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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1931.

EXTRALITY IN CHINA.

BRITISH RAILWAY

MATERIAL.

DOG SQUABBLE IN JAPANESE CABINET

SHANGHAI.

FAVOURABLE TURN JN

NEGOTIATIONS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

NANKING, April 13.

HUGE ORDER FROM BOXER | SUIT FOR TWO AND A HALF

TRUSTEES.

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NANKING, April 13. Large orders are going to British railway manufacturera.

The Board of Trustees of the British Borer Indemnity have de

MILLION DAMAGES..

[TANOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, April 13, Tho Shanghai Greyhound Racing Club is suing: Brigadier-General MacNaghten as Chairman and Mr.

The extrality negotiations are said to have taken a more favour. able turn, and political circles are most optimistic regarding the outcided that part of the funds aggre.R. M. J. Martin ne Police Commis- gating nearly £4,000,000 now in the

come,

It is officially announced that the British Minister, Sir Miles Lamp- son, is expected at Nanking on April 18 to conduet the final stages

of the negotiations, and it is on sidered possible that the final British agreement may be signed

at the end of the month.

Hong Kong Bank, London, will be Immediately appropriated for the purchase of railway material in England.

Dr. Wang Chin Chun, formerly, Managing Director of the Chineso Eastern Railway, has been appoint. ed representative of the Ministry of Railways on the London Pur chasing Commission.

Dr. Wang Chin Chun, who ar Reporis received from the Chi-rived in London on March 50, hns Tere Minister at Washington state been instructed to confor with the that the final American extrality Commission regarding the negotiations are also progressing chases. satisfactorily.

Dr. C. T. Wang, Foreign Minis. ter, speaking at the Government memorial meeting, expressed the hope that the extrality issue would be settled in the immediate future, and he urged the Chinese people to do their utmost to give fair and equal treatment to foreign nation. ala upon relinquishment by the Powers of their extrality privileges.

Foreign Ministers Invited to Nanking. (Chan War Fat Pan)

NARKING, April 13... The Nanking authorities are still maintaining that the negotiations with the Powers concerned for the abolition of extrality will be satis factorily concluded simultaneously with the opening of the People's Convention, which is scheduled to be held on May 5.

The Nanking Foreign Office has Rent a menange to Peiping urging the foreign Ministers concerned to proceed to Nanking this week for the purpose of concluding the negotiations.

ENGLAND-CHINA FLIGHT.

LEAVES CONSTANTINOPLE FOR ALEPPO,

¡THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 12. Mr. Ford, the British nirman, arrived here and left for Aleppo this morning.

An earlier message stated:-Mr. Ford, on a purely private flight, Left Lympne on March 23, intend ing to fly across Central Europe, Constantinople, and then Persia

Aud India.

Mr. Ford took up flying while oa, furlough in Britain. He had been in the air for only 50 or 00 hours before selling out on his venture on a second-hand Gypsy Moth, with, a Gypsy One engine, which he hoped to sell to the Chin- ese Government.

The flight has no special foature, -for-he-expressed the opinion that he might as well return to work in Shanghai by air na by BOA,

Mr. Ford was caught in a severe snowstorm and fell to the ground nt Talei,

ENGLAND-AUSTRALIA AIR MAIL.

CITY OF CAIRO DEPARTS FROM KARACHI

[TUROUGH REUTER'S ACKNOX.]

KARACHI, April 12. The air liner Oity of Cairo, which left Croydon on April 4, arrived at 0 am. with the first Australian air mail, and is departing at midnight, carrying 390 pounds of through mail for Australia.

FAMOUS AEROPLANE

CRASHES.

OWNER AND PILOT KILLED.

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SYDNEY, April 12.

BRITONS KILLED IN

ASSUAN EXPLOSION.

pur.

HEROIC EFFORT TO DÍVERT

FLAMES FROM DYNAMITE.

[rannogy KRUTEN'S AGENCY.?

