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FENG'S WHIP HAND FRENCH FINANCIAL SAVIDGE ENQUIRY CALCUTTA SWEEP CURIOUS RUBBER ASSEMBLY ACTION

IN NORTH.

RAPID MOVES ENSURE HIS CONTROL.

ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF CHANG TSUNG-CHANG.

PROBLEMS.

IMPORTANT DECLARATION BY NEW CABINET.

FRANC STABILISATION:

Paris, June 7.

The new Government has issued

a Declaration which summarisca the important probleme left un- decided, and declares that. condi-

DISCLOSURES.

GIRL IN THE BOX FOR 51⁄2 HOURS.

CONDUCT OF. INSPECTOR COLLINS.

WINNER.

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FOUND AT SEA ON WAY TO SIAM.

PREVIOUS RUMOURS.

Calcutta, June 7.

It is now, definitely understood that the Calcutta Sweep has been won by Mr. W. H. Webb, an Anglo-American member of the

ASSAILANTS CAUGHT.ons are such that financial re- OFFICIAL CLIMB-DOWN. staff of the Turner, Morrison Com-

Peking, June 8.

A small force of Shanxi troops arrived at Nanyuan, close to Peking, yesterday afternoon.

Almost immediately afterwards, large detachments of Kueminchun troops (Feng Yu-hsiang's) entered the town also.

It is estimated that at least 30, 000 Nationalist troops.. Shansi and Kuomiuchun, are upw at Nan-

Yuan.

habilitation may be continued in a serone atmosphero.

towards |

い

London, June 7.

The tribunal investigating Scot-

CONFLICT.

VALORISATION PLAN CONFIDENTIAL?

FINANCIAL TIMES GIVES ALLEGED DETAILS,

IGNORED.

RECONSTRUCTING : INDIAN MARINE,

INDIAN RESERVATIONS

AUTOMATIC PHONE COMING.

| HONGKONG CO. ORDERS EQUIPMENT.

HOPES OF COMMENCING JAN. 1ST., 1930.

Simla, June 7. Owing to the Legislative As- sembly having negatived by one vote the Indian Naval Discipline COMMONS. DENIED. Bill, the Indian Government has BRITISH MATERIAL. pany, Calcutta,

It is definitely stated that he

decided, in consultation with His

The provision of an automatic › drew Felstead.

London, June 7. France has to keep together all the It is pointed out, therefore, that

Majesty's Government, to proceed telephone installation in Hong At the moment.. Mr. Webb, who The rubber valorisation scheme under the limited powers in the kong is brought appreciably nearer factors indispensable to the suc-and Yard methods in the interro- is fifty years of age, is at sea proposed by Heer Kloppenburg existing law to complete the re-by the placing of an order in Lon-

between Colombo and Singapore ceas of the endeavours

gation of Miss Irene Savidge, fol-on his way to Sinm, where it was the well-known Hague banker, was construction of the Indian Marlue full equipment for the modern sys-

don yesterday for the necessary | stabilisation.

dismissal of lowing the

the his intention of sponding a holi- referred to in the House of Com- which has been progressing for tem for Hongkong. The order charges against Misg Savidge and | day,

Shipping agents have wirelessed mons to-day when replying to the past two years.

was placed with Messrs. Slomena Sir Leo Chiozza Money, was

Brothers by the Hongkong Tele-"" The force will be called the phone Company, Ltd., the, neces- occupied for five and a half hours him the news of his wonderful questions by Sir Frank Nelson,

fortune..

Capt. H. D. R. Margesson for Royal Indian Marine and will beary permission to go on with the London, June 7

Lieut. Col. L. C. M. S.. Amery, said come a combatant force limited to installation having been obtained The Felstend ticket in the Cal-

that the scheme had been submit Indian waters, but at the disposal from the Government. It is, in cutta

believed Sweep is

of His Majesty's Government" in fact, 'hoped that automatic tele-3 have been drawn by a man ted to the Dominions Secretary the case of emergency. at present at sen. He is due with a request that he treat it as

Iphone working will come into operation in the Colony on Janu- to arrive in Colombo to-

ary 1st, 1930. million, as he apparently did not sell a share.

