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THURSDAY, JULY 2. 1931.

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GATTY & POST TRIUMPH: NEW YORK BEDLAM.

HISTORIC FLIGHT

ROUND WORLD

IN 8 DAYS. 15 HRS.

MILLION PEOPLE FIGHT TO GREET FLIERS.

AMAZING SCENES.

AIRMEN-ADVENTURERS MOBBED.

WINDING UP with

a

New York, July 1. four-hours' flight from Cleveland where they made a stop of only twenty- minutes in order to re-fuel, Harold Gatty and Wiley Post completed their epoch-making flight round the world this evening, landing at Roosevelt Field, their starting point, at 8.47 p.m.

New York, where excitement had been . rapidly growing as hour to hour announce

ments were made of the rapid progress of the airmen adventurers, simply went wild with enthusiasm when the Minniemae was heard droning over the great aerodrome.

'POLICE CORDON BROKEN.

INDIAN CHOPPER SUNKEN TREASURE.

FIGHT.

FRACAS AT MAINLAND

POLICE STATION.

HOSPITAL CASES.

Jealousy over the duties allotted. to them is believed to have been the

WEARSIDE MYSTERY SHIP'S QUEST.

cause of a dispute between two In GOLD IN CHEESES ABOARD DUTCH

nna

dian constables attached to the Shamshuipo Poller Station, laxt night, when words led to blows and subsequently to the use of choppers. The two men, Ranjit Singh (B. 398) and Sunt Singh (B. 384) re now lying at the Government Civil Hospital suffering from wounds In- ficted during the fight, but, for- tunately, neither man is in a serious condition.

It seems that the warriors were i detailed for certain duties by the: officer in

in charge of the Station, and that one thought he should have had the post given the other. When they returned to the married quar- tere last night, they began to dis- cuss their respective appointments

heated in a rather the affair assumed a more serioas

After developing into a aspect when one of the men picked UP shopper. A fight between the wounded before other police were two men then ensued and each was

able to separate them.

stunner.

a quarrel.

Ranjit Singh was suffering from wound to his left upper arm and his left side, while Sant Singh was Injured on his right knee.

THE GOVERNMENT GIVES WAY.

NO LAND TAX ON THE PLAYING FIELDS.

LINER TUBANTIA.

DIVERS DISAPPOINTED.

A

London, July 1.

Shanghai- Naval Sensation.

TO CAR OWNER

Use RUBBER Matting for the Floor and Running Boards of your Car;

Washable,-

Durable

More economical than

Carpet or Linoleum,--

NEATER and ĢLEANER.

Quotations from:

Telephone 94564.

Dunlop Rubber Co. (China) Lid. Pedder Bldg.

AMERICA

WARNS

FRANCE.

CUTTER : SEIZURE - ALTERNATIVE TO

EXPLANATION.

(Our Own Correspondent.)'

Shanghai, June 2. Shanghai is waiting with interest on the developments of the extraordinary action of the Chinese naval author- ties on Tuesday afternoon when they seized the Customs ravenue-cruiser Liu Hsing and three Harbour Depart- ment launches, especially as they appear to have acted en- tirely on their own initiative. It is reported that the seizure was ordered because the intruc- tions of the naval authorities in

ROMANTIC hunt for treasure-laden cheeses in the water-logged bulk of the Dutch liner Tubantia, Shanghai in the past had been sunk in the North Sea during the war, has had a disobeyed by the Custome disappointing end, the salvage ship Reclaimer returning cruisers.

to Sunderland yesterday without the gold.

HOOVER PLAN.

Heavy Loss in Prospect.

U.S. CONFIDENT.

Washington, July 1.

The United States Govern- ment has warned France that failure to accept the Hoover Plan for a world-wide debt moratorium would unques- tionably result in Germany declaring a reparations mora- torium.

The warning to France is

11 is also suggested that the contained in a Memorandum

while preparations were made for the venture, and the ment of pique in consequence of Walter Edge,

the fact that they had re-Ambassador in Paris.

claimer's movements.

