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MUTINY SCENE AMERICAN NAVAL NO COERCION FOR AIR DISASTER DETECTIVE FALLS BENGALI MURDER SOVIET REPLY

ABOARD

PALATIAL YACHT.

CREW'S ATTACK ON MILLIONAIRE. ·

SHENANDOAH III INCIDENT AT SINGAPORE.

crew

HONGKONG VISIT. An exciting encounter be- tween 2 mutinous Chinese and the owner and officers of the palatial yacht. whose (11, Shenandoah schooner-like grace attracted A good deal of attention while the craft was lying in Hong- kong Harbour, is reported this morning from Singapore. The cable, which is from Reuter's Agency, does not make it clear exactly where or when the alarming securrence disturb- e the peace of the yacht, while seeming to suggest that the diss turbance developed in Singapore Harbour.

The cable revis

A mutiny broke out among the Chinese members of the crew the private yacht Shenandoah 1, aboard which are four ladies and

CONSTRUCTION.

LONG LIST IN FIRST YEAR PROGRAMME,

TO COST £26,000,000.

Washington, Dee, H.

The Government's Brat-year pro- grumine for naval construction jur Įder the London Naval Tronty, call- ing for an expenditure totalling |G.$14,645,000, was Inid before the Naval Committee of the House of | Representatives tri-day.

The program, drawn

by

Mr. Adance Secretary of the Navy Department, provides for the con struction of one 7,500-ton croiser carrying six-inch guns at a vessel for 6.$10,605,000; và six-inch gun eraiser with a dying derk ant of 10,000 for to cost 6.829,784,08);

FEDERALISM.

INDIAN PRINCES MAKE

POSITION CLEAR.

DETAIL WORK AT THE ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE.

IN SHANGHAI..

www.

TWO FOREIGNERS ·

AMONG DEAD.

GEN. HSIUNG HURT.

Shanghai, Dec. 9. General Hsiung Shih-hui, the BURMAS SEPARATION. Į Garrison Coinnunder of the Shanghai and Woosung Area,

INTO TRAP.

SHOT IN COLD BLOOD

IN YAUMATI

FRESH LIGHT ON MURDER

DRAMA LAST NIGHT.

OUTRAGE.

AMERICAN VISITOR HAS

NARROW ESCAPE.

HOT CHASE SEQUEL.

London, Der, 8. Culobel Norman Simpson, Los- pector-General of l'ristax Bengal Presidency WOM to-day mardored in his office in Calcuttai by three Bengalis,

TO RECENT BRITISH PROTEST.

CONSPIRACY TRIAL ASPERSIONS.

in MEANWHILE SENTENCES ARE

REDUCED.

who was standing in the Passport They alaq Bred at an American office and missed him, laut they

ACCUSED'S RIGHT,

SCENE DESCRIBED.

Many aspects of the Indian was leaving for Kiukiang by

Fresh light on the shooting problem were discussed yestur-neroplane this morning, for the drama at Yaumati last night day by the various sub-commit-purpose of joining Chiang Kai- when a Chinese detective was slightly wounded the Judicial tees of the Round Table Confer-shek in the campaign against shot dead in cold blood, while | Secretary, Mr. S. W. Sebon, who'

Muscow, Dee. 8. ence. The Burma Sub-Commit- the Kinngsi Communist bandits, dining at a restaurant, is thrown † made an attempt to prevent their The Central Executive Com-

into the victim'sesenpe, tee agreed that the legitimate when the machine crashed in jhy enquiries

mittee of the U. S. S. R. has de- A hot chase followed and when cided to commute the death sen- interests of Indian ami other taking off.

recent activities. against Com- minorities must be safeguarded General Hsiung Shi-hui was munist desperadoes in the Co. the capture of the assailant was tences passed upon

Ramzin. after the separation, and also taken to the Country Hospital alony, suggesting that the crimenient they turned their reCharnovsky, Kalinnikoff, Lari-

votvers upon themselves, two of that the advice of expert milionsrious. It is believed he is was the result of trenchery by tary authorities was needed in suffering fum concussion.

a supposed informer. regard to defence measures.

Later.

Tse On, the velim, had been ex- Before the Federal Structure I now transpires that the air erting nure than ordinary zeal in Sub-Committee. the Princes out-crash occurred near Lunghua and a campaign against the feds, thus that it has resulted in three deaths incurring the bitter ennsity of dun- lined their attitude, and it was

five people being seriously in-gerous characters, and he was in jured.

