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VILLAGERS IN SAD
· PLIGHT.
A COMPROMISE?
AIR CRASH AT CHEUNG CHAU.
"HERMES” OFFICER KILLED IN FLYING ACCIDENT.
NOTICE TO QUIT AFFECTS 1,000 PEOPLE.
KAP SHEK MEI SCHEME.
As a result of the improvements
EYE-WITNESSES' STORIES OF THE which are contemplated in the
TRAGEDY.
BRITISH-AMERICAN PARITY.
JAPAN WATCHES EVENTS,
Geneva, July 12. There is a more hopeful atmos-
VIOLENT STORM IN MORE TROOPS AT TSINGTAO.
ENGLAND.
-LARGE AREAS IN MIDLANDS
FLOODED.
FATALITIES AND DAMAGE.
London, July 12.
T
BIG DECISIVE BATTLE IS
IMMINENT.
The violence of a storm which HANKOW COOLIES ATTACK SOVIET
broke out last night over London and the splendid sunshine, is shown by Midlands, following
phare at the Naval Conference. district which lies between the
The experts have for two days Taipo Road and Cheung Sha Wan been examining the British cruiser (near Shamsuipo), the Public proposals, and have sufficiently Works Department has just served progressed to allow a fit report notices to quit on the squatters on the whole cruiser problem to Underground trafe at several A A MUFFLED EXPLOSION." who have congregated in about be made to the chiefs of the dclc-places in London was held up for
Flying Officer L. W. H. Phillips, of H.M.S. Hermes, was killed in a flying accident yesterday morning, when his plane, a light reconnaisance machine of the Flycatcher typo, crashed into the sen. near Cheung Chau.
limit for evacuation."
gations.
Reuter.
incidents reported from various parts.
it
and 10,000 men are now without employment.
OFFICE.
THREAT TO OPEN FIRE.
Further to the news that the Japanese Government has invited the Nationalists to send representatives to act as observers with the Japanese troops in Shantung, it is reported from Tsingtao that 2,000 more Japanese troops have arrived there from Duiren, but that the situation is quiet.
There is a continuation of the lull in the fighting between the North and South-probably accounted for by the fact that both sides are preparing for a decisive battle just south of Tainan, which is the capital of Shantung. The Yangtsze zone is quiet.
300 or 400 hats in the vicinity of the village known
hours, many buildings were flood- as Kap Shek
The Japanese delegation also ed, and 2,000 telephone lines Mei. The notices were served of
are down, favourably impressed Monday, and give 28 days as the appears
A baby was drowned in a base- with to-day's developments. The ment at Hammersmith. Two men The vernacular papers, in muk-}
were killed by lightning. ag reference to the matter. say Japanese declare that marked pro-
The Austin motor-works that about 1,000 Chinese will progress has been made towards a Birmingham have been flooded, bably be rendered homeless as a settlement, although there are still result of the order. Most of the points awaiting final agreement inhabitants of the hut village be-
The collars of a mill at Oldham were inundated, and the yarn was long to the lower class of Chinese, who are always on the verge of Anglo-American Compromisé.
ruined, the curdroom collupsed, want and who manage to make a
and machinery was swept away. a few
Geneva, later. People in nearby houses were seant living by growing vegetables or by breeding pigs." The British proposals, which rescued through their windows.
Many of the people now affect-the naval experts are still consi- At another mill the reservoir H.M.S. Wanderer was rushed at full speed to the scene used were at one time living in small dering, suggest that if the United overflowed, the wall of a weaving figure of 25 shed collapsed, over 1,200 looms soon as the news reached Rocky Bay, but no trace of the pilot or villages near Kowloon Tong, says States reduce the
were flooded, and yarn and cloth the machine have been soon, with the exception of the floats. These the Chinese press, but when the
Kowloon' Tong
was carried into development HRADECHODU UZCOMMENTS
the street.coolies #were picked up by Messrs. Lowe and Wilson, eye-witnesses of the scheme was put into operation
Router, tragedy, who made a splendid effort to get to the scene in time they had to find another spot and
TRAIN COLLISION.
The tragedy, the first fatal air-cresh occurring in Hongkong, was witnessed by many residents of the island, whose attention was attracted when the "unfortunate officer began "stunting." The, machine was observed to slip into a spiral nose-diye after looping the loop, continued its headlong rush, in spite of an effort to right it, and crashed nose first into the water. A muflled explosion was heard and the plane sank immediately.
by a zampan.
