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二拜禮號九月四英港香 TUESDAY,

APRIL

9, 1929.

日十三月二

$ PRE NAUM

MIROLS OOPT 20 CENSU

NEW DELHI OUTRAGE DISTINCTIONS IN SHANGHAI BLAZE

FIRM NAMES.

BOMB-THROWERS ADMIT DEFENDANT CLOSELY

THEIR GUILT.

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY AVERTED BY

INFERIOR BOMBS.

AN AMAZING PAMPHLET.

It is revealed this morning that the bomb outrage in the Indian Legislative Assembly yesterday might easily have resulted in a disaster of the first magnitude, but for the fortulious circumstance that the missiles were of inferior .make.

The men arrested have admitted their guilt, but the police are endeavouring to trace the real culprits, under whose instructions the men acted.

QUESTIONED.

SAYS HE & SOLICITORS WERE NEGLIGENT.

PROMISSORY NOTE,

The distinction between Kwai Nin Tong, Ma Pak Leung Arm, of Fabshan and Canton, and

the

DISASTER.

'SQUARE MILE OF POOTUNG

GUTTED BY FIRE.

300 PEOPLE MISSING.

Shanghai, Apr: 9..

The worst village fire' for many. years occurred 19 the outskirts of Greater Shanghai last night, creat- ing fearful havod,

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The loss of life, it is feared, is tremendous, the blaze spreading with such fearful rapidity in a high wind throughout a matshed. centre that dozens and dozens of

burned to death,

BANVARD GIRL'S CLAIM.

AWARDED RUPEES 900 DAMAGES.

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LATEST SHANGHAI CRIME WAVE.

TWO WEALTHY BUSINESSMEN KIDNAPPED.

FENG YU-HSIANG'S OBJECTS.

EXPLANATION · FOUND SATISFACTORY,

NO TERRITORIAL AMBITIONS IN HUPEH.

RUSSIAN SHOT DEAD.

Shanghal, Apr. 9. Chinese residents are becoming increasingly terrified at a renewed outbreak of the kidnapping epidemic. Important personages but there have been many wanithy do not venture out without guards, TROOPS STILL MOVE. victims of the gang'which is pursu- colonsal

Mian Molly Maguire, an actress,ing its activities on a

Hankow, Apr. 8. who claimed Rs. 14,270 as damages scale. from Mr. W. R. Banvard; for the The police are powerless to Source that Feng Yu-hefang'e

It is learned from a reliable

the Yut Tung Ma Pak Leung firm, people were trapped and were wrongful termination of her con-check the wave, partly owing to troops continue to cross the Honan of Hongkong, formed the subject

Only those on the extreme out-tract for theatrical engagement the refusal of Chinese eye-wit-border into Hupeh, and a large of Mr. F. C. Jenkin's cross-exami-sides were is a position to escape for eight months, was awardednesses to see the abductions until contingent has arrived at Tung- nation of Ma Chung-yu this morn to safety, and a conservative esti-R. 900 by Mr. Justice Costello init la loo late to act.

hwangtien, where the garrison has ing, when the promissory notę ease

the Calcutta High Court,

The latest victims are Mr. Liu been disarmed. was renamed before the Chief mate places the number of miss

Mr. J. C. Hazra and Mr. P. N. Kul-may, tha compradore of The meaning of these suspicious Justice (Sir Henry Gollant in the ing at three hundred

Over a square mile of matshed Mallik appeared for the plaintiff Mesars. Wheelock's, and the chief moves is not clear, though it was Supreme Court.

Lam Ting-on, a bend of the houses in the crowded Pootung and Mr. R. C. Bonnerjee and Mr. clerk of Mesars, David Sassoon evident to-day that the Nanking King On Tong firm, No. 80, Thirded by the conflagration, and it is

district were completely destroy. Ormond for the 'defendant. who has also been kidnapped. ⚫lenders were less apprehensive

The earlier proceedings in the ] The crime wave all round is the than. formerly.. Street, is suing the Ma Pa Leung stated that more than three thou-case are reported on another page Road Central, for $4,098 alleged Many substantial houses, in the and, in reply to his Lordship, said the Russian watchman of the Chued the 1st, 9th, and 13th Nanking firm of druggists, No. 310, Queen' and of these huts were involved.

