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KIDNAPPED
AMOY HARBOUR INCIDENT
LAUNCH BOARDED BY BANDITS
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Amoy, March 19.
A sensation has been caused here by the kidnapping of Mr. Tiang Sheng-yuen, Chairman of the Board of Directors, of the.
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MUSSOLINI'S DISARMAMENT LOGIC
PLAIN SPEAKING
IN ROME
FAILURE WILL MEAN THE
END OF LEAGUE
Overseas Banking Corporation,ONUS ON THE ARMED
by a group of armed
The erimo was committed on Saturday night, when Mr. Tsang was on board a ateam launch, which was then crossing the river from the Amoy side to Kulangan.
Mr. Toang was beized gold- stream, by the bandits, who boarded his launch from another boat, and was carried off with- out arousing the suspicion of the water police,
Up to now, the whereabouts of Mr. Tsang are not known, but hịa family has received a letter from the bandits demanding the pay- ment of a ransom of $200,000.
The police authorities aro instituting a vigorous search in the surrounding districts of Amoy.
Central Newn
FOOCHOW FIRE DISASTER
THOUSAND HOUSES
DESTROYED
STATES
(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH")
(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphis Messages Ordinance.. 1894. Rocolved, March 19, 0.10 am)
LONDON, MAR. 19.
WITH FRANCE APPARENTLY · · QUITE UNIMPRESSED BY GERMANY'S LATEST NOTE, DESPITE ITS OBVIOUSLY CONCILIATORY TONE, `DISARMAMENT HOPES ARE RUNNING VERY
LOW.
Signor Mussolini put the issues very bluntly when addressing the quinquinniel assembly of the Fascist re- gime in the Royal Opera House at Rome to-day, when he declared that the Disarmament Conference had failed in general and in its principal objectives, laying the blame at the door of the heavily-armed States.
"The armed States,” he declared "are not. disarming and are consequently not complying with the provisions of the Versailles Treaty.
general view of the burned-out wreck of the U.S.S, Fulton as she lies in Jank Bay, showing the twist- ed'iron work of her superstructure nid the blistered hulle.
BUCHAREST MURDER TRIAL
ASSASSINATION OF DR. DUCA
BEHIND CLOSED
DOORS
"To hope to keep the German nation disarmed is trial, the outcome of try: Mabas a mere illusion.”
ITALY GUARANTEES
AUSTRIA
Bucharest, Mar. 18. Rumania's most sensational sination on December 24 of De Duca, the Frime Minister, is to be held behind closed doors.
An announcement to this offect was officially made by the authori ties to-day.
5.
TREASURE HUNT FEVER
EPILEPTIC FIT: VISION REWARD
STRANGE SWATOW
STORY
KOWLOON CITY
MURDER.
NO MOTIVE YET REVEALED
THREE MISSING WORKMEN
ALLEGED SPY IN
MAJOR
SAAR REGION
GERMAN UNDER ARREST
BORDER CITY INCIDENT
(Special to "Telegraph")
Ordinamen
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Mots, Mar. 18.
·A· German subject named Joseph Lorbach has been arrested by the police at Sarreguimines, on the German border of the Saar region,
The arrest has caused a sensa tion.both in the Sarr and in Germany,
The charge laid against the aceused is one of capionage. It is alleged that he was found in possession of a camera with which he was agen to take certain photo- graphs.
His movements in Sarreguimines were carefully watched and finally his arrest ordered.
The Saar district, formerly Ger man territory, is administered by the League of Nations pending a plebiscite scheduled to faks place next year,
Allegations concerning Ger- A young building sub-contracmany's activities in the district tor, Ko Tong, was the victim of have been repeatedly made in ro an inexplicable murder which cent months, suggesting both in- took place at 68 South Wall Road timidation of the inhabitants and at Kowloon City early yesterday the possibility of an attempted morning.
coup Reuters Special Service,
Threo of his workmen are misa-
(Our Own Correspondent).
Swatow, Mar. 16.
ing and are consequently suspect As the result of three un-ed, but no motive has been dis-
before a Military Tribunal and the for treasure-hunting has robbory did not accompany the The trial is opening to-morrow expected hauls, quite a fever covered, although an investigation is proceeding to ascertain if Iron Guard, who are charged with broken out in the Hopo crime the murder of Dr. Duca, and afty district.
Foochow, Mar. 19. Over 1,000 houses and farm- houses at San Hsieh Chow near here were razed to the ground by disastrous Gru which broke on Saturday night and was not sup- The Italian Premier also made, the most primitive domande ut pressed until three o'clock on Sunday morning-The wheir dis pointed comments on the organ- scif-defence, trict was occupied by fishing folk sation of the League of Nations. The Tageszeitung complains and villagers and their homesteads The question of Lengue reform, that it to absurd for France to consisted of small houses or huts he pointed out, had been univer place Germany's National Associ-alleged accomplices.
utions on the same basis as Fran- built of materials of a highly in-sally accepted. flammatory nature.
