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FIGHT FOR WATER CANTON AND THE

CASES BROUGHT BEFORE. THE COURT.

A. fight between two men at street fountain in Main Street, Aberdeen, resulted in their appear

REDS.

TROOPS TO ASSIST FIRGEN

Kum Chung W, assistant director Interviewed by presumen, M

HÙNG HỒNG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, MAY 17

DEATH OF JAPANE

PREMIER.

(Continuèd from Pugs ay

How It Happened..

A graphic description of the of the Canton office of the athautrage in the Premier's residanes

ance before Mr. Schodeld at the Group Army, emphatically denies is learned through Inukai's daugh

Central Police Court yesterday, charged with disorderly conduct "They came to blows following an argument in which each claùued ‘o

have arrived first ab the fountain It was stated by Sergeant Cun ningham that the fight occurred before they had reached the source of supply,

Each defendant was ined 85 and") ordered to sign a bond for his future good behaviour."

Wastage at Hydrant. Mr. Schoteld imposed a âne of 820 on a Chinese who was arrested

that there is any truth in certain rumours that his office is being dis solved by orders from Goüeral. Li

ter-in-law who was present when the assailanty burst in,

THE MAD RUSSIAN

BLUEBEARD

NEW NAME. FOR PRESI

·DENT'S MURDERER

COMMUNISTS ACTIVE

CAPTURES MISSIONARY IN CHENGYANGKWAN

(THROCOH REUTER'I AGENOY.]

SHANGHAI, May 16.

Toca REUTER'S AGENOT.}

PARIS, May 15.. The mad Russian Bluebeard," Inland Mission that Henry Fergu

It is reported from a Chinose is the title now freely applied to on, mission, worker and distribu Dr. Gonguloff, the assassin of M. tor of relief on behalf of the National Flood Relief Commission, taking up a hostile attitude to noise of the assailante breaking Paul Doumer, following an investis was captured this morning by

gation carried out in Prague, which Communist in revealed that the President's mur. derer has had four wives in the

Taung Jen and that the latter is

wards Canton.

Hearing sounds of struggle and shooting outside, followed by the

their way into the living quarters,

and 4th Group Armies will con

Mr. Kum asserts that both the 1st. Mrs. Inukai, begged her father-in- Inw to seak refuge and run away, tinue to co-operate in the import-but the old Veteran refused and inleat: 19 years... ant task of suppressing communists stead, opened the door into the and resisting Japan. The attitude drawing room into which the as of Generala Le Tsung Jen and Pai sailante had already forced their Chung Hai in the matter of Besam-way, brandishing revolvers in the ing the now appointments made by process. the Central Government will be the

Facing them with the utmost cool-

for turning on the book which resume as that adopted by Generalness, the aged Premier upbraided

gulates the pressure of a street are Chun Tani Tong. As to the Shang hydrant in Queen's Road East

hai Truce, the Kwangsi leaders His Worship remarked that it was take the same view, as that of the people like the defendant who South-western leaders and of the

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wasted a lot of water.

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entire nation. Constructive mon- sures are being taken up for the despatch of troops of the.... 4th streep Group Army"to participate in the anti-Red campaign in Kiangsi and Fukien.

Woman injured. During a dispute at fountain in Johnston Road, near Triangle Street, Wanchai, a woman sustained a fractured elbow, neces sitating her removal to hospitai She was struck with a bamboo pole by a man who acceeded in making his osoape-

THE CANTON

HANKOW

RAILWAY.

CANTON-SHIUCHOW LINE TO BE IMPROVED.

The Commission appointed by the Provincial Government to look into the re-organisation of the rail way lines in the province, consisting of Mossre. Li Lu Chiu. Woo Kai Yin, and Lau Kak Hor, have as tablished their offices in the Pro vincial Government Building, and have begun their task. The staff of the office are drawn from the secre- tariat of the Provincial Govern *ment,!

