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INDIA DELEGATION DETENTION HOUSE WOMAN AGITATOR DOLLAR CO.'S NEW COMMUNIST REIGN WORLD'S LARGEST MISSIONARY DIES

DENY STORY

OF AN ULTIMATUM.

NO JUSTIFICATION AT ALL FOR REPORT.

SIGNIFICANT COMMENT BY SIR JOHN SIMON.

"TERRORS."

CANADIAN AFRAID OF BEING LATE,

TRIED TO STOW AWAY.

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Fearing the consequences of re- turning late to the House of Deten- tion, John O'Laury, a Canadian, planned to leave the Colony atuwing way but was unable to find a ship leaving port at time, he told the Court to-day.

He was brought before Mr.)

nx

than

ARRESTED.

STRIKE SCENES AT

HAPPY VALLEY.

MOB STOPPED FROM MARCH ON FACTORIES.

LINERS.

OF TERROR.

PRESIDENT HOOVER SOON TO BE LAUNCHED.

ANOTHER LATER.

San Ancisco, Nov. 12. Me. Stanley Millar, president of the Dollar steamshly lies, announ

President ced to-day that the Hoover,

turbo- new $8,000,000 electric liner, would be christened by Mry, Hoover at Newport News. Virginia, on December 0.

The vessel will enter the service in New York in June, 1931. From New York it wil proceed to the Paeith east. where it will enter the gulur trans-Pacific service California, Honolulu, between Japan, China aulMan!a

NANYANG TROUBLE.

Trouble has again broken out COMMISSION'S VIEW.

Williams at the Central Magistracy in the local factories of the this morning and charged

Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Come London. Nov, 16.

absenting himself pany, a strike and threats of Vagrant with The publication of a startling from the House of Detention on damage to the premises and

Friday. to the effect that

machinery being amongst deve- report

Defendant pleaded guilty Moslem delegates to the Indian that he, together with other the week-end.

andlopments which occurred over

Round Table Conference had inmates, had been warned of the issued

ultimatum

in the consequences of returning late to Hindu during discussion on the House. On the day in question Wh

hé found, an arriving at the Cen-hortations to go on strike and to be announced liter.

perform riotous acts inflamed the

ermed.

an

the

of

communal rights, hus resulted in trai charge room, that he was ten a entegorical denial. issued by minutes late. Being afraid # H. The Aga Khan and Sir Tejpsible punishment In decided to try nad stow away, laid was unable Baddahur Sapru,

to tud a slip.

The denial is authored by the whale of The Baufikia retium dele kation, Maslen and Hinder, and other eonij

It deefare emphatically taal im ultimatum has been issued either by the Mosters or the Hiustus, but thai, on the contrary, the discus sin thoughout have been friend.

le and harmonious,

"I can get away to-day, I think That is, et stowing AWAY: can get work in a slip." added the defendant.

Detective Sergeant Whan! tokl the Court that if the defendant hat only declared himself on his return to the charge room on Friday by would probably have been exensed if he were only ten minutes late "There is no justification at The elliver asked for a penalty but added that if a ship could be found all for the stotement that there

for defendant within a week the the quarrel over

rase could he reconsidered, Terence The differences in

fine of $50 with the alternative points are in the process of for one month's hard inboute in de-

fault was imposand, adjustment from day to day."

are

con-

AU TAU MURDER

TRIAL.

A further informal meeting of the British India delegation to the Conference was held at St. James's Palace yesterday and it was at this meeting, that the ultimatum was alleged to have been sub- mitte. Another informal gather-† TWO WOMEN TO APPEAR ON ing of these representatives has been fixed for Tuesday, following | to-morrow's plenary sitting of the Conference,

near

framing

D

CAPITAL CHARGE.

A meeting of women workers The ante of Jamiching of the when ex-rent floover'a Mater thin will called yesterday,

The mob was on the point of murching

on the mills when stopped by plniñclothes police.

