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ITALIAN STUDENT KENTUCKY TRAIN

CONFESSES.

ATTEMPT ON LIFE OF CROWN PRINCE:

''WOMAN ACCUSES SECOND MAN

OF COMPLICITY.

INCIDENT.

TWO NEGROES CONFESS TO BLOCKING LINE.

COMPENSATION FRAUD

New York, Oct. 24. Two negroes living close to Snider's Crossing in Kentucky have been placed under arrest na a result of inquiries made rela

when, shortly before the arrival ef the special train conveying Pro- sident Hoover from Loulaville to Washington, a large motor-car was found standing across the rails.

The discovery was made just be. Prince, hus been subjected to afore the Presidential train was cluse interrogation at the Pala's due, and the car was removed only

A JAMMED REVOLVER.tive to the incident this morning

Brussels, Oct. 24. Fernando Di Rosa, the youthful Italian student, who was arrested

this morning for the altempted as. anssination of the Italian, Urown.

de Justice.

just in time to avert a crash.

Saider's Crossing is near New

the traic Albany, and

passed through without anyone aboard being aware of the danger.

At first it was believed that an

Win +XXT

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1929.

· 230 YR ANSUM

光 BINGLY PART 10 CYNTA

MILITARY OFFICER NEW PLAYGROUND STEAMER SINKS IN

CONVICTED."-

FINED FOR SPEEDING ON MOTOR CYCLE.

COMPENSATION FOR GIRL WHO WAS KNOCKED DOWN.

KOWLOON INCIDENT.

FOR KOWLOON..

THE WORK NOW BEING PUT

IN HAND.

EXCELLENT SCHEME.

Observing that considerable work Es in hand in levelling and clearing an area of ground below. Signal Hill in Kowloon, a Telegraph re- presentative made enquiries at the" Public Works Department yester- day and gathered that, the site. is being prepared for a new child-

SHANGHAI RIVER.

REMARKABLE. · SCENES ON WATER-FRONT.

A

FOUNDERS RAPIDLY AFTER SNAPPING OF HAWSERS.

COLLISION SEQUEL.

The great resources and unparalleled facilities of Buick and Fisher have com- bined to provide in the new MAR- QUETTE a grenier massure of exis vatus than any car of comparable pilce. At the first opportquity seaand drive (t, Check every feature. Make every test,

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telaskans Centras 1248 or 1842.

đã "Wane but Cheng Rond........... Happy Valleyi

GREAT WATERWAY

PROJECT.

THREE TIMES GREATER THAN

PANAMA, CANAL...

HOOVER'S PROMISE.

New York, Oct. 24. A big scheme for the develop ment of all the waterways of the United States was outlined by President Hoover at Louisville,

FIERCE FIGHTING IN HONAN.

KUOMINCHUN ATTACK. ON CHENGCHOW.

REPULSED AFTER AN EIGHT HOURS' BATTLE.

Kentucky, to-day, where he parti- THE CITY BOMBARDED. pated in the celebrations of the Shanghai, Oct. 21.

completion of "the canalisation of

Shanghai, Oct, 24. the Ohio River from Pittsburgh to Listing over in the flood tide un- Cairo, Illinois, at the confluence of the Kuominchun army under According to Japanese sources, til the four hawsers which held the Ohio and the Mississippi. her against the steeply sloping

General Sun Liang-sing engaged The President said that the in violent attacks on Chengchow, bottom snapped liked pieces of string allowing her stern to tower work just completed was only a

on the Peking-Hankow Railway, afternoon at four into the air, exposing her helpless part of a scheme for the develop eaterday

Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at the. Kow-two reasons why this part of Mid. propellers and rudder to hundreds ment of the rivers and lakes of o'clock.

A charge of driving a motorren's playground. cycle negligently and in a manner dangerous to the public on the Laichikok Roud, on the afternoon of September 27, was brought against Lieut Howart. of the Somerset Light Infantry, before

toon Magistracy this morning.

The defendant pleaded not Sub-Inspector Hoare, in evid ence, said he was on the verandah at the time in question and saw the defendant pass towards Kow- luon at a great speed. On reach- ing Kwellin Street. a young Chin- ese girl emerged from the side

chikok Road,

guilty

waterway.

