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A SPIRIT

SACRIFICE.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1931.

HINDU BOY SHOOTS PRINCE TO WATCH NANKING LAUNCHES 3,600 SQUARE MILES

POLICE INSPECTOR.

OF

PREMIER RECEIVES MANY SHOT THROUGH THE HEART

ENCOURAGING LETTERS,

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, Aug. 31. Scores of lettern encouraging him in the task of grappling with the national daancial crisis have been received by Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald, who has boon spending a short holiday at Lossiemouth, prior to to-day's Cabinet meeting.

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These letters are from a I classer of the community from bishops to unemployed.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald told "un interviewer that his post

post bag had been a great encouragement to him. Ninety per cent. of his correspon dents had declared their willing." ness to moka sacrifices and help to pull the country through..

Aspirit of angrifiue in a groups of the community is abroad, declared the Premier. "

He will fly back to London to. preside at this afternoon's Cabinet meeting. The Ministers of the new Government have spent the whole week-end busily studying the re- ports of tho Cabinet's sub-com. mittees dealing with the Govern ment's economy" proposals, and much spade-woit has been un obtrusively accomplished.

Week-end in Scotland,

(BRITISH WIRELESS GERVICE.) ·

· Rucey, Aug. 31. The Prime Minister during the week-end in Scotland enjoyed, and benefitted from the brief change of scene and air, but he was, by no monas free from enres of office. He was frequently in telephonic communication with Downing Street and he spent part of Sunday in drafting a reply to the local. Labour Party Executive in his constituency of Seahant Harbour, which in se cordance with expectations. älined

itself with the Trade Union's Labour Party in opposition to the Nationn), Government.

WHILE MAKING SPEECH.

·(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]"

CALOUTTA, Aug.. 30. At Chittagong a Hindu boy," six- teen years of age, shot dead Bada hur Ashanullah,

Ashanullah was the police inspec. tor who supervised the investiga- tion of last year's outbreak when a mob of rebels attacked the rail way and police stations, murdered six police officers and destroyed the otation and the polien armouries by fire.

Aahanullah was congratulating a Jocal football team of which he was the patron, on winning the Railway Cup, when he was shot through the heart.

SCHNEIDER RACE.

A THREE-CORNERED CONTEST EXPECTED.

[BRITISH WILKLESS BERVICE)

Rugby, Aug. 31. Although no official information has yet been received from Roms, it in generally believed that Italy, as well as France, will compete in the Schneider Trophy race,

Weather conditions at Calshot have made it impossible, for the. British team to obtain any practice during the last five days,

OFFENSIVE.

CANTON RUSHING TROOPS TO SHIUKWAN.

UNDER WATER. -

OFFICIAL SURVEY, OF

· FLOODED "AREA""

(THROJUH RAUTER'S AGEMUT.).

SBANGHAI, Aug

3, .

A Government aerial survey shows

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

CANTON, Aug. 31. Portentous war alouds are gathering heavily over the northem that practically the whole aren border of Kwangtung as the eastward of Yangchow and Tsing. Nanking troops press down south-kiangpu on the Grand Canal to the ward, bent upon destroying the coast is submerged with the ox- opposing revolutionary National option of walled cities. Government in Canton under the The food area approximates 3,000 orders of

MOTOR LAUNCH

CAPSIZES.

ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE BELIEVED DROWNED.

(Wah Tas Fas, Pao.)

INSULT CHARGE ON

LAWYER.

ALLEGED ATTACK ON PUBLIC OFFICERS.

A miki anusation was caused in the First Special District Court, Shanghai, when Mr. Yon Foo Kung, n lending Chinese attorney-at-law, was arraigned before Judge Shea on a charge of insulting Court offi- cists by inserting a notice în the Chinese newspapers, describing as rascals Judge Wu, and several other officials of the First Special

The Prince of Wales intends to Accordarshal Chiang Kai-Shek: square miles of the most fortile of tho pansongers who perished District Court, who visited a liti

watch the content and arrango ments are now completed to accom- modate the great crowds of specta. tora anticipated.

SWEDISH SECRET CODE STOLEN.

