GANDHI'S POWER IS UNSHAKEN
INDIA SOCIALISTS NOT A FACTOR
CONGRESS
IT'S
גום
SETS COURSE
LANDING PARTY SPIKES GUN AT LYEEMUN FORT
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view of Dainty and Decoy, which followed at respectable distances.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
MINING
EXPERTS
ARRIVE
The ruse succeeded; and three TO DEVELOP COLONY
parties were landing from Dainty and Decoy at Sai Wan Bay. Imme- diately after Ianding the partics,
and Decoy departed, -Deten-
der Wulling to retrieve the landing
parties.
7
Smoke Screens Laid
PROPERTY
NIELSON & CO. EXPANDING
authorising and permitting sereptance low were beautiful to watch nevision of Mr. L. R. Nielsen, (Presi-I
the
The three itestroyers kept a ren dezvous New Delhi, Mar, 18.
with H.M.S. Berwick
expected that a new record nt After a discussion which lasted for Nine Pins at dawn this morning. At for the Orient will be made in the thirteen hours, the All-India Con-
..n Dainty and Defender began time required for mill construction at to lay a thick black and white smoke the Lin Ma Hang property of Hong- gress Committee, by 127 votes to 70, adapted
amended resolution Bereen across the ocean, Decoy folkong Mines, Ltd. The work will The des commence at once under the super- to all in any gaps. troyers new Constitution of oflice under the in provinces where Congres com
per lis operation, crossing and recross- dent of L. R. Nielson and Co., and
Nielson and Co., Inc.) and Mr. George mands a majority in Legislature, Ing in a particularly smart manner.
The
Coming up behind the smoke T. Scholey (chief engineer for the resolution, however, carries proviso that ministerial posts shall screen at a more stately pace, H.M.S. Nielson Interests), who arrived in
be not accepted unless the leader of Berwick, completely hidden from the Hongkong by the Empress of Canada the Congress Party in the Legislature shore, commenced a systematic born on Wednesday. is satisfied and is able to state Publicly
bardment which was still continuing that the Governor will not USD his as I despatched this message. special powers of interference, or set aside the advice of Ministers regard-Regiment aboard H.M.S. Medway ing their constitutional activities,
disembarked at Brothers Point, near, Castle Peak, and after a forced march defenders a few miles inland. across country, engaged the Redland
The fact that the reaolution favours the acceptance of offled and that it was carried by a large majority is regarded as evidence that Gandh! und his methods still dominate the Congress,
The argument of the Gandhl group appears to be that efforts should be made to carry out the Congress pro- gramme constitutionally, and that if Congress forms, Ministries there will be no deliberate attempt to crente deadlocka.
It is argued that if n deadlock arises, and It comes from the Governors restriction of the Con-
gress programme, then the whole position would be reconsidered by the Centre of to-day's meeting was the comparative failure of the Socialial clement, which is regarded as demonstrating that it is as yet un- able seriously to challenge Gandhl's sway-Reuter.
Congress working committee.
TEXAS SCHOOL DEATH ROLL 670
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dismissed, was only slightly damaged.
Resemble Rag Dolls
The vicllms, according to
the -Superintendent of Suhoots, revesablad rag dolls, from which the clothes had been blown.
An eye-witness says there was u low rumble and then a loud repori and the high school bullding- seemed to rise in the air. Next came a burst of fame and the building fell in, sp- parently quickly extinguishing the fire by its own weight-Reuter.
Estimates Of Dead
Overlon (Tex.), Mar. 18. An explosion from an offeld gas (Texas) line in the New London Rural High School is reported to have killed between three and found
The classrooms on both floore of the two-storey building and the roof were blown out.
FRIDAY,
MARCH
ITALIAN ARMY BEATEN BACK BY LOYALISTS
(Continued from Page 1.). Insurgents Trapped?
Madrid, Mor. 19. Following the capture of Briglucza, fighting has been conținuing through- but the night.
Several Insurgent battallons fre
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The House of Commons passed the Spanish Frontiers Observation Bill through third reading by 113 to 10 to-night-Reuter.
DRAINING CHINA OF.