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It is understood that the Com- mission's immediate attention will be given to the Couton-Shinkwan line," and "Afr. Lo Pos Tei, the director of this line, has been com- municated with. Among other ro- forms to be carried out will be the prohibition of free travelling by any hody, the revision of the time tables, and the addition of more locomotives and cars and carriages. Mr. Check Hong Shine, the direstor of the Shiichow-Hsuchow section (to be constructed) of the Clanton-Bankow Railway, whose plans to expedite the completion of the whole line within four years were reported in these, columns some time ago, have gone to Nanking where he will confer with officials

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them and told them to shoot if they dared whereupon all nine fired and Inukas collapsed with blood streaming from the wounds to his face and jaw.

POLITICIANS UNEASY. -

AFRAID OF FASCISM AND COMMUNISM.

The gendermery

commandanta

A Conference. The military conference uelfed by who attended a conference called by the War Department met at the Commander-in-Chief Chen Tong has been postponed to the

Tsai Department of Justice on May

when Mr. Kawamura, Minister of 20th, in order that all the senior Justice, addressed them on the con- members of the Group Army may trol of Fascist idene and other be able to attend. It is expected matters.. that all the Army commanders, divisional commandors, and briga dier-generals will be able to parti cipato.

The Arab woman he married was an eighteen-year-old Russian girl, Marie Fotorist, whom Gouguloff married in 1920.

The second was the daughter of a. Prague, hairdresser, Emilie Ne- hail, whom he married in 1928 be- fore his first marriage had been dissolved. Emilie Nohasil still complains of the boatings that ho gave her during the short poried of their married life together..

The third victim of his fascina- tions was Madame Stepkova, a dressmaker, he says Gouguloff fed from the country (Czecho-Slovakia) with a large amount of her savings.

His fourth adventure was with Marie Geng, a Swiss girl, who mar. ried him in 1999, although his divors from Madame Stopkovs had not then been pronounced.

Changyangkwan who pillaged the mission there and Flood Relief Commission. took property belonging to the

Forguson who came to China from Canada in 1806 on mission work in now being held in captivity in a small sailing boat in the river. A fellow-worker, W. W. Moors, who was with him at the time of his apture managed to escape.

EARTHQUAKE IN THE CELEBES

FIVE KILLED AND TWENTY INJURED

(THEOUGH BITTER'S AGENCY.)

At least five were killed and

BATAVIA, May 16. twenty seriously injured, and over 100 houses collapsed during an earthquake shook lasting over- & minute in the Manado district in the Celebed which occurred to-day. H.M. THE KING AND The population is panic-stricken.

A

THE NAVY

IN JULY..

(Reuter's Special Service.)

The Minister expressed regret at the growth of dangerous ideas, which has lately found frequent ex- prasion in direct action. Special Botugees in Eukden.

care must be taken to hold in check TO VISIT THE HOME FLEET such ideas and actions as disregard Reports of the Communist menace law and order. Es called atten continue to arrive from Fukien, |tion to the idene of repudiating where thousands of refugees have parliamentary politics. Ele admit. escaped from the affected areas to ted that the present political ad- Amoy. A fresh representativo of ministration affords room for much the Fukien pablio bodies has arriv. reform, but attempts to negative

LONDON, May 16 ed in the city to appeal to the local parliamentary politics which is the It is learned that H.M. King authorities for the despatch of main support of the operation of George V. hopes to visit the Eome. troops there. The Amoy Chamber of the national constitution and to Fleet during the month of July. Commerce has also subscribed sums commit destructive acts for the Throughout his life, His Majesty of money to be remitted here to realisation of a form of politica has taken a particularly keen in partly defray the expenses incurred diametrically opposite to parlia forest in the Britisa Nary begin in connection with the expedition.

mentary politics, are highly suverning with his sadetship in 1977 Somo progress is reported of the site of social order and progress aboard the training ship Britan local force, already engaged in Revolutionary ideas of any formnia. Communist suppression in Fukien must be stoutly resisted. Particu territory. General Chang Ching is larly necessary is it to eliminate preparing for counter-attack such acts as

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endanger, personal against the Reds, it is further re-safety, no matter what are the mo- ported.

