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REVOLUTION IN THE

ARGENTINE.

Success of Movement Due to Military Cadets.

PLOTTERS TO BE SHOT.

New York. Yesterday,

No. 27,587

FEDERATION OF EUROPE.

Difference of Opinion Among Delegates.

BRITISH VIEWS.

Rugby, Yesterday.

A message from Buenos Aires

At the League meetings, which states that all is quiet in the begin at Geneva this week-in the Capital to-day. The new Govern-

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CLUTCHING HAND. BOMBSHELL FOR THE DR. J. C. D. ALLEN. ALLEGED MURDER OF A GOOD TIME' THAT

RUBBER TRADE.

HUSBAND.

GIRL PLUCKILY CHASES

THIEF.

MEMORIAL BED AT

ST. PAUL'S.

Sir Cecil Clementi Says "No Restriction."

OLD HAND AT GAME.

TABLET UNVEILED.

Wife and Four Relatives Accused.

com-

TO AWAIT NORMAL PERIOD

The

of devoted services

Dr. J. C. Dalmahoy Allen for the poor

A VILLAGE SCANDAL?

HAD AN END."

Young Canadian Fond of Free Passages.

SEEING THE WORLD GRATIS.

ment has issuęci a proclamation Council to-morrow and the Assem." bag snatcher in West Point on Governor-General of the Dutch mony of a memorial tablet in the Sheung Tse village, Autao, on get into," said Ian Thompson

some differences

..

"Rather bright of her," mented. Mr. R. E. Lindsell this

of the Colony, and particularly those morning when he was told how a

Rugby, Yesterday. patients who came under his charge A Chinese woman named Tang " suppose. it is the spirit of I have heard of lots of 16-year-old Chinese girl named The Governor of the Straits at St. Paul's Hospital, were men- Leung has been arrested by the youth. Tsan Tso-wan chased and caught Settlements, Sir Cecil Clementi, tioned this morning by Dr. S. S. Police on a charge of murdering other people doing it, and I did not.

after consultation with the Strahan at a simple unveiling cera- her husband, Cheung Pak-yàu, in know what serious trouble I would unemployed Canadian Saturday, night,

East Indies, has announced that entrance hall of the hospital, September 1. In custody with the Bowers, an The thief, that all plotters against the new bly on Wednesday-one of the

a youth, pleaded neither Government is prepared to Dr. Strahan said that it was four woman are four, male relatives clerk, when he pleaded gulity be regime will be shot without trial. most prominent subjects will be guilty to a charge of snatching support officially the scheme of years ago to-day since Dr. Allen had named Cheung Yuk-sun, Cheung fore Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith to-day

Although practically all the M. Briand's European Federation from the girl's mother, Tam Szę.

rubber restriction. Over produc- passed away. Friends had decided Yau-lan, Cheung Shui, and Cheung to having arrived in Hong Kong on the President troops in Buenos Aires garrison

tion in proportion to the world's to carry on his sterling work in Shui-hing, who are charged with from Manila were involved in the revolution, scheme. M. Briand is to address

Divisional Inspector McWalter

requirements has caused a crisis perpetuity by endowing a bed in the aiding and abetting her in the Madison, without paying for his

There was no need for murder. The case against all five passage. its success was mainly due to the special conference upon it on

Bowers, when asked by his Wor- participation of 1,400 cadets from Monday afternoon and is known said that the snatching occurred in in the industry, the price for com-hospital. the Military College, who were to desire that his proposals should Queen's Road West at about 11.30 modity falling substantially be him to dwell upon the work done accused is being heard by the Dis-

low the cost of production. In by Dr. Allen in the Colony, as Ittrict Officer North in the District ship if he had anything to say, re-

plied that he had to get out of The complain- the first to answer the call when figure formally upon the Assem- p.m. on Saturday.

view of the Dutch opposition, the would be still fresh in the memory Court at Taipo.

Manila because he had no work. a rebel aeroplane signalled the bly's agenda. Opinion regarding ant and her daughter had just come Straits Government has decided of all present.

