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SHANGHAI RACING

SENSATION.

ANGRY MOB IN AN ORGY OF DESTRUCTION.

RUNAWAYS SEQUEL.

Shanghai, Sopt, 29. A disorderly outbreak almost: unprecedented in the annals of racing in China, occurred at the Klangwan Racecourse yesterday, when a riot developed.

M-ATXT MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1928.

PER:ANNUN

|__BATHA BINGLE-COF2 IS GENER

TWO STRIKES IN CARVALHO YEO IN LOH HWA SOCCER

SWATOW

MERCHANTS AGAINST TAX BUREAU.

TEACHERS AND STUDENTS DENOUNCE MASTER.

COURT AGAIN.

HEARING TO BEGIN ON THURSDAY MORNING.

CASE FOR SESSIONS.

Carvalho Yeo, who is charged in connexion with the defalcation of sume totalling $200,000 from the Hongkong Tresury, appeared be- foro Mr. R. Lindsell this morn- ing, when, on the application of

Axed the hearing of the case for Thursday and Friday next, the proceedings to commence at 11.15 am, cach day. ::

The trouble arose over a misun-"WRITING TO NANKIIG" Mr. T. M. Hazelrigg, his Worship

ment.

derstanding at the start of the

Swatow, Sept. 20. Captain C. E. Plunkett-Cole, the first race.

The Swalow merchants" "strike" wounded skipper of the s.a, Three ponies broke away at the Anking, le making excellent pro-sinrt and completed the distance against the manner in which the gress towards recovery, we are as runaways, the jockeys apparent Surtax Bureau levies its taxco happy to stale. Tho doctors ly thinking that the start was all continues, and there seems to attending Captain Cole are more good. Later the ponies rejoined no hope of an immediate settle- than sattened with his improve the field and the race was re- ment, though the master of the started Almost naturally enough, fated ship declined to be inter- the three ponies concerned were viewed when n Telegraph represen-unplaced.. tative visited the Peak Hospital Directly the results were at

The Anking leaves for Swatownounced, an angry mob Invaded the Members* Enclosure, and and Amoy this afternoon under stormed the weighing room. Of -new skipper, Captain T. Johnstone, ficinis were hustled and the police

of the Kalgan, while Mr. G. Richards has been placed on board who tried to stem the rush were

pushed aside. "

this morning..

Cas Chief Officer.

We understand that the Canton

The Police and soldlers on duty were powerless to Intervene authorities on learning of the ngainst the overwhelming force of ragic consequences of the piracy

Saturday, undertook the initia-numbers though they made every tion of prompt measures against effort to do so. the desperadoes responsible for the tragedy before they are afforited an opportunity to disperse..

It is probable that a detachment of troops from the Bias Bay head quarters will be instructed

make a vigorous search for the

ang immediately.

Cold-Blooded Murder.

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The cold-blooded murder of Mr. avid Clifford Jones, the Chlef fficer, whose terrible fate un-) oultedly would have been shared y Captain C. E. Plunkett-Cole had a not collapsed, prématurely as it erc, with bullets through both g8, was by far the ugliest feature the grim tragedy enacted on the inking.

FA matter of seconds before, Mr.

Thomson,

Chiof the Harry

had Engineer,

mortally boan wounded, but he died like a Britisher. fighting heroically, gainst overwhelming adds, with

The mob, tore the names of the the from

pari-mutuel pontes boards, rushed the judge's box, and tried to dismantle the winning post.

General Hisu King-tong in charge of military affairs hero, attempted earlier in the week to straighten things.out by ordering the Surtax Bureau to accept the of all goods Customs valuation

Imported and to charge nothing but the regulation per cent, surtax This, howeyer, did not satisfy the merchants, who declared that even if the order could be enforced which they seemed to doubt-their plight would be very little improv ed, as the whole administration of the Surtax Bureau was corrupt.

Sugar Ruined.

The sugar merchants, in par ticular, complained that the officials. of the Bureau were so incompetent or so lazy that often large con- Racing was delayed for over an signments of augar waiting to be hour: by the disturbance but the shipped to other ports were held crowd was appeased when they up so long that they missed their were told that the money placed bout und were then left stranded on the three pontes would be re-at the wharves. The result turned on application, and that the Stewards were regarding them as non-starters.Our Own Correa- pondent.

