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CAPTIVE AMERICAN MISSIONARIES

IN CHINA.

SHANGHAI EDITOR'S OPEN LETTER TO U.S. STATE

SECRETARY.

FRIENDLY NEGOTIATIONS A NATIONAL

DISGRACE.

ITROVON NEUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, April 20

The Editor of the Shangha! Evening Post prints an open. letter to Mr. H, L. Stimson, U.S. Secretary of State; in which he declares that after six months the National Government has been unable or unwilling to effect the release of Mesara. Nelson and Tvedt, that no effective effort has been made by the National Government to exterminate the brigands or to bring them to justice, and that repeated protests from the United States officials had been ineffectual or had been ignored.

The Editor then declares that it is the solemn and considered opinion of many American nationals in China that continued friendly negotiations between Amorica and China are a national disgrace.

(Reuter's correspondent at Hanków telegraphed yesterday that the Rev. K. N. Tvedt had been released and that he was expected to arrive at Hankow last evening.]

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Lives of Americans Held Cheaply.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

LATER.

Mr. Thackeray, Editor of the Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury, has published an open letter to Mr. H. L. Stimson, American Secretary of State, declaring that it is the solemn and 'considered opinion of a large number of Americans in China that continued friendly negotiations relative to extrality constitute n national disgrace, 'considering the successive capture of mission. aries at the hands of bandits, and the inability or unwillingness of Nanking to fulfil its obligations to protect foreign life and property, and therefore that it is nothing less than a national scandal to treat the Chinese Government as though it were in fet a Government capable and willing to exercise the powers and responsibilities, of Government, and that the continuance of mega- Liations is tantamount to in American admission that it holds the lives of its citizens cheaply and regards its obligations lightly.

FATHER TVEDT RELEASED.

REDS CAPTURE MISSIONARIES.

HELD BY BANDITS FOR SIX ONE AMERICAN AND TWO!

MONTHS.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Rev.

HANKOW, April 10. K. N. Tvedt, of the Lutheran United Mission, a Nor wegian subject, who wae captured by bandits of the 5th Red Army at Loshan, South Honan, an October 24, has been relgused, and is ex- pected to arrive in Hankow this evening.

A telegrain from Hankow dated Cetuber 95 stated that a Catholi Father who escaped from Loshan, in South Honan, 10 minutes before. the entry of bandits, reported that the Rev. K. N. Tvedt, and Miss Evenson, of the Lutheran United Mission, failed to escape, and, it was presumed, were captured.

SWEDES.

ITAROVON REUTER'S. AGENCY.]

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1931.

HONDURAS IN REVOLT.

U.S. CRUISER PROCEEDS TO SCENE.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

BOSTON, April. 10.

The revolutionary" fever has reached Honduras.

According to wireless reports a revolt flared up at Progreso at two

'clock in the morning.

Several hundred armed men are at present marching on the import ant fruit-shipping centre of Tola.

Scattered outbreaks occurred elec where.

It is at present unknown whether the capital, Tegucigalpa, 'is affect-

ed.

-U.S. POLICY IN NICARAGUA,

"AZORIAN REVOLU-

TION.

LATIN AMERICA PRESS PRAISE DEPARTURE.

́[RKUTEN'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

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New Yonx, April, 19. While the American newspapers of all political complexions con tinue to criticise more or less violently the so-called reversion to ex-President Coolidge's policy in Nicaragua, the Press in some parts. of Latin America are inclined to praise the departure.

MAJORITY OF INSURGENTS SURRENDER.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

Lisnos, April 30. The Government announces that the insurgents in Ponte del Garda, in the Azores, surrendered this morning, with the exception of few who escaped to the Canary Islands' aboard a steamer.

The La Nacion (Buenos Aires) REVOLT IN MADEIRA applauds the new policy, and de- clares that it would be wise for ULTIMATUM TO REBEL Mr. Stimson to "terminate once and

LEADERS. From Washington it is reported for all the troublesome Nicaraguan that the United States light cruiser question, which for 20 years has Memphis has been ordered to probeen the cause of grave suspicions ered to the north coast of Hon-

and lamentable misunderstandings doras.

inside and outside the United

Revolt Confined to Northern Coast,

WASHINGTON, April 10. -

The revolution against the Liberal Government of President Colindres

States."

