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FINAL EDITION

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Hongkong Telegraph.

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-EDUNDED 190S 1Я HLVAKAST FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1932.

日二廿月四

930 19MR, ANNUM

"BINGLE DOFT 10 DENTA

DUNLOP Extra

Special

Construction

明

For

Overseas

Motoring

Conditions.

FORT MOTON CYCLE TYRES

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STEAMER DISASTER IN YANGTSZE GORGES

I-LING HITS NEW

ROCK CHINA

FORTY. PERSONS CLARION

MISSING CALL

Shanghai, May 27.

Radio messages received

in Shanghai this morning ANTI-CIVIL WAR

report a shipping disaster

in the Yangtaze Gorges, involving one of the prin- cipal vessels on the peril ous run from Hankow to Chungking.

The steamer concerned was the s.s. ling. which is reported taj have sunk after striking a rock. It is feared that a number of lives have been lost, though the exart number cannot, at present, he as- certained.

FORTY MISSING.

Forty persons who were aboard the steamer when she struck are said to be missing, but it is sug gested that they may have been swept far down stream by the rushing waters and managed to: make a safe landing well below -the scene of the disaster.

The I-ling was" proceeding down river towards Ichang when the mishap occurred.

The radio messages state that she struck a rock, about 235 miles above Ichang and was very badly holed, sinking rapidly.

CAPTAIN RESCUED. The captain has been rescued and the majority of the crew are safe. It is stated, however, that forty people are missing.

*

LEAGUE

(Telegraph Special.).

Shanghai, May 27. Almost every day comes a fresh sign that the conflict with Japan may eventually prove to have been a blessing in disguise for China, a valu- able welding factor.

National Consciousness bas Jundoubtedly been awakened to a remarkable extent and opportuni- ties for the organisation of a well- orderit state are waiting to Krasped.

To-day, the four leading com-1 mercial and banking organisa. tions of China, including the National Associated Chambers of Commerce launched a nation-

NEW POST FOR SIR EDWARD STUBBS FLIGHT TO

THE EXPERIENCE OF SIR EDWARD STUBBS' PREDECESSOR.-Our photos show (right), the ruins of Government House, Nicosia, after an attack by a mob of five thousand in October last, and (left), the Gov-

ernor's car outside the burned official residence, also destroyed.

IN CHAPEI'S ENORMOUS COAL

RUINS

wide appeal for the abolition of RESURRECTION

civil war.

The organisations concerned Anti- have formed a "National Civil War League," the object of which is to unite the entire nation

ATTEMPTS

in a movement to put a permanent HIVE OF INDUSTRY jend to internecine strife,

ECONOMIC BLOCKADE.

Shangbaj, May 27, Lieut-General Uyeda, who is The Anti-Civil War Lengue instill in hospital as the result of tends to put out exiéusive propag-the Hongkew Park bombing, four

It is regarded as highly probable anda denouncing civil warfare, is weeks ago, has taken over.com. that some of these, swept down by prepared to mediate between pesmand of the Japanese forces h current, mude inding

lowersible belligerents, and will go to Shanghai, following the death of "down.

the length of carrying out

Generul Shirakawa. WELL-KNOWN ROCK.

economic blockade it their media.

General Uyeda was in charge of There seems to be sonic mystery tions are not heeded. about the

of the mishap. The head office of the League the Japanese land operations in of the Shanghai during most The rock on which the 1-ling met will be in Shanghai, and every Chapel fighting and up to the last with disaster is a well-known obseppurting its objects is invites struction at the point and the - begome a member, ling was being piloted by the oldest

enuse

pilot of the famous Gorges.

ALL ELIGIBLE.

ne

RAILWAY ENGINE

'TO. BE BUILT IN

ENGLAND FOR RUSSIA

(Reuter's Specialsßervice).

London, May 26. Russia is shortly to have an enormous railway locomo- tive, but it will be built in England.

MINES DECISION

GOVERNMENT'S ACTION

London, May 26, In the House of Commons to- day, the Minister for Mines, Mr. | Inanc

the Foot, stated that as conversations between the miners and the minc-owners had not pro

the duced an agreement upon means of dealing with the pro- blem arising in July, when the Cor Mines Act of 1931 expires, the initiative has devolved on the Government, who will at once introduce a Bill to deal with the situation.

