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COMMUNIST HAICHING OFFICERS MR GANDHI'S TRAFFIC IN YOUNG DEBATES ON SITUATION LESS TENSE SUBMARINE

FIASCO

"UNEMPLOYED DAY” A DAMP SQUIB

MANY INJURED

POLICE FIRE ON RIOTERS

PRAISED

NONSENSE!

CHIEF JUSTICE LAUDS THEIR CAMPAIGN" TO START

BRAVERY

ON MARCH 12

MOSLEMS AFRAID

PREVENT DANGERS WE SEE COMING

Ahmedabad, Yesterday. Mahatma Gandhi has decided to start the campaign of civil dis- obedience on March 12.

PIRACY TRIAL ENDS

"Whatever the result of the trial will be, the officers and In- dian guards of the Hatching have shown great bravery in repulsing the pirates. It requires great courage to put up a fight as they London, Yesterday.

did in face of the fierceness and Communist attempts to-day to seriousness of the attack." Thus stage demonstrations throughout said his Lordship the Chief Jus- the world in connection with "In-tice, Sir Honry Gollan, this morn- tornational Unemployed Day," haveing at the Supreme Court in his

The place selected for the offer ao far proved mainly a frasco. There gumming-up of the case against ing of civil disobedience by the first were skirmishes between demonstra the two Chinese who were charg-batch of volunteers under Gandhi tors and the Police in the East ended with the killing of Khial Singh, is Jalalpur, in the Surat district. of London, Dublin, Manchester and an Indian guard, on the s.s. Hai- It is proposed to cover ten miles Glasgow, and a few arrests were

ching, during the piratical attack daily on foot. made.

on December 8, 1929.

Reports from the Continent show that elaborate police precautions were taken. Many arrests were

made, but few serious disorders occurred, except in Berlin, this evening, when police freely used their batons and revolvers against) demonstrators.

turned

ย

Gandhi has received a wire from The case was concluded this the Bombay Provincial Congress morning, and after the jury had Committee asking him to depute retired for seven minutes, they re- Jamnalal Bajaj as lieutenant of verdict of "Guilty" Gandhi to go to Bombay and pre- against all the prisoners. In pass- pare the launching of a civil dis- ing sentence of death upon the, obedience campaign there. prisoners, his Lordship said:-

Bombay, Yesterday. Up to the present, You, Lam Hing, and you, Lam 73 arrests have been made.

Shaukat All, one of the famous been found Ali brothers, who

was a very demonstrator was shot dead and Ming, have both

of Gandhi's eleven civilians and five police were guilty. You have had the benefit staunch supporter

of Mr. Alabaster's ability. The

previous non-co-operation move. jury-and I agree-have come to ment, in the course of a speech at the conclusion that you are guilty a Moslem gathering, condemned of the offence charged against civil disobedience, and said he felt each one of you.

certain that "It will mean bloodshed The offence is a very serious amongst

Injured.

One

Minor disorders broke out In other German towns.

Ringleaders Arrested

New York, Yesterday.

ourselves." He hoped

In spite of extraordinary pre-one-more serious than in ordin-that patriotic and sensible Indians cautions by the police, a number of ary charges of murder. It is my will combine to provent "the danger minor disorders occurred in various duty to pass upon you the sen that we see coming."--Router. parts of the country, and the police tence which is directed by the were obliged to use tear gas to dis-law; and that sentence is that you

perse the demonstrators in front both be put to death by hanging.

Seventy-five thousand poople participated in a demonstration in Union Square, New York, and several police and a number of Com- munists were injured in a conflict when the police prevented the de- monstrators from marching to the City Hall. The ringleaders were

arrested,

7

Evidence Reviewed

--

BOYS

PRAYERS

HEARTLESS WIDOW SENT TO FREEDOM OF SERVICE

JAIL

MOTHERS' VAIN PLEAS

Sentence of two years', jall with hard labour was passed

widow

owloon

named Chan Ngau at Magistracy: this morning whom Mr. Whyte-Smith „convicted of! enticing and kidnapping..

The charges against the woman were:-

MEN

“CONFUSION”

INFLAMING ARMY AGAINST "REDS

39

London, Yesterday.

IN CHINA

BUGBEAR

YEN HSI-SHAN ADVISED TO FRANCE AND JAPAN

WITHDRAW ALL TROOPS .

