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SINO-JAPANESE IRRITATION IN SHANGHAI
ANOTHER GRIM FLOOD
Serious Situation Similar to Pre-January Circumstances
DISASTER WORKING UP TO A OTTAWA'S CLOSURE
THOUSANDS DIE IN
TALAI DISTRICT
STEAMERS SAIL OVER TOWNS!
SWIFT AVALANCHE OF WATERS
(Telegraph Special.)
Harbin, Aug. 17. Thousands of lives have been lost in the flooding of the Talai District; with catastrophic suddenness. No suspicion of the impending disaster was entertained. The waters swept across a huge expanse at a pace sug- gesting that they had been pent-up.
The disaster, appalling in all its fentures, overshadows the Baran situation at the moment.
The Talai district is abonn il hundred and twenty miles to the south-west of Harbin, at the cop- fluence of the. Nonni and Sungari Aivers.
The floods in this region now riretch for twenty-five miles and: in some places are from sixty to: seventy feet deep.
DISTRICT GONE!
Thousands of people, who did not anticipate the disastrous rise of the Nouni River, were drowned.
The inundation is so remarkable that steamers are nhle to sail overi complete townships without the! slightest risk! ;
Hardly a sinde part of the dissi triet still exists, except 2 - casional highland with deskiluti refugees packed upon it, holding on to feebly awaiting survour,
ENORMOUS DAMAGE.
Meanwhile, from refugee anurces į
and
CRISIS
INTENSIFICATION OF BOYCOTT
JOINT RESENTMENT
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).
SHANGHAI, AUG. 17.
CUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF A SERIES
OF
IN-
ANTAGONISING SINO-JAPANESE CIDENTS HAVE CREATED A SITUATION TO-DAY IN SHANGHAI VERY SIMILAR TO THE SITUA- TION. PRIOR TO THE OUTBREAK OF FIGHTING IN JANUARY LAST.
POSTPONED
AGREEMENT NOT YET
COMPLETED
Ottawa, Aug. 16.
The cinsing. singe of the Ottawa Canterence lias keen postponed From Thursday Saturday when there are renMI- able hopes that an agreement will have been completen.
The trish Ministers have can- called their passages home i order 14 continae the negotiations with the Portimous.---biente,
auto CANALE GIUNGEL'
LANCASTER TRIAL
VERDICT IN NEXT FEW HOURS
sprech.
Mani, Aug. 16. The verdict in the trial of Cap- The authorities view the developments with the itain W, W. Lancaster for the mar gravest apprehension, though outside it is felt that the for Mrs. Keith Miller, has been de
der of Havn Clark, at the hume Japanese will not dare to repeat their Shanghai Adven-layed by a further prosecution ture.
It is expected that the result will Chinese feeling is running extremely high. It has be announced some time to-day been bitter ever since the signing of the truce agreement | A former companion of the de and it has been gradually worsening since the terrorists addict and frequently discussed reased said Clark was a narcotic began their activities. Several strong Associations are the question of suicide.
The Chinese cruiser, "Feiying," which was sunk in Hainan recently. An effort may be made to inivage her.
DIVER'S NARROW
ESCAPE
AIR SUPPLY STOPS WHEN
100 FEET BELOW
FEIYING SALVAGE
SURVEY
now demanding an increased severity of the boycott of The United States deputy mini GROPING ABOUT THE wreck of a sunken war-
Japanese goods.
IRRITATING INCIDENTS DAILY
shal, in his evidence referred to SHIP A HUNDRED FEET BELOW THE SEA'S SURFACE..... Mr. M. G. Tanere), the witness for GRIM REALISATION THAT FOR SOME REASON HIS AIR the prosecution who told the court SUPPLY WAS FAILING.....FRANTIC SIGNALS TO THE that when he met Capt, Lancaster MEN ABOVE RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS SAFETY————SUCH ¡in Arizona, Lancaster said that he | WAS THE ALARMING EXPERIENCE WHICH NEARLY COST In addition, many small, and apparently trifling but was returning to Miami to "get THE LIFE OF MR. W. J. MAHER, THE DIVER OF THE very irritating, incidents are occurring daily. Whend" of Clark. On another ucca-HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, OFF HAI-| Chinese and Japanese meet, signs of discord are all too easter said: "I have seen a fot
slon, the witness stated Capt. Lan-|NAN ISLAND, DURING THE WEEK-END. apparent.
Active propaganda is being conducted by both the Chinese and Japanese newspapers and the writers of the articles on both sides claims that the other side is responsible for the troubles.
The true cause of the incidents, however, is un- doubtedly the feeling of resentment, by the Japanese at the intensification of the boycott, and by the Chinese at the continued "aggression of Japan in Manchuria." There are rumours that Japan has prepared plans for thirty small bridges have been des the occupation of Tientsin and Peking, but these have
been officially denied.
3 is learned that two large
troyed on the C.E.R., twenty to the;
west and five to the east of Maoer-! shanchau.
