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YEN HSI-SHAN SICK CRISIS IN LANCS ANXIETY IN CANTON
IN GERMAN HOSPITAL WITH DYSENTERY
SEQUEL TO CONFERENCES?
Peking, Last Night. Late this evening while Ho Cheng-chuzi (who has been acting on Chiang Kai-shek's behalf during the negotiations) and General Fang- peng-jen (also supporting Chiang Kai-shek) were in conference with Yen Hsi-shan, the latter was sud- denly taken ill. A doctor was called and he ordered Yen Hsi-shan to hospital without delay.
Yen Hai-shan thereupon entered the German Hospital, which is in the Legation Quarter. It is believ- ed that he is suffering from dysentery-Reuter.
Political Movements
Shanghai, Yesterday.
It is understood that there are murmurings against the allegedly possible detention of Yen Hsi-shan
COTTON TRADE
WAGES DISPUTE
MEN UNANIMOUSLY REJECT
EMPLOYERS DEMAND ·
MORE NEGOTIATIONS
DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN
⠀ THE TWO CHANS
GOVERNOR v. COMMANDER
Canton, Yesterday.
Some anxiety is being felt in Canton over the disagreement in policy regarding Canton political affairs between General Chan Ming- aha (Governor) and General Chan Chai-tong (Commander-in-Chief).— Nan Chung Kan News Service.
Kwangsi Wants Loan
4.- Londop, Yesterday. The Wages Council of the Mas- ter Cotton Spinners' Federation and representatives of the Cotton
Canton, Yesterday. Spinners and Manufacturers' Asso- The authorities in Canton, while ciation met the Operative Spinners willing to accord all militafy and Amalgamation and the Cardroom moral assistance to the pro-Govern- Amalgamation to discuss the erment Kwangsi troops at Wuchow, ployers' proposal to reduce wages etc., are unable to comply with the by 12.82 per cent.
new request for a loan of $800,000.
It was stated, after the confer- The new Karangai leaders under Mr. ence, that the workers unanimously Yu Tsok-pak hint that Kwangtung rejected the employers' demand. has in custody over $750,000 worth Negotiations by the Manufactur- of Kwangsi subsidiary silver coin. ers' Association will begin on Mon-belonging to the old regime, which
in Peking by order of Chiang Kal-day with the Northern Textile should now it is suggested), be shek. Yen Hai-shan's Visit Peking may end similarly to that of
to Trade Federation.-Reuter,
Li Chai-sum to Nanking several months ago, when Chiang Kai-shek placed Li Chai-sum under arrest.
Yen Hai-shan has not been actual- ly detained, but said to have been forced to cancel his proposed- trip abroad with Feng Yu-hsiang.
Yen Haj-shan is said to have made counter-proposals to Chiang Kai-shek providing for a short trip abroad In Japan and then returning to China immediately under a personal escort to be furnished by Chiang Kai-shek.
The freedom of Yen Hsi-shan at Peking is now a topic of private conversation in Shanghai. Nan Chung Kuo News Service.
Pressure to Bear
Shanghai, Yesterday.
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To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states:
Pressure is highest in the Pacific to the east of Japan and the Bonius; and is relatively low over China gencrally,
The position of the typhoon is uncertain. It probably exists as a depression to the south of Vladivostock.
Forecast: S. winds, moder- ate; cloudy; local showers.
Supporters of Chiang Kai-shek WITH RESERVATIONS strongly deny the rumour that be
has secretly instructed the Police of FRENCH CHAMBER AND THEIR
Peking to exercise close watch over the movements of the personal staff
of Yen Hai-shun, who is in Peking to tender his resignation as a mem- ber of the Government and Chair- man in Shansi.
Another report hints that Chiang has brought pressure to bear on Yen so that the latter will drop his plan of going abroad with Feng Yu- hsiang. Nan Chung Kuo News
Service.
Less Abdurate
Shanghai, Yesterday, A Nanking official report states that as a result of Chiang Kai-shek's earnest persuasion, Yen Hai-shan's attitude is not sa obdurate as on his arrival at Peking and he is now will- ing to request Feng Yu-heiang to proceed to Peking for a conference with Chiang Kai-shek.
This conference, the report adds, is intended to settle the difficult pro- blem of disposing of the Kuominchun army after Feng Yu-hsiang's re- tirement-Nan Chung Kuo News Service.
Puzzling Movements
Shanghai, To-day,
WAR DEBTS
A RESOLUTION ADOPTED
Paris, Yesterday.
handed over to the new regime.
Canton financial officials have no record that such a deposit had been made by the old Kwangsi Govern ment in Canton banking institutions
or the Canton Mint-Nan Chung Kuo News Service.
HAINAN'S 'STATUS
NATIVES OPPOSITION" TO SEPARATION.
AS A PART OF KWANGTUNG
Carton, Yesterday.
Thé residents of the Hainan Island, to the south of Kwangtung, and students and merchants from that district resident in Canton held
a meeting on June 30 in the auditor-
ium of the Chungshan Univer Bity to pass a resolution against the suggestion of turning the Island into a special political area inde pendent of the Kwangtung provin- cial administration.
At the meeting a committee was The chamber of Foreign Affairs appointed to request the Canton. Committee has adopted a resolu-Provincial Government to drop this tion in favour of the ratification measure. In their opinion, Kainan of the debt agreements with Great Britain and the United States with reservations.--Router.
Island cannot be detached from the Kwangtung provincial administra- |tion, economically as well as poli- tically-Nan Chung Kuo News Service.
Degrees RUSSIAN LOITERER
FOUND WITHOUT PASSPORT AT WUCHOW
SAYS HE WAS TRAVELLING
Wuchow, Monday.
Temperature, 10 am., to-
day
32 Temperature, 4. poll,
86 yesterday Humidity, 10 am, to-
day
84 Humidity, 4 p.m., yes-
terday
76
A Russian who was found loiter- |ing. around the Wuchow - district recently by a district official is being detained and will be taken to the chun generals, all indicate no opti- Office of the Foreign Commissioner mistic outcome in regard to the re-in Canton For investigation, as he lations between the Kuominchun and has no passport authorizing him to the Shansi Army on the one hand journey into the interior of Kwang- and Chiang Kai-shek on the other.si.
Political observers are puzzled While it is very improb According to his statement when About the definite personal move-able that Feng Yu-hsiang will questioned, his presence in Kwang- ments of Yen Hsi-shan and Feng start bis journey to Japan si has no connection with poli- Yu-hsiang. The fact that Yen Hsi-as scheduled on. July 5-tical activities. whatsoever and that shan da still in Peking in spite of the if he does go at all Yen Hal-shan he was merely travelling for curio earlier report that he was to return is believed to be unable to join Feng sity-Nan Chung Kuo News Ser- to Taiyuan on July 2, and that Feng Yu-halang for his journey, as Yen vice. Yu-hsiang is remaining at Talyuan Hsi-chan is at present delaying his where he is in conference with high departure from Peking-Nan Chung Shansi officials and some Kuomin- Kuo News Service,
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