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NOT: I CAN WATASRNA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1930. |-¤♬ ELND. 00714T ÖRKTE
FRENCH HEROISM OPIUM HIDDEN IN
AT YEN-BAL
GRAPHIC STORY OF THE "MUTINY.
LIEUTENANT'S RESOURCE AVERTS MASSACRE.
REFRIGERATOR,
BIG HAUL MADE ABOARD THE
S.S. CHANGTE. į
AUSTRALIA-BOUND.
Aboard the sa. Changle yester day, Rovenue Officers made one of the largest seizures of drugs for some time past,
Information having been pre- viously received regarding an at-
ITALIAN FIGURES NEW ANTI-PIRACY LOCAL TEACHING SOVIET'S WAR ON YEN'S CURT REPLY
DISCLOSED.
HEADS OF DELEGATES
CONFER
MEMORANDUM TO BE ISSUED SHORTLY.
GUARDS.
HOME ANNOUNCEMENT CAUSES DEN
SURPRISE LOCALLY.
PROBABLY INDIANS.
EPISODES IN A NIGHT tempt to smuggle a large consign- THE FRENCH PROBLEM. ternative scheme had been pre-
OF TERROR
[TELEGRAPH" SPECIAL]
METHODS
| HEADMASTER · REPLIES
TO CRITICS..
DEPLORED,
RELIGION
RESENTMENT AT BRITISH UNDERTAKING.
VIOLATION OF TREATY.
Moscow, Feb. 18,,
† As was perhaps to be expected, the Russian Press views with marked disfavour the agitation carried on in Britain with regard to the alleged religious persecution In Russia. The papers are now taking Mr. Arthur Henderson," the Foreign Secretary, to Lask for
TO NANKING
TIME DICTATORSHIP CAME TO END.
STRONG DENUNCIATION OF *** CHIANG KAI-SHEK.
DEMAND FOR REFORM.
Nariking, Feb. 18,
Little information is available INCONSEQUENT SUGGESTIONS locally regarding the new scheme) for the provision of auti-piracy guards on British vessels trading | in Chinese `waters: That an al
AIM OF EDUCATION. pared following the decision to ment of oplum Into Australia by
withdraw the present guards, the steamer, a party of Revenue
London, Feb. 18, which consist of British troops, Some interesting observations Officers went aboard at 10,30 yes- In the absence of the chief was revealed in a British Wireless on the relation of school educa- his statement, in the House of Vigorous denunciation of the terday morning, and commenced a French delegates, owing to the message sent out from London tion to life were made by Mr. Commons last week, announcing dictatorial government at Nan- systematic scorch. They first gave political crisis in Paris, little last night, o
A. H. Crook, Head Master of that he had asked the British Am-king under Marshal Chiang Kai- BOMBS AT FUNERAL,their attention to the refrigerator progress was made to-day in the This mensage was somewhat Queen's College, in the course of bassador for a report on the re-shek is contained in another
hold, but found nothing there.
Before this, they had noticed work of the London Naval Con-ambiguous in character, as it was his annual report at the prize-ligious situation.
cable from Marshal Yen Hs Izvestia says that, in asking for shan, the Model Governor of that the hatch cover over the store ference, but, consultations be-stated that arrangements had been giving proceedings held this
made for the" withdrawal of the refrigerator, which had been left tween the other delegations are existing guards us from April 1 morning, when the awards were the report, the British Government Shansi, in reply to Mr. Wu Han- open upon their arrival, was now proceeding, and this afternoon, and yet there was a suggestion Administering the Government. to ungland or to anglo-Soviet ro Legislative Council, and Dr.
distributed by H.E. the Officer has undertaken. to interfere in a
question which bears no relation min, the Chairman of the noted. as at the House of Commons, Mr. that the guards should be con- The Telegraph is indebted to closed. The fact was French official sources for fur-being significant, and the search Ramsay MacDonald met Signor tinued for another six months to Mr. Crook answered at length lations,
Wang Chung-hul, the Chairman ther details of the sensational was accordingly next carried into Grandi and Mr. H. L. Stimson.bable the new scheme to function. recent criticisms made by a news "This undertaking the Journal of the Judicial Council, who
the stare refrigerator.
