NEPAL EARTHQUAKE CATASTROPHE
ENORMOUS FREEMASONRY INVITATIONS TO MANSLAUGHTER
DAMAGE
GRIM STORIES COMING THROUGH
THOUSANDS OF
CASUALTIES,
Calcutta, Jan. 23. Fears that thousands of people have been killed and injured in Nepal are enter tained as the extent of the earthquake damage in that State is becoming clearer.
A large number of buildings in fatmandu, nadknun and Fatan hedgaun collapsed burying hundreds in the debris.
The Nepal Government railway 48 been su damaged that traina are able to run.
no
EUROPEAN VICTIMS. Inquiries have reached the India Office from many parts of the world regarding the safety of individual Europeans in the earth- quako area.
shock,
peana han teen reported. This news is believed to be complete.
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TO-DAY'S BROADCAST.
STUDIO CONCERT
From ZBW on, a wavelength of 356 metres:
14.30 p.m. Chinese programme.
* 4,45-5-80 p.m.. A rolay from Daven-
LAW & "KINDLY try of the Carmen Programme (Bizet)
ASSAULT"
The Milan Symphony Orchestra, con- ducted by Carlo Lorenzo Molafoll with the Chorus of a Scala, Milan.
5.30-7.80 p.m. Chintas programme, 7.30-10.80
European p.m.
pro- gramme 7.30
7.30 pm. Closing Local Stock
Quotations, etc £3,000,000 Bayonne bond Kartar Singh, Indian con-
A verdict of "Not Guilty” was returned to-day by the 'jury empanelled to hear the charge of manslaughter brought against crable accuse of striking a Chinese boy who died at Kow. loon Hospital on December - 1.
licensed hawker of fish and wit- resses testified that he was chased by the constable and struck in the left side of the body, being taken to the Kowloon Hospital in a collapsed condition later in the day. He was operated upon but died a fortnight later of peritonitis, following un oporation for ruptured splean."
"The most revolutionary sure over introduced in the flold of labour" is the official description: given by the German authorities to
Paris, Jan. 20. national labour under which em.
M. ployers become "leaders"
The police have arrested and workers "followers," while Voix, a companion of M; Alexandre loycra federations and trade Stavisky, the master-mind behind unions are superseded by State the
swindle, at the time of the latter'e Germany is to be divided into suicide at Chamonix, and M Industrial districts, each under an Picaglio, Stavisky's secretary. ---- official labour trusted with dicta- Violent scenes featured the The boy, Li Shu-chan, was a torial powers,
Chamber of Deputies budget debate Every concern employing twenty when M. Honriot, à Right Deputy, or more workers must have a "con-raised the Staviaky scandal once dential counell" of "leaders" and more, and openly charged M. Ray- "followers' selected each year maldy, Minister of Justice; M. with the approval of the local Anatole de Menzie, Minister of Nazi organisation.
Public Instruction; and M. Georges There will also be "courts of Bonnot, Minister of Finance; with social honour," to which offences complicity in the affair. elther of "lenders" or "followers" may be referred, but in all cases the decision of the labour trustee is final and resistance to his or dera punishable by flues or actual Imprisonment.
The Nazi authors of the law claim that it is "real Socialism."
The Chief Justice, Mr. J. R. The session was interrupted sev-Wood, tried the case, which com- eral times and when finally it came mienced yesterday, before the fol- to an end. B. do Menzle and M. lowing Jurymen: Messrs. W. An- Henriot carried their fight out in-derson (foreman), A. Williamson, to the lobby where they came to G. van Wylick, P. K. Pavri, J. P. blows. A committee of friends Whitham, R. J. Shrigley, and H. A. a "jury of honour"-was named to da Figueiredo. discuss the possible sequels to the dispute.
.
Their information' is that Misa
Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant At- DEATH KNELL.. Christian, an elderly Indy of
torney General, conducted the case Monghyr, and Miss Smith, nn-
Meanwhile, the death knell of What started out to be a rela- for the Crown, and Mr. D. McNeill, other elderly Indy of Monghyr, Freemasonry in Germany has been tively peaceful discussion of the instructed by. Mr. W. A. Mackininy, have since died of Injuries and sounded by Gen. Hermann budget turned into a stormy inter-of Messrs. Deacons, appeared for
Commissioner Goering,
for lude when M. Henriat took the the defence. Messieurs Magrath of Mongbyr) |
In submitting that there was no and Inglls of Jitwarpur, and Mrs Prussin, who has issued a decree floor and reviewed the Stavisky 1case to answer, Mr. McNeill said the Harman of Murin, and Corbettreeniasons lodges exist in view members of the Cabinet with com the essence of it being that pri Enying: "I see no reason why affair, during which he attacked
chargɔ was n scarcely credible one, of Muzaffarpur, were injured.
