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TERRIFIC EXPLOSION KWANGSI GOVERNOR

AT SHANGHAI.

FOREIGN FATALITIES AT ELECTRIC STATION,

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT.]

SHANGHAI, June 15. When "the current was being switched over in the main electrical

station to a sub-station this morn- ing, terrific explosion occurred, and flaming oil spurted over two foreign engineers in charge, Palov. sky, a Russian, and David Ginn, a native of Wick, Scotland.

Both men died from their injuries. One Chinese was injured.

The resulting fire was extinguish. ed by the Fire Brigade, in spite of

the difficulties created by the denie smoke from the burning oil.

The light and power for the tram-

ways were cut off for some time.

David Gunn was formerly em- ployed hy Messrs. Butterfield & Swire, but he afterwards joined" the Electricity Company four years ago.

TROUBLES OF INDIA.

ROUND-TABLE CONFER-

ENCE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S "AGENCY. }

SILA, June 15.

Preparations are advancing for the Round-Table Conference, and a provisional list of its personnel is already drafted.

It is expected that the personnel will comprise a membership of be-

tween 40 and 50.

The conference will start a clean slate helped by documents like the Simon Report, but it will not be

- restricted by it.

LIQUOR SHOPS PICKETTED.

ASSASSINATED.

SHOT BY HIS BODYGUARD.

(ah Taz Fat Pao.)

CANTON, June 13. General Lui Woon Im, the Kwangs Governor, who arrived here recently, was assassinated last evening.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1930.

GERMAN REPARA-

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TIONS.

EXTRALITY IN CHINA.

AMERICA'S TARIFF' BILL ADOPTED.

FIRST PROBLEM OF GOV- ERNMENT AND PEOPLE,

SINO-BRITISH VIEWS NOW | MAJORITY OF TWO IN THE

PUBLISHED.

SENATE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,}

BERLIN, June 15

The Reparations which have been fully paid total nearly eight mi Hards of Gold Marks for the five After a conference with General annuity years, but a certain extra- Chen Ming Sha, the Kwangtung vagance as regards public expend Governor, and General Chen Tani ture has resulted in a long series Tong, the Commander-in-Chief of of Bugdet deficits, which has added the Kwangtung troops, at the Tul to the serious burden of Germany's aze Garden at Tungshan, last even-economy just when she most needs, ing General Lui returned to the New Asia Hotel, where he took up his temperary residence.

While he was taking some light refreshment in his room, his body- guard, named Fung Ming Sing.

fred at hin

General Lui cried for help and then collapsed.

An alarm was raised by the wait. ers, who chased the assassin, who was enptured by the police.

General Lui was rushed to the Chung Shan Hospital, but he died on the way."

The funeral will take place to

morrow.

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Assassin's Confession.

The trial of the assassin was commenced to-day at the Military Headquarters.

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The culprit confessed that he was "bought over." commit the murder by Pei Chung Hsi, a re.. commander ot the doubtable Kwangsi rebels, who offered the assassin a reward of $10,000 and the post as Colonel of the Kwangsi rebels.

REVOLT IN INDO- CHINA.

FRENCH MINISTER BLAMES "RED" PROPAGANDA:

GOVERNMENT'S MOTTO,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PAR16... June 13.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

ROMBAY, June 13. In pursuance of the campaign for widespread defiance of the anti-picketting Ordinance, the Bom- bay Congress Committee began Speaking in the Chamber, M. picketting the mill area in the Pietri, Minister for the Colonies, city.

declared that the recent disturb Two hundred and fifty volun-anges in Indo-China were undoubt tecre were posted at 120 liquor edly due to propaganda by Com shops and ordered to prostrate munist organisations, which were themselves in front of all customers richly financed, strictly disciplined who did not heed their requests and working in connection with not to enter.

Bolshevist headquarters in Canton. They had not to do this very He said the Government would often, however, as most of the mill-relentlessly night. Bolshevist activi workers kept away from the liquor ties in the French Colonies, the shops.

LATER. The picketting of the liquor shops by the Gandhi-ites has intensified 180 liquor shops in the mill area which have been picketted, while "National Militiamen" in batches of 10 moved from place to place exhorting the papulace to give up drink.

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No police were present, and the shops were deserted.

BOMBAY REQUESTS

TROOPS.

TROUBLE FEARED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

POOSA, June 13.

Government's motto. being: "Severity towards the leaders; patience towards the masses."

M. Pietri concluded by stating that the French position in Indo- China had not been in any way undermined.

FINLAND TO SUPPRESS COMMUNISM.

[TEROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

HELSINGFORS, June 14.

