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No. 11
=## #E#A+X*¶ TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1932.
日六廿月九
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UNEMPLOYED HUNGER MARCHES UPON LONDON
WORKMEN
CRUSHED
TAIKOO DOCKYARD
TRAGEDY
TENSION IN SHANGHAI
ANXIETY IN HOUSE
OF COMMONS
12-TON BULKHEAD “WITHIN BOUNDS"
GIVES WAY
Terrible injuries, fatal in one
cast,
were suffered by three
workmen at Taikoo Dockyard
(Our Own Correspondent).
London, Oct. 24.
The situation in Shanghai,
yesterday as the result of an is causing some anxiety in accident which occurred during England, following reports construction work on a new ship
of growing ill-feeling be-
A number of men were engaged tween in placing an iron bulkliend Into
position, when, without warning.
the supports gave way and the bulkhead crashed into their midst. The bulkhead weighed nn legs than 12 tons, and although other workorn quickly skipped out of the way, three men were caught under the enormous weight and) suffered terrible injuries,
Wong Chuen, 45, a fitter, had his akull fractured, besides sus taining other severe injuries. He has since died in Hospital.
OTHERS CRITICALLY HURT.
Others of the injured who were also taken to the Government Civil Hospital were:
Mak On, 26, also suffering from head injuries which may *prove fatal, and
Wong Hing. 4 whose legs were
the Chinese and Japanese communities.
of Commons requested
Anxious members of the House Latement from Sir John Simon regarding the present position, and the Foreign Secretary answered one question but avoided another.
Douglas Fairbanks, snapped aboard the Andre Labon by a staff photographer this morning.
EXPECTED IN A FEW DAYS
GOVERNMENT'S AIR OF INDIFFERENCE
"RED" INFLUENCE ALLEGED
London, Oct. 24.
POLICE PAY CUTS
REPRESENTATIONS
FRUITLESS
ECONOMIES MUST CONTINUE
London, Oct. 24. Representations made by the Police Councils against the second cut in the pay of Britain's police, which is due to come into
The parties of unemploy-force on November 1 under the ed hunger marchers from Government's economy program-
measures
ATTACK ON NONNI RIVER BRIDGE
REPULSED AFTER TWO HOURS
KOSHAN ROUT CLAIMED
Harbin, Oct. 20. The railway bridge over the Nonni River which was the вселе of a fierce staaggle be- tween the Japanese forces under several parts of the country me, have failed.
General Honjo, and the Man- engaged in an anti-Means crisis and the drastic
Following last year's financial
churian leader, General Ma Test demonstration are ex-taken by the Goversment to cur-
Chan-shan last year, was the tall expenditure, police pay cuts pected to reach London on
Crown Prince Michael of Rumania
objective of a sudden attack by were introduced in foot within the next few ments. The first, equivalent to five Princess Helens, during his recent
two instal shown in London with his mother, anti-Manchukuo Volunteers yes- days.
terday. per cent. was enforced in October visit, the sudden termination of which become effective next month. last year and the second was to caused a sensation, particularly as The attack was launched by a report had it that King Carol in party of about fifteen hundred tended him to go to school in Eng-anti-Manchukuo Several police meetings
with have
land for a yon
troops cavalry. been held to discuss the situation District Councils $1
The original swoop was tem-. over the country decided to suck
porarily successful, but the cancellation or postponement of
Japanese tension in Shunga MANCHURIA AND certain quarters regarding the
LOAN QUOTA
They number goveral thousands and some apprehension exists in
possibility of disorderly scones during the demonstrations which and the will be staged.
He reported that the Sino-
appeared to be on the increase, but added that apart from Isolated In- stances, the movement had been kept within bounds, following netion by the Mayor of Greater Shanghai in cooperation with the authorities of the International WHAT COMMONS the House of Commons, concern- Settlement.
JAPANESE DEFENCE CORPS.
Mr. A. C. Moreing (Conservative
ARE TOLD
M.P. for Freston) inquired about SIR JOHN SIMON ON the formation of a Japanese Do fence Corps in Shanghai "which," he said. "may lead to grave prac
tices."
crushed.
