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His Excelloney the Governor is here seen addressing members of the Police Force at yesterday's spectacular inspection parade on the Murray Parade. Ground. (Photo: Welcome Studio).
DEATH PENALTY IN BLAME FOR ROYAL
· "OAK AFFAIR.
ARMY.
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DEBATE IN HOUSE OF |offeers, but had decided that these
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London, Apr. 17.
The House of Commons, by 199 votes to 107, rejected a Labourite amendment to the Army and Air Force (Annual) Bill extering the abolition of the death penalty to the offences of cowardice and de- sertion.
sentences should not preclude them from further employment.
TROOPS ADVANCE IN SHANTUNG.
NATIONALIST DRIVE CONTINUES.
FALL OF YENCHOW SOON EXPECTED.
· Future Employment. Mr. Bridgeman added that the Admiralty Board were making a careful review of the regulations in order to ascertain whether there were any, grounds for the suggest- tion that ofleers and men, might be uncertain how to act if they had "IRONSIDE" SUCCESS. any complaint to make against any officers of superior rank.
Shanghai, Apr. 17. Commander Kenworthy (Labour)
The Military Council at Nanking asked whether further employment received a telegram from Marshal in the case of Captain Dewar and Feng Yu-hsiang yesterday report- Commander Daniel meant furthering that his forces occupied Tai- employment at sea.
ning on Monday afternoon. Tho
The Shanlung forces are re- treating towards Yenchow.
Mr. Bridgeman said he could not Kuominchun forces under General give an undertaking that they Sun Liang-sing arrived in the city would be employed, at sea because later in the evening. The House also' rejected, by 192 the number of vacancies was limit- votes to 119, an amendment by Sired and he must wait until a suitable John Simon narrowing the issue to vacancy occurred.-British Wire- the question of the abolition of the less, death penalty for cowardice.- Reuter
By amendments to the Army and Air Force (Annual) Bill issued last month, the only military offences on active service punish- able. by death will be mutiny, treachery, cowardice, desertion and leaving a post without being re- gularly relieved:
A report from Hauchow. states that the 9th and 10th Nationalist Armies operating on the left wing, also arrived at Tsining yesterday
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(Continued 'from. Page 1.) Gaol Escape Sequel?
Attack on Yenchow.. The combined Nationalists and Kuominchun forces are launching an attack on Yenchow,
indicate that Latest messages fighting is going on in the vicinity The death penalty has been]. The recent gaol escapo has of Yenchow, the fall of which is abolished in cases of sleeping or draw further attention to the soon expected. being drunk on a post, striking or unsatisfactory
of the It is reported that General Chu' offering violence to a superior Colony's prison facilities, and the Pai-tch, accompanied by General- officer, breaking into a building Hon Mr. J., Owen Hughes, pur- Kin Han-ting, left for Hsuchow on for plunder, and forcing or strik-suant to notice will ask the fol- the Tientsin-Pukow Railway yes-
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London, Apr, 17. The House of Commons debated the question of the death penalty on active service. Clause 4 of the Army and Air Force (Annual) Bi:l, which came up for discussion, pro- vided for the abolition of the death penalty for certain offences.
Mr. Morrison (Labourite) moved an amendment to extend the scope, of the clause to various other offences, including cowardice and desertion.
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Major Attlee (Labourite) seconded, mentioning that the Labour Party was pledged to the abolition of the death penalty except in case of mutiny and treachery.
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terday morning.
Hupeh Progrees. General L Chung-yen has wired
Lowing questions:-
1. What information can the Government lay before the Council as to the partially prepared site for the new prison situated into Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang in- Kowloon Bay?
forming him that he has concen- trated all the Hupeh and Hunan expeditionary troops on the south section of the Peking-Hankow Railway ready for a Northern advance.
2. What are the daily average of prisoners in 1927 in:-
(a) Victoria Guol.
(b) Lai Chi Kok Gaol,
3. Does the Government con sider these prisons to be over- crowded?
4. If yes, when is it proposed to proceed with increased accommo- dation?
MILLION DOLLARS
WANTED.
General Li adds that he will direct the operations personally,— Nam Chung Po.