It is understood that Signor Some surprise was expressed in paper correspondent to the effect goes on, " flagrant violation of urged him, for the sake of peace, affair at Yen-bai, in French Indo- It took several men to lift the Grandi disclosed the contents Chipa, last week, when An- heavy cover, but when that had the Italian Memorandum, which ning that the Home authorities English to Chinese students included at the British Government's pay more respect to the Central of certain shipping circles this mor- that the method of teaching the Anglo-Soviet agreement con- to modify his attitude and to namite troops mutinied, attacked been done, the party. found two men will shortly be circulated to the should have given publicity to a Hongkong was utterly at fault. Initiative and request****** their French officers, killing five concealed in the store. One im- delegates and published.
Government. nintter which is still more or less: He countered the points made by any
the and wounding others.
representations from mediately climbed up the ladder
In the discussion stage, and which the critic, and, after pointing out British or any other Government да the revenue men appeared It appears that the rebellious through the opening, but the other
has been regarded by the interest- the difficultled, said it was
will be regarded by the Soviet marvel that most of the scholars public as a hostile act******** troups were in possession of the remained standing by a pile of
ed parties as confidential.
Communications have passed were so good, as they are." barracks for several hours, being boxes, notwithstanding the freez
and it will meat with determined finally driven out In a gallant ating temperature.
A plea was also made that and effective resistance on the part" between the shipping concerns and tack by loyal“, troops ", led by The Revenue Officers took him
the Admiralty on the subject, in geography be made a compulsory of the Soviet Governacht Lieutenant Tacon, whole resource away from the spot, and on search-
strict confidence, and it would subject at Matriculation, whilst an Reuter resulted in the release of othering behind the boxes, found several to the different Powers in the neon drawn up as a result of these. the production of proficient clerks, to the Toss Agency, bas reiterated appear that the new scheme has education which almed merely at Metropolitan. Sergius, according French officers, besieged in their parcels containing Uns of opium. various categories of ships for The suggestion is that a native students and business men was to foreign correspondente Ja bedrooms,
Each tin contained five taels of the which a skeleton table has been force of guards should be con- described as being not enough. A graphic, description of, the drug in the prepared state, and prepared.
Moscow that His Holiness, the Pope, the Archbishop of Canter nctual fighting is contained in there were 1,345 tacls in all. The It is stated that the Italian stituted, to be under the control of
non-commissioned officers of the Mr. Southorn's Speech. bury and other Bishops are totally the official report, which is marketable value of the consign- Memorandum will reaffirm Italy's British Army. The guards, it is ment in Australin, le put at nearly original viewpoint of desiring the understood, will be of Indian na-
Addressing, the students after devoid of Christian spirit, and are published to the outside world
£2,700.
conforence to arrive at a limitationality, similar to those now em.Mr. Crook nad read his annual remerely seeking the downfall of the tow who can be regarded as others for the first "Lime.
Aa it would require several mention of naval armaments as low as played on the majority of coasting port, 11E. Mr. W. T. Southorn Soviet. To also asserts that to lift the hatch cover, Revenue possible, but will maintain Italy's steamers and who have, on various sald: Mr. Crook, ladies and greste Officers believe that the men were right to possess naval forces equal occasions shown their value in waiting for outside asalstance in tonnage to any other when they were discovered.
tinental Power.
Italy's Abstention.
The mutiny commenced at two o'clock in the morning of February
10 two detachments Annamite tirailleurs of the four stationed at Yen-bai, being con cerned in the outbreak.
The First Victims.