Police investigations appear to show that the work, of fixing the Sir John Simon sald he was bulkhead had not been
able to answer that question far ad- vanced when certain screws and the moment.
nuts which held the bulkhead gave way,
HOOVER'S REPLY
TO ROOSEVELT
REQUEST TO TARIFF COMMISSION
EMPIRE RADIO
STATION
FAR EAST
The hunger marchers were' to-the second instalment. day the subject of questions in
ing arrangements for their AC- commodation.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
An official announcement was, however, issued to-day by Home Secretary and the Secretary MINISTER'S ATTITUDE.
of State for Scotland, stating that The Minister of Henith, Sir It had been decided, regretfully, Hilton Young and the duty of that the cuts must be imposed. making theecessary arrange- The announcement declares that London, Oct. 24.
ments for the accommodation of the need for the utmost economy The situation in the Far East these people who had been un-was the subject of a series of duced by Communist organisations perative.
in-in public expenditure is still im- to leave their homes and proceed questions fired at Sir John
Last year's economies must be Simon, the Foreign Secretary,
to London rested with those re- continued in their entirety and,
ut
TERRORISM Japanese violently counter attack
IN BENGAL
ed
and compelled the anti- Manchukuoforces to withdraw after two hours of bitter fighting in which tho Chinese loyalists
tary SEVEN BATTALIONS hand grenades,
DRAFTED IN
IMPROVEMENT IN INDIA SITUATION
London, Oct. 24. In the House of Commons to- night it was stated that there has importance regarding the civil disobedience movement in India.
Attempts have been made to re- vivo interest by holding confer- onces and by making raids on buildings seized by Government to lawful purposes.
The Japanese have made no statement regarding their losses in the engagement.
routed
KOSHAN FIGHting. They claimed to have another party of 1,500 anti- Manchukue Volunteers who attack- aftor their defeat od Koshan. The Volunteers fled with the alleged that they lost two hundred killed while the Japanese claim that their losses were only two killed and one wounded-Router.
in the House of Commons this sponsible for such demonstrations indeed, other sources of economy been no recent developments of Japanese in hot purnult. It la
afternoon.
In the event of their failure.to must be found. Asked to define Britain's
do so, application could be made The total of both cute in no case nt-by individuals in need to the will exceed ten per cent.-Reuter, titude towards the Report of the public assistance authorities, but, |League Commission
on Man-it would not be the duty of those churia, Sir John Simon dec.ared authorities to facilitate those do-
STARTS OPERATIONS that until the Lytton Report had monstrations by making, special WANG - CHING-WEI pravert them being used for un
VERY SOON
London, Oct. 21.
been considered by the Council of arrangements. British Wireless. . the League it would be undeair- able for the Government to state its attitude towards the Report, The British Broadcasting Cor-either as a whole or towards any poration's new Empire Broadenst-particular proposals. ing Station at Daventry will com mence operationa on December
Washington, Oct. 24. While Mr. Franklin Roosevelt is attacking the Republicans for 19th.
CANADIAN LOAN FLOTATION
EIGHTY MILLION
DOLLARS
Ottawa, Oct. 24.
CUSTOMS SITUATION. Mr. Peter MacDonald (Con- their tarif polley, President; The Postmaster General stated servative) inquired what steps Hoover has instructed the in the House of Cominons that it have been taken by the British Tariff Commission to investigate was hoped it would serve all the Government to ensure the payment! eighteen of the major Industries Dominions und Colonies. The pre-of the Manchurian Customs re- of the United States, to determine cisc capabilities of the station could venues upon which foreign loans. whether they are sufficiently only be determined by experiment. were based to the Chinese Govern-'eighty million dollars is being A Dominion internal loan of protected.
No contribution towards the ment. In his message to the Com-cost was at present being made
Sir John Simon, replied that the floated at the end of the month, mision, the President poluts out by the territories concerned. Manchurian authorities had de-according to unofficial, but reliabló
clared their intention to pay their advices.
that the currencies of thirty British Wireless. countries have now depreciated; from five to fifty-five per cent. which has reduced the standard_of living in those countries and widened the cost of production between them and the United States.-Reuter.
