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PAD YAMAZANF THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1928,
MESSAGES.
ROYAL OAK TRIAL SERIOUS RIOTING IN SECRET WIRELESS MEXICAN PETROL
PROLOGUE.
GIBRALTAR'S INTENSE
EXCITEMENT.
ACCUSED OFFICERS EVADE ALL INTERVIEWERS.
INDIA.
CALCUTTA POLICE. FIRE ON STRIKERS
2 KILLED IN AFFRAY.
Calcutta, Mar. 28. Serious rioting has occurred, and the police were forced to fire on the mob, the disturbances arising' VERY SERIOUS CHARGE out of the Fallway dispute and the lock-out by the East Indian Rall- way of the staff of the Lilloah workshops.
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TEN YEARS CONTROVERSY AT AN END.
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TENSE SITUATION NANKING AWAITING LEE HYSAN LIBEL
AT AMOY.
ANGRY CHINESE MOBS DISPERSED.
JAPANESE ACCUSED OF TEAR- ING UP CHINESE FLAG.
The situation in Amoy, accord- Ing to Chinese telegrams, appears to be becoming more serious, and it is feared that if the trouble is not settled very shortly, untoward
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VERDICT.
WUHAN ~ MILITARY - CHIEFS MEET IN CHANGSHA.
| JOIN MOVE ON PEKING?
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pel Hanków, Mar. 28. Monday's session of the con- ference, at: Changaha between the military chiefs of Hunan and Hupeh, passed a resolution advo« eating" agreement with Marshal
against the Northern forces.
ACTION.
DEFENDANT CROSS- EXAMINED.
MR. ALABASTER SUGGESTS
JEKYLL AND HYDE,
MACAO BANKRUPTCY:
Washington, Mar. 28. The way was opened to a settle- ment of the dispute over the Mexican pétroleum laws, when the Mexican Supreme Court decided in U.S. NAVY INTERESTED. Now of the of compan da o the STRIKE DECIDED ON Chinng Kai-shek's immediato push
rights oil to years would be unconstitutional. Gibraltar, Mar. 28.
Claiming to have discovered a
Mr. Frank Kellogg has always
It was not however decided what Mr. Lee Hysan was cross Intense interest is being taken in
A clash between the Police and can be guaranteed in radio messages to fifty years was confiscatory',
method by which absolute secrecy expree the view that limitation
material form their assistance examined by Mr. C. G. Alabaster, would take.
K.C. In the Supreme Court this the court-martial arising out of the
the men, who went on strike and and that at least ten spoken converse incidents on board H. M. S. Royal were locked out when the Company antions can be transmitted simul- Mr. Dwight Morrow, the US.
arrival of General LI Chung-yan, sumed in which Mr. Pedro Jasa Interest is now centred upon the morning, when the case was re- Oak at Malta. The place thronged with Fressmen and photo refused to accede to their de taneously, Mr. W. B. Van Druten, Ambassador, also secured a deci- incidents may occur, despite the who left for Hankow from Nan Lobo of Macno suca Mr. Les Hysan graphers, though the naval author-mands, led to serious disorders and young Dutchman from Batavia, sion to five a more liberal inter-fact that the Chinese authorities king early this week. It has been for damages for libel. itles and the Navy/generally in ac- the Police eventually fired, killing is at present in Hongkong en route pytation to "positive acts" or the have declared Martial Law and reported that he is accompanied Mr. Alabaster first dealt with cordance with tradition is main-two and wounding five others. to Manila, where he is to give a physical work required to make are taking vigilant measures to by General Chan Ming-chiu, the the Yau Sing Company and in taining a strict silence on the mat- The trouble began with 2,000 demonstration of his invention to ownership of the oll lands ac- preserve order.
Cantonese, and right-hand man of reply to his qucationa, Mr. Lea quired before 1917 effective. - etrikers attempting to persuade the American naval authorities,
Mr. Van Druten called at the The new regulations onumerate have arrived at the port, making Li Chung-yen's views, will depend got Fung's letter.
Five more Japanese warships Marshal Li Chai-sum, It is understood that the Court, non-atrikers to join them. The Telegraph offices this morning and such nots as leaning, drilling, and six in all.
