WHOLESALE MURDER
CONSPIRACY
ALLEGED PLOT AT SUIFENHO
Japanese Charges Against. The Soviet
Harbin, Aug. 13.
A plot for the wholesale slaugh- ter of Japanese military officers, Manchukuo Government emcials and railway heads is stated to have been unearthed, following which many arrests have been made..
the Japanese Gendamene, all im. portant Manchukuo Government officials and Chinese Eastern Rail-
way superintendents at Sulfenho.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1934.
EMBASSY IN VIENNA
Intentions of Italy
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Pres"}
cap Telegraph, Copyright, Tela- graphis Messages Ordinance, . 1884.
Becenved, August 13, 4-30 p.m.j
Paris, Aug. 13.
The Rome correspondent of a French News Agency denies the re- ports current abroad that the government comtemplates raising
the standard of an Embassy, the Italian Legation in Vienna to
There will be no change in the diplomatic institutions of Italy in More than thirty Soviet citizens Austria, it was further stated.— and conspirators have been arrest-Transocean Kuo Min.
ed.
NOMINEES FOR POST
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FLIGHT ACROSS
CHANNEL
Bleriot Nearly Beaten
(Special Air-Mall Service)
London, July 28.
That air planeer, Commander Sir Walter Windham, founder and president of the Aeroplane Club of Great Britain and Ireland, was at Sangatte 25 years ago when M. Bierlot made his cross-Channel flight, wries a correspondent.
"I had offered a gold cup for the first man who crossed the
Channel in
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heavier-than-air
RED MARINES'
DISPLAY
Soviet War Chief Pleased
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press")
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(By Telegraph, Copyright, Tele graphse Messager Ordinance, Recensed, August 15, 1-30 p.m.)
Moscow, Aug. 13.
It is oficially stated that from August 8 till August 11, exercises of the Red Marines took place in U Boat the Baltic at which the Flotilla and hydroplanes took part. War Commissioner Worossiloff and the Chief of the Soviet Naval Forces were present at the man-
machine (be told me), so natur- ally I went to Sangatte, on the
oeuvres. "Worosiloft French coast, to watch the start.
expressed keen appreciation of the perform The Japanese military claim that
Latham, in his attempted cross- 'An official report states that fol- they have documents proving that
Rome, Aug. 13.
ances and said that those concern- Channel flight in his Antolette lowing the murder of a Russian Soviet Military Headquarters at
The question of raising the Ital-machine, almost reached England
ed performed their taska more watchman, an employee of the Khabarovsk had instructed Chin-un Legation in Vienna to the rank from France, but came down inciently that they had ever done Japanese Military Mission at Bul- ese bandits operating in the vicin
of an Embassy will be probably the sea of Dover Harbour.”
Transocean Kuo Min., fenho, the discovery was made of aity of Imienpo to wreck all Chinese discussed when Dr. Schuschnigg plot to murder the chief of Japan Eastern Railway, trains,
meets Signor Mussolini next month.
ese Military Mission, the chief of Reuter,
AVIGNON TRAIN
DISASTER
Eight People Killed
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PUBLIC ENEMIES
OF SHANGHAI
Battle With Settle. ment Police
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Shanghai, Aug. 12.
Five Chinese pedestrians, includ-
ed u woman, were wounded, and a Chinese" boy, 15 years of age, was killed in a gun battle between
seven gunmen of Frenchtown and
[Special to the "Hong Kong Dany
Prass" (Copyright.)]`
Paris, Aug. 12.. Eight were killed and afty Ave injured, (thirty seriously), when an express from Geneva to Vintimille the Settlement police, in Avenue on the Riveira was derailed near Edward VII, which sent the re- Avignon. All coaches left the ralis.sidents into a panic. the baggage van being completely destroyed while the mall van was violently thrown against a goods train standing in the neighbouring line. Two trucks of the goods
now
train were thrown down and these in turn caused the coaches of the third train to derail, so that all four main lines leading to the Avignon railway station are blocked. The approaches to the station are at present an aspect of mass ruins. Rescue operations were rendered difficult by the break- down of the electric light.
The accident appears to be due to the fact that the express which, according to the regulations should have steamed Into Avignon station at a rate of 20 kilometres an hour. travelling "twice this speed. Was The driver and the stoker of the express both assert that the brakes were at fault. An enquiry into the matter is proceeding.— Transocean Kue Min.
A TREMENDOUS CRASH
Avignon, August 12. A tremendous crash at four c'clock in the morning, followed by the sudden extinction of all station lights, marked the deral- ment "outside Avignon station of the Geneva-Ventimiglia Express.
*Immediately, every available man on the station staff went rushing down the line where the giant locomotive was wrecked, the hiss of escaping steam and the shrieks and groans of the injured indicating that the smash was a serious one. Six were killed and 35 seriously injured.