Chiang Careful, Mr. A. E. Warren gave evidence,

· Marshal Chiang Kai-shek order- that a fortnight's notice appeared Pho San Home being fatally Divisions, under Generals Lit Chi, in almost any contract. Some wounded in an encounter with Chiang Ting-min, and Hein To-

to be due under a promissory note

A most remarkable pamphlet was thrown into the As-dated January 16, 1921. The de- sembly Hall at the same time as the bombs, declaring that the sacrifice of individuals on the altar of the revolution is inevitable.

HINDU SOCIALIST REPUBLICANS.

New Delki. Apr. 8. fully realising its responsibility to be preferred against the mis-bombs in protest against such re- A charge of attempted murder is has ordered its "army" to throw croanta responsible for the dastard-pressive monsures as the Public ly affair in the Legislative AssembSafety. (Removal from India) Ril ly to-day. The bombs were hurle and the Trade Disputes Bill. from the gallery and the benches were crowded,

Revolution.

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fence is that the firm sued is the Yut Tung Ma Pak Leung Arm of Hongkong, while the maker of the note is the Kwai Nin Tong Ma Pak Leung firm of Fatshan and Canton, the firms being entirely distinct though the owners belong to the same family.

Mr. F. C. Jonkin, instructed by Mr. E. 8. C. Brooks of Messra, Hastings, Denny's and Bowley, is

for the plaintiff, while Mr. C..G.

Mr. F. X. D'Almada, senior, is c Alabaster, K.C., together with Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., instructed by

fending.

Under One Management?

Hind the bombs been of good

This morning, Ma Chun-yu, the It dlao protests against the in-defendant, was further cross- muke, a terrible catastrophe must discriminate arrests of Labour examined by Mr. Jenkin with re- have occurred, but an examination lenders, "the callous murder of gard to certain characters print- of others found in their possession Lalalaj Pat Rai, on behalf of the ed on a wrapper used for wrap- reveal that they were homemade helpless Indian mases." and of very inferior quality being

ping up medicines. He identified incapable of Inflicting extensive sacrifice of individuals at the altar been issued by the Fatahan and

The pamphlet concludes:

wrapper shown to him as having damage.

bring freedom to all, remiering Leung. Witness did not agren of the great revolution, which will Canton factories of the Ma Pak revolvers into the Assembly Hall,

exploitation of man by man im that certain characters claimed live the Revolution "Reuter. possible, is inovitable. Long that the distillery or premises al

It lo also revealed that they fired but again it appears that the pistols were of crude design and, happily, jammed after being fired twice.

The names of the arrested men are Butu Keswara Dutt and Baghat Singh.

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BANANA CERUZANNOLLITININKOPEREZ ALLOYSIU

SHANGHAI RIVER TRAGEDY.

Destroyer Cuts Cargo-Boat

Clean In Two.

SMART RESCUE WORK,

Shanghai, Apr. 9. The American destroyer "Non" while cruising at a fair speed in the Shanghal River yesterday afternoon collided with a cargo-bont, cutting her clean in two.

The vessel sank almost imme- diately and four persons were drowned,

Smart rescue work by the erew of the "No" served to save many lives-Our Own Correspondent.

Brea were also reduced to cindere.

There were pitosus scenea

да

Fali and Macno were under one A British Wireless report of the and the same management. occurrence staten:

Mr. Jenkin: Does it or docs it thousands of the residents of the Bombs were furled from the not show that what you call the area assembled and were forced to gallery of the Indian Legislative Kwal Nin Tong Ma Pak Loung watch the disaster. Surrender Voluntarily. Assembly to-day during a crowd are claiming, as theirs, the Fatl

Eye-witnesses describe the blaze ed sitting. Several persons were and Macao premises?According as a veritable Inferno and it is They declare that they entered injured, including Sir Deore to the reading of this handbill, not regrded na likely that any of the gallery of the Assembly without Schuster, the Finance Member it appears to be so but this is the missing people have escape tickets, obtaining admission long the Executive Council, and four only an advertisement for the with their lives. The flumes could before the police, arrived to check Indian members of the Legislative general public.

be seen for miles-Our Own Cor. Assembly.

