SERIOUS
RIOTS IN
BOMBAY
CITY IN STATE
OF SEIGE
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,
ESDAY
POLITICAL CRISIS IN JAPAN LINDBERGH
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT DEMANDED
ARMY LEADERS
40,000 WORKERS PRESENT ULTIMATUM
IDLE
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BONDAY, May 17
The casualties. 'hitherto during
the Communal rioting "ars 72 dead
and over 800 injured.
The introduction of the Oprlow
order is among the drastic mes-
COUNTRY NOW IN
CRI
CONDITION
BARON HIRANUMA
sures taken to resate the city from MENTIONED AS PREMIER
the brgy of rioting by Hindus and
Moslems, under which the popula
tion has boen sowering for the last
four days.
A similar outbreak has occurred
at Calcutta where the police red on the mob.
دو
A SOBERING EFFECT.
A weltar of bloodshed and loot- ing coincides with the opening of the Moslem festival, Moharrum. Though the slaughter continued this morning, the presence of British troops is gradually restoring con- idance and the situation is now
easier.
-
In addition to the Curfew order, which has consigned inhabitants to their houses between 8 pm, and d a.m. assembles of more than five people are prohibited.
Governor Sykes, after conferring with the Commissioner of Polles, drove through the disturbed areas.
the city this afternoon. 'The streets to-day are curionaly deserted.
BOMBAY, May 27.
Seven people were killed and se" Injured by noch to day."
The rioting has now spread to the mill area, where. thirty mills have closed for the day, throwing, Idle 40,000 workers.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
TOKYO, May 17
JUST when the bellef was spreading that another Solyukai Party
Cabinet, headed by- Mr. Suzuki, "would' succoed the präsent Ministry, the Arury has put a spoke in the wheel of the politicians, demanding the formation of a National Cabinet.
Toxvo, May 17.
While there is no reason to believe that either the Army.or public approve of the youthful terrorists methods, it is noteworthy that the leading vernacular papers, as well as a tiúmber of leading personalities, express sympathy with their motives despite the Bitter condemnation of the actions taken to achieve them, hence it seems likely that the perpetrators of Sunday's outrages will schieve one of their aims, namely, the creation of a situation compelling the country to recognise the necessity for a National Government, which will place the interests of the country above all else.
In the event if a National Cabinet being formed it is expres. ed that Baron Hirapuma, President of the Kokulionsha National ist Society, which forms the spearhead' of the present non-violent, Fascist-like movement, will be appointed: Prémier;
· BLOOD, BROTHERHOOD ACTIVITIES
The Army chiefs have intimated to the Government their refusal to participate in any Government that is not founded definitely in the national interests..
Calling on General Araki, the War Minister this morning, Lieut. BOMBAY, May 17.. General Masaki, the vice Chief of The police ara vainly striving to the General Staff, informed him cope with the activities of fanatical that the Army: would find itself un- looters, while the rioters, in large able to recommend anyone to all numbers, are, setting fire to houses the portfolio of War Minister in on the border of the trouble areas, Suzuki Government, if the new using baga of sacking soaked with Cabinet is a Party Cabinet, kerosene.
ARMOURED CARS RUSHED TO CITY
*K
NATIONAL CRISIS
B
The Army contends that as national crisis is facings Japan, the country requires a National Ca.
The gravity of the situation isbinet.. indicated by the fact that numer- ons armoured cars have been rush:
TOKYO OUTRAGES Meanwhile, it is becoming in- creasingly plain that the principal. instigators of the recent outrages in Tokyo and elsewhere, are civi- lians of the extreme "ronin" type imbued with a genuine disgust at the material outlook of modern civilisation which tends to make the pursuit of pleasure, wealth and self-interest the principal aim in life.
Hence the enmity of people of these intense feelings towards politicians and others who are al- leged to be subordinating the in- And as the Japanese Constitu-terests of the people of the country od to the city, suriving hore Lais bien esitates the winter sprend corruption tund, seandaks in
tion War to their own, resulting in wide morning, while un Indian Regiment possible to form a. Cabinet without political life, is standing by tonight, prepared the Army's approval. Hence Gen for energencies,
eral Araki is expected to urge the famous Genre, Prince Saionji to recommend the Emperor to call for National Super-Party Govern-
Yesterday's death-rol, according to the last information available, was at least 10 killed and 200 in- jured, bringing the total for three days to 40 killed and 600 injured
ment.
*
SUZUKI. SUCCEEDS INUKAI
TOKYO, May 17. Mr. Kisaburo Suzuki, the Minis, ter for Home Affairs, has inform ally accepted the Presidency of the Seiyukai Party in succession to the late Mr. Inukai.
MYSTERIOUS BLOOD
"BROTHERHOOD
IN HONG KONG TODAY:
RAIN.
