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ATTACKS ON JAPANESE RESIDENCES.
SERIOUS OUTBREAK TO DO WITH TRAIN WRECK?
TIENTSIN ANXIETY.
Shanghal, June 11. Japanese reports from Mukden state that a number of bombs were thrown in various places inside the walled city at Mukden lust even- ing.
were apparently mostly aimed at Japanese, re-
The bombs
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一拜禮號一十月六英港香 MONDAY
YANGTSE FIRING
INCIDENTS.
ANOTHER B. AND S. STEAMER ATTACKED.
ASSAILANTS SCARED.
Hankow, June 10.
In spite of the presence of arm- ed, guards on all British shipa using the Yangtsze above Ichang, the lawless gangs which have been firing at river craft continue their outrages, the latest victim being the Butterfield and Swire s.s. Kan- ting.
The Kanting was several times struck by bullets, but fortunately no casualties were suffered.
The armed guard replied to the fire, and the miscreants took cover. The incident scarred at Wahan, sidences and offices.
With regard to the attack on the casualties in-a. Kingwa, the Jardine steamer, There were no flcted, but it is stated that it now transpires that the fring Japanese residents were terrified, was the work of regular troops. while the Chinese police were he was fired on from both banks frightened
and disappeared.f the river, and, it is understood Reuter.
that they were opposing factions, the steamer passing through kind of war zone.
·TIENTSIN SITUATION.
Fighting Expected in Few Days.
Tientsin, June 10,
JUNE 11, 1928.
BLĦAL is COFT 10, OFATH
934 PM ANKO...
FENGTIEN TRAIN MILITANT STUDENT GOVERNOR TALKS
OUTRAGE.
OFFICIAL JAPANESE
ACCOUNT.
·SAYS CHINESE CONTROLLED WRECKED BRIDGE.
"ELECTRICAL DEVICE."
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Tokyo, June 9. Serious allegations of Japanese complicity in the destruction of Marshal Chang Tao-lin's train have recently been made by the
Chinese at Mukden.
An official report has now been telegraphed to the Foreign Office by the Japanese Consul General at Mukden as follows:
"Following the demolition of Chang's train, the Japanese Con- sul General at Makden sent Consul N. Lehida to the scene, who is now investigating the matier, together with the Chief of the Japanese Section of the Foreign Commie- sioner's Office of Mukden.
ARRAY
BIG DEMONSTRATION IN SHANGHAI.
U.S. UNIFORMS-APED.
(Our Own Correspondent.)
Shanghal, June 11. Four thousand militant
students, belonging to the so- called Student Cadet Corps demonstrated at the West Gate this morning, a number of the more daring onos trying to enter the International Settlement.
All who attempted to pass were arrested by the Police; divested of their tunics, caps and puttees and then released,
IN JAPAN.
SIR CECIL CLEMENTI ON SOUTH CHINA.
WHY HONGKONG DEALS WITH
CANTON.
MARSHAL' LI PRAISED.
PAND MOTOR CARS
Buick
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AERIAL SEARCH FOR THE $40,000 BANK
"ITALIA.N
AIRSHIP WRECKED NORTH OF N. E LAND.
HIT A MOUNTAIN? ✨
THEFT.
SHROFF SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR.
ACCOMPLICE IN FRAUD NOT TRACED.
endeavour to and the airship AFTER FOUR YEARS.
King's Bay, June 10. The Tamous explorer, Rieser Larson, flow this morning to Hobby, accompanied by the Norwegian air- man, Lieutenant Holm, In · an
"Italia", which has; in a wireless communication to the sa. Citta de An interesting resume of the Milano, given her position definite-
The facts regarding the theft, four years ago, of $40,000 from position in China wne given by Sirly as Lat. 80.30 N., Long. 28 E. Cecil Clementi, Governor of Hong-
The "Italia", which is command-the Compradore's Department of kong to a Japan Chronicla re-ed by General Nobile, has been the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, presentative who interviewed him stranded in the Arctic regions for were disclosed this morning, when on board the Empress of Russia a fortnight. The position indicates a shroff who was charged with recently,
that the airship has come down on being concerned, with another man In agreeing with other author the ice-field, north of North East not in custody, in the offence, ties that the facts place the initial Land-Reuter,
plended guilty and was sentenced blame on Communists in the ranke Altoona, Pennsylvanin, June 7. to twelve months' hard labour. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek was of the Nationalist Army, Sir Cecil-A message, purportedly from The case was heard before Major expected to address the students, revealed that the Chinese troops the missing dirigible Italia, indi-C. Willson at the Central Police but he did not appear.
