SZECHIA
TROOPS
ADVANCE.
CAPTURE OF ICHANG EXPECTED.
CITY BOMBARDED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGRAI, April 17.
GROWING ALARM IN TSINAN.
WOMEN SENT' TO TSINGTÃO.
CHINA HESITATES TO TAKE CONTROL.
[TERCUON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
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Reports from Hankow are that the forces under the Szechuan
PEPINO, April 17. General Liu Hsiang are said, to In accordance with instructions have advanced to a point five from Nanking, Sun Liang Cheng miles from Tchang, the capitulation did not enter Tsinan as arranged of which town is expected within yesterday, and has withdrawn "his 24 hours.
troops to Taian and Tsining.
A Government Naval Squadron is bombarding the city, and aero- planes are recornoitring in the in- terior, reporting by wireless the mavements of Tao Chan's and Eu Taung Tu's forces. ...
Staunch Alkesi
(Fah Te Fat Poo.)
It is reported that when the
SHANGHAI, April 17.
Szechiaess troops, about 15,000 strong, neared Tchang, Chiang Kai Shek ordered them to quit the locality, which was then taken over by Nanking troops. Troops have been, detailed to prevent the Sze- chunaese troops from marching eastward.
It is said that, due to a mis understanding, a 'clash occurred on Monday between Szechuan and Nanking troops. The situation has been restored to normal.
Earlier Reports. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
HANKOW, April 17. The report that Bghting has broken out
at Shasi has been officially confirmed, but hostilities have hitherto been only ol, a skirmishing nature,
It is believed that Marshal Chiang
The disturbed conditions, along the Shantung Railway continue, and Japanese rezidences at Fangtsu have been looted during the recent revolt by the Empeitan members,
Japanese civilians in Shantung
are moving to the coast,
Three hundred women and children left Tainan for Tsingtao on Monday,
same destination.
und 180 from Changtien left for the
It has been arranged for 1,500 more to leave Tsinan to-morrow, but possibly the decision that the Japanese withdrawal will be post- pobed will alter their plans.
Of Short. Duration.
TOKYO, April 17.
In a statement regarding the cir cumstances necessitating the post ponement of the evacuation of Shantung, the Foreign Office emphasises that despite the neces sity of thus complying with the Nationalists' request, it is Atül hoped to be able to carry out the withdrawal within two meaths, as under the originally stipulated to of the Tainan settlement.
This is indicative of a hope that the postponement will be of short duration.
The military are understood to
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY,
GERMANY'S NAVAL SHANGHAI ELECTRIC
SURPRISE
A "POCKET BATTLESHIP."
TREATY RULES DO NOT APPLY.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
NEW YORK, April 17. The new Gorman cruiser Ersatz
Preussen may necessitate a revision of, the Washington Treaty rufes governing ship design.
SOLD.
AMERICANS MAKE BIG CASH DEAL,
BRITISH FINANCIERS ASSOCIATED.
(TERGUGA REUTER'S AGENCY)]
APRIL 18, 1929.
SMALL-POX IN EUROPE.
FRANCE IN A' PANIC,
DRASTIC ORDERS. NOW CANCELLED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, April 18 As a member of the drew of the Anchor liner Tuscania, from Bom- bay, recently died of anall-por in Marseilles, the ship's doctor vac cinated the passengers and crew between Marseilles and Liverpoot." Britain have since been very active The health authorities in Great in keeping in touch with all con- The Ministry of Health an- nounced, on April 13, that 35 cases of imported infection had been notified in London of whom five had died. 1.
·Snangmag, April 17. What is believed to be one of the biggest, if not the biggest, cash deals ever made East of Suez was This is stated in a bulletin issued completed to-day by the rate by the United States Navy Depart. tional Settlement agreeing to as
payers of the Shanghai Interna ment, drawing attention to the percept the offer of the American and formance of this so-called" pocket Foreign Power Company of tacts. battleship," which it is declared has £10,000,000 for Shanghai's Elec a fighting strength greatly superior tricity Department, with plant and to the Treaty class 10,000-ton crui- askets, as a going concern,
The buying company is a sub sidiary of the Electric Bond and Share Company, which operates in 31 states of America, and 17 foreign countries. Its assets are officially stated to be G.81.073.000.000..
sero.
