MURDER MYSTERY AT SHANGHAÏ,
BEAUTIFUL CHINESE GIRL FOUND SHOT.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
SHANGHAI, August 90.
CHINA NATIONAL AVIATION CORPN.
SEVEN PILOTS TENDER RESIGNATION.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
SHANGHAI, August 20. The dead body of a beautiful Seven Chinese air pilots, includ- Chinese girl was found outside the ing Mr. Nich, the director-general residence of M. Meunier, sub-of the Shanghai-Chengtu service, manager of the Banque Franco- and supervisor of the China Nation- Chinoise.
al Aviation Corporation, have re signed from the latter organisation.
The servants heard revolver shots,
and later discovered the corpse, which was well-dressed, outside the iron gates of the compound,
The girl was shot through the right cyę."
The police are probing the affair, which contains all the features of a mystery murder.
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U.S.., MUNITIONS FOR CHINA.
RELEASED ON LEGATION'S REQUEST, -
[BEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, August 19. - The Dupont Denemours mufi- tions for the Chinese Nationalists
The pilots, in the course of au interview, declared: "We are pilots, not mechanics, and we intend to serve as pilots or get out."
ROYAL VISIT TO SCOTLAND.
FIRST VISIT TO BALMORAL SINCE KING'S ILLNESS.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE1
RUGBY, August 19. Considerable interest is being taken in the visit which the King and Queen are to pay to Balmoral.
Their Majesties are travelling by special train from Sandringham to Balmoral on Saturday, and this
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1930.·
ASAMA VOLCANO IN
ERUPTION.:
시
SIX JAPANESE' MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS PERISH.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BERLIN-TOKYO FLIGHT.
JAPANESE AIRMAN HOPS OFF AT BERLIN,
[TELOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BEELIN, August 20. TOKYO, August 30.
The airman Seiji Yoshibers left Six Japanese mountain climbers.
Women, perished at 544 this morning en route to including two during a violent eruption of the Tokyo vii Koenigsberg. volcano Mount Asama, north-west of Tokyo, when strong earth shocks were felt in the surrounding region.
The victims were caught in the lava flow 2,000 feet below the crater.
REBUFF TO TURKEY.
ابر
PERSIA'S LAST WORD ÖN KURDISH REBELLION.
[THROUGH REUTEK'S AGENCY.]
CONSTANTINOPLE, "Aug. 19. What appears to be Persia's last word in the exchange of Turco- Persian'
Notes
regarding the Kurdish rebellion was received here to-day.
It
declares that the Persian
VAN LEAR BLACK
DROWNED.
FAMOUS FLYER WHO VISITED COLONY.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.)
Trial!_
N.S.W. LABOURDON BRADMAN AGAIN.
WANTS THEODORE.
OTHERWISE MR. SCULLIN SHOULD REMAIN.
(THROUGH ACUTER'S AGENCY.)
SYDNEY, August 90. Mr. Graves, President of the Australian Labour party, in the course of a statement on behalf of the New South Wales Labourites, recommends that the Cabinet should request Mr. Theodors to assume the post of Treasurer during Mr. Scullin'a absence:
Mr. Scullin, the Premier, has been acting Treasurer since Mr. Theodore resigned,
Mr. Graves asserts that the
Mr. Graves says it is imperative shat, there should be a strong res presentative of Labour at the helm, otherwise Mr. Scullin should not BALTIMORE, August 19. " Mr. Van Lear Black, the retired leave Australia at present. newspaper proprietor and aviation Queensland Government is delay- and yachting enthusiast, who flowing the case against Mr. Theodore round the world last year, fell over and denying the country the use of board from his yacht and was Mr. Theodore's, services, at a time drowned.
of crisis.
The yacht was lying off the New Jersey coast and the body has not yet been recovered.
A valet discovered that Mr. Van Lear Black was missing when he
have been released at the request will be their first visit to the North Government cannot in ary cir- went to his cabin in the evening.
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since the King's illness in 1928
It is expected that the King and Queen will pay an early visit to the Duke and Duchess of York at Glamis Castle.
of the Chinese Legation here,
It will be recalled that on Friday Jas: the State Department declined to accede to the request of the Dupont Denomour powder interests to release the consignment, which. was due for shipment of Saturday, until the Nationalist Government DISTINGUISHED PATIENTS.
desired the shipment cleared.