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LISBON, April 10.

A special representative of the Portuguese Government who is on board the cruiser Vasco da Gama has sent an ultimatum to the rebel

wise Madeira will be attacked by sen, land and air.

has hitherto been confined to the WRITS AGAINST GAMAGES. leaders in Madeira to submit, other-

northern coast of Honduras,

Three United States cruisers have been sent to protect foreign-

CTB.

The revolutionists are led by General Ferrara, who is described as the strongest military figure in the country.

The expital is not yet affected, a range of mountains lies be tween it and the coast.„

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ARGENTINA RECOGNISES

SPANISH REPUBLIC.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

SUBMARINE TRIP FOOLHARDY.

PETITION FOR COMPULSORY

WINDING UP.

Loudon, April 15.-On the ap plication of Barclay's Bank to-day Mr. Justice Farwell in the Chan- eory Division granted leave to servo' notice of motion for the appoint ment of a receiver for Gamager (West End) Limited.

Counsel stated that eight or ten write had been issued against the company and there was also a petition for compulsory winding up.

TURKISH WOMEN NOT TO VOTE.

DISENFRANCHISED BY ORDER OF GOVERNMENT.

NEW REGIME ROUSES

OPPOSITION.

BRITAIN AUSTRALIA | WESTPHALIAN REDS

AIR MAIL.

AND POLICE CLASH.

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CITY OF CAIRO CRASHES "AT KUPANG,

(THROOOH NEUTER'S ADENCY.Į

POLICE USE REVOLVERS ON COMMUNISTS.

(THROUGH NEUTRE'S ADENOY.]

BERLIN, April 19. BRISBANE, April :10.

Three Communists were killed" "Arrangements are being made to convey the City of Cairo's maila and four seriously injured and Ara from Kupan to Australia in a police were injured as the outcome. plane belonging to the Australian of a collision between Communists National Airways Company, of and the police in Hamm, West- which Air Commodore Kingsford. phalia.

The authorities had given per- Smith is the, load,

mission for 130 Communists to march to the cemetery to com- the Communists who Imemorate werd killed during the disturb-

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No Casualties.

SYDNEY, April 10. The City of Cairo, the air linor which left Britain on April. 4 to inaugurate the new mail service toances in March, 1090. Australia, has crashed at Kupang, There were no casualties, and the mails are safe.

PARIS-TOKYO AND RETURN FLIGHT.

BURTIN -AND MOENCHE ACCOMPLISH FEAT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S KOKKCY.]

PARIS, April 10. The two French aviators Bartin and Moenche landed to-day 13.55, on the conclusion of their flight to Tokyo and back,

THÉ VERSAILLES TREATY POISONING THE ATMOSPHERE

OF EUROPE.

Paris April 11.-President Dou- Angora, Turkey, April 14.-Tho women of Turkey lost their pro. mergue's recent speech. at Nic mised right to vote in the national forms the subject of a long, leading elections to-morrow because they article in La Victoire in which rode to the polls in the last muni, Gustavo Hervé, the noted political cipal elections in automobiles procade, vigorously attacks and con.

nl Pasha's political opponent, Fethi Bey."

A thousand, however, tried to enter the cemetery and attacked with stones and clubs the police, who tried to prevent their entry.

The police replied with revolvers,

JAPANESE PRINCE'S

RETURN.

TO LEAVE U.S. IN CHICHIBU MARU.

Tokyo, April 18.-Prince and Prin- cess Takamatsu, who are now tour- ating the United States after having spent eight weeks in Europe, will sail from San Francisco aboard tho liner Chichibu Maru on May 28, it was announced at the Department of the Imperic Household to-day. The Imperial goodwill globe trotters will reach Yokohama on June 11.