General Chen Taai Tong tives. has been making full plans for a The army is an important part big offensive, it being understood of the national organisation, Mr. that the 1st and 4th Group Armies,

Kawamura proceeded, and it is and General Ho Ying Ching's forces, hardly necessary to say that the will be simultaneously ordered to attitude towards the army have moral of the army and the public New Head of Tukien Government? far-reaching effects on the military round up there insurgents,

efficiency of the country. He point

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Information has also been re-

work of future rehabilitation may

Further Tarifia:

In foreign trade relations, the Government proposes to revise the tariff so as to carry out the policy of industrial protection which the Seiyukai has advocated for years.

the Premier said that the conclusion Referring to the China affairs, of the armistice agreement a few daye ago put an end to the trouble- erived that the Fukien public are situation, the Manchurian and been going on for the past three ed out that the recent international in the Shanghai region which has asking for Mr. Hsiao Fu Cheng, Shanghai affairs especially, has months. Now that peace has been voteran Party leader and native of that province, to be given the ad.been the occasion for the rise of restored in that region, the next ministration, of the province so that army Communiste regard the pre- the Powers interested is to consider an organised movement against the thing to be done by Japan and be well conducted with the interestations. They are contriving to manent order in Shanghai an sant ne the age of wars and revoluways and means of ensuring per of the public well cared for. Mr. forment revolts on the outbreak of international city. The present set Hsiao, if given the reins of the

war, and attempts are being made tlement has been achieved without. port and co-operation from the Government, is promised every sup

by them to pregate their principles any loss of national rights on people there.

Among the troops ao as to demora Japan's part, while maintaining lise the army. To the general pub-international harmony and lie, and to the younger generation ti as the only way to pre- especially, they represent a revolu vent war. The effects of their per- nicious propaganda on the popular ideas inspire much apprehension. Naadless to say, patriotism is in grained in the Japanese nation, and it will not be easily be misled by their propaganda, but as dan gerous ideas are spread and infused

Appeal from Hainan. The Hainan Ialanders resident in Canton have once more repeated their appeal to the authorities for the despatch of troops to the island for the suppression of Communists and bandits there. It is understood that the 1st Group Army will give the matter due consideration.

of the Railways Ministry and mem-Canton Gazette bers of the Board of Trustees for A the British Boxor Indemnity Re- fund, in connection with, the grants

to the line to, ho given by the

Board. The said Board ・to hold

a meating during the course of the '

BIG ITALIAN CRUISER

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present week, when Mr. Cheok DETAILS OF THE TRENTO

hopes En will be able to persuade

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Much interest was aroused.yeater-

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operation."

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NO CYNICISM AMONG LEADERS

MR. STIMSON ON DISARMA MENT CONFERENCE.

REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

NEW YORK, May 18. the leaders at Geneva said Mr. "There is no cynicism among Stinson upon his arrival here on the liner Vulcanis from Europe, adding that statesmen realised how serious failure would be..

Mr. Stimson was of the opinion' that his visit had materially assist ed in effecting a helpful American contribution towards 4 successful Tesult.

A GREAT ITALIAN: SCHOLAR

DEATH OF DR. PAGET TOYNBEE

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, May 18. . Paret Toynbee, R

The death is announced of Dr.

The late Dr. Paget Toynbee was

Inukai procesded, the new State His was educated at Hadlebury and In Manchuria and Mongolia, Mr. of the late Joseph Toynbee, F.RS. born in 1835, being the third on

has been established, and it is now Balliol College, Oxford. As quite making endeavours to restore order. The gradual improvement of the situation both in Shanghai and in Manchuria will surely produce be- neficial affects in all directions. Not contant with what has so far been sohieved, Japan muat sarnast

young man he made a big reputa tion as an expert on Italian litera- ture and particularly on Dante. From 1894 onwards a steady prodão. tion of most valuable publications: on the great Italian poet Have come from his pen. Dr. Toynbee Was also an authority on the 18th cen tury period of English literature, and particularly upon Horace Wal pole. He edited in 1915 the Corres pondones Gray Walpole, West and Political: Bystani-Defendad.

