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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1930.

MURDERED.

ROUMANIA'S KING.

GERMAN MINISTER SWEDEN'S CABINET,

FORMED BY PEOPLE'S PARTY.

INDIAN TURMOIL.

RIỢT AT MIDNAPORE,

SERIOUS SITUATION.

PRINCE CAROL

PROCLAIMED.

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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

BUCHAREST" June 8. The National Assembly has pro- claimed Prince" Carol King of Roumania.

DRAMATIC RETURN. OF EX-PRINCE CAROL.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

BUCHAREST, June 7.

ASSASSIN'S AMAZING

STATEMENT.

KILLING TO SHOW SANITY.

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STOCKHOLM, June 8. Mr. Eckman, the leader of the People's Party, has förmed a new

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

CALCETTA, Jane Two police and one officer are the result of a serious riot at Foreign Ghocnaghat, in the district of Hid-

CHINA'S WAR.

NORTHERN ADVANCE

UNCHECKED.

(THROUGH ALUTER'S AGENÈT.)

Perisa, June 7, A communique from Chengchow states that in spite of reinforce- ments rushed to the Lunghai front

CANTON HARBOUR

DISASTER.

CARGO OF GASOLENE BURSTS INTO FLAMES.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

CANTON, June 8.

SINO-RUSSIAN C.E.R.. CONFERENCE.

OPENS ON JUNE 10.

(Wah Tez Tat, Pao.)

Nanking, Jura 8.

The Central Government has re

An unknown foreigner shut the Cabinet, with himself as Prime reported to be missing or dead asto nasist the Nanking troops, the tan Harbour off Fong Tsoon yes" tai, China's chief delegate to the

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LISBON, June 7. German Minister (Dr. voa Bali- gand) with a revolver as he was leaving the German cruiser Koenigsberg, which is at present visiting the port with other German warships.

The German Minister was severe-

Ex-Crown Prince Carol hasly wounded.. arrived bere.

BUDAPEST, June 1. Ex-Prince Carol arrived at Cluj, Transylvania, by the air mail yes terday evening, when he donned a general's uniform, and then proceed ed to Bucharest, where he arrived two hours later and proceeded to the Royal Palace, where he was received by the Minister of the

LATER.

Minister and Minister of Defence,

and Baroa Rami 03 Minister.

SOVIET ANTI-BRITISH PROPAGANDA.

LABOUR GOVERNMENTS.

ATTITUDE.

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LONDON, June"8. " The House of Commons has ad- journed

the Recess until the 17th instant, after a debate on Rusia, raised by the Conservatives.

for

napore, on June 3,

Villagers are reported to bave at- tacked a party of police and re- moved their uniforms and arms.

It is understood that 17 were in-

Northerners advanced unchecked.

Sun Tien Ying, who is in Fochow, is advancing on Hsuchow.

Spies report that the Nanking troops holding the Peping-Hankow Railway are preparing to withdraw

A sad disaster, occurred on Can-scived a telegrara from Mr. Mo Teh

terday morning at 8.30 when a big sampan with 4,000 cans of gasoline on board caught fire, involving a loss of two lives.

There is some dispute as to the exact cause of the conflagration.

Sino-Russian C.E.R. Cenference, to

pents with M. Karnkhan, the the effect that he has made arrange-

Soviet chief delegate, to open the conference on the 16th instant.

jured a Balisai, Midnapore, on the owing to the enemy's threatened Some believe it to be due to care- CLASH AT FOOCHOW.

6th instans.

fruitless The police, following a lathi charge, fired on 1,300 volun- teers who were attempting to manu- facture salt.

The Inspector-General of Police in Bengal left for Midnapore with Whitsuntide reinforcements owing to the serious ness of the situation in the district.

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The German Minister had enter- He was interviewed by his brother Nicholas and the Premier Med his motor-car following a visit Maniu, who are both members of to the cruiser, when a tall, wild- looking man dashed forward and the Regency Council.

An emergency meeting of the fired four slots, two of which enter- Cabinet considered the questioned the Minister's head and two raised by ex-Prince Carol's retura, others pierend the hat of a Conn- after which the Regency Council sellar who was sitting beside him. The police seized the assailant, met, presided over by M. Maniu,

Mr. Arthur Henderson,, replying, when the members of the Cabinet who was found to be a 31 year-old German-Polish sailor, named kranz were also present,

said it was vitally important to Biechowski.

