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· TAI MONDAY, MAY

CARNELL SENT TO INTERPORT MATCH

PRISON.

·YEAR'S HARD LABOUR FOR FRAUD.

GUILT ADMITTED AT THE CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

FORGED CHEQUE,

Bernard Joseph Carnell frank- ly admitted that he had no intention of paying for a magneto which he obtained from the Fiat Motor Car Company when he appeared at the Criminal Sessions this morning

COMMENCES.

SHANGHAI BATSMEN MAKE

GOOD OPENING.

50 FOR NO WICKETS.

Shanghai, May 19.

The weather was warm when the interport match started this morning. There was a alight wind and the pitch was favour- able. Shanghai went in first, their opening batsmen being Divecha and Simpson.

Divecha was painfully careful against the good bowling of Reynolds and Reid, Simpson was missed in the slips at 19 Fincher.

Hongkong's fielding was good. After 65 minutes' play, Shanghai loss of a wicket.

REDS

ACTIVE IN KWANGSI..

INHUMAN' METHODS

ADOPTED.

POSEH OFFICIALS FLEE AS INVADERS APPROACH.

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19, 1930.

PER ANNUM

B-AD SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS

FURTHER NANKING MAN DISCHARGED

SUCCESSES.

KUOMINCHUN DRIVEN FROM NINGLINGHSIEN.

BIG BATTLE AHEAD.

Shanghai, May, 18. Further successes by the picked troops of Marshal Chiang Kai- shek along the Lung-Hai Railway and the capture by the Nanking invaders of Ninglanghsien situatë between Kweiteh and Kaifeng (the capital of Honan Province) announced in the latest

are

AT SESSIONS.

NO EVIDENCE IN A ROBBERY CASE.

PROCEEDINGS AGAINST TWO

OTHER *MEN.

RAID ON MATSHED.

and was sentenced to one year's had scored 50 runs without the terminate the trouble-makers; Shansi forces. The main body of of the robbery in a hut where

imprisonment with hard labour by Mr. Justice Wood, on .in indictment of obtaining goods on a worthless cheque with in- tent to defraud.

Accused was charged that, on April 3, 1930, with intent to de- fraud, he obtained from the Fiat Motor Company a magneto, by falsely pretending to Barket Alf Hyder, the manager, that a cheque purporting to be drawn by J. Hartley, which Carnell produced and delivered to Hyder, was a good and valid order on the National City Bank of New York for pay- ment of the sum of $215.

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NEW WING WANTED.

The theory of a ruthless mur- NEW PROPELLER RESULTS IN der, perpetrated by some unknown

* LOSS OF SPEED. persons, is given in connexion with the gruesome discovery on Sun- day by a private watchman of the dead body of a middle-aged Chi- ness named Mak On who was found; secured by a rope and n chain round his body, tied at the end of the bollard on the Hoi On Wharf. A post-mortem examina tions performed at the Mortuary this morning showed that the man died of fracture of the ribs, rup-

Singapore, May 18. Escorted by two "Moth" aeroplanes, Miss Amy Johnson arrived here to-day and made a ed by an enthusiastic crowd perfect landing. She was cheer-

and then went to the Royal Air It is therefore conjectured that Force mess where, in an inter-

Hongkung's bowling average upil bundred "Reds" are constantly from Kweiteh and its environs first accused lived, his Lordship the deceased, a thief known to view with Reuter, she said that

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NANNING PEACEFUL.

When Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, Nanning, May 7. "Red" activity is again evident messages from Lung-Hai front to counsel for Crown, stated that

the Nationalist capital.

the only evidence he could offer in the western part of Kwangsi. Due to internal warfare, the pro-tinues to direct his troops at

Marshal Chiang Kai-shek con- against Lau On, one of three vincial authorities are unable to Kweitel, urging the Nationalista robbery at Nga Chin Wai, was ture of the liver and internal

men charged in connexion with victors to follow up the fleeing that he was found on the night hemorrhage. send out sufficient troops to ex-

troops retreated consequently, groups of several Kuominchun

during the week-end, and, on said he thought the Crown the waterfront on account of his raiding cities, wreaking ven-

Saturday the Nationalist troops would act quite properly by conviction in the local court on geance wherever possible.

took Ninglinghsien without dif- offering no evidence against the October 18th 1929 was caught on Where the efforts of the "Red" ficulty.

man. This course was followed a Chinese steamer or junk in the their been successful,

Kuominchun Divisional and he was discharged.

