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STATE OF SIEGE IN PESHAWAR.

FURTHER RIOTING'

REPORTED.

ASSEMBLY SPEAKER

RESIGNS.

THROUGH REUTER'S AVENGT.]

'LONDON, April 04.

GRAF ZEPPELIN

AND R100.

ANGLO-GERMAN AIR RIVALRY..

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1930.

SLIGHT MISHAP TO BRITISH AIRSHIP.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON,. April 24, Anglo-German air rivalry will

“ALL OUT TO WIN.”

ENGLAND WELCOMES THE AUSTRALIANS.

FIRST WICKET FALLS!

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BREMEN COLLIDES AN AUSTRALIAN-

WITH TANKER.”

"BORN GOVERNOR.

MEN INJURED ON BRITISH

SHIP..

LINER NOT DAMAGED.«

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 24. The German liner Bremen, col- lided off Dungeness with a small

British Grenadier.

HOSTILITY, TO GOVERNMENT- PROPOSAL.

THE TIES OF EMPIRE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]*-

MELBOURNE, April 24. The Labour Government's 'pro- posal to appoint the septuagenarian

as first Australian-born Governor- General has aroused strong hosti- lity.

TERRIBLE S'HAI CRIME.

SEVEN CANTONESE MURDERED.

COOK'S CRUEL REVENGE.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

SHANGHAI, April 95.

The Settlement was shocked this

marning by a terrible crime in

12-MILE LIMIT FOR CHINA.

NEW REGULATIONS FOR CUSTOMS.

POWER TO SEARCH ALL VESSELS.

TUKOUGH KENTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, April 25...

It is understood that the Execu-

LONDOS, April 94. His Majesty the King sent a mea sage to the Australians offering them a hearty welcome, at the Bri. It is reported from Allahabad be visibly evident at Cardington tish Sportment's Club luncheon at British tanker of 7,000 tons, the Chief Justice, Sir Isaac Isaac Avenue Road where a Cantonese tive Yuan haavapproved the Cus

on Saturday when the Graf Zeppe- the Savoy Hotel to-day. There was in will arrive there in the coursou representative gathering includ- of its European tour.

ing the Duke of Gloucester, Lord The Zeppelin's commander; Dr. Plumer (President of Marylebone Hugo Eckener, is already in Lon.C.C.), who presided, A. P. F. don and he was received to-day by Chagman and P. F. Warner, but His Royal Highness the Duke of York who was most interested in Dr. Eckener's account of his recent world voyaga în the Graf Zeppe in and in his schemes for another cruise in May.

that, although no fresh diatur- banees have occurred a state of siege prevails at Peshawar. Troops are holding the chief points,, and European, are prohibited from entering ur leaving, except Gov ernment officials who are obliged to carry permits. The shops are closed. Any assembly of over five persons is prohibited.

Unconfirmed reports state that rioting has broken out at Kohat and Charsadda.

The Duke's Comptroller, Rear- Admiral B. V. Brooke, may go to Germany aboard the Graf Zeppelin when the latter reaches England. Meanwhile the R100, the Graf Zeppelin's rival, is preparing for her voyage to Canada in May.

A censorship, it is reported, is imposed on news from the Punjab anl from the North-West Frontier. A Bombay message atates that the Police, at Mysore fired buckshot at strikers who were attempting to

A Slight Mishap. storm the Kolar Gold Mines.

The R100 was transferred frain Twenty of the strikers were wound-her shed at Cardington to

hooring tower this afternoon. ed,

Conditions were good and the landing party started to move out the airship, but before the. wholly clear of the shed a strong. ed, the outside edge of the star- cross wind sprang up which caus- board elevator to scrape against the edge of the shed.

Way

Eumour Danied.

It is officially atated that there no rioting in Kohat and Charsadda. There was merely demonstration outside the lock-up at Charsadda which the constabul ary peaceably dispersed.

the

WILK

An examination showed that the damage was slight, but the airship will be lowered again for mechanics to carry out repairs as quickly as possible.

Resignation of Mr. V. J. Patsi. SIMALA, April 24. Vithalbhai. Javerbhai Patel, the

It is officially stated that there Speaker of the Legislative Assemb-is no reason to think that the ly, has tenlered his resignation to plans for the flight to Qanada next Lord Irwin, the Viceroy of India,month will be interrupted by the bwing to a disagreement with the mishap.