British naval wireless messages from Shanghai and the Yangtaze state that the railway at Pengpa has been blocked by a collision. This is expected to be cleared dur- Ing to-day, however.
With regard to war movements, the 5th Independent Division is proceeding to Ichang from Shasi. Lord Hugh Cecil (Conservative),
FOR THE SUN YAT-SEN
Other troops, probably belonging to the 19th Army, have been seen while he was gratified that the
UNIVERSITY.
moving up the river in the direc- Government had seen their way, taj go as far as they had gone, hoped General Wang Shao-hung, Mili-tion of Shari
"Ironside" Capture. they would not abandon the death [tary Governor of Kwangsi, and a penalty in cases where it was member of the Canton Political There are reliable reports that necessary for the efficient conduct Council, has proposed that a sum Lengchang, on the Pukow-Tung- of war.
of $1,000,000 be assigned to the gian railway, north of Hauchow, has Sir John Simon (Liberal) sug- Sun Yat-aon University in Canton, been captured by the 4th Army. gested that the penalty for for the purpose of erecting new This consists of Kwangel troops cowardice should be penal' servi- buildings.
commanded by General Chang Fat- tude, instead of death. He moved The proposal was made at a re-kwei, the "Ironside" leader.
It is further stated that the an amendment with the object of cent meeting of the Canton Politi- making it apply only to cowardice. cal Council by the Kwangsi GovNorthern army has retreated
erner, who suggested that during Wenchow, Military Council's Advice. the next six months the Canton Troop movements have also taken Mr. Duff Cooper, Financial Treasury should do its best to place on the Middle River. Secretary to the War. Office, said supply the Sun Yat Sen University the abolition of the death penalty with one million dollars, for certain offences, as proposed This scheme has been approved by the Government, was not made by other members of the Council, kow.
as a concession to popular opinion.
It was unanimously recommended
by the Military Council.
to
There has been further firing on British vessels, this being done by troops about nine miles below Han-
After fatting for a fortnight
An unexpected hitch occurred in from religious motives, Mrs. Ivy
It was proposed, in fact, to re-a variety concert broadcast from Clark, has died at her home at Englefield Green, near Egham. move from the Army Act certain 210. clauses which had hitherto cum- Miss Irene Russel, was to have Mrs. Clark had been in the habit bered it and which had not been sung a song with planforte accom- of walking about the district wear- ing white beaddress, and at times of any real service for the carry-paniment-but forgot her words. ing out of the purposes of the Act
She was so disconcerted that she would kneel down on the pavement
or in maintaining discipline in the left the piano, and the accompanist and pray. Army. He defended the death continued playing until the other penalty in certain cases, on the artists in the variety programme
ground that it acted as a deterrant, came to the rescue and carried on HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?
with their turns..
Essential for Discipline.
Danish fing data to 1219. 3. George Wade, they Eight, according Lo the Diil pot before Parliament by Bir A. Bhirley Benn. 6. Jä
He said it had been found that
The following are the replies to It was no grateful task, said Mr to-day's questions:- where the death penalty was not Duff Cooper, to have to defend the Ladr Runciman, is of the shipowner. executed on a man whom the rank retention of one of the many who was born on February 19. 2 The and file know to be a ahirker and a horrors of war, and the Governonald Hutchison. Thursday island. 5. coward, the men took the law into their own hands. In certain cirment only did so because cumstances, rare as they might be were convinced it. was necessary, 1828 the life of Henry VII wa thought the retention of the death penalty morale of the
In certain cases, to maintain the in ben daster, and a harde oficer was appolated to aliand him day and night. 7. Army-British, Ban encambers, sporure, and "kwemones B. was essential for the discipline of
|Sugarcana Abd after it has passed through the rushing mill 9: A Journey of 1,829 the forces, because the action of one man might produce, not only
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London, Apr.. 17. miles ryand the British sonst in six days, the defeat of a small company or the third reading of the Army and the tapping solse made by the lowest -32. The House of Commons passed 10. In the sier bode of the Boob Australien and Ceylon at 11. By closely imitating Platoon, but of the whole Army Air Force (Annual) Bill Reuter. At Maranke, la Dotch' New Guinot.
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