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FOUNDED 1981 NO.561
M WALEW MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1928.
SPLIT
PARIS AIR MISHAP SERIOUS SHANGHAI PRINCE'S AFRICAN
REVELATIONS.
CABINET MINISTER'S TRAGIC DEATH.
INCINERATED IN BLAZING WRECKAGE OF PLANE.
M. BRIAND'S ESCAPE.
Paria, Sept. 2. That the Premier, M. Poincare, personally sought to dissuade M. Marke Bokanowski from em- barking on the flight in which he
TROUBLE.
| RIOT SQUAD & SCOTS GUARDS CALLED OUT.
AGITATORS ARRESTED.
Shanghai, Sept. 1. Serious disturbances occurred in Shanghai yesterday, activity on the part of Communist agitators only being suppressed and prevented from developing dangerously by special measures by the Shanghai Police, and the calling out of a company of the Scots Guards.
Twenty-four agitators were ar rested, the number including both men and women. A Kercan was among the men detained by the Pollce.
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SEQUEL.
NEW NATIONALIST CHINA AND PERSIA TREASURY LOSSES IN CONFLICT.
BOTH SEEK: SEAT ON THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS,
MILITARY, LEADERS ON
BAD TERMS.
WHAT DO MARSHAL FENG'S MOVES MEAN?
CONFLICTING NEWS.
Yu-hsiang's
Marsha!
Feng
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MUSSULMAN CLAIMS.
Geneva, Sept. 2. A sharp conflict between China and Persia la likely to tako place at the next meeting of the League of Nutions Assembly, In connex- Ion with one of the three non- Permanent seats which the As- sembly has to fill on September. 10th...
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CARVALHO YEO UP BEFORE COURT.
EXTRADITION TO CANTON IS ORDERED.
CLAN LINER'S 8.O.S.
London, Sept. 8: The terrible plight of a British
after Cargo steamer buffeting by mountainous. 'seas of the east post of Africa, is revealed, in messages. from Port Elizabeth, though later reports show that the weather is London, Sept. 2. improving and the dangor is The Prince of Wales' tour of East apparently no langor critical. abrupt departure from Nanking Graphic detalls of the battle has now been explained, saya a Africa, for which he starts next Thursday, will be the fifth of his against the elements ds contained Naval wireless message received Imperial fourneys, The future of in 8.0.S. messages from the dia- in Hongkong this morning. It is this journey will be that the route trossed vessel, which is the 8.8. reported in Nanking that Feng has They will be charged with creat through Tanganyika and Northern Clan Lamont, belonging to Mesare, given two reasons for his unex-
Government, narrowly ing disturbances in Nanking Road. Rhodesin lies across regions which Cayser, Irvine and Co., Lad. of pected disappearance from the capital. In the first place, he said, escaped sharing his colleague's The trouble arose from the cele even in the Prince's boyhood were Glasgow.
She was bound from Madagas-le considered he had been there is revealed by further bration of the International Young almost unknown to white men,
car to London with a full cargo long enough, and in, the second enquiries Into the shocking avia- Men's Day. When danger became The Prince, who will be accom- tion tragedy which occurred this apparent, the Riot Squad was call pantad by his brother, the Duke of when she encountered mountain-place, he was very anxious about ed out and a company of the Scots Gloucester, will travel overland to when she ran into one of the the Mohammedan situation in Kan- morning.
Marseilles and thence in the P. & The plane crashed from a height Guards was requested to stand by.
Inflammatory literature was cftdria. of 1600 Tect soon after it had left Paris for the aerial meeting at culated during the day, advocating
Lunch with King Fund. Clemont-Ferrand. M. Zokanowski, the overthrow of the Republle Gov- and four others, the Secretary-ernment of China, the annihilation
Their Royal Highnesses will General of the Aerial Navigation of all Imperialists, and the com- Company, the pilot, mechanic and mencement of a Communist regime. lunch with King Fund on the first tho "Red" slogana were shouted, day of their arrival in Egypt and tho wireless-operator. of
while hooligans threatened to storm will probably spend the day in machine, were all incinerated.
the Suez Canal, the British India the Police Stations to liberate the Cairo, afterwards picking up, in Navigation Company's pioners after the arrests were Steam made.
steamer Malda.
met such a terrible death yester day, and that, M. Briand, the Foreign Secretary,
falc.