ASSUAN, April 12 The roar of the explosion which how to mithereens a store of ex.

ioner of the Shanghai Municipal Council for Taels 2,500,000 damages for" wilfully obstructing the on-

trances to the Luna Park Races.

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LATER.

The Shanghai Greyhound Racing Club is suing Brigadier-General MadNaghten and Mr. R. M. J. Martin rather than the Shanghai Municipal Council, because it be lieves that it has a better chance of success against the former in the British Coart than against the Shanghai Municipal Council before

the Court of Consuls.

The Luna Park authorities on April 4 attempted to run dog races in spite of the Shanghai Municipal

Council's ban, which came into

effect at the end of March.

The police had barricaded the streets leading to the track, and a police posse occupied each entrance to the track.

taken the dogs from the kennels

The track officials had previously

after which the meeting was de clared closed.

RESIGNS.

BARON WAKATSUKI LIKELY PREMIER.

[THNOOGA NEUTENʼ8 ACENOY.}

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TOKYO, April 13. General Ugaki, the Minister of War, as senior member of the Cabinet, proceeded to the Palace this morning and had an audience with the Emperor, to wip he tendered the resignation of the

Cabinet en bloc.

LATER.

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LABOUR PARTY IN AUSTRALIA.

ULTIMATUM ISSUED BY NEW ORGANISATION.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SYDNEY, April 12. The dissensions within the Labour

Party soom to be augmenting.

A Bow Labour Party, which Mr. Scullin, Federal Premier, and his supporters have formed in New tum to all the Labour Leagues and South Wales, has issued an ultima-

Unions, which will be declared

bogus unless they declare their allegianes by April 30.

Insulting References to His Majesty.

SPAIN GOING REPUBLICAN,

MONARCHISTS WIN FEW

SEATS.

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MADRID, April 12

A tremendous wave of anti- Monarchist feeling manifested it self at the municipal elections here to-day, the first held in Spain for eight years.

Republican and Socialist candi dates trumphed in nearly every town. The official figures have yet to como, but the early resulte show that in 20 provincipal towns the Monarchists gained only one or

Following the resignation of the Hamaguchi Administration, it is expected that Baron Wakatauki will be summoned to form Cabinet to-merrow, General Ugaki, who is expected Mr. Hoare, the President of the

With the probable exception of At an extremist meeting to-day, two victories. to be replaced by General, Jiro Northern Coal Miners' Federation, Minami, the new Ministry is cx-after referring in insulting terms pected to witnças little change in its composition.

Baron Wakatauki, speaking te Press representatives, intimated that the new Minscito Ministry, it formed, would pursue much the same policy as Mr. Hamaguchi's though certain modifications would naturally be necessary to meet changes in the situation which have cecurred Bince the Hamaguchi policy was formulated two years,

ago,

By way of preparation, Baron Wakatsuki is expected to exchange views with the Finance Minister to-day regarding future economic ably initiate steps to revise the administration, and he will pro

ing situation.

this Majesty, the King, raised the Labour Army, the formation of which was decided upon by the Sydney Labour Conference to com- bat anti-Labour forces, and, as its more militant promoters proclaim "To meet violence with violence."

Mr. Hoare said that the present system musz end, but with the least possible bloodshed.

Revolutionary Movement by the Working Class, Another speaker, Mr. James Kidd, said the Labour Army must come what the Red Army became in Russia.

realise if they were going to fight revolutionary movement by the working class. and they must

medium of the ballot box, but by the machine-gun.

It was necessarily a

will King Alfonso do in the face of such an indication of public

The one topic in Madrid in what

opinion, and it is generally felt

DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE.

BARCELONA INSTEAD OF GENEVA,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AURNOY.]

GENEVA, April 19.

The chances seem in favour of Barcelona instead of Genova as the sent of the Disarmament Confor

ence in 1932,

The prices quoted by the muni- cipality of Barcelona for accom- modation are hall those demanded by the Swisa hotel proprietora,

for holding the

The Barcelona, authorities have sent a letter to the Secretary-

to pay the League the differencs General of the League undertaking

between the budget framed by it conference nà Geneva and the total expendituro, It is still possiblo, howover, that incurred by the League in Barce the returns from several thousand lon. villages may somewhat improve the Monarchist figures

that the Government will have to resign.

