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NANKING PLENARY MEETING.
TROUBLE AT H. Q.
Marshal Chiang Kai-shek Leaves For Shanghai.
BUT FENG STAYS; YEN'S WHEREABOUTS.
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LABOUR-SOCIALIST in BRUSSELS.
A FINE RALLY. ·
THE LEADER'S ELOQUENCE AT
RFUS8.
OPENING.
STREET PARADE.
Brussels, Yesterday.
or
their intentions and their promises
FRANCE WINS THE MARATHON.
NEW RECORDS.
WORLD BEATING PERFORM- ANCES AT AMSTERDAM.
CANADA DOES WELL..
Four world's records went to blazes in Saturday's Olympic performances. a Amsterdam.
BELGRADE EDITOR ASSASSINATED.
POLITICAL CRIME.
BLUDGEONED AND SHOT FOR ANTI-RADITCH CAMPAIGN
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PRESIDENTIAL WAR-ROME TO REPLACE
RANT ISSUED.
OIL MAGNATE.
MISSING WITNESS IN TEA POT DOME SCANDAL.
PERJURY CHARGE.
Denver, Yesterday.
A Presidential warrant has been
GENEVA?..
THE LEAGUE.
MUSSOLINI'S EFFORTS ON BE- HALF OF ITALIAN CAPITAL.
INTERNATIONALISATION.
Mussolini i8
Geneva, July 15.
steadily making'
Belgrade Yesterday. The editor of the newspaper issued for the arrest and extradi-] Rome a rival of Geneva as a League
and wounding the policeman.
BY TROOPS.
NEW GUARDS ON DUTY.
Six hundred delegates, represent. ing 32 countries, paraded the streets Canadian women broke the time "Jedintsvo," named Vlada Risto- tion of the oil magnate, Mr. Henry of Nations centre. on the occasion of the opening of the standard in the 400 metres flat vítch, who Was recently ener-Blackmer, the missing witness In With his latest request that the campaigning All is not well at Nanking. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has left Labour Socialit International Con-race and also in the 400 metres getically
against the Tea Pot Dome case, who is at International Institute of Agricul relay race. Another Canadian, Stephan Raditch, has been assas- present living in France..
ture at Rome be made the official for Shanghai where he is, according to latest advice, expected to
In his presidential address, Mr.Miss Caterwood, took the women's sinated.
He is charged with perjury in agricultural organ of the League, stay a few days. Meanwhile the "Christian General" remains at Arthur Henderson said the hour of high jump with 1.59 metres, and A number of unknown men firat connection with his Income Tax ro Rome will soon posseus three League
broke the world's attacked Ristovitch as he has leav-turns-Router's American Service. of Nations institutions, Nanking and nothing further has been heard from another Nation-testing was at hand for the next U.S.A. also
acasion of the assembly of the best in the men's 1,600 metres re-ing a .cafe, belabouring him with
The first of these, the Interna- alist chieftain, General Yen Hsi-shan.
League of Nations must agree lay race.
A policeman, however, TOMBS OF ROYALTY. tional Institute of the Unification bludgeons, The difficulty at present is the quorum. Some of those elegible to. definite action
expose A Frenchman, Elouafi, who had rescued Ristovitch, helping him to
of Private Law, has recently been ali the world the to attend the Nanking conference are abroad. Others are persona to
plain previously won the 400 metres hospital. But en route a workman ARREST FOLLOWS SACRILEGE housed by Mussolini in the famous Villa Falconieri In the Alban hills. non grata. Yet others bear the Communist taint. It is the last fact that they are not serious in fat, was first home in the Mara-fired nine shots killing Ristovitch
The second one, The Interna- mentioned group which Chiang Kai-shek is desirous of acting as regarding disarmament and war.
tional Cinematographic Institute, has been authorised by the League Parliamentary Whip to, in order to carry out the political pro-
Council and Assembly, and ito gramme which it has been hoped--will establish a strong govern-
The vernacular papers claim that | organisation at Rome is now under ment in China.
the Peking Police have unearthed way. It is expected to do much to- extraordinary instance of wards making Rome one of the sacrilege on the part of some de- most important centres of the feated Northern troops belonging to world. VETERAN STATESMAN PASSES General Chu Yu-pu.