To-day a reception was held by the President, Dr.. Lauri Relander, of deputations from all parts of the country, which demanded:

(1) The suppression of all Com- munist papers and societies.

munists.

freedom to adjust herself in the present world financial depression.

This sums up the foal Report, which is as long as the average, novel, issued by Mr. Gilbert Parker, Agent-General of Repara

tions under the Dawes Plan

Mr. Gilbert Parker says that with the inauguration of the Yeung Plan the first problem of the Ger- man Government and people is to

reform the public finances.

REPARATIONS LOÄN.

LIKELY TO BE HEAVILY OVERSUBSCRIBED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

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LONDON, June 13. The Young Loan list was closed in London at one o'clock this after.

„noon."

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LATER. There are indications that the Loan has been heavily subscribed in London, Paris and Stockholm.

PANIC. IN

over.

RUSSIAN

CINEMA.

TWENTY-EIGHT CHILDREN

KILLED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Moscow, June 15.

A flash of fame along the ribbon of a films being shown at a cinema performance in a Kharkoff School started a panic among the children, whom the parents were powerless to restrain.

Twenty-eight of the children were killed.

ROUMANIA'S CABINET.

PEASANT PARTY

COMPLEXION.

THROUGH BLUTER'S AGENCY.}

BUCHAREST, June 13. The leader of the Peasant Party. Dr Maniu. has formed a Cabinet with M. Mironescu as Minister for Foreign Affairs...

The complexion of the new Ministry is largely of the Peasfint Party, but inchides M. Manoileen. who is given the portfolio of Puble a personal friend of Kinz Carol,

Works.

Royal Reconciliation Sealed, Queen Marie is credited as having been very active mediating with

(2) The arrest of leading ComQueen Helen, and it is reported (3) The election of a new Diet that she successfully sealed & recon- munist legislation.

pass the necessary anti-Com. eiliation at a dinner & Cotroceni Palace, at which all the members of the Royal Family were present.

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The military authorities have received an urgent message from Bombay asking that a battalion of labrattas be sent to Bombay im

A special session of Parliament mediately.

It is stated that troops are also has been summoned for July 1.

It is reported that the Provinces. of Wiborg, Cleaborg and Vasa "also ; intend to strengthen the laws) against sedition and to revise the Press Lawn.

CROATIAN REVOLUTION

TRIAL.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENUT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Loxpos, June 13 The correspondence which has passed between Dr. C. T. Wang and Sir Miles Lampson, the British Minister to China, on the subject of extra-territoriality in China has now been published.

DR. WANG'S DECLARATION.

NEGOTIATING REVISION OF

TREATIES.

{THROUGH REUTER'S ACİENCY.]

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(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, June 13, The Tariff Bill was adopted by the Senate to-day by votes to 42, ensuring the approval of Con gress for the measure.

Senator Watson, the majority leader, declared before the vote was taken that if the Bill was passed America would be on the up grade financially, economically and com- mercially within a month. Within a year. be predicted, the country will have regained the peak of prosperity, a position which was lost last October.

LATER. The Tariff Bill, which the House of Representatives will approve this

SHANGHAI, June 14. The Foreign Minister, Dr. C. T Wang, in an interview with Reu-

afternoon, And President ter's representative, declared that Hoover will probably receive on Monday. carries $87 increases" and iz spite of the political disturb eas decreases in duties, transfers ances, the negotiations for the revi75 products at present dutiable to sion of China's treaties are still the free list. and gives protection progressing.

to 48 at present free, including long-staple cotton. hides, leathers and shoes.

"The treaty between China and Cuba is expected to be signed at Havana shortly."

Negotiations on Behalf of Great Britain,

AUSTRALIANS IN TIGHT CORNER.

OR REPLY TO ENGLAND'S SCORE.

POOR

ROBINS PLAYS DARING INNINGS FOR HALF CENTURY.

There was no play before lunch on the second day of the first Test match between England and Australia at Nottingham. The heavy rains on the previous night were responsible for the delay, and when play was finally resumed the wicket was in favour of the bowlers, and the English side, after a disastrous start, compiled 270 runs in their first knock.

Australia started disastrously, Woodfull, Fairfax, Ponsford and Bradmap all being out" cheaply, but, thanks to a stubborn sixth wicket stand by Kippax and Richardson, made something of a recovery. They are, however, in a bad positiba, eight of their wickets having fallen for 140 runs.

The hero of the day is Maurice Tate, the smiling Sussex all- rounder, who bagged" three Australian giants for six runs!

MAURICE TATE THE HERO!

(THEÓUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Oldfield was next mar in, and, although he made only four runs, NOTTINGHAM, June 14. he kept up his end, and had the The tense atmosphere surrounding | satisfaction of seeing the 130 go the first Test heightened to-day up before he was neatly taken be because rain was falling in torrents hind the sticks by Duckworth off.. almost ander water by 4 o'clock in showed 134-7-4. Six runs later all night long. The pitch was Robins The telegraph board now the morning, but at dawn the rain Grimmett, who filled Oldfield's ceased.

place, was stumped by Duckworth It was dull and heavy when the off Robins before he had scored, and rival captains went out to inspect at the close of play Kippax (60) OLOSING STAGES OF DEBATE. the wicket at noon, after which it and Hornibrook (0) were still not was announced that there would be jout "Mr. Extras" contribution

Was 8... Washington, June 8.-Members of a further inspection at 12.45 p.m.

Opinions are divided as regards

England, 1st Innings. Negotiations for the abolition of the House-Senate conference. com.

the condition of the wicket. Some extra-territoriality between the Chi-mittee to-day arrived at a compre of the experts believe that it is J. B. Hobbs, a Richardson, b nese Minister and the State Departmise on the final provisions of the

not so bad, while others hold that Hawley Smoot Tariff Bill, completit will be very tricky, ment at Washington are continu

H. W. Sutcliffe, c Hornibrook, ing, while the British Minister, Siring their discussions of rates 01

b Fairfax Miles Lampson, has been requested watches and clocks, and announced to proceed to Nanking inmediately that the Bill was ready for the final to start negotiations on behalf of vote in both Houses. Great Britain.

The fate of the measure remains The Chinese and French negotia-in doubt as regards both House and tions for the samē ̈ purposes will Senate votes and with reference to.

when be" commenced

the the attitude of President Hoover. French Minister to China, M. Compromises achieved by a con- Wilden, arrives at Nanking. ference committee are not always Dr. Wang stated tant Committees acceptable to the Chambers from had already been appointed to whose membership the committee study the problems connected with has been constituted while there the retrocession of foreign conces have been recent intimations that a sion and lensed territories

Hoover veta was not improbable. China.

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No Peace Uni Rebellion is Suppressed.

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The Foreign Minister asserted that the rumoured settlement of the present military situation with Marshal Chiang Kai She retiring is absolutely groundless. Such re- ports were being circulated by the reactionaries for the purpose of shifting the responsibility for the continuation of the war to the shoulders of the National Govern ment, which is fighting in the noble

cause of unifying China, whereas Feng Yu Hsinag and Yen Hsi Shan stand for religioniam."

The Foreign Minister stated that there cannot be peace until the present rehellion is suppressed.

"The National Government has the situation well in hand, and it certainly will not compromise its sacred mission for what at best is a temporary truce."

COMMUNISTS CAPTURE

TAYEH.

(THROUGH REUTEE'S AGENCY.)

HANKOW, June 14. Two thousand Communists carry ing red banners on Thursday cap tured the walled city of Tayeh, and then pressed on to the iron mines, where they drove off 600 Chinese regulars who were guarding the

mines.

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the shipping port, Hwangshibkang.

Yesterday evening they captured

Three American and several Bel- gian missionaries sought refuge on board the Kensan. Maru,

Japanese residents were taken off to the Toba, the Japanese flagship. The Ataka, on her way to Tayeh, was heavily fired on early this morning in the vicinity of Hwang shihkang

"The warship replied to the firing, thus silencing the attackers.

8.8. Kung Wo Fired On.

HANKOW, June 13. The Indo-China Steam Naviga- tion Company's steamer Kung Wo, while proceeding to Hankow on Saturday, was under fire from ban- BELGRADE. June 15. dits for a quarter of an hour in the Much popular feeling has heenaren of Taych. aroused by the trial of Dr. Matebek Numerous bullets hit the ship, and 23 other Croatian leaders, who hut no casualties were sustained.

charged with revolutionary" Bengalis Sentenced...

conspiracy against the Serbian régime, CALCUTTA, June 13. The special tribunal at Alipore has completed the trial of 27 Bengalis charged with conspiracy to manufacture or possess explo

The police have been instructed being urgently summoned from immediately to suppress the pub. other places, presumably in con- lication of all Communist news nexion with the enforcement of the anti-picketting Ordinance

papers here. next week.

Troops Despatched From Poona.

BOMBAY, June 13," In response to an urgent requent from Bombay in connection with the enforcement of the Anti-Picket- ting Ordinance,-a-battalion-of-Ma- harattas,

strong, Poona for Bombay.