The Moscow, Government have ordered, it is disclosed to-day; a grent locomotive from a well- It is understood that the known British Arm.

measure provides for the con- Chope has become a mad hive The great vehicle will practical-tinuation of seven-and-a-half of activity since the withdrawally be two locomotives combined, hours-day in the mines.

with one enormous boiler. the Japanese forces.

big Kiangwan drive.

SWARMING OVER RUINS.

it will have twenty-eight coupled und bogey wheels,

Later. Every Chinese citizen, irrespeé-Jof It seems extraordinary, unless other factors, were involved, that tive of-age or sex is eligible for

The Government has introduced the accident should have occurred, membership. There will br

The Chinese who have been dis The locomotive will be shipped its Coal Mines Bill into the Houss At present, no indication is forth- membership fees; All funds re-

homes for ato Leningrad on completion, for of Commons. coming regarding the cause of-the squired by the Anti-Civil War possessed of their disnster. Reuter.

Lengue will be raised by valun-considerable time are now flocking introduction on the main

back in thousands endeavouring service to Moscow next winter and to find their homes or the rains afterwards it will be employed on

the Trans-Siberian Railway. thereof.

It is believed that the fling isury contributions,--Reutër. one of the Yangtze Rapids Com- pany (the Gorge Line), an Ameri-

can concern.

THE PHILLIPAR

DISASTER

LA" COASTAL SEARCHES

FRUITLESS

Paris, May 27.

SWEEPSTAKES

IN ENGLAND

ROYAL

COMMISSION APPOINTED

London, May 26.

The Home Secretary, Sir Herbert Samuel, announced in the House

Like ants. they are swarming

い

line

TC provides

schemes regulating the production. supply and sale of coal for five years;

The locomotive will be the big-

establishes a seven-and-a-kuli hour day;

the ruins, digging and get built in Europe, its weight

scraping together oddments,being estimated at 260-tons

Amashed furniture and so on,

Almost every building in the

and leaves the matter of wages untouched.

It is understood that while the

devastated area that still has walls WINNING WATER Bill contains no statutory pro-

standing has been occupied and every shop that is not in absolute! ruins has been opened up business.

far

TEMPORARY SHELTERS. Those whose houses are now a painfully

SLOGAN

MR. C. F. OSMUND'S EFFORT

The Italian Government has in of Commons to-day that the King heap of rubble are ormed the Messageries Maritimes had approved the appointment of hat searches along the Somalia Royal Commission to inquire into athering what bricks and boards

We have pleasure to-day in un- d coast have been without the existing law,

Rnd practiceemain and with them are build-

the Tele- Sult and it is feared that there thereunder, relating to

ing poor shelters that will keep off nourcing the result of lotteries, little hope that any survivors of betting, gambling and cognate the heat of the sun if they fail to graph's Save-Water-Slogan-Com- what keep out any rain that may fall, petition, for which more than 1,300 changes, if any, are desirable and j The authorities have now re-entrica were received,

The whole of the cutries have

the Georges Phillipar disaster matter, and to report were picked up native crafts Reuter.

STOP PRESS.

London, May 27.

practicable.

paired all the watermains that;

tection of miners'

wages, the Government have secured guar- antees from the coal-owners that!

wages at present paid will remain untouched for at least twelve months-Reuter and Bri- tish Wireless,

the

CHINA BANDIT

OUTRAGES

WITH ANXIETY

Sir Sidney Rowlatt, K. C., wili were smashed during the bombard- ben carefully scrutinised by the BRITAIN VIEWS THEM bie the Chairman of the Cont ments, and once more Chapel has on. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, who mission which consists of ten meu got a full water supply-Reuter. and two women members.

The step has been taken in consequence of agitation for the

legalidation of sweepstakes on the flines of the Irish Hospitals Sweep.

The formation of a company-British Wireless-

with a view to promoting the de

velopment of large engineering projects in China, by eight well.

PROFITS IN AIR ADVENTURES

known British engineering, firms, COLLAPSE OF NEW GOOD PICKINGS FOR

fa announced in the Times.

The paper says that the new

combination, which will cover al-

most the whole field of British

GARAGE

NO-ONE HURT

heavy engineering, will be titled SUPPORTS GIVE WAY: Morman-Long Associates (China), Limited.

