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DUBLIN ASSASSINS' OUTRAGE.

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一拜禮 第一十月七英港香

MONDAY, JULY 11,

1927.

日三十月六

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HONGKONG HOTEL FIRE SITE.

PEKING ARRESTS.

LARGE BATCHES OF PLOTTERS.

IRISH VICE PRESIDENT MORTALLY SHOT.

THREE MEN OPEN FIRE FROM A MOTOR-CAR.

A sensation has been caused at Dublin by the assassination of the Vice-President of the Irish Free State Government, Mr. Kevin O'Higgins, who was shot and mertally wounded while walking to Mass yesterday with his wife.

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building lots in the Colony, might

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THE FLIGHT CRAZE NAVY CONFERENCE PROGRESS.

SPREADS.

GERMAN GIRL TO ATTEMPT ATLANTIC.

BYRD MEETS THE PRINCE.

London, July 10.

lantic.

She says that the facilitles for

the

POWERS MAKE CERTAIN CONCESSIONS.

BRITAIN'S DESIRE

CRUISERS.

TO. LIMIT

YANGTSZE REPORTED QUIET. SALE IN FUTURE POSSIBLE.».

Pěkipg, July 30,. Stating than an attractive offers regarda a considerable num for the site of that part of the bor of students and other Kuomin-

A young German woman, Frau. Hongkong Hotel which was des-

lein Thea Rasche, has arrived at troyed in the big fire in 1925, rested during the past week, ap whence she intends to fly the At- tang plotters and agitators ar

Croydon en route to America

distinct plots, for one batch of the parently there have been three:

possibly receive the consideration REVENGE AS THE MOTIVE? of the Company, an official of the arrested men has been sent to mercial machines are better in EMPIRE'S VITAL

Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Tientsin for trial there in conne- United States than in Germany, Ltd., this morning denied a report xion with a plot, another lot have where only sports machines are in the vernacular papers that an been handed over to the local available, and declares that. Levine offer had actually been made. headquarters of the Tutung of is anxious she should sign a con- The area is about 17,000 square Jehol, accused of hatching a plot tract to fly his firm's machines. feet, and a, Chinese newspaper at Jchel, while it is understood She hopes to attempt the Atlantic states that a prominent Chinese that a special military court will fight later in the summer. the ground about two months ago,mainder on a charge of attempting at Easen, and gave his daughter an made an difer of $1,300,000 for Le formed. for the trial of the re- Thea's father is a wealthy brewer It is further stated that the Hotel to stir up trouble in Peking.-neroplane a few years ago. put a figure of $1,400,000 on the Reuter. down when the Company request- land, and that negotiations broke

"Now I fly everywhere," she told | Reuter. "I flew on the present trip from Essen to Paris, and crossed ed that any new building erected.

the Channel, landing at French thereon should not be used for the

Yangtze Situation in Quiet.

and English coast towns to replen- purposes of a theatre, cafes, res-

ish my petrol. I shall fly to South- taurants or hotels.

Shanghai, July 10.

ampton to-morrow to join the We were informed, however, A certain amount of troop move steamship Leviathan "-Reuter. that there is no truth in this story,ment is taking place at differont posed to sell if a sufficiently at the situation generally is quiet, Byrd's Fokker aeroplane, is return- though the Company might be dis-points along the Yangtze, but

Cherbourg, July 10. The "America," Commander tractive offer were made.

and nothing untoward has beening to New York by the s.8. Levia reported,"

No arrests have yet been effected, but the police throughout the city are stopping and searching motor-ears, as well as searching houses and garages,

Mr. O'Higgins, whose father was also shot dead few years ago, has been a prominent Irish politician for some years, and was identified with the De Valera administration in 1921. However, he was supporter of the treaty with Britain, and during recent elections conducted a campaign against Irish Republicanism.

During the late Mr. Kevin O'Higgins' tenure of othee in the administration of the law, under the Free State Government, a large number of Irish irregulars were executed.

PATRIOTS WILL NOT BE DETERRED.

Dublin, July 10. Mr. O'Higgins, who was streaming Vice-President O'Higgins, while with blood. Replying to a ques- en route to Mass, was shot and tion, the dying man said "I forgive seriously wounded by three men them all." in a motor-car. He was shot three

times in the body, and once in the

head.

No arrests were made.

Later.

SOVIET MAKES ARRESTS.

ALLEGED SPYING FOR

BRITAIN.

Moscow, July 11.

TROOP MOVEMENT.

The position at Shanghal re- than on Tuesday.

states

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DEFENCE.

After lengthy discussions in secret committee, the delegates to the Naval Cenforence at 'Geneva have reached a partial compromiss on curtain aspects of the problems presented, and the conference la to be "hold publicly to-day, Certain concessions are indicated.

