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· HONGKONG

MAD FILIPINO KILLS AND MAIMS.

MURDER ON EMPRESS

OF CANADA.

Tokyo, June 6. The Empress of Canada, which berthed at Yokohama this morning brought two Chinese menibers of the crew who were killed and 20 steerage passengers and members of the crew who were wounded by

TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 8. 1931.

WAR DEBTS ISSUE DISCUSSED.

GERMANY'S FINANCIAL

DIFFICULTIES.

TALKS IN ENGLAND..

PROGRESS WITH EXTRALITY TALK.

THE RESPECTIVE. POWERS

'TO LEARN RESULTS.

Shanghai, Juno 6. Sir Miles Lampson is arriving | from Nanking to-day and plans to fly to Peking to-morrow morn-

the ing In

Europe-Asla mil London, June 0.

'plane. It is understood that the Last night the German Chan-extrality deadlock continues.

Dr. Reuter. the

1

a Filipino who ran amok on board cellor, Dr. Bruening, and

Nanking, June 7, the ship yesterday morning, stab- Curtius, were the guests of bing indiscriminately with a knife, Prime Minister at a dinner at the

It is semi-officially announced Running along the erowded Foreign Office, attended by lead that the extrality discussions alley way, the mad man slasheding members of the Government

between the Foreign Minister, right and left, cluding pursuers and the Opposition. The Minia Mr. C. T. Wang and Sir Miles for half an hour, before he was tera are staying at Chequer Lampsen during the phat few ship's the guests of Mr. Ramsay Mac weeks have made satisfactory pro- finally cornered by the

afternoon. Officers who found him hiding in Donald till to-morrow the fore r of the ship, after Their visit will be confined to the gress, and have now reached the

the saloon deck discussions

have been age where it is considered dealr- which racing alon which was fortunately deserted as arousing interest in the Preas of able to refer the result to the respective Governments.--Renter. saloon passengers were having Europe and America.

breakfast.

Capture of the amok was tinally effected by turning on the ship's hose charged with hot water: then the mad man was seized and placed in irons.

Later.

It is stated that among the non- political guests invited to

meet

the German atateamen is Mr. Ber-correspondent understands, that a nard Shaw-British Wireless.

Official Statement Promised.

London, June 7. Elaborate precautions word

world conference to consider pro- posals for the revision of all War Debts may be the outcome of the Chequers talks-Reuter.

Six of the Filipino's victims were wounded seriously. Including

A Hint Dropped. three who are probably fatally taken to ensure that there was 20

London, June 6, injured. Because of their con-interruption in the conversations

The Times says: "By their first dition these six were landed at at Chequers between Mr. Ramsay

public statements the Gorman Yokohama and conveyed

to MacDonald and Dr. Bruening and spital. The others are being Dr. Curtius. Specini police were Ministers have shown that they treated on board the ship.

posted at the entrances of the have accepted the British invita- The Injured.

house, wherein, during the after-tion in the spirit in which it was

made." noon and evening, the Premier The wounded on the Empress of and Mr. William Graham, Presi Canada comprise 28 Chinese, indent of the Board of Trade, dis- cluding two women, two British cussed with their iruests the grave members of the crew, Churles economic situation in Germany. Campbell and Willian Caldwell, The conversations were resumed agreed of Vancouver, and seven Japanese. after dinner and it was

should The mad man, steerage that an ofleint statement

A passenger named Gracians Bilas, he Issued on Sunday evening. joined the ship at Honolulu, and

"G. B. S." Meets Visitors. be It is experled that he will handed over to the authorities at

London, later. Hongkong. Reuter,

Canada

Mr. Bernard Shaw was among is the guests at Mr. Ramsay

The Empress of now en route to Hongkong, having Donald's huncheon to Drs.

Muc- Bruc

eft Yokohama at 2 p.m. on Saturniny and Curtius at Chequers. day.

"We have come with no papers and programme," said the Chan- cellor. "Our intention is to have nfriendly talk on all matters that to our are of common interest two countries."

The Times says that even this modest declaration requires tha addition of a rider. There arc Indeed many points that concern our two countries, but none that concerns our two countries alone. :

Multi-lateral,

There is nowadays not a singlo She is dus here on Friday, This morning he drove his own major issue of European politica when aand least of all the ecommis the 12th inst.

A similar incident cur from London, and

arc

to the foregoing occurred an policeman stapped him at the en-crisis and disarmament, which February 24 on the Empress of trance to Chequers the famous have been particularly mention- by the Chancellor which Russia while en route to Manila dramatist told him "I am late," | ed

two countries only. from Hongkong. On that occa-slipped in the clutch and drove affects the slon the victim was the ship's down the drive at a furions pace. The big problems of to-day

discuss- plumber, a Mr. Harrison, who was Consultations between the Ger- multilateral. Anything

Mac- cd at

concern statesmen and Mr.

