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MAY 3, 1932.

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RESISTANCE

DUNLOP

The Tyre of Rugged Strength

"South China Morning Post Bldg." Tel. 24554

HUGE INCENDIARY FIRE AT CANTON ATTACK ON

MANCHURIA

Hostility Aroused by Chan Chai-Tong Coup

PERIL Attack on

SOVIET ALLEGE Forts

C.E.R. PLOT

Not

RAIDS AND ARRESTS Confirmed

PLANNED

(Telegraph Special.)

Shanghai, May 3.

A Japanese-inspired Man- chukuo attempt to seize the Chinese Eastern Railway in the very near future is aus. pected by the Soviet.

Messages from Soviet sources at Harbarovsk declare that he cording to trustworthy informa- Lion, a plan is afoot to raid and search the premises of all Soviet institutions in Manchu a dur ing the next few days.

The progrumme embodies pre- paration for the arrest of Soviet leaders, according these allegations.

TENSE SITUATION.

High State of Tension

(Our Own Correspondent).

Canton, May 3, 2.50 p.m. At ten o'clock last night, a huge blaze broke out at Yim Tong Camp, at the foot of White Cloud. Mountain, and raged until four o'clock this morning.

It is believed that the outbreak the first outward sign of dis allisonten with General Chan Chai- tong's, week-end coup, in seizing entrul of the Navy and Air Force. į and that it was started by persons jot of syrapathy with Chan Chai-

tong.

TWENTY LIVES LOST.

As far as can be ascertained, at least twenty lives were lost in the fire.

that Persistent reports state

FAMOUS AIRMAN ON MURDER CHARGE

DRAMATIC SEQUEL TO MIAMI TRAGEDY

MRS. KEITH MILLER AND

ALLEGED TRIANGLE

Miami, Florida, May 2.

A LOVE TRIANGLE with Mrs. Keith Miller, the

famous Australian aviatrix as the apex, is now believed by the police to offer the solution to the mysterious death at Mrs. Keith Miller's home on April 21, of her fiance, Mr. Haden Clarke, the American air-

man.

Investigations have swayed the tragedy indications from suicide to murder, and had a dramatic sequel to- day when Captain William Lancaster, the companion of Mrs. Miller on several long distance flights, was arrested on a charge of murder.

SEVERAL NOTES DISCOVERED

Mrs. Keith Miller.

NAYAL OFFICER FOUND SHOT

SECOND COUSIN OF FORMER CHINA C.-IN-C.

A young naval officer, a second cousin of Vice-Ad- miral Sir Reginald Trywhitt, commander-in-chief China

MR.

QUO TAI-CHI

STUDENTS RAID RESIDENCE

BADLY INJURED ABOUT FACE

PEACE PARLEY POSTPONED

was

Shanghai, May 3. Mr. Quo Tai-chi seriously injured this morn- ing when he was attacked by angry students, displeased with the peace proposals,

Station from 1927 to 1929, was found shot dead at Stonecutters laland in the carly hours of this morning. The tragedy was discovered nt about 4.30 a.m. attention hav-

In consequence of the as ing been attracted by the sound

the peace conference of a shot, and the circumstances, sault, which are being investigated, which it was proposed to hold this morning, at which Mr. been Quo Tai-chi would have the principal delegate, had to be postponed.

are

understood

to

sugget

suicide.

The victim of the affair was Sub. Lieutenant R. Tyrwhitt, R.N. of H. M. Submarine Orpheus, who joined the craft in April 1931 and came out to China shortly after wärde.

BRITISH SPEED wards

RECORDS

RAILWAY RATE PUSHED UP

LEEDS-LONDON DASH

It is firmly believed that the object of the raids, if carried out, is the seizure of the Chinese Eastern Railway and the Soviet's reaction to such an attempt can well be imagined. naval action has been taken down Reuter's correspondent al the river but Hongkong steamers

Captain Lancaster

aloof suggesting it was reported, the Harbarovsk adds that the situa-arriving report that while they

Keith Miller's existener of an alleged inter- staying at Mrs. tion at Harbin is reported to be have

the night the national plot to smuggle gold and! extremely tense and the Soviet bombardment. at Whampoa there bungalow ou

aliens into the United States. is a regiment of marines likely to

Tragedy.

