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FRANCE SALUTES PASSAGE OF R.101

VICTIMS.

REVERENTIAL CROWDS THRONG CREPE-DRAPED

STREETS.

MEMORIAL SERVICE TO BE HELD IN

ST. PAUL'S

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,] Beauvais Salutes Departure of

Bodies,

BEAUVAIS, Oct. 7.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1930.

NANKING FORCES REDS ATTACK ENTER CHENGCHOW. YANGTSZE SHIPPING.

(THROUGH REUTER'S ADEKOK.)

NANKINO, Oct. 7, It is officially stated that the Government troops entered Cheng- chow at nine o'clock last night,

Kuominchun Armies Retreating.

PEIPING, Oct. 7.

MINIATURE BATTLES OCCURRING DAILY.

THROUGH REUTER'N' ATIENOT.]

PEIPINO, Oct. 7, Firing against shipping on tho Yangte is continually becoming

FOTBO

The Reds, who have mounted numbers of guns at various places, Are indiscriminately on all ships, as foreign, and Chinese as well miniature battles sometimes occur several times daily.

CONSPIRACY CASE 'AT LAHORE.

SENTENCE OF DEATH ON

THREE ACCUSED,

(TAROUGE REUTER'S AGENOT.).

MR.SIMPSON SLOWLY BRAZIL STATES JOIN REGAINS STRENGTH. IN REVOLT.

....

OPERATION MAY YET BEMARTIAL LAW ESTABLISHED

ATTEMPTED.

EVERYWHERE.

(THROUGH REDTEN'S AGENCY.)

(REDTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.

NEW YORK, Oct. 6. Five more Brazilian States are reported to have joined in the re- bollion led by General Da Cunha

TIENTBIN, October 7, Mr. Lenox Simpson's condition gives ground for more optimism.

It is stated that he is slowly regaining strength, and should thin condition continue an operation for the removal of the bullet may yet Janeiro that the Government has

bo attempted.

LAHORE, Oct. 7. The special tribunal sitting on the Lahore conspiracy case concluded the protructed trial of persons no- cused of being concerned in the murder of Mr. Saunders, assist ant Superintendent of Police, in 1028, when three men, Bhagat Singh, Raj Guru and Bush Dor, However, most of the natural were sentenced to death, seven were functions of his body have been The worst spot is Wpsuch, where sentenced to transportation for life, retarded, and it is feared that at over 2,000 Communists, formerly, the including Kishori Lal and Jai Dov,best he can only live as a hopeless Nanking troops have captured Forty-Afth Nationalist Division, while Kunan Lal was sentenced to cripple.

which revolted in October Inat year, | eight years' rigorous imprisonment, A slight Improvement Reported. are in control.

Prem Dutt to five years' imprison-

TIENTSIN, Oct. 6. Most of the ordinary inhabitants ment and three others. F'erc Enquiries made at the hospital this evening disclose that Mr. Lenox Simpson is still holding his

His Majesty's Thanks to France.

PANIA, Oct.. 7.

The vernacular papers state that In connection with the trans- the main Kuominchus armies are portation of the airship victims, withdrawing to the north bank of Thousands of people packed the Lord "Tyroll, on behalf of His the Yellow River, while Lu Chung Town Hall Square and the crepe- Majesty the King, has written toin and other Generals in the Premier Tardieu expressing his vicinity of Chengshow are covering draped streets leading to the station and saluted the passage of sleep, appreciation and personal their retreat.

gratitude, and thanks for the the bodies of the R.101 victims on 47 gun carriages, from which the assistance rendered by the French coffins were transferred to special Government and the local authori- ties of Beauvais and Allonne, and trains despatched to Boulogne.

All the banke and most of the dwelling on the presence of M. shops were closed in conformity Tardieu and official representatives city on the morning of the 5th, with the decree of national mourn of the Fronch services at to-day's while the Nanking troops took over apear to have fled from the dis acquitted.

ing.

