PEACE CONFERENCE
DRAGS ON
FIVE MAIN POINTS UNDER DISCUSSION
JAPANESE DEMAND RIGHT TO FLY OVER CHINESE POSITIONS
(THROUGH REUTEN'S AGENCY.]:
The Peace Conference still drags on.
According to semi-official sources, Ave points are under discus-
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Firstly, The' cessation of hostilities;
Secondly, Ohmase troops to remata" in their present positions for the time being;
Thirdly, The withdrawal of Japanese troops from the occupied
Bread;
Fourthly, The creation of a Joint Commission, to supervise the withdrawal, with neutral aid;
Tifthly, The period during which the agreement shall operate... So far points one and four have been agreed to, but point two is proving discult because the Chinese delegatos are unable to state precisely the present Ohiness positions, and the Japanese demand the right to fly over the Chinese positions for observation”, The third point is also very difficult for, while the Japanese. will readily agres to a date on which their withdrawal shall com. mense to districts adjacent to the Settlement, they refuse to fix a date for withdrawal into the Settlement and the extra Settlement road area in Hongkow.
CURFEW TO END ON MARCH 31
NANKING, Mar. 28 on Thursday after careful do According to a Japanese c0!!! muniqué, an agreement for the liberations, inasmuch as the tens complete creation of hostilitiession is sufficiently eased to justify was reached this morning at the this important step eighth session:
Sino- of "the
Japanese Conference.
Yu Yah Ching, the managing
The Conference again meets on director of the Sanpeh Stemmer
Thursday, when questions dealing
Company and semior Chinese mem-
with the withdrawal of the Japaber of the Council, when interview-
to the racunded area are to be
ese forces and the administration
threshed out
Considerable wrangling is pected, as the points to which the Japanese forces should withdraw have hitherto proved, the main stumbling block.
.SHANGHAILANDERS PLEASED
SHANGHAI, Mar, 29. Shanghailanders whose pleasures and business have been restricted for two months by then tariew, sigh- ed with relief when it was un- nomend that the curfew will be lifted from Thursday.
Cabaret, owners and shopkeepers, who have been the worst sufferers, ave.especially gratined,
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PREDICTED
HONG KONG
BENGAL'S NEW GOVERNOR
STERLING STILL RISES
SON MURDERS HIS PARENTS
ARRIVAL PASSES WITHOUT INCIDENT
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.).
CALCUTTA, March 29, Ceremonies Attending the depar ture of Sir Stanley Jackson on relinquishing his office as Governor of Bengal, and the arrival of Sir John Anderson, his sucoser, pass- ad of quietly as a result of most
elaborate precations taken by the police. All housca along the routes used by officials were probed and guarded. No unseemly incidents
ecourrod
UNEMPLOYMENT IN SHIPPING
OFFICERS AS DECK HANDS.
(Reuter's Special Service.)
LONDON, Mar. 20. A steiking commentary on the noute state of unemployment among Mercantile Marine officers Mas afforded by the Lamport and Holt's 3.8. Lassell arriving at Liverpool Crom the River Plate with her deck hands all certificated noors, who signicy on as able seainen..
The oilers in the engine-room were all certificated engineers:
A
DERBY WINNER DEAD
!! CAPTAIN CUTTLE HAS FATAL FALL
(Reuter's Special Service.)
ROMs, Mar. 28. Captain Cuttle, the winner of
"NEW YORK RATE
$3.821
REMNANT OF MORGAN CREDIT REPAYED."
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
REASON FOR CRIME UNEXPLAINABLE
"Router's Special Service.).
WELLINGTON, March 20. John Corrigan, twenty-three, woke his brother and sister in the night time and told them he had shot his parents while they were sleeping..
years."
WELLING
DOCK
TO BE TESTED ON THURSDAY
(Router's Special. Servion.)
WELLINGTON, March 20, Jubileo Dock, one of the largest in the world which, was constructed on the Tyne and towed here, will be officially tested on Thursday when the liner Tuahine, 10,870 tons, will
New York, Mor, 20. It is announced that Britnia is
No explanation of the set arises ring to-day #30,000,000, the as Corrigan was apparently on the remnant of the Morgan credit. ". best terms with his parents who be dooked:
The demand for sterling was un-were highly respected. The family abated. Yesterday it continued to has resided in the district for forty lead the rise in foreign exchanges which began on Saturday; opening: ab 3.79 dollars, The New York rate elimbed to 3.88), which is of cents abowo the highest point reached on Saturday. It is uncertain, however,, how much of the selling of the dol lar is pooulutive and how much real,
International houses maintain that foreign wolling of American securities has been small.