Witness agreed that, the wrap- | respondent. Police Lock Doors,

per was correct In every other respect. been thrown, the police locked all mess, to an

Immediately the bombs hud Mr. Jenkin then referred wit-

the admission of visitors.

After throwing the two bomba, they red their pistols and one of them yelled out; "I did it. Here is} my pistol," and they surrendered to

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contained four weeks' notice.

worst for some time. Another

murder by desperadoes occurred Inst night, round about midnight,

Every member who was brought would-be robbers.

He was found dead at a spot out from England cust a capítul expenditure of £100 and so it near to the place where another necessarily followed that the con- Russian watchman not long ago tract

Was one-sided. Witness killed himself and his sweetheart should have given the plaintiff in in an automobile, outside the the circumstances four weeks' | estate,~Our Own Correspondent. salary and £20 for out of pocket expensca,

Plaintif Nervous.

Continuing, witness said that he had seen the plaintiff net and sing and she was very nervous. Audi- ences are very indulgent at times| but sometimes they are not "Cal- cutta audiences," anld witness, "have a way of showing their lack of appreciation. They won't as

GIANT AIR-LINERS FOR INDIA.

AMONG BIGGEST MÀCHINES EVER BUILT.

London, Apr. 8.

An announcement of more than

|ying respectivělý, to leave Hankow

for the north of Hupch, ostensibly, sion and the disarming of Wuhan for the purpose of bandit-suppres

stragglers.

Hankow, Apr. B.

It is reliably stated that Feng's furces have occupied Loahokow on the Han River and Kwangshui on the Peking-Hankow Railway.

It is uncertain whether these moves were' planned before the fall of Wuhan and whether there: hag been no time to countermand them,

There are no further signs of uneasiness in Hankew and mar- tial law which has been in force since Thursday is being lifted to-

they do in England give an artiste HANDLEY-PAGE ORDER night... what we call the bird. In Calcutta they have a different method. They show lack of appreciation by unduly applauding and an artiste may be niisled and may not appreciate that

peaking of actual solo numbers." the applause la ironical. I was

the

end of

ovidence sho manageress were nol.

German Assistance.

It is interesting, to note that

ordinary interest was made to-day when Marshal Chiang Kai-shek holders of the famous aircraft front, he was accompanied by at the annual meeting of share was on his way to the Wuhan constructora, Messra. Handley-two German Staff Officera. Page, Limited.

Hie Lordship, in delivering judg. ment, said the matter out of which

The chairman stated that tho It is understood that theas the sult arose began with a letter, firm has obtained the contract to officers advised Marshal Chiang tô dated Nov. 5 by the manageress supply the new aircraft required instruct his troops to move by. Miss Banvard, to the plaintiff, in by the British Imperial Airways night only, and to lay low during which the writer stated that Mr.

the daytime,

This explains why the positione Banyard hnd instructed her to defor the full establishment of the

Croydon and Karachi, India, of the advancing Nanking forces termine the plaintiff's engage-weekly air mail service between ment at

the The machines will be of entire-were never definitely placed until Bombay season, According to ly new design, while their size they had almost reached their the plaintiff's

may be estimated from the fact objective-Reuter, and the

that they are to be constructed for getting on very well together and the accommodation of forty pas-

Feng Explains. some suggestion was made that the

sengers and crew,

Later. real reason of the notice was due to

In addition to the ordinary

Router learns that Fong_ Yu- the ill-vill displaved by Miss Ban-accommodation, there will be two halang'o |vard. In his Lordship's opinion, big saloons, in addition to a cabin Wan-kin has just arrived in Han- representative, Chang however, this was not so, as admit tedly the management was of opin the size of a Pullman conch fitted kow and has explained that the movement of the Kuominchun ion that the plaintiff was not suit- with lavatories and a buffet.

