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SERIOUS RIOTS AT PESHAWAR.
MOBS SET FIRE TO AN ARMOURED CAR.
BRITISH SOLDIERS REPORTED TO BE INCINERATED.
SERGEANT
四拜雞 號四廿月四英港香 THURSDAYA APRIL
THE Y. M. C. A. IN CHINA.
PROPOSAL FOR CONTROL BY: NANKING DEFEATED.
TEACHING RELIGION.
Nanking, Apr. 23.
The National ference which is
Education Con- now sitting in
Nanking heatedly debated a pro- posal. made by a number of
AMAZING AFFAIR
AT NANKING.
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BOY SCOUTS CLASH AT JAMBOREE.
FORTY INJURED: THREE. DIE IN HOSPITAL.
NOTABLE ITALIAN
WEDDING.
POPE'S GIFT TO MUSSOLINI'S DAUGHTER.
A ROSARY OF GOLD.
Kome, Apr. 23. The Pope has sent Mussolini's daughter Edda, who to-morrow is marrying Galeazzo Ciano, the son of the Minister of Communica- magnificent gold rosary.
MURDERED.educational officials, that the Gov- KNIVES AS WEAPONS. tious, a weddtur present of a
ernment should take over the Young Men's tions and reorganise these bodies Christian Associa- in accordance with the principles of the Kuomintang.
Those who made the proposal argued that the Young Men's
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A Papal nutcio brought the
wishes and Apostolic Benediction. rosary to Mussolini's residence from Milan with the Pontiir's good
Serious disorders, resulting it is believed in the death of at
here by a serious fracas involv-
Nanking, Apr. 23. A sensation has been caused least three British soldiers, is the feature of to-day's news
ing over 300 Chinese Boy Scouts.
The marriage.ts being celebrat from India. Riotera set fire to
which occurred last evening ated at the little church of St. an armoured car, resulting, it is Christian Associations and the the conclusion of the All-China which is limited to a hundred, Joseph, the accommodation in Young Women's Christian Asso- Boy Scouts Jamboree. It result-hence few, invitations have been ciations were supposed to advance ed in forty Boy Scouts belonging sent. the health, virtue and knowledge-
reported, in two British soldiers being incinerated, whilst an English sergeant was pulled off his motor-cycle and hacked to death with hatchets. Troops had to open fire. wounding twenty of the rioters.
Lahore. Apr. 23.
of the members and in addition to to the Hankow Troop being in- The marriage represents the advance, the spirit of co-operation. jured, of whom three succumbed union of the two foremost Fascist
They claimed, however, that mis-subsequently in hospital.
families. Ciano, the bridegroom's ionaries in China were using The affair is causing consider-father is known as "fedelissimo" these institutions to teach Chris-able comment among the Nanking (the very faithful) on account of tianity and to induce young people and Shanghai newspapers, as the his devotion to Mussolini. He is It is reported here that serious religion.
in China to accept the Christian gathering was held under the the only Minister who has retain- disorders have broken out
auspices of Marshal Chiang Kai-ed his post since Mussolini. Opponents of the proposal that shek, President of the National assumed power. His war record Peshawar, the capital of the the Government should take over Government, and attended by such an extremely brilliant one and North-West Frontier Province. the YMCA. and Y.W.C.A. institu- prominent Nationalist leaders as he
Acording to the reports totions and reorganise them pointed General Ho Ying-ching. General D'Annunzio incahe, occupation of was associated with hand rioters attacked the police out that Sun Yat-sen himself was Tan Yen-kai and others, and civil authorities, the Deputy a
Flume. member of the Young Men's Commissioner and other officials Christian Association. being injured.
The proposal
was defeated.- Reuter.
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Two Soldiers Incinerated.
An Armoured Car detachment, together with Gurkhas, was called out, and the mob bombarded them with brickbats, poured petrol on the armoured car and set it afire
It is reported that two British soldiers in the armoured car were i incinerated.
An English sergeant was pulled of his motor-cycle and hacked to death with hatchels.
The troops eventually opened fire, with the result that twenty of the rinters were wounded.
Strong forces of military are now patrolling the town. Route Troops Engage Rebels.
