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- TAWÆ## MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1929.
ALARMING AFFAIR IMPERIAL AIRWAYS
AT CHANGTEH.
A.P.C. AGENCY LOOTED
AFTER ATTACK. ·
BRITISHERS UNDER FIRE:
ONE WOUNDED.
DRAMATIC MESSAGE.
ACHIEVEMENT.
SUCCESSFUL START OF MAIL
SERVICE TO INDIA,
A REMARKABLE FEAT.
London, Apr.- 1d. A new step in Imperial com- munications' was consummated to- day when the first India-England air mail renched Croydon this afternoon. The great machine glided down gracefully and made
a perfect landing at 2.13 p.m.'or two minutes ahead of schedule.
Alarming nowa indieating that Hunan soldiers have got out of
The Armstrong-Siddeley m hand and have attacked and lonted chine used on the Baale to Croy the A.P.C. installation ana don stage of the long journey, ear. foreign mission station at Chang-ried five hundred pounds of mail teh, has been received in Hankow and five passengers, The staff of the A.P.C. have apparently been through a most terrible ordenl,'and their plight is still merious.
The sensational incident was brought to light by a telegram which one of the chief members
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CURIOUS LEGAL |“VOLGA BOATMAN" KWANGSI LEADER THE QUEEN TAKES A DARING EXPLOIT
POSITION.
SAME SOLICITOR FOR
BOTH SIDES.
DISPUTE OVER WING ON SHARE DISPUTE.
JUDGE'S INSISTENCE.
gers and as he had travelled out. The plaintiff is Wong Ping-kui;
PERMITTED.
CANTON RULES IT IS NOT "RED" PROPAGANDA.
SWATOW SHOWING.
Swatow, Apr. 13.
It will be remembered that some three weeks ago, the cinema film entitled "The Volga Boatman" was seized by the military anda con- fiscated after only one perform ance on the ground that it was Communist propaganda,
The question as to who is the rightful owner of serip No. 302,
As previously reported, the being 20 shares in the Wing On Mayor of Statow raised a strong Company, Limited, of Hongkong, protest at this summary action on formed the subject of an action the part of the military, claiming which was commenced before the that they were not Alm-censura, Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan) and had therefore no right to net Air Vice-Marshal Sir Vyell in the Supreme Court this morn-as they did without his authority. Vyvyan was one of these passen-ing.
Subsequently, the Mayor had a of the film in to India on the first air mail from hand tallyman of the Wing On private view England to India, he thus per Company, who seeks a declaration question, and then wrote to Canton for advice on the matter, stating formed the remarkable and record that he is the rightful owner of his own views on the suitability of the abures, which, ho alleges, were. received by him from the Company the film for exhibition in Swatow. The verdict from Canton arrived in return for an investment of
a few days ago, and was in entire $2,000.
agreement with the opinion al- ready expressed by the Mayor of SERIES A OSAKA EXCURSIONIST ACCIDENT.
feat of travelling: 10,000 miles in fifteen days.
of the AP.C. staff eceeded in getting through to Hankos,
The mesange has been passed on
The other passengers were Lord to Rear-Admiral Tweedie, com- Chetwynd, the Vice-Chairman of
There are two defendants to the manding the Yanglaze Patrol, woImperial Airways, Limited, and understand, the news reaching his daughter, Air Vice-Marshal action, the first being the Wing On Hongkong, this morning, through Sir Geoffrey Salmond, the com-Company, Limited, and the second, wireless messagus to the local mander of the Royal Air Force in Lau Chui-shi, widow, No. 1, Sui Naval authorities,
India, and Sir Samuel Honge, the Lau Lane, Shek Kl, Chung Shan Secretary of State for Air, who district, Kwangtung. The Com joined the India-England servien pany is willing to abide by an order of the Court, while the Int- on its arrival in Egypt.
Sir Samuel flew out to Eyypt o a ter's case is that the shares were the inaugural outward bound aer- pledged to her by the plaintiff's vice and flew several thousand wife while the plaintiff was miles in Africa before catching the London-bound service. wished to return in time for the rgussembly of Parliament, which takes place tomorrow. Icenter and British Wireless.
