MA
CHINESE BANDITS BRUTALITY.
LADY MISSIONARIES
BEHEADED..
(THROVAN NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
Foocrow, Oct. 10, Mias Harrison and Miss Nettle- ton, who wore reported on the oth inst, to have been shot, were brutally and clumsily beheaded.
Router's correspondent at Kien ning stated on the 6th inst, that on September 17 the go-between left the Communist headquarters "in North Fukien for Kienning to make final arrangements with the British
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1930.
FUKIEN REBEL MILITARY AFFAIRS
LEADER DEFEATED.
WITHDRAWS TO BANDIT STRONGHOLD.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Foochow, Oct. 10
The Fukien rebel leader, Lu Hsing Pang, was decisively defeat
ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA FLIGHTS.
AT ROME.
IN HONAN.
MINISTER FOR WAR WINDING UP.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NANKING, Oct. 10 Chiang Kai Shek has entrusted Ho Ying Ching, Minister for War,
The Government troops have been ordered to clear the territory south of the Yellow River of all scattered Insurgent remnanta,
The Government troops, however, are forbidden to fire on the insur gents, so that the latter may be
Consul, Mr. Martin, about the ran- KINGSFORD-SMITH ARRIVES given a chance to surrender, som for the Misses Harrison and Nettleton,
Chinese troops on September 20 attacked the Communist headquar
ters, whereupon the Communists, falsely asserting that the go between had treacherously instiga. ed the attack, shot the hostages,
The go-between returned to the Communist camp an September with the ransom, only to learn that he was too late.
The go-between has now been detained by the Communists.
WANG CHING WEI.
LEAVING FOR RUSSIA SHORTLY.
́(THROUGH' REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEIPING, Oct. 10. The vernacular papers state that Wang Ching Wei is shortly leaving for Russia vid Urga,
ITALIAN CONSUL-GENERÁL AT SHANGHAI.
ARRIVAL OF COUNT.CIANO.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Oct. 10. The new Italian Consul-General, Count Ciano, accompanied by his bride (née Edda Mussolini, eldest daughter of Il Duce), arrived here this afternoon,
Count Ciano is taking up his duties immediately,
BRITISH NATIONAL MATERNITY SERVICE.
HIGH MORTALITY AMONG MOTHERS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENOY.]
LONDON, Oct. 9.
SEVERE FIGHTING AROUND LOYANG.
SHANSI FORCES WITHDRAW TO MOUNTAIN PASSES.
[THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEIPING, Oct. 104"; The vernacular papers state that
BRITAIN MOURNS R.101 HEROES.
SILENT HOMAGE AT WESTMINSTER HALL.
„"{TUROUGH BAÚTER'S AGENCY.)
-London, «Qot......10... Crowds were waiting for the open, in spite of the alleged agreementing of the historic Westminster
The Shansi forces are reported to be withdrawing towards Niangtsze kulan and other strong mountain passes on the borders of Shanai.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NORTH.
9
U.S. MONOPOLY OF TRAGIC CIVIL WAR
HELIUM.
IN BRAZIL.
H.M.S. DELHI READY TO PROCEED TO PERNAMBUCO.
WIDESPREAD DEMAND FOR EMBARGO REMOVAL.
{REUJEE'B, AMERICAN (BERVICE.] [.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10- The horror, of the R.101 disaster has produced a widespread public demand upon the Government to remove the embargo on the export of non-inflammable helium, of which the United States has a practical monopoly...
{URUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
RIO DE JANEIno, Ost. 10. With Brazil's largest cities, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, as the prizes of victory, the civil war is approaching a decisive phase. An
Tho
ed on the 8th inst. after an en-with the task of winding up mili-between the Central Government Hall at eight o'clock this morning counter with the Government troops, tary affairs in Konan.
and Fong Yu Hsiang severe fighting to file past the R.101 coffins, which
Along the 3,000-mile Atlantic sen- and withdrew to the bandit stroug
is continuing around Loyang, which were arranged in 24 double rows the Kuominchun is holding desper- upon a catafaique of purple cloth
board, the Federal forces are com- ing to grips with the insurgent hold at Yuki.
relieved here and there by a small
followers of the Liberal leader, atoly
"Mr. Mayo, Chief Engineer of Cetulio Vargus, and de white card bearing the name of the
Ford Motors, who has urged Pres have been heavily reinforced and The insurgents aro, reported to victira identified.
dent Hoover to consider the pro- have reached striking distance of Impressive Memorial Service in St. Paul's.
ponal sympathetically, asserts that Eno Paulo.