.The derailment is believed to have been due to excessive speed.
All eight carriages on the train left the rails and the postal van,
A quarrel between two Chinese started the row, in which a shot in a tea shop in the Settlement
was fired. This attracted the po- lice and resulted in over 40 shots being fred.
The Frenchtown. Reuter.
gunmen
escaped
into
FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT
Ex-King Alfonso's Son Killed
Vienna, Aug, 19. Prince Gonzalo, fourth son of ex-King Alfonso of Spain, who, wasy involved in a moter accident last night when he was Beriously injured in the stomach, has since died.
He was in a motor car driven The by his eldest sister Beatrice. car crashed into a wall after A collision with a cyclist near Kia- genfurt.- Reuter.
THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY
next to the engine, crashed into a Belgium To Limit
goods train on a parallel line.
-FOUR MAIN LINES BLOCKED
The yeas
smashed to
Amithereens and the goods train
was also deraileð.
Imports?
All four main lines were block. [Special to the "Hong Kong Daily
ed by the wreckage. :.
Rescue workers were consider- ably hampered by the darkness in which they were required to work. Their first task was to subdue the fire which broke out in the engine of the express.
No British or American passen- gers were involved in the disaster.
-Reuter.
PLEBISCITE CAMPAIGN
Press" (Copyright.)]
Paris, Aug. 12.
Italy will possibly appoint Signor- Suvitch, Foreign Under-Secretary,
For Grandi, Ambassador to London as Ambassador to Vienna, thus
countering the appointment of such
a distinguished figure as General van Papen..
It is uncertain whether this is being discussed by Prince von. Starhemberg and Signor Mussolini, who did not, meet to-day. Prince von Starhemberg is spending the day is private calls and recreation Reuter.
"Latham's failure to achieve his flight before Bleriot was due en-. tirely to the mist 'causing a còn-
densation above the englar. The
water ran down the rubber leads of the plugs, causing a short cir-
cult.
before.
ARCHDUKE OTTO LEAVES FOR SWEDEN
(Special" to "Hong Kong Daily Press")
"The morning on which Bleriot crossed the Channel Latham's machine was again ready to make
(B. Telegraph. Copyright, Tela the start. I heard him tell the graphic Messages Ordinance. 1894. concierge to call him in the morn- | Beceived, August 15, 7:30 p.m.) · ing should the weather be sult- able for the flight.
It is reported that Archduke Otto "I also
heard his language von Hapsburg has left Copenhagen /her it was known that. Bleriot, In a motor car en route for Swed- whose airplane was parked some en little distance away from this inn
Vienna, Aug. 13.
In a statement Prince von Star-
LOVE AND BUSINESS
TRIANGLE
TRAGIC AFFAIR IN SHANGHAI
Three Foreigners Dead In Apartment
Shanghai, August 13. //
A Britisher, D. Burton, 34 years- of age, was killed in Shanghai to-
day as the result of a love and business triangle.
Burton recently started business with Mrs. Luboff Wessels, a Ger- man woman, in opposition to her husband, H. C. Wessels.
EARLIER NEWS
Shanghai, August 13.
WOMAN
Early this afternoon, three foreigners. including a who are not get identified, "were found shot dead, Although no detalls are yet available, murder la suspected.-Reuteri.
BURTON'S HOME
Shanghai, August 13... Donald Burton, the British: victim, was the son of Jessie The bodies of all three were | Burton, of Broadfeld Cottage, found in Burton's apartment. Invergordon, Scotland, from which The police theory is that Wessels ❘ place he left for Shanghai to join shot his wife and Burton and the Shanghat Municipal Council
then committed suicide. Rester.in 1928.—Router.
RUSSIA'S AIR STRENGTH
Subject Of Press Comment
DESCENT UNDER had successfully crossed the Chan hemberg said that general opinion Special to the "Hong Kong Dally
THE SEA
Adventures Of Dr. Beebe
nel
W
was less favourable towards the "Hardly anyone saw Bleriot start, restoration of the manarchy than as he was not in the hotel and it was a few months ago. In any slept somewhere near his air-case before such a move can be plane."
considered the country has to settle down and order must be establish- ed.- Transocean Kuo Min.
SILVER MARKET
(From Our Own Correspondent)
London, August 13. London silver prices today were unchanged for "spot" and 1/16th aup forward, as followed
Bermuda, August 13. A graphic description of the adventures during the descent of 2,500 feet under the sea in metal sphere lowered from a tug is given by Dr. William Beebe; Marine Biologist, who established the world record in the descent to collect important scientific data, including details of hitherto un- known, fah.
