RANSOM ON MRS. PAWLEY AND
CORKRAN INCREASED
BANDITS. SEND FURTHER DEMAND TO
DR. PHILLIPS
CONDITIONS OF RELEASE TAKE POLITICAL TURN
THROUGH REUTER': AGENCY, I
DAIRES, September 95.
THE bandits have despatched a second letter to Dr. Phillipä
somewhat illogical but reflecting intelligence -
"We feel sure you received our first letter but you failed to reply in a few days. Why such delay? We now lay the follow ing additional demand?"a hundred rißes and fidrty thousand bul- lets; 120 revolvers and tour hundred-tons- of- busilets ;: -a; hundred rings, thirty gold watches, fifty yards, black satin; two heavy machine guns and 50,000 bullets; the latter two items from the Asiatic Petroleum Company,
"If, we receive no reply with a week we will chop off the ears of Mrs. Pawley and Mr. Corkran and present them to you. If there is no reply within two weeks we will shoot them.
"We are never kind and are not merely threatening you, but will carry out our threat if the conditions are not-complied with. ** If England"negotiates with Japan and the return of the three Eastern Provinces to Chang Hanch Liang's North Eastern Volunteer Corpa is completed within a week, then both` captives. will be released unconditionally,"
The letter is signed by three bandits, namely, Halsh Un, Pel Pa Tien and Chu Cheng.
BANDITS' FIRST LETTER
The Arst letter sent to Dr. Phillips by the bandits is · 38 follows:--
suffer. If next week they do not come to discuss his affairs his ear will be sent to them.-Pei Tier Heish Ln, Chai Sheng".
Since we seized Mrs. Pawley Dr. Phillips has replied to this and took her to our headquarters letter saying he wishes the bandita we have treated hot well because who hold his daughter to send, re we want a little sum of money. We sponsible representatives to New. hope on receipt of this letter you chwang to discuss matters with him. will send us within seyon $700,000, 200 pistols, 200,000 rounds, RAIN HAMPERS EFFORTS TO
AAA
of pistol ammunition, 30,000 rounds of rifle ammunition, 100 gold rings, 30 gold watches, and 30 gold wrist, watches.
These must be sent within seven) days or Mrs. Pawley will be shot, -If Japanese come after us: your
daughter also will be killed.
"Will Dr. Phillips please keep! this secret and send-detailed-lists of what he is sending for fear of losses en route. We do not want any. Fengtien banknotes.
SECURE RELEASE
(THROUG|! REUTER'S' ADENCY.?'
NEWCHWANG, Sept. 24. Heavy rains are increasing the hardships of the captives in the hands of the bandits.
The rains aro hampering the efforts to secure their release by delaying the return of the Con- sfintes"
intermediary from his negotiations with the bandita. Another messenger leh
this
As to the A.P.C. gentleman į Mr. Corkran, we do not include morning to urge the bandits to sond him in these terms. If the A.F.C.; a competent agent to expedite the do not discuss matters he will' negotiations;
LEAGUE COUNCIL ACCEDES TO JAPAN'S REQUEST
Consideration Of Lytton Report Postponed To Nov, 14
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)
... GENEVA, Sept. 24.
AFTER over-ring the Chinese objection that the Council was not competent si discuss the matter, the Council of the League, under the Chairmanship of Mr. de Valera, agreed to the Japanese roquest to postpone until November 14 the consideration of the Lytton Report, the publication of which is fixed for October I.
nising and signing a treaty with Manchukuo without awaiting the publication of the Lytton Report. would not comment at present on The Japanese delegate said he Mr. de Valera's remarks.
TELEGRAPHIC BLOCKADE AGAINST MANCHURIA
NANKING, Sept. 25. The Government has ordered
-Mr. de Valera expressed the Council's regret that the Japanese telegraphic blockade against Man Government, had prejudiced settlement of the dispute by recog mediately.
ma hich is to be effective im
Β'
SLAVERY REPORT TO LEAGUE
CONFLICTING EVIDENCE ON THE QUESTION OF MUI-TSAI
【THROUGĘ IŠUTER'S AGENCY.]
HAN-LIU DISPUTE SETTLED
BUT FORCES MAINTAIN THEIR POSITIONS
o
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENGI.]