A new Palace, built in the so- called "foreign style," is under construction for Prince and Princess Takamatsu at Takawa. It will be ready for occupancy upon the ar President's attitude. rival of the travellers, sincerity of President Domergue's Prince and Princess Takamatsu wish for peace, M. Hervé insists, buu in effect M., Doumergue in com during their European travels mon with all French superpatriote already are arriving here. They are is making for, war. "One would

being installed in tho Takawa have thought that the Austro-Ger- man pact project had opened the Palace. eyes of those patriots but it now appears that the affairs only add ed another fold. The tragedy of Franca's present situation is that the most ardent and sincere patriots. resolutely refuse to recognize that the Versailles treaty is poisoning MR. the European atmosphere and is in- evitably maneuvring France into a fresh catastrophe,"

vided by President Mustapha Kem demns the

There can be no doubt in tho Gifts received in abundance by

BUENOS AIRES, April 19. Gamages (West End) Limited, has recognised the Spanish Re-ble Arch which were oponed last The Government of Argentina consists of great new stores at Mar- public.

Soptember as the largest women's fashion house in London. It has five acres of floor space and its

The members construation cost nearly a million

of the Popular Party who control 305 of the 317 sterling,

meats in the Assembly were con- Selfridges, the great rivals, ofsiderably irritated: They Gamages, had built on the north tended it was the Popular Party side of Oxford Street which con- which gave the women the right to go unveiled in public, the right tains all the most important shops of quality with men in the courts, Gamages built on the south side and then the privilege of voting where there is not a single import. in municipal elections ant shop for half a mile.

EXPERTS SCEPTICAL OF POLAR PROJECT.

NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR

ICEBREAKER,

Grave fears aro expressed by ex pert British submarine men about Sir Hubert Wilkins' projected un-

PEIPING, April 19. Red bandits at Kingehow, in der-water trip to the North Pole.

Sir Hubert is to be accompanied Hupeh, on the 17th inst., captured an American citizen, Miss Esther by his wife, and the crew of the Nordlund, and two Swedish enbaubmarine will probably number 30, jects, Mr. Oscar Anderson and Miss They all agree that the project Augusta Nelson, all belonging to

seems foolhardy. the Swedish Mission..

RED SUPPRESSION IN KIANGSI.

(Wah Ts: Yat Pav.).

NANKING, April 20. A message despatched by the Red Suppression Headquarters, at Nanchang (capital of Kiangsi), states that the Keng River valley, which lies in the central part of the province, has been cleared of Reds.

Normal communication between A telegram from Peiping dated Kian and Kenghsien has been October 20 stated that the U.S.restored.

Consul in Hankow received a le ter on October 24 from Loshan, signed by the Rev. E. N. Tvedt and

Miss Evenson, dätöd Ktober 18,′′ stating that they were in the hands

PLAN TO SEIZE KAILAN MINES.

Here is the synopsis of their views:-

No submarine can act as an ice- brenker. It cannot be built strong enought or given engines strong enough for the work.

Can a long drill be operaci from within the submarine to. pieres the jee Yes; but when that is done, only a small hole will have been made, not enough to bring in the volume of fresh pir required.

The submarine can only remain lielow water for 24 hours if she is moving at a maximum speed of 3 knots. After that she must come to the surface, run her Diesel en- gines (for which she requires quantities of fresh air), and with them recharge the electric batteries.

Would Freeze In Solid.

If she could make a hole big enough to come up she would freero in solid, while she was on the surface recharging

of brigands belonging to the First | LATEST MOVE BY CHINESE IN are delicate machines.

Red Army, who were holding thems "because of financial difficulties." The Reds demanded $400,000 ran-

ROM.

The Rev. K. N. Tvedt stated that he was a Norwegian subject, though in an American organisa tion..

BANDIT RAID IN MEXICO.

TEN KILLED AND TOWN-

SHIP SACKED."

[REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE]

JERONIMO (Mexico), April 20. Ten were killed and 20 wounded in a raid by bandits, who sacked the township of Juaritan.

The killed include niz bandits

and one woman.

DISPUTE.

Her hydroplanes, without which she cannot dive project outside the hull: they would be frozen stiff and probably damaged, for they All the valves controlling the flooding of the tanks for diving, and other vital parts of the me Peiping, April 15.-The Chinese chanism would freeze, Press reports to-night that the' Another report says the eyes" Ministry of Industry is making of the aubmarine with which Sir active preparations for the retro- Hubert Wilkins will explore the cession of the Kailan mines in con- Aretic Ocean and endeavour to sultation with the Ministries of reach the Tele have been tosted Finance, Railways and Communies and found satisfactory. tions.

