THREAT TO PEIPING
REPULSED
Armoured Train Captured By Loyal Troops
TROOPS INCITED TO MUTINY
Peiping, June 28.
Martial law which was declared last night following the attempt of Chinese troops to enter the city was lifted at noon, order being completely restored.
It appears that Chinese troops. believed to be remnants of General Yub Such Chang's "rmy, occupied Fengtal railway sta- tion seven miles outside Peɔping. but the attempt to enter the city by the Yungting Gate which was hurriedly" barricaded with sandbags was repulsed by armed police, alded by General Wan Fu Ling's troops.
Almost about the same time the police thwarted an upris- ing within the city planned by a group
"plain-clothes" of
men.
Residents beran a basty evacuation.
The trouble began shortly after, belonging to General Wan Wa Lin one o'clock in the morning when i arrested him yesterday, and
-about three hundred men mutinled
at Fengtal a few miles south of the city. They approached the south city gate opening fire. the guards replying.
The firing was intermittent till after daylight. At 7,30 a.m. an armoured train opened fire with shrapnel on the city detences which replied with trench mor tars. machine guns and rifles, At the South Gate a trench mortar hit the railway embankment beneath the tram, after which it steamed along the West - Wall, firing into the city. As far as is known one civilian was killed,
As soon as the ring began martial law was declared, all gates were closed, reinforced by sandbags. the troops mounting guard."
The mutineers belong to Gen- eral Wan Fa Lin's army, but Chinese reports, state that they were acting on behalf of Wu Pel Fu's former followers.
The armoured 'train was cap- tured by the loyal troops Mutin- eers and plain-clothes
men who incited them to mutiny filed from Fengtal towards the demilitarised zone chased by loyal troops who were unable to enter the zone.
The train service was interrupt ́ed but was resumed in the after-
noon.
HOW TROUBLE BEGAN From a welter of rumours and facts. now emerging. it appears the trouble was precipitated by the arrest of an officer in charge of a number of General, Yuh Sueh Chung's troops in Fengtai. He was under orders to leave by June 25, hut did not go, whereupon troops
EXPOSION
IN
SHANGHAI
Many Killed And Injured
Shanghai, June 27.
More than a dozen persons were killed and over twenty six sent to hospital sunering "from Bevere burns or shock as the result of an explosion" in a celluloid factory on Ferry Road in the western district
at 8.30 p.m. The mishap was fal- lowed by a big Arc..
While it is thought that workers comprised the majority of the casualties, it is believed that many inmates of the two rows of adjoin- ing Chinese houses were also in Jured
All emergency ambulances in the Bettlement were summoned to the scenc.
The cause of the explosion is not known at the moment.- Reuter
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brought him to Peiping.
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CANADIAN WHEAT
Immense Holdings
London, June 28.
The disclosure of the Canadian Government's wheat holdings which amount to 228 minion bushels and are in excess of all
SYSTEM OF COLLECTIVE SECURITY
Threatened With Certain Destruction
Poor appetite?
TAKE
estimates, was the principal topic EUROPEAN PROBLEMS UNSOLVED
"of conversation in London grain circles. The magnitude of the problem confronting Canada "may be gauged by the fact that "the Government's holding exceeds the tata wheat physically held in Canada by over 20 million bushels, No doubt a Grain Board bill will be enacted, but speculation is rife how the board will tack.e' the problem of immensity which calls for most 'drastic measures
'Same expect complete nation- alisation or the Canadian grain trade coupled with a compulsory pool. Others anticipate even more radical action. pointing out that Canada during the current season only sold 50 per cent, of the available export surplus. The Plain-clothes men from Tientsin
sales prospects of the coming appear to have got among his
season are even less favourable, men and urged them to mutiny.
It is opined that the Board will which they did, seizing an arm- attempt to solve the problem by oured train, and then advancing paying a remunerative minimum. on Pelping. The train steamed price to farmers reselling for up the west side of the city and export at a lower price in order to began pouring in shrapnel. For-compete with Argentina and others tunately the people in the city in the world market. particularly were in bed and there were no casualties.
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England.
It is considered unlikely that the A Japanese spokesman inter- Government will be able to finance yiewed said that the Japanese au- an export subsidy from ordinary thorities were satisfied that the revenue as commitments in con- Chinese authorities were suppress-nexion with marketing wheat are ing the outbreak and for that estimated to exceed the total year- reason the Japanese would not ly revenue. take any action.