The hottie used in the christen-

The new liners will by Juxurious, Jam crew, bine-deck vessels, with a length of 653 feet, a displacentcst for 1,000 tons and a speed of 2: krals. They will have accomweku- Gon. r 1.2647 passengers and a The position was explained at "rew on 300. the Centri Police Court this f morning, when alleged by the police as having retain water taken from the seven

from Canton sens of the world. down here

for the purpose, ially

Wita with behaving in a riotous and disorderly manner at a meet- in of workers at Happy Valley yesterday, while inciting them to go on strike.

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APPALLING STORY OF

ATROCITIES.

THOUSANDS SLAUGHTERED

IN KIANGSI.

NANKING LOOKS ON.

AIR-LINERS. -

AFTER A

SUCCESSFUL TRIAL OF NEW YEAR'S CAPTIVITY.

HANDLEY-PAGE.

COSTS £25,000 ABOUT.

PRIVATIONS RESULT IN A STROKE.

OLDER MEMBER OF BASEL MISSION VICTIMS.

London, Nov. 18. Successful trial Bights were made during the week-end with the first of the fleet of the largest passenger air-liners in the world. These Inadley Page aircraft, in- tended for use in the British Em- pire air-mail lings, each have four NEW BANDIT THREAT. British Jupiter engines developin

total of 2,200 horsepower.

Shocking news to hand from the value of order placed

by the Imperial Airways was the Telegraph correspondent at Swatow announces that one of Each machine fully loaded will the members of the Basel Mis- weigh thirteen tons. They will

Shanghai, Nov. 17. Engulling thousands in a sen

unda of anarchy, destruction death, the tide of Communism

for

is sweeping through Central £300,000. China, especially Hunan not Kiungel, says the North China Daily News this morning in an article gathered from Chinese telegrams and exposing theannbling them to pull up qulekly on curbed to the privations whilst

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slots,

have a maximum speed of 120alon who were seized by bandits miles per hour and Handley Page in August of last year has auc- automkiin

wheel brakes

red in captivity. Whilst full details result of Nunking's innctivits. alighting, and to be manoeuvred ground like 1 Riotor car.

are lacking, there would appear According to these telegrams, Luxury accommodation is provid-to be ground for believing that published in the Chinese nows e for thirty-eight passengers, the Rev. E. Fischle, a German, papers, and to numerous petitions with a stoklas, saloon, and ther sent to the. Nationalist - Govern- will carry two pilots, a steward is the missionary concerned.

Originally, three members of ment at Nauking urging that and a stewardess.

There will be eight of these the Basel Mission were captured. himself lead a military campaign filled. to exterminate the Reds are and for all. the Communist hordes are vaging the whole countryside

APURK WIning of the President Roover will Marshal Chiang Kai-shek should machines when the order is ful-by the bandits, the other two be-

At the same time, a young Chinese and an old woman were

with assaulting

and

Matrein the Pollee, while the

nit

JAPANESE PREMIER

IMPROVES.

Constant Fear.

The petitions state that tin marauders have plundered many towns and citita, and the people residing in the whole of the Red areh are living in a state of con- stant fear.

When a town or city is captured

REGARDED AS PRACTICALLY OUT OF DANGER.

three prisoners were furthor

Tokyo, Nov. 17. charged jointly with holding a

This mornine's bulletin regard. public meeting without a permitting the condition of the Prime by the Communist desperados, from the Governor, this being against the provisions of the Minister. Mr. Hamaguchi, indi-all title deeds are destroyed aud Ordinance for the Control of cates a marked improvement. The the property is distributed among opinion is expressed that the Pre-

the adherents of the gang leaders. mier is now practically out of danger.

Chinese.

7.30

There is a sign of peritonitis. white p patient is in good spirits.

FORMOSAN REVOLT

NEARLY OVER,

"Terrible Tortures,

Merchants

forced to surrender their goeds and grain and these are confiscat- ed and distributed among the Reds.

Women and girls are subjected to indescribable violence, and

Each has a wing-span of 140 feet, and the automatic slotsing the Rev. E. Walter (Swiss) will be as large as the main planes and the Rev. Mr. Kipner (Ger- of a Moth machine.

man). The lust-named, however, was released some time ago, and is now at Moihsien.

