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"THE

DEVIL'S PIT"

With a cast composed entirely of Maori Natives.

GRIM STORY OF

FILIPINO

REBEL UPRISING.

OFFICERS `KILLED IN BEDROOM.

BATTLE FOR TAYUG LASTS FOR 12 HOURS.

FIRST INTERPORT - TRAGIC CLIMAX TO

TRIAL GAME..

"POSSIBLE" TEAM TO PLAY THE ARMY.

[By "Wanderer."!

The first official Interport Trial Match is to bo played at the Club ground. on Tuesday next, at 4.30 pm. the Army having been asked to provide the opposition.

The Association cannot bo accused of indulging in excessive experiment in the selection of the Trial team, which is expected to

WOMEN IN REVOLT.[ling up as follows:

Manila, Jan. 12..

An

The most spectacular Colorum outbreak in the history of the Philippines took place yesterday morning at 1a.m. in the town of Tayug, Pangasinan. armed band of 400 outlaws swooped down on the con- stabulary barracks, killing and wounding the defenders of the city, firing the barracks, and subsequently burning the prin- cipal structures of the munici- pality.

They held the city for over twelve hours, but subsequently constabulary forces mobilized, und at 4 p.m. made a concerted attack on the outlaws who were barricad- Matters canie to ed in a convent.

a climax ni 7.30. pm. when the stronghold was stormed and many of the Land madr prisoners.

Clark (Police);

Li Tin-sang (South China), Bishop (Club);

BUSINESS TALK.

THE SHOOTING AFFAIR IN CAINE ROAD.

MERCHANT'S ALLEGED ACT. MYSTIFYING.

ABSENCE OF MOTIVE.

A tragic end to a business deal was indicated to Criminal In- vestigation Department officials when they were called, shortly {after two o'clock yesterday afternoon, to investigate what Lam Yak-ying (Chinese Ath.): appeared to be a sensational

Hedley (Kowloon):

Oram (Police),

B. Gosano (Recreio),

Segalen (Club),

A. Gosane (Recrolo), Fung King-cheung (S. China), In Pak-wn (South China). Reserves: Strange, McBride and A. Duncan (Club), Suen Kam shun (Chinese Athletic).

GERMANY FACING BIG DEFICIT.

FINANCE MINISTER ON THE FUTURE.

Berlin, Jan. 14.

case of murder, followed by suicide.

In a room used as a living room and office, on the ground floor of 17, Caine Road, the home of a wealthy merchant, they found the huddled forms of three men, these being

Sun Fong-hing (41), the mer.)

chant.

Lai

Kwal-ching accountant, and

QUEEN'S

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Production

wash

Elliott

Nugent

(46), his

Raymond Hackett

the plet

Chan Hang-sik, a pawnbroker,

who was on a visit.

Both the Recountant

merchant and his from dead: wounds the head: while the

were

Addreasing the Reich budget pawnbroker was in a grave condi- Peace has been restored, but the committee, the Finance Minister. ¡tion from a bullet wound through

district is apprehensive that an other attack will take place,

Killed:

Herr Dietrich pointed out that the financial situation has been much aggravated since January 1. Hla revised estimate of the decline of

£35,000,000,- revenue was ΠΟΥΡ Reuter.

Herr Dietrich added that he ex- pected the Budget deficit in 1931 to total £50.000,000.

the neck.

An empty automatic pistol was discovered on the floor, close to the dead body of the merchant.

were lying All three bodies within a few feet of each other. the positions in which they were found suggesting that they had been sented around à table before the shooting took place.

The Casunīties,

Lieutenant Sulpicio Bachini Lieutenant Martin San Pedro Private Basilio Lancion Corporal Pascual Lavaro Private Esteban Blando

Taxation would not be increased, Pedro Bitoy, Colorum leader

nor would the salaries of officinis be

Recent Pistol Test, Austin Ma. Damasco

further reduced. It was impers- Faustinn Vidal, daughter of tive, however, that administrative

The first enquiry of the police leader, Arcadlo Vidal, who costs be reduced and, eventually, investigators was centred on the I badly wounded

military and naval expenditure-empty pistol, and it was ascer Unidentified dend, estimated at | Renter,

50.