TELEGRAMS from Tsinan state
GENEVA, Sept. 24. SLAVERY on a serious scale still that the Han-Lau dispute has prevails in parta of Arabia and been amicably settled, but the Abyssinia, and possibly in remote opposing forces are maintaining- parts of Central Ohing but or their positions pending a finial ganised large-scale slave raiding settlement by the Central Govern such as was somnion only thirty ment. years ago in Africa, the completely disapptored na u result of the com-
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1932.
VOLUNTEER FORCES ADVANCE ON HARBIN
JAPS. HASTILY ERECT
DEFENCES.
(THROUGH BELTER'S AGENCY.Í
HARDIN, Sept. 24. JAPANESE troops in Harbin are hastily erecting defences 'round Harbin, thickly clustered barbed wired entanglements having been put up yesterday and this morn- ing.
Particularly strong defensive positions have been constructed in. and round Newtown which sudden military activity is accepted as confirming somewhat startling stories of the rapid "advance” of anti-Manchuktio Torces
against
Harbin.
The Japanese military command declines to confirm by statement the reports in circulation, but Chiness sources have it that large anti-Manchukuo forces ore closing in upon Harbin and that a large-scale endeavour to capture the city is imminent,
Within Seven Miles.
naw
GHASTLY RANGOON BRITISH MACHINERY GANDHI MAY STOP
M
MURDER
FOR JAPAN.
CIVIL SERVANT HACKED TO DEATH
6. MONTHS CONSTRUCTION TASK ENDED,
{THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY)
RANGOON, Sept. 95. Joseph O'Hara, Assistant Conservater of Forests, was hacked to deal by twenty-eight sword cuts by a gang connected with a recent case of theft of gum
trees.
TERRORIST :
OUTBREAK IN
CHITTAGONG
----
ONE EUROPEAN KILLED : 18 WOUNDED
(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.)
CALCUTTA, Sept. 25,
FAST
PRINCE TO VISIT
IRELAND
AGREEMENT REACHED IN: AND OPEN NEW
NEGOTIATIONS
[TUROTOR AKUTER'S KORNICY.)
London, Sept. The largest multiple-spindle plane-milling ma- chine in the world has just been built by Messrs. Kendall and Gent for the Japanese Navy and is to cabled proposals, then Gandhi's he conveyed by L.N.E.R special
POONA, Sept. 23. If Mr. MacDonald agrees to the
fast will have dans. its work in abolishingSeparate electorates train from Gorton (Manchester) to throughout Inifin for the Depressed Birkenhead Docks for shipment to Classes at the expense, however, of morrow. The machine wieghs 220 considerable number of seats otherwise occupied by caste Hindus, tous and has taken six months
The agreement compromise is cut to construct. Although it is. Boting both ways, but undoubted im; fect, long, 24 feet high and 20-fees wide, it is capable of, the most de lients work. The machinery will be loaded in sections on to LN. E.R wagons, and as the largest, section is 23 feet by 12) feet by 31. fect, | ent., speciel precautions will be taken in passing other trains and bridges
en route.
petus will be given to the novament ta lift up the Depressed Classes by reform work on the part of caste Hindus, Already many temples have opened and other facilities are offered. The question is whether the enthusiasm will remain perman-
The Depressed, Classes leader, Ambedkar, is highly delighted at the satisfactory compromise, The caste Hindu leaders are not so on thusiastle, but are genuinely ine tensely relieved that the great effort
cessful.
It is stated that a large body of ONE European. is reported killed LONDON'S NEW 'BUS. to save Gandhi's life has been muc
the "Volunteers" have already ad- vancted to within seven miles o the north of Harbin.
The Russian newspapers contain details of further assaults with Harbin as their final objective to the south-west. The Manchukuo garrison at Shwangcheng-hsiang. near Shwangchangpu has been de feated in a heavy battle and the town occupied.
,
and eigliteon wounded during a terrorist outbreak when 'a body of Bengalis armed with revolvers surrounded and attacked a Euro- pean institute at Baratali, Chit tagong, last night.
The terrorists escaped, leaving behind the body of Bengali girl ter. She has been identified as who was killed during the endoun-
one of the terrorists who have! Shwangcheng Besieged.
been wanted since the last anti- Ewropean outbreak in Chittagong Three thousand anti-Manchukuo She is a graduate of Dacca univer troops have now surrounded and sity. Bre attacking Shwangebengpu, which is expected to fall, at any line now,
00
Shwnigchengpu is an important centre the Changchun-Harbinn Railway, about fifty iniles to the south of Harbin,
SUN FO PREDICTS WAR
JAPAN AND AMERICA
In the course of an interview with Chinese pressmon shortly before be left here for the North Mr. Sun Fo, who has been very outspoken. in his advocacy of a new regime, made a brief survey of the north- situation in, which he
eastern
of.
emphasised the following points
Failure of the League Nations to bring Japan to a reason. able settlement of the northeastern question must necessarily result in the invocation of the Nine-Power Fact; and if this also fails, the much-heralded American Japanese war will be inevitable, and this conflict will in all probability be followed by a second Russo-Japan- ese War.
