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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPII.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER

BRITISH AVIATION ALARMING MUTINY

RECORDS.

SCHNEIDER CUP SPEEDS OFFICIALLY ACCEPTED.

LONG DISTANCE NEXT?

London, Dec. 3.

The Royal Aero Club Has been! informed by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale that

AT PUKOW.

REFUSAL TO.”

CANTON.

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KUOMINCHUN FORCES IN ORGY OF LOOTING.

the following world's records have OFFICERS MURDERED. been granted to British airmen: * Greatest speed over 100 kilo. metres Flying Officer Waghors on a Supermarine Rolls Royce 8-6 on September 7th; 1929, at 330:1 miles per hour-531.2 kilmetres per hour. Flying Officer Atcher- ley on Supermarine Rolls Royce S-6 on September 7th. 1929, at 331.6 miles an hour-633.8 kilo- metres an hour.

Shanghai, Dec. 4. Travellers arriving from Pukow state that the mutiny reported yes« terday was more serious than" at] first

reported. It was well planned, und, almost an entire Army Corps is. stated to have been involved.

The mutinears disarmed the loyal garrison almost without re- sistance, looted every shop in Pukow and seized all the rolling stock, leaving for the North by heading towards Pengpu, looting ather stations en route.

World's greatest speed: Flight Lieutenant Stainforth on a Gloster Napter Six on September 10th at 336.3 miles an hour-541.1 kilo- The Government forces crossed metres an hour. Squadron Leader the Yangtze, but were unable to Orlebar on a Supermarine Rolls follow, owing to lack of transport. Royce S-6 on September 12th, at The mutineers had been ordered to 367.5 miles an hour-575.7 kilo-Canton for the campaign against metres an hour.

the Ironsides,

The Royal Air Force long-

American Robbed, distance aeroplane, which in the Spring few nontstop to India and Very little damage has been done but Mr. has since its retuin undergone to foreign property, <krit alterations at Northolt Kranikoff, of the Paramount Newa Aerodrome; to-day flew, to Cran- Reel Company, and a narrow es- Well, Aerodrome, Lincolnshire. cape. The soldiers took his camera which has a specially long take- and all his enash, amounting to $200, alf, to await a favourable oppor- but he escaped uninjured and was tanity for the start of another able to get to Nanking yesterday attempt on the long-distance flight] morning--Renter.

regard

$1

Squadron-Leader Jones Wil- liams and Flight-Lieutenant Jen- kins, who took the machine on its Indian tight, will attempt 10 y over Afrien non-stop to Capetown, a distance of about 6,000 miles.

A start will be made, in about

a fortnight-British Wireless.

Nanking, Dec. 3.

The Nationalist Capital was alarmed that night when the 24th, Nationalist Division, under General Skil Ya-san, motinied and looted Pukow, disarming a large number Chiany Kai-shek's of Marshal troops.

I will be recalled that the 24th Division was formerly one of the most trusted Kuominchun Divi- sions under Marshal Feng Yu- heiang, luts that it surrendered to OIL CONSERVATION IN the Central Government recently and was then ordered to go to An- hat Province,

AMERICA.

NEW PLAN OF, PETROLEUM

INSTITUTE.

Chiengo, Dee.

Ordered to Canton.

During the week-end it was KI- nounced that the Nanking author-) ities had decided to dispatch 6,000 or. 7,000 of the Kuominchun unita of the 24th Division, under the com- mand of General Shih Yu-san, to Canton,

In order to control production, to effect economy and to conserve the national product, as mentioned to-day In President Hoover's On Monday, about 7,000 troops message to Congress, the Board of urrived at Pulow and on the same Directors of the American Petro- day they all boarded steamers for leum Institute, has endorsed, in the South, while in the evening principle, the groupling of various their officers supplied them with oil pools inta units.

arms and annualtion.. The troops, however, declined to go South,

Officers Ansusinated.

The Board has also decided to appoint a Standing Committee in promote the general adoption of the principle, It is proponect Last night, these units suddenly that wherever feasible. lease-mutiniest, issussinating in cold holders of pool aereage shall blood two of their regimental com- are not develop it jointly, pooling the manders, whose names

known at the time of writing. proceeds.

