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DISCRETION ISSUE B. & S. ENGINEER'S

IN SHANGHAI DIVORCE APPEAL.

TOEG CASE TAKEN EY FULL COURT.

PARTIES MARRIED 7 YEARS AGO IN HONGKONG.

HARBIN INCIDENT.

DEATH.

TRAGIC FALL INTO WATER

NEAR SWATOW..

SHANGHAI INQUEST.

Shanghai, Oct. 21. Death from heart failure caused by shock and exertion after acci- dentally falling into the water while in a state of ill-health, was the ver dict recorded by the Coroner, Mr. Haines, in the British Court to-day, at the inquest on Mr. Robert Car- ruthers, the Chief Engineer of the

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HUNAN GOVERNOR CRUISER DAMAGED ANONYMOUS LADY KOWLOON UNION HUNDRED DEAD IN

ARRESTED.

GENERAL HO CHIEN IN DISFAVOUR.

BLAMED FOR RECENT "RED"

DISTURBANCES.

DRASTIC ACTION.

IN MANOEUVRES.

JAPANESE WARSHIP BEING TOWED TO PORT.

COLLISION REPORT.

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CRITICS.

REFERENCE"AT GOLF MEETING.

RESENTED BY CONSCIENTOUS WORKERS.

TO-DAY'S MEETING.

CHURCH.

REV. F. SHORT DECLINES PASTORATE.

DIVIDED VIEWS.

The following letter has been ad- dressed to Mr. D. Gow, Secretary of Union Church, Kowloon, by the Rev. Frank Short: Dear Mr. Gow,

ALSDORF MINE DISASTER.

DYNAMITE EXPLOSION HEARD FOR MILES."

TERRIFIED RELATIVES HIT BY FALLING DEBRIS.

PIT BELIEVED AFIRE.

Berlin, Oct. 21. Forty dead bodies

had

Tokyo, Oct, 21. One of Japan's modern cruisera has met with a serious, accident, according to a message from the naval base at Yokosuka, stating that. H.I.J.M, Abukumu, which was

I read with great interest the That anonymous criticisms and care the participating in the Grand Naval

report in Manoeuvres off the southern coast had been received by the Com-South China Morning Post of

special meeting has been in collision with an un-mittee, was mentioned by Mrs, the

of the known warship.

D. J. Lewis, when she presided members and adherents of the Kow- at the annual meeting of the loon Union Church, and I have Ladies Section of the Royal ascertained that it is a satisfac-afternoon been recovered from Hongkong Golf Club, held in the tory report of the meeting.

In such discussions as I have had the Wilhelm Mine at Alsdorf, Helena May Institute this morn-with you and other members of the where hundreds of miners were ing.

Committee 1 indicated that only if entombed in the early hours of there were a large measure of un- this morning as a result of a ter- animity could I give any serious consideration to an invitation to rible explosion underground. It is feared that the death-roll will the pastorate of Union Church.

be very much higher, though it

The Abukuma was seriously da- maged and is being towed to Yoko- suka.

Nanking, Oct. 21. A political sensation has been Shanghai, Oct. 22. H.M. Full Court of Appeal,

caused here by the announce ment of an order by Marshal consisting of Judge Sir Peter Mr. Carruthers died at sea near Chiang Kai-shek to the Hankow Grain, Assistant Judge G. W.Swatow on October 18th. Our Government to arrest General King and Mr. Justice J. R. Wood | Own Correspondent.

Ho Chien, who was invited by (Hongkong), yesterday heard The late Mr. Carruthers was a

the Hankow Nationalist com the appeal of Mrs. Cecil Laval native of Lanark, Scotland. He Arnoux Reynolds Toeg, against came East in June, 1920, and was manders to participate at a big as military conference concerning the recent judgment of Judge pointed to the s... Sunning

Third Engineer, Thereafter he the organisation of an anti-tober 26th. King, refusing to exercise the served on various ships of the Com- "Red" campaign in Hunan. discretion of the Court in her pany util promoted to First En- It is said that the arrest had ond-class cruiser, being only 5,570 favour in the petition for the gineer of the Kwangtung three been pre-arranged between the tons. She was launched in 1923 dissolution of her marriage to years ago. He was appointed to the Nanking and Hankow leaders to land is one of the fastest vessels of David Lionel Toeg,

Changchow on May 30 of this year, prevent a coup in Hunan. Since the cruiser squadrons, being cap The respondent, Mr. Toeg, was remaining in that position until his April, 1929. General Ho Chien has able of 33 knots.----Reuter. born in Shanghai and is register-death under such tragic circum- served as Chairman of the Hunan ed at the British Consulate-stances.

