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PAN -AANP THURSDAY, AUGUST
1, 1929. 日六月六
SHANGHAI POLICE SIR WM. JOWITT IN VESTRIS ENQUIRY FOOLISH TRICK
ON ALERT.
SPORADIC OUTBREAKS BY COMMUNISTS.
STRONG PATROLS KEEP MOBS IN CHECK.
AT PRESTON..
WINS BY-ELECTION WITH INCREASED VOTES.
DEFECTION SEQUEL.
London, July 31. The result of the Preston byg electiam de necessary by the secession of Sir William Jowilt,
Sir W. A. Jwitt (Lab;)
FERMENT IN EUROPE.K.C... the Attorney General, from the ranks of the Liberal Party, Shanghai, Aug. 1. was declared this evening as fol- Fears of trouble in, connexion.
lows: with the Soviet declaration urging) 'a general strike throughout the worldon August 1st., to taky the forma a preat revolutionary balth review," were partially realised here today.
Hanover, although sporadic street distitrbances have been developing throughout the morning, the foreign and Chinese authorities believe that they have the situation mader con- Fr.
The morning's activities by ex- tremist eluded the throwing of! rock and other missiles, as well as several attempted stroof denum strating,
Attempted Outbreaks.
FINDINGS.
COURT SEVERE ON NEW
YORK AGENTS.
GUILTY OF DEFAULT HAVING 'BEARING ON LOSS.
EFFECT OF VERDICT,
London, July ai. The greatest importance at taches to the findings of the loss of the British ss. Vextris with a loss of 110 lives of the Ameri- ean coust in November last.
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LIQUOR LAW.
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CHAIN THEMSELVES TO SEAT
OF LONDON BUS.
DRIVEN TO THE YARD.
London, July 31. An extraordinary Communist" demonstration women, not without its home cecurred in the elty to day of the de- monstrators wa women, and they were accompanied by a well- known agitator.
ARGUED AT KOWLOON MAGISTRACY.
INTERNATIONAL LAW, MAY BE INVOLVED,
IMPORTATION ISSUE,
RIDER MAIN PROBLEM.
While there has hardly been time for Hongkong's reservoirs to gain material benefit from the heavy rains of this morning, the sharp downpour yesterday afternoon pro-
Vellay
RUSSIA CALLS UP RESERVISTS.
REINFORCING TROOPS. IN FAR EAST,
BELLICOSE STATEMENT BY CHANG HSUEH-LIANG.
duced an increased flow, and this LATEST PEACE MOVE.
Dr. A. B. Howitt (Can.) .... 29,108 Board of Trade enquiry into the for some tinie to know how to Mr.. T. S. Whyte Smith, at the 10,000,000 gallons in the service born since 1902 living in the Far
S. M. Holten (Ind.) '. . . . - ...
Lab. maj, from fon.
...
85,608
410
6,140
Mr. Halden lases, of Campse, his depasit. He forfeited his deposit at the General Election also when the result in a contest for two seats) was as follows:"
Tom Show (Latb.) Sir W. Juwie (Lib.) Dr. Howitt (Con.).... C. 2. G. Eminoti (Com.)
It is stated in this morn- ing's newspapers that actions. for huge sums filed in the American curts depend on the judgment.
The judgment was delivered to 47,505 day and was extremely lengthy 31272 The Court held forty sittings, un 29.11 $7,751 2,111
the seats.
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Later.
morning the total amount of water in storage showed an incrense of was most remarkable, and it futernational Law was mentioned 1,050 million gallons, including Siberin has ordered all Reservists
Thele proceeding, however, The possible infringement of about 23 million gallons.
Riga, July 31. The total in storage is about Commander of the Soviet forcos in It is reliably reported that the seems to have puzzled the polles deal with them.
