HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1930.
BRAZIL IN THROES OF REVOLUTION. MINE EXPLOSION IN
CARNIVAL SPIRIT ANIMATES INSURGENTS.
AIM OF REVOLT UNION OF BRAZILIANS.
[NBUTER'S AMERICAN SERVIOR}
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 26. The ex-President, Senhor Luis, is i now incarcerated in a fort and all! his ex-Ministers are detained in the Palace.
Senhor Luin olistinately refuses to rig kis resignation.
The Provisional Junta of Rio de Janeiro, which is composed of two generals, an admiral and a doctor, has assumed dictatorial powers and. will control the Government until negotiations can be opened with the representatives of the States which began the revolution.
The State of Sao Paulo has de- clared for the revolution.
Following sporadic firing in the city, the officials of Sao Paulo, hearing of the fall of Luis, fled.
Congress Dissolved..
The Governmental Junta has dis. solved the Congress and Supremo Court.
President Luis will be kept a -prisoner at Guanabara Palace.
The Minister of War and the Vice-President of the Senate have been arrested, but Dr. Prestes, Federal President-Elect, has fed by air.
Political Prisoners Liberated, The populace itself liberated all the political prisoners.
Mobs are still surging in the reets, but cheerfulness and good temper aro prevailing.
(TÁROCOR PEUTER'S AGENCY.]
German Ship Shelled.
BERLIN, Oct. 24.
The Hainburg-Amerika Láuc'a steamer Baden reports from Rio de Janeiro that it was hit by a
shell from à fort, and eighteen persons, mostly Spanish emigrants to Argentina, were killed and wounded,
The Brazilian Minister of Justice
states that the Baden sailed with- out showing her national flag and A warning shot was fired.
The Brazilian Government hopes to settle this very regrettable incident in a friendly manner.
Casualties on the Baden,
NEW Yons, Oct. 28.
SAARBRUECKEN.
NINETY MINERS DEAD.
(THROUGH REDTER'S AGENOT.)
BERLIN, Oct. 25, While 150,000 people were attend. ing the funeral at Alsdorf of the 201 victims of the mine explosion, another explosion occurred in the Maybach mine, near. Saarbruceken, entombing 2 miners.
SAANBRUECKEN, Oct. 25. been recovered from the Maybach Twenty dead and 20 injured have
mine.
Fifty minors are still missing. All Entombed Miners Dead,
LATER
It is now feared that the e0 miners in the Maybach mine still Entombed are all dead..
LATER. There were about 1,200 miters in the Maybach mine at the time, of the explosion.
Over 1,000 reached the surface. The mine is now on fire.
The New Fork Times correspon- dont nt Sao Paulo reports that 21 Many bodies have been brought were killed and 71 seriously wound-up burned beyond recognition, and ed by the shell which hit the many of the rescued miners are
terribly burned and aro dying.
steamer Baden,
Captain Arrested,
The Captain of the Baden has been arrested, the police alleging that he was entirely blameworthy.
ESCAPE FROM KIDNAPPERS.
GAVE A FEAST AND SLIPPED AWAY UNOBSERVED.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
SHANGHAI, Oct. 20., Zan, a son of the Vice-Minister of Commerce, after three weeks' | captivity in kidnappers haade, escaped by means of a clever ruke, He suggested to the kidnappers that they should hold a fount at his expense, and during their revelries he slipped away unobserved,
Zau trekked across country, and was almost exhausted, when he met 4 Chapei, volunteer, who notified his parents.
CHINATOWN RIOT
DISTURBANCES AT BOMBAY.
IN MANILA.
OUDGEL CHARGES BY POLICE.
[MIROVON, BEUTER'S AGENCY.]
Bonay, Oct. 20. Two hundred and thirty-five were injured, ot whom 155 were von vayed to hospital, and 35 men and
FRANCE HONOURS AVIATION HEROES.
PROMINENT NATIONALISTS, HOMECOMING A NATIONAL
STABBED.
(THROUGH RAUYER'S AGENCY.]
MANILA, Oct. 25.
The Chinese Communieta last
FESTIVAL.
THROUGA REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIB, Get, 25. The homecoming of Coste and Bellonte, who stucessfully flow from Paris, to New York last month,
night attacked, mobbed, and stab-partock of the character of a women wore arrested, in the lied prominent members of the national festival. course of police lathi charges to Chinese Nationalist organisationed in flowers on landing.
