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FINAL EDITION
Sporeme
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 11
NO. 13.
C# A# TUESDAY, MARCH 29. 1932.
IN THE SHANGHAI
MANCHURIA NUMEROUS STIFF
MISSION
SENSATION.
STARTLING ACT
BY NEW GOVT.
THE STATUS OF
DR. KOO.
Shanghai, Mar. 29.
According to prem reports from Mukden, the Manchukuo Gavern- ment in raising objections to Dr. Wellington Koo accompanying the) League Commission to Manchuria. the It is atated that before Chinese Assessor is permitted on Manchurian soil, he must clarity hia oficial status,
Moreover, he will he allowed to enter Manchuria only as a neutraj observer laying no claimi to official representation of the people of Manchurin.
The report is indignantly de- nounced by the Shanghai Chinese!
newspaperA.
the The Sin Weu Puo urges Government lo reiterate its stand
2171 in t That Mashuria is stil tegral part of Chinese territory, and Chege Ofilals must there fore given free entry.--Renter,
FATAL MOTOR
MISHAP.
MAN KNOCKED DOWN BY HOTEL BUS. Fatal injuries were received by An elderly Chinese when he got in- to the way of a Hongkong Hotel bus and was knocked down in Queen's Road West yesterday.
The mining occurred near the unction of Ilollywood Road. The driver of the us made an attempt: wwery-
to avold the pedestrian by
teft. The ink to the
vehicle
ま
side of its radiator, the right side
striking the pedestrian and in- ficting Aeriour
BRUSHES.
RENEWAL OF FIGHTING APPREHENDER,
T
PEACE DELEGATES AT DEADLOCK.
ALARMING SITUATION.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).
Shanghai, Mar. 29, 12.57 p.mt.
JAPANESE
THE SUDDEN HASTENING OF
MILITARY PREPARATIONS ON ALL FRONTS, THE RUSHING OF STRONG REINFORCEMENTS TO THE FOURTEENTH DIVISION, AND DAILY STIFF BRUSHES BETWEEN THE RIVAL ARMIES, ARE GIVING RISE TO THE GRAVEST APPREHEN. SIGN THAT A RESUMPTION OF THE SHANGHAI WAR IS IMMINENT.
The skirmishes are increasing both in number and intensity according to despatches from the rear of the Chinese lines, and it is evident that the situation is fraught with grave consequences.
456 PER ANNUM BINGLK CREY 10 CYNTH
Cour
FORT DUNLOP
**South Chfan Moralny Pont Side." Tat. $4994.
BATTLE-ZONES.
A striking picture of Mr, J. A. Mollison, who yesterday completed a record-breaking Bight from England to the Cape. His plane was wrecked dennialic termination of the sanausing, trip.
NEW AEROPLANE
IN HONGKONG.
EXCITEMENT ON WATERFRONT.
MOLLISON CRASHES AT FINISH.
TERRIBLY EXHAUSTED BY RECORD TRIP.
RESCUED BY COLOURED TAXI-DRIVER.
A
RECORD SMASHED
Capetown, Mar, 28.
the airman is sighted a hour
over the aerodrome but fails to land
of so later a taxicab worms its way through the crowd the hero of the flight scrambles out and falters # story of a crash through sheer exhaustion on a sandy beach.
This was the dramatic finish to Mr. J. A. Mollison's remarkable dash from Lympne Aerodrome to Cape- town. He landed at approximately 18.24 hours Green- wich Mean Time, having completed the journey from Lympne in 3 days, 17 hours, 19 minutes, or roughly nine hours better than the previous record, set up by Miss Peggy Salaman and Mr. Gordon Store a few months ago.
Jove! I am glad 1 hold the Colonial
Mr. Mollison, an Australian air-records."
He explained that he attempted man, first aprang into prominence! last year when he net a new record to land on the beach because for an Australia-England flight, could not face the glare of the. and soon afterwards announced lights of the aerodrome.
He had seen all his instruments
his intention of attacking the: England-Capetown record.
AMY'S GREETING.
ho
An enormous crowd, which had in duplicate in the last two days been kept constantly informed of owing to nerve strain.
assembled at the hls
progress, Capetown aerodrome this byoning! to greet the intrepid fler.
He was sighted overhead at 8.24 p.m. local time and then
dis-
It was later learned that he had crashed on a beach and that h muching had been wrecked. SHORTER ROUTE.
Mias Amy Johnson, amid thunderous cheers, greeted Molli- Bon, saying: "You Wonderful hero!"
Mollison then asked by how auch he had beaten the record ad when told said: "Excellent."
He added that he had thought he would be able to do it but he
One of the most serious incidents occurred yester- day morning, quite near the Settlement, in the Huar Sao
DEMONSTRATION OF SAMPAN CAPSIZES IN appeared. Tsao Kadoo, near the Jessfield District. Here, incessant!
