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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY MARCH 11, 1929,

FIRST PICTURE OF THE FIRE.

This striking photo was taken in the early hours of this morning, when the disastrous fire at the King Edward Hotel was at its height. The completeness of the devastation, in

the upper storeys is all too evident. (Photo: Mác Cheung),

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SCORE.

LEYLAND AND WHITE

ADD 34 RUNS.

AUSTRALIA BAT CAUTIOUSLY IN FACE OF 519..

SOME STATISTICS BY: MUSSOLINI, .`

TELLS OPERA AUDIENCE WHAT

HE HAS DONE.

AS MODEST AS USUAL.

CHINA WAR CRISIS LATEST.

LI CHUNG-YEN CABLES RESIGNATION.

CONCILIATORY LETTER BY CHIANG KAI-SHEK.

Rome, Mar. 10. "Legislative work, the adapta- Lion, the control and the creation of new institutions in Italy has been only part of my work. I have granted 60,000 audiences, and I have interested myself in 1,887.112 FIGHTING UNLIKELY. questions referring to Italian citi- ens that have reached me through my private secretaries."

LEYLAND MAKES 137.

England's last wicker stand in the Fifth Test at Melbourne, this morning resulted in the addition

Thus spoke Signor Mussolini, the of 34 runs to the over-night total,alian Dictator, who received England being dismissed for 519 yild ovation on attending the Royal

Opera House to-night.

runa,

Facing this formidable total. Australia began very slowly and when the lunch interval was reached, they had scored 19 runs without loss.

the

Shanghai, Mar. 10.

the Hunan Situation which has To clarify his attitude towards arisen consequent upon the dis missal of General Lu Ti-ping by Wuhan Branch Political The audience was more than Council, General Li Chung-yen, 1.000, including the majority of the chairman of the Council, Mussolini's Cabinet, and four yesterday telegraphed to Nanking hundred General Election candi-his resignation from all his sub- dates, and all the Prefects,

stantive concurrent posts in the Signor Mussolini, reviewing the Central Government, as well work of his regime, expressed the his position as, Chairman of the opinion that the terrorism of Fas- Wuhan, Counell.

AB

Leyland (not out 110) and J. C. White (not out 2) took their place at the erease this morning having already contributed fifteen runa in partnership. There was much ex- citement as the Australians endeav-ship of the State Council was an-

oured to get rid of the last man, but White eat on the splice, and Leyland hit out.

Hot Weather.

There were 15,000 spectators present when the game was resum ed in hot and hazy weather. The wicket was wearing exceedingly: well, and was playing hard..

Grimmett was unable to field owing to his injury.

The 500 was sent up when the innings had faste for six minutes, short of 10 hours, and 19 runs Hatar Leyland was caught at cover by Fairfax.

frid

Leyland gave # magnificent display of off-driving late cutting. He was at the wicket for 300 minutes and scored 137, his

ASSASSINATION IN TIENTSIN.

Former Aviation Director Shot Dead.

Tientsin, Mar. 11. Chu Tung-feng, formerly Anfuito Director of Aviation, was assassinated on Saturday morning at his realdence, in the Japanese Concession,

The assassin gained admit- tance by pretending that he had a message from General Chang-Chung-chang, and then shot Chu dead.-Reuter.

botal including no fewer than EAST FARBENDANTS ANZONIERING seventeen 4's. The innings had been in progress for 615 minutes when the last wicket fell.

Australia's Innings.

Woodfull and Jackson were sent

(His resignation from member-

nounced in the Telegraph on Saturday.)

Gén. Li's Telegram,

In his telegram of resignation, General Lt Chung-yen says he has been faithfully observing the in- struction of the central authorities In the hope of facilitating the carly completion of the mission of the national revolution,

"Now that Nanking proposes the abolition of the Division) Political Councils and the Head- quarters of the Fourth Group Army, it is filling that I shoul conclude my duties as chairman of the Wuhan Divisional Council

Fourth and Commander, of the Group Army.

