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FOUNDED 1881 NO. 21137

--拜禮 號六月七英港香 MONDAY, JULY 6, 1931.

日一廿月五 MINOLE COINY 10 CENTR

836 PER ANNUM

DYING AMOK SPANISH MOB FIRES A MONASTERY. UNIQUE

AT ASYLUM.

SENSATIONAL

OUTBREAK.

Three People Stabbed.

J

A

grin tragedy

enacted at the Mental Hon- pital, near the G. C. H. yes. terday morning, when one of the older inmates, Lam Yu-yuk, a criminal lunatic of homicidal tendencies, sud- denly ran amok as a prelude to death.

Several inmates of the inati- fution, including members of the staff, were wounded by the manine before the unfortunate overpowered, ir. mediately after which he col lapsed and died.

man

Was

Together with other jumales of The asylum, Lam Yu-ruk was walk. wg about on the enged verantia't an the first floor of the buckling. where some of the amore dangerous inmates are housed, when he cons pletely lost control of his mental faculties and ran amok.

Nothing Unusual,

There had been nothing unusual in the man's demeanour to imliente. that danger was to be feared, hat it would appear that the madness") had been working on him for sume hours at least as he had serroted a large null about him, Soon after the inmates had been released on to the verandah for exercise, ho Jaunched his affuck,

Two other Junties were stabbed in the shoulder by the improvised weapon, which Lam Ya-yuk had apparently found lyinge about the premises.

Ward Master's Tusale.

A recrudescence of 'anti-religious rioting is reported from Spain, where monastery has been burned down at Corunna. Our picture shown - The crowds watching the destruction of the old Jesuit College Munstery in Madrid recently,

Chinese Butchered at Pingyang.

TERRIBLE RIOTS LAST NIGHT.

Tokyo, July 6. The anti-Chinese riets in Kore

Pingvanur. have now spread to

in the north, where it is reported; that no fewer than 130 Chinese were killed daring last night.

The rioting at Pingyang broke feat at nine w'elnek last night and

esulted in thirty Chinese, deaths.. Over 10 other Chines

ཏཐཱ ༔ ཎྞ་ seriously injured, swording latest Information,

The rioting raged until four! lock in the morning despite the! For some minutes, there was combined efforts of polier andi considerable excitement. Wong policy and firemen, derending to

ward Cheung. fl

master. imperial message to the Tokyo mediately went to the rescue of the i

A Korean mak. umbering two men who were still being about five thousand destroyed tacked. the amok immediately turn-over a hundred Chinese houses ing upon him. Ng Leung, a house and restaurants, dragged out the coole of the Mental Hospital, hapless inmates and butchered | johned in the tussle, and was stabl-thirty in the streets, and serious-

ed in the check.

On the arrival of other members of the stall. the amok was over-

powered and disarmed, shortly after which, will dramatic sud- deness, he collapsed. He was al- ready dead when picked up.

ly injured 130.

Only those who

Heal

the

alice for protection escaped in-

The police arrested more than a hundred rintars, but for seven hours the city was in a state of ¡pandemonium. Troops are being] held in readiness to assist time

FOREIGNERS SHOT BY ROBBERS.

SENSATIONAL AFFAIR IN SHANGHAL“

THREE GUN DUELS.

an

TWO FOREIGNERS were wounded, together with Annamite police-constable, who had himself shot and killed an armed robber in a gun battle at the corner of Route Tour and Rue Lafayette, in the French Concession, in a series of sensational incidents following an armed robbery in Shanghai yesterday.

OUTRAGE IN

(PORT

LOCAL BRANCH.

EVENT IN

U.S.. GOLF.

CORUNNA. Von Elm and Burke

Three Rioters Shot Down.

STREET BATTLE.

Again Tie.

TENSE FINISH.

Fadder Bldg.

Moratorium

Five

Points.

Text of French Settlement.

OTHER POWERS INVOLVED.

