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SLENDER CLUES IN DRASTIC SHANGHAI MAY DAY RIOTS AT JOBS FOR SHANGHAI COTTAGERS PLEA TENSION EASED IN SOUTHERN THRUST
SUGGESTION. MURDER HUNT. -
·POLICE HAMPERED BY POOR WITNESSES.
THREATENING LETTERS MAY PROVE USEFUL.
SELL PUBLICLY-SUBSCRIBED
MEMORIAL HOME.
RATEPAYERS UNEASY.
Shanghai, May 2.
Shanghal rate-payera are uneasy regarding the possible fate of the Victoria Naraing Home, following a meeting of various committees of TWO MEN CONCERNED? the Municipal Council.
the American chairman of the Council, presided over the meet Ing.
The Committees concerned are For more than 48 hours, detec-the Health, Finance and Economy tives and Police officials have, with
Committees, and Mr. S. Fessenden, out success, been pursuing diligent Investigation into the assassination of Mr. Leo Hysan, In the corridor of a Wellington Street Club, on Monday, and though repeated rum- ours of arrests have been put into circulation, there is no official Banction for the reports.
WARSAW.
FIFTY CASUALTIES IN SERIOUS AFFRAY.
QUIET DEMONSTRATIONS IN LONDON AND PARIS.
WOMEN IN SCARLET.
London, May 1,
don were more effectively organised The May Day celebrations in Lon than for some time past, large pro- cesalons being held. The celebra tions passed off quite quietly."
DEFENDERS.
LABOUR COMPLAINTS IN THE COMMONS.
MORE SHOULD BE DONE
London, May 1.
SUCCEEDS.
BUDGET KEROSENE
TAX DROPPED.
DEMANDS TO REDUCE PETROL
TAX REFUSED.
DISCUSSION ON TEA.
London, May 1.
in the House of Commons to-day, A long discussion on ten ensued
following a Labour resolution that
EGYPT.
STRONG SPEECH BY LORD BIRKENHEAD.
BILL MUST BE DROPPED
London, May 1.
Lord Birkenhead, in the coUTES, of a speech at a dinner givan by the Ladies' Imperial Club, explain- od the implications of the Public Assemblies Eill, which the Egypt ian Government had proposed to make law,
CONTINUES.
ADVANCING EAST OF
TSINAN.
NORTHERNERS TO RESIST AT TSINGTAO.
TAIAN CAPTURED?
Telngtao, May 1.
In the House of Commons, Mr. W. Willock (Labour) asked the War Secretary, whether the War Office proposed to take special measures to find ployment for the 1,34A Reservists, who had returned from China, and who,
He added that no. object could: replied that the names of the
never can a country with Imperial with the Southerners in the main- recently, were still unemployed,
Sir Laming Worthington-Evans
be served by merely postponing The Japanese troops in Tainan- discussion of the measure for fu are successfully co-operating Reservists desiring to be register
responsibilities and with, obliga- tenance of peace and onder. ed, for employment had been
In the meantime, the Southern- placed on the books of, organlaa- the duty on ten be reduced from 48.tions to other European nations tions engaged in obtaining work to Id. per Ib. The motion occur- maintaining its own Imperial comis 50 miles east of Tainanfu on and with a vital necessity forers have occupied Foshan, which for ex-soldiers.
rod in the report stage of the munications, agree to legislation the branch line of the Shantung These organisations were making. special efforts on the Reservists Budgot, and was rejected by 290 of the kind.
Rollway: behalf. The-- local military votes to 144. There was a sprinkling of men in authorities and the Ministry of Khaki with red ties.
Labour has also boon asked to ngsiat.
able number of the men had obtained work.