At first it was understood that the plane burst into flames whilst
in the air, but contrary statements ne pile of another machine nre "made by Captain Houpart, escorting that in which the Minister of Commerce was flying. Nose-Dival.
Special guards were put out, and the attempt was not, made. Our Own Correspondent,
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HONGKONG "AGREES."
Shanghai, Aug. 31. Carvalho Yeo, known also as China is due to vacate the seat Yang Tuh, Wong Pil-chen, Yung this year, but is hapiring to re-Teen-teen and various other election, while Perein is strongly allases, who is alleged to have urging her claims to consideration. misappropriated some $260,407.93
According to Mirza Foroughi, while employed, as an accountant. the Persian Ambassador to in the Treasury Department of the Turkey, who is now at Geneva, dongkong
faced Persia intends to seek the Chinese Judge Wong and Mr. Burdett, seat even if China claims renewal Senior Consul's Deputy, in the Provisional Court yesterday morn- of her mandate.
Persia hopes that the Assemblying and was ordered to be handed will favour her candidacy in view over to the Bureau of Publie of the fact that Perals is the sole Safety for extradition to Canton Mussulman country which is abo be tried for several other Member of the League of Nations, charges of a similar nature sald to
Mirza Foroughi alleges that have been preferred there.
Yes was arrested by Dot, Inspr. China when elected in 1926 pro- mised to withdraw in favour of James Hunter at 47 Peking Road
leaders, renewal of the mandate.
by his lawyers he was oponing a Persia when the time came for the on August 8 where it was claimed business. It is also alleged that he has been active on previous cases of a like nature in Siam and Singapore.
Active hostilities in Kansu, how ever, are not considered likely at
present.
O. liner Kaisar-1-lind to Alexan-severest gales experienced in this su
The Clan Clamont yesterday afternoon sent out 9.0.8. messages stating that she was encountering mountainous gena butween East London and Port Elizabeth, that owing to the severe buffeting the vessel had developed a dangerous list to starboards
on
Other messages sent out from the distressed steamer show that one seaman and three life-boats were washed overboard while the decks were incessantly awash in
pounding seas.
The Malda will make a special stop at lamalia for the Romanta will enll thence for Mombasa an September 14th, calling for K
The .s. Paki Paki, only nity few hours at Port Sudan onmiles away, heard the 9.0.8. but BIG WAGE CUTS IN U.S. September 17th, and at Aden
September 20th. MINE AREA.
Mombasa will be reached on September 28th. At Mombasa, atay of two days will be made.
From Mombasa, a journey of 320 miles to Nairobi, the seat of Go- vernment, will be taken. Hore two days will probably be spent in official engagements. The Prince's movements in Kenya will not be finally settled until he has had an opportunity of discussing them with the Governor on his arrival.
Captain Houpari atates that the wrecked plane had been behaving perfectly,
were Both planes travelling at a height of about JOINT CONFERENCE REACHES 1,600 foot, when M. Bokanowski's
AGREEMENT. machine turned sharply to the right without warning, nose-dived and crashed, completely out of control.
Ho expressed the opinion that the accident was probably due to the failure of the engine, the crash being the direct consequence of the loss of flying speed.
When the aeroplane crashed, seven hundred litres of petrol in tanks exploded and the the machine, within a few seconds, became a veritable furnace.
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Burnt Beyond Recognition. When the first witnesses of the disaster arrived on the scene, the ill-fated machine was already a heap of faming wreckage.
In-
The five occupants were cinerated. There was no possible chance of reseuş.
Chicago, Sept. 2.
A joint conference of miners and mine-owners in lionis has agreed to a new contract for a period of four years, which pro- vides for a reduction of wagen varying between twenty per cent.
fifteen and
It the contract is approved by a referendum, which is shortly to be taken, the wages of the 904 000 miners in linols will be $6.10 for day workers, and 91 cents per tony, for tonnage workers-tex-
ter's American Service.
HINDU PILGRIMS IN DIRE STRAITS.
:
Christmas at Capetown.
