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EARTHQUAKE DESTROYS MANAGUA.

FIRE “WILL PROBABLY FINISH THE JOB.”

TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED DEAD.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

PANAMA CITY, Mar. 31.

A terrific earthquake has destroy- ed the city of Managun. The low- honses left standing are on fire.

Fire Spreading..

New Yoxx, Mar, 31. The earthquake at Managua, which occurred at 10 this morning, was short and sharp.

"At least 40 persons were killed, in addition to the collapse of the majority of the buildings.

Thousands Injured.

LATER.

HÓNG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1931.

MAJESTIC HOTEL, SHANGHAI.

SIR R. HO TUNG FORMS BUYING SYNDICATE.

(THOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] ·

SHANGHAI, April 1. Sir Robert Ho Tung, with six! others, has formed a syndicate for the purchase of the Majestio Hotel for the sum of Taels 3,800,000,

should the Municipal Council de. line its option, which expires on April. 16.

According to the latest advices the death-roll in Managua is 1,000 while it is estimated that several thousands were injured, including a number of American women and children and their relatives, and business and Army mon. The Bri- tish and American Legations have been incinerated and all the Gov.place, as which it has been extreme-

Most of ly popular with Chinchs society. ernment offices wrecked.

the banks, shops and offices have been burned down.

The local wireless station, which

[Managua is the capital of the has transferred its quarters five

Republic of Nicaragua and the miles. outside the City, reports that seat of Government and has a fire broke out in the Market Square total population of 32,536 inhabit and is travelling rapidly west-unts. The Constitution of the Re-

wards.

"It will probably finish the job," President Hoover has ordered the American Red Cross to organise relief immediately.

Death Toll Mounts, Over 400 persons were killed in Managua, according to an estimate of the tropical radio station at Miami, and at least 35 were in cinerated in the collapse of fam ing buildings in the centre of the

town.

National Guardsmen's efforts to check the path of the fiammes were frustrated by the exhaustion of the stocks of dynamite..

Navy to the Rescue.

public came into being on April 5, 1913 The people are principally of mixed Spanish and Indian extraction, with Negro from Jamaica and other islands of the Caribbean, with some Americans, The prevailing form of religion is the Roman Catholic, the cathedral and sent of the Archbishop being in Managua.]

The main object of the syndiente

from demolition in order to retain to preserve the famous ballroom

it ZUN an international meeting

EXTRA-TERRITORIALITY IN CHINA.

OFFICIAL DENIAL OF ANGLO. CHINESE DEADLOCK. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]

JAPANESE WARSHIPS

"THE RIDDLE OF

THE SANDS.".

LAUNCHED.

AIRCRAFT CARRIER AND

· 10,000-TON; CRUISER,

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Toxyo, April 1. To-morrow the new aircraft car-

rier Ryuji, 7,000 tons, will be launched at Yokohama in the pro- sence of Prince Fushimi, who will represent the Emperor, while the 3th inst. will see the launch of the Chokai, the last of Japan's 10,000-

ton cruisers.

JAPANESE DESTROYERS*

REMOVED FROM, LIST.

RENDERED VALUABLE ASSIST. ANCE IN GREAT WAR.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

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TOKYO, April 1. The valuable assistance rendered by the Japanese destroyers patrol and convoy service in the NARKING, April 1. Mediterranean during the Great Replying to enquiries regarding War is recalled by the announce. widespread reports that the extrament that eight destroyers which territoriality negolintions between were built in 1915 and sent to Malta Great Britain and China have under Rear-Admiral Sato in April, reached a deadlock, Bir Miles 1917, have been removed from the

Navy List. NEW YORK, April 1,

Lampion's staff states that thene

The destroyers Wireless messages now catinate are not true.

Sakaki, which was repaired after that the death-roll at Manngun is

The "conversations" have merc-being torpedoed with the loss of likely to reach 2,500.

Eleven hundred dead have ally been suspended over the Easter its Commander and 60 of the crew: ready been found, says the New holidays. York Times correspondent,

Death-Roll Now Twenty-Five

Hundred.....