who came into conflict with the cating that the airship had been Court. The students were later joined Japanese at Tainan are the same wrecked by running against a The accused, Fung Chung-lim,
The uniforms of the student
the American Marines,
demonstrators resembled that of
It is stated that the Armed guards did not reply to the fire, probably owing to the strength of the shore gangs, which had not fully concentrated their fire on the vessel, and might have done so,son which was guarding the rail-was freely circulated stated:
Navel Wireless.
It is feared that severe fighting miny shortly occur near Tientsin as the result of Marshal Chang Tsung-chang's decision to make a stand. It is supposed that the Shantung leader had lille option in the matter since his troops are not wanted in Manchuria and KELLOGG AND BRIAND
short of surrendering uncondition. ally, there appears to be nothing elee for it.
ΑΓΟ
AGREE. ".
2.
UNDERSTANDING ON ANTI- WAR TREATY,
Whether he will be able to offer real resistance to Marshal Fong Yu-heiang's troops, who gathering rapidly in the vicinity, Is a moot point, but it is estimated that he has at least 60,000 troops The Washington correspondent at his disposal and has already of the New York Times declares posted them in positions of de-
fence.
It is alleged that he has demand. ed $2,000,000 from the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in return for a promise to give up the Idea of combatting Feng Yu-hsiang.
It is also reported that Chang is determined not to give way to Feng, but he would be prepared to egotiate a settlement with Yen Hel-shan.
New York, June 10.
Japanese Retiro,
commander of the Japanese gurri- "According to Captain Tomiya,
road around the spot where the
incident occurred, the after noon of the 3rd, the Chinese ger- darmerie requested the Japanese gendarmerie to guard the South Manchurian railway as they them selves would take charge of the safeguard of the Peking-Mukden railway. In compliance with the request, the Japanese commander of the garrison sent to the gendar merle station 150 meters distant from the crossing point of the two railroads, a party composed of non-commissioned oicers and 12 gendarmes, in order to guard the South Manchurian railway,
that the basis of an understanding officer, 10 has been reached between Mr. Frank B. Kellogg and M. Brland for a multilateral treaty for the outlawing of war, in which Mr. Kellogg's two original proposals are unchanged.
who were
responsible
a huge crowd of female mill-men tants, who walked the streets for the Red coup d'etat in Canton mountain about 500 miles north otherwise known as Fung Fau shouting slogans and stopping in December last. "After their of King's Bay, Spitzbergen, was sang, had pleaded guilty at a here and there to make speeches, defent at Canton, this Communist picked up here to-day by an previous appearance, to the two charges of larceny by means of a Apart, however, from this and army marched to Nanking again amateur radio operator.
The message, the radio operator forged cheque and of larceny as a good deal of fing-wagging, the de- by way of Kiangul and they were said, read in part: "No shelter ex-servant in a position of trust.
aubsequently Incorporated into monstration was orderly.
A characteristic hand-bill which Chiang Kal-shek's Northern cept remains Italls. Rush food. He was arrested, during the early
Expedition.
All alivo. Sevoral injured. Tem- part of this month, in Canton, and perature freezing.” "Blood and iron are the only methods of obtaining diplomatic vicitories, to save the Chinese race,
to crush Imperialistic violence and to save oppressed races in the Far East."
The Corps was organised follow. ing the Tainan incidents, with the object of developing the militant spirit of both sexes-Reuter.
POLICE MAKING UP THEIR MINDS.
ATTEMPTING TO PIN DOWN. THE GUILTY?
LI Chai-sum's Warning.
"Morahal L Chal-sum, who is In control at Caniba, issued.o mani- festa expressly warning the Nan |king authorities against this step. The warning is perfectly under- standable. The general in charge of them, Chang Fat-kwai, is a Communist pure and simple, and his troops Bre undisciplined: savages. There was bound to be trouble."
Sir Cecil thought:Japan had no alternative but to send troops to Shantung for the protection of her nationals.
OLYMPIC SOCCER
FINAL.
URUGUAY AND ARGENTINE SHARE TWO GOALS.
