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THE GREAT FIRE CONSPIRACY TRIAL

LONGEST EVER HELD AT THE OLD

BAILEY

WITNESS FOR PROSECUTION ATTACKED

London, August 17. "Described by Mr. Justice Humphreys as." almost the limit of human endurance," "the great Fire Conspiracy Trial, the longest ever held at the Old Bailey, has entered upon its closing stages,

After six-and-a-half weeks heuring, in which enquiries were made into the complicated details of fourteen different fires, the Judge has begun his summing up which is expect- ed to last until to-morrow afternoon after which the Jury will return their verdicts.

A featuro of Mr. Justice Humphreyst address to the jury was the strong attack on the chief witness for the pro- secution. Mr: Capsoni who was referred to as a blackmailer" and a highly dangerous criminal, though the Judge added that it was impossible to prosecute him.

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His chief regret was that he was not able to pass on Capsoni the sentence he so richly deserved.

It is estimated that by the time, the proceedings are over; they will have cost £50,000 the fees for one counsel alone, together with refreshers," is understood to amount to £5,000 while there is the cost of 200 witnesses to be met. -Rester.

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It will be recalled that a sensational development in the great fire conspiracy trial at the Old Bailey accurred on July 18, when Leopold Louis Harris, a fire assessor, whom the prosecution had described as the "head of a fire-raising gang," pleaded "guilty" to nine charges of arson and also some other charges.

He and another accused, Louis Jarvis, who also pleaded guil ty" on certaia counts," were allowed bail of £90,000 each.

Four others pleaded guilty during the course of the trial, leaving 10 who pleaded not guilty" still on trial.

SLOW BUT STEADY

EXPANSION

BRITISH TRADE RETURNS ENCOURAGING

LONDON, Aug. 18 · THE Board of Trade Journal

RADIO WAR ON AUSTRIA

HABICHT URGES FASCIST

REVOLT

MUNICH, Aug. 18. THE Munich broadcasting station continues to lend itself to the dissemination of Nazi propaganda directed towards a Nazi uprising in Austria,

states that in the current year there has been a slow but steady expansion in the value of United Kingdom exports and, having regard to the decline in the aver aga value of exported goods, it is; probable that for May and June, as well as for July the volume of Herr Theo Habicht, who was shipments exceeded those of the arrested in Vienna in June and corresponding months of last year expelled from Austria, and who Though the volume of retained was responsible last week for a imports is morinally much smaller virulent attack on Dr. Dollfuss, in the summer than in the early holding him up so the leader of months of the year there has been a gang of terrorists holding office a tendency this year for retained against the wishes of the people, imports also to increase in volume,

was to-night again the Nazi spokes. this being mainly due to raw ma teriala

man.

He declared that since the war

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1933.

THE ASSYRIAN

RISING

OFFICIAL BRITISH

PROTEST

Loudon, Aug. 17. The full seriousness of the re-

THE YANGTSZE- POO MURDER

AUSTRO-GERMAN YELLOW RIVER IN

FLOOD

SITUATION

RUSSIAN WIDOW ON

"CAPITAL CHARGE

ARMED INVASION ON NAZIST

HORROR IN HONAN JAIL

Nazi interest.

The Vienna correspondent of the News-Chronicle states that in view of the increasing evidence that an Austrian Legion is being armed in Bavaria, there is a strong feeling in the Austrian Cabinet in favour of a complete break of relations with Germany, which is only being prevented by the influence of Signor Mussolini.

At Kaocheng, in North Honan, the gaol was inundated and forty prisoners were drowned.

The remainder were taken to the top of the city wall, from whichi »

number made their

escape.

THE GANDHI SPIRIT

STRIKERS' STAND ADMIRED

lieved to be in India, has written

Canton, Aug. 17.

A certain seamen's union, be-

to

of the strikers in their struggle the Kwangtung Seamen's Union extolling the brave stand with the China Navigation Com pany.

Your, passive resistance, is to: admired, the message.". said. "We do not know your strength, but your Gandhi spirit should be. sufficient as pressure to bear on. It is learned that Hsuchowfu the China Navigation Company. is now threatened with a food course you should be as re- disaster and frantically

solute as Mr. Gandhi in his then the dykes protecting the energetic efforts are being made to streng-ger strike.. Comrade, struggle

for your end."'.

