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FOUNIORD 1081 ND. £2,46

RUSSIANS BEHIND

ARMS PLOT.

IRISH GUNMEN PAID BY SOVIET.

BANKNOTES TRACED TO THEIR RUSSIAN SOURCE.

PACIFIC. DISASTER

PROBABLE.

ASIATIC PRINCE MISSING

WITH ALL HANDS.

NO NEWS SINCE S.O.S.

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'London, Apr. 19. The feared loss with all hands In a Pacific gale of the fine Prince Line motor-vessel, the Amintic Prince, scems, unhappily,

LONDON CONSPIRACY. to be only too true."

London, Apr. 19. The discovery that the London conspiracy was probably instigated by Russin was disclosed

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A message received from Barry states that American destroyers

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have returned to Honolulu after a week's vain search for a sign of the liner.

It left Los Angeles for Yoko- hamba with a crew of 22 British and

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in the House of Commona-to-day, 30 Chinese, and nothing has been when in reply to questions, Sirheard of the vessel since her master sent out an, S.0.5. all William Joynson-Hicks confirmed She is fourteen days overdue at that a number of Bank of England Yokohama Reuter.

The Astatic Prince had notes found in the possession of the three Irish game arrested board about one hundred tons of on March 27th, have been, traced general cargo for Hongkong.

The local office is not in posses- back to a Russian bank in Britain.

The Home Secretary said that fan of a complete list of the Bri- in consequence of the establish-tish officers, but it is established ment of this fact, he was making that she was commanded by Cap- inquiries into the circumstances, tain Duncan.

The vessel was comparatively but he expresed himself aa.satis- fled that Russian money was being old. She is a high speed freighter new, being little over three years used in attempts to foment reve-of the same type as the Chinese lutionary action In Great Britain. Priner, Japanese

Prince and

The Arrests.

The three Irishmen arrested were Michael O'Flanagan, Lau- rence Godfrey and Michael Burke.

Javanese Prince..

They were sentenced at Mark DUNLOP RUBBER

borough Street for the possession

of fire-arms. During subsequent! inquiries, the Police discovered, al

INTERESTS.

DEFENCE CORPS COLOURS.

LADIES' GIFT TO THE COLONY.

YELLOW TO BE REGIMENTAL COLOUR.

A STRIKING DESIGN.

Interesting details have now been issued concerning the Colours which, are to be presented to the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps at a special parade to be held on Murray Parade Ground on Sunday, May 6th.

The presentation ceremony will be made by His Excellency the Governor, at 9.30 a.m. on the date

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named.

The grant of Colours to the Corps was sanctioned by the Army Council and approved by His Majesty the King last year.

Designed at College of Arms. The Colours have been designed at the College of Arms, which design of all Colours for the institution la responsible for the Regular and Territorial Army.

The King's Colour follows the usun design of the Union Jack having a circlet surrounding a red disc and surmounted by a Crown in its centre.

The Rerimental Colour usually corresponds with the facings of the Regiment, but the Corps having no facings owing to its uniform being khaki drill, yellow

large number of arms dumps in LITIGATION END BENEFITS CO. has been chosen, as the Regimen- London, but succeeded in dia- persing the gang at work- Reuter.

BY £350,000."

WELCOME ABOLITION.

London, Apr. 19.

the tal Colour of

Hongkong Regiment, the only other unit con- nected exclusively with the Colony, was yellow.

Dragon on Red. Disc..

In the centre there is red dine which is embroidered the

name of the Corps and surmounted by a Crown. Underneath is the motto "Nulli Secundus in Oriente," which was borne by the Old volunteer Corps: surrounding the whole, is Garland of Rose, Thistle and Shamrock, which appears on

most Regimental Caloury.

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BALKANS 'QUAKE FRENCH NOTE TO SEIZURE OF BRITISH UNEASY FEELING

DISASTER.

THOUSANDS OF BUILDINGS RUINED.

HEAVY CASUALTIES.

Sofia, Apr. 19. Over thirty arthquake shocks were feit in Philippopolis during the night and the casualties re- ported up to the present include ten killed and 50 injured.

