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FUKIEN BANDIT OUTRAGE.

FOREIGN MINISTER'S 'MOST PROFOUND REGRET.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGRNOY.]

SANKING, Oct. 13. Interviewed regarding the murder

PRICE OF PEACE PRESERVATION.

HEAVY SACRIFICE BY CONTENDING FACTIONS,

(TUROBOYS HEUTERʼN AGENCY. J

NANKING, Oct. 13' Speaking at the National Govern- of Miss Nettleton and Miss Harment Office this morning, Chiang rison, Dr. C. T. Wang, oreign Kai Shek ztated that 400,000 Kuo- Minister, expressed the most pro- minchus troops and 200,000: Shanel found regret and promised that im- troops participated in the recent mediate steps would be taken by revolt, of which approximately the National Government for the 150,000 suffered casualties, while complete suppression of the out the Nationasists lost 30,000 in killed and 60,000 wounded.. This heavy sacrifice has been made for the preservation of peace and unity.”

Jawa.

"The Chinese people are even more indignant over this outrage than our British friends, and the whole nation is ut one with ine in

extending our heartfelt sympathy

with the victims' families."

Dr. Wang suid he sincerely re- grotted that the incident took place in the region controlled by the rehel

Freedom of Press.

be granted to the Press, provided Henceforth absolute freedom will

expressions of opinion are not con-

trary to the "San Min Principles."

Even the defeated leaders will be La Haing Pang, who had previouslyvided they are constructive, but any

allowed to submit proposals, pro kidnapped six members, of the Fukien Provincial Government when group wishing to use military force

will be drastically suppressed. the Central Government were busily engaged in suppressing the North-

ern rehellion, Now that the latter | CHINA STATION COMMAND.

has been accomplished, the Govern- ment troops will be immediately released for suppressing the Com- | munist bandits, and · finally exter. minating the Red menace,

U.S. UNDERWORLD "KING.”

UNKNOWN ASSAILANT SHOOTS JACK DIAMOND.

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[RECTZE'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

NEW YORK, Oct. 12. Mr. Jack Diamond, the "king" of the American underworld, was shot by an unknown assailant whilst dining in a New York hotel to-day. -

He was seriously injured and kind to be removed to hospital, where an' operation bas been per-

formed.

Gangland Sensation Follows Bhooting.

CHICAGO, Oct. 13. Following the shooting of Jack Diamond, there was another acasa yesterday raided the home of tion; in gangland when the police

VICE-ADMIRAL KELIÝ DUE EARLY NEXT YEAR.

(THROUGH REVTAN'S AGENCY. }

LONDON, Oct. 19. Vice-Admiral Kelly will sail from London on January 21 by the P. & O liner Rawalpindi, to assume the Command of the China Station.

VALUABLE GIFT TO

NANKING.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1930.

KUOMINTANG AT

PEIPING...

STRICT SUPERVISION OF ACTIVITIES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENOT.]

INDIAN FRONTIER DISORDERS.

MEASURES AGAINST THE AFRIDI TRIBESMEN."

(THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY,]

Petriso, Oct. 13.

SILA, OCL 12.

The Municipal and Provincial

An official communique by the Headquarters of the Kuomintang, Government of India dealing with the North-West which the Shansi leaders closed the situation on during last spring, has been reopen. Frontier, where Afridi tribesmen ed by order of the Bureau of Public have been causing trouble for some Safety under the instructions of months, states that the frontier Chang Hsueh Linng, but it is under tribes have, besa quibt now for some abood, that its activities will be weeks, but the settlement with the strictly superviard, and it will not Afridia has not yet been reached. be allowed to display posters which Up to the present the 'Afridi leaders have shown no signs of ot are likely to canso disturbances;

The activitios of labour agitators tending tho jirga summoned by the.

Chief Commissioner, will also be carefully controlled.

EMPEROR OF ABYSSINIA.

DUKE OF GLOUCESTER TO ATTEND CORONATION.

(BRITISH" WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, Oct. 12. The King's third. son, the Duke of Gloucester, who is due to loave for Abyssinia on Thursday to be present at the coronation of the new Emperor, Ras Tafari McKon- nen, paid a farewoll visit to the King and Queen at Sandringham yesterday.

It is the first time that a mem

On the contrary, Well disposed ele ments who started on the journey were forced back by strong armed recalcitrants.

