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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, JONE 4, 1931.
HUGE HARVESTS
OF OPIUM.
THOUSANDS OF FIELDS
NEAR NANKING.
COMMUNISTS HUNTED AT
LIUANCHOW.
Luchowfu, Anhwal, May 23 Harvest time has como for the tens of thousands of gay puppy felda in this section. We are now only a few hours by rail and car from Nanking. While the big rolitical meetings are being held there, tone of opium are being started on their way to fill the oplum pipes of. the nation, from this district alon
The new automobile ronde in
THICK DOOR,
BOOTY DROPPED,
THIEVES FOILED BY A
BERTHA LEWIS' DEATH.
FATAL CAR CRASH DESCRIBEDA
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£6,000 FURS FOUND BY POLICE
Despite a most determined effort of many night hours duration to steal several thousand pounds worth of tura burglars left a Uity ward house empty-handed. “***
In the course of their strenuous labours they smashed their way through three strong locked doors; crawled through a window-frame 18
square; and tried to break
through a wall.
SIR HENRY LYTTON'S EVIDENCE
Sir Henry Lytton gave evidence: Lowis, bis fellow-Savoyard,, who at the inquest on Miss Bertha
was fatally injured when a car which Sir Henry was driving overturned.
Evelyn Nursing Home, Cambridge,
The inquest was held at the. where Sir Henry is recovering from his injuries.
He was wheeled into the room in an invalid chair, wearing a blue silk eyeglass. He gave his evidence in drassing gown, and also the familiar
low, tremulous voice, and was in tears when he left the room.
On the discovery of the smashed stapo of a polocked outer door in Bread Street, about eight a.m., Central Anbwei nro opening up the
police cordon was put round the big poppy section to more conve
island site formed by the triangle nient travol, A new rond is now
of Bread Street, Cannon Street, and
Sir Henry Lytton, who gave his. almost finished extending all the
age as "about 60," "said that he way from Anching, the capital of Queen Victoria Street,EASY
For over three hours uniformed icefe Manchester at ten a.m, on May the province," on the Yangtzo, "to"
and plain-clothes officers climbed up 3 in a saloon car accompanied by Bumpu on the railway. This and down stairs and over the roofs, Miss Lawin. There was a lot of portant road passes thru a ict of
and seamed cellars and store-luggage in the car, including a oplum country. Your Correspon dent recently took a trip on a bus church of St. Mildred and Cunzon the car carried considerable weight.
They even explored the rather heavy wireless set, so that from Chowhaien to Luchowiu. Street fire station, but the thieves Anyone making this trip while the | had escaped. poppy is in flower would be amazed The forced door in Bread Street at the magnitude of the oplum busied to the premises of T. E. Kid ness so close to Nuuking. Appar- ently more than twenty per cent. cf the best agricultural land in this rich district is devoted to raising opium.
Enormous Taxes,
Little wonder that the Presi- dest, or Governer, of Anhwei is re ported as being impeached. Who- ever may be responsible, there can be no question as to the vast amount of taxes that the opium growers pay to the authorities. The cne Hsich of Hotel is reported to have been required to pay 860,000 in opium taxes. Another 880,000 was then domanded, but this was not considered quite fair on the part of the Government. Little wonder that someboy is being im peached,
From the moment the opium is raised it is the centre of a whirl-
wind of graft. Local bandits or "bad men" are demanding as much as fifty per cent of the value of the crop before it even gets to the market town.
rooms.
ston, Ltd, mantle manufacturers, and in the passage behind the door the police found half-dozen pock ages wrapped in sacking, and con taining a large quantity of dressed sabice, of the total value of between £0,000 and £7,000, the property of Bevington and Morris, an old established form of City furriers.
"At Mercy of Skid! Miss Towis sat next to him. It began to rain when they reached the Huntington-road. Approaching Cambridge, the car began to skid slightly as is ran
an to some asphalt. They were then travel- ling about thirty-5v5 miles an hour, and he dropped down to twenty- five.
