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FROM LEAGUE.
RESENTMENT.
OVERSEAS CHINESE PERTURBED BY COUNTRY'S REJECTION,
RESIGNATION URGED.
GIANTS.
SHIPS OF 20,000 TONS.
ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN AND FOR THE ORIENT SERVICE.
FLEET TO BE CHANGED.
San Francisco, Sept. 18.
China Bever relations with patterned after the Panama Paci-
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"MY BOY FROM THE THEATRE DISASTER IN
KAW COUNTRY:"
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AN "ADOPTION.” WHAT CHIEF PLENTY COOS TOLD HIS BRAVES.
HAND-SHAKING CEREMONY.
Billing, Montana, Yesterday.
MADRID.
A CONFLAGRATION.
HUNDREDS BELIEVED TO HAVE PERISHED.
EXITS CHOKED."
Madrid, Yesterday.
torium.
COLOMBIAN OIL CONCESSION.
A DISPUTE.
WASHINGTON'S "INTER- FERENCE” RESENTED.
THE LATEST PHASE.
Washington, Yesterday.
A United States note to Colom
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BOY BLACKSHIRTS BUSY.
GROWING ORDER,
YOUTHFUL FASCIST'S · MOVE- MENT NOW IMPORTANT.
600,000 ENROLMENTS.
Rome, July 28.
DEEP THINKING
DEATH.
A DISEASE.
LETHARGIC ENCEPHALITIS WHICH ATTACKS THE BRAIN.
'A QUICK ENDING.
Manila, Sept. 19. Shanghai, Sept. 17.
The Balilla, or "boy black- Lethargic encephalitis, a dis- The possibility of China's re- Captain Robert Dollar, pre- Venerable Chief Plenty Coos of The Novadades Theatre, an
that attacks the brain signation from the League of sident of the Dollar Steamship the Crow Nation has ceremonious ancient structure in the midst of a expresses surprise that the shirts movement in Italy, which ease Nations is indicated in the flood Line, announced to-day that the ly adopted Senator Curtis, the the most populous quarter in the question regarding the contro-scout association, has taken on an
latter has failed to anwer the began as a kind of Fascist boy because of overwork or deep of telegrams received in Nanking company would build shortly two Republican nominee to the Vice-city was the scene of a frightful versy arising over the Colombian importance which was perhaps not thinking, has again shown sign from overseas Chinese in all parts turbo-electric liners for trans- Presidency, into the tribe,
fire, which broke out on the stage authorities cancellation of the even foreseen by its founders. of life in the city with the dis- of the world, demanding that Pacific service. These will be He told his braves; "Anything
we can do for my boy from Kaw and spread to the packed audi-Barco concession. This is a five There are now 590,000 "ballias" covery of the first case yesterday million acre oil exploitation grant in Italy, and when the figures for by health officials, causing no little Geneva owing to her failure of fic liner "California," a 22,000 country we must do." re-election to a seat in the League tons ship, but will be finer, cost- Senator Curtis, who is a great- The panic-stricken audience to an American company,
next year are published, the total Council.
The Colombian Government ob- will show a further large increase, concern to the medical profession. ing G$7,000,000 each.
grandson of the "white plume choked the limited number ofjected to the State Department's due principally to the passing of Within 24 hours after the 'dis- Dr. C. T. Wang, Foreign Captain Dollar said that the chief of the Kaws," recalled that exits.
energetic intervention in defence the Catholic boy scouts into the covery of the disease, the victim Minister, declined to discuss the two new liners may be followed when he was eight, the Kaws The theatre, together with a of the concession.
National movement.
succumbed. According to a pro- matter to-day but stated that the by an entire fleet of electrically were attacked by the Crows. "You whole block of surrounding build-
The Senate Support.
An association of boys which has minent official of the Philippine Government had received a cable-driven ships, like the "California," scared the life out of me then but ings, was gutted.
Bogota, Yesterday. gram from Chinese delegation at for the Oriental service. He said I am glad to shake hands now."
