LAUSANNE
PROSPECTS
MRS. BARNEY
NO FURTHER PROGRESS MADE
(THROUGH AIUTER'S AGENCY.]
LAUSANNE, July 3 A settlement of the reparatione issue is in sight, but has not yet
been reached.
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It is understood that the Germans object to three points of the Five Power Plan, namely:
1. The amount of the payment; 2. The conditions attaching to the
issue of the bonds; 3. The camboulaged safeguarding
clause.
War-Gulit Insuo,
They also demand the cancella- tion of that part of the famous war-guilt clau
The German demands are likely to arouse the most intense opposi- tion, and are possibly only made for bargaining purposes.
Three Damands.
LATER The German demands, summaris- ed, are as follows:
1. The date for the issue of the bonds must be decided by un- animous vote of the Council of Bank of International the Settlements, and not merely by majority vote;
2. Proper safeguards must be Arranged for German markets and German credit in the event of the bonds being issued; 3. The figure of 4,000,000,000 marks demanded by the Power's must be halved.
M. Heriot's Task.
PARIS, July 3,
M. Herriot is not returning to Lausanne until Wednesday. He is trying to clear up the Budget dend- lock between the Government and the Chamber Finance Commission.
PAR18, July 4.
M. Herriot is leaving for Lou-
of to-night instend
Banne
Tuesday
WAR LOAN
Diz,
CONVERSION
BIG RUSH OF APPLICANTS
THROUGH REUTER'S AOKKOY.]
LONDON, July 4. THE Bank of England, and the Post Office Savings Bank re- port a big rush to convert the 6 par cent, War Loin.
PLEADS
"NOT GUILTY"
LONDON MEWS MURDER TRIAL OPENS
[THROUGH REUTKE'S -AGENCY.)
LONDON, July, 4. EXCITEMENT almost unprece dented in Old Bailey annals marked the opening of the trial of Mrs. Barney, when a hundred fashionable and theatrical people. jostled at the entrances competing for the thirty-six seats allotted to the public and privileged ticket- holders among whom were Maric Tempest and Marie Lohr, the rest being mainly young women in sum-
ery frocks.
Mr. Justice Humphreys took his sent at eleven am sharp.
Mrs Barney looked pale, and was dressed entirely in black
She audibly pleaded "not guilty" to murder.
The second charge of intent to do grievous bodily harer was not read
Sir. Percival Clarke opened the case recapitulating the Police Court evidence while Sir Patrick Hast- ings defended.
The jury included two women,
THE CHARGES
Mrs. Barney was committed for trial on two charges. She pleaded not guilty.
[Mrs. Elvira Barney, daughter of Sir John Mullens, Government broker, and wife of John Sterling Barney, the American singer who is at present travelling in America, is charged on two counts, as follows: wilful (1) The
murder of Michael Scott Stephen, son of a Kent Magistrate, on May 31; and (2) Bhooting at Stephen with intent to do grievous bodily harm on May 19.
The slaying of Stephen occurred in Mrs. Barney's London Hat in the early hours of the morning, follow. ing a cocktail party.]
MISSING GERMAN AIRMEN FOUND
ALIVE BUT IN WEAK CONDITION
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
THE German
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1932.
SOVIET RUSSIA OIL
OUTPUT
LARGE INCREASE SHEWN FOR 1932
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Moscow, July 4. AN increase of over seven per
cent in the output of oil is shewn in the rotures for the Brat half 1832 in Soviet Russia, pared with the same period for last year,
11,950,000
The production tons, and 10,500,000 tons of refined oil. The latter shows an increase of over fifteen per cent
NAZIS AGAIN IN
UNIFORMS
HITLER REVIEWS 15,000 "STORM TROOPS"
TURVOGA KRUTER'S AGENCY.}
Mesic, July 4. FOR the Arst time for two years, the Nazis were able to hold a
A JAPANESE
BOMBSHELL
| LEAGUE OF NATIONS MAY BE DEFIED
(THROUGH LIUTER'S AGENCY.]