Yaumati, without the knowledge of The plane, a Curtis amphibian.hs superior oflicers, in oursonnee) belonging to China Airways, was of the belief that he would obtain

(foar 4,190-[19 sulumarines nt | (cost of 6.54,400,000 each; one new- Edanescarrier of 19,800 tuns at a frost of 4,827,650,000; Top dre troyers of 1.500 tons each to cust

one dese [$1,200,000 apieve, and Agger leader of 1,950 tons, to cust

$6,900,0008. This programine excludes the that no State should be coerced intended modernisation of the bat-to join the Federation. tleships Mississippi, Idaho, and Now Mexico, and it is emphasisond Miren were held to-day of the that this modernisation is one of

made clear during the discussion

London, Dev. X,

three Sub-Committees of the In-

the Test important proposala ber | dian Round Table Conference. Fore Congress, which is request- The Burma Sul-Commitice

to vole the necessary funds cussed, various aspects of the con-

lim-

to enable the work to be carried stitutional issues arising in com

nexion with the separation pro- ut in 1981.

The Senate has already passedposal, but no definite proposals to $30,000,000 Battleship Moderni-be sent forward to the Committee the millionaire owner. Mr. ibnsation Bill submitted by Senator of the whole Conference have yet

Jahnestock.

Crew Altürk Owner,

Reed,

been reached. It was, however, Mr.

Adams advised the Repre-generally agreed that the lexiti entatives Committee that the

mate interests of Indian and other minorities in Burmon must be safe- günrded.

The owner Intervened when to Government intend to construct a saw Chinese numbers of the crew $5,000,000 naval dirigible base on A million dollars ching the captain, upon which the west coast. The Chinese turned their attention to him, and attacked him.

. Eventually. however.

has been requestest for the begla- ning of the construction of the svernd of two giant airships for the which contracts have already been

The Committee considers that

when details of the Constitution of Burma were being discussed. the fullest opportunity abould be

-hip's officers succeeded in accepted. Reuters American Ser-iven to all minorities and to the raining control of the situation, rier. driving the crew below,

Ringleaders Sentenced.

sentunee

111

was in

HEDWIG SALVAGE

UNLIKELY.

VENTURE MIGHT PROVE EXPENSIVE.

Although

.

Government of India to represent their views and to state the na- ture and extent of the safeguards considered necessary.

No Discrimination.

SPECTARIKLIEMEN(617270207 6EBAGAI MUSIC ORIENTA

MUZZLING ORDER RE-IMPOSED.

Case of Rables Occurs,nL Kowloon Tong,

OFFICIAL INTIMATION,

We are officially natified by the Colonial Secretariat that owing to necurrence of a case of rabies in Kowloon Tong it has been found necessary to re-impose in full the recently- suspended regulations for the control of dries,

All dogs must be muzzled or led when mutside the owner's premises, and all movement of dogs Between the New Terri- tories, Kowloon and Hongkong is prohibited except with the written permission of th

Colonial Veterinary Surgeon,

smnts

some fresh pinew

Collaborating With Canton,

The

the

them being killed and the other shelf and Fedotoff to ten years

imprisonment, following badly wounded.

It is believed that the wounded conspiracy trial. man was also implicated in the

- sentences

Sitnio. utiler last August at Mr. Francis Gehidin and Kuprianoff have been Lowman, the Inspector-tieneral of reduced to eight years' imprison Palice in Bengal.

ment from ten "years" penal Catentta, Later, | servitude.--- Reuter, It transpires that only one of

London, Dec. 8. Colonel Simpson's assailants died i Mr.. Arthur Henderson, Foreign as 1 result of the suicide pact.umber of questions in the House Secretary, replying to a large though one of the two who are still alive, who is named Benay of Commons to-day as to the reply Accompanying Tse On on his mis. Bose, a medical student, in very received to the prolent to the Soviet Government against the re- sion last night were two Chinese dangerously wounded in hospital. members of the Canton defective It is alleged that he confessed ections on His Majesty's Govern- force, between whom and the Hong-to the murder of Mr.