Great damage has been dere in the Imienpo
the anu
Histricts! within twenty miles to the
east
of Imienpo. The repairs to the track will require a minimum of a month.
Stremous efforts are being made
to cope with the problem e, the
flood of refugees from the vastated
SE-LAW
cl
Twenty-five
ace m-
thousand are now being
modated in churches, schoolly and
public buildings.--Route",
About a month ago the terrorist canaign was instituted against
of death men and one more won't make any difference."
The deputy marshal asserted!
that Tanerei, who is in custody on charge of impersonating a naval totheer, had threatened to kill Lan- easter if he were placed in the same cell with him-Reuter.
Chinese dealers in Japanese goods. BOARDMAN
CRASHES
HOLDER OF WORLD FLYING RECORD
New York, Aug, 16. Russell Boardman,
LOCAL SLANDER
ACTION
CLAIM
CONFLICT OF EVIDENCE
TO-DAY'S HEARING OF CHENG TRIAL
LAU MO-KONG IN
THE BOX
Although called by the. Crown, Lau Mo-kong, who was in the company of ac- cused and Zimmern on the night of the murder of George Fung, gave evidence materially conflicting with that of earlier witnesses when the trial of Cheng Kwok-yau was resumed at the Criminal Sessions this ! morning,
C
In answer 16 Mr. Sheldon, Lau Mo-kong said that while sitting in Cheng's car in Village Road on the night of the murder two Bien passed. A few minutes jlater, two Indian constables came along and Zimmern spoke to them, Cross-examined by Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C.. witness said that on the night of March 24th Cheng.
¿Continued in Page 5)..
YOUNG MARSHAL URGED TO STAY
DECIDES TO AWAIT GENERALISSIMO
(Special to "Telegraph".)
Peking, Aug. 17. Chang Hauch-liang is
Among those who have wired.
Mr. Maher returned to Hongkong yesterday ap- parently little the worse for the misadventure, but the story which he relates reveals that he is fortunate to being messages from all 9. receiv alive. When finally he was brought to the surface, he country urging him to retain was unconscious-black in the face. He was taken command of his forces. ashore as quickly as possible to the home of Mr. and him to this effect in General Bu Mrs. Cuthbert, we understand, the best medical advice Chan-shan, ao many times "killed" was procured and his case was regarded as practically by the Japanese. hopeless.
junk and had been down several To a flash of inspiration by Mrs. times without mishap and had Cuthbert is attributed the fact almost completed his task. that Mr. Maher is alive and well.) The cause of the mishap at the It is understood that she conceived end is something of a mystery.
PIPE ENTANGLED.
Marshal Chang Hauch-liang was arranging to go abroad, but at the request of Chiang Kai-shek he has decided to remain in charge of affairs in Peking until the Genera- lissimo comen for a Conference.
The leaders of the Volunteers operating in Manchuria against
PORTUGUESE
the iden of hot bath treatment- FOR $1,000
after the manner of dealing with Thiel, Bar, chent, erook!"
children in convulsions-with al-
One theory is that the strong the Japanese and generats all over "Remove the powder from your turnate cold baths. Seizures have not been resorted to: fare and you will see again, but instead of this a caminside.".
what is After a period of treatment tide running caused the air-pipe the country are telegraphing to become entangled in thePeking urging Chang Hauch-inng paign of bomb-throwing was inau-
along these lines, the patient
and wreckage of the Felyang, and pre- to remain in office-Renter. gurated. .campaign is not known, but it is
standing in Shanghai business er bare the Purisme Judge. Mr. Jus rumoured that persons of high to another, resulted in a and
$1,000 slander action which camulagain.. eles are not distinterested. Stier Wood, in the Supreme Court: dents are known to be concerned
this morning.
These phrases, alleged to, huse showed signs of recovery Who are behind the been spoken by an Portuguese soon had regained consciousness vented air reaching the diver.
1
the
s
Te agitation against Japanese i
some reason.
Was
was on the way to health Another-more difficult to under-i
staud-is that the men in the
SALVAGE SURVEY.
junk stopped their pumping for
Mr. Maher was in Hainan to Among rumours which have conduct a preliminary survey of naturally followed in the wake of The husbands have taken up the the wreck of the Canton cruiser, Mr. Maher's misadventure is one In cunxion with the terrorist fight on behalf of the wives.
Pedro Feiving, which lies sunk in about or deliberate sabotage by fisher-: BLACK OUTLOOK." airman who sprang into jeampaign the Shanghai Municipal Sequeria is the plaintiff and Pedro a hundred feet of water, with a men-pirates and the fact that one
view to salvage.
of Mr. Maher's assistants fame a year ago when, with Council has received what might. Rozario the defendant. Harbin, Aug. 7.
Money-lending is suid to be at: He had been working from a later found to be suffering from The onset of cholera now John Polando, he created a in other circumstances be termed the back of the troubl
ja quaint letter from the "Shanghai
severe polsoning has been advanc- presents the grimmest fac-new world's long distance Blood and Soul Traitor Extermina- words were spoken and have c- The defendants deny that the
ed in support of the story. There tor in the flood disaster, flight record, was seriously tion Corps" which reads as folared Mr. F. C. E. Bendall, or
seems to be no foundation for this story, however, and the incident is The disease is the injured in a crash to-day.