The greatest secrecy was observed on Wearside naval authorities acted in a mo- presented to France by Mr. the American air of mystery excited considerable interest in the Re-peatedly requested that materials The memorandum adds that if jimported from abroad for the con- President Hoover's proposal fails, France will lose in the forthcom- Plans were not revealed until the vessel, a tiny, struction of Chinese gunboats

ing, year over $100,000,000 (or almost frail, craft with the graceful lines of a pleasure should be exempted from taxation. over 2,500,000,000 francs.)

Customa insisted ship-she was formerly the steam yacht Argo of 296 whereas the

upon abiding by the regulations

Incompatible Suggestion. tons--had left the River Wear under sealed orders.

governing taxation.

The French suggestions that the It was then disclosed that the objective of the mystery No hint has been given by the credits established at the Bank salvage ship was the wreck of the Tubantia, lying in about Consulates here of what repre- of International Settlements 250 feet of water about forty miles off Ostend and aboard sentations, if any,

been should be re-loaned to German it- which the promoters of the adventure expected to find over made to the begation Body industries and not to the German £1,000,000 in gold.

Peking.

Government, and should be aval- able

It was in 1926 that the Tabantiaḥ

rel out. from Rotterdam For AMERICA'S

Buenua · Aires,

Germany at the

ime was hard pressed for sup-! |plies, and on board the vessel were! London. July 1. gol bullion and securities valuedį Viscount Allendale, the Trea-fat millions of pounds, which were surer of the Liberal Party, has being smuggled away to holster and tendered his resignation of the ap German credit abrad. on-office, owing to its sacrifice of ship's departure and cargo, huw independence, especially in re-lover, were kept 100_seeret, for a the gard to the Government's and German submarine torpedoed her

It is estimated that the enormous crowd| which surged across the field and along all the, roads in its vicinity exceeded a million. The mob broke through the police cordon Roosevelt Field became a Bedlam for siderable period, many fist-fights in white contestants took hard knocks occurring as tax proposals. the Police attempted to clear the way for weary fliers to pass.

The situation was completely out of control for some time, and the crowd and their way. Gatty and Post were scized and carried shoulder high, amidst n terrific din oft shouting, while a bombardiment of flashings converted the scene into one of triumphat progress for the heroes of the wonderful flight.

Meanwhile, the Government

WEATHER REPORT,

The Royal Observatory reports

off the Belgian coast.

'The

DAVIS CUP

have

CHINA MILITARY

SQUABBLES.

na lonna to other Central European countries, are described

as Incompatible with President- Hoover's proposal.

it រ៉ូម

The American Government hos again made it clear

that only prepared to go

in compromise arrangement.

U.S. Confidence.

PROSPECT. ANOTHER GENERAL OPPOSED a certain way in the matter of

Clear Pointer at Wimbledon.

TO CHIANG. A

Shanghai. July 2. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has "Really cheerful" was the man. summoned General Trai Ting-kainer in which Mr. Castle (who is fa Divisional Commander of the acting Secretary of State in the 19th Route Armies) to return to absence of Mr. H. L. Stimson, who Nanchang to direct the anti-is due to arrive at Naples to-mor Communist expedition. General row) described the outlook in Tani rrived here only two days the Franco-American moratorium

go and his sudden departure from negotiations.

the have accepted the Liberal amend- Secret Information.

ment exempting playing felds from the lami tax. The prospecti Only a few men knew that the PERRY TROUNCED. Commons to-morrow is therefore hidden away among hundreds of of a Government defeat in the gold

on Board-carefully

Kinngal has been attributed to a His optimistic statement curries London, July 1. removed-Reater.

disagreement with Marshal Chiang all the more weight as it was made America's Davis Cup stock Kal-shek over the Generalissime's immediately after a conference in tons of Dutch cheeses. But since 1921, when the secret leaked out, rose several points as a result alleged suggestion that an attack President Hoover's office. frequent attempts have been made of to-day's play at Wimbledon, be made on Canton. and thousands of pounds spent by where the Inst British and Generals Teni Ting-kai