Questioned by the police, Biechow-facilitato trade between ourselves ki made the amazing statement:

and countries where there were I shot him to show that I was not potential markets. He declared mad." He said that he had decided to kill as important person in order that the breaking off of relations

garding propaganda to draw public attention to the would not alter the position re- fact that he was sane.

slightest.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Trade's the Thing. «

Losnos, June 8, " Continuing, Mr. Henderson said outlaw a country like that to Russia would have no effect upon European or world peace. He did not think anyone would dare to challenge that. Supposing the Lab! our Government had broken off connexions with Russia, it might have stopped the flow of orders that were beginning to come in and which were likely to come in in increasing degree for a few months.

Interior and his mother, Queep Marie. He crossed the frontier at midnight to go to Oberammergau to see the "Passion Play."

Biechowski was interned for two

years in a German lunatic asylum, from which he escaped in 1991. He came from Madrid to Lisbon, and on hearing of the visit of the German naval squadron, he decided to carry out his murderous plan. He saw a motor-car bearing the arms of the German Legation, and he decided that it must Divorce to be Annulled,

contain somebody important. He He did not immediately Bred BUDAPEST, June 7

the German know that it was Minister, but when he was told the victim's name he said he was glad that he had committed a sensational crime which must be discussed.

from

According to messages Bucharest, it is expected that the two Houses of Parliament will assemble on June 8 as a National Assembly in order to proclaim ex- Prince Carol King, and simultane- ously the Supreme Court will annul ex-Prince Carol's divorce from Princess Eclene in order that the may ultimately be crowned Queen. For the present the boy King Michael will be recognised as the Crown Prince.

Cabluet Disagree.

BUCHAREST, June 7. The Cabinet has resigned owing to a disagreement among the mem- bers regarding the course to be followed owing to ex-Prince Carol's

return.

The Regency Council charged the Foreign Minister, M. Mironescu, with the task of forming a new Ministry, which, it is anticipated, will be sworn in to-night.

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New Cabinet Formed.

Minister Dead,

LATER.

Dr. von Haligand has died of his wounds."

'VARSITY TRAGEDY. VERDICT OF INQUEST JURY.

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LONDON, June 6.

GANDHI'S CAMPAIGN

advance to Hankow. Military sup plies are already being removed to the south of Wushenguan.

Nanking Troops Withdraw from Lunghai.

Parise, June 7. According to independent foreign reports, the Nanking troops are withdrawing from the Langhai front...

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lessness of the cook while preparing 'breakfast; others think that it was due to the friction of the anchor chain being accidentally rubbed against a leaky can of gasoleno when it was being pulled up.

At any rate, the fire assumed a most serious aspect at the very

outset.

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Foocnow, June 7, Following "a clash beyond the Upper Eridge between Liu Ho Ting. commanding 36th Division, and Lu Hsin Bang, many Chinese residents are leaving the city.

Two spies from Lu Hsin Bang's headquarters were captured in a city restaurant yesterday and have

The situation here is quiet, and foreigners remained unperturbed.

ans, the top cover been shot.

It burned, with terrific violence, aplashing the inflammable liquid in A further communique from every directier..

Gasölene vi Chengshow claims that two brig- ades attached to the National of the sampon, and other thinga. Army, and numbering 1,000 strong, were shot up high into the air with under the command of General explosions resembling a battery of Feng Chan Wu, who is new in-big guns in action." prisoned at Nanking, have joined the Northerners at Hsuchang.

Fate of Fan-Chung Hain.

NANKING, June 7.

UNTIMELY.

(THEOTOR AKUTER'S AGENCT.)

BOMBAY, June 8.

A moment later a large aren, of one of

the Pearl River was covered with Shankatali, who

a thick layer of burning gasolene. theGandhi's right-hand men in the

The tide was receding at the 1921 non-co-operation movement, has condemned Gandhi's campaign' An official communique states:-time, and the seething mass of as being uncalled for, untimely and During one of our nerial raids on burning sea, aided by the wind, in il-conceived, at having raised a June 3. Fan Chung Hsiu, the Comits wake of destruction soon struck. wall between Hindus and Moslems.ander-in-Chief of the advance forces the wooden wharf of the conl go- He said that Congressmen had of the rebels on the Poping-Hankow down of the Mitsui Bussan Kuishu, ao far failed to make any impres Railway Hne, and his entire staff, Ltd, and succeeded in burning a

part of it. ion on the Government and were were wiped out: - now making efforts to drag in the Moslems.