POLITICIANS QUARREL
RESULTS IN DUEL NEAR CORDOBA.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
HEARTY HANDSHAKE IN
THE COMMONS.
MEETING OF MR. LLOYD GEORGE WITH SIR HERBERT
London, March 18-Mr. Lloyd' George, who is known as "The Father of the House
was given tho heartiest reception from all parts. of the House of Commons to-day upon his first appearance since the General Election and his sevore illness
The Jubilee Deck was brought from England by a crew of eleven and towed at the rate of three miles per bour for 13,827 miles,
THE AUTOMATIC POLICEMAN.
QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY PRESSING A BUTTON.
man has made his appearance in Prague-The automatic police
Prague, and lightens the burdens. of the man in uniform.
LYMPNE CAPE TO
FLIGHT
Mollison Sets Up New Record
"PLANE CRASHES ON SANDY BEACH
There was a dramatic, fniah to Mr. J. A. Mollison's markable daah from Lympne, Aero- trome to Capetown. He landed at
wich Mean Time, having completed approximately 18,94 hours Green
the journey from Lympas in 3 days, 17 hours, 10 minutas, on roughly nine hours better than they previous record, and up by Miss Poggy Salaman and Mr. Gordon Start a few months ago.
An enormous orowd, which had been kept constantly informed of his progress, assembled at the Capetown aerodrom this evening to great the intOpid flier.
He was sighted overhead at 8.94 pm local time and then disappear
It was Intor learned that he had crashed on a beach and that ha machine had boon wrecked.
Shorter Route. Mollison was not injured, but BUENOS AJBES,, Mar. 20.
Immediately after Mr. Lloyd On the main street aa automatic sovorely dazed. He drove by tazisi A duel took place, near Cordoba, taken the oath, an amusing un-of a uniformed official, who has a learned that he had broken Miss George had signed the roll and machine has been placed in charge cut to the aerodrome where he between M. Abalos, ex-Minister of rehearsed incident took place when numbered, list of possible questions, Salaman's record. Public Works during President Mr Lloyd George accidentally end when he presses the required Iregoyen's Government, and Dr.countered Sir Herbert Samuel whom button, if the information is within Enrique Martinez a former Vice he had attacked at a political President of the Republic The lat gathering the previous night. ter received face wounde The affair originated through an account published by Dr. Martinez of the circumstances in which he resigned in the autumn of 1930, sa & sequel M.. Abalos sent his seconds to Dr. Martinez,
"
for a moment but be quickly took Sir Herbert seemed embarrassed Mr. Lloyd George's proffered hand and shook it warmly in full view of the House.
Both joined as heartily as anyone in the general laughter...
ed, predicted a business boom in the 1925 Derby, has died at WOMAN WITH PAST gruta sleeping together night by outdone in helpfulness has opened
tho
near future, following the Marfori stud as the result of a cessation of hostilities,
He gave the opinion that the resumption of trading activities on April 17 by Chinese commercial organisations must prove to be the harbinger of better times, though. the presence of Japanese Marines. in the Hongkow district mäde trades people reluctant to resume operations. N
Mr. Yu stressed the acute short- age of imported goods in the in- terior and the Yangtze, while" in Shanghai the Godowns are filled
fall
old and was sold by Lord Woola- This famous horse was 13 years vington five years ago to an Italian breeder for £40,000,
ป
A
CHILE. OFF GOLD STANDARD
NEW INCONVERTIBLE PAPER MONEY
(Reuter's Special Service.)
SANTIAGO, Mar. 95.
LOSES CASE.
MANAGING MEN FLIRTA TIONS: MR. SMITH'S £100,0002
lost
night as long as you remained at the hotel? No, not every night, but practically everynigiteen
Was there any substantial differ- ence between the terms on which you were with Mr. Smith at Easter, 1930, and those during the time you were living with Mr. Foulis 1-Yes. Mr. Smith had more money.
Except for that, ware the terms much the same as when you lived With Mr. Foulis as his mistress, never lived with Mr. Fouis as his mistress. It was as his wife.
What difference in your relations was there I was engaged to Mr. Smith.
An Interview.
