INDIAN PRINCE'S ROMANCE,
MISS MILLER STILL IN CEYLON.
-U. S. CONSUL WASHES HANDS OF WHOLE' AFFAIR.
DISAPPROVAL OF RAJ.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
FALSE PRETENCE CHARGE.
SEQUEL TO SHANGHAI "RED"
ARRESTS.
EX-SEAMAN CHARGED.
MONDAY, JANUARY - 30, 1928.
CHINESE SOVIET MACAO GOVERNOR'S RANGOON RAILWAY
SUPPRESSED.
ANHUI GENERAL'S ACTION.
AN IGNOMINIOUS COLLAPSE.
Interesting statements regard-" ing political activities in Shang- hai were made before Major C. Willson, at the Central Police Court this morning, when Ho Tin, an ex-seaman, at one, time employ.
The Christmas and New Year ed on the as. President Monroe, weeks were somewhat eventful to The romance of the ex-Mahara was charged with attempting to us here. For a month or more we jah of Indore and Miss Naney obtain the sum of $4,000 from two had been hearing that the local Miller, the American girl, who women in Hongkong, by, pretond- accompanied by her grandmother, ing that he was authorised to col-Tang Pu, or Soviet, was proposing has joined him in Ceylon, stilleet this money for the release of to take possession of the Mission forms the subject of considerable
premises, with a view to using publicity in India and Colombo.
them for its own headquarters. We heard this from members of the Soviet, and from others, and finally the Soviet openly declared its intention.
party
three of the women's relatives who were arrested, as suspected Com- muntats in Shanghai,
VISIT.
PORTUGAL'S APPRECIATION
SHOWN
SMASH.
DELIBERATE TAMPERING CAUSE OF DISASTER.
AMERICAN'S HELP.
Rangoon, Jan. 29. Four fishplates and four bolts have now been discovered lying alongside the railway lines at the scene of the train smash, thus in- dicating deliberate tampering with the railway.
LISBON COMMENTS. The mails from Lisbon and Writing under date of the 12th Oporto, arriving at Macao Inst Inst., the N. C. Daily News cor-week, brought a bundle of nows respondent at Cheng-yang-kuan, papers published in Portugal with Anhui, sara:
very extended: translations of the reporta published in the Hongkong newspapers of the visit of His Ex-
The Agent specially mentions the cellency Senbor Artur Tamagnini de Souza Barbosa and Mme. and assistance rendered after the dis- Mlle. Barbosa to Hongkong in Sep. aster by three passengers, including tember of last sear. The transla an American named Case, but he tions are supplemented by reproduc-complains that the villagers were
"Rangoon, Jan. 30. tions of photographs illustrating apathetic-Renter the landing of the Governor of
The number of deaths in the rail- Macao at Queen's, Pier, with Sir the inspection of the Guard of fifty-two.-Renter, Cecil Clementi in the foreground, way disaster have now mounted to Honour and other acones connected
Earlier Cables. with the official Portuguese visit. It is noteworthy that all nowa
Rangoon, Jan. 28. papers, regardless of their politient
dend ns tha creed, made favourable editorial result of a portion of the Mandalay- comments concerning the visit and Rangoon train orashing over were fully appreciative of the bridge about a hundred miles from: reception given the visitors by Illa here. It was discovered that a Excellency the Governor of Hong-fishplate had been removed from kong, and the British, Portuguese the rails. and Chinese Communities in the Colony. Non-political as well as the partizan Press-were in unleon Anti-Christian Propaganda. In praise of the visit and gratified Our local Soviet. acted in har-at the entente cordial which the There was not a mony with that of Shouchow, the visit denoted. governing.city, the Hsien Tung Pusingle discordant note. carrying on a bitter anti-Chris- tian propaganda, and the Chu Tang Pu following suit.
Detective Sergeant Donovan, in opening the case, said that in August or September, of last year,
The Soviet is a self-constituted three Chinese went up to Shanghai on business, and, while there, were body, neither appointed by au- arrested by the Chinese authori-thority nor elected by the people, lies in the native city as suspected but which, nevertheless, aims at Communists. At about this time, being the governing body of the defendant, who had received his community, and exercising all from The President power. In this instance it was the same in point of membership Monroe, got to know of the case. When he came down to Hongkong, as the local Students Union, that at the end of the year, it was in having resolved itself into a So the capacity, which he allotted to viet. himself, of collecting money from the relatives of the arrested men.
