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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, MARCH 19th, 1929.
REIGN OF TERROR IN ANXIETY INCREASES NORWAY'S ROYAL
NORTH CHINA.
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PILLAGE AND MURDER.
REFUGEES POURING IN TO
TENGCHOWFU.
[THROUGH XEUTER'S AGENCY.)
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Caroo, March 18th. There are no fresh developments in the local situation. Liu Chen Nien is still holding his positions in the western area, and maintain- ing the strictest martial law.
General Chang Trung Chang bas made several attempts to persuade Liu to join him, hitherto without
BUCCCSS.
west
ARRESTED.
IN SPAIN.
WEDDING.
RECALCITRANT PROFESSOR' | DUKE AND DUCHESS ARRIVE
FEARS FOR DICTATORSHIP.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Pants, March 18th. For the first time since the estab lishment of the Dictatorship in Spain, apprehension in being felt as regards the stability of the regime.
According to reports reaching
are being held in readiness to prevent any further disturbances.
'IN OSLO.
PICTURESQUE SCENES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
OSLO, March 17th.. The streets were beflagged, gar- landed, and lined with tremendous cheering crowds to welcome the Dake and Duchess of York, for the wedding of Crown Prince Olaf and
GERMAN-AMERICAN |SEGRAVE'S WONDER
MOTOR DEAL.
OPEL SHARES BOUGHT UP.
CONTROL ACQUIRED BY G.M. CO.
(THROVAH' REÉTER'S AORNCÝ.]
BERLIN, March 17th.
An agreement has been complet- ed between the General Motors Company of America and the Ger- man Opel Car Company by which General Motors will take over the majority of the holding of the Opel
BOAT.
900 H.P. ENGINE; WEIGHS 1,000 POUNDS!
TRIUMPH OF DESIGN..
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
RUGBY, March 18th. Major Segrave bas reached Miami, Florida, where in his motor- beat Miss England, he will shortly attack the speed record of 92.3
FLAT RACING SEASON.
SPEEDING UP ALL ROUND,
THE NEW BETTING SYSTEM
LONDON, Mar. 18th (U.P.) Flat racing opened here to-day, and large fields for the big events, together with several changes, are likely to make the 1929 season a particularly interesting one.
ever.
THE FLOODS IN GEORGIA.
MARTIAL LAW TO CHECK LOOTING.
20,000 HOMELESS.
'FESUTRE'S AMERICLY BERVICE)
Hendaye. from Madrid the police Princess Martha of Sweden on shares at the purchase price. of miles an hour established last year gium are alan interested, whilst the is scanty, but it is believed that
Twenty Professors of Madrid University have announced that A foreign source at Tengelowfu❘ they will take no responsibility for reports that the situation there is the consequences of any measures daily becoming worse, particularly the Government take in connection among the villages wess and south. į with the student riots.
of Tahsienting, where the
One Professor has been arrested, people are refusing to pay further and several others will probably be levies to the military, and joining punished. The Cabinet has refused the Red Spears," and similar to authorise meetings of Professors. hands which have raised the stan including a proposed meeting of dard of revolt against the soldiery, the Madrid University Council.
This has resulted in most terrible reprisals on the part of the soldiers. who are robbing and murdering. and raping the countryside.
Drastic Measures.
MADRID, March 18th. The students' cutbreaks bave brought swift retribution. Prime
Thursday, at which the Duke of York will be best man.
Novel Decorations. The main thoroughfare along which the Duke and Duchess drove
to the palace this morning will be a wonderful sight during the royal wedding. festivities with its unique decorations and huge pillars of ice illuminated with gas.
The temperature of Oslo is so low that there is no fear of the ice not remaining intnet throughout the three days' festivities.
There has been the utmost diffi culty to obtain supplies of flowers, all of which have had to be im- perted and as the frozen
scas
£0,100,000.
The German Company will re- main independent but will manu- facture a certain number of 'Ameri- can gara, for sale in Europe.
by Mr. Gar Wood
Segrave's craft is itted with a 200 .p. Napier Lion, 12-cylinder aeroplane engine, of the pattern with which he recently established the new land speed record in his Golden Arrow e
The boat measures 26ft., and is
ft. Gins. in the beam, and the weight, exclusive of engines, is only
A United Press cable from Ber- lin on March 13th stated:--A tur. bulent reaction was registered in the German automobile industry to-day when it was reported that General Motors of the United States has arranged to purchase 761,000 lbs. per cent. of the German. Opel Auto concern. The price was and to be $30,000,000, constituting the largest single Germany since the War. This transaction was interpreted as a countermove against the Ford con- made known. Capacity of the Oper plant is 70,000 cars a year:]
American investment in
Dual rudders are fitted, one for ward, and one aft. These are con- nected, and are similarly operated by a single movement of the steer ing wheel, this system enabling the boat to be turned at high speeds much more quickly than is possible
Refugees continue to pour in to de Rivera has dismissed the Chan- hindered transport, the decorators tinental plans which were recently with an ordinary rudder.
