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SHANGHAI-PEKING TRAIN

OUTRAGE. TWENTY FOREIGNERS, INCLUDING SIX LADIES. KIDNAPPER, STORY OF

BY

[THOUGH KUTER'S AGENCY.]

REPARATIONS. DISCUSSION. The second concert in aid of maternity welfare work in Landon, was organized FRANCO-BELGIAN ACTION CRITI

at Government House by Lady Stubbs CISED BY BRITISH PRESS. "

last night. The entertainment was equally Losnos. May stb. as delightful the Inst. and

THE 'OUTRAGE good deal of praise is due to tie contri- The text of the Franco-Belgian Xote was

ESCAPED FOREIGNERS, butors for their efforts. The programme published too fato for detailed comment

was opened with a"piano solo by Mr.

Suanquil. May 6th. by the morning newspapers which, how- | Erie Rice, whose interpretation of Greig's

With regard to the derailing of the ever, strese regretin ly that Paris - auf "Prème Erotique,”~(Melodic,~Berceuse, Brussels by persisting in replying A Tom Pieds, Jour de Noces, Souvenir) Shanghai Peking express tenin by bandits and the capture of several foreigners, Mr. Rice's separately, kayo made the maintenance was a delight to the ear.

mastery of the keys is well known Beuter's Peking correspondent says the of Allied unity unnecessarily difficult,

in Hongkong and his interpretations bandits, numbering a thousand, are The question remains whether discreetly throughout the evening, both in his believed to be really-disbanded Anhui renewed conversations may not after all capacity as accompanist, and in his in- troops. evoke a mure acceptable and more ade-dividual efforts fully upheld a

The Ministry of Communications has qunte German offer, and the British the possessor of a very pleasing baritone sent a special train to Lincheng, the serne deserved reputation. Mr. G. H. Piercy,

Cabinet has now to decide on the form of followed with three very old favourites, of the outrage, to investigate, and has the British reply.

POSSIBLE ANGLO-ITALIAN JOINT REPLY.

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ANDITS

DETAILS OF THE BANDITS" ATTACK,

TIESTEIN, May 7th.

A party of escaped föreigners from Lincherg, inginding Mendamm Robert and Pinger and the latter's younger som arrived this morning."

Interviewed by `Renter's representative, the ladies state, that bath, their husbands, who are majors in the American medical corps and infantry respectively, and Major Ringer's elder son have bena kid. napped,

The bandits started Sring on the train before the derailment, and sil the windows were smashed with hatchets when the train was brought to a standsti!}).

The bandits boarded the train and of all their robbed the

passengers

The our foreigner who was killed was valuables, visiting the coupes three times,

unknown the ladies.

THE MENACE OF CIVIL

AVAR

AND THE NEED OF AVERTING IT

THE SHANGHAI NACES.

FIRST DAY'S RESULTS The Shanghai Spring Race Meeting opened yesterday and we append the 【BY PUTNAM - WÉALK-]

results of eight of the eleven of the first, The continuous movement of supplien day's races, the results of the fourth, towards the Jehol-Chifengkow line fifth and teath not having come to hand, mains the drminating feature of the pre-in the first raz-the Chefco Cup (one sent situatia in North-China." The eatire mile and three turlong)-Mr.' Henry recria; so vmulated during one year Morriss's Mar.sfirli (Mr. Heard ap) Chil from the Techow arena! in Shantung are said to have already been moved away, 18 million rennds of small-arms am. munition in all.

