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MANCHURIA COUP SENSATION
WHOLESALE MUTINY
OF TROOPS
MANY JAPANESE KILLED
SIEGE OF CONSUL IN MANCHULI
· Harbin, Sept. 29.
The Manchukuo garrisons at Manchuli, Hailar and Chalantun have mutinied and joined the anti-Manchukuo forces. These three towns are now in the hands of the mutineers.
Several Japanese are reported to have been killed, but details of the fosses are not known.
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No. 18811
MĦO WALA✯✯ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1932. AĦĦA
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NEW MEMBERS OF NATIONAL CABINET
Sir John Gilmour Appointed Home Secretary
S.O.S.-S.O.S.
AND THEN
SILENCE
DISASTER IN PACIFIC FEARED
U.S. FREIGHTER ALARM
(Spacial to "Telegraph".)
Tokyo, Sept. 29. Fears that disaster hasi overtaken an American ves- sel in the north Pacific have been aroused by urgent messages from the Japanese
It is, however, reported that the Manchukuo garrison is engaged in siege of the Japanese Consulate at Manchali and that a bitter fight is being waged between the mutineers and the Japanese liner, the N.Y.K. s... Heian! gendarmes.
Maru, announcing the pick-
Last roports from Manchuli abowed that the Japanese gening up of distress signals. darmes had, up to that time, successfully defended the consular .staff.
The Heian Maru is at present in mid-Pacific travelling to Seattle and Vancouver. She has been: circulating messages to all ships NINE DEAD AT HAILAR.
and to the Otchisht wireless Nine Japanese residents of station with the information that, Hailar are known to have been at about 7.30 p.m. last evening, she killed in the rebellion there. It picked up $.0.5. signals from is also stated that the Mongoliana frighter named the Cathay. troopa have rofused to join the mutineers and have volunteered to make an attempt to quash the mutiny.
It is anticipated that the Japanese will endeavour to cross into Russian territory as they are hard pressed. All trains to the been west of Taitsihar stopped.-Router.
have
STUDENT ROBS UNCLE
LET OFF WITH
CAUTION
A
A valuable oplum pipe, made of
jade throughout and stated to be
re
Two S.0.S.. signals were ceived, together with the name of the distressed ship and her position,
SILENCE AFTERWARDS.
Afterwards, despite every en- deavour to get into communica- tion with the Cathay, the distress- ed vessel's wireless remained silent.
The Cathay, which is believed, to be an American vessel, gave a position near Amtchitk Island, one of the Aleutian Islands, the: fourth largest from the western: extremity of the group and some four hundred miles from Dutch Harbour.-Reuter.
worth $800, was produced before Cotton Hitch at
Mr. Schofield at the Central Police Court as an exhibit in a larceny case in which student named
Toe Chun-ngau, of Penang, was -charged with stealing it from his uncle, Mr. C. N. Chean, of 47.
Nelson
Village Road. The defendant ad Men Change Minds
nitted the charge.
Detective Inspector C. Rozeskwy informed his Worship that the complainant was not pressing the cuse and was in fact very reluct ant to prosecute after a report
Too Late
MILLS CLOSED TILL MONDAY
Lieut. A: H. Musson, RA, and his bride, Mhe John Taylor, leaving St. Andrew's Church after their, wedding yesterday. (Photo: Mae
Chrung)..
ULISTEETNESS CATALANUL KNIT (AS ARTIST.
BRUSSELS PLUNGED INTO DRAKNESS
BIG EXPLOSION AT POWER STATION:-
Brussels, Sept. 28. The whole of the city was plunged into darkness to-night following - u disastrous ex. plosion
the electricity ut power station.
The power station was com- pletely wrecked, the damage being estimated at at least...
Frs. 25,000,000.
The explosion occurred in one of the principal turbines and it may be some time be- Fore Brussels is again served with electrle current.~Benter.
THE WORLD SERIES
LEES TRIUMPH IN FIRST GAME.
BUSH AND GRIMES GO TO SHOWERS
New York, Sept. 28. The New York Yankees drew first blood in their seven-game battle with Chicago Cubs, National League champions, for the world championship to-day. winning a thrilling, game by twelve runs to six.
The Cubs made ten safe hits, SANGECAAAAgainst eight by the Yankees, but the New Yorkors made the most of their punches and a number of free passes given by the Cuba.
THE GREEK QUAKE DISASTER
GHASTLY TRAGEDY AT MT. ATHOS.
BRITISH FLEET RUSH TO AID
CALCUTTA SHOOTING
JANUARY CRISIS DRAMA
REVELATION
BITTER ATTACK BY LORD SNOWDEN
THE RESIGNATION
London, Sept. 28.
