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"South China Morning Fouj "Vidg.” Tul. 26556.
MASS ATTACK ON MR. QUO TAI-CHI
|GOLD DOLLAR AN STUDENTS RAID
OUNCE!
WAR DEBT PAYMENT IN SILVER
SENATOR'S PLAN
Washington, May 2.
Station from 1927 to 1929, Was found shot dead at Stonecutters Island in the
A proposal that it should be carly hours of this morning.
permissible to pay war debts to The tragedy was discovered the United States in silver was at about 4.30 am. attention hay introduced in the Senate today ing been attracted by the sound of a shot, and the circumstances, by Senator Hayden, of Arizona which are being investigated, He moved a resolution provid- аге understood suggesting that until the year 1936 one
Ruicide.
to
The victim of the affair was Sub. Lieutenant R. Tyrwhitt, R.N. of II. M. Submarine Orpheus, who joined the craft in April 1931 and came out to China shortly after- wards.
CAUSE OF DEATH.
The cause of death is officially stated to have been a bullet wound from his own private revolver, which was found near his hand.
H. M. Submarine Orpheus is at present lying in dock at the Naval Yard. The tragedy has cast
RESIDENCE
BADLY INJURED ABOUT FACE
PEACE PARLEY POSTPONED
was
Shanghai, May 3. Mr. Quo Tại chi seriously injured this morn- ing when he was attacked by angry students, displeased with the peace proposals.
the In consequence of
conference which it was proposed to hold
Mr. at which this morning,
been Quo Tai-chi would have the principal delegate, had to be postponed.
ounce of silver should be ac- cepted for every dollar of debt. if the debtors would agree to sault, the restore their silver coinage to a fineness nine-tenths of silver.
The resolution was referred to the Senate Banking Committee,
Reuter,
SILVER COINAGE FOR TURKEY
gloom over the ship, aboard which STATE BANK SEEKING the deceased officer was extremely popular.
The funeral will probably take pince at 4.30 this afternoon, from the Royal Naval Hospital.
WARNING ONLY
POWERS
pence
R3-
Mr. Quo Tai-chi was attacked at his home, shortly after nine o'clock i this morning.
ENTRANCE RUSHED.
About nine hundred students assembled at his residence in the French Concession and demanded an interview with the Chinese len- der. Mr. Que Tai-chi agreed
tu
Constantinople, May 2. see one of their number, but n Contrary to early suggestions, soon as the door was opened to the Turkish Government has not admit him, the whole gang rush- decided to replace its paper-mones ed the entrance and forced their
way in. by silver.
However, the State Bank has They attacked Mr. Quo Tal-chi, enlled a meeting of bondholders throwing handfuls of copper coins,
else and anything for May 21 to vote on the question ten-cups of the State Bank's power to with hand. draw a certain part of the paper money and to issue its equivalent
in silver coinage.
INJURED IN FACE.
Mr. Que Tai-chi received
to
FAMOUS AIRMAN ON MURDER CHARGE
DRAMATIC SEQUEL TO MIAMI TRAGEDY
MRS. KEITH MILLER AND ALLEGED TRIANGLE
Miami, Florida, May 2.
LOVE TRIANGLE with Mrs. Keith Miller, the
famous Australian aviatrix as the apex, is now believed by the police to offer the solution to the
A
Mrs. Keith Miller.
THE
BRITISH BOBBY
MOST EFFICIENT IN WORLD
MOTOR-BANDIT WARNING
General Chang Wal-shang, who has' been superseded as chief of the Can ton Aviation Bureau, causing a minor sensation in Canton,
CANTON
SENSATION
mysterious death at Mrs. Keith Miller's home on April AIR FORCE HEAD
21, of her fiance, Mr. Haden Clarke, the American air-
man.
I
Investigations have swayed the tragedy indications from suicide to murder, and had a dramatic sequel to- day when Captain William Lancaster, the companion of Mrs. Miller on several long distance flights, was arrested on a charge of murder.
SEVERAL NOTES DISCOVERED
Was
Keith the night
DISMISSED.