An entirely new note was struck by the novel attire of a large num- ber of women and girls who joined in-smart khaki uniforma scarlet berets.
and
After a long discussion, the mem. bers decided to recommend to the Council that the entire property should be sold, including the Nur sing Home proper, the Maternity Building, the Children's Hospital, the Mental Ward, and the old Chi- mese-and-indian-Police-Hospital
Mr. G. Pilcher (Conservative) Only the slenderent clues are
The question is being raised
dwelt at some length on the available, statements by persons in whether the Council is empowered
Increasing uso of Java ten, the con- the vicinity at the time being most to take such a step, if they feel it conflicting, and the Police are ex desirable, without the mandate of
sumption of which had risen to pecting to achieve as much or more the rate-payers, inasmuch as the
Mr. Wollock declared that hun-61,000,000 lbs. In 1927, as compar. from the threatening letters reinstitution was built as the result taken by the Police to prevent dis dreds of them had work when they ad with 18,000,000 lbs. in 1919. ceived by the victim, in their efforts of public aubscription for, the turbances during the May Day cele were called up for China, but were to trace the originators of the cons erection of a permanent memorial has been rendered unaccessary by urged that something more should that during the same period the brations, but hitherto the care taken now without employment, He He drew attention to the fact to the late Queen Victoria-the orderly behaviour of the debe done, because only a small num Our Own Correspondent.
monstratora.
piracy.
Statements Taken.
On what has been discovered up to the present, the Police are main-
taining a strict silence, but it is ANTARCTIC FLIGHT
known that statements have been taken from pruetically everyone re- motely connected with the crime.
Large numbers of those residing in the vicinity had been required to attend at Police Headquarters, and their statements were still being taken this morning.
PREPARATIONS.
SAMSON" LEAVES BERGEN
FOR NEW YORK,
All witnesses have been closely A SAILING VESSEL. Interrogated and one interesting fact has been revealed through: close examination, a suggestion
Oslo, May 1 that a small boy aided and abetted to the South Pole will be con- Commander Byrd's expedition the murder.
dueled from the vessel "Samson," which has been purchased here by Commander Byrd, and has left
Man and Boy?
Some of the witnesses any very Bergen for New York. definitely that a man and boy were
She's a craft of only 512 tong Been to leave in haste the premises gross, but she has been specially which were the scene of the crime, built for coping with ice-floes and
French Precautions.
Paris, May. 1. Extraordinary precautions were
All the banks, most of the shops and many factories continued open as usual, and in this connexion a few. obstructionists were arrested.
Riots in Warsaw.
Warsaw, May 1 Conflicts between Socialists and Communists arose out of the May Day demonstrations, resulting in serious bloodshed in different parts
of the city.
Two most serious affrays occurr- ed in the City Hall Square. Mass meetings were being held by the fired and a free fight ensued. rival parties, revolver shota were
Fifty Casualties.
In the course of the rioting, over Afty casualties occurred, two men being killed.
tions passed off quietly, though at Elsewhere in Poland, the celebra-
Reports showed that a consider
ber had found work...
The War Secretary replied that a great many of them wers, work- less when called up on Reserve. He was led to think that a great many had been placed in suitable employment,
"We are all doing our utmost to get these deserving men the work they deserve."
Incomplete reports showed that over 150 of the "A" Reservists had found work-Router.
U.S. PLANE-ÇARRIER REFUSED."
ACHIEVES ONLY TWO-THIRDS CONTRACT SPEED.
consumption of India, ten had fallen to 233,000,000 lbs, as com Pared with 258,000,000.
Apparently, an increasing pro- portion of Java tea was being used for blending with the Indian teå.
Empire Teo.
"Never, in my opinion,” continu-
ed. Lord Birkenhead, "will Bri- Many Northerners are entering taln under any Government so Taingtas, where they-aral propos agree to legislation like this."ing to put up a resistance, Japan- The Reply to the British Note, guarding the electric power-house, Cairo, May 1 se naval and military forces are. couched on the lines of the cable the waterworks and other public which will be found on another utilities. nage, has been delivered, at the] Residency,
of the Bill is the only possible It states that the postponement.
constitutional procedure-Reuter.
ALSACE DEPUTIES
ON TRIAL
ASSIZE COURT PACKED FOR HEARING.
ALLEGED PLOTTING.