Provincial Government, a post Generul as a British protected Only 34 years of age, Mr. similar to that of Civil Governor, person. He is not a British, sub- Carruthers was, of a disposition ject.

Curiosity of Case.

which endeared him to all who knew him. His death has come

the

The curiosity of the case is that as a shock to the local officials, Mrs. Toeg, who retained her who had not been informed of the American nationality because her tragic affair, and to whom husband could not confer any news contained in our correspon- other nationality upon her, has dent's cable, came as a complete obtained a divorce In the United Surprise. He was unmarried. States. Although the divorce may be binding on the petitioner, it does not affect the position of the respondent in respect of his morrlage, which took place at the Registrar's Office. Hongkong, on June 1, 1023.

Mr. Reader Harris represented Mrs. Toeg before the Full Court yesterday, and 'Mr. A. M. Preston appeared for the respondent.

The Original Judgment,

PRETTY CATHEDRAL

WEDDING.

MARRIAGE OF THE REV.

L. N. WATKINS.

Bitter Attack.

General Ho Chien has been blamed for the triple Communist invasion and occupation of Chang- sha, the capital of Hunan, and, for Communist disturbances at Yo- chow. His action in ordering re- treats during the approaching" Communist attacks on the Hunan capital had enused considerable adverse comments in foreign and Chinese newspapers in North China, a fact which must have come to the attention of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek.

An extremely pretty wedding took place al St. John's Cathedral this afternoon, when Miss Hazel Mr. King, in his judgment, held |Somerville, second daughter of Mr.ing new that the marriage tie seemed to and Mrs. A. Somerville, of Welling-

New Zealand. became have been treated rhtly by bathton, husband and wife. The marriage bride of the Rev. L. Neville did not appear to have been a hap Watkins, Assistant Chaplain of py one except for the Brst two St. John's Cathedral, who is the years; and they separated in 1926 second son of Mr. and Mrs. only living together again for brief Laurence Watkins, of Wellington, periods after that year.

Zealand. The ceremony was performed by the very Res. the Dean of Hongkong and the Rev. H. V. Koop.

Regarding a letter written on August 22, 1929, be said it did not make pleasant reading.

New

forms

Arrest, Effected. Consequently, Marshul Chiang Kai-shek telegraphed to the Han- kow Government informing them

No casualties are reported, but the Abukuma will be unable to participate in further manoeuvres

She pleaded that constructive or in the Imperial Naval Review which is to be held off Kobe on De-criticism should be put forward, and said although anonymous cri- The Abukuma is rated as a see-ticism was not worthy of serious consideration, it could be distress- ing to conscientious workers.

The report stated that during the year 230 ladies' subscriptions had been received. The championship event was won by Mrs. Lambert, with Mrs. Whyte-Smith runner-up. Other competition winners were:~-~ Railway Cup, Mrs. Sheldon; Tag- gart Cup, Mrs. Lissaman; Captain's Cup, Mrs. Sheldon.

JAPAN'S INTEREST IN

SINGAPORE.

NEW ZEALANDER'S SPEECH AT NAVY DINNER.

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Mrs. Lewis' Speech Moving.

In moving the adoption of the re- ports and accounts Mrs. D. J. Lewis said:-Ladies;-The report and London, Oct. 21.

accounts having been in your hands Speaking at the annual dinner for several days I will with your of the Navy League to-night. Sir permission take them as read. The Thomas Walford, the High Com: report does not appear to call for missioner for New Zealand, said any comment from me. There is that if Great Britain does not one matter in connexion with the want Singapore Japan does.

SLUMP IN LUNA PARK SHARES.

I feel that it would be better to inform you at once that as there is very clearly a division on the is already evident that earlier question at issue I do not think reports of the disaster rather that any useful purpose would be exaggerated its extent, this be served by taking any further steps ing due no doubt to the difficulty in the matter,

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I pray that the Church in its quest for a minister may be guided from on. High.

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But I would like to assure you in obtaining precise details of that during any interregnum I will the number of miners who were gladly render such service as is below. within my power.

It will not be possible to give

accurate an'

estimate of the casualties for some little time. The explosion occurred while the night and morning shifts were |changing over. The terrific blast destroyed the check office and therefore the only reliable guide to the number of

persons entombed,

You are at liberty to communicate this letter to the congregation.