Government of India over the treatment of Indian political prisoners, it is believed.

PRINCE'S HOMEWARD

· FLIGHT.

FRENCH ESCORT PART OF WAY.

(THROUGH BEUTER'S “AGENCY. }

LONDON, April 24.

U.S. IMMIGRATION. EUROPEAN QUOTAS

REDUCED.

[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.] ·

WASHINGTON, April 25. The Senate has passed a measure by which immigration from Europe will be reduced from 150,000 yearly, admitted under a new law enforced on July last to 90,000 yearly. This curtailment is the result of" an amendment by Senator Harris mak

The mishap pccurrel in densa

household of seven were slaughter toms Administration's recommenda fog, but fortunately there were no

ed by a male cook owing to his tion that the limit of China's terri serious results. The Bremen was Mr. Latham, "leader of the employer's refusal te permit the torial waters should be set at. 19 not damaged, but sho sent out a Federal Opposition, said the pre-cock to marry one of the servant nautical miles from the coast for wireless message to the shore statsen: Federal Ministers never had

revenue purposes, and the Customs any enthusiasm for the Empire and girls. no substantial body of opinion de-

will be empowered to search all, Chinn-bound vessels within a 12" mile limit.

S. McCabe, the "Baby" of the teaming that abe had collided with a was absent owing to a sudden at- tack of enteritis. Mr. Kelly, the tanker, the name of which was un- manager, before lunch emphasised known, and that the latter ship that the team was going out to pin might need assistance. every match.

The British Grenadier sent out a wireless message, however, stat-

assistance.

W. M. Woodfull paid a tribute to the imperial value of cricket and said that they would endeav tions of the game. The team then were leaking she did not require our to play up to the highest tradi-ing that although two of her tanks repaired to Lords Ground for practice, where a very amusing in- cident occurred, Woodfull the "un- bowlable" having his off stump knocked out by Fairfax, being the first Australian wicket to fall in England in the present tour.

JAPANESE RAILWAY

DISASTER.

MANY PASSENGERS INJURED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

OSAKA, April 25.

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An express train, carrying cond and third class passengers, from Kyoto, was derailed at 18.50 am. to-day at Ishiyama, by Lake Biwa; near Kyoto. Details of the accident are lacking at present, but it is believed that there is a large number of casualties.

LATER.

Four passengers and the driver are reported to be seriously and five slightly, injured.

JAPANESE GOVERNMENT

SUBSIDIES.

INDUSTRY AND EDUCATION.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

Toxyo, April 25.

sired a change which would sever an iraportant link with what the great majority of Australians were still proud to call the Mother Country:

"A visit to the terrible scene shows that the bok last night, armed with a heavy meat axe, crept silent ly from room to room and hacked his 32-year-old employer, and his wife, his year-old and 3-year-old sors, two servant-girls and a man- servant to death while asleep. BRITISH REFUND TO CHINA, There was no struggle.

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Mr. Scullin's Statement.

-MELBOURNE April 25. With reference to the statement in regard to the Governor-General,

The murderer then escaped with Mr. Sculin regrets that the rum- ours of Sir Isaac Isaacs' appoint- his sweetheart. The police are fol ment should become the excase for

He declared lowing up the clues. public controversy.

were circulated that the rumours without any authority from Great No Britain or Australia and condemn-

It was then revealed that the collision had resulted in injuries on board as the vessel stated she was proceeding to Deal to land the injured who required imme. diate medical attention. details of the injured available.

BOXER INDEMNITY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.].

NANKING, April 23.

As a result of the recent discus- sions between Dr. C. T. Wang and

are preted the partisanship of Mr. Latham, DISASTROUS FIRE IN Sir Miles Lampsen satisfactory ar

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who said that they must have a weird, conception of the Empire when it was suggested that the appointment of an Australian would

The Bremen was outward hound from Bremenhaven at the time of the accident. She reached South-weaken the ties of Empire. ampton this evening having been delayed by fog.

EXPLORER'S DEATH.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

BERLIN, April 25.

The death is announced of the Central Asiatic explorer, Professor Albert von Lecoq.

PREPARATIONS FOR

LABOUR DAY..··

PRECAUTIONS TAKEN BY

US. RAILWAY OFFICIAL FOR RUSSIA.

WELL-KNOWN ENGINEER TO]

REORGANIZE LINES,

[UNITED PRESS.]