BARBADOR, Oct. D. LATER.
the development of airships, must
British cruiser H.M.9. Long before the hour fixed for continue. Moreover, 100,000,000 Delhi has gone to Trinidad to re- the memorial service St. Paul's cubic feet of helium annually fuel in readiness for a possible or- Cathedral was unprecedentedly sur-expapes unchecked from the natural der to proceed to Pernambuco, to There has been a split in the rounded by a solid mass of people, welle in the United States. alliance between Feng Yu Heiang through which the police kept an and Ye Hai Shap According to avenue to facilitate the entry of the Chinese cables from the North, members of the Cabinet, Dominions" Feng recently requested Yea to Ministers, Indian Princes, Diplo-" continue his financial support to thematic Corps, and other eminent Kuominchun forces or allow them personages, to garrison in Southern Shansi 48 they are pressed by the Nanking forces and are faced with starva- tion. Yen has not only refused the request but has dispatched troops
{THROUGH. KRUIKr's agency.)
Bour, Oct. 9.
the
Major Kingsford-Smith, famous Australian airman, who recently flow the Atlantic in his 'plane Bouthern Cross, has arrived here on the first stage of his flight to Australia, in which he hopes to beat the time record set up by Bert Hinkier in 1827.
WORLD'S TIN PRODUCTION.
CURTAILMENT MUST BE
CONTINUED,,·
【THROUGH ERDIER'S, AGENCY, }
The Cathedral was crammed with worshippers.
LONDON, Oct. D, Tho Tin Producers' Association states that the world production of tin for the quarter ended Sepem ber 30 was 36,908 ons, compared with 44,800 tons for the correspond
King. SINGAPORE, Oct. 10,
ng quarter of 1929.
Capt. Matthews Crashes,
Capt. Matthews, who was last reported to have reached Rangoon on September 23, erashed between Singern and Bangkok
Hill Reaches Karachi,
BASRAH, Oct. 10. Flight-Lieut. Hill has arrived here from Aleppo, after losing his bear ings in the desert,
[BRITISH WIRELBES AERVICE]
Ruasy, Oct.. B.
Punctually at noon, the Prince of Wales arrived to represent the
ito Southern Shavai to stop the The service was opened immediate- advance of the Kuominchun into ly with the hymn, "Abfde with Me." The service, which was most im- the province. This has aroused
the indignation of the Kuomirehunpressive, concluded with the "Dead which is now contemplating a re. March in Saul" and the Last Post conciliation with Nanking to co Wreaths Laid at Shanghai. operate against Shansi.
Jenotaph.
The difference between production and consumption was bridged, but ourtailmont must be continued un- til the market position improved.
It is believed that consumers, stocks are now low, and the first sign of business improvement The split in the Feng-Yen alliance! should mean an increase of demand.is evidenced by the disarming of 45,000 Shansi troops by the Kuomin- chun on Wednesday. These Shausi troops were at the time retreating along the Langhai Railway when they were suddenly disarmed and
Far Eastern Working Stopped,
LONDON, Oct, 2
to the
disbanded.
Flight-Lieutenant Hill, although Seven dregers, belonging to the | delayed at Constantinople through Kamenting Tin and
the sodden condition of the landing Pangnga River Companies, stopped
Shansi Troops Dlaarmod. ground, has reached Karachi, hav-working on September 28 for a ing flown solo from Britain in the period of four months. According Another report says that a large record time of five days.
to the best authorities, stocks of number of Shansi troops have been IIe hopes to achieve a new retin have deoraased during Septem-lately disarmed at Sinhsiang by the cord for the flight to Australia. ber 3,388 tons to 40,137 tone. At, Kuominchun and that their Com. the same time deliveries have in-manders, Hsu Tung Chung and Sun eleased from 1,001 tons to 2,830 Chi, have been detained. tone.
!!
(THROUON REUTER'R ACENOY,]
· Chabot and Pickthorne Leave Bagdad.
BAGDAD, Oct. 10. Chabot and Pickthorne have ar- rived and departed.
[BRITION WIRELYRA SERVICE.]
RUGBY, Oct. 9. Pickthorne and Chabot, the two airnen flying together with the same nim in view, were held up at Constantinople, but got away to day
TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT.
CANADIAN PILOT GRAVES NEWFOUNDLAND.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
HANDGCE GRACE, Oct. D Captain Erroll Boyd and Lieut Mr. Arthur Henderson, at the Harry Connor left here to-day on Labour Conference to-day, announc
trans-Atlantic flight on tha ed that the Government meant to evolve a National Maternity Ser-monoplane Columbia
The Columbia is the machine in
flow to Germany in 1927.
