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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1930.
ADMIRAL SIR A. K.
WAISTELL.
PROMOTION FOR C.J.C. OF
CHINA STATION.
EFFECTIVE TO-DAY.
We are informed by the local! naval authorities that H.E. Vice- Admiral Sir Arthur Waisteli, K.O.B., Commander-in-Chief, China Station, has been promoted to the rank of Admiral, to date from to day.
AIR MISHAP AT MACAO.
WRECKED PLANE AN OBJECT OF CURIOSITY.
-A LUCKY DESCENT.
Macao, May 23,
IMPERIAL PRESS CONFERENCE.
BIG PROGRAMME FOR THE DELEGATES.
EXTENSIVE TOUR.
London, May 22.
Ninety-two delegates will attend, representing thirteen Empire coun- tries including the Dominions India.
and
Mr. MacDonald, Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Lloyd George will be amongst those addressing the conference de- legates, while the hosts at various functions include the Government, the City of London, the Admiralty, the Army Council and the Air. Ministry.
Fears regarding the whereabouts The Fourth Imperial Press Con- of the two French aeroplanes last ference will assemble in London on: seen flying in the direction of Can-June 1 and will conclude on June ton, the third having fallen into 30. The headquarters of the Con- a rice field some little distance north ference will be at Grosvenor House. of Macao, were set at rest by the Park Lane. Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur Kip-arrival of messages from Canton ling Waistell, K.C.B.. succeeded reporting the safe arrival of the Vice Admiral Sir Reginald two planes at Canton on Wednesday Tyrwhitt as Commander-in-Chief afternoon, of the China Station last year,
In the meantime, "crowds have prior to which he commanded the gone out to the scene of the mis- Destroyer Flotillas of the Atlantic hap to the third plane at Lam Tin Fleet, 1922-23, was a Lord Con Hui, and the Macao Shekki buses must have done good business. missioner of the Admiralty and Assistant Chief of Naval Staff, trip in view of
Few Macao. motor cars made the the recent imposi- 1923-24; in command of the First tion by the Chung Shan authorities Cruiser Squadron, 1924-26. He of taxes on motor cars which are served in the European War from considered excessive in view of the 1914 to 1918, being mentioned in toll payable to the Highway Com- despatches and given the C.B, de-pany, especially as there are no coration.
roads in Chung Shan which are considered Government roads for which such taxes might be justi- Visits will be made to Liverpool." fied.
Bradford, Harrogate, Doncaster,
Castle, The cars which have agreed to Warwick
Birmingham, meet the demands of the Chung Shan authorities were well pa- tronised and the many visitors from Macao went out to Lam Tin Hui.
The Prince of Wales intends to meet the delegates at a reception to be given by the Earl and Coun- tess of Ellesmere at Bridgewater House.
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Stratford on Avon, Coventry, Ox- ford, Eton, Loch Lomond, Tros- sachs, Edinburgh and Gleneagles.
The delegates will spend a day at the sea at Portsmouth on the invitation of the Admiralty. They will be able to see the trooping of the colours, the Derby, Aldershot Tattoo and the Air Force display
Admiral Waistel was invested with the K.C.B. decoration by Sir Cecil Clementi at Government House on January 3rd last: Ad- dressing the recipient of the hon our, H.E. the Governor said:- Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur Waistell, -By the King's command and on behalf of His Majesty I invest Late yesterday evening it was de- Your Excellency with the insignia cided by the French aviators that of Knight Commander of the Most, it would be desirable to take down Honourable Order of the Bath and, such parts of the plane as might be in the name of the Colony and of worth taking away, and the airmen all British subjects in the Far are leaving Macao early this morn-
The discussions will include Em- East, to whom the flect under youring to engage in the work of dis- command is a sure shield against In this work Lt.
aeroplane. pire trade and communications, mantling the French
Terrassier will newspaper production and adver danger and an ever present help have the help of Flight Command- tising. Mr. Lloyd George will in time of trouble, I congratulate er J. Cadrol of the Macao Air Force speak on "The Empire after the Your Excellency on the high hon; and some members of the personnel War" and Mr. Baldwin on "Eng- our which His Majesty has been of this organisation.
land, after the War"-Reuter. pleased to confer upon you.
NANKING RESUMES
OFFENSIVE.
(Continued from Page 1.)
Guard Over Plane.
In the meantime the village guards from Nam Long, under the instructions of the leader, have kept guard over the deroplane, which lies, bottom up. in a rice field. Crowds have come from all parts of the countryside to view the up- usual sight.
Lt. Terrassier states that he is Terrible Famine.
exceedingly grateful to the Macao Consequent on the outbreak of authorities and the officers and offi- hostilities between the Nationalist cials in the Portuguese colony for and Kuominchun forces in Honan much assistance and encourage Province interrupting all comment, and considers that he was munications and thus interfering lucky to have fallen so near the with the efforts of charitable as highway which enabled him to sociations to relieve the famine. make a trip to Macao, so easily. striken areas in the Province, ter- The Portuguese have helped in rible conditions are existing in the every way that they have been
120 districts in Honan.
able.
ran into
HARVEY KEEPS HIS TITLE.
BEATS STEVE McCALL IN CHAMPIONSHIP.
London May 22.
In a contest at Olympia 'to- night for the British middle- weight championship, Len Harvey, the holder, beat Steve McCall of Glasgow. The referee stopped the fight in the ninth round of a fifteen round contest.
