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XD WETЯNEW SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1929.
COMMUNIST SCARE CHINA'S GIGANTIC MAJOR SEGRAVE
IN CANTON.
UNIVERSITIES RAIDED BY POLICE.
MARTIAL LAW ENFORCED FOR
TWO DAYS.
“COUP" NOT EFFECTED. Canton is to-day recovering from its worst seare for months, martial law being removed last night after enforcement for two days and nights in apprehension of a Communist coup.
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AIR SCHEME.
TO BE FINANCED BY AN AMERICAN CO.
CORPORATION FORMED
Nanking, Apr. 13. The State Council has appoint- ed the Minister of Railways, Mr. | Sun Fo, as President of the China National Aviation Corporation.
KNIGHTED
TRIUMPHAL WELCOME
ARRANGED.
TO BE FETED IN ENGLAND AS POPULAR HERO.
REŽIS TOPY, 18 MENYA
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THE KING TO GO TO RUSSIAN FATALLY
WINDSOR?
TENTATIVE PLANS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION.
GREAT IMPROVEMENT.
London, Apr. 12.
It is learned officially that His Majesty's improvement is such that he will probably leave Craig-
WOUNDED.
STRANGE ATTACKS IN SHANGHAI.
A complete line of General Motors (GMO) Cheesta offer a truck for overy parts and purpose, ↑ Groin: ratings from 8,800 lbs, to 16,000 lbs. Delivered prices from $850.00 to G$3,375,00
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
Telephone Contral 1848 arụ1247.
33 Wong Nei Chuật.......... Happy Valley Road,
Bulls and Inners
From the Office Butts.
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Bhagat, who threw the bomb in" Little words of great wives:---- the Indian Assembly, was indeed "Yes, I know you are "speech- A Bad Hat
less" but thank goodness alcohol never made a deaf mute.". Daily Prcas heading:-"General
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MIDNIGHT ENCOUNTER NEAR Wlk in a Walk." And run for Some of these cricketers, maka
FOREIGNERS.
This Corporation will be capitalis CHERBOURG GREETING weil House in the third week in GANG'S SECOND VISIT.
ed by the Government ut, $10,000,- 900 (Mex.), and will develop com- mercial aviation and air mails throughout China.
London, Apr. 12. His Majesty the King has been pleased to confer a knighthood on Major H. O. D. Segrave, the world- famous racing motorist and record-breaker, for whom
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office, as soon as he's fit we hope. so many appeals that you'd think they were collecting for the Miners' Fund.
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We hope that Dr. Harston's departure won't mean any further loss of vision on the part of the Government.
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From the S. C. M. Port:- "Cheap Sale.-One lot of 13°
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This is the time of year when the chicken can be seen in the coupe.
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We know of a nursing alster
hus to be blindfolded every time she takes bis pulse.
Masonic Aprons and 3 Mark who is so pretty that her patient Mason apron." Enough to give one housemaid's knee for life!
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May and will go to Windsor Castle from where he will be able to
Shanghal, Apr. 9. A Russian watchman motor to Buckingham Palaco
fatally wounded early yesterday periodically in order to attend to in an exchange of shots between business arising from the Generala gang of armed assailants, who Election..
attempted to invade the premises of his master, Mr. Zec Pau-sen, Л For the first time today for 832 Avenue Joffre, and himself The watchman, over a month, His Majesty was and another unable to go out of doors, owing gang returned later and opened to a bitter north-easterly wind fire again; in the two affraya, no
"Senator Sharpe Speake" reads grain out of the wood. Major Segrave arrived at Cher- and a steady, drizzle. He passed less than 100 shots being ex- a good day, however, spending changed. No reason has been much of the time sitting in his ascribed to the affair by the bedroom.
triumphal reception is awaiting in England,
The organisation of the Cor- poration is considered the first move in Mr. Sun Fo's giganti: The excitement begun on Wed-aviation programme. nesday evening, the authorities A Shanghai mesage says it 13 becoming greatly agitated by in understood that the Curtis-Robert formation to the effect that a Red son Airplane Company, of 1. uprising had been planned. All Louis, is financing the Corpora available troops were called out, tion to the extent of $2,000,000 bourg on board the liner "Olym- and the streets were regularly (gold), and is importing forty pic" this morning. The liner had patrolled.
planes and pilots to inaugurate air been delayed by heavy fog in the Atlantic, though she was only a services all over China.
