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IN TAIZANE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1928.
RUBBER SLUMP IN LONDON.
RESTRICTION ENQUIRY
CONSTERNATION,
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SURPRISE OF ANNOUNCEMENT DEPLORED,
NAVY AGAIN TO FORE.
H.M.S. BEE RESCUES PIRATE CAPTIVES:
YANGTSZE INCIDENT.
Chenglin, Feb. 9. H.M.S. Bee was responsible for the rescue of a man and two girls who had been captured by pirates. The Bee was niout seventeen miles
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ATTEMPT ON LIFE ABOLITION OF THE "FACE" TELEVISED NICARAGUAN REBEL
OF C. C. WU.
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ASSAILANT ADMITS INTENTION.
ATTACK DIRECTED AT ALL THE PARTY LEADERS.
NEW YORK REACTION. below Chearlin when she was hail- BOMBS ALSO THROWN.
Tandon, Feb. 9.
ed in the afternoon by seven large junka which were lying at anchor. Men on board the junks report-
Singapore, Feb. 9. Mr. Stanley Baldwin's announce-ed that they had been attacked by I is revealed that two bombs ment that the Committee of Civil armed pirates who boarded them were thrown at Dr..C. C. Wu's
a small steam vessel. It Research had been asked to con- was also reported that a wealthy party, in addition to the shot'fired
froni
SUBMARINE.
BRITAIN HAS ALWAYS BEEN
'IN FAVOUR.
READY TO REAFFIRM.
London, Feb. 9.. The declaration of the United States Secretary of Stats, Mr. Kel- logg, that his Government would
be prepared to sign a treaty with all other Powers, prohibiting the. use of submarines was the sub- ject of a question in the House of Commons to«ity, “
Mr. G. Lacker Lampson, the Un-
TO NEW YORK.
BAIRD'S EXPERIMENT SUCCEEDS.
CRUDE, BUT PLAINLY VISIBLE OVER 3,000 MILES.
PERFECTION SIGHTED?
London, Feb. 9. A pale picture of a face, looking as though printed on a piece of cloth fluttering In.the breeze, was
OUTRAGE.
BRITISH VICE-CONSUL TAKEN PRISONER
SERIOUS SITUATION.
Managua, Feb. 8.
Mr. Harold
the Patterson, British Charge ‹d'Affaires at Mann- gun, who recently received a letter: from the British Vice-Consul at Matagalpa, asking for additional protection of the coffee plantations
there against a feared raid by the
forces of General Sandino, has now!
SEVEN HUNDRED TOURISTS.
TWO BIG BOATS İN PORT,
EMPRESS LINER & BELGEN- LAND ARRIVE.
NOTABLES ON BOARD.
Bringing into port nearly 700 tourists, two big litera making world trips arrived in Hongkong this morning. They were the Red
Aider the operations and effects of Chinese and two girls had been at Dr. Wa himself in the attempted der Secretary for Foreign Affairs projected on to the wall of the Lon-been informed that General San-Star .s. Belgenland, with 345 pas- the rubber restriction selenig, laken for rausom. The pirates assassination of the ex-Nationalist replied:-"The views of His Ma- don Headquarters of the Baird dino has captured the British Vice-
came as a complete surprise Mincing Lane.
The immediate effect was the disorganisation of the market this morning, followed by a slump in the cash price for rubber from
1/674d, per lb., last sight's figure,
to 1/4d. per ib.
Mr. Huldwin's Assurance.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Frank Nelson drew attention to the slump in the price of raw rub- ber as the result of the announce- ment that an inquiry was ordered into the Stevenson restrictions
scheme.
Mr. Nelson asked the Premier' to take steps to expedite the en- quiry, but Mr. Baldwin emphasis ed that the Committee must ublain a considerable amount of informa-" tion before it reported to the Gov- crament on the subject.
Mr. Baldwin, however, gave the Assurance that, no time would be lost, and asked for nation of the question as to whether evidence would be taken in Malaya.
months.
had also looted the junks, taking Foreign Minister away a certain amount of money Chamber of Commerce yesterday.the, general abolition of sub- outside thejesty's Government in favour of
and valuables.