Distinguished Mourners.

Aeroplanes hummed overhead as

the Portège moved off procoded by

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ceremony as a mark of the tics of friendship and close sympathy. ing the two countries.

unit

PARIS, Oct. 6. The British Ambassador, Lord

a squadron of picturesque Spahis Tyrrell, has left for Beauvais,

and other representative detach ments, and in the procession walk- ed the Premier of France, M. Tar- dieu, the French Air Minister, M. Laurent Bynne, Lord Tyrrell, Bri! tish Ambassador, and French/civil and military officials.

The Under-Secretary, Mr. Mon. tague, Mr., Wedgewood Benn, and Sir John Salmond were present in the procession.

Victims Identified.

BSAUVAIS, Oct. 6.

Prime Minister's Reference to

Disaster,

LONDON, Oct. 7, Rotorence was made to the R.101 disaster by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald in his address at the Labour Party | Conference nt Llandudno when he alluded to humanity's inherent quality for pioneering that had driven our forbears through un. charted seas and untrodden lands.

"At last 'we are in the air, and we shall conquer the air as we have

conquered the desert and the sea." (Cheers.)

Guarded by soldiers with fixed bayonets, the bodies were lying all morning in the Town Hall He paid a warm tribute to the Allonne, near the scene of the Government and people of France disaster. The British Air Attaché for their wonderful friendly helpful- and a doctor arrived and began theness, and, finally, for the honour work of identification. It proved a shown to our dead. long and difficul task.

The Air

Ministry supplied a list of the valu ables and trinkets carried by the victims, as these are the sole menas of identification.

Seven Survivors.

LONDON, Oct. 6. The Air Ministry officially an nounces that a total of 55 persons In some the remains were only identifiable was aboard the R.101, namely, by their teeth

спасе

that 40 bodies have been recover

The bodies, escorted by a guarded; there was ono death in hospital, of-honour, were removed this after. and there remain seven survivors.

These figures agree with the list noon to the Town Hall at Beauvais,

of persons aboard when the airship where they lie in state

left Cardington,

A number of British flags, one on each cothin, is being sent by nir from Britain.

..

The examination of the bodies at Allonne has taken longer than was expected.

Only three out of 20 bodies have

been identified.

The remains have been placed in coffins of polished oak and brought

from the Town Hall of Beauvais by motor vans and placed in the chapelle ardente.

There were moving scenes and reverential crowds both at Allonne

and Beanvais.

Watched Day and Night, The sgion of the Town Hall has been propayed as a chapelle ardente, and the coffins have been covered with wreaths of flowers by the citizens of Beauvais-

men

A guard-of-honour consisting of ex-Service

nurses is and keeping watch over the coffins day and night, while the public file past the open door of the salon.

Memorial Service at Beauvais, The bodies will be taken to the Cathedral at ten o'clock to-morrow when the Bishop of Beau- morning vais will conduct a memorial ser- vice. They will then be conveyed on gun-carriages to the station and placed on a special train for Calais. A regiment of Spahia will render military honours, and troops from the garrisons of Beauvais, Com- *piegne, and Senlis will line the

streets.

So far the bodies of only five members of the crew of the R.101 have been positively identified. They include Potter, who survived the R.38 disaster.

Honour of General Burial.

A letter is being sent to the re- Intives of all the victims of the H.101 disaster, suggesting that in view of the impossibility of identi- fying the great majority of the bodies, all the bodies be accorded the honour of general burial, with a view to a single memorial being erected at their resting place, prob- ably at Cardington.

Memorial Service in St. Paul's.

the R.101 victims will be held in The official memorial service for

St. Paul's, London, at noon, October 10,

on

The bodies, will be brought from Boulogne to Dover aboard destroyers.

two

(THROUGH REUTEN'S AGENCY.] German Expert's Evidence At, Enquiry.