His Wont African
route wa
roughly 8,250 miles from point to the scope of the machine, it will point, about eight hundred mile
lawyers, rostaurants, hat shops, throw out a folder giving, say, less than the distance covered by names and addresses of reliable Miss Salaman and Mr. Store grocers up to the number of 200, dred miles a day and went the
He averaged about fourteen hum and different traders and profesjourney practically without, elep sional men. As all information is Misa Amy Johnson was among given gratis, one suspects that this
the thousands of Easter holiday in just a new and discerning way makers who welcomed him at the of advertising..
perodrome The telephone office, not to be
Details of Finiski. News Exchange, which in time The huge crowd grow more and may supersede the agony column of more anxious when Mollison's the daily Press, for the exchange plane passed overhead and failed undertakes to receive and deliver to swing round and descend as ex- messages either to subscribers at a pected given time, or to inquirera under There was a sort of Hushed pause pseudonym. All one has to do is of waiting, for some considerable drop two crowns into the slot of time, and then a taxib wormed public call box and, after getting its way through the urowd and af into touch with the useful exchangodesed man stumbled out, hardly
aunt," tell one's story, being able to stand on his feett mindful to punctuate each succeed. Ho was taken to a small office ing 200 words which drop from one's which was besieged by the enormous mouth by crown dropped into the crowd, which suddenly realised box.
that the man was Mr. Mollison.
Insensible in Cockpit,
Leave it to the Exchange. No more need to look up time tabbert The exchange will not only It transpired that the machias Referring to an interview in do that, but tell you the skiling bad crashed on a sandy beach in zia's stepfather, Mr. Foulder Smith, it is worth while to go there. Doc.coloured taxi-driver, who rished to and his brother (the defendant), tors can attend the theatre with the wreckage and found Mollites Miss Mackenzie said the object was casy minds, knowing that they will lying unconscious in the cockpit.
that Mr. Ryder Smith should receive any calls made by patientse shook him and brought him, carry out his proposal to marry during their absence, or again the round and helped him to scramble her."
telegram calling onsself home from out of the plane, and then drove to. Mr. Croom Johnson: Did you
a boring visit need not be sent, the the serodrome.legal want Mr. Smith to settle money on exchange, will see to that you in October -Yes.
The woman with a past ker breach of promise action against the rich son of a Knight.
Miss Stella Gladys Margaret Mackenzie, of St. John's-road, Har. row, otherwise known as Foulis (widow)," claimed damages in the to capacity with accumulated goods. The Chilean Government's Bill Ryder Smith, of Queen's Gate, Lon- King's Honch Division from Mr. TRADE BOOM IN SHANHGAT of which delivery bad not been for the reform of the currency and don, a son of the late Sir Henry October, 1930, between Miss Macken-conditions in the mountains and if the darkness of the night, near a
taken.
The improved nancial foreign exchange regulations, pro- sili facilities will assist dealers toviding for the definite abandon. take up the goods ordered. No ment of the gold standard and the Mr. Smith denied promising to (From Our Own Currespondent.) dificulty is anhoisted in shipping catablishment of an convertible marry, Miss Mackenzie, and plended
cargoes up the Yangtsze.
paper money, has been passed by alternatively that if the promise
was given he was justified in refus Losses during the period of
buth Houses of Parliment hostilities have run into millions,"
It is expected to become lawing to carry it out. He also plead this week.
ed that an agreement was induced by fraud.
After Miss Mackenzie had been cross-examined Lord Howart, the Lord Chief Justice, announced that in his opinion there was no cor- roboration of the alleged promise to marry, and that therefore judg ment must be given for Mr. Smith, with costs..
SHANGHAI, March 29. The Municipal Council have de- finitely decided to lift the curfew
MANCHURIA
COMMISSION
THE STATUS OF DR. KOO"
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Mar. 28. According to Prese reports from Mukden, the Manchoukuo Govora. ment is raising objections to Dr. Wellington Koo avcompanying the League Commission to Manchurin,
It is stated that before the Chinese Assessor is permitted on Manchurian soil, he must clarify his official status...
Moreover, he will be allowed to enter Manchuria only as a neutral observer laying no claim to official representation of the people of Manchuria
..
The report is indignantly do nounced by the Shanghai Chinese
newspapers.
!
GRATITUDE FOR FIGHTING
MEN.
封
JAPANESE HOUSE OF PEERS NOTE OF APPRECIATION.
Tokyo, March 18-A noto ex- pressing gratitude to the Japanese army and navy for its services in Manchurig and Shanghai was de cided upon yesterday at a joint meeting of members of the House of Peers. The meeting took place
SALZBURG'S UNWANTED
PIGEONS
NOVEL SCHEME FOR THEIR EXTERMINATION
(Reuter's Special Service.)