Powerful Searchlight,

men.

con-

They are firm in demanding that the women now wait for further Soon after their now. building rights of suffrage as a result of was completed Gamages ran into dirting with the opposition party. trouble when the Courts forbade However, another factor which the Gazi discovered part in the ques the operation of a huge electriation of additional suffrage for wo- sign, the biggest ever seen in Lon- don. The owners of small shopė,

Peasants Antagonistic. on the north side of the street

Menemen investigations revealed complained that the crowds stood watching the sign, impeding traffic that passants are antagonistic to and interfering with their busines-ward the additional freedom being given Turkish women as part of Pasha's westernization Kema!

Formerly a husband movement. could chastise his wife whenever he liked and the courts upheld him and reproached the woman. Now the wife can take her busband into court and have bim punished. Divorce laws also are stringent. In the olden days the dissatisfied male had only to say, "I divorce you," in the presence of witnesses and he was free. Now persons ob. taining a divorce must wait 300 days before marrying again. Fur thermore, the peasants argue, the Koran gives them the right to have

The new Gamages shop also suffered heavily through the activi- ties of shop-liftera.

CABINET FAILURES IN ROUMANIA.

ELECTIONS TO BE HELD WHEN NECESSARY.

(THROUGH BELTER'S AGENCY.]

BUCHAREST, April 18.

four wives and they cannot under- stand or approve of a Government which allows them to have only

one.

BAN ON JAPANESE NEWS AGENCY.

SHIGEMITSU PROTESTS

TO NANKING.

Tokyo, April 18.-A strong pro-

In another newspaper articln the well-known French economist Pro- fessor Charles Gido, the vice-pre- test has boon lodged with the Na- sident of the European Customa tional Government of China by Mr. Union, declares that the planned shigemitsu, Japaneso Chargo | Austro-German customs union was

step in the direction of European d'Affaires in China; against the tariff unity, which must be greeted ban on the Shimbun Rengo correas

He considers the most warmly.

be

German initiative in this matter as pondonts in Nanking and Shang- a bold and courageous beginning of hai. The Nauking Government a new win and that, any forcible, has prohibited Rengo men from telegraph measures taken to prevent it would using telephone and

tantamount 10 encouraging

facilition on the ground that they' dispatched reports regarding the Hu Han-Min affair in light un- favourable to the Nanking Govern- ment,

European choos.

CUBAN BOMB OUTRAGES.

PERPETRATOR GIVEN LIFE

IMPRISONMENT.

Havana, April. 10.-Gen. Gerardo

The Japanese papers editorially express unanimous regret at such an attitude of oppression upon the freedom of speech and unanimously declare that the Chinese authorities be reminded of the wrong and even unwise stand they, are taking now. on the present issue if they have the least sense of justice about the freedom of press and respect for Sine Japaness relations,

Machado y Morales, the President of Cuba, to-day displayed unexpect ed lenience when he commuted to life imprisonment the death sen tence presed upon Camilio Valdes, A fortnight'e Inborious efforts at

There is a feeling among Govern- who confessed to have bombed the Cabinet making have been scrap.

ment lenders that the moderniza-

Presidential Palace recently ped with dramatic suddenness.

Because of intense internal poli- After M: Titulesco, Minister in tion and westernization movement London, whom King Carl specially may have been pushed too rapidly tical strife President Mechado is summoned, had completed the task and without proper consideration of forming a broad Coalition of the slow mentality of the poas continuing to rule this island_re. ant. The substitution of the new public under a virtual dictatorship. Constitutional provisions have been Ministry, M. Titulesco declined to

code to King Carol's eleventh- alpabet almost overnight which suspended for the duration of the DAVIS CUP TENNIS. placed Turkey's population in period in which efforts are-being hour request to include a certain kindergarten classes and brought made to topple President Macho- persoanlity whom M. Titulesco ruin to newspapers iz pointed to

da's régime. omitted, thereupon the King sum- moned his old tutor, the well-known historian, Professor Jorga. The lat ter within a couple of hours se curod the King's acquiescence in an interesting list of experts who, however, are unlikely to be sup: ported in Parliament.