A mandate
that few hours behind schedule, and owing to the importance of the hopes to pick much of it up on the Navy in relation to national de-run to Southampton. fence, the National Government has decided to appoint a Navy
In the course of a brief inter- Binistry, with Admiral Yang Shou-chuan as Minister and Vice-view, Major Segrave told Reuter's Admiral Chen Shao-kuan as Vice-representative that he was ready Ministor-Beuter.
to attempt to improve his. speed record of 231.3 miles an hour, and would certainly do so if | Captain Malcoln Campbell es
tablished a new record in South Africa.
Large numbers of plain clothes detectives were immediately rusle ed to the Chung Shan University in the heart of the city from where it appears the rumoura commenced.
Students Desert, Students were hurriedly desert ing the University, and it was learned that they hoped to get out! of the city before the trouble started.
Apparently, a number of the Chung Shan students
were
involved in the plot, which leaked
out among the remainder.
The
announces
H. K.
WEATHER RECORDS,
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Ready to Improve.
own
The famous driver added added! Uhat the coufas at Daytona Beach
story spread like wildfire through Three broken durING THE was bad when he set up his record. the city and the excitement was
remarkable.
PAST MONTH.
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on March 11th, otherwise he was quite cortainly he could have achieved the 240 miles an hour, which the Golden Arrow, was
At midnight, the authorities SUNSHINE AND HEAT, designed to accomplish,
University Haldéd.
University by Bur.
A
large
took the
prine by despatching
Wax Hur-
The French public at' Cher-. Returns Issued by the Royal bourg presented Major Se. force of police and soldiers to Observatory show that no fewer grave with a bouquet, and he the building which
than three records were broken later posed before crowds of rounded. A thorough search, of the hostels and of the private during March, these being in photographers before the Olympic property of the students was respect of high temperature, num afled for England.. undertaken, the police even going ber
of hours of sunshine, zl to the length of searching the average humidity, lecture rooms for evidence against any of the students.
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The investigation, which 'splendidly organised, revealed
nothing. Mast exhaustive, rald and search was not cori- pleted until long after one o'clock in the more effecting any arrests. morning, when the police
Student Reds?
It is stated that a number of the fled students had
before the arrival of the polico and it is thought possible that these include the youths involved in the alleged Communist plot.
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The medical college in Tang- shan, was also visited and quiries made by the Police, who made no attempt to carry out a search. It is also alleged that a number of students in this College had also left suddenly probably due to the fact that they were! apprehensive of a "Red" coup..
Homecoming Plans, -
The temperature record was Wonderful preparations have net on the 27th, when the ther-een made in England to give mometer registered 83.1, which is Segrave a royal homecoming, but the highest on record for March. dwing to. the delay in the arrival
song variation in the programine will be neressary.
The average mean was 64.9, and
the lowest 51.9.
There were during the month noi fewer than 186 hours of sunshine,
The weather
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extremely cold, and no opportunity occurred
AIL TORINO IN COMBINADAS EMAIL timena
THE SINKING OF THE "VESTRIS.”
Board of Trade Inquiry Arranged.
OPENING IN A WEEK.
London, Apr. 12. The Board of Trade Inquiry into the loss of the British liner "Vestrie" off the Ameri
can
coast five months ago, will open "gnd, in the Great Hall of the Institution of Civil Engineers at Weat .minster.
Mr Butler Aspinall, K.C. will be the Wreck Commis- sloner,
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The Vestria sank, with
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losa of over 100 lives follow- ing a severe gale-British Wireless
VIKUNAIDERADRICHLANDERARENENUD
or sitting in the grounds.