The
Calcutta, Apr. 23. District Magistrate at Chittagong reports that fourteen made in con- nexion with the recent ring of insurgents who attacked armouries and then escaped
arrest- bave been
the hill.
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ST. GEORGE'S DAY AT SHAMEEN.
BRITISH CONSUL GIVES RECEPTION.
Shameen, Apr. 23.
A very pleasant little gathering of the members of the Canton branch of the Royal Society of St. George took place to-day at noon, at the residence of the President, Mr. Herbert Phillips, C.M.G... O.RE.. I.B.M. Consul-General in
Canton.
The only guests at the reception were the officers of His Majesty's ships of the West River Patrol which were in port to-day.
Dissatisfied at Awards.
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The engagement was announced early in February and thrilled the. It is estimated that several 21 and the bridegroom 27.
country. Mussolini's daughter is thousands of Boy Scouts, repre-is passionately devoted to her Edda senting the various Provinces, at- tended the Jamboree, which was resembles, is fond of all sports father, whom shegreatly conducted uneventfully until last and is an excellent, dancer. She evening when the Nationalist speaks French and English fluent officials, distributed the prizes to ly and visited gland two years the winning Troops.
widely in Brazil and China.. He The Efides om has travelled was formerly a journalist and book reviewer. Reuter.
Indicating their dissatisfaction ago.. at the official decisions la the award of the prizes, the Scouts Lelonging to the Tainanfu Troop clashed with the représentatives from Hankow.
Forty Scouts Wounded. The few police officers on duty at the Jamboree were completely surprised and were unable to stop the fight on account of the fact that over three hundred Scouts, representing Hankow and Tsinan- Tu, became engaged in the tussle in which wooden poles and Scout knives were freely used.
SEQUEL TO SHIPPING OFFICE RAID.,
TWO CHARGES AGAINST
A FOKI..
fore Mr. Grantham this morning, The appearance of a suspect, be- was a sequel to the affair on Mon- day morning at the Chinese branch office of the, China Navigation Co., Commencing at six o'clock, the at No. 3, Des Voeux Road West, fight continued for almost an hour. when an attack was made on an The Hankow Troop were outnum-employee, accompanying an attempt bered and forty of them were in- ta rob the firm of a large sum of
money.
The belligerents were dispersed on the arrival Forces who had to fire many shots of the Garrison
yield and lay down their weapons. at the air before the Scouts would
Messages of greetings were received from and sent to the Ifelquarters of the Society in London, and to branches in New York, Shanghai, Hongkong. The main body of the caigers is Huddersfield, Warwick (Queens-jured.
Manila, Kuala Lumpur. Dublin, still a Berty, however.
land), and Swansea (Wales). Combined detachments of the After the toast of "The King" Surm: Valley Light Horse and had been honoured, the President the Eastern Frontier Rifles made a short speech in which he engaged the raiders gesterday gave a resume of the life and his- evening. The insurgents were in tory of St. George. He also made. a very strong position in the hills. special reference to the anniver- Twelve of them were killed and sary to-day of that glorious naval two were seriously wounded in the episode, the blocking of Zeebrugge engagement. There
no by H.MS. Vindictive, mentioning military casualties.-- Reuter. the coincidence of the arrival to-day in Hongkong, 12 years after this event of H.M. Vindictive. the successor of the one which so
blocked
were
Secretary Arrested.
Ambulances Summoned. Ambulances were later summon- ed to convey the wounded to the Military Hospital.
The Nationalist officials and or ganisers of the Jamboree are most Bombay, Apr. 23.
indignant and ordered the whole It is reported from Ahmedabad successfully
Zeebrugge Troop of Scouts from Tsinanfu to that Gandhi's secretary. Mahadev harbour. He wished bon voyage be placed under military control Desni, has been arrested together to all these members of the Society at the Headquarters of the Garri- with six volunteers while return leave this summer, and concluded later boarded a special train for who were proceeding on Home son Force. The whole contingent. ing from Dholera with contraband by proposing the toast of St. Tsinanfu under military escort, to George and Merrie England."- Our Own Correspondent.
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CHIEF JAPANESE DELEGATE.
CONFERENCE LEADER MAY BECOME BARON,
Tokyo, Apr. 24. It is authoritatively understood
No Hunger Striking.