SINKING OF LINER TAHITI. MASTERLY SEAMANSHIP PREVENTS DISASTER.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
WELLINGTON, August 19.
DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND AND LORD BIRKENHEAD.
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
་
RUGBY, August 19. The Duke of Northumberland spent a fair night. The slight im- Blood provement is maintained. transfusion is now no longer con- sidered advisable.
cumstance:
consent
to military co-operation with Turkey against the Kurds in Persian territory.
This refusal is regarded in Turkish circles as inconsistent with Persia's recent assurances of friend ship.
League Excited at Possible Appeal by Persia.
GENEVA, August 13. The Turko-Persian conflict is arousing lively interest in League of Nations circles, where it is con- fidently anticipated that Persia will appeal to the League for redress.
Moreover, it is pointed out that even if Persia was inclined to deal with the dispute in a dilatory way,
An extensive "search proved, in vain, but a handkerchief was found near the place where Mr. Black. often sat perched on the deckrail in a dangerous position. It is thought likely that he was sitting there in the evening, reached for his hand kerchief and was thrown over by a heavy rolk
In Hong Kong this Year. Mr. Van Lear Black visited Hong Keng on a flight from London to the Far East on March 19 in his huge Fokker machine Maryland Free State." Mr. Black had fown from London viù Spain, North Africa. Algiers, Cairo, Delhi, Cal. cutta and Karachi. He stopped as
Tributes to the masterly scaman right and his strength is well main under Article XI, of the Coyen Hanoi and made the journey from
ship of the captains of the Tahiti and Ventura in preventing a dis- aster were paid by the passengers of the Tahiti whom "the "Ventura landed at Pago Pago.
Lord Birkenhead had a quiet tained, but he is not yet free from fever,
AIMEE MCPHERSON REPORTED ILL.
The passengers state that twice before the Ventura arrived the CONFLICTING STORIES FROM captain "of the Tahiti, ordered the passengers to take to the boats.
The Pen-Y-Bryn, which arrived on the scene earlier and stood by the Tahiti, lacked the equipments to transfer the passengers of the Tabiti, who were most apprehen- sive for three days but thankful for their good fortune.
The Ventura firat, took off the women, then the male passengers and then finally the crew. When all were safe an attempt was made to save the mails, but the Tahiti lurched and sank bows first, creat ing a boiling whirlpool.
The Pen-Y-Bryn, which is on voyage from Cube to Auckland with a cargo of sugar, sent out a mes.! sage on August 17 to the effect that she was running short of coal oving to the diversion of her course to assist the Tahiti.
She is now trying to reach Suve to re-cpal, as a dangerous south- west gale is blowing in the direc
tion of Auckland.
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Ventura Arrives at Pago Pago. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20. The Ventura, with the passengers and crew of the sunken liner Tahiti, has arrived at Pago Pago.
CHINESE EASTERN
RAILWAY.
AMERICAN CAPITAL TO THE RESCUE.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LOS ANGELES.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN BEKVIE.]
LOS ANGELES, August 19. Aimee McPherson, the evangelist,
critically ill.
there to Hong Kong in one hop.
Mr. Black, who stayed at the Peninsula Hotel, then flow non-stop
ant of the League every member of the League's Council would be pri vileged to bring the matter forraal- ly to the League's notice and thus lo start action which will be high-to Shanghai at 7.30 on March ly complicated and extremely de licate on account of the fact that and arrived at Shanghai at
with him Mr. G. Y. Gaysen Turkey is not a member of the 3.40 in the afternoon. He had League.
dorfer and Mr. Y. B. Scholte, pilót, Mr. L. J. Bayline, his valet, and Mr. I. Dunk, the mechanic. From Shanghai, Mr. Van Lear Black flew to Seoul and Tokyo.
The procedure as provided for in the League Covenant would begin with a formal request to Turkey to submit the case voluntarily to arbitration by the League. Simul- taneously a Commission would have to be appointed to enquire into the dispute and to propose measures to-
Her secretary says she is blind. She had a nervous breakdownwards its settlement. Fortnight ago.