Amsterdam, June 10.
despite the big sum which he had helped to steal from the Bank, he was then living in circumstances which were far from affluence..
Only Got Fraction.
For this, the police have dia- covered two reasons. This first, is that although able, through his position in the Bank, to play a big part in the conspiracy, the necused received only a fraction In the final of the Olympic Asso- of the proceeds, the lion's share. ciation Football Tournament, having gone to a second man, Uraguay and Argentine failed to whose name is given as Lam Pak- reach a decision, the match being chun. The second reason is that, drawn after extra time had been owing to a warrant of arrest Turning to the South of China, played. Each alde scored once. fasued against him, defendant had "On the other hand, Chinese
Sir Ceell warmly praised the new The match is to be replayed on been forced into hiding and was
unable to Canton administration which is Wednesday.-Reuter.
obtain employment. gendarmes, under the command. of
Amsterdam, June 9. What money he had with him Lieutenant Chin, were detailed On the appearance on remand endeavouring to re-establish law
Italy and Egypt met in the when he disappeared from the Two outstanding points were, between Huang-Kutung and before Mr. W. Schofield at the and order in the provinces of of course, the condemnation Sheng-yang atations along the Kowloon Magistracy this morning Kwangtung and Kwongsi. Within Olymple football tournament to de- Bank, four years ago, had been all of war as an instrument of national Peking-Mukden railway. At the of thirteen Chinese arrested at recent months Li Chai-sum's regime cide the holders of the third and spent, and, when found by the policy, and the pledge to be entered point where the South Manchurian No, 1, Temple Street on a charge has been brought into close touch fourth places, Italy winning by police, he was oking out a precari- ons existence in an isolated quar- into by the contracting Powera to railway intersects the Peking of being in unlawful possession of with Hongkong, especially since eleven goals to three-Reuter,
ter in the suburbs of Canton. always seek a pacific solution of dif- Mukden
former four daggera, Sub-Inspector An- the crushing of the Red 'coup' at ficulties-Router's American Ser-passes over the latter on a bridge, drew asked leave to withdraw the Canton. At the time of the brief the guarding of which was con-charge against the last.defendant, Red rule, Marchal Ll himself was ceded to the Chinese soldiers by while in the case of the other men in Shanghal, but bla subordinates request.
Chiang's Resignation,
vice, Shanghai, June 10.- The sudden resignation of Mar- ahal Chiang Kai-shek is causing. considerable conjecture, particular- ly as he had a lengthy conference with Tan Yen-hai on Friday even- ing without suggesting the possi- bility.
'HEAT IN EGYPTIAN
CHAMBER.
MINORITY GROUP WALK OUT
railway,
the
Two Suspects Shot, "The
commander of the Japanese gendarmes, wishing to avoid any misunderstanding be "It is stated, however, that the
tween the two parties, retained his men at the said gendarme station strongly Nanking leaders, ure
DURING DISCUSSION. urging, Chiang Kai-shek to re-con-
and had them watch vigilaṁftly the sider, and that there is a possi-
neighbouring district, while one or Cairo, June 10. bility he would do so,
two gendarmes were ordered occa- Shanghai, June 10. The reputation of the present sionally to patrol in the vicinity Chinese reports say that Chiang Session of the Egyptian Chamber of the bridge in order to keep in Kai-shek has resigned and it is for lively scenes was fully upheld touch with the Chinese gendarmes. "At about half past 3 a.m. of the generally believed the report is cor- last night, when a motion intro- rect. The ostensible reason is that duced recently amending the 4th, the Japanese discovering three the Nationalists have achieved their Rules of the House, and widening auspicious Chinese to the west of objective in the capture of Peking the powers of the President, came their station, the sentry demand and therefore Chiang Kai-shey's up again.
ed who went there, but the Chinese
the prosecution asked for a remand till Friday. The Police were still considering the case against the remainder.
were eventually able to oust the leds, and they have continued to suppress all signs of Communiem whenever the opportunity has been presented them,
GERMAN EXPRESS RUNS OFF RAILS.
MANY KILLED BY ESCAPING STEAM.
Chief Detective Inspector Murphy, addressing the Bench this morning, said he had consulted with the Crown officers and the C.S.P., and they had agreed to re- quest his Worship to deal with the accused summarily, not asking for a committal to the Sessions.