Tengehowfu, and steamers from there are not saficient to cope with the situation...
Those who are unable to leave their villages sleep on the hillsides and return to their homes in the day time, retreating to the hills upon the alarm of attack by either soldiers or handits.
Chang Tsung Chang's hendquar. ters continue to be the rendezvous of ex-officials, all endeavouring to procure a position in the event of his success.
FOR MINOR DELINQUENTS.
JUVENILE COURTS TO BE SET UP.
¡TEROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY...
NANKING, March 19th.
cellor and Chapter of the Madrid University which will be closed for eighteen months.
The University is attended by most of the future civil servants, and aspirants to the professions, and its closing is likely to cause a greater re-action than the disbandment of the artillery and cadet academy.
Provincial universities have also been penalised.
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SPECULATION EVILS IN
AMERICA.
FEDERAL "OFFICIAL'S SOLEMN WARNING.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}
CINCINNATI, March 18th. Mr. Roy Young, the Governor of the Federal Reserve Board,, has!
were compelled to hire aeroplanes to get flowers."
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A Discordant Note. The Labour Party. which has a majority in the Town Council and is the second strongest Party in the Storting, has forbade the President of the Municipality and the Vice- President of the Storting (both of whom are Labour) accepting King Hankon's invitation to be his guests at the wedding, on the ground that acceptance would be equivalent to "know towing" royalty.
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A ROYAL ROMANCE.
OSLO, Mar. 17th (U.P.) The wedding here this wock of Crown Prince Olay of Norway and
KING IMPROVING- STEADILY.
WALKS UNASSISTED FOR FIFTY YARDS.
'GRATIFYING BULLETIN.
[CRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] 'ས་= Rucar, March 17th. Yesterday's bulletin regarding the King was the most reassuring statement yet made.
It baid:" His Majesty steadily, though slowly, regaining health. In strength, vigour and
appearance the improvement is de
Princess Martha of Sweden will tween the two Northern Kingdoms set a seal upon the relations be-finite."
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ATLANTA, March 18th. Martial law has been proclaimed in the Elba and. Geneva zanes, in order to check looting and disorders due to the recent floods in Georgia. graphs and telephones information Owing to interruption to tele-
the position is very grave. There though camps have improved make are 20,000 people homeless, and
owing to the lack of rations and tern, the situation is unsatisfactory,
medicines.
A glance at the published entries shows that racing continues to at- tract many patrons from abroad, French entries are as numerous s Ireland, Germany, and Bel presence of the. American track. Reigh Count, in the Ascot Gold Cup to be run in June, should Provide the tit-bit of the year.
The totalisator is expected to ap pear on the principa! tracks dur ing the summer months.. To bring betting into line with the requirequesting typhoid eorum. rules will bring English racing is being closely observed, but is not ments of the "tote" systern, new
The situation on the Mississippi, more up to date by speeding up the whole machine.
The main change which affects all forms of wagering on tracks and starting-price bets in offices and clubs, is the of both bettor and layer from losing over "technical" objec-
The authorities are urgently re-
yet ominous.
protection Telegrams in Brief-
tions, such as horse carry- ing the wrong weight. Up to now
A 63-hour train between Seattle a week was allowed for lodging TWO_R.A.F. MEN KILLED. such objections, and till auch time and Chicago will shortly be put had elapsed acbody could say wheato operation by the Northern ther a bet was won or lost. All Pacify Railway. The decision comes wagers will now be governed by a Great Northern Railway that their close izpon the announcement of the five-minutes rule. Caless "an ob jection is forthcoming inside this brief period the settlement of bets will take place immediately.
"CAPETOWN-CAIRO FLIGHT
TRAGEDY.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
CAPETOWN, March 18th. One airmen was killed and one seriously injured here, in a crash near Gwele to-day.
The machine was a Fairey-Napier R.A.F. plane, one of four engaged in the regular annual return fight from the Cape to Cairo.
LATER.
12th, arrived at Capetown on March The machines left Cairo on Feb. 7th, and left there on March 11th.