BERLIN, Oct. 8. Commenting, upon the R.191 dis- aster, the newspapers and aviation experts, including Dr. Eckoner, the designer and commander of the Graf Zeppelin, emphasise the necce. sity for all airships to be filled with non-inflammable helium gaa, instead of hydrogen

The hope is expressed that the

United States, which has a mono- poly of helium, and forbids its ex port except in very limited quanti ties, will now raise the embargo.

The British Government has in- vited Dr. Eckener to London to give expert evidence at the enquiry into the disaster.

(Wah Tas Tat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, Oct. 7.

Chengchow,

Tho Kuominehun evacuated the

the city the following day.

Chiang Kai Shek is leaving Kai- feng for Chengchow.

LOYANG EXPECTED TO FALL TO-DAY.

{TuRovɑA REVIEN'S AGENOY.]

NANKING, Oct 7. A message from Hankow statee that the Government troops cap- tured the west railway station at Loyang, which is expected to fall

to-morrow,

·

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE) ***Homage to Gallant Men."

RUGEY, Oct. 6. When the heads of the delega tions to the Imperial Conference met to-day their arst act was to pass the following resolution:-

"We, the members of the Im- perial Conference, desire to place on record our great sorrow at the disaster to airship R.101 and the loss of so many brave and valu- ablo lives.

"On behalf of all parts of the British Commonwealth, we pay homage to the gallaat men who have given their lives as pioneers in the cause of human progresy, and we wish to express our heart- felt grief for their bereaved fanii- lics. To our Chairman we offer our drop sympathy at the loss of a distinguished colleague and a well-loved friend."

The meeting stood in silence to paas the resolution.

It had been moved by the Cann- dian Premier, Mr. R. B. Bennett. who briefly expressed his sense of the irreparable loss sustained in the death of so many pioneers of aerial navigation.

The Australian Premier, Mr.

trict.

The Reds are heavily firing on shipping, and Chinese gunboats have proceeded to the scene in an attempt to silence the Red bat teries.

FENG AND «"WANG CONFERRING.

(THROUGH REUTER'N AGENOK.J.

PEPING, Oct. 7.

Feng Yu Heiang is reported to have departed from Chengchow for Shihohinchuang.

Wang Ching Wei has left Tai yuanfa to meet. Feng Yu Hsiang at Shihchinchuang.

HONAN PROVINCIAL

GOVERNMENT.

LIU SHIH AFPOINTED,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

NANKING, Oct. 7. Liu Shih, Commander of the First Division, has been gazetted Chair- of the Honan Provincial Government.,

AMERICAN LEGION

CONVENTION.

"THE SUREST LIFT TO THE

·COMMON MAN.”

[EBUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE,]

FAMOUS AMERICAN RACEHORSE RETIRED.

WINNER OF SIXTY-FIVE THOUSAND STERLING.

(NEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICN)

NEW YORK, Oct. 7, Gallant Fox, the greatest money maker on the Ameriesa turf, has boon retired to the stud by its owner, Mr. William Woodward, of

New York.

Gallant Fox was the winner of nearly all the important races in America, including the Kentucky Derby (£10,000) and the Belmont. Stakes (£16,000),

Gallant Fox earned £45,000 during tho present season.

AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL AND

SOCIAL STRUCTURE,

OWD.

If anything, his general condition is slightly improved.

A REMARKABLE INTERVIEW

ALLEGED CORRUPTION IN

TIENTSIN CUSTOMS.

Unexpected and embarrassing neutoness was displayed by a cor respondent for the Shanghai Even ing Post in an interview, touching upon the possibility that B. Lenox Simpson, until recently Commis sioner of Customs for the Northern régime at Tientsin, might be shot,

All Banks Ulosed.

It is reported from Rio de

erdered all banks to be closed until further notice with a view to pre- renting speculation in oxchange.

Air Mail Services Suspended, Air mail services from Brazil have also been, suspended.

Martial Law Established, Martial law has boon, establish- jed all over Brazil until December

81,

Naval Blockade of Revolting Districts.