French frontiers, it says, can- not be left open, but nobody can doubt the peaceful intentions of France.

Concerning Communism, the Government declares that repres- son will be resorted to where necessary to protect law and or der.--Navas,"

Paris, June 7,

to-day in hearing the evidence of Miss Savidge.

The enquiry is being conducted at the Law Courts and intense in

After a conference between the various leaders, it was arranged that a Shansi brigade of disciplin- ed troops will enter Peking to

M. Poincare, the Premier; ad- morrow (8th), while the Kuomin chun forces will not approach in-dressing the Chamber to-day, in-morrow. He bags a quarter of a side ten lis of Peking for the time licuted that the stabilisation of being, or pending further orders the frame will not be long delay-

ed. He did not reveal the date, whebut merely asked the Chamber for collaboration towards trustful financial restoration and in pro- posed social reforms-Reuter.

from Marshal Feng Yu-hainng.

General

Yu-lin Pao remained In Peking, with a Brigade of Feuglien troops, and who sup- pressed the prison outbreak at tempt on Wednesday. has now withdrawn from Peking-Reuter.

Feng Yu-hsinng Acts..

Peking, June 8.

Marshal Feng Yu-hainng's In- tention to seize. Tientsin, if this is

FUTURE AIR ROUTE TO AMERICA.

possible, was shown openly to-day FAMOUS POLAR EXPLORER'S

when a large body of his forces reached Lanfang, mid-way between Peking and Tientsin Peking-Mukden Rallway.

tho

PROPHECY.

London, June 7. Sir George Wilkins, the famous The troops have interrupted all Polar explorer, and the Norwegian, communication between the two Lieutenant Eielson, who accom eltics, including the telegraphs, panic-him on his recent flight over telephones

and the railway the North Pole, were the guests of honour to-day at a luncheon given Reuter.

by the British Government,

:

Peking Transition.

Shanghai, June 8.. A Peking report states that on Wednesday the Public Safely Committee sent a delegate, aerom- panied by representatives. Shanxf, to meet the Shansi Gen- orals who recently arrived in the vicinity of Peking in order to make arrangements for the Shansi entry.

of

Shansi troops under Generál Hsu Wing-chan have arrived at Nanyuan, whilst other Shansi forcts under General Tang Hing lim are reported to have arrived at Beilichwung, on the western outskirts of Peking.

Sir Samuel Hpare, the Air Min ister, in the course of a speech, re- called the prophery of Stefansion that the future regular rose from Europe would pass over, the North Polo--Reuter,

"SOUTHERN CROSS” PIONEERS.

DAGGER ATTACK ON

BARON TANAKA,

Attempted Assassination of Japanese Premier.

ALARMING INCIDENT.

Tokyo, June 8.

An attempt to assassinate

· Baron Tanaka, the Japanese Premler, was frustrated this morning when the Premier are rived at the Uyeno Station on his way to a Party Conference.

A man wearing workman's clothes suddenly dashed to- wards Baron Tannku with a dagger in his hand, and tried to stab the Premier, but the attempt failed, thanks to the speedy intervention of the police and the Premier's body- guard.

The would-be assassin was arrested immediately. -- Ren-.

fer.

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terest is being taken by the public.

Things She Did Not Say. N.S.W. MAKES BIG GRANT FOR EXPENSES:

To-day Miss Savidge was sub- Jerted to examination and eross-i Sydney, June 7. examination for nearly six hours, The Government of New South in the course of which she de Part of the Kuominchun forren Wales has decided to make a grantclared that the Police account of under General Ilan Fu-kit have of £2,500 to the "Southern Cross" her examination at Scotland Yard also arrived at Nanyuan! but fliers, Capt. Kingsford Smith and made her say things she had not General Han will not permit his Mr. Charles Sulm, towards the ex- said. troops to move into the city, fear- penso ing that trouble may arise,

Wireless messages from Peking-Reuter. state that the city is still quiet.-- Nam Chizu Bao

Assassination Attempt.