No other death amongst Euro. 1 of the unity of the German peo-iplicity, openly charging M. Bonnetsoner went out of his way to com ple created by the National with having recently favoured Socialist movement."
dropping the court action pending it a breach of duty, namely, inter- which fering in the market, for when ne The lodges have accordingly against company in
would have been punished. He had RELIEF WORK IN BIHAR. been recommended to dissolve Staviaky was interested.
no Indian themselves.
The Premier, M. Chautemps, ar-been instructed that Bellef work in the earthqunke The Germun mother lodge rived from the Senate and replied Constable had ever been guilty of
this interference. arca of Bihar and Orissa is now which has been in existence for to M. Henriot, declaring that his ол вп organised footing in the the past 200 years, has made charges were absolutely false. damaged towns, Money WILB endeavours to .escape its ap-Thu Chamber decided to suspend placed at tho disposal of the pronching fate. Last April it the discussion sine die.. District Officers for charitable re-changed its name, broke off its lof in all the affected towns im-relations with foreign lodges and mediately after the catastrophe, dropped the words "Freemason:” |
In Monghyr, six-relief centres from its official documents. are working. Food is distributed free at three and is on sale at the the others.
Nine extra médical men arrived at Monghyr shortly, after the earthquake with supplies of medicines, ten at Muzaffarpur and three at Darbhanga which are the three towna to suffer the heaviest loss of life. Local doctors are also at work and the medical stores buried when the hospitals and dispensaries collapsed are being replaced.
In Monghyr, trained sappers
miners have begun
and
demolition and clearance
dangerous buildings,
DEAD-EXTRICATED.......
the
of
Bolween 400 and 600 dead have
so far been extricated from the debris in this town.
Systematic clearance began in Darbhanga to-day.
At Muzaffarpur, the water works are now giving two-thirds of full normal supply.
The Muzaffarpur Municipality is arranging for fifty small tube wells at Government expense to maintain the water supply..
Immediate necessities are shel- ter and warm
Gon. Goering, however, has not been appeased by this concession and has included the mother lodge in his ban-Renter.
JAPANESE M.P. IN ACCIDENT
SERIOUSLY INJURED AT MOJI
.SECONDS SELECTED."
Later.
"CONCOCTED TALE.
The case for the prosecution bore all the badges of a concocted tale and he had tested it by asking wit- nesses what the boy did after being Following yesterday's alterea-struck, and what happened to the Ash he was carrying. Four or tlon, four deputies. have been no- minated to examine the texts pub-more versions had been given by lished by the Journal Officic! supposed eye-witnesses, which dis- concerning M. Henriot's remarks counted the accuracy and value of
their testimony. against M. de Menzio, who persists On the point of identity in his demand for an apology. Crown had broken down because gentlemen had a conference this tity beyond all reasonable doubt. Four seconda selected by these two they had not established the iden-
morning.
the
The only witnesses who offered to The seconds have decided that point out prisoner at the identifica- no occasion for a duel exists, but tion parade were fish hawkers, the Miniater insists on fighting un- and only two of the soven of them, loas M. Henriot publicly with-identified him.
draws his accusations, says Reuter. One of these was Lum Sui who Excited by the comments made gave the impression at the Moji, Jan. 18. by Liberte on his address, M. Coroner's Inquiry that he saw pri- Mr. Kaiichiro Suematsu, former Lagrosillere, the Martinique de Bonar walking in theatrect and Vice-Minister of Railways, and paty, slapped the director of the personally reported the matter. his wife were seriously injured by paper, M. Perry, formerly an un-Now, however, it was elicited that a motorist, who ran into them near der-secretary of state, on the face he was one of several persons who here yesterday. They were taken to-day. The latter at once asked made a report together. to hospital in another automo-two of his friends to act as his bile.
Mr. Suematsu, who is a leading member of the Minseito Party and a candidate for re-election to the Diet, was on his way to make a campaign speech at the time of the accident. The police are searching for the driver who did not stop.
seconds and invited M. Lagrossil- Here to a duel.-Havas.
