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JAPAN'S COTTON UNREST IN TEXTILE THE DESPATCHING OF
INDUSTRY.
23 % CURTAILMENT.
DECISION AFFECTING LATE NIGHT WORK.
WORKING OF MACHINERY.
Shanghai, To-day.
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INDUSTRY.
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7,000 FRENCH WORKERS' AND THEIR WAGES.
IN THE LILLE DISTRICT.
Warsaw, Yesterday.
CODE WIRES.
NEW CATEGORIES.
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LETTERS AND VOWELS.
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Forty thousand textile workers have struck as a protest against Cotton Spinners' Association has the new system of fines. decided for the present upon a
123 per cent. curtailment of the Practically all of the 7,000 tex-be divided into two categories, production of yarn, which will be tile workers at Halluin have namely, those containing words of continued till July next, when the struck and have demanded an in- abolition of the midnight shift crease in wages.
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will make it unnecessary to resort It is feared the movement will fly, words of not more than fivel to further organised curtailment. aspread to the whole of the Little letters. The words in the 1st cate- Any of the mills abolishing the district-Reuter. midnight shift before April will be permitted to work their 'ma- chinery to full capacity without any artificial restrictions, thus every encouragement is being given for discontinuing work till late at night.
The decision of the committee will be immediately communicated to all members and it is believed that it will be accepted without hesitation-Reuter.
NEW GOVERNMENT.
HOW IT IS TAKING SHAPE AT NANKING.
MANCHURIANS' HEAVY LOSSES.
NATIONALISTS' CLAIMS.
Shanghai, Yesterday. Reports from the fighting area show that both the Manchurian and the Northern forces suffered heavy losses on Sept. 15 and 16.
Forty-five cars laden with Man- churian wounded passed through Chinwangtao on Sept. 17.
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THE HURRICANE.
THE RED CROSS NOW AT WORK.
It transpires that the Northern FURTHER BRITISH REPORT. forces failed even to capture Changli.
Washington, Yesterday.
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General Pei Chung-hsi of_the] CHIANG KAI-SHEK AS HEAD. Nationalist Army went to Lan-sufferers of the hurricane in
Nanking. Yesterday.
The Nationalist Government au- thorities have completed the draft- ing of the regulations governing the power and activities of the five new Boards, the inauguration of which marks the beginning, of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen's political training pariad.
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morrow.
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east of the Paracels.
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Florida is portrayed in the report. from the headquarters of the Red Cross, which mentions the ap- palling sanitary conditions along Lake Okeechobee. Bodies, most- ly of negroes, continue to rise to the surface and are piled up awaiting for transport to higher ground, where they will have to be buried without identification. Hundreds of homeless negroes at Pahokee are reported to have rioted in protest of the crema- tion of bodies.
Revised Death Roll, West Palm Beach, Yesterday. The Florida Chairman of the Red Cross estimated the death- roll as between 700 and 800.---
powered to act as official representa hsien on Sept. 19 where he met Reuter's American Service.
General Chang Taung-chang (Northern Army) and General
The British Losses.
London, Yesterday.
tive of the Nationalist Government in dealings with foreign powers, while the chairmen of the five
A further report of the havoc Boards will be ex-officio members Yang Yu-ting (of Manchuria) in done by the West Indies' hurri-| nection with the surrender of the Office to-day in a telegram' from conference, presumably in con- cane was received by the Colonial Northern' remnants.
the Officer Administrating the Government of Jamaica,
of the Central Executive Commit
tee.Reuter.
Portfolios.
Kuo Min Report.
Shanghai Yesterday.
A war report issued by the Kuo It states that the Commission- The "Kuo Min" news agency pub-Min news agency, with a Tien-er of Turks and Caicos Islands re- lishes an announcement from Nan-tain date line, asserts that, vigor-ports that the first news received king stating that it is understood ous joint, attacks by the Man- from Cockburn Harbour, Turks that Marshel Chiang Kai-shek will churian expeditionary forces Island, indicates that the hurri- be appointed Director of the Ad- have reduced the remnants of the cane damage is serious. Seven- ministrative Council, with Feng Yu- Northern forces between Loan teen lives were lost including halang (the "Christian General") as chow and Anshan to submission. those of 8 married men. Vice-Director, while, Mr. Hu Han- A despatch from General Pei There is no news from Caicos min will assume the Directorship of Chung-hsi's headquarters states Islands yet. the Legislative Council, with Mr. that the active resistance of the Replies were received to-day Tai Chi-tao as assistant.
Northerners is over. The central from the Governors of the Leo- Mr. Tani Yuan-pel and Marshal route army of the Nationalist ex-ward Islands and Bahamas ex- LI. Chai-sum will be Director and pedition is advancing along the pressing the grateful thanks of Vice-Director, respectively, of the Peking-Mukden Railway and has the sufferers to whom the King Supervisory Council, Dr. Wang
joined with the Manchurian sent messages of sympathy when Chung-hui, Director of the Judicial forces near the right bank of the the first news of disaster was re- Council, and General Tan Yen-kai Luan river. They are jointly ceived.
The Governor of Leeward Director of the Examination Coun- pushing the offensive against the cil-Reuter.
Northerners in the neighbourhood Island, in a telegram thanking of Changli. Leftist's Name.
the Colonial Secretary for his Nanking, Later.
On Three Routes.
telegram of sympathy, adds: "AL The generally expected formal
Meanwhile, to clean up the though the damage, as reported in announcement of appointments to Northern troops scattered in vari-jmy telegram, is very serious and the five new Boards is to be made ous districts, the Manchurians many are. homeless, relief work at to-day's meeting of the Cen-are conducting a campaign along is well in hand and cases of im- tral Executive Committee but, al-three separate routes. The 20th mediate distress are being dealt though the Committee men turn. and 16th armies are advancing with and assistance rendered as ed out in full force, no decision of along the Peking-Mukden Rall- far as possible British Wire- Importance was made.
way with Changll as their objec-less Service
It is rumoured there is dissatis tive, the 11th army is forming Nassau, Yesterday,
The estimates of hurricane faction in certain circles at the the right wing, the 8th forming non-inclusion of Mr. Wang Ching the left, with headquarters at Pel- havoc in the Bahamas shows that wai's (the Leftist's) name but taiho. All are advancing simul- £200,000 worth of damage has General Li Lich-chun points out taneously and are expected to been done In Providence Island that appointments cannot he converge on the east bank of the alone. Public services in Nassku
at City have been restored. made until the new regulations Luan river en are approved-Reuter
The despatch states that Gen- Many sponge-fishers' boats are eral Chang Tsung-chang has been unaccounted for, but it is believed repudiated by his subordinates that they have sheltered among General Chu Yu-pu is still with the outer islands. A three- mast- EGYPT'S TEACHERS, the Northerners near Changli and ed schooner which was torn from
'TWO YEARS' INCREASE OF
CONTRACTS,
is negotiating with the National its anchorage was found ists for his surrender. He is re bottom up six miles out.Reu ported to have seen General Yang ter's American Service Yusting at Anshan concerning
the disposal of his troops Reu- SIR A. CHAMBERLAIN
Cairo.It is understood that the ter. Minister of Education is recom mending five-year instead of three- |year contracts for European teach-
ere. The Minister hopes that Ave FINANCE MINISTRY years hence members of the Gov ernmental Missions sent abroad to
study the various branches of
Shanghal o-day
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