Flying-Oficer Y, W. Burnett, who
Turner, was killed instantly. died. The other victim, Sergeant
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Importance of the Braw. This speeding-ap process will be of far-reaching importance. Owners, trainers; or authorised agents will have to declare in writing their runners and jockeys not less than 45 minutes before the scheduled
time for a race. This will enable the runners and draw for the next event to be displayed immediately the previous race is over.
new train, the "Empire Builder," will make the run between the two, American cities in 63 hours,
A new daily passenger airplane service between Malmoe and "Paris vid Copenhagen, Hamburg, Dort mund and Cologne will be opened on April 1st as a point enterprise of the German Lufthansa and the. French Farman Company.
The
which
very difficult position in the German Government finds itself fancially was revealed The draw for positions at the when it became known that the starting tape is a most important Minister of Finance is negotiating.
Juvenile Courts for the trial of warned speculators that the Bank which have been growing steadily visit of Lord Dawson and was. sign, was injured in the crash, has since factor in many big races, such as with the Ministry of Posts, the
minor delinquests will be establish ed all over the country in the near future, according to an order by Wang Chung Hui, the President of the Judicial Yuan.
The regulations governing the organization of these courts will be drafted and submitted to the State Council for approval."
DELEGATES TO GENEVA.
CHINESE MINISTERS
APPOINTED.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NANKING, March 18th, Chiang Tao Ping, Minister" to Berlin, has been appointed to re- present China at the Disarmament Conference which is scheduled to take place at Geneva in April; and Liang Lung, Counsellor to the Legation at Berlin, will represent China at the conference on counter. feit coins and notes, also scheduled for April..
RIFLES FROM JAPAN.
(Fah T Tat Pas).
Rate might be raised it other means failed to check the use of Federal Reserve credit for speculation.
He emphasized the fact that two Foreign issue banks had been forced to raise their rate to protect their own position, and others would probably do likewise.
The experience of lifting rates may proceed in a vicious circle, with a bad effect not only to their own trade, but also to United States exports in general.
FIRST LORD TO VISIT THE FLEETS."
OFF TO MEDITERRANEAN.
[BATTISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
The bulletin was issued after the
Stanley Hewitt.
by Lord Dawson and Sir
ed days of 1905, when Norway de-
nore friendly ever since the strained elated her independence, of Sweden.
When Prince Charles of Den-
mark, the father of the bridegroom, King Haakon VII in 1905, re- ascended the throne of Norway as lations between the two were at a
severe strain.
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joined to Sweden since 1814 under Norway had been
common King, but the Nor- wegians had grown increteingly dissatisfied with the arrangement and had finally decided to break completely away. As soon as the difficulties attendent upon the separation had been cleared up. ac cording to well-informed Swedish and Norwegian sources, the natural mutual interests of the two coun- tries reasserted themselves and re- lations began to improve.
New Bond Between the Countries.
reversion to the old joint Crown. Although this week's wedding does not bring the possibility of appreciably closer, nevertheless, the newly-formed personal bond between the two reigning families
It was stated, authoritatively. this evening that the King had passed a good day.
For the first time since his ill- ness, His Majesty was able to walk unassisted for about fifty yarda.
and the King remained in the The weather was gloriously fine gardens at Craigwell for an hour.
In Good Spirits.
RUGBY, March 18th..
AUSTRALIAN FLYERS "HOP OFF."
AFTER HINKLER'S RECORD.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AUENCY.]
LONDON, March 18th. The Australian Ayers, Flt.-Lieut. On the South Coast to-day, the Moir and Flying Officer Owen, left weather was brilliantly fine. His Forzatone this morning in an all- Majesty again passed a good night. metal Vicker Armstrong - Siddeley morning, being taken out in a bath tralis in twelve days, thus beating out early again this machine. They hope to reach Aus
chair into the grounds of Craig-Bert Hinkler'a record of 154 days. weil House to enjoy the warm sun- shine. He stated that his unassist-
He was
ed "walk out-of-doors yesterday had | AMERICAN AIR DISASTER. had a good effect on his spirits.
ported was the report of her en- gagement to Prince Olav in the
atumn of 1928.
Princess Martha's tall. and
RUGBY, March 18th. The First Lord of the Admiralty, end of the week proceed to Gibral Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, will at the tar on a short visit to the combined Mediterranean and Atlantic Flects, which are this week engaged in their usual Spring exercises, which is believed to herald a growing slender figure, her dark hair and have replaced the old-time Summer co-operation between the two halves Naval maneuvres. They are to of the Scandinavian peninsula. pale complexion, and her marked- take place in the Western Mediter Princess Martha and her husbandy Northern cast of features, have ranean, between Sardinia" and the are expected to pay frequent visits cadeared her to the people of Straits of Gibraltar.
to Stockholm, while her parents Stockholm as typical of Sweden will probably often be seen in to-day... Oslo.
