BOMBS DROPPED OVER PEIPING.”
GANG KIDNAP COMPRADORE.
ONLY ONE OF SIX BOMBS OUTRAGE IN BROAD DAY-
EXPLODE.
· [TEXOGON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEPING, August 27.
LIGHT AT SHANGHAI.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
SHANGHAI, August 27. Two Nationalist aeroplanes from
By a clever strategem a lawless Tsinanfu raided Peiping this morn-gang purloined a public taxi-cab, ing and dropped a number of small in which they carried off the assist bombs over Huaijentang, which is ant compradore of the Yangtze the headquarters of the Enlarged Insurance Association in broad day. Plenary Session" of the. Central light. Executive Council, and also the island in the Forbidden City where the Emperor Awanghau once lived, and also the headquarters of the Committee of Public Safety.
No Casualties and No Panic.
LATER.
According to the Chinese authori ties, six bombs were dropped, of which one exploded This bomb fell on the pathway just outside the old Directorate General of Posts, inside the Chienen Gate, making a crater three feet deep and six feet wide.
The explosion smashed the win dows and wrecked the furniture, stored there, but there were..Do casualties,
Later, the taxi-cab was found abandoned on a lonely road.
ARCHDUKE ALBRECHT
MARRIED.
SCORNS KINGSHIP TO LOVE MARRIAGE.
(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]
it
"
LONDON, August 28. It has been disclosed that Archduke Albrecht of Austria was
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1930.
BRITAIN'S REPLY IN RUNNING GUN FIGHT
SIMPSON CASE.
"ENTIRELY UNSATISFAC- TORY" TO NANKING.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.}
NANKING, August 27. It is reported that Sir Miles Lampson's reply to the National Government's Note demanding the deportation and punishment of Mr. Lenex Simpson was received at the Foreign Office yesterday,
AT SHANGHAI.
BANDIT AND RICKSHA COOLIE KILLED.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
ECONOMIC MISSION TO FAR EAST.
BRITISH TRADE WITH " CHINA AND JAPAN.:
[TEROCOK HEUTER'S AGENCY.] ́
LONDON, August 26.
WHANGPOO RIVER COLLISION.
CARGO OF BRICKS SUNK.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
SHANGHAI, August 27. Twenty thousand bricks went to The Economie Mission to the Far the bottom of the Whanghon River East will leave London on Septem-when a boat collided with a derrick ber 19.
pontoon.
The majority of the bricks. werd later recovered.
BOMB EXPLODES AT POLICE STATION.
SIX PEOPLE INJURED AT
CALCUTTA.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
CALCUTTA: August 26.
SHANGHAI, August 27. An armed robbery netting only
A bomb exploded to-day at the $23 resulted in a running gun
suburban police station at Joraba: gan, six people being injured... pattle in Avenue Edward VII, in
LATER which one robber and a ricksha
The personnel of the Mission to
An examination of fragments of coolic were killed and another coolie wounded and a second bandit the Far East consists of the follow-
the bomb thrown at the police ing While the contents of the Note captured.
station at Jorabagan show that it The Chairman, During the chase a foreign man-Thompson, Kt. (Chairman of the mission-and it would be one of
Sir Ernest have not been divulged, they are
One of the first duties of the is of the same type as those which stated to be "entirely unsatisfac-ager of a cinema fired his revolver Executive Joint Committee of the their pleasures-would be to visit
were thrown at the car in which tory,"
at the fleeing bandits, but without Cotton Trade Organisations), who Japan. That would be a courtesy Sir Charles Tegart was traveling.
ie also Chairman of the cotton visit more than anything else, bo According to witnesses an ungue- section of the Mission. He is a cause a mission from Japan visit-picious looking taxi-cab pulled up Manchester shipping merchant. ed this country in 1922, and a visit Sir Thomas Allen, Vice-Chair- from commercial men, of this coun- man of the Co-operative Wholesale try was due in return. After that Society, and Chairman of the New they would pay their respects to Zealand Produce Association, etc. the Chinese Government at Nan- "Lieut. Col. Reginald Keble Mor-king, and they would then take con, C.B.E., M.I.C.E., a Director up the real work of the mission. of Lloyd's Bank, Ltd., and Chair- the study of the position of Eri man of the British Electrical and tish trade in China. They would jured, but there was only one hos Allied Manufacturers' "Association,
have to study very carefully our competitors' position and the reapital case.
BURIAL OF DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND.
