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STRONG PROTEST WINDOW SMASHING MURDER TRIAL AT CHINESE ALWAY VEHICULAR FERRY U. S. PRESIDENTIAL CAPTURE OF TAIAN
TO JAPAN.
SENDING OF TROOPS, TO SHANTUNG.
VIGOROUSLY WORDED NOTE
BY NATIONALISTS.
"UTTER DISREGARD."
Shanghai, Apr. 22.
A strong protest against the Bending of Japanese troops into
EPIDEMIC.
WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW'S NOW THE VICTIMS.
SESSIONS.
« INDIAN WATCHMAN
IN DOCK.
AFFAIR.
SOLDIER SENT TO GAOL.
The remarkable series of win-SEQUEL TO RECENT LAICHIKOK dow-smashing offences comraltled by soldiers, in the belief, the au- thorities suppose, that their im- prisonment will obtain discharge from the Army, continues.
The most recent incident oc-
curred this morning at about 6.20 4m. when Pte. W. G. Poxon, of the
'BOTH MEN DRUNK.
SMANIE
SEVERAL CARRIAGES THROWN INTO RIVER
SERVICE,
AMBITIOUS PROJECT. OUTLINED.
GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS FOR FULFILLING NEED..
MANY LIVES LOST.
Shang; Apr., 15. At least tan, but pipsibly scores of Chinese lost dát lives in a rallway accident on the Tientsin- Pakow Railway only on Friday BUSINESS MEN'S VIEW. morning when a chided passon-
A vehicular ferry service be tinued at the Supreme Court this er train, one of the tow running tween Hongkong and Kowloon is morning, before Mr. Justice Wood on the line since miliary occupa- need long felt in this Colony, and and a jury, when Saudagar Singh tion, collided with an empty mill-extremely interesting details of the thoroughness with which the Jetta Singh at Lajchikok', on February 18th.
The Criminal Sessions were con-
1
ELECTION.
COLORADO CONVENTION MARKED BY TUMULT.
HOOVER FAVOURED.
Colorado Springs, Apr. 10.4"}
10. The Republican States Conven- tion, after a tumultuous session, rofused to-day to instruct its seven delegates at large to the National Convention to support Secretary Herbert Hoover for the presidential nomination. The delegates will go to the convention uninstructed.
CLAIMED.
NATIONALIST ATTACK CITY FROM AIR.
SOUTHERNERS ADVANCING ALL ALONG LINE.
STAND AT TSINANFU.
The Nationalists are advancing all along the line, having inflicted further severo defeats on their Northern contemporaries accord-
Shantung has been Indged by Gen-/ Queen's Regiment, dellberately was charged with the murder aftary train on the ridge across Government examined this que York, dütstanding candidate for the ing to advices received in the Co-
masheil "window nt Messrs, Whiteaway, Laidlaw and Com- pany's premises, and submitted epimly to arrest.
F
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The capture of Talan, one of the most important cities in Shantung,
'
Smith Not To Attend.
Asheville, Apr. 16, Governor Alfred. Smith, of New the Fai river, north of Pengpu. eral Hwang Fu, the Nationalist
tion last year, are given in the The prisoner, who is represent-
annual report of the Chamber of Democratic presidential nomination, lony to-day. Foreign Minister at Nanking, with
Several carriages were thrown Commerce.
issued a statement here to-day, say¬ ed by Mr. W. N. Thomas Tam, the Japaneso Foreign Minister.
Unfortunately, the Government ing that he would not attend the instructed by Mr. A. E. Hall, into the river below, and an un- The Note is dated April 21st,:
In September considered that the party's National Convention. Brought before Mr. R.E. Lindset Pleaded "Not Guilty." Mr. Somer-determined number of Chinese information then available regard.). "There's no use of my going." he and the last step before the attack and it recalls that last May, the the Central Magistracy this Crown.
set Fitzroy is prosecuting for the were drowned, being unable to ing the amount of vehicular trafic said.
on Tainanfu, the capital, in claim- Nationalist Government protested morning, the soldier admitted the
Governor Smith's statement re-ed by the Nationalists, says a The following jury was en-escape from the carriage which which the proposed installation
was likely to handle was not versed the general impression that Reuter's telegram. to the Japanese Government re-offence, but gave no reason for his (foreman), J. II. Haikes, Sheik
Goodwin fell in the river. panelled-Mousrs, F.
