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TROOPS FIRE ON FOREIGNERS.
PARTY MISTAKEN FOR ENEMY.
INCIDENT ON TRIP FROM NANNING.
SIEGE CONTINUES.
The fact is disclosed in news "reaching the Colony that the last of the foreigners to leave Nanning, which is still under siege conditions, had an unen- viable experience when, on pro-
CIGARS TO LIGHT|M. BRIAND ON HIS
BOMBS.
SEQUEL TO ATTACK ON SIR. CHARLES TEGART.
THEORY AT TRIAL,
Calcutta, Sept. 11. There was a sequel to the recent Calcutta bomb outrage at Alipore to-day when a special tribunal sat for the trial of a law student named Dinesh Chandra Majumdar, The court room was strongly guarded by armed police.
SCHEME.
NO CONCLUSION YET REACHED.
.!
MR. HENDERSON SPEAKS ON DISARMAMENT.
LEAGUE ASSEMBLY,
ture war..
his
London, Sept. 11. At the League Assembly at Majumdar, who is twenty-eight years of age, was charged with Geneva to-day, M. Briand ad- conspiring with Manuja Sen Gupta dressing the gathering on (deceased) to kill Sir Charles European Federation scheme, Tegart, Police Commissioner før ceeding down river, they were under the Explosives Act and had replied to the questionnaire Calcutta. He was also charged said that all the countries who fired on by Cantonese troops, under the Arms Act.
were favourable to the principle who were under the impression The Public Prosecutor described of a federated Europe. It was that the junks towed by the the outrage and said that Sen launches had escaping Kwangsi Gupta was carrying two live bombs logical, said M. Briand, that the rebels on board, whereas in fact and a six chambered revolver. countries which had suffered they contained wounded Yun-He staggered and fell while run-most from the recent war should ning away and died immediately work together to prevent a fu- nanese troops.
It was on August 31st that it afterwards. was deemed advisable for most of Majumdar kept his pursuers at the remaining foreigners to with-bay with a revolver until he was No conclusion had so far been draw from Nanning, and accord-secured by a traffic constable. He reached, save that some sort of!
was ingly the party
the was found to be in possession of federation left by
necessary. M.
·livé bomb and A loaded Briand said there were many ob- A.P.C. motor launch "Nanning" one and the Socony motor launch revolver. Majumdar was injured, stacles on the way to disarmament, "Boston." Two of tankers, the probably by bomb splinters. Both but many had been surmounted al- "Tacona" and the "Mohawk," also accused were in possessión of ready,As far as France was con- cigars and the Prosecutor express-cerned it would have been impossi- withdrew at the same time.
ed the opinion that bombs might ble to reduce armaments in the be lighted by a burning cigar. way they had done if the League had not paved the way to security. He recalled the work of the Lon- don Conference, and said that as Foreign Minister he was in touch with the neighbour and friendly nations and hoped an accord would be reached which would complete the London agreements.
and
400 Wounded Troops,
The party comprised the A.P.C. Sucony agents and their families, the Commissioner of Customs with family and staff, and the staff of the Emmanuel Hospital. The Younanese at
tackers facilitated the withdrawal
on condition that the party took down stream to Wing Shun, a dis- tance of about 50 li, some
400
He added that Majumdar would be further charged with murdering Sen Gupta. Sir Charles Tegar yave evidence describing the out- rage-Renter.
on":
The outrage occurred August 20 when two bombs were thrown at the car in which Sir Charles Texart was travelling. They exploded in the road, wound- ing the chauffeur, and damaging the car.
wounded Yunnanese troops, well as the Cantonese delegates who had been conferring with the leaders of the, Yunnanese Army. This was accordingly done, and during the trip down, the Em- mamuel Hospital doctors were able. to treat many of the wounded | solliers, some of whom were in a bad way...
Bad Half Hour.
Cantonese troops had discovered
their mistake.
The rest of the trip down to Wu-
chow was uneventful.
There are now no foreign bust- ness men in Nanning. Dr. Coffin, of the Seventh Day Adventists, who had been running a small hos- pital there, is still in the city, but it is believed that his hos- pital has been temporarily shut down. There are also one or two Catholic priests, one of whom is said to have been wound- ed by bombs dropped from raiding. aeroplanes.
