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CHIANG KAI-SHEK ORDERS 150 FIGHTING PLANES FROM AMERICA

FRENCH SOLDIER

SHOT TO DEATH

BESIDE FRIEND Mysterious Murder In Shanghai Street.

SLAYER ELUDES PURSUIT.

[From Our Own Correspondent.)

Shanghai, To-day,

the

Mystery surrounds murder of Julien Audrin, French soldier, killed on a public thoroughfare in Frenchtown on Saturday at midnight.

The slayer shot the soldier in the presence of a comrade and

BRITAIN ASKS NEW DEBT MORATORIUM FRENCH NOTE TO US.

AGREES IN POLICY

HOOVER SEEKS CONFERENCE

BOTH GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE ARE URGING UPON THE UNITED STATES THE NECESSITY OF SOME RE- ADJUSTMENT OF INTER-GOVERNMENTAL INDEBTEUNESS,

AND HAVE SUGGESTED THAT AN INTERNATIONAL CON- FERENCE BE CALLED AT WASHINGTON IN THE IMME

then managed to escape. The DIATE FUTURE. motive is unknown.

In the meantime, it would be sound economics, the notes urge, A con- to extend the moratorium on war debts.

A pistol cartridge is the only clue in police hands. stable on duty not far away from the scene of the crime but not near enough to be enabled to chase the murderer, did not see the man's face.

A foreigner also saw the Chin- ese killer escape, but not very clearly.

The shooting occurred close to the gates of the main barracks, and the street was crowded.

Marshal Chang To Command

Free Financial Hand In North China.

The effect of the European notes in Washington was instan taneous. President Hoover sent a message to Ppresident-Elect Roosevelt, urging an immediate conference between them to deter- mine the American attitude. The President re-affirms his position of opposition to any suggestion of cancellation of the debt and points to the restriction placed on the Government in that connec tion by Congress,

ward armament reduction also.

OFF TO EGYPT — FAMILIES, TOO!The departure of the 1st King's Dragoon Guards from Feltham, Middlesex, with their families for duty in Egypt. A scene on the platform. at Feltham. Happy fathers and their babies.

LINER ABLAZE IN

AMSTERDAM

New York, To-day. President Herbert Hoover has invited President-elect Franklin

Wants Co-operation.. D. Roosevelt to confer, on war Referring to other important debts with him in the near fa- questions to be discussed, Mr. ture, following receipt of the Hoover said: The building up

Special Protection British and French debt notes in of the world's economic stabili- Washington.

ty is the most important thing in Against Danger. President Hoover's attitude on building up our own recovery. war debts is outlined in his tale The World Economic Conference

Amsterdam, Tod gram to Mr. Boosevelt inviting is to be held in the course of the The Dutab Royal Shanghai, To-day. him to confer at the White coming winter, whilst this Con- Company's 14,000-ton liner, the ma Marshal Chang Hauch-lang, who House next week on the debt pro-ference may be begun during my Pieter Cornellszoon Hooft, engaged arrived in Hangchow yesterday, blems and other matters which administration. It certainly will on the Holland-Far East run, is having made the journey from he said could not be settled when not complete its labours until Mr. ablaze here. Hankow by plane, is holding a con-Mr. Roosevelt assumes office.

Roosevelt has assumed office. The liner was built in 1925, at the ference with Mr. T. V. Soong, President. Hoover therein, re- Parallel to these is the Dia-st. Nazaira shipyard, and was re- Minister of Finance, presumably iterates his opposition to any armament Conference, wherein gistered at Amsterdam. Her gross In connexion with the finances of form of cancellation of the war the United States is taking a tonnage as. 14,642 tons, and the net North China,

debt but says: "We should be re-leading part. This also has a tonnage 10,482 tons. It is reported that as a result of ceptive to proposals from our great economic purpose as well as She was launched on April 28, the recent discussions at Hackow, debtors of tangible compensation the advancement of world peace," 1926, and made her maiden voyage it has been decided that Marahal in other forms than direct pay- Chang Hsueh-liang will be given a ment of cash, in the expansion of free hand in dealing with the markets for the products of our affairs of North China, also that labour and farma.". there will be no change in the com- He adds:"Substantial reduc- position of the Government... tion of world armaments, which

On Marshal Chang's return to would relieve our own and the Poiping, a military conference of world's burdens and dangers, has all his subordinate generals will a bearing on this question.・・・ be held to discuss problems of defence-Reuter.