LATER.
Reports are circulating among the followers of Aimee McPherson that she is "not so much ill, but is living in seclusion owing to a dis agreement with her mother with regard to the management of church affairs.
for a
Lengthy Flights.
[A message of July 3 stated :- The Federal Treasurer, the Right Hon. Mr. Edward Grenville Theo-
dore, has resigned following the announcement of the findings of the Queensland Royal Commission of Enquiry into the circumstances attending the purchase of Mungana (Chillage) Mines by the Queens- land Labour Government when Mr. Theodore was Premier.
The Commission finds that Mr. Theodore and another Labour ex- Premier, W: McCormack, alo Mr. Goddard, who was Minea Manager of Chillagoe, were guilty of fraud and dishonesty in procuring the State to purchase mines for £10,000.
Mr. Theodore, interviewed, hotly denied the charges, which he declar. ed, were the work of his political enemies. Mr. Theodore has made clear that his resignation will only operate until these charges are cleared up.].
AUSTRALIAN ADVISORY FINANCE COMMITTEE.
1.
To HELP SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
MELBOURNE, August 19.
A conference of State Premiers has appointed a National Finance Advisory Committee, consisting of master-General; Mr. Hogan, Pre- mier of Victoria: Mr. Hill, Premier Mr. J. A. Lyons, the Federal Post-
of South Australia; and Mr. B. S. B. Stevens, Treasurer of New South Wales; which will forthwith plan co-operative aid for South Austra lia, which is the only State in the sound Commonwealth without a balance.
The delegates agreed that nation- al expenditure, must be reduced by £30,000,000.
AMERICAN DEFICIT
FEARED.
FINANCIAL" OUTLOOK. MOST DEPRESSING.
(THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.]
WASHINGTON, August 19.
Of Dutch origin, the greater part of his life was devoted to business,
chief property
the being bis Baltimore Sun.
After making a number of flights If, on the other hand, Turkey de Her daughter has been summoned fed the League, there would still in America he gave an order in Jupiter-8-seater from Paris and her son from the according to the provisions of the Holland Middle West.
Covenant-arise the issue of the monoplane and engaged two Dutch so-called sanctions, an eventuality pilots He had the machine fitted which, however, is not seriously con-up so luxuriously that it was known templated here. Anyhow it is adds his "air yacht." It had sleep, mitted that the situation is fraughting accommodation for himself and with. serious possibilities even his crew. though, according to private ad- vices, Turkey insists that her in-
· Leaving Amsterdam on June 15, vasion of Persian territory does not 1927, with two pilota, an engineer" constitute a hostile act but is mere- and a valet, he reached Batavia in. ly a demonstration to compel Persia 16 days, although delayed by the to live up to her treaty obligations police at Constantinople for two under which she would have to pre-days and also by storms. He extended at the end of the fiscal year on vent the Kurd tribesmen from ined the tour to other places in the vading Turkish territory.
East and then returned to Europe, after covering 18,600 miles without a mishap. His fring time was about 200 hours. With little delay he undertook many other fights, visiting India, China, Japan and various parts of Africa, including Cape Town
And the Greatest of These
I-1.1
LOB ANGELES, August 20. Aimee MoPherson's mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, is in hospital bere suffering from a broken nose.
Mrs. Kennedy says that her tem- peramental daughter did it,
ANGORA, August 13. The Turkish troops operating in the Ararat district under General Salih Pasha are now firmly en- trezohed near Adrigah with tanks and aeroplanes acting as recon- noitring forcee. Military circles are When I
confident that it will be possible to cut off the retreat of the Kurdish || - raiders and to dispose finally of the menace. Fre" and public în gen- eral welcome the Government's "en-
Aimee accused me of talking about her and her secretary, Miss Mae Wadren. I replied that I was referring to her associates, Then Aimee went wild came to I was lying on the floor, and my nose was almost killing
me:"+
ergetic action, which, it is em phasized, will not disturb the amicable relations between Turkey and Persia, since the latter's troops stationed at the frontier would in any chse not have been sufficient to cope with the Kurdish rebels,
Turkey's Offer to Persia.