DISSATISFACTION IN THE NAVY
(By Our Special Correspondent.)
Canton, May 2: The appointment of Comman der Wong Kong-yui as head of the Canton Aviation Force by the C-in-0, General Chan Chal also succession of minor troubles, they tong, thereby replacing General had a serious crash in the Dutch Chang Wai-chang, marks the Miller's
East Indies, both being Injured. climax of trouble that has been, of the The
machine WOR 90 badly brewing between the Army on damaged that a new engine had the one hand, and the Navy
Captain Lancaster London, May 2. staying at Mrs. During a ste on the Police bungalow on Vote in the House of Commons| to-day, the Home Secretary, Sir Herbert Samuel, said he be- Haden Clarke was found fatal- to be obtained and they finally and the Aviation Force on that
landed at Port Darwin in March, other: in-lieved the British Police Forcely wounded in the head on the 1928, Mrs. Miller being the first.
had
tragedy.
D.P.W. AND POSSIBLE WATER SHORTAGE
The amount which would be re-juries to his face, his right eye to be superior to all others in sleeping porch, which "It is only intended as a warn quired is unknown, but Turkey's being especially seriously efficiency. ing" said the Hon. Mr. Tulk of silver would probably be damaged. Creasy, Director of Public Works, sufficient. Reuter this morning in reply to a ques- tion regarding the implication of the water shortage notice published to-day.
The notice stated that owing to the low water level of the storage reservoirs it had become very necessary that the consump tion of water for all purposes should be reduced, and the co- operation of the public in pre- venting waste and reducing con. xumption to 1 minimum WAR earnestly requested.
Mr. Creasy added "If we get rain, which I think is on the way, in the course of the next three or four days, there will be no necessity for any restrictions."
U.S. BASEBALL
THE YANKEES LØSE AGAIN
New York, May 2. The results of baseball games play-
ed to-day follow:
National League
New York Pittsburgh Philadelphia St. Louis
Boston
Brooklyn
1
Chicago
7 Boston
2 Cincinnati
American League
Washington
Cleveland Chiengo
LOCAL DOLLAR
DECLINES
FARTHING DROP IN FORENOON
Opening at yesterday's rate, the Hongkong dollar dropped a far- thing during the forenoon
rates.
New York reports a decline of 1/8th, with the market remaining
He
cost
seven
WAR
*B
For some time past-In fact, oc-woman to fly to Australia.
since the departure of Mr. Sunt Since that time, they have been Fo and other officials to Nanking ง เล
If its strength were greatly in.cupied for sleeping purposes by
associated in numerous flights. when they took over the rains of to have medical attention,
creased, it would probably be Captain Lancaster.
Mrs. Keith Miller became en- the Contral Government-the re- The riot was broken up by the still more effective in suppressing INTERNATIONAL PLOT.
gaged to Haden Clarke some little lations between the factions have although French police, who arrived on the erime but the cost involved had
to be considered.
The authorities found several time back. He had been acting not been harmonious,
In "ghost writer," preparing nothing on the surface has Acene and made seven arrests.
Before the war, the Police of notes addressed to Mrs. Miller, matter for publication under Mrs.dicated disagreement, England and Wales.
The cleavage of views of the signature. Reuter and million pounds to the Exchequer suggesting. I was reported, the Miller's
1.B.S.
parties arose in the general and the rates. Last year It cost existence of an alleged inter-
desire of the Military party twenty-one millions, although the national plot to smuggle gold and members had increased only from
to come to 8] working under i 54,000 to 58,000.
standing with Chiang Kai-shek, while the Navy and Aviation Force have been" indifferent tó the Nanking re gime.
CHINESE AGITATION. Several leading Chinese publie
in organisations Shanghai ure strongly critical of the proposed armistice terms and had sent re- presentatives to Mr. Quo Tai-chi demanding a stronger policy.
ears
which
allens into the United States.
