ANTI - CATHOLIC MOVE IN ITALY.
VATICAN'S SERIOUS VIEW OF SITUATION,
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documents.
IRISH SWEEP ON
DERBY.
A DYING MAN AND "A BLIND GIRL DRAW TICKETS.
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Losos, May 31.
ROM, May 30, All offices of Catholic organisa- It is now possible in summarize tions and institutions in Rome have the results of the Irish sweepstake been closed by order of the Italian draw. 12 tickets were drawn by Government and police are enter-London, 2 by the Home Counties, ing and taking possession of all 192 by the rest of England, 4 by the United States, 47 iy Ireland, 47 by Scotland, 23, by South Africa, 10 by Canada and nine by Wales.
Jacky tickets are also held by people throughout the world in cluding India, China, Malaya, Kenya, Nigeria, Malta, Egypt, Palestine, Persia, Turkey, Greece,
It is explained that the Govern- ruent has taken this step in con. sequence of the recent disturbances and that it is purely a provisory measure (otherwise it would have been a violation of the Concordat between Italy and the Holy See),
Following the police netian the hends of institutions immediately wrat to the Vatican to confer with the Pope, taking with them what ever articles as they could, such as the Papal Flag and certain reli- gious articles.
many, France and Brazil. Among those who have a chance of winning furtune Area Ply- mouth woman who bought a ticket with her housekeeping money to her husband's horror: a dying an who declares he would give ten
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such chances for a little longer lease of life"; a British able sca 'man in His Majesty's-ship. Deran- Vatican Preparing Protest.
shire; blind London basket- ROME, May 31. maker: a girl aged seven, another The Italian Government has inged nine and a Dublin hospital structed Provincial Prefects to use
own
their
judgment in closing Catholic institutions throughout Italy, while the Holy See has in structed Bishops to assume per socal direction of the Catholic
Action Parts in their Dioceses.
The Vatican ik preparing
aurac.
Eager Crowd Awalts Result of Draw.
DUBIN, Max 30, Long before breakfast thousands
FAMOUS FRENCH
HONG KONG
DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 1,
1931.
FURTHER RIOTING. [NIGHT CLUB QUEEN TO STAY IN FRANCE? AT CAWNPORE.
HINDUS AND MOŠLEMS CLASH.
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CAWNPORE, May 30. The Atmosphere of tension canand by the great Mohammedan festival of Myharram and the reaction after the recent terrible riots culminated in further fatal disturbances, when 4.000 Moslems threatening to march Hindu quarters, yesterday," into were dispersed by the police.
To-day the police were forced to fire on crowds of Mostems and Hindus between whom fighting be gan, eleven Moslems and three Hindus being injured, while one Moslem and one Hindu are 'dend.
Excitement is growing intense, panic prevails and all mills and shops are closed;
**
Official Figures.
Cawnpore, May 31.
CASE SUBMITTED TO MINISTER OF INTERIOR.
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Læ"Havne, May 30. It is announced that the French Government has given instructions that "Texas" Guinan and her troupe of girls must be shipped back to the United States "by the first host available."
Minister of Interior to Consider Case,
LONDON, May, 31. That there is a possibility of "Texas" Guingh being allowed to stay in France is suggested by a statement by Guinan, who when tolephoned by Reuter from London said that she had submitted her case to the Minister of the luterior, who, she said, has consented to examine it most carefully.
Earlier, Cables.
ACE KILLED.
CRASHES WHILE ATTEMPT- ING TO BREAK RECORD.
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NEW GOVERNMENT'S MANIFESTO
CHIANG'S EVIL DEEDS: A NEW ERA PROMISED,
Following the inauguration cere mony of the new National Govern nant a Manifesto was released, i resume of which we reprint from the 'Canton Gazette,
In compliance with the decision of the Extraordinary Meeting of
BARCELONA, May 30,
French The famous
ace La
Captain Goulette few from Paris Louette (who, last November, with to Saigon in five days) was killed in a crash at vi in him, the Central Kuomintang Executive and Supervisory Committees, the the world's long-distance record for ging to Tunis in an attempt to heat
tourist planes. La Louette's com- members of the National Council pation, Permangle, was also killed, formally assumed offco, following
La Louette piloted Prinze Carol
the intuguration of the National to Ronmania at the time of his
Government on May dramatic return to claim the throne.
BRITAIN-AUSTRALIA '·
FLIGHT.
SCOTT HOMEWARD BOUND.