The aviators were almost smother- enforce the ban on the much-herald-
in Manila, ed ceremony of saluting the national flag by Congress volunteers on the caplanade of the Maidan under the auspices of the War Council, which was recently declared to be an illegal organisation.
Six were wounded and taken to hospital.
Two of them were in. a critical condition.
The victims include Mr. Gán The police cordoned - off the Bu Hong, the proprietor of the women demonstrators before-arrest-largest Chinese cigarette factory hero, as well as a school principal, Mr. Ong Chang. Seng.
Zau's parents removed their' son- to hospital to enable him to re- cuperato from his nervous breaking them. down following his harrowing ex- periences.
FENG, YEN. AND WANG PLOTTING.
ATTEMPT TO HOLD SHANSI, SHENSI AND KANSU.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEIFING, Oct. 25. French for 15 years under the on October 21 for south Shansi.
Feng Yu Hsiang left Taiyuanfu Treaty of Versailles..
Gas hampered the rescuers. The mine was handed over to the
Death-roll Now Kinoty.
BERLIN, Oct. 20. The death-roll of the Maybach mine explosion is now 00.
Twenty missing are feared to be dead.
It is believed at Taiyuanfu that he intends to collect armies and then march to Sianfu.
Further Bloodshed Posible.
NEW YORK, Oct, 24. A message from Rio de Janeiro states that further bloodshed in Brazil is possible owing to the rivalries of three outstanding figures, of the revolution, namely, ALSDORF MINE TRAGEDY. against all comers.
Getulio Vargas, Generalissimo_of the southern rebel army, Dr. At night a meeting of militaryOsxaldo Aranha. Acting President chiefs settled the downfall of the of Rio Grande do Sul, and Captain Govertiment.
General de Castro, Commander of the fortresses, ordered to report to the War Minister, who refused to go, visited the fortresses and
obtained promises of support Thereupon he communicated with the Navy.
Junrett Avorn, commanding the northern revolutionary army.
Fresident's Refusal to Resign.
LATER.
Shortly after midnight military and police troops rushed the Presi- dent's palace and diverted the traffic from the vicinity. General Final agreement was reached at Barreto, comnmaanding the Rio de two in the morning, and an ultima Janeiro Garrison, and acting in the tum was drafted and conveyed to name of the civil and military com- the ex-President by Cardinal Teme.mittee, demanded the resignation of General Luis. The latter for Vengeance Wreaked on ProsS,
many hours refused to resign or Fires flared in several sections of transfer his power to Godofre de the town as rioters wreaked their Cunha, head of the Supreme Court, vengeance on newspapers support who is his legal successor in such ing the dethroned Government. The an eventuality, as the Vice-Presi fames spurted from half-a-dozen dent, also the Vice-President of officer, and lick of water-pressure the Senate and President of the rendered the Bremen helpless. Chamber are incligible. Several blazes started on the water. front, where are situated the Ameri- <shio Consulate-General and tho
Insurrection Unfolded With Startling Swiftness. headquarters of the U.S. Commer Events in the Brazilian insurree cial Attaché and several other Con-tion have unfolded with startling
swiftness. cylates.
Red fings were displayed and the Hectic scenes occurred in Rio de demonstrators were not hindered Janeiro to-day, followed by a pro- by the police or others.
clamation by the revolutionary The inhabitants of Pernambuco leaders appealing to both sides to went wild at the news of the Gar-join the peace movement" and ernment's surrender. Bells at all churches pealed "and the air was fall of shouts of "Vivo Ejercito" (Long live the Army).
Rioting at Pernambuco. Rioting grew worse in the after. roon, when crowds wrecked the building of the newspaper Jornal
Buspend hostilities, inviting various plenipotentiaries to confer with the Provisional Government to frame programme for the pacificntion of the country.
Shortly afterwarde citizens of Sao Paulo, another Government strong- hold, were suddenly thrown into an uproar by the arrival of revolution-
del Brazil, one of the most importaries, who bombarded and captured ant papers in the country.
the Goverment palace and hoisted Skirmishes and firing proceeded the white flag. in the streets for some time.
Quiet Restored.
LATER,
Quiet has been restored, and busi- mess is being conducted as usual.
Troops are guarding all public buildings.
Aim of the Revolt.
The new Foreign Ministry has notified the foreign diplomatic re- presentatives that the aim of the revolt is the union of Brazilians.
America, Anxious for News.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20
In view of the Government's decision last week to permit the export of arms and munitions to the -Brazil Government, but not to the insurgents, the frat despatches from
are anxiously awaited.
Last Federal Stronghold Surrenders.
