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INDIANS FLEE FROM BURMA.

SITUATION MORE SERIOUS THAN IMAGINED.

[TAROVON, REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Cacuma, June 4. Terrible tales of anti-Indian- ter parisan are told by refugees pouring

in to Calcutta fyoon Burma,

Four hundred refugees, mostly workers, arrived by the mail bont Arenda. They declared that the treable in Buring was her worn Than the people, of India were nware, and that the anti-Indian feeling was growing daily,

Burman in interior vingers and towns are now armed with deadly" weapons and fudin Eves are daily becoming more insecure,

Owing to unprovoked murder obs attacks, the refugees declare, In- diaris in Reagoon are nashing for, Berths aboard ships bound for India and many udian merebunts. are reported to be sending their women folk horas.

ROUND TABLE

CONFERENCE.

TO STUDY SILVER QUESTION.

AMERICANS ARRIVE AT

SHANGHAI.

{THROBOR REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, June 1. Senators Tasker Oddie and

Joseph, Robinson along with Con- gressiner Gibson and Dowell ar rived this afternoon from Manila by the U.S. transport Henderson,

Senator Tasker Oddie intends to study the silver question,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 2,-1931.

PACIFIC FLIGHT POSTPONED.

CAPTAIN ASH'S PLANE REFUSES TO TAKE OFF,

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

TORTO, June 1. Captain Thomas Ash, who has been preparing for a trans-Pacific fight in Harold Bromley's "City of Tacoma, to-day decided to abandon the fight as the plane

refused to take off with its heavy lond of fuel and lightening would reduce the fuel to a danger- Senator Pittian is arriving to morrow from Seattle, by the Presious minimum, also, the engine was dent Jefferson, for the same par Post.

NEW AMERICAN LOAN. :

TO MEET DEFICIT OF

11.81,000,000,000.

[GEUTIN'S AMERICAS PERVICE}

WASHINGTON, May 31.

Bew

In order to invet, the deficit of aver n billion dollars (1.81,qu¤,000,000) The Government is issuing, a

·GANDHI GOING TO LONDON, | Joan,

The details wire antenneed to BUT WILL NOT PARTICIPATE. | day by Mr. Andrew Mellon, Meere- tary of the Treasury Department; The total amount of the issib wil! ba: 41.8800,000,000, which will bear interest at the rate of three and |enie-eighth per cent, and will be redeemable between 1016 and 1919. The new bands will be sold to the public as from June to

[THROUGH ACUTER'S AGENCY:]

BOMBAY. May 31. News hos béon, received from Congress circles at Bardoli, in the effect that Gandhi has written a to Lord Willingdon, t.** Atter Vierrey, stating that he will attend the resinned Round Table Confer- ehre in London even if the com inunat question is unsettled in the muntime.

He adds, however, that he win nly explain the position of the Congress Party in the issues in- volved, and will not participate in the provendinga.

VERDICT FOR MR. ROBERT LÓRAINE.

"FRIVOLOUS CASE: OCGIT NOT TO HAVE BEEN BROUGHT.”

After us lasence of 20 minutes the jury found for Mr. Robert Loraine, the autor, in the slander suit brought against him in the King's Bench Division. They adried:

"We are all agreed that this ense was frivolous, and ought not to have been brought."

Judgment was accordingly en tered for Mr. Low tire with costs. The action was brought by Mr. Archibald Parnell and Mr. Alfred Zeitlin, theurien! agents; of Gel- W. They claimed damages for libel and slander al Jeged to be ecntamed in a letter djetated by Mr. Loraine aliout the Payment of his 2125 a week salary during the case evidence was given for Mr. Boraine by ies ladys Couper. Sir John Martin Harvey, and Sir Nigel Playtar concerning the custom of paying theatrical

alaries on a Friday.

SISTER "WINS WILL

CASE.

JUDGE & RELIGIOUS OBLIGATION.

were

The right of a sister in an Anglo- Catholic religious order to share ma testatur' resdunry state was the subject of dispute in the Chancery Division,

Plaintiffs

Mr. Andrew -Agnew Bell เออ My. Ernest Frederick Agnew, trustees under the will of the late Mr. George F. Bell and the principal defendant was Marion Agnew, a sister in the Society of St. Margaretz East Grinstend. Susses, who claimed one-seventh of the restavary estate. Six other relatives claimed the re sidue to her exclusion.

AUSTRALIA'S CONVERSION

LOAN.