WANT 2,000 TONS

DISAGREEMENT

CLAMOUR FOR PEACE

Peking, Yesterday. Owing

the recent attitude of thei various generals, many of whom have Bince denied that they had given con- sent to include their names in hia tola- aram dated February 23, while the Kuominchan do not appear to give him

BRITAIN & U.S. WILL ACCEPT 1,800 TONS

London, Yesterday.

In the House of Lords to-day full support, Yen Hai-nhan is now sald The experts to-day continued the Duke of Atholl, drawing at to be in a state of repentance. The their consideration of submarines. civil officials, who oppose internal)

and Italy A-That she did, on February tention to the recent service orders war, have advised Yun to withdraw all Great Britain, America 6 take away Lau Nkan (6) from regarding intercessory prayers for his troops, despatched to the South, and are prepared to accept as the basis the mother, Tam Hat 4, Christians in Rusala at church to sever connections with the An Fu of discussion 1,800 tons as the maxi. Cheung Lok Street.

parades, read a new order issued by citque, the Reorganisationists and other mum unit of displacement. Japan B-That she did on February 6 the Army Council since the ques-disappointed politicians, in order to wishes a maximum of 2,000 tons, tion was raised in the House of preserve the peace of the country. whilst France is prepared to accept Commons on March 4, but before

Reactionary Slogans

a 2,000 tohe maximum, provided she

STOP PRESS

Peking, To-day. Civil war in North China now appears to be unlikely. General Yen Hal-shan declares that he has always, adgocated unification by peaceful means -hence, how can he fight against Chiang Kai-shek? He advocates that he and Chiang Kai-shek should retire. The later does not agree, but he (Yen) will carry out his inten- tion of retiring and will go abroad immediately with Feng Yu-hsiang. The Shansi troops are evacuating Chengchow a a sign of good faith.

Reading between the lines it seems that owing to the fact that Chen Tiao-yuan, and Ho Chien remained loyal, Chang Hsueh-liang is neutral, and Shih Yu-san and Had Fu-chu again went over to the Central Government, Yen is left with insufficient allies to oppose Chiang Kai-shek Reuter,

the meeting of Mr. MacDonald, Mr. Since the reactionary slogans pre-s allowed to have a certain number Baldwin and Mr. Lloyd George. vlously posted around Taiyuan were of submarines up to 8,000 tons. The order states that officers and torn down by the order of the Provin Britain and America' are pre- men of other ranks cannot com-cial Party, the situation has become pared to accept 2,000 as a compro- pulsorily be paraded for intercessory less tense, and there has arisen in Tai- mise, provided there in only one services, but are free to attend yuan a persistent clamour for peace class of submarines all under this voluntary Intercessorial services. on the part of the pepolace. Mr. Llang figure. Italy is also very anxious- Troops attending parade services Yu-chow, Yon's delegate, has wired to to have only one class of submarines, not held at garrison churches are Liaoning, requesting Wang Shu-ban, but is willing to agree to a figure General Chang Heach-liang's represen- not to be compulsorily paraded to the tative, and Fang Pen-jen, President which will suit everybody.

Chiong's cavoy, to proceed to Shansi for a solution of the present dissension. General Chang Housh-liang has wired to Yen Hsi-shan, requesting him

intercessory

prayers,

French Delegates Arrive The French delegates to the Naval Conference, except M. Tardieu, arrived in London this evening.

Conference Resumed

Rugby, Yesterday. The Foreign Secretary, Mr.

prayers.

The Duke of Atholl described the order as making the confusion worse, than confounded.

Lord Thomson said that the to withdraw all his troops from the dif- however ferent points to which they have been courteously put, amounted to a con- despatched, in order that the people demnation of the Russian Govern-may be spared of further calamity in

the event of internal war, and advising | ment, with which Great Britain had him not to be a tool of the disappointed Arthur Henderson, had a conversa- restored diplomatic relations. The Russians might easily say that the | British Government was inflaming the minds of service men against Russia through religion.

The Archbishop of Canterbury read out the prayera which he had ordered for his Diocese, and asked if there was anything political in them...

WAB The matter

then dropped.

Labour Protest

It was the Labour members turn

politicians.

