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SEPTEMBER 10, 1928. that BRO COPY 18 CHEC
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GRAND PRIX RACE GERMANY'S ANSWER WILD STREET RIOT DISASTROUS FIRE IN THE INVASION OF TWO MILLION JEWS SPORTS CLUB FOR
TO FRANCE. DISASTER.
»CRASH INTO CROWD AT HIGH SPEED.
NINETEEN KILLED IN FRONT
OF GRANDSTAND.
FAMOUS DRIVER DEAD.
NOT TO PURCHASE RUHR FREEDOM.
DISTINCT PROBLEMS.
Berlin, Sept. 9. The French attitude in regard to the German demand for the evacuation of the Rhineland, namely, that there can be no evacuation without compensation
IN SHANGHAI.
POLICE SQUAD STONED
BY AGITATORS.
TRAMCARS AND SPECTATORS HIT BY MISSILES.
CANTON.
OVER 60 HOUSES DESTROYED
ON SATURDAY,
$150,000 IN DAMAGE.
Shamoon, Sept. 8. A very big fire broke out in the early hours of this morning ati
(Canton). Fong Chuen.
Fong Chuan is on the opposite side of the Tiver from Shameen and
TONGSHAN
NATIONALIST TROOPS MAKE ENTRY.
INFANTRY SKIRMISHES IN CHINESE QUARTER.
STARVING.
ACUTE DISTRESS IN SOVIET COUNTRY.
HONGKONG.
NEW LOCAL VENTURE LAUNCHED.
CHINESE AND NON-CHINESE TO BE ASSOCIATED.
BRITISH ASSISTANCE?
London, Sept. 9. Two million Jewa hrɑ dying of ntarvation in the Ukraine, accord- ing to an official Soviet statement, given in the report presented to duration of Jewish Relief Organi sations, held-in London to-day. Honam, and is quite near Fall FOREIGNERS WARNED. the annual conference of the Fe- being only separated from it by a Naval wireless micssages ΣΕ
Much better news is, however, Shanghai, Sept. 10. small creek, A. serious street disturbance The fire broke out in a restaur-celved in Hongkong dated Sunday to hand from Poland where the been rumours of a new Club being formed in Hongkong and we ate A lengthy statement was made created by Communist agitators anf about 3 an, and, fanned by a state that the situation in the crisis has appreciably subsided."
quiet, and that the Fengtien troops Home Secretary, in a letter to the details. The name of the new to the Congress by Dr. Curtius, the who stoned Police sent out to strong easterly breeze, spread with, and that le Fontien troops. Sir Willam Joynson-Hicks, tho now in a position to give advance are still being withdrawn to the conference, wrote that the magal Club was originally to bọ The German Minister for National quell the outbreak, occurred in amazing rapidity.
in respect of reparations and THIRTEEN ARRESTED. One of the most terrible ac-security, was strongly criticised eldents in the history of motor- at the opening of a Congress of car racing is reported in a Reuter Bankers at Cologne. message from Mitan this morning.
Talbot car, travelling at 125 miles crashed into a crowd of
The flames
PREMISES SECURED.
For some months there have
for the European Grand Prix on with the demand for the speedy many spectators being hurt by fly-troyed, consilerable property on Chihli troops are still avacuating Ukraine was obvious, but ho aald amended to The Sports Club. spectators during the motor race Economy, dealing almost entirely Nanking Road yesterday morning, even crossed the creek and des- north of the wall. The Shutung tude of the work required in the Racó Club, but this has since boen.
the Monza Trek, with disastrous evacuation of the Rhineland.
effect.
of
First reports gave no idea the magnitude of the tragedy; announcing that the powerful car, a Talbot, driven by Signor Maternski, while travelling at a speed estimated to have been at least 125 miles per hour, grazed another car, overturned and crash- ed among the spectators, there being several victims, including Materassi, who was stated to be seriously injured.
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ing missiles while passing vehleles the Fati side!