The deceased officer is a native of Surbiton, Surrey, and was
very popular in the Air Force. It is a grim coincidence that Flying Officer Phillipe was also involved in the first naval air mishap in Hongkong, his plane crashing in November, 1925, when a flight of three went out in honour of the arrival of H.E. The Coverpor.
PLANE AND PILOT STILL MISSING.
fatal accident" occurred.
moved to the near-by Kap Shek Mei village.
Since they have been served with the notices, the squatters
have been in a despairing condi- tion, comments a local paper, and it is understood that they intend to appeal to the Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow and the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kote- wall for assistance.
THE DUBLIN MURDER.
་
Eleven People Killed.
THE ASIA MINOR QUAKE.
MANY FATALITIES REPORTED.
Cairo, July 12.
An eyewitness who has flown from Trans-Jordanin, states that
An interesting incident occurred at Hankow on Monday morning in connexion with the removal of M. Borodin's luggage to the rail- way station. A dispute took place between the coolies and Borodin's staff, the coolies later attacking the office and aweeping aside the police. Not until guards had threatened to shoot to kill did the
disperse..
Answering questions in the House of Commons yesterday, Sie Laming. Worthington-Evans stated that no further withdrawal of - British troops from China is contemplated at present.
NO BRITISH TROOP REDUCTION.
Large
wiped out upon the arrival of
from Marshal reinforcements.
Nanking, July 12. numbers of
it is believed 300 people were Chiang Kai-shek's troops are con- killed in the earthquake, which centrated at Nanking, prior, it is a move towards was also feit in Palestine and the understood, to
e-hbourhood.
the Shantung front-Naval Wire- Most of the houses at Maan less. collapsed, and a mosque in the course of erection was severely damaged.
2
where terrified.-Reuter.
Heavy Casualty List."
Jerusalem, July 12. The latest casualty list is 109 dead and 346 injured. There were no Britiah casualties.
It is reported that 80 persons were killed in the town of Essalt. --Keuter.
Other Places Quiet.
Shanghai, July 12.
Nam Chung Pao.
Canton.-
TSINGTAO DEFENCE.
More Japanese Troops.
Tsingtao, July 18. Two thousand Japanese troops
The situation is quiet.-Reuter.
Shanghai remains quiet, and from Dairen have arrived here. news from other Yaagtsze ports is to.. the effect that there is no change
the situation-
Naval Wireless.
WU-HAN SITUATION.
Troops Go Down-River.
BRITISH TROOPS.
No Further Withdrawal.
Toledo, Ohio, July 12. Eleven fatalition occurred in Collision better pus- senger and goods y here. One of the coaches of the passenger train WDS com- pletely buried beneath qement-laden goods trucks. It was shortly before eleven noises as though 'backfiring or ALL ACCUSED, DENY
Reuter's American Service. o'clock yesterday morning that the missing, it was not thought that
-COMPLICITY: anything was really amiss, but the Flying machine continued its head-leng
TECHNISINESCENCE: LLEVANT London, July 12.
The movements of earth lasted Ofeer Phillips had taken up the dive, the pilot apparently made an Ten men were charged in Dublin machine for exercises, and had been effort to regain control, the police court in connexion with the ten-thousand-ton cruisers, Britain 10 seconds, and were quite visible observe a naval in the surrounding lava beds and machine giving a violent jerk, assassination of Mr. Kevin will, in rezurn, stunting for some little while over which turned her on her back.
in the United desert. The Bedouins are every | O'Higgins, including Mr. holiday to enable the West Lamma Channel, at the A moment later it crashed into Reynolds, the general necretary of States to build up to parity... eastern end of Cheung Chan, when the sea, some sort of explosion the Fianna Eirean, an organisa- It looks at present as if Anglo- | apparently engine trouble. deve- tact. The machine sank almost They all denied complicity.
being heard at the moment of con- tion of nationalist Boy Scouts. American agreement will finally be reached, but it remains to be lopet!
immediately, and nothing was scel Mr. George Plunkett, on behalf scen whether this meets the viewa The machine nose-dived, righted of her or her pilot again. The of all the co-accused, said it was of the Japanese, who are cautious- itself violently, according to ob- crash occurred roughly a mile east only fair to the public and ourly waiting to see how the British Americana Bettle. their turned over on its of the Chung Rock, our informant friends that they should under- and but buck, and evidently out of control, states, in about six fathoms of stand that none of us had any differences.--Reuter, s crashed into the sea with a noise water.
knowledge of the affair. It would which apparently was a mufled
appear from the manner of our Europeans' Splendid Action." explosion. The machine instantly
arrest that we are merely handy. disappeared and it is feared that Two residents of the island, people to fill up a gap-Reuter.