PREMIERS DECISION

CRITICISED.

(THROUGH REIER'S AGENCY.]

MELBOURNE, Mar 31. This is repudiation and de Tault" devlare Mr. Lyons and Mr. Matham, leaders of the Opposition, in a letter to Mr. Scullin and the State Prime Ministers, in regard to the droision of the Premiors' Conference to convert the whole of the internal debt into a long-term conversion loan with a compulsory reduction of interest.

The letter expresses a fear that persistence in the advocacy of this policy will unke hourable conver sion impossible and will greatly prejudice the success of any new loan to assist the farmers and the annoyed.

SALARIES CUT IN JAPAN.

PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AFFECTED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

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Tokyo, June 1. The Government has decided to extend the ent in salaries tu prime ary school teachers drawing over 100 yen monthly, to take effect from July 1.

Over 15.000 out of nearly 500,000 teachers will be affected.

STEEL HELMET PARADE

IN GERMANY."

"WE WILL NEVER RECOCNISE VERSAILLES TREATY."

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

HOSPITAL FIRE IN NEW GOVERNMENT'S

A SECOND DERBY SENSATION.

JAPAN.

CARMELUS SCRATCHED FOR BIG RACE··

HEROIC WORK BY NURSES AND FIREMEN

THROUGH DETER'S AGENCY.]

Tokyo, June 1.

[TBKOUGH REVIER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, June 12

A last minute Derby sensation has ariser in connection with Link Bey, whose for during a gallop

scratched.

at Manton House, Marlborough, ou Saturday, when he was ridden by Steve Donoghue, is reported to have been so bad as to suggest a sluggish and not developing suposibility that he will have to he vind power. Capt. Ash stated the abandonment is in postponement of his life's ambition and that he is convinced that

FON-a traus Pacifle flight is practicable with a anitable machine, but, after exhaus tive calculations he is convinerd it is impossible with the present plane. He, however, hopes to he able to attempt the fight later in a more suitable machine.

LA LOUETTE 'PLANE CRASH.

THEORY THAT ENGINE EXPLODED.

(THROUGH REUTLI'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, May 31. The exact cause of the crash of the Tanus French

ace." La Lonette, will probably never be known, but it is now learned that the airmen were dying law and close to the land in a starin

It appears that owing to the danger of ale, weather conditions La Louette decided to turn north- ward Barcelona. when the plane suddenly shot like a bullet toward the Bell. The shock broke it in two and the airmen were Their probably instantly killed. bodies were picked up by fisher-

Tuen.

French experts sebut the theory that the engine exploded and ex- press the opinion that the seaplane was simply burled down by the force of the storm.

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CANNONBALL FLIGHT.”

CAPT. HAWKS OUT TO BREAK

MORE RECORDS.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LE BORGET, May 21. The American airman, Captain Hawks, left Le Bourget this morn- ing a cannonball flight from Paris in Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Basle, Rome and back to Paris.

Arrives at Copenhagen.

LATER, Captain Hawks arrived at Copen; hagen from Paris at 0,12 pm.

NIGHT CLUB QUEEN NOT WANTED.

MUST LEAVE FRANCE AT ONCE

(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.)

HAVRE, May 31.

It is officially stated that the decision of the immigration authori- ties that "Texas" Guinas and her bevy of show girls must be shipped back to New York is fual.

What "Texas" has to say about it, is not yet known,

ANTI - CLERICAL DISTURBANCES.

BarsLat, June 1. | ITALIAN GOVT.'S ATTITUDE We will never recognise the

STRONGLY CRITICISED. frontiers laid down by the Treaty of Versailles, and we swear we will not rest until all German land, which hus drunk the sweat and blood of countless

Me Bell made bequests to the ones again. part of is

children of his late uncle. There Thus declared Herr Feldte, the

(THROUGH RESTER'S AGENCY.]

Link Boy Goes to Epsom.

A second Derby sensation was provided this morning when Walter Griggs, the trainer, announced the scratching of Carmeles who jarred binself when galloped over a mile and a half on Saturday nad now has gone lame.

Link Boy who it is reported was found amiss after a gallop on Saturday left for Epsom this morti- ing and will probably run in the Derby.

JALL-OVER AT VICTORIA CLUB.

London, June 1. The call-over for the Derby at the Victorin Club to-day revealed Cameronial AS hot favourite, Pomme D'api being next favoured. The figures were as followŃ :-- 4/1 Cameronina (o. 85/20 t.) 19/2 Pomme D'api (t. and Ɖo.)

