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AN ANTI-JAPANESE GREEK POLITICAL

BANNER.

STIFF SENTENCE ON

CARRIER.

NO LAW TO COVER BOYCOTT SPEECHES.

HOSTAGE FOR OTHERS.

CRISIS.

FAILURE OF COMPROMISE ENDEAVOURS.

IMPASSE COMPLETE.

Athens, May 27. The thought that the political silantion had been cleared up was premature. It has been, seriously re-entangled owing to the presence in Parliament of a purely Venize- list Party.

charged, whilst a third man, who In the meantime, Cafandaris and

PE MADAL MONDAH MAY 28, 1928.

"ITALIA" FLIGHT

· MYSTERY.

STILL NO NEWS OF

POLAR FLIERS.

RELIEF EXPEDITION, PLANS DEVELOPING.

IN THE FAR NORTH.

Oslo, May 27. Experts who are conferring with a view to determining the most likely spot where the airship "Italia" is to be found, are now considering the possibility that

HIGH TENSION IN JUGO-SLAVIA.

ITALIAN. CONSULATES HAVE WINDOWS SMASHED.

REPLY TO FASCISTS.

Belgrade, May 27. The authorities view with grave concern, a number of serious anti- Italian disorders in different parts of Yugo-Slavin, and future develop ments will be watched with anxiety,

The troubles followed a serice of anti-Jugo-Slavian demonstrations

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SHANGHAI MAN PLANS LONG FLIGHT.

SEEKS TO BLAZE NEW AIR TRAIL.

HONGKONG ON ROUTE.

Inspired by the remarkable solo

TENNIS TITLE.

„MRS. WATSON AND MISS

BENNETT WIN.

FRENCH CHAMPIONS.

Paris, May 27, Britain won the French Hard- courts Women's Doubles - Cham-

JAPAN & LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

TSINAN EXPLANATION

RECEIVED.

FAVOURABLE IMPRESSION IS CREATED.

plonship to-day when Mrs. Wat- CHEN CHIEN'S FUTURE. son and Mias Eileen Bennett de- feated Madame La Fauric and Mademoiselle Deve in straight | sets, 6-0, 6-2.

Genova, May 27. The Japanese Note to the League of Natione explaining her. action in Shantung has been re-

The three Chinese who appear ed before Lt. Col. F. Eaves at the M. Metaxas, fearing to crente Magistracy on Saturday were the impression that he has joined

at Zara, Dalmatia, in the course of sight of Captain Bert Hinkler, the brought before his Worship again Venizelos is endeavouring to

which a number of Italian Fascists Australian airman, who flew in a

light aeroplane from London to In the semi-finals of the Mixed ceived at the League Secretariat, this morning, when, on the ap-secure the support of the Royalist

pulled down and insulted Jugo-Slav Australia and broke several re- Doubles, F. T. Hunter and Miss and has apparently made a good plication of Chief Detective Ins-Party, the Tsakdarists, but colla

flags, afterwards burning them. pector Murphy, two of the men, borntion between the Royalists and

Violent counter-demonstrations cords, Mr. E. E. Fresson, a well- Wills (America) defeated Hawkes impression-Reuter.

Peking, May 23, who had been arrested and charged the Yenixelists is unacceptable to she landed in the northern part of occurred to-day at Sebenico, Spala. Iknown Shanghai airman, 'is now in and Miss Boyd (Australia) 6-3,

The vernacular newspapers here with delivering anti-Japanese

to and Laidach, and even Belgrade London planning a flight from Lon-7.5. posches in the street, were dis- either,

said today that the Peking foreign itanlf way not free of disturbances.don to Tokyo, via Shanghai, using

H. Cochet and Miss Bennett.de-office, replying to the American The windows of the Italian Con-a Weatland Widgeon, a monoplano sulates at Sebenico and Spalato, of the light acroplane class feated R. Lacoste and Mademoi-note regarding the safety of Ameri cana in North China, request- side which the more serious many respects similar to Hinkler's selle Bourgeois, 6-4, 6-1..

ed the United States Con The Men's Doubles will provide sul at Tientsin to machine.

order where the demonstrators smashed The riots were worst at Sebenico,

Arrangements for the flight aro an all-French final as the result the abolition of the defence areas, ostablished by American troops the glassfronts of several Italian well in, hand and providing the of to-day's semifinal games.

there, stating that special defences were contrary to international shops and did other damage lo spite necessary support is forthcoming, of the efforts of the police and Mr. Fresson hopes to start out. special troops which were called out from England in the near future.

usage and that the authorities in Poking werd responsible for the to cope with the outbreak.-Reuter.

safety of foreigners in North China..

