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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1930.

EXTRALITY IN CHINA.

RAPE OF CHANGSHA. TIENTSIN TOBACCO

TAXATION.

BRITAIN AGREEABLE TO DRAFT. PROPOSALS.

(THROUGH, NIUTER'8"ADENCY.]

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NANKING, August 12. It is reported that the British Government has indicated its agree- ability with the draft proposals for the abolition of extra-territoriality, which have been made by the Foreign Ministry and revised as the result of discussions between Sir Miles Lampson and Dr. C. T. Wang

Sir Miles Lampson is reported to have received instructions to pro-

ceed to Nanking to continue the negotiations with Dr. C. T. Wang.

SAFETY OF KANCHOW MISSIONARIES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PEIPINO, August 12. The Catholic Bishop, 4 priests and 8 cuns have safely reached Hejuchow, Kwangtung, from Kan chow, and are now on their way to Canton, but Bishop O'Shea and a few other foreigners are still at! "Kanchow.

A Reuter message dated August 3 stated that the American inis sionaries in Kanchow, Kiangai, numbering 12, had been advised to leave their stations.]

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KING, AND QUEEN RECEIVE "JOHNNIE."

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AVIATRIX INVESTED WITH

C.B.E.

THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.}"

LONDON, August 11. Their Majesties received" Miss Amy Johnson at Buckingham "Palace to-day, and the King invest- rd her with the insignis, of C.B.E.

"Any" thereafter flew in her aeroplane Jason "to Hull, where she received a very enthusiastic welcome from a huge crowd.

[ERITISE WIRELESS SERVICE] Hull's Gift of £200.

Roosy, August 11.„

Miss Amy Johnson was accorded a great welcome when she landed "Jason" at from her aeroplane

FIRST AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT B.C.C. FACTORIES CLOSING "FROM RELIABLE SOURCE.

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[THROUGH KUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, August 12. The Arst authentic account from a reliable foreign missionary source of the rape of Changsha by the Reds at the end of July states that the city was not burned. At most few hundred of the big buildings were seriously damaged and smaller number burned."

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Most of the official buildings and

houses were burned.

The island property (on which is situated the Foreign Settlement) remained intact, due to the pre- sence of the foreign gunboats.

Sixty foreign mission buildings were burned, wholly or partially looted, comprising one church, one school, and one residence burned down.

One orphanage, five churches, eight schools and 16 residences were completely looted, badly dam-

demolished; and aged "or

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orphanage, two hospitals, seven schools, and 16 residences were partially demolished.

In addition, most of the Chinese buildings, servants' quarters and outbuildings on the mission pre- mlses were destroyed.,

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The relative damages were:- First, the Presbyterians; second, Norwegian Mission; third, China Inland Mission; fourth, Catholics or Episcopal; and fifth, Evangelical Mission.

It is conservatively estimated that the Reds killed 1,000 people, of whom half were wounded sol diers.

The Changsha inhabitants, with haggard eyes and haunted looks, are fearful lest the Reds return, "which would жеда slaughter."

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HO'S TROOPS EVACUATE CHANGSHA.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

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HANKOW, August 11.

General Ho Chien's troops are oported to have evacuated Chang- sha, and the Chinese, citizens are fleeing from the city.

General Ho Chien, has been tor Hull Municipal Aerodrome this turing Communist suspects, and the afternoon, before going to her par ents home for the first time since Rods have sworn to kill as a re- her fight to Australia.

prisal all people between the ages of 15 and 35.

DOWN.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT.]

TIENTSIN, August. 12. Due to failure to reach an agree ment with the local Tax Bureau regarding the 30 per cent. tobacco tax, the B.C.C. factories here are completely closing down on Thurs day, throwing 4,000 Chinese hands out of employment..

PEACE TALKS AT PEITAIHO?

HO CHIEN HOLDS CHANGSHA.

"CHANG_CALLS ON HEM'S HOUSE TO HOUSE SEARCH

MINISTER.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PEPING, August 12.- A number of the Northern and Nanking delegates are proceeding to Pejtsibo to see Chang Havel Liang, who is calling on Sir Miles Lampson, and was being shown over H..S. Kent to-day."