Wounded:

Captain Marlano N. Castane- HONGKONG KNITTING

wound

de, hullet

below right eye Lieutenant Joxe Pololah, wounded in forekend, left leg Sergeant Eliglo Marcos, whot left leg, may be amputated 3.Constabulary Enlisted Men Colorums wounded estimated at

50.

FACTORIES.

:

SOME MAY REMOVE TO CANTON.

tained that the weapon belonged to Sun Fong-hing, who had recent- ly undergone a police test in the use of firearms before a license which he had been holding, was renowed,

A check of the ammunition he used in that test, tallied with the fact that three rounds were left in the pistol before it was fired At this tragedy.

Members of the

merchant's

Crunton, Jan. 14. It is rumoured here that eving family declare that they had not to the new taxes on manufactured the slightest inkling of what went articles, several large knitting on in the room after Chan Hang. Lieut. Polotan wAR once cap-

factories in Hongkong and Kow-sok, the man now lying seriously the tured by

ralders, made aloon, whose biggest markets are injured in Hospital, had called at dramatic escape, and was wounded Canten and other distrubuting cen-the house an hour before the All they in the subsequent fighting.

tres for the interior, are seriously shooting took place. The Colarums killed Lieutenants considering moving their factories knew, they said, was that Chan Sulpiclo Bachini and Martin San here.

Hang-alk, & pawnbroker recently Pedro while they were asleep in This move is said to be with a arrived from Shekki, was engaged their quarters. Three constab view of escaping the duty on manu-on a business deal with the mer alary soldiers were tralood to death.factured articles which is consider chant, and had previously called when the constabulary barracks ably heavier than that on raw on the merchant a number of were on fire at about one o'clock tnaterials-Our Owen Correspon times. in the morning.

AMIN

Pledge in Blood.

dent,

With Laii Kwalching, an accountant cinployed by the mer- chant, who lives with the latter at With the dead bodies of Lieuten- the convent until the reserves had the residence, they were closetted The in the room for an hour. Bachini and San Pedro arrived. was found a Coloruni, who was During the engagement, a woman discussion is understood to have supposed to have been killed by Colorum waved a Filipino thug in concerned certain landed property Lieutenant Backini in a hand to front of the Convent but under which the merchant was seeking hand fight. and who was Eater cover of the Pangasinan Transport-to acquire in the country. identified as Pedro Bidoy, one ofation truck captured by the the lenders of the band.

Colorums. She was hit by a cons- tabulary markeman and killed out right.

On the hat of Pedro Biday was pinned a tiny paper Filipino flag on the back of which was a pledge written in blood in Ilocano which translated is as follows: "I, Pe dro Bidoy, solemnly pledge that shall defend my native land and protect the Filipino flag with my

The Colorums, after the murders, burned the presidencia and dis laimed the municipal police. They took out all government records and burned them. They tried to open the treasurer's safe but failed.

Burn Post-Offee..

The post-office building was sent on fire, the earitents of which were all reduced to ashes. Three homes were burned, one of which belonged to Justice of the Peace Mamenta.

The Colarums did not harm civi lans. They were after only those in authority, especially the constab ulars.

was

"It was a discussion carried on

"and in ordinary tones," a Telegraph reporter

informed, nothing occurred to alarm the other members of the family, most of whom were at home."

Three Shots Heard.

Speaker Manuel Roxus was re turning to Manila from Laoag when he learned of the affray at Villasis and headed for the scene of the Aghting. He witnessed the cx-

Two shots were heard, fired in change of fire and was almost hit quick succession, these being fol by a stray bullet.

lowed after a little interval by a

third.