Mr. Murphy continued:"The A Legacy of Borodin,
Nuremburg, June 10. accused was in the Hongkong and Terrible disaster overtook the Shanghai Bank as a shroff or "This is not to say there is no Communism in these provinces. Munich-Frankfurt express out-cheque messenger, and had been re-Unfortunately there is still a great aide Siegelsdorf station to-day, employed there for five
deal, a legacy of the days of Boro-when it ran off the rails at high years before the theft occurred, and din, but it seems that Marshal Li apced, heavy casualties resulting. he disappeared.
Sub-Inspector Andrew intimated that if it was decided to proceed against all twelve defendants, the Police would ask for a hearing by | two Magistraten.
The case was accordingly manded till Friday morning.
EUROPEAN IN MOTOR ACCIDENT.
CYCLE COLLIDES WITH RICKSHA.
is doing, his best to cope with the Earlier reports gave the num-
What Happened.
or alx:
ber of killed as fifteen, but it is now learned that 22 persons have
"It is alleged that there is an- dled as the result of their injuries, other person outside the Bank who, while many others have been was assisting him in the plot to taken to hospital.
steal the money. Before the cheque The locomotive plunged down an could be presented to the paying-out embankment after leaving the shroff at the counter, the body of ralls, dragging four coaches to the cheque had to be forged, com disaster. Many of the passengers plete with the necessary initials were scalded by escaping steam
menace, and we all hope he will prove successful.
"Of the fact of Russian in- fluence in past years there can be no doubt. They have been active since 1925, their campaign being allotted task is ended, but it is un- The Government desired that tried to flea and the Japanese were
directed against Britain and derstood the temperamental Com- the question should be discussed j'obliged to kill two of them, one es-
British interests. If any incident mander-in-Chief is disheartened at forthwith, upon which the Minor-caping. In the pocket of one of the
arose in those days which tempted the intrigues In the Nationalist iiy, consisting mainly of the dead was discovered a bomb of Mr. W. E. Hollands, of the the southerners to institute a boy ranks. Reuter,
Liberals, Tehndists and the Russian make and a torn letter in Publio Works Department, was in- cott agalust Japan, Borodin Reuter. Watanists, walked out of the the Chinese language with an [volved in a motor accident on instantly forbade it, and insisted Chamber.
onvelope bearing the address of Saturday afternoon, but fortun-on their efforts being concentrated the day.-Router.
The House was adjourned for Yayoicho, Japanese concessionately was not seriously injured, solely against Britain. Had they ATTEMPT TO SMUGGLE
along the South Manchurian rail- although a report which first succeeded in their attack on way, and the name of Ling Yin- reached the police was to the Britain, then, of course, it would ching, entitled commissioner, for effect that he had received a frac-have been a different matter, and three Eastern provinces.
ture of the leg.
Bome other Power would have been Mr. Hollanda was travelling selected as the next target, west along, Morrison Gap Road in
Report Confirmed.
Shanghai, June 10. The Kuo Min News Agency, tho Nationalist organ, confirms the report from Nanking of the re- signation of Chiang Kai-shek from the position of Commander-in- Chief of the Nationalist forces and the chairmanship of the Military Counell in "view of the conclusion of the Northern, ex- pedition and the capture of Pek ing-Reuter,
DAVIS CUP CLOSING STAGES.
Tragedy at Dawn.
SALT.
CONTRABAND DUMPED IN
HARBOUR
which would indicate to the pay- ingout shroff that the cheque had been duly entered up in the lodger, "All this was apparently done be fore the cheque was presented at all to the paying-out shroff. It is alleged that the accused took in this forged cheque, took it to the paying-out shroff, who ultimately paid the $40,000 out to another person waiting outside the counter. "Toward dawn, street traffic bea private zickaha and on passing Boycott Was Artificial.
