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MISSIONARY LADIES CAPTURED.

COMMUNISTS DEMAND HUGE RANSOM:

[TEROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

(A)

PEIPINO, July 4.

Communist bandits have. captur

NANKING ARMIES

"

ROUTED.

FALLING BACK IN GREAT DISORDER.

[ROUGH BAUTER'S AGENCY.]

PEIPINO, July 4.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1930.

OBITUARY.

REUTER'S CHIEF EDITOR.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, July 4

The death is announced of Mr. Herbert Jeans, Chief Editor of Reuter's, from heart failure, fol-

Chu Ao Hsinng, who is at pre-lowing a long illness. ed Miss Nettleton and Miss Har-sent at Taiyuanfu, has wired as rison, of the Church, Missionary follows:- Society, while travelling Changan to Kienning.

to look after the sick.

from

The Nanking armies in the recent offensive on the Lunghai

The bandits have detained them front have been routed. They are falling back towards Hauchow in great disorder and are being hotly pursued by the second and third column armies."

A ransom of $100,000 is being demanded for the release, of the unfortunate ladies.

COMMUNISTS CAPTURE SPANISH FATHER.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, July 4. Father Emilio Fernandez bas been captured by Communists at Nanhsien, in North Hunan.

Father Fernandez, who is 60 years of age, belongs to the Augustinian' Mission. He is a native of Laon, Spain.

The Shaasi spokesman states that Shih Yu San came down from the North and attacked the Nanking forces in their rear.

Some of the Northern troops have now reached Manutsi.

The spokesman declares that the Northers line in Shantung is near Yenchow,

KWANGSI - " IRONSIDES" FINALLY PUT TO FLIGHT.

GENERALS KILLED.

JAPANESE ROYALTY [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ]

VISIT AIR PORT.

EXAMINE CONTROL

TOWER.

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, July 3. Prince and Princess Takamatsu off Japan visited Croydon Aerodrome to-day.

They were welcomed by Lord Thomson, Secretary for Air, and Sir Sefton Brancker.

CANTON, July 4. The Canton Government, through дл official communiqué from Hunan, slaimed to-day to have scored another decisive victory over its antagonists, the "Ironsides' and their allies, in the vicinity of Hengchowiu. Here the main bodies of the opposing forces met, and a fierce battle ensued, lasting two days and two nights.

Owing to superior strength, the greater number of men and the use

U.S. CONGRESS ADJOURNS.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN, SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, July 4 "Congress has adjourned.

A special session of the Senate will probably be convoked for the Tth inat., to consider the London Natal Fact.

SOVIET PARTY DISCIPLINE.

LYKOV AND TOMSKY IN DISFAVOUR.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.]

Moscow, July 3,

CONGRESS BULLETIN

EDITOR SENTENCED.

(Tundraн ziurtR'S AGENCY.]

BOMBAY, July 4. Mrs. Munshi and Mrs. Perin-Cap- tain (President of the Provincial Congress Committee) have been sen- tenced to three months' imprison- ment in connection with the illegal publication of the Congress Bul- letin," which has been appearing surreptitiously in "eyelo-style form.

Mahomed Vallibhoy, editor of the "Bulletin," has been senteticed

EXPLOSION. IN YORKSHIRE.

SHAKES TOWN LIKE AN

EARTHQUAKE..

(THROUGH BEDTER'S AGENCY.]

I

CHIANG TO RETAKE TO-DAY'S AIR DERBY.

TSINAN.

TO DIRECT CAMPAIGN PERSONALLY.

LOHOKOW RECAPTURED.

RACE FOR THE KING'S CUP.

LONDON, July 4. 'Planes belonging to the Prince of Wales and his. brother, "Prince George, will take of tomorrow with 05 other aircraft, in the race

LONDON, July 4. The military situation in Shan-for the King's Cup.

Squadron-Leader D. S. Don, whe An explosion following a fire at tung has again become tense.

chemical works at Castleford, Marshal Chiang Kai Shek has de- has frequently piloted the Prince jon special air journeys, is piloting Yorkshire, shook the town like an cided to recapture Tsinan, the pro-

Hawker Tomtit biplane which has earthquake at mid-day, wrecking vincial capital of Shantung, and he the Prince of Wales entry, a the works and badly damaging is reported to have resolved to

direct six Narking divisions per been given the number 33. This number of houses in the vicinity.

