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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15. 1932.

GRUESOME FIND NEAR ASHFORD PRINCESS BEATRICE

OPERATION ON RIGHT EYE

Grandmother, Mother and Daughter Murdered SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED

MAN DETAINED AFTER TENSE

PURSUIT

THROCUK REUTKI'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, June 14,

MAN was detained at Barnet this morning in connection with the triple tragedy near Ashford, following a most exten. sive comb out by bloodhounds and numerous armed police in Barnet woods.

1 The search which was carried out with the aid of torchlights throughout the night was without result, but alter daybreak a policeman saw a man carrying a gun who mado off as the constable approached.

There was a tense pursuit of the tugitive in which, it is alleged, shots were exchanged. Finally, the constable covering him with bis revolver succeeded in engaging the quarry's attention while another constable crept up from behind, and felled the man.

LONDON, June 14.

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Many hours chupsed before the A 'BUS conductor's, discovery of a' bodies were identified. They were woman's body protruding from, grandmother, mother and dughter the undergrowth at Kingswood, a polar week-end picnic spot near Ashford, Kent, started a chain of gruesome dads within a few hun- dred yards, The bodies of an elder ( woman and a girl were roughly con- cented in breken brushwood:

BRITISH EXPORTS

DECLINE

COTTON INDUSTRY SOLE "CONSOLATION

(BRITISH WIXELĪBA GERVICE,

RUGBY, June 13. THE Tarns of British overseas

Mrs. Janie Swift (63) of Ye Olde Sportsman's Inn, near Whitstable, Mrs. Jemie Stemp (33) and Peggy Stamp (13), renpectively,

All were ahol Blood hounds are scouring the district.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

LONDON, June 14.

is sanounied that a preliminary uperation for the extraction. of entarnet in her right "kye was suc- cessfully performed on Princess Beatrice to-day.

NEW REGIME IN CHILE

NOT RECOGNISED BY BRITAIN

BRITISH WINKLESS SERVICE.]

Roosy, June 13. THE rave view taken in London of the confiscatory mensures outlined in the decribes of the new Junto in Chile, was expressed by the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Captain Eden, in reply to questions in Parliament.

President Mentero's Government

he said was overthrown on 4th Jane 19_111 18111 ♠ ♠}}}} " K Bouted by the Air Force and the Army and had been replaced by a Just of "three personë, whe had appointed Cabinet.

Becrees had been issued, firstly declarin g the Central Bank to be 1 State Bank, rtain-

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PROF. J. W. GREGORYing the shares of Chile's and

DROWNED

TRAGEDY ENDS AN EXPEDITION

(Reuter's Special Service.).

...

Lonnos, Jung 13. THE tragic death of Professor John Walker Gregory, the noted British geologiat, is reported from Lima, Peru.

trade in May show that the entre of imports was £35,733,310 as compared with £58,497,197 in the previous, munch and £59,625,494 in Mr. Gregory left Lims recently May of last year.

on an exploration expeditio fol- Export daring the month were lowing the series of volcano erup. valued

against tions, his purpose being to study 430, 3,004 in, the previous month volenie movements. and 4,372,284 May of last

year.

£34,595,424,

manufactured declined

He was the leader of the expedi tion, which has returned with the and news that Professor Gregory was drowned,

forjgn banks and private indiví- duals at their hominal value, and giving bonds in exchange, suppress- ing the Directorate and arrogating complete control to the Junto, and secondly similarly taking over all foreign currency deposits, in all banks.

His Majesty's, Government have net entered into official relations. with the present Goverumen but tle Chargh 'Affaires has been in- structed to inform them that is Majesty's Government take a most serious view of these confixestory messures and if they are carried through will strongly support a demand for full compensation for the British interests affected,

In reply to similar representa ions respecting the protection of! British lives and property, His Majesty's Charge d'Affaires has received an assurance the adequate | police protection will be provided for British subjects!

...