There were numerous casual-
grown from 100,000 to nearly health service, lethargic encephall- The Senate has recorded its 600,000 on three or four years, and tica shows life once in a while Geneva urging China's with- that the enactment of the Jones- Beuter's American Service. ties, but at present the number is support of the Government's re- which has been the cause of pol-during a certain season of the
jection of the diplomatic inter-emics and diplomatic considerations year. Heavy Casualties.
vention of the United States in between Church and State is obvious- It is said that up to date, there the Barco controversy,
ly an important one.
is no known therapeutic for the The Foreign Minister declared that by international law diplo- is not generally known outside Italy, patient can find no hope of re- The origin of the word "Balllla" { treatment of the disease and the matic intervention could only be
The word derives from the nick covery once the sickness is deter- admitted by a sovereign state in
name given a heroic Genoese boy mined as lethargic encephalitis. case of "denial of justice." He who incited his fellow citizens to However in mild attacks, the pa- also said that the present dispute drive the Austrians out of Genoa, tient may survive but neverthe was entirely. between the Govern
in 1746, when Piedmont and Liguria, less, he will not regain the same ment and a private corporation heavy and the road difficult the Aus-grade of intelligence of which the organised solely to use the re-trian domination. The Austrian patient was in possession before sources. of the country under [Colombian laws. Reuter's
American Service..
drawal as a protest over the re-
cent League action unbarring China from the Council.
Tan Yen kai, chairman of the Political Council is quoted in the newspaper "Sinwanpao" as say- ing: "The aim of the League of Nations is to preserve world peace and work for the blessings of humanity, but the actual fact is that the League has become an organ of imperialistic govern- ments and is used as a weapon of oppression of small and weak na- tions.
Appeal to Lengue.
"When the Tsinan incident oc- curred last Spring, I appealed to the League for a fair decision but the. League did nothing. Owing to the size of China's territory and the extent of China's popu lation, China is entitled to per manent membership in the Coun- cil but China has been turned down.
Captain Robert Dollar,
"As a result of the League's de- cision, overseas Chinese are de- White merchant marine act made manding our withdrawal,-bence possible the building of the two the question is likely to be new liners.Associated Press: brought up at the next meeting
of the political committee."
Govt. Encouragement,
OPIUM SMOKING.
unknown.
Later. It is feared that several hun- dreds have perished. Over 200 are
IN CHINA SEA.
Indications of a Туркоов.
N. E. winds, fresh, fair, is the
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forecast until noon to-morrow.
Pressure is highest over south Manchuria.
There are now no indications of a typhoon in the China Sea. A rough of low pressure ex-. tends from Annam to the Loo choos,
being treated at ambulance sta- tions.
CITY LOOTED.
-NORTHERNERS EVACUATE
LANHSIEN.
DOW
י
ed.
S.S. “YUNGSHIN.”
REACHES FOOCHOW SAFELY
soldiers were dragging some guns 10 attack Into Genoa, and as the artillery was
The known symptom of this heavy and the road difficuit the Aus- disease is acute headache in the trians ordered the Genoese to lend back part of the head towards the a hand. With blows and cute from part where the medulla oblangata riding whips, the Austrians forced is located. Another thing rare in the local people to help haul the his disease is that the patient artillery along, much to the exas- from the time he is attacked of peration of the Genoese. A boy of the disease, he will not regain con- Chinwangtao, Saturday. the city called Glovanni Battista sciousness and he will be in a Lanhsien was looted on Sept. 19 Perasso, filled with rage at the sight, sleeping condition, it was explain- and 20 by the Northern troops who picked up a stone and hurled it at A Sunday Aüdlence.
