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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1929.
THE "ATLANTIC AIR ARMED ROBBERY AT
RACE" OVER.
WEST POINT.
AMERICAN PLANE FAILS TO FIVE MEN RANSACK WOMAN'S
GET AWAY.
FRENCH FLIES BACK.
Now York, May 29. A proposed Franco-American air race across the Atlantic from Ola Orchard, Maine, ended ignominously to-day. The French plane, which weighed four and a half tons got off successfully, but returned after a light lasting exactly 19 minutes, while American machine, weighing two tons, stuck in the mud and failed to rise at all..
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the
APARTMENT.
MAKE HAUL OF $1,313.
Awakened, as day was breaking this morning, by atrange noises emanating from the kitchen of the apartment she occupied at 108, Des Voeux Road West, a Chinese woman named Cheung Mo-sheung was confronted by five armed Chinese flourishing revolvers, and was forced into her cubicle and bound with wire.
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IRAK OILFIELDS AGREEMENT.
NO NEW DEVELOPMENT INVOLVED.
U.S. MISAPPREHENSION
'London, May 29, Reuter learns that the Anglo- Agreement is American-Irak broadly similar to the Anglo- concluded Turkish-Irak Treaty three years ago.
The Idea apparently existing in America, expressed in yesterday's washington message, that the now Treaty involves a new develop- ment in regard to the oil industry, is erroneous.
One of the robbera then thrust walnut wrapped in a piece of
The position was settled in the rug into her mouth, and stretched her on the bed while the others Irak Government concessions to ransacked the place, the booty the Turkish Petroleum Company in 1924, under which British, Dutch, French and American 1-
The rivals were a French amounting in value to $1,318. acroplane, which has been named The woman this morning in- the Yellow Bird" piloted by M, formed Contral Police Station de-terests received 234 per cent, each Lotti, accompanied by M.tectives that at about 5.16. this the remaining five per cent. being. Lefevre and M. Assolant, morning she was aroused and, was 5iven to a 'private individual,
Yesterday's Washington mes- and an American machine, the greatly alarmed to geo a man "Green Flash," piloted by Captain standing in the passage-way with a sage stated that negotiations have Lewis Yancey and navigated, by revolver in his hand, with which been concluded for a tripartits Roger Williams, are engaging in a weapon he covered her. She was agreement, which will shortly be between the trans-Atlantie race.
much 100 frightened to raise an signed in London, alarm, and, after threatening her, United States, Britain and Irak, the armed man admitted four under which the sovereignty of others, also armed, into her com-Irak is recognised and Amerlean
interests are protected. partment..
The former left for Paris at 9.57 this morning (American time) but returned and landed at 10.10.
M. Assolant, the third member of the Yellow Bird's crew Bald Then, the woman states, one of that the return was due to the the robbers threw her to the ground engine vibration causing a leak in and the gang bound her hands and the fuel tank in the fuselage, fo- legs with wire, after which she kasing a quantity of petrol. The was gagged and thrown on to the fliers decided to dump their fuel bed. Instant death was the threat and return.
of the gang if the woman attempt-
The message. added that five American oil companies will parti-j cipate with British, French and Dutch concerns in the develop. ment of the Irak oilfields.—Wouter.
ed in raise the alarm, but the SOLICITOR'S LUCKY
The wheel of the "Green Flash" stuck in the and when the Ameri-woman can machhie attempted to take off,
Bruter's American Service.
SEVERE FIGHTING
IN HONAN.
HAN FU-CHU'S TROOPS CLASH
WITH PRO-FENGITES.
SUCCESS FOR FENG.
Nanking, May 29.
states that even if the walnut and dirty rag in her mouth and the wire with which she was bound were not sufficient to prevent her from raising the
her natural fright was, Not only that, but the robbers took the added precaution of wrapping, her head in a blanketi
The robbers stayed in the apart- ment for 20 minutes. Actually what happened the woman could not see, but could only surmise after she released herself from her bonds about an hour later.
ESCAPE.
LEFT ROOM JUST BEFORE
ROOF SMASHED.
BLASTING INCIDENT.
What was described as a narrow escape from severe injury and pos sible death was the departure, just before the incident occurred, of Mr. J. M. Itemedios from a room of his house in Kowloon Tong on the after- non of May 16, when a huge rock from the hillside fell through the
First the robbers searched her and took $5 in small money which she had in her possession. Then they forced open a small suitcase roof. Fighting on a big senle has broken and extracted two small boxes from out between the troops of Generalit, containing money and jewellery, Han Fu-chu, and General SunAfter that, they generally ransack Llang-cheng, to the west of
ed the room, but all the valuables Layang. It is definitely establish owned by the woman had been kept ed that Ian Fu-chu fa at Chong in the suitcase, and there
was chow, while his troops are sprend between Loyang and Chengchow, nothing else of value which tempt
The movements of Feng Yu- the robbers.
Interrogated by the police, the hsiang since his sudden departure i from Tungkwan remain a mystery. woman stated that she recognised Feng Yu-hsiang has, however, only one of the armed men. Four urged Sun Liung-chengto
days before, she said, the man press Han Fu-chu before. the had paid a visit to her apartment, week-end.
ostensibly with a view to renting a cubicle.
sup-
So far, reports state, the pro- Feng Yu-hsiang troops have been able to more than hold their own ayainst Han Fu-chu's forces, who were defented in a battle yester- day at Tanghsien, the encounter
The police had not been able to effect any, arreals up to this morning.
