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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

LINDBERGH

CONFUSION AND PANIC ON BURNING LINER DEGH

BOMBAY AND

CALCUTTA

RIOTS

Flames Spread With Incredible

CASUALTIES NOT YET KNOWN

SITUATION NOW SURVIVORS DESCRIBE

IN HAND

88 KILLED: 850 WOUNDED

(THROUGH- REUTER'S. AGENCY.]"

BOMBAY, May 17,

The grave developments in Bom bay and Calcutta are now subsid ing.

After four days of rioting in Bombay, in which no fewer than 88 word killed and 850, wounded, quiet was restored this evening.

Order has been restored also in Calcutta, whore, in the course of the rioting, the Deputy Commis- sioner of Palico nd other officers,. as well as number of constables, wero' injured. Thore wore also o score of civilian casualties..

The trouble, was due to Hindus stowing Mosteni procession.

A Salutary Elest. BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE,)

RUGBY, May 17. The presence of British troops patrolling the disturbed "areas Bombay had a salutary effect to- day, although in placer thero wore further force outbreaks of Hindu- Moslem animosity. The tension was heightened by the. fact that it was the Moslanu New Year.

Early in the day, several more people were killed and many in- jured, but the authorities gradually gained control of the situation; the police and troops displaying com plata impartiality towards rioters.

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There was also a glash between Moslems and Hindus in Calcutta to-day and during the efforts to restora order the Daputy Com missioner of Police, Mr. Hartley, and other officers and constables" were struck by flying missiles.

**Miraculous Change." (THROCOM AEDTER'S AGENCY.}

: BOMBAY, "May 16. deathly stillness descended on the city at sunset last evening, not a single theatre or restaurant boing open, while the streets were entire- ly desorted, there being no sign of traffic, either foot or vehicular,

Small groups of British troops at measured distances shadows showed the reason for the "miraculous change."

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The only reminder of the night- mare of the previous days are the glowing embers of innumerable

street res, yawhing shop fronts with the tattered remnants of their ones valuable contents strewn" piti. ably across the roadways,

Pile apon pile of looted trave- Ting cases, tin boxes and suit-enses aland as monument to the gravity of the riots in the Girgaum Road district.

MR. RAMSAY

MACDONALD

NOW IN SCOTLAND ON HOLIDAY

[BRITISH WIRELESS SKAVICE,]

Rusoy, May 17.

TERRIBLE SCENES

ENTIRE CHINESE

CREW

BELIEVED

SAVED

[TUROVGH AKUTER'S AĠENOT.}

ADEN, May 18,

HEEE wore many children, but no British, among the pas- sengers landed here. The entire Chiness orew, it is believ ed, have been saved,

Survivors describe terrible acnes when the raging fire admid- ships parted them. Though the number of casualties has not yet been obtained, the fact that no disasters pourred to the boată indicates that the deaths are due to burning by being entrapped in

cabins.

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The rescue ahip crews state that the blasing Philippax lit up the deoks of their own ships, and the cries, of passengers were heard at a great distance.

The opinion is given that the difficulty in lowering the ship's boats stemmed a serious panto.

91 STILL MISSING

PARIS, May 18,

According to a telegram received by the Massagarles Mari- times, persons aboard the Andre Lebon include Mr. E. Jordan, Mr. and Mrs. O'Neill and two children.

A French journalist and Albert Londres, the Finance Minister at Annam, are apparently missing.

The total number of passengers and crew is given at 767, of which 676 have already been acacunted for... EXTINGUISHERS AND HOSES INADEQUATE

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ADEN, May 13.

Stories by the survivors of the Georges Philippar show, that the flames got a Arm hold before the discovery of the outbreak. All chemical extinguishers and hoses were inadequate. The paint, polished wood and..... ornaments and the superstructure burat greedily. The fames spread so rapidly that the wireless rOME was out of action before an S.0.8 could be sent out. Those pick.

ed up by liners were sent out by two British and a Russian

steamer in the vicinity, which saw the blazing liner.

The confusion and panic on the burning vessel is indescrib able as the passengers were 'roused from their sleep and told to make their way forward.

The vessel's head was kept, to the windward and smoke'; sparks and flames invaded the afterpart of the vessel. A number of lifeboats were soon destroyed."

It was impossible for the passengers to take up boat-drill posi tions, consequently husbands were separated from their wives and children from their parents.

Rafts and lifebolts were, however, plentiful and enabled sur....... vivors, to be ferried to the rescuing ships, or picked up from the calm but abark julested water.