Their accommodation will fall troops inside the upch border is CITY ISOLATED: OVER 4,500 ed for the parts she was request little short of the passenger intended to hedge in the retreating

HOMELESS. curious that you, in that afldavit,

et to play under the terms of the

accommodation of the Graf

Kwangsi troops and any of the contract. The outrage took place just as swore to something which you

Zeppelin. Hobart, Apr. 8. Mr. Patel, President

Hupeh army which might retire in of the said was a mistake, and

Each of these giant machines this direction and to allow the Gov these Assembly, was about to give his people make the same mistake in the course of the Tasmanian in- It has just been revealed that in

Not Disputed

will be equipped with four engines ruling in regard to the Public issuing this handbill?"

There, seemed to be no doubt of 600 horse-power each, a total crament troops to operate freely in

the south of Hupch Safety B giving the Indian Witness: In all the factories undations, the Pioneer Tin Mine

The arrival of the delegate, who Government the power to deport where they make up the medicines was flooded, a dam at the Maonarch that at that time the plaintiff ac of 2,000 hp.

An important fenture will be the

bears full assurances of Marshal The Assembly met again within agitators.

Mine was washed away,, while a quiesced in the position and did

defendant to determine her (plain Page invention, the slotted wing isolated Queenstown,

The havoc is most amazing, and tiff's) engagement by such notice.device. Reuter

resistance.

afiadvit he. swore,

the police without putting up any the doors and arrested two Indians part of which was to the effect who were found to be in posses- that the Fati and Macao premises The were factories, of the Fatshan

Baghat Singh is believed to be sion of bombs and pistola. the nephew of the notorious resilling of the Assembly was basiness, and added:-"It volutionary agitator. Ajit Singh, adjourned. who has been in exile for some! time past

Duit has been identified as

Bengali from Cawnpore.

Special Precautions.

fifteen minutes of the outrage, but Recently, thirty-three men.

remain in

they have to have a wrapper.

is

FLOOD DEVASTATION IN TASMANIA.

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His Lordship pointed out that landslide on the Lyell Railway has not dispute the right of the provision of the famous Handley-Feng Yu-halanga loyalty to the

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still pungent with the smoke and Sir John Simon was present in firat formed and the one in

the President's Gallery.

Central Government has removed

any sense of uneasiness which might have been felt in politicat circles.

it is estimated that over 4,500 poo-The plaintiff also wrote a letter ple have been rendered homeless in to Mr. Banvard In Rangoon in the Launceston, district alone. which she admitted that she might FIRING ON NORWEGIAN It is generally considered that

have been "stupid" and she mero-

B. AND S. STEAMER FIRED UPON.

YANGTSZE.

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ly suggested certain compensa- Lion.

STEAMER.

COASTGUARD' AUTHONI-

TIES EXPLAIN,

Washington, Apr. 8.

the situation has now been clari 'fted...

Boycott Ended.

the only basinena transacted was alleged to be Communisi agitators, it was really a matter for com a motion for the adjournament of were arrested in different parts of ment, and Mr. Jenkin agreed. the Session by Mr. Patel. The India and Mr. Patel's expected

Names Explained, majority of the Members declined ruling was as to whether the dis- to re-enter the Assembly Hall cussion of the Bill should be post-Į

Answering other questions, wit Renter. preferring to

theponed until after the trial of these mess said of the Yut Tung firma Lobbies. The atmosphere

Wag Bien,

that the one in Hongkong was

In his Lordship's opinion, it U.S. fumes of the bomba,

He Batavia was the last one to be

was quite clear on the evidence Seventy policemen have now escaped injury. As Chariman of organised. The name Yut Tung

It is Interesting to note that that Mr. Blythe had no intention

business is in full swing in the been detailed to maintain guard the Royal Commission of Inquiry Ma Pak Leung was solested. In

to retain the plaintiff's services at the Assembly, while the Prea into the working of the system of order to make

Japanese Concession as the result In regard to the firing on the of the lifting of the boycott. a difference, bo- dent has given an order that no Government and the development tween them and the Kwa Nin ANOTHER INCIDENT ON THE after the Calcutta season. It was

steamer Juan, the conceded by Mr. Bonnerjee that Norwegian tickets of admission shall be of representative institutions, he Tong, Fatahan and Canton Ma

While no official pronouncement there was technical breach of the coastguard authorities state that a has been showing a close interest Pak Leung firms, so that there lasued for Thursday's session,

The as. Kintang, one of the agreement as a result of notice patrol boat fired on her because or voto has been Issued by the adding that from now on there in the working of the Legislative could not be any possibility of years Butterfeld, and of Dec. 11, for the defendant pur- she refused to halt when request new Government, the pickets have miraculously, disappeared and must be much stricter supervision. Assembly.

