SITUATION "IN CUBA QUIETER
NO INTERFERENCE BY
UNITED STATES.
New York, Aug. 13.
Although Machado has fled and
EVENTS MOVING
FAST
DE VALERA MAY DECIDE ON ELECTION
Dublin, Aug. 14. Events are moving fast. It is
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1933.
RECAPTURE OF LIEN CHENG
DIFFICULT PROBLEM "FACING 19TH ARMY
ITALIAN AIR ARMADA
TWO PORTUGUESE ARRESTED
-ATLANTIC FLIERS
HONOURED
ROME Aug. 13. THE Atlantic fliers were this morning congratulated by the
proceeded in
FOR ALLEGED MURDER» OF CHINESE GIRL'
Shanghai, Aug. 14.
Two Portuguese brothers, Jose Euluis Dos Remedios and Jose
AVIATORS FROM SHANGHAI Pan-Pacific Airways Representatives
At Kai Tack
SHANGHAI CANTON ROUTE IN TWO MONTHS
Favoured by excellent weather;
Experimental Trip. was purely an experimental
the situation' in Cuba is to-day believed in a few days de Valera by the 19th Route Army is con King at the Palace, after which Patricia Doa Remedios, aged conditions all the way, Mr. H. Mr. Bixby stated that the trip.
Canton, Aug. 14. The recapture of Lien Cheng reported to be much quieter, ap-may decide or another general firmed by a military report re- prehension has not yet disappear election appealing for a Repub-ceived hero to-day. The problem ed and President Roosevelt haslican issue against the Fascist confronting the 19th Route Army ideals represented by General.` is food supplies, because almost ordered three destroyers to pro- O'Duffy's forty-thousand Blue 100,000 troops have been mobiliz
Shirts."
....
ceed to Cuba...
Two of the destroyers are
Dublin has resumed an appear- under orders proceed to Huvana and the other to Man-ance of outward calm. zanillo.
to
President Roosevelt says it is not possible that intervention for the slightest interference in the the international affairs of Cuba is intended by this precautionary step to protect, if necessary, the lives of United States citizens, pending the restoration of normal conditions.
NEW PRESIDENT'S AIM
Havana, Aug. 14.
No one was injured yesterday or seriously injured.
SCUFFLES IN
DUBLIN
"BLUE SHIRTS" WAYLAID AFTER MEETING
DUBLIN Aug.ist.
ed against the Communists.
Foodstuff has to be given to the people in districts evacuated by the Communists, because the Red riff-raff always carry away the last ounce of grain or rice on their departure..
they
procession
through streets filled with a
astig estuch, to Palatine Hili whers Signor Mussolini, paid tri buts to their feat.
Actual direction of operations is in the hands of Lieut. General Teng Shih Tseng, chief of staff of the 19th Route Army, Having recaptured Lien Cheng, the next step is to storm Changting, about 50 miles farther south. At the same time sufficient troops have remained at Lien Cheng for garri- son purpose and to build forti- Executive or the National fications and defenses against differences and to labour to re-Guard discussed the proposals of future attack of the Red bordes. establish free independent General O'Duffy for carrying out The 19th Route Army consi-
ceremonies commemorating the death ders it a military necessity to Signor Benito Mussolini who created
the. Communists from of M.chael Collins, Griffith and O'Higgins.
Gural Dufy plans to carry Changting, their base, otherwise continue to out the ceremonies on Sunday next Communists will and the meeting of the Executive Committee decided unanimously to carry on with renewed vigour.
Our aim is to lay aside all THE first meeting of the National
D
nation to which the founders of Cuba aspired, declared Dr. Ces podes Y. Ortiz, who is a son, of the first President. After his inauguration he added that Cuba would meet all her financial obligations abroad.
Dr. Cespedes Y. Ortiz declared he had taken the Presidency solely through a desire to serve the country and had no political ambitions.
It is learned that Gen. Mucha do's family, who did not accom- pany him on his flight, sailed, by the Presidential yacht to an -unknown-destination.-Reuter,
40 KILLED
Havana, Aug. 18.
لوار
It is estimated that over forty were killed arid two hundred in- jured in the wild ontbreak which accompanied Pres. Machado's flight from Cuba.
Fifty residences of members of the Government were thoroughly sucked in the course of yesterday. Martial law continues, but the country is comparatively quiet to-day, although the fact that danger is not yet over is shown by a grim incident in Havana Then the residence of Dr. Cespedes y Ortiz, the Minister of Education, now Provisional Pre- sident was attacked.
RESIDENCE ATtacked
صحیح
A motor-car, believed to have heen filled with members of Gen. Machado's dreaded "Ogpu" ma-i chine-gunned the residence a few hours after his inauguration.