Funeral Arrangements. Flying Oficer Phillips, if not killed Messrs. Lowe and Wilson, who by the explosion, was carried under also witnessed the disaster immer,
London, July 12.
AFFORESTATION SCHEMES. with his machine.
diately made a hazardous descent' Mr. Kevin O'Higgins, the Irish chants of the City, Mr. Winston The floats were suived from a down the precipitsas hillside, and Free State Minister who was Churchill said that everyone hoped
"London, July 12.
Further Activity.
Brussels, July 12. sampan by two European eye-wit- after clumbering over the rocks, assassinated on Sunday, will re- that the Naval Conference at
Mr. Ormsby Goré, the Parlin
Speaking at a foreign affairs newes, who made a commendable hailed asampan which they want ceive a State funeral in Dublin Geneva would reach a substantial
measure of agreement, but if, mentary Secretary to the Domi-
Kiukiang, July 12. effort to rescue the unfortunate pelled to take them to the scene to-morrow.
fficer. They afterwards communi- of the tragedy. Although they
unfortunately, this was not the nions, stated in the House of Com-
In the last two or three days debate, M. Vandervelde sald the cated with the police and wire reached the spot within a
few requiem mass at Westminister case, none of the three great naval mons to-day that the percentage large numbers of troops have a Government had unanimously de-
Powers ought to be discouraged."
of timber imported into Britain' rived, some from Hankow and cided in favour of a policy of non- less messages quickly brought moments, only the two floats were Cathedral.
from Empire sources was of a It might well be that the beat
others from Nawphong. It is intervention in China. H. M. S. Wanderer to the scene, BC to be seen, one of them badly led by the body, which has.lain we could do would be to proceed value of 28.5 per cent. in the case rumoured in the city that the
Again to-day many thousands
He asserted that many Belgians destroyer steaming at full speed damaged. from Rocky Bay.
After rowing around the district in state in the Mansion House at step by step, year by year, each of hard wood," and 5.7. per cent. Cantonese forces" are attacking had remained at their posts in China when other nationals did for a considerable while Mesars. Dublin since yesterday-British Power building the smallest pro- Government
not feel secure under the military Lowe and Wilson gave up hope Wireless.
protection available. -
Bervery,
Oil Patches.
In London, there will be a
INTERNATIONAL RELIEF.
HOW NATIONS WILL CO-OPERATE.
Geneva, July 12.
British Confidence.
London, July 12. In a speech at the Lord Mayor's. banquet to bankers and mer-
EMPIRE TIMBER.
soft wood.
afforestation
gramme of minor vessels com-chemes were now in operation, patible with its needs.
providing for planting of 10,000 Referring to Anglo-American acres in New Zealand and South naval parity, Mr. Churchill said Africa, respectively, while con- that true parity would take into aiderable areas in those Dominiona consideration the entirely different were being planted by private en- conditions between Britain and
London, July 12, In the House of Commons, re- plying to questions, Sir L Worthington-Evans stated that Hankow, July 12.
the hot weather one Mr. T. V. Soong, the Finance during
Hankow battalion at a time would proceed Minister, returned to this afternoon on a British steam. from Shanghai to Weihaiwei.
No further withdrawal of troops. The Wn-han authorities' are was contemplated at present.- continuing to send troops down Reuter. the river ostensibly to Marshal Chiang Kai-shek's forces. The local situation is very ob scure.-Naval Wireless,
er.
Nawphong-Naval Wireless,
engage
BORODIN'S LUGGAGE..
Coolies Rush Office,
Shanghai, July 12,
BELGIAN INTERESTS.
Goodwill Maintained.
The Belgian Government was constantly preoccupied with the task of safeguarding Belgian lives A Hankow message dated July and property. No Belgian had terprise, the object being to make 11 states that Borodin's office was been seriously molested in the the United States, and the rela- those Dominions less dependent or attacked by a gang of coolles that course of recent events, while tive importance of naval defence imports.-British Wireless. to each of them.
"We hold a firm faith that the world will never be riven in twain
A League of Nations conference by a fratricidal conflict of the
to create an International Relief English-speaking peoples. On the
are
A thorough search of the vicinity and taking the fonts in tow pro- was made and several oil matches ceeded to Morning Beach, Cheung wore observed, but although these Chau, where they reported the seemed to indiente that the wreck accident and what they had done ed plane was nearby, no trace could in the police. be found.
Wireless messages were imine- The possibility that the unfor- diately sent to Hongkong and tunate airman might have made his H.M.S. Wanderer
was quick- way in some means to the north ly on the scene. Four police) ahoro of Tin Ling Island was in launches, two naval lugs, assisted) vestigated twice during the day but by aeroplanes and scaplanes over- without result.