Some quarters suggest that there may be an informal peace talk at

Both the Chinese and foreign papers severely censure the authori- Peitaiho. ties for their repudiation of the existing tax agreements, and parti- GENERAL SIR SMITH- cularly the local Director of Taxes,

DORRIEN KILLED. who recently summarily "arrested and heavily £ned a number of

Chinese tobacco merchants who, iDEATH IN HOSPITAL AFTER is alleged, were falsely accused of

MOTOR-CAR COLLISION, irregularities under the new law,

Meanwhile, the local merchantk the are strongly protesting to higher authorities in Peiping, lay- ing stress on the increasing burden of exorbitant and unreasonable taxation, which is completely stif- ing business and destroying the livelihood of the public, who are already living under the severest conditions.

TIENTSIN CUSTOMS

REVENUE.

(Wah Tez Yat Pao).

TIENTSIN, August 12. .The receipts of the Tientsin Customs House during last month amounted to $2,500,000.

SHUMCHUN MERCHANTS'

STRIKE.

MAGISTRATE EFFECTS

SETTLEMENT.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. }

CANTON, August 12.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGKEUT.]

FOR COMMUNISTS.

[THROUGH REUTER': AGENCY.]

INDIAN SITUATION

REVIEW.

GOVERNMENT STABILITY

UNIMPAIRED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)".

PEIPINO, August 12. With reference to Reuters,

from Nanking yesterday, Bage stating that the absence since the previous day of wireless messages to Nanking from Changsha, which had been coming in regularly fol lowing the reoccupation of the city by the troops of General Ho Chien, had given rise to apprehension that the Hunan capital had again fallen

Provincial reports on the situn into the hands of the Reds, mestion for the last fortnight of July

LONDON, August 11. mes-The-Government of India's ap- preciation of the situation up to August 9 states that the Afridi and Lashkar tribes, which advanced towards Peshawar recently, appear to be dispersing.

Serious communal disturbances bave occurred in the Sind, with casualties,

The latest reports indicate that the situation is not yet under com plete control.

ages from foreign gunboats are the most favourable received Changsha last evening show that for some months.

the city was still in General Ho Chien's hands.

House to house searches zre being made for Communist sus LONDON, August 11. General Sir H: L. Smith-Dor-pects, and there have been numer tien, who is 72 years of age, has ous executions.. been taken to hospital suffering from serious injuries received in a motor-car accident to-day.

The accident occurred at Chip- penbain, and little hope for the recovery of General Smith-Dor- rien is held out.

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PILOTS' ASSISTERS,

NOVEL ROBOT DEVICE

CONTROLLING 'PLANE,.."

(THROUGH BETTER'S AGENDY.]"

LONDON, August 12. The last word in aircraft develop-

The car in which General Smith- Dorrien was a passenger was in- volved in a collision with a sinali touring car and overturned.

The General's head struck the meat, pilots' assisters," will be used in the 1930 exercises which roof of the car violently.

began to day and will last till five General Sir Smith-Dorrien died 'clock in the morning of the 16th in hospital.

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It is claimed that aircraft fitted with "assisters" will be controlled in Aight far more precisely than would be possible with the most skilled pilet.

This Robot device has been per

The appreciation details the posi- tion of the provinces, showing the general improvement, and mentions that in Gujerat District the authorities are gaining the upper hand and the agitation is losing its |

momentum.

It says that in the Central Pro- vinces the civil disobedience move- ment is at present very intense and the spirit of violence more marked, but vigorous action is having ita effect in the more troublesome dia- triots,

JAVA SUGAR INDUSTRY.

PROSPECTS OF A COLLAPSE NOT REMOTE.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BATAVIA, August 19. The serious situation in the sugar industry was discussed by the People's Council.

One member pointed out that in view of the fact that there are still 1,000,000 tons of sugar in the ware- houses in the Dutch East Indies, the prospects of the industry are gloomy, China is incapable of buy ing anything as the result of the silver slump, and the conditions in India are still unsettled More

over, there are large stocks of sugar

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in Cuba. He declared that. the

prospects of a collapse in the sugar industry, "therefore, are not to be precluded."

"The Finance Director, on behalf of the Government, said he would submit the question to the Govern

ment.