Shanghai, June 8, Although details of the attempl are not available, a report from Tientsin states that an attack was made on Marshal Chang Tsung- chang, the Shuntung Tupan, in an attempt to assassinate Jim Wednesday afternoon.

on

General Chang Tsung-chang, a far as can be ascertained, escaped without, injury. Two of the ns- sailants have been arrested. Reuter.

of their brilliant pioneer ilight from America to Australia,

The List Lap.

Suva, Fiji. June 8. The "Southern Cross has left for Brisbane-Reuter,

ANOTHER QUAKE IN CORINTH.

COMPLETING DESTRUCTION OF APRIL DISASTER.

Athens, June 7.

A number of houses which were damaged during the April earth quakes at Corinth have collapsed as the result of a new shock. The inhabitants are panic-stricken.

Sir Patrick Hastings, K.C., who

is counsel for Miss Savidge, stated that Inspector Collins demanded

It has been rumoured in

that Singapore

TLIT English- man, Mr. W. II. Wright, who was slaying there enroute from Colombo to Saigon, drew Felstead in the Calculta Sweep. Interview- ed by Reuter Mr. Wright declined all information beyond admitting that he bought many tickets in the sweep and at least one drew a horse-Reuter,

TOKYO ELECTRIC CO.

BONDS.

AMERICAN PORTION HEAVILY OVER-SUBSCRIBED.

New York, June 7, The American portion of the Tokyo Electric Light issue was heavily oversubscribed: to-day.

Offer bond issues, the aggre- rate value, beflug $120,000,000, are being maile by the Tokyo Electrié Light Company in England and Japan-Reuter,

London, June 7, The London issue to-day of the Tokyo Electric Light six per cent £4,500,000 first mortgage bonds at ninety, repayable at par in 1953, was immediately considerably over- subscribed.-Rauter.

NO TROOP MOVEMENT

TO TIENTSIN.

MILITARY USE OF THE S.S, TAMING,

BRITISH STEAMER FIRED ON.

Butterfield and Swire's

Kintang Attacked.

ARMED GUARD REPLIES.

Hankow, June 8. Coming down the river lo- wards lehang to-day, the But- terfield and Swire s.s. Kintang was fired on heavily from the bank of the river.

Fortunately no casualties occurred on board.

The armed guard which has been placed aboard all British ships-in view of the continual attacks along the river in the region of chang, replied to the fire, with what reault it has not been ascertained,

The latest incident occurred about 77 miles above Ichang. -Naval Wireless...

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strictly confidential.

Consequently, it was impossible to give any information.

One commissioned vacancy in three, both in the Executive and Engineer branches, will be reserv- ed to Indians in open competitive examination.

The change to combatant status will render the enrolment compul. sory instead of optional for lower ranks of the Service.-Reuter

HOPEFUL NEWS OF THE “ITALIA.”

RE-ESTABLISHED.

Details of the system were given; to a representative of the Hongkong!" Telegraph to-day by Mr. J. P. Sherry, the Manager of the Tele phone Company who, in a state- ment, said:"

Same as London.

You will no doubt have observed the rapid disappearance of over- head telephone lines in the Colony, and I would like to point out that this Company, working on the as- sumption that an automatic system would be installed in Hongkong, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION has, since its inception, and 4t very great expense, pursued a policy whereby the majority of open lines have already been re- placed by underground cables anji. It is understood that signals purpose to continue such a policy from the stranded airship "Italia"antil the whole of such overhead have been pleked up by the supply lines have been taken down. ship "Citta de Milano" in the Following, on this, an order course of the latter's regular per-wns placed yesterday for iodic wireless calls to the missing full automatic equipment for dirigible.

the Central, Kowloon and Peak

Rome, June 8,

A Milan message says that the Exchanges, with Messrs. Siemens. Chairman of the Nobile Relief Brothers of Woolwich. The system Committee has announced that he will be their No. 50 Strowger sy has heard from the 8.8. Citta detem which is identical with that Milano that the vessel has succeed-standardsed by the British Post. ed in re-establishing wireless com-Offee and installed by them munication with the "Italia. Renter.