UNEMPLOYMENT INCREASES
IN BRITAIN. (THROUGH REUTER'S AMOZHOY.]
LONDON, August 19. There has been a further in- crease in unemployment during the last fortnight, the total num- ber now being 2,050,000,
On August 6. the total number of was 2,011,000, this unemployed being the first occasion on which the total had exceeded the total of 2,000,000 since 1991,
Aimee Semple McPherson was bora near Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada, in 1890 and in early youth she gained fame as an elocutionist, At the age of 17 she married Robert Semple, à boilermaker who and turned missionary. She went with him to China, where he died, Returning to America, she married Harold McPherson, a salesman for
ANCORA, August 14. a wholesale grocery firm. Then, The Turkish Government has dis- seized with the conviction that she patched another "Note to Teheran BERLIN, August 20. must start a crusade for the world's proposing that both countries A group of American financiers salvation, she travelled extensively should co-operate with each other in and representatives of the Soviet in Canada and the United States, suppressing the rebellion of the Government and the Russo-Asiatic Her dramatic devices for driving Kurdish tribestien.
The Press furthermore indicates band of 100 Kurds whose two chief- Bank are negotiating regarding the bottle religious truths produced future of the Chinese Eastern crowded meetings wherever she that Turkey is prepared to offer tains were beheaded. This report Railway.
went, and with her mother, Mrs. Forsia territorial compensation for made a deep impression here, as it It is reported that the conflict Minnie Kennedy, an excellent basi the district now occupied by Turkish is being interpreted as an indication towards between the Manchurian-and-the-ness woman who had been in the troops. Meanwhile the latter con- of Persia's goodwill
their operations in tique
the Turkey, Soviet Governments regarding the Salvation Army-no
LONDON, August 14. Brazier m Railway Concession has money raidly accumulated. In triangle to the North-west of not yet been settled.
1920 3hwezo a preaching boneunte Arts CHSBY DIEVION LE IS ONE my memed fine catre
The Persian frontier Lawrence, of Arabian fame, is at in England, and on her return to railway. Californie she disappeared alto guards now apparently also pursue present in Kurdistan and engender- time. Eventually the Kurds, ne must be concluded, ing the rebellion of the Kurd tribes gether for å found in an Arizona hospital, she from a dispatch from Teheran stat men against Turkey. It is em explained that she had been caring that the Persian frontier guards phatically stated that Colonel Law- ried off by bandits and kept pri- lost 22 killed while eleven were rence is still working as aircrafts oner. In 1928. she went on another wounded in an encounter with a man Shaw in a military aerodrome tour of England..
(Continued at foot of next column.) – in England.
The Chinese obviously, are unable to raise from their own resources the capital to pay the Russians, the eras invested in the railway when the Russian lease expires in 1933, and therefore, they have invited American capital to come to the
rescue.
manager,
A deficit of G.8200,000,000 is 'fear-
penditure, shrinking revenues and June 30, 1931, due to increasing ex- reduced business activity.
The expenditure, from July 1 to August 15, excluding National Debt Redemption, exceeded the corre. sponding period in 1929 by G829,000,000.
During the same period, the taxes collected were G.855,000,000 less, shile the Customs receipts dropped by G.836,000,000.
It is believed that it may be necessary to use any cash payments which foreign Governmente may make on account of War Debts to meet current expenses, instead of applying them to the redemption of the National Debt
SYDNEY'S GREAT HARBOUR BRIDGE.
SIZE AND GRANDEUR SURPASSES EXPECTATION.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENON.]
SYDNEY, August 90. Union Jacks and Australian flags flying from the tops of cranes, and whistles and syrens shrieking
archiol the brkiga serOSITLED informed the people here that the bour had been successfully joined.
The bridge will be illuminated by floodlights to-night to commemorate the event
The appearance of the completed framework surpasses expectation in the size and grandeur of its majes
tic sweep
MORE RECORDS SHATTERED BY
AUSTRALIAN MARVEL.
A
ARCHIE JACKSON FIGURES IN GREAT FOURTH"
„WICKET PARTNERSHIP.
