ship
since April, 1937. The increase is
LORD MAYOR'S FUND, attributed to the large quantities of gold which have recently been shipped to the United States.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
TWO POOR LOST
SHEEP!
£2,800,000 sterling has been 'with- drawn from the Bank of England for this purpose during the last two days.
The above cables from New York and London, confirm the view pressed in our editorial columns few days ago in commenting upon
In consideration of the Pope's refusal of the offer of a greater
A startling and alarming hoax extension of Vatican territory, the by. Communist members of the Italian Government has increased Reichstag provided a most exciting the money indemnity to 2,000,000,000 interlude in the course of a debate
on the ratification of the Kellogg AT THE Y.M.C.A. **LADIES'
NIGHT." The early part of the discussion revealed the curious alliance of the JAY AND I GO BEAN CHASING! Mr. Norman's visit to New York. Communists and the Fascisti in op-
the scene and they Bred over the heads of the crowd, which fled in patrolling it, the trouble has lire. The Italian Government is Pact for the renunciation of war
all directions.
The task of the police and the troops is becoming increasingly difficult, but at present they are in
position to the ratification, while
While the Bhendy Bazaar ares, where a fatal collision between police and Moslems occurred yes terday, is quiet to-day with troops spread to the dock area in the reported to have undertaken to Mazagaon and Byculla district. A
secure the enforcement of the canon Pathan armed with a knife fatally of the law throughout the kingdom.
three Hindus stabbed
in the This experiment has
never beca vicinity of the Bhendy Bazaar and tried in any modern state and will made good his escape when troops Sudden, Attacks,
arrived. Another Hindu wa kibe watched with the greatest in-so spoke strongly against the There has been no further riot-ed in the Bhendy Bazaar itself terest all over the world. ing since early this morning, but Rioting was intensified early sporadic assaults have been occur-afternoon when the military were ring all through the day, and the twice compelled to fire at Kamati- hospitals are kept constantly busy pura and Two Tanks, both north treating cases of street-stabbing, of the Bhendy Bazaar, and men injured with blows from lathis (bludgeons).
control of the situation.
Temples Damaged.
the
The riot fever spread to another part of the city just before mid- night. A serious riot broke out in the vicinity of Mazagaon Police
The victims of these assaults are mostly Hindus as the Pathans and their sympathisers are now taking the initiative in the attacks, dis- appearing in the maze of streets Station.
hazard.
BRITAIN AND AFGHAN QUESTION.
** ATTITUDE TO VARIOUS
CLAIMANTS.
the German Nationalists Party
Pact, describing it as a futile gesture.
The excitement was occasioned in the middle of the debate by a Communist deputy, who suddenly stood up and threw a bomb on the table, at the same time abouting "Down with war!”
A
There was rush by several courageous deputies to seize the missile, but when it was picked up. "it was found to be a dummy,
After this incident, the debate proceeded more quietly, and even tually the Reichstag by 287 votes to 197, adopted the Bill authoria ing ratification of the Treaty.
WAIT AND SEE POLICY.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE) after felling with lathi blows some about two thousand Hindus attack As far as can be ascertained,
RUGBY, Feb. eth unfortunate Hindu selected hap-ed a number of Pathans with sticks
Sir Austen Chamberlain, the Troops are stationed at all strate and stones, retiring after police Foreign Secretary, was asked in gic points and the streets are al- and troops arrived on the scene the House of Commons to-day, if leaving three Pathans stoned to the British Government had at the most deserted.
death.
present time "accorded any official Indignation among the Pathans recognition or friendly support to The troops and the police had an is reported to be taking the form any of the several claimants to the
throne of Afghanistan. anxious night, keeping the mobs in j of damaging the Hindu temples. control. The Moslems are actively The President of he Bombay engaging in the strife and there Municipality has circularied pro- was a serious incident at 8.35 p.m.minant citizens of all communities this evening when a large crowd to attend a meeting to-morrow to set up a chase of a carriage taking discuss the best means of pacifica
an injured Hindu to hospital.
Troops Open Fire.
EX-BRITISH CONCESSION
AT HANKOW. {THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, Feb. 8th. The position of residents in the ex-British Concession in Hankow, was the subject of two questions to the Foreign Secretary in the House
tion.
JAPANESE INJURED AT
HANKOW.
A naval wireless
message from
Hankor states that three spanese
were ill-treated by strike pickets, although the events leading to the affair are not known.
Sir Austen Chamberlain replied that the British Minister at Kabul, Sir Francis Humphreys, was in uncficial touch with the de facto Authority contrailing the city, in connection with local matters, such. as the safety and evacuation of foreign nationals.
COMMUNISTS IN INDIA.
ATTACKS ON PUBLIC SAFETY BILL
“ ARBITRARY" ABSOLUTISM."
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].
NEW DELKI, Feb. 8th.