„NIGHT TRAFFI!,

with the pervious best record made by Tyneside at the Spring meeting in 1922, covering the distance in Imins. MLP-ăstea. In the seveeth race for the Nankin The night watchers in Peking have Cup, two well-known Hongkoëg "pentes, also reported a considerable movement of Spotted Sand and Roman Ropablie came army transport carts through the streetsin second and third respectively. Mr. of the capital all heading north, the value Pennyfield, greuying, first place.

accordancs with -Resit!is:- of night movements in urdinary modern military practice being 1-THE CHEGO Cer-One Mile and

well understood in China. Great piles

three furlongs,

the hong name of the oldest foreign firm Capt. R. E. Sassoon's Castimyce of army blankets in bales, stamped with Mr. Henry Morriss Marcafield

in China, have been noticed in theas

"I must go down to the Sea again" also wired to Teso Kun and the Tuchun BRUTAL TREATMENT OF FOREIGN | traina; also all the paraphernalia of the Mr. Wa. MeBain's Nationalist

Come away from wealth and fashion.” and, Hekh Taylor's melodious gem," "I'vo sungs for camp, and bow'r and Hall." Mrs. Aubrey, a violinist of legal repute, gave two really beautiful rentierings of Massenet's Meditation " and Gabriel Fine's **Serenade." This concluded the first part of the programme

The British-view, which it is declared is fully endorsed by Reme, is that while the German offer in its present shape does not afford a suitable basis for negotin- tion, it could serve as a starting point

The second half of the entertainment for serious discussions. With a view to the attainment thereof, it is pointed out with "The shepherd's song," My Heart was opened by Miss Milliampi Nicholl,

that because the French and Belgiansand Lute," and "On the LingHo." Miss have closed the door with a bang, it does Nicholls is the fortunate owner of a very not follow that Great Britain and Italy (natural and unaffected soprano voice must follow suit, and there is even talk which holds out a peculiar appeal of its |

DAWN. lier only taut, a fat it can be of the possibility of London and Rome ealand was that at the beginning of each sending a joint reply.

item she very, obviously suffered · from nerves, Mr. and Mrs. Coll t gave a very

·BELGIAN AND FRENCH REPLIES easing rendering of the dunt When all

IDENTICAL,

The Plektis and Vai ess" and thoroughly earned the verifernus encore which felt to their let. An excellent "programme was concided with the perfect rendering Schumann's The Prophes Bird," and iszt's "sposalizio Mr. Erc Rice.

BRUSSELS, May 6th. The Belgian reply was identical with the French and has been handed to the German Chargé d'Affaires.

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FRANCES UNCOMPROMISING HE- FUSAL OF GERMAN OFFER

PARIS, MAS 6th.

The French Note tu fiermany is a volumi-

Tous and uncompromising document. «Ir

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IRELAND S "TRUCE.”"

ENDS IN A RESUMPTION OF HOSTILITIES,

LONDON, May 8th. Signs that the Irish "Irregulars are re

details Germany's successive defaults musuming activities are increasing. rofuses to eptertain the German proposala while resistance in the Ruhr continues.

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The Note declares that, Germany had not even concerned herself about reduced obligu tions when a partial moratorium was grant- eil. It

Berlin of preventing successful co-operation with the workers in the Ruhr and points out that France las spent a hundred milliard francs on Cer smany's account in restoring devastated re gions, while Relgiom has advanced fiftern sailliards. Germany's offer is insufficient to restore Belgian devastations alone.

The note translates the German" offer a a quarter of the sum orginally fixed with a complete moratoium until July, 1927. It conclades that the German Note is part of systematic revolt against the Treaty, which, if entertained, would lead to the total destruction thereof,

The Note mentions that France al Belgium are prepared to offset part of the reparations due against Inter-Allied debts It points ont that the twenty milliards

offered, if discounted, would be worth only

replacement of the Reparations Commission hy an International Commission as meaning

A two-hours? attack was made on Dundrum barracks in Dublin last night. The troops replied, but there were no cusualties.

The house of Senator Fitzgerald was simultaneously subjected to a heavy fre. KING AND QUEEN REACH ITALY.

HOME, May 6th. Their Majesties King George and Queen Mary have crossed the frontier.

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NEW GLIDER FLIGHT.

FRENCH AIRMAN CROSSES THE

petrol.

ENGLISH CHANNEL.