A well-known local merchant' city.

surnamed "Foh has donated $5,000) for support of",

fthe strikers Central Press.

Shanghai, Aug. 17. The British Authorities having

London, Aug. 17. cent Assyrian rising is disclosed assumed jurisdiction, the small Austro-German situation are ap-sand people have been drowned

Grave developinents in the

Peiping, Aug, 17, by an official British protest for Police Court in the British Con- prehended. It is persistently re in the Yellow River floods in Chinese reports that fifty thou- the immediate return the sulate General this afternoon ported that Germany is arming Honan are discounted although British Ambassador. It is au- witnessed the unique spectacle of an Austrian legion on the 'fron- thoritatively stated in London the Magistrate, Mr. C. H.tier and it is alleged that this any lives have been lost. that five hundred. Assyrians were Haines, conducting a preliminary will mean an armed invasion in killed in Iraq by troops in the enquiry into the murder of Capt. north of Mosul in the neighbour-W. Youngs, who was found with hood of the Tigris, but only severe wounds in his neck in a flat ninety were killed during the in the Yangtszepoo District last actus fighting to suppress the night, revolt of fifteen hundred Assy- Half-a-dozen reporters and rians under Marshimum. The spectators listened to the evidence rest were non-combatants who which was given in brond Seat met death in the surrounding by three of the Shanghai Mani- villages in one of which 315 were cipal Officers concerning the dead.

Muirhead Road events leading up It is feared that with the to Mrs. Hadley (who is a Russian original miror, rebellion as a pre- born widow with British nation. text, the Kurdish Irregulars ality since 1919) being formally (traditional enenties of the Assy charged with the murder of rians) in the Iraq army were Youngs. responsible for these excesses The prisoner who is thirty-six aided and abetted by the northern years of age was bespectacled. commander Bekir Beg who is She was colourless and very much notoriously anti-Assyrian

dejected, and refused to cross- examine the witnesses. She was remanded until 24th inst.

"

Iraq authorities deny this and maintain that there was no fight- ing since the disarmament of the remaining rebels on August 11.

King Faisal will shortly be LYING IN POOL OF BLOOD returning “from” his interrupted holiday. Reuter.

SILVER MARKET

(Trom Our Own Correspondent)

LONDON August 17. FOLLOWING WRE THE QUOTATIONS បទ THE LONDON MARKET TO-DAY:

SPOT ..... FORWARD

SILVER

Ang. 17. August 16..

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17

17.13/18

THE LONDON ON NEW YORK CROSS RATE TODAY WAS: £= $4.38.

QUESTION OF DISARMAMENT

MR. DAVIS' VIEWS ON SITUATION

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. MR. Norman Davis, who is at present in Washington confer-

Shanghai, Aug. 17,

Meanwhile, Reuter's Vienna correspondent says that the Aus- trian Cabinet has armed itself with power to outlaw any Aus. trian abroad participating in anti- Austrian activities-Reuter.

Enormous areas are flooded as the result of further breaks in. the banks of the Yellow River.-

Reuter.

Frantic Activities.

Peiping, Aug. 17.

The Next Broadcast.

The Bridge Awash A number, districts in West London, Aug. 17.

Those who have crossed thể trả tion for discontinuing the Austrian once flowed, are now centres of the river when they know that The fact that there is no inten- through which the Yellow River Chengchow will have some idea of Shantung and North Kiangsu mile long bridge over the river at the astounding volume of water ju broadcasts from Munich

was frantic activities, in the fight yesterday the water was awash with made clear by Herr Habicht last against the flood menace, thou the permanent way of the bridge. night.

in strengthening the dykes. sands of workers being employed should have been renewed ten years If the report, is true, the bridge

water is The situation in North Kiang-such an awe inspiring mass of bgo. Since it has not been, and

the trains dare not cross just now

momentarily through its framework, no wonder plunging

The Affected Districts

He said that the next broadcast would occur on Angust" 19:

Habicht, contending that Aussu in specially precarious Reuter tria has been deprived of the right of self-determination, replied to the allegations recently made in the official Austrian, newspaper, teichpost regarding the plans against Austria..

