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VILLAGERS FLEE BEFORE CHINESE ADVANCE
SHOCKING
WARSAW
MURDER.
AMERICAN WOMAN
MISSIONARY
KILLED.
Victim of a
Warsaw, Apr. 18.
shocking crime.
Mina Grace Mott, a well-known
FEAR IMMINENCE OF FIGHTING.
IMPORTANT JAPANESE
STATEMENT.
American Protestant missionary, WILL NOT FIGHT UNLESS
was found dend in the conference
hall of the Mission in Warsaw to-
ny.
The primary cause of death was
knife wound in the throat, but the murderer or murderers appear to have gone berserk and left the body a horrifying spectacle.
A-number of kniven were found near the body.
Miss Mott was about forty years of age and cutne to Poland about a year ago with the object of convert. ing Polish Jews to Christianity.-- Reuter.
TRANCE MEDIUM ACTION.
JOURNALIST AND ROPE. POINT.
"THEY FELL FOR IT." (Reuter's Special Servico),
London, Apr. 15. The trance medium cause cele-1 tre, in which Mrs. Meurig Morris inuing the Daily Mail for chal- hier lenging the genuineness of manifestations is drawing to
lone.
J
The journalist who wrote the article which was the subject of
the livel action, said he suggested
FIRST ATTACKED.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).
Shanghai, Apr. 16, 10.42-a.m.. SHANGHAI IS SERIOUSLY PERTURBED BY THE
SIGNS OF MILITARY ACTIVITY ON THE WESTERN OUTSKIRTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT, THOUGH THE JAPANESE DE- CLARE THAT THEIR FORCES, HAVING VOLUN- TARILY SUSPENDED THEIR ACTIONS, ENTER- TAIN NO INTENTION OF RESUMING HOSTILI- TIES
CHARACTER OF ANY
WHATSOEVER SO LONG AS THE CHINESE REFRAIN FROM TAK- ING HOSTILE ACTION..
Employing Hungjao Aerodrome as their base, the Chinese troops of the Eighty-Eighth Division are con- tinuing their steady advance northwards from their original stations to the south of the Soochow Creek.
The forward movement, it is now revealed, com- menced at midnight on April 13, and has been continued nightly since, although the Chinese command must be well aware that the ominous action is no longer a secret.
imminent.
Cowen and Referring to the development, Japanese officials declare that as After a Harley Street specialist long as the 88th Division do not had been called, Mr. Norman attack the Japanese lines,
incident will be Birkett, K.C., for the Daily Mail, hostile pointed out that the issues were cipitated by the Japanese. not whether it has been demon. strated that there was a survival after boully death but whether the plaintiff was genuine.
STOP PRESS.
re-
MANCHURIA
PEIDING
The new "republic" in Manchurix, welded out of many discordant units, already is torn with in- ternal dissension, while Japan lɔ worrying about Soviat activity in the region. Russian operatives, have taken over the Ussuri vailroad for military movements along the eastern frontier and are reported to be concentrating troops maar Blagovest-Karensk. Top picture shows Soviet troops on the march Map iliustrates exient of the near Vladivostok, with a scene op the Vladivostok waterfront below.
DEATH OF DOWAGER LADY COWDRAY.
Great Phothropist.
A
(Reuter's Special Servica).
London, Apr. 15. The death occurred to-day of
other
con-
trouble zone,
Cinemas And MANCHURIA
Crime.
Help to Keep Boys Out of Mischief.
LONDON POLICE
Smash-and-Grab Raids.
Was A
CHAOS.
SITUATION OUT OF HAND.
BANDIT RAIDS.
Another train has been doralled, near Shihtaohotac, though this accident is attributed to a broken wrecked train was
Li
alяo
ARGYLLS COMING
BACK.
Reports this morning indicate that a large detach-
PROBLEMS. ment of troops of the 88th Division entered Hungjao-the great philanthropist and the
Harbin, Apr. 16. chen Village last evening and that the inhabitants are first woman High Steward, the
Extremely serious unset- London, Apr. 16. all fleeing, fearing that fighting in this region is Dowager Lady Cowdray.
She was a daughter of Sir John
tled conditions now prevail Cass of Bradford and, in 1881, Reviewing criminal statistics)
in eastern and north' Man- churia, despite the efforts of Tal-chi and General married Weetman Pearson, the during a House of Commons de- troops; Quo Thousands, of Chinese
head of the engineering firm of S. bate on the Home Office vote, Sir
Japanese and loyal Man- concen- Gaston Wang left Shanghai for Pearson & Son. This firm under Herbert Samuel, Home Secre
chukuo troops to pacify that the breaking of the rope dur-Are now reported to be
these regions. talking-trated in the Hunjao Sector, offer-Nanking by aeroplane yesterday hia direction developed rapidly ing the taking of the
con recently been disturbed by an
Yesterday, a large party of bridge-building and film was due to the influence of ing a grave menace to the Japan-for the purpose of reporting fully and undertook some of the biggest try, sald the public mind had
to the Government the result of structional contracts in the world, increase in certain classes of bandits raided the station of MI- a spirit named "Power." He did
Her husband was made Baron crimes and certain classes offen and looted the railway ware- this to catch Mrs. Morris and here left flank.
houses and the residences of the the recent conferences. supporter Lawence
Before his departure, Mr. Quo- Cowdray in 1910 and a Viscount in criminals.