Funds may conceivably be ob
WAR MATERIAL" ABOARD
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(Special to the "Hong Kong, Daily Press"). (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphic Messager Ordinance, Received, June 18, 7-30° pm.}
London, June 28.
"BLACK
1894
WHITE".
Press comments on the somewhat indecisive results of Mr. An- thony Eden's Journey to Paris and Rome were marked by ob- viously feigned hopefulness tempered with certali resignation, the papers taking pains to conceal the keen disappointment caused by the French attitude towards the pending European pro- bièms and by Italy's apparent determination to pursue a policy of force in East Africa. "
The Daily Mail" Paris correspondent appropriately charaG- terised the situation by stating it would be saying too much to maintain that Mr. Eden's conversations did not result in any pro- gress being made, but there is little doubt that no solutions had been found for the most important problems.
The "Times," however, looks at the fact that M.`Laval`no lon- "ger is inexorably opposed to direct Franco-German negotiations and that the German proposal to send. Herr von Ribbentrop to Paris to discuss the limitation of armies would probably not be rejected.
to
tic correspondent thinks that the The Daily Telegraph" diploma- entire complex of European pro- blems appears aspect of unreality when viewed in assume the
conflict because there is no deny the Ught of the Italo-Abyssinian ing the fact that the whole system of collective security is threatened the next few months, with certain destruction within
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FRENCH VOTES
Paris, June 17. Repercussions of the Anglo- evidenced by the tabling in the German Naval Agreement are
increased expenditure of over three Chamber of three Bills involving milliard francs (£40,000,000), for. national
defence purposes, in addition to the 1935 appropria Blona.
It is proposed to allocate 1,106,000,000 francs to the Army, 1,800,000,000 to aerial defence and
Reuter. 200,000,000 francs to the Navy.
MEETING ENDS
Mr. Eden's visit to Rome, accord- ing to the correspondent, had com- It was first reported that Gen-tained from foreign exchange completely clarified the situations in- eral Wan Fu Lin's troops mutin- trol similar to the scheme at pre evidently unwilling at present to sofam 1... Signor Mussolini is fed, but this is now officially den-sent in force in Argentina by which acquiesce in any solution of the led.
exporters are compelled to sell Abyssinian questions other than by in foreign currency to the Govern- mears of military conquests.
"Paris, June 271 ment in fixed rates while Govern-Duce, furthermore, is determined thony Eden and M. Laval, the The meeting between Mr. An- ment resella to importers at rates to declare Italy's withdrawal from French Premiler, ended representing a substantial depre- the League of Nations if the latter clusively, and Mr. Eden returned loyal clation in currency. The profits should attempt to put obstacles into London this afternoon. much will be used to make up the rever áfference between the price paid Transocean Rua Min
Italy's way- to farmers and the export price.-- Reuter.
train
It is learned authoritatively that when the armoured was recaptured by the troops, they found aboard war material which Was there before.
The materials included thirty five 5.5 centimetre Eght guns and three machine guns marked "made In thirty eighth year of Mirahu” which was a Japanese marking.
A plain-clothes
12741 arrested outside the municipal offices here In the afternoon was found: carry- ing three revolvers. He admitted under questioning that three bun- dred plain-clothes men were in biding within the city walls.
Martial law is being enforced again to-night with curfew at: 8 p.m.-. flenter.
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SILVER MARKET
(From Our Own Correspondent).
London. June 28. London silver prices to-day were down 1/16 as follow:-
June 27 June 28
Spot Forward .........31-1/16 31-5/18
...31
31-1/4 London on New York cross-rate at 2p.m. to-day was 4.9418 com- pared with 4.9425 at closing yester- day. 1.
ITALIAN NATIONALS IN ABYSSINIA
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PEACE CONGRESS IN
LONDON
Address By Chinese Ambassador
London, June 28. suffered in general esteem as a Mr. Quo Tai Chi Chinese Am- method of security of peace. bassador in London, speaking at China perhaps has suffered most, the twenty fifth National Peace but the whole structure of Interna→ Congress in London, at which Mr. tional peace was thus dilapidated. Arthur Henderson" presided with He said that it was ng a case
with the unreality of vaunted real dition of our keeping the sanity many foreign delegates. present, o more treaties but regard said: "I was always impressed for those we have is the very can-
world's affairs are strewn "the politik. On the shores of the
wrecks of so called strong action, Whilst underlying the moral as opposed to the physical, realities emerge into effectiveness before were the nations so closely in contact as they are to-day; yet so multifariously barred against each other.
