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RUSSIAN DANCER FAILED TO ATTEND
VICTIM OF SHOOTING DRAMA.
SENSATIONAL AFFAIR IN SHANGHAI
HORRIFIED SPECTATORS
HELPLESS.
FORMER LOVER'S ACT.
Shanghai; Oct. 21. A crime passione!" enacted in full view of a number of horror-stricken and helpless spectators last evening has created a tremendous sensation
PARADES.
MEMBER OF DEFENCE CORPS FINED $25.
PERSISTENT CAPTAIN.
An unusual case came before Mr. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy this morning, when H.H. Lasham, a member of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps, was summoned un- der the Regulations of the Corps, | for failing to attend parades in
order to attain general efficiency, und for failing to return his kit and arms atter discharge from the Force. The name of Captain E. J. R. Mitchell was set out in the charges as the complainant.
Replying to the first charge, Lasham said:-That is so
His Worship:You plead guilty?
Defendant:--Yes. in Shanghai. The victim of the
Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, appear- affair was a pretty Russian girl,ing for Captain Mitchell, said that, a ballet dancer, who received since the summons, the defendant four bullet wounds in the legs, had returned his kit and arms. He thought that the charge under this and the assailant was her former heading might be withdrawn. sweetheart, who surrendered. himself to the police after the shooting.
The
grim drama took place in a garden in front of No. 632, Avenue Joffre. Spectators were attracted to the scene by the sounds of shooting. They were prevented from interfering by the a second revolver man, who held to his hand, and threateningly while
Defendant in reply to another question, suid:-I did not at Lend parade.
Mr. Whyte-Smith:-He attended one parade and one day at Camp, your Worship.
END TO CAMPAIGN. OF TERRORISM.
MURDEROUS ASSAULT IN KOWLOON.
THREE MEN CHARGED AT THE SESSIONS.
ESCAPES FROM
- HOSPITAL.
PRISONER GETS FREE AT KOWLOON.
ACTUSED OF THEFT.
Leung Sul-po, à prisoner under- going treatment for bruises on his legs at the Kowloon Hospital, effect ed his escape from the prisoners' ward in the Hospital last night,
He was to have appeared before Mr. Butters at the Kowloon Magi- stracy this morning on a charge of theft,
JEWISH HOPES DASHED,
BRITISH GOVERNMENT
POLICY:
CO-OPERATION WITH ARABS STRONGLY URGED.
REFORMS OUTLINED.
GOLF
ANNOUNCEMENT
The new improved DUNLOP
Golf Ball
(replacing the MAXFLI) has now arrived
Stock at LANE, CRAWFORD'S. See Show-Window Display
Noto the now. MAX MARKING foature on this latest Golf production, also the increased "flight."
EMPIRE MEETINGS VIGOROUS RAP FOR
CONTINUE.
CHEAPER PRESS RATES AGAIN | URGED.
MANY OTHER ISSUES.
London, Oct. 20.
KUOMINTANG.
CHIANG KAI-SHEK'S STRICTURES.
PARTY MEMBERS NOT A PRIVILEGED CLASS.
As the heads of the delegations to the Imperial Conference have com- pleted their preliminary discussions SERIOUS INJURIES.
on the whole agenda, various ques- tions have now been remitted to A GENERAL WARNING. Committees for detailed examina- What is alleged to have been
London, Oct. 21.
tion and reports. the culmination of the efforts of
Nanking, Oct. 21 The Government has issued certain Shanghai Chinese to
Today the Committee on Com-
A severe denunciation of a White Paper containing an im- munications received a deputation members of the Kuomintang drive a fellow-countryman away
He was accused of having stolen, portant statement of policy in from the Empire Press Union which from the Colony, after other from No, 60, Prince Edward Road, Palestine, in which it is stated urged cheaper rates for Press mes-Party who were abusing their means had failed, resulted in the Kowloon, a blanket, a bed mat, a leaders to press the Government
that "it is useless for Jewish Bages throughout the Empire. rights and powers, was the bur- The Committee on Inter-Imperial den of an important speech by Criminal Sessions this morning coat, a Panama hat, a table cloth, regards, for example, immigra-Act in the the light of the report terday at a meeting at the Cen- appearance of three men at the leather hand bag, a white silk long to conform to their policy as Relations, discussed, among other Marshal Chiang Kai-shek yes-
matters, the Colonial Laws Validity before Mr. Justice Jacks,, on a fountain pen, 25 graninphone re-tion and land, or to the aspira-of the Conference on the operation tral Kuomintang headquarters. charge of wounding three other cords, nine pieces of embroidered tions of the more uncompromis-of Dominion legislation. men with intent to do them cloth and $18 in money, the proper-ing sections of Zionist opinion."