Over a thousand bulldings have been reduced to ruins, while many, others are uninhabitable!

The surrounding villages have also suffered severely and at least 27 others have lost their lives...

POWERS.

TREATY TO OUTLAW

WAR SENT.

BRITAIN'S DISCUSSIONS ON NAVAL ARMAMENTS.

IN CAUSE OF PEACE,

Paris, Apr. 19.

CONSULATE

BRITAIN RELYING ON MR. CHEN'S PROMISE.

NANKING DISCUSSION.

London, Apr. 19. The occupation of the British Consulate at Nanking was men- tioned in the House of Comminona to-day when Mr. H. Day (Labour)

IN PEKING.

SOUTHERN ADVANCE

CONTINUES.

CHANG CHG-CHANG READY TO LEAVE TSINAN.

asked the Foreign Secretary if a FOREIGN PROTECTION. claim for reparation, had been made.

Shanghal, Apr.. 20.. The latest report from the Shan-

Mr. G. Locker-Lampson sajd that i A French Note to be telegraph no specific claim for reparation tung front is that the central ed to London, Berlin, Rome and for the occupation of the British column of the Nationalist forces Tokyo immediately, embodies the Consulate at Nanking by Nation has captured Tsowhsten, which is draft treaty outlawing wir ad alist troops had been lodged. follows the lines of the Note to

fifty miles south of Yenchow. America, and stipulate that its

His Majesty's Government, he Another report states. that the validity will depend not only on said, regarded this matter as Kuominchun troops under General the ratification by the six Great covered by the statement in Mr. Cheng Ta-cheng, advancing from Powers, but the accession of Eugene Chen's Reply of April 14th, Taining, have captured Ningyang, number of other Pawers like 1927, that the Nationalist Govern- north of Yenchow.

Naval Armaments,

Devastating Fires.,

Sola, Apr. 19. Philippapolis chiefly suffered from the earthquake. The electri- city was cut off and darkness was only relieved by fires breaking out in several quarters. The military Poland and Czecho-Slovakia.ment was prepared to make good If this intter report is correct, club and several large tobacco Reuter.

all damage done, at the British there is every indication of Yen- many houseя

Consulate in Nanking. 1 depois as well as

chow being besieged by Kuomin- were destroyed.

Mr. Day asked for Information chun forces from the north and In the House of Commons, Com- regarding the intention of the Gov-Nationalist troops from the south. TRABINAMAATRIUMISESEISCRITTO (SITS: KEERARURIYZZONICS ANTREN HEREIN

mander Kenworthy (Labour) ask-erpment to lodge a claim for com-

Tainan Anxiety, ed whether a statement could be pensation, and how the amount of made regarding the conversations reparation would be arrived at.

From Hauchow It is reported that had taken place between the negotiations were now proceeding of the Kuominchun forces, an Mr. G. Locker Lampson said that that in view of the rapid advance British Foreign Office and the French Foreign Ministry on the with the Nanking Govornment in xiety is being felt, by the people of connexion with the matter-Re-Tainan, who expect the city to bo

COMMANDER DANIEL TO

LEAVE NAVY.

Says He Has No Prospect of

Advancement.

FIRST LORD CRITICISED.

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London, Apr. 19. Commander Daniel has de- elded to leave the Royal Navy and to seek civil employment ns, he is convinced that as the result of the Court-martial sentence he has no prospect of advancement in the Service...

Commander Daniel only

39 years of age and has 26 years service in the Navy with a brilliant record.

The Daily Chronicle in a leader in this connexion.saya that the ground of Com- mander Daniel's decision- shows that Mr. Bridgeman's statement to the House of Commans was calculated to mislead.

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subject of the limitation of arma- ments by agreement, and whether the subject of submarines was in- vestigated.

ter.

Mr. G. Locker-Lampson replica OPIUM COMMITTEE

DISCLOSURES.

that informal discussions took place at Geneva last month to investigate the

of possibility obtaining an agreement for the classificaton of naval armaments | VIGILANCE IN CỬNG WITH whch could be included in the draft Convention now being pre- pared by the Preparatory Commis- sion for Disarmament Conference.