Shanel Bank Notes

tion to-night with Mr. Briand im- mediately on the latter's return to

Since the mobilisation of the troops London. He is the head of the in Shanal, the provincial bank notes French delegation in the absence of have depreciated to 60 per cent. of the M. Tardieu, who is postponing his face value; and when the 3rd Kus-arrival in London in order to visit areas in Southern mintang Plenary Session decided on the the flooded cancellation of the Public Bonds in France, Shansi, the value of the notes have been on the decline over since.

The Kwangsi Campaign

Canton, Yesterday.

COM-

of the White House. Several Com-i Before addressing the jury, Mr. best to dodge the shooting of Mr. munists were injured and score of H. Somerset Fitzroy, Assistant Johnson immediately above him, arrests were made.

Crown Attorney, informed his and also trying all his best to to the Lordship that he would waive his make good his escape

To-morrow the full work of the .And right, to a final reply.

bridge without being shot.

conference will be resumed with a yet in a flash of a torch he said?

meeting in the morning of the de- that he was able to see the prison-

legation chiefs. This afternoon After reviewing the evidence er in a darkened cabin so clearly

to protest to-day on the subject of

Since the recent military conference the Experts Sub-Committee against the two prisoners, counsel that he was able to identify him

intercessory prayers for Christians in Wuchow, complete plans have been tinued the diacusafon upon sub- said that the shooting

Wares later. There is no one to say that take away Kwong On (6) from the in Russis, when Mr. Ramsay Mac-drawn up for a coming offensive against marine questions, with particular of Khial ponsible for the death

he had seen the prisoner except mother, Ngal Yee, at, Chun Donald, replying to

the Ironsides and Kwangsi-ites. Gen-reference to individual unit. It is Singh and the Chief Officer. The Mr. do Mello."

a Labour zemerals Chan Chal-tong and Chu Shao-understood that the British low, | Løk Stæát, direct evidence against the No. 17

ber who asked for a cancellation of liang have assembled their divisional Further Clashes

"Very Mild and Bocile prisoner was from Mr. de Mello,

Detective-Sergeant Fitches said compulsory church parades for the commanders for personal instructions/ which is shared by the American On the other hand the prisoner that the two boya had not been Forces on March 16, said that the and subsequently ordered them to con- and -Italian experts, favours a Berlin, Later. also from the prisoner's own state- Demonstrations continued this ment. Mr. de Mello had said that called two witnesses to say that recovered, as they had been taken matter would probably be satisfac-centrate their troops at appointed maximum tonnage for individual Shallow craft of 1,800, which is the figure evening when the police were re- he saw the man clearly; the light they knew him and that he was to Chinese territory, and it might be torily settled on the lines of his places within three days.

water craft have been despatched to upon which provisional agreement inforced and cleared out a mob from being on at the time in the engine working on a salt mine. One of a long time before any information reply to Mr. Baldwin on March 4. Buelow Square, where the Com-room.

the witnesses even called him by as to their whereabouts could be

Labour members objected that Tengyuan and planes are prepared was reached at the Geneva Three munist headquarters are situated.

Counsel then went on to pay his pet name, which does not sug. had.

this was a denial of full spiritual to participate in serial operations. Power Naval Conference in 1927.

Military preparations are proceeding Many clashes occurred between that the No. 1 prisoner had told gest ferocity or aggressiveness.

Boys At Play*

liberty both to officers and men.

Japanese experte have favoured a Mr. MacDonald asked them to pace in Wuchow and hostilities, it is minimum figure of 2,000 tons, while 'the police and Communists at an untrue story about himself. In fact, the name suggests that he

The complainants and the accused

reported, will resume almost immə- He was not diately.

the French, is understood, advocate Neukcelln, and a number of de- but he (counsel) asked the jury is a man of a very mild and were friends for about three years, await what happened. monstrators was injured by batons to aay that the Crown had prov-docile character.

all being in the hawking trade. willing to raise the whole question

The 3rd Independent Brigade under 4 miximum of 2,000 tons,

discussion ramped about these A policeman was shot dead and two

On February 6 the two unfortunate of compulsory parades if the matter General Hsu Hel-cheung is now guard- demonstrators were killed at. Halle,

ing Wachow and will form the reserve figures and will be continued at a Sixteen

boys were playing outside their was not settled now.

further meeting--British Wireless arrests were made at

Mr. Thurtle said that in view of units of the 8th Route Army, houses round about Cheung Lok Bitterfeld.