Nazi

He denied that the Nazis were planning to sabotage the economic relief of Austria or that they were exploiting the mailbags for poli-

A drama enacted in a house in the Yangtsepoo District last night, terminating in tragedy, is engaging the attention of the police and is likely to be described shortly before a Magistrate.

Found in an unconscious con- dition in the house, Captain W. Youngs, who is variously describ ed as a Briton and as a Swede,tical purposes. died as the result of wounds re- He also denied that the Aus- ceived while on his way to hos-trian Légionary organisation was pital.

being recruited in Bavaria, al- though he admitted that Ans trians were being enrolled in Ger. man labour corps in order to save them from starvation. Reuter.

Captain Youngs, was found to be suffering from severe" knife wounds in the neck and he had suffered a considerable loss of blood before the police arrived at the scene of tragedy

As a result of the affair, a for- eign woman, believed to be a Russian, has been detained.

She was found lying on a bed in an adjoining room in a dis- traught frame of mind."

JAPAN COTTON INDUSTRY

MILLS BADLY REQUIRE SUPPORT

CANTON, Aug. 17.

PEIPINO, Aug. 17. The districts threatened by the food include Hauchow, Funghien and Tangshan, on the Langhai Railway.

This has meant disorganising the Kinhin line for the time being.

The C.LM Hospitals in the South Surburb here are closed, the Women's Hospital was to have opened "to-day but the Doctor en route from summer vacation ta

announces.

point. 40 li to the east of Tangshan, river at Weihaiwei, a telegram where it breaks into two streame

The Good water has passed a reopen is stranded north of the

one regaining the ancient bed of the Yellow River and the other dowing in the direction of Pei-

hsien.-Reuter,

TERRIBLE SITUATION AT

KAIFENG

THE FIRST BREAK IN THE

* DYKES

(From Our Special Correspondent)

Kaifeng, August 11,

A week or two ago a newspaper came from New York, carrying the news that Kaifeng was in danger of being flooded owing to the high water of the Yellow River. Tho Article also was supplemented by a picture of one Kaifeng Streets.

home to us last night by seeing. The possibility of this terrible

three Motor Buses near the Railway Station loading up, with Gunny Bags and rushing them away to ba filled with earth a

Regarding the distribution of over-every effort by Austria to achieve ring with President Roosevelt upon party arrived. Captain Young" It is reported from foreign disaster eventuating was brought

seas trade, it is stated that the im- its political ambitions (the refer ports into the United Kingdom from once being to the Anchluss pro- British countries in the first six pasals of some time ago) have been months of 1933 were valued at 38.79 opposed by the majority of the per cent. of the total imports from States of Europe. all sources as compared with 28.23 per cent. and 31.38 per cent. in corresponding periods of 1932 and 1994 respectively.

Exports of United Kingdom pro- duce to British countries account- ed for 44.12 per cent. of the total value of shipments to all destins tions as against 44.82 per cent, and 40.72 per cent, respectively.

Revolt Urged.

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problems connected with the Dis atmament Conference, declared to day that he was much more hope- ful regarding the outlook.

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He felt sure that as a result of The League of Nations," he went the discussions which have been on which professes to be the pro- proceeding in Europe recently he tector of small nations and the tween

the different governments, champion of the right of self some solution of the armamenta Austria enjoyed less rights than Disarmament Conference resumed determination, looked on while problem would be found when the the most inconsiderable negro its "sessions at Geneva on October tribes of Africa.

With reference to hints of a It is added that the slight de- As the Austrian people had been a discussion upon naval ratíos Mr. likelihood of Japanese pressure for cline from 1832 was much more deprived of nonstitutional means Norman Davis said that, the United than accounted for by the smaller of expressing their dissatisfaction States would not be prepared then purchases this year by the Irish with the present government, they to discuss the question of naval Free State.-British Wireless. would surely seize the only other ration, which would be reserved for available method of insisting pun their wishca

He expressed the view that the The Nati movement, Herr He. building programmes of the United bicht declared, incorporated. Aus States and Japan could not be tria's honest desires and the Naris described as a race, as neither would carry on the struggle. until country, had attempted to exceed victory had been achieved.

the agreed ration

FRENCH AIRMEN

FETED

CIVIL RECEPTION IN PARIS

PARI, Aug. 16. PAUL Codos and Maurice Rossi,

beroca of the 5,900 mile flight,

the 1935 Naval Conference.