I
New York, Oct. 26. A message from Buenos Aires slates that Florianopolis, the Inst Federal stronghold in Southern Brazil, has surrendered to the rebels.
The Brazilian Federal troops aur.
GERMANY MOURNS LOSS OF DEAD MINERS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
COLOGNE, Oct. 24. Today is a day of mourning throughout Germany, being the occasion of the burial of 338 vie time of the Alsdorf mine explosion, the majority of whom will he laid
in a common grave.
It is estimated that 10.000 mourn.
Acting-President of Congress.
Both ara toadors of the Kuomin-- tang.
Arrested.
AMRITSAR, Oct. 20. Sen Gupta, the acting President The first outbreak was holiovod of the Congress, was arrested while to be a tong war, but later the addressing a meeting of thousands víctions asserted that the motives at Jallianwalabagh.
for the attack were purely poli- Armed police were present at thetical, being followed by repeatedl meeting.
threats.
INDIAN ROUND-TABLE CONFERENCE.
MOST IMPORTANT EVENT IN THE WORLD.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.)
LONDON, Oct. 24. dian Princes in London this morn The meeting of the leading In.
ng marks the preliminary stage of the Indian Round Table Confer
It is also believed that Feng Yu Hsiang, Yen Hai Shan and Wang Ching Wei are still working to gether and have decided to attempt to hold Shansi, Shonsi and Kanku Wang Ching Wei is at prescent living at an hotel in Taiyimofu, enco, representing all shades of and contemplates setting up his and India opening on Novem- political throught in Britain home there....
The discipline among the return-ber, 12, which the Postmaster-Gen- ed Shansi soldiers is bad. Recently aral, Mr. Lees Smith, in speech 30 tried to force their way into a ast night, described as the most German's house, and were got rit of with difficulties. They enid that they wanted accommodation,
The soldiers are protesting against living in barracks outside the city, and desire billets in houses in the city.
ers will attend, including foreign BANDITS SEIZE MORE
representatives.
The Church services will he broadcast,
EXTRALITY IN CHINA.
STATEMENT BY DR. C. T. WANG.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Shanghai, Oct. 28. In an interview with Pressmen, Dr. O. T. Wang, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, made the follow ing statement:-
The British Minister, Sir Miles Lampson, is expected at Nanking early next month to continue the discussion of the Extrality issue,
The French Minister is also ex- pected at Nanking next month to present his credentials.
MISSIONARIES.
FOUR LAKHS RANSOM DEMANDED,
(THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.]
HANROW, Oct. 23. A Catholic Father who escaped from Loshan, in South Honan, 10 minutes before the entry of lint- dite, reports that the Rev. K. N. Tvedt, and Miss Evenson, of the Lutheran United Mission, failed to escape and, it is presumed were captured.
PEIPING, Oct. 9. The U.S. Consul in Hankow re- ceived letter on October 24 from Loahan, signed by Father Tvedt The Japanega Chargé d'Affaires and Miss Evenson, dated October is waiting for instructions from 18, stating that they are in the Tokyo to open negotiations with bands of brigands belonging to the China regarding the Extrality ques-First Red Army, who are holding tion.
them because of, financial difficul- ties"
Harbarovsk Protocol.
The Reds demanded $400,000 ran-
The Rev, K, N. Tvedt, eays that he is a Norwegian subject, though in an American organisation.
Regarding the Sino-Soviet Con- ference, the Government will not som recognize the Harbarovsk Protocol. Dr. C. T. Wang will receive the German Minister tomorrow.
TWO MARSHALS TO MEET.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NANKING, Oct. 25. The Central News Agency learna rendered unconditionally at Itarare, that Chiang Kai Shek and Chang Hauch Liang will meet shortly to on the Sao Paulo Parana front.
General Sese Fredo Passos, Com-discuss outstanding political ques mander of the Federal troops at tions, after which they will issue Itarare, has been arrested and im- joint circular telegram outlining prisoned in a fortress.
their programme.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 20. A message from Sao Paulo states that there have been disturbancea lasting throughout the day,
Three Newspaper Offices Sacked.
the Ambassador at Rio de Janeiro. A crowd ancked the offices of three newspapers which supported The Ambassador describes the the late Government. Military Junta as five responsible officers of long service," and adds Government Resigns After Cadets
that the crowds are expressing their enthusiasm fa carnival spirit, the Red Flage gymbolising “revolu tion, but not Communism." America Backed the Wrong Horso,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. The utmost oonsteraction prevails
Revolt.