ANGLO-DANISH TRADE
TREATY TO AWAIT OTTAWA PARLEY
repre-
Furthermore, Gen. Chan Chaff tong
has long felt the need of an air force Im
In London, about seven and a Mrs. Keith Miller WOS aub- It is also rumoured that General half per cent, of the Police were jected to five hours of question- A: ing after the discovery of the to Teni Ting-kai, of the Nineteenth engaged in traffic control.
betragedy, and Captain Lancaster 18. 22. The market is easy, with Route Army, intends to resign if considerable saving could
be sub- inter-bank business done at 15. 3d. the Government consents to the effected by automatic light signals was detained, only to
which were extremely effective
sequently released. Silver is down 3/16ths in Lon-Japanese dictates.
He declared that before going] - don. America and China sold, and According to a Chinese spokes-and an increased use of
London, May 2. China bought at the decline. The man, the agreement to be signed was desirable.
The alteration of the regula-off to sleep he and Clarke had n motorists to very cheerful conversation on the
Questioned as to whether the market closed quietly steady being contemplated the withdrawal of the
troubles, Government would Invite buyers at 1/16th under the quoted Japanese forces, to their second line tions permitting
should serve subject of their home
age and was later awakened from his sentatives of Denmark to confer in ten days and complete with-lock parked drawal into the Settlement and as a precaution against the
bandits. He urged sleep by a noise.
regarding a Commericial Trenty Gen. Chan. extra-Settlement Roads Area with- of cars by
whereby Denmark, in return for mediately under his command. CAPT. LANCASTER'S STORY. in six-weeks-Reuter and Rensha, tradesmen not to leave valuableg by in windows protected only
importing an inereused quantity of General Chang Wai-chang. has xluar and advised a return to the Captain Lancaster declared that British materials and custom of using grilles.ho jumped out of bed to find tures, would become entitled to never been a willing Instrument
Clark lying wounded British Wireless.
asome of the advantage enjoyed by in any design and it is alleged pistol shot, called Mrs. Miller, the British Dominions and Colonies, that General Chan some time ago Informed the police, and rushed Major Colville, for the Board of Chang and putting his own fol
on removing General the wounded man to hospital, Trade, said no negotiations could lower in command of the Air where he died.
after be undertaken until The police found a note which Ottawa Conference. said: "I can't stand the bronomicj The Government would be glad which pressure," and came to the con- to consider any proposals clusion at the outset that Clarke might be put forward by Denmark had committed suicide. This note after the Ottawa Conference. has not been explained in the British Wirelesa. light of the murder theory,
dull.
FIRST
LYTTON
REPORT
* COUNCIL TO CONSIDER
NEXT WEEK
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Philadelphia
3
10 New York
B
13
St. Louis
L
3
Reuter.
Detroit
STOP PRESS.
Rumours of serious Canton, believed to
trouble in havo arison from the disagreement regarding the control of the Air Force, reach
us just as we go to press.
It is stated that a number of Chinese gunboats have begun to
EVENTS IN INDIA REVIEWED
TERRORIST OUTRAGE
DISARMAMENT
CONFERENCE
IN BENGAL
LEADER TO CONFER SHORTLY
London, May 2. Sir John Simon, the Foreign
from
Mrs. Miller said that she and
Clarke had intended to marry at
London, May 2. Reviewing the past week's events London, May 2, in India, Sir Samuel Hoare, in the The first report of the League House of Commons, regretted to Commission regarding the Man-have to confirm the reports of the churian problem has been received further terrorist outrage in Bengal, at Geneva from Lord Lytton, its where Mr. Douglas, the District Chairman, and will be submitted Magistrate of Midnapore was shot Secretary, returned to London this
of while at a meeting of the District afternoon from Geneva. The tem-an early date.
Board and later died from his in-porary Jull in the more important It is probable that 11 special juries.
proceedings of the Disarmament plenary session of the Assembly will Elsewhere there was little of im- Conference is likely to continue for be called about May 18th to con-portance to report, The position in about fortnight. The Prime sider the question, British Wire-Delhi following the unsuccessful Minister expects to resume his of the duties na head of the British dele attempt to hold a session Congress quickly returned to nor-gation about the middle
to the Council of the League
Nations on May 9th.
leas.
