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SHANGHAI STREET

BATTLES.

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THREE ENCOUNTERS WITH ARMED ROBBERS.

3 KILLED; 2 WOUNDED.

Shanghat, Feb. 27. One of the most Bensational contests between police squads and armed robbers ever recorded in Shanghai's criminal annals,

CHAMPIONS OUTLOOK. occurred carly this morning when

The third day · of the occurred. racca Was somewhat marred

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an amazing series of street battles In the course of the shooting, by overcast and rainy weather, two of the armed robbers were shot dead by the police, a pedes following a fairly downfall last night. This natural-trian was accidentally killed by a ly affected the attendance in the stray bullet, and two other by early part of the day, and when standers were shot down with

henvy

the first race was run there were émaparatively few people present. The course was very much on the heavy alde, with small pools of

♬ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1929. BA+REINDLE COFF,10 OENTS

THE HONEYMOON MURDER.

ASTOUNDING STORY OF

CONFESSION.

STRANGE DEVELOPMENT IN CHUNG MIAO CASE.

PARLIAMENTARY CARICATURE.

STRONG CRITICISM OF THE GERMAN SYSTEM.

MINISTER OUTSPOKEN.

Berlin, Feb. 26. A grave indictment of the Par- liamentary system in Germany was made to-day by Dr. Stresemann, the Gentian Foreigd Minister, at a meeting of the Executivo Com mittco of the German People's Party.

SHOCKING HANOI MURDER.

FRENCHMAN KILLED IN THE STREET.

SHOT DEAD UNDER AMAZING CIRCUMSTANCES.

SURETE'S ACTIVITIES.

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STRONG BELGIAN

PROTEST.

UTRECHT PAPER "NOTED FOR ITS HOSTILITY."

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TREATY A FORGERY.

Brussels, Feb. 26. Strong Indignation was voiced in the Belgian Chamber to-day when the subject of the alleged secret Franco-Belgian military al- Hance was under discussion.

THE MINERS FUND GROWING.

THE $3,000 MARK NOW PASSED.

FINE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM

· TAIKOO AND K.C.C.

STILL MORE PROMISED.

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The Foreign Minister, M. Hy-

i mans, replying to interpellations. We have pleasure to-day in In regard to the Dutch news-acknowledging further donations paper's accusation, and the publi, to the British Miners Distress cation of a so-called secret docu- Fund, which brings the total ment, denounced the document for received by the Telegraph to

well over $9,000, published as a forgery.

He aid that it was published by a nowspaper noted for its hosti- lity against Belgium, and sug gested that it was prompted by a wish to prevent fresh negotiations between Holland and Belgium for

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Heading to-day's list comes cheque for $320, sent by Mr. R. K. Dungan on behalf of a number of the members of the staff of Taikoo Dockyard. It is the desire of the subscribers that fifty per cent. of

A BIGAMY MOTIVE? Recently the Daily Express printed an extraordinary story at tributing the Lakeland murder to Chinese the

a of vengeance

in America

who had a tong grudge against the victim's father. A still more extraordinary story, Bet wonds.

allegedly revealing motives ander- One of the robbers was arrest-ying the crime has reached the ed uninjured.

The Northern District police Paris. For this crime Chung People from a correspondent in water here and there, favouring received warning of an armed rob- | Mino, a young Chinese, who was of its responsibilities towards the he was boarding his car to return the settlement of outstanding la- this sunt shall be car-marked for

bery and sent out a squad in believed to be the dead girl's hus the larger and stronger ponies,

To-day is, of course, Ladies' search of the gang. The police hand, was hanged at Strangeway's which the clashed with the armed despera Gaol, Manchester. According to Day, an occasion fair sex usually come out in beat does and shooting occurred, but the Paris revelations, Chung Miao attire, but the inclenient weather the robbers fled, a long chuse was a bigamist.,

course of which

The People's Paris correspon- mitigated against the usual showensuing. In the

two of the fugitives were picked

dent writes:- of fashion.

of by the Police,

To-day a sad-faced and broken The Reserve units participated woman revealed to me the truth The Indien Purse was won in the clause of the robbers and about the murder for which Chung by Christmas Chines,

An eye-witness of the crima was ridden there were three separate encoun-Mino was hanged in Strangeways the tera between the gang and the Gaol, Manchester, a few days, ago, by Mr. Heard, and,

the police before the chase was given The revelation will come as a sur- conclusion