The hilly nature of the country assisted the spread of the Arg and rendered the employment of the city'a firm brigade almost im- possible. The fire raged un- checked for five hours and wiped out the whole township with the exception of a few farmhouses
situated
corner.
in the north-western
SUN TIEN-YING CEASES FIRE
PEKING STILL READY TO NEGOTIATE
Poking. Mar. 19. Combined Shansi and Suiyuan forces have occupied Tengkdw, the Important gateway to Ninghsia, after heavy fighting which began
at dawn.
Fu Teo-yi has arrived at the front to direct operations.
Meanwhile, Bun Tion-ying, who made eight abortive attempts to capture Ninghsia City has cenact further attacks.
The Poking authorities are still willing to consider Sun Tien-ying's demands for the payment of his troops, provided he leaves the troops first.--Reuter.
TARIFF TRUCE
JAPAN
ANNOUNCES WITHDRAWAL :
(Spoctal to "Telegraph")
Tokyo, Mar. 19.
'The Japanese Forolga Offico
has Instructed Japan's delegation
co's trained soldfors and to con- "If the disarmament confertinuo clamouring for now guar. ence falls completely, however,untees from other Powers. The It will not then be necessary to paper claim that Germany's policy reform the League, because the in the past year has removed all League will have sufficiently obstacles between France and registered its own defent.”
Germany. It is now for Francs to deelde-Reuter.
Il Duce went on to deal with Italy's domestic problems and also made a roference to Austria, declaring that Italy was resolved upon the Independence and into grity of Austria and would also do her utmost to help the Austrian peoplo-United Press.
EXPANSION IN AFRICA
Rome, Mar. 18. Expansion in Africa was assigned as the task of future generations of Italians by Signor
FRENCH ATTITUDE Mussolini in a speech to 7,000
Clarity and Firmness of Ideas
Paris, Mar. 18.
leading Fasciats on the occasion of the second quinquennfel assembly.
He also referred to collabora-i tion with Asia, nad sold that
maintain her independence.
accused are three members of th
H
MENINGITIS EPIDEMIC
IN KWANGTUNG.
The victim, a young man of 20. Black Small-Pox Outbreak
Also Reported
WEA
found at 8 a.m. with cut Wounds on the face and neck, of a fatal nature. He succumbed after being admitted to Hospital.
Living with him in the same) but only one and an old woman do- house were seven' of his workmon,
the menial work in the kitchen, are
It all started with a man during The alleged accomplices are an epileptic at saying that he had drawn from nil ranks of to go and dig at the roots of a Rumanian society, including the certala tree. ancient nobility."
Reminded of this when he re
(Our Own Correspondent)." Flity counsel have been engaged covered, he went and dug, and by the defouce and at least four found a jar with its mouth covored
Swatow, Mar. 16. hundred witnesses will be heard with an Ink-stone on which was said to have been in when the No fewer than sixty deaths have by the Court during the trial, written the word "official." Insido murder took place,
occurred during the past fornight which is regarded as one of the wore three thousand dragon" others returned shortly before 9 meningitis which has broken out The man was missing when the in an epidemic of cerebro-spinal most sensational in any country dollars! since the war.
A day or so afterwards a man o'clock. A trickle of blood from at Hoten, twenty miles south-west The Press will be excluded from bought a padded gown in the local a cockcloft led to the finding of of Hops. the bearings, but bulletins will pawnshop, and, as it wanted the desperately wounded man. Ho People in Hopo are scared that be issued dally for public Informa- monding, slit a portion to insert was unconscious; and died, it is the disease may spread to their tlon-Reuter
more padding and came across understood, bofore being able to district, and the local hospital a banknote. He alit further and make a statement. came across more, and ended by A bunt la boing instituted by the tearing the whole thing carefully Police for the three employees who
JAPANESE CRUISER ARRIVES
The French Reply to the British Austria could rely upon Italy to Vice-Admiral Imamuro
the rearmament of
GERMANY'S NOTE.
Germany to record its demise.
Pays Courtesy Call
to
pieces. In that gown he found are missing.
63,000 in Hongkong and Shanghai Bank notes and: $2,500 In good Chinese bankriotes! It transpired that the gown had belonged to officer killed In action some years previously.
'FISHERMAN'S LUCK
CHINESE CUSTOMS ·
FIGURES
High Import Balance in February
(Special to "Telegraph")
Shanghal, Mar, 18. The monthly returns issued by
has sent to Swatow with a view.
to buying up all the anti-menin- coccus serum available.
Some cases of so-called black small-pox are also causing alarm.
CANTON NOTE CRISIS
·LOAN NEGOTIATIONS IN HONGKONG?