BRAZIL REVOLUTION BRITAIN-AUSTRALIA R.101 COMMISSION'S

RESTRICTED.

GOVERNMENT FORCES CONTROL SITUATION.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 12.. According to the Federal Govern- mont, the revolution is restricted to three States, Minas Geraes, Rio Grande do Sul, and Parahyba, hut the Government forces control the situation.

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"Patriot Battalions" have been formed everywhere to defend low and order.

BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 19. The rebels control all northern Brazil, according to the insurgent beadquarters,

Federal Troop Train Crashes into

* Ravine.

The Associated Press, quotes a report that a train carrying 1,000 Brazilian Federal troops was de- railed between Sao Paolo and Santos, and crashed into a ravine.

FLIGHTS.

HILL AHEAD OF HINKLER'S RECORD.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BASRA; Oct. 13. The airmen Chabot, and, Pink-

thorne have arrived at Jask.

Elagaford Smith at Buzhire.

r

INQUIRY..

WORK AT ALLONNE COMPLETED.

TURITION WIRELESS BERVICE:]

RUGBY, Oct. 12. The commission set up to .con- dret a technical enquiry into the -loss of the airship H.101 has com pleted its work. at Allonne, and the

Major Kingsford-Smith has arrivseyen British experts with several éd at Bushire.

Hill at Akyab.

AKYAB, Oct. 13. Flight-Lieut. Hill landed here at 8.43 this morning after a night flash from Allahabad,·

He is ahead of Bort Hinkler's timé.

GERMANY BORROWING

IN AMERICA.

SUBJECT TO REICHSTAG LEGISLATION.

(REVIER'8' AMERICAN SERVICE.]

Therefore, the Government; with a view to preserving order in the Kajura Plain

and protecting Peshawar and other frontier, posla, has decided to build a number of strategic roads in the region and thus retpove the cover the tribes derive from the trackless nature, of the country between Peshawar and SATISFIED THAT TARIFFS ARE G8125,000,000 has been placed at the foothills.

FRENCHMEN IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

MR. W. GRAHAM ON UNEMPLOYMENT.

NOT THE REMEDY.

NEW YORK, Oct. 12.

engineers from Cardington lofs yesterday by aeroplano for England.

More than two hundredweight of parts from the wrecked airship have also been transported by air to England.

Heavy parts of the wreckage will - bo transferred to England during the next few days, French engineers have been engaged to cut away the wreckage from the essential parte, including the engine, weighing three, and a half tong, by means of oxy-. acetylene flame, **

Injured Survivors Making Good- Progress.

The three injured survivors of the disaster in Beauvais Hospital are

Messrs, Leg Higginson & Com-reported to be making good pro- pany announce that a credit of gress.

the disposal of the German Gov. ernment by a group of internation- al banks, subject to the Reichstagʼn passing of suitable legislation au- thorising the credit and providing

her of the Royal Family has paid CONGRESS OPENED AT PARIS, of the Board of Trade, speaking for a repayment plau

an official visit to Abyssinia.

The Duke is taking many prosents for the new Emperor, including some sporting guns and several very valuable Abyssinian manu- scripts that have been in England for some, centuries. He will make the presentations immediately or his arrival at Menelik Palace ni Addis Ababa, where a spacious Nanking, Oct. The Kun Min suite of rooms, walled in mother- last May to the effect that News Agency published a report of-pearl and gold and hung with ailkon tapestries, has been prepar valued manuscript autobiographyed for him.

MANUSCRIPT AUTOBIO GRAPHY OF DR. SUN.

A

of Dr. Sun Yat Sen had been pre- The Duke will be the principal | sented to the Government by the guest at numerous ceremonies con- Inte Dr. Cantlie's family.

pected with the coronation, which The Wu Vin correspondent will last for a wook, learnt last week at the Ministry After the conclusion of the core. of Fareiga Affairs that the report monies, the Duko will undertake a was not from Dr. Cantlie's family, of Abyssinia, and before roturning was inaccurate. The manuscript game hunting trip in the uplands

"Scarface" Al Capone in the but was suburb of Cicero,

The poles found

"Scarface "

{THLOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

PARIS, Oct. 13. The fourth congress of French. men residing in foreign countries has been opened.

