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HALT IN

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JAPANESE BRUTAL MURDERS IN

NEGOTIATIONS.

Thi

NOT A SERIOUS BREAK,

OPTIMISM IN TOKYO..

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

Toяro, Feb. 10th. Pending receipt of an official report, Japanese official circles are inclined to believe that Press despatches alleging a breakdown in

BOMBAY.

PARSEE FLOGGED TO DEATH.

CRITICAL SITUATION.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

BOMBAY, Feb. 11th.

The situation was easier" this

in some parts of the city. morning, and shops are re-opening

The official death roll since the

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12th, 1929.

ROME'S TREATY WITH VATICAN.

LOAN OF CONCILIATION,

FINAL MODIFICATIONS.

(THROUGH BIÜTRE'S AGENCY.]

Rous, Feb. 10th, The Pope has been closeted in the secret aection of the Vatican print- ing house and has finally corrected

HIS MAJESTY AT BOGNOR.

BENEFICIAL EFFECT NOTED.

MORE RESTFUL SLEEP

[THEOCON REGTER'S AGENCY.3

"LONDON, Feb. 10th.

A bulletin issued from Craigweil

House at p.m. states that the

EUROPE BESET BY ICE.

TRAINS LOST IN SNOW

· DRIFTS,

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CANNIBALISM IN FINLAND.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,).

LONDON, Feb. 11th. The whole of Europe is in the grip of ice. Telegrams from the

FUNERAL OF LEON TORAL.

MURDERER OF OBREGON,

MOUNTED POLICE CHARGE CEMETERY.

(TRAOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.).

the negotiations between Dr. C. beginning of the riota is 103 killed the proofs, of the Italo-Vatican King had a good night and his im- Į various capitals describe the cold funeral of Leon Toral." Thousands

Wang are more pessimistic than is warranted.

Japanese official circles profess to be confident that the Sino- Japanese negotiations have not completely broken down and think that there is only a temporary hitch which can be remedied after

a few more conferences.

"Although he is reticent in regard to reports from Mr. Yoshizawa which have been received to date here, Mr. Mori, in a Press inter-

gard the breakdown in Friday night's negotiations as a complete ruptore. Mr. Mori added that Mr. Yoshizawa will remain in Shanghai and attempt to resume the conver-

sations with Dr. Wang.

and 750 in hospital.

treaty and Concordat, which is to solve the historic The treaty

Although the situation was destined quieter on Sunday, the authorities consider that the tension is not

diminished. Assaults which often

have fatal results are reported from all the disturbed

areas,

and the

provement continues.

His Majesty was given as much rest as possible yesterday to enable Roman Question." will be ceremoniously signed by him to recover from the effects of Cardinal Gasparri and Signor bis journey. Only the Queen and Mussolini on February 11th instead of February 10th as previously arranged.

Neither of the documents will be published until approved by Par stabbed and a Parsee beaten to deathliament, but a brief summary will this afternoon, both within a short be issued after signing.

most vicious spirit prevails. Over sixty wounded men have been taken to the principal hospitals,

"A Hindu boy has been fatally

authorities have great difficulty in enforcing order and prohibiting gatherings of over five persons, and auxiliary forces have been called out- to assist the military. Hindu re-

the Holy See.

1.

an official of the Household, in ad- dition to two doctors, saw him dar ing the day. The Queen sat with His Majesty for a considerable

as the severest in living, memory, The ice wave in Germany is the severest since 1719, and the tem- perature is 49deg, below" zare in Silesia.

A detonation this morning shock the city of Breslau, and it was certained later that the frost had severely cracked the bridge over the Oder. The average tempera- The day was for the most part ture in Berlin is 13deg. below zero, overcast, and there was a consider- Shipping on the Rhine has been

time.

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"The Sun Room.”

Mexico CITY, Feb. 11th. One, man har been killed, thirty injured and twenty arrested at the

thronged the route and threw fawers on the coffin, crying #Vira Toral Firemen were obliged to play hoas on the crowds, some of whom retaliated by throwing stones Mounted Police charged the cemetery as the body was being lowered into the grave.