"I beg also to be relieved of my position as a Member of the State cism has quite faded compared Council so that I may have.com-} with former and contemporary terplete rest. rorisma...

"As regards the Ilunan deve- He said that a special tribunal Jopments, while I was not there at out to open Australia's innings and for the defence of the State had the time of the affair, I am inform-

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first four overs were maidens, and 5,000 tried... only two runs accrued from the As regards foreign policy, Sigvor first nine overs.

Mussolini said that Italy desired Then Jackson twice sent Tate to peace, but was prepared to defend the boundary. They had made 19her Intereata in any part of the

world, Reuter, runs when lunch was taken.

STRANGE RAILWAY

England 1st Innings.

J. B. Hobbs, 1.b... Ryder

148

D. R. Jardine, e Oldfield, b Wall 19

W. R. Hammond, e Fairfax, b

Wall

23

TRAGEDY.

E. Tyldesley, e Hornibrook,

31

G. Duckworth, ¢ Fairfax, b Hor

nibrook

12

E Hendren, c Hornibrook, b Fair-

Lax

HUGE BOULDER CRASHES

PAGE INTOʻTRAIN.

15

M. Leyland,

C Fairfax,

Constantinople, Mar. 10.

Oxenhams!

137

Rydox ......

H. Larwood, b Wall

G. Geary, b Hormbrook

M. W. Tate, a substitute, b Horn!-

brook...

J. C. White, not out....

Extras

Total

led that it was an emergency mea- (sure taken only; an a matter of

precaution,

Nanking's Risk.

"I now understand that there are extensive troop movements up the Yangtsze.

"At this time when the Com-

munista are eagerly waiting for an [opportunity to stage an uprising: it behoves the authorities to guard against being utilised by them."

Prior to the despatch of General LI_Chung-yen's telegram, Reuter understando, Marshal Chiang Kai- shek, in the course of a personal Four people were killed and letter to General Li Chung-yen, re- eloven seriously injured

near

lative to the dismissal of La Ti-

Adabazar, in Anatolia, during the ping, said:

1 night when a huge boulder hurt-

9

Jed down the mountainside. ~ and

13 crashed into a passing train.

610

Fall of wicketa: 1 for-64 zuna (Jardine), 2 for 146 (Hammond), 8 for 235 (Hobbs), 4 for 240 (Tyldes ley), 6 for 200 (Duckworth), 6 for

The engine WaS smashed to smithereens, whilst several coaches capsized.—Reuter,

101 (Hendren), 7 for 408 (Larrood) TROTSKY GETS MORE

8 for 428 (Goary), 9 for 470 (Tale) 10 for 519 (Leyland).

Bowling Analysis.

Wall Hornibrook.

Oxenhum Grimmett

| Fairfax

Ryder Kippar

0. M. R. W

FREEDOM.

40 8 128 8 MOVES FROM CONSULATE

48

8 142 3

.45.1 16 8B 1

.25 11 40 0

.27 4 84 I

.18 5

31

i

Australia-18 Innings

W. M. Woodfull not out

·A. Jacksen not-out

Extras

Total (for 0 wkt)

HOTEL,

Constantinople, Mar. 10.

Orders. Ignored.

"Since your departure from Wuhan, no responsible oficial has boen guiding the authorities there. The long distance separating the Central authorities from Wuhan, renders direct control ineffective.

Even your own orders have carried

no force there;

“As a precaution and for the sako of 'maintaining dignity, the Central Government has been forc-. TOod to mobilize its troops. What [the Central Government is aiming jat is non-interferonco with the ad-

ministration.

"For the gareral welfare of the

20 2 Trotsky, with his wife and son, people and of the nation and for

2 o has been allowed to leave the So-the realisation of the programme

viot Consulate.

11

2

of the Kuomintang Party, the

0 They are now living at a hotel, Central Government will not re- Trotsky having undertaken to sort lightly to war. As long as

maintain complete reserve and not the dignity of the Government re

to organise any demonstrations.mains unimpaired everything Jelse can be satisfactorily settled. 19 | Router,

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