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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY," MAY 5, 1931.

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CANTON-KWANGSI COALITION?

IMPEACHMENT OF CHIANG UPHELD.

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FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

CANTON, May 4.

That Canton has definitely renew.

ed its friendship with the Kwangi

EXTRALITY IN

CHINA.

DEADLOCK ADMITTED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, May 4, The Foreign Office has not beard definitely from Sir Miles Lampson that the negotiations regarding extra-territoriality have definitely

broken down.

**Ironside coalition and joined hands with it in its movement for the overthrow of Marshal Chiang Kai Shok and his Nanking Govern- the difficulties being in rogned to

At the same time it is known that a deadlock exists, one

of

PACIFIC FLIGHT:

JAPANESE AIRMAN STARTS LONE FLIGHT,

(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY.)

TOKYO, May 4. Seiji Yoshihara, known as the "lono eagle of Japan," hopped off unaccompanied at 10.10 am to day for Numazaki, north-east of

SOCIETY WOMAN'S

AERIAL FLIGHT.

CONTINUATION OF CAIRO RIOTS.

CRASHES NEAR MESHED: WILL BRITAIN INTERVENE?

ESCAPES INJURY,

(THEOVGA REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, May 4. - The Hon Mrs. Edwin Montagu has cabled from Meshed stating that her plane crashed on May 3. She Japan, on the first stage of a

was pulled from the burning 'plans, trans-Pacific flight via the Aleu-and both she and her pilot were tians and Alaska.

The flight is wing sponsored by

ment, ia indicated in the interview the reserved areas at Hankow, Can the nowapaper Kochi Shimbun. The

of General Chen Hing Wan, the newly-appointed Police Commis- sjoner of Canton, with Pressmen here this morning.

"Iron-

ton, Shanghai and Tientsin.

Neither the Admiralty, nor the Foreign Office has heard definitely that His Majesty's ship Vindictive, has been despatched specially to Nanking. Vindictive Despatched to Hankow.

SHANGHAI, May 4.

The new Police Commissioner said, among other things, that the Kwangsi troops, and the sides" are once more co-operating with the 8th Military Route under General Chen Taai Tong for the overthrow of the Nanking regime under Chiang Kai Shek. These troops are at present concentrated in Liuchow and Nanning prepara tory to an expedition against Nan-ships on the China Station, king through Hunan. "Since both

His Majesty's ship Vindictive which is at prosent at Nanking, is leaving for Hankow with reliefs.

Naval circles state that there has been no special movement of war

Kwangsi and Kwangtung are now NANKING DISAPPOINTED AT

striving for the same object, it is natural that the two should work hand-in-hand, he continued.

Former High Officials Returning.

The new Police Commissioner was inducted into office yesterday at noon after an impressive cere. mony.

POWERS ATTITUDE,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

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NANKING, May, 4. Following an extraordinary meet- ing of the Government, this morn-

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unhurt.

(THROUGH REVIER'S ADENOK.]

CA120, May 3. Six demonstrators were killed and three injured-Wafd sources say that the numbers were 8 and 46-by polico, rifu fire during the riots at Benisuef, and policemen were injured.

The Hon. Mra. Edwin Montagu, who wished to follow up the pub aviator is using "a light 'plane

liention on her late husband's much-y TOKYO, May 4. discussed uriticism of India with Seiji Yoshihara landed at Numn-another adventurous proceeding-an aki at 3.25 pin, to-day.

CHINA'S

CABLE LEAGUE:

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Beveral Bioters Killed.

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BLOODLESS WAR IN DAVIS CUP TENNIS.

MADEIRA.

POPULATION LIVING IN STATE OF SIEGE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

FUNOHAL, May 4, Although Madeira's almost blood- less war has onded the population of the island is living in a stata of

siego.

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FURTHER FIRST ROUND

'RESULTS.

(TARUDUN REUTER'S ADENOY.]

BUDAPEST, May 3, To-day Italy bent Hungary by 4 matches to 1

Morpurgo (Italy) beat Taenoks (Hungary) 6-3,8-0, 6-2.

De Stefani (Italy) beat Kibeling (Hungary) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 4-0, 0-2.