were evacuating the city,
the officer In charge of the artillery Composed of six tiers accom- It has been officially confirmed detachment hitting him in the eye modating 3,000, the theatre (the that both the Northern and Man-and crying out Long liy largest in Madridy was packed charlan armies suffered heavy losses Genoa!" For his art the boy with a typical Sunday audience during the fighting in the Anshaned the pet name of "Balilla." including numerous children. region. Reports from this district
· AFTER TYPHOON SCARE; The curtain, on rising on the indicate that. fighting has
Counter Attack Victorious. The local office of the Dollar LEAGUE SANCTIONS GRANT last act of a popular play, burst ceased, the Nationalists having signal for revolt. The populace and His courageous action was the
Shanghai, Saturday. In addition to the foregoing, Line was not in a position to con-
into flame, which appeared on the transported troops over the Lan focal troops began that day a coun- Anxiety felt here over the fate the Chinese Chamber of Com-firm the report as word had not
stage, which was involved with River and occupying the heights on ter attack on the Austrians which of the Ningshao S.S. Co.'s steam- merce at Shanghai to-day receiv-been received from the head
appalling rapidity.
the east side.
ended in their withdrawal from the er "Yungshin" has now been set ed a cable from Hani Chis-feng, office.
The orchestra pluckily con- A further advance of Manchurian
at rest. She left Shanghai on former member of the League
city. The "California" is one of the
tinued to play but was inaudible troops la stated to have taken place There is now a statute to Gio- Sept. 10, two days before the secretariat now in America, who new American super-comfort pas- The League budget committee above the shrieks of the audience in the vicinity of Changit, where recommended that Chinese com-senger liners, but it cost nearer has sanctioned a grant of 100,000 as it stampeded to the doors, three Northern armoured trains vanni "Balila" in Genoa commem-typhoon struck Shanghai, bound
orating the boy's valiant act, for Foochów. mercial organisations should G87,500,000 than $7,000,000 to Swiss francs towards the ex- hopelessly blocking staircases, have been captured.
She had not been heard of bring, pressure on the Nanking build.
penses of the enquiry into opium whereon large numbers were The mining areas of Chinwangtan and the world has since been used to?
until to-day when it became Government forcing withdrawal The Jones-White Act created a smoking in the Far East. As the trampled to death.
and Tongshan remain quiet.-British signify boyish heroism.
The calling of the Fascist boy known that she had reached Foo- from the League,
fund whereby American ship expences will probably exceed Several hundreds were in the Naval Wireless. Vernacular newspapers discuss- builders and shipowners can bor- 200,000 francs, Britain has offer- upper tiers, and they had not the
acouts by the name "Balilla" differ- chow safely. entiated them at once from the boy The "Yungshin” had a Chinese ing the subject, allege that the row money for construction worked 50,000, asking that the Powers remotest chance of escape. ELECTION FIGURES.
scouts of other nations giving | captain and crew. Although she Japanese are responsible for at very low interest, believed to whose territories are included in The fire brigade was hampered China's failure to obtain a seat be about 2% per cent., it having the enquiry shall contribute the by the influx of horrified sight- SWEDEN'S 2ND CHAMBER'S which has since increased.
them a certain military · character was fitted with wireless she did not carry a wireless operator.— seers congesting the narrow
Reuter. The Japanese and Chinese are
streets. opposed to the grant.-Reuter.
The Rescue Work..... The Vote.
Police reinforcements and a Genova, Yesterday.
been decided to encourage the
struction of tonnage.
.due to Japanese support
of Persia's application, Persian vernaculars alleging that Japan's purpose was to prevent China from arising the Tainan and Shantung situations.
SIR JOHN SIMON.
STARTING UPON SECOND TOUR IN INDIA.
COR
U.S. S-17.
REFLOATED AND PROCEED. ING TO PORT.
New York, Sept. 21: It is reported that the Ameri- can submarine, S-17 which went: aground at Juan Point, Almirante AWAY SEVEN MONTHS,
Bay in the Panama Canal Zone, has been refloated and is pro- London, Yesterday. Sir John Simon and his colceeding to port under her own leagues, on the Statutory Commis-Power-Reuter's American Ser-
sion on Indian reform will leave London on Thursday for their second tour in India.
The first, which took place in
vice.
CODE WIRES.
February and March, was in the THE BRUSSELS CONFERENCE
DECISION.
nature of a preliminary explora- tion of the ground and no formal alttings were held for the record
}} Brussels, Saturday. of evidence.