་་
OF NINE LIBERAL
'
SIR ALFRED WATSON'S
NARROW ESCAPE
CAR RIDDLED
TWO OF ASSAILANTS COMMIT SUICIDE
MEMBERS AND OF VISCOUNT SNOWDEN FROM THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT HAS
Calcutta, Sept. 28. BROUGHT TO LIGHT, FOR THE FIRST TIME Alfred Watson, editor of The The attempt on the life of Sir THE HISTORY OF A SIMILAR CRISIS EIGHT Statesman, one of the leading MONTHS AGO, WHEN ALL TEN MINISTERS AND English newspapers in India, was planned by Indian UNDER-SECRETARIES NOW INVOLVED, TO- carefully
torrorists, and his escape was al- "GETHER WITH
SIR DONALD most miraculous. THE LATE MACLEAN, RESIGNED, BUT WITHDREW AT THE URGENT REQUEST OF THE PRIME
MINISTER.
At six o'clock precisely, the attempted assassination occur- red. Sir Alfred Watson, was
Three important Government changes have already being driven in his car to the been officially announced as follows:
Sir John Gilmour (Minister of Agriculture) becomes Home Secretary, vice Sir Herbert Samuel.
Major Walter Elliot (Financial Secretary to the Treasury) becomes Minister of Agriculture.
Sir Godfrey Collins, M.P. for Greenock, becomes Secretary of State for Scotland.
Major Elliot and Sir Godfrey Collins attain to Cabinet rank for the first time in their political careers.
Sir John Gilmour and Major Elliot are Conser- vatives and Sir Godfrey Collins is a Liberal National,, a Simonite Liberal. All three, curiously enough, are the Parliamentary representatives of Scottish Burghs..
Viscount Snowden, in his letter of resignation, slashingly attacks the Government's tariff policy and declares that the task of the National Government, tiding the country over the period of national emer- has been achieved. With this view the Prime gency, Minister declines to agree.
PRIME MINISTER'S STATEMENT
LIBERALS' LETTER.
office, accompanied by his pri vate secretary, Mrs. Rose Grose..
Another car came tearing up. from behind, drew alongside and poured a hail of bullets into the
Englishman's car, several terrorists
firing simultaneously.
ALL IN CAR HIT. Bullets showered in all directions: and all the occupants of the car were hit.
Sir Alfred Wat-
SOIT
in
was struck both shoul ders; his chauf feur is lying int hospital seriously wounded and Mrs. Grose was slight [ly wounded.
The whole. affair was over almost in a flash and the assailants": drove off at a
terrific speed.
Despite the daring of the
And would-bo.
the baapesina methode employed for the commiss lon of the outrage and the facili ties for escape, they were frustrat
ed.
-TWO ASSAILANTS DEAD. The chase was taken up by
The Cubs opened with two runs, No successor to Lord Snowden, master-General, and the three- and blanked the Yankees. Both who was Lord, Privy Seal, has Whips, Sir Mackenzie Wood, Mr. sides wore blanked in the second been announced but the news-Harcourt Johnstone and Mr. and third innings. The Cubs papers anticipate that the duties W. R. Ren. Members of the other cars and two of Sir. Alfred were sent empty away in the of this office will be combined with Liberal National group led by Watson's assailants, both young fourth, and allowed the Yankees to those of another Minister. To-Sir John Simon have not resigned. Bengalis, committed suicide by score thròc.
day's Cabinet was the first full.
poleoning after a desperate at When the Cubs had batted six meeting since the Ottawa Con-
tempt to escape on foot from a times, they had not improved (ference and was called to con- In their letter of resignation, to pursuing crowd after being; com- their tally, but the Yankees ran sider the legislation arising out the Prime Minister the
ninopelled to abandon their car. wild for a brief space. Ave runs of the agreements reached there. Liberals recall that they, with Six A third assailant made me being sent across the plute before The opposition of Sir Herbert Donald. Maclean and Viscount away in a taxicab. the orgy was checked. The Yan-Samuel and his Liberal supportors Snowden, resigned in January Sir Alfred Watson is sufferings kees thus led 8-2 and the match to the Ottawa decisions was well-after a bitter dispute over tariffs, from shock and loss of blood, but was practically over. The Cubs London, Sept 28. scored two rune in the seventh British warships are hasteninginuing; but the Yankees replied The resumption of work in to the aid of terror-stricken re- with three more and Icd 11-4. the Lancashire cotton mills, fugees in the Mount Athos dis- eighth were blanked in the The Cobs gathered in two in the consequent on the settlement of trict of Greece, where a tragic ninth Some time after a subaequent the dispute, is fairly general, situation exists as a result of the visit, the complainant discovered but in some cases the mills will great earthquake, his opium pipe to be missing and auspecting the defendant inform-
of the loss had been made to the police. The defendant arrived in the Colony from the Straits Settle- ments about two weeks ago and stayed at the Express Hotel. The uncle refused to assist des fendant and on September 27 de- fendant visited the complainant with the request that he pay his
hotel account.
ed the police. The pipe was found in defendant's room.
("Telograph" Special).
