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Interviewed by our correspondent, indicate that, far from thinking of Mr. T. V. Soong, Midter of going abroad, Feng Yu-hsiang is Finance, who is returning to Nan very busy in the west of Honan king, expressed himself as being province, and that he is at present highly gratified with the arrange making a heavy concentration of ments he has arrived at with the troops at points between Tungkwan local authorities. and Loyang, namely, at TungkwaE,' Shenchow, Hancheng and Sinan,— Reuter.
"The first problem, the demarca tion of National and Provincial revenue and expenditure in accord Chiang Too Busy
ance with the wishes of the Central Nanking, Saturday Owing to pressure of official Government has now been com male duties (in his various capacities as pletely accepted here in Kwangtung. Reply head of both the Nationalist Party I am glad to say that the leaders of and the National Government and the province have shown that they Commander-in-Chief of the fighting fully realise the truism that without forces), Marshal Chiang Kai-shek a strong Central Government there in an Hotel. An all round man will-is postponing for a few days his trip could be no peace in any province. mg to do anything, Apply Box No. to Hauchow, whence the Lung-Hai They have convincingly shown this 400, c/o "China Mail"
Railway branches off the Tientsin- recently by taking up armis in de Pukow Railway westward into Feng fence of the Central Government SITUATION WANTED Yu-hsiang's province of Honan. It against the Kwangsi clique. In had been Chiang's intention to in-ecepting the wishes of the Govern EURASIAN GIRL with experiencespect the troops in the war zone ment in national finance, they have position NURSEMAID. prior to the launching of the offen- now again expressed their loyalty. Will live in. Apply Box No. 607, c/n sive against Feng-Reuter.
The Provincial revenue of Kwang- "China Mail."
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tung is, however, quite large and Hankow, Saturday. will suffice to meet current provin The Kuo Min news agency (acial expenditure, besides leaving a semi-official Nationalist organisa- tidy sum for reconstruction. TO LET Furnished, one room; use tion) state that General Sun of bathroom and kitchen. Apply: Liang-chen, who evacuated Shan- Mrs. Chan, 587, Nathan Road, Row-tung province—in the interests of loon.
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Mukden, Saturday. An important conference of the leaders in the three Eastern pro- Manchuria, vinces constituting who have now acknowledged the
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"On my arrival at Wuchow," continued Mr. Soong, "I was 8 tounded beyond words to find that skilful propaganda could blinded the outside world as to the some months, has been sitting real situation in a province only a since June 15.
Among those 'in from Canton or attendance are General Chang Hong Kong. As every one in Hsueh-liang, General Chang Tso- Wuchow knows, during the last few hsiang and General Wan Fu-lin years Kwangsi had simply become (who rule the three provinces be the vast feudal estate of the ex-tween them) and Chang Ching- huai of Harbin, where-the Rus- sian Consulate General was raid- ed.
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It is stated reliably that among the matters discussed were:-
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Concentration of troops along the boundary between Kirin pro- vince and Mongolia;
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A REACTION
The adoption of methods for the
Tokyo, Saturday. taking over of the Chinese Eastern During the past three days most Railway (a joint Sino-Russian line of the leading vernacular news- which connects the heart of Man-papers have published editorial churia with the Trans-Siberian Railway which traverses the North comment on General Dawes's pro- of Manchuria).
poials, which are accorded a un animons welcome.
'Whilst no one doubts the sln-
further reduction în
Keeping Watch"
It is stated that the conference
the
decided to station four infantry cerity of Japan welcoming divisions, two cavalry divisions prospect of and some artillery-being units naval armaments and expenditure, of the National Army in Man- the most significant feature of the churia-along the Mongolian bor-Japanese reaction toward Gen- der, presumably as a precaution-eral Dawes's proposal is the en-
a half millions to three millions, the week ago, I was told by some far. Ary measure against any possible tire absence of any suggestion
next month.