Nobody was hit in the building by the rain of bullets poured in, but two soldiers hearby were wounded.
Last night, gathered at the headquarters of tho Blue Shirts and waylaid the members as they left.
gangs of Souths
Numerous scuffles resulted, but the gangsters were finally dispersed by the liberal plying of police batons-Reuter.
RADIO WAR ON AUSTRIA
MORE SPEECHES FROM
MUNICH
!!
UNICH, Aug. 14. A FURTHER speech regarding
the Austrian situation has been broadcast by Herr Knaus, Chief of ̧ the Nazis in Styria."
He said that the German Aus- trians would not carry out France's wishes and would not act up to the canons of foreign culture.
The sad history of the Germans
clear
cause havoc in other towns in Fukien as in the case of Lien Cheng.
By order of General Chen Tsai Tang, Commander-in-Chief of the First Group Army, Cantonese troops in Shanghang and Wu- ping, Southern Fukien, are build- ing up defenses in the event of an unexpected Communist on- slaught. Shanghang and ping were formerly Red strong- holds until their fall into the hands of the first independent division-Central Press,
Wu-
THE KULING CONFERENCE
CHINESE TO HAVE FASCIST ARMY
General Balbo Italy's First Air Marshal,
He ambraced General Italo Ball
and read a royal decree creating General Balbo the first Air Marshal of Italy and conferring promotions and medals upon participants in the flight, who also received gold medals of the Fascist Party from the Government of Rome-Reuter.
SILVER MARKET
(From Our Own Correspondent)
LONDON, Aug. 14. FOLLOWING ARE THE SILVER · QUOTATIONS ON THE LONDON
MARKET TO-DAY :
SPOT FORWARD
Aug. 14 Aug. 12.
17.13/16 17.7/8". 17.7/8 18 THE LONDON OF NEW YORK CROSS RATE TO-DAY WAS: £1- 991.48).
!
FIFTH NATIONAL
CONGRESS
OPPOSITION EXPECTED FROM CANTON
Kiukiang, Aug, 14. At the last meeting of the Kuling Conference, it was decid- in Austria would soon be endeded on the proposal of General when Austria had become an eastern Chiang Kai Shek that political extremity of the German Reich, he training in the Chinese army": said.—Reuter.
should be modelled after the (From Our Special Oorrespondant). Fascist or Blue Shirt system."
CHANG'S TROOPS
PANIC
CHIANG TO ELIMINATE CHANG'S DIE-HARDS
4.
PEIPING, Aug. 14.
PANIC has reigned in the rank and file of the militarist group formerly under General Chang The seriousness of the cutlook Hsueh Liang, as it is rumoured here that General Chiang Kai Shek, is further suggested by the ac- chairman of the Nanking military tion of President Roosevelt incommission, will reorganize this ordering three warships to pro- group with a view to eliminating ceed at once to Cubs to protect Chang Hsueh Liang's die-hards. United States citizens.
At an urgent military comference held last night, the loyal, north-
The resolution will be carried
out with all possible speed.
It was also decided that Gen eral Chiang will become gener- alissimo of land, sea and air forces and ipso facto President of Chine.-Central Press.
H.K. PIRACY
WARNING
VESSELS SEARCHED IN SHANGHAI
SHINORAI, Aug. 14.
ona
twenty-six and twenty-four, res-M. Bixby, of the Pan-Pacific and although they were going to pectively, were arrested this Airways, who left Shanghai in a Manila to study the possibilities afternoon and charged with being 100 h.p. twin-engined Sikorsky of an air route there, he could not concerned with the homicide of plane yesterday at 5.30 am., say anything further on the mat ter as he had never been to Manila a Chinese female between Aug. 4 arrived at Kui Tack at 4.30 p.m. and did not know the place at all. taking ten minutes over eleven They expected to be back in Hepg and Aug. 7.
hours for the flight. In com- Kong in about two weeks, and pany with Mr. Bixby were Mr. in the meantime, Mr. Rumill will Ehmer (co-pilot and radio, opera W. S. Grooch (pilot), Mr. W. stay here to act as their contact. tor) and Mr. George Ruunill who was travelling as a passenger.
S
The body of a Chinese woman was found tied up with ropes in trunk aboard the Shanghai Maru when the vessel arrived at
Kobe.
Police suspicion first fell on a Russian, but later the crime, it is alleged, was traced to the younger brother, Patricia, with the elder as an accessory.
The victim, it is alleged, had been living with both men.
A crowd of several thousand Chinese witnessed the arrests
Reuter
PROPOSED SALE OF CER.