Paris, July 5. Important issues raised by President Hoover's moxa- torium proposals will have to be discussed by signatories to the Young Plan, but there

Toledo, July 5. George Von Elm, the former amateur champion, now dos- A serious revival of the anti-cribed as the business-golfer, religious fever in Spain, such as and Billy Burke, the golfing star | resulted in the destruction of who sprang into prominence only dozens of monasteries and conduel with Great Britain, played a few days before the Ryder Cup yents a month ago. is feared. off for the American Open cham- following out an outbreak in pionship to-day after a tie in Corunna, where, street fighting the competition, proper yester has occured and feeling is run-day, when each" had a score of ning high.

292 for 72 holes..

The rivals again finished, level. The St. Joseph's Monastery, be- Billy Rurke returned a card of longing to the Capuchin Order of 149 and Von Elm came in shortly to-morrow. Catholle priests, was gutted by frej afterwards with a similar aggre- A provisional agreement was

gate.

on Thursday night last week by a moh which surged from the local

The development is practically buil ring and tore through the main unprecedented in the annals of business streets with this object. *

golf, and another thirty-six hole play-off has been ordered for to. They had been stirred up by morrow, the competition having agitators. wito denounced from thus resolved into n' new contest the centre of the ball ring what over the full championship course called the "re-entry of the re-in which only two players are When concerned.

theyarders into Spain."

the meeting was drawing lo

Burke's 19 was the result of plase a mob of several thousand consistency. He rushed to the mastery armed was never in real with torches and set the premises dificulties on fre

Street Fighting.

WAN

The Civ# Guard

quickly turned out in force but they were powerless to prevent the outrage.

and

after the gruel- ling struggle of the past two

Two or thre days,

the performance way very very creditable.

Van Elm. on contrary, good

a

G. Von Elm

at reinforcements arrived, the rioters were charged with rifles the and sabres and some fierce fight-found ing took place. Three of the deal of trouble rioters were seriously wounded, in the morning, many were taken into custody, and and he Carl

stir uphill task many escaped with minor hurts.

in the afternoon The fire brigade managed to prevent the fire from spreading in order to egual Burke's score. There were no casualties

fierce and ding-dong among the monks, who had received en struggle in the second half." warning of the purpose of the Elm produced-sume of the Auest golf of the tournament after being mab and had fled.

four strokes behind Burke. at. the.

It was

In another section of the cly. @23rd. crowd found their way to the Jesult College and Church" barred by a large force of police and were-can- tent to feer...

robbers and curred.

more shooting de

One of the victims became involved in a fracas with the robbers not knowing what they were, and was shot in the neck. A French detective was shot through the This was about three o'clock. groin because he failed to recognise his quarry, who Three or four of the gang had raced over some housetops, and the desperado shot first.

At

AN HOUR OF EXCITEMENT.

the

a third of the party across Shanghai, July 6.

armed face with a heavy walking-stick. 2.30 1.1. the six robbers entered a dry-cleaning

The man dropped to the ground, drew a pistol with his left hand. Tenant de la Tour, holding up the

and shot Karnitsky through the occupants with pistols, and ran right side of the neck, near the sucking the premises,

collar-bané.

THE $50,000 MARK ice if the rioting is renewedshop in a passageway in the Rate

EXCEEDED.

POSEIDON FUND STILL GROWING.

been

Kenter.

exceeded in the Navy League's adopted, by the Japanese, who de The robbers heard the shouting; Kuranitsky on Warpath.

to

of

Von

He so improved that at the 27th, four holes later, he was two strokes to the good, thanks to four successive birdies. He flagged a bit and was all square at the 32nd, became one down at the thirty-fourth; and was still a stroke in arrears when He teed up on the thirty-sixth.

is every prospect of a finul. France agreement between and the United States.

It is anticipated that the Franco - American differences will be finally smoothed away

reached at last evening's confer- once ni the 32inistry of the interior, details of which were cabled to President Hoover this morning.