Martial-law has been declared by

United States v. Mexico, The riot, followed the arrival of the restored Civil Governor, St. Nahas Pasha, the ex-Promior, and Almeida Cabaea (who only a day MEXICO CITY (U.S.A,), May 3. six other prominent Wafd officialser two ago was a prisoner if the The United States eliminated "hands of the rebels), following the Mexico when they captured the inutor car.

discovery of bombs and other arms frst three matches. LATER, distributed by the rebels to civil. It now appears that eight rioters ians. wore killed, and 10 wounded and

Souza "dictator," is police injured in the riots at Dias, and his lending officers were Beaisuof. The crowd stoned the detained near Funchal, others fed police ́who at first vainly fired to the hills and some to the British warning shots in the air, then fired and Brazilian Consulates "in" the on the crowd, which finally dispers.hope of obtaining immunity.

airplane flight through Russia, set Et from London in a Gipsy Moth plane on March 27. She has had a wide experience of Dying, and of and selling airplanes. TOying

About four years ago, for instance, The bought her Gipay Moth for £630 and sold it in November last for £103. Her most recent flight was a three weeks' aerial tour of Spain, und she declared that the total cost | cd, of her transport, including luggage, did not exceed £21-quite an econ- omical arrangement for a tour of close on 4,000 miles.

OFFICIAL REQUEST MADE FOR COLLABORATION.

HELP IN NATIONAL-

RECONSTRUCTION.

Nanking, April 28-In connce- tion with the communique issued by The National Government yesterday regarding collaboration between the League of Nations and China in national reconstruction work, it is learnt that the following cable- gram has been sent to the Secretary-

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LONDON - AUSTRALIA FLIGHT ABANDONED.

MACHINE NOT PROPERLY "TUNED."

[THINGDON REUTER'S AGENCY.]

The

rébel

Despite the bombardment there were very few casualties among the troops on either side during the

Prime Minister Interviewed. The Prime Minister, interviewed by Reuters representative, statod operations and none among civil. that the casualties at Benisucf ions, totalled four rioters killed and 11 wounded and 15 policeman injur- ed, of whom one was very serious- ly wounded. Another had his leg broken.

· WORLD TARIFFS.

GOLD BASIS FOR CREDIT

SYSTEM.

The police fired in self-defence. The crowd was enormous and, the

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE] rioters smashed the Governor of Benisucf's motor car and injured

Ruggy, May 4. the chauffeur..

Mr. William Graham, President Three ambulance officers wore (cf Board of Trade, speaking at injured and the ambulances damag. Leith, last night, said that al-

CONSTANTINOPLE, May 3.. Captain N. Stack and his com panion Chaplin have abandoned at Goneva:

their Britain to Australia flight "Referring to our telegram of owing their machine not being January 7 and resulting from theject, and dinge to the accumulaed, whilst a café bolonging to an tuned up for the hazardous pro- conversations with your for, which has delayed them here. Directors in China, I am instructed They will fly back to Britain to morrow. The outward journey by Chairman Chiang Kai Shok to

from there-1,060 miles-was cover- state that the Chinese Governmented in 15 hours with a stop of 40 having set up a National Econo- minutes at Vienna. mic Council for planning recon- struction requests the collaboration of the Longue.

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He said that the presenting, a statement was issued regard-General of the League of Nations authoritica here are absolutely being extrality expressing warm ap. bind the three members of the preciation of the sympathic attitude Central Board of Overseers of the of the Powers (especially Britain) Kuomintang (Messrs. Koo Ying towards China's aspirations, but Fun, Tang Chuk Yu and Shao Fat regretting that the Powers are not Shing) in their circular telegram prepared to micel China's wishes impeaching Marshal Chiang Kai

completely. Shek. These and other high officers of the Kuomintang who are not On convocation of the Prople's satished with the dictatorial actions Convention the Government will be of Marshal Chiang Kai Shek are reminded that its duty is to abolish returning, whenever possible, to Clinton where the atmosphere is unequal treaties and extrality, but more agreeable. Thus, aetording under the present circumstances

"For this purpose it asks that to the new Police Commissioner, Mr. Sun FD, Dr. Wang Chung Hui, the Government has no alternative the League's technical organizations the double journey, which had and General Chang Wai Cheung, but to recognise this and declare assist, an advisers to the above hitherto not been done. If success who quietly slipped out of Nanking that extrality negotiations with the Council for the framing and carry-sibility of a fast air mail service.

ful it would demonstrate the pos- by airplane for Shanghai, are com ing back. These men have already few remaining Powers had reacheding out of reconstruction plans as wired to Canton to this effect.

an unfortunate impasse.