Haden Clarke was found intal Mrs. Keith Miler

Hub are becoming increasingly

A new British and world rail- xious about the continued

ly waded in the head on thejected to five hours of question-1

created sloping porch, which WDA rests of Soviet employees

oing after the discovery of the way speed record was the C.E.R.--Reuter,

cupied for sleeping purposes Captain Lancaster.

th..

11-

GOLD DOLLAR AN OUNCE!

WAR DEBT PAYMENT IN SILVER

SENATOR'S PLAN

Washington, May 2.

be

A proposal that it should

permissible to pay war debts top the United States in silver was introduced in the Senate

to-day

by Senator Hayden, of Arizona.

ac-

observed

116

sigus

sensation in Canton.

of

WILS

INTERNATIONAL PLOT.

The authorities found notes addressed to Mrs.

other.

རྟ།ཕ

(Reuter's Special Service).

London, May 2.

by tragedy, and Captain Lancaster to-day when the L.N.E.R. ex-

was detained, only to sequently released.

Элек

sub-

press from Leeds

to

King's

more

CAUSE OF DEATH.

The cause of death is officially stated to have been a bullet wound from his own private revolver, which was found near his hand.

Mr. Quo Tal-chi was attacked at his home shortly after nine o'clock this morning.

students

ENTRANCE RUSHED. About nine hundred assembled at his residence in the French Concession and demanded an interview with the Chinese lea dor.

Mr. Que Tal-chi agreed to see one of their number, but as

H. M. Submarine Orpheus is at

admit him, the whole gang rush- present lying in dock at the Naval soon as the door was opened to Yard. The tragedy has cast gloom over the ship, aboard which ed the entrance and forced their

way in. the decensed officer was extremely Thoy attacked Mr. Quo Tai-chl popular.

throwing handfuls of copper coins, The funeral will probably takoton-cups and anything else to place at 430 this afternoon, from hand. the Royal Naval Hospital Bags,

ANGLO-DANISH

TRADE

TREATY TO AWAIT OTTAWA PARLEY

has

had

Mr. Quo Tai-chl received In juries to his face, his right eye seriously especially being

He damaged. to have medical attention.

The rlet was broken up by the French police, who arrived on the scene and made seven arrests.

CHINESE AGITATION. le declared that before going Cross dashed over the 105 miles from Grantham to London in

Several leading Chinese public everal off to sleep he and Clarke had a

organisations in Shanghai are Miller, very cheerful conversation on the 100 minutes.

The

express averaged

strongly critical of the proposed subject of their home troubles, and was later awakened from, his than 63 miles an hour for the full

Questioned as to whether the armistice terms and had sent re distance of 100 miles and the Government would invite repre-presentatives to Mr. Que Tai-chi sleep by a noise.

top speed attained was 90 miles sentatives of Denmark to confer demanding a stronger policy.. an hour.

It is also rumoured that General regarding a Commericial Treaty

CAPT. LANCASTER'S STORY.

whore he died.

集 new

London, May 2.

the Canton Aviation Force by the C-in-C. General Chan Chai- tong, thereby replacing General

Captain Lancaster declared that Another record-breaking jour-whereby Denmark, in return for Teal Ting-kal, of the Nineteenth Chang Wai-chang, marks the he jumped out of bed to

the find ney was made by Famous importing un increased quantity of Route Army, intends to resign If climax of trouble that has been Clark lying wounded

aRoyal Scot express from Euston from

British materials and manufac--the Government consents to the brewing between the Army on pistol shot, called Mrs. Miller, Station this morning on its firsttures, would become entitled to Japanese dictates.