Jas discovered curving an anti-Michalakopoulos can only stick to Japanese banner, was sentenced to the Republican flag, hance the

nine months' hard labour,

new impasse.—Reuter.

| Spitzbergen, or in New Friesland.

The famous explorer, Ricacr Larsen, Interviewed by Reuter's correspondent, said that he had

flying-boats big enough for.patrol- ling and searching for the "Italia." These could be flown to Tromsoe and then conveyed by steamer to Spitzbergen.

An adjournment was necessary' An aggreement had been reached on Saturday owing to the difficulty between Cafandaria and Michala- encountered by the authorities in kopoulos for the Metaxists to re- discovering an Ordinance applie-constitute the Cabinet, and it was able to the circumstances under been solved Venizelos promised thought the political crisis had which the orators were prosecut the reorganised Cabinet a vote of all intending Norwegian seal. He had broadcast a request to tolerance, provided the Cabinet catching and shooting expeditions. voted on the Bill for the institu- in Franz Josef Land and the tion of a Senate without delay. White Sen, and the adjoining Venizelos alao recommended the stretches, to communicate with him Government to expedite the trial in order to be ready to take sup

plica for the use of the Relief Expedition-Reuter.

ed.

No Section Applicable. When the three

men

were

brought before his Worship to day. C. D. I. Murphy said:

of Pangalos.

M. Venizelos, in a dramatic "Against these two defendants, I gesture, also communicated to M.. am afraid I can't get any section | Tsaldaris, the Royalt leader, to cover the clrcumstances of the offering to retire from politic? and two royalist case and I am asking your Wor-leave Greece if the

leaders would unreservedly re- ship to withdraw (with your per- cognise the Republican regime, mission) the charge against the two defendants."

M. Tsaldaris refused.-Router.

trouble occurred, were broken,"

U.S. COAST TO COAST RACE.

Borotra and Brugnon defeated Landry and Thurneyssen by three asts to one, 8-6, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.

"All Red Route."

Cochet and De Buzelet defeated According to information re ceived from Mr. Fresson by the Gregory and Kingsley (Britain) by Shanghai Times, the Westland Air three sota to one, 6-4, 6-1, 5-7, 7-6. craft Works have agreed to sup.

. In tho Dómi-finals of the ply the plane, a Westland Widgeon Women's Doubles yesterday Mrs. with a Cirrus Mark Il engine, while INGLORIOUS END TO LONG other concerns, have offered their Watson and Miss Elleen Bennett support in the way of oil, gas and beat Miss Joan Fry and Miss Evelyn First Flier Getting Of.

other essentials.

Colyer 5-7, 6-1, 0-8, Mademoisella Now York, May 27. "Mr. Fresson is at. present con- Deve and Madame La Faurie boat Oslo, May 28,

The much-advertised Transconnected with an aircraft company Miss Betty Nuthall and Mrs. Lycott The first of the "Italia" relieftinental marathon mace, organised in London and is very hopeful of 6-3, 6-8.-Router, fliers, Lieutenant Holm, will take by Mr. C. Pyle, the American accomplishing his plans for the off from Horten for Tromsoe this sports promoter, finished inglori-flight, which he expects to make by. morning, where with his aeroplane

he will embark in a steamer imme-

Hia Worship:-If you ask me, I will do so, but it seems to me

be an Ordinance to REV. LALOR STILL A diely for King's Bay.

there must

cover the case.

"

C. D. I. Murphy-I have con- sulted the Attorney General and he instructs me that there is noth- ing in his mind ba cover the two defendants' net. The two defen- dants were lecturing a crowd, tell- ing them to boycott Japanese-

PRISONER.

CAPTIVE NEAR LAKE OF FEMALE BUDDHA.

goods and to his mind none of the RELEASE INCORRECT?