It is understood that troops from Secunderabad are also en route to Bombay or are standing-by to leave at a moment's notice.

Bixty military lorries are also being despatched.

500

"has left

Biver

Two of the lenders, Niranjan and Sengupte, have been sentenc ed to transportation for 10' years. Five others were sentenced to Beyen years' rigorous imprison. ment, and 11 to terms of rigorous fepristnirent ranging from three

to live years

Sharp Police Reprisal.

SHOLAPCE, Juno 13/ One hundred Congress volunteers

Naticalis lighteftate railway no here, but ther police arrested them as they were entering the city.

Eighty-two were deported, and 18 were tried and sentenced to 9 months' hard labour and a fine of 20 rupees each

Eight have been acquitted. of these four were immediately ID- arrested under the Bengal Ordin

anca.

Out of 27 one turned approver and was pardoned. Another. Was -(Continued at foot of next column), discharged for lack of evidence,

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Dr. Matchek and nice others were acquitted. and the remainder were sentenced to terms varying from two months to 10 years' imprison

ment.

CHANG HSUEH LIANG AS -MEDIATOR.

Tayah Ratugees at Hankow. One thousand refugees Tayeh have lately arrived at Han kow.

It is reported that Government troops are proceeding to Taych to suppress the bandits.

FOOCHOW FIGHTING

RESUMED. THIROUNE BITTERS

As may be.

How far President Hoover sub- scribes to this opinion is still a matter for conjecture, but a White House statement of inat week was of such nature as to cause instant Press speculation as to the pos sibility of vetoa situation which had not hitherto been hinted.

Yesterday's play is regarded - La an emphatic answer to the criticism that the Australians are not a bowl.

ing side, as not a single batsman, not ever Hobbs, was able to take the slightest chances.

W.

McCabe

R. Hammond, 1.b.w., Grimmett

F. E. Woolley, st. Oldfield, b

Grimmett

E. Hendren, & Grimmett ... A. P. F. Chapman, e Ponsford,

b Hornibrook

In accordance with modern pras tice, the batting and bowling creases are covered all night long and H. Larwood, b Grimmett .......... whenever a shower interrupts play, WV Robins, not out The covers consist of flat wooden M. W. Tate, b Grimmett gables over which are sheets of R. Tyldesley, o Fairfax, b Wall tarpaulin, and these are wheeled G. Duckworth, 1.b.w., b Fair out to the pitch. From the gutters of these gables, drainpipes carry the water well away from the pitch, but last night's rain was sufficiently heavy to percolate from the sur- rounding uncovered parts on to the batting crease.

fax...

Extras

Bowling Analysis.

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CATE T. Wall "There was no play before lunch, Fairfax ... 21.45 51 and when play was resumed, the Cy Grimmett 32 6 -107 wicket was soft on the top and P. M. Hornibrook 19 3 30 hard underneath, and, helped the S. McCabe ......... T 3

manner.

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V. Grimmett, st. Duckworth,

M. Hornibrook, not out b Robing Extras

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Possibility of Presidential Veto. Recent declarations by such in- dustrial leaders as Mr. A. P. Sloane of General Motors, coupled with turbulent dissatisfaction in the Western Farm States" which sec scant relief in the form of higher prices for their own products and extra burdens through higher pricea on industrial products have caused

bowlers considerábly. Robins bat- political leaders to feel that it

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Australia, 1st Tunings. would be no overwhelming catas- trophe if the much-debated tariff rattled the field with nudacious W. H. Ponsford, ↳ Tate Bill were at last to die as painlesslysingles. He was at the wickets for W. M. Woodfull, e Chapman,

an hour, during which time he sent Tate the ball to the ropes five times. A. Fairfax, e Hobbs, b Robins 14

England's first innings closed for D. G. Bradman, b Tate 270 runs, the indefatigable Hobis A. Kippax, not out being top-scorer Robins' contribution was 50, not

with 8 while S. McCabe, c. Hammond, b Robina out.

V. Y. Richardson, b Tyldesley 37 Aussies Dat: Early Disaster. W. A. Oldfield, e Duckworth, "Bill" Woodfull, the Australian The Bill contains some 1,950 items captain, opened the innings with C. as it stands at present. President Ponsford as his partner; but before P. Hoover is most auxious that the ex- they had been together, for many port debenture, providing a bonus uinutes, Tate, who opened Eng- on the farmer's exports, he kept out land's attack with Larwood, clean of the Bill and that the flexibla ed bowled the latter in his third tariff clause, giving the President over for 3 runs. The score then power to alter rates according to stood at 4-1-3. Much to everybody's 61-5, 105-6, 134-7, 140-8. developments, he written in despite surprise, Fairfax was next man in, the fact that the House has over- and this bateman unwittingly re whelmingly defeated it. An effortceived the roar of applause which to include the latter measure in was intended for Don Bradman.