Following recent allegations, ni usual picturesque ceremony of up with two the robbers prise to those who have believed the purse presentation took place, dead and another a prisoner that the young Chinese law the leaders of the Nationalist Steel Miss Jean Mackie, daughter of Mr. Our Own Correspondent.

student was the victim of a mis-Helmet organisation has submit

ted to President Hindenburg carriage of justice. C, G. Muckle, the popular Clerk of

statement of the polley and aims the Course, making the presentu-

Mother's Statement.

of the organisation, which they tion and being escorted to a tin

declaro does not oppose the Re by the winning jockey,

Government but the publican Parliamentary system which they hope to reform by Jega! meana,

Ladies' Purse.

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race, of the

Chief interest to-day is being centred in the Champions which is expected to result in a keen lusale for honours. Many big sweeps- takes also depend on the result of this race. After yesterday's Der- by success, President Hall was the favourite, but the marked change in the weather conditions makes it doubtful whether the going will be to his king. Ellot Bay, Inst much has been year's winner, fancied for this event, but rumours are that he may not run.

Upsets of form, especially amongst the heavyweights, are ex- pected as a result of the heavy course, and punters are advised to watch out for an occasional turn- up by lightly-weighted contenders. 1-THE FOOCHOW CUP-Win- Nor $600. Sceond $260. Third $150. For China Ponies. Weight for inches A per scale, Ponies that have ran at any previous Meeting In Hong- kong, Macue or China and huve never won n race and Griffins of this Meals ing allowed 6 lb. Subscription Grič ins of this Meeting allowed 10 lb. (Jockey allowance.) Allowances ae- Entrance

Tica cumulative.

$10. Miles.

Dunbar's Coos Bay

Kon-tong's Hall (Mr. Encaraicao) 2

Mr.

Mr.

Ho

(Mr. H) 1

Town

, Mr. Lee Fe-wing's Little

Thunder...(Mr. Harriman) 3 Five startera, Five lengths; many lengths.

Time: min. 35.2/5 secs.

Pari-Mutuel Winner,

1st, $5.10; 2nd, $5.10.

$0.20:

Second

2.THE GRAND STAND STAKES.-Winner $600, $250, Third $150. For China Ponies bona fide Gritans of this Meeting. Win- Weight for inches as per senle. ners of one Race 7 lb.; of two or more Races 10 lb. extra, Subscrip-

THE CASH SWEEPS.

THE LUCKY NUMBERS AT

THE RACES.

TO-DAY'S WINNERS.

Below are the Cash Sweep ticket numbers on to-day's Races:

Race No. 1. Ticket No. 472.-$1,257.60. 26. $357,60. 322-$ 178.80. $60 Tickets:-380, 166.

Race No. 2.

Ticket No. 304.--$1,330.00..

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149 $380.00, 316.-$ 190.00.

My informant was the mother of the executed man, who came ali the way from China to Europe in the belief that her son was in nocent and with the object of try- Ing to save him from the scaffold. "In me," she said, "you see sadly disillusioned and broken

womiin. I came here in the belief

the relief of distressed miners in Scotland, and we are accordingly

of Edinburgh, Sir Alexander forwarding $100 to the special Fund opened by the Lord Provost

to the Lord Mayor of London's Stevenson. The remainder will go

Fund,

The shockingly cold-blooded. The meeting was convoked in murder of a Frenchman, a case order that the Committee might which has attained the nature of discuss the possibility of forming, cause celebre in France Indo-China, big coalition" Government in has stirred the French community the Reich, independent of what in that Colony to the highest pitch

of indignation, ever Government rules Prussia.

On February 9th, the eve of the Dr. Stresemann declared the

Chinese New Year, મી wealthy Frenchman, named Razin, was ture and had an entirely flat de shot dead in a street at Handi as Parliament had become a carica-

Commenting on present nation.

M. Hymana added that the 1920 anomalies, he said that the com-home from a visit to a friend. petition among the many parties Political Bureau and of the Surcte for popularity by promises of mill-service have been exercised in as agreement, which was submitted ards of marks for social services endeavour to bring to book two to the League of Nations, harmo- Annamites who were seen hurried-nised with the Locarno Treaty must cease.