Prisoners Crushed to Death.

BALBOA, April 1. Another shock of "fair inten. The Navy Department has ordersity" occurred at nine o'clock last ed four naval vessels to proceed to night. Nicaraguan waters, including on

aircraft carrier.

Planes Rushed to Scone.

NEW YORK, Mar. 81. Rear Admiral Smith is leaving Balbos to-night aboard the flagship Rochester for Corinto, Port Mana- gua, where he is expected to arrive en Friday,

The death-roll would have been heavier, hut for the fact that many officials and 40 per cont. of the population had left the city for the sea coast for the Easter holidays.

One hundred and fifty prisoners were crushed to death in the ruins of the collapsed penitentiary,

The earthquake was quite local. The city, which will have to be entirely rebuilt, is now at the mercy of the flames.

Two Naval transport. 'planes have been ordered to take off iminediate- ly from Balbos for Managua within doctors and medical stores.

The fires are no sooner checked one quarter than they break out in another district.

The giant aircraft carrier Lex.

The United States Marines are ington is already steaming at full assisting in the enforcement of speed from Guantanamo, Cuba, to martial-law, and shooting at sight Bluefielde, on the cast const ofis threatened anyone found looting. Nicaragua, whence further 'planes will be despatched to Managun with

medical assistance.

Heroic U.S. Marines.

LATER,

The plan to dynamite "he British

South American Bank building, in which £110,000 in cash is deposited in the safes, in order to divert the advancing fiames from the resi dential districts,

abandoned

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The British Central American Bank and the West Indian Oil Company's buildings wore also wiped out.

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Dr. T. Wang, Foreign Minis- ter, also denies that the negotia- tions have resulted in a deadlock.

CHINA'S "CONSUMPTION

TAX.

SPECIAL IMPOST ON SEVERAL ARTICLES: "

{THROVON REUTER'S AGENCY.]

NANKING, April 1.

The Government has decided to levy a special Consumption Tax of ten per cent, on firecrackers and tea, five per cent, on cocoons and paper, four per cent. on wood, and 25 per cent. on tinfoil,

Porcelain goods will not pay the tax, and firecrackers are exempted if for export.

(Wah Te Tot Pan)

The moans of the injured pinned when it was found that the walls COMMUNISM AT WUCHANG under the debris filled the air as

were so tottery that the laying of United States Marine patrols the charges would be fraught with scrambled over the smouldering. the gravest danger. ruina Managua to succour them. While the fire raged through the central business district volunteers raced ahead of the dames, removing the injured, beedless of the risks from falling walls, and in the only hospital standing United States Marines, doctors and nurses treated hundreds seriously injured.

IIANKOW, Mar. 31, Anxiety is felt regarding the re- vival of Communistic activities in the city of Wuchang. Communists aro making efforts to work up the coolies to a high pitch against the

Damage Soven Million Pounds, LATER. The damage at Managua is pro-law. visionally estimated at £7,000,000.

Above the tragic scene the new

It is believed the bulk of the loss Presidential Palace, built on a hill overlooking the city, stands un-will fall on British insurance com-

panies.

harmed.

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NANKING-BERLIN AIR

SERVICE

ALL-INDIA-

CONGRESS.

INFANT MORTALITY IN HONG KONG.

GREATEST STEP TOWARDS GANDHI'S FAMOUS "ELEVEN | FIGURES FOR TWO YEARS

FINAL ELUCIDATION.

(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, April 1.

What explorers have hailed as

wards the final elucidation of the

POINTS."

(TARQUOIS NEUTER'S AGENCY J

KARACHI, Mar. 31.

A storm of noisy enthusiasm ro- the first and greatest step to sounded throughout the town at riddle of the sands, the crossing midnight, denoting the termination of the Rufinl Khali, the great sandy of Congress, whose final act was desert in South Arabia, has earned the unanimous adoption of a resolu- Mr. Bertram Thomas, who perform-tion consisting of an elaboration of ed the feat last spring, the Founders' Medal of the Geographie al Society.