When these men arrive in Can ton, a provisional military govern- ment will be formed, But what

Chen Ming Shu Going to Japan shape the new independent régime,

General Chen Ming She has de- that hopes to extend its sovereignty to every part of China some day, finitely refused to return to Canton will assume is not known. It is, however, the hope of this faction to co-operate with General Chen of the Kuomintang to start the Tsai Tong in his movement for the Revolution over again, unless their overthrow of Marshal Chiang Kai Jemand for the abdication, of Mar. shal Chiang Kai Shek and a reer-Shek, notwithstanding the repeated nisation of the National Govern requests and persiasions of the ment at Yanking is complied with. new authorities here. He is report It appears that Canton is agained to be leaving the British. Colony becoming the seat of turbulent re-

It for Nanking in a day or so. volutionary Betivity.

General Chen Tsai Tong is draft. ing a manifesto making clear to the appears more likely that he will public his position in the present sido with Marshal Chiang Kai Shek

situation. The manifesto will rather than with General Che he nothing short of a feree denun. Tani Tong in the coming civil war. ciation of Marshal Chiang Kai Shek and a repudiation of his Govern. A report appearing in the loen! ment. It will be signed by all of Press to-day sinies that General his principal subordinates, includ-Chen Ming Shu is neither return ing Divisional Commanders Li Yang King, Heung Hon Ping, Yu Honing to Canton nor going to Nan Mow and Yang Ting Chung. The king, but is going to Japan for a document will be issued probably, rest. to-morrow when a military confer ence will be held.

Whether or not Kwangtung will again become a theatre of war it is More New Appointments,

It is, however, More of General Chen Ming Shu's too early to sny. appointees are being replaced with reported that Marshal Chiang Kai men of General Chen Tsai Tong's Shek has determined to conquer choice. Mr. Yang King Ping, Vice- Manager of the Central Bank of nad hold the Province by all means, China in Canton, has resigned and because of its richness and central left the city, and General Chen position. The Naaking Marshal is Tasi Tong has appointed Mr. Wong further reported to be sending two "Koon Cheung, of the 5th Military

Route Headquarters, to fill the of his trusted divisions under Chien vacancy. Reports, are current that Ta Chun to Kwangtung to reassert the Finance Commissioner is also his power here. about to be replaced with a new

man, probably Mr. Chow King

follows, viz:

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"First, in the stage of first plan. ning and organization the League might be able to send someone, as it has already done in the special domain of health work, for such limited period as might be practic

able and 'convenient, to the Nation- at Government in order to help with his advice both as to the plan itself and as to any, subsequent methods by which the League could assist it

. Provision of Experts "Secondly, in the execution of particular projects the League might, at the request of the Gov

ernment, send or propose officers, representatives or experts who, apart from their own competence, could be in contact with the re levant technical organization at

Geneva.

"Thirdly, in appropriate special essen'n League Committee, whether a standing committee or one np. pointed ad hoc might, at the re- quest of the Government, help to frame or improve some particular seheino.

"Fourthly, the League might in several ways help in the training of China's own officers who will be more extended required for the work of later years. In the domain of Public Health, the Len-

Chuen, formerly Finance Officer for IMPEACHMENT NOT TO BE has already been able to ar

Kwangsi.

In compliance with the request of General Chen Tsai Tong, Gen- eral Chang Fat Fui, Commander of the "Ironsides," sent a repre- Rentative to Canton in the person of General Wh Ki Wei.

General

CONSIDERED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

NANKING, May 4. In spite of Marshal Chiang

A Router's cable, dated May 2 stated that Capt. N. Stack took off at dawn for the first stage of his fight to Australia.

The object of the flight was to do

.NEW AERO ENGINE.

GREATER EFFICIENCY: CHEAPER RUNNING COSTS,

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.].

Ruapr, May 4. The Daily Mail says that the well-known engineering firm of

menting in Glasgow with a aeroplane engine of the Diesel heavy oil burning type.

Egyptian was sacked.. Bonisvef is in darkness, the electric wires having been put,

though admittedly there were a few concrete proposals for diminu tion in World Tariffs, ho believed

that in the near future it was now Forces have been sent to inter- ovbious that in great central com- cept Nahas Pasha's party on their modities, suel nx wheat and return to Cairo and bring them others, there must be far more in- to Parquet, where the Attorney.ternational regulation in output General will interrogate them.

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Troops Sent to Ben! Suot; The Premier said that Egyptian

and in price level than they had so far secured..

The present collapse of World

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Spain Eliminated.

PRAGUE, May 3. Ciecho-Slovakia bent Spain by three matches to two and now ments Greece nt Athens in the Beyond round.

Maior (Spain) bent Hecht 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4,

Menzel (Czecho-Slovakia) heat Alonso 3-5, 6-2, 0-1, 6-3.

DUSSELDORF, May 3. South Africa defeated Germany in the Davis Cup" contest by five matches to už.

8-6.