POIGNANT SCENES ON ADEN PIER

PASS, May 18.

56.

IN HONG KONG TO-DAY.

FAIR TO SHOWERY.

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, FORECAST AND REMARKS, İSSUKO BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT 5.68 P.M., STATED :--

PARSEULE CONTINUES HIGHEST OVER THE PACIFIC TO THE EAST OF TOKYO, THE DEPRESSION IS SITUATED

THE NORTH or SHANTUNG, AND THE TYPHOON APPEARA TO BE" FILLING UP OVER HAINAN

TO

LOCAL FORECAST:-SE.. WINDA, MODERATE: FAIR TO SHOWERY

RED'

OUTRAGE

LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS

SHOT

THROUGH ARUTER'S "AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, May 18: News has reached here that the lighthouse keepers from Branker Point, Amoy, who were takan prisoner by Rade" on February 7 have been shot "by their captors.

The men were Edwards, a Britisher, and Andre. Lanou, a Russian.

Every conceivable effort to segure their release was: made by the British and Chinese authorities, but the Coast In- spectors Omice has now received information, that their bodies were found riddled with bullets, though the location of the dis- covery is not stated.

SHANGHAI

ARMISTICE

CAN CHEN'S

CRITICISM

Shanghai.-M. Eugene Chen, former Minister of Foreign Affairs,

issued

statement yesterday, criticizing the Sino-Japanese truca agreement..

Before answering the question" whether the agreemont represents a victory for China or Japan, two points have to be considered, Mr. Chen says. First, according to the foreign Press, the date for the signing of the agreement was originally Sxed for May 2, but the Japanese requested a postponement versary of the establishment of the to May 5, which was the 11th anni.

Sun Yat-sen at Canton. "Another revolutionary government by Dr. point which in the opinion of Mr. Chen shows that Japan has scored over China is the speech of Mr. Yoshizawa, in which he congratu fated Mr. Quo, Tai-chi on bis moral Mile. J Stas, of the Belgium and physical courage in signing the Consulate in Manila, had been agreement Mr. Chen says that landed at Djibouti, and Mr. when a man congratulates an op- Mendoza and Mr. Dolphin S. ponent, it is safe to assume that Ocampo have been landed at Aden. the victory is on his side." The ships by which they were res ued, and the time of their arrival, is not stated.

HONG KONG PASSENGERS The British resented from the The Hong Kong office of the Philippar include, first class pas- Messageries Maritimes informs us sengers, "Sassoon, Verde, Mr. and that a cable has been received from Mrs. Renner and child, Mr. and their agent at Aden stating that Mrs, Jordan, Mr. and Mrs. O'Neill of the four passengers who crabark The Prime Minister went for a and two children. Second classed in Hong Kong from Manila, mover drive in the country to-day.. He returned to the nursing home Passengers, Mrs. Boots and child, a three are definitely known to here tonight, but will leave to-morrow, sailor named Young, and third class been saved. and, after spending some time in passengers Homes and Gradehel! Downing Street, he will travel by night train to Lossiemouth, Scot:

ADEN, May 17. land, to complete his convalescence, The British steamer, Mahmud, He will be away about three with 125 survivors, including child' weeks, returning to London in timeren, thirty-nine paescagars and to prepare for the Lausanne Con- Afty-one Chinose members of the ference, which opena on June 10. crew, arrived in Adon three hours

Bugsy, May 18 after the Contractor.

The Prime Minister this morning left the nursing home and return od to Downing Street, where a hugo crowd greeted him.

right eye

was heavily Bandaged.

He leaves this evening for Scot and where he will remain three weeks. His doctors are sations he should have a sound rest there to

บ

maure complete recovery" befors

going to the Lausanne. Conference

Talking to Pressmen, this morn ing, the Premier said he was glad to get back to work and expected to be very busy while away, but

would carry out the instructione of his medical advisors to rest as much as state business-would permit

PRINCE GEORGE UNVELS: MEMORIAL

Poignant scenes were witnessed

Of the biber

passenger,

Mr.

on the pier son after the vowel Merar du Leeun, details are teck Chen go onto say that.

ing.

had arrived alongside as survivors from the Mahsud lound that re latives they thought they had lost had reached safety before them.

