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Hongkong Telegraph.

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No 14310

一拜路 號八廿月五英港香 MONDAY. MAY 28, 1934.

日六十月四

SINGLE CÒPT 10 CENTE $36.00 PER ANNON

All that is known about tyre making is embodied in

DUNLOP

TYRES

GAS-MASKED TROOPS FIGHT GREAT HEATH FIRE

BIG WIGS ARRIVE SEVEN MILES LONG

AT GENEVA

Norman Davis's Talk

With Henderson

Geneva, May 28.

M.

Mr. Anthony Eden, Mr. Norman Davis

and Maxim Litvinaff have arrived for the Disarmament Conference.

Mr. Davis and Mr. Hugh Wilson, the United States observer at Geneva, had a lengthy interview with M:. Arthur Henderson, at which the procedure to be follow- ed was discussed. —Reuter,

SAVALTAZJARRENAZERBERGAMINTOJAN

AND FIVE WIDE

DISASTROUS OUTBREAK

NEAR ALDERSHOT

TWO R.A.F. PLANES DIRECT BATTLE

London, May 28.

Miles and miles of countryside in Hampshire, near

CHARABANC the great military camp at Blackdown, were destroyed

BLAZE

yesterday in a disastrous heath and forest fire which raged for hours against the combined resources of the military authorities and the fire brigades for miles around. THIRTEEN TOURISTS outbreak was undoubtedly due The devastating sweep of the

to the drought which has been particularly severe in this part of the country and threatens a

INCINERATED

TRAGIC FRENCH

MISHAP

Bordeaux, May 17. Terrible tragedy overtook a party of Spanish tourists travel- ling by motor-coach through eastern France to-day.

Thirteen persons in the party are reported to have been burned

The

repetition of the series of heath fires which ruined huge areas of the southern counties last sum- mer.

A series of fires appear to have developed at different points and combined to make one great sheet of fame, devouring everything ini its path as it was steadily fanned

by the breeze,-

RAF CO-OPERATION,

co-

The Fate of

Missing Dogs

YAUMATI RAID DISCOVERY

A possible clue as to the fate of missing dogs resulted from u raid carried out on premises in Reclamation Stroet, Yaumati, where a dog was found wearing

Vissna, the gay, ready for,squalis. Photo shows machine guns and stacked arms in the heart,

the city during the recent Socialist disorders, a resumption of which may be threatening.

SOCIALIST DISQUIET IN AUSTRIA

DISORDERS IN CAPITAL

TROOPS RUSHED TO

PROVINCES

TURKISH CHALLENGE

DARDANELLES CONTROL

¡GUN BATTLE IN RACING CARS

POLITICAL RIVALRY IN PHILIPPINES!

CANDIDATES IN

THE SHOOTING

Manila, May 26,

A furious gun battle and two racing cnra with the lenders of the major factions participating marleed an amazing development in the political campaign at Santa Maria, in Ilocos Sur,

Three on, two of whom were nurfously hurt, were wounded as a result of the gun fight,

Prospero Sanidad, enndidate for representative for the accond dis- trict of locOM Sur, running RAINAL Kupresentative. Fidal Villanueva, both of whom took netive part in the shooting, wIR wounded in the arm from a gan ahot

Simplela Albayalde, 37, an ex- soldier and at present a member of the police force of Vigan, who was riding with Sanidad, was shot several times and is dying.

Juan

driver of

CHINESE POLICE tntivo. Villanuevn's Car, Was shat

ARRESTED

MORE NORTH CHINA INCIDENTS

In the head and the back. He la In critical

Villanuova and three other men riding with him

Representativo Pan

ped

tleath from the Sanidad by hiding In the bushes after their car was wrecked. Two truck loads of Sanidad men from Narvacan went after the Villa-. nuova car which they destroyed [„completely" but failed to locate

the collar of another animal which BOMB OUTRAGE NO LONGER BOUND JAPAN'S STEADY the passengers.

to death and four others seriously Two Royal-Air Force aeroplanes Injured when the motor-coach ran and hundreda of soldiers of the road and crashed into a operated with the firemen in fight had been missing from Kowloon telegraph pole.

ing the great fire, while despatch City since March 20, Cooked dog- charabanc Immediately riders were kept constantly busyment was on a table served for a caught fire and within n few carrying messages from one part meal, and another dog already cut minutes the whole vehicle was for the affected area to another. for cooking was discovered. mass of flames. Several escaped;

There was a sequel to the raid without hurt, but thirteen, pos- sibly injured in the collision.

"were incherated.-

neur

The mishap · occurred Liposthey, in the Department of Landes, roughly half-way between | Biarritz and Bordeaux,

It is understood that all victims were Spanish tourists.

FOREST ABLAZE.

the

Within an hour of the initini Warning, the flames covered an arca seven miles long and five

miles wide.

up

AVERTED

Vienna, May 28.