The Telegraph Conference For the purposes of this final which has now ended has decided tour, the commissioners will be ab- by 40 votes to 8 that the charges sent from England for about seven for code telegrams should be two- months and, when they return at the thirds of the ordinary rate out end of April, all material for the side Europe and three quarters formulation of their conclusions for the European zone. It was will bave been collected. British also decided that code telegrams. Wireless Service.
jahould be marked CDE instead of
COD as originally proposed
MEXICO'S PRESIDENT Reuter,
~TAKES OVER OFFICE IN 'DECEMBER.
IN LONDON.
PRIME MINISTER AND LORD CUSHENDUN HOME AGAIN.
Mexico City, Yesterday. Only formalities remain to be completed before Emilio Fortes
**~*~ London, Yesterday. Gil, the Minister of the Interior, as-
Mr. Baldwin and Lord Cushen sumes the Presidency on Decem ber1 He will hold office till dun have arrived in London, the February, 1980, and will support former from his holiday in President Calles religious polley, France and the latter from
-Reuter's American Service.
ITALY AND GREECE.
Rome, Yesterday;"
Geneva. Reuter
ALBANIA'S KING.
Tirans, Yesterday, Signor Mussolini and M. Vent Britain has recognised the new zelos have signed a Pact of Friend- taken refuge at the Chilean Lege ahip and Conciliation. Reuter. Albanian King Reuter.
FOR INQUIRY.
BRITAIN'S OFFER,
Geneva, Yesterday.
balance.
ו
RESULTS.
Stockholm, Saturday. The final results in the elec-
Bs follow:-
Social Democrats
The fifth Committee has approved regiment of infantry were sum-tions of the Second Chamber are by 14 votes to 2 the report of Dame Edith. Lyttleton with regard to the enquiry, Italy and China being in the minority, with six abstentions. -Reuter.
BANDIT OUTRAGE.
ENGLISH WOMAN MISSION-
ARY CAPTURED,
NEAR CHINPING.
Peking, Saturday.
It's officially announced that
PENALTY FOR YAWNING.
Novato, Calif., Sept. 22:
A man here yawned so hard that his jaws became locked and it required the efforts of a phy- siclan and a hospital staff to get the bones back in place, United
Presa.
Conservatives
Liberal Prohibitionists Agrarians Communists Liberals.
ONE OF A GANG.
SEQUEL TO LOCAL CLOTH THEFTS.
4 MONTHS" "HARD,"
901
78
28
"It is quite evident you belong to
27 a gang of thieves," said Mr. W.
8 Schofield at the Kowloon Magis-
MUCH 'WANTED' MAN
CARVALHO YEO BEFORE THE
COURT TO-DAY,
FORMAL REMAND.
Carvalho Yeo, who was "want-
4 tracy this morning when addressing ed" by the Hong Kong Govern-
The Conservatives gained 8a Chinese who was charged with re-ment in connection with the al- seats, the Agrarians 4 and the ceiving stolen goods.
leged fraud upon the Treasury, Communista 4, respectively.. The theft took place on Saturday was brought up before Mr. R. E. The Socialists lost 15. Other last when a quantity of cloth, Lindsell at the Central Magis- parties showed no change. bound in rolls, ware stolen from a tracy this morning.
The Prime Minister, M. Ekman, tallor's shop in No. 619 Shanghai- The defendant was charged who is a Liberal Prohibitionist, street. Defendant was arrested with six counts: (a) forging a
sometime after the police, had re-check for the sum of $86,965.35 :| ceived a report from complainant's payable to the Katz Co. on Dec. shop regarding the theft. Most of 30, 1927. (b) forging a check the atolen articles were recovered for the sum of $78,800.41 payable from different pawnshopa.
to the Mintak Co, on Jan. 5, 1927. defendant
was, re-elected.
moned to clear the neighbourhood and help in the work of rescue.. the adjoining old buildings which M. Loefgren, was defeated.-
Meanwhile, the fames reached The Liberal Foreign Minister, a worker of the Church Missionurnt like tinder Reuter.