M. Freydet. Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce at Shang- hai, was present.

SOLICITOR-GENERAL RESIGNS.

ILL-HEALTH GIVEN AS THE REASON.

بھر

(THROUGH REUTER'S AUERÜT.)

LONDON, Oct. 12. Sir James Melville, K.C., the Solicitor-General in the Labour signation on the grounds of ill Government, has tendered his rs

health. from Dr. Herbert A. home from Aden he will pay a Giles, the world-famous sinologue, semi-official visit to British Somali who is the Professor of Chinese land.

had flown, but they arrested 29 men Literature at Cambridge Univers and one wOHEN,

ity, England, and was formerly one of His Britannic Majesty's Consula in China.

LULL IN KWANGSI.

IRONSIDES" OFFER TO

SURRENDER.

Dr. Giles donated the many script to the Government knowing that it would be highly prized and treasured by the Chinese people as a national heirloom. His gift was inspired by anxiety that it might he lost if it was not passed on to

responsible quarter.

written in 1897, Dr. Giles has sent the following interesting statement:

me an account of his life.

EXHIBITION OF PERSIAN

TREASURES.

CROWN JEWELS OF THE SHAH.

(BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.]

RUGBY, Oct. 12.

A section of the Persian art

treasures which are to be display. ed at the International Exhibition of Persian art at the Royal Acado my in January arrived in a British ship which reached London docks yesterday.

of

the

There is a lull in the fighting in Kwangsi as the Kwangsi troops are remaining on the defensive while their opponents, the Cantoneso, are taking a rest, The Yunnancão

"In 1897, when preparing my The treasures include the Crown have also ceased their attack upon Chinese Biographical Dictonary, jewels of the Shah of Persia, Nanning. The fact that the Can. | 1 became acquainted with, Sun Yat | jewel-studded weapons and orna toneso Commander-in-Chief, General. So, and asked him to write for rents, a set of silver vessels ssid This to have been owned by Abbasid Chen Taai Tong, has still not rehe kindly did; and after using his Caliph Haroun nl - Rashid turned to the Kwangsi front from MS. as required, I kept the origin. Bagdad, who figures in Canton indicates that the war situn-alce a souvenir for many years. "Arabian Nights,' And A number

"At the "beginning of this year, [of gold and silver woven carpeta. I had the MS. very handsomely

The remainder of the exhibit will bound by Gray of Cambridge; and roach London within the next five after some negotiation, the present weeks in two parts, and thờ au Chinese Minister in London, Dr. thorities will thus have ample tims Sre, offered to forward it to Nas-to display them to the beat advant king as a permannent record. Ac age for the winter exhibition. cordingly, it was delivered at the Legation by Madam Lindren-Ma- men, well-known in Manchuria,

tión is at a standstill.

It is stated in Canton military circles that in view of the recent triumph of the Government troops in the North, Chiang Kai Shek has decided to detail a.section of the Cantonose divisions under Chiang

Kwang Nai and Tsoi Ting Kai, to and I hold His Excellency's re assist in the campaign in Kwangai.ccipt for the same."

RUSSIAN DUMPING ON

CHINA MARKET.

HUGE QUANTITY OF WHEAT LANDED

SPANISH LABOUR.

AGITATORS:

IMPUDENT, ACTIVITIES TO DISCONTINUE.

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"[THEOUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY.}

MADRID, Oct. 12. An official noto states that tho Government on Friday took anorge,

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Rvory, Oct. 12. Mr. William Graham, President

at Edinburgh last night, said the Government would do everything | possible to develop the houne mar- ket in view of the present unem ployment. He was, however, entis- fied that there was no-remedy in tariffs and even less in any form of fiscal retaliation by the United Kingdom.

WARNING TO KING OF EGYPT.

COUSIN AND DISSOLUTION ISSUE.

Cairo, October 9.-A stern warn- ing to King Fuad to desist from the allegedly contemplated dissolution of Parliament and the introduction

in the French nowapaper here by of electoral reforms was published

the King's cousin, Abbas Halim, who is himself a member of the Wald party.

the realization of the King's scheme Halim in his article insists that

must result in bloodshed and civif strife and ends with an appeal to

ELECTION FERVOUR IN

AUSTRIA.

THREE NEWSPAPERS SUSPENDED.

BRITAIN LEADS IN WIRE- LESS TELEPHONE SERVICE."