GERMAN AIRMEN'S

FLIGHT.

NO NEWS SINCE ARRIVAL AT CALCUTTA.

a bare hands agulust a horde of CANTON GETS READY.

mod rullians,

The Chief Officer and his No further news is to hand re- Upper, however, had not this garding the reported Intention of portunity. Conversing together aron von Huenefeld, the German the bridge, they were taken by aviator, to make a non-stop flight

WOR

that, unless the weather were ex- ceptionally fine and dry, whole consignments were ruined by the damp.

The merchants therefore demand that the whole administration of the surtax he reorganised, and that the head of the Bureau be dismissed and punished. They have written to tho Nanking Go- vernment asking support in this matter, and meanwhile they are refusing both la import or export goods.

Yeo was escorted into the dock

by a squad of Chinese detectives. On entering, he bowed to Mr. C. A. S. Russ, who was in Court and who, when the case commenc- ad, Informed his Worship that he was appearing for the defence.

Originally, his Worship intended to fix the hearing for Wednesday

"SUN YAT-SEN GONE TO HEAVEN."

Chinese Gramaphone Record Offcially Banned.

"FOREIGN TỔ THE TRUTH.”

The Canton Government has placed a ban on'a certain. Chi- nese gramaphone record which has been very popular in Swa tow, according to the Tele- graph's correspondent at the latter place. CARCAS

The title of the record is "Sun Yat-sen Gone to Henven." It has latterly been widely play- cd in Swatow, and the air sung in theatres and other places of amusement.

The official orders are that the record shall not be played nor the song sung, because, 'to. quote verbatim, "the idea is foreign to the truth and great- ly disrespectful!".

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Whether or not the merchants will receive any satisfaction from the Nanking. Government remains to be seen, but "writing to Nan afternoon, to be followed by hear king" seems to be as popular hereings on Thursday and Friday.

Mr. Russ, however, regretted as "writing to John Bull about it"

that he would be unable to appear was in England a few years ago.

Students Strike.'

XI IN FRACAS.

PARTISAN SPECTATORS RAID PITCH.

RAID PHO

FREE FIGHT, AFTER GAME IN MANILA,

A NASTY INCIDENT.

THE SILVER ANNIVERSARY BUICK

ON SHOW TO-DAY

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STRIKING SPEECH

BY POINCARE.

CONCILIATORY ATTITUDE TO.

GERMANY.

Hapor Valley,

YANGTSZE SHIP PIRATED.

FRENCH PASSENGER'S VIVID STORY.

RHINELAND AUGURY. FOR

PIRATES ARMED WITH HAND GRENADES & PISTOLS.

$600 GOT AS RANSOM,

Paris, Sept. 30, Diametrically opposite views on the proposals for the evacuation of the Rhineland were enunciated by two French politicians in publie speeches to-day, the more favour- The Loh liwa soccer team from able fortunately being made by M

Shanghai, Sept. 25. Shanghai, skippered by the well-Poincare, whose powerful influence

Travelling on a stonmer which known former Hongkong player, is more likely to prevail.

was first commandeered by Chinese The opposing voice was that of Li Wai-tong, which met the South the former President, M. Millerand, soldiers and then captured by China Athletic team at Caroline who, speaking at Clermont Ferrand, pirates who held him up for ran yesterday, to be defeated by 3 strongly deprecated the proposals som, Mr. El Bouaquic, manager of goals to one, were involved in a tion. Milleraud demanded to know the Societo Francaise du Haut most unpleasant incident in the what would happen if to-morrow Yangtze, and also manager of the the Nationalist faction in Germany Philippines last week.

became masters of the German Union Franco-Chinoise de Navi- political situation.

gation; hng arrived in Shanghâ!! after an adventures journey down the Yangtaze.

A free-for-all fight that resulted in Injuries to over a dozen per- sons followed their match against the San Beda College team la Manila.

Apparently, strongly partisan Manilans, annoyed at their side's defeat by five clear goals, assaulted

for the neceleration, of the evacua-

What guarantee, ho asked, would 'remain to France or the Allies?

While this speech was being made M. Poincare, the Premier, was de livering a strikingly concllitory speech at Charábory.