SAFE OF BATTLESHIP.

to a military comuni qud from Nambung received here to day, two, Nanking divisions have arrived in To Yu-Ling a series of high mountains on the Kwangtung Hunan border, and are marching southward apparently with Nam- hung as their first objective, and Shiukwan their second. Those

alluvial plain, which is the grastant cotton-growing arse in China with a population, averaging over four hundred per square mile. When it is remembered that they are living mostly in mud and reed huts, which the floods collapse wholesale, that there is not even a lullock in the whole area on which the inhabit

A Sub-Inspector of Police, who was one of the footballers, tackled AVAL CYPHER TAKEN FROM Nanking troops belong to the 19th ants can take refuge, the loss of the murderer, who was

Military Route Army under Gentile must obviously, be enormous. injured in

eral Chen Ming. Shu, former Chinese officials estimate that bë- a desperate struggle...

Governor of Kwangtung. That the tween 200,000 and 300,000 have been Serious Rioting Breaks Out.

famous. 19th Military Route Army lost already the conquerors of the "Ironsides," though Cantonese, is taking orders from Nanking is certain and "de Suite, notwithstanding all the pro- Paganda to the contrary.

CHITTAGONG, Augin 312 Communal rioting has broken out as a sequel to the murder of the Mohammedan Police Ashanullah.

Inspector,

Stockholm, August 24.—A senan tion has been caused here by the discovery that a secret naval code has disappeared, from the Swedish cruiser Fylgia, which has just re- turned from a cruise to foreign porta...

It is believed that the code was An infuriated Moslem mel loot stolen by a member of the crew who ed and burned a large Hindu shop was in touch with a foreign Power. Both the naval authorities and the in the centre of the city.

police in this city are making in The Hindu population is panicquirics, but hitherto no clue has stricken, shops are closed and been found regarding the circum mails are being delivered under stances of the loss armed escort,

. The casualties uro not yet known.

POLAR SUBMARINE

RETURNING.

NAUTILUS ON WAY TO BASE

AFTER TRIP UNDER ICE,

- Osin, Augusta 25.-Anxiety over" the safety of the polar submarine Nautilus was relieved with receipt here to-day of despatches declaring that the strange subgen craft is returning to her base at Adyent MR. J. H. THOMAS AND N.U.R.| Bay, Spitzbergen. In command of Captain Sir Hubert Wilking, the famed Arctic and Antarctic exploo er of Australia, the Nautilus has been making polar explorations in the territory north and east of Spitzbergen.

(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.]

LONDON, Aug. 31. Mr. J. H. Thomas has resigned his position of Political General Scerctary and hond of the National Union of Railwaymen..

VATICAN'S NOTE TO

SPAIN,

For three days, this week there was no naws from the Nautilus, This crented widespread anxiety in view of the fact that ever since she sailed from New York on her pre sent cruise the Nautilus has had constant motor trouble.

PROTEST AGAINST ANTI REVENI

CATHOLIC MEASURES,

Home, Aug. 24-A vigorous pro test against the Spanish Republi oan Government's unilateral den. unciation of the concordat has been prepared by the Papal Secretary of State, Cardinal Pacelli and sanc- tioned by the Pontiff.. The will be despatched to Madrid to night by special courier."

note

It is understood that the note denies the legality of the procedure

of all the messures against the

OFFICER

CHARGED.

ASSAULT ALLEGED.

· EVIDENCE FOR THE

PROSECUTION.

Serious allegations of assault were made against Chinese Revenue Catholic Church taken or contem Officer No. 92 at Central Magistracy plated by the Spanish Government: yesterday, when a Chinese, named it maintains the right of domicile Sze To Kwan," a member of the of the religious orders in Spain compradore staff of the a.. Yuet On,

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whistle and the defendant again struck him. two three times. The complainant was then taken to the Tung On Wharf to so the European Inspector but when they got there the latter was not there. He turned up some five minutes later and he and the C.R.O, talked, apparently in English, for the com plainant could not understand what passed, and subsequently C.RO. 2 took him to the Revenus Olec

While on the way there, tear-

the Hong Kong and Canton Steam

bost, Wharf, the defendant struck him again and the latter begged him not to hit him. When they got to the Importa and Exports Office, there was a Chinese Revenue Officer there (No. 42) who asked No. 92 if any thing was the matter and the latter replied that nothing was wrongs Then C.R.O, 46 suggested that the complainant should sit down but C.RO: 03 shouted to him that he must squat down.

"While in the room, C.R.O. 02, after No. 46 bad left the room, took from the wall a truncheon and anid he would beat the complainant to death. The complainant begged for mercy but was struck a blow on the Fright side and on the shoulder. Ee- tween the first and second blow a man called Chau Sui Ki a ticket- collector on board the ship, was seen

by the complainant just outside the

door but after he had received the two blows, the defendant went up to the door, closed it and would not allow this man to enter:

"You Can Sue Me."