LOAN FOR CRISIS IN
ARGENTINE.
BRITISH & ́AMERICAN BANKS CO-OPERATE.
New York, Sept. 11.
waived-Reuter's American Ser
rice.
BRADMAN WELL SET AT SCARBRO’.
Mr.
Mr. Henderson's Views.
British Foreign Secretary, refer- ring to M. Briand's speech, said the closest collaboration of Euro- pean Governments was vitally im- portant to European peace. The British Government. had stated its opinion in reply to the questionnaire and had expressed its great sympathy with the pro- posal.
Arthur Henderson, the
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FISHING TRAWLER
HITS REEF
EFFORTS BEING MADE TO TAKE OFF CREW:
HAINAN GROUNDING..
What at first appeared to be en unintelligible message from a Japanese steamer has now been made out by the local authorities to be the efforts of Capt. J Takamii, master of the Japanese fishing trawler Ibuki Maru, to Inform the local agents of the
vessel that she had struck a reef in Hainan Straits.
NEW SHANTUNG | NEED FOR CUT IN NO ALARM FELT
GOVERNMENT.
HAN FU-CHU AS THE GOVERNOR,
NANKING EXPECTS BIG SUM IN REVENUE.
CHANGSHA -SCARE,
was
TAXATION.
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE STRESS URGENCY.
UNANIMOUS VIEWS.
London, Sept. 11..
The Association of British Cham- bers of Commerce, after submitting a questionaire to the Chambers of
BY DUNLOP.
SATISFIED WITH THE DECISION.
·SIR. CECIL'S VIEW, ON THE RUBBER QUESTION.
Commerce throughout the country, WHY DUTCH OPPOSE. reached the conclusion that there is urgent need for the complete overhaul of national and local trxa- tion.
Shanghai, Sept. 11.
London, Sept. 11. Government at Tsinanfu
The new Shantung Provincial
Sir Eric Geddes, chairman of Local chambers expressed the the Dunlop Rubber Company, inaugurated by Mr. T. V. Soong, unanimous opinion that the coun- has circularised the shareholders The first message received in the the Nanking Finance Minister, try's expenditure is excessive and stating, on behalf of the Board, Colony throw no light on the affair at all, as beyond the fact when General Han Fu-chu, Com- that the cumulative effect of the that the present abnormally low ficultion, the authorities could not along the Tsinanfu-Tsingtao time of industrial depression, ac aftermath of the policy of res- that the Ibuki Maru was in dif-mander of the Nationalist forces taxation is especially serious in the price of rubber is due to the make out the rest of the message. Railway, took the oath as the panied by a fall in price levels, triction, assisted by the decreas A later one, however, gave
The Chambers suggested that the Military Governor of Shantung economies should be effected, among
ed consumption in consequence position of the steamer, indicating Mr. Soong's visit to Tsinanfu is other things, in the expenditure on of intense world trade depres that she had struck a reef on the due to a desire to effect a thorough Labour Exchanges, social services, sion. north bank of the West Reef in rehabilitation of the financial rates of interest on the conversion The circular states that with the Heinan Straits.
administration of Shantung Proof loans, education, police pay and Dunlop plantation properties in that no hope is now entertainment and that of the National
Details received locally indieste Vince by defining the revenue of pensions, and in unemployment in their present magnificent con-
the Shantung Provincial Governsurance.
dition and their low present costs for the vessel, but efforts are Government.
There was also further sugges, and lower estimated future costs, tion that economy should be effected the Board seas nothing alarming in the general cost of administra- in the decision of the Governments tion.
concerned that the law of supply Mr. Soong wishes to levy cer- The Chambers also expressed the and demand shall rule the planta- tain taxation in Shantung under opinion that the present rate of tion industry in the future.-- the heading of natiouni revenue expenditure has a most serious ef-Reuter. and is optimistic that the Nanking fect on the country's export trade. Treasury will be thus enriched to-Reuter.
"HONG PENG" DELAYED BY WEATHER.
Expected to Arrive This Afternoon.
ALL WELL ON BOARD.
A moderate gale with heavy scas is delaying, the sis. Hong Peng, now on its way back to the Colony with suspected pirates on board. H.M.S.