MORRIS EWIN FIGHT.

Congress Restriction.

Mr. Hoover says he would be glad to have Mr. Roose- velt bring to conference any Democratic Congressional leaders or other advisers,

The British Note.

London, To-day.

on August 31, 1926, to the Dutch East Indies-Router: *

18 KILLED WHEN BREWERY STOREHOUSE COLLAPSES. Sleepers Suffocated Under Avalanche of Grain.

Warsaw To-day.

ena brewery storehouse which were stored 150 tone? 67 *** grain, collapsed during the night, 18 persons were killed and seve eral others seriously injured.

The victims were in the bulld

ing adjacent to the brewery and were sleeping when they were buried in the ruins of their home and an avalanche of grain. Six-

teon deaths were due to suffoca- tion-Reuter

The ship when built incorporat-Fearful Death

ed many innovations to

any outbreak of fire on board. There were many fire-partitions, provided with fire-proof doors, fire-

The British note on war debts cocks and hoses, and allow for the

to the United States refers to fire to be instantly limited toa

VALUE OF DOLLAR FALLS AGAIN.

Pound Gains With Silver Steady.

Mr. Hoover says if the nego- the Lausanne agreement and certain part, while at any moment tiations are undertaken protract expresses, the hope that ultimate water can be given, and kept under ed and detailed discussions will ly. it will terminate all repara continual pressure be necessary which could not be tions payments. This would be concluded during his administra- the maximum contribution of the tion. Any negotiation was limit-Governments concerned towards Bout Postponed Owinged by the Resolution of Congress the early restoration of world To Purse Dispute. (opposing cancellation or reduc prosperity, in which the United tion of war debts). If there was States was no less deeply inter- to be any change of attitude in ested than the British Common- Congress it would be greatly wealth and for the achievement affected by the views of the mem- of which the co-operation of the

The value of the local dollar has A dispate over the purse of the bers who recognise Mr. Roosevelt United States is essential dropped Ys, being quoted at 1/4% Hong Kong Boxing Association. la

as a leader the reason for A. B. Harry Ewin's under and probably desire The British Government be this morning.

lieves the existing scheme of Silver prices remained steady, refusal to fight Leading Seaman

Mr. Hoover declares he is "pre-inter-Governmental financial obli spot being quoted at 18% and for- "Stinny Morris in a championship bout on November 19. The fight Pared to deal with the question gations must be reviewed and the ward at 184

as far as his power permits, but

NEW MATCH FOR DECEMBER 3.

was to have taken place at the Lee it must be our common wish to Theatre. Mer

Corporal Ainsworth, Morris's

deal with it constructively for the

manager, informed the China Mall common good of the country.

this morning that the bout for the

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middleweight championship of the Referring to the Congress re

Colony is almost certain to take solution, Mr. Hoover said that on December 8. any commitments which the

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ROBBERS SURPRISE WOMAN IN BATH.

The pound value made an ap preciable rise, the London on New York cross rate being given at C$3.82% this morning, and the New York on London rate at £-- C$8.82%

Toll In Cuba

More Than 2,500 Dead In Caribbean Gale,

Santa Cruz del Sur,

A To-day... According to the official estimate of the Secretary of the Department of the Inter- for, the death toll in the hur ricane and tidal wave which swept out of the Caribbean Sea and upon Cuba and sur- rounding dalands last week has reached 2,500, 22

The tidal wave, more than 20 feet in height, waS thrown in from the sea, lash ed to mountainous height by a 200-mile-an-hour wind. This wave was responsible for most of the damage. In ita receding tide, an unknown. number of persons were swept out to sen Beuter.

plawo are trying hard to get European Governments may have Keep Her There As Labour Would Upset New Tariffs

another opponent for Morris, to made among themselves could take the place of Ewin. The latter not, therefore, be based on any won't accept the Hong Kong. Box assurances from the United ing Association's purse, in spite of States. Moreover, the tone of

Home Ransacked.