SHANGHAI, March 16th. Sun Tien Yip has ordered 15,000 rifes from Japan, offering fourteen chests of treasures, which he had stolen from the tomb of the Emmen are engaged. press Dowager," as security.
REPORTED BAYONETTING IN HANKOW.
About 100 ships of different cate 5ories, and over 30,000 officers and
WAS
A COUNTER-ESPIONAGE GENIUS.
ADMIRAL HALL OUT OF POLITICS.
way WAS 2
Contrary to a widespread belief, blonde hair is not a universal at- tribute of all Swedes.
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13 KILLED: 1 HURT.
[REUTER'S SMERICAN TICZ]
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New Yonx, March 17th. Thirteen persons were killed and one seriously injured when Colonial Airways plane crashed at Newark Meadows, New Jersey.
The pilot was unhurt.
Pilot's Wonderful Escape.
NEW YORK, March 18th. The Newark Meadows crash baa caused the highest death-roll ever known in a single air accident in the United States.
Most of the victims were sight-
the Lincolnshire handicap, the Heichs Railways Company and the Hunt Cup, Steward's Cup, and the Prussian Treasury regarding the. Cambridgeshire. Also or tracks possibility of raising the sum of cover the like Epsom and Chester early 3,000,000,000 marka to betting was often revolutionized surreat expenses of the Gaveru when the draw was generally ment up to the end of the present known. To-day's programme con- month. It also became known that tained no big race, and betting in the emergency budget for the was of a light order. Gossip coming financial year the taxes on chiefly concerned Wednesday's big estates, beer and spirits will remain event the Lincolnshire handicap. in force in a somewhat changed coupled with the Grand National form, which is expected to be more
effective than the present one. at Liverpool on Friday.
Every Mother knows
seers, having their first flight. The Every mother knows that her greatest joy is to see baby pilot says that the machine only.
rose 100 feet, when the engine fail happy and contented and thriving steadily.
ed, and the plane crashed into a stationary goods train,
The happy, thriving baby is breast-fed, for in maternal milk He and a companion seated be side him escaped because the cockNature has provided the ideal food for healthy growth. pit was slightly higher than the catapulted through the roof, over
Prince Olav, who will some day In the Mediterranean Fleet, the be King of Norway, bears the same battleship Queen Elizabeth carries name as the last independent King An Accomplished Princess. the flag of the Admiral, Sir before his father, King Olaf V Martha's parents, in common Frederick Field, Commander-in-who, died in 1387, whereafter Nor with all present-day aristocratic Chief, and in the Atlantic Fleet, way, Sweden and Denmark were Swedish parents, believe that chil- (Wah Taz Fat Pao).
the battleship Nelson carries the joined in a single kingdom until dren should be taugh: some useful flag of Sir Hubert Brand, Com 1450. From then until 1814 Nor occupation. Accordinglyly mander-in-Chief. SHANGHAI, March 18th.
part of Denmark, three Princesses have been trained Li Ya Yen, one of the Boycott
governed by Dancs, with her rulers as wives and mothers as well Committee,
bayonetted by
living in Copenhagen, and her being given a thorough schooling Japanese troops in Chinese terri-
language gradually becoming Martha is
Accomplished Danish, Then Denmark ceded Nor-needlewoman, a skilled farmer, a tory in Hankow on Sunday morn ing. He was seriously wounded,
way to Sweden without the consent, good cook, a competent nurse, and of the Norwegian people." After and was rushed to hospital at once.
an able musician. She is also fond passenger some difficulty, The Boycott Committee have
down as an indivisible kingdom and dancing.
Norway settled of sports, particularly ski-ing,
the train.. united with Sweden under
one
When the three sisters .were King." The relationship, which
little they were encouraged to play was not always happy, grew worse
at keeping house in a small cottage toward the close of the Jast
erected for them on their father's century, leading to the rupture in
summer estate of Fridhem (“ Home 1908 and the re-establishment of a of Peace." So adept did Martha separate Norwegian throne for the become in the domestic arts that first time in over five hundred when she first took up the study of cooking and housekeeping in school her instructress declared there was little left to teach the young Princess.
asked the Bureau of Foreign Affairs to take action, and make repre sentations to the Japanese officials.
SZECHUAN PROVINCIAL
GOVERNMENT.
(Wah Tez Yat Pan),
SHANGHAI, March 18th.
The Provincial Government of Szachuan will be inaugurated on the 22nd inst, with Liu Wen Hui
BRILLIANT WAR RECORD:
(THROUGH "REUTER'S" AGENCY-]
LONDON, March 17th. Admiral Sir Reginald Hall, Con- servative member for Eastbourne, will not contest the division at the General Election.