PERILS OF A MEXICAN PRESIDENT.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

view, asserted that he does not re-distance of a military picket. The It is understood that Signorable amount of rain, but at intre-suspended already for a fortnight TRAIN BLOWN UP BY BOMB.

Mussolini intends immediately toquent intervals the sun succeeded owing to drift ice. appeal to the country to subscribe in breaking through the clouds,

Ferries Frozen In, to a loan of conciliation" to pay and every ray was trapped by the From Budapest is reported the 2,000,000,000 fire as indemnity to special sun room in which the King most intense cold that Hungary has

MEXICO CITY, Feb 11th. is, lying. Already it is possible to experienced since 1880, the tem- A bomb exploded under a traîn Indemnity Reduced." state that His Majesty is feelingperature in some places being leg which was "carrying President The few minor last moment modi the tonic effect of the invigorating below zero. Ice-breakers are fad Portes Gil, the President of fications to the Italo-Vatican tresty seaside air, for change of scenery ing it very difficult to cut channels Mexico, between Comanfert and include a reduction of the indem- and environment, are having their for ships and railway ferries at Rinconcillo. The locomotive and nity to 750,000,000 life cash, plus effect. The King has slept better Copenhagen, and many islands are two coaches were overturned and a 1,000,000,000 lire Government bonds, than at any time since his illness isolated and are receiving supplies fireman was killed, but the Presi both payments to be made immedi-begon.

sidents on the borders of Moslem areas have been evacuated under military escort.

Volunteers Killed.

From fragmentary information gleaned from reliable sources, it seeins that the bitch was due to two main points, namely:

A moslem mob has attacked the 1.Japan's proposal to put on | Hindu passengers in a tram-car. record the verbal agreements.re-One was being killed and six in garding the expression of apolo- kies and payment of compensa-jured. A number of volunteers who were endeavouring to restore peace in the Fanswadi district ately. were attacked by a Hindu mob which mistook them for enemies, and several have died of their in- juries in hospital.

tion.

2-Imperfect understanding re- garding mutual concessions and mutual elimination of compensa- tion.

The Japanese authorities appear to be hopeful as to the outcome of an interview which is expected early next week between Dr. Wang

and Mr. Yoshizawa.

CHINESE REPORT..

(Man Sing Pao.)

.

Funeral Attacked.

The city was generally quiet of the crowds moving, but confidence Sunday, and patrols are keeping

is not yet restored. Stray assaulte still continue and the worst dis turbance this morning was in Kalbadevi Street, where a band of Hindus attacked a Moslem funeral and one Moslem was killed and five injured.

Official Casualties.

The official casualtice in Bombay between noon on Saturday and noon on Sunday were 28 killed, in- cluding fifteen died in hospitals,

SHANGHAI, Feb. 11th The Sino-Japanese negotiations, are comidered to have broken down, according to an efficial com- muniqué received this evening. The

Sunday's casualties were 7 killed Tainan incident is the crux of the and so injured. 'All, was quiet at matter and the Nationalist Govern-midnight thanks to the curfew.

ment insists on its contention that Japan is responsible for the occur rence of the affair..

ad 09 injured.

Morale Affected, A

Treaty Signed.

ROME, Feb. 11th. The Vatican's treaty with Italy was signed at noon to-day between Cardinal Gasparri and Signor

Mussolini.

ARMISTICE DAY POPPIES.

TOTAL OF STREET SALES.

LAST YEAR'S COLLECTIONS

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The Journey.

His Majesty the King left "at 10.34 a.m. on Saturday for Bognor, in a motor ambulance.

His Majesty, as he emerged from bis Buckingham Palace, wared hand to the huge crowd in response to a storm of cheering. v

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by aeroplane. A ferry with a dent was unhurt. passenger train from Germany is among the ships stuck in the ice between Warnemuendo and Gedsed:

From Helsingfors come a terrible story. Four men who are believed to have been liquor smugglers were shipwrecked on the ice in the Gulf of whom were

The

The crowd at Buckingham Palace of Finland, two to see the King's departure includ-rescued after several days. One ed both rich and poor; some ar-was discovered dead with parts of riving in luxurious motor cars his body cut off and one survivor

cannibalism. confessed to. while others were in raga.