Paris Adjournment. aud various salvage compaties in vain French contenders were eli-Chiang Kwang-nai are strongly Meanwhile, message from altempts to locate the treasure.

minated from the Men's Singles, opposed to the suggestion that Paris states that important dis- that the Northern depression is The British company nancing Hitherto, the general belief had their Cantonese armies should cussions regarding the moratorium Gatty and Post arrived at Cleveland, Ohio, from Canada] approaching N. Korea from the Reclaimer's expedition be-been that America would bent invade Kwangtung.

proceeded this afternoon and had at 4.15 pm, to-day and directly the news was flashed through westward. The depression of lieved itself to be in possession of Britain in the Inter-Zone Final General Tai left yesterday not concluded when they were ad-

new and valuable information with diflculty and that France morning by aeroplane for Nau- Journed until to-morrow night- arrangements were made for their reception in New York. At Hanoi is stationary, 4.44 p.m. they were off again for the final hop of the flight,

to the gold's exact position, and would resist the Challenge Round chang. Interviewed, he said that Renter. hopes were running high.

The effort. Current form gives General Chiang Kwang-nai wh and at 8.47 p.nu, they landed at Roosevelt Field, both so

information was known to only exhausted that they could hardly stand, at 8.47 p.m. They had completed their circling of the globe in 8 days, 15 hours. and 15 minutes.

FACTS OF THE FLIGHT,

The actual flying time was 4 days, 10 hours, 8 minutes, and the average speed over the whole journey which was well in excess of 15,000 miles, was 145 miles an hour. truly remarkable performance both for the men and their machine.

“BACK TO COAL” MOVEMENT.

the

NOT FAVOURED BY ADMIRALTY.

one man on board the Reclaimer, America a very distinct chance of critically ill last week, with a high temperature which necessitated

and he did not disclose it until

recapturing the

Perry, Engi

s last hope, his admission to a Shunghal hos-- the moment divers prepared to go was mastered with astonishing pital. down.

fense in the semi-final, by young An independent source believes The company concerned was Sydney Wood. He took the first that General Tsai Ting-kai was Messrs. Lindsay, Swan, Hunter. set at 6-4, but thereafter had aunt by General Chan Ming-shu to and Co...

lock-in

only

ruessin

RBE

very London, July 1.

Treasure Hidden Too Well.

jaionally. The Parliamentary Secretary to

| Wood's ́ser- Directly they had climbed out of joined their var, and drove on to

The expedition set out over six vice and vol Admiralty. Mr. the cockpit of their mow famous the city, the journalista being left Ammon, during his reply to working on the wreck continuous-

Charles weeks ago and divers have been loving had plane, the Minniemae. Gatty and without, their interviews.

deputation from the Committee of ly, fair weather having favoured the Britou Post hunded it over fe guards und Colonel Lindbergh, Colonel the "back to coal movement,

Ing them for the greater part of the most of the staggered to a waiting car, which Clarence Chamberlin, and Bert received at the Admiralty to-day, time. Strenuous efforts, however, drove thom half a mile to the Ad-Acosta, all Atlantic

declared that. I

Hime. Ont the Navy fliers, were ministration Building.

were to falled to locale either the chooses terrific ser among the enormnas crowd of wel- revert to coal.. it would moan or the gold, and the Reclaimer has r

vice struck coniers-Reuters American Ser- would be most serious returned unsuccessful.

Perry's rac vice..

set-back, and could not now be silered likely.

Another attempt is not conquet and

F. J. Perry. undertaken without grave preju

Bent it flying from his handl dice to the strength of the Fleet

Porry" is: con• sidered to be the best British and its operational efficiency.- British Wireless,

Hangar Mobbed. There was no hope of avoiding an exhausting demonstration, how- sver, and the crowd, reckoned at over a million, broke through the police cordon, seized the diers and carried them round and round in triumph:

weru

As soon as the pufce had restor- ed some semblance of order and Gatty and Post had been rescued from their admirers, they placed in a car with Mrs. Port (Mrs. Gatty failing to arrive in timo) and were driven off, escorted by motor-cycle polleo patrols.