The steamer involved in the affair is the Fook Yuen, com- manded by Captain A. Loreal," (A M. Poincare stated emphatically brief mention of the luckdent was that France, in the agreement" re-

wireless ched between the Allied Powers contained in a naval

a Chinese spectator, Sik Hiang, and Germany at Geneva, had not mesange received in Hongkong at inflicting such serious Injuries agreed to enter into negotiations the time).

with the secret. Intention of seeing.

that at one time it was thought his that they were long drawn out, or sight was imperilled.

Field Stormed.

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Bridge Seized.

The 'stoamer was frst comman

with the intention of causing a breakdown.

On the contrary, the French deared by soldiers in Wanksion, The mob stormed the field at plenipotentiaries would pursue the and was afterwards pirated by

bandita, down below Kueifu the conclusion and attacked mem- proposals with good grace and con-

These pirates, who had entered" bers the Loh Hwa team, several idenco In the final result.

the ship as passengers, about s fist fights occurring, blick eyes Nothing would be so fatal for the dozen altogether, armed with re- beir froely distributed. Several work as cooperation embittered by volvers and hand grenades, seized persons were injured but the in- bad temper or rendered frigid by the bridge by surprise. They cident concerning Sik Hiang was scepticism.-Router;

by far the most serious,

According to declarations of the was sitting in injured man, he the grandstand and cheering for the Loh Hwa team. Beside him!

whe were other young Chinese were doing likewise, and behind them various groups of unidenti fled persons who resented their | cheering. One of these young men, a "mestizo," told the Chinese spectators in insulting terms, to

refrain from further cheering.

Deliberate Attack.

on Wednesday, as he was engaged The Chinese, however, diare!

RELIGIOUS RIOTS.

IN INDIA.

MOSLEMS CREATE SERIOUS

DISTURBANCES...

OVER 800 ARRËSTED.

threatened to kill the Captain and the pilot, as they wished than to stop the steamer, which, as overy. body knows, is quita Impossible In the rapida.

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This happened in the afternoon of September 19, as the steamer swiftly going down the Wuchang Gorges, and was. disa të arrive at Ichang the same even ing.

A Rude Awakening.

"I was fast asleep in my cabin," sald M. Bousquio to n Press repre sentative, "when somebody, woko me up, telling me that pirates could be seen, and asking me to

urprise by a band of pirates from Calcutta to Canton, ci route of this took place in Swalow this adjourned case at the Kowloon over. As they wore leaving the trol of the situation created by the hurry up to the bridge. I did not

Ange.

A Black Crime,

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Bombay, Sept. 30, No fewer than 880 arrests have In the Summary Court in the morn-garded him and continued with been made by the Pollca at Surat ing of that day, and there was an their cheering until the game was in a vigorous effort to secure con- A rather alarming Ilustration

quite realize, 'on the moment, what pproaching from the port side.to Tokyo.

Magistracy, In which he was ap grandstand, they noted when students and older pearing, and which would be con various groups were fighting in

that communal riots. They took one step towards them Our Canton corespondent, writ

week,

was happening exactly, and. I The trouble commenced on Fri thought that the Captain, expect pparently to see what the trouble ing under date of Saturday, states Leachers of what used to be the inuing on Wednesday afternoon.

Ha Worship then indicated that the fold, and that some of the day, and it was then that the most

ing some shooting from the river as about and were greeted with that he called on Dr. Crull, the Anglo-Chinese College came out on

sides, as is usual, wanted me on hall of bullets from point blank German Consul-General, on that strike against their present Head- he would keep the whelp of Tuesday players of the Loh Iwa team were serious disorders occurred.

It appears frum oficiul reports the bridge, which is the only safe day in order to gather the intest master. They complained that he (October 9) open, in order to get running for shelter and were being news of the aviator's progress, and was old-fashioned and out-of-date the ease into this month's Ses-pursued by a fighting-thirsty mob of the incidents that in connexion place on the steamer, when pirates

Sik Slang, however, was not with the Hindu Ganpathi Festival, are shooting.. was informed by the Consul that-that he was dirty in his habits,gion.