Raymond bent Bass, 46, 04, 7-3,

Kirby beat Nourney, 4-0, 6-3, 6-4, ́ 10-3.

Ireland beat Switzerland by 5 elcar matches, McGuire beating Acschlimana, 5-7, 7-5, 9-6, 86, 6-2, while Rogers beat Fisher 6-1, 2-6,

2, 6-4.

HEAVY SENTENCE FOR ROLE.

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SEQUEL TO QUARREL OVER A TOWEL.

Stanislaw Milkovsky, 23, Polish nationality, was sentoneed to 35 years imprisonment, by Judge Kuh in the Shanghai Special Dis-

25,467 compensation for fatally a8g. saulting & Chinese colleague at the Lar & Lemach Chocolate Factory

in Great Western Road on March

troops had been, sent to Benisust, commodity prices was largely trace.trict Court and ordered to pay but the town is now quiet. All able to unregulated output and to necessary measures have been taken absence of precise knowledge among in Cairo. Events in Benisuefltivators of available stocks have proved that the opposition Such fall in prices brought heavy are best on inciting the mobs to unemployment in both protectionist

and freetrade countries. Public According to the evidence for the disorder with the object of mak

finance tonded to be disorganized prosecution, the deceased Chineso ing Great Britain intervene. and valuable social and industrial and accused became involved in an reforms were postponed. In, thray

MURDERER TURNS TO

* RELIGION.

questions a great deal depended argument over the use of a towel on world co-operation in the use of which both claimed. Heated words gold as a basis of their credit and passed as a result of which, it is currency systems.

such an extent that he died in alleged, accused struck the Chinese

hospital on. April 4. Following the fight accused was arrested and

The highest authorities recognized that the present serious concentra, about the head and injured him to

Beardmore, Limited, are experi- CONTROVERSY OVER EXECU-tion of gold in the United States and

new

It is stated that the engine, of which the weight per unit has been considerably reduced, can be built into the wings of the acroplane and

will not only increase efficiency and

speed but will give lower running costs and minimise danger of fire.

OBITUARY.

ELLIS ASHMEAD-BARTLETT, C.B.E.

[THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]

LIBBON, May 4. The death occurred here to-day of Ellis Ashmead Bartlett, C.B.E.

range for technical education in practical work in other countries, sometimes with the aid of follow ships. And, in addition, the Lea- que might help the Government to

the Riffs in Morocco in 1900. Pub- find advisers to assist the develop-lications: Port Arthur: the Siege ment of the Chinese Educational and Capitulation: The Passing of and is now in conference with Gen Kai Shek's expressed willingness system and facilitate the inter- there Shoreaan Empire; With the

Turks in Trace, etc. eral Chen Toni Tong, planning on for the charges against him to be a joint expedition against Marshal investigated, the Contral Control Chiang Kai Shek. It is significant Committee has stated that the imtellectual activity in China and that Kweichow has also sent a re-peachment made by four of the abroad. presentative here to confer with Committee's members at Canton "Lastly, China might sometimes the local authorities.

Wu arrived in Canton yesterday

In odrer to strengthen his finan- cial position in Canton, General Chen Tsai Tong has to-day given orders to the effect that the amount of silver coins taken out of Canton

would not be considered.

course between the centres of in-

desire to initiate League action in This important fact omerges from some sphere in which international, the publication, this evening, of co-operation or the co-ordination of documents dealing with the poli- the policy of a number of countries tical situation. It is also revealed might be required in order to re. that Wu Tien Chien, ex-Police move some obstacle to China's

TION OF BUESSELDORF

KILLER.

Berlin, April 27-A heated con- troversy has arisen in the Press

betiveen the advocates and oppon.

in France brought innumerable diffculties both for these countries and for others in which price level bad been unduly depressed. These questions plainly depended on fur ther international co-operation.

IMPERIAL ECONOMIC

CONFERENCE.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

The

arged with assault but, after the death of the Chinese, he was charg

ed with assault causing death.

At an inquest, Mr. Qua Wei, the Procurator, roturned", a vordict that the Chinos met his death at the hands of accused.

