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FRONTIER FIGHTS IN INDIA.
MACHINE GUN USED. BY TRIBES.
PUT OUT OF ACTION WITH A HEAVY LOSS.
SITUATION REVIEWED.
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NO. 33,141 CA VITAL TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1930.
SHANGHAI RIVER CASUALTIES.
TYPHOON RESPONSIBLE FOR EXCITING SCENES.
"IFUNG" DAMAGED.
Shanghai, July 15.
It is not possible to suggest whether Shanghai has yet escaped the effects of the typhoon which
$50 PER ANNUM
OTRA GLE COFF 20 BERTS
DUAL TAXATION TEST MATCH PRISONER FOUND
WITHDRAWN.
TIENTSIN CUSTOMS
DECISION.
YEN MAKES CONCESSION-TO
MERCHANTS.
threatened the city yesterday. A EYE ON THE FUTURE.
certain amount of damage was was done yesterday to various
while structures.
there were
Tientsin, July 14.
SCORE.
LESS THAN HOUR
OF PLAY
THIRTY RUNS ON.
ENGLAND 1ST INNINGS.
NOT GUILTY.
FORGED NOTE TRIAL
AT SESSIONS.
JUDGE ON GREAT CONFLICT
OF EVIDENCE.
BENEFIT OF DOUBT.
The trial of Wong Kam, charg- wased with intent to defraud by uttering a forged $100 note, and of obtaining $70 by means of the note, was brought to a close before Mr. Justice Wood at the Criminal Sessions this morning, when the jury returned a un 29animous verdict of "not guilty",
the prisoner being discharged..
After a lengthy summing up by Mr. Justice Wood, the jury retired
London, July 14. Owing to heavy rain on Sunday night and frequent showers during to-day, play in the third London. July 14.
Test match between Australia The. Government of India's
Impressed by the strong pro- and England at Leeds appreciation of the situation up several casualties in the river.
tests of Tientsin firms denounc-restricted to less than one hour In that time thirty runs to last Saturday, circulated to. Coming into harbour yesterday, ing the imposition by the Tien-to-day.
were added, England's score now members of the House of Com-the Upper Yangtsze steamer Ifung tsin and Shanghai Governments being as follows: mons to-day, states that in the was damaged when sho was of dual import and export faxa- North West Frontier Province a blown against the China Mer-tion on all goods arriving at recrudescence of hostile activity chants' central wharf. She came Tientsin from Shanghai, Marshal is recorded in South Waziristan in about 1.30, but was not loaded Yen Hsi-shan has decided to instruct the authorities at the at the time. in the Upper Shaktu area.
Tientsin Maritime Customs She
noticed to This began on July 6 when
House not to force merchants to several hostile leaders joined in difficulties when she sound-
pay a second import tax upon forces in attacks on scout posts ed distress signals. The tugs the arrival of goods which have M. Leyland, e Kippax; b ̧ Wall round Sararogha. A concerted Alexandria, Victoria and St.previously paid taxes in Shang-G. Geary, run out attack on July 8 falled when a Dominic
G. Duckworth, not out to the hat. machine gun was used to fire on
Extras signals, but the Ifung was blown by a strong wind and was swung round. Her stern ran foul of the Peking Road jetty, causing damage
the scout posta. This, however, was put out of action by n machine gun operated from the acout peats and the raiders with drew having suffered considerable '. losses.
The raiders returned on the fol- lowing morning but were apal repulsed, and it is thought that gunners were killed when a gun exploded.
Posts Captured,
The retiring rebels captured certain Khassador posts, but on the advent of a Razmak column on July 10 they withdrew towards Maiden.
A noticeable feature of the operations has been the co-opera- tion on the part of friendly sec- tions and the loyalty of the
Khassadays.
Continuous air action has been maintained against lashkars and the areas which supplied them. A statement summarising the inter- nal incidents records that on July 8 a slight explosion occurred in Peshawar City outside the house of the Honorary Magistrate, but very little damage was done. In other parts of Indin the givil obedience movement course.
dis- pursued its
Disobedience Decline. Increased activity was shown in some places and a lui in ethers,
was
+
responded
to two or three cargo lighters.
be
Fenders were quickly let down in order to prevent further damage as the vessel pounded on the pontoon. Finally she was towed into the middle of the river by the Victoria and the Alexandria:
This concession is made by Marshal Yen Hsi-shan as a favour to Tientsin merchants in con- nexion with the issuing of $50,000,- 000 worth of Shansi war bonds, as Marshal Ten will require the sup- port of Peking and Tientsin Chinese firms and banks.