Yours very sincerely,

(Sgd) FRANK SHORT:

QUEEN'S ROAD EAST TRAGEDY.

MISADVENTURE VERDICT AT

INQUEST.

The tragic death-of a small boy

Great Sheets of Flame. First reports were to the effect that two thousand men were work- ing in the shift, but it is now be

seven hundred.

leved that there were less than

The explosion, caused by the ignition of A large store of dynamite, destroyed several

accounts, however, to which I de- "We regard it as the vital junc-aire to draw your attention. In the tion of the East," said Sir Thomas, account as submitted you will ob- Indignant over the intermittent who added that the plateau over serve that the balance of income Communist dusturbances in dif-looking the naval base is occupied over expenditure appears as $299.- ferent parts of Hunan, and at the by Japanese capitalists.

18, consisting of $3.70 in hand and recent edicts of the Hunan Pro- "We look to Singapore as the $295.48 in the Bank. As a matin Queen's Road East on October vincial' Government demand-base of our safety in the Pacific.ter of fact, towards the end of 14, was recalled bofore Mr. Lind- of taxa-If the Singapore Base is not con- the year under review your Com-sel sitting as Coroner at the tion for the alleged purpose of tinued, we New Zealanders will mittee decided to redecorate the Central Police Court this morning the conducting a big-scale anti-Com-consider that we have been aban-Ladies Rooms at Deep Water Bay, when an inquest was held to houses in the neighbouring village

munist coup, merchants of Hunan doped."-Reuter.

a decision which I trust will meet ascertain the circumstances of a residing in Nanking and Shang-

with your approval. The work has fatal motor accident in which Mr, and was heard for miles. hat have made repeated protests

been completed but the accounts for E.. F, Cornwall of Victoria Gaol Gigantic sheets of flame and black clouds of smoke shot high to the Nanking Government de-

at the time when the accounts were The accident occurred at the into the air. The entire machines manding the dismissal of General

this redecoration had not been paid was involved. To Chien in connexion with the

nudited. These acounts amount to junction of Queen's Road East and office building and a 150-feet-high

containing Communist occupation of Chang-

$225.40. They have now been paid, Ship Street at 7 p.m. Mr. Cornwall tower,

the pitcage, sha and Yochow.

as also have two small accounts was driving a Ford car No. 2247.crumbled into a mass of debris, SHANGHAI CAMPAIGN TO |amounting to $27.80. The actual to his residence at 69, Wongnei-burying the dead and injured with The bride, who was given away

REDUCE GAMBLING. balance carried forward is there chung Road, and according to his fragments of steel, glass and In the matter of exercising the

fore $45.98 as against $92.46 for evidence he was travelling at a stone. The falling missiles injur- discretion of the Court in petition by Professor L. Forster, wore a King quoted dress of parchment satin, with

Shanghai, Oct. 22.

the previous year. er's favour, Judge

speed of from 12 to 14 miles ed scores of people hundreds of Lund Park shares were quoted I greatly regret that because of an hour. A small boy dodged yards from the mine, who were Lord Merrivate as saying: "The long skirt, bodice of guipuire lace

of the

panic-stricken of the Nanking intention to force this morning at a figure eight circumstances beyond my control I out

side street and hastening

from interest of the community at large and tight sleeves. She carried a

the scene of the maintaining the sanction of bouquet of pale pink gladioli. General Ho Chien to relinquish his points below the quotation of last have been absent from the Colony ran into the car, bouncing back their houses to honest matrimony was a governing -Miss Pat .Hynes Was the military interests in Hunan and week, the heavy slump being for several months and I wish to and falling to the roadway. consideration; a strong affirmative juridesmaid,

Mr. Cornwall stopped and went

·with

and General Ho Cheng-chun, the off-attributed primarily to the belief express my grateful thanks to Mrs.

Escape Hopes. that the Shanghai Municipal Ferguson for carrying on so ably to the lad and was attending to case was necessary before a judge Maureen Brookes 118 flower-cer commanding the Hankow Gar Council proposes to take drastic during my absence and also to the him when an ambalance chanced was justified under the statutes in girls. The

Many of those below ground former wore. arisons, caused the Hunan Governor action against gambling in the the Committee who have so thor-to pass, the boy being taken to emerged safely from the pit and negativing their conditional pro- dress of pale pink georgette to be detained at Hankow. hibition; it was manifestly contrary over satin, pink. sutin shoes, and.

oughly supported her.