"Whilst the complainant was asking for mercy and was suggent- would not complain, the defendant ing that if allowed to go free, he

War Imminent.

The sudden appearance of Nan- king troops.on the northern border of Kwangtung presages an early clash between Canton and Nanking with the latter taking the offensive The detachment, of. General Chen Tani Tong's troops, under Colonel Fan Tak Sing, guarding the out posts in Ta Yu Ling withdrew "to Namhung upon learning of the ad. vance of enemy troops. The oppos. ing armies are now close to each other, and war is imminent.

Merchants in Nambung Chihing, Pingshek, Lokchang and other com- mercial centres in the vicinity of the Kwangtung-Hunan border have

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.95 p.m., stated:

Pressure is high to the N.E. of Japan A trough of low pressure extends from Indo. China to far east of Luzon, There may be a typhoon in its eastern extremity.

Local Forecast:-East or variable' winds, moderate; fair generally..

No crops can be gathered this year and it is most doubtful whether any can be sown next year.

BLACK PROSPECTS BEFORE PEOPLE OF HWAI VALLEY.""

Cheng-yang-kuan, Aug. 17.The unprecedented flood which covered the whole of this city, except & few favoured high points, has now receded by a depth of about six feet. All but the west side of the city, which, in the lowest, is now free from water,

The destruction of the poorer classes of homes, those which have much mud in their construction, has been terrible. The crop aren overwhelmed amounts to many hundreds of thousands of neres, the Hooded area, the whole course of the Hwal and its tributaries, is spreads out to tens of miles, in hundreds of miles in length, and width. But al though lower levels throughout the country have been flooded, the destruction of crops, as of houses has been terrible. The worst famine ever known in the Iwai valley in now staring us in the face. May the Hwat valley not be overshadowed by the Yangtze when it comes to relief work.

PLANS FOR FLOOD RELIEF.

Mr. T. V. Soong, Chairman of the National Flood Relief Commix sion, has issued the following state.

ment:

In order to arrive at the policy to be followed by the National Flood Relief Commission, it is necessary to see fret the problems connected with relief. In the first

now

CANTON, Aug. 31. A sad disaster involving at least one hundred deaths occurred yoster day at Shoklung, a city situated to the east of Canton, when a passen. ger motor-launch, the Waichow, ply ing between Canton and Walchow, subsided. It is believed that most

were women, and children.

gant's house on Kansi Rond on When the Walchow was nearing August 8 to conduct inquiries re the Sheklung Wharf many. Shekgarding a civil case?

ung bound passengers stood on

to Procurator Chien, According the starboard side apparently await ing for a chance to make a land who conducted the prosecution, ing. This causing the launch to Judgh Wu, accompanied by a judi- overturn the company owning the unfortunerver, and several others, visited De receipt of the alarming news in policeman, a clerk, a process- nate ship sent a relief party to Shellung.

40 Survivors,

There are about 40 survivors in the disaster, most of them being malo deck passengers.

LATER.

DAY OF COMBAT.”

PARIS TROOPS READY; A

on August 8 the house of a Chinese wonian named Wong Kao Szo on Kansu Road to conduct 'nquiries, regarding certain matters involved in a civil case heard by the Court. The Judgo conducted the inquiries at the request of a widow who was plaintiff in the civil case and who alleged that Wong, Kao Sze, who was her deceased husband's COD- cubino, attempted to conceal cor tain important title deeds loft by

the deceased do

GIRL" AGITATOR.

Paris, July 31-A young Raissian, giving the name of Emma Kruger,

Two days later (August 10), to was to-day arrested by Paris detec the great surprise of Judge Wu, tives in the Bois de Boulogne. She there appeared on the front page is alleged to have come here from Moscow on the orders of the Third of two of the leading Chinese news. International charged with instruc papers, namely, the Shunpao and tione to French Communists with re- the inkojih pao, a notico in- gard to August the First demon serted by the woman Wong Keo strations.

Tho girl she is only 23-passen Sze, alleging that, on August 8, as a typist. A Parisian Communist number of rascals, falsely repre- with whom she was conversing was. arrested at the same time,

senting themselves, as Court offi Communists are being ürged by cials, invaded her house and forced their organ in Paris," Humanite,"

The her to sign a document. to make to-morrow" a day of com bat." Adherents to the cause of writer further stated that the Moscow are appealed to to indulge document, which she had signed workshops and factories, as well as in demonstrations inside and near under pressure, was null and void.

the streets.

It is to be a day of protest by the masses against Imperialistic. war, in favour of peace and in de fence of the Sovietic Union.""

