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PREMIER AND THE SABOTAGE RIFE IN THE NEW PEKING FORMER HONGKONG SWEEP LEGALITY PLANE'S CRASH ON SENATE FIGHT ON

`EMPIRE. -

STATEMENT ON FREE TRADE ISSUE.

ECONOMIC ARRANGEMENTS TO BE MADE.

AIM OF CONFERENCE.

London, July 13.

SHANGHAI,

SERIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRAM STRIKE.

TERRORIST CAMPAIGN.

Shanghai, July 14. The celebration of "Quatorze Juillet” opened last night with the customary torchlight procession. An unusual feature of this was

the

that when it was entering Koukaza Gardens 'It was led by a police party who had in handcuffs. with them four Chinese who had scattered pamphlets on the route of the procession.

GOVERNMENT.

NATIONALISTS PAY

LITTLE HEED.

CLAIM BIG VICTORY IN THE

LATEST FIGHTING.

POLITICAL ACTIVITY.

Shanghai, July 13. Apparently paying no alten-

tion to the formation of in independent Government Peking by the Kuomintang

BANKER.

NOT GUILTY ON CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.

JUDGE'S DIRECTION.

Pascoe,

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QUESTIONED.

GETTING TICKETS FOR

-FRIENDS.

INTERESTING POINT RAISED AT SINGAPORE.

PROSECUTION FAILS.

MOUNTAIN.

AIRMEN WALK FOR SEVEN

DAYS IN BURMA.

HOOK LEFT BEHIND.

́ ́ NAVY TREATY.

PHILIPPINES ISSUI RAISED.

JAPAN SCARE SAID TO BE

UNWARRANTED.

Rangoon, July 13. A message from Prome states that Matthews, one of the airmen in the plane which crashed while attempting a flight from England to Australia, was picked up by

SECRET DOCUMENTS. villagers on the slopes of the

Washington, July 8. Arakanyoma Range on which the had been walking for seven days ordinary session for the second plane crashed. Matthews, 10: Battle lines were drawn to- gether with his companion, Hook, day as the Senate sat in extra- following the course of a stream time to consider ratification or Hook finally became exhausted rejection of the London Naval and was unable to walk. He was Treaty of 1980. left a day's march behind and search parties have now been prominently in the debate in con- The Philippine Islands figured despatched to find him. Reuter. nexion with their occupation by Hook and Matthews left Lympe the United States and their rela- aerodrome on the Kent coast at tion to Japan's international inten- four o'clock on the morning of tions. June 20 in an attempt to set up new record for a flight to Australia.

Home papers to hand contain reports of the case at the Cornwall Assizes, before Mr. Justice Swift, in which Mr. L. E. Hopkins, former manager of the P. and 0. Banking Corporation in Hongkong, and now licensee of the King's

Singapore, July 5. Ilead Hotel, Chacewater,

The legality or otherwise of Was charged, on a Coroner's inquisi-club selling or giving tickets in the practice of members of a tion, with the manslaughter of Mr. sweeps run by that club to their Leftists, Reorganisationists, and Harry

well-known friends, relations or employees, Few people noticed that the men Northern militarists, Marshal schoolmaster.

was the main question at issue ally marching at the head of the

Chiang Kai-shek is pursuing his Mr. Anthony Hawke, prosecut- behind the prosecution, before triumphal prncession were in fet campaign along the Tientsin-ing, said that, having regard to Mr. P. S. Williams in the Police theters and indeed the men them-Pukow Railway, being content the attitude taken by the magis- Court yesterday, when a wealthy selves showed small signs of the to abandon some ground on the trates in dismissing the charge of Chinese Towkay, Choo Pok ignominy of their position.

Lung-Hai Railway for the de- manslaughter, he felt some Keng, and his employee, Che French police, armed and carry-fence of his Headquarters, Hsu- difficulty about proceeding with Liew Chan, were tried on ing baton, were conspicuous choy,

the case on the Coroner's warrant. various charges in connexion

Want Secret Documents. If his lordship thought it was not mingling among

Maishal Chiang's picked army a proper case to proceed with, he ment of a public lottery. the crowd and

with the running and manage. the First Nationalist Division, would bow to his ruling.

But of chief importance was the amidst those in the procession.

under the personal direction of its

The machine the Dryasel-was continued attempt of After hearing the evidence Mr.