In the course of a paternal homi- now discloses his intention to run the Gorornment ns a quasi diota tarsh with the mot d'ordre, "work and quiet," pending the Tests of the lamps were made elections, "which will not be held under 100 pounds promure por until they are absolutely neces- square inch, equivalent to that sary." prevailing 200 feet under water.

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as a case in point.

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Valdes, toward whom President Machado has shown mercy, confes sed that he bombed the Presidential Palace because he holds President Machado responsible for depressed economic conditions in Cuba,

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NAVAL NEGOTIATIONS TO RESUME.

ITALIAN WARNING TO FRANCE.

Assembly Dissolved. Because of the present unreat it is indicated that the proposed chango from Friday, the Turkish Cuina or prayer day, to Sunday, the Occidental Sabbath, has been. The special committee which has These searchlights are 5,000 Watt been created to take charge of the lamps made of special glnes. Al-ly to the nation Professor Jorga temporarily postponed. The in- preparations for establishing a though they are capable of throw

quiries revealed that the peasant branch of the Kuomintang on the ing a beam almost 100 miles. in the

still cherishes the fez, the passing Peiping-Mukden Hallway has, wired air, their radius under water is

of which was ordered as a part of the Central Executive Committes of scarcely 100 feet.

the westernization movement."

The elections of to-morrow are the Kuomintang urging it to take over the mines and administer them

necessitated by Kemal Pasha's or der that the Assembly be dissolved, in the interests of the Chinese

that the mombers accept a 875 a Rome, April 12-The departure people.

The committee declares that the Bir Hubort pronounced the results A Bucharest cablegram of Friday month reduction in pay, and that of the Italian naval experts for British secured possession of the of the test antiafactory.

stated: The determination to so- a general house-cleaning be in London whero on Tuesday, April mines through" unequal treaties" "Two of the lamps will be cure a broad-based National Gov. stituted. The orders are believed 14, the negotiations for the draft and the North China is facing a mounted in the prow of the sub-ernment, in which the King has to have been influenced by the dining of the tripartite nevel accord will be resumed, is being accom- famine owing, to the action of the marine to enable us 600 ico played a very active part in the ansion among the peasants.

Under the Constitution the exist panied by the Press with a warning Kafian Mining Administration in tongues extending down from the formation of a new Cabinet, har limiting their daily sales.

surface ico," he said. "Another brought home alive wire" in the ing Assembly, must continue in addressed to France not to force Mr. Kao Chi Yi, tho Director of will be on a movable connection person of M. Titulescu, Revmanian office until a new one is elected a rupture of solemn agreements. the Peiping-Mukden Railway, is for use for divere. The glow from Minister in London, who has formThus, there was considerable time The Lope is also being expressed quoted as saying that the existing thus lamps will attract marine life ed a Ministry with M. Ghika, ex for the Popular Party leaders to that the French Government-lins agreement with the Kailan Mining to the side of the submarines, seals, Minister in Rome, as Foreign have changed their mind and al availext iteelt of the interruption of The ex-Premier, lowed the women to vot had it the London conversations during Administration will not be renewed polar bears and walruses, as well Minister. in its prosent form on its expiry-in porchill undoubtedly be el Maniu, Lesder of the Peasants not been decided to retard the the Easter holidays to reconsider

ite position. emancipation of the feminine sex. tracted."...

Party, has promised his support.

June.

L.

to

CLOSE MATCH BETWEEN - CREECE (AND AUSTRIA.

{THROUGH REUTER's Adenoy.]

ATHENS, April 10. In the Davis Cup competition, Maloika (Austria), beat. Zerlendi. (Greece) by 8-3, 6-6, 6-3.

Garangiotis (Greece) beat Artens (Auelría) by 6-4, -5-0, · 04, 0-5, - 4.2.

Gresco won by three matches to two.

RUGBY INTERNATIONAL. FRANCE OVERWHELMS

GERMANY.

THROUGH REUTER' AGENCY.]

PARIS, April 19. A Rugby football match between France and German resulted in favour of the former by 34 pointe Ito nil..