H. M. S. Hermes went out again head continued the search until early this morning to continue the nightfall but without result..
A lady resident of Cheung Chau, Union in case of disasters, which contrary, we fervently believe that search, but a wireless message re- ceived states that unless the oil another eye-witness, took bearings opened on July 4, has concluded. the future will gradually bring a draft convention closer and more friendly Anglo- patches, which are still observable, as the plane crashed, but although It adopted a
to place the spot statute providing for the estab- American association. We reveal the machine, the place of she was able the crush is not known accurately fairly accurately, search was still lishment of such a union, and fix therefore able to take a very calm the modus view of the naval situation and its enough to hope for any result from unavailing up to the time of going ing its scope and
operandi in case of national developments in the near future, sweeping the sea bed.
calamities.
and anticipate" confidently an era The convention adopted pro- of peace and progress on land vides for a union to operate for And sea."-Reuter. the benefit of all stricken peoples.
The action of the union in any Japan Desires Success. country is subject to tho consont The official version of the of its Government.
Tokyo, July 12. The tragedy was witnessed by tragedy la: Flying Officer L. W. The union will be directed by n At a Cabinet meeting the Navy several residents of Cheung Chan H. Phillips was killed yesterday general council with headquarters Minister expressed the belief that Island, their attention being whilo exorcining a Flycatcher. at Genova. Its resources will con tho Geneva Conference would attracted to the machine when the As far as is known the machine sist, in addition to the initial fund, avold disruption, bald that the pilot began stunting over the West fell into the sen a short distance of voluntary grants by the Premier on the 11th instant had Lanima Channel shortly after ten from Dumbbell Island (Cheung Governments and of private gifts. exchanged views with the British o'clock. Just before the accident Chau). There appeared to be an-Reuter. occurred, one of the eye-witnesses explosion and the machino sank Informs the Telegraph, the 'plane at once. Nothing further has looped the loop, and then entered been seen except a float which was picked up. Planes from H.M.S.
甫
to press..
The Air Ministry has been in-.
formed of the calamity,
EYE-WITNESSES' STORY.
OFFICIAL VERSION.
Thorough Search For Missing Man.
"Engine Buck-firing or Missing."
into a spiral noso-dive.
For the moment, although the machine was making unusual
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TO-DAY.
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7.11 p.m.
Part of the shove message La mutilated.]
LIFE SENTENCE.
CASE OF LIEUTENANT
יי
WAR PRISONERS.
Nationalists Reinforce.
Shanghal, July 13. Three thousand war prisoners
good relations had been maintain- morning..
The coolies had been hired to ed between "Belgian agents and remove. Borodin's luggage to the the authorities all over China, railway station. An altercation Reuter. arose between the coolles and Borodin's staff, the latter attempt- ing to dismiss the coolies, who re- fused to accept dismissal, and rushed the building, sweeping the police aside. DUFFIELD.
The position, had become des were taken back to suchow on perate, when Borodin's guards the 11th, from the Shantung front. Gibraltar, July 12. fired over the heads of the coolics, These are being reorganized and The sentence on Lieutenant who stopped, but refused to dis enlisted into the Nationalist Army, Duffield, who was found guilty of perso until the guards brought after which they will be sent to the murder of Colonel Fitzgerald) and sentenced to death, has been down their pistola ant threatened the front again.. commuted to penal servitude for to shopt to kill-Reuter. He-Router.
KWANGTUNG "REDS."
Rumours of Clashes.
DUTCH ROYALTY.
General Wang Tien-pei, the new Nationalis feld-marshal, arrived at Linchong on the 11th. from Hanchanng. Three more divisions · have been despatched to the Lin- Canton, July 18. cheng front from Hsuchow. According to this morning's Marshal Chiang Kai-shek hras Kuomintang papers, the rumours decided to "promote General Fu TO VISIT NORWAY NEXT
that fighting has broken out along Koh-wan from divisional comman MONTH
the Yuch-Han railway line are der to commander of an army unfounded. It is stated that there corps, in vlow of Genoral Fu's. The Hague, July 12. Queen Wilhelmina and Princess are only a small number of "Reds" bravery in the recent battles in his intense desire for the conclu- Juliana are going to Norway, in now active in the North river, but Shantung Nam Chung Pant
(Continued "on Page 18.), sion of a limitation agreement. August, for a stay of three weeks, these are expected to, be totally
and American Ambassadors when he indicated the extreme dis- approval of Japan of any expan sionist programme. Ife reiterated
-Routar.
-Reuter.