Boyd, who is a Canadian, served in the Air Force during the war. States, is a Daval pilot and an expert "blind flyer."
#
U.S. Stocka Reduced.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2. Certain estimates give the visible stocks of tin as being reduced to 43,025 tons, but state that an in- crease of 770 tons has taken place in Far Eastern stacks,
FRENCH CABINET
DISSENSIONS.
M, BRIAND BELIEVED READY TO RESIST CHANGE IN
POLICY.
REICHSBANK SURPRISES
.BANKS.
DISCOUNT RATE INCREASED BY ONE PER CENT.
[TEROVÁH REUTER'S AGENCY,}
BERLIN, Oct. 9. Tho increase of the Reichsbank'e discount rate from four to five per cent, has surprised the banks and led to a drop in the quotations of the Stock Exchange, in some casos by over 20 per cent..
The increase is intended to check withdrawala from the Reichsbank, SHANGHAI, Oct, 10. The Royal Air Force Association which, it is estimated, amounted to of Shanghai laid a wreath at the at least £30,000,000 Bingo Hitler's Cenotaph this morning in memory success at the polls disturbed. for- of the R.101 victims.
vice.
protect British interests thora- should open revolution develop.
New Your, Oct. 917- A mange from Rio de Janeira: atates that there in every indication that a tragic civil war is develop ing in Brasil...
The opposing forces are facing each other at various paints
The latest reporta state that the Federal authorities, who were ab first completely surprised, have now pulled themselves together and are prepared to put down the volution.
.re-
Bello Horizonto and Minas Gernes wors bombed from the air
Federal planes to-day, but 10 machine joined the rebels.
The Government is seeking to socure machines from the United
States
Foreign diplomats in Rio de Janeiro believe that the struggle will be prolonged..
[DRITISH WIRKLZES 'BERVICE.] Brazilian, Kete Explains 'Real Situation.
LONDON, Oct 0 One wreath was laid by Mr. J. eign countries and led to a demand
The Brazilian Embassy in Lon- D. E. Shotter and Mr. W. A G for the redemption of short-term don; in a communication to the Price, both of whom were asweinted credits, while thousands of Ger Press regarding the revolution in with Major Scott in the Air Ser-mans converted their bank balances Brazil, states that oficia! informa
into foreign currency and deposit-tion has been received that Rio de Mr. Shotter was an engineer offi.ed them abroad, fearing another Janeiro, Bao Paulo and all the so- cer on board the R34 on its Atlao- period of inflation in Germany.venteen' States loyal to the Govern- tic flight. He is the sole surviving Financial circles, however, ridicule mont are quiet, pedig m
"The Brazilian Government has. trained rigid airship ofleer of the such a possibility and point out airship service during the war. that over 54 per cent of the Reichs-issubda note in which is fully ex-
Another wreath was laid by Mr. | bank's banknoto, circulation is plained the real eituation, and : J. Palstra, a brother of the covered by gold and foreign guar-giving an assurance that the coun- late Squadron. Lealer Pulstra, and anteos, and the increase of rate is try can have entire confidence; in: a third wreath was laid by the merely a precaution. British Women's Association.
•
Yen Hai Shan is said to have
British Broadcasting Suspending, decided to sever connections with the Kuominchun in consequence of
LONDON, Oct. 9, the disarming of his troops. He has The British Broadcasting Com appointed Wang Ching Kno gar-pany announce that all its stations rison commander of Southern Shan- will close down after the R101 si and has instructed him to repulse memorial service at St Paul's, on the Kuominchun forces should they Friday until 2,30, and also will attempt to enter Shansi. A section close down from 10 am. until 5.15 of the Kuominchun is moving toen Saturday, M wards Shansi, allegedly "in search At the request of the German
of food."
the prompt and sure measures taken by the Government, along with the discipline and loyalty of the Feder al forces, to dominate the move-
FRESH CRISIS: LOOMS IN ment
AUSTRIA.
DICTATORSHIP TO BE ESTABLISHED,
Vienna, Oct. 3.-Austria has sud- denly been plunged into a very broadcasting authorities, the mom-serious crisis by a proclamation is Feng Yu Hsiang, according to serial service broadcast will be re-sued by the new Minister of the Nanking report, has dispatched Han Inyed to Germany.... Chung Chow to Moscow with a view of securing assistance from the Soviet Government,
The Air Ministry has requested that private aircraft will not fly over Bedford or Cardington dis 1ricts during the funeral of the R.101 victima
(DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE) Lying-in-Blate in Westminster Hall.