MacDonald's unsatisfactory

Service. that they were missing, but they reply, he would raise the matter on were transferred from the city gen- Three companies of garrison forces Street. Later their mother discovered Mr. searched in vain for the lads.

darmerie to Wuchaw some time ago. One company is, sexbrding to report, guarding the aerodrome and maintain-

Thore

ed the case against the man to the hflt.

His Lordship: About the No. 1

prisoner, you said something about

Cologne, Yesterday.

a statement, Mr. Fitzroy were several nasty col-

Mr. Alabaster: He has put in Halons between police and Conno statement, my Lord. munists, and 160 arrests were made,

including several heavily armed

demonstrators.

Police found quantities of arms, and ammunition at Communist dwellings.

New York, Later.

. Seven arrests were ruade at Boston, whilst 12 people were in jured and 17 arrested at Detroit,

Chicago gave the leaders of the unemployed demonstration permis- slon to call on the Mayor.

Paris, Later

America Prepared

New York, Yesterday.

Mr. Fitzroy: Yes, my Lord, it was a mistake and I used it &

a technical term.

The Summing Up Summing up, His Lordship said the prisoners were charged with

the murder of the Indian guard, but there was no direct evidence of how Khial Singh

was killed,

A witness had only said that the last time he saw Khial Singh was when the latter was in his cabin

Wounded Prisoner Continuing, Mr. Fitzroy went on cabin.

switched on a torch.

The police, like the Communists, part in the attack. have made most extensive pre- parations for the unemployment: demonstrations, in which 60,000 are

Ples for the Defence For the defence, Mr. C.

with a rifle in his hand. There were several persons outside the Later Khal Singh was Therefore,

Market the first complainant mot On February 15, at the Yaumati

FINER LATER

To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states: A strong anti-cyclone is can- tral to the N.E. of Vladivostock. Fresh to strong monsoon pre- valls along the 3.E. coast of China and over the N. China Sea

Forecast:-N. winda; fresh; overcast at first, fner later.

Rainfall Rainfall to 10. a to-day, 0.25 inch. Rainfall since Janu- ary 1, 4.90 inches, against an average of 3.58 inches.

Temperature and Humidity

The temperature and humidi- ty. at certain specified centres o'clock this morning at 6: .weretem

Temp. Humid.

49- 78.

adjournment. Reuter.

FALL FROM A GODOWN

The

Increase In Cruisers?

Washington, Yesterday. The acting Secretary of State,

ing the peace and order of the WachowMr. Cotton, commenting on Mr. A Chinese coolle woman named castern section of Wuchow, while the reduction of 200,000 tons in the river; another is protecting the south. H. L. Stimson's suggestion for the Chau Kiu (26), was the victim of third will take care of the transporta- United States Navy, said that he a fatal accident yesterday. Shetion of supplies.

fell from the first floor of the Wang

Wal godown, la, Kennedy Town Praya, whilst working.

Soviet Troope

•

Liaoning, Yesterday.

bellered the reductions would be in capital ships, destroyers and sub- marines, but not cruisers, in which there might even be an increase.- Reuter's American Service.

When the Police removed her to Another two battalions of Infantry the Government Civil Hospital she and Cavalry of Soviet troops have been was in a very grave condition, har-increased to the station in Chinese ter- ritory. The Heilangkang authorities Ing been severely injured about the have wired to the Mukden Govern- head and legs, and died at 11.10 p.m.ment to protest against this action.

Jon-chi, a prominent member of the 'Planes And Armoured Cars local Kuomintang, on March 4. Lim Jen-chi was shot in the back, and sent. Hsuchow, Yesterday.

to hospital seriously wounded. His: President Chiang has despatched six assailant escaped, and hitherto there planes and two armoured cars to Gen-have been no arrests.

ing position, in a kitchen, on the first floor of 67 Austin Road, where she was employed by a Chinese

woman.

Appeal Futile

oral Chen Tiao-yuan at Tainan, for the patrolling of the Chiao-Tai line and the

Liu Jen-chi was a strong supporter

The two women 'succeeded, with northern section of the Tain-Pa Line of Chen Tiao-yuan.. the help of the mistress, to take the Canton News Agency. N accused to the Yaumati Police

Station, where the two mothers went

Liu Chen-len, who is controlling the Chefoo ares, continued to lay in atores and ammonition. Another ship- The Shanel forces have been advane load was landed at Lungkow yesterday.