Marshal Chiang commented grievous bodily harm.
The Committee on Arbitration upon the unpopularity of the ty of a widow named Cheung MuL "It Is equally useless for the Arab and Disarmament discussed a Draft Kuomintang in various parts of leaders to maintain their demand Disarmament Convention designed the country, and attributed this to for a form of constitution which to bring the League Convenant in- the behaviour of certain members would render it impossible for the to accord with the Kellogg Pact. of the Party who created the Government to carry out the double The Civil Aviation Commitee held impression that the Kuomintang undertaking to the Palestinian Jews its first meeting and passed a re had become a privileged class.
solution of sympathy in regard to The statement of policy has been the R.101 tragedy and discussed the. drafted after careful consideration progress in heavier-than-air activ- of the report of Sir John Hope ities since the last Conference; and Simpson the special investigator the Committee on Economic Co- upon land settlement, immigration Operation considered in broad out- and development, sent to Palestine line "the system as applicable to by the British Government Sir United Kingdom wheat imports." John Simpson's report is issued-British Wireless.. simultaneously..
The accused, who were un- defended, were Lok Shan, Loks CFRzamams Shau-sung and Wong Kyl-fuk, and the victims of the attack were Ma Ying-zai, Wong Shuen-cheong and Cheung Shuen-hing. All the accused denied the charge..
Outlining the case for the Crown, Mr. Somerset Fitzroy said that the beginning of the story: went back to July 25 when the first and third accused approached
Asked by the Magistrate why he joined the Volunteers if he did not wish to attend parades, defendant replied: "Captain Mitchell came to the office every day for four Wong Shuen-cheong, who was waved it weeks with a Bible for me to swear then No. 1. painter, employed at deliberately
Shanghal on. That (joining the corps) was the Hongkong and firing further shots at the pronethe only way to get rid of him." Garage, Stubbs Road, and told him body of the unfortunate girl.
Defendant was fined $25 on the that there would be trouble if he first summons.
did not give up his job.
Shop-owner Threatened. Apparently, said Mr. Fitzroy, there had been some trouble before that date, as the man did not seem to have had a very happy. time, and the result was that he gave up his job on August 1.
Only Nineteen,
It was later revealed that the victim of the attack was Miss Nadejda Nicolaevna Astrova, who is only nineteen years of age, and who was formerly employed at the Canidrome as a ballet dancer. The man WAN а Georgian Russian named Shalika Badridze, employed as a bodyguard by a wealthy Chinese, and
"
IRELAND OUTPLAYED AT SHEFFIELD.
ENGLAND OBTAIN 5 GOALS
IN FIRST HÁLF.
BRITISH IMPORT DUTY. RUMOURS.
Pointed Dental-by Mr.
Philip Snowden.
WON'T BE CONSIDERED.
London, Oct. 20.
Mr. Philip Snowden, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, referring in a speech at Man- chester to a rumour that the Government was considering an all-round 10 per cent. import duty for revenue purposes, said no Government in which he had charge of the national finances would ever
such seriously consider proposal. Reuter.
He went over to Kowloon and London, Oct. 20. succeeded in obtaining employ- England defeated Ireland by five ment as a painter in a motor shop who appears to have premedi-goals to one in the first international Pilkem Street. The third DEUDANCE! tated the shooting in a mad al of the season, played at Sheffield accused, having heard that the
Lo-day. wave of jealousy.
man was going there, went to the The total value - England opened the international shop and told the owner that if $80. A second The girl was accosted by the arrested man while visiting in season with great distinction, run-he employed the man there would received stolen Avenue Joffre. They apparentlynig up a score af five clear goals be trouble. The owner took no preferred. retired Into the garden of No.632 hefore half-time, Ireland being.com- notice of the threat and engaged to thrash out their differences pletely outplayed. away from the public gaze.