The Austrian Government is at the Kowloon Magistracy this again faced with threats of vio- morning when a woman named lent disturbances, as the result of

Leung Lin, of -495, Reclamation Socialist resistance to the acts of | Street, was charged with stealing

by finding a dog collar and keep the Fascist regime. ing a dog without a licence.

in her defence on the first charge, the woman said she found the collar on the foreshore at Sing Wong Toi, Kowloon City.

GUARDS REGIMENTS OUT. The whole of the battalion of the 2nd West Kents were ordered out as soon as the perit became known, but they were helpless to check the flames and contingents She was sentenced to one month's of the Welsh Guards, the Cold- imprisonment, and fined $10, or 14 Telegraphic communication with stream Guards and the Life Guards, days, on the second charge. Bordeaux has slave been inter who were under canvas in the district were hastily rushed to rupted as a result of the accident, magist in the combat, which the the blazing coach having set fire planes, nble to survey the whole to the forest, according to reports, scene from overhead, directed

operations by wireless,

-Heuter.

MAN'S BODY FOUND

SEIZURE ON WAY

HOSPITAL

The soldiers presented a weird speetaele as owing to the dense. acrid smoke fumes they were compelled to wear gas masks.

EXPLODING BULLETS.

Exploding bullets presumably TO dropped by soldiers during train ing exercises over the heath added to the danger.

FRENCH

ADMIRAL

DUE

ARRIVING HERE

TO-MORROW The French cruiser Primauquet. flagship of the French Fleet in the Far East, is due here to-morrow morning at 9 fying the flag 16.771. of Rear Admiral Richard.

Rear Admiral Richard took over the datles of C-in-C of the French Fleet in the Far East about a month ago following the sudden

of

BY TREATY

Geneva, May 27.

BOTH FIRED.

The encounter took place on the boundary line between San Este- ban and Santa Maria, The Villa-

nueva car was headed north from Santa Marin at a fast clip when

· PRESSURE

Tientsin, May 28. A Turkish challenge is Latest developments in predicted when the Disarma- North China present a

It was overtaker by Sanidad In ment Commission-meets-on paradoxical-situation:

another car. Tuesday, which may have

While Japanese rpokesmen de Who fired the first shot is a serious repercussions, have been reached for the complete is at present trying to establish clare that satisfactory arrangements The recent announcement

question

which the constabulary the extension of the powers of the though it is not considered withdrawal of the remaining but obviously there was bad blood Summary Courts led to big-scate likely.

Japanese forces along the Great between the two groups and firing Socialist demonstrations last even- 1 is learned from a usually Wall zone, alarm has been caused began just as soon as the two cars ing in the working class district, well-informed source that Tewik by sudden appearance of came within firing distance Schelmz.

Rushdi Bey, the Tuckish Foreign regalar Japanese forces, in the city each other, according to reports, Cries of "Live Freedom. Down Minister, will take an early oppor

of Shanhaikwan.

Revolvers and shotguns were used With Tyranny. Down With Doli-tunity to make a very important grozs of Japanese troops have

Following this Incident small freely in the melee. fuss" were, raised and shooting statement at the meeting of the heen marching into the demilitaris-

HIGH TENSION. is reparted to have occurred. General Commission in regard to ed zone in deflance of the Chinese cleared, the casualties showed two When the smoke of battle had Son of Bosphorus.

of

although no confirmation has yet the Dardanelles Straits and the pole believed that the Japanese men probably fatally shot and one

been received.

TROOPS SENT TO PROVINCES.

It It is understood that Tewfik Hushdi Bey will indicate that are trying to force the Chinese Parkey no longer considers her-authorities to accede to their de The police and military au-self bound by the demilitarisation mands for the resumption of thorities huve taken strng clause in the Treaty of Lausanne. Mukden and Poking.

through, train service precautions against a repetition of The disorders.

LAUSANNE PROVISION.

zones 011

a

between

less seriously.

the opposing political factions has The bloody encounter between thrown people of the province in a turmoil as the fealings between the two factions are at a high ten-

Villanueva and Sanidad are both

The P. and O. Iiner Kalsar-I-Hind is

CHINESE POLICE ARRESTED. нол. Further gravo, trouble la im- A special convention In the

On Friday, Chinese Public Safety perilling peace in the provinces. Treaty referred to demilitarised Guards in Lusthsien were fired from Narvacan. The town is at It is understood that troops have been sent to Styria and Carinthin Bosphorus and the Sea of Mar- subsequently three of the guarda counters between the followers of either side of the upon by Japanese troops and high tension and bloody en- where troubles have broken out.

mora and lays down rules for were daarmed by them, on the each group are, feared. BOMB DISCOVERED. preserving the freedom of the grounds that they showed a hostile.