He was not going to try to per- Buade the House that propaganda was not going on, but he had to bring the propaganda home to the Soviet Government before he could If this or any other take action. Government at this stage protested to Russia on the question of pro- paganda without being satisfied that the Russian Government were The inquest was held to-day on the three victims of the Cambridge responsible for instigating University tragedy, of Tuesday last,nancing it, they would not be when a first-year undergraduate named D.N. Potts shot dead Pro- fessor Alexander Wollaston, his tutor, then shot Detective Sergeant Willis (who later succumbed). and finally shot himself.

The jury returned a verdict of murder and suicide whilst of un- sound mind.

The Coroner expressed the opinion that Potts, who was about to be arrested for the theft of a pistol, was temporarily, demented M Mironescu formed a new Gov-after the strain of being away ernment within an hour of the re- from the University without leave signation of the Manit Cabinet.

LATER.

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Royal Prodigal's Retum Staged. BERLIN, June 7.

It is reported from Bucharest, that M. Maniu and Prince Nicholas were aware of ex-Prince Carol's intended arrival, but not the Quedp Mother.

The National Assembly is

special-

for ten days. 1.

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He gave an assurance that Con- gressmen would soon be disillu- sioned.

BOMBAY CONGRESS.

SECRET MEETING OF COMMITTEE.'

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BOMBAY, June 8. A. secret meeting of the Bombay Congress Committee appointed a new war conneil, replacing eight officers now in custody following

far as he was concerned, he wouldgress' headquarters. worthy of their position, and, so yesterday's police raid on the Con- not be a party to the Government taking such a step..

While the Government had re-

and sponsibility

must consider Russia in its relation to world peace and British trade, they must be the judges in the first fostance

of

what had happened. The Government had, moreover, set up machinery in connexion with this matter. Having set up this ma- chinery, they would at the right time take appropriate action. Oce would have thought that the mere fact that the Government had in dicated their dissatisfaction with the present position and set up that machinery would have given satis- faction to members of the House. The result that they all desired was to bring about a cessation of propaganda and satisfy themselves if it continued that a Power with whom they were in friendly rela was tions ·WILL not responsible. He

LAME DUCK SUBMARINËS AT MALTA.

[THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

MALTA, June 7.

which HMS. Medway,

COURT-MARTIAL ON GARWHALIS.

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ABBOTABAD, June S.

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"As a result of this disaster the enemy has been thrown into great confusion, and has started retreat ing to the North, thus enabling our troops to menace the rear of the eremy on the Lungei front.

The fire then came upon several rafts of floating timbers and three other amall wooden wbarves, com. pletely destroying them.

The fire continued to flow down river, although the flames were decreasing in intensity.

row of

it finally came upon afatsheds belonging to the floating Their owners fought population.

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(Wah Tas Fat Pao) Martial Law Declared.

FoocHow, June 8

An important military conference was held by the Fukien Provincial Government en Saturday last when it was decided to declare martial- law.

Consequently, curfew has been declared since then and telegrams and letters are being censored.

TING YAO. DEATH OF GENERAL HSU

(Fab Fat Fat Pa.)

NANKING. June 8. General Hsu Ting Yao, the Vice-

"News of Fan Chung Hsiu's de mise has been confirmed by his

the flames as hard as they could, Commander of the 1st National family, who are residing in the but before the fire could be got Division, who was recently wound- International Settlement at Shang- under control seven of the mat sheds were completely burned

CHINESE GUNBOATS AT YOCHOW.

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down

The fire brigade, aided by the water police, fought with the flames heroically almost from the very

start.

The Canton Customs House and the Taikoo Conipany also sent boats to aid in putting the flames. - SHANGHAI, June 3.

ont, But solene is so inflam- An official report from Hankow mahle and volatile and its quantity states that seven gunboats have so large that the firefighters were. concentrated at Yochow, at the unable to get the fire under control northern end of the Poyang Lake, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, after to co-operate with the Government. it had been burning for over six forces against the Kwangai forces, hours.. who are reported to he advancing from Changsha,

PROTECTION OF FOREIGNERS.