St. Paul, Minnesota, April 18.- The St. Paul Daily News to-day said that Mr. Ralph Badd, a widely known railway engineer and pre sident of the Great Northern Rail way since 1919, has accepted "an invitation "from" the Government of Soviet Russin to direct the recon- struction of the railways of the

·U.S.S.I

PHILIPPINES.

AT LEAST TWENTY

FATALITIES.""

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RED CROSS AND POLICE HELPING REFUGEES.

[UNITED TRESS.]

Iloilo, April 16.-There are at least twenty deaths as a result of the great conflagrations at Sagay, Occidental Negros, which destroyed the Insular Lumber Co.'s plant and devastated

a large area in the greatest single. disaster known in the Philippines from any cause.save typhoons.

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vincial authorities are searching for additional bodies.

Officials of the Great Northern Members of the Philippines Con- line refused either to deny or constabulary, the Red Cross, and pro- AUTHORITIES.

firm the report. Mr. Budd himself could not be reached for statement Mr. Budd is 51 years old and [UNITED PRESS.]

was long connected with the central

The damage and destruction are A supplementary budget submit- The Prince of Wales will being the basis of European immigrated to the Diet with a total of 39 New York, April 20.-Radical and western railways of the United escorted during part of his home- tion one per cent. of the foreign million yen involves increased leaders, spokesmen for the great States. He was chief engineer of apparently even worse than was state subsidies for compulsory army of the unemployed, and other the Panama Railway with head-indicated by previous messages. States in 1890. ward flight over France to-morrow population resident" in the Uniteducation and national industry; forces of unrest throughout the quarters in Colon from 1906 to

Subsequently the Senate adopted Communications are still disrupted,

St. Paul.

by French planes in command of

Captain Le Mar, which will accom

pany the machine as far as the three mile-limit in Erench waters and then return to Calait.

pro-

a proposal. by... Senator Swanson export guarantee... system, eliminating the repeal of a vision in the 1928 faw, whereby the quotas, of immigrants were based Leaves for England.

on the foreign population in 1890. This repeal was MARBEILLES, April 25.

passed by the The Prince of Wales arrived by Senate only a few days ago.". steamer from Egypt, and has start- ed on his flight to England.

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FEWER SWEEPS ON THE DERBY,

GOVT'S ATTITUDE

{THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY.]

LONDON, April 24. Sweepstakes on the Derby are this year on a much restricted scale, as a result of the statement recently made by Mr. J. R. Clynes, Home Secretary, setting forth the Government's views on the subject.

AMERICAN PRISON DISASTER.

CONVICTS WANT ́ ́GOVERNOR

DISMISSED.

【THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.]

·COLUMOUS, April 24. Over half the prisoner in the Penitentiary here have demonstrat- ed against the Governor, following the recent fire disaster, and have threatened to revolt unless he is removed from his post...

ROYAL DUTCH AND SECONY.

PRICE WAR "ENDS.

[HEUTEE'S. AMERICAN SERVICE.]

A VALUABLE CARGO.

£3,000,000 IN GOLD,

[REUTER'S 'AMERICAN SERVICE.}

New Yonx, April 25. The liner Western World arrived from Brazil with three million pounds sterling' in gold consigned to various banks in New York, It is claimed that this is a record amount to be taken as cargo on South America. a single ship between North and

U.S. MAIL CONTRACTS.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

WASHINGTON, April 24. ' Three ocean mail contracts, for operation between New York and Europe, have been signed with the United States) Lines.

The contracts entail an expenli- ture of £16,600,000 on American shipbuilding.

The New York-Southampton mail contract provides for the con- atraction of at least two 45,000 ton vessels, with a speed of 28 knotz, costing 28,000,000 each.

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TOKYO TRAM STRIKE

- SETTLED.

(THOUGH SLUTBE'S AGEVOY.]

TOKYO, April 23. The tramway strike has been settled, the strikers unconditionally surrendering after an interview with the Mayor.

TRAM STRIKE IN

SHANGHAI.. AGITATORS BUSY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, April 25. The tramway service ia the eastern district of the Interaction

al Settlement is crippled, by a partial strike this morning. The strike is believed to be the result of agitators prominent in 1925 and

1927.

No demands have yet made to the Company, which recently granted' 82 monthly rice allowance to meet the high cost of living. The bus strike continues.