The German People's Party hasly to drive away from the spot in and contained nothing contrary to

the League of Nations.Covenant. submitted a motion that no new car after the murder.

The agreement was supplement- expenditure shall be sanctioned in

ed by understandings between the the Budget Estimates without the

General Staff of the two coun- consent of the Government and

the native chauffeur of the mur-tries, solely aimed at the defence the Reichsrat.

The Foreign Minister express- dered man. He stated, in in- of the country. terrogation by police officials, that

Amongst to-day's donations in a Bazin, earlier that afternoon, haded the hope that the Dutch Gov- vielted a indy friend in the Route ernment would collaborate with

the Belgian Government in catab cheque for $75 received from Mr. de Hue.

C. J. Roe. Hon. Secretary of the At about 6 o'clock, as dusk was lishing the true facts. falling, Bazin came out of the

A resolution was carried ex-Kowloon Cricket Club, represent- house to return for dinner. As pressing confidence in the Gov-Ing sums contributed by members he stepped across the footpath to- ernment and endorsing ita protest.of that well-known sporting or- wards his car, a man approached The only dissentients were four ganisation. The Club hopes, to and handed him an urgent letter Flemish-Frontista and a Commun-forward a further cheque later on. which Bazin was asked to open ist Deputy-Reuter, and read. While thus engaged, Bazin stood unconscious of the approach of a second man, and

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President Hindenburg hás ac cordingly infrimtd the Cabinet that he scos a reason why he should, sever his connexion with

the Steel Helmets.-Reuter.

STABILISATION OF CURRENCY.

that my son was innocent, I go back with the heavy burden of [" knowledge of his guilt hanging I have no reproaches over me. for him, for God knows he must have been sorely tempted to do this thing, but I cannot allow stories about the intervention of others in the crime to pass with-SZECHO-SLOVÁKIA NEXT out stating the truth.

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Chauffeur Eyes Witness.

consequently, was not prepared for an attack.

The assailant drew out A re- volver and shot Bazin in the chest. Both men then started to make a hurried exit from the scene, but In order to make sure of the mur derous work, one of them return-

of the the recumbent TO,ed and fired two more shots into

victim.

Prague, Feb. 26,

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form

Escape in a Car. The chauffeur, and

Bazin's

This handsome gift from Talkoo is much appreciated, and in send- ing it Mr. Duncan Bays it is for- warded "with best wishes for the further success of your Fund."..

K.C.C. Contribution.

TRAGIC SHANGHAI on behalf of the Fund amongst

ACCIDENT.

TWO EUROPEAN CHILDREN

Our thanks for this most welcome subscription are hereby tendered.

A collection is also being made

members of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders, and we are informed that the proceeda will in due course bo forwarded to tho Telegraph for transmission to the Mansion House togelber with monies subscribed from other far the amount Bourcea. So collected by the Institution totals MOTOR TRUCK SMASH. $240. Members are to be com-

mended on helping the cause.

Subscriptions so far received by the Telegraph nro:

Already acknowledged.....$2,775.

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KILLED.

Talkoo Bockyard Staff K.C.C, Members

C. M. Anon

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Murderer's Legal Wife.

Shanghai, Feb. 27. The Governor. of the National

A sad accident occurred here this "First of all I want to tell you what has never before been dis- Bank of Szecho-Slovakia has n $50 Ticket:-$601, 451, 97, 162, closed; that my son was already nounced the forthcoming stabilian-friend, who had accompanied him morning as the result of which two married happily when he met the ton of currency at 33 crowns 75 out of the house, were powerless infant European children were kill to intervene. The shots were ed while out in their perambulator,

The two children-Infant daugh lady he was accused of killing, hellars to the dollar. and that in European law as well, This is equivalent to 41:58 milli drowned in the noise of cracker-

the Chinese ters of Mr. G. Abbott, of the Wil the crown.- firing occurring on as in the law of our own land he'l grammes gold to

Total ........10/- and #3,201 New Year's ove, and the assailantstow Pattern Press and formerly of was liable to be prosecuted for-Reuter.

escaped, unchallenged, in a wait the Shanghai Times were out in their perambulator, in charge of

Family's One Bed bigamy. It was this more linn

ing ear, anything else that forced him to

Reports to hand from Home In- a Japanese amuh. The perambula for was violently run into by a motor barbage truck belonging to dicate the hardships suffered by the French Municipal authorities. many of the miners and

One of the little girls was in-families in the North of England. During his tour of one of the

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72, 318.

