BELGENLAND NOW | WAR CLOUDS STILL
IN PORT.
MAMMOTH TOURING SHIP ARRIVES HERE.
PERSISTS
THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, FEBRU
ZAMBESI BRIDGE SCHEME.
NANKING, EVACUATES MOST PORTUGUESE GOVT. ASKED
OF HONAN
TO FACILITATE
YEN STILL· ·ADAMANT.
WILLING TO HELP.
London, Feb. 17.
British
Chargo
DEATH MYSTERY ARRESTS.
SEQUEL TO KOWLOON CITY DISCOVERY.
18, 1930
MILITARY CAMP. RUBBERIES.
CHINESE REMOVE GLASS FROM MESS WINDOWS.
CHARGES OF MURDER. OVER 400 ON BOARD.
OFFENDER CAUGHT.
Two nien are in custody, and the During the absence of the troops With over 400 world tourists.on News received in the Colony to- In the House of Commons arrest of another la confidently ex-from the Shamshuipo Camp, “un- board, the Red Star liner Belgen day regarding the military opera-to-day, asked whether negotiatione pected, as the result of a series of authorised Chinose have been cop- land arrived in Hongkong Harbour this morning on her sixth consecutions in the North indicates that had taken place with the Portu- raids which C.I.D. oficials carried staatly frequenting the area and tive annual cruise. She remains the Nationalists are apparently guese Government regarding the out yesterday in connexion with the removing panes of glass from in port until Thursday evening evacuating Honan Province, except Bridge, Mr. Arthur Henderson ese at Kowloon City.
Zambesi mysterious death of an aged Chin-windows of the various messos, construction of tho
A guard on duty on Sunday last when she departs for Manila.
Bald on 2nd July last, Mr. Osborne, As reported yesterday, during the saw Chinese wrenching a Happily, the good weather experi- for Sinyangchow and Nanyang.
d'Affaires at week-end, the police were called to piece of board which was nailed to enced by
of the Empress It is further reported that Hung Lisbon, informed the Portuguese the third flour of No.6, Shapo a window at the Officers Mess. Australia, which left yesterday, continues, with the result that the hai, to the westward of Kweltch, Government that the British Street, Kowloon City, to Investigate. The man was chased and arrested. eily has to-day been crowded with is now in the hands of troops Government had for some time the case of a man aged about 37, and this morning he was produced sightscers, who have also been formerly belonging
to Marahaiast been considering the question who was found dead, tied to a chair. baforo-Mr. Whyta Smith at the of the construction of the bridge Tho death was doincident with Kowloon Magistracy on charges of busy in the shopping districts.
and were contemplating the post the visit of three men, who, accord-breaking down one piece of wood As usual, there will be shore Feng Yu-hsiang,
bility of guaranteeing from ing to a little servant girl, had ro- from a hut with intent to steal this t excursions both on the island and
Imperial funds the necessary mained on the premises for some same, and of trespassing on the mainland whilst the Belgen-
time before they escaped, leaving military land, land is in, port, as well as an
sums.
the old man in the position in optional trip to Canton, The big
which he was subsequently found liner came hero from the North,
by the police, and it is estimated that whilst in Chips ports and Hongkong the tourists will have spent fully G.$76,000 on travel expenses purchases.
and
Marshal Yen Hsi-shan has ap arently withdrawn his troops to the north of the Yellow River.
guese Government would facilitate the construction of the bridge and generally extend their goodwill towards the scheme.