It is pointed out that the Ersatz Preussen has a fuel capacity for
a continuous voyage of 10,000 mica at twenty knots, which is beyond the possibilities of any other rease afloat. She is faster than any existing battleship.
The balletin adds, "It is difficult to see how any vessel except a battle-cruiser could deal with such
ship."
Associated in the deal is ปี
SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA.
SEVENTEEN - COUNTRIES IN
·CONFERENCE.
A COMMON · CAUSE,
**(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
RADIUM SUPPLIES IN BRITAIN.
£200,000 ASKED FOR. PURCHASE.
GOVERNMENT.AID.
"[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, April 18
Loypos, "April 16, including the British Dominions, Delegates of soventeen countries,
The report of the sub-committee India, the United States and most of the Committee on Civil Re European countries, including land, assembled at the Foreign examine national radium require- Soviet Russia, also Japan and Hosearch, appointed in July, 1929, to Office for the opening of the Interments, recommends the appointment national Conference on Safety of Life at Sea convened by the British of National Radium Trustees" to Government with an aim towards hold funds provided by Parliament revising the International Convenor otherwise and purchase and bold tion signed in London in 1914 after radiun for distribution and use by the Titania disaster.
radium commission" whose es-
sident of the Board of Trade read a
Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister. Pre-tablishment is also recommended. message from the King wishing
success to the Conference.
The proceedings thereafter were' private.
were 175 cases in London including It was stated to day that there, twelve passengers from the Tas cania, the latter suffering from a virulent type of the disease. British group including Mr. F. That the alarm has spread to the Dudley Docker, of the Electric and Continent is evidenced by the an-
Alms of the Conference. Railway Finance Corporation; Signouncement of the French Govern- Harry Cassie Holden the Lazard ment that from to-morrow they willp. Cunliffe-Lister, in addressing the British Wireless learns that Sir Brothers, the Whitehall Electric enforce drastic regulations to pre- Investments. Limited, sad the vent smallpox infection and that conference, said Whitehall Trust, Limited.
all mailboats from England must hoist the quarantine flag before entering French ports; the names, with addresses and destination of all passengers must be supplied and each passenger must present a cer tificate of vaccination within the past two months before landing, otherwise they will not be allowed to disembark.
All the boat crews must be vac- cinated forthwith.
SOUTH AFRICAN FLOGGING | <.
CASE.
LASHING DELAYED.
[THHOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PRETORIA, April 17. The flogging penalty in the case of Jack Nafte, the white farmer, convicted of manslaughter of a
by an official application, granted by the Supreme Court, to, deler the lashing until this evening, to enable application to be made to Justice Solomon to review the matter.
THE DISARMAMENT DISCUSSION. SOVIET'S INITIAL SUCCESS.
・・ (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA, April 16, The result of the first discussion
.**
Kai Shek, as head of the National havo decided to retain three of the native has again been suspended of the Disarmament Committee was Government in Nanking, has order; i ed his troops to attack the Kwanzai five vessels chartered for trans faction troops under Generals Huportation of troops. Taung T and Tao Chun, in order to speed up the surrender of the Kwangsi-ites and avoid wasting time in useless negotiations.
Commencement Urged.
CONGRESS...
TOKYO, April 17. It is learned from a reliable source that the military authorities, Opinions expressed are that these after careful investigation, have Kwangsi troops will be unable to decided to inform Mr. Yoshizawa PRES. HOOVER ADDRESSES make much of stand since they that it is escential to commerce the are randwiched between General evacuation of Shantung at the end Liu Hsiang of Szechuan, General of April at the latest, for the pur Chang Fat Fui (of the Ironsides) and General Hsia Too Yin on the pose of completing it by May 27 accordance with the Tsinan east. Therefore, submission of the
agreement. Kwangsi troops is momentarily, ex- pected.
Meanwhile, sailings from Han kow to ports on the Upper Yang- taze River have been suspended..