Queues of Voters, Never before has there been such nuxiety to voté in the Spanish elec- tion.

Long queues of voters formed up at eight, in the morning, and even the most prominent citizens were

gamin, was seen queuing in his among the earliest arrivale.

The ex-Foreign Minister. Bør-

plosives for use in connection with the track and had run one race, economic policy to meet the exist that it would not be by the bedroom slippers.

the heightening of the dam, was beard for miles around and spread in the fields. terror among the felahcen working

The roof of the store, which bo. came white hot with the fire, was blown hundreds of yards in in candescent fragmenta one of which struck and severely burned a Bri Lon named Rennie.

Mr. Harrington met his death while heroically climbing a lad- der placed against the blazing ex plosives store in an effort to assist the frantic attempts of British engineers to prevent the flames reaching the dynamite. Mr. Mac Donald was only slightly 'injured:

The damage is less extensive than was at first feared and is now estimated at £10,000.

EAST MEETS WEST.

JAPANESE GIRL MARRIES VIENNA MILLIONAIRE,

Vienna, April 5.-East met West and Age met Youth here to-day when Mr. Julius Meini married Miss Mitschiko Tanaka, a young Japanese student of music.

About 40 people managed to get into the ground and watch this

500.

URALS TRAIN SMASH.

· DRIVER UNABLE TO SEE SIGNALS.

Moscow, April 4.– Further details 16ceived on the terrible train disas ter near Tscheliabinsk in the Urals say that ten were killed and 45 in- jured when two passenger trains collided owing to the failure of the driver of one train to see the signals in a blinding snowstorm.

AN APARTMENT TRAGEDY.

HIS MAJESTY STILL

IMPROVING.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 13. His Majesty the King is progresk ing,

Lord Dawson of Pean visited Windsor Castle for the first time in two days.

ROYAL BROTHERS HOME- WARD BOUND.

AMERICAN SERVICE]

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RIO DE JANEIRO, April 12 The Prince of Wales and Princo George to-day embarked on the AMERICAN FOUND SHOT IN liner Arlanza, bomeward bound,

The Prince of Wales

has hit private aeroplane aboard. Portugal Unrest Causes No Change

in Flans.

ROOM AT NICE.

Mr. Mein, a millionaire, is 62 EX-BROADWAY BEAUTY AND years of age. Miss Tanaka is 18 years of age.

ACROSS SAHARA BY AEROPLANE.

FLIGHT BY FRENCH 'AIR

MINISTER

HER TROUBLES

Nice, April 7-Mrs. Nirdlinger, the beautiful young American, has been released on bail, the examining magistrate announcing to-day that her trial would be postponed until August, Mrs. Nirdlinger surren- dared to the police on March 11 after har husband, Mr. Fred G. Wirdlinger, had been shot

in their flat,

Paris, April-8-Half-of-the-Nixon Sahara desert was spanned in one flight by the Minister for Air, pilot ed by Major Costes, whose aero- plane was accompanied by five uthers.

The Miniator spent the night at the oasis of Reggau, where ho carried out an inspection of

Before her marriage Mrs. Nird. linger was Charlotte Nash, one of the prettiest actresses on Broad way. In 1923 he won the title of "Miss St. Louis" in & beauty com petition and was famed for the the Meharistes and the local squad-insured for a very high sum. She loveliness of her dimples, which the

was 30 years younger than her hus. band who was 4 years of age.

ron.

Only 1,300 kilometres remain to be covered before the other side of the desert is reached, at Gao, where the Minister is expected this evening.

BERLIN-SHANGHAI AIR SERVICE:

POSSIBILITY OF EXTENDING

NANKING LINE.

Berlin, April 8-It is possible that to the Chinese aviation line from Nanking to Berlin there may be added an entirely Gorman ronto from Berlin to Shanghai.” was the declaration made this morning by the Minister of Com

munications

Threatened to Kill Her.