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, FORECAST AND REMARKS; 'IBBUED BY THE ROYAL QUSERVATORY, AT, D.48. P-M STATED :--
A
MODERATE. ANTI-CYCLONE S CENTRAL NEAR Toxyo Ar 5 P.2 THIS AFTERNOON THE DEPRESSION' IN THE CHINA SEA Wan About 190: MILES TO THEN.NE OF THE MACCLESFIELD BANK, MOVING. N.W
LOCAL FORECAST-E. WINDE, MODERATE TO FRESH; CLOUDY
·RAIN..
SHANGHAI PEACE AGREEMENT
CHEN NOT IN AGREEMENT
· WITH NANKING
(Trom Our Own Correspondent.)
CANTON, May 17, It is learned from reliable sources. that Genel Chen Tsai Tong did not dispadedi a telegraphic message to Nanking in viadication of the Sino-Japanese Armistice Agreement gecently signed in Shanghai, as r ported by Reuter the foreign Fress.
YANGTSZE FLOODS
CHINESE
COMMUNIST
PARTY
FEARD PLANNING DISTURBANCES
WATERS CONTINUE TO RISE
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
Hankow, May 17. THE YANGTSZE
WATERS CONTINUE TO RISE, CAUSING CONSIDERABLE ANXIETY AND URGENT PETITIONS HAVE BEEM SENT BY THE PEOPLE TO THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO STRENGTH THE OHANG KUNG AND LANHIANG DYKT TWO OF THE MOST IMPORT- ANT DYKES PROTECTING THE WUHAN ARKA FROM FLOODS,
THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN TURN HAVE APPEALED TO NANKING FOR FUNDS. -
The report from: Nanking. GEORGES
it is alleged, was forged, and Gen- teral Chen is preparing to issue” a
deni
NAVAL MUTINY"
DENIED
SENSATIONAL REPORTS FROM JAPAN
(THROUGH LETTER'S AGENCY.]:
Toryo, May 17. put into culation suggesting that Sensational reports have been a mutiny has taken place upon car- "tain Japanese warships,
The report of the mutiny appears, foundation.. however to be absolutely without"
BRITISH PRESS COMMENT LONDON, May 17
AT SHANGHAI
(From Our
* Own. Correspondent.)
OUTRAGE
NEW YORK TIMES' GIVES INNER
HISTORY
(Reuters Special Service.)
NEW YORK, May 16.
A sensational story appearing, in to-day's issun of the New Fork Times purports to give the innor history of the Lindbergh outrage.
The peper goes to the length of giving the alleged nationalities of BHANOHAI, May 17.
three of those whom it states peok The Chinese Communist Party. are planning disturbances at Shang pars in the kidnapping and further: hai on the anniversary of the May declares that their identity is bo 30 incident. The police have seized lieved to be known to the literature revealing a widespread Jarmy State police department." organisation by Communist sym
Six in Plot, Pathizers who are striving to pre- cipitate grave' disorders with a view to promoting Soviet intereste
According to the New York China, by inciting workers whose Times, the kidnapping was plotted minds are inflamed by propaganda by Ave men and a woman (whose recapitulating the recent hostilities at Shanghai, the present struggle identity is declared to be known) in Manchuria and the rumoured and these individuals were respon creation of a free city at Shanghai,sible for the kidnapping and the
murder. The police ja all foreign areas are adequately preparing against the The arrest of one or more même possibility of disorders, whichbers of the group is expected in though not aarticipated to any great
a few days, according to the Timer Extent, all the police aro taking no chances
which further states that the no tual kidnapping was done by three of the members of the ging, a German, an Italian and a Brazi
PHILIPPAR
DISASTER
YOUNG GIRL VICTIMS'
BURIED AT SEA
NO DEFINITE NEWS REGARDING
»DEATH · ROLL
·|THROUGH RIFTER'S AGENCY)
ADEN MAY 17,
THE FRENCH STEAMER ANDRE LEBON LEFT AT MIDNIGHT IN AN ENDEAVOUR TO CONNECT WITH THE SOVIET SKAIANEFT TO TAKE OFF THE 429 SUR VIVORS AND BRING THEM HERE OR TO DJIBOUTI,
THE STEAMERS" CONTRACTOR, AND MAHSUD ·ARË DUE HERE AT 5P.M. AND P.M. WITH 123 AND 125. SURVIVORS, RESPECTIVELY, CONSISTING OF 30.