GOVT. TROOPS MASSING
SHANGHAI PRISON
CHINA'S MILITARY
SENSATION.
BUDGET
GENERAL LIU READY FOR COMMUNIST DRIVE
(THROUGH REUTER's &ɑRECT.
REPORTED BEATING TO AN INCREASE OF $5,000,000
DEATH OF RUSSIANA
| CONSTERNATION" "IN RUSSIAN CIRCLES.
IT
MONTHLY
[THROUGH REUTER/B. AGENCY."]
NANKING, July 4.
SHANGHAI July 4, IT is reported that the situation
ir oficially stated that as a along the Peiping-Hankow Rail.
Says a copy to hand of tho result of the Shanghai confer. TOKYO, July. 4. way near the Honan-Hapeh border. HORTLY before the arrival of where Communists have been creat-Worth China Daily News of the ences between T. V. Soong, Ho Ying the Lytton Commission, this ing trouble, is rapidly returning to repeational case of the death of Ching and Wang Ching Wei, that the Russian Gladkih: Sensational the mouthly military budget has This is a result of a defort. in. morning, hand-bills were scattered normal. demanding the immediate recognisicted on the Communists by the allegations concerning the reported been fixed at $18,000,000, represent, tion of the Mančhokno.
maltreatment of a Russian, impri-ing an increase of $5,000,000. With the arrival of the Commis. Government forces. definite an
The troops are now massing at sened in the jail of the Chineso slon it is expected nouncement. regarding the Manchu. Hsinyangchow and Kwangeni pre- kuo will be made after Uchida's paratory to the launching of a big. Second. Special District Court in Installation as Foreign Minister.
scale offensive by General Liu Shih, the French Concession, are current garten near the Cathay Mansions, According to the vernacular Press who is directing the drive, and who
in connection with the disappear where he was lying down on the Government will make it clear has established his headquarters at that it considers the League Re-Mingkian, on the Peiping-Hankowance of George Gladkih, who with bench. Prior to this he had been three other Russians were sentene drinking heavily. He was noticed solation regarding the withdrawal Railway. of troops into the Railway Zone no
ed to seven days imprisonment two by a Chinese watchman who repart longer holds good, as the résolution
weeks ago on a charge of being ed to the French Police. He was was passed while Mancharia was
concerned is a brawl. It is alleg taken, to the police station on art of China, whereas now it has declared its independence..
ed that Gladkih was brutally at Avenue Foch and from there to the backed by his jailera, unmercifully police headquarters on Rue Stanis-' bepten and, when last seen by his las Chevalier. The same night he fellow prisoners on Sunday morn felt ill and was vomiting badly and ing, was in a dying condition, that became so weak that he fainted in his body has since been removed the Court during his hearing the ed for a glass of water he was 30- found....
It is understood that representa-fused by the judge. Arraigned in tions are being made to the French Court with him were three other Russians, namely Kourotchkine, and Chinese authorities to ascer tain the whereabouts of Gladkih, Chabotareff, and Kwasnikoff, who and that M. Paul, Premet has been were witnesses of the occasion. All appointed to represent the interests four were sentenced to a short-de- of the missing man's relatives. The tention of seven days and taken
QUESTIONS IN COMMONS
London, July 4.
Mr. Arthur Michael, Samuel asked
FORMER SHANGHAI . RESIDENT KILLED
CAPTAIN N. BOTT
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 4.
demonstration, in their uniforms in the House of Commons: Has THE tragic death of Capta and that no trace of him is to be following morning. When he ask-
here to-day.
A procession of 15,000 uniformed "Storm Troops" from all parts of Upper Bavaria paraded the streets, marching past Herr Hitler, who
took the salute,
Hitler afterwards addressed great mass meeting at which were gathered 40,000 of his enthusiastic followers.