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TRAFFIC

No conclusions had yet been CHINA CONSUMPTION:

reached and it was still too early to make any statement as to the pro-] bable outcome.

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The building and employment of submarines was not touched upon in those conversations.

Referred to Dominions.

|attacked by the Southerners very:

shortly,

It is added that General Chang Chung-chang has moved his family

from Tainan to Tientsin, and that ho has deposited · seven million dollars in a bank at Tsingtao pre- paratory to leaving Tainan.

The city of Tsinan is now con- trolled by the police and Merchant Volunteers, as all avaliable troops have boon sent out to ward off the expected attack,--Nam Chung Pao, „Wuhan Aid For: Feng, Geneva, Apr. 10.

A naval wireless message re- The formidable list of opium celved in Hongkong: this morning" seizures reported to the League states that a report has been re of Nations since November, 1026, ceived to the effect that Marghal formed the subject of discussion Feng Yu-hsiang has captured" at to-day's session of the Optum Taining and that the advance has Committee.

continued ten miles northward.

Complete Evidence. "hayo the most complete evid- ence that a large number of Trea- sury Notes issued by a Russian Bank in Britain have passed into

Sir Erie Geddes, announcing the on the possession of the Communist selflement of the cross-actions be-Dragon crest of the Corps, sur- Party and from thence to the Com-tween the Dunlop Rubber Company rounded by a circlet bearing the munist organisers all over Britain, on the one hand and Sir Arthur Du said Sir William Joynson Hicks, Crow, Mr. Alfrel Du Cros and Mr speaking at Leamington, and am- George Du Cros on the other, stated plifying his statement in the House at the shareholders' meeting to-day of Commons,

that the gruement had resulted in He referred at lengthy for the So- ja financial advantage to the Com- viel Intrigues abroad, drawing pany of E250,000.

China, Speaking on the rubber decision, particular attention to where, he said, the position had Sir Eric Geddes said, that in much improved because Chinn had view of the termination of the discovered Mosenw's aims.

restriction scheme on November 1 But their crimes and murders the company would put its estates will continue and that kind of thing on a fuller tapping programme,“ has got to alop. It has stopped He approved the government's viet machinations have recently thought the government was wrong the Colony to provide the Colours, were less severt, spent the night of the British Government on April siderable discrepancies to the Feng Yu-hsiang; the Shansi lender momentarlly in China, but the Se-etion in ending the restriction but fund was raised by the ladies of tion of Sofia where the shocks States Ambassador addressed to and salts of morphine revealed con-

Provided by Ladies, The idea that the Corps should Clementl, on whose inspirationa have Coloura originated with Lady

been apparent in Japan."-Reuter, a ending it without fuller regard

to the interests involved.

The presence of ladies at the So-Called Traders.

Hare seven months notice allow-Parade, and at Volunteer Jend- The Home Secretary was askeded was really little if any better quarters after the ceremony, will In the Commons by Mr. G. M.man pone at all. Adequate time be much appreciated by the whole Kindersley whether in view of the should have been given to manu- Corps. fact that Bank of England notes facturers to liquidate commitments. found on persons described as Irish facturers to liquidate their commit- gunmen arrested before Easter for ments.

being

Ile nevertheless welcomed the in illegal possession of firearms had had been traced. to promised death of restriction and Russian banking institutions in roped it would never be resuscitat- Britain, he would make inquiries as ed. He anticipated a reasonable to whether any monies standing, to measure of stabilisation of rubber the credit of Russian trading or-prices after the temporary dis- ganizations in this country were location had passed.-Router. being used in attempts to organise

revolutionery action.

The Home Secretary replied that Mr. Kindersley's information was!

correct. He was constantly making Inquiries and wan satisfied that Russian money was being used in

AMERICAN GUNMAN

HANGED.

SOLOMON ISLANDS

MASSACRE,«

NATIVE CONFESSES TO MURDER.

Tulagi, Apr. 19.

