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China Mail

No. 27,546

SHIP

FROM HONG KONG

S.S. HELIKON ATTACKED ON

WAY TO SAIGON.

BIAS BAY AGAIN!

BAT BLISHED

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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1930.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR - The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/3 .

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

STONES PLACED ON TRAGIC AIR INSULT TO HOUSE,

RAILWAY.

Dangerous Pranks Must Cease.

CANE FOR YOUTH.

Remanded from yesterday', scaffold apprentice, named Chan Sang. (aged 15), made his second appearance at the Kowloon Magia.

ROBBERS COURTEOUS TO OFFICERS. tracy this morning, when Detec-

tive-Sergeant Humphreys handed

CRASH

BRITISH MARQUIS AMONG KILLED,

SIX DEAD

AIR LINER FALLS INTO ORCHARD.

¡ Rugby, Yesterday.

TORY QUERY REGARDING "MACE INCIDENT."

NO APOLOGY TO BE MADE?

London, Yesterday. The "maco incident" was refer red to in the House of Commons at question time, when a. Conser vative suggested that Mr. Beckett should be suspended until he had apologised to the House.

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NEW CRISIS IN INDIA

HUNDREDS OF IDLE IN BOMBAY.

·FIRMS CLOSED

AN INCREASE OF VIOLENT CRIME.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, reply. ing. said that many représenta tions had been made to him show ing that strong feelings in all parties were held at this gross affront to the House, and added A terrible air accident occurred that it seemed to him preferable, in an amended charge, which con-this afternoon near Gravesend to a in all the circumstances and after weekly After a lull, Bias Bay pirates are again active. The latest out-cerned the placing of two stones Junker machine engaged on an slr very careful

on the south face of the tunnel taxi service between Le Touquet days' suspension).-Reuter. abide by a standing order rage was perpetrated on the s.s. Helikon on Monday morning, and of the Kowloon Canton Railway, after the freebooters had captured the steamer, the Captain was

There was ordered to take her to Bias Bay, where the robbers made good their escape with booty and prisoners held for ransom.

Rugby, Yesterday.

19,

EUROPEAN LADY. MURDERED.

Tragedy at Lock Ma Chau.

INDIAN RUNS AMOK:

Lock Ma Chaa Police Station, on the border of the New Terri- tories, was the scene of a terrible tragedy last night, when an Indian constable ran amok, and killed

The Government of India's Mrs. Madgwick, wife of one of appreciation of the the European sergeants, and an COEsideration to situation, which deals in Indian constable. The murderer

(Ave detail with events during afterward committed suicide. "so as to endanger any person or and Croydon, as the result of which

the week ending July

The Indian, it is said, took com- a scene in the ersons travelling on a train."

the pilot and his assistant and their House of Commons arising from was circulated to members of mand of the armoury, and for Defendant entered the sums four passengers, all well-known

the Labour member, Mr. A. Parliament to-day. It shows that some plea as yesterday-that he put

timo fired a machine Fenner Brockway, insisting The Helikon carried about six hundred nativo passengers inther the train could break them The passengers were the Marquis MacDonald had replied to a ques

the stones on the line to see whe- members of Society, lost their lives,

on during the period, in spite of gun madly in all direc- making 20 speech after Mr. inevitable fluctuations, there was tions before a strong force of cluding one European saloon passenger, Mr. Stewart Smith, well or not!

of Dufferin, Sir Edward Ward,tion about India: The interrup

no serious retrograde movement Police arrived in cars from known in Hong Kong. Each one of the passengers was systematical- In reply to his Worship on the Baronet, Viscountess Edman and tion ended in Mr. Brockway's sus and that on the whole the atmos- the Central and Water Police

question of endangering people. ly searched, not one time, but three times, and in some cases even Mr. W. S. Cuff, traffic inspector of Mrs. Loeffler.

pension of the left wing Labour phere had improved. The pilot was ite. Mr. John Beckett, who ex

