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WEEK-END OF SHOCKING ANTI-JAPANESE OUTRAGE IN PICTURES.

The moat at Tasng Foo Villas, in- to which the mob hurled furniture

and clothing.

雨中

A remarkable action picture showing

MOB ATTACK ON DR. C. T. WANG.

FOREIGN OFFICE SMASHED UP.

NEARLY KILLED BY STUDENTS.

Nanking, Sept. 28.

A mob of students, incens- ed over the League's de cision over Manchuria, made Dr. C. T. Wang the target of their fury this morning, when they attacked him at the Foreign Office, injuring him, it is believed, very seriously, Several hundred students took part in

They the attack. smashed all the furniture and every door and window in the building.

It is understood that Dr. Wang | was warned of their coming, but, replied: "I will remain at my post and attend to my duty even if 1 have to dio here."

As C. T. Wang sat at his desk, the mobs attacked him with clubs,' metal Inkpots and broken glasses. ! Itin clothes were forn off his back and his head and face were covered! with blood,

Rescued by Servants. There is no doubt that he would Į have been murdered then and

there. but faithful Servants courageously entered the room through the broken windows and i rescued Dr. Wang and fighting the mob, carried him to a motor-car In which be rnabed away.

Dr. Wang cannot be located t present, but it is believed that he has gone to Chiang Kai-shek's rasidence. At present, there are no means of discovering his con- dition, bat, according to eye-wit- nesses of the Incident; his injuries must have been extremely serious. ---Rester.

NERVOUSNESS IN

SILVER MART.

HONGKONG HEAVILY

steal-helmeted Highlanders, with fifles at the "On Guard” position, clear-

ing *

street in Yaumati.

A scene 1, pleal of a dozen streets in Yaumati yesterday. Pots and pana, all manner of hardware, were thrown into the street and

destroyed. (Other pictures on Pagas Twelve and Saven).

STARTLING END TO MOB VIOLENCE.

ALL QUIET AT ALL POINTS OF

COLONY THIS MORNING. UIET has descended upon the Colony with a suddenness rather more startling in effect than the manner in which the era of mob violence was ushered in. The storm centres of the anti-Japanese disturbances of the last few days this morning report a complete calm. Not a single incident has occurred since yes- terday afternoon.

The cessation of "hostilities" came as if by common consent, and though the authorities are somewhat puzzled by this very abruptness, it is believed that the worst is over. Police and military patrols are still as active as ever in Yaumati and Wanchai, and vigilance will not be relaxed for a second.

DOZENS APPEAR IN POLICE COURT.

"Kiities" taking carn of the Commis:

nurial Department,

EUROPEAN PEACE.

Important Parley In Berlin.

FRENCH VISITORS

OVATED.

Tang Foo Villas, the scene of the most dastardly of the series of anti-Japanese outrages. Six of a family of seven were brutally murdered, and the seventh, child, is in a serious condition. Two Chinese are believed

to have since died as a result of wounds received in a grim fight following.

SCANDINAVIANS OFFICIAL PIRACY

OFF THE GOLD STANDARD.

NORWAY AND SWEDEN.

SIMULTANEOUS

DECISION.

London, Sept. 27.

Both Sweden and-Norway have followed Britain's lead and have abandoned the gold standard, temporarily at

least.

The message from Stockholm acted indicating that Sweden more or less in collaboration, says that the Government hopes to restore the gold standard on |November 30.-Reuter.

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Copenhagen, Sept. 26. Grave fears are entertained leat Berlin, Sept. 27. the Danish currency follows sterli Remarkable scones of en-ing's downward movement,

currency, thusiasra, a happy hugury for Danish

finance and the success of the Franco-Gergeneral economics are intimately man conversations, were wit-bound up with those of England. nessed to-day when M. Briand the business world by the news A sensation has been caused in and M. Laval arrived to return that the Danish crown slumped the visit of Dr. Bruening and 20% on the Parly Bourse. Curtius to Paris..

The semi-official Politiken de- Immediately after their arrivalį clares that the crown is a satellite! at their hotel, the Franch states of sterling so drastic measures. men appeared on the balcony and going further possibly than the waved their hands to the enormous merc closing of the exchange, crowd which had gathered, shout-may have to be taken. ing "Vive Bring and Laval, Bring peace to the world.".

At a reception to the Press at

the French Embunay, M. Laval INDIA CANNOT BE made a speech which was brond- east throughout Germany, em- phasising that the purpose of the

SHUNTED.

visit was to strengthen mutual confidence and to develop sincero GANDHI AND DANGER co-operation between the Fronch

OF A and German peoples.

M. Laval said he could not hope to remove all misunderstandings at once, but they must consider possible selutions in order to prepare for the better future in the relations of the countries.

While both must be wise

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GENERAL ELECTION.

London, Sept. 27. If a dissolution of Parliament is announced during the week and the Ministers want to mark

ON YANGTSZE.

ARMED INVASION OF BRITISH SHIP.

OFFICERS IMPRISONED

CREW FLOGGED..

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).

Shanghai, Sept. 28. The minds of the British authorities in Shanghai are considerably exercised to-day by another amazing outrage against a British ship on the Yangtze River, in which an armed gang of men in uniforms were involved.

The vessel concerned was the Jardine river steamer Tuckwo, which arrived in Shanghai yesterday. They were held up and raided, members of the crew being tortured, on Saturday night, off the Kowan Boat Station.

