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SPANISH THEATRE DOCK STRIKERS IN DARING ATLANTIC BOYCOTT INCIDENT ENGLISH LADY IS AN OIL CONCESSION CARVALHO YEO IN
DISASTER.
HUNDREDS KILLED IN
FIRE PANIC.
TRAPPED BY SCRAMBLE IN BLAZING BUILDING,
APPALLING SCENES.
Madrid, Sept. 23. The Novadades Theatre, an au- in heart of the
NASTY MOOD.
AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEERS
ATTACKED.
WOOL TRADE DAMAGE.
Melbourne, Sept. 23.
In spite of salutory sentences on strikers arrested for Interfering with volunteer works, several nasty incidents have occurred at the docks.
FLIGHT PLAN.
LIGHT AEROPLANE TO
MAKE ATTEMPT.
BRITISH AIRMAN TO FLY IN
GIPSY MOTH.
"AT SWATOW.
CHINESE DRAGGED THROUGH
THE STREETS.
A JAPANESE PARCEL.
Swatow, Sept. 21. · The anti-Japanese boycott con- tinues here, and yesterday it reault- ed in a somewhat exciting incident,. when à Chinese assistant of a Jap anese Arm auffered an unpleasant
;
SOLO FROM ST. JOHN'S. experience. Several volunteers have been
It appears that one of the boycott struck with stones and treated in
pickels held up this assistant at the London, Sept. 23.. hospital following attacks. by
One of the most daring flying Post Office, on the ground that he of the Waterside members cient struber in there the city, Workers' Union, while several of exploits ever contemplated, a fixit was receiving parcel of Japanese A wordy bate ensued between was the seen this evening of a de- the attackers have been hurt in Beross the Atlantic in a light acro-goods.
plane, is to be undertaken within 'structive fire, which broke out dur-collisions with the police
The Transport Workers Bill, the next few weeks by a well-the assistant and the picket. The ing & performance and was necom-
oyes in his head, and the latter re- panied by an appalling disaster due which provides for the registration gwn British airman, Lieut. former asked the picket if he had to the panic af the audience.
for thetorted by accusing the assistant of of wharf labourers, and is the out- Commdr. MacDonald.
The machine chosen come of the strike, becomes law
spectacular attempt is the new De being a "running dog'
Later, the Japanese owner came Lo-lay.
Four more strikers have beculavilland Gipsy Moth, and the
has already been shipped to St. this did not end the incident.
The enraged picket hauled the as- John's, Newfoundland.
sistant to the Boycott Headquarters, Newfoundland will naturally be where he was bound and his offence the starting point, though the de-pincarded on his head, after which finite date of the fight has yet to the boycott oficiale dragged him the fixed.
publicly through the streets. Our Lieut. Commdr. MacDonald is | Own Correspondent, « "ow on his way to Newfoundland to study the weather conditioas before attempting to fly to Ireland THE PRAYA TRAGEDY
CAPTURED.
TAKEN BY BANDITS TO MOUNTAINS.
FATE OF MISS TOBIN OF THE C.M.S. MISSION.
DISPUTE.
DIPLOMATIC INTERVENTION
RESENTED.
COLUMBIA AND U.S.A.
Washington, Sept. 29. Friction seems likely to arise between the United States, and Columbia in regard to an oll con- cession granted to an American company, and subsequently ro KWANGSI INCIDENT.voked by the. Columbian Govern-
ment.
An
́ed auditorium and continuing with arrested for assaulting volunteer plane with which it is to be made up and recovered the parcel, but Rov.. C. J. Lowe and family, of the Government objects, to the State
The blaze broke out on the stage, and spread with alarming rapidity, the flames soon enveloping the pack- such fury ital surrounding build-labourera: ings were quickly involved.
It is stated that aufcient free The nudicace was panic-stricken labour will be available in Mel- an the first warning was given, and heurne on Monday to enable the . dashed towards the exits, which working of the cargo of nil over-
were choked by the seething mass.seas vessels. Dozens of persons were killed trampled under in the terrible con-
fusion
Completely Gutted.
Wool sales have been postponed for a week In consequence of the strike, and it is estimated that this means the detention of wool worth
Lover £750,000.
!