The battle on the outskirts con.. tinued for eight hours and then, under cover of a heavy artillery bombardment, the Kominchun made their final desperate attempt to capture the city,

Brussels from Paris in urrier to attempt was made to wreek theaf the Shamshuipo Police Station splendid surface for roller-skates. yesterday about ten minutes after that the project was one of the Chengchow are in the experienced

A triangular piece of unoccupied ground has been set aside for the purpose, and in addition to this and the portion of Middle Rond from the steps leading up to Signal Hill to the junction with Salisbury Road is being taken in. There are

of spectators gathered along the América into a gigantic arterial dle Road is being incorporated into Bund and Gardens, the Chinese- the scheme. The first is that it will owned 8.3. Yuen Lee, (1215 gross reduce traffic dangers in the neigh-

The task, he said, was three Laurhood of the playground, and in registered tonnage) sank in the times greater than was involved Garden Bridge Bend, not more In the construction of the Panama the second place it will provide a

than 300 feet from the shore. Canal, but he promised his hearers The pro-Nanking troops Inside scooters and children's bicycles..

noon. For nearly two hours her greatest objectives of his adminis. Hands of General Tang Seng-chi, playground is quite extensive, the captain and crew, assisted by ex-tration.

The cost to the Treasury would time Governor of Bunau and- longest stretch being the Middle erts. from the Shanghai Dock and Road portion, which, will be about Engineering Co., fought to, keep

overwhelming numeitical superiori. her above water. But last probably be an additional four Hupeh Provinces. Despite the age width, will be about 200 feet, minute shift of part of the 1,850 millions pounds starting every

There will be a substantially tons of coal with which she was year, or half the cost of a battle.ty of the Kuominchun, the Nanking troops were not at a disadvantage built shelter with seating accom-loaded undid all their efforts, and ship.

since they were assisted by many modation and separate lavatorics in a few minutes the ship was This sam would be in addition aeroplanes and tanks..... for boys and girls. It is also pro-beneath the water, not even the to the £2,000,000 alrendy authoris- posed to erect a row of seats im- tups of her masts being visible.

ed for the development of the medately under Signal Hill, facing

Great Lakes. the St. Lawrence the barbour

waterway, and the £12,000,000 already being spent. Renters American Service.

The area available for the new

It is alleged that he has confes ed that he intended to kill Crown i Prince Umberto. He said he was Socialist, a member of the Second Internationale, and a law student in Paris. He travelled in make the attempt on the life train, but it is probable that the negroes arrested have told the As reported earlier, Di Roxa truth in confessing that they, płac- fired a shot at Prince Umberto ased the automobile on the trick in he was placing a wreath on the ferder to obtain money for its de- tomb of the Unknown Solder, batstruction from the railway con-treet and was hhout to cross Lai-450 feet in length, whilst the aver- fortunately an alert police officer | pany. - struck his hand down, the bullet entering the ground.

the Crown Prince,

Another Man Arrested.

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Later,

It has been ascertained that a second Italian was arrested after the attempt on Crown Prince Um- berto, He was seized on the evid- ence of a woman, and is named Louis Di Pascale. He has stoutly'

If their story is true they pro- hably had no idea that President loover was in the train.--Runter's American Service..

FRENZIED SELLING OF SHARES.

declared his innocence, declaring NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

that he was trying to seize the Crown Prince's anaallant when he was arrested a

A hour or two after his arrest,

SLUMP CONTINUES.

Now York, Oct. 24. The remarkable sumps of the

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Girl. Knucked Down. Witness said that from his posi- tion he thought the defendant must have seen the girl. She was struck by either the defendant's arm or the handle bar of the cycle and knocked down. There were several pedestrians on the rand at the time, while a bus had stopped at the junction of Kwellin Street and Laichikok Road.

In reply to the defendant, wit hese said he estimated the speed, when the rider passed the Station. to be about 10 or 45 miles an hour, and he did“ pot appens to slow

the story went round, that Dilal two or three days was refleur-down before the accident. Pascale had been released after in an absence of confidence, on close questioning at the Police the Stock Exchange this morning.. .Station, but it now appears that and the opening was extremely

the report of his release was used "k. on a misapprehension,

Evidence of a Woman.

The xdes ffected in the first red hours of trading amounted to 5,711,000 shares, as competed with In reply to enquiries at the 63368,000 shares during the win Italian Embassy regarding the of yesterday. second prisoner, it was officially

By half past one in after- given out that, to the Best of the noon, sales showed an ea y record knowledge of the Embassy staff, Diver the ten million shares which Pascale is a genuine bro-Fuselst.

constituted the old recor:...

