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CHRISTMASTIDE'S LONG RECORD OF TRAGEDY

Thirty Killed in P Philippines Church Stampede

FIGHTING

ON FUKIEN FOOCHOW AIR RAID

BORDER

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XIXTH ARMY MAY TAKE INITIATIVE

PINGNAN FALL CLAIMED

Hangchow, Dec. 27. According to latest reports from the front, a severe en- gagement is developing in the vicinity of Shuntai, on the Chekiang border, where the situation is much con- fused.

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The military authorities here,

however, believe that no major fighting will occur before the general Nanking order for a offensive la Issued.

Nanking claims the capture of! Pingnan from the rebels after al six-hour engagement.

A Foochow message says that the rebel government council has decided to issue an order for a general attack on the Central -Government positions.

ANOTHER AIR VISITOR.

CASUALTIES

Eight Killed and Eloven

Wounded

Foochow, Dec. 26.

MANY LIVES LOST

IN ERUPTIONS

Seven Nanking planes SCORES DEAD IN MOTOR

took part in the air raid on Foochow yesterday and fifteen bombs were dropped. Eight, including seven civilians, were killed, and eleven wounded.

The Confucian Templa partially destroyed.

was

All the damage occurred near military headquarters,

Twenty were killed and wounded at Kutten by air bombardment.

auch AZPISINTETISKIMONOSZTIK

MURDER IN NEW YORK CHURCH

ARCHBISHOP STABBED AT MASS.

Major hostilities are, coll sequently, considered likely sooner than Nanking expecta, Panic

(Our Own Correspondent). rules in the city. Many inhabi ants aro leaving for fear of the

el Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphio Man reappearance of Nanking 'planes.40 Ordianes, 1814, Ressived December

2T, 1.27 p.) --Central News.

New York, Dec. 27. Investigation into the Fonchow, Dec. 27.

sensational stabbing affair Another Nanking plane visited Foochow yesterday afternoon, but in the Armenian Church ort Christmas Day made off without dropping bombs, leaves little doubt that the

Pedestrians stampeded to safely on her appearance overhead.-murder was the result of a Central News,

after scouting for fifteen minutes here

It is learned that a consignment;

of planes and accessories is being

church feud.

The Archbishop Tourian died a few minutes of the

shipped to Fuklen from Kwang within

SMASHES IN AMERICA

LONDON, DEC; 26.

CHRISTMASTIDE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WAS MARKED BY AN INORDINATE NUMBER OF DISASTERS AND TRAGEDIES. OUTSTANDING, OF COURSE, WAS THE LAGNY EXPRESS SMASH, BUT THERE WERE HOSTS OF TRAGEDIES OF LESSER MAGNITUDE BRINGING GRIEF TO HUN- DREDS OF HOME.

Thirty people were trampled to death during a panic in a little church at the village of Tunauan in the Philippines.

A Christmas Eve ceremony was pro- ceeding and a fireworks sparkler was used to illuminate the altar. Members of the congregation thought that the church was on fire and raised an alarm which spread panic through the congregation. A general stampede for the doors was made, scores being knocked down and trampled upon. Thirty died of their injuries.

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The Philippines was also the scene of a volcano tragedy. Seventee. were killed and many rendered homeless when the Bulusan volcano erupted a flood of sulphurous water, which rushed down the hillside and swept away scores of houses, killing and injuring many of the occupants who were without warning,

Chow-Wan, and that the Nanking stabbing, which was carried out FIRE TRAGEDY AT BATTLE CREEK

gunboats along the Fukien coast while he was celebrating Mass. are maintaining a keen look-out for the ship.-Central News.

Nanking, Dec. 27.

Two Armenians, both respected members of the community, were arrested after the outrage, one with being an

Another eruption occurred

protested at

the

A taste of the Christmas pudding mixture for the troops at Aldershot, where hundreds weîn made by the NAAF.J.

CHARHAR REBELLION

LIU KWEI-TANG ON WARPATH

TWO HOUSES GUTTED

BIG BLAZE THIS MORNING

SCENE OF PREVIOUS. OUTBREAK

For 30 minutes, a fire raged in Chung Sau Lane West early this morning, destroying two houses and severely damaging several others, and bringing out no fewer than eight Fire Brigade appliances to the spot.

Chung Snu Lane -la a narrOW' alley connecting with Queen's Road West, and spanning the 10 ft. KAP

which' Intervening, the fire originally broke out in No. 24, spread across to the other aido of the lane. No, 28, directly opposite, was also soon involved, and the situation assumed a dire aspect in this extremely congested area.

The Brigado acted with great dispatch. Earlier this month, the annie Inne had been the scene of a disastrous outbreak, and with a

HEAVY SENTENCE full knowledge of the danger, all

ON N.C.O.

IMPRISONMENT AND DISCHARGE

CHIHCHENG. TOWN WITH

PLUNDERED

¡fire appliances were rushed to the scene immediately on an alarm be- ing sent through from Hollywood Rond.