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(845 .k.c's.), 31.40 metres (9.52 m.c's.).
4-7. p.m. Chinese Programme. 7 p.m. Grand Opern. Lohengrin-Prelude (Wagner).. ..London Symphony Orchestra; "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg" London Symphony Or (Wagner)... chestra, and Good evening, Blaster! ..F. Schorr (Bari- I See why was. tone) and G. Ljungbert
"Luela di Lammermoor" no
What restrains
Gaill
mo? Curel. Homer, Olgll, de Luca, Pinza and Bada, vocal sextet; "Cavallerin Rusticana (Mascagni)-Mother, you know the story; "La Bohemo" (Pitc ...Claudia Muzlo (Soprano).
was Mr. Fowler, who will remain in prevent the outflow is hopeless.
with Mr. Nielson and Mr. Scholey | Chinese customs officials in trying to cfnm Clasing local Stock Quo~
POTENTIAL EXPORTERS During the night the Inniskilling
Theoretically the defenders and the
totiony Hongkong and be in charge of the
and Hongkong Exchango mining and miling developments nt
Market Report. Hongkong Mincs. Mr. Nielson re
7.35 Every man, woman or child travell-
Military Band Music, ported, on his arrival, that his Coming to Hongkong Is a
Winter- any recently signed a contract to "exporter."
La Source Bullet (arr. potential They can
100 bottom).....Band of H. M. Cold- buy manage the property of the Camp 4dragon onc-cent coins for SI Iwang-stream Guards; Mechanized Infantry Mining Company, located In
the tung currency in Canton, and re-sell Quick March (McBain): Fanfare. vicinity of Dugulo.
Joy. (Trad:); Also arriving on the Empress of Hongkong currency.
the same number, or even less, for (Adams); The Minstrel Boy.
Since The
Watch Tower
Inniskillings are pinned to this area, Canada was Mr. W. W. Harris, Prest-Canton $1 note la worth only 50 or 60 Massed Band of the
Official Communique The following press communique was insued
from Military Head quarters to-day!
and Wee Command, MacGregor Actually, however, the Inniskillings Co., a property which is managed by action is a lucrative one.
oman's Holiday Policeman's Patrol (Amend of H. M. Cold- re-embarked aboard Medway at noon.
Casualties are heavy on both sides.stated that, with only 69 feet to go.
Nielson and Co., Inc. Mr. Harris
(Ewing) There is no ban on the export of stream Guards; Habomoko-Inter- and progress Being made at the rate dragon coins from Maean or French mezzo (Reeves); Wedding of the of more than eight feet per day, territory, and the flow to Hongkong Rose (Jessel)....Band of H. M. Cold- the Water-fall Vein should be cut from these centres is so tremendous stream Guards,
Time, Weather and An- by March 25. Mr. Harris will con- that they have almost been denuded 8 p.m. tinue from Hongkong on the Empress of copper currency.
nouncements, of Canada to the United States and
8.03 p.m. London-"This is Eng- from there he will go to Europe and close that comper coins to the value fish people,
Last year's official statistics dia-land, talks by representative Eng- thence back to Manila.
11. Mrs. J. Bell, of of H.K.$17,220 were legitimately im-Cumberland. A countrywoman, In- ported into Hongkong from the troduced by Anthony Weymouth, French lensed territory of Kwang (Electrical Recording), chowwan, and nearly $176,000 worth from the Portuguese colony of Macao, Imagination is staggered by the extent of the illegitimate trade.
"At midday yesterday Northland declared her benevolent neutrality with Redland and guaranteed that no to use Northiand territory. It was Blueland troops would be permitted aiso omcially declared by Northland that the report of landing by air of Blucland troops in Northland terri- tory was false.
"Last night-March 18-19-Blue- land again attacked the Colony at various points. The Eastern entrance was attacked carty during the night, landings being effected at Salwan Bay and at Devil's Peak. destroyer's
Bluc taking part in this operation laid a smoke
sereen, but
anti-aircraft searchlights illuminated these ships over the screen and gave Devil's Peak Battery an easy shout. In this and
Same Type Of Accident
MAN SUCCUMBS: BOY BADLY HURT
Eastern entrance dolences, destroyers were
nine sunle in Lyemunam
"These two landings were easily repulsed with great loss to Mueland,
No re-exportation for the same period is shown in official statisties, except for an infinitesimal quantity returned to Macao.