Tongshan and retiring cast along he was convinced that the Federa People familiar with racing here The fire burnt furlously for the railway to the Luanchow distilon's offerts would meet with the ara no doubt well aware of the "The other side," he said, "have also suffered damage.
advancement In sporting and Apparently emboldened by the three hours and destroyed between trict.
success they deserved. suggested negotiations over the
One message atates that the Na-
Sir Charles Batho, Lord Mayor social intercourse mado in recent reparations question, but we do fact that the gang of demonstra-60 and 70 houses, including a large not recognise the interdependence tors arrested in the same district food market. Property destroyed tionalist advance his reached a of London, conveyed the greetings years between Chinese and non- of our demand for evacuation and last Sunday have so far evaded amounts to about $150,000.
Many of the buildings in the point seven miles west of Tongshan of the City of Londan, in a letter, Chinese residents as the result of
while a later despatch states that the revision of our financial ob- punishment owing to the Provi ligations,
sional Court nuddle as to who
about 1,000 troops of the 1st Divi.in which he stated that the post- the Jockey Club's action in adinit- The idea of the new Club la to "We know that the Rhineland ftslin, hear the case, a score or
sion of the 12th Nationalist Army ton of the Jews in Ukraino caused ting Chinese members.
Mr. Haham Gasler, the chair- carry this a stage further. At self repudiates the purchase of more so-called students. thought
have reached Tongshan unexpected him grief and concern, ty, They arrived in the town at about 6 o'clock on Sunday, having man, in the course of his opening the same time, it is not sufficient mado a rapid advance from the address, said that the Ukraine dis to take a Clubhouse and announce
treas had nothing to do with the that Chinese and north-west.
political aspects of the Soviet re reaidents are invited to join- gimo, but was in consequence of there must be some means of the Soviet system which drove ar- encouraging constant meetings, sana and small shopkeepers out some common topic and some item.
of mutual interest to discuss, of positions.-Router.
evacuation."
Dr. Curtius emphasised, however that the German Government was ready to negotiate the reparations problem as a separate and distinct matter.-Reuter.
they would repent last Sunday's performance in Nanking Road.
The agitators staged an im promptu meeting for the purpose of acquainting the passers-by with the tenets of Bolsheviam, dis- tributing large quantities of co- loured pamphlets, containing the usual diatribes against the "une- qual Treaties" and voicing coll siderable opposition to the local Kuomintang.
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Later news, however, shows that the wrecked car must have
London Sept 9. dashed into one of the most
The German Chancellor Herr crowded sections of the
aren Mueller, accompanied by Herr Nineteen persons were killed out- Von Schubert, Under Secretary at Ight, and 26 others have been the Willemstrasse, yesterday had ken to hospital suffering from conversation at Geneva with Lord
lous Injuries.
(Cuskendun Acting Foreign Secre- veral ure in a critical conditary. It is understood that views
were exchanged regarding the The Riot Squad was sent out question of the Rhineland evacua-soon afterwards, and the Police on, on which subject Lord Cushen- were greeted by a volley of stones. dum explained the British Govern- The rowdies kept up the barrage, ment's attitude.
throwing all sorts of debris, and wild scenes ensued for some Hitle while.
Aver of the car, Materassi ed soon after he was picked up, In spite of the disaster, the Grand Prix 1 race was continued.
. Press reports from Geneva melting in contem- of the
It was won by M. Chiron state that (France) driving A Bugatti. c plated of representatives completed the course, says Reuter, Governments interested in the in 3 hours, 45 minutes, 8 3/5th | Rhineland.—British Wirelena, seconds, thus averaging
kilometres an hour.
160.698
In Front of Grandstand,
: Rome, Sept. 9.
It is revealed in messages from Milan, that the terrible tragedy at the Monza Track occurred at noon in full view of the grand stand.
BULGARIAN CABINET
RECONSTRUCTED.
TWO FORMER MINISTERS
EXCLUDED.
Solo, Sept. 9.
Riot Squad Stoned.
Several passing trams suffered smashed windows, while a number of spectators were struck by stones and suffered contusions..
Thirteen Arrests.
The demonstrators were finally dispersed after thirteen had been arreated, including three women,
The prisoners will be added to those whom the Police are retain- ing against a decision in respect of jurisdiction.
The Judges of the Provisional The mishap occurred right in
The Premier, M. Lupchoff, has Court have declared that the front of the grandstand. Ap-
military authorities parently, the dend driver, Mater-reconstructed the Cabinet, exclud-Chinese
district are of wood and are not covered by foreign Insurance companies, and it is therefore not SIRLARİNCİ KUŞERENCIADENIAM
INTERPORT BOWLS IN SHANGHAI:
Hongkong Wins Last Match -
By 7 Shots,
LAING IN GREAT FORM.