Dr. Dolittle (1. and 0.) Orpon (t, and o.) 13/1 Goyescas (5, and 0.) · 22/1, Jacopo (1, and 0.)

10/1

160/8

/1 Sandwich (t. and 0.) 25/1 Rovellion (L. add o.) · 25/1 Sir Andrew (t, and o.) 33/1 Link Boy (t. and o.). 40/1 Shell Transport (t. and o.) 401 Rose on Soleil (0, 50/1 1.) 10/1 Estate Duty (0.) 40/1 Zanon (0)

451

30/1

45/1 Coldstream (t, and o.)

Lightning Star (0) Gallini (0, 66/2 t.) E/1 Knoloma (0,)

66/1 Apporley (0.).... 100/1 Armagnac (1) nad 0.} 100/1 Othore (0)

Don't Give Up Hopel

Loxios, June 1. Millions of disappointed holders of Irish sweept tickets, who filed to draw horses which carry prizes of anything from £833 to £30,000 by

The lives of 300 patients were

zawa Hospital, part of which was

"WAR LOAN."

TEN MILLION DOLLARS

-TO BE RAISED,.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

CANTON, June 1. In order to raise more funds for

CABINET MAKING IN CANTON.

IS EVERYONE SATISFIED?

PROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

CANTON, June 1. The newly formed uiti-Nanking confition at Canton is already ex periencing difficulty in bringing the

harmony, und in apportioning Government posts among maninbers of the thier political groups which are represented by Wang Ching Wei the Leftist leader), Eno Ying Fea the Conservative leader) and Sun Fo (whose party stands betwcon the two).

gravely imperilled when fire broke the war chest, the piecial Gox-Leftists, and the Conservatives into out ently this morning at the Kann-ernment of Kwanging starts feat. ing today a loan for $10,000,000, destroyed before the flames were secured on the national revenues of controlled. Nurses and other, will-the Province. It is known as the ing helpers with courageous dis: Second Military Loan of Kwang Bouds are being sated in regard to danger carried the pati-tung. ents to safety

denominations of $100, 850, $10, Two fremch were killed and two. | 83 and 31. injured while fighting the flames.

FRENCH TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.

GERMAN GIRL WINS LADIES' SINGLES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Arter, May 31.

tú the final of the Indies singles Fraulein Aussem but Miss, Betty Nuthall 8/6, 0/).

Miss Nuthall Outplayed. Fraulein Aussem created a strag gering surprise by heating Miss Nathall so easily in the second set after a hard fought game for the first.

Miss Nuthall led by 5/4 in the first set but after this the German girl had the upperhand and took the set with a love game.

Win for Borotra.

Property owners in Cantor, and Swatow and the merchants through ont the Province are being forces to take up bonds to the "extent of one month's rental and 3 per cent: of their capital,

Tenants have been instructed to hand their landlord's rentals for June to the Police, who will in tur give them bonds of equal value to be given to the property-owner in lion of the usual rental.

All Government employees must take up bonds to the extent of 24 per cent, of their monthly salaries for a period of five months continu ously, beginning from June 1.

Each Magistrate will also have to sell a certain amount of bonds to the small merchants and prople in his district.

All monies, unless otherwise specified, must be collected, and turned over to the Department of Finance on or before the end of July. Those who take up their allotted share this month may pay 40 per cent, of the money in Cen teal Bank of Chine notes and the rest in silver, but, if, ayment is deferred until July, the Govera ment will acript only 50 per cent.

Moreover, the participation of Eugene Chen and others of radien fendency in, the new Government on the recommendation of Mr. Wang Ching Wei has aroused con- siderable opposition on the part of the Conservatives. The fact that. no foreign Consul attended the in

of the auguration ceremony "National Government" is attri buted by the Conservatives to the resentment of the Couvilar body to the appointment of certain persons who are supposed to have "Red" sympathica.

Mr. Sun Po nas expressed his un- willingness to accept the appoint- ment of Chairman of the Provin einl Government and ho is said to be of opinion that too many jobs are going to the Conservasive and Leftiest parties,

PROVISIONAL CONSTITU. TION PROMULGATED.

(Woh Te: Yet Pan.)