Described as the butcher and pantry boy of the ship respective-
41
Document Promised. When this document is before the conference, the considered views of all the delegations will be known, and figures will be available which will form a basis
Con-
non-existent,
Marshal Yen says he does not oppose the policy of the National Government in principle, but hec objects to Dictatorship, and to the Imprisonment of veteran Kuomintang leaders for no other reason than that they have angered Chiang Kafshek, re All of these victimised, Haders have done splendid work for the Party, says Marshal ha. Some of them may be numbered among the interests of the country, really, at
than self-seeking, ran' having the
heart
Chiang Criticised,
religious persecution in Russia is men, and boys of Queen's Colleg.-
Sergius confirmed the authen- cases of piratical attack.
The Head Master has remarked on It seems likely that guards in the monotony of the Annual School telty of his interview with the future will be of this class, but Report, but at linet the report hus Soviet Press on Sunday, and ex- ly, the men were charged before)
a suggestion has been made that a special interest for the boys pressed the view that atheists He declares that Chiang Kait whose work it records and whose were exaggerating their successes, shok's actions in the last two youI# Mr. Hamilton at the Central ] The Note will, it is said, emphasise the military guards should
further six successes it discloses. And if the for there were tens of millions of do not suggest that be fu Police Court this morning, when that as Italy wanted to eliminate be continued for 'Simultaneous, attacks and Mr. H. A. Taylor described the all armament competition, she has months until the new body of men report is to be called mono- orthodox Churchmen, in Russia inspired with similarly high
said He added that the abolition of motives. shall be, tonous, what
He also complains that In, the Inunched on the barracks and search. The accused were re-abstained since the Washington has been trained. This suggestion of the annual prize day speech? Sundays; Holy Days and other apon the homes of the French manded until this afternoon. Conference from establishing any it is understood; has emanated Those of you who have been several restrictions had not affected campaign of disbandment. which
mutineers officers, tho
using
the Nanking Government ha cár long term naval programme, bo-from the interested shipping com- trondh
the *mortara against
ried out in some directions, they Riga, Feb. 18. lieving that the world has entered panies, but there is no indication years at Queen's College have no religion.—Reuter barracks. Several of the French
into a period of real limitation, at the moment whether or not it doubt heard several annual prize
day speeches, but I have a shrewd Official Soviet sources report have not concentrated on the rab officers in outside residences were
Italy since the Washington Con-will be acted upon.
suspicion that much of what you that last week was "the most sucble, but upon certain armies which unfortunately trapped and the
ference has contented herself with
heard went in at one car and out coseful on the anti-God front have supported the party's aims to first victims of the outbreak, were
building ships sufficient only to
at the other. This may be some A record number of churches were the full and have performed good Adjutant Lieutenant Robert,
cover Immediate relative needs. -
consolation to those of us who come closed and converted into clubs, survice for the welfare of the cour after, but it engenders a fear that schools, workshops and grain ware the same fate may, befall the words houses;
Cutco, Sergeant Chevalier, who were killed, and Captain Gainza, Sergeant Renaudet and Sergeant Roland who were wounded,
Families Rescued. Lieutenant Theon, who was in charge of the Annamite detach- ments that remained loyal, led an attack against the mutineers, and by his skilful direction of ha forces, rescued the wives and families of the French officers and carried them to safety.
Captain Jourdan was killed by A revolver bullet in leading an- “other detachment to the succour of his comrades besleged in the
́barracks.
After"
some flerce fighting, in which many of the mutineers were killed, they effected the capture of the barracks though the French officers and N.C.O.'s refused to surrender and took refuge in one of the rooms, successfully re- pulsing overy attack,
A number of cannon fell into the hands of the Annamite rébels and they used these to attack the Yen-bai Citadel. The officers and soldfera within; however, resisted bravely the superior forces of the mutineers, and Inflicted severa casualties Cupɔn their assailants, suffering few looses themselves. -
"
OFFICIAL SALARIES
DELAYED.
EXTRAORDINARY CANTON
SCHEME.
The Memorandum gives figures to show that in surface ships out- side those limited by the Washing- Canton, Feb. 18." Mr Fan Kee-mo, the Commis. ton Conference, Italy possesses, sioner of Finance of the Provincial either on the water or under con Government of Kwang-tung, has struction, roughly the same num put forward what appears to be aber as France.-British Wireless, really extraordinary proposition. He proposes to delay the salary of all Government employees in order to find funds for the prosecu- tion of the campaign against the Kwangsi rebels and General Chang Fat-kwel's Ironsides.