Strong Feeling.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]:

SANTIAGO, CHILE, June 24. The struggle for power between He was 60 years of age and had heen Professor of Geology at Gilne the rival elements in the new gow University for 25 years, prior Gavernment has not censed here with the resiguation of Da Vila to which he had been engaged in explorations in all parts of the from the Jura where there world, including East Africa, Spitz-strong feeling against him by the bergen, Lake Eyre, Cyrenacia, the Left Group, Laned by bitter news- Ape of Chinese Tibet, Australia, paper attacks. Tarinania. He has written many classics on the results of his investi-

The value wi articles exported

hy 23,590,814 as compared with May 1931. This gore included a drop of 43.269,087 in the value of exports of vehicles, including bocomotives and ships, machinery and iron and steel manufactures. There was an increase of £947;360 in the value of cotton yares and manufactures ex-sations, jarted.

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INDIAN SITUATION

BOMBAY TENSION

CONTINUES

[BRITISH WIRELEBO SERVICE]

Ruay, June 13,

THE Secretary for Indja, Sir Shmuel Hoare, reported to the House of Commons that the past week in India had been unevent

Canoeing and yachting were antong his keen, recreations and hẹ was an excellent swimmer.

'M. DOUMER'S "ASSASSIN

GORGOULOFF SENT

FOR TRIAL

(Reuter's Special Service.)

ful, the only feature being further PAUL GOROULOFF was

unsuccessful attempts to hold Con- gress conferences,

com.

mitted for trial to-day on a charge of the wilful murder of

In Bombay, the fooling between Paul Doumer, the President of The two communities remained in-¦ France. Lense.

OTTAWA

CONFERENCE

DOOR NOT CLOSED TO IRELAND

BRITISH WIEPLEES BERVICE).

CONSULTATIONS between the

Canadian Government and the other Governaments to be represented at the Ottawa Conference are not yat complete but the Dominjona Secretary, Mr. J. H. Thomas, in the Commons stated that during the" debats on Friday, all information available will be given.

The three doctors who have had

the Russian under observation since hie arrest have declared that he is not road, showing

Bo signa

of

· mental derangement and consequent-

ly is responsible for the shocking

crime,

Since his arrest be has been identified with the "Green' Fascists and it has been proved' that he has twice been ousted from France for the illegal practice of medicine.

The counsel for the defence to-day demanded a supplementary judicial examination, but this was refused by the court.

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PHILIPPAR FIRE SEQUEL

NO MORE FOREIGN CREWS ON FRENCH SHIPS?

(Reuter's Special Service.)

MR. HENDERSON AND

DISARMAMENT

Waa

EXPERTS NOT NECESSARY

THROOя RUTEN'S AGENCY.]

GENEVA, June 13.

IF we are to achieve a genuine

disarmament ngreement, the problems must be solved by the politicians engaged in the discus- sjons and not, by expert naval and military advisers, declared Mr. Arthur Henderson, he chairman of the Conference, addreasing n deputation from the International Disarmament Organisation to-day.

Mr. Henderson declared that the conference had not failed though the progress so far had not been nearly what they hoped for and desired.

He was still optimistic, however, and felt sure that Snally a satie factory, agreement would be for- mulated.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and Mr. Herriot, the Prime Ministers of Great Britain and France, arrived in Geneva to-day.

“RANJI'S” MESSAGE

TO BRITAIN

INDIA WILL NEVER LET

THEIR

*** SIDE" DOWN

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(Renter's Special Service.)

Lospos, June 14, THE British Empire as a cricket

team, the anecess of which de- "pended on the way the members played up for their side, was the happy comparison made by the famous cricketer, “Ranji," in a message to the Advertising Associe- tion Convention nt Liverpool.

He added that Indian Prineus would never let their side down and gpid that important sections of fadian opinion were interested in politics almost by accident because they felt their commercial aspira- tione had not no far received sym- pathetic treatinent. He appealed for a conference between business men of Britain and India undia turbed by politicians in order to frame a policy for their mutual beneft,

In Hong Kong

To-Day

RAIN

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT. PORECAST AND REMARKS, 198UED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT 5.10 P.M. STATED ! →→

PRESSURE

HIGHEST

REMISS OVER THE PACIFIC TO THE BAST OY HOKKAIDO. TRE DEPRESSION OVER S. CHINA HAS DECREASED SLIGHT- LY 1 INTENSITY.

