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REVIEW OF INDIAN AMERICANS SAVED SERIOUS RIOTS IN STIMSON AGAINST BOBBY JONES ON
SITUATION.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PAST WEEK.
A SYMPATHETIC SPEECH BY MR.
WEDGWOOD BENN.
POLICY AGAIN STATED.
The Indian situation was again reviewed in the House of Commons yesterday when the Secretary for India said that despite everything the vast majority of people pursued their daily lives in the quiet enjoyment of all the blessings of a settled government: Private trade during the last five years showed a favourable balance and the price of Indian securities in London was now higher than in January.
FROM GAOL.
COMPANY TO RETURN STOWAWAYS.
GENEROUS OFFER MADE BY ·
SHIP AGENTS.
CASE AT KOWLOON:
An offer by the local agents of the ship to repatriate two stowaways saved A. J. Fraser (24) and J. H. Peters (22), of America, the ignominy of im prisonment in the local Gaol when they appeared before Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kow- loon Magistracy this morning, together with four Filipinos charged with having arrived in the Colony on board the 5.3. Maunawili without the consent of the master or agents of the ship.
Filipinos. They
RANGOON.
BURMESE DOCKERS ATTACK CHINESE COOLIES.
HEAVY CASUALTIES.
Rangoon, May 26. Ten people were killed and 250 injured in communal rioting which broke out here to-day after brewing over the week-end. Striking dock workers resented Chinese loading ships and 1 serious outbreak occurred.
Burmese, armed with lethal weapons and led by priests with daggers, paraded through the streets hunting out Andhra coolies whom they mercilessly belaboured. Two European Police officers were slightly injured in the dis- turbance. The bazaars and shops are closed. Burmese newspaper offices have been attacked and shipping is at a standstill Reuter,
Later.
It is now estimated that 28 peo- The defendants all admitted the ple were killed in yesterday's riots. India was not a market to be exploited on behalf of British charge.
Hospital reports show that 276 interests and any policy which did not cover the welfare of
Inspector Ogg said that the four indoor and 300 outdoor patients all India was doomed to failure. Strong hands and iron heels Filipinos were found with mem-have been treated. could not compel the Indian peasants to buy British goods.bers of the crew who were also The casualties are mostly And- Goodwill and good understanding were the keys to the market
were not dis. | bras.. place. Good might arise from the trouble of the past weeks covered until the ship was at you, if the conflict quickened the conscience of both peoples to the while the two Americans had realities and urgencies of the matter. The people of India hidden in one of the life boats. were not unresponsive to idealism, while behind the reserve They gave themselves up after the of our own race was a wealth of generous instinct.
vespel had sailed from Manilu. A review of the recent disorders shows a definite improve- ment in the situation, although persistent efforts to spread hostile propaganda in the Punjab villagès continue.
FALSE REPORTS BEING SPREAD.
London, May 26.
the
Those who rightly desire the The situation in India was dis- uplift of the pensant or industrial cussed in the House of Commons, worker should not overlook this evening during a debate on the magnificent work carried India Ollice Vote. The Secretary Englishmen in co-operation with on by for India, Mr. Wedgwood Benn, Indians under present conditions said that despite newspaper head-in India. In the last ten lines the vast majority of Indian more progress had been made in people in
urban areas. Industrial legislation than in the and certainly in the rural areas. preceding fifty years.
the
- pursued daily their avocations un- der the benevolence of settled and ordered Government.
It was true that the Government-
years
Continuing, Inspector Ogg men. tioned that the captain of the
Maunawili wanted to Lake the two Americans back to the United States as members of the crew. The Consul had been consulted and be agreed with the proposal.
Return to America.
It might be explained, said Ogg, that the two Inspector American defendants had arrived at Manila on board the President Jackson, from which ship they understanding that they would had got their discharge on
the
secure employment. They had
worked for a firm but that firm had failed and the men Were stranded.