The main points of controversy have been in connexion with auxiliary craft, Britain desiring a limitation of the number of þig, heavily-armed cruisers, which can be built to unlimited extent at present. The other two Powers apparently have desired the oppor 'tunity to build cruisers to unlimited extent.

It is pointed out that the British point of view is concerned chiefly with protection of sea-lanes against raiders, and the opinion of the British Dominions is emphatically in favour of the safeguarding of the routes to and from the outlying parts of the Empire from pay possible menace to their extensive and vital conimerce,

mains the sarne. -Navai Wireless. that Byrd and his companions were PROBLEMS MAY BE RECONSIDERED.

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- BACK TO INDIA,

presented to, the Prince of Wales, who was present at a gula in their honour.

Departures of Troops.

Shanghai July 10, With reference to the statement by Sir Austen Chamberlain regard The official Tass agency statesing withdrawal of troops, in the was bestowed on Byrd, who is the cussed by the executive committee and one of New Zealand's re-

House of Commons on July 6, the first freeman there for a century. Second Gloucesters and the Second-enter. pected to leave on July 15 aboard Durham Light Infantry, are ex the Karmala for Jhansi via Cal-

cutta.

that over 25 persons, including a The priest, kneeling in a stream

number of ex-naval officers and of blood, ministered to the dying stitutions, have been arrested at officials of military and civil in man, who perfectly enherently ex-

Leningrad in connexion with the pressed his last wishes with re-ing organisation directed by an reported discovery of a large spy- gard to his family and property. agent of the British secret ser-Indian Brigade follows shortly- Mr. O'Higgins is dead.

Prior to his death, Mr. O'llig-vice, who was attached to the Bri- Details of the outrage state that gins declared, "I

tish Legation, first at Helsingfors was dying at and then at Reval. Mr. O'Higgins was with his wife, peace with my enemies I die for and was walking near their rest my country. I go to join Michael telligence service assisted the dence in the Blackrock suburb Collins."

The police are stopping all motor-cars in an effort to find the assailants. Within half an hour

-Dal President's Statement.

Later.

publican and De Valera partics. den the palh blazed.by Messry:

He

and

Hls Career.

Collins and Grimths, even unto donth. Another great defender

THE C.N.C. STRIKE.

The remainder of the Twentieth

Reuter.

NANKING GOVERNMENT.

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is the first step toward the esta- lishment of official relations with Nanking.-Associated Press.

MILITARY CONFERENCE.

Important Canton Gathering.

There was wild enthusiasm on

London. July 10. by the Dominion delegates, not the arrival of the airmen at Dun- A public sitting of the Geneva only to the British but to them- kirk, The monuments were hung Naval Conference takes place on selves. with the American and Bags, and the freedom of the city

French Monday afternoon.

Sir James Parr, High Commis- The cruiser question was dis- sioner in London for New Zealand, yesterday, and suggestions which Presentatives at the conference are to receive further considera arrived in London last night, and "New Zealand and Aus- tion were made for overcoming said: the differences in viewpoint on this tralia are capecially concerned with the cruiser question. New issue.

A communique states that the Zealand has a foreign trade of British proposals for reducing ton- over £100,000,000, and most of the nage and gun-power, and lengthen- experts and imports are to and ing the age of battleships, were to be carried over 12,000 miles of from the motherland. They have also considered.

ITALO-FRENCH FEELING.

DISQUIETING FRONTIER

INCIDENTS.

Canton, July 11. General Chien Ta-chun, who ro cently went to Nanking confer with Marshal Chiang Kai-shek on the expedition against Hunan and LINER HITS ICEBERG. Kiangsi, has returned to Canton.

Yesterday, General Chien enter-

LOCAL SITUATION UNCHANGED, was Vice-President, Minister of Justice and of the nation has passed the strike of the European floating- The most recent development in External Affairs,

aged The Irish people may rest assured staff of the China Navigation Com-tained the military leaders in Can- 35, and has followed the tragic that the assassin's bullet will not pany-the sailing from Shanghai of ton and those from ether pre- fate of his father, who was shot succeed in terrorising the country, three of the Company's vessela-vincos at a banquet in the Tai

WIS

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PASSENGERS' NASTY·

ocean.

The Japanese think that this matter might be profitably taken 300,000,000, and her imports and Australia's trade. I's nearly

Our Sen Security.

New

It is alleged that the British In-

monarchists, and that the Finnish:

The Question of Recognition.

Paris, July 10. A series of incidents on the up by the present conference, but exports are in the same position, when a motor-car drew up close. Mr. O'Higgins had been provid-pionage in the Leningrad military intelligence service carried on es-

Shanghai, July, 1.