Sir George Schuster, whose reason of the similarity of names.lehang on Monday.

confusion in anybody's mind by feet, was fired at above ported to discontinue the plained to do so.

tiff's engagement before the end Injuries are stated to be very Another reason was in order that Police Hopeful.

It will be recalled that yester every confidence is being express- light, has had wido international creditors would know that the two

Naval wireless messages give of the Calcutta senson, which day the pilot of the Juan lodgeded for the maintenance of cordial

protest with the Norwegian Sino-Japanese business relations. The police are determined to experiences of finance and acono firms were entirely distinet,

no further detaile beyond the fact concluded on Dec. 23 or 24.

A British Naval Wireless trace the outrage to its source and mics, and was formerly, a partner!

Mr. Jenkin then stated that he that the fire was returned by the It was not suggested that the Vice-Consul because, he alleged, hope, In view of pamphleta also in the London banking firm of

was going to take the witguard on board the Kintang.

notice in any way reflected upon the United States coastguards-at message states that Rear-Admiral Tweedie, of the British Yangteze thrown, which mention Laj Pat Sebuster,

ness through certain docu- Rai,' that it will be at long last

tho character or conduct of the Chesapeake Bay, without warnlngPatrol, pald a courtesy visit to parties and the sole ground upon fired half a dozen shota, narrowly Marshal Chiang Kai-shok yester- Indian Seriously Hurt. ments, including his own affirma- possible to trace the murderers of

he would Those injured include Sir George tion, after which Mr. Saunders, the Assistant Super- intendent of Police at Lahore, Schuster, Sir Bamanjes Dalal, and suggest that it was an who was shot dead in the streets Mesara. Raghvendra Ram and new enne,

Shankar Rao, also Mr. S. N. Roy, i

which the defendant desired to missing the Juan, which the

day, put an end to the contract was coastguards boarded, when they because the plaintiff was not con of bananas was not camouflaged satisfied themselves that the cargo sidered suitable for the particular

Biquor.-Reuter's American Service, parta assigned to her,

AVIATION TROPHY. entirely

Dealing with witnean's affidavit, NORTH POLE FLIER IS in December. It is folt certain in the Deputy Secretary of the Indian counsel referred to various para-

HONOURED. police quarters that both outragea Central Committee, who was alt-graphs in which witness ~ had

The Fortnight's Notice. emanated from the same source. ting with officers in the gallery. given_brief historics of the Kwat

Washington, Apr. 8. Carl Efelson, the pilot of the The plaintiff's case Red "Army" Orders.

must rest Sir Bamanjee Dulal fa seriously Min Tong Ma Pak Leung and the hurt.

Yat Tung Ma Pak Leung, after aeroplans in, which Bir George almost entirely upon the question Tho leaflet mentioned fa

"The police immediately locked which Mr. Jenkin said that wit-Wilkins How over the North Pole as to whether or not the defendant the above message was thrown at the Council House and prevented ness had described the Fatehan in April last year has been pre was entitled to, under the precise section) of the English League, the same time as the bombs, the movements of visitors. The firm nine times and the Hongkong sented with the Harmon Trophy: worde of the contract, to termin: Chesterfield playing at home drew

for It declaros that the "Hindu Chamber presentedán awful firm once.

annually outstanding fest in aviation.ate the plaintiff's engagement to with Wigan, no goals being scored, Socialist Republicha Association" spectacle-Router,

(Continued on Page 14.)

Router's American Bervice.

(Continued on Page 7). -Reuter.

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awarded

HOME, FOOTBALL.

London, Apr. 8. In the Third Division (Northern

North Chinn Position.

Peking, Apr. 8. The report that Marshal Chiang Kai-shok has requested Marshal Yon Hel-shan to tako full control of Chilli is confirmed. There are 120,000 Nationalist troops In the province and Yen Hel-shan has been given the command.

The Shansi chief is expected In. Peking next week, and it is re- (Continued on Page 7),