There were middle-aged women, fourth man has disappeared. who had made long journeys and great sacrifices to reach the Palace for instance, there was the wife It is stated that the total sum of a Durham mining official, who raised by the 1928 Armistice Day told a Pressman that the love of

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SURPASSED,

[RITISH WIRELESS "SERVICE]

Ruosy, Feb. 11th.

Trains Snowed Up: Passengers in three trains have been mowed up for a week in East Thrace and are still detained at Tcherkswkery." A'fourth train that

FRENCH DAVIS CUP PLAYER.

AMATEUR STATUS.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

PAR18, Feb. 8th. The French Lawn Tennis Associa tion has reinstated as an amateur,

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M

ERRY and happy-full

of energy and romping

the former Davis Cup player, M. fun-their glorious health is Paul Feret, at the latter's request. | derived from nourishment and-

M. Feret turned professional from that source alone. round about the same time as Mddle. Lenglen

The energy and vitality that children are so prodigal in

street sales of artificial poppies the miners for His Majesty was in- has been snowed up is the Simplon Telegrams in Brief spending has to be made good

from the energy creating ele ments to be obtained only

as affected the public morale, and The strain of the week's anxiety made by disabled ex-service men at tensified by the noble actions, of express, and all its passengers, in- auspicion pervades the city, causing present amounts to £530,000. When H.R.H: the Prince of Wales including Sir Gilbert Clayton who is Yesterday Mr. Chow

The Sinn Fein politician, Mr. De from nourishment. They are Luagany sroll group assembling in the the overseas collections are added, touring the coal fields.

on his way to Iraq, were brought Kwong, of the Nacking Foreign street to be regarded with acute

The people bared their heads

to Constantinople by motor car and Valera, whose arrest on crossing the growing physically and Office, consulted with Mr. Yoshi- nervousness until it is seen to be the total will probably exceed

when the King passed. There was £360,000. The amount for the 1923 murmur of surprise when it was then proceeded by steamer from Ulster border created a mild sensa mentally-and nourishment is

tion a few days ago, has been essential for healthy growth. seen that the blinds of the am-Rodosto.

sentenced to a month's imprison- balance were raised A pale and

ment in the second division' at the wan figure, propped up in the nar

harmless.

Armistice Day sales was £317,000.

where the rioting was very serions. LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL. row bed, smiled feebly and waved

zawa by telephone on the possibility The military were compelled to of renewing negotiations. Mr. fire at Kalbadevi where a Moslem Yoshizawa replied that he hoped shop was broken into, two Moslems being killed, also at Pydhownie, that a way could be found to do so in the near future. He also sug grated that all discussion should be suspended for two or three days in order to enable both sides to reconsider their case.

Tokyo's Policy,

7:

A message from Tokyo states that the Japanese Cabinet has arrived at a decision for the settlement of the Tainan affair, Japan must in- sist on a definite guarantee from the Nanking Government for the i full protection of Japanese residents and interests in Shantung in the future.

JAPAN'S GOVERNMENT

SAFE.

VOTE OF NON-CONFIDENCE

DEFEATED.

[THROUGH REGTER'S AGENCY.]

TOKYO, Feb. 11th.

A Moelen mob fired at a Hindu's shop, but the military queled the trouble, killing four persons and wounding eleven others.

Taxis are being held up and the drivers assaulted.

Fire was reopened in the Kamna- tipura district early on Saturday afternoon. Up to

cabling eighty arrests have been y

a have been made in Kamatinura and vicinity these being mostly Moslem rowdies.

PESHAWAR BOMBING

DISASTER.

קוו'

PARTLY MISFORTUNE."

(THROUGH ZEUTER'S AGENCY.]