1i

VICTIM IDENTIFIED

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The Banks Break At Laufeng

I have whilst writing this TEC ceived the information that the River broke through at Lanfeng, thirty miles to the east of Kaifeng, at four o'clock p.m. since then the level has gone down three feet pe Kaifeng. The old course of the river was near, Lanfeng and from there abnost due east to the don.

counties to the south and south- Brigandage is rife in a number of cast of here.

FLOOD EXTENDS LIMITS

Shantung Involved By The Yellow River

in northern Honan and southern

Tairas, Ang. 13 The food along the Yellow River Chihli has spread to Shantung A Shantung province is now involved. large area in the eastern part of:

There were evidences of a de, sparate struggle when the police was lying in a pool of his own blood with two knife wounds.sources that the first consignment Reuter.

of cotton imported from the United States will be sold to the Japanese government at very favourable, prices. These goods con stituted the first shipments of cot- Three city gates are fast closed. ton under the U.9. 860,000,000 ad- One thousand men worked through- been identified as that of Captain and cotton.

vanced by the Reconstruction Fin out the night filling bags and the district magistrate of Hotee, Urgent despatches received from The body of the victim has new

anes Corporation to Nanking for placing them. Our two big Southeastern Shantung, and the engine Walter Clifford Youngs, an

the purchase of American heat Gates are really not now gates, er stationed in the Upper Reaches, They are big entrances to the City report that before the breach at Japanese cotton mills are badly from the busiest traffic side, uume Changyuan (in uthern Chihli) mariner and rolling stone.

in need of American cotton followly that converging on the Railway could be filled, four additional Captain Youngs was born in ing the boycott of Indian products. arca. They are in proportion to breaks occurred on the northern was of gypsy blood, his father before take advantage of the mr. One of these has been bagged up freeh breaches is nearly two miles London on October 18, 1879. He Japanese cotton merchants there the new wide motor traffic ronds. bank yesterday. Each of these ing a native of Portsmouth. police, who believe her to be Bri During his first trip to Washing-sent an entrance wide enough for

The woman detained by the them at a very favorable price.

plus cotton bales and have bought the main south gate will require a in length tish by marriage, has not yet sufhion, Mr. P. V. Soong, the Chinese & suotor car is being left. At one mountain of filled bags. At pre

the affair to undergo examination that what China really needed is were busy filling carrying stacking ciently recovered from the shock of Finance Minister, had arranged o'clock to-day the thousand men over jurisdiction of the case. -

The British Consulate has taken hard cash to continue the political Renter

City Zoo Herrous To Sleep life of the Chiang Kai Shek In the event of the bursting of ed Tungming and reached Hotae, government, while America's deairs the banks, a shortage of food inside eastern-Shantung "It is feared is to get rid of the surplus cotton, the city, and banditry outside aro Japan is likewise benefited because the two nightmares. The populace that the districts of Tingtao, Wu- ahe has boycotted. Indina cotton, were too nervous to sleep last fan, Yangku and Shotchang E Therefore this agreement benefits might Needless to say the first soon be flooded. E the United States, Japan and gate to be well sealed up was thee Shantang Provincial Gov Chinu

north. This is nearest to China's ernment has issued orders to the So far no Chinese merchants The banks to the north of the river to take adequate precautions.

Sorbow only four miles away, districts adjoimag the flooded ares

Central Preis. from the Nanking have bought any American cotton Laveen way in places, there is Conservancy experts maintain

Another Murder

He declared again that there Mr. Norman Davis added that would be no peace in Europe un- he was awaiting summons from til Central Europe was pacified by the European leaders to engage in an Austro-German Union under the preparatory work which would Nazi rule, Reuter.

commerce in London early, in September, with strong prospecta of useful work thanks to the tour

SHANGHAI,- Aug. 17. undertaken by Mr. Arthur Hender- was assassinated in his own room A Korean named Shih Yueh Kao son, the President of the Disarma in the French Concession at siz ment Conference.-Reuter.

from New York to Syria, setting TRANS-ATLANTIC up a new world's long-distano

fight record, arrived home in

glory today.

Seven planes escorted their ma chine to Le Bourget nerodrome, where huge crowds awaited their arrival.