Ordinances we have cover, "that atfence in itself. is not consi- dered seditious and therefore it

Hanyang, May 18.

On arrival there, he will at once. commence an aerial search for the "Italia" round Spitzbergen.-- Reuter

Battling Against Storm. Earlier messages dated :—

事 King's Bay, May 26.

which is believed to be battling There is no news of the "Italia,"

against a storm and adverse winds, The "Italia's base ship "Citla is not applicable to the Emergency" The Rev. J. Lalor, who yesterdi Milan" is taking on coal so as Regulations drafted in 1925. day was believed to be a free man to be ready to leave on a relief ex-

Might Have Caused Breach,

after a captivity of 13 days, is still pedition on May 27. Experts, being held prisoner by the bandits. however, think she will be unable His Worship: Still they were, The Hanyang Catholic Mission of to help as an ice-barrier extends doing

act which might

which the Rev. Lalor is a member, from north of Spitzbergen to have caused a breach of the peace. today announced that it was still North-East Island.

I am

some

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not advising about it without information that the enp- and since you ask me to discharge tive had been released. him, I will discharge him.

very much.

Oslo, May 26. The Government has decided to

Aéroplane Expedition.

However, varied sources intimat-Immediately embark on measures , C.D.I. Murphy-Thank youed that the Rev. Lalor is prisoner for a search for the airship at a place with the picturesque "Italla" and her crew. The Minis- The case against the man carry.name of Kuanyinhu, which means try of Defence is in consultation ing the banner was than proċeed-} Lake of the Female Buddha.

with experts. ed with and C.D.I. Murphy, in It appears that the report that answer to his Worship, said there the Rev. Lalor had been already i was no connexion between that freed was first circulated by a

Oslo, May 27. man and the two defendants who Chinese messenger to the Hanyang

A conference of lending, Arctic had been discharged.

Catholle Mission from Yokiakow, explorere, headed by Amundsen, was held at the Defence Ministry The news that Rev. Lalor was when Rieser Larsen undertook Regarding the circumstances still in captivity was received with to investigate the possibility of which led to the defendant's regret throughout mission and carrying out a relief expedition by arrest C.D.. Murphy said:He other circles. The bandits, be- means of aeroplanes. was arrested in Connaught Road lieved to be political agents who Central in the vicinity of the fled after the collapse of the com-

Hostile Crowd.

named Peh.

New York, May 27. Elsworth, who accompanied Gen.

MARATHON.

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NANKING.

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Customs Resignation,

Shanghai, May 27,

his resignation as

Mr. Liang Shin-yi bas tendered-

Director-Gen oral of Shuiwuchow (Customs re Peking Government. Mr. Liang

administration), to

is known as the "God of Wealth" amongst the Chinese.

venue

tho

Unified China,

Shanghal, May 27.

following an "all-red route" as far AMERICAN NOTE TO eign Affairs of the Peking Govern AFCATALÀNCER19:220mas Hongkong. He has not yet an- nounced the details of his pro- TO-DAY'S RACES.

posed flight, but he is confident that ho can make it from London to Tokyo with a similar degree of success achieved by Captain Hink- lor.

Tips for to-day's Race Meeting at Happy Valley will be found on Page 7 of this issue.

They are by "Rambler,"

who tipped six out of nine winners in the Telegraph for Saturday's Meeting.

race,

·

The date on which he intends to embark on the flight has not yet been fixed as the arrangements have not yet been completed, and certain questions of finance have to be settled.

DEMAND FOR PUNISHMENT

OF MURDERERS.

DR. SEYMOUR'S FATE.

Lo Wen-kan, Minister of For-

ment, Dr. Wallington Koo, and Mr. W. W. Yen, former Ministers, have sent a joint telegram to Mr. Tang Shao,y asking him to: endeavour to persuade the Nation- alist leaders to put aside civil strife and to unite with the North. Pel Chung Hel's Support,

Hankow, May 27. Soldiers comprieing the Nation- alist armles under General Pol- Toung-hi are moving up the Peking-Hankow railway in large numbers..

The situation on the Yangtsze and elsewhere remains unchanged.

Naval Wireless.

•

HANKOW CONFLICT.

Safety of Chen Chien..