Shanghai; Sept. 10, In the final game before their return to Hongkong, the Hongkong
lawn' Interpont bowls team defested the Hong- kew Golf Club by 25 ahots to 18, a margin of seven shots.
The game was closely con- tested throughout, Mair play- ing a remarkable game, and being responsible on many ocensions for cutting out his opponents' woods,
Laing, who has played with consistency throughout the visit, was however, the out- standing player.
The teams were as follows: Hongkong:-Laing, Grimmitt, Brown and Mair (skip). Hongkew: Sequeira, Medina, Encarnacao, and Danenberg (skip).
The teams afterwards dindd at the Lusitano Club.-- Our Own Correspondent.
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Town Surrounded.
The town was quickly surrounded by the invading forces, but thero was no interference with foreign property. The troops avoided the mines, the defended area and the foreign settlements.
When the Nationalists entered, n gun on a Shantung armoured train fired about twenty rounds, with. what result is not known.
STABBING AFFRAY ON A.P.C. PREMISES.
non-Chinese
Keen Interest.
Chinese gentlemen are taking a very keen interest in racing and similar sporting matters to-day and therefore, by forming the Sports Club, which has for its
Some slight infantry fighting INDIAN WATCHMAN HELD BY prims object the development of
took place last night, being confined to the Chinese quarter. This was still going on when the last message was despatched.
Foreigners Warned.
POLICE.
re-
sport, number, of subjects for general conversation are imme
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members, which will consist of un equal number of Chinese and non- Chinese members,
An Indian guard, named Saiddiately found.
The support which has been Wall, appeared before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, this morning, charged given is a sufficient indication that with stabbing another Indiana Club of this nature"Ands wide- watch spread sympathy. The new Club Foreignera in Tongshan have guard. yesterday at the been warned to move to the defend- men's quarters at the Aelatie will be managed by the veting ed area. The retreat of the Chihli- Petroleum Company's premises, Shantung troops from Kaiping and North Point.
The The Police applied for, a Tongahan still continues.
The Club Fees. troops are being moved by railway mand, stating that the wounded the man was still in hospital and was to Wali and Kuyeh where
Original voting members havę stations are very congested. There not likely to be about again for
agreed to donate a sum of $250 are about seventeen troop trains at two days.
The police also informed his each towards the cost of furnish- Wall.
Five armoured trains were in Worship that the stabbing took ing and Atting up of the Club in Further, as Tongahan when the Nationalists place after a game of cards and a suitable style. arrived, but these are now clear of that the defendant is alleged to voting members, they will pay an
entrance fec of $60 cách the station. Chu Yu-pu is now at have used a large "pen knife. Wall while Chang chung-chang is at: A remand until Wednesday was Ordinary inembers will pay an en-
Kuyeh.
granted.
Further withdrawals of Chibli- Shanghai troops were expected
during last night and this morning. THAMES EMBANKMENT
Four American destroyers ar rived at Chinwangtao on Saturday.
nssi, was endeavouring to passing therefrom General' Volkoff, the should deal with the matter, while, Forest!, when his car touched the former War Minister, and M. Bou- the Municipal Police contend that the Provisional Court is the com- rival machine and shot off the roff, who was Foreign Minister.
M. Molloff becomes the new For-petent authority. course, jumped over a ditch on the
The Consular Body and the far side of the road, struck the far eign Minister. aldo of the ditch and lonped several
The dissolution of the Govern- Municipality have refused to sur-
Latest Reports. feet Into the air, before overturnment occurred following a recent render the detained persons to the yet known whether, any of the
Peking, Sept. 10. ing and falling among a crowd of Anglo-French Note to Bulgaria, in Chinese military authorities, it beforeign Insurance companies are spectatora.
General Pef view of the, netivities of Mace- ing pointed out that the offence affected by the fire.
Chung-hsi Is! Ong very large fire-cracker donian organisations threatening was committed in the International
hong which is heavily Insured, stendily driving back the so-called 10 embroil Bulgaria and Jugo-Settlement.-Reuter.
Shantung-Chihli remnants, under was fortunately not affected.
leaders Chang Slavia.
