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NEW FRENCH PRESIDENT to continue the same policy as
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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 29TH,
AN EEROPLANE..
CANTON THREATENED, WITIF
SAERIAL BOMBARDMENTARE
1978
DEFLATION PROBLEM, up SERIOUS FINDBANCES
EFFECT O RAILROAD CONGESTI
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LATEST CABLES, THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
BOLSHEVIK
WITH PROCEED!
BUSSIAN
KARZINE CABLES
ALARM AT CANTON, PROPAGANDA. A PROCLAMATIÓN DROPPED FROM
CONFISCATED.
US,
Losos, September 981
bacio la to exsou stries exccction of the peace) zreation, i the Daily the Versailles Treaty, especially being the tions are new charter of Europe and the world, Every plan social reform is entitled to
A neroplano, supposed to have been sons by the Pacification Commissieper of
proga
examination bus DODO, in any case, will be confiscation throu
Jowola imposed upon the people by viclence.
POPULAR SUPPORT FOR M.. MILLERRAND.
PARIS, September 9th
lavas mariage, saya j
papers, a fow Socialist, journals ey-
Figinated the spted, are unanimous in expressing the
The new Preater then read a declaration, whems in April, 1918, which was elaborated pepest satisfaction at the outcome of
by Polish diamond merchant, involving Presidential election which, they say, coating that he will continue hir
to-house search and confecation of ere carefully graded and
cely were sent all over the world | rearranged and careful,
Wasively shows zbat France is repudiating partys strifes, and wrangles and has, adquis id a policy of order and work and social
sor's policy and we to all the treation ing a bour carried OUR
The Chamber adopted by 807 votes selected
for disposal against 60 a motion exprewing confidence
Le (autora perceiver the dawn of a new the Government, Republican era,
La fournal writes: The imposing majority given to M. Millerand invests him with the power to carry on the task under taken as Premier. Prance, now, has a head whose persuasive and firm authority will ensure governmental action harmonios in its continuity, or
From France's remoted districts, reports are piling up in the Enya office testifying
SOCIALIST COMMENT,
ABIR, September 28th. The Chamber except the Socialists, heartily applauded M. Leygues ministerial declaration,
An uproar was caused by the Socialist, M. Braecke, suggesting that M. Millerand had chosen the ministers statement which M. Leygues hotly repuditted.
The Socialist, M. Berthan inquired whe
to the ananimous satisfaction over Mther the Government intended to co-operate. Hillerand's election.
Important and leading provincial papers join in with the Parisian Frem in view ing the election as the happiest event of the timor and in regarding M. Milleranda best qualifed to uphold France's prestige sud to insure her prompt economic rehabili Mall, we be the new President who, tation, eulogizing the clear-mindedness and
and "Ame
ready":
It is beginning to be clar, that without in financial
onstrate fully the effect vilis armorly common by shipments in tying up an atsemavus volume.
credit. While credit will be gathe country a "pusential hoqitirement thero continue to be no prospect of its being availabĵo creepe Flis,mreli jise,
Chicago, banker, on the other hand, res that railroad congestion, is ogkotly what is going to keep the coup ry frper 20 anduu credit strain in the fair; because, her
A wangchow, dropped many circulars into a metatrophie Canton on Monday sttersoon, September conditions there will be no deflation 143-thu, ways, there will be no crop-moving demanda
A rough translation set the girculat “El Canton Timés rends as Eplows;
Now Aeroplane No. 1 went to Can-
from crops that cannot be moved it. The United States in 1920 defnion, that is, "As a special warning to all whom it in the popular sense of reduction ma the argument it absurd enough and is repeated Volume of wiptanding credit. The bat only to show what confusion of counsel may concern. I, the Pacification Coutant the Feneral Reserve Board can hope, "top mimioner of Kwangchow Districts being the apparently is that whatever increase POSITION CETAK BALED assig commisioned by Administrative Dirbo tors Sun, Wu, and Tang, and Coraman the present volume of redit occurs will): Asifrond congestion seems bound to con- be borrowing furential purposes. What Cintre. I jus come, not only from a lack der-in-Chief Chen Chiang-ming of tho is or is not sentials the Bourd bas of cars and lecanotives, and max Tiou this. Cantone Army, will this day by land tels bound to fear for decision by the low moral of working furus and run inter- nem, and air, attack the Kangs cliqueseveral Federal Reserve Banks. It has mittene strikes and sabotage. The caug and restore Canion to the Cantonese, oust | recognizeth, explicitly, that to hard, and fast - tion is far worse than was obvious phen ing the traitors Then Chun-hus, Lu defnition of universal applicato can be the railroads were handed back to their Yang-ting, and Mr. Yung-hsien.All
