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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY,
NATIVE PLOT IN JAVA
REVOLUTION
PLANNED
PRISONER DIES IN GAOL
NATURAL CAUSES
VERDICT
Chang Hauen-taong, aged 48 years, undergoing penal servitude in Victoria Gaol, died in the prison hospital yesterday afternoon.
PARTY LEADERS At the inqueat, conducted by
ARRESTED
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(ny Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphis Mer ages Ordinanės, 1891. Receivada, February
Amsterdam, Feb. 25. An incipient revolution in the Dutch East Indies is be- lieved to have been nipped
FEBRUARY
SILVER EXPORT TAX
NEW PROPOSALS IN SHANGHAI
H. H. KUNG AGREES
(Special to "Telegraph") -
Shanghal, Feb. 26.
Mr. Balfour In the Contral Magistracy this morning, Chief Warder Buchanan stated. the deceased was sentenced at Weihai- wal on September 25, 1928, to ten years" ponal servitude for assault causing grievous bodily harm.
As a result of a close discussion He was admitted to Victoria Gaol between Dr. H. H. Kung, Finance on December 19 of that year. On Minister, and local Chinese finan- January 22 laat, he was admitted cial leaders and bankers, the to the hospital and died yesterday. following recommendations have Dr. G. V. A. Grinth said deceas been adopted and will be sub- was suffering from beri-beri mitted to the Central Government and his condition had porsisted for consideration: in the bud by swift action on since 1931. His admission to
(1) an increase in the customs the part of the authorities hospital was due to a relapso. On
this occasion, he showed no fm-ratea on a wide range of imported on the first hint of danger-provement in treatment, became goods, (2) taxation on exported
Progressively. worse ous possibilities.
and died. silver, or the limitation of the ex- The Governor-General has in- The post-mortem examination port of allver and formed the Dutch Government Blowed advanced beri-beri. Denth, that all members of the Executive in his opinion, was due to beri- Committee of the National Indo- bert and cardine failure. Nesien Party, Including their The jury, comprised of Messrs. lender, Mohammed Hatta, have D. Harvey (foreman), W. A. Schrueder and J. P. Sherry, view been arrested.
The arreals were ordered upon od the body and returned a Information reaching the police verdict of death from natural that a revolutionary plat against causes. the Dutch Administration was be- ing hatched.
The houses of all the members' of the Nationalist Party in Batavia, Sourabaya, And Bandoeng have been raided by detectives and searched for evidence of the conspiracy.-- United Press.
Batavia, Feb, 26,
NEW AMBASSADOR
TO PARIS
:
SIR GEORGE CLERK APPOINTED
London, Feb. 26.
(3) postponement of the ratificaz tion of the London Silver Agree- ment."
believe that the measures are The Chineso financial lenders necessary if the adverse effect which is likely to follow the boost- ing of the silver price in the United States is to be offset,
The Bankers' Association of the City of Shanghai (Chinese) yoster- day cabled their views to President Roosevelt on the sliver situation. They expressed the opinion that any silver measure net calculated to stabilise its price would ċer- tainly tend to have an extremely
All members of the executive Sir George Russell Clerk has adverse effect on the Far East. committee of the native nationaliat been appointed Ambassador to They feared that the exchange party have been arrested. House Paris, in succession to Lord market would be thrown into con searches are being made in the Tyrrell, who is retiring shortly.fusion by a sudden rise in the principal towns of Java.--Reuter. Reutor.
silver price-Central News.
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The great. Robinson superb asan "incredible adventurer who lived to beg in the city he built-whose achievements towered like the
Bertin, Feb. 24.
Rockies whose sins were the scandal of an age!
A new appeal to the nation was announced by Herr Hitler In a broadcast speech to-day. The Reich Chancellor did not Indicate whether a plebiscite or another election was in-
The Chancellor reiterated Gor many's pacific intentions and salá the politicians would appeal to the nation's strength only in case of an emergency-Reuter. " Hans Audience of Veterana,
According to United Fross" messages, Hitler's audience con- alated of 2,500 veteran Nazisin÷ the Hofbrauhaus Beer cellar where Hitior:first announced the famous 25 planks of the party's platform.
traniises it The Government would risk everything by wantonly Hitler's speech was made when provoking warf, he declared: Wo Inaugurating the celebrations in can tell every foreign diplomat we connection with the fourtheonth do not need diplomatic success anniversary of the founding of the order to win the people. We hate Nasi party
It already Hier spoke from the same bour The Government Ins
{ collarshall in which fourteen years: on peace) and on "obtaining
ago he held his first masa meeting, rights due to eyar”, honest nation