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While the raiding and torturing of the crew was in progress, Captain Cater and other officers were made prisoners, and were obliged to hear their men crying out in agony. After the ship's crew had been of the men who raided the Poyang held up at the point of pistola for

recently, three hours, the invaders withdrew, An armed squad of men, includ- after forcing Captain Cater to signing a soldier carrying an execu- than a picul was found and that in room and forced the Chief En A receipt for oplum, of which less tioner's sword visited the engine- gineer, Mr. McWilliams, to accom- the property of the passengers.

pany, them on a long search. ■'

One of the men tortured had to be take mahore in a stretcher on the arrival of the Tuckwo in Shanghai, and others have been placed under medical care.

The first intimation of anything

• Fruitless Quest, The raiders' quest in the engine- room occupied more than an hour, but failed to reveal either arms or oplum

The only oplum found aboard Saturday night, when a steamed cattles being carried by passen- launch drew up to the starboard will

side of the Tuckwo, which had | gora, stopped at Kowan for passengers on its trip down from Hankow to Shanghai,

Anyone visiting Youmat this The peacefulness continued untfi morning would have found Ituurise, when it was decided that ough not to touch to-day certain time with the Round Table untoward, was at nine o'clock on the ship consisted of a few isolat- difficult to believe that 24 hours the defensive measures could be ferring to reparations), economite effective decision, Gandhi

icult problems (doubtless

Conference and not to take any previously the whole district had somewhat relaxed. Consequently, been in a ferment and passing twe. platoons of Jats, which had problem could he dealt with Im- wish to return to India. OVERSOLD.

through a reign of terror.

been on duty in the streets all

mediately. The streets, yesterday littered night, returned to barracks, and a The official rate of the dollar at with discarded Japanese goods, number of the Argylls, temporarily opening this morning Was

un and luminated with bonfires, stationed in the Yaumati Police changed at 1. Ed. A small were clean, and people were going Station compound, were withdrawn amount of business was, however, about their business in a perfectly to Shamshiuipo. done at 18, 2d.

normal manner. There is some nervousness In

A Welcome Sleep.

Gone also, apparently, was the

The World Watching.

A

Franco-German Committee

-hll-oconomie questions interest-

ing both countries."

He concluded:

The "sword" (soldier, sum II OREŠ Gandhi made this clear in the

the crew, who were seized and told course of an interview at West

that unless they disclosed the "con- Bradford to-day:

Official "Piracy."

traband" they would be behended. Asked if he thought the pros- would be catablished to examine pects of a settlement of the Indian Forty men swarmed over the knew of no contraband. This The crew Inslated that they theralls of the ship, and at the same question was endangered by present political situation in Great time twenty men in plain clothes al-seemed to Infuriate the soldiers, The world is Britain, Gandhi replied that they rendy aboard apparently intending who grasped the bosun, the the market-regarding the trend-of-tension-in-the-atmosphere-which Police pickets patrolled the alarmed at the unprecedented might be if British statesmen felt of Vos as members of the engine-room staff, baggage attendant and three silver and speculators in Hong. had pervaded this crowded district thoroughfares, keeping them the economic crisis and is watching that a settlement with fudit could colleagues of the raiders. kong and Shanghai are said to for three days, and so far as could of loiterers, and the quiet save closely the Franco-German con- be shunted-Reuter.

lashed them to stanchions with Ten of the Invaders went to the their wrists behind their backs, oversold

considerably. bensen, agitators and demon others a welcome opportunity to ferences. Understanding must come Shanghal is said to have been atrators had been faally cowed by snatch a few hours of sleep, which because it will bring salvation."

bridge and took Captain Cater and and stripped them bare to the eversold by £4,000,000!

the strong measures enforced by had been denied them for two or

the Chief Oficer, Mr. Clarke, pr-waist. The bonversations between the Storling has improved, slightly, the police and the military.

three days.

French statesmen and their hosts

Boners, while others were placed, with arms, at strategle paints on the cross-rate with New York

Ready For Emergencies.

afternoon The Yaumati police court, was, opened this

the being G$3.80 (In London),

the vessel. tours, crowded with these ar- Chancelier's Palace. Dr. Bruch- during baton charges oning gave a banquet in honour of bed, it was in the knowledge that Saturday and Sunday, something M. Laval and M. Beland in armed troops were posted in like forty Chinese appearing he evening. various parts of the vicinity, and fore the magistrate on various The Royal Observatory reports with emergency units standing by charges of disorderly conduct and that the typhoon is near Hakodate for the slightest indication of obstruction of the palice. moving N.N.E. Prymuro is relative-trouble.

have

WEATHER REPORT.

Last night when people went to

Several unreported Incidents

at

Satisfactory - Progress.

It was later learned that Franco-Gorman conference

ly low over Indo-China and the Wes But by 1 a.m. the streets word which occurred in the Shamabulpo made very satisfactory tern China Sea. An anticyclone is clear, shops shut up, and Yaumati and Yaumall treat on Saturday up to the present forming over North China.

and adjacent districts dead quiet. Continued on Page 6)

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WOMEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP,'

· HELEN HICKS DEFEATS THE HOLDER

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A Chinese dressed in civilian clothes and speaking good English demanded that the anchorbe dropped and produced a chopped document which he declared to be

New York, Sept. 27. the In the American Women's Golf has Championship final over, thirty-six

holes, Helen Hicks, New York, an order bermiiting a search for boat the holder,” Mrn, Glanna), Cob Krus by the civilian searchers, letti/arik by: 2 and 1.5 Reuter Furo

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them with atleks, straps and pieces A dozen soldiers then forged

of rope...

Several of the victims were 'Isi-a state of collapse at the concludon of the torture.. Two of than yoru over 60 years of age. :-The- desisted when their conditions penced serious. fall to the deck.

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