DOLLAR RISES A FARTHING
Reflecting the weakness
ANGLO-DANISH TRADE
BIG ORDERS FROM EXHIBITION
quota towards the service of It is stated that the loan will foreign loana. No agreement had, consist of €$25,000,000 in three- however, been reached for carry-year four per cent. bends at 99.20, Ing out this intention, though the and a twenty-year four per cent. Munchurians had remitted certain loan of G$55,000,000 at 93.45.- sums to Shanghai-Router.
Reuter.
London, Oct. 24.
TO
Colonel Colville, Parliamentary
Secretary to the Overness Trade
in silver prices, the Hongkong million pounds, dollar appreciated a farthing this morning to 1s. 4.1/8d. The locul Large orders for cout and other markot is steady, although a deal goods were also made.-British of uncertainty prevails,
Wirelcas.
THE FOUR-POWER CONFERENCE
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS ARRIVES
HUNT IN INDO-CHINA AND BALI:
MARY COMING LATER
NOT LANDING -
REFUSES INTERVIEW ON FRENCH LINER
Police had little difficulty in pre- venting the roiders from attaining their objectives.
ter- last
roport a general improvement in All the Provinces continue 10
the situation. The number of persons in goal for civil disobedi- The former Nanking Premference offences have fallen from and Kuomintang Leftist lender, 31,194 at the end of May to 21,422 Mr. Wang Ching-wel, arrived in at the ond of August. Hongkong this morning aboard the Owing to the number of M.M. Liner Andre Lebon, travel-rorist, outrages during the Jing with Madame Wang Ching-three months in Bengal, however, Loh Kwong-lam and wel, their young daughter, Dr. aeven additional infantry bat- ex-talions have been stationed in dif- Premier's two secretaries, ferent parts of the Province and Mr. Wang'a cabin was besieged cumstances demand.-British Wire- will romain there while the cir- but he declined to grant any inter- views.
less.
the.
•
LATVIAN SUBJECT
Dr. Loh Kwong-lam, who has attended Mr. Wang Ching wel dut. STOWAWAY CASES ing his illness, told a Telegraph representative that the ex-Premier needed complete rest. He added. that the patient was in bed and he intended to remain on board during the vessel's brief stay in Latvian, was charged before Mr. Hongkong.
return to China.
STEAMER HITS LIGHTER
A
SENTENCED
Nicols Schmidt, described as a
EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE
FIRM'S PARTNER IN DOCK
of
Embezzlement of a sum $10,000 belonging to the Kong On Cheung firm, of 22, Wing Lok Street, was alleged against Li Wah-yat, A partner, on his appearance before Mr. Wynne- Junes at the Central Police Court this morning.
had taken the money, remarking The defendant admitted that be
that he had purchased a house but did not have sufficient funds with which to pay for the building
Detective Inspector John Murphy, who prosecuted, said the dofendant was handed over to him this morning. He was arrested in Canton by the Canton Police and brought to Hongkong last night.
In September last he was given a deposit recoipt for $10,000 to be' taken to the Sincere Company's
Barking Department for renewal, Ho was handed the drm's chop, but instead of renewing the re colpt, he cashed it, using the firm's chop to get the money. The polico understood that the defendant had expressed his willingness to make. restitution to the complainant, and; accordingly asked for a remand.
His Worship adjourned the case for 48 hours, -
CRUELTY TO· Á MUI-TSAI
The party is proceeding to Butters at the Kowloon Magistracy Europe, and Dr. Loh said it lathie morning with atowing away uncertain when Mr. Wang will on the German steamer Cebbenz
from Shanghai to Hongkong, DUE TO WEAKNESS OF Department, stated in the House
Mr. Hu Han-min, leader of the Defendant pleaded guilty and of Commons that he had been in-
Kuomintang Rightlats sent his was fined $100 or six weeks' im- STERLING
formed by the organisers that thei The phlegmatism of the Hong-still working on her now picture daughter, Miss Hu Muk-lan, to prisonment. business actually transacted at the kong public was again in evidence Shanty Town', which incidentally, see Mr. Wang Ching-wel when the Beale, both British subjects, word Thomna O'Neill and Tracy in British Exhibition at Copenhagen this morning when Douglas Fair is being directed by Frank Bor- liner arrived. Tho ex-Premier sterling-and the consequent rise was in the neighbourhood of one movie star, arrived from Shang-jaho will como gdt to the East in Fong-po, representative of General
banks, the Internationally-famousjzage. If present plans mature, received Miss Hu and Mr. Au charged with the same offense, the ship in this case being the hai by the Andre Lebon. When December, and we will go home Chan Chal-tong, as well as
President Hoover. Doug," came out of his cabin together. I don't yet know whe- number of Hwangsi friends.,
Inspector Elston Bald the at 8 am. he was greeted by a ther we will most in Ball: Most
dofondants were found by the ¡tow press representatives.