Starting Message. The information given out this morning states:
Mr. Gabb, a member of the A.P.C; staff at Changich, which la about 180 miles south west of Hankow in Hunan Province, has Runt the following message:--|
abroad.
H Mr. Hin Shing Lo la appearing both for the plaintiff and the Wing On Company, an unusual happening which, he explained to hi Lordship, was justified by the circumstances of the case... Mr. C. Bulmer Johnson, of Messrs. Hast- Ings, Dennys and Bowley, was also WATER SHORTAGE present in Court. Lau Chuishi
was absent.
OUTLOOK.
WEEKLY COMMUNIQUES TO
"Havo been six days under Are, captured and tied up for 18 hours without food or clothing. Spear wound in the thigh, llave managed to
to the escape
Mission. Agency wrecked and all per- Honal ровска одн looted. Catholic Mission looted. Mesra Rose, Tootill, Jacob- Ben, Pelling, Carnelzki, John- son, Wicers and the Catholic Fathers are safe. Future uncertain. Cannot icava except under safe conduct." From the above it would appear that an attack was made on the agency and that the members of unable to transmit any news of moment. their plight for almost a week.
BE ISSUED.
APPEAL TO PUBLIC.
Information
For Both Blden.
Replying to his Lordship at the outset of the case, Mr. Lo stated that he appeared for the plaintiff. He added that the defendant, Lauf Chui-shi, was not represented and he was instructed to also repre- | sent the Wing On Campany, al- though it was unusual,
received from His Lordship remarked he did offelal sources shows that the not see how Mr. Lo could represent water situation is still regarded as the plaintiff and a defendant.. serious, the more so as there ap-
Mr. do said he would explain
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Over 100 Casualties in a Tramear Collision.
VEHICLES OVERLOADED.
Onnita, Apr. 15. Glorious weather and the cherry blossants attracted tre- mendous crowds to the week- end resorts yesterday, and an the result of the rush a serious accident occurred.
Two guburban tramears were overlanded with parties of Ounka, excursionists on their way to Yoshinoyama,
They came into collision at Kamitalahi Station and over a hundred casualties occurred, two of the victims succumbing from their Injuries-Reuter.
HITS OUT
ROUNDLY CONDEMNS CHIANG KAI-SHEK.
SAYS WILL LEAD TROOPS
AT FRONT.
KWEILIN WELCOME.
A Telegraph correspondent writes from Kwellin reporting the arrival there of General L4 Chung-yen, the well-known Kwangsi leader, who has since been joined by General Pei Chung-hst. Ile states that the situation is rather unsettled, and it is possible that missionaries and other foreigners may soon have to leave.
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SLIGHT COLD.
EXPECTED TO BE QUITE WELL AGAIN TO-DAY.
THE KING: BULLETIN.
London, Apr. 14 / Lord Dawson of Penn visited Craigwell House with Sir Stanley Howell to-day, and after an ex-
BY H.M.S. TERN.
S
THREE NAVAL RATINGS WOUNDED.
RUNS GAUNTLET TO FREE FOREIGN SHIPPING.
amination of His Majesty, the fol- UNDER HEAVY FIRE. lowing bulletin was issued:
"His Majesty continues to make satisfactory progress and the rheumatism of the right shoulder is yielding to trent- ment."
A story of a daring exploit by the British gunboat, H.M.9. Tern, is told in naval wireless messages réceived this morning, though the feat was unfortunately not accom- plished without casualties, thrco naval ratings being wounded.
The treatment referred to la
All shipping on the upper reachos diathermy, which is being applied of the Yangtze, above Ichang, has been held up owing to the in- periodically by Dr.. Woods.
tensity of the fighting between General Li Chung-yen, who in a
Despite the bad weather, the rival factions. The fighting was native of Kweilin, 'was given a rousing welcome. The people went King went for a walk yesterday reported to be taking place about out in thousands to greet him, but afternoon, and after spending a twelve miles above Ichang, and |H.M.S. Tern was' sent up to effect he was detained at Li Pu city, good night, he took advantage to the release of the foreign where he was given à big public re ception before proceeding to Kwei-dav of a return of the sunshine and steamers.
Back to Bafety. in by motor-car.
soon after breakfast, was out in the grounds.