On the conclusion of his stay in Kenya, the Prince will visit Uganda and Tanganyika, and, according to present plans, he and the Duke will motor into Northern Rhodesia and pick up the railway at Broken Hill.. They will then make their way through the two Rhodessas into the Union of South Africa, where, hav- Ing paid an official visit as recently as 1925, His Royal Highness hopes to spend a few weeks unofficially. Christmas will be spent in Capé- town with the Earl of Athlone, Governor-General of South Africa, and Princess Alice, British
It was only after two hours' work that the remains could be MANY DIE OF INTENSE COLD Wireless. freed from the debris.
The victims of the disaster were burnt beyond recognition, and they could only be identified by menns of belongings which the flames could not destroy.
Identified by Watch,
M. Bokanowski, for instance, was identified by a platinum watch.
AND HUNGER,
Simla, Sept. 2. Food and clothing are being rushed to the relief of thousands of Hindu pilgrims distressed in the Amarnathji and Kashmir H.
News from the district shows that many have already died
Meals in Public. ·
Sir Godfrey Thomas, private secretary of the Prince, told a Press representative that the ar- rangements to be made in Africa will not be definitely fixed until the Prince of Wales arrives in Mombasa."
was unable to put about imme- dintoly owing to the terrible weas against which she was battling.
The master of the Clan Lamont was considering the advisability of beaching his ship, when the ANNOUNCER
SHANGHAI CHINESE AND GREYHOUNDS.
Strong Agitation to Prevent Betting.
NEWSPAPERS COOPERATE.
Shanghai, Sept. 3. The Chinese newspapers have agreed to rofuse adver tisements for the greyhound racing organisations and not to report the races as news!
The Commissioner for For- eign Affairs, who is taking up the matter strongly, to dis- courage greyhound botting, Interviewed the Senior Consul and the French to-day and demonstrated that inasmuch' as the tracks are situated in lonely spots, robbers are liable to attack the winners, while the losers are likely to commit suicide, thus disrupting 30- ciety.Our Own Correspon .dent.
In Shanghai It is suggested that Feng's departure marks the Arst sign of an open split between the Kuomintang military
though Marshal Chiang Kai-shek At the moment, however, there has been at some pains to deny is no augestion that China will the rumours.
withdraw her claim to re-election, It is stated that Chiang will is--Reuter. sue a proclamation shortly giving official denial to the suggestion.
Feng Holding Up Pel There may or may not be some. thing significant in this connexion in a Naval wireless message which states that one part of General Poi Chung-hsi's army has returned to Hankow, but that the remainder of the troops and Pei Chung-hal himself, remain in the North, bo ing unable to proceed south, ac cording to reports, owing to the fact that Marshal Feng Yu- hsiang's forces are occupying a position across the Peking-Hankow Railway,
Contrary Report.
A Chinese report tolls an on- tirely different story. It states that General Poi Chung-hat has mobilised 140,000 troops to move against the Northern forces Inside the Great Wall.
RINDERPEST DANGER.
QUESTIONS FOR SANITARY
.BOARD.
To Go to Canton.
The disposal of the case had been held up at the Court because of different understandings on the extradtion question. However, the matter was thrashed out yesterday morning, and the result is that Yeo goes to Canton rather Mr. J. P. Braga is to ask the than to Hongkong.
Mr. R. T. Bryan, appearing for following questions at to-morrow's meeting of the Sanitary Board: the Police, made clear to the
In view of an outbreak of rinder-Court the prosecution's interpreta- pest in the nieghborhood of the tion of that section of the Rendl Colony, will the Head of the tien Agreement bearing on extra
ditions. Sanitary Department stata:--
(a) Whether any report has Mr. J. E. Badeley appeared for been received of any case of the complainante "and" Mr. Wu rinderpest occurring in Hongkong Ping-yih, Mr. Woo Zung-yus, and or the New Territories during the Mr. Lleu Ying-doeu for the accus-
ed. month of August?
(b) What measures, if any, have been taken to prevent the importation of the disease into the Colony?