The fire-fighting appliances in the Northern
Victims Mutilated.
With the engine still roaring, the
car crashed into the crowd creating a veritable shambles.
Some of the victims were fright
General Volkoff opposed the dia- solution of the Macedonian organi-
New Outbreak Feared.
FIRE.
CAUSED BY FUSING OF ELECTRIC CABLE.
trance fee of $20. The monthly
voling subscription for
and ardinary members is to be $7.
The difference between a voting member and an ordinary member is that the ordinary member will have no voice in the management of the Club, but apart from this he will enjoy exactly the same privileges as a voting member. Absent members will pay a fee of $5 per year.
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Premises Secured. Premises have been taken in
..from the hospital that four of the tions for a loan of £5,000,000 from Nanking Road yesterday, and add-once gets started in the distrlet it encircling movement to the north footpath fused, causing dense that the new Club will open on
Ty grave condition.
There was a touching scene at the end of the race, M. Chiron lay- ing on the boily of Materassi, the bouquet of flowers given him as the winner of the Grand Prix. ...Materassis was one of the fore- most racing drivers in Europe. He was well-known in Great Britain. -Reuter.
League of Nations-Reuter,
NEW LONG JUMP RECORD.
trains.
London, Sept. 9. An unusual fire occurred Inst The Telegraph correspondent in Feng Chuen and Fati are of the Chung-chung and Chu Yu-pu, and night underneath the Thames Em sations, and his attitude threaten-Shanghai, cables this morning con- very oldest type and are in end is advancing on the Kaiping coal bankment, when an electric light fully mutilated, and it is reported ed to interfere with the negotia-firming the details of the affray in need of repair. Thus when a fire mine area by the threat of an cable carried in a tunnel under the King's Building and it is expected
volumes of acrid smoke to spread November 1. Fungtal was captured on Satur-
from the shafta.
The General Committee. will injured persons are in an extreme- the Financial Commission of the ing that the rioters deliberately is not usually overcome until very of the Peking-Mukden railway.
throw stones at the tramcars, which considerable damage. has been
day, and thus. Gen. Chu Yu-pu
Firemen in gasmasks worked by consist of six members, three were damaged. Persons riding in done,
During the course of this morn was forced to evacuate Lutal on light of search-lights, and at one being Chinese and three non- the trams were among those injur
ing's fire, tlie Canton Fire Brigade the railway, after a short engage time. it was feared that the gas Chinese, The Ballotting Commit ed.
armoured
mains nearby, would be reached. tee will consist of the General After the mob had been dispersed sont machines ovor, but the timement between two
Finally, a fire-float on the river Committee 'and twelve others, six by the riot squad, the bolder spirits Involved in getting them on ligh-
According to latest reports, the
the who evaded arrest 'cheerfully pre-tors and towed up the river gave Northern troops are retiring be pumped water into the tunnel and of the latter being Chinese and dicted that a similar disturbance the fire a very good start.
Chairman bo non-Chinese, the will be arranged for next Sunday, The flames were clearly visible yond the Tongahan mining area, the flames were subdued. British alx non-Chinese. Should
Vice-Chairman will be Chinese believing that the previous demon- from Shameen and presented a where the Beds, and Horts, Regi
and in the following year the strators are likely to be acquitted. very awe-inspiring spectacle in ment, while maintaining strict neutrality, is taking precautions
Chairman will be Chiness and the the night. The destruction'^of one Communista Active.
Vice-Chairman non-Chinese, and or two small fire-cracker shops, for the safety of foreign lives and Paris, Sept. 9. Boulogne, Sept. 9. Captain Malcolm Campbell, the A new world's record for the Evidence has recently been dis- with stocks of flash light and fire-property,
No serious trouble is, however, famous British racing motorist, long jump, namely, 7.98 metres, is covered that Moscow is endeavour-crackers, added to the spectacular who set a new speed record in claimed by Cator, of Hall, when ing to foster a recrudescence of nature of the outbreakOur Own feared America some months ago, and competing in an international Communist disturbances in Shang. Correspondent. nearly lost his life in an accident in athletic meeting at Colombes, hai, and all last week, the Polleo Ireland recently, driving a Delage
The previous record was held by had to deal with cases of illegal
Captain Campbell's Achievement.
