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DECEMBER 13, 1928, BIWA+KULA OOTY IS CENTE

OPERATION ON KING. FRENCH GENERAL "RUN" ON PEKING

MURDERED.

SUCCESS LEADS TO AIR TERRIBLE OUTRAGE

OF OPTIMISM.

PLEURAL EFFUSION DRAINED WITH HAPPY RESULTS.

.

DIFFICULT STRUGGLE.

His Majesty the King, fighting magnificently against his Illness, has rallied wonderfully, and there is reason to be more, hopeful concerning the ultimate result.

IN ALGERIA.

HIGH OFFICERS OF FOREIGN

LEGION AMBUSHED.

FANATIC TRIBESMEN.

Paris, Dec. 12.

BANKS.

DEPOSITORS RUSH TO GET THEIR MONEY.

CASH FROM TIENTSIN.

Shanghai, Dec. 13. News has been received. here to the effect that on Tuesday there was a big "run" on five of the leading Chinese banks in Peking,

Large crowds of depósitors as- sembled at the Banks wishing to withdraw their money, in view of rumours that these Inalitutions were in financial dificulties.

CHINESE BRIDE MURDER.

HOW MIAO'S APPEAL FAILED.

JUDGE ON "CUNNING AND CUPIDITY,"

THE HIDDEN RINGS.

London, Nov, 21. "He complained that he was mis- In order to meet the demands of understood... His difficulty is not the depositors, officials of the five Banks telegraphed to their branch that his difficulty is that he was offices in Tientsin this morning understood. The appeal is dismiss- asking them immediately to remit ed." ja sum of two million dollara to ro-

A shocking outrage by rabel tribesmen in Algeria is announeed! by the War Office to-day, one of the highest officers in the Foreign Legion being ambushed in the desert and killed, together with alieve the situation. number of his staff.

The object of the attack was General Clavery, the officer con manding the vast Ain Sofra dia- Moroccan border.

General Clavery, accompanied

A definite turn for the better is to be found in an announce ment to-day that the infection is once again localised, and that a successful operation was performed last night for the drainuge|trict, which is adjacent to the of pleural effusion on the right side of the chest, the develop- ment of which, while awaited anxiously, makes the direction The Queen, the Prince of Wales and other members of the Royal Family, awaited the result with tense anxiety, and were the first to hear the glad news.

of advance more defined.

The fact that the King was able to undergo an operation. is commented upon as wonderful tribute to the strength of his

constitution.

At midnight. His Majesty's condition was satisfactory.

INFECTION AGAIN LOCALISED.

London, Dec. 12.

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POLICE FORCED TO OPEN FIRE.

SERIOUS MILL RIOTS IN

NORTH. BOMBAY,

TWO KILLED: 26 HURT..

Bombay, Dec. 12.

The serious disturbance in North Bombay was a sequel to a faction fight between two rival Labour camps in the course of, which some

DISASTROUS FIRE IN THE CITY

FIVE CHINESE DIE IN THE FLAMES.

SEVEN HOUSES INVOLVED IN NARROW STREET.

of the Labour leadera came off very | BLAZE RAPID SPREAD. badly,

The police were hurried to the

Five Chinese were killed and scene to break up the riot, and they man removed to Hospital with were heavily stoned, being forced serious burna, as the result of a to use

their revolvers in self-dianstrous fire which, broke out in defence.

The rioters consisted the early hours of this morning largely of mill strikers.

In the erowded native quarter of It is officially stated that two Taipingshan, above Hollywood persons were killed and twenty-five Road. One of the most serious of injured, including two constables its kind for some time pael, the outbreak involved seven houses all na the result of the riot.

situated in Upper Station Street, where it originated, being com- to of them, including No. 20, pletely burnt out.

In these dramatic words Lord In the meantime, considerable ex-Hewart delivered judgement yes-now lying seriously hurt in hospital, citement has been caused by the terday in the Court of Criminal ready suspended payment, and also Miao against sentence of death fact that one of the banks has ni Appeal, in the appeal by Chúng Yi because the managers of some of passed on him at Carlisle Assizes the others have applied to the au

for the murder of his wife, Wai thorities for assistance.