According to a Chinese spoken the one hand, and the Navy informed the police, and rushed trip to Scotland under

some of the advantage enjoyed by and the Aviation Force on the the wounded man to hospital.speeding-up programme.

the British Dominions and Colonies, man, the agreement to be signed The Royal Seet ate up the four Major Colville, for the Board of contemplated the withdrawal of the

London fnet, For some time past-in

The police found a note which hundred miles between

Trade, suid no negotiations could Japanese forces to their second Ine 7 hours, 55

be undertaken until after the in ten days and complete with

drawal into the Settlement since the departure of Mr. Sunsaid: "I can't stand the economile and Glasgow in Fo and other offcials to Nanking, pressure," and came to the con-minutes, which is twenty minutesOttawa Conference. when they took over the reins of clusion at the outset that Clarke faster than the previous record the Central Government-the re- had committed suicide. This note for the journey. lations between the factions have has not been explained in not been harmonious, although light of the murder theory.

in- Mra. Miller said that she and Chan nothing on the surface has dieated disagreement.

Clarke had intended to marry at The cleavage of views of thejan early date. parties

in the general the of

General Chang Wai-chang, who has He moved & resolution provid- been superseded as chief of the Can ing that until the year 1936 one ton Aviation Bureau, causing a minor ounce of silver should be cepted for every dollar of debt,; if the debtors would agree restore their sliver coinage to a fineness nine-tenths of silver.

to comu

The resolution was referred to the Senate Banking Committee. Renter

SILVER COINAGE FOR TURKEY

Constantinople, May 2. Contrary to early suggestions,

into collision with Chai-tong's forces,

CLASH FEARED. They have just arrived from Chen Chal- Hainan Island and

has ordered them

10 nf

tong

to Heihow because return the taking over by the military of the naval and air forces.

Since these marines are under the command of Admiral Chan Chak, who has been replaced, the Turkish Government has not serious, developments may be ex-

pected. decided to replace its paper-money by silver,

In taking over the Navy, the has issued However, the State Bank has commander-in-chief

permission to Chiu Kwai-choung

meon.

#rose

desire

to

MET IN LONDON.

the

Military party Captain Lancaster's association to with Mrs. Keith Miller has lasted working under-since 1927. Mrs. Miller was born

tong

come

Ac-

WARNING ONLY

D.P.W. AND POSSIBLE WATER SHORTAGE

of

and

The Government would be glad extra-Settlement Roads Area with. to consider any proposals which in six-weeks-Routor and Renaha. might be put forward by Denmark after the Ottawa Conference.-- British Wireless,"

LOCAL DOLLAR DECLINES

FARTHING DROP IN

dull.

FORENOON

EVENTS IN INDIA REVIEWED

TERRORIST OUTRAGE IN BENGAL

Elsewhere there was little of im

Attempts have been made in varf ous places to destroy letters in pos boxes. British Wireless.

It is only Intended as'n warn-

London, May 2. standing within Australia of English parents ing" said the Hon. Mr. I. T

Reviewing the past week's events Chiang Kai-shek, and married an Australian journ-Creasy. Director of Public Works, while the Navyalist. She desired to visit Eng-this morning in reply to a ques-

in India, Sir Samuel Hoare, in the

and

Aviation land and made the journey alone tion regarding

House of Commons, regretted to the implication Force have been in 1927, her

Opening at yesterday's rate, the have to confirm the reports of th husband's duties of the water

notice shortage

Hongkong dollar dropped a far- further terrorist outrage in Bengal indifferent to keeping him in Melbourne. published to-day:

Millor the Nanking re- In London, Mra. Keith

The notice stated that owing thing during the forenoon to where Mr. Douglas, the District the 19. 2. The market is easy, with Magistrate of Midnapore was shot met Captain Lancaster, a Londer-to the low water level gime.