Half a mile under the sea he found a weird phosphorescent fish of gigantic size radiating flashing lights like stars in the sky. Some creatures "hurled against the side of the sphere, exploding like brilliant rockets.
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Press" (Copyright.)]
TIN QUOTA REDUCTION among the French officers
London, Aug. 13..
It is understood that the Inter-
Aug. 11 Aug. 13 Spot.......... 21.9/1621.9/16 Forward ....... 21.7/16 21.1/2 The London on New York cross-rate at closing to-day was
It is stated that the new 5.09-7/8, compared with 509-5/quota comes into operation at closing on Saturday,
October-1 Reuter,
national Tin Committee at the meeting to-day decided to reduce the quota 10 per cent to 40 per cent.
themselves PROBLEM OF CHINESE
EASTERN RAILWAY
The descent occupied eighty five minutes, exhaustion of the oxygen supply preventing Dr. from descending any Reuter,
Beebe further.-
WHANGPOO RIVER
COLLISION
Butterfield Vessel Involved
Shanghai, Aug. 13. Three Yangtsze river steamers were involved in collision yester day afternoon in the Whangpoo.
The mishaps occurred near the
Garden Bridge bend shortly after five o'clock in the evening.
side.
L
the same
Rupture Believed To Be Inevitable
tin
on
Shanghai, August 13. Soviet Russia's rejection of it is 'message from Changchimliable to create the Impression states that in the Chinese Eastern that the tardy progress of the Railway parley a rupture is, be negotiations is entirely due to her lieved to be inevitable. Interna- boggling at trides tional complications regarding the disposal of the Rallway are caus- ing anxiety.
The Government assures that the present situation is not affect ing other pending so-called Man-
hakuo questions-Reuter.
INCREASED TENSION
Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Prema" (Copyright.)] .
Moscow, Aug. 12. The Increased tension in the
pspersinistrinate
that
They sighted one another, al- most on the bend, the Kian's en- gines were immediately stopped and when it was seen that a col Japan is responsible for the ban - lision, was, inevitable the skipper ditry" and speak in this conner- ordered the engines hard astern. tion of Japanese blackmailing
HARD HIT
tactica. The papers seek to pre- pare the public for the forthcom- ing forcible seizure of the railway by Japan and declare that Russia will not tolerate such act of vio-
Mr. Hirota was quite justified in his frank notification. to the Bovlet Ambassador that Soviet.
RAIDS FROM THE AIR
Campaign In Canton
(From Our Special Correspondent)
Canton, Aug. 13.
It hostile aeroplanes fly over Canton and drop down their bombe, the people here know how to take cover. The enemy avia- tors will receive a hearty reception In the nature of shots and shells from anti-aircraft guns.
Paris, Aug. 13. The remarkable strength of the Russian air fleet, is said by the | Royalist organ "Action Francaise" to constitute the main motive un-
Recognizing that aerial bom- derlying the popularity of the Fardments are inevitable in the Franco Russian rapprochement event of war, the military authori- and ties to-day began a campaign to statesmen who, according to the stir up the people to the dangers paper, contend that in the event from air raids. The Ten-Men of war Russian airplanes could League has prepared many propa- bombard. Berlin without any ganda leaflets and posted them all difficulty whereas this is not the over the city. lustrated posters show the bombing of cities by case with French airplanes,
seropianes and the damage likely to be done.
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The paper opines that Poland would probably be opposed to the Russian airplanes crossing Polish
With the encouragement of Gen- territory and asks what route such eral Chen Teal Tong, the graduates planes would then take. The reply of the Yin Tong Military Academy is that only Roumania and Cre- are making speeches in street choslovakia would come into the corners on the necessity of pro- question, and the paper stresses tecting Canton from aerial bom the doubt whether these states bardments. Standing on benches are agreeable to allow their terror 60ap boxes, these orators inform
their audience how to take cover. tory to be flown over.
in case of air raids and urge them to contribute money for the sir de- fence of Canton
The paper comes to the conclu- sion that the Franco-Russian rap- prochement at the expense of reluctant Poland appears fantastic, Transocean Kun Min.
To-night the speakers will visit cinema theatres, playhouses, "roof" gardens, and tea houses where 'they will repeat the same address as they delivered to-day, People in
CHIEF'S APPEAL Canton are expected to untie their
To The Brown
Battalions
purse strings and givé liberally for safeguarding the city from enemy bombers.
The City Kuomintang will raise $1,500,000 from a new tax on, rolled tobacco, and this sum will be de- voted to the purchase of arma- -ments, for air defence. The tax
Others funds will be raised by the Ten-Men. League.
Russia's rejection of his compro- [Special to the "Hong Kong Dally will be effective on August 16,
Press" (Copyright:)]
Berlin, Aug. 12
mise plan leaves no room for his further exorts as intermediary, the Osaka Journal-proceeds. De Jay in the settlement of this pro- biem does nothing but degenerate relations between Japan and Man-today after the clean up of June chukuo, on the one hand, and Soviet Russia, on the other."