On reading the notion, Judge: Wa immediately sent for Wong Kao Ste and asked her why she, know-

To meet any possible attempts at visited her place the other day to ing perfectly well that those who disorder, the Government has made preparations on a most elaborate conduct inquiries were Court off- scale. No processions or meetings cinls, had inserted such a notice in will be permitted in public places, the newspapers.

The Woman TO-

and any persons violently inclined

or engaging in an attempt to inter-pied that Mr. Yeh Foo Kung, whom lero with workers will be immedi- she had engaged as her defence ately apprehended.

counsel in the case, had inserted the notice for her. Accordingly, Mr. Yeh was arrested and charged before Judge Shen..

The police will be reinforced by the Republican Guard and the Municipal Guard. The troops of the Paris garrison will be in readiness for any emergency,

Responsibility Dented:

Single Direction

Mr. Yeh, questioned by the place, there is the problem of im-the Commission believes that re- that, when he inserted the notice "For a task of such magnitude. Court, denied the charge and stated imediato relief, coffinding food, shelter and medical aid for the lief can best be carried out under tens of millions that are.

the single direction of the National for the purpose of protecting his wired their agents in Canton add homeless. Next, when the river Food Relief Commission. It is client's (Wong Kno Sze's) inter- has subsided, besides feeding those hoped therefore that private charit for fear of losses. Business in gion plans to repair existing dykes ties with those of the Commission. his client's house on August 8 were chewhere cancelling their orders incapable of working, the Commisable organisation for the period of ests, he had absolutely no know- emergency will merge their activi- ledge that the persons who visited aid, 'Do you think I care about

and construct new dykes with the these places is practically at a labour of the flood refugees, giving

"In order to husband the limited Court official Furthermore, Mr. being a Revenue Officer. You can spend your money and sua mut standstill, and the more well to do food in exchange for work to taste and all about Yeh fold the Court, he had inserted While the complainant was still are already leaving for Shikwans practicable. At this stage, the of budgeting will be followed. squatting down, another Revenue

farmers will he encouraged to raise Strict accounting and auditing con- the notice at the request of his Officer brought in a man in connectary activities are evident what they can before winter sets trol will be exercised, under super client who alleged that those who

committee consisting tion with an opium case. This everywhere, and the general situa-in

Finally, help must be given vision of a

went to her. house on August 9 other man was allowed to sit down, tion is tensa.

to farmers in the form of seeds, together with necessary forming Bank of New York,

C. R. Bennett Na

National City were rascals. Since the notice had The complainant, who was sore and tired, moved towards a chair, but

implements.

the defendant swore at him "nod

"Half an hour later he was told. ho could go, and on leaving the office, he was met outside by Chen and

Troop Movements.

of:

KP. Chen, Shanghai Commerbeen drafted in accordance with cial & Savings Bank

information given by, and since it G. E. Hubbard, Hong Kong & had been inserted in the news Shanghai Banking Corporation,

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evidence to prove that soon after another man called Lau Chak Ting to direct operations against the sustained effort over a period of at Lin Kang Hou, Shangbai Chinese The Court: then questioned Wong

as well as their right to have and summoned that officer before Mr. administrate property; it finally E. H. Williams for nanult. makes the Republican Government Mr. M. K. Lo prosecuted and Mr.shouted out that he must squat responsible for all the harm com. Geo. K. Hall Brutton was for the down. ing to the orders, their members defence. and their possessions through the Mr. Lo, in outlining the case to illegal policy it has adopted to the Magistrate, said I shall call wards the Church.

the arrival of the sa, Yuet On from who is in charge of collections on Kongmoon on August 6, whilst the board, steamers and junka in aid of complainant was standing near a the Sza Yap Hospital. This man staircase in the compradors depart saw the whole thing and had fol ment, C.RO. 2, after washing his loved complainant and U.RO. 99 hands in some kind of tub or basin, from the ship to the Imports and passed the complainant and wiped Exports Office and had waited out- his hands on his chest. Tho com-side. A plainant said, "Don't play,That night the complainant

VOCAL VICES" OF WOMEN "SINGERS,

WHERE MEN: SCORE.

Mr. Reginald, Jacques, Director

of Music at Queen's College, had some hard things to say about women vocalists at the Summer Courza of Music Teaching at Ox fordstaden.