Kowloon Magistracy this morn-reservoirs, They began by boarding aing, when the question of whether wash, which holds 22.37 millions, It is notable that Tytam Bye-
East to rejoin the Colours at niotor-omnibus at Victoria Station
Vladivostock. as ordinary passengers, but after n person passing through the overflowed at 4.30 pm. yoster-
Similarly, all officers on the sitting down on the top of the waters of the Colony on his way day, having began to receive Reserve List have been ordered to hus, they chain! themselves to to Chinese territory, with dutlable the overflow from Tytam on Mon- rejoin the Army, Irrespective of
Hquor an hoard his, boat, was liable ing.
| day'at ubunit six o'clock in the even....Į 4ge. icials endeavdured" to per when they refusal, the bus was Exporta' Department, again came siderable addition from the Bye been confirmed. A message from suade them to leave quietly, but to be charged by the Import and Tythm Tuk, the Colony's biggest
The reported mobilisation of the driven to Scotland Yard, the Con-up for decision,
reservoir, is now receiving a con-Soviet forces in the Far Eust las wash overflow thanks to the fact Moscow, however, mentions inat duration over the waterworks arenen that yesterday's rain was of longer the "Rel" Army Reservists have
to report than in the town.
Khabarovsk, which is below overflow, as compared with the Amur Railway well to the Tylam Tuk is now only 58 feet eastern border of Manchuria, on an the
over 105 feet three weeks ago, and north of Vindivostock, but south- His Worship pointed out that every foot represents about 20 mll-east of Blagoveshchensk-Keuter." the defendant, hy declaring the lion gallons additional In storage, spirits within four hours of his increasing as it goes up: Wongneidecision to mobilise the Soviet The Telegraph announced the arrival in port, would have fulfill-chong is being kept just below Reservists on Friday Inst week. ed the requirements of the Ordin-overflow by being drawn upon to the report being received through
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der Mr. Butler Aspinall, R.C, then Wreek Commissioner, who answer- jed fifty-eight questions submitted
"BREMEN" SETS UP A by the Board of Trade seriatim.
NEW RECORD.
Sir William Jewitt joined the Labour Party soon after it was Har throngs congested the de-clear that they would form patten store district in Nankingovenment.
incident, and several efforts were to
-Mistalen Application.
the
The Court Bold intry alia that me disorganisation resulted on- Within a few days hourd the doomed cruit from the Read, near Louza Poller Station, it was announced that Mr. Ram- placing of women ant children the scene of the historie May 30 say MacDoudald oppainted him in the port houta in a mistaken the pusition of Attorney-application of the traditional ors made use trouble by afteropt- General, The Preston Liberals der "Women and Children Firat." ed-outbreak -
signified that they had no desire There was on lack of order and The crowds, however, were kept that Sir William shunal stand discipline among the crew, maxing, being under constant aur-alain, but the grindļdate decided Court finds, but the 5.0.8. mes- veillance by turmented police forces to submit himself for re-obetion. sages should have been sent out and patrols, which were very With additional Labour barking.at least six hours earlier: The active Chronghout the bitare secured an increase of 4,000 Court considered that Captain national and French Settlements votes, Dr. Hayit, e irnding William J. Carry, who lost 10 ing and in Chinese territory.
Conservative remaining preti-the disaster, was unduly optimi
tie before the foundering. The police bud necasian to offet, cally stationary,--rater. "some arrests, but during the morn ing the taken into custody mum bered less than fifty--Or Ora Correpondent.
A Renter's message, despatched from Shanghai at 9.30 am, stated that, ontrary to many alarmist Funkis concerning the day's pos sibilit, everything was hormal ot the tar of enbling, the mills and factories working as usual,
Chinese Fears.
Shanghai, July 31.
The Police are carefully plan-
Preston is now represented by two Latur Minister alista, Mi Tom Shaw being the Secretary of State for War
COTTON INDUSTRY
INQUIRY.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE NOW APPOINTED.
Landon, July 31.
ning in suster in maințada quietnenta The special committee to inquire to-morrow. It is understood that into the ention industry has been the tram Workers, in the Chine, opprinted as follows;
{} - merrors
City The French- foncesion Mr. Willian Graham, President
entemplating a Strike -
d the Board of Trade, The streets are full of Mr. A.V. Alexander, First Lard firers, and troops
of the Admiralty. employing amoured motor PARN Me, deeply Jones, Secretary of The Yorshire Mineworkers' Astiation.
1
to paze the Chinese city.
an
It revealed that the
Con munist programme for to-motow includes the organisation of "assassination corps" to take the feef a aumber of Chinese leaders; allacks on Chinese | government departments and anti- Communist
newspaper offices: riots at certain labour factories, and the blowing up of bridges It is understood that the "Reds" ar egn.pped with arms.