No definite plans have yet been She was, due at Southampton made regarding the King's removal an average of six hours per day, this afternoon, but ennnot reneh to Windsor, but it is thought likely and this blen constitutes a high port before halfpast eight this that the tentative plan reported will be carried out. The nearness record for March, There were evening. only four days on which no BUN- It may be just too late for Major ofthe General Election makes it shine was registered.
Segrave to dine with bib friends almost necessary that the King! at the South Western Hotel as should be closer to London arranged, but he will join them Router and British Wireless,
The average humidity for the month was 73, which is the lowest ever recorded for March.
The rainfall for the month only totalled 0.505-Inch,
afterwards.
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The enthusiasm of his welcome will, however; bu ia
way DEATH OF JAPANESE modified. Colonel Wilfred Ashley,
COUNT. the Minister of Transport, Sir Charles Wakefield, the donor of trophy, the Mayor of Southampton and
other many notable persons will board the Olympic immeitlately she is moor- THE LEAST GERMANY CANed, and there will be a civie wel-
come in a shed on the quay.
CREDITOR NATIONS IN AGREEMENT.
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SECURED RECOGNITION OF THE SOVIET
authorities,
a newspaper headline. Doubtless he made some cutting reniarks.
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They now whitewash the poultry houacs at Kowloon Tong. This is to provent the hens picking the
One thing about these street. can always go
A celling fell in Kowloon the trams, they
expected, those underneath fait are. other day, and, as was to be straight no matter how full they colling whuckst
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Extract from a recent novel;---
The punctuation of some busi- The revolver had been fired point ness letters seems to suggest that blank at him, the bullet posetrat- Hongkong needs a Chamber of ing the brain and entering the Commas.
The first shooting took place hours Inter. In both several about 12.30 am., the second four hundred foreigners, resident in the vicinity, became alarmed and telephoned the French police, who although they turned out in force, could find no traces of the gang.
The two shootinga occurred at the rear end of the premises, which, although having a front entrance on Avenue Joffre, also had a rear gate opening on the unextended portion of Rue Paul all go Fasciat Henr), the same being A newly and wear black
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shirts.
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of
bullt rond extending westward from Avenue du Roi Albert, about 100 yd, south of Verdun Terrace, and adjacent to the front Kelmscott Gardens. The large compound extends from Avenue Joffre to the new road.
The First Fight.
were
Kwangali a
determined
to
have peace even
if she has to
fight for it.
0.0 There were The first affair began at 12.80 a.m. Two watchmen
on plenty of live Kuard inside the compound, whenwires
at the they saw the rear gate open China Light They went to investigate and as
they stepped into the light outside
do.
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and Power
woodwork.
Wife: To-morrow is the tenth anniversary of our wed- ding-shall I kill the turkey?
Husband: Why, the poor animal is not to blame for it. O
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It takes 1,500 hold nute to an automobile together but it takes only one to spread it all over the lands- cape.
A certain Peakita hadn't the faintest idea how much blackwood he had until ho roamed through the house the other night with the lights out.
It ta stated that no casualties Now that the new Civil War in China is drawing to a conclusión, occurred during a recent earth- It would be it may be possible to arrange for quake in Mexico.
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that
their quarters the gang opened sports meeting fire. The first watchman on the on Saturday, scene, Kero-Or, came in the line of fire, returning fire immediately. Iis companion joined him. Kero, Or emptied two magazines, and the other one. The latter hurried the replaying of the semi-finale impossible to shoot alraight under
Auch conditions. of the Olympie it is feared that for his daily custom of walking off to inform the police, telling his left over from last year.
DO companion of what he intended to
Civil war, says Chiang Kai-shek, Feng, it is said, suffers severely Before the police arrived shoot-has caused him considerable puin. from indigestion. Well, Ing had ceased and immediately Feng's playful tap seems to have ovens things up, for every time wo they made a thorough search of caught him with his tongue in his read of him we get a pain too. the immense compound, accom- check.