CALAIR, May 6th.

of Shantung, Anhui and Kianymi in cafe

CAPTIVES. immediate steps to suppress the bandits

Nearly two hours after the bandits bad and obtain the release of the captives.stopped the trains warning whistle was owing to the effect upon foreign relations blown, and the bandits decamped with their captives. A few foreigners escaped by hiding in the long grass, but over twenty were carried off including six

The attack occurred at 2.30 in the morning, The bandits carried off many passengers, the number of foreigners being unknown. Twenty-throw Chinese and six foreigners escaped.

ladies,

The passengers who were kidnapped were mostly, in their night, attire and with- out boots, suffering a terrible ordeal is having to walk miles over rough country in the night time, hustled by the brutal guards,

most

(Mr. Heard) 1

(Mr. Sassoon) 3

(Mr. Brand) Time: miss. 55.9-5er. 2-THE CRITERION STAKES.-One Mila

(Mr. Breiner) I

(Mr. Müller) 2 Mr. Tong's Conquetor Dahlia

(Mr. Vida) 3 Time ina...03secs. 3-THE GRIFFINS' PLATE-Three Quarters

bisound. There is clear warning, there fore, that great "preparations are actively proceeding, and that nothing Mr. Campex's Old Bilt attempted by those (including the Chinese Mr. and Mrs. White's White Knight far to arrest those "preparations has been

Government) who pledged themselves little more than a year ago at Washington by solemn treaties to reform measures of the | most far-eaching character, including the

dislaulment of troops. A heavy share of of a Mile, blama will therefore attach to every oneMrs. Isabel Moller's Toplight of the Powers if, with these preparatións going on right under their yes, they allow the dogs of war to be unleashed,

THE STORM CENTRE.

(Mr. Moller) Messrs. Arnold and Sassoon's Roman

Oriole

(Mr.. Hil) Mr. Dugor's "Kashmir (Mr. Jchurtone) 3

Time: 1min. 30,-ex Where is the main “governor valve" at

-THE HART LEGACY CUR-Half file. present? Not in North-China Much, if not everything, depends on the march of Mr. John Peel's Christmas Gift

(Mr. Johnstone) 1 events round Canton, where Dr. Sua Mrs. C. R. Burkill's The Kid'

(Mr. Brand) 2

THE VICTIMS' NAMES.

BHANGHAI, May 7th. The following are the names of most of the the foreigners who travelle<! ር። raided train, with nationalities where it

LIST OF KIDNAPPED FOREIGNERS. is possible to give them:-Mayerjen and wife, Mr. G. D. Musso and wife, and

PEKING, May 6th. The British subject who was killed at Miss Caralci (all Italiana); Mr. A. L. Lincheng was named Joseph Rothman, is struggling with invaders sent against Mr. Toeg's Archer...(Mr. Vida) Zimmen, Mr. V. Haimovitch, Mr. L. Anuthor British subject, Mr. Rowlatt, him not by the Central "fiovernment but Friedman, Mr. J. A. Henley, Mr. L. (Manager of Reins and Company, by the Military Çamarijla of Loyang 7.-THE NANKIN Cer-Three Quarters of Soloman, Mr. and Mrs. Pinger and two failed to arrive at Tientsin with the Mauchus used to, a battering ram, a Tientsin) who was in the passenger list Using Kwangi troops, just as the

a Mile. Mr. Henry Morrisa's Pennyfield wife and child, Miss L. T. Aldrich, Mine refugees. It is feared that he was among deliberate attempt is being made to reviva | Mr. Dynasty's Spotted Sand

children, Mr. J. B. Powell, Major Alleu,

Marfalden, Miss Schonberg, Hoses, F. and E. Elias, Mr. E. Gunaberger (ali believed to be Americans); Mr. F. H. Day (British); Mr. 31. O. T. Saphiere It is impossible yet to say how many of the foregoing were captured.

Yat Seu, a Cautonega in his own proviner,

Time: $7.1-3sccs.