Mussolini's latest request that AWAY.
It appears that some weeks ago, the International Institute of Agri- "Moderate south-west winds;
after retreating (during the general culture, while maintaining its au generally overcast, occasional
Manchurian and Northern evacua- tonomy, be made the official organ rain." This applies to Hong The death is announced of Sir tion) from Tientsin; General Tang of the Langue of Nations for all. Kong, the south coast of China Robert Henry Hobart, well-Shoo-ching, who is a divisional com- agricultural problems and questions between Hainan and the known Parliamentarian of the mander under General Chu Yu-nu, gives Rome really the numerical Lamocks, and Formosa Chan-sixties and seventies, Не. was born in 1836. Between 1868' and
NATIONALIST DIFFICULTIES.
Nanking, Yesterday. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has gone to Shanghai. It is expect- ed that he will be absent from Nanking for two or three days.
On the other hand, it is report- ed that Feng Yu-hsiang (the "Christian General") is still in Nanking-British Naval Wire-
less,
WHO'S WHO.
A list is given here of those qualified to attend the fifth plen- ary session of the Nationalist Party at Nanking.
Central Evecutive Committee
of the Nationalist Party .. 36 Reserve members of the Cen- tral Executive Committee who may be promoted to full membership in case of vacancy...
3
Central Supervisory.
Com-
mittee of the Nationalist Party
12
Reserve members of the Cen-
tral Supervisory Committee 4
Mr. Chan Kung-poh, who has been deprived of membership for alleged extremism.
There are 55 in all, made up as
follows:-
Some of the 55 are abroad. The list is given herewith.
Central Executive Committee: Wang Ching-wai, Tan Yen-kai, Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, T. V. Soong, Marshal Li Chai-sum of Canton, Tai Chi-tao (of Sun Yat- sen University, Canton), General General Cheng Chu Pei-teh, Chien (who has now been *suspended), Wang .Fa-chun, Chan Kung-poh, Liu Shou-chung, Kan Nai-kwang, Ting Wel-feng, Yu Yiu-jen, Koo Meng-yu, Li- Lish-chun, Ho Hsiang-ying (also known as Mrs. Liao Chung-kai), Hu Han-min, Sun Fo, Hsiao Fu- cheng, Bei Wen-wei, Dr.. C. C. Wu, Chen Yu-jen (Eugene Chen). Soong Hing-ling (Mrs. Sun Yat- sen), King Heng-yi, Pei Yun-ti, Wang Loping, Ting Chao-wu, Hwang Shih, Chu Ming-yi, Chow Chi-kong, General Ho Ying-ching, Chu Chi-ching, Chen Shu-jen, Chen Chia-yao, En-Keh-Pa-Tu (a Mongolian Nationalist).
- Reserve members of the Cen- tral Exécutive Committee: Miao Bin, Wu Te-chen, Chen Chao-yin. Central Supervisory Committee (the highest supervisory institu- tion in the Nationalist Govern- ment): Wu Chib-hui, Chang Ching-kiang, Tsai Yuan-pel, Koo
Mr. Henderson urged the assem-
to repel the dastardly at tack of the Fascist Government on, economic work."
M. Vandervelde's Advice. M. Vandervelde declared that the "international" ought now to turn their attention to the colonies in Asia and Africa "where Euro- Ying-fan, Dr. Wang Chung-hui, pean capitalists are exploiting the Li Shih-tseng, Niu Ya-tsi, Zai Li-aboriginal proletariats."-Reuter. tsi, Chen Kuo-fu, Teng Chi-lu,
Mrs. Liao Chung-kai, one of the Kwangtung faction, who refuses to attend.
H.M.S. DAUNTLESS."
OCCASIONAL RAIN.
Depression Now North of Nagasaki.
Till noon to-morrow, the fol- weather forecast is as lows:
COURT MARTIAL'S FINDING.
nel.
OFFICER DISMISSED.