LOCAL FORECASTS. W. WINDS, MODWATE; CLOUDY, RAIN.

TYPHOON WARNING..

"

The following typhoon warn- ing has been received by the American Consulate General from the Manila Observatory: Maia, June 13, 3.10 p.m.- Typhoon in about 197deg. Long- E. and 21deg. Lat. N., anoat stationary,

HEAVY RAINFALL

OVER FIVE INCHES YESTERDAY.

The continuous rainfall of yesterday must have impounded several hundred million gallons of water into the reservoirs. The heaviest fall recorded at the Royal Observatory occurred be tween 11.30 am. and noon when 2.48 inches of rain fell.

From 10 a.. yesterday to 7.30 p.m. the total rainfall was 3.413 inchos. At 10 a.m.. the total të date was 93.510 inches and adding the very handsome" gain during the day the total up to. 7.30 p.m. was 30.023, which slightly exceeds the average.

Since the Sgures were obtained there has been more min and the total at 10 a.m. this morn ing will be well above the average for the year.

At 10 a.m. yesterday" the total storage in the Colony was 1.148 million gallons. As a safer limit has been reached with yesterday's heavy rain, further relaxation of the restrictions may be expected. A meeting is to be held by the officials this morning to consider the ques- tion.

'ATTEMPT ON MUSSOLINI'S LIFE

ARRESTED MAN'S CONFESSION

(Reuter's Special Service.)

.....

Rome, June 13. THAT the most recent plot to assassinate Signor, Mussolini originate in London is revealed by the confession of Angelo Bardél- letto, the would-be assassin.

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HOME RACING

DEAD HEAT IN ASCOT STAKES

THROOM RESTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, June 14, . THE Asect Stakes resulted na

follows:-

Sandy Lashes.........

Son of Mine

Roj do Paris

*

* Dead heat. Betting:-100/8 Sandy Lashes; 100/0 Son of Mint; 071 Roi de Paris.

The stakes were divided. Twenty four Ta

The saco

was won by four lengths.

PRINCE OF WALES' STAKES

Sigir Miracle

52

3

Beau Frere......... Five ran Won by one and a half lepeth four lengths between second and third,

Betting:-Sigiri 0/3 Miracle 4/7: Beam Frere 100/8.

COVENTRY STAKES

Manitoba

Lovers Walk Solar Boy

Q

3

Twelve ran. The race was won by three-quarters of a length: two lengths between second and third.

Betting: 3/8 Manitoba; 100/6 Lovers Walk: 3/1 Solar Bey.

THE COLD VASE

Silvermere.

3

Fox Hunter Tajkasrat Eleven ran. The winner won by ahend, the same distance between second and third

Betting:Silvermere 100/8; Fox Hunter 3/1 Tajnara 5/3.

WOULD-BE TRAIN WRECKERS

RECEIVE HEAVY SEN- TENCES IN ROME

(Reuter's Special Service.)

RONE, June 14.. TWO of the five people arrected in

February, 1981, for attempting

to wrech the Orient Express were sentenced to thirty years hard

LYTTON COMMISSION'S REPORT

May Be Issued By Middle Of August

LORD LYTTON INTERVIEWED AT

PEIPING

{THEODOR KEDTER'S AGENCY)

PRIPING, June 14.

THE Lytton Commission this evening made a statement that the Commission's report would not be written continuously, and entirely in one place, but will be begun in Tokyo and completed at Pelping where relevant documents will be uyallabio,

Lord Lytton, when interviewed, declared that the Commission will leave for Japan on June 22, depending on Dr. Wellington Koo- who is leaving for Pelping on Friday or Saturday.

He said that the reports and conclusions were dependent on final discussions regarding them with the Japanese Government.

The report will be published in Japan and China simultaneous. Jy in the English and French languages,

The Commission will try to get its report to the League by the end of August, but it may be not before mid-September because of the enormous amount of documentary evidence that must be assimilated. He gave the opinion that as a result of the report and recommendations therein, the League would probably may to the parties concerned “Are you prepared to negotiate on the basis of this report? "*

CHINA'S WAR LORDS

MEET

MILITARY CONFERENCE AT KULING

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

NANKING, June 1

NEW MANCHUKUO CURRENCY

23.91 GRAMMES. OF SILVER ::.

TO BE CALLED A YEN

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.