2. Since the bonflict will take'| place on Chinese soil, China cannot stand outside the imbroglio. What China should do now is to mobilise her military resources, to get ready for all the eventualities,
hand for the first two years but 3. Japan may gain the upper she will thereafter be crippled per- manently, and her state will be worse than that of post-war Ger many,
4. The situation will possibly develop into one of two possible America phases, namely, (a) a war between and Japan for the sake of upholding the Nine- Power Pact with Great Bri tain maintaining neutrality and France siding with Japan as the adoption of stern united her new Far Eastern ally, or (b) policy by Great Britain, the Unit ed, States and France towards, the northeastern situation, in which case the League Covernant's Bane- tions will as provided in articles XV and XVI, be rigidly enforced, and Japan will in all probability be reluctantly compelled to yield to the economic pressure of an in- 'dignant world. `'
In the event of hostilities, Mr. Bun believes that China in return for her heavy sacrifices will emerge á stronger power.
NEW IMPORT DUTIES,
DATE OF OPERATION:
Hong Kong To-Day
FINE TO CLOUDY.
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER. BEPORT, FORECAST AND REMARKS, ISSUED BY- THE ROYAL O-MÉRVATORY AT 5.55, F.M.; STATED
A WEAK ANTI-CYCLONE COVERS CENTRAL CHINA, PRESSURE IN RELATIVELY LOW OVER: TONÓKING AND THE PACIFIC to ras B.W..or THE BONINS..
LOCAL FORECAST: S.E. OR VARIABLE WINDS, LIGHT MODERATE; FINE TO CLOUDY,
TO
CAPT. VON GRONAU IN HONG KONG.
FAMOUS GERMAN WAR ACE FLYING AROUND WORLD.
Captain Wolfgang von Gronau
afternoon. arrived in the Colony yesterday
SINGLE DECKER
WITH ENGINE
- UNDER SEATS.
Agreement Reached.
Poona, Sept. 24. An agreement has been reach- ed in the negotiations regarding the electoral scheme for the do- pressed classes. This announce- ment followed a grim battle against time, as fresh difficulties had “oc- curred carly this morning, and Gandhi's doctor had stated that tho patient was weaker and that there. was little hope of recovery unless the fast was soon terminated.
Gandhi Smiles.
Poona, Later. The formal agreement regarding typed, and will be signed in the the depressed classes is now being
presence of Gandhi nt Yerovda Gael by representatives of the caste Hindus and the depressed classes
London, Sept. 5-London has a "hush-hush" bus, with its engine under the seats instead of at the front The bus, "Q" will leave an L.G.O.C. garage to-morrow and work on routo 11E, between Liver- pool Street and Hammersmith. It has no bonnet and being a single decker appears to be an enorinous length. In its experimental stage it will have accomodation for 38 passengers, three more than the present L.G.O.C. single deck buses. Full details of the construction of this bus are being kept secret until it has had a thorough trial on the streets.. Q1 has a sub nosimmediately. ed front like an electric train. On
Meanwhile the leaders of the two sections are drafting a cable to the Premier, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, announcing the agreement, and re questing him to withdraw the part of the communal, decision relating to the depressed classes and thus enable Gandhi to break his fast
Gandhi is lying prostrate on his
him, he raised himself on his elbows and signified assent with a smile,
the off-side are three panels wear cot and, when the points of the Agreement were communicated to the front wheel; these conceal the engine. Under the front of the bus are two white-enameled bars like a miniature cow catcher. There is an elaborate system of ventilation and engine cooling,
PARLIAMENT HOUSE
(BRITISH 'WIRELESS SERVICE]
Redby, Sept. 24. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales has accepted the Invitation of the Governor of Northern Ireland to visit Northern Ireland daring Nav ember and to onen, on behalf of 1,M. the King, the now. Parliament Building at Stormont,
When the Northern Irekind, Pare liament was established under the Government of Ireland Act in 1920, the British Parliament undertook to provide a Parliament House and courts of Justice. Hitherto the Northern Parliament has met in Belfast as a temporary Parliament House...