Stations, and later rushed the four times. They were robbed of all they possessed, and when the the K.C.R. said that the main Colonel Henderson, with Mr. Shear-claimed "It is a damned disgrace." In several areas where tension{building, only to find the madman ship returned to Hong Kong this morning, practically every one of danger was that of a tyre of the ing, assistant pilot, both ex-Air He lifted the mace from the table, had existed the situation had be-lying dead behind the machine

engine bursting, in which instance Officers. the passengers had no money to pay for their sampan to come ashore. there was a possibility of the en-ce

walking out of the House with it come easier. More evidence had] gun. Ile had shot himself gine

when an attendant seized the maca been received of the effect of the through the head.. becoming derailed. The According to eye witnesses there and restored it to the Sergeant at civil disobedience movement in place seemed to be a favourite appeared to be an explosion in mid Arms. Mr. Beckett's action evoked encouraging lawlessness in direc- Police Rushed to Spot. one for people to play pranks on air as the machine was passing protests from all sides, and his tions not connected with the First news of the dreadful the lines. Two years ago some over Meopham, near Gravesend.

sffair came through in a tele- one placed a detonator there.

movement. In Bengal, for in- phone message to the Water The Magistrate said that he The engine was found in the gar

stance, disturbances involving Police Station from Mr. W. Le was satisfied that the defendant's

attack upon money-lenders by information many villages were caused by an Bart Sparrow at about 6 p.m. The News of the piratical attack on went into the Captain's cabin and story was true about putting the the s.s. Helikon first reached Hong held up Mr. Anderson. "To offer

stones there to see

was necessarily what would

debtors, as a result of which a scanty, bat a force was imme- and not what happen to them, Kong this morning in a Naval resistance

dozen people were murdered and diately rushed out to the spot. suicidal," Mr.

would happen to the train. "We had no. Wireless message which stated Anderson added.

Bul

much looting occurred before order was restored. that the vessel would return to arms, and all the pirates were he could not let him off as this local waters at alout 9 am. armed with pistols, choppers, and was evidently becoming a prac-

tice. On anquiries being made from daggers," he further explained.

It might be rather hard on defendant, but he had to do some- the agents, it was found that the

Steam for Bias Bay. Helikon had arrived here at 8.30

thing with him to try to put The pirates had control of the stop to this dangerous form of a.m. and was anchored outside ship the whole of Monday, and piny.. Kowloon Bay, A China Mail repre- the order was given to the officer, sentative proceeded out and, on of the watch to steam for Bias reaching the vessel, was informed Bay. They arrived at the fre

NO GRILLES AND NO ARMS.

wag

His Worship ordered the fad to receive twelve strokes of the cane.

TRAIN OVERTURNS.

by the Police Officers that no one booters rendezvous at 12.16 this was allowed to board the vessel morning, when the robbers com- until the Police had taken a com-anandeered two of the ship's boats plete statement from officers. to take themselves and their loot MAN WHO LEFT CAR ON LINE crew, and passengers.

A Long Wait.

ashore.

The Helikon carried 600 Chin- A long wait ensued, and when ce passengers and A general 'Mr. L. H. V. Buath, Acting, cargo of about 500 tons. There Assistant D.C.I., arrived at 11 were also four cases of silk and a.m., our representative courteous- 65 chests of tea; these last two ly asked permission to be allowed items forming part of the booty, on board to get some details of the piracy, informing him at the same

No "Rough Stuff”

ARRESTED..

MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE.

Elizabeth, N.J., Yesterday. The man who abandoned a motor car on the railway line. re- sulting in the terrible train smash, in which one person was time of the hour of going to Press. the pirates, Captain Anderson arrested on a charge of man- Asked as to the behaviour of killed and 68 injured, has been Mr. Booth said that he would see said: "Oh, they did not try any slaughter. Reuter's American to that and after another wait of their rough stuff on us. They Service. of half an hour, a note was sent

Passengers Released.