The passenger train was pro-cision to be taken.
sufficient to enable a definite de-he would attend the convention. It A Chinese cable atates that prior was reported some weeks ago that to the attack on Talan, the city garding the despatch of Japanese action.
Juman, M. A. Xavier, S. E. Sousa, ceeding to Hauchowiu, having left Further investigations have, we hotel reservations had been made was bombed heavily from the air. troops to Shantung, and ways that Mr. Lindsell sentenced him to C. C. Wong and R. Abraham. Pukow on Thursday night, although the troops
The understand, been commenced, and for him at Houston, where the con- The Northerners were reported to were sub-two months' hard labour on
After putting in maps of the train. was crowded to overflowing, something more tangible may bevention is to be hold. the
locality and photographs showing many people travelling on top of learned in the near future.
have lost confidence,, and deser The Governor is in Nashville on tions from the army are frequent. ocquently withdrawn, a sense of charge of wilfully smashing the the wounds on the head of the resentment was still felt by the window, and ordered him to make murdered man, Mr. Fitzroy said
Northern Reinforcements. Chinese.
good the damage,, which is es-that, as in most cases of murder,
The Government proposals, an-:
The Nationalists are pursuing, timated at $22.
nounced to the Chamber last year,
New York, Apr. 17. the campaign vigorously and ex- The Democratic State Committee pact to take Teinanfu, the capital, were that the Vehicular Ferriesmased a resolution calling upon within three days. Heavy fights ahould ply between a berth con- structed on the south side of Jor- New York'a delegates to supporting has also taken place on the dan Road. (Yaumati) and a borth the presidential candidacy of Gover Tientain-Pukow, line, and it is ro
nor Alfred Smith,
ported that Marahal Chang Teo This dispatch apparently refers in has ordered regiments from to the delegates at large, since, of Kirin, Heilungkinng and Fongtien
Unification in Sight. General Hwang Fu points out that since the establishment of the Nationalist Government at Nan- lding, orders have been repeatedly given to the military and, civil au- thorities to give full protection to the lives and property of the na tionals of a friendly Power.
"Unfortunately, the Japaneso Government has utterly disregard- ed these facts" and at a time when the Nationalist Armies are engaged in their Second Northern Expedition and when the goal of China's unification is in sight, they again propose to send troops to Shantung.
False Light.
In so doing, the Note continues, the Japanese Government is look ing at the situation in the same false light as in last May.
In default, Poxon was committed to a further period of fourteen days' imprisonment.
ST. GEORGE'S DAY CELEBRATION,
"
CENOTAPH CEREMONY THIS MORNING.
In commemoration of St. George's Day, members of the St. George's Society of Hongkong laid a wreath on the Cenotaph at nine o'clock to-day, the tribute being white, with the red cross of St. George in the centre.
It was carried to the Cenotaph by the President of the Society, Lieut. Col. L. G. Bird, D.S.O., and Sir Henry Pollock, other members of the Society attending, being Mr. 3. G. Alabaster, Mr. H. R. B. Hancock, Mr. W. A. Dowley, Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy, Mr. P. S. Cassidy, Mr. Such an attitude was not war R.. E. Lindsell, Mr. T. B. Pearce, ranted, neither by the existing Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin. Mr. S. T. conditions, nor by legal sanctions. Butlin (Secretary), Mr. H. R. Such action was not only a flagrant Phelipa, Mr. J. A: Tarrant, Mr. S. violation of the principles of In-II. Dutton Mr. R. E. Greensmith, ternational Law, and Treaty atipu- and Mr. J. Bentley. lations, but may also, it is feared, On the Hongkong Cricket Club give rise to serious consequences, ground this evening, commencing the responsibility for which it will at 5.30 p.m., the band of the Queen's be dimeult to determine,
Royal Regiment, will play "The Re- : Asked To Reconsider,
The Committee and members of the Society will be at home to H. M. The Nole concludes:-"Against Forees to-night at the Queen's and this step of despatching troops to Star Theatres. The British film Shantung, the Nationalist Foreign The Battles of the Coronel and Minister is constrained to lodge a Falkland Islands" will be shown, strong protest to the Japanese and vocal items will be given by Foreign Minister and to request Mr. W. A. Hannibal and Mr. F. H. the Japanese Government, in view Glover. At the Star Theatro" "Tell of the friendly and amicable rela- It to the Marines" will be shown tions of the two peoples, to re-and "Land of Hope and Glory" sung consider their action and imme-by Mrs. Carnegie. diately stop the sending of forces destined for Shantung, to the end
trent" and other music,
it was very seldom that anyone was present at the time of the alleged murder and actually saw the blow struck. Consequently, it Was necessary to prove facts showing that, first of all, a murder was committed, and, secondly, that the man accused was the guilty | party.