drawn, or that inevitably in some reserve owners in March that there were some Cantonese and friendly troops should eos fistricts there will be borrowing permitted dificut mantas, and proper jeans, siend operate in the removal of all those harmlich in others would be taboo Tie was because the Lovetiens had not fute the people
Perhaps there would have been dedagen carried, ou from unde un auming tom to advise the people to rise up within by now if there had been no unfamial con, cytrol of the roads to return them in as two days, to arrest the persons mentioned, gestion of traffic on the railroads. As it is, good condition as when they were taken
vast over; and because in the two years. parcels have aires ·been sold in
the rustroad congestion has "frozen and to welcome the return of the Can-amounts of credit, it has delayed, or pat. Go,ernment ventrol dixiplia. a sofa. Tai Franco England and Holland. The die tonews Army posthri proper action may conory of the fl'erold's transaction was dhe me against the guilty parties All Poned indefinitely the liquidation of goods waymen had been sacrificed to poii cal ex Wymiary officers, if they will too comefodities. Allowing that there had pedency. Furthermore, the war acessities turn again the traitors, will be well been a change in the trend of American of the Government required the coloration business that the peak of after-wan activity, of old chameis of traffic and often the des and of high prices has been passed, it would truccion of technique in managemen, which neverthebawseem to be a fact that the had taken years to perfect... With Govern- dont of the busines balloon must be inent control over, the railroadens urally, or gradual incised, a. The machinery of were at once engaged in užstriggle : La distribution is very hilly wat of gene regain low advantages of maintain for Destand and supply over the country as a themselves the frame acquisition of the whole are not interacting and mutually no war period, Cooperation was thu ata gulatory There is an abnormal atuount of ducunut, kod at the very tile when, with fat motion in a great mang lines of Ame| the largest volume of bacus for ng that siene business, between buyers and sellers there mer way in the country's history, it a continual lows of contact. Orderly pin was an essential that there shutid he
to the mupidity of the agente imising on
tes treated by me; "thai ComIDÄN CLOT CUS payment in English currency. Mo several recent visitors to Russia
Unless the foregoing advice is carried out, 1. the Commiviquer, shall order & England have already returned, with Bal-
large ariation corps to attack Canton
• and drop bombs into the city and cause shevik propaganda and jewels The Soviet gruas harm to the public. Kindly take official on the frontiers call these fole this warning to avoid possible sufferings."; Canais evidently in a state of conster "brillant-chiks.
Striet Jewel nation and crowds of people are having the Department in very act
in the Easterity. As usual in such chisturbanos, great quantities of villuables have been moved by 19
comes in merchandising have been forgotten, efficient employment of railway+ficilities of Cliness into the Shansen for site custody
by foreigners. We Wan
The population of thy city began to thrown into confusion by speculation and which were at most inadequate,
HANDICAPPING INDUSTRY, D AERIAL ACCIDENT AT realise the danger of the situation in Mm-by the uncertainty over the outcome of
Faire bargains. HARROW
"đay when they learnt that General Li Fook
it is, the railways are losing money, La had suspended the anrvice on the
**RESERVE` BOARD'S PLANA
thẳngh, handling the biggest trude ever Just as the country was beginning to con, kuown. Linder Lincolne guarantee pros Canton-Samshmi railway in order to stop the Arrival of- fürther. Kwangsa troopin. By probead the purpose of the Reserve Board' vívjons of the Transporiation Act (which nooo warly all the important shops hack, programms of deflation and to make të i are effective until September 1st) they cost, closed luctant admission of its, devrability, the, the Government in Aprl: $100,000,000. That
beautiful atones
with Labour and complained th
that many Trades, Unionists had been imprisoned for mal Pasha already has a number weeks and months with break the strike for of transport,
„trial in order - to:
nationalisation
A Luygues declared that France would never forget Russia's immense service st
the beg
as
Premier, secured for France the boneft
FURTHER DETAILS
Losnos, September 19th.