Senator' The French tram strikers de Officer in Command, General Lig

The Judge: If you think it is a Williams came to the conclusion, Matthews, formerly a mechanic California and leader of the fight plloted jointly by Mr. Jack Hiram Johnson, Republican of economic cided at a meeting on July 12 that Chi, has engaged the Shansi proper case in which you should that it was a private lottery, and. to Mr. Bert Hinkler, whose record on the treaty, to obtain secret docu- waterinsurgents in a severe encounter offer no evidence, I shall make no therefore, not illegal, and accord- he tried to lower, and Mr. J. Hook, ments used in the London negotia

An important reference to Empire Free Trade was made by the Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, when he he made a speech at the Crystal Palace last night. Mr. Mac- Donald emphasised that the advocates of Empire Free Trade had no authority from Dominions to engage in the present. propaganda.

There was pot a single Dominion but was developing on nationalist Iines its

industrial

and own economic evolution, and no Gor- ernment, whatever its majority may be in this country, could force on the Dominions an

polies in which the Dominions did not believe.

Labour's Chance,

all attacks on trams and

mains should be made as far as possible during the Bastille Day celebrations.

The French Concession

near Yenchow.

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adverse comment.

Mr. Hawke:-In view of that, I have no alternative but to offer no evidence on behalf of the prosecution.

ingly acquitted the accused.

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The Deputy Public Prosecutora wealthy young man who has for tions which President Hoover and (Mr. J. H. Pediow) appeared for some time bean ambitious of beat Secretary of State Henry L. Stim- the Crown, and Mr. Roland Brad-ing Mr. Hinkler's time.

son have refused to deliver to the dell, assisted by Mr. P. H. Bat-

Plans for the start of the flight senate. tishill, was for the defence, while were made in secret. Few saw Senator Frederick Hale, Republi- Mr. C. H. Smith held a watching the heavily-laden plane make its can of Maine and Chairman of the Senate Naval Affairs Committee, brief for the Singapore Turf Club. exciting take-off. In order to

augment the petrol supply, special began a sniping attack on the tanks had been built into the treaty with questions calculated to show that the British battleships fuselage and, on account of the Rodney and Nelson set the limits" great weight, it was only with of naval superiority despite the men got the machine off the ground.

Nanking Claims Victory. Denling with th implication that the Labour Government had The strike has developed into a

General Liu Chi claims 3 no interest in the Dominions and campaign of sabotage and tering the fighting on Friday and smashing victory at Yenehow dur-

Mr. J. L. Pratt was briefed for no influence upon Dominion opinion rorism: he said, "Against that I believe have been made on

Well planned attacks Saturday, stating that

the defence, a whole trams that if the Dominions are going to

and Shansi Regiment of over three)

After a jury was empanelled to come in with us in economic co-motor cars, while water and elec-thousand men was totally annihi- return a verdict, his lordship told

How Ticket Was Bought. operation, if the Dominions and tricity mains have been cut with lated.

them that the case arose out of a ourselves are to devise an economic apparent impunity.

The evidence for the prosecu- The decisive battle between motor accident to a man named,

unfor- tion revealed that an informer of and Industrial policy which will

the Nanking and Shansi factions is Harry Pascoe, who was was

found that Hopkins was guilty of with a $5 note, of which the criminal negligence, and he had number had been recorded, to the been committed for trial. The first accused's business premises case was afterwards investigated at 35, North Canal Road, with by the magistrates, who came to instructions to obtain a chance in the conclusion that there was no the unlimited sweep of the Singa. That the Tientsin-Pukow Rail- evidence was being offered by the not

case against him.

nopore Turf Club, of which he was a member. He went there, pas-way is destined to be the scene of prosecution a very proper thing and was told a chance would be

much warfare is evidenced by the The jury could only decide cases

obtained for him. departure from Nanking during

on evidence, and when there was the week-end of 6,000 cases of arms and ammunition, consisting to say that a prisoner was

no evidence it was their business

not of shells, machine-gun ammuni- tion and grenades, for the Na-guilty.