A meeting of the Foreign Rela Avail. tions Committee of the Central Council, held yesterday afternoon, discussed the matter, and it is stated that another Note will be addressed to "Sir Miles Lampson refuting the arguments advanced by him for refusing to take action for the deportation of Mr. Lenox Simpson,
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married at a Brighton registry LORD BEAVERBROOK ILL. offer on the 18th instant to Madame Irene Rudnay (formerly Leibach), who was recently divorced from her husband, M. Rudnay, former Minister to Sofia.
Mr. Nixon, Postal Commissioner, who was coming from an adjoining room, picked up a handful of shells aplinters.
The populace did not go into a panic, and appear to be utterly uninterested.
The, couple, who are both aged, years, first met in the Archduke's sick room at The Hague a few years ago, and Madame Rudnay nursed him back to health.
A suit for the annulment of her
SUFFERING FROM FOOD POISONING.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, August 27. Lord, Beaverbrook, while on yachting holiday, was taken ill suffering from food poisoning.
The yacht is lying in Dover har-
It appears that there is some former marriage is being proceed-beur, and a doctor has been eum- doubt whether the aeroplanes passed with in Rome, as divorce is not ed actually over the Legation
"whether a protest will be lodged.
with Yanking.
Church.
PRESCRIPTIVE RIGHT OF FAMILY EXERCISED..
(THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, August 7. The Duke of Northumberland was buried in Westminster Abbey to-day in accordance with the right shared by the Percy family only with the Royal Family, a right exercised 37 times by the Percy family, whose vault in the Abbey can now accommodate only threej more coffins,
| LATE PROFESSOR TURNER.
BODY TO BE USED TO ADVANCE SCIENCE,
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, August 27. The executors of the late Profes- sor Turner, Professor of Astronomy at Oxford University, who died at Stockholm on the 20th inst., an nounce that he left directions that his body be dissected or otherwise used in the general advancement of
moned from London in addition to Quarter, and it is, zot certain recognised by the Roman Catholica Dover doctor.
LATER. Archduke Albrecht is the richest Lord Beaverbrook's condition is of the Hapsburgs, and is the only not considered serious. son of Archduke Friedrich, the Austrian Generalissimo in the Great War. He was a rival to the UNEMPLOYMENT AT HOME. science, and that his death aruld
PERUVIAN EX-DICTATOR
SURRENDERED.
·
REDTER'S AMERICAN RERVICE.]
LIMA, August 28. The craiser, Almirante Grau has
"surrendered" following messages from Lima, and it is presumed that
boy, Archduke Otto, for the Hun- garian Throne, but it was report- ed a few weeks ago that he swore allegiance to his cousin, Otto, pre- ferring a love marriage to king- ship.
LATEST RETURN SHOWS DECREASE.
www
[BRITISE WIRELESS 'SERVICE.]'
N
RUGBY, August 20. The long series of announcements
ex President Legain will be handed COMMUNIST MENACE TO of increases in the number of un- over for prosecution.
New York, August 26. Messages from Lina state that the Almirante Grau surrendered ex-President Leguia, who is now to the custody of the military.
The cruiser only steamed 12 miles from the harbour when a wireless i
INDUSTRY.
FUNDS FOR SUPPORT OF
STRIKES ABROAD,
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
RIGA, August 26." message was received threatening The fifth world congress of the a court-martial of the officers Profintern (Communist Trade they failed to
within 45 hours and hand over the former Dictator.
return
Ex-Dictator Dying.
NEW YORK, August 27. A message from Lima states that it is rumoured that ex-Pres den: Leguia is dying as the result of an attack of uremia, from which he has been suffering for a long time.
An American doctor has been summoned to attend him on board the oruiser Almirante Grau,
· CHIEF SECRETARY OF NIGERIA.
MR. GEORGE HEMMANT APPOINTED.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
جنسي
LONDON, August 26. Mr. George Hemmant, Under- Secretary of the Straits Settle- ments, has been appointed to suc ceed Sir Frank Baddeley, Chief Secretary of Nigeria, who is retir ing in Octobor.
Union International) sitting at Moscow passed a resolution that up to the present the Profintern has not sufficiently supported strikes abroad and demanding that the Central Council of the Profintern should energetically accumulate a spécial international strike fund to support strikes abroad..
or.
Another resolution was passed recording the intention of the Pro- fatern to concentrate on the ganisation of the Negro masses.
The resolution contains instruc tions for systematically carrying on revolutionary agitation Africa, the United States, South America and the West Indies.
in
LONDON-TANGIER FLIGHT. CAPTAIN BARNARD CREATES
ANOTHER RECORD.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
LONDON, August 26. Captain Barnard left Lympne aerodrome at dawn yesterday.