Mr. Thomas covered the 900 miles in 58 days. He is the first non- Moslem, probably the first man, to cross the hitherto unexplored tract

Afr. Thomas, who is not yet 40 years of age, is the Prime Minister- to the Sultan of Oman.

CHINA'S STAND ON

EXTRALITY.

SETTLEMENT BEFORE MAY 5 PROPHESIED.

ABOLITION TO BE

Gandhi's famous "eleven points," forming the official definition of "Purna Swaraj,” demanding an Indian native Government efdowed with various fundamental' rights; Inging down a catalogue of detailed provisions, including the abolition of the salt duty; a new exchange and currency policy; the reduction of military expenditure by at least half; the fixation of a wage for in dustrial workers, the protection of Indian cloth by the exclusion of foreign yarn; total prohibition, and

the limitation of Civil Servants' salaries to £150.

AGO.

[INNOVOH REUTEr's agenot.)

LONDON, Mar. 31. In the House of Commons lo-day, to a question which another mem-

bor suggested was “moro suitable for the Grand Guignol Theatre than the House of Commons," Dr. Drummond Shiels, Under-Socrotary of State for the Colonies, said that 950 male and 708 female children, aged three or under, were found dead in the streets of Hong Kong in 1959,

(Lord" Passfield stated in the House of Commons recently that it was impossible to make a large population of Chinese bury their doad children. The Government had been striving for years to pre vent the practice. The finding of the corpses of infants in the streets, of a big tity was not un common, and the number found in London was somewhat consider-

able.]

Under the Swaraj," declared MOTORIST TO PAY £750. Gandhi," even the Viceroy will not.

than 500 rupesa GIRL PHAION-RIDER'S

ABSOLUTE. Nanking, March 23.-That the be paid more National Government is soeking monthly." the complete and unconditional abolition of foreign extraterritori- ality in China and is not prepared to agron to day proposal for gradu-mands at the resumed Round theal and piece-meal abolition was Table Conference.

He added that the foregoing would Topresent Congress

de-

intimated by Dr. Wang Chung-

The Anal session was protracted hui, Prosident of the Judicial Yuan, in an interview with Press by the President's rushing that no representatives yesterday.

SEVERE INJURIES.

Before Viscount Finlay at the Manchester Assizes (Civil Court) damages for personal injuries were claimed by Korabel Jones, a brill- iant machinist living at Old Trafford, against Herbert Spencer Chadwick, accountant, of Hayfield Road, New Mila.-

Dr. Wang said: "The Govern decision should be reached until ment in determined to effect a the return of Hindus and Moslems, complete settlement of the question who were temporarily absent pray-the plaintiff was a pillion rider on

before May 5. Judging from the ing. favourable and sympathetic at- titude of the various Powera con-

bability of the Government's hope boing realized.

INAUGURATED AT NANKING. | earned, there is a reasonable pro-

(runovon heuren's Lazycr.) ·

NANKING, April 1.

A Junker's aeroplane hopped off at nine o'clock this morning in augurating the Naking-Berlin Air Service.

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The 'plane stops at Tsinantu, Peining, Mukden and Manchuli.

At Irkutsk the 'plane will meet a Soviet Government Air Service plane, which will carry on the ser- vice to Moscow, where a Luft Hansa plane will meet the latter and continue the flight to Berlin.

Arrival at Palping.

PRIPING, April 1. The Junker's aeroplane from Nanking arrived at three o'clock this afternoon after an excellent

flight.

TOKYO-PARIS FLIGHT.

(THROUGH REUTEE'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, April 1. The French airmco, Burtin and Moenebe, who are on their way back to Paris, left here at 5.30 am. to-day, and are due in Hong Kong at 1 p.m.