(Mr. Haard) I

(Mr. Johnstone) 2 Messrs. Arnhold and Sawcon's Roman

Republic (Mr. HRD) 3 Time: 1min. 30.2-mecs.

those kidnapped, who are believed to includo exactly the same system of superimposed Miss Aldrich, (Mr. J. D. Rockefeller's military rule as obtained during pist | sister-in-law) with bar travelling com-centuries a rale which depends not on Banion and Franch maid, Mr. Serippa, principles but on persons and which there proprietor of the United Press, Mr. J. B.fore must sooner or later collapse. This THE KIANGSU CUP.-One Mile and

three quarters. Powell, Major Pingor and his two is the Wo Pei Fu formula for unifics Mr. Henry Morriss's Danesfield children, and Captain Allen. Other tion-a formula which one would have Aríericans who are believed to have been thought had been bammered sufficientlý | Mr. John Peel's Social Union captured include Messrs. Levy, Lee, out of shape in Europe during the past Henley and Solomon Altogether it is believed that a foreigners were on the was killed and ten

train, of whom one escaped.

DISBANDED SOLDIERS TURN BANDITS.

of over 4,000, who have their stronghold in the neighbouring mountains. They are mostly Anhui troops who were recently disbanded.

Such an eitrage on the main line fron Shanghai to Foking is apprecedented. The passengers were all shaping in their berths when one of the coaches was derailed and the hapdits boarded the train. A scene of great confusion and terror followed while the brigands sacked |

Tho, party of 1,000 brigands who at the train and compelled passengers at the tacked the train are purt of a force rifle point to alight. They were im- mediately surrounded and when the train was pillaged most of the occupants of the Grst-class and second-class compartments. foreign and Chinese, wore, according to report, carried of.

BANDITS REMOVE ALL, MAILS AND BAGGAGE," foreigners also included Mr. Jacobsen und Mr. F. W. Pratt and wife. Mr. Gensberger, previously mentioned, was French. Mr. Haimovitch escaped.

The

Router learna from the Shaughni.

the rails.

The vernacular newspapers report that ten Chinese passengers on the train were killed, but this is unconfirmed.

LATER.

Later reports from Peking state that the mails from the attacked train have arrived safely. There were over 200 pas-

sengers on the train

BUSHO JAPANESE CONVERSATIONS.

Tokyo, May 8th.

M.

(Mr. Heard) I

(Mr. Johnstone) 2

Time: 3mins 43,4-osces,

ise years not to be picked up from the Mr. Day's Salvation(Mr. Dallas) 3 junkheap by men belonging to the oldest vivilization in the world and acclaimed by -ECLIPS STAKES.-One Mile and

Quarter. them as a gems.

Monera. Stitt and Stephen's Cock of Th

North

(Mr. Bremner) Messrs. Lalcaca and Bauld's The Bar

PROEPKETS FOR THE FUTURE.

Time:

(Mr. Knoll)

(Mr. Johnstone) ?

mins. 38.4-6873.

HONGKONG PLAJK--Šéven Fur-

Briefly put, things are like this: if Dr. Sun Yat Sen receives sufficient aap- port to hold up the unification scheme in Mr. John Fee's Silverspur his own provinse, then after a month or two the other Central and South China provinces, which have been threatened with the same medicine will

come inte action, and the Navy will steam up the Yangtao necessitating a concentration of all available northern forces in Central |China. If, on the other hand, Dr. Sur Yat Sen is again driven out of Canton, then the riverine and coast provinces will do nothing more than they are doing at present which is biding their time.

11-T

longa. Mr. John Peel's Harry, if Hereford

(Mr. Johnstone) I Mr. Toeg's Archer(Mr. Vida) Messrs. N. L. Sparks and D. Brand's -

Wild Life......

....(Mr. Hi) a Time: Imin: 47,4-5accs.

