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SERIOUS DANGERS" RESETTING in the touch with headquarters in
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the event of important news arriving. THE RATH OF PEACE.
It is learned from authoritative quar. ters that there is good reason to sap Laspos, October ini. "[nows that the situation is easier. The universal relief resulting from the Turks are already preparing for the con- ference between the Allied Generals and favourable tärn of events in the Near Mustapha Kenal at Mudania on the 3rd
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 38D, 1932.
THE RENDITION OF.
WEIHAIWEI.
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WAWEI, September Sist." On the 19th inat, there arrived at Wei- A newspaper correspondent at Con
FARNBOMOVOR," Angul haiwei, perosis, Hauming, Mr. M. T.stantinople claims to have acquired the
Men and girls were busy in the Liang, High Commissioner, his fellow following information of the provision of wear the little village of Church Chokhatta Commisioners, and their Secretaries the seers Treaty of Rapallo between this afternoon cutting and gathering the party of about 20 in number who are to Russia and Germany. They are embodied, Hampshire tobacco erop. Such a harvat
ing scene was so cunguial în Buglia 1, and, represent the Chinese (tovernment on the he says, in a report from Karl Radek.. ao interesting, that it would not have been joint Anglo-Chinese Commission which is
The report is contained in a documentur, rising to find a line of spectators press- to drow up the preliminary scheme for the circulated to the political department of ing against the hedgerows separating the -
the Soviet Foreign Offic, marked special fields "from the quiet country joad, but the" tocestion of Weibaiwei. when prepared will be submitted to the and confidential. Only the third section work went on without any to watch siks The first operation"war with the men. auproval or modification.
Bolsbrist political agents. It deals ex-They went methodically along rows of plants clusively with concessions from Russia in a tall as themselves, and with a sharp up- Naturally the occasion was one for re- the Caucasus. Five concessions to five ward slash of the small knives they can işi, joicing on the part of the native popula, groups three of which involve colonias severed thick sappy stalks about six inches.
tion of the territories included by Ger tion and a kirge crowd assembled to witman reservists- scheme similar to the above the soil. As the planta were cut (her', ness the arrival of the delegates. Their English plans for the colonization of Irak were laid carefully in straight green line, feelings found reat in the construction with the Indian army reservists--are in The girls followed in the wake of the men. Their task was to pick the plants one by dicated. They are: of an arch at the picy, the fring of
one, pierce the stem near the base with A crackers and the bedecking of bouses and
pearhead and string the crop on their Shops with Bags I am glad to be able
oder laths. As each lath was allel the to add that there has not been any exhibi
girls placed it on the frame-work of a small
East is reflected in the editorials of thefinst The news of the military situation full year, Moreover, the six months' London and Peking Governments for M. Radek's discourse is given by the progress.
-morning newspapers though it is pointed
out that the path of hence is still beart! with serious dangers, and that it is pres mature to asstue that the problem will be promptly solved. The Turks are still
is more satisfactory, and the position at Chanak is easier.
CONFERENCE ARRANGED,
The reason of the distinct easing of the Near East situation is the receipt of official news that the Turks have "with- drawn from Erenai. The military authorities' as Constantinople are longer anxious regarda immediate
making sweeping demands, while the -wrident · intentions and be pes of post-developmenta.
по
be attended_by_Kemai Rasha, General
The pureting at Mudania has been de regolationdes" tragice regarding Thrace finitely sed for the ard inst., and will "quastitute amaher insertain factor which evidently alea is cupsing the Kemalists vineasí oršk,
Several London, näper “are perturbed at the arrival ofta. Venizelos, and, his cull at the Foreign Office, It is reported fe Thrace that the tiniek army's morale is improving. That there are dangerous posibilities there is shown by the fact that fequem ecllisions, between Greek Lazuyas and „Turkish "bands are already
-octuering.
The Press geneally is dispered to fax cour the infèdiate evacuation of Thrace by the Grooks, Af Angra promises acceptance of the ternis of the Allied Note, to which the diritish Government firmly adheres,” it is suggested that Inter-Allied Coumis saus eight then control Thrace jeuding
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Phe. Turks are still concentrating in the Asquid Peninsula, though they have crased to invade the Beutes ine where the Batish, now occupy the whole east, of the Narrowe.
expenditure derlined £150,000,000, as com pared with an expected full year's de cline of £160,000,000,
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SUPPRESSED.