HARBOUR. AVRO SIX. firing by sentries on both sides continued for a con- siderable time, according to an official report from the
An accident befel a sampan of The latest type of British air-
Wharf at about 8 office of Mr. Wu Tich-chen, the Mayor of Greatercraft with accommodation for six the Ghit n
people was demonstrated at Kalam. to-day and caused some Shanghai.
the water- Mollison was not injured, but did not know on the previous along Tak Aerodrome this morning. excitement
of severely dazed. He drove by taxi- night whether he would be able to when an Avro Six was flown by front. Carrying three boxes Mr. R. Vaughan Fowler and Mr. sardines for the Jardine steamer cab to the aerodrome where he carry on. He felt very ili at nome kidded info -3 verandah pillar.!
The Mayor of Capetown.com...... receiving the Impact on the left SKIRMISH ON SETTLEMENT BORDER. H. A. Howes, pilots both of the Minusang, the sampan encountered learned that he had broken Mins periods.
East Aviation Far
Company heavy seas and capsized about Salaman's record.
was gratulated Mollison. whom A Hin West African route Limited, with four passengers. 300 yards from the Chiu On
roughly 6,260 miles from point to cheering crowd carried to a car The passengers were Miss J.Wharf. broke through the rati
four point, about eight hundred miles which drove him off to his hotel. altogether As reported the other day, and Japanese lines extends from Liubo Chinese defence lines, only to be Mackie, Mr. R. T. Barrett, Mr. R. to Nanzian; thence to the Sou-held up when the Chinese took W. Barnett and Mr. O. E. Wilson. people ou the bout at the time, and less than the distance covered by-Router.
Powered with three Genel all were thrown into the water. Miss Salaman and Mr. Store, Ho in the vicinity flew over the Sahara and along the West African coast, instead of to the boundaries of the Selfies swept the lines of approach with Major engines, and containing Other sampans
a furious machine-gun fire. cabin which holds the passengers
During the fighting, it is stated, comfortably, with excellent visi- and picked up the occupants
damage Nile, and via Bulawayo and Kim- According the reports now coming in, several attempts have about a thousand Japanese troops hility, the "Six" proved to be the capsized craft. No been made by the Japanese to suddenly appeared on the scene most likeable machine in the air was received by the sampan, but berley.
He averaged about fourteen Pross the Soochow Creek. Num- and under cove of the attack of and those aboard thoroughly en- a great deal of property was lost. ties, commencedjoyed the fight. hers of shots were fired into the the advance Chinese lines on Sunday morning, to dig themselves in outside the and again yesterday as attack cast gate of Taichang, while also was made on the Chinese, who are preparing beds for big guns. on the southern side of the stream, i
head injuries from which the man died shortly after being taken to hospital.
UNEMPLOYMENT
IN SHIPPING,
OFFICERS AS, DECK HANDS.
(Router's Specia! Service).
London, Mar. 29,
A striking commentary on the acuto
of state
unemployment;
C Creek, and along the Creeka rm stand farther back and
ment.
210! Crans
FURIOUS FIRE. among Mercantile Marine officers
Chinese Revenue Police, was afforded by the Lamport and Holl's 5.8. Lassell arriving at soldiers, are patrolling this region, Liverpool from the River Plate They returned the fire, which de with her deck hands all certificated veloped Into a serious
ien o'clock officers, who signed on as
the morning. IL furlous
noamen.
wero all certificatod engineers.
STOP PRESS.
ablement
to
Further
TWENTY KILLED.
Incorporating the world-famous dependability of the Avro firm,
out.
There were
rescue
immediately came to the of following the mail route, along the CHILE OFF GOLD
VENEZIA-SUI TAI INQUIRY.
MORNING.
STANDARD.
hundred miles a day and went NEW INCONVERTIBLE the journey practically without sloep.
Miss Amy Johnson was among the thousands of Easter holiday-1 makers who welcomed him at the nerodrome.
DRAMATIC FINISH.
PAPER MONEY.
the "six" is as immune from forced landings as any machine can poss
(Reuter's Special Service). sibly be, because it will maintain
Santiago, Mar. 28. The Chinese claim that more level flight under full control with twenty of the Japanese one engine cut completely.
The Chilean Government's B Later.for the reform of the currency and attackers were killed and many This was demonstrated beyond TO OPEN TO-MORROW skirmish.
ling's flight. more wounded in the course of the doubt by the pilota on this morn- engage
A Marine Court of Inquiry will It is now possible to fill in the foreign exchange regulations, pro ment of the gold standard and the On Sunday morning, JapanESO in
be held at 10.30 a.m, to-morrow at detulis of the dramalle finish to viding for the definite abandon- The huge crowd grow more and establishment of an inconvertible fire planes flow over Taichang and
the Harbour Office Into the coll-the wonderful light. The oilers in the engine-room being maintained for over half dropped two bombs, without doing daries.
an hour and then falling important damage.
plane passed overhead and failed toth Houses of Parliament. Buth sides are firm on the with- sion between the s.x. Venezia and
It is expected to become Inw away
desultory exchanges. Over ten Japanese gunboats drawal question and although the the 4,8. Sul Tai near Numtao more anxious when Mollison's paper-money, has been passed by
Island on March 12.
this week. The casualties are not known. and several other war-craft are sessions of the peace 'conference
The Court will be composed of 20 swing round and descend as that to Atato reporta
There was a sort of hushed pause Japanese troops are bustly an-Ficinity of Linho, where several were resumed at the British Con- the lion. Comdr. Hole, president, There w aged in diging trenches on the thousands of soldiers have been a successful outcome is felt, in Lt-Cdr. La G. Addington, D.5.C., of waiting, for some considerable north side of Pehaingching, while landed, it is believed from Woo-well-informed circles, to be slight, R.N., of H. M. S. Tamar, Capt. Jtims, and then a taxicab wormed
H. Ferguson, master of the 5.8. its way through the crowd and a ARMY CUP FINAL. refugees fleeing from Anting, agung, in the last two or three
MILITARY JEALOUSY.
