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DISASTROUS FIRE IN INDIA.

DEATH-ROLL REPORTED TO BE FORTY-SEVEN,

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

OORGAUM (South India),

May 20,

The death-roll at the Nuniydroog

REBEL ACTIVITIES

IN BURMA.

INDIAN TROOPS UNDER SAILING ORDERS,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SECUNDERABAD (India),

May, 20.

The 12th Infantry Brigade, and mine in the Kolar guldfieds is now the ard/uth Panjabis are leaving

forty-seven, including seren who for Burms to-night. Other troops died in hospital.»

are also waiting orders to leave,

It is understood the as to 30 miners are still unaccounted for. Rescue parties are strenuously making efforts to find them.

Earlier Massage.

Madnas, May 25. -

A dianstrous fire occurred in a mine in the Kolar goldfields to-day. So far, ten are known to have been killed and no fewer than. sixty are missing.

AIR SERVICE RATES

REDUCED.

+

TWENTY PER CENT, CUT ON

CAIRO ROUTE

(ORITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.)

Ruos, May 25, The Imperial Airways are finling it possible in the develop ment of their long distance route to

The military authorities are reti cent regarding the situation.

LATER.

The 1/17th Dogra Regiment_in already stationed in Burma. One Indian infant regiment is pro. ceeding there this week, while two more Indian regiments from Secun. derabad have been ordered to leave later, and the 2nd Manchesters have been warned that they may be wanted.for Burma,

Fuime troop movements will de pend on the situation and, necom. modation available.

Earlier Report.

RANGOON, May 25 Reports of rebel activities and of engagements with the police are still arriving from various parta of Burma.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1931.

MALAY STATES AND

A

RUBBER.

CUT IN QUOTA NOW AGREED TO,

(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.)

SINGAPORE, May 26,

communiqué issued by the Government of the Malay States says that after careful consideration is prepared to

Government

the enterlain any recommendations for an incremed cut in the tin quote communicating with the Colonial Secretary regarding details,

and that the Government is now

INTERNATIONAL WHEAT CONFERENCE.

1

NO DEFINITE AGREEMENT

REACHED.

(ARITH WIRELESS BRVICE]

Rupp, Miny 2%. The chief conclusion reached by the International Conference of eleven, wheat cxporting countries, which has been micoting in London, was that where possible reduction in an area devoted to whent should

be underlaken,

The Conference was unable to rench an agreement or immediate The communal antagonism is or definite measures to meet the now entering

The present diffeulties, but it set up n ♫ now phase.

continue an ex Burmans are attacking, pot only Committee to Indians, but Karens, who are of amination of the problem. inhabit the central watersheds. Siamese-Chinco stock, and who Press comment shows some dis

appointment at the small results A Karen village in the Toungoo of the meeting hut it is generally introduce considerably lower all-district has been burned and thres agreed that very little could be villagers killed, while a Karen tem expected from the first meeting round fares, and many of the reple, the bazaar and hours here of such a gattering and that the

now

duced scales have already come into operation,

The return air ticket to Cairo and back can now be obtained for £81

as compared with £100 previously,

An example is the case of the service from Croydon to Kanchi in India, which is 5,000 miles from London. It can now be renched in five days by air, for a reduced single are of £98. This, it may be nated, is only £0 more than the first-class faré by ordinary surface transport, owupying 17 days.

WHITSUN IN BRITAIN.

LARGE CROWDS VISIT NEW ZOO,

(UNITION WIRELESS-- SERVICE.]

HuGuy, May 23. The Whitsun Holiday opened with bind weather but ident conditions obtained to day over Tonton and the greater part of England.

Despite rain, 20,000 visitors went to the opening yesterday of the new open-air Zoological Gardens nt Whipsnade, some 20 miles north of London, and to-day, ineuse Prowds arriving by rail and road, besieged the entrances,

At the seaside resorts, bathing was in full swing, and, holiday- warm weather for an excus into the country by motor car, coach, train and on foot.

makers also took advantage of the

Open spaces and streets in Lon- dun were thronged all day.