Er Pan, October hạt Loyal Federal troops have suppressed
Harington," the French General Charps, the mutiny at Juarez, mentioned yester- tion of anti-British sentiment: eren the two years the production of sugar to the truck, which they trundled eventually to a
and the Italian General Membeli,
CONSTANTINOPLE. October 1st,
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3. Franklin Bouillon has not guns to Angora, but is expected here today, aboard FAR the cruiser Met. Kemal Pasha is pro-. creding to Brusa from Smyrny,
Pants, October 1st, A message from Smerna státes that, as the result of a conference between 3. Franklin Bonillon and Kemal Pasha, it is propose that subiect to the approval of the Allies, a military conference be held at Mudania on October 3rd. 10
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establish methods of procedure regarding SIR military evacuation of the neutral zones' pad Thrace, preparatory to a dinlomatie conference to held at the 13th Harington shall represent "Britain, inst. It is proposal that General
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CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SALT
ADMINISTRATION,
RICHARD CANIELES SUCCESSOR.
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SHANGHAI, October, Md. Mr. R. C.4. Wilton. C.M.G. (of the British. Consilla Service in China, buit who has been the British Commissioner for Teschen- since 1920) has been offered CONSTANTINOpti, October 'Est, There seems little doubt now that they the Chinese Government and has Tarks forces in the Chanak region are accepted the post of Associate Chief merely intended to net as a blind while Inspector of the Salt Administration, Krmal matures more serious plans, There is absolutely no evidener of any infantry succeeding, Sir Richard Gamble, who re- or artillery anywhere within striking signed in September, distance of the neutral zone: on the con-
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trary, there are good grounds for believing WHY THE CHANGOHUN COMPER that very important forces, are advancing towards Ismidt with Constantinople as their objective. This is the real mence (of the situation.
WHOSE IS THE CREDIT FOR THE TURKS PROMISE IMMEDIATE CES-
IMPROVED OUTLOOKI
SATION OF OPERATIONS. "
PARIS, October 1st.
ENCE BROKE DOWN.
irrepressible and irresponsible student has conducted himself with exemplary pro priety. This, of rourse, is as it should be, for the local Chinese, would be blind indeed if they do not recognize that under British rule peace and prosperity have been their portion.
First Afteen-year lease to German land banks of the sugar beet territories in the Ukraine around Kharkov and Sier A German syndicate agrees to bring in maximum reached in January, 1915. Tpecially designed light wagon fitted with.n this end the Russian Government permits ack. The piercing of the stems released a the reservation of territories by 23,000 flow of juice, and the hands of the collect ra German reservists. Forty per cent of were stained black with the sticky liquid. the products go to the banks, 40 per cent," to the Soviets for export and 20 per cent. see reserved for sale to the population and for the needs of the army.
Second. The Donetz coal basin is te belet to the Stanes financial group for First impressions of the personalities a period of afteen years, exploitation who compose the Chinese Commision me heitg under direct control of the German distinctly favourable: more particularly General Staff Council, The Russians is the Chinese Government, to be congratu. conceded the right to the Germans to Iated on their selection of air. Liang as bring a labour army of 5.000 qualified their principal delegate. From" conversa-workers. Owing to the unsatisfactory tion one would judge him to be a man of condition of the mines no production wide experience, bread-minded, deter limit is fixed. Fifty per cent, of the ecal mined, of course, to defend his country's goes to the Government and the rest, to interest to the utmost, yet able and pre
the concessiónaires.. pared to see and recognize both sides of a question or disputed point. It is a happy augury for the future of Wei. baiwel and its people, both British and have come and have been received in a Chinese, that the Chines Commissioners petroleum fields. friendly a spirit. In an atmosphere of cordial co-operation it ought to be possible, as Mr. Liang puts it, for the representatives of both nations to meet at a round table and arrive at a settle ment, satisfactory to all who have inter, ests to be protected."
Third.-Colonization
rf Kuban by a treaty by 1,000 German reservists, with the right reserved to these colonists to dispose of all concessions in the Maikop
IN THE DETIXO SHED.
When the wagon was fully loaded, the driver turned out of the field, crossed, the rad, and proceeded with his accumulation of plaats to an enormons drying shed with a bigb-timbered roof and canvas walls. Hers more men were waiting to receive the green tobacco, and amange the laden laths in five tiers in the upper part of the shed. Holes had been dug in the ground below. for the laying of wood fires, and when the shed is full of cut plants the fires will be.. lighted to sterilize the leaves. The flants will hang for six weeks, and about the beginning of October will he removed to a rehandling shed for the final processes necessary before the tobacco is packed into drams for dispatch to the mand facturers.