There were no serious incidents
during the demonstrations, although a crowd of a hundred Communists attempted to break up the Nazis procession.
They were easily dispersed by the police, who made halt a dozen
arrests.
SERIOUS RIOTS IN
*BOMBAY
BRITISH TROOPS AT SCENE
OF CLASH
[TEDOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BOMBAY, July 4
the Foreign Secretary, yet obtained from the Japanese Government a declaration of its intentions re regards the Dairen Customs, or alternatively, any undertaking by the Japanese Government that the integrity of the Chinese Customs and debt services will be maintain ed in accordance with the 1907 Treaty 1
Captain Eden, replied that the
Japanese Government had now pro- mised to endeavour to effect a satis- Ho added factory arrangement.
that the 1907 Agreement only con- cerns the establishment of Chinese Customs at Dairen for the preven- tion of smuggling,
Mr. Samuel asked: Is the For- eign Secretary aware that if the 1007 Treaty is broken the result would be that the whole overseas trade in Manchuria would fall into Japanese bands? To which Capt. Eden replied that he was quite aware of the importance of the Agreement, hence our representa- tions.
SHANGHAI ROUND TABLE
CONFERENCE ·
Capt. Eden announced during question time that the text of the resolution formed by the Shanghai
Norman Bott, former manager of the Shanghai Greyhound Racing track, occurred today, as a result of injurica received in an accident whilst playing polo on Saturday.
Captain Bott was taking part in a game at Bristol, when his pony dropped dend, throw him heavily and rolled on him.
CHINESE GIRLS TO STAGE
"SYLVIA."
EFFORT OF SHANGHAI "SECONDARY SCHOOL.
authorities of Greater Shanghai have been approached in the matter and it is understood that the French i Police are making inquiries.
to the cell in the basement of the Court.
Gladkih became worse and worm, continues his brother's statement, and suffered from dysentery and George Gladkih, aged 34 years,
Tomiting. He also suffered from in« and three of his Russian colleagues, tense thirst but all his requests for Kourotchkine, Chebotaroff, und Kwasnikoff, ware arrested two
water were disregarded. At first
Shanghai, July 1-The S.M.C. Secondary School for Chinese Girls has come to the conclusion of the first years' work and is preparing to present "Sylvia," an operetta,
but at his repeated demands for. to the relatives and friends of the brawl, by the French Police On students of the school on Thursday, being brought before the Second Water they became angry entered June 30, and on Friday, July 1, at District Court they were sentenced the cell and beat him with tho No. 1, Shanhaikuan Road, the Ellis to seven days' imprisonment and butts of their rides. It is said. Kadoorie Public School for Chi-lodged in the jail attached to the that he was beaten all over his
weeks ago, while engaged in a the Chinese guarda laughed at him
nesc.
Court
Mrs. Fisher Yu, formerly Miss It appears that when Gladkih en body and on the head. Weaken- Dorothy Wong, whose dramatictored the jail he was sick and askeded by illness Gladkih did not resist. talent is well-known in Shanghai, is repeatedly for a doctor, but not and only occasionally croamed. only was his request refused but his the director of the play.
This is the first attempt of the jailers are alleged to have beaton Those who were with him in the school to give an entertainment of him on each occasion he made it. cell dared not interfere, fearing.
One of the witnesses to the outrage similar punishment themselves, this sort to the public and the public is requested to give them has stated that on occasion Gladkih fell unconscious while in criticism.
the cell, and on asking for water was again refused.
BRITISH troops have been called out owing to the seriousness of the communal rioting in which SYDNEY, July 4.
dirme Captainjured during the day.
four have been killed and 30 in-Chambers of Commerce, proposing a round table conference, had just Hans Bertram and Clausner The rioting developed into a been received and is under con-heir generous support and helpful who have been missing since leav-series of murderous assults, loot-sideration. ing Big on April 13, have been ing and arson, and pitched Moslem- found alive in a weak condition Hindu battles were waged in the
streets, near cape Bernier.