Fodoral warship, are proceeding. to the south in order to blockade the revolting districts,

Reserves Called Up.

NEW YORK, Cat, 7., The Brazilian Government”have called up the First and Secogid Anny Rezervos and have requini- tioned all foodstuffs at Rio

Janeiro.

IMPERIAL CONFERENCE. INTER-IMPERIAL RELATIONS.

(THROUGH REUten's agency.) Just five days after the interview was published, a group of Chinoze

LONDON, Oct. 7. gunmen entered Mr. Simpson'a The Moses Room in the House house in Tientsin and shot him. of Lords, containing the large The interview praised Mr. Simp-painting of Moses bringing down son's work at head of the Customs the Tablets of the Law from the and purported to reveal extensive mountain, is the appropriate set- graft under former régimes. Itting for the first meeting of the declared the Simpson. rule to be Imperial Conference Committee on highly efficient, and quoted the the constitutional aspects of inter then Commissioner on an alleged Imperial relations.

gigantic swindla which has been going on for years," saying that

Alleged Evasion of Customs, "As the result of a ring of about 65 brokers working with certain dishonest individuals in the Cus toms service, we calculate that a sum of at least 10,000,000 tuels has been lost to the Customs during the last three years

FREEDOM FROM CONFLICTS DURING ECONOMIC CRISIS.

(REDTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE]

BOSTON, Oct. 8. Addressing the annual conven- bion of the Federation of Labour, President Hoover declared that the demonstration throughout the na tion of co-operation and team play, and the absence of conflict during the present depression, had increased them represented as.. rd tho stability and wholesomeness of the American industrial and so- cial structure.

"We are justified in feeling that HORTON (Mass.), Oct. 6. Describing the Kellogg Briand something like a new and improved Fact of Peace and the London tool has been added to our working Naval Agreement as two mementous kit for the solution of future pro- victories on the road to peace, Problems," Scullin, in seconding, said that ident Hoover, addressing the an

The President expounded. the only last Friday he had met Lord nun convention of the American American economio conception Thomson and Sir Sefton Branoker, Legion to-day, said that by the that industry must be constantly who had been full of enthusiasm on naval agreement the United States renovated by scientific research and linking up Britain and Australia by had silenced the high dangers of invention; that labour welcomes airways and had arranged to dis

labour-saving devices; that the competitive naval building. cuss the matter further when they

Ameries, he added, haut safe vings thereby made shell be shar- returned from India.

guarded her defence by obtaining ed by labour, the employer, and the Mr. Scullin also made feeling, re- parity with the greatest naval consumer ference to the death of Squadron power in the world, assured the Leader Palatra, of the Royal Ane-maintenance of an efficient Navy tralian Air Force.

as a first line of defence and de- monstrated to, the world by limit ing their strength that America equato defence.

Prime Minister's Tribute to Lord

Thomson.

He believed that America thereby was making more progress toward security and better living than countries continuing the old wage conceptions, and patching up the

(UNITED PRESS.] President Pleads for Faith.

In replying, Mr. Ramsay Maeeks no doarination but only ad-old system with doles. Donald paid affectionate tribute to Lord Thomson, with whom he was on the closest terms of intimacy, describing him as the dearest of his colleagues.

.

Memorial Service in London.

There is no financiel, traditional or military imperialiam in the American heart, he added. We have soon, the erection of many new democracies since the wor. We have seen some of them fall by the

A memorial servics for the vic.wayside, some to strong men and time of R.101 will be held in St. one to the mob...

Strange now doctrines are being Paul's Cathedral on Friday.

The boding were to-day taken presented to us in alluring lan- from Allonne to. Beauvais, where guage. Self-government is being they will be lie in the Town Hall questioned, but we in America have until tomorrow's service; in the proved it the surest lift to the com- Afterwarde moa -MAN,

Beauvais Cathedral, they will be taken on a special train to Calais and transferred to British warships, which will bring them bome.