NEW DELHI, Feb. 11th. The Secretary for the Army bas issued a statement that the Legia lative Assembly regards the Pesha- war bombing disaster "as partly a combination of misfortunes and also. a failure of judgment on the part of certain officers who will be court martialled. It is announced that The Opposition's motion of non-pensions are being granted to the confidence in the Government was injured and the families of those defeated by votes to 185 when killed. for the first time in the history of Japan a plenary session of the Diet was held on a Sunday. Originally it was intended to leave the con- tinuation of the discussion till to. but the Opposition's MOITOW, motion was considered sa "serious that the Diet decided by 216 votes to 192 to set a precedent by holding a special session o-day.

Unless there are unforeseen deve- lopments, the Government is now expected to weather the remainder of the session without difficulty.

INDISPOSITION OF FENC

* YU HSIANG.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

NANKING, Feb. 10th.

Owing to ill-health, Marshal Feng

Yu Haiang, the Nanking Minister

for War, may retire from office and go abroad for a while.

The Kuomintang C.E.C: is urging brim to remain in office.

S.S. LEVIATHAN TO BE SOLD.

A PRIVATE PURCHASER?

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

EFFECT ON HOSPITALS.

'{SRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.}

RUGBY, Feb. 11th.

It is claimed by the Central

Bureau of Hospital Information that the inancial effect of derating under the Local Government Bill

his hand in response to the cheers. Four care followed the ambulance conveying, respectively, Lord Daw- son of Penn, Sir Stanley Hewitt, equarries and nurses, and am- bulance men. A spare ambulance brought up the rear.

Queen's Departure. Her Majesty the Queen left the Palace Eve minute later, taking in. other route so as to arrive at Fe nor earlier to greet the King. The cheers of the crowd were renewed

now before Parliament would be at sight of the Queen.

to relieve the provincial volnatary hospitals of an annual payment of approximately £66,000.

TURKISH REVOLUTION-

ARIES QUELLED.

FIVE, TO BE HANGED."

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 10th. The trial of thirty-six men

secret

charged with forming & organisation for the object of kill. ing members of the Government

and

TUNNEL THROUGH BEN NEVIS.

ALUMINIUM WORKS.

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

of the contractors.

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try into Ulster.

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Belfast Police Court. De Valera Give your children delicious was arrested on his way to the open- "Ovaltine" as their daily ing ceremony of a Gaelic Bazaar in beverage. For "Ovaltine” Belfast, and his arrest was effected is all nourishment-health on an old order prohibiting his ca- and energy-giving nourish- Rudy, Feb. 11th.

ment. This delicious com- The fifteen miles long tunnel,

A dispute in the timber industry bination of Nature's best foods which has been driven through the Ben Nevis range near Fort William owing to the rejection by the work-

of the Arbitration Court's presenta in correct nutritive is nearing completion, and Saturday the last shot was fired by award, declaring for a working proportions not only all the the wife of the consulting engineer week is 48 hours instead of 44, is vitamins but every other ele

The main purpose of this long threatening to develop more seri- ment their little bodies need Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of York, the Duke of Gloucester underground waterway, of which ously. The delegates of thirty-two to build strong bones, straight and Prince George bade farewell to about one half has still to be lined Federal Unions have authorised the

limbs and sound muscles. their father. H.R.H. the Prince of with concreta, is the manufacture of Australian Council of Trade ů Wales is spending the week and at aluminium, and when the factory Unions to take sole charge of the the Melton Mowbray Hunt. is in operation, employment will, it

When the ambulance left, the is anticipated, be afforded to several operation of extending the trouble From malt, milk and eggs the

The under to the entire building. trades and thousand workmen. taking is a gigantic one, and will other intors if they deem it neces- nutritive elements are ex- tracted, concentrated" and involve the cost of several millionsary Federal intervention is re pounds. In addition to the tunnel, garded as inevitable.

easy of digestion. there are twelve shafts, intake While Paris is bristling with dams conduite, pipe lines, and financial experts of six countries, One cup of "Ovaltine power house factory, as well as 23 accompanied by their staffs, who tains more nourishment than miles of accone railways. The works are gathering in a final effort to

three eggs. are designed for the total develop settle the reparations problem, in ment of 120,000 horse power, and the accordance with the agreement tunnel is believed to be the largest reached at Geneva in September of its kind in the world.

last year, a statement by the Agent Children love the deliciona General for Reparations, Mr. flavour of "Ovaltine." Make Parker Gilbert, has just been issued

Royal Standard was lowered from the roof of the Palace."