CONTRACTOR: PASSENGERS, 15 SOLDIERS, 22 SAILORS AND 25 OF THE CREW,
MAHSUD-39 FRENCH PASSENGERS, 16 CHILDREN, 3 NATIVES, 11 SAILORS, 3 OF THE SHIP'S OFFICERS AND I OF THE CHINESE, CREW, theNETS
The question of how far the extreme Nationalist movement,. which brought about the assuasina- tion of Mr. Laukai, is influenced by Hitlerism and Fasciam, on how conciliatory attitude of the Sino- far has arisen out
Japanese dispute is arresting attention bere,
Japan has reached a critical point in her development says the | Hanchester Guardian is a lending Following a rigorous crum-ex-article. Har political development amination of Nissho, the mysteri-hus fallad to keep pace with her ous priest who was arrested on economic development, while Japan The communal fanatics awhit
March 11 as one of the prime in-is in a highly organised: industrial nightfall before beginning their
atigatora of the murders of the state her Government is largely attacks. Last night, serious ou
Finance Minister, Mr. Inouye, and foudal E breaks occurred immediately the
Baron Takuma Dan, it is reported Referring to Russia, the Guardian darkness began to set in, fighting
that be admitted to the police that says if the outcome of the present between the factions being marked
all seventeen of the assailants who internal struggle is the establish by an even more intense ferocity.
surrendered on Sunday were con- munt of a military dictatorship WHOLE "DISTRICTS BESIEGED. Although there was considerable nected with the Blood Brotherhood
a great struggle between the two | of sworn asAASÁIDA. opposition in homo quarters to Mr.
powers is probable. Whole districts were in a state Suzuki'e election, the elder men of Nisaho, who appears to be sincere, of siege, and fierce battles were the Party decided to support him but in a misguided ultrapatriotic going on in hundred and one and in the early hours of this fanatic, is reputed to possess a re- different places, the rioters using morning, after a series of long demarkable magnetic personality. overy conceivable type of hurtful liberatione, successfully persuaded Exerting great influence over im- weapon, including stones, broken Mr. Takojaro Tokonami, the Rail bottles, sticks, iron rods, knives. way Minister, another possible can. These weapons were freely used didate, to give up his, ambition for
Casualties were extremely the Presidency. heavy, only the more serious, com Mr. Suzuki will be formally in ing to the knowledge of the au thorities.
stalled as President of the Sea Huge bonfires raged last night in yukai Farty at a mass, meeting of the Girgaum Road, Hindi parliamentary members this after It is taken for granted that he will be Japan's next Prime Minis
Toryo, May 17, "The new Cabinet is unlikely to be decided on before May 20, as Prince Saionji is not expected to arrive at Tokyo til May 19,
and
trict
NEW NELSON LINER
HIGHLAND PATRIOT REACHES LONDON"
(BRITISH WIRELESS KERVICE.]
ter.
NO WAR MINISTER "
RECOMMENDED
Torye, Mag 17..
pressionable youths, he admits that he seeks to revive the traditional spirit of Old Japan as exemplified by the story of the famous forty seven "ronio," whose action in murdering a man who caused their lord's death, and thereafter all per: forming lara kiri, is regarded as the highest type of loyalty and. self-sacrifice.
The tide in strongly set towards democracy, says E. H. Pickering, MP, former Morning Post · cor- respondent' in - Japan, writing in the Morning Post. Not even the almost religious awe in which the Emperor is held will tolerate any- thing in the nature of unveiled absolutisme
The Times, in a leading article
200 STILL MISSING
LONDON, May 17..
. So far (about 209 passengers and craw aboard the burning liner Georges Philippar-are not accounted for, but all figures ar temporarily approximate.
ADREN, May 17.
The Georges Philippar, which is situate fifty miler "north of Cupe Guardatul, is still ablaze and has a list of fifteen degrees to the porta
Flames on the horizon thirty-five miles off conveyed the first "Indication of the disaster to Captain Owen of the steamer" Con...... tractor Capt. Owen, by wireless, relates that he immediately proceeded to the spot and found the Georges Philippar sfre from the waters edge to the boat deck amidships.
The Soviet tanker was standing by rendering every assistance which the Contractor speedily seconded, and found, many, aboard the Georges Philippar hanging over the bows on ropes.