London.

The Installation of this equips. ment will take about eighteen months, so that provided we can

SPLENDID DAVIS CUP arrange for the diversion of all

DUEL.

BRITAIN DRAWS FIRST BLOOD AGAINST GERMÁNY.

underground cables to the new ex- changes and the fitting of new instruments and Bub-exchango Switchboards at all subscribers premises within

that time, wo should be in a position to cut over the whole of the Hongkong net- work to automatic working about Bri-January 1, 1930.

The Supposed Detaily. The statement is curious in view Financial of an article in the Times this morning, which pur

London, June 7. ports to give the details of the

The contest between Great llutch valorisation scheme, and states that the organisation would thin and Germany in the third

Nearly 13,000 Lines. finance surplus rubber at a low round of the Davis Cup Competi-

The initial equipment provides price and dispose of same in a way tion opened at Birmingham to-day, The China Navigation Com-as to stimulate its consumption, though rain interfered, and only for the installation of 9,500 lines one singles match was completed. at the Central exchange, 3,000 Britain drew first blood, E.ines at Kowloon and 400 lines at the right to question Sir Lenny's steamer, Taming is now The article goes on to say:

The inain outlet in view is rub- Chiozza Money without interfer-ying in the naval anchorage, and

it is understood that the vessel is her paving, which is deemed to Higgs defeating H. Moldenhauer the Peak exchange, ence by his solicitor.

Mr. Syrett, Sir Leo's solicitor, to be used as a transport by the have reached a practical stage.. It by three sets to two. The Ger- is proposed to establish a bank on man played exceedingly well and replied that he would not allow military authorities.

co-operative basis with a capital winning the fourth set to love, he Inspector Collins to put questions to Sir Leo Money such as he had

of £1,250,000, of which three won as many games as the winner. fourths will be earmarked for sub- The scores were: G-4, 4-6, 6-2, 0-6, put to Miss Savidge.

scription by producers. The bal ance will be raised from the public.

There is no truth in current re- parts that troops are being carried to Tientsin, as it is learned. that the vessel is being loaded with routine military stores destined

a detachment of British

Inspector Collins Angry, for Weihaiwel, where there is, of

XC-

Inspector Collins was very course, said Sir Patrick, and troops. angry,

Syrell subsequently, Mr.

In addition, the Taming will ceived a

communication, dated take a number of sick unita to the May 17th, from the Director rest camp established at Welhal- of Publle Prosecutions saying that wei: The Taming will sail North he would insist upon Sir Leo during the week-end. Chiezza Money answering questions without interruption from Mr. Syrett.

Mukden Decline of Influence.

Tokyo, June 8, The leading vernacular papers to-day deal almost exclusively A terrible all of smoke is hang- Replying Mr. Syrett wrote sug- with the Manchurian situation, ing over the town, and it is belley-gesting that in view of the debate and express concern lest distured that this is due to a volcanje in the House of Commons in regard bances break out as the resulleruption.

of Mukden's decline of influence, The shock was severe and it was which is regarded as inevitable felt in Athens-Reuter, whether Chang Tso-lin dies

recovers,

or

The newspapers are unanimous in expressing a desire for the maintenance of peace and ortler in those regions and do not mind whether it is maintained by tho Southerners, the Manchurians, or any other faction as long as it is maintained-Router. "

The Bomb Outrage.

RATING RELIEF BILL DISCUSSION..

PARLIAMENT GIVES SECOND READING.

to the whole allairs, the Director of Public Prosecutions might like to modify the terms of his letter.

Public Prosecutor's Change.

MARVELLOUS ROBOT ACHIEVEMENT.

MACHINE SEEMS ALMOST HUMAN.

Subscription Bank.

The subscription bank will take over the surplus production when the price is below a shilling, and release the accumulated surplus when the market rises beyond two shillings.

To enable the bank to regulate distribution, uniform legislation

G-4,--Reuter.

WORLD TITLE BOUT

NEXT MONTH.