He flow in a light Puss Moth monoplane on a non-stop flight to (Mr. Hemment, who was educat-Tangier, where he spent the night. ed at Tonbridge and Pembroke
He left Tangier at 7.30 a.m."and"
College Cambridge and is 20 years arrived back at Croydon at 6.25
employed is broken by the announce- ment of a decrease.
On August 18, there was a de- erease, compared with the week carlier of 22,780. The total num- ber was 2,017,957.
totalled 2,011,000, this being the first [On August 6, the unemployed
occasion on which the total had exceeded 2,000,000 since 1921.]
LEAGUE OF NATIONS'
"COUNCIL.
MR. A. HENDERSON TO ATTEND.
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.].
RUGBY, August 26. Mr. Arthur Henderson, Foreign Secretary, is returning to the
Mr. James Bell, formerly M.P. (Labour, Ormskirk Division of Lancs.), Secretary to the United Textile Factory Workers' Associa- tion.
Mr. William Crowther, of Slaith- waite.
Mr. Louis Beale, of the Trade Development Council.
Cotton Section.
Mr Arthur Reiss and Mr. Joseph Wild (Wigan Cotton Em- ployers' Association).
at the gate of the Police Station, when a explosion was heard, and the taxi-cab, drov off before there was any chance" of identifying it.
No arrests were made. Five of the passers-by were in-
song that had given some of our The Police Station is situated in Chinese international trade, competitors their advantage in the compound of the Magistrate's Court, which was deserted at the time.
Three Months in China. They wore hoping to look into questions relating to manufactür- ing, transport, and marketing. That was pretty comprehensive enterprise, and he presumed that it would require & stay of about three months in China. The mis- sion would be able to look into and review the whole position of British trade with that country.
Sir.
The Cotton Sub-Mission, Ernest proceeded, would be able to study on the spot questions affect-
Bomb Thrown at 'Eden Gardens
Police Station..
CALCUTTA, August 27.
A third bomb outrage occurred this morning at the Eden Gardens Police Station."
A policeman and three Public Works cooljes were injured and conveyed to hospital.".
INDIAN CONGRESS COMMITTEE ARRESTED.
(THROUGH EXUTER'S AGENCY.]
The Cotton Section consists; in addition to Sir Ernest Thompson and Mr. Bell, of the following:-
Mr. F. W. Birchenough (Opera- tive Spinners' Amalgamation).
Mr. E. Duxbury (United Textile Factory Workers' Association).
Mr. J. L. Edmondson (Federa- tion of Calico Printers).
Mr. Georg Green (Padihaming the Lancashire cotton trade and Manufacturers Association).
would have the advantage of being in a market in which lived a quar- ter of the population of the world. That market consumed between 700,000,000 and 300,000,000 square yards of imported cotton goods a year and was the second largest market in the world for Lancashire
DELEI, August 97. Practically the whole of the Con- goods. That was a very big mat- be seen that the mission would be ter, hut from the personnel it would
gress Working Committee have been arrested, including Mr. V. J. fully equipped to go into these Patel, ex-President of the Legisla matters thoroughly and practically.tive Assembly, who arrived with The members of the mission would others yesterday to hold a meeting be able to bring to bear on those of the Committee, although it had questions the very large knowledge been prodhimed an unlawful assem and wide experience they had in bly. the cotton, trade.
Terms of Reference. The terms of reference of the main, Mission are:-To enquire inta the present condition of British trade with China and Japan, and not be made the occasion for a religious service or other ceremony.
report what action should be taken The late Professor also left a to develop and increase that trade. The Cotton Mission will assist messige to his friënda hoping that some may care to drinks a glass the Economic Mission as far as the to his memory in any liquor, they enquiries relate to cotton goods, may Eke, but his preference was
and report what action should he taken to develop an increase in for strong ale.
British trade of these goods.
AIRSHIP THAT FLEW
TOO LOW.
COMMANDER FINED.
to
1.
He felt it a very great honour Courtesy Visit to Japan. to have been asked to lead such a Mr. G. M. Gillett, Parliament mission and a very great privilege Ary Secretary the Overcast be associated with such a splen- did body of men. At the same time Trade Department, announced in the House of Commous on July 30 he felt, even more that it was a that the Mission would pay a visit tremendous responsibility he had to Japan and, to some extent, this accepted and which had been ac would be a courtesy visit in return cepted by overy member of the mis for the Japanese Mission to Great Britain.