The court-martial on the Gar-NATIONAL GOVERNMENT WILL

ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY. whalis who mutinied on June 4 has

(THROUGH REUTER'8 AGENCY.] been concluded.

The Court will send its recom- mendations to the officer in charge Lof the Northern Command for final orders, which will be announced by the Army Headquarters.

It is understood that 43 riemen of the same Company are in the lock-up on a similar charge.

NAKHING, June..5. The Foreign Ministry. under in. structions from the State Council, has addressed an identical Note to the foreign diplomatic representa National Government will assume lives in China declaring that the full responsibility for the protec tion of the lives and property of the foreign nationals residing in ernment's present campaign against the rebels.

ly meeting to-day to discuss ex scheduled to leave to-day, was un- "Prince Carol's rights to the throne. able to proceed owing to the sub- asked the House to continue, its FOUR HINDUS CONDEMNED. various war zones during the Gov- confidence. They were determined

which were cancelled by law on marines developing defects neces- January 4, 1996.

Political circles expect that ex-sitating their remaining six weeks that the machinery they had set

Prince Carol will replace Prince at Malta to effect the necessary Nicholas in the Regency.

All is quiet throughout Roumania, Ex-Prince "Carol's return has been enthusiastically received by the urmy, while the general public are not the least surprised, and they have no doubts that M. Maniu is responsible for his return,

BUDAPEST, June 7. Ex-Prince, Carol arrived private ly in a chartered aeroplane at the military aerodrome, where he was ceremoniously welcomed.

adjustments.

ZEPPELIN MOORED.

{THROUGH REUTEE'S AGENOT.}

FRIEDRICHBEAFEN, June 7.

The Graf Zeppelin has been moored, having thus completed a round fight to South and North America in three weeks.

His impending return was a¤- nounced in the Chamber yesterday-

Queen Marie Surprised.-- evening and evoked loud cheers

VIENNA, June 8. from most of the Deputies.

Queen Maric, on route to Ober- Two regiments formed a guard of honour outside the Palace in ammergau, received the Roumanian

up should test all information.

... AMERICAN TURF. GALLANT FOX'S CLASSIC VICTORIES.

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[THROUGH ZEUTER'S AGENCY.]

BELMONT PARK, June 7. Mr. William Woodward's Gallant Fox, with Earl Sande up, com- pleted a remarkable, trio of classic victories by winning the Belmont- Stakes valued at £16,000 by four lengths

Mr. Payne Whitney's Which One was second, and Mr. James But

Gallant Fox and Sande have won' ler's Questionaire third.

Bucharest, where he was received Charge d'Affairer, who informed the stable over £40.000 by wins in by Prince Nicholas and met by M. ber of ex-Prince Carol's return. Maniu, Minister of the Interior, The Queen, who was visibly sur- the Kentucky Derby, the Wood and the Chief of Police, der prised, declared cryptically: As Memorial and to-day's race.

Among the problems demanding his mother I am very glad. I shall galutinis ex fermos Garalaatti clasa stand on the dif

Samanande jonord big datasik Princesspeople tonic

Helere, his mother, and little King Michael.

It is understood that Princess Helene does not desire to place obstacles in ex-Prinec Carol's way, but is disinclined to resume life to gether.

Most of the newspapers express satisfaction at ex-Prince Carol's re (Continued at foot of next column).

turn

Buddon Rupturé.

: PARIS, June 7 Ex-Prince Carol's rupture with Madam Lupescu was rather sudden.

as ten days ago they were staying.

IISS" BONDFIELD AT

GENEVA,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENUX.]

LONDON, June 6.

of

at his chatean in Normandy. Ho Miss Bondfeld, Minister informed his friends five days ago Labour, left London for Geneva

of the breach of relations, but it today to attend the 14th session

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}.

SHOLAPUR, June 7.

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ed at-the front, has succumbed to his wounds.

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SIR MILES LAMPSON.

PROCEEDING TO JEHOL.

(Fab Taz Yat Pap.)