It is notable that the Gipsy weighs only 820 lbs, and measures but 20 feet across the wings -
It is believed that the strike will The theatre, together with the whole block of surrounding pro-collapse within the next two or British Wireless.
three days.Reuter, perty, was completely gutted."
First reports of the disaster stated that although there
wero
numerous casualties, it was impos-
New Machine.
Correctly described, the
to come the tuber, but HITCH IN GERMANs " Tape Moth equipped
a inter message expresses a fear
that several hundred perished in
the fire as the result of the panic,
while it is added that over two
TREATY.
hundred who escaped from the COUNCIL DECLINE SANCTION
SEQUEL.
WOMAN CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER.
COURT.
[ANSWERS SIX CHARGES THIS MORNING.
ALLEGED TREASURY FRAUD BY FORGED CHEQUES.
ACCUSED REMANDED.
Following his extradition from
Further details are to hand from The State Department has ad- Shanghai, and, in the Inter stages our Wuchow correspondent re- dressed a Note to Columbia ex- of the casu, from Canton, Carvalho... Miss Tobin, of the Church Mission- has failed to answer the question kong authorities in connexion with garding the capture by bandits of pressing surprise that the latter. Yes, the man wanted by the Hong- ary Society, a brief report of regarding the controversy follow-the big $200,000 fraud on the bian authorities of the Barco Con-ning of the year, made an appear- which was received over the week-ing the cancellation by the Colum- Colonial Treasury at the begin It appears that at the time of cession, which was a five million ance before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Police Court this and by Reuter's Agency.
morning, when definite charges in the capture. Miss Tobin and Missnere, exploitation grant to Walkins, both of the C.M.S., wero American Company.
relation to the fraud. woro pre- travelling in company with the It appears that the Columbian
ferred against him.
Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, who, with American Baptist Mission, en Department's intervention by the Acting Chief Detective Inspector route to Kwellin, whon they en-
The Foreign Minister declared Lane had been to Shanghai for the countered a gang of bandits,
Full detalla of the actual cap that by International law, diplo case, and had come down with the ture have not so far been received, matic intervention could only be accused when he was extradited caso for the Crown, appearing but it appears that Mias Tobin and admitted by a sovereign State in from that port, la conducting the Miss Watkin were taken prisoner the case of a "denial of justice.to-days Assistant Crown Soliel- by the bandits, the latter being- He declared that the present dis-tor, a ached to the Treasury. subsequently released. Miss To- pute was entirely between the Within there also appeared in bin was, however, carried off to the Government and a private corpora- Court this morning, the Acting mountains by the bandits, intion which had been organised Chief Detective Inspector and the solely for the use of the resources Assistant Director of - Criminal of country under Columbian laws. Intelligence, Mr, T. 'Murphy. -Reuter's American Servico.
whose hands she still remains,
First News.
at
News of the occurrence was drat received in a telegram sont from Chaoping by Miss Watkins to the The tragedy enacted laat week Church Missionary Society with the new Gipsy engine, which on the waterfront, where a woman Wuchow, which briefly stated that is absolutely n new design and died during a fight with a second Miss Tobin was taken to the which made its Orst public ap-woman, had a sequel in the ap-bandits fastness,' whilst the een-, race, scoring first, fourth and before Major C. Willson this leased. Prance in the King's Cup air pearance of her alleged assallant der of the telegram had been re We understand that the matter sixth places.
morning at the Central Police
has been taken up by the C.M.S. The winner's speed over 1;100 Court miles worked out at 113 miles per An autopay held on the body at Wuchow with the Commissioner hour, which means that it must to determine the cause of death, of Foreign Affairs thore, and that people, the Novadades Theatre, DR. WANG CRITICISED.have been actually more than this, has resulted in a charge of man- the British Consul at Canton has since as Mr. Vaughan-Fowler re-slaughter against the accused who been telegraphically informed of eently pointed out, it is impossible like the deceased, is described in the incident.. to fly that distance on a number the charge, as a seamstress. of different courses and keep exactly to the mapped distance.
burning building, are being treated
at ambulance stations.
Composed of six tiers capable
of accommodating three thousand
which has been totally destroyed.
was the largest in Madrid..