Hysan-anid that the first time he' The opinion is expressed that upon saw a share receipt was when ho which opens to-morrow (Friday) Police tried to dissuade them and was extremely enthusiastic over his general doing any other positive will have Rear Admiral C, S. Town-shortly afterwards they began to Invention, for the rights of which ho act, manifesting any intention
what part will be played by the The share receipt did not say send (Rear-Admiral in charge of stone the police and a detachment has been offered 225,000 guilders of the character similar to those
Formesans Unlond Cargo. Wahan authorities in the Northern that the Yau Sing Co. had any- Gibraltar) as President, and that of the Eastern Frontier Rifles. by the Dutch East Indies Govern described. It was announced yes to a telegraphic report, when the
On Tuesday morning, according arrived at Changsha this morning. poly? There was nothing in the Expedition. Generai Hu Teung-tu thing to do with the oplum mono- the Members will be: Rear-Admiral The officer in charge of the ment. L. G.Preston, Third Cruiser SquaRifles and a Police superintendent
terday that President Calles had
In Hankow, daily executions of receipt to that effect. dron, Rear-Admiral Hon. Herbert were. Injured by stones, after
signed the new regulations, »
8.8. Hozan Maru arrived from suspected Communists continue. You Swatow, the Japanese warships A further six wore
wanted to get some Meade, commander Mediterranean which the firing was ordered.
executed evidence from the compradore of destroyer flotillas, Reur-Admiral Two strikers were killed. Reuter,
equipped with machine guns, to sent two armed motor boats, yesterday, Reuter,
the Mercantile Bank?-I got that Kerr, and Rear-Admiral W, Tom-
Information frst and then the side the vessel to, discharge the accompany the cargo junks along- kinson, Chief of Staff to Sir Roger
lotter, In reply to, further ques-. Keyes until his retirement inst
tions witness said that the receipt. year.
company was the oplum farmer.
ter.
Hotels Besieged:
Captain Dewar, Commander Daniel and Mr. Day Kimball, their Jegal adviser, motored off to an up- known destination, doubtless in order to prepare their defence, and thereby cacaping the crowd of would-be interviewers, photograph- zers, and sightseers, who are be
sloging, the entrances to the hotela where the principal, actors in the naval drama are staying a
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Hopes of $500,000.
the inventor states that be has,
This offer remains still open, but.
ph Washington, Mar. 28. Onclusion of a telephone
convocation with the Ambassador been approached by the U. S. Naval at Mexico City, the State Depart Dapartment, to whom he has offered ment announced that the ten-merchandise. Formosans under EMPIRE SCHEME FOR did not bear out that the Yau Sing. GERMANY AND THE the patent rights for half a million
LEAGUE.
STRESEMANN HAS NO FEAR
'OF FAILURE.
INDIGNANT - DENIAL.
Berlin, Mar: "28. Dr. Stresemann delivered an im- portant speech on the disarmament
dollars gold. Ho is hopeful that the demonstrations which he is to carry out at Cavite, in the Philip- pines, will be so satisfactory that that offer will be accepted..
Before getting into touch with the American naval authorities, Mr Van Druten approached the British": Consul-General iín Batavia, but the latter could not do more than offer. to pay the inventor's-exponges ito. London in order that ho might ap proach the British Government, and at the moment Mr. Van Druten does
It is revealed that the charge question at a banquet given by the not feel inclined to make the trip,
against Captain Kenneth Dewar
Foreign Press Association in Ber-
and Commander H. M. Daniel, lin to members of the Government who were in executive posi- and of the Diplomatic Corps. tions on board H.M.S. Royal
Speaking on the failure of the Oak, is laid under Section Geneva Disarmament Conference to 43 of the Naval Discipline come to a definite conclusion, Dr. Act laying down that anyone guilty of any act or disorder or neglect to the prejudice of the good order of naval discipline be dismissed from His Majesty's Service with "disgrace, or otherwise punished.
Penalties Involved.
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Accidental Discovery.
GERMAN ATLANTIC FLIGHT
HAMPERED.
Obseyibtory Refuses Weather
"100 PER CENT, SUICIDE."
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Berili, Mar. 28.