Straits during peace and war. The body of a Chinese, having; Towards afternoon, the fire death of Vice Admiral Descottes-

During yesterday morning, the These rules are at present applied accordowards the Japanese. appearance of an earth was got under control, but the Fenont whilst on the way to police discovered a bomb outside under the auspices of the League tary attache, through train service English mails at 10 am. on Wednes According to the Japanese mill-due here. from Singapore with the carrier, which was found on the soldiers were put into temporary Shanghal. He was formerly Com.the Stock Exchange building in of Nations by an International between Mukden and Peking will day. Kwong Wah Road, near the Kwong encampments near the scene as modore stationed at Salgon, the heart of Vienna, which al Commisalon composed of the re- be resumed under the control and Wah Hospital at Yaumati, vester a precautionary measure, ready to post now held by Capt. Bemotes contains the offices of the official presentatives of Turkey, France, management of a third party in day, and subsequently removed swing into action as the first sign Mainard, former Captain of the Austrian news agency, as well as Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Bul. the middle of next month-Ce by the police to the Mortuary, of a recurrence.-Reuter,

those of Reuters and other world garia. Greece, Rumania, Russla News. was found to have a wound in the

news agencies.

and Yugo-Slavia. Reuter, The bomb is said to have con- tained four and a half pounds of

the

head,

The wound was fresh and clean

and appears to have been caused

by the deceased striking his head. against a rock in falling. It isi

Primauquet...

DIPLOMATIC JUGGLERY

.

supposed that the man was HOW BRITAIN WAS FORCED INTO INVITING

and was on his way to hospital when he had a sudden seizure of giddiness and collapsed.

INDIAN MURDER

MYSTERY

POLICE OFFER $500 REWARD

· PRELIMINARY NAVAL TALKS

(Special to "Telegraph")

discussions, but declined to mako) the first move. The United Staten May also sheered off when it came toj

extending invitations.

(By Tecpram, cepurtakt, Filigraphie Mass

Ordinans.

Regained

***

57, -10.1.3

Washington, May 27.

A strange reluctance by the

three principal Powers to ac-

:

BINGHAM'S LUCK

knowledge the "honour" of havverbal suggestion that Sir John It was perhaps Incautious

A ght between two chair coulies -Central over n fare, resulted in a third coolie, who was the peacemaker, being struck on the hend with a piece of iron. The parties appeared before Mr. Mar fayon the Police Court

fined $10 or 14 days. for assault. De Sergt. Fowlle said a pedestrian called for a chair and chose to ride in the second of two.

dynamite and to have been timed NEW C-IN-C. EAST MUSSOLINI NAVY his morning, when the assailant was

to explode at 6 pm, the hour when

| the ofein! news

agency begins

work on Sunday.--Router.

FATAL RAILWAY

MISHAP

INDIES

PROGRAMME

REAR-ADMIRAL F. F. 70,000 Tons of New Ships

ROSE APPOINTED

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London, May 27,

CATTLE-BOY KNOCKED The Admiralty has announced

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of the Line

(Special to "Telegraph">

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Rome, May 27. the appointment of Rear-Admiral Signor Mussolini has explained

F. F. Rose, commanding the des- that the two thousand million

A fatal mishap occurred on the troyer Botillas of the Mediter fire which has been allotted for ing initiated the conversations which are to be undertaken as a Simon made to Mr. Bingham, the Kowloon-Canton Railway yesterranean Ficet, to succeed Vice strengthening the Italian navy and preliminary to the 1935 naval American Ambassador, to the day, when a young Chinese, was Admiral

Martin E. A reward of $500 has been conference, has led to an effort affect that this might be un knocked down by a train, receiving Nasmith commander-in-chief East period of six years and not six Dunbar air forco will bo spread over a offored by the police authorities to trace the initiation

to its opportune time

to Initiate con- injuries from which he died after indics Station, as from October 20 months, as was frat reported. versations, that was accepted admission to the Kowloon Hospital.next. · for Information leading to the source.

It is pointed out that it.

takes Unofficial circles are reported quickly by the United States as

a cattle boy at Lo Wu village, A. won the V.C. in 1916, while in battle ships and that it is intend- or men who shot Special Police inveigled or forced into the with no choice but to invite water-buffalo is supposed to have command of the submarino Ell, in od that the whole of the 70,000 Guard, Mohamed Din, through the Initiation of the movement for Japan, Franco and Italy.

wandered on the lines and in going which he passed through the tons allotted to Italy", under the preliminary conversations;

Why this diplomatie Jugglery after it, the boy was struck by an Dardanelles to the Sea of Marmora Washington Treaty will be devot head with his own revolver, at

should be necessary is not clear. up-train passing the locality at and sank 11 Turkish ships-ed to ships of the Uno.---Router Bowen Road last wook.

United Press.

4.20 p.m.

Reulor Special.;

Special

arrest and conviction of the man to be checking how Britain was invitation, leaving Britain The victim, Yuen Chi-ylck, was Vice-Admiral Dunbar-Nasmith four years to complete a line-of-

It appears that Japan was very anxious that there should be early

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