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EN KÆ#F TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1930.
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GRAVE VIEW ON BIG EARTHQUAKE RACE MEETINGS NEARING DOUBLE ROWDY SHANGHAI NEW YORK STOCKS
INDIA.
FIRM HAND URGED BY
LORD INCHCAPE.
TROOPS GUARDING STREETS
IN KARACHI.
GANDHI'S SUCCESSOR.
AT RANGOON.
FORTY KILLED AND OVER A HUNDRED INJURED.
'BUILDINGS COLLAPSE.
were
& BUSINESS.
CENTURY.
STRAITS GOVERNMENT TAKES ACTION.
ANOTHER BRILIANT DISPLAY BY BRADMAN.
CLOSING DOWN MUST BE DISCONTINUED.
Rangoon, May, 5. Violent earthquake tremore caused a panic throughout the whole : city to-day.
Numerous buildings damaged and several casualties have been reported. Up to the present, PERTINENT COMMENT. the extent of the casualties and damage has not hea ascertain ed-Reuter,
Panic Still Prevails.
it is now
Lord Inchcape, writing in the Daily Mail says that nothing like the present situation has ever existed in India before and unless a firm hand is taken Britain will be the laughing stock of the world. Gandhi's were over arrest has not been followed by disturbances bur fresh there is a tense atmosphere at Karachi where the streets are guarded by British and India ... troops.
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any
Gandhi's Arrest,
London, May 5.
Several questions on the situ#-
RICHARDSON SHINES.
London, May, 5. The batting strength of the Aus- tralian Test team was again de- monstrated to-day when Australia compiled a total of 365 runs for the loss of five wickets. Stimps were drawn on account of rain.
There were two centuries in the innings, Richardson being exactly
hundred when his, wicket was taken. Braham, however, has now 185 runs to his credit and is not
MEETING.
RATEPAYERS TIRE OF ORATORY FLOOD.
TWO MORE CHINESE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
LITTLE OPPOSITION.
DECLINE.
"BEARS" " ATTACK REPULSED AT THE CLOSE.
NEW LOW LEVELS.
New York, May 5.. "Bears" launched a fresh attack on the Stock Market to-day and sent prices to new low levels. The attack, however, thoroughly repulsed during the
final half hour of trading.
was
closed one to nine dollars above
DUNLOP
Home or Buchement
British and Best.
POLICE CLOSELY ·
QUESTIONED.
THE KOWLOON CITY MURDER.
SUGGESTED LAXITY IN NOT FOLLOWING UP CLUES.
MR. JENKIN'S QUERIES. Much interest has been
A long list of important stocks Shanghai. May 3.
Suggestions that the police aroused in Singapore by the
The resolution for the increase Saturday's final prices, but these had not taken full account of issue of a Government noti-
of the number of Chinese mem-gains were counterbalanced fication regarding the closing
bers of the Shanghai Municipal losses running to a maximum of the discovery of two teeth, and by the importance of clues, such as
Later.
down of business on Race Days.
out.
Council was passed by The match is against Leicester-
the twenty dollars per share in some the owner of a blood-stained revealed that there This states that it is the Govern- one hundred and fifty ment's wish that, so far as its team went
hire at Leicester. The county special meeting of ratepayers of the less active issues.
Chinese clog, in their inquiry in on Saturday and yesterday evening in the Town It is reported that big banking into the murder and robbery of casualties in the earthquake.
own departments are concerned, made a fine start, the first wicket Hall by an overwhelming interests bought extensively on Forty people have been killed.
a Chinese priest in Kowloon The shock was a volent one and the practice should be dis-partnership between Shipman and majority, scarcely a dozen of the the market to-day. The total City, were made by Mr. F. C. number of buildings in Rangeon continued and that no Govern Berry yielding 103 runs, before they sixteen hundred and
sales were nearly 9.300,000, the Jenkin, defending counsel in the have partially Dr completely calment services or facilities for were separated. They treated the ratepayers present voting largest since last October. lapsed.
business Australian bawling with scant re against the motion.
trial of three men in connexion transacting public
The selling wave started on Panic still prevails in the city-should he curtailed on such spect, but after the fall of the first
Scenes which were almost un-dent Hoover's recent assertion continued at the Criminal Ses- Saturday morning, despite Presi- with the murder, which was Reater,
wicket there was a regular proces- occasions in future."