·

AMERICANS' FATE.

Trapped In Bessiged City

Of Pochow.

Nanking, Yesterday.

A message from Washing- ton states that the State De partment is anxious about the fate of six Americans in the besieged City of Pochow, held by Sun Tien-ying, and which the Government forces have been, bombarding for the last two months. Ameri- can consular officials have re- peatedly made efforts to get into touch with the party, but without success. It is hoped that some arrangement will be made with the North- erners whereby the party will be safely conducted to Pengpu, thence to Nanking.

Reuter.

up to him by our representative, vers very courteous, and, as [Over 100 people were injured, reminding him that he was still matter of fact, one of them took some fatally, when the Pennsyl waiting. To this note, Mr. Booth something away from me, but the vanis express, travelling at full replied as follows: "Please wait. pirate chief returned it to me speed, struck an abandoned motor We are still taking statements later. I am sure the other Euro car on the line. The locomotive from the officers at present."

rean officers lost nothing, and if was overturned and two carriages they had, they must have it re plunged over the embankment and turned to them later, too." At long last, to be precise at

a third hung precariously over the den of a house in the village and Captain Anderson said that in edge of a bridge above a street. 12.25 o'clock, Pressmen were al- his opinion there must have been Fire broke out and impeded the one wing two miles distant. The lowed to board the ship, and it about sixteen or, seventeen armed efforts of rescuers to extricate Junker machine belonged was just at that time that the men on board.

to passengers were being released the loot, the Captain said that

Speaking about bysterical women and children.] Colonel Henderson, who was using after the Police had satisfied everything of value belonging to

it on behalf of the Walcot Air themselves of their bona fides.

the pasengers were taken away,

Lines, which operated an air taxl

Master Interviewed.

+

The pirates also kidnapped about to hide anything, they would not be service from Croydon. It had ear- fourteen passengers, including the molested. No. 1 Compradore named Lo Pou, for ransom, was

In an interview with the master, Captain W. Anderson, it was learned that the Helikon

A Pitiable Sight:

Tier in the day crossed to Le Touquet and brought one party to

originally due to leave Hong Kong When the pirates went ashore, Our representative made a tour for Saigon last Saturday night. they also took Mr. J. 8. Kirkpatrick, of the ship and a very pitiable Croydon and had then set off again All passengers were on board, the Chief Officer with them, but he sight greeted his eyes. There to fetch Lord Dufferin and his and, in compliance with the usual was allowed to return to the ship were women, men and youths who friends. The crash occurred of procedure, they were searched by with the boats about half an hour must have boarded the ship buoy the return journey. Police officers on board the vessel. Inter. They left Blas Bay at 8.50 ed up with hope that going to a

Flying conditions had been ex- The Helikon, however, did not. p.m. yesterday and arrived here new country would mean better sail until Sunday morning, and it this morning.

luck to them. Some of the women

tremely difficult throughout the rere going out to their husbands, day. and one young girl was going to

Lord Dufferin, who was 65, Wat

suspension was carried by 324 to 4 votes.]

CHICHERIN TO GO.

POST TAKEN BY M. LITVINOFF.

Students Active.

A cordon was thrown around the station. Those who took part in the siege included the post of Foreign Commissar and will various towns and much inter-E. D.

Students have been active in Inspector-General, the Hon. Mr. C. Wolfe, Mr. D.

Moscow, Yesterday.

has resigned his!

M. Chicherin

bo replaced by M. Litvinoff-ference in the work of educational Burlingham, D.S.P. from Kow-·· Reuter.

TYPHOON MOVEMENT.

The Royal Observatory's weather report to-day states:. A shallow depression covers China.

There is a typhoon about 300. miles east of Manila. Probably moving W. or W.N.W.

Forecast:-N.E. winds, mo derate; fine.