No News from Changteh. A Nanking naval wireless me inge stated that no further newa has been received from Chaugtch where the A.P.C. installation was wrecked last week and members of the staff captured.
Another
states that General Hu Trung Tu and Tas Chun are still in Shazi,
message
LIU CHEN NIEN BEATS THE REBELS.
CHEFOO REPORTED LOOTED.
(Wah For Fat Pao,)
Sharonai, April 17.
Cheloo was thoroughly looted by the rebel troops on April 12 upon. learning of the arrival of the or argment troops. Nearly all shops.
were victimized.
Rebel troups who were besieging Muping also looted the villages in the vicinity, when the troops of Liu Chen Nien suddenly broke the siege and routed the rebels.
Large quantities of arms and military supplies as well as many rebels, including over fifty White Russians, were captured.
FRESH CONFERENCE
· RUMOURED.
(ah Faz Tat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, April 17.
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War Office. Orders...
TOKYO, April 17. The Commander of the Japanese Garrison in Shantung has been telegraphically instructed by the Japanese War Office to postpone the evacuation of troops in accord
a decision arrived at ance with yesterday.
It is understood that the Japan ese Government is drawing up a statement explaining the reasons necessitating the postponemeat.
The Status of Tsingtao.
SHANGHAI, April, 17. It is reported that in accordance with an unpublished annex to the Tainan Agreement, Tsingtao will be made a special municipal district.
Chiang Controls the Railway.
SHANGHAI, April 177; With the exception of portions of the vicinity of Tsinanfu, which are
still patrolled by Feng Yu Hajang's troops, Chiang Kai Shek new con- trols the Tsinan-Pukow Railway.
MALCOLM CAMPBELL'S
SPEED BID.
CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS.
(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]
CAPETOWN, April 17. Captain Malcolm Campbell, who will make an attempt on the motor speed record, has left for Vernenk
REVISION OF TARIFFS,
FARM BOARD TO BE CREATED.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.]
a success for the Soviet delegation inasmuch as the Soviet plan for general disarmament is to be the first subject of discussion.
The Turkish delegates have sub mitted a scheme which provides for the fixing of the maximum effective forces required for the defence of each of the great Powers. States possessing forces, above the maxi mum agreed upon must reduce them but States below the maximum will not be allowed to increasc.
Sweeping Proposals,
Astonishment in London. The beads of tourist organisa tions in London, astonished at the new order, say that it will deal a heavy blow to France's trade in Continental traffic generally and result in a practical stoppage of all passenger traffic to France and be pond, as the public will not get vaccinated in order to go to the Continent except those compelled by business.
The report estimates that about. at present available in the country twenty-five grammes of radium are
and recommends the acquisition de- iore the end of 1930 of an additional: twenty grammes.
ditional supplies of any quantity.
It says that the Belgian Congo is at present the only source of ad- The Trustees should number "The purpose of this coufer-eleven, including the Minister of ence is to review the Convention Health, Presidents of medical socie- of 1014, and we assemble almost ties and should appoint a Radium on the anniversary of the Titania Commission." disaster which was the immediate I recommenda a public appeal cause of the last conference. That for funds, estimated at £200,000 to
was, of the conference
greatest purchase radium, the Government novel and am contributing pound for pound. value. It was
Mr. Churchill in the House of bitious experiment and sought to
Commons sanounced that the Gov- Most of the
ernment accepted in principle the recommendation as regards the es tablishment of an organisation and was prepared to contribute pound for pound to the maximum of £100,000.
1
cover a wide field.
questions affecting the safety of passenger ships came within its purview. That conference dispersed and within six months came the cataclym of the Great War. And now we are met again, all allics in a common cause of humanity and the very experience of the war will be applied in aid of this pacific task. The work which lies before you can be summed up in a sentence.
You meet to review the conclu-
sions reached 15 yengs ago in the
Replying to Mr. Macdonald, Mr. Churchill said the Government did pot apprehend that the announce- ment would seriously affect the price of radium.
light of the knowledge and experi Telegrams in Brief.
ence gained in those critical years. devoted to problems of construction Much time and study have been and provisional conclusions bave been tested by the actual applica tion to new ships.