--
Never
"The Great Wall of China had an excuse at least as it was need modern walls of tariffs, quotas and ed to shut out barbarians, but the suspicious survey of visitors exist only to shut in nations from as sociates to develop the attributes,
of barbarism.”
political life.
and health of international and Both in Great Britain and China the funda mental democratic and political philosophy was identical. It faded frequently in Chinese history, but always reasserted Itself, with: vigour
Reviewing the Chinese Govern ment's efforts at national recon- struction, despite unsurpassed dif- nculties, Mr. Quo Tai Chi said
impending visit of Sir Frederick "we Chinese especially regard the
Lelth-Rosa as an earnest expost- tion of British goodwill to co- operation in the technical service." He urged the audience to read
London, June 27, * Mr. Quo stressed the Importance Dr. Wang Chung Hal's "Chineze Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell, was ask- tional good faith towards the China needs her sovereignty, in- The First Lord of the Admiralty. of political morality and interna problema and their solution." ed in the House of Commons to world, particularly to China. The dependence and integrity respected day to explain in what circum- tendency observeable nowadays to and guarded, and thus develop a stances the Government contem- assume treaties made to conceal stable and effective government plated giving its assent under the Angio-German naval agreement to
intentions in plain language can China's need is the world's need. the German Government in the
be ingeniously nullified without A strong China is a tower of event of exceptional construction tend that treaty-making had not Reuter,
loss of credit. It was idle to pre-strength for world peace by other powers increasing its total tonnage above its thirty-five per cent, quota
The talk lasted for two hours. and at Its termination a
com- PROBLEM UNSOLVED
thunique was issued stating that Paris, June 28.
Mr. Eden reported on his conver- The problem of the realisationsations with Signor Mussolini on of the Stresa programme remained the Italo-Ethopian dispute, and unsolved during the relatively that steps would continue with the short conversations on Thursday object of finding common ground between M. Laval and Mr. Anthony un which to adjust the methods nf Eden, according to information the British and French Govern- given out by the usually well-ments to achieve the programme informed political quarters here. mentioned in the London com-
The British Government, it is munique of February 3 said, is hesitating to abandon the policy of utilisation of favourable opportunities, such as the Anglo- German naval agreement, while the French Government desires & simultaneous settlement of all out- standing problems. The latter is not unwilling to discuss the air pact arst, but demands that the connection between the land armament problem and the Eastern and Danubian Pacts be preserved. Mr. Eden has furthermore re- ported the result of his talks with Bignor Mussolint but has not sub- Daily Press") Telegraph. Copyright. Tele objections. Rather meagre results section referred to which states:
mitted suggestions nor raised any By
In reply, he read a portion of the graphic Messages Ordinance,
of Mr. Eden's second visit to Paris "I the general equilibrium of Beceived, June 28, 4.30 p.m.)
are registered with some em-naval armaments Rome, June 28. harrassment by the Press on Fri-maintained in the past should be 2.9 normally The reports variously published day morning. during the last few days which
violently upset by any abnormal. CHANGING ATTITUDE - alleged that the Italian official
and exceptional construction by representatives to Abyssinia have French attitude is clearly shown ment reserves the right to invite
The Impending change of the other powers the German Govern requested Italians residing within by an article in "Le Matin" which I Majesty's Government in the their respective districts to leave declares that the French Govern United Kingdom to examine the the country within ten days are ment is now willing to negotiate new aftnation thus created." officially denied here. The rum-
in view of Britain's resistance. 89+75+67-211 ours, it is declared, are probably All pending problems, the paper 71+68+73-212 due to the fact that a great num- 70+72+74-216 ber of Italian officials whose posts one should be definitely settled declares, may be discussed, but 13+7+76213 returned to Italy one week ago. entire complex reached simultane 72473472—217 are to be filed with younger men
unless the settlement is of an 70+-74474-218 raziocean, Kuo Min
ously. 72+75+71-218
*British
Win For Perry
Londen, June 28. Henry Cotton, holder of the British Open Golt Champion- ship, failed to-day, the title passing on to A, Perry..
At Muirfield sunshine tempered by a stiff south westerly breeze" provided for ideal gulfing condi-
tions..