In view, however, of the evidence of a woman who husianid she saw Di Pascale making signs to

Later.

Di

The extent of the overnight de cline in prices is illustrated by the Rasa, Pascale has been detained fact that the Radio Carparation stock which closed yesterday at pending, further enquiries. .....

03. was sold this morning at 15! Assailant's Yow.

There was a sign of a rally in the afternoon, resulting from The assailant of the Crown reassuring statement by Morgan's,

|-Beater's American Service. Prince has

subjected to been

Ex-

Later. further questioning by the amining Magistrate and he now Sales to-day approximated 14,- says that he does not regret his 1000,000 shures which is a new high

record for the market, which elos He had vowed, he said, to killed very unsettled. either the King of Italy, the Crown Similar weakness was show, on Prince, or Signor Mussolini, the the cotton market. Prices fell to Dictator, because they had betray- | 17,80 before the decline was check- of the Italian Constitution.

-Reuter's American Servire.

act.

He told the Magistrate that he fired the first shot in the air to șeu that the weapon was in working order, but when he made to fire on the Prince the revolve jammed and he was unable to fire.

Chosen by Lot!

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The independance Belge declares that he was chosen by lot to fire on the Crown Prince.

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FAILURE OF BIG

DANISH BANK.

MANAGER OF HIT FIRM COMMITS SUICIDE.

Three of the Italians arrested

Copenhagen, Oct. 21. on the occasion of the anti-

The Folkbanken. (the People's Fascist demonstration

at the Bank), with a share capital of six Italian Embassy a week ago have million crowns, has provisionally now been remande fn custody suspended payment,

When asked by his Wardlip what experience he had investimate | ing rose cycles, witness.said that he drove a motor vele him self.

Witness mentioned that if the girl had gone one step further, she would have been killed.

Amongst the equipment on the playground will be maypoles, see saws and swings, whilst in the

centre there is an outcrop of rocka, will not be removed but will remain in their natural state.

The ground has been well laid out, and it is estimated that the undertaking will cost about $8,000.

PALESTINE RIOTS SENTENCES.

COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY NOW IN JERUSALEM.

One Death So Far Reported.

were

on

Nearly 70 persons board when she sank including ten Europeans, and four Japanese. The foreigners jumped for sam- pans alongside, and as she hovered before her final dive into deep water, her crew could be seen leaping for safety either into the boats all around, or into the sw.rt ing water where they were pickad up by rescuers. The body of a Gonkey-engine man came up in the eddy as the waters closed over the ship, and he is belleved to be the only fatality.

BELGIAN PROFESSOR

MURDERED.

TERRIBLE CRIME BY A RUSSIAN STUDENT.

Liege, Oct. 24. Professor Bertrand, one of the most noted members of the Faculty of the University of Liege, was murdered this morning by a

student, Russian

the crime apparently being an act of revenge for a supposed wrong.

a veteran soldier who was dt one

Midnight. Bombing, Shortly before mid-night, the planes dropped bomby among the Kuominchun troops and succeeded in breaking up the attack. The. Kuominchun rethed, but the Government's situation at Cheng- chow is still very precarious.

Meanwhile extensive troop movements are taking place at various places in Honan indicating.. that the outbreak, of further hostilities on a large scale is im-1 minent. Observers predict that the deciding battles will take place. in about a week when the Nanking troops complete their concentra- tion. The Kunmischun have had minor successes up to the present..

General Resigns.

Cellision with Maru Boat. The wicck deeurred as the result

It is learned from authentic Jerúsalem. Oct. 24.

of a collision in the pool opposite

sources that the National Govern Ter Araba were sentenced to in. the 'Garden Bridge Bend at 10.25

ment has received the resignation The murderer who is humed of General Tso Wan-shun. Officer ignment for life at Haifa team. between the Yuen Lee and Defendant's Version...

Say, on being found guter the N.YK, freighter Taian Maru. Gorin, and who is a native of Commanding the First National Giving evidence, Lieut. Howard Palpation in the serious dine era The Taian Maru passed Woosung Odessa, has been placed under Division. General Tao came from said he was about, to pass a motor at Safed recently, in the courte of ahead of the Yuen Lee, but, ac-

shortly after 8 a.m., five minutes arrest.

Hankow during the early part of bus at the junction of Kweilir | which many Jews were slaju.