Vice-President conference caused

News of Australia's bad start Curtis to send the Bill hack on a spread like wildare, and by 3.30 point of orders

p.m. the gates were closed, there being 23,000 spectators on the ground...

Further disasters for the Aussies were to follow, for after only two ed against the enactment of the runs had been added to the total, Hawley-Smoot tariff, now before"Bill" Woodful was well taken in Congresa :—

the slips by Chapman off Tate. The 1. That it will place a burden next man in was Bradman, and he of more than $1,000,000,000 upon played the first few shots carefully. American consumers, and yet and the score slowly mounted to speed of 75,2 miles per hour. yield the Government less than $75,000,000 annually.

Objections to the Tarif.

The following are the principal arguments that have been muster

2. That it will not benefit the farmers because possible increases in the prices of some farm products will be more than offset by the higher prices farmers will have to pay for the things they buy..

5. That less than one-fourth of all employed persons have any con- tart with industries which might gain from higher tariff rates.”

sixteen, when Fairfax put one up- off Robins and was caught by Hobbs 10-3-14,

(Total for 8 wkts.)... 140

Fall of wickets; 4-1, 6-9, 16-3, 57-4,

MOTOR-CYCLE RECORD.

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE,

RUGBY, June 14, W. L. Handley, riding a Rudge. machine, broke all records for the tourist trophy motor-cycle course in the Isle of Man yesterday,

Handley reduced by 40 seconds Dodson's lap record in winning. last year's race, and achieved a

Alan Kippax, the tall cricketer from New South Wales, joined his State mate, and at once settled down to good cricket. Possessed off a wide range of strokes, he gave the impression that the poor state of affairs did not worry him in the slightest, and while he went about gathering runs Bradman, strange 4. That the nation's export trade to say, was content to play himself will suffer through the reduced parin. However, when the score was chasing power of foreign customers taken to 37, Tate bowled Braduran and becaues retaliatory measures with an absolute fizzler, thus bag will be taken by other, countries: ging three of Australia's giant A_far-reaching war in freely, predict-batsmen in 7.4 overs, three of which ed.

were maidens, for six runs!

Stan McCabe, also of New South Wales, joined Kippax, who by this time had settled down to play clever and attractive cricket, but by the time the score had crept up to 61 runs, the newcomer was caught, off Robins by Hammond.

3. That the manufacturers of from

the nation do not need protection because they already control 96 per cent. of all domestic. consumption.

. That the proposed measure is born of a spirit of plunder and graft.

Only through the brazen log-rolling-the treding of votos-bas it been possible to gain support for the Bill...

Destroying Prosperity.

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TORNADO IN. AMERICA.

FIVE DEAD AND HUNDRED INJURED,

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

MILWAUKEE, June 12

At least five people have been killed and 100 injured in a tornado which awept over Wisconsin and Minnesota to-day,

TOTE-OPERATIONS IN- ENGLAND,

[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE}

RUGBY, June 14. Since January 1 £1,250,000 worth "An Obstinate Stand.

of betting has been handled by the. Dame Fortune's pendulum took a Totalisator, which has been installed change in her direction when Victor by the Racecourse Betting Control, Richardson joined Kippax, and it Board in the course of the year on Te Tat Poo.)

Tot till the score had been 74 zeercourses in England Senate Patericen, leading Lirought to 10% thas the former let The Board claim that the chig SHANGHAI, June 15.

BHANGHAI, June 14. Democrat from Mississippi, declarone from Tyldesley, penetrate his purpose of the Totalisator: namely, Chang Hench Liaux, the ruler of

Fighting was resumed last evened to-day that the Smoot-Hawley defence. He made 117 runs, but to attract more people to the races. Manchuris. has addressed a teleing at Foecho, General Lu Hsing Tarif Bill would destroy an impart those runs were really invaluable, gram to Yen Hej Sham and Feng Pang heing driven back seven miles ant part of American prosperity This pair had put a stop to what Yu Hsiang saying that, should they Further reinforcements have ar which had been built up on foreign threatened to be a complete collapse, trade developed during, and since and Australia owed everything to he willing to discontinue the war. rived, and Foochow remains quiet.

|their sixth wicket stand. Business is normal,

the World War. he would act as the mediator.

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has been achieved,

Daring 133 racing days this year at 63 meetings the attendances were greater by an average of as per cent, than those of last year.