Sepoy has gone out to meet the vessel and will escort her into the harbour.
The following radiogram
Was
sent out by the Hong Peng and received by the Company's Agents (Messrs. Ho Thong & Co.) at 9.40 this, morning-Modérate gale and heavy sea. Vessel delay- ed. Hong Peng is expected to arrive 2 p.m. All well. Please inform Head Office."
The Head Office of the Company is at Singapore..
.
steamer The B. & S.
:
Money for Nanking,
the extent of about $3,000,000 a monta
THEFT.
Sir Cecil's Views. Singapore papers to hand give the text of the statement - Issued
ing the considered views of HIË. SIF Cecil Clementi on the question. of rubber restriction.
Mr. Soong will shortly leave CALCUTTA TURF CLUB by the Colonial Secretary embody Tainanfu to go back to Tsingtao, but there has been no confirma- tion of his
to intended visit Mukden for the purpose of handing over a huge sum to General Chang Hsuch-liang as the price of Man- churian allegiance to the Nanking Government.
Chengchow Bombed.
ARREST OF YET ANOTHER EMPLOYEE.
Calcutta, Sept. 5. Still another totalisator mana- ger-F. P. Fraser-has been ar. The lull along the Peking-Han-rested in connexion with the theft kow and Tientsin-Pukow Railways of Rs. 183,000 from the Calcutta prevails, but Nanking planes Turf Club. along the former rallway are ́ex- ceedingly active, bombing Cheng-
The other two accused, F. Bin-
PITCHED BATTLE IN BAGHDAD.
THIRTEEN DEAD' IN FIGHT WITH KURDS,
The statement takes the form the of a letter addressed to secretaries of the Asiatic Planters' Association of Malaya and the Planters' Association of Malaya and the chairman of the Malayan local committee of the Rubber Growers' Association and His Excellency by those bodies on is in reply to letters addressed to
August 20 and 21. Dated Septem ber 6th, it reads as follows:-
Chettiar, C. B. Graburn and H. B. Talalla. There were also' present Messrs. Egmont-Hake, Arter, Macgregor, Parbury, and Petrie, together with the Colonial Secretary, the Colonial Treasures. the Director of Agriculture and the Director of Statistics,
chow daily. For the past few ning and C. O, Durham, are now
Recent Deputation. days the Nanking planes have on bail. Fraser was employed by been regularly, visiting Cheng- the Club in succession to Binning,
"Sir, With reference to your chow, and as the result of the who was engaged temporarily.
letter, I am directed to inform you raids many civilians have been The money was taken in steel that His Excellency the Governor He hoped that any decision to
killed, and wounded. Eight Chi-trunka from the race course to the received a deputation at Govern- prepare a detailed scheme to carry
nese students were killed when offices of the club in Russell Street ment House, on Saturday, 23rd bombs wrecked a oul M. Briand's proposed Euro-
school. The and placed in a safe. When the August, 1930, at 10 am, on the The party arrived at Wing Shun A message from Buerus Aires rean Federation in which con
Kuominchun troops escaped in-safe was opened on Aug. 11 it was subject of rubber control. The just before dusk, and had the mis-states that three British and two nexion he mentioned, the recent
jury in all the cases and are tak found that, while the safe had not deputation consisted of Measra. fortune to be fired on by Canton- American banks have combined British memorandum) would onlying up positions inside the tunnel. been tampered with, and the Tan Chieng Lock (leader). Inche ese troops, who thought Kwangsi for the offering of a new Argen-be taken on the authority of the
The Kuominchun forces in Ho-trunks were apparently untouched, Hassim, Louis Thivy, Veerappa. rebels were aboard the junks. In tite Government, short term loan. League of Nations.
being made to lake of the can have been reinforced by 500 the latter contained lead instead the words of one of the foreigners, totalling thirteen million pesos, to
seamen Whatever developed from the eighteen Japanese
who machine guns, with the arrival of of money. "it was a pretty bad half an hour, tide over the present crisis. The but there were no casualties, al- question of security has been discussion of the scheme the form the crew of the Ibuki Maru.a large cargo of arms and ammuni British Government hoped it
Anhul,tion from Tientsin. though there were some narrow
would be carried into effect in under the command of Capt escapes." Everybody lay in the
Peking Taxation. bottom of the boats until the firing
Buenos Aires, Sept. 11.