CHANGCHUN, June 14.

THE New Currency Act aid Cen

tra Bank Act of Manchikao Government" have been complet. THIS morning Chiang Kai Shed and are expected to be announc

sout his personal aeroplane to, ed shortly. Nanking to take Wang Ching Wei, Lo Wen Kan and Dr. Wellington the Manchukuo currency will be Under these Acts is is stated that. Koo to Kuling for an important called yen, and be equivalent to conference, Military leaders from 23:31 gramance of solid silver with Hunan, Kiangsi and Hapch have

a mnluum of, thirty per cent. re- already gathered at Kuling, where

serve against the total paper money Chiang Rai Shek is staging en

isame. Buch reserve to consist of route to Hakow.

silver and gold bullion and foreign carency,

labour. Two of the others to six-FIGHTING IN tren years and the 6ith to fifteen years and äfteen days'.

MISSING AIRMEN'S 'PLANE FOUND

HOPE THAT GERMAN AVIATORS MAY BE ALIVE

THROUGH REUTER'E AGENCY.]

WYNDHAM, June 14.

BERTRAM'S seaplane was found bear the Drysdale mission station with a message stating that both the airmen had gone into the bush.

An Australian Airways plane hus left in search of them.

:

MANCHURIA

SHARP ENGAGEMENT

NEAR HAILUN

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.]

HARBIN, June 14 THE batala between the forces of ernment and the elements opposing the new régime in Manchuria con

the Japanese-Manchukuo Guy-

tinue.

After a sharp, engagement to the east of Hailun, three thousand anti- Manchukue troops were compelled to retient. The Jupurse officially A message from Batavia on May state that their total tosses in the 25, stated that the Dutch destroyer engagement were one killed and which has been searching for the four wounded, but they claim to missing German ainman, Captain have inflicted very heavy losses 611 Hans Bertram and his three com- the insurgents." panions, has sent a wireless mes. Four hundred "Red Spears" and

announcing that whatever has been found of the airmen or of the machine.

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trace

a hundred anti-Manchukuo trops suffered a defent when they attacked the curbined Japancan and Man chukuo garrison at Asliho.

The attackers commenced to 10. treat after even hours of fighting in the course of which they lost over one hundred and fifty men The losses of the garrison are not min-

There is little hope that they have survived. They set out on the 18th instant in their all-metal Junkers flyingboat from Kupang with Port Darwin, Australia, na their destina- tion. It is feared that they ran into a storm, were forced down intioned. the Timor Sen, the craft failing to survive the bittering of rough seas.

Captain

Bertram WAS

BOLONI,

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IN ACTION!

panied on his last flight by Count CHINESE VOLUNTEER ARMY Legoria, the well-kuawa in opera- ter, Herr Thou as sceond pilot and Herr Klaussmana as his mechanic,

They had flown from Germany to the Far East in an effort to demonstrate the qualities of their. Junkers 'plare and to map out long-distance air routes.]

RESCUED AIRMAN

HAUSMER PROGRESSING

FAVOURABLY

(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, June 14.

Luncheon Party.

ĮKAITISK WIRESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, Juno 13. The Prime Minister, accompanied by the Foreign Secretary, Sir John

The confession was released for Simon, left Paris this morning for publication to day and it showed Geneva after the preliminary con- that "Bardolotto had long been in versationa during the week-end the pay of Italian emigree groups with Monsieur Herriot, who was abroad and that his journey to the also a passenger in the same train. region of the Palazzo Venezia was

To-morrow, the heads of the de- actuated by orders from an Italian A DRAMATIC story of the rescue Jagstions to the Genova Disarma | anarchist-living-in-London.---- ment Conference will be Bir John The plot was, foiled when Barde Simon's guests at luncheon. lotto was arrested as a suspicious character found loitering near the official residence of the Premier. At the police-station, the man hotly denied any ill-intent and produced a passport bearing the name Angelo Aldian

nevertheless, searched and was found to be in possession of two small bombs charged with explosives and two fully loaded revolvers.

LAUSANNE CONFERENCE

[ORSTISK_WINELI39.821VIC.).