Ashton and an edition of the letters. The Premier deplored the ten 1919. Dr. Toynbee held large of Horas Walpole appeared in dency which is growing in somn, quarters to repudiate parliament number of honorary degrees in Ite ary politics. It is too hasty to lia Univéreifen, and held the conclude that parliamentary poli

British Academy (Berena) gold

peace in Bino-Japanese relations by policy of friendship. This is the mission with which the Seiyukai is charged.

in a very furtive way, special cartly endeavour to promote permanent must be taken to detect their perni- cious activities in time and root them out so that the efficiency of the army may be maintained and the healthy development of the na tional spirit promoted.

MR. INUKAI'S LAST SPEECH.

AN OUTLINE OF POLICY;

POLITICS NOT DEGENERATE

(8175,000) for a thorough survey to big Italian cruiser Trento The be conducted at one of the whole ship steamed into harbour; el 2.30 section, The total grant for the Pm and made fast to a buoy in line from the British Indemnity the Naval Anchorage, Refund is to be 23 million spend The Trento is of about the same over 20 equal yearly instalmentaat het tripod masts and, hoary

SISE BE "Our Own county cruisers, m Against this aa seturity, as we're ported, Mr. Cheok, axpests to get upperworks make her. sppear some constructors to undertake the larger.. building of the entire section within four years. Canton Gazette.

Kowloo to Galal

Her displacement is 10,000 fols, her length being 640 feet, and beam erft. Tina. Her engines, of 150,000 hp, give a speed of 35 kota, k

The Trento's main armament is Shanghai May 14-Special in also similar to that of the Kent terest, attaches to the meeting of class, and consiste of eight 8-inch the Board of Trusteos in charge guns, four of them being in per of the British Indemnity Befund, imposed turreta Bha has second in view of the fact that the reary armament of sixteen 30inch quest of the Ministry of Railways ant-aircraft guns, and six gins of for the appropriation of the sum of smaller calibre. £170,000 will be discussed. There are three seaplanes and It is authoritatively stated that catapult ge The Trento Was the Ministry of Railways intends, completed and equipped in Italian to dovate the money, to the comple-dockyards in 1980.

tice have become too degenerate to medál... permit of raform. The Seiyukad

believes in the merits of parliament

PAYMENT

ANGRY ENGLISH FARMERS

HAND CHURCH LEVY..

London, May Ring

urch bells

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its proper reforme The root omuns of all political evil in the What must have been Mr. In practice must be eliminated Footlines of elections. This mal- kai's last public speech is thus re- through revision of the Election ported in the Japan Chronicle of Taw. For the reduction of 'alection May 10. A

sxpenses, for the representation of Addressing a general meeting of all class in the Diet and for the the Kwanto members of his party enmination of dead votes the in Yokohama Park Mr. Inukai, adoption of proportional repres Fremier, and the president of the apation is advisable. 16 must tosin of Belyuk, discussed home and, for however, be remembered that the fallow tythe payment reaisters that eign, politics. He said that the racesful operation of the raform the Church's tax collecter is in the constructive financial measures of ed system depends on the attitude poighboorhood, is the plan now the Government aim at the allevia and behaviour of the politicians being adopted in some English dis- tion of the present stringency of All political parties must compete tracta money and the provision of morn for dominance by dint if their poligroup of angry farmer monetary circulation in the provinful in the carrying out of the colle industrial funds The smooth cies only, and must be most faiththus summoned erday when den in a matter of urgeat necessity policies which they have framed

get 130 and with this cod in view, all the and made public. If monetary organs for loans on im- their cours in this movable property will be whipped be able to demonstrat into motivity of facilitate liqueface of parliamentary poli tion of the frezen loans on the se-extreme Hight and Left

tion of the Chuchow Shuichow.sec She carries a complement of 800, tion of the Canton Hmikowhall, men way, which would possible

It is understood that an Italian railway journey from K Joon to destroyer is also expected in Hongcurity of immovable property. Calais-Reuter.

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