collaboration with the League and Ashby, was in the vicinity when
The new Peking Government ceased, which was not until the Ex-President Irigoyen, looking would be consistent with the she intercepted a message regard-
worn, crushed and ill and escorted League membership and would vessel, and is now standing by. ing products which will yield international obligations ofing the mishap to the Japanese has inaugurated a new tax on farms
"After a long discussion, all in secret by police, embarked un
ex-$1,600,000 monthly. The money
members agreed that His Excel- the Argentine cruiser Belgrano help forward the League's dis- The weather at present is
tremely rough on that part of the will be devoted to the administra- bound for Monte Video. Irigoyen armament policy.
lency should, when visiting Java, ascertain the views of the Dutch and a doctor-Reater's American was accompanied by his daughter
coast, and it is expected that some tion of the new Government. The Optional Clause.
difficulty will be encountered in Mr. Wang Ching-wel has issued
Baghdad, Sept 11
authorities and that, if the Dutch Service.
Mr. Henderson dwelt on the taking off the men on the stranded a lengthy proclamation in the Kurdish dissatisfaction with the authorities were willing to take need for the ratification of Con- trawler.
name of the new Peking Govern new Anglo-Irak Treaty (which was steps to restrict production, His ventions concluded under the An official of 'Horal & Co., the ment, addressed to the foreign violently opposed by the Kurds who Excellency should suggest that a auspices of the League and hoped local agents of the Izuki Maru, Powers. A similar proclamation refused to vote at the general elec conference be held between re- next year to see practically told a Telegraph reporter this by Marshal Yen Hsi-shan will be tion last month) culminated to-day presentatives of the Netherlands universal Acceptance. of the morning that a message has also addressed to the people of China in a pitched battle in which armed East Indies and British Malaya. optional clause on the Statute of been sent to a British destroyer, on the necessity of forming an in-Kurds blockaded the Government Subsequently on Monday, Aug. 25, the World Court and that this which is at present in
that cependent Government
officies.
a meeting of the Legislative Connell took place at which, on ENGLAND DECLARE AT THE year amendments to the Covenant
Extra police and troops were in order to harmonise it with the vicinity, to see if she could render General Sun Chuan-fang,
the motion OVERNIGHT TOTAL.
for adjournment, Governor of called in and thirteen people were Unofficia! Members spoke strongly Military ary assistance. Two other fishing! former Peace Pact would be accepted.
trawlers have also been despatch Chihli, is at Dairen. He has told killed in the ensuring fight, in both for and against restriction. London, Sept. 11.
He regarded the optional clause ed to the scene of the misha, newspaper correspondents that he cluding one Iraki soldier. In as the first step towards the settle- The English XI playing the make dally aerial bombing raids not resume the innings this morn
The Cantonese still continue to Australians at Scarborough didment of all questions by peace-these leaving the harbour yes- has not the least intention of readdition thirty-five people
able means.
terday evening under full steam. turning to politics.
The Ibuki Maru is one of & on the city, and are believed to be ing, the declaration being made at
Massacre of Bandits,
"Sir Cecil Clementi arrived in Batavia on the 27th August and on fleet of fishing trawlers operating employing five planes for this pur- the overnight total of 218 for nine
Between Wednesday evening
the following day had a conference pose. These planes usually carry wickets. Five of the wickets were Government had supported the Hongkong as the usual home and this morning Communit
He also said that the British in the Gulf of Tonking, with
with Jonkheer de Graeff, the Gov- four large bombs
arnor-General of the Netherlands each, and a taken by Hornibrook at a cost of majority report of the Committee port. These vessels generally go
bandits launched
fierce great deal of damage has been 69 runs.
East Indies, who Informed him that, while amelioration of rubber done to the city by the
the reorganisation of the out with sufficient provisions to counter-attack against Changsha,
prices was of much importance for Many houses have been completely when play closed for the day had League. Secretariat and expressed last them for a longer period than the capital of Huuan, which was wiped out, whilst hundreds of made 163 for the loss of two wie the hope that it would be
a fortnight which is usually the followed by a severe encounter
the European plantations, it was, as regards the Indigenous popula animously adopted.
length of one trip. The Ibaki with the Government forces.