FARM BOARD TO SELL COTTON
RELEASING HALF
STOCKS
where.
3
MET IN LONDON.. Captain Lancastor's association
manufac-
SUSPICIONS OF ARSON
decided
the
Force.
since 1927. Mrs. Miller was born with Mrs. Keith Miller has lasted TWO MEN AND WOMAN
DETAINED in Australia of English parents
waa
on:
that find
ADMIRAL LEAVES, ..
The change
made Saturday, and it was plain Admiral Chan Chak would his position equally untenable in Canton.
It is reported that the Admiral loft Canton for Hongkong two days ago. What action, if any, the Navy will take hereafter is doubtful, but one report says that the fleet may withdraw to Hained to await further developmenta
General Chan Chal-tong, official In view of the strong position of
circles do not believe that any untoward Incident will accur
also left for Hongkong.
FINAL ELECTION FIGURES
of the and married an Australian journ-1 mal. There were no reactions else-present month and it was stated alist. She desired to visit Eng- Consequent upon suspicions that General Chang Hing-wing, hab
at Geneva to-day that the German Attempts have been made in vari-Chancellor, Dr. Bruening, wil re-land and made the journey alone an outbreak of fire at 96, Num
In 1927, her husband'a ous places to destroy letters in post turn there about 17th when it is keeping him in Melbourne.
duties Chung Street, Shamshuipo, early this morning, might have been due boxes.-British Wireless.
anticipated that the conversations
to causes other than accidental, the which were interrupted by the ill- In London, Mr. Keith Miller master of the premince, his wife ness of the French Premier will be met Captain Lancastor, a Londer-and a fokl were detained Im- London, May 2.
or who had gone to Australia as mediately the fire had been ex- In the House of Commons, Cap- continued.. itain Eden sakd the British Govern- Meanwhile the technical sub- a boy and had been a successful tinguished by the police and the
mont recognised that it was a mat- committee of the Disarmament pilot of the Australian Air Forco Kowloon Fire Brigado. ter of the greatest regret that the Conference are in session.--British during the war. He was plan-
the SMALL LEAD FOR THE The outbreak occurred on-
FRENCH GOVT. The Farm Board announces that Greek and Bulgarian Governments Wireless,
ground floor of 96, Nam Chung bombard one of the forts, and that half its holding of 1,300 thousand have been unable to meet the ser
Street, at 8.10 a.m. and damage to
Paris, May L progress balon of "stabilisation cotton," will vice of loans issued under the
a show case, the staircase and some.
The final result of the 4A0- be placed on the market as from Langue of Nations auspices. Ho
boxes of socks was caused before FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA. understood these two Government an anticyclone of moderate intensity
the Fire Brigade and the police ballots in the French election So far, the rumours have not August 1.
The Board states that the Cotton woro Initiating nogotiations with is situated over the Pacific to the east
After she had had a few weeks succeeded in extinguishing the show the Right parties with Stabilisation Corporation will bondholders.
of Japan. The Indo-China depression training in Byldg, they sat out famos. The premises were in-seats and the Opposition with 1 make every effort to distribute the The British Government was remains stationary, and the depression sales throughout the season with watching the situation with a view of the South China Sea is situated in an Ayro-Avian plane, The sured with the Wing On Insurance
about 150 miles E.8.E. of Cape St. Red Rose," on October 14, 1927, Company, for $4,500,
The police auspect that arson out disturbances to the markets or to taking any action which is possi- James, moving WIN.W. Local fore with the intention of flying to price levels.-Routor.
ble or proper-British Wireless. Casti.. winds, moderate, fair. Australia in six weeks: Afture's was attempted.
the attack was still in this morning.
been confirmed.
Washington, May 2.
The Royal Observatory reports that
ning a flight back to Australia and Mrs. Millor decided to company him.
ac-
There will be 356 seats content!
for In the second ballot which Wat
take place on SundayƐ next Reuter