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Reserves to reinforce the handful of constabulary men arrived at

The frightened inmates rushed about 4 o'clock. Major Silvino Gal- lardo and Captain Castaneda came into the room to find the bodies of from Manila with 150 men. Captain all three men lying on the floor. Caedae with Lieutenant Arambul) With the arrival of Detective tame with about 100 men from Ca-Inspector W. Shannon and other banatuan and Lieutenant Espiritu officers on the scene, it was ascer with 20 men from Tarlac.

tained that both the merchant and Under

conmmand of Colonel his accountant were dead, from Ochno and Major Gallardo the head wounds which must have soldiers in akirmish formation killed them Instantly. The third asued forth from the presidencia man, the pawnbroker from Shekki, and advanced to the convent. The was suffering from a wound in the bad way wher plaza of Tayug was like no man's neck. He was in

rushed to the Government Civil land.

Convent Riddled,

Hospital. Within a distance of a few feet. On the question of motive, the THE, BONUS SYSTEM.MUCH SUGAR BURNED. Taying in a motor-truck at about the soldiers opened fire and the con-Police authorities are reluctant to

three o'clock this morning and vent was riddled with bullets in a make a statement until found the Colorums in possession, terrifle bombardment lasting about fuller investigation.

The door, of the con- One point has been established, of the presidencia.

The truck and its driver were vont was broken with an axe and It that the merchant was a man of captured by the Colorums, who at was here that Lieutenant Polotan's substantial wealth, well-connected tacked at

at once, the soldiers retreat head was scratched by a Colorum in the Colony, and at the time of his death was in a position which ing to a safe distance. Fire was bullet.

"After hand to hand-fighting disposed-immodiately of any sug exchanged and eight Colorums fell lasting forty minutes, the bandits antion that he was in financial wounded.

ils is survived by The constabulary then advanced gave up the struggle. Six, includ-dimculties. to the presidencia and took it un-ng-two women, were killed and two sons, the elder of whom was der fire.

The Colorums retreated about twenty wounded. Twenty-only recently married, and a num to, the Catholle Convent which had two men and thirteen women were ber of daughters.

taken prisoner.

SHAREHOLDERS OF BETHLE. THE INCENDIARY CAMPAIGN

HEM STEEL BRING SUIT.

Now York, Jan. 14.

Four shareholders of the Beth-

IN CUBA.

to

Now York, Jan, 14. A message from Havana states Johom Steel Corporation have that a total of 675,000 arrobas of asked the Chancery Court of

(an arroba is a Spanish Bugar Newark, New Jeracy, to compel the group of officera and directora weight approximately equal to refund to the Corporation over 25 ibs) has been destroyed by fire $36,000,000 allegedly paid to them in the plantations of the Oriente In bonuses since 1911."

This is the work of incendiaries, The instigators in their suit desire to abolish the bonus system against whom orders have been of the Bethlehem Corporation. Issued to troops and police to shoot to kill-Reutar's American Service, Reuter's American Service.

Provinco.

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PEROT FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3. Wyndham Street, In the City of Victoria Hongkong.

Constabulary soldiers under £leu- tenants Polotan and Jaban reached

after

DUTCH NAVAL, MOVEMENT.

been deserted by the priest and The rest of the outlaws were there barricaded themselves. They exchanged shots the whole day with able to escape, aided by darkness. the constabulary who were in the They are reported to have fled 200 meters towards San Nicolas and Asingan with the constabulary soldiers of presidentcin about

The Hague, Jan. 14. away..!

Nueva Ecija and Nueva Vizcaya Reinforcements.

on their trail,

The Dutch destroyar Vangalen A company of Colonel Ochao asked for rein-soldiera from Imus, Cavite, will be will leave Curacao on February forcements and Instructed Lieu- dispatched from Manila this mor-21 for the Dutch East Indies via tenant Pototan, who was in com-ning to aid in the capture of the the Cape. She is dun at Batavia mand at the presidencia, not to rush oscaping Colorums,

on June 1.--Reuter.

Hay Connelly. Pr

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