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There has been a certain amount of scoffing at the blea of establishing a Britisk Fourth. Colonization of the Terek tobacco-growing industry, but the Hamp. district with 13,000 German reservists asshire experiment has already shown that the concessionaires with 23 per cent of the plants can be successfully cultivated in this Grobni oil wells granted to the Erupp country Mr. A. J. Brandos, of Redfields, interests and the balance remaining in Church-Crookham, who is responsible for the hands of H. Kraasis for disposal in the undertaking, has twenty-three arres other quarters.
under tobacco this year, and he estimates. that the yield of dried leaf per sore will be
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RADER'S ADMISSION.
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Mr. Giles, Consul General at Tsinaofu, M. Radek's report on concessions nearly eight hundred pounds in weight. A RUSSIAN VIEW,
who with the Acting Commissioner, Mr. begins: We now: turn to the most This means that he is producing about A. P. Blunt, and Commander E. Collins, essential third section. These additions eighteen thousand pounds of tobacco, and SHANGHAI,October 2nd. RN, will represent British interests on to the Treaty are recompense for Gert while, under existing conditions, tho fa a recent conversation with a for-
the joint Commission, is due to arrive in many's vast military and economie aid, enterprise is not commercially remunerative, a few days. The date for the formal which we already begin to receive. he.bas no difficulty in disposing of the crop. While the Opposition Press given eredit; Yusuf Kemal, the Angora Foreign eigh official, M. Jensen, the Foreign opening of the conference, and the pro- The German Committee of Military The best of the "bright" tobacco-young for the improved outlink to General Sir Minister. has sent
messo Minister at Chira, is quoted as saying that arranged. The owly arrived Commis- cessions in South-east Russia should be a light golden tobacco comparing favourably cedure to be followed at it, have yet to be Experts insist on a condition that con- leaves which, eured by artificial heat, give Charles Harington's sagacious handling, the early opening of the price coo the breakdown of the conference at Changtaining the views of leading members of anucciors, and that colonization should as it is sent from the farm for the manu
Poincare, saying that he anticipates
are at the moment busy in as allowed German "manufacturers and with Rhodesian produce is being used the Coalitionist organ, Daily Chaiele, cessation of military operations which chun was due, firstly, to the refusal of the the Chinese community -declares that the incalculable" disaster were developing in the direction of Con, Russians to give exclusive concessions to
begin of lands which are to play the role facture of Hampshire cigarettes. Darker of raising food to supply the territories leaves find a ready sale for blending of the loss of the freedom of the Straits Greek forces.
stantinople and Chanak in pursuit of
He requests the Greek the Japanese in Sagulin; secondly to
in the event of a lasting campaign.. purposes.
CA, SEVENTEENTH CENTURT LYDUSTRY.
a
ference, "and promises the immediate
AN ADMINISTRATIVE ENTITY, N The present area of the Territory is com-
tracies-Woodeng and Fungcheng--and
A CIVICAL FORMULA.
bag been averted by the firm and revison. evacuation of Thrace, and promises a their refusal to sell or lease to Japanese posed of parts of two hsien, or magThe report then sumerates the con-
able stand which the British Government alone had the courage to make. The fact that 175,000 refugees have already been shipped from Smyrna and that the evacuation of refugees is still proceeding smoothly bas given general satisfaction.
CONSTANTINE'S ABDICATION SINCERE AND FINAL,
Avans, Uctober 1st. King George has assured the members of the revolutionary committee that his
reply to the Allied Note in a few dayı. TURKS AGREE TO TEMPORARY ALLIED OCCUPATION OF THRACE, CONSTANTINOPLE, October 1st. Ismet Pusha is to represene Kemal Pasha at Mudania in consequence of the necessity of Kemal proceeding to Angoru
The Turks have agreed to the suggestion to despatch Allied troops to Thrace during the process of transition. The High Com missionera are sending French mission to Adrianople, an Italian mission to Burgas, and a British mission to Rodosta to protect the inhabitants and safeguard
father's decision to abdicate is sincere monuments. and final.
CABINET MAKING DIFFICULTIES
AT ATHENS.
Axuzsa, October 2nd.
AUSTRALIAN LABOUR THREAT.
MELBOURNE, October 1st. Labour's Commonwealth' Council al Action has issued a manifesto declaring that Mr. Hughes bas dishonoured the solemn promise that the recent wär
part of Saghalin; and thirdly to the Russian refusal to admit that the northern part of Soghalis was not a part of Niberia,
JAPANESE EVACUATION OF SIBERIA.
Shanghai, October 2nd.
A Japanese official dispatch reports that Japanese troops on September 27th evacuated the Decastries Peninsula, thus completing evacuation of the mainland
opposite Saghalin..
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U.S. DESTROYER FLEET AT ·
SHANGHAI.
SHANGHAI, October 2nd.