The fire apparently broke out during the night as all the pas/ sengers
were in night attire, some in dressing-gowns, Some French engineers believe the fire originated in an empty cabin through a short circuit. The wireless room was among the frat quarters to be destroyed,
Commander Vicq, the Master of the Georges Philipper, was the last to leave and said that nobody remained aboard. dol ______The_Contractor signals that she has eighteen injured aboard
among the 129 resoned, we c
on the fature of Manchurig, says SHIP VALUED AT OVER £1,000,000 derstand as well as the Japanese
that the Japanese Army, must ua-
"Government the immense embarrass=" ment which could be caused by the Nissho and others like him teach assumption of complets responsi - that to resort to violence for what is bility for what is racially and gea considered patriotic motives is graphically part of China, and it' laudable provided that the perie to be hoped that the Lytton petrator is prepared to take the Commission will be able to niggast consequences and sacrifice his own an arrangement satisfactory to both 1.life, hence the voluntary surrender count legen
The
of the seventeen.. nasailanta" on
LA LONDON, May 17 Apart from 263: sirvivors of the Georges Philippar aboard the British rescue, vessels, Contractor and Makind, the fate of the passengers and crew will not definitely be known until the rescue vessels reach port, to-day,"
The French authorities are trying to deflect all ships with survivors to Djibouti, where there" ja "greater accommodation thin:
The murder, the story goes, was not a part of the original program. me, but it was resorted to when the plans showed signs of going wrong. It is possible that the baby cried and imperilled the kidnap- pers.
WHIT MONDAY SPOILED
BY THUNDERSTORMS. IN ENGLAND
(BRTTISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Ruory, May 12, Thunderstormsland showery weather in most parts Britain interfered with much of the enjoy ment of Whit Monday holiday, yesterday.
YOUNGSTERS
SUCCEED
TO PEERAGES
EARL EGMONT AND LORD EBURY
(Reuter's Special Service.)
Two
Lornan, May 1 seventeen-year-old: "you
to-day succeeded to through the death of their fashion Earl Egmont and Lord Eburry from accidente;
Earl Egmont became known the Rancher Earl,” became be spent 30 years as a rancher an Alberta. He went to England somewhat reluctantly with his son three years ago, whiên hạ mucceeded to the title on the death ofɑhis cousin. The new Earl a widowe lived a simple lonely life at the family... sonty Avon, Castle, Hamp- shire; having no servantaj, he and his son slent in the kitchen, cooked and laundered for themselves. Earl of Egmont survived the rough conditions in Alberta only to be killed in a motor car smash me Southampton
LORD ESURY..
Lord Ebury, succumber juries he received while with the Bytchley Ho Marob, He became
Shopkeeping Feer! decided to learn shopkamp the war and, whic D'80% MIC
ather armies are operat
BRITISH SYMPATHY
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Bunday as soon as they had achieved ing in an area where they are their purpose, the same as the almost hound, sooner or later, to forty-seven ronin did in the come into collision with the Soviet Eighteenth Century. Meantime, the The future of Manchuria may be A mass meeting of Parliamentary capture of those who attacked painted in rosy colours by pioneers members of the Seiyukai Farty thứ, the power stations on Sunday even- of Japanese penetration, but it in afternoon "unasimonsly elected Mr. |ing has revealed they are peasant at present full of difficulty and Mr. Klaburo Suzuki President in disciples of Kosaburo Tachibana, danger succession to Mr Junkai, but with a farmer in the Ibaregi Prefecture, the Army's refusal to recommend who conducta private school at War Minister to enter the Party which ho expounds armilar doctrines Cabinet, Mr. Sazaki's appolatment and also conducts farming on to the Premierskip now seems una collective basis, and advocates likely. To the fair distribution of land
The Army's Insistence among the tillers of the soil. well-reasoned as there is title doubi tike no Party Cabinet will be able to command sumcient re spect and confidence to tackle the present national crisis. -
Ruosy, May 17 The Neslon motaz liner Highland Patriot reached the Albert Dock London, last night, from Belfast, where she was built by Messrs Harland and Wold After running her trials successfully she will have rogular sailings like other vessels of the line to South America National Cabinet, appears to be Spain, Portugal - and -- Canary The Highland Patriot, la 520 feet ia length, 69 fest in breadth and has a gross tonnage of 14,187.
Tachibana, who is said to have. small, but devoted following, has disappeared. It is believed he has fled to Manchuria, despite the vigilance of the police...it mainta (Continued on next Column
Huay, May 17. The British Government have sent a message to the Japanese Govern ment expressing horror
station of the Prime Minister, athen Japanme Government and people in their
d
¿Tha; passenger list in not, avzilabla at Marseilles, the ship's. headquarters, but, it is surmised that it contained--a îmber of prominent people and colonial officials from Inde China, The crow "numbers" about 500. (The local offices state that the crew did not exceed 148. Europeans and about 80 Asiatics.)
It is believed that the Georges Philippar is the first large oll Warner to suffer from Ars. She is valued at over £1,500,000, ad was returning from her maiden voyage to the Far East, The PANI Lecat which the Georges Philippar was built to replace, was kiso: destroyed by Are in Mamailles ir 1925,
| FRENCH GIRES, BURIED AT SEA
THROUGH KRUTER E. AGRIOT
blieved that
of the ill-L
director of several import panies.or
CHINESE SELK INDUSTRY
CHINA PRODUC FROM EX
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