Hospital. The Hankow Government has is. International Settlement.

it appears that the explosion did Another important factor is an

According to Mr. Cornwall his not do much damage underground to law that a judicial discretion in silver hair-bond, her bouquetsued a secret warning to all Hunan

by the order recently issued

ear was old, but in good mechani and did not interfere with the favour of a litigant guilty of mis-being of pink cosmos and Hono- Divisional and Regimental Com-

I am very delighted to know that cal condition, and with perfectly ventilation of the mine, therefore conduct in the matter in question lule creeper. The little flower-manders that the Nanking Govern- Japanese consular authorities pro-

nationals hibiting their should be exercised where that girls were attired in dresses of meni has not the slightest inten-attending dog or pony racing or a very successful season and that tightened two days previous to the of the entombed will escape through from the Ladies' Section have enjoyed fitted brakes, which had only been giving rise to the hope that most course would probably encourage pale green georgette, with greention of effecting any drastic chan-

the galleries of adjoining pits. immorality, and if it was likely to shoes and silver hair-bands, andges in the personnel of the Hunan hai alai contests.-Orer Own Cor our monthly one-day competitions accident.

respondent.

have been well supported. I would The boy was operated upon at Telephonic communication was like to thank the generous donors the Government Civil Hospital by late-to-day established with men of all prizes.

Dr. G. H. Thomas, who told the 1,500 feet below the surface, Our congratulations go out to Court that the lad subsequently and it is known that some two Mrs. Lambert as the winner of the succumbed to a fractured skull or three hundred men are still Championship and to Mrs. Whyte-which had been cracked to the alive." Smith as runner up; to Mrs. Sheld-base of the brain.

iu

June

do so, that was an argument against they carried silver baskets of pink Provincial Government and the leniency."

A Willing Agent.

The reason given for the behavi- our of the wife at Harbin, he went on, seemed to be inadequate. She was not forced to this line of con- duct by anyone and appeared to have been a willing agent.

1'oser.

Mr. A. Balley Whishaw was the "best man," whilst Mr. Frederick Mason was at the organ for the special choral form of service.

Subsequently, a reception was held in the Cathedral Hall, The honeymoon, is to be spent at Baguio, and the bride's going-away frock will be of rose and blue, with rose coat and hat to match.

ANGLO-SOVIET DEBT PROBLEM.

COMMITTEE AGAIN MEETS IN LONDON.

Army apart from the removal of General Ho Chien.

EDUCATION BILL HOPES.

J

EFFECT OF RAISING THE SCHOOL AGE.

London, Oct. 21.

Successful Season.

discussion.

'disaster..

Later,

The death roll in the Wilhelm' Mine disaster has been mounting steadily since this afternoon. A large number of victims have now been discovered, and the latest figures are as follows:

95

is

Killed -Injured, in hospital The fate of many others uncertain.

2,000 lbs. of Dynamite.

still

Later.

It is now believed that the ex- plosion at the Alsdorf mine was the result of the overheating of two thousand pounds of blasting dynamite "stored a thousand feet: underground

Merchants' Demands. Seizing the opportunity pro- vided by the changes in Hunan,

on, winner of the Railway and Cap- the Hunan Merchants' Clubin

tain's Cups; and to Mrs. Lissaman, report and accounts will be open to Shanghai has submitted a number

winner of the Taggart Cup. "I consider that to exercise a

of suggestiona to Nanking, ad-

Our meeting on March the 24th In this connexion I would like to discretion in favour of the petition-

vocating the abolition of excessive er "would probably encourage im

taxation in Hunan, the punich-

The Education Minister, Sir was well-attended and we were for-point out that criticism and parti- tunate in having Mrs. Southern cularly constructive criticism is al: morality" in that if it were acceded

ment of a few of the high military Charles Trevelyan; informed u

I have been in- to, it would not deter other wives;

officers to whose inefficiency is at deputation to-day that the Governo present the prizes. It was also ways welcome. desirous of divorcing their hus-

tributed the recent Communist ment hoped that the new Educa gratifying to have such a large and formed that whilst I was away appreciative attendance at Deep anonymous criticisms have been re- bands, from behaving in a similar

disturbances, and finally, a re-tion Bill will be carried this year. Water Bay on September 23rd and ceived by the Committee. Al- manner." He refused the decree..

lief campaign in the Communist- Regarding the extension of the

I much regret that I was not able though anonymous criticisms are school age by one year to fifteen, to be present. Affidavits Requested.