Mr. Lisu contended that, accord- ing to Article 1 of the Rendition Agreement, the accused should ba tried in this court as he pras arrested in Bhanghai,
(c) If there is an amplo stock in anti-rinderpest the Colony of
The forces were ordered to open serum to cope effectively with an the attack on Thursday, a message outbreak of the same cattle disenso having been sent to Marshal here should it unfortunately occur Chang Hauch-liang at Mukden re-jin epidemic form, questing hiin to order Chang Chung-chang to withdraw all his forces outside the Great Wall,
NATIONALIST FLAG OVER CHEFOO.
TURNOVER QUIETLY MADE
THIS MORNING.
Canton's Application,
'Mr. Burdett then announced that the Court had received a lotter from the Cantonese authorities In which they requested the handing over of the accused as they wish- ed to profer charges against him for netivities in that city.
"If the Hongkong Government Incidentally, it is stated that Feng has announced that he has
has no objection," he said, "and disbanded 10,000 troops in confor-
the police of this Settlement are willing that the accused should be mance with the general diaırma-. ment scheme. It is said to be
handed over, I will not object likely that a further 10,000 of the
either. The accused is not a Kuominchun troops will be de-
Delegates from the Chamber of bona fide resident of the Settle. mobilised at the end of Septem-Commerce returned last night ment and therefore, I see no rea
ber.
Chefoo, Sept. 8.
from Hwanghaien after arranging son why he should not be handed with Liu Chih-liu'e representative, over.”
Llu Djing-nich, for the turnover.
of Chefoo to the Nationalists.
The transfer was made peace-
Hongkong's Attitude.
The Prince will travel overland ET owing to Marseilles, where he is to attend Paki Faki came in aight having cold following severe storms, and Queen Alexandra Memorial Hos
possible. Interior, broke the news of her that hundreds of others are in plial for Seamen, and he will Both vossals are now endeavour
inspect a guard of honour of the Marseilles branch of the Britishing to make Algoa Bay and report Legión,
that seas are moderating.-Router, When on the Kaiser-I-Hind, the Prince and his brother will have
to lack of food and the "intenso a reception in the grounds of the turned immediately it became parations to give Mr. Shing Shih-ably this morning, the Nationalist Hongkong Government and said
M. Sarraut, the Minister of the hubsband's death to Madame serious danger,-Router, Bokanowski, who at the time of the tragedy, was playing golf on the Compiegne linka:
The dead Minister had two narrow escapes from death during the war. A barrister of note, he joined the French army on the outbreak of war as a private. He was severely wounded and was awarded the Legion of Honour.
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ALBANIAN KING.
TAKES OATH UNDER NEW CONSTITUTION.
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a suite of rooms on the boat deelt, but they will take their meals with the passengers in.the dining-room.
The journey from Kenya to the Cape will take the Princo through Tirana, Sept. 2.
some of the wildest African King Ahmed Zogu has taken the scenery, parts of which can bo oath under tho now Constitution. covered only in motorcars..
All the members of the Diplo
As a member of the inter-Allied matic Corps were present, and Mission to Athens in 1916, he cordial telegrams were exchanged embarked on board the French between him and the King of Italy battleship Provence, which was-Reuter. torpedoed by a German submarine.
Sport in Store.
NO PROHIBITION FOR N. S. WALES.
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OVERWHELMING MAJORITY
It is reported that hundreds of halens in Manchuria have urged immediate "surrender" to Nanking authority.
Nanking, Sept. 2. Arrangements have been made for the demobilisation of 40,000 Nationalist troops.
New National Day!
Nanking and Mukden.
Shanghai, Sept 2, Nanking leaders have made pre-
Mr. Badeley then apoke for the lion, the Manchurian envoy from flag being holsted at all main there was no objection to the ac Shang Hsueh-linng, a cordial re- centres, while the badges on the cused being handed over to the cention on his arrival from Shang soldiers and police were changed. Cantonese officials.
General Chung is remaining in
Mr. Lieu raised the opinion that hai, where he has engaged in several satisfactory conversations Chefoc, in the background, and it Yeo was a resident of Shanghai and with Mr. Tan Yen-kal in connexis thought he is waiting an oppor- as such it was not within the power raise the Northern of the Court to send him to Canton fon with the hoisting of the Na-tunity to
to face charges before a court. flag again.-Router. tionalist flug in Mukden.