Sheung Miao.

It is reported that, at the request

Miao was married in May, and it i

Labour rivals became involved in The trouble commenced when the dispute, a lightning strike being called eventually, effecting a large

number of mills.

So sudden was the outbreak, and by Staff Captain Pasquet. Staff of the Bank officials, General was alleged that he murdered his

so rapidly did it develop, that a When the police came into colli- number of people were trapped. Captain Debenne, two N.C.. Sheung Chen, acting Garrison Com-wife while on his honeymoon. inalon with the mob they flourished One of the Chinese women killed Foreign Legion, were returning special armoured train to be sent sion of her jewels, valued at critical as the result of alone-throw.burned to death in her sleep. and a party of troops of the munder at Peking, has ordered a the Lake District, to gain possess rowdies, but the situation became on indicating that

sticks in an effort to disperse the was subsequently found in a post- sho пля

they were ambushed in the desert bringing the two million dollars to from a lour of Inspection, when to Tientsin for the purpose of £4,000.

ing and they were forced to fire on Yesterday Mr. Maxwell Fyfe, on the mob.--Reuter. about forty milles south of the Peking-Nam Chung Peo.

behalf of the Crown, hunded to the Bench two rings and a cardward

Colomb Bechar Railway terminus. near the border.

The hidden tribeamen oponed

with a fusillade, after which six-

teen horsemen dashed headlong at The General's car, regardless of riska, and took the whole party by surprise, The General, his Staff Officers and one of the N.C.0's were killed Immediately.

Five of the Legionaries were shot dead in the subsequent fight, while three wounded have been taken to Colomb Bechar.

General Clavery's promotion The King's rally last night fol-from Coloneley was only gazetted

to-day-Renter.

A Mirnele.

A much more hopeful feeling pre- valled at Buckingham Palace to day, though anxiety, continues.. The King's condition since Just night, and The wonderful rally mentioned in the earlier bulleting, lows what might be described as a #hows the remarkable strength with miraculous return of localised in- which His Majesty is still fighting feellon instead of general infee- his illness on the twenty-second day of its exhausting courae.

At 3.20 p.m. an extra bulletin was posted at the Palace, as fol

lows:

tion.

This is regarded as a good sign ainee it meant that the doctors cult carry out active treatment, the King's condition noticed this the happy result that they were morning in maintained. Some

alecto arrange for the operation purulent fluid round the base of later on in the day.

Vengeance from the Air.

Paris, Dec. 13.

A squadron of French Air Force machines sent, ont in chase of the assassins, have tracked down machine-gunned them--Renter.

GERMANY'S TRADE

IN CHINA.

MARKED INCREASE IN POST- WAR SITUATION.

box containing a film spool in which one of the rings was found.

The Vital Question,

"The whole question for this Court," said Lord Hewart, "is whether there was evidence upon which the jury at the nssizes might properly come to the conclusion that they did come to."

Referring to Miao's education, STEADY IMPROVEMENT Lord Hewart said, "His long statement and argument to this Court has at any rate served to show that he was familiar with the English language, and to no small extent with the niceties of the English language," rings were placed ja'a film spool Lord Hewart pointed out that the carefully covered with tinfoil.

"How came those rings to be kid-

Berlin, Dec. 12. The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Reichstag has sanctioned the Trade and Shipping Agree ments between Germany and the Union of South Africa, as well as the Trade and Shipping Agree Germany and

ments between

FRENCH SENATOR RESIGNS.

SEQUEL TO IMPENDING PROSECUTION.

HIS MENTÁL STATE.

Paris, Dec. 12.

Spreads Across Street.

The call, dispatched by an un- known person from the fire alarm device in Sal Street, was received at the Central Fire Station nt. 2.30 a.m. four engines being. despatched to the scene. The ground floor of No. 20 Uppor Station Street, where the outbreak started, was then well ablaze and the whole building was completely Involved when the first fire hoses [began to operate.