Ruasy, Oct. 0.
FIRST LORD'S OUTBURST.
ALLEGES ATTEMPT TO EXPLOIT CONFERENCE. Interior and feader of the Right Radical semi-Fascist Homeguards," when the leaders of the Home- Prince Starhomborg, "insisting' that (THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENOK.3
LONDON, Oct. 0.0 guards decided to join the Vaugon Labinot they did so not in order to
Mr. Stanley Baldwin stated to support Chancellor Vaugoin, but day that the Conservative Party to lay their hands upon the helm, from which they could not he dis Lodged, no matter what the out come of the forthcoming elections pright, be.
will be guided by the views ex- pressed at the Imperial Conforenoo on Wednesday, and will formulate its own proposals for carrying out the principle of Imperial Prefer
vice to reduce the mortality of which Chamberlain and Levine non-commital communiqué issued at present acting as Chiang Kai morning until ten at night the pub-hours after the publication of the at the next election for their Anal.
childbirth.
Sovereign Weekly for Sexagenarians,
The Conference voted for pen. sions of £1 per week at the age of
60 years.
Was
Paris, Oct. 3.-The political situation is very tense, although a
concerning the Cabinet meeting held to-day merely declares that the Foreign Ministr M. Briand, and
Chang as Vice Generalissimo, According to a Mukden report, Chang Hsueh Liang was formally installed in office as Vice-Com- mander-in-Chief of the National military, naval and air forces on the 9th instant. The Mayor of
Tomorrow from oight in the Already, however, within a few ence and submit them to the people Greater Shanghai, Mr. Chang Chun,
lic will pass through Westminster manifesto the Minister has bowed and definite assent. Shek's personal envoy at Mukden, Hall paying ailant homage to the to the storm of indigation and has officiated at the ceremony.
Tarifis Denounced. That Chang Hauch Liang will not bodies of 101 victims lying in modified certain of its passage
The dower-covered Nevertheless it believed that the
Simultaneously with Mr. Bald co-operate with You Hei Shan is state there indicated by the departure from coffins will lie in a doable row on criginal version represents the ac
win's acceptance of Imperial Fre Flandin mako detailed reports on Fa Teo Yi. Fu is said to have at Carpeted hall, and the people will against them.
As an immediate consequence of Admiralty, Mr. A. V. Alexander, the session of the League of Na tempted to commit suicide at Tien. pass on either side of them.
Men of the Royal Air Force who tsin on account of his failure to
the Minister's proclamation the insignificant speech at Leicester binet congratulated the French do te join the anti-Nanking movement continue to do so during the lying tion of an election bloc in order order to stampede the country into tions Assembly and that the Ca prevail upon Chang Hsueh Liang have formed a guard over the dead niiddle parties at once ontored into leaounced the tariffe and declared since they reached Britain will negotiations aiming at the forma that an attempt was being made to exploit the Imperial Conference in egation for having successfully re- Be was frustrated from committing stato and until the coffins are to combat the inonaco. of the reac
suicide by, his attendants.
Connor, who is from the United the Minister of Commerce, M.Mukden of Fen's envoy, Geneżnia dnia in the centre of the purple tus plans of the. elections goingference, the First Lord of tho
"SAINT OF THE TURBAN" "BARBAROUS ABUSE OF
RELIGIOUS POSITION. -
presented the country's interests at Geneva.
LOKITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Ruany, Oct.: D.: Mr. Greenwood, Minister of Health, said that in Britain the
mothers mortality among higher than it was among miners. Every year 3,000 mothers died in childbirth. The Government (in-: tonded to mobilise every form of hoalth provision and service there is in the country into a comprehen-acntence of ten years' rigorous in communique the word "unanum sive scheme.
MR. SIMPSON'S CONDITION.
CONTINUES TO REGISTER SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
· (THROUGH BEUTER'S AQRNOT.]
KARACHI, Oct. 9.
In the Appeal Court to-day, the
A Hissing Word. Political quarters misa in the
for the immediate organization of
a drastic change of its fiscal system.