8.15 p.m. Lealle Hutchinson. Your heart and mine; When I'm with you; Where am I?: Hutch Medley.
Dance
8.30 p.m. The B. B. C. Orchestra, directed by Henry Hall.
8.55 London-Newa and An- nouncements.
9.15 p.m. From the Studio. But, for the first month of the Interlude at the Piano by Doreen current year, Japan has leapt to the
Ma. forefront as a buyer. In January, she
do
Thru the
Age and youth figured in two iden- officially took from this Colony copper 1. When a Lady meets a Gentle- ical, accidents at almost identical coinage to the value of $10,000. Last man down South; 2. There's some- imea last night. The youth is in the month, this export business jumped thing in the air; 3. Moon glow; Government Civil Hospital in a crl-up during a later destroyer attack on the ical condition, suffering from con- to $54,050. These official statistics/ courtesy of Love; 4.
the 5. Stardust. lake Into consideration the
Selection (AIT. 0.30 Classica cussion, while the other victim died cnormous quantity of copper coinage
Ewing), played by London Palladium whleis-is-exported purely an “eozap down a fight of narrow stairs at 48ments of scrap iron, copper, brass, The Longest Trial-in History,"
Tse Yee-miu a boy aged 12, tell metal", along with other regular ship-
Orchestra.
9.40 From the Stuillo. A Talk: Sand Street at 11.30 p.m. He was steel, etc. unconscious when he was picked up. It is probable that statistics for the by II. C. Macnamara.
Chan Lee, aged 57, fell down current month will reveal record "At about midnight a landing in fight of narrow stairs at 7 Lai On shipments of all types of scrap metals strength was carried out by Blueland Lane at 11.30 p.m. He fractured his to Japan. on three benches, along Castle Peak skull and was admitted to the Gov- Reach. Considerable casualties toernment Civil Hospital in an un- boats and personnel-were-infileted-on consciotic-condition Hadiah bis Blacland, owing
Ing to good (mely in-morning by Fortress Headqu being received
Landing Effected
formation of approach
from boats and Naval patrols, gun- and Coast Watchers. In
•
casuallies however
Blueland covering force
spite of
BRITAIN'S BUDGET
three
Press,
CAR STOLEN
en-
PALESTINE DISORDERS
Jerusalem, Mar. 18. Curfew is being stringently forced following Arab and Jewish disorders, in which one person was hundred students. Two hours after now holds a line some one and a halfter, announced in the House of Com-
a firm footing on shore and
London, Mar. 18. Mr. Stanicy Baldwin, Prane-Minis-killed and twenty-seven injured by the explosion, the bodies of a hit-miles in depth on a
bomb explosions, aited dred children
front of sun, whilst were taken to Hender miles. It is expected that this three mons to-day that the House et Com-
cover-
ver introduced on April 20..-Reuter Bul were taken to Overton public bild-ing force will be re-inforced to-night, letin Service
advance of Blueland ings, churches and homes.
cast- werd on Kowloon is being prevented by the 2nd Battalion The Royal Welch Fusiliers and Kumaon Rifles,
After Commander- Mainland has, had time to make his plan It is hoped that this covering The House of Representatives has force will be thrown back into the passed the McReynolds Neutrality sea before re-inforcements arrive. Bill-Reuter. At present (2.00 p.m.) fierce fighting is taking place. duced owing to bad visibility. Bluc
"Air. activity was considerably re- land aircraft have carried out several low flying attacks on vital points of the Colony; little damage is reported. On the other hand three Bheland air-
The first person to reach the scene was Mrs. Joc Merka, telephone operator, who states that "at least ninely per cent, of the children are kiled. Injured and mangled chil Bren Wreck against the wall or iny in
outside."