Both Men Drunk, The prisoner and Jetta Singh, continued counsel, were both em-
watchman ployed as
at the premises of the Standard" Oil Company at Laichikok. watches were of six hours' dura- tion and were taken in shifts, four men taking one shift and the other four taking the next. Both men belonged to the same shift.
CAPTAIN CAMPBELL'S RECORD BEATEN.
American Motorlat Exceeds 207 Miles an Hour.
36-CYLINDER TRIPLEX CAR.
New York, Apr. 22. The well-known American Ray racing motorist, M The
Keuch, driving adylinder -- Triplex special car, has beaten Captain Malcolm Campbell's world speed record, averaging 207.65 miles an hour in two runs over the official course ati Daytona Beach.
In his second run with the wind behind him, Ray Keech atlained a speed of 213.9 miles per hour.
On the morning of February 18th the prisoner and Jetta Singh, with two others, came off duty at six o'clock and, after a rest, turned out for breakfast, when they drank a bottle of alcohol which was a type of gin. The No. 1 watchman would say that at four o'clock on that afternoon he saw the two men, who wore both drunk. He later saw them at half past five, "when they were in much the same state.
At six o'clock, they went off duty and Jetta Singh changed from his uniform into a suit of lighter They did not appear to colour. have had anything to eat, and when they were in their quarters another TAMARA SAMARBETE MALAYSIDE 13 watchman noticed that the prisoner
"A Good Deal of Alcohol."
Captain Mulcolni Camp- bell's speed was 206.95602 miles per hour, a record, which was set up during a gale. It will be remembered that his car achieved a speed of 214 miles in one direction,, and turned broadside" on while Campbell was travelling at 210 miles per hour.-Reuter.
V.R.C. Terminus...
vacation.
New York's Revolve,
utmost rapidity.
constructed in the re-entrant triangle. formed by the V.R.C. grounds and the Praya front. -
The ferry bonts were to be the other delegates, only those to move to the front with the double-ended vessels 160 feet in pledged to support Governor Smith dongth and designed to accommo- wero elected at the recent State date 20 five seater motor cars or Primary. a proportionate number of lorries, 250 third class passengers on | lower deck and 540 first passengers
on an upper deck. -
The forries would berth between projecting plers provided with
DREAD OF THE PO LEUNG KUK,
Three full divisions are stated
to be moving to defend this sector. Other reinforcements have been sent from Tientsin to Tehchow,'
Stand at Tsinan.
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spring ferder to eliminate any WOMAN BEGGAR'S OUTBURST (Mander, will make his
risk of damage.
IN COURT.
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It is stated that General Chang Chung-chang, the Northern Com- last stand at Tainan, intending to leave the field entirely if further dians- Mechanical Ramps.
ter befalls him. Embarkation and disembarka- "If you send my son to the Pol
Nationalist headquarters tion would be effected at the end Loung Kuk you will frighten him to being moved from Hsuehow to You might just as well 45 Yenchow, where large numbers of of the boat; for this purpose; the death. barths would be provided with a give me a piece of rope and hang troops are already concentrated. ramp about 85 feet in length. The me here,"
A Peking Government edict short end of the ramp would be woman at the Kowloon Magistracy orders Chinese newspapers not to this morning when, after being publish war news other than that fixed by pin joints in such manner as to allow it to revolve fined $3 or six days! imprisonment contained in the official Govern- in a vertical plane, thus providing in default for begging, his Wor- ment reports.
exclaimed a. Chinese
for the senward end of the ramp to hip ordered her six-year-old son
Members of the families of the
be raised or lowered to permit it to be sent to the Po Leung Kak un-leaders of the Fengtien Army now to be adjusted to that of the ferry the defendant was discharged fighting in Teinan have it is: do- clared arrived in Tientsin, and boats at the various states of tide. from gaol.