Fraser told his Worship that had wanted to return to
Government Reform.
they America.
Dealing with the development of
It WIN rather fortunate for
The situation is now under con- trol.
Apart from those mentioned, is catimated that a hundred ceived treatment elsewhere than
MAP OF TYPHOON AREA.
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WILL AID LOCATING.
On Page 12 of this issue we publish a map of the typhoon area, which will appear peri- odically when typhoons are notified which may possibly affect Hongkong.
By referring to this map, in conjunction with the weather report and typhoon warnings, our readers will be able to locate any typhoons recorded and also to follow their tracks.
hras.
INDEPENDENCE.
FIRM STAND ON THE PHILIPPINES.
FEARS ALIEN PENETRATION AND OLIGARCHY.
STERN OPPOSITION.
!
TOP OF FORM.
THRILLS IN AMATEUR GOLF
› CHAMPIONSHIP.
HOLED FROM BUNKER.
·
London, May 26. Bobby Jones gave a thrilling display of golf at St. Andrew's to-day when he was opposed to Roper in the first round of the Amateur Golf Championship. There was a record entry of 272 and play to-day was continued through a heavy mist.
"IRONSIDES" AIM AT HANKOW.
IN ALLIANCE WITH KUOMINCHUN.
PAOKING TAKEN WITHOUT ANY DIFFICULTY.
SHANTUNG BATTLE.
..
Washington, May 22.
Hankow, May 26, Stronger than the Secretary
Fears of an invasion by the of War or any other high official
Bobby Jones was followed by a "Ironside" troops, under General in many a day, the Secretary of huge gallery and he obliged with Chang Fat-kwal, from the State, Mr. H. L. Stimson, speak-young Nottingham player, Roper.
some thrilling golf against the Hunan-Hupeh frontier, with ing as a former Governor-Gen- eral familiar with conditions, came out flatly opposed to imme- diate Philippine independence to
His opposition was voiced to the Senate committee on territories and insular possessions in what constituted his first public ex- pression on the subject since his name became associated with Philippine affairs.
day.
combina-
At the first hole he played his Hankow and Wuchang as their second shot with a mashle and put objectives, thus threatening the his ball a yard from the pin, going rear of the Nationalist troops down in three. At the third he fighting in Honan against the got into a bunker from the tee. Shansi-Kuominchun deep-faced mushie, a distance of conference being He holed out, however, with, ation, resulted in a big military
held a hundred and sixty yards, for a two amid a tumult of applause. morning by the Nationalist He got another three at the Commanders, who decided to seventh hole and turned round two dispatch three Regiments of holes to the good.
Nationalist troops to Yochow in Hunan in anticipation of the "Ironside" Invasion.
At the dreaded "Aden" hole he put his tec shot.two feet from the hole and went down in two.
Bobby Jones' card was as fol- lows:
Out of the Question,
While it was generally thought that he was opposed to indepon-
Out: dence, it was not known that he was
3 4 3 2 4 6 3 5 4-33 Home: 4 2 3 5 5 4 4. so strongly against it. His testi-
=27 Whereas Bobby Jones did the 16 mony, together with the recent let- reter of Secretary Hurley, is regard-holes in 60, Roper took 66, good ined as tantamount to notice that in-enough to beat an ordinary first
dependence is out of the question class volfer. as long as the present administra-
it
al machine was designed by Eng relations between the Home Go-them, said his Worship, that the lish hands, but it was to-day main-ernment and the Government of Captain of the ship on which they ly operated by Indian hands, not India. Mr. Bean pointed out the had stowed away was willing to only in positions of high control, growth of self-government in the take them back to America, other- but almost exclusively in its sub-British commonwealth which had wise they would have to serve the -ordinate branches.