The Matoorologień! Obser vatory at Hamburg refuses to issue official weather fore- casts for the benefit of Cap- tals Kohl and Baron Ton' Ilushnefeld, declaring that a Transatlantic flight at the present time, would be "100. per cent. suicide" in view of the unfavourable weather con- ditions.--Reuter, '.
took the work of unloading.
When the news spread that the Japanese were able in this way to discharge cargo from the Hozan Moru, thousands of Chinese gathered on the shore and dis- played an ugly mood, The Chinese Military Headquarters immediately sent a large party of armed police to, the Bund to pre- vent any uiftoward events and these later disparsed the crowd..
Japanese Arrest Pickets,>
AGRICULTURE.
CONFERENCE'S IMPORTANT
RECOMMENDATIONS.
SCIENTIFIC EFFORT.
Who la Lee Yue Sing?
The Yue Bing company was a business of which a Mr. Lee Yus Sing was the sole proprietor? Yes.
Who is heMy nephew, my elder brother's son,
Is there any Tue Sing Company
London, Mar, 28.
in which there are shareholders. The Imperial Agricultural Re- and with which you are connect search Conforonco, which eat in ed? No. HE PRE
A document was produced and London during October and tour.
During Tuesday afternoon, eighted Great Britain, has submitted Mr. Lea Hysan was asked if that pickets of the anti-Japanese So-Ita report to the Government was a share certifiente. Es re- ciety were detained by Japanese sailors from the warships,
One Chinese report says that not only wore the pickets detained, but the Japanese sailors also tore up a Chinese flag."'
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werd
Mr. Van Druten, who is a radio
The Conference recommends theplied that it was a receipt for expert, says that he made the dis-
creation of an Empire chain of money invested under conditions.
Mr. Alabaster said the document covery quite accidentally in Octo-
agricultural research statione, the Ler last, when he was conducting
creation in the United Kingdom of possessed a number, 8,021 and that the actual capital of $3,000,000! Stresemann hotly denied the in- experiments on totally different
clearing-houses of information in was mentioned, It was also sinuation that Germany really did lines. He has tried out his appara-
agricultural science to serve the stated that the man to whom it not wish general disarmament, but, tus," with much success, between
This action on the part of the whole Empire, and the recruit- was addressed was willing to pay rather, the right to arm herself. Batavia and Bandoeng and between
Japanese caused much excitement ment of training and inter-change $600 as share money in the capital Dr. Stresemann refused to believo Batavia and Sourabaya, and says
of scientific workers in agriculture The managing directors amongst the Chinese and so for the whole Empire. in the final failure of the League of that it would be equally effective
threatening did their attitude be-
named as Mr. Leo Hysan and an Nations on the disarmament ques-over long distances,"
The stations suggested are other while Fung and Butt-were tion. He declared that the League The inventor explained that his
come that the Chinese officials had Queensland, Caylon, East Africa, given as managers. Dismissal with disgrace involves which, if not fulfilled, must lead to with ordinary wireless receiving year-old diplomatic controversy of armed police and soldiers on highly qualified men should be the the Yue Sing company is a company
dared not fall, for it had a duty apparatus is used in conjunction
to send out considerable numbers West Africa, and Malaya. Ten Mr. Alabaster-Do you say that the forfeiture of pension, all serious consequences.
and transmitting sets, and that for with Mexico for the rights of patrol duty, medals and decorations and an
carrying on business under the The leading military States had each instrument the cost would not foreign petroleum companies "ap- incapacity to serve His Majesty now to speak, and Dr. Stresemann exceed $100 (Hongkong currency) peared to have been brought to a lost no time in negotiating with the annual maintenance would boYes. If you want to go further The Chinese Foreign Ministry Apart from capital expenditure, sole proprietorship of your nephew? again in any way, naval, military, hoped that their expectations would It can be used, he added, for ordin- | practical conclusion." Hence the Japanese naval officers for the about £20,000 for each station. look up the company's conditions. air force or Civil Service.
not be disappointed. Despite all ary cable telegraphy, as well as forth the difleulties will be set-release of the eight pickets, who The report emphasises the need Was Mr. Lee Kin Fu & share=: This may, however, under the criticisma and disappointment, he wireless telegraphy or telephony; tled by the Mexican, administra- were released at eight o'clock the for highly trained men for the holder?—No, Bection be modified to simple dis-had not abandoned hope that the and absolute secrecy is assured. tion couris-Reuters American same evening. missal from the service, or dis- great idea of peace would prevail
Experts' Search, missal from the ship to which the for the benefit of humanity- offender, or offenders, belong.- Reuter.