It is known that two of 100 work-sonally to recapture the city. He machine is a type specially produced has appointed General Ho-Yao Trefor flight-training, and is normally commander of the Nanking forces equipped with a hood to be drawn. over the cockpit for tuition in on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway.

blind flying" by instruments

to Ave months' rigorous imprisonmen are dead, and it is feared that

ment.

INDIAN CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE.

OVER THREE THOUSAND SERVING SENTENCES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, July 3.

In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Wedgwood Benn replied to questions on India, and said that persons in India convicted in con- nection with the civil disobedience

movement since March 1 end still

May 31.

others are dead.

Ten workers were taken to hos-

ital.

OVERSEAS TRADE BILL.

PASSES SECOND READING

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, July 3.

When Lord Ponsonby, for the

Government, moved the second reading of the Overseas Trade Bill extending the time for Govern. ment guarantees upon exports, Vis- count Brentford, the Conservative ex-Minister, criticised the decision

The Nanking troops are concer- trating at Yenchow to the south of alone. Taian, and they have been instruct

counter-attack

OD

Prince George's machine-No, 74

ed to be prepared to launch in the race-is s speedy cabin the Shansi monoplane' named the D.H. Hawk The pilot is Flight-Ligut. troops.. Severe fighting on this Meth. sector is imminent.

E. H. Fielden, who is personal pilot to the Prince of Wales.

In' view of the pressure by the Shansi troops, the loyal troops' under Han" Fa Chu on the Kino chow-Tsinan Railway are preparing to leave Shantung for Haichow i Tsingtao by steamer. It is report cd, however, that the Manchurian naval forces at Tsingtao would not allow Han's troops to pass through

Tsingtao unless they do not carry

Neither of the King's sons are taking part in the race as passen-. gers,, bat there is a possibility that one of them will receive the cup from his father, is owner of the winning machine.

...

Record Entry List. All air-racing records have been

Penitence was expressed by Lykov serving sentences' numbered 3,202 on of the Government to extend the their arms. Han has wired Chinne broken by the number of entries-

and Tomsky, the leaders of the Right Opposition, in addressing the Congress of the Communist Party for their violation of the party discipline.,

This dissatisfied M. Stalin, who said the party still distrusted their capitalistic tendencies, ad added that they must confirm their de clarations by action.

, Stalin received an ovation from the Congress, which passed a resolution approving the Commit- tee's action against the followers of Trotsky, and declaring that the failure of the Rightists to defend

lead to most severe punishments.

FOURTH OF JULY AT CANTON.

"[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ]

CANTON, July 4. All the American nationals, in Canton, from Consul-General Doug- Iza

are Jenkins down,

to-day celebrating their "Glorious Fourth,"

They are enjoying a general otherwise Independence Day." holiday, which is devoted to feast.

operatione of the system to trade Kai Shek in this connection, and with Bussia, "He said Russia al-the latter is taking up the matter ready owed this country vast sum

of money, yet we were guaranteeing with Chang Hauch Liang

Russian bills.

of acroplanes, the "Ironside "actively the party's policy would ing, athletics, and other forms of mons, was read a second time.

The Royal visitors were much im. pressed by London's air port, and asked many questions about the up-ed and put to flight. to-date machines which carry on the air service to the Continent and

Kwangi coalition was finally rout-

India,

Several of the pilots were pre- sented to them, and they spent nearly half-an-hour in the control tower watching the operators com- municating with the various air liners on their way to and from the Continent.

CONSUMPTION IN ENGLAND.

"REDUCTION IN DEATH 'RATE.

[DRITISH WIHELESS NEEVICE.)

RUGBY, July 3.

Sir George Newman, Chief Me- dical Officer to the Ministry of Health, addressing the Conference of the National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, said the death rate from palmenary tuberculosis or consumption in Eug land and Wales had fallen from 3,169 per million in 1847 to 709 in 1929.

In 50 years three-quarters of the

The official message adds that over half of the "Ironsides" and their

allies were annihilated: Those who made good their escape, total na more than 4,000.

Large quantities of war supplies, ammunitions and guns were cap tured by the Government forces.

Li Chang Jen, reputed to be one of the best Generals of Kwangsi and a member of the "Big Four "

of the Kwangsi digur, is reported

to have been killed in action. His subordinate, Liang Chung Ki, also met the same fate.

LI

Ching Fat Fui, leader of the Ironsides," and Pei Chung Hsi, who were directing operations against the Canton forces at the time, escaped. They are reported to be in hiding in some village.

