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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 28, 1930.

ITALIAN CHURCH

PANIC.

FALLING PLASTER THOUGHT QUAKE HERALD,

STAMPEDE INJURIES.

Rome, July 27. Mass was celebrated this morn ing throughout the devastated re-i gion where it is estimated that there are at least fifty, thousand earthquake victims living in tents. At many villages where the churches were ruined altars were Improvised for the purposes of to- day's services.

There was a disastrous panic in the church at Statello to-day when some plaster fell. The crowded congregation, fearing that another earthquake was to be experienced, rushed to the doors of the church. Fifteen people were injured in the scramble, some seriously.-Reuter.

Taxes Suspended.

BANDITS SEIZE BRITON.

SOCONY EMPLOYEE

CAPTURED.

ROUGHLY HANDLED WHILST DETAINED.

BELONGINGS STOLEN.

Shanghai, July 23. Struck with a rifle and threa- tened with death, "Mr. R. Gregg, a British member of the staff of the Standard Oil Co., had a very unpleasant experience when he fell into the hands of a gang of bandits at Hsih Tah Li, a place on the north-east corner of the Taihu Lakes between Shanghai, Sungkiang and Soochow, near the Nanking Railway.

Mr. Gregg was on his way to Rome, July 27. The Finance Minister, Signor make oil tests at one of the Chin- Musconi, has issued orders sus-ese silk filatures inland on the day pending the collection of taxes in in question and he was travelling the towns most stricken by the on board one of the Standard Oil earthquake in Potenza Province Company's launches when about and has asked the authorities in 60 or 70 shots were fired from the Avellino Province what alleviation banks. of taxes is desirable there.

The Minister of Public Works, in his latest report regarding the relief measures, states that four days after the catastrophe relief was being supplied to all who needed it. The rebuilding of the demolished houses will begin as soon as possible, the reconstruc- tion work including an entire new city of Avellino-Reuter."

Rome, July 26.

The official earthquake Agures, based on the returns received up to eight o'clock yesterday evening. show that there are 2,142 dead accounted for and 4,651 injured. An increased total of victims is foreshadowed-Reuter.

King Visits Scene,

Avellino, July 26. King Victor Emmanuel resumed his tour of the stricken area at dawn. He visited Ariano and the neighbouring villages, climbing alone among the most dangerous debris and helping to unearth the dead. In the course of the re- covery of dead bodies a number of injured persons who had been burled for four days were

dis- covered.-Reuter.

LOCAL CURENCY REPORT.

(Continued from Page 1.) advocated therefore some measure of stabilization, though he would not go so far as to say we should depart from the silver basis before China did so."

Poor Marksmen,

OPIUM INQUIRY RESULTS.

VIEWS OF CHAIRMAN OF COMMISSION.

DIFFICULT MATTER,

The opium problem cannot be solved in a day, but a solution can be found. This is the opinion pronounced by Sweden's Minister in Argentine, Mr. E. Ekstrand, on his return from an extensive tour through the Far East as the chair. man of the League of Nations Anti-Opium commission.

The final results and "the pro- posals as to how the opium-evil should be exterminated will be embodied in the report of the Com-

to mission the League, but. Minister Ekatrand has told the some interesting Swedish Press

research concerning the work now completed.

facts

The Commissian, headed by Mr.

East

Ekstrand and with 2 Swedish Secretary, Mr. Renborg, also In- cluded a Czecho-Slovakian and a Belgian member. It travelled through India to Burma, the Malay States, the Dutch Indies, Stam, Indo-China, Hong- the Phillipines, kong, Macao, Formosa, Korea and Japan. The Commission has made thorough studies of the opium problem in all its aspects, collecting all avall- able statistics and material, inter- viewed officials, clergymen, Governors, teachers, doctors, pri- inson officials, judges, lawyers and sea captains. It visited numerous opium dens and examined opium addicts in all walks of life.

The bandits, several hundred' all, had junks in their possession and it does not speak well for their marksmanship when it is stated that, of all the shots fired, not a single one struck the launch on which Mr. Gregg was travelling.

soon as it

However, the launch was brought to a stop and moved along side the shore, the bandits in the meanwhile pointing their guns at those on board. As neared the banks, some of the bandits jumped on board and grab. bed hold of Mr. Gregg and the laodah and his assistants and pointed guns at their chests.

Roughly Handled.

Minister Ekstrand emphasised that he is not pessimistic about! the opium problem. Governments and officials have done much to eradicate the vice. In some coun- tries the growing of poppies has been strictly forbidden, and soldiers have even been sent out to mow down entire fields of them. In other countries

the opium has been kept under control and given out in small rations to notorious addicts.

In other cases, attempts have been made to cure severe opium cases by administering sleeping: draughts, keeping the addicts as leep. for a whole week to enable them to get over the unbearable craving for the drug.

The captives were then taken to the house of one of the gang leaders and there questioned at considerable length, the rufians apparently thinking that Mr. On the whole there now seems Gregg was one of the company's to be a firm and unanimous opinion tsipans. Here, he was detained everywhere that the opium vice for two hours, during the whole must be exterminated, and Mr. of which time he was roughly Ekstrand thinks that this can be handled, struck several times achieved through efficient mea- about the knee and body with rifle sures and by means of inter- butts, and robbed of all his be- national co-operation. longings, which included his cloth- ing, money and jewellery. For-i tanately, he suffered no serious in- Júry.