TRIPLE MURDER IN CHICAGO,

SALOON PROPRIETOR, BAR TENDER AND ANOTHER

SHOT DEAD. '

[UNITED-PRESS.7

May I will see the greatest demon- strations since the World War."

Plans are being kept secret in detail, but demonstrations are ex- pected to take place in all the largest cities of the country,

According to custom, demands will be made for more work, a policy of no speeding up in the factories, and no evictions for the unemployed who are unable to pay for rent of their houses and apart-Russia about June 1. ments.

Report-Confirmed. Chicago, April 18-Mr. Ralph Budd, president of the Great Northern Railway, confirmed re- ports here to-night that he has ac- cepted an invitation from Moscow to act in an advisory capacity in connection with the rebuilding of the railways of the U.S.5.B.

Sympathy with Soviet Russia will be expressed in many of the de- monstrations, it was understood to-day.

Meanwhile the Veterans of For- elen Wars have determined to "learn just what the Communist movement amounts to" and they intend to steal the show" to a great an extent as possible.

They have already obtained per- mission to parade on May 1 and to conduct in

programmie in Union

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Square, the usual meeting-place of

the unemployed.

Fears of fresh clashes. following those of the past few weeks in the larger cities, have arisen special precautions will be taken by police in New York and other

centres.

and

Mr. Budd said he will leave for

MECHANICAL PILOT IN

THE AIR.

SUCCESSFUL TEST FLIGHT BY ROBOT IN CALIFORNIA..

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(UNITED PRESS.]

mobile and courier tell ghastly stories of destruction and lives lost,

Central Lopez, near Fabrica, was saved from destruction only be. cause the flames were unable to jump the river between Sagay and Central Lopez.

It is now believed that nearly 25,000,000 board feet of hardwood were destroyed, in addition to the entire town, the mill, and other buildings.

rangements have been concluded for the disposal of the British Boxer indemnity refund for the pro- motion of Sino-British cultural co- operation in educational and rail way construction purposes."

The draft of the agreement has been initialled and only awaits the formal approval of the British Government." "

It is estimated that the refund approximates $53,600,000

CANTON NEWSPAPER'S .

PUNISHMENT. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.). CANTON, April 25, Owing to its reprinting yesterday from a Japanese newspaper to Tokyo an article entitled "The Chinese Political Situation as Seen through Japanese Eyes," the Auo Min Yat Po, a widely read verna- cular daily here. haa incurred the wrath of the Canton Government. The article in question was branded as an unjust criticism of the Nan- king Government, which could not

tion to giving a sharp warning be tolerated in Canton. In addi

newspaper was..ordered to suspend publication for a period of three days.

KWANGSI AEROPLANES.

REPORTED MANNED BY CANTONESE.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

CANTON, April 25. Five thousand persons have been

A report just to hand from an independent source in Kwangai thrown out of employment and atates that the four aeroplanes 13,000 are homeless.

bought from abroad by the Kwangsi Officials of the Red Cross and the clique have been brought to Nan- Philippines Constabulary re tryning, vid Kwong Chow. Wan and ing to rehabilitate the area, now Lungchow. They are said to be that the fire has been extinguished.

manned by Cantonese flyers who Details of the Loss,

joined Kangsi after their trouble Sacramento, Calif., April 18- Searchers in the fire-devastated with General Chang Wai Cheung The first extended acroplane light area have recovered six charred at the Canton Aviation School.

Unlike the Canton 'planes, they with a mechanical pilot in charge bodies while many others are known proved successful here today, to be buried in debris. The search are painted yellow with an ensign Two aviators took a huge army is progressing under direction of of the Kuomintang beneath either bomber to an elevation of 1,000 the Philippines Constabularly wing. During the early part of feet, after which they relinquished Scenes of horrible desolation have this week, they were seen recon- control in favour of the mechanical been found as the Ares cooled and poitering in the vicinity of Kwei-

hsien. rescue forces penetrated into por-An air battle between the oppos From this point on, the "robot tions of the fire area hitherto un-ing forces is expected, and the pilot" took the ship scross country observed.

device.

the

and over San Francisco Bay to San H. C. Pope, assistant general aerial squadron of General Chen Francisco. It negotiated superintendent of the Fabrica Mill, Tsai Tong is daily staging sham bumpy air in the Golden Gate dis told the United Press that a great their new enemy in the air Last battles preparatory to meeting trict, cruised over the bay region, deal of lumber had been destroyed. week one Cantonese aviator lost

"We catimate that 5,000,000 hoard and carried the plane back to the starting point.