Snasaita, June 1 The Nanking Government pro-

"Provisional Con-

In the second set Fraulein Aussem of the money in unknotes, And mulgated, the bad it all her own way. Mif payment is made in August, only stitution" to-day which was adopt Nathall semed to have lost her 20 per cent, can be ninde in band and authorized to be carried into Derve after she had been steadilynutes. After August, unly silver effect on Jane 1 by the People's Convention held at Nanking last At present month. worn down by Frantein Anssem.

money will be taken. Gavernment banknotes aro quoted at 75.3 cents to the paper dollar.

The loan bears an otrest of. 10 per cent, per annum. The Govern ment promising to pay hack the loan at the rate of $1,100,000 month (including interest), begi ning from June, 1032.

In the Final of the Men's Singles, Jean Borotra defeated C. Boussa 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 0-1.

PACKING CASE STOWAWAY.

WANTED TO MARRY CH

GIRL.

Louis Chianese. the young

the time the Derby has been ran Parisian stown way who was found on June 3, started the week within a packing ease in the hold of a fresh though and modified hopes, the liner Lafayette in and-Atlan

tir last month, has returned to Le They are now pinning hopes on being successful in the second stage Havre in charge of the French of the draw consisting of a fund police. of 2380,000 in prizes of £100 per ticket, which will be taken from a hig drum 115 Mansion House. Dubin.

. This section of the draw is in no way related to herses participating in Wednesday's race. The procved- ings are likely to fust until te-nor row night. The smead of the draw is indicated by the fact that 345 naies were drawn in the first sixty-five minutes.

KOWLOON MAN DRAWS PRIZE,

LONDON, June i

The following have so far drawn £100 prizes; "Robabe," * Mess of twenty-six on H.M.S. Medway (China Station), and 3. Videro, D. Nathan Rond, Kowloon.

Derby Sweep Condemned by, Premier,

LONDON, June 1. A severe condemnation of the sweepstake craze was, innde by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald yesterday in an interview with the "Daily Herald correspondent at Lossiemouth.

Commenting upon the Irish Derby Sweep, the Prime Minister said: "It is n most deplorable reflection on the state of mind of the people of this country that, at a time like this especially, millions of pounds should be going into this form of gambling.

"It makes one almost despair and feel that civilisation must be

rumbling."

nid, was the story of a young "What gave me the idea," be German, who, three years ago, skipped himself in a case to Ameri en. He got there and inter inarri. ed a wealthy American girl..

women

The authorities hope to have the loan repaid by April, 1933.

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CANTON 'PLANES ARRIVES AT SWATOW.

(Wah Tu Fat Pab,)

SWATOW, Juze 1. Three aeroplanes under the diree tion of Captain Wu Kim Ya, aui afternoon. cd here from Canton yesterday

HO CHIEN JOINS THE SOUTH?

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.}

CANTON, June 1.

A wealthy American woman had ne A promised to look after young woman journalist told me de would put a matrimonial ad- newspaper for ertisement in me, but I had no news of either of them-you know what Lare-and I was sent back.

The local authorities duin that "The return journey has cost me General 31o Chien, Governor of five dollars, but I fear the affair Hunan, and the whole Provincia! will cust me a lot more now, and Government have declared indepen.

lot of trouble, too."

dence of Narking and are taking Asked whether be contemplated | up the cause of Canton, necording returning by America, young to a wireless message-from Chang Chinese replied: “Sine, but not shit, received here-to-day,

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in a case next time."

THREE YEARS FOR BLACKMAILER.

RECORDER'S TRIBUTE

TO DICTAPHONE.

A tribute to the dictaphono, BA a crime Jetector was paid by the Recorder at the Old Bailey, "when Oscar Hull Merrick (53) werd found guilty of demanding with merinees £500 from Mr. Charles He stated that the Government Percy Redway, managing director is considering the matter, but the of Messrs. Redway Mann and Co., difficulty was to know where to Ltd., stock brokers, Clifford-street, begin.

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The Canton Kuomintang, eelebrate this news, hired a SQLE of automobiles to parade the prin- eipal malons setting off fire- crackers as they went..

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CAMPAIGN AGAINST

CANTON,

MANCHURIAN LEADERS

RETICENT.

Wah Fe Yat Pao,)

NANKING, June 1, At yesterday morning's' regular meeting of the Central Političn)

TREATY OF TIENTSIN.

-CHINESE REQUEST

REVISION.

(Woh Tez Yat Pua)

Suasorat, June 1, The Nanking Foreign Ministry has addressed a note to the British Minister, Sir Miles Lampson, sug- gesting the holding of a discussion on the revision of the Tientsin Treaty of 1938 between China and Britain which is due for revision are in rach ten years,

In reply to the Nanking Minis- bry's note, 'Sir Miles Lampson re- plied that he had referred the iuatter to the British Government,

CHANG HSUEH LIANG ILL.