Mr. Osborne expressed the hope that in the event of the British According to Chinese reports Government deciding to partiel from Nanking, considerable diver-pate in the venture, the Portu gence of opinion exists between various members of the Nanking Central Political Council regarding the best action to be taken against Maruhal Yen Hsi-chan. One sec tion suggests that he be warned not to interfere with the central au- thority and to immediately cense Hat and Peking-Hankow Hilways.
found on his body, but when ex
No external marks of Injury were amined the following day, it was discovered that a gag had been forced down his throat, causing his death through suffocation, Ca
|4: The defendant déniod, breaking
the board from the window, but
his Worship registered a convic after hearing the evidence, his tion on the first charge. Inspector Rogers that whilst the It was, intimated by Sub-
troops were away" in camp the windows of the huts were all several of them had been wrench- boarded up and the timber .00 ed away and the window panes
in a reply dated 1st August, the
"It appears to hava bean delibe- out that proper guarantees had this morning, "asno gag could Portuguese Government pointed rately done," said police official already been given in connexion have gone down his throat that far with the existing concession, without being forced down." \. stolen. added that in the absence of bably also of robbery, will be pre The Portuguese Government A charge of murder, and pro-
2011, aho called at Havana, made all military activity on the Lung-further particulars, they could not ferred against the arrested men Infantry, there was gothing what-
make any definite statement, but who came into police hands during they gave an assurance that they raids carried out yesterday at Yau-ever in the hut, and he thought the were anxious to facilitate the pro-matt and Shamsulpo..
defondant had only tried to steal A watch, ected enterprise In every way stated to belong to the dead man, the piece of board or the window possible.-British Wircleen.
Blegant Touring Ship. The Bolgenland not only le the largest steamship thus far to cir- runnavigate the globe, but she is the only one that makes the world tour in westerly direction. Starting from New York December the transit of the Panama Canal, Louched at Los Angeles Harbour Staunch supporters of Marshal and San Francisco. and left the Chiang Kai-shek advocate that" a Intter port January 8th for Yoko-sharp warning in the form of an hama and Kobe via Hawaii. She ultimatum should be sent to Shansi, anlied from Kobe on February 4 but the Moderates insist that Nan- and stopped a day at Miyajimu inking should summon the National the Inland Sea, thence proceeding Conference as a direct step towards to China.
reorganisation of the political machinery at Nanking.
The cruise is operated the year, as hitherto, by the Red Star Line,
The report that Marshal Yen is adopting a more concillatory at-
..avold
yeara
conflicts
was recovered.
THE KITANO MARU STUDENT SENT - DOWN.
COLLISION.
ORIENT VESSEL' ABSOLVED
↑
FROM BLAME..
Didimus, of the Somerset Light
According to Lance Corporat||||
panes
A fine of $25, of three weeke, [was imposed.
MAJOR'S "COMPLAINT.
in co-operation with the American Express Company, which directa the passengers' shore trips and titude is known to be incorrect, as optional excursions.
is
ardour shown by his
in An interesting feature of the | mobilising every available man in Beigenland is her cosmopolitan Honan. For eighteen character. Although owned and Marshal Yen has endeavoured
mant" at armed operated by a large American to "whipping concern-the Inter with the neighbouring provinces national Mercantile Marine. Com- and It is to be noted that the pany, with, headquarters at Now present imbroglio is not a quarrel York-the ship Balls under the between Shanel and Nanking, British fing, while her kome port but a move by a combination of in Antwerp, the European head-discontented Kuominchun quarters of the Red Stør Line Beet. Shansi militarials who are support- In summer the Belgenland is ing Marshal Yen in his demand on engaged in transporting American Nanking for financial support for Lourists to and from Europe, on the large armies in Honan, Kansu, the New York-Plymouth-Cher Shenel, Chihli and Shansi. bourg-Antwerp route.
IMPERSONATION AT -EXAMINATION.
ALLEGED "BRUTAL TREAT- London, Jan. 28.
MENT" AT VIÑE STREET, Impersonation at a degree. By a majority the Court of Ap-examination has resulted in an
Allegations of "brutal treat peal recently held that the N.Y.K. undergraduate at Glasgow Univer-
Vine-street Police steamship Kitano Maru was alone alty being expelled, and another
Mal- made at Station were to blame for the collision between being rusticated for three years borough-street: Police Court... by that vessel and the Orient liner. The following notice was posted Richard C. R. Lauder, aged 45, Otranto, off Immingham, which yesterday in the quadrangles at ho said that he was a retired necessitated the abandonment, of the University: the latter's cruise with 665 pas The Senate hereby gives notice major of the British Army. He rengers to Norway in 1928. that, two students having been was charged with Stella Biddulph, Mr. Justice Hill, in the Admiral-found guilty of personation at aged 85, of Fitzroy-street, Tot- ty Caurt, held both vessels equally recent degree examination, one tenham Court-road, with being to blame, but the Court of Appeal, hap: been expelled from the Uni-drunk, and, disorderly in Piccadilly- this decision. In a reserved. Judgment reversed versity, and the other has been
rusticated for three years.