In
Shanghai, Saturday. A report from, foreign sources cut to commence states that General Han Fa-chu's another month or two a further troops are clashing with Tang Seng- decrease to two and a half millions chi's forces in the east of Houan. will be carried out, and even larger, However, no confirmation is avail decreases are contemplated. General able from Chinese circles. It is Chan is a strong advocate of placing believed that if any fighting actually the army entirely at the disposal occurs between these two, it is due and control of the Central Govern to the fact that Han refuses to ment," said Mr. Soong. allow any army to prejudice his position in Homan, in spite of Tang Seng-chi's movement to Honan be-
ing under the order of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek-Nan Chung Kuo News Service,
Stable Currency Questioned as to the future of the Central Bank in Kwangtung, Mr. Seong said that it is up to the Government to provide the province with a stable currency which no 44 HIGHLY UNUSUAL" amount of political or military dia-
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It is customary for the repre- sentative of a foreign Government who is desirous to communicate with a member of the Congress. on public affairs to arrange such exchanges through the State De- partment; and Sir Esme Howard's alleged disregard of this rule hàs, it is reported, displeased White House, especially as Senator Borah is at present persona non grata at White House owing to his hitter opposition In the Senate to President Hoover on the farm relief and tariff issues.
A Report Denied The storm in a tea cup subsid- ed, however, when Mr. K. L. Stimson, Secretary of State, in- formed the Press that no question of diplomatie propriety was in-1 volved; adding that Sir Eame Howard had called on him (Mr. Stimson) to-day to deny a-news- paper report that he had discuss- ed the freedom of the seas with Senator Borah,?-
Talk on Prohibition
New York, Saturday. According to the "New York Times," Sir Esme Howard and Senator Borah had a talk limited to a friendly discussion of Pro- hibition, a subject in which both | are interested.--Reuter's Ameri-
can Service.
POLEMICAL
BITTER RELIGIOUS STRIFE OF MEXICO
Mexico, Saturday. President Portes Gil announces a settlement in the Roman Catholic
Ozorio, 11 Glenealy, from Shang-religious controversy which has
hal,
Fujibun, from Osaks.
H. Kong Kyok, from Osaka. George Lynott, from Shanghal. Peak, from Shanghai, Stiebel, Changte, from Har bintl
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is one
eign business men who have exten- sive interest in that province that during the war between the Govern- ment and the Kwangs clique In Hankow, the people of Kwangsi were eagerly hoping for the success of the Central Government. That statement I could not credit until I arrived in Kwangsi myself. There possible explanation why people have been blinded so long This very morning the Provincial Treasurer, Mr. Fan Ki-mo, asked for instructions how to debit the item of $30,000 mouthly for news paper propaganda in Shanghai, drawn from the Kwangtung coffers by Kwangsl militarists during the last administration."--Canton News Agency.
turbance could shake. "We have evolved plans to bring this about, but it needs the assistance of the Central Government. I am optimis- tle that the asked-for assistance will be forthcoming; so far from re-nual dance at Cannon-street Hotel garding Kwangtung as a step-child, last month in aid of the Metropoll the Government is willing to render tan and City Police Orphanage.
The City Police held their an-
Russian action-Reuter.
NEW TREATY
BETWEEN
GREAT BRITAIN AND CHINA
Nanking. Saturday.
that Great Britain and America are planning a rapprochement which might affect Japan adverse- ly.
The absence of any such ex- pression of fear is particularly noteworthy when one recalls the anɛ- picions freely voiced after the Dr. G. T. Wang and Sir Miles abrogation of the Anglo-Japanese Lampsor. held a conference this Alliance until the three-Power con- morning and discussed a Sine-Bri- ference at Geneva showed how un tiah Commercial Tre ty, Wei-hai-founded these suspicions were. wei, and other issues.
They will submit reports to their respective Governments for matguc- tions.
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Sir Miles Lampson is leaving on Thursday.
Sir M. Lampson called on Marshal Chiang Kai-shek yesterday ewning, when he handed over a message from Mr. Ramsay MacDonald ex-
pressing the hope that friendship between Great Britain and China would be further strengthened. Reuter.
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Whilst emphasising Japan's earn- est desire to co-operate in the cause of world peace, however, the papers do not attempt to minimise the dificulties in the way of finding a "yard stick satisfactory to all con- cerved-Reuter.
Dawes, and Gibson to Confer
Washington, Saturday, Mr. Hugh Gibson (U.8. Minister to*Belgium) is going to London next week to confer with General Dawes on the question of dis armament..
Object of Visit.
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