NO CORROBORATION,
Chan Tsol, the other witnosa who "identifled" prisoner, said he heard people in the crowd say
had passed the Market. No-one come forward from the crowd to bear this cut=
NANKING OPERATIONS "That's the man!" na prisoner
IN FUKIEN
clothes for the NEW COMMITTEE Amoy Landing Virtually
homeless in the shattered towns in what is the coldest month of the year. Another neod is for the disinfection of wells in the water rural areas where the supply has been rendered dan- gerous-Reuter and British Wire-
lese.
TEAMS FOR NEEDLE HOCKEY MATCH
C.B.A. and Radio Meet on Sunday
The "needle". Mamak Hockey Tournament encounter between
BRITISH WOMEN AS DIPLOMATS
Ends Resistance
Amoy, Jan. 23.
The medical ovidence guve room for possibilities that the boy re- ceived the fatal injury in another way and at another time than were subject of the charge.
Mr. Fraser. said' he could agreo with some of his friend's sub- missions that the evidence Wid,
A stream of motor lorries was in part, unsatisfactory, but the commandeered here for the trans-jury should be asked to decido exportation of Central Government the case.
troops to the interior to-day.
The Chief Justice ruled that
NO "KINDLY ASSAULTS."
Following the American arele, Britain may soon permit women to invade ber diplomalie The lorries are carrying the there was a case to answer, and und consular services.
troops to Changchow, Tung-An, Mr. McNeil addressed the jury A step in this direction has boen Shih Ma, Nanching and other before calling prisoner. taken by Sir John Simon, the For-points to maintain order following eign Secretary, in appointing the abandonment of the nove committee under Sir Claud places by the rebels, the majority Schuster, Clerk of the Crown in of whom have surrendered except Chancery, which includes two those at Chuenchow, which is still women, to consider the desirability held by them though its fall is of the admission of women to momentarily expected.
-Central British gliptomatic and consular News. posts-Reuter.
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
the Central British Association HIDE, FOR SHAME, ROMANS, THIY ILM.S. Adventure left Gibraltar and the Radio Sports Club will be GRANDSIRES IKKAGES, THAT BLUSH for Malta en route for the Far East played on the Marina No. 1 ground AT THEIR DEGENERATE PROGENY/- yesterday. on Sunday at 10.30 a.m.
The C.B.A have 100 per cent.
annual meciing of the Girl have suffered defeat once, at the hands of the Police, on January Peel will be present.
n.m. at the Sandilanda Hut. Lady
Dryden,
The
One case each of small-pox, diphtheria and meningitis were during the week-end.
IC-
a
7.83-8 p.m. From the Studio. The 23rd of a series of lessons In
"Cantonese" by the Rov. Mr. H. R. Wells.
8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report, Special Announcement.
8.5-8.37 p.m. Operatic. Song Resurrection-Prayer
(Alfano).
Song Lontierver Since the Day
Mary Gordon (Soprano). Orchestral-The Wreckers-Overture
(Smyth).
.
Damo. Ethel Smyth, conducting the British Symphony Orch. Vocal Gems-Rigoletto (Verdi). Light Opera Company. Orchestral-Prince Igor-Polovetżkl
Dance (Borodin).
Philadelphia Symphony Orchesʻrn
conducted by Leopold
Stokowski.. Song-Lohengrin-Raconto
(Wagner). Song-Lohengrin-Cigno fedol
(Wagner),
Miguel Fleta (Tenor). 8.37-9 p.m.
Symphony No. 8'in B Minor
Unanished") (Schubert). Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Leopold
Stokowski,
1st Movement-Allegro moderato 2nd Movement-Andante con meto 9-10.30 p.m. A Concert From the
Studio
1. Songa (a) She is Far from the
Land (Lambert)
(b) East of the Sun
(Ronald) ....Mrs. M. Portallion (Con
tralto) accompanied by Mrs. G. W. Griggs.
2. Humorous (a) Matilda
(b) Halt Who Goes
There?
Bryan Lewis accompanied by Mrs. Nura Kanis.
3. Pianoforte (a) The Lark
(Glinka) (b) Selected
....Mrs. Nura Kania,
4. Songs-(a) Blow, Blow, Thou
Winter Wind (Roger Quilter)
(b) A Farewell (S.
Liddle)
Mr. H. G. Anniss (Tenor) accompanied by Mrs. G. W. Grigge.
6. Songs (a) A Dream (Bartlett)
(b). I Did Not Know
(Trotere)
(Con-
Mrs. M. Portaillon traite) accompanied by Mrs. G. W. Griggs,
6. Humorous "Blighty"
....Bryan. Lewis accompanied by
Mrs. Nura Kanis.