Mr. Hazelrigg mentioned that, given a chance to leave the grand a long procession was passing "Catching up my revolver, Mr. Jones was killed instan- the last advice he had was a tele-used the teachers' quarters to ac-

stand, for the "mestizo" who some through the streets carrying an went on the bridge, where I saw aneously, bullets entering his gram date the previous day ad-commodate his own poor relations, if necessary, they could hold Shest and stomach and another his vising Baron von Huenofeld's a-hat he has misused funds supplied special Sessions for the ease. If minutes before had insulted them, image of Ganpathi (The God of the Captain surrounded by five

by the local Government for re-

threatening bandits. I do not Head. Captain Plunkett-Cole was rival at Calcutta.

The German Hier did unt at first pairs, and that he had even extort that were done, they could try the threw himself upon him and but Wisdom).

tered him down. He did not know The Mohammedans molested the know if I was exactly frightened, hot through both legs, and was

Mr. Lindsell, however, fixed

what happened in the next few Hindus taking part in the celebra- but I was very effectually awaken totally incapacitated immediately, intend calling at Calcutta, having ed "squeeze" from the money paid case at their convenience. ofile Cheung Shan-tuk, a quarter-arranged to fly via Mandalay and by the students for their food.

Every day for a week the school Thursday and Friday in the men minutes, for he was in a semtions, the disturbances finally deed from my siesta. When the ban- veloping into serious assaults. dits saw me they faced round and. master, who courageously folnedCanton to Nanking. It is consider.

s Buperiors, fell to the deck doaded possible now that he may not bell rang regularly for classes, but the students spent their time play- th a bullet through his brain. oven touch at Canton. It is one of the blackest crimes However, arrangements are being tennis and posting scurrilous be laid to the charge of the ing made in Canton in case Baron posters about the Headmaster. The pirate gangs infesting the Bins von Huenefeld calls there, in which students, also wrote both to the Bay district.

event he will land at the Yee Sha Mayor of Swatow and to Nanking Shortly before, another tragfe Tau aviation ground, which will be demanding the dismissal of the Illuminated by flares and search-head, but, unfortunately for them, episode had occurred on the pro-Hights if there is any likelihood the Mayor did not wait to hear menade deck. The exact circum of the landing being made at night. them back to their deaks and in- from Nanking: Instead, he ordered stances will never be 'revealed, but! Should the airman arrive, a reformed them in no uncertain terms It is understood that Mr. Thom-ception will be accorded him by that the running of the school was Con, the Chief Engineer, was rest the Canton Government at the aer-

ing quietly in a deck-chair when odrome, a lunch arranged at the not in their hands.

ho was tackled from behind by 'n Aviation Bureau, and receptions group of desperadoes. Ile fought also given by the German Consul clear of the men who grannled with him, and was seen to be and the German community.

standing up fighting furiously against terrible'odds,

An Unequal Contest. One of the pirates ventured a ghot which struck him in the side, but he continued to resist his Zassailants until a second shot from close range found a billet in his head and ended the unequal con-

BERLIN POLITICAL FRACAS.

TWENTY-TWO INJURED IN A CLASH WITH POLICE.

ITALIAN ABDICATION RUMOUR.

DUKE OF APULIA'S TERSE SUMMING-UP.

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conscious state.

One of his Chinese friends took The Police sought to intervene, menaced ane with thoir pistols, him to the Philippine General but the Mohammedan mob, angry The thought that they might find Hospital, where it was found that snd threatening, attacked several the one I had in my pocket did not he had received a deep cut near the officers. The police were compell-make me any happier.. left eye, and that the shock haded to fire on the rioters, killing

Demand for Money. apparently paralyzed. the optic one man and wounding eight: nerve. It was feared that Stk

Stray assaults occurred along all Ilang would lose the use of the different points all day on Saturday loft eye, as preliminary first-ald in spite of most elaborate Police revealed that the eye was badly precautions, culminating in would go and arrange with the panic beyond the power of the officials to control.

Finally a large batch of rein- forcements were rushed to the sceno, since when the streets have been vigorously putrolled.

Peace is gradumily being restor

New York, Sept. 30. The Duke of Apulia, who is men-battered. He declined to stay in tioned in the startling report pub- the hospital and after treament re- lished by the Paris newspaper Queported his case personally to the tiden as Signor Mussolini's nomina- Luneta police station, tion as King of Italy, when the Efforts are being made here to

present King Victor Emmanuel suppress the growing of oplum,ndicates as it is alleged by the re- which has been going on flagrantly

Opium Trade.