Prince will open, will nocommodate The new building, which the
not only the Commons and Senate, but seven hundred officials of Gov- ermment Departments.
It will be the Prince's first visit to Ireland,
OBJECTION TO CHAMPAGNE BAY.
TO BE CONSIDERED TO DAY.
Wo
have been informed officially that there is an objec... tion to Champagne Bay, the winner of the last race on Satur-
· day—the Junk Bay Handicap.
The objection is to be com- sidered by the Stewards to-day, and the result will be announced in due course.
COTTON DISPUTE
- PRACTICALLY
SETTLED
MILLS MAY BE RE-OPENED ON SEPT, 28
ITBROUGH RKUYER'S AGENCY.7
MANCHESTER, Sept. 23. All dioulties in the; eutton dis pute have now been removed and Gandhi Growing Weaker..
POOSA, Sept. 23. terms of the settlement will be The impression which had grown submitted to full bodies of employ that the conclusion of on electoral ers and operatives, probably on agreement between the Caste Hin Sept. 97. It is expected that ife dus and the Depressed Classes had the agreement is ratified by both reached the stage of mere formal- as is practically certain, work conlil: ity has proved startlingly incorrect re-start on Sept. 28.
A definito hitch has developed
Better News, ! and the negotiations have not
LONDON, Sept. 23. yielded the expected agreement, Better news comes from Manches It was very nice meeting this nor any important progress. The ter where negotiations for the ter- ship, which left Shanghai before leaders of the parties to the nego-mination of the weaver's strike in us, on the way down. In answer
tiations announce that they are the Lancashire colton industry to the wireless message, we flew unable to begin drafting.
have been resumed. more to the East, and
Meanwhile, Gandhi's fast went
There is every hope now, that o out to greet them. On tipus His voice is becoming complete, agreement will shortly be'i sighting the steamers we weaker and he is suffering from reached, the employers having that all the crew were standing nauses and giddiness, finding it modified their wage reduction de- on deck so we waved to them, difficult to keep his eyes open. At mands. circled, and flew on," said Captain the time of cabling, he has preserv.
ed the fast for 83 hours. you Grense.
day or two previously.
The message was a request for him to fly over the ship on his way South
"Good-will Trip."
BOW
сонцестой
con-
Oleaning Slate.
Convictions since the beginning, question of the reinstatement of
After eight days of negotiations, during which, on several occasions, it had soomed likely that a com - Olvil Obedience. {BRITION WIRELESS BERVICE.Ţ::
plete rupture would occur, a A message received earlier in the When questioned as to whether
Rucer, Sept. 23. sufflement of the wages question, day from the famous German war this world Hight was ace stated that he would be here with the opening up of a new air
Although there has recently been was reached to-day on the basis of a slight deterioration in the Indians reduction equivalent to Is sid. tying strictly to schedule, his giant intention. It was just a good Bengal and the United Provinces, demand of 2/8 in the £1. Bring strictly to schedule, h, and mail service, he denied any such civil disobediones situation in in the 21 as against the original- Dornier Wal flying boat was sight will trip," undertaken with the general improvement occurred od over Lyeemoon Pass at 3.30 to object of keeping the German during August and the total num sub-committed of represent the minute.
ber of conviction, 3,048 including tives of both sides are now meet fag in the air," In a few moments he was over, Kai Tak aerodrome and, circling the flier said he hoped to start thap in July,
In regard to his fature plans, 78 women, was considerably leasing with a view to finding a satin- factory solution of the still pending. it once, he brought his machine for Manila on Tuesday. From roaring down to make a perfect there he will fly to Batavia, of the movement on January 4 have the first strikers. bay immediately in front of the On July 22 last he set out from dergoing imprisonment at the end mitte te cung, if necessary, in landing on the placid waters of the Borneo, and Sourabaya.. hangers, where it was, eventually Germany, and cleared the atlantle of August, was 21,490, including 843 until late at night, if necessary; in moored.
by Iceland; Greenland, and Labra women, a decline of 3,310 on the the hope of reaching an agreement
and so "cleaning the slate" Esport of Planos, virt
dor to America, where he visited Previous month. Chicago, Detroit, and Michigan!