"Red Thursday,"
London, Aug, 1. Europe's "Red Thursday" lag- as un anti-wat
ed from Moscow
protesi on the fifteenth annizer.
Fary of the beginning of the fireat!
Sir Alan Andierson, a director of;
the Bank of England and of
Agents to Blame.
Knocks 3 Hours 47 Minutes off Atlantic Trip..
MAGNIFICENT FEAT.
London, July 31. The Norddeutscher Lloyd 10,000-ton finer "Bremen" ar- rived at Plymouth from New York to-day, making a record crossing in 4 days, 14 hours and 30 minutes This was her first west-to-est erossing.
It will be recalled that the "Bremen" wrested the Blue Riband of the Atlantic from the Cunard Uner "Maure- tania" on July 22nd, on her maiden trip, crossing from Cherbourg in 4 days, 18 hours and 17 minutes.
The "Mauretania's" record was 5 days, 2 hours and 34 minutes. Reuter.
of
The Court also held that Mr. David Cook, the Vice-President of the firm of Sanderson and Sons, The New York agents for Messrs. Lamport and Bolt (owners of the Testris). Mr. Harry Wheeler, the Marine Superintendent of Sander son and Sons, and Captain Heusley, the Assistant Marine Superintendent of Messrs, Sander- sons and Sons were guilty of wrongful act and default contri- butory to the loss of the liner. Cook to pay £500 towards the
The Court ordered Mr. David comma 258 259 263|||||||||||REATI expenses of the inquiry.
It should be noted, course, that the distance between New York and Ply- mouth is considerably less than that between Cherbourg and New York.
munists passing the time en route
daying Communist banners, by singing the Red Flag and dis-
difficulties. They were unable to The palles were temporarily in
the Department concerned and re- Mr, H. A. Taylor appeared for ferred his Worship to the sertion of the Ordinance under which the defendant was charged.
#Bee.
Mr. Taylor replied that the importation of liquor by a bout of the size of the defendant's was | prohibited, and quoted the Regula-
ifon governing the point.
Only Passing Through."
supply the town.
In spite of the steady acquisition of water, the Government denies the Chinese reports that a supply to the rider mains is. to be given,
Mr. A. B. Purves, the Water En gineer, this morning, held to the view that the water in storage does not justify rider main distribution. His Worship said that the ques-He also said that it would not be tion was:--Was the liquor import possible Immediately owing to the ed? The defendant was certainly condition of the mains. Tops and in the waters of the Colony, but other portable parts have been he had claimed that he was only stolen, leaving the mains In a passing through.
state which 'will take time to repair.
Mr. Taylor pointed out that in that event he would have clearance papers from the port he had left.
His Worship asked if that could be insisted upon.
Mr. Taylor replied in the newn- tive, and his Worship hinted that that would be giving the case a sort of international applications)
Mr.
Taylor. mentioned that according to the Chinese regula- tions, no fishing boat was allowed la carry cargo,
His Worship asked if he could take any magisterial notler of this Chinese Law.
some
M. BRIAND'S VOTE OF CONFIDENCE.
RADICALS ABSTAIN FROM DIVISION.
Paris, July 31,
A vote of confidence in the Briand Chamber this afternoon by 325 Government was passed in the votes to 136.
ordered
reliable Chinese sources.
Ready For War!,
Shanghal, Aug. 1.
at
In an interview, Mr. Pow Wan yuck, Mukden delegata at Nanking stated that General Chang Hauch Hang, head of the Munchurian Gov- crument, has declared to the public that the Manchurian Government is ready for any eventuality, even to the extent of war with the Soviet Government.
The Manchurian Government is determined to continue to adminis ter the C.E.R.
The Mukden delegate asserted that the fortifications on the Soviet- Chinese frontier having been cd-. pleted, the Manchurian Government is ready to support the Central Gov- ernment even if it has to resort to force to convince the Soviet of the necessity of Chinese control of the CER. Nam Chung Pa,
Munchuli Meeting,
Manehuli, July 31. and Nanking Governments, and Emissaries of the Manchurian foreign and Chinese Journalists The Socialists and the Commun-are flocking to Munchuli from Mr. Taylor replied, that theists voted, against M. Brland, the Harbin following the report of a
the police sergeant, denied and Centre gave their sunnart. defendant, when first questioned Radicals abstained, and the Right preliminary conference between Soviet and Nanking representa- that he had any cargo on board.
tires for the settlement of the C.E.R. dispute,
that all foreign-going passenger The Members also recommended ships should enjoy the stone pro- tortion regards the safely of fe is afforded to emigrant ships by means of Board of Trassen the chains so the bus was le standing in a torrential down- Supervision.
pour. This failed to dampen the demonstrators' ardour, it even- tually it was decided to Sawy
His Worship said the definition | by M. Barthon. through the
the of "Importation", included bring- sents, and
Vessel Unsafe,
The Court found that the
The Vital Point.