A Solomon Islander named Freal has confessed to the murder of the cadet, M. Lille, during the mas- sere of Government officials at last

the way suggested-British Wire- MURDER OF ILLINOIS MAYOR Malaita Island in October

less.

M. DORIOT ARRESTED

AT LAST.

DEPUTY ATTENDS ELECTION MEETING.

IN 1926.

year and has been sentenced to death.

It ta, the journal says, difficult to acquite Mr. Bridgeman of a serious lack of frankness and the matter should be raised further.- Reuter.

A question was, asked in the House of Commons as to what action the British Government was taking with respect to the Note reedived from the United States Government Inviting adherence to # treaty for the outlawry of war. Mr. G. Locker-Lampson, the The number of victims is not Foreign Under-secretary, replied yet known. Most of the popula-that the Note which the United

terror in the open air.

The list testified to the vigilance It is reported that Wuhan troops of the authorities in many counare moving to his support:

Shanghai, Apr.. 19. tries to cope with the illicit trafic. Marshal Yen Shi-shan, an ally Statistics showed that there was of the Kuominchun and the Millt- no legitimate trade in prepared ary Governor of Shansi, has wired opium in China, but the amount of to Marshai Chiang Kai-shek, the illicit consumption between 1921 Commander-in-Chief of the Na- and 1926 was unknown.

tionalist Army, stating that he will The examination of statistics of soon leave for the Battle-front ta Imports and exports of morphine direct his troops.

In another telegram to Marshal

13th was receiving most careful | Lengue Opium Committee, owing to declares that the Fengtien troops and sympathetic attention, and the uncertainty of the figures sup on the south banks of the Yellow Damage not Serious.

would form the subject of con-plied, but it was felt that more River have all been exterminated, Belgrade, Apr. 19. versations between the British rigid control will be possible when whilst the enemy troops at Sul- The earthquake, fifty-six miles Government and the Dominions. the Opium Convention operates. yuen, Shansi, have also been de-

feated. south-east of Belgrade, was equal-British Wirelsa.

M. Bourgeois affirmed emphati- ly violent. The earthquake of the

|cally that the French manufactures 14th was followed by several

of these drugs only covered the lesger shocks. The damage le not

country's legitimato requirements,

Rcuter. serious-Reuter.

Later.

It is now learned that 15 were. killed and over 80 injured in the Philippopolis carthquake, many being buried in the ruined build- inga. Ten are known to have been killed at Papazly Village, eighteen miles away, while many have been driven mad in Tehir- pan-Renter.

LATE MR. JAMES ORANGE.

THREE REQUESTS TO HONGKONG.

ECHO OF BIG NAVAL BATTLE.

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To Cross Yellow River.

The Shansi troops are now mok ing preparations to cross the Yel- low River, in order to launch at- tacks on the Shantung armies.

In another telegram to the No-

GERMAN MESS PLATE BEING FINNISH· COMMUNISTS tionalist military headquarters at

RETURNED.

SUICIDE..

EXTENSION POLICE ROUND- UP CONTINUES.

suchovfu, on the Tientsin-Pukow line, Marshal Yen Shi-shan states. that the operations against the Sydney, Apr. 19.

Fengtion troops within the past The mess plate of the German

few days in the northern part of Shansi have been.. quiet and cruisers "Scharnhorst" and Leip-

nothing decisive bas occurred. It Helsingfors, Apr. 19. sic," which were destroyed in the

is added that there has, however, One of the Communist leaders been considerable military activity Battle of the Falklands, is being

arrested during the Palice round-by the Shansi armies against the returned to the German Govern-up yesterday, a man named Vul-Fengben forces at Niangtaekwan, hunen, has committed suicide by with results favouring the Shans!

|troops.".

ment as an act of grace.

Peking Uneasy,

New York, Apr. 19.

How the plate came to Sydney polsoning himself.

Thirty Communists are now in Is a mystery. It is supposed that custody and the Police continue to A messugd from Benton, Illinois,

Fifty other natives will be tried states that, Charles Birger, the for the murder of native, police-

it was left at the Carolines by the make arrests. The prisoners in- A Peking cable says that in view leader of the gang warfare which men at the same time..