Professor Bertrand was shot, the week to the great surprise of cording to eye-witness accounts,

His- Street and Laichikuk Road when Three Abs" found guilty

touched ground on Pootung Point death being almost instantaneous, his colleagues and friends the vehicle started to move and murder during the Batel and was delayed while being towed in that Professor Bertrand was only yesterday.

Gorin explains his action, by say-resignation was sent to Narking was then going about three miles were last week sentenced to death off. The Yuan Lee passed her the chairman of the Committee In Nanking government circles. an hour. As witness pulled level, The Commission of Enquiry, but the force of the flood swept which managed the distribution of General Tao is considered with the front of the bus, a girl healed by Sir Walter Shaw, for her too far over towards the

funds for the relief of Russian staunch supporter of Chiang Kai- went across the road about en merly Chief Justice of the Straits Shanghai shore, and for a moment students. He says that Professor shek, and his Division has just yards in front of the bus

Settlements, which to enquire it looked as if she must crash into Bertrand, in spite of his requests, been sent to the Honan-Huper into the end of the recent dis the Peking Road Jetty.

frontier... Continuing, witness said he hm

No reason for the re- self was travelling at about 30 ciders, has arrived at Jerusalem. master, a Japanese, let go two bow refpacd to assist him.--Reuter.

signation has been revealed. anchors and held her in mid- miles an hour. Owing to the faut-Renter

stream just in time. that the bus had hidden his view of the left-hand pavement he did Bot see the girl until he was on top of her.

Sub-Insperto Hoare, in crusa examining, put it to witness tha he would have avoided the girl if

LEGAL ADVISER AT FOREIGN OFFICE.

Her

Port Side Ripped Open, In the meantime the Taian Maru succeeded in getting off, but the force of the tide carried her into the stream. Being swept across

te bad exercised more cure in driy MR. H. W. MALKIN SUCCEEDS the river, she struck the Yuen

ing.

Witness disagreed.

Possibly Excessive. His Worship:-In a thorough fare like that do you not regard

30 miles an hour as excessive?

Defendant Possibly it 13. your Worship.

His Worship pointed out that although there was no speed limit for that, part of the road. there was a point at which speed be came dangerous and that was what his Worship was concerned with, Mr. Harold Plum, the manager of one of two firms with which the dangerous manner in which Ching The defendant pointed out the Folkbanken bas serious commit-

and ments, on hearing the news took ese darted across the road, General Indignation has been his own life, by shooting himself.sked his Worship to take that

Renter

Indignation In Italy,

Home, Opt. 21.

aroused by the fact that the al- tempt on the life of the Crown Prince in Brussels was made by an Italian. It suggested that

-Reuter

Italians abroad should be more LITTLE HOPE FOR LOST effectively watched.

The newspapers publish violent articles denouncing pervertel Italians abroad for besmirching Italy's good namic.

His Holiness the Pope has con veyed to King Victor Emmanuel his regret at the shameful attempi on the life of the Crown Prince and his congratulations on his es- cape-Reuter.

AIRMAN.

JUST A CHANCE OF RESÇUE BY SMALL SHIP.

fact into considération.

Hi Worshin:-But they have to |- be protected. I am afraid. in spite of that.

SIR CECIL HURST,

London, Oct. 24.

Secretary bas

GENÈVA MARITIME

CONFERENCE:

SOME IMPORTANT REPORTS

ADOPTED.

Kuominchan's Plans, Messages from Hauchowfu state that a complete lull has been experienced along the Lung-Hai Railway and according to Nanking military officers who flew over the territories along the Lung-Hoi Line under control of the Kuomin Lee, then getting up her anchors,

chun the main body of the Kus on the port side just forward of

Geneva, Oct. 24. minchun is moving south from the the bridge, splitting

The Maritime Conference, by 65 east of Loyang. open

It is believed practically the whole of her side votes to 16, has adopted the report they are trying to draw, the Nan- The "Foreign

la hold No. 2, which was flooded of the committee on the protaction king troops into Loyant while thev. appointed Mr. H. W. Malkin, C.B. immediately, "Helds No. 1 and No. of seamen in the case of sickness, are making a bid for further C.M.G., to be Legal Adviser to the being common, there being no including the treatment of seamen success on the Honan-Hupeh Foreign Office, in succession to Bulkheads, the water quicklyhjured on board ship.

border. It is thought that this Sir Cecil Huist, who has been atted hold No..1, and she settled The report provides for the is in pursuance of the plan for n

of the ship-owners quick attack on Hankow. elected a Judge of the Fermanent by the head, her engines being liability Court of International Justice at rendered immediately helpless by towards sick or injured seamen, Kuominchun still hold Heishih- the inrush of water. It was aete, in connexion with which all kuan in spite of fierce Nanking The Hague-British Wireless.