Every effort is being made by the ex-Maharajah's staff to pre- serve secrecy concerning the plans of the couple, and the latest in formation available, telle little other than that the couple may not leave Ceylon unit the end of February or early March. The ex-Maharaja's
occupy aeveral of the best rooms at a hotel at Nuwara Eliya, including discharge. sitting room accommodation, and the former Ruler of Indere and Misa Miller and her grandmother spend most of their time together, The American Consular author- ities in India-washed their, hands of the whole affair, and the Times of Ceylon was informed that the American. Consul in Ceylon was taking no official action in connexion with the maltor.
The possibly is being canvassed in Colombo and Nuwara Ellyn of the ex-Maharaja arranging for Miss Miller's conversion to flis- duism during their stay.
Woman's Story.
ransom
A woman, living at Hollywood Road, said defendant called on her, armed with a document which he put forward as one of introduc tion. On receiving the affirmation that she was the mother of Al If Hau, one of the captives, he show arrangements of this nature can ed her a cutting from a Chinosef occupying certain quarters re- be made, there is nothing to pre- newspaper. This purported to give vent the marriage from being an account of a raid carried out solemnized, according to Hindu by the Chinese authorities of rights, in Ceylon. Indeed; this Shanghai within the native city, nected with the report that the fed as suspected Communists and mitted to occupy, and setting to be, at the indisputable result of oventuality may be definitely con- and in which six men were arrest ex-Maharaja and Miss Miller pro- pase to remain In Ceylon until the end of February or the first week: "In March.
says:
Twenty-two nra
Lator.
Hitherto forty are reported dead in the wreck of the train mentioned earlier. Foul play is suspected. Tho victims aro mostly Indians and Burmans,-Reuter.
A fire completely destroyed the Result of the Visit,
premises of Messrs. A. Hughes The December volume of the and Company, wholesale Lobacco, On Tuesday, December 21 the Bulletin of the General Agency of merchants, of Minster-street, Read- ing, on New Year's Day. A leaders of the local Soviet, came the Portuguese Colonics contains to our premises with the intention full report of the visit illustrated skeleton of framework is all that with two full-page pictures. A copy now remains of the four-storey cently vacated by soldiers, but of the Bulletin, we understand, has building, but owing to the walls the Reading Telephone Exchange by the Governor of Macao. Con- were met by the church deacons, been presented to Sir Cecil Clementi-being of fireproof material neither whe persuaded them to sign ancluding a long article, the Bulletin nor the furniture shop, which were on either side, suffered any damage. agreement defining what part of
ON VISIT. the premises they were to be per- charged with being possession of time limit until the end of the na- tive first month. This agreement dangerous literature.
Sergeant Donovan, in producing na sooner was signed than they the extract, said it was not true repudiated it, saying that for the Pamphlets were present they could not come in at seized, but the extract served to all. Yet we had reason to be ap- Advices from India indicate convince the woman that it relat-prehensive, for anon we heard that that the British authorities have led to her son and his two com- they were proposing to come in services, mount the rostrum and already communicated to the ex-panions who were amongst the six on Christmas Day, break up the Maharaja an expression of their captives,
The woman, in further evidence, declaim on their own account, but complete disapproval of the pro-sald defendant was very pressing the day passed without interrup-
At the moment it is extremely on the point that the men would difficult to outline the exact powers be shot by the Chinese authorities of the Viceroy of India and his if a sum of $4,000 was not im- Political Agents in a case of this mediately paid for their release, nature. On the face of it, there appears to be no disability In was by no means a well-to-do per- streets with written pastera de- Portuguese nation and respect for
Disapproval of Raj.
posed union.
that seditious
tion.
"It is gratified, as it cannot fail the visit of the Governor of Macao to Hongkong not-only for the high consideration we hold towards this high functionary-a truly outstand- ing figure in the Portuguese colonial civil service-init also for the good results that this visit, so intelll- gently conducted, will accrue to aur colony in the Far East."