Chomber's Objection.
The steepest grade on ramps would The defendant, who was accom- have been detained' by order of be about 1 in 9: this would occur panied by he small son, was ar General Chang Chung-chang. at low water of extraordinary rosted by Sergeant Clarke for beg
xing for alms near the Kowloon
Foreigners Evacuating. was taking off his shoes. That wit-the carriages, when it collided spring tides.
The ramps would be operated by Hotel in Hankow Road.
Shanghal, Apr. 20. ness went out for a few minutes, with the military train, which
mochancial power, thus eliminat- When told his Worship's verdict, The American Consul, Mr. and, when he returned, both the consisted of 15 empty trucks.
and making it the defendant. replied that the Edward F. Stanton, and the British crashed The two traine
into ing pontoons prisoner und Jetti Singh had gone.
on the possible to adjust for the differ- Magistrate could not convict her Consul, Mr. B. B. Tours, at Tainan, each other about 3 a.m.,
ence in displacement of the boats (as she had done nothing wrong.to-day ordered American and bridge, and the impact was Apparently, they walked towards terrife that most of the carriages when actually landing or loading. To separate her from her son British residents in Tainanfu, the would kill him and she would capital of Shantung province, and the bus terminus, continued Mr. were derailed. Practically, the
therefore sooner die herself. other cities in the interior to Fitzroy, na they were seen by an- entire military train was precipi-
On receipt of this information, On further consideration, Mr. evacuate immediately to Tsingtao other Indian who was feeding goats, tated into the river, and half the
and Tientsin. Some Chinese, who carried on busi- carriages in the passenger train the Chamber wrote to the Govern-Schofield decided to send the wo- ness in small huts there, would say went over the side of the bridge ment stating that the Victoria Re-man to the Secretariat for Chiness ordered, all Japanese women and that they saw two Indiana running into the water. It is impossible creation Club does not appeal to Affair to see what could be done later in the evening, and that the to estimate the casualties: Ten the Chamber as a suitable site, for the child:
Chinese are known to have been and it considers that Arsenal Jetta Singh returned to his quar- killed in the collision, but scores Street would be preferable for the ters at about half past seven in a very drunken condition and, added were thrown into the river. The terminus on the Hongkong side. counsel, "I shall ask the jury to number who wore drowned is un- Arguments in favour of the Immediately news of the colll- and subsequently a conference The Peking Government has de- FRENCH ANTI-WAR PACT NOT say that in the meantime he had known, but it is feared it is large. Arsenal Street' alte were set out
obtained a good deal of alcohol."
At about nine o'clock, Jetta Singh Bion was received, a salvage train was called at which Mr. H. T. Jack-
that the cordial relationship hap GERMANY DISCOVERS /prisoner was running ahead.
pily now subsisting between the-
two nations may be maintained."
Peking Note.
Hvered to the Japanese Minister
SUBTLETIES.
1
CRITICAL POLITICS IN JAPAN.
The Japanese Consul has also
children to evacuate owing to the critical situation.
actually went to bed, but he got up with medical supplies and nurses man (Acting Director of Public BOTH SIDES TRYING TO WIN to financial collapse and that
FAVOURED. a Second Note, in somewhat simi- Jnr terms, in reply to the Japanese
Berlin, Apr. 22.
half an hour later and went out. was sent up the line from Pukow. Works), the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Memorandum of April 20th, which The French observations on the That was the last time that any of First aid was rendered to the Wolfe, (Captain Superintendant of stated that the despatch of Japan-anti-war treaty have been un- the Crown witnesses saw him alive. victims, and the two locomotives, Police), Commander G. F. Hole, ese forces was merely for the pro- favourably received. In politica! An Indian who entered the quarters No. 85 and B6, were brought back B.N., (Harbour Master), Mr. A. Nicol (Port Development Branch just afterwards, found tection of Japancae lives and pro- circles,
Jetta to Pukow for repairs. perty. Reuter,
The opinion is expressed in the Singh's bed comparatively in order It is reported that the collision of the P.W.D.) and the Hon. Mr. newspapers that the French reser- and it did not appear to have been was due untirely to faults in the D. G. M. Bernard (Chairman of vations to Mr. Kellogg's proposals disturbed.
signal system caused by the the Chamber) attended, reckless evacuation of Marshal' contain legal subtleties calculated
Chang Taung-chang's troops dur- ing the fighting of last year.