A bitter debate is now in pro Similarly, the British Consal at
gress in the Indian Legislative As Kandahar was in unofficial touch with the Government of Kingsembly, the subject being the Public Safety (Removal from India) Bill,
Amanullah.
House, the British Government had intention of interfering in Afghan affairs by supporting or assisting any of the parties at pre- Bent contending for power in that
country.
Government.
[BY RAMBLER."]
Jay rubbed his eyes.
Ladies at the Y.M.C.A.!" he gasped. "Rambler, my boy,no more will I believe that the day of miracles is past! Cay I believe my sight
He could.
Last evening was, “Ladies Night"
RUGBY, Feb. 7th. There are some indications that improving, and it is estimated that the position in the coalfields is of the 30,000 additional men which the latest official returns show, to be employed, at least 10,000 have found work in the Northumberland The Governor of the Bank of Eng and Durham coalfelds. Relief or land evidently has succeeded in persuading American bankers to checking the boom in speculation bring further pressure to bear in soothly in all the distressed
on Wall Street, which has been the cause of the recent large shipments of gold from London to New York.]
On the word "Go" from Mr. at the Y.M.C.A., Kowloon, when Hunt the fun commenced. Every very resident and member brought body rushed about burbling Hello, after another, the cream of the as fast as they could along a friend of the fair sex One Old Bean," and grabbed haricots Colony's beauties filed through the swing doors of the Y.M.C.A Jay and I brought up the rear of the pro- cession.
Everybody knew everybody else. Except Jap and I We only knew each other so we dined in state in a corner of the dining hall with two boys to attend to the needs of each
of 16.
The clever singer cut short his
The Concert. Immediately following the dinner, Concert was held in the lounge. Mr. H J. Fountain commenced operations by skylarking with the piano and Mr. A. J. J. Brock in formed the company in song that he wax The Very Model of a Modern Major-General and that he'd like "To Make the Punish ment fit the Crime."
Mrs. C. Womack sang charming As he had already informed the which has been re-introduced by aly about a sweet young maiden who The Bill as originally designed Jap wanted to know whe Wandered Down the Mountain has been amended by the Select Committee in important particulars ther the young lady in question and it is thought that in its revised clambered back up the other side form it will prove acceptable. The eventually. His curiosity remained Nationalist leaders are, however, at unsatisfied tacking the Bill_strongly.
Sir. Denys Bray, the Foreign cogitations by a most sympathetic Secretary, urged that the Executive rendition of Bose in the Bud."
Mr. V. C. abrum handed his Council must be armed with powers to meet the Communist invasion of cigar to Jay for a moment while he India, and he expressed the hope created a diversion by informing ali that Pandit Malaviya, the leader would vote for the Bill..
Star Chamber Methoda, na
Labour abitator, denounced the Bill soned at Kabul by order of Bachaias savouring of Star Chamber Mr. Kellogg has described condi-Saguao.
methods, and said that if the mea tions in China as having very much
sure was passed, the Government improved, and said he believed the
would next produce & Bill design- Nationalist Government we being
ed against Indian communists. franly established.
Motilal Nehru described the BUI as arbitrary absolutism."
One of the Japanese is said to have been seriously injured by the of Commons to-day, with regard to pickets, who have taken my posi the Chinese Government Depart-tions outside the Japanese Conces- ment's interference with the Counsion.
cil established by the Chen-O'Malley
agreement.
Bir Austen Chamberlain, in reply, said that representations had been made to the Nanking Government, and Dr.-C. T. Wang, the Foreign Minister, had promised to issue instructions that there should be no outside interference with the ex British Concession.
Sir Miles Lampson was continual- ly addressing Dr. Waag to make aure that is "instructions were being fulfilled..
HANKOW RATEPAYERS.
[THEDUCE, EXUTER'S AGENCY.]
HANKOW, Feb. 6th."
IMPROVED CONDITIONS.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
ganisations aro
areas.
DOW
Working
Voluntary subscriptions to the Lord Mayor's relief fund have now reached £850,000. The House of Commons has already sanctioned the payment of £150,000 sterling it. accordance with the Government's promise to contribute an amount equivalent to that publicly sub- scribed,
The Prince of Wales in conversa- Jay and I were unlucky. Every- tion with the Premier this week body we tackled had parted with gave him an impression of his re- their beans long before we hove in cent tour of the distressed areas in sight. Then we thought we had Northumberland and Durham. struck oil. An old gentleman was standing rather. pensively in s
HAND.
corner of the lounge, half screened WELSH MINERS OUT OF by a palm, enjoying the aroma of a gold-banded Corena. Jay attack- ed one flank and F ̋raided the old boy on the other.
"Hello, Old Besa!" gurgled Jay. The "old bean" retorted with an indignant glare. I wasn't going to be put off the scout by those tactics, so I prodded the old dear in the ribs and held out my hand invitingly. He must have been under the impression that I was Relief Fund for he offered me ten collecting for the Salvation Army
cente.