The leaders at the end of the third round were:-
A. Perry -- C. Whitcombe
. H Padgham H. Picard .... H. Cotton
E. W. H. Kenyon ... B. Gadd Lawson Little
75+71+74220
(Special to "Hong Kong
A. Boomer 76+68+-75-220 GOLD TREASURE FOUND
Macdonald Smith 69+77-75-221 The fourth round leaders at 4 p.m. were
c. Whitcome
B. Gadd
H. Cotton
W. Branch
13973+76288
147+71+71289
.142+76+75-293
BY WORKMEN
(Special to the "Hong Kong
Daily Prea) IN A
(B) Telegraph, Copyright, Tale - 144+78+74=294 | graphic Messages. Ordinance, 1884
E. WH Kenyon 144+74+79297 Received. June 28, 7:50 pm) Cox
148-477+75 207 E. Whitecombe ... 147+74+78299 Macdonald Smith 146+75+78-299 Brews
1534-7574302
Katewice. June 28. A big gold and was made by three workmen engaged in repair- ing roads near the well known
B. Whitcombe 147+7482303 Sharley-Piekar monastery notar
PERRY'S RECORD
from Katewice, in Polish Bilesia, Perry won the championship with One workman suddenly struck The world featherweight chama total of 283, his scores being 69, an unusually hard object which pion, the American, Freddie Millar 75 (144) 67, 72
proved to be an Iron um contain ing 15,000 gold coins.
on Thursday evening beat the Eng-- Perry, a burly leatherhead assis Hishman "Seaman' Watson in a tant to James Baird, had an amaz- hard fought fight. Although Wating record in the third found, go- son knocked the American down ing out in
32-3-4
policy. Le Matin"
some months ago, Britain now asserts, turned towards Berlin
wishes a rapprochement between Germany and the other European States. It is therefore necessary to state that French policy is un- opposed to this am, the paper says, but demands that severe con | ditions should be imposed in order to prevent Germany, obtaining too great and too dangerous liberties,
The semi-official "Petit Farisien": Premier would not evade concilia- kewise opines that the French
tion with Germany but only under the condition that problems are to be solved in combination and that the interests of France and her friends and associates be safe
A violent quarrel among the gua workmen ever the dis
of siders the spotls had the effec for a short count early in the fight, including birdies at the afth, sixth tracting the attention the latter obtained the upper hand and seventh holes, with an eagle cials at a neighbouri later, flooring the Enguanmen in at the eighth. His scores on the Bon with the result the the fourth and sending him down home round wer
promptly confiscated for the final count in the sixth Araraocean. Kuo Min:
Bester:
EARTHQUAKE ON CONTINENT
Inhabitants Desert
Their Homes.
[Special to the "Hong Kong DaT
(Copyright),
TAX THE RICH
Washington, June 27, After a three-hour conference with Mr. Morgenthan, Secretary of the Treasury a group of tax ex- perts of the Democratic section of the House Ways and Means Com mittee decided to delay the open- ing of the hearings on the Tax the Rich" programme until July
The House and the Benate bave The First Lord said he could ado nothing to this statement, which
accepted the conference report on Berlin, Jume 27,
the Industrial Disputes Bill, there he pointed out that as stated in Munich that violent earth tremors fion. The Bill now goes to Presi seemed to him perfectly clear, but
Following an announcement from"!
by completing Congressional
right set out in the passage quoted his were so strong at Balingen British Government recognised the
were felt on Thursday, comes the dent Roosevelt for signature. Paragraph Three of the note, the
news from Stuttgart that the Reuter. shocks felt in the surrounding on the understanding that the 35- 100 ratio would be maintained in contrary between the two Govern default of an agreement to the
British Wireless: ments
GENERAL GAMEEIN VISITS ROME
#Spediat "Hong Kong
Daily Presan
in the Schwabian Alps that the inhabitants deserted their homes unpleasant shaking up, occured in alarm 44
here on Thursday evening. Cupboards, doors, windows were
The walls of dwellings) in violent movement and shaking perceptibly the street lampe was clearly perceptible, At Hers- to and tro feld in Hessen, a heavy hailstorm were thrown to the followed by a whirlwind caused
The earth trem several hundred tress to be forn corded in the South out by the roots. A
In Karlsruhe, the shocks were so violent that all the instruments of the Geodetic Institute of the Technical High School were in- capable of registration
(By Telegraph, dopyright, Tale Receiped, June 28, 130 p.m.)⠀⠀ rephie Messages Urdinance, 1884.
is that the centre of Paris, June 28. was somewhere in the
on Wednesday to examine in pre- last, earth tremors
General Gamelin arrived in Rome hood of Lake Constan
liminary talks with the Italian Transocean general staff the possibility of joint aval con measures of the gene aible, the the two tries erthelessLe Matin Rome
who adds that Genera
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June 28.