sion and the remaining batsmen precedented in the history Commenting on the subject, the could only knock up an additional ratepayers' meetings, or at ang
that the worst period had beensions this morning. Straits Times says: Hitherto, we runs, the Leicester innings cloa-rate within the memory of anyone selling wave was an enormous one morning a Chinese police lance ser- seen on the Stock Exchange. The When the trial was resumed this. hieve, there has been no settleding at 148. } policy decision has been left to
present, occurred when those`pre- in this matter and the
and falls in stocks varied from geant gave evidence regarding the C. V. Grimmett, upon whom much sent, worn out by the loods
one to fourteen points. A new re- arrests made. Hestated that when the will depend in the forthcoming Test oratory poured forth by the sup-
Recorded lere. The Royal Observatory, Kowloon. tion in India were asked in reporting the occurrence, says:
more
0
of
House of Commion to-day when The first movement (.e. the begin-heads of the various departments. matches, was the outstanding Aus- porters of the resolution, applaud- cord of nearly 5,000,000 shares for No. 2, was arrested he resisted, and Mr. W. Wedgwood Benn, Secretary ning of the longitudinal waves) Most of them have granted the tralian bowler. He captured sevened or shouted "Time, time" until Saturday's trading was establish- bit witness in the finger. Witness
for India, confirmed the report of occurred at 9h. 19m. 54s. p.ni,
the arrest of Mahatma Gandhi at Jalalpur.
May 5 (longkong Standard Time. and the beginning of the tram Asked whether Gandhi would be versal waves was recorded at charged and tried, Mr. Wedgwood 9h. 53m. 128. p.n. indicating that Benn replied that Gandhi would | the, origin was about 1,230 miles
detained be
under egulation from Hongkong and the initial Twenty-Five of 1827. He added movements (N. & E components) that it was the Government's indicated that its bearing was policy to invite a conference of about W, by S. from Hongkong. Indian leaders, despite everything That had happened.
Peshawar Under Control,
He said he was informed that at Peshawar, where conditions had been difficult since the riots of April 23, the authorities were in complete control of the situation. The Peshawar district had been declared a proclaimed area under the Seditious Meetings Act.
Asked whether the disaffection oľ certain Indian trumps at Peshawar last week was an isolat e action. Mr. Wedgwol-Bena replied that there had been signs of any other unsatish actory. conduct on the part of native Troops. The regiment which had been withdrawn had been replaced by the Gurka Regiment.
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In reply to further questions he said that on April 1 the strengta of the British forees in ludia was approximately 59,700. The tablishment was 55.9 15,-- Render and British Wireless.
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This places the epicentre in the mountains to the north of Ran- con. Mandalay probably felt the shock severely.
the
8.15
time-honoured holiday; a few have: still managed to find cause for a kept their sense of proportion and
smile in the story of the who found that drinking inter- fered with his business-and gave up business.
Government Blamed.
man
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ACIÓNAANITUCIONA
SHANGHAI CHAMPIONS
PROSPECTS.
Wheatcroft Expected to Come in First.
Shanghai, May G.
several of the speakers were unable to continue. There were seven speakers in favour of the resolution and one. Mr. Ranald McDonald, against.
ed,
obtained help and pushed the man At the close of the Stock Ex-into a garage, where he was bound change on Saturday
.with wire supplied by the garage. there were scenes of wild confusion as stock-
Inspector's Evidence. holders, fearing another crash, rushed to sell their holdings. | Sub-Inspector Elston said he saw The resolution was as follows:- "That the Council be authorized The general anxiety was increased the girl coming out of the Police and instructed to make forthwith by the mystery surrounding the Station with L/S Lo Ki. She was present decline, which started over carrying a towel and a piece of wire. representations to the Powers concerned with a view to securing week ago Reuter's American Inside the towel was a stone. Wit-
Service.
ness went to the house and found 37 increase in the number of
Cheung lying on the floor, bound Chinese Members of the Council
and gagged. He slipped the gag from the man's mouth and found a small orange inside. He noticed that teeth were missing from the lower jaw, and later saw two teeth. Mr. Jenkin: Perhaps you have. observed that not the least interest- ing factor in this case is going to be the question of these two teeth. Have you appreciated that?—Yes.