In her examination by the police, Mrs. Nirdlinger stated that her husband had on a number of occa. sions become violently angry and threatened to kill her. As she was afraid for her life she bought a small revolver and loaded it. Every night before she wont to bed she placed it under her pillow.

Referring to the night of the tragedy, Mrs Nirdlinger said, "After dinner my husband began to drink boavily. I sat quietly in the drawing room, randing an Italian newspaper. After a while I heard him enter the room and he said: What are you learning Italian fort Have you an Italian

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RIO DE JANEIRO, April 13. The disturbances in Portugal hitherto have not caused any change in the plans for the Prince of Wales' visit to Lisbon, accord. ing to Mr. Lloyd Thomas, the Prince's private secretary.

WAR DEBT REDUCTION.

UNITED STATES DELEGATE'S PROPOSAL

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE,

New York, April 12- The proposal that the Interna tional

Commerce Chamber of should undertake to study war debts in the interests of interna tional business improvement was submitted on behalf of the United Statos delegation by Mr. Herbert Houston, the well-known economist and member of the United States delegation, which also includes Mr. Owen Young, Mr. Silas Strawn, Mr. Thomas Lamont, and others.

Mr. Houston makes no proposal for cancellation, but notes that such a course has been advocated by several distinguished Americans he has known personally, who fav our the idea that any reduction of debts should be conditional on 息 proportionate ent in armaments,

THOUSAND-MILE' MOTOR RACE.

ITALIAN WINS IN A.

MERCEDES.

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Rous, April 12. A thousand-mile motor race over the mountainous and difficult road from Brescia to Rome and back, has been won by Caracciola with à Mercedes, in 18 hours, 10 minutes, 10 seconds.

Campari with an Alfa Romeo was second, in 16h., 21m,, 178., and Morendi with an O.M. third, in 16h., 28m., 350,

A SOLICITOR EJECTED FROM COURT.

An outstanding feature of the elections has been the keenness of Republicans in working olnas dis tricts, which wore thronged with canvassers, men, women and chil dren, all wearing Republican

colours.

Even fashionably-dressed young women, in luxurious cars were scop distributing Republican pro paganda amid loud applause.

The excitement grew to fover heat this evening with the arrival of the first results, when a motor car drove through the main streets, announcing by megaphone the Re publican victories.

Further Republican Triumphs. LATER.

According to the latest election results, the Republicans have triumphed in 33 provincial contres. The Monarchists have won only

four seats.

Government Circles Depressed,

MADRID, April 13.

A depression is noticeable in

to-day,

Government circles

BY ORDER OF THE CORONER.though the returns still to

al-

come

from thousands of rural districte are expected to counterbalance the sweeping Republican victories in

The Barcelona offer is easily the best hitherto recoived, while Barco- loua climatically is preferable to | Genova in February and March..

GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF CANADA.

LORD BESSBOROUGH

WELCOMED.'

Ottawa, April 7-With tumultu. ous cathusiasm Ottawa to-day wol- comed the Earl of Bessborough, the new Governor-General of the Dominion of Canada.

The Governor-General arrived with Countess Bessborough, his son, Viscount Duncannon, and his daughter, Lady „Moyra.

Mr. R. B. Bennett, the Prime Minister and President of the Privy Council, welcomed the new repre sentative of the Crown. Speeches of felicitation were exchanged as the enthusiastic welcome of the publio gave ovidence of the close ties binding the Dominion to the Empire,

The Earl of Bessborough succeeds Lord Willingdon, who caused; being the Governor-General of Canada when he left in January. Lord Willingdon is the new Viceroy and Governor-General of India. In the interval between Lord Willingdon's departure and the arrival of the Earl of Beasborough Chief Justica

Francis Alexander Anglin has been the Acting Governor-General,

the towns, and even show a pro- SEQUEL TO U.S. OIL

SCANDALS.

Monarchist majority in the country .08 a whole,

By order of the coroner solicitor was removed from an in quest at Wembley (Middlesex). Three policemen helped to remove the solicitor.