Very soon the whole building was in a blaze, which then spread not only sideways to the two M. Klotz has resigned his Sena- houses immediately adjoining, but torship, thus relieving the author-also shot across the narrow with ities of the necessity of raising the of Upper Station Street to the question of his Parliamentary im-building opposite No. 7.

It is a curious fact that while munity in view of his impending prosecution.

other buildings placed closer to This follows the announcement by the seat

of the fre the President of the Senate to the only damaged, No. effect that a request had been rethe way, tor for authorisation to Institute plotoly gutted. proceedings against. M. Klotz on with Insufficient cover in connexion pity, the danger to.other buildings allegations that he uttered cheques With an outbreak of auch inten- with the payment for a motor car in that crowded locality was fully and that he forged the name of a realised. The Brigade sent for re business mon as an acceptor of a

were 7. Across Bhould share-the-

"The slight improvement in This they did in the morning with General Clavery's assailants and Panama, and tha-German-Chinese den in that box?" asked Lord He-eeived from the Public Prosecufate of. No. 20 in being com-

the right lung was removed by The operation could not have puncture this morning and fur. been performed had the King been ther drainage will be necesary," unable to maintain his strength (Signed) Stanley Hewett, L. E. despite the attack of the disease. Whithy, Farquhar Huzzard, The lower temperature recorded Humphry Rolleston, Dowson of this morning was the first sign of Penu

that the infection was again looa- lised. The operation was finished at 7.40 pm.

Kept Secret.

The afternoon bulletin came as a complete surprise, even to many

An air of tense anxiety prevail- ed through the Palace during the

of the Palace household. The se operation, in connexion with which

ret of the minor operation for the removal of the fluid was well kept, The five ductors were with the King for an hour before the bulletin was fasued. Dr. Lionel Whitby, the bacteriologist, called shortly he fore the others.

Oficinis at the Palace were re- luctant to comment, but the men- lon of the maintenance of the im. provement is undoubtedly a good sign,

Pre-

the doctors were consulting almost continuously all day long. parations were made in the after-

on.

Prince and Queen Wajt News.

The Prince of Wales, the Queen, the Duke and Duchess of York and Princess Mary were the first to hear the glad news that the opera- tion had been successful.

Late to-night, the previoua Sir Hugh Rigby, Surgeon to the anxiety was replaced by an air of King's Household, and one of the subdued optimism in the Palace. most famous surgeons in the world,

Trade Agreement.

Dealing with the Trade Agree- ment between Germany and China, watch was kept for the form the Government spokesman point tion of fluid between the lung anded out that all restrictions of the diaphragm and its extension Germany's position compared with La the posterior pulmonary sur-other countries in the trade with

China had been eliminated. face,

He said Germany's post-war "There were signs of this de- velopment this morning, accom-rade with China had exceeded panied by increased leacurtosis, since 1925 all the pre-war trado

figures. and drainage will now be per- formed.

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wart.

"It was an elaborate attempt at concealment. Mino had explained that it was his wife who had put the rings at the end of the spool, and that he had seen her do it before Miao (interrupting): She went out to wash herself,

she went out."

Flat Contradiction.

The value of goods exchanged The condemned man was Im- with China in 1927 surpassed 1913 mediately silenced, and Lord Ho- "Though this pleural locali-, sation of the infection has been 18 per cent, and the first sixwart then called attention to a "flat months of 1928 had already reach-contradiction" in Mino's evidence. so anxiously anticipated, it ed the total figures of the 1913 He said he did not know whether makes the direction of advance trade to Germany, while both years his wife had any rings on before much more defined and much hnd exceeded the trade to China her death. more hopeful.

by 100 per cent.-Reuter,

That was flatly contradicted by his own story that he had seen her put the rings where they were found.

"The jury might well hayc thought that his cupidity had got the

of his bettor

cunning" commented Lord Hewart. Re- fering to the two mysteri-

Orientals

"There is still prospect of a long and difficult struggle.” -

It was officiully stated at 11.30 p.m. to-night that the King's condition hitherto continues satisfactory.