The Diario de Noticias, the Lis- bon equivalent of the London Times, gives prominence to the report in a double-column heading and com- ments thus: "The captivating Students and Small Boys. | manifestations were of an extreme and unsurpassing kindness. These On Monday, December 26, they unifestations are an expression of were on foot early, covering the incontestable sympathy with the nouncing the Christian Church our prestige in the Orient. The and calling. for its overthrow. Press accentuates well what is 80 posted worthy of note, viz., the affability, Proclamations also were setting a date for taking over the the consideration and the respect of the which the Chinese community gave, Mission premises, be students marched the streets in evidence in the various functions;
procession, with banners lying, among must be mentioned the re- Hongkong, was characterised by a shouting"Strike down theception in the Chinese Merchants' Christian Church!" They stop-Club-to Senhor Artur Tamagnini very kind reception accorded to the representative of Portugal on the There is still a poksibility that While she went into the couped at advantageous points, to Barbosa, who, as Governor of occasion of his visit to the Governor Cecil the Government of India, in the try to raise her portion of the ran make fierce denunciatory speeches. Macao, has improved materially the of the English Colony, Sir event of the betrothed couple re- som en some paddy-felds inde. All the small boys of the city fol-financial situation of that colony-Clementi. Our illustration shows turning to Indore, may raise con-pendent enquiries were made into lowed in their wake, acclaiming a fact that affirms his great ad- Sir Cecil Clementi in the act of in- siderable dificulty by challenging the case. The wife of one of the them, or clac hung around waiting ministrative ability."
respect of the ex-Maharaja's mar- ringe with Miss Miller, provided the latter becomes an orthdox, Hindu and the ceremony Is per formed under the rights of that religion.
Passport Difficulty.
virtue of which Miss Millor enter- ed. Indian territory.
A Contradiction.
Bombay, Jan. 12.
She pointed out to him that she son and it would take some time to raise the money. It was also necessary for her to consult the relatives of the two other captives for whose joint release the re- quired sum would have pooled,
Defendant Repudiated.
lo
to. rouse
and
Sir Miles Lampson, British Minister to China, who is shortly to visit. Hongkong to return the visit of H. E., Sir Cecil. Clementi.
the validity of the passport by other captives went up to Shang- to see what was going to happen. The Seculo is the oldest and most troducing Sr. Tamagnini Barbosa
hai. Soine $2,000 was raised and All this was repeated on Tues-conservative daily published in Lis-to the military and civil officials."
Another Oporto journal is O Com- turned over to the Chinese au-day, the 27th, and they declared on. In its issue of 18th Novem-mercia and, as its name implies, re- thorities. The three captives that they were going to keep it un ber last it gives prominence to the presents commercial interests in
Chinese New for a week, by which time the clly the report with the remark that pressed in the following terms:
report of the visit. were released on
It introduces Portugal. Its appreciation is ex- Year's Eve, and a telegram was would be roused. They were en "we have already alluded briefly to The visit which Sr. Tamagnini sent here, emphatically repudiat-deavouring
the city the visit of the Governor of Macao, ing defendant's claim that he was against us, or at least to create a Sr. Tamagnini Barbosa, to the Barbosa, Governor of Macao, made
intervene in the public opinion that would
British Colony of Hongkong where to Sir Cecil Clementi, Governor of the British colony of Hongkong, he received effusive manifestations was crowned with the greatest suc- Defendant fell into 直 police
of respect and sympathy from the cess and was characterised by the trap when he called again on the
British Governor and the leading utmost affability between the visit representatives of the Chinese and
ora and the visited. The re Portuguese communities,"
The Secretary of the Hindu Mis- sionary Society, Mr. V. B. Govande,
matter.
in a letter to the Press, atates: authorised to
"Kindly allow me to contradict the report that the ex-Maharaja of Indore is in comication with
the Hindu Missionary Society in woman on the third day of the 44+4 Bombay with regard to the cor- Chinese New Year. After receiv version of Miss Miller to Hindu-ing $100 and making promises of jam.
doing his duty by the captives, he
as he walked away from the house by two waiting de- tectives.
The case was adjourned. SEQUEL TO OPIUM FIND.
We will be very happy to help was seized Miss Miller to embrace Hinduism if she desires to do so.
"Hinduism allows a man to take as many wives as he likes, and nothing can prevent a Hindu from coming forward and offering to perform the marriage ceremony of Miss Miller, but the Hindu Mis sionary Society as a progressive body, will have nothing to do with such marriages,"
Objections at Indore. The proposed marriage of the ex-Maharaja of Indore and Miss Miller was kept a close secret in Indore, but it was known to a few privileged officers at the Secre- tariat of that State. They knew
·!
FI
CHINESE PASSENGER GETS HEAVY SENTENCE.