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PRE-EMINENT POSITION IN WORLD'S SYSTEM,

[BRITISH WIRELESS DERVICE.]

RUGBY, Oct. 12- The Fostmaster-General, Mr. Locs Smith, speaking at Birming ham last night, said the Post Office had a large part to play in the future in Imperial questions.

The latest work of the Post Office

Vienna, October 0-Three nowa- | papera including. Austria's repre- in the Imperial sphere consisted in sentative organ Nene Freie Press the development of a series of wire- were temporarily suspended to-day less telephone services whereby by the order of the Government on conversations in the buman voice, account of their attacks on the would be conducted with the Domi

slation at Minister of the Interior and leader ions. Through the of the semi-Fascist" Homeguarde "Bugby, the largest and most power- ful in the world, the wireless tele- Prince Starhemberg.

phone service between London and New York carried far more mes sages than any other commercial telephone service in the world.

This incident well characterizes the intensity of the present election campaign which, although the poll-

will probably produce a number of ing day is still a whole month dis

further sensational reverberations.

tant, is already in full swing and

SOCIALISTS LEAD IN

FINLAND..

the King to save the country from CLEAR GAIN BY COMMUNIST such a catastrophe.

Sir James Melville is a compara- tively recent acquisition to the Labour Party. He contested Gates- head for the first time at the gen eral election of 1998, gaining a clear majority over three opponents, and a majority over the Conservative runner-up of 16,749. Called to the Bar at the Middle Temple in 1903, he was in the chambers of Mr. Douglas Hogg, now Viscount Hail- sham, the ex-Lord Chancellor, for many years and had a leading com non practice as a junior. He has the reputation of being a sound wife was secretary to the late Mr. FRAUD INVOLVING MILLIONS. lawyer and a lucid advocato. Hia Bonar Law, His advancement has been unusually rapid. only 45 years of age.

He is now

AMERICAN NAVY REORGANIZED.

REDUCTIONS UNDER LONDON NAVAL TREATY.

ASIATIC FLEET ONLY UNIT INTACT,

[UNITED PRESS) Washington, October 8.---Mr. Charles Francis Adams, Secretary of the Navy, today announced a complete reorganization of the U.5, Navy in the interests of economy and national defence.

He ordered Tear-Admiral Wil liam V. Pratt, Chief of Naval Operations, to remove 4,800 men from the payroll, saving millions of dollara for the present fiscal year and G.$3,500,000 for the next fiscal year.

BIG BANK SWINDLE

UNEARTHED.

Paris, October 7-A huge finan. cial swindle involving, it is snid, as much as 4,000 million franes has just been unearthed by the Paris police who, however, refuses · to divulge further details so as not to embarrass the investigations..

SUPPORT.

Helsingfors, October -The pro- visional results of the general elec tions show that, the Socialists bend the list with so far 70 seats, a élcar

ly, to Australia, was opened in May, and arrangements are proceeding to extend the service to New Zealand: it an early date. A direct service. would open within a few months.

The longest telephone Hok, name

There had been secured for Bri tain the central position in the world's system of long-distance telephone service, enabling British. subscribers to communicate by com versation with 90 per cent of all telephone subscribers anywhere on the earth.

gain of 11 as against their former U.S. PRESIDENT ON

59.

It appears that the Communists advised their followers to vote for the Socialists or the Progresives so as to avoid reprisals from the reactionaries. This resulted in the gains for the Socialists and on the other hand only a small number of votes being polled for the Com munista.

TOUR.

· DENOUNCES · SOCIALISM

AND ITS VIOLENCE.

· RELIGIOUS FAITH ESSENTIAL.

[UNITED PRESS]

Two foreigners have already been arrested and other arrests are be lieved to be imminent.. It is under. stood that the arrested men forged

In the new Parliament, the 80- shares of a well-known British com-cialists will most probably be the pany and obtained largo loans from strongest party whereas in the French banks.

former one they only held: second place. The total of seats in the Parliament is 200..