Italian-Franch frontier are arous-that care should be taken not to Obviously, if our ocean routes to to the footpath, and its three oc- ed with police protection, but Tre-district, especially with regard and Jpan of the Nanking Gov- The authorities are disquieted, gard as the conference's principal by raiders, our whole economic Recognition by Great Britain lag considerable ill-feeling locally, allow it to imperil what they ro Europe should be cut or blocked cupants.emptied their revolvers at quently evaded his guardians. He the "Red" army and navy.

the manufacture of chemicals for ernment as the official Government

Yesterday a frontier post near object, namely the limitation of life would be suspended. The the couple. Mrs. O'Higgins was had sent his personal escort on a

of all Chine was foreshadowed Briancon was entirely painted with auxiliary craft, and should be held only cure for a raidor is a cruiser, not hit, but reached home

Alleged Confessions, in a message before leaving home.

to-day when Commander, H. G. the Italian colours.

up until an agreement is first as the late war proved conclusive- The Tass agency also states Stephens of the British cruiser state of collapse.

Recently thirty Blackshirts inad-reached thereon..

ly. The British demand for 70 Renter

that in the enurge of the trial by Dragon officially called on General vertently crossed the frontier and The Americans stated that they cruisers with which to patrol and the Supreme Court, a man named Chiang Kai-shek, the military were arrested, although they dedo not object to informal ex- police tens of thousands of miles Druzhilovsky, who pleaded guilty leader of the Nanking Nationalclared they were not aware that changes on the British capital of sea route, and defend tens of of espionage against the Soviet, ists.

they had cropsed.

ship proposals, after successful thousand of miles of coast-line; declared that he had produced Chiang Kai-shek will return the international train from Venti- They added that such exchange sons perfectly reasonable.

The third incident was when an agreement .on President Cosgrave in a state-forged documents for Bulgaria at call as "Commander-in-Chief of miglia, which was being run by should not prejudice any decision Zealand will always support the of the shooting, the police all over

auxiliary craft. must seem to any intelligent per- the city had hold up all motor ment with regard to the assassi-the personal direction of Doctor the Chinese Armies."

Popoff, the Bulgarian Minister at nation of Mr. O'Higgins, says: Berlin, who was in touch with a that this exchange of courtesies adverse signal after half the train by any of the Powers, but should it conceives necessary to keep the the French, pulled up owing to to be taken at the 1931 conference British Admiralty in any measure Well-informed circles here say searched them, also In this hour of national loss British officer. cars and houses with garages,

had crossed the frontier. The rather be to clicit information ocean highways safe" and, clear. Mr. Kevin O'Higgins was

and national mourning, mindful of

Druhilevsky also alleged that

guard in accordance with French which would enable the proposals And the other Dominions equally re the steadfast, herole figure who

the famous Zinovieff letter was

law proceeded to place fog signals to be thoroughly studied. garded as the "strong man" of the has been sacrificed, the Irish peo--Reuter.

The recognise the force of facts in this. composed by two Russian exiles.

on the line three hundred yards American delegation recommend respect.” Free State Government, and toar ple won't falter. Mr. O'Higgins

to the rear, in order to avoid that, if it be agreeable to all the accidents, but immediately he ed the country in the recent èles in his dauntless courage and un-

stepped on Italian territory

aignatory Powers, the 1931 con- B

ference should be held early that tlon, vigorously attacking the Re- flinching determination has trod-

carabinier warned him off und

Mr. Davidson, Chairman of the ordered him to return to the train year, rather than in August, in Conservative Party organisation, order to give ample time to deter who was financial secretary to the -Reuter.

mine the effects of any decision Admiralty in the present Govern- renehed by, the conference in re- ment, referring to the cruiser gard to the capital-ship replace question, said no British subject ment programme, which begins in can ever forget that it is upon the November that year.

security of seu communications The British delegation made a that not only his own existence Teservation to the effect that they depends, but that of every citizen dead in 1922.

could not consider themselves of the British Empire, bound not to raise the question Mr. Kevin O'Higgins was Gov. There are, and will be, men came as a surprise to both the Ping-Sin: Kuan.

Cruisera which we require for. Among those ernor-General Healy's nephew by heartened by the noble example of the Hongkong branch of the the

en local offices of the Company and present were General Li Chal-sum,

London, July 10, during the conference, even if com- defence, and not offence, of our Canton

A thousand passengers on the plete agreement were not reached trade routes can be a menace to marriage, and was imprisoned at the late Vice-President, and pro- Guilds. Both parties, however, General Huang Shao-hung, the Canadian Pacific liner Montcalm on all other points.

military leader;

no country. How could a scatter- Belfast during the disorders there. fting by his labours, will be readytle information. was available this yun, representative of General Fan fog at the mouth of the Saint Law-| remain uncommunicative and lit Kwangsi leader; General Li Kan- had a thrilling experience in a dense

fleet of small, defensive Later De Valera appointed him to step into his place and maintain

Early Decision Desired,

cruisers be menace to a battle Mr. Cosgrave's assistant in

morning. the his high tradition of devotion to

whatever nation it Sinn Feiners' local government the welfare and safety of the.