Harbour, and that those respon- have

sible, for the crime took the law methods have been most inhuman. Commanders

received Children have had their brains, instructions from Marshal Feng The above took place at the into their own hands,, assaulted beaten out, and in some instances Yu-hiang, Vice-Generalissimo of Criminal Sessions this morning the man and left him where he was

and found. Shansi-Kuomin'chun allies, when Lau Sang, Lau On they have been bound and left in the -Our Own Correspondent.

Police officers believed that the A cable received by Mr. L. S.houses which have been set on ordering the defeating. Kuomin Heung Yung were indicted that

not caused by a chun troops at Kweitch and Ning-during the night of April 11-12, wounds were Secretary of the fire. Greenhill, Hon.

linghsien to retire to Kaifeng1930, together with one or more sharp instrument and therefore it Mostly Farmers.

decision The Kuominichun H.K.C.C., this morning, stated that

to person's unknown, they robbed is thought that the deceased was the match commenced at 11.30, in The wicket

mostly shorten their defensive lines on Chan Fat of a rattan basket, two severely beaten before he died. These "Reds" are

of clothing, five pairs of brilliant, hot weather,

The police are sparing no efforts fariners, who, during the Bolshevik. the Lung-Hai has resulted in a suits was plumb.

The message stated that the Army's stay in Poseh duting further advance by the Nationalist trousers and $15.50 in money to get at the bottom of the case, Hongkong men were all fit, and the January and February were in- troops, part of whom were assail- Heung Yung was further charged but it was ascertained this morn

was comprised of duced to join in the campaign. ng Lanfeng this morning, the with stabbing Chant Fat with, a ing that no arrest has yet been Barnes, Barson, Naturally, when the "Red" Army latter city being between Ning knife while Lau Sang faced and Divecha, Isaacs, Madar, Marshall, was defeated, this large body of linghalen and Kaifeng on the rail- alternative count of receiving the

stolen property. All O'Hara, Robertson or Quayle, Simp-men was unable to follow the re-

pleaded not guilty. son and Stokes. It was added that treating forces and therefore hid mountains, being first Hongkong would be playing the in the

equipped with arms and ammuni- Services on Thursday and Friday.

The Hongkong team 1$ ustion by the "Reds." follows:-T. E. Pearce (capt.), E. C. Fincher, E. F. Fincher, Capt, J. R. Reynolds, A. Reid, E. Zimmern, E. R. Duckitt, E. J. R. Mitchell, Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, for the D. J. N. Anderson, A. C. Beck, and Crown, stated that on April 2, this | G. R. More. year, accused went to the garage and made enquiries About magnetos, saying he wanted to purchase sonic. On the following morning, at about ten o'clock, he went there again and saw a Luras magneto. He asked the price and was told $115. He then asked that he might be supplied with four of them, but the manager ex- plained that that was the only one they had in stock, ¡

Plea of Guilty.

When ask to plead, accused, who was not represented, pleadel guilty,

His Lordship: You understand this charge? Yes.

His Lordship:You took these goods and never intended to pay for them? You took them with the intention of defrauding this man? --Yes.

Shanghai team Leach (capt.).

JAPAN AND NAVAL TREATY.

STORM OF DISAGREEMENT

NOW REVIVED,

Tokyo, May 19. Admiral Takarhe. Naval adviser to the Japanese delegation at the London Naval Conference, is ap- parently destined to become the centre of the revived storm over the London Treaty.

As these farmers are the bitter enemies of the people who have remained loyal to the Government, the present war is one in which no quarter asked or given.

Officials Scared.

way.

Keen observers predict that the the decisive battle between Nationalist and Kuominchun forces will be fought some time this week at Lanfeng, where Marshal Feng, with the intention to defend Chengckow and Kai- feng, has concentrated his picked troops together with some cavalry-

men.

Telegraphic communication be- tween Kweiteh and Hsuchowfu,

Recently, over a thousand peo- the Nationalist Headquarters, has ple from the country round Poseh been resumed, and large contin- came into that city, with practic-gents of Nationalist reinforce- their ments arrived at Kweiteh from ally nothing. They made way to the city yamen, where they Hauchowfi during the week-end pleaded for food for themelves in preparation for the coming and their children. The officials battle at Lanfeng and Kaifeng.