Washington, May 22. The United States, it was made A New Trial.

known to-day, has presented a note to the Nationalist Government. of || Lending newspapers in London China requesting that the slayer of have expressed themselves as in- Dr. Walter Seymour, American mis- ously at Madison Square Garden terested in the venture, which is sionary be arrested and exocated to-day, only 1,000 paying to e calculated to have tremendous and that the officers who failed to 55 of the original entrants cover benefita for British aviation if it apprehend and punish the man res the last twenty of the 3,422, miles proves successful, as well as blag-ponsible for the "Inhuman and un- ing a new trail in communications. civilized acts" be arrested and The winner was Andy Payne,

Mr. Fresson was one of the first severely punished. Oklabama, who completed the distance in 573 hours, 4 minutes served for some years in the nan on April 16. He was connect aviators. to By in China. He Dr. Seymour, was killed at Tai- 34 seconds.

aviation services of the Peking ed with the Presbyterian mission Jersey, whose time was 688 hours, ed for various Chinese officials.

Government and also demonstratat Tsinan. Accounts of his death said that he was slain when. he attempted to prevent Chinese Third was Granville, Ontario,

Has Folding Wings. who took 613 hours, 42 minutes,

Soldiers from entering the girls 30 seconds.

The Westland Widgeon which he dormitory of the mission. Their prizes were $25,000, $10,-proposes to use is one of the new The note was presented by for 900 and $5,000 respectively.-light aeroplanes which are proving American Consul Cunningham to General Chen Chien has not yet

so popular and serviceable in the Nationalist bureau of foreign come. Reuter's American Service.

Europe. It is a two-seater mono-affairs, with a request that it be. pline with folding wings, with a transmitted to Hwang Fu, Nation- span of 36 feet and a width, fold-alist minister of foreign affairs. ed, of 11 feet 9 inches. The over-

The second was Salo, New

40 minutes, 13 seconds,

A TURCO-AFGHAN PACT.

all length 18-23 feet 5 Inches. Fitted with a Cirrus Mark 11

Blames Feng's Troops.

Shanghai, May 27. though under the strict survell- General Chen Chien is still enfe,

lance of General Li Chung-yon.

On Saturday the delegate of the Nanking Government, arrived in Hankow and urged the release of Chen Chien.

General Li replied that the time

the complete freedom

-

To Arrive in Shanghai?

of

Conflicting with the report is a cable which states that Chen Chien

has boarded the gunboat Kin Hul

Japanese Hotel, carrying a banner, munist regime hereabouts, are still feral Nobile on his North Pole flight ETERNAL PEACE IS PLEDGED. | speed' of over 100 miles per hour.alist soldiers under the general/Shanghai to-day. '..

The Rev. the

4

which he held in front of him. He insisting that a ransom be paid.

engine, the Widgeon develops a top The note, in part, read: Nation- at Hankow and is expected in

with Amundsen in 1926, has cabled

and a cruising speed of 90 to 100 seized Dr. Seymour outside the command of Feng Yu-hslang was leading a large crowd, who

Complete Surrender. were shouting "Strike, Assault the who were said to be on the trail in any relief expedition or to ren The activitics of the soldiers offering to accompany Amundsen

Constantinople, May 27.

miles per hour.

He broke Following В conference in Japanese" and when a plain of the Rev. Lalor was a puzzling der any other assistance he can in

Coincident with the signing of The tank capacity on the stock mission compound. clothes constable stopped the de problem yesterday.

Turco-Afghan Pact of Friend-model gives sufficient fuel and oil from their grasp and barred the Hunan of the chief subordinates fendant, he said he was doing Thomas Quinlan, of the Hanyang the 'relief of the "Italin."

relief of the "Italia."-ship and Economic Co-operation, for 31⁄2 hours flight at cruising gate. The soldiers fired through of Chen Chien, It was decided to nothing against the laws of Catholic Mission, today went to

the Turkish Legation at Kabul has speed, but it is anticipated that for the gate and a bullet passed inform General LI Chung-yen that heart. they will go over to the side and through Dr. Seymour's Hongkong, but that his activities Hankow to confer with Foreign

been raised to the status of an Em the purpose of his fight addi- The soldiers robbed his body and be loyal to the order of Gonera! Qalo, May 27.