General Ho Chien utilised the Mr. Henderson went on to refer Maru left Hongkong on Wednes-
tion, desirable only with a view to to disarmament and said that one day morning and, it is believed, services of the Government bomb-
general economic conditions: that London, Sept. 11.
in the rubber gardens belonging to of the chief tasks of the Imperial, hit the reef shortly after noon ing planes and during the ensu
ing fight the Communist army Two matches were played in the natives no tapping is being done at Conference would be to consider yesterday. The Kwangai defenders have re-
the further contribution of the She is a steam fishing trawler was bombed by the planes, result- Southern Section of the Third present and that restriction, if car cently been reinforced by some.
Commonwealth. to the of about 230 tons gross, and has ing in over 1,000 bandits being Division, of the English Football ried through by the European plan 200 of General Wang Shao-hung's guns with which to breach the city British
killed, wounded -ór taken League to-day. Queen's Park tations successfully, would as a cause of disarmament,
been in Hongkong for some time.; The Yunnance attackers are
defeated on prisoner. Three Changatia Divi- were
their own consequence increase prices up to a the city by the north gate during said to be very flush with funds, security
He maintained that of all the Her owners are the Kyodo Fish- sions took part in the assault, ground by three goals to two by level reasonably profitable to those the time the Yunnanese withdrew
measures disarmamenting Company, of Japan. It is
Watford, while Thames, playing plantations, and would result in a covered the most important and he understood that she is to permit civilians to leave. This as they have managed to sell large w
Japanese Perturbed. at home, beat Clapton Orient by considerable increase of the rub brings the strength of the defend- also able to live on the produce would be made this year, The
quantities of opium, They are trusted that further progress by insurance.
During the fight, which lasted three goals to nil ber production from native gardens, ing army up to about five thou-of the countryside. On the other Government regarded the treaty
throughout the evening, gun fir-
In the Northern Section Carlisle thereby seriously counter-acting hand, conditions inside the city for financial assistance as an im-
ing could be heard inside the defeated Stockport by five goals and even perhaps mullifying the are getting rather desperate, and portant measure for the prevention
city, and the Japanese were much to one. Before the match measures of restriction there is considerable" speculation of outbreak of war, and hoped that
perturbed. Preparations were Carlisle had not secured a point the three matches already na to how long the defenders can
made by them for an immediate definite convention would be
Reuter:: hold out. It is possible, however, drawn up which the British Gov-, The Royal Observatory reports withdrawal, which was not, ho that if the Yunnanese do not soon ernment would accept, as it would that the Chinese anticyclone is ever, carried out, on accou succeed, they may return to their the amendments to the Covenent now central to the NE. of Peking. the Government victory native province, in which event on one condition, namely, that a A trough of relatively low pressure following morning. the way would be opened up for general treaty for the reduction extends from Indo China to Guam,
Some time ago, more Kwangs! rebel troops to en- and limitation of national arma- The local forecast is:-N.E. that Foochow t ter the city and consolidate their mente bo carried through. winds, fresh, generally overcast; klen Pro
some raiz.
Daily Air Raids.
ruids.
Australia went in to unt and
elvillars have been killed. The kete. Bradman and Kippax were casualties to civilians are believed not, out with 73 and 57 to their to run into at least six hundred credit respectively-Renter since the raids began.
troops, who managed to get into
sand.
Present Position.
The Cantonese at present do not seem inclined to send troops to as- sist in the attack on Nanning, as this would mean lengthy lines of communication. The brunt of the attacking therefore falls on the Yunnanese, who are being assist ed by Canton planes. However, the attackers appear to lack big
walls.
position there.
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Disarmament Need.
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ZAT. SOME RAIN,
a
were Dutch Governor's Statement.
wounded, four of these being soldiers and nine police,Renter.
FIRST POINTS FOR CARLISLE.
VICTORY AT THE EXPENSE OF STOCKPORT.
Objections to Compulsion.
Voluntary co-operation from the native side is, he said, not to be expected in the Netherlands East asuring news has come to hand Indies and, there are the following. at the Government has been re- strong objections against forcible inforced by the arrival of fresh Intervention by the Dutch author- troops from eastern Eukien, and itles — martial law has been cancelled.
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