Kumanng, Capt. W. G. Erwin, dazed man stumbled out, hardly threatened zone, are reported to days. have
beld
KATING STRENGTH. been
by up
He was taken to a small officol Concerna also expressed in master of the 8.8. Haiyang, and able to stand on his feet.
the which WES Japanese soldiers, and none have
besieged by beon permitted to pass, except According to the Chinese, over many different circles at the in Capt. T. R. Ireland, master of the
enormous crowd, which suddenly Mr. prospects. It Is
realised that the man was peace those who have been smuggled thousand of these reinforce- ternal Chintae situation vis-a-vis, Tyndareus. through Red Cross ambulances.ments for the Fourteenth Japan- the
Mollison. were ese Division
immediately believed that dissension exists be- sent to Kating, with powerful tween the Chinese Civil Govern machine-gun platoons.
ment and military offelala. Meanwhile, strong Japanese đu. While it is! concèded that the fence systems have boen erected yanking, nuthorities may be sill from Nanziang to Minion, Katius enruly desirous of a settlement of CAPTAIN CUTTLE HAS and Laoting by the Japanese, as the Shanghai affair, doubt le ex- Thursday, when questions dealing animous the newspapers are un-slated by pressed Chinese labour. pressed concerning tho. attitude
tho
WESTERN TENSION.
DERBY WINNER
DEAD.
FATAL FALL.
Nanking, Mar. 29, According to a Japanese com munique, an argeement for completa cessation of hostilities was reached this morning at the
As a result of these activities of the Sino-in the phat day or two, a lense eighth session
situation prevails on the western Japanese Conference.
borders of the Settlement. The Conference again meets on The Chinese
in their) morning
certain Chinese military cliques, { of PEACE DEADLOCK.
to ho Jealous Are the withdrawal of the details of a serious outbreak of fighting naar Talchang, when ma-
These preparations for further over the huve amounts of money.
(Renter's Special Service). Japanese forces
ad-chino-guns were brought into play
Rome, Mar. 29, ministration of the evacuated on both sides. Fighting started hostilities follow the persistence nequired by the Nineteenth Route the deadlock in the peace Army from all over China and
Captain Cuttle, the winner of on Saturday afternoon. contlaurd of all day on Sunday and was still negotiations, which have failed to from Chinese overseas, as a re- area are to be threshed out.
Considorable wrangling is ex-proceeding than the last informa- produce any reconciliation on the sult of their brilliant resistance to the 1822 Derby, has died at the Marfori atud as the result of a pected, as the points to which the on came from this part of the provision governing the with the Japanese advance.
drawal of forces. The Japanese A delalte peace settlement fall. Japanese forces should withdraw inc.
JAPANESE ATTACK. have hitherto proved the main stumbling block-Reuter.
with
and the
SHERWOOD FORESTERS WIN AGAIN.
London, Mar. 28. The Army Cup was won at Alder- shot-to-day by the First Batta- Ifon, Sherwood Foresters (Shorn- had crashed on a enndy beach in cliffe) in a rousing game. the darkness of the wished to coloured taxi-driver,
INSENSIBLE IN COCKPIT.
It transpired that the machine
They defeated the First Batte
the wreckage and found Molllaon lion, Duke of Wellington's (Alder lying unconscious in the cockpit. shot) by three goals to ene, and He shook him and brought him thereby set a record for the com round, and helped him to scrambla petition, having won the coveted
slon-Router. out of the plane, and then drove trophy for three years in suc to the noradrome.
'Mollison's eyes were blood shot and his speech almost in-
AK-year-old Chinese girl-was nð- coherent. He was absolutely exhausted to the point of mitted to the Kwong Wah Hospital yesterday, her hands and legs serious... collapse.
bozka ly burnt when a spirit store overturn- declare that they cannot willidraw would dissipato their hopes of This famous horse was 18 years
with od set fire to her clothing while whe by Lord In a short luterview. It is alleged that the engage Klangwan-Woosung. The Chinese and they are said to be straining old and was sold
Italian breeder for 840,000 dyed, hia MuOCOER ment was started by Japanese sen- domand their withdrawal to the avery exort to prevent a settle Woolavington five years ago to an Reuters representative, he leard was playing at her home in. Larch
an attack International Settlement bout ment. tries, who launched
+
outside the the line of Chansi- sharing liko awards for valour,"
*By Bros, Mengkoky.
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