Furthermore, er who had gone to Australia as storage reservoirs it had become inter-bank business done at 18, 3d, while at a meating of the District Silver is down 3/16ths in Lon-Board and later died from his in Gon. Chan Chai-n boy and had been a successful very necessary that the consump called a meeting of bondholders and Sze Chung-inu to bring the

has long pilot of the Austrailan Air Force tion of water for all

juries. purposes don. America and China sold, and for May 21 to vote on the question warships under military jurisdic-

felt the need of during the war. He was plan-should be reduced, and the co- China bought at the decline. The of the State Bank's power to with- tion. Sze Chung-lau was the off- Gen. Chan. an air force im ning a flight back to Australia operation of the public in pre-market cloned quietly steady being portance to report. The position in

command. and Mrs. Bler decided to draw a certain part of the paper cer who some years ago let a re-mediately under his

venting waste and reducing con-buyers at 1/16th under the quoted Delhi following the unsuccessfu money and to issue its equivalent volt against Chan Chak, bombing General Chang Wai-chang has company him.

attempt to hold a session of the wasj rates, minimum sumption to

New York reports a decline of Congress quickly returned to nor in silver coinage.

the Canton warships from the air.

FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA. carneatly requested.

Mt. Creasy added "If we got 1/8th, with the market remaining mal. There were no reactions else The amount which would be re-It will be recalled that they took ever been a willing instrument in any design and it ia alleged

where. quired is unknown, but Turkey's refuge under the guns of the that General Chan sume time ago

After she had had a few weeks rain, which I think is on the way. bulk of silver would probably be foreign warcraft lying off Sha-

decided ол removing General suficient. Reuter.

Chang and putting his own fol- training in flying, they set out in the course of the next three In an Avro-Avian plane, "The er four days, there will be no lower in command of the Air Red Rose," on October 14, 1927, necessity for any restrictions.” GUNBOAT DESERTIONS.

to Force.

with the intention of lying Two or three gunboats

ADMIRAL LEAVES.

Australia in six weeks. After n known, to have left Canton

The change Was made on succession of minor troubles, they Swatow and it is believed that they Saturday, and it was plain that had a serious crash in the Dutch have deserted, though the report

find East Indios, both being injured. machine WIS 80 badly to this effect has not been confirm Admiral Chan Chak would

his position equally untenable. in The cd.

London, May 2. damaged that'a new engine had Canton. It is also reported that a thou-

The first report of the League SMALL LEAD FOR THE It is reported that, the Admiral to be obtained and they finally sand soldiers, under Air Force

Commission regarding the Man-

FRENCH GOVT. domination, have deserted from left Canton for Hongkong two landed at Port Darwin in March,

churian problem has been received What action, if any, 1928, Mrs. Miller boing the first as ist days ago. Yim Tong camp. So far

at Genova from Lord Lytton, its

Paris, May, 20th London, May 2.

Since that time, they have been

The final result of the fr Chairman, and will be submitted Britain's Davis Cup team to known, none of the Canton aero-the Navy will take heroniter in woman to fly to Australia.

It is intimated that a further to the Council of the League of ballots in the French election planes have deserted, although doubtful, but one report says that meet Rumania at Torquay on May several have flown to Shiukwan the floot may withdraw to Hainan associated in numerous flights.

Mrs. Keith Miller became on-withdrawal of Japanese troops Nations on May 9th,

show the Right parties with 1 to await further developments. I 13, 16 and 16, has been selected and are posted as missing.

It is probable that special seats and the Opposition with 120 In view of the strong position of gaged to Haden Clarke some little from Shanghai is likely as soon

There will be 350 seats content as follows:

General Chan Chal-tong, official time back. He had been acting as the truce agreement has been plenary session of the Assembly will cireles do not believe that any as "ghost writer." preparing concluded.

sider the question.-British Wire-take place on Bunday next Canton, May 2.

The probabilities are that only be called about May 18th to confor in the second ballot which

Router. untoward incidont will occur. matter for publication under Mrs. The appointment of Comman- General Chang Hing-wing has Hiller's signature-Reuter and the Ninth Division will be left-less.. I.B.S. der Wong Kong-yul as head of also left for Hongkong.

BRITAIN'S DAVIS CUP TEAM

AUSTIN OUT OF THE FIRST MATCH

ure

for

H. David, G. P. Hughes, IL. G. N. Loe, F. J. Perry.

(By Our Special Correspondent)

Bunny Austin has been omitted owing to lack of practice through ill-health.Router.

JAPANESE ARMY PROGRAMME

WITHDRAWAL FROM SHANGHAI

Tokyo, May 3.

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