The lane was inaccessible to the larger appliances, but lines were aid from Queen's Road West and Koshing Street, and these got to work early on. Despite this, heavy damage was exacted by the flames, the two three-storey buildings upon IGNOMINY which they had secured a firm hold being in the end destroyed, tho

No casualties are reported. Peking, Dec. 27.

The fire originated in a shop Fresh trouble is reported to appropriation of mess funds, occupied by a purveyor of sea- have occurred in Charhar,

food. A medicine shop was also where the movements of Liu Sergeant William John Thomas, involved. Kwei-tang, the former bandit 2nd. Battery R.H.KS.R.A. has, leader who has changed sides been sentenced to be reduced to many times, are now arousing the ranks, to imprisonment with hard labour for one year, and

concern.

Found guilty by District roofs collapaing. Court Martial of the mis-

SOVIET

The Chinese press states that to be discharged with ignominy DIPLOMACY

hinese newspapers givo prom charged with the actual slaying the island of Kuchinoeraba, Japan. Congress against the occupation of Reuter.

uence to a report that Government and the other forces are advancing on Yenping accessory. from Kicnow, and optimistically |

forecast the capture of Foochow

within a week.-Reuter.

CANTON DEMAND]

ORIENTALIST DEAD

FOR REFORM GUY LE STRANGE

NANKING MEETING

TO-DAY

Nanking. Dec. 27. The Central Political Council of the Nanking, Government is hold- ing a meeting this morning to discuss the situation arising out of demand of the Southern leaders for the reorganisation' of the Central Government.

tho

PASSES

(Our Own Correspondent).

(lly Teltorph. Copyright, Telegraphic New adges Ordinance, 1884. Received December 47. tar pom-)

London, Dec. 26.

The death is announced of Mr.) Guy Le Strange, the well-known! Orientalist, at the age of 79 years.

"CHANGCHUN'S" FEARS

Commenting on

Liu Kwei-tang suddenly left his from His Majesty's service. garrison area for the south-west;

The acntencé has been con- after capturing and plundering firmed by the General Officer the town of Chihcheng,

Commanding, who, however, has Somo quarters regard this move

·remitted-six-months-of-the-im- as adding another revolt to the

prisonment sentence. chequered careor of the freebooter, who figured In the troubles "In Accused was charged with mis-

Moscow, Doo, 26. on, Bolivian side which vehemently Charhar earlier in the year, on the appropriation of monies handed

reports from Pan-American side of General Feng Yu-hsiang-to him by his Battery Commander, Changchun indicating that the Captain E. J. C. Barry, for the opinion held by the Manchurian purpose of paying bills for administration that Russia is articles for messing. In all, there likely to strengthen her anti- were five charges, the Gums Japaneno policy, Pravda ay Involved being $69.10, $47.30, that this may be ascribed to those $52.11, $55,50, and $60.82, all pay who are trying by all means to able to Messrs. Abbas Khan, con- violate the peace of the Far East. tractors. He was found guilty on:

The Changchun auggestion is all counts.

that the Soviet, by strengthening. At the trial, Thomas made a an anti-Japanese attitude would complete denial of all the charges, thereby achieve more friendly alleging that the accuantions relations with the United States were a "conspiracy."

ns the result of which four were four

Bolivian Forts by the killed, thirty injured. Many Paraguayans Immediately prior to i

the hour fixed for the cessation of houses wore buried in ashes.

fighting. The death roll in the United

A memorial service is being held States was very heavy. Those re-jat the Gare de l'Est in connexion ported already exceed one hundred with the Lagny railway disaster. President Lebrun will personally and eighty, most of them as the attend the service and will be result of motor accidents.

accompanied by members of the Choutemps Cabinet and railway and other officials, Otherwise, the attendance will be restricted to re- latives of the victims.-Router.

A blind woman and her in-) fant daughter were both burned to death nt Battle Creek, Michigan, when straws spread on the floor of her house caught on fire.

HUSBAND'S SACRIFICE.

The woman's husband, who was attending another party in the,

LAGNY DEATH-ROLL.

Later. The Lagny disaster death-roll estimates fluctuate hourly, owing to deaths of the injured.

The revised total is now 201,} ten of those injured having died

DEATH OF. NOTED ARCHITECT

DESIGNER OF BIG LONDON BUILDINGS

SIR FRANK BAINES

DRIZZLE OR RAIN

and with China.'