A COMMON DUTY.. But here in the North, encouraged by These things suggest themselves im- Buccesses claowhere, the Chihli forces, mediately, since they are measures which, constantly reinforced and constantly mov-

ing northwards and eastwards, will drift have become commonplaces in Europe into collision with the Fengtion forces since the war and which only an inherited North of Shanhaikwan and west of the indifference has prevented from being

may very

desperate fighting which will applied to China. A national referendum tho commerce and inflict the heaviest losses on on provincial autosomy szeme as absolute. the whole community, That this fightly necessary step just as it has proved Joffe Powers with land-frontiers

and large

crossed the Channel on a glider fitted The French airman, M. Barbat,

with a motor. He landed at Lympos and returned to Calais, taking approxi mately an hour each way, thus wisning Nacking Railway that the bandits selected. Joffe and Viscount Gicts had a the Matin' prize of 23,000 francs for the the time and place when three of the most lengthy conversation today of first airman is a moter-atted glider 15,790 millions. It rejects the proposel crossing and ro-crossing the Channel with. important trains pass within thres hours: fisheries question, of which "the lattering, owing to its proximity to two foreign absolutely necessary in many European

out consuming more that three litres of They removed the fishplates and twisted urged a prompt settlement.

declared that he could not be officially vested interests, cannot be localized is province. There is imminent danger of THE RETURN FLIGHT.

It is presumed that the brilliant head-interested in that or other similar issues of factors whose ultimate influence cannot China through lack of such timely mea certain. It will mean the intervention • general state of way supervening in It stresses the vagueness and illusory nature

lights carried by this train showed the unless the major question of the recognibe foreseen but which of Germany's intinmtions

Barbot's return occupied 44 minutes, driver that mething was wrong and on. regarding

must prove security and guarantees, and intimates that The 15 horse-power engine used consumed

tion of the Soviet Government was frut supreme.

aurea. It is the bounden duty of all France and Belgium are not prepared to 10 pints of petrol. on the 75 mile abled him to avoid a worse catastrophe settled, but he stated that from his

to prevent that state of war. To no body. change their resolve only to evacuate the journey.

than the derailing of only third-class personal friendship with Viscount Goto done to arrest the progress of such deve

What is such circumstances, can be of men do these remarks apply ́ more occupied territories as payments are effected.

Finally, in biting linguage, the Note sums CARPENTIER BEATS NILLES bandits removed all the mails and bag toe, Government and recommending points for an active and solicitous which is in a position to influenes the carriage and the mail brake van. The he would be willing to refer the dispute lopmente? Are there any possible start strongly than to the Diplomatic Body Germany's cool-demands like a most.

an abandonnent of the Treaty guarantees.

up

favoured-nation clause, sfying: For four and a half years, the French and Belgian Governments a

roust wait patiently, without

or guarantees, until it pleases the German Government to make an arrange- ment convenient to it to offer an indeter zainate or infinitesimal sam, and must even evacuate the Ruhr, which was only entered in order to obtain the guarantees and pledges to which we are entitled and which have been refused-and in return for all these series they will receive once again soft words on paper."

QUESTION OF A JOINT COM. MUNICATION,

LATEIL

WINS FRENCH HEAVYWEIGHT

CHAMPIONSHIP.

PAZIB, May 8th.

In a fifteen rounds contest for the French heavyweight championship, Car- pentier knocked out Nilles in the eighth round.

The match took place in glorious weather before 20,000 people. Carpentier was somewhat lackadanical at the start.

gago.

fishers would obtain

LAST YEAR'S ARMISTICK,

the it should not be forgotten that the fight which never need, overstep, the bounds of,

Pint, development of the situation by activities ing was stopped last year by an armistice

diplomacy I believe there are,

the

arranged at Shanhaikwas, by mutual prudence and diplomatie precedente. request, on board a British eruzier. The terms of that armistice could be very

THE PRESIDENT...

hapsody arrangement whoreby The total number of passengers was 71. Japaness including foreigners. Latest reports necessary permits to proceed to the fishing any that ten foreigners, and 20 Chinese grounds. are safe.

BRITAIN'S AIR DEFENCES,

to Boc

properly made the subject of examination The President is on the side of peace by the whole Diplomatic Body which has and is the nation's chief, He was at the been accredited to China mainly "QESERVER" CONDEMNS SINGAPORE that peaceful trade as laid down by the head of the movement which created the

Treaties

carried on. The Republia twelve years ago, when the más signatories can be categorically asked for who are now, disturbing peace were un- pledges that they adhere to the terms, known and unwanted. Enve any dipla. Becundly, the Protocol of 1901, which

SCHEME.

