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TRAGIC AFFAIR IN BIG BRITISH STEEL GANDHI ISSUES A
NEW YORK
GHASTLY SIGHT
SEVEN MEMBERS OF A FAMILY GASSED
SIX DIE IN SLEEP
New York, Yesterday."
A ghastly sight greeted the eyes of the police, called to investigate the cause of a strong escape of gas.
When they burst in the door of a amall fat they found seven mem- bers of one family dead.
One, apparently overcome by the fames, had been attempting to open the window. The others had died in their sleep. Reuter's American Service.
CONCILIATION
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Washington, Yesterday. Bolivia has accepted the protocol of conciliation suggested by the Pan-American Conference "with alight modifications."
Later.
The Pan-American Congress has announced that Bolivia and Para- guay have agreed to accept the pro- tocol for the settlement of the dis- pute-Reuter's. American Service.
SZECHUAN WAR
Shanghai, Monday. Reliable reports from the Upper Yangtze River show that severe fighting is going on between Gen- erat Yang Sen and General Liu Hsiang of Szechuan. After fruit- less negotiations. Yang Sen advanc- ed towards Chungking, but was driven back after heavy fighting.
Meanwhile steamer traffic' is held up as it, is reported that Liu Hsiang has mined the Yangtze, while it is feared that the rival commanders may commandeer ships for the transport of troops-Reu- ter.
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THE NEHRU PLAN
Calcutta, Yesterday. The shareholders of Cammell, The Indian National Congress Laird & company have ratified the has passed Gandhi's resolution de provisional agreement for the conclaring that if the British Gov- centration of the commercial ernment by the end of 1929 had stoel interests of Victors, Vickers not accepted the entire dominion Armstrong and Cammell, Laird & status of the constitution drafed Co., Ltd., in the now company; also by the Motilal Nehru Committee the concentration of the Railway Congress will organise a non-co- Carriage and Wagon Manufacturoperation movement including ther ing interests of Vickers & Cammell, non-payment of taxes. An amend- Laird..
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Mr. Hichens, chairman of Cam. mell Laird, & Co., said the object-Reuter. of the concentration was to secure greater economy and efficiency and did not aim at monopoly..
The amalgamations now pro- posed were only the first step to negotiations already proceeding other directions, and more organisation would be done within the groups now being formed.- Reuter.
THE SHAFORCE
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Shanghai, Monday. The 2nd Batt. the Suffolk Regt. who left for India aboard H.M.'a transport Neuralia," had a very hoarty send off.
The band of the 4th Regt. of U. S. Marines played off the trans- port, which is also taking a half of the 1st Batt. the Northampton Regt. to Malta, and 150 details to England.
REPARATIONS
THE BRITISH EXPERTS FOR THE NEW COMMITTEE
London, Yesterday.
Sir Josiah Stamp and Lord Revelstoke have been appointed as the British representatives on the Committee of Experts in connection with the Reparations-Reuter.
CUSTOMS RECORD
Shanghal, Monday. 1.is estimated that the Chinese Maritime Customs revenue for Shanghai for the year 1928 will ap- proximate to 33,500,000 Halkwan Taels, being 9,000,000 in excess of 1927 and 75,000 over the record year, 1926.
The total aboard is approximate-
It must be remembered that there ly 3,500, reducing the Shanghai Defence Force to 3,000 as compar-have been phenomenal imports in ed with 4,788 on Jan. 1, 1929. the Inst quarter in connection with
the now tariff. Reuter,
Actual Figures
The "Neuralia," saya a Naval despatch, will arrive in Hong Kong The revenue for 1028, telegraph- to-morrow morning and will berth ed this morning, is HkTls.82,832,- at No. 6 buoy in the R.N. anchor-p00, an increase of Hk.Tls.19,597,- age.
000 compared with 1927.-Reuter.
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