This astonishing scene occurred Count Romanones, Foreign Minis. while the West Middlesex coroner ter, invited the foreign correspon (Dr. George Cohen) was holding dents to meet him last evening, but FALL'S APPEAL DISMISSED. an inquest on Richard Dugay, of he was absent. The only informa Deacon-road, Willesden, N.W. who tion the correspondents received. was killed in a motor-car accident. was that Guadalajara, which Count

Mr. E. H. Hiscocks, the solicitor Romanones represented in Parlia representing Dugay's family, asked ment for a quarter of a century, -a-witnicas-if-the-driver-of-the-ear,hag now gone Republican

Mr. Benjamin Arthur Floyd, of! A feature of the elections has Woodhayes-road, Neasden, N.W., been that for the first time in his WH, the worse for drink, The tory the mass of the population has coroner at once intervened and aid voted at full strength. that it was a most improper ques

tion.

.

* Will You Sit Down?"

You have no right whatever to make such a statement,” Mr. His- cocks replied,"

The Coroner:

Will you

sit down 1

Mr. Hinzocka: I insist. The Coroner: You will be re- moved from the Court unless you sit down. You have no power to remove me. I shall ask you to give a proper ruling.

I have given a proper ruling. **I an

here to protect the family, "said Mr. Hiscocks.

"Will

you tell me what power you have to remove any attorney from the Court 1"

tention to discuss the matter fur The Coroner: It is not my in

ther. Buch

lover

Mr. Hiscocks was still discussing the coroner's ruling when the coronor "turned to his officer and said, "Have this man removed!!

The coroner's officer approached.

Mrs. Nirdlinger did not answer. ghe had no wish, she said, to start SINKING OF THE VESTRIS. Mr Hiscocks and, taking him by

an argument, and therefore got up and went to her own room, where the undressed to go to bed.

SUITS FOR FIVE MILLION

DOLLARS;

The Minister made public the state of affairs regarding the negotiations between Germany and The Southern Cross, Junior, Japan on the subject of aviation Wing Commandor Kingsford. It is planned, for one thing, to Smith's famous plane, in which extend the line from Berlin to le flow from England to Austra Baghdad towards Tokyo, working lia, arashed from a height of 2,000 in with Holland for the opening up "A few minutes later my hus[REUTER'S AMERICAN-SERVICE)- -fret at Mascot porodrome, the two of the aerial traffic of the Dutch hand came to my bedside, con- occupante, a pilot named Leonard East Indies, Those negotiations tinued the young widow, "Again

Palmer and the owner, Mr. Albert James, being killed.

A wing apparently collapsed in the air.

Five Shots Fired.-

he accused me of being unfaithful to him, I refused to reply and he caught me savagely by the throat and tried to strangle me.”.

Finding that she was being over powered, said Mrs. Nirdlinger, she

are in good shape and France has declared herself favourable to them. For the other part applications have been rande to the Soviet Gov. Mr. Albert James had intended ernment to persunds them to allow to start on a goodwill fight to the terminus of the Deruluft line Japan in June and had been plan (Deutsche Russische Luftgesellrenched for the revolver. With her ning for it for the past 18 months, schaft) to be situsted at Manchali. husband's hands still about her He recently bought a half share in In this case the German Govern- thront she fired five shots and Baw Lo Southern Cross, Junior, from ment, in reciprocation with the him clutch his head. real away Guy Monties, the young Sydney Chinese Government, would con from the bedside and rollay in pilot who in January for in it tinue the German-Russian in the drawing room. from Sydney to Westland, New Shanghai, thus duplicating the Mrs. Nirdlinger has two children Zealand, a distance of 1,500 miles, Sino-German line." In any case,' it 13 hours, this boing the first the Minister concluded. direct wife of Mr. Nixon Nirdlinger who aged 36 and 13. She was the fourth flight in a light plane between service from Berlin to Moscow and had several other children by his Australia and New Zealand.