Race No. 3. Ticket No. 359.-$1,744,40. 2918 498.40. 645-5 219.20., $50 Tickets:-188; 18.

Race No. 4. Ticket No. 580.-$1,666,00.

pennity. 324-476.00, 168-$238.00.

H

$50 Tickets:-672, 412, 368, 362,

commit the crime for which the FINE OIL-BURNER FOR law has exacted its terrible

"The

news

of his marriage was a terrible shock to us, but we

ORIENT LINE.

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Bazin was a wealthy business man, with a reputation for busi-

na-

their

600, 15, 255, 708, 333, 184, 703, 234.assumed that he had not really | 20,000-TON ORONTES FOR THEed to be a mystery insofar as the shortly afterwards as a result of villages in the affected area, the

SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL

ELECTION.

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BRITISH CANDIDATES' GESTURE.

Shanghal, Feb. 27. " Eight British candidates for the tion Griffins of this Meeting-winners forthcoming Municipal Council

no penalty: non-winners allowed 10 election have written a letter to lb. (Jockey allowance.) Allowances the Press appealing to the voters accumulative. Entranco $10,

Six to support the two American and Furlongs.

two Japanese nominees, thereby not disturbing the proportion of nationalities.

Mr. John Peel's Royal Flush

(Mr. Heard)

The eight. British candidates

2 will thus, be contesting for. five

married the girl, but had taken her as a concubine, which is per- mitted by our laws and customs. Immediately the news came, his legal wife decided to set out for England, and a wire was sent to him to this effect.

I have no doubt that it was the receipt of this wire that impelled him to commit the crime."

AUSTRALIAN SERVICE.

of a Mrs. McCan, where he saw Prince of Wales visited the house that although there were eight Correspon-people living in the two rooms

there was only one bed.

ness efficiency, among his tionals, and the news of his un- timely death created a profound- sensation. What at first appear-stantly killed, the other dying motives for the crime were con- the severe injuries received. The cerned, has been cleared up with amah was not hurt,

The driver of the truck has been London, Feb. 26.

the recovery of the letter. The just-completed 20,000-ton

Its contents, which have been dis-arrested.Our Own

dent. the Orient Liner, oll-burning

closed, are of a very sensational Orontes, was launched at Barrow nature. It is the letter which was the handed to Bazin by one of to-day.

The great vessel is designed for assailants just before he was shot the Australian service. She will down. That Madame Miao had ground fearry five hundred first-class pas-

1,000 third-class- for this belief was obvious when sengers and later she produced for my inspec-Reuter, tion the last letter written by her son from the condemned cell in Strangeways Gaol, Manchester.

This is in Chinese, but the inter- prelation is as follows:

Mad Infatuation.

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"I must have been mad. Του seats only. Our Own Correa-Jate I realized that I was in the toils of this woman. Her physi- pondent.

Political Motives?

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SLAVE TRAFFIC IN AFRICA.

The Prince asked what rent waa paid for the cottage, and when Mrs. McCan told him that it was rent free, he said: "That's the only good thing about it."

"We got blankets given to us on special occasions; some of us ket for years," someone told the Prince,

Purged of its more objectionable US. SIGNS CONVENTION FOR haven't felt the touch of a blan passages, the form in which it has been allowed to be printed in

BRITISH INDUSTRIES the Press, makes interesting read-

PAIR.

Ing.

!

SUPPRESSION.

Tragle Family, Washington, Feb. 26. The U. S. Senate has ratified the Later the Prince met a man who Bazin is accused, by the men who killed him, of a long series of Convention signed at Geneva in lost his sight in a pit accident;

sion of the slave trade.

weeks after, one of whose children ALL ATTENDANCE RECORDS alleged misdeeds, giving the September, 1926, for the suppres-whose wife broke her leg a few

crime a quasi-political character.

The Secretary of State, Mr.is tubercular, and who with hin BROKEN.