It is alleged that on the night He wanted to get back to Vancou After unveiling the tablet, the of September 1 the accused moment for the revolution, to be them shows gin. Many endets arrived on the among the delegates from the dif- out of the Ko Shing Theatre and that unilateral action would be

had walked only a little way when worse than useless. and has, speaker presented an envelope con- woman caught her husband with ver, B.G. He was trying as beat: therefore, reached the conclusion taining the Endowment Fund to the their young daughter-in-law in a scene of action in private motor ferent States.

The British insistence that any the accused approached the com-that the "economic laws be allow-Mother Superior.

compromising situation. In her cars belonging to wealthy fami-

fury she was alleged to have lies. Eight regiments stationed special European organisation

seized a bamboo pole with an iron at Campomayo were expected to should be kept strictly within the plainant in front and snatched her

point attached to one end, and form the bulk of the invading League framework is supported hand bag, with which he made off, forces, but they declined to parti-in many quarters, but otherwise running down Kwong U Street.

prodded the husband with it. added that defendant had gaid cipate.

Many police as well as there is some discussion whether

He was seriously wounded and that he left Vancouver last Octo- economic or political civilians joined the insurgents. the

collapsed, whereupon the wife ber to see the world. Since then The Capital held demonstrations aspect of

was alleged to have completed the he has been to Britain, India and all night long to celebrate the fail most

murder by tying a rope tightly Singapore, from which post he round his neck. Then, with the went away to Manila., P.I. alleged aid of the four male ac "He has been having a good cused, the body was carried to a time," said Sergeant Kellett, "going spot about a quarter of a mile out- round the world. This is the Arst side the village where they dug a time he has got into serious trou shallow grave and buried it. ble."

The

mother

and

daughter The girl advisedly be develop- overtook the accused and seized It is generally believ- him. There was a struggle and ed that the British delegation is

the scheme should pluckily gave chase.

of the Government. Router's ed. American Service.

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will give you the opportunity of counting up the wealth of kings,

Then a

IT IS THE TALK OF THE COLONY.

Early. Cables.

by no means enthusiastic about they fell down together.

up and helped to New, York, Saturday. entering any political commitment Chinese came Messages

from Buenos Aires beyond those involved in League secure the accused, who was handed say that a state of nervous ten-membership, and is inclined to over to the Police. The hand bag

Military prefer that precedence be given to was recovered. sion exists in the city. disaffection against the President the economic side of the project.

is general in the Buenos Aires area and the attitude of the Navy

is uncertain.

to

by

Troops are awaiting orders march on the capital, headed General Jose Urfburu, a nephew of

éx-President Uriburu.

General Uriburu has sent an ultimatum to President Irigoyen demanding his resignation, stat- Ing that if he does not comply hei will

Government bombard the

val.

Mr. Lindsell (to complainant): The British Foreign Secretary, I congratulate you and your daugh- Mr. Arthur Henderson, had a con- ter on going after this man. ference yesterday with the Cana- dian delegate, Sir Robert Borden, and will maintain the usual close contact with all dominion delega tions.-British Wireless Service

SUNKEN LINER.

DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS

DISCOVERED.

KEY TO STRONGROOM.

•

Asked if there was anything known against the accused, Inspec- tor MeWalter said that accused ed mitted at the Station that he had done this sort of thing many times before, but apparently he had so

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the

far escaped arrest because the ed to take their course, in the Police had no record against him. hope that by this means

The Magistrate passed sentence stabilisation of prices will be real- of nine months' hard labour and 2oised and the industry then enter strokes of the birth.

upon a normal period in which supply and demand approximate- ly balance each other."

GIRL DROWNED.

VILLAGER RESCUES HER FROM POND.

GALLANTRY UNAVAILING.

In London yesterday rubber reached a new low record of 4.3/16 pence per pound-British Wire- less Service.