!

Provisional Agreement.

The agreement provides (1) that Germany will be naked- to repay within ten years.

(2) that the Central European and Eastern European Powers shall be sided by the basks in CRSE of need,

(3) that the temporary con- tinuance of reparations in kind he left for discussion between Ger many and her European creditors, (4) that the guarantee. fund problem (whereby France

AMERICAN DECISION.

Washington, July 6.

It is authoritatively stated that President Hoover, hav- ing carefully examined the provisional agreement with France, has instructed Mr. Mellon, the U. S. Treasurer, to inform France that the position regarding the con- tinuance of payments in kind from Germany is unsatin». factory and that, President Hoover's moratorium covers reparations in kind.

A free hand, therefore, cannot be given to the_ex- perts in this matter-Ren-

.

ter. To equal Burke's 149, Von Elai were apparently working their needed a birdle three, and he did way back to the Route Tour when it, sinking a beautiful putt on the they were recognised and the Inst green--Renter's American Ser- alarm was raised, the man who re- | vice. cognised them shouting to Jang Dao Annamite P. C. 112, who was on bicycle patrol in the Route Remi, which intersects the Route) Tour.

his

French Detective Appears..

Jang Dao

stopped, drew pistol and commenced blowing his police whistle while giving chase.

A

* A

THE GAME LAWS INFRINGED.

CHINESE FOUND WITH PARTRIDGES.

brice

offence.

of live partrid-

required to deposit £26,000,000 with the Bank of International Settlements) be thrashed oat between. France and other Euro- pean creditors of Germany,

(5) that the French demand for a political guarantee from Germany is France's affair 'and be arranged between France and Germany.

All Paints Solved:

It will be seen, therefore, that

Detective Sergeant Marmorant, Mukden, July 5.

of the French Police. who residesges was exhibited in Mr. Scho-last night's conference solved all General Chang Tao-hsiang's

ut No. 382, Route Tour, just field's Court this morning, when the points raised by Mr. Andrew representatives met Japanese Con-

Unknown to them, one of the

Fortunately, the shot did not around the corner, responded to the police ataled that they were Mellon in the memorandum which officials in the Bulate

Kirin fokle got into the street some

day afternoon prior to the most- capital yesterday on negotiations minutes before they attempted to break the tone and did not touch the Annamite's signals, and in a taken from two Chinese who wore he submitted to M. Laval yester-- for a settlement of the dispute.

going on.

Possession of these birds during ing of the Franch Cabinet. escape with their booty, and wait- the throat. and Karanitsky, for quick talk discovered what was arrested at Bowen Road.

the moment, did not feel any

It was also decided, in prisciple, Marmorant then saw a man run-the "close" season was explained Chinese reports mention that ang out of bullet range, gave the The $50,000 mark hins

Rerious ill-effects,

ning along an alleyway off Route to the two men as being an that there must be a conference must determined attitude hun beon alarm directly they emerged.

to deal with the necessary adjust. Remi and gave chase.

Detective Sorgeant Brigadier Lollchon, whe was on Poseidon Funi,

Kennedy ments to the Young Plan, parti Saturday was mund the unconditional with-and Bed in the opposite direction, given as the closing day of the drawal of the Chinese police from disappearing round the corner up hailed and stopped

The rabbers fed, and Karsnitaky duty in the vicinity, followed into said it had been difficult to dis- cularly in the matter of the vexed

a passing Fund, but contributions are stil! | Wanpaoshan.

the Route Sieyes, where a Russian motor-aar and drove to his home the alley in chase of a second cover such cases, which wors of question of the guarantee fund.

frequent decurrence. The defen- fugitive.

German Assurance. continuing

com-hamel Karanitsky, unaware The demand has not yet come In. New

denta were also found to be in pistol, retraced his steps and drove. Dish Over House-tops, denations received up to noon to-plied with by the Chinese, who the affair, happened to enter into in the Route Tour, obtained a

possession of snares."