Disobeying the orders of the of- ficers that they should remain on board the steamers, the troops' rush-

Where the unit, plan is not feasible, the Directors recomniendi local agreements to the same pred ashore and looted some of the

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the capital arrived to suppress the trouble, the Kuominchun unita re-

Six Trains Seized.

According to Japanese sources, the primary cause of the mutiny. was discontent, among the Kuomin- chun leaders who complain of the inadequacy of the funds granted them on, being detailed to Canton in the campaign against the Tron- sides.

The Directors have also deef fed the untive elty. There is no men- when news of the trouble reach-treated to the Pukow suburbs. to reorganise the. Institate into tion that foreigners in the city have three sections, Production, been molested, and it is, therefore, (ed Nanking, the Headquarters lost no time in ordering the 26th Ar- Refinery and Marketing.-Router's presumed that they are all safe, American Service.

One of the first acts of the mutin.tillery Regiment of the 6th Nan-

Later, the troops were seen mass. ous troops was to cut all telephone 'king Division to rush to Pukow and telegraph wires thus severing from Shangha! to suppress the ing at the station of the Tientsin communications with the Nation- soldiers. The artillery are expect. Fukow Railway, where they seized alist Capital. The city was in aed to reach Pukow sometime this six trains and proceeded north-

The Royal Observatory reports. jevening. state of chaos for several hours,

that the antipyclone is now centful" Last night, all steamers anchored Despite its nearness to Nanking,

were prevented from General Shih Yu-san. the com- over the lower Yangtze Valley, the mutiny has had no great ef- at Pukow ORDERS FOR COINAGE FROM feet on the capital, where it is be leaving the port, while all the Mili- mandor of the mutinous troops, in pressure having decreased "aver lieved that Marshal Chiang Kai- tary and Civil Offices at Pukow said to have been informed before. Soutif Manchuria. Fresh to strong shek has concentrated the best of under the control of Nanking were hand of the likelihood of the ris monsoon will continue along the In their weekly bullion letter, his forces. These are believed entered and looled by the Kuomin- ing. His whereabouts at present China coast and over the China. adequate to prevent any attempt chun forces, who disarmed all the fare not known, but it is believed Sea. The forecast till noon to dated October 30th, Messrs.

fine. { Samuel Montagu and Co., of Lon-on the part of the rebels to seize the soldiers and armed guards therein, that he proceeded North with his marrow fe-North winds, fresh;

At about dawn, when troops from troops on the seized trains. city by an attack from Pukow.' 1.

QUESTION:

ROYAL MINT.

don, state:

It has recently been decided that the British, silver dollár should circulate in Hongkong on a parity with notes, which have hitherto commanded IL substantial pre- inium. On the basis of present. prices, dollars coined and laid down in Hongkong show a profit as against a purchase of exchange. and there has therefore been erented a certain demand for the coins,

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TAMWORTH ELECTION.

Orders for coinage have been placed with the Royal Mint CONSERVATIVES RETAIN

the Mint has been able to provide THE SEAT.

most of the silver required, from demonetised British silver coin of London, Dec. 3.

the old standard, this demand for The Prime Minister, Mr. Ram- The by-election at Tamworth, say MacDonald, in the House of caused by the retirement of Sir dollars has so far been without

Edward life, the Conservative effect on silver prices. Commone to-day. AWIN asked member, in order to allow Sir Ar- It is not considered that the whether, in view of the fact that thur Steel-Maitland, Minister of demand for the coins will involve £100,000 Jd been collected from Labour in the Baldwin Administra- any large purchases of new silver. tion, to contest thejacat, resulted as. followa;

50,000 subscribers to the Imperial]

· League of Opora, the Government intended to give assistance In establishing national opera. -

Bir A. Steel-Maitland (Coñ.) 28,495 | Mr. G. Horwill (Lab.).... 12,700,

Conservative majority.... 10,736 |

EUROPEAN STEEL.

At the last General Election, the CARTEL, DECIDES TO REDUCE While expressing the warmest polling was considerably heavier.

', OUTPUT. sympathy with the Opera League Sir Edward Diffe, secured 20,807 aims, the Premier regretted he votes, and Mr. Horwill 14,402, the could not promise it a grant from Conservative majority being 15 The Committee of the Interna

Brussels, Dec. 3. publie funds-British Wireless. 405.

tional Steel Cartel has decided to "reduce the production of unmanu- fact red steel in December by ten

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