ENTERS PEIPING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE.

(THROUGH REUTLI'S AGENCY.)

PEPINO, June 1. Chang Hauch Ling entered the Peiping Union Medical College to- ny. It is reported he is suffering from lever. His hodyguards have removed to. barracks outside the Peiping Unión Medical College.

SALE OF CHINESE. FACTORIES.

ORDER FORBIDS DISPOSAL TO. FOREIGN INTERESTS..

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Nanking, May 26-A circular': It was alleged that Mr. Redwayment Maralal Chiang Kai Sheknese factories to foreign interests.

Council of the Nanking Govern order prohibiting the anle of Chi

Ros, June 1.

Dantzig a Rival of Ireland. Catholic institutions are gradually.

and his company had been attack Dantzig, May 25-Dantzig being d in a financial paper called the proposed the raising of a punitive has been issued by the Ministry of was a proving that if any stich Chief Commander of the Steel reopening, as the police have witli.

free rity, sweepstakes can be run "Finacial Outlook," which Merrick campaign against the Canton rebels. Industry. child had joined a religious body Helmets, who is a sadnwater manu-densen from their garemises.

The Ministry has also announced This was unanimously pamed rúd was informed and was under "religious obligafacturer, in a speech at a garade of His Holiness the Pope ja here without the attendent difficul- controlled, and he

as possible..

which the owner is unwilling or tion to give up his or her.property, 120,000 Steel Helmets from all over!

Aleanwhile, while reticence is still financially unable to carry on the and failed to renounce much re- Germany. Those on parade includ. speech, after a private meting in the countries where such that if he paid £500 attacks.would ordered to be carried out an early measures to deal with una id

with Cardinals, strongly criticised things are illegal and have to be ease.

Sir Ernest Wild snid that Mr. kept by the Manchurin military operations of his factory. Under ligions body within six months ofed two sons of the ex-Crown Prince, the attitude of the Italian Govern. run semi-secretly and subject to

regarding tho present such circumstances,the Government, the testator's death, that child and Prince Eitel Friederich.

unt during the anti-clerical dig. police interference. A tremendous

is being organized on the Redway must be congratulated for leaders should forfeit the share of the re The occasion was the anniversary turbances and towards religion in Baalish Derby to us run on June 3 his ecurage in bringing this wick developments in the South, central or local, will arrange to

the, light of day." high military conference of the Battle of Jutland.

will take over the factory and convert sidne..

The ex-Crown Prince, Field Marschoots. He declared that the dis and tickets are not sold furtively,od thing

decide it into a state enterprise, in caso Mr. Justice Farwell said that the

was very fortwuste that a be held at Peiping to

the policy to dictaphone was installed in the on religious body cones ned was in no shal ven Mackensen, General von turbanees were the fmits of edura but are openly displayed in shop,

he adopted the factory in question is one of

any, magnitude. In all other cases,-.. way connected with the Roman Golts and other famous German tion; consisting entirely of hate, like other communities.

irreverence and violence, and com- The Dantzig sweepstake industry fee, or the men would not have in dealing with the "grave situa

tion," Following the conference it loaus bearing low interest will be C'niholic Church. In the society's war leaders watched the demon. crutes it was provided that any strators, atho, in gemi-military uni. plained of the "bloody oppression, looks like rivalling that of Ireland. been brought to justice. capital owned by a sister was to form but unarmed, sang most asian and confcation The The present sweepstake is the first The worst offender was Merrick is most ardhahlo that the Man-advanced to the factorica and Gov remain in her hands, and she had fervently Deutschland Ueber Al. Popo, concluded by praying to the of a series which, it is hoped, will as Stuttle acted as he eats and churian leaders will jointly inuca-ernment supervisor will also be ap the right dispose of it. She must, les" and marched past the leaders Divine Power to have compassion help this Baltie Riviera and the and he would go to ponal servitude for circular tolegram acggesting a plan pointed to introduce methods of

production may be increased. however, give the income to the in military formation with bands on, and that he might not punish, jacent golden sands of Zeppot, four three years, Stattle he sentenced for the peaceful settlement of the scientific management in order that

to 12 months-in the second divizion. internal situation. the guilty.

miles along the shore... Lociety. Ho, found in her favour, playing and banners flying

It