FORMIDABLE TOTAL FOR 7 WICKETS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, August 10. There was only ten minutes play after the tea interval to-day on account of rain, during which time only one run was added to the total-a single by Bradman," whose score now stood at 130.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales arrived on the ground nt 1.52 p.m., when the teams were at lunch, but the players were presented to "Prince Charming," who had many words of praise and congratulation for them..
Heavy rains swept the ground, but at three o'clock play was resumed and Larwood and Tate found it difficult to get a foot- hold on the ground. A generous supply of sawdust was distribut- ed near the stumps, and when Peebles came on again he found the wicket very much to his liking. He often had Bradman guessing, and once "Don" played too soon to one of his de- liveries and was almost caught and bowled.
There was a further interruption by rain, and at 5.45 p.m. the rival captains went out to inspect the pitch, but they could not- agree. The umpires decided that play was to be resumed at 6.20. p.m.
This seemed farcical, but there was a possibility, of a wicket. falling. At the close of play Australia, was 403, for a wickets, and both Bradman (130) and Jackson (43) were still going strong.
Bradman-228 and Still Batting!
.....
LONDON, August 20. -- Don" and "Archie" resumed Australia's innings, and they were accorded a great ovation as they walked out to the wicket
LATER.
The weather was cold and cheerless with sunny intervals. Bradman, who batted" like à "machine, was not in the least per- turbed by any bowler. This wonder bat went on breaking record after record. First of all he beat the highest individual aggregate record of 005 in-an Anglo-Australian rubber made by Hammond in 1038 and then with Jackson shattered the fourth wicket record of
1 put up by S. Gregory and Trott at Lords at 1898.
After playing a great innings for 73 runs Jackson was out to a skier at extra-cover. He hit eight boundaries in what was described as a concentrated defensive knock. The telegraph board now read-506-4-73, while Bradman, still undefeated, had passed his 200 mark by 3 runs.
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McCabe joined Bradman, and they played pretty cricket to bring the total to 551 for 4 when lunch-time arrived. The new- comer had made 14 while Bradman's total was 298-still unde- feated!
Bradman Out: McCabe Follows.
Yet once again the interval proved to be England's best change-bowler, for after the stop "Don" had only made another four when Duckworth eaught him off Larwood.
His total was 232, and his innings was a great piece of work.
Oldfeld joined Stanley McCabe, and for a time they went about collecting runs merrily. Then when the latter had passed his half-century by four russ, the English stumper held him off one of Hammond's deliveries.
Enter Fairfax, and again a fairly good partnership ensued between him and Australia's stumper. However, like all good things this came to an end when Oldfield put up one of Peebles? googlies and was well taken by "Larwood, Grimmett joined Fairfax, and the new-comer had only gathered a couple when play was stopped for the tea interval. Fairfax's contribution was 44 and the total 675 for 7 wickets.
ENGLAND; FIRST INNINGS.
J. B. Hobbs, c. Kippax, b Wall
H. W. Sutcliffe, e Oldfield, b Fairfax.
161
W. W. Whysall, 1.b.w., b'.Wall K. 8. Duleepsinghi, e Fairfax, b' Grimmett W. R. Hammond, b 'McCabe" ... M. Leyland, b Grimmett
13
50
B. E. E. Wyatt, e Oldfield, b Fairfax M. W. Tate, st. Didfeld, b. Grimmett „H. Larwood, Lb.w., b Grimmett
G. Duckworth, b Fairfax
I. A. E. Peebles, not out
Extras
T. Wall
A. Fairfax
G. V. Grimmett 8. KcUabemu P. M. Hornibrook
Total
Bowling Analysis,
10
M.
+37126
31 66.2 13" 135
W
04
151 54
AUSTRALIANS: FIRST INHINGS.
W. M. Woodfull, e Duckworth, b Peebles W. H. Ponsford, b'Peebles
D. G. Bradman, e Duckworth, b Larwood
Kippax, Wyatt, b Peebles Jackson, o Sutcliffe, » Wyatt Bredabere Drakwork, b
W-kolébkyughsewood; b. A, Fairfax, not out. (0. V. Grimmett, not out:
Extras
Total (for 7 wickets)
To Bat:-2. Wall and P. M. Hornibrook,
110