been carried out in various forms. usual term of imprisonment inpos hospital.. A few Anglo-Indians Dealing statistically with some] The Government of India wased on persons who were arrested are among those injured. of the aspects of national life, he looking more and more for for stowing away on board..ships. said few countries in the world in approval and support of the legis The four Filipines, however, Damaging attacks on Burmese the matter of external trade could lature and India's public opinion would have to go to acl as there newspaper offices, including that give a better showing than India. for a really effective and lasting had been no such proposal made of The Sun, were made by And- In the last year of provate trading, growth of the measure of self-on their behalf. murchandise showed an available government. The military force His Worship asked the Filipinos The trouble originated through balance of £58,000,000 and in India consisted of the Army, Air why they had stowed away but the in the four preceding years the Force and Marines and there had defendants, speaking through one trude balance was equally good. been no material change
in of the men, explained that they strength since it was reorganised had all been intent on making the Public Expenditure.
after the war.
trip to San Francisco. Proceeding, Mr. Benn alluded to As regards public expenditure, last year's Budget closed with a bathe recent disturbances which had lance on the right side, and al-fbeen confined to the urban dis- though it was found that on the fricts and, generally speaking, basis of existing taxation there from which the Mohammedans had would be a deficiency, the Govers- ment of India, with the support of the Legislative Council, presented a Budget which would, at any rate balance and perhaps show a sur- plus.
stood.
over-subscribed.
Poor Circumstances. When his Worship pointed out to the defendants that they had defrauded the shipping company. aloof. The disturbances the spokesman intimated that they might be described accurately as were all in very poor circumstances pasmodic rather than general. and could not afford to pay their
passages.
held
Congress Resolutions.
pro-
The purser of the ship, who was in Court, intimated, in reply to
some Burmese coolies' resentment at becoming unemployed, owing to the settlement of a recent shipping coolies' strike resulting in the Andhras resuming work-Reuter.
IMPERIAL ECONOMIC
UNITY.
BETTER THAN EUROPEAN COMMITMENTS.
tion is in office.
He said that he favoured ultimate independence it the
Tolley was three down at the eleventh hole to Captain Moxon, but he then took four holes in a row and beat Captain Moxon two "Bookless, Tolley's conqueror, un
.
.。
this
an
Packing Captured. For some
time it had been' that expected
the "Ironside" alliance with the Kuominchun troops, which have formed Government, would march into Hunch after their recent defeat in Kwangsi Province,
Last evening, news was received here to the effect that the "Iron- sides" had captured Paoking dur... ing the week-end, after a brief encounter with the Hunan troops
Philippines desired it, but up. thought that it should come only Saturday, was beaten at the nine-in the city, which is situated in after the Islands, had reached teenth hole by Captain Jobson, the economic solvency under Ameri-ex-Army champion. can supervision.
Recommends Restrictions. Besides his opposition to inde- pendence, a feature of Mr. Stim- son's testimony was a recom- mendation that Filipino immigra: tion into the United States be
restricted. He said that the troublesome immigration problem deserves congressional action and that the abuses arising from un- controlled Filipino labour should be stopped.
"I believe," he stated, "that the Filipinos are as anxious to stop that immigration as the Cali- fornians. In a situation like that there should be no difficulty iri finding a remedy."
He said he believed it possible that the Philippine legislature
would regulate immigration so that Filipinos could not emigrate. ostensibly to Hawaii, where they are needed, and then continue to California.
He suggested that the Philip pine legislature be given one session in which to settle the matter, with the understanding that it would not be considered by congress if the insular government) took the desired action.
Oligarchy Foreseen.
All the above had byes in the second round, likewise McLelland of Johannesburg, who was beaten by the Royal and Ancient Captain. Lieutenant Colonel Skene by five and three. Several Americans were beaten in the first round but
the
south of Hurran near the Hunan-Kwangsi border..