Former Love Romance.
It appears that Badridze was formerly a wealthy merchant and the proprietor of a cabaret in Harbin, where a friendship be tween the parties was established, which later developed into a love
romance.
At the meeting lust night, Badridze, pleaded with Madejda Astrova and asked her to return to him.
She replied: May be.
At 6.15 p.m. approximately, a sound of shots was heard from the garden.'
Passers-by rushed in to the rescue of the girl but they were held up by a second pistol, Badridze waving it menacingly and shouting that he would are upon anyone who approached any
closer.
Three More Shots.'
Burgess, of Sheffield Wednesday. who was playing at inside left, ob tained two of the guals, Hamp son, the Blackpool centre-forward Crooks, the Derby right-winger, and Houghton, outside-left, of Aston Villa, also storing.
Englund rested on their laurels in the second half, and Dunne net- ted a goal for Ireland when the game was dragging towards its end-Router,
INDIAN OUTLOOK
REVIEWED.
CONGRESS METHODS PRO- VOKE DISSATISFACTION.
tively quiet.
the man.
Counsel remarked that the jury would follow that behind the story was some sort of attempt to drive the man away from the Colony.
a
of the articles is charge of having property was also
Mr. Butters adjourned the case sine die in view of the fact that the man has not yet been re-arrested.
and non-Jews."
Not to be Moved.
The Government statement lays repeated emphasis on the fact that no policy, however enlightened, or however vigorously prosecuted, can succeed unless supported not mere- ly by the acceptance but by the will ing co-operation of the communi- ties for whose benefit it is design-' ed.
HONGKONG OBSERVES
NELSON DAY.
WREATHS LAID ÁT CENOTAPH
Selfish Interests.
He continued: "A privileged class in bound to fail. A few of the party members are really fighting for the welfare of the public, but most of them are struggling for their own selfish interests. All they want is power.".
· Marshal Chiang wound up his address with a warning to all members of the Kuomintang Party, including those holding high executiye posts.
declared, proved to be corrupt or Any of the party members, he Inefficient would be punished more severely than non-members.
"This is a Kuomintang Govern- ment. If we are unable to main-
read of Communist Influences is a proof that our members are not carrying out their duties faith- fully-Reuter.
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Mukden's Wary Polley.
AND WANCHAI, Simple, but impressive, were the ceremonies held at the Cenotaph The Government make it clear and the Wanchai Memorial to "that they will not be moved by any mark the celebration of Nelson Day tain discipline inside the Party pressure or threats from the path this morning, when wreaths were there is no hope of establishing laid down in the mandate and from laid at both monuments from His an efficient administration. The
Governor (Sir the pursuit of a policy which aims Excellency the at promoting the interests of the William Peel) and the Hongkong habitants of Palestine, both Arabs branch of the Navy League. and Jews, in a manner which shall Capt. T. H. A. Coltman, A.D.C., be consistent with the obligationsrepresented His Excellency and laid which the mandate imposes,” his wreaths of marguerites and As it is the primary duty of the fern, whilst Mr. A. L Shields
Peking, Oct, 20. Administration to ensure peace, in-und Rear-Admiral R.A.S. Hill, Acting upon instructions from citements to disorder or disaffec-C.B.E., (President and Vice-Presi- General Chang Hsueh-liang, the tion, in whatever quarter they may dent respectively of the local branch | Manchurian Government has an originate, will be severely punished of the Navy League) performednounced its determination to and the power of the administra- this duty. on behalf of the League.eninrga the scope of the newly- tion will, so far as may be neces-This floral tribute took the form formed North-Eastern Political sary, be enlarged to enable it to deal of a ship's anchor in red popples, Commission in North China which more effectively with any such with lilles and roses and ferns. will administer the political dangerous and unwarrantable at-
Amongst those present were: affairs of Kirin, Heilungkfang, tempts.
Capt. T.H.A. Coltman (represent-Fengtien, Jehol and Suiyuan Pro- ing H. E. the Governor), Mr. A. Lvinces under the Chairmanship of Military Strength. Geneva, Oct. 20.