The Prince of Wales, who talk| The Prince of Wales and the Dakeed for a long time with the dot- visited the Palace this evening, and and Duchess of York left Buckingtors, left Buckingham Palace at unofficial medical experts, expressed ham Palace after the operation, 11.16 p.m.. the opinion that the summoning but returned at nine o'clock to dine

of Sir Hugh was connected with the with the Queen. cutting of two small portions of two adjacent ribs for the purpose of drainage.

Tax on Strength.

The operation was a great tax on His Majesty's strength, which Operation Performed.

has already been impaired by 22 This surmise proved correct, for days of illness, but the fact that A bulletin issued at 8.45 p.m. and the King was able to undergo an signed by the five doctors above and operation at all is regarded as re- Sir Hugh Rigby, states:

markable and an wonderful "An operation on the King for tribute to the strength of his con- the drainage of the right side stitution. of the chest was successfid.. The- condition of His Majesty was satisfactory, Sir Hugh Right was the surgeon."

Dr. Francis E. Shipway was the annesthetist. He is the inventor of the Shipway unnesthetising up paratais.

The Prince of Wales, and the

Those in close touch with the Royal circle are hopeful, therefore, us to the ultimate result, but they realue that a long and difficult struggle in still alieod.

EMPIRE RESEARCH

STATIONS.

GRANT FOR TRANSVAAL INSTITUTION,

serve as

London, Dec. 12.

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seen

Keswick on the day of the crime,

Lord Hewart said the Court allow

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bill of exchange.

The question of M. Klotz's mental responsity has still to be decided. He has entered a sanatorium, on the advice of two mental specialista,

M. Klotz, apart from his political activities, was a passionato gam- bler.-Reuter,

CIVIL AERONAUTICS.

BIG CONFERENCE OPENS IN AMERICA.

Washington, Dec. 12.

inforcements and with the arrival of two other engines from the sub-, stations at Wanchai and Kennedy Town, practically the whole of the fire-fighting resources Island were utilined.

Wild Rumours.

on

the

The job was a most difficult one, but by connecting up with the | hydranta in the cross-sections of Taipingshan Street and Hollywood Road the firemen were able to use three pumps from which alx de- liveries were brought to bear on the burning buildings,

There were wild rumours during the fire of people being burnt to President Coolidge to-day open- death in the flames. The rescue of ed the International Civil Aeronau-at least one man, named 'Lee Kap, tic Conference, which is being | was effected from the first floor of ing 100 from foreign countries. nattended by 600 delegátes, includ- the house in which the fire first broke out. He was taken out Addressing the Conference, aerlously hurt, suffering froin. An announcement has been made ed fresh evidence to be given to as President Coolidge said two years burns in the neck, hands and legs,

was any ago the entire value of the aeronau- and was removed to hospital, The doctors, who had been in al- that the Union Government veteri- ground for the suggestion that tic industry in the United States

by the Empire Marketing Board certain whether there most constanț consulation since

It was thought necessary to: was only £1,000,000, whereas now the afternoon, departed at 119 mary research station at Onder- these Orientals were ever seen in p.m., with the exception of Sir stepoort, In the Transvall, will the company of the dend woman. It is £36,000,000, Reuter's Ameri evacuate the tenants from many

a link in the chain of There was no such evidence,

other houses in close proximity to can Service.. Stanley Hewett, who is remaining Imperial research stations,

"There is no "round at all for

the Bre, the work of the police and the night.-Reuter.

The Board has approved a sub-this appeal," concluded Lord He-

firemen being at times hindered by the press of spectators. stantial grant for this station, and wart, "and the indulgence which states that it la expected that its has been accorded him because he has been offered to this appellant The Queen's devotion to duty new status will lead directly to In is a native of a country other than was shown to-day by her decision, tensified investigation of such pro- this country, and he might be despite her deep anxiety, to fulfil blems as tscise-fly control,--Reuter, thought to be somewhat impeded her engagement to unveil the War Memorial, which has been erected on Tower H by the Governments of the Empire, to men of the Mer- cantile Marine and Fishing Fleets, who lost their lives in the War and whose only grave is the sea,

Queen Unveils Memorial,

Twelve thousand and eighty-six numes are engraved on the Memo- rial, which was designed by Sir

"CELTIC" IN BAD POSITION.