KENTUCKY COAL MINE BOMBED.

(REUTEK'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

NEW YORK, August 11. The Providence coal mining dis

The boycott of foreign goods istrict in Kentucky, which has been widespread and still effective, but tara by labour troubles for months, there are definite indications that was thrown into an uproar at sir traders' evasion or defiance of the o'clock this morning when an nere- Congress ban is becoming more frequent.

plane appeared as the miners were going to work.

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The defiance of authority has affected the criminal classes and most of the provinces report an increase in crimes of violence.

Similarly the picketing of liquor shops has stimulated illicit distilla- tion, but the public subscriptions of nearly 30 crores to the Government of India's recent loan shows that the Indian investor is confident of the stability of the Government. Afridis Dislodged From Peshawar.

PESHAWAR, August 11. military depot on the outskirts of "The Afridis who entered the Peshawar were dislodged yesterday evening when they fled to the sur- rounding gardens."

They were the heavily shelled throughout the night.

A party which tried to enter the city was fired on with the result that three Afridia were killed and a number wounded.

Lahore Communications Cut. Telegraphic communications with Lahore have been cut.

No train arrived at Peshawar or

at which the Afridis fired as it left left yesterday except a goods train,

Peshawar.

The fireman of the train was wounded by the firing

General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien was born in May, 1858. "He joined the army in 1871, and fought in the Zulu War cam paigas in Egypt and the Sudanfected as a result of several years'

'experiment and has proved of my (1892-6) and the Tirah. campaign.

mense value in long flights, enabling (1887-8). He also took part iz

a pilot to be completely relieved the final advance to Khartum and

"from extended periods although the The merchants in Shumchun, who

was promoted brevet-colonel. went on strike last Thursday in

In 1580 he went to the Cape and air be filled with 'planes. protest against what they termed was soon given a brigade and pro-

During the next few days Lon- unlawful disturbances of the Gov-moted major-general. He remain

doners will see nothing but thril ernment stamp tax collectors, have ed in South Africa until 1901, taking fights in which 250 aeroplanes to-day reopened their shops for ing part in numerous operations,

will engage between Lancashire and business, following a satisfactory and wag appointed Adjutant-Gen- Norfolk. settlement effected through the eral in India and in 1908 becamevilians will fight alongside the Auxiliary squadrons manned by good offices of the Magistrate of

regular forces. the district, Mr. Wu. These mer-

After holding the Aldershot com. chants charged the Government tax farmers with having transgress-mand he was transferred to the. ed their rights when they arbi- Southern District in 1921 and made trarily entered the Tai Shang store General, receiving a knighthood and carried away three of its books and several fokia. This illegal (K.C.B.) in 1913. action on the part of the Govern

Gave Battle Contrary to Orders. ment agents at once aroused the anger of the entire merchants of On the death of General Grier, the city. They held a meeting in

His own view was that if he son in the early days of the war the Shumchun Chamber of Com- kish proposals for military comerce and decided to close their (August, 1914) General Smith continued his retreat with big ex- Miss Johnson asked that the bal-operation against the Kurds, who shops and send a strong protest to Dorrien took his place as commarhausted men he was courting cer the Magistracy and the Canton der of the 2nd Army Corps, which tain disaster. "Well do I remem unce of the local testimonial fund, are active on the Turco-Persian.

Government. amonating to about £200 should be frontier, has caused a bad impres

The Magistrate intervened on be

he led during the retreat from ber," he writes, "the dead silence devoted to scholarship in the siou in high official quarters in half of the merchants. He called Mons. The brunt of the German in the little room at Bertry when Ied to several places and armed science of aviation in Hull Univer- | Angora. ·

was rapidly, considering these xity College.

The Turkish Government to-day upon the Saumchun garrison com- again approached the Persian Gov-mander and the local Kuomintang when hard pressed near Le Cateau, points and the sigh of relief when ernment, asking it to state within to mediate in the matter.

some discussion the mediators dis-Lhe balted and gave battle contrary remarked: Very well, gentlemen, three days whether it is prepared o co-operate in operations by Turkish missed the Government stamp tax to Sir John Freach's orders. By we will fight:"

collector who had been responsible troops against the 1,500 rebel Kurds for disturbing the commercial trap his resolute action be effectually who are now entrenched at Mount quillity of Shumchun. The mer-checked the pursuit, although his

chants were assured that no such losses were heavy.