Shields. Rear-Admiral R. A. S. General Chang. Government, will retain for the Hills, Mr. W. A Dowley, Capt.. As he was getting up the first The Central Opium Board of the accused stabbed him twice. The League of Nations has concluded present two battalions of Infantry Laurenson, Mr. A. G. Coppin, Mr. third acensed, who had by this its public discussion and adopted in Palestine, and, in addition, two T. H. R. Shaw, Mr. E. W. Carpen- of the elder Manchurian leaders time appeared, then struck him a a report for the Council regard-squadrons of aircraft and four secter and Mr. M. G. Marriott (Hon. was held this morning at Mukden,
tions of armoured cars will be Secretary): blow with the back axle of a motoring the Board's Work in 1929.
available in Palestine and Trans- Jordania.
Man Stabbed Twice.
At about half past eight on the evening of August 7, said Mr. Fitzroy, the victims of the attack were sitting in the Pilkem Street shop when the first accused approached and asked Cheung Shuen-hing for some tea.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS AND OPIUM.
STRENGTHENING GENEVA CONVENTION.
To-night, at the Lee Theatre, a ar knocking him down.
A number of verbal changes and The manager rushed out of the additions have been made, notably
grand concert is to be given under The Government has decided the auspices of the League, a splen- shop and, in the meantime, Ma
a suggestion by Mr. H. L May, Ying-zai had attempted to wrest the American member of the that the time has arrived for did programme having been ar- London, Oct. 20., The Government of India's ap the axie from the third accused, Board, in favour of amending cer- further step in the direction of ranged for the occasion.
the grant to the people of preciation of the situation in India but failed, and the third accused tain articles of the Geneva Opium Palestine of a measure or self- to the 18th instant says that, apart knocked him down with a blow of Convention tending to empower government, from the events in the Bombay Pre- the weapon. There seemed to sidency, the week has been compara- have been a general melee, when the second accused appeared. There is evidence of a decline in The first accused was held and After this warning, he propopular enthusiasm and of the was arrested by the police when ceeded to fire three more shots at-growth of dissatisfaction against they arrived on the scene. the girl who had fallen to the Congress methods. There is also
Some difficulty was experienced ground.
a growing tendency for convicted in understanding what had hap He emptied the entire maga persons to obtain remission of their pened as all the men concerned zine of one of the revolvers, but sentences by offering apologies and were Shanghai Chinese, with the -ledges for future abstention from result that were all taken to the of the whole, four shots took
(wless activities.
Police Station, including the first effect. Two of them penetrated
and were formally It is added, however, that the Accused, the right leg and two the left.
Terrorist Party in the Punjab is charged with creating a disturb In the meantime, the Eadridze seemed on the verze believed to be planning. furtherance.
second and third accused had of collapse after carrying out his outrages-Reuter.
escaped. dread design, but he surrendered himself to a sergeant of the French police who happened to be passing.
Critical Condition..
The girl was immediately removed to the Blue Hospital and enquiries this morning reveal that she is in a critical condition. ~~~~Our Own Correspondent.
LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE. CONTEST.
AL FOREMAN KNOCKS OUT
* GEORGE ROSE.
Walked Into Arrest. On the afternoon of the next day, having heard that one of their party had been arrested, the tecond and third accused went to
NEW PRIVY COUNCIL MEMBERS..
The second executive conference
Man-
when General Chang Hsueh-liang's suggestion for the despatch of the Third and Fourth chutian armies to Peking for the strengthening of the Manchurian position in North China carried unanimously.
WBS
Mukden As Centre, While endeavouring their best to extend their sphere of in- fluence into China Proper, there Is an indication that the more con- servative element among the Man- charian Government is determined. to devote its energies towards the Provinces. development of the Three Eastern
compatible with HENRY FORD'S REPLY the Board to recommend. against the terms of the mandate. They an offending country, not only an accordingly intend to set up a
TO CRITICS. embargo on exports to such coun- Legislative Council on the lines substances cover generally said down in the state- try of the ed by the Convention, but also im- ment of June, 1922, and trust that: BERLIN EMPLOYEES GIVEN ports of such substances from on this occasion they will secure
RISE IN PAY. the co-operation of all sections of that country.
The danger of the illicit traffic the population.