Ceiling Joists Cut,
It seemed perfectly anfe "while Investigations by a representa We were on the orest of the road," tive of the Daily Telegraph dis- aid Sir Henry, but it was slip- closed a most determined effort on pery on the slope. There seemed the part of the burglars, who had to be a lot of oil about. I saw a evidently been working through the car approaching me, and my car night. Thought to have reached began to skid. I went with the skid the roof from an empty office in at first, as I always do. I did which they had secreted themselves not apply my brakes. I never do overnight, they entered Bevington experience in driving, and have in a skid. I have had considerable and Morris's by removing a number driven at Brooklands. I felt I was of slates and by cutting throught the mercy of the skid. My car. the ceiling joists below it
Then, having failed to break through a door and to make a hole through the wall, they reached the firm's top work-room by forcing their way through that
15in, square window after smashing the glass.
During the night they must have made a methodical selection of the furs, packed them, and by devious ways carried them to the root and down to the passage, where they Next, the provin- } were found. cial tax must be collected, together Down at the foot of the stairs, with as much more as the district | instead of the street door they were collector can squeere out for him- faced by another thick door, ceked bu}}, :
on the outside, and Mr. Kidston, speaking to a Press representative, expressed the opinion that this door had upset the plans of the burglars, He went on:
The exceptionally heavy rains this year are reported to have ruin- ed a large proportion ci the opium crop, and this, together with the increasing taxes, will increase the price, cf opium to the consumer.
Country's Chief Business.
was broadside on as the other car approached, and the fact that he missed me was due to his wonderful. driving
My car turned down on to the slope of the road on the left, and I remember seeing a telegraph pole in my path I tried to wrench the car round into my left and I re- member bumping on to the grass. the car must have missed the tele- graph post.
"The feeling I have anver had before. was of some power behind ne pushing the car. I do not re- member way more until someone Was trying to get me out of the
a
I was pinned inside it. We tried "The car had turned turtle, and to move Miss Lewis, but we could. not get her up."
A. Wootten) Sir Henry said he was: In reply to the coroner (Mr. G.) driving very carefully."
Dangerous Road?
I don't think they expected to find that door, and it took them 30 long to force it that the alarm had been given before they were able It is to be hoped that this part to get their booty away. They had of central Anwei, so near, to Nan- probably arranged for an accom
A juror asked Sir Henry if he at king, will soon come in for a little plice to be outside at eight o'clock tributed any danger to the artificial attention from those sections of the with a car, Apparently the accom-making up of the road, Government, which are said to be | plice arrived to time, and he, pO Sir Henry: I have been told by interested in opium suppression, doubt, was the man who forced the different motorists to be careful on We can hardly tell how it looks padlock of our outer door but oving this particular stretch when wet... from the outside, but looked at to the delay in breaking through I am told that in Continental from the inside, hero, it looks as the door within suspicion was guides there is warning to though the opium trade were about aroused by the man outside, and motorists regarding the Huntingdon the country's chief business.
he cleared off.”
road, As soon as I got on-the- zaobalt the car skidded.
Some little effort put forth new would probably make most of the farmers quit raising opium. The remaining-farmers could then be handled later in the your. If, how- ever, all the farmers are allowed to plant the stuff, it becomes al- most impossible to make them pull: it out because of the force of public opinion locally
An entry was also made into the adjoining work room of Fries Davies, another firm of furriers, but nothing was missed, although a £500 fur cont was hanging with others in the room.
SEVEN MURDERERS EXHUMED,
REBURIED BY LIGHT OF
LANTERNS.
The coroner again drow Sir: Henry's attention to the off-side back tyre, and asked him if he thought it was safe. He point out that there were smooth patches on it.
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LOST VALLEY OF GOLD.
AUSTRALIAN BUSH ::
"SECRETS.
AUSTRO-AMERICAN TRADE PACT.
WASHINGTON ANNOUNCES EXCHANGE OF -RATIFICATIONS”.