Manila 10.86 a.m.

institutions ocerred.

loon, Mr. Sparrow. A.S.P., Inspec- tor T. Murphy, A.S.P., and Dr. All the districts of Gujerat re- port improvement and some local|

Smalley. officers consider that the civil dis The madman, however, kept obedience movement is definitely every one at bay until about 9,50 from the Punjab are almost heard. Later, orders were given on the decline. District reports p.m., when no more shots were

unanimous that the situation is de- for a section to attack the build- finitely more encouraging then at ing, which was finally entered

time since the civil dis about 11 p.m. obedience campaign developed and they indicate a strong reaction against Congress activities.

any

Extremists Busy.

Mind Unhinged?

So far as can be ascertained, it appears that the Indian had been put on the report, and it is On the other hand, there have possible that this had preyed upon Typhoon in about 125 de-been sigra during the last few his mind. At any rate, he seems grees Long. E.,. and 16 degrees Lat. N. moving WN.W. Long, of Hong Kong-114" 10" 27" Lat. of Hong Kong 29° 18′ 13′′ The following telegram was received from the Manila Ob-

Typhoon in about 128 degrees Long: E., and 15 logrees Lat. N., moving W.N.W.

Rainfall

days that extremists may give aŝto have awaited his opportunity certain amount of trouble. The to gain control of the upstairs Central Legislature completed its verandah, and the arms that were session during the week. While there. During the afternoon Ser- there was inevitably criticism of geant Gardiner was out on patrol, the measures which the Govern- whilst Sergeant Madgwick who servatory at the American Conment had been compelled to take, had just returned, was climbing aulate-General, Hong Kong, to-

there was a general recognition of the hill to the station when the day :-

the harm the civil disobedience first shots were fired. movement is doing to India in all Indian's Long Trek. directions and the desire was freely expressed that the move brought to Taipo station by one First news of the tragedy was lief is steadily gaining ground been slightly wounded when Ser- ment should be ended. The be of the Indian constables, who had that the solution of India's digeant Madgwick returned the fire ficulties is to be sought along the from the verandah. lines indicated in the Viceroy's

Mrs. Madgwick was found in recent speech of attempting to her room, shot through the head, reach agreed conclusions at the whilst the murdered constable Round Table Conference, the prin- was found shot through the ciple of which was supported by stomach just inside the station the Legislative Assembly after a door. The Chinese interpreter full debate without discussion. and his wife, also an amah and The Viceroy's speech created a "boy," were unharmed, although marked effect and moderate opin naturally very much unnerved by fon is more strongly in favour of their terrible experience.

Rainfall to 10 a.m. to-day Rainfall eirce January

nil. 1, 60.42 inches against an aver- age of 47.50,

Temperature and Humidity The temperature and humid ty at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock were:-

Temp. Humid. .70 98.

Hong Kong Macao Pratas Island Manila

77.

98

80

90

·96

Foochow Amoy

91

92

Swatow

100

Chefoo Shanghai

86

98

is presumed that the pirates must Chinese Steward's Story, have boarded the ship after the The Chinese steward also had a Saigon to get married. But, sad the first Speaker of the Senate of search had been made. Nothing story to tell. He said that, after to say, their plans all went agley. Northern Ireland, having held the Henderson, were among the six untoward happened during the the ship had been seized the pirates All they had was taken away from whole of Sunday, but when the ordered him to prepare dinner for them, leaving them not a cent to post since 1921. He had had dis killed when the Walcot air liner vessel was in 19.59 N.. Lat, and 40 men. He did not know why the

to get tinguished army career, as had also from Le Touquet to Croydon

Sir Edward Ward, who during the the village green of Meopham

crashed in an orchard adjoining

11243 E. Long, at about 2.15 robbers gave out that number, but ashore to 80

for

a.m. on Monday, the pirates made when partaking the dinner, only

the abandonment of unconstitu

tional methods.

Imperial Conference.

India will be represented at the

(Continged on Page 8.)