The usual London Cart Horse Parade took place in Regent's Park where nearly 800 horses were 'on show.

BRITISH FLIGHT RECORD.

LONDON TO COPENHAGEN.

(BRITISH WIRELEÐU SERVICE]

RUGBY, May 25. Another record for British avia- tion has been set up by Captain Neville Stack and Mr. J. R. Chaplin,

been burned in another district, where some Indians have also been murderod.

LEAGUE OF. NATIONS'.. COUNCIL.

DECISIVE STEP TO AID WORD ECONOMIC CRISIS.

[URITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

RUGBY, May 25.

The British Foreign Minister, Mr. Arthur Henderson, returned to Britain yesterday from the Geneva meeting of the League of Nations' Council and the Euro- pean Committee.

contracts established and views ex- changed will lead to results later.

AUSTRALIA'S ECONOMIC

REHABILITATION.

APPROVAL OF EXPERTS" PLAN,

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

MELOGUESE, May 25. The question of the economic rehabilitation of considered at a conference between Mr. Scullin and Mr. Theodore and

Australia

уда

the State Premiers to-day, on the report of the economic experts, hended by Professor Copland, aim orhies and raising £15,000,000 thus ing at saving £33,000,000 by eron- reducing the deficit by a total of

clado 20 per cent, ent in Govern-

He said that he hoped in years to coine the work of the European Commission during Inst week would be regarded ne the first £28,000,000, rent collective step of Nations to The proposals of the report in end the world economic crisis.

"The Session of the Longue Caun-ment, expenditure, pensions and eil is the subject, of Comment in salaries, foverer trevation of the the leading articles in several papers unmarried and increases in

sales tax from two and a half to this morning.

The Times says that the "Main six per cent., and primage duty problem

before the sixty-third from four to 10 per cent. counc-the proposed Austro-Gen. man Economie Union-bins been suspended rather than solved by

ita reference to the Hague, but tha

gain to European tranquility in

ternational dispute, which in the none the less immenso and ati In- absence of such machinery might by now have led to the use of violence, a legal is safely transferred to settlement,"

Cool Consideration.. The Times refers to the fact that Dr. Curtius, although himself a partisan R German, Foreign Minister in the role of Chairman of the Council, was accepted by 13

other members and showed perfect tact and good feeling, and says that the incident is a tribute to the growth of the authority of law in Europe.

The Premiers' speeches indicated a qualified approval of the experts" plan.

SHIPPING CONFERENCE

AT SIMLA..

DECK PASSENGERS AND

PILGRIM TRAFFIC..

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SIMLA, May 25.

Over thirty delegates, including representatives of China, the Dutch East Indies. the Broits Bottle- ments, Hong Kong, and the French Eastern possessions, are attending the Conference on deck passenger and pilgrim traffic, which opened here to-day.

The Daily Telegraph says that when it is remembered how severe, was the shock of the first announce. The Conference WAN formally ment of the Austro-German Cus. opened by the chairman, Mr. J. A. toms proposal the easy with which Woodhead, the Commerce Member it has been handled by the League of the Executive Council of the of Nations Council is a notable Government of India.

fact.

The object of the Conference is to formulate rules for the

struction of life-saving

con-

"BEAUTY QUEEN”

ACQUITTED,

MRS. NIRDLINGER FOUND

NOT GUILTY,

Nice, May 20.-The 24-year-old Mrs. Nirdlinger, a forner "beauty queen" of Broadway, Now York, was nequitted by a jury to-day on the charge of murdering her hus and in March Inst at their Riviera mansion.

Only 300 people were able to en- ter the court, which was guarded by police armed with rifles.

A

The Publ Prosecutor wa man who up to the present had

never lost tense.