Chequers will killed by a Filipino named Martin man

us Germany and Gouzalea Correa, a student return- Donald ended at lunch time, and others as well inse from Callfornia. He was re-it is understood they included a Great Britain. No final decisions turned to Hongkong for trial and discussion of the coal question, will bo taken. The most that can was found guilty but insane." A joint statement on the outcome possibly be arranged is that other of the conversation's will be issued Governments should be approach- later in the day.

ed and the method of approach be mutually determined."

BRILLIANT SCENE.

TROOPING OF THE COLOUR ATTENDED BY KING,

Press Comment.

even

There was much disappointment at the Catholic church of Ayles- The Times refers to the increas- bury, where Dr. Bruening, who is ing tendency in Germany to cir- a devout Catholle, was expected to rulate exaggerations

and attend muss. A German-speaking | falsehoods on Reparations and priest attended specially at the peace treaties which "are credit- London, June 6. eight o'clock mass, but owing to ed to an almost inconceivable ex- The annual ceremony of Troopa misunderstanding Dr. Bruening lent by a people that is still

did ing the Colour took place in bright told the service was for children sequences of the War, and con- not appear, as he had been driven in upon itself by the con- sunshine on the Horse Guards' Parade this morning. An immensely. He was unable to attend a sides by expressing the opinion crowd assembled to witness the later mass as he had to resume that the present meeting will be the conversations with Mr. Mac really useful if it helps to draw picturesque ceremoniat, which was Donald-Reuter,

Germany from the state of spiri- also watched by the Queen, Priu-

tual isolation In which she has cess Mary and the Duchess of

remmined shrouded too long. York. The grandchlidren of the

The Anglo-German talks at The Daily Telegraph describes King and Queen were in the Royal Chequers are given prominence in the purpose of the visit as "con- Party and followed the evolutions the newspapers, The Observer's firming by a friendly and informal of the troops with intense interest.

diplomatic correspondent while intercourse those good relations When the King rode on to the chiphasising that the Germans with the German Republic which parade ground, accompanied by his brought in definite proposals. are part of this country's policy and understanding sons, the Prince of Wales, Duke of says that Dr. Bruening made clear of goodwill York and the Duke of Gloucester, that any further impositions on with all the family of nations."

the the cheers which had followed His Germmay may bring nearer

Communist

Resolute Firmness, Majesty along the Mall, were danger of a Nazi or

It commends the resolute firm- vigorously taken up. The Earl of coup, and British quarters are. Harewood, husband of Princess deeply impressed with Dr. Bruen-ners with which Dr. Bruening's

calculation that owing ing's

to Government have dealt with a Mary, also rade with the King and the fall of prices the German domestic situation of extra- his cousin, Prince Arthur of Con-budget, for the past fourteen ordinary dimeulty, and in con- naught; and Major General the months, has been hardened with nexion with the possible raising Earl of Athlone, brother of Queen a liability Increased by 2,500,000,- of the Reparations question by Mary, attended,

000 marks, thus nullifying the the Germans it emphasises that Among the distinguished foreign purpose of the Young Plan to the matter is exclusively one for vistiora to London who witnessed reduce Germany's burden.

decision by Germany's war credi- the ceremony were the German French nervousness regarding tors, whose own position, more- statesmen, Dr. Bruening and Dr. the Chequers conversations in up-over, would impose the necessity Curtius, who are guests of the parently allayed, the Paris new of consultation with the Govern Prime Minister. There was a total papers announcing that the Quai ment of the United States." of 67 officers and about 1,800 other d'Orsay has received definite as ranka participating in the cere-wumances from Mr. Henderson and monies and music was rendered by the German Ambassador in Paris the bands of the Royal Horse, the Coldstreanis, the Royal Irish and Welsh Guards and by, the drums, fifes and pipes of the Guards re- giments. The evolutions were per- formed with the superb precision for which the Guards are renown- ed. British Wireless.

SALESMAN SAM

SUCH CARELESSNESS,SAM-LEAVING

THAT BANANA PEEL ON THE

FLOOR! NOW WE'LL HAVE A NICE

SUIT ON OUR HANDS!

The Manchester Guardian also stresses this aspect of the matter. "It is grotesque to suppose that that there will be no more than any scheme of revision of Repara general conversations in London. tion payments could be fixed by The Sunday Timce refers to the the German and British visitors All possibility of Germany suspend- during the week-end visit. ing payments under the Young revision of Reparations must be Plan, as she is entitled to do by parallel and proportional to the Bettlement of inter-Allied debts." giving 90 days notice.

The Sunday Feprey diplomatic British Wireless.

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