Mr. James Orange, of Gray's Inn- cost Elinois a score of lives and

The District Commissioner, Mr. square, and formerly of Hongkong, Germans for safety and found its clude most of the Communist of the severity of war against the who was sentenced to death on

bers of the Dlet, and several Chang Teo-lin, the Feking Direc July 27th last year for the murder Bell, accompanied by Mr. Lillie civil engineer, who died on Sept. way to Australia after the Japan-Party's salaried officials, two mem-Nationalist Government, Mattal tor, has sent messages to the Three. 27, left estate of the gross value

journalists-Routes,

Eastern Provinces ordering that committed in December 1926, of and a number of constables was of £35,065, with net personalty ese occupation of the islands.

It was discovered several years. Parls, Apr. 19. Mr. Adams, the Mayor of West collecting the native tax at Sina- £34,684. He left: The paintings

two mixed regiments be Immedi- ately dispatched to assist the The French Communist deputy, City, who was most active in sup-rango, when he was struck over in oil, water colours, sketches in ago in a dealer's shop when Cus

Fengtien troops at Tohchow, Shan- M. Doriot, whose sentence was in pressing rum-runners, was hanged the head with a Snyder rifle and crayon, and pen and ink work of toms officials seized it

George Chinnery, to the Victoria ground that it was able to duty,

tung.. creased in his absunce to three to-day.Reuters American Ser killed Instantaneously. years' imprisonment, for his re-vice.

The Government party was over-and Albert Museum, South Ken--Reuter,' volutionary activities in China

whelmed, only a few wounded consington; his collection of paintings, stables escaping to tell the tale. Lacquer, prints, and drawings, the Government forces later made work of the Japanese artist many arrests, but Chief Norlu and Shihati Zeshin, to the British ten others' died in gnol in March. Museum; £200 to the Bishop of -Reuter,

and Indo-China last year, was ar

rested to-day at Valencienne as he JOHORE TERRITORIAL was leaving an election meeting- Reuter.

U.S. BANK RE-DISCOUNT.

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STAGE.

Hongkong, for charitable pur poses; and £100 each to the Italian Convent, Caine-road. Ilong- kong, and St. Paul's Institution, Hongkong,

on the

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IMMENSE RAILWAY

PROJECT.

OPTION GRANTED TO US. AND GERMANY.

Teheran, Apr. 19.

Uneasiness has prevailed in Peking during the past few days, according to vernacular cables. Following the recent Nationalist victories on the Tientsin-Pukow ino and in other fighting zones, Martial Law has been declared. The Mollas (Parliament) has All theatres in the city have recely- passed the BI granting to an ed orders from the Government American firm and a German com-prohibiting them from continuing bine, the railway survey from performances after, 11 o'clock at The late Mr. David Gubbay (62);

Geneva, Apr. 19.

Bandargaz (Caspian Sea) to Mo-night. New York. Apr. 19.

of Hortford-street, Mayfair, W.,

A Peking cable dated yesterday With a view to avoiding raisun hammerah (Persian Gulf) with The Federal Reserve Banks ht The Straits. Settlements and

and formerly of Hongkong, Intely Boston and Chicago have estab-Johore Territorial waters (Agree "Summer-time". begins on Sun-4.

director of Messrs. David derstanding, the United States the construction of 93 miles as a states that in view of the recont lished their re-discount rate at ment) Bill passed the committee day, the clocks being put forward Sassoon and Co., Ltd., of the Im- Consul has unofficially communi- trial section and an option to con- failures on the Tientsin-Pukow perial Bank of Persia, and of the cated to the League Secretariat a struct the entire line, which will line, Marshal Chang Tao-lin has decided to shorten the defensive 4% per cent.--Router's American stage in the House of Lords with an hour at two o'clock in

African Mercantile Co.,. left draft of Mr. Kellogg's. Treaty for pass Hamadan, and Dizful—

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lout amendment.-Keuter,

morning-Router.

£57,582- (unsettled).*;

outlawing war-Reuter,

London, Apr. 19.

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