*Reuter:
Criticised Rear-Admiral. Commander Daniel is charged with an act of prejudice to good order and discipline in that when ordered by Captain Dewar to re- .port on certain events connected with the departure of Rear-Ad- '. miral' Collard from HM.S. Royal Oak on the evening of March 5th. he addressed to Captain Dewar a letter, the terms of which were subversive of discipline.
NICARAGUA FINDS A WAY OUT.
For many years past, radio and cable experts have been seeking to discover some such method of secret telegraphy and telephony, and he considers himself extremely fortun- ato to have succeeded in the tank.
He is at present staying at the |Hongkong Hotel, and during his
AMERICAN SUPERVISION OF Visit to our office he showed us off-
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THE ELECTIONS.
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cial documents which leave no doubt as to the offer made by the Dutch East Indies' Government' or
Service,
Y.M.C.A. WORK FOR TROOPS.
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ARMY COUNCIL'S THANKS FOR HELP IN CHINA.
London, Mar. 28. The Army Counell has written
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as to the arrangements for ade to Sir Arthur Yapp expressing monstration to the U. S. naval au-high appreciation of the services thorities in the Philippines,
of the Y.M.C.A. with the forces in' China, saying that Sir John Dun- can has spoken most highly in this connexion since his return from Shanghal.
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BRITAIN TAKES LESS CRUDE RUBBER.
Managua, Mar. 28. The Cabinet has resigned at the request of General, Diaz to enable him to pelect' unanimous suppor- Secondly, he is charged that be-ters of his policy of American ing then Commander of HMS. supervision of the elections. Royal Oak, on being ordered to re- Some of the Ministers mildly op- port the events in connexion with posed the course pursued by the Rear-Admiral Collard's departure President, presumably under the ho addressed to Captain Dewar a influence of 'Dr. Chamorro, who is lotter the terms of which were con- generally credited with having | DECREASE IN YEAR OF OVER welcome than in China during tho trary to King's Regulations and been responsible for blocking the Admiralty Instructions in that passage of the McCoy Bill, which they contained remarks and authorised American supervision. criticisms on the conduct and orders of his superior officer.
Captain Dewar's Part, Captain Dewar is charged, firstly, with an act of prejudice to good order and discipling in that
vice.
20 PER CENT.
London, Mar. 28.
Senor Pesos, the Foreign Minis- In the House of Commons to tor, is putting up as the Conser-day, replying to questions, Colonel vative candidate for the Presi-Woodcock Williams, of the Board deney-Reuters American Ser of Trade, said that the total of crude rubber imported into Bri- tain last month was 20,000,000 pounds, valued at £1,800,000.
The respective figures for Feb- [ruary,
27,500,000 1927, were pounds, and £2,200,000,-Reuter,
WAR DEBTS.
he accepted and forwarded to Vice-RUMANIA PAYING HER Admiral J. D. Kelly, commanding First Battle Squadron, through Rear-Admiral Bernard Collard, the latter addressed to him by Com- mander Daniel, the terms whereof were subversive of discipline..
AGREEMENT WITH FRANCE SIGNED.
Captain Dewar is also charged with accepting and forwarding to
Paris, Mar. 28. Admiral Kelly through Admiral The French and Rumanian re- Collard, the letter addressed to presentatives signed the War Deht him by Commander Daniel, which Agreement this morning, fixing letter was contrary to King's Re the Rumanian debt at 525,000,000 gulations and Admiralty Instruc-franca,
flons in that it contained remarks The debt is payable in de an- and criticisms on the conduct and orders of his superior officer, Rear Admiral Collard, iga
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LIGHT BLUES WIN AGAIN.
VICTORY IN JUBILEE GOLF
MATCIL
London, Mar. 29.
The Jublica Inter-Varsity golf } nuition beginning with 1,261,000 match was played at Sandwich to gold franca in 1928, and then day, Cambridge defeating Oxford progressing gradually to 22,676, by eight matches to six, while one 950 francs in 1989-Havanj
was halvedBeuter.