They left. Germany on a world trudle tour on January 2
Among the early applications PRINCE BLOWS THE
are those of Messrs. Harrod's
(£600,000), Messrs. Whiteley's
(£145,000) and the National Union
of Teachers (£172,000).
The N.U.T. secretary emphasises
BELLOWS.
that the Union is converting its VISIT TO VILLAGE SHOEING
boldings "despite the 10 per cent
salary cut which the Government
has imposed upon us.”
One holder has applied for ean- cellation of his holdings instead of conversion.
'PLANE FIRED AS SIGNAL.
DOWN ON A SANDBANK IN THE WASH.
RESCUE-IF-CARGO-BOAT."
The desperate expedient of try ing to set fire to their airplane to attract attention after they had been forced down on a sandbank in the Wash was tried by two airmen who were faarooned during the night five miles from shore.
FORGE.
CHATS WITH KURAL WORKERS.
For many a long day the country men, women, and children of the rural areas of Derbyshire will re member and talk about the 120- milce motor tour which the Prince
of Wales made there.
The tour was undertaken in order to see the rural life of the county under normal conditions and to learn what is being done by volun tary personal service to make the Hivos of young people in these iso lated parts brighter and happier than they were a generation ago.
Village after village gave a coun- try welcome to the Prince. Scouts and Guides formed guards of honour at several points on the route, and group of children cheer ed lustily and waved flags
At Kirk Langley the Prince Captain M. L. Scott, secret- ary of the Skegaces, Lincs, Arco strallad into the shoeing forge, Club, was flying with a passenger, where he found Mr. Tom Lee, the Mr. Tingall, from Skegness to blacksmith, with his sleeves rolled Hunstanton, Norfolk, when his air up. He showed great interest in plane developed engine trouble...
They were about halfway across the Wash; and he was compelled to make a forced landing on a sand- bank, which was uncovered as it Was low tide..
that a It was at this junchen Hong Kong
company of Royal Irish Fusiliers was despatched to the
area where the most serious dis-
turbances were occurring.
Earlier in the day police were
forced to disperse a mob by rifle
fire.
The authorities have issued a curfew order, effective immediately.
ROAD STREWN WITH STOCKINGS.
BANDITS WANTED ONLY, GOWNS AND COSTUMES.
Car bandits stole
gowns and costumes valued at more than £400 stockings from the premises of Alma and several dozen pairs of silk Waller, of Station-road, Harrow
The bandits smashed the glass of the shop door, making a hole large enough for a man to climb through.
They cleared every showcase of its contents, and stockings were strewn over the pavement and roadway for
several yards.
Boxes that had contained stock- inge were found at Wembley and some of the missing coat-hangers on Streatham Common.
smoshed. A policeman. passed the No one heard the window being shop at 15-minute intervals. Fastidious Thieves.
!!
To-Day
SHOWERY
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, FORECAST AND REMARES, INSEED UT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY at 6:40 P... STATE13 2 ****
PRESSURE REMAINS HIGHEST OVER THE PACIFIC TO THE “OUTH- EAST OF TOKYO. A TYPHOON ́18"
· FORMING · ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTH OF HONG KONG, IT WILL PROB-": ABLY MOVE WESTWARD,
LOCAL NODECAST.N.E. WINDS, FRESH; CLOUDY SHOWERY.
DASH TO SAVE TREASURES.
AFTER ESCAPE WITH WIFE IN NIGHT CLOTHES.
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PET. CANARY TRAPPED IN BOUDOIR
Sir Charles and Lady Warde, Thieves who broke into a flat in with their servants, escaped in their Church-road, Hove, stole jewellery night clothes when fire broke out at the work and tried his hands at worth between £250 and £300. The the bellows, fanning the smoulder-jewellery included two rings worth the historic home, Barbam Court, ing embers into a darting flame.£100 each. The intruders,
"You must find business, slack broke the Jended lights in the fist with so many thousands of cars on door, were fastidious in their the road," said the Prince choice, for they threw trinkets of
who
"It isn't what it was, sir, but little value into à laundry busket.