Former Governor Alfred E Smith, Democratic candidate for president in the 1998 campaign, haa been elected a member of the board Importance of Wireless...
of directors of the Consolidated Great developments. have taken Indemnity & Insurance Co. He recently was elected a director of place in wireless telegraphy.
the Metropolitan Insurance Co.
Right Hon. Sir Thomas Smartt, The death is announced of the KCMG, who was Secretary of Agriculture in the Union of South Africa from 1991 to 1924.
Air Passengers Tool The French small-pox regulations, to be enforced on Thursday, apply GENEVA, April 17. to air passengers us also to all At the Disarmament Committee travellers mere traversing France-
merely meeting Tewfik Rushdi Bey, the travellers
traversing Turkish Foreign Minister, urged
France. the examination of the Turkish plan
Imperial Airways, Limited, are for disarmament on the basis of arranging to vaccinate all passen WASHINGTON, April 16.
gers at Croydon. Steamer passen- Wireless is becoming-if it has The creation of a Federal Farm equality, with other schemes, Board, as well as the limited - Minister to Faris, euphasised the 2,000 cross daily from England to portant element in the safety of Hussein Khanal, the Persiangers will be done aboard. About not already become the most im- vision of the tariff and the reor
life at sea. To-day it not only in ganisation of the Tariff Commissionportance Persia attached to the France.data,
British Embassy Note. suren greater safety of the ship' were the outstanding recommenda reduction of Armaments. tions of President Hoover's message Soviet Disarmament Scheme, pro- M. Litvinoff then outlined the
which carries it but it makes her PARIS, April 17. " te Congress....
The British Embassy handed the potential saviour of her sister ships Cover mid that the Board riding inter alia for the abolition French Foreign Office Note science come in to reinforce and he suggested would investigate the of bombing aeroplanes and diri- morning urging the suspension of causes of the agricultural depresies, and destruction of all bombs the vaccination regulations, pend make more effective the oldest tradi-
Government que million sion and would be charged with which can be dropped from the air, ing further consideration of the tion and practice of men who sail lands
guilders in respect of claims of the finding sound remedies. It would the manufacture of which would be matter, and consultation between the seas.
prohibited. The scheme also pro
On these and other problems you | Dutch fishing industry owing to the have authority and resources to vides for the prohibition of chemical
bring to bear individual and collec-action of the British authorities in apply those remedies.
tive experience which is unrivalled. war time. He proposed that the Board warfare and destruction of poison should be equal in importance to a factories. the Inter-State Commerce Commis mon and the Federal Reserve Beard,
President
Hoover, emphasiad that in determining changes in the tariff, account must be taken of the
broad interests of the whole coun-
try, including American trade re lations with other countries..
He declared that no discrimina- tion against a foreign industry was involved in equalising the diference in costs of production at home and abroad..
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He also urged that the salaries of the Tariff Commissioners should be higher so that the Government would be assured of getting men of broader attainments: -
Equally, he thought that in the organisation, the basis in which the Commission made recommenda- tions to the President for adminis and most impatient to get histrative changes in the rates of duty
Pan.
"He is most confident of success,
It is rumoured in Tientsin that attempt at the land speed record 'Chiang Kai Shek will soon go finished. North, and summon Yen Hai Shan, Feng Yu Hsiang and Chang Hanch Liang for an important conference on the general situation.
SEARCHING VESSELS AT
AWOOSUNG.
PROTEST TO BE MADE.
'[TKROOCH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, April 17.
FRENCH TRAIN SMASH. EXPRESS DRIVER UNDER ARREST.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, April 17. Eight people were killed, and 21 injured in a train disaster at Hals, It is understood that the Consular Brabant. The express from Paris .Body. has wired the Diplomatio came into collision with a goods
Body a Peping requesting the train.. latter to protest to the Chinesa The engine-driver of the express Foreign Ministry against the de- has been arrested. It is stated he mand of the Garrison Commander over-ran the signals,
at Woosing for the right to search
all vessels entering Woosung, which
ja allegedly violation of the
privileges in connection with WINDING UP COTTON YARN
navigation granted, to the various Powera
EDUCATIONAL AIDS
NEW INSTITUTE TO BE ESTABLISHED.