Marshal Chiang and his trusted were themselves extremely frigh-

Divisional Commander, General tened. the more so as the mer

Liu

directing the Chi, were chants had previously given

Nationalist forces in the west of the Government four flags

Kweitch on Saturday morning, which were written injunctions according to Nanking telegrams, urging the authorities to exter. minate the "Reds." It was there- the Nationalist troops engaging in a fierce onslaught against the fore felt by the authorities that if

Kuominchan force under General the "Reds" returned to Poseh, the Wan Hsuan-tsai, whilst the latter city would be burned down..

were making a determined efforts to start a counter-attack against the Nationalists at Kweiteh.

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it was quite impossible to beat. the record owing to headwinds, rain storms and poor visibility before reaching Singora.

Miss Johnson said that the new propeller was not so satisfactory. as the first one and therefore she had been unable to fly her mackine at full speed.

A new wing is being fitted to the plane here and Miss Johnson expects to leave for Sourabaya on Monday.

She will hot attempt a return -

-Reuter,

flight from Australia to England.

Courage and Endurance..

London, May 18. -- The finger prints of the deceas- Miss Johnson was unable to accused ed shows that his conviction incomplete the Bangkok-Singapore 1929 was for à larceny on the stage on her flight to Australia yesterday and landed at Singora waterfront.

Hut Mile Away. Mr. Fitzroy, explained that on the night in question, Chan Fat, who was asleep in the matshed, was suddenly awakened by being struck with some sharp instru- ment. which, wounded him.

He is understood to be a native on the east coast of the Malay. of Tungkoon and was 24 years old. Peninsula, about 400 miles from The murder is believed to have Singapore.

Yesterday was the thirteenth been committed during the week-

Miss Johnson left end as death could not have oc-day since curred earlier than 24 hours be-London. Although she had two He fore the discovery of the body, days advantage over the record saw three people and at the time The deceased, attired in black holder, Mr. Bert Hinkler, when she he recognised Heung Yung. He clothing like an ordinary wharf la-reached Rangoon, an unforturate barefooted when mishap to her machine after land- called out and the men ran away. bourer,

ing necessitated delay and the None of them were caught at the found.

advantage was lost, moment but at about half past twelve Lau Sang was seen on the rifle range carrying a basket. soon as he realised that he was seen, he put down the basket and ran away. When the basket was examined it was found to contain articles stolen from Chan Fat's matshed.

As

Lan Sang was arrested and the police visited his house where they

Agreed to Take Two. Accused shown another

found Lau On who was make of magneto, valued at $100, and accused agreed to take the two, the total value being $215. When he arrived at Tokyo he

about At

two o'clock in was greeted by Mr. Hamaguchi the aftenbon he returned to and other members of the Cabinet,

and

Said garage

the

Owing to fears of hostile de- monstrations by opponents of the Treaty, two hundred extra police guarded the station but Admiral Takarabe's arrival passed off with. out incident.

National interest is focussed on Admiral Takarabe's course be-

Big Exodus,

When the writer, on May 1st, left Poseh with his family, he found the boat packed with merchants and

officials.

This boat, with others, was tak- ing opium from Poseh, in respect of which the Government would re- ceive taxes to the extent of about

that as his landlady was out he could not get the money, but shortly be fore five o'clock he again returned and asked for the magnetos. He was then told that the Lucas was the only one available, as the other had been sent out and accused then produced a cheque for $215, ob cause he is the first delegate to $100,000. A large escort accom- viously to pay for the two magnetos. return from London and moreover He was told he could get the other occupies a stragetit position be-panied the boats to Nanning, this comprising a troop of 400-infantry. 'magneto' on the following morning.

tween the civilian authorities who and a battery of machine-guns and concluded the Treaty and the

with such cannon. Except No Account.

Naval General Staff which is still escort, travelling is at present im- Having received the cheque, the bitterly

possible. manager sent round to the bank Renter. and ascertained, first of all, that it was not one of the ordinary cheque forms issued by the bank. It was also discovered that there was no account and no one of the name J. Hartley known at the bank. Accused was arrested on a Can- ton boat, just before it left, so- that apparently he was going away to Canton.