Yen's Appointment.
Marshal Yen has appointed Mr. Liang Shengtung as the, Super- Meanwhile, her port anchor intendent of the Tsinan-fu-Kiao- was lowered, but it became fouled chow Railway, despite strong and it was necessary to break the complaints by the existing officers chain. The steamer was then of the railway. The new Super- towed down the river minua herintendent has assured his workers anchor, and thirty fathoms of that there will be no further cables.
changes in the personnel of the railway.
Apparently another casualty at- tributable to the state of the weather was a collision between the Blue Funnel liner Aeneas and a Japanese steamer of about two. thousand tons off the North Eas tern promontory.Our Own Cor respondeat.
J.C.J.L. BOAT NOW REFLOATED.
MAKING SHANGHAI ÚNDER DIFFICULTIES.
Shanghai, July 15,
and Tongku have evacuated for The Shansi forces at Tongshan
the Tientsin Pukow Railway on account of the heavy casualties suffered in recent fighting.
Nanking Optimism.
This morning the Nationglist official organs in Nanking publish.. 'ed a report stating that an amicable arrangement had been reached be- tween Marshal Chiang Kai-shek and General Chang Hsuch-iany, head of the Manchurian Provincial Government, whereby the latter. would agree to send an expedition to attack Peking in the event of the Nationalist troops succeeding in occupying Techow, an important position along the Tientsin-Pukow, Railway in Shantung, near the Chihli frontier.
The Nanking report adds that the
Grimmett
J. B. Hobbs, ca'Beckett, b H. Sutcliffe, e Hornibrook, b
Grimmett
W. R. Hammond, not out.... K. S. Duleepsiniji, b. Horni.
brook
2
32
73
35
- 41;
0
15
14
242
3
Total (for 5 wkts.) Fall of wickets: 1 (Hobbs) for 55 (Sutclife) for 64; FACIALS FREE CAR
man KULANGSU SETTLEMENT
RENDITION.
No Negotiations Opened by the
Chinese Government.
COUNCIL AND CHINESE.
London, July 14. Replying to questions in the House of Commons to-day. Mr. Arthur Henderson, Foreign Secretary, stated that the Chinese Government had not opened negotiations with. regard to the rendition of the International Settlement of Kulangsu.
She had in recent years submitted various pro- posals for an increase in the Chinese representation in the municipal administration which had been effectively dealt with.
for doubt twenty minutes to con- sider their verdict.
The charges which Wong Kam faced were that he uttered a forged note, purporting to be a banknote of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, at the Kum Toi Hotel, Nathan Road, on May 17, knowing it to be forged, and secondly with obtaining the sum of $70 from Tam Kwai, accountant at the hotel, by means of the note. The ease for the Crown was conducted by Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, but accused was not re- presented...
Invited to Cinema.
DUNLOP Reinforced *Motor Cycle
Pedder Bldg.
MISSION TO THE FAR EAST.
INDUSTRIES CONSULTED ON
THE PROPOSAL.
ONE MEMBER NAMED.
London, July 14..
In the House of Commons to- day Mr. G. M. Gillett, Parliamen- tary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department, stated that the recommendation to send An
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SOVIET DEBTS TO BRITAIN.
JOINT NEGOTIATION COMMITTEE.
REPRESENTATIVE BODY TO SERVE ENGLAND.
EXPERTS APPOINTED.
London, July 14. economic mission to the Far East was made by the Oversong Trade The names of those who have Development Council which con-consented to serve on the Joint sulted representatives of industry Committee to negotiate with generally. Subsequently the lead-Soviet representatives on claims ing organisations connected with were announced in the House of particular trades were consulted.
Commons by the Foreign Secret-
follows:
Mr. Gillett further stated that Mr. Arthur Henderson, as Mr. Beale, the special commls- sioner appointed last April to Governor of Madras;
- Lord Goschen, formerly investigate overseas markets, had Sir John Lawrence, Chairman of been engaged in a detailed the Babcock and Wilcox Engineer-. examination of the position of ouring Company.
overseas markets. He trades in
Mr. C. T., Cramp, Industrial. had not yet gone abroad but it was General Secretary of the National intended that he should be, a Union of Railwaymen; member of the proposed mission in the Diplomatic Service;
Sir Max Muller, former Minister to the Far East.