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Rupuy, May 30, Flight Lieutenant Scott, who is making a return fight to England after establishing a fresh England Australia record, reached Calcutta this afternoon from Rangoon,
He
It is officially stated that one
PARIS, May, 20. Hindu and one Moslem were killeil
The entourage of Texas Guinn, while 4 Hindus and 15 Marlene New York's Night Club " Queen, were injured as the result of police believe that her tiff with the French Gre during the disturbance yester-authorities has ended antisfactorily. day. Two Hindus and six Mon- Her dance instructor, interviewed. I left half an hour later for Karachi. lems were injured in subsequent said that Texas will probably leivo assaults.
for Paris on Saturday. It is not expected that there would be fur-
The situation is now under con-
of people collected outside the troll and 150 extra police have
Mansion House, which was heavily arrived. guarded by police, while inside
aihe House General O'Duffy, _Chief
** diplomatic protest to the Italian
Government against anticlerical
the Irish Free State Police, supervized the momentous draw.
WAR TIME PILOTS TO
SPANISH ARMY REFORMS.
MINISTER'S NEW IDEALS.
Senior Azaan, Minister of War, has made an important statement vegarding the scheme of military reforms. The future army, Sonor Azana ays, will be less expensivo and more efficient than the present
Formerly the army budget was framed in such a way that Ministers could afterwards deal with it as they liked, more especi ally since 1023, when the Dictator- ship suppressed Parlament. There any attempt to criticise the army budger was regarded as hostility to
the army.
"It will be realled that the Na-
We are determined," the Minis tional Government was for the first snys, "to, put an end to such time formed at Canton on July a practice, under which military 1, 1993, and removed to Wu-Han intriguers tried to merce the pul ' during 1926-1927, and thence, to fie by fear. Politics have had a Nanking in 1928, when the whole pernicious influence in the army country was unified and the Polis It is the simple truth that we Ro- tical Tutelage period should have publicans have not introduced poli- commenced. Unexpectedly, Chiang ties into the army. The monarchy, Kai-shek veered to distatorship in aust be blamed for that. The" stead of carrying out the schem munarchy did not want a national of political tutelage, resulting in army for the defence of the couns the inretivable opposition to is try. All it wanted was an army policy and the formation of the new
for the support of the monarchy, National Government at Canton.
As soon as I have completed the reorganisation of the army I shall take up the matter of military jus tice. A new scale of military offen ees will have to bo, drawn up nad new imitaticas put ur on milltary jurisdiction.- It is all very well for justice to be done without loss strong contrast to Nanking by giv. of time, but justice that is not ing every publicity to its actions, merely a incans of terrorising the
prople There are five Yuan in Nanking than hust be impartial rather "I have the utmost confidence in but every meeting has been under the future," concluded the Minis- the distate of Chinng. As a resultter. There will be an army, for the decisions reached by them could there is a nation." not be carried out.
Chiang'a Delinquencies. "Opposition is offered Chinng thecluse he takes the Government as
his private property. The New
ther dificulties from the imINSPECT CROYDON 'DROME. National Government will act in
tion authorities, although were still certain formalities to be completed.
Texas herself, interviewed earlier,
As soon as an Irish are bad THE FEDERAL STRUCTURE very indignant at the hitch
demonstrations which culminated drawn the nineteen fateful slips of in the closing of Catholic institu- paper from the huge revolving drum, painted with blue and white tions.
The gravity with which the Vati-iares, containing some six mil- ean views the sitantion is indientedion counterfoils, General O'Duffy' moved Rernss to a little crystal by the fact that Cardinal Lega has drum which contained the names of heen instructed not to go to Padun, the thirty-three horses who had a Papal Legate, for the centenary nccepted for Wednesday's race, of St. Anthony ou June 1, for
A. crowd of officials, typists, tale. which thousands of foreign pilya ins Are going to Padun, while the graphists and auditors watched the Eucharistie. Diocesan Congress inproceedings which were described Rome this week has been cancelled,
GERMANS' VISIT TO ENGLAND.
TO BE RECEIVED BY THE KING: A VISIT TO CHEQUERS,
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through a loud speaker to the crowd outside.
£700,000 for Charity.
LONDON, May 30, The drawing of the great Trish sweep on the Derby began at the Mansion House, Dublin, this morn. ing. It is officially announced that the total receipts were £2,789, EDG.
The amount available for arize distribution is £1,900,544, Hos- pitals and charities get £097,424,
There are nineteen tickets on each horse. Holders of ploded. horses in the Derby get £30,000, £15,000 and £10,000, respectively, and holders of unplaced or mounts scratched since the final aceeptances get £833 each.
THE CALCUTTA SWEEP,
PRIZE MONEY £548,000,
COMMITTEE.