Complete Investigation, Various detectives of the secret

of late. The General in charge of port that he intends to do, is service division are searching fered. Reuter.

burned.

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GREEK PREMIER IN LONDON.-

TO EXPLAIN PACT MADE WITH GREECE,

London, Sept. 30.

best "I asked them in my Chinose what they wanted and they said money. I replied that I

compradore to give it them, and then left the bridge to hide my revolver in my cabin and to look for the compradore whom I found on the second dock, surrounded by pirates and discussing the amount to be paid,

"At first, the pirates demanded $10,000, but they finally agreed to accept only 600 good, silver dol lars; a good meal was given them, and I was told they enjoyed it very much. So, I suppose they will come back again, as soon 15 they get an opportunity

the leaders in the free-for-all fight, military affairs has issued orders present honeymooning in

Angeles. that all oplum la, to be displayed Interviewed by neuter, the Duke especially the man who seriously and any growing oplum, is to be refused to credit the Paris paper's injured Sik Hlang. The polies are A meating took place the other story, and described the whole thing of the belief that he was wounded with some weapon for it is not be Ins "plain boloney," day to decide what steps should be

Little credence is placed else Beved possible that the wound was taken to suppress the trade, but where in the story, though the made with a bare fist. The other there were not sufficient people Quotiden goes so far as to outline Chinese who were assaulted re-

"Just before reaching Ichang, Berlin, Sopt. 30. present to form a quorum. Our the procedure, stating that the frained from reporting their enes

they politely caked for the steamer Amazing scenes of violence oe-Own Correspondent. «

Chambar will first bo dissolved, to the police. Some witnesson of

to be stopped, took a eampan, and Mr. Thomson's final effort was curred at the Berlin "Sport

after which the King will sign his the unsportsman-like incident sald ent in an endeavour to reach the Palaen to-day when a serious

abdication decree.leaving the road that a fow of the followers of the M. Venizelos, the Greek Premier, quietly wont-ashore. They ap ctor's cabin.

open for Signor Mussolini's Instal-losing team were responsible for arrived in London to-night from peared to be perfectly satisfied with the result of their venture; as Bloodstains on the Anking bear clash developed as the result of

lation of the Duke of Apulia as the the fight that took place. Angered Paris. vid evidence to the manner of an attempt by Communists

now wearer of the Crown by the defeat of their team, the ashendun, Acting Foreign Secreus from the sampan, and hady!

His purpose is to see. Lord they waved a smiling good-bye to progross.. He staggered break up a meeting of the Ex-

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few disgruntled supporters are through the saloon and along the treme Nationalists.

said to have opened hostilities on tary, and to explain personally the apparently, quite forgotten the alleyway towards Dr. L. K. Woo's

the opposing team, Immediately detalls and intention of the pact of menacing manner they had adopt

Amity and Arbitration recently ed to us earlier." following the final whistle......

signed by Italy and Greece,

M. Bousqule concluded by ex The few policemen on duty at M. Venizelos is paying a short pressing great admiration for the field, which was crowded with round of visits not only to Rome, Captain Loreal's calm behaviour 5,000 or more persons, were power. Paris and London, but to the Bal- but for which the vessel and pat- less to prevent the trouble. A kan capitals, with, it is understood, sengers, might have met with detal complete Investigation la belag the same purpose-British Wire-dieaster

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ANOTHER TYPHOON.

To-day's Observatory report The Police were hurriedly call-states: The anticyclone remains cabin, outside of which he pitched ed in to quell the outbreak, and central to the north of the Yangtsze

His they were obliged to use batons Valley. A typhoon is apparently Paymir. IA. R.St. E. E. Burston, on le faca and lay still attackers had followed him and and revolvers before securing con- crossing North Luzon in a westerly Mr. C. P. Brayshay, Mr. F. R. direction. Strong monsoon may be Marsh, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Max forcibly prevented the doctor from trol of the situation. rendering aid,

Twenty-two persons were in- expected along the S.E. coast of well, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Oswick Meanwhile, Mr. J. W. Bonnett, jured, three of which are report China. The forecast till noon to and Mr. W. Webb were passengers Second Officer, and Mr. A. I. Camped to be serious, while forty-two morrow is:-N.E. winds, fresh; on the s.a. Kashgar which left on

Jipe.

Saturday, (Continued on Page 12.)

arrests were effected-Heuter.