London, Yesterday. The Naval court martial which opened at Portsmouth in connection with the grounding of H.M.S. "Dauntless" on the Tribune Shoal
at Halifax, Nova Scotia, sentenced
At 11 am, to-day the Royal Observatory reported:-
"Pressure is high to the north-east of Japan and low over China. The Loochoos de- pression has deepened and has moved to the north of Nagu- Baki."
the Navigating Officer, Lieut.-Com- mander T. R. Beatty, to be dismiss-thon in 2 hours $2 minutes and A. Chilean was cd his ship and severely reprimand-57 seconds.
second and a Finn hird. Ferris, cd.-Reuter.
of Britain, was seventh.
Results
as cabled by Reuter
SINGAPORE DOCK.
£6,400 IN DUES TO THE SUEZ CANAL
Port Said. Yesterday. Canal dues of £6,400 sterling are payable on the Singapore floating dock, which has now entered the
Huang Chao-hsiung, Chen Pih- Suez Canal: chun.
The transit will take four days Reserve members of the Cen-land there will be three stops en tral Supervisory Committee: route.-Reuter.
Chung-tao, General Li Fook-lum,
GENERAL SUSPENDED.
General Li
Tsung-jen, Kuo
BY CHANCE.
Fan Yung-chao."
BIG OPIUM HAUL FROM RICSHA.
According to a message from
$9,000 FINE.
Shanghai, Yesterday.
follow
MARATHON.
Elounfi (France) Playa (Chile)
The assassin when arrested said he was determined to slay the editori because of the "Jedinteva's" at-l tacka against Raditch.-Reuter.
SIR HENRY HOBART,
•
London, Yesterday.
B.
an
Peking, Saturday.
was ordered by Chu Yu-pu to break ascendancy over Geneva as the home 1874 he occupied at various periods open the Imperial eastern tombs at of League institutions.
The International institute of the high offices of Postmaster Gen-Chihalen, 140 miles east of Peking, eral, Chief Secretary for Ireland precious works of art in the tombs.tlons, was originally the conception In order to take away jewels and Agriculture, like the League of Na-
and Secretary for India. He was a grand old Tory-Reuter.
- HIGH JUMP (WOMEN).
Caterwood (Canada) 1.59 metres
Miss Gisolf (Holland) Misa Wiley (U.S.A.) ........ Mias, Caterwood established world's record.
BRITAIN THIRD.'
Thirteen coffins were taken of an American, David Lubin, of out, including those of the Em- California. Failing to receive sup poror Chien Lung (who reigned port at home for such an institu- 60 years and was one of the most tion, he went to Italy with his idea. famous
the Manchurian
of
dynasty), of Princes and other
Chinese royalties.
FIRST SUSPICIONS.
INDUSTRIES.
Among the valuables taken was THE BRITISH SAFEGUARD- a full-size water-melon carried out
in precious stone.
The total booty taken is es-
The unofficial marking up to timated between $30,000,000 and last (Sunday) evening was
1
2
United States
3 Finland
4Britain
Sweden
6 Germany Canada
Points.
$40,000,000.
The Police became suspicious
ING LAW.
PARTY PLEDGES.
London, Saturday. -
on An important statement
173 when some special valuables policy is contained in a letter 102 came од the Peking market. from Mr. Stanley Baldwin to Sir 46 It is claimed that the Police Eyres Monsell. It says that the 44 seized one of the curios dealere safeguarding of industries law 44 shops in which some of the booty "since it was established as a 38 was found,
principle by the Lloyd George Government of 1921, was our The Police are reticent but it appolicy at the last general election pears that the dealer in question de-and will be continued, but we 14 camped, and the Police are very shall continue to be pledged not 10 basy tracking General Chu Yu-pu's to introduce protection and not
agent.
27
19
THE DECATHLON. The final places of the Decath
Martellin (Finland) Yamuda (, apan) Ray (U.S.A.) Tsuda (Japan) Ferris (Britain)
2 hours 32 mins. 57 France Time: seconds.
Japan Elouaf also won the 400 metres. South Africa
Ireland 80 RUNNERS. Eighty runners set out on the Norway course of 26 miles 600 yards, in- Hungary volving a very severe teat owing Haiti to the rough nature of much of Chile the ground for the first three Italy miles over cobblestones. The Philippines Nanking the first preliminary meeting of the fifth plenary ses
At the Central Magistracy this course then followed the River Switzerland
Holland Amstel. sion was held under the chair-morning, a Chinese was charged be-
Halfway the competitors cross- manship of Marshal Chiang Kai-fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell with the un-ed the open country, reaching the shek yesterday morning, A re- lawful possession of 89 taels of river and thence to the Stadium. lon were:- solution was approved confirm-prepared and 84 taels of raw opium.