DISTRESSING DUTLOOK.
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servers who have not lown since
and declared: There is no reason
Ruoay, May 29, why should not be allowed to land. I am an American citizen
Arrangements have been made by and there is no scandal around me.
the Imperial Airways for 200 war My passport is endorsed by Prasi-time lighting pilots and aerial ob dents Wilson and Harding. As to Britain, if I choose to go to Bri, tain, will. But I do not choose."" As soon as Texas, who was wear- ing white riding breeches and well plastered with diamonds, was allow ed to land ale hurried to her hotel and went to sleep.
LUNDON, May 29, The decision to postpone the meeting of the Federal Structure
Going to Shanghal? Committee of the Indian Round Table Conference was commended by Sir John Simon in a speech at Texas Guinan, interviewed here, the Bombay dinner in London this said that if Paris would not receive. evening, when he said that the onthey she would leave France and look was very distressing.
A very great deal of hard and unpleasant work had to be done, involving the coming to grips with highly controversial.
inatters an which we were bound to state our own view with clearness and, can- dour, which is, the only way by which we could really get the re spect of our Indian fellow sub- jects.
Our duty was 'not to retract any promise or hope whereby Britain was band, but to make clear that we believe that we had a duty to the Indian people, to assist the maintenance of law and order and the re-establishment of good Gov ernment.
Rudar, May 23. The arrangements for the visit, to England of the German Chap cellor, Dr. Bruening, and the Ger man Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Cartias, have now been ap proved. They will arrive off Ryde in the liner Handurg on June 3 and will be conveyed by H.M.S. Winchester to Southampton where
With courage, candour, patience, ..there will be a evil reception.
real friendliness and insight we They will later be the guests at a
might yet achieve the destiny for dinner at the, Foreign Offive given
Bourgently India which India CALCUTTA, May 31, by the Prime Minister on behalf
The Derby sweep draw took place needed." of the Government.
During their sojourn they willry quietly yesterday night. The stay at the Carlton Hotel, which Prize money amounts to £548,000
It is understood there will be two
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they are due to leave on Saturday first prizes, cach of £105,000 to morning for Chequers, where they £110,000, two second prizes, ench will be the guests of the Prime about 250,000, and two third prizen, Minister until after luncheon on each about £5,000. Sunday.
Horses left in after the third for
On Monday at noon their Excel-feit will draw prius of £750 anch lencies will be received by His and these are also duplicated, Majesty, following which they will
be the guests at the Anglo-German Society's luncheon.
Ap afternoon reception at the Institute of International Affairs and a dinner, in the evening fal. lowed by a reception at the Ger man Embassy will complete their public engagements.
They will leave after luncheon on Tuesday for Southampton, where the Winchester will be in attend. ance to carry them to the liner Europa, by which they will return to Germany,
ABOLITION OF SPEED LIMIT.
BRITISH DRIVERS
"BEHAVING."
[ARITIAN WINEL.299 SERVICE.]
KING AND QUEEN AT COVENT GARDEN OPERA.
AUDIENCE SING NATIONAL ANTHEM.
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There was no reason for despair.
Communal Tarue.
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Ruay, May 29. An India Offiço commaique states that His Majesty's Govern- ment and the Government of India
tour Europe and visit other Capi- tals, including Shanghai
She added that she had not come
to Fintice to earn money.
1 1 had wanted that I should have remained in America, where I can earn over £2,000 a week, but I want to show the world my troupe.”.
How to Make Whoopee."
PARIS, May 20 "Texas" Guinan New York's night club queen, accompanied by
bevy of show girls aboard the liner Paris from New York, was not allowed to land in France, where she came to show Paristans how to make whoopee,"
the war to inspect Croydon Aero drome on Sunday, after which they will fly over London in a nuper of big Armstrong-Siddeley air liners used on the Cross.Channel air ser
vices.
SCANDALS MAY BE
EXPOSED.
DISCLOSURES EXPECTED IN LOS ANGELES TRIAL.
EX-OFFICIAL HELD FOR MURDER.
announced
Los Angeles, May 22.--Los An geles' most sensational murder trial foomed today as Mr. Buren Fitts, that he will formally charge Mr. the District Attorney, David Harris Clark, 4 former District Attorney, with the shout Special port police pointed out that she did not possess a regularing of Mr. Herbert Spencer, edi- tor, and Mr. Charles Crawford, n labour contract,
prominent politielan
She had previously been rebuffed when the liner called at Plymouth, where officials informed her that she was barred from Britain.
BULLET STOPPED BY A BUTTON.