French Crisis,
Later.
The hope that the French political crisis would quickly be disposed of, permitting the Con- forence to go on with its work unhampered, appears to be · do- ferred."
QUEEN AT INDUSTRIES FAIR.
NATIONAL MARK SCHEME · PRAISED.
when he paid a special visit to the
Ti Chai-suim Cas you hear from me, I shall try to Soviet leaders in speeches and be brief in the hope that a few Soviet press articles accuse the Marshal Yon Hsi-shan asks for words of mine may linger in your engineering experts of obstructing an explanation of the imprison memories when longer discourses the development of the five year ment of many sincere Kuomintang have faded into nothingness. industrial plan, and threaten ap leaders, and hints that he is refer- London, Feb. 18.
This year I have, at any rate one plication of terroristic methods ring in one Instance to the case of Her Majesty the Queen, accom- new topic, and that is the honour to compel their co-operation. Marshal Li Chal-eum, the former panied by the Duke of York and conferred by His Majesty the King Krylenko, the prosecutor of the head of the Canton Government, Princess Mary, paid a visit to on your Head Master. The whole Supreme Court, announces his de- who was arrested at Nanking day to the British Industries Fair Colony welcomes this recognition of termination to exterminato "these capital for the express purpose of at Olympia. Her Majesty made Mr. Crook's work for education in vermin."—Reuter, purchases at over one hundred Hongkong. For nearly twenty According to his scheme, the
stalls and expressed her appre seven years Mr. Crook has devoted ciation of the cleverness of design himself to the boys of Queen's salarice for the second half of
A message from Paris states and workmanship of many of the College, and in the course of that January were to be paid on the that. President Doumergue re exhibits, an 15th February, salaries for the celved the leuding politicians at
time has helped to turn out many first half of February on the 15th the Elysee to-day, in the hope of Agriculture, she spent a long time of the Government and m At the stand of the Ministry of distinguished citizens. On behalf March, salaries for the first half a settlement being arranged. of March on the 16th April, etc. The public seems to have taken examining market produce sold un people of Hongkong, I tender to him There does not appear any mention lesa interest in the political crisis der the National, Mark Scheme. the heartiest congratulations un a -She expressed the opinion that the distinction, which honours not only of the payment of salaries for the than in the reappearance of M. Government were performing a real a brilliant educationist but the second half of February or March. Poincare, who looked the picture service to the publio by the scheme, whole profession of education.
The proposals have been sub- of health and spent half an hour mitted to the Provincial Council at the Elysee. The crowd's in- as housewives had a guarantee
that they were buying home-pro-|| || and, if approved by this body, will terest was centred in M, Poincare, dured goods. The gahome was al- Immediately be put into execution. and there was much speculation
Our Own Correspondent.
as to whether he would again take 50 a real help to agriculture.
British Wireinen. command.
SUICIDE ATTEMPTS.
TWO CHINESE ADMITTED..
TO HOSPITAL.
Two cases of attempted suicide by poisoning have been reported, the patients being admitted to the Government Civil Hospital.
Dawn Bringe Rellef. Just before dawn, the rebels
In one, Wong Man-fung, aged 22, gave up the attempt and prepared the barracks for defence against unemployed, residing at Room 147, the expected attack by loyal forces. Empress Hotel, is suffering from the effects of adelín poisoning, At daybreak, Lieutenant whilst in the second case, & Wo Tacon, the hero of more than man, LA Chak-hu, aged 65, of No, one episode during the night of 2 Tal Wong Street East, second floor, is recovering from the effects terror, attacked the barracks of self-administered oplum pulson with his loyal tirailleurs, ''who¦ Ing." "carried the place by storm and overwhelmed the mutineers within a quarter of an hour. It
POSSIBLY RAIN,
The Royal Observatory reports is believed that not more than that a shallow depression is shown over Korea. An anticyclone has sixty escaped with their lives, formed ever China. Freshening or without severe wounds, monsoon along the south-east coast The dramatic
kramatic assault led by of China and over the North China Lieut. Tacon saved the lives of the Sea, The local forecast til noon officers, who were still resisting to-morrow isLight N. E. winde, freshaning fine at first possibly some rain later
M. Poincare's Poellon.. "M. Poincare's friends, however, | declare that he is not yet strong enough to re-enter politics, and will not be for a few months. He himself de very reluctant to con- sider re-entry.