HEENEY GIVEN CONTEST

WITH TUNNEY, ..

The system will be so arranged that a subscriber in any of the three exchange areas will be able to dial directly any other sub- scriber either in his own exchange

ur in the other two.

1. In order to avoid Inconvenieng- ing subscribers at the time of the change-over any more than is absolutely necessary, the numbor- ing scheme has been so arranged that, with the exception of the sub-exchange numbers, which must be changed, subscribers wil} retain their present numbers. which will be prefixed by one or more digits according to whether their present numbers consist of one, two, three or four figures.

Avoiding Confusion.

New York, June-7. Mr. Tex Rickard, the boxing pro- is necessary by Great Britain and the Netherlands, compelling promoter, announced to-day that ar- ducers, both European and native, rangements have been completed. All numbers will become five- to deliver to the bank a percentage for a bout for the world's heavy digit numbers and, assuming & of their production. The pro-weight championship between series of 20,000 to 29,499 is allott ducers in exchange for such de- Gene Tunney, the holder, and Tomed to the Central exchange sub- liveries will receive bonds bearing Heeney, the New Zealander, at the scribera, a subscriber with Contral New York, June 7 no interest but entitling the hold Yankee Stadium, New York, on No. 1 at present would become 28th-Reuters · American Central 20001, a subscriber No. A new Robot talking automaton, ers to five por cont of the bank's July, The Director in reply, said Sirsaid to be so nearly human that it surplus profits. On the other Service.

11 would become 20011 and so on,.. Patrick agreed that the debate can deliver goods to customers in hand the bank undertakes to sup-

so that there will be no confusion created a different position,

In connexion with dialling the shops and even repeat phrases, sply 75 per cent of the rubber stock Mr. Syrett, Sir Leo's solicitor, now being manufactured by the for the purpose of road-making and

numbers on the new system. gave evidence before the tribunal Remington Small Arms Company, road-paving to the British and told how Inspector Collins had A new Corporation, with a capi-Netherlands Governments at a said he had yet to learn that police tal of $25,000,000, is being form-shilling a pound.-Reuter. officers were not entitled to ques: ed by a combing of the leading au- lion people without consultingtomatic purcliasing companies, to their solicitors,

market the Robot, Reuter's "I told him he had a lot to learn American Service. yet," commented Mr. Syrett amid considerable laughter.

FAIN WEATHER,

and

THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBÚRY.

PRIMATE HINTS IMPENDING" RETIREMENT.

In connexion with the sub». exchange lined it will be necessary | to allot a new series of consecti- tive numbers 'in all cases where a subscriber bae more than one junction line, but arrangements will be made whereby those sub- scribers affected will be notified of Shanghai, June 7,

London, June 7. The condition of Marshal Chang

The Archbishop of Canterbury, their new numbers well in advance

of the change-over, o Teo-lin atill, gives rise to serious

The tribunal, which consists of feet are being put on the road to To-day's Observatory report presiding at the Canterbury alarm, and his sons have been

Sir Eldon Bankes, Mr. J. J. day after passing test at Central states:-The anticyclone is station- Diocesan Conference, foreshadowed⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A Quick Change-Over. eniled to Mukden argently. No

Withers, Conservative M.P., and Police Station this morning. It is ary over Japan. A shallow de- his resignation when he said that

As regards the "change-over one entering the palace is allowed

Mr. Lees Smith, Labour MP, ad stated that excellent business is pression covers the China Sea: the Seventh Lambeth Conference in to leave, while those in communi A second randing, was then journed after

this, evidence being done by the machines, which the forecast up to noon to-morrow 1930, would not be under his chair itself, it is proposed to so arrange (Continued on Page 12:)

(Continued on Page 18.) granted,-Reuter.

Reuter.

are much appreciated by the public, is:-East Winds, moderato; fair.

After further discussion of the Rating Valuation Apportionment Bill, which provides for the rating rolief to producing industries as outlined during the Budget De- bate, the House of Commons to day rejected Mr. Philip Snowden's amendment by 808 votes to 140,

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