"On account of his rectitudo
which did not at all serve to pro- mote the pursenal interest of Chiang, Mr. Hu Hau-min, Presi- dent of the Legislative Yuan, ins been placed under detention. This gous to indicate that Chiang has ridder roughshod aver law and principle.
"Either to serve his selfish ends ar through jealousy, Chiang caus-. ed our military comrades to make a great sacrifice in 1929 so that the West River, Yangtze River and Yellow River were red with their blood.
Mr. Wang Ching Woi.
Mr. Wang Ching-wei, who was the inst speaker, suid
al
"Chiang Kai-shek has done every conceivable thing contrary to the principles of democracy. What he did was solely for his personal in terest. He has pen persistent in deceiving the people that he has been carrying out the bequeathed teaching of our late Party Leader - whose principles and policies can never be carried oat, unless Chiang Kai-shek is overthrown
"Some think that China's must have a strong government in under to be able to resist foreign aggres. sion and to bring unification to the country. This idea is wrong. Yuan Shih-kai's régime was f garded as a strong government.” Principles of Democracy.
He accepted the obnoxious 21 ́de- "Turning to finance, democracy mands and raised a loan of 8300,- demands integrity but Chiang has000,000 from foreign countries AS a result, Yuan's downfall came. so far never made a single public Now Chiang Kai-shek has taken statement of national accounts. the Government as his personal
property.
His collapse will come As surely as that of Yuan Shih-
Chiang" the manifesta then alleges,
used to draw two or three millionai dollars and sometimes four or five million, from the Ministry of Fin auce with just a chit. These amounts drawn were tertned specin! expenses. Such a financial muddle is unheard of elsewhore.
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Mr. Clark, a candidate for elec tion as a municipal judge, shot and killed Messrs. Spencer and Craw- The new National Government ford two days ago. according to will carry on differently from District Attorney Fits I sur-
Chiang Kai-shek's Government, to rendered to the police last night be in keeping with the principles Three persons declare they saw Mr. of democracy, and will welcome Clark shoot and kiti Messrs, Spen-publle comment, cer add Crawford.
"The regulations governing our military comrades will Lo strict, All statements in connection with receipts and disbursements will be openly published. Not only may the Control and Audit organs check Government accounts but the people may aloo. This will result in the elimination of dictatorship and the foundation of democracy of our Party can he carried out." en that the principles and policies
ment then de coins, the date for BELGIANS ACCUSED OF ARMED he has a perfect case against the
the resumption of the Indian Round Table Conference. The choing lay between summoning the Federal Structure Committee to
HOLD-UP OF A WOMAN.
Two
After his surrender Mr. Clark declined to issue a statement. Dis- triet Attorney Fitts declared that former prosecutor, who was minated as a candidate for the municipal judgeship in the recent primary elections,
no-
this country at the end of June. Cuvelier, of Rus Mitogenas, Lont the accused man said as he request young Belgians, George There is turmoil inside of me," which would have involved ansating Cer, near Liege, and Henri Jenned the prosecutors not to question in August, or postponing the re- sumption until September. In the Joseph Stassinet, of Rue François him until later. latter case the interval would be Bertrend, Liege were charged at
Dover Police Court with attempt | employed in pressing on with cer- tain necessary work both in Londoning to murder Miss Daisy Woollest, of Crabble-hill, Dover, by shooting her with a pistol at Astley-avenue, Dover.
And in India.
His Majesty'e Government were prepared to adopt the first course. if all sections found it to be prae- Ruany, May 30. Their Majesties the King and ticable. Enquiries have, however Queen last night attended the Opera shown that this alternativa was at Covent Garden for the first time seriously inconvenient to several this season and saw a fine porform-nemuers, of the committee, both at Their Home and in India. The later date ance of Die Fledermaus. Majesties received an enthusiastic is therefore unavoidable, but the welcome from the audience, which. making a departure from the usual custom, sang when the orchestra played the National Anthem.
H.M. THE KING RIDES IN ROTTEN ROW.
constitutional advance is a matter of so much moment to India that the resumption of the Round Table Conference cannot be postponed Septem beyond the beginning of ber, Ilis Majesty's Government have therefore decided to invite the Fedoral Structure Committer to reassemble in London not later than September & for the resumption of work at the earliest practicable date thereafter,
They were also charged with robbing her and stealing her band- bag and umbrella.