Sir Henry said that he would not Reports of a mysterious valley Department has announced the "ex Washington, May 27.-The State have changed the tyres for some of gold and a great casis in the change of ratifications of com time yet. The smooth patches heart of Central Australia aro dismercial treaty between Austria and were compensated for by roughcussed by Mr. Michael Terry, B patcher It would be dangerous to well-known Australian explorer, in-ciprocal application of the most Ambrica, which provides for the re have a new tyre on a car with three the story of his 3,400-mile motor favoured nation clause others which were older.
trek aerosa Australia, published In connection with this new treaty William Hardesty, a Cambridge last month insurance agent, the driver of the car which was approaching Bir Henrys at the time of the accident, said that, Sir Henry's car skidded as he neared it, and passed him broadside on the
Quite little excitement was caused in the gitian of Luchowfu. and Chaohsien when the military put on a thorough suti-communist campaign of a very practical no- ture. The Communists had circú Inted vast aúmbers of handbills urging a campaign against the
There were orrio scenes at the Government. The military made a Municipal Cemetery in Towcester general round-up in the cities, road Northampton, on April 24, and seized a number of reputed when the remains of seven murder Communists who are now under-ers executed in Northampton Prison I felt sure that the other car going investigation according to between 1878 and 1914 were rewould overturn," said Mr. Har reports, this "Investigation" is no interred. "una gentle affair for those who are under suspicion.
THE SAILORS & SOLDIERS'
HOME APPEAL,
Mr Terry and a few companions many and America it is interesting and the similar treaty between Ger egged gold claims in the unmap to speculate upon the probable at ped country of Tanami and lived titude of the United States towards in the bush for months, risking the proposed customs union between water shortage and attacks by the Austria and Germany. Waalsington natives
might object to this union if, under Somewhere in this country at American imports are not grant great stretch of rich land is buried equal privileges as the result of The grave measured 28 ft., by 8 Mr Hardesty told the foreman of posed to exist. Mr. Terry writes:-- the most favoured nation clause, i It and was 8 ft. derp and was the jury that the pear side front. When you are on the transcon- The Stato Vapartment has not yet in unconsecrated ground.
tyre seemed to be rather new Twoitinental line the blacks talk of a decided whether the treaties with Northampton prison was cloud of the others were fairly smooth, big water many sleeps to the Austria entitle the United States to Bone years ago, and the exhuma hut not bad enough to be unusual north. In Western Australia: they claim such privileges, tion became necessary as the site has He estimated Sir Henry's speed at point saat and pay the art. been acquird by the Town Council 25 miles an hour, and said the car Around Alice Springs there is simi- for municipal officea. And was being driven in a perfectly lar ward from country far away
Instructions had been issued by normal and proper manner
to the west | found in a valley the Ta the Home Office to ensure secrecy Police-sergeant J. Keep said that Unreliable though such reports country. The coffing, each of which was put one of the skid marks soined to may be suppose for a moHe returned, but was unable to in a shell made in the Corporation indicate that the driver had applied ment that, there really is an oasis-find the spot workshops, were landed on two his brakes. The can had apparent land a milk and honey-buried Wyckham, who is now working as motor-lorries and driven rapidly ly struck an anthill before it over deep in the heat of the untrodden cattleman; intends to make an through the deserted streets to the turned attempted interior, laat lunakan cemetery, two miles away had a The road is a first-class road;"
other effort to find the valleyaga
Although the expedition aware Immediately the lorries had enter said the sergeant, and was in
blacks, they were continually aware ed the cemetery the gates were lock- quite good order. It was rather The Hon. Mr. W. 1. Southarn, auf, ed and molicemen patrolled the smooth and rain and oil and made
of their presser Spirala pf smoke CM.G. and Mrs Southern 8100 shrubbery and hedges to prevent the it slippery. It would improve the Five years ago, Jimmy Wyckham, betrayed their movements in the Major, H. B. L. Dowbiggin.... 15 admission of unauthorised persons, fond if it were made rougher Mach prospector, arrived at Wyndham bunhygg Commodore A. H Walker, K The re-burial was carried out by The jury returned a verdict of with a sugar bag filled with speer- *****Hidden Wealth and Hiding 25 the light of lanterns and without accidental death, caused by the car mens of goldt which he said he had People, "by Michaelreferry:¿(Puté
form of sorviOS,
Akidding due to weather conditions. (Continued on next Volumn.)
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The Treasurer of the Sailors & Soldiers Home gratefully acknow ledges the receipt of the following donatione in response to the resent appeal for funds
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