The alternatives are an inter- for the course of events.

round the neighbourhood of the day totalled 3565, this bringing have telegraphed to Peking

wero The offenders

governmental conference, which Aned $5 Marmorant saw his quarry enter each, with the alternative of ten and a conference of experts in Instructions, the 'grand total to $60,075.00.

attack..

would probably be hold in London, Fight Over Ricksha. Details of the latest donations about to dispatch a detailed re- The Manchurian Government is

Eventually, he told the police; a house and appear upon a drying

Paris. The latter is considered are as follows:

Karsnitsky, who was on his way he saw two of the robbers going stage. He then climbed to the days' hard labour.

The birds and snares were con- to be the more likely, procedure. port of the incidents to the Nan-home, had just decided to take on to a piece of ground where roof and ran along for a distance king Government and the Provin-rickaha, and halted a vehicle there is a building under con of about four houses, and then fiscaled. ¦ ̧ Residents, Shameen... $310,00 Telegrams.

cial Governments.

(which just then esme on the scene,struction, and was about to follow entered the house via a door en denouncing the

Just as he was getting in, the them when the wound began to the drying stage, Japanese have boon issued by the

trouble him for the first time, his The tele-Bix Chinese robbers dashed the head began to swim, due to loss of by the ground floor, and as be The detective entered the house 50.00 Tientsin Kuomintang

grama mention that the Japanese and attempted to commandeer the

blood, and he caused the car to walked upstairs he now a Chinese 10.00 have not only ignored the Man-ricksha. 25.00 cburian request to withdraw the

Karanitsky naturally objected, be driven to the Blue Hospital, coming down. 26.00 Japanese Police from Wanpao-declaring that he had first called where he calved treatment. 15.00 shan, but Japanese police are dig-the ricksha, and was promptly 10.00 ging trenches and erecting up seized by two of the robbers, who

[hald,bis armTAS. 10.00 machine gun posts.

Members British Chamber of

Commerce

and British

Mr. M. H. Turner

Mr. H. P. Sharp, Haiphong

Mr. T. L Christie, Haiphong

Mr. J. Cameron, Haiphong

Mr. D. C. Davia, Haiphong .

Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Durkitt Mr. J. L. Parren, Haiphong

Anonymous

P.D.W.....

Mr. J. G. Hooper

A.U.E.

60.00

30.00

5,00

5.00

Russian Shot In Neck

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Dramatic Scene.

Meanwhile, detectives In the gloom of an impending thunder- storm, kearched i the, partly, con- „Petructed büfiding by » lamplight"

A picture of Schmeling and Stribling, who fought on Saturday, erentakys very well built with drawn pistols without com 666.00 Schmeling winning, by a T.K.O.' in

and was formerly teacher of ing across the ganga which Previously, acknowledged 40,610.00 the fifteenth round, appears on fencing and sword-play. He threw apparently aplik ugarter the Ama

Page Three. Through Inadvere two assailante to the ground shortly afterwards the police $50,075.00 tonco, tentative footnote, re- withthegament it offör skandwhiti P FOR PART LES COURTST

He, did not recognise him as he quarry and refrained from shootlag the approaching Chinese, who suddenly opened fire from a pistol. concealed under his gown.

JEHOLARSENAL EXPLOSION.

SEVERAL BUILDINGS

WRECKED.

Peking, July 6. Peking, The Military Governor of Jehol,

decision

Ila morrow

anticipated from Washington announces that an assurance has been received by the United States Government from Germany that advantage will not be taken of the mordtorlum to increase hrmas mente.-Router..

Germany's Diffenities.

ás a result of

ant was hit in the left General Fang Yu-lin, has report in Pa near the groin and

all his ed to the Manchurian Govern- ti

Bestment that the Government Ar

De

thera; explodad: laat week, rem

"nglil the destruction

building"" and a large