Accused admitted striking de-. erased but stated that ho did not intend to inflict injury or cause the man's death. M. Paul Promet, counsel for accused, said that death was not caused by the blow but ne a result of accused's head coming into violent contact with something bard.

cnts of capital punishment over the fate of the Duesseldorf murderer Peter Kuerton, who last week was sentenced to death on nine counts | and, having meanwhile turned re- ligious, refused to authorise his

Ruosy, May 41. counsel to lodge an appeal so that

Secretary for Dominion the question of the execution of the Affairs, Mr. J. H. Thomas in a speech at Derby, referring to the sentence forma now topic of approaching Imperial Economic discussion. The decision rests Conforends at Ottawa, said that with the Prussian Cabinet which

the British Government Representa- tives would go to Ottawa not to in common with other German state

make any bargain but with tho governments has for the past sever desire to co-operate with the Domi- INDIANS EXCLUDED FROM al years made it a

nions to recognise economic facts practico to

and to make a genuine gesture to commute all death sentences on the help them in their difficulties, to grounds that the problem of capital which he believed they would punishment must be left in aboy. respond.

There could be no better contri- ance peuding the passing by the Lution to the solution of the un- Reichstag of the new penal code employment problem than increas- which is still under consideration ing the volume of inter-Imperial

trade.

MANCHESTER "QUAKE.

ASCRIBED TO SLIPPING OF EARTH'S CRUST.

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CAFES.

EDINBURGH STUDENTS TAKE

STRONG ACTION.

bag is not an acute question in London, April 20-The "colour Great Britain, but non-Europeahs, especially Indians, have been an noyed at the aution of certain hotels in the big cities refusing them ad- mission.

On this question the Students. Representative Council of Edine burgh, University has taken · a strong and unprecedented line.

Mr. Elli Ashmead-Bartlett, the eldest son of the "late Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, was born in 1881, fie accompanied the Turkish Army in the Graeco-Turkish War, 1839, and was taken prisoner by the Greeks: served as Lieutenant in the 2nd. Bedfordshire Hegiment in the S. African War. Servèd ins special war correspondent with the by the Reichstag's special com- Japanese Army in the Russo mittee. Japanese War in 1904; accom. However, in the Kuerten dase panied the Spanish Army against the Prussian Cabinet, reports say, inclines to the view that this sub- human monster should die, a view that is being shared by the over. whelming majority of the populace, On the other hand the minority

The Indian students had 'com opposed to Kuerton's execution

plained that they had been refused' includes several prominent.jurista

LONDON, May 3.

admission to two local cafes and a. and publicists who take and vigor- Manchester and a large area of party of 20 Europeans and two In... ·

dians visited one of the offanding ously defend the stand against Lancashire, including Eccles and capital punishment, irrespective of Bolton, experienced a violent earth vatablishments as a test. The Euro the nature of the crime involved, tremor to-day. Thore wero no peans wore admitted but the In- and who, moreover, contend that casualties, and the damage chiefly dians were excluded: No explana although Kuerten is manifestly consisted of dislodged chimney potation was given. guilty be is also manifestly insane, and fright

The Europeans thereupon bar and therefore death should not be The earthquake was one of the angued the guests from the balcony inflicted. It is not, however, anti-

most sovero over experienced in Bri- inside the cafe, protesting against cipated that the latter view will tain, and is ascribed to the sud- the unjustifiable colour bar, and prevail, pat rather that early next-den-sipping of the earth's crust-number-of-guests signified the

approval of the rentiments express month the killer will pay the ox...owing to a fault

the block of the Wild rumours of mine disasters ed by withdrawing. treme penalty

The Students Council has now guillotine, which is still extant in and explosions spread and thous the Rhineland as a relic of the times ands, filled with panic rushed into requested the cafes to raise the bar. of Napoleon I.

the streets, many half-clad,

under threat of bogootting them.

DEATH OF MR. J. B. BAKER.

"THE SPHINX OF WALL STREET."

[REUTER'S 'AMERICAN SERVICE)

New Youx, May 3. per individual must not exceed 350 Chief of Canton, had wired to development.

The death occurred to-day of at a time, Anything over this, if Canton urging the Cantonese to "In general, the technical organ-Mr. J. B. Baker, the banker, who Jiscovered, will be confiscated. The preserve the unification of the iiations of the League would in had been a night watchman and a Superintendent of Customs, r country declaring that Chiang zits way to continuously available cerk before he began his bank Tung Kwei Ching, has been in Kai Shek and other Government for advice to the Government and ing carrer. Enown as the Sphinx structed to take note of this and officials are urging Hu Han Min the National Development. Council of Wall Street," owin, to the quiet to inform the Customs Commis- to attend the National Convention. iz connection with its plan of renews of his movements, he distribut sioner.

This 8.0.8. definitely disproves re- construction: T. V. Suong, Vico ed over £10,000,000 to charity and is

Chairman of the Executive Yuan. reputed to have left £90,000,000. Wontinued at foot of next column.) ports of his detention.

(THROUGH REUTEN'S AGENCY.]