FRENCH GENERAL ELECTION.
to weaken the strong moral aspect
Dead Body Found.
Two Systems? Mr. Jackman explained, at the outset, that a sound decision on
INDEPENDENTS.
of
The Japanese Toho News Agency reports from Tsinanfu that the Vanguard of the Nation- alist troops is advancing rapidly in the direction of the Shantung capital, creating uneasiness; that business will be paralyzed owing apprehension exists regarding a possible outbreak of radicalism. Tokyo, Apr. 23. The Emperor formally opened a
Feng Interviewed. special Diot session this morning.
The Chinese papera in Shanghai A vote of non-confidence in the have published the summary of an Government is expected to be moved on Friday next after the interview batween Lantsou Noda, passago
the Coronation Becretary of the South Manchuria Estimates.
rallway and Feng Yu-hslang, In Both sides are strenuously en-which it is stated that the of the clear American formula, Those who were in the quarters
deavouring to win over the support Japanese representativo tried to The official standpoint is likely went to sleep and were roused at]
the question of forry termini hing of the Independents, who hold the reach an understanding regarding to be a declaration of agreement 11.45 by another watchman who
ed upon whether the Committee fate of the Government in their the continuance of the Japanese PROMINENT LEADERS SECURE in principle with the American had come for the reliefs to take on JAPANESE MINISTER'S considered that in the future two
pact-Router.
at midnight. It was then found
vehicla ferry services, and not that the prisoner and Jetta Singh SUDDEN DEATH.
one only, would be requred. If were missing. Tho No. 1 watch
there were to be two systems oyen- man was informed, and he conduct.
tually, then the position of the ed a search, with the result that
terminus of the first route should Jetta Singh's body was found out-
be even further westward than the elde the Chinese quarters at half
VEC, but if there was to be, only past one in the morning. The body
Tokyo, Apr. 22. |a single ferry route, V.R.C. ter- was lying on the right side, the
After attending a conference of minus was probably the best afte, knees were drawn up, and there were terrible wounds about the the Saiyukai, at which the Goycertainly better than. the Ar- head. Murray Bay, Apr. 28.
ernment is understood to have de renal Street site, because the dis Colonel Fitzmaurice, and two Mr. Fitzroy went on to say that cided to dissolve the Diet If a vote tance from the latter across the pilots, with mechanics, spares and medical evidence would show thers of non-confidence is passed, Mr. harbour was about 20 per cent. fuel, for the Transatlantic plane were gashes 12 inches, 6 inches and Kinkichi Muto, the Parliamentary longer, and the route lay through "Bremen have left Murray Bay B1⁄4 inches long, and that the only Vice-Minister for Home Affairs, the Naval anchorage,
(Continued on Page 14.) died suddenly to-day-Reuter,
RETURN..
Paris, Apr. 22. The first ballot in the General Bloctions which took place to-day, the-pelling for which was brisk and peaceful throughout the whole day, resulted in the return of M. Briand, M. Herriot, and M. Tar- dieu.
M. Maginot, the former War Minister, has been elected, but M. Painleve has not secured sufficient votes at the moment. He will stand for the final ballot next Sun- day, however.---Reuter,
BACK TO GREENLY, ISLAND.
COLONEL ·FITZMAURICE LEAVES WITH HELP.
for Greenly Island-Reuter,
COLLAPSE AFTER IMPORTANT
CONFERENCE.
(Continued on Page 143
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'QUAKE SCARE IN ATHENS.
FOUR VIOLENT. SHOCES
GREECE,
special interests in Manchuria,
Concluding the interview, Feng Yu-halang declared he was unable. to give any assurance regarding the future policy toward Japan since thie was a matter, for the Nationalist government's decision. Feng then called attention to the fact that America had settled the" Nanking Incident on the basis of aquality while Japan was still holding off, leaving the question
Athens, Apr. 22. Four, violent earthquake shocks China's revolutionary army, were felt In Athens last night. continued Weng, while not desiring The abitante were greatly conflicts with foreigners nevertno- cared and flocked the meets for less is not afraid to fight for its
hours Beute
{country's rights