Steytler (South Africa) led at ing the decision of the standing He was arrested by an Indian con- the departure from the Stadium committee of the Central Execu-atable whilst riding in a riesha in and the field began to string out tive Committee to suspend Gen-Queen-street. The opium was con- on reaching the Amstel, the Jap- eral Cheng Chien.
tained in two sealed tins.
unese Yamada and Tsuda heading The second preliminary meet- Defendant admitted the charges the first bunch, running as if ing will be held to-morrow mor- and told the Magistrate that he had he could go on for ever. ning.
They were still leading after General Feng Yu-hsiang, Gen-personally brought the opium from
21 miles, when Tanda was over- Inspector Pain said in reply to taken by Ray, with Martellin the Magistrate that the defendant's fourth. It was also resolved to tele arrest was by chance. The oplum graph to the various members was found by the constable in the of the Committee now in Shang-course of an ordinary search. An ha, namely Wang Fa-chun,Indian Sergeant came up soon after 'ised Wang Lo-ping, Chen Shu-jen, the constable had stopped the defen- rapidly regained his position.
In connection with the desecra- It was in the closing stages dant, and was present when the
The modern Pentathlon consistation of the Manchu tombs, the that the French-Algerian, drug was found in the tins.
the Chilean Plaza of shooting, swimming, fencing. Peking police have arrested Tang The Magistrate imposed fines Elouafi and
in defnalt, shot from the rear with well-athletics and horse-riding. Three Sung-ting, a brother of General totalling $9,000, or, eight months hard labour. The timed efforts into fifth and sixth competitors is the maximum num-
ber allowed from each nation. be confis places. oplum was ordered to
Thofelt (Sweden) cated.
eral Yen Hsi-shan and Admiral! Yang Shu-chwang will be invited to attend.
General Cheng Chien, "hero" of the Nanking Rape, who has been suspended.
Wuchow.
FINISHED FRESH. Martellin at this point patron- refreshment stall but
a
Entering the last stretch the former was travelling at amazing speed and knocked off Yamadas rived from Nanking unexpectedly 200 yards' advantage and broke last night. His arrival is believed into a rapid sprint which carried to be in connection with the fact him to the front. The Chilean. that the fifth plenary session is did the same. Elouafi, whose ap unable to sit owing to the ab-proach to the Stadium was her- sence of a'quorum.
alded by a fanfare of trumpets, The "Shanghai Times" asserts was vociferously acclaimed as he that the fate of the fifth plenary reached the goal, finishing fresh. session depends on the reconcilia- 1,600 METRES RELAY (MEN'S). tion of the so-called Kwangtung 17.8.A. faction consisting of Chen Shu- Germany jen, Wang Lo-ring, Wang Fd- Canade chun and Mrs. Liao Chung-kai, who refused to go to Nanking in consequence of Chan Kung-poh and Kan Nai-kwang having been deprived of membership of the 400 METRES RELAY (WOMEN). Central Executive Committee Canada... (for alleged extremism).
It is believed that Chiang Kal:
Chan Kung-poh, Koo Meng-yu, Pan Yung-chao and Mrs. Liaoshek's visit is for the purpose of Chung-kal, urging them to at-inducing the four named to pro- tend immediately-Reuter. ceed to Nanking. He had a very busy morning here, calling on various Nationalist leaders--
NO QUORUM. Shanghai, Yesterday, Marghal Chiang Kai-shek ar- Reuter,
·
to impose any taxes on food. EMPRESS DOWAGER'S CROWN? A careful examination of the It also appears that after the administration of the Safeguard- Police suspicions had been aroused, ing Act, based on four years' ex- they arrested an officer among the perience, may enable the simpli- reorganised troops formerly belong-fication of certain details in pro- ing to Chu Yu-pu, who confessed to cedure. No manufacturing in- the whole story, stating that Chu dustry will be barred from pre- Yu-pu's men drove away the guards senting its case before the ap- who had all along been maintained pointed tribunal. at the tomba,
"The whole energies of the Trjola (Finland) ....8,058.29
Then it took a fortnight's ex-Party are necessary to carry Jaervinen (Finland) .7,981.50
cavations before the coffins were through the derating scheme, Doherty (U.S.A.)...7,706.65
found. From Emperor Chien the boldness and originality of Stewart (U.S.A.)....7,624.135.