· FOR SIGNATURE,
Shanghai, Sept. 23. Considerable surprise has been It was packed with a typical Sunday audience, Including a large created by an announcement to the number of children, who had as-effect that the Nationalist Govern- sembled to witness one of the most ment Council has refused to give for the the necessary sanction Popular plays of the season.
signature of the now Commercial Treaty drawn up between Dr. C.
Last Act Catastrophe, The curinin was rising on the
Gang Escapes Soldiers,
of
and
United States.
DARING YAUMATI
ROBBERY.
HOLE KNOCKED THROUGH A WALL.
ONE MAN ARRESTED.
Prefers English,
A tall lean man, drussed in a Chinese quit of dark blue silk, and with his head closely cropped, Carvalho Yeo, or Young Taul tsim as he also appeared on the Court charge-sheet, responded to the latter name as it was called out by the Court Interpreter.
In reply to a query as to his place of origin, the accused stated that he was a nativo of Amoy, He spoke first in the punti or Can tonese dialect, but later broke out into English as the charges were cited, one by one..
His Worship:-Do you prefer to speak in. English or Chinese,
Accused: I profer anything, His Worship:-But which would. oven English. you prefer, English or Chinese?
Accused-English.
The Charges.
Some very creditable work was performed by a pawn broker of Shanghai Street following reports Detective Sub-Inspector Andrew According to our correspondent, of a daring burglary occurring applied to the Court for the
Foreignarly on Saturday morning when accused to be formally remanded the Commissioner of The Gypsy Engine.
for a week. This was granted by Affairs considers the incident to three men broke into No. 010. be the result of recent efforts of Shanghal Street and stole several Major F. B. Halford, "F., R. Ae: the Court.
The proceedings. In Court were the Government soldiers on the rolls of cloth.
From a statement made by Sub- Kwangtung T. Wang and the German Minister. S., the designer of the Cirrus MK.
The Council's action, it is stated, I and II Aero engines, with Cay-viewed by a large crowd of borders last act, when a large burst of
at the Kowloon Magistracy this Thereafter, his Worship took flame appeared on the stage, which is due to the fact that Dr. C. Ttain De Havilland, designed the spectatora comprised of boat- Kwangsi to exterminate and scat-Inspector Dick, in prosecuting a
others denizens of the Praya, ing there. The which are! It involved with appalling rapidity, Wang hins gone outside the instruc-"Gipsy" engine, particulara of women, waterfront acavengers and tor, the bands of robbors operat- Chinese before Mr. W. Schofield
The band to which Miss Tobia morning, it appears that three upon himself the reading out of The blaze continued to spreadtions of the Government.
Type: 4 Cylinder, Vertical, Air amongst whom the case appears
to have excited the greatest in-fell a victim is thought to be one men, including defendant, climb the charges, which the accused of the gangs that escaped from ed over the rear wall of No. 617, appeared to understand, as he ex- with the same rapidity aver the matter has been postponed, how.
cooled Direct Drive.
terest. whole building.
the operations on the border in Shanghal Street and by removing the vicinity of Chaoping,
ever, for consideration at the next The orchestra pluckily continued meeting of the C.E.C. to play for Home minutes, but
Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang's repre sentative in Nanking has telgraph-
Marshal Yen Hel-shan has also been apprised of the news.
the atrains were inaudible aboved the information to his chief, and the shrieks of the audience as they the refusal is expected to have made a stampede for the doors,
startling developments. Those in the upper tiers were in terrible plight from the stark The mob scrambling to escape hopelessly blocked all the stair- cases on which numerous persona were trumpled to death.
SIMON COMMISSION'S TASK.
1
ABSENT FROM ENGLAND FOR
Bore: 114 mm. 41⁄2". Stroke: 128 m.m. 6 and 1/18". Gubic Capacity: 5226. c.c. Normal B.H.P.: 88/90 @ 1900 Revs, p. min.
Maximum B.H.T.: 100 hp. @ 2100. R.P.M,
Compression Ratio: 6 to 1. Welght: Engine complete, 285
IDB.
Petrol consumption: 58 pints per B.1.P. per hour.
Oil consumption: 7 pints per hour.
SENATOR CURTIS IN INDIAN TRIBE.
+
RECOLLECTIONS OF AN OLD QUARREL.