VIENNA, March 20. Citizens of Salzburg have for a long time been trying to evolve a human method for killing off pigeons, whose rapid propagation is a great nuisance to the town. Many methods for exterminating the surplus birds have been examined,
Was anything said about money at the interview - do not think my stepfather broached the subject
a settlement
Did you ever tall Mr. Foplis about your past life-There was nothing to tell him except about a fow Birtations such as any young girl might have.
Fur Cost Gift After Writ It is clementary in actions for breach of promise," said Lord Foulis promised to marry you?
Are you suggesting that Mr. Hewart, that there must be cor- Yes. roboration."
at headquarters of the Kenkyukai, none being found entirely satisfa He added that since the writ in
ness meeting of the House of Peers are to be intoxicated.
Grains of coat.
4
The exchange will take a friendly interest in the birthday of the rich rotation and convey congratulations on the proper day, and quite rea sonably it might be pressed into the service of the shy young man so xious to propose.
17 KILLED IN STAMPEDE IN TEMPLE.
IDOL.
Mollison's eyes were blood-shot He was absolutely exhausted to and his speech almost coherent the point of collapen
Reuter's representative, he learned In a short interview with his success, and said By Jove! I am glad I hold the Colonial res cords."
He explained that he attempted to land on the beach because ha could not face the glare of the lights of the aerodrome,
He had seen all his instruments/
owing to nerve strain.
**Wonderful Hero."
to death in
Miss Amy Johnson, amid thun- Patna (Bihar, India).-Seventeen derous cheers, greeted Mollison, persons were crushed and trampled saying: You wonderful hero
franzied rush of Mollison then asked by how much pilgrims at the shrine at Arrers he had beaten the record and when Temple..
told said: “ Exoellent,
Police were on duty at both the outer and inner gates, but the crowd over-powered them and fost ed" their way into the shrine in a
kenzie, said he relied on a letter of Foulis-I think there were.
Mr. C. Doughty, for Miss Mac-after your association with Mr.
Were there divorce proceedings DISASTER AT SHRINE OF AN in duplicate in the last two daya
Mr. Smith's in which he said: "We shall be very happy together, you live I was.
Were you a party to them 7-1 be- and 1."
Smith that you could "manage
Did you ever tell Mr. Ryder: a party of the Upper House, and it tory. But now a bright idea is being this action was issued Mr. Smith will be presented belone the buss put into operation. The pigeons had given Miss Mackenzie a furen-I might have done.
In a letter to Miss Mackenzie, on March 23 for approval. A brief wheat impregnated with strong!
Lord Hewart: Are you suggesting wrote
said Mr. Johnson, Mr. Ryder Smith translation of the proposed noto liquor are to be scattered in the that because a man gives a woman: states! "The House of Peers Cathedral Square and other places a fur coat it is evidence of his in-nhout himself).
"I am very sorry I told you wishes to express its gratitude and where the
Pigeons congregate, tention to marry hor ↑
Still T
member to watch out at a bracing five feet below the floor level, and think you will be happy soon, which heaving, struggling mass. is one of the main, things. But ro-
In the shring the idol is sunk periods. seaside resort, even if you can man- age_men,
over Mr. Johnson: Did Mr. Smith in- The Lord Chief Justice said that form you that he was devoted to the a certified copy of the death carti-ady he first married?-Yes, ficate of the daughter of Miss Mac-
And that he did all he could tu kenzie, the infant June Foulis, had stop the marriage being annufled been put in, and the description of Ye the informant was given as LS Lord Howart: During what time Campbell, grandfather, present at did My Foulis pay your bills the death
When I began to live with him in 1922.
Miss Mackenzie was in the wit ness-box for seven hours...
Navy and Army officers and men for is expected they will fall inebriated issued claiming damages for breach respect to the Imperial Japanese When the pigeons eat the grain it Yes, if it is after the writ was their loyalty to the Emperor and in a stupor, in which state they will, of promise, replied Mr. Doughty. their bravery in the face of danger. easily be netted and painlessly put
"They recently swept the bandita | death,
The Sin Wen Pao urges tho Government to reiterate its stand before them in Manchuria, and now that Manchuria is still an integral part of Chinese territory, and Ohi i they have demonished a largo Obi- nesa officials must therefore be nese force in the Shanghai aroa to protect Japanese and foreign resi given free entry;"
dentay there.??