Huge crowds remained at the South date waiting for the General The Queen was to-day suffering In going up river she was sub- from 10 o'clock in the morning us from what was officially described jected to nevere rifle fire from 5.30 in the afternoon. Generalns "the beginnings of a cold", and both banks, having, more or less, Li arrived at 6 pm, by which time on Sir Stanley Hewett's advice de- to run the gauntlet, but the Tern the crowd had dwindled somewhat, cided to stay indoors. It is anti-not only got through, but brought but on reaching the city he cipated that Her Majesty will be the ships back to safety. was given a tumultuous welcome which students, merchants, workers, farmers and all clasică joined,
in
Later, General Li apoke to a crowd of some ten thousand, and subsequently he visited his native village near Liang Kinng, where the people were frantic with da- light at his return.
Chiang Condemned.
In the course of his speech In Kwellin, "General Li roundly con demned Marshal Chiang Kai-shek and announced his intention of proceeding to the front at the head of the Kwangai forces. Ex- |tracts from his speech are as fol-
lows:
well again to-morrow.
Later.
The story is told in the follow- ing messages issued by the local It is learned that no development naval authorities this morning: has occurred in the slight chill from Three British Naval ratings of which the Queen has been suffering | II.M.S, Tern were wounded when to-day. She spent the whole day in the vessel came under heavy dro aide the House, but hopes to be out above Ichang, Her presence there again to-morrow. Reuter and Bri-was made necessary by heavy tish Wireless.
TOLL OF THE AIR
IN AMERICA.
CONSTRUCTOR KILLED IN
MID-AIR CRASH. ·
10,000 SEE ACCIDENT.
It is only right that I should eturn to Kwailin and give in you
Dotrait, Apr. 14. report of what I have been try ing to do for our Party. It is in.
Ten thousand spectators of an 866.3 (294) NYA, ETA ZA X deed true that I have been through aerial display witnessed a terrible much suffering. I passed through accident, a collision in mid-air be-
fighting which was reported to be taking place about twelve miles above Ichang, all shipping being held up owing to the intensity of the fire across the river..
The Casualties.
When II.M.B. Tern proceeded up the river to release the shipping she also came under heavy fire from the banks, three men being. wounded.
The following are the casual- tles:
Able Seaman G., Rapley-light. wound in the foot.
Able Seaman E. Gain:-elight wound in the arm,
Leading Sick Berth Attendant
the stat were kidnapped, being pears little prospect of rain at the the case and his Lordship would Swatow, namely, that the flm in Kwellin on the fifteenth year of tween two machines, which crashed w. Tibble.-alight' wound in the
Very Unsettled,
80
for
no
of the
•
Troops to Attack Ichang?
se how matters stond. He con-question was not Communist pro-the Republie and have been away to earth locked together.
Three persons were killed includ. forearm.
H.M.S. Tern, has 'now returned The Government propuses short-tinued that, the plaintiff invested puganda, as was alleged by the three years and there have beening Mr. A. H. K. Reider, the
many difficulties to encounter in by to issue regular weekly com- 32,000 in the Wing, On Company military, and that there was
Aircraft muniques on the position, with a in January, 1916, and in return re reason why it should not be shown that time. After putting down President of the Kreinner-Reider to Ichang together with vessels
the small bands of politicians ana Reider was one of the biggest nero
Company, Hagerstown. previously held up on the river, Latest Nával wireless messages view to impressing on the public ceived from them scrip No. 302. to Swatow audiences.
country round the necessity for conserving the the
The Alm was accordingly re-office-grabbers and robber bands, state that
Answering his Dardahip, Mr. Lo
States Hankow is vory unsettled and supply,
A division of Szechuanoie troops, to renain
said that the plaintiff bought 20 leased, and has been showing to we had to face, the Communists manufacturers in the United is likely
He was piloting one It was announced last week that shares in the Company, these be crowded audiences for the last who were in a secret way trying some time. Communication with the Kowloon Byewash achenising from Nos, 8768 to 8787 in three days. The interest' pro- to ruin the great Kuomintang. They nehines and was killed instantly reported to consist of. between Changteh is difficult and what would be completed by the end of clusive.
vided by the temporary ban and had worked themselves into the in- The pilot and mechanic of the other 10,000 and 15,000 men is reportad news is being received now is the year, but we learn to-day that
Ishang. The local troops at He went on to explain that the subsequent argument, has, ofer-circle of the Party and had plane were also killed. Death, must to be moving down the river on This seems to this is not possible. Work is heing two days, old.
have been Instantaneous.
