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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH - TUESDAY,
SAMOS INCIDENT GOLD "RUSHES" IN
EXPLANATION
PATROL SIGNAL
MISUNDERSTOOD
TRAGIC ERROR
London, July 23.
KWANGTUNG
Troops Sent To "Guard" Discoveries
Canton, July 28.
The Cunton Government is send- ) ing gendarmes to the Yenping District In order to stop a gold rush at Taituposhan mountain, whore rich gold deposits are re- ported to have been discovereil some time ago by the villagers.
JULY 24, 1984.
PROMOTIONS IN THE ARMY
EXCEPTIONAL MEASURES
RETIREMENTS ON SPECIAL TERMS
An important statement was made in the House of Commons this evening in reply to a question in regard to the recent incident at Samos when Turkish sentrics It is stated that over 10,000 fired on a boat containing British sols of gold have already been Lord Stanhope as chairman, had naval officers, killing one of them. removed by the gold diggers.
London, July 23. The Financial Secretary to the War Office, Mr. D. Hacking said in the House of Commons to- night that a committee, with
examined the block in the promo-
Sir John Simon said that fur-
It is also reported that another tion of infantry officers and as re- ther information indiented that goldfield has been discovered in sult certain exceptional measures the tragic occurrence
the another place in the same dis- have been decided on. Was result of a lamentable misunder-trict. standing.
The ski in which the officers approached close to the Turkish coast was flying no fing and the officers were not in uniform.
Promotions had been made to the rank of Major General, The Canton authorities claim Lieutenant General and General in that both areas are on government place of certain General Officers land and unauthorised explolta-who had been permitted to retire tion by individuals will not be prematurely. permitted.-Central News.
The net result at. the moment had been to make certain promo- tions in those ranks and thero
According to the statement of the Turkish Government, Turkish coastal patrols have strict orders Ambassador that they were deep-would consequently be an increas
to summon any suspect craft to be y distressed at the occurrence. questioned and in the present case beckoned to the boat to ap proach.
There was reason to think that the signal was misunderstood.
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ing number affecting the lower ranks..
Omcers of the rank of Major or below whose commission bore date A funeral coremony was held on before January 1919. would be Saturday in Turkish territorial waters at which there were pre-invited to retire voluntarily with sent H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth, fly-special terms in retired pay and ing the flag of the Commander-in-gratuity.
If sufficient volunteers were not Chief, Mediterranean Fleot, H.M.
8. London, flying the flag of the forthcoming It would be necessary Rear Admiral Commanding. First to select officers for compulsory Cruiser Squadron, and H.M.S. retirement with the same special
terms. Devonshire, in which Surgeon-
It was further proposed to ex- Lieutenant Robinson was serving.
SIGNAL MISUNDERSTOOD. At any rate, when the skiff moved away, the Turkish guard repeatedly fired with the result that Surgeon Lieutenant Robinson was killed and fell into the water.
By the order of the Turkish ercise a' greater degree of select- Lieutenant Maunsell was alight-
Government, a Turkish destroyer ion with regard to the promotion ly wounded.
Surgeon Lieutenant Robinson's also took part and cast a wreath of officers from Major to Lieuten- body had not yet been recovered. Into the Aca with an inscriptionant Colonel.
Majors would not be allowed to The Turkish Ambassador, on in-expressing the sympathy and re-
serve beyond three years in that structions from his Government.gret of the Turkish Government. had expressed his Government's The Turkish Government had rank unless considered fit very alucere regret that this tragic also spontaneously expressed their assume command, provided misunderstanding should have desire to pay a compassionate auch officer would be placed occurred and the Turkish Govern- grant to the relations of the dehalf pay before the age of 45.--
British Wirelcas. had informed the British jceased officer.--British Wireless.
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