A huge crowd lined the roads in the vicinity of the aerodrome, and, after seeing her make perfect. landing, broke into tumultuous cheers.

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PERSIA REFUSES TO CO- OPERATE WITH TURKS.

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Miss Johnson was welcomed by the Lord Mayor, who afterwards at the City Hall presented her with an illuminated address in a silver gift casket and a silver globe on which the chart' of her fight was The Persian rejection of the Tur-" indicated...

A great civic reception and bas quet will be held at the City Hall to-night, and Miss Johnson's speech will be broadcast throughout the

country.

THEIR MAJESTIES,

[BRITIBR WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, August 11.

(THROUGH EEUTER'S' AGENCY:)

CONSTANTINOPLE, August 11.

Ararat.

"ONE-WAY AIR SYSTEM.

MINIMISING RISK OF

COLLISION.

(BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICK.]

The King and Queen, who arriv ed in London to-day from Cowes, will stay at Buckingham Palace

Rucay, August_11__ until-Wednesday, when they will go

Owing to the large number of to Sandringham for a short sány

aerodromes which now exist in the before proceeding to Balmoral.

On their way North, they may West of London and to the conse- call at Glamis Castle, where the queat large amount of air traffic, Duchess of York are staying, the Air Ministry has introduced an It was remarked that the King, experimental One Way" system, as he drove to-day from Victoria similar to that adopted in London Station to Buckingham Palace, streets for motor traffic. looked bronzed and well after his holiday afloat.

After

incident will ́occur" "again. This settlement the merchants consider- ed satisfactory, and the strike came to po abrupt end after five days.

one year.

has

attacks fell on his trooper and,

It is now agreed that his stand saved the British forces from being overwhelmed, but Lord French told him he was "risking a second Sedan

In Disfaveur With Lord French.

"

Discussing his recall, he states that his relations with Lord French were He subsequently commanded his

cordial till mid-February, 1915. corps at the Battle of the Marne,,Then something I had no idea

the Aisne and during the severe

what happened which appeared fighting in Flanders in October completely to change our relations. From then on, I and the Second Army could do nothing right. I

on

and November

Eisked a Second Sedan.

Hallway Line Damaged.

railway line near Peshawar City.

The Afridis also damaged the

Firing continued to-day from Peshawar Fort on bands of Afridis wandering in the gardens outside the gates of the city which remain closed.

Tense Hindu-Moslem Situatica. KARACHI, August 11. Lawlessness in the Mofussil dis- tricts is becoming serious.

British troops have been despatch police have gone to various districts on the left bank of the Indus.

The situation between the Moslems and Hindus is tense.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE:]

Rucar, August 11. Little further news is available from Peshawar.

No Alarm Felt, Owing to the presence of troops obviously adequate to deal with the situation, no alarm has been dis played by the populace of the city during the present trouble...

Air Force Measures. Measures taken by the Air Force have prevented any large concentra tion by hostile forces and those re- maining in British territory and the somewhat. elusive parties who have occasionally percolated to the

are located they are promptly dealt with by the defending troopa

The aeroplane dropped a number of bombs near the entrance to the mines, but there were no casualties and no damage was done.

Some of the bombs did not ex- plode, and they were found to be made of dynamite wrapped up with adhesive tape and fuses attached.

The mines were closed in April. owing to wage disagreements, but they were recently reopened.

Several outbreaks of violence have

secured amongst the workers, and

the Federal Court granted an in- junction to restrain 100 men from

interfering with the working of the

mines

R.100 RETURNS FROM TOUR.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.

87. HUBERT, August 11. The R.100 returned from her tour over Canada to-day..

A unique feature of the yoyage was the widely broadcast exchange of radio conversations between her officers and the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Mr. R. B. Bennett, the Mayor of Ottama and other | officials.

«Communal Disorders, There have been serious communal disturbances in Sind.

The disorder commonced in Sukkur, but has spread to Rohri and to the adjacent villages.