Time was flying and we stuck like one bean. Finally, just as time was glue to our only chance of securing up, we discovered that the old bean was stone deaf, so we gave up in disgust.
Calling Back Memories. Following light refreshments which Jay and I did NOT miss, Messrs. W. Robertson, W: E. Price, a sketch entitled "In Port. The P. Sands, and 8. M. Weat gars us
TWO BATON CHARGES BY
POLICE,
ANGRY MEN AND WOMEN.
[IKROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LowDos, Feb. 6th.. An unfortunate incident occur- red this morning in one of the South Wales coal mining arcas, de the terms upon which the pl veloping from a dispute regarding owners would re-open the pits.
Four men were leaving the col liery of Yayadda, Monmouthshire, : « when they were mensced by a crowd of five hundred men and women armed with sticks and stones.
and sundry in song that "When a plot was a good one but brought grew out of hand, the police being
and inspirer of the Indian youths, Man Beaches 40, he's 42, 44, 46 | back" too many memories of other two occasions, several of the crowd
AMANULLAH'S UNCLE SEIZED.
IMPRISONED IN KABUL,
ĮTHROUGH REUTKE'E AGENCY.Ţ
PESHAWAR, Feb. 7th.. The Senate Foreign Relations" It is reported that Sardar Mob. Committes has approved of the dumar Khan, an uncle of Amanul- Chaman Lal, the well-known Treaty granting tariff autonomy to lah, and his sons have been impri China.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6th.
?
HONAN FAMINE RELIED
(THEONGH ZEUTER'S AGENCY.]
NANKING, Feb. 7th.".
SUN YAT SEN'S BURIAL POSTPONED.
Sir
Purshotamadan Thakardas
Before He Knows Where He Ist" days. This brilliant young humorist, en- couraged by the applause of Jay and the delighted audience; warbled a little ditty anent the things he could have done "If He's Only Paid Ninopence a Week!"
"Who to?" asked Jay as he puffed contentedly at the remains of Mr. Labrum's cigar,
Hello, Old Bean!
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It concerned a judge who was visited by an escaped criminal who threatened the judge with a reval- The judge invited him to * have оде." They drank port to gether and the judge told the that the wine was poison- crim"
ed. The crim" died of fright!
Mr. W. Robertson was the bucolic judge, Mr. W. E. Price was the judge's butler, and Mr. P. Bands A competition followed. Each was the escaped criminal. Each (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Mr. S. said that Indian commercial men person and one beantwo if Mr. was fitted for their part.
Hunt did not detect them. The West was the MO. of the pro- NANKING, Feb. - 7th.
saw more of political import in the The postponed meeting of rate-
It is officially stated that the Bill than an effort to protect in beans were of the hard and duction.
haricot" type. Prizes were award. Jay, said that the “judge "': gave payers in Nos. 1 and 2" Special
State burial of the remains of Dr. dustry. Administrative Districts previously Feng Yu Halang left for Honan Sun Yat Sen has been postponed
He suggested a conference with ed to the lady and gentleman who him a cold feeling. He seemed to collected the greatest number of think he had met him before. At banned by the local Chinese on Tuesday in connection with to fame tat so as to allow time for the Viceroy,
beans in a certain time. To collect any rate, he kept wriggling in his The debate was adjorned. authorities is to be held to-day in famine relief in Honan, Shanxi and the completion of the varions pre-
beans one had to address another chair until the end. Then he heaved the offices of the British Chamber Kanau. He will also personally parations, especially the construe-
Select Committee.
person in this manner Hello, a long sigh of relief, so 7. of Commerce, Hong Kong Bank supervise the reorganisation and tion of the Chung Shan memorial, The Government's motion to re- Old Bean! The person so ad- Mr. Brock arose to sing. building.
disbandment of the Second Group and the highway work, which has fer the Public Safety Bill to a dressed had to give up a bean-if "I think," he began. The opinion is that Chinese inter- | Army. Feng Yu Hsiang expects to been considerably delayed owing select committee has been passed they had one.
"It's time to go," Enished Jay ference this time is not likely, return to Nanking carly in March, to bad weather,
by 0 votes to 30.
(Continued on sert Column).
We went
The polico intervened, but the angry mob refused to be persuaded to retire quietly, and eventually forced to charge with batons on
being felled to the ground with blood streaming from their faces.
The employers have offered to re open the pita on terms, which the Miners' Federation has refused to
accept.
OBITUARY,
FREDERICK GADS.
PHILANTHROPIC ADVISER TO
ROCKEFELLER.
(EKUTHE'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
Proix, Arizona, Feb. 7th. The death in announced Frederick Gads, the adviser Rockefeller's philanthropio activi-" ties. He is said to have been the originator inter alia of the Rocke feller Institute of Medical Research,