Lung's tomb they took four melons which has captured the imagina- Churchill (U.S.A.) ..7,417.115
made of emeralds, while from the tion of the country and which is Jansson (Sweden)...7,286.285
coffin of a highly-placed court lady doubtless the reason why the Yrjola's total establishes a re-reported to be the Empress Dow- Opposition Parties are trying to cord.
a huge diamond drag in the protectionist "red ager-they took The leading positions in the Deformerly worn in a crown. Most herring" in a vain hope of caus- cathion as the result of the first of the loot has been sold in Tien- ing dissension in a party whose unity and enthusiasm arouses envious admiration."____ It was on the arders of General their Yen Hal-shan that the Peking Reuter. police began to prosecute enquiries. OFFICER ARRESTED.
fave events were:-
Jannson (Sweden) ...4,178.86 Jaervinin (Finland)..4,156.03 Stewart (U.S.A.)......4,127.68 Yrjola (Finland) .....4.103.30
THE PENTATHLON. +
Lindman (Sweden)
Kahl (Germany)
Bergl (Sweden)
tain:
NAVAL PACT.
ANGLO-FRENCH PACT REMAINS
Tang Shoo-ching, whose forces were responsible for the excava- 1
tions.
"VERY SECRET."
London, Saturday. The scope of the new Anglo- French Naval agreement remains Tang Sung-ting, who is alleged very secret. Apart from "leak- to have sold large quantities of lootages" in the French Press, claim- in Tientsin and Peking on behalf ing to be more or less inspired, of his brother, was found by the from which the "Manchester police in a bath-house, He is an Guardian's" Paris correspon- officer of the defeated Northern dent deduces that the new En- troops now re-organised under the tente Cordiale achieved is at least Nationalists. His bodyguard fired as equally important as that of Won by 65 yards in 9 mins. on the police, who, however, per-pre-way days, not only involving 21.4/5 secs. an Olympic record.
2
*
4
Hax (Germany)
5
Turquand Young (Britain)
6
3,000 METRES STEEPLECHASE.
Loukola (Finland)
1
2
Anderson (Finland)
3
-Nurmi (Finland)
400, METRES.
Barbuti (USA) ...............
1
2
Ball (Canada)
2
8
Buechner (Germany)
Time: 47 4/7th seconds.
Time: 8 mins. 14.1/5 seconds. This is a world's record.
Won by two fest.
Won by four yards.
U.S.A...
Germany
Won by two yards. Time: 48.2/5 seconds. This is a world's record.
(Continued at foot of west Column.)
400 METRES RELAT (MEN).
America
Germany
Britain...
sisted and arrested him and ledged something in the nature of the him in the military gaol.
pooling of the two fleets but Shanal forces have been sent to covering the whole political field guard properly the violated tombs, so that Britain is, ranged side by also the western tombe.
side with France pending contro One vernacular report says that versies on military disarmament magnificent pearl, taken from the at Geneva and other matters like coffin of the Empress Dowager, was the evacuation of the Rhineland 2 sold in Tientsin for $50,000 and the Austro-German union.
Reuter,
1
3
Won by 2 feet in 41 seconds, which equals the world's record. 400 METRES RELAY (WOMEN),
Canada *.
America
Germany.
2
8
Reuter.
Mr. Fack, the airman, recently Gunner J. Tummoney, RA was arrived at Sydney from New York fined $5 this morning for assault with the monoplane in which he Ingan Indian public motor car proposes to explore the interior of diver and ordered to pay $2 as fare. New Guines in search of a die- Another soldier Gunner J. Brian, ease-resisting species of sugar
Won by 2 yards in 48.2/5 secs allegedly implicated, was discharg- cana A world's record.
édé