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GENEVA'S MOBS

DISPERSED BY

SABRE CHARGE

Fresh Troops Arrive To Guard City.

CROWD STILL UGLY.

Geneva, To-day Although the city was quiet

yesterday, and there have been arrests and no serious incidents since the episode of last week when the garrison forces open- ed fire with machine guns upon a riotous crowd, there is still an unpleasant tension here.

BIG AIR FLEET

TO BE HOUSED IN NEW AERODROME

First Machines Arrive

In Shanghai.

FUKIEN FOLLOWS SUIT.

Shanghai, To-day, Marshal "Chiang Kai-shek, Commander-in-Chief of the Nanking military forces, has recently ordered the purchase of 150 modern fighting planes. from America, It is learned on. most reliable authority.

-Some of these new war planen | have already arrived in Shanghal and are proceeding to various, points while their new home is under construction. The Nanking Government is building a huge new aerodrome, according to re- port, and either at Hangchowor Nanking the new fighting feet will be, assembled. SAMS

It fa the desire of Chinese milf, tary chiefs to organise an air force.. which will be effective against any enemy power

In the meantime, rapid strides are being made in Fukion in the establishment of a moders alr force, More than 40 machines are stationed at various points in the province, ten bombers and ten pur

Bult ships of French manufacture, ten British and ten American

machines having bhen purchased

by subscriptions raised by over- |seas Chinesérvén

There is also a dest of training planes in Fuklen which does cellent service and from which pilots are steadily being graduat ed, proficient in all the finer points

THE MOLLISONS STUNT FLIGHTS Former Miss Johnson Off For Africa.

Yesterday, police were forced

Lendon To-day to charge with bared sabres in

The noted airman, Mr. J. A. order to disperse a mob.*

Mollison, will make an attempt on At another time, fresh troops the world endurance record for sus having arrived on the scene, a fire tained flight. He is planning his hose was turned on the crowds.stant at present and is nearly

Still threatening, the townspeople ready to make start, he told Reu-

made a movement towards the tar's representative. might make an attempt to seize yesterday with Mrs. Mollison, the waiting soldiery as though they Mr. Mollison arrived at Lympe the hose. The officer commanding former Miss Amy Johnson, flying as- the military unit ordered his men her escort. They flew separate to fix bayonets. The crowd de planes Mrs. Mollison will start cided to retreat. The people are once on a flight to Cape Town, still dangerous

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MOTOR MISHAPS

REPORTED.

Child Struck Down By Automobile.

tempting to set a new record be tween that point add, England, Renter

Mate Perishes In Blazing Hold

A collision between a motor car Trapped While Seeking

owned by Mr. J. E. Black, of 27 Shou-son Hill, and a motor lorry, owned by the Shek-O Club occur red on the Shek-O Road yesterday afternoon, at 8 p.m. The smash which was not of a very serious nature, occurred a quarter of a mile from Windy Corner, on the Shek-0 Road and

Mr. Brown, engineer, of the Fire Brigade Department, reported to Police that while driving, his car

night, he knocked down a Chinese

Source Of Flames.

- London, To-day. Considerable

done by fire in Blue Star iner Or lald up at Hebburn. enilors sleeping aboard ed, but the first

to locate the fre

WELL.

mask and lifelise, was caught

along Yee Woo Street on Saturday In the flames and buried to girl, aged about 12, who received

Injuries to her face, arms and legs, ered at Clap Cross Derby though not of a serious nature. theshire, yesterday.

She was taken to the Government The Labour Party, the official Civil Hospital for treatment

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