H
sion.
What was stated to be the first case of its kind in England-that et fying an airship at so low an
"There is one thing," Sir Ernest altitude was heard at Consett,
remarked, "that has given me Captain J. Arthur Deckford Ball County Durham, recently, when Call on Nanking Government. great encouragement, and that is
that the Government have promis After visiting Japan the Missioned to see that our report will not was fined two guinea, ond ordered
will proceed to China and call on to pay £4 188, costs.
be shelved, but that in any recom Government at mendation we make which can be Mr. Brown Humes, prosecuting.the Nationalist Raid Captain Ball was employed Nanking. The Mission will, spend found useful and practicable and months visiting, among for the benefit of any part of the by the Airship Development Com- several pany, at Cramlington as a pilot, other places, Shanghai, Hankow (if trade of the country, they will and on May 31 was flying over possible), Northern China and the give us their help and support and Enchester, the airship being used district around Canton.
try to bring to some practical use Lg an advertising medium. While
the work we have undertaken." the airship was flying over Domair Farm. Ebchester, a mare attempted to bolt. It was frightened by the noire of the airship, and it was so injured that, it had not been able to work since.
Estimates as to the height of the airship varied from eighty to 150
fect.
Foreign Office to-morrow, after a three weeks' holiday.
Captain Ball in evidence, said He leaves Landon on September 3 that in the whole of his voyage for Geneva to attend the meetings over North-west Durham, the air- of the Council of the League of ship was never lower than 150 feet, Nations, beginning on September 3, and he considered it was quite safe and subsequent meetings of the to stop over Consett and Ebchester Assembly of the League.
3
Thus he has flown 2,480 miles
of age, has held various posts in p.. all parts of Malaya, having been
officer, and Colonial Secretary. He
“TONG" WARFARE IN NEW YORK.
nt that altitude.
GERMAN DEAD IN THE
WAR
GOVERNMENT'S PLEDGE.
Congress Leaders Sentenced, -
SIMLA, August 37. Fifteen Congress leaders have been arrested and sentenced to four months rigorous imprisonment for forming a procession to cclebrato an Indian Flag Day." -"
The police several times charged the crowds accompanying the pro- cession.
Several persons were injured."
TH
HAPPY FUNCTION AT
KOWLOON,
MR. AND MRS. A. HARFER GIVE BANQUET.
A very happy function took place last night at the Tai Koon Restau rat, Yaumati, when a banquet wis given by Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Harper to celebrate the birth of
Lancashire's Contribution.
Mr. Gillets also pointed out that the Mission, includes members of the cotton, wool and engineering (iron and steel) industries, and also of the co-operative movement. MR. GILLETT'S STATEMENT. their second daughter. A large
Lancashire, he said, was granting £6,000 towards the expenses of the
Mission
"
Remedies to Improve Trade with Ching
Was
In conclusion, Mr. Gillett stated that despite the situation in China the country's import trade progressively increasing annually and Britain was not taking her proper place in this advance. It would be the principal duty of the Mission to suggest remedies
MISSION'S TASK.
SIR E. THOMPSON'S SURVEY.
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number of Chinese" and "foreign friends gathered to congratulate the happy parents and a very Se-happy time was spent.
In the course of a statement, Mr. Gillett, Parliamentary cretary of the Overseas Trade De- partment, said
"The main districts to he visited will be Shanghai, Hankow, if pos sible, Northern China, Manchuris, and, in Southern China, the dis trict around Canton.
The mission will study the pre- sent position of British trade, the methods of trading and manufac ture now in use, transport, and marketing; the tastes and prefer- ences of customers, and all ques-"
were
During the banquet, which was in very sumptuous style, the guests entertained by Chinese artistes, including a troupe of actors, whose performance was very " much appreciated.. H
Some very happy speeches were made congratulating Mr and Mrs. Harper and the festivities lasted well into the morning.