tional tanks will be installed as directed against the

The Italian Minister has re-bassy. Office and other officials. He deceived a telegram from the base Japanese. The defendant himself elared that, up to Monday night he chives pulched at eleven o'clock ticles and one Protocol of eternal model includes plot and passen

The Pact consists of nine ar-the disposable weight of the stock departed. Dr. Seymour died ter Chung-yon. anid nothing the constable could had take exception to, but the crowd soldiers had gone out or made any that no news had been received country is granted most-favoured-

Information that the last night from King's Bay, stating peace. It is declared that each er,

were

no

was rather hostile and shouted effort to free the captured man. "Strike him" meaning the police-

man.

The prisoner was eventual-

Jy brought to the Station and

there was a fairly large crowd the Anti-Japanese General Amlin- following him, but they were dis- tion." persed,

a hundred,

Hie

the

of the "Italia."Reuter.

U.S. TAX REDUCTION.

nation treatment.

There is no question of a MIR- tary Alliance, but Turkey under- takes to send to Afghanistan mili- tory, legal and scientific experts,

Hikmet Bey, Secretary-General to the Presidency of the Republic, will be the first Ambassador 'to Kabul-Reutor..

AMERICA'S NÁVAL PROGRAMME.

BILL IS TEMPORARILY SHELVED.

Washington, May 27. Being anxious to adjourn on

minutos thereafter."

T

The American government re- served the right to present further requests, especially for appro- priate indemnity.

U.S. CONGRESSMAN'S DEATH.

MEMBER OF HOUSE FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS,

WOMAN CENSUS OFFICER.

FOUND GUILTY BY U.S. COUNT.

17,

Albany, May 27. Mrs. Florence. Knapp has been found guilty of grand larceny, in the first degree, of State Census funda.

Sentence has been postponed, pending the acctised's restoration to health, but the Judge Bald he intended to send her to prison.

Reuter's American Service.

Worship (to C.D.I. Mr. Murphy then dealt with the Murphy)-Do we know anything

THE COMPROMISE BILL IS Ordinance under which the man about such a Society in Hong- could be charged, after which kong?-No, we do not. At least,

APPROVED. evidence was given by a Chinese we have no information of

Washington, May 27... constable, who substantiated the existence of this Society. C.D:1's opening.

The Chinese constable, continu- Witness said

The House of Representatives that the crowd numbered at least ing his evidence, said that the has approved the report of the Sergeant Mathram, raided a tea- to 22, decided not to discuss the A party of detectives, under Tuenday, the Senate, by 44 votes

Washington, May 27. crowd was xtremely hostile, but Conference Committee appointed

The death has occurred of Mr. added that nobody. molested him by the Senate and House which house In Canton Road, Kowloon $274,000,000 Naval Programme

Thomas S. Butler, the "Father" of because he threatened to shoot fixes a total of $223,000,000 for the rested three men, with six daggers

on Saturday evening and

ar- Bill

This Bill is therefore tempor- the House of Representatives, and them if they did so..

Tax Roduction Bill,

in their possession. On being arily shelved, as the immense the chairman of the Naval Affairs

It was reported on May 9th that The Bill reduces the Corpora charged before Mr. W. Schofield, Western irrigation project, threa Committee-Router's American the jury trying the case of Mrs: tion Tax from 18% per cent, to at the Kowloon Magistracy this tens to monopolise the few re Service, -

Florence Knapp, who was indicted morning, the defendants were maining hours of the present Con--A strong Republican, the late for felonies and misdemeanours remanded for one week, it being gress, which roassembles In De Mr. Butler was 72 years of age. In connexion with the 1925 Census stated that the case would be cember-Reuter's American Ser. He sat in the House of Represen-Fund, diengreed on their verdict heard by two Magistrates.

vice

tatives continuously from 1897, and were discharged,

Society Not Known,

Forty Cents for. Carrying.

The characters on the banner, tas translated by the Court inter- preter read:-"All the Chinese people should rise at once in op-}; The defendant made a statement 12 per cent, and repeale the position against the Japanese to the effect that he had been Motor Car Tax-Reuters Ameri

Chinese." The employed by an unknown person can Service. Banner bore the words, "Issued by (Continued 'on' Page 14.),

massacra

of