Counsel added that when accused was searched, he was found to be

opposing ratification.-

MOTOR ACCIDENTS IN CANTON.

EIGHTEEN PEOPLE KILLED LAST YEAR.

Canton, May 17.

UNITED STATES OF EUROPE.

BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO EXAMINE PLAN.

London, May 18.. Twenty-seven European Govern- aments yesterday received copies of the memorandum on the scheme outlined by the French Foreign Minister, M. Briand, which is loosely known as the United States of Europe.

At one place, we saw hundreds of people fleeing into the mountains. carrying their children and a few bare necessities. The "Reds" were at that time within three li of the

was also arrested. Counsel pointed out that the only evidence the Crown could offer against Lau On was that he was, on that night, in Lau Sang's hut.

In reply to his Lordship, Mr. Fitzroy said that accuseds' hut was a mile away from the scene of the robbery.

Counsel continued that Heung

Yung was identified by Chan Fat as the man who stabbed him. He would say that it was a moon light night and he could set to recognise the man, but his wife would say that it was dark and she could not recognise anybody.

-A Dark Matshed.

was

GRAF ZEPPELIN ON LONG FLIGHT.

SURVEYING THE ROUTE TO

PERNAMBUCO.

Friedrichshafen, May 18. The Graf Zeppelin, with a few passengers and a crew of forty-two on board, has started from here on

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The news of her arrival in Singapore where she is expected this evening is awaited with in- tense interest. High tributes are paid to her fine courage and powers of endurance, Reports from Australia state that arrange. ments are being made to give her a great welcome there.British. Wireless.

Miss Johnson is a B.A.in Economics (Sheffield University), an Associate of the Royal Acro- nautical Society, and a member of a flight to Seville. She will leave the Women's Engineering Society.. Seville on Tuesday for Pernambuco, Her pilot's licence is an A, and Rio de Janeiro and Lakehurst and she holds both A and C licences She has will then begin her trans-Atlantic as a ground engineer. flight. The homeward flight is ex-done 90 hours' solo flying.

Miss Johnson recently presented pected to be completed by June 8.

The flight is a survey voyage in an introduction to Sir Granville preparation for a fortnightly ser- Ryrie, who cheered her up with a vice from Friedrishshafen to Per- story about the buffalo which tried nambuco. The outward journey into stop the express, and quoted the expected to take three days and the engine-driver's epitaph: "I like return journey four days.-Reuter. your pluck, but I don't think much

of your judgment."

MUSSOLINI'S SPEECH

CRITICISED.

6,000 Miles in 14 Days.

London, May 17. Miss Amy Johnson, the English Mr. Fitzroy read Heung Yung's

fiying girl, who in 14 days had yes- statement when charged at the

terday completed over 6,000 miles Police Station. It was to the

of her attempted flight to Australia, effect that he knew nothing about

FRENCH COMMENTS ON A

was somewhat exhausted on arriv the robbery at all and he did not

BELLICOSE HARANGUE.

ing at Bangkok, exceptionally bad The memorandum is a lengthy go to Chan Fat's hut that night,

weather having been encountered document and it will be subjected Chan Fat hail made a false

on the voyage over Burmese moun- to close examination

Paris, May 18. by the

tains from Rangoon. She was By- British Government, which, with accusation. The statement alleged

that Chan Fat had a grudge Florence is severely criticised by to rain, wind and mist and took

latest speech at

ing blind for several hours owing Governments. concerned, have been asked to submit their against him. It seems that there is bound to comments and suggestions to M, be a large-scale famine in the Posch Briand by July 15th.. area in the coming year, and it is

It is intended that a report on

city.

Famine Feared.

other.

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Mussolini's

Statistics issued here by the expected that all native products, the whole matter will be submitted Heung Yung for a considerable lit peace time in the course of the the longest stagea of the

in possession of a cheque book from Trafie Department of the Bureau which the worthless cheque had of Public Safety show that 340 been taken, and there was another motor vehicles were involved in ac- cheque form filled in for another eldents in Canton during 1929..

What accused person for $250.. was going to do with that cheque was not known.

Previous Conviction.