COMMISSION SETTLE DOWN
TO BUSINESS
NANKING, March 29, After two days of banquets and other social
engagements, the League Commissioners nettled down to some real, business this afternoon when they were in conference "with Chinese Government lenders. Be fore. the Conference Mr. Lo. Wen
NEW CANTON
APPOINTMENTS.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
DEATH OF THE 72 * NATIONAL HEROES.
21st ANNIVERSARY OBSERVED YESTERDAY.
Impounded.
4.
It was said that the child was the (From Our Own Correspondent.) | daughter of Wilfred Foulis, master
builder, deceased. pounded," added his lordship,
CANTON; March 29..
"I order that document to be im-
Ho added that he had thought he would be able to do it but be did not know on the previous night whether he would be able to carry on. He felt very ill at some
The Mayor of Capetown cons a number of people were thrust gratulated Mollison, whom a cheer- the edge and suffocated ing crowd carried to a car which through others falling upon them.- drove him off to his hotal, Exchange.
Long Distance Flight Essentials.
Rush to Worship, Religions fervour riens to extrems [THROUGH BRUTKE'S AGEKOT.}} and it is no uncommon sight on1. beights on festival days in India, these occasions to see thousands of
BAN CAPE Town, March devotees of all classes, after bath most suitable British aeroplanes Physical fitness of the pilota in the sacred waters of the the best and most legionl route Ganger, aurging in an excited were the essentials for the 100 shouting made to cast their tribute of a long distance fight given Mr. Smith's Fortune.
of Ganges water and yellow mari Mollison when interviewed golds at the shrine of the temple Reuter N Mr. William Foulder Smith, the god "Hot Exactly Wealthy,
defendant's brother, said the estate British police are usually present Columb Bechan he did not shut his
Apart from two hours sleep On the resumption of the crush of the late Sir Henry Smith, his in force to prevent clashes between eyes during the whole fights public gallery was crowded, chiefly £500,000, and that of this Mr. Volunteers try to marshal the strug mountain range and followed examiation of Miss Maokausie the father amounted to approximately rival communities while India The route I choroided with men, and a number of fashion. Ryder Smith (who is 4] was engling pilgrims into some semblanos const line, latterly these wor Ably-dressed women sat in the well titled to nearly £100,000 on reaching of order at the temple gates. Squat advantages of the court. N tion room of Government House, to those heroes. paris homage Mr. Cropom Johnson (cross 30
Matter Eing on the roadside leading to the On the other hand, arousing These new high officials are Dr. Boveral airplanes flow in battle examizing Miss Mackenzie): Did he said, totalled £10,000, and Mr.afflicted with all manner of discs turplane-waste
Dame Magdalene Smith's estate, temple, beggara and oripples, Sahara provided 2,000 miles SOURABAYA, March 20:" C. O. Wil, Commissioner of Hainan formation nearly all day long over you know in June, 1000, that Mr Ryder Smith received probably ses difplay their wares and deformiallisen only The Dutch East Indian Govern-Island-Miu Obi-Wan Mayor Yellow Flower Hill Constantly-Smith was supposed to be a wealthy 23,700 ment has instructed the Minister of Canton Mr. Tro Xing Chow, showaring colourful handbills to the man Not exactly wealthy, but My Wilfred V. Foulis was per of Bachure (holy men), lying on nopear respectable dreted
Topps Liens They, together with the horder is to for Chingas Affairs, Dekata Commissionor of Education Mr. seething crowds below. The hills knew he had very comfortable mitted to deny a suggestion that he their beds of nails and practising Card Angelino, to proceed to Mukden T. K. Ching, Commissioner of Be adjacent to Yellow Flower Hill then had proposed that is Mackenzie other forms of "f-torture, renp put himself at the disposal of the construction, and General Ho Lokvero also thick with civilians and After June 6 were you, and Mr should undergo an illegal opera Aims and coin and grain from the retur Manchurian Commission.
Canton commemorated to day the 21st anniversary of the death of the 72 National Heroes whose "ro CANTON, March 29. mains repose beneath Yellow Flower Kan and Mr. Wang Ching Wei ocials of the Canton Government the city. From morning to late The five newly appointed high Hill in the north-eastern suburb of called on Lord Lytton.
were formally inducted yesterday in the afternoon Yellow Flower morning, following an impressive Hill was crowded with people of inaugural ceremony, in the recep-i avery walk of life-
DUTCH EAST INDIAN REPRESENTATIVE.
Police Commissioner of Canton soldiers.
(Continued on next Columnation
"passing"" devotank”
Mollison is considering
to Endand by