ASSOCIATION,
-MEMBERS' DECISION.
-(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, April 17.
should be made more automatic and more comprehensive so that the time required for the determina tions of the Commission would be greatly shortened and many second- ary changes in the tariff could wail
Viscount Sato thought that the Soviet scheme went beyond the framework of the committee, whilst Couns Bernstorf urged the com- mittee to take into account the use. ful Russian suggestions.
that the Soviet plan was imprac M. Massigui (France), contended
ticable.
HJS MAJESTY. PAYS VISIT NEAR BOGNOR.
"{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Apri 18. — The King and Queen had a motor. drive this morning from Craigweil House for a mile and a half to Colnbrook House, where they were received by Mrs. Ricardo.
They spent some time walking in the beautiful grounds. has driven out since he went to This is the first time His Majesty Bognor
the two Governmentą.
Regulations Suspended.
LATER.
The French Government's amall- Fox regulations have been suspend ed until further notice.
pond the arder was reached by the
A decision provisionally to aus
Cabinet this morning after con- sideration of the British Note.
M. Loucheur, Minister of Health, explained the position to the Cabinet, and admitted that local Port Authorities had applied to the International Sanitary Conven- tion without referring to him.
French and British health author- ities will confer as to precautionary" measures.
Thus the latest discoveries of
A
Chäirman Elected,
showing that the British Govern- A White Paper has been issued ment has agreed to pay the Nether.
The
Secretary for Air (Sir On the proposal of Mr. Wallace Samuel Hours) stated in, the House Whitehead, of the United States of Commons that he hoped the delegation, Vice Admiral Sir Hairship R100 would be able to fly delegation, took the chair. Richmond, Chairman of the British to Canada and the R101 to India
some time during the Autumn.
SOVIET AND BRITISH 'PLANES.
MAY BUY CIVIL MACHINES.
"Mostly Mild Cases, There-are-now-209-esses of small- pox in London also 31 "suspects Secretary
under observation.
"
for
The Senate without a vote bas confirmed the appointment of General Charles Dawes as Ameri- can Ambassador to London.
in the
The congress of Greek Women sitting at Missolunghi has issued a strong protest against the propos HOME TRADE WITH RUSSIA. ed government bill giving women the suffrage. The protest declares [DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
that participation of women politics would do harm to LowDox, April 16, family life of the nation. Mr. G. Locker-Lampeon, Under- The French Minister of War Mons.
Foreign Afairs, Painleve had a nasty fall when.. There are no further victims from stated in the House of Commons attending a ceremony in a country He was immediately convey- the Tuscania, the number of which today, in reply to a question, that town, cases remains at 12 The Tuscanishe understood negotiations had ed back to Paris, cases are virulent but most of the Government and a British aircraft sunk in a storm off the Dalmatian taken place between the Soviet The Soviet steamer, Unt, has others are of a milder type...
company with a view to the supply coast. The crew of 37 was drowned to Russia of a considerable number in sight of the share. The severe The British-India liner Mashobra of seroplanes.
storm made rescue work impossible. arrived in Marseilles on April 13
No heence was required to export
A motor car, containing five with two Lascare suffering from troplanes from this country.I
however, the aeroplanes were fitted people, all members of the same cluding Lord Burnham (of the with any
family, collided with a train near Babenhausen, Hessia, when the car Simon Commission) who was re- machine guns · turning to England from India, mountings, a licence would be returned turtle, its tank exploding were vaccinated, and arrangements "quired before that armament could immediately. All were burned to
death. have been made to supervise the be exported. movements of passengers and crew after the Mashobra's, arrival in London on April 20.
Lascars Affected.
be left to the action of the Com- ROY CHAPMAN ANDREWSmall-pox. All the passengers, in-
mission.
A Session's Work.
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President Hoover's message also expressed agreement with the Congressional leaders' views that the session should be limited to the
consideration of Farm Relief measures, and fimited changes in. the Tariff rates.
The exceptions would include the enactment of Bills for taking the 10-yearly census" and the re-appor tionment of seats in the House.