The remnants of the "Ironsides "

RAINFALL IN "AUSTRALIA.

DROUGHT BROKEN.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

MELBOURNE, July 3. The worst drought in the history

metry-making."

The American Consulate-General

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2,000 Prisoners,

97-for the race, which is regarded as the "Derby of the Air." The race is, as usual a handicap, and a change has been introduced by rule to refuse acceptance to any machine of less than 80 miles per hour. With that exception, machines of ary power have been accepted; the only regulation being one which excludes those designed for military purposes.

in

Lord Ponsonby said the question

According to a Hankow message, of the repayment of pre-war debts and claims should be kept entirely the loyal troops under Feu Shih separate from an arrangement of Seng have re-captured Lebokow in exports credits between business firms in this country and Russia, Northern Hupeh, which place was It would be a mistake to place ob- lately occupied by the Krominchun stacles in the way of trade merely invaders under Liu Ju Ming, who because one doubted the policy of

has now retreated to Chekchuan.

The only high-powered machines the Soviet Government. The Bill, which has already passed the Com-fore than 9,000 of Lia's men were

the race, however, are the made prisoner while several thou Vickers Vellore, fitted with a 490 sand rifles were captured. The reh.p. Bristol Jupiter engine, which capture of Lchokow has relieved has been entered by Sir Robert much of the anxiety of the Hankow MeLean, and is piloted by F.O. J. military authorities.

Summers, and Prince George's Serious fighting has been rag. Hawk Moth, fitted with a 215 h.p. ing on the Lungbai front since last Armstrong Siddeley Lynx engine. week without much result. Feng Yu Hsiang is directing his troops at Kaifeng, the provincial capital of Honan,

is beautifully decorated for the oc- MARKETS FOR casion. The stars and stripes are

unfurled in front of every American BRITISH PRODUCTS.

home and store in the city.

Invitations to participate in the celebration were extended to u number of high officials of the Canton régime, including General and Madaine Chen Ming Shu, Mayor and Mrs. Lin, Wan Kuo, General and Mrs. Au Yang Kuni, and Admiral and Mrs. Chen Chak. The celebration took place in the morn

of the Commonwealth in Centraling at the American Consulate- and South Australia has been General, where Consul-General Jen

roken by a rainfall reaching five kins was "at home" to receive his inches

Sönking rains are reported from Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland.

There have been light falls in Western Australia.

The prospects for the wheat sea-

guests.

PRESIDENT-ELECT OF BRAZIL..

*

HENDERSON,

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RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS THROUGHOUT EMPIRE.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, July 3. A meeting of bankers and finan- cial houses, including the Bank of England and the Chairmen of the National, Westminster and Mid- land Banks, passed a resolution that urgent measures to promote inter- Imperial trade are needed to secure and extend the markets for British products.

An immediate step towards this end is for reciprocal trade agree- British Empire. As a condition for securing such agreements, Britain must retain an open market for all Empire products, while being pre- pared to impose duties on all "im- ports from other countries.

are reported to be fleeing towards son have greatly improved and basi- ENTERTAINED BY MR. ARTHUR ments between the nations of the Kiangsi to join the anti-Nankingness circles are optimistic. elements there, while the Kwangsi troops are trying to return to Kwangsi through Yungchowfu and Kwellin. These two factions, with each retreating in a different direc tion, are not likely to be united again for some time.

The Cantonese forces following up their victory are pursuing their fleeing enemy.

FRENCH MINISTER TO CHINA.

(Wah Taz Tat Pao.)

NANKING, July 4 The new French Minister entrain- The belief is entertained in milied for Shanghai last evening en surgents is in sight.

[DRITTEN WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Ruory, July 3. Me. Arthur Henderson, Foreign Secretary; gave a dianer this even- ing at the Foreign Office in honour of Dr. Julio Prestes, Président- Elect of Brazil.

A copy of the resolution has been sent to the leaders of the political parties.

The resolution is of importance politically and economically, as the bankers hitherto have been tradi

burden of mortality had disap-tary circles that the end of the inroute to Peiping to take over the Ministers, other political leaders tional defenders of Free Trade.

peared. Still more remarkable was the decline of mortality in non- pulmonary tuberculosis, for since 1917 it had been halved,

CABLES AND WIRE-

LESS, LTD.

FULL DIVIDEND TO BE PAID ON PREFERENCE STOCK.