Lowman.

ment at the Moscow conspiracy king organization there has been All three of the assailants were trial, read a translation of the a close harmony since Communist dressed, in European clothes, reply of the Soviet Commissar for ogitation has rendered co-ordina- | Britisti "Wireless and Reuter,

Foreign Affairs, tion of investigation work desirable. They were to meet a fourth man, known to Tse On as an informant and, ostensibly. Communist turn- coat, who upon "reforming" had, it I understood, been of some value to Tse On in the feud he carried on against the "Reds."

The rendezvous wis the Nga Luk Restaurant, one of the lower eluss of native eating-houses, but which was convenient for his purposes, for, here, through the informant, he and the Canton representatives were expecting to get definite eles for which they had long been wait- ing regarding the

movements of certain Cantonese Communists.

THREE THEFTS · BY*

A COOK.

STOLE CLOTH FROM -

'MASTER'S SHOP.

No Official Views Published.

It states that "the Soviet Government has not expressed its views on the references to the alleged participation of British circles in the intervention plans which were made by the accused | In their depositions and evidence.

"Neither the examining authori-

Three thefts were credited toties nor the Court." the reply Lo Lu-ming, who was charged be- claims. ̧ "could deprive the fore Mr. Butters, at the Kowloon accused of their right to give any Magistracy this morning by Sub. evidence or make any confessions inspector Elston.

they considered necessary in their

Little Attention Paid.

The first larceny was in August, aw interests, The ringleaders in the mutiny

when the defendant stole 62 feet The Committee considers that

of black cloth from a shop in 11. were subsequently placed under

-aduste allentiupahuuli bu paid. arrast totalargest of the "Singa=""

"Informer's "Treachery."

Wang Street. On-December 3, hel-- "The Public-Prosecutor would to the question of immigration of

ngain stole 18 feet of the same naturally base his indictment upon Court, setilenid of pore month's imprimument being passe

Indian labour, and thné provision

The party of four was complete material from the same shop, and the confesalons--he could hardly should be made for the regulation

when they sat down to a meal short again, ten feet of cloth yesterday. avoid so doing-but the Court and e in euch ease, ..

Sub-Inspector Elston said the the Public Prosecutor paid prac After the

had been

ly after 7 p.m. in a room adjoin- denite stap has o conditions of the work and life Committee announced, Mr. Gibson Fahnestock been made, it is posstile that noth-of immigrants. The

taking off from the river when iting the staircase on the first floor.defendant was employed as a cook tically no attention to the refer stressed the undertook to repatriate the ring will be done to anlvage the false specially

hit the mast of a junk, engsing the The repast over, and while engaged by the master of the shop. He ences to England, nor did the calcitrant members of the crew to motor ship Hedwig, as she lies portance of there being no diemachine to crash into the river in a discussion over

was arrested when he tried to Public Prosecutor dwell thereupon the purpose which had taken them there, the in-pawn the cloth. He was taken to in his Anal speech. Shanghai.

hard fast in the Pratas roral reef.} crimination regarding Indians en-bank.

"The Government did not at The Shenandoah

formant made an excuse and left the station, and it was then found It is thought that the profits would tering Burma.

The Federal Structure Sub- The American pilot, Paul the room.

out that he had staten 62 feet of any time express views in con- Hongkong for the whole of the not cover the outlay of sending a

Committee resumed its discussion Baer, aged, 36, was killed, as

As events turned out, trencherycloth in August. The clath wasnexion with the allegations." summer.

here in late ship to the reef, arfiving

Captain Ypma. the owner of the component elements of the

valued at $14. also were the Chinese co-pilot, was afoot. It is believed that in March or early April and going

named Tian, and a Judy passen returning to the room, he gave a defendant to six weeks' imprison-

Mr.

Buttera sentenced the into Taikoo Bork for refitting master of the vessel, stated this Federation type of Federal Legis-

ger named Mrs. Andrecza.

pre-arranged signal to three men While in dock, the interior of the morning that he had seen Mr. R. lature, the number of Chambera

Five Chinese passengers, palatial craft was completely re-M. Dyer of the Kowloon Docks, of which it should consist, and the deBulle had been powers of the Federal Legislature; decurated largely in Oriental de nothing signs by Mrs. Fahnestack, and titled, although the matter was and heard representative views of cluding General Ifsiung Shib-hui,

consideration.

the Princes and British Indian were seriously Injured. carried out by Mesars. Komor and still

when she sterek the delegates. Komar.