Gyroscopes and other concealed machinery noted cach deviation from the true course and communi- cated the information to a steering mechanism through electrical con-

feet of the Insular Lumber Co.contro of his machine over War stock has been burned," he said, chow, and plunged into the river,"

but 15,000,000 feet was saved. The and was drowned. mill and all equipment, however, were destroyed.”

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FRANCISCO. SIX-SENT TO HOSPITAL AFTER POLICE INTERVENTION

[UNITED PRESS.

CHINA'S HELP TO: U.S. BOTANIST. RECOGNIZED BY DESPATCH OF AMERICAN SEEDS.

{UNITED PEZ38.] Washington, April 20-Recipro-

A check thus far shows that 300 COMMUNIST RIOT, IN SAN cating China's generosity in giv-trol

company houses were burned and ing materials and also in helping Army officials subsequently said Lover 300 private homea. In addition, CONNECTICUT AND CHINA

Dr. Joseph Rock: explorer, to ob that today's test had proved the to the company losses, Gil Lopez CHILD WELFARE.

tain valuable North China and feasibility of entrusting aeroplanes lost property valued at 100,000 pesos and flowers, to robot" control when visibility and the Chinese-owned Wing Kee Chicago, April 20. Another Tibetan plants FURTHER COLLECTIONS PRO-pectacular gang crime was added packets of the finest American seeds was bad and human piloting was Grocery, lost property valued at

50,000 pesos. * HIBITED IN THE STATE. to Chicago's long list to-day when have been sent to the National impossible."

In general principle, the aero. The Insular Lumber Co. intende single gunman entered a saloon, Government

These seeds, which have been sent, plane "robot device is similar to to continue its lumber shipments V5" JUNITED PRES.]

ordered beer, and, without tasting

of so-called Communists the beer or giving any form of first-class to insure speedy trans the mechanical piloting device the United States from stocks of group Hartford, Conn., April 19.The warning, suddenly pulled out a mission, have been carefully chosen which has been in use for ocean lumber which were salvaged. The staged a demonstration: to-day in some yeara. In company wharf was saved. The front of the customs building as a in the Far East between the Royal State Welfare Board to-day refused pistol and shot and killed the pro- in the northern states to insure steamships for -Daten and the Standard Oil Com. Ito renew the license of China prischeld,

Frank Delre, the bartender, that they are such as will thrive steamship practice it is said that post office is a fatal loss. Thieves gesture of sympathy for eight men, pany of New York has been settled Child Welfare

operate in

and touh in the focates for which day and natal has aroyed, who rifed the post office safe took including a Japanese named Fadai- imchi Aunmopsu, who are under frost lestined bandung with an advance ta prices or L Dur↑ Comecticut PRIE Vosoph Sppetals

itself eminently practical, detect 3,000 pesos in cash and some Oficials of the organization were The murderer escaped although The Department of Agriculture ing deviations dred per cent.

vations from the

document pending deportation proceedingsven Refugees are crowded into the The police had been forewarned, informed that they could no longer his shots had interrupted a Catholic is at present planting seeds brought sooner than a human pilot could, solicit funds in Connecticut, mass a block away, and throngs from China and Tibet by Dr. although it has been pointed out schoolhouses for shelter. Red Cross however they were out in force The ground for the action was gathered at the scene within a few Rocks, Special attention is being that human ability to "ease" the officials are aiding in distribution and pitched into what proved understood to be the fact that up minute believe that the crime was in developed and distributed ship from continuing too far over attempting to prevent epidemics. After the fray had died down,,

given rhododendrona, which are be- helm after a shift, checking the of free rice. Health officers are bad fight. to the present time, only a smali Police

The Philippines Constabulary are six men and one woman had to be part of money obtained has been a result of either a labour or a beer throughout the country to public on the corrected course, is a knack

guarding against looting.

sent to the hospital for repairs. sent to China.

parks and nurserymen. gang feud.

New-Yoxx, April 24.,

It is reported that the price war

Petrol and kerosene "have been advanced eight cents a gallon, thus placing both prices in the Dutch East Indies and in the Orient on e level equivalent to those obtain- ing in the United States, plus transporation charges.

the robot bas still to learn.