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Sir Frederick Leith Ross, repre- In reply to another question Mr.senting the Treasury. Gillett said that the despatch of an economic mission to Soviet Russia was not contemplated at present. -Reuter.
Mission to South Africa
London, July 14.
In view of the success of Lord South
Four Sub-Committees.
Arrangements are being made, for the interests immediately con- cerned to be represented on the following Advisory Sub-Commit- tecs:Sub-Committee on claims of bondholders; Sub-Committee on private debis; Sub-Committee ́on claims other than those dealt
There will be a fourth Sub-
Mr. Fitzroy cross-examined ac- cused with regard to various bills D'Abernon's mission to the Crown alleged had been found Africa, the Government has invit-with by the above Sub-Committees.. upon him when searched, and varied Lord "Kirkley to lead an ous articles found on him. Ac-economic mission to the Union of cused said that the wrist watch South Africa. Lord. Kirkley has Committee dealing with Inter- he was wearing when arrested was accepted the invitation and the Governmental Debts. This Com- bought more than six months ago mission is due to leave early inmittee, on the British side, will and cost $10.15. He denied that August and visit Southern and consist exclusively of members of one of the bills for $9.50 related to Northern Rhodesia as well as the His Majesty's Treasury." Union-British" Wireless.
that watch.
Mr. Fitzroy then produced a pen knife which, accused said, he did not recognise. He explained that the knife did not belong to him us he had not bought a knife. It was not found in his trouser pocket.
Mr. Fitzroy:Can you suggest any reason why your friend should give you $100 for you to rent a room me to a for him?-He. Invited cinema and as a friend it was oblig- ing on my part to do whatever he asked me to do. He asked me to engage the room for him and thought at the time that he would use the room himself. Therefore, I did it for him.
Have any of your other friends Ausuurever asked you to engage a room
Any further proposals which the Chinese Govern- - ment might make would meet with a sympathetic response. from His Majesty's Govern- ment. Reuter.
At the time of her stranding she. the new Nanking-Mukden concord (Duleepsinhji) for 123; 4 (Ley- for them at an hotel?--Yes,
aboard.
land) for 206; 5 (Geary) for 206.
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KWANGTUNG'S NEW FREE PORT.
OPENING DATE POSTPONED TWO WEEKS.
Canton, July 14.
The expert members of the Soviet delegation are Professors. Preobrazhensky, Dolov and Cha- lenov, and Messrs: Arkus. and Gourevitch-British Wireleas,
Some of the Committee.
He
Lord Goschen, who is the second holder of the title, which was creat ed in 1900, was formerly private secretary to his father at the Ad- miralty, whilst in 1918 he was Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the A number of further decisions Board of Agriculture. From 1924 have been reached in connexion to 1929 he was Governor of Madras. but on the whole the recent Indica- The Dutch steamer Tjikandi,
with the opening of the free port
Mr. C. T. Cramp left school at. tions of a decline has been main-which went ashore between here
at Tongka-wan in the Chung Shan the age of 12 years to work as tained. It is reported
that in and Foochow, whilst on a voyage
Model District. These include a gardener. He entered the rall Bengal as a whole the civil dis- from Batavia to Dairen, was float-
the postponement of the opening way service in 1896 and was elect- obedience movement is on the deed off at midnight.
from the 20th July to the 3rd ed to the Executive Committee of crease, but the tendency towards
August, the chartering of the the Railwayrmen's Union in 1911, be- violence is increasing and there are was carrying a cargo of soya beans was effected during the last visit
steamer Tol Shan instead of the coming President in 1918. He was signs that the terrorist party may and cement, but had no passengers to Mukden of the two Nationalist
Went Home to Sleep, became more active.