Result of Misunderstanding.
Mr. Calder Marshal's arrival on the rostrum was greeted with a burst of applause. Before pro
While Government departments have closed down, the banks and commercial and professional firms have had very little option THREE OTHER PROMINENTS. from three to five." Rangoon time is th. 30m. later in the matter. Either they had to The waves follow the lead and waste several than Hongkong time. would take about im. to
reach afternoons in the course of the Hongkong; therefore
earth-year or lose an equal amount of
p.m.. valuable time in quake happened at
suppressing Rangoon time.
minor revolts among the truculent elements in their junior staffs. When the matter came up for discussion their attitude p peared to be most adequately ex- pressed by A shrug of the shoulders and an attempt to lay the blame Government for
same
The greatest recorded amplitude of the long waves was 86mm. abort As in the Japanese the earthquake of Sept. 1, 1923, in- dicating it a very severe earthquake.
was
The
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more
Modern City.
persisting in AL bad example. Rangoon, the expital of Burm. There may have been soma stands on the Ilaing, or Rangoen foundation for that view, but the River, 20 miles from its entrance position is no longer tenable. into the Gulf of Murtaban. The Government has gone further
almost entirely than existing city is
an attempt to prevent the modern, built since the British diacontinuation of pullie business; took possession in 1852.
on race days. It has expressed a streets are laid out regularly, dewish that there should be river is carefully embanked and curtailment of such business. many modern improvements have In recent years racing has noti been earried out.
beer looked upon with a surfeit of sympathy by those in high places in Malaya and we have no desire to add to the difficulties of the executives of the various turf
The Mantle of Gandhi.
The principal buildings include Government House, where Bombay, May 5. Gandhi's mantle has fallen visit in 1922.
Prince of Wales stayed during his Many other hand- Abbas Lyabji whom the Mahatma some buildings have been erected,
chose to lead the volunteers,
including the High Court and the A monster meeting at Boralay Secretariat. Close by is the wax attended by a hundred thou-| Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. sand people and was addressed by ↑ Mary. leaders, including the poetess, Other fine buildings are the Mrs. Naidu. The leaders urged General Hospital, the University the audience to remain non of Rangoon, Holy Trinity Cathed- violent and to carry on the fight. ral, the Central Telegraph Office
A tense atmosphere has deve- the Customs House, and loped at Karachi where the Jubilee Hill. thoroughfares are being guarded ·
by British and Indian troops and also by the Police.
Many Banks.
clubs.
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Home Arguments Don't Apply,
Those interested in racing in the East can scarcely claim con- sideration on the ground which is undeniably legitimate in the West, namely, that, quite apart
from
Much interest is being cen- tred in the Champions Race which takes place to-morrow and on which big sweep prizes will be paid.
Mr. Liddell's Wheaternft, which won the America Chal- lenge Cup yesterday, is fav oured to win.'
Others expected to be in the picture are Mr. Eve's Busy Bee, which ran second in the America Challenge Cup yes. terday; Mr. Eve's Banquet Eve, which won the Chinese Cup during yesterday's rac- ing; and Mr. Lad's Bright Lad. which won the Kiangsu Cup in record time yesterday.-- Our Oum Correspondent.
He only just wickets for 46 runs. missed the "hat-trick," taking three wickets with four balls without con- ceding a run.
At the close of play on Saturday the Australians were 50 for the loss of two wickets. When Bradman and Richardson got settled down to- day, however, the score grew rapid- ly and Leicester's total was quickly passed.
Bradman, top scorer in the match the the enjoyment it gives to so far, made a brilliant debut in the individual, the sport has the match with Worcestershire inst definite national value in im-week when he scored 286 runs. proving the standard of the Rishardson is the vice-captain of the team. So far in their two The most imposing bank build thoroughbred. Picketers at Calcutta to-day ing is that of the Imperial Bank Racing in Malaya certainly pro- matches with the counties the Aus- stopped football and hockey of India. In addition, there are vides a livelihood for a large num-tralians have secured four cen-
turies. Reuter. matchen from being played.—the offices of the National, Charber of people, but it must be re- Reuter.
tered, Mercantile, and Hongkong cognised simply as a sport and a and Shanghai Banks, There are very excellent sport which we also offices of the Yokohama Specle should be sorry indeed to see be-. Bank, the China and Southern come the subject of official inter- Bank, International Banking Corference while it continues to be poration, Tata's. Allahabad, Cox run well within the law and as und Co. A. Scott and Co, and Thos. efficiently as local circumstances Cook and Son.