Hedwig was currying full equip ment. it is thought that, fishing The Shenandoah sailed for Beets in the vicinity may have Hatayla and Singapore at the be- renched the stranded ship and Kinning of November. those moved the greater part of its aboard including Mrs. Fahnestock, movable gear, thus lowering con- Miss Fahnestock, who is sixteensiderably the profits to be obtain years of age, and Mrs, and Missing from salvage. Worcester.

Sailed Last Month,

Three sons of the millinanire. owner were also abourd, the ridest being seventeen.

Mr. Gaur Fahnestock former- ly held prominent position in|. the United States Navy and as aften as not he took rosamund of the yacht himself. His skipper wan Captain Miller, formerly of the Dollar Ling, while the vessel also carried a European second mate and a Buropean engines. dwart.

Ningyo Chinese,

CHINA

RENDITION

QUESTIONS.

NO REPLY.FROM JAPAN

SO FAR,

In the Provincial Constitutionat Sub-Committee there was a long discussion on the provision that should be made on the abolition of dyarchy for the maintenance of law and order, which, it was felt, must liceume the responsibility of the Provincial Legislature.

Four Burma Hendings.

Discussion at the Burma Sub- Committee ranged over a wide

in. whose presence in an adjoining ment on each charge. The sen

consecutively and on the third prehension.

on had given no cause for ap-tences on the first two are to run

concurrently,

This is the first fatul crush since the China Airways started opera- ting-Reuter.

DEATH OF MR. WM. FARMER.

-

Walter'a Story.

iT

The assailants

Sir Austen Chamberlain sug- gested that it would be incom. patible with British Interests and dignity to allow matters to rest where they were.

Mr. Henderson said he had only.

Не just received the answer. required time to consider the case, Broadcast "Protest.

was'

What ensued has been described

LAWLESS CHINESE by the waiter attending the three ainers in the next room.

He was

IN AMERICA.

Asked if wringing a towel over a basin, he

a reply had been sndden, all three says, when, of

RESOLUTION INTRODUCED received to the representations men got up from the table, and

made to the Soviet Government' drew out revolvers. The first of

IN CONGRESS.

respecting anti-British ргора- them, an individund of medium

ganda in the Moscow brondesst of Washington, Dec. OLD SHAMEEN RESIDENT height and build, who was the only

Representative Samuel Dickson said that the Soviet Commissur Tuesday, December 2, Mr. Hender- PASSES

Jone amongst them dressed AWAY.

European clothing, quickly led the stein of New York, Democrat, has for Foreign Affairs had made

Introduced in Congress a resolu- field under the following heal-willian Farmer, well-known Shu-

The news of the death of Mr. way out of, the room.

tion ordering the House Immigra-verbal statement, in the course of Lifting the curtain screening

which he denied that a breach of ling:

Soviet

obligations moen resident, will be learned the door of the room where the ion Committee to investigate the wh Firstly, the nature of the con

with the utmost regret by, a very unsuspecting detectives were, he present methods of Chinese im-the

involved fans migration and the living condit stitutional advance for Burma on

ved inasmuch as the broad- wide circle of friends in Hong was the first to open a fusilade oftions among Chinese in the United cast was from a station not separation:

Six or States:

the control of the Soviet Secondly, the heat method for kong. Canton and the Far East hints. on the occupants.

even shots were fired, according Congressman Dickstein discuss-Trades Unions.

ment but of the Central Council of Nanking. Der. 8.

guring that the interests of xenerally. The Nanking Foreign Minister minorities, should be given adeed

The late Mr. Farmer, who pass to the wailer. has instructed Mr. Kao Lu, the

ed long wars in Chinese quarters at Shamoon then disappeared down the stairs of American cities, referringt par stablished a censorship over the The Soviet Government had not Nanking Minister to Paris, to ur

away yesterday quate protection;

after a brief iliness, had been for into the street.

ticularly to tong killings in large Trade Unions' wireless station. Thirdly the procedure for the ceed with the negotiations, with

Cantarese Escape.

centres and mentioned specifically necessary financial settlement Be over 40 years in the Far East, and

New York, Chicago, and San Frate set forth the viewpoint of the Morcover, the broadcast "merely the French Government concern tween India and Burma, and Leo was overywhere widely respeel.