Trusted Troops,
and
22;
Marshal Chiang Kai-shek is said to be mobilising the First, Second and Third National Divisions at Hsuchow and in districts adjacent Nanking. Incidentally, these three Divisions are real Kuomin tang troops which accompanied Marshal Chiang Kai-shek from Canton in 1926.
Set She
circus on Christmas night..
Constable. Allen said that both persons were ejected from a cafe); and refused to go away,
Lander asserted that he was not
strecten a
Lord Justice Scrution said: that The two undergraduates in ques- when the Otranto starboarded the tion were taking the same course, Contropollian Personticl.
Kitano Muru could, in fact, have and the elder, who had little hope avoided the collision by her own of passing the examination, archarged when he went to. Vind The Belgenland's personnel
action, and therefore, the time fanged with the younger one is cosmopolitan. Her commander,
hnd not come when the Otranto brilliant student-to personate Captain George A. Morehouse, was
was justified under the rules for him..
Constablo Allen said, that ha horn in Nova Scotia, and for years
was charged In the ordinary, way, avoiding collision at sea to depart The plot was known to a few and there was no reagan, for commanded American Halling
from the rule enjoining her to undergraduates. ships in the China trade... Her
abandoning the usual routine. keep course and speed. In any The chef, Paul Germain, is, French.
ease, she was, wrong in starboard-entered the examination hall, took as Albert Hall-mansions, Kensing
younger undergraduate
Lauder, who gave his address. Her chief steward, William Heath,
ing.
a paper, signed it In his friend's ton, In the witness box sald ha and purger, John Lock, are
Lord Justice Lawrence, who name, and then proceeded to sit met the woman, in the cafe, He English; her chief engineer, J. Regarding the Kuominchun Con-disagreed, stated that in his opinon for the examination. When the had a drink, but did not think he Russell' Mackay, is a Scot. Her ference at Kaifeng, it is under the time had come when the results came through the elder was drunk. He was not sober,*• Murgeon, Fernand Basccq, I stood that General Han Fu-chu has Otranto was justified in acting undergraduate's name appeared Flemish. The crew of 000 are been appointed as Commander of even though the Kitano Maru among those who had passed.
He added: "I would like to maka about evenly divided between the troops at Honra, with in- could, in fact, have avoided â
a complaint about the treatment British subjects and nutives of structions to continue thoir war collision. It was a matter of sea-eeived an anonymous letter, follow nothing to say against the The authorities; however, re-I received at Vine-street. I have Continental countries.
preparations pending Shansi's monship, and a ship that was puting which the Senate called both On board a special representa-final decision for war.
intr'a difficulty by the failure" of
constable. Tha treatment WAB tives of the Red Star Line in
the give-way ship to alter her students before them and gave the brutal." charge of cruise matters in Mr.
course, was allowed some latitude. verdict set forth above,
Mr. Mead-Wint was the brutal. Arthur J. Rood, from the line's:
In his opinion, the" starboarding' New York office, who hus with him
was not
During the absence from the treatment?—I was rushed into a an tinacamanlike.
coll. three assistants, from the company
manoeuvre,
|Colony of Mr. A. M. Bowes-Smith, offices at Chicago, Toronto and that Feng Yu-halang is still at Lord Justice 'Greer heidu that who is departing on Home leave by I don't call that brutal- Los Angeles. respectively. In Chienantsun, outside Taiyuanfu. the Ortanto was not in any way the 8.8, Hector to-day, the duties of maintained that I should have charge of an information service The leadershiff of the Kuominchunresponsible for the collision, secretary to the Hongkong Musical been charged first. on board is Mr. Winfield M. is at present vested in Lú Chung- The appeal of the Orient and Society will be undertaken by Mr. Thompson, Field Agent of the tin, who appears to be active in Steam Navigation Company was D. L Strellett, of Mesura, G. K. International Mercantile Marine the region of Tangkung.
allowed as stated.