Memorandum 18 Disarmament
LOGICAL PROCESS. halled, in Parle as proof of the
Tho reform of the League, hel new clarity and firmness of ideas
Fronch
A third haul was made by a characterising
foreign want on, could wait upon the con- The Japanese cruiser Idzumo, fisherman who noticed a light! policy since the formation of the cluation of the Disarmament Con- with Vice-Admiral Shimiro Im- dividing of the river's current at Doumergue Government,
forence, for if the conforence smuro on board, arrived here this Opinion here is unanimous in failed, there would bo no need for morning, shortly after 9 o'clock. hand under water to find out what a certain spot Patting down his rejecting any compromise implying reform; it would be sufficient The flagship was accompanied by obstacle to the water could be, the Japanese destroyers, Ashl, he felt the rim of a small jar.
(Special to "Tälegraph", simultaneously with the disarma. If the armed States could not Hishi and Sumiro
Excitedly ho dug it out, and not; disarm, they could not logically) A "country" saluto of 21 guns only that but two other small jars the Chinese Maritimo Customs
Canton, Mar. 19. ment of France.
Coincident with tho Banknote oppose the practical application) was ûred by the Idaumo as she by it, and sure enough they were show that in February tho total crisis in Canton, which has creat- of equality conceded to Germany entered port andth roply was fired filed with money! In 1932.
from Blackhead Fort. It la declared on all sides that
Mussolini
Since that time all manner of value of imports was $16,608,029 ed a pante in business circles, a the latest German Note maintains
claimed that the A Vice-Admiral's salute of 15 people
are wishing for Sta and while that of exports was $18,088, strong rumour is in circluation unfavourable that the Canton Government has Integrally the German claims and Italian Memorandum on disarma- guns was fired from the Cumber trying
to dream
667, creating an dreams. and persists in denylag, the character mont offered an eminently ros-land, the Tdzumo replying.
lucky tree
balance of $28,029,472-Central acquired a loan as one of the that News
measures for meeting the crisis. and real value of Germany's quaelsonable plan which would establish Official calls between. Vies-not
Substantial progresa la alleged having some part of fis military formations.
between the Admiral Imamuro, His Excellency, roots disturbed: Ono other tree
to have been made lathe pro- The German Note, it is pointed small and great European Powers, the Governor (Sir William Peal) has yielded up a pot from its roots, TWENTY-GOALS TO tracted negotiations with certain out, avoids giving "indispensable" without which Europe would re- and Commodore Frank Elliott will but all it contained was
a little
banking Interests in Hongkong for be exchanged to-morrow... and precise information contor code into twilight-Router.
water. But the next pot may again
Joan of $10,000,000. As soon as the loan funds are available, ning the organination of these
have money in it; do the hunting 2008 on with undiminished formations, their working and
the Canton Provincial Bank would control---Router,-
ardour.
be in a position Immediately to ro sume "redemption of the depreciat-
banknotes.--Cantral Neios
ONUS THROWN ON
FRANCE.
at Genova to notify the League German Views on Arms
Secretariat of Japan's decision to
withdraw from the International
Tarlt Truco Convention of 1998. Bo
Her withdrawal is to be effective
Problem
All German nowspapers agres
at the expiration of one month's that the blame for the failure of
"notification-Contral Nowa, vide
The F. and O. Inez Somali, from
arma negotiations, wvilj: fall upon Francen view of Germany's latest Noté,
| The Boersen Zeiting says that
logipors, le dos here at noon; to- if: Franes rejects the Note, Ger'
Smany muet net in order to EDENTU
an understanding
it's
FOG OR MIST.
ONE
SHANGHAI LEAGUE SOCCER RECORD
Shanghal, Mar, 19.ed
A remarkable riot, of gon The anticyclone le centred near scoring by the 2nd Batt. Worces. A police raid on room. No, 68 the Bonins and the depression is turshire Regiment, who defeated at the Tung Shan Hotel, Connaught moving eastward across Northern Chloan by twenty goals to ond Road Central, resulted in the arrest Japan. Local forecast:N. E.. or formed the feature of the week of 17 Chinese who were participat vartablo.
gumo known: nis cap you wal:"
winds, inoderate; fine end soccer In ShanghaLANng In'a sambilan kedeged keepers generally, with fog or mistä for. Shanghai football, woken were two travollingstrators änd
The score establishes a
A total of $21.80 was found on
Chinan bro a Chinoso eleven shop Stokt. When the ch malo mendicant, Teang Lin, aged 82, playing in the First Division of called before afra Balfour.. wheu-searched at the Central Pelletbe, Longus, and the match was for Central Police Court this Station, Charged before Mr. Balfour League points all the defendants was this morning for begging In Podder, Chigan's defence collapsed Ball totaling $167 Street, the old man was fined 18. ur Kenrick netted coton : goals and The money, picked
the
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