Main Body Delayed,
Taingtao, May 2 The Japanese main force, under General Fukuda, whose trains are temporarily detained at Changtien, has reached Putsih; 50 miles from
Talnanfu, from which, if the trains are unable to proceed further, the troops will probably, march to Tainanfu.Reuter, "-
North Wants More Men.
Peking, May 1 General Wu Chun-sheng, who Mr. A. M. Samuel, the Financial
recently arrived with the object Secretary to the Treasury, premals-
of superintending the defence ed to consider the point made by
system at Tehchow, has returned Mr. Pilcher, but In the meantime,
to Manchuria, presumably in or said it was noteworthy that last
Colmar, May 1.der to raise more men and money. year's clearances Rmounted to The eagerly-awaited trial of Dr. General Ho. Seng-lin, the War 402,000,000 lbs. of which 880,000,- Ricklin and M. Brogly, the Alsatian Minister, has been appointed to 000 lbs, was grown In the Empire.. Autonomists who were successful command the rearguard at Teh- This compared with an average of in the French elections, has open-chow, instead of General Wa 201,000,000 lbs. of Empire ten od at the Assize Court here. before the war.
The tea duty was confirmed.
No Tax on Kerosene,
Chun-sheng-Reuter.
The Fall of Tsinan,
Shanghai, May 1..
All reports confirm the capture of Tainanfu by the 1st and 2nd.
though it is strange that they can will carry Byrd's aeroplane to the Lemberg, the Police last night took the latest United States, aircraft/ the Budget, Mr. Winston Churchili have inslated on having the pro Army Corps of the Nationalist
be so definite on this point and ice-barriers, three thousand miles are unable to give coherent to the south of New Zealand, description of the appearance of She is equipped with saile and ofther.
an auxiliary motor. Commander
ond
The Court was packed with mem- bers of the pubile and 350 wit nesses, including many priests. Ban Francisco, May 1.
The trial is being conducted in Considerablé curiosity has been
In the cause of the debate on
two languages, as the accused the precautionary measure of ar
aroused at the announcement that
ceedings translated from French the U.S.S. Lexington, announced that kerosene carrier,
|Army together with the Kuomi- resting seventy Communists and de-which was tested last week, has paraffin would be omitted from the into German, on the ground that chun forces wider Marchal Fenz taining them.
not been accepted by the Navy. scopa of the new duties, which they are insufficiently acquainted Yu-hsiang. The Nationalista en- The Police are convinced that Byrd's personnel for the. Antarc
Moscow Celebrates, Captain Karns refused to make any would by this concession, be limit- with French-Reuter. the murder was better planned
Dr. Ricklin, a former member of tered the city this morning at comment beyond remarking: "Weed to products of petroleum.
about 10 o'clock. It appears that than a few wild shots and a bolt tic Expedition has been recruited
the German Reichstag, was, with Moscow, May 1.
without havo postponed her trials." No for liberty, and it is feared that from Norwegians,
The Chancellor of the Exchequer M. Brogly, in prison at Colmar the city was captured The axpedition will set out in Millions attended a reinarkabla | reason was given.
estimated that the withdrawal of awaiting trial when they
much fighting, the Northerners the avenues of escape have been
The Lexington, sister ship the duty on kerosene would cost elected to the French Chamber this havlag previously decided to open too long to permit of any September, and will comprise 60 May Day demonstration following a
tho Saratoga, about 100 doga, spectacular military parade in the to
displaces at least £8,000,000.
abandon it. rapid development as the result of or 60 men and
against week-end The charge tona and le designed their enquiries,
The final flight will be 2,000 miles presence of prominent mombers of 93,000 over an ico-field believed never to the Government and the Diplomatic to carry 72 planes. Her total cost Letter Dieulties.
is estimated at £9,000,000. have been previously traversed.Corps.