Considerable alarm was caused marines were made known at the H.M.S. Bee gave chase and even-at the outset, but except for the Washington Conference of 1921, tually overhauled, the pirate junk. the slight wound to Dr. Lim Boon-
Those on hound were able to keng no-one was injured. escape, however, but the man and
girls were rescued. All Lures are
natives of the Shasi district and will be returned to their homes in due course.
The assailant, who was arrest-
ed by the Singapore Police almost
A
immediately, is alleged to be Cantonese sent down by the Com- munist Party in Shanghai, and it stated that he arrived from
attack on the fleet of junks-Shanghai only a few days ago,
Nine pirates took part in the
Naval Wireless;
"JAPAN ELECTION
CAMPAIGN.
SPEECHES BROADCAST, BY GRAMAPHONE.
MUCH ILL-FEELING,
tions.
Intended to Kill Wa. Charged at the Police Court; this morning with the attempted murder of Dr. Lim Boon-keng, the assailant replied: "That's incor rect. I did not intend to kill Dr. Lim Buon-keng, I intended to kill Dr. C. C. Wu, Mr. Sun Fo, and Mr. Wa Han-min." He was remanded in custody, and it is understood has made full confession to the Magistrate,
Yesterday's Sensution.
and repeated by the First Lord of Admiralty (Mr. W. C. Bridgeman) ante Naval Conference at Geneva
last summer,"
"They are, therefore, familiar to the United States Government. It is, of course, essential that the one condition, as indicated in Mr. Kellogg's declaration, must be that abolition must be universal,"
Asked whether the matter was
Television Company to-day.
This was a "pilot image," merely a dummy head, which was turned into soundwaves and sent droning like a bee across the Atlantic, and re-transformed in New York into
a
vision which was seen by a group of people waiting in a darkened basement in Hartsdale.
Violent Wind Impression. The New York experimenters aftor tuning in the receiving, ap-
sengers, from Shanghai, and the Consul
Canadian Pacific s.a. Empress of It appears that the rebel general | raided the coffee plantations, cap-Australla, with 330, from Manila. tured Mr. Alex C. Potter, the Both vessels are well-known here, British Vice-Consul, and is holding the former has on thong cong him a prisoner.
Mr. Harold Patterson is con.
ferring with Mr. Eberhardt, the
United States Minister, with ro gard to the steps to be taken to protect British lives and property in the Matagalpa district.- Router's American-Service.
INDIA.
vious visited Hongkong of world tours, in the course
whilst the Empress bont was for
merly on the Hongkong-Vancouver
converted for touring purposes, run but has now been specially
The city hus to-day been swarm- ing with tourists, as a consequence of the dual invasion, and as "the morning has been for the most part spent hi shopping, most of
business.
to be brought up at Geneva at the paratus with the aid of the tranAGE OF CONSENT IN the stores have done a roaring end of this month, Mr. Locker-mitted dummy, then watched the Lampson said he did not know, but the British Government were perfectly ready to reaffirm the de- clarations which they had alrendy made at Washington and Geneva. ---British Wirgloss,
WOMEN'S INTEREST.
The "Empress" Tour, The Empresa of Australia is on the fifth annual Canadian Pacifle round-the-world cruise, Salling eastward from New York on Decem ber 2nd,.her passenger personnel, comprises many eminent men of the United States, Canada and the British Isles and several members of the British, French and Swedish nobility,
movements of human heads, first that of Mr. J. L. Baird, the inven- tor, himself. He stood in a room: flooded with light and faced a small GOVERNMENT OPPOSES BILL ently covered with a thin curtain. square window which was appar
FOR RAISING.
This was agitated as though by a Six to be Ruilt.
violent wind and then he turned his London, Feb. 9.
head left and right, advanced and The Admiralty has placed or-retreated in obedience to mysteri- loud-
New Delhi, Feb. 9. ders for six submarines to be in-ous directions uttered by cluded in the 1927 Estimates, speaker.
Three hundred Indian women, Five will be built by private in- Reuter's representative at the de- | ilelegates of the All-India Women's dustry at a cost of £2,500,000, and monstration was similarly "trans Educational "Conference, the the sixth will be constructed at mitted" to New York.—Reuter, largest number of Indian women Chatham-Reuter.
over seen in the galleries of the Legislative Chamber, heard the 1923, will remain in Hong- proceedings in the Assembly tohi on Monday night at 10 o'clock..
kong four days, sailing for Shang- day on a private Indian member's Thence, she will proceed to Chin Bill raising the age of consent for wangtao, while her passengers visit a London laboratory were watched girls to sixteen in the case of un- Peking; across the Yellow Sea to for over-half-an-hour in a darken-married girls, and fourteen in the Beppu, Kobe, and Yokohama in ed basement here. The Images case of married.