RECORD

CAPTURED BY ITALIAN LINER

LONDON, Aug. 17.

On descending from their plant, Codos and Rossi were immediate ly seized by a score of enthusiastic hero-worshipper, and carried shoulder-high to a private hangar THE giant Italian super-liner, where they were officially welcomed Rex, which Lembarked on her home by the Premier, M. Daladier, maiden voyage a few months ago, and the Air Minister, the airmen's has set up new record for the wives and mothers being. also pre Transatlantic crossing, capturing, the Blue Riband from the Ger. mane

sent

&

M. Daladier, in a speech, said that the Biers had founded magnificent renaissance of French aviation, which remained the groat hops of France.

The Rex covered the distance from Gibraltar to Now York in four days, thirteen hours and fifty-eight minutes

THE NORTH-WEST

FRONTIER

HOSTILE TRIBESMEN AVOID FIGHTING

o'clock this morning.

Two unknown men entered his room and fred three shots, Killing Shih instantaneously. The

in got away and up to now no

arreets have been made.The mo tive, for the crime is believed to be political LAN

This is the second murder of a Korean this mouth-Router;

THE ANNAM

TREATY

Gungor that one thousand people have been drowned further cast from Kaifeng and on the northern banke,

at Kangchuang likewise collapsed and the break, which was only On the southern bank, the dyken

extended to over 500 feet. about 40 to 60 feet wide, gradually

The flood waters have now. pass.

that if the flood waters flow in a northerly direction the danger would be minimized as they would eventually return to the Yellow When we remember the fact that River by way of the northern sec the floor of the North gate is per tion of the Grand Canal. But if manently seven fast below the level the waters flow southwards into the of the River bed, it only needs a Nanyang and Weishan Lakes and NEARING A SOLUTION?mmer rise of twenty feet to put then to the southern section of the the greatest possible strain on the Canal and the Yangtze River, supporting a mud banks. In other grave consequences would reant. words a powerful stream seven The reason is that the Grand Canál miles wide and twenty-seven feet at Kinagsu, being filled with silt higher than the entrance to the would overlow and inundate the crest part of the city menaces various districts in northern

Kiangui uo Min.

NANKING, Aug. 16.

As a result of discussions between

the Foreign Office and the French Minister, M. Wilden, the difficulty in connection with the

HOME FOOTBALL Strench Annati Treaty is re-

LANARK BEAT KI

·MARNOCK

ported to be near a solution.

The Pact is expected to be ratifi- ed by both Governments at the end of September-Router

THE NON AGGRESSION PACT

THE situation on the North-West

LONDON, Aug. 16 Frontier is practically un- changed. Small parties of Piu waris from Aghanistan are re ported to have joined the Upper Mobmends but there has been no the camp at Dand and frequent fighting beyond night sniping of firing at aeroplanes.

There have been no internal playing at home, Kilmarnock LONDON, Aug. 16. renations to the transborder trouble were defeated by the odd goal in WIN THE Scottish League to-day,

NANKING, Ang 17. the previous record, reaching Chers red shirt movement, but it is star Third Lanark their conquerors, terday ir Donnec

The German liner, Bremen, bald beyond a slight recrudescence of the three in a keen game.

M BOGOMOLORF, Soviet

dos to Ching bourg, from New York in foured that the North West Frontier have started off the season extra Sogiet

ed Dr. Lo Wen a million francs offered by the days, sixteen hours and fifteen Province villagers are receiving mely wall, obtaining three p Government for the breaking of the minutes the corresponding dis Red Shirt agitator rary lookdly from two matches away from long-distance record-Reuter, tance is roughly the same-Rester, British Wirelcu.

The airmen then drove through The total distance covered was cheering crowds to Town Hall 3,181 miles and the average speed where they were given a civio re- maintained throughout the voyage ception and presented with gold was twenty-nine knots. medals by the City of Paris.

It is understood that Codes and Rossi will be awarded the prize of

called

morning Reuter

our safety.

COUGH LINCTUS

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR COUGHEROLDS ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS AND ALSO VERY EFFEOFIVE FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE CHEST AND THROAT, ETC.

Prepared Bolply, by?

QUEEN'S DISPENSARY CHEMISTS & DRUGGISTS

TONG KONG