LONDON, Oct. 24. Despatches from Pernambuco and Rio de Janeiro show that the re- signation of the Government follow. ed the revolt of the Military School of Cadets, led by several high Army officers, while the Navy also joined
in diplomatic circles as the result of the insurgents.
the success of the Brazilian rebels. It is announced that the Military
The reaue of the meeting is most likely to be Taingtao.
(Wah Tez Fat Pac.)
NANKING, Oct. 26, Chiang Kai Shek has wired Chang auch Liang asking him to meet him at Tsingtao, to discuss re- habilitation affairs after the con- clusion of the civil warfare.
Chiang Kai Shek will stay in Fenghua, his native place, for a weck, and will then proceed vtø Tsingtao vid Ningna. He will re- turn to Nanking by the Tientsin Pakow, and the Kiaochow-Tainan Railwaya.
Sonator Stoned... PORTO ALEGRES, Oct. 24.
The State Department is most Junta, headed by Senbor Tasso It is stated from Porto Alegres, chagrined, because whereas Great Fragoso and General Barreto, has the headquarters of the Brazilian Britain had maintained, a discreet | taken over the Government, follow insurgents, that President Luis has neutrality throughout the uprising, ing the resignation of President filed and that the Vice-President, the. United States supported the Luis, which the civil and military Melloviana, has been arrested. Federal Government...
committee enforced this morning, Senator Azavedo was stoned and Feeling summed up is that Immediately afterwards the insur. seriously injured.. "Washington hacked the wrong gent General de Castro, amid scones
The headquarters of the Brazilian. horac."
od frenzied excitement, assumed insurgents, which is established at fr. Stimson Announced late to charge of the situation. Gangs of Porto Alegre, has issued a state-
would to guided wrecked the Tederal, newspaper. This his
the
It is understood that two Ameri- ean Catholice are registered as being at Loshan-Thomas Megan and Joseph Henkels.
No doliuits news of them has been received, but it is known that Megan was there on October 18,
One Catholic priest climbed over the city wall just as the bandita were entering the town.
two.
He is believed to be one of these
Italian Missionary, Laborated.
important event in the world seek ing to press into a few years political progress which many other. countries have taken centuries and while we are doing it to retain in the Indian sub-continent unity which Europe herself is still very tar from having achieved."
The total delegation of 60 is lar- ger than the total of the Naval Conference, and is expected to break up into sectional Sub-Com- mittees like the Imperial Conter ence, though, in deference to the do- mocratic spirit of the gathering, the Government has refrained from
ture of a cut and dried program.
Police patrols, and heavy con- stabulary may assist in subduing the troublo rince Chinatown is in
an uproar.
GERMANY'S BUDGET ADOPTED.
REDUCTION OF MINISTERS' SALARIES.
[TROUGH REUTER'S, AGENCY.)
BERLIN, Oct. 2.
The Cabinet has agreed to reduce Ministerial salaries by 20 per cent. as from November 1 and has adopted the Budget for 1931.
The reduction of salaries for State-officials and Post Once off cials is expected to yield over £6,000,000.
President Voluntarily Renounces "'dut."
The Minister for Air, M. Laurente Eynae, officially welcomed the fly. ers, who were triumphantly carried Elynes, where they were greeted through the streets to the Champs by President Doumergus and the members of the Cabinet, and thenco to the Hotel de Ville and the French Aero Club for other recep- tions.
AIRMEN CRASH INTO A HOUSE.
TWO AVIATORS BURNT TO DEATH.
(TARDQGU REUTER'S AGRKOY.?
LE BOURGET, Oct. 24, Fiore Nicholas Silverbaum, whe The aviators Gilbert Lane and
wore attempting a fight to Áð- disaba from Le Bourget, crashed whilst starting.
Their aeroplane fell into a house and, burst into flames,
Both were incinerated and' the house was set on fire.
Fire brigades were rushed to the scene and other fatalítics are foor ed.
R.101 DISASTER INQUIRY, [DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Ready, Ort: 25.
A 16 feet long model of the air- ship R. 101, which was made special- ly for the Antwerp Exhibition, is being brought back for use at the inquiry which opens on Tuesday into the loss of the great airship at Beauvais.
OBITUARY.
LATER. President Hindenburg has volun- tarily renounced 20 per cent of his MR. HENRY GOSLING, M.P. salary similarly to the "cut" in the salaries of the Cabinet Minia. ters.
mbarking on anything in the na- NEW SOUTH WALES
me.