The firemen, impotent to con- ary Society, has been captured
an Englishwoman, Miss Tobin,
The
Riga, Saturday,
by bandits in a mountainous trot the confessation Cone FAMINE IN RUSSIA. It appeared that the tedy, and (c) forging a check for the sum area near Chipping en route from Eleven were found in a heap in a treted on recovering bodies.
of $92,141:19 payable to the Canton to Kweilin.
Sub-Inspector Diek, gained access EFFECT OF UKRAINE CROPS' by climbing over a wall and enter-
Manly Co. The remaining Miss Tobin's companion, Miss burnt out corridor, a
FAILURE. Watkins, was not detained.
General Primo de Rivera and
ing the flat next door. There they charges referred to the uttering of cheques "knowing them to be made a hole in the partition Chinese and British several Ministers were early on
¡false. authorities are taking steps to the spot directing operations.
separating complainant's shop from secure her release.-Reuter.
The defendant stated that he In consequence of the failure the one they were in, and thus stole Apathetic spectacle was the numerous children outside the of crops in Ukraine, the Soviet a number of rolls of cloth from a was a native of Amoy and that he
Government has decided to or shelf within reach.
understood the Cantonese dialect. ambulance stations awaiting ganise the feeding of 800,000 Defendant pleaded guilty. He He also stated that he was able news of parents."
Hitherto, over 20 bodies have people and has allocated 81,000-sald that the cloth had been, given to speak English? been recovered, eighty are in-000 roubles to provide food, him, but he had not stolen it. The The defendant was remanded jured seriously, while the number cattle fodder and seed grain in magistrate then remarked that the in custody until October 1.
the acted areas charge should be amended from of victims under the ruing cannot Three-quarters of 200,000 tons one of theft to receiving. be ascertained. Reuter
AUSTRALIA.
FEDERAL PARLIAMENTARY: SESSION ENDS.
ELECTION OPENS.
Canberra, Yesterday.
- The Parliamentary session; has ended and the election campaign SIR A. CHAMBERLAIN will open immediately Reuter
REVOLUTION.
CHILEAN GENERAL SEEKS
· REFUGE AT THE LEGATION;"
JAY IN BOLIVIA,A
SAYS HE IS “AS FIT AS A
3443FIDDLE.
of grain recently purchased in A. sentence of 4 months hard America have already been dis- labour, was imposed. ** tributed for winter sowing but in some districts hungry people have eaten the seed grain and demand fresh supplies Reuter
OFF TO CALIFORNIA. Are Panama, Saturday, The Sir Austen Chamberlain le leav. Sarw ing for California aboard the #Fre- Eg Santiago de Chile, Yesterday aident Adams? after inspecting the There has been an abortive re- Panama Canal volution at La Paz General Sir A Chamberlain declared that Blanco, the alleged instigator, has apart from his sciatica he is a tionReuters American Service, “it as a "údále.
euter:
SARWAT PASHA.
dèa
Paris, Saturday, Is announced.
TO-DA
Mr. H
- Mr. Hugh Beck, engineer, Jar- dine, Matheson, and Co, son of Mr. Hugh Beek, of the Straita Co., Bingapore, and formerly of Ho Sust-ws, an unmarried woman Greenock; Renfrewshire, will be mar living at No. 1 Hap Sanwei Village, ried to Miss Mary Carrie Middleton, Aberdeen,reported to the police daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry |that at 1.30, this morning while she | Middleton of the China Sugar Co, was sleeping in the house with her at the Union Church on October 18. younger brother, and her mother,
she awoke by the noise of someone ............ A Chinese woman (54) Is bellevo talking. Later, she saw three men have attempted:
cubicle. She \” and
enter
the
her mother were pushed into an poe emptycubicle. Fortunately, the mother escaped from the window
reported to the
The
two
The closing rate of the dollar on thieves, demand to day, was' 15/18, blankets and 36 in money
Ielde on 3