The jury returned a verdict of tionalist troops fighting near Yen-

"Not guilty," and Mr. Hopkins was discharged.

be beneficial to all of us, then the thrown into darkness on Saturday expected to take place in the very tunately killed. A Coroner's jury the name of Rahamin was sent tremendous difficulty that the air- terms of the treaty:

tricts the tram service was auto-

night as a result of interference near future, and the Nationalist with transformers. In seven dis-general offensive was announced on Saturday with General Liu Chi expressing the hope of recapturing Tsinanfu, the capital of Shantung, before the end of this week..

Labour Government has a better chance of bringing about that agreement than a Government of any other party in this country.

In the Imperial Conference in matically suspended. Five water September we are going to do and electric mains were also cut everything that can be done by and seven trams have been whally the British Government to come to or partially destroyed since July economie arrangements with the with attendant injury to Dominions that will bencât the sengers. working classes of this country."

Indian Situation.

We

Motor cara are being stoned after dark by gangs of men who appear confident that they will not be caught.

Referring to the situation in India the Prime. Minister said the Although confirmation of the re- state of India to-day was serious. Port is lacking, an Annamite What was happening was only add-policeman is believed to have died ing to India's difficulties and was as a result of injuries inflicted by not advancing India'a chance of strikers on July 11. No impor- reaching Dominion Status.

tant arrests have been made in "Men with whom wish to connexion with the disturbances, co-operate have had to be arrested Our Own Correspondent. for actions which, if they then- 'selves had been responsible for purely Indian Government faced with the conditions such as those they have created recently, would have compelled the arrest of people. responsible for the conditions.

The whole of this is a melancho- ly thing which is unnecessary and foolish. Men who are going to bej Governors of State and responsible for the Administration ought to ditions under which alone Adminis tration and change are possible."

look ahead and understand the con-

Minister of Agriculture, in- tended

to place the develop ment of agriculture, rural education and research in the forefront of his policy. The Government, he added,

DEATH OF CAPTAIN

PETER TALL.

FORMER TUG MASTER DIES AT HOME.

the

chow.

The Shansi Commanders are in- citing a strike of the Chinese rail- waymen working on the Tsinanfu- Kiaechow Railway with a view to hindering the progress of the Nationalist troops between Wei- hsien and Tsingtao,

哦

Now

AUSTRALIAN FOUND

DEAD.

BODY IN A CUBICLE IN KOWLOON.

Shortly after, A. S, P: Tongue raided the premises, and arrested both accused, seizing a quantity of literature alleged to be used in connexion with the running of a public lottery.

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"On His Knees,"

Statement Challenged. A

When be conceived the idea of

Senator David A. Roed; Republi- the flight, Hook suggested to Matthews, then a mechanic, that can of Pennsylvania and a member he should learn to become a pilot. London conference challenged Sen- of the American delegation to the Matthews agreed and took his ator Hale's assertion and drew at- wings in a short time. Neither tention to the fact that the United airman, however, has had much States possesses three of the most experience of flying.

modern battleships of the U. S.-S. Colorado type.

In supporting the demands of Senator. McKellar for the much- argued secret documents, Senator Johnson to-day said that Secretary Stimson has no right to deny in- formation desired by the senate.

Borah's Amendment.

They were first heard of on their arrival at Marseilles on the 21st, They arrived safely at Karachi on the 28th, two days be hind Army Johnson's time but equal with Hinkler's. On July 1 they reached Calcutta, after delay from strong winds which once caused Giving evidence, the first accus. them o put back, and also from a ed said that Rahamin, the in-leak in the petrol tank. On July Senator Borah offered an amend- former, was a business friend of 4 they left for Akyab and from ment to the McKellar resolution his, whom he had helped on there for Rangoon. Next day permitting President Hoover to re- several occasions. Rabamin ask-came the news that they had crash-tain secret documents, publication ed accused twice to get a ticketed twelve miles from Tanugup and of which would be against the for him, but he refused, and then that a search was being made in public interest. But he indicated Rahamin went down on his kreca the South Burma jungle for them. he would vote for the McKellar re- and begged accused to get him a

solution even if bis autendment chance in the sweep, and eventual-

fails to carry, ly he promised to do so.

Several witnesses were called for the defence, whose names ap peared in the record kept by accused to get them tickets. They friends. One witness was cook to were mostly personal and business

g2 share in the kongsi, and two $5 the first accused. He was given a

chances, but he did not pay accus- ed any money. ;

Public or Private?"