In spite of a slight fog and frost in London the weather is regarded na ideal. for the journey, 18 SUD- shine on the Surrey Hills and the Sussex downs is soon reached.

Shortly after the Palace was left the blinda of the ambulance were drawn.

7 Bale Arrival. Epecial constables and motor- scouts were posted along the route to help the Police in regulating the traffic-not merely to secure the King's comfort but to minimise the overthrowing the present inconvenience of motorists. A pri- régime was ended when five were rate police car, fitted with an aerial, preceded the ambulance sentenced to be hanged and sixteen

on its journey and the motor-cyclist to various terms of imprisonment. Police were half-an-hour ahead. The King arrived at Bognor at 3.24 Others were acquitted.

p.m.

TOWN.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11th. Unless the Benate, which is at present investigating the offer, in- tervence, the Leviathan, the world's RAF FLIGHT TO CAPE- second largest liner, will pass into private ownership. The Shipping Board has accepted the bid of Paul A.. Chapman Incorporated 816,000,000 for the purchase of thirteen rezsels, including the Leviathan, belonging to the United States and ¡American

of

NURMI BEATEN IN" AMERICA.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICZ).

New Youx, Feb. 10th.

rendered

COLL-

in Berlin, The statement discloses it their daily beverage. Note that the funds already available for their increased energy and distribution in the fifth anomity

year, when the German payments vitality and see on their under the Dawes plan reach their checks the glow which comes maximum of 2,500,000,000 gold

The hitherto invincible Finnish marks, total nearly 1,106,000,000 only from the enjoyment of

runner Nurmi has been decisively gold marks. beaten in a mile run at Madison

It is learned with antisfaction Square Gardens yesterday evening that Flight Lieutenant Chapman PRINCE OF WALES' by Ray Conger, of the Illinois and Flying Officer Davis, the

SACRIFICE.

Athletic Club, who finshed twelve RA..F. pilots who made a forced yards ahead of Nurmi. His time descent in a big troop-carrying was minutes 17.2/5 seconds, com seroplane, while on their way to GIVING UP HUNTING. [BRITISE, WIRELESS BERVICE]

pared with Nurmi's record of 4 Kabul, are quite safe. They are at minutes 12 seconds set up four present staying with a tribal chief THROUGH REUTER'S, ¿GENCY.) RCGBY, Feb. 11th.

near Jalahabad after spending five years ago. A Royal Air Force feet of Fairey

The Canadian Olympic rummer days with Ali Ahmed Khan, the LONDON, Feb. 11th. merchant Napier bombing planes is due to The Daily Express states that the Peroy Williams beat the American new pretender to the Afghan lines. The Senate recently passed leave Cairo to-morrow on the an- Prince of Wales has decided to give cracks in 60 and 50 yards sprints throne. They are being well treated.

resolution requesting the Shio.nual 9,000 miles fight to Capetown up hunting and point to point in times of 6.2/3 and 6.3/6 seconds

Mrs. Viola Fokker, wife of the ping Board to delay the sale while and back. The airmen are due at racing and to dispose of his fifteen respectively. Canada has also besten

They hunters. This decision is due to the United States in a relay race, Dutch aeroplane inventor, fell from an enquiry was made into the bids. Capetown on March 14th.

a window on the fifteenth floor of The result of the enquiry will be will be accompanied for part of the the rapidly increasing duties de while the Swede Edwin Wide won awaited before the deal is finally return flight to Cairo by machines volving upon him in consequence of the two mile race in 218.4/5 her apartment at River Side Drive,

of the South African Air Force.

New York, and was killed. the King's illnes

settled.

minitca

perfect health.

OVALTINE

TONIC FOOD BEVERAGE

LA.F.J. B]