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The Mexican situation was lucid- you heard on the wireless on Mon- The reply was "All is over" ly illustrated by a man in the China day was not static; it was a whereupon he called again, "Come Mail this week, which was explain- gentleman delivering a lecture en along."
ed as follows:-The shaded por- world peace, When the other responded, "tions of the map show the Mexican can't, I am shot," they investigated States in which and when de la
From an Indian circular:- and found him in the shrubbery, Huerta was foothold. News cet "Your Talisman cured insanity of from where he had held
bissorship has been established by my wife who was suffering from position.
Send the Federal forces as rebellion re it for the last 15 years.. Koro-Or was removed to Stcently gained a lowing the assas another." The Mormon
and Marie's Hospital at once
sination of Generál Obregon and doctors operated, although they the Gomez Serrano revolton twe
"The time has come to admit held out no hopes for his recovery former occasiona fol. "out" against women into the ranks of the The gallant bodyguard died be.
the Government.
clergy," anys a writer. Tokyo, Apr. 13. tween 6.30 and Ga.m. One bullet
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surplice women.! The death k announced of had entered the right kidney and
ᄆᄆ We understood that the Mayor Count Shimpei Goto, who, in an after passing through the stomach,
the left side. It of Taipo will shortly proceed Hey, move, over. Getting warm, unofficial capacity, played the emerged from
a Maurer. A second bullet Home on long leave, when he ed? Well never put off to-morrow leading part in obtaining diploma. was
had grazed his. ribs.
hopen to take up a post-graduate what you can put off to-day. die recognition of the Soviet.
advanced course in pestology.
២ ថ He personally invited. Adolphe
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A local wag naks if wo have Joffe to Japan In 1923, thereby
Police news:-Aberdeen man at ever Been a house fly. laying the foundation for the plete agreement, the final pro- will be able to broadcast the story Japan-Soviet Treaty of 1925, Russians, also employed as watch- Tottenham:-"I could not have matter of fact, we thought only posals being drawn up this even of his triumph at 10.15 p.m. a3 For his services in this connexion, men and hodyguards, returned been out on the date specified, as the chimney flue. General Chan Chai-tong, the ing.
announced. The delay of the he was created a Count at the home, having been on leave on Sun- it was my brother's day to wear
We suppose some of our young new milltary ruler of Kwanglang, It is proposed that the decisions Olympic has also affected other time of the Enthronement of the day. They entered through the our glass eye."
bloods wear loud socks to keep was in conclave with the Chief of reached will be laid on the table arrangements, in that it will prove Emperor.
Avenue Joffre gate, and made their
The Bateman cartoon has yet to their feet from going to sleep. Police, Au Yeung-kul, and Admiral
at a Plenary meeting of the Con- a somewhat difficult task (unless The deceased was much interest-way through the circuitous, drives
0.0 Chan Chak. Soldiers were ference to-morrow, and it is he-it is driven) to get the Golden ed in the Boy Scout movement, of to the rear where their quarters be drawn depicting father trying
Although Helen Wills is going structed to picket all strategic lieved that all the creditors have Arrow, the record-breaking car, which he was the Chief In Japan, were situated. They knew nothing to get into last year's B.D.V.'s.
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to be married, she hasn't raised points in the suburbs. The big reduced their claims so that the to London in time for the proces---Reuter.
of what had had taken place be- Will the driver' of the Austin much of a racket about it. gest contingent of troops was resulting scale of annuities re- sion which has been arranged for
០ ០ Seven who hooted and passed the atationed on the South Bund.
presents what the creditors con- to-morrow.
As the lights of their dwelling Straight Commander Eight on the Blasting near the Police bowling were put on, they were greeted Castle Peak Road last Sunday greene is still causing a lot of with shots-the quarters being evening please furnish his name trouble. near the rear gate. Two of them, and
. ថ who were armed, began firing required by a local firm desirous There's plenty of scandal-power- at the men who were outside the of advertising a well-known norve at some of these Kowloon bridge gate. The other ran for his pistol. tonic.
parties. This battle continued for about.