The saloon will bo as big ne a Pullman ear-British Wireless,

PRINCE PRACTISING

SPANISH.

PREPARATION FOR COMING TOUR.

London, Nov. 16. In prepuriion for his visit to South America next year, the. Prince of Wales is practising his Spanish with the advice and as alatance of Dr. Pastor Cervantes,

The Prince is talking Spanish whenever possible, even with the Pastor on aeroplane flights, and the latter is spending the present week-end in the country with him for the purpose.

Chinese reports say that a mon who had been with the bandita and had seen the error of his ways recently gave information to the military regarding the village In the hills between Fungshun and Kaying (Melhalen) where the mis- sionaries were held in captivity.

Troops. Retire.

As a consequence, troops set out from Fungshan city towards the placo Indicated, but found it held too strongly. They then. with- drew, pending the arrival of rein-

forcements.

Subsequently, information came to hand that one of the two, in He was do.

ever, needs confirmation, although it is known that one of the two has succumbed.

Chief Detective's Review. Chief Detective Inspector Rey-

The wealthy residents are cup- nolds, prosecuting, said the affair

tured for random and those Tail-Professor of Spanish at London University, who says the Prince's was the sequel to trouble whien

After a prolonged examination.ing to pay have been subjected to progress during the past three The Criminal Sonions will rom- has arisen between the Kanyang

Brothers Tobacco Company and the result of which is being with the cruellent forms of torture, weeks is equal to that of the aver mener at the Supreme Court to morrow morning, when the seusa-

concessions granted in 1925, he been formally indicted on a charge slowly severed from their bodies. terms, and is attributable to his scribed as the elder of the two. their women employees. Certain held, the Premier's sailant has their limbs being painfully and age University student in two captivity and died. Sir John's Speech,

tional Au Tu murder ense, whith

and farmers are extraordinary aptitude for concer- and, if that is correct, would be was adjourned from last month's snid, were gone back upon by the of attempted murder-Reuter,

tration and kin Interest in the the Rev. Fischle. This, how- Relwering to the India Con-

calendar, will be investigated be Company, and on Saturday, aftor-

Innigunge. ference in a sperch at Cleckheaton, fore the acting Chief Justice (Mr.) noon between 400 and 500 of the Bradford resterday, Sir J. B. Wood) and a jury. This is workers refused to leave the fac- John simon said the work of the only case for trial at this tories, while not doing any work,

constitutiona undermouth's Sessions.

staying there until compelled to which one-fifth of the human race

leave at Last month Tang Yang, widow

p.m. any live, was a tremendous task. of Cheung Bak-ynu, was charged

The Polles received information Those who served on the Statutory with the murder of her husband that a meeting was to be held at Commi rion went through a lour at Sheung Tae. village, Au Tad, Happy

py Valley the following day, in consequence of which special and rareful after, it is alleged, he had attent- scrutiny and consajtation before ited to embrace his daughter-in-law.plainclothes men were already on was posible to put forward their Pan Chin-ling, who was a Crown the spot when some 300 workers to Assemblo on rising proposals, which, whether they be witness when the case was heard bogun

the path cutting right or wrong, at any rate formed before Mr. F. I. Wynne-Joues at ground near

across the Valley by the Hongkong Taipo Police Court. The case was a connected whole.

not proceeded with last month Football Club ground. One sentence from the Com-because of further developments. miwion's Report might usefully and it now appears that the be repeated: "It must not be daughter-in-law has been made an and assumed that you can substitute accused, as both the widow

the daughter-in-inw Bure be- a different design und different | ing indicted. materials for one part of our We understand that the neewed structure without raising the will he defended by Mr. F.

instructed by Messrs,

Courie

view

question whether what remains can stand unaffected."

Jenkin. Dracons.

of

THE COST OF LIVING IN GERMANY.

ATTEMPT TO AVOID MORE BLOODSHED.

Shanghai, Nov. 17.

It is learned from Formosa that the revolt of the savage tribesnien is practically at an end.