BUGBY, June 13,

ני

He was,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PRIPING, June 14. THE vernacular newspapers report that Chinese volunte.crH, are now also active in South Manchuria. They assert that yesterday a body of volunteers met and defeated a Japanese detachment near Pihelen,{

the

other Jeho border, kirmishes in the same region are also reported,

POST OFFICE CLOSURE THREATENED

of Stanley Hausner wirelessed NANKING AND MANDHUKUO by the Cantrin of the steamalin Circe Shell, at present in mid. Atlantic states that the aeroplane was expied in the distance as dark- ness was falling. A lifeboat was lowered in a rough sen and picked up Hananer who was exhausted. bruised and lacerated-ne-the result) of his eight days' watery ordeal.

The message also states that Hausner is covering.

(THROUGH REUYER'S AGENCY.]

It is also reported that the Cen ted Bank in which are merged all the former provincial banke i capitalised at Yen 30,000,000, with Chinese President and a Japanese

vice-President.

JAPAN'S NEW TARIFFS

REVISION BILL PASSED BY UPPER HOUSE

[TUNOUGH NECTAR'E AGENCY.]

TOKYO, June 14, « THE Upper House has passed the

Tariff Revision Bill.

EXCHANGE RATES.

(LRITIEM" WIRELESS SERVICE)

Paris New York Montreal

Brussels Geneva Amsterdam

Milan Berlin Stockholm Copenhagen Onlo

Rugby, June 13.

D3 5/16

3,872 4.20 Y

281

19 18/10 0.071

71 11/16

15 9/10

10

18 5/18

201

Vienna

364

Prague

121

Helsingfors

233

Madrid

4.12

Lisbon Athens

10

670

Bucharest

3178

Rio

Buenos Aire#

Dom.

Montevideo

Belgrade

Bombay

Shanghai Hong Kong Yokohama Silver (spot) Silver (forward).

31 nom.

21,2)

1/5 15/16

1/720/32 1/3 11782 1/80 PR

10. 15/10

NEW LAMBETH BRIDGE, LONDON.

DEMOLITION OF TEMPORARY FOOT-BRIDGE

Active preparations are at pre sent being made to enable pades- trians to cross the Thames soon by the new Lambeth Bridge which has how almost been completed by. Dorman, Long & Co., Ltd., the Middlesbrough bridge builders who built the recently opened Sydney Harbour Bridge in New South Wales,

NANXING, June 14. THE posibility that all Chinese

post alices will be closed down;!

This in a preliminary to the clos by orders of the Nanking authoring of the existing temporary foot

Mr. Thomas was naked whether, as a result, of the recent converen- tionu-with-members... of the Irish Free State Government, it was now proposed to conduct further nego- tiations in preparation for Ottawa. He said he had nothing to add to

MARSEILLES, June 13. THE Chancellor of the Exchequer, the official communiqué issued last A DEMAND that in future no Me. Neville Chamberlain, and Friday. except that he understood. foreign crows, especially of the President of the Board of it is likely that a further com- Asiatics, shall be employed inTrade, Mr. Runoiman, leave to He then freely admitted his part The attempt on the life of Mustics in foreseen if the Manchukuo bridge which has carried this traf munication will be received from French ships is among a series of morrow for Lausanne where they in the conspiracy, declaring that solini was to have been made during Government, persist in certain defie for nearly three years and the President of the Executive claims addressed to the Minister of will join the other Ministers of the he was a member of an organisation the celebration of the Garibaldi anmands, including the use of the which it is understood is about to..

# niversary, Council of the Irish Free State Merchant Marine by the. Union of British Delegation They attended known as Justice and Liberty

Garibald being the words "Tatung Dynasty instead be completely demolished before the He of Republic of China in chops now Lambeth Bridge is officially after he has has an opportunity of Henmen at Marseilles as a result of A meeting at the Cabinet this after. pledged to attain its ends by violent Italian symbol of Liberty.

́opened to traffic in July,' discussion with his colleagues. the Georges Philippar disaster. D

(Continued at foot of next column)planned to shoot hiroself afterwards, on offeint documents, etc.

noon.

ineans.