TAKOCÚR REUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, July 3. Cables and Wireless, Ltd., have issued a statement to the effect that the directors are satisfied that the Company will be in a position to pay the full dividend on the five and a half, per cent. cumulative preference stock in 1930 on the due dates

CHRYSLER SALARIES

REDUCED.

DEPRESSION COMPELS

RETRENCHMENT.

[XEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

DETROIT, July 3, The Chrysler Motor Corporation announces a uniform 10 per cent. reduction in pay of all salaried em- mloyers from the president, Mr. Walter Chrysler, downwards, in accordance with "a retrenchment policy demanded by the current depression in business,"

(ah Tiz Yat l'as.)

CHANGSHA, July 4. The Kwangui rebels have fled to Chuanchow near the Ewangsi bor- der from Chiyang and Yungchow.

The Hunanese forces have cap- tured Changning and Chiyang,

prominent Wong Shiu Hung, leader of the rebels, sustained a wounded foot, but he escaped.

In view of the settlement of the military situation in Hunan, the! Kiangsi troops have been with drawn to Kiangai.

General Ho Chien, the Hunan Governor and Commander of the Hunanese forces, has returned to Changaha from Hengchew.

FOREIGN JOURNALISTS -

AT THE FRONT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

SHANGHAI, July 4.

A party of 11 foreign correspond. ents which left Pukow on Tuesday evening arrived at Kweitch at four o'clock this morning.

affairs of the French Legation.

He will return to Nanking in order to present his credentials to Marshal Chiang Kai Shek.

BANDITS DAMAGE

RAILWAY.

(Wuh Taz Fat Paò.)

NANKING, July 4. On Wednesday, a group of ban dits, numbering over 300, appear ed at Hanchang and destroyed the rails of the Tientsin-Pukow Rail- way.

Repairs were soon effected, and the services were resumed next day.

YEN RAISING A LOAN.

(Wah Tiz Fat Pao), ~

PEIPINO, July 4. According to a wire from Tai- yuan, Yen Hai Shan is contemplat ing the conclusion of a loan of 830,000,000 with a certain foreign bank on the security of the mineral resources of the. Shansi province. PRESS CENSORSHIP.

Yen Hsi Shan has telegraphically summoned Mr. Chu Ao Hsiang to (Wah Tez Yat Pav.)

Taiyuan to discuss the matter.

NANKING, July 4. The Central Government has ap BANDITS FIRE AT TRAIN. proved the proposal of the Pabl

(Wah To Fat Fan.) licity Department of the Central Kuomintang to censor

HANKOW, July 4. tions through the long-distance telephone between Nanking and On the Peiping-Hankow Railway Shanghai in order to prevent the a train was fired at by bandits circulation of false news.

between Huayuan and Kwangahui recently

The handita also cut the tele graph lines.

CONVETSS.

certain

It has also been decided to cen

news issued by a Japanese news agency,

Ror

The guests included Cabinet the Lord Mayor of London, Mr. Montague Norman (Governor of the Bank of England), Mr. Lional the Rothschild and heads of the Military, Naval and. Air Services.

AMY JOHNSON ON WAY

HOME.

FLIES TO PERTH TO JOIN THE NALDERA.

[THZOLOK BRUTER'S AGENOT.}

ADELAIDE, July 3, Miss Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly alone from England to Australia, in flying from here to Perth, where she will join the liner Naldera for England.

COPPER MAGNATE'S

FORTUNE.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

WHITE PLAINE, July 3, The New York copper magnate, Mr. William Boyce Thompson, left an estate of $85,000,000.

TROTSKY TO REMAIN IN EXILE.

Moscow, June 30.-The sixteenth congress of the Communist Party on the Boviet Union decided on the following Comrade continuation of Leon Trotsky's banishment Stalin's declaration that the exile has allied himself with the So cialist counter-revolutionaries,

Lace

Family Fliers.

For the first time, machines will be piloted by father and son nad father and daughter. G. De Havil land, junior, is the son of Captain G. De Havilland, and Miss D. C. Guest is the daughter of Captain F. E. Guest.

The Field Headquarters of the Nanking troops have been removed to Hsuehow from Kweiteh, which fact has given rise to rumours that the Nanking, forces on this sector

Among the pilots are Captain have suffered a reverse.