DETAILED CRITICISM Launching into a detailed criti- cism of the terms of the agreement. everybody knows, that the political and territorial sovereignty of China is one and indivisible and that in- vasion of Manchuria means inve sion of Chinn. For this reason the Chinese people have been insisting

Chen declares that the statement One mother for instance, was that Manchuria is in a state of almost delirious with joy to find anarchy in the most damaging state on a simultaneous settlement of the her two daughters safe.mont to Japan" in the eyes of the Manchuria and Shanghai questions, There were only two serious casss world. Japan is at present deter-after recalling & statement by Mr. strength to fix al te mlitary Wang Ching wel to the same effect, Manchuria. This explains Japan a result of the present agreement strength to re-establish order, in Mr. Chen sake: what is the net anxiety to negotiate a settlement

of injury result of the disaster when the Mahoud arrived. These ware sent to hospital. Seven others received burns of one on dosar det other, but these were not regarded SENSATIONAL ESCAPE

de serious casƏsg

Rapidity

HEAVY FIGHTING NEAR HARBIN

CHINESE FORCES ATTACK SUNGPU

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

HARBIN, May 18 Wer operations are approaching. perilously near Harbin, where the sound of gunfire was alearly heard yesterday,

JAPANESE CRISIS

ARMY'S BID FOR POWER

(THROUGH AXETER'S AGENOX.}

OUTRAGE

ANOTHER CRUEL HOAX REVEALED

(THROUGH RELTER'S AGANOY]

NEW YORK, May 17

An astounding story of a gruel hoax on Colonel Lindbergh in the course of his anxious search for his load son, perpetrated by a reputed to be millionaire, is the latest sen sation provided by the Lindbergh kidnapping case. ****

When Mr. John B. Curtis, bije "millionaire Boston shipbuilders. who has been. widely acclaimed na one of Colonel Lindbergh's most efficient amateur detectives, was questioned on certain curious points on his story of his alleged negotia tions, he was unable to sustain it, breaking down and confessing that the whole negotiations" were

Confession.

Toxro, May 17. All day long yesterday, the anti-. The Army's sympathy towards Manchukne forces were besieging the farmers and the small mer Sungpu, launching a determined at: tack against the city.

chant glass and their conviction The defenders of the city kept that the alleviation of the econo-houx. the attackers at bay and finally routed them, but the gunfire of the mic distress in the rural districts invaders proved so offective that is essential, seems likely to play. by evening many pants of Sungpuan important part in deciding the ware going up in flames.

Despite heavy losses, the anti composition of the sow Cabinot. Manchukuo forces, aftor, receiving According to one well-informed reinforcements, Inunched another source, the Army has not yet do attack, but this, too, proved un Anitely refused to participate in a succosifu).

Party Cabinet, but is strongly urg-

Four bridges fiften miles easting the formation of a National

of Imienpo have been destroyed by the anti-Manchukuo troops, who re- treated when the guard on a break down train poured a hail of ma- chine-gun, are into their midst.

Government.

He told Colonel Norman Schwar tzkopf, the Chief of Police of New Jersey State, who made a dramatic Hopowell, New Jersey, to-day, that announcement of the confessior at the whole of the story of the nego tiations was the creation of his im agination.

Colonel Schwartzkopf added that Mr. Curtis typed a full confession drama at four o'clock this morn of his crysl part in the Lindbergh ang, after hours of questioning

the Army nevertheless agree to re According to the samne squrce, coramend a War Minister in Seiyukai Government headed by LINE CUT AGAIN

Mr. Kisaburo Suzuki, provided the Government. pledges itself to sup- The track has also been torn upport the Army's economic pro by anti-Manchukuo troops a few miles to the cast of Hengtaphotze, and, as a result, communication be tween that point and Pogranit- ehnaya, which had only just been restored, is again interrupted.

Thren. Japanese troop trains, escorted by armoured traine, left for Hailan on Monday. The Japanese have reoccupied Erho and Mutahkiang..

Japanese troops in Harbin were busily engaged yesterday in erect ing sandbag barricades in the new

town..m

TERRIBLE OUTRAGE

AT ILAN

TWENTY-FIVE JAPANESE

MASSACRED

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

HARBIN, May 8, A terrible outrage, is reported frora Ilan, whers insurgents under General Li Tu masseered thirty Are Japanes."

The insurgents then set fire to the city, before retreating, to Fu chín.

LATER.

morning, whon General Li Tus The massacre occurred yesterday insurgents, under pressure of the advance of Japanese columna down the 'Sungari, decided to evacuate the of Fuchin, near the Siberian hor city and retreat in the direction

der.