Tokyo, May 1. Commander Byrd expects to re-
Captain Karna later announced No effort is being spared to
Thanks to most of the extre-to Pressmen that the US.S. Lex trace the origin of the threatening turn to the United States in June, letters, though the extreme dif. 1929, but he may be compelled to mists having been rounded up durington made only 22 knots on her Aculties in this connexion are only remain in the Antarctic zone until ing the past few weeks May Day trial run, but he expressed the
June, 1930-Reuter.
passed off quietly, though 36 peo-opinion that the vessel, would ple were arrested for disorderly reach the required speed of 33 knota-Reuter's American Service. conduct.
too obvious.
i
The reward of $10,000 offered for information leading to the arrest of the assassin, has not been doubled as was thought probable yesterday.
U.S. CONGRESSMAN KILLED.
As a mark of respect to the late Mr. Lee Hysan, it is understood FLYING CRASH NEAR NEW
that both the Lea Theatre and the Lee Garden will be closed to the public for 49 days,'
NEW GUINEA RUBBER PLANTERS.
ALARMED AT THE FALL IN PRICES.
Sydney, May 1,
F
Japanese Women Join In.
STRIKE.
A mass meeting of labourers INDIAN STEEL WORKS was held in the morning after which 20,000 people, including a large number of women, march-
YORK.
ed in orderly array through the New York, May 1.city, carrying banners and sing- "Mr. Thaddeus C. Sweet, a member ling harmless labour songs. They of the House of Representatives for were accompanied by 8,000 police nineteen years, was killed instantly us a precautionary measure. in a forced landing here to-day on Reuter. returning from Washington by air. The pilot was injured but not seriously.
Osaka, May 1.
L
TROOPS AND ARMED POLICE GUARDING AREA.
Jamshedpur, May 1... A more serious situation appears to be developing in connexion with. the strike at the Tatn Leon Steel May Day passed off quietly. Works: The management has de- Fifteen thousand people marched cided to close down the rolling Mr. Sweet is the first Congrea8-in procession guarded by 1,000 mills. man who has been killed in a flying police. Reuter.
Troops and armed police aro accident. Fifty-five years of age
keeping guard over the area, but up to the present the strikers have been
he was president of the Sweet Bros. Paper Manufacturing Company,
and of the Oswego County Trust WAYWARD PRINCE IN peaceful-Reuter.
Rubber planters in Papua are Company.
alarmed at the fall in prices, and
He was the principal leader in the
are appealing to the Government successful movement to deny Ameri- can Socialists seats in the New York
for a bounty,
They declare that if the price legislature-Reuter a American remains below a shilling they Service, must abandon the industry- Reuter.
“HOME FOOTBALL.
DONCASTER'S BIG WIN OVER
TRANMERE.
Landon, May 1.
REGULAR AIR ROUTE TO EUROPE.
ENGLAND.
PRINCE CAROL DESIRES QUIET AND REST.
· London, May 1.
The ex-Crown Prince Carol, of Rumania, who 'disappeared under mysterious circumstances from
JAPANESE POLITICAL
CRISIS:
HOME MINISTER TO TENDER RESIGNATION.
Realises Great Burden.
were
He declared that there was a them is of plotting against the in- All Chinese reports state that, the general retreat good reason for the decision to taxternal safety of France by foment despite kerosene, as it helped the coal and ing a movement in favour of a of the large force of Shantung complete rupture of Alsace-Lor-troops from the city, there has shale Industries.
raine with France. The accused been no looting or any molestation deny that their aim was separation of foreigners reported. It is also and declare that they were cam-Istated that all foreign" residents He was always aware that kero- sene was much used by rural cot-paigning solely against French are cafe. tagers, and he granted the sugar into Alsace of French legislation
centralisation and the introduction :
relief as a counter-balance. He, however, agreed that in the coun- contrary to local tradition. try districts the kerosene tax. WAS a greater burden than he had previously believed.
A number of amendments were made in the House in attempts to obtain a reduction of the petrol
CAR SMASH ON WET ROAD.
Taian-Also?