1
use
arriving from the Pesce Treaty and stopped Poland was in accordance with French troutright. There was a slightmist. The flight Sorth, declared independence from the nd- there could be brought about a very marked In the first four months of the current year.
the eurushing aranchy short, thus ensuring for France the present unparallelled tran quillity amidst disturbed Europe.
Public opinion in Paris and "the pro vinces is unanimous in regarding that the election was prompted solely by patriotion And the spirit of national union, as a fit answer to popular aspiration and boding
Papers in Alsace Lorraine and in the devastated regions are most sanguine in greeting the elevation to the highest office
dition. He asserted that the Chamber ar proved by a large majority the previous Government'i labour "policy and appealed
of the war, Franco had not The aeroplane crashed within five 113 General Li Fook Luum, Befchce, railroad congestion canis sling to defeat the is, they fall behind $25,000,000 in operating intended interference with Russia but minutes of leaving the North Holt Aero-Commisioner of Erangehow, and Walchow landscape, by the Bosted that income, and the Government for material aid for the recourtraction of drome and five persons on it were killed with troop headquarters Houats, Canton It had been enlculated by the Boated that the month is approximately $73,000,000
mministration under Ma Yung-hsien by dis reduction in credit and currener if only their petual operating income was unly was a short trial spin preparatory to after playing white flags and losing a prelama- thers could be forced the liquidation of $3,300,000, though their operatingerevenue noon passenges flight, and the victim tion of sympathy with the policy of goods and commodities hald, for purely from about 1 to 1 billions of dollars. were being given a comp
Diary Tree Chen Chiang-ming, and advising Ma-Yong seculative purposes. Well a good deal Their ineffectual service is handicapping in flight, The sole
hsten omply with popular opinion by has been accomplished in that direction dustry. Labour is dissatisfied. Banking in fa girl of surrendering his power to the Cantonese There have been unprecedentedly large embarrassed. The railway troublen hava for union on the home front.
fourteen who lies scious, One of the Shekwaitong was fortified by General La sales, as large reductions in prices, of boots their ramilentions all over the counity, and The session closed with a vose of confid killed was us De Trafford, the Fook Lum's wen, and river gunboats man and shoc pri leather, of woollen goods at oven across the oceans. It is because of fested sympathy with the movement, clothing, of silks and of men's furnishing" milway inficiency that there exilik now, ctice.
firą womab aviator to paw the Air Minis- -|- Mu Yứng-baten, the Military Governor of But the volume of sredit and of currency: a virtus] embargo, on coal exports. The try's test". She was called the dying Awangtang, has been advise from several remains almost what it was. The railroad coal is needed for New England and the quarten; including, it is said, some of the congestion arrested the flow of goods and North-West Cars were so much in demand gening" and was accustomed to do all sorts foreign Counis, to resign and hand commodities in general. Unable to get their for the coal industry that the steel industry of stunts.