When the firing started, one of ing the rendition of the Soltle.

ed and greatly liked by reason of The stew, the exnet number of which is known, was compus.ments at: Kyange Howan and Ilun-rangements for the defence of his sterling qualities and genial the Cantonese detectives Instinc

Stronger enforcement of the Ex-Soviets," kow.

Burma after the separation:

disposition. Stany years ago, he lively ducked and took cuver under clusion Act is needed according to ed entirely of Ningpng Chinese, 8

Fourthly. Conterning the Nanking Note to

the desirability. is auderstood.

continuing central services, such as, was in the hotel business in Hong the table, while his companion the New York representative, in the Jainnere charge d'Affaires

kong, but for a lengthy period he made i quick exit by leaping order to protect the law-abiding The Soviet Commissar added han rasided in Shameen, Lelog the through an open window. He Chinese in the United States, ne that, at the time the Central demanding the rendition of the scientifle services: Japanese Settlement al Hankow, Fifthly, the desirability of pro-wel

well-known proprietor of the landed on his feet in the alley- well as other residents of the coun-Council of Trade Unions was moting suitable arrangements over from the Japanese to facilitate trade between India and Victoria Hotel. He also owned way below, but was not injured, try, from lawlessness on the part being given the right to broadcast,

the Mneno Hotel at one time, beyond being badly, shakten. of smuggled Immigrants. Burdu.

For several ydars, he was K Detective Tse On collapsed In It is proposal to set out the deci- member of the Shameen Municipal his chair, his body riddled with slons of the Sub-Committee In re Council, and at the annual med bullets, one solutions. The Sub-Committee to- ing of that body in 1919 warm through

of which, passin❘ DUTCH TEA GROWERS ไปล throut probably day, for instance, discussed a re-tributes were paid to his work (Continued on Page 14).

TO MEET. solution that the financial Sentance of two months' hard

question during the war, it being stated could, best be dealt with in the that he had introduced more im Inbour was imposed on a board-

manner recommended in the Go-provements in Shamsen than any Eastern Scotia Lodge, Hongkong, Ing house runner by Mr. Williams

vernment of India despatch.

other member. He was Superin and a Fast Master of St. John's at the Central Police Court this morning when the defendant ad

tendant of Police, and was de-Lodge: He leaves a widow (now mitted a charge of demanding

scribed as practically the aurator in Canada), four sons and a from a passenger who had arrived

Another resolution expressett the of the inland. In particular, he wo daughter, for whom the greatest from Penang on board the 8. 8. A body found at the of hope that the adjustment of rela-

responsible for many Improve- Prosper yesterday afternoon. The cliff at Aberystwyth the foot of the tions would be effected in a spirit, ments in the roads of the Belilah mpathy will be felt

taken place defendant was alleged to have fled as that of Thomas Richards, of reason and conciliation. | Concession.STANDA made the demand: as the com-nged fifty-asyon, who was formerly

Another recognised the trapor.The date Mr. K tem plainant was being taken ashore missionary in South Africa and tance of making adéquate arrange Kean Framel thesampani

ChitChína ---Reuter,

During their six-months stay in Hongkong, Mr. and Mrs. Fahnes tock made many Friends in the Colony, who will be glad to learn that the mutiny was not attended by serious

The consequences, cause of the satbreak is unknown.

no ofeial reply

BODY FOUND AT FOOT OF CLIFFS.

IDENTIFIED AS FORMER CHINA MISSIONARY.

London, Dec. 8.

The Defence Question,

-TO CONSIDER RESTRICTION

OF PRODUCTION. CO

Amsterdam, Dec. 8.

It is understood that a meeting on le being held on the 22nd. in of the Dutch Tea Growers' Associa

on doing in contriction of pro-

Soviets. Promise.

7.

no messages of this nature .were contemplated, and in consideration of the British Foreign Secretary'e

declaration as to the undealr- ability of such broadcasting in future, It would be impressed upon the "Contral Council of Trady Unious that no such messages should be transmitted.--- Reuter aul British Wireless, as

University, was fined

Mr. K. T. Loke, of the Liners to whe

In the meantime,

SA DE For On Court this morning

Is being motorki car fiti SHA BINTARO will the eaves kept with British circles interested Aberdeen, which