With reference to this American fleet, to Shek-sang, the Yunnanese military rence, when the vessel slid on a board, but Mr. O'Higgins 'support- nation."

It was because the: An official of the Company told leader; Genera Tang Shi-chang, submerged ledge of a huge lesberg, recommendation, British circles belongs? Télegraph representative ed the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921. Mr. L. C. Amery telegraphed tion of the sailing, that one or two ton Police Commissioner; and the fainted.

over to an alarming think a few montha cannot be con- maximum in cruisers under the that the Canton Garrison commander; angle. there could be only one explana- General Tang Yin-wah," the Can- He was appointed Minister of sympathy to Mr. Cosgrave loyal officers were prepared 15 commanders of the Kwangsi troops

Many of the women passengers aldered ample time for altering the Washington Agreement is in their lesign of battleships, and that opinion too high and the number Justice in 1922, and while he was Roder

a much neurer that can be buills of course un The vessel fortunately got clear, three years is head of the administration of the

stand by their employers. Local- in Kwangtung. law in 1923/23, altogether 77 ir

Mr. Kevin Christopher O'Hig-imilar sailing.

ly, there is little prospect of any

but was delayed in the icefield. for period required for such a task, limited that the British have In the course of the banquet 4 hour-Router.

It is for this reason that the deck-suggested that the heavier armed regulars were executed-Reuter. gins (whose Irish name Is

General Chlen reported on his re- At the oillees of the Guild, no in-cent visit to Nanking and convey- Choimhghin Oh Uigin) was born formation was available, but it ised Marshal Chiang's message of

slon to reduce the size of bastle and bigger cruisers of 10,000 tons ships would be singularly oppor should be brought within the on June 7, 1892, the son of the late clear that there has been no

tune If taken at the present con ratio of the Washington Agros Mr. T. F. O'Higgins, F.R.C.S.I.,. of change in the situation in Hon leaders in the south.

appreciation to Dublin, July 11.

military

ference, since ft would en ment, thus limiting the number Details of the assassination of educated at Clongowes and St.up in Hongkong, the majority be

Stradbally, Leix. He was kong.

able modification of designs that could be built--British Wire- Fourteen vessels are tied

General Chien is conferring USED TO CUT TAXES AND 1981 conference. Mr. O'Higgins, show that he was Patrick's College, Carlow, and pro- fing at anchor in Kowloon Bay, with with General Li. Chal-sum on the

to have been completed by the lea struck by several bullets, and geeded to the National University members of the shore staff in Hunan-Kinngsi expedition and the|

In regard to

Re-Consideration Likely. BONDS.

provisional agreements reached on

Geneva, July 11.. fired into his body as he lay on the of Ireland, to get his B.A. He charge, and with fires drawn. despatch of General Fan Shelt

destroyers and submarines, a married Miss Bridget May Cole in

sense of ground. A medical examination 1921.

disappointment

There is a possibility that the One of the vessels which depart-sang's force to jola the Hunan showed that he was hit seven or

ed from Shanghal on Friday is de-military campaign. As soon as ur The Treasury department repors could only be reached after the ference fixed for to-day will be

expressed that such agreements plenary session of the Naval Con eight times.

He sat a Sinn Fein MP. for stined for Hongkong. The 8.3. Tangements for these are com- Professor MeNell and two Civic was a member of the Dall. for is due in Hongkong to-morrow, It the Hunan border which is said year by the Government and that case had been forced upwards.

limit for postponed in order to enable the Queon'a County from 1918 to 1922, Shantung, the steamer concerned, pleted General Chien will leave for for the fiscal year shows that British proposed

$635,801,921 was amassed last unitary displacement that in each Americans and Japaness to re Guards came up a moment after

is understood. The other vessels the assailants had disappeared in Dublin County in 1923, and the moving were the s.s: Tungchow for army of General Tang Seng-chi, been applied to reducing the pub-

to have been threatened by the

practically all that amount has their motor-car. "A priget and same year sat as Minister for Home Tientsin and the ss. Foyang for nowy in Hankow-Nam Chung Pao lie debt, and rotiring government doctor wore summoned to attend Affairs of the Irish Free State.

Yangtaze ports.

(Continued on Page 12.) obligations.

"I Forgive Them."

collapsed. More shots wore then

the

and heeled

THRILLS.

BIG U.S. SURPLUS.

Washington, July 8,

A

ed

consider the British proposal with Dominions Views,

regard to the cruiser building pro- gramme, to be spread over a num- The cruiser question in regarded bor of years.-Router. as of direct and vital importançe' (Continued, on Page 18),