Calcutta, Apr. 23. In consequence of reports that Mayor Sen Gupta of Calcutta hasi died in prison and that Subhas Chandra Bose is very ill owing to
· hunger-striking. thousands people gathered outside the gaol to-day and demanded to "see the bodies." The Police were ordered to disperse the mob,
A communique was issued later that members of the Cabinet have denying that Sen
Gupta
and discussed the creation of Mr.. Chandra Bose are hunger striking. Wakatsuki, principal Japanese de The statement added that the two legate to the Naval Conference, as men are as fit as when they enter a Baron after the ratification of ed prison.-Renter.
the Naval Treaty-Reuter.
UKRAINE CASE ENDS.
OFFENCES AGAINST THE SOVIET.
Salt Confiscated.
Karachi, Apr. 23. The health official has ordered the destruction of a quantity of contraband salt as being unfit for human consumption. The salt was impregnated with ferrous- sulphide and several people who ato it became ill and had to be admitted to hospital-Reuter
Gandhi, Denounced.
Riga, Apr. 23. The trial concluded at. Zhitomir
in the Ukraine of the 127 officials
prevent further rowdylam.
Communism Blamed.
The Garrison authorities are in- vestigating the cause of the affair, believing that Communist propa ganda is the direct cause of the fight.
A full report of the regrettable affair will be submitted to Marshal Chiang Kai-shek.
tablishment. He is charged on two The prisoner, Chung Wing, is de- scribed as being a foki of the es-
taking therefrom counts (1) of robbing the safe and a sum of $9,- 833.78; and (2) inflicting grievous bodily harm on Wong Lai-woo, the accountant of the office.
confined this morning to a formal The proceedings in Court were
remand of the case for a week.
CYCLING NUISANCE.
LEGISLATION MAY BE
INTRODUCED.
Mr, Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Trick cycllats were again before
Magistracy this morning, when several who were charged with riding without a light were each fined $5.
One man who was arrested de- scribing circles outside the Yau- mati Police Station, with a passen- ger on the handle bars, was fined $10.
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In one case inspector Murks.said that the girls from a certain troubles were confined to the re-night into day by riding bicycles It is understood that the Yaumati district were turning presentatives from Hankow and at all hours, thus causing Tsinanfu, the thousands of Scouts siderable annoyance to the inhabi- from other Provinces, having tanta. behaved themselves quite satisfac- torily.
HOMECOMING OF THE PRINCE.
TO FLY TO LONDON FROM MÅRSEILLES.
London, Apr. 23:
com-
The officer mentioned that the Divisional Superintendent of Police was seriously thinking of applying to the Government to in- troduce legislation regarding eyclists..
THE MASKEE MOVES.--
JUNK NOW BERTHED AT.. HOLTS WHARF.
The round-the-world junk "Mas from kee" which arrived in Hongkong now no longer anchored in the junk from Swatow yesterday morning, le anchorage but has been berthed at
Marseilles, in the P. and O. liner. Rawalpindi, on his return Africa, early on Friday morning.
If conditions are favourable, he will immediately leave by aeroplane
and others connected with the The Prince of Wales will arrive at Ukranian timber industry who were charged with sabotaging the Soviet five year economic plan. Bombay, Apr.: 23. The Moslem leader, Mohamed Five of the accused were sentenc All, who was Gandhi's, right handed to death and the remainder to man in carlier non-cooperation various terms of imprisonment. movements, vehemently denounced
for London...
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Holt's Wharf where, it is believed, Squadron-Leader Don, who has she will remain until she leaves. Gandhi's civil disobedience move-cast-ridden: Hindua
often piloted the Prince, We are informed that there is ment when he presided at a huge Mohamedana over the will be waiting for him still a lot of refitting to be done. Moslem gathering.
The meeting passed a resolution with a machine ready with. Some time will also be occupied in Mohame All described civil urging Moslems not to join in
fuel. One short halt for food getting the necessary stores. disobedience as a disperate at the civil disobedience movement and fuel will be made at Le Bour- All communications concerning tempt to impose the domination of Reuters AENEAN
get Two other machines will act the venture should be addressed to
1930.