BOBBY JONES GOES HOME.

:

MAGNIFICENT VICTORY IN AMERICAN OPEN.

Senator Swinson replied vigor- ously to critics of the naval treaty who contend that it would jeopard- ize the Philippines and the position of the United States in the islands. "I say," said Senator Swanson;' "that the United States has never been in a military position to bold Interlacken, July 13

the Philippines. She had her chance After receiving the American to fortify the islands but ahe pasa Open Golf Championship trophy, ed it up. We have never been able Bobby Jones framediately entrain to hold the Philippines against Ja-

Peking Session. Marshal Ferg Yu-hsiang has dispatched a telegram of congra- tulation to the Plenary Session of

Some excitement was caured in the Central Party Head-quarter at Kowloon Police circles yesterday Peking, Cammenting on the in- evening, when a rumour was cur- augural conferoner, Marshal Feng rent that a European had been mur says that the formation of a new dered and left in a flat in Canton Many older residents of Colony will hear with the deepest courage to the Kuominchun forces. pean was the reason for the excite

Government will give renewed Road. The dead body of a Euro- egret of the death in England of Captain Peter Tall, who was for is an amalgamation of the Peiyang in the front cubicle on the top floor The Plenary Session at Peking ment, the corpse being discovered some time tugmaster at Taikoo and militarists with Agricultural Policy.

the following of No. 128 on that road. afterwards served on a number of Kuomintang political cliques:--- Inquiries were immediately made river boats. Earl De La Warr, Parliamentary

Reorganisation Party, Kuomintang and in a little while the body was Secretary to the Ministry of

The late Capt. Tall, who was Leftists, Western Hill Party, and removed to the Kowloon Mortuary. Agriculture, speaking at Mold well over 80 years of age, passed some Kuomintang extremists now There, it is reported, Dr. Smalley

ed for his home town of Atlanta pan because 20 years ago the Unit- yesterday, Raid Dr.

Addison away on May 29th at the residence in exile from China. The names carried out a post mortem examina-true that the Crown had only pro- triumphant tour in England.

Mr. Pedlow said it was quite for the first time since his ed States refused to build adequate in Liverpool of his sister-in-law, of 18 Reorganisationists and 18tion, as a result of which it was dis- duced one man who said he went

bases and docks. That was because. flness, his son came over from are noted at the manifesto. Mrs. Quayle. Shortly after his members of the Western Hill-Party natural causes.

in and asked for a ticket and got behind the record of Chick Evans

His aggregate was one atroke we expected to relinquish the Phil- ippines shortly after we obtained New York and was with

The body has been identified as it. His submission that was if the fourteen years ago.

them. After 1. he passed away.

that of an Australian named G. R. magistrate thought the man got wonderful round in the morning

Why the Scare? was considering the possibility of funeral took place on June 3rd, at The Plenary Session has de- Welch, employed by John Vose and his tickets as a member of the he found the rough on, many occa

Co., importers and exporters, of public or any class of the public sions in the afternoon, but the giving to the majority of farmers Maghull, near Liverpool.

cided to wire to some of the Kuo- Kayamally Building. He was last then that would be sumcient to wizard pulled out of the trouble about Japan and the fear that she

"However, why this sudden scare" encouragement in producing a Captain and Mrs. Tall left the mintang Loftist politicians now residing at the Palace Hotel. given commodity the right to form Colony for good some years back residing in South China to pro-

turn a private, lottery "into a and ended up the competition with is going to grab the Philippines, an organisation for controlling and settled down at Maghull, ceed to Peking to participate in

public due, even if only one ticket a magnificent forty footer to do now or at any other time?" asked marketing of that commodity-with where, in January of this year, the formation of an independent

was sold to a member of the the last round in 75. He retired Senator Swanson. "Japan signed power to bring in recalcitrant Mrs. Talf had the misfortune to Kuomintang Party, and Military

public.

amid the plaudits of fiftecen and observed the British Alliance. minorities.