The letter refers to Bazin's ac- Kellogg issued a statement regard family was to be evicted from his Livities na Chief of the Labouring the Convention, stating that cottage in three weeks time.

and hta London, Feb 26,

Recruitment Bureau,

certain territories in Africa still

Pay-ahects shown to the. Prince The first week's attendance at

alleged abuse of monopolistic

have elave traffic.

by Mr. Lynch, of Hartford, re- The Convention is designed to vealed afresh the awful conditious the London section of the British

to pre in the village. wont blindly into the marriage industries Fair in the White City powers conferred on him by that was 75,000, being an increase of position. The men who set their

mark to the epistle, profess to suppress this traffic and

vent compulsory labour from deve "When the obsession passed I 5,000 over last year's record figure. have done so on behalf of manyloping into conditions analogous to five shifts, entered £198. Gd. hu-

There was an increase of buyers thousands of disillusioned labour slavery-Router. realized that I had done wrong and that I did not love her as

from all the Dominions. India ers sent to work mines in. French

Mr. Ho Kom-tong's Majestic Hall..... (Mr. Encarnacao) Messrs. Chan, M. & A. E. M. Rafeek's Triumphant Stag

[A reference to possible can-cal attraction was too much for (Mr. Quincey) 3

didates for the election will be me. I could not resist It, and I Nine starters. Three lengths; found on Page 7.1 three lengths.

Time: 1 min, 32.1/5 secs, Pari-Mutocl-Winner, $7.30; 1st, $5.30; 2nd, $6.80; 3rd, $8.80.

8-THE LADIES' PURSE.-Pre- sontod. $500 added for Winner. Second $250. Third $150. For China Ponies. Welght for inches as por scale. Winners at this Mealing other than Subscription Griffins 6 11. extra. (Jockey allowance) Entrance $10. Oned Round, (About 7 Fur- longa 55 Yards,)

Messra. Fay and Seth's Christ- ma Chimes.... (Mr. Heard) Mr. Dynasty's King's Counsel (Mr. Haimovitch) Mr. Eve's New Year's Eve ....

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SHANGHAI ELECTRIC

SUPPLY.

with hor...

much as I loved my wife. You may blame me as much as you like, sent twice as many buyers as last South Seas possessions and in the

Four men sharing the work of

tween them.

Mr. Lynch pointed out to the Prince that the men would be bet-

but there was no other way out year. The total number of coun- fover-ridden rubber plantationer of towns, notably in Haiphong,ter off on the dole,

tries represented so far is fifty-in Cochin-China. than the way I have taken. My six-British Wireless, one regret is that it has brought unhappiness to you, and I am

COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER

THE SALE..

Shanghai, Feb. 27. The Committee appointed re-grieved to think that you have cently to consider the sale of the come all this way to save me in THE RANGERS STILL believe they have or are sustaining | Surets, were the two sons of Mr.

1 Electricity Department of the Municipal Council to privato in- 2terests, met for the first time this

morning.

a

of

consists The Committee (Mr. Pote Hunt) 3 Five starters. A head; half Messry, Burkill, Matthews, Bassett,

Steen and Salto. length,

Time:1 min. 54.4/5 secs. Parl-Mutual-Winner, $11.50; 1st, $7.00; 2nd, $11..

(Continued on Page 14).

The three financial groups in- terested in the project were not present at the meeting. Our Own Correspondent.

the belief that I am innocent.

"In your letter you dwell on the story I told at the trial of others who were guilty. I cannot deceive you, dearest of mathens. There was no one else in the crime but your unhappy son, who was the victim of momentary passion.

"I spent a night of torture when I heard that Lao (his legal wife) (Continued on Page 14),

WINNING.

THIRD LANARK HEAVILY DEFEATED.

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London, Feb. 26. In the Scottish League to-day, Glasgow Rangers playing at home, defeated Third Lanark by five goals

to one outer.

Bazin was, therefore, killed In explation for the wrongs, real or imaginary, which these labourera at his hands.

where some thirty members of tho native population were arrested.

Amongst these detained and taken for examination to the

Bach Thai Buol, Indo-China's most prominent shipping, magnate, Prominent Men Arrested.

These two men were found to be On the receipt of this letter, in possession of three revolvers Surete officials made one of the of a callbre corresponding to the most extensive investigations on bullets taken from the body of the record. While police traps were dead Frenchman. They cleared set on roads of every possible suspicion by proving an alibl, but route radiating from Hanol, by are still detained on a charge of which the assailants might try to being in possession of unlicensed make their escape by car, police weapons. It had been alleged that ralds were carried out in a num-1 (Continued on Page 7.).

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as a donation to

the British Miners' Distress

Fund.

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