PER ANNUM
AXAEGEE. COPY 30 CENTA
AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND.
TEST TEAM ARRIVES
AT DOVER.
COMING ATTEMPT TO REGAIN THE "ASHES."
TEAM AND FIXTURES.
DUALOX
British and Best..
Towner Erstge.
British and Best.
AMERICAN PRISON PETROL TAXATION
DISASTER.
HOW ALL CONVICTS COULD : HAVE BEEN SAVED.
ENRAGED INMATES.
Columbus, Apr. 23. There was a pitiful sight at the Penitentiary when relatives of the 318 dead convicts came to claim the bodies.
RUMOURS.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONSIDERING.
NO DEFINITE DECISION YET REACHED.
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The relatives, who were in tears, formed a queue outside the
ROAD UPKEEP COSTS. Governor's office, where the Gov- London, Apr. 23. The Australian cricket testceived them.
vernor's 19-year-old daughter re-
Rumours have been in cir team reached England to-day.
culation during the past few The American Legion has offer- The players were welcomed at ed to the relatives a
days that the Hongkong Govern- military Dover by Lord Harris and by funeral for all ex-soldiers among ment Colonel Troughton
intends introducing and at the dead. Victoria Station, London, by the There are still 133 convicts in petrol tax shortly, this to be in President of the Marylebone hospital.
addition to the present tax on minent cricketers and leading which is being held into the Cricket Club and other pro-
In the course of the inquiry motor vehicles, which is based public men-British Wireless.
disaster. at the prison, the Chief on weight. Enquiries in official The Australians will play thair of the Fire Brigade expressed the circles show that the matter is first match during the present tour opinion that all the convicts might under consideration, but that on April-30 when they will meet have been saved if they had been Worcestershire at Worcester. In released from their cells as soon no decision has yet been reached. all they have 29 engagements with 3 the fire was discovered. the counties and will play five Test matches.
"The dates of the Test matches
are as follows:
June 13. First Test at Not- ting hum.
that if the Governor had not gone The Prison Chaplain declared
Ten Cents a Gallon? outside the walls, he would cer- Government is contemplating a According to the rumours, the
tainly have been killed by the
convicts "who were enraged be tax at the rate of ten cents per yond human endurance by the gallod, and it is suggested that the June 27-Second Test at Lords.thought of the sufferings and tor-new impost will come into force
tures their mates."-Reuter's American Service,
July 11-Third Test nt Leeds. July 25-Fourth Test at Man- chester,
Aug. 16:-Fifth Test at the
The first four tests will be Oval, four-day matches, but if no deci sin has b sion has been reached by, the final
M. W. Woodfull,
one it will be played out to a finish. The Australians are out to regain the "Ashes" which England
won in Australia in 1928-1929.
Abilities of the Team.
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LTD.
FINAL AND INTERIM
·DIVIDENDS.
on July 1st.
A Telegraph representative Secretariat this morning on the made enquiries at the Colonial
matter, and, in the absence of the.. Hon. Mr. E R. Hallifax Inter- viewed Mr. EW Hamilt
Still Undecided.
We are officially informed that
When asked if there was Tully the General Agents and Consulting truth in the rumours, Mr. Hamil Committee of the Canton Insurance ton stated that owing to the cost Office, Ltd., will at the forthcoming of the upkeep of roads, the meeting of shareholders, to be held Government had. for some con- on Friday the 16th May, recom-siderable time, been considering mend a final dividend of $27 per the-imposition of some tax upon share in respect of Working Ac-petrol. So far, however, the count for 1928 and add the balance matter was still undecided.
$476,019.40 to Underwriting No amount of tax had 'been Suspense Account.
fixed, said Mr. Hamilton, and no They will further recommend the date for the suggested impost had. payment of an interim dividend of been decided upon; in fact, no $18 per share in respect of Work- definite decision to impose any tax ing Account for 1929, and that the at all had yet been reached. balance of $1,732,581.53 be car- ried forward.
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NEW MOTOR VESSEL.
LEAVING FOR MANILA. TO-MORROW.
Kross
It was pointed out that, Hong- kong and Kowloon roads needed increasing attention in order to keep them in good condition owing to the growing volume of traffic.