The worst classes of crime railway employees. they "fell for it."
1916. He had a Scottish seat at
The railway workers have now Lord showing an increase were bur- Tai-chi averred that the meeting Dunecht in Aberdeenshire.
great glaries and breakings-in, and in deserted their posta owing to the pre-of the military sub-committee was Cowdray, who was also a
postponed on Thursday because philanthropist, died in May, 1927, London the increase in these had absence of protection from Buch!
his funeral taking place on the risen from three thousand in 1913 activities. the Japanese delegatca made JAPANESE FEELING.
absurdly unreasonable demands, very day on which he and Lady to eight thousand in 1931.
no circum-Cwdray were to have received the in declaring that under
of Aberdeen for their They state. however, that
As for so-called 'smash-and-grub axle. The station her freedom spite of the fact that the draft stances could China
many local benefactions. In the apeech which he had prepared, raids, there were 19 in 1929 in the attacked and looted by bandits and agreement has been revised: more own troops in the Shanghai area.
Lord Cowdray referred to his Metropolitan area and 20 in 1930. the breakdown gang which was than once in compliance with
NO NOTICE OF GENEVA.
happiness in a "well-mated wife In 1931, there were 31 and from sent to clear the line was quests by the Chinese delegates
May to November the figure was attacked and robbed.-Reuter. to the armistice conference, it is Japanese official circles hold the beyond all praise or price.".
16. In the month of January this now manifest that they have no view that the League Assembly
Freedom of City.
year, the figure had risen to 20, in intention of giving the agreement Committee of Nineteen cannot in-
In-October, the Viscountess was February to 29, and in March to their approval.
terfere with the present local ne-
31. The figure was now about The Japanese authorities, there-gotiations and that although the presented with the casket
Committee mests to-day, the Shang-taining the Burgess Tickets nd-three times as high as seven or
ago. This fore, cannot but feel that on the hal Incident will not be discussed mitting to the Freedom of the City eight years
renson,ntil Monday.
of Aberdeen and signed the foll matter which rightly gave rise to Chinese, side, for some
much concern.
ARRIVING HERE ON It is also stated that the on behalf of her late husband as
In regard to murders, « compar there appears to be a lack of sin-
also
WEDNESDAY. verity, through which the suspend-Japanese will not take any notice of well as for herself. She
the Assembly's decisions, accord-handed over Cowdry Hall to the atively small number of very shock- ing crimes had taken place recent- od conference may unfortunately ing to reliable sources.
city and university.
ly, but the Impression that there After having been in Shanghal Shanghai, Apr. 16.
In June, 1927, she was elected had been a wave of murderous since February, the 2nd Battalion
of Colchester in The Chinese New Agency cor- be led to final rupture, in which respondent in New York saya that event, the Japanese state, the
High Steward succession to the late Lord Cow-crime was incorrect, and the figure of the Argyll and Sutherland High- for last year was slightly below landera are to return to Hongkong next week. They will embark on the Herald-Tribune features in state-
dray, being the first woman pre-war. hold such a post. ment by General Ma Chan-shan. responsibility for any
Only ten of 109 murders last H.M.S. Kent on Monday and are due to arrive here on Wednesday. In 1929 she took a course
On Monday, the Commander-in- which the heavy taxation follow year were unsolved.
Juvenile Crime.
Chief, Admiral Sir Howard Kelly, In addition to the extra precau-ing the war had already driven The Japanese outposts in the
There was an increase in 1930 will transfer flag from the Kent area have been tions taken by the Japanese forces many other owners He says that General Honjo told threatened him that Japan is ready to make strengthened and are extra vigil in the Hungpao Sector, it is re-cutates-that of turning the estate in juvenile crime, but although to H.M.S. Suffolk at Shanghai. Sir any nucrifice to retain Manchuria ant, fearing an attempt at a sur-ported that the Japanese have been into a limited company. Not only this was much to be deplored, It Howard has recently been suffering strengthening their positions in the lid such a stop tend to a more did not indicate any grave sudden from a slight attack of Influenza, and the prise attack.
business like running of the pró- It ig
Mr. Woosung district.
perty, but it also avoided some of change and was still considerably but returned to duty yesterday. the crippling charges which would less than pre-war.
Notable among the tendencies at Five further cases of meningitis otherwise fall on it at the death JAPANESE HINT TO ASSEMBLY.