Arrival in the Colony. The French airmen, Moenche and Meanwhile, "Red" armed forces. Burtin, arrived at the Kai Tack hiding in the surrounding districts | Aerodrome from Shanghai at one have become active, and a village o'clock yesterday afternoon. south of Wuchang was pillnged yek- terday morning.

In view of the growing gravity of the situation, the Provincial Gor

PRINCE GEORGE ROBBED, BRITISH BUDGET DEFICIT.ernment authorities are mobilising YOUNG ARGENTINIAN STEALS ELEVEN MILLION ON WRONG

JEWELLERY.

[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

New Yoak, Mar, 31.

It is revealed that while the Prince of Wales and Prince George were enjoying, the hospitality of Buenos Aires on March 14, Prince George's bedroom in the British Embnary was broken into and run; sacked, personal jewellery of a considerable value being stolen, but it was recovered by the rolice.

"The thief is alleged to be a pro- minent young Argentininn.

SIDE OF LEDGER.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Mar. 31.

The financial year 1930-41 has instead of a surplus of £2,236,000, ended with a deficit of £23,976,000, for which Mr. Snowden budgeted last April,

Revenue amounts to £775,894,000,

a large number of troops to sup. press them.

PROHIBITION OF FOREIGN FISHING.

BRITISH AIR CHIEF MARSHAL..

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FLIGHT FROM MARSEILLES TO MALTA.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, Mar. 31. The Air Chief Marshal, Sir John Salmond, who is to make an in- spection tour of Air Force Stations The Customs authorities at Canin Maka, Egypt, Palestine, and ton and Swatow have been instruct-trans-Jordania, arrived in Malta

(Wah Tai Yat Pao.)

CANTON, April 1.

ed by the Nanking Government to this afternoon in one of two Iris and expenditure to £700,170,000. prohibit foraiga fshing launches or flying-boats which flew 730 miles

This is the biggest adversa baljunks from entering Chinese waters. from Marseilles in 7 hours. asco.in the national accounts since These instructions are being car-

the financial year 102897, when ried into effect simultaneously at

there was a deficit of £36,883,000.

The present deficit has already been met by borrowings and part. of the deficit is artificial, inas- payment of £11,430,000 to the Binking fund.

The real deficiency, therefore, is £11,845,000

AMERICA'S NEW MINISTER, much, as it is offset by an excess

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UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE

APPOINTED,

(NBUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}

WASHINGTON, Mar. 31, President Hoover has appointed Mr. W. R. Castle, jun., as Under- Becretary of State in succession to the lato Mr. Joseph Cotton

LONDON PRESS HOLIDAY..

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENOT.]

LONDON, Mar, 31. No newspapers are being publish ed in England on Good Friday.

LANCASHIRE COTTON CORPORATION ISSUE.

UNDERWRITERS LEFT WITH -NINETY-SIX PER CENT

[anovGH. DEUTCH'S JGENOX.1

LONDON, Mar. 31, The City is very disappointed with the result of the Lancashire Cotton Corporation's issue,

The underwriters are left with 3 per cent, so that only £60,000 has -been-taken-up-by-the public

Canton and Swatow.

BRITISH ARMY EXPENDITURE,

- PRELIMINARY FIGURES SHOW BUBSTANTIAL DECREASE.

FAMOUS U.S. FOOTBALL

COACH KILLED..

AEROPLANE CRASHES IN

KANSAS.

[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

-Emponia- (Kansas), Mar. 31, Knute Bookne, the famous Notre Dame University football coach, was killed in an aeroplane crash today.

Eight Barned to Death,

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Ruaar, Mar. 31. Answering a question in the House of Commons to-day" tho

LATER. Minister for War, Mr. Tom Shaw, said that preliminary figures show The neroplano in which Kante. ed that only in the case of Great Rockne was killed was one of five Britain was there a substantial Trans-Atlantic passenger 'planer percentage decrease in 1930, com which were firing together from pared with 1924, in national orpen-Kansas City to Los Angeles,

The plane crashed near Emporia, ditura on military services, In the case of Japan there had been a and immediately burnt into Ohmen. Rockne and eight others aboard small decrease, but in respect of France, Italy, the United States, the ill-fated craft were burned to

'death. and-Rusia there were increABOS,

"As to the proposal of gradual and regional abolition reported to have been made by certain Powers, the Government will under no cir- Catances agree to it. What we acok is complete and unconditional abolition.