The Council say that the work of the Association was never more
present emergency" and "ho res-1 ponse of the Y.M.C.A. on this oc-
Strike Decided. On,
-A big mass meeting of Chinese was held the same evening and it was resolved to call a general strike of all the Chinese labourers and to close all business shops on Wednesday morning as a protest, and to urge the Nationalist Govern ment to take action,
On the whole, the city remains qufet, but the situation is very tense.
casion had been in accordance. with the high tradition they have established of helpful
ion of the soldiers interest.
Reuter.
WAR DEBT AGREEMENT.
Washington, Mar. 28, The Senate has passed the Jugo Slav War Debt settlement provid ing, for the payment of over $62,- 000,000 in sixty years-Reuter's American Service.
PARIS-NEW YORK TELEPHONE.
NEW YORK SHARES STEADIER.
GENERAL MOTORS RETAIN
HIGH LEVEL.
New York, Mar. 28.
At the opening of the Stock market to-day, the first transaction evening at $190.50, was a block of 7,700 shares which changed hands A block of 1,200 Radio Corpora- tion stock was sold at $160 Reuter's American Service:
in General Motorn, which closed last.
at $190.
GOLD SHIPMENT TO
GERMANY,
SPECIAL TRANSACTION WITH. REICHSBANK,
New York, Mar. 28. As the result of a special trans-
minimum staff.
Macau Lease.
Colonial agricultural service and suggests founding scholarships tʊ promote agriculture.
Has he taken proceedings against The Report also recommends the you in bankruptcy to get that com- establishment of "correspondence pany wound up?-Ex parte.. centres" and bureaux as smaller- Mr. Potter said he could not see scale clearing-stations, the funds what bearing this had on the libel : for which £20,000 annually, to be action. There had been proceed administered by a body on which ings taken in bankruptcy in Macao the Governments of the Dominions and India would be represented, -Reuter.
BRITAIN KEEPING FAITH.
|MAJORITY OF CONVENTIONS RATIFIED.
very extraordinary proceedings which were now under appeal at the moment. He said he would. nak His Lordship to prevent any at- tempt to get Information which. could be used.
Sir Henry Gollan said Mr. Ala- baster would only use the point”In+ so far as it affected credit and not get particulars,
Mr. Alabaster said that he was: suggesting, as he had suggested in his opening, that the company was London, Mar. 28.
Jekyll and Hyde company. In Britain's position regarding point of fact proceedings were Convention ratification was de initiated to get the company wound tailed by Sir Austen Chamberlain up. Still dealing with the proceed- in the Ifouse of Commons to-day, Mr. Leo Hysan-if he appeared, and ings in Macao, Mr. Alabaster asked in answer to a question by. Mr. he replied in the negative, saying Rennie Smith.
that he instructed his lawyer to
four Conventions, Protocols and
Sir Austen sold that thirty attend
An order has been made to wind
so on, had been concluded under the company up Yes, My lawyer Nations, of which number Grent, mat the auspices of the League of has appealed. Britain had signed thirty
H.M. the King had ratified 24 In respect of Britain, Router,
BOMBAY BANK CLOSES
DOORS.
No Shareholders.
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The Macao courts have found there was a company and ordered It to be wound up. You say there was no company in which there were shareholders? We only re cognised money invested to bring proft; There were no share- holders.
if it had been "it would have been illegal,indi
SECOND INDIAN FAILURE IN In reply to further questions on the same point, Mr. Leo Hyann A WEEK.!
said it was not a company because Bombay, Mar. 28. action with the Reichabank, a chip- The Bombay Merchants Bank, mont of gold valued at $5,000,000 a small concern with a capital of Then why did you call yourself was sent to Germany to-day. Itten lakhs of rupees, which start- managing director called my Paris, Mar. 28, 3
form part of $16,000,000 despatched in business about twenty years self the general manager o The Paris New York telephoned there in the course of the past ago, has suspended payment,
Then you say the Court tranala- via London, was ceremoniously fourteen days Reuter's American The Shilotr Bank closed its tion is incorrect?If you? inaugurated to-dayReuter,
Service, hipp
doors last week. Router.
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