News has also been received of a of 40 men, but it is not clear Ichang claim a victory with a loss account for the inability of those pushed forward as rapidly as pos, plaintiff left Hongkong and went course, proved the finest advertise much power and control.
Fortunately we were able to at Changteh to get any news of sible, but the project will lake some load, leaving the scrip with his ment that could have been desired
the booking-ollee of the clean the Party of these danger. fatal air crash affecting an American whether they are fighting on be the incidents there to a place from 15 months to complete. This he returned he found that the picture house involved.
wife, for safe custody, but when by
ous Communists, for we realised machine in Nicaragua. A message which assistance might be sent. cheme is of importance in cerip was missing. He according
for purely local reasons.. It is refreshing to have in office our danger and came together with from Manngun states that a United half of or against Nanking, or The Consuls at Hankow are nexibs with the harbour pipe-iine.ly reported the loss to the Winga Mayor who is not afraid
From to enthusiasm and saved the Party commissioned officers of, the Marinos, Telegraph learns that Leading Sick
other. sources, now trying to get the authorities
With regard to the Shing Mun On Company, asking them to issue state his own opinions, and who The North saw through, actual
were killed in a crash near San Berth Attendant W. Tibble, who to move in providing adequate pro-villagers, we are informed that new aeri). tection of foreigners. Owing they will evacuate their homes by
not only says things but does them. experience what the Communists Carlos, Lake Nicaragua, the unsettled state of areas above the end of the year. This is neces-
Our Own Correspondent.
stood for and the many hardships They were engaged in an aerial was wounded in the arm, was suffered from them, so they threw Harvey for the proposed Nicaragus taken ashore at Ichang and Hankow, however, this is likely to sary in order that work may be Lake some time. The possibility
In their lot with the Kuomingtang Canal when something went wrong operated upon at the Rankin and felt it was for the people as and the machine crashed.Memorial Hospital for of sending a rolief expedition to
whole. The Communists used Routerte Amerisan Serviga.
moval of the bullet.. assist the A.P.C. staff and others
many ways and methods to involve
Feng and Nanking. ut Changtch is being investigated.
us with foreign nations and for-
We were officially informed Low Water.
eigners in our midst and they also MEASLES EPIDEMIC IN this morning that it has been forced those in power to actually shoot their own countrymen. The smaller forces have been cleaned out and the Communists dare not openly take action..
Woman's Cialm.
Later, however, the Wing On
proceeded with in connexion with Company received two letters from the development of the Shing Mun Lau Chui-shi, written in Chinese, scheme.
In which she claimed that the
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ENGLAND LIKE HONGKONG.
The general situation in Con-shares had been pledged to her by nexton with the water shortage the plaintiff's wife, who was now
THREE WEATHER RECORDS HMS, Cricket is now at Cheng-being what it is, the public is ask-dead.
ed to co-operate with the authori- ties in every way possible so as to continued Mr. Lo, the Company In consequence of thone letters,
IN MARCH. prevent undue wastage..
In England, as in Hongkong, to the plaintiff. The attitude of three weather records were broken the Company was that they were
dated not in a position to issue new scrip during the month of March, a
Hin and UI.M.S. Grat is at Shas These vessels might be able to render assistance but a relief ex- pedition is rather a doubtful pos- sibility due to the low water. The water level is now reported to be legs than one foot for a distance of least 80 miles.
Changicha on the Yuanklang
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BUCHAREST EXPRESS
DISASTER.
SENTENCED.
Bucharest, Apr. 14.
did not see fit to issue new scrip
message from
London,
In view of that position, the The inquiry into the Kissinew- Wing On Company did not con- Bucharest express disaster, which sider if necessary to have a resulted in the loss of twenty lives separate counsel, because the face and Injuries to more than 60 per- value of the shares at stake was MR. CHU CHAO-SHIN The position is evidently seri-sons, came to the conclusion that about $2,000 and undue hardship ous, and we were officially laform the wreek was due to negligence might he caused to the plaintiff.
Serious Position,
RETURNS.