Large crowds waited patiently at
Tin Yat; and the providing of Chairman of the Labour Party in emissaries, Messrs Chang Chun, the the cricket ground at Leeds And did they ever entrust you paper fans for visitors. The last 1925 and President of the Interna-. Madros Presidency also report- She is now proceeding to Shang-Mayor of Greater Shanghai, and through-out the day, but the wicket with a $100 bill bill for that puris, to say the least, most thought- tional Transport Workers' Federa- ed a definite slackening in the move-hai, but has 12 feet of water in her Wa Chu-yue, the Mayor of Tsing was soaked and there were several pose?--Yes.
ful of the Entertainments Com-tion In 1926. ment due, however, more to vigor. | No. 1 and No. 2 holds.
tao. Furthermore, General Chang pools in the outfield. The pitch
mittee.
Sir Max Muller was Minister to When and who?--I cannot re- Hsueh-liang intends sending telewas constantly inspected by Wood-member the dates. I have a lot of
Mr. Tao Li-chien has already Poland from 1920 to 1928. grams to Marshals en Hei-shan and full, the Australian skipper, to friends. Formerly I was employ tendered his resignation from the has also served at Constantinople Feng Yu-hsiang warning the rother with the English captain, ed in a shop and my master en post of President of the Entertain The Hague, Washington, Madrid, Northern militarists of the neces-A.P.F. Chapman and the umpires. trusted me with hundreds of dol-ment Committee, but this has been Mexico, Christiania, Peking and aity of settling the dispute with At five o'clock preparations were lars to buy goods.
refused. Our Own Correspondent, Buda Pest, with several periods at Nanking at a peace conference. 7 made for a resumption of play
the Foreign Office. Mr. Fitzroy, remarking that was Mr. Wu Chu-yue left Mukden and half an hour later Hammond not an answer, repeated his ques- during the week-end and passed and Duckworth weat out to continuetion, and accused replied that his through Tsingtao on his way to the English inninga.
friends had never entrusted him Shanghai yesterday to report the
Hammond had made 61 and with a $100 bill. result of his mission to Mukden to Duckworth had yet to score his first the Nanking Executive Council.
Nor any money to pay for the run. The wicket was soft, however
room?-Sometimes friends would and the two batsmen set about ask me to pay for it first, but gen- Severe Fighting..
their task of increasing England's Tsingtao telegrams confirm the lead with the necessary caution. erally they gave me money to pay have been convicted of mutiny. of the Netherlands, arrived here progress on the Tsinanfu-Klaochowon, for the attack and. both Ham.ployed in a boarding house and it Prince Henry, Prince Consort reports of severe fighting now in Hornibrook and Grimmett were put for the room. Formerly I was em The police had to make several to-day and lunched with King Railway. The Nationalist head. mond and Duckworth found them was cheaper for me to rent a room. charges before the intention was Gustav, The visit is of special quarters along this
Questioned with regard to the abandoned.
railway at interest in view of the reports | Tsingchow have been repeatedly
Duckworth preferred to play Crown evidence that after booking
ous action by the authorities than The tugs Sampson and Saucy, to the voluntary abandonment by with a salvage crew of 160 men, its adherents. A similar improve are leaving to render assistance. ment is manifested in othe pro- Reuter. vinces except in Bombay and the Central Provinces.
Further Clashes. Further clashes have taken place in Bombay Presidency between the authorities and the public, the most serious of which occurred on July 11 in Bombay when Congress volunteers persisted in attempts to hold a procession and meeting in honour of Garhwali soldiers who
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ROYAL ENGAGEMENT
RUMOURS.
DUTCH PRINCE CONSORT ON VISIT TO SWEDEN.
Stockholm. July 14.
are
difficult to play.
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MORE PETROL FROM CRUDE OIL.
NEW PROCESS DEVELOPED BY STANDARD OIL.
New York, July 14. The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey has organized a new
Sir F., Leith Rosa has been De-" puty-Controller of Finance at the Treasury since 1925. He entered the Treasury in 1000, whilst from 1911 to 1913 he was private secre tary to Mr. Asquith when the lat- ter was Prime Minister. He was British representative on the Fin- iance Board of the Reparations Com- mission form 1920 to 1925,
What Russia Owes.