Even then, their "troubles", wore

not over.

Car Ruse Falls.

After circling a few bulidinga, the car arrived at a nearby hangar, where a crowd of Freason werd waiting to receive a, promilaod In- terview..

LOG OF FLIGHT.

June 23.

4.55 min. left Roosevelt Field, New

York: 2.27

p.m. left Harbour Grace for

Berlin.

June 24.

Noon. Arrived at Cheater. 6.40 p.m. Arrived at Hanover. 8.30 jun. Arrived Berlin.

June 25.

7.38 .m. left for Moscow. 6.30 p.m. arrived Moscow.

June 26.

0mm left for Irkutsk, 2.05.p.m. passed over Omak. 6.40 p.m. landed at Novosiborski

June 27.

10.85 mm. arrived Irkutak

The crowd took the hangar by. storm, and the filers hurriedly re, 110 p.m. Jatt for Blagovestchanak

w

a

11 p.m. Arrived Blagovestchensk, June 28.

9.25 am. departed for Habarovsk. 2.30 p.m. arrived at Habarovsk.

CINEMA SUMMONSES

WITHDRAWN.

visit General Chiang in Shanghal to consult him on an importunt mission.--Reusha,

CANADIAN FIRE TRAGEDY.

EIGHT CHILDREN INCINERATED.

INDIAN FINANCE QUESTION.

NO INTERFERENCE WITH FISCAL ISSUE.

London, July 1:

The Prime Minister, In his state- ment in the Commons on India's Anances, said if the necessity for assistance arose, the consent of Parliament would, of course, be re quired and an opportunity would then be available to discuss the con- ditions under which assistance could be given.

Discussing preference to British goods being given. and a complete Jonquiores, Quebec, June 30., Eight young children, their ages eration of boycott, as conditions of: financial support, the Pro- exponent of the smash, but he was ranging between one and eleven mier said the Government had no years, were burnt to death to-day Intention of interfering with the was through the destruction of thoir Fiscal Autonomy Convention.

British, Wireless.

outsmashed by Wood.:

An All-American final chsured when Frank Shielde de home by fire.

feated Jean-Borolted of the on the upper floor and their

the

favourites,

They were trapped in bedrooms

father: desperate

flames and, denne smoke.

efforts to

ORDINANCES WHICH DO

In the men's [NOȚ | APPLY.), NE

G. M. and W. Van Ryd rescue them were frustrated by HEAT-WAVE PERIL.

Lott (U.S.A.) best Landry and. Mangin Inspector Bloor, instructed by with the greatest of case. The the Inspector General of Polite. Franchmen did not get going until to-day applied for the withdrawal the third set, which they carried AMERICAN DEFICIT: 5. p.m. left on 2,500 mile flight to of the summonses against the to 5-5 before succumbing...

Neme

June 29.

Held up by engine trouble.

June 20. 0.30 a.m. Arrived Nome: 12.30 p.m. left for Fairbanks. 6:p.m. arrived at. Fairbanka›

July 18

Arrivéð at Edmonton. -15.39 au. Left for Cleveland; "4:15 p.m. Reached Cleveland, -444 pm. Laft for New-York

8.47 piss Arrived 030* Yor

managements of the Queen's Men's Singles Semi-finals.

Theatro, Central Theatre and Paramount Film Co. who were alleged to have stored. Alms In unauthorised places.

Sydney Wood (U,BA.) beat F, J

Perry (Britain), 4-6, 6-2, 6-4,

GLASU Frank Shielda :

Borotra (France),^\\7-5, 48-6,

Mr. Schofield was to-day In- formed that the Ordinances in par question did not cover offences In 2072 publid places of entertainme

FINAL FIGURES SHOW £180,000,000,

Washington, July 199 A deficit of nine hundred and Mrillion dollars. (or) äpi stály - $180,

DEATH-ROLL GROWS IN AMERICA.