Palace. An army aeroplane flew over the Palace and the President's private residence this morning and was succeeded a few minutes

Brest, Yesterday.. later by twenty armed aeroplanes The safe has been recovered which flew round the city in from the Captain's cabin in the formation and later returned to the sunken liner Egypt. When it was

"Natural" Restriction. El Palomar aerodrome.

opened a bag was discovered con-

Amsterdam, Yesterday. Buenos Aires, Saturday. taining the key to the strong

The report that the Govern- Open revolution has now broken room, in which the gold ingots A drowning accident occurred in ment of the Straits Settlements

are stored. The key is useless.

a fish pond at the Un Long new has decided not to intervene in Buenos Aires, later. as the decks must be cut through The Navy has joined the Army before the gold can be reached, but market on Saturday morning. The the present rubber crisis is un- victim was a young Chinese woman favourably received, although the in a united effort to oust the 78- the presence of the key proves who was unknown in the village, decision was generally anticipated. year-old President, Hipolite that the liner is certainly the but is believed to be an employen A similar statement is now ex- Irigoyen. Admiral Storni, who is P. and O. Egypt. commanding a squadron of thirteen

The safe also contained a mail of a cracker factory at the back of pected from the Government of With the ap- which the fish pond is situated. the Dutch Indies. warships lying in the harbour bag, much damaged by sea water. No one knows how she got into the parent failure of all schemes for has sent a message to the Gov-which contained British diplo- pond.

organised restriction or valorisa- ernment signed by every officer of matic documents, dated 1922,

A. villager named Ah Ho was tion, hope is now centred in the the squadron and the Navy warn when the Egypt foundered. To- ing them not to fire shots against night, as soon as the weather has passing the pond at about 10.15 likelihood that the present, price a.m, when his attention was at of four pence per lb. will be low the forces led by General Uriburu. improved, the Artiglio is pre-tracted by splashing in the water. enough to cause natural restric- Lieutenant Francisco Torres paring to return to the scene of When he investigated he found that tion of tapping, even including was shot by his fellow officers for the wreck.

planter. refusing to join the movement. ··

the girl was in the last stage of the Dutch Indian exhaustion and was about to sink. Reuter.

Brest. Saturday.

The First Cavalry Regiment at The divers working on, the

first refused to join but yielded to sunken P. & O. ateamer Egypt Ah Ho immediately entered the pond

and brought the girl out.

threats after half an hour.

will be unable to reach the strong

Sho

pensary, where she was found to be

President Irigoyen was astound-room this year as the tides ham was taken to the Un-Long dis ed at the strength of the opposition per operations... to his regime.

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Brest, Yesterday.

SIR CECIL'S' LOSS.

-We regret to learn that a cable atill alive, although her heart was has been received in Malaya from London announcing the death of New York, Yesterday, The Artiglio has temporarily beating weakly.

Artificial respiration was ap-Mrs. Montagu Clementi, mother. A message from Buenos Aires abandoned the salvaging of the reports the success of the revolus.. Egypt, as the weather condi-plied but without success, the girl of Sir Cecil Clementi, the Gov- tionists and states that the white tions prevent diving operations. expiring fifteen minutes later with ernor of the Straits Settlements and High Cominissioner of the flag has been hoisted on Govern- The Artiglio is returning to Brest, out regaining consciousness.-

FM.S., at the age of 79. but will resume as soon as the

ment House...

It is learned that Irigoyen was weather permits.-Reuter. arrested and is detained at the

military barracks, ・・・・

Irigoyen has now handed in his Argentine according to an unoffi definite resignation.

cial an ouncement from Buenos Aires,

Buenos Aires, Yesterday,

Columns of troops from the The revolutionists have formed north and south fraternising with a military unta" to take control, the civil population and converg-with General Jose Evariato Uri- ing on Government House, where buri as President and the Conser the Cabinet were sitting in a day vative Deputy, Enrique Santama- long session, was the signal for the ria as Vice President in succession Government to hoist the white flar to St. Martinez who has resigned. of surrender