This decision has been reached owing to his continued ill-bealth.
years.
cabin.
They were
THE MEXICAN REVOLT.
(REUTEL'S AMERICAN SERVICE}
Maternal Milk is germ free and of correct composition. Authorities have proved that the breast-fed baby has many more chances of grow, ing strong and healthy than the artificially-fed baby. Rebel beadquarters announce that No substitute, is equal to San Pedro, with a sanguinary battle took place at maternal milk for safeguard- Federals and Rebels killed and 300ing the child against nutri- Federals captured.
tional diseases such rickets, etc.
TORREON, March 17th..
The enthusiasm.with which both
a total of 200 peoples have hailed the coming
The Admiral became famous for wedding indicates the widespread his work as head of the Naval In-nature of the relief that a difficult
as the Chairman, and Liu Hsiang, telligence Department during the period in the history of the Bean- Tang Shih Hou, Tien Chung Yao, war. He several times narrowly dínavisa -has been closed. Hsiang Foo I and others as mencecaped assassination. He was hers. They will assume their posta genius on the same day.
RESTORING TIENTSIN'S
"PORT.
A GOVERNMENT BOND ISSUE.
The people of North China wel come the decision of the Nanking, Government to approving a bond jaeue to cut A new channel in the Hai river at Tientsin, restoring that port to its former importance.
Neglect has caused the river to be silted up so that even the small atcamera which used to come up to Tientsia can no longer reach the premier port of North China,
If the bond issue is carried out as directed, money will be avail- able for this work, so important to business-mon in North China.
WOR
at counter-espionage and. obtaining responsible for Bernstorff's letter, which was the factor which "decided America to enter the War.
LABOUR CONGRESS,
CLOSES:
TO RESUME IN JUNE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] - GENEVA, March 17th.
held in June, when the director (M. Thomas) will report on his tour to the Far East.
SWEDEN'S CHARMING
DAUGHTER.
STOCKHOLM, Mar. 17 (U.P.) Sweden will be the poorer by the loss of one of her most charming daughters, who has gone to Oslo to become Crown Princess Martha of the Norwegians.
A Royal Dressmaker.
the
A favourite joke in Martha's | family is the way her friends ad- mire her frocks and party dresses. Many compliments have also ap peared from time to time in society columns of the Press here regarding these charming dresses. The secret les in the fact that many are designed and made by Martha herself.
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BIRTHDAY OF PRINCESS LOUISE.
MANY CONGRATULATIONS.
CAP FERRAT, Mar. 13 (U.P.) Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll and sister of the late King Edward, celebrated her eighty-firat birthday' to-day quietly.
Princess Martha, daughter of Old school friends, many of the Duke of Vastergotland, who is whom have gone to Oslo. to attend a brother of King Gustav V., is the wedding, like to recall the As has been her custom, she is the last of three sisters to marry. Martha they knew in the class-spending the winter here, staying Her older sister, Marguerite, room. They are unanimous. in in the Grand Hotel, where she has married Prince Axel of Denmark their praise of her even temper and a suite of rooms. the spends much in 1919, and her younger sister, gentle disposition. Martha, they of her time with her brother, the
The governing body of the Inter-Princess Astrid, married Crown say, was one of themselves in all Duke of Connaught, who has a. national Labour Office has conclud Prince Leopold of the Belgians in things. There was .never the villa nearby. ed its sessions, which will next be 1926. Although she herself has slightest barrier drawn between Telegrams poured into the hotel
been rumqured engaged to several themselves and the Princess. eligible Royal bachelors, including Princess Martha is the first the Prince of Wales and King Princess to be married in Oslo Boris of Bulgaria, the only rumoursince 1580, when King James VI whith subsequent events have sup- of Scotland married Princess Anne (Continued on next Column). of Denmark and Norway there.
Mr. Yoshisaka, (on behalf of Japan, thanked the director for his visit to Japan.
all the morning, and among the first was one from her nephew King George. By noon it w&I understood that most of her re latives at home and abroad had seat their congratulations.
Doctors, nurses and mothers daily testify to the remark able qualities of "Ovaltine" for producing a rich supply of maternal milk. When taken regularly-both before
and after the birth-nearly every mother is enabled to breast-feed her baby.
Not only does this delicious beverage promote adequate lactation, but it assists the mother in maintaining her strength while nursing, and ensures a quick return to normal health. "Ovaltine" concentrated and easily digested nourish- ment prepared from ripe barley malt, creamy milk and eggs. One cupful provides more nourishment than 3 eggs or 12 cupfuls of beef tea.
OVALTINE
Enables Mothers to Breast-feed their Babies
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