A fine of $10,000 was imposed on a Chinese, who was charged beforg Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, with being in unlawful possession of 520 taels of raw opium on heard the s.s. Luchow.
The defendant, it was stated, was a through passenger, travelling
that the ex-Maharaja was due in direct from Canton to Swatow on Ceylan on December 31st and that his Maharance would meet him at board the Luchow. Prior to the Colombo.
vessel's departure from Hongkong during the week-end, the usual Concealed Aearch was carried out.
It is, therefore, no wonder that the news, of the proposed marriage has upect Indore State:
Officials deplored the plo set by
211
elder
in between the double sides of two baskets, a searcher found a number of packages containing the optum. mem- Hls Worship fined defendant
exam-
ber of the Royal Family in pro-$10,000, with the alternative of ten posing to contract a mixed mar months' hard labour. riage, and they sincerely hoped
No Definito Plans,
Colombo, Jan. 142.
1,
that their future Maharaja will An amalgamation has been ar keep a loyal head and marry on
ranged between Mesare,
Terry Indian lady...
Greaves and Company, Old Round- wood Collieries, near Wakefield, And the Denby Grange Collieries. A holding company has been form- "We have no 'definite plans for ed, with a capital of £210,000, -the future, so long as the ox- under the name of Terry Greaves. Maharaja "remaina indisposed" and Lister Kayt, Mr. Percy C. said the ex-Maharaja's Private Greaves, Wakefield, is Chairman of Secretary in response to a ques-the new board. The output of the tion by Pressmen at. Nuwara amalgamated concerns is about
500,000 tons per annum. Continued on Page 11.)'.
back
THE DARK HOUSE
ou Greenhayle Common seems to have no con- nection with the startling murder and terrorism suddenly, invading the quiet neighbourhood, But the Dark House gave Joyce Alleyn light.
in solving the mystery of
THE
VANISHING VENGEANCE
The thrilling new serial story
by
DOUGLAS NEWTON
which commences in the -
"Telegraph" on Wednesday..
The daily enjoying the largest ception, truly exceptional, which circulation in Oporto-O Primeiro Was given to the Macao Governor at Hongkong, may be judged from the de Janeiro-reproduces the ple- ture of the official
land-report which follows." The report extended to two columns of transla-
papers.
ing at Queen's Pior. In tion from the Hongkong news- directing its readers' attention to the illustration the paper says:~~~ "The recent stay of Sr. Taningnini Barbosa, Governor of Macao, at
them up in taking possession of the Mission premises, which, was their declared purpose.
Movement Collapses.
A Cordial Reception. The Republica Portuguesa is the organ of Sr. Barbosa's political party and, as such, accorded the report of the visit pride of place in Its Issue of the 2nd December last. It writes of the visit as "a cordial reception by Hongkong," Referring to Sr. Barbosa, it says editorially: "Our esteemed friend and valued On Wednesday, December, 28, co-religionist, Sr. Artur Tamagnini all was quiet, the whole move Barbosa, most distinguished among mont suddenly having collapsed. the superior colonial officials who, It transpires that the General in for the second time, with judgment, charge of the troops settled in this uncommon intelligence and great district, though absent at the fight patriotic and republican devotion, ing front, had heard what was be-s exercising the authority of first Ing done, and had telegraphed magistrate in that Portuguese peremptory orders for the suppres- Colony, in the Far East, found in sion of the Sprict. These orders Hongkong on the part of the au- were carried out with a strong thoritles and of the British, Portu- hand in Shouchow, and the mem-guose and Chinesa residents, a very bera of the Isten Tang Pu "soon kind and affecting reception-une- were inflight, or else in secure quivocal proof of the consideration hiding. The Chu Tang Pu col- and esteem which surround him and Japsed as a matter of course. the justified appreciation which is This shows that responsible Na-held there of his work in the ad- tionalist "officeis. are anxious to ministration of Macao."
maintain order. The students, and others who organize themselves inito Sovieta; seem to think that It is the business of the military to rake the chestnuts of place, power, and emolument out of the revolutionary fire, while they stand by ready to pick them up, but they will And those who rake them have use for all for them selves.
Catholic Opinion.
The Cathelle organ-A Vez-de- voted considerable space to a report compiled from the Hongkong Eng. linh dailica. It writes in glowing terms of what it describes-as-Sr. Barbosa's, "enthusiastic reception" and refers to Macao as "the ad- vance sentinel of the Portuguese colonial empire,”
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