Boardinan and Polando gained rampage among
re the world record in July, 1931; fugees and the number of when they landed at Buyukbere cases are reckoned in threejaerodrome, nine miles.north-west. of Constantinople, in their Bel- figures daily.
on
the
of the
Meanwhile, the worst floods may not have been seen. Re- ports from the up-country districts show that the rivers are still ris- ing and throatoning to increase the inundation of the Harbin aren. It Is proposed to construct im- mediately a mile-long dam to check the inflow of the floods, otherwise the suburb of Pristan cunnot pos sibly be cleared of its stinking waters for a month,
WINTER PERIL.
Any rapid subsidence of the Boods In Fuchlatten is not to be expected and it is possible that the
be
flooded promises
cannot
Russell Boardman.
lows:
"This Corps is composed en- tirely of patriotic Chinese. The discipline is very strict and the sole purpose is to ex- terminate traitorous mer- chants who dent in Japanese goods The activities of the Corps will not disturb the pence and good order of the Settlement. Please offer no interference."
Russ and Company, to fight their case. Mr. L. D'Alminda, Spr., is ap- pearing for the plainti
The case is proceeding.
WANG CHING-WEI
FOR NANKING
FLIES IN COMPANY OF T. V. SOONG
(Spacial to "Telegraph")"
Shanghai, Aug. 17. Mr. Wang Ching-wel, accompan-
SHARE EXCITEMENT
regarded in authoritative circles jas pure mischance.
PRISON STRIKE
RUMOURS
SOVIET REQUESTS
INVESTIGATION
(Special to "Telegraph"}
Changchun, Aug. 17.
It is understood that the Soviet authorities have expressed a de- sire to investigate the imprison- ment conditions of the twont- nine alleged terrorists, who were transferred from Harbin to Chang- ehun for trial on August 3.
SUNK IN AIR RAID, The Felying was sunk, it will be recalled, at the beginning, of lust UPS AND DOWNS IN month in the course of an unequal It is rumoured that owing to battle with a squadron of Cantonese the conditions the prisoners have NEW YORK
bombing planes. ·
commenced a hunger-strike. The Two 50-lb bombs found their Manchukuo Government has re- target, one exploding amidships and piled that there is no hunger the other astern, the latter causing strike and the prison conditions
guping hole and the loss of the jare ideal-Router. shifp. Over twenty were killed by New York, Aug. 16.tim explosion, but the remainder of An excited flurry of short the crew were rescued by another
BULLS PREVAIL
list
起
covering gave the New York "rebel" warship near at hand. Stock Exchange ehare decided boost from one to seven
JAPANESE MEETINGS. The Japanese Residents' Associa tion has held meetings to discuss. anti-Japanese activities, but so far: no official representations or pro- lests have been made by the Japan- ere. There is no occasion for the led by Mr. T. V. Soong, loft Shang-points early to-day. police to Intervene unless some hai for Nanking by aeroplane this overt act ls.committed, which they morning.--Reuter, bavo done in the bomb-throwing cases, while so fur no illegal seizures of goods have occurred as In the days before the hostilities.
Owing to the rovival of the boy-.
rondered habitable before the lunca monoplane "Cape Cod." coming of the usual bitterly cold They had loft Bonnett Flold, winter. The problem of housing Now York, with 728 gallons of cott movement, a rection of the the 'refugees to the biggest facing ganolone aboard and made the trip local Japanese community is con- the authorities.
In 40 hours. The distance on the siderably agitated and it is known
se The international organisation shortest line was 5,011 miles, but that they have been considering how
**** fshi Haodat up mi deylations” It is estimated, made] thoy can best protect themselves.
panties incl
SCOTTISH
SOCCER
VESSEL SALVAGEABLE.
The vessel is one of the largest
NOTED SHANGHAI SPORTSMAN
Lator, however, the bullishness of Chinese naval craft and the MR. ERIC PRINCE DIES
and
AT TSINGTAO
(Our Own Correspondent).
was tempered by a feeling of dia-second largest of the Canton fleet. appointment caused by a fall in Launched in 1895, she in 259 feet the price of wheat and the losses long, having a displacement of 850 resulting were only partially made tons, and carries two 10 cm. guns, up at the last minute, when there severni three-pounders occurred another bullish spurt. machine guns. She was A Tasti
At the close, Allied Chemicals, vessel of the destroyer type, being, United States. Steels, Union capable of 22 knots,
Shanghal, Aug. 17 The noted Shanghai sportsman, Pacifica, Westinghouse4 and Mr. Maher's survey was in its Mr. Eric Prince, who fa well- Glasgow Celtic, playing in the American Telegraphs and Tole final stages, when he met with his known in Hob kon
CELTIC DEFEAT THIRD LANARK
London, Aug. 16.