Pigure Increased
The BA had their "come back”
31 when the Brown" battalions after the roll call on Teraperlho- fer marched through the famous Vrandenburger town. The new
chief of the Berlin BA, von Jagow
He
than ever. In their leader. said he had orders to "purge” the corps of leader within the Berlin SA which he is now carrying out-
Transocean Kuo Min.
GERMAN TRADE:
The China Navigation Company's 5.3. Kian, which was inward bound Russo-Japanese relations caused Manchukuo, who originally of and keeping well upon the star-by Russia's rejection of Japan's fered Y50,000,000 for the Hallway, board side of the fairway, noticed offer for the purchase of the has since increased that figure, troops. In an address, he urged was on horseback in front of the a Chinese steamer, the Tungahun, Ohinese Eastern Ballway, was re-
and so there is no reason why the Brownshirts to close ranke belonging to the Tatung Steam-fected in the Rysslan Fress which both should not come to term firmer and to believe, stronger ship Company, proceeding down publishes various sharply worded Seeing that the business of the river for Wuhu and Yangtaze ports articles in which the numerous Chinese Fastern Railway is year- and bearing down on
́acts .of Banditry committed ly, on the decline and Its econo- on the Chinese Eastern Railwa mic value is gradually falling, it is open to doubt whether Manchu- play a prominent part.
The
kuo will be willing to offer at a future date the same price as at present This is, therefore, the light moment for Soviet Russia to strike "äs bargain. |--Even" "conceding that the Anaz- cial dimculty of Soviet Russia makes her ask for more, she should realise the "much greater gains accruing to her from the successful conclusion of the present negotiations. It hardly neces SALE NEGOTIATIONS 88ry to say that the success of the
Tokyo, Aug. 2. parley will considably improve Worldwide dumping by German, The "Osaka Ashi" regrets the Soviet-Japanese understanding. I manufacturera is threatened by unfavourable reception given by Both the Soviet Government and the Hitler Government, according the Borlet Government to the Japan can then economise the ex- to the cloy editor of the "Daxy compromise plan drafted by Mr. pediture which they have hitherto Herald," who states that goods will Hirota, the Foreign Minister, in borne because of uneasy relations be sold at or below cost in a des- his capacity si intermediary in | between them. They can further perate attempt, to obtain funds to the sale of the Chinese Eastern arrange for the limitation of purchase raw materials. Rallway, and strongly urges the armaments or for the abolition of German manufacturers have Government to reconsider its at defences on the border. The been informed that it is a nation- titude, Coming on the heels of Asahl urges Boviet Russia, to rise al duty to sell abroad, even at a the Manchukuo Foreign Minister's to the occasion and bring the loss. Those re-sung will be boy- announcement of readiness to se- | long-drawn-out negotiations to 1 cotted in public contracts— cept Mr. Harota's compromise plan, successful termination,
Beuter,
Consternation' has been caused in the textile industry in the North of France by the announcement that the Belgian Government is in- tending to lift the quantity of The Kian war hard hit on the imported wool to 60 per cent. of starboard side and her bridgehouse the amount imported to Belgium and superstructure were consider last year. Belgium being one of [ably damaged. the best clients of the textile in- After colliding with the Kian, dustry in the North France, an ap- the Tungshun, swung by the eur plication for a new quota would rent with idle engines and bowa deal a heavy blow at the manu- crashed in, struck the port side of facturers of the Roubaix region the Japanese ahip, Fengyang where the woolen spinning mills Maru, which was anchored at the (By Telegraph. Copyright, Tale were only re-opened a fortnight MKK wharf in front of the graphic Messages Ordinance, 1804 ago after having been obliged to Japanese Consulate-General where close down for lack of foreign they lay wedged together by the Received, August 15, 7:30 p.m.):
current until the Chinese ship was buying orders, Berlin, Aug. 13.
towed off by two tugs and pro- In connection with the great The French Government immceeded down river campaign preparatory to the ple- diately" commenced negotiations
The Tungshun was only slightly biscite, Dr. Goebbels will make an with Brussels in the hope of ab- damaged by her adventures, and electioneering speech to-morrow.aining & reversal of the Belgian the Japanese vessel suffered little Herr Hitler will speak on Friday. Government's decision,
more than scratched paint - Tranioccan Kuo Vin.
Tranioccan Xua Min.
Reuter.
(Special to "Hong Kong
-Dally"Press")
lence
Fransocean Zuo Min.
World-Wide Dumping Threatened
London, Aug. 13.
The
Joys of Summer will be doubled if you keep yourself in good health. The sure
is to
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