LONDON, May 6th.

can be

BRITISH SUBJECT KILLED.

Paxing, May 7th. The foreigner killed at Liuchong was a Nilles in the wound round got in a British subject whose name is variously splendid right to Carpentier's stomach, given as Roudel or Bothmau. The followed with two morn blows In the

up

The Observer states that as long as the still the binding commitment in North & matig #lena beon taken, one may reason- hard left to the foreigners who were kidnapped total 28. fourth ronid he landed

British air defences remain for beneath Chins, having been twice rendered nuga ably inquire, to strengthen his stand which ribs, rousing Carpentier into something Private wires to Tientato state that an LONDON, May 6th. like his old form; he thereupon, sent American, Major Pinger and his two sons

the one Power standard, and there is no tory since the spring of 1920 in.its Yailway is in strict accordance with Washington In connection with the delay in presenta Nilles down to a count of seven in the tion of the Franco-Belgian reply to the Ger- sixth round and hammered him with bath Pinger escapest An American named occurity only on sufferance. It is almost steps might be taken to Chinese people off of the Salt and Railway revenues to concrete sign of our even seeking to clauses, might form the basis of a pro- decisions in the connexion between de were among the captives, but Mrs. man Note, diplomatic correspondents state and rights in the faso in the seventh

approach it, the heart of the Empire enjoys posal for a complete demilitarization of

the Peking-Mukden - Railway.c Thirdly fauls on metropolitan salaries and foreign that the British Government is of opinion round, knocking him out in the eight Zimmermann als escaped.

what loan service, and the constant carrying- that concerted action by the Allies is the only round with a terrific right to the jaw,

incredible that, the Government should bo

are the wishes

the chance of reaching a mamas Note should be but slow.

settlement. followed up by a leit. Nilles was plucky

TIENTSIN, May 7th.

labouring on a costly dock project for generally, in regard to their country and Paotingfu and Loyang officially recog Ithas been pressing that

that the

Carpentier was not the Additional arrivale this morning from Bingapore while it permits a situation to ties. The President could very properly been brosched of ruling that, until the the settlement of their domestic dificul-nized Has the simple expedient over answered by the Allies as a whole. It is un- Carpentier of old.

Lincheng include Hooors. Haimovitch, derstood that the Frencha

Govern-

Honize, Zimmermann and ira Allen continue that would leave Bingapore and be made the channel of communication Constitution bas boon voted and promul. ments' attitude is that in view of the

in view of the bal FINAL MATCH OF BILLIARDS,

as all other outposts of the to be Powers, Hall" zoleneb cam 03ly no to unpression created in France and Belgium

napped. 200

China who have B right to be consulted politss administration and defence, che by the Gorman proposals they must reply

consumed by na enemy na easily as the through their provincial amblies, their ques requiring the counter-signature of with the least possible delay, and France

Later reports received by the railway leaves of an artichoke. Very possibly the guilds and their, chambers of commerce the Foreign Chief Inspector? And do the and Belgium as aloce occupying the

authorities atate that Mr. F. Elise was Rubr are alone qualified to give their

At Holborn Hall in the final of the killed, but up to the present confirmation dock schome is, sound enough in detail in since sooner or later they must be con- powers, in spite of all the compacte enter reasons for this policy of constraint, but professional billiards elmmpionship, the of this report has been impossible. The any duly proportioned system of Imperial ulted in regard to taxation reform as ed into in America, projines to remain When Germany makes satisfactory proposals halfway scores were: Smith 8,000 and Elina, brothers

overed by rocong, international engage. Inactive this spring and summer until, as Frenchmen not defence, but what would be the good of ments.

in 1000 it is too late!-Far Eastern Times the Alies must act conjointly.

Newman 0,191.

Singapore if London be wiped out!

(Vontinued at fool of next colston.) (Poking).

CHAMPIONSHIP.

LONDON, May sih.

Americana.