Mr. Bryan then gave a clear rendition of the Police interpreta- tion of the Agreement clause in "PRINCESS XENIA”.
question. He said, "The police OFF AGAIN.
have no objection to the handing over of the accused and I should like AGAINST,
to outline to the court the policy BARNARD TAKES OFF WITH
adopted by the Police in cases of Sydney,, Sept. 2.
TEA CARGO.
this sort. de N Polling in the New South Wales
"If the accused is a bona fido re-
Accused Karachi, Sept. 2. In due course the Prince will liquor referendum has ceased,
After a further delay of ten sident of the Settlement the police have to strike West to the great very few going to the booths on
Nyanza, the last day. The result is a The Government has announced days, a new propeller arrived yes- always insist that a prima facia through Uganda to the vast coun-algaal victory for the anti-Prohl- that October 11th is to be marked terday for the monoplane "Prin case has to be made out first, but try of Tanganyika, which abounds bitionists, 820,000 votes having as a national memorial day, thin coss Xenia," and Captain Barnard, when the accused is not such a in game, and where there is lion, been cast against prohibition. latest addition to the present list her pilot, took off today for Eng-resident and it is proved that ha is a fugitive from justice, then Approximately 331,000 persons being in connexion with Dr. Sunland, carrying a cargo of tea. failed to record their votes, but Yat-sen. It marks the date when The flight, which has been dog- also the prima facie caso has to be M. Briend's Escape.
for the Prince and his brother, they could not affect the final re-Sun Yat-sen met with his perilous ged by ill-luck throughout, was made out but that is done by the Geneva, Sept. 2.
The bongo, which to a species of sult. Just over 300,000 voted for adventure in London, in which he designed to illustrate the practi- receipt of the despatch warrant
"In the case of the accused ho la French budgets as rapporteur. On the arrival of M. Briand, the antelope dificult to secure, will prohibition.-Router.
narrowly escaped the long arm of cability of making the trip to in- the Manchu Government,"
dia and back to Croydon in eight a fugitive from justice, the warrant has been produced, "and he is not the short-lived Cabinet formed by French Foreign Minister, here to give them good sport, and the
days. day, It transpired that he narrowly lechwo and the kooboo will be M. Poincare in 1924,
Wu Han-min in Shanghai.
Captain Barnard's flight has ala resident of the Settlement in the meaning of the term that I have escaped the fate of M, Bokanowski, hunted. Arrangements have been
ready taken 12 weeks-Restor. After he came into prominence The latter invited him to fly to made for both the Prince and the
Shanghai, Sept 2,
Just used, and following out the To-day's Observatory repórt as a financial expert, he was ap- Geneva frem Paris. M. Briand Duke to trall some of the big
policy of the Police, I say again Mr. Wu Han-min and General states:Pressure is high to the pointed in 1926 to be Minister of considered the matter, but was
The wedding of Mr. Timothy that we have no objection to the Wherever cars have to be used N.E. of Japan. A depression has Chan Ming-shiu arrived at Shang- Commerce, Posts and Air,
persuaded by M. Poincare not to travelling will be comparatively formed over N.E. China. The ty-hai to-day from Hongkong. Mr. Murphy, A.S.P., and Miss May handing over of the accused. M. Bokanowski is the second make the ofr trip.
•Renson for rough, and the Prince and his phoon is about 800 miles N.E. of Wu Han-min is to have an Inter Colbort is to take place at St.
Shanghai. Visiting French Cabinet Minister to be Apparently, M. Poincare also brother will be for days out of Manila, moving N.W. The foro- view with Marshal Chiang Kai- Joseph's Church on the 15th killed in an aeroplane disaster, M. sought to persuade M. Bokanowski reach of hotels.
They will then east up to noon to-morrow is: shek after which he will leave for instant. There will be a recep. A vigorous protest me from Bertaux, the Minister for War from flying to Clemont-Ferrand have to make the best of rest N.E. winds, moderate; fine. Nanking,
tion at the Gymnasium Hall at Mr. Lieu at this point. He said, Police Headquarters, having been killed in a crash at
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M. Bokanowski, was thrown into the son and elung to wreckage for many hours before he was rescued. Ho made his political name by his masterly handling of the
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