According to the evidence un- earthed by the police so far, Mesars, Spencer and Crawford had threa tened a complete expose of the pruft alleged to be rempant in Los Angeles. Some one went to Mr. Crawford's office and shot him as well as Mr. Spencer, ¡
Miss Woollett said that as she
Graft to be Exposed. was walking down Astley-avenuo nt
While he was the District Attor. 9 pm. on Sunday she was stepped by the two men who said "Money" ney Mr. Clark, now held for mur- Curvellier pointed a revolver at her, der himself, was most active. Ho in several and figured prominently
Mr. Clark pro counted "One, two three," fired. There was a loud report and specacular ense. they ran away with her bag and secuted Albert Marco, the so-called vico Baron of Los Angeles. He umbrella,
prosecuted C. C. Julian and others involved in the scandals of the Julian Petroleum Company. Ha also prosecuted Miss Daisy Dovoe, the private secretary of Miss Ciara Bow, popular motion picturo ac. tros. Miss Deyou was convicted of stealing jewels and money from Miss Bow.
~· Pistol Up Chimney, Inspector Leeming said that he found a pistol and cartridges up n chimney in the room occupied by [ORITISH WIRELESS SÉKVICE.]
the men at a Dover hotel, Cavel- lier told him at the, police station:
When the shot was fired I was If a communal settlement has Ruany, May 23.
been reached in India by that time stupefiod. I was unaware that it H.M. the King was out riding in the work of the Federal Structure had gone off. I do not know whe Rotten Row before breakfast to-day. Committee will be greatly facilither the shot was fired or what hup:
Before his serious illness the King tated. If not it. will be a matter pened." since its introduction the British
and rode regularly in the Row during for consideration professional
NUGLY, May 20. The broad effect of the new Road Aet, according to exhaustive in. quiries made through their officials in all parts of the enuntry by the Royal Automobile Club and the
Anatomobile Association, is that
motorist both private, is definitely exercising the the Summer but this was the first greatest care, and the reports on time he has ridden in puble since the abolition of the speed limit his illness. Although there was a are that there has been no generil number of people watching the increase in speed.
riders, few recognised His Majesty.
whether the
TWO INTERESTING SPEECHES.
"Chiang regards us as counter- revolutionists, because we oppose his dictatorship. Then all those were counter-revolutionists who opposed Yuan Shih-kai's monar- chia! wheure. This is an absurdity. On the contrary, Chiang Kai-shek. himself is a counter-revolutionist. while those who oppose him are real revolutionists."
Mr. Wang concluded that de moerney would come into existence with the downfall of Chinng Kai
shek.
NEW MINISTERS TAKE UP POSTE.
EлOи OUR OWN CORESPONDENT.
CANTON, May 31. Mr. Engene Chea and Mr Fur Ping Hsiang will formally take up their posts of Minister and Vigo. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the National Government at Canton, respectively, to-morrow morning at fa'clock. The inaugural ceremony. will be conducted in the auditorium. of the Provincial Government. Other high officials of the Revolu- tionary Government here, includ- ofing Mr. Tang Chiu Yamu, Minis- ter of Fhiance, will also be induct- ed into office at the same time.
We Must Act Together, Two very interesting speeches nt the ceremony were those of General Hau Hsung-chi, ex-commander the Kwangtung Army, and Mr. Wang Ching Wei
CHINA'S FINANCES,
(THROUGH REUTERS. AGENOT.]
General Hsu said that he had left Canton for six years, during which perlad there had been constant civil strife in the country, Chiang Kai- shok was the principal factor in DENIAL OF NEW LOAN 188UE.. stirring up the trouble, continued General Hsu who further recalled. that while he was commanding the in Canton, Kwangtung Army
his Chiang Kai-shek was heting as Chiol-of-Staff. Chiang who was "crafty and ruthless," linked him- soli with M. Borodin, drove Gener- nl Hsu out of power and usurped "Now that the now Nationalist the command of the latter's ar Government has been inaugurat
Because of the prominence of tho
It attracting national attention. principals in the murder case it in Mr. Loxton, prosecuting, zaid if is expected that the trial of. Mr. inorities Cosmittes should re it had not been for a button getting Clark will be one of the most wened" concluded General Hsu,
in the way of the bullet, Misssational in the history of the Cali comrades, must act together and its work about the same time. The question of adding representa-Woollett must have been at least forain Courts. It is predicted that the downfall of Chiang Kai-shek tives to the Federal Structure is soriously injured.
largcecalo graft operations will is certain." be exposed at the trial. under active consideration.
The men were remanded.
NAKING, May 30. The Finance Minister emphatic- ally denies the truth of reports Government, in addition to their circulating that the Nationalist 880.000.000 Consolidated. Tax loan, which is now being issued, pro 850,000,000 loan cured
poses shortly to issue. a further on the German-Austrian Boxer-Indennity
funds (Oontinued on next Column.)