Aircraft have been dropping handbills over the last stronghold of the rebels, urging their surren- der unconditionally-Bruter,

outrages.

Even the poorest of the stricken communities, if they are not men- bers of the Communist Party, are robbed of their mongre belongings and deprived of their houses, which are invariably burned to the ground,

150,000 Innocent Victims.

The Prince also speaks fluent French and German and some Hindustani,—British Wireless,

"PRESIDENT TAFTS"

DEPARTURE.

ADVANCED BECAUSE OF CHRISTMAS.

It is stated that the deceased had stroke, and it is possible that in the hurried movements of the bandits he was neglected, if not temporarily deserted. The place of his death is said to be known, and 11 is reported that he was honour- ably hurled.

The Last News.

The last news of the two men, prior to this report, was contained in a letter written on October 24th last by the Rev. E. Walter and Figures are "quoted showing

nigned both by him and Mr. that up to the present at least

Flachie. This was to the effect The Dollar Steamship Line

that both were in a very weak con- 150,000 Innocent people have boen

nounces that the galling of their dition, a the result of malaria and slaughtered, while more than a

has been advanced one day to per not hope to hold out much longer, have fled to other provinces. million and a half of the residents. President. Taft from all ports kidney trouble, and that they could mit of that steamer arriving in It was added that the food, of Over 100,000 houses have been San Francisco on the morning of which there was very little, was of

The President Kiangst alone.

Klangsi's Terror.

Police Prepared. Information was also received that certain persons from Cantoni would be at the meeting, and it was to guard against possible the meeting shortly before 11 trouble from this cofitact that the o'clock when in small parties, the Police were prepared to the extent workers began to arrive and con- grogate at the head of the cross subsequently demonstrated.

The young woman, one of the road opposite No. 113. Wongnel- trio now before the Court. was chong Rond. By 12,45, between 240 destroyed by the Communists in December 23rd.

250 people, practically all seen to address the crowd. She and

Taft will now sail from Hongkong poor quality and their accommoda-

tion far from satisfactory. at 6 am on Monday, December 1st was not employed at the Nanyang women, had assembled. Then the

This will allow 48 hours' travel-

Another Threat, Brothers Tobacco Company, said young woman addressed the meet-

At the present time, thirty-ling time to phasengers whose Mr. Reynolds, but had come downing as follows:"On Monday, all

With the letter, was a 'message from Canton

She incited the of you fellow-workers must not seven out of eighty-one districts homes are cast of San Francisco, crowd to go on strike, and asked return to work. Any of you inlu Kiungsi are completely under With the advantage of air travel from the bandit chief asking for

various Wostern those In

our to put up their favour of this motion put up your Communist influence and control, now hands. A large number of them hands and clap them."

while thirty-eight of the remain States, the sailing of the Pre-ansom of $10,000. This message put up their hands.

"All hands were put up and ing districts are infested by the aident Taft will particularly appeal ended:

remain to persons who desire to She next asked them to follow clapped," said Detective Shek-Reds

"Send us $10,000 or we will It is stuted that the conditions in the Orlent as long as possible

send them to Heaven." efforts of the her to the Nanyang Brothers' Taul. The woman next and they Association's unremitting efforts The strenuous

and, If the de were going to lay a cordon around now prevailing are worse than and still reach the United Stater promote mutual understanding Government to effect a reduction factories

the the factories, that if they agreed when the recent war was raging for Christmas is very convenient after the capture of the three min to bo put to

It may be recalled that shortly This salling between

infin the prices of commodities to mands

offset the reduced scale of wages employers were refused, they were to this proposal also they were to at its highest Reuter.

for forwarding mail, and any let slonaries, the bandits demanded Britain and India.

to find some way of opposing put up their hands again and

ters or packages should be marked ranAOM of two million dollars Much of the reform accomplish-now being paid throughout the

clap them.

whitet he meeting the latter,

# few ed in India, whethan political; country, appears to

weeks later n-letter

the which

Basel Peonomic or Avelni, had been help-with opposition.