PBPINO, June 8. The British Minister will proceed to Jehol soon on some inspection mission.

The Danish Minister will also leave for Jahol:

The small costs nearby got to safety very quickly. But several boatinen, actinted by a desire to get some of the brand new tin cans iloating down river, rowed back to the scene of destruction to try their luck. Not only did they fail, but GOLD. BAR SPECULATION. their boats caught fire and burned. They barely made good

escape.

their

These at once

The big umpan carrying the zasolene was blown up and sunk. It had on board" at the time "six jukis, all of whom excepting two were at the stern. jumped into the river and swam to safety. The ether two, the owner of the sapan and his grandson, The loss has been estimated at were burned to death.

$30,000.

MÄNCHURIAN TRAIN BLOWN UP.

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SHANGHAI, June 7. QUETTA, June 7,

with A message from Harbin states Major, Farley together Captain and Mrs Frere were mo- that a Harbin-bound passenger and toring in two cars driven by In-freight train was blown up on dians when they were held up by Thursday by the revolting Russian AFRIDIS WITHDRAW FROM a barricade of racks. The cars bad peasants and labourers eastward of

Four Hindus have been sentenced to death for the murder of twa Moslem police in the recent riots.

PESHAWAR.

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PESHAWAR June 7

hardly stopped when the raiders fell on the occupants' and carried them off on camels across the Afghan frontier to a village, 207 miles

from Chaman.

Inmediately on receipt of the The entire Afridi raiders ap.

ed to the spot, but they were un- parently have withdrawn from theews police and troops were rush- district,

able to overtake the raiders be-

Eighty aeroplanes dropped 5,000 bombs on the raiders, who sustain- ed heavy casualties.

· RAIDERS KIDNAP ARMY OFFICERS.

LÁDY A VICTIM.

fore they crossed the frontier.

Suifenbo.."

Details of the damage resulting are not available owing to the strict Soviet censorship.

AMERICAN MISSIONARY

KIDNAPPED.

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It is reported that the prison- ers are being considerately treated

PEPINO, June. 7. and at present there seems no rea son for anxiety as to their safety. Bandits have captured an Ameri The local Chief Hakim of Spin can named Clifford J. King, of the baldak has gone with a body of Society of the Divine Word, in south Afghan troops to negotiate with Honan..

Details of the outrage are lack the raiders, and it is hoped that the kidnapped persons will shortlying.

OTTHROUGH KLOTTI'T TENDYved that the contengera;

is in retaliation for the arrest of certain members of the Achakzai triba resident in British territory. Kidnapped Party Safe,

BIMLA, June 7.

SIMLA, June 6, Major Farley and Captain and Mrs. Frere were kidnapped to-day on the Quetta-Chaman Road by Achakzai raiders,

Afghan troops are now endeav (Continued on next Column.)

is known that he had long planned of the International Labour Con-ouring to secure their release.

a return to Houmania.

ferenee...

BLOCKADE OF YOCHS

(Wah Tez Tat Pro.)

CONFERENCE'S RECOM.

MENDATIONS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, June 8. A conference of the Finance Minister, the Minister of Industry and Commerce and leading Chi nese hankers and merchants recom- mended (1) the restriction of gold bar. speculation; and (2) that the importation of silver bullion be con aned to Government banks and the Central Bank of China only.

The Chinese bankers were of the opinion that the first recommenda- tion was somewhat drastic, but that, it must be resorted to if circum- stances necessitate it; and they unanimously approved the second recommendation, it being painted. out that it was a universal practice for State Banks to exercise exclu- silver ballion. sive control over the importation of

Measures to Control Importation. of Bliver.

It is understood that tasasures regarding the control of the im portation of silver bullion will. shortly-be-submitted to the Central Council for approval and authority,

WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS AT HOME.

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محملة

Cheia de Whit Mandaya tish Official Press will be transit- ted on Sunday or mid-day on Mon- day.

HANKOW, June 8. The usual service will be resuin-

The authorities here" have noti-ed 8-p.m. G.M.T. Monday, when a Major Farley and Captain and fed the foreign Consulates to the summary of the Indian Statutory Mrs. Frere have returned to Cha-effect that a stato of blockade Commission: Report

mitted. man safely.

exists at Tochow