Before her marrings Mrs. Nird. linger was Charlotte Nash. In 1023 she won the title of "Min St. Louis" in a beauty competition and was famed for the loveliness of her dimples, which she insured for a very high sum. She was 30 | years younger than her husband, who was the well-known American millionaire, Mr. Fred G. Dixon Nirdlinger.

Pistol Under Her Pillow.

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In the examination by the police, Mrs. Nirdlinger stated that her husband had on a number of occs: 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 went to bed she placed it under her pillow,

Referring to the night of the tragedy, Mrs. Nirdfinger aid "After dinner my husband began to drink heavily. I sat quietly in the drawing room, reading an Italian nowspaper. After a while I heard him enter the room and he What are You learning anid: Italian for Have you an Italian

lover

NEW GOVERNMENT. AGAIN POSTPONED.›

CANTON'S FINAL WARNING TO CHIANG.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT,

SHANTUNG BANDITS DEFEATED.

NO MERCY SHOWN BY

HẠN FỤ CHU.

"THE MYSTERY OF

WU PEI FU.

FORMER WAR LORD IN SZECHUAN.

Peiping, May 14-One of the Hankow, Mny 91.-The mystery most notorious gangster" nests surrounding the activities of Mar in China, at. Protzsky, Shaatungshal Wu Fei, Fu, once China's "most" Province, has been completely des. powerful military leader, deepered troyed by General Inn Fu Chu, to-day as reports were received here Governor of Shantung, according to that the former warlord still re- reports in the local Chiness Press.

CANTON, May 2. The local authorities have once gain postponed the insugaration of their National Government

This date, they say, is final no in Canton to Thursday, May 29, matter what may happen in the built up a huge industry, exercising, Contrary to previous Chinese re- meantime. This change was thought reign of terror in Southern Shan-Forts Marshal Wu has not yet One of the gangs from this started his journey toward Hang accessary in order to give a final tung. warning to Marshal Chiang Kai vicinity held up an express train in chow although he has accepted Shek to rolire from polition) life 1924, and carried off scores of for General Ohiang Kai Shek's invita within the next, 48 hours.

cign and Chinese passengers for tion to visit the capital at Nanking, The reported re-emergence of the This wareing, which was tele. ransom into their mountain retreat.

General Han received orders from famous Chinese warlord into the graphed to the herd of the Nanking Government, was contained in an the Central Government some time political areas after his long relire- ultimatum signed by Messrs. Tang go to suppress the bandits. Homent has caused considerable spreu

It is believed that Shao Yi, Tang Chak Ya, Koo Ying decided to make a thorough jcb oflation here.

behind the National Government's Fun, Shino Fat Cheng, Lin Sen,it, and carefully organized an army

decision to allow Marshal Wu to Wang Ching Wei, Sun Fo, Eugene which could be depended upon to

leave Szechuan and welcome him to do its work well. Chen, Chow Lu, Ma Chiu Cheun,

treku and several villages near by. move.

The troops descended upon Fao-the capital is a significant political The Government has not Their attack eame

na surprise,nunounced just what the scheme is and they rounded up all the men

mains in the quiet little town of

Criminals from this vicinity had Hsuan Han, Szechuan.

Dr. Wang Chung Hu, General Chen Tani Tong, General Li Tsung Jen, General Heu Chung Chi, Gen

cra! Tang Seng Chi, General Liand boys between ten and 60 years but it is generally believed that Lish Chun, Admiral Chen Chak and rapidly as they were captured.

of age, and shot them down as Marshal Wu is not leaving Ste- Mayor Lin Yun Koy, all prominent

chuan merely to live in retirement on the romantic West Lake at Hangchow.

figures in the present movement for the overthrow of Chiang Kai Sheki The ultimatem is nothing short of a feree denunciation of the Nanking Marshal, branding him as a dieta

tor.