"The forged cheque was not came heavy with Chinese coolies, the junction at Stubba Road a
"Fortunately they failed, and An attempt to smuggle a large traceable at all at any time, but it. but nothing of any consequence motor cyclo combination, driven the anti-British boycott is a thing quantity of salt to the West River is alleged that, in the usual way, it happened. At 5.30 am. suddenly by a Chinese contractor, collided of the past. It was always arti- district was frustrated by the was put into a drawer. It was an explosion was heard and with the ricksha. Except for be- ficial an agitation conducted vigilance of officers on board the as. then part of acused's duty to carry instantly light machine guns were ing somewhat badly shaken, Mr. through the strike Committee Kong Ning on the last trip up. Turin, June 10. shot in all directions by Chang's Hollands was not injured, In the third round of the Davis guards who jumped down from the Cúp Competition to-day, Haly de- wrecked train. One bullot hit the feated India, winning the first Japanese gendarme station, but three matches, and rendering the the Japanese refrained other two unnecessary.
from REFUSED TO SUBMIT. shooting back. Chang's men,
TO SEARCH.
ITALY TO MEET BRITAIN IN
SEMI-FINAL.
Chiang to Be Asked to Stay.
Shanghai, June 11. Haying tendered his resignation to the Government on Saturday, Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has in structed all departments of the Nationalist Military Headquarters Italy has qualified to meet Great excited by the incident, shot at to wind up their affairs in readi-Britain in the acmi-final of the random and did not mean to aim mess to hand over to new. offeinis.
European Zone-Router,
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GREYHOUND RACING.
that drawer to another drawer in The contraband was discovered the Bank. In doing so, the cheque which Borodin established at Can- ton, and which in ita turn worked stowed under and in a bunk, in disappeared altogether and was
Chinese crews never found. through strike and boycott pickets. certain of the
"At the end of the day, when the If anything Canton suffered more quarters. that did Hongkong.
In the presence of the ownere amounts paid out on those cheques "When I left Hongkong there representative this morning, the were checked up, it was found that was talk In Canton of a boycott salt was removed in bags and there was a shortage of $40,000, at the Japanese.
against Japan, but it is doubiful dumped overboard, the work in which could only be accounted for I From official circles it is reported
apparently had removed the cheque that Marshal Chiang will not leave It would appear that Britain ceased to shoot and immediately DEFENDANTS COMPLAINT OF whether it will materialize, though volving many hours of labour by by the missing cheque. The accused from the drawer, retained it, and the Commander-in- PREVIOUS CONVICTION, there may be purely individual Indlan guards, Nanking before the formal landing has a splendid chanes of winning afterward,
action on the part of some Chinese
ultimately destroyed It. over of the Nationalist Hend-the European Zoné tournament Chief of the Chinese Gendarmes,
But the British and qualifying to meet U.S.A. for|Tsai, arrived followed by automo- For refusing to be searched in merchants. quarters.
Yesterday, Marshal Chiang call- the right to challenge France. biles. Chang Tso-lin and others Temple Street on Saturday night, authorities in Hongkong certainly were carried by the automobiles a Chinese was fined $20 or, one will not tolerate for an instant in toward the walled city. At the month's hard labour by Mr. W. the Colony the style of thing explosion spot many dead bodies Schofield at the Kowloon. Magis- which the Canton authorities' pre- of coolies and others were lying. tracy this morning. It was stated viously permitted-pickets and Government has decided to refuse To-day's Observatory report "The Manchurian railsgay was that accused refused to put up his intimidation. Marshal Chiang's application to statesPressure is high
wrecked, while the Peking-Mukden hands. The defendant, whose re- Relations With Canton., resign. It is expected that the North-East Japan and low over railroad suffered no damage. The cord showed one previous convic-
"Communism, however, retaine Government will issue a decree China. The depression has filled explosive seems to have been tion for stealing, remarked that ordering Marshal Chlang to remain up. The forecast up to noon to-installed at the bridge beforehand he was imprisoned for larceny a hold in Southern China, but it at his post-Nam Chung Pac.
morrow Ja:-South winde, and exploded by an electrical from the person of a man who only
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possessed thirteen cash (Continued from Page 14.)
ed a number of generals to a meet-
Ing at which he explained the
reason for his resignation.
According to official circles, the
OVERCAST WEATHER.
módovate; (generally overcast,
over
INAUGURATION MEETING IN
SOUTH AFRICA.
Arrested in Canton.
"A few days after the larceny, the accused conveniently got leave, and-did not return. Enquiries were instituted, as a result of Durban, June 11.
which, in March of the same year, Greyhound racing began in two months after the theft, e aum South Africa last night, when the of 87,71 was found in a shop. South African Coursing Associa This money was unclaimed, and was tion staged its opening event at ultimately handed over and return- Chairwood. A huge crowd attended to the Bank, you ed. Reuter.
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