C
removed
The charges, of which it is. the bricks made a hole in the wallpressed himself to that effect. The incident, Infortunate and un-separating No. 617 from No. 619. stated by Mr. Hazlerigg that there. are only six for the time being, happy as it is, can be regarded, Rolls of cloth were
read as follows: says our correspondent, as a local through the hole.
(a.) That the accused, did, on A description of the stolen circumstance and not indicativo of the general conditions of Kwangst goods was elrculated to all pawn-or about January 8, 1928, with province. It is some years since shops and yesterday the account intent to defraud, forge a cheque missionaries have experienced any ant of a pawnshop in Shanghai bearing the date of December 30, trouble in the province, and the Street was visited by defendant. 1927, purporting to be drawn upon New York, Sept. 23. Government of Kwangsi is said to The cloth was recognised and the the general account of the Hong- An unusual ceremony took place be doing its utmost to proservo Police summoned, defendant being kong Government, with the Hong- kong and Shanghal Banking Cor- No Chance of Escape.
at Billing Montana, to-day, when peace and order, with a very large arrested.
Sub-Inspector Dick said the poration, in favour of Katz and Plenty Coos, the venerable chief measure of success apparent every- ffundreds in these upper circles
burglary was very daring and had Co., for the sum of $86,965.85. of the Crow nation, with Indian where. Special Undercarriage,
evidently been - well planned (b.) That the accused, did, on did not aland the remotest chance
rites. formally adopted Senator
Then and Now.
beforehand.
or about January 4, 1928, with of escape from the blazing build-
The plane is fitted with the very Curtis, the Republican nominee
date of ing, while the efforts of the Fire
Political conditions, says
His Worship sentenced defen-intent to defraud; forge a Brigade to provide facilities, were
Sir John Simon and his col- latest type of wide track under for the Vice-Presidency into the
correspondent, are much more dant to four months' hard labour cheque bearing the hampered by an influx of horrified
Plenty Coos told his braves satisfactory to-day compared with and ordered $11 which were found December 30, 1027, purporting aightacers, who congested the leagues on the Statutory Commiscarriage, embodying the divided Crow tribe,
sion on Indian Reform will leave axlo principle. This possesses un-
"anything we can do for my hey four years ago, when some of the un his person, to be given to the to be drawn upon the general narrow streets.
Exhaustive tests have proved Police reinforcements and a re-london. on Thursday for their usual shock-absorbing qualities.
from the Kaw country we muat C.M.S. missionaries were captured complainant to redeem some of the account of the Hongkong, Govern- in the same district. At that cloth which had been pawned at ment, with the Hongkong and. giment of infantry were hurriedly second tour in India.
The first, which took place in that far less skill is required to
Senator Curtis is a great grand-time, the brigands, several hun- other shops prior to his arrest. make a good landing, and that rushed to the scene in order to clear the neighbourhood and to February and March, was a pre-careless handling of the controls son of White Plume, the Chief of dreds in number, had complete
liminary exploration of the help in the work of rescue.
is to a great extent neutralised the Kaws, and he recalled that control of the country on both In the meantime, the flames had ground, and no formal sittings with this type of undercarriage, when he was eight, the Kaws were sides of the Fu River, between the PREMIER RETURNS TO
To improve the manoeuvrabl-attacked by the Crows. sprend and had ignited more old were held for record of evidenco. buildings on either side of the theatre, the whole burning like tinder,
Firemen Impotent. The firemen were impotent to control the conflagration and con- centrated their efforts on the re- covery of bodies.
Eleven were found lying in a
SEVEN MONTHS,
London, Sept. 23.
our
cities of Chaoping and Pingloh.
ENGLAND.
military leaders in different parts
Shanghat Banking Corporation, in favour of the Min Tak Co., for the sum of $78,800.41.
(e) That the accused, did, on or about January 6, 1928, with intent to defraud, forge a cheque bearing the date of December 30, 1927, purporting to be drawn
of the province wore striving one LORD CUSHENDUN'S WORK AT upon the general account of the
For the purposes of this fun lity on the ground a new type "You scared the life out of me Morcover, there was then no tour, the Commissioners will be steerable tail-skid has been fitted, then," he said, but I am glad united Government, but several absent from England for about making it possible to taxi the ma- to shake hands with you now." seven months, and when they re-chine with the greatest of ease Routere American Service. turn at the end of April all the over sloping ground and in strong material for the formulation of side wind. their conclusions will have been collected. British Wireless.
heap burnt to death just inside TEAM TENNIS IN US.A.
the corridor, but shortly after- wards the building collapsed bury- ing hundreds in the ruins.