Canton has decided that unless

Chiang, abdicates his office within the time alloted, it will not recog nize the Nauking Government is the National Government of China. Canton will then set up another National Government" to take its place and start an expedition against the North as it did several years ago.

Villages Burnt.

villages, and they were completely Fires were then set to all the destroyed. Women and small chil dren escaped just ahead of the

flames.

Kuomintang Objections, While a large section of the gen. cral public still praises the strong General Han is reported to have. said that only such drastis action character of Marshal Wu and his would scatter this well-organized ability asp military commander, centre of crime. For a generation, Kuomintang members in Szechuan criminal characters from Shantung are strongly opposed to the Nation- and neighbouring provinces had gathered in this mountain fastness. al Government's move to bring him.

back to political power.

Marshal Wu is strongly, criticised

While criminal headquarters were maintained in Pantzeku, all the neighbouring villages had joined in the gangsters enterprises. Men, for having supported General Tsao: women and children either shared Kuan, ex-President of the Republic, in the loot or protected the crimin-in prolonging the civil warfare of

Mra Niringer did not answer. She had no wish, she said, to start an argument; and therefore got up and went to her own room, where she undressed to go to bed.

It is, however, most unlikely that "A fow minutes later my hus the Nanking Marshal will condles hand came to my bedside," con send to comply to such & demand, tinued the young” widow. "Again he accused me of being unfaith and the Canton Government does als because they dared not do anythe country. He is also condemned

not for a moment believe that he thing else. to him. I refused to reply, and he will. The Southern Capital is caught me savagely be the throat and tried to strangle me."

Finding that she was being over- powered, Mid Mrs Niedlinger, she reached for the revolver. With her husband's hands still about her throat she fired five shots and saw him clutch his head. reel away from the bedside and collapse in the drawing room.

Pecullar Marriage.

From this well-protected. moun for having, during two wars, dea therefore getting ready for the in-tain fastness, gangs of robbers, troyed river dykes to flood areas auguration of the "National kislnappers, and murderers planned occupied by his opponent forces in Government" on Thursday.

AKOTER ALLY.

(Chun Wan Yat Pao.)

Assaults upon the tewas and vil

Inges of the Southern Shantung order to meet a critical situation. plains. They would capture wall- Marshal Wu has remained in re-

ed towns, loot and burn them, carry tirement in Szechukin since bis de- off all persons who might be able feat in Central China in 1990., He to pay a ransom, and retire to Pao- izeka.

still maintains a small bodyguard This Has been going on for and spends his time evriting poetry CANTON, May. 26.

'generation. Several Provincial The fact that Yen Hsi Shan in Governors have admitted they could and reading Confucian classics. through the court to-day at her anti-Nanking movement is evident from,

Mrs Nirdinger's solis echoed allying himself with the southern not prevent the crime headquarters His activities and movements are mother, her cook, and the nurse of in his telegram to the Cunton Kuo- troops have been defeated several

functioning, Government now being watched with the closest her two children gave evidence re-mintang, in which he says that he times in pitched battles,

interest. garding her husband's jealousy. is in complete sympathy with them Deserting soldiers have taken In this connection it is note for their taking the initiative to their guns and joined the robbers worthy that one clause in the pecu fight the Nanking dictator, Chiang at Paotzeks, They ever took field liar document drawn up at the Kai Shek, and promises his support, and machine-guns with them during time of their marriage in Paris, Yen is sending Ceneral Fu The recent years, so that the district in 1928, reads :---

Yi, his personal representative, to had become an arsenal. the south to approach the Canton lenders.

"Charlat won't use lin-stick, powder or cold cream. She also swears not

1180 tobaren," Mrs. Nirdlinger has two child. ren, a boy of three years and a bady girl. These were in the pre- cincts of the court to-day ready to le produced for an appeal to the jury's sympathy. Their presence, however, was not required. The jury were absent for only ten minutes before returning the ver dirt which led to the acquittal.

