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B. & S. HANKOW GODOWN TO BE AFFECTED?
"PARTIAL DEMOLITION "
Hankow, Yesterday.
As from to-morrow (September 9), the godown of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire will be partly demolished.
The British Consul-General has lode- cd a protest with the local Chinese Winslow, Arizona, Yesterday. authorities but it is unlikely to prove The air liner "City of San Fran-effective-British Naval Wireless. cisen" has been found on the slopes of Mount Taylor in New Mexico. All the occupants were dead.
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Riga, Yesterday. In order to restore discipline Latest news from Hankow is that the among the workers and to raise the property niarket in the place formerly output of the factorica, the Soviet known as the British Concession is in authorities have decided to invest a precarious condition. Under the one person only, namely, the Direc- Chen-O'Malley Agreement of 1927, ittor, with full power and responsi became Special Administrative. Dis-
bility. His orders will be absolutely trict No. of Hankow, under joint Chinese-British control. The Chinese binding on the workers, who will have not given adequate protection henceforth not be allowed to inter- against the inroads of the military and tere in the management. All organ- students, their plea being that theirisations must ensure that the "one position is not clearly defined. With man management, principle" is car- out proper hacking, the British Coun- ried out. It is hoped that this will passen-cillors of the S.A.D. are also powerless.cause industrial recovery-Reuter.
San Now comes the, apparently, forcible de- alive, molition of the warehouse of one of
Crashed Into Mountain Grant, New Mexico, To-day." The aspect of a wrecakage of the "City of San Francisco" emi- firms the theory that it crashed
into a mountain and that an ex- plosion followed-Reuter.
Earlier Cables
New York, Saturday. Reports that the Kers of the "City Francisco" may still be have caused great excite ment throughout the country, and
resuscitated have
extensive searches, in which Col. Lindbergh and his wife have joined. The couple, with a mechanic, arrived unexpectedly at Roosevelt Field. and took a fast plane, which recent- ly completed the coast to coast re- cord. They strapped on parachutes and took off immediately, intending especially to investigate the report from the desert and the black rock country of New Mexico that four men had been observed on the top of a high, steep sided plateau, way-
the British pioneer firms, with a legal TEMPLE OF PEACE objection by the Consal of ze avail.
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New York, Yesterday. Dr. Hugo Eckener, Commander of the "Graf Zeppelin, has left for Cermany.
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Geneva, Yesterday. "The foundation stone of the now League of Nations' building at Ariana Park was laid to-day by Senor Guerrero, President of the League Assembly,
He was resisted by Sir Eric Drum- mond, Farraghi Khan, President of the Council, and the President of the Swiss
He states that his new dirigible will be smaller than the "Graf Confederation. ing shirts as a distress signal.-Zeppelin," and will be built for a
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A previous message stated: The "City of San Francisco" was found wrecked near Gallup, in New Mexico. All on board were dead. The machine apparently was struck by lightning.]
ARBITRATION BILL
ASK TO WITHDRAW FROM INDUSTRY REGULATION
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Canberra, Yesterday. The House of Representatives by 34 votes to 30, passed the second reading of the Arbitration Amendment Bill, the most fiercely contested measures of recent years.
The Bill repeals the Commonwealth Arbitration and Industrial Peace Acts, and is tantamount to a withdrawal by the Commonwealth from the regulation of industry, except in shipping and waterside spheres. Reuter.
A transcript was deposited within the stone containing the Covenant of the Trans-Atlantic service, which, how-League, in many languages, and a ever, will not begin for at least two specimen of coins of the various coun- years-Reuter's American Service. tries, members of the League.-Reuter.
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PROSPECTS OF SETTLEMENT OPTIMISTIC
THE RAILWAY DISPUTE
Shanghai, Yesterday. A Nanking
message states that Chiang Tso-ping, Chinese Minister to Germany, aus wired the Foreign Office fron Geneva, that the Soviet Guvern- ment has withdrawn its demand that. Fo new manager and assistant mana- Iger of the Chinese Eastern Railway be appointed as a sine quo non to the opening of formal negotiations between the two nations.
Official circles believe it is only & question of time before an agreement
No fewer than 49,098,000 trees were will be reached with regard to the pro- planted under the scheme of the Forescedure for settling the C.E.R. dispute. try Commissioners during the year
RHINE EVACUATION ended September 30, 1928, according to
BRITISH TROOP TO WITHDRAW NEXT MONTH
OCTOBER 30
Cologne, Yesterday.
A report from Saar Bruecken states that the British contingent of the International Railway Troops atationed in the Saar Basin will be withdrawn on October 30 at the latest. Reuter.
TROOPS STILL FIGHTING
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a White Paper. Of these, di per cent. were Scots and Corsican pites, 24 per cent. Norwary and Sitka spruces, 12 cent. European and Japanese larches, and per cent. Douglas fir.
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Washington, Saturday. 159,570 acres in England and Wales.
Allegations of attempts by and 116.343 acres in Scotland. American armament firms to Outlay per acre on labour and mater-"crab" Naval disarmament have ial on the area planted between 1919 been given such publicity that and 1928 was as follows: Eagland and President Hoover has intervened, Wales, £8 9s. 94.; Scotland, £9 14s. ordering the Attorney-General to 10. Great Britain, 8 17s.
The total area under mureries was 880 acres stocked with 177 million seedlings and 118 million transplants.
GREEN AS THE TREES!
William B. Schearer in that con- | investigate the activities of
nection. Senator Borah previous- ly moved a resolution asking the Senate to investigate Schearer's activities. at the Naval conference at Geneva in 1927 while secretly in the employ porations interested in naval con- of American cor-
tracts.
Two Chinese, who said that they were newcomers, were cautioned at the Kowloon Magistracy to-day for tres- passing on Government ground at the Hunghom Police Station.
Schearer brought an action Accused stated that they did not against three important shipbuild- know it was a station, and were only ing companies, claiming $287,655- sitting on a rock under the trees at the for his activities at Washington, back of the European quartera.
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Geneva, and elsewhere in connec tion with naval armaments and alleges that only $51,280 of the amount due to him was paid.
Mr. Hoover has requested the companies implicated to supply a statement. Mr. E
the B. Grace of. Bethlehem Steel Corporation, den- cribes Schearer's suit as "wholly without merit," and, promises a further statement immediately. Mr. Homer Furguson, President of Newport New Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. denies that he employed Schearer or anyone. else to oppose disarmament at Geneva. Other firms which have been mentioned have promised im- mediate statements-Reuter's American Service.
At the Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday before Mr. T. 8. Whyte- Smith, 21 earth-coolies were charged with playing Pai Kau at 12 Blakeley Street. A fine of two dollars each was imposed.
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