Shanghai in imminent."

previous marringca,

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NEW YORK, April 12. Buite for loss of life and cargo totalling 85,000,000 in connection with. the sinking of the British liner Vestris in November, 1928, will open on April 14 at the Ad miralty Court

the arm, tried to persuade him to leave the Court. Mr. Hiscocks ro- sisted, and two other officers, put- ting their hands on his shoulders, pushed him towards the door. Still objecting, he was removed.

The coroner then adjourned the inquest.

SPANISH ELECTIONS.

PROCLAMATIONS. MADE IN ALL TOWNSHIPS.

Madrid, April 5.-Proclamation regarding the municipal elections live boen made in all townabipa It is not known whether the elec tions will really take place because agitation, which has been inerone- every day, may have the effect of making the Minister determine at the last moment to suppress the national consultation.

The activities of the militarists are growing in many places and political circles is that the situa the predominant impression in

tatorship which will be free of left tion is tending towards a new dio. wing repression.

ANOTHER. SWEEP ISSUE.

AMERICAN WINNER: MAY- LOSE HIS SHARE.

EX-INTERIOR SECRETARY

SENTENCED.

Washington, April 8-Only tha United States Supreme Court, the highost tribunal in the land, can save the aged and ill Mr. Albert 1. Fall, former Becretary of the Interior, from $ penitentiary term, For to-day the Appelate Court of the District of Columbia upheld the conviction and sentence of Mr. Fall in the lower courts.

Mr. Fall was convicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud in com- nection with the oil scandals of the administration of the late President Warron G. Harding. Ho was sentenced to one year in pri- son and to pay -fine of 0.8100,000... Despite the serious state of his health and his advanced age Mr. Fall, broken both physically and mentally, must enter the peniten tiary unless the Supreme Court ro versos the ruling of the Appolate tribunal. Mr. Fall's physicians say he will, dis in the penitentiary:

the sentence is made effective,

Conviction Confirmed,

In giving its decision in Mr- Fall's case today the Appolate Court also affirmed the conviction of Mr. Horry Blackner and his sentence to pay a fine of 0.860,000. He was held to be in contempt e the United States Senato for hir refusal to testify as to his know- ledge of the transaction which plunged the country and ita Gov- ernment into one of the worst scandals in the history of the Unit

Mr. Fall is alloged to have so- cepted a bribe for using his in- Ruence, when he was the Becretary of the Interior, to aid in trans ferring federal oil reserves to private intereste. For almost i decado ho has been fighting unsuc cessfully to clear his name and the names of those implicated with him in the various conspiracies which were unearthed after the sudden death of Prosident Harding. United States Senate and a power in the Republican Party, is now years of age. For the past six or seven years he has been serious- ly ill and under the bonstant care of physicians.

Duffalo, April 8 Methods of Led States. ovading a law passed in 1620, which threatens to deprive him of the £177,000 he won in the Irish Sweep stake on the Grand National, are now being seriously studied by Clayton Woods, ef Buffalo, who drew Gregalach, the second horse in the race.

Mr. Hiscocks Interviewed. Mr. Hiscocks, interviewed later, said that the corner did not let him complete his question.

"He stopped me in the middle of a sentence," said Mr. Hiscocks,

before he or anyone else could The ancient law provides that the The owners are petitioning to have understood my meaning. It is overseers of the poor in New York limit their hability to 890,000. difficult in these circumstances to State may sue the winners of any

Two of the largest claims, for wrongful death on the high see how a hall completed ques lottery for the money, won, but it

tion could he improper have is not yet definitely established Mr Fall, once a member of the have been brought by the family of the wealthy New York merchant, the widow of Major Inouys, the Issae Nahom, for $500,000 and by Japanese Military Attache at Buenos Aires, for 2900,000,-

never been treated in that way be fore, and I will take counsel's ad. matter. vice about my position in the

"I was pushed out of Court by at least three big policemen,”

whether the law can be enforced. While Woode is investigating moans of evasion, however, the directors of the city's welfare are equally busy trying to discover whether they are in a position to claim the winnings.