the military. administration to the Can product to market farmers and manufac suffered. Finished products piled up at the presekrets bad to postpone payment of their steel plant until 1,500,000, tons were swart
The Provincial Asembly, was convenad, bank loans The “freeing of crediting shipment in cars that were unavails yesterday with a view to nicklisting between | which had occurred intermittently through.able because they had been commandeered the opposing forces, in order to avert fight, out the winter as the result of strikes at for the call operaten. There had to be ing in the city,
railroad clearing points and at seaboard wholesale curtailment, in consentence, of The Booen Tigris fort is in the possession terminals, began again lasten
production in the steel plante mod a blow of Chen Chiung-ming's forces. ROL-MDYING REQUIREMENTS. Fing out of furnaces. Meanwhile,, in At a meeting of influensist people hald Now, at the beginning of the crop-moving Illinois, when coal can ware nos promptly cided to ask Mt. Yang-hsien to leave Canton banks, and the reserve bark behind them. It was their grievance that they wrald ön e kolacbont at Dutch Folly it was de- season, with a promise of bumper crops, the forthcoming, the coal miners struck work. not later than 8 o'clock yesterday morning, are threatened with an overtaxing of their not take advantage of a new wage sea.e and General Ngai Bong-ping was nominat powers. It is true that in recent weeks becase there was not work enough for them Commissioner of Police od Acting Tuchun. General Ngs is the the reserve banks have slightly improved to do. Illustrations could be given inde. their putition, mainly through gains infinitely to how the interference with normal Three or four bombs have been thrown gold. On July 2ud the reserve ratio was business processes the railroad congestion in various parts of the city and there hay 44.4 per cent.as against 15.8 is causing. been some looting, notably of the gold and per cent. at the beginning of the silver-mith's shops in Sui-si Street, but month. But rediscounts for the whole so far there is no news of any serious fight-
US. TRADE OUTLOOK,
RETURN OF BANITY.
WASHINGTON, September 28th.- The Statisties Committee of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States predicts
in the country of a map who in a fer good busines for the remainder of the
months as High Commissioner succeeded in year, despite some disturbing factors ro-vivifying, re-organizing and putting in outlook. It says that buying in August band again with the Mother Country pro- was on a liberal scale, but on a sober basis vinces curbed for fifty years under the of needs, an contrasted with speculative
purchasing in July. Primian yoke.
A leading paper in North France pertin ently sums up the unanimous impression, stating that M Millerand was actually pushed into the Elysee palace by the nation's consensus of opinion, as the nation felt that stro willed man was needed
there.
ELECTED ON HIS OWN TERMS LONDON, September 28th,
A striking departure in connection with Millerand's election, which passed al- most, unheeded hore, is the fact that be
was elected upon his own terms and sea figurehead. Ho infends in fatare, by Joviving number of powers which the Constitution gives a President, but which for a long time remained practically a dead letter, to be the actual Chief Director of the State and its policy. As an example! M Millerand holds that Article VIII. of the Constitution sefurds the president power
U.S. BANK CLOSED,"
BY ORDER OF AUTHORITIES.
BOSTON, Sopetember 28th.
THE IRISH SITUATION.:
BIOTING IN BELFASTE
LONDON, September 9th. As a result of renewed rioting in Belfast early this morning one constable and three
civilians were killed, and two constables were seriously injured. There are other disturbances in many districts, including fierce stone throwing The curfew order is being reimpod
By this der of the authorities, the Cosmop
opolitan Trust Company, which has deposits of five million dollars and branches abroad, has been closed. This is the fifth banking concern closed in Boston since the arrest of the Italian financier Pouri, on a own bomer, charge of larceny.
THE "HUNGEE STRIKING
«MAYOR'S PRIVILEGES
REFUGEES FROM CANTON.
||
JAM COMBINES. TRUSTS COMMITTEE AND CURR FOR HIGH FRUIT PRICES
FURTHER PARTICULARS..
LONDON, September 28th. It appears that civilians Gred ou
| country had been reduced only $110,000,000 in the period, and reserve notes, in circn- police patrol. One constable war killad
lation only 80,000,000 from a high record and, two were wounded before tho; attack.
of $3,180,000.00 A year ago, at this time, was repelled. Three civilians were killed
there were $9,506,000,000 reserve notes out standing, and between August 1st and the A report on fruit price is submitted by apparently as a result of smping, during P OVER 3,000 ARRIVE.