Simia, Yesterday.

Imperial Conference, which is to British delegation in London at

Bikaner, anh Wireless Service. be held next month, by the Secre-the Round Table Conference on tary of State for India, Mr. India's future in October. Wedgwood Benn, the Maharaja of Shafi.British Wireless Service.

Having obtained views, regard. Another Report.

ing the Simon Report from

The Government of India's to-day privately conferred with Indian Princes and some members London, Yesterday of the Legislature, the Viceroy appreciation of the situation in the Provincial Governors. It is

a concerted rush to the bridge. 14 or 15 man actually sat down to well dressed young Chinese wo War was a Captain in the Grenadier Beuter.

Standing against the rail was

At the time all the European pirates had purposely asked dinner man. A look at her face told, the Guards. Viscountess Edman is 4 Frederick Temple-Blackwood, India to July 19 shows that the felt by responsible leaders of

European Officers Asleep. it. He was of the opinion that the

bridge to the Chinese acting order to impress on the officers and sheer effort that she had prevent and wife of the heir to the Earl of Ava, was born in Ottawa, Canada, north-west : frontier; is much proposals must be presented at officers were asleep, leaving the for that large number of men in story and must have been by a sister of the Duke of Sutherland third Marquis in and situation in Waziristan on the opinion in India that constructive second máte and the Chinese third crew that an attempt to capture the her aves quite timidly pur-re Dudley. She and Mrs. Loeffler were in 1897, serving in both the fricreasing of the inevitable effect Meanwhile the situation in

ed the tears from rolling out of

in 1876, and entered the Army easier, and says that evidence is the Round Table Conference. engineer. Begge day ship was usoleen, e presentative approached her and prominent figures

Asked by our representative as According to him, every person

London South African campaign (in the of the civil disobedience in en- India is not cheerful and, especial to whether there was a grille on on board ship had suffered some enter what is thermoper. Social life-British Wireless Sor War He was soxmerly Military couraging the spirit of lawlessly in Bombay, is regarded an very He ness in directions not directly con- critical, fum after firm closing the bridge, Captain Anderson said loss or the other. During the time

What is there more to vice say. I have lost

Secretary to the Governor- that ships on the Hong Kong- the ship was under piratical con than you can

General of Australia, and has Several Provinces report an in- employees, thus causing an econo- cerned with the movement. down and leaving idle hundreds of Balgor run did not come under trol, the pirates treated themselves

been Speaker of the Senate of crease of violent crime. The mic crisis which will affect the the Anti-Piracy Act, and that be well to the ship's - provisión: Thera was au ing so, the Heikon was not pro- They were men who spoke almost

all Northern Ireland since 1921

Viceroy's speech on July 9 created trade of the whole sub-continent. tion occupants, were killed when the Viscountess Ednam, who mar a marked effect, moderate opinion at Bombay, Yesterday .. vided with

rilles, nor were the every Chinese dialect Being

Walcot airliner rashed at ried William Humble Eric expressing itself very strongly in Owing to a beredvement in Mr. officers

Hilangfu men, the could speak paper

Meopham, Kent

Ward eldest son of the favour of the abandonment of un-Jayakar's family, the proposed The Marquis of Dufferin Vis Earl of Dudley in 1919, constitutional methods countess. Edpam, Sir Edward was formerly the Hon, Rosemary, Simons Ward and the fam pilot, Lt Colonel George Lockhart

Panti, Hakka, Shantung, and even Mandarin.

heldTM

tee

Sister Loses Brot

ber broth

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London, Yesterday Four men and two wo

Millicent, a daughter of the 4th Duke of Sutherland, Her son is

Ithus William Humble David, who was Labourites,

Economic Crisis

visit by Sir Ta] Sapru and Hr. Jayakar to Poora this afternoon,

been decided that to see Gandhi in prison and con servatives Liber sider, peace' possibilities, has apresenteu

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