Japan, and then to the Hawalian were crude and broken, but never-
islands and San Francisco, return- Ing to New York, by way of the Panama canni, on April 22,"
VIOLENT AMERICAN
GALE.
Continually Buzzing.
Hartsdale, Feb. 9, The movements of two people in
'Clemency Asked by Dr. Wu, Tokyo, Feb. 9. The Nationalist party left for Japan continues to be absorbed Colombo this morning, and before in the General Election campaign. the departure of the vessel, Dr. C. Heavy Los to Mineing Lane. dramaphone records of speeches C. Wa sent a letter to E. the by the Premier have been distrl-Officer Administering the Govern- Sir. W. Lano-Mitchell declared buted all over the country by the ment (Sir Hayes Marriott, K.B.E. that the uncertainty caused by the Government Party, but the Mini-C.M.G.) asking for elementy for announcement had cost the Mine-stor of Ralways has gone one bet the assailant-Reuter, ing Lane Market a loss of £23 per ter by having himself cinemato- ion, and asked whether the pre- graphed in the art of making sent regulations, were likely to speeches, a gramaphone record continue for the next twelve synchronising his words and ac-members of Dr. C.C. Wu's party, The plot to murder the principal The Opposition Parly has an-said to emanate from Shanghai tion should be addressed to the pointed Vigilance Committees to Communist sources, took place MOUNT LOWE OBSERVATORY theless
watch and report on irregularities when the party was leaving the by the Government Party, and the Chamber of Commerce Building Rubber Growers Deplere Surprise,atter has retaliated by having the Singapore on Wednesday,
The Rubber Growers Associa-Opposition members spied and re-were fired, and Dr. Lim Boon-keng, the president of Amoy University, tion has issued a communique in ported on.
The result is an unedifying was slightly wounded. which it deplores the nunner in which last night's announcement spectacle of political explonace
on an extensive scale, enganderin upon the industry much mutual ill-feeling-Reuter, The Association offers to do every- thing in its power to lighten the Committee's task, and urgea that the Inquiry should not be unduly protracted.
Mr. Baldwin said that that ques-
Colonial Office,
was 'sprung
Bears" In New York.
is a Service.
LAUNCHING BRITISH
AIRSHIPS.
TWO BEFORE END OF THE YEAR.
London, Feb. 9. The Secretary for Air, naked in the House of Commons to-day
Shots
Dr. C.C. Wu is in Singapore in connexion with a tour of the world, which has already included Manila, and embraces Penang, Colombo, India, Turkey, Egypt and Europe. It is the intention of the leaders to study economic conditions in the countries visited.
The party in fifteen in number, comprising, Dr. and Mrs. C.C. Wu, Mr. and Mrs. Sun Fo, Mr. Wu Han- min, his daugher and son-in-law, Mr. S. Y. Wu, another, important official, Mr. F. U. Ly, of the Minis- try of Finance, and others..
whether he could give the definite EVACUATION OF THE dates for the launching of the
JI
RHINELAND.
DAMAGED.
Los Angeles, Feb. 9. A violent, galo tore off the top of Mount Lowe Observatory, near Pasadena, and wrecked a huge telescope.
Buildings in other cities were nlso wrecked, add in one place a thirteen-year-old boy was killed by grasping a 400-volt wire which had blown down.-Reuter's Ameri- cau Service,
AMERICAN ARMY FUNDS.