Malaya Price War,
It is interesting to note, in con- nexion with the increase in local petrol prices from 61 cents to 75 centen gallon, which came into the effects of the petrol price war force in Hongkong yesterday, that
Malaya last week caused the spirit to be sold at as low as 23 cents per gallon.
Among the vessels which have cleared to leave the harbour to-morrow is the steel screw motor vessel Princessa, which has justi been completed at Kowloon Dock for the Insula Navigation Co., of Cebu. The record of all the England-
The Princessa has 4
The Kuala Lumpur correspond- Australia Test matches
so far shows England to be leading by stood, will be placed on the coastal on the subject, under date of the tonnage of 406 and, it is under-ent of the Straits Times, writing one match. England has won 50 service in the Philippines.
15th instant, stated-The price matches, 18 in England and 82 in Capt. Maneja is taking the war between the Shell and Stand- Australia, while Australia has vessel from Hongkong to herard Of interests rages, with un- won 11 in England and 38 in owners and will leave Kowloon abated intensity in the F.M.S., and Australia. In addition 23 games Dock at about 10 a.m. to-morrow. motorists are as astonished as have been drawn in England and The Princessa carries a 'crew of they are pleased at the prices two in Australia.
17 Filipinos.
The visiting team consists of: W. M. Woodfull (Victoria). He is a batsman and captain of the team.
V. Y. Richardson (South Aus- tralia). Vice captain and a superb all-round fielder.
W. H. Ponsford (Victoria). Batsman.
E. L. a'Beckett (Victoria) All- rounder.
THOUSAND MILES OF
RAILWAY.
TURKESTAN-SIBERIA LINE COMPLETED.-
Moscow, Apr. 23.
charged at the filling stations,
During the week-end there was a further drop in the price of Shell petrol to thirty cents a gallon In Kuala Lumpur, and still lower prices are prophesied.
23 cents a Gallon. Ipoh appears to be the centre of the conflicts, and in that 'town prices actually fell to twenty- three cents last week. Prices) C. W. Walker (South Australia). The Tase agency appounces that vary in different localities, and Reserve wicket keeper.
the laying of the thousand mile no one seems to know the real D. Bradman (N.S.W.). Bats-track of the Turkestan-Siberia facts of the situation, but it is Railway has been completed generally, thought that the price-
cutting process cannot go, much: farther,
man.
A. Jackson (N.S.W.), Batsman. Reuter,
· A, Kippax (N.S.W).. Batsman. W. A. Oldfield (N.S.W.). Wicket Richardson. keeper and a fair bat.
A. Fairfax (N.S.W.). All
rounder,
S. McCabe (N.S.W.). 'All- rounder.
Beckett and Fair
fax bath bat well, and Grimmett and Oldfield are useful run-getters for tail-enders.
There is good variety in the
The riveriry also extends to kerosene oil, thus benefitting greatly the poorer classes, but prices for motor oils remain normal. It is only two months vince petrol was selling at eighty-
A Hurwood. (Queensland). Me-howling which should be stronger five cents in Kuala Lumpur, and
'dium pace bowler. Left hand bowler..
P. Hornibrook (Queensland).
than in former years. Wall Is fast, Hurwood, a'Beckett and Fair-motorists are reported to be mak ing hay while the sun. shines by fax are medium pace, and Grim- mett and McCabe bowl slow. Hor-gallons at a fixed rate or buying contracting to buy several hundred nibrook, the left hander, was re- a large quantity and getting T. Wall (South Australia). Fast markably successful on a tour of dealers to store it for them
C. Griminett (South Australia): Slow bowler; fair bit
bowler.
Well Balanced Team.
New Zealand, ~-
While the fielding might not It is rumoured with what truth reach the high standard of pre- it is difficult to say that the The side is an extremely well several young players should lead Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur prices is vious teams the inclusion of considerable discrepancy between balanced one. On Australian dash to the cricket. Hurwood and causing dealers in the latter town form the batting ka strong. There Hornibrook are good alip fielders to buy large quantities of kerpfene are seven recognised batamen, and the out-wicketkeeping will be oll in. Ipoh and make a useful- Jackson, Bradman, Woodfull, Kip safely entrusted to Oldfield and margin of profit by selling it in