The Cowdray work to diminish crime was the were notified yesterday, four from Japanese authorities cannot deterstates in Scotland which cover general social Improvement that Victoria and one from Kowloon. There Goneyn, Apr. 15.
were also one care each of small-pox The Japanese delegation to-day mine, in advance, a dolnite date for about 30.000 acres are in Kin had occurred in the last two gen- and typhoid.
cardineshire as well as Aberdeen-erations, Few crimes wore com- General Ma flatly denies the rent in to Sir Eric Drummond, the withdrawal.
Nevertheless, the communication
Roforring to criminals of 25 to due to the extróme, economic de- rogistered as Dunecht Estates ofleinl Japanese contention that Secretary-General, Japan's viewa
of the Shanghai goes on, the Japanese Government hire. The company formed was mitted now by elderly people. was on the failure
still firmly hopes that agreement 7td. with a capital of between 30 years old, who very largely presalon. the Manchukua Government
In-1 A further cause was the motori established on a basis of self armistice negotiations
The communication declares that will shortly be reached in Shang- £600.000 and $700.000, The Dowa contributed to the present determination. He assorts
wer Viscountess was made manag. crease in Indictable offences, Sir car, which had given facilities for friendly
and, on other hand, had led to the the only difficulty in reaching an hai in view of the efforts of the re-
urban agreed acttlement still subsisting presentatives
of the other directors. It WAS an- big problem.
spreading out is the question of the date of the Powers. At the same time, Japan ng director and there were two Horbert and they represented a the commission of certain crimes,
Effect of Wor.
population. withdrawal of the Japanese troops feels that such questions can only to the Settlement and the extra be settled by negotiatione on the nounced that the obinet was to rentalino the management aml
As to the cinema, his expert Bot-Router.
The war was to a largo extent| that, as the expenditure оп Settlement Roads Aren,
taking to advisers were of opinion that it maintenance and Improvements responsible for them At Tuesday's meeting of the Rotary had been very, high, it was noces, criminal ways, for at the im-conduced more to the prevention The Japanese delegation adds Club, Rotarian E. R. Dovey, F.I.C., in aary in view of modern tendencies pressionable time of their youth than to the commission of crime
com-discipline was lax owing to the by keeping boys out of mischiof
British Wireless. that owing to the present state of to speak on "Chemistry and Com- and methods to adopt the
absence of fathers. It was partly affairs in China, the responsible munity."
pany system.A
(Special to "Telegraph”)
outcome
in which the Defender of Nonni must rest with the Chinese. River discloses what he learnt from General Honjo whille "in the
Japanese camp."
even war with Russin United States.
"Japan is ready with her army to meet Russia on the North and with her navy to meet the United States in the south."
that
with
Tapanero coercion is causing the whole country to revolt.-Reuter.
Brethe
OUTPOSTS STRONGER.
understood that
Japan's Hope,
However, before the Chinese re- ceive a report of the happenings at Geneva on the withdrawal question, they will not meet the Japanese delegates in conference.
WOOSUNG DEFENCES.
of the
4
of
ап
owner.
to
to
of large
L
KREUGER AFFAIR SEQUEL.
THREE DIRECTORS ARRESTED.
NEW REPORTS BY AUDITORS.
Stockholm, Apr. 15, Investigations into the af-.. fairs of Kreuger and Toll produced a dramatic deve- lopment_to-day when police. executed warrants for the arrest of three of the direc- tora.
The men taken into custody) were Messrs. Lange, Huldt and Holt and they will be charged with falsifying the balance sheet and profit and loss account so 55 to give the impression that the position of the companies', was more favourable than it was in reality.
The auditors, Monero. Price Waterhouse and Company, 25 # result of their further study of thei books, report that the irregular) ities in the accounts of the Kruugom Combine startet as far back, as 1925.
The preliminary report indicat ed serious manipulations in 1930, --Reuter
Dummy Companies,
Later. The charges against Lange. Hular and moim kege tnat në directors they assisted the late Mr ivur Krouger
committed suicide in Paris) in the committal of criminal acts by the manipula” tion of the accounts, and acted as directors of obscure, companies formed with the object of render Ing possible fraudulent -crosa transfera between the different companies and thus concealing the true position.-Reuter.
NEW SHAKESPEARE THEATRE.
TO BE OPENED BY THE
PRINCE OF WALES. MA
London, Apr. 15,
17
The new Shakespare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-on-Avon will be opened April 23rd by the Prince of Wales..
At a luncheon, Shakesparo's im mortal memory will be proposed by: the veteran Shakespean actor, Sir Frank Bensch, other speakers be ing Mr. Stanley Baldwin and the French and American Ambassa dors. It is anticipated that all the leading countries will repre gented.
An "Old" by the Poet Laureate will be recited at the opening per
when formance in the theatre, both parts of "Henry the Fourth will be given.
The new theatro is of striking appearance and is specially equip ped for play production.-Britie Wireless.
Our pletars shows the Brittanje plorer, Colonel, P. H. Fawosti, disappeared 'during” 'an, axpedi{{ through Brazil's fangle sovun “k ago, and was considered death ve Latest information is that he prisoner of a nativa tribe, und
rosens expedition is to be sen