London,Sept. 27.
not re-open until next week.
-י
Lou Gehrig hit a home run in the six inning,
Score by Innings:
Sir John'Qinsour
|but withdrew at the urgent re-the hospital, authorities state that
quest of the Premier and other he is progressing well; members of the Cabinet.
4
•
PREVIOUS ATTEMPT.; :
The letter says: "We regard the This is the second attempt on Ottawa agreements as a danger to his life in two months. The first. the best interests of the Empire,was made on August 5 when a as a derogation of the powers of young Indian put his arm through Parliament, as a barrier to the the window of Sir Alfred's car, and, According to a
from report
removal of the restrictions upon fired, a bullet. just missing hijab The operatives in some of the Athens, hundreds of lives have Yankees
the world's trade, na 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 1x-12
burden head. The Indian was captured centres have expressed opposition been lost and thousands of people Cubs
upon the British people and as by a policeman, but swallowed
·2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 6 In view of the defendant's age to the terms of the agreement, but rendered homeless. ・・
probable cause of Increased un cyanide and was dead when taken and his relationship to the com
Ruffing pitched for the Yankees Major Walter Billot (left) and employment and social, unrest.”
to-hospital. He was identifled ga plainant, hie Worship did not only serious difficulty has occurred
Damage to the famous Monas- and Dickey was catcher. The
Assurances of their support in a student of Jadapore Engineering wish to send him to gaol and, as at Nelson, where it was at first tery of Mount Athos is also re- Cuba employed three pitchers, known and in a statement issued the carrying out of all polletes College he was on his way to Swatow, decided not to resume.
(ported.
Bush, Grimes and Smith, Hart- to-night they explain their views upon which no differences have,
Sir Alfred Watson was knighted discharged him with a caution.
To-day, the. Commander-in-nett was catcher. The Yankees
in the birthday honours this year. Ho ́la a son of the late Mr. Aaron, During the day the warkors Chief of the Mediterranean Flact, were guilty of two errors and the regarding them and their attitude arisen are given. decided to return to the mills to Admiral Sir Erzle: Chatfield, pro- Cuba of one. Reutur
generally towards the Govern ment with whose policy, on other
Watson, a noted Newcastle editor: *morrow, but meanwhile, the ceeded to the devastated area with
than fiscal matters, they are In employers had informed the Union all available ships. The flagship, that the failure to resumo to-day H.M.S.
agreement. Queen Elizabeth was regarded as a breach of the other battleships, H.M.S. Revenge,
with DOLLAR SLIGHTLY the mills would not re-open until Royal Oak, and the Fourth De agreement, and intimated that H.HS. Resolution and · H.M.S Monday. Reutor...
stroyer Flotilla wore. to-day at Andros, about seventy miles from BUT LOCAL MARKET the strickon district British
LIFELESS
GERMANY IN DEFAULT
UNABLE TO PAY THE
UNITED STATES . Washington, Sept. 28. Germany has notified the United States that she is not paying the Hum of C$7,800,000 for mixed claims and the cost of the army of occupation which falls due on September 80.
GORDON BENNETT Wirelcas.
RACE
The Under-Secretary of the UNITED STATES NAVY Treasury Department says that
NAVY BALLOON WINS Germany explains that she is unable to obtain the necessary foreign exchange to allow the
Bile Bept. 28.
Fannounced that tho
MR. CHURCHILL BETTER
IMPROVES
DELAY IMPOSSIBLE.
SLASHING ATTACK.. Viscount Snowden, in his letter to the Prime Minister, slashingly attacks the policy of Protection and assorts that the main purpose It is understood that before the for which the National Govern-. resignations took effect themont was formed, namely, to dial Cabinet oxamined but found, Im-with the national emergency has practicable a suggestion that been achiyed. legislative action on tho' Ottawn
says that the Ottawa. Agree- He agreements should be dolayed. menta were wrenched from the The Hongkong dollar rose 1/8th
An afternoon mooting of the British dologates in order to avort to-day to 18. 3.7/8d., consequent on Cabinet was hold in the absence
a collapse of the Conference, alight advance in silver rates of the three resigning Ministers There is however, very little and ordinary business WAS movement in the local market, transneted, but was not complated which is tall dull yards when the manting was adjourned
In London, ellver advanced until Friday.UNM
PREMIER'S STATEMENT:
His brother, Mr. Arthur E. Watson managing editor of the Daily Telegraph-Router:--:
NEW TERRITORY ROBBERY
THIEVES RAID
· MATSHED
A brief message from the NG Territories reports that a robbe On the contrary, the.. Primo carried out, without arms, Gedar Miniştor, on bahalf of himself and
red after midnighth in an numbered fatshed in the API hia National Labourseëllongues in-
MARKED IMPROVEMENTS 1/10th. Ching; and Indian bought Resignations have also been tam the Government the Lord. ChthalaSTAN TIEK PONE
REPORTE)