They include, in addition to During the course of construc- Dorman Longs, Metropolitan-tion, a garage in Tong Met Street Vickers, Babcock-Wilcox, Callon-collapsed yesterday afternoon dor's Cable and Construction Com- owing to the supports giving way.

AMELIA

(Reuter's Special Service).

London. May 20. Spectacular lone flights across long stretches of ocean, such na Jun Just been brilliantly accom plished by Amelia Earheart, are

kindly undertook the duties of Judge, and he awards the first prize. to the following slogan:

London, Muy A. In the House of Contmons to HE SERVES HONGKONG BEST

day, Captain Anthony Eden, Under WHO GIVES THE TAPS A REST. Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said The author of this slogan is Mr. the Government views the attacks C. I. Osmund, of the Standard Oil, on and disappearances of British Company, who therefore wins the subjects in China with the greatest

con-anxiety. prize of $50. We heartily gratulate him on his success,

This statement was made in reply Many of the other entries were, to a question regarding the capture Hays Mr. Shenton, worthy of com of the Rev. Henry Ferguson by mendation, and in particular be bandits in Anhuf,-Reuter, wishes to mention the following by Miss Winifred Raven, North View Bungalow, North Point, which was a very good second:

pany, John Thornycrofts, Beyor-Happily no workmen ware on thoist highly profitable adventures was in every way gratifying, and led, are now found to be untrue.

MISSION WORKER STILL CAPTIVE.

Nanking, May 27. Go all out to rout the drought! Reports that the Rev. Henry The response to the competition Ferguson, the missionary captured recently by Reds, has been relena- According to one estimato, Mrs. we aliould like to express our thanks Peacocks, Tilbury Contracting and spot. at the time and no-one was

Putnam is likely to net £60,000 to the Hon. Mr. Shonton for under- Dredging Company, and the Edgar in any way injured.

taking the arduous task of judging The incident was notified to the for her trans-Atlantic dash. Allen groups..

It is understood, that she had the outrics. The whole of the resources of Shamshulpo police by Tang Tuen, the concerns in technical Infor- the landlord of 189, Tong Mei substantial guarantees of hand- rewarda for successful mation and advice will be placed Road, ground floor, who indicated some

MANILA

PICKED OUT SPANISH FLIER

FOR

ARRIVES

DIFFICULT MAY LEAVE IN

JOB

HÍGH TRIBUTE TO ABILITIES

London, May 26. Special interest attaches to a list of appointments to Colonial Governorships an- nounced at Whitehail to-day, most important being selec tion of Sir Edward Stubbs, G.C.M.G., Governor of Jamaica and ex-Governor of Hongkong, as the successor to Sir Ronald Storrs at Cyprus.

tance.

GREAT TRIBUTE.

TWO DAYS.

Senor Fernando Rein Loring,

the Spanish aviator who is qu

¡gaged in making a solo flight from

Madrid to Manila,"arrived at Kal Tak at five minutos past cleven this morning, having left Taiping, near Fort Bayard, at a quarter past seven.

It

was unfortunate that the

flier

was the victim of unfor- tunate delays in the latter stages of his journey, chiefly due to a leaking petrol tank. as a large number of Spanish people came to

to the Colony from Manila welcome the airman "but finally had to return before he arrived."

However, a special Committee jof Wolcome was formed in Hong- Sir Edward, who spent six years kong, of which the treasurer was in Hongkong and nearly seven in Mrs. R. Pestonji, and those who Jamaica, has built up a great repu- were on hand to welcome Sener tation as an administrator, and his Loring on his arrival, in addition appointment to the Governorship of to Mrs. Peetonji were Senor J. Cyprus is to be regarded as a mark Gascon Ch. Gonzalez de Bornedo, for Guatemala and of high distinction as in the pre-Consul sent circumstances this particular Assistant Spanish Trade Com post has assumed particular impor-missioner, Miss Bella Pestonji,

Miss Billie Blumenthal, Flight. Lieutenant A. J. R. Moss, Civil Superintendent of Kal Tak Aero- It is understood that so highly drome, Mr. 1. Figueras, represent- does the Secretury of State regarding the Nuestro Espana newspaper the abilities of Sir Edward Stubbs of Manila, Mr. R. W. Barnett, that it was his special wish that Hongkong Telegraph, Mr. A. Gag. Hongkong's former executive chief con, Mr. L. A. R. Duncan and Mr. should undertake the administra- Parry Wing Field, both of the A.P.C., Hongkong, which com- tion of the island.