HER CARGO NOW BEING DISCHARGED.

London, Dec. 12.

in his appeal."

Mino's Desire.

on

VACANT. FLATS.

BOY CAUGHT STEALING THE started,

TAP.

".

When the appeal opened Monday, Miao appeared in the dock between two wardera. His counsel, Mr. J. C. Jackson, K.C., dant had in his possession a key law student, and was anxious to the house. put his case before the Court himself.

Duke and Duchess of York were thorised for publication in the me- Edwin Lutyens, and takes the finer Celle, which is aground at said that Miao, was an American which opened all the 'doors

with Her Majesty the Queen while the operation was carried out.

The decision to operate followed the finding of pleural fluid, some of which was removed by puncture during the morning. The fluid Was what the doctors were scoking when they conducted exploration by needle and by X-Ray examination on Friday. Then they were un- able to find any marked effusion,

Later, the Infection which Had bocome localised in The right lung suddenly spread gen-

An official statement condering the history of His Majesty's ill- ness, dated to-day, and timed at three o'clock this afternoon, au-

dical Press, says:

"General blood infection, tox- nemia, were prominent Ten- tures for the first fortnight and at one time caused, grave an- xiety, as, moreover, the charac taristics of typical pleuro-pneu monia were not present,

form of a vaulted corridor, sixty- four feet by seventeen feet.

The cargo aboard the White Star the entrance to Queenstown Har On her way to the Memorial, hour, in being discharged, Her Majesty was the object of The liner is in a bad position popular sympathy, which was but the weather so far has been shown by a deeply impressive sil-good-Reuter. enco, instead of the ovation which

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Two Hours Battle,

on

By 4.30 am, two hours after it the outbreak Was got under control.. No. 20 and No. 7 were burnt out Miao received the fudgment with Found by a detective in the with only the four walls left stand- the same stoic calm which he had recently vacated President APing, while Nos. 18. and 22. were shown throughout the proceedings.partments, a 16-year-old Chinese damaged extensively. The front was ordered to receive 12 strakes portion of No. 24 hud also suffered of the cane by Mr. E. W. Hamilton as well as the 'verandahs of two at the Kowloon Magistracy this other houses situated side by side morning for stealing two taps.

with No. 7 across the way. It was stated that the defen-

Raking out the debris which several feet In was piled up

high

the alte of what now remalna of No. 20, the firomion came across the body of a woman, identified as that of a woman living on the accond floor,

The remains were found lying on'. a bed which had crashed through, with the victim still lying on it, when the floor caved in. In con-. Washington, Dec. 18, Bolivia has decided to continue sequence of reports having been re- to participate in the Pan-American ceived of other people missing, the face is due to Mr. Kellogg's efforts. searching the debris when conciliation conference. The volte firemen were still engaged in

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"He has said," added Mr. Jack- BON, "that the Almighty has told him to tako his own case. That being so, I cannot interfere unless.

hear me."...

normally would have been given H.M.S. NORFOLK LAUNCHED. afterwards the Court desires to her.

"A week ago, the evidences of general Infection became less Accompanied by Princess Mary, prominent. Nevertheless, as the Queen. left the Palace at 2.30

The new

London, Dec. 12. 10,000-ton cruiser,

the original pleurisy had involv. p.m. and drove unescorted throughH.M.S. Norfolk, has been launched ed the diaphragm, a careful (Continued on Pago 8.) on the Clyde-Reuter.

After the members of the Court that the position which had arisen had consulted, Lord Howart said

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BOLIVIAN DECISION,

CHANGES MIND REGARDING CONFERENCE.

--Reutor's American Service.