Trophy to-day,
UNITED STATES LOSES A TITLE.
car won the French National Motor Hubbard, of the United States, distribution of literature.
Over a very dangerous course of whose distance was 7,889 metres. 448 Kilometres, he maintained an-Reuter. average speed of 116.6 kilometres
an hour, beating M. Gauthier in a
Bugatti, by $4 seconds.
The course was remarkable for Ita hilly nature and the perfor manca Is hailed as a wonderful Achievement-Reuter,
THE L.55 VICTIMS.
BRITISH THANKS TO THE SOVIET,
The leaflets are anti-everything In nature, excepung anti-Com- munistic. The foreign Powers are bitterly denounced,. demands aro made for the overthrow of Imper- alism, and the Nationalist Gov- ernment is the subject of a strong attack.
Wireless..
SHANGHAI GARRISON
CHANGES,
Incidentally, it is said that Pei NEW TROOPS EXPECTED THIS
EVENING. Chung-hel will shortly take over the control of the Peking-Tientsin. arca from Marshal Yen Hai-shan,
CANADIAN MOTOR-CAR-Reuter.
TRAGEDY.
Railway Damaged,
Shanghai, Sept. 10.
SHANGHAI RICE-SHOP
20 On.
Acting Officials. Mr. H. C. Lee, of Mesars. WI- kinson and Grist, is acting as Hon Secretary and Mr. Ho Loung, of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co. is acting as Hon. Treasurer.
As regards the Club'premises it. le expected that they will include a lounge for members in which to talk over sporting matters with each other, and a room where bridge can be played. There will also be facilities for members to obtain light refreshments."
Shanghai, Sept. 10. General Chien Ta-chun is hand- ing over the post of Garrison Com missioner in Bhanghal to General Hafung Shih-huel on Saturday next. The latter's troops are ex- A message from Tientsin states pected to commenct to arrive in SEVEN KILLED AT LEVEL-
that part of the Tientsin-Mukden the Shanghai area this evening. CROSSING.
railway line, beyond Tangko, has Reuter Ontario, Sept. D
been blown up by the retreating Somo A terrible tragedy has occurred Chibli-Shantung forces. When the "students" arrested Inst Sunday came up for triny nt at Blind River, savon adult memfty milles of the line are said to White Russiana engaged with the the Provisonal Court on Monday, hers of a picnic party being killed have been damaged. London, Sept. 9. the prisoners did not represent an a collision between a railway
carried out the damage.-Nám
SIX THOUSAND EMPLOYEES The Norwegian Minister, Dr. very formidable appearance, be train and their motor car at a level Shantung Army are said to have
STOP WORK
"London, Sept.: D., Urbye, has expressed to M. Litvi- ing mostly very youthful and lookcrossing-Reuter's American Sere pot To-day's Observatory report noff, on behalf of the British Gov-ing anything but the students vice.
Shanghai, Sept. 10. Mr. Mackenzie King, the Cana- states:-The northern depression ernment, gratitude for the kind-they were supposed to be, Haw-
rice-shop om-dian Premier, who is attending the Six thousand has moved into the Sea of Japan. ness, attention and assistance ren-kers, Joafers, and beggars, would
Batavia, Sept. 9. General Fel Chung-hist has calledployees struck work this morning League Assembly meetings, yester The typhoon is situated about 200 dered by the Soviet authorities in have been a more fitting descrip-
The four Air Force flying-boats on the Consular Body in Tlentein in for the purpose of enforcing the day visited the British Premier, miles west of the Bonins, roving connexion with the removal of the tion in the opinion of many of the slowly N.N.W. The forecast up to bodies of the British sailors who spectators. Versed in Communis from Australia have arrived here, regard to the present war opera noon to-morrow is: Westerly or lost their lives in the submarine tic ideas or not, at one function of They are on their way to Singalons, and all the Consuls do concessions which were promised Mr. Baldwin at Alx-les-Bains.
(Continued on Page 1y the employers last January British Wirelese LBB-British Wirelsar;
(Continued on Page 4.) pore-Reuter A variable winde, moderate; fair.
FAIR WEATHER.
R. A. F. FLIGHT.
Foreign Protection.
Shanghai, Sept. 10.
Reuter
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PREMIERS MEET.