first week in November the crop-moving sub-committee appointed by the Stand the subsequent disturbances. Altogether PDO
a The Canton steamer wharf was besieged season they increased $300,000,000. Twing Committee on fruste under the Pro six persons are in hospital. A number of by a large crowd of relatifs and friends, there was an increase in the circulating appointed to inquire into the existence of
years ago, in the corresponding period, fitering Acta Committee other injured perzons were treated in their yesterday afternoon, waiting to welcome notes of $850,000,000. This year there can combine and into the effect of any such
refugees from Canton. By the time the Heunguhan was moored the crowd assumed on without touching the top limit of posThe Committee find that although car
be no increase equal even to the 1919 expan combine on the price of fruit such enormous proportions that traffic was fe circulation, taking into consideration tain trade amalgamations have recently mard or Jew held up. It is stated that reserve requirements; and an increase like boen effected among
end over 3,000 refugees landed in Hongkong that 6 1918 will be out of the question manufacturers the largest being and the rickata and chair-coolies reaped unless the Reserve Foard decides to Cross and Blackwell-there is no Mr. MacSwiney, during the day and night rich harvest. The reason for this migration suspend or reduce the reserve require in a position to control the
is due to the disturbances in the Erroundments, VA AY
There is erezy indication af herto has had ang relative or anothering dries of Catton and the unsettled the Joly bulletin of the Federation among growers and distrib
ing com vigil at his bedside. It state of the city, itself, consequent on Reserve Bound it was suid Credit conabuormal conditions in the frui
varīdus rumours one of which was to the traction it metones alleged as a prize 1019 were largely contributed is report that the authorities hard effect that, a number of aeroplanes belong cause of the reduced volume of business. co-operative societice, wid THE POLISH SITUATION.
withdrawn the privilege. Mr. Mach wineying to the opposing faction were flying over But the total amount of credit available sed fruit at high pric has been removed from the ward where he Canton, and dropping botaba
cannot be cannot mid to have been Blackwoll pală due regard to the
obtained undue supplies. Moann SDOM, Beptember 28th,
Taid for, forty days and Meanwhile, the Lithuanian Polish tangle ferred to special room
the Food Controller, and refrained purchasing at high prices intensifying. The Poles have notified fully
The high prices for fruit zero una to grop"shortage.. demand and scrambling smo traders for applies Ward, cont
Ponzi claimed that he could by manipula tion of international postal coupons return
to clients 10 per cent, on their money in
ainety days. His liabilities are reported
be $3,000,000,
negotiate and ratify a treaty. Hence the League of Nations thought that he is likely to take an Lithuanian
the direction of Frances sheviks massing troops. foreign policy. It is also declared that Le territory against the Foles
overshadow the Premier as much have begun American President: dominates the Lithuanians.
The new President is Socialisti Simultaneously
By origin, yet has arrived at a position almost monarchical authority and prestige
as such are known in countries where the Crow actively participates in the direct UD, Anyway it is confidently anti- the changes will; but help to
Anglo-French relations
NEW PREMIER'S DECLARATION
Heptember, 25th,
LONDON, September 25th.
een trans
ided. Relatives, EPS the peak to the patient through: bars in the Bollocked "door.
DISTURBANCE ON
A Chinese Brdr Ba
with
ive against the
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS:
STAMPEDE AT A SHANGHAI
PLEASURE HOUSE
de tricted. There existe rather an ahnormat
WHARE. was charged before Mr. A sterday at the Magistracy, a disturbance on the Can
of wh and han
the
FRIGHTFUL SCENES;
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vicinity, fendant the Ef
appealed to the Leagu
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OBITUARY.
NEW YORK) September 24th
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grave
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The death
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--Little-Albert's, eldest sister had been married some time," and her fourth infant pidity with had been joyously
When Albert was formed the event, one of his sunte told him, in an innga manner, that he was "now an acid for the Fourth time,
Rather vicitedly, theils fallow and
A Goodness me,
the
the
alones
It is
dra of
demand for loans que to freight congestion CANTON and inability to make shipments.
the generally accepted opinion that if the Exansportation problem? Malved, present hindrances to productive activity will largely disappear
ill the transportation problem And if so, in time to meet the crop-murring lood? Those are questi Bad Reserve Board Hoes, not answer, though
be affrusting replies to both / The cocoloy at large u not so manguine, probably' becsuns" It has heard continually reiterated 1919 the sistement that it must be months, if not more than a year, bolore the reliresda the can hope to res delivery of sufficiens equip
ment to handle the traino offered to them.
da
implie
diverent ideas mymong
the country's lowling brokers, too, as to testzon will mean. Mr. president of the
York
cay for