“A general resumption of work Thres local dying machines Firing via the Canadian lakes to
on Monday next is, however, con- sidered most unlikely. It is pro escorted the big flying boat from the Pacific coast, he then proceeded
bable that the employers will ex-. about 15 miles up the const. Mr. by way of the Alontian Islands
pect to call a meeting on Tuesday AB. Harvey was in charge of across to Japan and Shanghai and the Cutty Sark, Mr. Jones Lyank from there to Hong Kong
in order to ratify the agreement reached with the operatives by of the Avro-Cadet, and Mr. J. W. Fisher of the Arrow-Sports which
their representatives. greeted the intrepid Byer and his crow of three.
Three Members of Crew:"
#2 totalled-58,774 and the, number un. It is stated that the sub-com-
THE WEST RIVER COMMAND.
CAPT. G. W. BENN, R.N. APPOINTED.
Kills to Walt,
The Admiralty have again up- Accompanying Captain von pointed an officer of captain's rank Gronau are Franz Hack, mechanic as Senior Officer of the Flotilla in
*** (BRITISHT WIRELESS SERVICE] About 160 people gathered at the Frits Albrecht, radio man, and the West River. Up to 1999 the
BATAM Rouny, Sept. 23. aerodrome to welcome the Biers Captain Eduard Zimmer, co-pilos Ave gunboals in this force were garded as virtually ended although The oction dispute is now re- and when Capt. von Gronau The first two made the 1830 and commanded by a commander, RN the question of the reinstatement stepped aahore from the official 1931 trans-Atlantic fights with yon but it was then decided that it of those employees who left work launch, three rousing cheers were Gronau They are students in the was desirable to raise the status a still out standing. given.
Avistian school that is conducted of the Senior Olcer in view of Captain von Gronau who was and Captain Zimmer is an instruc-sibilities of his post.
on the North Ben island of Sylt, the diplomatic and other respon ed between representatives of en The agreement to-day was reach met by the German Consul-General, tor at the same school.
ployers and smployees, with "the Dr. Bruno-Habu, is about six feet All three of the trans-Atlantic been selected to succeed Captain official, Mr. Leggett.
Captain W. G, Benn who has assistance of a Ministry of Lal tall has fair hair and blue eyes flights which have been made by K HL Mackenzie on heard the The wase agreement opp andum tanned features that von Gronau were in tandem Tarantule, was promoted in June, and confirmed at the joint testify to his physical fitness. motored Dornier-Wal flying boats, 1929, when squadron navigating ference involves reduction
while in 1931 and this year he is officer in the Battle Cruiser 8 per cent of the ear
In order to prevent, ployed+ploy
London, Sept. 2-It is officially announced to day that the addition al import duties, and the import dutipe (draxback) particulars of which have just been published will come into force next Tuesday Wireless Message from. Ship," September. 6. The new, duties are In a Press Tie Belegendusing & newer ship of the same Squadron, and has since aktended general Body of work
questing tha
intal they rece
interview, he said type, the Greenland Wal. the Senior Officers courses. He has 30 per cent, instead of 20 per cent that the trip down from Shanghai Captain vor Gronau ia 30 years had nearly 30 years in the Navy tion from ind bined efforts of the European proceeded to compulsory manumis on leather, gloves, 30 per cent in was a pleasant one slight fol- of age and a nativo-21-Prussiandae
sion.
On the question of mustini, the meat patio per cent on poultry, lowing breeze allowing him to make He served with the German navy in the hydr These facts emerge from the Report finds the evidence conflict cent on printera inks, vernished
meat pasties and sausages, 20 per good time,
asha air pilot during the World During Slavery Report presented to the ing. It suggests the establishment lacquers, and enamels, (hikerto Sunday morning and when some unhurt He considers himself more 1914/16 Phi
He left Shanghai at 8 o'clock on War, and was twice shot, down, tor of the League Council. The Report say, of permanent advisory commis free) 25 per cent on wrapping pa considerable distance down the of an serial mariner than a flyer Dartmouth however, that most Governments sign to discuss methods aimed at per, 20 per cent as scissors and coast, received a wireless mesange in the daredevil sense. Whist in moted to com hayd only abolished the legal status the total abolition of transformaliair combs, and 16 per cent on from the German steamer Nord Hong Kong, the Biers will be the after being of slavery, but have not immediately, tion of the existing Forms of lined strawboard. The duty on mark which had left Shanghains guests of Dr. Brung Hahn, Gormander at the Navi Dontinued at four of next column) alavery
werowe is increased"
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