The city of Talan, which south-east of Tainanfu, is also said to have been taken by the Nationalists under General Ho Yu-cho.
tax, but they were all defeated. MAN INJURED, AND STANDARD fore they commenced the attack
The House approved the exemption from the tax of kerosene and paraffin, and approved the duties announced in the Budget.
The Oil Companies are restoring the old price of kerosene and paraffin Immediately.
FRENCH SPORTSMAN'S
DEATH
DONOR OF THE FAMOUS
SCHNEIDER TROPHY,
Nice, May 1. The death has occurred of M. Jacques Schneider, the donor of the famous Schneider Cup. Tokyo, May 2 Late last evening, after a long The Schneider, Maritimes Avia-| bia residence in Paris, has now Session, the Cabinet decided upon tion Cup was presented in 1912 been traced to a mansion in Surro-organisation, and it is under to the Aero Club of France by the rey, where he is staying with his stood that the Home Minister and a deceased gentleman, who in his companion, Madame Lupescu. number of minor officials are tender-younger days was a well-known
US. FERRY DISASTER.
sportsman and aviator. It was presented with a view to develop- ing high speed seaplanes, and is a magnificient trophy of gold, silver and, bronze, valued at over £1,000, It has been won three times by
VIA GREENLAND AND"
IRELAND."
Washington, May 1,
The arrival of the ex-Crowning their resignations. Reuter Colonel Lindbergh is considering Prince in England was not known In the Northern Section of the ment of an air route to Europe,
the possibilities of the establish even to the Rumanian Legations: Third Division of the English planning to embrace Greenland and cribes the visit of Prince Carol to The "owner of the mansion a8-" Football League to-day, Doncas- Iceland.
his desiro for quiet and rest, and; ter Rovers, playing at home, de- It is understood that he has been
New York, May 1 feated Tranmere Rovers by five discussing the question with Mr.adda that the duration of the stay Eight were drowned in the Great Britain, three times by goals to two, while Rochdale de Kellogg, the Secretary of State, and depends on the immediate develop capsizing of a ferry boat at Union Italy, twice by America, and once feated Accrington by 8 goals to other officials-Reuter's American ments in the political situation in Town, Peongylvania - Router's by France, Britain being the pre- 2 ht Rochdale,——Reuter, .
Rumania-Reuter.
sent holders-Reuter
Service.
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American Service,
BROKEN,
It is apparent that Taian was captured by the Southerners be
on Tainantu, for cables state that immediately after the seizure of Talan the 1st and 2nd. Army Corps A serious motor accident took of the Nationalist Army, marched place last night shortly after 9.30 north and assailed Tainanfu" with p.m. in Queen's Road West as a much success, though it is still result of which a Chinese was somewhat doubtful whether the taken to the Government Civil 1st and 2nd. Army Corps were Hospital suffering from injuries to the first to enter the Shantung his face and lega, and a gas lamp capital............. "tandard. was knocked down. The fighting at Kichshow, which In a report to the police, Tang is very near Talan, has ceased and Chiu-on, the licensed driver of it is stated that the Northerners car No. 391, stated that owing to on this part of the Tientsin-Pakow the alippery: state of the road line have all retreated, possibly to caused by the rain last night, his Tehchow, which is on the Shan- car.skidded and after striking the
tung-Chilli border, Chinese, went straight ahead and. knocked down the lamp standard.Where The driver said the accident would not have happened but for the wet surface of the road.
ATLANTIC FLIERS
TOUR.
„* "TREMEN" CREW TO FLY!
AROUND AMERICA.
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New York, May
As the result of numerous re
is Shantung Lender? whereabouts of Marshal Chang Tsung-chang, the Com mander-in-Chief of the North- erners, is causing consider able conjecture. The pre- valling belleffe that he made good his escape shortly be fore the fall of Tainanfu, going to Tientains where he is said to be staying in the Japanese Concer-
Another report, however, says he is still with the main body of quests from all over the country, the his Shantung troops, which are Bremen Transatlantic flers have retreating from Tainanfu to Teh- decided to make an air tour of chow. America, stopping at the principal
tinued on CitiesBeuter's American Service.