Buenos Aires, Yesterday. The crowd poured Into Govern The revolutionary provisional ment House and tore down Preal Government has decreed the idia- dent Irigoyen's portrait, which was solution of Congress. The follow- publicly burned in the square later.ing is a more detailed account of They ransacked the Government yesterday's events: offices Meanwhile, the police had The Second Division fired on the revolutionists who re Army, accompanied by the

There of armed students":

plied with machine guns.

were several casualties,

La Epoca and other newspapers.

the capital,

Mobs set fire to the offices of aeroplanes

the fremen refusing to extingual

the flames or support the

The whereaboutsol

dent Irigoyen and unknown

را با اب مسرور

FAIR WEATHER,

The Royal Observatory's weather report to-day states: A belt of relatively high pressure extends from E. Chind to the north of Japan and a trough of relatively low pressure from Indo-Chins to Guam.

The typhoon has moved to the NE. of the Bonjas,

Forecast:-E. winda, me

- ate; fair.

Raint

Mrs. Clementi married the late Colonel Montague Clementi, who was Judge Advocate-General in India in the 70's.

GIFT TO BELGIUM.-

PEOPLE'S JOY AT THE BIRTH OFTA PRINCERE

SECURED

Brussels, Yesterday. chess Brabant (the esa) gave birth ito- who is the heir

as

The tablet is inscribed

In Loving Memory of James Cyril Dalmahoy Allen, Physician of this Hospital, Who died September 8th, 1926. This Tablet has been erected by friends in Hong Kong and Great Britain, who as a token of their affection have endowed a bed here to be knows an, the DALMAHOY ALLEN MEMORAL BED.

STOP

he could.

+

Seeing The World. Dective-Sergeant P. Kellett said that Bowers Would eventual-

be Iy

sont out of the by Colony

the Police.

He

Rumours of the affair reached Mr. Peterson, representing the PRESS the Police on September 3 and President Madison, in reply to the men from the C.I.D. promptly Magistrate, sald that Bowers was went to Autao to investigate, found, amongst the first class pas- located the grave, and exhumed sengers.

Moscow, Yesterday, Three traders and three employees of co-operative in- stitutions have been sen tenced to death and others to various terms of imprison- ment charged with "pernici- It was ous speculation." alleged that they disorganis ed the food supply by forging tens of thousands of food. carda and selling them at speculative prices.

Constantinople, Yesterday." Fethi Bey, whom the dis- turbances prevented making a speech on Saturday, spoke at Smyrna on Sunday to a large and enthusiastic audi- ence. He denied the Govern- ment Party's insinuations that the new Opposition was reactionary, and, for example, wanted the return of the Fez and Arab characters. He declared that the Opposition, on the contrary, aimed at developing the Kemal's Re- publican labours, ensuring free speech and responsibility of the rulers. It was neces- sary to construct new rall- ways, but he objected to the agreement concluded with the Swedish-German groups as too oneroua,

Berlin, Yesterday. Through a Berlin solicitor, Jack Diamond, the U.S. un- defended leader, is bringing. an action for damages against. the Prussian Police for the time of Diamond's detention, also the costs of the journey from and to the United States, also damages for) "loss of credit" caused by his arrest and the subsequent publication of the affair in the Press-Retuer

Buenos Aires, Yesterday The ex-President, although no longer detained voluntari ly, is remaining in La Plata barracks accompanied by hig daughter. He is very ill and Is being attended by two phy siclana Reuters American Service

Warsaw, Yesterday. Fifty thousand Poles, In- cluding representatives of all political parties, demonstrat to the throneed at Posen, Hindenburg's hole country is delighted birthplace, to protest against Germany's attempt to have the Polono-German frontier revised, also the recente speeches of German Cabinet members. An effigy of Tre vieranus was carried awing: Ing on the gallows. A resolu tion was passed demanding, inter alia,fortification of Poland's Western frontier and neboycott of German goods Similar demonstrations Foured elsewhere

Reuter,

at the birth of a Prince, whose arrival was announced by the salute of 101 gins: He was baptised Bandouin Albert Axel Marie Gustave The famous BugomasterMax has loyally worked a proclamation which ex pressed the popular joy at the birth, which will secure the cop- tinuance of the dynasty — Reuter

the body. A post mortem ex- Hie Worship: First class passen amination was held as the result gers-but how? I thought you of which the five accused, who would have checked the tickets of. were detained after the finding the first class passengers before of the body, were charged.