Berlin, Oct. 20. While they would deeply regret. A seven per cent. Increase in in drugs is also strongly empha-
an attempt on the part of any sec-wages for employees in his Berlin sised in the report-Reuter,
In this connexion General Chang tion of the population to prevent works who are not participating them from giving effect to their in the present strike, and a fifteen Hsueh-liang's proposal for the decision, all possible steps will be
per cent. reduction in the price establishment of his headquarters taken to circumvent such attempt, of his cars, is Henry Ford's reply as Vice-Commander-in-Chief of If made, since they consider it in to the complaint of German indus- the Nationalist Armies at Peking the interests of the population of trialists that he is a blackleg as was repudiated by the Mukden the country as whole that the fur- the Ford Company here is not Conference this morning, whên ther stop now proposed should no affiliated with
the Employers' the elder politicians insisted on longer be deferred.
Association,
retaining Mukden as the centre of Ford is greatly incensed over the political administration of the the wage-cutting desires of Euro-North-Eastern Political Commis- pean industrialists-Reuter. sion: General Chang's intend trip to Peking to confer with Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has therefore been cancelled indefinitely.
At the Conference, General Chang Tao-hsiang, head of the Elder Politicians, expressed the opinion that it would be wiser for MANFACTURERS SET UP
Mukden to direct all political; MISSION.
negotiations with Nanking Govern- ment from Mukden, where General: Brussels, Oct. 20 Chang Hsueh-liang can have the
coustant advice of his officials,
THREE DOMINION PREMIERS APPOINTED.
London, Oct. 20. HM the King has been pleased the Police Station. A sergeant to approve of the appointment of who saw them asked what they the Prime Minister of Canada, Mr. London, Oct. 20. were doing and they replied that Bennett; the Prime Minister of At Manchester to-day, the Anglo- they wanted to ball a man dut New Zealand, Mr. Forbes, and the Canadian Al Foreman, who pro- They were told to go insid and Prime Minister of Newfoundland, moted his own fight in May last it was noticed that they bore Sir Richard Squires, to be mem- when he won the lightweight cham-auspicious marks. They were hers of his Privy Council- A Chinese was charged before pionship from Fred Webster, to-stripped and various bruises were British Wireless. Mr. Butters at the Kowloon night retained his title after a hard found. The men were subse Magistracy this morning with fight with George Rose, of Bristol.quently identified as having taken running a gaming house at 4. Foreman knocked out Rose In fart in the fight and were accord. Station Lane, and also with the sixth round of a scheduled fif- İngly charged. possession of thirteen lottery teen sounds contest, and after the Fitzroy added that the tickets, and writing lottery tickets. night he was presented with the victims were very seriously
h the victed Me Ying-tal sustained a The Royal Observatory reports He was fined $100 or two months' Lonsdale Belt... on the first charge and cautioned Lord Lonsdale was unable to be fractured skull necessitating that the depression is central to on the other, two. A woman was present to bestow the belt in person operations, and at one time it was the west of Tokyo. The anticyclone also charged, in conjunction with and Mr. Lionel Bettinson perform very doubtful whether he would is central over S.E. Mongolia. The him, with having bought four led the brief ceremony on Lord | live. ^-
*** local forecast is East winds, lottery tickets. She was fined $25. Lonsdale's behalf-Reuter,
The case is proceeding. *moderate; fairy
FAIR WEATHER.
New Council's Form. The new Legislative Council will consist of the High Com- missioner and twenty-two mem- bera of whom ten will be official and twelve unofficial. The last named will normally be elected, by primary and secondary elections,
EGYPTIAN COTTON
INVESTIGATION.
Tonvold a repetition of the deadlock which occurred in 1928, steps will be devised to ensure the appointment of the requisite number of unofficial members to the
Council for the event of one or The Committee of the Interna- more members failing to be elected tional Cotton Federation, including, on account of the non-coopera-representatives of the principal ton of any section, of the popularepean countries and Japan, has tion or for any other reason, derided to send a mission to Egypt Two large contingents of Man- The High Commissioner will to Investigate, with the Egyptian churian troops served at Tientsin continue to have the necessary Government, questions Interesting this morning from Mukden, and power to ensure that the the spinners of Egyptian cotton will act as garrison troops in the
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