Lord Inchcape Hits Out.
London, May 6. In the course of a letter in the Daily Mail, Lord Inchcape aaya that those who know something of India view the events there with grave concern.
Nothing like it has ever existed before, he says. Sedition, law breaking, murder and outrage are rampant, and the instigators ale allowed to stump the country preaching their
mischievous doctrines.
Unless the Raj resumes its position
the Government, anarchy and bloodshed are bound to ensue, says Lord Inchcape, and we shall be the laughing-stock of the world.
Only a firm hand will restore 'the country to peace and prosperi-
ty-Reuter.
RAIN PROBABLE, .
The Royal Observatory reports that the anticyclone. has increased lightly in intensity. The depres- sion is situated to the north-west of Tokyo. The local forecast is: East winds, moderate; cloudy gen. erally, probably some rajn.
The population of Rangoon is $42,000. The Governor of Burma is Sir Charles Innes, K.C.S.I. appointed in 1927.
WOMAN FLIER MAKES NEW RECORD.
permit. But no sport is of such importance that it should be al- lowed to dislocate business on five or six working days in the year.
City of the Dead.
DAVIS CUP MATCH.
IRELAND BEAT MONACO IN THE DOUBLES.
Lyttleton Rogers and A. Smith
posing the resolution he stated that its rejection at the annual meeting of ratepayers was
the result of a misunderstanding and full consideration of what was in volved, and suggested-also that that there might have been some misconception of the resolution's intention.
ANGLO-EGYPTIAN PARLEY.
· STILL DIFFICULTY OVER THE SUDAN.
London, May 5. Negotiations with the Egyptian delegation were resumed at the Foreign Office this evening.
If these two teeth do not belong to docensed, if they do not belong to the little girl, and if they do not belong to any of these three accused, the case is very interest-
Missing Teeth,
London, May 5. Mr. Arthur Henderson, Foreigning? Yes. Secretary, was accompanied by In the first place the Council Lord Thomson, Secretary for Air; was not, as had been said, definite Lord Passfield, Secretary for the ly committed to the increase in the Dominions; Mr. Hugh Dalton, To-day is the first time so far as number of Chinese councillors: Parlamentary Under-Secretary any records are concerned on they had made no definite pledge for Foreign Affairs; Sir Robert which you have stated that you and had not exceeded their Vanalttart, Permanent Under observed that teeth were missing authority. This was abundantly Secretary for Foreign Affairs; and from the old man's mouth?--Yes,
And you have said some teeth clear, he maintained from Sir Percy Loraine, High Commis- examination of a minute passed by sioner in Egypt.
were missing. Do you mean some re-teeth-Yes, some teeth. the old council, on January 10, which he quoted, and which de clared that the Council was un- animously agreed upon introduc ing a resolution at the next rate payers' meeting for an increase in the number of Chinese councillors such as was proposed.
an
Council Best Judges,
This minute, he said, had been sent to the Senior Consul and through diplomatic channels to the Chinese Government. There had been no comment or criticism at the time, and, therefore, it would appear that the Chinese were in the right when they sup- posed that the community was in favour of such a change.
The situation created by the ference home by the Egyptian delegation was considered.
After conversations lasting two
and a half hours, the negotiations were adjourned until to-morrow morning.
More than one tooth ?—Yes.”. How many teeth?-I cannot say. Well, can you give us an idea- the whole of the lower jaw? No, There was a gap in the lower teeth, a gap from which two or three teeth It is understood that there is were missing. The gum was bleed-- still a difficulty over the Sudan ing. and over one or two 'other points, -British Wireless.
SHANGHAI SKELETON BUS SERVICE.
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HUNDRED STRIKERS WANT TO RETURN.
