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October 6, 1920, Temperatore 78.
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AN OUTBURST OF POLITICAL FERVOUR IN SHANGHAI
(China Beil SPECIAL.]
PARIS, Uctober 3-9 The suburban tunnel at Batignolles was the scent of an awful collision
SHANGHAI, Oct. 6. hetween two passenger trains followed by fire in which up to the present four
Student associations and other: persons have been reported killed and 18 seriously and 50 slightly injured. The train from Paris to Versailles, crowded with home-going workers, entered political propagandists have created the tunuel when owing to the breaking of a coupling the driver stopped and quite an epidemic of political fervour | endeavon.al to adjust the trouble. In the meantime another tesin from by posting large quantities of propagandist literature throughout Paris crashed into the rear. The impact caused the gas cylinders to explo lete Settlement. This outburst of setting fire to the Versalles train coaches. The passengers in the front activity is believed to be due to the
presence here of China's) portion were not hurt and traversed the tunnel finding egress at Batignolles recent station. When the rescue work started the tunnel was filled with smoke and delegation which has just embarked for the Washington conference. The a fucie. This necesitated the firemen using masks. Big boss were police do not attach any importance | brought into action very effectively and fouled the burning carriers.
to the bill-sticking which takes place surreptitiously at night.
LATER.
The dead now number 1 people. It is feared that there are further victims as seventeen carriages which burst into flames have as yet not been searched.
DISARMAMENT PROSPECTS.
IMPORTANCE OF BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE.
NEW YORK, October 5.
CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
THE PACIFIC CONFERENCE.
Among the matters discussed at a meeting of the Chinese Chamber of 'ommerce held yesterday afternoon under the Chairmanship of Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Fak was a letter from a
The Tribune, discussing the disarmament conference, declares that more depends on Britain's attitude than any other country except Japan, and the temptation to cling to the tried ways in which Britain's success has been striking is great. The paper says that the narrow group in which high places | Mr. Cheung appealing to the cham- ber to ensure accommodatica in are disposed will contend that if the old system is abandoned and the open flengkeng for possible refugees from dong subs.itared in China Japanese, and Americans will soon step into the interior. Mr. Cheung urged the Britain's glare. The paper opines that the world now needs a Gladstonian necessity of taking action in view of the drumstance that the Sanitary | not a Disraeliau poley.
Department were beginting to re- strict the number of people living in Chinese dwellings.
AEROPLANE DISASTEE INQUEST.
PILOT'S FATAL TURN TOO NEAR THE GROUND.
LONDON, October 5.
In assuring the waeeting that there i was no need for anxiety on that account the chairman pointed out that the Sanitary Department was The inquest held into the circumstances of the Anston (Kent) seroplane simply carrying out a law which had disaster in which an officer and four mechanics lost their lives when a big existed for 20 years and aimed at Vickers-Vimy crashed and burst into flames showed that the machine Preventing congestion. Mr. Lau Chu Pak felt sure that if there was a beloved very satisfactorily in flight a little carlie. The opinion was ex-disturbance in China and relatives that the pilot turned too near the ground without sufficient flying sought temporary refuge here the law speed. A verdict of death through misadventure was returned.
WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC.
FOURTEEN STATES SIGN THE LEAGUE CONVENTION.
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GENEVA. October 5. Fourteen states signed the protocol to the white slave traffic convention, including Britain, Australia, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Italy, Portugal and Siam. France and South America abstained from signature. A one third majority of the states in the League is necessary for the con- vention to operate.
DUTCH SUBTARINE SEKS.
WATER ENTERS THROUGH OPEN HATCHWAY.
AMSTERDAM, October 5,
would not be strictly enforced.
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The chairman reported that a been sent communication had to the Cantor Government connection with the detention of a steamer in Chinese waters and the seizure of 300 bags of salt which the Chines Customs officials had alleged that the ship was trying to suuggle. From enquiries made, it appeased that the salt Lad heen confiscated but po reply had been received from the Canton Government.
Attention was drawn to a letter from the Chinese Consul in London warning Chinese not to listen to tales good jobs awaiting Chinese labourers in England.
Submarine 08, fitting out at Denhelder naval station sank, water having entered the after hatchway. There were no casualties. The vessel will pro-Anderson, feyer and Coy's compra- bably be raised again.
"BLUE BOY" NOT SOLD,
DUKE OF WESTMINSTER'S STATEMENT.
The Duke of Westminster returned to London to-day. He denied that
The subject of China's representa- tion at the forthcoming Pacife Con ference cropped upil connection with a telegram received from Mesars. dore at Tientsin. He suggested that compradores in Hongkong should ask their employers to use their inficence in inducing their respective countries to support China. If the employers refused the compradores should, he urged, rosige.
The Chairman deprecated this! proposal. He pointed out that both
that Blue Boy," Gainsborough's masterpiece has been sold.
[Accoring to our earlier cables the newspapers stated that the picture the Peking Government and the had been sold to an American purchaser for £80,000.}
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men concluded with Peking would not be recognized by the people of the South. Any opinions expresed at the Conference by the delegates of either party could ot thenfore be taken as the alinion of all the Chinese people.
It was decided aut to reply to the telegram.
TYPHOON WARNINGS.
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9.30.3.19. October 6.
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