REPRESENTATIVES REJECT
plainly visible. The
At present the nw allows con- "vision sound" transmitted by sent at the ages of fourteen und
thirteen respectively, short wave wireless sets was con- tinually buzzing, the irregular cadence representing in sound, the lights and shadows of the faces. Renter's American Service
The Empresa boat, which is well remembered for her rescue and re- llef work among refugeea from the Yokohama earthquake on September
Among the prominent Americans Mr. J. Crerar, Secretary of the
are Dr. George W, Coleman, presid- Home Department, announced that ent of Babson Institute, near Bos- the Government must oppose the ton; Mr. Wilford H. ("Captain Bill. It was a difficult problem Billy") Fawcett, publisher of Whis which had to be dealt with very Bang and numerous other perlodi. A Considerable Advance,
euutiously, and the Government cals; Mr. Arthur D. McBurney, Baird's invention shows consi-had decided to appoint at some Jackson, Mich., wealthy furniture derable advance on its development later date a committee composed manufacturer; Mr. Charles Alva in April last year when he ant of officials and hon-officials to in- Lane, manufacture and author, "Al- before his televisor in London, and vestigate the problem and also to liance Olio; Mr. George C. Perkins, his face becoming a "fluctuating go into the question of child maroriginator of the "Dorothy Perking" electric current", was picked up by riages. Reuter. a listener-in in New York. It was necessary for Baird to leave Lon- don for New York to turn the face's sound into the face itself.
London to Glasgow,
Over shorter distances Mr. J, L. AMENDMENT,
Baird has accomplished a great deal more. Complete sychronisa- Washington, Feb. 9. tion between transmitter and re- The House of Representatives | cetver enabled a very distinct, im- lins, by 108 votes to 71, refected an pression of the operator's face to
NORTHERN WAR.
CHIANG KAI-SHEK LEAVES
rose, and Dr. Joseph Fife, San Francisco surgeon.
Some Notabilities.
New York, Feb. 9. There were most lively scenes
Among the Canadians are Mr. at the Rubber Exchange to-day,
Edson L. Pease, former vico due to a bearish interpretation of
president of the Royal Bank Mr. Baldwin's announcement of
of Canada; Mr. Hugh Paton, the appointment of a committee to
founder of FOR SUCHOW.".
the Dominion, investigate the restriction plan.
Express Company, and Mr. An avalanche occurred in the sell-
Shanghai, Feb. 10. Albert J. Brown, K.C vico pre- ing price of "near futures," which | airships "R190" and "R101”, said dropped three cents. The trans- he hoped both airships. would be
Contrary to the last report con- aldent of the Montreal Trust Com- actions totalled 2,031, lota, which dying before the end of the year.
cerning the movements of Marshal pay and senior member of Brown record-Reuter's American
The Ride would he flying before BRITAIN WOULD WELCOME AN amendment to the Army Appropria-be observed at 498 miles distance. Chiang Kai-shek, it is stated that and Montgomery, Canada's fore- the end of the summer,
Titled Britishers aboard are the. tion Bill prohibiting Army trans-The experiment was carried put Marshal Chiang left Pakow by most legal fra portation funds being sent to troops between London and Glasgow over special train for Suchow yesterday Earl and Countess of Pembroke and abroad, without the specific author- two ordinary Post Office telephone morning, accompanied by General Montgomery, the Earl of Rosslyn, ity of Congress-Reuter's Ameri-wires, a conversation going on
Chen Tiao-yuen.
Lady-Williams-Taylor of Montroal can Service.
over one, while television was It is believed that he intends to and Sir Elly Kadoorio of Shanghai. accomplished on the other. Investigate the defensive Hines Foreign notables include Baron and Mr. Baird is a British scientist there and to consult with the and Baronesa de Foucaucourt of generals now fighting on the Puria and Count Carl Stramfelt of who has been experimenting since Northern front regarding further Swede 1925, and he has met with such operations. succend that the British Associn- The General Staff and the Secre. in the further development of the tary of Marshal Chiang's Head- invention.
quarters will also depart for Suchow to-day-Nam Chung Pao.
ARRANGEMENT.
London, Feb. 9.
Replying to another question, Sir Rubber Shares Decline.
Samuel Hoare said that the experi London, Feb. 9. merits in the United States with a
In the House of Commons. the The Premier's rubber announce neon gas. beacon for the purpose question was asked, whether, in ment caused a slump in the Lon of emitting rays which penetrate view of the fact that the Franco- den rubber market to-day. Snot fog for the guidance of aircraft German frontier had been guar rubber which closed last night were living closely watched by the anteed by the Locarno Treaty, the around 1/6d. per pound fell to Air Ministry.