His Own Ends,
States Marine officer, and two nun-
HONGKONG?
QUESTIONS FOR SANITARY BOARDING.
the
the re-
reported in Hankow that the at- titude. of Marshal Feng Yu-halang as regards Nanking and Marshal Chiang Kai-shek is by no means certain in spite of his frequent protestations that he and his troops are at the orders of the These re-
to the plaintiff, nor could they re: April 2nd, stating that it was the
At present, our leader, Chiang At to-morrow's meeting of the Central Government. cognise the defendant Lau as the driest month ever known, the Kai-shek, is using his position of Sanitary Board, Mr. Wong Kwong-ports are mentioned in British rightful owner of the shares. When the case
was settled in coldest at one period for 30 years, authority to foster his own plans tin will ask the following ques- naval wireless messages,
For a long time it had been River, which flows into the Tung TWO RAILWAYMEN HEAVILY Court they would accept and and then the warmest since 1841. and ends and is forcing those who tions: tung Lake. It in regarded as the
1-Will the Medical Officer.of thought in political circles that In Hongkong, there were high are actually interested in the abide by any judgment delivered limit of navigation and with the
in the matter.
records for temperature and hum Government's welfare to be dis-Heatlh kindly inform the Board if Feng's repeated assurances of his 'case of measles has been loyalty have baen repeated so water at its present level it is re-
her of hour of sunshine, and a couraged. Therefore the South-any garded as almost Impracticable
low record for humidity.
eastern Provinces. are becoming reported? If so, in what locality; often as to be suspicious. He has that British gunboats could reach
more discouraged each day. The and what precautions have been just issued another extraordinary the region.
telegram, announcing the aboli Northern Provinces are getting a taken to present its spreading?
2--Does he consider that an tion of the. Branch Political. stronger hold of the Government each day and nutting in the old epidemic of measles exists and that Council at Kaifeng, and offering Jendera. This is because those in extra precautions be taken by to place his provinces of Honan, the South-eastern Provinces dare parents and particularly in schools Shensi and Kansu under the ad-
ministration of the not take interest because of - to prevent its infection?
Government. treatment by their own chosen 3. Will the Medical Officer of the incident, that the same circum-company, one of them a pointsman Bowley were the solicitors for the
leader.
Health kindly advise what slepa stances may develop elsewhere.
were charged in the police court
After accusing Chiang Kai-shek ought to be taken, should such
An armed robbery committed on The number of British resistients on Saturday with culpable negli-Wing On Company. They had ad-
board a trading junk within the gence, and found guilty. They vised the Company as to their posi- Mr. Chu Chao-hsin 'has passed of the use of absolute power and epidemic artiset
waters of the Colóny as long ago were both sentenced to two years' tion..
through the Colony during the of employing troops to fight those
na April 6, 1928, was mentioned at imprisonment.
week-end on his return to Canton, who do not agree with him, His Lordship said he would re-where he will resume his post as General Li sald Chlang, had, at
A grass fire on Mount Davis Road, the Kowloon Magistracy this mor The accident occurred on April cord that Mr. Johnson WAS 5th, and rescue work was very authorised to make a statement Commissioner for Foreign Affaira, the National Congress, employed and a slight outbreak at 45 Potting ning, when a Chinese was charged. This time, however, his appoint methods to get his own dog er Street, engaged the attention of with participation in the outrage. fficult owing to tempestuous that the notice of writ had been weather
were minor outbreaks, causing date at the present, his Worship. snowstorms, served upon them as representing ment is from the Central Govern- runners", to carry out his plans at the Fire Brigado yesterday. Both Remarking that he could not fix a
ment Previously, he held it from the Congress. He continued: Reuter.
little damage. (Continued from Paga b) the Branch Political Counell, a
adjourned the case for one week o (Continued on Page 8.)
ed by the Government this morn on the part of railway servants. Referring to the presence of Mr. ing, which has also had news of
Two employees of the railway C. Bulmer Johnon, Mr. Lo said that Mesara. Hastings, Dennys and
in the affected region is not great, and it is possible that the majority can be temporarily, evacuated should it become necessary.
The absence of any decided anti- foreign feeling elsewhere seems to suggest that the eventuality" will not arise.
and
RESUMING POSITION AT CANTON,
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Central