BE ASKED TO PAY. 1.
Paris, Apr. 12.
To Broadcast His Story.
Police Precautions,
A great crowd is expected to be Meanwhile, authorities at Police
After discussions extended over present and The Speed King" is Headquarters gave special orders
at least a week, the creditor mem-certain to be greeted with re- regarding the patrols to be main-bers of the Reparations Experts sounding cheera. tained by the sub-stations
Committee have reached a com- guard against a surprise attack by Communists.
to
In-
where the headquarters of sider is the least that Germany
It is anticipated that Segrave
Segrave and Captain J. S. Irving,
General Chan Chul-tang and of the CAN fairly be asked to pay the designer of the Golden
Second Division are
aituated. Router.
Troops wore also seen patrolling the East Bund and Wai Sun Road. Quiet Reigns,
The night, however, passed off uneventfully, though martial law was not declared of until laat night,
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A Nanking cruiser, the Hal Yang, arrived at Canton early Presumably. yesterday morning.
tho cruiser carried a number of Nanking naval authorities to
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FROM BATAVIA TO PARIS.
GOVERNOR TALKS OVER RADIO PHONE.
Paris, Apr. 12.
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Arrow will leave Southampton for London to-morrow afternoon, and the engine of the train will carry huge placard. in front with the. words. "Welcome Home Major Sc- grave."-Renter and British Wire- leva.
PUBLIC BATHING BEACHES.
TO BE OPENED AS FROM 1ST OF MAY.
are
The public bathing beaches to be opened on May 1st. The His Record Sprint,
fees are as follows:
Bathing Beach at Tai Wan Bay, Segrave's record-breaking feat was achieved at Daytona Beach on Kowloon. A fee of 10 cents per March 11th. He attained an aver-person will be charged. age speed for the flying mile in Bathing Beach adjoining the both directions of 231.36240 miles premises of the Royal Hongkong.
The Second Attempt, At about 1,30 am. three other
of the murder of their comrade ori
fore.
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photograph? Both
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Moro
As a
20 minutes, the watchmen hiding "The willing horse is found in "Strong bead-lamps are a mis- In the shrubbery on either side of our midst (even in our own take," anys a motoring expert. A the gate. Bullets spattered on the office)" states a contemporary, glaring error, in fact, walle or were stopped by the grave It is to be hoped that the old mound outside the enrance, which adage about shutting the door will the gang had used for cover,
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the Peak tram, is that of the man
Self-denial, as exemplified' ou
not be overlooked!
Foreigners Alarmed. --
who have given up their habit of
A well-known chef has urged giving up their seats to ladies. As the battle continued, reel that all
courses should
be.
Must
M. Pasqdler, the Governor-Gen-
A Japanese masseur was recent carry out the re-organisation of eral of Indo-China, who is staying an hour, secured by making 231. Yacht Club. A fee of 10 cents per denta in the vicinity telephoned described in English. Perhaps he the Canton Navy, but It is re-in Batavia, to-day had an hour's 61125 m.p.h. In one direction and person will be charged.
Bathing Bench at Kennedy the Avenue Joffre police station, is actuated by the fact that roes ly assaulted by a client. garded more likely that Nanking short-wave wireless conversation 281.21367 in the other. sent the vessel down to asalat the with French officiala in Parks,
The fact that there was only a Town-A fee of 5 cents per per- who, having no available men on by any other name taste as fishy. have rubbed him the wrong way. hand, relayed the message to the difference of 29759 of a mile person will be charged. The audibility. troops of Chan Chal-tong In the
The Chase National Bank and It is evidently feared that Rue Pottier station, The Emer perfect,
Bathing Bench at Repulse etation at hour, between the two runs Is. one event of an invasion from Kwang- through the French
(Continued on Page D.) Bay A fee of 20 cents per person 8ency Squad were despatched to the American Express have amal- Shanghai is going to the dogs in Sainio Assize.—Havas,
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gamated. Pretty swifti: will be charged,
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more senses than one.