The evidence for the defence in the case wis that Mrs. Nirdlinger shot her husband in salf-defence.

Tho accused woman was Mr. Dixon Nirdlinger's fourth wife.

LYBIAN DESERT TRAGEDY.

WOMEN AND CHILDREN LEFT

TO THE VULTURES.

(THROUGH REDTER'S AGENCY.]

Caino, May 25. The bones of women, children, horses and camels strewn across the Lybian Desert and the timely Flying a Vickers-Napier nero- It is true that France has re plane, they completed a flight from served the right to raise the poliances in accordance with the con- demented Arabs, has just been re appli- rescue by a Briton of bands of half- London to Copenhagen, a distance tical aspect of the matter låter,

ditions of the International Con- veiled by the harrowing. trans. of 1,400 miles, in 11 hours, 15 but an interval of months has been

vention for the safety of life at desert trek of numerous Bedouin minutes, an averago speed of 124 won for cooler consideration.

Sea, which, was signed in London refugees from Kufra Oasin, which miles an hour.

Tho Telegraph' pays a tribute to

the Italians captured toward the This is the first time that the success of the League of Na-in May of 1920, - -

end of JanuaIY, journey to Copenhagen has beentions machinery in dealing with made in one day.

what it described as the first dis pute between two Great Powers PLANE CRASHES ON BOAT. Egyptian Desert Survey party, which has como before the Council

EMPIRE DAY.

FESTIVAL HELD IN HYDE PARK.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Ruam, May 25. Empire Day was celebrated throughout Great Britain.. on Saturday and yesterday,

The Prime Minister broadcast talk from his home at Lossiemouth on Saturday evening, and, a great festival, with the massed bands of the Brigade of Guards and a special choir, was held in Hyde Park, Lon-

don, in the afternoon.

BRITISH LEGION.

DUKE OF YORK ADDRESSES DELEGATES.

FISHERMAN KILLED ON

LOUGH NEACH...

of Mr. P. A. Clayton, head of the

who has been recommended for the Meritorious Medal, for would have

aurvived.

WRS

Mr. Clayton, toward the end of February, set aut to pick up the broken down ear of the explorer, Belfast, May 18-A remarkable Major Bagnold, and found the aeroplane crash occurred ·Over party starving. A Bedouin Lough Neagh to-day. The plane squatting near the car and it was fell upon a fishing bont, killing learned that three other exhausted one of the two occupants instant-parties wore wandering aimlessly. ly, but the pilot of the machine Their horses and camels had been cscaped uninjured.

eaten, and the women and children,

BOME OUTRAGE,

(Wah Tez Vat Pan,)

CANTON, May 26, Two bomb explosions occurred in the heart of Canton City last night aufà o'clock. One outrage in Kit Cheung Road and the other in the Central Public Park. Fortunately, as they were not highly explosive in nature, there were no casualties, It is believed in Canton political circles that the bomb outrage was committed by some men hired by

to achieve some political end.

Chiang Kai Shek's fuction in order

SINO-RUSSIAN CONFERENCE

REDEMPTION OF C.E.R.

(Fah Tri Ya Pao}

General Han apparently decided. that an ordinary defeat would not be sufficient. His troops, apparent by acting under instructions, sys- matically killed all the

mature

ANOTHER FOREIGNER ́PAYS.

GERMAN CHARGED $5,000

FOR FREEDOM.

or partially mature males in the. region, and made destruction com- Peiping, May 13.-Word of an- plete. It is reported that some other case involving a Clerman women were also killed, as they national has reached here from bad taken an active part in some Mukden. It appears that about a of the criminal activities.

General Han announces that aimi- Action will be taken against criminal "nests" still existent in Southern Shantung.

BOBBED-HAIR BANDIT

CHIEF.

CAPTURE OF GIRL COMMUNISTS ONDERED.

week ago Mr. K. Niedernhofer, Manager of the Leungmuller Hotel, had occasion to request a young Chinese sprawling in one of the public rooms of the hotel to remove his feet from the table. The young man resented being spoken to and went off in a buff..