Franco's Profound Sympathy,

H.M.S. REVENGE.

**We have established the fact that for a recognised fee of 20 taoļs per case, a merchant could get goods of any nature passed through as being of any other nature he desir

Under the chairmanship of Lord. Sankey, the Committon began its discussion of the projected Empire Tribunal to deal with inter-Im- porial, disputes in order to avoid) recourse to the similar court at The Hague,

(BRĪTISH WIRELESSTM BERVICE}" Empire Nationality Problem.",

Rugny, Oct. 6. In the absence of Mr. Ramsay

MacDonald, Chairman of the Im perial Conference, who had gone to the Labour Party Conference st Llandudno, and of the Canadian To make this ring safe and to Premier, Mr. Bennett, who, as head give them a scapegoat in case dan of the delegation from the senior gerous inquiries were made, there Fominion is his deputy, the meet-

dummy " firm was always one

ing of the heads of delegations which did not exist excopt as s

was this afternoon presided over name on invoices.

"We have now a proper system by Mr. Scullin, Premier of Austra of registering brokers and halding, which stands next to Canada deposits which would make such a insonlórity among the Dominions. thing impossible. The fact that our

~Constitutional Aspects of Inter returns are now increasing and ex-

Imperial Relations: creding previous collections proves that these are no idle claims." The meeting completed the pre- Himinary discussions of variona constitutional aspects of inter-Im- petiol relations begun laat week, and referred various matters for examination and report to a Com mittoo sos up under the chairman- ship of Lord Sankey

An Awkward Question. The portion of the interview deal- ing with a possible assault upon the Commissioner appeared in the Post as follows:-

"And now for the last ques tion," I said with some attempt to levity. What is your idea of the future of the Tientsin Customs, and is it true that in the event of Nan- king coming North, you may be shot at dawn!

Among the matter, so dealt with was the question of nationality and the question" of appeals of citizens in the Dominions to tho Judicial. Committee of the Privy Council.. These questions are hedged about. Mr Simpson did not oven smile with complicated legal and techni CLEVELAND, OH1o, Oct. 2. 27

at this crude sally, but merely gave cal issues, which the legal minde i me the impression that in his the Bankey Committoo will con- In an address dolieverod to-day. before the Bankers' Association opinion it had lost its freshness by sider in the light of experience since the decisions of the lost Im hero, President Hoover declared much repetition. that he believes faith in the future I can only say," he said," that perial Conference four years ago.

I believe the South will never sub- As to the nationality question in of the United States is the great due, the North: Various arrange the past, citizens of the Common- presont nood in order to

dispel

monta may be made which would wealth took British nationality. as He is of the view, he continued, affect the future of the Tientsin natural course, but in recent the economis depression. that such dopression will be shor: Customs, but the Northem people, years the Dominions have develop- tened commensurate with the de- speaking generally, are to-day more ed their own nationalities as dis gree of confidence which American contented than they have ever been tinet unite within the Common

wealth. Although remaining com-? bankers are able to instill in their before."

At the time of the attempted prehensively British, the question chouts through counsel and specific

asanssination; Nanking's power had arises whether an advantage, Hes szsistance, bed

with- President Hoover suggested that not been formally extended to in having seven nationalities inquiry might develop the fact that Tientain, but Marshal Chang Hsueh in British citizenship. This will be the present system of taxes on Liang, of Mukden, had taken over discussed in all its implications, Tiontain and Peiping with at least with emphas laid upon the advan- flation by etrangling the free move the outward show of direction from tage of continuing in some form

Nanking... ment of land and securities.

British as well as individual Cond- monwealth citizenship,

The French nation are all dis- RUMOURS OF DISAFFECTION capital gains directly encourages in playing the profoundest sympathy and their authorities are giving all practical help and Franch troops are rendering military honoura to the dead. D

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVIOR.] America's Monopoly of Helium. New York, Oct. 8.