Msion received from the bandit

Reception to Indians,

Mabarajah the Gackwar Baroda, speaking al. reception given by the East India Associa tion in honour of the conference delegates, referred to the abun dant hospitality being extended to them in London and expressed The warmest appreciation of the

the best elements

ed on by the Association.

·

GOVERNMENT EFFORT TO OFFSET WAGE CUTS.

Berlin, Nov, 16.

At a meeting of the Cabinet

favour

A Scrimmage.

As she broke away, said Mr.

of the Chinese!

The delegates taking part in Committed to-day, however, it wReynolds on the conference had come from decided to taste a statement, pro-i plainclothes mon present caught every part of India and represent claiming the urgency for a redus:

manners, customs,

races

This, he believed, was a nuve guarantee of ultimate suceSH,

the detective, being subsequently assisted by the old woman. the assistance of other constables And watchmon present,

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"She next said: Those of you who fear not death, follow me."

FORGED H. K. & S. B. C. por a.s. President Taft.

$10 NOTES.

TWO MEN ARRESTED AT CAFE ON SATURDAY.

chief stated that the captives would FIRM'S MANAGER

be killed if the money WOR not As she led the way for the hold of her. The young Chinese

CHARGED. . forthcoming. It was added that crowd-l-seized-her-from-beltind.

there was no hope of Chinese in all their external variety, hertion of prices all along the line who gured as ony of the accused

Informing her at the same time and and announces further cute that in the case, intervened and struck

ALLEGED DEFAICATIONS OF troops being able to rescue. the that I was a police officer. She

A charge of being in possession dialects. Yet they were all equal- have already been made.

captives, the roessage stating that $1,000, With said nothing, but refused to go of ten $10 forged Hongkong and For instance, the price of coal

even if the missionaries had wings ly united in a determination to

along. rench an agreemont securing the has been reduced by six per cent.

Shanghai Banking Corporation A series of defalcations bo- they could not escape. best interests of India as a whole. and wood by twenty per cent.

the

"Others in the crowd attempted notes on Saturday without lawful tween October 27 and November In February of this year, it was Many foodstuffs, including prisoners were taken to the Police bread, have been reduced by ton Station, the crowd dispersing to pull me away from the woman, authority or excuse, was brought 3, amounting to $1,000, were alleg-intimated by the bandits that the and I received several blows in against two Chinese who appeared against Au Shun-hing, man captives would be released if 88,- per cont. The retailera of veget. after measures had been taken by the back which were struck by the ed before Mr. Williams at the ager of the Lee On firm, of Ko-000 ransom were paid.

his on appearance ables have consented to cut their the Polico.

A Curious Story! Of the young male accused, Mr. male defendant. The old woman Central Police Court this morning, shing Stree

Detective Inspector John Murbofore The safety and the greatness of prices-Reuter.

morning. Reynolds said that he was not an grabbed me by the neck and

Our Swatow correspondent saya the Brittali Empire lay in the fnet

employce.

of the Nanyang scratched

T. G. Honnett appeared for that a curious story is in circuls- that her people were allowed a

Witness related how with an- and informed, his Worship that ho freedom to develop according to and her duo, as a wolf-governing

****hing, while Mr. F. C. E Kendall fives had recently:"beant à takim their individual genius.

reading, was for the defence. The hearing around by the bandit?and white unit of the British Commonwealth. Come down from Canten.

Mr.

You will have to officers, the prisoners were taken board summarily. ⠀⠀ Lindaoll:

to the Police Station, the crowd The defendants who were arrest of the onse was fixed for the after reaching any village That was. India's mood and "Lot us go forward in a spirit

prove that bárnest desire.

of mutual trust and collaboration,

Mr. Reynolds:—Xan.

baling prevented from following of at the sing Web Cafe Pernoon of Tonedayek and wedness de conscious of the greatness of our The first winsso called, Dotace un lack. British Wireless, Spr

British Greatness. ~

He urged that India should take Kwhich was her privilege

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phy appeared for the prosecutions Mr. soliams at the Central |

Brothers, but like tha woman, had sistance extended, by other police was asking for the case to be the complainant. Choung Wal-tion to the elect that the two cap->