The proximity of Paoking to Hupeh gives ground for alarm of an attack by the insurgents among the Kwangsi and "Iron- side" armies from this part of Hupeh.
the results were of no importance. be sent to assist General Ho Three Hankow Regiments will Voight, of the United States, beat Tipple at the nineteenth hole. Chien, the Civil Governor of Erie Fiddian beat A. Guild one up. Hunan Province, and there is a Watt beat Doctor MatCallum two possibility that the Governor will and one, Major Martin beat de personally direct the army to Montmorency four and three and resist the "Ironside" attack from A. Peech beat Richard Kyle of Proking. Selangor three and two Reuter, "- In connexion with the Iron-
IMPORTANT “DRY" RULING.
WHEN PROSECUTION. IS POSSIBLE.
Washington, May 26. One of the most important decisions in the history of pro- hibition was made in the Supreme Court, which ruled that a person in ordinary circumstances, be pro- secuted.
who buys bootleg liquor cannot,
an
sides* entry .into Peoking rumours are current to the ellect
that, the Commmanders of the invaders have reached understanding with the Hunan Provincial heads, who have arranged to permit them to pass through. Hunan unmolested. In view of General Chang Fat- kwai's previous influence in Hupch and Hunan, which were at one time under his control, the con- . sensus of opinion is that he is aiming to return to Hupeh.
Severe Rebel Attack.
Fierce counter-attacks by the The Court, however, acceded to Kuominchun infantry in Northern the request made by the State Shantung, which broke out during Department in January and ruled the week-end, have been continued that buyers of bootleg liquor, who with fresh `vigour and fighting is are aware that for its delivery reported simultaneously at Ping- legal transportation will heyuan and Yucheng between the necessary and who on trial plead Kuominchun Army, under General
Shih Yu-shan, and the Nation nolle contendere, shall be liable to prosecution on a charge of con-alist troops, spiracy to violate the prohibition The main body of Shansi troops laws. Reuter's American Service. | along the Tientsin-Pukow Rail- way, which has stood aloof during the recent encounters along the Lung-Hai Railway, is joining in the present struggles along the Tientsin-Puków Rall- way, indicative of their intention.
: General Han Fu-chu is directing the Nanking forces in the defence of Tsinanfu, which is the capital of Shantung Province.
RUMANIAN PRINCE" -
KILLED.
Siege of Yucheng.
Minimum of 30 Years, Secretary Stimson said that he wasn't supporting American land or industrial exploitation of the Philippines, but on the contrary favoured the islands' present In some recent resolutions pass-his Worship, that after the men had
London, May 26.
small individual farm develop It would also maintain in the ed by the Congress Working been found they had not given any unity in preference to entering
Pleas for Imperial economic ment, eyes of the world the solid financial] Committee at Allahabad, a
He declared, however, that an position in which India had alwaysposal was made that these dis trouble to the officers or members into European commitments were amortization of capital to bring
turbances should be extended. So
of the crew.
voiced at the Congress of the Em-about an economically indopen- Last week the Government float-Far the resolutions had not been seriousness of the offence and ad-
His Worship pointed out the pire Chambers of Commerce.
dent Philippines must continue ed a loan of £7,000,000 which was put into effective force and it was dressing Fraser and Peters, said he Ivengh referred to the possibility time needed for such capitalization In his presidential address, Lord "a minimum of 30 years,” the The price of not the intention of the Govern- supposed both of them must realise of a European Custom Union and even in this country before they CRASH IN AEROPLANE NEAR to take an F- Indian securities on the London ment that they should be permitted that it was a dishonest thing to do; said the Congress would devote the could "stand on their own feet." was higher now than it was on to be mude effective. January 1st, despite all the
to steal a passage on board the bulk of the time to a discussion of Referring to the position in ship. It was not playing the game. the aim of unifying the economic events which had occurred in the North-West Frontier Province and Fortunately for them the respon- structure of the British Empire. mean-time.
in the tribal areas, he said that pible authorities of the vessel were Although there was a large pub- since the
Lord Melchett enunciated the lic debt in India, eighty per cent Peshawar
April disturbances, treating them very generously and doctrine of "Let, the family come was represented by productive as-normal
had been quiet and were going to have them repatriat first and outsiders next."-Reuter. life had been, or wased to America. being, resumed. Outside Pesha- Continuing, his Worship said that war, the centre of disturbance was he would simply register a caution caused by a leader called the Haji against them so that they could re- of Turangzai and his son,
He also contended that with- who turn to the ship, which, according settled themselves in a hill to the to Inspector Ogg, was leaving
drawal at this time would be north-east of Peshawar.
detrimental to American interests. was taken against them and was morning.