I must not complain" replied Tom. Hint to & Tarmer,
A
FOREIGN STUDENTS IN AMERICA.
BILL TO ENSURE DEPARTURE AFTER STUDIES.
"
one
A Second Thrashing.
In spite of the beating Gladkih On Saturday, June 18, on again begging to be allowed medical aid again asked for water, and his he was taken out of the cell and, guards thrashed him again, this Bccording to the reports of the
more
severely. Gladkil
other men with him was unmerci- time fully beaten by the guards and left sustained internal injuries, and
head lying on the floor covered in blood his
was bloeding.bad- from head to foot. They also alleg
result Gladkih died
ed that bamboo stakes were pokedly. As a
Washington, June 27.-The Senate to-day passed, and send to Presi-into his chest. When bis brother, the following morning at about 10. dent Hoover for signature, a Bill prisoners could get hold of him they o'clock. The guard, seeing ho was requiring foreign' students admitted found him in a dying condition ana into the United States as non-quota immigrants to furnish a bond in suring their departure at the ex- piration of their schooling
During the past seven years a total of more than 12,000 studenta entered the country, while only 6,223 departed, it was declared by supporters of the measure
Chinese and Japanese students are among those affected.
on Sunday morning at 10 am. nedend, became alarmed, it is stated died.
and when the prison authorities came the body was covered and re moved. Since then its whereabouts is unknown.
His body was removed by the prison authorities and since then no trace of it has been found.
er
His Brother Informed.
The witnesses to his death mana-
On June 23 Kourotchkine and god, on June 29 to send his brother Tchebotareff were released, Kwasa letter informing him of the air- nikoff remaining to complete a long cumstances. He immediately start sentence. They immediately od inquiries. Up to June 27 the went to the brother of the decena- Chinese authorities denied all know take things quietly. Lady Wardeed, S. Gladkih and reported what ledge of the man, the statement
had occurred. The brother instant. anda. is little the worse for her terrible y rushed to the jail and demanded Further inquiries have elicited experienec, but she was much upset to know what had become of his the information that the usual pros by the loss of her pet canary.
brother.
cedure adopted by the Chinese The canary was in its cage in
The reply he received was to the prison oficials when a Russian dies the boudoir, where the fire started effect that they had no knowledge in house of detention is to in und; it was impossible to save it." of the man and refused to discuss form the Russian Emigrants Com
The outbreak was discovered by the matter with him. B. Gladkih mittee. In this case it is alleged. Lady Warde about 1.30 am, when thon approached Mr. Matzler, the that no such action took place... she was aroused by a smell of President of one of the Russian or At 8 pm. last night, however, B. Amoke. She called her maid, and ganizations in Shanghai to enlist Gladkih was informed, through Mr. found the boudoir ablaze. Then his services. Mr. Metzler immedi Pramet that if he would SIL in a Sir Charles and the household were ately communicated with the au special form they would endeavour awakened..
By that time the flames had fierce hold, and everyone had to leave the house. The Maidstone Brigade-brought all its appliances in answer to the call. It took four hours to put out the fire.
Brother's Story.
thorities of Greater Shanghai re to locate the body and lot Lim have, questing information about the mat it, for burial. As this form requires. ter but received: no reply. The to be filled in Chinese, no action. French Folies were then asked to could be taken immediately. investigate and it is understood Alett report last night, Just be that they are conducting inquiries fore going to press stated that
The occurrence has caused no one of the witnesses, Chebotariefi Teston, near Maidstone, drag
Resort of Wilberforos, Although he is 56 years old, Si
little consternation among the Bus-had been located by the French Charles afterwards helped the Barham Court, during the 19th sian commanity in Shanghai in Police and had made a statement Maidstone fire brigade to fight century, was a favourite resort of view of the fact that they have nowherein he demed that Gladkih had the flames, and repeatedly ran Wilberforce, the statesman. administrative power to whom they been beaten. He said that since the time they both appeared in the Although they were five miles!
back into the blazing house to re- The mansion was once there can appeal.