The contractor in charge of the blasting operations on the hillside was summotied before Mr. T. S. at the Kowloon Whyte Smith, Magistracy this morning, and ac- 'cused of falling, to provide ade
quafe weights for his charges.
A representative of the Foo Loong firm of contractors entered a plea of guilty to the charge.
Inspector Phillips, in reply to his Worship as to whether it was'n und case, said the defendant had been carrying out blasting operations on the hillside at Kowloon Tong on the afternoon of May 16. A huge rock, produced in Court, dropped through the roof of the house occu- pied by Mr. J. M. Remedios, the local solicitor.
The distance of the house from the scene of the blasting was 200
fasting for five hours and result- SUN YAT-SEN'S BURIAL, yards. Fortunately, continued Inn-
ing in heavy casualities.
In the brief military conclave
REPRESENTATIVES.
held at Pengpu by Marshal Chiang ARRIVAL OF THE FOREIGN Kai-shek, the Nanking military lehders decided that General Feng Chen-wn should launch the first Nanking 'nitack on Feng, and his
Hai Railway in readiness.
forces are moving up the Lung
Nanking, May 29. The special train carrying
pector Phillips, Mr. Remedios had just left the room; otherwise, ho might have been killed.
His Worship pointed out to the defendant that if such a big plece of stone could be projected a dis-i
Lance of 200 yards, adequate pre foreign representatives from Pekcautions could not have been taken. ing arrived at Pukow this morn Ing, and the diplomats crossed the river on a Chinese gunbont.
Sir Miles Lampaon and 'Mr. Yoshizawa arrived. by sea this morning from Shanghai,
More Military Intrigues, A semi-official report emanating from Nanking, asserts that the sudden defection of Han Fu-chu, was the result of a secret under- There will not be any entertain- standing existing for. same time ments for the foreign guests between Nanking and Han Fuchu.until after the State Burial. It is revealed that the plan was Madame Sun Yat-sen is staying worked out between Han Fu-chu in a specially built house near the and a Ying-ching months ago Sun Yat-sen mausoleum while the Kwangsi Party was still The Japanese and Italfan Minis. controlling Hankow, where the tera are not presenting their Nanking chief-of-staff discussed credentials to Chiang Kai-shek terms with Feng's subordinate for to-morrow, as arranged, nor will the arrangement of a political plot the projected visit by the diplo to eliminate Feng Yu-hsiang from mata to Dr. C. T. Wang to-morrow take place. It is understood that One of the terms Nanking offer these changes are due to opposi ed to Han Fuchu. in that, In the tion in certain quarters, owing to event of his succeeding in forcing to-morrow being the anniversary Feng Yu-halang to retire, the of the May 30 incident it Shang Central Government will appoint hal-tenter. Han Fu-chu as commander-in- chief of the Kuominchun..
China affairs.
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SCOTTISH CHURCH"
UNION.
THE DUKE OF YORK OFFERS CONGRATULATIONS,
London, May 29.
In his closing address to the
Church of Scotland Assembly to-
day, the Duke of York congratulat
on
in-
Shanghai, May, 20. The earlier report that the British and Japanese · Ministeru had traveled to Nanking together a Japanese gunboat is [correct. Sir Milos Lampson made the voyage aboard H.M.S. Suffolk, whilst Mr. Yoshizawa arrived" on Japanese gunbont-Our Own Correspondent.
FRENCH FLIGHT TO FAR EAST.
Inspector Phillips suggested that possibly the defendant had been on- ing excessive charges us well,
The defendant was fined $50, The same firm of contractors were the defendants in a summons charging them with removing earth without a permit from the hillside, near the Hok. Un villaire.
defendants
A plea of guilty was returned, Sub-Inspector James infornied his Worship that the were engaged reclaiming Ma Tau Kok and could easily obtain earth from places where they had a per- mit. They were under contract to repair certain roads for the P.W.D. and had been taking earth by the truck loads from this particular place.
When asked what damage had been done, Sub-Inspector James pointed out that holes were left in the hillside and when it rained they would become receptacles for the water and breed mosquitoes. -
A fine of $25 was imposed.
KOWLOON MOTOR BUS ACCIDENT.
- CHINESE PEDESTRIAN
KNOCKED DOWN,
While crossing the road in front of a Kowloon Company motor-hus yesterday, a Chinese was knocked down by the vehicle, and seriously injured.
WAS
The driver, an Indian, made an
ed the Church on the acceptance AIRMEN REACH TEHERAN IN ineffectual attempt to avert the ac
of a scheme of union with the
United Free Church, which has
been a feature of the Assembly,
FOUR DAYS.
Téheran, May 29.
His Roal Highness expressor The French airmen, Captain the hope that the union would Arachard and Commander Rigneau, bring Increased strength and who are flying from Paris to the resources and open p fresh Far East, have arrived here, four Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY avenues of service. British Wire days after their start from France. PRANKLIN, at 1. and: 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victorias.
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cident. He was unable to pull up. in time, and one of the, front wheels passed over the man's leg.] The accident occurred in Shanghai Stroot
The victim, who is described as a goatkepper was taken to the Kow- loon Hospital, where his condition is regarded as grave.
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