The Premier, M. Tardieu, will be Mr. Fred Britten, the chairman of the Naval Affairs Committee of at Beauvais to attend the departare the House of Representatives, has of the victims.

Lord Tyrrell, British Ambassador announced that he will spot in Paris, arrived there to-day. legislation to permit the exports.

A constant stream of mesinges

and from foreign Governments organisations and individuals in all parts of the world.

It is understood that a definito tion of helium gas for the use of has been received in London from total of 40 bodica recovered has foreign Government aircraft, follow beon finally reached by counting ing the catastrophe which overtook the skulls.

the British R.101. Thezo remains, and Radcliffe'a body, will be borne to the railway station on 47 gun-carriages,

The two destroyers, which have been detailed to convey the coffins to Britain are the Tribute and the Tempest,

Government circles, in this oon nection, drew attention to tho possibilities of the exhaustion of the United States' supply of helium by exportation and to the issus of arming other nations with a mili- tary faollity at present absolutely controlled by the United States. * KUB.A. Gondolences,

WASHINGTON,

Personnel of Commission. Pho-personnal of the commission of haviss i ponospeed, and con sists of eight Brilon and our resucht Tito for has the French experts, including Squadron his condolences to ILM. King Leader Booth, the Commander of George and Mr. Hamsay MacDonald the R.100%

on the R101 disaster.

Authoritative Statement to be Anyon, Issued, fu

Throughout to day British and French air experts were still on. 'gaged on an 'examination of the wrecked airship. The authenticity is denied of certain statements pub lished purporting to express the pintor of Airtelle regarding the available information has been col lected and correlated; an authorita tivo statement will be issued.

DISPELLED.

(THROUGH MAUZER'S AGENDY,)

Railway Programmsa Crippled. LONDON, Oct. 7 Ho deplored the provisions of the It appears that the rumours cur-Transportation Act which prevent. rent at Nice of disaffection on board the railways from enlarging their HMS. Revenge are merely on construction programmes during exaggeration of the breaking of reriod, of nation-wide depression, hundreds landed daily. lease by a very few men out of the thua giving employment and assist

fing the entire country. No arrests have been made.. Admiralty's Categorical Statement.

LATER

The Admiralty, in the course of a statement, categorically denies the rumour of insubordination by men on board H.M.5. Revenge.

The President advocated that oporate with the Federal Reserve bankors of the United States co System in order to maintain an ample supply of money at low rates

BULGARIAN ROYAL BETROTHAL.

DISPENSATION PROBLEM NOT YET, SOLVED.

(TMMOYONI AZUTED'S AGENOT.)

The Brakoy Committee, to which technical these and many more maptera are being reforred, holds its first meeting to-morrow,

··· POLITICAL TROUBLE IN.

·ROUMANIA,

KING AND CABINET NOT, IN AGREEMENT.

Roue, Oct 6." The official organs of the Vatican, Osservatore Romane, statos that, contrary to Press reports, the dif

(THROUGH REUTER'S: ADRNOY.], The fundamental basis of pros faulties regarding the dispensation

BUKHAREST - Oct, 0. perity has been undisturbed, Mr. for the marriage of King Boris of

The Prime Minister, Maniu, The statement says that out of Hooyor asserted, and he said that Bulgaria and Princess Giovanni, average 340 granted shore leave already there are signs of improve the third daughter of King Victor leader of the Ponsant Party, who

Emmanuel, dally during the niin days stay dont in the situation.

not yot

been brought back King Carol, BB re America' has suffered less than solved. Golle Juan, 33 returned late, and

god as a sequel to trouble with

two were posted as deierientertain other countries comb of Tho difficultius aries from the

his collea

C

to return and behaving disrespect unrest as a result of prevailing low of the Greek Orthodox Church; fully to the captain and complain commodity prices, according to the while Princess Giovanni is a Roman Cabinet and the King aro really at ing of the food are quite untrue.

President.

Catholic.

the relations, between the

the bottom of the trouble.