Action Hongkong for America to-morrow
The eyes of the Far East, he sald,'] proving effective.
are on the United States in her His Worship, said that with re-
CAPT. KINGSFORD-SMITH'S On the whole, the tribal situa-gard to the case of the other four
treatment of the Philippines, and INTENTIONS. of £75,000,000. When schemes now tion had greatly improved. There men there was no proposal made
withdrawal would constitute the under construction were completed had been no hostile movement of and they were not in such a for-
London, May 27.
practice of a great evil on the the total area under irrigation any tribe as a whole.
tunate position, the company not Captain Kingsford-Smith is Islands and would cause an un- would be nearly 40,000,000 acres.
Mr. Benn extended his sympathy having offered to keep them on preparing for a trans-Atlantic favourable reaction in Regarding the trade and indus- to the District Magistrates and board the ship. He would there fight next month from The Cur Eastern countries against the trial position generally during the officers of the local Governments fore have to impose the usual penal ragh, Ireland, in the "Southern United States. last twenty years India's overseas and Government of India in their ty which was passed on stow Cross," in which he was the first The stability of the Far East, he trade had nearly doubled in difficulties and dangers and said aways.
to fly across the Pacific from Sap agriculture the number of mem- that in this matter, as in all
The Filipino defendants were Francisco to Australia, bers of Co-operative Credit. So others, there never had been be accordingly fined $50 each with cieties had increased from 800,000 tween the Government and the
The assistant pilot will be Mr. the alternative of one month's Van Dyk, of the Dutch Air Line to to 8,500,000...
the East Indies. Reuter: (Continued on Page 7) hard labour in default.
acts:
Railway Progress. Remarkable progress has been made with the electrification of railways. Twenty-eight million acres, or nearly thirteen per cent of the whole crop of India, had been brought under irrigation at a cost
ANOTHER ATLANTIC
FLIGHT.
BUCHAREST.
Bucharest, May 26. An oligarchy of native upper. Accompanied by the Princess, class-
politicians and money Prince Mircea Cantacuzene was lenders would follow the with-piloting an aeroplane when it drawal of the United States, he crashed near Bancaaa aerodrome. stated, adding that the alternative The Prince was killed and the
Princess slightly injured.
The Prince had been dropping leaflets over the streets of the capital setting forth the claims of ex-Crown Prince Carol-Reuter.
of this was anarchy.
other
declared, depends greatly at pre- sent upon American occupancy of the Philippines and that with drawal might bring unsettled con- (Continued on Page 12.).
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GRAF ZEPPELIN.
The most significant news from Tainanfu is that fighting between. the Nationalist defenders and the Kuominchun troops lasted throughout, the day at Yucheng, which is in a state of a seige.
Yucheng is but about thirty miles from Tsinanfu along the Tientsin-Pukow Railway.
With the fall of Yucheng, the Kuomin chun troops could seize control of this part of the railway, which would afford them facilities to. travel to Tainanfu within the short space of one or two hours.
Meanwhile, the appearance of plain clothes Kuominchun troops. The Graf Zeppelin, which yes-at Lokow, near Tsinanfu, is caus terday flew to Rio de Janeiro and ing further panic among the then set off again for Cuba, has Tsinanfu residents. At Lokow, returned. Reuter des
(Continued on Page 12.).
AIRSHIP RETURNS TO PERNAMBUCO.
Pernambuco, May 26.