The radio station, KOCA, Texas, has broadcast a message that there are more than three hundred dead, whilst the superintendent of the school, Mr. W. C. Shaw, estimates
there between
Bre
the
that
A Methodist minister, Rev. R. J. Jackson, says there are any bodies still in the school bull, and inst it is impossible to estimate the toil of life. Many have been sent ta hospital badly mangled, while
"many were trapped in the wreckage, and parents and other relatives rush Ing into the school after their children. We are uncertain as to the cause of the explosion. We have turned our church "Into nmorgue, and the hospital is overflowing. All the while, bodies are being covered."
and a thousand deathe" five hundred craft have crashed in flames in the
are
Building Still Afire
12-
The superintendent of an oll com- pany says: "Ninety per cent, of the five hundred children within the
school nre dend, and the building is still burning."
were
Locally called "the largest rural school in the world," the building is situated at the top of a hill amidst a pine forest, while near-by there are many oll derricks. There 1,300 students on the roll mosi of whom were in the auditorium at the time of the explosion. It is reported only one wall of the building is standing, the remainder having been
that
harbour,
NEUTRALITY BILL PASSES
Washington, Mar, 18.
Miss Brancombe, of 25 Kennedy Road, has reported the loss of her ear, No. 3887. The car was parked in Pedder Street al 5.30 p.m. and die- appeared some ime between then and 7.30 p.m.
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
THE ENGLISIT ARE THE BEST
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours POLITICIANS AND BUSINESS MEN IN THE ending at 10 am. to-day totalled ♣ WORLD, General Smuts,
0.02-inch. The total since January 1 Is 4.31 inches, against an average of 4.33 inches,
Miss
10 p.m. London-Big Ben, 10 p.m. Dance Music, Fox Trot-Sing, sing, sing: Fox Trot-Harlem; Fox Trot-The way you look to-night: Fox Trot-A fro romance; Fox Trot At the Cole Continental; Fox Trot-On the Beach at Bali-Ball; Tango-The tango of my heart; Fox Trot-A star fell out
Trot-Did of Heaven: Fox bert; My Hawaiian song of love. 10.30 pm. "Under Big Ben." talks by Howard Marshall.
10.5 pan Dance Music (Con=" tinued).
I remem
A
Fox Trot-3 don't want to make History; Fox Trot-It ain't nobody's bizness what I do: Tango-Mon Amour; Fox Trot-Every time I Tools at you; Fox Trot-Sugar Rose.
A I p.m. The Grand National, running commentary from the Race Course," Aintree, Liverpool. 11.30 p.m. Close Down.
Higher Metal Prices
NOT CAUSED BY RE-ARMAMENT
The forthcoming wedding is an- "Redland morale remains high. Co- nounced operation between Regulars
of Mr. Robert Lestle
Charged with the unlawful possess- and Shepherd Webb, Insurance manager, ion of a quantity of electric light wire Volunteers, both Naval and Military, of 10 MacDonnell Road, and
London, Mar. 18. is increasing in emciency hourly with Evelyn Winifred O'Hagan, stenogra-et Burd Street on March 17, Cheng was asked in the House of Commons The Chancellor of the Exchequer experience gained by active service. pher, residing at 2 Link Road.
37, Lung, aged The epidemie amongst the Volunteers
unemployed, was whether he was aware that owing to brought before Mr. Keen at the the demands of the armament pro- it is anticipated that is abuting and i
Central Magistracy this morning. He by to-morrow evening the full Falling to appear before Mr. Keen denied the charge, and was remanded me and the manipulations of strength of the Volunteers, and Military,
at the Central bath Naval
Magistracy this for 72 hours for
speculators, prices of Iron, steel and will be deployed.
morning on a charge of being drunk
further enquiries.
non-ferrous metais were still rising. "Voluntary enrolment and enlist- and incapable of Upper Albert. Rond
Mr. Chamberlain replied that the men ment continues satisfactory.
near Albany Road yesterday, Chon Mr. Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy but that the questioner attached an Making another appearance before position was being carefully watched, measures put into force by the Air Wah, uged 20, unemployed, had his this morning charged with the murder exaggerated importance to the Raids Precautions Committee
ball of $5 estreated, Sub-Inspector of a man named Li Ching on a hill-mands of the armaments programme working smoothly and efletently, E. G. Post prosecuted.