SOVIET PAPER AIRS ITS VIEW
According to information re- ceived, the party were expected to arrive here at about 4.45 p.m. but long before that hour quite a number had gathered in the aerodrome to welcome the fiere. About 4.30 p.m. the plane came in sight, and after describing a neat semi-circle, the pilot made perfect landing.
man."
Mr. Bixby informed us that ho. had had an informal talk with Mr. E. D. Hester, American Trade Commissioner in. Manila when that gentleman, was in Shanghai but nothing definite had resulted from that talk.
Shanghai Canton Route.
So far as the Shanghai-Canton " route was concerned, Mr. Bixby' said that it is hoped this would be instituted within the next two months. The speaker added that after the last trial flight, it was* found that further negotiations were necessary and that was the cause of the delay. These negotia-* tions, however, were progressing very favourably.
A Very Pleasant Trip. Interviewed by à Daily Preex re
said representative, Mr. Bixby
Asked if they were going to use they had had a very pleasant trip. Hong Kong as an air-port, ME“ They left Shanghai at 5.20 p.m. Bixby said thas nothing had been.* and arrived in Foochow at 0.20 done in the matter yet. For the p.m. and after staying there for | last two trips, Mr. Bixby said the about 2 hours, took off for Hong Hong Kong 'nuthorities were very Kong. Contrary to expectations | courteous and prompt in granting, they did not touch Amoy. permits to land here and that they' were working in the friendliest com operation.
Asked when they were going to resume their fight to Manila, Mr. Bixby said they would probably No arrangement have been made -leave early on Wednesday morn to entertain the aviators but wo ing, flying via Pratas Reef and understand they will be guests atı thence to Labrador, in North Luzon ; a private dinner party to-morrow where they would stop to re-fuel. night. Moscow, Aug. 14.
The route to Labrador is about of The firm intention the 630 miles and they hoped to get Soviet to stabilise Soviet-Japan-to Manila in eight hours.
ese relations finds no echo in leading Japanese circles in con- nection with the aix weeks negotiations for the sale of the C.E.R. states "Pravda."
14
conse-
你
THE C.N.C.
OUTLOOK STILL SERIOUS
Re-fuelling is in the hands of the Texas Oil Company whose products are being used for the fight.
DISPUTE
Chinese merchants; However, the general public are of opinion that they have nothing to do with the dispute and will not disturb
their business relations with this British Company.
The Seamen's Union in Swa
The Soviet know that failure of the negotiations will not (From Our Special Correspondent) be over the fixing of the price.
Canton, Aug. 14. for the railway but in
Having failed to bring pressure quence of a victory of the Im-to bear on the China Navigation perialists and Militarists' policy Company, Ltd. for the reinstate tow, Hoihow and Pakhoi are also at Tokyo.
ment of the Woosung dismissed furged by the local union to boy- The **Pravda " avows that crew, the Kwangtung Seamen's cott the C.N.C. steamers, but Japanese circles who opposed the Union is moving heaven and these outport Unions have so far negotiations are dissappointed by earth to embarrass the local taken no action except to express the recent success of the foreign branch office. The latest move sympathy to the dismissed tea policy of the Soviet on whose in-is to ask local Chinese not to boys of the steamer Woosung.
Local hotels and boarding ternational difficulties they count- take fire, accident or other in- ed in provoking & Soviet-Japan-surance policies of Messrs. But-houses are asked not to secure ese breach as an excuse to open terheld and Swire, general agents passenger tickets for their guests of the China Navigation Com- from the China Navigation Co. the seizure of the Railway.
This has bad some effect, as C.N. If the Japanese Foreign Office pany, Ltd.
The Seamen's Union claims to C. boats no longer call at Canton to promote does not propose agreement upon the sale, or if have devised a plan to boycott Local passengers going to North The arrival of Mr. Huang Chithe Manchurian Delegation does the insurance and sugar refining China either take mail steamere Lu from Shanghai is said to be not propose to discuss the price business of Messrs. Butterfield at Hong Kong or proceed. direct cementing the relationship be in a business like way, then it is and Swire and says the scheme from here on a Jardine or China tween members of the Kuo- evident that the Japanese and will be shortly made known to Merchant vessel. mintang Central Executive Manchukuo Governments have Committee and Central Super-resolved to achieve a break in the visory Committee at Canton negotiations in keeping with and Shanghai in oppoeing militarist ideas.--Reuter. the Fifth National Congress which will be held on November 12 in Nanking.
Canton, Aug. 14.
*
TRAFFIC ON THE CER..