The bodies of the victims wore discovered when General Nako mura's Brigade entered and occupi ed the city, which had previously been the insurgents" principal base,

The Japanese military sequently considers the capture of campaign to suppress the anti Ilan as an important victory in the Manchukuo elements.

eun..

NO QUARREL WITH KWANGTUNG

KWANGSI LEADERS

STATEMENT:

(From Our Own”: Correspondent.)

"CANTON, May 18.. Tsung Hei, Commander and vice- Generals Li Chung Jen and Poi Commander of the 4th Army Corp of Kwangsi, in a message to the. repudiate the reports which have Canton authorities, categorically been current that they were pre paring to invade Kwangtung in king. Nothing could be farther compliance with orders from Nani from the truth than these canards purposely fabricated and clrouistad politician. Eyangdi in working by evil-mongers and disheartened

as political thought is concerned.

The message then went on to The National Government at hand-in-hand with Canton, as far criticise the recent actions of the Nanking Government,, especially in regard to the Shanghai adal Evidently these military lenders of Kwangsi- are as dissatisfied with king Government, they intimate, is Kanking as Canton is, The Man still dictatorial, and they are deter mined to overthrow diets day as they were in 1930.

at Shanghai so that she can divert Nanking and its amateur dipló her 50,000 troops to Manchuria The mats may think that the agreement agreement therefore, a victory is & mere milliary arrangement and for Japan, apcause it enables he has nothing to do with political to hold Shanghai with a smaller issues and therefore does not affect M Louis Alfred, the Chief Jus force, while the Chinese troops are the territorial integrity of Ching tice of Indo-China, and his Wile Prevented from rooovering their but a matter of fact, this is had one of the most solistional lost territory. Para escapes Both were trapped in Some one may ask me if I am a truce with another country, not true When one spunry 84 JBRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] their cabin by sheets of fame roar

not in favour of the evacuation of which is in military occupation of Ruary May 18. ing along the corridor Alfred Japanese troops from Shanghai, 1 one part of its territory," that cou Prince George, during a two fought his way through to the deck have no hesitation in replying that try destroying its own territoris day our che West Country; and lowered his overcoat to the Inta in favour of Japanese ovscup integrity. The point tension

unveiled a Memorial porthole outside, pulling up his tion, but I maintain that Japanese REFERS TO MANCHURIA - dravotkick, wife. His daughter and pon in troops not only should leave Shangang man to me are and he had a itor of the steam locomotive4w, however, are at present among hat but also Manchuria, otherwis which, in 1801 carried the Arst load those whose whereabouts are unwe must resist Japan to the last, port

inary the Lynton Com

Jnowp

Mr. Chen concludes.

which has been so merid

relaxed, now that 16 certainty Has the

gramme which is said to include a change in the taxation system, aiming at relief for the farmers and the application of moratorium to debts contracted by the farmers and small retailers.

Mr. Suzuki, it may be noted, is. a forceful character with tionary sympathies. He has close reac personal associations with Baron Hiranuma, General Araki and other leaders of the Kokuhonsha

CONCERN IN BRITAIN [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.).

"Misgivings concerning the out

LONDON, May 18. some of the Japanese political crisis on the Far Eastern situation is evident. here.

Newspaper Offer.

Curtis alleged that a prominent In the course of his confession newspaper made him a very lucra tive offer for the exclusive story and that offers were also made to him by a film company.

Tha Chief of Police commented Curtis deception had resulted in in making the story public, that

and air, and had kept Colonel many fruitloss trips by road sens Lindbergh from his home during the most important phases of the

case

Bankrupt

In the course of his confessions Curtis declared that he had 'not bea owing to financial troubles which himself for the past seven months. he had been at great pains to hide,

The boat building firm of which he was the "millionaire" owner, went bankrupt a year ago, he co

AUSTRALIA'S PREMIER MADE MEMBER OF PRIVY COUNCIL

That a militarist domination of the Cabinet leading to a more for-clared, ward policy in Manchuria is just short of a formal annexation, is the foreboding in one Conservative quarter, while Labour anticipates danger in a National " Govern ment which will be a thinly di guised military dictatorship and s menace to the pace of the world

It is recognised that as the Japanese withdrawal from Shang- hai is still rankling in the breastsly pleased to approve the abroy of the Army and Navy, they are mont of the Hon. Mr. Joseph therefore likely to adopt an uncom Prime Minister of Austral promising attitude in Manchuria, a member of His Majesty indifferent to Sevist opposition. Council.

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