Charley Smith, of Deptford, won on points against Donald Short- lands in a fifteen round heavy- weight contest.
the Lonsdale
It is stated that 28 districts are
In explanation of the mishap the that after seriously affected by the prevail. French airmen state
Johnny Cuthbert, the holder of ing warfare and that hundreds of leaving Macao on the 21st instant the British featherweight champion- houses have been either occupied in company with other French
planes, they
a bank of ship beat Domvolante on points in by troops or destroyed during the cloud and must have separated from a fifteen round fight. Harvey and encounters. The
war-zone pre-them. They believe that the plane Cuthbert both win sents a picture of complete ruina went off in the direction of Boca
belts outright. tion. Many other districts are in- Tigris, and when they were, con- fested by bandits,
vinced that they had been flying in the wrong direction they at- tempted to trace their way back a (South little to get their bearings with the Reuter. abject of making another attempt to get to Canton.
It is estimated that well over 8,000,000 people in the war-areas and bandit-infested districts are on the verge of starvation. Senentional Escape and Recapture.
Nanking, May 22. Reports have reached Nanking of the gensational capture, escape and re-capture of General Wan Tien- ehun, the uncle of the commander- in-chief of the Northern forces operating on the Lunghai Railway, at Wanhsuantsal.
Wan Tien-chan was captured by the Government forces when they occupied Kwelteh, and put aboard a train at Hsuchowfu for Nanking, under military escort. While the train was proceeding at a moderate speed on its way south from Hsu- chowfu, Wan Tien-chun, accompani- ed by a few fellow prisoners jump- ed off and received, slight injuries. One officer was seriously injured.
The train was stopped and the would-be fugitives were rounded up without difficulty and sent back to. Hsuchowfu, where they were, in- carcerated in the military prison.- Reuter,
forces near Knifeng.
It was just at this juncture, when they thought that they had found an indication of the proper direction, that they ran out of gasoline and were forced to make a landing, the machine turning a complete somer- sault,
The French airmen are still awaiting instructions from their superior officers as their next move- ments. M. Fellea, who was slight- ly bruised in being thrown out of the plane as it landed, is still under medical treatment at Macao-Our Own Correspondent.
DANGEROUS MOTOR DRIVING.
CHAUFFEUR SPEEDING ON "STUBES ROAD.
The Chinese driver of private car No. 2367 was summoned
In a bantamweight fight over fifteen rounds, Dick Corbett (Bethnal Green) beat Willie Smith
Africa) ch points-
R.100'S TRIP TO MONTREAL.
DELAYED AT REQUEST OF.. CANADA.
London, May 22. The Airship..R100, which left Cardington last evening, was in the air throughout the night and did not return to her mooring mast until this afternoon.
It was anticipated that the vessel, on a satisfactory comple- tion of this flight, during which a series of tests have been carried out, would almost immediately sail for Canada. In response to a request of the Canadian Depart- ment of Defence, however, the departure was delayed;
The Air Ministry has been requested to arrange that the R100. Parliamentary.
close
of the
NEGRO CONFERENCE
IN LONDON,
before Mr. Lindsell this morning clay arrive in Canada after the Northern Defection.
for reckless driving at Stubbs session, so that the Ministers and.. Shanghai, May 22.
Road, on May 17th. The Kuomin News Agency's.cor-
others may officially receive the Traffic Sergeant Baker stated airship on her arrival at Montreal. respondent wires that the Norther that he was going up the road and British Wireless. ners under Liu Mouen yesterday the defendant was coming down, transferred their allegiance to the They came within sight of each National Government and made a other at a bend marked by surprise attack on the Kuominchun sentry box, and it was then seen He adds that this move is expect that the defendant was driving at ed seriously to upset the military an excessive speed--between 25 plans of the Northerners who will and 30 miles, an hour which wit- probably be compelled to evacuate ness considered was dangerous at Lanfeng, to within ten miles of a bend. In point of fact, in round- which Liu Shih, taking advantage ing the curve, the car was akid- of the disorder; has advanced. ding. There was sand on the road. Router.
Defendant made a statement Shanghai, later, from which it was gathered that Japanese reports confirm the de-it being pay-day for him, he was fection of Lin Mo-uen's forces to in a hurry to take the car back the National Government, and de- to "the depot." clare that he captured alive Gen* "That is no excuse," remarked eral Wan Hsuan-tsai, disarming the Magistrate as he imposed a all his troops, who are now falling fine of $10. back from Kweitch.--Reuter.
PERMISSION REFUSED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
London, May 22; In the House of Commons to- day, Mr. J. Marley (Labour) ask ed if the Home Secretary had re- ceived an application from the "Provisional International Trade Union Committee of Negro Work- ers of America" for permission to hold a first international "confer- ence of negro workers in London
"RED" PROPAGANDA IN U.S. next July.
Washington, May 22,
A Northern Defeat,
Shanghai, May 22. According to reports from Tainun the Shantung forces occupied Tung-
The House of Representatives has ming yesterday, thus clearing ordered an investigation of Com southern Chihli, south of the Yel- munist propaganda and activites in low River, of the Northerners the United States. Reuter's Ameri Reuter,
can Service..
“Mr. A. Short, Under Secretary of State, replied in the affirmative and said the Home Secretary had replied that he would be unable to sanction the conference or to au- thorize facilities for the atten- dance of the delegates-Reuter.
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