The Police Coast Watching Posts
side above Anderson Road, Kowloon of the Government. These were only Clis. In December, Tang Fu, 53, and part of the total British demand, and
The
aro
continue to be of the greatest assist-
de-
theso
Tse Kam, 42, unemployed, who Chan Kui, 23, scaffolding builders, that, in turn, was a small fraction of unce to the Fortress Intelligence Ser-pleaded guilty before Mr. VI. Schofield were remanded for another week, on the world demand. The fundamental vice.
at the Central Magistracy yesterday to the application of Inspecter Portallion.cause of the rise in price of "The general situation Is that all the larceny of a pair of ear-rings
commodities was neither armaments" Red troops are definitely committed from Tang Shing-chol, a married wo- Stopped and searched in Portland nor speculation, but rapid progress to- and that no cross-harbour transfer of man, aged 45, appeared in Court this Street on March 10, Leung Wah, 17, wards economic recovery over a large troops is anticipated."
morning and was sentenced to six was found to have 1,000 herol pills part of the world-British Wireless, months' imprisonment with 12 strokes concealed in the girdle around his
COOLIE DETAINED AFTER FIGHT
of the birch..
A native of Wenchow, Chan Wing, 40, unemployed, was charged before Mr. Barnett at the Kowloon. Magis- tracy this morning with arriving in the Colony on board the steamer. Hinsang A fight between two coolles em-without the consent of her owners or
sheared off a few feet above theployed at the Kowloon Godowns has master. He had stowed
away
Ri
waist, Before Mr. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, he declared Chant he had been carrying the pills for someone else. He was fined $300, or six months hard Inbour.
Wong Wah, 20-year-old barber, was brought before Mr. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning for
Pang Ying with a razor in
.Pellio
ding to one report,
the blast resulted in one of the men being ad- 1Sandaisan, A fine of $27, the cost of Kashar De, izstać die, ale vi?
Explosion Mystery *
mitted to the Kowloon Hospital in a the passage, or one month's hard 13-Street on March 18. At the request
of Dol-Sgt. J. Headridge, he Was remanded for a week, to enable tho complainant to attend Court.
blow through the auditorium, in of the other by the police,
centred in the boller-room and serious condition, and the detention bour, was imposed. which were 730 grade school and high school students and teachers.
The two men are Chan Hok-chan, Chu Chi-kong, of Medan, Sumatra, aged 37, and Chak Shick-wan. The against whom extradition proceedings fight occurred in Godown No. 14, are being instituted for the alleged Lul Hon-chiu, unemployed, appear- following
ЦП altercation, -- Chiak embezzlement of H.K.$3,000 or 4,000 ed before Mr. W. Schofield at the When the explosion occurred, the
Shek-wan WOS detained by the guilders, the property of the Wing Central Magistracy this morning roof was lifted Into the air and police.
Fat Printing Co., Lid, between charged with the larcenyot electric dropped back again, causing wreck-
October, 1834 and September, 1936, attings from No. 144; Johnson Road. ngo in which the fire started. It is
within the jurisdiction of the Nether- Acling Sub-Inspector Macdonald stated belleved that an accumulation of gas building was not burned; "I just lands Indies, appeared on remand be that defendant admitted the offence in the boiler-room caused the ex- flew to pleccse
fore Mr. W. Schofield at the Central when he had been stopped by a dis- plosion.
Four hours after the blast, there Magistracy this morning. Mr.trict watchman in Tai
On Street. A school boarder from New Lon-weroin Hundred bodies at Henderson, Murphy, C.D.I appeared for Defendant gained admittanee through
J. R. Kern, estimates that there
150 at Overton and two at Kilgore: prosecution, and April 2 and 5 were a space in the wooden walls. The are Ove hundred dead, including It is estimated that there are at least the dates fixed for hearing, the case value of the fittings was 95. Defen more than twenty-five of the Faculty fifty, many without any limbs, lying being remanded formally.
weck. of fifty-four teachers. He said the in the wreckages United Press.
don,
for one dant was sentenced to six weeks' im
prisonment.
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