The Ministerial declaration was read in the Chamber by M. Briand, the new Premier, and by the Senate
the Suez Canal Company. Vestria was in an unsafe condition Sir William McLintock, a noted when leaving Hoboken, that the creators of the trouble were placing liquor Into the Colony, but he three months party truce,
Chartered Accountant, who
has served on many Govern.essel was unfit to encounter the ment Committes.
perils of the sex, and euamerate: the following contributory chuses. hd, covering the condition of the
The terms of reference are very of the disaster: industry and its power to recover
Loading the vessel beyond the the home and export markets.---
Ionline in the tender con- . Reater.
dition of the ship,-
NEW ZEALAND & THE SINGAPORE BASE.
War, was signalled by a red glare PRENDER REVEALS FEELING
the
ut two o'clock in the morning at Sarajevo ("The Cradle of World War"), where the railway workshops were set on fire, ap
parently by Communists,
F
OF DOMINIONS, “
Wellington, N.Z, July 31. In the House of Representatives to-day, Sir Joseph Ward, replying
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insufficient margin of stability and buoyancy in 'reserve for heavy weather, erusing a list.
The fact that the half-doors on the upper deck were not watertight.
|
ed under arrest.—Router,
ZEPPELIN'S FLIGHT TO
AMERICA.
DR, ECKENER SETS OUT ONCE AGAIN,
Friedrichshafen, Aug. 1. The great Germo airship "Graf Zeppelin" left Friedrichshafen at 3,30 a.m. on a flight to America.
The dirigible set out for her sec- ond flight across the Atlantic about two months ago, but her engines broke down and she limped back to was France only with great difleulty
The Court found that the life hoats were in a seaworthy condi- tlop, and the arrangements for launching and munning them were efficient. The Vestris eficiently afficered and mannvil
Reuter.
Mr. Tsai Yun Hsiang, Chinese Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, The new Premier appealed for a at Harbin, in the company of three subordinates arrived here yoster- thought what the Ordinance was 40 enable the Government day morning, trying to get at was the evasion of to defend the rights and in- Mr. Tsai told pressmen that the duty,
terests of France at the forthcom- Nanking Government had appoint Mr. Taylor replied that once ang Hague conference. "Such de-al Mr. Chu Shao-yang to conduct was in the waters of the detre, and is our sole programme. Government. He said that both fence constitutes our real raison the negotiations with the Soviet Colony on a prohibited bout, it was We need all your confidence to help the Manchurian Government arid "importation."-
us to face the heaviest respon- the Central Government werdt His Worship said that Mr.sibilities which have weighed on most anxious to arrive at an Taylor, of course, was assuming any Government since the end of amicable settlement with that defendunt was going to land the war."--Renter.. In the Colony.
his Department was concerned the Mr. Taylor replied that as far as
liquor was in the boat, and it was a prohibited boat.
р
His Worship said he would like to feel, if he were going to con- viet, that he was convicting on more than simply technical There was a dramatie deldy ns grounds. The Regulation and the It is also reported from Belgrade to a questioner, said that the New
Mr. Cook's Reponsibility. the Graf Zeppelin was leaving her Ordinance were framed to pre- that amid the trouble at Sarajevo, Zeiland Government had already In regard to Mr. David Cook, the shed. A man wha seen to jump vent people' from evading duty, a Communist was killed. He was contributed £250,000 towards the vice-president of the New York from the roof is the top of the air-The point was, therefore, whether supposed to be conducting the cost of the Singapore Base!
agents of the ship, It was stated) ship, a distance of twelve feet. the defendant was trying to evade police to 数 secret Communist The Government, he added, at- by counsel during the inquiry that The Zeppelin was brought in a duty, assuming that he was passing printing press, but he led them tached the greatest importance to the big responsibility, rested with standstill, and the culprit was soon through and not going to land in into an ambush. The Police, how the Base and they were unwilling bim.