In the Home of Commons són
week between police and a crowd of Princess Juliana of Holland aeroplanes, and General Han Fu-defence against the bowling. When went across to Hongkong and slept Patents Company under which a (Chancellor of the Exchequer), There was a collision during the of the forthcoming engagement bombarded by the invading Shanat himself in and he put up a clever the room at the Kum Toi Hotel he company entitled the Hydro- | May- 22nd. Mr. Philip Snowden sona, and owing to its aggres- and Prince Sigvard, second son of chu, the Nationalist officer, is ask he did start making runs he scored the night at the Tung Fung Board-new process of oil refining will be in reply to Sir A, Knox, said: sive attitude the crowd had to be the Crown Prince of Sweden.
ing for aeroplane reinforcements on the leg alde. Hammond batted ing house, accused denied it. He made available to seventeen aff-The sum due by the Government
said he did not spend the night at listed concerns here,
of Russia to this country as on dispersed by force..
These reports, however,
from Hsuchow. The Nationalist stolidly and took no risks.
The process, which is claimed to March 31 last amounts to £900,000,- The Australiana conceded three that boarding house but instead troops claim the recapturing of còn-
yield a double quantity of petrol | 000. Up to the present no sug formally denied both here and in siderable ground near Tsowchun more extras in the fifty-five minutes went home to sleep. Holland-Reuter.
while Hammond and Duckworth
from crude oil, has been developed gestion has been received from the Made-Up Story. were at the wicket Play closed at
by Standard Oil engineers, collobo-Soviet Government in regard to 6.25 when the light was very bad: Later accused said:This is a rating with those of the German the funding of this debt, but it Yesterday General Han Fu-chu Duckworth had scored 15 and Ham-made-up story. These people, in Dye Trust.-Reutera American Ser-will be among the questions to be was assured by a telegram from mond had added another 12 runs order to save themselves from vice. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek ordering to his score. England being 242 trouble, have made up this story him to make a Arm stand for five. There is only one more to get me into trouble,
Forest Law Defied.
In Gujorat, on the other hand, there are signs of improvement, and in several districts the vil lage officers who had been per- sunded or forced to resign their offices, are withdrawing their resignations in considerable num- bera.
In the Central Provinces. an organised movement has been
started to defy the Forest Law. While the movement remains in
AMERICAN WHEAT
SITUATION.
HOOVER TO CONFER WITH BOARD OFFICIAL.
Washington, July 14.
principle non-violent, incidentsIt is officially stated that Presl-
wheat
Shansi Censor.
at Taingehow pending the arrival day for play in the present. Test
of reinforcements from the Na-match-Reuter and British Wire tionlist Headquarters which hoped less,
to recapture Tsinanfuat the earlist possible opportunity.
Following the receipt of the continually occurring show that dent Hoover does not intend to take telegram, General Han Fu-chu the rank and file, especially in the action on the
situa-summoned a conference of his rural areas, cannot be restrained tion beyond holding advisory subordinates and made a number from acts of violence which com conferences with Mr. Alexander of appointments of officers for the monly take the form of attacks Legge Chairman of the Farm front. on small parties of Police Reuter and British Wireless. (Continued on Page 7.)
Board, which body will be left It is understood that the Shans! in entire charge of the situation Commandera are exercising a rigid Reuter's American Service,
(Continued on Page 12.)
NAVAL TREATY:
`INTRODUCED IN THE
COMMONS.
Another witness who was called stated that she assisted in a shop in the vicinity of the hotel and a girl friend entered the shop and showed witness a $100 note which, NO NIGHT WORK.
the girl explained, had beer pass- ed to her and was a forgery. As
London, July 14. they were examining the note, Ah COTTON MILL DEPRESSION Laung came along and asked them. In the House of Commons to
IN SHANGHAL
what the trouble was. They told day; the First Lord of the Admir him and he examined the note,alty. Mr. A. V. Alexander, intro Shanghal, July 16. rubbing a corner of it with water. duced the London Naval Treaty Owing to depression the Ewo and He then confirmed the fact that Bill, which is to enable effect to be Sansing cotton mills have suspend-it was a forgery and said he would given to the London Naval Treaty, ed night work-Reuter,
(Continued on Page S —–British Wireless!
discussed in the negotiations with the Soviet Government which are to take place shortly. "
The money lent to Russia dur- ing the War was borrowed by H. M. Government at over 5 per cent. interest, and the annual sam now. paid by the British taxpayer, for interest thereon accordingly amounts to over £45,000,000.
Sir A. Knox-Will the Chan- cellor use his great persuasiveness. to try to get some relief for the British taxpayer in these negotia tlons? (Conservative cheers.)
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Mr. W. Thorne Does that amount include the money owing (Continued on Page 10,).
No comments yet.
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