7. Pianoforio(a) Menuet (Grieg)
(b) Bo
Berceuse (Cho- -pin, Op. 67). ..Mrs. Nura Kanis.
B. Songs (a) O Lovely Night
(Landon Ronald)
(b) Thank God for a Garden (Teresa Del Rio)
Mr. H. G. Anniss (Tenor) accompanied by Mrs. G. W. Griggs.
10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press News,
10.35 p.m. Close Down
RADIATOR CAP THEFT
EUROPEAN OWNER
PROSECUTES
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Mr. L. Wolll, of 218 R.B.L. Pok- fulam, was the complainant before Mr. Balfour, in the Central Police Court this morning, in a case in which a Chinese was charged with stealing a radiator cap. Ho plead- Mr. McNeill suggested that ited guilty.
Detective-Sergeant Goodwin sald would be a kindly action for the car was parked in a lane be- policeman to give a young offender tween Fodder Building and the aamall punch" rather than frame Swatow Drawn Work ahon, while a charge against him,
The Chief Justice: The law p.m. show at the Queen's Theatre. the complainant attended the 7.15 does not recognise a kindly as on the car being started, wator sault(Laughter).
Prisoner gave evidence that on was seen to spurt out of the radia
tor. The defondant was arrested the day of the alleged assault hoin Stanley Street at 10 p.m.
Defendant admitted previous W on the best near the market but did not enter the market or conviction and was sentenced to assault or interfere with any fish three months. hawkers or the deceased.
An Indian' Sergeant testified to
manner on his bent between 9.15 and 0.30 am that day..
Mr. Murphy, A.S.P., produced documents relating to prisoner's oficial activity, and character, stated?; 2. If so, was the blow
Mr. McNeill sald the record of delivered by prisoner? his arreats would show that there
It might be perfectly reasonable were people interested in suppres to answer the first question in the sing him as a large number of affirmative though medical ovl them were unlicensed· hawkers.
·record to date, while the Radio { Guides will be hald on Friday at 10.30 ported to the kcal health authorities moeting prisoner in the
14.
fixture are as follows:-
normal The P. and O. llner Rawalpindi is dae here from Singapero at d ́a.m. on Thursday, and the Soudan also from Singapore at 6 a.m. on Friday.
Mr. 8. M. Ferry, Managing Director The teams, for this important Yip Wun-kei, a returned banishee, of the Model Dairy Farm at Shang
was this morning, charged in the hai is among the recent arrivals at CB.R.-G. Moas; B. I, Blek-Central Police, before Mr. Hamilton, the Repulse Bay Hotel Mr. Perry is ford, A. Pole; 5. MacNider, C. and sentenced to twelve months' hard on a combined business and pleasure Halford, N. Whitley, W. H. G. labour, Ho was arrested in Wanchai. trip to Hongkong and in accompanied
by Mrs. Perry. Hirst, T. S. D, KVhftlay, C. C. Francis, W. G, Johnson, and J. J. A Hoklo who failed to repay a debt
Wang Mun, unemployed, who made of 20 cents was struck on the head Kink.
with an iron pine by a fellow-wirkman use of the Street Steeners' Club, at Radio: Man Singh; P. Singh, nt Robinson Rond yesterday. the old St. Peter's Church, West J. S. Growal; Jaggeet Singh, C. J. parties appeared before Mr. Balfour Point, last night was produced before The Assistant Attorney Genaral Dyko, M. Singh; M. H. Haasan, in the Central Police Court this Mr. Hamilton, at the Central Magis addressed the jury and his Lord Gurbachan Singh, Awtar Singh, morning, when the defondant was rev this morning, charred with ship then summed up the evidence, Kalwant Singh, F. A. Kemp. Re-bound over to keep the peace. In having stolen a felt hat belonging to directing the jury to answer to spector Andrew said the wund war another inmate, Hui Man. Defendant
their Morve:-Attar Singh.
not morious. The man was treated said he took the hat by mistake. He questions in coming to The umpires will be Lt. Commdr. at the hospital and allowed to pro- was sentenced to one month's im- decision:-1, Did the deceased die F. B. Leigh and A. A. Dand.
cred home,
prisonment.
of a blow at the time and place
The
TWO QUESTIONS,
dence was that a blow high up under the arm would not probably Cause the rupture.Wong Ming, the keeper of a stall near by, had said that he witnessed an assault by un Indian constable in uniform, and prisoner was the only one on duty on that boat at the time..>
The jury were 10 minutes con- sidering their verdict.
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