Hall Brutton and Company, Company.
Kuominchun Plans
Peking, Feb. 17.
- Reliable sources here, declare
The cruise dire r of the While hitherto there has been. American Express. ompany inno declaration from the Kuomin- charge of shore excursions, and chun, they seem busy taking ad- optional trips, la Mr. Ardean vantage of the present situation, Burns of the company's New York and contemplate advancing to- staff, who has with him a stall of wards Hankow.
16 specialists in matters referring | to travel. on shore,
The Tourists,
The majority of the tourists are Americans; but others include the following:
Belgium-Hr. Francols Sacy," Brussela: Mr. and Mrs. E Verstraete, Bruges.
The minor Ugnan leaders, Wang Ching-yu, Waf Yi-san and others, have sent representatives to Kali feng, placing, their forces under the control of Han Fu-chu. Liu Chen-hua is also reported to be Ihgainst Nanking.
No fighting has yet occurred, as more than twenty miles soparate England Mr. George Ashby; the Government forces and, the Harmondsworth; Major I rebels on the Lunghal railway- Horne, Lady Roberts, London: Router! Mrs. G. F. Torrey, Norfolk; Rev. F. Tatchell, Midhurst.
Francé-Mra. Adelina Castex and Miss Maria Elvira Castex, Madame de Fontenals, Colonel Bernard A. Flood, Paris; Mrs. Joly Fontanel and Paul Regnart, Lille. Germany-Dr. Rudolph Frey, Munchen.
Holland. Mr. J. J. Rietschoten, Arnhem,
Hungary. Mr. Aurel Tauber, Budapest,
Spain. Senor Don Eugenio Cortefarena, San Sebastian..
Switzerland.--Mr. Felix Anser
Aubonne; Mr. Armin Lelbundgut, Berne."
All Ready for War.
na Peer Shanghai, Feb. 17.
A Japanese semi-officii) message reports that war preparations are throughout North Progressing China.
The Shapsi and other Northern forces are mobilised and are mov- ing southward against Chiang Kal-shek
The message asserts that fight- Ing occurred on February 15 rear. Kweiteh, on the Lunghat railway.
Reuter.ne
Banda Neira, Alor, Hall and back to Batavia,
The "Op Ten Noort." Another touring ship, at present in harbour is the 6,000-ton Dutch Iner On Ten Noort, which is This vessel is lying alongside at making a special cruise from the Kowloon wharves, and whilst Batavia, Sourabaya and Tarakan in port there are shore excursions, to Hongkong, thence.to Manila, as well as trips to Canton and Monado, Ternate, Ambon, Kema, Macho.
∙lust-year we had such good skating weath
m
4
I don't call that brutal treat- ment. Anything else?—I have been in a German camp and have never been treated.'ike that. I was pushed into the door.
In that the brutality 7--The whole incident was brutal,
Biddulph was fined 206, and "Lauder 408. “
BURGLARS' TUNNEŁ TOĴ
A SCHOOL.
ENTRANCE AT FOOT OF CEMETERY WALL
Berlin, Jan. 12, Just a year after Berlin was astonished by a daring burglary at a branch of the Diskonto Bank, When robbers dug a tunnel under a street and carried away the con tents of 173 private safes from the strong room, another case of the same kind has been 'discover-
The police were informed that a mound of annd near a school at Charlottenburg, became bigver during every night. They dis covered that a tunnel, with the entrance in a cometery, was being | dug, and on keeping watch two men approached but ran away be fore, they could be identified,ran
The police suspected two brothers named Sass, who were arrested in connexion with the Diskonto -Bank, robbery obué re- leased, TED NONS
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