MONEY LEFT,

MRS. DORA NESBITT'S FORTUNE.

HUSBAND BENEFITS..

the ship left f

He was Det.-Sergeant Kellett: very well dressed and looked very respectable in a new suit and wear- ing a new tle.

Made It A Practice?

Mr. Peterson: He was found three hours out of Manila.

The Magistrate (to Bowera) You seem to have made a practice: Mrs. Dora Nesbitt, Inte of 99, of going travelling all over the Cromwell Road, Kensington, Mid-world, without paying for your pas

sage! dlesex, but formerly of Hollow

Bowers replied as stated above. Meadow, Chagford, Devon, Eng- The Magistrate:- "Well, you land, who died at her house in must have known that you were Cromwell Road, on February 2, left getting something for nothing and estate in the Colony amounting to

Bowers: Yes, I realise that. $6,100. Her net personalty in the you know what that le." United Kingdom is valued at

Magistrate: Fifty dollars or one £81,368.14 116.

month.

Re-sealing of the probate of her will has been granted to Mr. D. J. Lewis, of Messrs. - Johnson, Stokes

· DELIBERATE "DENIAL.

and Master who is the attorney for The deliberate denial by the husband, Mr. Trevor Martin Chinese of a previous conviction Middleton Nesbitt.

in May last year for larceny, let After providing small sums of to the man being sentenced to money for various imembers of her four months' hard labour by Mr. family, the late Mrs. Nesbitt direct-T. 3. Whyte-Smith to-day, accused ed in her will that the remainder having pleaded guilty to the theft of the estate be given to her hus-of an iron support from a goal on band.

the Club de Recrelo football ground at King's Park; when Nam Pak Hong Merchant.

Choy Pik-charged on Saturday, by Inspector Choy Kit-aze, allas

R. H. F. Marks.

To-day defendant said: "Yes, I cheong, formerly a ries merchant in Nam Pak Hong, whose business have been convicted, but I have address was given as. 86 Bonham forgotten when. I think I did Strand West, left, estate In the

His Worship: You are telling a Colony amounting to £960,300. three weeks."

deliberate lie. (To Mr. Vincent): He died on August 28, 1929, leaving ten sons, his kit fat wife, and Avg What did he get last time?

Vincent concubines.g Acting Inspector

All his interests in the business (anger, print expert of the Police known as the Yuen Seng Fat firm Force): Three weeks for larceny and a bank at Swatow, were left in in May last year.

equal shares to his ten sons. His

To defendant, Mr. Whyte-Smith

wife and concubines were given an said: You had no business to be annuity on the condition that they on the ground at all. remain chaste and unmarried, and that they reside in his native village, Chiu Chow. A But of $6,500 was set aside for ancestral worshipping fund,

DECORATIVE SPIRIT.

MALAYAN STOWAWAYS.

Gossop and Johnnie Ahab, two natives of Malaya, were this morning fined $50, orone month's jail in default cach, by Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, on plead "We broke off these branches ing guilty to having stowed away from a tree at the Yaumati rail from Singapore to Hong Kong on way station to decorate our shop the 8.8. Glenbeg.

Sergeant J. Jessop stated that door. Yesterday was our festival

day. This plea was tendered by they were found in hiding on the two Chiness before Mr. T. Sahelter deck, a day out from Whyte-Smith to-day, charged with Singapore,

causing damage to a tree

YEN HSI SHAH.

The Magistrate: What do you

Peking, Today. think the road would get like if everybody stripped the trees of General Yen Hsi-shan is their branches 1.....

Sw reported to have arrived Defendants:We are very here yesterday evening. It is an

nounced that he will take up the sorry S

The Magistrate Well, the trees post of Chairman of the State are certainly not yours. Fined Council to-morrow morning

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