A noon beacon was, in fact.der the evacuation of British later to 1/84d, but recovered 1/44. while rubber shares de- he said, in regular use as part of clined in sympathy.
the landing system at Croydon. It troops from the Rhineland,
Sir Auston Chamberlain replied The slump was the subject of a was installed as long ago as 1924. There has been no question of question in the House of Commons, and was the first beacon of its kind the isolated withdrawal of the the Premier being asked whether to be used for aviation-British British troops, which would not,
he would expedite the inquiry having regard to possible violent fluctuations in rubber prices perid- ing the report of the committee.
Mr. Baldwin "replied that the Committee would need to obtain a considerable amount of forma tion hut subject to that, no time would be lost-British Wireless.
Wireless.
ITALY AUTHORISES GAMBLING.
British Government would consi-|
in my opinion, be to anyone's advantage in the present circum- stances."
FRENCH FINANCIAL
POLICY.
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENT.
Paris, Feb: D. The Chamber passed a vote of confidence in the Government by The general evacuation of the 370 votes to 120 at the conclusion Rhinoland before the period laid of the debate on the financial down in the Treaty of Versailles policy-Reuter. A
can only be the result of an arrangement between the Powers
tion Is taking an official interest
SETTLING CHINA'S
PROBLEMS.
BRITAIN KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH U.S.A.
BRITISH AIR-LINER
SCHEME.
U.S. TO CO-OPERATE WITH
FIRST TRIAL..
The cruise mombers will take the New Territories, the Peak and round-the-island-drives during their visit here, and 100 will make the optional excursion to Canton, 80 by steamer Saturday and 80 up by rail and back by steamer on Sunday.
The Empress of Australia is fn-: ternationally known for her sump tuous furnishings and the spact- ausness of her staterooms. She is 015 feet long, 75 feet wide and has a gross tonnago of 21,833, Passon- ger accommodation is distributed over seven decks, but owing to the limited, exclusive membership, Washington, Feb. 9.
only six are used for the cruise. In the House of Commons, In
Mr. Hoover, Secretary of Com-Her commander is Captain R. G. answer to a question as to whether Great Britain was taking further merce, has announced that the Latta, who brought the "Empress PASSED,
steps to co-operate with America Government has approved U.S. co- of Scotland" to this port last year "In this connexion, I would refor
in obtaining a peaceful settlement operation in the British Transstand the year before. In his grow Stanor Mussolini, in sanctioning to speeches regarding the condi
Noy Delhi, Feb, 9.
in China, Mr. G. Locker-Lampson tantic alraliip scheme, in connexion aro 548 souls, including 50-officers. The Council of State has passed said that the situation had remain with which Commander Burney Mr. Wm. McInnes, veteran of board the Empress of Australia. a Casino at San Rema anys that if tions on which the anticipated Sir Elly Kadoorie, who is at pre- the Italians must gamble, let them evacuation might take place, which two Bills carrying out the re-ed unchanged since a similar ques- recently visited Washington. three world cruises, is director-in The American co-operation will charge, though only in his oarilest sent in Hongkong, is a well-known lore their money at home.
were recently delivered by French commendations of the Auxiliary tlon was put on December 12th. business man of Shanghai, and has The Casino will be run by a and German Foreign Ministers and Territorial Forces Committee, He said that Britain would still begin with the first trial trip thirties.
As to the passengers themselves, rubber Interests in Malaya, and £2,000,000 company which will pay before the French Senate and tions between forces on racial United States in all maters of three months hence. Reuters the eldest is 80. and the youngest
removing all existing discrimina-maintain close touch with the which will probably ho ventured the San Remo authorities nearly Reichstag respectively.”—Britisk (Continued from Page 19.) £250,000 annually-Router.
ground -Reuter
joint interest in China-Reuter. American Service. L
CASINO TO BE OPENED IN SAN REMO
Rome, Feb. 9. For "Important political and Interesting views on restriction] economic reasons," public gaming and 'Its advantages were given to tables are now. for the Arst time,
Sir Elly Kadoorie's Views,
a Free Press reporter in an Inter-officially allowed in Italy. View with Sir Eily Kadooris on
whose troops are affected, on the NO DISCRIMINATION, one hand, and the German Govern- ment, on the other. If such an arrangement be possible, it will be very welcome to the British Gov- ernment."
Wireless..
IMPORTANT MEASURES
London, Feb. 9.
(Continued on Poga 8.)