POLITICAL PLOT IN PORTUGAL.
ย
EX-PREMIER ARRESTED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,
LIBBON, April 10. It officially announced that ex- Premier Antonio Maria. Da Silva and a number of others concerned in a plot against the Government have been arrested,
ANNOYED, ás
ASIATIC EXPEDITION HELD UP.
IMPOSSIBLE DEMANDS.”
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEKING, April 16. American explorer, stated to Beuter Mr. Roy Chapman Andrews, the that the Peking Cultural Society is now making such impossible de mands on the Central Asiatic Ex- pedition that it is likely the expedi tion will be unable to go to Mongo lis this year Ile said:
·· A TRANS-ARCTIC AIR
SERVICE..
DR. NANSEN'S SCHEME.
THROUGH BHUTER'S AGENCY.]
BERGEN, April 18." "This Society demands that we Dr. Nansen, the noted explorer, spond all the money, do all the has returned from America, where work and give everything we find be has been negotiating in connec to Chins, in addition to paying the tion with the proposed trial flight expenses of three Chinese scientists of the Graf Zeppelin to America to proceed to Mongolia, and after vid the Arctic in connection with At an informal meeting in Man-
warda taking them to America for the proposed trans-Arctic airship RETURNED BOXER FUNDS..
chester of members of the Cotton
two years and again paying all their service between Europe and Yara Association it was decided by
expenses."
America. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCE, Į
87 votes. to 41 to instruct the
Mr. Andrews declares that unless Interview, Dr. Nansen expressed NANKING, April 17. directors to wind up the Associa Ex-Premier Domingos Pereira conditions are modified, he will not the opinion that Fairbanks, Alaska, The Central Government has de tion.
and ex-Minister Daniel Rodrigues atir a foot in Mongolia preferring was the best site for & mooring cided to establish, se part of the There must be, however, at least are wanted by the police to return to America with the work mast. Negotiations are proceeding Paris University system, a China "two "further, meetings, at which 75 thercasent
bath of the expedition uncompleted.
with the American authorities. Institute of Construction. per cent, of the votes have to be Rumours of a Monarchist plot
Certain American newspapers The expenses, $500,000, will be in favour of the decision, before are denied and it is declared that
have proposed that the mooring appropriated from the returned the winding up can be acoom the Army and Navy will support
mast on the European side be erect French Boxer indemnity.
plished.
the Government.
ed at Leningrad.:
A deadlock exists now and the
Peking Cultural Society is ceier ring the matter to the National Government in Nanking.
armament,
such as machine-gun
Miss Helen Wills, American tennis star, has informed the Dutch tennis association that she is to be.. presented at Buckingham Palace May, and cannot reach Holland in time to prepare for the big Amsterdam tournament,
No application for licence to ex- port such material to the Soviet Government had been received ze- cently. It was not the policy of the British Government to impose ro. strictions upon the export of civil aircraft to foreign countries.
The President of the Board of Trade stated that imports from raised to preserve Stonehenge for Sufficient public funds have been Russia to this country for the last the British nation by the purches twelve months amounted in rounding of the outlying land which was figures to £21,500,000. Exports threatened with sale for building, from this country to Russia amount development.de ed to £2,700,000 and re-experts to £2,084,000.
Former United States, Secretary of States, Mr. Elihu Root was re- ceived" by Foreign Minister M. Aristide Briand with whom he had an extended conversation,
country
TEXTILES IN MEXICO.
Investigations recently made con-
The census recently taken cerning the progress of the textile throughout Lithuania including the industry in this country show that Memel district gives" the total
the there are at present 144 cotton spin population of ning and weaving mills, employing 2,318,075 of whom 1,108,504 are altogether over 41,000 workers, of males. Last year's increase of the whom nearly 2,000 are children. population amounted to 30,247
The production amounts to near- ly 20,000 tons. In the 29 woollen textile mills, 6,800 workers are em ployed The total capital invested in both branches is over 68 million резов
The Holy Bee officially denies that the State Becretary of tho Vatican, Cardinal Gasparri, in negotiating with representatives of the Soviet Government for the conclusion of an agreement.