Peking, Yesterday.

down on their hands and kuses, and ing atong the Tientsin-Pukow Rail He is reported to aspire to step into

asy way, and towards the Yellow River, for Chen Tiao-yuan's shoes-Reuter.

re-more than a week, but this is general-

begged" of the kidnapper to where they might find their spective sons...

y stated here to be a dufenalve men- sure, Yen Hal-shan merely desiring to safeguard the territory assigned him, north of the Yellow River.

Ready To Leavet,

Peking, Yesterday.

to deal with the No. 2 prisoner, found shot to death. who, he said, was amongst the

was it the shooting that, caused men who had told Mr. de Mello the death of the Indian? The jury to move out of the engine room. would have to find whether the That man wounded in three shooting was done with a feloni where police dispersed a demonstra-

places, and he was also seen in tion of 100,000 unemployed. A

ous intent and that the shooting cabin when Mr. de Mello of Khail Singh was unlawful, the score of arrests were made at Pittsburgh. The Chief of police of passed by and some of the pirates

Law. Sound After praising the bravery Speaking about the prisoner's wounds, counsel said that Dr. shown by the officers and guards, Thomas had said that the wound his Lordship went on to say that Fifty-two people were arrested the leg would not hinder him before the jury could find the men Including alx foreigners, who will be from climbing up the ladder. It gulity of the offence, for which deported immediately.-Reuter,

was therefore quite possible that they were charged, it would be for the crime to be the man had gone up the ladder; necessary and, in fact, everything was auch proved conclusively. The law, as to point out that the man took no matter what has been said against and for it, is based on sound' common: sense.- It is not created by the people theoretical- Gly, and the Common Law of Eng- expected to participate here.", . Alabaster addressed the jury as land is the result of centuries of

The police in Philadelphia are follows: "This is, as you will actual experience." also permitting a demonstration; realise, a trial for murder; the His Lordship then went on to Chicago has banned it, as the life of each of the two prisoners direct the jury that where there paraders had been told to bring hangs in the balance, and depend-was concerted action all persons knives and "blackjacks" to attack out on the return of your verdict. taking part in it were equally rea- the police.

They are entitled to a separate ponsible for their action, and that Communists at St. Louis are verdict, and I would ask you to in order that the crime might be boasting that the city will long consider each of their cases separ- brought home to the prisoners, it remember to-day's gathering-Ren-ataly. It is up to the Crown to must be proved that the man had tera Amèrican Service:

prove a person guilty and, if it taken part in the attack falls, the prisoners are entitled to Criticism of Witness - a verdict of Not Guilty."Nad Men E

a friend, gardener at Kowloon and returned on February 9, when Tehchow on March 4-Router. Continuing, counsel said that His Lordship then dealt with the Tong, who told her that he had soon she was engaged, by the woman at the witness, who aid that he had criticism levelled at Mr. de Mello the two boys riding in a rildisha 67 Austin Road as cook Hankow, Yesterday. With a view to preventing and a boring shaft to the total identified the priso

by M

aid that with the accused on

The Magistrate convicted the woIt is reliably reported from Cheng munitions from abroad reaching of the solutely brollable:

Prince Edward Road gelag toward man, and passed sentence of one chow, that the Honan army group has insurgent leaders In China, the Kowloon City. This valuable in years, hard labour on each charge joined the cause of Chiang Kai-shek, Foreign Ministry has advised the

the terms of imprisonment to run and consectisatly Yan Hai-shan has Legations that in future all ship consecutively. But, his Worship rom the north bank of the Yellow not be permitted to be brought been compelled hurriedly to withdraw ments of munitions to China will RiverRenter. ANIMALS into the country, unless a permit Attempted Ansamsitation la obtained from the Nationallyt

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{been any regular Government troops March 5, stating that his previous pro- Corroborative evidence of the at Tehchow. There were some of the posals were made with a view to pro- affair was given by the two mothers Shantung forces there, but the Gov-moting peace, but appear to have been and the gardener. We w

ernor, Chen Tiao-yuan, has wired to misunderstood, and are Hkély to cause Usual Denial Fu Tio-yf, commanding the advancing trumble,

In her story scensed said that she Shanal-ites, that he has ordered them Hence he and Feng Yu-halang" are was not in the Colony on the day in to withdraw, in order to avoid a mis-rendy to leave for abroad immediately. question, she had gone to Wuchow anderstanding. It is believed a small Reuter,

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