MI. Politis has refused the Foreign which cost sixty thousand Australia'n
Admiral Anderson, aboard the Huron, Ministry, expressing the opinion that the
lives, would be the last, by servile with new Cibinet should be colourless M
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In the veiled commands of acquiescence the Finance British Imperialists to plunge Australia arrived to-day on a three weeks' visit, Ministry for a similar season.
GREEK POLITICIANS UNDER
ARREST,
It has been decided to send M. Goucari and the Greek politicians recently arrest- ed by the revolutionary Committee to an salam selected by themselves, pending) trial,
TURKISH
PRINCES AND
into another war.
The manifesto threatens to organise a general strike or take other · summary action to prevent the manufacture of munitions and the fransport of troops.
AUSTRIA'S INDEPENDENCE..
ITALY AS AN OBSTACLE.
LONDON, October 1st. PRINCESSES SENT TO NAPLES.
Lord Balfour's insistence on the inde pendence of Austria in connection with MALTA, October 2nd- the loan mentioned earlier is explained Three Princes and three "Princesses of by Observer's correspondent" at the Ottoman Royal Family, who arrived Geneva, who says that apparently Italy! here from Constantinople, have departed for Naples,
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FATAL FIRE AT A CINEMA IN JAPAN.
Torvo, October 2nd...
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A picture boase at Kawara-machi, in Aomori Province, was burnt down on September 30th during the exhibition some economy propaganda films, under the auspices of the Department of Com munications.
Owing to the film catching on fire, the which is one of the four guarantors of audience numbering one thousand, many 50 percent of the loan, desires that the Control Commission shall not be under of whom were children, got into a panic the League of Nations but under the with the result that 16 were killed and. guarantors of the lean, which will meas
that Austria's independence will have 14 injured, gone. It is hoped that Italy will alter her attitude, but, if not, the other three
The whole country is anxiously waiting gaarantors-Britain, France and Ciecho
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was once grown on a very large scale în across the Island. According to Sir the Stinner group to take part in them. England. There was a time in the earen Frank Swattenham's official report, Wei- M. Radek says the first signs of military teenth century when the plant was cul haiwei was a colder Aden, barren success would mean the rise of the pro- tirated in thirty-s of our counties. Is and treeless," the soil everywhere full letariat in Germany, declaring in his 1660, however, the growing tobacco was of sand.". There was only one well-to-do usual cynical phraseology: The political prohibited by Act of Parlament, and it family in the Territory! Another formula is thus: the coal concessions are was not until 1910 that cultivating was authority declared that there zo sacrifiord to Herr Stinnes's capital to help again permitted. In that year the Asquith deatand for decent roads, for the inhabit the Red Army and to help the German Government decided to encourage tabacco. ants were "too poor to use carts! Those proletariat to help the world revolu growing experiments, and went to the who are familiar with the conditions of tion."
extent of granting a protective rebate of 30 those far-off days will recognize that the
per cent. of the existing duty. This was" gradual transformation which has taken
satisfactory to the growers, but the prin plete as it is remarkable. It is not sur-made in Barma, recently, many interest and in 1913 the system of relief from place, materially and socially, is as com As a result of important excavations ciple of a rebate had its political opponente, prising, therefore, that local opinion is ing. finds were unearthed. One was the duty was abandoned, and a grant of discovery of frescoes on the walls of the 30,000 from the Development Commis strongly in favour of preserving the pre Kyanzittha Care at Pagan, some of which sion substituted. Payment of the grant Bent boundaries of the Territory as an administrative entity and there is a pro-represent Mongol personages of the involved, however, the formation of ability that the wish of the people in this Year 1257, the date of the Mongul occu-
the Commission, could "nof particular will be granted. But they Another fresco discovered, shows mother complications which led to half
pation of Pagan under Kublai Khan society, as
assist individual growers, and there wore further and would greatly prefer that a metrical pattern, in which crosses occupy form of "böme rule" be conferred on the district, with power to maintain its these crosses that with the invading ministrative expenses.
a prominent place. It is deduced from the grant being swallowed up in ad- own police, a volunteer force for its own Chinese troops were a number of Christ not successful, and the acreage under. protection, etc. It is, however, not probian warriors. able that the Central Government will agree to this.
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The scheme was
tobacco, which had reached' 140 acres, declined in two years to about forty acres. Then came the war, and for four years tobacco-growing had, to be entirely suspended while the inad was If adequate funds are not placed at used for food production." the disposal of the proposed municipality, and if foreign representation on it is not very interesting experimental stage, gets no To-day the industry, which is now in s miticiently strong to insist, on an efficient assistance from the State, and there is a sanitation, on competent medical atten- which proved so beneficial in the years from police under a foreign inspector, on sound strong case for a renewal of the rebate, dance, etc, this particular proposal may 1910 to 1913. If there is to be an English our oldest residents, "Weihaiwei will be scale, it is felt that it must be protected in be dismissed as farcical. To quote one of tobacco-growing industry on an extensive its initial stages, not only against American,
washout!"