found inside the gangway and Hongkong at all? ever, killed "the, guide" and them to reconsider the amount of the
There was this to be said in his handed over to the pollee, selves escaped,
The airship took off casily and contribution payable by New Zen- favour, counsel wont on, although Five hundred precautionary and towards the scheme-Reuter, perling it was only a palliative, speedily disappeared into the dark-
that he had been in the United ness-Reuter, Stutes for twenty years and that there was no loadline there. It might be and that Mr. Cook was to blame for not acceding to the
Supérintendent, that
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arrests were made, fn Poland, à
hundred in Jugo-Slavia, hundreds
Bre
In Greece, scores in Rumania, precautions sixtyfour In Bulgaria, and forty is against disorders. France.
inken
.
THE WIGHTMAN CUP, AMERICA'S FIRST & SECOND
being
Thirty thousand troops Demonstrations have been for standing by to reinforce the police,epresentations of Mr. Wheeler, bidden in Finland, Switzerland whilst a hundred lorries are ready the practice of sending ships from
RANKERS. and Turkey. A machine gun cor-lo transport flying squada. don has been established round
the pler overloaded, and relying
New York, July 31. Aeroplanes have been detailed on tanks being pumped to bring Prague, the capital of Czecho-to
Min Helen Wills and Miss Helen circle the city, and vahs them to their proper marks, was Jacob have been selected for the Slóvakla,
equipped with wirelcas are patrol- undesirable. But while, auld coun- first and second positions in the ing the streets.
sol, the practice might be undesir American ladies' lawn' tennis team Forty-eight foreigners have been able, it was not regarded as un- which is to meet Great Britain's deported.
anfe. It was submitted that the representative in the Wightman Cup overloading was not the cause of at Forest Hills on August 9th and the loss of ship--Reuter..
10th Reuters American Servico.
Bombs in Paris Hotel.
· Reuter's). Paris correspondent reports that the most elaborate
· (Continued on Page 12.)
No Clearance Papers,
Mr. Taylor replied that defen- dant had no clemanto papers to show. Every boat carried clear- ance papora from the port from
which it had sailed.
His Worship said he would like
COTTON INDUSTRY
DISPUTE.
OPERATIVES DOUBTFUL OF POSITION,
Soviet Government at The earliest possible date as the co- nued suspension of the C.E.R, is likely to prove a heavy blow to the trade and commerce to both countries.
Troops to Retire? The Hurbin official concluded by saying, that he would urge 1e Soviet delegation at the conferenze London, Aug. 1.
to withdraw all Soviet troops fre The operative cotton spinners the frontiers before commencing representatives have decided to re-negotiations, and would promise fer to their districts on the question that the Chinese troops will de of whether their executive shall be kewira empowered to negotiate with the employers' representatives. 31 expected that the joint reference will meet again on Monday, Reu
ter.
Mr. W. W. Yen, (former Peking Premier and at one time, Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Central Governmen) and Mr. Hung Lal- Jewok, commander of the Shanhal kwan Garrison, were expected in Harbin 'to-day. They will attend
U.S. AMBASSADOR TO the meeting at Manchuli.
ITALY.
to be satisfied, before he convicted, that he was not infringing any | WELL-KNOWŃ BANKER TO BE parted that-the National Govern
International Law.
GIVEN POST?
Mr. Taylor suggested that the caso be adjourned and he would consult Mr. H., K. Holmes, the.
Washington, July. 81, Crown Sólleltor.
1t to belleved that Mr. John W. In remanding the defendant Garrett, a well-kown Baltimore until to-morrow morning, his banker, will succeed Mr. Henry Worship said he would like to hear Fletcher as Ambassador to Italy, some argument on the InterMr. Fletcher is retiring shortly. national aspect of the case,
Router's American Servico,
Chinese Demand!.... From a Chiricse source It is re-
ment will make a demand on the Soviet authorities for $8,000,000 Incurred in arranging for the mobilisation of forces to protect the C.E.R. The Chinese leaders intend to charge the sum to the Soviets,
4.
Regiment which arrived at Harbin Yesterday, the 72nd Manchurian
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