The laodah and his assistants likewise were deprived of their money and clothing and were struck about the face when they remonstrate with attempted to their captors.

Gunboat a Mile Away.. The bandits threatened to hold The Note-Issuing Banks.

Mr. Gregg for ransom but, when The Committee considers that a letter was found in his pocket, in some re-adjustment may be called Chinese, addressed to the silk fila- for in the restrictions now imposed ture where he was going to make upon the note-issuing banks. In oil tests, they were satisfied that this connexion it remarks: he was only one of the employees "Admittedly the power of note and they eventually released him. issue possessed by banks involves During the entire time that this a serious responsibility on their outrage was happening, from the part to Government, which re- time the shots were fired until the presents the interests of the pub-release of the captives, a Chinese

“REDS" CAUSING TROUBLE.

(Continued from Page: 1.)

and show no inclination to con- tinue with the war.

Some of the Shansi regiments on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway have. been sent to reinforce their allies fighting along the Lung-Hai Ball- way, this indicating a shortage of men among the Northerns. The Nationalist Commanders pected to announce another big drive against Tsinanfu at moment.

are ex-

The New Government.

Peking, July 27.

any

lic, and we make the following patrol boat,, belonging to the A meeting of the enlarged proposal therefore with some dif- Kiangsu Provincial River Police, Plenary Session of the Kuomin fidence. As the law stands at was less than a mile away but ap-tang la to be held to-morrow, present the extent of note issue aparently those on board did not when the "seven fundamental limited by the amount of the capi hear the shots or they did not bases" of the Party will be tal of the bank concerned. Only deign to take notice.

the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-

ing Corporation may issue notes

in excess of the statutory limit,

Claim for Losses.

brought forward for approval,

The vernacular papers state that when this is done, Quo Tal-chi, and then only under onerous con- The Standard Oil Co. did not Hsueh Tu-pi and Chia Ching-teh, Wang Ching-wel, ditions. We think the prescribed suffer any losses and the launch representing

Feng Yu-hsiang and Yen Hsi- mit should be less arbitrary and' was not damaged in any way. should be subject, to periodical "A detailed report was submitted shan respectively, will go to Muk- bases before revision, provided always that the to the head office of the company, den to lay these banks of issue fully cover their who at once. communicated with Chang Haueh-liang and discuss notes by the deposit in the Colony the United States Consul-General the formation of a Northern Gov- ernment; while Wang Ching-we! of bullion or silver dollars to the and that official in turn presented will go to see Yen Hsi-aban and extent of at least one-third, the a claim to the Chinese authorities Feng Yu-hsiang. balance being covered by approved for the losses involved and for the securities. deposited entirely under capture of the perpetrators of the Government control. The public outrage. would thus be adequately safe- guarded,"

Grave Responsibiliy, The Hon. Mr. Kotewall, in put ting forward 's proposal for Advisory Boar, remarks:

and

All are expected to be back in Peking by the latter half of Au- gust, so the establishment of the Government is expected to take place early in September. Reuter..

THREE OFFENCES BY A STEERSMAN.

"The Public has the right to ex- FAILED TO USE THE PROPER

LIGHTS.

largely hangs upon the decision of 'one man. On one or two occasions in the past the Public has asked itself whether the action or inac tion of the Bank in the matter of "Many business. men

note-issue was to the best interest bankers consider and I agree of the Colony as a whole. with them that the present sys-- item lays too great and too grave a

responsibility upon the managers pect that the note-issue; upon of the three note-issuing banks, which the prosperity of the Colony

Tsang Md, the steersman of a Of these the Hongkong and depends to so great an extent, Shanghai Banking Corporation, by should not be subject to the will trading junk, faced three, charges virtue of its premier position in of one single individual. At the at the Marine Court before the Miss Muriel Gertrude. Hutton, engine of the car was running and China, and of the special privilege present moment Hongkong is for- Hon. Commdr. G. F. Hole, R.N., leaving the port during prohibited aged 62, youngest daughter of the her pot spaniel was dead by her it enjoys in being allowed by law tunate in having at the head of this morning, the counts being (a) to issue notes in excess of the its chief bank a man of large hours, (b) falling to produce his late Colonel Hutton, was found side. Miss Hutton retired to her statutory limit to any amount un vision, but it requires to be cafe licence when called upon to do so dead dressed in her night clothes bed-room shortly after ten o'clock, der certain, specified conditions, guarded against the man of nar- and: seated in a motor-car, in the but her bed had not been slept in exercises the greatest power; and row views, who may at another by a Police officer, and (c) falling i

to use a regulation white light. garage attached to her home, St. In her younger days Miss Hutton consequently it is upon its Chief time occupy the same position. He pleaded guilty to all charges, Ansty Cottage, Wrexham. The was a well-known hockey player. Manager that the heaviest respon- In other words, we trust the man and was fined $50 or six sibility lies in a time of financial in power to-day, but we mistrust weeks on the first count, $5 or five crisis. This means that in such the system that confers a position days on the second and $10 or 10

days on the third. a time the welfare of the Colony of such power.

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