In referring to the argument
Shanghai, May, 6. which had been advanced that With police guards on the buses, until Mr. Justice Feetham's report and the vehicles heavily encased had been published it would be with strong wire netting, a skeleton unwise to make any change in the service operated by Russian drivers existing status. Mr. Calder Mar- was commenced by the China shall pointed out that in matters General Omnibus Company yester- of this kind the Council were in day between St. George's House and a better position
to judge than the Garden Bridge.
Altogether, ten vehicles are being anyone outside. -
The decision of the Council to operated and they were eroded
yesterday. propose the resolution had been
ACCESSION OF THE KING.
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Never Thought of It.
Do you know that is very impor- tant evidence to have been omitted? -Yes.
How do you account for it?--I have never thought of it.
Inspector Fallon then gave evi- dence of visiting the house, seeing the body and making a search. In the search, he said, he found four pieces of broken crockery, with ap- parent bloodstains on them, and the two teeth under a chair. He also notked that a curtain bare blood- stains, as though someone had wiped a bleeding hand on it.
Inspector Questioned. Inspector Fallon, who gave Ievidence to the effect that he had
charge of the Inquiry until the C.D.I. took over, was subjected to a searching cross-examination by
Mr. Jenkin pointed out to him that in his evidence, he simply said that, he found two. teeth in the room near the body of the deceased. "I demur to suggest it," continued counsel, "but it la my duty to do so. Do you think that is really fair?"
Dublin, May, 5. Ireland is now leading by two matches to one in the Davis Cup referred to Judge Feethan, and ductors, have now offered to return Mr. Jenkin
Over 100 of the Company's con- contest against Monaco. They that gentleman had given his to duty-Our Own Correspondent. have each won a singles match but opinion that the change was in took place in Ir land took the lead today when the general interest. Had the In 1 29 racing Singapore on seven days other (Ireland) beat R. Gallepe and V. ratepayers realized this on April than Saturdays. On one of those Landan (Monaco) 6-1, 6-1, 6-4.-16 they would not have rejected days the interference with busi-Reuter.
the motion. ness was only slight, racing being confined to four events which were run off in the late afternoon. On the other six days Singapore took on the appearance of a City of the Dead soon after midday; banks, that shops, business houses, Govern. Lena Bernstein, using Golden ment offices and almost every other Shell aviation spirit, on May 2nd form of activity by which livings set up a world record for endur-
are earned were abandoned on a ance by women.
working day for a sport,
ANOTHER TRIUMPH FOR
SHELL SPIRIT.
A telegram received from Lon- don by the Asiatic Petroleum Com- pany this morning states
She flew. 35 hours, 46 minutes,
55 seconds, her machine being a Farman 190, fitted with 230. hp. Salmson engine,
The previous record was 20 hours, 471⁄2 minutes.
The opportunity for adjustment of a state of affairs for which no defence is possible was provided by publication of the letter from the Secretariat to Government (Conţinued on Page 143)
AMERICAN. BANKING.
OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION
ORDERED.
Washington, May 5. The Senate has adopted a re- solution for an investigation of the national banking laws and the Federal reserve system.
It is anticipated that the inquiry will begin in the autumn-Reu ter's "American Service.
The Labour Day Moniiesto.
Gontinuing he emphasized the international character of the com- munity and the necessity for co- operation between Chinese ̈and
TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
OBSERVED.
London, May 6..
Inspector Fallon:-It is as fair as I can suggest.
You know that these teeth are of very grave importance to these
foreigners. During the last two This morning's newspapers re- three men?--Yes, but the fullest years there had been the fullest cord the twentieth anniversary of significance of them did not occur co-operation between Chinese and the accession to the Throne of His to me until yesterday.« foreign councillors, or the Council Majesty King George. There will would never have proposed the be no special celebrations aparengan ka
Might Help Accused. resolution. It was in the interest from the usual twenty-one gun Then you have had in your of the harmony everybody desired salutes at Hyde Park and Windsor. mind for some time the possibility that the rasolution should be His Majesty the King returned that these teeth might lead to the passed: it would farther Chinese to London yesterday. The Court freedom of these men? It might Interest in the municipality, will remain at Buckingham Palace favour them one way or the other.
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for five weeks-Reuter.
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