ELECTIONS:
RESULT IN A LABOUR
LANDSLIDE.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.3
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Oct. 24. Hears Gosling, M.P. (Labour) for The death occurred to-day of Mr.
Whitechapel since 1923, in bis ooth,
year.
[URITISH WIRELESS, SERVICE.]
Ruaux, Od. 25. Mr. Henry Gosling, Labour Mem- ber of Parliament for. Whitechapel, died last night after a long illness.
The late Mr. Gosling, who,” was Thames waterman, helped to form the Watermen's Union, which nine years ago was merged into the Transport and General Work ers' Union, of which he became the first President, retaining that office till his death. He was Minister of Transport in the first Labour Gov-
C-IN-C. OF INDIA.
APPOINTED A MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL,
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)]
HUGBY, Oct. 24. His Majesty the King has op-
SYDNEY, Oct. 26. proved the appointment of Gen. The New South Wales elections, eral Sir Philip Chotwode to boa in which voting was compulsory Member of the Executive Council and on's preferential basis, result of the Governor-General of Indised in a Labour landslide. on assumption of the port of Com The position of the parties before mander-in-Chief of India.
the dissolution and now is erament, and served for many years Labour, 40 and 54; Nationalists, 351 and 23; and Country Party, 12 and
ARREST OF MR. JOWETT
DENIED BY SOVIET.
LOST HIS PASSPORT AND UNABLE TO PROCEED.
{IHBOGGE`REUTER'A AGENCY.]
LONDON. Oct. 25.
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The outgoing Government consist. ed of the last two parties.
Mr. Lang, the leader of the Labour party, who polled a huge majority, declared that the result proved that Australia would never surrender her standard of living, and would never tolerate outside In connection with the Press re-interference in her domestic affairs parts of the alleged arrest of the (a reference to the recent Niemeyer young Briton, Master Christopher report). Jowett, on the trans-Siberian Roil- way, en route to Peiping, the Soviet Embassy in London states that there are absolutely unfound- ed.
"Mr.. Jowelt was never arrested, He lost his passport and was un able to cross the frontier, and hail LATER.
to wait at Chita until the identi that it has received information British Consulate authorities in The Italianegation announces fication documents sent him by the
that Father Brugnetti, of the Manchuris reached him there, when Italian Catholic Mission at Nam- he wa able to continue his yaagfu, in south-west Honan, has journey." been liberated.
Father Br.gnotti was captured by brigands sometime ago.
The Legation made representa tions to the Chinese Government on the matter.
Apostolie Delegate Lenvoi for Rome.
"
The Apostolic Delegate, Mon- signor Constantini, is leaving Pei- ping to-morrow for Rome,
RIOTS IN TOKYO.
POLICE AND FACTORY WORKERS CLASH.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AŬENOI:]
Toxyo, Oct. 24. *Riotous scones - word witnessed late last right in Kameido, a sub- urb of Tokyo, during a clash NAVAL MANOEUVRES between the police-and-factory
IN JAPAN.
FLEETS REVIEWED BY EMPEROR.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Kong, Oct. 23:
workors of the Toyo Muslin Co., who have been on strikq for' the past five weeka.
While the police were attempting to suppress groups of strikers who were parading the strcoth, alnging labour songe, other strikers in the upper storeys of neighbouring buildings started throwing atones on the police below,
the day tallion of ithai nomi tigfera ran. 19.39 streets and most princing aft:1 Hizohita reviewed the JanQU-FRXYLIN strikers eizzišu riguing past
régime in
The chauing fight necessitated the In glorious weather. Emperor temporary suspension of trafic, an led. The
comprising, 103 war vessels, aggre- trams, six of which were Untaged. by the same poliov as the State offices, All down town traffic was Dr. Fernando Hello Vinha, han gating 700,000 Lond, everyone of The disturbance was fuially quel Department had followed regarding at a standstill and shops and resi- been arrested, while Senator Azave which was vollstructed wholly ined after the arreat of 150 strikers. the new Governments of Argen- dences, wore barricaded.
do was shoved by a moh' and seri | Japan, while 72 naval aeroplanes ·About ́s dozen police and 30 tina, Peru and Bolivia."
paraded in the air.
strikern were injured in mélée..
(Continued of foot of next column.) ' quely injured,
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MR. R. W. CHANLER.
{THROUGH RETINE'S. AGENCY.}
WOODSTOCK (N.Y.), Oct. 24. The death is announced of Mr. Robert Winthrop Chanler, the noted artist and former husband of Linn. Cavaliari, the oporatic singer.
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