NATIONAL COTTON WEEK PLAN.
t
LATEST WATER STATISTICS,
attempting to arrange a compro- mfae between Chiang Kai-shek and the Kwangs! Party. MAAR
He concludes by declaring that the charges made against him by the National Government, are en tirely false, invites MessrA, SUV/LE Han-min and Wang Chung-hul to FURTHER DECREASES IN
consider his past rècord in forming SUPPLIES.
their estimation" of his attitude, and announces his willingness to The total storage in the island leave the verdict to, the people, reservoirs on the morning of Mon-
1, Feng's-Attitude.__--- day, 17th, February, amounted to College Tradition.
1,011.11 million gallons, showing a
From Taiyuanfu,ft, 1s learned. I have listened with interest to decrease of 43.07 million gallons that Feng Yi-hslung in the course the Annual report and I con- during the test week; the amount of an interview with foreign news- gratulate Mr. Crook and his staff collected from streams being 2.04 paper correspondents yesterday, on the record of a year's successful million gallons
frankly denounced the Chiang Ka The week's consumption amount-shek rerime at Nanking, and stat Work In spite of its somewhat antiquated buildings and its used to 46.11 million gallote.
ed that he was giving his full sup- suftable surroundings, to which I The total storage in the main-port to Marshal Yen lisi-shan in noticed a poetic reference in a re- land reservoirs on the morning of his demand for reform of the Gov cent number of the Yellow Dragon, Monday, 17th February, amounted ernment organisation, Queen's Collage maintains the re to 419.80 million gallons, showingFeng Yu-halang laughed at the GREAT DRIVE FOR SALE OFputation for scholarship which has a decrease of 4.50 million gallons reports, given publicity by Nanking some months ago, that he was BIDITISH GODDE
beep Its pride throughout a long during the past week. 3.
The week's consumption amount, being held a’prisoner by the Shezar history of ever sixty years. It on leaving the Elysee, stated that y * Landon, Feb. 18.
cannot be this site or these builded to 24,80 million gallons, not in-Governor, He states that there, ho was not so sure that the crisis
always been the closest under. Arrangements have been comings which attract the youth of cluding 2.02 million gallons supplied
ánding between them, and would be quickly settled-Reutered for the holding of a "Na Hongkong to Queen's College yet to Water Boats at Lai Chi Kok.
thy for each other's motive. tional Cotton Week" beginning en we hear that some 250 applicants The yield from the Shing Mun were turned away last year, The River and streams during the week
"Grab all Paris. Feb. 18.All the drapery stores through attraction must be in the Queen's is 22-38 million gallons The action of the Chamber in out Great Britain will give a com College tradition a tradition defeating the Government in the prehern display of bancanltire whijah every boy must make it aw middle of the Naval Conference is cotton unfavourably contrasted by the presk with the self-discipline of the bra British House of Commons, but though the Leftist papers demand A now Government, the Lettüt|| parties' consensus of opinion that M. Tardieu's return is rece say, to "scotch the Br manoeuvres to force, Fra hands at the conferend
The former Minister, M. Berard,
French Criticism.
Effect of French Crials.
It is considered pro
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in the programme being personal duty to matingando FIRE AND EXPLOSIO
with a plan launched hand down unsullied to finire ger Chamber of Trade, erations of QueenCliks boys. sto combat as far as The College han sucias, a ser
le of imported cot. Tous Jons in the
tally javolying 4. Pui-
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the retailers-102
IN USA.
FIVE KILLED AND OVER