น

not em-

such.ns aniseed oil, varnish and to a European Conference to be opium will rise in price.

held at Genela at the next meeting Nanning is at present peaceful, of the League of Nations Assembly. atthough all kinds of rumours are British Wireless in circulation.

These accidents were responsible for 18 deaths, 53 people seriously

The Kwangsi Army is supposed injured and 332 slightly injured. to have secured a loon! victory over The total motor vehicles regis- the Cantonese by crossing over the tered in Canton amount to about river on oil tins. Each soldier 1,000.-Our Own Correspondent,

uses two tinis as floats.

TENNIS IN PARIS.

ENGLAND AND FRANCE ON LEVEL TERMS.

''

SIR JOSEPH WARD'S RESIGNATION.

Local opinion is that the side which wins in the North will also BRITISH PREMIER EXPRESSES win in the South.-Our Own Cur- respondent.

BIG COTTON BLAZE.

REGRET,

time as a fellow foki,

whole

Counsel went on to say that the French newspapers, the Journal des seven hours to dy 365 miles, Crown would call a witness who Debats, for instance, referring to She was, however, up soon after would say that he had known it as "the most bellicose harangue dawn to-day in readiness for one of

On the present century."

Journey 900 miles to Singapore.^. night of the robbery, that witness In his speech, Mussolini said Her progress is being watched here would say, Heung Yung went to that nothing was more insulting with utmost interest. bed and witness, who got up at to the pride of the Italians than The newspapers publish detalls 2 a.m. saw accused still asleep the insinuation that the Naval comparing her day by day flights. programme would not be carried with those of the record holder, the Replying to his Lordship counsel out. He emphasised that it would Australian, Mr. Bert Hinkler. To stated that Heung Yung remained be carried out and twenty-nine equal Hinkler's performance for the in his own house and carried out ships launched Reuter.

whole journey she must fly the re- his ordinary work within 300

maining 3,000 miles to Port Darwin yards of the robbed matshed. He

in three and a half days.-British Wireless. was performing his ordinary work there when arrested.

in bed.

His Lordship: understand that Lau Sang was arrested on the London, May 18.

rifle range?-HB WAR Been In a telegram to Sir Joseph apparently within a few minutes. Was he then travelling in the Ward, whose resignation as Prine Minister of New Zealand was direction of his own house? He announced on Friday, Mr. Ramsay was travelling away from his MacDonald expresses his. sym-house.

SHAMROCK FIFTH DOES WELL.

Mr. Fitzroy went on to say that unfortunately, on August 2. last year, Carnell was before the Police Magistrate; charged with unlaw fully obtaining money from severalTM" people by falsely. pretending he was employed by the Doller Directory Company when he was ployed by them. He was found guilty, ordered to compensate the

Paris, May 18. Directory Company to the extent of The match between the English HUGÉ DAMAGE AT AN INDIAN pathy and regrets; adding that "by $75, and he was bound over on his and French International Lawn own recognisances in the sum of Tennis Clubs played, here ended in 3260 to come up for sentence if a draw, each team winning eight required to do so.

matches. His Lordship (to accused):-

Each side won one set in the de-dred thousand rupees; was caused relief from the burdens of office see; but the woman says "I could day when it was raced over, a You admit that conviction? Yes. ciding game when the time limit

(Continued on Page 12.)

was reached.Reuter,

winning eight

GODOWN.

Bombay, May 18. 'Damage estimated at two hún

at Sewri-Reuter.

..:

EXCELLENT RESULTS OVER SEVERAL MILES.

London, May 18. Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht, Was there any light, in this this announcement we shall be matshed? As far as I can gather "Shamrock Fifth, which has deprived of the benefit of your there was none. It is a dark been secretly built to challenge presence at the Imperial Confer- matshed. The man himself says the holder of the American Cup, ence We earnestly hope this it was moonlight and he could created excellent results yester-

in your health-British Wireless.

(Continued on Page 12.).

British Wireless,

Leaves for Sourabaya.

Singapore, May 19: Miss Amy Johnson left here in her "Moth" plane this morning for Sourabaya. Reuter...

WIN FOR SCOTLAND.

INTERNATIONAL SOCCER IN.

PARIS.

Paris, May 18.

In an International soccer match

played here, Scotland beat. France

by two goals to nil Reuter