COMPROMISE PLAN REACHED WITH SOVIET
These members in the South- west and in Shanghai have prac tically the same idea with regard to Party affairs and administra tive problems. Mr. Huang Chi "Fu, who is a reserve member of the Kuomintang Central Execu- eastern generals decided to urge the FOLLOWING the revelation from tive Committee, is now acting as MACHADO SAFE,
immediate return of General Chang Hong Kong that thirteen Bias liaison officer betweeen the two Hsueh Liang as a means to stop the Bay pirates were en route to Shang- President Machado, in the encroaching influence of General kai, the French police and the Chi- groups of leaders, and it is pos- meantime, has arrived safely at Chiang Kai Shek in North Chinese Maritime Customs co-operated sible that before long other mem- in Shanghai will come The north-east military faction is yesterday afternoon in a search of bers Nassau, in the Bahamas, by divided into an old and a new all passengers on board the Butter-South.
M. aeroplane, and the Secretary of clique. Nanking desires to remove field and Swire steamer Taiyuan Prior to Mr. Huang's coming State, Senor Ferrata, accom- the old clique. General Yu Hauch The officers and crew of the South, several rufous called at panied by his wife, landed at Chung, leader of the now clique, Taiyuan were taken by complete Miami, Florida.
is on his way to Kuling to inter- surprise, as they had not heard the his home in Shanghai and de- view General Chiang Kai Shek.rsports made by the Hong Kong manded an interview, but Mr. and the old clique under General police. Chang Tso siang considers this-is Other vessels arriving in Shang- more against his party-Central hai-during the next few days will
probably be similarly searched.- Reuter
Dr. Cespedes y Ortiz has taken the oath as provisional President and has stated that he intends to form a National Government.
The Liberals (the" Machado Farty) have promised to give support to Dr. Cespedes, but bave declined to serve in his Cabinet.
AMBASSADOR'S STATE- MENT
progress of events, has sent &
Preak-
The New York "Herald- that General Tribune states Machado is expected to go to Europe to reside. He is reported
WORKLESS BACHELORS
EVICTED
to have U.S.3500,000 deposited COMMUNITY HOUSEKEEPING with the Bank of England.--
NEAR MELBOURNE" Router"
ม.
Moscow, Aug. 13.
assistant BANDURA, the chairman of the Chinese East. ern Railway, wrote a letter on Saturday to the chairman, Mr. Li Shao Keng, pointing out that the Directors of the Ussuri Railway were continuing to insist upon the Huang happened to be away at a beach resort. As he is one of the resumption of through traffic.
The station at Pogranitchnaya ardent critics of the policy of had been informed of its consent General Chiang Kai Shek, Kuo-to temporary loading over of direct mintang publicity organs here goode pending a solution of the insist on saying that the ruffians question of the resumption of direct meant to cause bodily harm to communications.
The Soviet part of the Board of Mr. Huang.
the C.E.R. bad perforce to agree, It was learned to-day that but they hoped that direct through preliminary conference will likely traffic would be resumed at the be held at Canton when members earliest possible moment.
...
of the Kuomintang Central Com-
It is reported from Harbarovsk mittees in Hong Kong, Shang-that an agreement has been reach- Meanwhile,
Mr.
Summer
MELBOURNE, Aug. 8. hai, Amoy and Foochow willed at the station of Pogranitchnays CHINESE PROTEST TO CUBA Welles, the American Am-
ROUNDING KA Temarkable coup planned by come here for this purpose. If for securing the reloading of im bassador in Cuba, who is being
NANSING, Aug 14, the police of riolitary lines: resulted there is a stronger opposition to port and export goods
Foreign exporters are very grati blamed in some quarters for the THE Foreign Office stated this mor- to-day in the eviction of unem the Fifth Congress, to the sup- Red at the news of the decision re
ning that Dr. Lin Pin, the Cployed, single, men from eight
resid message to the State Depart nese Minister in Cuba, hea profest double storey, brick residences in pression of General Feng Yu, Hsiang anti-Japanese movement, ed against the damage inflicted on Fitzroy. ment, declaring "The solution the Chinese community, and asking The men took possession of the and to the Tangku armistice, etc., which has been reached was for effective measures for the houses about possession muncles, tre
which time they had paid no rent worked out solely by the Cubans tection.
Dr. Lin Pin reports that up to but had firmly established them that unity of action among the themselves."
August 11, two Chinese had been selves on a community baris-Rou leaders from those places is necese
Bary and desirable. slightly injured-Reuter.
(Continued on next column),
Lier, 1
garding loading over, whereby the possibility is restored of the export of goods to Vindivostock. They in- formed the Usuri Railway that ske Soviet part of the Board of the C would not object to sending father goods to Vladivostock.—- Reuter
for summer days when energy quickly flags
Let Ovaltine-cold-help you through the enervating, steamy summer now here
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OVALTINE
The delightful
COLD
Summer Drink