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"THE WASHINGTON ABRANGKMENTS," When in February it became known that the unexpected was to happen and that Weihaiwei was to be restored to the "com plete sovereignty of China," those Bri- and for, are engaged in business or pro- tons who hold property in the Territory fessional purauits, fearing, with reason, their property, signed a petition to their a general depreciation in the value of Government praying for protection of Bajtish interests and compensation for
It is rumoured that the Chiness. Govern but also against Dominion tobacco. There proved losses. In his reply the Secretary; of State for the Colonies asserts that, in ment intends sending a force of 1,500 is a preference of one-sixth of the duty. his opinion, there will be no losses if the soldiers to the Territory to replace the allowed in respect of Empire-grown tobacco, "Washington arrangements are carried company of Indian soldiers and the mili- but the Dominion growers, with their more out This extraordinary assertion is all tary police who form our garrison. The suitable climate and long experience, can the mors inexplicable for the reason that, reputation of the individaal who passes on level terms with English growers sell so far as we know, ap definite "arrang known both to the Chinens and to for
for a soldier.in China in only too well at a lower price. muts" were made at Washington. Mr. Winston Churchill probably has in mind signers. We do not want him we would certain suggestions made by the chief infinitely prefer to dispense with his British delegate, Earl Balfour, who in "protection." announcing that, now that the rest of the province of Bhantung was handed
According to a Reuter's message from back under suitable conditiona
Peking, "the questions to be dealt with" Great Britain proposed to hand back by the Commission include "perhaps, the oa Weibaiwei under like suitable condi- quation of China's willingness to have tions," added that there were "cartain Weihaiwei linked by rail with the hinter matters of detail to be arranged. land." There should be no "perhaps" before transfer could be effected." To the about it, for it cannot be too strongly in civilian, the more important of Earl Balsisted that there is one thing, and only four's proposals are, (1) safeguarding one thing, that can save the port for of foreign property rights," (2) "adequate gradual decay and final extinction, and of plants best suited to our soil, and to e representation of foreign interests in that is, to give effect to Earl Balfour's Lablish the industry on a sound basis, the municipal affairs," (3) " some intimation suggestion. No unbiased observer, fami Government will eventually treat tolRoco of willingness on the part of China to
liar with the peculiar conditions that pre-growing in the same spirit as that which is link up Weihaiwei with the hinterland,"
vail here, could possibly reach a different leading to the development of sugar-beet (Continued at foot of next colspan:) conclusion, or antertain another opinion. I cultivation.
to hear what steps General Harington has Slovakia-will take bver the whole 80 per
At the Women's International League taken as the result of his instructions to cent. The remaining 20 per cent, could be for Peace and Liberty, at Lugano, Mr. demand the Turkish evacuation of the easily guaranteed. Belgium has already Bertrand Russell, the mathematician and nentral zone. The Cabinet, appareatly, agreed and it is expected that Switzer-philosopher, "delivered a lecture was equally unenlightened-until-last land will agree. night, and nothing has been permitted to
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leak out as to what transpired at its FRENCH SEAMEN'S STRIKE, midnight meeting, Unconfirmed reports from Paris, however, indicate that the DOCKERS AND COALHEAVERS ACT
situation is somewhat easier as the result" of a message from M. Franklin Bouillon flecting a more conciliatory attitude.on Komal Pasha's-paste
Lord Cavan and Air-Marihal Trenchard attended the midnight council, while Admiral Beasty was in telephonic com munication.
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MARAMILLES, October 1st, With the object of helping the striking seamen; dockera and coalheavers have re fused to handle cargots or to coal vessels, manned by naval mpa,
Modern China. The lecturer, who, re- turned last you from an extensive loctur- tour in the Far East, declared that if Europeans continued this present policy in China he would become a great militariat country, although, she was not that yet, and perhaps all that constituted the beauty of Chinees civilisation would be destroyed for øver.
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It is pointed out that in France to-day there are 32,000 seres under tobacco, and they are all farmed by small men. A. rebato of one-third of the fall duty, or an additional sixth in the existing circumstances, would, it is contended, result in a very considerable development of tobacco-growing in England, and provide employment for a large number of people. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has received a deputation on the subject, but has not so far sein bis way to make the concesion, but it is still hoped that during the period of about ten years which would be required to determine definitely the type
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