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declared effective

when the Foreign Power concern- ed have made known their final stand.”

"Cabinet" Elected

KARACHI, April 1. The Bfteen Congress members who were elected as a "Cabinet" by the All-India Congress Committee include Gandhi, Jawahar Lal Nehru, Mrs. Naidu, with Vallabhai Pulci as président."

They will likely represent the Congress at the New Round Table Conference.

been

On the night of July 17 Inat year

a motorcycle, driven by Edwin Blount, which was returning from Cheshire to Manchester. At the junction of Wilmsow Road and Kingsway a motor-oar driven by the defendant collided, when on ite wrong side, with the motor-cycle and caused fractures of the right- thigh and leg of the plaintiff in three places. At the present time, owing to her serious injuries, she is wearing a splint, and only moves about on two crutches. On the do- ension of the accident a pedestrian was killed,

Regulations Drawn Up. The detailed regulations govern- Moslems Murdered Near Cawnpore.

For the defence it was urged that CAWNPORE, Mar. 31.

the nocident was inwritable, and ing lawanita affecting resident for eign nationals have already been

The situation is steadily at due to any fault of the defen drafied by the Judicial Yuan in

withdrawn from certain swerved to avoid a pedestrian and conjunction with the Ministry of proving and military pickets have dant, who in evidence said he Foreign Affairs, and will be pro-

areas, but owing to the fear of

3 came into collision with the mulgated and

outbreaks of disease and further oycle. The defendant in cross trouble, the inhabitants of the examination said he had been driv affected areES are taking refuge ing only for a few months, but this The principal bazaars period included, he said, some A meeting of the Foreign Rela cleewhere.

remain closed.

weeks of instruction. tions Committee of the "Central

Several Moslems are reported to Political Council was held poster. day to discuss the extraterritorial have been killed and their houses ity question. A detailed report | burned down in villages near Chan

strong force of on the progress of the negotiations.pore, whither

police has proceeded. with the six interested Powera was submitted by Dr. C. T. Wang, Minister of Foreign Affaira.

After careful consideration, the meeting, it is reported, decided that the negotiations be carried on in accordance with the measures originally adopted so that a com plete settlement of the question might be reached before May B.

ENGLAND-AUSTRALIA FLIGHT.

ATTEMPT TO LOWER KINGS- FORD-SMITH'S RECORD.

THROUGH REUTER'S `AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 1. Another long-distance flight from England was started by the six- foot Londoner, Charles William Scott, formerly of the R.A.F., who left Lympne at, 4.55, this morning in an attempt to break Major Kingsford Smith's 237-hour record to Australia.

Scott's longest projected hop will be from Bingapore to Bima, a dis- tance of 1,650 miles.

Scott is using a Gypsy 'plane, 2 120 horse-power engine, capable of 110 miles an hour.

with

LONDON TO CAPE FLIGHT IN SIX DAYS.

COMDR. GLEN KIDSTON'S RECORD ATTEMPT.

(BRITISH WIRELESS NERVICE.]}

RUGDY, Mar. 31,- Commander Glen Kidston with Lieutenant Cathcart Jones 15

and "WirelessTM Assistant Pilot, Operator Johnson, left Nether avon, Wiltshire, this morning for Capetown, which he hopes to reach in six days.

The present record established by the South African airman, Cäs paruthus, is 5 days.

Commander Glen Kidston is pro ceeding vid Athena, Cairo, Nairo's!. Broken Hill, and Capetown...

Arrival in Naples.

NAPLES, Mar. 31. Commander Glen Kidston arrived -hers to-day.

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The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, and assessed the damages. at £750.

Judgment was given accordingly,

with costs,

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