Mr. Malkin has been emplovel at the Foreign Office since 1971 and has been. Second Legal Several minor explosions in her The Conference by 48 votes to

Nanking Defences. Adviser for some years. He was Interior, were heard, and it is be- 17, upheld the right of repatria- Gonerat Liu Cht commanding educated at Charterhouse and Hoved that the spread of the water tion of alck or injured Beamen; the Nanking troops at Hankow le was called to the Bar In 1907.) Trinity College, Cambridge, and inside was facilitated by the which the ship-owners proposed going to Sinyongehow to inspect

bursting of other barriera as a re-to suppress and adopted by 72 the Nanking military defences.

Jeft Bult of these. The Taian Maru votes to 17, the report on sickness General Tong Seng-chi damaged her bows, but not insurance, which consequently Changchow yesterday afternoon to seriously and was able to proceed will be included in the agenda for tour the defensive, line along the

priver unassisted.

the next conference,Reuter.

PRIME MINISTER IN:

QUEBEC,

fortunate thing for the crew that interested Governments will be counter-assaults. her bollers did not explode. consulted.

́U.S. DELEGATION TO

· NAVAL PARLEY.

'OÙ . MEMBERS.

The

western parts of the Lung-Hai Railway, art

The Howsers Snap.

The Hunan Governor General His Worship, remarking that it

Assistance for the sinking vessel

Ho Chien, wires from Hunan was perhaps not a very fair quox- SAILING FOR LIVERPOOL

vas quickly on hand. There be-

stating the lie will visit to Han- tlon, asked the defendant. 17 90

THIS MORNING

inging hope of keeping her afloat.

kow to confer with Marshal Chiang Kai-shek as soon as the miles an hour was afs usual speed.

and thore being the danger of her The defendant replied that that,

latter arrives in that city. The sinking right in the fairway and London, Oct. 24. was his normal speed. He would Mr Ramsay MacDonald arrived blocking all traffic, it was decided GENERAL DAWES TO BE ONE meeting will be devoted to discus

sion on the suppression of the not.. he pointed out, travel at 30, Quaber this morning, from to beach her opposite the Bund

"Ironsides," the main body of miles through a crowd which had Chicoutini. He has spent the last Gardens, where hawaers were sent Landon, Oct, 24.

Washington, Oct. 24.which le in Hundu. It is the wish man the American cowboy airman,

There is still no news of Dite- come out of a school or a theatra. two days quietly in the interior of ashore and fastened to trees to Question of Speed, Quebec Province taking the oppor prevent her from slipping off the

General Charles Dawes, the of General Ho Chien to secure the bank, which slopes steeply away bunity, however, of Inspecting who left Harbour Grace, New- foundland, on Tuesday in an, at-

has been appointed a fourth memfight the "Ironsides" His Worship remarked that the industrial developments, notably to the deanest part of the river at American Ambassador in London, assistance of the Klangs! troops to

this polat

ber of the American delegation tempt to fly in a light aeropiane to speed was, of course, all a question those in connexion with newsprint

Since by the time she was beach-to the Naval Disarmament Com It has been reported by Loung of doinkan. He was taking the de- and waterpower.. London, Brussels, Oct. 24. ́*

He sails from Quebec to-morrowed she was very badly down by farance to be held in London In Hong, a salesman in a shop at New The only hope now entertained fendant's own statement, although

the head, the work of securing her January next. Crown Prince Umberto

for the airman is that he may have Sub-Inspector Hoare had estimat evening for Liverpool, arrival yesterday morning was been picked up by a steamer noted the speed to be about 40 or 45.

Mr Bumpon heads the delegation, He is addressing the Quebec to the Bund Gardens proved ex- welcomed at the station by the provided with wireless-Brittāk

The defendant replied that that Canadian Club to-day, this ful-tremely arduous, and the men the other ember being Senator King and his two sons, and drove Wireless.

was when he passed the Police filling his last publie engagement labouring to wear her gradually Reed Senator Robinson

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in Canada British Wireless.

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Crown Prince's Arrival."

On

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Reuter American Service.

Market Street, that a man obtained 20, tins of blue oll from the shop. by means of false pretences. The value of the oil has been placed ad $101.44