Next morning he returned to the hotel with a policeman' and reveal.. ed his identity as the head of a bureau responsible for collecting taxes of imported liquors. The bureau had been aware for some time, he declared, that Mr. 'Niedern. Hankow, May 21-Government hofer was evading payment of the troops engaged in the pandit sup-tax by obtaining his liquor sup pression campaign along the Hupeh-plies from the Japanese settlement Hunan-Szechuan borders were or but it had deferred taking action,. dered by the military authorities However, he declared there was a hero to-day to effect the capture of matter of some $17,000 outstanding“ Miss Ho liang Ku und Miss Hu and Mr. Wiedernhofer would have.

Chief Delegate to the Sino-Russian operating in the border towns of well-known in Peiping us the Mon- Mr. Moh Teh Hui, the Chinese Chup, two girl Communists who are to stay in gol until it was paid. leading a band of women bandits Mr. Niedemhofer was formerly Conference, at Moscow, has again the three Central China provinces. ager of the Peiyang Press, wired Nanking reporting on its

The Misses. To and Hy are re: Later information states that Mr. Intest progress

He states that some definite rearmed women Communists under the payment of $5,000 without any ported to have several hundred Niodernhofer has been released on salts have been obtained regarding their command. They have raided

gress...

problem.

NARKING, May 20

SHANGHAI CENSORSHIP.

Without the heroic determination the CER." redemption, the disa number of towns and villages and sort of legal process.

cusion of which is still iu pro- they have captured wealthy mer- to be resumed on June in order to

The plenary session is scheduled chants and landlords, who are being

held for ransom.

however, not supported in the facts). flo Yin, a sister of the notorious since General Ho Lung was still continue the discussion of the same Communist-bandit-chistain, Gen: alive and in good health in April eral Ho Lang," is also reported to when he "entertained" the Misses be in command of a Communist Esther Nordlund and Augusta army. Chinese newspapers describe Nelson at his mountain stronghold her as a young bobbed-hair girl who | north-west of Kingmen. studiod in mission · schools, Ho

The present whereabouts of Gen- Lung himself in reported to be keep eral Ho Lung, and bis fellowers are ing a harem of young wives who unknown. They are still holding too have joined the Communist the Reverend Onear Anderson of party and who not ne hodyguard of the Covenant Missionary Society the outlaw leader.

who was taken at Kingmen with. A telegram received by the local the Misses Nordlund and Nelson, military headquarters from General The women were released but Mr. Liu Pei Shi, commander of the Anderson has been in the hands of Second Brigade parts that a his captors for just six steck Tie the killed during a battle at bandits are demanding large quan Chu Ho in March. This reports, lities of medical supplies for his (Continued at foot of next column release.

(BRITISH WIRELESA BERVICE.]

The fishermen were a father and unable to keep up, dropped behind Roosy, May 25, Fifteen delegates from all partsson. The son was killed, but the and were left to the vultures.

be of the United Kingdom attending father, who in the nick of time Their sufferinge can imagined

the Annual Conference of the Brithrew himself in the bottom of the by the fact that the refugees had tish Logion in London were ad- boat and lay flat, was not touched. absolutely raw feet. The number dressed yes day by the Duke at Two other fisherzer who were of victims is at present not sacer York, Lord Jellicoe, and General fishing two hundred yards away tained, but the last narty to us Gouraud, Military Govornon of witnessed the tragedy and helped rescued consisted of 18 ont of an

'to drag 'the' sinking boat to shore, original 42.

Paris

APPLIES TO RADIOGRAMS. AND LANDLINE MESSAGES.

"

franavon NEUTER'S AGENOT.)

SHANGHAI, May 26. The censorship; also applies to radiograms and messages sent by landline. It includes outgoing and incoming news. D