POLICE COMMISSIONER RE-
A BERLIN MEMORIAL.
tions affecting the sale of British great advances every year, and COMMENDS. DEPORTATION. Berlin is to have a memorial to
goods in the Far East."
last year her total foreign trade They will consider what recom- registered & record value. In 1928, the German dead-in the Great
mondations can be made for the for instance, the net importa (REUTER'S AMELIČAN BERTIGL] War, which will probaly be con- Sir Ernest Thompson, in a re improvement. of British trade and amounted to £170,000,000, an ad
secrated in November and will serve cent statement explaining the task the stimulation of British exports vance of £24,000,000 over the pre- NewYork, August 26.
as a national memorial until a entrusted to him, said that some to the Far East. Following the recent outbreaks of larger project is fulfilled.
vious year. appointed Cadet, in 1930. He from England to Africa and back" tong" warfare and the expiry of Reich and Prussian Governments Cotton Trade Organisations con- tion, the Cotton Sub-Mission will not taking her proper place, and
The time ago the Joint Committee of From the nature of its constitu
In this advance Great Britain is bas acted as magistrate, district inside 30 hours.
the time limit allowed the leaders have agreed to execute the design sidered the question of a mission be able to carry out a most detail it will be the principal duty of the to adjust their differencen, Police of Herr Tessenow, one of six ar on behalf of the cotton, trade, par- ed technical study of the cotton Economic Mission to the Far East Commissioner Muirooney has recom-chitects who, submitted plans." the Central Committee to carry PRIME MINISTER FLIES TO Trict Attorney the rounding up and be the New Watch, a courthouse at that such a mission would be very be of the greatest value dios
mended to the United States' Dis-
ticularly a mission to the Far trade in the Far East, and its rand its Sub-Mission to ascertain The shell of the memorial is to East. The Committee considered port and recommendation should the reasons, and to suggest reme- out the proposals of the Colonial
deporting of all Chiuese living the eastern end of Unter den Lin-helpful to Lancashire, They ap illegally in the city."
It is well known, that the position
"I should like to say (added the
(added den, hailt 100 years ago by Schinkelproached the Department of Over of British trade with the Far East Minister) that on the return of the in the form of a Roman atrium,
seas Trade and found that the is not entisfactory, and that while Mission there will be no question The choice of this building has ap-Trade Development Council of the our trade has been more or less of their report being pigeon-holed. MILITARY 'PLANE DISASTER | pealed, strongly to the public im Department had been considering stationary in recent years, that of It is the policy of the Overseas
agination. The open courtyard is to be roofed over to form a rectan-virtually at the same time the send our rivals has been advancing Trade Development Council to gular chamber. In the centre of g of a mission to the Far East rapidly.
was recently co-opted a member of
Office Conference for the unifica tion of the Colonial service.
Sir Frank Morrish Baddeley has been Chief Secretary of Nigeria since 1924, prior to which he had much service in Malaya. He was appointed Cader in the F.M.S. în 1887, passed his final examination in Cantonese in 1900 and was call
LONDON.
·STATE AFFAIRS DEMAND.
ATTENTION.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE),
Ruoay, August 20. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald flew ed to the Bar at the Inner Temple from Lossiemouth, where he has
Zorgbe king by fotodom Malaya he received the thanks of this afternoon, and, after taking the Government for services in con- tes with Royal Air Force offers, nexion with the Ula Selangor riots motored to Downing Street, in 1920, and amongst other posta The Prime Minister hopes that he he hold were those of Superinten will be able to despatch the State dent of Government Monopolies business on which he has come to Department, S., Postmaster Gen. London and to resume his holiday Food Controller, and at Lossiemouth before the end of the Under-Secretary, 8.8]
week
IN FRANCE:
make abundantly, sure, that reports of economic asions are discussed SIX OCCUPANTS KILLED. the chamber there will be a stone in the interests of the general trade Value of the Chinese Market,
in detail with the trades concern pedestal, about eft, high, carrying of the country. The two parties SHADEUR AKTIEK ZAUK legyetlen histogether decided. There may be an impression.
give practical effect to any recons light will fall from a circular open-that the combibing of the proposed the Chumoression that lead that plané ara denised, descr CHARTRES, August 28ing in the roof.
Cotton Mission with the mission not worth cultivating in view of mendations that may be made by
which these missions, Two officers and four non-com- On either side of the pedestal will proposed by the Department would unfortunate disturbances missioned officers, the occupants of be tall torch-holders; otherwise the be a suitable thing. The Depart have taken place during the past "Ode of the great bonefit, aris o military acroplane engaged in chamber will be bare. The railings ment gave the matter full support, few year, in China, but this iming from this policy is that Bri maneuvres, were killed when the and the still existent musket stands and there was support also from pression is most unjustified. In tish industries learn at fret hand aeroplane developed engine trouble outside will be removed; so that, the Lancashire, the result being the spite of internal disturbances, the what they must de, not only to re and crashed into a village street, public may have free access to the mission that was now going out. import trade of Chine is makingtain but to develop their trade with (Continued on next Column, damaging three unoccupied houses, memorial.
(Continued at foot of next column) foreign countries