S. Carolina, Octobor 7-Speaking Helsingfore, October -Pre today in the heart of a textile re liminary final reports on the out in which has been recently dis come of the general elections show curled by labour troubles and Com that there will be in the new Parlia nunist disorders, President Hoover ment two-thirds on Socialist vigorously donounced Socialism. majority wherefore it is consider and its violence, as well as Com ed. certain that the constitutional munist ideas which would compel amendments planned by the reac runners to end their race at tionaries against the Communist equality, holding the swiftest to the movement will be carried by the new speed of the most backward. national assembly,

JAPANESE STEEL ON CHINA MARKET.

GOVERNMENT FOUNDRY. PRODUCTS FOR SALE,

Tokyo, Oct. 7.-Arrangements are stated to have been reached be- tween the Yawnta Iron Foundry, which is under the Government control, and the Mitsui and Mitsu bish! firms whereby the latter two firms are to place the steel _pro- |

acts of the Government Iron Foun- and if Safety First became the "It would be a sad day for Eng

dry on the Chinni market.

"It is significoat," the President went on, that some of these schomes dony religion and soek, to expel it I cannot conceive of R economic system that does not have wholesome social order and a sound

No blind materialiam can long

Since the collapse of the anti- Nanking allies in the North, the Kwangsi: Ironsides" forces have Leen greatly handicapped as funda from Yen Hai Shan have been dis-` continued. The Kwangsl troops aro now unwilling to fight on account of their wages not having been paid Drastic measures may have to be tic action against the large num This will be accomplished in part

It is said that the alitsuhishi has ogan, of our race, said Dr. Eits roots in religious faith. for several months.

adopted by the Nanking Govern-ber of labour agitators.

by cutting recruiting down to 200 been given a monopoly of export of F. Hore, the East Bussex coroner, Once again there are rumours of meht against the importation of Many of their loaders were arrest

men instead of 400 a month. Ynwats steels to Dairen and elas at an inquest at Falmer on Ber. peaceful sottioment of the Kwang- cereals from foreign countries. Ited and imprisoned at Barcelona.

There will also be a decommis, where in Manchurin, while the goant Owon Herbert McNair, who engage the loyalfire of mankind. si situation. It is reported that the is stated that a huge quantity of The orders for their arrest sioning of 18 destroyers, two cruis Mitaal has been allotted the field killed while demonstrating to Crime and disobedience are the vary leaders of the Kwangs: Ironside wheat has been dumped into the howover, did not have the effect of ers and 25 submarines, totalling in other parts of China.

troops in an R.A.F. Aachine.It incarnation of destruction of s forces, have dispatched Chung Tino Chinese market from Russia dur restraining some of the agitators. 120,000 tons and laying the ground- By the terms of the agreement is some consolation, he added system whose basce are law, Pui and Wa Ting Yang with an ing the past month,

Both pacifism and militaries The police and the civil guards work for the task to be done in recently signed, the Mitsubishi is that there are gallant young men offer to surrender. It will be ro- Owing to the bountiful crops in have been mobilised at several pro obeying the terms of the London stated to have fixed the monthly who hold their lives cheaply in court danger from abroad, ons pré- nembased, that they have overall Ching

ing this year fo

fear is entertain-vincial capitals.

Naval Limitation Treaty

export of Tawata steel products, performance of their duty." Flightmoting weakness and the other. times offered to surrender but their Ied that an over-supply may reduce Licaoral Berenguer, is Promier There Wil 25:15 u realignment mostly consisting of steel plates, Tajor Tremor dele-de-lisagreed request war repeatedly refused by telling prices to guris on a whition with all stiprandaddress the sides of speeing heroader The Mon the Cantoness on account of their and goremunerative for the far- the week-end developinente that no which will save. an additional while the Mitsui is reported to ho ness that the crash was deliberatosity for exercising the vate in order

tj. unreasonable and excessive,de- | mers.

conspiracy against the State had G. 83,140,000 n-year..::

considering making a contract for to avoid hurting the troops. He to enjoy the benefits of citizenship. manda. This timo, they demand

Leon discovered. There were only The Asiatic Fleet is the only about the same amount of Yawata thought it was due to low of By The opportunities offered young. indiscreet and impudent nativitica naval unit to be left intact, it was steels for the markete of Shanghaiing speed. "Death by misadven revolutionary heroes are not all in which had to bo stopped

turo" was the" verdiet, and Tlentajn.

the realm of politics, he said,

Whether a ban against imports the release of Marshal Lá Tani Hein of foreign rice and wheat will be

impossed is not yet' decided. as a condition of their surrender.

announced.