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ROUMANIA'S LOSS.
Sudden Death of Premier.
SENSATION IN EUROPE.
Probable Effects On Political Situation.
Bucharest. Yesterday.
PEKING'S TAXES.
New Luxury Imports Deferred.
CHINESE MERCHANTS' SUCCESS.
Many Articles To Be Eliminated In January.
A CHALLENGE.
Waterside Workers' Strike.
DECISION OF OWNERS.
Prolonged Struggle Reported To Be. Inevitable.
The death is announced of the Premier, Monsciur J. Bratiano-agitation by the merchants the sea Reuter.
"
Peking, Yesterday.
Melbourne, Yesterday. As the result largely of the The joint conference of over- and Inter-State shipowners, Finance Minister announces that which considered. the waterside Victim of Influenza.
the luxury tax will not become workera' overtime strike, decided Bucharest, Yesterday. effective till January 1, and then henceforth. to insist on the full ob- Until recently M. Brattano was will be much modified, the taxes servance of all awards and agree- Work- actively engaged in precautions to ranging from five to ten per cent. menta with the Waterside safeguard the existing regime in instead of from 10 to 80 per cent., era' Federation.
The latter declare that the deci- consequence of intrigues to bring whilst many articles will be back the ex-Crown Prince Carol, eliminated from the list, including sion is tantamount to a challenge, The Premier was stricken with in-sugar, tea and kerosene oil, also which will make a prolonged strug- fluenza and tonsilitis, for which there will be no tax on stocks held gis inevitable.
he underwent a minor operation by merchants as originally in- and was progressing satisfactorily tended.--Reuter. inst night. He suddenly succumbed to-day-Reuter.
Succeeded By Brother.
Bucharest, Yesterday.
The position on the waterfront here is gradually becoming worse, and, the movements of vessels are Previous News.
| being increasingly interrupted. · Peking, Nov. 15.
Primary Producers. Chinese business men are pro-
Canberra, Yesterday.
-
Mr. Jonel Bratiano, a brother of teating against new luxury "im-1 In the House of Representatives, Vintila Bratiano, has been appoint-posts which the Ministry of Fin-Mr. S. M. Bruce, Frime Minister, ed Premier. He retains the former ance seeks to impose as from said that the Government would do Cabinet, the members of which December 1.
its best to protect the primary pro- The tax ranges from 10 to 80 ducers who found it necessary to have already taken the oath.- Reuter.
per cent. on leather, clocks, tollet handle their own perishable goods requisites, sugar, tea, kerosene, during the waterside dispute-Reu- gasolene, and medicine, amongter. other things.
An Unhappy Moment.
London, Yesterday. Mr. Bratiuno's death which was unexpected, as he was out and about on Sunday, has caused a sensation in the European capitale,
The Chinese Chamber of Com- UNEQUAL TREATIES. merce is meeting to discuss mea- sures to oppose the levy.
that the STALE NATIONALIST SLOGANS
It is recognised that it could hard- It is understood ly have come at an unhappier method of collection will be the moment for Roumania, Grave politi-same as for the cigarette surtax cal developments are expected, by which local merchants are re- especially a strong revival of the quired to buy revenus stamps to struggle for Prince Carol's return, be affixed to the goods.
The deceased statesman's sup-
The sanction of the Dictator,
REVIVED.
NOTHING BINDING.
Shanghal, Yesterday.
Mr. C. C. Wu, the Nationalist
port of the child King Michael was Marshal Chang Tso-lin, for the Foreign Minister, has issued the the main instrument in the lat-new tax, has not been obtained following declaration:
Pre. Mon. J. Bratlano.
by the Finance Ministry yet.
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Washington, Yesterday. At the International Radio Con- ference the delegate from the Fe- king Government served a notice that the Chinese Government will not, without its expressed consent, recognise the right of any foreign Power or its nationals to instal or operate any radio station on any part of its territory..
This applies to any station erect- ed in Legation grounds, Settle- ments, Concessions, or leased terri tary.
The notice declares that nothing said or done at the Conference or included in the final Convention can modify the Chinese position, as China is sovereign in her own ter ritory whether it is temporarily
ter's accession, but his enemies alienated or not-Reuter's Ameri- declared that his ultimate aim was can Service.
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Mr. C. C. Wu.
"Firstly, as there is no reason for the existence of unequal treaties and agreements between the former
for several years. Vintila Bratland, EMPLOYEE'S LAPSE. Chinese Governments and the gov-
the new Premier, has held high;
posts in Roumanian affairs, and has OVER $8,000 EMBEZZLED AT
high posts in Roumanian affairs,
been a strong second to his bro-
ther. It is understood that he
is equally opposed to the return
RESTAURANT.
PARTIAL RESTITUTION.
ernments, corporations or Indivi- duals of foreign States, they shall be abrogated within the shortest possible period.
"Secondly, those treaties and agreciments whose term has expired
of Prince Carol to Roumania, but- The Chinese accountant of the have as a matter of course become In Bucharest it is considered that Man Kwok restaurant in Hill Road,ull and void. the present Government is only West Point, who last week pleaded provisional and the formation of "guilty" before Mr. R. E. Lindsell "Thirdly, any treaty of agree. to charges of embezzlement of ment purporting to be made by any
a new one is likely with the col-88,568.69 the property of the re- Chinese authority with any foreign laboration of M. Maniu the Leader staurant,, and falsifying the bocks government, corporation or indivi- 3.30 p.m. of the National Peasant Party, of the restaurant to the extent of dual, without the participation or 4.30. p.m. which strongly sympathise with $5,253.80, was again before the sanction of the Nationalist Govern 6 p.m.
Frince Carol
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The Regency Council, which It will be recalled that at theFourthly, no treaty or agreement consists of the boy King's uncle, previous hearing Mr. Lindsell was relating to China to which the Na- Patriarch Cristea, and the Presl-informed by Sergeant Whant that tonalist Government is not a party, sident of the Court of Cassation, sum of $7,000 in the shape of a
held a consultation with M. Maniu draft on Shanghai, on which pay shall be deemed binding on China. and General Avarescu, the Leader went had been stopped, could be-Beuter.
of the People's Party.
recovered from the banking depart- ment of the Wing On Company, and High tributes to the deceased his Worship suspended sentence on Premier's patriotic services at the Sergeant's statement that [home and abroad are published, there was a possibility of recover- Even the opposition papera"unan ing a further sum of money from
UNDESIRABLE.
mously deplore the country's great the accused's relatives if the Magis THE SOVIET CONSULATE IN loss-Reuters
trate would grant time,
SHANGHAI..
Shanghai, Yesterday
Another Minister III.
When the case was again' called Bucharest Yesterday. this morning, it was stated that, in The Foreign Minister, addition to the $7,000, the value of Titulesco, is seriously Ill with the draft, the accused's mother had A petition is being signed by re- undertaken to refund a further sum sidents urging the Consular Body, pneumonia, and his condition 18 of $1,000, the Municipality and the Chinese critical-Router
Taking this into consideration; his Worship passed sentence of authorities to compel the Soviet DEATH OF A PRINCE. four months' hard labour on each Consulate to withdraw.
charge, the terms of imprisonment The desirability of Immediate ac
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