be killed by being knocked down Government in the North. The

They were asked to believe that thousand people.-Reuter's Ameri-She signed the clauses of the Ver This would entail formulating a by a heavy motor waggon, Cap-name

of Madame Sun Yat-sen,

Rahamin, who was not of the same con Service,, scheme for submission to Parlia-tain Tall never got over the shock regarded as a Kuomintang ex-

nationality of the accused, or the.. ment through the Ministry of his wife's tragic death and had tremist, is also included in the

same religion, or same of Agriculture and satisfy been ailing for some months past. list of organisers of the Plenary

standing' or monetary position, ing them

scheme Both he and his wife were Session, but while Mr. Quo Tai-

procured his ticket solely on the represented the view of the extremely

basis of friendship. He suggest. in the chi signed on behalf of Mr. Wang

Ching-wei there was no-one to News has reached the Colony to ed the more reasonable construc- of minorities of consumers had friends during their lengthy been considered. Although they did residence. Captain Tall was

The possibilities are that she has revolver inspection on, the U.S.S. ask for. a ticket as a member of not envisage taking power to ch- popular member of the Civil Ser- not been informed of the activities Helena at Canton on Saturday the public and got one as such. force the. scheme of organisation vice and the Phoenix Clubs, and of the Kuomintang politicians in morning,, Sergeant William. Jay upon industry, they did envisage the news of his death will be learn-Peking. Madame Son was last Macauley, of the U.S. Marine)

that the

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when

well-known

him The

Madame Sun Named.

MARINE FATALLY

SHOT.

ACCIDENT ON "HELENA" AT CANTON.

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social

bulk of produce and that the rights Colony, where they made hosts of sign for Madame Sun Yat-sen. the effect that whilst holding tion was that Rahamin went to

giving to industry the power to cd with much, regret here. organise itself.-British Wirclesa.

PARIS ATHLETICS.

FRANCE'S COMFORTABLE

WIN OVER ITALY..

Paris, July 13.

In the athletic meeting here to-day France. beat Italy by 81 points to 87-Reuter,

DEAUVILLE TENNIS.

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The Point nt Issue.

The

question really

turn-

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JAPAN BEATEN IN DAVIS CUP.

ITALY WINS EUROPEAN ZONE FINAL

Genoa, July 18. -

In the European Zone final of on whether the lottery the Davis Cup competition, Italy A board of inquest held on the was private one strictly beat Japan by three games to two. same day determined that it was within the meaning of the The-full results were:

Corpa, was accidentally shot and reported to be in Russia.

Tuesday has been proclaimed by died almost immediately. |the Peking Government to be a general holiday in connexion with the celebration of the inaugura- tion of the new political rezime in Peking.

Little is known of Sgt. Macauley Over a thousand Reorganisa- in Hongkong, but as he was a First tionists and members of the Sergeant it is probable that he Western Hill and Kuomintang ex had had a long record in the Deauville, July 13. tremlat parties have arrived in Marines. His body will be taken to England beat France by nine Peking in anticipation of the in Manila.***** matches to three In the women's auguration of a new Government,

The Helena had been in Canton lawn tennis tournament played when their services will be for about three weeks and left, here to-day-Reuter.

needed.

there this morning for Hongkong.

ENGLAND WIN IN THE WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT.

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Harada (Japan) beat Stefani (Italy) 6-2, 7-647-5.

Morpurgo (Italy) beat Ohta (Japan) 6-0, 6-2, 6-1,5 Stefani(Italy) bent (Japan) 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4,

Harada (Japan) beat Morpurgo

Ohta

an accidental wound received in terms and whether Rahamin's action turned it into a public one. the course of duty,

The question of whether it was private or public depended on whether the public or any class of the public had access to it, and it was most dificult, as Dir. Brad dell pointed out in his commen-16-4, 6-3, 7-5 tary, to define this exactly There Morpurgo and Gaslini (Italy) was one thing that seemed to be bent Harada and Abe (Japan) 8-6

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sailles treaty which ended. the world war. She signed the 1922. Washing- ton disarmament agreement. She has maintained an open door to the United States. :

"Altogether, these things con- stitute evidence beyond question of Japan's faithfulness in her in ternational obligations.

Rupture Unlikely,

"No conditions exist which would

be likely to bring about a rupture between Japan and the United States. A war would be disastrous to Japan and highly ruinous or at least injurious to the United States."

Senator Swanson defended the submarine provisions of the Lon- don treaty. He said submarines are of but little use on the open sen and that their principal uso in time of war would be to defend ports. Babmarines are of no use to the United States 1 the

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