devastated areas.

not worthy of serious consideration, After legal submissions by coun-

The names of Generals Chan for which the Bill provides, Sir

I thank all the members of the they can be distressing to con- sel, their Lordships ordered counsel

Ming-ahu, the Civil Governor of Charles said this would serve to Kwangtung; Lu Ti-ping, the Civil free perhaps half a million chil-Committee for the work they have scientious workers.

done during the year and I think I now beg to propose that the to prepare affidavits, stating the

Governor of Kiangai; and He Yiu-dren from industry and substitute we all owe a great debt of gratitude report and accounts (subject to the conditions pertaining to jurisdic-

London, Oct. 21. tsao have been mentioned as pos- perhaps 150,000 older people. tion as outlined by them, and all

The Anglo-Soviet. Debts andible successors to

General Ho Parliament, he thought, should be to Mr. Evans for her services as explanation which I have given) possible arrangements regarding Claims Committee held its fourth Chien:

We also be adopted. alimony and the custody of the meeting to-day, and the distribu-

glad to spend on education where our Honorary Secretary.

New Handicaps. child, a son born in March, 1925. tion of the various categories of

it now spends on unemployment have to thank Mr. Bowker for audit benefit-Britiah Wireless.

our accounts.. ing.

Mrs. Sommerfelt was appointed The Court asked that these affidavelaims among the respective sub-

I can only hope that the incom as successor to Mrs. D. J. Lewis for

It is now established that there its be available by 2.30 p.m. to-day-committees was further discuss-

ing Committee will work in the the captaincy, and the Committee were 667 miners in the galleries -Our Own Correspondent..

same unison and goodfellowship elected were:-Mesdames Gilmore, at the time of the disaster. Over od.-British Wireless..

as the outgoing one and that you Evans, Dodwell, Cassidy and Ste four hundred of them have escaped will give them your hearty support. wart,

without injuries, and nearly two Anonymous Criticisms.

It was decided, following the hundred have been accounted for the casualties. About proposition of Mrs. Sommerfelt, among Suggestions which have from to work the handicaps from scratch, sixty are apparently still missing. time to time been made by the according to the system of the Ex- Some of the survivors declare Ladies' Committee have at all times glish Ladies Association, and a that part of the pit has caught received the sympathetic const motion that the subscription" be fire,Reuter. deration" of the General Committee raised for one year from $3 to 35 of the Club and Colonel Matthews was also carried. has given us a great deal of practi- Thanks to Mr Lewis, Mrs. cal help, Spa Evans (Hon. Secretary) Mrs.

After the resolution which I am Dodwell (Hon Treasurer), the out about to propose has been seconded going Committee, Mr. A. C. 1. shall endeavour to the best of my Bowker (Auditor), the Helena May which may be asked of me and the local era terminated the meelding. ability - to answer any questions Insutate, Col. Matthews and the

UNEMPLOYMENT IN

AMERICA.

GOVERNMENT SERIOUSLY.

ALARMED.

Washington, Oct. 21.

SUBMARINE DIVING

RECORD.

THE PRINCE VISITS YARMOUTH.

WARMLY WELCOMED BY FISHERFOLK.

INDIAN ROUND TABLE

CONFERENCE.

THE KING TO INAUGURATE London, Oct. 21.)

PROCEEDINGS. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales to- AMERICAN CRAFT GOES

day went to Yarmouth and visit-

London, Oct. 21, ed the herring fleet and market, The India office announces that DOWN 332 FEET. ·

where he received an enthusiastic the King Emperor has been pleas In view of all the indications of hard winter ahead, the Govern-

welcome from the fishermen anded to express his intention to in- Washington, Oct. 21. Acording to a report from Ports-three thousand Scottish fisher augurate the proceedings of the "ment is drawing serious attention to the plight of the unemployed and mouth, New Hampshire, the new girls engaged in curing fish. Indian Round Table Conference. will ask Congress to permit public American submarine V-5 to-day The Prince also opened the new The inaugural meeting will take works to be provided for a period broke all records by submerging to Haven Bridge, on the site of place at noon on 12th November of yearsRouter's American Sera depth of 332 feet-Réuter's bridge built over five centuries in the Royal Gallery of the House

American Service,

ago British "Wireless."

of Lords, British Wireless Lon

Berlin, Oct. 22 Up to the early hours of this morning 131 bodies had been recovered from the Alsdorf Mine. It is believed that 140 are still eatombed and there is little hope of savin