· A Six-Months” Effort, General Li Yang King, a trusted subordinate of General Chen Tani

The Commission takes the view Tong, left Canton, yesterday morn-that relief will not be question ing by special train for Shiukwanof a few weeks, but will require a least six months: It will require northern invaders. Other generals all the resources that the Commis hers for the northern sector and private contributions. and military officers are also leaving sion can possibly command, in the way of foodstuffe, Government funds "For requirements immediately More troops are being dispatched. to Shinkwan by train. Yesterday in sight the, Government will have some 6,000 newly recruited troops to assume responsibility for about '$60,000,000 for flood relief work.

crops and property have been so

$100,000,000 would hardly be sufi- large that, even an expenditure of clent to take care of the bare necessities of life for the sufferers.

R. Laurenz, of Carlowitz & Co. papers at the request of his client, Li Ming Chegiang Industrial be was not responsible for it, Mr. Bank.

Teh said, Bankers Associations

Loh Pah Hung, Nantuo Electrio Kao Sze, who was also arraigned Sung Man Chang, Bank of with the fast, accused in insulting Power & Tramenr Co.

on a charge of being concerned

China.

T. Ohmoora, Mitaui Co.

William Watson, Adviser, on Accounting Ministry of Finance

Chang Kia Ngan, Bank of China,

WATER VERY SLOWLY RECEDING.

Vah Tax Yat Paos

Court oficials, as to whether or not she knew perfectly, well that it

was Court officials, and not rascala, who went to her house to conduct inquiries, on August 8. The woman replied no because, she alleged, the

persona who went to her houses on August 5 B were neither... – îng uniform nor did they produce any document showing that they were

whereupon ORO, 12 got annoyed went to see Dr, Chan Wai Cheong, arrived in Canton from Kwang Aside from cash necessary for Chairman

on their way to the northern bor-purchase of supplies, the Govern and took hold of the complainant's who gave him a certain certificate purse which hung from his belt and The next morning he reported the der. à detachment of the "Iron-ment is contemplating the purchase wanted to search bim. 19

matter to one of the directors of the

on credit of 850,000,000 of food- The complainant requested that steamship company (Mr. Sum Park sides" in aino being recalled to stuffs. However, the damage to the search, might take place in Ming), who accompanied him to the Canton to, be sent to the northern brighter place, but the defendant 8.C.A. and brought with him a of Contraltos, are rather apt to seized him and led him down to clerk from the 8.0.A- oompanied border of Kwangtung, where the moo, and feminines generally vary the steerage and then up to the the complainant to the Imports and situation is critical. They are at seldom seem to complete a vowel wharf over a gangway,

Exports Office and theresaw Mr. present in Fingnan in Kwangsi but

HANKOW, Aug. 317. properly" he said. They nearly While on the wharf, defendant Lloyd who told complainant to ses

The Commission has the sup The foods appear to have sub public officers. Accused stated that always do it worse than men, algave the complainant a blow on the the Assistant Superintendent As are expected to get here in the

port not only of the Government sided another 1.5 inches and are

ahe suspected that they were rascals though thay make up for it in other chest with the end of his electric he did not receive the satisfaction course of the next five or six days, but also of Chiness and foreign expected to continue to abate. The because, she thought the members ways torch. The complainant told him it the had expected, this summons is

But women really are liable to was hurting him, to which the de- now brought."

Six more buses, two of which members of the community, pri river hoped now, stands at 12 feet certain vpoal voices to which won tendant replied You are hig The complainant then want into belonged to the Canton Municipal sion boards. It is co-opting for planning to pump the water out of had engaged some loafers to cause

rate relief organisations, and mis- inches The local authorities are of her deceased husband's family are not For instance they never enough to stand eight or ten blows the witness box and gave evidence, say. W properly.They do not The complainant was then struck. He was asked by Mr. Brutton who Government, were commandeered work the Yangtze River Hwai the flooded areas her trouble

River and Whangpoo River Con- The Flood Relief Commission is prepare their mouths as carefully again.

ther or not trouble started because yesterday for the transportation of evancy Boards and all Govern co-operating with the provincial nan da (Shouts of We do

ho, had attempted, to walk away

Counsel, having, summed up, the hayment engineering quite natielas forosborities of Kiangma and Cher Court reserved Always make people the words ordered to be feared

suppl

#ly for the second and later stage king regarding the temporary before you let them sing them. Get When they got outaide the denied that anything of the sart were sent..

of the situation,

SPATE ED

transfer of refugees to the two Wednesday, by their minds in front of their wharf and the complainant was took place

struck once more, he blew his police The hearing was adjourned.

this morning.

(Contassad on next Column.) provinces.

the sum of $1,000 for each soused voices,

"border

"allowed

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