Court until the time of Gladking from the shore they made. an effort
cover clothing and valuable fur-sidence of Randal Fitz Urse, one of to swim across, but the currens was
the knights who murdered Thomas niture and pictures,
death they wore together, and that Gladkih had suffered severely from too strong 20
At Kirke Troton the Prince walk & bottle. He asked particularly if Bir Charles and Lady Warde wore à Becket in Canterbury Cathedral,
Interviewed by a representative nysentery, from which he died. He They then tried to attracted into the local wheelwright's shop there was a grading machine for later given shelter at the house of During the war half of it was used
of the North China Daily News stated further that they all re- tention by setting fire to the air and tramped over the shavings and SRR, and when he found that Mr. Bishop Molony, the Rector of as a hospital.
Bir Charles Warde. was Conser- last night Mr. B. Cladkih, the bro-peatedly demanded that a doctor be plane.
sawdust. He wanted to know about Olstenshaw was not familiar with Teston. Usigs-Boat Rescue,
the different kinds of wood used it, explained how it worked, and "They will be staying here for a vative MP for mid-Kent from ther of the deceased, made a full called but that no-notice was taken Later the dates were noticed by in making spokes and rims. All aid it was of immense value in the few days," said a member of the 1892 to 1918. He has had a distin- statement of the circumstances of their requests. Finally one of Bishop's householdige guished army career, and served for he discovered them by inquiry. He the guards promised that a doctor amall cargo-boat named Lizzle this was explained by Mr. Sherwin marketing of eggs.
In the farmyard the Prince found Their bouse is badly damaged-23 years in the envalry in the 19th found that on June 10, at the house would arrive on Sunday between and Annis, which came alongside and his son.. and took Captain Scott and his The Royal visitor be
the the farmer's little sister, Edith, it burnt like matchwood and they and 4th Hussars. He formerly of detention underneath the build and 10 o'clock None came how. practical farmer at Eyam, where caressing two lambs, and was told cannot return there until it is re- commanded the West Kent Yeoing of the Second Special District ever, and by that time Gladkih passenger on board.
They were rought to Boston.ho was shown, round the Young they were named Petar and Mary. paired. In the meantime we are manry, and was also in 1884-86 Gen Court, Ensign, George Timothy dead After a brief stay at a hotel the Farmers Club by a 10-year-old. Edith," he exclaimed, laugh- getting ready a small house in the eral commanding the Northern dis Gladkih, of the Trans-Baikal Cos. It is understood that the second
dard sacks died. The causes of his death witness, Kwasnikoff, han also bee two men returned to Skegness by farmer, Mr. Jos Ollerenshaw, who-ingly, as he ran his fingers through rectory grounds, formerly occupied trict of Ireland.
Owner of an extensive
sive area of are under investigation which is not loonted and will be brows WAB "Boon convinced that he was the cost of one of the lambs then by the Bishop's secretary... motor attempt is to be made at low talking to a practical farmer, it isn't a case of Mary, having ordered Resten told by actone Lord of the
land in Kent, he is Lord of the yet complete examination this mornin
On June 17 he was arrested by third man, Kourotchkme; Is Sir water to Anlage the engine of the That is not grada A, milk,” the little lamb, but of Edith baring & airplane, which is thought to be the Prince commented as he picked up little lamb which she calls Mary the doctor that he must rest and Lady Warde is a daughter of the the Franch Police outside kinder prison and will Continued on next calumn kareentoncaLEXI (Continued at foot of next column.). The lambe soem as shy as Edith." Tontinued on meil Oölomkate Viscount de Stern: only part that can be rooovered.
questioned