BRITISH WIRELESS. DELVICE] Delegation Leaders Exchange Viewa
RUGBY, Oct. DAS, the Imperial Conference began to
The beads of the delegations to
The Manchurice from Chang on Saturday. The funeral proces
Government, act removed for burial at Cardington tionaries. ing upon Hauch Liang, arille shortly issue arian on that morning from Wost telegraphic circular pledging its minster to Euston Station will pass
The Prince of Wales will repre- through the heart of London. In support to Chiang Kai Shek's plant will match the third watch of sent the King. He will also pro National Assembly to settle out the R101 and reserve mes, as well ceed to Cardington Bedford, and us the crew of the sister airship will walk with the Prime Minister. prisonment and a line of RL2,000
R100. From 10, Downing Street, in the procession taking the victime recently passed on the Moslemous" inasmuch as it is rokably re.standing disputes.
where the Cabinet Council was to their last common resting place. chieftain known as the Pirpagare, ported that the Cabinet meeting
day to archange views on the sug or Saint of the Turban," was resulted in friction between various
hold today, an announcement bas
Bannvals Inhabitants. Follow Rs- gestions for the development of reduced to eight years rigorous members of the Cabinet and the
been issued mentioning that the
inter-imperial trade. All the pro- imprisonment, the fine being in.
funeral procession will be passing mains of Mr. Church, altered.
Foreign Minister, who was very.
through the stroots of London for. The people of Beauvais formed a posal designed to this end will two hours before noon, and add-procession and followed to the out-
receiva
careful study wa It is understood that the sag ing: "During this time it is the skirts of their town the hoarse con
plenary session on economic ques Government's hope that the sense taining Rigger Church, who die gestions made during yesterday's that this solema public procession from his injuries, and whose body tions does not, by any means,
The Pirpagano was severely cen-outspoken on the intriguos said to sured by the Court for the " bar barous abuse of his position as have been started against him dur the religious head of the coming his absence at Geneva, and who munity, The charges included the especially found barbod words for illegal possession of arms and the the recent meeting at Bar le Dus kidnapping of a boy.
between the Premier, M. Tardieu,
The circumstances of the arrest the Minister of War, General Ma- of the chieftain early in the year ginot, and the former Premier, M. caused a sensation. The police in January, in response to an urgant Poincaré. appeal from the women of his
TIENTSIN, Oct. 10. Interviewed by Renter this more ing, a physician attending Mr. Lenox Simpson states that while his general condition continues to local condition regarding the wound midnight and rescued several mom
Furthermore it is stated that M.
CUBAN SUGAR
INDUSTRY.
HUGE CREDIT GRANTED BY AMERICAN BANKERS,
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
New Yox, Oot, 10. The newspapers state that New
is in progress in London will be will be brought to England to-day, exhaust the stock of ideas which present to the mind of the whole
Survivors Making Good Progress, the delegates will consider and uation."
Tho condition of Foreman-Edgi- analyse. Memorial Service in St. Paul's. neer Leach, who had a slight ro-Committee Considers Constitutional For the memorial service to be held ipso, remains unchanged. The York bankers are granting a credit in St. Paul's at noon, Over 20,000 other survivors, Cook, Bavory and
Questions, of $54,000,000 to Cuban sugar applications for admission have a Disney, are making good progress, planters on terms to be worked out
Tugister a slight improvement, the household, raided his fortwes Briand declared that he would no- by Mr. Chadbourne, Chairman of ready been received. Therò ara and will be out of hospital in a is dealing with the various constitas
and the paralysis of the intestinal bers of his harem. Then the polies copt the challenge and fight for his ram he before he in March searched the fortress and policy to the bitter end. All this
The planters are attempting the Committee of Bankers, stabiling the industry
Lord Sankey's Committee which
tional questions, to-day discussed scate for only 5,000, although all few days
the question of Governors Ganeral Rosearches Continued. Aft possible extra accommodation is be-
and the Communications Committen tong arranged., The official repro- The Commission of Enquiry i szamined the question of establish
andatisce all European, ungt leastinming-its comenrohre into, the -ing in the United Kington is wires as well as members of the Cabinet,"All access to the wreck by the ing throughout the whole Empire
public has been prohibited
through which, if decided upon, the No antonioment will be made British Broadcasting Corporation until the Commission has reported would provide programmes and to the authorities
Bows bulleting:
there is no apparent danger of imrms and ammunition, also a younger knihe Dental Blanding partypangethenipentatsiki, will attend in US-of-the=R401-dienetan, bzerooned duation" Tajmbid of broadcaNG
mediate death, serious complica named Ibrahim, shut up in a box changes in the French Government tions may act in at any moment in which he had been chained for aro imminent, with M. Poincaré owing to the grievous nature of the four years. The Pixpagare was being increasingly setive behind wound and its effect on the bodily acquitted of a charge of murdering Tunctions.
Ibrahim's mother..
the scenen.
Interests in Java,
Mr. Chadbourne is expected to go to Eurore, and will subsequently confer with the Dutch planting interests in Java...
and the Dominions Premiers and the delegatos in London for the Imperial Conference.
(Continued on next Column.)