The "Nanking Ministery of FisLawrence Hope, who won the race has wired the financial in 1927 and 1998, and Captain H, S authorities of the respective pro- Broad, who won in 1926 and who is vinces loyal to the Nanking Gov-

The Marshal of the erument, asking each to contribute Dying Lord Wakefield's entry, a

500,000 to the Government with Puss Moth,

Royal Air Force, Lord Trenchard, out delay for war expenses..

has entered & Bluebird, which is being flown by Squadron-Leader L. H. Slatter, the officer who was in command of the Schneider Trophy team. victorious at Vienna in 1927. Sir Philip Sassoon has entered two machines; Colonel the Master of Sempill is flying his own entry,, a Bluebird, and Captain H. Balfour, M.P., is a pilot and an entrant.

SECRET DIPLOMACY IN

UNITED STATES. SENSATIONAL PUBLICATION.

(UNITED PRESS.] Washington, Juhe 28-Another chapter in the course of the State Department's alleged "secret diplo- mayin treaty negotiation was revealed to-day when the Congres signal Record published correspon- dence showing that Col. Lenry L. Blimson, Secretary of State, had ruled that the Platt Amendment did not apply to an important Cuban executive decree, of last April 19.

The first fruit of Liberal-Labour cooperation to diminish unemploy ment is foreshadowed by emergency legislation to be introduced into the House of Commons next week to speed up the legislative processes in connection with projects which are likely to provide employment.

It is expected that the House of Commons will also be, asked to vate a considerable sum for the purpose of relief work in necessitous areas,

The Platt Amendment empowered while Mr. Lloyd George's proposal the United States to veto certain for a large loan to finance public kinds of treaties between Cuba and Works will probably receive serious other countries, consideration.

The executive decree in question Members of the House of Commade effective an exchange of notes mons are faced with the prospect of a curtailment of their summer holidays, as the legislation will probably extend the Session to past the middle of August.

ATTACK ON NAVAL TREATY

U.S. SENATOR'S ALLEGA

TIONS.

· [ UNITED 'FLEAS,]

Washington, June 27-Speaking, over a radio broadcast to-day, Senator Arthur R. Robinson of Indiana' attacked the London Navy Limitation Treaty,

"To gratify a whim of Great Britain, he said, "we agreed to build a type of cruiser for which we have no naval use."

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The Women Entrants, Women entrants include: The Hon. Lady Bailey, who is flying her own Moth, Mia, A. S. Butler, Mrs. C. M. Young, Miss WS. Brown, and Miss W. Spooner. Mrs. Butler's. husband, A. S. Butler, is also in the race.

In addition to Captain Broad, three other Schneider Trophy pilots". are flying, namely, Flight-Lieut. R. L. R. Atcherley, who won the cup last year; Flight-Lieut, H. R. Waghorn, winner of the Schneider Trophy; and Squadron-Leader A H. Orlebar, holder of the world's speed record of 357.7 miles per hour. All are flying. Bluebirds.

Nearly half the entrants are Moths of various sorts, and the reat are aircraft of the private owner type, such as Bluebirds, Desontens, Widgeons, Spartans, Redwings, Avians, and others.

between the Cuban and the Japan es Ambassadors permitting free colonization by Japanese in Cuba.

A Louisiana editor, Col. Robert Ewing, aaked Washington to mani- feat its disapproval of "a treaty re- ported to be in process of negotia tion whereby Japan will able be to colonize Cuhu to the danger and detriment of the United States."

This brought Colonel Stimson's letter in reply, which said-

"The Amendment (Plat. Amad-ern ment) has not been, held to apply to treaties and agreements of the nature of the present one."

Colonel Ewing then wrote to Senator. Edwin & Broussard of Louisiana, declaring

"If there ever was a case where this vital reservation applies, it is to, this proposed Cuban-Japanese treaty."

He inquired what the northern beet sugar states: would think of Senator Robinzon declared that the matter. Senator Bronnard nothing in return for its various to the beet sugar state representa- the United States had received tacitly conveyed this inquiry direct concessions, which included the tires in Congress by publishing the

al Record. granting of an increased, ratio to correspondence in the Congression- Japan.

The course is, approximately 750 miles, starting and finishing at Hanworth airdrome, on the north- outskirts of London, and must be completed by, 10 p.m. G.M.T. on Saturday night.

The main points are as follows?

Miles. Hamble (turning, point)... (58) Bristol (control) Castle Bromwich (turning

Point)

Hooton Park

point)

(turning

Manchester (control).

833

4257 Woodford (turning point). 134. Sherburn (turning point).... 49) Newcastle (control). 011.

109

Hull (control)........... Leicester (turning point) .. 914 Hanworth Park (finish)