It will be recalled that grave pany's products he is using, Shell disorders occurred on the island in petrol and Golden Shell-oll. October fast, arising from the clamour of a political group for the landing and

The airman made a perfect after being in- troduced, the party adjourned to On the night of October 21, Fight="Lleutenant Moss' office Government House, Nicosia, the where the dier was toasted official residence of the champagne by those present. Governor, was attacked by Rive thousand rioters and utterly destroyed, articles of Immense value being burned up with the building.

union of Cyprus with Greece.

PLEASURE TRIP.

in

Senor Loring said sald the trip was purely for pleasure and that, he was not out to break any re- The Governor's car was taken cords, but regretted that the un- out of the garage, turned upside fortunate delays in the latter part down and set on fire. Troops of his trip had held him up for were rushed to Cyprus by air from so long. He further explained that he had never been in the Far East before and choso Manila us his final stopping place because there was a big Spanish community there,

He was unable to say how long he would remain in Hongkong bui, said that he expected to make the hop to Manila.in the course of the next few days, possibly in two days' time, if the weather proved to be good for flying. Ho stated that after leaving Mongkia, where he alighted owing to bad weather his petrol tank, which is situated in the wing of his mono- plane, sprang a bad leak and the fuel seeped over the wing and into the cockpit. The fumes tending to overpower him, he turned back nud managed to reach Fort Bayard where he landed, the actual land- Intering being made at Taiping...

LORING PLANE.

Sir Edward Stubbs, former Gover- nor of Hongkong.

Egypt. and order whe restorul.

MR. THOMAS'S MESSAGE. The then Secretary of State for During his stay hore, he will be the Colonies (Mr. J. H. Thomas) the guent of Senor J. Gascon Ch.

The ma- said, in an official message to Sir Gonzalez de Bernedo, Ronald Storra: "It is a matter chine ho is flying is a high-wing of grave concern that in any Loring monoplane, powered, with circumstances whatsoever the a five-cylinder Kinner radial air- King's Representative In a British cooled engine. This plane carries for a continuous. Colony should have been exposed enough fuel

to

insult und personal danger eight-hour flight, and cruising from those who are subjects of speed is 140 kilometres. Maximum his Majesty. The King has been much perturbed. to learn that, speed is 186 kilometres per hour* while his Majesty's Representative and it is fitted with dual control, was in residence, an attack

was there being two cockpits in tan- ateually mado on Government, House at Nicosin, and that dem. amongst the leaders of that attack Senor Loring suld he had not should have been persons who had decided how long he would stay recently taken the oath of alle

the

glance. You have already taken in Manila, but explained that he action against the ringleaders. would not fly back to Spain-bo You have my full support in deal-cause the weather would not ha ing with them, and in any neces- Bary action to put down this good for flying, A telegram from Pengoų to-day sedition.... It is obvious that says that the reported release is the borties given under unfounded, and that the Rev. present constitution have boon SIR FRANCIS AGLEN Ferguson is still held, although abused by disloyal political reliable information says that he loadors." lenving The forthcoming wedding is an a well treated. at the disposal of the authorities that the first floor of the garage accomplishment before

while It is well nouneed of Dr. Murdo Nicolson, of In China with a view to bringing under construction collapsed. The America,

Mr. Graham, the British. Vice- public works to fruition. It is work of erecting the garage is in understood that the manufacturera Alexandra Building, Hongkong, to niso expected that the combina- the hands of the Sin Tai building of machines and special fuel aro Miss Victoria Katharine Alexandra Consul, was on his way to try and tion will facilitate the financing contractors, of Cheungahawan always ready to pay big suma for Larsen, who is travelling to the effect Mr. Forguson's release when

Road. of large schemes.-Reuter,

publicity for their products,

Colony by the 5.5. President Garfield, he was shot last Sunday-Router.

.CONSTITUTION SUSPENDED,

the Accordingly, in

goporal interests of the people of Cyprus, (Continued on Page 7.)

DEAD

London, May 27. Sir Francis Aglon, former In- Maritimos Customs, has died as hla spector-General of the Chiasse residence in Porthshiro-Bruter,