Pravda observes that only the nost reactionary "Japanese" mili- tary circles may fear a possible between the rapprochement

The anticyclone has weakened Soviet, the United States and (Our Own Correspondent). and moved eastward, pressure China on questions of Far East

Elly Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphic Nee being highest over the Sea of policy. anges Ordinance, 1894. Received December Japan, Local forecast: East

Javestía commenting on a Chung- 87. £.37 p.m.).

winds, moderate; cloudy with chun report published in tha Asaki London, Dec. 26. drizzle or light rain.

alleging that the Soviet has Sir Frank Baines, the noted

agreed to rent Sakhallen to the British architect, died to-day at

United States for a period of

He was the author of numerous neighbourhood rushed to the scene works, including "Palestine under and was alsu burned to death in at Lagny, while the bodies of 191 the age of fifty-six years. He dustries, Ltd. He had already thirty years, ridicules the creen The Peace Delegation will sub-the Moslents," "Bagdad during the vain effort to rescue his famliy milt a report on the results of Abbaaid Caliphate," "The Lands

Five persons at least died of cold- victims are already resting in the was for some considerable time been engaged for some months on ence alleged to have been given In the Middle West which is Gare de l'Eat-Reuter.

responsible for the preservation the designing of the new building to the story in Japan-Renter, their visit to Canton and Kwangal, of the Eastern Caliphates," the

the Nuzhat-al-snowbound, the roads being prac Dr. H. H. Kung, the Finance Persian text of

of the Royal Palaces and other at Milibank, Westminster, for this There are

concorn. The announce- Minister, arrived here from Shang: Qulub, with translation of same: tically impassable.

important buildings in England. great great drifts, while the ordinary hal this morning to attend the Spanish Ballads, "Don Juan of

Persia" and "Embassy of Clavijo."

Bnow blanket is feet deep. meeting.---Central News.

ECHO OF R.101 DISASTER

Mother of Air Minister

Passes Away

SOVIET COTTON

CROP

Moscow, Dec. 20.

PARIS ESPIONAGE ARRESTS

AMERICAN DENIES

ments,

over, that the scheme was oh

o

From the outset of his career as ment of his resignation provoked an architect, he showed that he a discussion in Parliament, it GIRL'S SUICIDE.

had exceptional versatility and in being suggested that the under the course of his et reor designed taking of work of that magnitudo interiored with a civil servant's Another tragedy, the facts of

[buildings of almost every typo.

duties to the State. In reply, it which have not yet been elucidated

In the Government service he was stated on behalf of the Home occurred at a party at Kenosha in

rose to be Director of Works in the office that no reflection rested on Wisconsin, where n nineteen-year- ACCUSATIONS Office of Works, a post which gavo gir Frank Baines, as he had daly old girl shot herself dead in the INCREASE REPORTED |midst of the Christmas jollien-

him charge of the palaces, the reported the matter before under- Robert Switz, the American Houses of Parliament and “taking the work and had buen tlons. THIS YEAR

arrested in Paris on charges of large number of historic publie told there was no objection. It The wildest weather for years ceplonage, has denied all accusa- buildings and ancient monu was not realised at the time, how- was experienced In the Aleutian tion. The Soviet cotton stock on De-Islands, which suffered very heavy French police doclare, in con- In the war, his professional vast a scalo as to involve the ex- cember 20 amounted to 1,200,000 damage in severe gales which nection with the case that they ability was of great value in the penditure of £870,000. Neverthe- tons, exceeding the 1032 tonnageswept through the, inland all however, smashed a world-designing of munlilons works and less the work did not interfere with by a hundred thousand tona.

through the Christmas.

wide spying organization, which other structures which it was im his offelal duties. It was felt, In order to increase the 1934

Dwellings were swept away by included the United States and porative to erect in the abortent however, it was added, that sicht in cotton districta group; the middia Asia and Trans-Caucasus the storms, the violones of which Japan, and covered industrial and possible time. Ito was knighted an arrangement was not one that

an in 1918,

should continue, and that Bir London, Dec. 27: have boon suppifed with a greatly may be gunged from the fact that economic espionage as well

COMMONS' DISCUSSION, | Frank Untues, who did not Wish The death has occurred of Mrs. Increased amount of chemical fertelograph poles were found to have military matters,

The silk industry. was among

to relinquish the private work, Thomson, mother of the late Lord tilisers-Router.

thoso on which the organisation

After the war his services were would be allowed to retire vi å Thomson, Air Minister in the

was gathering information, police much sought after by private pension. Labour Government who, lost his

M. Trajanovsky, the new Busi4E- A Japanese sailor, Hideo Tokunara,

A Christmas armistice was ar- assorted.

enterprises and in September, In 1920, he was appointed Ambusiadar- to Washington, who life In the R.101 disaster at

was sent to the Government Civil

Switz, 29, of East Orange, N. J., 1027, he retired from the civil architect for the rebuilding, of "weved as Russian anvay in Tokyu for Beauvais two years ago..

Hospital yesterday muffering from ranged in the Gran Chaco where Mrs. Thomson had been bad-head injurion recolved as the result Paraguay and Bolivia are at war. and Marjorie Tilley, 22, of New service to become consultant on Olympia, London's big wxhibition five raro, Inft. Mestew for kn ridden since learning of the death of failing on board the as. Mindanao The armistice plans have only York, ware among the persone architectural and constructional hall, on a huge scale at a cost of United States: yesterdays. According

made feelings more bitter on the arrested.

work for Imperial Chemical in- £2,000,000.

(Our Own Correspondent).

thly Telegraph, Cameright, Telegraphia Mea- aped Ordinance, 1814. Rewired D 27. SRI P.M.}

of her son.--Router.

Maru.

been bodily uprooted.

GRAN CHACO WAR.

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