The origin is reported to have. been a dispute between members of the Swarajist procession and a Mohammedan tenga driver, ex- aggerated accounts of which gave rise to alarmnist rumours followed by serious clashes between the two communities.

The casualties have been serious and the latest reports indicate that the situation is not yet under-com- | plete control.

Favourable Reports from Provinces.

Provincial reports describing the situation during the last fortnight of July are the most favourable received for some months.

In Madras the decline in Lawless

activities is becoming more marked and-in many districts attempts bo defy the law are half-hearted and readily abandonedhatimay

DISOBEDIENCE LEADERS TO CONFER,

THROUGH RETTEL'S AGENCY.

KWANGTUNG ELECTRIC POWER CO.

On the splitting up of the Bri-became gradually aware that It. {FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT tish forces into two armies he was wag the army commander rather CANTON, August 12. appointed to the command of the than the army who had fallen into The Cantan Government formaily taken over the duties and second. This position be held till disfavour." responsibilities of straightening the April, 1015, when he was sent back He wrote a letter to Lord French outskirts of the city. When these affairs of the Kwangtung Electric to England and put in charge of in which he said: "I have more Power Company for a period of

POONA, August 12. For the next twelve che of the home defence armice. to fear from the rear than from

Attack That Did Not Eventuate, Pandite Motilal Nehru and Jawa The object is to minimiec, as far months the Government will be In the following year he was the front. No reply was made to as possible, the risk of collision be- responsible for the lighting of the chosen to lead the British forces that or to a second letter, and then The intention was reported that jarlal Nehru have been brought tween aircraft flying from one city.

from gaol át Allahabad to confer in German East Africa, but fell camo a curt memorandum from the main body of Lashkar tribeacon with Gandhi at Terqda Gaol, aerodrome to another.

The Committee appointed to take

should deliver an attack on August A restricted area has been defined charge of the matter, consisting of ill on the voyage and had to re Lord French's adjutant-general 8, while detachments already in the Air Defence of Peshawar, over the aerodromes, and aeroplanes Messrs. Tang Yin Wa, Lum Sun, turn home. In 1917 he was ap- directing him to go to England district created a diversion. **

SIMLA, August 12. wishing to By from one serodrome C. C. Lea, Fung Wei, Leung Kwei to another have to fly round this,

Bix thousand small bombs drop- Ding and Ma Pak Nin, were form- pointed Lieutenant of the Tower and surrender his command. Lord No attack, however, was carried Airmen are requested to fly from ally inducted into office yesterday.

ped in a single day in the gullies MAJOR-GENERAL CHARLES the aerodrome of departure to the The purpose of the Government mander-in-Chief at Gibraltar. HeGeneral Smith-Dorrien Inspector

and in 1918 Governor and Com Kitchener had intended making out on the city or cantonments.

Afridis SufferSevere Casualties. sheltering the crouching Afridis around Peshawar indicates the MENOHERtedes at the restricted aren by the assuring fergevel the fomens General England met Lord Although as Porte-bonh

abortcat possible route. They are according to the Committee, is to { REUTLU'S LIGAN BERVICE.]

then to try road the reached are keep horting the Memories of graziach gross E- Afridis are believed to be sure who got a da

the conditions make them difficult to of large, bodies of the enemy. in an anti-clockwise direction and ruptcy. The Company for various Service," published in 1925 he de- soon afterwards, and the post had catimate with any accuracy.

Hitherto, less than 300 tribesmen WASHINGTON, August 12 turn into the aerodrome of destine reasons bad failed to supply the ends his action at Le Cateau, for to be given to him, so that he had No casualties have been reported managed to approach the town The death is announced of Major- tion from the edge of the üres. city with electricity at all hours. General Charles Menober who Agroplanes flying on a course, These defecta will be eliminated which he was censured by Lord the bad luck to be done out of two among the British troops and those creeping along the bullahs and

among the Indian troops have been ditches. are during the period the Company is French in his book "1814, and portant appointments by his very slight commanded the Rainbow Division which passe over

requested to keep above two thou under the control of the Govern deals with his recall from France.

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commanding officer,

The authorities are confident of their ability to handle the situation.