General Primo De Rivera, the Dictator, and other Ministers, were early at the spot, directing opera- tions.
AUSTRALIA AND AMERICA EACH SCORE WIN.
Chicago, Sept. 28.
The inter-sectional team tennis
BIG ARMS SEIZURE IN SHANGHAI.
CONSIGNMENT ON GERMAN SHIP FOR HUNAN,
||
Shanghal, Sept. 28.
WORLD FUEL CONGRESS.
GENEVA OVER.
Hongkong Government with the with the other for mastery, Thus
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking there was practically no local
Corporation, in favour of the Man authority to whom foreigners
London, Sept. 23. Lee Co., for the sum of $92.142.19. could appeal either for protection
The other three charges were Mr. Stanley Baldwin 'and Mrs. from attack or far release when Baldwin returned to London to-day alternative ones of uttering the captured..
three choques and obtaining the monies, totalling $257,407,93,
Everything that can be done is from their holiday in France, bafng undertaken for the release accompanied by Lord Cushondum, of Miss Tobin, and her colleagues the acting Foreign Minister, who
has returned from Genova. are hopeful that the period of her Reuter. captivity will not be a long one.
J
Formal Remand, "Accused was not asked to res London, Sept. 23.
turn any plea to the charges, Lord Cushendun, the head ef and he was formally remanded the British delegation at Geneva, for a week. He was taken out of
BIG GATHERING OPENS TO-DAY.
London, Sept. 28. Forty-seven countries, embrac- ing every part of the world whero A large consignment of arms fuel is a factor of importance in A pathetic spectacle was that of championship opened at Chicago and ammunition, stated to consist justrially, and economically, Will ITALY AND GREECE IN has hastened back to London from the dock and returned to the
to-day. Honnessey feating Hopman (Australia) by of 10,000 rifles and 1,000,000 be represented at the World Fuck 6-2, 3-0, 6-4, while Crawford rounds of appropriate ammunition, Conference which opens to-mor- (Australia) defeated G. Loth, Jr. intended for General Liu Heiang, row in London, Each delegate re by 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.-Reuter's Amert-of tunen and Hupeh, has been de-presents the authoritative body in MUSSOLINI AND VENIZELOS win will preside to-morrow.
tained by the Chinese authorities, the country which he represents. can Servico.
The consignment arrived in Shanghai on Saturday morning on
hundreds of children awaiting outside the ambulance stations for nows of their parents.
Hundreds in Ruins,
(U.S.A.)
Up to the present time only
The President of the Canference twenty bodies have been recovered, while oighty of the Iriured per GENERAL ELECTION BEGINS A German ship, and it is unofficial- Is the Marquis of Reading, and its work, which will be highly techni ly stated that the war material cal, will be conducted in sections sons are reported to be in a serious
comes from Germany. condition.
The Shanghal authorities have of which eminent English scleu- wired to Nanking for instructions: tists and industrialists will be the
chairmen, British Wireless. -- Nam Chung Paa,
Canberra, Sept 23. The Parliamentary Session has The number of the victims buried in the ruins cannot be as-ended and the election campaign certained. Reuter.
opens immediately-Router,
CONCORD.
SIGN NEW PACT.
the Assembly meetings to enable Gaol with an escort,
His Worship referring to a [him to make a report to the Cabi- net meeting, at which Mr. Bald-new warrant which had been taken out against the accused, It will be the first Cabinet asked Mr. Hazlerigg if that was not on some charge of defrauding meeting after the holiday season.
the Treasury of water-rates, .... Aome, Sept. 23.
Later in the week, most of the
Mr. Hazlerigg said these new Signor Mussolint and. M. Ministers will be at Yarmouth, charges had not yet been framed, Venizelos, on behalf of their where the Conservative Confer- but he hoped to be able to do so Governments, have once will bo held and where the before the next appearance of the respective
British Wireles signed a pact of friendship and Prime Minister will speak accused before the Court after
conelllation-Reuter,
week's formal remand.