ship's officers soon after sho left likely, I'll return to Yokohama The famous atar, who is now and join her there. Thon, we'll
Hongkong on the 18th inst. When she arrived at Manila, defendants proceeding to Saigon on a hunt- both, come through here again, to-|
ng expedition, is not accompanied gether.
wore not landed but were brought iback by his wife, Mary Pickford, as was Mr. Fairbanks its paying his
Defendants denied tho first roported. He was preparing third visit to Hongkong.
charge and were remanded for a week. to vialt the golf. links at Deep- On the present tour he is acom-j water Bay when interviewed by a panied by Mr. C. C. Lewis, Capt. representative of the Hongkong Kenneth Davenport, and Mr. J. Telegraph.
Allen Boone, Mr. Lowla "Golf is a great gardo," he said, accompanying the famous dim
As the s.s. Solstan was manoeuv London, Oct. 24.
affectionately patting his clubs, atar to Saigon, but. Capt. Daven-ring to pick up its buoy on arrival "you get the breaks you win part and Mr. Boone disembark at yonterday, it collided with Sir John Simon, in reply to a if you don't you lose. I tried to Hongkong, and proceed by the lighter loading cargo alongsido
NEW CRUISER TO BE Parliamentary question, referred strike form at Shanghai fer the J.C.J. Inor to Batavia. The
the 8.8. Linan. ( to the proposal which the British Championship events, but was party will meet again at Bali next broming a total loss with 100
STARTED... The Hghter sank immediately, Government had made for a Four-unlucky. Later on, however, month..
Washington, Oct. 24. The Royal Observatory reports Power Conference, and the ob- had some excellent games up
sacks of beans which had already Statos Intends to begin next-year the Shamahiupo Police Station
Inspector Fraser, attached to It is announced that the United the 8.C.A., said the girl went to that the anticyclone remains over fections raised by the German there.
bera taken aboard. The crew N. China. The typhoon appears Government to the Conference tak-
were rescued, and no loss of life is the construction of another Sunday and reported that the had to be stationary to the west of ing place in Gonova.
"I intended to have a real hunt reported.
thousand ton cruiser, carrying been excessively beaten. the Balintang Channel. Local He said the British Governmont,
ing party in Manchuria," said "Doug"
The lighter master, Chan Kwai,olght-inch guna. forecast:-N. E. winda, fresh, however, did not intend to let the
sotiled there, however, that we report which he has since made to ten allowable under the London, defendant was convicted and an
"Everything was so un-claims a total loss of $8,800 in a
After Dr. Mackle" had wivadi The now vessel will be end of evidence of medical standin fine generally Then Mamaster drop--British Wireless."
"(Continded on Page 7) the police.
Naval Treaty-Raster.
In London, silver advanced 5/16ths spot and a farthing for ward. Speculators bought, sellets holding back on a quiet market. Aftor the official, fixing, the mar- kot ruled firm on the weakness of sterling. America bought a small
amount at 1/16th over the quoted BRITAIN STILL IN
rates.
New York reports silver prices unchanged at 274, with the mar ket steady,
THE TYPHOON
•
HOPES
MARY TOO BUSY.
"My wife could not get away from California in time to join ime on the trip to Saigon. She is,
SAIGON HUNTING:
:
CARGO OF BEANS LOST
AMERICAN NAVAL
BUILDING
MISTRESS STIFFLY FINED
A particularly bad case of cruelty was related to Mr. Buttora at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, when a woman, named 14 See, was charged with fl treating a muf-teat Lau Mul, aged 14 years.